fix: Ensure agents write signal.json to the correct directory

Two additional fixes to prevent agents from writing .cw/output/ in the
wrong location:

1. Always create .cw/output/ at the agent workdir root during spawn,
   even when no inputContext is provided. This gives the agent a visible
   anchor directory so it doesn't create one inside a project subdir.

2. Add absolute output path instruction to the workspace layout prompt
   for multi-project agents, explicitly telling them to write .cw/output/
   relative to the workdir root, not their current cd location.
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Lukas May
2026-03-06 12:14:37 +01:00
parent 9f5715558e
commit 17f92040c7
2 changed files with 6 additions and 0 deletions

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@@ -297,6 +297,10 @@ export class MultiProviderAgentManager implements AgentManager {
if (options.inputContext) {
await writeInputFiles({ agentWorkdir: agentCwd, ...options.inputContext, agentId, agentName: alias });
log.debug({ alias }, 'input files written');
} else {
// Always create .cw/output/ at the agent workdir root so the agent
// writes signal.json here rather than in a project subdirectory.
await mkdir(join(agentCwd, '.cw', 'output'), { recursive: true });
}
// 4. Build spawn command

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@@ -36,5 +36,7 @@ This is an isolated git worktree. Other agents may be working in parallel on sep
The following project directories contain the source code (git worktrees):
${lines.join('\n')}
**IMPORTANT**: All \`.cw/output/\` paths (signal.json, progress.md, etc.) are relative to this working directory (\`${agentCwd}\`), NOT to any project subdirectory. Always write to \`${join(agentCwd, '.cw/output/')}\` regardless of your current \`cd\` location.
</workspace>`;
}