refactor(auto-reply): remove pi json fallback

src/auto-reply/command-reply.ts

@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
-import { spawn } from "node:child_process";
 import fs from "node:fs/promises";
 import os from "node:os";
 import path from "node:path";
@@ -81,55 +80,6 @@ function stripRpcNoise(raw: string): string {
   return kept.join("\n");
 }
 
-async function runJsonFallback(opts: {
-  argv: string[];
-  cwd?: string;
-  timeoutMs: number;
-}): Promise<{
-  stdout: string;
-  stderr: string;
-  code: number;
-  signal?: NodeJS.Signals | null;
-  killed?: boolean;
-}> {
-  return await new Promise((resolve, reject) => {
-    const child = spawn(opts.argv[0], opts.argv.slice(1), {
-      cwd: opts.cwd,
-      stdio: ["ignore", "pipe", "pipe"],
-    });
-    let stdout = "";
-    let stderr = "";
-    const timer = setTimeout(() => {
-      child.kill("SIGKILL");
-      reject(
-        new Error(
-          `pi json fallback timed out after ${Math.round(opts.timeoutMs / 1000)}s`,
-        ),
-      );
-    }, opts.timeoutMs);
-    child.stdout.on("data", (d) => {
-      stdout += d.toString();
-    });
-    child.stderr.on("data", (d) => {
-      stderr += d.toString();
-    });
-    child.on("error", (err) => {
-      clearTimeout(timer);
-      reject(err);
-    });
-    child.on("exit", (code, signal) => {
-      clearTimeout(timer);
-      resolve({
-        stdout,
-        stderr,
-        code: code ?? 0,
-        signal,
-        killed: child.killed,
-      });
-    });
-  });
-}
-
 function extractRpcAssistantText(raw: string): string | undefined {
   if (!raw.trim()) return undefined;
   let deltaBuffer = "";
@@ -611,33 +561,12 @@ export async function runCommandReply(
       streamedAny = true;
     };
 
-    // Default to RPC (it is testable/offline and avoids spawning long-lived CLI processes).
-    // Set `CLAWDIS_USE_PI_RPC=0` to force the JSON fallback path.
-    const preferRpc = process.env.CLAWDIS_USE_PI_RPC !== "0";
-
     const run = async () => {
       const runId = params.runId ?? crypto.randomUUID();
       let body = promptArg ?? "";
       if (!body || !body.trim()) {
         body = templatingCtx.Body ?? templatingCtx.BodyStripped ?? "";
       }
-      if (!preferRpc) {
-        const jsonArgv = (() => {
-          const copy = [...finalArgv];
-          const idx = copy.indexOf("--mode");
-          if (idx >= 0 && copy[idx + 1]) copy[idx + 1] = "json";
-          else copy.push("--mode", "json");
-          return copy;
-        })();
-        logVerbose(
-          `Running command auto-reply in json mode: ${jsonArgv.join(" ")}${reply.cwd ? ` (cwd: ${reply.cwd})` : ""}`,
-        );
-        return await runJsonFallback({
-          argv: jsonArgv,
-          cwd: reply.cwd,
-          timeoutMs,
-        });
-      }
 
       const rpcPromptIndex =
         promptIndex >= 0 ? promptIndex : finalArgv.length - 1;

src/auto-reply/reply.triggers.test.ts

@@ -106,8 +106,6 @@ describe("trigger handling", () => {
   });
 
   it("ignores think directives that only appear in the context wrapper", async () => {
-    const prevPreferRpc = process.env.CLAWDIS_USE_PI_RPC;
-    process.env.CLAWDIS_USE_PI_RPC = "1";
     const rpcMock = vi.spyOn(tauRpc, "runPiRpc").mockResolvedValue({
       stdout:
         '{"type":"message_end","message":{"role":"assistant","content":[{"type":"text","text":"ok"}]}}',
@@ -139,17 +137,9 @@ describe("trigger handling", () => {
     const prompt = rpcMock.mock.calls[0]?.[0]?.prompt ?? "";
     expect(prompt).toContain("Give me the status");
     expect(prompt).not.toContain("/thinking high");
-
-    if (prevPreferRpc === undefined) {
-      delete process.env.CLAWDIS_USE_PI_RPC;
-    } else {
-      process.env.CLAWDIS_USE_PI_RPC = prevPreferRpc;
-    }
   });
 
   it("does not emit directive acks for heartbeats with /think", async () => {
-    const prevPreferRpc = process.env.CLAWDIS_USE_PI_RPC;
-    process.env.CLAWDIS_USE_PI_RPC = "1";
     const rpcMock = vi.spyOn(tauRpc, "runPiRpc").mockResolvedValue({
       stdout:
         '{"type":"message_end","message":{"role":"assistant","content":[{"type":"text","text":"ok"}]}}',
@@ -182,11 +172,5 @@ describe("trigger handling", () => {
     expect(text).toBe("ok");
     expect(text).not.toMatch(/Thinking level set/i);
     expect(rpcMock).toHaveBeenCalledOnce();
-
-    if (prevPreferRpc === undefined) {
-      delete process.env.CLAWDIS_USE_PI_RPC;
-    } else {
-      process.env.CLAWDIS_USE_PI_RPC = prevPreferRpc;
-    }
   });
 });