fix: setup UX improvements — adapter check, ENOENT, SQLite warning, VERSION, PATH docs

- setup validates adapter binary availability, prints install command if missing
- setup prints 'Config saved to <path> ✓' on success
- spawn ENOENT gives actionable error with which command
- SQLite ExperimentalWarning suppressed via NODE_OPTIONS
- bootstrap VERSION reads cli package.json (was reading util)
- bootstrap PATH guidance is shell-agnostic

Fixes #114

.changeset/setup-ux-improvements.md

@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+---
+"@united-workforce/cli": patch
+---
+
+fix: setup UX improvements (#114)
+
+- Setup validates adapter availability and prints install command if missing
+- Setup prints "Config saved to <path> ✓" on success
+- Spawn ENOENT gives actionable error ("not found in PATH" + which command)
+- SQLite ExperimentalWarning suppressed via NODE_OPTIONS in spawned processes
+- Bootstrap VERSION reads cli package version (was reading util version)
+- Bootstrap PATH guidance is shell-agnostic (no hardcoded .bashrc/.profile)

packages/cli/src/commands/prompt.ts

@@ -1,10 +1,35 @@
+import { readFileSync } from "node:fs";
+import { dirname, join } from "node:path";
+import { fileURLToPath } from "node:url";
 import {
   generateAdapterDevelopingReference,
   generateUsageReference,
   generateWorkflowAuthoringReference,
-  VERSION,
 } from "@united-workforce/util";
 
+// CLI package version (for bootstrap prompt — uwf --version prints this)
+// Walk up from __dirname to find the nearest package.json (works from both src/ and dist/)
+function _findCliVersion(): string {
+  let dir = dirname(fileURLToPath(import.meta.url));
+  for (let i = 0; i < 5; i++) {
+    const candidate = join(dir, "package.json");
+    try {
+      const pkg = JSON.parse(readFileSync(candidate, "utf-8")) as {
+        name?: string;
+        version?: string;
+      };
+      if (pkg.name === "@united-workforce/cli") {
+        return pkg.version ?? "0.0.0";
+      }
+    } catch {
+      // not found, keep walking
+    }
+    dir = dirname(dir);
+  }
+  return "0.0.0";
+}
+const CLI_VERSION = _findCliVersion();
+
 export {
   generateAdapterDevelopingReference as cmdPromptAdapterDeveloping,
   generateUsageReference as cmdPromptUsage,
@@ -45,14 +70,14 @@ pnpm --version || npm --version
 
 # 3. Global bin directory is in PATH
 # For pnpm:
-pnpm root -g 2>/dev/null && pnpm bin -g
+pnpm bin -g       # prints the global bin directory
 # For npm:
-npm prefix -g
-# The "bin" directory printed above MUST be in your PATH.
-# Test: echo $PATH | tr ':' '\\n' | grep -E "(pnpm|npm|node)"
-# FIX: add the bin directory to ~/.profile or ~/.bashrc:
-#   export PATH="$(pnpm bin -g):$PATH"   # pnpm
-#   export PATH="$(npm prefix -g)/bin:$PATH"  # npm
+npm prefix -g     # global prefix; bin is <prefix>/bin
+# The directory printed above MUST be in your PATH.
+# Test: echo \\$PATH | tr ':' '\\\\n'
+# FIX: add the missing directory to your shell's startup file
+#   (e.g. ~/.bashrc, ~/.zshrc, ~/.profile, or fish config):
+#   export PATH="<global-bin-dir>:$PATH"
 
 # 4. (uwf-hermes only) hermes CLI
 which hermes
@@ -61,13 +86,13 @@ which hermes
 #   or create a symlink: ln -s ~/.hermes/hermes-agent/.venv/bin/hermes ~/.local/bin/hermes
 \`\`\`
 
-**All checks must pass before continuing.** If you had to modify PATH, verify the change persists by opening a new shell or sourcing your profile.
+**All checks must pass before continuing.** If you had to modify PATH, verify the change persists by opening a new shell or sourcing your shell config.
 
 ### Step 1 — Install CLI and agent adapter
 
 \`\`\`bash
 pnpm add -g @united-workforce/cli    # or: npm install -g @united-workforce/cli
-uwf --version   # should print ${VERSION}
+uwf --version   # should print ${CLI_VERSION}
 \`\`\`
 
 Install an agent adapter (at least one is required):
@@ -165,7 +190,7 @@ If the thread reaches \`$END\` with status \`completed\`, the setup is working.
 
 \`\`\`bash
 pnpm add -g @united-workforce/cli@latest    # or: npm install -g @united-workforce/cli@latest
-uwf --version   # should print ${VERSION}
+uwf --version   # should print ${CLI_VERSION}
 
 # Also update your adapter(s)
 pnpm add -g @united-workforce/agent-hermes@latest

packages/cli/src/commands/setup.ts

@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+import { execFileSync } from "node:child_process";
 import { existsSync, mkdirSync, readdirSync, readFileSync, statSync, writeFileSync } from "node:fs";
 import { join } from "node:path";
 import { stdin as input, stdout as output } from "node:process";
@@ -181,7 +182,6 @@ export async function _discoverAgents(): Promise<string[]> {
 
 async function _tryWhichDiscovery(): Promise<string[] | null> {
   try {
-    const { execFileSync } = await import("node:child_process");
     const text = execFileSync("which", ["-a", "uwf-hermes", "uwf-claude-code", "uwf-cursor"], {
       encoding: "utf-8",
       stdio: ["pipe", "pipe", "pipe"],
@@ -397,6 +397,37 @@ function mergeConfig(existing: Record<string, unknown>, args: SetupArgs): Record
   };
 }
 
+/**
+ * Check if the configured adapter binary (and its dependencies) are in PATH.
+ * Returns warnings array — empty means all good.
+ */
+export function _checkAdapterAvailability(agentName: string): string[] {
+  const warnings: string[] = [];
+  const binary = `uwf-${agentName}`;
+
+  try {
+    execFileSync("which", [binary], { encoding: "utf8", stdio: ["pipe", "pipe", "pipe"] });
+  } catch {
+    warnings.push(
+      `${binary} not found in PATH. Install it: pnpm add -g @united-workforce/agent-${agentName}`,
+    );
+    return warnings; // skip dependency check if adapter itself is missing
+  }
+
+  // uwf-hermes depends on hermes CLI
+  if (agentName === "hermes") {
+    try {
+      execFileSync("which", ["hermes"], { encoding: "utf8", stdio: ["pipe", "pipe", "pipe"] });
+    } catch {
+      warnings.push(
+        'hermes CLI not found in PATH (required by uwf-hermes). Fix: export PATH="$HOME/.hermes/hermes-agent/.venv/bin:$PATH"',
+      );
+    }
+  }
+
+  return warnings;
+}
+
 /**
  * Non-interactive setup. All required args provided via CLI flags.
  */
@@ -411,15 +442,26 @@ export async function cmdSetup(args: SetupArgs): Promise<Record<string, unknown>
 
   writeFileSync(configPath, stringify(merged, { indent: 2 }), "utf8");
 
+  // Print config path to stderr (stdout is reserved for JSON output)
+  console.error(`Config saved to ${configPath} ✓`);
+
   // Validate model connectivity
   const validation = await validateModel(args.baseUrl, args.apiKey, args.model);
 
+  // Check adapter availability
+  const agentName = _agentNameFromBinary(args.agent ?? "hermes");
+  const adapterWarnings = _checkAdapterAvailability(agentName);
+  for (const w of adapterWarnings) {
+    console.error(`⚠ ${w}`);
+  }
+
   return {
     configPath,
     provider: args.provider,
     model: args.model,
     defaultAgent: merged.defaultAgent,
     validation,
+    adapterWarnings,
   };
 }
 

packages/cli/src/commands/thread.ts

@@ -1001,9 +1001,21 @@ function spawnAgent(
       stdio: ["ignore", "pipe", "pipe"],
       maxBuffer: 50 * 1024 * 1024, // 50 MB — stream-json output can be large
       cwd,
+      env: {
+        ...process.env,
+        NODE_OPTIONS: [process.env.NODE_OPTIONS, "--disable-warning=ExperimentalWarning"]
+          .filter(Boolean)
+          .join(" "),
+      },
     });
   } catch (e) {
     const err = e as NodeJS.ErrnoException & { stderr?: Buffer | string | null };
+    if (err.code === "ENOENT") {
+      failStep(
+        plog,
+        `"${agent.command}" not found in PATH. Install it or check your PATH config. Run: which ${agent.command}`,
+      );
+    }
     const stderr =
       err.stderr == null
         ? ""
@@ -1242,6 +1254,12 @@ async function cmdThreadStepBackground(
   const child = spawn(scriptPath, args, {
     detached: true,
     stdio: "ignore",
+    env: {
+      ...process.env,
+      NODE_OPTIONS: [process.env.NODE_OPTIONS, "--disable-warning=ExperimentalWarning"]
+        .filter(Boolean)
+        .join(" "),
+    },
   });
 
   child.unref();