fix: add try/catch to IPC trigger handler & import real buildWorkflowTemplate in test

- daemon-ipc: wrap startWorkflow() in try/catch so errors are sent back
  as {ok:false, error:msg} instead of silently dropping the socket
- init-workflow.test: import buildWorkflowTemplate from init.ts instead
  of maintaining an inline copy

Addresses review follow-up suggestions from PR #31.

小橘 <xiaoju@shazhou.work>

packages/cli/package.json

@@ -9,7 +9,8 @@
   "main": "dist/index.js",
   "types": "dist/index.d.ts",
   "scripts": {
-    "build": "tsup"
+    "build": "tsup",
+    "test": "vitest run"
   },
   "dependencies": {
     "@uncaged/nerve-core": "workspace:*",
@@ -17,6 +18,8 @@
     "citty": "^0.1.6"
   },
   "devDependencies": {
-    "@types/node": "^22.0.0"
+    "@types/better-sqlite3": "^7.6.13",
+    "@types/node": "^22.0.0",
+    "vitest": "^4.1.5"
   }
 }

packages/cli/src/__tests__/init-workflow.test.ts

@@ -0,0 +1,81 @@
+/**
+ * Tests for nerve init workflow scaffold logic.
+ *
+ * We test the file-generation path by isolating the template rendering,
+ * not by invoking the full citty command (which calls process.exit).
+ */
+
+import { mkdtempSync, readFileSync, rmSync } from "node:fs";
+import { tmpdir } from "node:os";
+import { join } from "node:path";
+import { afterEach, beforeEach, describe, expect, it } from "vitest";
+import { buildWorkflowTemplate } from "../commands/init.js";
+
+let tmpDir: string;
+
+beforeEach(() => {
+  tmpDir = mkdtempSync(join(tmpdir(), "nerve-cli-init-test-"));
+});
+
+afterEach(() => {
+  rmSync(tmpDir, { recursive: true, force: true });
+});
+
+describe("buildWorkflowTemplate", () => {
+  it("includes the workflow name in the template", () => {
+    const tpl = buildWorkflowTemplate("my-workflow");
+    expect(tpl).toContain("my-workflow started");
+  });
+
+  it("contains WorkflowDefinition type import", () => {
+    const tpl = buildWorkflowTemplate("test");
+    expect(tpl).toContain("WorkflowDefinition");
+    expect(tpl).toContain("@uncaged/nerve-daemon");
+  });
+
+  it("contains a moderate function that returns null to signal completion", () => {
+    const tpl = buildWorkflowTemplate("test");
+    expect(tpl).toContain("return null");
+    expect(tpl).toContain("moderate");
+  });
+
+  it("contains a roles map with main role", () => {
+    const tpl = buildWorkflowTemplate("test");
+    expect(tpl).toContain("roles:");
+    expect(tpl).toContain("main:");
+  });
+
+  it("uses different names per call", () => {
+    const a = buildWorkflowTemplate("workflow-a");
+    const b = buildWorkflowTemplate("workflow-b");
+    expect(a).toContain("workflow-a started");
+    expect(b).toContain("workflow-b started");
+    expect(a).not.toContain("workflow-b");
+  });
+
+  it("produces valid TypeScript syntax (no unclosed braces)", () => {
+    const tpl = buildWorkflowTemplate("test");
+    const opens = (tpl.match(/\{/g) ?? []).length;
+    const closes = (tpl.match(/\}/g) ?? []).length;
+    expect(opens).toBe(closes);
+  });
+
+  it("ends with export default workflow", () => {
+    const tpl = buildWorkflowTemplate("test");
+    expect(tpl.trim().endsWith("export default workflow;")).toBe(true);
+  });
+});
+
+describe("workflow scaffold file writing (simulated)", () => {
+  it("writes the template to disk correctly", () => {
+    const { mkdirSync, writeFileSync } = require("node:fs");
+    const workflowDir = join(tmpDir, "workflows", "my-task");
+    mkdirSync(workflowDir, { recursive: true });
+    const content = buildWorkflowTemplate("my-task");
+    writeFileSync(join(workflowDir, "index.ts"), content, "utf8");
+
+    const read = readFileSync(join(workflowDir, "index.ts"), "utf8");
+    expect(read).toContain("my-task started");
+    expect(read).toContain("WorkflowDefinition");
+  });
+});

packages/cli/src/__tests__/workflow.test.ts

@@ -0,0 +1,449 @@
+/**
+ * Tests for workflow CLI commands — pure logic helpers.
+ *
+ * Tests do NOT invoke the citty command handlers directly (they would call
+ * process.exit / process.stdout.write against a real terminal). Instead we
+ * test the exported pure helper functions that the command handlers delegate
+ * to. The helpers use real LogStore / SQLite via temp directories.
+ */
+
+import { mkdtempSync, rmSync } from "node:fs";
+import { createServer } from "node:net";
+import { tmpdir } from "node:os";
+import { join } from "node:path";
+
+import { createLogStore } from "@uncaged/nerve-daemon";
+import type { LogStore, WorkflowRun } from "@uncaged/nerve-daemon";
+import { afterEach, beforeEach, describe, expect, it } from "vitest";
+
+import {
+  buildInspectOutput,
+  buildListOutput,
+  formatTs,
+  getAllWorkflowRuns,
+  parseIntArg,
+  statusIcon,
+} from "../commands/workflow.js";
+import { triggerWorkflowViaDaemon } from "../daemon-client.js";
+
+// ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+// Test helpers
+// ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+let tmpDir: string;
+let store: LogStore;
+
+function upsertRun(
+  runId: string,
+  workflow: string,
+  status: WorkflowRun["status"],
+  ts: number,
+): void {
+  store.upsertWorkflowRun(
+    { source: "workflow", type: status, refId: runId, payload: null, ts },
+    { runId, workflow, status, ts },
+  );
+}
+
+beforeEach(() => {
+  tmpDir = mkdtempSync(join(tmpdir(), "nerve-cli-wf-test-"));
+  store = createLogStore(join(tmpDir, "data", "logs.db"));
+});
+
+afterEach(() => {
+  store.close();
+  rmSync(tmpDir, { recursive: true, force: true });
+});
+
+// ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+// formatTs
+// ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+describe("formatTs", () => {
+  it("returns ISO 8601 string", () => {
+    const ts = new Date("2026-01-01T00:00:00.000Z").getTime();
+    expect(formatTs(ts)).toBe("2026-01-01T00:00:00.000Z");
+  });
+});
+
+// ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+// statusIcon
+// ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+describe("statusIcon", () => {
+  it.each([
+    ["started", "▶"],
+    ["queued", "⏳"],
+    ["completed", "✅"],
+    ["failed", "❌"],
+    ["crashed", "💥"],
+    ["dropped", "🗑"],
+    ["interrupted", "⚠️"],
+  ] as const)("maps status=%s to icon=%s", (status, icon) => {
+    expect(statusIcon(status)).toBe(icon);
+  });
+});
+
+// ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+// getAllWorkflowRuns
+// ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+describe("getAllWorkflowRuns", () => {
+  it("returns empty array when no runs exist", () => {
+    expect(getAllWorkflowRuns(store, null)).toHaveLength(0);
+  });
+
+  it("returns all runs across statuses", () => {
+    upsertRun("r1", "cleanup", "completed", 1000);
+    upsertRun("r2", "cleanup", "started", 2000);
+    upsertRun("r3", "deploy", "failed", 1500);
+
+    const runs = getAllWorkflowRuns(store, null);
+    expect(runs).toHaveLength(3);
+  });
+
+  it("deduplicates runs by runId (latest state only)", () => {
+    upsertRun("r1", "cleanup", "started", 1000);
+    upsertRun("r1", "cleanup", "completed", 2000);
+
+    const runs = getAllWorkflowRuns(store, null);
+    expect(runs).toHaveLength(1);
+    expect(runs[0].status).toBe("completed");
+  });
+
+  it("filters by workflow name", () => {
+    upsertRun("r1", "cleanup", "completed", 1000);
+    upsertRun("r2", "deploy", "started", 2000);
+    upsertRun("r3", "cleanup", "failed", 1500);
+
+    const runs = getAllWorkflowRuns(store, "cleanup");
+    expect(runs).toHaveLength(2);
+    for (const r of runs) {
+      expect(r.workflow).toBe("cleanup");
+    }
+  });
+
+  it("sorts by ts descending (newest first)", () => {
+    upsertRun("r1", "cleanup", "completed", 1000);
+    upsertRun("r2", "cleanup", "started", 3000);
+    upsertRun("r3", "cleanup", "failed", 2000);
+
+    const runs = getAllWorkflowRuns(store, null);
+    expect(runs[0].ts).toBeGreaterThan(runs[1].ts);
+    expect(runs[1].ts).toBeGreaterThan(runs[2].ts);
+  });
+});
+
+// ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+// buildListOutput
+// ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+describe("buildListOutput", () => {
+  function makeRun(
+    runId: string,
+    workflow: string,
+    status: WorkflowRun["status"],
+    ts: number,
+  ): WorkflowRun {
+    return { runId, workflow, status, ts };
+  }
+
+  it("returns empty message when no runs and --all=false", () => {
+    const { lines, paginationHint } = buildListOutput([], 0, 20, false, null);
+    expect(lines).toHaveLength(1);
+    expect(lines[0]).toContain("--all");
+    expect(paginationHint).toBeNull();
+  });
+
+  it("returns empty message when no runs and --all=true", () => {
+    const { lines, paginationHint } = buildListOutput([], 0, 20, true, null);
+    expect(lines).toHaveLength(1);
+    expect(lines[0]).not.toContain("--all");
+    expect(paginationHint).toBeNull();
+  });
+
+  it("shows correct run count in header", () => {
+    const runs = [
+      makeRun("r1", "cleanup", "started", 1000),
+      makeRun("r2", "cleanup", "queued", 2000),
+    ];
+    const { lines } = buildListOutput(runs, 0, 20, false, null);
+    expect(lines[0]).toContain("2 of 2");
+  });
+
+  it("includes run details in lines", () => {
+    const runs = [makeRun("run-abc", "my-workflow", "started", 1000)];
+    const { lines } = buildListOutput(runs, 0, 20, false, null);
+    const combined = lines.join("");
+    expect(combined).toContain("run-abc");
+    expect(combined).toContain("my-workflow");
+    expect(combined).toContain("started");
+    expect(combined).toContain("▶");
+  });
+
+  it("paginates: shows only limit entries and provides hint", () => {
+    const runs = Array.from({ length: 5 }, (_, i) => makeRun(`r${i}`, "wf", "completed", i * 1000));
+    const { lines, paginationHint } = buildListOutput(runs, 0, 2, true, null);
+    // header + 2 run lines
+    expect(lines).toHaveLength(3);
+    expect(paginationHint).not.toBeNull();
+    expect(paginationHint).toContain("--offset 2");
+    expect(paginationHint).toContain("3 more");
+  });
+
+  it("pagination hint includes --all flag when set", () => {
+    const runs = Array.from({ length: 3 }, (_, i) => makeRun(`r${i}`, "wf", "completed", i * 1000));
+    const { paginationHint } = buildListOutput(runs, 0, 1, true, null);
+    expect(paginationHint).toContain("--all");
+  });
+
+  it("pagination hint includes --workflow filter when set", () => {
+    const runs = Array.from({ length: 3 }, (_, i) =>
+      makeRun(`r${i}`, "cleanup", "completed", i * 1000),
+    );
+    const { paginationHint } = buildListOutput(runs, 0, 1, false, "cleanup");
+    expect(paginationHint).toContain("--workflow cleanup");
+  });
+
+  it("no pagination hint when all entries fit on one page", () => {
+    const runs = [makeRun("r1", "wf", "started", 1000)];
+    const { paginationHint } = buildListOutput(runs, 0, 20, false, null);
+    expect(paginationHint).toBeNull();
+  });
+
+  it("respects offset for pagination", () => {
+    const runs = Array.from({ length: 5 }, (_, i) => makeRun(`r${i}`, "wf", "completed", i * 1000));
+    const { lines, paginationHint } = buildListOutput(runs, 2, 2, true, null);
+    // header + 2 run lines (offset=2, limit=2 gives items 2 and 3)
+    expect(lines).toHaveLength(3);
+    // 1 item remaining (index 4)
+    expect(paginationHint).toContain("1 more");
+    expect(paginationHint).toContain("--offset 4");
+  });
+});
+
+// ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+// buildInspectOutput
+// ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+describe("buildInspectOutput", () => {
+  const baseRun: WorkflowRun = {
+    runId: "run-xyz",
+    workflow: "cleanup",
+    status: "completed",
+    ts: 1_700_000_000_000,
+  };
+
+  it("shows header with run details", () => {
+    const { header } = buildInspectOutput(baseRun, [], 0, 20);
+    const headerText = header.join("");
+    expect(headerText).toContain("run-xyz");
+    expect(headerText).toContain("cleanup");
+    expect(headerText).toContain("completed");
+  });
+
+  it("shows '(no events recorded)' when log is empty", () => {
+    const { eventLines } = buildInspectOutput(baseRun, [], 0, 20);
+    expect(eventLines.join("")).toContain("no events recorded");
+  });
+
+  it("shows event lines with type and ts", () => {
+    const logs = [{ ts: 1_700_000_001_000, type: "started", payload: null }];
+    const { eventLines } = buildInspectOutput(baseRun, logs, 0, 20);
+    const text = eventLines.join("");
+    expect(text).toContain("type=started");
+  });
+
+  it("truncates long payloads to 200 chars with ellipsis", () => {
+    const longPayload = "x".repeat(250);
+    const logs = [{ ts: 1000, type: "step_complete", payload: longPayload }];
+    const { eventLines } = buildInspectOutput(baseRun, logs, 0, 20);
+    const text = eventLines.join("");
+    expect(text).toContain("…");
+    expect(text).not.toContain("x".repeat(201));
+  });
+
+  it("shows short payloads in full", () => {
+    const logs = [{ ts: 1000, type: "step_complete", payload: '{"count":5}' }];
+    const { eventLines } = buildInspectOutput(baseRun, logs, 0, 20);
+    expect(eventLines.join("")).toContain('{"count":5}');
+  });
+
+  it("paginates events with a hint", () => {
+    const logs = Array.from({ length: 5 }, (_, i) => ({
+      ts: 1000 + i,
+      type: "step_complete",
+      payload: null,
+    }));
+    const { eventLines, paginationHint } = buildInspectOutput(baseRun, logs, 0, 2);
+    expect(eventLines).toHaveLength(2);
+    expect(paginationHint).toContain("3 more");
+    expect(paginationHint).toContain("--offset 2");
+    expect(paginationHint).toContain("run-xyz");
+  });
+
+  it("no pagination hint when all events fit on one page", () => {
+    const logs = [{ ts: 1000, type: "started", payload: null }];
+    const { paginationHint } = buildInspectOutput(baseRun, logs, 0, 20);
+    expect(paginationHint).toBeNull();
+  });
+});
+
+// ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+// Integration: getAllWorkflowRuns + buildListOutput end-to-end with real store
+// ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+describe("workflow list — integration with real store", () => {
+  it("lists active runs from the store", () => {
+    upsertRun("r1", "cleanup", "started", 1000);
+    upsertRun("r2", "cleanup", "queued", 2000);
+    upsertRun("r3", "cleanup", "completed", 3000);
+
+    // Active only (getActiveWorkflowRuns)
+    const activeRuns = store.getActiveWorkflowRuns();
+    const { lines } = buildListOutput(activeRuns, 0, 20, false, null);
+    const combined = lines.join("");
+    expect(combined).toContain("r1");
+    expect(combined).toContain("r2");
+    expect(combined).not.toContain("r3");
+  });
+
+  it("lists all runs with getAllWorkflowRuns", () => {
+    upsertRun("r1", "cleanup", "started", 1000);
+    upsertRun("r2", "cleanup", "completed", 2000);
+    upsertRun("r3", "cleanup", "failed", 3000);
+
+    const allRuns = getAllWorkflowRuns(store, null);
+    const { lines } = buildListOutput(allRuns, 0, 20, true, null);
+    const combined = lines.join("");
+    expect(combined).toContain("r1");
+    expect(combined).toContain("r2");
+    expect(combined).toContain("r3");
+  });
+});
+
+// ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+// parseIntArg
+// ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+describe("parseIntArg", () => {
+  it("parses a valid integer string", () => {
+    expect(parseIntArg("5", 20)).toBe(5);
+  });
+
+  it("returns fallback for non-numeric string", () => {
+    expect(parseIntArg("abc", 20)).toBe(20);
+  });
+
+  it("returns the value for '0' (not fallback)", () => {
+    expect(parseIntArg("0", 20)).toBe(0);
+  });
+
+  it("returns fallback for empty string", () => {
+    expect(parseIntArg("", 20)).toBe(20);
+  });
+
+  it("parses negative integers", () => {
+    expect(parseIntArg("-3", 20)).toBe(-3);
+  });
+});
+
+// ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+// getAllWorkflowRuns — backed by real store's SQL query
+// ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+describe("getAllWorkflowRuns — uses store.getAllWorkflowRuns SQL path", () => {
+  it("returns all runs regardless of status", () => {
+    upsertRun("r1", "deploy", "completed", 1000);
+    upsertRun("r2", "deploy", "failed", 2000);
+    upsertRun("r3", "deploy", "started", 3000);
+    upsertRun("r4", "deploy", "queued", 4000);
+    upsertRun("r5", "deploy", "crashed", 5000);
+    upsertRun("r6", "deploy", "dropped", 6000);
+    upsertRun("r7", "deploy", "interrupted", 7000);
+
+    const runs = getAllWorkflowRuns(store, null);
+    expect(runs).toHaveLength(7);
+  });
+
+  it("returns runs sorted by ts descending (newest first)", () => {
+    upsertRun("r1", "deploy", "completed", 1000);
+    upsertRun("r2", "deploy", "completed", 3000);
+    upsertRun("r3", "deploy", "completed", 2000);
+
+    const runs = getAllWorkflowRuns(store, null);
+    expect(runs[0].ts).toBe(3000);
+    expect(runs[1].ts).toBe(2000);
+    expect(runs[2].ts).toBe(1000);
+  });
+
+  it("filters by workflow name", () => {
+    upsertRun("r1", "alpha", "completed", 1000);
+    upsertRun("r2", "beta", "completed", 2000);
+    upsertRun("r3", "alpha", "failed", 3000);
+
+    const runs = getAllWorkflowRuns(store, "alpha");
+    expect(runs).toHaveLength(2);
+    for (const r of runs) expect(r.workflow).toBe("alpha");
+  });
+
+  it("returns empty array when store has no runs", () => {
+    expect(getAllWorkflowRuns(store, null)).toHaveLength(0);
+  });
+});
+
+// ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+// triggerWorkflowViaDaemon — IPC round-trip via real Unix socket
+// ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+describe("triggerWorkflowViaDaemon", () => {
+  let sockDir: string;
+  let sockPath: string;
+
+  beforeEach(() => {
+    sockDir = mkdtempSync(join(tmpdir(), "nerve-ipc-test-"));
+    sockPath = join(sockDir, "nerve.sock");
+  });
+
+  afterEach(() => {
+    rmSync(sockDir, { recursive: true, force: true });
+  });
+
+  it("resolves { ok: true } when server responds ok", async () => {
+    const server = createServer((s) => {
+      s.on("data", () => {
+        s.write(`${JSON.stringify({ ok: true })}\n`);
+      });
+    });
+    await new Promise<void>((r) => server.listen(sockPath, r));
+
+    try {
+      const result = await triggerWorkflowViaDaemon(sockPath, "my-workflow", {});
+      expect(result).toEqual({ ok: true });
+    } finally {
+      await new Promise<void>((r) => server.close(() => r()));
+    }
+  });
+
+  it("resolves { ok: false, error } when server responds with error", async () => {
+    const server = createServer((s) => {
+      s.on("data", () => {
+        s.write(`${JSON.stringify({ ok: false, error: "unknown workflow" })}\n`);
+      });
+    });
+    await new Promise<void>((r) => server.listen(sockPath, r));
+
+    try {
+      const result = await triggerWorkflowViaDaemon(sockPath, "missing", {});
+      expect(result).toEqual({ ok: false, error: "unknown workflow" });
+    } finally {
+      await new Promise<void>((r) => server.close(() => r()));
+    }
+  });
+
+  it("rejects when no daemon is listening on the socket", async () => {
+    await expect(triggerWorkflowViaDaemon(sockPath, "my-workflow", {})).rejects.toThrow(
+      /Cannot connect to daemon/,
+    );
+  });
+});

packages/cli/src/cli.ts

@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ import { startCommand } from "./commands/start.js";
 import { statusCommand } from "./commands/status.js";
 import { stopCommand } from "./commands/stop.js";
 import { validateCommand } from "./commands/validate.js";
+import { workflowCommand } from "./commands/workflow.js";
 
 const main = defineCommand({
   meta: {
@@ -19,6 +20,7 @@ const main = defineCommand({
     stop: stopCommand,
     status: statusCommand,
     validate: validateCommand,
+    workflow: workflowCommand,
   },
 });
 

packages/cli/src/commands/init.ts

@@ -114,10 +114,94 @@ async function detectPackageManager(): Promise<{ cmd: string; args: string[] }>
   return { cmd: "npm", args: ["install"] };
 }
 
-export const initCommand = defineCommand({
+export const WORKFLOW_NAME_RE = /^[a-z0-9][a-z0-9-]*[a-z0-9]$|^[a-z0-9]$/;
+
+export function validateWorkflowName(name: string): string | null {
+  if (name.length === 0) return "Workflow name must not be empty.";
+  if (name.length > 64) return "Workflow name must be 64 characters or fewer.";
+  if (!WORKFLOW_NAME_RE.test(name))
+    return "Workflow name must contain only lowercase letters, digits, and hyphens, and must not start or end with a hyphen.";
+  return null;
+}
+
+export function buildWorkflowTemplate(name: string): string {
+  return `import type { WorkflowDefinition } from "@uncaged/nerve-daemon";
+
+const workflow: WorkflowDefinition = {
+  roles: {
+    main: {
+      async execute(prompt, ctx) {
+        ctx.log("${name} started");
+        // TODO: implement your role logic here
+        return { type: "done" };
+      },
+    },
+  },
+
+  moderate(thread, event) {
+    if (event.type === "thread_start") {
+      return { role: "main", prompt: {} };
+    }
+    return null; // workflow complete
+  },
+};
+
+export default workflow;
+`;
+}
+
+const initWorkflowCommand = defineCommand({
   meta: {
-    name: "init",
-    description: "Initialize the ~/.uncaged-nerve/ workspace",
+    name: "workflow",
+    description: "Scaffold a new workflow template in ~/.uncaged-nerve/workflows/<name>/",
+  },
+  args: {
+    name: {
+      type: "positional",
+      description: "Workflow name (must match the key in nerve.yaml workflows section)",
+    },
+    force: {
+      type: "boolean",
+      description: "Overwrite if the workflow directory already exists",
+      default: false,
+    },
+  },
+  async run({ args }) {
+    const nerveRoot = getNerveRoot();
+    const workflowDir = join(nerveRoot, "workflows", args.name);
+
+    const nameError = validateWorkflowName(args.name);
+    if (nameError !== null) {
+      process.stderr.write(`❌ Invalid workflow name: ${nameError}\n`);
+      process.exit(1);
+    }
+
+    if (existsSync(workflowDir) && !args.force) {
+      process.stderr.write(
+        `⚠️ Workflow "${args.name}" already exists at ${workflowDir}. Use --force to overwrite.\n`,
+      );
+      process.exit(1);
+    }
+
+    mkdirSync(workflowDir, { recursive: true });
+    writeFile(join(workflowDir, "index.ts"), buildWorkflowTemplate(args.name));
+
+    process.stdout.write(`✅ Workflow scaffolded: ${workflowDir}/index.ts\n`);
+    process.stdout.write("\n💡 Next steps:\n");
+    process.stdout.write("   1. Add to nerve.yaml:\n");
+    process.stdout.write("         workflows:\n");
+    process.stdout.write(`           ${args.name}:\n`);
+    process.stdout.write("             concurrency: 1\n");
+    process.stdout.write("             overflow: drop\n");
+    process.stdout.write(`   2. Edit ${workflowDir}/index.ts to implement your roles.\n`);
+    process.stdout.write("   3. Run `nerve start` to launch the daemon.\n");
+  },
+});
+
+const initWorkspaceCommand = defineCommand({
+  meta: {
+    name: "workspace",
+    description: "Initialize the ~/.uncaged-nerve/ workspace (default)",
   },
   args: {
     force: {
@@ -127,45 +211,71 @@ export const initCommand = defineCommand({
     },
   },
   async run({ args }) {
-    const nerveRoot = getNerveRoot();
-
-    if (existsSync(nerveRoot) && !args.force) {
-      process.stderr.write("⚠️ ~/.uncaged-nerve/ already exists. Use --force to reinitialize.\n");
-      process.exit(1);
-    }
-
-    mkdirSync(join(nerveRoot, "data"), { recursive: true });
-    mkdirSync(join(nerveRoot, "data", "senses"), { recursive: true });
-    mkdirSync(join(nerveRoot, "senses", "cpu-usage", "migrations"), { recursive: true });
-
-    writeFile(join(nerveRoot, "nerve.yaml"), NERVE_YAML);
-    writeFile(join(nerveRoot, "package.json"), PACKAGE_JSON);
-    writeFile(join(nerveRoot, ".gitignore"), GITIGNORE);
-    writeFile(join(nerveRoot, "senses", "cpu-usage", "schema.ts"), CPU_SCHEMA_TS);
-    writeFile(join(nerveRoot, "senses", "cpu-usage", "index.js"), CPU_INDEX_JS);
-    writeFile(
-      join(nerveRoot, "senses", "cpu-usage", "migrations", "0001_init.sql"),
-      CPU_MIGRATION_SQL,
-    );
-
-    process.stdout.write("Installing dependencies…\n");
-    try {
-      const { cmd, args } = await detectPackageManager();
-      await runCommand(cmd, args, nerveRoot);
-    } catch {
-      process.stdout.write("⚠️ Install failed — you may need to install dependencies manually.\n");
-    }
-
-    if (!existsSync(join(nerveRoot, ".git"))) {
-      try {
-        await runCommand("git", ["init"], nerveRoot);
-      } catch {
-        process.stdout.write("⚠️ git init failed — skipping.\n");
-      }
-    }
-
-    process.stdout.write(
-      "✅ Workspace created at ~/.uncaged-nerve/\n   1 example sense: cpu-usage\n   Run `nerve start` to launch the daemon.\n",
-    );
+    await runInitWorkspace(args.force);
+  },
+});
+
+async function runInitWorkspace(force: boolean): Promise<void> {
+  const nerveRoot = getNerveRoot();
+
+  if (existsSync(nerveRoot) && !force) {
+    process.stderr.write("⚠️ ~/.uncaged-nerve/ already exists. Use --force to reinitialize.\n");
+    process.exit(1);
+  }
+
+  mkdirSync(join(nerveRoot, "data"), { recursive: true });
+  mkdirSync(join(nerveRoot, "data", "senses"), { recursive: true });
+  mkdirSync(join(nerveRoot, "senses", "cpu-usage", "migrations"), { recursive: true });
+
+  writeFile(join(nerveRoot, "nerve.yaml"), NERVE_YAML);
+  writeFile(join(nerveRoot, "package.json"), PACKAGE_JSON);
+  writeFile(join(nerveRoot, ".gitignore"), GITIGNORE);
+  writeFile(join(nerveRoot, "senses", "cpu-usage", "schema.ts"), CPU_SCHEMA_TS);
+  writeFile(join(nerveRoot, "senses", "cpu-usage", "index.js"), CPU_INDEX_JS);
+  writeFile(
+    join(nerveRoot, "senses", "cpu-usage", "migrations", "0001_init.sql"),
+    CPU_MIGRATION_SQL,
+  );
+
+  process.stdout.write("Installing dependencies…\n");
+  try {
+    const { cmd, args } = await detectPackageManager();
+    await runCommand(cmd, args, nerveRoot);
+  } catch {
+    process.stdout.write("⚠️ Install failed — you may need to install dependencies manually.\n");
+  }
+
+  if (!existsSync(join(nerveRoot, ".git"))) {
+    try {
+      await runCommand("git", ["init"], nerveRoot);
+    } catch {
+      process.stdout.write("⚠️ git init failed — skipping.\n");
+    }
+  }
+
+  process.stdout.write(
+    "✅ Workspace created at ~/.uncaged-nerve/\n   1 example sense: cpu-usage\n   Run `nerve start` to launch the daemon.\n",
+  );
+}
+
+export const initCommand = defineCommand({
+  meta: {
+    name: "init",
+    description:
+      "Initialize workspace (nerve init) or scaffold templates (nerve init workflow <name>)",
+  },
+  args: {
+    force: {
+      type: "boolean",
+      description: "Reinitialize even if workspace already exists (preserves data/)",
+      default: false,
+    },
+  },
+  subCommands: {
+    workflow: initWorkflowCommand,
+    workspace: initWorkspaceCommand,
+  },
+  async run({ args }) {
+    await runInitWorkspace(args.force);
   },
 });

packages/cli/src/commands/start.ts

@@ -8,7 +8,14 @@ import { parseNerveConfig } from "@uncaged/nerve-core";
 import { createKernel } from "@uncaged/nerve-daemon";
 import { defineCommand } from "citty";
 
-import { getLogPath, getNerveRoot, isRunning, readPidFile, writePidFile } from "../workspace.js";
+import {
+  getLogPath,
+  getNerveRoot,
+  getSocketPath,
+  isRunning,
+  readPidFile,
+  writePidFile,
+} from "../workspace.js";
 
 function readConfig(nerveRoot: string): ReturnType<typeof parseNerveConfig> {
   const configPath = join(nerveRoot, "nerve.yaml");
@@ -30,7 +37,10 @@ async function runForeground(nerveRoot: string): Promise<void> {
   }
 
   const config = configResult.value;
-  const kernel = createKernel(config, nerveRoot);
+  const kernel = createKernel(config, nerveRoot, {
+    enableFileWatcher: true,
+    ipcSocketPath: getSocketPath(),
+  });
 
   const senseNames = Object.keys(config.senses);
   const groups = [...kernel.groups];

packages/cli/src/commands/workflow.ts

@@ -0,0 +1,362 @@
+import { existsSync } from "node:fs";
+import { join } from "node:path";
+
+import { createLogStore } from "@uncaged/nerve-daemon";
+import type { LogStore, WorkflowRun } from "@uncaged/nerve-daemon";
+import { defineCommand } from "citty";
+
+import { triggerWorkflowViaDaemon } from "../daemon-client.js";
+import { getNerveRoot, getSocketPath, isRunning } from "../workspace.js";
+
+export const DEFAULT_PAGE_SIZE = 20;
+
+export function parseIntArg(raw: string, fallback: number): number {
+  const v = Number.parseInt(raw, 10);
+  return Number.isNaN(v) ? fallback : v;
+}
+
+export function getDbPath(): string {
+  return join(getNerveRoot(), "data", "logs.db");
+}
+
+export function formatTs(ts: number): string {
+  return new Date(ts).toISOString();
+}
+
+function openStore(): LogStore {
+  const dbPath = getDbPath();
+  if (!existsSync(dbPath)) {
+    process.stderr.write("❌ No logs.db found — has the daemon run yet?\n");
+    process.exit(1);
+  }
+  return createLogStore(dbPath);
+}
+
+export function statusIcon(status: WorkflowRun["status"]): string {
+  switch (status) {
+    case "started":
+      return "▶";
+    case "queued":
+      return "⏳";
+    case "completed":
+      return "✅";
+    case "failed":
+      return "❌";
+    case "crashed":
+      return "💥";
+    case "dropped":
+      return "🗑";
+    case "interrupted":
+      return "⚠️";
+    default: {
+      const _exhaustive: never = status;
+      return `?(${_exhaustive})`;
+    }
+  }
+}
+
+/**
+ * Retrieve all workflow runs from the store, sorted by ts descending (newest first).
+ * Delegates to the store's efficient SQL query on the workflow_runs table.
+ */
+export function getAllWorkflowRuns(store: LogStore, filterWorkflow: string | null): WorkflowRun[] {
+  return store.getAllWorkflowRuns(filterWorkflow);
+}
+
+/**
+ * Format a single workflow run as a single output line (no trailing newline in icon/fields).
+ */
+export function formatRunLine(run: WorkflowRun): string {
+  const icon = statusIcon(run.status);
+  return `  ${icon} ${run.runId}  workflow=${run.workflow}  status=${run.status}  ts=${formatTs(run.ts)}\n`;
+}
+
+/**
+ * Format a paginated list of workflow runs into output lines.
+ * Returns the lines to write and any pagination hint.
+ */
+export type ListOutput = {
+  lines: string[];
+  paginationHint: string | null;
+};
+
+export function buildListOutput(
+  runs: WorkflowRun[],
+  offset: number,
+  limit: number,
+  allFlag: boolean,
+  filterWorkflow: string | null,
+): ListOutput {
+  const total = runs.length;
+  const page = runs.slice(offset, offset + limit);
+  const shown = page.length;
+  const remaining = total - offset - shown;
+
+  if (total === 0) {
+    const msg = allFlag
+      ? "📭 No workflow runs found.\n"
+      : "📭 No active workflow runs. Use --all to include completed/failed runs.\n";
+    return { lines: [msg], paginationHint: null };
+  }
+
+  const lines: string[] = [];
+  lines.push(`📋 Workflow runs (${shown} of ${total} shown):\n`);
+  for (const run of page) {
+    lines.push(formatRunLine(run));
+  }
+
+  let paginationHint: string | null = null;
+  if (remaining > 0) {
+    const wfFlag = filterWorkflow !== null ? ` --workflow ${filterWorkflow}` : "";
+    const allFlagStr = allFlag ? " --all" : "";
+    paginationHint =
+      `\n⏩ ${remaining} more run(s) not shown. Fetch next page:\n` +
+      `   nerve workflow list --offset ${offset + limit}${allFlagStr}${wfFlag}\n`;
+  }
+
+  return { lines, paginationHint };
+}
+
+/**
+ * Format the inspect output for a single run's log entries with pagination.
+ */
+export type InspectOutput = {
+  header: string[];
+  eventLines: string[];
+  paginationHint: string | null;
+};
+
+export function buildInspectOutput(
+  run: WorkflowRun,
+  allLogs: Array<{ ts: number; type: string; payload: string | null }>,
+  offset: number,
+  limit: number,
+): InspectOutput {
+  const total = allLogs.length;
+  const page = allLogs.slice(offset, offset + limit);
+  const shown = page.length;
+  const remaining = total - offset - shown;
+
+  const header: string[] = [
+    `🔍 Workflow run: ${run.runId}\n`,
+    `   workflow: ${run.workflow}\n`,
+    `   status:   ${run.status}\n`,
+    `   ts:       ${formatTs(run.ts)}\n`,
+    `\n📜 Thread events (${shown} of ${total}):\n`,
+  ];
+
+  const eventLines: string[] = [];
+  if (total === 0) {
+    eventLines.push("   (no events recorded)\n");
+  } else {
+    for (const entry of page) {
+      const payloadStr =
+        entry.payload === null
+          ? ""
+          : entry.payload.length <= 200
+            ? ` payload=${entry.payload}`
+            : ` payload=${entry.payload.slice(0, 200)}…`;
+      eventLines.push(`  [${formatTs(entry.ts)}] type=${entry.type}${payloadStr}\n`);
+    }
+  }
+
+  let paginationHint: string | null = null;
+  if (remaining > 0) {
+    paginationHint =
+      `\n⏩ ${remaining} more event(s) not shown. Fetch next page:\n` +
+      `   nerve workflow inspect ${run.runId} --offset ${offset + limit}\n`;
+  }
+
+  return { header, eventLines, paginationHint };
+}
+
+// ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+// nerve workflow list
+// ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+const workflowListCommand = defineCommand({
+  meta: {
+    name: "list",
+    description: "List active (queued/started) workflow runs",
+  },
+  args: {
+    all: {
+      type: "boolean",
+      description: "Include completed/failed/crashed runs",
+      default: false,
+    },
+    workflow: {
+      type: "string",
+      description: "Filter by workflow name",
+      default: "",
+    },
+    limit: {
+      type: "string",
+      description: `Max runs to show (default: ${DEFAULT_PAGE_SIZE})`,
+      default: String(DEFAULT_PAGE_SIZE),
+    },
+    offset: {
+      type: "string",
+      description: "Skip first N runs (for pagination)",
+      default: "0",
+    },
+  },
+  async run({ args }) {
+    const store = openStore();
+
+    try {
+      const limit = Math.max(1, parseIntArg(args.limit, DEFAULT_PAGE_SIZE));
+      const offset = Math.max(0, parseIntArg(args.offset, 0));
+      const filterWorkflow = args.workflow.length > 0 ? args.workflow : null;
+
+      const runs = args.all
+        ? getAllWorkflowRuns(store, filterWorkflow)
+        : store.getActiveWorkflowRuns(filterWorkflow ?? undefined);
+
+      const { lines, paginationHint } = buildListOutput(
+        runs,
+        offset,
+        limit,
+        args.all,
+        filterWorkflow,
+      );
+
+      for (const line of lines) {
+        process.stdout.write(line);
+      }
+      if (paginationHint !== null) {
+        process.stdout.write(paginationHint);
+      }
+    } finally {
+      store.close();
+    }
+  },
+});
+
+// ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+// nerve workflow inspect <runId>
+// ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+const workflowInspectCommand = defineCommand({
+  meta: {
+    name: "inspect",
+    description: "Show details and thread events for a workflow run",
+  },
+  args: {
+    runId: {
+      type: "positional",
+      description: "The run ID to inspect",
+    },
+    limit: {
+      type: "string",
+      description: `Max log entries to show (default: ${DEFAULT_PAGE_SIZE})`,
+      default: String(DEFAULT_PAGE_SIZE),
+    },
+    offset: {
+      type: "string",
+      description: "Skip first N log entries (for pagination)",
+      default: "0",
+    },
+  },
+  async run({ args }) {
+    const store = openStore();
+
+    try {
+      const limit = Math.max(1, parseIntArg(args.limit, DEFAULT_PAGE_SIZE));
+      const offset = Math.max(0, parseIntArg(args.offset, 0));
+
+      const run = store.getWorkflowRun(args.runId);
+      if (run === null) {
+        process.stderr.write(`❌ No workflow run found with runId: ${args.runId}\n`);
+        process.exit(1);
+      }
+
+      const allLogs = store.query({ source: "workflow", refId: args.runId });
+      const { header, eventLines, paginationHint } = buildInspectOutput(
+        run,
+        allLogs,
+        offset,
+        limit,
+      );
+
+      for (const line of [...header, ...eventLines]) {
+        process.stdout.write(line);
+      }
+      if (paginationHint !== null) {
+        process.stdout.write(paginationHint);
+      }
+    } finally {
+      store.close();
+    }
+  },
+});
+
+// ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+// nerve workflow trigger <name>
+// ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+const workflowTriggerCommand = defineCommand({
+  meta: {
+    name: "trigger",
+    description: "Manually trigger a workflow by sending an IPC message to the running daemon",
+  },
+  args: {
+    name: {
+      type: "positional",
+      description: "The workflow name to trigger",
+    },
+    payload: {
+      type: "string",
+      description: "JSON payload to pass as trigger payload (default: {})",
+      default: "{}",
+    },
+  },
+  async run({ args }) {
+    let triggerPayload: unknown = {};
+    try {
+      triggerPayload = JSON.parse(args.payload) as unknown;
+    } catch {
+      process.stderr.write(`❌ --payload must be valid JSON. Got: ${args.payload}\n`);
+      process.exit(1);
+    }
+
+    if (!isRunning()) {
+      process.stderr.write("❌ Nerve daemon is not running. Start it with `nerve start`.\n");
+      process.exit(1);
+    }
+
+    const socketPath = getSocketPath();
+    let response: { ok: true } | { ok: false; error: string };
+    try {
+      response = await triggerWorkflowViaDaemon(socketPath, args.name, triggerPayload);
+    } catch (e) {
+      const msg = e instanceof Error ? e.message : String(e);
+      process.stderr.write(`❌ Failed to contact daemon: ${msg}\n`);
+      process.exit(1);
+    }
+
+    if (!response.ok) {
+      process.stderr.write(`❌ Daemon rejected trigger: ${response.error}\n`);
+      process.exit(1);
+    }
+
+    process.stdout.write(`✅ Triggered workflow "${args.name}" via daemon.\n`);
+    process.stdout.write("\n💡 Inspect active runs with: nerve workflow list\n");
+  },
+});
+
+// ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+// nerve workflow (parent command)
+// ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+export const workflowCommand = defineCommand({
+  meta: {
+    name: "workflow",
+    description: "Manage and inspect workflow runs",
+  },
+  subCommands: {
+    list: workflowListCommand,
+    inspect: workflowInspectCommand,
+    trigger: workflowTriggerCommand,
+  },
+});

packages/cli/src/daemon-client.ts

@@ -0,0 +1,91 @@
+/**
+ * Daemon IPC client — connects to the daemon's Unix socket and sends
+ * a trigger-workflow request.
+ *
+ * Protocol: newline-delimited JSON (same as daemon-ipc.ts server side).
+ */
+
+import { connect } from "node:net";
+import type { Socket } from "node:net";
+
+const CONNECT_TIMEOUT_MS = 3_000;
+const RESPONSE_TIMEOUT_MS = 5_000;
+
+type TriggerResponse = { ok: true } | { ok: false; error: string };
+
+function parseDaemonResponse(line: string): TriggerResponse {
+  try {
+    const obj = JSON.parse(line) as unknown;
+    if (obj !== null && typeof obj === "object") {
+      const r = obj as Record<string, unknown>;
+      if (r.ok === true) return { ok: true };
+      if (r.ok === false && typeof r.error === "string") return { ok: false, error: r.error };
+    }
+  } catch {
+    // fall through
+  }
+  return { ok: false, error: `Unexpected daemon response: ${line}` };
+}
+
+/**
+ * Send a trigger-workflow message to the running daemon via its Unix socket.
+ * Resolves with the daemon's response or rejects on connection/timeout errors.
+ */
+export function triggerWorkflowViaDaemon(
+  socketPath: string,
+  workflow: string,
+  payload: unknown,
+): Promise<TriggerResponse> {
+  return new Promise((resolve, reject) => {
+    let socket: Socket | null = null;
+    let settled = false;
+
+    function settle(result: TriggerResponse | Error): void {
+      if (settled) return;
+      settled = true;
+      if (socket !== null) {
+        socket.destroy();
+        socket = null;
+      }
+      if (result instanceof Error) {
+        reject(result);
+      } else {
+        resolve(result);
+      }
+    }
+
+    const connectTimer = setTimeout(() => {
+      settle(new Error(`Timed out connecting to daemon socket: ${socketPath}`));
+    }, CONNECT_TIMEOUT_MS);
+
+    socket = connect(socketPath, () => {
+      clearTimeout(connectTimer);
+
+      const responseTimer = setTimeout(() => {
+        settle(new Error("Timed out waiting for daemon response"));
+      }, RESPONSE_TIMEOUT_MS);
+
+      let buf = "";
+      socket?.on("data", (chunk: Buffer) => {
+        buf += chunk.toString("utf8");
+        const lines = buf.split("\n");
+        buf = lines.pop() ?? "";
+        for (const line of lines) {
+          const trimmed = line.trim();
+          if (trimmed.length === 0) continue;
+          clearTimeout(responseTimer);
+          settle(parseDaemonResponse(trimmed));
+          return;
+        }
+      });
+
+      const msg = `${JSON.stringify({ type: "trigger-workflow", workflow, payload })}\n`;
+      socket?.write(msg);
+    });
+
+    socket.on("error", (err) => {
+      clearTimeout(connectTimer);
+      settle(new Error(`Cannot connect to daemon: ${err.message}`));
+    });
+  });
+}

packages/cli/src/workspace.ts

@@ -10,6 +10,10 @@ export function getPidPath(): string {
   return join(getNerveRoot(), "nerve.pid");
 }
 
+export function getSocketPath(): string {
+  return join(getNerveRoot(), "nerve.sock");
+}
+
 export function getLogPath(): string {
   return join(getNerveRoot(), "logs", "nerve.log");
 }

packages/daemon/src/daemon-ipc.ts

@@ -0,0 +1,116 @@
+/**
+ * Daemon IPC server — listens on a Unix domain socket so that the CLI
+ * can send commands (e.g. trigger-workflow) to the running daemon process.
+ *
+ * Protocol: newline-delimited JSON messages.
+ * Each request: { type: "trigger-workflow"; workflow: string; payload: unknown }
+ * Each response: { ok: true } | { ok: false; error: string }
+ */
+
+import { rmSync } from "node:fs";
+import { type Server, type Socket, createServer } from "node:net";
+
+import type { WorkflowManager } from "./workflow-manager.js";
+
+/** JSON message sent by the CLI to trigger a workflow. */
+export type TriggerWorkflowRequest = {
+  type: "trigger-workflow";
+  workflow: string;
+  payload: unknown;
+};
+
+type DaemonRequest = TriggerWorkflowRequest;
+
+type DaemonResponse = { ok: true } | { ok: false; error: string };
+
+export type DaemonIpcServer = {
+  close: () => Promise<void>;
+};
+
+function parseRequest(line: string): DaemonRequest | null {
+  try {
+    const obj = JSON.parse(line) as unknown;
+    if (obj === null || typeof obj !== "object") return null;
+    const req = obj as Record<string, unknown>;
+    if (req.type === "trigger-workflow") {
+      if (typeof req.workflow !== "string" || req.workflow.length === 0) return null;
+      return { type: "trigger-workflow", workflow: req.workflow, payload: req.payload ?? {} };
+    }
+    return null;
+  } catch {
+    return null;
+  }
+}
+
+export function createDaemonIpcServer(
+  socketPath: string,
+  workflowManager: WorkflowManager,
+): DaemonIpcServer {
+  // Remove stale socket file if it exists
+  try {
+    rmSync(socketPath);
+  } catch {
+    // file did not exist — that is fine
+  }
+
+  function handleLine(socket: Socket, line: string): void {
+    const trimmed = line.trim();
+    if (trimmed.length === 0) return;
+
+    const req = parseRequest(trimmed);
+    if (req === null) {
+      const resp: DaemonResponse = { ok: false, error: "Invalid request" };
+      socket.write(`${JSON.stringify(resp)}\n`);
+      return;
+    }
+
+    try {
+      workflowManager.startWorkflow(req.workflow, req.payload);
+      const resp: DaemonResponse = { ok: true };
+      socket.write(`${JSON.stringify(resp)}\n`);
+    } catch (err) {
+      const msg = err instanceof Error ? err.message : String(err);
+      const resp: DaemonResponse = { ok: false, error: msg };
+      socket.write(`${JSON.stringify(resp)}\n`);
+    }
+  }
+
+  const server: Server = createServer((socket) => {
+    let buf = "";
+
+    socket.on("data", (chunk: Buffer) => {
+      buf += chunk.toString("utf8");
+      const lines = buf.split("\n");
+      buf = lines.pop() ?? "";
+
+      for (const line of lines) {
+        handleLine(socket, line);
+      }
+    });
+
+    socket.on("error", () => {
+      // client disconnected mid-message — ignore
+    });
+  });
+
+  server.listen(socketPath, () => {
+    process.stderr.write(`[daemon-ipc] listening on ${socketPath}\n`);
+  });
+
+  server.on("error", (err) => {
+    process.stderr.write(`[daemon-ipc] server error: ${err.message}\n`);
+  });
+
+  async function close(): Promise<void> {
+    await new Promise<void>((resolve) => {
+      server.close(() => resolve());
+    });
+    try {
+      rmSync(socketPath);
+    } catch {
+      // already removed
+    }
+  }
+
+  return { close };
+}

packages/daemon/src/index.ts

@@ -33,7 +33,13 @@ export { createFileWatcher } from "./file-watcher.js";
 export type { FileWatcher, FileChange, FileChangeHandler } from "./file-watcher.js";
 
 export { createLogStore } from "./log-store.js";
-export type { LogStore, LogEntry, LogQuery, WorkflowRun, WorkflowRunStatus } from "./log-store.js";
+export type {
+  LogStore,
+  LogEntry,
+  LogQuery,
+  WorkflowRun,
+  WorkflowRunStatus,
+} from "./log-store.js";
 
 export { createWorkflowManager } from "./workflow-manager.js";
 export type { WorkflowManager } from "./workflow-manager.js";

packages/daemon/src/kernel.ts

@@ -21,6 +21,8 @@ import { fileURLToPath } from "node:url";
 import type { NerveConfig, Signal } from "@uncaged/nerve-core";
 import { parseNerveConfig } from "@uncaged/nerve-core";
 
+import { createDaemonIpcServer } from "./daemon-ipc.js";
+import type { DaemonIpcServer } from "./daemon-ipc.js";
 import { createFileWatcher } from "./file-watcher.js";
 import type { FileWatcher } from "./file-watcher.js";
 import type { ComputeMessage, ShutdownMessage } from "./ipc.js";
@@ -111,10 +113,15 @@ function groupForSense(config: NerveConfig, senseName: string): string | null {
 }
 
 export type KernelOptions = {
-  workerScript: string;
+  workerScript?: string | null;
   enableFileWatcher?: boolean;
   /** Override the LogStore instance (useful for testing). */
   logStore?: LogStore;
+  /**
+   * Unix socket path for the daemon IPC server (used by CLI to send trigger-workflow).
+   * When null, the IPC server is not started (e.g. during tests).
+   */
+  ipcSocketPath?: string | null;
 };
 
 function defaultKernelOptions(): KernelOptions {
@@ -127,7 +134,7 @@ export function createKernel(
   options: KernelOptions = defaultKernelOptions(),
 ): Kernel {
   const bus: SignalBus = createSignalBus();
-  const workerScript = options.workerScript;
+  const workerScript = options.workerScript ?? resolveWorkerScript();
   const startTime = Date.now();
   const logStore: LogStore = options.logStore ?? createLogStore(join(nerveRoot, "data", "logs.db"));
 
@@ -490,12 +497,21 @@ export function createKernel(
     });
   }
 
+  let ipcServer: DaemonIpcServer | null = null;
+  if (options.ipcSocketPath != null) {
+    ipcServer = createDaemonIpcServer(options.ipcSocketPath, workflowManager);
+  }
+
   async function stop(): Promise<void> {
     stopped = true;
     if (fileWatcher !== null) {
       fileWatcher.close();
       fileWatcher = null;
     }
+    if (ipcServer !== null) {
+      await ipcServer.close();
+      ipcServer = null;
+    }
     scheduler.stop();
     await workflowManager.stop();
     const exitPromises: Promise<void>[] = [];

packages/daemon/src/log-store.ts

@@ -90,6 +90,11 @@ export type LogStore = {
    * Optionally filter by workflow name.
    */
   getActiveWorkflowRuns: (workflowName?: string) => WorkflowRun[];
+  /**
+   * Get all workflow runs regardless of status, sorted by ts descending.
+   * Optionally filter by workflow name.
+   */
+  getAllWorkflowRuns: (workflowName: string | null) => WorkflowRun[];
   /**
    * Get the trigger payload for a workflow run (stored in the 'started' log entry).
    * Returns null if not found.
@@ -173,6 +178,14 @@ export function createLogStore(dbPath: string): LogStore {
     "SELECT run_id, workflow, status, ts FROM workflow_runs WHERE status IN ('queued', 'started') AND workflow = ? ORDER BY ts ASC",
   );
 
+  const getAllWorkflowRunsStmt = sqlite.prepare(
+    "SELECT run_id, workflow, status, ts FROM workflow_runs ORDER BY ts DESC",
+  );
+
+  const getAllWorkflowRunsByNameStmt = sqlite.prepare(
+    "SELECT run_id, workflow, status, ts FROM workflow_runs WHERE workflow = ? ORDER BY ts DESC",
+  );
+
   const upsertWorkflowRunTx = sqlite.transaction(
     (entry: Omit<LogEntry, "id">, run: WorkflowRun) => {
       const info = insertStmt.run({
@@ -295,6 +308,20 @@ export function createLogStore(dbPath: string): LogStore {
     }));
   }
 
+  function getAllWorkflowRuns(workflowName: string | null): WorkflowRun[] {
+    const rows = (
+      workflowName !== null
+        ? getAllWorkflowRunsByNameStmt.all(workflowName)
+        : getAllWorkflowRunsStmt.all()
+    ) as Array<{ run_id: string; workflow: string; status: string; ts: number }>;
+    return rows.map((r) => ({
+      runId: r.run_id,
+      workflow: r.workflow,
+      status: validateWorkflowRunStatus(r.status),
+      ts: r.ts,
+    }));
+  }
+
   function getTriggerPayload(runId: string): unknown {
     const row = getTriggerPayloadStmt.get(runId) as { payload: string | null } | undefined;
     if (row === undefined || row.payload === null) return null;
@@ -344,6 +371,7 @@ export function createLogStore(dbPath: string): LogStore {
     appendWithWorkflowUpdate,
     getWorkflowRun,
     getActiveWorkflowRuns,
+    getAllWorkflowRuns,
     getTriggerPayload,
     getThreadEvents,
     close,

pnpm-lock.yaml

@@ -30,9 +30,15 @@ importers:
         specifier: ^0.1.6
         version: 0.1.6
     devDependencies:
+      '@types/better-sqlite3':
+        specifier: ^7.6.13
+        version: 7.6.13
       '@types/node':
         specifier: ^22.0.0
         version: 22.19.17
+      vitest:
+        specifier: ^4.1.5
+        version: 4.1.5(@types/node@22.19.17)(vite@8.0.9(@types/node@22.19.17)(esbuild@0.27.7)(yaml@2.8.3))
 
   packages/core:
     dependencies:
@@ -1579,6 +1585,14 @@ snapshots:
       chai: 6.2.2
       tinyrainbow: 3.1.0
 
+  '@vitest/mocker@4.1.5(vite@8.0.9(@types/node@22.19.17)(esbuild@0.27.7)(yaml@2.8.3))':
+    dependencies:
+      '@vitest/spy': 4.1.5
+      estree-walker: 3.0.3
+      magic-string: 0.30.21
+    optionalDependencies:
+      vite: 8.0.9(@types/node@22.19.17)(esbuild@0.27.7)(yaml@2.8.3)
+
   '@vitest/mocker@4.1.5(vite@8.0.9(@types/node@25.6.0)(esbuild@0.27.7)(yaml@2.8.3))':
     dependencies:
       '@vitest/spy': 4.1.5
@@ -2089,6 +2103,19 @@ snapshots:
 
   util-deprecate@1.0.2: {}
 
+  vite@8.0.9(@types/node@22.19.17)(esbuild@0.27.7)(yaml@2.8.3):
+    dependencies:
+      lightningcss: 1.32.0
+      picomatch: 4.0.4
+      postcss: 8.5.10
+      rolldown: 1.0.0-rc.16
+      tinyglobby: 0.2.16
+    optionalDependencies:
+      '@types/node': 22.19.17
+      esbuild: 0.27.7
+      fsevents: 2.3.3
+      yaml: 2.8.3
+
   vite@8.0.9(@types/node@25.6.0)(esbuild@0.27.7)(yaml@2.8.3):
     dependencies:
       lightningcss: 1.32.0
@@ -2102,6 +2129,33 @@ snapshots:
       fsevents: 2.3.3
       yaml: 2.8.3
 
+  vitest@4.1.5(@types/node@22.19.17)(vite@8.0.9(@types/node@22.19.17)(esbuild@0.27.7)(yaml@2.8.3)):
+    dependencies:
+      '@vitest/expect': 4.1.5
+      '@vitest/mocker': 4.1.5(vite@8.0.9(@types/node@22.19.17)(esbuild@0.27.7)(yaml@2.8.3))
+      '@vitest/pretty-format': 4.1.5
+      '@vitest/runner': 4.1.5
+      '@vitest/snapshot': 4.1.5
+      '@vitest/spy': 4.1.5
+      '@vitest/utils': 4.1.5
+      es-module-lexer: 2.0.0
+      expect-type: 1.3.0
+      magic-string: 0.30.21
+      obug: 2.1.1
+      pathe: 2.0.3
+      picomatch: 4.0.4
+      std-env: 4.1.0
+      tinybench: 2.9.0
+      tinyexec: 1.1.1
+      tinyglobby: 0.2.16
+      tinyrainbow: 3.1.0
+      vite: 8.0.9(@types/node@22.19.17)(esbuild@0.27.7)(yaml@2.8.3)
+      why-is-node-running: 2.3.0
+    optionalDependencies:
+      '@types/node': 22.19.17
+    transitivePeerDependencies:
+      - msw
+
   vitest@4.1.5(@types/node@25.6.0)(vite@8.0.9(@types/node@25.6.0)(esbuild@0.27.7)(yaml@2.8.3)):
     dependencies:
       '@vitest/expect': 4.1.5