CLAUDE.md

@@ -109,7 +109,7 @@ import type { SenseTrigger } from "@uncaged/nerve-core";
 // ✅ Good — sense modules return explicit next state + optional trigger (workflow or shell)
 type SenseComputeReturn<S> = {
   state: S;
-  workflow: SenseTrigger | null;
+  trigger: SenseTrigger | null;
 };
 ```
 

packages/cli/skills/claude/CLAUDE.md

@@ -226,11 +226,11 @@ export const initialState: MyState = { lastRun: null, count: 0 };
 
 export async function compute(state: MyState): Promise<{
   state: MyState;
-  workflow: WorkflowTrigger | null;
+  trigger: WorkflowTrigger | null;
 }> {
   return {
     state: { lastRun: Date.now(), count: state.count + 1 },
-    workflow: null,
+    trigger: null,
   };
 }
 ```
@@ -247,8 +247,8 @@ export async function compute(state: MyState): Promise<{
 ### 返回值
 
 ```typescript
-// workflow: null → 不触发 workflow
-// workflow: WorkflowTrigger → 触发 workflow
+// trigger: null → 不触发 workflow
+// trigger: WorkflowTrigger → 触发 workflow
 
 type WorkflowTrigger = {
   name: string;          // workflow 名称（对应 nerve.yaml 中的 key）
@@ -271,7 +271,7 @@ export const initialState: MyState = { ... };
 // 2. compute 函数
 export async function compute(state: MyState): Promise<{
   state: MyState;
-  workflow: WorkflowTrigger | null;
+  trigger: WorkflowTrigger | null;
 }> {
   // ...
 }
@@ -304,12 +304,12 @@ export const initialState: CpuState = { samples: [] };
 
 export async function compute(state: CpuState): Promise<{
   state: CpuState;
-  workflow: null;
+  trigger: null;
 }> {
   const [oneMin] = loadavg();
   const value = typeof oneMin === "number" && !Number.isNaN(oneMin) ? oneMin : 0;
   const newSamples = [...state.samples.slice(-99), { ts: Date.now(), value }];
-  return { state: { samples: newSamples }, workflow: null };
+  return { state: { samples: newSamples }, trigger: null };
 }
 ```
 

packages/cli/skills/hermes/SKILL.md

@@ -250,7 +250,7 @@ export async function compute(): Promise<ComputeResult<MySignalShape>> {
 // 返回非 null = 发出 signal（并写入业务表），可选触发 workflow
 type ComputeResult<T> =
   | null
-  | { signal: T; workflow: WorkflowTrigger | null };
+  | { signal: T; trigger: WorkflowTrigger | null };
 
 type WorkflowTrigger = {
   name: string;          // workflow 名称（对应 nerve.yaml 中的 key）
@@ -260,7 +260,7 @@ type WorkflowTrigger = {
 };
 ```
 
-若返回值是普通对象且不含 `signal` 字段，内核会按 shorthand 视为 `{ signal: payload, workflow: null }`（见 core 的 `routeSenseComputeOutput`）。
+若返回值是普通对象且不含 `signal` 字段，内核会按 shorthand 视为 `{ signal: payload, trigger: null }`（见 core 的 `routeSenseComputeOutput`）。
 
 ### Sense 模块导出
 
@@ -273,7 +273,7 @@ type Row = { ts: number; value: number };
 
 export async function compute(): Promise<ComputeResult<Row>> {
   const row: Row = { ts: Date.now(), value: Math.random() }; // 替换为真实观测逻辑
-  return { signal: row, workflow: null };
+  return { signal: row, trigger: null };
 }
 
 export { table };
@@ -325,7 +325,7 @@ type Row = { ts: number; value: number };
 
 export async function compute(): Promise<ComputeResult<Row>> {
   const oneMin = os.loadavg()[0];
-  return { signal: { ts: Date.now(), value: oneMin }, workflow: null };
+  return { signal: { ts: Date.now(), value: oneMin }, trigger: null };
 }
 
 export { table };

packages/cli/src/__tests__/create-sense.test.ts

@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ describe("buildSenseIndexTs", () => {
     expect(ts).toContain("type SenseState");
     expect(ts).toContain("export const initialState");
     expect(ts).toContain("export async function compute");
-    expect(ts).toContain("workflow: null");
+    expect(ts).toContain("trigger: null");
     expect(ts).toContain("lastRun");
   });
 });

packages/cli/src/__tests__/e2e-harness.ts

@@ -120,7 +120,7 @@ const counterIndexJs = `export const initialState = { count: 0 };
 export async function compute(state) {
   return {
     state: { count: state.count + 1 },
-    workflow: null,
+    trigger: null,
   };
 }
 `;
@@ -132,7 +132,7 @@ export async function compute(state) {
   if (!state.launched) {
     return {
       state: { launched: true, idleTicks: state.idleTicks },
-      workflow: {
+      trigger: {
         kind: "workflow",
         name: "noop",
         maxRounds: 3,
@@ -143,7 +143,7 @@ export async function compute(state) {
   }
   return {
     state: { launched: state.launched, idleTicks: state.idleTicks + 1 },
-    workflow: null,
+    trigger: null,
   };
 }
 `;

packages/cli/src/commands/create.ts

@@ -94,12 +94,12 @@ export const initialState: SenseState = { lastRun: null };
 
 export async function compute(state: SenseState): Promise<{
   state: SenseState;
-  workflow: null;
+  trigger: null;
 }> {
   // TODO: implement sense logic
   return {
     state: { lastRun: Date.now() },
-    workflow: null,
+    trigger: null,
   };
 }
 `;

packages/cli/src/commands/init.ts

@@ -224,12 +224,12 @@ export const initialState: CpuState = { samples: [] };
 
 export async function compute(state: CpuState): Promise<{
   state: CpuState;
-  workflow: null;
+  trigger: null;
 }> {
   const [oneMin] = loadavg();
   const value = typeof oneMin === "number" && !Number.isNaN(oneMin) ? oneMin : 0;
   const newSamples = [...state.samples.slice(-99), { ts: Date.now(), value }];
-  return { state: { samples: newSamples }, workflow: null };
+  return { state: { samples: newSamples }, trigger: null };
 }
 `;
 

packages/core/src/sense.ts

@@ -16,11 +16,11 @@ export type SenseInfo = {
  * `compute` export.
  *
  * Pure: no DB, no peers.
- * Returns the next sense state and an optional trigger (`workflow: null` means no side effect).
+ * Returns the next sense state and an optional trigger (`trigger: null` means no side effect).
  */
 export type SenseComputeFn<S = unknown> = (
   state: S,
-) => Promise<{ state: S; workflow: SenseTrigger | null }>;
+) => Promise<{ state: S; trigger: SenseTrigger | null }>;
 
 /**
  * The full shape a sense module (`src/index.ts`) must export.
@@ -103,9 +103,7 @@ function parseShellTriggerBranch(value: Record<string, unknown>): Result<ShellTr
   return ok({ kind: "shell", command: command.trim() });
 }
 
-/**
- * Validates a structured sense trigger from Sense compute or IPC (`workflow` field).
- */
+/** Validates a structured sense trigger from Sense compute or IPC (`trigger` field). */
 export function parseSenseTrigger(value: unknown): Result<SenseTrigger> {
   if (!isPlainRecord(value)) {
     return err(new Error("sense trigger must be a plain object"));

packages/daemon/src/__tests__/file-watcher.test.ts

@@ -79,7 +79,7 @@ describe("createFileWatcher", () => {
     await new Promise((r) => setTimeout(r, 100));
     writeFileSync(
       join(root, "senses", "cpu-usage", "index.js"),
-      "export const initialState = {}; export async function compute(state) { return { state, workflow: null }; }",
+      "export const initialState = {}; export async function compute(state) { return { state, trigger: null }; }",
     );
 
     await waitFor(() => changes.length > 0, 3000);

packages/daemon/src/__tests__/fixtures/crash-once-worker.mjs

@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ process.on("message", (msg) => {
       type: "compute-result",
       sense: msg.sense,
       state: 42,
-      workflow: null,
+      trigger: null,
     });
   }
 });

packages/daemon/src/__tests__/fixtures/mock-worker.mjs

@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@
  *
  * Behaviour:
  *   - Sends { type: "ready" } on startup
- *   - On { type: "compute", sense } → sends back compute-result with state + workflow:null
+ *   - On { type: "compute", sense } → sends back compute-result with state + trigger:null
  *   - On { type: "shutdown" } → exits cleanly with code 0
  */
 
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ process.on("message", (msg) => {
       type: "compute-result",
       sense: msg.sense,
       state: 42,
-      workflow: null,
+      trigger: null,
     });
   }
 });

packages/daemon/src/__tests__/fixtures/slow-worker.mjs

@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ process.on("message", (msg) => {
         type: "compute-result",
         sense: msg.sense,
         state: "late",
-        workflow: null,
+        trigger: null,
       });
     }, 10_000);
   }

packages/daemon/src/__tests__/kernel-workflow-integration.test.ts

@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ function makeMockChild(pid = 1): MockChild {
           type: "compute-result",
           sense: m.sense,
           state: 42,
-          workflow: null,
+          trigger: null,
         });
       });
     }
@@ -183,7 +183,7 @@ describe("kernel + workflowManager integration", () => {
           type: "compute-result",
           sense: "cpu-usage",
           state: { reason: "test" },
-          workflow: {
+          trigger: {
             kind: "workflow",
             name: "my-workflow",
             maxRounds: 10,
@@ -240,7 +240,7 @@ describe("kernel + workflowManager integration", () => {
           type: "compute-result",
           sense: "cpu-usage",
           state: { level: "critical" },
-          workflow: {
+          trigger: {
             kind: "workflow",
             name: "alert-workflow",
             maxRounds: 5,
@@ -295,7 +295,7 @@ describe("kernel + workflowManager integration", () => {
           type: "compute-result",
           sense: "cpu-usage",
           state: { seq: 1 },
-          workflow: {
+          trigger: {
             kind: "workflow",
             name: "order-wf",
             maxRounds: 2,
@@ -358,7 +358,7 @@ describe("kernel + workflowManager integration", () => {
           type: "compute-result",
           sense: "cpu-usage",
           state: 50,
-          workflow: null,
+          trigger: null,
         });
       }
 
@@ -394,7 +394,7 @@ describe("kernel + workflowManager integration", () => {
           type: "compute-result",
           sense: "cpu-usage",
           state: {},
-          workflow: {
+          trigger: {
             kind: "shell",
             command: "echo nerve-shell-test",
           },
@@ -454,7 +454,7 @@ describe("kernel + workflowManager integration", () => {
           type: "compute-result",
           sense: "cpu-usage",
           state: { note: "log" },
-          workflow: {
+          trigger: {
             kind: "workflow",
             name: "log-test-workflow",
             maxRounds: 10,
@@ -527,7 +527,7 @@ describe("kernel + workflowManager integration", () => {
           type: "compute-result",
           sense: "cpu-usage",
           state: { phase: "reload" },
-          workflow: {
+          trigger: {
             kind: "workflow",
             name: "new-workflow",
             maxRounds: 10,
@@ -609,7 +609,7 @@ describe("kernel + workflowManager integration", () => {
           type: "compute-result",
           sense: "cpu-usage",
           state: { stale: true },
-          workflow: {
+          trigger: {
             kind: "workflow",
             name: "old-workflow",
             maxRounds: 10,
@@ -668,7 +668,7 @@ describe("kernel + workflowManager integration", () => {
           type: "compute-result",
           sense: "cpu-usage",
           state: { shutdownCase: true },
-          workflow: {
+          trigger: {
             kind: "workflow",
             name: "shutdown-test",
             maxRounds: 10,

packages/daemon/src/__tests__/kernel.test.ts

@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ function makeMockChild(pid = 1): MockChild {
           type: "compute-result",
           sense: m.sense,
           state: 42,
-          workflow: null,
+          trigger: null,
         });
       });
     }
@@ -140,7 +140,7 @@ describe("kernel — message routing", () => {
         type: "compute-result",
         sense: "cpu-usage",
         state: 42,
-        workflow: null,
+        trigger: null,
       });
     }).not.toThrow();
 
@@ -171,7 +171,7 @@ describe("kernel — message routing", () => {
         type: "compute-result",
         sense: "cpu-usage",
         state: 123,
-        workflow: null,
+        trigger: null,
       });
       const rows = logStore.query({
         source: "sense",

packages/daemon/src/__tests__/sense-runtime.test.ts

@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@ describe("executeCompute", () => {
   it("passes state into compute and persists returned state", async () => {
     const path = makeTempStatePath();
     const runtime = makeRuntime(
-      async (s) => ({ state: { n: s.n + 1 }, workflow: null }),
+      async (s) => ({ state: { n: s.n + 1 }, trigger: null }),
       { n: 0 },
       path,
     );
@@ -71,7 +71,7 @@ describe("executeCompute", () => {
     const result = await executeCompute(runtime);
     expect(result.ok).toBe(true);
     if (!result.ok) return;
-    expect(result.value).toEqual({ state: { n: 1 }, workflow: null });
+    expect(result.value).toEqual({ state: { n: 1 }, trigger: null });
     expect(runtime.state).toEqual({ n: 1 });
     expect(JSON.parse(readFileSync(path, "utf8"))).toEqual({ n: 1 });
   });
@@ -93,7 +93,7 @@ describe("executeCompute", () => {
   it("returns err when compute exceeds timeoutMs", async () => {
     const runtime = makeRuntime(
       async (s) =>
-        new Promise((resolve) => setTimeout(() => resolve({ state: s, workflow: null }), 5_000)),
+        new Promise((resolve) => setTimeout(() => resolve({ state: s, trigger: null }), 5_000)),
       { n: 0 },
     );
 
@@ -104,7 +104,7 @@ describe("executeCompute", () => {
   });
 
   it("completes within timeout when compute is fast", async () => {
-    const runtime = makeRuntime(async (s) => ({ state: { n: s.n }, workflow: null }), { n: 42 });
+    const runtime = makeRuntime(async (s) => ({ state: { n: s.n }, trigger: null }), { n: 42 });
     const result = await executeCompute(runtime, 5_000);
     expect(result.ok).toBe(true);
     if (!result.ok) return;

packages/daemon/src/__tests__/worker-pool.test.ts

@@ -84,13 +84,13 @@ describe("createSenseWorkerPool", () => {
       type: "compute-result",
       sense: "s",
       state: 1,
-      workflow: null,
+      trigger: null,
     });
     expect(onWorkerMessage).toHaveBeenCalledWith({
       type: "compute-result",
       sense: "s",
       state: 1,
-      workflow: null,
+      trigger: null,
     });
   });
 

packages/daemon/src/ipc.ts

@@ -70,7 +70,7 @@ export type ComputeResultMessage = {
   type: "compute-result";
   sense: string;
   state: unknown;
-  workflow: SenseTrigger | null;
+  trigger: SenseTrigger | null;
 };
 
 /** Worker → Parent: sense compute result includes a workflow to start */
@@ -255,26 +255,26 @@ function parseComputeResultMsg(obj: Record<string, unknown>): Result<WorkerToPar
   if (!("state" in obj)) {
     return err(new Error("Worker 'compute-result' message missing 'state' field"));
   }
-  if (!("workflow" in obj)) {
-    return err(new Error("Worker 'compute-result' message missing 'workflow' field"));
+  if (!("trigger" in obj)) {
+    return err(new Error("Worker 'compute-result' message missing 'trigger' field"));
   }
-  const wfRaw = obj.workflow;
+  const wfRaw = obj.trigger;
   if (wfRaw !== null && !isPlainRecord(wfRaw)) {
-    return err(new Error("Worker 'compute-result' workflow must be an object or null"));
+    return err(new Error("Worker 'compute-result' trigger must be an object or null"));
   }
-  let workflow: SenseTrigger | null;
+  let trigger: SenseTrigger | null;
   if (wfRaw === null) {
-    workflow = null;
+    trigger = null;
   } else {
     const parsed = parseSenseTrigger(wfRaw);
     if (!parsed.ok) return err(parsed.error);
-    workflow = parsed.value;
+    trigger = parsed.value;
   }
   return ok({
     type: "compute-result",
     sense: obj.sense,
     state: obj.state,
-    workflow,
+    trigger,
   });
 }
 

packages/daemon/src/kernel.ts

@@ -145,7 +145,7 @@ export function createKernel(
     }
   }
 
-  function handleComputeResult(senseName: string, workflow: SenseTrigger | null): void {
+  function handleComputeResult(senseName: string, trigger: SenseTrigger | null): void {
     logStore.append({
       source: "sense",
       type: "compute-complete",
@@ -154,18 +154,18 @@ export function createKernel(
       timestamp: Date.now(),
     });
 
-    if (workflow !== null) {
-      if (workflow.kind === "workflow") {
-        workflowManager.startWorkflow(workflow.name, {
-          prompt: workflow.prompt,
-          maxRounds: workflow.maxRounds,
-          dryRun: workflow.dryRun,
+    if (trigger !== null) {
+      if (trigger.kind === "workflow") {
+        workflowManager.startWorkflow(trigger.name, {
+          prompt: trigger.prompt,
+          maxRounds: trigger.maxRounds,
+          dryRun: trigger.dryRun,
         });
         logStore.append({
           source: "sense",
           type: "workflow-launch",
           refId: senseName,
-          payload: JSON.stringify(workflow),
+          payload: JSON.stringify(trigger),
           timestamp: Date.now(),
         });
       } else {
@@ -173,7 +173,7 @@ export function createKernel(
           source: "sense",
           type: "shell-launch",
           refId: senseName,
-          payload: JSON.stringify(workflow),
+          payload: JSON.stringify(trigger),
           timestamp: Date.now(),
         });
       }
@@ -212,7 +212,7 @@ export function createKernel(
     }
 
     if (msg.type === "compute-result") {
-      handleComputeResult(msg.sense, msg.workflow);
+      handleComputeResult(msg.sense, msg.trigger);
     }
   }
 

packages/daemon/src/sense-runtime.ts

@@ -74,7 +74,7 @@ export async function loadSenseModule(
 export async function executeCompute(
   runtime: SenseRuntime,
   timeoutMs?: number,
-): Promise<Result<{ state: unknown; workflow: SenseTrigger | null }>> {
+): Promise<Result<{ state: unknown; trigger: SenseTrigger | null }>> {
   const controller = new AbortController();
 
   let timer: ReturnType<typeof setTimeout> | undefined;

packages/daemon/src/sense-worker.ts

@@ -43,9 +43,9 @@ function sendReady(): void {
 
 function sendComputeResult(
   sense: string,
-  value: { state: unknown; workflow: SenseTrigger | null },
+  value: { state: unknown; trigger: SenseTrigger | null },
 ): void {
-  send({ type: "compute-result", sense, state: value.state, workflow: value.workflow });
+  send({ type: "compute-result", sense, state: value.state, trigger: value.trigger });
 }
 
 function executeShellTriggerIfNeeded(nerveRoot: string, trigger: SenseTrigger | null): void {
@@ -54,11 +54,24 @@ function executeShellTriggerIfNeeded(nerveRoot: string, trigger: SenseTrigger |
     shell: true,
     cwd: nerveRoot,
     detached: true,
-    stdio: "ignore",
+    stdio: ["ignore", "ignore", "pipe"],
   });
   child.on("error", (err) => {
     process.stderr.write(`[sense-worker] shell trigger failed: ${err.message}\n`);
   });
+  if (child.stderr) {
+    let stderrBuf = "";
+    child.stderr.on("data", (chunk: Buffer) => {
+      stderrBuf += chunk.toString();
+    });
+    child.on("close", (code) => {
+      if (code !== null && code !== 0 && stderrBuf.length > 0) {
+        process.stderr.write(
+          `[sense-worker] shell trigger exited with code ${code}: ${stderrBuf.trimEnd()}\n`,
+        );
+      }
+    });
+  }
   child.unref();
 }
 
@@ -159,7 +172,7 @@ async function runCompute(
       return;
     }
     clearGracePeriodTimer(senseName);
-    executeShellTriggerIfNeeded(nerveRoot, result.value.workflow);
+    executeShellTriggerIfNeeded(nerveRoot, result.value.trigger);
     sendComputeResult(senseName, result.value);
   } catch (e: unknown) {
     const errMsg = e instanceof Error ? e.message : String(e);