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  • Preserve caller-supplied read-output flag provenance through extension option coercion, parser override, and preflight override. An extension-active canonical full-list request no longer reports the deprecated --full alias; an actual --full request still does.
  • Count resolved deprecated command spellings in consented local telemetry state, with daily retention, canonical targets, last-seen times, and zero-use diagnostics. Match complete declared spellings so permanent aliases such as extension list are not counted as deprecated extension use.
  • Serialize telemetry state writes to retain the counters during background flushes. Document the limits of local zero-use evidence and the pending GA removal criterion.
  • Add a real extension regression, isolated CLI integration, and malformed-state/consent unit coverage. Record the PM evidence and regenerate the changelog with the latest published pm-changelog package.

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  • node scripts/run-tests.mjs coverage: 9,405 passed; exact 100/100/100/100 coverage.
  • Linked PM tests passed in isolated snapshot workspaces.
  • Fresh temporary CLI workspace with a disposable extension: canonical aliases []; actual --full aliases ["--full"].
  • pnpm quality:static, pnpm typecheck, pnpm version:check, pnpm changelog:pm:check, pnpm contracts:check, pnpm sdk:surface:check, pnpm security:scan, and package artifact gate passed.
  • Tracker history drift check passed; 170 older closed items still have resolution-field warnings outside these two items.

Summary by Sourcery

Preserve deprecated-alias provenance and add consented local usage diagnostics to support evidence-based command deprecation decisions.

New Features:

  • Add consented local telemetry counters for deprecated command spellings, including retention, canonical targets, last-seen timestamps, and zero-use diagnostics.

Bug Fixes:

  • Prevent extension-active canonical full-list requests from being falsely attributed to the deprecated --full alias while preserving attribution for actual --full usage.

Enhancements:

  • Preserve command-option provenance through extension processing and serialize telemetry state updates to avoid lost counters during concurrent flushes.
  • Document the limitations of local zero-use evidence and the criteria for eventual alias removal.

Documentation:

  • Document deprecated alias usage diagnostics, retention behavior, consent requirements, and removal evidence limitations.
  • Regenerate the changelog with the newly tracked PM items.

Tests:

  • Add extension regression, isolated CLI integration, and telemetry coverage for consent, malformed state, retention, contention, and alias classification.

Chores:

  • Record and update the associated PM issue and task evidence.

Summary by cubic

Fixes false attribution of the deprecated --full alias on canonical full-list requests when extensions are active, and adds consented local usage counters for deprecated command spellings so removal decisions are evidence-based.

  • Caller-supplied read-output flag provenance is preserved through extension option coercion, parser override, and preflight override, so actual --full requests are still attributed while extension-active canonical requests are not.
  • Resolved deprecated spellings are counted per UTC day in local telemetry state with retention, canonical targets, last-seen times, and zero-use diagnostics; only complete declared spellings match, so permanent aliases like extension list are not counted.
  • Telemetry writes are serialized, and diagnostics re-read state under the lock before pruning so they cannot recreate cleared telemetry data; expired observations are pruned and counts are clamped to safe integers.
  • Adds real-extension regression, isolated CLI integration, and competing-writer, consent, malformed-state, and lock-contention unit coverage.

Written for commit 70c62c2. Summary will update on new commits.

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Carry caller read-output flag provenance through extension option and lifecycle cloning so canonical full-list reads do not report a legacy --full alias. Resolve complete declared command spellings before counting deprecated aliases, and keep consented daily counters in local telemetry state with retention and zero-use diagnostics.

Record both PM item closures, linked snapshot tests, defect gate evidence, manual extension acceptance, and regenerated changelog. Verify the full 9,405-test suite at exact 100% statement, branch, function, and line coverage, plus repository static and package gates.

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  • src/core/telemetry/runtime.ts
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  • New Features
    • With telemetry enabled and consented, local usage statistics now show counts and latest-use dates for deprecated command aliases, along with aliases that have no recorded use. Counts are retained for a limited period, and telemetry opt-outs are respected.
  • Bug Fixes
    • Read-output receipts now distinguish canonical full-list requests from caller-supplied --full: canonical requests no longer show a deprecated-alias hint, while explicitly supplied --full remains attributed.
    • Clearing telemetry no longer allows later statistics updates to recreate cleared telemetry state.

Walkthrough

The CLI now records consented usage of deprecated command aliases and reports retained counts and aliases without recorded usage. It also preserves read-output invocation provenance across extension option reconstruction and parser or preflight overrides.

Changes

Deprecated alias usage

Layer / File(s) Summary
Capture and submit deprecated aliases
src/cli/main.ts
The CLI matches the longest deprecated alias from the original command tokens and submits the match after telemetry starts.
Persist and report alias usage
src/sdk/telemetry.ts, src/core/telemetry/runtime.ts
Telemetry validates and retains daily alias counts, applies consent and environment policy, and reports totals, latest-use timestamps, aliases without recorded usage, and the retention period. Runtime state updates run under the queue-mutation lock.
Validate and document usage diagnostics
tests/integration/telemetry/*, tests/unit/commands/governance/telemetry-command.spec.ts, docs/CLI_GRAMMAR.md, CHANGELOG.md, .agents/pm/...
Tests cover alias matching, consent, opt-outs, retention, count saturation, and concurrent state changes. Documentation and project records describe the diagnostics and their limits.

Read-output invocation provenance

Layer / File(s) Summary
Preserve provenance across option overrides
src/cli/main.ts, src/cli/runtime/invocation-options.ts
The CLI copies read-output provenance after option coercion and parser or preflight overrides.
Verify provenance attribution
tests/unit/cli/cli-main-reentrancy.spec.ts, .agents/pm/history/pm-8uwigr.jsonl, .agents/pm/issues/pm-8uwigr.toon
The regression test checks that canonical output options do not report --full, while caller-supplied --full remains attributed. The issue records document the defect, test results, and closure.

Priority: ➖ Normal

Estimated code review effort: 3 (Moderate) | ~25 minutes

Change: Feature

Sequence Diagram(s)

sequenceDiagram
  participant CLI
  participant TelemetrySDK
  participant RuntimeState
  CLI->>TelemetrySDK: Submit matched deprecated alias
  TelemetrySDK->>RuntimeState: Persist consented daily usage count
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Possibly related PRs

  • unbraind/pm-cli#1058: Defines the alias contracts used to match deprecated spellings and record their usage.

Merge Risk: ⚪ Minimal · up to 70c62

The change adds consented local tracking of deprecated command usage and preserves --full attribution in read-output receipts. No merge-blocking issue was identified from the supplied evidence.

Security Architecture Review

Security architecture risk: 🔵 Low · up to 70c62

The new usage data stays in local telemetry state and recording checks both consent and process opt-outs. No material security issue was established, though the persistence and diagnostic behavior warrants architecture review.

Retained concerns
No architecture-level concerns identified.

Security review details

Security Blast Radius

  • inferred — The new attacker-influenced input is a local CLI command spelling. The observed persistence path limits it to declared deprecated aliases in the global local telemetry state; no new cross-service edge was identified in the supplied impact map.

Trust Boundaries and Controls

  • observed — Capturing an alias does not itself write telemetry: a parsed command must establish an active telemetry context, and the recorder independently applies alias, consent, and environment-policy checks.
  • observed — Stats can read previously stored local alias usage when a process opt-out is in effect. The inspected code does not establish whether the opt-out is intended to prevent collection only or also suppress local diagnostics.

Resilience and Maintainability Implications

  • observed — Failed recording is best effort and does not block CLI execution; diagnostic pruning rereads state inside the mutation boundary before replacing it.
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Check name Status Explanation
Title check ✅ Passed The title clearly summarizes the two main changes: preserving alias provenance and measuring deprecated command usage.
Description check ✅ Passed The description directly explains the provenance fix, telemetry changes, documentation updates, tests, and verification results.
Docstring Coverage ✅ Passed Docstring coverage is 86.67% which is sufficient. The required threshold is 80.00%. Docstring coverage is scoped to functions touched by this diff. Analyzed 15 functions across 7 files. (7 skipped: 7 …
Linked Issues check ✅ Passed Check skipped because no linked issues were found for this pull request.
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The PR fixes deprecated-alias provenance across extension-aware command parsing and introduces consented, local, retention-limited telemetry for measuring complete deprecated command spellings, with serialized state writes, diagnostics, regression coverage, and documented removal-evidence constraints.

Sequence diagram for deprecated alias capture and local telemetry recording

sequenceDiagram
    participant CLI
    participant Resolver as CommandAliasResolver
    participant Lifecycle as CLI_Lifecycle
    participant Telemetry as Telemetry
    participant State as LocalTelemetryState

    CLI->>Resolver: captureInvokedDeprecatedAlias(rawArgv)
    Resolver-->>CLI: resolved deprecated alias or none
    CLI->>Lifecycle: dispatch command
    Lifecycle->>Telemetry: recordDeprecatedAliasUsage(alias)
    Telemetry->>Telemetry: resolveTelemetryEnvironmentPolicy()
    Telemetry->>Telemetry: readSettings(globalPmRoot)
    alt telemetry consented
        Telemetry->>State: readTelemetryRuntimeState()
        Telemetry->>State: writeFileAtomic(updated daily counter)
        State-->>Telemetry: persisted
    else disabled or not consented
        Telemetry-->>Lifecycle: false
    end
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Sequence diagram for preserving extension read-output provenance

sequenceDiagram
    participant CLI
    participant ExtensionParser
    participant Options as CommandOptions
    participant Preflight
    participant Dispatch

    CLI->>ExtensionParser: parse extension-aware invocation
    ExtensionParser->>Options: extractCommandScopedOptions()
    Options->>Options: copyReadOutputInvocationProvenance()
    ExtensionParser-->>CLI: parser override context
    CLI->>Options: copyReadOutputInvocationProvenance()
    CLI->>Preflight: apply preflight override
    Preflight->>Options: copyReadOutputInvocationProvenance()
    CLI->>Dispatch: execute canonical options with original flag provenance
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Flow diagram for deprecated alias telemetry statistics

flowchart TD
    A["pm telemetry stats --json"] --> B["read consent and retention settings"]
    B --> C["read local telemetry state"]
    C --> D["normalize declared aliases and retained daily entries"]
    D --> E["aggregate count and last_seen by alias"]
    D --> F["identify zero_use_aliases"]
    E --> G["return alias_usage diagnostics"]
    F --> G
    G --> H["include alias_usage_retention_days"]
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File-Level Changes

Change Details Files
Preserve the origin of read-output flags through extension option processing and parser/preflight overrides so receipts distinguish canonical requests from explicit deprecated aliases.
  • Copy read-output provenance after extension coercion and override synchronization.
  • Add an extension-backed regression covering canonical full-list output versus explicit --full.
src/cli/main.ts
src/cli/runtime/invocation-options.ts
tests/unit/cli/cli-main-reentrancy.spec.ts
Add consent-gated local telemetry for resolved deprecated command spellings, with validated daily counters and removal-evidence reporting.
  • Match the longest complete declared alias from raw command tokens before dispatch.
  • Persist per-alias canonical targets, daily counts, and last-seen timestamps within the configured retention window.
  • Expose alias_usage, zero_use_aliases, and retention metadata from telemetry stats.
  • Suppress writes when telemetry is disabled or consent is absent, and tolerate malformed/unreadable state.
src/cli/main.ts
src/sdk/telemetry.ts
tests/integration/telemetry/deprecated-alias-usage.integration.spec.ts
tests/unit/commands/governance/telemetry-command.spec.ts
Serialize telemetry runtime-state mutations to prevent background flushes from overwriting alias counters.
  • Queue read-modify-write state updates under the existing telemetry mutation mechanism.
src/core/telemetry/runtime.ts
Document the scope and limitations of local alias-use evidence and update project tracking artifacts.
  • Document retention, consent, zero-use limitations, and the pending GA removal criterion.
  • Record PM issue/task evidence and regenerate the PM changelog.
docs/CLI_GRAMMAR.md
CHANGELOG.md
.agents/pm/extensions/.managed-extensions.json
.agents/pm/history/pm-0mox.jsonl
.agents/pm/history/pm-8uwigr.jsonl
.agents/pm/issues/pm-8uwigr.toon
.agents/pm/tasks/pm-0mox.toon

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  • #pm-8uwigr: The PR directly resolves the extension-active canonical --output-include full misattribution described by this issue.

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[Medium risk] Adds deprecated command alias usage tracking and telemetry.

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Summary

The PR preserves caller-supplied read-output flag provenance through extension processing and adds consented, local counters for deprecated command spellings.

  • Telemetry stats now report retained alias usage and zero-use spellings.
  • The latest change re-reads state under the telemetry lock so stats pruning does not recreate state after a concurrent clear.
  • Regression tests cover extension receipts, alias classification, consent, retention, and competing writers.
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flowchart LR
  A[CLI arguments] --> B[Resolve command spelling]
  B --> C[Execute command]
  B -->|deprecated spelling| D[Consented local counter]
  D --> E[Telemetry state under queue lock]
  E --> F[Stats and retention pruning]
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Comment thread src/sdk/telemetry.ts Resolved
Resolve executable-prefixed invocations and parent scope flags before classifying complete command aliases. Bound the foreground telemetry lock wait, clamp daily and aggregate counts to safe integers, and prune expired on-disk observations during diagnostics reads when the lock is available.

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Re-read alias usage under the telemetry mutex before a diagnostics prune write. If a peer has cleared state or already pruned it, leave the state file untouched so diagnostics cannot recreate cleared telemetry data.

Add competing-writer regressions for both cases and record the second review correction in pm-0mox. Reverify 9,409 tests with exact 100% coverage and the full repository static gate.
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