EMAD Failsafe System Documentation

🛡️ Overview

The EMAD Failsafe System provides critical protection mechanisms to prevent development workflow disruptions by detecting and responding to common issues that can derail productivity.

🎯 Failsafe Mechanisms

FAILSAFE 1: Uninitialized EMAD Detection

Purpose: Detect when a user begins development work without properly initializing the EMAD system.

Trigger Conditions:

• ✅ File modifications detected in monitored directories

• ✅ No active EMAD session found (no running emad-background-runner.py process)

• ✅ No recent EMAD initialization logs within the last 24 hours

Default State: ✅ ENABLED

Manual Controls:

# Disable
python emad-failsafe-cli.py /disable-emad-init-check
python emad-failsafe-cli.py /turn-off-emad-init-failsafe

# Enable
python emad-failsafe-cli.py /enable-emad-init-check
python emad-failsafe-cli.py /turn-on-emad-init-failsafe

Automatic Hybrid Mode - Auto-enables when:

• ✅ New project directory detected

• ✅ Git repository initialization detected

• ✅ Multiple file changes detected without EMAD activity

Response Actions:

• 🔔 Display warning notification

• 🤔 Prompt user to initialize EMAD system

• ⏸️ Optionally pause file monitoring until EMAD is properly started

• 🚀 Option to auto-start EMAD

FAILSAFE 2: Post-Completion Development Detection

Purpose: Detect when a user continues development after JAEGIS system has marked a project as completed.

Trigger Conditions:

• ✅ Project status marked as "COMPLETE" in JAEGIS task management

• ✅ New file modifications or additions detected after completion timestamp

• ✅ User continues coding activity beyond completion marker

Default State: ✅ ENABLED

Manual Controls:

# Disable
python emad-failsafe-cli.py /disable-completion-check
python emad-failsafe-cli.py /turn-off-completion-failsafe

# Enable
python emad-failsafe-cli.py /enable-completion-check
python emad-failsafe-cli.py /turn-on-completion-failsafe

Automatic Hybrid Mode - Auto-enables when:

• ✅ High-priority tasks marked complete but significant code changes detected

• ✅ Multiple completion/reopening cycles detected

• ✅ User feedback indicates confusion about project status

Response Actions:

• 🚨 Alert user about post-completion development

• 🤔 Prompt for project status clarification

• 🔄 Offer options to: reopen project, create new feature branch, or confirm completion override

🚀 Quick Start

Installation & Setup

# Complete setup with failsafe system
setup-emad-with-failsafe.bat

# Or manual setup
pip install psutil  # Required for process monitoring
python emad-background-runner.py start  # Starts with integrated failsafe

Basic Commands

# Check failsafe status
python emad-failsafe-cli.py status

# Run failsafe tests
python emad-failsafe-cli.py test

# Show configuration
python emad-failsafe-cli.py config

🔧 Configuration

Configuration File Location

• Config: config/emad-failsafe-config.json

• State: config/emad-failsafe-state.json

• Logs: logs/emad-failsafe-YYYYMMDD.log

Key Configuration Options

{
  "failsafe_1_uninitialized_detection": {
    "enabled": true,
    "check_interval_seconds": 300,
    "initialization_timeout_hours": 24,
    "file_change_threshold": 3,
    "auto_enable_conditions": {
      "new_project_detection": true,
      "git_init_detection": true,
      "multiple_changes_without_emad": true
    },
    "response_actions": {
      "show_notification": true,
      "prompt_initialization": true,
      "pause_monitoring": false,
      "auto_start_emad": false
    }
  },
  "failsafe_2_post_completion_detection": {
    "enabled": true,
    "check_interval_seconds": 600,
    "completion_grace_period_hours": 2,
    "significant_change_threshold": 5
  }
}

📊 Monitoring & Status

Status Dashboard

python emad-failsafe-cli.py status

Example Output:

🔧 EMAD Failsafe System Status
========================================
Failsafe 1 (Uninitialized Detection): ✅ Enabled
Failsafe 2 (Post-Completion Detection): ✅ Enabled
EMAD Background Runner: ✅ Running
Recent Activations: 2

Recent Failsafe Activations:
  • 2024-01-15 14:30:00: Uninitialized Detection
  • 2024-01-15 16:45:00: Post Completion Detection

Test Suite

python emad-failsafe-cli.py test

Tests Include:

• ✅ File change detection

• ✅ EMAD process detection

• ✅ Project completion status

• ✅ New project detection

• ✅ Git initialization detection

🚨 Failsafe Activation Examples

Scenario 1: Uninitialized EMAD

Trigger: User starts coding without EMAD running

System Response:

🚨 FAILSAFE 1 ACTIVATED: Uninitialized EMAD Detection
Trigger reasons: File modifications detected without active EMAD session

⚠️ EMAD Initialization Required
Development activity detected without active EMAD system.
Reasons: File modifications detected without active EMAD session
Files changed: 5

🔧 EMAD Initialization Options:
1. Start EMAD Background Runner
2. Run EMAD Test Cycle
3. View EMAD Status
4. Ignore (disable this failsafe)
5. Continue without EMAD

Select option (1-5):

Scenario 2: Post-Completion Development

Trigger: User continues coding after marking project complete

System Response:

🚨 FAILSAFE 2 ACTIVATED: Post-Completion Development Detection
Completed tasks: 3
Post-completion changes: 7

⚠️ Post-Completion Development Detected
Development activity detected after project completion.
Completed tasks: 3
Recent changes: 7

🔍 Project Status Clarification:
Completed tasks: 3
Active tasks: 0

Recent development activity detected after completion.

Options:
1. Reopen project (mark as in progress)
2. Create new feature branch
3. Confirm completion override
4. Disable post-completion detection
5. Continue as-is

Select option (1-5):

🔄 Integration

With EMAD Background Runner

The failsafe system is automatically integrated when you start the EMAD background runner:

python emad-background-runner.py start

Integration Features:

• ✅ Automatic failsafe initialization

• ✅ Shared logging and state management

• ✅ Coordinated monitoring cycles

• ✅ Graceful shutdown handling

With Task Management

The failsafe system integrates with JAEGIS task management:

• ✅ Reads task completion status from JSON files

• ✅ Tracks project state changes

• ✅ Monitors task lifecycle events

• ✅ Provides status clarification prompts

📈 Performance Impact

Resource Usage

• CPU: Minimal (< 1% during monitoring)

• Memory: ~10-20MB additional

• Disk: Log files rotate daily

• Network: No additional network usage

Monitoring Intervals

• Failsafe 1: Every 5 minutes (300 seconds)

• Failsafe 2: Every 10 minutes (600 seconds)

• File Scanning: On-demand during checks

🛠️ Troubleshooting

Common Issues

Issue: Failsafe not detecting file changes

# Solution: Check file permissions and monitoring paths
python emad-failsafe-cli.py test

Issue: False positive activations

# Solution: Adjust thresholds in configuration
python emad-failsafe-cli.py config

Issue: Failsafe system not starting

# Solution: Check dependencies and logs
pip install psutil
python emad-failsafe-cli.py test

Debug Mode

# Enable debug logging
# Edit config/emad-failsafe-config.json:
{
  "general": {
    "log_level": "DEBUG"
  }
}

Reset Configuration

# Reset all settings to defaults
python emad-failsafe-cli.py reset

📋 Command Reference

Failsafe Control Commands

Command	Description
/disable-emad-init-check	Disable Failsafe 1
/turn-off-emad-init-failsafe	Turn off Failsafe 1
/enable-emad-init-check	Enable Failsafe 1
/turn-on-emad-init-failsafe	Turn on Failsafe 1
/disable-completion-check	Disable Failsafe 2
/turn-off-completion-failsafe	Turn off Failsafe 2
/enable-completion-check	Enable Failsafe 2
/turn-on-completion-failsafe	Turn on Failsafe 2

Management Commands

Command	Description
status	Show current status
test	Run failsafe tests
config	Show configuration
reset	Reset to defaults
start	Start monitoring
stop	Stop monitoring

🎯 Best Practices

Recommended Settings

1. Keep both failsafes enabled for maximum protection

2. Adjust thresholds based on your development patterns

3. Review activation logs regularly to tune sensitivity

4. Use auto-start EMAD for seamless workflow integration

Workflow Integration

1. Start EMAD with failsafe at beginning of development session

2. Respond to prompts when failsafes activate

3. Review status periodically to ensure proper operation

4. Adjust settings based on your specific needs

🔮 Future Enhancements

• Machine Learning: Adaptive thresholds based on usage patterns

• Team Integration: Multi-developer failsafe coordination

• IDE Plugins: Direct integration with VS Code and other editors

• Advanced Notifications: Slack, email, and webhook integrations

• Workflow Analytics: Detailed reporting on development patterns

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The EMAD Failsafe System provides intelligent, proactive protection for your development workflow, ensuring you never lose productivity due to common setup and coordination issues. 🛡️✨