fabro/docs/internal/run-directory-keys.md
Bryan Helmkamp 93908de46c
refactor(retro): share run dump hydration
Move RunDump into fabro-dump so CLI export and retro uploads share the same hydrated run layout. Drop the legacy artifact file-ref parser, add best-effort run.log retrieval for retro, and update retro prompts/docs to use events.jsonl and checkpoints.
2026-04-30 23:31:12 -04:00

2.3 KiB

Run Scratch Files

This document maps the files that still live under a run scratch directory. Durable run state lives in the run store and metadata branch; scratch is mostly local runtime state and caches.

Scope:

  • Scratch root: ~/.fabro/scratch/YYYYMMDD-{run_id}/
  • This covers local run files only
  • Persistent store keys live in lib/crates/fabro-store/src/keys.rs
  • Artifact object-store keys live in lib/crates/fabro-store/src/artifact_store.rs

There is no _init.json anymore. Run existence in the database is determined by stored run events, and local scratch directories are managed separately under scratch/.

Root-Level Files

File Purpose Source
workflow_bundle.json Bundled workflow input used by start to restore workflow_path and bundled child workflows/files Written during create from the resolved workflow bundle
run.pid Legacy detached-run pid file from older runs Legacy only; current flows do not rely on it

Local-Only Directories

These paths are local runtime state, not canonical event projections.

Path Purpose
worktree/ Git worktree used by checkpointed runs
runtime/server.log Worker tracing log for the run
runtime/blobs/ Materialized local blob payloads for file-backed fabro+blob:// references
nodes/{manager_node}_{visit}/child/ Nested scratch root for manager-loop child workflows

Reconstructed / Exported Files

These names are still real, but they are no longer live scratch files by default:

  • Metadata branch files such as run.json, start.json, checkpoint.json, and retro.json
  • fabro dump exports such as run.json, start.json, status.json, checkpoint.json, conclusion.json, retro.json, events.jsonl, and per-node prompt/response/status/stdout/stderr files
  • Retro-agent temp uploads named events.jsonl, run.json, graph.fabro, checkpoints/{seq:04}.json, run.log when available, and per-stage files under stages/{node_id}@{visit}/... inside the retro sandbox

Notes

  • Artifact binaries are no longer stored in the SlateDB keyspace. They live in ArtifactStore; the run scratch tree only contains local cached copies when a workflow stage writes them to disk.
  • Final diffs for checkpointed runs are projected from the run store; they are no longer written as scratch files.