TORCH/docs/agent-handoffs/incidents/2026-02-20-codex-test-failures-platform-and-telemetry.md

Codex environment test failures: scheduler platform assertion and memory telemetry capture

Context

• Date: 2026-02-20
• Agent: docs-code-investigator
• Validation stage for documentation-only updates (src/services/memory/index.js).

Observation

• npm test fails in test/scheduler-preflight-lock.e2e.test.mjs.
• Failure detail: first e2e assertion expects frontmatter platform to be unknown, but scheduler log in this environment reports platform: codex.
• Targeted memory test bundle (node --test test/memory-*.test.mjs test/memory.test.js) fails in test/memory-telemetry.test.mjs.
• Direct run (node test/memory-telemetry.test.mjs) shows fixture child process exits with code 0 but both stdout and stderr are empty, failing assertions that expect [PASS] and TORCH-MEMORY output.

Action taken

• Confirmed failures are reproducible and unrelated to documentation edits.
• Captured reproductions with direct command runs to reveal assertion details.
• Updated KNOWN_ISSUES.md with active issue entries for both failures.

Validation performed

• npm run lint (pass)
• npm test (fails in test/scheduler-preflight-lock.e2e.test.mjs)
• node --test test/scheduler-preflight-lock.e2e.test.mjs
• node test/scheduler-preflight-lock.e2e.test.mjs
• node --test test/memory-*.test.mjs test/memory.test.js
• node test/memory-telemetry.test.mjs

Recommendation for next agents

• Treat these as environment-sensitive test failures until assertions are aligned with Codex platform semantics and child-process output behavior.
• If updating tests, follow spec-correction protocol and preserve strict behavioral intent.
• Keep KNOWN_ISSUES.md dates/status current after remediation.

Update 2026-02-21

Context

• Agent: test-audit-agent
• Scope: scenario-first audit run using scripts/test-audit/run-flaky-check.mjs and targeted scheduler e2e verification.

Observation

• The scheduler platform mismatch is still reproducible:
  • Expected in test assertion: platform: unknown (derived from test-side detectPlatform() || 'unknown')
  • Actual log frontmatter: platform: codex
• Reproduced with:
  • node test/scheduler-preflight-lock.e2e.test.mjs
  • node --test test/scheduler-preflight-lock.e2e.test.mjs

Action taken

• Reclassified the issue in KNOWN_ISSUES.md from Resolved back to Active (KNOWN-ISSUE-scheduler-preflight-platform) with updated workaround and verification date.
• Did not weaken/modify scenario expectations in the e2e test without explicit spec correction.

Validation performed

• node test/scheduler-preflight-lock.e2e.test.mjs (fails with platform mismatch)
• node --test test/scheduler-preflight-lock.e2e.test.mjs (fails)

Recommendation for next agents

• Resolve via spec correction only:
  1. Decide canonical platform source for scheduler logs in fixtures (AGENT_PLATFORM fallback vs runtime detector).
  2. Update assertion to match documented scheduler behavior, not incidental environment state.