testsAndMisc/docs/superpowers/evidence
Krzysztof kuhy Rudnicki 22e22c16a7 fix(wellbeing): stop focus mode reading zombie processes as running Steam
Focus mode flapped in and out of GAMING mode every few seconds and killed
browsers while no Steam was running. The pattern matching was not at
fault: the daemon was correctly seeing a process named "steam". That
process was a root-owned zombie.

A total gaming block on 2026-07-04 purged the Steam client and it was
never reinstalled, but steam-backlog-enforcer kept trying to launch it
through an orphaned /usr/local/bin/steam wrapper still pointing at the
deleted /usr/bin/steam. Each launch died on exec and, never being reaped,
lingered as a dead process that still carried the name "steam" - which
this daemon counted as a live Steam.

get_running_processes() now reads /proc/*/stat rather than /proc/*/comm
and skips state Z. Both cost one read per PID, so the poll loop stays
fork-free, but stat also carries the process state. _parse_stat() uses
rpartition(')') because a process name can itself contain spaces and
')', which naive whitespace splitting would corrupt. Names are truncated
to 15 chars in stat exactly as in comm, so the existing patterns match
unchanged.

Verified against the live zombie, before the enforcer was fixed:
  zombies on system now              : ['steam']
  OLD (/proc/*/comm) sees 'steam'    : True
  NEW (zombie-filtered) sees 'steam' : False
  dropped by filter                  : ['steam']
and non-regression on real processes: a synthetic live 'steam' and a
'steam_app_29687' game both still return True. It skips zombies, not
Steam. Running `focus-mode-daemon` now reports "Browser detected -
entering BROWSING mode" with no GAMING flapping.

The zombie source is fixed separately in steam-backlog-enforcer d54df3a;
this is the durable guard against any future one.

Note: install_focus_mode_daemon.sh copies rather than symlinks, so
/usr/local/bin/focus-mode-daemon was a stale copy without this fix.
Reinstalled. Editing this file alone never changes what runs.

Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.8 (1M context) <noreply@anthropic.com>
Claude-Session: https://claude.ai/code/session_013rN2usTS3pYLJqeVg2ZpgR
2026-07-17 13:55:24 +02:00
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agent-automation-bootstrap.json style(prettier): apply markdown/json formatting updates 2026-05-07 22:08:00 +02:00
archive-unmaintained-2026-01.json chore: archive 41 unmaintained directories to testsAndMisc-archive 2026-05-14 20:21:05 +02:00
bucket-catch-2026-06-26.json Add evidence artifact for the bucket_catch app 2026-07-11 00:16:35 +02:00
bucket-catch-2026-06-27.json Add bucket_catch: osu!catch browser game with 100% frontend test coverage 2026-06-27 12:21:35 +02:00
checker-false-errors-2026-07-17.json fix(checker): stop reporting healthy services as errors; drop thesis_tracker 2026-07-17 08:32:55 +02:00
ci-mirror-gate-2026-07-11.json Add CI-mirror pre-push gate + requirements-sync check (monorepo variant) 2026-07-11 18:06:17 +02:00
ci-pipeline-and-lint-backlog-fix-2026-06-22.json Fix CI pipeline and clear the lint backlog it had been hiding 2026-06-22 07:52:44 +02:00
cleanup-meta-folder-2026-05.json chore: consolidate root configs into meta/, drop unused C dir + split/pdfCentered/geo_data 2026-05-14 20:40:12 +02:00
cloud-gallery-2026-07-12.json cloud_gallery: React media-gallery SPA served by dufs (Phase 3) 2026-07-12 06:05:52 +02:00
cloud-gallery-coverage-lint-deploy-2026-07-12.json cloud_gallery: fix build, 100% coverage, aggressive lint; whitelist dufs_client 2026-07-12 17:29:39 +02:00
code-tutor-2026-07-10.json Add code_tutor: interactive codebase-learning CLI 2026-07-11 00:15:46 +02:00
code-tutor-test-version-fix-2026-07-11.json Make code_tutor OSError fingerprint test Python-version-robust 2026-07-11 00:22:57 +02:00
diet-guard-app-focus-whitelist-2026-06-22.json style: prettier format pre-existing evidence JSON 2026-06-27 12:25:13 +02:00
diet-guard-app-night-whitelist-2026-07-11.json phone_focus_mode: night-whitelist com.kuhy.diet_guard_app 2026-07-11 23:58:22 +02:00
diet-guard-gatelock-migration-2026-06-21.json Migrate diet_guard to the shared gatelock backend 2026-06-21 18:16:45 +02:00
diet-guard-meal-and-trigger-fix-2026-06-10.json feat(diet_guard): add meal-logging screen-lock gate with trigger fix 2026-06-10 22:32:39 +02:00
diet-guard-test-isolation-fix-2026-06-22.json Fix non-hermetic diet_guard gate tests depending on a real X display 2026-06-22 08:12:02 +02:00
digital-wellbeing-bypass-hardening-2026-05.json security: harden digital-wellbeing bypass vectors 2026-05-16 15:41:40 +02:00
extract-dufs-cloud-repo-2026-07-12.json Extract dufs cloud (web + app + scripts) to github.com/kuhyx/dufs-cloud 2026-07-12 18:38:37 +02:00
extract-inline-python-2026-06-06.json refactor: extract all inline Python from shell scripts into proper .py files 2026-06-06 10:31:48 +02:00
file-length-split-2026-06-14.json style: apply prettier formatting to evidence JSON and dwm/gaming READMEs 2026-06-14 07:22:04 +02:00
fix-hosts-guard-silent-aborts-2026-07-17.json fix(hosts-guard): stop setup aborting silently, so the guards actually enable 2026-07-17 08:25:51 +02:00
fix-install-failures.json style: prettier formatting for evidence JSON files 2026-05-16 15:46:33 +02:00
fix-midnight-shutdown-heredoc-2026-06-22.json fix: shutdown timer crashing on every fire due to heredoc escaping bug 2026-06-22 07:09:55 +02:00
fix-remaining-wellbeing-services-2026-07-17.json fix(wellbeing): clear every remaining error/warning; drop thesis_tracker 2026-07-17 08:58:43 +02:00
focus-mode-zombie-steam-2026-07-17.json fix(wellbeing): stop focus mode reading zombie processes as running Steam 2026-07-17 13:55:24 +02:00
guard-lib-migration-2026-07-04.json feat: migrate hosts-guard and shutdown-schedule-guard to guard-lib 2026-07-04 11:54:08 +02:00
idle-inhibit-zero-fork-20260604.json perf(idle-off): replace controller-watch fork storm with a single systemd-inhibit 2026-06-04 18:14:07 +02:00
import-media-archives-2026-07-12.json import_media_archives.sh: fold Downloads media_archive zips into the cloud 2026-07-12 17:43:23 +02:00
install-core-system-cleanup.json Add install_core_system.sh; remove pc_startup and thesis_tracker 2026-05-15 01:13:28 +02:00
keepass-multidevice-sync-2026-07-12.json linux_configuration: unified multi-device KeePass sync over dufs 2026-07-12 05:00:27 +02:00
linux-config-cleanup-2026-05.json style: prettier formatting fixes 2026-05-15 01:15:52 +02:00
linux-config-polling-hardening-2026-05-14.json fix(linux_configuration): harden polling/runtime scripts and add tests 2026-05-14 19:55:42 +02:00
linux-config-runtime-hardening-2026-05-08.json Harden runtime script deployment and enforce installer safety 2026-05-08 17:44:22 +02:00
linux-config-scripts-split-2026-05.json refactor(linux_configuration/scripts): split all scripts into single_use/ and periodic_background/ 2026-05-15 00:32:35 +02:00
loud-maintenance-failures-2026-07-17.json fix(maintenance): make repair failures loud instead of silently exiting 0 2026-07-17 08:17:51 +02:00
makepkg-stale-lock-wrapper-2026-07-16.json fix(pacman): wrap makepkg so an orphaned db.lck can't hang makepkg -i 2026-07-17 07:46:31 +02:00
media-cloud-sync-2026-07-12.json linux_configuration: move Downloads media into the dufs cloud (browsable) 2026-07-12 05:19:31 +02:00
morning-routine-unified-2026-05-25.json morning_routine: unified alarm+lock orchestrator, fix alarm audio/reliability 2026-05-25 18:55:27 +02:00
move-install-core-system.json style: prettier formatting for evidence JSON files 2026-05-16 15:46:33 +02:00
night-lockdown-2026-07-17.json feat(shutdown): night lockdown instead of power-off, so servers stay up 2026-07-17 09:09:54 +02:00
pc-polling-runtime-validation-2026-05-10.json Optimize polling/runtime scripts, add regressions, and sync verification artifacts 2026-05-10 02:58:11 +02:00
personal-website-2026-07-13.json Add personal website deploy + move Gitea to a subdomain 2026-07-13 19:10:48 +02:00
phone-blackview-recents-fix-2026-05-31.json fix(phone): restore Blackview launcher for recents gesture 2026-05-31 16:27:08 +02:00
phone-curfew-demo-net-stopgap-2026-06-13.json feat(phone_focus_mode): add on-demand demo curfew + netd-resistant net stopgap 2026-06-13 22:01:32 +02:00
phone-focus-cpu-hardening-2026-07-10.json Harden phone_focus_mode CPU use; whitelist wake_alarm_sync 2026-07-11 00:16:11 +02:00
phone-focus-mode-fresh-install-2026-05-31.json feat(phone): automate BL-9000 fresh-phone recovery after factory reset 2026-05-31 16:22:49 +02:00
phone-focus-mode-netd-cache-fix-2026-05.json phone_focus_mode: fix YouTube DNS blocking via netd cache restart 2026-05-22 15:58:36 +02:00
phone-focus-whitelist-foss-and-run-apps-2026-07-11.json phone_focus_mode: whitelist run-with-music apps + FOSS stock-app replacements 2026-07-11 22:39:36 +02:00
phone-night-curfew-2026-06-13.json feat(phone_focus_mode): enable curfew per-UID network allow-list; build companion button 2026-06-13 16:58:49 +02:00
pre-commit-default-stages-2026-05-14.json perf(pre-commit): default_stages=[pre-commit] so push only runs pytest+prettier 2026-05-14 21:21:40 +02:00
pre-commit-prettier-isolated-scope-2026-05-14.json perf(pre-commit): run prettier in its own systemd-run scope 2026-05-14 21:12:32 +02:00
pre-commit-prettier-scope-fix-2026-05-14.json perf(pre-commit): tighten prettier scope to fit in pre-push cgroup 2026-05-14 21:09:14 +02:00
pre-commit-pytest-batch-2026-05-14.json perf(pre-commit): batch+parallelize pytest on commit; kill 15s sleeps in steam_backlog_enforcer tests 2026-05-14 21:52:52 +02:00
pre-commit-pytest-scope-fix-2026-05-14.json fix(pre-commit): skip deleted/missing python_pkg subpackages 2026-05-14 21:05:49 +02:00
pre-commit-stage-rebalance-2026-05-14.json perf(pre-commit): move mypy/pylint/bandit from pre-push to pre-commit 2026-05-14 21:20:21 +02:00
protondb-coverage-fix.json fix: remove dead code in unplayable_reason; add coverage for playable path 2026-05-08 20:35:55 +02:00
protondb-gold-silver-fix.json fix: accept ProtonDB gold+silver combinations; add explicit skip reasons 2026-05-08 20:31:16 +02:00
pylint10-r0801-schema-validation-2026-06.json feat: split oversized modules for 500-line limit, fix kasa coverage gap 2026-06-14 07:19:37 +02:00
pytest-xdist-coverage-flake-fix-2026-06-22.json Drop -n 4 xdist parallelism from the pytest-coverage pre-commit hook 2026-06-22 08:29:54 +02:00
remove-diet-guard-2026-06-22.json Remove diet_guard: extracted to its own repo (kuhyx/diet-guard) 2026-06-22 12:22:41 +02:00
remove-hosts-script-self-chattr-2026-07-16.json fix(hosts): stop chattr +i'ing install.sh and generate_hosts_file.sh sources 2026-07-17 08:06:46 +02:00
remove-screen-locker-2026-05-28.json chore: remove screen_locker — extracted to own repo 2026-05-28 07:44:14 +02:00
remove-screen-replay-2026-06-06.json remove: uninstall unused ffmpeg screen-replay feature 2026-06-06 10:44:36 +02:00
remove-setup-script-self-chattr-2026-07-16.json fix(shutdown): stop chattr +i'ing this script's own git-tracked source 2026-07-17 07:55:07 +02:00
remove-steam-backlog-enforcer-2026-05-28.json chore: remove steam_backlog_enforcer — extracted to own repo 2026-05-28 07:27:32 +02:00
remove-wake-alarm-2026-06-22.json Remove wake_alarm (extracted to kuhyx/wake-alarm) and fix the orchestrator 2026-06-22 12:47:06 +02:00
root-cleanup-2026-05-14.json chore: spring-clean repo root (move docs, relocate batch3 script, drop stale outputs) 2026-05-14 20:01:09 +02:00
run-sh-wrapper-smoke.json style(prettier): apply markdown/json formatting updates 2026-05-07 22:08:00 +02:00
screen-locker-scheduled-skip-2026-05.json screen_locker: add scheduled-skip date mechanism + hibernate on alarm nights 2026-05-22 16:00:15 +02:00
screen-locker-sick-tracker-2026-05-14.json feat(screen-locker): add sick-day tracker and commitment debt flow 2026-05-14 19:52:15 +02:00
screen-locker-weekly-check-2026-05-28.json screen_locker: add weekly check feature with UI integration 2026-05-28 07:04:18 +02:00
self-hosted-gitea-2026-07-04.json Add self-hosted Gitea deployment, mirroring all GitHub repos publicly 2026-07-04 07:45:00 +02:00
setup-dns-blocker-2026-07-10.json feat: add Pi-hole-like LAN DNS blocking served from the PC (dnsmasq) 2026-07-10 19:02:46 +02:00
setup-dufs-cloud-2026-07-12.json linux_configuration: self-hosted dufs cloud storage + KeePass WebDAV auto-sync 2026-07-12 03:40:54 +02:00
setup-local-llm-2026-06-27.json Add local-LLM setup script (ollama-cuda + qwen3 + Open WebUI) 2026-07-11 00:16:24 +02:00
setup-midnight-shutdown-violation-checks-disabled.json fix(digital-wellbeing): disable schedule leniency violation checks 2026-05-07 22:06:34 +02:00
setup-syncyomi-2026-07-13.json Add setup_syncyomi.sh: self-hosted SyncYomi manga sync 2026-07-13 17:20:02 +02:00
setup-wireguard-ssh-2026-06-19.json feat: add self-hosted WireGuard+SSH remote access from Android, across networks 2026-06-21 20:07:13 +02:00
shutdown-override-i3blocks-sync-2026-07-10.json feat(digital-wellbeing): time-boxed shutdown overrides + drift-proof i3blocks deploy 2026-07-10 21:57:05 +02:00
stats-hltb-fixes-2026-05-28.json steam_backlog_enforcer: fix stats command — show real Rush/Leisure/Worst data 2026-05-28 07:02:48 +02:00
steam-backlog-cache-behavior-fix-2026-05-08.json steam_backlog_enforcer: reduce repeated cache refetches 2026-05-08 15:13:25 +02:00
steam-backlog-done-install-retry-2026-05-08.json steam_backlog_enforcer: retry install after library hide restart 2026-05-08 14:56:46 +02:00
steam-backlog-finished-only-next-pick-2026-05.json steam_backlog_enforcer: only prompt next pick after game is finished 2026-05-23 21:19:44 +02:00
steam-backlog-module-split-2026-05.json Split modules, fix tests, fix pre-commit batching 2026-05-22 22:48:28 +02:00
steam-backlog-protected-ids-2026-05-14.json feat(steam-backlog): protect four additional Steam app IDs 2026-05-14 19:58:40 +02:00
steam-backlog-whitelist-hardening-2026-05.json feat(steam_backlog_enforcer): harden whitelist against circumvention 2026-05-17 20:44:05 +02:00
steam-library-hide-fix-2026-05-17.json steam_backlog_enforcer: fix library_hider crash on invalid AppIDs + improve HLTB hour extraction 2026-05-22 15:59:18 +02:00
sync-tests-fix-coverage-2026-05.json fix: sync test paths, drop stale assertions, fix coverage gap 2026-05-16 15:46:02 +02:00
template.json style(prettier): apply markdown/json formatting updates 2026-05-07 22:08:00 +02:00
tether-enforcer-hotspot-bypass-2026-07-13.json phone_focus_mode: block hotspot/tethering to close the second-phone bypass 2026-07-13 10:48:59 +02:00
todo-night-whitelist-2026-07-11.json phone_focus_mode: night-whitelist dev.kuhy.todo 2026-07-11 23:32:57 +02:00
usage-report-hz-cpu-fix-20260604.json fix(usage_report): stop charging atop's HZ field as CPU; bundle since-last-report mode 2026-06-04 18:13:47 +02:00
vendor-agent-skills-import.json chore(third_party): vendor agent-skills snapshot 2026-05-07 22:06:00 +02:00
wake-alarm-gatelock-migration-2026-06-22.json Migrate wake_alarm to the shared gatelock backend 2026-06-22 07:33:49 +02:00
wake-alarm-hibernate-2026-05.json wake_alarm + midnight_shutdown: hibernate on alarm nights instead of poweroff 2026-05-22 16:01:04 +02:00
wake-alarm-loudness-typeable-2026-05.json wake_alarm: louder + typeable + multi-fan 2026-05-24 16:20:34 +02:00
wake-alarm-plug-fans-warnings-2026-05.json wake_alarm: Tapo P110 plug control, fan ramp via sudo, loud warnings 2026-05-23 19:51:26 +02:00
wake-alarm-refactor-2026-05-30.json style: prettier format CLAUDE.md and evidence JSON 2026-05-30 22:13:54 +02:00
wake-alarm-restore-display-test-gap-2026-06-22.json Fix the real cause of the wake_alarm CI coverage gap 2026-06-22 09:14:29 +02:00