fix(insight): terminate dashboard when Claude/MCP exits#296
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fix(insight): terminate dashboard when Claude/MCP exits#296flightlesstux wants to merge 6 commits intomksglu:nextfrom
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The ctx_insight dashboard was spawned with `detached: true` + `unref()` and never tracked, so it outlived the MCP process and kept running in the background after Claude closed. - Track the spawned child in `_insightChild` and SIGTERM it from `shutdown()` (also kills it on re-invocation within the same session). - Pass `INSIGHT_PARENT_PID` and add a 5s watchdog in `insight/server.mjs` that exits on `ESRCH` — covers SIGKILL / crash paths where `shutdown()` cannot run, plus orphans from prior sessions. - Update skill doc to note auto-cleanup. Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.7 (1M context) <noreply@anthropic.com>
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Summary
detached: true+unref()and never tracked, so it kept running after Claude closed_insightChildand SIGTERM it fromshutdown()(also kills prior child on re-invocation)INSIGHT_PARENT_PIDand add a 5sprocess.kill(ppid, 0)watchdog ininsight/server.mjsfor SIGKILL / crash / prior-session-orphan pathsWhy
User expectation: closing Claude should close the dashboard. Current behavior leaked a node process + bound port across sessions.
Test plan
ctx_insight, confirm dashboard upkill -9the MCP process, confirm dashboard self-exits within ~5s (watchdog)ctx_insightin same session, confirm old child killed before new one spawns