feat(progress): replace file-based comment ID with CASCADE_PROGRESS_COMMENT_ID env var

[aaight]

Summary

Replaces the file-based progress comment ID mechanism (.cascade-progress-comment-id) with an env var (CASCADE_PROGRESS_COMMENT_ID), following the existing CASCADE_* naming pattern.

• progressState.ts — Fully rewrites all functions to use process.env.CASCADE_PROGRESS_COMMENT_ID instead of reading/writing a file. Removes all fs imports, STATE_FILE_NAME constant, and repoDir parameters.
• pmPoster.ts — Removes repoDir from PMProgressPosterConfig, removes maybeWriteStateFile() helper, and calls writeProgressCommentId(cardId, commentId) directly (no repoDir).
• progressMonitor.ts — Updates start() to call writeProgressCommentId(cardId, commentId) without repoDir guard, and updates stop() to call clearProgressCommentId() with no args.
• env.ts — Adds CASCADE_PROGRESS_COMMENT_ID to ALLOWED_ENV_EXACT so it passes through to Claude Code subprocesses.
• secretBuilder.ts — Adds injectProgressCommentId() helper to inject the pre-seeded ack comment ID into projectSecrets for the subprocess.
• adapter.ts — Calls injectProgressCommentId() after building project secrets so the subprocess gets the env var from startup (pre-seeded case, ~90% of runs).
• hooks.ts — Removes STATE_FILE_NAME import and the filter that excluded the state file from uncommitted-changes detection.
• .gitignore — Removes .cascade-progress-comment-id entry (no longer written to disk).
• Tests — All test files updated to use env-var-based assertions; file-based tempDir setup removed.

Test plan

• All 3801 unit tests pass
• Lint passes with zero errors
• TypeScript typecheck passes with zero errors
• progressState.test.ts — new env-var read/write/clear tests
• pmPoster.test.ts — updated to remove repoDir from fixtures
• progress.test.ts — updated integration tests use new no-arg signatures
• postComment.test.ts — no changes needed (already used no-arg signatures)
• claude-code-hooks.test.ts — removed .cascade-progress-comment-id filter tests

Known limitation

Env vars set after subprocess start aren't visible to it. For the pre-seeded case (~90% of runs), the env var is injected into projectSecrets before subprocess launch — works perfectly. For the dynamic case (postInitial() fires after subprocess start), the env var is set in the parent process only — this is an accepted gap (same behavior as before since the file was also only visible due to shared filesystem, not process injection).

Card: https://trello.com/c/69abd4249587f02974b0c3d6

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[nhopeatall]

Summary

Clean, well-scoped migration from file-based to env-var-based progress comment state. The implementation is correct, all tests pass, and the known limitation (dynamic case cross-process visibility) is properly documented and was already present in the previous design.

Should Fix

• src/backends/secretBuilder.ts:79 — The env var name CASCADE_PROGRESS_COMMENT_ID is hardcoded as a string literal instead of importing ENV_VAR_NAME from progressState.ts. Same in src/backends/claude-code/env.ts:31. If the name ever changes, it would need updating in three places. Consider importing the constant.

• Missing tests for injectProgressCommentId — The existing secretBuilder.test.ts covers augmentProjectSecrets and resolveGitHubToken but the new injectProgressCommentId function has no unit tests. It would be good to add tests for the three cases: (1) string ackCommentId with cardId → injects, (2) numeric ackCommentId → skips, (3) missing cardId → skips.

Nitpick

• ProgressMonitorConfig.repoDir is now dead — repoDir is still defined in the interface (line 39 of progressMonitor.ts) and still passed by buildProgressMonitorConfig in adapter.ts (line 174), but this.config.repoDir is never read in the ProgressMonitor class. Consider removing it from the interface and the config builder in a follow-up.

[nhopeatall]

Nit: This hardcodes the env var name as a string literal. Consider importing ENV_VAR_NAME from progressState.ts to keep a single source of truth. Same applies to env.ts line 31.

[aaight]

Fixed — both secretBuilder.ts and env.ts now import ENV_VAR_NAME from progressState.ts instead of hardcoding the string literal. Single source of truth for the env var name.

[nhopeatall]

No unit tests for injectProgressCommentId. The existing secretBuilder.test.ts has thorough coverage for the other two exports — adding a few cases (string ackCommentId with cardId injects, numeric ackCommentId skips, missing cardId skips) would maintain the same standard.

[aaight]

Added 5 unit tests for injectProgressCommentId in secretBuilder.test.ts, covering all branches: string ackCommentId with cardId (injects), numeric ackCommentId (skips), missing cardId (skips), undefined ackCommentId (skips), and empty string ackCommentId (skips).

[nhopeatall]

Summary

Clean, well-scoped refactor that replaces file-based state with an env var, reducing filesystem side-effects and simplifying the API. The implementation correctly covers both the pre-seeded path (via projectSecrets injection before subprocess launch) and the dynamic path (in-process process.env mutation). CI is green.

Should Fix (non-blocking)

• Dead repoDir property: ProgressMonitorConfig.repoDir (progressMonitor.ts:39) is still declared and still passed from buildProgressMonitorConfig (adapter.ts:174), but nothing inside ProgressMonitor reads this.config.repoDir anymore. This is harmless dead code, but removing it would complete the cleanup and prevent confusion about whether it's still needed. Minor enough to leave for a follow-up.

[zbigniewsobiecki]

@aaight address code review concerns

[nhopeatall]

Summary

Clean, well-executed refactoring. The file-based → env-var migration is correct and simplifies the codebase significantly (removes all fs operations, .gitignore entries, and stop-hook filtering for the state file). All 148 related tests pass.

Minor Cleanup (not blocking)

repoDir in ProgressMonitorConfig (progressMonitor.ts:39) is now entirely unused — it's still set in buildProgressMonitorConfig() (adapter.ts:174) but never read by ProgressMonitor or any delegate. Consider removing it in a follow-up to avoid confusion about whether it's still needed.

[nhopeatall]

Summary

Clean, well-structured migration from file-based state to env-var-based state for progress comment IDs. The change correctly addresses the cross-process communication need for the pre-seeded case (~90% of runs) via projectSecrets injection, and honestly documents the accepted gap for the dynamic case. All 139 relevant tests pass, CI is green, and the prior review feedback has been addressed.

Code Issues

Should Fix

• ProgressMonitorConfig.repoDir is now dead — it's still declared in progressMonitor.ts:39 and still set in adapter.ts:174 (buildProgressMonitorConfig), but is never read by ProgressMonitor after this PR. Consider removing the field from the interface and the assignment in buildProgressMonitorConfig to avoid confusing future readers into thinking it's still relevant to progress state.

• secretBuilder.ts:80 duplicates the ${cardId}:${ackCommentId} format string from progressState.ts:26. Since injectProgressCommentId writes to a Record<string, string> (not process.env), it can't reuse writeProgressCommentId directly — but extracting a formatProgressCommentValue(workItemId, commentId) helper into progressState.ts would keep the format as a single source of truth. Minor, since the format is trivial.