0.1.48

The init-only and partial-run error paths now embed the K8s container
terminated state (reason, message, signal, OOM hint) directly in the
errorMessage. This eliminates the kubectl round-trip when diagnosing
adapter_failed runs — the surfaced error self-explains.

Co-Authored-By: Paperclip <noreply@paperclip.ing>

package-lock.json

@@ -1,12 +1,12 @@
 {
   "name": "paperclip-adapter-claude-k8s",
-  "version": "0.1.47",
+  "version": "0.1.48",
   "lockfileVersion": 3,
   "requires": true,
   "packages": {
     "": {
       "name": "paperclip-adapter-claude-k8s",
-      "version": "0.1.47",
+      "version": "0.1.48",
       "license": "MIT",
       "dependencies": {
         "@kubernetes/client-node": "^1.0.0",

package.json

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "paperclip-adapter-claude-k8s",
-  "version": "0.1.47",
+  "version": "0.1.48",
   "description": "Paperclip adapter plugin that runs Claude Code agents as Kubernetes Jobs",
   "license": "MIT",
   "repository": {

src/server/execute.test.ts

@@ -245,6 +245,44 @@ describe("buildPartialRunError", () => {
     const msg = buildPartialRunError(1, "model-x", stdout);
     expect(msg).toBe("Claude exited with code 1: real error line");
   });
+
+  it("appends pod terminated reason/message when state is provided (FAR-100)", () => {
+    const msg = buildPartialRunError(1, "claude-sonnet-4-6", initLine, {
+      exitCode: 1,
+      reason: "Error",
+      message: "model not supported",
+      signal: null,
+    });
+    expect(msg).toContain("Claude exited immediately after init");
+    expect(msg).toContain("claude-sonnet-4-6");
+    expect(msg).toContain("[pod: reason=Error, message=model not supported]");
+  });
+
+  it("flags exit 137 as OOMKilled in pod cause", () => {
+    const msg = buildPartialRunError(137, "claude-sonnet-4-6", initLine, {
+      exitCode: 137,
+      reason: "OOMKilled",
+      message: null,
+      signal: null,
+    });
+    expect(msg).toContain("[pod: reason=OOMKilled, SIGKILL (commonly OOMKilled)]");
+  });
+
+  it("appends pod cause to content-line message", () => {
+    const stdout = [initLine, "Error: bad request"].join("\n");
+    const msg = buildPartialRunError(1, "claude-sonnet-4-6", stdout, {
+      exitCode: 1,
+      reason: "Error",
+      message: null,
+      signal: null,
+    });
+    expect(msg).toBe("Claude exited with code 1: Error: bad request [pod: reason=Error]");
+  });
+
+  it("does not append anything when podState is null (back-compat)", () => {
+    const msg = buildPartialRunError(1, "claude-sonnet-4-6", initLine, null);
+    expect(msg).not.toContain("[pod:");
+  });
 });
 
 describe("classifyOrphan", () => {

src/server/execute.ts

@@ -147,15 +147,36 @@ function isInitOnlyRun(model: string, stdout: string): boolean {
   return hasModelInit;
 }
 
+/**
+ * Append the pod's terminated-state detail (reason/message/signal) to a
+ * partial-run error message when available.  Exit code is already in the
+ * caller-supplied message, so we only append fields that add new signal —
+ * specifically reason (e.g. OOMKilled, Error, ContainerCannotRun), message
+ * (kubelet diagnostic text), and signal.  Saves the operator a kubectl trip.
+ */
+function appendPodCause(message: string, state: PodTerminatedState | null): string {
+  if (!state) return message;
+  const parts: string[] = [];
+  if (state.reason) parts.push(`reason=${state.reason}`);
+  if (state.message) parts.push(`message=${state.message}`);
+  if (state.signal !== null) parts.push(`signal=${state.signal}`);
+  if (state.exitCode === 137) parts.push("SIGKILL (commonly OOMKilled)");
+  if (parts.length === 0) return message;
+  return `${message} [pod: ${parts.join(", ")}]`;
+}
+
 /**
  * Build the error message when Claude's stdout contains no result event.
  * Skips system/init event lines so the UI doesn't display the raw init JSON.
+ * When `podState` is provided, appends the K8s container terminated reason/
+ * message so failures self-explain without requiring `kubectl`.
  * Exported for unit tests.
  */
 export function buildPartialRunError(
   exitCode: number | null,
   model: string,
   stdout: string,
+  podState: PodTerminatedState | null = null,
 ): string {
   if (exitCode === 0) return "Failed to parse Claude JSON output";
 
@@ -164,21 +185,27 @@ export function buildPartialRunError(
   // or unsupported/misconfigured model.
   const contentLine = firstContentLine(stdout);
   if (contentLine) {
-    return `Claude exited with code ${exitCode ?? -1}: ${contentLine}`;
+    return appendPodCause(`Claude exited with code ${exitCode ?? -1}: ${contentLine}`, podState);
   }
 
   if (isInitOnlyRun(model, stdout) && (exitCode ?? 0) !== 0) {
     const modelHint = model ? ` (model: ${model})` : "";
-    return `Claude exited immediately after init${modelHint} (exit code ${exitCode ?? -1}) — the model may be unsupported or the session may have been rejected before producing output`;
+    return appendPodCause(
+      `Claude exited immediately after init${modelHint} (exit code ${exitCode ?? -1}) — the model may be unsupported or the session may have been rejected before producing output`,
+      podState,
+    );
   }
 
   const initOnlyOutput = stdout.trim() !== "" && model !== "";
   if (initOnlyOutput) {
     const modelHint = model ? ` (model: ${model})` : "";
-    return `Claude started but did not produce a result${modelHint} — check API credentials, model support, and adapter config`;
+    return appendPodCause(
+      `Claude started but did not produce a result${modelHint} — check API credentials, model support, and adapter config`,
+      podState,
+    );
   }
 
-  return `Claude exited with code ${exitCode ?? -1}`;
+  return appendPodCause(`Claude exited with code ${exitCode ?? -1}`, podState);
 }
 
 export type OrphanClassification =
@@ -1463,7 +1490,7 @@ export async function execute(ctx: AdapterExecutionContext): Promise<AdapterExec
       exitCode,
       signal: null,
       timedOut: false,
-      errorMessage: buildPartialRunError(exitCode, parsedStream.model, stdout),
+      errorMessage: buildPartialRunError(exitCode, parsedStream.model, stdout, podTerminatedState),
       resultJson: { stdout },
     };
   }