fix: persist daemon-owned child process records

packages/contracts/src/facades/platform.ts

@@ -565,6 +565,9 @@ export type {
   HostTemporaryTextFile,
   ManagedProcessIdentity,
   ManagedProcessOwnership,
+  OwnedProcessRecord,
+  OwnedProcessRecordScope,
+  OwnedProcessRecordWriter,
   DeviceInventoryFileHost,
   DeviceInventoryHost,
   DeviceInventoryHostByFamily,

packages/contracts/src/platform-runtime-host.ts

@@ -26,6 +26,25 @@ export type ManagedProcessIdentity = Readonly<{
 
 export type ManagedProcessOwnership = 'missing' | 'owned-alive' | 'ownership-lost';
 
+/**
+ * A daemon-owned process identity that may outlive the request which spawned
+ * it. The purpose is bounded recovery metadata, not a command selector.
+ */
+export type OwnedProcessRecord = ManagedProcessIdentity &
+  Readonly<{
+    purpose: string;
+  }>;
+
+export type OwnedProcessRecordScope =
+  | Readonly<{ kind: 'daemon' }>
+  | Readonly<{ kind: 'session'; sessionId: string }>;
+
+/** Host-owned persistence seam for process records; platform code never owns the file format. */
+export type OwnedProcessRecordWriter = Readonly<{
+  replace(scope: OwnedProcessRecordScope, records: readonly OwnedProcessRecord[]): void;
+  clear(scope: OwnedProcessRecordScope): void;
+}>;
+
 /** Generic process-execution port; focused Apple foreground tools use AppleToolHost. */
 export type HostCommandRunner = Readonly<{
   which(executable: string): Promise<string | undefined>;

packages/contracts/src/screen-recording-runtime-host.ts

@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ import type {
   HostCommandResult,
   ManagedProcessIdentity,
   ManagedProcessOwnership,
+  OwnedProcessRecordWriter,
 } from './platform-runtime-host.ts';
 import type { RecordingGestureEvent } from './screen-recording-runtime.ts';
 
@@ -211,4 +212,5 @@ export type ScreenRecordingRuntimeHost = Readonly<{
   web: WebScreenRecordingHost;
   outputs: ScreenRecordingOutputHost;
   finalize: ScreenRecordingFinalizer;
+  ownedProcesses: OwnedProcessRecordWriter;
 }>;

packages/platform-apple/src/recording/recovery.ts

@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ import type {
   CleanupOutcome,
   DurableDescriptorCodec,
   ManagedProcessIdentity,
+  OwnedProcessRecordScope,
   RuntimeOwnerRef,
   ScreenRecordingRuntimeHost,
   ScreenRecordingStartInput,
@@ -11,7 +12,10 @@ import { SCREEN_RECORDING_RESOURCE_KIND } from '@agent-device/contracts/screen-r
 import { createDurableResourceEnvelope, encodeDurableDescriptor } from '@agent-device/capture-kit';
 
 export type AppleScreenRecordingOperationHost = Readonly<{
-  screenRecording: Pick<ScreenRecordingRuntimeHost, 'apple' | 'finalize' | 'outputs'>;
+  screenRecording: Pick<
+    ScreenRecordingRuntimeHost,
+    'apple' | 'finalize' | 'outputs' | 'ownedProcesses'
+  >;
 }>;
 
 export type AppleRecordingDescriptor =
@@ -83,40 +87,55 @@ export async function cleanupAppleRecording(
   host: AppleScreenRecordingOperationHost,
   device: DeviceInfo,
   body: Parameters<AppleRecordingDescriptorCodec['decode']>[0],
+  sessionId?: string,
 ): Promise<CleanupOutcome> {
   const decoded = descriptorCodec.decode(body);
   if (decoded.status !== 'decoded' || !descriptorMatchesAppleDevice(device, decoded.descriptor)) {
     return { status: 'cleanup-pending', reason: 'manual-recovery-required' };
   }
   if (decoded.descriptor.backend === 'simctl') {
-    return await cleanupSimulator(host, decoded.descriptor.processes);
+    return await cleanupSimulator(host, decoded.descriptor.processes, sessionId);
   }
   return await cleanupRunner(host, device, decoded.descriptor);
 }
 
 async function cleanupSimulator(
   host: AppleScreenRecordingOperationHost,
   processes: readonly ManagedProcessIdentity[],
+  sessionId?: string,
 ): Promise<CleanupOutcome> {
   const ownership = await Promise.all(
     processes.map(async (marker) => await host.screenRecording.apple.inspectProcess(marker)),
   );
   if (ownership.includes('ownership-lost')) {
     return { status: 'cleanup-pending', reason: 'ownership-fence-lost' };
   }
-  if (ownership.every((value) => value === 'missing')) return { status: 'already-missing' };
+  if (ownership.every((value) => value === 'missing')) {
+    if (sessionId !== undefined) {
+      host.screenRecording.ownedProcesses.clear(sessionScope(sessionId));
+    }
+    return { status: 'already-missing' };
+  }
   const outcomes = await Promise.all(
     processes.flatMap((marker, index) =>
       ownership[index] === 'owned-alive'
         ? [host.screenRecording.apple.terminateProcess(marker)]
         : [],
     ),
   );
-  return outcomes.includes('ownership-lost')
-    ? { status: 'cleanup-pending', reason: 'ownership-fence-lost' }
-    : outcomes.every((outcome) => outcome === 'already-missing')
-      ? { status: 'already-missing' }
-      : { status: 'cleaned' };
+  if (outcomes.includes('ownership-lost')) {
+    return { status: 'cleanup-pending', reason: 'ownership-fence-lost' };
+  }
+  if (sessionId !== undefined) {
+    host.screenRecording.ownedProcesses.clear(sessionScope(sessionId));
+  }
+  return outcomes.every((outcome) => outcome === 'already-missing')
+    ? { status: 'already-missing' }
+    : { status: 'cleaned' };
+}
+
+function sessionScope(sessionId: string): OwnedProcessRecordScope {
+  return { kind: 'session', sessionId };
 }
 
 async function cleanupRunner(

packages/platform-apple/src/recording/runtime.fixtures.ts

@@ -65,6 +65,7 @@ export function appleRecordingHost(
     apple?: Partial<ScreenRecordingRuntimeHost['apple']>;
     complete?: ScreenRecordingFinalizer['complete'];
     prepare?: ScreenRecordingRuntimeHost['outputs']['prepare'];
+    ownedProcesses?: ScreenRecordingRuntimeHost['ownedProcesses'];
   } = {},
 ): AppleScreenRecordingOperationHost {
   const apple = Object.assign(
@@ -89,6 +90,7 @@ export function appleRecordingHost(
       apple,
       outputs: { prepare: options.prepare ?? (async () => {}) },
       finalize: { complete: options.complete ?? (async () => ({})) },
+      ownedProcesses: options.ownedProcesses ?? { replace: () => {}, clear: () => {} },
     },
   };
 }

packages/platform-apple/src/recording/runtime.test.ts

@@ -78,6 +78,7 @@ test('declares the exact XCTest backend failure before exposing operations', ()
 
 test('uses simctl on simulators and retains the macOS runner path', async () => {
   const calls: string[] = [];
+  const ownedProcesses = { replace: vi.fn(), clear: vi.fn() };
   const host = appleHost({
     apple: {
       captureClockAnchor: async () => ({ wallClockAtMs: 100, uptimeMs: 50 }),
@@ -97,6 +98,7 @@ test('uses simctl on simulators and retains the macOS runner path', async () =>
       calls.push(`finalize:${targetLabel}`);
       return {};
     },
+    ownedProcesses,
   });
   for (const runtimeDevice of [
     {
@@ -150,6 +152,10 @@ test('uses simctl on simulators and retains the macOS runner path', async () =>
     'runner:stop',
     'finalize:macOS recording',
   ]);
+  expect(ownedProcesses.replace).toHaveBeenCalledWith({ kind: 'session', sessionId: 'sim' }, [
+    { ...processIdentity, purpose: 'simctl-screen-recording' },
+  ]);
+  expect(ownedProcesses.clear).toHaveBeenCalledWith({ kind: 'session', sessionId: 'sim' });
 });
 
 test('simulator cleanup waits for confirmed process exit and nonzero finish fails', async () => {

packages/platform-apple/src/recording/runtime.ts

@@ -49,7 +49,12 @@ export function createAppleScreenRecordingOperations(params: {
     screenRecordingReattach: async (input) =>
       await reattachAppleRecording(host, device, input.envelope.descriptor.body),
     screenRecordingCleanup: async (input) =>
-      await cleanupAppleRecording(host, device, input.envelope.descriptor.body),
+      await cleanupAppleRecording(
+        host,
+        device,
+        input.envelope.descriptor.body,
+        input.envelope.sessionId,
+      ),
   } satisfies ScreenRecordingRuntimeOperations);
 }
 
@@ -91,7 +96,16 @@ async function startAppleSimulatorRecording(params: AppleRecordingStartParams) {
   }
   try {
     signal.throwIfAborted();
+    host.screenRecording.ownedProcesses.replace(
+      { kind: 'session', sessionId: input.sessionId },
+      processes.map((process) => ({ ...process, purpose: 'simctl-screen-recording' })),
+    );
   } catch (error) {
+    try {
+      host.screenRecording.ownedProcesses.clear({ kind: 'session', sessionId: input.sessionId });
+    } catch {
+      // Preserve the spawn/publication error; startup cleanup still has the process handle.
+    }
     await settleAppleSimulatorProcess(nativeProcess).catch(() => {});
     throw error;
   }
@@ -104,12 +118,22 @@ async function startAppleSimulatorRecording(params: AppleRecordingStartParams) {
     finish: async (current) => {
       await nativeProcess.terminate();
       const result = await nativeProcess.wait;
+      host.screenRecording.ownedProcesses.clear({ kind: 'session', sessionId: input.sessionId });
       if (result.exitCode !== 0) {
         throw new Error(`simctl recordVideo exited with code ${result.exitCode}`);
       }
       return await completion(host, current, 'iOS recording');
     },
-    cleanup: async () => await cleanupAppleSimulatorProcess(nativeProcess),
+    cleanup: async () => {
+      const result = await cleanupAppleSimulatorProcess(nativeProcess);
+      if (result.status === 'cleaned' || result.status === 'already-missing') {
+        host.screenRecording.ownedProcesses.clear({
+          kind: 'session',
+          sessionId: input.sessionId,
+        });
+      }
+      return result;
+    },
   });
 }
 

packages/platform-apple/src/runtime.fixtures.ts

@@ -91,6 +91,7 @@ export function platformRuntimeHostFixture(): PlatformRuntimeHost {
       web: { resolve: async () => undefined },
       outputs: { prepare: async () => {} },
       finalize: { complete: async () => ({}) },
+      ownedProcesses: { replace: () => {}, clear: () => {} },
     },
   } as unknown as PlatformRuntimeHost;
 }

src/daemon/request-router.ts

@@ -69,6 +69,7 @@ import {
   type ScreenRecordingAdmissionLedger,
 } from './screen-recording-admission-ledger.ts';
 import { resolveGenericRuntimeExecution } from './generic-runtime-execution.ts';
+import type { OwnedProcessRecordStore } from '../utils/owned-process-record.ts';
 
 // ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
 // Request handler API
@@ -77,6 +78,7 @@ import { resolveGenericRuntimeExecution } from './generic-runtime-execution.ts';
 export type RequestRouterDeps = {
   logPath: string;
   stateDir?: string;
+  ownedProcessRecords?: OwnedProcessRecordStore;
   token: string;
   sessionStore: SessionStore;
   leaseRegistry: LeaseRegistry;
@@ -109,6 +111,7 @@ export function createRequestHandler(deps: RequestRouterDeps): DaemonInvokeFn {
   const {
     logPath,
     stateDir,
+    ownedProcessRecords,
     token,
     androidAdbProvider,
     appleRunnerProvider,
@@ -244,7 +247,7 @@ export function createRequestHandler(deps: RequestRouterDeps): DaemonInvokeFn {
                 webProvider:
                   webProvider ??
                   (shouldUseDefaultWebProvider(lockedScope)
-                    ? createDefaultWebProvider(stateDir, sessionStore)
+                    ? createDefaultWebProvider(stateDir, sessionStore, ownedProcessRecords)
                     : undefined),
                 appleSimulatorScreenRecordingTransport,
               },
@@ -343,12 +346,17 @@ export function createRequestHandler(deps: RequestRouterDeps): DaemonInvokeFn {
 }
 
 const createDefaultWebProvider =
-  (stateDir: string | undefined, sessionStore: SessionStore): WebProviderResolver =>
+  (
+    stateDir: string | undefined,
+    sessionStore: SessionStore,
+    ownedProcessRecords: OwnedProcessRecordStore | undefined,
+  ): WebProviderResolver =>
   ({ req, session }) =>
     createAgentBrowserWebProvider({
       session: session?.name ?? req.session,
       stateDir,
       openWebSessionNames: () => openWebSessionNames(sessionStore),
+      ownedProcessRecords,
     });
 
 function shouldUseDefaultWebProvider(scope: LockedRequestScope): boolean {

src/daemon/server/daemon-runtime.ts

@@ -63,6 +63,11 @@ import {
 import { createDaemonRecoveryPlatformScope } from '../platform-request-scope.ts';
 import { createAppLogAdmissionLedger } from '../app-log-admission-ledger.ts';
 import { createScreenRecordingAdmissionLedger } from '../screen-recording-admission-ledger.ts';
+import {
+  createOwnedProcessRecordStore,
+  type OwnedProcessRecordStore,
+} from '../../utils/owned-process-record.ts';
+import { reapOwnedProcessRecordsAtStartup } from '../../utils/owned-process-reaper.ts';
 
 const DAEMON_SESSION_TEARDOWN_TIMEOUT_MS = 5_000;
 export const SCREEN_RECORDING_SESSION_TEARDOWN_BUDGET_MS = 11_000;
@@ -241,6 +246,11 @@ export async function startDaemonRuntime(
   setRunnerLeaseOwnerStateDir(baseDir);
 
   const sessionStore = new SessionStore(sessionsDir);
+  const ownedProcessRecords = createOwnedProcessRecordStore({
+    stateDir: baseDir,
+    sessionsDir,
+    resolveSessionDir: (sessionId) => sessionStore.resolveSessionDir(sessionId),
+  });
   const appLogAdmissionLedger = createAppLogAdmissionLedger();
   const screenRecordingAdmissionLedger = createScreenRecordingAdmissionLedger();
   const version = readVersion();
@@ -253,6 +263,7 @@ export async function startDaemonRuntime(
     providerRuntimes: providerDeviceRuntimes,
     providerModules: providerComposition.platformModules,
     sessionsDir,
+    ownedProcesses: ownedProcessRecords,
     resolveSessionArtifacts: (sessionId) => ({
       outputPath: sessionStore.resolveAppLogPath(sessionId),
       pidPath: sessionStore.resolveAppLogPidPath(sessionId),
@@ -293,6 +304,7 @@ export async function startDaemonRuntime(
   const dispatchRequest = createRequestHandler({
     logPath,
     stateDir: baseDir,
+    ownedProcessRecords,
     token,
     sessionStore,
     leaseRegistry,
@@ -487,7 +499,15 @@ export async function startDaemonRuntime(
       scope: createDaemonRecoveryPlatformScope(),
       onDiagnostic: (diagnostic) => startupAppLogDiagnostics.push(diagnostic),
     });
-    await cleanupWebBrowserOrphansForDaemonStartup({ stateDir: baseDir, sessionStore });
+    await reapOwnedProcessRecordsAtStartup(ownedProcessRecords, {
+      openWebSessionNames: openWebSessionNames(sessionStore),
+      purposes: ['simctl-screen-recording'],
+    });
+    await cleanupWebBrowserOrphansForDaemonStartup({
+      stateDir: baseDir,
+      sessionStore,
+      ownedProcessRecords,
+    });
     // Marker-gated lifecycle recovery owns test-IME orphan repair. Its implementation remains
     // lazy until the marker exists, so a normal daemon startup does not load or probe adb.
     void applicationLifecycle.recoverStartupResources({ stateDir: baseDir }).catch((error) => {
@@ -651,12 +671,16 @@ async function reconcileDeviceClaimsForDaemonStartup(
 export async function cleanupWebBrowserOrphansForDaemonStartup(params: {
   stateDir: string;
   sessionStore: SessionStore;
+  ownedProcessRecords?: OwnedProcessRecordStore;
 }): Promise<void> {
   const status = getManagedAgentBrowserStatus({ stateDir: params.stateDir });
   if (!status.installed) return;
   try {
     await cleanupManagedAgentBrowserOrphans(status, 'daemon-startup', {
       openWebSessionNames: openWebSessionNames(params.sessionStore),
+      ...(params.ownedProcessRecords === undefined
+        ? {}
+        : { ownedProcessRecords: params.ownedProcessRecords }),
     });
   } catch (error) {
     emitDiagnostic({

src/platform-runtime-operation-host.ts

@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ import type {
   AppLogSessionArtifacts,
   DeviceShutdownRuntimeLoaders,
   HostCommandRequest,
+  OwnedProcessRecordWriter,
   PlatformRuntimeHost,
 } from '@agent-device/contracts/platform';
 import type { DeviceInfo } from '@agent-device/kernel/device';
@@ -33,6 +34,7 @@ export function createPlatformRuntimeHost(options: {
   sessionsDir: string;
   resolveSessionArtifacts(sessionId: string): AppLogSessionArtifacts;
   shutdownLoaders: DeviceShutdownRuntimeLoaders;
+  ownedProcesses?: OwnedProcessRecordWriter;
 }): PlatformRuntimeHost {
   const processes = createManagedAppLogProcesses(options.sessionsDir);
   const localProcessTransport = Object.freeze({ mode: 'local' as const, start: processes.start });
@@ -104,7 +106,7 @@ export function createPlatformRuntimeHost(options: {
       { appleTools, commands },
       options.shutdownLoaders,
     ),
-    screenRecording: createScreenRecordingRuntimeHost(),
+    screenRecording: createScreenRecordingRuntimeHost({ ownedProcesses: options.ownedProcesses }),
     snapshot: createSnapshotRuntimeHost(),
     localInteractors: createLocalApplicationInteractorHost(),
     appleApplications,