CI fixes

.github/workflows/ci.yml

@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@ jobs:
       - uses: dtolnay/rust-toolchain@stable
       - uses: Swatinem/rust-cache@v2
       - name: perf, memory, and 30s fuzz gates
-        run: cargo test --release --test acceptance -- --ignored --nocapture
+        run: cargo test --release --test acceptance -- --ignored --nocapture --test-threads=1
 
   m4-perf-gates:
     name: M4 Perf Gates
@@ -71,7 +71,7 @@ jobs:
       - uses: dtolnay/rust-toolchain@stable
       - uses: Swatinem/rust-cache@v2
       - name: tree-sitter parse + highlight latency budgets
-        run: cargo test --release --test m4_acceptance -- --ignored --nocapture
+        run: cargo test --release --test m4_acceptance -- --ignored --nocapture --test-threads=1
 
   # m5-perf-gates: luajit-only by design.
   # The keystroke-to-render gate measures protocol-path latency (Unix

src/daemon.rs

@@ -79,6 +79,18 @@ fn daemon_debug_enabled() -> bool {
     std::env::var_os(PMACS_ATTACH_DEBUG).is_some_and(|v| !v.is_empty() && v != "0")
 }
 
+#[cfg(any(target_os = "linux", target_os = "android"))]
+fn peer_uid(stream: &UnixStream) -> Option<u32> {
+    nix::sys::socket::getsockopt(stream, nix::sys::socket::sockopt::PeerCredentials)
+        .ok()
+        .map(|cred| cred.uid())
+}
+
+#[cfg(not(any(target_os = "linux", target_os = "android")))]
+fn peer_uid(_stream: &UnixStream) -> Option<u32> {
+    None
+}
+
 fn daemon_debug(msg: impl AsRef<str>) {
     if daemon_debug_enabled() {
         eprintln!("pmacs daemon debug: {}", msg.as_ref());
@@ -698,16 +710,13 @@ fn per_attach_thread(
     // reconnect → same color slot. If SO_PEERCRED fails (e.g.,
     // non-Unix peer, kernel API unavailable), fall back to a
     // per-FrontendId slot (degrades to per-connection stability).
-    let color_slot =
-        match nix::sys::socket::getsockopt(&stream, nix::sys::socket::sockopt::PeerCredentials) {
-            Ok(cred) => daemon_state.color_slot_for_uid(cred.uid()),
-            Err(_) => {
-                // Fallback: use frontend_id-based slot; per-connection
-                // stability only (no cross-reconnect within session).
-                u8::try_from(frontend_id.0 % (crate::overlay_color::PALETTE_LEN as u64))
-                    .unwrap_or(0)
-            }
-        };
+    let color_slot = if let Some(uid) = peer_uid(&stream) {
+        daemon_state.color_slot_for_uid(uid)
+    } else {
+        // Fallback: use frontend_id-based slot; per-connection
+        // stability only (no cross-reconnect within session).
+        u8::try_from(frontend_id.0 % (crate::overlay_color::PALETTE_LEN as u64)).unwrap_or(0)
+    };
 
     let session_state =
         crate::presence::SessionState::new(req.protocol_version, negotiated_caps, color_slot);

src/process.rs

@@ -389,7 +389,7 @@ const READER_SEND_POLL_INTERVAL: Duration = Duration::from_millis(50);
 /// parser worker may still have already-read bytes in flight. This is
 /// not process termination grace; it is only the final output flush
 /// before the runtime handles are dropped.
-const EXIT_OUTPUT_DRAIN_TIMEOUT: Duration = Duration::from_millis(250);
+const EXIT_OUTPUT_DRAIN_TIMEOUT: Duration = Duration::from_secs(2);
 
 // ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
 // Supervisor

tests/m5_7_acceptance.rs

@@ -294,10 +294,18 @@ fn cli_attach_invokes_test_ssh_with_expected_argv() {
     });
     let lines: Vec<&str> = argv.lines().collect();
     // build_ssh_command for `ssh:mac-studio` (no user, no instance)
-    // emits `[-T, host, "pmacs", "--daemon-attach"]`.
+    // defaults to the stderr protocol channel and advertises the
+    // remote fd through env.
     assert_eq!(
         lines,
-        vec!["-T", "mac-studio", "pmacs", "--daemon-attach"],
+        vec![
+            "-T",
+            "mac-studio",
+            "env",
+            "PMACS_ATTACH_PROTOCOL_FD=2",
+            "pmacs",
+            "--daemon-attach",
+        ],
         "argv shape: {lines:?}"
     );
 }
@@ -330,6 +338,8 @@ fn cli_attach_with_user_and_instance_name_passes_through_dash_l_and_dash_dash_so
             "-l",
             "alice",
             "workstation",
+            "env",
+            "PMACS_ATTACH_PROTOCOL_FD=2",
             "pmacs",
             "--daemon-attach",
             "--socket",

tests/m5_8_acceptance.rs

@@ -68,6 +68,8 @@ use pmacs::protocol::{
 mod common;
 use common::pty::spawn_pmacs_in_pty;
 
+const PMACS_ATTACH_SSH_PROTOCOL: &str = "PMACS_ATTACH_SSH_PROTOCOL";
+
 // ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
 // Helpers
 // ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
@@ -145,6 +147,7 @@ fn handshake_retry_cap_fires_after_three_failed_handshakes() {
     let output = Command::new(env!("CARGO_BIN_EXE_pmacs"))
         .args(["--attach", "host"])
         .env(PMACS_TEST_SSH_BIN, &fake_ssh)
+        .env(PMACS_ATTACH_SSH_PROTOCOL, "stdout")
         .env(PMACS_TEST_BACKOFF_SCALE_MS, "1")
         .env("HOME", isolated_home)
         .env("XDG_CONFIG_HOME", isolated_home)
@@ -261,6 +264,7 @@ fn ssh_stderr_from_handshake_attempts_reaches_user() {
     let output = Command::new(env!("CARGO_BIN_EXE_pmacs"))
         .args(["--attach", "host"])
         .env(PMACS_TEST_SSH_BIN, &fake_ssh)
+        .env(PMACS_ATTACH_SSH_PROTOCOL, "stdout")
         .env(PMACS_TEST_BACKOFF_SCALE_MS, "1")
         .env("HOME", isolated_home)
         .env("XDG_CONFIG_HOME", isolated_home)
@@ -438,6 +442,7 @@ fn ssh_dies_mid_pump_then_reconnect_succeeds() {
         &["--attach", "host"],
         &[
             (PMACS_TEST_SSH_BIN, fx.fake_ssh.as_path()),
+            (PMACS_ATTACH_SSH_PROTOCOL, Path::new("stdout")),
             (PMACS_TEST_BACKOFF_SCALE_MS, Path::new("1")),
             ("HOME", fx.isolated_home.as_path()),
             ("XDG_CONFIG_HOME", fx.isolated_home.as_path()),
@@ -489,6 +494,7 @@ fn ctrl_c_during_reconnect_sleep_yields_clean_exit() {
         &["--attach", "host"],
         &[
             (PMACS_TEST_SSH_BIN, fx.fake_ssh.as_path()),
+            (PMACS_ATTACH_SSH_PROTOCOL, Path::new("stdout")),
             (PMACS_TEST_BACKOFF_SCALE_MS, Path::new("1000")),
             ("HOME", fx.isolated_home.as_path()),
             ("XDG_CONFIG_HOME", fx.isolated_home.as_path()),

tests/m6_5_repl_acceptance.rs

@@ -32,11 +32,17 @@
 use pmacs::editor::EditorState;
 use std::fmt::Write as _;
 use std::path::PathBuf;
-use std::sync::Mutex;
+use std::sync::{Mutex, MutexGuard};
 use std::time::{Duration, Instant};
 
 static PUMP_TEST_LOCK: Mutex<()> = Mutex::new(());
 
+fn pump_test_guard() -> MutexGuard<'static, ()> {
+    PUMP_TEST_LOCK
+        .lock()
+        .unwrap_or_else(std::sync::PoisonError::into_inner)
+}
+
 /// Locate a shell binary for tests that require one. Returns the
 /// resolved path or `None` if the shell is neither at `PMACS_TEST_<NAME>`
 /// nor on `PATH`. Per-test selective skipping (rather than skipping
@@ -70,6 +76,7 @@ fn locate_shell(name: &str) -> Option<PathBuf> {
 
 /// Construct a fresh editor and run the given Lua chunk against it.
 fn run(chunk: &str) {
+    let _guard = pump_test_guard();
     let mut editor = EditorState::new();
     editor
         .lua_host
@@ -84,7 +91,7 @@ fn run(chunk: &str) {
 /// `poll_until` pattern but routes through `tick_processes` so the M6.5
 /// after-tick contract is exercised end-to-end.
 fn run_with_pump(setup_chunk: &str, predicate_chunk: &str, timeout_ms: u64) {
-    let _guard = PUMP_TEST_LOCK.lock().expect("pump test lock");
+    let _guard = pump_test_guard();
     let mut editor = EditorState::new();
     editor
         .lua_host