From b562b25e9ab9fef1ca3898f690f90131283e890b Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Amr Gharbeia <amr@gharbeia.net>
Date: Fri, 17 Apr 2026 17:00:53 -0400
Subject: [PATCH] fix: Robust brain health verification in setup and improved
 Lisp error logging

---
 literate/setup.org | 36 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++-----
 opencortex.sh      | 36 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++-----
 2 files changed, 62 insertions(+), 10 deletions(-)

diff --git a/literate/setup.org b/literate/setup.org
index 0625463..8757101 100644
--- a/literate/setup.org
+++ b/literate/setup.org
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ setup_system() {
     echo -e "${BLUE}=== OpenCortex: Initializing System ===${NC}"
     echo -e "${YELLOW}--- Installing System Dependencies ---${NC}"
     if command_exists apt-get; then
-        sudo apt-get update && sudo apt-get install -y sbcl emacs-nox rlwrap netcat-openbsd curl git socat
+        sudo apt-get update && sudo apt-get install -y sbcl emacs-nox rlwrap netcat-openbsd curl git socat libssl-dev libncurses5-dev
     fi
     if [ ! -d "$HOME/quicklisp" ]; then
         curl -O https://beta.quicklisp.org/quicklisp.lisp
@@ -98,7 +98,32 @@ setup_system() {
     done
     mkdir -p "$HOME/.local/bin"
     ln -sf "$SCRIPT_DIR/opencortex.sh" "$HOME/.local/bin/opencortex"
-    echo -e "${GREEN}✓ Setup complete. You can now run 'opencortex tui'.${NC}"
+
+    echo -e "${YELLOW}--- Finalizing: Awakening the Brain for the first time ---${NC}"
+    # Nuke any existing brain logs
+    > "$SCRIPT_DIR/brain.log"
+    "$SCRIPT_DIR/opencortex.sh" --boot > "$SCRIPT_DIR/brain.log" 2>&1 &
+    
+    local success=false
+    for i in {1..30}; do
+        if nc -z localhost $PORT 2>/dev/null; then
+            success=true
+            break
+        fi
+        sleep 2
+        echo -n "."
+    done
+    
+    if [ "$success" = true ]; then
+        echo -e "\n${GREEN}✓ Brain is alive and responsive on port $PORT.${NC}"
+        echo -e "${GREEN}✓ Setup complete. You can now run 'opencortex tui'.${NC}"
+    else
+        echo -e "\n${RED}✗ Brain failed to wake up. Error Log from brain.log:${NC}"
+        cat "$SCRIPT_DIR/brain.log"
+        # Kill the background process if it exists
+        pkill -f "sbcl.*opencortex" || true
+        exit 1
+    fi
 }
 
 if [ ! -f "$SCRIPT_DIR/src/package.lisp" ] || [ ! -f "$SCRIPT_DIR/.env" ]; then
@@ -116,9 +141,10 @@ if [[ "$1" == "--boot" ]]; then
         done < "$SCRIPT_DIR/.env"
     fi
     exec sbcl --non-interactive \
-         --eval "(load \"~/quicklisp/setup.lisp\")" \
-         --eval "(push \"$SCRIPT_DIR/\" asdf:*central-registry*)" \
-         --eval "(ql:quickload :opencortex)" \
+         --eval "(load (merge-pathnames \"quicklisp/setup.lisp\" (user-homedir-pathname)))" \
+         --eval "(setf *debugger-hook* (lambda (c h) (declare (ignore h)) (format t \"~a~%\" c) (uiop:quit 1)))" \
+         --eval "(push (truename \"$SCRIPT_DIR/\") asdf:*central-registry*)" \
+         --eval "(ql:quickload :opencortex :silent t)" \
          --eval "(opencortex:main)"
 fi
 
diff --git a/opencortex.sh b/opencortex.sh
index 5e55d7a..bd8e107 100755
--- a/opencortex.sh
+++ b/opencortex.sh
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ setup_system() {
     echo -e "${BLUE}=== OpenCortex: Initializing System ===${NC}"
     echo -e "${YELLOW}--- Installing System Dependencies ---${NC}"
     if command_exists apt-get; then
-        sudo apt-get update && sudo apt-get install -y sbcl emacs-nox rlwrap netcat-openbsd curl git socat
+        sudo apt-get update && sudo apt-get install -y sbcl emacs-nox rlwrap netcat-openbsd curl git socat libssl-dev libncurses5-dev
     fi
     if [ ! -d "$HOME/quicklisp" ]; then
         curl -O https://beta.quicklisp.org/quicklisp.lisp
@@ -89,7 +89,32 @@ setup_system() {
     done
     mkdir -p "$HOME/.local/bin"
     ln -sf "$SCRIPT_DIR/opencortex.sh" "$HOME/.local/bin/opencortex"
-    echo -e "${GREEN}✓ Setup complete. You can now run 'opencortex tui'.${NC}"
+
+    echo -e "${YELLOW}--- Finalizing: Awakening the Brain for the first time ---${NC}"
+    # Nuke any existing brain logs
+    > "$SCRIPT_DIR/brain.log"
+    "$SCRIPT_DIR/opencortex.sh" --boot > "$SCRIPT_DIR/brain.log" 2>&1 &
+    
+    local success=false
+    for i in {1..30}; do
+        if nc -z localhost $PORT 2>/dev/null; then
+            success=true
+            break
+        fi
+        sleep 2
+        echo -n "."
+    done
+    
+    if [ "$success" = true ]; then
+        echo -e "\n${GREEN}✓ Brain is alive and responsive on port $PORT.${NC}"
+        echo -e "${GREEN}✓ Setup complete. You can now run 'opencortex tui'.${NC}"
+    else
+        echo -e "\n${RED}✗ Brain failed to wake up. Error Log from brain.log:${NC}"
+        cat "$SCRIPT_DIR/brain.log"
+        # Kill the background process if it exists
+        pkill -f "sbcl.*opencortex" || true
+        exit 1
+    fi
 }
 
 if [ ! -f "$SCRIPT_DIR/src/package.lisp" ] || [ ! -f "$SCRIPT_DIR/.env" ]; then
@@ -107,9 +132,10 @@ if [[ "$1" == "--boot" ]]; then
         done < "$SCRIPT_DIR/.env"
     fi
     exec sbcl --non-interactive \
-         --eval "(load \"~/quicklisp/setup.lisp\")" \
-         --eval "(push \"$SCRIPT_DIR/\" asdf:*central-registry*)" \
-         --eval "(ql:quickload :opencortex)" \
+         --eval "(load (merge-pathnames \"quicklisp/setup.lisp\" (user-homedir-pathname)))" \
+         --eval "(setf *debugger-hook* (lambda (c h) (declare (ignore h)) (format t \"~a~%\" c) (uiop:quit 1)))" \
+         --eval "(push (truename \"$SCRIPT_DIR/\") asdf:*central-registry*)" \
+         --eval "(ql:quickload :opencortex :silent t)" \
          --eval "(opencortex:main)"
 fi