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The session added a shared script-layer platform helper under `scripts/lib/platform.ts`, moved duplicated scanner and CLI detection platform decisions into that helper, and proved the contract with focused Windows, macOS, Linux, scan-helper, and tool-detection tests. *** ## Deliverables ### Files Created | File | Purpose | Lines | | ---------------------------------------- | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ----- | | `scripts/lib/platform.ts` | Shared platform helpers for OS flags, path normalization, app-data roots, CLI candidates, and venv bins. | 341 | | `scripts/lib/__tests__/platform.test.ts` | Direct branch and contract tests for Windows, macOS, Linux, app-data, PATH, PATHEXT, and venv helpers. | 176 | ### Files Modified | File | Changes | | ------------------------------------------------------------ | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | | `scripts/lib/scan-helpers.ts` | Imports shared home, OS, path, redaction, and app-support helpers from the platform module. | | `scripts/lib/tool-detection.ts` | Uses shared executable-name and candidate-directory helpers while preserving PATH-first lookup. | | `scripts/lib/__tests__/scan-helpers.test.ts` | Added scan-helper import-path coverage for moved platform primitives. | | `scripts/lib/__tests__/tool-detection.test.ts` | Added Windows PATHEXT, fallback-directory, and shared mise resolver regressions. | | `.spec_system/specs/phase38-session02-platform-foundation/*` | Recorded implementation notes, review, security, validation, and this summary artifact. | | `.spec_system/state.json` | Marked the session complete and cleared the active session. | | `.spec_system/PRD/phase_38/PRD_phase_38.md` | Updated progress to 2/10 sessions, marked Session 02 complete, and set Session 03 as upcoming. | | `package.json` | Bumped package version to `0.5.75`. | | `README.md` | Synced the visible project version line to `0.5.75`. | | `docs/CHANGELOG.md` | Added the Phase 38 Session 02 closeout entry. | *** ## Technical Decisions 1. **Library-local platform module**: Kept the helper under `scripts/lib/` instead of copying upstream's root-level `scripts/platform.ts`, matching AI OS script ownership conventions. 2. **Dependency-injected helpers**: Made platform, home, and environment inputs injectable so Windows, macOS, and Linux behavior can be tested from any host without mutating process globals. 3. **PATH-first CLI resolution**: Centralized candidate construction while preserving the existing resolver contract that explicit PATH entries win over package-manager and system fallbacks. *** ## Test Results | Metric | Value | | -------- | ------------------------------- | | Tests | 4472 | | Passed | 4472 | | Coverage | Not collected by `bun run test` | Targeted session tests passed 81/81 across platform, scan-helper, and tool-detection owners. `bun run typecheck:scripts` passed. *** ## Lessons Learned 1. Windows branch behavior needs direct string-contract tests for case handling, PATHEXT, app-data roots, and venv `Scripts` paths even on POSIX hosts. 2. Platform extraction is safer when existing import paths keep re-export coverage, because downstream scanner consumers do not need to move at the same time. *** ## Future Considerations Items for future sessions: 1. Session 03 should reuse the shared platform helper for aggregate and Dream health path decisions rather than adding new local OS checks. 2. Session 04 should use `venvBin`, app-data, and shell lookup helpers for Dream scheduling and setup work. 3. 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