fix(daemon): clear requesting_cycle after successful restart

Bug: When daemon cycled a session, it verified requesting_cycle=true
but never cleared the flag after restart. This caused infinite
cycle loops on each heartbeat.

Also removed redundant SendKeysDelayed("gt prime") that injected
rogue text into terminal (SessionStart hook already handles priming).

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Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.5 <noreply@anthropic.com>

internal/daemon/lifecycle.go

@@ -12,15 +12,16 @@ import (
 	"github.com/steveyegge/gastown/internal/tmux"
 )
 
-// BeadsMessage represents a message from beads mail.
+// BeadsMessage represents a message from gt mail inbox --json.
 type BeadsMessage struct {
 	ID       string `json:"id"`
-	Title       string `json:"title"`
+	From     string `json:"from"`
-	Description string `json:"description"`
+	To       string `json:"to"`
-	Sender      string `json:"sender"`
+	Subject  string `json:"subject"`
-	Assignee    string `json:"assignee"`
+	Body     string `json:"body"`
-	Priority    int    `json:"priority"`
+	Read     bool   `json:"read"`
-	Status      string `json:"status"`
+	Priority string `json:"priority"`
+	Type     string `json:"type"`
 }
 
 // ProcessLifecycleRequests checks for and processes lifecycle requests from the deacon inbox.
@@ -46,7 +47,7 @@ func (d *Daemon) ProcessLifecycleRequests() {
 	}
 
 	for _, msg := range messages {
-		if msg.Status == "closed" {
+		if msg.Read {
 			continue // Already processed
 		}
 
@@ -71,37 +72,37 @@ func (d *Daemon) ProcessLifecycleRequests() {
 
 // parseLifecycleRequest extracts a lifecycle request from a message.
 func (d *Daemon) parseLifecycleRequest(msg *BeadsMessage) *LifecycleRequest {
-	// Look for lifecycle keywords in subject/title
+	// Look for lifecycle keywords in subject
 	// Expected format: "LIFECYCLE: <role> requesting <action>"
-	title := strings.ToLower(msg.Title)
+	subject := strings.ToLower(msg.Subject)
 
-	if !strings.HasPrefix(title, "lifecycle:") {
+	if !strings.HasPrefix(subject, "lifecycle:") {
 		return nil
 	}
 
 	var action LifecycleAction
 	var from string
 
-	if strings.Contains(title, "cycle") || strings.Contains(title, "cycling") {
+	if strings.Contains(subject, "cycle") || strings.Contains(subject, "cycling") {
 		action = ActionCycle
-	} else if strings.Contains(title, "restart") {
+	} else if strings.Contains(subject, "restart") {
 		action = ActionRestart
-	} else if strings.Contains(title, "shutdown") || strings.Contains(title, "stop") {
+	} else if strings.Contains(subject, "shutdown") || strings.Contains(subject, "stop") {
 		action = ActionShutdown
 	} else {
 		return nil
 	}
 
-	// Extract role from title: "LIFECYCLE: <role> requesting ..."
+	// Extract role from subject: "LIFECYCLE: <role> requesting ..."
 	// Parse between "lifecycle: " and " requesting"
-	parts := strings.Split(title, " requesting")
+	parts := strings.Split(subject, " requesting")
 	if len(parts) >= 1 {
 		rolePart := strings.TrimPrefix(parts[0], "lifecycle:")
 		from = strings.TrimSpace(rolePart)
 	}
 
 	if from == "" {
-		from = msg.Sender // fallback
+		from = msg.From // fallback
 	}
 
 	return &LifecycleRequest{
@@ -159,6 +160,11 @@ func (d *Daemon) executeLifecycleAction(request *LifecycleRequest) error {
 			return fmt.Errorf("restarting session: %w", err)
 		}
 		d.logger.Printf("Restarted session %s", sessionName)
+
+		// Clear the requesting state so we don't cycle again
+		if err := d.clearAgentRequestingState(request.From, request.Action); err != nil {
+			d.logger.Printf("Warning: failed to clear agent state: %v", err)
+		}
 		return nil
 
 	default:
@@ -259,10 +265,8 @@ func (d *Daemon) restartSession(sessionName, identity string) error {
 		return fmt.Errorf("sending startup command: %w", err)
 	}
 
-	// Prime after delay
+	// Note: gt prime is handled by Claude's SessionStart hook, not injected here.
-	if err := d.tmux.SendKeysDelayed(sessionName, "gt prime", 2000); err != nil {
+	// Injecting it via SendKeysDelayed causes rogue text to appear in the terminal.
-		d.logger.Printf("Warning: could not send prime: %v", err)
-	}
 
 	return nil
 }
@@ -342,6 +346,44 @@ func (d *Daemon) verifyAgentRequestingState(identity string, action LifecycleAct
 	return nil
 }
 
+// clearAgentRequestingState clears the requesting_<action>=true flag after
+// successfully completing a lifecycle action. This prevents the daemon from
+// repeatedly cycling the same session.
+func (d *Daemon) clearAgentRequestingState(identity string, action LifecycleAction) error {
+	stateFile := d.identityToStateFile(identity)
+	if stateFile == "" {
+		return fmt.Errorf("cannot determine state file for %s", identity)
+	}
+
+	data, err := os.ReadFile(stateFile)
+	if err != nil {
+		return fmt.Errorf("reading state file: %w", err)
+	}
+
+	var state map[string]interface{}
+	if err := json.Unmarshal(data, &state); err != nil {
+		return fmt.Errorf("parsing state: %w", err)
+	}
+
+	// Remove the requesting_<action> key
+	key := "requesting_" + string(action)
+	delete(state, key)
+	delete(state, "requesting_time") // Also clean up the timestamp
+
+	// Write back
+	newData, err := json.MarshalIndent(state, "", "  ")
+	if err != nil {
+		return fmt.Errorf("marshaling state: %w", err)
+	}
+
+	if err := os.WriteFile(stateFile, newData, 0644); err != nil {
+		return fmt.Errorf("writing state file: %w", err)
+	}
+
+	d.logger.Printf("Cleared %s from agent %s state", key, identity)
+	return nil
+}
+
 // identityToStateFile maps an agent identity to its state.json file path.
 func (d *Daemon) identityToStateFile(identity string) string {
 	switch identity {