fix(cli): Handle corrupt taskless.json manifest during init

.changeset/fix-corrupt-manifest.md

@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+---
+"@taskless/cli": patch
+---
+
+Fix crash during init when `.taskless/taskless.json` contains corrupt or unparseable JSON. The CLI now treats a corrupt manifest the same as a missing one, allowing migrations to re-run and rewrite it.
+
+Add `module` and `exports` fields to package.json to ensure ESM resolution works correctly on older Node versions or when package.json resolution is incomplete.

packages/cli/package.json

@@ -15,6 +15,12 @@
     "typecheck": "tsc --noEmit"
   },
   "type": "module",
+  "module": "./dist/index.js",
+  "exports": {
+    ".": {
+      "import": "./dist/index.js"
+    }
+  },
   "files": [
     "dist"
   ],

packages/cli/src/filesystem/migrate.ts

@@ -38,6 +38,10 @@ async function readManifest(directory: string): Promise<TasklessManifest> {
     ) {
       return { version: 0 };
     }
+    // Treat corrupt/unparseable manifest as version 0 so migrations re-run
+    if (error instanceof SyntaxError) {
+      return { version: 0 };
+    }
     throw error;
   }
 }

packages/cli/test/bootstrap.test.ts

@@ -112,6 +112,27 @@ describe("ensureTasklessDirectory", () => {
     expect(rulesStat.isDirectory()).toBe(true);
   });
 
+  it("recovers from a corrupt taskless.json manifest", async () => {
+    const tasklessDirectory = join(temporaryDirectory, ".taskless");
+    await mkdir(tasklessDirectory, { recursive: true });
+
+    // Write corrupt JSON that would cause "unexpected token *"
+    await writeFile(
+      join(tasklessDirectory, "taskless.json"),
+      "***not-json***",
+      "utf8"
+    );
+
+    // Should not throw — treats corrupt manifest as version 0
+    await ensureTasklessDirectory(temporaryDirectory);
+
+    // Manifest should be rewritten with a valid version
+    const manifest = JSON.parse(
+      await readFile(join(tasklessDirectory, "taskless.json"), "utf8")
+    ) as { version: number };
+    expect(manifest.version).toBeGreaterThan(0);
+  });
+
   it("is idempotent — re-running after completion succeeds without errors", async () => {
     await ensureTasklessDirectory(temporaryDirectory);
     await ensureTasklessDirectory(temporaryDirectory);