pm-session-recapture

name	pm-session-recapture
effort	medium
description	When pm probe returns 401/403 (session expired), automatically recapture PropertyMeld session cookies. macOS agents use the AX+CDP script; Linux/cloud agents use the Playwright headless script.
triggers	["pm session expired","pm probe 401","pm probe failed","session recapture","cookies expired","recapture pm session","pm auth broken"]

PM Session Recapture

Automated recovery when PropertyMeld session cookies expire. Two implementations — pick based on your platform:

Platform	Script	How it works
macOS (preferred)	scripts/pm-recapture-session-safari.py	SafariDriver reads live Safari session — no Chrome, lower RAM
macOS (Chrome fallback)	scripts/pm-recapture-session.py	Drives Chrome via osascript + CDP
Linux / cloud	scripts/pm-recapture-session-playwright.py	Headless Chromium via Playwright

All scripts require PM_WEB_EMAIL and PM_WEB_PASSWORD (or interactive prompt). All write the same cookie format to PM_CREDS_PATH.

Safari is preferred on Mac — it uses the native browser you are already running and needs no extra process.

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When to Run

Run when ANY of:

• returns non-OK status (401, 403, or )
• Any snapcli command returns 401/403 on a normally working operation
• Blue receives a comms-boundary escalation message about PM session death
• Dane explicitly requests session refresh

Do NOT run if:

• Nexus API (OAuth2) is the failing component — that has its own credentials and does not use cookies
• The PM site itself is down (check propertymeld.com status first)

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Prerequisites

• PM_WEB_EMAIL and PM_WEB_PASSWORD must be set in the agent's .env
• Google Chrome must be installed at
• Accessibility permission must be granted to Terminal/iTerm (System Settings → Privacy → Accessibility)
• macOS only

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Step 1 — Verify the session is actually expired

pm probe --json

If status is ok: stop. No recapture needed.

If status is error/401/403: proceed.

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Step 2 — Run the recapture script

macOS (Safari — preferred, lower RAM):

# One-time setup:
#   Open Safari → Develop → Allow Remote Automation
#   pip install selenium
PM_WEB_EMAIL="$PM_WEB_EMAIL" PM_WEB_PASSWORD="$PM_WEB_PASSWORD" python3 scripts/pm-recapture-session-safari.py

macOS (Chrome fallback):

PM_WEB_EMAIL="$PM_WEB_EMAIL" PM_WEB_PASSWORD="$PM_WEB_PASSWORD" python3 scripts/pm-recapture-session.py

Linux / cloud (requires pip install playwright && playwright install chromium):

PM_WEB_EMAIL="$PM_WEB_EMAIL" PM_WEB_PASSWORD="$PM_WEB_PASSWORD" python3 scripts/pm-recapture-session-playwright.py

All scripts are in adapters/pm/scripts/ in noogalabs/snapcli.

Script will:

1. Launch Chrome with if not already running with it
2. Navigate to PM login via osascript
3. Fill credentials and submit via JS injection
4. Wait for post-login redirect
5. Extract cookies via CDP
6. Write cookies to
7. Re-probe to confirm session is live

Expected output on success:

Checking existing PM session...
Session expired. Starting recapture via Chrome AX + CDP...
Chrome CDP available on port 9222
Login successful — extracting cookies via CDP...
Extracted N propertymeld.com cookies
Wrote cookies to ~/.claude/credentials/property-meld.json
Recapture verified — PM session is now active.

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Step 3 — Log and notify

On success:

cortextos bus log-event action pm_session_refreshed info \
  --meta '{"method":"ax-cdp","creds_path":"~/.claude/credentials/property-meld.json"}'
cortextos bus send-message dane normal 'PM session recaptured via AX+CDP. Snapcli operations restored.'

On failure (script exits 1):

cortextos bus log-event action pm_session_recapture_failed warning \
  --meta '{"method":"ax-cdp","reason":"script exit 1"}'
# Escalate immediately — human must intervene
cortextos bus send-message dane urgent 'PM session recapture FAILED. Manual intervention required. PM_WEB_EMAIL/PASSWORD may be wrong, PM may have changed login flow, or Accessibility permission may be missing.'

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Comms Boundary

If recapture fails, this is a hard escalation to Dane + David. Do NOT retry more than once — a failed recapture usually means credentials are wrong or PM has changed their login flow, not a transient network issue. Retry once after 60s, then escalate.

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After Successful Recapture

Resume the operation that triggered the session check:

• If triggered by a meld assignment: retry or vendor assignment
• If triggered by morning scan: re-run
• If triggered explicitly by Dane: report success and stand by

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Chrome CDP Notes

The script uses Chrome DevTools Protocol on . Chrome must be launched with for this to work. If Chrome is already running WITHOUT the debug port, the script will launch a second Chrome instance. This is expected behavior.

To avoid double-Chrome: ensure the agent's Chrome sessions are always started via or set it as a default Chrome flag in Chrome's launch config.