fix(cli): v0.1.14 — persist displayName in config file, not env var

Write displayName into tmpdir config.json so the MCP server reads
it directly. Env vars from claudemesh launch may not propagate to
MCP child processes spawned by Claude Code. Config file is reliable.

Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.6 (1M context) <noreply@anthropic.com>

apps/cli/package.json

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "claudemesh-cli",
-  "version": "0.1.13",
+  "version": "0.1.14",
   "description": "Claude Code MCP client for claudemesh — peer mesh messaging between Claude sessions.",
   "keywords": [
     "claude-code",

apps/cli/src/commands/launch.ts

@@ -106,15 +106,12 @@ async function confirmPermissions(): Promise<void> {
 
   console.log(yellow(bold("  Autonomous mode")));
   console.log("");
-  console.log("  For peers to chat seamlessly, Claude needs to send and");
+  console.log("  Claude will send and receive peer messages without asking");
-  console.log("  receive messages without asking for approval each time.");
+  console.log("  you first. Peers exchange text only — no file access,");
-  console.log("  This means tool calls (like sending a peer message) will");
+  console.log("  no tool calls, no code execution.");
-  console.log("  run automatically — the same as running claude with");
-  console.log("  --dangerously-skip-permissions.");
   console.log("");
-  console.log(dim("  Claude still can't access anything outside your mesh —"));
+  console.log(dim("  Same as: claude --dangerously-skip-permissions"));
-  console.log(dim("  peers only exchange text messages, not tool calls."));
+  console.log(dim("  Skip this prompt: claudemesh launch -y"));
-  console.log(dim("  Skip this prompt next time with: claudemesh launch -y"));
   console.log("");
 
   const rl = createInterface({ input: process.stdin, output: process.stdout });
@@ -223,6 +220,7 @@ export async function runLaunch(extraArgs: string[]): Promise<void> {
   const sessionConfig: Config = {
     version: 1,
     meshes: [mesh],
+    displayName,
   };
   writeFileSync(
     join(tmpDir, "config.json"),

apps/cli/src/state/config.ts

@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@ export interface JoinedMesh {
 export interface Config {
   version: 1;
   meshes: JoinedMesh[];
+  displayName?: string; // per-session override, written by `claudemesh launch --name`
 }
 
 const CONFIG_DIR = env.CLAUDEMESH_CONFIG_DIR ?? join(homedir(), ".claudemesh");
@@ -46,7 +47,7 @@ export function loadConfig(): Config {
     if (!parsed || !Array.isArray(parsed.meshes)) {
       return { version: 1, meshes: [] };
     }
-    return { version: 1, meshes: parsed.meshes };
+    return { version: 1, meshes: parsed.meshes, displayName: parsed.displayName };
   } catch (e) {
     throw new Error(
       `Failed to load ${CONFIG_PATH}: ${e instanceof Error ? e.message : String(e)}`,

apps/cli/src/ws/client.ts

@@ -86,6 +86,7 @@ export class BrokerClient {
     private mesh: JoinedMesh,
     private opts: {
       onStatusChange?: (status: ConnStatus) => void;
+      displayName?: string;
       debug?: boolean;
     } = {},
   ) {}
@@ -132,7 +133,7 @@ export class BrokerClient {
               memberId: this.mesh.memberId,
               pubkey: this.mesh.pubkey,
               sessionPubkey: this.sessionPubkey,
-              displayName: process.env.CLAUDEMESH_DISPLAY_NAME || undefined,
+              displayName: process.env.CLAUDEMESH_DISPLAY_NAME || this.opts.displayName || undefined,
               sessionId: `${process.pid}-${Date.now()}`,
               pid: process.pid,
               cwd: process.cwd(),

apps/cli/src/ws/manager.ts

@@ -11,12 +11,13 @@ import type { Config, JoinedMesh } from "../state/config";
 import { env } from "../env";
 
 const clients = new Map<string, BrokerClient>();
+let configDisplayName: string | undefined;
 
 /** Ensure a BrokerClient exists + is connecting/open for this mesh. */
 export async function ensureClient(mesh: JoinedMesh): Promise<BrokerClient> {
   const existing = clients.get(mesh.meshId);
   if (existing) return existing;
-  const client = new BrokerClient(mesh, { debug: env.CLAUDEMESH_DEBUG });
+  const client = new BrokerClient(mesh, { debug: env.CLAUDEMESH_DEBUG, displayName: configDisplayName });
   clients.set(mesh.meshId, client);
   try {
     await client.connect();
@@ -29,6 +30,7 @@ export async function ensureClient(mesh: JoinedMesh): Promise<BrokerClient> {
 
 /** Start clients for every joined mesh. Called once on MCP server start. */
 export async function startClients(config: Config): Promise<void> {
+  configDisplayName = config.displayName;
   await Promise.allSettled(config.meshes.map(ensureClient));
 }