fix: require bounded loop-status exit-code watch

commands/loop-status.md

@@ -43,6 +43,8 @@ tool calls that have no matching `tool_result`.
 - `ecc loop-status --exit-code` exits `2` when stale loop or tool signals are
   found, or `1` when transcripts cannot be scanned.
 - `ecc loop-status --watch` refreshes status until interrupted.
+- `ecc loop-status --watch --watch-count 3 --exit-code` refreshes a bounded
+  number of times, then exits with the highest status seen.
 - `ecc loop-status --watch --watch-count 3` emits a bounded watch stream for
   scripts and handoffs.
 

scripts/loop-status.js

@@ -116,6 +116,10 @@ function parseArgs(argv) {
     }
   }
 
+  if (options.exitCode && options.watch && options.watchCount === null) {
+    throw new Error('--exit-code with --watch requires --watch-count so the process can exit');
+  }
+
   return options;
 }
 

tests/scripts/loop-status.test.js

@@ -444,6 +444,13 @@ function runTests() {
     assert.strictEqual(payload.errors.length, 1);
   })) passed++; else failed++;
 
+  if (test('exit-code mode rejects unbounded watch mode', () => {
+    const result = run(['--watch', '--exit-code']);
+
+    assert.strictEqual(result.code, 1);
+    assert.match(result.stderr, /--exit-code with --watch requires --watch-count/);
+  })) passed++; else failed++;
+
   if (test('getStatusExitCode prioritizes attention signals over scan errors', () => {
     const payload = {
       errors: [{ message: 'unreadable' }],