Fix Cookbook serve exit code reporting

routes/cookbook_helpers.py

@@ -225,6 +225,15 @@ def _append_serve_preflight_exit_lines(runner_lines: list[str], *, keep_shell_op
     runner_lines.append('fi')
 
 
+def _append_serve_exit_code_lines(runner_lines: list[str], *, keep_shell_open: bool) -> None:
+    """Append serve-runner lines that preserve and report the command exit code."""
+    runner_lines.append('ODYSSEUS_CMD_EXIT=$?')
+    if keep_shell_open:
+        runner_lines.append('echo ""; echo "=== Process exited with code $ODYSSEUS_CMD_EXIT ==="; exec "${SHELL:-/bin/bash}"')
+    else:
+        runner_lines.append('echo ""; echo "=== Process exited with code $ODYSSEUS_CMD_EXIT ==="')
+
+
 class ModelDownloadRequest(BaseModel):
     repo_id: str
     include: str | None = None  # glob pattern e.g. "*Q4_K_M*"

routes/cookbook_routes.py

@@ -37,6 +37,7 @@ from routes.cookbook_helpers import (
     _validate_local_dir, _validate_ssh_port, _validate_gpus, _shell_path,
     _ps_squote, _bash_squote, _validate_serve_cmd, _parse_serve_phase,
     _safe_env_prefix, _local_tooling_path_export, _append_serve_preflight_exit_lines,
+    _append_serve_exit_code_lines,
     ModelDownloadRequest, ServeRequest,
 )
 
@@ -1086,10 +1087,10 @@ def setup_cookbook_routes() -> APIRouter:
             if local_windows:
                 # Detached background process — no interactive shell to keep open.
                 # Print the exit marker the status poller looks for, then stop.
-                runner_lines.append('echo ""; echo "=== Process exited with code $? ==="')
+                _append_serve_exit_code_lines(runner_lines, keep_shell_open=False)
             else:
                 # Keep shell open after exit so user can see errors
-                runner_lines.append('echo ""; echo "=== Process exited with code $? ==="; exec "${SHELL:-/bin/bash}"')
+                _append_serve_exit_code_lines(runner_lines, keep_shell_open=True)
 
             runner_path = TMUX_LOG_DIR / f"{session_id}_run.sh"
             runner_path.write_text("\n".join(runner_lines) + "\n", encoding="utf-8")