add -e flag

internal/engine.cm

@@ -435,6 +435,12 @@ if (args != null && (_init == null || !_init.program)) {
   }
 }
 
+// -e flag: eval script string directly
+var _eval_script = (_init != null && _init.eval_script) ? _init.eval_script : null
+if (_eval_script && !_init.program) {
+  _init.program = "-e"
+}
+
 use_cache['core/internal/os'] = os
 
 // Extra env properties added as engine initializes (log, runtime fns, etc.)
@@ -1426,6 +1432,47 @@ function enet_check()
 // Finally, run the program
 actor_mod.setname(_cell.args.program)
 
+if (_eval_script) {
+  // -e flag: compile and run inline script
+  $_.clock(_ => {
+    var env = {}
+    arrfor(array(runtime_env), function(k) { env[k] = runtime_env[k] })
+    env.use = function(path) {
+      var ck = 'core/' + path
+      var _use_core_result = null
+      var _use_core_ok = false
+      if (use_cache[ck]) return use_cache[ck]
+      var _try_core = function() {
+        _use_core_result = use_core(path)
+        _use_core_ok = true
+      } disruption {}
+      _try_core()
+      if (_use_core_ok && _use_core_result) return _use_core_result
+      var _shop_use = function() {
+        return shop.use(path, null)
+      } disruption {
+        log.error(`use('${path}') failed`)
+        disrupt
+      }
+      return _shop_use()
+    }
+    env.args = _cell.args.arg
+    env.log = log
+    env = stone(env)
+
+    var ast = analyze(_eval_script, "-e")
+    var val = null
+    var _compile = function() {
+      var mach_blob = compile_user_blob("-e", ast, null)
+      val = mach_load(mach_blob, env)
+    } disruption {
+      os.exit(1)
+    }
+    _compile()
+  })
+  return null
+}
+
 var prog = _cell.args.program
 if (ends_with(prog, '.cm')) {
   os.print(`error: ${prog} is a module (.cm), not a program (.ce)\n`)
@@ -1562,18 +1609,23 @@ $_.clock(_ => {
   var script = null
   var ast = null
   var mach_blob = null
-  if (cached_path && fd.is_file(cached_path)) {
-    val = mach_load(fd.slurp(cached_path), env)
-  } else {
-    script = text(source_blob)
-    ast = analyze(script, prog_path)
-    mach_blob = compile_user_blob(prog, ast, pkg)
-    if (cached_path) {
-      ensure_build_dir()
-      fd.slurpwrite(cached_path, mach_blob)
+  var _compile = function() {
+    if (cached_path && fd.is_file(cached_path)) {
+      val = mach_load(fd.slurp(cached_path), env)
+    } else {
+      script = text(source_blob)
+      ast = analyze(script, prog_path)
+      mach_blob = compile_user_blob(prog, ast, pkg)
+      if (cached_path) {
+        ensure_build_dir()
+        fd.slurpwrite(cached_path, mach_blob)
+      }
+      val = mach_load(mach_blob, env)
     }
-    val = mach_load(mach_blob, env)
+  } disruption {
+    os.exit(1)
   }
+  _compile()
   if (val) {
     log.error('Program must not return anything')
     disrupt

source/cell.c

@@ -455,6 +455,7 @@ static void print_usage(const char *prog)
   printf("  --native                   Use AOT native code instead of bytecode\n");
   printf("  --heap <size>              Initial heap size (e.g. 256MB, 1GB)\n");
   printf("  --test [heap_size]         Run C test suite\n");
+  printf("  -e <code>                  Evaluate code string as a program\n");
   printf("  -h, --help                 Show this help message\n");
   printf("\nEnvironment:\n");
   printf("  CELL_CORE                  Core path (default: <shop>/packages/core)\n");
@@ -490,6 +491,7 @@ int cell_init(int argc, char **argv)
   size_t heap_size = 1024 * 1024; /* 1MB default */
   const char *shop_override = NULL;
   const char *core_override = NULL;
+  const char *eval_script = NULL;
 
   // Parse flags (order-independent)
   while (arg_start < argc && argv[arg_start][0] == '-') {
@@ -536,12 +538,19 @@ int cell_init(int argc, char **argv)
     } else if (strcmp(argv[arg_start], "--no-warn") == 0) {
       warn_mode = 0;
       arg_start++;
+    } else if (strcmp(argv[arg_start], "-e") == 0) {
+      if (arg_start + 1 >= argc) {
+        printf("ERROR: -e requires a code string argument\n");
+        return 1;
+      }
+      eval_script = argv[arg_start + 1];
+      arg_start += 2;
     } else {
       break;
     }
   }
 
-  if (arg_start >= argc) {
+  if (arg_start >= argc && !eval_script) {
     print_usage(argv[0]);
     return 1;
   }
@@ -675,7 +684,7 @@ int cell_init(int argc, char **argv)
     JS_SetPropertyStr(ctx, env_ref.val, "actorsym", JS_DupValue(ctx, cli_rt->actor_sym_ref.val));
     tmp = js_core_json_use(ctx);
     JS_SetPropertyStr(ctx, env_ref.val, "json", tmp);
-    if (native_mode || !warn_mode) {
+    if (native_mode || !warn_mode || eval_script) {
       JSGCRef init_ref;
       JS_AddGCRef(ctx, &init_ref);
       init_ref.val = JS_NewObject(ctx);
@@ -683,6 +692,10 @@ int cell_init(int argc, char **argv)
         JS_SetPropertyStr(ctx, init_ref.val, "native_mode", JS_NewBool(ctx, 1));
       if (!warn_mode)
         JS_SetPropertyStr(ctx, init_ref.val, "no_warn", JS_NewBool(ctx, 1));
+      if (eval_script) {
+        JSValue es = JS_NewString(ctx, eval_script);
+        JS_SetPropertyStr(ctx, init_ref.val, "eval_script", es);
+      }
       JS_SetPropertyStr(ctx, env_ref.val, "init", init_ref.val);
       JS_DeleteGCRef(ctx, &init_ref);
     } else {

vm_suite.ce

@@ -7434,11 +7434,39 @@ run("disruption propagation - runtime error direct vs nested", function() {
   }
 })
 
-// BUG: invoking a non-function (e.g. `var x = 42; x()`) crashes the VM
-// instead of cleanly disrupting. The compiler warns "invoking int — will
-// always disrupt" but the generated code causes a hard crash that kills
-// the entire actor, bypassing disruption handlers.
-// Cannot add a runtime test for this without crashing the suite.
+run("disruption propagation - invoke non-function at runtime", function() {
+  // Use an array to hide the type from the compiler so it can't
+  // statically prove the invoke will fail. This tests the VM's
+  // MACH_FRAME runtime check, not the compile-time diagnostic.
+  var vals = [42, null, "hello", true]
+  var i = 0
+  var count = 0
+  for (i = 0; i < length(vals); i++) {
+    if (should_disrupt(function() { vals[i]() })) {
+      count = count + 1
+    }
+  }
+  assert_eq(count, 4, "all non-function values should disrupt when invoked")
+})
+
+run("disruption propagation - invoke non-function direct handler", function() {
+  // Same test but with a direct disruption handler to verify consistency.
+  var vals = [42, null, "hello", true]
+  var i = 0
+  var count = 0
+  var caught = false
+  var try_call = function() {
+    vals[i]()
+  } disruption {
+    caught = true
+  }
+  for (i = 0; i < length(vals); i++) {
+    caught = false
+    try_call()
+    if (caught) count = count + 1
+  }
+  assert_eq(count, 4, "all non-function values should disrupt with direct handler")
+})
 
 run("disruption propagation - comparison error direct vs nested", function() {
   var via_should = should_disrupt(function() {