[BUG] [v0.0.7] cortex compact run emits internal INFO log with ANSI codes to stdout, contaminating machine-parseable output

[codvy8282]

Project

cortex

Description

Running compact run prints an internal tracing INFO line directly to stdout alongside the user-facing message. This makes piped output unreliable.

Error Message

Debug Logs

System Information

windows 11

Screenshots

https://github.com/codvy8282/images/blob/main/20.png

Steps to Reproduce

$ cortex compact run 1>/tmp/stdout.txt 2>/tmp/stderr.txt
$ cat /tmp/stdout.txt

Expected Behavior

Only user-facing messages on stdout. Internal logs should go to stderr.

Actual Behavior

Running compaction cycle...
2026-04-10T05:33:27Z INFO cortex_compact::auto_compaction::scheduler: Auto-compaction cycle completed duration_ms=0

Compaction completed in 0ms
The INFO line appears on stdout, not stderr.

Additional Context

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