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fix(server): self-update moves the t3 command to the new runtime#14875

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Fixes https://github.com/pingdotgg/t3code/issues/14609

A managed self-update commits the new server runtime but leaves the shell's t3 symlink on an older version. Later restarts must also preserve intentional user pins.

Reconcile owned launcher links through the existing ServiceLauncherClient after a fresh pending trial receives its committed acknowledgment. Update the configured install-bin link and the first existing PATH command when they point anywhere inside this T3 home's runtime versions. Replace each link atomically; preserve regular files and links belonging to another home, and log individual failures while continuing startup and the remaining candidates. Stored committed outcomes still reach readiness without moving links.

Local service installation now preserves T3CODE_INSTALL_BIN_DIR in both systemd and launchd definitions. Existing custom units need a local reinstall with that variable available, for example T3CODE_INSTALL_BIN_DIR=/custom/bin t3 service install. Remote updates do not rewrite service units. Once saved, the custom directory survives later CLI status checks and service reinstalls without the environment variable; an explicit replacement takes precedence.

Verification of 14699c5008 against main 1451e7cb23:

  • Original three core suites: 21 cases → 25, retaining all 19 main-owned cases. Replaced the two original PR cases with five behavior cases; moved filesystem coverage from the CLI into the launcher client's existing suite. Added two custom-directory service installation cases. One additional cleanup-defect startup case proves readiness and remaining-candidate progress. Six final suites pass: 79 tests.
  • Fail-before: removing reconciliation breaks pending-trial startup; removing only the pending guard breaks stored-commit startup; both custom-directory installation cases fail before the environment fix. Both platform cases also fail before preserving the saved directory across ordinary CLI calls; cleanup-defect startup fails before the full-cause catch. Restored production bytes and reran the focused suites.
  • Server typecheck, scoped lint, formatting and whitespace checks pass. Lint retains one pre-existing unused-layer warning.
  • Real launcher child processes and IPC on isolated Linux files: main commits 1.0.0 → 2.0.0 while both links remain at 1.5.0; the rebuilt client moves both links to 2.0.0 after acknowledgment. A second actual launcher start preserves pins restored to 1.5.0. This is a minimal startup driver plus the actual launcher/client, not a full HTTP-server launch.
  • Before/after output and focused test proof. No visual UI change, so screenshots do not apply.

Behavior limits: a fresh commit moves any owned link, including one pinned to a version newer than the committed target, following the requested ownership rule. If the server dies between commit acknowledgment and relinking, a later restart preserves the stored outcome and does not retry; a subsequent update or local t3 update can reconcile the command.

Verification limits: no installed systemd/launchd service update or native macOS, Windows, Electron, iOS or Android verification. Linux/macOS launcher paths are covered by service tests; Windows shim behavior is unchanged. Two full adversarial review rounds completed with Claude Opus 5.5 and Codex GPT-6-Sol. Round 1 found the custom-directory retention and cleanup-defect issues; both were fixed and the second round found no blocking code issue. A dangling extra PATH symlink whose runtime was manually removed is outside discovery of the first existing command; configured install-bin links are checked directly.

Thanks to @JonasFocus for the original implementation and failure-isolation work in #14875. The takeover keeps the contributor commits, merges current main, and rebuilds the filesystem operation at the existing service boundary.

Implementation: Codex GPT-6.1-Sol; tests: Codex GPT-6-Astra; adversarial review: Claude Opus 5.5 and Codex GPT-6-Sol, through T3 Code.

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apps/server/src/cli/update.tsline 213Outdated · 2c35d88Open thread
……@@ -193,6 +193,42 @@ export const resolveLauncherPath = Effect.gen(function* () {
210+ const platform = yield* HostProcessPlatform;
211+ const environment = yield* HostProcessEnvironment;
212+ const installBinDir =
213+ environment["T3CODE_INSTALL_BIN_DIR"] ||
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🟡 Medium cli/update.ts:213

A service self-update cannot find a launcher installed via T3CODE_INSTALL_BIN_DIR, so /opt/me/bin/t3 remains pinned to fromVersion. The generated systemd and launchd environments do not preserve T3CODE_INSTALL_BIN_DIR; this lookup therefore falls back to ~/.local/bin/t3 and the service PATH. Persist the configured bin directory in both service definitions or otherwise make it available to this lookup.

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apps/server/src/serverRuntimeStartup.ts:600

Custom install locations are not available to the managed server. The installer accepts T3CODE_INSTALL_BIN_DIR, but the generated systemd unit exports only T3CODE_HOME and the launchd plist exports only PATH, T3CODE_HOME, and the unit marker; neither persists T3CODE_INSTALL_BIN_DIR (and systemd does not inherit the invoking shell's custom PATH). Thus after an install such as T3CODE_INSTALL_BIN_DIR=/opt/me/bin, a self-update reaches this new call without that variable and only probes ~/.local/bin/t3 / the service PATH, leaving /opt/me/bin/t3 on the old runtime. Persist the configured bin directory in the service environment or otherwise derive it here.

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3A service self-update cannot find a launcher installed via `T3CODE_INSTALL_BIN_DIR`, so `/opt/me/bin/t3` remains pinned to `fromVersion`. The generated systemd and launchd environments do not preserve `T3CODE_INSTALL_BIN_DIR`; this lookup therefore falls back to `~/.local/bin/t3` and the service `PATH`. Persist the configured bin directory in both service definitions or otherwise make it available to this lookup.
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6- apps/server/src/serverRuntimeStartup.ts:600 -- Custom install locations are not available to the managed server. The installer accepts `T3CODE_INSTALL_BIN_DIR`, but the generated systemd unit exports only `T3CODE_HOME` and the launchd plist exports only `PATH`, `T3CODE_HOME`, and the unit marker; neither persists `T3CODE_INSTALL_BIN_DIR` (and systemd does not inherit the invoking shell's custom PATH). Thus after an install such as `T3CODE_INSTALL_BIN_DIR=/opt/me/bin`, a self-update reaches this new call without that variable and only probes `~/.local/bin/t3` / the service PATH, leaving `/opt/me/bin/t3` on the old runtime. Persist the configured bin directory in the service environment or otherwise derive it here.
JJonasFocusOct 2, 2026

Right, that's a real gap, but it's out of scope here on purpose. The triage on #14609 says the systemd and launchd units should stay on the local t3 service install path, so this PR doesn't change what the units export. What it covers: ~/.local/bin on both platforms, and a custom bin dir on launchd, since the plist copies the installer's PATH. A custom T3CODE_INSTALL_BIN_DIR under systemd still needs t3 update, same as before this change. I've noted that in the PR description. If maintainers want the unit to carry the bin dir, I'd do that as a separate PR.

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JJulius Marminge20d ago

Fixed in 14699c5008. Local service installs now persist T3CODE_INSTALL_BIN_DIR in both systemd and launchd definitions. Status and later reinstalls/updates preserve the installed value when an ordinary CLI invocation omits it; an explicit nonempty replacement wins. Both platform behavior tests cover that lifecycle, including escaping. Existing custom units that never stored the directory need a local T3CODE_INSTALL_BIN_DIR=/custom/bin t3 service install; remote self-updates never rewrite units. All 79 focused tests, server typecheck and scoped checks pass, and the published-head real launcher IPC/filesystem proof is in the updated PR body.

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Macroscope's review found this PR requires human approval — This PR adds cross-platform launcher discovery and atomic symlink replacement during managed self-updates, while also persisting custom service-install configuration. The behavior affects existing startup and service-install paths with user-visible filesystem side effects, so human review is appropriate.

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After a server self-update commits, startup repoints eligible t3 launchers from the previous runtime to the target runtime. Launchers outside the previous runtime remain unchanged. Startup logs a warning and continues if repointing fails.

Changes: Self-update CLI launcher alignment

Layer / File(s)Summary
Find and repoint eligible launchers
apps/server/src/cli/update.ts, apps/server/src/cli/update.test.ts		The helper checks the install-bin t3 launcher and the t3 launchers on PATH. It repoints launchers owned by the previous runtime. Tests cover moving the install-bin launcher while leaving a separately pinned launcher unchanged, and moving the PATH launcher when the install-bin directory is not writable.
Run repointing after a committed update
apps/server/src/serverRuntimeStartup.ts		Startup calls the helper after a committed launcher trial. If repointing fails, startup logs a warning and continues.

Priority: ➖ Normal

Estimated code review effort: 2 (Simple) | ~10 minutes

Change: Bug fix · Severity of issue fixed: Medium

Merge Risk: 🔵 Low · up to 712d5

The launcher behavior is not shown to fail, but the server test can fail when run as root. Make the failure simulation deterministic before merging, or accept that limitation for the affected test environment.

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Description checkInconclusiveThe description states the problem (a managed self-update commits the new server runtime but leaves the shell's t3 symlink on an older version), links the issue, and explains the change in detail: r…Add explicit section headings that follow the template (## Problem, ## Change, ## Scope and approval, ## Verification). Under Scope and approval, link the triaged bug issue #14609 and the maintainer discussion or approval comment that agree…
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Linked Issues checkPassedIssue #14609 requires the CLI to follow a successfully committed self-update. serverRuntimeStartup.ts calls repointLauncherAfterSelfUpdate after prepareTrial returns committed. The function ch…
Out of Scope Changes checkPassedThe changes stay within issue #14609. They add self-update launcher reconciliation, wire it to the committed update path, and add focused automated tests. The diff does not demonstrate unrelated produ…
Docstring CoveragePassedNo functions found in the changed files to evaluate docstring coverage. Skipping docstring coverage check. Docstring coverage is scoped to functions touched by this diff. Analyzed 0 functions across 3…
Title checkPassedThe title clearly and concisely describes the main change: moving the t3 command to the new runtime after a server self-update.
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Issue #14609 requires the CLI to follow a successfully committed self-update. serverRuntimeStartup.ts calls repointLauncherAfterSelfUpdate after prepareTrial returns committed. The function checks the install launcher and t3 resolved from PATH, and repoints only launchers that target the previous runtime. It uses the existing repointLauncher operation. Failures are logged and do not undo the committed update. update.test.ts covers the normal move, preservation of a launcher pinned to another version, and continuation when the install-bin launcher cannot be rewritten.

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The changes stay within issue #14609. They add self-update launcher reconciliation, wire it to the committed update path, and add focused automated tests. The diff does not demonstrate unrelated product behavior or unrelated issue scope.

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The description states the problem (a managed self-update commits the new server runtime but leaves the shell's t3 symlink on an older version), links the issue, and explains the change in detail: reconciling owned launcher links after a committed acknowledgment, atomic replacement, failure isolation, and the T3CODE_INSTALL_BIN_DIR service-definition fix. It also has a substantial Verification section with focused suites, fail-before checks, a real launcher run, and explicit verification limits. The Problem section is not labeled as such and the Scope and approval section is missing. The author does reference the contributor PR #14875 and the triaged issue #14609, and the objectives indicate a maintainer-triaged 'Likely fix' direction, but no explicit maintainer approval comment is linked. Those gaps are the main items to address.

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Add explicit section headings that follow the template (## Problem, ## Change, ## Scope and approval, ## Verification). Under Scope and approval, link the triaged bug issue #14609 and the maintainer discussion or approval comment that agreed to the direction and scope. Explain that the change touches the service install definitions (systemd and launchd) and state whether that falls under the approved scope or needs its own approval. Add a one-line statement of the conventional commit title. Also note the reasons the service-unit change is needed for this same fix, because the template asks for an explanation when a change spans components. Finally, the template asks for the model and harness at the end; the description already names them, so keep that line at the end of the Verification section.

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202-202: 📐 Maintainability & Code Quality | 🔵 Trivial | 🏗️ Heavy lift

Put post-update launcher reconciliation on the launcher service.

serviceLauncherClient.ts already owns launcher trial behavior, but repointLauncherAfterSelfUpdate performs launcher discovery and filesystem updates as an exported function in cli/update.ts. Move this capability to the existing launcher service, call its method from startup, and test it through the service.

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6Review comment at @apps/server/src/cli/update.ts at line 202:
7Move repointLauncherAfterSelfUpdate from the CLI update module into the existing
8launcher service, alongside its launcher trial behavior, and expose it as a
9service method. Update startup to call that method and move the related test
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apps/server/src/cli/update.tslines 223–228Outdated · 2c35d88Open thread
……@@ -193,6 +193,42 @@ export const resolveLauncherPath = Effect.gen(function* () {
225+ // Ownership scoped to the previous version: a `t3` pinned elsewhere stays put.
226+ versionsDir: from.versionDir,
227+ targetEntryPath: target.entryPath,
228+ });
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🎯 Functional Correctness | 🟠 Major | ⚡ Quick win

Continue after a launcher rewrite fails.

If the install-bin launcher cannot be rewritten, repointLauncher fails and the loop never checks the PATH launcher. An eligible PATH launcher then remains on the old runtime, although startup logs the failure and continues. Catch and log failures per candidate, then attempt the remaining candidates.

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JJonasFocusOct 2, 2026

Good catch, fixed in 712d57c8. Each candidate now logs its own failure and the loop moves on, so a read-only install bin dir no longer stops the PATH launcher from moving. Added a test for that case; it fails on the previous commit.

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On the nitpick about moving this onto the launcher service: I'd rather leave it in cli/update.ts. It's a thin wrapper over repointLauncher, which already lives there and is shared with t3 update, and serviceLauncherClient only handles the trial handshake with the launcher process, not filesystem work. Happy to move it if maintainers prefer.

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🟡 Minor · Use a deterministic filesystem failure instead of chmod(0555). · update.test.ts:144-177

apps/server/src/cli/update.test.ts:144-177 🎯 Functional Correctness | 🟡 Minor | ⚡ Quick win

Use a deterministic filesystem failure instead of chmod(0555).

The server test command is vp test run, and the repository does not restrict it to non-root users. When that command runs as root, repointLauncher can create the temporary symlink and rename it into the 0555 directory. The install-bin launcher then points to 2.0.0, so the 1.0.0 assertion fails. Inject a failure for the launcher rewrite through the filesystem test layer instead of relying on directory permissions.

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Thanks for the follow-up. The chmod test does assume a non-root user, but both the Ubuntu and Windows CI runners use normal user accounts, and the other ways to force a failure (like pre-creating the temp link name) would tie the test to how repointLauncher names its temp file. I'd rather keep the test about what a user would actually hit. Happy to change it if maintainers run the suite as root somewhere.

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Just noticed this today when trying to re-pair a device only to realise it didn't include the new diagnostic permissions.

@juliusmarminge would be awesome if you guys were able to get a fix sorted for this

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Ran into this issue when trying to use a browser and running the t3code browser setup command didn't work

Mmaria28d ago

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Written by claude-opus-5-5 on behalf of Maria

Hi! We are cleaning up open PRs, and this one does not say which model or harness was used to create it. If this change is really important, we recommend rebuilding the PR with a newer model and noting the model and harness in the PR description.

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Reopening, this was closed by mistake. Sorry for the noise!

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Thanks for this. We run a similar fix downstream and ran into a case it doesn't cover.

  1. Links that already lag behind fromVersion never move. repointLauncherAfterSelfUpdate only treats a link into runtime/versions/<fromVersion> as its own.
    • Installs that were updated in the app before this fix usually have a t3 several versions older than fromVersion. #14609 itself shows a 0.0.44 CLI next to a 0.0.45 server. A comment on #18196 shows ~/.local/bin/t3 on …20261007.2787 while the service ran …20261015.3176.
    • Since 0.1.0 those are exactly the links that hurt: a pre-0.1.0 t3 writes to state.sqlite, and 0.1.x reads statev2.sqlite (more in #14609).
    • A middle way that keeps your guard against flipping a pinned t3 on every restart: move any link that points into this home's runtime/versions, but only in the start that commits a pending update. Later restarts, which just see the stored committed outcome, leave the link alone.
  2. Rebase: since #17641 the host-process references live in @t3tools/shared/HostProcess (HostProcess.Platform, HostProcess.Environment), so the PR no longer applies to main as it is.

Open to a different approach if it fits better. Just sharing what we ran into.

JJulius Marminge20d ago

Taking over this one as maintainer for batch desktop-app-05. I will preserve your commits, update the host-process references for main, and exercise the actual startup handoff. I will also address the reported stale links that lag behind fromVersion while avoiding reconciliation on ordinary restarts. Custom service install-path discovery will be assessed against the existing local service-install scope.

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JJulius Marminge20d ago

@JonasFocus Thanks for the original launcher reconciliation and failure-isolation work. The takeover is published in 14699c5008, with the requested older-owned-link and fresh-commit-only behavior plus verified custom-directory retention. Two nonblocking limits are explicit in the body: a crash after durable commit but before relinking is not retried on stored-outcome starts; additional dangling PATH links whose old runtime was removed are skipped while finding the first existing command (the configured install-bin link is checked directly). These did not justify expanding the change into a recovery mechanism. Native service-manager handoff remains unverified on this Linux host; real child IPC and temporary service definitions are covered.