fix(server): enforce one database owner and guard update rollback#16102

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openedOct 5, 2026byMmaria

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Two servers could open the same T3 home (for example the desktop app next to the background service), fight over one SQLite database, duplicate provider sessions, and steal each other's T3 Connect tunnel.

A server now takes an exclusive lock on its state directory before opening the database: an exclusive transaction on userdata/server-owner.sqlite, which the OS releases when the process exits, even on SIGKILL. A second server exits with code 78 and a message instead of starting. Servers from before the lock are recognized through a live server-runtime.json record (process start time rules out PID reuse). Supervisors stop retrying on 78: the desktop shows a dialog and quits, the WSL backend records the refusal until its settings change, and the service launcher stays idle instead of exiting into a systemd/launchd restart loop (a pending update is marked failed without restoring its backup). Offline t3 project commands take the same lock, so a failed live probe no longer deletes a running server's record and writes behind it.

Fixes #6097. Fixes #7504. Fixes #17755. Supersedes #14694.

This version drops the update-rollback ownership guards, CLI auth locks, and launcher protocol changes from the earlier revision to keep the change to the ownership boundary itself. Detecting an older background service whose record another older server already removed (see the review comment below) stays a follow-up.

Verification (Blacksmith): ownership, service launcher, project CLI, desktop backend manager/pool, and WSL backend tests passed (68). Server, desktop, and contracts typechecks, scoped lint, and formatting passed. The captures below are from the earlier revision and show the same refusal path; packaged desktop dialogs and native Windows/macOS service behavior are unverified for this version.

actual client completes its initial provider reply

competing launch refuses home ownership with exit 78

same conversation completes a provider reply after ownership refusal

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apps/server/src/serviceLauncher.tsline 511Outdated · 652e9daOpen thread

…	…	@@ -422,8 +505,12 @@ export class Launcher {
	508	+	ownershipProtocol: 1,
425	509		childVersion: version,
426	510		...(update === undefined ? {} : { update }),
	511	+	...(role === "trial" && this.#trialOwnership !== undefined

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🟠 High src/serviceLauncher.ts:511

A rollback-capable trial can start an older runtime that ignores ownership, allowing it to claim the owner record without validating previousOwnerId; if another server writes during the handoff and the trial exits, #returnToPrevious restores the stale snapshot over those writes. Before starting a trial, require the target runtime to support and acknowledge the ownership protocol.

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MmariaOct 5, 2026

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Written by gpt-6.1-sol on behalf of Maria

fixed in b60c8024f0. before accepting an update, the launcher runs the target's persistence-free __service-preflight and requires its exact version plus ownershipProtocol: 1. recovered pending trials repeat that check before snapshotting. the regression rejects a target missing the acknowledgement without creating a backup or changing the database.

apps/server/src/serviceLauncher.tsline 374Outdated · 652e9daOpen thread

…	…	@@ -312,9 +344,45 @@ export class Launcher {
	371	+	// stale snapshot over the intervening owner's accepted writes.
	372	+	const next: ServiceState = {
	373	+	...this.#state,
	374	+	update: terminalUpdate({ pending, status: "failed", reason: "state-dir-owned" }),

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🟡 Medium src/serviceLauncher.ts:374

#suspendForOwnership can overwrite a newer launcher's pending update with this launcher's failed record, causing recovery to select the wrong active version and lose the newer update state. During overlapping handoff, this launcher writes its in-memory pending record without verifying that service-state.json still contains the same update; serialize these transitions or re-read and compare the update ID before writing.

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3	`#suspendForOwnership` can overwrite a newer launcher's pending update with this launcher's `failed` record, causing recovery to select the wrong active version and lose the newer update state. During overlapping handoff, this launcher writes its in-memory `pending` record without verifying that `service-state.json` still contains the same update; serialize these transitions or re-read and compare the update ID before writing.

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Written by gpt-6.1-sol on behalf of Maria

fixed in b60c8024f0. a dedicated lifetime launcher SQLite lock serializes service-state transitions across canonical data-directory aliases. service state is refreshed after acquiring it. a refused contender parks without changing state or stop markers; the regression verifies it does not spawn another child.

apps/server/src/cloud/bootService.tsline 852Outdated · 652e9daOpen thread

…	…	@@ -828,6 +847,10 @@ export const make = Effect.fn("cloud.boot_service.make")(function* (input: {
830	849
	850	+	// Stopping the unit does not stop an unmanaged desktop, SSH, or CLI server.
	851	+	// Updating only installed launcher files with start=false remains allowed.
	852	+	if (!installed \|\| start) yield* requireStopped;

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🟠 High cloud/bootService.ts:852

After manager.stop releases the service, a competing desktop/CLI server can acquire ownership before requireStopped runs; install() or restart then returns ServerAlreadyRunningError while the previously working background service remains stopped. The post-stop ownership check is outside the existing Effect.tapError recovery, so apply the same restart-on-error recovery to this check (or otherwise restart the old unit when ownership is refused).

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MmariaOct 5, 2026

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Written by gpt-6.1-sol on behalf of Maria

fixed in b60c8024f0. install and restart now include the post-stop ownership check inside the existing restart-on-error recovery. the focused regression verifies both operations restart the stopped unit when ownership is refused.

apps/desktop/src/backend/DesktopBackendPool.tsline 304Outdated · 652e9daOpen thread

…	…	@@ -301,6 +301,11 @@ export const layer = Layer.effect(
301	301		),
302	302		onShutdown: () => desktopWindow.handleBackendNotReady,
303	303		onPreflightFailed: handlePrimaryPreflightFailure,
	304	+	onStateDirOwned: () =>

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🟠 High backend/DesktopBackendPool.ts:304

In WSL-only mode, an ownership failure leaves the frameless showConnectingSplash visible after the modal closes, so the app remains stuck on the non-closable “Connecting to WSL” screen: the manager sets desiredRunning: false, and this callback neither quits the app nor transitions the window out of startup. Make this terminal failure path close/quit the desktop or explicitly dismiss the splash.

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MmariaOct 5, 2026

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Written by gpt-6.1-sol on behalf of Maria

fixed in b60c8024f0. after the primary ownership error dialog closes, the desktop quits instead of leaving the connecting splash visible. desktop typecheck and existing backend pool checks pass; the packaged native dialog remains unverified on Windows/WSL.

apps/server/src/serverOwnershipLock.tsline 40Outdated · 652e9daOpen thread

…	…	@@ -0,0 +1,144 @@
	37	+	} catch (cause) {
	38	+	if (!(cause instanceof Error && "code" in cause && cause.code === "ENOENT")) throw cause;
	39	+	}
	40	+	const state = contents === undefined ? undefined : parseServiceState(contents);

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🟠 High src/serverOwnershipLock.ts:40

An interrupted update written with an older launcher protocol is treated as absent, so the server/CLI proceeds even when runtime/db-backup/<id> exists and the database requires manual recovery. parseServiceState(contents) returns undefined for non-current protocols; detect pending updates with serviceStateHasPendingUpdate independently of the protocol while retaining the backup-ID validation.

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Written by gpt-6.1-sol on behalf of Maria

fixed in b60c8024f0. server and CLI guards detect pending updates across launcher protocol revisions, validate the backup directory ID, and refuse recovery independently of the current protocol decoder. the existing recovery test now covers protocols 1, 2, 3, and 4.

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Verdict: Not approved

Macroscope's review found this PR not approvable — This PR introduces an always-on SQLite ownership lock and changes server, CLI, desktop, WSL, and service-supervisor lifecycle behavior, making it substantially broader than an isolated fix. It also adds static-analysis suppression directives and has an unresolved high-severity shutdown race in the service launcher.

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apps/server/src/serviceLauncher.tslines 463–463Outdated · b05c4c4Open thread

…	…	@@ -382,14 +459,26 @@ export class Launcher {
383	460		if (update?.status !== "pending") {
384	461		if (update !== undefined) {
	462	+	const ownership = await acquireServerOwnershipLock(
	463	+	NodePath.join(this.#baseDir, "userdata"),

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🟠 High src/serviceLauncher.ts:463

#recover clears the update marker in <baseDir>/userdata instead of the directory that backupDatabaseOnce used (dirname(update.dbPath)). After a crash with a dev state directory, the marker remains in <baseDir>/dev, so the restarted child exits with code 78 and the launcher parks indefinitely. Use NodePath.dirname(update.dbPath) for this cleanup.

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MmariaOct 5, 2026

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Written by gpt-6.1-sol on behalf of Maria

fixed in e6e923824a. terminal update records now retain an optional database path, the decoder preserves it, and recovery clears the marker under dirname(dbPath), with the original userdata fallback for older terminal records. the existing update test now uses a dev database and recreates a leftover marker/backup before restart, checking that recovery removes both and preserves the database.

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The change adds state-directory ownership locks and owner metadata across server startup and service updates. Server, CLI, and service installation paths check ownership. Update recovery checks ownership before restoring backups. Desktop backends report ownership refusals and avoid restarting refused instances.

Changes

State-directory ownership and recovery

Layer / File(s)	Summary
Ownership locks and persisted owner state `apps/server/src/serverOwnershipLock.ts`, `apps/server/src/serverOwnership.ts`, `apps/server/src/serverRuntimeState.ts`, `apps/server/src/serverRuntimeState.test.ts`	Adds ownership locks, owner-tagged runtime state, and recovery checks. Tests cover lock contention, trial ownership, and runtime-state publication.
Ownership checks at server and CLI entry points `apps/server/src/server.ts`, `apps/server/src/auth/EnvironmentAuth.ts`, `apps/server/src/cli/project.ts`, `apps/server/src/cloud/bootService.ts`, `apps/server/src/cloud/bootService.test.ts`	Server startup, CLI database access, offline project mutations, service installation, and restart now check state-directory ownership. The server publishes runtime state through its acquired ownership.
Ownership metadata in launcher contexts `apps/server/src/cloud/serviceProtocol.ts`, `apps/server/src/cloud/servicePreflight.ts`, `apps/server/src/cloud/servicePreflight.test.ts`, `apps/server/src/cloud/serviceLauncherClient.ts`, `apps/server/src/cloud/serviceLauncherClient.test.ts`	Preflight results and launcher contexts carry ownership protocol metadata. Decoding validates ownership fields, and update requests reject unsupported protocol contexts.
Ownership-aware update and restore lifecycle `apps/server/src/serviceLauncher.ts`, `apps/server/src/serviceLauncher.test.ts`, `docs/user/updating.md`	The launcher locks database access, records trial owners, checks ownership before restore, and suspends on ownership conflicts. Tests and update guidance cover ownership and recovery cases.
Desktop response to ownership refusal `packages/contracts/src/desktopBootstrap.ts`, `apps/desktop/src/backend/DesktopBackendManager.ts`, `apps/desktop/src/backend/DesktopBackendManager.test.ts`, `apps/desktop/src/backend/DesktopBackendPool.ts`, `apps/desktop/src/backend/DesktopBackendPool.test.ts`, `apps/desktop/src/wsl/DesktopWslBackend.ts`, `apps/desktop/src/wsl/DesktopWslBackend.test.ts`	Exit code 78 stops backend restart scheduling. Desktop reports the conflict and quits; WSL records the refusal and avoids retrying that instance.

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Change: Bug fix · Severity of issue fixed: Medium

Sequence Diagram(s)

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1	sequenceDiagram
2	participant ServiceLauncher
3	participant ServicePreflight
4	participant ServerOwnershipLock
5	participant TargetServer
6	participant ServerOwnership
7	ServiceLauncher->>ServicePreflight: Check target version and ownership protocol
8	ServiceLauncher->>ServerOwnershipLock: Lock database and snapshot before trial
9	ServiceLauncher->>TargetServer: Start trial with ownership context
10	TargetServer->>ServerOwnership: Acquire ownership and publish runtime state

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Merge Risk | ⚪ Minimal · up to 8c3e0

Merge Risk: ⚪ Minimal · up to 8c3e0

A refused WSL backend now stays stopped and retains its explanation until readiness or a genuine configuration change. No actionable merge-blocking risk remains in the reviewed changes.

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Security architecture risk: 🔵 Low · up to 8c3e0

The change strengthens protection against competing servers and stale database rollback. Interrupted updates deliberately stop access until recovery, and older service launchers require a local upgrade. No introduced security weakness was substantiated, but native-platform behavior and complete end-to-end exposure remain unverified.

Retained concerns No architecture-level concerns identified.

Security review details

Security Blast Radius

inferred — The directly affected integrity boundary is one canonical state directory: its database, authentication persistence, discovery record, and update recovery state. Launcher ownership additionally contains service-state and tunnel-stop coordination. Desktop consumes refusal rather than gaining authority to override ownership.

Trust Boundaries and Controls

observed — The trial recovery-check exception is obtained from decoded launcher context with a matching child version and connected IPC. Before claiming trial ownership, the server checks the recorded previous owner. Update requests through older managed launchers lacking ownership protocol 1 fail before IPC exchange.

Resilience and Maintainability Implications

observed — The design favors fail-closed recovery over automatic availability: normal server and CLI access reject pending recovery, and restore refuses an unexpected owner before modifying database files. Existing legacy-owner checks are conservative and do not terminate a process based on its discovery record.

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Check name	Status	Explanation
Linked Issues check	Passed	[`#6097`] requires the desktop to stop before a second backend opens a database owned by a live server, explain the conflict, and preserve normal startup when no live owner exists. `server.ts` acquires …
Out of Scope Changes check	Passed	The CLI, service-update, launcher, recovery-marker, and documentation changes enforce or preserve the same exclusive database-ownership boundary. They prevent concurrent writes and stale rollback from…
Title check	Passed	The title clearly summarizes the primary changes: enforcing one database owner and guarding update rollback.
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🟡 Minor · Keep an ownership-refused WSL instance stopped during… · DesktopWslBackend.ts:224-229

apps/desktop/src/wsl/DesktopWslBackend.ts:224-229 🎯 Functional Correctness | 🟡 Minor | ⚡ Quick win
Keep an ownership-refused WSL instance stopped during reconciliation.
If a secondary WSL backend exits with code 78, the manager clears desiredRunning and the new callback records the refusal. A later reconcile with unchanged settings treats that instance as idle, clears the recorded message, and calls start again. Preserve the refusal state until the user explicitly retries or changes the target. This prevents routine reconciliation from repeating a refused launch and hiding its explanation.

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6 Review comment at @apps/desktop/src/wsl/DesktopWslBackend.ts around lines 224 -
7 229:
8 Update the idle retry path in reconcile around isIdle so an ownership-refused
9 WSL instance remains stopped and its recorded preflight error is preserved
10 during routine reconciliation. Only clear the refusal and call
11 existingInstance.start after an explicit user retry or a target change.

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apps/server/src/serviceLauncher.test.ts (1)
481-506: 📐 Maintainability & Code Quality | 🔵 Trivial | ⚡ Quick win
The "released" case does not test lock contention. It passes for an unrelated reason.
mockImplementationOnce wraps the first call to acquireServerOwnershipLock after the spy is installed.
Launcher.run() first acquires the launcher lock: acquireServerOwnershipLock(<root>/userdata, { launcher: true }).
The launcher lock uses server-launcher.sqlite. foreignOwner holds server-owner.sqlite, so the two calls do not contend.
That first call succeeds, and the finally block then releases foreignOwner. No contention happens at any point.
hasBackup is true for "released". #recover therefore throws "Manual recovery is required" at the existing-backup check, before any owner-lock acquisition.
The case behaves the same as a plain pre-existing backup. The comment "Real contention occurs, then ownership ends" is false.
If a later change regresses the case "refusal is preserved after the foreign owner stops", this test still passes. The only check on that behavior is in #startTrial: if (isOwnershipConflict(cause)) throw cause;.
Two ways to fix this:
Make the case reach #startTrial with no backup present.
Wrap only the call for the owner lock. Match on the absence of cli/launcher options instead of using mockImplementationOnce.

♻️ Sketch: target the owner-lock acquisition
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1 - .mockImplementationOnce(async (...args) => {
2 + .mockImplementation(async (...args) => {
3 + const [, options] = args;
4 + if (options?.cli || options?.launcher || released) return acquire(...args);
5 try {
6 return await acquire(...args);
7 } finally {
Then set hasBackup to false for "released". With no backup, recovery reaches backupDatabaseOnce, contends with foreignOwner, and must still end with status failed and reason state-dir-owned.

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6 Review comment at @apps/server/src/serviceLauncher.test.ts around lines 481 -
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8 Update the `"released"` case so it has no backup and reaches the owner-lock
9 contention path. In the `acquireServerOwnershipLock` spy, target only owner-lock
10 acquisitions rather than using `mockImplementationOnce`, allowing
11 `Launcher.run()`’s launcher-lock acquisition to proceed without releasing
12 `foreignOwner`; verify the released-owner case still fails with
13 `state-dir-owned`.

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7	Review comments at @apps/server/src/serverRuntimeState.test.ts:
8	- Around line 156-168: Add Node’s type-stripping flag to the argument list
9	passed to NodeChildProcess.spawn in the server ownership test, before the
10	child’s module-evaluation arguments, so TypeScript imports work on supported
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15	Outside diff comments:
16	Review comments at @apps/desktop/src/wsl/DesktopWslBackend.ts:
17	- Around line 224-229: Update the idle retry path in reconcile around isIdle so
18	an ownership-refused WSL instance remains stopped and its recorded preflight
19	error is preserved during routine reconciliation. Only clear the refusal and
20	call existingInstance.start after an explicit user retry or a target change.
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24	Nitpick comments:
25	Review comments at @apps/server/src/serviceLauncher.test.ts:
26	- Around line 481-506: Update the `"released"` case so it has no backup and
27	reaches the owner-lock contention path. In the `acquireServerOwnershipLock` spy,
28	target only owner-lock acquisitions rather than using `mockImplementationOnce`,
29	allowing `Launcher.run()`’s launcher-lock acquisition to proceed without
30	releasing `foreignOwner`; verify the released-owner case still fails with
31	`state-dir-owned`.
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apps/server/src/cloud/bootService.test.ts
apps/server/src/cloud/bootService.ts
apps/server/src/cloud/serviceLauncherClient.test.ts
apps/server/src/cloud/serviceLauncherClient.ts
apps/server/src/cloud/servicePreflight.test.ts
apps/server/src/cloud/servicePreflight.ts
apps/server/src/cloud/serviceProtocol.ts
apps/server/src/server.ts
apps/server/src/serverOwnership.ts
apps/server/src/serverOwnershipLock.ts
apps/server/src/serverRuntimeState.test.ts
apps/server/src/serverRuntimeState.ts
apps/server/src/serviceLauncher.test.ts
apps/server/src/serviceLauncher.ts
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1	- Node.js 22.16.0: Type stripping was not enabled by default; the release notes don’t list it as a change. ([nodejs.org](https://nodejs.org/pt-br/blog/release/v22.16.0?utm_source=openai))
2	- Node.js 22.18.0: Type stripping became enabled by default. It was still experimental and could be disabled with `--no-experimental-strip-types`. ([nodejs.org](https://nodejs.org/en/blog/release/v22.18.0/?utm_source=openai))
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4	So the default changed in 22.18.0, not 22.16.0.
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8	- 1: https://nodejs.org/pt-br/blog/release/v22.16.0?utm_source=openai
9	- 2: https://nodejs.org/en/blog/release/v22.18.0/?utm_source=openai

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1	Node.js v22.6.0, released August 6, 2024, introduced `--experimental-strip-types` as initial TypeScript support. It lets Node run `.ts` files by stripping inline type annotations; it does not type-check, and TypeScript syntax requiring transformation—such as enums—wasn’t supported by this flag alone. ([nodejs.org](https://nodejs.org/es/blog/release/v22.6.0?utm_source=openai))
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5	- 1: https://nodejs.org/es/blog/release/v22.6.0?utm_source=openai

Pass the type-stripping flag to the child process.

When apps/server tests run under Node 22.16 or 22.17, which its engine range allows, the child can exit before sending owned: it imports TypeScript without enabling type stripping. The current CI job uses the root Node requirement of ^24.13.1, so this does not explain a CI failure.

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2	+ "--experimental-strip-types",
3	"--input-type=module",

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1	const child = NodeChildProcess.spawn(
2	process.execPath,
3	[
4	"--experimental-strip-types",
5	"--input-type=module",
6	"--eval",
7	`const { acquireServerOwnershipLock } = await import(${encodedModuleUrl});
8	const ownership = await acquireServerOwnershipLock(process.argv[1]);
9	process.on('disconnect', () => ownership.close());
10	process.send('owned');`,
11	root,
12	],
13	{ stdio: ["ignore", "ignore", "pipe", "ipc"] },
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✅ Addressed in commit 8c3e061

MmariaOct 5, 2026

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fixed in 8c3e061b38. the task-owned child now explicitly enables type stripping. the focused ownership tests pass on Blacksmith.

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Added 1 commitOct 5, 2026

fix(desktop): preserve WSL ownership refusal during reconciliation8c3e061

MmariareviewedOct 5, 2026

MmariaOct 5, 2026

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fixed the wsl reconciliation finding in 8c3e061b38. an ownership-refused target remains stopped with its message intact; changing distro or toggling the backend off and on retries. the existing tests cover those transitions and ordinary preflight retry.

also corrected the released-owner launcher test: it now reaches the actual owner-lock contention without an existing backup, then verifies that releasing the foreign owner does not erase the refusal.

this is maintainer work requested by maria for #6097, replacing #14694 and #10360. maria-rcks is in the upstream contribution-triage exemptions; the pr body now records that scope. the generic 80% docstring threshold is not a repository requirement. comments follow AGENTS.md and explain ownership/recovery constraints without adding unrelated documentation.

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Added 3 commitsOct 6, 2026

fix(server): preserve ownership guards on current main6e3c979
fix(server): retain current service layer referenceseda3fe2
fix(desktop): use current HTTP test layer for owner refusal1e69690

MmacroscopeappBotreviewed · 1 inline threadOct 6, 2026

apps/server/src/cli/project.tsline 425Outdated · 1e69690Open thread

…	…	@@ -421,16 +422,22 @@ const runProjectMutation = Effect.fn("runProjectMutation")(function* (
431		-	});
432		-	yield* Console.log(output);
433		-	}).pipe(Effect.provide(layerOfflineRuntime));
	425	+	return yield* Effect.scoped(

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🟠 High cli/project.ts:425

The offline fallback can initialize or migrate the SQLite database before acquireServerOwnership rejects the command, allowing it to race an incumbent server's database access. EnvironmentAuth.layerRuntime is provided and requested before this block, and its persistence setup opens the database and runs migrations; acquire ownership before constructing any persistence-backed auth/runtime layer.

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MmariaOct 6, 2026

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fixed ina4f3bba914. live authentication opens an existing database without initialization or migrations. offline persistence starts after ownership acquisition. focused cli/auth/ownership tests and server types passed on Blacksmith. an actual failed live probe now exits78 with unchanged SQLite schema, while a normal live project add succeeds.

Added 1 commitOct 6, 2026

fix(cli): acquire ownership before offline database initializationa4f3bba

MmariareviewedOct 6, 2026

Aarun279Oct 9, 2026

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@maria-rcks this still lets a server from before the lock run next to a lock-aware one, when the older server is no longer the one named in server-runtime.json.

acquireServerOwnership recognizes an older owner only through that file. Older servers rewrite it when they start and delete it when they stop, without checking who wrote it. Once a second older server has done that, the first one is invisible.

The setup where this sticks is a background service installed once with npx t3, which nothing updates, next to the desktop app on the same ~/.t3. I hit it with a 0.0.42 service and a 0.0.45 desktop: T3 Connect sent the iOS app to the 0.0.42 server, which could not decode the desktop's reasoning messages, so threads failed to load. After the desktop updates to this branch, both servers still start on that home.

On a4f3bba91, with a fresh home and a real 0.0.42 binary:

Start a 0.0.42 server (L1). This branch's server then refuses with exit 78, as intended.
Start a second 0.0.42 server (L2) and stop it. Its shutdown deletes the record. L1 keeps running.
Start this branch's server again. It takes ownership and serves the home next to L1.

The script below prints:

1	P1 exit 78
2	P2 started; L1 alive: yes

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1	#!/bin/bash
2	# LEGACY: a pre-lock `t3` binary, e.g. ~/.t3/runtime/versions/0.0.42/t3
3	# PR: a checkout of this branch with dependencies installed
4	set -u
5	R=/tmp/t3-own-repro; HOME_DIR=$R/home; mkdir -p "$HOME_DIR" "$R/work"
6	REC=$HOME_DIR/userdata/server-runtime.json; started=()
7	trap 'for p in "${started[@]}"; do kill -TERM "$p" 2>/dev/null; done; wait' EXIT
8	wait_record() { for _ in $(seq 1 240); do grep -q "\"pid\":$1," "$REC" 2>/dev/null && return 0; kill -0 "$1" 2>/dev/null \|\| return 1; sleep 0.5; done; return 1; }
9	legacy() { "$LEGACY" serve --base-dir "$HOME_DIR" --host 127.0.0.1 --port "$1" "$R/work" >"$R/$1.log" 2>&1 & PID=$!; started+=("$PID"); }
10	lockaware() { (cd "$PR" && exec node apps/server/src/bin.ts serve --base-dir "$HOME_DIR" --host 127.0.0.1 --port "$1" "$R/work") >"$R/$1.log" 2>&1 & PID=$!; started+=("$PID"); }
11
12	legacy 47911; L1=$PID; wait_record "$L1"
13	lockaware 47913; P1=$PID; wait_record "$P1" \|\| { wait "$P1"; echo "P1 exit $?"; }
14	legacy 47912; L2=$PID; wait_record "$L2"; kill -TERM "$L2"; wait "$L2"
15	lockaware 47913; P2=$PID; wait_record "$P2" && echo "P2 started; L1 alive: $(kill -0 $L1 && echo yes)"

A server started by hand can't be detected this way, but the background service can: its unit names the home, service-state.json names its runtime, and __service-preflight says whether that runtime takes the lock.

Proposed fix, maria-rcks/t3libre#15, a follow on PR to this branch, adds that check to acquireServerOwnership on top of this branch (fix/6097-state-ownership-safe-rollback), with exit 78 and a message pointing at t3 update or t3 service uninstall.

Added 2 commitsOct 9, 2026

Merge remote-tracking branch 'origin/main' into triage-a/161026af4bd2
refactor(server): reduce home ownership to the server lock and supervisor stops0f72e69

MmariaOct 9, 2026

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@arun279 the gap is real: a pre-lock server whose record was rewritten and then removed by a second pre-lock server is invisible to this check. I cut this PR down to the lock itself (0f72e692fc), so it no longer carries the launcher/preflight ownership protocol your follow-up builds on, and maria-rcks/t3libre#15 won't apply as is. The older-service check fits better as its own PR on top once this lands; the lock and exit-78 handling here don't change for it.

Added 1 commitOct 9, 2026

Merge remote-tracking branch 'origin/main' into triage-a/16102e00b0ec

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apps/server/src/serviceLauncher.tsline 632Outdated · 0f72e69Open thread

…	…	@@ -602,6 +609,32 @@ export class Launcher {
	629	+	await discardDatabaseBackup(this.#baseDir, pending.id).catch(() => undefined);
	630	+	}
	631	+	// Signal listeners alone do not keep Node alive.
	632	+	this.#timer = setInterval(() => {}, 2_147_483_647);

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If SIGTERM or SIGINT arrives while #idleWhileStateDirOwned() is awaiting state or backup I/O, stop() clears the existing timer, but this method later installs a referenced interval. The queued stop then resolves run() without clearing it, so the launcher process stays alive; check #stopRequested before creating the interval.

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AAdEx-Partners-DEOct 11, 2026

A native Windows data point, since the description lists that as unverified. I merged this branch into a fork and ran it on Windows 11 from source (node apps/server/src/bin.ts serve --base-dir <scratch home>):

Second server on the same home: exits with code 78 after about a second and logs ServerAlreadyRunningError: A T3 Code server already owns …\userdata. Stop that server, or use a separate T3 home and pair with it, then retry. No server was stopped. The first server kept answering.
After a hard kill of the owner (Stop-Process -Force, the Windows equivalent of SIGKILL): a new server on the same home started normally, so the lock is released by the OS here too.
serverRuntimeState.test.ts passes.

One thing to know: the new test serviceLauncher.test.ts > stays idle instead of exiting when another server owns the T3 home times out on Windows after 120 s. I would not read much into it, because five other tests in that file already fail on Windows on main ("Selected t3@1.0.0 runtime is missing or incomplete"), so the launcher fixtures look POSIX-only. I did not test the packaged desktop dialog or the service launcher.

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@maria-rcks makes sense. I closed maria-rcks/t3libre#15 and will open the older-service check against main once this lands.

Ffullheart28d ago

+1. I ran a service on 34259 and a desktop-launched server on 3773 against the same ~/.t3 for two days without noticing. Refusing the second server would have made that visible right away.

Aandrewfree27d ago

ty!