fix(server): delegated Muse tasks no longer ask approval for every command#18065

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A parent agent delegated a copy-edit task to Muse with runtimeMode: "auto-accept-edits". Muse only offers Supervised and Full access, so the child ran as Supervised and asked for approval on every command, even ls. The parent was in Full access, so none of those prompts should have appeared.

delegate_task and create_threads checked the requested mode against the parent's mode, but never against the target provider.

Fix

An explicit mode the target provider does not offer is now refused. The error lists the modes it does offer, so the agent can choose one.
An inherited mode steps down to the broadest mode the target offers. It no longer silently becomes Supervised.
orchestrator_capabilities now lists each provider's runtimeModes, so agents can choose a valid mode before they call delegate_task.

This affects every provider that limits its modes (Muse, Pi, Grok). Top-level t3_thread_launch is unchanged. The user can see and change the mode on those threads.

Proof: the 2 new resolveRuntimeMode tests fail against main and pass with this change. OrchestratorMcpService.test.ts and McpToolAccess.test.ts pass (65 tests), and the server typecheck is clean.

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Macroscope's review found this PR approvable — This is a narrowly scoped server fix that makes delegated runtime modes respect each provider's advertised capabilities while preserving existing behavior for unrestricted providers. The API addition is optional and backwards-compatible, with focused tests and no product-default or static-analysis changes.

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Thread transfer impact

✅ Thread transfer remains within every enforced ceiling.

Provider	Metric	Main baseline	This PR	Impact	PR ceiling
Codex	Total thread wire	4.9 KiB	5.0 KiB	+23 B (+0.5%)	6.8 KiB	✅
Codex	Thread snapshot wire	3.8 KiB	3.8 KiB	0 B (0.0%)	4.9 KiB	✅
Codex	Live turn WebSocket wire	1.2 KiB	1.2 KiB	+23 B (+1.9%)	2.0 KiB	✅
Codex	Live turn WebSocket decoded	20.8 KiB	20.9 KiB	+41 B (+0.2%)	29.3 KiB	✅
Codex	Live turn messages	1	2	+1 (+100.0%)	8	✅
Claude	Total thread wire	5.0 KiB	5.0 KiB	−24 B (−0.5%)	6.8 KiB	✅
Claude	Thread snapshot wire	3.8 KiB	3.8 KiB	0 B (0.0%)	4.9 KiB	✅
Claude	Live turn WebSocket wire	1.2 KiB	1.2 KiB	−24 B (−2.0%)	2.0 KiB	✅
Claude	Live turn WebSocket decoded	21.2 KiB	21.2 KiB	−41 B (−0.2%)	29.3 KiB	✅
Claude	Live turn messages	2	1	−1 (−50.0%)	8	✅

Baseline: e7db61f · PR result: 2b3377d · Source CI: success

Scenario and decoded snapshot size

10 historical turns, 5 command tools per turn, 878.9 KiB retained MCP result per historical turn, and a 1.05 MiB retained result in the measured turn.

Codex decoded thread snapshot: 108.5 KiB
Claude decoded thread snapshot: 108.8 KiB

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Provider runtime-mode capabilities now inform mode resolution for delegated tasks and threads. Tool guidance clarifies how callers handle asynchronous task completion.

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Provider Runtime-Mode Resolution

Layer / File(s)	Summary
Expose provider runtime-mode capabilities `packages/contracts/src/orchestratorMcp.ts`, `apps/server/src/mcp/OrchestratorMcpService.ts`	The provider capability contract adds optional supported runtime modes. Resolved targets carry the selected provider’s modes, and capability entries include nonempty mode lists.
Resolve modes for tasks and threads `apps/server/src/mcp/OrchestratorMcpService.ts`, `apps/server/src/mcp/OrchestratorMcpService.test.ts`, `docs/orchestration-v2/orchestrator-mcp-server.md`	Runtime-mode resolution rejects unsupported explicit requests and selects a supported inherited mode. Delegated-task and thread creation pass the resolved target. Tests and documentation cover the behavior.

Asynchronous Delegated-Task Guidance

Layer / File(s)	Summary
Clarify asynchronous task completion `apps/server/src/mcp/toolkits/orchestrator/tools.ts`	The tool description says to use `task_status` only when the result is needed mid-turn. Otherwise, the caller should end its turn after an asynchronous completion notification.

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Change: Bug fix

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Provider-mode guidance now explains when modes are omitted and when explicit requests are refused. No actionable merge risk remains.

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apps/server/src/mcp/OrchestratorMcpService.tsline 114Outdated · bb8a59fOpen thread

…	…	@@ -111,8 +111,9 @@ const DEFAULT_THREAD_READ_LIMIT = 50;
112	112		const DEFAULT_THREAD_ITEM_MAX_CHARS = 20_000;
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114		-	interface ResolvedTarget {
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4	const DEFAULT_THREAD_RUN_LIMIT = 10;
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10	readonly supportedRuntimeModes: ReadonlyArray<RuntimeMode> \| undefined;
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Fixed in 2b3377dedc.

docs/orchestration-v2/orchestrator-mcp-server.mdlines 242–244Outdated · bb8a59fOpen thread

…	…	@@ -237,6 +237,12 @@ that driver; an explicit `providerInstanceId` is honored exactly and fails
	241	+	child would ask for approval on every command. To avoid that, an explicit
	242	+	`runtimeMode` the target does not list in `orchestrator_capabilities`
	243	+	`runtimeModes` is refused, and an inherited mode steps down to the broadest
	244	+	mode the target offers.

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Explain what an omitted runtimeModes field means.

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Fixed in 2b3377dedc.

Added 2 commitsOct 11, 2026

fix(server): delegated Muse tasks no longer ask approval for every command9dbcbf1
fix(server): keep ResolvedTarget private and clarify omitted runtimeModes2b3377d

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