fix(server): preserve active turns when switching provider instances#22754

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Problem

Switching a thread to another provider instance during a running turn closes its live session and fails the turn with “The provider event stream closed unexpectedly.” Reproduced on Linux with two Claude instances while a foreground sleep 90 was running.

Change

The shared orchestration selection path refuses an instance change or a selection that releases a session while the thread has a blocking run. The error tells the caller to wait for the active turn and retry. Idle switches and same-instance selections that apply on the next turn remain available.

Scope and approval

Fixes #22748 GitCafe: https://git.cafe/pingdotgg/t3code/issues/22748 Triaged bug via the automated issue flow. GitCafe issue #22748; fix mirror #22754.

Verification

At merged head 896c0e10d3:

vp test run src/orchestration-v2/Orchestrator.control-reads.test.ts src/orchestration-v2/ProviderSwitchService.test.ts src/orchestration-v2/runtimeLayer.test.ts from apps/server: 109 passed, exit 0. Both selection commands cover active instance changes, session restarts, allowed next-turn changes, and idle switches. Queued monitor delivery is exercised after completing the active run with the queue held.
vp run typecheck from apps/server: exit 0; compiler suggestions only.
Targeted vp lint for the three changed files: exit 0; existing layerUnavailable unused-variable warning.
Independent GPT-6.1-Sol and Claude Opus 5.5 reviews both returned MERGE with no confirmed bugs; their scoped runs passed 152 and 187 tests respectively. Proof audit returned SUFFICIENT.
Red test output: four preservation assertions failed before the implementation; session and selection were mutated.

Evidence index. Server-only change; render fixture matrix is empty. No rendering or layout changes.

Runtime proof	Before	After
Linux web dev server, Claude Opus 5.5, same-driver instance switch during foreground `sleep 90`	Transcript, main 8acbefefc5: run failed with the reported stream error	Transcript, 9362d8b716: switch refused; original run and checkpoint completed

The runtime refusal response is recorded narratively rather than as a timestamped raw RPC response. The after attempt experienced VM load, an exit-137 retry, and a long checkpoint delay; it demonstrates preservation, not timing. The implementation is unchanged between the after capture and merged head. Automated assertions provide the precise mutation and outbox proof.

Unverified: native desktop and mobile clients, separate provider credentials, and an exhaustive matrix of providers. The guard is in the shared server command path.

Model/harness: GPT-6.1-Sol through Codex in T3 Code; independent reviews by GPT-6.1-Sol and Claude Opus 5.5.

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Added 2 commits2d ago

test(server): takeover tests for active provider instance switchescc3e3d0
fix(server): refuse provider switches during active turns131a553

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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	5.0 KiB	5.0 KiB	0 B (0.0%)	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	0 B (0.0%)	2.0 KiB	✅
Codex	Live turn WebSocket decoded	20.9 KiB	20.9 KiB	0 B (0.0%)	29.3 KiB	✅
Codex	Live turn messages	2	2	0 (0.0%)	8	✅
Claude	Total thread wire	5.0 KiB	5.0 KiB	+31 B (+0.6%)	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	+31 B (+2.6%)	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	1	2	+1 (+100.0%)	8	✅

Baseline: 3b95e78 · PR result: 6b3bdce · Source CI: failure

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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Added 3 commits1d ago

Merge remote-tracking branch 'origin/main' into fix/issue-2274872757be
test(server): hold the queue before a mid-queue provider switch9362d8b
Merge remote-tracking branch 'origin/main' into fix/issue-22748896c0e1

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Verdict: Approved at 6b3bdce

Macroscope's review found this PR approvable — This narrowly scoped server bug fix prevents provider-instance or session-restarting selections from disrupting active turns while preserving idle and next-turn behavior. Focused tests cover both command paths and verify that rejected switches leave projections, sessions, and events unchanged.

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apps/server/src/orchestration-v2/Orchestrator.tsline 2964Outdated · 896c0e1Resolved by Julius Marminge

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Provider selection changes that replace provider instances or release provider sessions are rejected while blocking runs are active. Tests cover both selection commands and queued-run delivery after the active run completes.

Changes: Provider selection during active turns

Layer / File(s)	Summary
Guard selection changes during active runs `apps/server/src/orchestration-v2/Orchestrator.ts`, `apps/server/src/orchestration-v2/ThreadMessageIntake.ts`, `apps/server/src/orchestration-v2/Orchestrator.control-reads.test.ts`	The orchestrator rejects qualifying selection changes when a run is preparing, starting, running, or waiting. Tests check dispatch results, projection and outbox state, event sequence, and preservation of runs and provider turns.
Verify queued-run delivery after selection changes `apps/server/src/orchestration-v2/runtimeLayer.test.ts`	The runtime test keeps the queue held through active-run completion, updates model selection, then dispatches `queue.resume` and checks queued-run delivery.

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Change: Bug fix

Possibly related issues

Issue 22748 — The reported active-turn provider-instance switch is addressed by rejecting that selection change while a blocking run is active.

Suggested reviewers: maria-rcks

Merge Risk: 🟡 Moderate · up to 6b3bd

A provider switch can still close an active turn and fail it during this race window; make the guard atomic before merging.

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fix(server): a busy provider switch fails with its own tagged error6b3bdce

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Addressed the Effect error finding in 6b3bdce4a6: active-turn selection refusal now has a dedicated tagged domain error with attributes and caller-visible retry guidance, without a synthetic cause. The focused test checks its type and message; 101 tests, server typecheck and targeted lint passed. Guard behavior is unchanged. The lint-staged backup hook failed; focused checks ran separately and its recovery stash was preserved.

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🟠 Major · Make the run-state check atomic with selection commit. · Orchestrator.ts:2960-2977

apps/server/src/orchestration-v2/Orchestrator.ts:2960-2977 🩺 Stability & Availability | 🟠 Major | 🏗️ Heavy lift
Make the run-state check atomic with selection commit.
The guard reads the run projection before eventSink.commitCommand(...). A provider-turn-start effect can commit the run transition to running after that read. The selection command can then detach or replace the provider session used by the active run, causing the provider stream to close and the run to fail.
Apply one atomic boundary to both provider.switch and thread.model-selection.set: commit the selection plan only if no blocking run exists, or serialize that commit with ProviderTurnStartService.writeIfRunCurrent. The existing dispatcher lock does not cover the provider-turn-start effect.

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6 Review comment at @apps/server/src/orchestration-v2/Orchestrator.ts around lines
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8 Make the blocking-run check atomic with selection commit for both
9 provider.switch and thread.model-selection.set: ensure the plan is committed
10 only when no blocking run exists, and serialize the check and commit with
11 ProviderTurnStartService.writeIfRunCurrent or an equivalent shared boundary. Do
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