fix(server): imported Claude sessions resume on their first turn#23202

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Problem

Importing a Claude Code terminal session and sending its first follow-up fails with “Session ID … is already in use.” Reproduced on Linux with Claude Code 2.1.303 through the real web dev server: import a terminal conversation from the welcome wizard, then send one follow-up; only resending succeeds.

Change

Use the existing transcript scan to distinguish an existing conversation from an empty or missing transcript. When loading a conversation, record its native session as opened so the existing turn-start logic uses resume on its first T3 turn. Fresh sessions retain their existing creation behavior.

Scope and approval

Fixes #15243 GitCafe: https://git.cafe/pingdotgg/t3code/issues/15243 Triaged bug via the automated issue flow; #15243. This focused Claude adapter fix restores the existing import workflow and adds one regression test.

Verification

vp test run src/orchestration-v2/Adapters/ClaudeAdapterV2.test.ts src/orchestration-v2/ProviderTurnStartService.test.ts from apps/server: 230 passed.
Scoped server tsc-rs --noEmit: passed, suggestions only. Targeted lint: no errors; existing unused layer warning outside the diff. Formatting passed.
Final-fixture baseline red proof: the imported-session test fails against the unchanged baseline adapter because resume is undefined.
Two isolated code reviewers returned MERGE; the independent proof audit returned SUFFICIENT (four focused tests independently passed). No authentication, permission, mode, sandbox, or MCP surface changes.

Evidence (server-only exception; matrix: zero visual rows):

Scenario	Before	After
Imported Claude session, first follow-up	Runtime transcript, b5a226e: uses `sessionId`, fails, resend succeeds	Runtime transcript, a1bf172: uses original `resume`; first follow-up returns the remembered marker `apricot` on attempt 1
Later turn and server restart	Retry resumes successfully	Same after transcript: `continued`, then `restarted` after restart; all three turns completed on attempt 1

Integrated current main with merge commit e8fb198. The adapter and regression fixture are byte-identical to the reviewed and runtime-verified a1bf172; focused tests rerun after integration: 230 passed.

Environment: Linux, Claude Code 2.1.303, isolated T3 home, real web dev server and T3 Browser panel. Baseline used populated copied state; fixed-head import used an empty isolated home. No rendering paths changed. Desktop, mobile, macOS, and Windows runtime behavior were not independently exercised.

Implemented and reviewed with Claude Opus 5.5 and GPT-6.1-Sol through T3 Code’s Claude Code and Codex harnesses.

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Added 3 commits12d ago

test(server): imported Claude sessions resume on their first turn56630f8
fix(server): imported Claude sessions resume on their first T3 turna1bf172
Merge remote-tracking branch 'origin/main' into fix/issue-15243e8fb198

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Verdict: Approved at 9868f5e

Macroscope's review found this PR approvable — Imported Claude conversations now use the existing resume path on their first T3 turn. Empty-session rejection and existing tool permissions remain unchanged, keeping the change limited to session continuation.

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✅ Thread transfer remains within every enforced ceiling.

ℹ️ The exact PR base did not have a successful artifact. Baseline uses the latest successful main measurement shown below.

Provider	Metric	Main baseline	This PR	Impact	PR ceiling
Codex	Total thread wire	5.0 KiB	5.0 KiB	−35 B (−0.7%)	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	1.3 KiB	1.2 KiB	−35 B (−2.7%)	2.0 KiB	✅
Codex	Live turn WebSocket decoded	21.6 KiB	21.5 KiB	−41 B (−0.2%)	24.4 KiB	✅
Codex	Live turn messages	2	1	−1 (−50.0%)	8	✅
Claude	Total thread wire	5.0 KiB	5.0 KiB	−18 B (−0.3%)	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	−18 B (−1.4%)	2.0 KiB	✅
Claude	Live turn WebSocket decoded	21.9 KiB	21.9 KiB	−41 B (−0.2%)	24.4 KiB	✅
Claude	Live turn messages	2	1	−1 (−50.0%)	8	✅

Baseline: fd63914 · PR result: 72db9c1 · 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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Walkthrough

The Claude adapter now distinguishes conversation, empty, and missing transcripts when resuming native sessions. A test verifies that an imported native session resumes on its first T3 turn without allocating a new session ID.

Changes: Claude native-session resume

Layer / File(s)	Summary
Classify Claude transcript state `apps/server/src/orchestration-v2/Adapters/ClaudeAdapterV2.ts`	Transcript inspection returns `conversation` when it finds conversation entries, `empty` when transcript files exist without conversation entries, and `missing` when no transcript file exists.
Resume imported native sessions `apps/server/src/orchestration-v2/Adapters/ClaudeAdapterV2.ts`, `apps/server/src/orchestration-v2/Adapters/ClaudeAdapterV2.test.ts`	For non-live native threads, the adapter rejects empty transcripts and marks conversations as opened. The test verifies that the first T3 turn resumes an imported session and leaves `sessionId` unset.

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

Change: Bug fix · Severity of issue fixed: Medium

Sequence Diagram(s)

mermaid

1	sequenceDiagram
2	participant T3Code
3	participant ClaudeAdapterV2
4	participant ClaudeTranscriptFiles
5	participant ClaudeCLI
6	T3Code->>ClaudeAdapterV2: resume imported native thread
7	ClaudeAdapterV2->>ClaudeTranscriptFiles: inspect transcript
8	ClaudeTranscriptFiles-->>ClaudeAdapterV2: conversation exists
9	ClaudeAdapterV2->>ClaudeAdapterV2: mark native thread opened
10	ClaudeAdapterV2->>ClaudeCLI: start query with resume session ID

Possibly related issues

pingdotgg/t3code#15854 — The change keeps the fresh-session path when no transcript exists. The issue's reported failure is not confirmed as fixed.
pingdotgg/t3code#15243 — The adapter marks imported sessions with conversation history as opened, addressing first-turn resume.

Suggested reviewers: tyler-b4innova

Merge Risk: External image Minimal · previous review 214d4

Unreadable transcript copies can still prevent an imported session from resuming, but that failure predates this change. No new merge-blocking risk was identified.

Pre-merge checks: ^Passed 4

Check name	Status	Explanation
Title check	Passed	The title is concise, specific, and accurately describes the main change: imported Claude sessions now resume on their first turn.
Description check	Passed	The description includes all required sections. It explains the problem, change, scope and approval, focused verification, observed results, limitations, and agent details.
Linked Issues check	Passed	Issue [`#15243`] requires the first follow-up for an imported Claude session to use `resume: <sessionId>` and run successfully. The reviewed changes classify the transcript as conversation, empty, or mi…
Out of Scope Changes check	Passed	The supplied whole-PR summary identifies changes in `ClaudeAdapterV2.ts` and its focused test file. The implementation changes transcript-state handling and native-session opening. The test changes co…

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Explanation

Issue [#15243] requires the first follow-up for an imported Claude session to use resume: <sessionId> and run successfully. The reviewed changes classify the transcript as conversation, empty, or missing. For an imported conversation, resumeThread records the native session as opened. Existing query startup then selects resume instead of sessionId. The regression test covers a strong imported native reference with no T3 provider turns. The reported focused test run passed with 230 tests.

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The supplied whole-PR summary identifies changes in ClaudeAdapterV2.ts and its focused test file. The implementation changes transcript-state handling and native-session opening. The test changes cover imported-session resumption. These changes directly support [#15243]. No unrelated change is established. The repository diff was unavailable, so this conclusion relies on the supplied change summary and linked evidence.

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…	…	@@ -10708,41 +10708,41 @@ export const makeClaudeAdapterV2 = Effect.fn("makeClaudeAdapterV2")(function* (
	10742	+	found = true;
	10743	+	}
	10744	+	return found ? ("empty" as const) : ("missing" as const);
	10745	+	});

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3	printf '%s\n' '--- scanner and surrounding owner ---'
4	nl -ba "$file" \| sed -n '10685,10875p'
5	printf '%s\n' '--- resume/opened-thread references ---'
6	rg -n -F -- 'resumeThread' "$file" \|\| true
7	rg -n -F -e 'openedNativeThreads' -e 'claudeTranscriptState' "$file" \|\| true
8	printf '%s\n' '--- focused tests ---'
9	testfile='apps/server/src/orchestration-v2/Adapters/ClaudeAdapterV2.test.ts'
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Continue scanning after unreadable transcript copies.

For a non-live native thread, an unreadable copy currently fails claudeTranscriptState before later copies are checked. resumeThread maps that failure to "missing", so a later readable conversation cannot mark the imported session as opened. The first turn then does not use resume.

Continue after an unreadable copy and retain an unreadable flag. Return "missing" when no conversation is found and any copy was unreadable. Return "conversation" when a later readable copy contains a conversation. This preserves the existing fallback.

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JJulius Marminge11h ago

Fixed in 9868f5e5d9a: claudeTranscriptState now skips an unreadable copy and keeps scanning, returns conversation if a later copy has one, and returns missing (not empty) when any copy was unreadable. The import test now includes an unreadable copy in another project dir and fails on the previous head.

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@juliusmarminge The supplied code confirms the fix. claudeTranscriptState continues after a copy read fails and returns "conversation" if a later copy contains one. If no conversation is found, an unreadable copy makes the result "missing", not "empty". This addresses the finding.

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