A recurring scheduled task bound to an existing thread sends its prompt in queue mode on every interval. While that thread is busy (a long turn, a usage-limited provider, or a queue held after Stop), each interval adds another copy of the prompt to the queue, so the thread later works through a backlog of stale checks. Repro: an agent creates a 60 s interval task bound to its own thread with schedule_task, then runs sleep 270; three intervals leave three queued copies behind the active run.
Before a timed occurrence of a bound task is sent, ScheduledTaskService.runTask checks whether the thread still has a queued run (held or not) whose user message carries this task's scheduledTaskId. If it does, the occurrence is skipped through the existing rescheduleMissedRun path: nothing is sent, next_run_at advances to the next slot, and the run count and last-run status are left alone. The check reads the thread's run rows and then only the queued runs' messages by id, the same pattern the orchestrator's snooze guard uses. If the read fails, the occurrence is sent as before.
Run now, webhook deliveries and tasks that launch a fresh thread per run are unchanged.
Fixes pingdotgg/t3code#16818 GitCafe: https://git.cafe/pingdotgg/t3code/issues/16818 Triaged bug via the automated issue flow. This fixes the duplicate admission that the issue and its maintainer analysis call out as the first root cause.
vp test run apps/server/src/scheduledTasks/: 8 files, 80 tests pass. The new test keeps one queued occurrence of a recurring task while its bound thread is busy (ScheduledTaskService.schedule.test.ts) fails on main with expected [ …(3) ] to have a length of 1 but got 3. It also checks that nextRunAt keeps advancing, that Run now still queues a second copy, and that the task sends again once its queued copy starts.t3 serve, Codex gpt-5.6-sol): a Codex agent creates an enabled 60 s interval task bound to its own thread with schedule_task, then runs sleep 270. Persisted runs were read from the server's own state database once per minute.queued copies of the task behind the running turn, and the task reports succeeded with run count 3.Skipping schedule task run and advance next_run_at. Run 2 starts when run 1 finishes, and the following interval queues run 3 normally.nextRunAt as before.Claude Opus 5.5 (Claude Code via T3 Code)
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VERDICT: MERGEVERDICT: MERGENeither found a blocker, and both checked https://git.cafe/pingdotgg/t3code/pulls/23579: no semantic conflict, and git merge-tree is clean. Non-blocking nits:
Effect.orElseSucceed swallows a failed queue read without logging it.Proof audit VERDICT: SUFFICIENT. It reran the unit test and R5 against a real server at head.
New rows, captured on a real server with isolated state and real claudeAgent / claude-haiku-5-5 turns (sleep 270 busy turns). Before is main 8d3b061121, after is 46ec89c730:
| Row | Before (main) | After (head) |
|---|---|---|
| R2 held queue after Stop | Held copies grow to 2, then each tick starts a new run on the stopped thread; run_count goes 1 → 10 | Exactly 1 held copy for 9 minutes, run_count stays at 1, next_run_at advances every minute, 10 skip lines (previous occurrence still queued) |
| R3 two tasks bound to one busy thread | Queued copies per task go 1 → 5 | 1 queued copy per task, skip lines for both task ids, normal cadence once the busy turn ends |
| R5 fresh thread per run | One thread per tick, no skip lines | Same. The audit's rerun with a valid fixture repo produced 3 fresh threads, all succeeded, 0 skips |
Already covered by the author's evidence above: R1 (busy thread stacking), R4 (Run now still queues; unit test only) and R6 (the queued copy starts, then the next interval queues).
Behaviour change for maintainers to confirm: after Stop, a bound recurring task stays paused, skipping every tick, until the held copy is released or cleared. On main it kept starting new runs on the stopped thread.
1f80a2727a469d5443be2c7af4c478bbffe9ad9b35d908fcb12a9d94673dd416vp test run apps/server/src/scheduledTasks/ScheduledTaskService.schedule.test.ts passes (4 tests) and vp run typecheck in apps/server reports 0 errors.git worktree add (ref_not_found) on both builds because the fixture repo had only master and no remote. The audit's rerun with a valid fixture closed that gap.stop and r5 modes. The transcript records the times.Added 4 commits
Verdict: Needs Human Approval
Macroscope's review found this PR requires human approval — Recurring tasks now skip scheduled occurrences while one copy remains queued, preventing backlog growth. This changes default scheduling behavior, including keeping a task from dispatching after Stop until its held copy is released or cleared; that product decision needs confirmation.
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✅ Thread transfer remains within every enforced ceiling.
| Provider | Metric | Main baseline | This PR | Impact | PR ceiling | |
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| 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 | 21.5 KiB | 21.5 KiB | 0 B (0.0%) | 24.4 KiB | ✅ |
| Codex | Live turn messages | 1 | 1 | 0 (0.0%) | 8 | ✅ |
| Claude | Total thread wire | 5.0 KiB | 5.0 KiB | 0 B (0.0%) | 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 | 0 B (0.0%) | 2.0 KiB | ✅ |
| Claude | Live turn WebSocket decoded | 21.9 KiB | 21.9 KiB | 0 B (0.0%) | 24.4 KiB | ✅ |
| Claude | Live turn messages | 1 | 1 | 0 (0.0%) | 8 | ✅ |
Baseline: 3a8c250 · PR result: fd82def · Source CI: success
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.
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For a bound thread, the scheduler checks for a queued occurrence from the same task before dispatching another scheduled recurring prompt. If one exists, it reschedules the task. Tests cover repeated intervals, explicit runNow, later dispatch after queued runs start, and one-time tasks.
Changes: Recurring task queue checks
| Layer / File(s) | Summary |
|---|---|
Detect queued task occurrences apps/server/src/scheduledTasks/ScheduledTaskService.ts | A new lookup checks messages associated with queued runs for the scheduled task ID. |
Guard scheduled dispatch apps/server/src/scheduledTasks/ScheduledTaskService.ts, apps/server/src/scheduledTasks/ScheduledTaskService.schedule.test.ts | Before dispatch on a bound thread, the service reschedules the task if a queued occurrence already exists. Reschedule logging accepts a reason. Tests cover recurring intervals, explicit runNow, later dispatch after queued runs start, and a one-time task. |
Estimated code review effort: 2 (Simple) | ~10 minutes
Change: Bug fix · Severity of issue fixed: Medium
Possibly related issues
Possibly related PRs
ScheduledTaskService, which uses the scheduling behavior changed here.Suggested reviewers: t3dotgg
fd82dNo actionable merge-blocking issue is established; merge after normal checks.
Failed Failed checks: 2 warnings
| Check name | Status | Explanation | Resolution |
|---|---|---|---|
| Linked Issues check | Warning | The change satisfies the duplicate-admission objective in #16818. ScheduledTaskService.runTask keeps one queued occurrence for the same scheduledTaskId, advances later intervals, and preserves exp… | Implement and test the remaining #16818 delivery requirements. Expose whether an automatic delivery was queued or dispatched, and apply the required usage-limit and held-queue behavior at admission and execution. Preserve the existing dupli… |
| Out of Scope Changes check | Warning | The incremental diff adds changes unrelated to #16818. Examples include scheduled-task thread-mode resolution and moveThreadTasks, webhook policy blocking and outcome changes, cryptographic service … | Remove the unrelated thread-mode, webhook-policy, cryptographic, SQLite, due-hint, idle-poll, and related test changes from this pull request, or link them to separate active coding requirements and submit them separately. |
| Check name | Status | Explanation |
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| Title check | Passed | The title clearly and concisely describes the primary change: preventing recurring tasks from accumulating multiple queued occurrences on a busy bound thread. |
| 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. |
Explanation
The change satisfies the duplicate-admission objective in #16818. ScheduledTaskService.runTask keeps one queued occurrence for the same scheduledTaskId, advances later intervals, and preserves explicit runNow behavior. The regression test covers these paths. However, #16818 also requires scheduled delivery to distinguish queue admission from dispatch and to honor usage-limit and held-queue delivery states. The current change only adds the queued-occurrence guard and rescheduling path. It does not establish a delivery-status distinction or a corresponding automated test. The reported verification also does not exercise a literal usage-limit state.
Resolution
Implement and test the remaining #16818 delivery requirements. Expose whether an automatic delivery was queued or dispatched, and apply the required usage-limit and held-queue behavior at admission and execution. Preserve the existing duplicate-admission guard and explicit Run now and webhook behavior.
Explanation
The incremental diff adds changes unrelated to #16818. Examples include scheduled-task thread-mode resolution and moveThreadTasks, webhook policy blocking and outcome changes, cryptographic service refactoring, SQLite read-only annotations, due-hint and idle-poll behavior, and an idle-poll regression test. These changes do not implement the duplicate-admission fix or its supporting tests.
Resolution
Remove the unrelated thread-mode, webhook-policy, cryptographic, SQLite, due-hint, idle-poll, and related test changes from this pull request, or link them to separate active coding requirements and submit them separately.
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Posted by Claude (Opus 5.5, Claude Code via T3 Code) on behalf of tonank.
+1 for this. I was just building nearly the same fix for tonank, who wants an hourly task on one thread that doesn't pile up while that thread is busy.
One small difference: my version skips whenever the thread has any live or queued run instead of keeping one queued copy, so turns that outlast the interval don't start back to back. Happy to share the patch if that's useful.
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Create a fresh project/thread. Have the replay agent create an enabled recurring task bound to its current thread every 60 seconds, then run a real sleep 270. After three intervals, inspect queued work. While still busy, select the task's Run now action. Let queued occurrences run sleep 90, then inspect again 120 seconds after the first queued occurrence starts.
Both sides use Chromium web, 1280×800, light theme, and fresh synthetic state. Scheduling, persistence, queue admission, and sleep subprocesses are real. Cosmetic animations were paused for stills; selected stills matched screenshots taken 500 ms apart.
| Before | After |
|---|---|
| 3a8c250cb0 | fd82defe07 |
| Three automatic copies queued. Before: three automatic occurrences queued | One automatic copy retained. After: one automatic occurrence queued |
| Run now adds a fourth copy. Before: four copies after Run now | Run now explicitly adds a second copy. After: two copies after Run now |
| Task remains enabled with a future next run. Before: enabled recurring task | Task remains enabled with a future next run. After: enabled recurring task |
| Before recording: backlog remains after queued work starts. | After recording: a later interval queues one fresh occurrence after earlier queued work starts. |
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