fix(server): let Claude steer interrupt a running Bash command#23892
Problem
Claude Steer waited behind a running foreground Bash command. In the web app, starting a gated curl command and sending a change of plan left the command running without a reply.
Change
Interrupt the live Claude query before offering an explicit steer when a root Bash command is running and no question or approval is pending. Keep the query and tracked turn open, recheck ownership after the interrupt, and still offer the steer if the interrupt request fails or is unanswered for five seconds. Automatic deliveries retain their existing behavior.
Scope and approval
Fixes https://github.com/pingdotgg/t3code/issues/15720
Triaged bug via the automated issue flow. This changes only the Claude server adapter and its regression fixtures; no client, contract, setting, or approval policy changes.
Verification
- Base regression fails because no interrupt occurs; the fixed regression passes.
- Focused adapter, automatic-delivery, and steering-completion suites: 229 tests passed. Server typecheck passed. Scoped lint reports only the existing unused
layerwarning. - Both isolated reviewers returned MERGE after the final review round; proof audit returned SUFFICIENT.
- Current main merged at 133b3edd4f; the original three reviewed files were byte-identical to the runtime-tested head. The subsequent 9223781a87 adds only the interrupt deadline and its TestClock regression; both fresh reviewers returned MERGE, and all 229 focused tests, scoped lint and server typecheck passed. The live transcript predates this deadline addition.
Evidence
Sanitized red/green and runtime transcript Β· Empty visual fixture matrix
| Before | After |
|---|---|
| Base 11adcb0e25: foreground curl remained active and no steer reply arrived for over 70 seconds; a dev watcher restart ended the observation. | Head 1e0934a32d: interrupt β aborted-tools result β reply 1.460 seconds after CLI receipt, one query, no close/reopen, one tracked completion. |
Linux web dev server with Claude Sonnet 5.5, SDK 0.3.276 and CLI 2.1.303. This is a server-only change with no changed render paths. Runtime commit attribution was recorded by the lead; native logs do not embed the app SHA. Base/final curl timeouts differed, while both commands remained gated at steering.
Pending-input preservation and completion-race fallback have deterministic supporting coverage. Combined post-steer question/approval answer resolution, native interrupt-error continuation, exact native completion-race composition, and parallel subagent coexistence were not exercised end to end.
Models: Claude Opus 5.5 (implementation), GPT-6.1 Sol and Claude Opus 5.5 (review); T3 Code with Codex and Claude harnesses.
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Verdict: Approved at 9223781
Macroscope's review found this PR approvable β This focused server-side fix lets an explicit Claude steer interrupt a running Bash command while preserving pending permission flows and guarding completion races. The accompanying changes are limited to targeted regression and integration tests, with no schema, settings, deployment, or security-sensitive changes.
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Thread transfer impact
β 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 | β |
| Codex | Thread snapshot wire | 3.8 KiB | 3.8 KiB | 0 B (0.0%) | 4.9 KiB | β |
| Codex | Live turn WebSocket wire | 1.2 KiB | 1.2 KiB | 0 B (0.0%) | 2.0 KiB | β |
| Codex | Live turn WebSocket decoded | 20.9 KiB | 20.9 KiB | 0 B (0.0%) | 29.3 KiB | β |
| Codex | Live turn messages | 2 | 2 | 0 (0.0%) | 8 | β |
| Claude | Total thread wire | 5.0 KiB | 5.0 KiB | 0 B (0.0%) | 6.8 KiB | β |
| Claude | Thread snapshot wire | 3.8 KiB | 3.8 KiB | 0 B (0.0%) | 4.9 KiB | β |
| Claude | Live turn WebSocket wire | 1.2 KiB | 1.2 KiB | 0 B (0.0%) | 2.0 KiB | β |
| Claude | Live turn WebSocket decoded | 21.2 KiB | 21.2 KiB | 0 B (0.0%) | 29.3 KiB | β |
| Claude | Live turn messages | 2 | 2 | 0 (0.0%) | 8 | β |
Baseline: 200dad3 Β· PR result: 9223781 Β· 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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π Walkthrough
Claude steering now interrupts a running Bash command when no runtime requests are pending. The adapter checks that the active turn and live query remain active before offering the steer. Tests cover pending requests, turn completion, interruption errors, and automatic-delivery abort behavior.
Changes: Claude steering
Layer / File(s) Summary Interrupt active Bash during steering
apps/server/src/orchestration-v2/Adapters/ClaudeAdapterV2.ts,apps/server/src/orchestration-v2/Adapters/ClaudeAdapterV2.test.ts,apps/server/src/orchestration-v2/ClaudeAutomaticDelivery.integration.test.tssteerTurninterrupts a running Bash command when no runtime requests are pending. It checks the active turn and live query after backgrounding foreground subagents and after interruption. Tests cover pending requests, turn completion, interruption errors or timeouts, and aborted tool results.Priority: β Normal
Estimated code review effort: 3 (Moderate) | ~20 minutes
Change: Bug fix
Sequence Diagram(s)
mermaid1 sequenceDiagram 2 participant User 3 participant Adapter as ClaudeAdapterV2.steerTurn 4 participant Query as Claude query 5 participant CLI as Claude CLI 6 User->>Adapter: Request steering 7 Adapter->>Query: Interrupt active Bash when no runtime requests are pending 8 Query-->>Adapter: Interruption completes, fails, or times out 9 Adapter->>Adapter: Check active turn and live query 10 Adapter->>CLI: Offer steer if the turn and query remain active Possibly related issues
- Issue 15720: The change interrupts a running foreground Bash command before delivering the steer.
- Issue 23403: The adapter checks turn ownership after interruption and uses the existing fallback if the turn ends before steer delivery.
- Issue 10955: The change applies interrupt-without-close behavior to explicit steering, but does not change the Stop path.
Merge Risk: βͺ Minimal Β· up to 92237
The bounded interrupt wait allows steering to proceed if the interrupt goes unanswered. No concrete issue remains that calls for delaying the merge beyond normal checks.
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Check name Status Explanation Title check Passed The title is concise, specific, and accurately describes the primary server fix: allowing Claude steering to interrupt a running Bash command. Linked Issues check Passed Check skipped because no linked issues were found for this pull request. Out of Scope Changes check Passed Check skipped because no linked issues were found for this pull request. Description check Passed The description follows the required structure and clearly explains the problem, change, scope, approval context, verification results, evidence, environment, limitations, and agent usage. It provides⦠Full details: Description check
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133b3edResolved by Julius MarmingeAdded 1 commit
- fix(server): a Claude steer no longer waits forever on an unanswered interrupt9223781
Fixed the unanswered-interrupt finding in 9223781a87. The interrupt wait is bounded to five seconds, then the existing ownership check and steer offer run. A Deferred/TestClock regression fails without the deadline and passes with it. All 229 focused tests and server typecheck pass; both fresh reviewers returned MERGE.