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fix(source-control): resolve SSH aliases and repository GitHub accounts#23909

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Problem

I use two GitHub accounts with SSH aliases. These are names that point to another host in SSH configuration. Git can fetch and push, but T3 Code can miss the repo's PRs or use the wrong account.

For example, git@github-work:owner/repo.git can point to github.com. T3 Code needs to use github.com for that repo. A repo set to use example-user keeps that account without a global account switch.

Inbox symptoms

With two accounts on the same host, Authored, Reviewing, and author:me can use the wrong login. The inbox can also show a GitHub credential error. For an alias like github.com-work, T3 Code runs gh auth token --hostname github.com-work. That fails with GitHubNotSignedInError, even though the account is signed in to github.com.

Before: the inbox shows a credential error.

Before: the PR inbox shows a GitHub credential error

After: the same search finds the existing PR.

After: the inbox finds the existing PR

These screenshots use public test data.

Root cause

The remote URL does not tell us where an SSH alias points. T3 Code also assumed one account per GitHub host. T3 Code did not always keep the repo's selected account when loading PRs or more inbox results.

Approach

I read the alias's HostName with ssh -G before looking up the repo on GitHub. Git keeps the original remote URL for fetches and pushes.

I also read github.user from Git configuration, including global and conditional values. When GitHub CLI supplies the token, T3 Code selects that account with gh auth token --user. Saved tokens and environment tokens keep their existing priority. If the selected account is signed out, T3 Code reports an error instead of switching accounts.

The inbox, PR details, and code views now use the repo's account. Requests and cached results stay separate for different accounts. Loading more inbox results also checks that the account has not changed.

The bot review caught two more places where I needed to look up the alias. PR checkout now looks up the host and keeps the remote name. This makes it fetch from the right remote. The inbox looks up the alias before filtering by host, so it keeps repos that use GitHub aliases. I also cache successful ssh -G results for 30 seconds to avoid repeated processes. Failed lookups are retried without waiting for the cache to expire.

The alias work overlaps with #22246. I kept its remote-selection checks and added SSH configuration lookup and account selection per repo.

This covers existing github.com checkouts. It does not change the clone flow or add Enterprise alias support.

Test evidence

Before these review fixes, all 689 focused tests passed on macOS, Linux, and Windows. I also tested two real accounts in the macOS app: Authored, author:me, PR details, and code.

For these review fixes, lint and typecheck pass on macOS. All 327 tests in the two source-control packages and all 101 server inbox tests pass too.

The new tests cover both alias bugs. They also cover the 30-second cache limit, separate cache entries, and retries after failed lookups.

Some broader tests had macOS-specific failures in unchanged files. CI still checks the full change.

Fixes #17805

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  • fix(source-control): resolve GitHub SSH aliases and repository accounts65b608d
  • merge: integrate upstream source-control refactoreed63bd
apps/server/src/pullRequest/PullRequestService.tsline 667Outdated · eed63bdOpen thread
……@@ -653,7 +664,9 @@ export const make = Effect.gen(function* () {
654665 remoteName,
655666 remoteUrl,
656- ...(filter.host !== undefined && isSshRemoteUrl(remoteUrl)
667+ ...(filter.host !== undefined &&
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🟠 High pullRequest/PullRequestService.ts:667

A host-filtered inbox drops GitHub SSH aliases such as git@github-work:owner/repo.git, even though the checkout appears in the unfiltered inbox. These aliases are detected as unknown, so this branch passes requestedHost; resolveHandle then skips SSH alias resolution and the later host comparison rejects the checkout. Resolve the SSH alias before deciding whether to pass requestedHost.

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3A host-filtered inbox drops GitHub SSH aliases such as `git@github-work:owner/repo.git`, even though the checkout appears in the unfiltered inbox. These aliases are detected as `unknown`, so this branch passes `requestedHost`; `resolveHandle` then skips SSH alias resolution and the later host comparison rejects the checkout. Resolve the SSH alias before deciding whether to pass `requestedHost`.
packages/source-control-github/src/server/GitHubSourceControlProvider.tsfileOutdated · eed63bdOpen thread
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https://github.com/pingdotgg/t3code/blob/eed63bd4481187d7879ec6aa4ec1a05a5f67257f/packages/source-control-github/src/server/GitHubSourceControlProvider.ts#L744

For a same-repository PR, checkout can fetch the fork’s branch and sync the local branch to the wrong commit when the upstream remote uses an SSH alias. resolveRepository resolves aliases, but remoteFor compares the raw alias host with base.host, misses the upstream remote, and falls back to resolvePrimaryRemoteName, which prefers origin; resolve aliases in checkout’s remote matching while retaining each remote’s name.

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3For a same-repository PR, checkout can fetch the fork’s branch and sync the local branch to the wrong commit when the upstream remote uses an SSH alias. `resolveRepository` resolves aliases, but `remoteFor` compares the raw alias host with `base.host`, misses the upstream remote, and falls back to `resolvePrimaryRemoteName`, which prefers `origin`; resolve aliases in checkout’s remote matching while retaining each remote’s name.
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Macroscope's review found this PR requires human approval — This PR makes broad production changes to SSH discovery, GitHub credential selection, API routing, checkout, inbox pagination, and client filtering, including authentication-sensitive paths. Unresolved high-severity findings also identify risks of incorrect checkout selection and missing host-filtered inbox entries.

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📝 Walkthrough

The change resolves GitHub SSH aliases and adds checkout-specific GitHub credential selection. Pull-request listing and statistics use account-scoped reads, cursors, and viewer identities. List entries carry an optional viewer that web and mobile filters use before host-level fallbacks.

Changes: Checkout-scoped GitHub behavior

Layer / File(s)Summary
SSH resolution and provider identity
packages/source-control-core/src/server/sshRemote.ts, packages/source-control-core/src/server/sshRemote.test.ts, packages/source-control-core/package.json, apps/server/src/sourceControl/SourceControlProviderRegistry.ts, apps/server/src/sourceControl/SourceControlProviderRegistry.test.ts, packages/source-control-github/src/server/gitHubRepositoryResolution.ts, packages/source-control-github/src/server/gitHubRepositoryResolution.test.ts, packages/source-control-github/src/server/GitHubSourceControlProvider.ts, packages/source-control-github/src/server/GitHubSourceControlProvider.test.ts, apps/server/src/pullRequest/PullRequestService.ts, apps/server/src/pullRequest/PullRequestService.test.ts		SSH remotes can be resolved using SSH configuration before provider detection. Recognized GitHub aliases map to github.com, while the original remote remains available in provider context.
Repository credential selection and API context
packages/source-control-github/src/server/GitHubCredentials.ts, packages/source-control-github/src/server/GitHubCredentials.test.ts, packages/source-control-github/src/server/GitHubRequestPolicy.ts, packages/source-control-github/src/server/GitHubPullRequestApi.ts, packages/source-control-github/src/server/GitHubPullRequestApi.test.ts, packages/source-control-github/src/server/GitHubSourceControlProvider.ts, packages/source-control-github/src/server/GitHubSourceControlProvider.test.ts, packages/source-control-core/src/server/PullRequestProvider.ts, apps/server/src/assets/GitHubMediaFetch.ts, apps/server/src/assets/AssetAccess.test.ts		GitHub credential lookup can read github.user from the checkout directory and uses repository context for API and media requests. Verified-credential lookup accepts the optional allowReserve setting.
Account-scoped pull-request listing and statistics
apps/server/src/pullRequest/PullRequestService.ts, apps/server/src/pullRequest/PullRequestService.test.ts		Inbox reads and statistics resolve accounts per checkout, group work by account identity, and attach account identity to continuation cursors. Tests cover account-specific filtering, pagination, rate limits, errors, duplicate repositories, and statistics.
Per-entry viewer selection in list clients
packages/contracts/src/pullRequest.ts, packages/contracts/src/pullRequest.test.ts, apps/web/src/components/pullRequest/pullRequestList.logic.ts, apps/web/src/components/pullRequest/pullRequestList.logic.test.ts, apps/mobile/src/features/pull-requests/pullRequestList.ts, apps/mobile/src/features/pull-requests/pullRequestList.test.ts		List entries can include a viewer login. Web and mobile filtering prefer the entry viewer and fall back to host-level viewer data. Mobile row equality includes the viewer.

Priority: ➖ Normal

Estimated code review effort: 4 (Complex) | ~60 minutes

Change: Bug fix · Severity of issue fixed: Medium

Sequence Diagram(s)

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1sequenceDiagram
2 participant PullRequestService
3 participant GitHubSourceControlProvider
4 participant GitHubPullRequestApi
5 participant GitHubCredentials
6 participant GitHubAPI
7 PullRequestService->>GitHubSourceControlProvider: list pull requests for checkout
8 GitHubSourceControlProvider->>GitHubPullRequestApi: request listing with repository directory
9 GitHubPullRequestApi->>GitHubCredentials: resolve credential for repository directory
10 GitHubCredentials-->>GitHubPullRequestApi: return credential and fingerprint
11 GitHubPullRequestApi->>GitHubAPI: send GraphQL request
12 GitHubAPI-->>GitHubPullRequestApi: return pull-request rows
13 GitHubPullRequestApi-->>PullRequestService: return rows for account-scoped filtering

Possibly related issues

  • pingdotgg/t3code#21264 — The change selects a repository-specific account through github.user and routes its credential through repository operations.

Possibly related PRs

  • pingdotgg/t3code#21265 — Both changes select GitHub credentials by repository and propagate repository context through API and pull-request operations.
  • pingdotgg/t3code#21581 — Both changes scope viewers, searches, and statistics to the GitHub account associated with a repository.

Suggested reviewers: juliusmarminge, maria-rcks

Merge Risk: ⚪ Minimal · up to da50c

This change resolves SSH aliases and selects the GitHub account per checkout. The only residual gap is that cached pull-request lists can show the previous account's results for up to 30 seconds after an account switch. That gap is minor and does not need to block merge.

Pre-merge checks: Passed 3 · Failed 1

Failed Failed checks: 1 warning

Check nameStatusExplanationResolution
Linked Issues checkWarningThe changes satisfy the PR-sync part of [#17805]. resolveSshRemoteUrl resolves SSH aliases with ssh -G, provider discovery uses the effective GitHub host, and the original remote remains available…Implement the [#17805] clone-flow requirement. Resolve SSH aliases before clone provider selection, preserve the user-provided SSH remote, and clone through the alias instead of falling back to HTTPS. Add automated tests for clone discovery…
Passed Passed checks: 3 passed
Check nameStatusExplanation
Title checkPassedThe title clearly and concisely summarizes the two main changes: SSH alias resolution and repository-specific GitHub account handling.
Description checkPassedThe description explains the problem, root cause, implementation, scope, screenshots, focused test coverage, known limitations, and linked issue. It does not use the exact template headings "Change," …
Out of Scope Changes checkPassedThe account-scoped credentials, REST and GraphQL routing, pull-request inbox pagination, checkout selection, and viewer handling support the stated SSH-alias and multiple-account behavior. Their tests…
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The description explains the problem, root cause, implementation, scope, screenshots, focused test coverage, known limitations, and linked issue. It does not use the exact template headings "Change," "Scope and approval," and "Verification," but it provides the required information under equivalent sections.

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The account-scoped credentials, REST and GraphQL routing, pull-request inbox pagination, checkout selection, and viewer handling support the stated SSH-alias and multiple-account behavior. Their tests cover the affected paths. No unrelated product area is shown.

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Explanation

The changes satisfy the PR-sync part of [#17805]. resolveSshRemoteUrl resolves SSH aliases with ssh -G, provider discovery uses the effective GitHub host, and the original remote remains available for Git operations. Tests cover alias discovery, repository resolution, checkout routing, and pull-request inbox behavior. However, [#17805] also describes the new-project clone failure and proposes alias-aware SSH clone handling. The current PR explicitly does not change the clone flow, and the reviewed change summary shows no clone-flow implementation or tests.

Resolution

Implement the [#17805] clone-flow requirement. Resolve SSH aliases before clone provider selection, preserve the user-provided SSH remote, and clone through the alias instead of falling back to HTTPS. Add automated tests for clone discovery and alias-based cloning.

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packages/source-control-core/src/server/sshRemote.tslines 70–84Outdated · eed63bdOpen thread
……@@ -0,0 +1,92 @@
81+ timeoutMs: 5_000,
82+ maxOutputBytes: 64_000,
83+ })
84+ .pipe(Effect.orElseSucceed(() => null));
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🚀 Performance & Scalability | 🟡 Minor | ⚡ Quick win

Cache ssh -G results instead of starting a process on every read.

resolveSshRemoteUrl starts an ssh -G process each time it runs for a non-public SSH host. It has no cache, and it runs on frequent paths:

  • GitHubSourceControlProvider.resolveRepository calls it for the context URL. It also calls it for every fetch remote. This happens on every listChangeRequests, getChangeRequest, getDefaultBranch, createChangeRequest and checkout call.
  • SourceControlProviderRegistry.resolveHandle calls it for each explicit context. PullRequestService.refineUnknownProjectKinds now sends GitHub SSH alias projects there. listWorkspaceProjects runs this step, and requireProject calls listWorkspaceProjects for each PR detail, summary, diff and action request.
  • refineRepositoryIdentity also calls it.

For a user with github.com-work-style aliases, each PR read and each status poll starts one or more subprocesses. Each process adds latency and load. The result depends only on (cwd, username, port, hostname) and the SSH config, so a short-lived cache is safe. The repository guidelines also call for changes that are "considerate of performance impact."

Move resolution into a small service with a short-TTL Cache keyed by those inputs, or memoize at module scope. Use Duration.zero as the TTL for failures so they are retried.

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ts
1// In a service `make`:
2const sshHosts = yield* Cache.makeWith(
3 (key: string) => {
4 const { cwd, username, port, hostname } = JSON.parse(key);
5 return process.run({ /* ssh -G ... */ }).pipe(
6 Effect.map((output) =>
7 output.exitCode === 0 ? readSshHostname(output.stdout)?.toLowerCase() : undefined,
8 ),
9 Effect.orElseSucceed(() => undefined),
10 );
11 },
12 { capacity: 256, timeToLive: () => Duration.seconds(30) },
13);

As per coding guidelines: "Make sure all changes are considerate of performance impact."

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6Review comment at @packages/source-control-core/src/server/sshRemote.ts around
7lines 70 - 84:
8Cache the `ssh -G` resolution in `resolveSshRemoteUrl`, keyed by `cwd`,
9username, port, and hostname, with a short TTL for successful results. Give
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