fix(claude): ask before retrying a flagged message on the fallback model#24044

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Problem

With Claude Code's switchModelsOnFlag set to false, a safeguard-flagged message is supposed to pause the session and ask what to do. In T3 the turn ends with the plain refusal error instead, and the thread can't continue on the fallback model. The CLI only pauses when the SDK host declares the refusal_fallback_prompt dialog kind, and ClaudeAdapterV2 declares only resume_return. Details and root cause in #24043.

Change

Declare refusal_fallback_prompt next to resume_return in supportedDialogKinds.
Ask it as an AskUserQuestion pending question with two options:
- "Switch to Claude Opus 4.8" answers retry_fallback. The CLI sends the same message again on the fallback model.
- "Stop" answers cancelled and the turn ends with the refusal error, as today. A custom answer, an invalid payload or an interrupt also answer cancelled.
The question is not registered as a native tool call, because the SDK sends no tool result for this dialog. No AskUserQuestion row stays in the timeline.

Server only. Web, desktop and mobile show and answer it with the existing pending-question UI.

Before and after

Real Claude Code with switchModelsOnFlag: false, and a message that Opus 5.5 flags as [cyber].

Before (main, Claude Code 2.1.309): the turn ends with the refusal error.

https://github.com/user-attachments/assets/4338676c-019c-4a27-846f-0a749b3a4bcc

After, "Switch to Claude Opus 4.8" (c516575a, Claude Code 2.1.312): Opus 4.8 answers the same message.

https://github.com/user-attachments/assets/77437d9f-908d-4876-85c9-209b5ea0ba73

After, "Stop": the turn ends without retrying, and the composer is free for the next message.

https://github.com/user-attachments/assets/52246a7d-1757-43bc-b811-4b1ae881ad98

Scope

Fixes #24043. Users with the default switchModelsOnFlag: true see no change, because the CLI switches models without asking there (the notice from #8853).

Not in this PR:

After a switch, the composer still shows Opus 5.5. That's #24115, fixed in #24126.
The refusal error shows three times (banner, assistant text, provider error). That also happens without this dialog: #24171.

Verification

ClaudeAdapterV2 resume compaction test: the declared dialog kinds include refusal_fallback_prompt, "Switch to Claude Opus 4.8" returns retry_fallback, and Stop, a custom answer, an aborted dialog and an invalid payload return cancelled. It also checks that no native tool call is emitted for the question.
The recordings above run against the real Claude service, not a fixture.

Implemented with claude-opus-5-5 through Claude Code, running in T3 Code.

Fixes pingdotgg/t3code#24043

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Macroscope's review found this PR approvable — This is a focused Claude adapter bug fix that surfaces the provider's existing flagged-message dialog through the established user-question path and retries only after explicit user selection. Existing behavior is preserved outside that dialog, with targeted tests covering both retry and stop outcomes.

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ClaudeAdapterV2 now advertises and handles refusal fallback prompts. It offers a choice to retry the same message on the fallback model or stop. The resume-compaction dialog also uses a shared helper for user questions. Tests cover retry and cancellation responses.

Changes: Claude refusal fallback flow

Layer / File(s)	Summary
Shared dialog handling and refusal fallback support `apps/server/src/orchestration-v2/Adapters/ClaudeAdapterV2.ts`, `apps/server/src/orchestration-v2/Adapters/ClaudeAdapterV2.test.ts`	ClaudeAdapterV2 routes user-dialog questions through a shared helper and advertises `refusal_fallback_prompt`. A valid fallback model gives the user a retry or stop choice. Tests cover the retry result, cancellation cases, and pending requests without a tool-call node.

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

Change: Bug fix · Severity of issue fixed: Medium

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1	sequenceDiagram
2	participant ClaudeSDK
3	participant ClaudeAdapterV2
4	participant User
5	ClaudeSDK->>ClaudeAdapterV2: refusal_fallback_prompt
6	ClaudeAdapterV2->>User: fallback-model retry or stop choice
7	User-->>ClaudeAdapterV2: selected answer
8	ClaudeAdapterV2-->>ClaudeSDK: retry_fallback or cancelled

Possibly related issues

pingdotgg/t3code#24115 — The issue concerns thread model selection after fallback; the PR notes that composer model synchronization is out of scope.

Possibly related PRs

pingdotgg/t3code#24126 — Updates thread model selection after a Claude model refusal fallback.
pingdotgg/t3code#23481 — Adds no-tool-call behavior for the resume_return dialog through canUseToolEffect.

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The refusal prompt now lets users retry on the fallback model or stop. After switching, later turns may stay on the fallback model while the recorded selection differs. That gap predates this PR and is tracked separately. The risk is bounded and the change is mergeable.

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Title check	Passed	The title names the change: the Claude adapter now asks the user before retrying a safeguard-flagged message on the fallback model. It matches the main change in ClaudeAdapterV2 (declaring refusal_fal…
Description check	Passed	The description follows the template. It has Problem, Change, Scope, and Verification sections, and each is filled in. The Problem section gives the expected behavior and root cause. The Change sectio…
Linked Issues check	Passed	[`#24043`] At the reviewed head, `ClaudeAdapterV2` sets `supportedDialogKinds: ["resume_return", "refusal_fallback_prompt"]`. The `onUserDialog` handler for `refusal_fallback_prompt` asks an `AskUserQue…
Out of Scope Changes check	Passed	The whole-PR diff against the merge base changes two files: `ClaudeAdapterV2.ts` and `ClaudeAdapterV2.test.ts`. The adapter change adds the `refusal_fallback_prompt` branch, adds the `askUserDialog` h…

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The title names the change: the Claude adapter now asks the user before retrying a safeguard-flagged message on the fallback model. It matches the main change in ClaudeAdapterV2 (declaring refusal_fallback_prompt and routing it through AskUserQuestion). It uses the conventional commit form and fits the repository template example.

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The description follows the template. It has Problem, Change, Scope, and Verification sections, and each is filled in. The Problem section gives the expected behavior and root cause. The Change section lists the adapter changes and explains why the question is not a native tool call. The Scope section links the issue, explains why default-setting users see no change, and lists out-of-scope items. The Verification section names the focused test and lists the observed results. It also includes before/after recordings, and the model/harness attribution line is present. The description does not explain why no issue was needed, but it links issue #24043, so this does not block the check.

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[#24043] At the reviewed head, ClaudeAdapterV2 sets supportedDialogKinds: ["resume_return", "refusal_fallback_prompt"]. The onUserDialog handler for refusal_fallback_prompt asks an AskUserQuestion question with two options: "Switch to <fallback model>" and "Stop". Only the exact switch label returns { behavior: "completed", result: "retry_fallback" }. Stop, custom answers, aborted dialogs, and payloads without string originalModel and fallbackModel return cancelled. The question uses startToolCall: false, so no tool-call node is created. The test ClaudeAdapterV2 resume compaction asserts the advertised kinds, the switch outcome, the stop, custom, and aborted outcomes, the invalid-payload cancellation, and the absence of a tool_call node. The current diff, which removed the earlier edit and rewind flow, still satisfies the issue's retry-or-stop expectation. The default switchModelsOnFlag: true path is not changed. Real-provider recordings and the author's Claude Code 2.1.312 runs are reported in the PR text. They are not code evidence, so this verdict rests on the source and test changes.

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The whole-PR diff against the merge base changes two files: ClaudeAdapterV2.ts and ClaudeAdapterV2.test.ts. The adapter change adds the refusal_fallback_prompt branch, adds the askUserDialog helper, and imports formatModelSlugName. The helper also serves the existing resume_return flow. That refactor keeps the resume answer choices and result mapping, and it supports the same pending-question path, so it is connected to the objective. The test change covers only the new dialog behavior. No unrelated web, desktop, mobile, or composer change is present in the reviewed diff. Work for #24115 and repeated refusal-error display (#24171) is not included, as the PR states.

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	9113	+	],
	9114	+	});
	9115	+	return Option.isSome(selection) && selection.value === retryLabel
	9116	+	? { behavior: "completed" as const, result: "retry_fallback" as const }

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Update the recorded model after a session-scoped refusal fallback.

After a retry_fallback answer, the SDK keeps the fallback model for the session. The model_refusal_fallback handler only adds a notice and does not update the recorded selection. On the next turn, if the requested selection still matches the recorded one, the adapter reuses the live query and skips setModel. Claude can then keep answering on the fallback model while T3 records the original selection.

Choose one behavior and apply it in that handler:

When model_refusal_fallback arrives with scope set to "session" or with no scope, record fallback_model as the session's model, or call setModel with the requested model before the next reuse.
Ignore scope: "local". That scope marks a subagent or side-question response, and the session model does not change.

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Ttaham887522d ago

Valid, and it predates this PR: the default switchModelsOnFlag: true path has the same gap. It is tracked in #24115 and fixed separately in #24126, which handles exactly this (session or absent scope moves the live selection and the thread to fallback_model, local is ignored). Keeping this PR to the dialog per the one-problem rule.

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	209	+	if (turnCount === undefined) return;
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Retain the flagged edit until the automatic rewind succeeds.

onFlaggedMessageEditStarted() clears the edit before onRevertToTurnCountStable() runs. Some guards return without starting a rewind, and rewindToMessage() can fail. Returned failures appear in the thread error banner, but the selected edit is still lost. The user must then use “Edit from here” again.

In the rewind branch, keep the edit request while the operation is in flight and clear it only after success. Preserve the existing immediate clear when the selected message is no longer the latest user message, and prevent duplicate automatic rewind calls.

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Ttaham887522d ago

I'm keeping the clear-before-call on purpose.

The automatic rewind only runs once the run has settled, so the guards that set an error (busy turn, missing rollback support, environment offline) don't apply in practice. When the rewind does fail, the error shows in the banner and the flagged message still has its "Edit from here" button, so the edit isn't lost; it takes one more click. Keeping the request until success means retrying a failing revert on every projection update, which would repeat the same error. That costs more than the click it saves.

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@taham8875 Understood. Clearing before the call makes the automatic rewind a one-shot attempt and prevents projection updates from triggering repeated attempts. If the rewind fails, the error banner and “Edit from here” provide manual recovery.

I overstated this as a lost edit rather than an extra manual step. I withdraw the finding. No change is needed.

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apps/server/src/orchestration-v2/Adapters/ClaudeAdapterV2.tsline 9532Outdated · fab5339Open thread

…	…	@@ -9510,6 +9510,48 @@ export const makeClaudeAdapterV2 = Effect.fn("makeClaudeAdapterV2")(function* (
	9529	+	label: switchLabel,
	9530	+	description: "Send the same message again on the fallback model.",
	9531	+	},
	9532	+	{ label: "Stop", description: "End the turn without retrying." },

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Add the promised Edit message choice.

The refusal dialog offers only Switch and Stop. The handler also never returns edit_prompt. A user who wants to revise a flagged message cannot start the specified edit-and-retry flow from this dialog. Add the choice, map it to edit_prompt, and cover that answer in the test. The linked issue identifies edit_prompt as a refusal-dialog result. (github.com)

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Ttaham887519d ago

This is intentional. fab53398 ("keep refusal fallback to switch or stop") scopes this PR to Switch and Stop and drops the Edit option, along with the web rewind it needed. The "Edit message" wording you saw is in the PR description, which is outdated and will be updated to match.

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fix(claude): keep fallback dialogs out of native tool callsc516575

Mmaria19d ago

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Written by gpt-6.1-sol on behalf of Maria

@taham8875 thanks for identifying the missing SDK dialog capability and using the existing pending-question flow. I retained your commits and pushed the smaller fix on top at c516575adf8091fea98a18e69e4f5a6449d56c3b.

The dialog offers Switch to the fallback model or Stop. Only the exact switch answer retries; Stop, custom answers, invalid payloads and abort cancel. Resume handling is unchanged. The fallback question also bypasses native tool registration, since the SDK does not send a matching tool result for this dialog.

I compared the original and final diffs. Removed the edit/rewind feature, its three web-file changes, shared string helper and export, and the resume-handler refactor. Mobile edit did not restore the prompt, and web could consume the edit before rewind succeeded. Keeping switch/Stop preserves the original intent without introducing a cross-client rollback workflow. The final diff touches only the adapter and its existing test file (+123/-4).

Verification:

Regression reproduced against main; the lifecycle assertion also failed before the final fix.
Blacksmith vp run check:changed github/main passed format, lint, knip, GraphQL validation, affected typechecks and all 236 adapter tests.
System Chrome exercised the real SDK/server/web path with a protocol fixture: explicit switch retries, Stop cancels without retry, interruption clears the question, and subsequent turns remain usable. Persisted questions completed with no synthetic tool calls.
Seven checks are green. Both final independent reviews found no remaining blocker or should-fix finding.
Unverified: authenticated Claude service behavior (credentials unavailable), Electron and native mobile. The evidence below uses the fixture, not a live Claude refusal.

@taham8875 the session-model synchronization gap remains separate in your #24126 and does not block this dialog fix.

before on main: the fixture prompt ends with a refusal error

after: the same prompt waits for a switch-or-stop answer

interaction: approve fallback, then stop the next refusal

Mmaria18d ago

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Verified in a real dev environment

Verification is partial. The changed Claude refusal behavior is unverified because this VM has no authenticated Claude provider.

Checked exact head c516575adf8091fea98a18e69e4f5a6449d56c3b against github/main at f6d3700ac3c506250260fcb143c5e795cbbaeb9f. Read the description, discussion, reviews and diff. The current diff implements Switch / Stop, not the Edit flow still described in the PR body.

Installed with vp i in each checkout. Ran one background dev server at a time, stopping main before starting the PR. Used isolated state without seeded/demo data. Drove the real web app with the repository Playwright dependency and /usr/bin/google-chrome.

Main: added a real git project through the app, selected Codex gpt-6.1-sol, sent a real provider turn, and received MAIN_CODEX_OK.
PR: added a real git project through the app, selected the same provider/model, sent a real provider turn, and received PR_CODEX_OK.
PR neighboring behavior: reopened the thread in another authenticated browser context and asked for the previous marker. The real provider returned PR_CODEX_OK CONTINUED; the turn then settled. This checks conversation continuity, server persistence/client reload, and normal turn completion.

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PR real-provider initial turn and continuation settled

Not verified

Could not reproduce the original refusal on main or trigger the new dialog on the PR. Claude Code 2.1.312 reports loggedIn: false; a direct real CLI request exits with Not logged in · Please run /login. The app independently reports the same authentication failure on both revisions. Codex works through the local proxy, but it cannot trigger Claude SDK dialog callbacks. No mocks, replay provider or injected refusal events were used to claim coverage.

Consequently, Switch/retry on the fallback model, Stop/interrupt, and neighboring Claude resume-compaction behavior remain unverified end to end. Native desktop/mobile and remote/relay/tunnel connections were not exercised on this Linux VM. An authenticated Claude account plus a real safeguard-flagged message with switchModelsOnFlag: false is required to finish the verification.

Main provider status:

Main Claude provider authentication blocker

PR provider status:

PR Claude provider authentication blocker

No source changes or pushes. No merge, rebase, force-push, close or label changes.

Supplemental check: the existing ClaudeAdapterV2 resume compaction test passed through blacksmith-check (1 passed, 235 filtered out). It covers dialog advertisement, retry/stop/custom/abort/invalid answers and absence of a synthetic native tool call. This uses the existing test harness and does not replace the missing real-Claude verification. The head currently reports seven successful hosted checks; check:changed was not rerun because this pass changed no source and pushed nothing.

Ttaham887518d ago

@maria-rcks thanks for trimming it down. I ran the real-Claude check you couldn't: head c516575a, Claude Code 2.1.312 logged in, switchModelsOnFlag: false, and a message Opus 5.5 flags as [cyber].

Switch: the question shows, "Switch to Claude Opus 4.8" sends the same message again, and Opus 4.8 answers in the same turn.
Stop: the turn ends with the refusal error, nothing retries, and the composer is free for the next message.
No AskUserQuestion tool row stays in the timeline in either case.

Switch:

https://github.com/user-attachments/assets/77437d9f-908d-4876-85c9-209b5ea0ba73

Stop:

https://github.com/user-attachments/assets/52246a7d-1757-43bc-b811-4b1ae881ad98

Two things visible here are already tracked separately: after Switch the composer still shows Opus 5.5 (#24115, fixed in #24126, which is now merged with main and mergeable), and the refusal error shows three times after Stop (#24171).

I also updated the PR description to match Switch / Stop.

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chore: merge main into refusal fallback fixdf2982c

JJulius Marminge2d ago

The automated pipeline stopped on this pull request and will not merge it:

the fix is written and reviewed, but proving it needs something no worker has:

Permanent blocker: A signed-in first-party Claude Code account is required to trigger the safeguard refusal with switchModelsOnFlag=false; first-party Claude OAuth is explicitly unavailable on this VM. Generic ACP replay does not exercise Claude's refusal_fallback_prompt callback. The fallback question, approved same-turn retry, Stop behavior, interrupt behavior, composer recovery, and absence of a lingering tool row remain unverified.

It stays open for a person to finish or close.

Ttaham88752d ago

@juliusmarminge I ran the checks the pipeline couldn't on df2982cb: signed-in Claude Code 2.1.322, switchModelsOnFlag: false, and a message Opus 5.5 flags as [cyber].

Question: "Claude Opus 5.5's safeguards flagged this message." with "Switch to Claude Opus 4.8" and "Stop".
Switch: Opus 4.8 answers the same message in the same turn.
Stop: the turn ends with the refusal error and nothing retries.
Interrupt (stop button while the question is open): "Run interrupted · Stopped by user", and the question goes away.
Composer: after Stop and after the interrupt, the next message is accepted and starts a turn. The flagged message is still in the session, so Opus 5.5 flags the follow-up too and asks again. That's the CLI's behavior.
Timeline: only the answered question stays, as one "flagged this message · Switch to Claude Opus 4.8" line. No AskUserQuestion tool row.

Switch:

https://github.com/user-attachments/assets/c9ade51b-1486-445a-87f8-f86606b498a7

Stop, then a follow-up:

https://github.com/user-attachments/assets/8be6da99-897a-4085-831d-5c9106c29942

Interrupt, then a follow-up:

https://github.com/user-attachments/assets/383f560b-f3ff-4971-b698-348aa1c606df

After Switch the composer still shows Opus 5.5. That's #24115, fixed in #24126.