fix(server): Claude text generation honors --settings launch args#25059

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Problem

Claude text generation discarded the instance’s --settings launch argument. Configuring a per-instance Vertex project and generating a thread title still launched Claude with only T3’s own settings, so titles and other generated text used the global configuration.

Change

Read only --settings from the configured launch arguments, decode inline JSON or a settings file relative to the request’s working directory, and merge it beneath T3’s text-generation settings. Relative files resolve before title generation switches to a temporary directory. Invalid settings produce a text-generation error.

Scope and approval

Fixes https://github.com/pingdotgg/t3code/issues/25017

GitCafe: https://git.cafe/pingdotgg/t3code/issues/25017

Triaged bug via the automated issue flow. The change is limited to Claude’s shared text-generation runner and its regression tests.

Verification

Tests first: inline JSON and relative-file cases failed on main with the configured project marker absent; the existing 15 tests passed.
Final focused suite: vp test run src/textGeneration/ClaudeTextGeneration.test.ts — 19 passed.
Final vp run check:changed — all checks passed, including format, lint, knip, GraphQL generation, affected typechecks, and focused tests.
Real dev app on Linux with Claude Code 2.1.303 / Claude Opus 5.5: before, the marker was absent from the actual subprocess argv; after, inline and relative-file markers reached the single settings payload and titles succeeded. File settings with disableAllHooks:false became true. The title subprocess ran in a temporary directory distinct from the request cwd.
Server-only change; visual fixture matrix is empty. Tests cover fast-mode precedence; it was not separately exercised in the runtime transcript. Web, desktop, mobile, and remote callers share this server path; no client or wire changes.
Runtime evidence was captured at bd4851187a; the final main merge leaves all three changed text-generation files identical.

runtime-transcript.txt · claude-probe · launch-settings.json

Implemented and reviewed with Claude Opus 5.5 (Claude Code harness) and GPT-6.1 Sol (Codex harness) in T3 Code.

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Added 3 commits4d ago

Merge remote-tracking branch 'origin/main' into fix/issue-250175cbbc38
fix(server): Claude title generation honors --settings launch argsbd48511
tests reproduce issue 25017f77c5a1

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apps/server/src/textGeneration/ClaudeTextGeneration.tsline 210Open thread

…	…	@@ -170,6 +204,7 @@ export const makeClaudeTextGeneration = Effect.fn("makeClaudeTextGeneration")(fu
	207	+	...(yield* readLaunchSettings(operation, cwd)),
173	208		disableAllHooks: true,
174	209		...(typeof thinking === "boolean" ? { alwaysThinkingEnabled: thinking } : {}),
175	210		...(fastMode ? { fastMode: true } : {}),

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🟠 High textGeneration/ClaudeTextGeneration.ts:210

Selecting fastMode: false still sends fastMode: true when the launch settings enable it, so the request runs in fast mode despite the explicit normal-mode selection. The conditional only emits an override for true; emit the selected value whenever it is a boolean, as thinking does.

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3	Selecting `fastMode: false` still sends `fastMode: true` when the launch settings enable it, so the request runs in fast mode despite the explicit normal-mode selection. The conditional only emits an override for `true`; emit the selected value whenever it is a boolean, as `thinking` does.

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Verdict: Would Approve

Macroscope's review found this PR approvable — This is a focused server bug fix that makes an already-configured Claude --settings argument apply to text-generation requests, with inline, file-based, and validation tests while preserving existing defaults. A separate unresolved High finding flags that an explicit fastMode:false selection can still be overridden by launch settings.

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Thread transfer impact

✅ 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	−7 B (−0.1%)	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	−7 B (−0.6%)	2.0 KiB	✅
Codex	Live turn WebSocket decoded	20.9 KiB	20.9 KiB	0 B (0.0%)	29.3 KiB	✅
Codex	Live turn messages	2	2	0 (0.0%)	8	✅
Claude	Total thread wire	5.0 KiB	5.0 KiB	+31 B (+0.6%)	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	+31 B (+2.6%)	2.0 KiB	✅
Claude	Live turn WebSocket decoded	21.2 KiB	21.2 KiB	+41 B (+0.2%)	29.3 KiB	✅
Claude	Live turn messages	1	2	+1 (+100.0%)	8	✅

Baseline: 725ada6 · PR result: 5cbbc38 · 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

Claude text generation now reads --settings launch arguments as inline JSON or as a file relative to the request working directory. It merges those settings with T3 settings, which take precedence for duplicate keys. Tests cover successful merges and invalid arguments.

Changes: Claude text-generation settings

Layer / File(s)	Summary
Read and merge launch settings `apps/server/src/textGeneration/ClaudeTextGeneration.ts`	The text-generation path reads inline JSON or a settings file relative to the request working directory. Read and decode failures become `TextGenerationError` errors. Existing T3 settings override duplicate launch settings.
Validate settings behavior `apps/server/src/textGeneration/ClaudeTextGeneration.test.ts`, `apps/server/src/textGeneration/testing/ClaudeTextGeneration.fixture.mjs`	The fake CLI can check expected `--settings` values. Tests cover inline JSON, a cwd-relative settings file, T3 setting precedence, malformed JSON, and a missing argument value.

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Estimated code review effort: 3 (Moderate) | ~20 minutes

Change: Bug fix · Severity of issue fixed: Medium

Sequence Diagram(s)

mermaid

1	sequenceDiagram
2	participant ClaudeTextGeneration
3	participant SettingsFile
4	participant ClaudeCLI
5	ClaudeTextGeneration->>ClaudeTextGeneration: Parse --settings
6	opt Settings argument is a file path
7	ClaudeTextGeneration->>SettingsFile: Read file relative to request cwd
8	SettingsFile-->>ClaudeTextGeneration: Return settings JSON
9	end
10	ClaudeTextGeneration->>ClaudeCLI: Pass merged settings, with T3 values taking precedence

Possibly related PRs

pingdotgg/t3code#22864: Updates the orchestration adapter to merge Claude launch settings with T3 settings.
pingdotgg/t3code#20987: Changes the ultracode setting in Claude text generation, which shares the settings object affected by this change.
pingdotgg/t3code#24333: Changes title generation’s working directory behavior, relevant to resolving relative settings-file paths.

Suggested reviewers: t3dotgg, maria-rcks

Merge Risk: External image Low · up to 5cbbc

Explicitly disabling fast mode may not take effect when launch settings enable it, and a failed settings-file read may expose its configured path in an error. These bounded issues should be fixed or explicitly accepted before merging.

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Check name	Status	Explanation
Title check	Passed	The title is concise, uses the repository's conventional format, and clearly describes the main change: honoring Claude --settings launch arguments.
Description check	Passed	The description includes all required sections. It explains the problem, implementation, scope and issue reference, focused verification results, runtime checks, limitations, and the agent model and h…
Linked Issues check	Passed	The changes satisfy the coding requirements in `#25017`. `ClaudeTextGeneration.ts` reads only the parsed `--settings` launch value, accepts inline JSON or a file relative to the request `cwd`, and reads…
Out of Scope Changes check	Passed	The changes stay within `#25017`. The production change is limited to the shared Claude text-generation runner. The test helper and fixture changes validate the generated `--settings` payload and suppor…

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The description includes all required sections. It explains the problem, implementation, scope and issue reference, focused verification results, runtime checks, limitations, and the agent model and harness used.

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The changes satisfy the coding requirements in #25017. ClaudeTextGeneration.ts reads only the parsed --settings launch value, accepts inline JSON or a file relative to the request cwd, and reads it before title generation creates its temporary directory. The launch settings are merged below T3 settings, so disableAllHooks, selected thinking, fast mode, and ultracode values retain the existing precedence. Read and decode failures return TextGenerationError. The regression tests cover inline JSON, request-CWD-relative files, precedence, malformed JSON, and a missing value.

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The changes stay within #25017. The production change is limited to the shared Claude text-generation runner. The test helper and fixture changes validate the generated --settings payload and support the new regression cases. No unrelated client, wire, provider, or feature changes are present.

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7	Review comments at @apps/server/src/textGeneration/ClaudeTextGeneration.ts:
8	- Line 151: Update the Claude settings file read error mapping around
9	Effect.mapError and fail so TextGenerationError.detail uses a fixed, bounded
10	message instead of interpolating filePath, while preserving the original read
11	failure as the error cause.
12	- Line 207: Update the fastMode option merge in the ClaudeTextGeneration flow to
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apps/server/src/textGeneration/ClaudeTextGeneration.tsline 207Open thread

…	…	@@ -170,6 +204,7 @@ export const makeClaudeTextGeneration = Effect.fn("makeClaudeTextGeneration")(fu
170	204		const fastMode =
171	205		fastModeDescriptor?.type === "boolean" ? fastModeDescriptor.currentValue : undefined;
172	206		const settings = {
	207	+	...(yield* readLaunchSettings(operation, cwd)),

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🔎 Supported by static analysis

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1	sed -n '165,235p' apps/server/src/textGeneration/ClaudeTextGeneration.ts
2	rg -n 'fastMode\|makeClaudeTextGeneration\|claudeTextGeneration' apps/server/src/textGeneration/ClaudeTextGeneration.ts apps/server/src/textGeneration/ClaudeTextGeneration.test.ts apps/server/src/textGeneration/TextGeneration.ts

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1	set -o pipefail
2	printf '%s\n' '--- fastMode and provider option definitions ---'
3	rg -n -F --glob '*.ts' -e 'getProviderOptionDescriptors' -e 'currentValue' -e 'getModelSelectionBooleanOptionValue' -e 'fastMode' apps/server packages \| head -n 240
4	printf '%s\n' '--- Claude file imports and surrounding declaration ---'
5	sed -n '1,125p' apps/server/src/textGeneration/ClaudeTextGeneration.ts
6	printf '%s\n' '--- relevant tests ---'
7	sed -n '180,360p' apps/server/src/textGeneration/ClaudeTextGeneration.test.ts
8	printf '%s\n' '--- merge-base comparison for the changed file ---'
9	git diff 69234b1f96a68e5f67232e560f87b86db85b76a3 5cbbc384fa109833352ded49c2679180e42b64ac -- apps/server/src/textGeneration/ClaudeTextGeneration.ts apps/server/src/textGeneration/ClaudeTextGeneration.test.ts

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1	set -o pipefail
2	printf '%s\n' '--- shared model exports and descriptor implementation ---'
3	rg -n -F --glob '.ts' -e 'function getProviderOptionDescriptors' -e 'const getProviderOptionDescriptors' -e 'export.getProviderOptionDescriptors' -e 'getModelSelectionBooleanOptionValue' packages apps/server
4	printf '%s\n' '--- candidate model files ---'
5	rg --files packages apps/server \| rg '/(model\|Model\|claudeModelOptions\|modelSelection).*\\.ts$\|shared/model'
6	printf '%s\n' '--- Claude model option construction ---'
7	sed -n '1,120p' apps/server/src/claudeModelOptions.ts
8	sed -n '1,80p' apps/server/src/claudeModelOptions.test.ts
9	printf '%s\n' '--- contracts for model selections and provider options ---'
10	sed -n '1,130p' packages/contracts/src/model.ts
11	sed -n '1,130p' packages/contracts/src/modelSelection.test.ts
12	printf '%s\n' '--- all exact definition hits in shared model package ---'
13	rg -n -F --glob '*.ts' -e 'getProviderOptionDescriptors' -e 'getModelSelectionBooleanOptionValue' packages/shared packages/client-runtime packages/contracts 2>/dev/null \|\| true

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2	printf '%s\n' '--- model selection helpers and descriptor merge ---'
3	sed -n '55,225p' packages/shared/src/model.ts
4	printf '%s\n' '--- model helper tests ---'
5	sed -n '1,125p' packages/shared/src/model.test.ts
6	printf '%s\n' '--- Claude capability descriptors ---'
7	rg -n -F --glob '*.ts' -e 'optionDescriptors' -e 'fastMode' apps/server/src/provider/ClaudeModelCatalog.ts packages/provider-core/src packages/shared/src \| head -n 180
8	sed -n '1,180p' apps/server/src/provider/ClaudeModelCatalog.ts

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1	set -o pipefail
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3	rg -n -F --glob '*.{ts,json,jsonc}' -e '"fastMode"' -e "'fastMode'" apps/server packages \| head -n 160
4	printf '%s\n' '--- raw selection helper and current implementation ---'
5	sed -n '1,90p' packages/shared/src/model.ts
6	sed -n '185,218p' packages/shared/src/model.ts
7	printf '%s\n' '--- merge-base fast-mode code ---'
8	git show 69234b1f96a68e5f67232e560f87b86db85b76a3:apps/server/src/textGeneration/ClaudeTextGeneration.ts \| sed -n '165,220p'

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2	for range in '214,228' '266,280' '324,338' '377,391' '426,440' '493,507'; do
3	printf '%s\n' "--- apps/server/src/provider/model-manifest.json:${range} ---"
4	sed -n "${range}p" apps/server/src/provider/model-manifest.json
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Preserve an explicit fastMode: false selection.

getProviderOptionDescriptors preserves selected boolean values, including false. The current truthy check ignores that selection and retains launch fastMode: true. Use a type check so an explicit false overrides launch settings while no T3 selection leaves the launch value unchanged.

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1	- ...(fastMode ? { fastMode: true } : {}),
2	+ ...(typeof fastMode === "boolean" ? { fastMode } : {}),

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6	Review comment at @apps/server/src/textGeneration/ClaudeTextGeneration.ts at
7	line 207:
8	Update the fastMode option merge in the ClaudeTextGeneration flow to preserve
9	explicit boolean selections: let false override launch settings, and leave the
10	launch value unchanged when no boolean selection is provided.
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apps/server/src/textGeneration/ClaudeTextGeneration.tsline 151Open thread

…	…	@@ -120,6 +126,34 @@ export const makeClaudeTextGeneration = Effect.fn("makeClaudeTextGeneration")(fu
	148	+	? value
	149	+	: yield* fileSystem
	150	+	.readFileString(filePath)
	151	+	.pipe(Effect.mapError(fail(`Failed to read Claude settings file ${filePath}.`)));

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Keep the settings path out of the error detail.

If the file read fails, filePath copies an unbounded launch-argument value into TextGenerationError.detail and its user-facing message. The path can contain sensitive text. Use a fixed detail and retain the read failure in cause. As per coding guidelines, “Attributes and log annotations stay bounded: no raw payloads, command arguments or output, signed URLs, credentials, query strings, or arbitrary defect text.” As per path instructions, service errors use “structured, bounded attributes.”

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5
6	Review comment at @apps/server/src/textGeneration/ClaudeTextGeneration.ts at
7	line 151:
8	Update the Claude settings file read error mapping around Effect.mapError and
9	fail so TextGenerationError.detail uses a fixed, bounded message instead of
10	interpolating filePath, while preserving the original read failure as the error
11	cause.
12
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