Nightly desktop builds crash-loop at startup ("Backend exited unexpectedly; restart scheduled") on databases that a v0.1.2 preview build (20261022.3511 or .3516) once opened. Those previews recorded peer links as migrations 68 PeerLinks, 69 PeerLinkFence and 70 WaitingLinkRequestIndex. Main later used 68 and 69 for ShellStopRequestIndex and ThreadMessageSearch, so assertV2MigrationsCanRun refuses the database. All release channels share ~/.t3, so running a preview once is enough to break nightly.
Closes #25175
Before the V2 history check, the migrator now looks for exactly that preview tail (68 to 70 with those names and nothing after). When peer_environment_links has no rows, it drops the preview's table and waiting-link index and deletes the 68 to 70 history rows in one transaction. Main's 68 and 69 then run normally. This is the manual fix the reporter confirmed in the issue, and it sits next to the existing 53/54 preview reconcile.
If the table has stored links, the migrator stops with an error that explains the cause and how to fix it: start the preview build, unlink every environment, then start again. It doesn't delete the links because main has no code to read them, and each row points to a session token in the secret store that would be orphaned without a trace. Renumbering the rows to 70 to 72 would keep the data, but it would claim ids main hasn't assigned yet and could collide with whatever lands there.
Peer links landing later doesn't conflict with this. t3code/peer/links (base of #22447) adds 070_PeerLinks with CREATE TABLE IF NOT EXISTS, and the v0.1.3 preview records the same 3 migrations as 70 to 72 after main's 68/69. Main's checks already accept that history. Dropping the preview table also keeps a future ALTER TABLE ... ADD COLUMN fenced from failing on a column that already exists. #25058 handles the same history in the dev seed importer. That script calls runMigrations, so this fix covers it too.
Fixes the triaged bug in #25175. The reporter identified the migration history and confirmed the manual SQL version of this fix.
vp test run apps/server/src/persistence/reconcileV2PreviewMigration.test.ts apps/server/src/persistence/Migrations.test.ts: 14 tests pass. New tests seed an in-memory database through 67, apply the preview's 68 to 70 SQL, then check that:Not checked: a real nightly AppImage against a preview-migrated database. Main doesn't know the preview's link_request turn items, so a database where peer linking was actually used may hit other decode issues after it starts. This PR doesn't cover that.
PR filed by Claude Opus 5.5 in Claude Code through T3 Code.
Fixes pingdotgg/t3code#25175
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Macroscope's review found this PR approvable — This is a narrowly scoped migration compatibility fix for databases created by a specific preview build. It preserves databases containing links, cleans up only empty legacy schema state transactionally, and includes focused tests for both outcomes.
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Server startup now reconciles a specific peer-links preview migration history before checking whether V2 migrations can run. It removes the preview schema and migration records only when no peer links are stored. Regression tests cover cleanup and the stored-link failure case.
Changes: Peer-links migration reconciliation
| Layer / File(s) | Summary |
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Reconcile preview history during startup apps/server/src/persistence/reconcileV2PreviewMigration.ts, apps/server/src/persistence/Migrations.ts, apps/server/src/persistence/reconcileV2PreviewMigration.test.ts | The reconciliation checks whether migration history from ID 68 matches the specified peer-links entries. If stored links exist, it raises a migration error without changing the history or link rows. If none exist, it removes the preview table, index, and migration records. Startup calls the reconciliation before the V2 migration check. Tests cover both cases. |
Estimated code review effort: 2 (Simple) | ~10 minutes
Change: Bug fix
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Suggested reviewers: maria-rcks, macroscopeapp
a1986A malformed legacy database may remain unable to start after its preview schema is removed, but the affected case is narrow and recoverable with follow-up.
| Check name | Status | Explanation |
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| Title check | Passed | The title "fix(server): nightly starts on databases a preview build migrated" describes the main change: the migrator now reconciles the preview-only peer-link migration history (68-70) so nightly bui… |
| Linked Issues check | Passed | Issue [#25175] requires nightly startup to stop the backend crash loop and open the desktop window. runMigrations now calls reconcilePeerLinksPreviewMigrations before assertV2MigrationsCanRun. T… |
| Out of Scope Changes check | Passed | The changed production code only adds reconciliation for the preview migration history that causes the #25175 startup failure. The tests cover successful cleanup, manifest-aligned history, idempotence… |
| Description check | Passed | The description includes all required sections. It explains the problem and change, links the triaged issue, and gives focused test results plus checks not performed. It also identifies the model and … |
Explanation
The title "fix(server): nightly starts on databases a preview build migrated" describes the main change: the migrator now reconciles the preview-only peer-link migration history (68-70) so nightly builds can start on databases a v0.1.2 preview build migrated. It is a conventional commit title, specific, and matches the changeset and the linked issue.
Explanation
Issue [#25175] requires nightly startup to stop the backend crash loop and open the desktop window. runMigrations now calls reconcilePeerLinksPreviewMigrations before assertV2MigrationsCanRun. The reconciler detects the exact preview history, removes the empty preview schema and history in one transaction, and allows main migrations 68 and 69 to run. Tests cover the empty-link startup path, repeat execution, and the unchanged failure path for stored links. The stored-link limitation is explicit and does not establish an unmet requirement in #25175.
Explanation
The changed production code only adds reconciliation for the preview migration history that causes the #25175 startup failure. The tests cover successful cleanup, manifest-aligned history, idempotence, and preservation of stored links on failure. The changes have a direct connection to the linked issue and contain no demonstrated unrelated behavior.
Explanation
The description includes all required sections. It explains the problem and change, links the triaged issue, and gives focused test results plus checks not performed. It also identifies the model and harness used.
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225-225: External image Trivial · Maintainability & Code Quality · Quick winAssert the stored-links error, not only that the migration fails.
Exit.isFailureaccepts any failure. IfreconcilePeerLinksPreviewMigrations()were not called,assertV2MigrationsCanRunwould still reject this history. Migrations 68 and 69 are recorded asPeerLinksandPeerLinkFence, which do not match the manifest names. That check fails before any write, so the history andpeer_environment_linksstay unchanged and the existing assertions still pass. The test does not show that the stored-links guard raised the error. Assert the error type and its message.Proposed change
1 - assert.ok(Exit.isFailure(yield* Effect.exit(runMigrations()))); 2 + const exit = yield* Effect.exit(runMigrations()); 3 + assert.ok(Exit.isFailure(exit)); 4 + if (Exit.isFailure(exit)) { 5 + assert.ok(Cause.squash(exit.cause) instanceof Migrator.MigrationError); 6 + assert.ok(Cause.pretty(exit.cause).includes("peer environment links")); 7 + } Add
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Written by gpt-6.1-sol on behalf of Maria
verified as-is at a19862d30ae04fa65901ceeb3f50f85696bc74a7 on a linux boat vm.
v0.1.2-preview.20261022.3511 linux release. through its web app, created a project pointing at a real git repo and completed a codex gpt-6.1-sol turn that wrote migration-proof.txt. no runtime mocks, fixtures, demo data, or manual database writes.github/main (32ecd71726fee16f335484c1f95cbce126d461f6) in a separate worktree after vp i. the running dev command rejected the actual preview-created database because migrations 68-70 conflicted.vp i, and started vp run dev --home-dir /tmp/pr25494-data --no-seed in the background after stopping main. the same database recovered: preview artifacts disappeared, 68_ShellStopRequestIndex and 69_ThreadMessageSearch ran, and the backend listened successfully./usr/bin/google-chrome to reopen the original conversation, complete another real codex gpt-6.1-sol turn, and open its latest-turn diff. both the original file contents and the new line were present. restarting the upgraded database preserved both turns and opened the conversation again.t3 environment link against a second actual preview server to create a real stored peer link. the pr refused startup with the expected unlink instructions. read-only full-row comparisons confirmed the peer link and the complete migration history were unchanged. after t3 environment unlink through the preview cli, the pr successfully migrated and started that database too.vp test run apps/server/src/persistence/reconcileV2PreviewMigration.test.ts apps/server/src/persistence/Migrations.test.ts through blacksmith: 2 files, 14 tests passed. the existing pr checks are green: 20 successful, 8 skipped, 0 failing, 0 pending. no source changes or pushes were needed.short runtime command transcript
original preview conversation preserved after pr startup
real codex follow-up after migration
latest-turn diff shows the added line after migration
native electron startup/restart behavior and packaged nightly appimages; native ios/android; macos/windows; remote relay/tunnel connections; other providers; the .3516 preview; databases containing historical agent-generated link_request turn items. the stored-link scenario used the preview cli, so it did not produce those turn items. those require separate coverage. this verification ran the real linux dev web client and server on the exact pr head, without rebasing onto current main.