fix(server): bound hung delegated stop effects so later runs can start#25675

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Problem

A nonreturning delegated-tasks.stop holds its thread's effect queue indefinitely. Replaying that stop after a server restart can block later provider starts again. A controlled hang in the real dev server reproduced both cases: the stop remained running after lease expiry and new starts stayed pending with zero attempts.

Change

Limit each delegated stop attempt to 30 seconds and use the existing retry/fail path. Once the retry limit is reached, the stop fails and later work can start. Effect serialization remains intact, and other effect types retain their current execution behavior.

Scope and approval

Fixes https://github.com/pingdotgg/t3code/issues/25638

Triaged bug via the automated issue flow; GitCafe mirror #25636.

Verification

Regression proof: both fresh and restart-replay cases fail with the base worker and pass with the fix. Red output, green persistence suite: 46 passed.
Final merged-head scoped tests: 120 passed in 5 files (persistence, effect worker, thread stop, background-work stop and thread management). Test output.
Final vp run check:changed: format, lint, knip, GraphQL, affected-package typecheck and adjacent tests passed. Current merged-head check output.
Real dev server, Chromium web composer, isolated state, Codex provider. A controlled interruptible stop hang used unchanged production timeout/retry settings. Implementation evidence was captured at 8cee7bba3b.

Runtime case	Before	After
Fresh stop	Running after lease expiry; later start pending, attempt 0	Stop failed after five attempts (151.652s); start succeeded and provider returned `FIXED_FRESH`
Restart replay	Reclaimed stop at attempt 2 hung again; later start pending, attempt 0	Stop failed at attempt 5 (121.469s after replay claim); start succeeded and provider returned `FIXED_REPLAY_TWO`

Before/after runtime transcript · evidence index and supporting logs · reproduction driver · seed · fault injection.

The original production stop cause remains unconfirmed. Proof covers a controlled interruptible downstream hang; it does not cover uninterruptible regions, synchronous blocking, or hanging interruption finalizers.

Server-only change; the visual fixture matrix is empty. No client, contract, provider-adapter or connection-mode-specific behavior changed.

Final head c75478e86f merges current main. The two changed files are byte-identical to the reviewed implementation and runtime evidence. Independent GPT-6.1-Sol and Claude Opus 5.5 reviews returned MERGE; proof audit returned SUFFICIENT.

Models: GPT-6.1-Sol through Codex; Claude Opus 5.5 through Claude Agent.

Takeover

Landed as-is from @juliusmarminge's change: EffectWorker.ts is byte-identical to the reviewed implementation. The regression test now also asserts the hung stop ends failed with a "Timed out" error, so a timeout that marked the stop as succeeded would not pass. The replay case's setup check is reduced to one line. No code changes since the last merge of main (802efb97da); the evidence below is recaptured at exactly that head against its merge-base.

Evidence

Server-only change, so there are no screenshots. Each row is a time-ordered transcript of the same driver on fresh databases created by each side's own server (T3CODE_DEV_SEED=0): server log, orchestration_v2_effect_outbox transitions (attempts, leases, errors) and persisted provider/message/run/checkpoint events. Production timeout, retry and backoff settings are not overridden. Hangs are injected only into scratch checkouts, and each transcript states its exact injection diff. Full index: evidence-index.md · matrix: fixture-matrix.md.

Row	Before 96fc7b9551	After 802efb97da	Diff	Result
R1 fresh stop hangs (real server, Codex)	before	after	normalized · raw	Before: stop `running`/1 and next start `pending`/0 for >160s. After: five ~30s timeouts with 100/200/400/800ms backoff, stop `failed`/5, then the next message gets a real reply, run and checkpoint.
R2 stop hangs, server killed and restarted	before	after	normalized · raw	Replay keeps the attempt count on both. Before: replayed attempt 2 hangs >130s. After: attempts 2–5 time out, stop `failed`, the new message completes.
R3 real delegated child stop completes < 30s	before	after	normalized · raw	Both: stop succeeds on attempt 1 (63ms / 54ms), next parent reply completes. Unchanged.
R4 first attempt times out, second succeeds (25s)	before	after	normalized · raw	Before: blocked >65s. After: one timeout, attempt 2 gets its own deadline and succeeds after 25.009s; no attempt 3; reply completes.
R5 stop fails with its own error before 30s	before	after	normalized · raw	Both: original error kept in `last_error`, no "Timed out" substitution, retry succeeds. Unchanged.
R7 running stop durably cancelled (labelled harness)	before	after	normalized · raw	Both: cancellation interrupts the stop; row stays `cancelled`/1 past 35s, no timeout retry.
R8 non-stop effect runs > 30s (labelled harness)	before	after	normalized · raw	Both: `checkpoint.capture` still `running`/1 past 35s and lease expiry (no timeout), then succeeds on release.
R0 no stop effect / direct service call; R6 cancelled before execution	source inventory	same	n/a	Paths outside the wrapper, unchanged.

Environment: fs-37 (Linux x64), Node 26.12.1, vite-plus 1.4.0, pnpm 12.14.0, Codex CLI 0.163.0 / gpt-5.6-sol for R1–R5; captured 2026-10-27 13:35–13:44 UTC. R7/R8 use the production worker against a real SQLite outbox with a synthetic executor, labelled as harness. What else changed (full list): only IDs, clocks, provider wording/usage, event interleaving, startup diagnostics and shutdown-cleanup transitions differ; the extra provider/run/checkpoint events in R1/R2/R4 after exist because that work was unblocked. Limit: covers interruptible hangs only; synchronous blocking, uninterruptible regions or a hanging finalizer still block the thread. Direct MCP stop-service calls do not go through the worker and are unaffected. Scripts (uploaded, not committed): README-rebuild.md · run-captures.py · app-recording.mjs · seed-outbox.py · inject-fixture.py · worker-harness.mjs · raw archive

Verification log

Regression test starts later thread work behind a delegated-task stop that never returns (replayed: false/true) in FoundationPersistence.test.ts: fails on main's worker in both cases, passes with the fix; a variant that marks the timed-out stop succeeded also fails it.
Tests at 802efb97da: FoundationPersistence.test.ts + EffectWorker.test.ts 57/57 (log). Earlier round: persistence, effect worker, thread stop, background-work stop and thread management 120/120; vp run check:changed passed on the merge.
CI on 802efb97da: Build and Typecheck, Check and the other required jobs green; preview/deploy jobs skipped.
Review round 1: GPT-6.1-Sol (Codex) MERGE, Claude Opus 5.5 MERGE; no findings.
Proof audit at this head: pass 1 derived R0–R8 (SUFFICIENT); pass 2 read all 14 transcripts and 14 diffs, SHAs match head and merge-base, independent R7 rebuild matched after clock/PID normalization: SUFFICIENT.
Unverified surfaces: none (no client surface).
Models: Claude Opus 5.5 (lead, tests, implement, review B) through Claude Agent; GPT-6.1-Sol (review A, proof audit, capture) through Codex; harness T3 Code.

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Added 4 commits3d ago

test(server): reproduce issue 25636, hung delegated-task stop blocks later thread work4cedaca
fix(server): a hung delegated-task stop no longer blocks later thread work8cee7bb
Merge main into fix/issue-256369ad56ab
Merge remote-tracking branch 'origin/main' into fix/issue-25636c75478e

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Verdict: Needs Human Approval

Macroscope's review found this PR requires human approval — The server change introduces a hard-coded 30-second timeout for all delegated stop effects, after which existing retry/fail handling runs; the regression coverage is focused and includes restart replay. Because this establishes a new product operational default, the change requires human review.

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Walkthrough

delegated-tasks.stop executions now have a 30-second timeout. Timeout errors follow the worker’s existing retry-or-fail path. Tests cover hung stops in live and replay modes and verify that a later same-thread provider turn starts.

Changes: Delegated-task stop timeout

Layer / File(s)	Summary
Bound stop execution `apps/server/src/orchestration-v2/EffectWorker.ts`, `apps/server/src/orchestration-v2/FoundationPersistence.test.ts`	The worker applies a 30-second timeout to `delegated-tasks.stop` executions. Tests cover hung stops in live and replay modes and check that a later same-thread `provider-turn.start` runs.

Priority: External image Normal

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

Change: Bug fix · Severity of issue fixed: Medium

Possibly related issues

pingdotgg/t3code#16636: This issue concerns unbounded provider control effects. This change times out delegated-tasks.stop only; provider control effects remain outside scope.
pingdotgg/t3code#25638: This issue reports a hung delegated-tasks.stop blocking later effects after restart. This change times out and fails hung stops.

Possibly related PRs

pingdotgg/t3code#23886: Queues the delegated-tasks.stop effect that this change bounds.
pingdotgg/t3code#22846: Queues the same stop effect during thread.stop handling.
pingdotgg/t3code#21676: Adds delegated-task cancellation that uses the stop path affected by this timeout.

Suggested reviewers: yash-singh1

Merge Risk: External image Low · up to 802ef

The timeout path appears to preserve same-thread ordering. Add an ordering assertion so the regression test protects that behavior before merging.

Pre-merge checks: ^Passed 3 · ^Failed 1

^Failed Failed checks: 1 warning

Check name	Status	Explanation	Resolution
Linked Issues check	Warning	[`#25638`] The change satisfies the delegated-stop case. In `EffectWorker.ts`, `boundExecution` applies a 30-second `Effect.timeoutOrElse` only when `effect.request.type === "delegated-tasks.stop"`. The…	Either (a) implement expired-lease handling for running effects beyond `delegated-tasks.stop`, for example in the `EffectOutbox.ts` claim predicate or reconciliation path, and add tests showing that later same-thread work starts after lease…

^Passed Passed checks: 3 passed

Check name	Status	Explanation
Title check	Passed	The title clearly and concisely describes the main change: adding a bound to hung delegated stop effects so later runs can start.
Out of Scope Changes check	Passed	The whole-PR diff against the merge base (96fc7b9551) changes `EffectWorker.ts` (+24/-1) and `FoundationPersistence.test.ts` (+88). The `EffectWorker.ts` change adds the timeout helper `boundExecution…
Description check	Passed	The pull request description follows the required template. It explains the problem, change, scope and approval, verification steps, observed results, limitations, and agent usage. It also documents t…

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Explanation

The whole-PR diff against the merge base (96fc7b9551) changes EffectWorker.ts (+24/-1) and FoundationPersistence.test.ts (+88). The EffectWorker.ts change adds the timeout helper boundExecution and DELEGATED_TASKS_STOP_TIMEOUT. It is gated on delegated-tasks.stop and leaves all other effect types on their existing execution path. The test file adds regression coverage for the fresh and replayed stop cases. Both changes connect directly to the stop-timeout objective in [#25638]. No unrelated client, contract, provider-adapter, or connection-mode change appears in the reviewed summary. The file list was truncated in the repository tool output, so completeness rests on the supplied PR summary.

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The pull request description follows the required template. It explains the problem, change, scope and approval, verification steps, observed results, limitations, and agent usage. It also documents the affected behavior and confirms that unrelated effect types remain unchanged.

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Explanation

[#25638] The change satisfies the delegated-stop case. In EffectWorker.ts, boundExecution applies a 30-second Effect.timeoutOrElse only when effect.request.type === "delegated-tasks.stop". The timeout fails with OrchestrationEffectExecutionError ("Timed out after 30s."), which uses the existing retry/fail path. FoundationPersistence.test.ts covers fresh and replayed stops and checks that a later provider-turn.start runs. [#25638] The issue also requires that an effect whose lease has expired is reclaimed or failed, so it does not block its thread. This PR does not meet that general requirement. EffectOutbox.ts is unchanged between the merge base and head. claimableCandidatePredicate still does not check lease_expires_at. Running effects of other types (for example provider-turn.start) still have no expired-lease reclaim or failure path. The 30-second bound is an in-process execution timeout, not a lease-expiry rule. The PR author states that general live reclaim is intentionally excluded because lease expiry does not prove execution stopped. That is a design position. It does not change the issue requirement.

Resolution

Either (a) implement expired-lease handling for running effects beyond delegated-tasks.stop, for example in the EffectOutbox.ts claim predicate or reconciliation path, and add tests showing that later same-thread work starts after lease expiry and after restart; or (b) have the issue owner amend #25638 to limit the expected behavior to delegated-tasks.stop effects. After (b), reassess this check against the amended text.

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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	0 B (0.0%)	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	1.3 KiB	1.3 KiB	0 B (0.0%)	2.0 KiB	✅
Codex	Live turn WebSocket decoded	21.6 KiB	21.6 KiB	0 B (0.0%)	24.4 KiB	✅
Codex	Live turn messages	2	2	0 (0.0%)	8	✅
Claude	Total thread wire	5.0 KiB	5.0 KiB	0 B (0.0%)	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	1.3 KiB	1.3 KiB	0 B (0.0%)	2.0 KiB	✅
Claude	Live turn WebSocket decoded	21.9 KiB	21.9 KiB	0 B (0.0%)	24.4 KiB	✅
Claude	Live turn messages	2	2	0 (0.0%)	8	✅

Baseline: 96fc7b9 · PR result: 802efb9 · 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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JJulius Marminge3d ago

Reviewed the linked-issue scope warning. This fix targets the reported hung delegated-tasks.stop, including replay after restart. Both regression tests and the runtime transcript show later same-thread provider work proceeding after the existing retry limit. General live expired-lease reclaim is deliberately outside this fix: lease expiry does not establish that execution has stopped, and allowing later work to overlap could violate thread serialization (including rollback ordering). The PR states the controlled-hang proof and its limits. No broader reclaim change is needed for this reproduced case.

JJulius Marminge3d ago

Taking over this one

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Merge remote-tracking branch 'origin/main' into fix/issue-25636a430b46
test(server): takeover tests for the hung delegated-tasks.stop timeout802f443
Merge remote-tracking branch 'origin/main' into fix/issue-25636802efb9

CcoderabbitaiBotreviewed3d ago

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apps/server/src/orchestration-v2/FoundationPersistence.test.ts: 1

2639-2668: External image Trivial · Stability & Availability · Quick win
Assert stop terminalization before the provider turn starts.
The test only checks that provider-turn.start eventually starts and that delegated-tasks.stop eventually fails. It does not check the stop status when turnStarted fires. Add that ordering assertion inside the executor before signaling turnStarted.

Suggested fix

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1 ? Deferred.succeed(stopStarted, undefined).pipe(Effect.andThen(Effect.never))
2 - : Deferred.succeed(turnStarted, undefined),
3 + : Effect.gen(function* () {
4 + const stop = yield* outbox.get(stopEffectId);
5 + assert.isTrue(Option.isSome(stop));
6 + if (Option.isSome(stop)) {
7 + assert.equal(stop.value.status, "failed");
8 + }
9 + yield* Deferred.succeed(turnStarted, undefined);
10 + }),

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