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fix(server): thread lists load beyond SQLite variable limit#25696

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opened1d agobyJJulius Marminge
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Problem

Servers with 32,767 matching threads fail to load the shell snapshot with SQLite's too many SQL variables error. Every client loses thread-list sync; restarting the server can also fail during startup snapshot loading. A real dev server reproduced the failure at 32,767 active threads, while the 32,766-thread control started normally.

Change

Use the existing JSON ID-list encoder and json_each membership queries for shell thread, run, item-count, provider-thread, and pending-item reads. Each ID list now uses one bound parameter, including the active-run list, while preserving the existing filters and result assembly.

Scope and approval

Fixes https://github.com/pingdotgg/t3code/issues/25621

GitCafe: https://git.cafe/pingdotgg/t3code/issues/25621

Triaged bug via the automated issue flow. This changes server query membership only; no client, contract, provider, setting, or persisted-state changes.

Verification

  • Regression written and run red first: 32,767-thread shell snapshots fail on main with too many SQL variables; the 32,766-thread control passes.
  • All 47 ProjectionStore tests pass after the fix, including unfiltered and active-location snapshots at 32,767 threads.
  • vp run check:changed: passed format, lint, knip, GraphQL, affected-package typechecks, and focused tests.
  • Independent gpt-6.1-sol and claude-opus-5-5 reviews found no blockers. Indexed thread lookups remain in the query plans.
Runtime proofBeforeAfter
Same isolated 32,767-active-thread fixtureStartup fails with SQL variable overflow at 0604547a3aStartup completes and authenticated HTTP shell returns 200 with 32,767 threads at d487d6cb5e

Evidence index · Red test output · Reproduction seed · Empty visual matrix.

Server-only change: no render paths changed. Browser rendering of the entire large fixture and native clients were not asserted; runtime proof covers server startup and authenticated shell delivery. Current main was merged afterward. Both changed files match the reviewed evidence patch byte for byte; the remote branch’s alternate regression was replaced with the reviewed test, including active-location coverage.

Models: Claude Opus 5.5 and GPT-6.1-Sol, through Claude Code and Codex harnesses in T3 Code.

Takeover

No code changes; evidence and verification added below. The earlier runtime proof was captured at d487d6cb5e against 0604547a3a. This round recaptured everything at the current head against its merge-base. On that base, a server with 32,767 threads now starts with a telemetry warning instead of failing. The shell snapshot still fails on HTTP and WebSocket, and this PR fixes that.

Evidence

Server-only change, so the captures are runtime transcripts, not screenshots. Both sides ran the same byte-identical drivers, each against a fresh database created by that side's own server. Fixture data is synthetic.

RowBefore
d73fd1279a		After
20d22421d5		Diff
R1 32,766 threads (control): real dev server, HTTP shell + WS initial/live/resume/fallbackpasspassapp-r1.diff (run metadata only)
R2/R3/R4 32,767 threads: real dev serverstartup warns too many SQL variables; HTTP shell 500; WS subscription failsHTTP 200 with all 32,767 IDs; WS initial/live/resume/fallback passapp-r2.diff
Regression test (head's ProjectionStore.test.ts)red: too many SQL variables47 passedregression.diff
H1 pending items with running runs: 16,383 / 16,384 threads16,383 pass, 16,384 overflow (service log)both pass (service log)service-results.diff
H2 explicit thread IDs + active filter32,761 pass, 32,762 overflowall sizes passsame
S1 settlement candidates: 32,767overflowpasssame
R5, E1–E2, P0–P7, K1, X1: location/project/settled/family/worktree/explicit-ID filters, forks, empty lists, deferred decode on a rich fixtureparity-before.jsonparity-after.jsonbyte-identical at zero threshold

Environment: fs-20, Linux 6.1.102 x86_64, Node v26.12.1, SQLite 3.54.0 (MAX_VARIABLE_NUMBER=32766). Real-app rows: T3CODE_DEV_SEED=0 vp run dev on a fresh .t3 per checkout, data seeded through app RPC (one project and one thread), then the thread projection cloned to the target count.

What else changed:

  • None at zero threshold in the canonical reader dumps (441,095 bytes each, SHA-256 efa2b0ef…).
  • Real-app runs differ only in run metadata: timestamps, PIDs, ports, IDs, and a one-byte longer synthetic workspace path on the base side.

Not covered: the optional 65,534-thread distinct-fork-source stress (O1). Not claimed: browser rendering of 32,767 rows, desktop, or mobile.

Evidence index · Fixture matrix · Audit pass 2 · Drivers: service-harness.mjs, app-driver.mjs, regression-driver.py

Verification log
  • Mode: evidence-only, round 2. No code changes, head unchanged at 20d22421d5.
  • Proof audit pass 1: 23-row matrix (20 mandatory, 1 optional, 2 N/A); no visual Before/After required. It added the H1, H2, and S1 boundaries, which the PR's own test does not reach.
  • Capture: 20 of 20 mandatory rows. The H2 boundary was corrected to 32,761/32,762 because the initial query binds five existing parameters.
  • Proof audit pass 2: SUFFICIENT. The auditor rebuilt the full service harness on both commits: no delta beyond metadata, and the parity dumps match the delivered ones exactly. No credentials or real data in the uploads.
  • Tests: regression red on base (1 failed); ProjectionStore.test.ts 47 passed on head.
  • CI: 39/39 checks green on 20d22421d5; no merge conflicts.
  • Unverified surfaces: none (server-only).
  • Claude Opus 5.5 (lead) and GPT-6.1-Sol (audit, capture), through Claude Code and Codex in T3 Code.

Checks

19 successful · 20 skipped
All checks passed
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  • test(server): preserve reviewed active shell regression20d2242
  • Merge main into fix/issue-25621a1f87f1
  • fix(server): shell snapshots load with more than 32766 threadsbf82ef3
  • test(server): reproduce issue 25621 shell snapshot SQL variable limitff02673
  • Merge remote-tracking branch 'origin/main' into fix/issue-25621ff16d24
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Verdict: Approved at 20d2242

Macroscope's review found this PR approvable — This is a focused server bug fix that changes only shell snapshot membership queries, replacing per-ID SQLite parameters with a single JSON-backed parameter to support large thread lists. A targeted regression test covers 32,767-thread unscoped and active snapshots, with no schema, default, deployment, or static-analysis changes.

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Walkthrough

Shell snapshot queries now use json_each to filter thread and active run IDs instead of per-ID SQL bindings. A regression test checks unscoped and active snapshots with 32,767 threads.

Changes: Shell snapshot queries

Layer / File(s)Summary
Replace ID parameter lists and verify large snapshots
apps/server/src/orchestration-v2/ProjectionStore.ts, apps/server/src/orchestration-v2/ProjectionStore.test.ts		Shell snapshot thread and active run ID filters use json_each over encoded JSON arrays. The regression test checks that unscoped and active snapshots each return 32,767 threads.

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

Change: Bug fix · Severity of issue fixed: Medium

Possibly related PRs

  • pingdotgg/t3code#25691: This PR changes the same shell snapshot filters to use json_each and adds nearby large-thread regression coverage.
  • pingdotgg/t3code#24723: This PR adds a threadIds filter and paged reads on the shell-row query path changed here.

Suggested reviewers: yash-singh1, t3dotgg

Merge Risk: External image Low · previous review 20d22

Large thread snapshots are covered, but the test does not protect the active-run path against the same variable-limit regression. This is a bounded follow-up rather than a demonstrated blocker.

Pre-merge checks: Passed 4
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Title checkPassedThe title clearly and concisely describes the primary server fix: allowing thread lists to load beyond SQLite's variable limit.
Linked Issues checkPassedIssue #25621 requires shell snapshot reads to avoid SQLite's bound-variable limit for large thread sets. ProjectionStore.ts now uses json_each(${encodeIdList(...)}) for shell threads, runs, item c…
Out of Scope Changes checkPassedThe changes are limited to ProjectionStore.ts query membership handling and its focused regression test. The test directly supports issue #25621. No unrelated client, contract, provider, setting, or…
Description checkPassedThe pull request description covers the required Problem, Change, Scope and approval, and Verification sections. It identifies the issue, explains the server-only fix, documents focused tests and runt…
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Issue #25621 requires shell snapshot reads to avoid SQLite's bound-variable limit for large thread sets. ProjectionStore.ts now uses json_each(${encodeIdList(...)}) for shell threads, runs, item counts, provider threads, pending items, and active run IDs. Existing filters and result queries remain in place. The regression test creates 32,767 threads and verifies both unscoped and active snapshots.

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Thread transfer impact

✅ Thread transfer remains within every enforced ceiling.

ProviderMetricMain baselineThis PRImpactPR ceiling
CodexTotal thread wire5.0 KiB5.0 KiB+6 B (+0.1%)6.8 KiB✅
CodexThread snapshot wire3.8 KiB3.8 KiB0 B (0.0%)4.9 KiB✅
CodexLive turn WebSocket wire1.2 KiB1.3 KiB+6 B (+0.5%)2.0 KiB✅
CodexLive turn WebSocket decoded21.6 KiB21.6 KiB0 B (0.0%)24.4 KiB✅
CodexLive turn messages220 (0.0%)8✅
ClaudeTotal thread wire5.0 KiB5.1 KiB+35 B (+0.7%)6.8 KiB✅
ClaudeThread snapshot wire3.8 KiB3.8 KiB0 B (0.0%)4.9 KiB✅
ClaudeLive turn WebSocket wire1.2 KiB1.3 KiB+35 B (+2.8%)2.0 KiB✅
ClaudeLive turn WebSocket decoded21.9 KiB21.9 KiB+41 B (+0.2%)24.4 KiB✅
ClaudeLive turn messages12+1 (+100.0%)8✅

Baseline: 36d4d71 · PR result: 659fff9 · 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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External image Nitpick comments: 1
apps/server/src/orchestration-v2/ProjectionStore.test.ts: 1

1321-1384: External image Trivial · Functional Correctness · Quick win

Exercise the active-run-ID branch in the regression test.

The fixture creates 32,767 threads but no runs. getShellSnapshot builds activeRunIds only from rows with a running active_run_id, so this test passes an empty list. The json_each(activeRunIds) branch is skipped, and the thread-count assertions cannot detect a regression to per-run-ID bindings. Add more than 32,766 running runs with matching pending items and assert those items in the active snapshot.

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8Extend the regression test “lists every thread in the shell snapshot past
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JJulius Marminge1d ago

Checked the CodeRabbit coverage suggestion against the current source. The 32,767-thread regression deliberately reproduces the reported failure without active runs; it covers unfiltered and active-location snapshots. The active-run membership query also uses a single encoded JSON parameter, so no per-run binding overflow remains. A fixture with 32,767 simultaneously running runs would protect an additional hypothetical regression, rather than reproduce the reported failure. Keeping the focused regression and treating this nonblocking coverage suggestion as deferred.

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I also opened #25691 for #25621 earlier, using the same JSON-backed json_each approach. It includes a regression test above SQLite’s parameter limit, and I manually verified thread creation and renaming sync across two browser tabs with a 34,948-thread fixture, mostly idle subagents.

Linking it here to coordinate the overlapping work and avoid duplicate review effort. Happy to defer to whichever PR is preferred.

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