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perf(server): idle servers run 100x fewer background queries and 4.8M fewer spans a day#27098

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opened1d agobyJJulius Marminge
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Background pollers ran full SQL and per-thread work every few seconds on every server, even with nothing to do.

Metric (24h, fleet traces)BeforeAfter
Scheduled-task + webhook poll queries, idle server4 per 5 s~1 per 10 min
ServerSecretStore.get~118k/day~0 (cached until settings change)
materializeSettingsSecrets spans2.1M/day~0
Settlement sweep spans (settleThread, pullRequestFor, wouldSettle)~2.7M/day0 (untraced)
Writer PRAGMAs per minute (storage check)63
  • getSettings reuses materialized secrets while the cached settings object is unchanged; every secret write rewrites settings.
  • Pollers remember their next due time; every write invalidates it; a 10-min backstop covers missed invalidation.
  • Fix included: an expanded-year (+011533-…) next_run_at no longer stalls every other task (found in review).
  • Tests: secret store not re-read between saves; idle poll still fires tasks saved later and beside a far-future task.

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  • perf(server): getSettings reuses materialized secrets until settings change336dd11
  • fix(server): a far-future scheduled task no longer stalls the due-task poll38ec081
  • perf(server): settlement sweeps stop re-reading settings and tracing per thread7df320f
  • perf(server): scheduled task polls skip SQL until work can be dueba975cc
  • perf(server): storage checks read page size and vacuum mode onced210cfb
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Thread transfer impact

✅ Thread transfer remains within every enforced ceiling.

ProviderMetricMain baselineThis PRImpactPR ceiling
CodexTotal thread wire5.0 KiB5.0 KiB0 B (0.0%)6.8 KiB✅
CodexThread snapshot wire3.8 KiB3.8 KiB0 B (0.0%)4.9 KiB✅
CodexLive turn WebSocket wire1.3 KiB1.3 KiB0 B (0.0%)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 KiB5.0 KiB+29 B (+0.6%)6.8 KiB✅
ClaudeThread snapshot wire3.8 KiB3.8 KiB0 B (0.0%)4.9 KiB✅
ClaudeLive turn WebSocket wire1.2 KiB1.3 KiB+29 B (+2.3%)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: 08a463e · PR result: 5371c6a · 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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Macroscope's review found this PR requires human approval — This change reduces idle background queries and tracing through caching and due-time hints. The unresolved credential-concurrency review needs reconciliation with the new rollback invalidation safeguards before rejected credentials can be considered safely handled.

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Walkthrough

The changes add versioned due-work hints to scheduled-task and pending-webhook polling, cache materialized settings and database layout values, and switch selected thread-settlement effects to untraced wrappers. Tests cover polling, settings-cache behavior, and settlement when auto-settlement is disabled during dispatch.

Changes: Scheduled-task due-work hints

Layer / File(s)Summary
Due-hint state and invalidation
apps/server/src/scheduledTasks/ScheduledTaskService.ts		Versioned hints track due times for scheduled tasks and pending webhooks. Task changes and webhook triggers invalidate their respective hints.
Due-work polling
apps/server/src/scheduledTasks/ScheduledTaskService.ts, apps/server/src/scheduledTasks/ScheduledTaskService.schedule.test.ts		Polls skip database work while hints remain idle and record due times under defined conditions. A test checks task launch after later polling.

Materialized settings cache

Layer / File(s)Summary
Materialization, updates, and reads
apps/server/src/serverSettings.ts, apps/server/src/serverSettings.test.ts		Settings reads and snapshots reuse cached materialized settings associated with the source settings object. Tests check reuse, refresh after secret changes, and a settings read during a failing write.

Database layout cache

Layer / File(s)Summary
Cached layout reads
apps/server/src/persistence/DatabaseStorage.ts		Status publication uses cached page-size and auto-vacuum values. Reclamation checks the cached auto-vacuum mode.

Thread settlement tracing

Layer / File(s)Summary
Settlement effects and test
apps/server/src/orchestration-v2/ThreadSettlementService.ts, apps/server/src/orchestration-v2/ThreadSettlementService.test.ts		settleThread, wouldSettle, and pullRequestFor use untraced wrappers. A worker test checks settlement after auto-settlement is disabled during dispatch.

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

Change: Refactor

Suggested labels: bugfix

Suggested reviewers: t3dotgg, maria-rcks

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A far-future task can keep an affected server polling frequently, adding database work. The risk is bounded.

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7Review comments at @apps/server/src/orchestration-v2/ThreadSettlementService.ts:
8- Line 367: Update the candidate dispatch flow around settleThread to recheck
9the current auto-settlement policy immediately before dispatch, rather than
10relying only on the settings snapshot captured before candidate retrieval;
11alternatively, cancel the active sweep when settlement settings change. Add a
12focused test that changes the policy during an active sweep and verifies a later
13candidate is not dispatched under the stale policy.
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16- Line 54: Add focused coverage in DatabaseStorage.test.ts for repeated status
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18freelist_count are reread on each pass, while page_size and auto_vacuum are read
19only once. Keep the test scoped to layout-cache reuse and use the existing
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22Review comments at @apps/server/src/scheduledTasks/ScheduledTaskService.ts:
23- Around line 1014-1015: Update the next-run check in runDueTasks to compare
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25listDueTasks, rather than relying on timestamp text ordering. Preserve the
26existing handling for null and invalid timestamps.
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29- Around line 858-866: Serialize getSettings with settings writes by wrapping
30getMaterializedSettings with the existing writeSemaphore permit, so reads cannot
31materialize secrets while updateAndPersistSettings is applying changes or
32rolling them back. Add a focused test that runs getSettings concurrently with a
33failing settings write and verifies the read observes the restored settings.
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apps/server/src/orchestration-v2/ThreadSettlementService.tsline 367Outdated · d210cfbResolved by Julius Marminge
apps/server/src/persistence/DatabaseStorage.tsline 54Outdated · d210cfbResolved by Julius Marminge
apps/server/src/serverSettings.tslines 858–866Outdated · d210cfbResolved by Julius Marminge
apps/server/src/scheduledTasks/ScheduledTaskService.tslines 1014–1015Outdated · d210cfbResolved by Julius Marminge

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  • fix(server): cached settings never keep a rolled-back secret or outlive a mid-sweep change5371c6a