fix(server): background agent asks go to delegate_task, not a background Agent#27139

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Stacked on #27138 (thread-vs-task eval cases). Merge that first.

Problem

When someone asks Sonnet 5.5 for an agent "in the background", it starts Claude's native Agent with run_in_background:true instead of delegate_task. Claude Code's own Agent description says "Subagents run in the background by default; you'll be notified when one completes". T3's subagent bullet says "Agent always with run_in_background:false" and lists "background work" as a delegate_task case, but Sonnet follows the harness. A background native agent gets no T3 task tracking, can't be cancelled with task_cancel, and doesn't show as a child in the app.

Change

One line in orchestrationInstructions.ts, with no change to the context budget. The subagent bullet gets a separate sentence:

Background agent: delegate_task, never a background Agent.

To fit it in the same bytes, the bullet loses "always", the in-list "background work" and "and it finishes in this turn". The new sentence covers that last clause, since anything that outlives the turn now goes to delegate_task. It also gets shorter: "(Claude Agent, run_in_background:false; …)" and "on another provider's model". "Or delegate_task by name" stays, so a user who asks for that tool still gets it. The Claude system append and Codex additional context are byte-for-byte the same size as on main, so agentContextBudget.json doesn't change and no agent-context-increase label is needed.

Wordings compared on Sonnet against the same cases (before the byte trim):

Wording	Bytes	`tt-background-agent`	`tt-another-agent-in-parallel`	Neighbour regressions
A: "whatever its tool says" + "anything in the background" in the list	+20	0/3	3/3	`opus-review-too-via-delegate` 1/3
O3: "a background agent (never `Agent`)" in the list	+12	0/3	1/3	`file-watcher-after-async-delegates` 2/3
O5: separate sentence, "not `Agent`"	+24	0/3	0/3	`file-watcher-after-async-delegates` 1/3
B: the sentence above, rest of the bullet unchanged	+39	3/3	3/3	none at n=3 (see the full-suite rows below)
This PR: B's sentence, bullet trimmed	0	not yet run on Sonnet	not yet run on Sonnet	GPT rows below

Scope and approval

This follows from the thread-vs-task evals Julius Marminge asked for (#27138): it fixes the one failure those evals reproduce, with no runtime or schema change.

Verification

Paired runs, main vs this PR, on the same cases and harness templates. 3 samples per case; cells at 1/3 or 2/3 were extended to 6 or 12 samples on both refs. I read every failing transcript.

Thread-vs-task cases (23)

Model	main	this PR
Sonnet 5.5, rebased on current main	61/69 (`tt-background-agent` 0/3, `tt-another-agent-in-parallel` 0/3, `tt-background-research-no-agent-word` 2/3, plus one accidental empty launch)	69/69
Sonnet 5.5, earlier main	`tt-background-agent` 0/3, `tt-another-agent-in-parallel` 2/3	3/3, 3/3
Opus 5.5	all 3/3	all 3/3
GPT-6.1 Sol	all 3/3	all 3/3
GPT-6 Astra	all 3/3 except `tt-another-thread-worktree` 5/6	all 3/3 (6/6)

Existing orchestration.ndjson (35 cases), the over-correction check

Model	main	this PR	Notes
Opus 5.5	100/105	104/105	no cell worse
Sonnet 5.5	104/105	101/105	`opus-review-too-via-delegate`, `found-thread-mentioned-without-link` and `review-followup-ask-sol-to-confirm` each 6/6 → 5/6 at n=6
GPT-6.1 Sol	103/105	101/105	`sol-native-agent-type-instead-of-delegate` 6/6 → 5/6; `thread-link-rewritten-with-title` 9/12 → 9/12 (same flaky behaviour on both refs)
GPT-6 Astra	`codex-same-model-subagents-stay-native` 3/3	3/3

Each of those cells is still 5/6 or better, so all of them still pass the 5/6 bar I set before the runs. Across Sonnet's three dipped cells, though, that's 15/18 vs 18/18. One failure is a residual risk worth a reviewer's look: a "have Opus review PR 123" sample went to delegate_task instead of a native Opus Agent, which is the over-correction this wording could invite. The other two missed a thread link or sent a Sol re-check slightly differently.

Zero-byte trim (this PR's current text), GPT only. The Anthropic key ran out of credits, so this text hasn't been run on Claude yet. The Sonnet rows above are for B, the same sentence before the trim. Runs used a GPT-6.1 Terra shell simulator, 3 samples per case. The other trim I tried kept "finishes in this turn" and dropped "or delegate_task by name" instead. It scored the same, but no eval covers a user who names delegate_task, so this PR keeps that clause.

Model	Cases	main	this PR
GPT-6.1 Sol	thread-vs-task (22)	66/66	66/66
GPT-6 Astra	thread-vs-task (22)	66/66	66/66
GPT-6.1 Sol	8 neighbouring orchestration cases	27/27	26/27: `polling-after-async-delegates` 5/6 vs 6/6, one sample ran the Sol half as a native `spawn_agent`
GPT-6 Astra	8 neighbouring orchestration cases	24/24	24/24

vp run check:changed passes: format, lint, knip, typecheck, and the tests including AgentContextBudget.test.ts with main's values.

Not covered: these are API replays with a simulated shell and canned T3 results. I didn't run a live Claude Code session or check that a real background delegate completes.

Opus 5.5 and GPT-6.1 Sol reviewed this change and the evals. Sol said ship. Opus asked for Sonnet's full orchestration suite and two more wordings, which are the rows above.

Prepared with Claude Opus 5.5 (orchestrator) and a GPT-6.1 Sol + Claude Opus 5.5 council via T3 Code, in Claude Code.

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✅ Thread transfer remains within every enforced ceiling.

ℹ️ No successful main baseline artifact is available yet. This run establishes the initial measurement.

Provider	Metric	Main baseline	This PR	Impact	PR ceiling
Codex	Total thread wire	—	5.0 KiB	—	6.8 KiB	✅
Codex	Thread snapshot wire	—	3.8 KiB	—	4.9 KiB	✅
Codex	Live turn WebSocket wire	—	1.2 KiB	—	2.0 KiB	✅
Codex	Live turn WebSocket decoded	—	21.6 KiB	—	24.4 KiB	✅
Codex	Live turn messages	—	2	—	8	✅
Claude	Total thread wire	—	5.0 KiB	—	6.8 KiB	✅
Claude	Thread snapshot wire	—	3.8 KiB	—	4.9 KiB	✅
Claude	Live turn WebSocket wire	—	1.3 KiB	—	2.0 KiB	✅
Claude	Live turn WebSocket decoded	—	21.9 KiB	—	24.4 KiB	✅
Claude	Live turn messages	—	2	—	8	✅

Baseline: unavailable · PR result: 12be363 · 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

The subagent instructions revise when to use native tools and when to use delegate_task. The orchestration test checks the updated provider wording and the rule for background agents.

Changes: Subagent orchestration guidance

Layer / File(s)	Summary
Revise subagent tool-selection rules `packages/provider-core/src/server/orchestrationInstructions.ts`, `apps/server/src/provider/CodexDeveloperInstructions.test.ts`	The native-tool rule no longer requires completion in the current turn. Background work uses `delegate_task`; the instructions retain delegation for other providers, user-requested settings, separate checkouts, and named delegation. The test checks the updated wording and background-agent rule.

Estimated code review effort: 1 (Trivial) | ~3 minutes

Change: Bug fix

Possibly related issues

pingdotgg/t3code#16900: The instructions route background work to delegate_task, avoiding the native background-agent path described in the issue. The PR does not change parent wake-up handling.
pingdotgg/t3code#24956: The instructions route background-agent requests to delegate_task instead of using a native background Agent. The PR does not change task lifecycle handling.
pingdotgg/t3code#16610: The routing change avoids the native background-subagent path described in the issue. The PR does not change subagent projection or wake processing.
pingdotgg/t3code#16808: The instructions route background-agent requests to delegate_task. The PR does not change the parent_not_active guard.

Possibly related PRs

pingdotgg/t3code#26526: Both PRs specify conditions that affect native Codex subagent use.
pingdotgg/t3code#24850: Both PRs update native-subagent versus delegate_task guidance.
pingdotgg/t3code#25127: Both PRs revise current-turn and delegate_task guidance.

Suggested labels: bugfix

Suggested reviewers: t3dotgg, maria-rcks

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Written by gpt-6.1-sol on behalf of Maria

@gabrielelpidio, your separate background-agent sentence and paired evals address the routing failure directly. i preserved your implementation and both contributor commits, then merged github/main at 36dac688a17c without rebasing or force-pushing. the new head is b9aa2ca92e430bdd9479559f4505e5832958614d. no runtime or ui edits were added.

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blacksmith vp run check:changed passed: format, lint, knip, graphql generation, affected typechecks, and 417 tests across the instruction delivery, context budget, and eval grader files.
ci finished with 32 passing checks and one failure: agent context budget. the log confirms exactly +39 bytes for both claude and codex. no labels were changed.
current main still contains the old routing wording. fresh sonnet reproduction and live delegate completion remain unverified: this vm has no anthropic api key or claude login, and the targeted eval exits asking for ANTHROPIC_API_KEY. the author's model results were not rerun. i kept the tested wording rather than make an unmeasured shortening.

this is waiting, not merge-ready: #27138 must land first, and a maintainer must accept the context-budget increase. the stack base was left intact.

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…	…	@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ export const T3_CODE_ORCHESTRATION_SECTIONS: ReadonlyArray<string> = [
7	7		Ordinary coding tasks need no T3 tools.
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9		-	- Subagents: use your native tool when the child uses your provider, a model it offers, and no settings beyond yours, and it finishes in this turn (Claude \`Agent\` always with \`run_in_background:false\`; Codex \`spawn_agent\`, then wait). Use \`delegate_task\` for another provider's model, user-asked settings, a separate checkout (\`isolation:"worktree"\`), background work, or \`delegate_task\` by name. A native type running another provider's model counts too. Workflow only when asked.
	9	+	- Subagents: use your native tool when the child uses your provider, a model it offers, no settings beyond yours, and finishes in this turn (Claude \`Agent\` with \`run_in_background:false\`; Codex \`spawn_agent\`, then wait). Use \`delegate_task\` for another provider's model, user-asked settings, or a separate checkout (\`isolation:"worktree"\`). A native type on another provider's model counts too. Background agent: \`delegate_task\`, never a background \`Agent\`. Workflow only if asked.

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Preserve explicit delegate_task requests.

When the user explicitly requests delegate_task for an otherwise native-eligible child, this line no longer provides an exception. The immediate-base wording included or \delegate_task` by name`; this change removes it while retaining the native-first rule. The model can therefore launch a native agent instead of the requested tracked task. Keep the explicit exception, or state that an explicit user-selected tool overrides native eligibility. (github.com)

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7	@packages/provider-core/src/server/orchestrationInstructions.ts at line 9:
8	Update the subagent routing instruction in orchestrationInstructions to state
9	that an explicit user request for delegate_task takes precedence over
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✅ Addressed in commits e9ec9df to b305e57

Added 2 commits3d ago

test(server): pin the trimmed subagent wording and the background-agent rulee9ec9df
fix(server): keep honoring a user who names delegate_taskb305e57

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apps/server/src/provider/CodexDeveloperInstructions.test.ts: 1

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Assert the complete cross-provider rule.
includes on the prefix A native type on another provider's model also matches a reversed rule such as A native type on another provider's model does not count too. The rule's meaning is carried by the counts too. suffix, so this assertion would still pass if that suffix were reversed. Assert the full sentence:

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1 - NodeAssert.ok(orchestration.includes("A native type on another provider's model"));
2 + NodeAssert.ok(orchestration.includes("A native type on another provider's model counts too."));

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8 Update the assertion in the test around the orchestration rule to check the
9 complete sentence, including the “counts too.” suffix, so a reversed rule cannot
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8	- Line 68: Update the assertion in the test around the orchestration rule to
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Mmaria3d ago

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Written by gpt-6.1-sol on behalf of Maria

Verified in a real dev environment

verified the codex path at b305e57a09eaad572e0f6bd0a48b7251370696f7 on linux, using the repo playwright dependency and /usr/bin/google-chrome against the real dev web app. installed with vp i, created the project and messages through the app, and used real codex gpt-6.1-sol parent and child turns through the local proxy. no mocks, fixtures, or seeded data.

ran github/main (c6ef3b46ebed34fbefa1706674fe5748254cee18) in a separate worktree first, then stopped its captured server pid before starting the pr server. the same background-agent request already passed on main with codex, so this is not a reproduction of the original claude failure.
on the pr, the background request called delegate_task with mode: "async". the parent ended its turn, the child appeared in lineage, completed real documentation research, and automatically woke the parent with its result. opening the child and returning to the parent worked.
an explicit request naming delegate_task started a second tracked child. a subsequent user message invoked task_cancel; the child reached terminal interrupted state. the parent then ran an ordinary git command without starting another agent or top-level thread. reloading preserved the conversation and task history.
blacksmith ran vp test run apps/server/src/provider/CodexDeveloperInstructions.test.ts: all 6 tests passed. the current head has 33 successful ci checks. no source changes or pushes were needed.

short runtime transcript, confirmed against the persisted state:

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1	main: delegate_task(codex, gpt-6.1-sol, async) -> running -> completed
2	pr: delegate_task(codex, gpt-6.1-sol, async) -> running -> completed
3	pr: explicit delegate_task -> running
4	pr: task_cancel -> cancel_requested -> interrupted
5	pr: git branch --show-current -> exit 0 (detached checkout)

command transcript

real codex background child completed and parent resumed

recording: background task completes, child opens, and navigation returns to the parent

Not verified

claude's original background native Agent regression remains unverified. the running app's provider catalog reports claude as unauthenticated; codex passed on both refs. these live codex results do not establish that the new wording fixes sonnet's routing. no live claude wording comparison or paid eval suite was run.

native desktop shell, ios/android clients, other providers, and remote/relay/tunnel connections were not exercised on this linux vm. uploaded video playback and seeking were checked in the t3 browser player.

Added 1 commit3d ago

Merge remote-tracking branch 'origin/t3/thread-task-evals' into t3/background-subagent-fix-b12be363