fix(client-runtime): new threads no longer stay blank when opened before they exist#27827

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Problem

A new thread can stay blank for its whole run. The thread list shows that it is working, but the chat shows no messages until the app restarts. This occurs on local threads and on threads in a remote environment.

The client asks for the thread snapshot as soon as the thread opens. If that request runs before the server commits the thread, GET /api/orchestration/threads/<id>/bounded returns 404 (thread_not_found). makeSubscribeInput then calls setDeleted() and parks on Effect.never, so orchestration.subscribeThread is never sent. A reconnect or a reopen does not help: the deleted status stays in the state and in the resume cache, and the guard at the top of makeSubscribeInput parks again. While the thread runs, runningThreadKeepAliveAtom keeps this state mounted.

Client traces from desktop 0.1.6-nightly.20261030.3917 show this sequence (times in UTC):

1	20:49:24 GET .../threads/0a973843-.../bounded -> 404
2	20:49:24 clientRuntime.state.fetchEnvironmentBoundedThreadSnapshot thread_not_found
3	20:49:24 EnvironmentThreadState.setDeleted
4	(no orchestration.subscribeThread from the client after this)

The same miss-then-park sequence occurs 7 times in one day of traces. For one thread, makeSubscribeInput parked, then parked again after each of two reconnects: 11 min, 42 min and 44 min.

Change

A snapshot miss is no longer treated as a deletion. The thread still shows deleted (route behavior does not change). But makeSubscribeInput checks the snapshot again with backoff (250 ms, doubling, max 5 s) until the thread appears. Then it installs the snapshot and subscribes as usual.
Only a thread.deleted event confirms a deletion. deletionConfirmed is kept in the resume snapshot. The Effect.never guard applies only to confirmed deletions, so a deleted id still never retries. The existing test "retains a deletion instead of restoring the old disk snapshot" still passes, with zero snapshot requests after a resume.

The fix is in packages/client-runtime, so web, desktop and mobile all get it.

Scope and approval

This is a small, focused fix for an obvious bug with no prior issue. A thread that exists on the server never shows its messages in the client. The fix changes only how one branch of makeSubscribeInput treats a snapshot miss. It adds no new behavior or setting.

Relation to #27522. 8d012a688 ("fix(web): a new thread's first reply shows without reloading") is on main and fixed the reported symptom (#27744). It stops the web composer from mounting the thread detail before the thread exists. That fix merged after the nightly in these traces was built. This PR is the client-runtime side of the same problem: after any early miss, the thread state still parks forever on main, including across reconnects and on mobile. The new test fails on current main. If you prefer to keep only the web fix, please close this PR.

Verification

New test in threads-sync.test.ts: "loads a new thread whose first snapshot request ran before it existed", with two cases: same session and replaced session (reconnect). The first snapshot misses, then the thread appears. The test expects the thread to stay synchronizing until the completion marker, then become live and subscribe with afterSequence from the snapshot.
- On main, it fails (the test times out because the subscription stays parked).
- With the fix, it passes.
- Mutation checks: if I put back only the old deleted guard, the test fails. If I put back only the old Effect.never on a miss, the test also fails. If I remove the awaitingCompletion restore, the same-session case fails.
The test harness now uses a changeable snapshot result and a snapshotLoads queue, so the test waits for real requests and does not poll.
vp test run packages/client-runtime/src/state/threads-sync.test.ts: 47/47 pass.
vp run check:changed: format, lint, knip, typecheck (7 packages) and tests pass.

Not checked: I did not reproduce the timing in a running dev build. The evidence for the cause is the client traces above and the unit test.

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Fixes pingdotgg/t3code#31681

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fix(client-runtime): new threads no longer stay blank when opened before they existfcacf0b

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Verdict: Approved at fcacf0b

Macroscope's review found this PR approvable — New threads can recover from an early missing snapshot instead of staying blank. Retries use capped backoff, while confirmed deletions remain terminal; the change introduces no server-side data mutation or permission changes.

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Walkthrough

The thread runtime now distinguishes deletion confirmed by a delete event from a missing HTTP snapshot. It retries missing snapshots with exponential backoff. Tests verify that a later present snapshot restores the thread.

Changes: Thread snapshot recovery

Layer / File(s)	Summary
Track confirmed thread deletion `packages/client-runtime/src/state/threads.ts`	The resume snapshot retains whether a delete event confirmed deletion. Delete events set this state.
Retry missing snapshots and verify recovery `packages/client-runtime/src/state/threads.ts`, `packages/client-runtime/src/state/threads-sync.test.ts`	Subscription attempts park only after confirmed deletion. A missing HTTP snapshot marks the thread deleted, then retries with exponential backoff from 250 ms to a 5-second cap. The test changes the snapshot response between attempts and verifies the thread becomes live after a present snapshot arrives.

Estimated code review effort: 2 (Simple) | ~12 minutes

Sequence Diagram(s)

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1	sequenceDiagram
2	participant ThreadSubscription
3	participant SnapshotLoader
4	participant ThreadState
5	ThreadSubscription->>SnapshotLoader: Load snapshot
6	SnapshotLoader-->>ThreadSubscription: Missing snapshot
7	ThreadSubscription->>ThreadState: Mark deleted
8	ThreadSubscription->>ThreadSubscription: Wait with exponential backoff
9	ThreadSubscription->>SnapshotLoader: Retry snapshot load
10	SnapshotLoader-->>ThreadSubscription: Present snapshot
11	ThreadSubscription->>ThreadState: Set live projection and sequence

Possibly related issues

pingdotgg/t3code#27443 — Reports that a pre-creation thread_not_found response marks the thread deleted and stops later snapshot and subscription requests.
pingdotgg/t3code#27623 — Reports a draft-route snapshot request before launchThread causing a permanent deleted state.
pingdotgg/t3code#27744 — Reports that a pre-creation snapshot miss leaves a completed new thread empty.
pingdotgg/t3code#27797 — Reports that a cached not-found result prevents a later snapshot request and subscription.
pingdotgg/t3code#27641 — Reports that a pre-creation /bounded 404 leaves a new desktop thread empty and prevents subscription.
pingdotgg/t3code#27628 — Reports that a pre-creation /bounded 404 leaves a new thread view empty.
pingdotgg/t3code#27615 — Reports that a pre-creation snapshot request leaves a new thread empty.

Possibly related PRs

pingdotgg/t3code#27777 — Both changes address an early snapshot miss for a new thread. This PR retries with backoff, while #27777 waits for the shell to list the thread.
pingdotgg/t3code#27722 — Both changes address a snapshot miss that leaves a new thread deleted, using different recovery paths.
pingdotgg/t3code#27617 — Both changes retry missing snapshots and address the thread-creation race.

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packages/client-runtime/src/state/threads.tslines 972–981Outdated · fcacf0bOpen thread

…	…	@@ -965,8 +969,16 @@ export const makeEnvironmentThreadState = Effect.fn("EnvironmentThreadState.make
	978	+	}
	979	+	yield* Effect.sleep(Math.min(250 * 2 ** attempt, 5_000));
	980	+	httpResult = yield* snapshotLoader.load(prepared, threadId);
	981	+	}

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3	git diff --unified=35 8f79233ccb0509f44ac54cb13d011676c9a6451c fcacf0b8a8caaa7e379aeef1d887c21a250f676b -- packages/client-runtime/src/state/threads.ts apps/web/src/components/ThreadRouteView.tsx apps/web/src/threadRoutes.ts apps/web/src/components/chat/useComposerSend.ts
4	printf '%s\n' '--- subscription block ---'
5	nl -ba packages/client-runtime/src/state/threads.ts \| sed -n '920,1010p'
6	printf '%s\n' '--- route consumer ---'
7	nl -ba apps/web/src/components/ThreadRouteView.tsx \| sed -n '45,115p'
8	printf '%s\n' '--- route state ---'
9	nl -ba apps/web/src/threadRoutes.ts \| sed -n '25,55p'
10	printf '%s\n' '--- promoted draft trigger ---'
11	nl -ba apps/web/src/components/chat/useComposerSend.ts \| sed -n '1155,1190p'
12	printf '%s\n' '--- atom lifetime ---'
13	nl -ba packages/client-runtime/src/state/threads.ts \| sed -n '1060,1110p'
14	printf '%s\n' '--- subscribe opening ---'
15	nl -ba packages/client-runtime/src/rpc/client.ts \| sed -n '250,315p'

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Keep transient snapshot misses out of terminal route handling.

A promoted draft can reach an unlisted server route before its thread exists. The first missing snapshot sets the thread state to deleted. ThreadRouteView then treats that state as missing and navigates home when another thread exists.

This interrupts the retry only when that navigation removes the last consumer of the thread atom before the next retry runs. If another consumer keeps the atom mounted, the retry can continue.

Represent an initial snapshot miss as transient route state. Keep a separate terminal state for genuinely nonexistent threads, and navigate only for the terminal state. Do not require a thread.deleted event for every missing snapshot because the retry runs before the socket subscription opens.

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RRishiguin12d ago

Not changed in this PR. A miss already set deleted on main, and the route already reacts to it. This PR keeps that route behavior and only makes the thread state recover after the miss. A new transient route state would change ThreadRouteView and the mobile route, which is a separate change. Also, #27522 (8d012a688) on main stops the draft route from requesting the detail before the thread exists, and that was the main way to hit this redirect.

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I withdraw this finding. A transient route state would be a separate change, not a requirement for this fix.

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packages/client-runtime/src/state/threads.tsline 976Outdated · fcacf0bOpen thread

…	…	@@ -965,8 +969,16 @@ export const makeEnvironmentThreadState = Effect.fn("EnvironmentThreadState.make
969	973		yield* snapshotLoader.load(prepared, threadId);
	974	+	for (let attempt = 0; httpResult._tag === "missing"; attempt++) {
	975	+	if (current.status !== "deleted") {
	976	+	yield* setDeleted();

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Restore the completion wait after a snapshot miss.

setDeleted() clears awaitingCompletion. If the next snapshot is present on the same session, setThread() marks it live before the socket subscribes or sends its completion marker. The UI can then show a stale snapshot as live while synchronization is still pending.

Restore awaitingCompletion before installing the recovered snapshot. Extend the test to recover without replacing the session and assert synchronizing until the completion marker arrives.

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RRishiguin12d ago

Fixed in 581aeeb8. The miss path now restores awaitingCompletion after setDeleted(). The test runs for the same session and for a replaced session, and checks that the thread stays synchronizing until the completion marker arrives. Without the restore, the same-session case fails.

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fix(client-runtime): a recovered thread stays synchronizing until its completion marker581aeeb

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Mmaria11d ago

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Written by gpt-6.1-sol on behalf of Maria

Verified in a real dev environment

Verified head 581aeeb8697a35e6753dd3776c6014f642dd3962 on Linux with /usr/bin/google-chrome, repo Playwright, the running dev web client, and real Codex gpt-6.1-sol turns. Created the project and threads through the app, pointing at a real git repository. No mocks, seeded fixtures, or replay provider.

Reproduced on github/main at 955e2bfbb5c092c54ad795c8d379fec99702a6b5: opened the future thread route in a second client without draft storage. The server genuinely returned 404 before creation. Held delivery of that real response until the sender created the thread and started its Codex turn, then delivered it unchanged. The sender completed the tool call and reply, while the second client stayed empty and made no snapshot retry.

Repeated the same sequence on this head: real snapshot 404 at 04:59:25 UTC, retry 200 at 04:59:29 UTC. The second client showed the user message, real tool activity, and SNAPSHOT-RECOVERY-OK without reloading. This uses controlled network delivery to reproduce the race; ordinary composer sends on current main already avoid the early read.

Nearby checks passed: normal first reply; a follow-up Codex turn; offline/online reconnect; full reload preserving both replies; deleting a separate verification thread through its menu and confirmation removed it and produced zero snapshot retries during the following 10 seconds.

Blacksmith passed all 47 thread-sync tests and check:changed against the PR base: format, lint, knip, typecheck for seven packages, and focused tests. Existing GitHub CI is green. No source changes were needed.

Short runtime transcript

main: completed thread remains empty in the early-miss client

pr: same prompt recovers and displays the real Codex reply

pr: recovery, real tool activity, and completed reply without reload

Not verified

Native Electron, iOS, and Android clients; remote relay/tunnel environments; other providers. Verification used the Linux web client and its real local Codex path. The early-miss race required controlled delivery of a real 404, rather than occurring spontaneously during a normal composer send.

SSharad-Patel18h ago

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This can be closed: #25919 (de21fbcff3) fixed this on main. After a /bounded 404 that arrives before the thread exists, an open thread now asks again with backoff and subscribes once the thread exists, including after a reconnect. A delete event still marks it deleted. #31681 was closed as fixed by #25919.

The attached script runs this PR's own test, copied unchanged along with its two test-setup hooks. The same-session case passes on de21fbcff3 as written. The replaced-session case passes once the test clock advances 500 ms instead of 250 ms, because main's second retry comes at 500 ms. Both cases time out on the commit just before #25919. One tuning difference remains: main's backoff caps at 30 s instead of 5 s and doesn't restart on a new session.

To reproduce, run bash prove-pr-27827.sh from a clean t3code checkout after vp i, with gh authenticated.

Proof script: prove-pr-27827.sh
Output from a run against main 32882540fb: prove-pr-27827.out.txt

Result

1	PASS #25919 is on main as de21fbcff3
2	PASS linked issue #31681 is closed as completed by juliusmarminge
3	PASS the maintainer's closing comment on #31681 says 'Fixed by #25919'
4	PASS verbatim: a thread whose first snapshot 404s stays synchronizing, then goes live and subscribes after sequence 11
5	PASS with a 500 ms advance both PR cases (same and replaced session) recover on #25919, and a delete event still stays deleted
6	PASS on the parent both PR cases time out: a 404 miss parked the thread for good (the bug)
7	VERDICT: CLOSE (already-fixed by #25919 / de21fbcff3)