fix(clients): open a delegated child's approval on the environment it runs in#28592
Problem
When a thread delegates a task to a linked environment and that child needs an approval or answer, the parent shows "Open approval" / "Open question" at the end of its timeline. Clicking it, or the child title links beside it, opened the child by thread id alone, scoped to the parent's environment. No such thread exists there, so the app fell through to the new-thread page. The mobile child-input pill navigated the same way.
Fix
The child shell from childThreadInputsAtom already carries the environment it runs on. childInputNowItem now passes that environment id with the thread id, and onOpenRelatedThread takes an optional target environment (defaulting to the thread's own) and resolves liveness, shell presence, and the route against it. Mobile's child-input pill opens the linked thread on the child's environment.
No visual change; the same control now routes to the thread it names. Verified with lint and typecheck in web and mobile. Existing threadShell selector tests cover delegated children carrying the remote environment id.
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Approvability
Verdict: Approved at d14ccdf
Macroscope's review found this PR approvable — Child approval and question links now open in the environment where the delegated child runs. The change is limited to navigation and environment-scoped availability checks; it does not alter approval execution or permissions.
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Minor Add a regression test for remote-child navigation. External image
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Walkthrough
Child-thread actions now pass the child’s environment ID when opening the thread. Web related-thread resolution uses the target environment to scope the thread and read its shell thread configuration.
Changes: Child thread routing
Layer / File(s) Summary Pass the child environment ID
apps/web/src/components/chat/ThreadActivityBanners.tsx,apps/mobile/src/features/threads/ThreadDetailScreen.tsxThe web callback contract and child actions now include the child’s environment ID. The mobile child-thread action also passes that ID when opening the linked thread. Resolve related threads in the target environment
apps/web/src/components/chat/useThreadLifecycle.tsxonOpenRelatedThreadaccepts an optional environment ID. It uses the target environment to scope the thread, check live state, and readshellThreadFamiliesfrom that environment’s server config.Estimated code review effort: 2 (Simple) | ~10 minutes
Change: Bug fix
Possibly related issues
- Issue 27005: The child-input banner now passes the child environment ID when opening the child thread.
- Issue 27004: The banner’s child-thread route now uses the child environment. The sidebar and Lineage visibility problems are not addressed.
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juliusmarminge,t3dotgg,macroscopeapp
Merge Risk: External image Low · up to d14cc
The routing fix should work, but add a focused remote-child navigation regression test before merging to prevent this behavior from regressing.
Pre-merge checks: Passed 4
Check name Status Explanation Title check Passed The title clearly identifies the primary fix: opening a delegated child approval in the environment where it runs. Description check Passed The description clearly explains the problem, fix, affected clients, and verification. It omits the required “Scope and approval” section, including issue or approval evidence, or an explicit explanat… Linked Issues check Passed Check skipped because no linked issues were found for this pull request. Out of Scope Changes check Passed Check skipped because no linked issues were found for this pull request. Full details: Description check
Explanation
The description clearly explains the problem, fix, affected clients, and verification. It omits the required “Scope and approval” section, including issue or approval evidence, or an explicit explanation that this focused bug fix qualifies for an exemption.
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| … | … | @@ -427,14 +428,20 @@ export function useThreadLifecycle(input: ThreadLifecycleInput) { | |
| 435 | + | ) => { | |
| 431 | 436 | const generation = ++openRelatedThreadGenerationRef.current; | |
| 432 | - | const threadRef = scopeThreadRef(environmentId, threadId); | |
| 437 | + | const threadRef = scopeThreadRef(threadEnvironmentId, threadId); | |
External image Minor · Functional Correctness · Quick win
Add a regression test for remote-child navigation.
The existing selector test checks the child’s environment but does not exercise navigation. Add a test that opens a remote child and checks the destination environment; it should fail before this fix. (raw.githubusercontent.com)
As per coding guidelines: “Logic, data, state, and protocol bugs get a failing test first.”
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Source: Coding guidelines
Not adding a test here. The only thing a test could assert is that the now-item hands the child's environment id to the open callback, which AGENTS.md rules out as a callback-wiring test. The selector that decides which environment a delegated child belongs to is already covered in threadShell.test.ts, and rendering the whole lifecycle hook to check one navigate call would be a large fixture for no new logic.
@robrab2000 You're right. My request did not account for the repository guidance against callback-wiring tests and mocked navigate assertions, which the supplied learnings also confirm. An additional test that only checks those calls would not provide meaningful behavior coverage. I withdraw the test request here.
Learnings used
1 Learnt from: flamboh 2 Repo: pingdotgg/t3code PR: 15703 3 File: :0-0 4 Timestamp: 2026-10-04T16:42:43.200Z 5 Learning: In pingdotgg/t3code, AGENTS.md's Verifying section requires tests of meaningful logic or observable behavior. Do not recommend static-markup assertions, callback-wiring assertions, or tests that mirror the implementation. For React components such as apps/web/src/components/chat/AssistantCitationChip.tsx, mocked popover parts with content-only assertions do not verify opening, closing, source navigation, or highlighting.
1 Learnt from: dominic-r 2 Repo: pingdotgg/t3code PR: 11804 3 File: :0-0 4 Timestamp: 2026-09-14T22:31:13.561Z 5 Learning: In the T3 Code repository, `AGENTS.md` requires tests to cover meaningful logic or observable behavior. Do not add React component tests that only assert callback wiring, props, attributes, or mocked `navigate`/handler calls. For user-visible frontend changes, browser validation of the affected flow is appropriate when it covers the behavior.
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Written by gpt-6.1-sol on behalf of Maria
Verified in a real dev environment
verified as-is at d14ccdfb7c5276e67bf0c3812ef251dbdd59a039 using linux chrome, repo playwright, and real codex gpt-6.1-sol turns through the local proxy. created git projects, threads, and the environment link through the app. no mocks, fixtures, replay turns, or seeded data.
- reproduced on
github/mainat8760d063e9: both "open question" and the child title opened a new-thread draft instead of the remote child. - stopped main's dev server, installed the exact pr head, and reused a copy of the same isolated state. both links now open the existing remote child and its pending question. selected alpha; codex finished with "chosen marker: alpha."
- delegated a supervised remote child, opened its real command approval using both links, and approved it in the client. codex completed the command; reading
approval-check.txtreturnedapproved. - same-environment child question and title navigation also work. selecting gamma completed the child with "the chosen local marker is gamma."
runtime transcript after approving in the browser:
| 1 | $ cat /home/user/pr28592-remote/projects/pr28592-child/approval-check.txt |
| 2 | approved |
| 3 | $ wc -c /home/user/pr28592-remote/projects/pr28592-child/approval-check.txt |
| 4 | 8 /home/user/pr28592-remote/projects/pr28592-child/approval-check.txt |
vp test run packages/client-runtime/src/state/threadShell.test.ts passed all 12 tests in blacksmith. github reports 24 successful checks and 6 skipped checks. no code changes or pushes were needed.
before: main opens the wrong draft, with the real child still waiting.
main opens a new draft instead of the existing remote question
after: the same child opens on its own environment.
pr opens the existing remote child and its pending alpha or beta question
recording of main, pr question navigation, and remote approval. loading frames trimmed; this is behavior evidence, not a timing comparison. uploaded playback and seeking checked in t3's player.
main reproduction followed by successful pr question and approval interactions
remote codex command completed after approval
same environment codex child completed after selecting gamma
Not verified
native ios/android clients and electron shells on linux, macos, or windows were not exercised. other providers, t3 connect relay/tunnel routes, and disconnected-environment behavior were not exercised. the remote environment used a real local server on a separate port.