fix(client-runtime): browser preview connects to hosts without media ticket routes#29616

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Problem

Current web and mobile clients can't open the browser preview or the device hub on a host built before the ticket-audience route (/api/auth/websocket-ticket/:use, added in pingdotgg/t3code#24554 on 2026-10-24). They fail with "Remote environment endpoint …/api/auth/websocket-ticket/media returned undeclared status 404." Hosts from 2026-10-06 onward already run the preview stream and accept the bare-route ticket on it. RPC tickets already fall back to that route on this 404, but media tickets did not. The reporter hit this with Android 2.2.0 against a 20261020 desktop nightly.

Reproduced against a real server at v0.1.1-nightly.20261020.3401 (41b513d99a), fresh database, bearer token from a pairing credential:

1	POST /api/auth/websocket-ticket -> 200
2	POST /api/auth/websocket-ticket/rpc -> 404
3	POST /api/auth/websocket-ticket/media -> 404
4	GET /api/preview-stream/ws (upgrade), no ticket -> 401
5	GET /api/preview-stream/ws (upgrade), bare wsTicket -> 101

Main's server (a9ac1e8e54) answers 200 on /media, so current hosts are unaffected.

Change

resolveDeviceHubAccess now requests its media ticket through issueWebSocketTicketWithFallback, the helper the RPC ticket already uses. That helper is now exported. On an undeclared 404 from /media, the client requests the bare route. Each attempt goes through executeAuthenticatedEnvironmentHttpRequest, so on T3 Connect (DPoP) the fallback request carries a proof signed for its own URL. Any other error behaves as before.

Scope and approval

Fixes pingdotgg/t3code#29597

Triaged via the automated issue flow. The issue also reports missing Android push notifications. That symptom is a separate cause and is not changed here; see pingdotgg/t3code#26530.

Verification

packages/client-runtime/src/state/environmentHttpAuth.test.ts has two new cases, falls back to the bare ticket path for {bearer,relay} media streams on a server without the audience route. On main both fail with RemoteEnvironmentAuthUndeclaredStatusError: Remote environment endpoint …/api/auth/websocket-ticket/media returned undeclared status 404.; with the fix both pass. The relay case also checks that each DPoP proof is signed for the URL it was sent to.
environmentHttpAuth.test.ts, authorization/remote.test.ts, authorization/layer.test.ts: all pass.
vp run check:changed: format, lint, knip, typecheck (7 packages), and tests pass.
The runtime transcript above comes from real servers at both commits. No captures, because no render path changes. The visible effect is that the preview connects instead of showing the 404 error.
Not checked: a real T3 Connect relay session (unavailable here) or an Android device against an old host.

Model and harness: Claude Opus 5.5 in Claude Code via T3 Code (lead, red test, implementation, review B); GPT-6.1 Sol in Codex (review A).

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Added 3 commits9d ago

fix(client-runtime): media tickets fall back on hosts without the audience route2590884
Merge remote-tracking branch 'origin/main' into fix/issue-2959786b1065
test(client-runtime): media tickets fall back on hosts without the audience routea5441be

Sshivam9d ago

[gpt-6.1-sol][Codex] on behalf of shivam.

Issue watch was independently investigating https://github.com/pingdotgg/t3code/issues/29597. Stopping here because you took it over.

On physical corex, POCO F4 / Android 14, compatible T3 Code Dev fingerprint 971743703b097b8870b39ff842d130f50b115eeb, I reproduced the exact media-ticket 404 with main 60aec28a9c6fdb7417a7382ec094ccc4984d0738's deviceHubAccess.ts. The backend was isolated development state behind a local proxy that returns 404 for /api/auth/websocket-ticket/media and forwards the other routes. This simulates the missing route; it is not a real old host or a signed-in Connect relay.

Android Retry still returns the same 404: android-before.mp4

Before your PR appeared, I also observed an independently implemented equivalent fallback stream the test page and show “You have control” on that phone. Proxy transcript: POST /api/auth/websocket-ticket/media -> 404, then POST /api/auth/websocket-ticket -> 200. That observation was on local commit fa18632982ecbaf5bb25975b8cb27c3af2ac2a1d, not your PR head. Its regression tests failed before the fix in both bearer and DPoP fallback cases, then 44/44 focused tests passed after it. I have not tested your commit 86b10656b784fe1bd6a5803a3e257a31e6e6f9a0. No independent PR or push was made.

Unverified: real relay delivery, iOS, the reporter's current desktop binary, and push notifications. The shared-code check's format, lint, knip and affected-package typechecks passed; its test stage overlapped my temporary baseline restore for the before capture, so that overall run is not a pass. I stopped new testing on takeover. Push registration failure reporting already has your https://github.com/pingdotgg/t3code/pull/26557; I found no evidence yet that it is this reporter's push cause.

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Verdict: Approved at 86b1065

Macroscope's review found this PR approvable — Media streams can now connect to older hosts by retrying the legacy ticket route only after a 404. Authentication remains intact, with a fresh URL-matched DPoP proof for each attempt, and current hosts retain their existing behavior.

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Walkthrough

Device hub access now requests media WebSocket tickets through the fallback helper. If the media-ticket route returns 404, the helper retries the bare ticket route. Tests cover bearer and relay authorization.

Changes: Device hub ticket fallback

Layer / File(s)	Summary
Fallback ticket issuance for device access `packages/client-runtime/src/authorization/remote.ts`, `packages/client-runtime/src/state/deviceHubAccess.ts`, `packages/client-runtime/src/state/environmentHttpAuth.test.ts`	The fallback helper is exported and used to request device hub tickets. Tests check bearer and relay authorization, including relay proof URLs matching the request URLs.

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Change: Bug fix · Severity of issue fixed: Medium

Possibly related PRs

pingdotgg/t3code#24554: Introduced audience-specific ticket routes and the bare-route fallback that this change uses for media tickets.
pingdotgg/t3code#32610: Adds gateway-prefixed ticket requests and routing that use the same ticket URL construction and fallback behavior.

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Check name	Status	Explanation	Resolution
Linked Issues check	Warning	Direct issue [`#29597`] has two coding objectives. The preview objective is implemented: `resolveDeviceHubAccess` uses `issueWebSocketTicketWithFallback("media", ...)`, retries the bare route after an u…	Implement the push-notification requirement from [`#29597`] in this PR and add automated coverage, or change the linked issue scope so that [`#29597`] contains only the preview-ticket objective before reassessment.

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Title check	Passed	The title clearly and concisely describes the main fix: browser preview connections now work with hosts that lack media ticket routes.
Description check	Passed	The description includes complete Problem, Change, Scope and approval, and Verification sections. It explains the affected behavior, implementation, linked issue, test coverage, observed results, and …
Out of Scope Changes check	Passed	The changed files support the preview-ticket objective in [`#29597`]. `remote.ts` exports the existing fallback helper. `deviceHubAccess.ts` uses that helper for media tickets and preserves authenticate…

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The changed files support the preview-ticket objective in [#29597]. remote.ts exports the existing fallback helper. deviceHubAccess.ts uses that helper for media tickets and preserves authenticated request handling. environmentHttpAuth.test.ts adds bearer and DPoP regression coverage. No unrelated production or test change appears in the reviewed diff.

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Direct issue [#29597] has two coding objectives. The preview objective is implemented: resolveDeviceHubAccess uses issueWebSocketTicketWithFallback("media", ...), retries the bare route after an undeclared 404, and the tests cover bearer and DPoP URL-specific proofs. The push-notification objective remains unmet. The diff contains no push-registration or push-delivery change, and the PR states that completed-run, approval, and agent push notifications are not changed.

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Implement the push-notification requirement from [#29597] in this PR and add automated coverage, or change the linked issue scope so that [#29597] contains only the preview-ticket objective before reassessment.

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packages/client-runtime/src/state/environmentHttpAuth.test.ts: 1

668-671: External image Trivial · Security & Privacy · Quick win
Assert the headers sent on both relay ticket requests.
The signer returns distinct proofs, but the test checks only the URLs passed to the signer. It does not inspect the transmitted headers. Reusing proof-1 or sending an incorrect authorization header on the fallback request can therefore pass.

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1 if (authorization._tag === "Dpop") {
2 expect(harness.proofs.map((proof) => proof.url)).toEqual(
3 harness.calls.map((call) => call.url),
4 );
5 + expect(harness.calls.map((call) => new Headers(call.init.headers).get("dpop"))).toEqual([
6 + "proof-1",
7 + "proof-2",
8 + ]);
9 + expect(
10 + harness.calls.map((call) => new Headers(call.init.headers).get("authorization")),
11 + ).toEqual(["DPoP current-token", "DPoP current-token"]);
12 }

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JJulius Marminge22h ago

Evidence

Pair each web client by bearer to desktop v0.1.1-nightly.20261020.3401, open the same synthetic thread and Browser panel, and observe for 12.5 seconds.

Chromium, 1280×800, light theme, isolated synthetic state. Preview stills were identical 500 ms apart; composer hidden for privacy.

Before	After
Before: preview remains Connecting	After: preview streams successfully
f7b81e1d11	d9dc861079
Before recording	After recording

Base: media ticket route returned 404 twice; preview remained Connecting. Head: media route 404 → bare ticket route 200 → ticketed preview WebSocket → binary frame. Sanitized trace.

Browser driver · Host seed · Synthetic page · Scenario file.

Scenario attempts hit driver failures; final evidence comes from the standalone browser driver.

AI-assisted; verified with the tests and tools listed above.

Not shown:

T3 Connect/DPoP: unavailable on this VM.
Android and device-hub access: not exercised; proof covers web Browser preview.
The observed base UI remained Connecting rather than displaying a 404 or Retry button; the trace shows the 404 and automatic retry.
scenarios:prove did not produce a valid comparison after two driver failures; final verdict uses standalone real-app captures and network/stream observations.