feat(server): sends can start a fresh provider session#30323

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A T3 thread always continued one provider conversation per provider, so there was no way to start over without opening a new thread. Long-lived threads (and automations that post into one thread) keep growing their context.

message.dispatch now takes freshContext. A fresh run gets a brand-new provider thread in the same T3 thread, with no context handoff. The latest started fresh run is a context boundary:

  • later runs never resume a provider thread that started before it (rootProviderThreadsForProvider filters them out), so switching back to a provider after a clear does not bring its old native memory back;
  • provider-switch, queued-start, and restart handoffs only cover runs from the boundary on;
  • a run queued before the fresh run started is retargeted to the post-boundary conversation when it starts;
  • providers with one native thread per session (Claude) release the old session, with the same background-work guard as a provider switch; Codex keeps its shared session;
  • a fresh send never steers: steer and restart become a queue. A fresh send while a fork or merge-back is pending is refused.

The run and its user_message turn item carry freshContext so clients can mark the boundary. Servers advertise the freshContext capability so clients only offer it where it is honored.

Tests: ProviderSwitch.integration.test.ts covers an immediate and a queued fresh send, a run queued behind it, Claude session release, and a later switch to Codex that must not resume the pre-boundary Codex thread or hand over pre-boundary runs. Removing either boundary filter fails it.

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Verdict: Approved at c1072b4

Macroscope's review found this PR approvable — Adds opt-in fresh provider conversations while keeping earlier messages visible and excluding them from future context. Ordinary sends retain their defaults, with safeguards for active background work and pending fork/merge transfers.

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✅ 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 wire1.2 KiB1.2 KiB0 B (0.0%)2.0 KiB✅
CodexLive turn WebSocket decoded21.5 KiB21.5 KiB0 B (0.0%)24.4 KiB✅
CodexLive turn messages110 (0.0%)8✅
ClaudeTotal thread wire5.0 KiB5.0 KiB0 B (0.0%)6.8 KiB✅
ClaudeThread snapshot wire3.8 KiB3.8 KiB0 B (0.0%)4.9 KiB✅
ClaudeLive turn WebSocket wire1.2 KiB1.2 KiB0 B (0.0%)2.0 KiB✅
ClaudeLive turn WebSocket decoded21.9 KiB21.9 KiB0 B (0.0%)24.4 KiB✅
ClaudeLive turn messages110 (0.0%)8✅

Baseline: b18434e · PR result: 4c71a65 · 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 orchestration contracts and server capability now include freshContext. Fresh-context runs use new provider threads and bounded handoff history. Dispatch handling supports immediate and queued runs, checks and detaches eligible prior sessions, and includes integration tests.

Changes: Fresh-context provider runs

Layer / File(s)Summary
Fresh-context contract and capability
packages/contracts/src/orchestrationV2.ts, packages/contracts/src/environment.ts, apps/server/src/environment/ServerEnvironment.ts
Orchestration schemas include optional freshContext fields, and the server environment advertises the capability.
Context boundaries and provider-thread selection
apps/server/src/orchestration-v2/Orchestrator.ts
Provider-thread selection and handoff coverage use the latest fresh-context boundary. Queued runs, restarts, and provider switches exclude earlier context.
Fresh-context dispatch and session handling
apps/server/src/orchestration-v2/Orchestrator.ts, apps/server/src/orchestration-v2/testkit/ProviderSwitch.integration.test.ts, apps/server/src/orchestration-v2/SteeringCompletion.integration.test.ts
Fresh-context dispatches queue behind active turns, create provider threads, persist the flag, and check background work when handling eligible session detachment. Integration tests cover immediate and queued runs, steering restrictions, and thread reservations.

Estimated code review effort: 4 (Complex) | ~60 minutes

Change: Feature

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1sequenceDiagram
2 participant Dispatch as message.dispatch
3 participant Orchestrator
4 participant ProviderThread
5 participant ProviderSession
6 Dispatch->>Orchestrator: Dispatch with freshContext
7 Orchestrator->>ProviderThread: Select or create a provider thread
8 Orchestrator->>ProviderSession: Probe and detach eligible session

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Merge Risk: External image Low · previous review c1072

If a fresh send fails before starting, later messages may unexpectedly lose the previous provider context. Fix the boundary condition before merging, or accept this narrow, recoverable risk.

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The description covers the problem (threads always continue one provider conversation, so there is no way to start over), the change (freshContext on message.dispatch, context boundary rules, Claude session release, queue-instead-of-steer behavior, capability advertisement), and verification (ProviderSwitch.integration.test.ts scenarios and the note that removing either boundary filter fails the test). It also names the model and harness, as the template asks. The Scope and approval section is missing: it does not link a triaged issue or maintainer-approved discussion, and it does not explain why the change qualifies without one. The verification section also does not state any observed results from running the tests, and it does not say what was not checked. Some template-required items are therefore incomplete, but the description is mostly complete.

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External image Major · Reject queued-message.promote-to-steer for a queued fresh-context… · Orchestrator.ts:9631-9637

apps/server/src/orchestration-v2/Orchestrator.ts:9631-9637 External image Major · Functional Correctness · Quick win

Reject queued-message.promote-to-steer for a queued fresh-context run.

This PR adds queued runs with freshContext: true. The contract comment for message.dispatch states that a fresh send "Never steers". dispatchMessage enforces this by turning steer_active and restart_active into queue_after_active.

dispatchQueuedMessagePromoteToSteer has no equivalent guard. It checks the run status, delegatedCompletion and notification. It does not check queuedRun.freshContext. A client can promote a queued fresh message while another turn runs. The handler then does the following:

  1. It cancels the queued run.
  2. It calls dispatchSteerIntoRun with the message text.
  3. The text reaches the old provider conversation.
  4. No fresh session starts and the context boundary is never created.

This silently violates the "fresh" intent of the send.

Add a rejection next to the existing queued-run checks:

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1 if (queuedRun === undefined || queuedRun.status !== "queued") {
2 return yield* new OrchestratorDispatchError({
3 commandId: command.commandId,
4 commandType: command.type,
5 cause: `Queued run ${command.queuedRunId} is not queued.`,
6 });
7 }
8+ if (queuedRun.freshContext === true) {
9+ return yield* new OrchestratorDispatchError({
10+ commandId: command.commandId,
11+ commandType: command.type,
12+ cause: "A message that starts a fresh session cannot be promoted to Steer.",
13+ });
14+ }

Add a case to the existing fresh-context integration test. It should queue a fresh run behind an active turn, dispatch queued-message.promote-to-steer, and assert the dispatch is rejected.

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8Update dispatchQueuedMessagePromoteToSteer to reject queued runs with
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9queued runs with freshContext set before canceling the run or steering into the
10active conversation. Add a case to the existing fresh-context integration test
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@coderabbitai Re the outside-diff finding on queued-message.promote-to-steer: fixed in 4fd8481fd6d. dispatchQueuedMessagePromoteToSteer now refuses a queued run with freshContext before cancelling it or steering. The queued fresh-session integration test promotes the queued fresh run and asserts that refusal; it fails on the previous head. The clients also stop offering Send now as steer for a queued fresh message (#30325, 4a962e4d014).

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@juliusmarminge Thanks. Refusing promotion before cancelling the queued run or steering is the right fix.

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Outside diff Preserve freshContext after delegated-task promotion.

5882-5909: External image Minor · Functional Correctness · Quick win

Preserve freshContext after delegated-task promotion.

The fresh-context guard runs before the delegated-task notification branch. That branch changes the mode back to steer_active. dispatchSteerIntoRun then sends the message into the active provider conversation, although the message.dispatch contract says that freshContext “Never steers.”

Reapply the fresh-context queue guard after automatic delivery promotion in dispatchMessage.

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1 }
2 }
3+ if (
4+ freshContext &&
5+ (dispatchMode.type === "steer_active" || dispatchMode.type === "restart_active")
6+ ) {
7+ dispatchMode = { type: "queue_after_active" };
8+ }
9 const dispatchText =

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11before dispatching, ensuring freshContext never results in steering or
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@coderabbitai Re the follow-up on delegated-task promotion: applied in 7382015fae9. The delegated-task delivery branch in dispatchMessage now skips fresh sends, so no path turns a fresh send back into steer_active. No test: that branch only runs for server-created delegated-task notifications and completions, which no client or MCP sender can mark freshContext; the guard only makes the never-steers rule hold everywhere.

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@juliusmarminge The guard you describe addresses the delegated-task promotion path. Your explanation supports treating it as a defensive invariant check rather than a client-reachable regression.

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Outside diff Filter queued provider-switch detaches for background work.

2271-2271: External image Major · Stability & Availability · Quick win

Filter queued provider-switch detaches for background work.

A queued run that changes provider or model can detach every session in switchPlan.releaseProviderSessionIds without checking for background work. ProviderSwitchService.ts builds that list from live sessions (lines 162-177). It includes the replaced session for restart_and_resume and live sessions on other instances for create_with_handoff. It does not check for background work.

At queued start, these sessions go into sessionsToDetach with no probe (Orchestrator.ts:2268-2276). The probe runs only for sessionsReleasedByFreshContext (Orchestrator.ts:2276-2282). Detaching ends background work inside the provider process. If a session in the release list still runs background work after the foreground run ends, the queued start can end that work. The immediate path avoids this. It probes every session in sessionsToDetach and rejects the send (Orchestrator.ts:6428-6440).

Apply the same probe to the complete detach set:

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1- const sessionsToDetach = uniqueSessions([
2- ...projection.providerSessions.filter(
3- (session) =>
4- switchPlan?.releaseProviderSessionIds.includes(session.id) &&
5- session.status !== "stopped" &&
6- session.status !== "error",
7- ),
8- // Nobody waits on the queue here, so a session still running background work stays up.
9- ...(freshContext
10- ? yield* Effect.filter(
11- sessionsReleasedByFreshContext(projection, activeProviderThread),
12- (session) =>
13- sessionHasBackgroundWork(session, projection.providerThreads).pipe(
14- Effect.map((busy) => !busy),
15- ),
16- )
17- : []),
18- ]).filter((session) => session.id !== providerSessionId);
19+ // Nobody waits on the queue here, so a session still running background work stays up.
20+ const sessionsToDetach = yield* Effect.filter(
21+ uniqueSessions([
22+ ...projection.providerSessions.filter(
23+ (session) =>
24+ switchPlan?.releaseProviderSessionIds.includes(session.id) &&
25+ session.status !== "stopped" &&
26+ session.status !== "error",
27+ ),
28+ ...(freshContext ? sessionsReleasedByFreshContext(projection, activeProviderThread) : []),
29+ ]).filter((session) => session.id !== providerSessionId),
30+ (session) =>
31+ sessionHasBackgroundWork(session, projection.providerThreads).pipe(
32+ Effect.map((busy) => !busy),
33+ ),
34+ );

Add a regression test for a queued provider switch in which the release list contains a session with background work. Backend behavior changes ship with focused tests for that behavior.

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@coderabbitai Re the follow-up on queued provider-switch detaches: agreed it is a real gap, but it predates this PR. On main, the queued-start path already detaches switchPlan.releaseProviderSessionIds without a probe; this PR only adds the probe for the sessions a fresh session releases. To keep this PR scoped to fresh sessions, the provider-switch case is being fixed in its own PR against main with a regression test.

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@juliusmarminge Understood. Keeping the pre-existing provider-switch gap in a separate PR with a regression test is reasonable. I won’t require that fix as part of this fresh-context PR.

This is a scope decision, not confirmation that the gap is fixed. Would you like me to open a tracking issue for the follow-up?

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7printf '%s\n' '--- PR diff for boundary logic ---'
8git diff --unified=25 8198b2ed5e1286afa46b26e65290d31977555dce c1072b464c88dda704818de678ab3ebc30ed09a6 -- apps/server/src/orchestration-v2/Orchestrator.ts apps/server/src/orchestration-v2/RestartBackgroundNote.ts | sed -n '1,520p'

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3printf '%s\n' '--- all rootProviderThreadsForProvider callers ---'
4rg -n -F 'rootProviderThreadsForProvider(' apps/server/src/orchestration-v2/Orchestrator.ts

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Only mark a fresh context boundary after the run starts.

A queued-start or provider-session-open failure can leave a fresh run with status: "failed" and startedAt: null. contextBoundaryOrdinal still treats that run as the boundary because cancelledBeforeStart excludes only cancelled runs. Later provider-thread selection can then discard the previous provider conversation and its history. Require startedAt before advancing the boundary.

Suggested fix
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1 if (
2 run.freshContext === true &&
3 run.status !== "queued" &&
4+ run.startedAt !== null &&
5 !cancelledBeforeStart(run) &&
6 run.ordinal > boundary
7 ) {
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1/** Ordinal of the latest started fresh-context run. Runs before it never reach a provider again. */
2function contextBoundaryOrdinal(
3 runs: ReadonlyArray<
4 Pick<
5 OrchestrationV2Run,
6 "ordinal" | "freshContext" | "status" | "startedAt" | "restartContinuationOfRunId"
7 >
8 >,
9): number {
10 let boundary = 0;
11 for (const run of runs) {
12 if (
13 run.freshContext === true &&
14 run.status !== "queued" &&
15 run.startedAt !== null &&
16 !cancelledBeforeStart(run) &&
17 run.ordinal > boundary
18 ) {
19 boundary = run.ordinal;
20 }
21 }
22 return boundary;
23}
24
25/** Threads with no started run (imported, or reserved by another queued run) never cross it. */
26function providerThreadPredatesBoundary(
27 providerThread: Pick<OrchestrationV2ProviderThread, "firstRunOrdinal">,
28 boundary: number,
29): boolean {
30 return (
31 boundary > 0 &&
32 (providerThread.firstRunOrdinal === null || providerThread.firstRunOrdinal < boundary)
33 );
34}
35
36/** A provider that hosts one native thread per session keeps the old conversation alive otherwise. */
37function sessionsReleasedByFreshContext(
38 projection: Pick<OrchestrationV2ThreadProjection, "providerSessions">,
39 activeProviderThread: OrchestrationV2ProviderThread | undefined,
40): ReadonlyArray<OrchestrationV2ProviderSession> {
41 const sessionId = activeProviderThread?.providerSessionId ?? null;
42 return projection.providerSessions.filter(
43 (session) =>
44 session.id === sessionId &&
45 session.status !== "stopped" &&
46 session.status !== "error" &&
47 !session.capabilities.sessions.supportsMultipleProviderThreadsPerSession,
48 );
49}
50
51const FRESH_CONTEXT_DETACH_REASON = "Started a fresh session.";
52
53function uniqueSessions(
54 sessions: ReadonlyArray<OrchestrationV2ProviderSession>,
55): ReadonlyArray<OrchestrationV2ProviderSession> {
56 return Array.from(new Map(sessions.map((session) => [session.id, session])).values());
57}
58
59function rootProviderThreadsForProvider(
60 projection: Pick<OrchestrationV2ThreadProjection, "providerThreads" | "thread" | "runs">,
61 providerInstanceId: ModelSelection["instanceId"],
62): ReadonlyArray<OrchestrationV2ProviderThread> {
63 const boundary = contextBoundaryOrdinal(projection.runs);
64 return projection.providerThreads
65 .filter(
66 (providerThread) =>
67 providerThread.providerInstanceId === providerInstanceId &&
68 providerThread.appThreadId === projection.thread.id &&
69 providerThread.ownerNodeId === null &&
70 !providerThreadPredatesBoundary(providerThread, boundary),
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5
6Review comment at @apps/server/src/orchestration-v2/Orchestrator.ts around lines
7988 - 1056:
8Update contextBoundaryOrdinal to advance the fresh-context boundary only for
9runs with a recorded startedAt, while preserving its existing status,
10cancellation, and ordinal checks.
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@coderabbitai Not changing this. Keeping the boundary at a fresh run that failed before starting is intended. A cancelled queued run means the user took back the message and the /clear with it, which is why only that case is excluded. A failed run is different: the request still stands. The single-thread session was already released when the message was accepted, and the timeline already shows the "New session" divider on that message. If the boundary moved back, retrying would quietly send the user back to the conversation they cleared, while the UI says a new session started. The next message goes to the fresh run's provider thread, which sits at the boundary, so nothing gets lost.

@juliusmarminge You're right. I treated provider startup as the point where the clear request takes effect. That was the wrong assumption.

A failed fresh run does not withdraw the clear request. Keeping its boundary prevents later messages from returning to the cleared conversation. The supplied code also retains provider threads whose firstRunOrdinal equals the boundary.

I withdraw this finding and the proposed startedAt !== null check. No change is needed for this concern.


Learnings added
1Learnt from: juliusmarminge
2Repo: pingdotgg/t3code PR: 30323
3File: apps/server/src/orchestration-v2/Orchestrator.ts:988-1056
4Timestamp: 2026-11-04T00:04:28.812Z
5Learning: Within repository "pingdotgg/t3code", only for files matching one of ["apps/server/src/orchestration-v2/Orchestrator.ts"]: When reviewing fresh-context boundary selection in apps/server/src/orchestration-v2/Orchestrator.ts, preserve the boundary for a freshContext run that failed before provider startup, including when startedAt is null. Failure does not withdraw the user's clear request, so do not require startedAt to advance contextBoundaryOrdinal. Keep queued runs and runs matched by cancelledBeforeStart excluded; cancelling an unsent queued message withdraws its clear request.

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Learnings used
1Learnt from: maria-rcks
2Repo: pingdotgg/t3code PR: 19750
3File: apps/server/src/orchestration-v2/RestartBackgroundNote.ts:208-208
4Timestamp: 2026-10-15T04:36:11.894Z
5Learning: In the TypeScript orchestration code in apps/server/src/orchestration-v2/Orchestrator.ts, run.interrupt and thread.stop use interrupted for user-stopped runs, including runs stopped before provider start. queued-run.cancel instead marks a withdrawn queued run cancelled; an unsent queued run should not supersede restart continuation. The cancelledBeforeStart helper in apps/server/src/orchestration-v2/RestartBackgroundNote.ts does not match interrupted runs, so both restart-continuation precedence checks preserve user interruption.

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Added 5 commits

  • fix(server): delegated-task delivery never steers a fresh send621cf00
  • fix(server): fresh runs keep their reserved thread and spare busy sessions97e724e
  • feat(server): sends can start a fresh provider sessionb4daa6b
  • fix(server): a queued fresh message cannot be promoted to steeref823a7
  • fix(server): a queued fresh message can still skip compaction4c71a65