fix(server): threads follow their worktree's branch changes#31599

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A thread can keep showing its generated branch after an agent or terminal checks out another branch in its worktree. The sidebar reads saved thread metadata, while the details menu can retain a cached Git branch. For example, Git can be on union while the two controls still show t3/unify-converter-branches and t3/bfc349ae.

The server now validates cached branch names when status subscriptions open and reconciles shared worktree threads when it observes a branch change. It matches canonical paths, including symlinked worktrees, while preserving saved paths in concurrency guards. Delayed status events cannot overwrite a newer checkout, and a rejected update for one thread does not stop the remaining updates. Detached HEAD states and root checkouts retain their existing behavior. Web, desktop, and mobile receive the same metadata updates.

Scope and approval

This is a focused fix for an obvious bug in the existing worktree branch display and qualifies for the focused-bug allowance in CONTRIBUTING.md. It corrects cached status and saved branch metadata. It adds no settings, workflows, schema migrations, or Git checkout operations. The review fixes remain within that same behavior.

Verification

  • Regression coverage for shared and archived threads, symlinked paths, detached HEAD states, delayed events, concurrent thread changes, stale subscriptions, and ignoring file-only status changes.
  • vp run check:changed passes, including 138 tests across four files, formatting, lint, knip, GraphQL generation, and affected-package typechecks.
  • No real-client UI pass was run. CI runs the full suites.

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apps/server/src/orchestration-v2/WorktreeBranchSync.tsline 28Outdated · f5ad702Open thread
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25+ // Status events may queue behind a generated rename or another checkout.
26+ if ((yield* git.currentBranch(input.cwd)) !== input.refName) return;
27+ for (const thread of sharing) {
28+ yield* threads.dispatch({
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🟠 High orchestration-v2/WorktreeBranchSync.ts:28

A concurrent expectedBranch or expectedWorktreePath conflict aborts reconcile at this dispatch, leaving every later shared thread stale; because unchanged local status is not republished, those threads are not retried. Catch expected conflicts around each thread’s dispatch so the loop continues.

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1In file @apps/server/src/orchestration-v2/WorktreeBranchSync.ts around line 28:
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3A concurrent `expectedBranch` or `expectedWorktreePath` conflict aborts `reconcile` at this dispatch, leaving every later shared thread stale; because unchanged local status is not republished, those threads are not retried. Catch expected conflicts around each thread’s dispatch so the loop continues.

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Confirmed with a regression case that failed before the fix. Reconciliation now catches OrchestratorDispatchError per thread, so a rejected update does not prevent later shared or archived threads from updating. Other failures still reach the worker error handler. Fixed in c51a06eb44; check:changed passes with 138 tests.

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Walkthrough

The VCS broadcaster now emits branch-change events and refreshes cached local status when the current branch changes. A runtime layer consumes these events and updates branch metadata for matching active and archived threads.

Changes: Worktree Branch Reconciliation

Layer / File(s)Summary
Publish branch changes and validate cached status
apps/server/src/vcs/VcsStatusBroadcaster.ts, apps/server/src/vcs/VcsStatusBroadcaster.test.ts
The broadcaster exposes a branch-change stream and publishes events when a repository branch changes. It checks the current branch before returning cached local status. Tests check event order and the refreshed status.
Reconcile thread branch metadata
apps/server/src/orchestration-v2/WorktreeBranchSync.ts, apps/server/src/orchestration-v2/runtimeLayer.ts, apps/server/src/orchestration-v2/WorktreeBranchSync.test.ts
The new layer consumes branch-change events, matches thread worktree paths, and dispatches guarded metadata updates for matching active and archived threads. The production runtime includes the layer. Tests cover updates and a simulated dispatch conflict.

Estimated code review effort: 3 (Moderate) | ~20 minutes

Change: Bug fix

Sequence Diagram(s)

mermaid
1sequenceDiagram
2 participant VcsStatusBroadcaster
3 participant WorktreeBranchSync
4 participant GitWorkflow
5 participant ThreadManagement
6 VcsStatusBroadcaster->>WorktreeBranchSync: Emit cwd and refName
7 WorktreeBranchSync->>GitWorkflow: Check current branch
8 WorktreeBranchSync->>ThreadManagement: Dispatch guarded metadata updates

Possibly related issues

  • pingdotgg/t3code#17813 — The reconciliation updates stored branch metadata after a worktree branch change. Detached HEAD cleanup remains outside this change.
  • pingdotgg/t3code#28463 — The reconciliation updates stored branch metadata from the live worktree branch.
  • pingdotgg/t3code#11078 — The reconciliation updates stored branch metadata for threads sharing the changed worktree. Moving a thread to another worktree remains outside this change.

Suggested reviewers: juliusmarminge, t3dotgg

Merge Risk: External image Low · up to 79567

Threads can occasionally retain an outdated branch label until another branch change or status refresh. The remaining timing gaps are bounded and can be addressed as follow-up work.

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Description checkInconclusiveThe description follows the repository template closely. It has a clear Problem section, a Change section that explains the server-side reconciliation and the path-matching and concurrency behavior, a…Add a link to the triaged bug issue or to the maintainer discussion that approved this direction, or cite the approval comment. The template allows an exemption for a very small, focused fix of an obvious bug, but the description must still…
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Title checkPassedThe title clearly and concisely describes the main change: threads follow branch changes in their worktrees.
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The description follows the repository template closely. It has a clear Problem section, a Change section that explains the server-side reconciliation and the path-matching and concurrency behavior, and a Scope and approval section that cites the focused-bug allowance in CONTRIBUTING.md and states that no settings, workflows, schema migrations, or Git checkout operations were added. The Verification section lists the regression areas covered and reports that check:changed passes with 138 tests across four files. It also states that no real-client UI pass was run, and it names the model and harness. The gaps are that the Scope section does not link a triaged issue or maintainer approval comment, and the justification relies on the author's own claim that the fix is an obvious bug. The reviewer must decide whether that justification is enough. The Verification section does not name the specific test files or the observed results for each regression area.

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apps/server/src/orchestration-v2/WorktreeBranchSync.tsline 20Outdated · c51a06eOpen thread
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17+ readonly refName: string | null;
18+ }) {
19+ if (input.refName === null) return;
20+ const snapshot = yield* threads.getShellSnapshot({ worktreePath: input.cwd });
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Threads stored with a symlinked worktreePath are never reconciled, leaving their branch stale after checkout: VcsStatusBroadcaster publishes canonical cwd, but this exact-path lookup and the filter on line 22 cannot match /link/worktree to /actual/worktree. Compare canonicalized paths for lookup and filtering, while preserving the original thread.worktreePath for expectedWorktreePath.

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1In file @apps/server/src/orchestration-v2/WorktreeBranchSync.ts around line 20:
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3Threads stored with a symlinked `worktreePath` are never reconciled, leaving their `branch` stale after checkout: `VcsStatusBroadcaster` publishes canonical `cwd`, but this exact-path lookup and the filter on line 22 cannot match `/link/worktree` to `/actual/worktree`. Compare canonicalized paths for lookup and filtering, while preserving the original `thread.worktreePath` for `expectedWorktreePath`.

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Confirmed with a regression case that failed before the fix. Matching now resolves distinct saved worktree paths and loads only matching thread IDs, while preserving each original worktreePath in the concurrency guard. The worker receives branch changes rather than every file-status update, so path resolution runs only when the branch changes. Fixed in bf01203f05; check:changed passes with 138 tests.

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Verdict: Approved at 795676e

Macroscope's review found this PR approvable — Threads now follow branch changes in their shared worktree, including changes detected during cached status reads. Updates are limited to branch metadata and guarded against stale branch or worktree state; no repository checkout or content modification is introduced.

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External image Minor · Validate the cached branch before returning a complete cached… · VcsStatusBroadcaster.ts:358-359

apps/server/src/vcs/VcsStatusBroadcaster.ts:358-359 External image Minor · Functional Correctness · Quick win

Validate the cached branch before returning a complete cached status.

When both cached.local and cached.remote exist, getStatus returns the merged cache without comparing the branch. getOrLoadLocalStatus makes that comparison, but this path never reaches it. After a checkout made outside T3, the cache keeps the old refName until a refresh updates it. As a result, getStatus can return the old branch and publish no local change for it.

Check the branch on this path too. On a mismatch, continue to the existing refresh path. That path already refreshes the cache and clears the stale remote entry. The check adds one branch read for each cached call.

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1 const cached = yield* getCachedStatus(cwd);
2 if (cached?.local && cached.remote) {
3- return mergeGitStatusParts(cached.local.value, cached.remote.value);
4+ const branch = yield* workflow.currentBranch(cwd);
5+ if (branch === cached.local.value.refName) {
6+ return mergeGitStatusParts(cached.local.value, cached.remote.value);
7+ }
8 }
9 yield* getOrLoadLocalStatus(cwd);
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6Review comment at @apps/server/src/vcs/VcsStatusBroadcaster.ts around lines 358
7- 359:
8Update getStatus so the complete-cache fast path validates the current branch
9against cached.local.value.refName before returning the merged status. Return
10the cached merge only when they match; otherwise fall through to the existing
11refresh path so it updates the cache and clears stale remote status.
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apps/server/src/vcs/VcsStatusBroadcaster.test.ts: 1

246-246: External image Trivial · Maintainability & Code Quality · Quick win

Assert the local-change publication in this branch-switch case.

The new snapshot assertion checks the refreshed cache, but it passes even if streamLocalChanges never emits. Subscribe before changing the mock branch, then assert that the stream emits the new cwd and refName. This tests the producer that WorktreeBranchSync consumes. (raw.githubusercontent.com) As per coding guidelines, “Backend behavior changes ship with focused tests for that behavior” and “Extend before you add.” As per path instructions, changed tests must follow docs/internals/testing.md and request a missing test only when it catches a real regression.

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6Review comment at @apps/server/src/vcs/VcsStatusBroadcaster.test.ts at line 246:
7Update the branch-switch test around the `state.currentLocalStatus` change to
8verify `streamLocalChanges` emits the refreshed status, not just that the cache
9snapshot changes. Subscribe before changing the mock branch, then assert the
10emitted status contains the new `cwd` and `refName`.

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4minimal, and validate.
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6Inline comments:
7Review comments at @apps/server/src/orchestration-v2/WorktreeBranchSync.ts:
8- Line 20: Update the worktree lookup in the WorktreeBranchSync flow to use
9consistent path identity when matching threads: canonicalize paths before lookup
10and persistence, or preserve the stored path and use it for
11expectedWorktreePath. Ensure threads with symlink-based worktree paths are still
12matched and updated during branch reconciliation.
13
14---
15
16Outside diff comments:
17Review comments at @apps/server/src/vcs/VcsStatusBroadcaster.ts:
18- Around line 358-359: Update getStatus so the complete-cache fast path
19validates the current branch against cached.local.value.refName before returning
20the merged status. Return the cached merge only when they match; otherwise fall
21through to the existing refresh path so it updates the cache and clears stale
22remote status.
23
24---
25
26Nitpick comments:
27Review comments at @apps/server/src/vcs/VcsStatusBroadcaster.test.ts:
28- Line 246: Update the branch-switch test around the `state.currentLocalStatus`
29change to verify `streamLocalChanges` emits the refreshed status, not just that
30the cache snapshot changes. Subscribe before changing the mock branch, then
31assert the emitted status contains the new `cwd` and `refName`.
32
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apps/server/src/orchestration-v2/WorktreeBranchSync.tsline 20Outdated · c51a06eOpen thread
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17+ readonly refName: string | null;
18+ }) {
19+ if (input.refName === null) return;
20+ const snapshot = yield* threads.getShellSnapshot({ worktreePath: input.cwd });
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External image Major · Functional Correctness · Heavy lift

Match worktrees using the same path identity.

If an existing_worktree thread stores a symlink path, the broadcaster emits its resolved path. The exact worktreePath filter then returns no matching thread, so branch reconciliation never updates that thread. Canonicalize paths consistently before lookup and persistence, or retain a mapping to the stored path for expectedWorktreePath. (raw.githubusercontent.com)

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3only still-valid issues, skip the rest with a brief reason, keep changes
4minimal, and validate.
5
6Review comment at @apps/server/src/orchestration-v2/WorktreeBranchSync.ts at
7line 20:
8Update the worktree lookup in the WorktreeBranchSync flow to use consistent path
9identity when matching threads: canonicalize paths before lookup and
10persistence, or preserve the stored path and use it for expectedWorktreePath.
11Ensure threads with symlink-based worktree paths are still matched and updated
12during branch reconciliation.
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✅ Addressed in commit bf01203

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This finding was already fixed in bf01203f05. Reconciliation resolves saved worktree paths before selecting thread IDs and keeps the original saved path for expectedWorktreePath. The existing regression case now includes a symlink alias and verifies its guarded update.

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5sed -n '1,220p' apps/server/src/orchestration-v2/WorktreeBranchSync.ts
6rg -n -C 10 'symlink|alias|expectedWorktreePath|resolveWorkspacePath' apps/server/src/orchestration-v2/WorktreeBranchSync.test.ts

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@Yash-Singh1 Verified in the current code. Reconciliation resolves saved worktree paths before selecting thread IDs and preserves each saved path in expectedWorktreePath.

The regression test asserts a guarded update for /link/worktree. This addresses the finding. I inspected the code but did not run the tests.

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Addressed the additional CodeRabbit review findings. The complete-cache getStatus fast path now runs the existing branch validation before returning, fixed in 795676edd0. The regression case failed before this fix and now asserts the direct query returns union after the external checkout. The branch-stream publication assertion requested in the review was already added in bf01203f05, including a file-only status change that must not trigger reconciliation. check:changed passes with 138 tests. The symlink review thread is already resolved.

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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: 337c585 · PR result: 795676e · 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.

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External image Minor · Recheck the branch after the guarded updates. · WorktreeBranchSync.ts:46

apps/server/src/orchestration-v2/WorktreeBranchSync.ts:46 External image Minor · Data Integrity & Integration · Quick win

Recheck the branch after the guarded updates.

If Git checks out another branch after git.currentBranch(input.cwd) returns, thread.metadata.update can still persist input.refName. The dispatch guards validate only the saved thread branch and worktree path, not the live Git branch.

A later status refresh can correct the metadata, but no refresh is guaranteed for every thread. After the guarded updates, read git.currentBranch(input.cwd) again. If it differs from input.refName, enqueue a fresh reconciliation for the current branch. This catches the checkout when it occurs before the second read, although it does not make the read-and-dispatch sequence atomic.

This is recoverable stale metadata, not a major data-integrity failure.

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6Review comment at @apps/server/src/orchestration-v2/WorktreeBranchSync.ts at
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8In the branch synchronization flow around git.currentBranch(input.cwd), recheck
9the live branch after the guarded metadata updates; if it differs from
10input.refName, enqueue a fresh reconciliation for the current branch using the
11existing reconciliation mechanism. Preserve the existing guards and do not treat
12the recheck and enqueue as atomic.

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7Review comments at @apps/server/src/orchestration-v2/WorktreeBranchSync.ts:
8- Line 46: In the branch synchronization flow around
9git.currentBranch(input.cwd), recheck the live branch after the guarded metadata
10updates; if it differs from input.refName, enqueue a fresh reconciliation for
11the current branch using the existing reconciliation mechanism. Preserve the
12existing guards and do not treat the recheck and enqueue as atomic.
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Final review of 795676edd0: the scope remains the original branch-display bug, local check:changed passes with 138 tests, every CI check has completed successfully or was intentionally skipped, Macroscope approved this head, and no review threads remain unresolved. I consider this ready for nightly.

I am not adopting the final suggestion to re-read Git after dispatch and enqueue another reconciliation. External Git checkouts cannot participate in the metadata transaction; another read only moves that race window and adds extra reads and retry behavior. This sync follows observed branch status. It rejects events already stale before dispatch, guards concurrent thread changes, and subsequent status refreshes or subscriptions detect later Git changes. That eventual consistency is appropriate for display metadata, so the extra mechanism is outside this focused fix.