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fix(server): new worktree threads work in repos with no commits yet#32710

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Summary

Starting a New worktree thread in a repo that only has git init (no commits yet) failed during provisioning with git worktree add failed, because there was nothing to check out. Retry failed the same way.

After the usual origin fetch, if neither the start ref nor HEAD has a commit, the thread now runs in the project folder instead — same as a non-Git project. The setup card keeps showing progress and marks checkout as skipped with "no commits yet, using project folder". If origin does have the base branch, you still get a normal worktree from it.

Fixes https://github.com/pingdotgg/t3code/issues/22017

Test plan

  • vp test run apps/server/src/orchestration-v2/ThreadLaunchService.test.ts
  • Add a folder with only git init -b main as a project, set New worktree, send a message — turn starts in the project folder
  • Same project with an empty origin (no base branch) and startFromOrigin — still falls back to the project folder
  • Empty local repo whose origin has main — still creates a worktree from origin
  • Normal repo with commits — worktree creation unchanged

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apps/server/src/orchestration-v2/ThreadLaunchService.tsline 443Outdated · 1f4cf84Open thread
……@@ -434,35 +434,55 @@ const make = Effect.gen(function* () {
440+ git
441+ .hasCommit({ cwd: project.workspaceRoot, refName })
442+ .pipe(Effect.mapError(mapError(input, "provision-worktree", threadId)));
443+ if (!(yield* hasCommit(startRef)) && !(yield* hasCommit("HEAD"))) {
MmacroscopeappBoton line 4433d ago

🟠 High orchestration-v2/ThreadLaunchService.ts:443

When an empty repository takes this project-folder fallback, queued messages are held instead of running after the current turn succeeds: the run still records workspacePreparation.type as "worktree", so Orchestrator.handleRunUpdate treats the null thread.worktreePath as failed provisioning. Persist the resolved root strategy when taking this fallback, or otherwise distinguish it from a missing worktree.

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3When an empty repository takes this project-folder fallback, queued messages are held instead of running after the current turn succeeds: the run still records `workspacePreparation.type` as `"worktree"`, so `Orchestrator.handleRunUpdate` treats the null `thread.worktreePath` as failed provisioning. Persist the resolved root strategy when taking this fallback, or otherwise distinguish it from a missing worktree.
WwSedlacek2d ago

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Real bug. A successful empty-repo fallback left workspacePreparation.type === "worktree" with worktreePath: null, and startNextQueuedRun treated that like failed setup (the check did not require failed/interrupted).

Pushed in 6f4fa525c2:

  • prepared-run.release rewrites preparation to { type: "root" } when a worktree was requested but no path was bound
  • queue hold now requires failed or interrupted worktree prep, matching the other call sites
  • covered by the empty-repo launch assertion and a runtimeLayer queue-promotion case
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Verdict: Needs Human Approval

Macroscope's review found this PR requires human approval — Empty-repository worktree launches now fall back to the original project folder, so agent edits no longer have the requested worktree isolation. Human confirmation is needed that this automatic fallback is the intended behavior.

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Walkthrough

Thread launch now checks for a commit before creating a worktree. If neither the requested start ref nor HEAD resolves, preparation skips checkout and uses the project folder. Queued-run handling distinguishes this fallback from failed worktree preparation.

Changes: Worktree launch

Layer / File(s)Summary
Commit check and fallback
apps/server/src/orchestration-v2/ThreadLaunchService.ts, apps/server/src/orchestration-v2/ThreadLaunchService.test.ts		Preparation checks the requested start ref and then HEAD. If neither resolves to a commit, it clears the branch and skips checkout. Tests cover the project-folder fallback and worktree creation from fetched commits using main and origin/main.
Queued-run release
apps/server/src/orchestration-v2/Orchestrator.ts, apps/server/src/orchestration-v2/runtimeLayer.test.ts		Queued-run handling resolves preparation to root when no worktree path was set. It holds the queue only when the matching run failed or was interrupted. A regression test checks that a queued run starts after successful fallback preparation.

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

Change: Bug fix · Severity of issue fixed: Medium

Possibly related issues

  • pingdotgg/t3code#23600: The PR changes queued-run handling for worktree preparation, but the issue’s start_immediately path is not changed.

Possibly related PRs

Suggested labels: bugfix

Suggested reviewers: saphid, juliusmarminge

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Title checkPassedThe title names the main change: new worktree threads in repositories with no commits yet now work. It follows the conventional commit format and matches the changeset, which adds a project-folder fal…
Linked Issues checkPassedDirectly linked issue #22017 has one coding requirement: when a repository has no commits, a new worktree thread must run in the project folder instead of failing at git worktree add. In `ThreadLaun…
Out of Scope Changes checkPassedAll changes connect to #22017. The changes fall into three groups. (1) ThreadLaunchService.ts: a commit check after fetch, a skipped-checkout branch, and re-indentation of the existing `createWorktr…
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The title names the main change: new worktree threads in repositories with no commits yet now work. It follows the conventional commit format and matches the changeset, which adds a project-folder fallback when neither the start ref nor HEAD resolves to a commit.

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Explanation

Directly linked issue #22017 has one coding requirement: when a repository has no commits, a new worktree thread must run in the project folder instead of failing at git worktree add. In ThreadLaunchService.ts, after the origin fetch, the code calls git.hasCommit for startRef and then for HEAD. When neither has a commit, it sets branch = null, skips createWorktree, and records checkout as skipped with detail "no commits yet, using project folder". When either has a commit, the existing createWorktree path runs unchanged. The added tests in ThreadLaunchService.test.ts cover the empty local repository with no origin base, the empty origin, and the empty local repository whose origin supplies main. The PR also changes Orchestrator.ts so a successful fallback run does not hold queued work. Without that change, the fallback run would still look like failed worktree setup, so the thread would not fully start. This supports the issue's expected behavior. A regression test in runtimeLayer.test.ts covers this path. These tests were read, not executed. The issue's prior-work note about #17791 concerns the MCP pre-launch check, which the earlier review found does not block the no-commit case. Manual test-plan items are non-coding and do not affect this verdict.

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All changes connect to #22017. The changes fall into three groups. (1) ThreadLaunchService.ts: a commit check after fetch, a skipped-checkout branch, and re-indentation of the existing createWorktree block into the else branch. This is the core fix. (2) Orchestrator.ts: worktreeMissing now also requires the run status to be failed or interrupted. The release path rewrites workspacePreparation to root when a worktree-type run ends with worktreePath null. Both changes stop a successful fallback from holding the queue, and failed or interrupted worktree preparation still holds it. Because the fallback must run the thread end to end, this follows from the issue's expected behavior. The rewrite condition is broad: any worktree-type run that releases with a null worktreePath is rewritten. This is a design judgment, not an unrelated change. (3) Tests: the harness default for hasCommit changes from false to true to keep existing worktree tests on the normal path. The new tests exercise the new behavior. No unrelated files or behavior changes appear in the reviewed diff.

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The description covers the problem, the change, the linked issue (#22017), and a test plan. It is missing a required 'Scope and approval' section. The author links an issue, but the template asks for the triaged issue or maintainer approval comment, and the description does not say whether the issue was triaged or approved. The Verification section is also weak: all test plan items are unchecked, and the description does not report observed results from any run. Some of this may be a formatting gap rather than missing substance.

Resolution

Add a 'Scope and approval' section. Link the triaged issue #22017 and state whether a maintainer approved the direction, or quote the approval comment. Add a 'Verification' section that reports the observed results for the changed behavior. Run the focused ThreadLaunchService test file and the manual scenarios, then record the outcomes. Note anything not checked. Remove the Cursor attribution line if the template's agent note is not required, or keep it and add the model and harness details the template asks for.

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External image Unverified finding Verification ran but could not confirm this finding. It is shown for review, not as a verified issue.

Remove the non-null assertion on branch.

branch! hides the type. At this point branch is non-null only because requestedBranch === undefined produces a temporary name and a requested branch is a string. The value is string | null after the skip branch assigns null. The compiler cannot prove the else branch is non-null, so a future refactor could pass null silently. The guidelines state "any is the enemy" and prefer inferred types.

Prefer narrowing without an assertion, for example by computing the worktree branch name in a separate const that stays string.

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