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fix(web): tell update-all users where to update desktop servers it can't reach#33030

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Fixes #32062

Problem

Update all skips a desktop-managed server that doesn't advertise capabilities.desktopAppUpdate with the reason "needs a newer desktop app". That reason isn't always true.

The server only advertises desktopAppUpdate when the desktop passes it a control fd (apps/server/src/environment/ServerEnvironment.ts). The WSL backend bootstrap gets no fd, because wsl.exe cannot pass extra fds. It still runs in mode: "desktop", though. So a WSL backend is always skipped with "needs a newer desktop app", even when its desktop app is current, as the issue reports. The channel-switch path has the same problem with desktopAppChannelSwitch, which is advertised under the same condition.

Change

Skipping is still correct: without the control channel, this client cannot ask that desktop app to update. Only the reason changes. It now names the action that works for both cases (an older desktop app, a WSL backend), worded like the existing "switch the Mac app on that Mac":

  • update: "needs a newer desktop app" → "update the desktop app on that machine"
  • channel switch: "needs a newer desktop app" → "switch the desktop app on that machine"

I'm submitting this as a small, focused fix for an obvious bug: the dialog shows a reason that is false for every WSL backend. It changes no update behavior. Two strings, a comment, and tests.

Out of scope: letting WSL backends update remotely. That would need a new control channel between Windows and WSL, which needs a maintainer decision first.

Verification

  • Added a collectServerUpdateTargets case for a desktop-managed server without desktopAppUpdate (the WSL shape). Nothing covered this skip before. Updated the existing channel-switch expectation.
  • vp test run apps/web/src/components/sidebar/updateEverything.logic.test.ts: 10/10 pass.
  • With the logic change reverted, the new case and the channel-switch case fail. Both receive "needs a newer desktop app".
  • vp fmt --check and vp lint on both files are clean.

Not checked: I didn't run Update all against a real Windows + WSL machine. The change only affects which string collectServerUpdateTargets and trackSwitchMove return. The dialog renders that string unchanged.

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Macroscope's review found this PR approvable — The messages now tell users to update or switch the desktop app on the affected machine. Existing capability checks and update behavior are unchanged, keeping the change limited to user guidance.

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Walkthrough

The update flow now uses machine-specific skip reasons when desktop-managed servers lack desktop update or channel-switch support. Tests cover the updated reasons and behavior for WSL and desktop servers.

Changes: Desktop update messages

Layer / File(s)Summary
Update and channel-switch skip reasons
apps/web/src/components/sidebar/updateEverything.logic.ts, apps/web/src/components/sidebar/updateEverything.logic.test.ts		Desktop-managed servers without desktop update support receive an instruction to update T3 Code on that machine. If a server cannot switch tracks, the planner uses that instruction when the server is already on the requested track, and asks to change the update track on that machine otherwise. Tests cover these cases.

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Change: Bug fix · Severity of issue fixed: Low

Possibly related issues

  • pingdotgg/t3code#30784 — The revised message addresses guidance for desktop-managed servers without desktop update support. The change does not alter capability behavior when desktop updates are disabled.

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This change only rewords the skip reasons shown by Update all, and update behavior is unchanged. Two minor messaging concerns remain open: the channel-switch advice may hide a compatibility blocker, and the skip wording may not clearly name what to manage. Neither affects data or availability, so the risk is low.

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Title checkPassedThe title names the main change: the Update all skip reason for desktop-managed servers without desktop-app control is changed so the dialog tells users where to update. It matches the diff, which rep…
Description checkPassedThe description follows the template well. It has a Problem section that explains the misleading skip reason and the WSL root cause, a Change section that explains why skipping stays correct and what …
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The title names the main change: the Update all skip reason for desktop-managed servers without desktop-app control is changed so the dialog tells users where to update. It matches the diff, which replaces "needs a newer desktop app" with instructions to update or switch the desktop app on that machine. The title uses the conventional commit form and is specific, though it is long at 78 characters.

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The description follows the template well. It has a Problem section that explains the misleading skip reason and the WSL root cause, a Change section that explains why skipping stays correct and what text changes, and a Scope section that explains why this qualifies as a small, focused fix without a prior maintainer approval comment. It also has a detailed Verification section with the focused test command, results, a revert check, lint and format status, and what was not checked. It links the issue (#32062). It omits the agent model/harness line that the template asks for when an agent was used, although it includes a Claude Code attribution footer. The Scope section cites the small-fix exemption rather than a triaged issue approval, which a maintainer may still need to confirm. No UI screenshots are included, but the copy change is in the dialog text and the author explains that the dialog renders the string unchanged.

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Optional: state the agent model and harness at the end of the Verification section, as the template asks. Maintainers may also want to confirm that the small-focused-fix exemption applies, since the linked issue #32062 is referenced but its triage or approval status is not stated.

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Issue #32062 is the only directly linked issue. Its requirement: Update all either updates the WSL-backend machine or lists it as skipped with a reason that matches its actual state. The reviewed head keeps the skip. Remote WSL update needs a control channel that wsl.exe cannot provide, and the issue does not require one. The skip reason changed in two places in apps/web/src/components/sidebar/updateEverything.logic.ts. (1) collectServerUpdateTargets: the reason "needs a newer desktop app" became the shared constant UPDATE_ON_THAT_MACHINE ("update T3 Code on that machine"). (2) trackSwitchMove: a desktop-managed server without desktopAppChannelSwitch gets "update T3 Code on that machine" when the track is the same, and "change the update track on that machine" when the track differs. The new comment states the cause: wsl.exe cannot pass the desktop control fd. The new reason no longer blames the desktop app version. It names the action on the machine, which fits a WSL backend that this client cannot update. Tests in updateEverything.logic.test.ts cover both paths. The withoutDesktopControl helper builds a desktop-managed server with no desktop-control capabilities. The update skip test expects "update T3 Code on that machine" for a WSL-shaped server. The channel-switch test expects "change the update track on that machine" for an old Stable desktop and "update T3 Code on that machine" for a same-track server behind on Nightly. The earlier assessment quoted strings ("update it on that machine", "switch its channel on that machine") that no longer exist at this head. This assessment uses the head code. The PR description quotes different strings ("update the desktop app on that machine", "switch the desktop app on that machine"). Those strings are absent at the reviewed head, so the description is stale. The test results cited in the PR description were not re-run for this assessment. Assessment is from the diff and the code. No real Windows + WSL run was performed.

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The whole-PR diff (merge base 3da48c1 to reviewed head 65fac1b) changes two files. In updateEverything.logic.ts it adds one constant with a comment and changes two skip-reason strings in collectServerUpdateTargets and trackSwitchMove. In updateEverything.logic.test.ts it adds the withoutDesktopControl helper, adds one WSL-shaped case to the update skip test, replaces the inline old-desktop fixture with the helper, adds one same-track behind-on-Nightly channel-switch case, and updates the channel-switch expectation. Every change applies to the skip path for desktop-managed servers without desktopAppUpdate or desktopAppChannelSwitch, which is the subject of #32062. No update-selection, control-channel, version-comparison, or WSL bootstrap code changes. The PR adds no remote WSL update behavior. The PR description's quoted reason strings do not match the code. This is a documentation mismatch only and does not make any change out of scope.

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apps/web/src/components/sidebar/updateEverything.logic.tsline 341Outdated · e0df9cdOpen thread
……@@ -336,7 +338,7 @@ function trackSwitchMove(
337339 if (selfUpdate !== "desktop-managed") return { selfUpdate };
338340 if (config.environment.capabilities.desktopAppChannelSwitch !== true) {
339- return { skip: "needs a newer desktop app" };
341+ return { skip: "switch the desktop app on that machine" };
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Handle hosts already on the destination track.

collectChannelSwitchTargets also calls trackSwitchMove for an outdated host on the destination track. If its desktop app is already on that track, switching tracks is not the needed action; it needs an update. Give that case an appropriate message and cover it in the existing channel-switch test. (raw.githubusercontent.com)

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apps/web/src/components/sidebar/updateEverything.logic.tsline 114Outdated · e0df9cdOpen thread
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112+ // cannot pass it to a WSL backend, so either way the update has to start on that machine.
111113 if (selfUpdate === "desktop-managed" && !desktopAppUpdate) {
112- skip("needs a newer desktop app");
114+ skip("update the desktop app on that machine");
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Do not assume a desktop update is available.

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Two P3 user-guidance gaps remain in the precise behavior this PR changes:

  1. A desktop-managed WSL server can be behind while the desktop app is already current. The new "update the desktop app on that machine" reason still repeats the false premise that the app needs updating. Prefer neutral guidance that the server update must be managed on that machine, without implying the desktop app is stale or that an app update is available.
  2. An outdated desktop-managed host already on the destination track (sameTrack === true) but without desktopAppChannelSwitch still receives "switch the desktop app on that machine". No track switch is needed; the existing-track update must be managed on that machine. The current test covers an old host on the other track, not this same-track/outdated case.

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apps/web/src/components/sidebar/updateEverything.logic.tsline 114Outdated · e0df9cdOpen thread
……@@ -108,8 +108,10 @@ export function collectServerUpdateTargets(
112+ // cannot pass it to a WSL backend, so either way the update has to start on that machine.
111113 if (selfUpdate === "desktop-managed" && !desktopAppUpdate) {
112- skip("needs a newer desktop app");
114+ skip("update the desktop app on that machine");
AAfshinJalili3d ago

Agreed. A WSL server can be behind while its desktop app is current, so the reason shouldn't name the app. It's now "update it on that machine" (47cfbda). The same wording is reused for the channel-switch case below.

apps/web/src/components/sidebar/updateEverything.logic.tsline 341Outdated · e0df9cdOpen thread
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337339 if (selfUpdate !== "desktop-managed") return { selfUpdate };
338340 if (config.environment.capabilities.desktopAppChannelSwitch !== true) {
339- return { skip: "needs a newer desktop app" };
341+ return { skip: "switch the desktop app on that machine" };
AAfshinJalili3d ago

Good catch. trackSwitchMove ignored sameTrack for this skip. A host already on the target channel but behind now gets "update it on that machine", and only real channel moves get "switch its channel on that machine". I added that host (behind-desktop) to the existing channel-switch table, and it fails without the fix (47cfbda).

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apps/web/src/components/sidebar/updateEverything.logic.test.tsline 100Outdated · 47cfbdaOpen thread
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8297 ["no-scope", "no permission"],
8398 ["busy", "already updating"],
8499 ["manual", "needs a manual update"],
100+ ["wsl-backend", "update it on that machine"],
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Report database blockers before advising a channel switch.

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337341 if (selfUpdate !== "desktop-managed") return { selfUpdate };
338342 if (config.environment.capabilities.desktopAppChannelSwitch !== true) {
339- return { skip: "needs a newer desktop app" };
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apps/web/src/components/sidebar/updateEverything.logic.tsline 71Outdated · f4c5778Open thread
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6868
69+// Desktop servers without the desktop control fd (older apps, WSL backends: wsl.exe cannot pass
70+// fds) cannot be updated from here, and their desktop app is not necessarily the stale part.
71+const UPDATE_ON_THAT_MACHINE = "update it on that machine";
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Name the component to manage.

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AAfshinJalili3d ago

Fair. The skipped list shows only the label beside the reason, so "it" didn't say what to update. The reasons are now "update T3 Code on that machine" and "change the update track on that machine". "Update track" matches the setting name, Settings → About → Update track. Fixed in 65fac1b.

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apps/web/src/components/sidebar/updateEverything.logic.tsline 343Outdated · f4c5778Open thread
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337341 if (selfUpdate !== "desktop-managed") return { selfUpdate };
338342 if (config.environment.capabilities.desktopAppChannelSwitch !== true) {
339- return { skip: "needs a newer desktop app" };
343+ return { skip: sameTrack ? UPDATE_ON_THAT_MACHINE : "switch its channel on that machine" };
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Show migration blockers before advising a channel switch.

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AAfshinJalili3d ago

Leaving this one out of this PR. On main the "can't move it from here" check already runs before channelSwitchBlockReason, and the existing Mac skip ("switch the Mac app on that Mac") uses the same order. This PR changes only the reason text, not the order.

The order also makes sense for these hosts. This client can't move them at all, so the useful advice is to go to that machine. When the user changes the update track there, the local switch runs its own blocker check (localSwitchBlockReason) and shows any database blocker. Reordering would also change the Mac and preview skips. That deserves its own PR if maintainers want it.

CcoderabbitaiBot3d ago

@AfshinJalili Agreed. This PR changes the message, not the existing check order. localSwitchBlockReason also includes a database compatibility check.

Would you like me to open a follow-up issue to consider the check order?

You are interacting with an AI system.

Added 3 commits

  • fix(web): skip reasons no longer blame the desktop app or misname same-channel updates667cb55
  • fix(web): tell update-all users where to update desktop servers it can't reacha296ba1
  • fix(web): skip reasons name what to change on that machineb794c06
Mmaria1d ago

Note

Written by gpt-6.1-sol on behalf of Maria

Verified in a real dev environment

verified the update-all skip guidance at exact head b794c065a3630df3179c7ea76ea4b05f453cb0a2, after reproducing the old message on github/main at b48b8ea2a0019b3d38de09406fe8be820dd8df15.

ran each checkout with vp i and a background vp run dev, one dev server at a time. drove the web client with the repository's playwright and /usr/bin/google-chrome. created projects pointing at the real checkouts through the app and completed real codex gpt-6.1-sol turns on both revisions. both returned verification provider path ok.

paired a real released t3@0.1.6 server, launched with its supported serve --mode desktop option and a separate data directory. its actual websocket descriptor advertised serverSelfUpdate: "desktop-managed" and omitted desktopAppUpdate and desktopAppChannelSwitch. this exercises the missing-control-channel branch on linux without mocked responses or injected capabilities.

installed codex 0.164.0 into a task-owned npm prefix and selected that binary in provider settings, giving update-all a real provider update to offer. opened the sidebar update dialog and expanded its skipped list:

  • main: needs a newer desktop app.
  • pr: update T3 Code on that machine.
  • cancel closed the dialog and left the update available.
  • confirming update installed codex 0.167.0 and showed Updated 1 provider. the skipped t3 server stayed connected at 0.1.6.

short runtime transcript:

text
1npm exec --yes --package=t3@0.1.6 -- t3 serve --mode desktop --port 16734 --host 127.0.0.1 --base-dir /home/user/pr33030-release-home --no-browser
2connected remote: 0.1.6; desktop-managed; no desktop control capabilities
3update-all: 1 provider update; 1 skipped
4/home/user/pr33030-codex/bin/codex --version
5codex-cli 0.167.0
6settings > environments: http://127.0.0.1:16734/ · Connected · 0.1.6

the focused existing suite passed on blacksmith: vp test run apps/web/src/components/sidebar/updateEverything.logic.test.ts, 9/9 tests. github currently reports 21 successful checks and 8 skipped, with no failing or pending checks. no source changes were needed.

main: expanded skipped list gives the old desktop-app diagnosis

pr: the same connected server receives guidance to update t3 code on that machine

pr: expand the skip reason, cancel, reopen, and install the real codex update

Not verified

  • native windows/wsl bootstrap and updating from a windows desktop app. the real linux server above exercises the same advertised capabilities, but does not prove the windows launcher behavior.
  • the desktop update-track dialog, including both cross-track guidance and the same-track outdated-host guidance. these remain covered only by the focused logic suite, not a real desktop interaction.
  • native desktop and mobile clients, relay/tunnel connections, and an actual t3 server update or restart.

verification used gpt-6.1-sol through the codex harness, with the takeover and file-upload skills.

Added 1 commit

  • Merge remote-tracking branch 'origin/main' into fix/update-all-wsl-skip-reasond76adc7
JJulius Marminge1d ago

Evidence

Partial platform proof: real Linux Electron clients with paired Linux desktop-mode servers lacking desktop control descriptors. Windows/WSL was not reproduced. All captures use fresh synthetic state, a 1280×900 viewport, and light theme.

Steps: open sidebar Update all and expand the skipped section; cancel; open Settings → About → Update track, select Nightly, and expand the skipped section. Stable host is on the other track; Nightly host is outdated but already on the destination track.

FlowBefore — b3fdf2b10fAfter — d76adc7a2c
Update allBefore: both hosts need a newer desktop appAfter: both hosts receive update-on-that-machine guidance
Switch to NightlyBefore: both hosts need a newer desktop appAfter: Stable host receives track-change guidance and Nightly host receives update guidance
Update all recordingBefore recordingAfter recording
Settings recordingBefore recordingAfter recording

Reproduction instructions · Launcher and seed · Capture driver · Video redaction script · Observed results.

The recordings redact an unrelated local command-path paragraph before the track-switch dialog opens. Skip reasons are unaltered; stills are unmodified. No tests are offered as evidence.

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

Not shown:

  • The reported Windows desktop with its WSL backend was not reproduced: this Linux-only VM has no Windows/WSL host, and the brief prohibits reaching another machine. The Linux fixtures demonstrate the capability-state behavior but do not resolve that platform-specific acceptance requirement.