feat(desktop): T3CODE_DESKTOP_USER_DATA_DIR lets a second app run beside the first#17497

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Problem

A second desktop app with its own T3CODE_HOME can't run beside the first. T3CODE_HOME moves the server state, connection catalog, and desktop settings, but the Electron profile stays fixed per channel (t3code-v2, t3code-dev), so both apps share it. On macOS the second app starts, but Chromium has the first app's profile databases locked, so the second app's IndexedDB never opens. On Windows and Linux the Clerk bridge's single-instance lock quits the second app at launch.

My use case: a work-only desktop app that lists one loopback T3 server (separate provider credentials) and none of the main app's connections, running beside the main app.

Change

T3CODE_DESKTOP_USER_DATA_DIR sets the Electron profile path. resolveUserDataPath returns it before any default or legacy-profile lookup, so both the pre-ready Clerk path and DesktopAppIdentity use it. A relative value resolves against the working directory, since Electron's setPath rejects relative paths. When it is unset, behavior is unchanged. docs/user/install.md gets a short "Run a second, separate app" section. It notes that browser sign-in can return to the first app, because t3code:// callbacks go through one handler.

Scope and approval

This is a focused configuration option for an established capability. T3CODE_HOME already isolates every desktop state file except the Electron profile; this variable covers that last piece. It changes no defaults and adds no UI. It sits alongside the existing T3CODE_DESKTOP_APP_USER_MODEL_ID override in DesktopConfig.

Verification

macOS 26 (arm64), vp run build:desktop, then node apps/desktop/scripts/start-electron.mjs per instance. Every home and profile lived under /tmp, with T3CODE_DISABLE_AUTO_UPDATE=1.

Shared profile (reproduces the problem): A ran with T3CODE_HOME=/tmp/…/home-a, T3CODE_DESKTOP_USER_DATA_DIR=/tmp/…/profile-shared. B ran with T3CODE_HOME=/tmp/…/home-b and the same profile, which is what two instances sharing the default profile get. B stayed running but logged Failed to open LevelDB database from …/profile-shared/IndexedDB/t3code_app_0.indexeddb.leveldb, IO error: …/LOCK 8 times while A's window was open. A logged none.
Separate profiles (the fix): X (home-x, profile-x) and Y (home-y, profile-y) ran side by side. Both logged main window created, each wrote IndexedDB/t3code_app_0.indexeddb.leveldb into its own profile, and neither logged a LevelDB lock error.
New test in DesktopUserData.test.ts: with the override set, resolveUserDataPath returns it and never touches the filesystem. vp test run src/app/DesktopUserData.test.ts src/app/DesktopPreReadyFileSystem.test.ts passes, as does vp run typecheck in apps/desktop.

Not checked: Windows and Linux, where the single-instance lock is the failure. The override goes through the same setPath("userData") call that lock is keyed on, but I haven't run it there. Packaged builds weren't checked either; these were unpackaged production-mode runs.

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Macroscope's review found this PR not approvable — This adds a new production capability that changes Electron and Clerk profile selection when an environment variable is set, rather than merely changing documentation or tests. The option is off by default and well-scoped, but its core behavior is added in production files primarily maintained by another contributor, so the bounded additive exception does not apply.

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📝 Walkthrough

The desktop app now reads T3CODE_DESKTOP_USER_DATA_DIR as an optional profile directory override. DesktopEnvironment resolves the configured path to an absolute path. Profile selection returns the override before filesystem access. The install guide describes running a second app with separate directories.

Changes: Desktop profile directory override

Layer / File(s)	Summary
Configure and select the profile override `apps/desktop/src/app/DesktopConfig.ts`, `apps/desktop/src/app/DesktopEnvironment.ts`, `apps/desktop/src/app/DesktopUserData.ts`, `apps/desktop/src/app/DesktopEnvironment.test.ts`, `apps/desktop/src/app/DesktopUserData.test.ts`, `docs/user/install.md`	Configuration reads the trimmed environment variable. `DesktopEnvironment` resolves the configured path to an absolute path, and `resolveUserDataPath` returns it before filesystem access. Tests cover both behaviors. The install guide explains how to launch a second app with separate directories.

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Change: Feature

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1	sequenceDiagram
2	participant DesktopConfig
3	participant DesktopEnvironment
4	participant resolveUserDataPath
5	DesktopConfig->>DesktopEnvironment: provide configured userDataDirOverride
6	DesktopEnvironment->>resolveUserDataPath: pass resolved userDataDirOverride
7	resolveUserDataPath-->>DesktopEnvironment: return override when Some

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A second app configured with a new profile directory can fail to launch until that directory is created. Create it during startup or document that prerequisite before relying on this workflow.

Security architecture risk: 🔵 Low · up to 1a14c

Existing defaults and credential-storage ownership are preserved. The main risks are limited to configuring separate instances: fresh profile directories are not initialized before startup, and browser sign-in routing remains shared rather than instance-specific.

Retained concerns

Low · reliability · inferred: A fresh configured profile is returned without directory initialization and passed directly to Electron before bridge acquisition. The previously inspected Electron contract requires the directory to exist, so the documented separate-instance workflow can fail on first launch. Failure propagates rather than silently selecting the shared default profile.

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Security Blast Radius

inferred — The changed input controls local Electron profile placement under the launching process's filesystem authority. The inspected flow does not expose this setting as a remote endpoint or grant additional OS privileges.

Trust Boundaries and Controls

observed — Clerk storage is explicitly rooted at stateDir, not the overridden Electron profile. Shared browser callback routing remains an external identity boundary: the available source does not establish Clerk's cross-instance callback correlation, and no credential-crossing vulnerability was established.
observed — The inspected Codex loopback callback helper correlates responses with the authorization request's redirect and state, rejects foreign responses, and has concurrent-sign-in coverage. That counterevidence applies to this provider flow, not to Clerk browser OAuth.

Resilience and Maintainability Implications

inferred — Profile-binding failure stops startup rather than falling back into the default shared profile, preserving failure containment. Cleanup after a partially failing external bridge constructor remains unverified; the acquisition structure itself predates this PR.

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8	- Around line 47-49: Update the user-data override branch in the function
9	containing the `userDataDirOverride` check to expand a leading `~` using
10	`homeDirectory` and resolve the result to an absolute path before returning it.
11	- Around line 47-49: Update resolveUserDataPath so it creates the selected
12	userDataDirOverride directory recursively before returning its path, using the
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apps/desktop/src/app/DesktopUserData.tslines 47–49Outdated · c239c8dOpen thread

…	…	@@ -31,13 +32,21 @@ export class DesktopUserDataInitializationError extends Schema.TaggedError<Deskt
40	46		}) {
	47	+	if (input.userDataDirOverride !== undefined && Option.isSome(input.userDataDirOverride)) {
	48	+	return input.userDataDirOverride.value;
	49	+	}

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🩺 Stability & Availability | 🟠 Major | ⚡ Quick win

Resolve the override to an absolute profile path.

If T3CODE_DESKTOP_USER_DATA_DIR is profiles/work, this branch passes that relative value to Electron through DesktopClerk. Electron 44.4.5 rejects relative paths in app.setPath, so the second app cannot start. Expand a leading ~ using homeDirectory, then resolve the path before returning it. (raw.githubusercontent.com)

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1	set -u
2	printf '%s\n' '--- DesktopUserData.ts ---'
3	nl -ba apps/desktop/src/app/DesktopUserData.ts
4	printf '%s\n' '--- callers and tests ---'
5	rg -n -F --glob '.ts' --glob '.tsx' 'resolveUserDataPath\|setPath("userData"\|userDataDirOverride' apps/desktop/src apps/desktop \|\| true
6	printf '%s\n' '--- electron package declarations ---'
7	rg -n -F --glob 'package.json' -- '"electron"' . \| head -50
8	printf '%s\n' '--- install documentation ---'
9	rg -n -F -- 'T3CODE_DESKTOP_USER_DATA_DIR' docs apps/desktop \|\| true
10	printf '%s\n' '--- focused tests ---'
11	rg -l -F --glob '*.test.ts' 'resolveUserDataPath' apps/desktop \| while read -r f; do
12	printf '%s\n' "--- $f ---"
13	nl -ba "$f"
14	done

Repository: pingdotgg/t3code

Length of output: 24233

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Electron v44.4.5 app.setPath userData nonexistent directory behavior official documentation and source tests

💡 Result:

1	In Electron v44.4.5, `app.setPath('userData', nonexistentPath)` throws; it does not create the directory.
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3	- Official v44.4.5 documentation: `app.setPath` throws an `Error` if the specified directory does not exist and says to create it with `fs.mkdirSync` or similar. ([github.com](https://github.com/electron/electron/blob/v44.4.5/docs/api/app.md))
4	- Implementation: `App::SetPath` calls `OverrideAndCreateIfNeeded(..., /* create = */ false)` and throws “Failed to set path” if that operation fails. This supports the documented behavior: Electron isn’t asked to create the directory. ([github.com](https://github.com/electron/electron/blob/v44.4.5/shell/browser/api/electron_api_app.cc))
5	- Tests: The v44.4.5 `spec/api-app-spec.ts` contains no `setPath` match, so I couldn’t confirm a dedicated test for this case in that spec file. ([github.com](https://github.com/electron/electron/blob/v44.4.5/spec/api-app-spec.ts))
6
7	Create the target directory first, then call `app.setPath`. The cited docs and implementation specify directory existence generally; they do not describe special handling for `userData`.
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9	Citations:
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11	- 1: https://github.com/electron/electron/blob/v44.4.5/docs/api/app.md
12	- 2: https://github.com/electron/electron/blob/v44.4.5/shell/browser/api/electron_api_app.cc
13	- 3: https://github.com/electron/electron/blob/v44.4.5/spec/api-app-spec.ts

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4	rg -n -F -- 'resolveUserDataPath' apps/desktop/src \|\| true
5	printf '%s\n' '--- DesktopAppIdentity ---'
6	nl -ba apps/desktop/src/app/DesktopAppIdentity.ts
7	printf '%s\n' '--- DesktopClerk candidates ---'
8	for f in apps/desktop/src/app/DesktopClerk.ts apps/desktop/src/app/DesktopPreReadyFileSystem.ts; do
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Create the override directory before selecting it.

resolveUserDataPath returns a new override path without creating it. DesktopClerk and DesktopApp pass that path to Electron through app.setPath("userData", ...). Electron 44.4.5 throws when the directory does not exist, so the first launch with a new override can fail.

🐛 Suggested fix

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1	--- "a/apps/desktop/src/app/DesktopUserData.ts"
2	+++ "b/apps/desktop/src/app/DesktopUserData.ts"
3	@@ -44,10 +44,20 @@
4	readonly platform: NodeJS.Platform;
5	readonly userDataDirOverride?: Option.Option<string>;
6	}) {
7	- if (input.userDataDirOverride !== undefined && Option.isSome(input.userDataDirOverride)) {
8	- return input.userDataDirOverride.value;
9	- }
10	const fs = yield* FileSystem.FileSystem;
11	+ if (input.userDataDirOverride !== undefined && Option.isSome(input.userDataDirOverride)) {
12	+ const resourcePath = input.userDataDirOverride.value;
13	+ yield* fs.makeDirectory(resourcePath, { recursive: true }).pipe(
14	+ Effect.mapError((cause) =>
15	+ DesktopUserDataInitializationError.fromFileSystem(
16	+ cause,
17	+ "create-directory",
18	+ resourcePath,
19	+ ),
20	+ ),
21	+ );
22	+ return resourcePath;
23	+ }
24	const path = yield* Path.Path;
25	const names = input.isDevelopment
26	? { current: "t3code-dev", legacy: "T3 Code (Dev)" }

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7	Update resolveUserDataPath so it creates the selected userDataDirOverride
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GGuriaOct 9, 2026

Fixed in 1a14c22438: DesktopEnvironment resolves the override with path.resolve, covered by a new test in DesktopEnvironment.test.ts. No ~ expansion: T3CODE_HOME doesn't expand it either, and shells expand it before the app sees it.

On the review-body finding (create the directory before setPath): not changing. In the side-by-side run in the PR description, profile-x and profile-y didn't exist before launch, and both apps started and wrote IndexedDB there. The default macOS profile path isn't pre-created either.

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5	rg -n -C5 'userDataDirOverride\|T3CODE_DESKTOP_USER_DATA_DIR\|profiles/work' apps/desktop/src/app/DesktopEnvironment.ts apps/desktop/src/app/DesktopEnvironment.test.ts
6	printf '\n--- Electron SetPath implementation ---\n'
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@Guria Thanks for the clarification. I verified that DesktopEnvironment resolves the override with path.resolve. The new test covers profiles/work. This fixes the relative-path finding. No application-level ~ expansion is needed for this change.

I withdraw the directory-creation finding. Electron passes is_absolute = true and create = false to Chromium’s path override function. That function does not check directory existence with those flags. My earlier interpretation was incorrect and conflicts with your macOS launch results.

✏️ Learnings added

1	Learnt from: Guria
2	Repo: pingdotgg/t3code PR: 17497
3	File: apps/desktop/src/app/DesktopUserData.ts:48-50
4	Timestamp: 2026-10-09T14:45:31.311Z
5	Learning: In pingdotgg/t3code, the desktop profile override T3CODE_DESKTOP_USER_DATA_DIR follows T3CODE_HOME's convention: the application does not expand a leading "~". DesktopEnvironment in apps/desktop/src/app/DesktopEnvironment.ts resolves the override to an absolute path with path.resolve. Do not require application-level tilde expansion for this setting.

1	Learnt from: Guria
2	Repo: pingdotgg/t3code PR: 17497
3	File: apps/desktop/src/app/DesktopUserData.ts:48-50
4	Timestamp: 2026-10-09T14:45:31.311Z
5	Learning: Electron app.setPath's call to Chromium PathService::OverrideAndCreateIfNeeded with is_absolute=true and create=false does not itself require the directory to exist. Do not infer an existence requirement from create=false or flag apps/desktop/src/app/DesktopUserData.ts solely because resolveUserDataPath returns an absolute override without creating its directory.

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docs/user/install.mdline 111Outdated · c239c8dOpen thread

…	…	@@ -105,6 +105,22 @@ Pass a path, such as `t3 app ../my-project`, to open another directory. It requi
	108	+	### Run a second, separate app
	109	+
	110	+	A second copy of the desktop app can run beside the first with its own
	111	+	connections, settings, and sign-in. Give it its own T3 home and its own app

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When the second Linux copy uses browser-based Clerk/T3 Connect sign-in from an already-running browser, the callback returns through the single global t3code:// handler, but renderUrlHandlerDesktopEntry in apps/desktop/src/app/DesktopLinuxUrlHandler.ts:92-101 launches only the executable plus %U and preserves neither override. The callback process therefore selects the default profile, whose profile-scoped lock in DesktopClerk forwards the URL to the first copy, so the second copy cannot complete the independent sign-in promised here. Add profile-aware callback routing/a broker, or exclude separate sign-in from this guidance.

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Valid. Fixed in 1a14c22438 by narrowing the guidance instead of adding callback routing: install.md no longer promises separate sign-in, and says browser sign-in can return to the first app, so sign in to T3 Connect from that one. Profile-aware t3code:// routing would be a separate change.

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Written by gpt-6.1-sol on behalf of Maria

Thanks for documenting the shared-profile lock failures. This adds T3CODE_DESKTOP_USER_DATA_DIR and instructions for running parallel app instances, while the existing profile behavior remains unchanged without the new setting. Although focused configuration can qualify under the guide, right now we are only taking focused bug fixes from outside contributors under Read this first. Please preserve the profile-isolation problem in an issue and get maintainer agreement on the parallel-instance workflow in Ideas before requesting reconsideration.