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fix(server): changing the permission mode no longer ends the running turn#23082

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Problem

Changing a thread's permission mode while the agent is working ends the turn that's running. For every provider that can't switch modes in place (Claude, Grok, Muse, Cursor, Pi, OpenCode 1.x, ACP agents), thread.runtime-mode.set detached the live provider session at once with "Runtime mode changed." That killed the process mid-turn, along with any background subagents and shells, and left approvals that were pending at the time stuck as running.

This is reachable from normal use: pick a new mode in the composer and then steer or queue a message while the agent is running, or have an agent call t3_thread_configure.

Change

A mode change now waits for the next turn instead of tearing the session down when the command lands.

  • The orchestrator no longer detaches sessions on thread.runtime-mode.set. That eager detach was the only thing applying a new mode for these providers, because turn start compared models but not modes.
  • ProviderSessionManager records the runtime mode each live session opened with. When a turn opens a session whose mode differs, and the provider can't switch in place, it restarts that session and resumes, the same release-then-resume the detach used to cause, but only between turns. Only single-thread sessions lack in-place switching, so no other thread shares the process being replaced.
  • Restarting would still end background agents and commands, so it first checks hasPendingBackgroundWork. If work is still running, the turn is refused with a message to wait or press Stop. This matches the guard Claude model changes already get (#14726).

Providers that switch modes in place (Codex, OpenCode 2.x, Antigravity) are unchanged: their sessions were never detached.

Scope and approval

Addresses the runtime-mode path of #16000, which Julius triaged as the same process kill as #12694 on paths #14726 didn't cover. This PR covers only the runtime-mode trigger; the provider-instance and worktree-handoff triggers in that issue are left as they are.

It also removes the cause of #22957: a mode change no longer fails the run whose approvals are pending.

Verification

  • New SelectionRestart.integration.test.ts cases, both failing on main and passing here:
    • "a runtime mode change waits for the next turn instead of ending the current one": a Supervised turn on a provider that can't switch in place keeps running after a switch to Auto. The session is not closed mid-turn, and the next turn opens a fresh session and starts in Auto.
    • "a runtime mode change does not end background work to restart the session": with background work pending, the next turn is refused with the guard's message, and the session stays open.
  • Related orchestration suites pass: ProviderSessionManager, DispatchModeLimit, runtimeLayer, Orchestrator.control-reads, OpenCode2OrchestratorV2.integration, EffectWorker, ThreadStop, ProviderSwitch.integration.
  • vp run check:changed passes.
  • I did not exercise this in a running app.

Done with Claude Opus 5.5 in Claude Code, running inside T3 Code.

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Verdict: Approved at 7d2f9af

Macroscope's review found this PR approvable — This is a localized server bug fix that prevents permission-mode changes from terminating an active turn, while applying the new mode on the next turn and protecting background work during session replacement. The behavior is covered by focused integration tests without product-default, schema, deployment, or static-analysis changes.

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📝 Walkthrough

Runtime-mode changes no longer detach provider sessions immediately. The session manager tracks each session’s runtime mode and handles unsupported mode changes by checking for pending background work before reopening the session.

Changes: Runtime mode session lifecycle

Layer / File(s)Summary
Orchestration of runtime-mode updates
apps/server/src/orchestration-v2/Orchestrator.ts		Runtime-mode updates no longer load provider context or use a separate session-detachment path. Provider and model selection detaches use the shared reason.
Mode-aware session opening and validation
apps/server/src/orchestration-v2/ProviderSessionManager.ts, apps/server/src/orchestration-v2/SelectionRestart.integration.test.ts		The manager records each session’s runtime mode. If the provider cannot switch modes in place, pending background work blocks reopening with a tagged error; otherwise, the manager releases the old session and opens a replacement. Integration tests cover both outcomes.

Priority: ⬇️ Low

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

Change: Bug fix

Possibly related issues

  • pingdotgg/t3code issue 22957: Reports a runtime-mode change closing an active session while approval-pending items remain running. This PR changes runtime-mode handling and defers session reopening until a later turn.

Suggested reviewers: juliusmarminge

Merge Risk: 🔵 Low · up to 7d2f9

Current adapters do not expose the shared-session combination, so the change is mergeable with owner awareness. A future adapter using that permitted combination could interrupt other threads on a mode change.

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7Review comments at @apps/server/src/orchestration-v2/ProviderSessionManager.ts:
8- Around line 2160-2166: The restart path around releaseEntry must not release a
9session shared by multiple provider threads when
10supportsRuntimeModeSwitchInSession is false. Add a guard using
11supportsMultipleProviderThreadsPerSession, or reject the runtime mode change
12before releaseEntry, while preserving the existing release behavior for
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apps/server/src/orchestration-v2/ProviderSessionManager.tslines 2160–2166Open thread
……@@ -2118,7 +2137,35 @@ export const layerWithOptions = (
2163+ providerSessionId: input.providerSessionId,
2164+ reason: "manual_shutdown",
2165+ detail: "Runtime mode changed.",
2166+ });
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1#!/bin/bash
2# Find adapters that declare both capabilities, and check for the risky combination.
3rg -n -C4 'supportsRuntimeModeSwitchInSession' --type=ts -g '!**/*.test.ts'
4rg -n 'supportsMultipleProviderThreadsPerSession\s*:\s*true' --type=ts -g '!**/*.test.ts'

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The capability flags are independent, and the restart condition checks only supportsRuntimeModeSwitchInSession. A provider with supportsMultipleProviderThreadsPerSession: true and supportsRuntimeModeSwitchInSession: false would release the shared session and disrupt other attached threads. Add a guard for shared sessions or reject the mode change before calling releaseEntry.

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6Review comment at @apps/server/src/orchestration-v2/ProviderSessionManager.ts
7around lines 2160 - 2166:
8The restart path around releaseEntry must not release a session shared by
9multiple provider threads when supportsRuntimeModeSwitchInSession is false. Add
10a guard using supportsMultipleProviderThreadsPerSession, or reject the runtime
11mode change before releaseEntry, while preserving the existing release behavior
12for single-thread sessions.
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