fix(web): remote-thread file links open on your computer when the file is only there#23630

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Closes #23604

When the desktop app is connected to another computer, an agent there can write a file onto the desktop's machine (over SSH, say) and link it. Clicking the link looked for the path on the remote host and failed with "The file could not be accessed or read", without saying which machine it checked.

Now, when a remote thread links an absolute path outside its workspace, the app asks both machines whether the path exists:

  • Only on this computer: it opens there in your preferred editor, since the Files panel reads from the remote host.
  • On the remote host (or on both): it opens in the Files panel as before. The host's copy wins.
  • On neither: the Files panel shows the error, now labelled "Attempted path on ".

The lookups only run for remote threads, so local threads and workspace files behave exactly as before. The host's answer decides first, so a reconnecting local backend can't hold up a file the host has. ~/ links never fall back, because ~ is a different home on each machine. Media links already fell back this way (#10619). The user guide said file links always refer to the environment's machine, so I updated it.

Evidence

Recording (web, current head)

Two T3 servers on one Linux machine stand in for "this computer" and a remote host. The remote one ("build-server") runs as a separate Linux user, so it can't read laptop/notes.txt, which only this computer's user can. Its Codex agent replied with three links: a file only on this computer, a file both can read, and a path that exists nowhere. Each click is outlined in orange.

Before (head with ChatMarkdown.tsx and FilePreviewPanel.tsx reverted to the PR base): notes.txt opens the Files panel with "The file could not be accessed or read". readme.txt opens in the panel. missing.txt errors with a plain "Attempted path".

https://github.com/user-attachments/assets/d68bc3db-3966-4d67-9ac0-519efa3e99c4

After (head 08fe1e433f): notes.txt opens in the editor on this computer (the dark window on the right is a stand-in code command that shows the file it was asked to open). readme.txt still opens in the Files panel from the host. missing.txt errors with "Attempted path on build-server".

https://github.com/user-attachments/assets/51dcf9a6-6b50-4bf2-876b-5114f7ceaf73

Testing for the recordings: head 08fe1e433f, corex (Linux). This computer: vp run dev --no-seed --home-dir <throwaway home> from the PR worktree, with a stand-in code on its PATH. Remote host: node apps/server/src/bin.ts serve --base-dir <throwaway dir> --port 15100 from the same worktree as another Linux user, paired in Settings → Connections → Add environment. Chromium on Xvfb, driven over CDP, screen recorded with ffmpeg x11grab.

Recording (desktop, current head)

Linux desktop app (Electron dev build) on this computer, connected to the same kind of "remote" host: a T3 server running as a separate Linux user that can't read laptop/. The thread lives on that remote server. Both environments run on one machine, so both show the name corex-t3. The yellow line names the last file the stand-in code on this computer was asked to open.

Before (head with ChatMarkdown.tsx and FilePreviewPanel.tsx reverted to the PR base ed3f965): notes.txt opens the Files panel with "The file could not be accessed or read" and the editor is never called. readme.txt opens in the panel. missing.txt errors with a plain "Attempted path".

https://github.com/user-attachments/assets/d102601f-cc8a-4312-afff-4e6ec44c6aab

After (head 08fe1e433f): notes.txt opens in the stand-in editor on this computer. readme.txt still opens in the Files panel from the host. missing.txt errors with "Attempted path on corex-t3", the remote host's name (the same as this computer's here).

https://github.com/user-attachments/assets/222889c5-ff51-4601-95b8-533838b98e68

Testing for the desktop recordings: head 08fe1e433f, corex (Linux). This computer: vp run dev:desktop --home-dir <throwaway home> from the PR worktree, with throwaway XDG directories, a private D-Bus session running gnome-keyring (the app's secure storage needs one to save the paired environment), and a stand-in code on PATH. Electron got the dev launcher's own arguments plus --disable-dev-shm-usage, because corex's /dev/shm is nearly full. Remote host: node apps/server/src/bin.ts serve --base-dir <throwaway dir> --port 15630 as a throwaway Linux user, paired from the desktop's onboarding with a pairing link. The remote host has no provider, so the thread and its reply were seeded into the remote server's throwaway database instead of coming from an agent; the three links match the web recording. Xvfb with openbox at 1440×900, screen recorded with ffmpeg x11grab.

ChatMarkdown.browser.test.tsx has a new test for these cases, plus a hung local lookup and a ~/ link. It fails on main.

Not changed:

  • HTML and PDF links still open in the integrated browser against the remote host.
  • Right-click in remote threads still has no "Open in editor" item, and the Files panel's editor button still opens the remote copy.
  • A path:line link sent to the file-manager "editor" passes the suffix through, the same as in local threads today.

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Macroscope's review found this PR approvable — This is a focused web bug fix that lets remote-thread links to absolute files found only on the local computer open in the local preferred editor, while preserving host precedence and existing link behavior. The change is localized and includes targeted browser coverage.

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Remote-thread file links check eligible absolute paths on the host and local environment. Confirmed local-only files open in the local preferred editor. File preview errors can identify the selected environment.

Changes: Remote-thread file links

Layer / File(s)Summary
Local fallback lookup and open
apps/web/src/components/ChatMarkdown.tsx, apps/web/src/components/ChatMarkdown.browser.test.tsx
Eligible absolute paths are checked on the host and local environment when the environments qualify. Confirmed local-only files open in the local preferred editor; other paths open in the thread panel. Browser tests cover local-only, shared, missing, and ~/ paths.
Environment-specific error context
apps/web/src/components/files/FilePreviewPanel.tsx, docs/user/composer.md
File preview errors include the environment label when applicable. Composer guidance describes local-file behavior and restrictions on outside-workspace HTML.

Priority: External image Normal

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

Change: Bug fix · Severity of issue fixed: Low

Suggested reviewers: gigioxx, juliusmarminge

Merge Risk: External image Low · up to 08fe1

Local-only links can fail silently in a narrow editor-setup failure case, and the fallback documentation remains ambiguous; both should receive follow-up.

Pre-merge checks: Passed 3 · Failed 1

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Title checkPassedThe title clearly and concisely describes the main change: remote-thread file links open on the local computer when the file exists only there.
Linked Issues checkPassedIssue #23604 requires remote-thread links to try the desktop machine when the host lacks an absolute path and to identify the checked machine when the path is missing. ChatMarkdown.tsx implements ho…
Out of Scope Changes checkPassedThe application changes, browser tests, and docs/user/composer.md update directly support issue #23604. The documented restrictions preserve existing workspace, HTML, PDF, and editor behavior. No un…
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Issue #23604 requires remote-thread links to try the desktop machine when the host lacks an absolute path and to identify the checked machine when the path is missing. ChatMarkdown.tsx implements host-first and desktop fallback resolution for eligible paths, preserves the host copy, excludes ~/ fallback, and opens desktop-only files with the preferred editor. FilePreviewPanel.tsx labels remote attempted paths. ChatMarkdown.browser.test.tsx covers desktop-only, shared, missing, hung local lookup, and ~/ cases. The changes satisfy the linked issue.

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The application changes, browser tests, and docs/user/composer.md update directly support issue #23604. The documented restrictions preserve existing workspace, HTML, PDF, and editor behavior. No unrelated product change is demonstrated.

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Create the openFile spy after rendering.

Move this spy below await using screen = await renderText(...). The current order leaves the spy active during screen unmount. As per coding guidelines: “Acquire what the test drives after mounting (fake timers it advances, spies it sets up after mounting) after the render, so it disposes before the unmount.”

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apps/web/src/components/ChatMarkdown.tsxlines 805–808Outdated · a41aec8Open thread
……@@ -782,26 +799,62 @@ function useChatMarkdownState({
805+ const [host, local] = await Promise.all([
806+ getFilesystemMetadata({ environmentId, input }),
807+ getFilesystemMetadata({ environmentId: localEnvironmentId, input }),
808+ ]);
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Let a confirmed host path open without waiting for the local lookup.

If the host query finds the path but the local query is slow, Promise.all delays the Files panel until the local query settles. Start both queries in parallel, but await the host result first. Await the local result only when the host confirms that the path is missing.

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✅ Addressed in commit d6809a4

Fixed in d6809a4: both lookups start together, the host result is awaited first, and the local result is only awaited when the host reports the path missing. The browser test now has a local lookup that never answers for a host file, and the panel still opens.

@shivamhwp The supplied code confirms the fix: both lookups start in parallel, and a confirmed host path opens without waiting for the local lookup. The local result is awaited only when the host reports the path missing.


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docs/user/composer.mdlines 332–333Outdated · a41aec8Open thread
……@@ -329,14 +329,17 @@ touch and hold an image or video thumbnail and choose **Save or share**. On iOS,
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331331File links refer to the environment's machine, including when you connect remotely.
332+When the desktop app is connected to another computer and a linked file exists only
333+on yours, it uses your copy instead.
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Limit this fallback to remote, non-workspace links.

The fallback runs only for a remote thread and only when the linked path is outside the workspace. State both conditions explicitly.

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3@@ -329,8 +329,8 @@
4 return to the thumbnail to open this menu after watching a full-screen video.
5
6 File links refer to the environment's machine, including when you connect remotely.
7-When the desktop app is connected to another computer and a linked file exists only
8-on yours, it uses your copy instead.
9+For a remote thread, when a linked file outside the workspace exists only on yours,
10+it uses your copy instead.
11 Previews use the original file, even outside the workspace. Moving or deleting it
12 can break the preview, so save a copy if you need to keep it.
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Leaving this one. That paragraph is about images and videos too, and their fallback (#10619) isn't limited to paths outside the workspace, so "outside the workspace" would be wrong there. "Connected to another computer" already means a remote environment. The file rule with the outside-the-workspace condition is stated in the "Files outside the workspace" section just below.

@shivamhwp You're right. I applied the file-link restriction to a paragraph that also covers media fallback. “Connected to another computer” already states the remote condition, and the next section covers files outside the workspace. I withdraw this finding. No change is needed.

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apps/web/src/components/ChatMarkdown.browser.test.tsxline 313Outdated · d6809a4Open thread
……@@ -230,6 +255,68 @@ describe("ChatMarkdown workspace file opens", () => {
310+ expect(openFile).toHaveBeenLastCalledWith(threadRef, "/srv/gone.md", undefined),
311+ );
312+ // `~` is the host's home, so it never reaches the local lookup.
313+ files[desktop].add("~/notes.txt");
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4 expect(openFile).toHaveBeenLastCalledWith(threadRef, "/srv/gone.md", undefined),
5 );
6 // `~` is the host's home, so it never reaches the local lookup.
7- files[desktop].add("~/notes.txt");
8+ const desktopFiles = files[desktop];
9+ if (!desktopFiles) throw new Error("Missing desktop fixture");
10+ desktopFiles.add("~/notes.txt");
11 await act(async () => home!.click());
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Fixed in 08fe1e4: the desktop set is its own desktopFiles variable, so the test adds to it directly and typecheck passes.

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🟡 Minor · Handle local editor setup rejections · ChatMarkdown.tsx:802-859

apps/web/src/components/ChatMarkdown.tsx:802-859 🩺 Stability & Availability | 🟡 Minor | ⚡ Quick win

Handle local editor setup rejections

When the stored preferred-editor value is malformed or browser storage is unavailable, resolveAndPersistPreferredEditor throws before the editor command runs. This rejects openInLocalEditor. The local-only branch discards that promise with void, so the file does not open, no error toast appears, and the runtime reports an unhandled rejection.

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1 const openOnLocalMachine = (targetPath: string) =>
2- openInLocalEditor(targetPath).then((result) => {
3- if (result._tag === "Success" || isAtomCommandInterrupted(result)) return;
4- reportMarkdownActionFailure(
5- { operation: "open-file-in-editor", target: targetPath },
6- result.cause,
7- );
8- const error = squashAtomCommandFailure(result);
9- toastManager.add(
10- stackedThreadToast({
11- type: "error",
12- title: "Unable to open file",
13- description: error instanceof Error ? error.message : "An error occurred.",
14- }),
15- );
16- });
17+ openInLocalEditor(targetPath)
18+ .then((result) => {
19+ if (result._tag === "Success" || isAtomCommandInterrupted(result)) return;
20+ reportMarkdownActionFailure(
21+ { operation: "open-file-in-editor", target: targetPath },
22+ result.cause,
23+ );
24+ const error = squashAtomCommandFailure(result);
25+ toastManager.add(
26+ stackedThreadToast({
27+ type: "error",
28+ title: "Unable to open file",
29+ description: error instanceof Error ? error.message : "An error occurred.",
30+ }),
31+ );
32+ })
33+ .catch((cause) => {
34+ reportMarkdownActionFailure(
35+ { operation: "open-file-in-editor", target: targetPath },
36+ cause,
37+ );
38+ toastManager.add(
39+ stackedThreadToast({
40+ type: "error",
41+ title: "Unable to open file",
42+ description: cause instanceof Error ? cause.message : "An error occurred.",
43+ }),
44+ );
45+ });
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6Review comment at @apps/web/src/components/ChatMarkdown.tsx around lines 802 -
7859:
8Update openOnLocalMachine to handle rejections from openInLocalEditor as well as
9returned failure results. Report the rejection through
10reportMarkdownActionFailure and show the existing “Unable to open file” error
11toast with the rejection message when available, preventing an unhandled
12rejection.

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7Review comments at @apps/web/src/components/ChatMarkdown.tsx:
8- Around line 802-859: Update openOnLocalMachine to handle rejections from
9openInLocalEditor as well as returned failure results. Report the rejection
10through reportMarkdownActionFailure and show the existing “Unable to open file”
11error toast with the rejection message when available, preventing an unhandled
12rejection.
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Superseded by @maria-rcks's takeover in #25331. Closing in favor of that one.