perf: huge checkpoints ship up to 75x smaller to clients#27110

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A checkpoint over a vendored or generated tree can list 15k files; every snapshot, live event and turn item shipped the whole list.

MetricBeforeAfter
Largest checkpoint on the wire (15,164 files)1.9 MB JSON200 entries + totals
Files sent per checkpointall≤ 200
  • Wire-only: storage keeps the full list. Snapshots (WS + HTTP), checkpoint.captured and checkpoint turn items carry filesTotal {count, additions, deletions} when capped; body dedupe still works.
  • Changed-files card: header shows totals, plus a "N more files in the full diff" row. Proactive diff and mobile review count from totals.
  • Older clients ignore filesTotal and count the 200-file prefix.
  • Test: a 250-file checkpoint ships capped with correct totals and its item still dedupes (fails without the cap).

Captured with the cap temporarily set to 5 on a 12-file turn:

Before (all 12 files)After (cap 5: totals kept, 7 more in the full diff)
Before: card lists all 12 filesAfter: header keeps 12 changed files +298 −20, tree shows the prefix, "7 more files in the full diff" row

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Verdict: Needs Human Approval

Macroscope's review found this PR requires human approval — Checkpoint previews now show at most 200 files while preserving complete totals and offering access to the full diff. Human confirmation is needed for this change to the default changed-files presentation.

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Thread transfer impact

✅ Thread transfer remains within every enforced ceiling.

ProviderMetricMain baselineThis PRImpactPR ceiling
CodexTotal thread wire5.0 KiB5.0 KiB−35 B (−0.7%)6.8 KiB✅
CodexThread snapshot wire3.8 KiB3.8 KiB0 B (0.0%)4.9 KiB✅
CodexLive turn WebSocket wire1.3 KiB1.2 KiB−35 B (−2.7%)2.0 KiB✅
CodexLive turn WebSocket decoded21.6 KiB21.5 KiB−41 B (−0.2%)24.4 KiB✅
CodexLive turn messages21−1 (−50.0%)8✅
ClaudeTotal thread wire5.0 KiB5.1 KiB+6 B (+0.1%)6.8 KiB✅
ClaudeThread snapshot wire3.8 KiB3.8 KiB0 B (0.0%)4.9 KiB✅
ClaudeLive turn WebSocket wire1.3 KiB1.3 KiB+6 B (+0.5%)2.0 KiB✅
ClaudeLive turn WebSocket decoded21.9 KiB21.9 KiB0 B (0.0%)24.4 KiB✅
ClaudeLive turn messages220 (0.0%)8✅

Baseline: 4092c4a · PR result: d61ae5a · Source CI: success

Scenario and decoded snapshot size

10 historical turns, 5 command tools per turn, 878.9 KiB retained MCP result per historical turn, and a 1.05 MiB retained result in the measured turn.

  • Codex decoded thread snapshot: 108.5 KiB
  • Claude decoded thread snapshot: 108.8 KiB

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Walkthrough

Checkpoint file totals now travel with capped file lists. Server projections retain up to 200 files, while client summaries and displays use the totals for counts and change statistics.

Changes: Checkpoint File Totals

Layer / File(s)Summary
Define and derive checkpoint totals
packages/contracts/src/orchestrationV2.ts, packages/client-runtime/src/state/threadCheckpoints.ts
Checkpoint and checkpoint turn-item contracts accept optional file totals. Client summaries preserve supplied totals, and checkpointFileTotals derives them from listed files when absent.
Cap checkpoint files in wire projections
apps/server/src/orchestration-v2/WireProjection.ts, apps/server/src/orchestration-v2/ThreadStream.ts, apps/server/src/orchestration-v2/WireProjection.test.ts
Wire projections retain up to 200 checkpoint files and record the original count, additions, and deletions when totals are absent. Thread snapshots apply the cap before deduplication. The test checks totals on captured-event and turn-item payloads.
Use totals in checkpoint summaries and UI
apps/mobile/src/features/review/reviewModel.ts, apps/web/src/components/ChatView.logic.ts, apps/web/src/components/chat/ChangedFilesTree.tsx, apps/web/src/components/chat/TimelineAssistantRows.tsx, apps/web/src/lib/turnDiffTree.ts
Mobile and web logic use checkpoint totals. The changed-files card displays total counts and statistics and shows a button for hidden files. The old summarizeTurnDiffStats function is removed.

Priority: External image Low

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

Change: Other

Sequence Diagram(s)

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1sequenceDiagram
2 participant ThreadStream
3 participant WireProjection
4 participant ClientRuntime
5 participant TimelineAssistantRows
6 participant ChangedFilesCard
7 ThreadStream->>WireProjection: Cap checkpoint files before deduplication
8 WireProjection->>ClientRuntime: Send capped checkpoint and filesTotal
9 ClientRuntime->>TimelineAssistantRows: Derive checkpoint summary with totals
10 TimelineAssistantRows->>ChangedFilesCard: Pass file prefix and totals

Suggested reviewers: t3dotgg, maria-rcks

Merge Risk: External image Low · up to d61ae

Large checkpoints can leave file icons and sizes stale, and snapshot capping lacks focused coverage. The change is mergeable with follow-up.

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apps/server/src/orchestration-v2/ThreadStream.ts: 1

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Test checkpoint capping in the bounded snapshot path.

The new live-event test does not exercise boundedSnapshotResponseFields. Extend the existing bounded-snapshot test with a checkpoint containing more than 200 files. Assert that the checkpoint and its deduplicated turn item retain the full totals while the snapshot carries only the prefix. The current snapshot test contains command-execution items only. (raw.githubusercontent.com) As per coding guidelines, “Backend behavior changes ship with focused tests for that behavior.”

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7Extend the existing bounded-snapshot test for boundedSnapshotResponseFields with
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