fix(server): subagent threads settle with their parent instead of sweeping on their own#19665

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Hidden subagent threads were swept independently, including redundant pull-request lookups, while empty children could remain unsettled indefinitely. They now wait for their parent to settle, archive, disappear or be deleted, then settle once idle. Manual parent settlement also drains children when automatic settlement is disabled.

The SQL and memory candidate stores share the parent lifecycle rule. Children bypass inactivity and pull-request decisions while keeping busy checks, pins and per-thread opt-outs. Settlement/archive/delete events wake the worker; a service-local pending flag combines full-sweep bursts. Shared-parent-worktree children close idle terminals and skip the settle script; children in their own worktree keep the script. Only missing-parent read errors are recovered.

Fixes #19657, following the accepted maintainer direction.

Maintainer takeover of #19665, crediting @mikeohuo for the parent-based candidate filter and cleanup rule. Their commits are preserved and main was merged. The takeover completes manual settlement with automation off and avoids repeated full sweeps during cleanup bursts.

Validation on the final implementation:

Two fresh adversarial review rounds by Claude Opus 5.5 and GPT-6-Sol; the first found repeated full sweeps during cleanup bursts, and the second found no blockers after coalescing.

  • 90 tests passed in ProjectionSettlement.test.ts, ThreadSettlementService.test.ts and ProjectionStore.test.ts. Targeted four-file lint/format, server typecheck and git diff --check passed.
  • PR-added tests: 4 → 6 cases, with two distinct missing behaviors added. The original merged implementation produced 88 passes and one failure for manual settlement globally off; that regression now passes. Temporarily reverting production to main produced five failures before implementation; all production files were restored afterward.
  • A service event-stream test with 234 cleanup events plus child settlement produced 236 candidate reads before coalescing and three afterward; the child still settled and made no PR lookups.
  • SQL/memory runtime tests cover active, settled, archived, deleted and missing parents. Worker runtime tests use real projection filtering and cover empty/recent children, busy retry, opt-outs, manual settlement, and shared/own-worktree cleanup. Dispatch and process boundaries are mocked.

Before/after runtime proof · Final focused test output.

No screenshot applies to this hidden server lifecycle. A full app session with a fresh live provider/subagent spawn was not verified. macOS, Windows, iOS, Android and Electron desktop were not launched. No wire contract or client implementation changes are required. The pre-existing independent PR poller is outside this change.

Model: GPT-6.1-Sol. Harness: Codex in T3 Code. Tests: GPT-6-Astra. Independent adversarial reviews: Claude Opus 5.5 and GPT-6-Sol.

Fixes pingdotgg/t3code#19657 Fixes pingdotgg/t3code#17548

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Macroscope's review found this PR approvable — This is a localized orchestration bug fix that prevents hidden subagent threads from being independently swept, avoids redundant lookups and scripts, and preserves existing behavior for other thread types. Both SQL and in-memory paths plus the relevant cleanup cases are covered by tests.

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Settlement candidate selection now checks subagent parent state. The worker dispatches eligible subagents without pull-request lookups, coalesces full-sweep requests, and skips duplicate cleanup when a subagent shares its parent’s worktree.

Changes: Subagent settlement

Layer / File(s)Summary
Parent-aware candidate eligibility
apps/server/src/orchestration-v2/ProjectionStore.ts, apps/server/src/orchestration-v2/ProjectionSettlement.test.ts, apps/server/src/orchestration-v2/SubagentProjection.test.ts
Candidate selection excludes subagents with an existing active parent. Tests cover settled, archived, deleted, and missing parents, plus a pinned parent.
Subagent dispatch and sweep processing
apps/server/src/orchestration-v2/ThreadSettlementService.ts, apps/server/src/orchestration-v2/ThreadSettlementService.test.ts
The worker dispatches eligible subagents without pull-request lookups. Settlement, archive, delete, periodic, and settings events enqueue coalesced full sweeps. Tests cover child dispatch, retries, disabled automatic settlement, and sweep coalescing.
Shared-worktree cleanup
apps/server/src/orchestration-v2/ThreadSettlementService.ts, apps/server/src/orchestration-v2/ThreadSettlementService.test.ts
Cleanup skips the settle script when a subagent shares its parent’s worktree. A terminal test covers shared and separate worktrees.

Estimated code review effort: 3 (Moderate) | ~25 minutes

Change: Bug fix · Severity of issue fixed: Low

Sequence Diagram(s)

mermaid
1sequenceDiagram
2 participant Sweep as ThreadSettlementService
3 participant Projection as ProjectionStore
4 participant Dispatcher as Event dispatcher
5 Sweep->>Projection: Read settlement candidates
6 Projection-->>Sweep: Return eligible subagents
7 Sweep->>Dispatcher: Dispatch thread.auto-settle
8 Dispatcher-->>Sweep: Publish settlement event
9 Sweep->>Sweep: Enqueue coalesced follow-up sweep

Possibly related issues

Suggested labels: bugfix

Suggested reviewers: t3dotgg

Merge Risk: External image Moderate · previous review 7ff7c

A hidden child can remain marked settled after its active parent reopens, and disabled automatic settlement still performs unnecessary full-sweep work. Resolve both before merging.

Security architecture risk: External image Low · up to 1ba18

Child cleanup can now run when automatic settlement is disabled, but activity checks, pins, and per-thread opt-outs remain in place. Children sharing a parent’s worktree skip the cleanup script. No introduced exploitable boundary crossing was established; concurrent parent reactivation and recovery remain areas of limited assurance.

Retained concerns No architecture-level concerns identified.

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Security Blast Radius

  • inferred — A full sweep can inspect eligible threads across projects represented in the server’s projection store. Side effects use each selected child’s thread ID, project ID, and worktree. The inspected flow does not establish deployment-wide or tenant-isolation guarantees.

Trust Boundaries and Controls

  • observed — The new child branch constructs an existing settlement command from stored thread identity and timestamp, not from a newly added request payload. For a child not sharing its parent’s worktree, the existing runner resolves the project’s settle script and executes its command through a terminal in the supplied child worktree. The PR changes when this authority is exercised, including with automation disabled; it does not add a new command-execution mechanism.

Resilience and Maintainability Implications

  • observed — Worker failures are isolated and outstanding work is decremented during completion or interruption. Cleanup errors are logged, and settle-script deduplication remains process-local, keyed by child settlement time. These mechanisms provide best-effort failure containment, not durable exactly-once script execution.

Hardening Proposals

  • proposed — If parent eligibility must remain true through settlement, carry a parent-state precondition into dispatch and validate it alongside the child snapshot. This would strengthen lifecycle consistency across parent reactivation; the current selection-to-dispatch gap is not evidence of a verified security vulnerability.
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Title checkPassedThe title names the main change: subagent threads now settle with their parent rather than being swept independently. It follows the conventional commit form and matches the raw summary and objectives…
Linked Issues checkPassedThe changes satisfy #19657. ProjectionStore.ts excludes a subagent while its parent exists and is not settled, archived, or deleted; the child becomes eligible after those parent states or a missing…
Out of Scope Changes checkPassedThe changes remain within #19657. Event wake-up and sweep coalescing support parent-driven child settlement. Worktree cleanup prevents duplicate child cleanup. Added tests verify these behaviors. No u…
Description checkPassedThe description covers the problem, the implementation, linked issue and maintainer direction, and focused verification results. It also states what was not verified. Although it does not use the temp…
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The title names the main change: subagent threads now settle with their parent rather than being swept independently. It follows the conventional commit form and matches the raw summary and objectives, which describe parent-driven settlement for hidden subagent children.

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The changes satisfy #19657. ProjectionStore.ts excludes a subagent while its parent exists and is not settled, archived, or deleted; the child becomes eligible after those parent states or a missing parent. ThreadSettlementService.ts preserves busy, pin, and per-thread opt-out checks, bypasses child pull-request lookups, and supports manual parent settlement when automatic settlement is disabled. Focused tests cover SQL and memory candidate behavior, child retries, manual settlement, and lookup avoidance.

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The changes remain within #19657. Event wake-up and sweep coalescing support parent-driven child settlement. Worktree cleanup prevents duplicate child cleanup. Added tests verify these behaviors. No unrelated client, wire-contract, or independent pull-request poller changes are included.

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apps/server/src/orchestration-v2/ThreadSettlementService.tslines 605–608Outdated · 89ace68Open thread
……@@ -584,6 +596,17 @@ export const make = Effect.gen(function* () {
605+ const parent = yield* projections
606+ .getThread(thread.lineage.parentThreadId)
607+ .pipe(Effect.orElseSucceed(() => null));
608+ if (parent?.worktreePath === worktreePath) return;
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Do not run the settle script when reading the parent fails.

If getThread fails to read or decode an existing parent, Effect.orElseSucceed treats that failure as a missing parent. Cleanup can then run the settle script in the parent's shared worktree. Recover only ProjectionStoreThreadNotFoundError; let read failures reach the existing cleanup error handler. As per coding guidelines: “Catch known tags with Effect.catchTags({ ... }), even for one tag.”

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8Update the parent lookup in the cleanup flow to recover only
9ProjectionStoreThreadNotFoundError using Effect.catchTags; let other getThread
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✅ Addressed in commit a8ac79c

Addressed in a8ac79ca90. cleanUpSettledThread now recovers only ProjectionStoreThreadNotFoundError via Effect.catchTags, matching Orchestrator.ts:8531; a ProjectionStoreReadError on the parent reaches the existing "cleaning up a settled thread failed" handler and skips the script instead of running it. Marking thread resolved.

@mikeohuo The supplied code confirms the fix. Effect.catchTags recovers only ProjectionStoreThreadNotFoundError. Other parent-read failures reach the cleanup error handler and skip the settle script.


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apps/server/src/orchestration-v2/ThreadSettlementService.tslines 346–351Outdated · 89ace68Open thread
……@@ -339,6 +339,18 @@ export const make = Effect.gen(function* () {
348+ commandId: CommandId.make(`server:auto-settle:${thread.id}:${uuid}`),
349+ threadId: thread.id,
350+ snapshotAt: thread.updatedAt,
351+ });
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Recheck the parent before settling a selected child.

getSettlementCandidates filters subagents by the parent’s current state. thread.unsettle can make the parent active after selection while changing only the parent. The child’s snapshot can remain unchanged.

thread.auto-settle and thread.settle validate only the child. Their per-thread locks do not serialize a parent command with a child command. The child can therefore settle while its parent is active.

Make parent eligibility part of the same serialized or atomic mutation check.

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Investigated. The selection-to-dispatch race is real, but its outcome is an idle hidden child parked under an active parent, which main already produces today for every subagent child settled by inactivity; this PR narrows that. Nothing reads the child's settled state: subagent result finalization keys on lineage (Orchestrator.ts:10144-10150, :10443-10448), needsRecovery("subagent-results") keys on lineage and run status (ProjectionStore.ts:576-600), and the next message into the child un-settles it (Orchestrator.ts:4666-4685). A parent re-read inside the thread.auto-settle handler would still run outside the parent's lock, so it only shortens the window; the snapshot guard is the same design top-level auto-settle uses. Happy to add the re-read if a maintainer wants the narrower window. Marking this thread resolved.

@mikeohuo Thanks for the clarification. The race is real, but it does not establish the functional failure claimed in my finding. Result finalization and recovery do not depend on the child’s settled state, and a new message un-settles the child.

I withdraw the required atomic parent-state check. A parent re-read alone would not eliminate the race.


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5Learning: In apps/server/src/orchestration-v2/Orchestrator.ts, subagent result finalization uses lineage rather than the child thread's settled state, and a new message into the child un-settles it. In apps/server/src/orchestration-v2/ProjectionStore.ts, needsRecovery("subagent-results") uses lineage and run status. An idle subagent child being settled under an active parent does not, by itself, establish a result-finalization or recovery failure.

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apps/server/src/orchestration-v2/ThreadSettlementService.tslines 323–337Outdated · 1ba181eOpen thread
……@@ -332,10 +330,26 @@ export const make = Effect.gen(function* () {
334+ (thread) =>
335+ (automaticSettlementEnabled || thread.lineage.relationshipToParent === "subagent") &&
336+ isAutoSettlementCandidate(thread, nowMs),
337+ );
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Fetch only subagent candidates when automatic settlement is off.

When automatic settlement is disabled, the sweep still reads all eligible candidates and filters out non-subagent threads afterward. This occurs on periodic and other full-sweep paths. A non-empty result also triggers projectStore.listShells() and the provider-thread and pending-turn reads for every returned candidate.

Thread-specific provider and run events pass a threadId, so they do not perform an all-thread read. They still perform unnecessary candidate work for non-subagent threads.

Add a subagentsOnly option to getSettlementCandidates, apply it in the SQL and memory implementations, and enable it when automatic settlement is disabled.

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1- const threads = yield* projections.getSettlementCandidates(threadId);
2+ const threads = yield* projections.getSettlementCandidates(threadId, {
3+ subagentsOnly: !automaticSettlementEnabled,
4+ });
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1 const automaticSettlementEnabled = autoSettlementConfigured(settings);
2 const threads = yield* projections.getSettlementCandidates(threadId, {
3 subagentsOnly: !automaticSettlementEnabled,
4 });
5 if (threads.length === 0) return;
6 const projectShells = yield* projectStore.listShells();
7 const nowMs = DateTime.toEpochMillis(yield* DateTime.now);
8 const projects = new Map(projectShells.map((project) => [project.id, project]));
9 // A merge event re-sweeps every candidate, not just the threads linked to
10 // the merged pull request: most threads carry no link and settle from
11 // their branch lookup, which would otherwise wait for the next minute's
12 // sweep on a possibly stale cached answer.
13 const candidates = threads.filter(
14 (thread) =>
15 (automaticSettlementEnabled || thread.lineage.relationshipToParent === "subagent") &&
16 isAutoSettlementCandidate(thread, nowMs),
17 );
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This would fix a production problem for us. On the latest nightly (0.1.3-nightly.20261024.3604), 614 of 624 unsettled threads are hidden, finished subagent threads. The settle sweep runs about 1,500 settleThread calls every one to two minutes, and each call re-reads the settings and secrets.

That load ran right up to a 9.8 s backend event-loop stall, and then the desktop exited, on 2026-10-24. The numbers are in https://github.com/pingdotgg/t3code/issues/19657.

The PR is marked conflicting. Would you consider rebasing it so it can land? We're happy to test a nightly build with it.

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Merged current main into this branch to clear the conflicts. It is a plain merge commit, with no rebase, so every existing commit stays as it was.

  • Main deleted ProjectionStore.layerMemory in #26238, so the subagent settlement tests now run on the SQLite store (ProjectionStore.layer over SqlitePersistence.layerMemory).
  • enqueueFullSweep now wraps main's fullSweeps worker, and per-thread events keep main's enqueueThread path.
  • ThreadSettlementService.test.ts and ProjectionSettlement.test.ts pass (39 tests). The server typecheck, format, lint and knip checks are clean.

#23215 also skips the settle script for a child in its parent's worktree. If that one lands first, I can drop that part from here.

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apps/server/src/orchestration-v2/ThreadSettlementService.test.tslines 688–690Outdated · 5cfcd04Open thread
……@@ -655,26 +660,34 @@ const makeHarness = Effect.fn("makeThreadSettlementHarness")(function* (options:
677- streamDomainEvents: Stream.fromPubSub(domainEvents),
688+ streamDomainEvents: Stream.fromPubSub(domainEvents).pipe(
689+ Stream.tap((event) => Queue.offer(observedEvents, event.id)),
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Use a downstream handler marker for delivery synchronization.

Stream.fromPubSub can emit batched chunks. Stream.tap can queue every ID in a chunk before processEvent handles the first event. service.drain does not await the event-stream fiber, so the candidateReads assertion can race with pending handlers.

Publish a unique settled marker after the bulk events and wait for its closedIdle notification. Use the child’s closedIdle notification after childSettled instead of publishing a thread.created marker. Consume the initial marker notification before the bulk phase so it cannot satisfy a later wait.

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9Update the stream synchronization in the test around streamDomainEvents so
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No change made. The race that this comment describes cannot happen with the Effect version in this repo ([email protected]):

  • Stream.tap is mapEffect, and Stream.mapEffect is Channel.flattenArray, then Channel.mapEffect, then Channel.map(Arr.of). The flatten step splits each batch from fromPubSub into single elements before tap runs.
  • With the default concurrency, Channel.mapEffect uses mapEffectSequential (Effect.flatMap(pull, f)). It does not prefetch, so tap for the next event runs only when the consumer pulls again.
  • Stream.runForEach pulls the next element only after processEvent returns. When markDelivery sees the marker ID, every earlier processEvent call has already finished.
  • processEvent only enqueues onto fullSweeps and threadSweeps. service.drain waits for both. DrainableWorker counts the work when it is enqueued, so drain cannot finish before the work that was enqueued.
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@mikeohuo You are correct. I checked the Effect 4.0.5 source and the worker implementation. My batching claim was wrong.

  • Stream.tap uses mapEffect, which flattens batches before applying the effect sequentially.
  • Stream.runForEach completes each processEvent call before pulling the next event. Observing the marker therefore confirms that all earlier handlers have finished.
  • DrainableWorker.enqueue atomically queues and counts work. service.drain waits for outstanding full sweeps and per-thread sweeps.

The thread.created marker does not enqueue settlement work itself. The existing marker followed by service.drain is sufficient for this test. I withdraw the finding. No code change is needed.


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5Learning: Source excerpt:
6# Effect library documentation
7
8## Writing `Effect` code
9
10### Using Effect.gen
11
12Use `Effect.gen` to write code in an imperative style similar to async await.
13You can use `yield*` to access the result of an effect.
14
15```ts
16import { Effect, Schema } from "effect"
17
18Effect.gen(function*() {
19 yield* Effect.log("Starting the file processing...")
20 yield* Effect.log("Reading file...")
21
22 // Always return when raising an error, to ensure typescript understands that
23 // the function will not continue executing.
24 return yield* new FileProcessingError({ message: "Failed to read the file" })
25}).pipe(
26 // Add additional functionality with .pipe
27 Effect.catch((error) => Effect.logError(`An error occurred: ${error}`)),
28 Effect.withSpan("fileProcessing", {
29 attributes: {
30 method: "Effect.gen"
31 }
32 })
33)
34
35// Use Schema.TaggedError to define a custom error
36export class FileProcessingError extends Schema.TaggedError<FileProcessingError>()("FileProcessingError", {
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10Source excerpt:
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12
13## Waiting for asynchronous work
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15V2 tests also drain the effect worker or await a specific persisted event or receipt. Test signals
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Supporting this, with field data and one gap it leaves open.

We audited finished but unsettled threads across six of our environments: 146 threads. In about 107 of them, the parent had read the child's result and moved on without settling it, so only the 3-day idle sweep (sidebarAutoSettleAfterDays) would ever settle them. Settling children with their parent fixes that for local children.

The gap is children delegated to a linked environment. RemoteDelegation.delegate starts the child there through t3_thread_launch with delegatedFrom and no lineage (RemoteDelegation.ts#L261-L279), so the relationshipToParent = 'subagent' filter never matches it, and its parent lives in another environment's store. At least 31 of the 146 were such children. Threads an agent opens with t3_thread_launch are also top-level with no lineage, so they stay on the 3-day sweep too. That may be intended.

Not asking to widen this PR. If you want the cross-environment case handled, we're happy to follow up after this lands, in whatever shape you prefer.

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Evidence

Both sides ran independently from exact commits in the real web app: Chromium 156, 1280×800, light theme, fresh synthetic databases and replay agents. The same authenticated RPC drivers ran on both sides. For inactivity, only the server clock advanced two days against a one-day threshold; an ordinary thread settled as a positive control. Stills required identical screenshots 500 ms apart. Recordings were inspected and exclude harness cleanup.

Steps: create an active parent awaiting input and an idle delegated child; cross the inactivity threshold, then complete and settle the parent. Separately settle a completed parent before the threshold with automatic settlement enabled, repeat with it disabled, and archive/delete fresh parents with it disabled. Inspect pinned, opted-out, pending-input and held-queue children against an ordinary idle control after owner archive. Finally explicitly settle a shared-worktree child while its parent remains mid-turn, inspect the real log-only settle action in the app terminal, then stop and settle the owning parent and inspect again.

CaseBefore — a03d9bcAfter — c02b0ca
Inactivity through owning-parent settlementBefore recordingAfter recording
Parent settlement before threshold; automatic settlement enabledBefore recordingAfter recording
Full lifecycle, guards and hook interactionBefore recordingAfter recording
Shared-worktree hook, continuous excerptBefore recordingAfter recording
Inactivity threshold while parent remains activeChild incorrectly settled.
Before: child settled while parent remains Input and Running
Child stays open.
After: child remains open while parent remains Input and Running
Same child after parent settlesAlready independently settled.
Before: child was already settled
Now settles with parent.
After: child settles with its parent
Parent settled before threshold; automatic settlement enabledChild remains open.
Before: settled parent leaves child open
Child settled.
After: parent and child settled
Parent settled; automatic settlement disabledChild remains open.
Before: child remains open with automatic settlement disabled
Child settled.
After: child follows parent despite automatic settlement being disabled
Parent archived; automatic settlement disabledChild remains open.
Before: child remains open after parent archive
Child settled.
After: child settles after parent archive
Parent deleted; automatic settlement disabledChild remains open.
Before: child remains open after parent deletion
Child settled.
After: child settles after parent deletion
Archived owner: ordinary idle controlRemains open.
Before: ordinary idle control remains open
Settles while protected siblings remain open.
After: ordinary idle control settles
Pinned childOpen; Unpin confirms pin.
Before: pinned child stays open
Open; Unpin confirms pin.
After: pinned child stays open
Per-thread opt-outOpen; Never checked.
Before: opted-out child stays open
Open; Never checked.
After: opted-out child stays open
Pending-request guardOpen with unanswered question.
Before: child with pending input stays open
Open with unanswered question.
After: child with pending input stays open
Queued activity guardOpen with held queued follow-up.
Before: held queued work stays open
Open with held queued follow-up.
After: held queued work stays open
Child explicitly settles while owning parent remains mid-turnHook ran once; parent still Working with Stop control.
Before: child triggers hook while parent remains active
Hook count stays zero; parent still Working with Stop control.
After: child leaves hook to active owning parent
After stopping and settling owning parentTwo executions total.
Before: shared hook executed twice
One execution total.
After: shared hook executed once by owning parent

Scenarios: lifecycle and guards, independent inactivity, parent settlement before threshold, inconclusive PR-only attempt.

Complete driver bundle, clock shim and launcher patch; reproduction instructions. Uploaded scratch paths are normalized.

Unverified: PR-only settlement did not reproduce on base; both children remained open. The base PR card did not resolve during the ten-second observation window. Base PR-only view, head PR-only view. Child-triggered PR lookup counts, an active child without pending input, separate-worktree hooks, nested ownership and cross-environment descendants were not independently verified.

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  • The PR-only attempt linked a real merged public pull request with inactivity disabled, but the child remained unsettled on both commits. The base PR card did not resolve during the ten-second observation window, so independent PR-based settlement was not demonstrated.
  • Absence of child-triggered PR lookups was not measured; UI inspection can itself request PR data.
  • An active child without a pending request was not isolated separately. Captures exercise an active unanswered question and, separately, a held queue with no pending request.
  • Separate-worktree child hooks, nested ownership and cross-environment descendants were not exercised.