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fix(copy): clarify provider errors and recovery - #24147

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Problem

Provider banners use vague states such as "unauthenticated" and "limited availability". An expired approval request also describes a missing process without clearly explaining why the user can no longer answer it.

Change

Ask users to sign in, describe provider warnings in plain language, and explain stopped approval requests using turn terminology on web and mobile. Name the environment in the mobile unsupported-connection notice while retaining its existing compatibility guidance and specific errors. The sign-in heading follows authentication state unless a broken-version advisory supplies recovery guidance.

Copy before and after

{providerName} and {environmentLabel} stand for the names shown in the app.

Where it appears Before After
Chat banner, provider needs sign-in {providerName} is unauthenticated Sign in to {providerName}
Chat banner, provider warning without a specific message {providerName} provider has limited availability. T3 Code encountered a problem with {providerName}.
Mobile, unsupported connection Client not supported Can't connect to {environmentLabel}
Web approval request, after the provider process stops Provider process is gone. Interrupt or restart the run to respond. The agent process has stopped, so you can no longer answer this approval request. Interrupt or restart the turn to continue.
Mobile approval request, after the provider process stops The provider process for this request is no longer available. Interrupt or restart the run to continue. The agent process has stopped, so you can no longer answer this approval request. Interrupt or restart the turn to continue.

The mobile connection notice keeps its existing help, "Use compatible versions of the app and server to connect." Specific error messages still take precedence over that help. Desktop uses the same web copy.

Scope and approval

Copy-only maintenance. In the originating T3 Code discussion, the user requested a series of PRs and supplied the wording for items 10–13, including this PR’s provider and stopped-approval copy (2026-10-22 21:08 UTC). The four scopes were proposed in response to the user’s request to split the work. The user explicitly authorized representative browser screenshots in the same discussion (2026-10-22 21:16 UTC). Runtime behavior and defaults are unchanged.

Verification

  • vp run check:changed passed on 8efa697985: formatting, lint, Knip, typecheck (3 packages), 44 tests across 2 files, and React Compiler checks (9 passed).
  • The screenshots below show the provider banner before and after using the actual ProviderStatusBanner with unauthenticated and warning fixtures. They represent fixture states, not a live provider outage.
  • In the isolated dev environment, Replay (dev) displayed a live approval. Interrupting the run removed the approval from the timeline and showed Run interrupted · Stopped by user; it did not render the non-resumable approval row. The web test suite passed, but the stopped-row state could not be captured through this flow.
  • Agent Device access is disabled for this environment, so the native mobile unsupported-connection screen could not be opened or captured. The changed packages typechecked; native mobile behavior and copy were not manually verified on a device.

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Before and after: Actual ProviderStatusBanner component with sign-in and warning fixtures

Before

Before: Actual ProviderStatusBanner component with sign-in and warning fixtures

After

After: Actual ProviderStatusBanner component with sign-in and warning fixtures

Model: GPT-6.1 Sol. Harness: Codex in T3 Code.

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Verdict: Approved at 8efa697

Macroscope's review found this PR approvable — Clarifies connection, provider-status, and stopped-agent recovery messages across mobile and web. The changes are presentation-only and leave operational behavior and approval permissions unchanged.

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No actionable comments were generated in the recent review.

Walkthrough

The pull request updates user-facing text in mobile and web connection notices, pending approval messages, and provider status banners. It also adds a provider-title helper and tests its title selection for unauthenticated providers and broken versions.

Changes: User-facing status and approval copy

Layer / File(s) Summary
Environment connection notice
apps/mobile/src/features/connection/EnvironmentConnectionNotice.tsx
The unsupported-phase title now includes the environment label instead of fixed client-support text.
Unavailable approval messaging
apps/mobile/src/features/threads/PendingApprovalCard.tsx, apps/web/src/components/chat/TimelinePendingApprovalRow.tsx, apps/web/src/components/chat/MessagesTimeline.browser.test.tsx
The mobile and web messages now state that the agent process stopped and direct users to interrupt or restart the turn. The web test expects the updated message.
Provider status messaging
apps/web/src/components/chat/ProviderStatusBanner.tsx, apps/web/src/components/chat/ProviderStatusBanner.test.ts
The fallback message now says T3 Code encountered a problem. The exported getProviderStatusTitle selects titles for broken compatibility, unauthenticated providers, unsupported versions, and other statuses. Tests cover unauthenticated and broken-version titles.

Estimated code review effort: 2 (Simple) | ~8 minutes

Change: Bug fix

Possibly related issues

  • Issue 26699 — The PR updates guidance for an approval that cannot be answered after the agent process stops. The issue’s Resume Thread eligibility mismatch remains separate work.

Suggested reviewers: maria-rcks, juliusmarminge, t3dotgg

Merge Risk: Minimal · up to 8efa6

The copy changes have no identified material regression. Approval and mobile captures remain a verification follow-up.

Pre-merge checks: Passed 4

Check name Status Explanation
Title check Passed The title clearly describes the provider error and recovery copy changes.
Linked Issues check Passed Check skipped because no linked issues were found for this pull request.
Out of Scope Changes check Passed Check skipped because no linked issues were found for this pull request.
Description check Passed The description is mostly complete and documents the verification limits. It does not establish maintainer approval or explain why the fix qualifies for an exemption. Before-and-after screenshots are …
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The description is mostly complete and documents the verification limits. It does not establish maintainer approval or explain why the fix qualifies for an exemption. Before-and-after screenshots are missing for the approval and mobile connection states.

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Minor · Use the authentication state for the sign-in title. · ProviderStatusBanner.tsx:102-105

apps/web/src/components/chat/ProviderStatusBanner.tsx:102-105
Minor · Functional Correctness · Quick win

Use the authentication state for the sign-in title.

A managed Codex installation without a saved login has warning status and unauthenticated auth. The banner includes this state, but the current condition requires error status, so it shows Codex provider status instead of the sign-in title.

Suggested fix
-  const isUnauthenticated = status.status === "error" && status.auth.status === "unauthenticated";
+  const isUnauthenticated = status.auth.status === "unauthenticated";
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Review comment at @apps/web/src/components/chat/ProviderStatusBanner.tsx around
lines 102 - 105:
Update the isUnauthenticated condition in ProviderStatusBanner to depend on
status.auth.status being unauthenticated, regardless of the overall provider
status, so the sign-in title appears for warning-status installations without a
saved login.

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Review comments at @apps/web/src/components/chat/ProviderStatusBanner.tsx:
- Around line 102-105: Update the isUnauthenticated condition in
ProviderStatusBanner to depend on status.auth.status being unauthenticated,
regardless of the overall provider status, so the sign-in title appears for
warning-status installations without a saved login.

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Written by gpt-6.1-sol on behalf of Maria

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closure is warranted under the verification rule. The five-file copy pass changes provider banners, approval recovery text and mobile connection text, but supplied before/after artifacts show only the banners and omit the other changed UI states.

Add clear before/after captures for the approval recovery states and mobile connection label, with reproduction steps and observed results for those paths.

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Written by claude-opus-5-5 on behalf of Maria

Reopening. An automated triage pass closed this by mistake; the closing comment above does not apply. Sorry for the noise.

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Review comments at @apps/web/src/components/chat/ProviderStatusBanner.tsx:
- Line 99: Update the title-selection logic around the unauthenticated check to
prioritize the active compatibility advisory: when it marks the provider as
broken, use a title describing the broken provider version and matching the
message’s recovery path; otherwise preserve the existing sign-in title for
unauthenticated providers.

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