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Problem

delegate_task refuses a target.model that the provider instance does not advertise (model_unavailable), but t3_thread_configure dispatched any modelSelection without a check. An orchestrator could start a child on an advertised model and then move it onto a model delegate_task had just refused; the child's next run executed on it. Reproduced through the MCP tools: delegate_task with claude-issue-25723-unadvertised was refused, then t3_thread_configure on a delegated child with the same model returned { sequence } and the thread read back on that model (also with a cross-instance switch to codex).

Change

The advertised-model rule from delegate_task moves into one helper, requireAdvertisedModel, used by both tools. t3_thread_configure looks up the target instance (modelSelection.instanceId) in the provider registry before dispatch: an unregistered instance fails provider_unavailable, an unadvertised model fails model_unavailable, and nothing is dispatched. A provider that lists no models still accepts any slug, as in delegate_task. Advertised models, and reading a thread's configuration, are unchanged.

Scope and approval

Fixes #25723

Triaged via the automated issue flow. Delegated children can still be moved to another advertised model; only models delegate_task would refuse are refused.

Verification

  • vp test run apps/server/src/mcp/toolkits/core.test.ts: 17/17 pass. The new test t3_thread_configure refuses a model the provider instance does not advertise fails on main (expected undefined to match object { code: 'model_unavailable' }; the unadvertised model is dispatched) and passes here. It also covers an unregistered instance (provider_unavailable, no dispatch) and that an advertised model still dispatches.
  • apps/server/src/mcp/OrchestratorMcpService.test.ts: 34/34 pass (delegate_task keeps its behaviour and message).
  • vp run check:changed: format, lint, knip, graphql, typecheck, tests all pass.
  • Runtime transcript, before and after, over /mcp with a fresh dev server on this branch: runtime-transcript.md. After the fix: same-instance and cross-instance unadvertised models → model_unavailable, unknown instance → provider_unavailable, thread unchanged; an advertised model → { sequence }. Drivers: mcp.py, issue-token.mjs.
  • Server-only change with no visible surface, so no captures. Not checked: a real provider run on a reconfigured child (the dispatch is refused before any run).

Claude Opus 5.5 (Claude Code harness, T3 Code issue lead), with step agents on Claude Opus 5.5 and GPT-6.1 Sol (Codex).

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…sed models

These tests reproduce #25723: t3_thread_configure dispatches
a model selection the provider instance does not advertise, where
delegate_task refuses it with model_unavailable.

Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 5.5 <[email protected]>
… advertise

t3_thread_configure dispatched any model slug, while delegate_task refuses
one the target provider instance does not advertise. Both now share
requireAdvertisedModel and check the target instance (modelSelection.instanceId),
so same-instance and cross-instance changes fail with model_unavailable and
dispatch nothing. An unregistered instance fails provider_unavailable, as in
delegate_task. The tool declares ProviderRegistry as a dependency; the server
already provides it to the MCP layer.

Fixes #25723

Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 5.5 <[email protected]>
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Verdict: Approved at 04b5c65

Macroscope's review found this PR approvable — Thread configuration now rejects unregistered providers and models absent from a provider’s advertised list before changing the thread. Configuration reads and support for providers with no advertised models remain unchanged.

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Thread transfer impact

✅ Thread transfer remains within every enforced ceiling.

Provider Metric Main baseline This PR Impact PR ceiling
Codex Total thread wire 5.0 KiB 5.0 KiB 0 B (0.0%) 6.8 KiB ✅
Codex Thread snapshot wire 3.8 KiB 3.8 KiB 0 B (0.0%) 4.9 KiB ✅
Codex Live turn WebSocket wire 1.2 KiB 1.2 KiB 0 B (0.0%) 2.0 KiB ✅
Codex Live turn WebSocket decoded 21.5 KiB 21.5 KiB 0 B (0.0%) 24.4 KiB ✅
Codex Live turn messages 1 1 0 (0.0%) 8 ✅
Claude Total thread wire 5.0 KiB 5.0 KiB 0 B (0.0%) 6.8 KiB ✅
Claude Thread snapshot wire 3.8 KiB 3.8 KiB 0 B (0.0%) 4.9 KiB ✅
Claude Live turn WebSocket wire 1.2 KiB 1.2 KiB 0 B (0.0%) 2.0 KiB ✅
Claude Live turn WebSocket decoded 21.9 KiB 21.9 KiB 0 B (0.0%) 24.4 KiB ✅
Claude Live turn messages 1 1 0 (0.0%) 8 ✅

Baseline: b883156 · PR result: 04b5c65 · 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

The change adds a shared advertised-model check and applies it to t3_thread_configure. The handler looks up the selected provider, checks the requested model, and dispatches the selection only after validation. Tests cover unregistered providers, unadvertised models, and successful dispatch.

Changes: Thread model validation

Layer / File(s) Summary
Shared advertised-model check
apps/server/src/mcp/OrchestratorMcpService.ts
Added requireAdvertisedModel and used it in resolveTarget. Providers with no advertised models accept any requested model.
Thread configuration validation
apps/server/src/mcp/toolkits/thread/tools.ts, apps/server/src/mcp/toolkits/thread/handlers.ts, apps/server/src/mcp/toolkits/core.test.ts
t3_thread_configure now checks for a registered provider and validates the requested model before dispatch. Tests cover missing providers, unadvertised models, and successful dispatch.

Estimated code review effort: 2 (Simple) | ~10 minutes

Change: Bug fix · Severity of issue fixed: Low

Possibly related issues

  • pingdotgg/t3code#31890 — Concerns model_unavailable for an unadvertised model, which this change checks during t3_thread_configure.
  • pingdotgg/t3code#26619 — Reports that t3_thread_launch accepts an unadvertised model; this change adds the corresponding validation to t3_thread_configure, but does not cover launch.

Possibly related PRs

  • pingdotgg/t3code#25741 — Implements the same advertised-model check before t3_thread_configure dispatch.
  • pingdotgg/t3code#26625 — Extends advertised-model validation to t3_thread_launch and references this configure-path change.

Suggested reviewers: t3dotgg, maria-rcks

Merge Risk: Low · up to 04b5c

Some previously allowed model changes on long-lived orchestrator threads are now refused. Limit the new validation to delegated children before merging, or explicitly accept that behavior change.

Pre-merge checks: Passed 3 · Failed 1

Failed Failed checks: 1 warning

Check name Status Explanation Resolution
Out of Scope Changes check Warning The current head adds changes that are not connected to issue [#25723]. Examples include scheduled-task response and error changes, capability search changes, task-result changes, HTML access tests, o… Remove the unrelated scheduled-task, capability-search, task-result, HTML-access, organize-target, and other unrelated changes from this pull request, or move them to separate pull requests. Retain the shared advertised-model validation, pr…
Passed Passed checks: 3 passed

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Title check Passed The title clearly and concisely describes the main change: preventing t3_thread_configure from accepting models that the provider does not advertise.
Description check Passed The description includes Problem, Change, Scope and approval, and Verification sections. It explains the bug, the implementation, issue scope, focused test results, broader checks, runtime verificatio…
Linked Issues check Passed Issue [#25723] requires t3_thread_configure to reject a model that delegate_task would reject. The current implementation uses requireAdvertisedModel for the shared rule. The configure handler c…
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The description includes Problem, Change, Scope and approval, and Verification sections. It explains the bug, the implementation, issue scope, focused test results, broader checks, runtime verification, and remaining untested behavior.

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Explanation

Issue [#25723] requires t3_thread_configure to reject a model that delegate_task would reject. The current implementation uses requireAdvertisedModel for the shared rule. The configure handler checks the selected provider instance before dispatch. The reported tests cover unknown instances, unadvertised models, advertised models, and unchanged delegate_task behavior.

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The current head adds changes that are not connected to issue [#25723]. Examples include scheduled-task response and error changes, capability search changes, task-result changes, HTML access tests, organize-target tests, and scheduled-task tests. These changes appear in OrchestratorMcpService.ts, toolkits/thread/handlers.ts, and toolkits/core.test.ts. They do not support advertised-model validation for t3_thread_configure.

Resolution

Remove the unrelated scheduled-task, capability-search, task-result, HTML-access, organize-target, and other unrelated changes from this pull request, or move them to separate pull requests. Retain the shared advertised-model validation, provider lookup, and focused tests for issue [#25723].

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apps/server/src/mcp/toolkits/thread/handlers.ts: 1

211-220: Trivial · Maintainability & Code Quality · Heavy lift

Move model validation into the owning service.

The MCP handler now reads ProviderRegistry and applies provider-model policy before dispatch. (raw.githubusercontent.com) Put the lookup, validation, and command dispatch in one service operation. Keep this handler responsible for calling that operation and mapping its errors.

As per coding guidelines, “A transport handler does three things: decode the request, call one service method, and map the service's typed errors to the transport's error. Nothing else.” As per path instructions, “Domain capabilities and multi-step dispatch belong in the owning service.”

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Move the ProviderRegistry lookup and requireAdvertisedModel validation out of
the MCP handler into the owning orchestration service’s command-dispatch
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- Around line 223-232: Limit the provider lookup and requireAdvertisedModel
check in the t3_thread_configure flow to delegated child threads. Use the
existing thread context or classification to identify delegated children; leave
authorized requests targeting long-lived orchestrator threads on their existing
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Comment on lines +223 to +232
const providers = yield* (yield* ProviderRegistry.ProviderRegistry).getProviders;
const provider = providers.find(
(candidate) => candidate.instanceId === modelSelection.instanceId,
);
if (provider === undefined)
return yield* new OrchestratorMcpFailure({
code: "provider_unavailable",
message: `Provider instance ${modelSelection.instanceId} is not registered.`,
});
yield* OrchestrationMcp.requireAdvertisedModel(provider, modelSelection.model);

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Limit model validation to delegated children.

An authorized t3_thread_configure request can target a long-lived orchestrator thread. If its selected provider advertises models but not the requested slug, the new check returns model_unavailable before dispatch. This changes the orchestrator behavior that issue #25723 leaves unchanged. Apply the new checks only to delegated children.

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Review comment at @apps/server/src/mcp/toolkits/thread/handlers.ts around lines 223 - 232:
Limit the provider lookup and requireAdvertisedModel check in the t3_thread_configure flow to delegated child threads. Use the existing thread context or classification to identify delegated children; leave authorized requests targeting long-lived orchestrator threads on their existing dispatch path without these new validation failures.

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Evidence

Evidence from real T3 servers with fresh isolated databases and the same synthetic ACP backend. Delegate the hidden model (rejected), delegate advertised alpha, configure advertised beta, configure hidden, read the selection, send a follow-up, then configure an unknown instance. The backend offers 257 entries; the server advertises at most 256. All model slugs shown are synthetic.

Before After
b883156e26 04b5c65e46
Before: configure accepts the hidden model, stores it, and the backend executes it After: configure returns model_unavailable, preserves beta, and the backend executes beta
Timestamped transcript replay · MCP responses Timestamped transcript replay · MCP responses

Images render captured runtime responses; videos replay their recorded timestamps and are not browser recordings. Advertised configuration succeeds on both commits. The fix also returns provider_unavailable for an unknown instance and leaves the selection unchanged.

Reproduction driver · Synthetic ACP backend and MCP steps · Transcript rendering script

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  • Empty advertised-catalog behavior was not exercised; this proof targets rejection against a non-empty catalog.
  • No browser, desktop, or mobile recording was made because the changed behavior is the server's MCP configuration endpoint.

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