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fix(server): a thread visit stores only its read state - #36233

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dispatchThreadVisit in Orchestrator.ts used to emit a thread.visited event whose payload was the whole thread projection (pullRequests included), and it emitted one even when the visit did not move lastVisitedAt forward. It now emits a new thread.visit-recorded event whose payload is only { lastVisitedAt, opens? }. A stale visit that is not an open emits nothing; thread.visit was added to the commands allowed to produce no domain events, as other repeat-safe commands are, so a stale visit is not an error. Contracts gain OrchestrationV2ThreadVisit and its JSON schema, the new domain event variant, and applyOrchestrationV2ThreadVisit. ProjectionStore folds the event into the stored thread, both in the in-memory applyToProjection and by rewriting it to the existing thread.visited projection write in apply, so the projection row's shape and replay of old events are unchanged. The shared client-runtime reducer also applies the slim payload. AgentAwarenessRelay treats it like thread.visited. Clients that don't know the new type skip it (skipUnknownEventTypes, same precedent as thread.pull-request-link-updated in #19248). The event shape follows open PR #31849; this fix adds skipping stale visits. No new regex or parser.

Fixes #24003

Reproduction on main

Commit f313d0a (origin/main). Started T3CODE_DEV_SEED=0 vp run dev in a fresh worktree (fresh database), paired a headless Chromium (Playwright) via a pairing token, and loaded the app three times so it opened the project's thread each time. Read the dev database read-only: orchestration_events held project.created, thread.created (859 B), thread.metadata-updated, then three thread.visited events of 937 B each, whose payload keys were the whole thread (createdBy, creationSource, id, projectId, title, providerInstanceId, modelSelection, runtimeMode, interactionMode, branch, worktreePath, pullRequests, activeProviderThreadId, lineage, forkedFrom, createdAt, updatedAt, archivedAt, settledOverride, settledAt, snoozedUntil, snoozedAt, lastVisitedAt, opens, deletedAt), although only lastVisitedAt/opens changed. Unit test: extended 'carries the visited watermark through the V2 shell projection' in apps/server/src/orchestration-v2/runtimeLayer.test.ts with two checks: the visit's stored payload may only hold lastVisitedAt/opens/threadId, and a stale visit stores nothing. It fails on main at the first check, listing the full thread keys; the stale-visit check does not run there. The server-wide write amplification (part 1) was not measured: it needs hours of many concurrent agent threads.

Evidence

Open the same synthetic replay thread three times in Chromium, inspect persisted visit payloads read-only, then send an acknowledged stale visit with opened=false and count additional events. Both sides use fresh databases, light theme, and a 1280×800 viewport. Screenshots show a labeled database-inspection overlay on the real app.

Before After
f313d0a6cb 3956628866
Before: full thread snapshots and stale visit writes After: small read-state payloads and stale visit suppressed
973 bytes per visit; full snapshot includes pullRequests. Stale visit adds one event. 100 bytes per visit; only lastVisitedAt and opens. Stale visit adds zero events.
Before recording After recording

Pairing credential areas are redacted in recordings. The scenario comparison exited 0: failed on base, passed on head.

Scenario source · Runner proof, local paths removed

Not shown:

  • Server-wide 125–155× disk-write amplification and one-commit-per-event behavior were not measured; these require a sustained concurrent-agent workload.
  • Reported 127 KB–0.8 MB payload sizes on threads with many linked pull requests were not reproduced; the minimal synthetic thread demonstrated full-snapshot storage versus read-state-only storage.

Tests

vp test run src/orchestration-v2/runtimeLayer.test.ts -t 'visit|opens|unread' (3 passed, including the repro test from factory/repro-24003); vp test run on linkedThreads, FeatureUsage, Orchestrator.control-reads, FoundationPersistence and ProjectionStore tests (5 files, 157 passed); vp run check:changed: format, lint, knip, graphql, typecheck of 37 packages and 9 affected test files (306 tests) all passed.

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Who did the work

  • Written by Claude Opus 5.5, in Claude Code
  • Reviewed by GPT-6.1 Sol, in Codex, and by Claude Opus 5.5, each on its own
  • Proof captured by GPT-6.1 Sol and checked by Claude Opus 5.5

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juliusmarminge and others added 2 commits November 13, 2026 16:34
Fails on main: thread.visited stores the whole thread snapshot, and a
stale visit that changes nothing still writes an event (#24003).

Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 5.5 <[email protected]>
Visiting a thread wrote a thread.visited event holding a full copy of the
thread, linked pull requests included, even when the visit changed nothing.

The orchestrator now emits thread.visit-recorded carrying only lastVisitedAt
and opens, and emits nothing for a stale visit that is not an open. The
projection store and client reducer fold the slim payload into the thread;
older clients skip the unknown event type. Fixes #24003.

Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 5.5 <[email protected]>
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Verdict: Approved at 3956628

Macroscope's review found this PR approvable — Thread visits now store only read state and skip redundant events, while preserving other thread data and activity timestamps. Older clients may miss cross-device read-indicator updates until upgraded; the remaining exposure is limited.

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Thread transfer impact

✅ Thread transfer remains within every enforced ceiling.

ℹ️ The exact PR base did not have a successful artifact. Baseline uses the latest successful main measurement shown below.

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 ✅

Other scenarios

All 64 scenario measurements match main.

All 64 scenario measurements
Provider Scenario Metric Main baseline This PR Impact PR ceiling
Codex short turn resume WebSocket decoded 10.5 KiB 10.5 KiB 0 B (0.0%) 12.7 KiB ✅
Codex short turn resume WebSocket messages 2 2 0 (0.0%) 2 ✅
Codex long turn running, cold open HTTP decoded 281.7 KiB 281.7 KiB 0 B (0.0%) 302.7 KiB ✅
Codex long turn running, cold open rows 75 75 0 (0.0%) 75 ✅
Codex long turn running, history page HTTP decoded 92.4 KiB 92.4 KiB 0 B (0.0%) 107.4 KiB ✅
Codex long turn running, history page rows 75 75 0 (0.0%) 75 ✅
Codex long turn finished, cold open HTTP decoded 381.5 KiB 381.5 KiB 0 B (0.0%) 410.2 KiB ✅
Codex long turn finished, cold open rows 151 151 0 (0.0%) 151 ✅
Codex long turn finished, socket cold open WebSocket decoded 381.6 KiB 381.6 KiB 0 B (0.0%) 410.2 KiB ✅
Codex long turn finished, socket cold open WebSocket messages 2 2 0 (0.0%) 2 ✅
Codex long turn finished, socket cold open rows 151 151 0 (0.0%) 151 ✅
Codex long turn finished, work page HTTP decoded 186.2 KiB 186.2 KiB 0 B (0.0%) 200.2 KiB ✅
Codex long turn finished, work page rows 150 150 0 (0.0%) 150 ✅
Codex idle thread resume WebSocket decoded 65 B 65 B 0 B (0.0%) 200 B ✅
Codex idle thread resume WebSocket messages 1 1 0 (0.0%) 1 ✅
Codex fleet shell snapshot HTTP decoded 42.4 KiB 42.4 KiB 0 B (0.0%) 53.7 KiB ✅
Codex fleet shell snapshot rows 27 27 0 (0.0%) 27 ✅
Codex fleet shell subscribe WebSocket decoded 65 B 65 B 0 B (0.0%) 200 B ✅
Codex fleet shell subscribe WebSocket messages 1 1 0 (0.0%) 1 ✅
Codex fleet shell resume check HTTP decoded 18 B 18 B 0 B (0.0%) 100 B ✅
Codex fleet shell resume check rows 0 0 0 0 ✅
Codex stale shell reload HTTP decoded 42.4 KiB 42.4 KiB 0 B (0.0%) 53.7 KiB ✅
Codex stale shell reload rows 27 27 0 (0.0%) 27 ✅
Codex stale shell resume WebSocket decoded 140 B 140 B 0 B (0.0%) 400 B ✅
Codex stale shell resume WebSocket messages 2 2 0 (0.0%) 2 ✅
Codex stale todo list cold open HTTP decoded 72.4 KiB 72.4 KiB 0 B (0.0%) 83.0 KiB ✅
Codex stale todo list cold open rows 75 75 0 (0.0%) 75 ✅
Codex stale todo list cold open nodes 2 2 0 (0.0%) 4 ✅
Codex stale todo list cold open subagents 2 2 0 (0.0%) 4 ✅
Codex stale todo list cold open plans 1 1 0 (0.0%) 2 ✅
Codex stale todo list cold open providerTurns 1 1 0 (0.0%) 2 ✅
Codex stale todo list cold open checkpoints 1 1 0 (0.0%) 2 ✅
Claude short turn resume WebSocket decoded 10.6 KiB 10.6 KiB 0 B (0.0%) 12.7 KiB ✅
Claude short turn resume WebSocket messages 2 2 0 (0.0%) 2 ✅
Claude long turn running, cold open HTTP decoded 283.3 KiB 283.3 KiB 0 B (0.0%) 302.7 KiB ✅
Claude long turn running, cold open rows 75 75 0 (0.0%) 75 ✅
Claude long turn running, history page HTTP decoded 93.4 KiB 93.4 KiB 0 B (0.0%) 107.4 KiB ✅
Claude long turn running, history page rows 75 75 0 (0.0%) 75 ✅
Claude long turn finished, cold open HTTP decoded 384.2 KiB 384.2 KiB 0 B (0.0%) 410.2 KiB ✅
Claude long turn finished, cold open rows 151 151 0 (0.0%) 151 ✅
Claude long turn finished, socket cold open WebSocket decoded 384.3 KiB 384.3 KiB 0 B (0.0%) 410.2 KiB ✅
Claude long turn finished, socket cold open WebSocket messages 2 2 0 (0.0%) 2 ✅
Claude long turn finished, socket cold open rows 151 151 0 (0.0%) 151 ✅
Claude long turn finished, work page HTTP decoded 188.1 KiB 188.1 KiB 0 B (0.0%) 200.2 KiB ✅
Claude long turn finished, work page rows 150 150 0 (0.0%) 150 ✅
Claude idle thread resume WebSocket decoded 66 B 66 B 0 B (0.0%) 200 B ✅
Claude idle thread resume WebSocket messages 1 1 0 (0.0%) 1 ✅
Claude fleet shell snapshot HTTP decoded 43.0 KiB 43.0 KiB 0 B (0.0%) 53.7 KiB ✅
Claude fleet shell snapshot rows 27 27 0 (0.0%) 27 ✅
Claude fleet shell subscribe WebSocket decoded 66 B 66 B 0 B (0.0%) 200 B ✅
Claude fleet shell subscribe WebSocket messages 1 1 0 (0.0%) 1 ✅
Claude fleet shell resume check HTTP decoded 18 B 18 B 0 B (0.0%) 100 B ✅
Claude fleet shell resume check rows 0 0 0 0 ✅
Claude stale shell reload HTTP decoded 43.0 KiB 43.0 KiB 0 B (0.0%) 53.7 KiB ✅
Claude stale shell reload rows 27 27 0 (0.0%) 27 ✅
Claude stale shell resume WebSocket decoded 140 B 140 B 0 B (0.0%) 400 B ✅
Claude stale shell resume WebSocket messages 2 2 0 (0.0%) 2 ✅
Claude stale todo list cold open HTTP decoded 73.4 KiB 73.4 KiB 0 B (0.0%) 83.0 KiB ✅
Claude stale todo list cold open rows 75 75 0 (0.0%) 75 ✅
Claude stale todo list cold open nodes 2 2 0 (0.0%) 4 ✅
Claude stale todo list cold open subagents 2 2 0 (0.0%) 4 ✅
Claude stale todo list cold open plans 1 1 0 (0.0%) 2 ✅
Claude stale todo list cold open providerTurns 1 1 0 (0.0%) 2 ✅
Claude stale todo list cold open checkpoints 1 1 0 (0.0%) 2 ✅

Baseline: 759e649 · PR result: 3956628 · 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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Thread visits now emit a compact thread.visit-recorded event with read-state fields. Stale visits without an open emit no event. Server and client projections apply the event without changing updatedAt.

Changes: Thread visit event flow

Layer / File(s) Summary
Visit payload and event contract
packages/contracts/src/orchestrationV2.ts
Adds the visit payload type, helper, and event schemas. The helper updates lastVisitedAt and optional opens while retaining other thread fields.
Visit command and server projection
apps/server/src/orchestration-v2/Orchestrator.ts, apps/server/src/orchestration-v2/ProjectionStore.ts, apps/server/src/orchestration-v2/runtimeLayer.test.ts
The command emits thread.visit-recorded when read state changes and accepts stale visits that produce no event. The server projection applies the payload through the existing thread.visited update path without a generic updatedAt rewrite. Tests check visit payload keys and confirm stale visits produce no event payload.
Client projection and event publication
packages/client-runtime/src/state/orchestrationV2Projection.ts, apps/server/src/relay/AgentAwarenessRelay.ts
The client projection applies recorded visits without changing updatedAt. The relay excludes thread.visit-recorded from agent-awareness publication.

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

Change: Bug fix · Severity of issue fixed: Medium

Suggested reviewers: t3dotgg, yash-singh1

Merge Risk: Minimal · up to 39566

Thread visits now store only read-state data, and stale visits that are not opens emit no event. Current server and client code handle the new event consistently. Older clients will not see read-state updates from other devices until they upgrade, which the PR documents. No merge-blocking risk remains.

Pre-merge checks: Passed 3 · Failed 1

Failed Failed checks: 1 warning

Check name Status Explanation Resolution
Linked Issues check Warning Directly linked issue #24003 has two problems. This PR addresses the second: thread.visited storing the full thread snapshot. The change in Orchestrator.ts emits thread.visit-recorded with only lastVi… Implement at least one part 1 change in the server write path. Options include batching events in one commit per streamed turn, reducing the index or metadata pages each commit rewrites, or setting PRAGMA temp_store = MEMORY. Add a test or …
Passed Passed checks: 3 passed

Check name Status Explanation
Title check Passed The title "fix(server): a thread visit stores only its read state" is a conventional commit title that names the main change: thread visit events now persist only read-state data (lastVisitedAt and op…
Out of Scope Changes check Passed All reviewed changes relate to the thread.visited problem in #24003. Orchestrator.ts changes the visit event shape and skips stale non-open visits. The receipt path accepts no-event visits. The contra…
Description check Passed The description is thorough and covers the problem (full thread snapshots stored in thread.visited events, plus stale visits emitting events), the change (new thread.visit-recorded event with slim pay…
Full details: Title check

Explanation

The title "fix(server): a thread visit stores only its read state" is a conventional commit title that names the main change: thread visit events now persist only read-state data (lastVisitedAt and opens) instead of the full thread snapshot. It matches the changeset and the linked issue #24003. It does not mention the skipping of stale visits, but it does not need to cover every detail.

Full details: Out of Scope Changes check

Explanation

All reviewed changes relate to the thread.visited problem in #24003. Orchestrator.ts changes the visit event shape and skips stale non-open visits. The receipt path accepts no-event visits. The contracts add OrchestrationV2ThreadVisit, its JSON schema, the event variant, and applyOrchestrationV2ThreadVisit. ProjectionStore and the client-runtime reducer apply the slim payload. AgentAwarenessRelay excludes the new event type, as it excludes other read-state events. The runtimeLayer.test.ts edits add checks for the new payload. The SQL client reuse in the malformed-history test is a small refactor in the same test file. No unrelated change was found in the summary. Write amplification work is absent from the PR, not out of scope in the diff.

Full details: Description check

Explanation

The description is thorough and covers the problem (full thread snapshots stored in thread.visited events, plus stale visits emitting events), the change (new thread.visit-recorded event with slim payload, stale-visit suppression, contract and projection updates), and verification (a reproduction on main, a unit test that fails on main, before/after evidence, and listed test and check runs). It also links issue #24003 and lists exclusions. It does not follow the template headings exactly: there is no separate Scope section explaining why this is a bug fix rather than a feature, and the Problem and Change content sits in one unlabeled opening paragraph. The Scope requirement is partly met because the description links the issue and frames the work as a fix. The template's opening note asks for a conventional commit title, which is not included in the provided description. The core content is complete, so the check passes.

Full details: Linked Issues check

Explanation

Directly linked issue #24003 has two problems. This PR addresses the second: thread.visited storing the full thread snapshot. The change in Orchestrator.ts emits thread.visit-recorded with only lastVisitedAt and optional opens. A stale visit that is not an open emits no event. The ProjectionStore and client-runtime reducer apply the slim payload. The runtimeLayer.test.ts checks cover the payload keys and the stale-visit case. The first problem, server write amplification (one SQLite commit per event, about 29 pages per commit), is not addressed. The PR states that this work is excluded. The issue lists concrete coding options for it: grouping events of a streamed turn into one commit, reducing pages touched per commit, and PRAGMA temp_store = MEMORY. None of these appear in the diff. Part 2 of the issue is met by the reviewed code. Part 1 is an unmet coding requirement of a directly linked issue.

Resolution

Implement at least one part 1 change in the server write path. Options include batching events in one commit per streamed turn, reducing the index or metadata pages each commit rewrites, or setting PRAGMA temp_store = MEMORY. Add a test or measurement that shows fewer commits or pages per event. Alternatively, ask the maintainers to narrow #24003 to part 2 and split part 1 into a separate issue. Then the linked-issue assessment can pass for this PR.

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