fix(mobile): block incompatible server connections

[juliusmarminge]

Production mobile currently opens a WebSocket to incompatible servers and then fails to decode their frames. Check the environment's orchestration protocol before opening the socket and show "Client not supported" in the existing connection UI. Servers without version metadata continue to use protocol 1.

Validation: 29 focused tests passed; mobile typecheck passed. No simulator verification.

Model: GPT-6. Harness: Codex.

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Summary by CodeRabbit

• New Features
  • Added compatibility checks between clients and servers before establishing connections.
  • Added clearer “Client not supported” messaging when app and server versions are incompatible.
  • Connection indicators now distinguish unsupported clients from offline or failed connections.
  • Unsupported environments display appropriate unavailable states across mobile and web.
  • Retry controls are hidden when a connection cannot be supported.
• Bug Fixes
  • Improved connection error details so automatic-retry messaging appears only while reconnecting.
  • Preserved compatibility with servers that do not provide protocol version metadata.

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Approvability

Verdict: Not approved

Macroscope's review found this PR not approvable — The shared connection resolver now performs descriptor discovery and protocol validation before opening orchestration sockets, blocking incompatible environments and changing the behavior of every connection target. The new server/client wire contract and production connection gate have broader runtime impact than a small isolated bug fix.

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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	13.6 KiB	13.6 KiB	+25 B (+0.2%)	15.1 KiB	✅
Codex	Thread snapshot wire	7.1 KiB	7.1 KiB	+2 B (+0.0%)	7.3 KiB	✅
Codex	Live turn WebSocket wire	6.5 KiB	6.6 KiB	+23 B (+0.3%)	7.8 KiB	✅
Codex	Live turn WebSocket decoded	57.1 KiB	57.1 KiB	0 B (0.0%)	66.4 KiB	✅
Codex	Live turn messages	10	10	0 (0.0%)	21	✅
Claude	Total thread wire	13.6 KiB	13.6 KiB	−12 B (−0.1%)	15.1 KiB	✅
Claude	Thread snapshot wire	7.1 KiB	7.1 KiB	+9 B (+0.1%)	7.3 KiB	✅
Claude	Live turn WebSocket wire	6.5 KiB	6.5 KiB	−21 B (−0.3%)	7.8 KiB	✅
Claude	Live turn WebSocket decoded	57.8 KiB	57.8 KiB	0 B (0.0%)	66.4 KiB	✅
Claude	Live turn messages	8	8	0 (0.0%)	21	✅

Baseline: e6ae764 · PR result: 2eae6f1 · 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: 113.9 KiB
• Claude decoded thread snapshot: 114.6 KiB

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📝 Walkthrough

Walkthrough

The change adds orchestration protocol version negotiation, rejects incompatible connections before orchestration RPCs, introduces an unsupported connection phase, and updates mobile and web connection displays.

Changes

Protocol compatibility

Layer / File(s)	Summary
Protocol contract and server descriptor packages/contracts/src/environment.ts, apps/server/src/environment/ServerEnvironment.ts, apps/server/src/environment/ServerEnvironment.test.ts	The environment descriptor now includes protocol version metadata. The server publishes and persists the current orchestration protocol version.
Descriptor validation and socket negotiation packages/client-runtime/src/connection/compatibility.ts, packages/client-runtime/src/connection/resolver.ts, packages/client-runtime/src/connection/*test.ts	The resolver fetches the remote descriptor, validates environment identity and protocol compatibility, and appends the protocol version to direct, bearer-authorized, and relay socket URLs.
Unsupported connection presentation packages/client-runtime/src/connection/presentation.ts, packages/client-runtime/src/connection/presentation.test.ts	Blocked protocol mismatches now use the unsupported phase and the Client not supported status text.
Mobile and web connection states apps/mobile/src/features/connection/*, apps/mobile/src/features/home/HomeScreen.tsx, apps/mobile/src/features/threads/floating-working-status.ts, apps/mobile/src/state/*, apps/web/src/components/*	Mobile and web surfaces display unsupported connections with dedicated text and error styling. Mobile hides retry controls for unsupported connections.

Priority: ➖ Normal

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

Change: Bug fix

Sequence Diagram(s)

sequenceDiagram
  participant ClientRuntime.ConnectionResolver
  participant HttpClient
  participant ServerEnvironment
  participant OrchestrationRPC
  ClientRuntime.ConnectionResolver->>HttpClient: Fetch environment descriptor
  HttpClient->>ServerEnvironment: Request descriptor
  ServerEnvironment-->>HttpClient: Return environment ID and protocol version
  ClientRuntime.ConnectionResolver->>ClientRuntime.ConnectionResolver: Validate protocol compatibility
  ClientRuntime.ConnectionResolver->>OrchestrationRPC: Open socket with orchestrationProtocol

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Suggested reviewers: t3dotgg

Merge Risk: 🔵 Low · up to 2eae6

The new "Client not supported" status still behaves like a tappable retry button, so users may tap it expecting a reconnect attempt, which will just fail again for the same protocol-incompatibility reason. This is a minor, non-blocking UX polish item that should be tidied up before or shortly after merge, but it does not affect data integrity, security, or overall app stability.

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❌ Failed checks (1 warning)

Check name	Status	Explanation	Resolution
Docstring Coverage	⚠️ Warning	Docstring coverage is 33.33% which is insufficient. The required threshold is 80.00%. Docstring coverage is scoped to functions touched by this diff. Analyzed 18 functions across 20 files.	Write docstrings for the functions missing them to satisfy the coverage threshold.

✅ Passed checks (4 passed)

Check name	Status	Explanation
Title check	✅ Passed	The title clearly summarizes the main change: blocking connections to incompatible servers in the mobile client.
Description check	✅ Passed	The description explains what changed, why it changed, the user-visible behavior, validation results, and the lack of simulator verification. It does not use the template headings or include the check…
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.

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In `@apps/mobile/src/features/threads/floating-working-status.ts`:
- Around line 54-55: Update the unsupported branch in the status handling and
the connection-pill renderer so unsupported status does not assign or invoke
onReconnect/retryNow, emit RetryRequested, or expose an interactive button role;
preserve the reconnect action and button behavior for offline status.

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📒 Files selected for processing (20)

• apps/mobile/src/features/connection/ConnectionStatusDot.tsx
• apps/mobile/src/features/connection/EnvironmentConnectionNotice.tsx
• apps/mobile/src/features/connection/connectionTone.ts
• apps/mobile/src/features/home/HomeScreen.tsx
• apps/mobile/src/features/threads/floating-working-status.ts
• apps/mobile/src/state/asset-url-state.ts
• apps/mobile/src/state/workspaceModel.ts
• apps/server/src/environment/ServerEnvironment.test.ts
• apps/server/src/environment/ServerEnvironment.ts
• apps/web/src/components/ConnectionStatusDot.tsx
• apps/web/src/components/ProviderUpdateLaunchNotification.environments.ts
• apps/web/src/components/cloud/cloudEnvironmentConnectionPresentation.ts
• apps/web/src/components/settings/ConnectionsSettings.tsx
• packages/client-runtime/src/connection/compatibility.test.ts
• packages/client-runtime/src/connection/compatibility.ts
• packages/client-runtime/src/connection/presentation.test.ts
• packages/client-runtime/src/connection/presentation.ts
• packages/client-runtime/src/connection/resolver.test.ts
• packages/client-runtime/src/connection/resolver.ts
• packages/contracts/src/environment.ts

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🎯 Functional Correctness | 🟡 Minor | ⚡ Quick win

Make the unsupported status non-actionable.

unavailable() assigns onReconnect to onPress, and the renderer passes it directly to the connection pill. Pressing the unsupported pill therefore calls retryNow, which resets retry state and emits RetryRequested. Keep this action for "offline", but omit it for "unsupported" and make the renderer's press handler and button role conditional.

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only still-valid issues, skip the rest with a brief reason, keep changes
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In `@apps/mobile/src/features/threads/floating-working-status.ts` around lines 54
- 55, Update the unsupported branch in the status handling and the
connection-pill renderer so unsupported status does not assign or invoke
onReconnect/retryNow, emit RetryRequested, or expose an interactive button role;
preserve the reconnect action and button behavior for offline status.

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