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Problem

With linked environments, a project's repositoryIdentity in a T3 server's shell snapshot turns null once a minute even though its git remote never changed. ProjectEnrichmentService.peek reads Cache.getSuccess, which returns nothing for an expired or still-refreshing entry, and the success TTL is one minute. A client with no identity on record for that copy groups it by path, so it splits out of its repository group. ProjectService readers (e.g. remote delegation project matching) see the same null.

Reproduced on a real server built from main: one project whose origin is https://github.com/acme/widgets.git, with GET /api/orchestration/shell polled every 10 s. The identity read null at 06:15:58 and 06:16:58, one minute apart, with no change to the repo.

Change

ProjectEnrichmentService remembers the last successfully resolved identity per workspace root. The map is capped at the cache capacity and drops the oldest entry first. peek/getAvailable fall back to it when the cache has no fresh success: the entry expired, its refresh is pending, or the refresh failed. The fallback keeps repositoryIdentityResolved: false, so resolvedRepositoryIdentityRoots still lists only freshly resolved roots.

• A new successful resolution replaces the remembered value, and a resolved null (remote removed) clears it.
• invalidate clears it, along with the root's in-flight lookup token, so a lookup that started before invalidate cannot overwrite a newer result. Other roots are unaffected.

No contract, client, TTL or resolver changes. The cold-start null before any resolution is unchanged.

Scope and approval

Fixes #32347

Triaged via the automated issue flow.

Verification

vp test run apps/server/src/project/ProjectEnrichmentService.test.ts: 7 passed. The three new tests:

• keeps the last resolved repository identity after it expires and while it refreshes: fails on main (expected undefined to equal 'example.test/v1/widgets').
• does not let a lookup invalidated mid-flight replace a newer last identity: fails without the in-flight guard (expected 'example.test/v1/widgets' to equal 'example.test/v2/widgets').
• keeps a lookup's identity when another root is invalidated mid-flight: fails with a global, not per-root, guard.

vp run check:changed passes (format, lint, knip, typecheck of 3 packages, tests).

Runtime transcript from a real server (t3 serve on a fresh base dir, synthetic repo, GET /api/orchestration/shell):

# Runtime transcript for pingdotgg/t3code#32347
# Server: node apps/server/src/bin.ts serve --base-dir <fresh dir> --port 47123 (T3CODE_DEV_SEED=0)
# One project at a synthetic git repo whose origin is https://github.com/acme/widgets.git
# Read: GET /api/orchestration/shell (x-t3-orchestration-protocol: 2, bearer session token); prints repositoryIdentity.canonicalKey

## Before: main (d4247a5a19) + red test only, polled every 10 s
06:14:54 b/widgets=null                     (first read, cold cache)
06:14:54 b/widgets="github.com/acme/widgets"
06:14:57 b/widgets="github.com/acme/widgets"
06:15:07 b/widgets="github.com/acme/widgets"
06:15:17 b/widgets="github.com/acme/widgets"
06:15:28 b/widgets="github.com/acme/widgets"
06:15:38 b/widgets="github.com/acme/widgets"
06:15:48 b/widgets="github.com/acme/widgets"
06:15:58 b/widgets=null
06:16:08 b/widgets="github.com/acme/widgets"
06:16:18 b/widgets="github.com/acme/widgets"
06:16:28 b/widgets="github.com/acme/widgets"
06:16:38 b/widgets="github.com/acme/widgets"
06:16:48 b/widgets="github.com/acme/widgets"
06:16:58 b/widgets=null
06:17:08 b/widgets="github.com/acme/widgets"

## After: fix (143af9fa41; later commits only add the per-root invalidate guard), server restarted, polled every 10 s
06:25:48 b/widgets="github.com/acme/widgets"
06:25:58 b/widgets="github.com/acme/widgets"
06:26:09 b/widgets="github.com/acme/widgets"
06:26:19 b/widgets="github.com/acme/widgets"
06:26:29 b/widgets="github.com/acme/widgets"
06:26:39 b/widgets="github.com/acme/widgets"
06:26:49 b/widgets="github.com/acme/widgets"
06:26:59 b/widgets="github.com/acme/widgets"
06:27:09 b/widgets="github.com/acme/widgets"
06:27:19 b/widgets="github.com/acme/widgets"
06:27:29 b/widgets="github.com/acme/widgets"
06:27:39 b/widgets="github.com/acme/widgets"
06:27:49 b/widgets="github.com/acme/widgets"
06:27:59 b/widgets="github.com/acme/widgets"
06:28:09 b/widgets="github.com/acme/widgets"

## Reverse state on the fixed server: origin removed at 06:29:57, polled every 60 s
## (RepositoryIdentityResolver keeps a resolved identity 15 min on main too; the removal must still clear it)
06:31:39 b/widgets="github.com/acme/widgets"
06:32:39 b/widgets="github.com/acme/widgets"
06:33:39 b/widgets="github.com/acme/widgets"
06:34:39 b/widgets="github.com/acme/widgets"
06:35:39 b/widgets="github.com/acme/widgets"
06:36:39 b/widgets="github.com/acme/widgets"
06:37:39 b/widgets="github.com/acme/widgets"
06:38:39 b/widgets="github.com/acme/widgets"
06:39:39 b/widgets="github.com/acme/widgets"
06:40:39 b/widgets="github.com/acme/widgets"
06:41:39 b/widgets="github.com/acme/widgets"
06:42:39 b/widgets=null
06:43:39 b/widgets=null
06:44:39 b/widgets=null

The "after" server ran 143af9f. The two later commits only add the in-flight invalidate guard, which the polled path never triggers. The guard is covered by the unit tests above. Not checked: a multi-environment sidebar in a real client. The client already groups by repositoryIdentity, and this change only stops the server from sending the spurious null.

More states, at head bff5e1c against merge-base 7389423

Same driver on both sides, each side's own server on a fresh base dir. F06 and F13 are labelled harness runs (a real resolver turns git errors into a resolved null, so it never fails).

State	Before	After
WebSocket shell frames across two 60 s expiries: before sends null, after sends the last identity with repositoryIdentityResolved: false, then a resolved frame	before	after
MCP t3_project_list while the remote changes I1 → I2: after shows I1 until the refresh, then I2	before	after
Cold list, MCP and resolved null (remote removed)	before	after
Harness: failed refresh keeps I1, recovery to I2; capacity eviction order	before	after

Matrix · index · drivers: harness test, harness-driver, runtime, ws-expiry, mcp-replacement. Nothing else differs between the sides beyond paths, ports, timestamps and sessions. A proof audit covered all 17 states of the matrix and found the set sufficient; the harness rerun at head matched all 20 recorded observations.

Two independent reviews of the full diff against main: no findings. vp run check:changed passes at the final head.

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Approvability

Verdict: Approved at 6316bfb

Macroscope's review found this PR approvable — Project reads retain the last known repository identity during refresh instead of temporarily losing their repository grouping. The fallback is bounded and cleared on invalidation or a successful missing-repository result, with no persistent-data changes.

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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: 8ee7183 · PR result: 893e2e4 · 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 service now retains successful repository identities across cache expiry and refresh, ignores stale lookup results, and clears remembered identities on invalidation. Tests cover expiry, refresh, and invalidation during in-flight lookups.

Changes: Repository Identity Retention

Layer / File(s)	Summary
Remember identities and validate lookup updates apps/server/src/project/ProjectEnrichmentService.ts, apps/server/src/project/ProjectEnrichmentService.test.ts	A bounded map retains successful repository identities. Lookup tokens prevent stale results from updating the map. peek falls back to a remembered identity when the cache has no current success, and invalidate clears the remembered identity and lookup marker. Tests cover expiry, refresh, and invalidation during in-flight lookups.

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Change: Bug fix · Severity of issue fixed: Medium

Suggested reviewers: t3dotgg

Merge Risk: Minimal · previous review 6316b

Linked projects keep their last known repository identity while it refreshes, which avoids the intermittent sidebar splits. No merge-blocking risk was found.

Pre-merge checks: 3 · 1

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Check name	Status	Explanation	Resolution
Linked Issues check		[ #32347 ] The service retains a resolved identity during cache expiry and refresh. The new tests cover refresh and per-root invalidation. The restart case remains unresolved: before the first lookup …	Prevent the restart case from producing a separate group while the identity is unresolved. Add an automated test for a linked project with no previously recorded identity.

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Out of Scope Changes check		[ #32347 ] The identity cache fallback, per-root invalidation guard, and tests support the linked-project grouping fix. No unrelated changes appear in the whole-PR summary.
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Explanation

[ #32347 ] The service retains a resolved identity during cache expiry and refresh. The new tests cover refresh and per-root invalidation. The restart case remains unresolved: before the first lookup succeeds, peek returns null, and projectGrouping.ts uses a physical key when the client has no identity for that copy. The copy can still split from its repository group.

Resolution

Prevent the restart case from producing a separate group while the identity is unresolved. Add an automated test for a linked project with no previously recorded identity.

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