[juliusmarminge]

serveCommand was built from the full sharedServerCommandFlags, so t3 serve --help listed --auto-bootstrap-project-from-cwd. Serve always runs with startupPresentation: "headless" and forceAutoBootstrapProjectFromCwd: false, which resolveServerConfig checks before the flag, so the flag was accepted and silently ignored. The fix builds serve's flag set from the shared flags minus autoBootstrapProjectFromCwd, and the handler passes autoBootstrapProjectFromCwd: Option.none() to keep the CliServerFlags shape. Result: serve help no longer lists the flag, and passing it fails loudly with Unrecognized flag: --auto-bootstrap-project-from-cwd in command t3 serve (checked with the real CLI). Plain t3 and the unlisted start keep the flag. Nothing in the repo passes it to serve; the dev runner uses the env var. No new regex or parser.

Fixes #34223

Reproduction on main

On origin/main 950c342 (worktree, vp i): node apps/server/src/bin.ts serve --help lists --auto-bootstrap-project-from-cwd Create a project for the current working directory on startup when missing. In a scratch git repo with one commit, ran T3CODE_DEV_SEED=0 node apps/server/src/bin.ts serve --auto-bootstrap-project-from-cwd --base-dir <empty> --host 127.0.0.1 --port 39231 --log-level debug .: the debug line 'startup phase: publishing welcome event' showed bootstrapProjectId: undefined and bootstrapThreadId: undefined, no warning about the flag was logged, and after stopping the server select count(*) from projection_projects on /userdata/statev2.sqlite returned 0. Control: the same command with --no-browser in place of serve and a fresh base dir logged a defined bootstrapProjectId/bootstrapThreadId, and projection_projects held 1 row. A new test in apps/server/src/cli/app.test.ts (runs serve --help through makeCli with TestConsole) fails on main because the help contains the flag.

Evidence

Run serve --help, then run serve --auto-bootstrap-project-from-cwd --base-dir <fresh-home> --host 127.0.0.1 --port 43987 --log-level debug . from a synthetic git repository with one commit, with T3CODE_DEV_SEED=0. Both sides use the same driver and fresh state.

Before	After
950c34226c	9196b6b996
Actual CLI transcript: help advertises the flag; startup silently leaves both bootstrap IDs undefined; project count is 0.	Actual CLI transcript: help omits the flag; passing it produces an explicit unrecognized-flag error and exit code 1 before startup.

Reproduction driver

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Not shown:

• The root command's --no-browser bootstrap control was not rerun; this proof covers serve's help and handling of the unsupported flag.

Tests

Before the fix, ran node apps/server/src/bin.ts serve --help: it listed the flag (the repro test fails on main, per the repro branch). After the fix: vp test run src/cli/app.test.ts in apps/server passed, 13/13, including the repro test. node apps/server/src/bin.ts serve --help no longer lists the flag, while t3 --help still does. serve --auto-bootstrap-project-from-cwd exits 1 with 'Unrecognized flag'. vp run check:changed passed (format, lint, knip, graphql, typecheck of 3 packages, 15 tests in 2 files).

Not in this change

• The T3CODE_AUTO_BOOTSTRAP_PROJECT_FROM_CWD env var is still silently ignored on t3 serve because headless startup forces auto-bootstrap off; warning about it would be a separate change.
• forceAutoBootstrapProjectFromCwd: false on serve is now redundant with the headless rule in resolveServerConfig; I left it in place.

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Approvability

Verdict: Approved at 9196b6b

Macroscope's review found this PR approvable — Removes a previously ignored bootstrap flag from t3 serve help and accepted arguments. Existing startup defaults remain unchanged, and other commands retain the flag.

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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: 40c3682 · PR result: 9196b6b · 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 serve command no longer lists --auto-bootstrap-project-from-cwd in its help. Its startup continues to disable cwd auto-bootstrap. A test checks the help output.

Changes: Serve CLI flags

Layer / File(s)	Summary
Serve flag exposure and help test apps/server/src/cli/server.ts, apps/server/src/cli/app.test.ts	The serve command omits autoBootstrapProjectFromCwd from its exposed flags and continues to disable it at startup. The help test checks that --no-browser is present and --auto-bootstrap-project-from-cwd is absent.

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

Change: Bug fix · Severity of issue fixed: Low

Suggested reviewers: t3dotgg

Merge Risk: Minimal · up to 9196b

The serve command no longer advertises a flag it ignored, and plain t3 keeps its behavior. No merge-blocking risk remains.

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Check name	Status	Explanation
Title check		The title clearly and concisely describes the main change: removing the ineffective --auto-bootstrap-project-from-cwd flag from t3 serve.
Linked Issues check		Issue #34223 requires that t3 serve not advertise an ineffective auto-bootstrap flag while keeping serve headless and non-bootstrapping. serveCommand now removes autoBootstrapProjectFromCwd from…
Out of Scope Changes check		The changed implementation and test directly address issue #34223. The flag removal, preserved handler shape, and serve help regression test have a direct connection to the issue. No unrelated product…
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Issue #34223 requires that t3 serve not advertise an ineffective auto-bootstrap flag while keeping serve headless and non-bootstrapping. serveCommand now removes autoBootstrapProjectFromCwd from its flags, passes Option.none() to preserve CliServerFlags, and retains startupPresentation: "headless" with forced auto-bootstrap disabled. The new app.test.ts test verifies that serve help omits the flag and retains --no-browser. startCommand and the shared flags remain unchanged, so plain t3 and start retain the flag.

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The changed implementation and test directly address issue #34223. The flag removal, preserved handler shape, and serve help regression test have a direct connection to the issue. No unrelated production behavior or unrelated test change is present in the reviewed diff.

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Major · Functional Correctness · Quick win

Cover rejection of the removed flag.

This test checks help output only. It would pass if the flag were hidden but still accepted and ignored. (raw.githubusercontent.com) Add a CLI test that asserts serve --auto-bootstrap-project-from-cwd is rejected.

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The help-output check does not verify that the removed flag is rejected. Add a focused CLI test using runCli that invokes serve with --auto-bootstrap-project-from-cwd and asserts the command fails or reports the flag as unrecognized, while preserving the existing help-output assertions.

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