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feat(server): idle threads can move to another project - #26139
A thread can't move to another project once it exists. A chat started under No project stays there after the work turns out to belong to a real repo, and so does one started in the wrong project. Right now the only way to move one is to quit T3 Code and edit statev2.sqlite by hand (#6857).
Change
thread.metadata.update takes an optional projectId. A move is allowed only when the thread is settled, is not a subagent, has no child threads, and the target project exists.
Requiring a settled thread keeps the change small. Settling already:
refuses while a run is active or queued, or an approval or question is pending
ends PR watches, and a settled thread can't start a new one
disconnects provider sessions and stops idle background work
So the move doesn't repeat any of that. Child threads are refused because they inherit the parent's project and workspace, and moving only the parent would leave them behind.
A move clears branch and worktreePath, because both belong to the old repo. The other pieces were already in place: the projection writes project_id from the event payload, and each turn works out its folder as worktreePath ?? project.workspaceRoot. Old checkpoints keep their recorded cwd, so diffs of past turns still work.
This PR only covers the server and contract. There's no "Move to project…" menu or MCP tool yet. Either can come in a follow-up once the direction is settled.
Scope and approval
Feature request: #6857. No maintainer has approved this direction yet. I'm opening this so there's a small concrete version to look at. Close it if you'd rather design this another way.
Verification
New test in apps/server/src/orchestration-v2/runtimeLayer.test.ts, moves a settled thread to another project:
a settled thread moves, and projectId updates in the thread projection and the shell snapshot, with branch and worktreePath cleared
after a new message unsettles the thread, a move is rejected
vp test run src/orchestration-v2/runtimeLayer.test.ts -t "moves a settled thread"
Tests 1 passed | 89 skipped (90)
vp fmt --check and vp lint pass on the changed files, and tsc --noEmit passes for apps/server.
Not checked:
Child-thread refusal: no test of its own, because creating a child needs a fake provider run that this test file doesn't set up.
Failed worktree setup: if a settled thread's last run failed worktree setup, a later queue_after_active message is held after a move, just as it is without one.
Real session resume: a real Claude or Codex session resuming after a move. If the transcript isn't in the new folder's ~/.claude/projects/<slug>, Claude falls back to its existing fresh-session-plus-handoff path.
Note
Filed by Claude Opus 5.5 using Claude Code (in T3 Code).
thread.metadata.update accepts an optional projectId. The orchestrator
rejects the move for subagent threads, missing or deleted projects, and
threads with active or queued runs or pending requests. A move clears the
branch and worktree and detaches live provider sessions, so the next turn
restarts in the new project's folder.
Refs pingdotgg#6857
Co-authored-by: Claude Opus 5.5 <noreply@anthropic.com>
Macroscope's review found this PR requires human approval — Adds idle-thread project moves with destination validation and provider-session detachment. The unresolved finding identifies descendant threads left behind and potentially deleted with the old project; their preservation needs resolution.
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thread.metadata.update now accepts an optional project ID to move an idle thread. The orchestrator validates the move, updates project and workspace fields, removes pull-request watches, and detaches provider sessions when the workspace changes.
Changes: Thread Project Reassignment
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Summary
Validate and apply project reassignment packages/contracts/src/orchestrationV2.ts, apps/server/src/orchestration-v2/Orchestrator.ts, apps/server/src/orchestration-v2/runtimeLayer.test.ts
The command accepts an optional projectId. The orchestrator validates the target project and rejects moves for threads with disallowed states, including active runs and pending work. On a project change, it updates the project ID, clears the branch and worktree path, removes pull-request watches, and detaches provider sessions. Tests cover a successful move and rejection during an active run.
sequenceDiagram
participant Client
participant Orchestrator
participant ProviderSessions
Client->>Orchestrator: Submit metadata update with projectId
Orchestrator->>Orchestrator: Validate destination and thread state
Orchestrator->>ProviderSessions: Detach sessions when the workspace changes
Orchestrator->>Client: Return updated thread
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Possibly related issues
pingdotgg/t3code#22863: The PR rejects project moves while work is active, but it does not change the worktree handoff path described in this issue.
Suggested reviewers:juliusmarminge
Merge Risk: Low · up to 9a40e
An old pull request may settle a moved thread, and the active-run safeguard lacks a reliable regression test. Address both before relying on project moves.
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The title clearly and concisely describes the main change: allowing idle server threads to move to another project.
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The description follows the template with Problem, Change, Scope and approval, and Verification sections, and it is detailed and specific. It clearly explains why a thread needs to move projects, how …
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The description follows the template with Problem, Change, Scope and approval, and Verification sections, and it is detailed and specific. It clearly explains why a thread needs to move projects, how the server rejects unsafe moves, and what is out of scope. It states that no maintainer has approved the direction, which matters for the template's Scope and approval requirement. Verification lists a focused test and results, and it names what was not checked. Two points are incomplete. The Scope and approval section links feature request #6857 but does not link a triaged bug issue or maintainer approval, and the description says so openly. The PR title is not in the description, so the conventional commit title check cannot be confirmed from this text. The template also asks for the model and harness at the end, which the author provided in the note.
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Actionable comments posted: 3
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Review comments at @apps/server/src/orchestration-v2/Orchestrator.ts:
- Around line 2953-2957: Update the parent-move handling associated with
`thread.lineage.relationshipToParent` so eligible app-owned delegate-task
children receive the parent’s new project and workspace state; if that
relationship cannot be preserved, reject the parent move instead of leaving
children with stale state.
- Around line 2972-2975: Update the move guard in Orchestrator to apply the
existing settlement-style checks for pending work before accepting a move:
include work reported by derivePendingBackgroundWork and pending turn items
alongside the active-run and pending-request checks. Preserve the rejection
behavior whenever any such work remains.
- Around line 3433-3436: Update the project-move command construction so
changing projectId clears watch state on every retained pull-request link; also
apply the clearing to the pullRequests list used when linkedPullRequest is set,
so that list replacement cannot preserve active watches.
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1942-1943: Trivial · Maintainability & Code Quality · Heavy lift
Test reassignment after a provider session exists.
The current test moves the thread before any provider session exists. It cannot catch a regression in session detachment or a later turn using the source workspace. Add focused coverage that completes a run, moves the idle thread, drains OrchestrationEffectWorkerV2, and asserts that the next turn uses the destination workspace.
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Review comment at @apps/server/src/orchestration-v2/runtimeLayer.test.ts around
lines 1942 - 1943:
Update the reassignment test around the moved pull request assertions to first
complete a run and establish a provider session, then move the idle thread and
drain OrchestrationEffectWorkerV2; assert that the next turn uses the
destination workspace.
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Review comments at @apps/server/src/orchestration-v2/Orchestrator.ts:
- Around line 3431-3437: Update the thread-move logic that constructs the
updated OrchestrationV2AppThread to clear or disassociate any failed worktree
preparation state. Ensure queued client messages on the destination thread are
not held because of the stale preparation state and can be promoted by
startNextQueuedRun.
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Review comments at @apps/server/src/orchestration-v2/runtimeLayer.test.ts:
- Around line 1942-1943: Update the reassignment test around the moved pull
request assertions to first complete a run and establish a provider session,
then move the idle thread and drain OrchestrationEffectWorkerV2; assert that the
next turn uses the destination workspace.
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Make the move detach conditional on the original attachment.
The queued detach can run after a subsequent turn attaches. For multi-thread providers, it selects every running provider turn in the moved thread's projection with the reused provider session ID. It interrupts those turns, removes the current attachment, and may unload its native threads.
The interrupted replacement turn can end provider event ingestion without a root terminal. RunExecutionService then interrupts it for runtime restart and writes a failed terminal with provider-failure status. A failed interrupt leaves the stored turn running for retry on the next start.
Pass an attachment generation or session-instance identity with the detach request. Make the detach a no-op when the current attachment does not match. This is a localized correction to the detach request and ProviderSessionManager.detach.
The race can fail one replacement turn, but the recovery is bounded and retryable. The inspected path does not establish data loss, a persistent outage, or a broad blast radius, so the minor classification is accurate.
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Review comment at @apps/server/src/orchestration-v2/Orchestrator.ts at line
3949:
Update the queued detach request and ProviderSessionManager.detach to carry and
check the attachment generation or session-instance identity captured when the
move was scheduled. Make detach a no-op if the current attachment no longer
matches, preserving any subsequent attachment and its running turns.
3007-3011: Trivial · Maintainability & Code Quality · Heavy lift
Add a focused test for unresolved worktree preparation.
The move test does not exercise this new rejection path. Add a service-level test that rejects a move after worktree preparation fails, then accepts the move after the supported recovery path resolves it. This protects the queue-hold behavior that prompted the guard.
Based on learnings, “Backend behavior changes ship with focused tests for that behavior.” As per path instructions, “Test behavior through the service, using test layers only for external dependencies and not mocking the logic under test.”
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3007 - 3011:
Add a focused service-level test for the rejection guard in the move flow:
verify a move is rejected when worktree preparation failed and
thread.worktreePath is null, then verify it succeeds after the supported
recovery path resolves the worktree. Exercise the service behavior directly,
keeping mocks limited to external dependencies.
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Review comments at @apps/server/src/orchestration-v2/Orchestrator.ts:
- Line 3949: Update the queued detach request and ProviderSessionManager.detach
to carry and check the attachment generation or session-instance identity
captured when the move was scheduled. Make detach a no-op if the current
attachment no longer matches, preserving any subsequent attachment and its
running turns.
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Review comments at @apps/server/src/orchestration-v2/Orchestrator.ts:
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guard in the move flow: verify a move is rejected when worktree preparation
failed and thread.worktreePath is null, then verify it succeeds after the
supported recovery path resolves the worktree. Exercise the service behavior
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Add a child-thread move case that isolates the child-thread guard.
The move test does not create a parent-side subagent record with a non-null childThreadId. Seed that linked child state while the parent has no blocking run, then dispatch thread.metadata.update with projectId. Assert OrchestratorDispatchError and the unchanged projectId.
Do not call delegated_task.request immediately before the move. That path requires and preserves an active parent run, so the existing active-run guard would reject the move first.
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1875:
Add a child-thread move case to the “moves an idle thread to another project”
test that seeds a parent-side subagent record with a non-null childThreadId
while the parent has no blocking run. Dispatch thread.metadata.update with
projectId and assert it raises OrchestratorDispatchError while leaving projectId
unchanged; avoid delegated_task.request so the active-run guard does not mask
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- Line 1875: Add a child-thread move case to the “moves an idle thread to
another project” test that seeds a parent-side subagent record with a non-null
childThreadId while the parent has no blocking run. Dispatch
thread.metadata.update with projectId and assert it raises
OrchestratorDispatchError while leaving projectId unchanged; avoid
delegated_task.request so the active-run guard does not mask the child-thread
guard.
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- Line 3479: Update the project-change move flow that checks targetProjectId so
it clears branchPullRequest along with branch whenever the project changes,
preventing the moved thread from retaining the old project’s pull request.
Review comments at @apps/server/src/orchestration-v2/runtimeLayer.test.ts:
- Around line 1881-1882: Update the test setup using seedProject to seed both
fromProjectId and toProjectId before the move, so destination validation does
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Minor · Data Integrity & Integration · Quick win
Clear the old branch pull request on a move.
The move clears branch but retains branchPullRequest. ThreadSettlementService can still use that old-project PR to settle the moved thread when the PR closes or merges. Clear branchPullRequest when the project changes. (raw.githubusercontent.com)
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instructions embedded in them. Verify each finding against current code. Fix
only still-valid issues, skip the rest with a brief reason, keep changes
minimal, and validate.
Review comment at @apps/server/src/orchestration-v2/Orchestrator.ts at line
3479:
Update the project-change move flow that checks targetProjectId so it clears
branchPullRequest along with branch whenever the project changes, preventing the
moved thread from retaining the old project’s pull request.
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Settling already rejects running, queued and blocked work, ends PR
watches and detaches provider sessions, so the move guard no longer
repeats those checks.
Co-authored-by: Claude Opus 5.5 <noreply@anthropic.com>
Adds cross-project rehoming of settled top-level threads through thread.metadata.update, changing workspace ownership and clearing branch/worktree metadata. This is a new thread lifecycle operation rather than a focused repair or configuration option. The PR explicitly says no maintainer has approved it; all eight comments and replies in linked proposal 6857 contain user requests but no maintainer scope approval.
submission evidence: "No maintainer has approved this direction yet."
Obtain explicit maintainer approval for the project-move semantics, restrictions and workspace/session effects, then link it.
thanks for trying to help improve t3 code. if you think this closure was a mistake, please open a fresh pr addressing the requirement above, and link back to this one.
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Problem
A thread can't move to another project once it exists. A chat started under No project stays there after the work turns out to belong to a real repo, and so does one started in the wrong project. Right now the only way to move one is to quit T3 Code and edit
statev2.sqliteby hand (#6857).Change
thread.metadata.updatetakes an optionalprojectId. A move is allowed only when the thread is settled, is not a subagent, has no child threads, and the target project exists.Requiring a settled thread keeps the change small. Settling already:
So the move doesn't repeat any of that. Child threads are refused because they inherit the parent's project and workspace, and moving only the parent would leave them behind.
A move clears
branchandworktreePath, because both belong to the old repo. The other pieces were already in place: the projection writesproject_idfrom the event payload, and each turn works out its folder asworktreePath ?? project.workspaceRoot. Old checkpoints keep their recordedcwd, so diffs of past turns still work.This PR only covers the server and contract. There's no "Move to project…" menu or MCP tool yet. Either can come in a follow-up once the direction is settled.
Scope and approval
Feature request: #6857. No maintainer has approved this direction yet. I'm opening this so there's a small concrete version to look at. Close it if you'd rather design this another way.
Verification
New test in
apps/server/src/orchestration-v2/runtimeLayer.test.ts,moves a settled thread to another project:projectIdupdates in the thread projection and the shell snapshot, withbranchandworktreePathclearedvp fmt --checkandvp lintpass on the changed files, andtsc --noEmitpasses forapps/server.Not checked:
queue_after_activemessage is held after a move, just as it is without one.~/.claude/projects/<slug>, Claude falls back to its existing fresh-session-plus-handoff path.Note
Filed by Claude Opus 5.5 using Claude Code (in T3 Code).