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Problem

Links to older settled threads show "Thread no longer available" even though the threads still exist. The shell snapshot omits those threads, so the chips cannot read their titles.

Fixes #26467.

Change

Both chip entry points load missing thread families through the existing RPC. Once a lookup starts, it stays mounted until the chip unmounts or changes target. This prevents the lookup from removing its own shell row and starting again.

Markdown links resolve the literal ID before a decoded ID. A failed local read still allows legacy links to use a unique match in another environment. Pending reads wait.

A selected remote target stays associated with the current link, so the link can reacquire its family if another component removes the borrowed row. A successful read must confirm its absence before a decoded candidate can replace it. A written-ID candidate can replace a decoded selection. Ambiguous matches stay unresolved.

Scope and approval

This PR is submitted under the focused obvious-bug exception. It restores titles and navigation for existing thread links using an existing family read. The helper and regression tests are necessary to retain those rows and preserve ID precedence and remote resolution.

No maintainer approval is claimed, and #26467 has not received maintainer triage. This change affects web and desktop chips. Archived-thread handling remains unchanged.

Verification

  • Before: regression cases reproduced the mount/unmount loop, incorrect decoded-ID resolution, unresolved legacy links after failed family reads, and lost remote targets after borrowed rows disappeared.
  • After: vp run check:changed passes formatting, lint, both unused-code checks, affected typechecks, and 11 tests across two files. Eight browser cases cover both chip entry points, local and remote ID precedence, decoded fallback, failed reads with remote matches, pending retries, borrowed-row removal, ambiguity, and cleanup after link changes.
  • The tests use controlled family results and actual chip components. They do not verify the complete client against a running server.

Before, from #26467:

A settled-thread link shows Thread no longer available

After, from the browser regression fixture with controlled family data:

The settled-thread link renders its title


Initial change by Claude Opus 5.5 through Claude Code. Review fixes by GPT-6.1-Sol through Codex. Both ran in T3 Code on behalf of @gabimoncha.

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Macroscope's review found this PR requires human approval — The change loads older thread families to display titles in links and context chips. Unresolved findings report a chat-disrupting mount/unmount loop and incorrect thread-ID resolution; the lifetime and identity behavior need resolution before shipping.

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Walkthrough

Thread link components now request thread-family data when a referenced thread is absent from the local shell list. MarkdownThreadLink checks family lookup results before trying a decoded ID or guessing a remote reference. Browser tests cover lookup outcomes and subscription lifetime.

Changes: Thread link resolution

Layer / File(s) Summary
Track missing thread-family lookups
apps/web/src/state/threads.ts
The new useThreadFamilyIfMissing hook tracks a missing scoped reference, mounts its family while the reference matches, and returns the family result or a pending empty result.
Resolve missing thread links
apps/web/src/components/ThreadContextChip.tsx, apps/web/src/components/chat/MarkdownThreadLink.tsx, apps/web/src/components/chat/MarkdownThreadLink.browser.test.tsx
ThreadContextChip requests family data when its shell is absent. MarkdownThreadLink checks written and decoded IDs before remote guessing, excludes the current environment from candidates, and remembers remote selections by source key. Browser tests cover lookup outcomes, subscription lifetime, and environment changes.

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

Severity of issue fixed: Low

Possibly related issues

  • pingdotgg/t3code#26467 — Describes unavailable labels for older settled threads omitted from the local list; this PR requests family data for missing thread shells.

Possibly related PRs

Suggested reviewers: juliusmarminge, maria-rcks

Merge Risk: Minimal · previous review 2d1b2

Older settled-thread links can load their titles. No merge-blocking risk was identified.

Pre-merge checks: Passed 4
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Title check Passed The title is concise, uses the repository's conventional format, and accurately describes the primary fix for older settled thread links.
Description check Passed The description includes the required Problem, Change, Scope and approval, and Verification sections. It explains the bug, implementation, focused-bug exception, test results, limitations, screenshots…
Linked Issues check Passed The active direct issue is [#26467]. ThreadContextChip and MarkdownThreadLink now use useThreadFamilyIfMissing for absent shell rows. The hook retains the lookup while the target remains unchang…
Out of Scope Changes check Passed The production changes add the missing-family lookup, connect it to both chip entry points, and update link resolution. These changes directly support [#26467]. The remote fallback and retention logic…
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The active direct issue is [#26467]. ThreadContextChip and MarkdownThreadLink now use useThreadFamilyIfMissing for absent shell rows. The hook retains the lookup while the target remains unchanged, so settled family rows can provide the thread title. MarkdownThreadLink preserves literal-ID precedence, waits for pending reads, and supports the documented fallback and ambiguity behavior. The added browser tests cover both chip entry points and the lookup, resolution, and cleanup cases. Archived-thread behavior remains unchanged.

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The production changes add the missing-family lookup, connect it to both chip entry points, and update link resolution. These changes directly support [#26467]. The remote fallback and retention logic support resolving the same thread link when local shell data is incomplete. The browser tests verify these behaviors. No unrelated product behavior or excluded work appears in the reviewed change summary.

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Shells leave older settled threads out, so thread link chips could not
find them and showed "Thread no longer available". The chips now read
the thread's family when it is not in the local shells.

Fixes pingdotgg#26467
Keep missing-thread families mounted after their rows appear in the shell. Confirm that a literal thread ID is absent before trying decoded or remote matches.
Let legacy links use a unique match in another environment when a local family read fails. Keep pending reads blocked and preserve literal ID precedence within the source environment.
Remember the selected remote reference for the current link and reacquire its family when another component releases its row. Preserve ambiguity handling and release the retained family when the link changes.
Wait for a successful family read to confirm that a selected remote thread is absent before replacing it. Preserve written-ID precedence when both remote candidates are visible.
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Written by gpt-6.1-sol on behalf of Maria

Verified in a real dev environment

verified unchanged head 10234d9597e5d918678c57cb40d2987c692e9e76 against github/main at ce9e016406 on linux. used repository playwright and /usr/bin/google-chrome against the actual dev web client.

created a real git repository and added its project through the app. created and settled 26 threads through the ui with real codex gpt-6.1-sol turns, putting the oldest target outside the 25-thread shell snapshot. used the app's thread mention picker for a saved context chip and real provider output for markdown links. no mocks, fixtures, seeded dates, or injected messages. copied that task database after stopping main for matching before/after data.

main reproduced the missing title after reload. the pr loads the older family, restores its project icon and titles, opens its actual transcript, and retains the links after back. the recent legacy link still opens the correct neighbor; a nonexistent link stays unavailable. a fresh codex turn also completed on the pr.

vp run check:changed 4f990c418fdf8d3cb4f9b7c99c58122295da59a7 passes through blacksmith: format, lint, both unused-code checks, affected typechecks, 11 tests across two files, and three scoped react compiler checks. installed the worker's missing chromium and fetched the comparison history before the successful run. no source changes or pushes were needed.

short running-server transcript:

t3 thread show --base-dir /home/user/t3code/.t3 <source> --messages 2
Review Older Thread Context
completed  codex/gpt-6.1-sol
[user] Reply exactly: PR provider path verified. Do not use tools or change files.
[assistant] PR provider path verified.

main: older links unavailable, recent link resolves

pr: identical messages resolve the older target

pr: open the older target and navigate back

Not verified

electron and native ios/android clients, other providers, remote/relay/tunnel connections, and cross-environment or percent-escaped-id cases in a real multi-environment app. those resolution edge cases have browser regression coverage, but this runtime pass used one local environment.

startup note: the first root-checkout launch defaulted to the vm's home state. it was stopped before test interactions and restarted with explicit isolated --home-dir. that brief launch applied migrations and reported zero recovered work. all before/after evidence and pr interactions use the copied task state.

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