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fix(server): agent-scheduled tasks start from the project's default branch, not "main" - #26465
schedule_task gives unbound tasks (a new thread per run) a hardcoded baseRef: "main". On a repo whose default branch is master, every run fails in workspace preparation with git worktree add failed (ref_not_found), and retrying fails the same way. Fixes#26260.
Change
Unbound tasks now read the project's origin/HEAD through the existing GitVcsDriver.resolveDefaultBranchName, and keep "main" when it can't be resolved. This applies when a task is created and when an existing task is unbound. Bound tasks are unchanged and never call git. There is no contract change.
Scope and approval
This is a small, focused fix for an obvious bug in one service, so I believe it fits the small-fix exception. The web and mobile scheduled-task forms also prefill "main", but the user sees and can edit it there, so they're out of scope.
Verification
Focused test in apps/server/src/mcp/OrchestratorMcpService.test.ts:
On main, the master case fails: the task is saved with baseRef: "main" on both create and unbind.
With this change, both cases pass.
The three MCP test files that cover scheduled tasks pass (57 tests).
vp run check:changed: format, lint, knip, typecheck and tests all pass.
Real git, local only (throwaway checks, not committed):
scheduleTask with the real git driver saves:
master for a clone of a master-default repo
main for a folder that isn't a git repo, and the call still succeeds
The real ThreadLaunchService launching on a clone whose origin has only master:
From "main": fails with Workspace preparation failed during provision worktree: … git worktree add failed (ref_not_found)
From "master": creates the worktree at origin/master
Known limitations:
Git sets origin/HEAD only on clone. In a repo whose origin was added by hand, it doesn't exist, so the base stays "main".
A stale origin/HEAD (left after the upstream renames its default branch) is used as is, as elsewhere in the app. git remote set-head origin -a refreshes it.
Not run: an agent calling schedule_task over a live MCP connection, which needs a paid agent turn and an OAuth sign-in.
Claude Opus 5.5 (claude-opus-5-5) via Claude Code; reviewed by GPT-6.1 Sol (Codex) and Claude Opus 5.5.
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Unbound scheduled tasks now use the project’s default branch on origin as their worktree base, with main as a fallback. Tasks bound to the current thread continue to use the root workspace strategy.
Changes: Scheduled task worktree bases
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Summary
Resolve unbound task worktree base apps/server/src/mcp/OrchestratorMcpService.ts
The fixed main base is replaced by resolution of the project’s default branch from origin. If resolution fails or returns no branch, the helper uses main.
Apply strategy during scheduling and rebinding apps/server/src/mcp/OrchestratorMcpService.ts, apps/server/src/mcp/OrchestratorMcpService.test.ts
Scheduling and rebinding use the resolved base for unbound tasks. Tests cover the resolved origin branch and the main fallback.
pingdotgg/t3code#16183 reports the same hardcoded-main failure for scheduled tasks in repositories with another default branch. This change resolves the project’s default branch for unbound tasks.
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Suggested reviewers:t3dotgg, juliusmarminge
Merge Risk: Moderate · previous review 1cdf3
Some master-only projects can save scheduled tasks that later fail to start. Resolve the remote default when the local default reference is unavailable before merging, unless this limitation is explicitly accepted.
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The title clearly and concisely identifies the server fix: agent-scheduled tasks now start from the project's default branch instead of hardcoded "main".
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Issue #26260 requires unbound scheduled-task worktrees to use the project default branch instead of hardcoded main. OrchestratorMcpService now resolves the origin default branch when it creates …
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The changes are limited to the scheduled-task service and its tests. The service change implements issue #26260. The tests verify that behavior. No web, mobile, or failed-run status changes are includ…
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Issue #26260 requires unbound scheduled-task worktrees to use the project default branch instead of hardcoded main. OrchestratorMcpService now resolves the origin default branch when it creates an unbound task and when it unbinds an existing task. It retains main when resolution fails. Bound tasks retain the root strategy. Tests cover the resolved branch and fallback behavior for both paths.
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- Line 983: Update the worktree configuration’s baseRef selection so a
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Major · Stability & Availability · Heavy lift
Resolve the remote default before saving the main fallback.
If a project has origin/master but no local refs/remotes/origin/HEAD, resolveDefaultBranchName returns null. This helper then saves main. If the project has no main ref, scheduling succeeds but worktree creation cannot start the task. Git does not require a local remote HEAD ref, even when the remote has a default branch. Query the remote HEAD when the local ref is missing, and retain main only if that lookup also fails. A stale local remote HEAD after a branch rename needs the same consideration. (raw.githubusercontent.com)
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Update the default-branch resolution around gitDriver.resolveDefaultBranchName
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This is a valid remaining limitation, documented in the PR description. This fix reuses the existing default-branch resolver and fixes ordinary clones where origin/HEAD is available. Handling missing or stale origin/HEAD would add remote lookup and failure-handling behavior. I’d prefer to handle that separately unless maintainers want it included here.
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@apratxxm Understood. Reusing the existing resolver keeps this PR focused on fixing the hardcoded main base. A remote lookup adds behavior that can be handled separately unless maintainers request it here.
The limitation remains valid, but I do not recommend expanding this PR to address it.
Would you like me to open a follow-up GitHub issue for missing or stale origin/HEAD handling?
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Problem
schedule_taskgives unbound tasks (a new thread per run) a hardcodedbaseRef: "main". On a repo whose default branch ismaster, every run fails in workspace preparation withgit worktree add failed (ref_not_found), and retrying fails the same way. Fixes #26260.Change
Unbound tasks now read the project's
origin/HEADthrough the existingGitVcsDriver.resolveDefaultBranchName, and keep"main"when it can't be resolved. This applies when a task is created and when an existing task is unbound. Bound tasks are unchanged and never call git. There is no contract change.Scope and approval
This is a small, focused fix for an obvious bug in one service, so I believe it fits the small-fix exception. The web and mobile scheduled-task forms also prefill
"main", but the user sees and can edit it there, so they're out of scope.Verification
apps/server/src/mcp/OrchestratorMcpService.test.ts:main, themastercase fails: the task is saved withbaseRef: "main"on both create and unbind.vp run check:changed: format, lint, knip, typecheck and tests all pass.scheduleTaskwith the real git driver saves:masterfor a clone of amaster-default repomainfor a folder that isn't a git repo, and the call still succeedsThreadLaunchServicelaunching on a clone whose origin has onlymaster:"main": fails withWorkspace preparation failed during provision worktree: … git worktree add failed (ref_not_found)"master": creates the worktree atorigin/masterorigin/HEADonly on clone. In a repo whoseoriginwas added by hand, it doesn't exist, so the base stays"main".origin/HEAD(left after the upstream renames its default branch) is used as is, as elsewhere in the app.git remote set-head origin -arefreshes it.schedule_taskover a live MCP connection, which needs a paid agent turn and an OAuth sign-in.Claude Opus 5.5 (claude-opus-5-5) via Claude Code; reviewed by GPT-6.1 Sol (Codex) and Claude Opus 5.5.