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fix(server): t3 thread and t3 project no longer create a database when statev2.sqlite is missing - #27212

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Problem

t3 thread … and t3 project add|rename|remove build EnvironmentAuth.layerRuntime before they check anything. That layer includes SqlitePersistence.layerConfig, so while userdata/statev2.sqlite is missing (moved aside during a replace or restore, or a fresh base dir), any CLI call creates and fully migrates a new empty database where the real one belongs.

Reproduced on main dd14848 with t3 serve --base-dir B, then statev2.sqlite* moved aside:

  • t3 thread list --base-dir B left a 50-table, 0-project statev2.sqlite and minted its MCP session into it. The live server then answered 401.
  • t3 project add <dir> --base-dir B also created one, then exited 78 with a stack trace from acquireServerOwnership.
  • With no server registered, t3 thread list printed "No running T3 Code server uses B" and still created and migrated a database (on a never-created base dir, the whole data dir).

Change

  • cli/config.ts adds requireServerDatabase(dbPath): if the file is missing, it fails with ServerDatabaseMissingError ("T3 Code's database is not at . The server may be restarting."), printed as one line.
  • t3 thread reads server-runtime.json before it provides the auth/storage layer. With no server registered it fails with the existing ThreadServerNotRunningError without opening a database. With a server registered it runs the database check first.
  • t3 project reads the runtime state once, up front. With a server registered it runs the same check, then passes the origin to the live-mode probe. With no server registered, the offline path is unchanged and still creates a database on a fresh install.
  • The existing live-server project test now seeds a database before it registers the server. It used to depend on the CLI creating one.

Sqlite.ts and EnvironmentAuth.ts are untouched, so this does not conflict with the CLI storage-layer rewrite in #26763.

Scope and approval

Fixes #27120

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  • New tests, which fail on main because statev2.sqlite gets created and pass here:
    • src/cli/thread.test.ts › thread CLI state › does not create a database when a server is registered and statev2.sqlite is missing
    • src/cli/thread.test.ts › thread CLI state › does not create a database when a server is not registered and statev2.sqlite is missing
    • src/cli/project.test.ts › does not create a database behind a registered server when statev2.sqlite is missing
  • vp test run src/cli/thread.test.ts src/cli/project.test.ts: 17/17. vp run check:changed: format, lint, knip, typecheck (3 packages) and tests (33) all pass.
  • Runtime transcript from the real CLI (node apps/server/src/bin.ts) against a scratch server, same driver on each side:
Step Before dd14848 After 674a81c
thread list, server running, database moved aside exit 1, HTTP 401; new 50-table statev2.sqlite exit 1, "database is not at …"; nothing created
project add, server running, database moved aside exit 78 with stack trace; new statev2.sqlite exit 1, same one-line message; nothing created
thread list, no server registered "No running T3 Code server …"; new statev2.sqlite same message; no database
thread list, never-created base dir creates statev2.sqlite, secrets, environment-id, … no database, secrets or identity

Transcripts: transcript-before-dd14848153.txt, transcript-after-674a81c7dd.txt. Driver: repro-27120.sh.

  • No UI surface, so there are no captures.
  • Not checked: Windows and macOS (the check is a portable fs.exists). A file removed between the check and the open can still be created; this fix covers the already-missing case the issue reports.

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…sing database

Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 5.5 <noreply@anthropic.com>
…n statev2.sqlite is missing

Both commands built the auth layer, which opens and migrates statev2.sqlite,
before reading server-runtime.json. With the database moved aside, they left
an empty migrated database behind the live server. With no server registered,
`t3 thread` created a whole data dir only to report that no server runs.

`t3 thread` now reads the runtime state first and fails before building any
storage layer. When a server is registered and the database is missing, both
commands fail with "T3 Code's database is not at <path>. The server may be
restarting." and create nothing. Offline `t3 project` with no server
registered still creates the database on a fresh install.

Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 5.5 <noreply@anthropic.com>
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Verdict: Approved at 00af3b5

Macroscope's review found this PR approvable — Thread and registered-server project commands now stop when the server database is missing, before database initialization or directory cleanup. Offline project setup remains available, and the supplied concern about preflight ordering is addressed.

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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: ed52af3 · PR result: 00af3b5 · 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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Project and thread CLI commands can defer directory setup during auth configuration. When persisted server runtime state exists, they require the server database before preparing directories and continuing. Project live-mode detection receives the persisted server origin.

Changes: CLI database guard

Layer / File(s) Summary
Database validation and setup
apps/server/src/cli/config.ts
Adds ServerDatabaseMissingError and requireServerDatabase. Directory preparation moves to prepareServerDirectories, and resolveServerConfig can defer setup.
Project command guard
apps/server/src/cli/project.ts, apps/server/src/cli/project.test.ts, apps/server/src/cli/deferredImports.test.ts
The project mutation path checks for the database when persisted server runtime state exists, prepares directories, and passes the persisted origin to live-mode detection. Tests cover missing-database behavior and update database setup for project command cases.
Thread command guard
apps/server/src/cli/thread.ts, apps/server/src/cli/thread.test.ts
The thread command checks runtime state and validates the database before session setup. Tests verify that a missing database remains absent and an expired upload remains present.

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

Change: Bug fix · Severity of issue fixed: Low

Possibly related issues

  • pingdotgg/t3code#26696: Both concern CLI access to the running server’s database. This change handles the missing-database case; the issue describes pending migrations.

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Suggested reviewers: t3dotgg

Merge Risk: Minimal · up to 00af3

Registered-server commands now reject a missing database before directory setup. No actionable merge-blocking risk is established.

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Title check Passed The title is concise, uses the repository's conventional format, and clearly identifies the main fix: preventing T3 thread and project commands from creating a missing database.
Description check Passed The description includes the problem, change, scope, verification results, limitations, and test evidence. It links the related issue and explains the focused behavior change. The scope section does n…
Linked Issues check Passed Issue #27120 requires t3 thread and registered-server t3 project commands to fail before opening a missing statev2.sqlite. The current diff defers setup, reads server-runtime.json, checks `con…
Out of Scope Changes check Passed The whole-PR diff contains configuration setup deferral, database preflight logic, runtime-state ordering changes, and focused test updates. These changes directly support issue #27120. The diff shows…
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Issue #27120 requires t3 thread and registered-server t3 project commands to fail before opening a missing statev2.sqlite. The current diff defers setup, reads server-runtime.json, checks config.dbPath with requireServerDatabase, and only then prepares directories and auth layers. The thread path fails with ThreadServerNotRunningError before setup when no server is registered. The project path preserves offline setup and applies the database check only when runtime state exists. Tests cover the registered thread path, the registered project path, and the preserved offline behavior.

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The whole-PR diff contains configuration setup deferral, database preflight logic, runtime-state ordering changes, and focused test updates. These changes directly support issue #27120. The diff shows no unrelated product behavior or unrelated test scope.

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apps/server/src/cli/thread.test.ts: 1

122-122: Trivial · Functional Correctness · Quick win

Assert the selected CLI error, not only failure.

Use Effect.flip and assert the error tag in each case:

Suggested test assertions
-        const result = yield* Command.runWith(cli, { version: "0.0.0" })([
+        const error = yield* Command.runWith(cli, { version: "0.0.0" })([
...
-          Effect.result,
+          Effect.flip,
...
-        assert.equal(result._tag, "Failure");
+        assert.equal(
+          error._tag,
+          server === "registered"
+            ? "ServerDatabaseMissingError"
+            : "ThreadServerNotRunningError",
+        );
-      const result = yield* runCli(["project", "add", workspaceRoot, "--base-dir", baseDir]).pipe(
+      const error = yield* runCli(["project", "add", workspaceRoot, "--base-dir", baseDir]).pipe(
...
-        Effect.result,
+        Effect.flip,
...
-      assert.equal(result._tag, "Failure");
+      assert.equal(error._tag, "ServerDatabaseMissingError");
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Update the CLI failure assertions that currently check only result._tag to use
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Review comments at @apps/server/src/cli/project.ts:
- Line 397: Separate read-only auth path resolution from setup in the project
and thread command flows: run runtime-state and database checks before any
directory creation or pending-upload cleanup, then perform setup only after the
no-server decision so offline `t3 project` behavior is preserved. Update the
flow around `resolveCliAuthConfig` and `requireServerDatabase`.

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const minimumLogLevel = config.logLevel;
const runtimeState = yield* readPersistedServerRuntimeState(config.serverRuntimeStatePath);
if (Option.isSome(runtimeState)) {
yield* requireServerDatabase(config.dbPath);

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Minor · Data Integrity & Integration · Quick win

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git diff dd148481531a0a090780a2ade20588566db099a2 674a81c7dd6927fa6330908299b6f09b8cd40950 -- apps/server/src/cli/config.ts apps/server/src/cli/project.ts apps/server/src/cli/thread.ts
rg -n 'resolveCliAuthConfig|ensureServerDirectories|pending' apps/server/src/cli/config.ts apps/server/src/serverConfig.ts apps/server/src/cli/project.ts apps/server/src/cli/thread.ts

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printf '%s\n' '--- config.ts relevant declarations and callers ---'
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rg -n -F -- 'resolveCliAuthConfig' apps/server/src/cli/config.ts apps/server/src/cli/project.ts apps/server/src/cli/thread.ts
printf '%s\n' '--- config.ts source around resolver and setup ---'
nl -ba apps/server/src/cli/config.ts | sed -n '300,375p;480,555p'
printf '%s\n' '--- resolved ServerConfig definition ---'
rg -n -F -- 'export const ensureServerDirectories' apps/server/src packages || true
rg -n -F -- 'ensureServerDirectories:' apps/server/src packages || true
printf '%s\n' '--- pending-upload cleanup symbols and implementation ---'
rg -n -i --glob '*.ts' -e 'pending.*upload' -e 'upload.*pending' -e 'stale.*pending' -e 'aged.*pending' -e 'cleanup.*pending' apps/server packages || test "$?" -eq 1
printf '%s\n' '--- full PR diff for CLI config and directly bound config/cleanup files ---'
git diff --find-renames dd148481531a0a090780a2ade20588566db099a2 674a81c7dd6927fa6330908299b6f09b8cd40950 -- apps/server/src/cli/config.ts apps/server/src/config.ts apps/server/src/serverRuntimeState.ts apps/server/src/storageCleanup.ts apps/server/src/cli/project.ts apps/server/src/cli/thread.ts

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printf '%s\n' '--- current ServerConfig directory setup ---'
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printf '%s\n' '--- current attachment cleanup implementation and constants ---'
nl -ba apps/server/src/attachmentStore.ts | sed -n '1,85p;245,315p'
printf '%s\n' '--- current callers and surrounding setup contracts ---'
rg -n -C 5 -F -- 'sweepStalePendingAttachments' apps/server/src/config.ts apps/server/src/assets/AttachmentUpload.ts apps/server/src/attachmentStore.test.ts
printf '%s\n' '--- base versus head for the directly relevant setup code ---'
git diff --find-renames dd148481531a0a090780a2ade20588566db099a2 674a81c7dd6927fa6330908299b6f09b8cd40950 -- apps/server/src/config.ts apps/server/src/attachmentStore.ts
printf '%s\n' '--- base source excerpts ---'
git show dd148481531a0a090780a2ade20588566db099a2:apps/server/src/config.ts | nl -ba | sed -n '145,230p'

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printf '%s\n' '--- all resolver callers ---'
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nl -ba apps/server/src/cli/project.ts | sed -n '380,485p'
printf '%s\n' '--- thread wrapper flow ---'
nl -ba apps/server/src/cli/thread.ts | sed -n '195,255p'
printf '%s\n' '--- resolver and setup call structure ---'
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Run the database preflight before directory setup.

resolveCliAuthConfig can create state directories and delete expired pending uploads before requireServerDatabase runs. The sweep removes pending files older than 24 hours and partial uploads older than one hour. This affects both project and thread commands.

Separate read-only path resolution from setup. Run the runtime-state and database checks first. Preserve offline t3 project behavior by performing setup after the no-server decision.

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Separate read-only auth path resolution from setup in the project and thread
command flows: run runtime-state and database checks before any directory
creation or pending-upload cleanup, then perform setup only after the no-server
decision so offline `t3 project` behavior is preserved. Update the flow around
`resolveCliAuthConfig` and `requireServerDatabase`.

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juliusmarminge and others added 2 commits November 11, 2026 00:30
thread.test.ts now mocks EnvironmentAuth on main, so the CLI can no
longer create a database there; the thread case asserts the guard's
typed error instead, and main's start test registers a database file.

Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 5.5 <noreply@anthropic.com>
…the database check passes

Config resolution created directories, tightened userdata permissions and
swept expired uploads before the missing-database guard ran. Both commands
now resolve paths with setup deferred, run the guard, and only then prepare
the directories.

Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 5.5 <noreply@anthropic.com>

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A registered server always has statev2.sqlite, and the project CLI now
refuses to run without it, so these fixtures create one.

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Evidence

On both commits, run a real server on fresh disposable data, move SQLite and its sidecars aside while it stays running, then invoke thread list. Repeat independently for project add. Finally check thread list on a never-created directory and fresh offline project add. Environment: Linux, real Node CLI/server, isolated loopback ports, synthetic workspace, seeding disabled.

Before After
ed52af3a47 00af3b55c7
Before: both commands recreate SQLite After: both commands report missing SQLite without replacement
CLI recording · Transcript CLI recording · Transcript

Base recreated statev2.sqlite for both commands. Head reported its absence and created no files. Thread list initialized the never-created directory only on base. Fresh offline project add succeeded and created its database on both commits. Servers remained running throughout each missing-database check.

Images and videos render recorded CLI output, with paths anonymized. Reproduction driver · Renderer · Before timestamped recording · After timestamped recording.

Qualification: the running server's trace log changed during the head project check; every other existing file hash was unchanged, and no files were created. AI-assisted; verified with the tests and tools listed above.

Not shown:

  • Absolute absence of all data-directory writes during the head project command: userdata/logs/server.trace.ndjson changed while the server remained running, so the comparison cannot attribute that write. No replacement database or other files were created; all other existing file hashes stayed unchanged.

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