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Problem

t3_thread_launch with a projectId that names no project (for example "current") failed with orchestration_error / "The operation could not be completed." for the default root and the worktree strategies, so the agent could not tell it had passed a bad id and retried the same call. A client outside a thread that passed no model got "Pass modelSelection: the project has no default model." instead. Only existing_worktree (and t3_project_read) answered "The project was not found."

Change

The handler now looks the project up once for every new launch, before any strategy-specific check, and fails with invalid_request / "The project was not found." when it is missing. The existing_worktree worktree check and the defaults for callers outside a thread reuse that lookup instead of reading the project again. A retry with the same clientRequestId (a replay) still skips the new-launch checks, as before. The launch service resolves the project through the same ProjectService.getById, so no launch that worked before is refused now.

The linkOrigin, PeerForwarding and RemoteDelegation test fixtures returned "no project" for every id; they now return their fixture projects, since in-thread launches now read them.

Scope and approval

Fixes #29094

Verification

• Red test a launch into an unknown project says the project was not found (apps/server/src/mcp/toolkits/project/handlers.test.ts), committed first in b105c71: on main it fails with code: "orchestration_error", message: "The operation could not be completed." for both root and worktree; it passes with the fix.
• vp test run on every server test file that reaches the launch path (19 files, including handlers, OrchestratorMcpService, linkOrigin, PeerForwarding, RemoteDelegation, ThreadLaunchService): 839/839 pass. vp run check:changed: format, lint, knip, typecheck (3 packages), tests (5 files) pass.
• Runtime transcript: a dev server (T3CODE_DEV_SEED=0, fresh home, no projects) per side, called over HTTP MCP with an mcp-client bearer session; t3_thread_launch with projectId: "current" for each strategy, without and with modelSelection. Before = b105c71 (main's handler), after = 9bc1a93. Nothing was launched in either run.

Before (b105c71)

> t3_thread_launch {"projectId":"current","title":"repro 29094","message":"hello"}
< isError=True {"_tag":"OrchestratorMcpFailure","code":"invalid_request","message":"Pass modelSelection: the project has no default model. orchestrator_capabilities lists providers and models."}
> t3_thread_launch {"projectId":"current","title":"repro 29094","message":"hello","workspaceStrategy":{"type":"root"}}
< isError=True {"_tag":"OrchestratorMcpFailure","code":"invalid_request","message":"Pass modelSelection: the project has no default model. orchestrator_capabilities lists providers and models."}
> t3_thread_launch {"projectId":"current","title":"repro 29094","message":"hello","workspaceStrategy":{"type":"worktree","baseRef":"main","startFromOrigin":false}}
< isError=True {"_tag":"OrchestratorMcpFailure","code":"invalid_request","message":"Pass modelSelection: the project has no default model. orchestrator_capabilities lists providers and models."}
> t3_thread_launch {"projectId":"current","title":"repro 29094","message":"hello","workspaceStrategy":{"type":"existing_worktree","worktreePath":"/tmp"}}
< isError=True {"_tag":"OrchestratorMcpFailure","code":"invalid_request","message":"The project was not found."}
> t3_thread_launch {"projectId":"current","title":"repro 29094","message":"hello","modelSelection":{"instanceId":"codex","model":"gpt-6.1-sol"}}
< isError=True {"_tag":"OrchestratorMcpFailure","code":"orchestration_error","message":"The operation could not be completed."}
> t3_thread_launch {"projectId":"current","title":"repro 29094","message":"hello","modelSelection":{"instanceId":"codex","model":"gpt-6.1-sol"},"workspaceStrategy":{"type":"root"}}
< isError=True {"_tag":"OrchestratorMcpFailure","code":"orchestration_error","message":"The operation could not be completed."}
> t3_thread_launch {"projectId":"current","title":"repro 29094","message":"hello","modelSelection":{"instanceId":"codex","model":"gpt-6.1-sol"},"workspaceStrategy":{"type":"worktree","baseRef":"main","startFromOrigin":false}}
< isError=True {"_tag":"OrchestratorMcpFailure","code":"orchestration_error","message":"The operation could not be completed."}
> t3_thread_launch {"projectId":"current","title":"repro 29094","message":"hello","modelSelection":{"instanceId":"codex","model":"gpt-6.1-sol"},"workspaceStrategy":{"type":"existing_worktree","worktreePath":"/tmp"}}
< isError=True {"_tag":"OrchestratorMcpFailure","code":"invalid_request","message":"The project was not found."}

After (9bc1a93)

> t3_thread_launch {"projectId":"current","title":"repro 29094","message":"hello"}
< isError=True {"_tag":"OrchestratorMcpFailure","code":"invalid_request","message":"The project was not found."}
> t3_thread_launch {"projectId":"current","title":"repro 29094","message":"hello","workspaceStrategy":{"type":"root"}}
< isError=True {"_tag":"OrchestratorMcpFailure","code":"invalid_request","message":"The project was not found."}
> t3_thread_launch {"projectId":"current","title":"repro 29094","message":"hello","workspaceStrategy":{"type":"worktree","baseRef":"main","startFromOrigin":false}}
< isError=True {"_tag":"OrchestratorMcpFailure","code":"invalid_request","message":"The project was not found."}
> t3_thread_launch {"projectId":"current","title":"repro 29094","message":"hello","workspaceStrategy":{"type":"existing_worktree","worktreePath":"/tmp"}}
< isError=True {"_tag":"OrchestratorMcpFailure","code":"invalid_request","message":"The project was not found."}
> t3_thread_launch {"projectId":"current","title":"repro 29094","message":"hello","modelSelection":{"instanceId":"codex","model":"gpt-6.1-sol"}}
< isError=True {"_tag":"OrchestratorMcpFailure","code":"invalid_request","message":"The project was not found."}
> t3_thread_launch {"projectId":"current","title":"repro 29094","message":"hello","modelSelection":{"instanceId":"codex","model":"gpt-6.1-sol"},"workspaceStrategy":{"type":"root"}}
< isError=True {"_tag":"OrchestratorMcpFailure","code":"invalid_request","message":"The project was not found."}
> t3_thread_launch {"projectId":"current","title":"repro 29094","message":"hello","modelSelection":{"instanceId":"codex","model":"gpt-6.1-sol"},"workspaceStrategy":{"type":"worktree","baseRef":"main","startFromOrigin":false}}
< isError=True {"_tag":"OrchestratorMcpFailure","code":"invalid_request","message":"The project was not found."}
> t3_thread_launch {"projectId":"current","title":"repro 29094","message":"hello","modelSelection":{"instanceId":"codex","model":"gpt-6.1-sol"},"workspaceStrategy":{"type":"existing_worktree","worktreePath":"/tmp"}}
< isError=True {"_tag":"OrchestratorMcpFailure","code":"invalid_request","message":"The project was not found."}

Driver (scratch, not committed)

#!/usr/bin/env bash
# Repro driver for pingdotgg/t3code#29094: calls the MCP tool t3_thread_launch on a running
# dev server with a projectId that names no project, once per workspace strategy.
# Usage: mcp-launch-unknown-project.sh <server-dir> <home-dir> <origin>
set -euo pipefail
server_dir=$1 home=$2 origin=$3
token=$(cd "$server_dir" && node src/bin.ts auth session issue --base-dir "$home" \
  --scope orchestration:read --scope orchestration:operate --ttl 10m --label repro-29094 --subject mcp-client --token-only 2>/dev/null | grep -m1 .)
hdr=(-H "authorization: Bearer $token" -H "content-type: application/json" -H "accept: application/json, text/event-stream")
init=$(curl -sS -D - -o /dev/null "${hdr[@]}" "$origin/mcp" \
  -d '{"jsonrpc":"2.0","id":1,"method":"initialize","params":{"protocolVersion":"2025-06-18","capabilities":{},"clientInfo":{"name":"repro-29094","version":"0"}}}')
sid=$(printf '%s' "$init" | tr -d '\r' | awk -F': ' 'tolower($1)=="mcp-session-id"{print $2}')
[ -n "$sid" ] && hdr+=(-H "mcp-session-id: $sid")
curl -sS -o /dev/null "${hdr[@]}" "$origin/mcp" -d '{"jsonrpc":"2.0","method":"notifications/initialized"}'
id=2
for model in '' ',"modelSelection":{"instanceId":"codex","model":"gpt-6.1-sol"}'; do
for strategy in 'null' '{"type":"root"}' '{"type":"worktree","baseRef":"main","startFromOrigin":false}' '{"type":"existing_worktree","worktreePath":"/tmp"}'; do
  args='{"projectId":"current","title":"repro 29094","message":"hello"'"$model"
  [ "$strategy" != null ] && args+=',"workspaceStrategy":'"$strategy"
  args+='}'
  echo "> t3_thread_launch $args"
  curl -sS "${hdr[@]}" "$origin/mcp" \
    -d '{"jsonrpc":"2.0","id":'$id',"method":"tools/call","params":{"name":"t3_thread_launch","arguments":'"$args"'}}' \
    | sed -n 's/^data: //p; /^{/p' | python3 -c 'import json,sys
for line in sys.stdin:
    r=json.loads(line).get("result") or {}
    print("< isError=%s %s" % (r.get("isError"), " ".join(c.get("text","") for c in r.get("content",[]))))'
  id=$((id+1))
done
done

Not checked: the reporter's desktop build on macOS. The change is in the platform-independent server handler, and the same calls were reproduced on Linux.

Claude Opus 5.5 (lead, red test, implementation, review B) and GPT-6.1 Sol (review A), via T3 Code issue triage.

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Approvability

Verdict: Approved at 98f6b18

Macroscope's review found this PR approvable — Thread launches into nonexistent projects now return a clear invalid-request error before model or workspace checks. Existing defaults and retry behavior are preserved, with no material operational or data exposure introduced.

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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: 2904fea · PR result: 1959e05 · 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

t3_thread_launch checks that the requested project exists before continuing with a new launch. It returns an invalid_request failure when the project is missing. Replays skip project lookup.

Changes: Thread launch project validation

Layer / File(s)	Summary
Project lookup and launch validation apps/server/src/mcp/toolkits/project/handlers.ts, apps/server/src/mcp/toolkits/project/handlers.test.ts, apps/server/src/mcp/linkOrigin.test.ts, apps/server/src/peer/PeerForwarding.test.ts, apps/server/src/peer/RemoteDelegation.test.ts	The handler checks for a missing project before continuing with a new launch. Tests verify the invalid-request response for unknown project IDs and update lookup mocks to return matching project records.

Estimated code review effort: 2 (Simple) | ~10 minutes

Change: Bug fix · Severity of issue fixed: Low

Possibly related issues

• pingdotgg/t3code#29175: This change addresses the launch response for an unknown project ID. It does not add the separate t3_thread_list validation described in the issue.

Possibly related PRs

• pingdotgg/t3code#29328: Both changes update the t3_thread_launch worktree validation path and its error handling.

Suggested reviewers: t3dotgg, dw3105

Merge Risk: Minimal · previous review 1ab48

Launching a thread into an unknown project now returns a clear "The project was not found." error instead of a generic one. Replays are unaffected, and no merge-blocking risk was identified.

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Check name	Status	Explanation
Title check		The title is concise, uses the conventional commit format, and clearly identifies the server fix for missing projects in t3_thread_launch.
Description check		The description includes all required sections and provides clear problem context, implementation details, issue scope, focused test results, runtime verification, and known limitations.
Linked Issues check		Objective [#29094] is met. For each non-replay launch, handlers.ts resolves the project before strategy-specific checks. A missing project returns invalid_request with The project was not found.…
Out of Scope Changes check		The reviewed changes stay within [#29094]. The handler change implements the required early project validation and lookup reuse. The regression test verifies the required response. Fixture changes mak…

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Objective [#29094] is met. For each non-replay launch, handlers.ts resolves the project before strategy-specific checks. A missing project returns invalid_request with The project was not found.. The regression test covers the default and explicit worktree strategies and verifies that no thread is created. The lookup is reused for existing_worktree validation and caller-outside-thread project defaults. Replay behavior remains unchanged.

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The reviewed changes stay within [#29094]. The handler change implements the required early project validation and lookup reuse. The regression test verifies the required response. Fixture changes make project lookups return the projects used by existing launch-path tests. No unrelated production behavior or test behavior is demonstrated in the current whole-PR summary; the previously reported unrelated incremental changes are not present in the current diff.

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The handler now reads and validates the project before launch. ThreadLaunchService.launch also reads and validates it, so new launches perform duplicate project reads. (raw.githubusercontent.com) Move launch preparation into a domain-service operation and map its typed missing-project error here.

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Not taking this one in this PR. On main, this handler already read the project before calling launch: the existing_worktree check and the project defaults for callers outside a thread both called ProjectService.getById. This change folds those into one read that now covers every strategy. Only in-thread root/worktree launches gain a lookup, an indexed getById that the launch service repeats.

A typed missing-project error from ThreadLaunchService.launch alone would not fix the report either. For a caller outside a thread with no modelSelection, default-model resolution reads the project and fails with "Pass modelSelection: the project has no default model." before launch is called (see the Before transcript in the PR body). Fixing that through the service means moving model, mode and default resolution out of the handler into ThreadLaunchService. That is a broader restructuring of the launch flow than this bug calls for.

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Evidence

Confirm current is absent with t3_project_list. Launch against it with a title, message, and supplied fixture selection: omit workspace strategy, repeat with root, then repeat with worktree using the valid base commit SHA. Finally omit the selection to check diagnosis before default-model resolution. Both sides used real servers and fresh isolated databases.

Before	After
f7b81e1d11	98f6b1823f
Runtime transcript	Runtime transcript
Default, root, and worktree: orchestration_error, “The operation could not be completed.” Without selection: missing-default-model error.	All four: invalid_request, “The project was not found.”

MCP driver · Server launch script

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Not shown:

• Model inheritance from an active thread was not exercised; the runtime proof used an external authenticated MCP client with a supplied selection.
• Accepted-launch retry behavior and existing_worktree launches were not exercised.
• No browser scenario was run: the affected behavior is an MCP server response, and replay does not choose arbitrary tool calls.

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Evidence

Call t3_thread_launch through HTTP MCP against fresh real servers, after confirming current is not a project ID. Supply a title and message. Repeat with workspaceStrategy omitted and with {type:"worktree",baseRef:"main",startFromOrigin:false}, each with and without a supplied model. Base hides the missing project behind an orchestration or default-model error; head reports invalid_request / “The project was not found.” in all four cases.

Before	After
4bf4ae74ac	1ab48c1107

Environment: real server HTTP MCP, outside-thread client, fresh isolated databases, synthetic git projects. Images are transcript renderings, inspected before upload. Supplied model identifiers are omitted.

Before JSON transcript · After JSON transcript · Reproduction and seed driver

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• Inherited model selection from an agent inside a thread was not exercised; calls used an outside-thread MCP client with supplied or omitted model selection.
• Accepted-launch retries and existing_worktree launches were not exercised; this proof covers new default/root and worktree launches.

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Evidence

Confirm current is absent with t3_project_list, then call t3_thread_launch with projectId: "current", a title and message, and workspaceStrategy omitted, root, then worktree (baseRef: "main", startFromOrigin: false). All three base calls return orchestration_error; all three head calls return invalid_request / “The project was not found.” Thread counts remain 1 → 1 on both sides.

Environment for both captures: real web app, Chromium, 1280×800 viewport, light theme, isolated fresh synthetic state. The deterministic ACP driver executes live MCP requests with the caller thread’s injected credential. Stills were inspected and matched a second capture taken over 500 ms later; recordings were inspected before upload.

Before	After
2904fea7d5	1959e05f34
Before recording	After recording

ACP driver · Seed and reproduction instructions · Runtime transcript

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• Outside-thread callers with no configured default model were not exercised; this comparison used the triage reproduction’s caller thread with inherited model selection.
• Retry behavior and existing_worktree launches were not exercised because they are outside the supplied three-strategy reproduction.