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fix(ssh): a slow reconnect no longer replaces a healthy port forward #35874

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juliusmarmingecommented 5 hours ago edited

SshEnvironmentManager's ensureTunnelEntry checked an existing forward with waitForHttpReady({ timeoutMs: 2_000 }). The shared helper caps the whole request-and-retry at that overall timeout, so the 5s per-request allowance used for probes through a forward (SSH_TUNNEL_READY_PROBE_TIMEOUT_MS) was cut to 2s. Any forward that took more than 2s to answer was judged stale, then closed and replaced on every reconnect, while the first connection (20s budget) accepted it. The fix gives the reuse check an overall timeout of SSH_TUNNEL_READY_PROBE_TIMEOUT_MS (5s), so a healthy forward answering within the per-request allowance is reused. A dead forward is still detected, within 5s instead of 2s. One-line change in packages/ssh/src/tunnel.ts; no new regex or parser.

Fixes pingdotgg/t3code#35841

Reproduction on main

On origin/main 95cb068c10, I extended the existing test 'connects through a tunnel whose responses take longer than a second' in packages/ssh/src/tunnel.test.ts. It uses fake SSH processes and an HTTP client that answers 200 after 2.5 s. After the first SshEnvironmentManager.ensureEnvironment succeeds, the test calls ensureEnvironment again for the same target, advances the TestClock, and races the reconnect against a second ssh -N forward spawn. Result on main: the first connect succeeds with one forward. On reconnect the manager closes that forward and spawns a replacement, and the test fails with expected 'replaced the forward' to equal 'http://127.0.0.1:41773/'. With the reuse check's 2_000 ms overall timeout temporarily raised to 10_000 ms (reverted), all 38 tests in the file pass. I did not use a real slow SSH host or the Electron UI; this exercises the real manager code at the same boundary the reporter used.

Evidence

Add a saved SSH environment whose readiness responses take 2.5 seconds, wait for Connected, then reload the Electron renderer to reconnect it. Compare the SSH process and forwarded local port before and after reload. Both sides use fresh synthetic state, real OpenSSH forwarding, Linux Electron, light theme, and a 1440×960 window. The native DevTools console shows driver observations beside the app.

Before	After

95cb068c10	bedc02b40e
PID 97633 / port 40409 replaced by PID 97821 / port 46723; original process exited.	PID 100162 / port 36793 retained; original process remained alive.
Before recording	After recording

Exact driver · Driver and fixture setup · Before native transcript · After native transcript

The slow link is represented by deterministic HTTP delay. A remote-launch fixture points the app at an already running isolated real T3 server; actual SSH forwarding and desktop reconnect code are unchanged.

Not shown:

A geographically remote slow SSH host was not exercised; a local HTTP proxy supplied the deterministic 2500ms response delay through real OpenSSH forwarding.
Remote installation and server discovery were substituted by a launch fixture; active agent-session continuity and host rate limiting were not exercised.

Tests

vp test run src/tunnel.test.ts in packages/ssh: before the fix, the repro test 'connects and reuses a tunnel whose responses take over a second' failed with "expected 'replaced the forward' to equal 'http://127.0.0.1:41773/'"; after the fix it passes. In standalone runs, 'concurrent launches on one remote home record the server that owns it' sometimes timed out at 5s; it fails the same way with the fix stashed, so it predates this change and looks like VM load (it uses real subprocesses and wall-clock time). vp run check:changed: format, lint, knip, typecheck (5 packages) and tests (2 files, 40/40) all pass.

Not in this change

The 'concurrent launches on one remote home' live test can exceed its 5s timeout on a loaded machine; flaky, not caused by this change.

Who did the work

Written by Claude Opus 5.5, in Claude Code
Reviewed by GPT-6.1 Sol, in Codex, and by Claude Opus 5.5, each on its own
Proof captured by GPT-6.1 Sol and checked by Claude Opus 5.5

Run by the t3code factory in T3 Code.

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Approvability

Verdict: Approved at bedc02b

Macroscope's review found this PR approvable — Existing SSH forwards get five seconds rather than two to respond, reducing unnecessary replacement on slow connections. Failed checks retain the existing recovery path, with only a small additional wait.
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Thread transfer impact

✅ Thread transfer remains within every enforced ceiling.

ℹ️ The exact PR base did not have a successful artifact. Baseline uses the latest successful main measurement shown below.

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	✅

Other scenarios

All 64 scenario measurements match main.

All 64 scenario measurements

Provider	Scenario	Metric	Main baseline	This PR	Impact	PR ceiling
Codex	`short turn resume`	`WebSocket decoded`	10.5 KiB	10.5 KiB	0 B (0.0%)	12.7 KiB	✅
Codex	`short turn resume`	`WebSocket messages`	2	2	0 (0.0%)	2	✅
Codex	`long turn running, cold open`	`HTTP decoded`	281.7 KiB	281.7 KiB	0 B (0.0%)	302.7 KiB	✅
Codex	`long turn running, cold open`	`rows`	75	75	0 (0.0%)	75	✅
Codex	`long turn running, history page`	`HTTP decoded`	92.4 KiB	92.4 KiB	0 B (0.0%)	107.4 KiB	✅
Codex	`long turn running, history page`	`rows`	75	75	0 (0.0%)	75	✅
Codex	`long turn finished, cold open`	`HTTP decoded`	381.5 KiB	381.5 KiB	0 B (0.0%)	410.2 KiB	✅
Codex	`long turn finished, cold open`	`rows`	151	151	0 (0.0%)	151	✅
Codex	`long turn finished, socket cold open`	`WebSocket decoded`	381.6 KiB	381.6 KiB	0 B (0.0%)	410.2 KiB	✅
Codex	`long turn finished, socket cold open`	`WebSocket messages`	2	2	0 (0.0%)	2	✅
Codex	`long turn finished, socket cold open`	`rows`	151	151	0 (0.0%)	151	✅
Codex	`long turn finished, work page`	`HTTP decoded`	186.2 KiB	186.2 KiB	0 B (0.0%)	200.2 KiB	✅
Codex	`long turn finished, work page`	`rows`	150	150	0 (0.0%)	150	✅
Codex	`idle thread resume`	`WebSocket decoded`	65 B	65 B	0 B (0.0%)	200 B	✅
Codex	`idle thread resume`	`WebSocket messages`	1	1	0 (0.0%)	1	✅
Codex	`fleet shell snapshot`	`HTTP decoded`	42.4 KiB	42.4 KiB	0 B (0.0%)	53.7 KiB	✅
Codex	`fleet shell snapshot`	`rows`	27	27	0 (0.0%)	27	✅
Codex	`fleet shell subscribe`	`WebSocket decoded`	65 B	65 B	0 B (0.0%)	200 B	✅
Codex	`fleet shell subscribe`	`WebSocket messages`	1	1	0 (0.0%)	1	✅
Codex	`fleet shell resume check`	`HTTP decoded`	18 B	18 B	0 B (0.0%)	100 B	✅
Codex	`fleet shell resume check`	`rows`	0	0	0	0	✅
Codex	`stale shell reload`	`HTTP decoded`	42.4 KiB	42.4 KiB	0 B (0.0%)	53.7 KiB	✅
Codex	`stale shell reload`	`rows`	27	27	0 (0.0%)	27	✅
Codex	`stale shell resume`	`WebSocket decoded`	140 B	140 B	0 B (0.0%)	400 B	✅
Codex	`stale shell resume`	`WebSocket messages`	2	2	0 (0.0%)	2	✅
Codex	`stale todo list cold open`	`HTTP decoded`	72.4 KiB	72.4 KiB	0 B (0.0%)	83.0 KiB	✅
Codex	`stale todo list cold open`	`rows`	75	75	0 (0.0%)	75	✅
Codex	`stale todo list cold open`	`nodes`	2	2	0 (0.0%)	4	✅
Codex	`stale todo list cold open`	`subagents`	2	2	0 (0.0%)	4	✅
Codex	`stale todo list cold open`	`plans`	1	1	0 (0.0%)	2	✅
Codex	`stale todo list cold open`	`providerTurns`	1	1	0 (0.0%)	2	✅
Codex	`stale todo list cold open`	`checkpoints`	1	1	0 (0.0%)	2	✅
Claude	`short turn resume`	`WebSocket decoded`	10.6 KiB	10.6 KiB	0 B (0.0%)	12.7 KiB	✅
Claude	`short turn resume`	`WebSocket messages`	2	2	0 (0.0%)	2	✅
Claude	`long turn running, cold open`	`HTTP decoded`	283.3 KiB	283.3 KiB	0 B (0.0%)	302.7 KiB	✅
Claude	`long turn running, cold open`	`rows`	75	75	0 (0.0%)	75	✅
Claude	`long turn running, history page`	`HTTP decoded`	93.4 KiB	93.4 KiB	0 B (0.0%)	107.4 KiB	✅
Claude	`long turn running, history page`	`rows`	75	75	0 (0.0%)	75	✅
Claude	`long turn finished, cold open`	`HTTP decoded`	384.2 KiB	384.2 KiB	0 B (0.0%)	410.2 KiB	✅
Claude	`long turn finished, cold open`	`rows`	151	151	0 (0.0%)	151	✅
Claude	`long turn finished, socket cold open`	`WebSocket decoded`	384.3 KiB	384.3 KiB	0 B (0.0%)	410.2 KiB	✅
Claude	`long turn finished, socket cold open`	`WebSocket messages`	2	2	0 (0.0%)	2	✅
Claude	`long turn finished, socket cold open`	`rows`	151	151	0 (0.0%)	151	✅
Claude	`long turn finished, work page`	`HTTP decoded`	188.1 KiB	188.1 KiB	0 B (0.0%)	200.2 KiB	✅
Claude	`long turn finished, work page`	`rows`	150	150	0 (0.0%)	150	✅
Claude	`idle thread resume`	`WebSocket decoded`	66 B	66 B	0 B (0.0%)	200 B	✅
Claude	`idle thread resume`	`WebSocket messages`	1	1	0 (0.0%)	1	✅
Claude	`fleet shell snapshot`	`HTTP decoded`	43.0 KiB	43.0 KiB	0 B (0.0%)	53.7 KiB	✅
Claude	`fleet shell snapshot`	`rows`	27	27	0 (0.0%)	27	✅
Claude	`fleet shell subscribe`	`WebSocket decoded`	66 B	66 B	0 B (0.0%)	200 B	✅
Claude	`fleet shell subscribe`	`WebSocket messages`	1	1	0 (0.0%)	1	✅
Claude	`fleet shell resume check`	`HTTP decoded`	18 B	18 B	0 B (0.0%)	100 B	✅
Claude	`fleet shell resume check`	`rows`	0	0	0	0	✅
Claude	`stale shell reload`	`HTTP decoded`	43.0 KiB	43.0 KiB	0 B (0.0%)	53.7 KiB	✅
Claude	`stale shell reload`	`rows`	27	27	0 (0.0%)	27	✅
Claude	`stale shell resume`	`WebSocket decoded`	140 B	140 B	0 B (0.0%)	400 B	✅
Claude	`stale shell resume`	`WebSocket messages`	2	2	0 (0.0%)	2	✅
Claude	`stale todo list cold open`	`HTTP decoded`	73.4 KiB	73.4 KiB	0 B (0.0%)	83.0 KiB	✅
Claude	`stale todo list cold open`	`rows`	75	75	0 (0.0%)	75	✅
Claude	`stale todo list cold open`	`nodes`	2	2	0 (0.0%)	4	✅
Claude	`stale todo list cold open`	`subagents`	2	2	0 (0.0%)	4	✅
Claude	`stale todo list cold open`	`plans`	1	1	0 (0.0%)	2	✅
Claude	`stale todo list cold open`	`providerTurns`	1	1	0 (0.0%)	2	✅
Claude	`stale todo list cold open`	`checkpoints`	1	1	0 (0.0%)	2	✅

Baseline: 36371de · PR result: bedc02b · 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

Updated in place by a trusted workflow. PR artifacts are strictly validated and never executed.

coderabbitai[bot]commented 5 hours ago edited

Walkthrough

The existing SSH tunnel readiness check now allows five seconds for a probe. The reconnect test models a slow response and verifies that ensureEnvironment returns the existing tunnel URL instead of starting a replacement forward.

Changes: SSH reconnect

Layer / File(s)	Summary
Existing tunnel readiness and reuse `packages/ssh/src/tunnel.ts`, `packages/ssh/src/tunnel.test.ts`	The existing-tunnel readiness check uses the five-second probe timeout. The test models a slow reconnect probe and verifies that the existing tunnel URL is returned before a replacement forward starts.

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

Change: Bug fix · Severity of issue fixed: Medium

Suggested reviewers: t3dotgg, macroscopeapp

Merge Risk: Low · up to bedc0

The fix lets a slow but healthy SSH forward be reused. The regression test could pass even if a replacement forward started, so add a spawn-count assertion. Risk to users is low.

Pre-merge checks: 4

Check name	Status	Explanation
Title check		The title names the main change: a slow reconnect no longer replaces a healthy port forward. The diff changes the reuse readiness check in packages/ssh/src/tunnel.ts from a 2-second timeout to the 5-s…
Linked Issues check		Directly linked issue `#35841` asks that ensureEnvironment reuse an existing forward whose endpoint is healthy but slow, within the five-second per-probe allowance, and that genuinely unhealthy forwards…
Out of Scope Changes check		The whole-PR diff against merge base 95cb068c contains a one-line functional change in packages/ssh/src/tunnel.ts, plus test changes in packages/ssh/src/tunnel.test.ts. The code change is the timeout …
Description check		The description explains the problem (the 2-second overall timeout on the reuse check cut the 5-second per-request probe allowance, so healthy forwards were replaced on reconnect), the change (reuse c…

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Explanation

The title names the main change: a slow reconnect no longer replaces a healthy port forward. The diff changes the reuse readiness check in packages/ssh/src/tunnel.ts from a 2-second timeout to the 5-second SSH_TUNNEL_READY_PROBE_TIMEOUT_MS, which is the fix the title describes. It follows the conventional commit format from the template.

Full details: Linked Issues check

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Directly linked issue #35841 asks that ensureEnvironment reuse an existing forward whose endpoint is healthy but slow, within the five-second per-probe allowance, and that genuinely unhealthy forwards still be replaced. At the reviewed head (bedc02b4), packages/ssh/src/tunnel.ts changes the reuse check's waitForHttpReady call from timeoutMs: 2_000 to timeoutMs: SSH_TUNNEL_READY_PROBE_TIMEOUT_MS (5_000). The shared helper in packages/shared/src/httpReadiness.ts applies timeoutMs as the overall retry cap, so a forward answering within 5 s now passes the check and is reused. The failure path is unchanged, so a dead forward is still detected and replaced, now within 5 s. The PR adds a test in packages/ssh/src/tunnel.test.ts that models a slow forward and asserts reuse. Limits of this verdict: I did not read the local waitForHttpReady wrapper in tunnel.ts, so I did not confirm its per-request probeTimeoutMs. The PR's reported run (overall timeout 10 s passes, 2 s fails) implies the per-request probe allows at least 2.5 s. The issue's non-coding items (real-network measurements, active-session effects) do not apply.

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The whole-PR diff against merge base 95cb068c contains a one-line functional change in packages/ssh/src/tunnel.ts, plus test changes in packages/ssh/src/tunnel.test.ts. The code change is the timeout required by #35841. The test change covers the same reuse behavior and supports that objective. The PR does not add unrelated features, refactors, or new parsers. The PR description notes a live-test flake that predates this change. It does not expand the code scope. The PR description's evidence section is a pending capture and is not a coding change.

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The description explains the problem (the 2-second overall timeout on the reuse check cut the 5-second per-request probe allowance, so healthy forwards were replaced on reconnect), the change (reuse check now uses SSH_TUNNEL_READY_PROBE_TIMEOUT_MS), a reproduction on main, extensive before/after evidence, test results, and attribution. It links the issue (pingdotgg/t3code#35841) in the Problem context, and the scope is a one-line bug fix. The template's Scope section asks for a linked issue, which is present. The description is thorough and mostly complete; the verification is specific rather than just 'tests pass'. Minor deviations: the title and the explicit Problem/Change/Scope/Verification headings are absent, and the commit-style title is not shown in the provided text.

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726735 Result.isSuccess(result),
727736 Result.isFailure(result) ? result.failure.message : undefined,
728737 );
738+ if (Result.isFailure(result)) return;
739+
740+ connected = true;
741+ const reconnect = yield* Effect.forkChild(manager.ensureEnvironment(result.success.target));
742+ yield* Deferred.await(reconnectProbed);
743+ yield* TestClock.adjust(Duration.seconds(60));
744+ const outcome = yield* Effect.raceFirst(
745+ Fiber.join(reconnect).pipe(Effect.map((environment) => environment.httpBaseUrl)),
746+ Deferred.await(forwardReplaced).pipe(Effect.as("replaced the forward")),
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Minor · Functional Correctness · Quick win

Assert the spawn count after reconnect.

The assertion relies on which branch raceFirst selects. A replacement that starts during the 60-second TestClock.adjust can finish before the race begins, because forwardReplaced completes on spawn, not on readiness. Both branches can then be ready. The URL branch can win after a replacement has occurred, and the test still passes.

forwards already counts every -N spawn, and the reconnect fiber completes after any replacement it started. Asserting the count after Fiber.join(reconnect) returns checks reuse directly, independent of the race outcome.

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assert.equal(outcome, result.success.httpBaseUrl); + assert.equal(forwards, 1, "reconnect must reuse the existing forward");

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