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fix(host-service): remove a git-unregistered-but-left-on-disk worktree on delete - #6753

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Fixes #6730

What & why

Two fixes for the workspace-delete saga in #6730:

1. Orphaned-worktree cleanup (workspace-cleanup.ts).
git worktree remove --force is not atomic: it can fully unregister a
worktree (so it no longer appears in git worktree list → stillRegistered = false) while still failing to delete the working directory when a nested file
is undeletable (Operation not permitted, e.g. chflags uchg). The destroy
saga trusted stillRegistered alone and set worktreeRemoved = true, then
archived the row — leaving a silently orphaned folder on disk with no git
record of it. The repo-missing and session branches in the same saga already do
an existsSync → rm fallback under the managed-worktrees root guard; this
wires that same fallback into the common "project + repo present" path.

2. Logging the underlying git error (workers/tasks/git.ts).
The real git failure was swallowed by .catch(() => {}), so the toast text was
the only diagnostic and nothing reached host-service.log. It's now captured and
logged via console.warn (the existing host-service pattern) with the target
path, so the cause is discoverable when a folder is left orphaned.

How I tested it

  • New unit test in packages/host-service/test/workspace-cleanup.test.ts:
    removeWorktree returns { stillRegistered: false } while the worktree's
    directory exists on disk → asserts the directory is gone after destroy.
  • bun test packages/host-service/test/ → 308 pass, 0 fail (workspace-cleanup
    suite 26/26).
  • bun x tsc --noEmit clean on the changed files.
  • Also threaded a hostWorktreeBaseDir option through makeCtx so
    getHostWorktreeBaseDir returns a value in the test harness (the live
    host-settings lookup was previously untestable there).

Note: #6730's point 1 (git's non-atomic unregister/delete) is a git behavior we
cannot change in-repo; this PR covers points 2 and 3.

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  • PR title follows conventional commits (type(scope): subject)
  • bun run lint and bun run typecheck pass
  • "Allow edits from maintainers" is checked on fork PRs

Summary by CodeRabbit

  • Bug Fixes
    • Improved workspace cleanup for directories that remain after Git unregisters a worktree.
    • Safely removes leftover directories within the managed workspace area.
    • Preserves directories outside the managed area and warns when cleanup is skipped.
    • Cleanup status now accurately reflects whether removal succeeded.
    • Reports cleanup failures appropriately instead of indicating successful removal.
    • Added clearer warnings when forced worktree removal fails, including the affected location and error details.

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Workspace cleanup now removes directories left after Git unregisters a worktree when they are under the managed root. It warns for paths outside the root and reports removal failures. Git removal errors are logged, and regression tests cover both outcomes.

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Workspace cleanup

Layer / File(s) Summary
Git removal diagnostics
packages/host-service/src/workers/tasks/git.ts
Forced worktree removal logs the underlying error message and target path before checking registration state.
Managed-root orphan removal
packages/host-service/src/trpc/router/workspace-cleanup/workspace-cleanup.ts, packages/host-service/test/workspace-cleanup.test.ts
Cleanup checks residual directories after Git unregisters a worktree. It removes directories under the configured host worktree base directory, warns for paths outside that directory, and raises INTERNAL_SERVER_ERROR when removal fails. Tests verify both managed-root removal and outside-root preservation.

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Merge Risk: 🔵 Low · up to fa386

The change removes orphaned worktree directories after Git unregisters them, but a concurrent workspace adoption could reuse the same path before cleanup finishes and have its directory deleted. The PR is otherwise mergeable with explicit owner awareness and follow-up to coordinate path ownership during cleanup.

Sequence Diagram(s)

sequenceDiagram
  participant WorkspaceCleanup
  participant GitWorktreeRemoveTask
  participant Git
  participant FileSystem
  WorkspaceCleanup->>GitWorktreeRemoveTask: Remove worktree
  GitWorktreeRemoveTask->>Git: Force-remove target path
  Git-->>GitWorktreeRemoveTask: Return removal result
  GitWorktreeRemoveTask->>Git: Query registered worktrees
  Git-->>GitWorktreeRemoveTask: Return registration state
  GitWorktreeRemoveTask-->>WorkspaceCleanup: Return registration state
  WorkspaceCleanup->>FileSystem: Check worktree directory
  FileSystem-->>WorkspaceCleanup: Return existence state
  WorkspaceCleanup->>FileSystem: Remove residual directory under managed root
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Title check ✅ Passed The title uses conventional commit format and clearly describes the main fix for orphaned Git-unregistered worktrees.
Description check ✅ Passed The description includes the required What & why, How I tested it, and Checklist sections. It explains the problem, implementation, tests, and validation results.
Linked Issues check ✅ Passed The PR meets the relevant objectives in issue #6730: it re-checks the worktree directory, removes remaining directories only within the managed root, logs Git removal errors, and adds regression cover…
Out of Scope Changes check ✅ Passed The changes are limited to orphaned-worktree cleanup, Git error logging, related test support, and regression tests. No unrelated changes are present.
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The PR meets the relevant objectives in issue #6730: it re-checks the worktree directory, removes remaining directories only within the managed root, logs Git removal errors, and adds regression coverage. The separate terminal-disposal suggestion is not required for this PR.

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packages/host-service/test/workspace-cleanup.test.ts (1)

518-522: 📐 Maintainability & Code Quality | 🔵 Trivial | ⚡ Quick win

Exercise the host-settings fallback in this regression test.

Line 518 sets project.worktreeBaseDir to base. The cleanup code uses project.worktreeBaseDir ?? getHostWorktreeBaseDir(ctx), so this test does not call the mocked host-settings lookup at Line 522.

Remove worktreeBaseDir from this test project, or add a separate fallback test.

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- project: { id: "p-1", repoPath: repo, worktreeBaseDir: base },
+ project: { id: "p-1", repoPath: repo },
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In `@packages/host-service/test/workspace-cleanup.test.ts` around lines 518 - 522,
Update the regression test setup around runDestroyPhases to omit
project.worktreeBaseDir, allowing the mocked getHostWorktreeBaseDir(ctx)
fallback to be exercised while retaining hostWorktreeBaseDir: base and the
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`@packages/host-service/src/trpc/router/workspace-cleanup/workspace-cleanup.ts`:
- Around line 557-559: Update the orphaned worktree cleanup flow around
isInsideProjectWorktreesRoot so worktreeRemoved remains false when the root
guard skips deletion; set it true only when the path is already absent or rm
completes successfully, ensuring the final response accurately reports removal.

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Nitpick comments:
In `@packages/host-service/test/workspace-cleanup.test.ts`:
- Around line 518-522: Update the regression test setup around runDestroyPhases
to omit project.worktreeBaseDir, allowing the mocked getHostWorktreeBaseDir(ctx)
fallback to be exercised while retaining hostWorktreeBaseDir: base and the
existing cleanup assertions.
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…e on delete

Fixes ParadevAI#6730 (part 2).

`git worktree remove --force` is not atomic: it can fully unregister the
worktree (absent from `git worktree list`, so stillRegistered=false) while
still failing to delete the working directory when a nested file is
undeletable. The destroy saga trusted stillRegistered alone and set
worktreeRemoved=true, archiving the row over a silently orphaned folder.

The repo-missing and session branches already do an existsSync + rm fallback
under the managed-root guard; wire the same into the common project+repo path:
after git reports it no longer registered, if the directory still exists,
remove it directly (inside the managed worktrees root) or warn if outside.

Regression test: removeWorktree -> {stillRegistered:false} with the folder on
disk asserts the folder is gone.
…llowing it

Part of ParadevAI#6730 (point 3). `git worktree remove --force --force` can fully
unregister a worktree while still failing to delete its folder (undeletable
nested file). The raw git error was swallowed by `.catch(() => {})`, so the
toast text was the only diagnostic and nothing reached host-service.log.
Capture and log it via console.warn (the existing host-service pattern) with
the target path, so the underlying cause is discoverable when a folder is
left orphaned.
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…ard skipped removal

Addresses reviewer ParadevAI#6753: when the orphaned-worktree folder sits outside the
managed worktrees root, the root guard skips the direct rm yet worktreeRemoved
was still set to true, so the destroy response lied about removing a folder it
kept on disk. Move the flag inside the removal branch so it's only true when
the rm actually ran. Adds a regression test pinning the outside-root case
(folder survives + worktreeRemoved=false + skip warning).
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Addressed the reviewer's point (Minor/Functional Correctness) on this PR.

Keep worktreeRemoved false when the root guard skips removal. Previously, when the orphaned-worktree folder sat outside the managed worktrees root, the root guard pushed a skip warning and worktreeRemoved was still set to true right after — so the destroy response claimed a folder was removed that was actually kept on disk. The flag now lives inside the removal branch only: it's true iff the rm actually ran.

Added a regression test (orphaned worktree outside the managed root is skipped with worktreeRemoved=false) that seeds an orphaned worktree outside <base>/<projectId>/, and asserts: the folder survives (existsSync === true), worktreeRemoved === false, and the skip is surfaced as a Skipped orphaned... warning rather than silently reported as removed.

Validation: bun test test/workspace-cleanup.test.ts → 28 pass, 0 fail (the existing outside-root/inside-root cases plus the new regression).

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Thanks for this, and you filed the same root cause first. #6785 carries the same fix with git's error surfaced in the thrown message and worktreeRemoved derived from the final disk state, and I folded your server-side console.warn into it. It's approved now.

One note on the current diff here, for the record: the third commit moves worktreeRemoved = true inside the rm branch, so on the ordinary path where git deletes everything it stays false, and the integration suite asserts true there.

Closing as superseded by #6785. #7094 is the one I'd like to see rebased once that merges.

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[bug] Workspace delete can silently orphan a worktree on disk when git unregisters it mid-failure

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