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Closes #957 — AI-2813

What & why

The server's terminal hub calls refused a caller without access by returning without acting, so the remote terminal pane read a refusal as a dropped connection. kurrent-io/kcap-server#2519 makes those calls throw the session-visibility denial, which ServerConnectionService already maps to HubCallResult.Denied. The pane now gives a denied subscribe its own Refused state: "You don't have access to this session's terminal." A failed one stays Offline. The composer already reported a denied send as "you cannot message this session".

Where to look

• RemoteTerminalViewModel treats only Denied as Refused. A retryable re-check failure, which the server sends without the denial token, stays Offline, so a later access establishment subscribes again.
• Compatible both ways. A server without #2519 still refuses silently, and the pane behaves as before.

Verification

• RemoteTerminalViewModelTests: a denied subscribe reads Refused with its note, a failed one reads Offline, and the existing refused-subscribe cases (stale subscribe released, later frames dropped) now expect Refused.

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Summary by CodeRabbit

• Bug Fixes
  • Remote terminal access denials are now clearly distinguished from connection failures.
  • Users receive an access-denied message when terminal access is refused.
  • Failed connections continue to display the offline status.

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AI-2813

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PR Summary by Qodo

Show an access-refused message for remote terminals

🐞 Bug fix 🧪 Tests 🕐 10-20 Minutes

AI Description

• Show a Refused banner when the server denies a remote-terminal subscription.

Diagram

graph TD
  A["Terminal hub"] --> B["Terminal view model"] --> C{"Subscribe result"} -->|Denied| D["Refused banner"]
  C -->|Failed or disconnected| E["Offline banner"]
  C -->|Ok| F["Live terminal"]

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High-Level Assessment

Using the existing HubCallResult.Denied outcome is the appropriate approach: it distinguishes an explicit refusal without changing connection handling or requiring view changes. Other failures remain Offline.

Files changed (2) +28 / -7

Bug fix (1) +8 / -5

RemoteTerminalViewModel.csDistinguish denied subscriptions from connection failures +8/-5

Distinguish denied subscriptions from connection failures

• Adds a Refused phase and access-specific banner text for denied terminal subscriptions. Other unsuccessful outcomes remain Offline; the view model documentation notes that older servers may still refuse silently.

src/Capacitor.App/ViewModels/RemoteTerminalViewModel.cs

Tests (1) +20 / -2

RemoteTerminalViewModelTests.csCover refusal messaging and unsuccessful subscriptions +20/-2

Cover refusal messaging and unsuccessful subscriptions

• Tests the Refused note for denied subscriptions and the Offline note for failed ones. Existing stale-membership and frame-dropping tests now expect Refused after an explicit denial.

test/Capacitor.App.Tests.Unit/RemoteTerminalViewModelTests.cs

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📝 Walkthrough

Remote terminal subscriptions now expose denied access as a distinct Refused phase with an access-denied note. Other unsuccessful subscriptions remain Offline. Unit tests cover both outcomes and update denied-subscription expectations.

Changes: Remote terminal subscription

Layer / File(s)	Summary
Report denied terminal subscriptions src/Capacitor.App/ViewModels/RemoteTerminalViewModel.cs, test/Capacitor.App.Tests.Unit/RemoteTerminalViewModelTests.cs	The view model adds the Refused phase and maps denied subscriptions to an access-denied note. Other unsuccessful subscriptions remain Offline. Tests cover both outcomes and update denied-subscription expectations.

Priority: ➖ Normal

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

Change: Bug fix · Severity of issue fixed: Medium

Suggested reviewers: alexeyzimarev

Merge Risk: ⚪ Minimal · up to 35385

No actionable merge-blocking risk remains in the reviewed change.

Security architecture risk: ⚪ Minimal · up to 35385

The change distinguishes access denial from connection failure without granting additional terminal access or weakening existing input controls. Subscription cleanup and later reconnection behavior remain unchanged.

Retained concerns
No architecture-level concerns identified.

Security review details

Security Blast Radius

• inferred — The changed behavior is bounded to the status shown for a terminal subscription. It does not add a caller, change the target agent identifier, or expand the terminal operations available in Refused.

Trust Boundaries and Controls

• observed — The client interprets a hub denial result; Refused is not an authorization grant. It displays a fixed message rather than the server-provided reason, remains outside the Live-only input gate, and disables subsequent output delivery for the denied attempt.

Pre-merge checks: 4 · 1

Failed checks: 1 warning

Check name	Status	Explanation	Resolution
Docstring Coverage		Docstring coverage is 60.00% which is insufficient. The required threshold is 80.00%. Docstring coverage is scoped to functions touched by this diff. Analyzed 5 functions across 2 files.	Write docstrings for the functions missing them to satisfy the coverage threshold.

Passed checks: 4 passed

Check name	Status	Explanation
Description Check		Check skipped - CodeRabbit’s high-level summary is enabled.
Title check		The title clearly and concisely describes the main change: reporting when the server refuses remote-terminal access.
Linked Issues check		Issue #957 requires distinct denied handling, client mapping to HubCallResult.Denied, and compatibility with older normal replies. The reviewed implementation adds RemoteTerminalPhase.Refused, map…
Out of Scope Changes check		The production changes implement the terminal refusal behavior required by issue #957. The tests verify the new refused state, the failed state, stale subscription cleanup, and frame suppression. No u…

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Explanation

Issue #957 requires distinct denied handling, client mapping to HubCallResult.Denied, and compatibility with older normal replies. The reviewed implementation adds RemoteTerminalPhase.Refused, maps denied terminal subscribes to Refused, and displays RemoteTerminalViewModel.RefusedNote. Failed subscribes remain Offline. The PR summary identifies existing ServerConnectionService denial mapping and existing denied composer handling. The tests cover denied and failed subscribes, stale membership release, and later-frame suppression. Normal outcomes remain accepted for older servers.

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Explanation

The production changes implement the terminal refusal behavior required by issue #957. The tests verify the new refused state, the failed state, stale subscription cleanup, and frame suppression. No unrelated change is shown.

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1. The terminal comment preserves old history ✗ Dismissed

Description

The RemoteTerminalViewModel documentation describes an older server's silent refusal instead of
stating only the current compatibility behavior. This historical wording is in the pane's public
type comment, so future readers must interpret past server behavior to understand the present state
mapping.

Code

src/Capacitor.App/ViewModels/RemoteTerminalViewModel.cs[R19-21]

+/// workspace kept on its Chat tab costs the server no replay or stream, and for access to stand. A
+/// server that refuses the terminal says so, and the pane reads Refused; an older one refuses in
+/// silence, which leaves an empty pane that only looks like "no output yet".

Relevance

●●● Strong

Accepted precedents reject change-history narration and prefer timeless current invariants in
comments.

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PR-#1328

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Evidence

The added documentation explicitly contrasts the current server behavior with “an older one” that
refuses silently, which is change-history narration covered by the checklist rule.

Rule 2897915: Avoid time-sensitive or process-reference metadata in code comments
src/Capacitor.App/ViewModels/RemoteTerminalViewModel.cs[19-21]

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The issue below was found during a code review. Follow the provided context and guidance below and implement a solution

## Issue description
The type comment narrates historical server behavior by contrasting the current refusal response with an older silent refusal. Comments should describe the current compatibility requirement without change-history narration.

## Fix Focus Areas
- src/Capacitor.App/ViewModels/RemoteTerminalViewModel.cs[19-21]

## Recommended Fix
Rewrite the comment to state that explicit denial responses produce the `Refused` phase while servers that provide no denial response leave the pane `Offline`, without describing the older behavior as historical change.

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1. The terminal comment preserves old history ✗ Dismissed

Description

The RemoteTerminalViewModel documentation describes an older server's silent refusal instead of
stating only the current compatibility behavior. This historical wording is in the pane's public
type comment, so future readers must interpret past server behavior to understand the present state
mapping.

Code

src/Capacitor.App/ViewModels/RemoteTerminalViewModel.cs[R19-21]

+/// workspace kept on its Chat tab costs the server no replay or stream, and for access to stand. A
+/// server that refuses the terminal says so, and the pane reads Refused; an older one refuses in
+/// silence, which leaves an empty pane that only looks like "no output yet".

Relevance

●●● Strong

Accepted precedents reject change-history narration and prefer timeless current invariants in
comments.

PR-#1029
PR-#1328

ⓘ Recommendations generated based on similar findings in past PRs

Evidence

The added documentation explicitly contrasts the current server behavior with “an older one” that
refuses silently, which is change-history narration covered by the checklist rule.

Rule 2897915: Avoid time-sensitive or process-reference metadata in code comments
src/Capacitor.App/ViewModels/RemoteTerminalViewModel.cs[19-21]

Agent prompt

The issue below was found during a code review. Follow the provided context and guidance below and implement a solution

## Issue description
The type comment narrates historical server behavior by contrasting the current refusal response with an older silent refusal. Comments should describe the current compatibility requirement without change-history narration.

## Fix Focus Areas
- src/Capacitor.App/ViewModels/RemoteTerminalViewModel.cs[19-21]

## Recommended Fix
Rewrite the comment to state that explicit denial responses produce the `Refused` phase while servers that provide no denial response leave the pane `Offline`, without describing the older behavior as historical change.

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🟡 Minor · Ignore terminal dimensions after refusal. · RemoteTerminalViewModel.cs:185-193

src/Capacitor.App/ViewModels/RemoteTerminalViewModel.cs:185-193
🎯 Functional Correctness | 🟡 Minor | ⚡ Quick win

Ignore terminal dimensions after refusal.

TerminalDimensions frames for the agent still reach the handler after a denied subscription sets _receiving = false. The handler updates _sourceSize and resizes Surface, so a refused surface can still change size.

Suggested fix

         lane.TerminalDimensions.Where(d => d.AgentId == agentId).ObserveOn(RxSchedulers.MainThreadScheduler).Subscribe(d => {
+            if (!_receiving) return;
             _sourceSize = (d.Cols, d.Rows);
             Surface?.Resize(d.Cols, d.Rows);
             this.RaisePropertyChanged(nameof(SizeNote));

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Review comment at @src/Capacitor.App/ViewModels/RemoteTerminalViewModel.cs
around lines 185 - 193:
Guard the TerminalDimensions subscription handler with _receiving before
updating _sourceSize, resizing Surface, or raising SizeNote, so dimensions
received after subscription refusal are ignored. Keep normal dimension
processing unchanged while receiving.

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Review comments at @src/Capacitor.App/ViewModels/RemoteTerminalViewModel.cs:
- Around line 185-193: Guard the TerminalDimensions subscription handler with
_receiving before updating _sourceSize, resizing Surface, or raising SizeNote,
so dimensions received after subscription refusal are ignored. Keep normal
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