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A Devin turn streamed roughly a thousand tokens through /v1/chat/completions and then died with:

upstream refusal representations are inconsistent

The turn contained no refusal at all.

snapshotRefusalItem exited early only when outputIndex was undefined, so any message item carrying an index was enrolled in the refusal ledger even with zero refusal parts. refusalItem() then registered its id, and the id/index consistency checks began governing ordinary assistant text.

That turned a benign shape into a fatal one. src/bridge.ts flushes a hidden reasoning envelope at the output_index of a still-open message, so one index legitimately carries two item ids. For a refusal that is a real contradiction; for plain text it is nothing.

Minimal reproduction, with no refusal anywhere:

# event output_index item.id item.type
1 response.output_item.added 0 msg_1 message
2 response.output_item.done 0 rs_1 reasoning

Devin emits reasoning items, and a chat inbound without a summary takes the hidden-flush path, which is why this combination surfaced it.

The fix enrols an item only when it actually carries refusal content, or when the ledger already tracks that index because real refusal evidence opened it. The non-streaming collector in the same file has always scoped itself this way — the streaming path now matches, which is the asymmetry that identified the bug.

The event-level item_id binding at output_item.added/done is likewise limited to an index the ledger already tracks. It tests membership directly rather than through position(), because position() throws on a malformed index and would have added a failure to refusal-free streams instead of removing one.

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  • Hosted CI on this exact head is the merge proof. Local product tests, typecheck, build and install were NOT RUN in the authoring session, by explicit instruction.
  • New tests/responses/chat-refusal-scope.test.ts has two halves. Four cases assert refusal-free streams now succeed, including the exact reproduction above. Four cases assert genuine contradictions still fail closed: a refusal id that moves to another index, a second refusal id on one index, a snapshot contradicting the accumulated delta, and a non-refusal part replacing a retained refusal part.
  • tests/responses/chat-refusal.test.ts is untouched. Its 18 post-refusalDelta contract cases still throw, because each has preceding refusal evidence so existing is true and the new early return never fires — verified case by case against :248, :315 and :249.
  • Registered in scripts/test-layout/layout.json and tests/fixtures/test-layout-expected.json.
  • Root cause was derived by two independent reviewers and then re-derived by a third against the real control flow, which also caught the position() mistake in the first draft of the guard.

Not fixed here

The bridge reusing one output_index for an open message and a reasoning envelope is untidy against the Responses protocol, but changing it affects reasoning ordering and rendering. It is recorded as a follow-up in the devlog unit; this change alone removes the user-visible error.

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  • Scope stays focused and avoids unrelated cleanup.
  • Docs or release notes were updated when needed.
  • Security-sensitive changes were reviewed for secrets, auth, and unsafe defaults.

Maintainer integration under MAINTAINERS.md: dev only, with exact-head CI evidence recorded before merge.

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  • Bug Fixes

    • Fixed streaming responses that could incorrectly end with an invalid_refusal error when no refusal content was present.
    • Improved refusal validation for streams with shared output indexes, duplicate message IDs, or regular text snapshots.
    • Preserved validation for genuine refusal inconsistencies.
  • Tests

    • Added coverage for refusal-free streaming scenarios and valid refusal error cases.

A Devin turn streamed ~1000 tokens through /v1/chat/completions and then died
with "upstream refusal representations are inconsistent". The turn contained no
refusal at all.

snapshotRefusalItem exited early only when outputIndex was undefined, so any
message item that carried an index was enrolled in the refusal ledger even with
zero refusal parts. refusalItem() then registered its id, and the id/index
consistency checks began governing ordinary assistant text.

That made a benign shape fatal. src/bridge.ts flushes a hidden reasoning
envelope at the output_index of a still-open message, so one index legitimately
carries two item ids. For a refusal that is a real contradiction; for plain text
it is nothing. Devin emits reasoning items, and a chat inbound without a summary
takes the hidden-flush path, which is why this combination surfaced it.

Enrol an item only when it actually carries refusal content, or when the ledger
already tracks that index because real refusal evidence opened it. The
non-streaming collector in the same file has always scoped itself this way; the
streaming path now matches.

The event-level item_id binding at output_item.added/done is likewise limited to
an index the ledger already tracks. It tests membership directly rather than
through position(), because position() throws on a malformed index and would add
a failure to refusal-free streams instead of removing one.

Every genuine contradiction still fails closed: a refusal id that moves to
another index, a second refusal id on one index, a snapshot that contradicts the
accumulated delta, and a non-refusal part replacing a retained refusal part.

Not fixed here: the bridge reusing one output_index for an open message and a
reasoning envelope. It is untidy against the Responses protocol, but changing it
affects reasoning ordering and rendering, so it is recorded as a follow-up.

Local product tests, typecheck, build and install: NOT RUN.
Hosted exact-head CI on this PR is the merge proof.
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The chat bridge now records refusal snapshots only for refusal-related items and validates event identifiers only against tracked numeric refusal indexes. New tests cover refusal-free streams and preserve failures for genuine refusal contradictions.

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Chat refusal scope

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Refusal scope contract
devlog/_plan/260913_chat_refusal_translator/*.md
The planning documents describe the failure sequence, the narrowed refusal ledger rules, retained validation checks, regression cases, and follow-up bridge behavior.
Bridge refusal guards
src/chat/outbound.ts
Refusal snapshots enroll items only when refusal content exists or the item is already tracked. response.output_item.added and response.output_item.done bind identifiers only for numeric indexes present in the refusal ledger.
Regression coverage
tests/responses/chat-refusal-scope.test.ts, scripts/test-layout/layout.json, tests/fixtures/test-layout-expected.json
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리뷰 · 우선순위 73 / 80

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이 PR은 Devin(또는 비슷한 Responses→Chat 번역 경로)이 /v1/chat/completions로 이미 수백~수천 토큰을 흘린 뒤에, 거절(refusal)이 하나도 없는데도 upstream refusal representations are inconsistent로 턴이 죽는 버그를 고친다. 증상은 “모델이 답을 거의 다 냈는데 갑자기 invalid_refusal”이고, 실제 거절 콘텐츠는 없다.

지금 dev HEAD는 4a84ca22c(#4462, 서브에이전트 표면 기본값을 v1로 두고 base/v2는 승인 후 선택)이고 package는 2.53.0이다. 문제의 핵심은 src/chat/outbound.ts의 스트리밍 쪽 snapshotRefusalItem이다. 예전에는 outputIndex === undefined일 때만 “거절 없는 메시지”로 early return했다. 그래서 인덱스가 있는 평범한 assistant message도 전부 refusal 장부(refusalItems)에 들어가고, 이어서 refusalItem()의 id/인덱스 일치 검사가 일반 텍스트 스트림까지 감시했다.

그 감시가 치명적이 되는 이유는 src/bridge.ts의 flushHiddenReasoningEnvelope다. 아직 열린 message의 output_index에 hidden reasoning envelope를 added/done으로 한 번 더 붙인 뒤 outputIndex++한다. 같은 인덱스에 message id와 reasoning id가 둘 다 생기는 모양이다. 진짜 거절 장부 안에서는 모순이지만, 거절이 없는 턴에서는 정상 동작이다. Devin이 reasoning item을 내고, chat inbound가 summary 없이 hidden-flush 경로를 타면 이 조합이 그대로 재현된다. PR 본문의 최소 재현(index 0에 msg_1 message → 같은 index에 rs_1 reasoning)이 그것이다.

고치는 방식은 좁고 맞다. snapshotRefusalItem은 실제로 refusal part가 있거나, 이미 진짜 거절 증거로 장부가 열린 existing일 때만 등록한다. PR이 말하는 대로 같은 파일의 non-streaming collector는 원래부터 refusal part만 모았고, 스트리밍 경로가 이제 그 범위에 맞춰진다. 추가로 output_item.added/done의 event-level item_id 바인딩도 refusalItems.has(output_index)일 때만 한다. 여기서 position()을 쓰지 않은 것도 중요하다. position()은 잘못된 인덱스에서 throw하므로, 거절 없는 스트림에 새 실패를 더할 뻔했다.

회귀 잠금은 tests/responses/chat-refusal-scope.test.ts 한 파일로 분명하다. 거절 없는 스트림 4건(같은 인덱스 message+reasoning, 같은 id 두 인덱스, 같은 인덱스 서로 다른 plain message, terminal snapshot의 일반 텍스트)은 성공해야 하고, 진짜 모순 4건(거절 id가 다른 인덱스로 이동, 한 인덱스에 두 거절 id, delta와 다른 snapshot, 거절 part를 non-refusal로 교체)은 여전히 invalid_refusal로 닫혀야 한다. 기존 chat-refusal.test.ts 18건은 건드리지 않았고, 앞에 refusal evidence가 있어 existing이 true라 새 early return에 안 걸린다는 설명도 타당하다. layout.json / test-layout-expected.json 등록도 있다. 범위 밖으로 남긴 bridge의 인덱스 재사용은 Responses 프로토콜과 어긋나지만 reasoning 순서·렌더에 닿아서 이번 PR에서 안 건드린 선택이 맞다.

우선순위 73은 “이미 스트리밍된 건강한 Devin 턴이 가짜 refusal로 죽는” 사용자 체감이 크고, 수정이 translator 가드 + 테스트로 좁으며, #4462와 파일 겹침이 거의 없는 독립 픽스라는 점의 균형이다. base는 현재 dev tip(4a84ca22c)과 merge-base가 같아서 rebase 부담도 없다. 다만 작성 세션에서 로컬 product test/typecheck/build/install을 의도적으로 안 돌렸고, 호스티드 exact-head CI를 merge proof로 둔다. 지금 체크는 hygiene/enforce-target 등은 통과했지만 test·gates·docker smoke 등은 아직 pending이다. types.ts/config.ts 분할 캠페인에 잡아먹힐 변경이 아니므로 close-don't-rebase 대상이 아니다.

src/chat/outbound.ts snapshotRefusalItem (대략 305~318행, PR head) - !existing && !hasRefusalPart면 return. 예전 outputIndex === undefined 가드보다 의미가 맞고, non-streaming 수집 범위와 정렬된다. existing을 남겨 둔 것도 맞다. 이미 거절 장부가 열린 인덱스는 예전과 같은 엄격함을 유지해야 한다.

src/chat/outbound.ts response.output_item.added / done의 item_id 바인딩 - typeof output_index === "number" && refusalItems.has(...)일 때만 refusalItem 호출. membership을 직접 보는 선택이 position() throw를 피한다. message 타입이 아닐 때는 예전처럼 snapshot만 타고 early return한다.

src/bridge.ts flushHiddenReasoningEnvelope (대략 507~516행, 현재 dev) - 같은 output_index에 reasoning envelope를 붙인 뒤 outputIndex++. 이번 PR이 고치는 “한 인덱스 두 id”의 실제 출처다. 여기 시그니처는 안 바꿨고, 번역기 쪽만 거절 장부 범위를 줄였다. follow-up으로 남긴 판단이 맞다.

tests/responses/chat-refusal-scope.test.ts - 재현 케이스와 fail-closed 4건이 한 파일에 같이 있어 회귀·안전 양쪽을 잠근다. chat-refusal.test.ts를 그대로 둔 것도 계약 분리로 좋다.

scripts/test-layout/layout.json / tests/fixtures/test-layout-expected.json - 새 테스트를 responses 버킷에 등록. 레이아웃 드리프트 방지용으로 충분하다.

심볼 retainRefusal / response.refusal.delta|done / content_part.* - 진짜 거절 경로는 그대로 장부를 연다. content_part의 non-refusal 분기는 이미 refusalItems.has 가드가 있어서, 이번 변경과 방향이 같다.

메인테이너의 판단이 필요한 지점

  • 로컬 미실행을 인정하고 호스티드 exact-head CI(특히 chat-refusal-scope가 도는 responses 샤드) 초록만으로 머지할지.
  • bridge의 같은 output_index 재사용을 후속 이슈로 바로 티켓화할지, translator 가드만으로 닫을지.
  • Devin chat 경로 외에 같은 hidden-flush를 타는 다른 provider/surface에서 같은 증상이 있었는지 한 줄 확인을 릴리즈 노트에 넣을지.

너의 추천
CI test/gates가 초록이면 머지 후보다. 범위가 옳고, 거절 없는 성공 + 진짜 모순 실패가 같이 잠겨 있다. bridge 인덱스 재사용은 별도 follow-up으로 두고 이번 것만 넣자. 머지 전에 bun test tests/responses/chat-refusal-scope.test.ts와 기존 chat-refusal.test.ts만 한 번 더 확인하면 안심이다. types/config 분할과 무관한 독립 chat translator 픽스라 닫지 말고 받는다.

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Comment thread src/chat/outbound.ts
// always scoped itself this way; this is the streaming path catching up.
const hasRefusalPart = Array.isArray(item.content)
&& item.content.some(part => isRec(part) && part.type === "refusal");
if (!existing && !hasRefusalPart) return;

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P1 Badge Retain message IDs until refusal scope is known

When a normal response.output_item.added announces item.id = A with empty content and a later response.refusal.delta for that index carries item_id = B, this early return forgets A, so refusalItem() seeds B and the stream emits the inconsistent refusal successfully if the terminal snapshot is sparse or omitted. Before this change A was retained and the mismatch was rejected; keep non-refusal message IDs provisionally and reconcile them when actual refusal evidence appears instead of discarding them.

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// Unrelated sparse text messages historically need no position metadata.
if (outputIndex === undefined && (!Array.isArray(item.content)
|| !item.content.some(part => isRec(part) && part.type === "refusal"))) return;
// Only an item that actually carries refusal content belongs in the refusal ledger.

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P1 Badge Update every structure document that owns src/chat

This changes the refusal-state semantics of src/chat/, but none of its mapped owners—structure/runtime.md, structure/transports/inventory.md, and structure/data-planes/inbound-compat.md—is updated. The last document still states that present item IDs are correlation constraints, which no longer describes IDs observed before refusal evidence; update all three owned documents in the same change and make the intended ID-retention invariant explicit.

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if (Object.hasOwn(data, "item_id") && refusalItems.has(position(data.output_index))) {
refusalItem(data.output_index, data, "item_id");
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Mark the intermediate position() guard as superseded.

Lines 35-37 label refusalItems.has(position(data.output_index)) as the after implementation, and line 40 applies the same form at :624. position() throws for a malformed index before refusalItems.has(...) can check ledger membership. Copying this snippet can therefore throw outside refusal scope.

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if (Object.hasOwn(data, "item_id") && refusalItems.has(position(data.output_index))) {
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Run focused validation for the test-layout mapping and typecheck.

The scripts/AGENTS.md requirement applies to a changed script and requires focused tests or probes plus bun run typecheck. This mapping is consumed by the test-layout tooling, so run the focused test-layout validation and typecheck before merge.

The privacy:scan requirement applies only when the changed script handles configuration, credentials, requests, logs, or account data. This static test-domain mapping does not meet that condition, so bun run privacy:scan is not required for this change.

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In `@scripts/test-layout/layout.json` at line 293, Validate the updated
test-layout mapping for chat-refusal-scope.test.ts with the focused test-layout
check, then run bun run typecheck before merge.

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Maintainer integration into dev under MAINTAINERS.md.

  • Exact head merged: 66e1c9e675685d5e1ccc6789489ec17f403ca5a8.
  • Hosted CI on that exact head: 25 successful checks, 0 failed, 0 cancelled, including the four test shards that execute both tests/responses/chat-refusal-scope.test.ts and the untouched tests/responses/chat-refusal.test.ts contract file.
  • Skipped jobs are not counted as passing.
  • Local product suite, typecheck, build and install were NOT RUN in the authoring session by explicit instruction; hosted exact-head CI is the sole merge proof.
  • Integrated without a second maintainer approval, which the policy permits for dev only. This is maintainer integration, not a self-approval.

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lidge-jun merged commit d0cbfff into dev Sep 13, 2026
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lidge-jun deleted the codex/260913-chat-refusal-scope branch September 13, 2026 06:42
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* docs(devlog): plan the chat refusal-scope fix

* fix(chat): stop refusal bookkeeping from failing refusal-free turns

A Devin turn streamed ~1000 tokens through /v1/chat/completions and then died
with "upstream refusal representations are inconsistent". The turn contained no
refusal at all.

snapshotRefusalItem exited early only when outputIndex was undefined, so any
message item that carried an index was enrolled in the refusal ledger even with
zero refusal parts. refusalItem() then registered its id, and the id/index
consistency checks began governing ordinary assistant text.

That made a benign shape fatal. src/bridge.ts flushes a hidden reasoning
envelope at the output_index of a still-open message, so one index legitimately
carries two item ids. For a refusal that is a real contradiction; for plain text
it is nothing. Devin emits reasoning items, and a chat inbound without a summary
takes the hidden-flush path, which is why this combination surfaced it.

Enrol an item only when it actually carries refusal content, or when the ledger
already tracks that index because real refusal evidence opened it. The
non-streaming collector in the same file has always scoped itself this way; the
streaming path now matches.

The event-level item_id binding at output_item.added/done is likewise limited to
an index the ledger already tracks. It tests membership directly rather than
through position(), because position() throws on a malformed index and would add
a failure to refusal-free streams instead of removing one.

Every genuine contradiction still fails closed: a refusal id that moves to
another index, a second refusal id on one index, a snapshot that contradicts the
accumulated delta, and a non-refusal part replacing a retained refusal part.

Not fixed here: the bridge reusing one output_index for an open message and a
reasoning envelope. It is untidy against the Responses protocol, but changing it
affects reasoning ordering and rendering, so it is recorded as a follow-up.

Local product tests, typecheck, build and install: NOT RUN.
Hosted exact-head CI on this PR is the merge proof.
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