feat(storage): clean up settled thread worktrees

[Bil0000]

Settled threads can leave managed worktrees on disk after their work is done.

Add an optional retention setting under Settings → Storage. Choose a number of days after settlement, or set 0 days to remove a worktree as soon as it is safe. The rule supports project overrides and uses the existing cleanup checks. Branches and thread history remain.

Verified with 292 focused tests, type checks for server, web, contracts, and shared, targeted lint and formatting, and a save and reload check of the 0-day setting in the web app.

Cleanup skips active sessions, shared worktrees, terminals, and local changes. It retries later when a worktree is in use. Later thread updates can delay removal.

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• New Features

  • Added a setting to remove worktrees after a thread settles, with configurable retention from 0 to 3,650 days. The setting appears when all connected environments support settled-worktree cleanup.
  • Worktrees set to 0 days are removed as soon as it is safe after settlement.
  • Settled-thread cleanup runs immediately as well as during scheduled cleanup checks.

• Bug Fixes

  • Improved safeguards to avoid removing worktrees when thread activity changes during cleanup.
  • Settled worktrees now use the later of the settlement or last-update time to determine retention.

• Documentation

  • Updated project settings documentation with settled-worktree retention behavior and cleanup timing. Offline machines retain their existing policies.

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Verdict: Not approved

Macroscope's review found this PR not approvable — This PR adds a new user-facing policy that can remove settled worktrees, along with event-driven cleanup and cross-environment settings propagation. It also changes the default advertised server capabilities, making this a product-default and consequential runtime change requiring human review.

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The change adds configurable retention for settled worktrees. Settings contracts and project policy resolution carry the new rule. Server cleanup evaluates settlement status and age, rechecks thread data before removal, and coalesces sweep requests. The settings interface shows the retention control when connected environments advertise support.

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Settled Worktree Retention

Layer / File(s)	Summary
Define and resolve settled retention packages/contracts/src/settings.ts, packages/contracts/src/settings.test.ts, packages/shared/src/projectSettings.ts, packages/shared/src/projectSettings.test.ts, packages/shared/src/serverSettings.ts, packages/shared/src/serverSettings.test.ts	Adds worktreeSettledAfterDays as a nullable integer from 0 to 3650. The default is null. Settings resolution and patches carry the rule, and tests cover validation and resolved values.
Apply settled retention during cleanup apps/server/src/storageCleanup.ts, apps/server/src/orchestration/ThreadSettlementReactor.test.ts	Cleanup considers threads settled when their override is not "active". It checks the later of settledAt and updatedAt against the retention period. Before removal, it also checks that updatedAt and settlement fields have not changed. Sweep requests are coalesced. Reactor tests cover settled-thread cleanup and protection cases.
Expose settled retention in settings packages/contracts/src/environment.ts, apps/server/src/environment/ServerEnvironment.ts, apps/web/src/components/settings/StorageSettings.tsx, apps/web/src/components/settings/scopedSettings.test.ts, docs/user/project-settings.md	Adds the settledWorktreeCleanup capability and advertises it from the server environment. The settings interface shows “Delete settled worktrees” when at least one environment is connected and all connected environments advertise the capability. It notes when offline machines will not get the setting. Documentation describes settled cleanup and retention behavior.

Priority: ➖ Normal

Estimated code review effort: 3 (Moderate) | ~25 minutes

Change: Feature

Suggested reviewers: maria-rcks

Merge Risk: 🔵 Low · up to 851a7

The active-thread safeguard is present, but the new retention tests do not exercise an aged settled timestamp on an active thread. This leaves a narrow regression risk in cleanup behavior.

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Title check	✅ Passed	The title clearly and concisely summarizes the main change: cleanup of settled thread worktrees.
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apps/server/src/orchestration/ThreadSettlementReactor.test.ts (1)

1539-1539: 📐 Maintainability & Code Quality | 🔵 Trivial | ⚡ Quick win

Make settled-active exercise settled retention.

The fixture leaves settledOverride and settledAt null for settled-active. The settled-retention condition is therefore false regardless of the active-thread check. Set both fields for this case so the test can detect a regression in that check.

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             ...(protection.startsWith("settled-") &&
-            protection !== "settled-active" &&
             protection !== "settled-event"

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In `@apps/server/src/orchestration/ThreadSettlementReactor.test.ts` at line 1539,
Update the fixture for `settled-active` in the protection test so it sets both
`settledOverride` and `settledAt`; this makes the settled-retention condition
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Could a maintainer confirm the direction for deleting a worktree immediately when its thread settles, including an unmerged but clean worktree? This reuses the cleanup safeguards, but adds a new settlement-driven trigger beyond the existing retention rules. The prior-approval rule distinguishes focused configuration from broader workflow choices; please confirm which applies here or link the scope approval so triage can finish.

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Yes. With 0 days selected, a clean, unmerged worktree can be removed after settlement once all safety checks pass. The setting is off by default. The branch and thread history stay.

I intended this as focused configuration of existing cleanup. The inactivity rule already allows removal before merge. This adds settlement as the retention point and a trigger for immediate cleanup.

No separate scope approval is linked in this PR. A maintainer must confirm whether this fits the configuration exception or needs explicit approval.

[juliusmarminge]

Thanks for working on this. We merged the orchestrator V2 rewrite in #2829, and we are closing this PR as part of that transition.

Settled-worktree retention reacts to thread.session-set with session.status stopped, a removed V1 event shape. Rebuild its cleanup triggers and settled-thread decisions against V2 lifecycle events.

Sorry for the extra work this creates. If the change is still needed on V2, please rebuild it on current main, verify it there, and open a new PR linking back here. We're closing the current implementation without assuming the underlying request is resolved.