fix(server): steering no longer cancels a pending question or approval by immakermatty · Pull Request #26842 · pingdotgg/t3code

immakermatty · 2026-10-29T06:57:45Z

Problem

Fixes #26841. With Steer as the default follow-up (#24718), a message sent while the agent waits on the user steers the running turn. That cancels the pending AskUserQuestion or approval, so the user never gets to answer it. Claude steers with priority: "now", and the SDK aborts the pending permission callback ("User cancelled tool execution."). The message can come from the composer, a promoted queued message, or another agent's t3_thread_send in auto mode.

Change

CommandPolicy.resolveMessageDispatchIntent turns any steer_active into queue_after_active while the thread has a pending runtime request. It already does this behind /compact and /logout. Every message.dispatch passes through it, so the composer, the auto delivery intent and sendToThread are all covered in one place.
queued-message.promote-to-steer checks the same predicate. The promoted message moves to the front of the queue instead of steering, so it runs right after the answer.
restart is unchanged.
The composer guide says that a steer queues while a question or approval waits.

Scope and approval

A focused fix for one bug, reported in #26841, which is not triaged yet. The question is cancelled without the user ever seeing it, which is clearly a bug and not a product choice. The fix only adds this one condition to the queueing rule that steers already follow.

Verification

Failing first. On main @ 8ff9ae1, with only the two source changes reverted:
- the new CommandPolicy.test.ts cases fail for a pending user_input and a pending command request;
- the new SteeringCompletion.integration.test.ts case fails. That case sends a steer and promotes a queued message while a user_input request is pending, then checks that nothing steered, the request stays pending, and the queue order is promoted, queued, steered.
With the fix: vp test run src/orchestration-v2/CommandPolicy.test.ts src/orchestration-v2/SteeringCompletion.integration.test.ts: 35 passed.
vp run check:changed: format, lint, knip and typecheck (36 packages) pass. The full test run had 4 failures in 6 files, all outside the server and unrelated to this change:
- two desktop files: Electron is not installed in this checkout;
- scripts/build-desktop-artifact.test.ts, the cross-architecture Windows probe: also fails on clean main here;
- GuestPage.browser.test.tsx: also fails on clean main here;
- two web browser tests that pass when rerun in isolation.
Not checked: a live Claude turn on this exact commit. The same guard has run since 2026-10-28 in a downstream fork's preview build. Live checks of the guard on that build are still owed.

Written with Claude Opus 5.5 in Claude Code (running in T3 Code).

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With Steer as the default follow-up (pingdotgg#24718), a message sent while the active turn waits on a runtime request steers it. Claude steers with priority "now", the SDK aborts the pending permission callback, and AskUserQuestion resolves as "User cancelled tool execution." (an approval as cancelled), so the user never answers it. resolveMessageDispatchIntent now queues any steer behind the turn while the thread has a pending runtime request, the same way it already queues behind /compact and /logout. This covers the composer, the auto delivery intent and sendToThread. Promoting a queued message to a steer moves it to the front of the queue instead, so it runs right after the answer. Restart is unchanged. Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 5.5 <noreply@anthropic.com>

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macroscopeapp · 2026-10-29T06:59:53Z

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Verdict: Approved at 40104be

Macroscope's review found this PR approvable — Steering queues behind pending questions or approvals instead of cancelling them; promoted messages move to the front without interrupting the active run. The change preserves pending user decisions and leaves ordinary steering unchanged.

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coderabbitai · 2026-10-29T07:04:49Z

Walkthrough

Steering messages now queue while a runtime request is pending. Promoting a queued message also leaves it queued and does not stop the active run. Tests cover dispatch policy and queue order, and the composer documentation describes the behavior.

Changes: Pending request steering

Layer / File(s)	Summary
Dispatch policy for pending requests `apps/server/src/orchestration-v2/CommandPolicy.ts`, `apps/server/src/orchestration-v2/CommandPolicy.test.ts`	The dispatch policy changes steering to queueing when a runtime request is pending. Tests cover pending `user_input` and `command` requests, restart delivery, and steering after resolution.
Queued-message promotion and behavior coverage `apps/server/src/orchestration-v2/Orchestrator.ts`, `apps/server/src/orchestration-v2/SteeringCompletion.integration.test.ts`, `docs/user/composer.md`	When a request is pending, promotion puts the queued message first without stopping the active run. The integration test checks that messages remain queued and the request remains pending. The documentation describes the queueing behavior.

Priority: Normal

Estimated code review effort: 2 (Simple) | ~12 minutes

Change: Bug fix · Severity of issue fixed: Medium

Suggested reviewers: t3dotgg, macroscopeapp

Merge Risk: Moderate · up to 40104

The change keeps ordinary steered or promoted messages queued while a question or approval is pending. A /goal set or /goal resume message can still interrupt the run and cancel the pending question or approval. Add the pending-request guard to both /goal stop decisions before merging.

Pre-merge checks: 4

Check name	Status	Explanation
Title check		The title follows the conventional commit format and names the main change: steering no longer cancels a pending question or approval. It matches the changeset, which routes steer_active to queue_afte…
Description check		The description follows the repository template. It has a Problem section that explains the bug and its reproduction context (Claude steering with priority now aborts the pending permission callback).…
Linked Issues check		Issue `#26841` requires pending questions and approvals to remain pending while new messages wait and run after the answer. `waitsOnPendingRequest` detects pending `runtimeRequests`, and `resolveMessage…
Out of Scope Changes check		The changes stay within issue `#26841`. Source changes modify dispatch intent resolution and queued-message promotion. Tests verify the new pending-request behavior. Composer documentation explains the …

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The title follows the conventional commit format and names the main change: steering no longer cancels a pending question or approval. It matches the changeset, which routes steer_active to queue_after_active while a runtime request is pending and updates queued-message promotion to match.

Full details: Description check

Explanation

The description follows the repository template. It has a Problem section that explains the bug and its reproduction context (Claude steering with priority now aborts the pending permission callback). It has a Change section that lists the fix in CommandPolicy, promote-to-steer, and the composer guide. It has a Scope and approval section that links issue #26841 and explains why the fix qualifies as a focused fix. It has a Verification section with the failing-first evidence, passing test counts, and unrelated failures. It also states what was not checked. The description is complete. One note: the template asks for a link to a triaged issue or maintainer approval, and the author states #26841 is not triaged yet, so the approval basis rests on the small-fix exemption the author argues.

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Explanation

Issue #26841 requires pending questions and approvals to remain pending while new messages wait and run after the answer. waitsOnPendingRequest detects pending runtimeRequests, and resolveMessageDispatchIntent changes steering to queue_after_active. The policy covers direct dispatch, composer delivery intents, and auto delivery. Orchestrator applies the same guard when a queued message is promoted to steer, and places that message first in the queue. Tests cover pending user_input and command requests, restart behavior, resolved requests, direct steering, automatic delivery, promotion ordering, and request preservation. The documented composer behavior matches the implementation.

Full details: Out of Scope Changes check

Explanation

The changes stay within issue #26841. Source changes modify dispatch intent resolution and queued-message promotion. Tests verify the new pending-request behavior. Composer documentation explains the new queue behavior. No unrelated product behavior or unrelated files appear in the reviewed pull-request changes.

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- Line 9014: Guard both `/goal` stop decisions in the queued-command promotion
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apps/server/src/orchestration-v2/CommandPolicy.test.ts
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coderabbitai · 2026-10-29T07:04:52Z

        now,
      });
    }
+    if (waitsOnPendingRequest(projection)) {


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sed -n '8960,9060p' apps/server/src/orchestration-v2/Orchestrator.ts rg -n 'goalCommandStopsActiveRun' apps/server/src/orchestration-v2

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set -o pipefail printf '%s\n' '--- relevant definitions and references ---' rg -n -F --glob '*.ts' -e 'function waitsOnPendingRequest' -e 'const waitsOnPendingRequest' -e 'waitsOnPendingRequest(' -e 'function stopRunForQueuedCommand' -e 'const stopRunForQueuedCommand' -e 'stopRunForQueuedCommand(' -e 'dispatchMessage' -e 'dispatchRunInterrupt' -e 'pending request' apps/server/src/orchestration-v2/Orchestrator.ts apps/server/src/orchestration-v2 || test "$?" -eq 1 printf '%s\n' '--- containing promotion operation ---' sed -n '8780,9075p' apps/server/src/orchestration-v2/Orchestrator.ts printf '%s\n' '--- dispatchMessage-related operation ---' sed -n '5120,5315p' apps/server/src/orchestration-v2/Orchestrator.ts printf '%s\n' '--- stop helper and pending-request helper definitions ---' rg -n -F --glob '*.ts' -e 'waitsOnPendingRequest' -e 'stopRunForQueuedCommand' apps/server/src packages || test "$?" -eq 1

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set -o pipefail printf '%s\n' '--- CommandPolicy pending-request and dispatch rules ---' sed -n '1,145p' apps/server/src/orchestration-v2/CommandPolicy.ts printf '%s\n' '--- dispatchMessage start and goal-stop application ---' sed -n '4940,5015p' apps/server/src/orchestration-v2/Orchestrator.ts sed -n '5230,5355p' apps/server/src/orchestration-v2/Orchestrator.ts sed -n '5700,5795p' apps/server/src/orchestration-v2/Orchestrator.ts printf '%s\n' '--- interrupt and queued-stop helpers ---' sed -n '10600,10735p' apps/server/src/orchestration-v2/Orchestrator.ts sed -n '11120,11305p' apps/server/src/orchestration-v2/Orchestrator.ts printf '%s\n' '--- pending request projection model references ---' rg -n -F --glob '*.ts' -e 'runtimeRequests' -e 'status: "pending"' -e 'request.status === "pending"' apps/server/src/orchestration-v2/Orchestrator.ts apps/server/src/orchestration-v2/ProjectionStore.ts apps/server/src/orchestration-v2/CommandPolicy.ts || test "$?" -eq 1

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set -o pipefail printf '%s\n' '--- dispatchRunInterrupt remaining body ---' sed -n '10720,11035p' apps/server/src/orchestration-v2/Orchestrator.ts printf '%s\n' '--- live-run and queued-message command definitions ---' rg -n -F --glob '*.ts' -e 'function isLiveRun' -e 'const isLiveRun' -e 'queued-message.promote-to-steer' -e 'message.dispatch' apps/server/src/orchestration-v2/Orchestrator.ts apps/server/src/orchestration-v2/*.test.ts apps/server/src/orchestration-v2/**/*.test.ts || test "$?" -eq 1 printf '%s\n' '--- promotion and pending-request tests ---' rg -n -i --glob '*.{ts,tsx}' -e 'promote.?to.?steer' -e 'pending.*request' apps/server/src/orchestration-v2/*test* apps/server/src/orchestration-v2/**/*test* || test "$?" -eq 1

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set -o pipefail printf '%s\n' '--- live run and interrupt settlement ---' sed -n '600,640p' apps/server/src/orchestration-v2/Orchestrator.ts rg -n -F -- 'const settleInterruptedRun' 'function settleInterruptedRun' 'settleInterruptedRun(' apps/server/src/orchestration-v2/Orchestrator.ts || test "$?" -eq 1 sed -n '9960,10145p' apps/server/src/orchestration-v2/Orchestrator.ts printf '%s\n' '--- focused pending-steering tests ---' sed -n '180,225p' apps/server/src/orchestration-v2/CommandPolicy.test.ts sed -n '1080,1145p' apps/server/src/orchestration-v2/SteeringCompletion.integration.test.ts

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Do not interrupt a run with a pending runtime request.

A queued /goal promotion can reach this branch while a runtime request is pending. The /goal branch runs before waitsOnPendingRequest(projection). For /goal set or /goal resume, it can pass the live target to stopRunForQueuedCommand, which dispatches an interrupt. Interrupt settlement cancels pending requests owned by that run.

This is not separate from dispatchMessage. Its /goal handling can also set goalStopRunId after resolveMessageDispatchIntent changes pending steering to queue_after_active. Apply the pending-request guard to both stop decisions while preserving queue position.

Suggested fix

const stops = + !waitsOnPendingRequest(projection) && target !== undefined && isLiveRun(target) && goalCommandStopsActiveRun(goalCommand, goal?.status ?? null) &&

if ( + !waitsOnPendingRequest(projection) && isLiveRun(target) && goalCommandStopsActiveRun(goalCommand, goal?.status ?? null) &&

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fix(claude): a steer or agent message no longer cancels Claude's question #26868

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