[juliusmarminge]

Problem

When a Claude thread launched subagents with Agent and subagent_type: "fork", each subagent row showed as done with a 0s duration and the result "Fork started — …" as soon as it started, although the fork was still running. A fork inherits the parent conversation, so its sidechain starts with a user frame whose parent_tool_use_id is the launching Agent call T and which repeats a tool_result for T. The adapter treated that echo as the subagent's final result.

Change

The live tool-result loop in ClaudeAdapterV2 now skips a tool_result whose tool_use_id equals its frame's own parent_tool_use_id. That echo no longer settles the subagent or creates a tool call. The fork still settles from its top-level tool_result (parent_tool_use_id: null) or task_notification. Nested Agent results inside a subagent have a different id than their frame's parent, so they still settle their subagents.

Scope and approval

Fixes #28504
Triaged via the automated issue flow.

Verification

• New test keeps a fork subagent running through its sidechain launch echo in apps/server/src/orchestration-v2/Adapters/ClaudeAdapterV2.test.ts. It fails on main (expected { status: 'completed', result: 'Fork started — processing in background' } to deeply equal { status: 'running', result: null }) and passes with the fix. It also checks that the top-level result still completes the fork with the real report.

• vp test run apps/server/src/orchestration-v2/Adapters/ClaudeAdapterV2.test.ts: 281 passed. vp run check:changed: format, lint, knip, typecheck and tests pass.

• Runtime transcript: the real Claude CLI 2.1.304 (claude -p --output-format stream-json --verbose), with one Agent call using subagent_type: "fork" and run_in_background: false. Excerpt:

  assistant  parent_tool_use_id=null      tool_use   id=toolu_…HVPMJoAN name=Agent
  system     task_started                 tool_use_id=toolu_…HVPMJoAN task_type=local_agent
  user       parent_tool_use_id=toolu_…HVPMJoAN  tool_result tool_use_id=toolu_…HVPMJoAN "Fork started — processing in background"   <- echo, now ignored
  system     task_updated / task_notification tool_use_id=toolu_…HVPMJoAN status=completed
  user       parent_tool_use_id=null      tool_result tool_use_id=toolu_…HVPMJoAN "[Subagent hand-back] …"  tool_use_result.status=completed   <- settles the fork
  

• Server-only fix: no render path changed, so there are no captures. Not checked: a live T3 desktop run with the Claude provider end to end. The reporter is on macOS desktop; the server-side path is platform independent.

Model and harness: Claude Opus 5.5 (claude-opus-5-5) in Claude Code via T3 Code; review by GPT-6.1 Sol (Codex) and Claude Opus 5.5.

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Approvability

Verdict: Approved at 741e8c4

Macroscope's review found this PR approvable — This prevents replayed Claude fork-launch results from marking still-running subagents as completed. The change is narrowly scoped, preserves normal completion handling, and is supported by a reported regression test and runtime transcript.

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Thread transfer impact

✅ Thread transfer remains within every enforced ceiling.

Provider	Metric	Main baseline	This PR	Impact	PR ceiling
Codex	Total thread wire	5.0 KiB	5.0 KiB	0 B (0.0%)	6.8 KiB	✅
Codex	Thread snapshot wire	3.8 KiB	3.8 KiB	0 B (0.0%)	4.9 KiB	✅
Codex	Live turn WebSocket wire	1.2 KiB	1.2 KiB	0 B (0.0%)	2.0 KiB	✅
Codex	Live turn WebSocket decoded	21.5 KiB	21.5 KiB	0 B (0.0%)	24.4 KiB	✅
Codex	Live turn messages	1	1	0 (0.0%)	8	✅
Claude	Total thread wire	5.0 KiB	5.0 KiB	0 B (0.0%)	6.8 KiB	✅
Claude	Thread snapshot wire	3.8 KiB	3.8 KiB	0 B (0.0%)	4.9 KiB	✅
Claude	Live turn WebSocket wire	1.3 KiB	1.3 KiB	0 B (0.0%)	2.0 KiB	✅
Claude	Live turn WebSocket decoded	21.9 KiB	21.9 KiB	0 B (0.0%)	24.4 KiB	✅
Claude	Live turn messages	2	2	0 (0.0%)	8	✅

Baseline: 5732bbe · PR result: 741e8c4 · Source CI: success

Scenario and decoded snapshot size

10 historical turns, 5 command tools per turn, 878.9 KiB retained MCP result per historical turn, and a 1.05 MiB retained result in the measured turn.

• Codex decoded thread snapshot: 108.5 KiB
• Claude decoded thread snapshot: 108.8 KiB

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Walkthrough

The Claude tool-result loop now skips results whose tool-use ID matches the message’s parent tool-use ID. A regression test verifies that a fork subagent stays running after the replayed launch result and completes when its final report arrives.

Changes: Claude fork result handling

Layer / File(s)	Summary
Skip replayed launch result apps/server/src/orchestration-v2/Adapters/ClaudeAdapterV2.ts, apps/server/src/orchestration-v2/Adapters/ClaudeAdapterV2.test.ts	The adapter ignores a tool result when its ID matches the message’s parent tool-use ID. The test verifies that the fork remains running after the replayed launch result, then completes with the final report.

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

Change: Bug fix · Severity of issue fixed: Medium

Possibly related PRs

• pingdotgg/t3code#26459: Changes the same adapter loop to skip a matching tool result for a foreground fork launch.
• pingdotgg/t3code#26405: Adds a related guard against settling a fork from a replayed launch result.

Suggested labels: bugfix, size:XS

Suggested reviewers: maria-rcks

Merge Risk: Minimal · up to 741e8

The launch echo is ignored while final results still settle the fork. No merge-blocking risk was identified.

Pre-merge checks: 4

Check name	Status	Explanation
Title check		The title names the main change: Claude fork subagents no longer show as done when they start. The changeset adds a skip for tool_result entries whose tool_use_id matches the frame's parent_tool_use_i…
Description check		The description follows the repository template. It has Problem, Change, Scope and approval, and Verification sections. The Problem section explains the expected and actual behavior and the cause. The…
Linked Issues check		[#28504] requires that a fork subagent stay running when its sidechain replays the launching Agent call's tool_result, and that only a top-level tool_result (parent_tool_use_id === null) or task_notif…
Out of Scope Changes check		The whole-PR diff against the merge base (5732bbe) contains a 2-line source change in ClaudeAdapterV2.ts, which is the fork-echo guard described above, and the new test in ClaudeAdapterV2.test.ts. Th…

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Explanation

The title names the main change: Claude fork subagents no longer show as done when they start. The changeset adds a skip for tool_result entries whose tool_use_id matches the frame's parent_tool_use_id, plus a regression test, which prevents a fork's sidechain echo from settling the subagent. The title is specific and follows conventional commit style, so it passes.

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Explanation

The description follows the repository template. It has Problem, Change, Scope and approval, and Verification sections. The Problem section explains the expected and actual behavior and the cause. The Change section explains the fix and why nested Agent results still settle. The Scope section links issue #28504 and says it was triaged via the automated issue flow. The Verification section lists a new test with its failure on main, the passing test run, a CLI transcript, and states what was not checked. The model and harness are named at the end. One gap: the scope section cites an automated triage flow rather than a maintainer approval comment, so a reviewer should confirm that the approval requirement is met. The description is mostly complete, so the check passes.

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Explanation

[#28504] requires that a fork subagent stay running when its sidechain replays the launching Agent call's tool_result, and that only a top-level tool_result (parent_tool_use_id === null) or task_notification settle it. The diff at head adds one guard in the live tool-result loop of apps/server/src/orchestration-v2/Adapters/ClaudeAdapterV2.ts: if (toolResult.tool_use_id === parentToolUseIdFromSdkMessage(message)) continue;. The sidechain echo has tool_use_id equal to its frame's parent_tool_use_id, so it no longer reaches resolveSubagentByToolUseId or updateClaudeSubagentNode, and the fork stays running. The top-level result (parent null) and task_notification paths are unchanged, so they still settle the fork. The PR adds the test keeps a fork subagent running through its sidechain launch echo in ClaudeAdapterV2.test.ts. It asserts status 'running' after the echo and 'completed' with the real report after the top-level result. The PR reports that this test fails on main and passes with the fix. I did not run the test. Nested Agent results have a different id than their frame's parent, so they still settle their own subagents. This is consistent with the PR's stated intent and does not conflict with the issue's fork-level requirement. The helper parentToolUseIdFromSdkMessage is not added by this PR. I did not read its body, but the test result reported in the PR supports the comparison's behavior.

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Explanation

The whole-PR diff against the merge base (5732bbe) contains a 2-line source change in ClaudeAdapterV2.ts, which is the fork-echo guard described above, and the new test in ClaudeAdapterV2.test.ts. The PR description and raw summary list no other changed files. The guard applies only to the tool_result whose id matches its own frame's parent, so it is limited to the reported defect. The test directly exercises that path, so it supports the change and is not unrelated. No unrelated change was found.

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Nitpick comments: 1

apps/server/src/orchestration-v2/Adapters/ClaudeAdapterV2.test.ts: 1

11967-12094: Trivial · Maintainability & Code Quality · Quick win

Assert that the replay emits no tool item.

The test checks only the subagent status. A change that prevents only subagent settlement could still fall through to ensureToolCallStarted and settleToolCall, creating or completing a turn_item.updated for TOOL_USE_ID. The current status assertions would still pass.

Add this assertion before the final-result frames. The Agent launch does not create a tool item, and the final result has not yet been processed.

Suggested fix

         assert.deepEqual(forkStatus(), { status: "running", result: null });
+        assert.isUndefined(
+          harness.events.find(
+            (event) =>
+              event.type === "turn_item.updated" &&
+              event.turnItem.nativeItemRef?.nativeId === TOOL_USE_ID,
+          ),
+        );

         for (const frame of [

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In the “keeps a fork subagent running through its sidechain launch echo” test,
assert after confirming the subagent is running and before processing the
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before processing the final-result frames that no turn_item.updated event exists
for TOOL_USE_ID. This verifies the launch echo does not create or settle a tool
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[juliusmarminge]

Closing as a duplicate of https://git.cafe/pingdotgg/t3code/pulls/26459, which makes the same fix (skip a tool_result whose tool_use_id equals its frame's parent_tool_use_id) and was opened first.