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fix(server): restore checkouts from leftover worktree folders #24398

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test(server): tests reproduce issue 24390
juliusmarminge Oct 24, 2026
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fix(server): a managed worktree left with only node_modules is recreated
juliusmarminge Oct 24, 2026
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Merge remote-tracking branch 'origin/main' into fix/issue-24390
juliusmarminge Oct 24, 2026
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Merge remote-tracking branch 'origin/main' into fix/issue-24390
juliusmarminge Nov 11, 2026
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fix(server): only leftover directories count as an abandoned worktree
juliusmarminge Nov 11, 2026
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Merge remote-tracking branch 'origin/main' into fix/issue-24390
juliusmarminge Nov 13, 2026
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Merge remote-tracking branch 'origin/main' into fix/issue-24390
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59 changes: 59 additions & 0 deletions apps/server/src/orchestration-v2/ProviderTurnStartService.test.ts
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Expand Up @@ -1483,6 +1483,65 @@ effectIt.effect("does not resume a continuation stopped while recovery was in fl
}),
);

effectIt.effect.each([["node_modules"], ["node_modules", ".next"]])(
"recreates a managed worktree folder that holds only %s",
(leftovers) =>
Effect.gen(function* () {
const fileSystem = yield* FileSystem.FileSystem;
const path = yield* Path.Path;
const workspaceRoot = yield* fileSystem.makeTempDirectoryScoped({ prefix: "t3-start-" });
const worktreePath = path.join(workspaceRoot, "project", "worktree");
// What a junction-skipping `git worktree remove` leaves behind: no `.git`, no files.
for (const leftover of leftovers) {
yield* fileSystem.makeDirectory(path.join(worktreePath, leftover), { recursive: true });
}
const harness = makeLocalCommandHarness({
text: "Continue",
worktreePath,
worktreesDir: workspaceRoot,
fileSystem,
failReadsAfterRunning: true,
});
// `git worktree add` refuses a non-empty target, so the leftover must be gone first.
harness.createWorktree.mockImplementation(() =>
fileSystem.exists(worktreePath).pipe(
Effect.tap((exists) => Effect.sync(() => expect(exists).toBe(false))),
Effect.as({} as never),
Effect.orDie,
),
);
yield* harness.start;
expect(harness.createWorktree).toHaveBeenCalledWith({
cwd: "/tmp/native-account-project",
refName: "feature/restore",
path: worktreePath,
});
}).pipe(Effect.scoped, Effect.provide(NodeServices.layer)),
);

effectIt.effect.each(["notes.md", ".next"])(
"leaves a managed worktree folder holding a %s file untouched",
(userFile) =>
Effect.gen(function* () {
const fileSystem = yield* FileSystem.FileSystem;
const path = yield* Path.Path;
const workspaceRoot = yield* fileSystem.makeTempDirectoryScoped({ prefix: "t3-start-" });
const worktreePath = path.join(workspaceRoot, "project", "worktree");
yield* fileSystem.makeDirectory(path.join(worktreePath, "node_modules"), { recursive: true });
yield* fileSystem.writeFileString(path.join(worktreePath, userFile), "keep me");
const harness = makeLocalCommandHarness({
text: "Continue",
worktreePath,
worktreesDir: workspaceRoot,
fileSystem,
failReadsAfterRunning: true,
});
yield* harness.start;
expect(harness.createWorktree).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
expect(yield* fileSystem.readFileString(path.join(worktreePath, userFile))).toBe("keep me");
}).pipe(Effect.scoped, Effect.provide(NodeServices.layer)),
);

effectIt.effect.each(["cleanup-first", "startup-first"])(
"coordinates provider startup with %s",
(order) =>
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19 changes: 19 additions & 0 deletions apps/server/src/storageCleanup.test.ts
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Expand Up @@ -913,6 +913,25 @@ it.live("preserves late tracked edits when submodules were never initialized", (
),
);

it.live("keeps a managed worktree folder left with only node_modules", () =>
runCleanupTest(
Effect.gen(function* () {
const { service, fs, repo, worktree, command } = yield* cleanupFixture();
yield* fs.makeDirectory(`${worktree}/node_modules/pkg`, { recursive: true });
for (const entry of yield* fs.readDirectory(worktree)) {
if (entry !== "node_modules") yield* fs.remove(`${worktree}/${entry}`, { recursive: true });
}
yield* command(repo, ["worktree", "prune"]);
const report = yield* service.runNow;
expect(report.entries.find((entry) => entry.path === worktree)).toMatchObject({
outcome: "kept",
reason: "Not a linked worktree",
});
expect(yield* fs.exists(`${worktree}/node_modules/pkg`)).toBe(true);
}),
),
);

describe("subagent worktree ownership", () => {
it.effect.each([
"child",
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3 changes: 2 additions & 1 deletion apps/server/src/storageCleanup.ts
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Expand Up @@ -1010,7 +1010,8 @@ const make = Effect.gen(function* () {
return "worktree is a symbolic link";
if (!roots.some((root) => inside(root, realPath)))
return "outside the managed worktree folder";
if ((yield* fs.stat(path.join(worktreePath, ".git"))).type !== "File")
const gitPath = path.join(worktreePath, ".git");
if (!(yield* fs.exists(gitPath)) || (yield* fs.stat(gitPath)).type !== "File")
return "not a linked worktree";
return null;
});
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28 changes: 26 additions & 2 deletions apps/server/src/workspace/restoreMissingWorktree.ts
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Expand Up @@ -33,6 +33,8 @@ class WorktreeRecreateNoBaseError extends Schema.TaggedError<WorktreeRecreateNoB
}
}

const LEFTOVER_WORKTREE_ENTRIES = new Set(["node_modules", ".next"]);

interface WorktreeThread {
readonly id: ThreadId;
readonly projectId: ProjectId;
Expand All @@ -42,10 +44,28 @@ interface WorktreeThread {

export const makeRestoreMissingWorktree = Effect.gen(function* () {
const fileSystem = yield* FileSystem.FileSystem;
const path = yield* Path.Path;
const gitWorkflow = yield* GitWorkflowService.GitWorkflowService;
const projects = yield* ProjectService.ProjectService;
const isManagedWorktreePath = yield* makeIsManagedWorktreePath;

// A `git worktree remove` that skips a junctioned or locked `node_modules` or `.next` leaves a
// folder with no checkout. Only a folder holding nothing but those directories is cleared.
const isLeftoverWorktree = Effect.fn("restoreMissingWorktree.isLeftover")(
function* (worktreePath: string) {
if (yield* fileSystem.exists(path.join(worktreePath, ".git"))) return false;
const entries = yield* fileSystem.readDirectory(worktreePath);
for (const entry of entries) {
if (!LEFTOVER_WORKTREE_ENTRIES.has(entry)) return false;
if ((yield* fileSystem.stat(path.join(worktreePath, entry))).type !== "Directory") {
return false;
}
}
return true;
},
Effect.orElseSucceed(() => false),
);

const resolveRecreateBase = Effect.fn("restoreMissingWorktree.resolveRecreateBase")(function* (
cwd: string,
remoteName: string | null,
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const { worktreePath, branch } = thread;
if (worktreePath === null || branch === null) return;
const exists = yield* fileSystem.exists(worktreePath).pipe(Effect.orElseSucceed(() => true));
if (exists || !(yield* isManagedWorktreePath(worktreePath))) return;
if (!(yield* isManagedWorktreePath(worktreePath))) return;
const leftover = exists && (yield* isLeftoverWorktree(worktreePath));
if (exists && !leftover) return;
const project = yield* projects.getById(thread.projectId).pipe(
Effect.map(Option.getOrUndefined),
Effect.orElseSucceed(() => undefined),
Expand All @@ -127,7 +149,9 @@ export const makeRestoreMissingWorktree = Effect.gen(function* () {
worktreePath,
branch,
});
yield* recreateMissingWorktree({ cwd: project.workspaceRoot, worktreePath, branch }).pipe(
// `git worktree add` refuses a non-empty target.
yield* (leftover ? fileSystem.remove(worktreePath, { recursive: true }) : Effect.void).pipe(

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Major · Data Integrity & Integration · Heavy lift

Recursive removal can delete files in a junction target.

The leftover check accepts a node_modules or .next entry when fileSystem.stat reports a directory (line 60). stat follows links, so a junction passes. Line 153 then calls fileSystem.remove(worktreePath, { recursive: true }).

With Node.js 22.16.0, which the declared engine range allows, the recursive removal can enter a locked junction and delete files in its target:

  1. The rmdir on the worktree root returns ENOTEMPTY. The removal then calls _rmchildren.
  2. For the junction child, lstat reports a symbolic link. The removal calls unlink. If unlink returns EPERM on Windows, the removal calls fixWinEPERM.
  3. fixWinEPERM calls stat, which follows the junction and reports a directory. It then calls _rmdir.
  4. If rmdir returns EPERM, the removal treats EPERM as "not empty" and calls _rmchildren on the junction. That call reads the target and removes its children.

This removal can delete files outside the leftover worktree. The fix in nodejs/node#63709 targets main. Confirm which supported Node.js lines include it before relying on the behavior being absent.

Do not classify entries with stat. Check each leftover entry for a link before any recursive removal. Fail the recovery when a link is present. Alternatively, remove each link entry without recursing into its target.

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Review comment at @apps/server/src/workspace/restoreMissingWorktree.ts at line 153:
Update the leftover-entry validation in restoreMissingWorktree so it does not rely on stat to classify entries before the recursive fileSystem.remove call. Detect links without following them and fail recovery if any are present, or remove link entries without recursing into their targets; only allow recursive removal when it cannot traverse a link target.

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Effect.andThen(recreateMissingWorktree({ cwd: project.workspaceRoot, worktreePath, branch })),
Effect.mapError((cause) =>
cause._tag === "WorktreeRecreateNoBaseError"
? cause
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