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Problem

Opening a pull request in a new worktree can silently drop commits. When the PR's local branch has commits you haven't pushed and no worktree has it checked out, preparation forces the branch onto the PR head (git branch --force), and the new worktree opens without your commits. Only the reflog still has them, and the app reports success.

Change

When the PR's local branch already exists and no worktree has it checked out, preparation no longer forces it onto the PR head. It moves the branch only where refreshCheckedOutBranch would move a reused worktree, so a branch with commits of its own stays where it is and comes back with isOnPullRequestHead: false.

Web shows the existing "Checked out, but not confirmed on the latest commit" warning.

Scope

Bug fix: lost data (unpushed commits). Fixes #35040. It is the worktree-mode twin of #14940, which a maintainer triaged as a real data-loss bug in local checkout. This PR is a small server-only fix to PR worktree preparation, and it applies the lossless rule reused worktrees already follow instead of adding a new one.

Verification

To see it on Linux web: 1. give a PR's local branch a commit you have not pushed, with the checkout on main; 2. open the PR in Pull requests, then Check out > In a separate worktree; 3. on main it reports success and no branch has the commit.

Revisions: main 330b9f4840, head 9a36d31145, and the local merge 8d99e21a7e; web, Linux desktop (head) and iOS simulator.

On main (330b9f4840) it reports success, and no branch has the local commit any more:

With this PR (9a36d31145) it warns, and the branch and new worktree keep the commit:

Three of the eight new GitManager.test.ts cases fail on main and all eight pass on the head and on the merge.

Re-checked on main 4947db0 (2026-11-12): same results, and it merges cleanly.

Not checked:

• Android. iOS was run on a simulator; this change is server-only and the mobile handling is shared code.
• Desktop on main.
• Forges other than GitHub. GitLab, Bitbucket, Azure DevOps and Forgejo go through the same shared code but were not run.
• Timing of the extra local Git commands.
• A branch already checked out in another worktree still does not get its submodules updated when its refresh moves it. That path is unchanged here.
• A fork PR's t3code/pr-<n>/… branch. It takes the same branch-preservation path as a same-repository branch, but the tests and the client runs only use a same-repository PR.

Problem and change detail, method, merged/desktop/iOS captures, test runs and Git states

Background: #15036 fixed local mode and left worktree checkout as it was.

Example: Opening a pull request in a new worktree can silently drop commits. Suppose feature/x has commits you haven't pushed and your main checkout is on main. If you open the feature/x PR as a worktree thread, preparation runs git branch --force feature/x origin/feature/x. The branch jumps to the PR head and the new worktree opens without your commits. Only the reflog still has them, and the app reports success.

Tests: The new tests in GitManager.test.ts build each case in a real repository with a bare remote. ahead, stale-head and checkout-race fail on main (this PR's test file over main's code), and all eight pass on the head and on the merge.

It moves the branch only where refreshCheckedOutBranch would move a reused worktree:

• A branch that is behind the PR head fast-forwards onto it.
• A branch still at the old head of a force-pushed PR resets onto the new head, as reused worktrees already do.
• A branch with commits of its own stays where it is and comes back with isOnPullRequestHead: false.

Any local branch with the PR branch's name hits this when no worktree has it checked out. That includes the t3code/pr-<n>/… branch left behind after an earlier fork-PR worktree was removed. A branch that is already checked out in a worktree is safe: that path reuses the worktree and only moves it when nothing would be lost.

Clients already handle that result. Web shows the existing "Checked out, but not confirmed on the latest commit" warning. On mobile, a queued message that opens a PR worktree goes back to the composer with its existing worktree error. A branch that doesn't exist yet still goes through materializePullRequestHeadBranch as before.

The worktree is added on the existing branch first, so no other checkout can take the branch while it is prepared. refreshCheckedOutBranch then moves it inside that worktree under the same rule it applies to a reused worktree, and submodules are initialized only after that, from the commit the branch ends on.

Cost: this path only runs when a local branch with that name already exists. It makes two fetches, as before, and drops the second ref listing. In their place come the steps a reused worktree already runs: the upstream lookup, a status check, an ancestry check and, when the branch moves, its fast-forward or reset inside the new worktree. I did not time it.

I ran the same steps on three builds, in this order: main at 330b9f4840, this PR's head 9a36d31145, and that head merged locally with the same main (8d99e21a7e, not pushed). Each dev server ran in a sandbox named "Test machine", with a fresh clone of a small public fixture repo that has one open PR, read with a read-only GitHub token. In each clone the PR's branch had one commit I had not pushed (74b7f0a), and the clone stayed on main. In the Browser panel I opened Pull requests, then the PR, then Check out > In a separate worktree. The clone's Git state after each run is in the details below.

Merged with main (8d99e21a7e), the same warning, and the commit stays:

Desktop on Linux, this PR's head (9a36d31145) only, same steps. The app ran under Xvfb and I sent the clicks through its debugging port:

iOS, on an iPhone 17 Pro simulator (iOS 26.5), with the same three builds in the same order and a fresh clone for each. Each build's own Metro served the app. I opened PRs, then #1, then Work on PR, typed a message and sent it. On main (330b9f4840) the message is sent and the turn runs:

With this PR (9a36d31145) the message comes back with the existing worktree error, and the prompt is kept:

Merged with main (8d99e21a7e), the same:

Test runs and the other Git states

main with this PR's test file:

$ vp test run src/git/GitManager.test.ts -t "existing PR branch" --reporter=verbose 2>&1 | grep -E "^ +(✓|×) |Tests  "
 × src/git/GitManager.test.ts > GitManager > moves an existing PR branch into a new worktree only when nothing is lost (ahead) 471ms
 ✓ src/git/GitManager.test.ts > GitManager > moves an existing PR branch into a new worktree only when nothing is lost (behind) 403ms
 ✓ src/git/GitManager.test.ts > GitManager > moves an existing PR branch into a new worktree only when nothing is lost (rewritten) 509ms
 ✓ src/git/GitManager.test.ts > GitManager > moves an existing PR branch into a new worktree only when nothing is lost (wrong-ref) 432ms
 × src/git/GitManager.test.ts > GitManager > moves an existing PR branch into a new worktree only when nothing is lost (stale-head) 640ms
 × src/git/GitManager.test.ts > GitManager > moves an existing PR branch into a new worktree only when nothing is lost (checkout-race) 321ms
 ✓ src/git/GitManager.test.ts > GitManager > checks out the submodules of the head an existing PR branch moves onto (head adds one) 649ms
 ✓ src/git/GitManager.test.ts > GitManager > checks out the submodules of the head an existing PR branch moves onto (head removes one) 472ms
      Tests  3 failed | 5 passed | 125 skipped (133)

This PR's head:

$ vp test run src/git/GitManager.test.ts -t "existing PR branch" --reporter=verbose 2>&1 | grep -E "^ +(✓|×) |Tests  "
 ✓ src/git/GitManager.test.ts > GitManager > moves an existing PR branch into a new worktree only when nothing is lost (ahead) 308ms
 ✓ src/git/GitManager.test.ts > GitManager > moves an existing PR branch into a new worktree only when nothing is lost (behind) 249ms
 ✓ src/git/GitManager.test.ts > GitManager > moves an existing PR branch into a new worktree only when nothing is lost (rewritten) 269ms
 ✓ src/git/GitManager.test.ts > GitManager > moves an existing PR branch into a new worktree only when nothing is lost (wrong-ref) 246ms
 ✓ src/git/GitManager.test.ts > GitManager > moves an existing PR branch into a new worktree only when nothing is lost (stale-head) 269ms
 ✓ src/git/GitManager.test.ts > GitManager > moves an existing PR branch into a new worktree only when nothing is lost (checkout-race) 250ms
 ✓ src/git/GitManager.test.ts > GitManager > checks out the submodules of the head an existing PR branch moves onto (head adds one) 296ms
 ✓ src/git/GitManager.test.ts > GitManager > checks out the submodules of the head an existing PR branch moves onto (head removes one) 309ms
      Tests  8 passed | 125 skipped (133)

$ vp test run src/git/GitManager.test.ts 2>&1 | grep -E "Test Files  |Tests  "
 Test Files  1 passed (1)
      Tests  133 passed (133)

Merged with main:

$ vp test run src/git/GitManager.test.ts -t "existing PR branch" --reporter=verbose 2>&1 | grep -E "^ +(✓|×) |Tests  "
 ✓ src/git/GitManager.test.ts > GitManager > moves an existing PR branch into a new worktree only when nothing is lost (ahead) 551ms
 ✓ src/git/GitManager.test.ts > GitManager > moves an existing PR branch into a new worktree only when nothing is lost (behind) 704ms
 ✓ src/git/GitManager.test.ts > GitManager > moves an existing PR branch into a new worktree only when nothing is lost (rewritten) 493ms
 ✓ src/git/GitManager.test.ts > GitManager > moves an existing PR branch into a new worktree only when nothing is lost (wrong-ref) 563ms
 ✓ src/git/GitManager.test.ts > GitManager > moves an existing PR branch into a new worktree only when nothing is lost (stale-head) 416ms
 ✓ src/git/GitManager.test.ts > GitManager > moves an existing PR branch into a new worktree only when nothing is lost (checkout-race) 514ms
 ✓ src/git/GitManager.test.ts > GitManager > checks out the submodules of the head an existing PR branch moves onto (head adds one) 833ms
 ✓ src/git/GitManager.test.ts > GitManager > checks out the submodules of the head an existing PR branch moves onto (head removes one) 630ms
      Tests  8 passed | 131 skipped (139)

$ vp test run src/git/GitManager.test.ts 2>&1 | grep -E "Test Files  |Tests  "
 Test Files  1 passed (1)
      Tests  139 passed (139)

main, web run:

$ git log --oneline -3 fixture/queue-removal
35de6ad Add throwaway fixture change
4254d2b Add fixture README and gate check
$ git branch --contains 74b7f0a
$ git -C <new worktree> log --oneline -1
35de6ad Add throwaway fixture change
$ ls <new worktree>
README.md
fixture-change.txt

This PR's head, web run:

$ git log --oneline -3 fixture/queue-removal
74b7f0a Local work, not pushed yet
35de6ad Add throwaway fixture change
4254d2b Add fixture README and gate check
$ git branch --contains 74b7f0a
+ fixture/queue-removal
$ git -C <new worktree> log --oneline -1
74b7f0a Local work, not pushed yet
$ ls <new worktree>
README.md
fixture-change.txt
local-work.txt

Merged with main, web run:

$ git log --oneline -3 fixture/queue-removal
74b7f0a Local work, not pushed yet
35de6ad Add throwaway fixture change
4254d2b Add fixture README and gate check
$ git branch --contains 74b7f0a
+ fixture/queue-removal
$ git -C <new worktree> log --oneline -1
74b7f0a Local work, not pushed yet
$ ls <new worktree>
README.md
fixture-change.txt
local-work.txt

Desktop, this PR's head:

$ git log --oneline -3 fixture/queue-removal
74b7f0a Local work, not pushed yet
35de6ad Add throwaway fixture change
4254d2b Add fixture README and gate check
$ git branch --contains 74b7f0a
+ fixture/queue-removal
$ git -C <new worktree> log --oneline -1
74b7f0a Local work, not pushed yet
$ ls <new worktree>
README.md
fixture-change.txt
local-work.txt

iOS, main:

$ git log --oneline -3 fixture/queue-removal
35de6ad Add throwaway fixture change
4254d2b Add fixture README and gate check
$ git branch --contains 74b7f0a
$ git -C <new worktree> log --oneline -1
35de6ad Add throwaway fixture change
$ ls <new worktree>
README.md
fixture-change.txt

iOS, this PR's head:

$ git log --oneline -3 fixture/queue-removal
74b7f0a Local work, not pushed yet
35de6ad Add throwaway fixture change
4254d2b Add fixture README and gate check
$ git branch --contains 74b7f0a
+ fixture/queue-removal
$ git -C <new worktree> log --oneline -1
74b7f0a Local work, not pushed yet
$ ls <new worktree>
README.md
fixture-change.txt
local-work.txt

iOS, merged with main:

$ git log --oneline -3 fixture/queue-removal
74b7f0a Local work, not pushed yet
35de6ad Add throwaway fixture change
4254d2b Add fixture README and gate check
$ git branch --contains 74b7f0a
+ fixture/queue-removal
$ git -C <new worktree> log --oneline -1
74b7f0a Local work, not pushed yet
$ ls <new worktree>
README.md
fixture-change.txt
local-work.txt

Re-check on main 4947db0, 2026-11-12. The Linux web steps above against t3 serve in a sandbox named "Test machine" with a read-only GitHub token, on a fresh clone of the same fixture repository with one unpushed commit on fixture/queue-removal; the project was added with the server's CLI, then Pull requests > PR #1 > Check out > In a separate worktree in the T3 Browser panel. First main 4947db0, then 9a36d31 merged locally with it (2260dec939, not pushed). Both servers ran the same web build (the change is server-only).

main 4947db0 reports "Checked out" and drops the commit:

$ git-state.sh   # main 4947db07d3, after Check out > In a separate worktree
2026-11-12T13:01:51Z
$ git log --oneline -3 fixture/queue-removal
35de6ad Add throwaway fixture change
4254d2b Add fixture README and gate check
$ git branch --contains 6856017
$ git -C <new worktree> log --oneline -1
35de6ad Add throwaway fixture change
$ ls <new worktree>
README.md
fixture-change.txt
$ git reflog -3 fixture/queue-removal
35de6ad fixture/queue-removal@{0}: branch: Reset to origin/fixture/queue-removal
6856017 fixture/queue-removal@{1}: commit: Local work, not pushed yet
35de6ad fixture/queue-removal@{2}: branch: Created from origin/fixture/queue-removal

9a36d31 merged locally with main (2260dec939) warns and keeps it:

$ git-state.sh   # 9a36d31145 merged locally with main 4947db07d3 (2260dec939), after Check out > In a separate worktree
2026-11-12T13:02:36Z
$ git log --oneline -3 fixture/queue-removal
e935018 Local work, not pushed yet
35de6ad Add throwaway fixture change
4254d2b Add fixture README and gate check
$ git branch --contains e935018
+ fixture/queue-removal
$ git -C <new worktree> log --oneline -1
e935018 Local work, not pushed yet
$ ls <new worktree>
README.md
fixture-change.txt
local-work.txt
$ git reflog -3 fixture/queue-removal
e935018 fixture/queue-removal@{0}: commit: Local work, not pushed yet
35de6ad fixture/queue-removal@{1}: branch: Created from origin/fixture/queue-removal

main 4947db0	9a36d31 merged locally with main (2260dec939)
Web on main 4947db0: "Checked out" toast for the pull request worktree	Web on 9a36d31 merged locally with main (2260dec939): "Checked out, but not confirmed on the latest commit" warning

On 2260dec939, Node 26.12.1: GitManager.test.ts passes, 140 of 140; vp run check:changed against main passes (format, lint, graphql, knip, typecheck of 3 packages, 142 tests in 2 files). With main 4947db0's GitManager.ts under these tests, the ahead, stale-head and checkout-race cases fail (3 failed, 137 passed).

Prior PRs

• #15036 by saphid, finished by juliusmarminge, made local "Check out here" keep unpublished commits and report when it is off the PR head. This PR brings worktree mode in line with it.
• #14953 by Mnigos fixed the same local-mode bug and was closed by its author.

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Verdict: Would Approve

Macroscope's review found this PR approvable — This is a focused server-side bug fix that preserves local commits when creating PR worktrees and ensures submodules match the selected head, with targeted coverage for fast-forward, rewritten, divergent, and submodule cases. An unresolved High automated finding flags that the no-head-ref fallback should verify its SHA against the PR head before reporting success.

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Walkthrough

GitManager now creates a worktree for an existing local PR branch before refreshing it. It verifies the fetched PR ref or configured upstream against the PR summary and reports whether the worktree reached the PR head. Tests cover branch states, checkout races, and submodule changes.

Changes: PR branch worktree preparation

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Summary

Create and refresh PR branch worktrees apps/server/src/git/GitManager.ts, apps/server/src/git/GitManager.test.ts

For an existing local PR branch, GitManager creates the worktree before refreshing it. The refresh accepts a fetched PR ref or configured upstream only when its SHA matches the PR summary, when available. Refresh errors are logged, and setup continues with the result reporting whether the checkout reached the PR head. The shared helper applies worktree and submodule settings and supports an optional claim callback. Tests cover ahead, behind, rewritten, mismatched-ref, stale-head, and checkout-race cases, plus submodule additions and removals.

Estimated code review effort: 3 (Moderate) | ~20 minutes

Change: Bug fix · Severity of issue fixed: Medium

Sequence Diagram(s)

sequenceDiagram
  participant GitManager
  participant WorktreeDriver
  participant GitRefs
  GitManager->>WorktreeDriver: Create PR branch worktree
  WorktreeDriver->>GitManager: Run claim callback
  GitManager->>GitRefs: Resolve and verify PR ref or configured upstream
  GitManager->>WorktreeDriver: Refresh worktree branch
  GitManager->>GitManager: Run setup and report refresh result

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Suggested reviewers: juliusmarminge, marcodotio, t3dotgg

Merge Risk: Low · up to 20acb

An existing PR worktree branch can move to the PR head without a warning when its local commit was pushed only to an unrelated remote branch. The commit is retained and stays reachable, so this looks like a policy edge case, not data loss. The owner should confirm the intended behavior before or soon after merging.

Pre-merge checks: 4

Check name	Status	Explanation
Title check		The title "fix(server): PR worktrees keep local commits on an existing branch" matches the main change. The server now keeps unpushed commits on an existing local PR branch when it prepares a PR workt…
Description check		The description follows the template. It has Problem, Change, Scope, and Verification sections. The Problem and Change sections clearly explain the data-loss bug and the fix. Scope links issue #35040 …
Linked Issues check		[#35040] requires that an unpushed commit on an existing local PR branch stay on the branch and in the new worktree, and that the user be told when the branch cannot move to the PR head without losing…
Out of Scope Changes check		The whole-PR change set touches apps/server/src/git/GitManager.ts and apps/server/src/git/GitManager.test.ts. The GitManager.ts diff against the merge base 0bc993a changes only PR worktree preparat…

Full details: Title check

Explanation

The title "fix(server): PR worktrees keep local commits on an existing branch" matches the main change. The server now keeps unpushed commits on an existing local PR branch when it prepares a PR worktree, instead of force-moving the branch to the PR head. The title is specific and follows the conventional commit format the template suggests.

Full details: Description check

Explanation

The description follows the template. It has Problem, Change, Scope, and Verification sections. The Problem and Change sections clearly explain the data-loss bug and the fix. Scope links issue #35040 and the related prior PRs. Verification gives focused test results, manual checks on web, desktop, and iOS, and a list of what was not checked. The template's agent-attribution line is present at the end. The description is long, and some details sit in a collapsed block, but the required information is present.

Full details: Linked Issues check

Explanation

[#35040] requires that an unpushed commit on an existing local PR branch stay on the branch and in the new worktree, and that the user be told when the branch cannot move to the PR head without losing it. At head 20acbb7, preparePullRequestThread in apps/server/src/git/GitManager.ts takes a new path when existingBranchBeforeFetch !== null. It no longer calls materializePullRequestHeadBranch, which forced the branch. It creates the worktree on the existing branch through createPullRequestWorktree, then runs refreshNewWorktree as the claim callback. The changed refresh logic does the following: it fetches the PR head ref and requires it to match pullRequestSummary.headSha. It falls back to @{upstream} only when that upstream also matches the head SHA. It chooses the reset target by publish state. If the current HEAD is reachable from a remote-tracking ref or appears in the upstream reflog, that HEAD is the reset point. Otherwise the reset point is the upstream commit from before the fetch. Both paths go through gitCore.refreshCheckedOutBranch, and the function returns onTarget. An unpublished local commit therefore fails the reset condition and stays in place. The result is isOnPullRequestHead: false, which the existing web warning reports. Refresh errors are logged and return false. The new existing PR branch tests cover the ahead, behind, rewritten, wrong-ref, stale-head and checkout-race cases. The PR description reports that ahead, stale-head and checkout-race fail on main and pass on the head. I did not inspect the body of refreshCheckedOutBranch. The conclusion relies on its existing behavior, as in the previous review. The non-coding verification steps and the desktop, mobile and non-GitHub checks are not assessed. Issue #14940 is related context only.

Full details: Out of Scope Changes check

Explanation

The whole-PR change set touches apps/server/src/git/GitManager.ts and apps/server/src/git/GitManager.test.ts. The GitManager.ts diff against the merge base 0bc993a changes only PR worktree preparation for an existing local branch. It adds refreshNewWorktree and createPullRequestWorktree. The worktree creation call moves into a helper that keeps the existing creation settings and the worktreeSubmodules argument. The materialize path remains for branches that do not exist locally. Submodule initialization runs after the branch selects its head, which supports the refresh change. The publishedHead check is part of the same reset decision, so it is connected to the objective. The test file adds cases for this preparation path and for submodule add/remove after a head change. These support the objective. The diff reviewed in this step shows no unrelated files or features. Fork-PR and other-forge behavior is described as unverified, not changed beyond the shared path.

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Note

Written by claude-opus-5-5 on behalf of Maria

update on 9a36d31145: merged main again with a merge commit and resolved the conflict in the PR worktree helper by passing main's worktree creation settings (readWorktreeCreationSettings, which adds fastCheckout). main now forbids process.env in Effect code, so the submodule test passes GIT_ALLOW_PROTOCOL through HostProcess.Environment, matching the same change in GitVcsDriverCore.test.ts. vp run check:changed passes through blacksmith against current main: format, lint, both knip checks, GraphQL, affected typechecks, and 135 tests in the 2 changed files. the high finding about an unverified upstream fallback was already addressed: the fallback is rejected unless it matches the advertised head SHA. the diff stays 2 files.

earlier notes:

thanks only21mil. your preservation rule and submodule cases are retained, with your commits kept intact. i merged main and replaced the idle update-ref implementation with the existing safe checkout refresh: git claims the worktree first, then refreshes before submodule initialization. this prevents a concurrent checkout from taking the branch and removes the duplicate ancestry/reset logic.

both the dedicated PR ref and the upstream fallback now validate the advertised head SHA when available; the fallback requires it. this addresses the stale-upstream review findings and a same-number PR ref from another repository. hosts that omit the head SHA keep the dedicated-ref behavior and conservatively decline the upstream fallback.

verification: regression cases fail on main for unpublished commits, stale head and concurrent checkout. the same-number ref case fails before the SHA guard. vp run check:changed passes through blacksmith: format, lint (0 warnings/errors), both knip checks, GraphQL generation check, affected typechecks, and all 111 GitManager tests. the worker snapshot needed its shallow ancestry repaired to compare against the actual merged base 87ea18cad91f; no source changes were needed. all 27 CI checks are green on 4e2c7ecaa9b07e328167c68517bd3bdf44e3a044; the PR is mergeable. both original bot threads are resolved, and no new bot findings were posted. two independent source reviewers approved the final code after one follow-up.

real web/provider check: the same GitHub PR and local commit were used before/after, in Chrome at 1440×1000. main moved branch/worktree from d7b8b471b66f83b9ef4d97e5bdb8a19a182ca066 to 8c9417ac010543c1116a459f4826fe291695e386, losing local-work.txt from the checkout. the fix keeps the local SHA and file and shows the existing off-head warning. no provider turn was started. recordings were trimmed, inspected and played back from their uploaded URLs.

unverified: native desktop/mobile clients, non-GitHub live hosts, relay/tunnel connections, and refreshes of already-existing worktrees (unchanged). no timing claim.

before:

after:

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Note

Written by gpt-6.1-sol on behalf of Maria

Verified in a real dev environment

verified the exact head 4e2c7ecaa9b07e328167c68517bd3bdf44e3a044 on this task's linux boat vm. no source changes or pushes were needed.

installed dependencies with vp i on github/main (07f7f976097b56450364fe136aac9253f4f7d8e1) in a separate worktree, then on the exact pr head. ran the real dev servers sequentially. drove the web app with the repository's playwright and /usr/bin/google-chrome at 1440×1000. added projects through the app, opened this github pr through its pr panel, and clicked Check out > In a separate worktree. used real github metadata and git fetches, with no mocks or replay data.

both runs started with the same fork-pr local branch and the same unpublished commit e1dc5c50209168580562811742bb7fd29e85aa79, containing local-work.txt. main reported success but moved the branch and worktree to the pr head, removing the file. the pr build kept the unpublished commit and file and showed the existing off-head warning.

real codex gpt-6.1-sol turns completed through the web composer on both builds, including inside the prepared worktrees. the main turn confirmed the file was missing. the pr turn read the preserved file. a further codex turn confirmed the fast-forwarded worktree's head and clean status.

nearby behavior also passed through the same checkout control:

• reopening the ahead branch reused the same worktree path, kept the unpublished commit, and warned again. there was no duplicate worktree.
• an existing idle branch behind the pr head advanced from 0e110c8ef11a4dfb04a6a334012aeeb0daed8e11 to 4e2c7ecaa9b07e328167c68517bd3bdf44e3a044, reported success, and had a clean working tree.

short command/provider transcript:

main, after UI checkout:
  git rev-parse HEAD -> 4e2c7ecaa9b07e328167c68517bd3bdf44e3a044
  local-work.txt -> missing
pr, after identical UI checkout:
  git rev-parse HEAD -> e1dc5c50209168580562811742bb7fd29e85aa79
  local-work.txt -> unpublished verification commit
pr, behind-branch checkout:
  git rev-parse HEAD -> 4e2c7ecaa9b07e328167c68517bd3bdf44e3a044
  git status --porcelain -> empty

ran the existing full GitManager.test.ts through blacksmith-check: 111/111 passed, including stale-head, wrong-ref, checkout-race, rewritten-head and submodule cases. the exact head still has 27 successful ci checks, zero failing or pending. stopped this task's dev servers, browser processes and blacksmith worker after verification.

captures were inspected at full size; both uploaded mp4 recordings were played and seeked in t3's browser player. the recordings below are animated gif exports so github can display them inline.

Not verified

native desktop, ios and android clients; macos and windows; relay/tunnel and multiple-device connections; non-github forges; other agent providers. force-pushed heads, deliberately stale metadata, concurrent checkouts, and submodule additions/removals were covered by the existing tests, not recreated against the live external pr. no remote history was rewritten. no timing or performance claim.

[coderabbitai]

Additional comments: 1

apps/server/src/git/GitManager.ts-3154-3154: 1

3154-3154: Major · Data Integrity & Integration · Heavy lift

Unverified finding
Verification ran but could not confirm this finding. It is shown for review, not as a verified issue.

Restrict published-head detection to the PR branch's remote history.

If a local PR commit B was pushed to an unrelated remote branch but not to the PR branch, this check marks B as published. If the PR head is A, refreshCheckedOutBranch then accepts B as the reset boundary and moves the local PR branch back to A. The result reports the PR head without warning, although the PR branch no longer contains B. Restrict this check to the PR branch's verified upstream and its reflog. Add this case to the existing branch-state test table. (git-scm.com)

As per coding guidelines, “When an existing test or table covers the behavior, add a row or an assertion there.”

Source: Coding guidelines

Review info

Run configuration

• Source mode: Auto
• Repository: pingdotgg/t3code
• Branch: main
• File: .coderabbit.config.ts
• Commit: 0bc993a
• Layers: Repository TS config
• Review profile: CHILL
• Plan: Advanced
• Run ID: 831976ef-a324-4399-a9c1-762a056256b0

Commits

Reviewing files that changed from the base of the PR and between b15a216 and 20acbb7.

Files selected for processing: 2

• apps/server/src/git/GitManager.test.ts
• apps/server/src/git/GitManager.ts

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[juliusmarminge]

Evidence

Using same-repository fixture #35618, create an unpublished commit adding LOCAL-WORK.txt, record its SHA, switch to main, then select Check out > In a separate worktree in the real app. Inspect the resulting branch and worktree through Git and the app terminal. Both sides use fresh isolated state, Chrome, light theme, and a 1280×800 viewport.

Before	After
0bc993ac09	20acbb718f
App reports success; branch and worktree lose the unpublished commit and file.	Branch and worktree retain the unpublished commit and file; app displays “Checked out, but not confirmed on the latest commit.”
Before recording	After recording

Seed script · Reproduction procedure · Base Git verification · Head Git verification

AI-assisted; verified with the tests and tools listed above.

Not shown:

• Already-published branch resets after a remote force-push were not exercised; this proof covers an idle branch containing an unpublished commit.