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test(server): reproduce repeated tailscale spawns from remote-open ta…
juliusmarminge Oct 27, 2026
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fix(server): remote-open targets stop re-spawning tailscale on every …
juliusmarminge Oct 27, 2026
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fix(server): share one address-keyed Tailscale read across connect-ti…
juliusmarminge Oct 27, 2026
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fix(server): keep Tailscale reads only on macOS
juliusmarminge Oct 27, 2026
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Merge remote-tracking branch 'origin/main' into fix/issue-11929
juliusmarminge Oct 27, 2026
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Merge remote-tracking branch 'origin/main' into fix/issue-11929
juliusmarminge Nov 11, 2026
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test(server): test the macOS Tailscale read policy at the cache
juliusmarminge Nov 11, 2026
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fix(server): macOS remote-open discovery no longer runs the tailscale…
juliusmarminge Nov 11, 2026
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fix(server): keep macOS tailnet targets the resolver path dropped
juliusmarminge Nov 11, 2026
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98 changes: 96 additions & 2 deletions apps/server/src/environment/RemoteOpenTargets.test.ts
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Expand Up @@ -4,11 +4,14 @@ import { it } from "@effect/vitest";
import * as HostProcess from "@t3tools/shared/HostProcess";
import * as NetService from "@t3tools/shared/Net";
import * as Effect from "effect/Effect";
import * as FileSystem from "effect/FileSystem";
import * as Layer from "effect/Layer";
import * as Sink from "effect/Sink";
import * as Stream from "effect/Stream";
import * as ChildProcess from "effect/process/ChildProcess";
import * as ChildProcessSpawner from "effect/process/ChildProcessSpawner";
import type * as NodeDns from "node:dns";
import type * as NodeOS from "node:os";
import { afterEach, describe, expect, vi } from "vite-plus/test";

import * as RemoteOpenTargets from "./RemoteOpenTargets.ts";
Expand All @@ -19,6 +22,26 @@ afterEach(() => {
});

const encoder = new TextEncoder();
const requireBuiltin = NodeModule.createRequire(import.meta.url);
const nodeOs: typeof NodeOS = requireBuiltin("node:os");
const nodeDns: typeof NodeDns = requireBuiltin("node:dns");

const useMacTailnet = () => {
vi.spyOn(nodeOs, "networkInterfaces").mockReturnValue({
utun4: [
{
address: "100.64.1.2",
netmask: "255.255.255.255",
family: "IPv4",
mac: "00:00:00:00:00:00",
internal: false,
cidr: "100.64.1.2/32",
},
],
});
NodeModule.syncBuiltinESMExports();
return vi.spyOn(nodeDns.promises, "lookupService");
};

const TAILSCALE_STATUS_JSON = JSON.stringify({
Self: { DNSName: "bb-1.tail1234.ts.net.", TailscaleIPs: ["100.64.1.2"] },
Expand All @@ -29,11 +52,15 @@ interface CommandResult {
readonly stdout: string;
}

const layerSpawner = (input: { readonly status: CommandResult; readonly prefs: CommandResult }) =>
const layerSpawner = (
input: { readonly status: CommandResult; readonly prefs: CommandResult },
spawned?: Array<unknown>,
) =>
Layer.succeed(
ChildProcessSpawner.ChildProcessSpawner,
ChildProcessSpawner.make((command) => {
const args = ChildProcess.isStandardCommand(command) ? command.args : [];
spawned?.push(args);
const result = args[0] === "debug" ? input.prefs : input.status;
return Effect.succeed(
ChildProcessSpawner.makeHandle({
Expand Down Expand Up @@ -67,16 +94,31 @@ const resolveTargets = (input: {
readonly tailscale: { readonly status: CommandResult; readonly prefs: CommandResult };
readonly hostname: string;
readonly username?: string | null;
readonly platform?: NodeJS.Platform;
readonly spawned?: Array<unknown>;
readonly openSourceTailscaled?: boolean;
}) => {
const resolve = Effect.flatMap(RemoteOpenTargets.RemoteOpenTargets, (service) =>
service.resolveTargets(),
).pipe(
Effect.provideService(HostProcess.Hostname, input.hostname),
Effect.provide(
RemoteOpenTargets.layer.pipe(
Layer.provide(Layer.mergeAll(layerNet(input.sshd), layerSpawner(input.tailscale))),
Layer.provide(
Layer.mergeAll(
layerNet(input.sshd),
layerSpawner(input.tailscale, input.spawned),
FileSystem.layerNoop({
exists: (path) =>
Effect.succeed(
path === "/var/run/tailscaled.socket" && input.openSourceTailscaled === true,
),
}),
),
),
),
),
Effect.provideService(HostProcess.Platform, input.platform ?? "linux"),
);

return input.username === undefined
Expand Down Expand Up @@ -137,6 +179,58 @@ describe("RemoteOpenTargets", () => {
}),
);

it.effect("with a macOS Tailscale app, resolves the tailnet host without the CLI", () =>
Effect.gen(function* () {
const lookupService = useMacTailnet().mockResolvedValueOnce({
hostname: "renamed.tail1234.ts.net.",
service: "0",
});
const spawned: Array<unknown> = [];
const resolve = (sshd: { readonly ipv4: boolean; readonly ipv6: boolean }) =>
resolveTargets({
sshd,
tailscale: TAILSCALE_SSH,
hostname: "bb-1",
username: "t3-user",
platform: "darwin",
spawned,
});

expect(yield* resolve({ ipv4: true, ipv6: false })).toEqual([
{ kind: "tailscale", host: "renamed.tail1234.ts.net", username: "t3-user" },
{ kind: "mdns", host: "bb-1.local", username: "t3-user" },
]);
// accept-dns=false: no reverse answer, but the tailnet address still reaches this host.
lookupService.mockRejectedValueOnce(
Object.assign(new Error("ENOTFOUND"), { code: "ENOTFOUND" }),
);
expect(yield* resolve({ ipv4: true, ipv6: false })).toEqual([
{ kind: "tailscale", host: "100.64.1.2", username: "t3-user" },
{ kind: "mdns", host: "bb-1.local", username: "t3-user" },
]);
expect(lookupService).toHaveBeenCalledWith("100.64.1.2", 0);
expect(spawned).toEqual([]);
}),
);

it.effect("with open-source tailscaled on macOS, keeps the Tailscale SSH target", () =>
Effect.gen(function* () {
const lookupService = useMacTailnet();
const targets = yield* resolveTargets({
sshd: { ipv4: false, ipv6: false },
tailscale: TAILSCALE_SSH,
hostname: "bb-1",
username: "t3-user",
platform: "darwin",
openSourceTailscaled: true,
});
expect(targets).toEqual([
{ kind: "tailscale", host: "bb-1.tail1234.ts.net", username: "t3-user" },
]);
expect(lookupService).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
}),
);

it.effect("accepts an sshd bound to IPv6 loopback only", () =>
Effect.gen(function* () {
const targets = yield* resolveTargets({
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69 changes: 59 additions & 10 deletions apps/server/src/environment/RemoteOpenTargets.ts
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import { type RemoteOpenTarget } from "@t3tools/contracts";
import * as HostProcess from "@t3tools/shared/HostProcess";
import * as NetService from "@t3tools/shared/Net";
import { readTailscaleSshEnabled, readTailscaleStatus } from "@t3tools/tailscale";
import {
isTailscaleIpv4Address,
readTailscaleSshEnabled,
readTailscaleStatus,
} from "@t3tools/tailscale";
import * as Context from "effect/Context";
import * as Effect from "effect/Effect";
import * as FileSystem from "effect/FileSystem";
import * as Layer from "effect/Layer";
import * as Option from "effect/Option";
import * as ChildProcessSpawner from "effect/process/ChildProcessSpawner";
import * as NodeDns from "node:dns";
import * as NodeNet from "node:net";
import * as NodeOS from "node:os";

import { makeStaleWhileRevalidate } from "./staleWhileRevalidate.ts";

const SSH_PORT = 22;
const TARGETS_CACHE_TTL = "60 seconds";
const TAILNET_NAME_LOOKUP_TIMEOUT = "1500 millis";
// Only the open-source tailscaled creates this; its CLI is not in an app bundle.
const OPEN_SOURCE_TAILSCALED_SOCKET = "/var/run/tailscaled.socket";

// MagicDNS answers reverse lookups for tailnet addresses through the system resolver.
// Without an answer (e.g. accept-dns=false), the tailnet address is still reachable.
const lookupTailnetHost = Effect.gen(function* () {
const address = Object.values(NodeOS.networkInterfaces())
.flatMap((addresses) => addresses ?? [])
.find(
(entry) =>
!entry.internal && entry.family === "IPv4" && isTailscaleIpv4Address(entry.address),

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🟠 High environment/RemoteOpenTargets.ts:34

lookupTailnetHost can return another VPN's address or reverse hostname as the Tailscale host, causing remote editor links to target the wrong machine. isTailscaleIpv4Address only checks the 100.64.0.0/10 range, so an earlier adapter such as Proton at 100.85.0.1 is selected even when the actual Tailscale interface is present; verify interface identity or status membership before choosing an address.

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In file @apps/server/src/environment/RemoteOpenTargets.ts around line 34:

`lookupTailnetHost` can return another VPN's address or reverse hostname as the Tailscale host, causing remote editor links to target the wrong machine. `isTailscaleIpv4Address` only checks the `100.64.0.0/10` range, so an earlier adapter such as Proton at `100.85.0.1` is selected even when the actual Tailscale interface is present; verify interface identity or status membership before choosing an address.

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Major · Functional Correctness · Quick win

Identify the Tailscale interface before selecting its IPv4 address.

isTailscaleIpv4Address checks the shared CGNAT range, not interface ownership. Other VPNs can use this range. (tailscale.com)

If another VPN interface appears first, .find selects its address and ignores the actual Tailscale interface. A failed reverse lookup then advertises that unrelated address as the Tailscale SSH target.

Preserve interface grouping and verify ownership before selecting an address. apps/server/src/environment/DirectEndpoints.ts, Lines 43-49, already identifies Tailscale interfaces through their name or Tailscale IPv6 address. Extend the regression coverage with an unrelated CGNAT interface before the Tailscale interface. (raw.githubusercontent.com)

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Review comment at @apps/server/src/environment/RemoteOpenTargets.ts around lines 30 - 35:
Update the network-interface selection around isTailscaleIpv4Address to preserve interface grouping and verify the interface is Tailscale-owned, using the interface-name or Tailscale IPv6 identification approach already used by DirectEndpoints before selecting its IPv4 address. Add regression coverage with an unrelated CGNAT interface listed before the Tailscale interface and confirm the Tailscale address is selected.

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if (address === undefined) return null;
return yield* Effect.promise(() =>
NodeDns.promises.lookupService(address, 0).then(
({ hostname }) => {
const name = hostname.trim().replace(/\.$/u, "");
return name.includes(".") && NodeNet.isIP(name) === 0 ? name : address;
},
() => address,
),
).pipe(
Effect.timeoutOption(TAILNET_NAME_LOOKUP_TIMEOUT),
Effect.map(Option.getOrElse(() => address)),
);
});

export class RemoteOpenTargets extends Context.Service<
RemoteOpenTargets,
Expand All @@ -23,6 +59,8 @@ export class RemoteOpenTargets extends Context.Service<
export const make = Effect.gen(function* () {
const spawner = yield* ChildProcessSpawner.ChildProcessSpawner;
const net = yield* NetService.NetService;
const fileSystem = yield* FileSystem.FileSystem;
const isMacOS = (yield* HostProcess.Platform) === "darwin";

const discoverTargets = Effect.gen(function* () {
// Check both loopback families: sshd can be bound IPv6-only.
Expand All @@ -33,36 +71,47 @@ export const make = Effect.gen(function* () {
);
const username = yield* HostProcess.Username;

const magicDnsName = yield* readTailscaleStatus.pipe(
Effect.map((status) => status.magicDnsName),
Effect.orElseSucceed(() => null),
Effect.provideService(ChildProcessSpawner.ChildProcessSpawner, spawner),
);
// The macOS Tailscale apps run the CLI from their app bundle, and macOS can ask the user
// to let T3 Code access another app's data on every spawn, so connect-time discovery avoids it.
const avoidTailscaleCli =
isMacOS &&
!(yield* fileSystem
.exists(OPEN_SOURCE_TAILSCALED_SOCKET)
.pipe(Effect.orElseSucceed(() => false)));
const tailnetHost = avoidTailscaleCli
? yield* lookupTailnetHost
: yield* readTailscaleStatus.pipe(
Effect.map((status) => status.magicDnsName),
Effect.orElseSucceed(() => null),
Effect.provideService(ChildProcessSpawner.ChildProcessSpawner, spawner),
);

const targets: Array<RemoteOpenTarget> = [];

if (!sshdListening) {
// Tailscale SSH needs no local sshd; tailscaled alone does not prove an SSH route.
// Only `tailscale debug prefs` proves it; the macOS apps cannot run an SSH server.
if (
magicDnsName !== null &&
tailnetHost !== null &&
!avoidTailscaleCli &&
(yield* readTailscaleSshEnabled.pipe(
Effect.orElseSucceed(() => false),
Effect.provideService(ChildProcessSpawner.ChildProcessSpawner, spawner),
))
) {
targets.push({
kind: "tailscale",
host: magicDnsName,
host: tailnetHost,
...(username === null ? {} : { username }),
});
}
return targets;
}

if (magicDnsName !== null) {
if (tailnetHost !== null) {
targets.push({
kind: "tailscale",
host: magicDnsName,
host: tailnetHost,
...(username === null ? {} : { username }),
});
}
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