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fix(preview): agents can close tabs their desktop browser tab opens - #26258
When an agent's desktop-rendered browser tab opens a target="_blank" link, the new tab is created with no owner. It shows owner: "unclaimed", and t3_preview_close on it fails with agentMismatch ("Only the agent session that opened this tab can close it"). Closing the opener leaves it open, so these tabs pile up against the 32-tab server limit. Headless server tabs don't have this problem, because adoptPopup already gives popups their opener's owner.
To reproduce, run the Linux desktop app with a local server. An agent calls preview_open on a page with <a id="link" href="https://example.org/" target="_blank">, then preview_act to click #link, then t3_preview_close on the new tab.
Change
Desktop-rendered tabs don't go through adoptPopup. Electron turns the click into an open-link event, and the web host opens the new tab with a plain previewOpen request.
PreviewOpenInput gets an optional openerTabId. The desktop host's openLinkInPreview now sends the source tab's id in it.
When openerTabId names a tab in the same thread, PreviewManager.open gives the new server tab that tab's automationOwner. The lookup happens in the same state update that inserts the new tab.
The owner always comes from the server's own record of the opener. A client can name an opener tab but never an owner. An opener that is missing, in another thread, or unowned gives no owner, which is the current behaviour.
vp test run src/preview/Manager.test.ts (apps/server): 10/10 pass.
"gives a popup opened from an agent's tab to that agent" fails on main with expected undefined to be 'agent-1' and passes with the fix.
"does not take an owner from an opener in another thread" guards the same-thread lookup.
Typecheck for contracts, server and web is clean, and vp run check:changed passes.
Runtime check in the Linux desktop app (Electron 44.9.3 under Xvfb, local dev server, fresh database). A Codex agent and a Claude agent each ran this sequence: preview_open A (open: true), click #link, status and list, t3_preview_close B, preview_open B, t3_preview_close A, list.
Raw MCP tool results:
BEFORE main 93a9e079b1 (Codex and Claude, same result)
tabs: [{"tabId":"tab_2_…","url":"http://localhost:8765/popup.html","owner":"agent","ownedByCaller":true},
{"tabId":"tab_3_…","url":"https://example.org/","owner":"unclaimed","ownedByCaller":false}]
t3_preview_close(B): PreviewAutomationControlInterruptedError "Only the agent session that opened this tab can close it." reason agentMismatch
after t3_preview_close(A): list still holds B (https://example.org/)
AFTER 62018f87c0 (Codex and Claude, same result)
tabs: [… {"tabId":"tab_2_…","url":"https://example.org/","owner":"agent","ownedByCaller":true}] (same automationOwner as A)
t3_preview_close(B): {} (no error)
after t3_preview_close(A): {"sessions":[], …}
Evidence table: none, because the change has no visible UI. Before/after screenshots of the agent runs were taken but not uploaded (no upload tool on the runner); the transcript above carries the result.
Not checked: macOS, the reporter's platform. The changed path is shared Electron and server code with nothing macOS-specific, and the same sequence was run on Linux desktop.
Not changed: B's status still has no openerTabId, and closing A does not close B. Agents can now close B themselves.
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Opening a tab with openerTabId naming an agent-owned server tab should
give the new tab that agent's automationOwner. Fails on main: the popup
comes back unowned.
Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 5.5 <noreply@anthropic.com>
A target=_blank link in a desktop-rendered server tab opened its new tab
through previewOpen with no owner, so the agent that owned the opener
could not close it. The desktop open-link path now sends the source tab
as openerTabId, and PreviewManager.open gives the new tab the opener's
automationOwner from its own same-thread record, never from the client.
Fixes#26250
Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 5.5 <noreply@anthropic.com>
Macroscope's review found this PR requires human approval — Desktop preview tabs opened from agent-owned tabs now automatically inherit that agent's ownership when capacity allows. This changes who can manage or close those tabs, so the default ownership policy needs human confirmation.
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Desktop link-open requests now include the source tab ID. The server routes preview-open requests through ServerBrowser, which can open eligible server-runtime tabs under the opener’s automation owner. Other requests use manager.open. Tests cover ownership and capacity behavior.
Changes: Desktop popup ownership
Layer / File(s)
Summary
Propagate opener tab ID packages/contracts/src/preview.ts, apps/web/src/browser/openFileInPreview.ts, apps/web/src/browser/ElectronBrowserHost.tsx
PreviewOpenInput accepts an optional openerTabId. The URL preview helper forwards it when provided, and the desktop caller supplies the source session’s tab ID.
Resolve owner in ServerBrowser apps/server/src/preview/ServerBrowser.ts, apps/server/src/ws.ts, apps/server/src/preview/ServerBrowser.test.ts, apps/server/src/preview/ServerBrowserStream.test.ts
The WebSocket handler calls ServerBrowser.open. For server-runtime requests, the service checks the opener’s automation owner and tab capacity. When eligible, it opens under that owner and records the opener ID. Otherwise, it uses manager.open. Tests cover ownership and capacity behavior; stream-test doubles add the new open method.
Popup ownership propagation works for the initial open. After a desktop reconnect, the tab's status may lose its recorded opener ID. This is a minor, bounded gap that can be fixed in a follow-up.
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Title check
The title names the fix: agents can close tabs that their desktop browser tab opens. The changeset adds openerTabId to PreviewOpenInput, passes the opener tab from the desktop host, and makes PreviewM…
Description check
The description follows the template. It has Problem, Change, Scope and Approval, and Verification sections, and it gives a reproduction path, the mechanism of the fix, a linked issue, and detailed ve…
Linked Issues check
[#26250] At head 1a7ba41, the whole-PR diff against merge base 95cb068 implements the requested behavior. PreviewOpenInput gains optional openerTabId (packages/contracts/src/preview.ts). `openLi…
Out of Scope Changes check
Every changed file maps to [#26250]. The contract field, desktop forwarding, server-side owner and opener handling, the previewOpen routing change in ws.ts, and the new test are directly tied to the…
Full details: Title check
Explanation
The title names the fix: agents can close tabs that their desktop browser tab opens. The changeset adds openerTabId to PreviewOpenInput, passes the opener tab from the desktop host, and makes PreviewManager/ServerBrowser assign the opener's automationOwner to the new tab. The title follows conventional commit format and matches the main change, though it does not mention the owner propagation mechanism.
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The description follows the template. It has Problem, Change, Scope and Approval, and Verification sections, and it gives a reproduction path, the mechanism of the fix, a linked issue, and detailed verification results with before and after tool output. It also states what was not checked (macOS) and what remains unchanged. The template's Scope section asks for a bug fix link and no feature work; the description links issue #26250 and says it was triaged through the automated flow. The description uses a 'Scope and approval' heading, not the template's 'Scope' heading, and the Verification section includes a model and harness line, which the template requires. Evidence for UI changes is addressed by saying there is no visible UI change.
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[#26250] At head 1a7ba41, the whole-PR diff against merge base 95cb068 implements the requested behavior. PreviewOpenInput gains optional openerTabId (packages/contracts/src/preview.ts). openLinkInPreview passes source.snapshot.tabId through openUrlInPreview (ElectronBrowserHost.tsx, openFileInPreview.ts). ServerBrowser.open, wired to WS_METHODS.previewOpen in ws.ts, reads the opener's automationOwner from the same thread on the server and opens the new tab under that owner. It records openerTabId on the new ServerTab through the desktopOpeners map, consumed in the tab setup path. The previous FAIL is resolved: openerTabId now reaches the new tab, and the new test asserts status.tabs[...].openerTabId === tabId. The per-agent limit (atTabLimit) and unclaimed fallback are kept. The client never supplies an owner. Automated coverage is in ServerBrowser.test.ts. The PR description names Manager.ts and Manager.test.ts changes, but the diff does not touch those files. The code at head is the evidence used here. The macOS reproduction is a runtime check, not a coding requirement.
Full details: Out of Scope Changes check
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Every changed file maps to [#26250]. The contract field, desktop forwarding, server-side owner and opener handling, the previewOpen routing change in ws.ts, and the new test are directly tied to the issue. The added open stubs in ServerBrowserStream.test.ts are test doubles required by the new ServerBrowser service method. No unrelated production change appears in the whole-PR diff. The PR description's references to Manager.ts changes are inaccurate, but no Manager.ts change exists in the diff, so no out-of-scope change results.
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Review comments at @apps/server/src/preview/Manager.ts:
- Around line 187-192: Update the automationOwner fallback in the preview
manager to apply the same eight-tab capacity policy used by ServerBrowser before
inheriting ownership from the opener tab’s snapshot. If the inherited owner is
at capacity, leave the new tab unowned while still allowing the link to open;
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Inheriting the opener's owner in PreviewManager skipped ServerBrowser's
capacity reservation, so desktop popups could push an agent past its
eight-tab limit. ServerBrowser.open now claims the popup through openTab,
which reserves capacity, and opens it unclaimed when the agent is full or
the claim fails, so the click still opens a tab.
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Review comments at @apps/server/src/preview/ServerBrowser.ts:
- Around line 2854-2875: Update the `openUrlInPreview` flow so popup requests
retain the opener’s thread for `ServerBrowser.open` ownership lookup, while
keeping the parent-thread mapping for panel display. Ensure `ServerBrowser.open`
can find the opener session in its thread and assign its automation owner to the
new tab.
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Preserve the validated `openerTabId` when creating the new server tab in both
owned and unclaimed paths. Add an automated test that verifies the new tab
records and reports the opener ID while retaining the same-thread ownership and
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Minor · Functional Correctness · Quick win
Supported by static analysis
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sed -n '35,120p' apps/web/src/browser/ElectronBrowserHost.tsx
sed -n '55,100p' apps/web/src/browser/openFileInPreview.ts
sed -n '2030,2070p;2850,2885p' apps/server/src/preview/ServerBrowser.ts
sed -n '170,205p' apps/server/src/preview/Manager.ts
cat -n apps/desktop/src/preview/Manager.ts | sed -n '440,500p'
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Keep the opener’s thread for popup ownership.
If a side-chat agent’s desktop-rendered tab opens a new preview tab, openUrlInPreview remaps the request to the parent thread. ServerBrowser.open cannot find the opener there, so the new tab is unowned and the side-chat agent cannot close it. Keep the popup in the opener’s thread while preserving the parent panel display.
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Review comment at @apps/server/src/preview/ServerBrowser.ts around lines 2854 - 2875:
Update the `openUrlInPreview` flow so popup requests retain the opener’s thread for `ServerBrowser.open` ownership lookup, while keeping the parent-thread mapping for panel display. Ensure `ServerBrowser.open` can find the opener session in its thread and assign its automation owner to the new tab.
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Keep `openerTabId` after the owner lookup. Pass it into the new `ServerTab`
creation in both the owned `openTab` path and the unclaimed `manager.open`
fallback, and expose it in the tab status and list output as the issue
describes. Add an automated test in `ServerBrowser.test.ts` or `Manager.test.ts`
that opens a tab from a same-thread agent tab and asserts that the new tab
reports `openerTabId` equal to the opener ID. The test must also keep the
existing same-thread ownership, per-agent limit, and unclaimed fallback
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preview_status listed openerTabId only for popups the server's own browser
adopted. Tabs opened from a link in the desktop's webview now carry it too.
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- Line 905: Keep the desktopOpeners entry available across setup and reconnects
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Preserve the opener ID across desktop reconnects.
This deletion makes openerTabId available only during the first setup. When the desktop detaches, dropTab(tab, false) removes the tab but keeps its session. On attachment, ensureTab(snapshot) recreates the tab without an opener ID because neither desktopOpeners nor PreviewSessionSnapshot retains it. The status response then loses the popup relationship for the same open session.
Keep the opener metadata for the session lifetime. Remove it when the session closes, not when setup reads it. Extend an existing reconnect test to check that status retains openerTabId.
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Keep the desktopOpeners entry available across setup and reconnects instead of deleting it when setup reads it; remove it when the associated session closes. Extend the existing reconnect test to verify the status response retains openerTabId after detach and reattachment.
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Linux Electron, local environment, fresh synthetic databases, light appearance, 1600×1000. A scripted replay agent made real MCP calls during active runs; chat shows the returned results.
Steps: open and display agent-owned A containing the target="_blank" link; click #link with preview_act; inspect B with preview_status; close B with t3_preview_close; query A to list remaining tabs.
Side-chat follow-up: both commits leave A hidden in the embedded side-chat pane; clicking times out and creates no B. When the same side chat is displayed as the main chat, base rejects closing B while head reports its opener, inherits ownership, and closes it.
B ownership and opener reporting directly from the embedded side-chat pane could not be verified: both commits leave A hidden, preview_act clicking #link times out, and no B appears. The supplemental check with that side chat displayed as the main chat passes on head.
Tab-limit exhaustion and concurrent capacity races were not exercised; the demonstrated flow starts below the agent tab limit.
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Problem
When an agent's desktop-rendered browser tab opens a
target="_blank"link, the new tab is created with no owner. It showsowner: "unclaimed", andt3_preview_closeon it fails withagentMismatch("Only the agent session that opened this tab can close it"). Closing the opener leaves it open, so these tabs pile up against the 32-tab server limit. Headless server tabs don't have this problem, becauseadoptPopupalready gives popups their opener's owner.To reproduce, run the Linux desktop app with a local server. An agent calls
preview_openon a page with<a id="link" href="https://example.org/" target="_blank">, thenpreview_actto click#link, thent3_preview_closeon the new tab.Change
adoptPopup. Electron turns the click into an open-link event, and the web host opens the new tab with a plainpreviewOpenrequest.PreviewOpenInputgets an optionalopenerTabId. The desktop host'sopenLinkInPreviewnow sends the source tab's id in it.openerTabIdnames a tab in the same thread,PreviewManager.opengives the new server tab that tab'sautomationOwner. The lookup happens in the same state update that inserts the new tab.Scope and approval
Fixes #26250
Triaged via the automated issue flow.
Verification
vp test run src/preview/Manager.test.ts(apps/server): 10/10 pass.mainwithexpected undefined to be 'agent-1'and passes with the fix.vp run check:changedpasses.preview_openA (open: true), click#link, status and list,t3_preview_closeB,preview_openB,t3_preview_closeA, list.Raw MCP tool results:
Evidence table: none, because the change has no visible UI. Before/after screenshots of the agent runs were taken but not uploaded (no upload tool on the runner); the transcript above carries the result.
Not checked: macOS, the reporter's platform. The changed path is shared Electron and server code with nothing macOS-specific, and the same sequence was run on Linux desktop.
Not changed: B's status still has no
openerTabId, and closing A does not close B. Agents can now close B themselves.Model and harness: Claude Opus 5.5 (lead, tests, implementation, review B) and GPT-6.1-Sol (review A), run through Claude Code and Codex in T3 Code.
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