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Problem

A create_threads or schedule_task retry with the same clientRequestId acts on the thread or task that the first call created. Only the new request's modes were checked against the caller's ceiling. The user can raise a thread's or task's mode after creation, so a restricted caller (for example a Supervised thread) could replay the call and act above its own modes:

  • create_threads: a replay that adds a first prompt dispatched it to the thread created earlier. If the user had raised that thread to Full access, the restricted caller started a turn under the elevated policy.
  • schedule_task: a replay upserted over the existing task, so a restricted caller could overwrite or disable a task the user had raised above its ceiling.

Fix

  • create_threads: the first-prompt message.dispatch now runs under DispatchModeLimit with the caller's modes, as ThreadLaunchService and task cancel already do. The orchestrator rechecks the thread's current modes under its command lock and refuses with runtime_mode_escalation_denied / interaction_mode_escalation_denied. A prompt the orchestrator already accepted still replays from its receipt unchanged, so ordinary retries return the original result.
  • schedule_task: before saving over a replayed task, it runs the check update_scheduled_task uses on that task's current run modes (factored out of loadScheduledTask). The MCP service now passes the task id it derives from the request key, so the check and the upsert target the same row.

The schedule_task check, like update_scheduled_task's, happens before the save rather than under a lock. The window is a user raising the task during the call itself.

Tests: the existing create_threads replay case now creates a thread, raises it, and expects the prompted replay to be refused with no message or run. A new case in the scheduled-task mode suite does the same for schedule_task. Both fail on main.

Model: Claude Opus 5.5, harness: Claude Code (in T3 Code)

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A create_threads or schedule_task retry with the same clientRequestId acts
on the thread or task the first call created, but only the new request's
modes were checked against the caller's ceiling. After the user raised that
target, a restricted caller could prompt the thread or overwrite the task
above its own modes.

create_threads now dispatches the first prompt under DispatchModeLimit, so
the orchestrator rechecks the thread's current modes under its lock. A
prompt already accepted still replays unchanged. schedule_task checks a
replayed task's current run modes with the same check update_scheduled_task
uses before it saves over it.

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Verdict: Approved at b35b682

Macroscope's review found this PR approvable — MCP create replays now respect the target’s current runtime and interaction modes before updating tasks or prompting threads. This narrowly strengthens existing access boundaries without changing product defaults.

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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 1.2 KiB 1.2 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 1 1 0 (0.0%) 8 ✅

Other scenarios

All 64 scenario measurements match main.

All 64 scenario measurements
Provider Scenario Metric Main baseline This PR Impact PR ceiling
Codex short turn resume WebSocket decoded 10.5 KiB 10.5 KiB 0 B (0.0%) 12.7 KiB ✅
Codex short turn resume WebSocket messages 2 2 0 (0.0%) 2 ✅
Codex long turn running, cold open HTTP decoded 281.7 KiB 281.7 KiB 0 B (0.0%) 302.7 KiB ✅
Codex long turn running, cold open rows 75 75 0 (0.0%) 75 ✅
Codex long turn running, history page HTTP decoded 92.4 KiB 92.4 KiB 0 B (0.0%) 107.4 KiB ✅
Codex long turn running, history page rows 75 75 0 (0.0%) 75 ✅
Codex long turn finished, cold open HTTP decoded 381.5 KiB 381.5 KiB 0 B (0.0%) 410.2 KiB ✅
Codex long turn finished, cold open rows 151 151 0 (0.0%) 151 ✅
Codex long turn finished, socket cold open WebSocket decoded 381.6 KiB 381.6 KiB 0 B (0.0%) 410.2 KiB ✅
Codex long turn finished, socket cold open WebSocket messages 2 2 0 (0.0%) 2 ✅
Codex long turn finished, socket cold open rows 151 151 0 (0.0%) 151 ✅
Codex long turn finished, work page HTTP decoded 186.2 KiB 186.2 KiB 0 B (0.0%) 200.2 KiB ✅
Codex long turn finished, work page rows 150 150 0 (0.0%) 150 ✅
Codex idle thread resume WebSocket decoded 65 B 65 B 0 B (0.0%) 200 B ✅
Codex idle thread resume WebSocket messages 1 1 0 (0.0%) 1 ✅
Codex fleet shell snapshot HTTP decoded 42.4 KiB 42.4 KiB 0 B (0.0%) 53.7 KiB ✅
Codex fleet shell snapshot rows 27 27 0 (0.0%) 27 ✅
Codex fleet shell subscribe WebSocket decoded 65 B 65 B 0 B (0.0%) 200 B ✅
Codex fleet shell subscribe WebSocket messages 1 1 0 (0.0%) 1 ✅
Codex fleet shell resume check HTTP decoded 18 B 18 B 0 B (0.0%) 100 B ✅
Codex fleet shell resume check rows 0 0 0 0 ✅
Codex stale shell reload HTTP decoded 42.4 KiB 42.4 KiB 0 B (0.0%) 53.7 KiB ✅
Codex stale shell reload rows 27 27 0 (0.0%) 27 ✅
Codex stale shell resume WebSocket decoded 140 B 140 B 0 B (0.0%) 400 B ✅
Codex stale shell resume WebSocket messages 2 2 0 (0.0%) 2 ✅
Codex stale todo list cold open HTTP decoded 72.4 KiB 72.4 KiB 0 B (0.0%) 83.0 KiB ✅
Codex stale todo list cold open rows 75 75 0 (0.0%) 75 ✅
Codex stale todo list cold open nodes 2 2 0 (0.0%) 4 ✅
Codex stale todo list cold open subagents 2 2 0 (0.0%) 4 ✅
Codex stale todo list cold open plans 1 1 0 (0.0%) 2 ✅
Codex stale todo list cold open providerTurns 1 1 0 (0.0%) 2 ✅
Codex stale todo list cold open checkpoints 1 1 0 (0.0%) 2 ✅
Claude short turn resume WebSocket decoded 10.6 KiB 10.6 KiB 0 B (0.0%) 12.7 KiB ✅
Claude short turn resume WebSocket messages 2 2 0 (0.0%) 2 ✅
Claude long turn running, cold open HTTP decoded 283.3 KiB 283.3 KiB 0 B (0.0%) 302.7 KiB ✅
Claude long turn running, cold open rows 75 75 0 (0.0%) 75 ✅
Claude long turn running, history page HTTP decoded 93.4 KiB 93.4 KiB 0 B (0.0%) 107.4 KiB ✅
Claude long turn running, history page rows 75 75 0 (0.0%) 75 ✅
Claude long turn finished, cold open HTTP decoded 384.2 KiB 384.2 KiB 0 B (0.0%) 410.2 KiB ✅
Claude long turn finished, cold open rows 151 151 0 (0.0%) 151 ✅
Claude long turn finished, socket cold open WebSocket decoded 384.3 KiB 384.3 KiB 0 B (0.0%) 410.2 KiB ✅
Claude long turn finished, socket cold open WebSocket messages 2 2 0 (0.0%) 2 ✅
Claude long turn finished, socket cold open rows 151 151 0 (0.0%) 151 ✅
Claude long turn finished, work page HTTP decoded 188.1 KiB 188.1 KiB 0 B (0.0%) 200.2 KiB ✅
Claude long turn finished, work page rows 150 150 0 (0.0%) 150 ✅
Claude idle thread resume WebSocket decoded 66 B 66 B 0 B (0.0%) 200 B ✅
Claude idle thread resume WebSocket messages 1 1 0 (0.0%) 1 ✅
Claude fleet shell snapshot HTTP decoded 43.0 KiB 43.0 KiB 0 B (0.0%) 53.7 KiB ✅
Claude fleet shell snapshot rows 27 27 0 (0.0%) 27 ✅
Claude fleet shell subscribe WebSocket decoded 66 B 66 B 0 B (0.0%) 200 B ✅
Claude fleet shell subscribe WebSocket messages 1 1 0 (0.0%) 1 ✅
Claude fleet shell resume check HTTP decoded 18 B 18 B 0 B (0.0%) 100 B ✅
Claude fleet shell resume check rows 0 0 0 0 ✅
Claude stale shell reload HTTP decoded 43.0 KiB 43.0 KiB 0 B (0.0%) 53.7 KiB ✅
Claude stale shell reload rows 27 27 0 (0.0%) 27 ✅
Claude stale shell resume WebSocket decoded 140 B 140 B 0 B (0.0%) 400 B ✅
Claude stale shell resume WebSocket messages 2 2 0 (0.0%) 2 ✅
Claude stale todo list cold open HTTP decoded 73.4 KiB 73.4 KiB 0 B (0.0%) 83.0 KiB ✅
Claude stale todo list cold open rows 75 75 0 (0.0%) 75 ✅
Claude stale todo list cold open nodes 2 2 0 (0.0%) 4 ✅
Claude stale todo list cold open subagents 2 2 0 (0.0%) 4 ✅
Claude stale todo list cold open plans 1 1 0 (0.0%) 2 ✅
Claude stale todo list cold open providerTurns 1 1 0 (0.0%) 2 ✅
Claude stale todo list cold open checkpoints 1 1 0 (0.0%) 2 ✅

Baseline: 953ce60 · PR result: b35b682 · 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

Scheduled-task replay checks caller mode limits before upserting. Created-thread prompt dispatch uses caller runtime and interaction-mode limits and maps mode-limit violations to escalation-denied failures. Tests cover replay denial for tasks and child threads whose runtime mode has been raised.

Changes: Caller mode-limit enforcement

Layer / File(s) Summary
Scheduled-task mode validation and replay
apps/server/src/mcp/OrchestratorMcpService.ts, apps/server/src/mcp/OrchestratorMcpService.test.ts
Scheduled-task loading checks task run modes against caller limits. Requests with a clientRequestId derive stable task and command IDs, check an existing task against those limits, and then upsert. Tests verify that replay is denied after the saved task’s runtime mode is raised, without a second upsert.
Created-thread prompt mode limits
apps/server/src/mcp/OrchestratorMcpService.ts, apps/server/src/mcp/OrchestratorMcpService.test.ts
Prompt dispatch uses the caller’s runtime and interaction-mode limits. Mode-limit errors map to escalation-denied failures. Tests verify that replay is denied after the child thread’s runtime mode is raised, without creating messages or runs.

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

Change: Bug fix

Suggested reviewers: southcarpet, t3dotgg, only21mil

Merge Risk: Minimal · up to b35b6

Replays of thread creation and task scheduling now refuse when the target has been raised above the caller's mode limit. No concrete merge-blocking risk was found. The scheduled-task check is not atomic, which the PR describes as a known limitation.

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apps/server/src/mcp/OrchestratorMcpService.test.ts: 2

2374-2444: Trivial · Functional Correctness · Quick win

Cover the interaction-mode replay path.

The current test raises only runtimeMode, so it cannot detect removal of the interaction-mode check. Add a caller narrowed to plan, save the task once, then raise only its saved interaction mode. The replay then passes the runtime check, returns interaction_mode_escalation_denied, and leaves the upsert count unchanged.

Suggested fix
         assert.equal(error.code, "runtime_mode_escalation_denied");
         assert.equal(yield* Ref.get(upserted), 1);
+
+        const planClient: McpInvocationScope = {
+          ...supervisedClient,
+          client: {
+            ...supervisedClient.client!,
+            narrowedTo: {
+              runtimeMode: "approval-required",
+              interactionMode: "plan",
+            },
+          },
+        };
+        const interactionRequest = {
+          ...request,
+          clientRequestId: "schedule-interaction-retry",
+        };
+        yield* mcp.scheduleTask(planClient, interactionRequest);
+        yield* Ref.update(saved, (tasks) =>
+          tasks.map((task) => ({
+            ...task,
+            runtimeMode: "approval-required" as const,
+            interactionMode: "default" as const,
+          })),
+        );
+        const interactionError = yield* mcp
+          .scheduleTask(planClient, interactionRequest)
+          .pipe(Effect.flip);
+        assert.equal(interactionError.code, "interaction_mode_escalation_denied");
+        assert.equal(yield* Ref.get(upserted), 2);
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Review comment at @apps/server/src/mcp/OrchestratorMcpService.test.ts around
lines 2374 - 2444:
Extend the replay test to cover interaction-mode escalation independently of
runtime-mode escalation. Use a caller narrowed to interaction mode “plan,”
create the task once, then raise only the saved task’s interaction mode while
keeping its runtime mode within the caller’s allowance; verify replay returns
“interaction_mode_escalation_denied” and does not increment the upsert count.

1864-1889: Trivial · Functional Correctness · Quick win

Exercise interaction-mode escalation in this replay test.

The current case only raises runtimeMode. The parent remains at interactionMode: "default", and the child inherits that mode, so no child can exceed the interaction limit. Add a separate plan-parent case, raise the child to default, and replay its prompt with the same clientRequestId. Restore the parent to default before the existing settings and provider assertions.

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             assert.equal(unprompted.messages.length, 0);
             assert.equal(unprompted.runs.length, 0);

+            yield* orchestrator.dispatch({
+              type: "thread.interaction-mode.set",
+              commandId: CommandId.make("parent-limit-plan"),
+              threadId: parentThreadId,
+              interactionMode: "plan",
+            });
+            const interactionRaised = yield* service.createThreads(scope, {
+              ...request,
+              clientRequestId: "interaction-raised",
+            });
+            const interactionRaisedThreadId = interactionRaised.threads[0]!.threadId;
+            yield* orchestrator.dispatch({
+              type: "thread.interaction-mode.set",
+              commandId: CommandId.make("user-raise-interaction"),
+              threadId: interactionRaisedThreadId,
+              interactionMode: "default",
+            });
+            const interactionError = yield* service
+              .createThreads(scope, { ...withPrompt, clientRequestId: "interaction-raised" })
+              .pipe(Effect.flip);
+            assert.equal(interactionError.code, "interaction_mode_escalation_denied");
+            const interactionUnprompted = yield* orchestrator.getThreadProjection(
+              interactionRaisedThreadId,
+            );
+            assert.equal(interactionUnprompted.messages.length, 0);
+            assert.equal(interactionUnprompted.runs.length, 0);
+            yield* orchestrator.dispatch({
+              type: "thread.interaction-mode.set",
+              commandId: CommandId.make("parent-limit-default"),
+              threadId: parentThreadId,
+              interactionMode: "default",
+            });
+
             yield* settings.updateSettings({
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Extend the replay test using service.createThreads and orchestrator.dispatch to
cover interaction-mode escalation: set a separate parent thread to plan mode,
create a child, raise the child to default, then replay its prompt with the same
clientRequestId and assert interaction_mode_escalation_denied with no messages
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Review comments at @apps/server/src/mcp/OrchestratorMcpService.test.ts:
- Around line 2374-2444: Extend the replay test to cover interaction-mode
escalation independently of runtime-mode escalation. Use a caller narrowed to
interaction mode “plan,” create the task once, then raise only the saved task’s
interaction mode while keeping its runtime mode within the caller’s allowance;
verify replay returns “interaction_mode_escalation_denied” and does not
increment the upsert count.
- Around line 1864-1889: Extend the replay test using service.createThreads and
orchestrator.dispatch to cover interaction-mode escalation: set a separate
parent thread to plan mode, create a child, raise the child to default, then
replay its prompt with the same clientRequestId and assert
interaction_mode_escalation_denied with no messages or runs. Restore the parent
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