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fix(web): copy ignored folders to another machine - #30227
Run on → Add to another machine excludes wholly gitignored folders, so project-local skills under .agents/skills/ cannot be copied.
Change
Offer ignored folders unchecked by default and recursively copy selected folders with their relative paths. On POSIX transfers, copied files and new parent folders are owner-only, retaining owner executable bits within destination restrictions. Reject unsupported entries before cloning; bound transfers to 200 entries, 20 MiB total and four concurrent reads. Keep existing file choices and preserve file-only requests from older clients.
The picker has separate 200-file and 200-folder limits, so either kind remains selectable when the other fills its allowance. Transfers remain bounded to 200 selected entries. POSIX copies require the destination's advertised private-write capability; older or unsupported destinations receive no mode-bearing writes. Safe restrictions are accepted; broader permissions or missing owner executable bits produce copy failures.
Verification
Takeover verification at ed3884b6cc:
Merged current main without rebasing, preserving nested-repository classification and skipped-entry reporting.
Fixed listing starvation with separate bounded allowances for files and folders; the extended existing regression fails before the fix and passes after it.
Blacksmith vp run check:changed passes: format, lint, knip, GraphQL, 40-package typecheck, 796 tests in 17 files, and React Compiler coverage. All 71 focused copy/filesystem tests also pass.
Real Chrome client with two isolated servers: selected .agents/ and .env.0 from a 201-item list, cloned, checked identical contents, verified 0600 files and 0700 helper, and executed the copied helper successfully.
Two independent read-only reviewers approve the final head. Desktop, mobile, older destinations, and tunnel/relay remain unverified in this takeover.
The ignored-folder regression fails against main because .agents/ is missing, and passes on this branch.
vp run check:changed: all checks pass, including 87 tests across nine files, typechecks for affected packages and React Compiler checks.
POSIX runtime with umask 077 and clone root 0755: source 0644 secret → 0600, helper 0755 → 0700 (execution exits 0), new parents 0700. Existing public files are restricted before writing; rejected permission checks retain original contents, and shorter overwrites leave no trailing bytes. Runtime proof · Script.
An outside-workspace .agents/skills symlink is reported as unsupported; copying aborts with its relative path. Failing regressions · Passing regressions.
Browser: selected .agents/ and .env, cloned into a second isolated development environment, and verified both destination files match their sources byte for byte.
Desktop, mobile and tunnel/relay connections were not exercised.
Model: GPT-6.1-Sol. Harness: Codex.
takeover verification, 2026-11-15
head 21c987f6cf: merged main, preserved search and file handling, fixed whitespace in recursive copy paths, and addressed the duplicate-test review. blacksmith check:changed passes all 106 tests and checks. real chrome copying across two isolated servers preserved distinct whitespace filenames and executable/private permissions.
verified by gpt-6.1-sol through the codex harness.
Macroscope's review found this PR approvable — Ignored folders can now be explicitly selected for copying to another machine, without changing default selections. Recursive copying is bounded and uses existing workspace containment safeguards.
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The ignored-file workflow can display collapsed folders as selectable entries. When selected, the copy flow expands each folder, reads its files, and applies path-count, content-size, and concurrency limits. The flow also transfers supported POSIX permission modes and can report paths omitted during workspace entry classification.
The listing supports optional skipped-path reporting and directory inclusion. When directory inclusion is enabled, the server returns collapsed folders with zero-byte sizes and prioritizes files within the listing limit.
Folder selection in the copy dialog apps/web/src/components/AddProjectToMachineDialog.tsx
The dialog requests folder entries, labels them as folders, and updates selection counts, size display, and copy guidance.
Folder expansion and bounded reads apps/web/src/lib/readProjectFilesToCopy.ts, apps/web/src/lib/readProjectFilesToCopy.test.ts, apps/web/src/lib/addProjectToMachine.ts
The copy flow expands selected folders and deduplicates paths. It rejects failed or truncated folder listings, expansions over 200 paths, and file contents over 20 MiB. File reads run in batches of four. Read failures and truncated files become per-file errors.
File permission mode transfer packages/contracts/src/project.ts, packages/shared/src/HostProcess.ts, apps/server/src/workspace/WorkspaceFileSystem.ts, apps/server/src/workspace/WorkspaceFileSystem.test.ts, apps/web/src/lib/addProjectToMachine.ts, apps/web/src/lib/addProjectToMachine.test.ts
Read and write contracts accept or return optional permission modes. On supported platforms, reads return modes when requested, and writes apply and return observed modes. The copy flow passes available modes to writes and records permission-preservation failures.
sequenceDiagram
participant AddProjectToMachineDialog
participant WorkspaceEntries
participant addProjectToMachine
participant readProjectFilesToCopy
participant WorkspaceFileSystem
AddProjectToMachineDialog->>WorkspaceEntries: Request ignored entries with includeDirectories
WorkspaceEntries-->>AddProjectToMachineDialog: Return ignored files and collapsed folders
AddProjectToMachineDialog->>addProjectToMachine: Submit selected paths
addProjectToMachine->>readProjectFilesToCopy: Expand folders and read selected files
readProjectFilesToCopy->>WorkspaceFileSystem: List folders and read files with optional modes
WorkspaceFileSystem-->>readProjectFilesToCopy: Return entries and file contents
readProjectFilesToCopy-->>addProjectToMachine: Return file results and modes
addProjectToMachine->>WorkspaceFileSystem: Write files with available modes
WorkspaceFileSystem-->>addProjectToMachine: Return write results and observed modes
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Possibly related PRs
pingdotgg/t3code#22844 — Both PRs change ignored-file selection. This PR adds ignored-folder entries and recursive folder copying.
pingdotgg/t3code#21920 — Both PRs concern symlink classification in WorkspaceEntries.list. This PR adds optional reporting of paths omitted by classification.
pingdotgg/t3code#24795 — Both PRs change ignored-entry behavior around the listing limit. This PR prioritizes files and supports listing and copying ignored folders.
Suggested reviewers:macroscopeapp, juliusmarminge
Merge Risk: Moderate · up to b6c1e
A failed copy can erase an existing destination file. Prevent truncation until the permission check succeeds before merging.
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The title "fix(web): copy ignored folders to another machine" matches the main change. The diff adds folder selection for ignored paths in the Add to another machine dialog, recursive copying of selected folders, and related server listing and file-mode changes. It is a conventional commit title in plain language and stays concise. The title does not mention the permission handling, limits, or the listing changes, but it names the primary behavior.
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Assert the source mode in the destination write request.
The fixture fixes the returned destination mode, but no case checks the request sent to writeFile. If the mode field is dropped from input, all four cases still pass, because the mocked response still carries the expected mode.
Read the write request from the second runAtomCommand call and assert its mode when the source mode exists:
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Review comment at @apps/web/src/lib/addProjectToMachine.test.ts around lines 76
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Update the permission-copy test around addProjectToMachine to verify the
writeFile request includes the source mode whenever sourceMode is defined.
Inspect the input passed in the second runAtomCommand call; leave the
unavailable-source case without this assertion.
Merged current main and fixed the remaining listing starvation: files and folders now have separate 200-entry allowances. Transfer limits and default selections stay unchanged. The existing regression failed before the fix and passes after it.
Blacksmith check:changed passes, including 796 tests and affected typechecks. Real-client cloning copied the selected skill folder and env file byte for byte, with private permissions and a runnable helper. Evidence is in the PR body. Both independent reviewers approve ed3884b6cc.
Related proposal for the same Add-to-another-machine workflow documented in #31109, with implementation under review in #31106. It adds Replace/Combine/Cancel for occupied destinations. The overlap with ignored-file/folder copying here is collision policy, especially preserving a destination's existing .env during Combine, plus the shared dialog and copy code. Linking both for coordination during review.
ready for review at 21c987f6cf0f76ccdfc76278329c8a10b485bbce.
merged current main without rebasing, preserving its ignored-file search, utf-8 validation, bom-preserving editor saves, and whitespace paths. folded the duplicate file-only test into the overlap case as requested. updated the clone test response for main's required project id. fixed listing contracts that trimmed filenames, which could silently copy the wrong sibling inside a selected folder; the existing wire-path regression failed before this fix and passes now.
blacksmith vp run check:changed passes: format, lint, knip, typechecks, react compiler, and 106 tests. all 32 reported ci checks are green. github reports clean and mergeable. two independent read-only reviewers approve this head.
real chrome verification used two isolated servers on this linux vm and actual filesystem data. selecting .local/ and .env cloned the repository and copied four files byte for byte, including distinct config and config names. the nested helper executes, copied files are 0600, and the helper and new parent folders are 0700. folders start unchecked and .env stays selected by default.
native desktop/mobile, macos/windows permissions, physical remote machines, and tunnel/relay transport were not exercised in this pass. no merge was performed.
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Problem
Run on → Add to another machineexcludes wholly gitignored folders, so project-local skills under.agents/skills/cannot be copied.Change
Offer ignored folders unchecked by default and recursively copy selected folders with their relative paths. On POSIX transfers, copied files and new parent folders are owner-only, retaining owner executable bits within destination restrictions. Reject unsupported entries before cloning; bound transfers to 200 entries, 20 MiB total and four concurrent reads. Keep existing file choices and preserve file-only requests from older clients.
Scope and approval
Related: #25406. No maintainer approval yet.
The picker has separate 200-file and 200-folder limits, so either kind remains selectable when the other fills its allowance. Transfers remain bounded to 200 selected entries. POSIX copies require the destination's advertised private-write capability; older or unsupported destinations receive no mode-bearing writes. Safe restrictions are accepted; broader permissions or missing owner executable bits produce copy failures.
Verification
Takeover verification at
ed3884b6cc:vp run check:changedpasses: format, lint, knip, GraphQL, 40-package typecheck, 796 tests in 17 files, and React Compiler coverage. All 71 focused copy/filesystem tests also pass..agents/and.env.0from a 201-item list, cloned, checked identical contents, verified0600files and0700helper, and executed the copied helper successfully.mainbecause.agents/is missing, and passes on this branch.vp run check:changed: all checks pass, including 87 tests across nine files, typechecks for affected packages and React Compiler checks.z-app/.envstays selectable: fails before the fix, passes after, runtime verification.077and clone root0755: source0644secret →0600, helper0755→0700(execution exits 0), new parents0700. Existing public files are restricted before writing; rejected permission checks retain original contents, and shorter overwrites leave no trailing bytes. Runtime proof · Script..agents/skillssymlink is reported as unsupported; copying aborts with its relative path. Failing regressions · Passing regressions..agents/and.env, cloned into a second isolated development environment, and verified both destination files match their sources byte for byte.Before:
After:
Copied skill on the destination:
Runtime transcript · Check results
Desktop, mobile and tunnel/relay connections were not exercised.
Model: GPT-6.1-Sol. Harness: Codex.
takeover verification, 2026-11-15
head
21c987f6cf: merged main, preserved search and file handling, fixed whitespace in recursive copy paths, and addressed the duplicate-test review. blacksmithcheck:changedpasses all 106 tests and checks. real chrome copying across two isolated servers preserved distinct whitespace filenames and executable/private permissions.verified by
gpt-6.1-solthrough the codex harness.