[kdy1]

Problem

Every scenario pays a fixed cost before it tests anything, and that cost grows with each scenario we add. t3.project ran node apps/server/src/bin.ts project add, and its cleanup ran project remove. Each call starts a process that takes about 0.7 s before it does anything (--help alone takes 0.72 s). All four scenarios in scripts/scenarios call t3.project, and new scenarios will call it too, so each scenario spends about 1.6 s on its project fixture. This change took about 2.7 s off a 22 s run of the two web scenarios measured below. With 20 scenarios it would save about 30 s per run.

Change

scripts/scenarios/t3.ts now adds and removes projects through the server's /api/projects/mutate endpoint with the typed EnvironmentHttpApi client. The client reads the server origin from <home>/userdata/server-runtime.json. The bearer token comes from one auth session issue --token-only CLI call per run per T3 home, so the run pays the 0.7 s once, not once per scenario. A failed sign-in is not cached, so the next test tries again. The events are still real, because the server runs the same project.create and project.delete commands as the CLI did. t3.thread still uses the CLI.

docs/operations/scenarios.md says that projects go through the HTTP API. It also says that scenarios:prove cannot run against a base older than /api/projects/mutate (#2829), because the scenario code comes from the checkout.

Scope

This fixes a performance problem in the scenario fixtures that gets worse as scenarios are added. It does not change the app. No issue was filed, because the change is small and the cost is easy to measure.

Verification

I ran vp run scenarios --target web 3 times on main (8fe745d) and 3 times on this change rebased onto it, alternating between them, on macOS (Node 26.12.1, e2e@0.23.0). All 6 runs passed. Medians in ms, with [min–max]:

	main	this branch
run (2 web scenarios)	22303 [21798–24061]	19613 [19122–19709]
test 1: start to first step	1394 [1220–1857]	1185 [1180–1246]
test 1: last step to end (cleanup)	1034 [1031–1062]	202 [194–205]
test 2: start to first step	950 [949–983]	123 [118–125]
test 2: last step to end (cleanup)	1083 [1073–1166]	218 [207–219]

Test 2 shows the cost of each scenario after the first: project setup drops by about 0.8 s and cleanup by about 0.9 s. Test 1 also pays the one CLI call for the session token, so only its cleanup gets faster.

I also checked these things:

• After the run, both projects in projection_projects have deleted_at set.
• A temporary scenario that called t3.thread on a project made through the API passed. I did not commit it.
• On this branch's head (f769923, which merges main 7e1a058), vp run check:changed passed (format, lint, knip, typecheck). One web run of the three web scenarios, including the new thread-opens-by-link.e2e.ts, passed, and all three of its projects have deleted_at set.

I did not run the iOS target, because it needs Simlock credentials. t3-mobile.ts uses the same makeState.

Written with Claude Code (Claude Opus 5.5).

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Verdict: Approved at fba53b6

Macroscope's review found this PR approvable — Project setup and cleanup now use a cached authenticated API client to avoid repeated CLI startup. The effects are confined to disposable scenario environments, with no product-default changes.

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Walkthrough

The scenario script now connects to the server API and uses project mutations to create and delete projects. The documentation describes API-based state creation and notes that bases without /api/projects/mutate cannot run a scenario.

Changes: Scenario API mutations

Layer / File(s)	Summary
Authenticated API client scripts/scenarios/t3.ts	The script reads the server origin and creates an authenticated API client, cached per home. Failed connections are removed from the cache.
Project creation and cleanup scripts/scenarios/t3.ts, docs/operations/scenarios.md	The script creates projects through project.create, tracks returned project IDs, and deletes them through forced project.delete mutations. The guide describes API-based state creation and the endpoint requirement.

Estimated code review effort: 2 (Simple) | ~10 minutes

Change: Refactor

Suggested reviewers: juliusmarminge

Merge Risk: Low · up to 59534

Scenario runs that hit a stalled server mutation will wait up to five minutes instead of failing after ten seconds. This only affects developer scenario tooling and is a small fix, so it is mergeable with minor follow-up.

Pre-merge checks: 4

Check name	Status	Explanation
Title check		The title states the main change: each new scenario no longer pays about 1.6 s to add and remove its project. The changeset replaces CLI project add/remove calls in scripts/scenarios/t3.ts with HTTP A…
Description check		The description follows the template sections: Problem, Change, Scope, and Verification. The Problem section explains the fixed cost per scenario and gives measurements. The Change section explains th…
Linked Issues check		Check skipped because no linked issues were found for this pull request.
Out of Scope Changes check		Check skipped because no linked issues were found for this pull request.

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Explanation

The title states the main change: each new scenario no longer pays about 1.6 s to add and remove its project. The changeset replaces CLI project add/remove calls in scripts/scenarios/t3.ts with HTTP API mutations, which matches the title. The title is a single conventional-commit sentence, though it is 83 characters, which is long.

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Explanation

The description follows the template sections: Problem, Change, Scope, and Verification. The Problem section explains the fixed cost per scenario and gives measurements. The Change section explains the HTTP API approach, session token handling, and that t3.thread still uses the CLI. The Scope section explains why no issue was filed, which the template allows for small fixes of an obvious bug. The Verification section gives specific runs, medians with ranges, and checks, and it states what was not run (iOS target). The description does not link an issue or state a maintainer request, but the template allows an explanation for small fixes. The title is a conventional commit title as the template requests. The Scope section frames this as a performance fix, while the template asks for bug fixes; the description covers this and explains why it is not a feature. Overall the description is mostly complete.

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Review comments at @scripts/scenarios/t3.ts:
- Line 123: Add a ten-second deadline to the request in the
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Minor · Stability & Availability · Quick win

Add an explicit deadline to the project mutation request.

The new mutate call has no deadline. The Effect fetch transport adds none. If the server accepts a mutation and stops responding, the scenario waits until the runner's 300-second timeout instead of failing after ten seconds, as the replaced CLI path did. Bound the request with the same ten-second limit. This needs Duration imported from effect/Duration if it is not already imported.

Suggested fix

--- "a/scripts/scenarios/t3.ts"
+++ "b/scripts/scenarios/t3.ts"
@@ -119,11 +119,12 @@
   });
   const mutate = Effect.fn("scenario.mutate")(function* (mutation: ProjectMutation) {
     const { client, headers } = yield* api;
     return yield* client.projects
       .mutate({ headers, payload: mutation })
       .pipe(
+        Effect.timeout(Duration.seconds(10)),
         Effect.mapError((cause) => new ScenarioError({ message: `${mutation.type}: ${cause}` })),
       );
   });
   const projects: Array<ProjectId> = [];
 

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Review comment at @scripts/scenarios/t3.ts at line 123:
Add a ten-second deadline to the request in the client.projects.mutate flow, using the Effect timeout mechanism and importing Duration if needed. Preserve the existing ScenarioError mapping so timeout failures are reported through the same path.

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[juliusmarminge]

The automated pipeline stopped on this pull request and will not merge it:

the fix is written and reviewed, but proving it needs something no worker has:

• Permanent blocker: the requested same-platform timing comparison requires macOS outside the device pool. This worker is Linux, and the brief prohibits reaching another machine or substituting another platform. Base slowness, head improvement beyond run-to-run spread, and unchanged application behavior therefore remain unverified.

It stays open for a person to finish or close.