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Rebuilt from origin/main as one commit; the earlier attempt's approach (treat an omitted beforeRunId as 'to the end') was not kept because it left the reported defect in place: the advertised schema still said {"type":"string"}. Cause: compact in apps/server/src/mcp/advertisedJsonSchema.ts drops the null branch of every optional property, which is correct where null only means 'omitted' but wrong for t3_queue's beforeRunId, where null means 'move to the end'. Fix: no compactor logic change was needed, because isNullSchema already only matches a bare {type:'null'}; a null branch that carries a description survives. beforeRunId is now declared as Schema.optional(Schema.Union([RunId, Schema.Null.annotate({ description: 'To the end.' })])), so the advertised schema is {anyOf:[{type:'string'},{type:'null',description:'To the end.'}]}. The compactor's doc comment now states that rule. The handler, the tool description and decoding are unchanged: null still decodes and still reaches the orchestrator as beforeRunId: null, and omitting beforeRunId on reorder is still rejected. Tests: advertisedJsonSchema.test.ts gains a row for an optional property with a described null, and one assertion that the real t3_queue tool advertises null for beforeRunId (failed on main with {type:'string'}). agentContextBudget.json mcpToolListJsonBytes goes from 48094 to 48150 for the added description. The mcp-tool-use evals that AGENTS.md asks for when model-facing schemas change were not run, because no ANTHROPIC_API_KEY is available on this VM; there is no existing t3_queue eval case. No open pull request exists for the pushed branch, so nothing was watched.

Supersedes #30313. The change is @juliusmarminge's; their commits are kept.

Reproduction on main

In the desktop or web app, start a turn and queue two follow-up messages while it remains active. Ask an agent to call t3_queue with action=list and note the first queued run's ID, then call action=reorder with that queuedRunId while omitting beforeRunId. Main returns an invalid_request requiring beforeRunId and leaves the order unchanged; this revision dispatches a move to the end. Separately inspect the tool's advertised input schema: beforeRunId remains string-only on both versions, leaving the linked issue's explicit-null requirement unresolved. These steps were derived from source and existing evidence, not executed.

Evidence

Being captured: before and after in the real app. This section is filled in before the pull request can merge.

Tests

vp test run src/mcp/advertisedJsonSchema.test.ts on main's code with the new tests: 1 failed (t3_queue beforeRunId advertised as {type:'string'}), 1 passed. After the fix: vp test run src/mcp/advertisedJsonSchema.test.ts src/mcp/McpHttpServer.test.ts src/mcp/toolkits/core.test.ts: 3 files passed. vp run check:changed: format, lint, knip, graphql, typecheck (3 packages), test (2 files, including AgentContextBudget.test.ts) all pass. A throwaway decode probe (not committed) confirmed {action:'reorder', queuedRunId, beforeRunId:null} and a string beforeRunId both decode against the tool's parameter schema. Not run: evals/mcp-tool-use (no API key).

Not in this change

  • t3_project_update spreads ProjectUpdatePayload, whose projectIcon and faviconPath are optional NullOr fields where null appears to clear the value; their null is also not advertised. Same class of defect, not reported in [Bug]: t3_queue reorder can't move a message to the end: the advertised schema drops null from beforeRunId #30303 and it touches a shared contract, so left alone.
  • The earlier attempt's behaviour of treating an omitted beforeRunId as 'move to the end' was not carried over: the reviewers called it unnecessary for this fix, and reorder without beforeRunId still returns 'This action needs beforeRunId'.
  • No mcp-tool-use eval case for t3_queue reorder was added, since it could not be run before and after the change without an API key.

Who did the work

  • Written by Claude Fable 5.2, in Claude Code
  • Reviewed by GPT-6.1 Sol, in Codex, and by Claude Opus 5.5, each on its own
  • Proof captured by GPT-6.1 Sol and checked by Claude Opus 5.5

Run by the t3code factory in T3 Code.

…ove a message to the end

The advertised input schema drops the null branch of every optional
property, because null there normally just means "omitted". For
t3_queue's beforeRunId null is a value of its own: it moves the message to
the end of the queue. Agents saw {"type":"string"}, could not send
null, and sent the string "null", which is read as a run id.

A null branch that carries a description now survives compaction, and
beforeRunId describes its null. The tool-list byte budget grows by 56.

Fixes #30303

Co-Authored-By: Claude Fable 5.2 <noreply@anthropic.com>
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Verdict: Approved at 8918662

Macroscope's review found this PR approvable — The tool schema now advertises the existing null option for moving a queued message to the end. Runtime behavior and product defaults remain unchanged, with exposure limited to making that explicit operation discoverable to agents.

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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: c83e78f · PR result: 8918662 · 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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The t3_queue tool now describes beforeRunId as a string or a null value annotated “To the end.” Tests verify that advertised schemas retain described null branches. The mcpToolListJsonBytes value increases from 48094 to 48150.

Changes: Thread queue nullable parameter

Layer / File(s) Summary
Describe and verify nullable parameters
apps/server/src/mcp/toolkits/thread/tools.ts, apps/server/src/mcp/advertisedJsonSchema.ts, apps/server/src/mcp/advertisedJsonSchema.test.ts, apps/server/src/provider/agentContextBudget.json
beforeRunId now explicitly accepts RunId or a null value described as “To the end.” Tests verify that advertised schemas retain a described null branch and that t3_queue advertises beforeRunId as string or null. The context budget value increases from 48094 to 48150.

Estimated code review effort: 1 (Trivial) | ~5 minutes

Change: Bug fix

Merge Risk: Low · up to 89186

This change lets the t3_queue tool advertise null for beforeRunId, meaning "move to the end". It adds 56 bytes to the tool list, which trips the agent-context budget check. No runtime defect was found. A maintainer needs to approve the increase with the agent-context-increase label, or the added text needs to be trimmed, before the check passes.

Pre-merge checks: Passed 4

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Title check Passed The title states the primary change: t3_queue now advertises null for beforeRunId so agents can move a queued message to the end. It matches the changeset, which adds a described null branch to before…
Description check Passed The description follows the repository template closely. It has Problem, Change, Scope, Verification, and an agent attribution line. The Problem and Change sections explain the defect and the fix in d…
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The title states the primary change: t3_queue now advertises null for beforeRunId so agents can move a queued message to the end. It matches the changeset, which adds a described null branch to beforeRunId's advertised schema and updates the compactor documentation. The title is a conventional commit with a fix(server) scope. It is 93 characters, slightly above a short ideal, but it stays specific and readable.

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The description follows the repository template closely. It has Problem, Change, Scope, Verification, and an agent attribution line. The Problem and Change sections explain the defect and the fix in detail. Scope links the superseded PR #30313 and describes the reproduction, but it does not link a bug issue directly in the Scope section. The description references a linked issue (#30303) only in passing, and the template asks for the issue link in Scope. The Evidence section is a placeholder that says it will be filled before merge, so the before and after proof is still missing. The template also asks for UI screenshots only for UI changes, so that does not apply here. Verification is detailed with focused test commands and observed results, and it states what was not run (evals/mcp-tool-use). Overall the description is mostly complete, so it passes.

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Resolve the agent-context budget check.

The Agent Context Budget check fails because mcpToolListJsonBytes increased by 56 bytes. Ask a maintainer to add the agent-context-increase label, or reduce the added text and rerun the relevant evals.

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Resolve the Agent Context Budget failure by reducing the added agent-context text contributing to the 56-byte increase in mcpToolListJsonBytes; do not simply lower or adjust the recorded budget value. Rerun the relevant evals to confirm the budget check passes, or leave the increase for a maintainer to approve with the agent-context-increase label.

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

these checks fail on 8918662, also when run again: Agent context budget, and the rework changed nothing:

No code change; head unchanged at 8918662. The one item (Agent context budget: mcpToolListJsonBytes 48094 -> 48150, +56 over main) is accurate but cannot be settled by this step, so done is false. The check fails on any growth unless the pull request carries the agent-context-increase label; pull request 36313 has only vouch:trusted and size:S, and main's budget is still 48094. The growth is inherent to the fix for #30303: advertising null for beforeRunId turns {"type":"string"} into an anyOf with a null branch (+28 bytes), and the 'To the end.' description on that branch (+28) is what keeps the advertised-schema compactor from dropping it. The only text the fix itself makes redundant is ', or to the end with null' in the t3_queue description (25 bytes); removing it leaves +31, and also shortening the null description leaves about +25. Getting to zero would require cutting unrelated model-facing tool text, which AGENTS.md and the check's own message tie to running the evals first, and those cannot be run on this VM (no API key). I did not make a partial trim because it would change model-facing wording without making the check pass. What stands in the way: a maintainer either adds the agent-context-increase label to pull request 36313, or names which tool text to cut to offset the bytes. Everything else on 8918662 is settled: all 8 required checks passed, Macroscope approved with no correctness issues, and CodeRabbit's only finding is this same budget check.

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