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Problem

Stable 0.64.25 can terminate with EXC_BAD_ACCESS while a terminal view is being moved between windows. Sentry issue CMUXTERM-MACOS-276Q shows the crashing stack in GhosttyNSView.viewDidMoveToWindow, inside a MainActor.assumeIsolated observer callback.

Change

Window occlusion and key/main notification callbacks now enqueue their work on @MainActor instead of assuming that NotificationCenter's .main operation queue is already the Swift concurrency main executor. This removes the unsafe executor assertion during AppKit teardown and reparenting.

Verification

  • python3 scripts/verify-local.py --affected HEAD~1
  • Passed localization-defaults, app-source wiring, and feature-flag checks.
  • Native app tests were not run locally because repository policy forbids local xcodebuild test; hosted macOS checks should compile and exercise the app.

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Fixed terminal renderer crashes during window reparenting.

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Fixes a terminal renderer crash (EXC_BAD_ACCESS) that could occur when a terminal view was moved between windows or during window teardown. Window occlusion and key/main notification callbacks now hop to the main actor explicitly (Task { @MainActor }) instead of assuming it via MainActor.assumeIsolated, which was unsafe because NotificationCenter's .main queue does not guarantee the Swift concurrency main actor executor. Renderer visibility updates also ignore windows other than the view's current window.

Removes the unused url binding in Cloud port row patterns and updates port row tests to match the current presentation, where the "Open in cmux" VPN affordance text no longer appears in tooltips. Restores the shared --fork-* monitor argument builder in CmuxTuiRemoteRouting so the app test target's CLI helper alias gets the same Codex fork flags as the executable.

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  • New Features

    • Forked Codex sessions can receive available parent-session, launch, and owner process context. Launch and owner details are included only when available.
  • Bug Fixes

    • Terminal renderer visibility updates are skipped when the view is no longer attached to the relevant window, preventing stale window state from affecting rendering.
    • Port rows no longer show generic “Open in cmux” or VPN setup messaging. Hover text and accessibility labels now focus on the port and its process when available.

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Walkthrough

The notification handlers now schedule renderer-visibility updates in main-actor tasks, and the update method checks the view’s window attachment. Codex fork argument construction moves to a shared helper. Cloud port handlers stop binding associated URL values, and port tooltip and accessibility expectations are updated.

Changes

Renderer Visibility

Layer / File(s) Summary
Main-actor visibility dispatch
Sources/GhosttyTerminalView.swift
The occlusion and key/main notification handlers schedule renderer-visibility updates in main-actor tasks. The update method skips the change if the view is no longer attached to the evaluated window.

Codex Fork Routing

Layer / File(s) Summary
Fork monitor argument construction
Sources/Surfaces/CmuxTuiRemoteRouting.swift, CLI/cmux.swift
The CLI now calls CmuxTuiRemoteRouting.codexForkMonitorArguments(environment:). The helper returns no arguments without a nonempty parent session ID and adds launch-ID and owner-PID arguments only when those values are nonempty.

Cloud Port Patterns

Layer / File(s) Summary
Port presentation and expectations
Sources/Cloud/CloudTreeNode.swift, Sources/Cloud/CloudTreeRowContentView.swift, Sources/Cloud/CloudTreeRowToolTip.swift, cmuxTests/CloudPortsVPNAffordanceTests.swift, cmuxTests/CloudTreeRowToolTipTests.swift
Port handling no longer binds the associated URL. Tests expect process-name-only or absent tooltips and updated accessibility labels.

Priority: ⬆️ High

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

Change: Bug fix

Suggested reviewers: teamleaderleo

Merge Risk: ⚪ Minimal · up to 65d67

The fork monitor continues to receive its owner PID, and no concrete renderer or cloud-port regression is established. The available evidence leaves no actionable merge risk.

Security Architecture Review

Security architecture risk: 🔵 Low · up to 11441

The change does not expand reachable commands or privileges. A deferred visibility update can, however, outlive its original window attachment and pause rendering in the terminal’s new window.

Retained concerns

  • Low · reliability · inferred: A queued notification task can survive observer removal during reparenting and apply the old window’s visibility to the current terminal surface. This crosses attachment ownership and can pause a visible terminal’s renderer; presentation recovery also respects the stale visibility value until a correct-window update replaces it.
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Security Blast Radius

  • inferred — The identified new failure path is bounded to renderer state for a surviving terminal view across window attachments. The inspected path does not establish access to another tenant, credentials, or remote services.

Trust Boundaries and Controls

  • inferred — No newly reachable fork-monitor authority path was identified: the added helper is used through test aliasing, while production still uses the unchanged CLI implementation. Environment-derived identifiers are not newly promoted into production authority by this change.

Resilience and Maintainability Implications

  • inferred — Executor safety improves, but attachment ownership remains unchecked after deferral. Later correct-window notifications can restore visibility; weak references and observer removal alone do not contain stale work while the view survives reparenting.

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Check name Status Explanation Resolution
Cmux Swift Package Boundaries ❌ Error The diff adds pure, independently testable Codex fork argument logic to Sources/Surfaces/CmuxTuiRemoteRouting.swift. codexForkMonitorArguments(environment:) only transforms environment values into… Move the Codex fork argument builder out of the app-root Sources tree. Use the existing CMUXAgentLaunch SwiftPM target, which is already linked by the app, CLI, and test targets. Expose a small public value API such as `CodexForkMonitor…
Docstring Coverage ⚠️ Warning Docstring coverage is 40.00% which is insufficient. The required threshold is 80.00%. Docstring coverage is scoped to functions touched by this diff. Analyzed 5 functions across 6 files. Write docstrings for the functions missing them to satisfy the coverage threshold.
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Title check ✅ Passed The title clearly identifies the primary change: fixing terminal renderer crashes during window reparenting. It is concise and directly related to the main code changes.
Description check ✅ Passed The description clearly explains the crash, the concurrency fix, verification performed, and the changelog entry. It does not use the template headings exactly and omits the demo video and checklist, …
Linked Issues check ✅ Passed Check skipped because no linked issues were found for this pull request.
Out of Scope Changes check ✅ Passed Check skipped because no linked issues were found for this pull request.
Cmux Cloud Persistent Session And Early Input ✅ Passed The reviewed diff does not introduce a Cloud terminal creation or transport change covered by this rule. The Cloud changes only stop binding an unused port URL in presentation code and update tooltip …
Cmux Swift Actor Isolation ✅ Passed PASS — The production diff does not introduce a listed actor-isolation mistake. GhosttyNSView now uses explicit Task { @MainActor ... } hops instead of unsafe MainActor.assumeIsolated calls. The…
Cmux Swift Blocking Runtime ✅ Passed PASS. The production diff adds no semaphore, blocking wait, sleep, delayed dispatch, polling loop, main-queue sync, or manual lock. The changed terminal callbacks use Task { @MainActor ... }, which …
Cmux Browser Automation Off-Main ✅ Passed PASS: The PR does not change browser socket automation. The authoritative diff changes Sources/GhosttyTerminalView.swift, Cloud row files/tests, CLI/cmux.swift, and `Sources/Surfaces/CmuxTuiRemote…
Cmux Expensive Synchronous Load ✅ Passed PASS: The pull request does not add or move an expensive synchronous agent-history load. Added production code only enqueues renderer visibility work on Task { @MainActor ... }, adds a current-windo…
Cmux Cache Substitution Correctness ✅ Passed PASS — The production diff does not replace a fresh authoritative read with a cached or opportunistic value in a persistence, history, undo, or snapshot path. The Ghostty change adds an explicit curre…
Cmux No Hacky Sleeps ✅ Passed PASS. The pull request changes only Swift files, including Swift tests. It introduces no TypeScript, JavaScript, shell, or non-Swift build/runtime changes. The Task { @MainActor ... } changes are Sw…
Cmux Algorithmic Complexity ✅ Passed PASS. The production diff adds no scalable collection scan, nested scan, repeated sort/filter, in-memory join, or slower batch algorithm. The new CmuxTuiRemoteRouting.codexForkMonitorArguments perfo…
Cmux Swift Concurrency ✅ Passed PASS: The only new async pattern is Task { @MainActor [weak self] in ... } in GhosttyNSView notification callbacks. These callbacks are AppKit/NotificationCenter boundaries and the task performs t…
Cmux Swift @Concurrent ✅ Passed The diff introduces no nonisolated async or @concurrent functions. The two new Task { @MainActor ... } closures only schedule UI-bound renderer visibility updates, which the rule explicitly allo…
Cmux Swiftpm Lockfiles ✅ Passed PASS: The PR changes only Swift source and test files. The authoritative diff contains no Package.swift, Package.resolved, .gitignore, Xcode project/workspace, workflow, or dependency/lockfile changes…
Cmux Swift Logging ✅ Passed The PR diff adds or changes no logging statements. It does not introduce print, debugPrint, dump, NSLog, ad hoc diagnostic output, a new file-scoped Logger, or logs containing sensitive data…
Cmux User-Facing Error Privacy ✅ Passed PASS — the production diff does not add or change a privacy-sensitive user-facing error or recovery message. The Cloud changes only replace unused associated-value bindings; `CloudTreePortPresentation…
Cmux Full Internationalization ✅ Passed The PR changes no string catalogs, Info.plist files, web UI, or locale message files. Production additions are concurrency guards, routing logic with protocol flags, and removal of unused Swift patter…
Cmux Swiftui State Layout ✅ Passed PASS — The diff introduces no new SwiftUI state, GeometryReader, lazy/list row store reference, or render-time state mutation. The Cloud SwiftUI row change only replaces unused associated-value bindin…
Cmux Architecture Rethink ✅ Passed PASS. The diff makes a small correctness fix with clear ownership. Existing AppKit observers now use an explicit Task { @MainActor } bridge because NotificationCenter queue .main does not guaran…
Cmux Swift Auxiliary Window Close Shortcuts ✅ Passed PASS. The PR changes terminal notification handling, Codex routing, Cloud port presentation, and Cloud tests. It does not add or materially change an NSWindow, NSPanel, NSWindowController, SwiftUI Win…
Cmux Source Artifacts ✅ Passed The PR changes only eight existing Swift source and test files. The diff adds or updates hand-written application logic and test expectations; it adds no logs, screenshots, recordings, caches, build o…
Cmux No Test Or Debug Seam In Production Source ✅ Passed The production-source diff adds no test/debug seam. The new codexForkMonitorArguments member has a production caller in CLI/cmux.swift and does not expose internal state. The Ghostty changes only …
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The diff adds pure, independently testable Codex fork argument logic to Sources/Surfaces/CmuxTuiRemoteRouting.swift. codexForkMonitorArguments(environment:) only transforms environment values into CLI arguments, uses no AppKit or app lifecycle, and is shared by the cmux and cmux-cli targets. The test target aliases CMUXCLI to this type. This matches the rule's reusable cross-surface domain-logic condition. The Ghostty and Cloud edits are allowed UI/AppKit glue or small UI changes.

Resolution

Move the Codex fork argument builder out of the app-root Sources tree. Use the existing CMUXAgentLaunch SwiftPM target, which is already linked by the app, CLI, and test targets. Expose a small public value API such as CodexForkMonitorArguments.arguments(environment:), add focused package tests, and update the CLI and test callers to import and use that API. Remove codexForkMonitorArguments from CmuxTuiRemoteRouting.

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CI follow-up: the macOS compile admission job timed out after 16 minutes before compiling. The tests, macOS status, and ci-status failures are downstream of that timeout; static checks, GhosttyKit validation, dogfood build admission, and guard suites passed. I reran the failed workflow jobs. No source change is warranted by this infrastructure timeout.

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- Around line 5367-5374: Update applyRendererWindowVisibility to return unless
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rustybret pushed a commit to rustybret/bmux that referenced this pull request Oct 2, 2026
4809435 Fix terminal renderer crash during window reparenting (manaflow-ai#16789)
e0418b8 Fix confusing port discovery loading copy (manaflow-ai#16770)
1917ea1 fix(cli): validate notification-family arguments (manaflow-ai#16060)
a03f6b9 Add a Middle-Click Paste toggle to Settings > Terminal (manaflow-ai#16954)
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