fix(web): T3 Connect settings can repair a link that drifted to publish-only

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When the relay held a link as publish-only but this computer still had its managed tunnel config, Settings > Connections showed T3 Connect as on. Turning it on did nothing, so there was no way to repair the link from Settings, and phones got endpoint_provider_not_managed.

Fix

• Settings now also checks this environment's record from the relay discovery list. If the relay holds the link as publish-only, T3 Connect shows as off with a note that it is out of sync. Turning it on relinks as managed and repairs it. Onboarding with "expose" on repairs it the same way.
• If discovery has no record (signed out, refreshing, or not loaded yet), Settings uses the local value as before. A healthy managed link is never shown as off because of a missing record.
• The client error for endpoint_provider_not_managed now tells the user to turn T3 Connect on in Settings > Connections on that computer, instead of showing the raw reason.

The user's link and secrets are not deleted. Repair uses the existing managed link flow.

Proof

• New useCloudLinkController.test.tsx case: local managed + relay manual shows off and relinks as managed. It failed before the fix (the toggle read true). It also fails if only the relink check is reverted. A second case confirms a link the relay also holds as managed is not relinked.
• errors.test.ts checks the new endpoint_provider_not_managed text.
• Focused tests pass (web 12/12, client-runtime 13/13). Typecheck, lint, and format are clean for apps/web and packages/client-runtime.
• Not checked: a live relay or the real desktop app.

Refs #11899

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Approvability

Verdict: Approved at e79e2af

Macroscope's review found this PR approvable — This is a narrowly scoped bug fix that reconciles local T3 Connect state with relay discovery, repairs publish-only drift through the existing link flow, and improves the corresponding user-facing error guidance. Regression tests cover the repaired and already-healthy cases, with no schema, deployment, default, or static-analysis changes.

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📝 Walkthrough

The controller now uses the primary environment’s relay provider kind to determine managed-tunnel state and reconciliation behavior. Settings and relay error messaging identify when the endpoint is not relay-managed and direct users to enable T3 Connect.

Changes: Managed tunnel state and repair

Layer / File(s)	Summary
Relay-aware tunnel detection and reconciliation apps/web/src/cloud/useCloudLinkController.ts, apps/web/src/cloud/useCloudLinkController.test.tsx	The controller checks the relay provider kind when determining whether a managed tunnel is active, reports out-of-sync state, and uses the relay-aware status during reconciliation. Tests cover manual and cloudflare_tunnel provider kinds.
Settings and relay error guidance apps/web/src/components/settings/ConnectionsSettings.tsx, packages/client-runtime/src/relay/errorPresentation.ts, packages/client-runtime/src/connection/errors.test.ts	Settings describes the out-of-sync state and directs users to enable T3 Connect. The relay error message for endpoint_provider_not_managed gives related guidance, which the test checks.

Priority: ➖ Normal

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

Change: Bug fix · Severity of issue fixed: Medium

Sequence Diagram(s)

sequenceDiagram
  participant useCloudLinkController
  participant RelayStateValueAtom
  participant linkPrimaryEnvironment
  useCloudLinkController->>RelayStateValueAtom: Read primary endpoint provider kind
  RelayStateValueAtom-->>useCloudLinkController: Return provider kind
  useCloudLinkController->>linkPrimaryEnvironment: Relink in managed mode when out of sync

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Suggested reviewers: juliusmarminge, extoci

Merge Risk: 🔵 Low · up to e79e2

Turning on T3 Connect during relay discovery may fail to repair a publish-only link. This timing-dependent gap warrants a fix or explicit acceptance before merging.

Pre-merge checks: 3 · 1

Failed checks: 1 warning

Check name	Status	Explanation	Resolution
Linked Issues check		Issue #11899 requires relay-state detection and a way to restore a managed link. The controller now uses the relay provider kind, detects local managed plus relay publish-only state, relinks when the …	Implement a Re-link or Repair action in Settings > Connections that always invokes the managed link flow. Add the required publish-only and full-unlink explanation to the T3 Connect UI. Ensure the desktop connections list presents actionabl…

Passed checks: 3 passed

Check name	Status	Explanation
Out of Scope Changes check		The changes are limited to relay-aware T3 Connect state, Connections settings text, shared connection error presentation, and tests for those changes. These changes support issue #11899 and do not sho…
Title check		The title clearly identifies the web fix that lets T3 Connect repair links that drifted to publish-only.
Description check		The description clearly explains the problem, the change, affected behavior, linked issue, and focused verification results. It does not include the required before/after UI screenshots or explicit ma…

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Explanation

Issue #11899 requires relay-state detection and a way to restore a managed link. The controller now uses the relay provider kind, detects local managed plus relay publish-only state, relinks when the toggle is enabled, preserves the local fallback when discovery has no record, and updates the shared endpoint_provider_not_managed message. The added tests cover the detection and relink behavior. The PR does not add the issue's always-available Re-link or Repair action. It also does not explain, when the user disables T3 Connect while publishing remains enabled, that the link becomes publish-only and requires publishing to be disabled for a full unlink. The diff does not add a desktop connections-list-specific error presentation or test.

Resolution

Implement a Re-link or Repair action in Settings > Connections that always invokes the managed link flow. Add the required publish-only and full-unlink explanation to the T3 Connect UI. Ensure the desktop connections list presents actionable endpoint_provider_not_managed guidance, and add tests for these behaviors.

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Inline comments:
Review comments at @apps/web/src/cloud/useCloudLinkController.ts:
- Around line 180-181: Update the managed-tunnel comparison in
reconcileCloudState to wait until RelayEnvironmentDiscovery has completed and
relayProviderKind is known before deciding whether to relink or mark
managedTunnelOutOfSync; alternatively, refresh discovery and use its resulting
provider value before comparing.

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• apps/web/src/cloud/useCloudLinkController.ts
• apps/web/src/components/settings/ConnectionsSettings.tsx
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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	+7 B (+0.1%)	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	+7 B (+0.6%)	2.0 KiB	✅
Codex	Live turn WebSocket decoded	20.9 KiB	20.9 KiB	0 B (0.0%)	29.3 KiB	✅
Codex	Live turn messages	2	2	0 (0.0%)	8	✅
Claude	Total thread wire	5.0 KiB	5.0 KiB	+24 B (+0.5%)	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	+24 B (+2.0%)	2.0 KiB	✅
Claude	Live turn WebSocket decoded	21.2 KiB	21.2 KiB	+41 B (+0.2%)	29.3 KiB	✅
Claude	Live turn messages	1	2	+1 (+100.0%)	8	✅

Baseline: f5b5f9d · PR result: e79e2af · 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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