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Problem

Starting a turn in a long thread repeatedly scans completed turn items while finding unfinished work, delaying other server requests. Reproduced on current main with 17,517 synthetic completed command items and a real Codex turn.

Change

Add a partial index on the thread ID for pending, running, and waiting turn items of every type. Register it as migration 68 so existing and fresh databases receive it. Keep recovery queries and results unchanged.

Scope and approval

Fixes #21578
GitCafe: https://git.cafe/pingdotgg/t3code/issues/21578
Triaged bug via the automated issue flow: #21578. Only the unfinished-item index and its regression coverage are changed.

Verification

Final test-only follow-up 3aeff01 also rejects table scans in the plan assertion. All 34 projection tests and targeted lint/format passed; independent review passed both affected files (39 tests), with both reviewers returning MERGE. Runtime measurements below remain from 521eeb4; production code is identical in the final head.

  • Red first: vp test run apps/server/src/orchestration-v2/ProjectionStore.test.ts -t "selects only threads with runtime state that needs recovery" fails on main because SEARCH item USING INDEX orchestration_v2_projection_turn_items_thread_run_idx (thread_id=?) has no partial status predicate. The same test passes with the migration.
  • vp test run apps/server/src/orchestration-v2/ProjectionStore.test.ts apps/server/src/persistence/reconcileV2PreviewMigration.test.ts apps/server/src/persistence/Migrations: 64 tests in 19 files passed.
  • Both independent reviewers reran the two affected test files: 39 tests passed; both returned MERGE.
  • Targeted lint and format passed. vpr typecheck in apps/server passed.
  • Real web client on Linux, isolated dev server, Codex GPT-6-Astra: the same prompt returned ok before and after. Migration 68 applied successfully to the existing fixture database.
Runtime evidence Before (8d3b061) After (521eeb4)
Eight recovery reads, 17,517 completed synthetic items 45.12–90.65 ms; mean 64.42 ms 18.85–32.16 ms; mean 27.15 ms

Sanitized trace transcript, runtime proof, trace extractor.

This is a server-only migration with no changed render paths; the visual fixture matrix is empty. Measurements are indicative under shared VM load. Synthetic projection rows are performance fixtures, not event-replay proof; the after run reuses the thread containing the preceding successful turn. The reporter’s 15.8 GB database and exact latency were not reproduced. Creating the index incurs a one-time table scan during upgrade.

Models: GPT-6.1 Sol and Claude Opus 5.5 through T3 Code (Codex and Claude harnesses).

juliusmarminge and others added 2 commits October 22, 2026 10:39
…em index

Red regression test for #21578: getRuntimeRecoveryProjection's provider-thread
read looks up unfinished turn items without a type filter, so it falls back to
turn_items_thread_run_idx and scans the thread's completed history.

Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 5.5 <noreply@anthropic.com>
…shed work

getRuntimeRecoveryProjection's provider-thread read looks up unfinished turn
items without a type filter, so the type-filtered recovery index could not
serve it and SQLite scanned the thread's whole item history. Add a status-only
partial index on thread_id in a new migration so existing and fresh databases
both get it.

Fixes #21578

Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 5.5 <noreply@anthropic.com>
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Verdict: Approved at 3aeff01

Macroscope's review found this PR approvable — This is a narrowly scoped server performance fix that adds a partial index for existing unfinished-item recovery queries, with tests covering both query planning and migration registration. It does not alter product behavior, defaults, APIs, or stored data semantics.

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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 4.9 KiB 5.0 KiB +23 B (+0.5%) 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 +23 B (+1.9%) 2.0 KiB ✅
Codex Live turn WebSocket decoded 20.8 KiB 20.9 KiB +41 B (+0.2%) 29.3 KiB ✅
Codex Live turn messages 1 2 +1 (+100.0%) 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 21.2 KiB 21.2 KiB 0 B (0.0%) 29.3 KiB ✅
Claude Live turn messages 2 2 0 (0.0%) 8 ✅

Baseline: 8d3b061 · PR result: 3aeff01 · 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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Migration 68 adds a partial index for pending, running, and waiting turn items and registers it. Tests check that preview migrations include migration 68 and that runtime recovery queries use indexes filtered by status.

Changes: Unfinished turn-item recovery index

Layer / File(s) Summary
Add and register the unfinished-item index
apps/server/src/persistence/Migrations/068_UnfinishedTurnItemsIndex.ts, apps/server/src/persistence/Migrations.ts
Migration 68 creates a partial index on thread_id for turn items with pending, running, or waiting status. The migration registry includes migration 68.
Check migration and recovery queries
apps/server/src/persistence/reconcileV2PreviewMigration.test.ts, apps/server/src/orchestration-v2/ProjectionStore.test.ts
Preview migration tests expect migration 68. The runtime recovery test checks that each item lookup uses an index definition with a WHERE clause containing status.

Priority: ➖ Normal

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

Change: Bug fix · Severity of issue fixed: Low

Possibly related issues

  • pingdotgg/t3code#23000 — This change adds the unfinished-item recovery index identified as one proposed fix. The issue’s other query gaps remain unaddressed.
Merge Risk: ⚪ Minimal · up to 3aeff

The recovery-index change is mergeable on the available evidence; the previously identified test gap is corrected.

Pre-merge checks: Passed 4
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Title check Passed The title clearly and concisely describes the main server fix: avoiding scans of completed items when starting turns.
Linked Issues check Passed Issue #21578 requires recovery reads to avoid scanning completed turn items. Migration 68 creates orchestration_v2_projection_turn_items_unfinished_idx on thread_id with the pending, running, …
Out of Scope Changes check Passed The supplied change summary limits the changes to the unfinished-item migration, migration registration, preview migration expectations, and recovery-plan regression coverage. These changes support is…
Description check Passed The pull request description includes the required Problem, Change, Scope and approval, and Verification sections. It identifies the linked issue, explains the focused server-side change, and provides…
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Issue #21578 requires recovery reads to avoid scanning completed turn items. Migration 68 creates orchestration_v2_projection_turn_items_unfinished_idx on thread_id with the pending, running, and waiting status predicate. The migration is registered, and preview migration expectations include it. The regression coverage checks the recovery query plan for a status-filtered index. The supplied verification reports that the check fails before the migration and passes after it. Recovery queries and results remain unchanged.

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The supplied change summary limits the changes to the unfinished-item migration, migration registration, preview migration expectations, and recovery-plan regression coverage. These changes support issue #21578. The migration comment and SQL match the issue requirement for unfinished items of every type. No unrelated product behavior or render-path changes are identified. The whole diff was unavailable, so this conclusion relies on the supplied complete summary and the reviewed migration file.

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Review comments at @apps/server/src/orchestration-v2/ProjectionStore.test.ts:
- Around line 3133-3134: Update the provider-thread query plan check around
itemLookups to capture both SEARCH and SCAN access for item, then assert that
each unfinished-item lookup uses a status-filtered index so a table scan cannot
be omitted from the check.

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Fixed in 3aeff01: the plan check now includes both SEARCH and SCAN item entries, so a table scan fails the existing partial-index assertion. All 34 projection tests pass; independent review passed both affected files (39 tests).

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Closing: current main already covers this as of 624e70ecdd. If you still see it on a build that includes that commit, reply and we'll reopen.

@juliusmarminge juliusmarminge removed the pr:needs-julius Needs Julius: route gate, unverifiable surface, or blocked label Oct 30, 2026
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[Bug]: Starting a turn in a long thread freezes the server for 0.3–0.4 s (0.03–0.05 s with one index)

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