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Fix stale local runner relay recovery - #1125

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Summary

  • classify the local command-relay “not subscribed” error as a pre-publish connection failure instead of backing off against the same stale connection
  • quarantine the stale connection and retry the command once on the newest live successor only when it matches the selected machine’s connection type and full host/OS identity
  • keep recovery fail-closed when only another machine or Cloud is available
  • add structured recovery lifecycle logs without command contents
  • preserve exact sandbox approval binding when the connection ID changes

Root cause

Restarting @hackerai/local creates a new connection UUID. A task can remain pinned to the previous UUID while the selector still shows the same hostname. The relay presence check correctly rejects that stale UUID before publishing the command, but run_terminal_cmd previously retried the same dead relay and never retired it or selected the healthy successor.

Safety

The retry is bounded to one attempt and only happens after the presence check proves the command was not published. A replacement must match name, Desktop/remote type, cloud-provider classification, platform, architecture, OS release, and hostname. Otherwise the request fails closed and never switches to a different computer or Cloud. Existing approvals remain bound to the exact connection ID and cannot be reused after recovery.

Validation

  • corepack pnpm exec jest --runInBand — 400 suites, 4,002 tests passed
  • corepack pnpm typecheck
  • scoped ESLint on all changed TypeScript files
  • git diff --check

Manual verification

  1. Start a local runner, select it, then stop it without a clean disconnect.
  2. Start the runner again on the same machine so it receives a new connection ID.
  3. Submit a non-interactive terminal command. The stale row should be quarantined and the command should run once on the same-machine successor.
  4. Repeat with only a different host connected. The command must fail closed and must not run on that host or Cloud.

No visual UI surface changed, so automated validation is sufficient for visual QA.

Summary by CodeRabbit

  • Bug Fixes

    • Improved recovery when local command connections become unavailable.
    • Commands can retry once using a replacement sandbox on the same machine.
    • Prevented approved commands from running on an unexpected replacement host.
    • Added safeguards to stop repeated retries on the same failed connection.
    • Preserved connection state and host validation during recovery.
  • Tests

    • Added coverage for connection recovery, host validation, retry behavior, error handling, and approval invalidation.

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Walkthrough

The change adds same-machine local sandbox recovery for unsubscribed command relays. Command execution retries once after recovery, revalidates approval, and prevents repeated retries on the stale connection. Tests cover successful replacement and fail-closed behavior.

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Local relay recovery

Layer / File(s) Summary
Connection identity and recovery contract
lib/ai/tools/utils/local-sandbox-errors.ts, lib/ai/tools/utils/centrifugo-sandbox.ts, lib/ai/tools/utils/hybrid-sandbox-manager.ts, types/agent.ts, lib/ai/tools/utils/__tests__/*
Relay failures use a structured error. CentrifugoSandbox exposes defensive connection metadata. isSameLocalMachine compares host metadata. SandboxManager supports optional local recovery. Tests cover the error shape, metadata copies, and host matching.
Same-machine connection recovery
lib/ai/tools/utils/hybrid-sandbox-manager.ts, lib/ai/tools/utils/__tests__/hybrid-sandbox-manager.test.ts
Recovery quarantines and resets the stale connection, selects a recent command-capable connection on the same machine, and fails closed when no valid replacement exists.
Command relay recovery and retry
lib/ai/tools/run-terminal-cmd.ts, lib/ai/tools/__tests__/run-terminal-cmd.test.ts
Non-interactive commands recover unsubscribed relays once, reacquire the sandbox, revalidate approval, and retry execution. Relay errors are permanent within the inner retry loop. Tests cover retry success and approval invalidation.

Estimated code review effort: 3 (Moderate) | ~25 minutes

Merge Risk: 🔵 Low · up to c0473

This change improves stale local-runner recovery, but recovery still depends on matching a specific error message and the fail-closed path is not verified for paid users, leaving bounded correctness and fallback risks that should receive explicit owner follow-up before or after merge.

Sequence Diagram(s)

sequenceDiagram
  participant CommandExecutor
  participant CentrifugoSandbox
  participant HybridSandboxManager
  participant ReplacementSandbox

  CommandExecutor->>CentrifugoSandbox: Execute non-interactive command
  CentrifugoSandbox-->>CommandExecutor: Return unsubscribed relay error
  CommandExecutor->>HybridSandboxManager: recoverLocalConnection(connectionId, reason)
  HybridSandboxManager->>CentrifugoSandbox: Quarantine and reset stale connection
  HybridSandboxManager->>ReplacementSandbox: Reconnect same-machine replacement
  ReplacementSandbox-->>HybridSandboxManager: Return recovered sandbox
  HybridSandboxManager-->>CommandExecutor: Return replacement sandbox
  CommandExecutor->>ReplacementSandbox: Revalidate approval and retry command
  ReplacementSandbox-->>CommandExecutor: Return command output
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lib/ai/tools/utils/__tests__/hybrid-sandbox-manager.test.ts (1)

868-902: 📐 Maintainability & Code Quality | 🔵 Trivial | ⚡ Quick win

Strengthen the fail-closed test by using a paid subscription.

The manager is constructed with subscription: "free". For free users getSandbox() cannot reach getCloudSandbox() at all, so expect(sandboxApi.list).not.toHaveBeenCalled() proves little here. The PR objective is that recovery never falls back to Cloud, and that guarantee matters most for paid users.

Change the subscription to "pro" so the assertion exercises the requiredConnectionIdAfterQuarantine guard instead of the free-tier block.

♻️ Proposed test change
     const manager = new HybridSandboxManager(
       "user-1",
       jest.fn(),
       "conn-stale",
       "service-key",
       null,
-      "free",
+      "pro",
     );
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In `@lib/ai/tools/utils/__tests__/hybrid-sandbox-manager.test.ts` around lines 868
- 902, Update the HybridSandboxManager construction in the fail-closed recovery
test to use the paid subscription value "pro" instead of "free". Keep the
existing recovery, getSandbox, and sandboxApi.list assertions unchanged so the
test exercises the requiredConnectionIdAfterQuarantine guard and verifies no
Cloud fallback.
lib/ai/tools/run-terminal-cmd.ts (1)

77-82: 📐 Maintainability & Code Quality | 🔵 Trivial | ⚡ Quick win

Use a stable error code for relay classification.

centrifugo-sandbox.ts creates this rejection as a plain Error. Both classifiers depend on its message text. A wording change can bypass local-connection recovery. Add a shared error code or typed error at the rejection point and use it in both classifiers.

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In `@lib/ai/tools/run-terminal-cmd.ts` around lines 77 - 82, Update the relay
rejection created in centrifugo-sandbox.ts to carry a stable shared error code
or typed error, then revise both classifiers, including
isLocalCommandRelayUnsubscribedError, to classify by that code/type instead of
matching error.message text. Ensure the same identifier is used consistently at
the rejection point and by both classifiers.
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Nitpick comments:
In `@lib/ai/tools/run-terminal-cmd.ts`:
- Around line 77-82: Update the relay rejection created in centrifugo-sandbox.ts
to carry a stable shared error code or typed error, then revise both
classifiers, including isLocalCommandRelayUnsubscribedError, to classify by that
code/type instead of matching error.message text. Ensure the same identifier is
used consistently at the rejection point and by both classifiers.

In `@lib/ai/tools/utils/__tests__/hybrid-sandbox-manager.test.ts`:
- Around line 868-902: Update the HybridSandboxManager construction in the
fail-closed recovery test to use the paid subscription value "pro" instead of
"free". Keep the existing recovery, getSandbox, and sandboxApi.list assertions
unchanged so the test exercises the requiredConnectionIdAfterQuarantine guard
and verifies no Cloud fallback.

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lib/ai/tools/utils/centrifugo-sandbox.ts (1)

294-298: 🔒 Security & Privacy | 🔵 Trivial | ⚡ Quick win

Return an immutable identity snapshot.

Readonly<ConnectionInfo> prevents TypeScript writes only. It does not freeze this.connectionInfo or nested osInfo and capabilities objects. HybridSandboxManager.recoverLocalConnection() uses this metadata in isSameLocalMachine() to select the replacement host.

Return a defensive deep copy or freeze the identity metadata at construction so callers cannot alter the recovery binding through the returned reference.

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In `@lib/ai/tools/utils/centrifugo-sandbox.ts` around lines 294 - 298, Update
getConnectionInfo() to return an immutable identity snapshot rather than the
mutable this.connectionInfo reference. Use a defensive deep copy or deep-freeze
the metadata, including nested osInfo and capabilities, while preserving the
ConnectionInfo shape used by HybridSandboxManager.recoverLocalConnection() and
isSameLocalMachine().
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Inline comments:
In `@lib/ai/tools/utils/local-sandbox-errors.ts`:
- Around line 17-23: Update isLocalCommandRelayUnsubscribedError to require that
error.connectionId is a string before accepting the object as
LocalCommandRelayUnsubscribedError, while preserving the existing code check and
type-predicate behavior.

---

Nitpick comments:
In `@lib/ai/tools/utils/centrifugo-sandbox.ts`:
- Around line 294-298: Update getConnectionInfo() to return an immutable
identity snapshot rather than the mutable this.connectionInfo reference. Use a
defensive deep copy or deep-freeze the metadata, including nested osInfo and
capabilities, while preserving the ConnectionInfo shape used by
HybridSandboxManager.recoverLocalConnection() and isSameLocalMachine().
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