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feat(relay-node): fork a session into a new spawned agent (spawn-fork:v1) - #2141
Lets a person fork one of their agents' sessions from the Agent Relay phone app. The phone sends the existing node spawn action with a new fork_from: "<agent>" input. The node starts a new headless agent in the same folder from a copy of the source conversation, using each harness's native fork, so it really continues the session and doesn't just replay a summary. The original agent keeps running.
Claude:claude -p ... --session-id <new> --resume <source> --fork-session. The fork runs in the source transcript's cwd.
Codex: app-server thread/fork instead of thread/start. The fork runs in the source thread's directory. Archived or unowned threads are refused.
Capability: nodes advertise relay:spawn-fork:v1 (kind capacity) with metadata.harnesses and metadata.machine. Older nodes would ignore fork_from and start an empty agent, so clients must check for the capability first.
Who may fork: only the computer's verified owner (spawn_fork_refused otherwise). A fork may not name a different folder from its source (spawn_invalid_input).
Other errors:spawn_fork_not_found (the agent isn't on this node; clients try the next installation on the same machine), spawn_fork_unsupported, and spawn_fork_unavailable (the source lookup timed out after 10 seconds).
First message: the fork is told it is a fork of @source with its own name, followed by the optional task.
Based on main. It was stacked on #2139, which has since merged.
The iOS client is on AgentWorkforce/relay-desktop branch review/cursor-ios-fork-session (relay-desktop takes no pull requests; it lands through its review flow). Its agent-relay-node pin moves only after this merges.
Test Plan
Tests added/updated: wire (fork_from parsing, capability advertisement), spawn::fork (owner check, folder rule, not found, unsupported, timeout, first task), Claude arguments for --resume --fork-session, and Codex thread/fork against the fake app server
cargo test --lib -- spawn:: codex:: harness::claude harness::codex: 703 passed after the review fixes. cargo fmt --check is clean; clippy is clean on the touched files
Core-level tests for the owner check and the 10-second lookup timeout (follow-up)
Manual: claude -p --resume <src> --fork-session --session-id <new> produced a new session that remembered the source conversation
iOS UI tests (iPhone 17 Pro, iOS 27 simulator, offline fixture backend): the three placements, the full fork flow, and a computer that cannot fork all pass
Screenshots
Three candidate placements for the fork entry point (iOS). The header button is the current default:
1. Header button beside Call
2. Actions menu (⋯)
3. Swipe on the agent row
The flow:
Fork sheet
Forked agent continues
Both agents in the roster
Computer on an older relay
Video of the whole iOS experience (96 seconds: a computer that can't fork, the full fork flow, then each placement): ios-fork-session-walkthrough.mp4
The recording uses the app's offline UI-test fixture backend, not a live node.
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Walkthrough
Nodes can advertise relay:spawn-fork:v1 for Claude and Codex. A spawn request can name an existing agent as its fork source. The spawn flow validates the source, resolves its session and directory, then passes them to the harness to start a new agent.
Changes: Desktop Session Forking
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Summary
Fork request and capability contract CHANGELOG.md, crates/relay-node/src/relay/spawn/wire.rs
Spawn requests accept an optional fork_from agent name. Parsing rejects invalid names and names that match the new agent. Nodes advertise the fork capability when configured harnesses support it. The changelog describes this capability.
The spawn flow checks the source registration, workspace ownership, harness support, and directory compatibility. Forked launches use the source session directory and an initial task that identifies the continued conversation. Request reconstruction and failure paths set fork_from to None.
Claude and Codex session launch crates/relay-node/src/relay/harness.rs, crates/relay-node/src/relay/harness/claude.rs, crates/relay-node/src/relay/harness/claude/tests.rs, crates/relay-node/src/relay/harness/codex.rs, crates/relay-node/src/relay/harness/codex/tests.rs, crates/relay-node/src/relay/codex/app_server.rs, crates/relay-node/src/relay/codex/threads.rs, crates/relay-node/src/relay/harness/devin/tests.rs, crates/relay-node/src/relay/harness/grok/tests.rs, crates/relay-node/src/relay/harness/opencode/tests.rs, crates/relay-node/tests/grok_owned_live.rs
Claude launches add --resume <source> --fork-session when requested. Codex launches issue thread/fork and use the returned thread for the first turn. Codex thread lookup supports unarchived threads from any source. Tests cover fork launches and existing non-fork launch fixtures.
sequenceDiagram
participant SpawnRequest
participant spawn_claimed
participant Core
participant RegistrySpawner
participant ClaudeAdapter
participant CodexAdapter
SpawnRequest->>spawn_claimed: provide fork_from
spawn_claimed->>Core: validate source and resolve directory
Core->>RegistrySpawner: query target directory
RegistrySpawner->>ClaudeAdapter: query Claude target directory
RegistrySpawner->>CodexAdapter: query Codex target directory
Core-->>spawn_claimed: return session ID and directory
spawn_claimed->>ClaudeAdapter: launch with fork session
spawn_claimed->>CodexAdapter: launch with fork session
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This adds the ability to fork an existing Claude or Codex agent session into a new agent, restricted to the verified owner and the source session's folder. No concrete merge-blocking risk was identified. The PR description lists core-level coverage of the owner check and lookup timeout as follow-up work, and the review-fix commit adds tests for both.
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The title names the feature the PR adds: forking an existing agent session into a new spawned agent through the spawn-fork:v1 capability. The changeset matches this. It adds fork_from to spawn requests, Claude --resume/--fork-session launches, Codex thread/fork, the relay:spawn-fork:v1 capability, and the fork source checks. The title is concise and specific, and it follows the conventional commit style.
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The description follows the repository template. It has a Summary section that explains the feature, the Claude and Codex fork mechanics, the capability gate, ownership and folder rules, and error codes. It has a Test Plan with checked items for tests, command results, and manual Claude and iOS testing. The Screenshots section is filled with iOS images and a walkthrough video. The description also lists one unchecked follow-up item, core-level tests for the owner check and the 10-second timeout. It does not state whether the Manual testing item covers the Codex fork path.
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A rabbit reads a session trail, Then starts a fresh one, ears aglow. Claude resumes with careful flags, Codex forks the thread below. The old one stays; the new one hops, With source and task set on its way.
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Summary
Adds fork_from so a new Claude or Codex agent can continue an existing conversation while the original keeps running.
Spawn requests can continue an agent’s session as a separate agent.
Claude forks copy the source conversation into a new session.
Codex forks copy an unarchived thread into a new thread.
No new actionable issues were found. Tests were inspected, not run.
Diagram
%%{init: {'theme': 'neutral'}}%%
flowchart TD
A[Spawn request with fork_from] --> B[Find source in this workspace]
B --> C[Verify caller is the computer owner]
C --> D[Read source folder with bounded lookup]
D --> E[Reject a different requested folder]
E --> F{Harness}
F --> G[Claude: resume with fork-session]
F --> H[Codex: thread/fork]
G --> I[Continue conversation as a new agent]
H --> I
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A spawn may name fork_from, another agent on this computer. Claude starts
with --resume <source> --fork-session under its own session id; Codex
forks the thread with thread/fork. The fork runs in the source session's
folder and only the verified machine owner may ask for one. Nodes
advertise relay:spawn-fork:v1 with the harnesses that can fork.
Co-authored-by: Cursor <cursoragent@cursor.com>
- A Codex thread the app server created can be forked: the fork lookup
reads an unarchived thread of any source, not only cli, vscode and exec.
- A present but non-string fork_from is refused as spawn_invalid_input,
not read as a plain spawn that starts an empty agent.
- Fork lookups take a shared permit held until the blocking read ends, so
stalled volumes cannot pile up blocking threads.
- A fork's folder rule is a function with its own test.
- Shorter changelog bullet.
Co-authored-by: Cursor <cursoragent@cursor.com>
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The review's fork rules had no coverage, and the changelog entry was longer than the release notes allow. A fork now has tests for the owner, the source, the folder, an app-server Codex thread, and a lookup that does not finish.
Co-authored-by: Cursor <cursoragent@cursor.com>
Addressed the open review notes on f92a9ad, rebased onto current main:
An app-server Codex thread is copied by read_unarchived (any source, still unarchived). fork_directory now has a test for an appServer row and an archived one.
A fork_from that is not an agent name is refused in wire.rs (object, number, array, self, invalid name). That test was already on the branch.
The changelog bullet is one line, and the copy that the rebase left under 18.2.0 is gone.
fork_source is tested for an unsupported harness, a missing workspace, a missing or archived source, another workspace, a caller who is not the verified owner, a stranger's caller id, the source folder, a different folder, a lookup that finds nothing, and a lookup that does not finish.
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Summary
Lets a person fork one of their agents' sessions from the Agent Relay phone app. The phone sends the existing node spawn action with a new
fork_from: "<agent>"input. The node starts a new headless agent in the same folder from a copy of the source conversation, using each harness's native fork, so it really continues the session and doesn't just replay a summary. The original agent keeps running.claude -p ... --session-id <new> --resume <source> --fork-session. The fork runs in the source transcript'scwd.thread/forkinstead ofthread/start. The fork runs in the source thread's directory. Archived or unowned threads are refused.relay:spawn-fork:v1(kindcapacity) withmetadata.harnessesandmetadata.machine. Older nodes would ignorefork_fromand start an empty agent, so clients must check for the capability first.spawn_fork_refusedotherwise). A fork may not name a different folder from its source (spawn_invalid_input).spawn_fork_not_found(the agent isn't on this node; clients try the next installation on the same machine),spawn_fork_unsupported, andspawn_fork_unavailable(the source lookup timed out after 10 seconds).Based on
main. It was stacked on #2139, which has since merged.The iOS client is on
AgentWorkforce/relay-desktopbranchreview/cursor-ios-fork-session(relay-desktop takes no pull requests; it lands through its review flow). Itsagent-relay-nodepin moves only after this merges.Test Plan
wire(fork_from parsing, capability advertisement),spawn::fork(owner check, folder rule, not found, unsupported, timeout, first task), Claude arguments for--resume --fork-session, and Codexthread/forkagainst the fake app servercargo test --lib -- spawn:: codex:: harness::claude harness::codex: 703 passed after the review fixes.cargo fmt --checkis clean; clippy is clean on the touched filesclaude -p --resume <src> --fork-session --session-id <new>produced a new session that remembered the source conversationScreenshots
Three candidate placements for the fork entry point (iOS). The header button is the current default:
The flow:
Video of the whole iOS experience (96 seconds: a computer that can't fork, the full fork flow, then each placement): ios-fork-session-walkthrough.mp4
The recording uses the app's offline UI-test fixture backend, not a live node.
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