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Closes: #1714

Description

Problem

An authoritative lifecycle check can reject a create_subtask action. The rejected action can remain in persistent storage. A restart can replay it and repeat the rejected delegation.

Scope

This PR settles only the exact rejected action. It does not redesign generic file locking, deletion, or task-directory persistence.

Solution

  • Add the typed LifecycleTransitionError for authoritative lifecycle rejection.
  • Add a pure settlement reducer that clears only the matching pending create_subtask action ID.
  • Add a disk-authoritative compare-and-clear operation in TaskHistoryStore.
  • Settle the action before the provider restores the parent after delegation rejection.
  • Fail closed when settlement fails. The provider does not restore a parent that can replay the rejected action.
  • Add narrow pre-replay settlement for an interrupted task after restart.

Concurrency semantics

The compare-and-clear operation reads the disk record before it makes a settlement decision. It preserves a replacement action with a different ID. It also preserves completed records, other action kinds, and mismatched action IDs.

A deleted disk record causes settlement to fail closed. Settlement does not recreate the record.

Interaction with PR #1678

Merged PR #1678 preserves subtask links when repeated Stop requests reach an already interrupted child. This PR preserves that repeated-cancel behavior.

PR #1678 and this PR fix separate stale lifecycle boundaries. PR #1678 handles repeated child cancellation. This PR handles a rejected parent delegation action that can remain pending and replay.

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  1. Read the pure transition and settlement rules in taskLifecycle.ts.
  2. Read the disk-authoritative compare-and-clear operation in TaskHistoryStore.ts.
  3. Read rejection handling in ClineProvider.ts.
  4. Read restart settlement in Task.ts.
  5. Read the focused tests for each boundary.
  6. Read the bounded model changes and architecture notes.

Test Procedure

The completed local run produced these results:

  • Focused Vitest: 10 suites and 181 tests passed.
  • Type checks: 11 packages passed.
  • Lifecycle model: all seven bounded checkers passed.
  • Full tests: 13 workspace tasks passed.
  • Full tests: 488 files passed and 4 files skipped.
  • Full tests: 9009 tests passed and 39 tests skipped.

The evidence covers these cases:

  • Reducer tests cover matching IDs, replacement IDs, other action kinds, completed records, and typed rejection.
  • Store tests use the real filesystem. They cover stale caches, replacement actions, completed records, other action kinds, and deleted records.
  • Provider tests cover rejection, settlement, unrelated failures, restoration, and fail-closed settlement failure.
  • Task restart tests cover settlement before replay and replacement-action preservation.
  • Bounded lifecycle model witnesses cover rejected settlement, successful settlement, replacement preservation, and completion behavior.

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  • No documentation updates are required.
  • This PR updates the task lifecycle architecture notes.

Additional Notes

Generic cross-host locking remains separate work. Crash consistency and deletion coordination also remain separate work. PR #1471 is one related cross-window persistence effort.

This PR does not claim broad locking, deletion serialization, path safety, or generic JSON recovery.

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  • Bug Fixes

    • Prevented rejected child-task delegations from replaying the same pending action when an interrupted task resumes. Matching actions are settled while replacement actions and task status are preserved.
    • Improved handling of settlement failures so rejected actions are not restored or replayed.
  • Documentation

    • Expanded task lifecycle guidance to cover rejected delegations, action matching, and concurrent updates.

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The change adds exact settlement for rejected create_subtask actions during delegation and history resume. It compares actions against persisted task records, preserves replacement actions, and prevents replay when settlement fails or a rejected action remains. The lifecycle model and architecture documentation describe the settlement and completion-matching rules.

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Rejected delegation settlement

Layer / File(s) Summary
Lifecycle settlement contract
src/core/task-persistence/taskLifecycle.ts, src/core/task-persistence/index.ts, src/core/task-persistence/__tests__/taskLifecycle.spec.ts
Invalid lifecycle transitions now throw LifecycleTransitionError. The settlement reducer clears only a matching create_subtask action and preserves completed records and other pending actions.
File-authoritative settlement
src/core/task-persistence/TaskHistoryStore.ts, src/core/task-persistence/__tests__/TaskHistoryStore.realConcurrency.spec.ts
clearPendingActionIfMatching compares against the persisted record during the write merge. Concurrency tests cover replacement actions, stale caches, missing records, and deletion under lock contention.
Delegation rollback settlement
src/core/webview/ClineProvider.ts, src/__tests__/ClineProvider.delegation.spec.ts
When delegation fails with a lifecycle transition error, the provider attempts to settle the matching action. Rollback restores the authoritative parent unless settlement fails, and tests cover persistence errors and replacement actions.
Interrupted-task resume handling
src/core/task/Task.ts, src/core/task/__tests__/Task.persistence.spec.ts
History resume settles an interrupted task's pending create_subtask action before replay. A settlement error or a remaining replacement action stops resume. The constructor also uses the stored status when no initial status is provided.
Lifecycle model and documentation
scripts/check-task-lifecycle.ts, docs/architecture/task-lifecycle-model.md
The model checker adds stage and rejected-settlement transitions, settlement and completion invariants, and semantic witnesses. The architecture documentation records the settlement and concurrency rules.

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

Change: Bug fix · Severity of issue fixed: Medium

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sequenceDiagram
  participant Task
  participant ClineProvider
  participant taskLifecycle
  participant TaskHistoryStore
  Task->>ClineProvider: delegate pending create_subtask
  ClineProvider->>taskLifecycle: delegateTaskToChild
  taskLifecycle-->>ClineProvider: LifecycleTransitionError
  ClineProvider->>TaskHistoryStore: clearPendingActionIfMatching
  TaskHistoryStore->>taskLifecycle: settleRejectedCreateSubtaskAction
  taskLifecycle-->>TaskHistoryStore: cleared or preserved action
  TaskHistoryStore-->>ClineProvider: authoritative parent record
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The fix settles rejected subtask actions for interrupted tasks. However, a parent task that is already completed can still be restored with the rejected subtask action and replay it, recreating the loop this change targets. Settlement can also leave empty task folders behind after another window deletes a task. Resolve the completed-parent replay before merging.

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Linked Issues check ✅ Passed For [#1714], the PR handles the rejected pending create_subtask action. delegateParentAndOpenChild uses the typed lifecycle rejection and calls TaskHistoryStore.clearPendingActionIfMatching unde…
Out of Scope Changes check ✅ Passed The lifecycle error type, compare-and-clear store method, rollback handling, lock-aware deletion tests, model witnesses, focused tests, and lifecycle documentation directly support [#1714]. The change…
Regression Evidence ✅ Passed PASS. The changed lifecycle behavior has focused coverage at the appropriate layers. taskLifecycle.spec.ts covers exact-ID settlement, replacement and different-kind preservation, absent actions, co…
Security Boundaries ✅ Passed No changed path introduces a concrete security-boundary failure. NewTaskTool still validates the target mode and calls askApproval before delegateParentAndOpenChild. The new Task path only com…
Persistence Integrity ✅ Passed PASS. The changed persistence path is awaited and atomic. TaskHistoryStore.clearPendingActionIfMatching runs under withLock, performs the compare-and-clear inside safeWriteJson's locked merge ca…
Lifecycle Resource Cleanup ✅ Passed No changed path meets the failure condition. On restart, Task.settleInterruptedCreateSubtaskBeforeReplay clears the exact persisted action before resume and does not call resumePendingTaskAction when …
Title check ✅ Passed The title clearly and concisely describes the primary change: preventing interrupted tasks from replaying rejected subtask actions.
Description check ✅ Passed The description includes the linked issue, problem, scope, implementation details, concurrency semantics, reviewer guidance, test procedure, checklist, documentation impact, and additional notes. It i…
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6-7: LGTM!

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File: src/core/task-persistence/__tests__/TaskHistoryStore.crossInstance.spec.ts:0-0
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Learning: In Zoo-Code task-history persistence code, treat each task's `history_item.json` as the source of truth; do not reintroduce `tasks/_index.json` or `TaskHistoryStore.flushIndex()`. `TaskHistoryStore.reconcile()` should discover state by scanning task directories, and cross-instance updates should use the `safeWriteJson` merge callback while holding the store's advisory lock.

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Context: fs.writeFile(filePath, JSON.stringify(data, null, "\t"), "utf8")
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86-86: LGTM!

src/utils/fileLock.ts (1)

6-73: LGTM!

src/core/task-persistence/TaskHistoryStore.ts (1)

10-16: LGTM!

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4042-4055: 🎯 Functional Correctness

The LifecycleTransitionError guard is preserved.

delegateTaskToChild and both upsertCore validation branches throw or rethrow LifecycleTransitionError. The delegateParentAndOpenChild catch block does not wrap the error before checking instanceof LifecycleTransitionError. Generic errors such as pending-action mismatches are separate from the interrupted → delegated transition rejection.

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1-149: LGTM!

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7-7: LGTM!

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26-36: LGTM!

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91-101: LGTM!

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161-198: LGTM!

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/**
* Remove leftover `.<target>.new_*.tmp` and `.<target>.bak_*.tmp` files.
* Safe while the caller holds the advisory lock for `targetBasename`.
* @param dirPath The directory holding the target file.
* @param targetBasename The target file's base name.
* @param assertLockUsable Called before each removal so the caller can
* abort while the lock is compromised.
*/
async function removeLeftoverTempFiles(
dirPath: string,
targetBasename: string,
assertLockUsable: () => void,
): Promise<void> {
const newPrefix = `.${targetBasename}.new_`
const backupPrefix = `.${targetBasename}.bak_`
let entries: string[]
try {
entries = await fs.readdir(dirPath)
} catch {
return
}
for (const entry of entries) {
if (!entry.endsWith(".tmp")) {
continue
}
if (!entry.startsWith(newPrefix) && !entry.startsWith(backupPrefix)) {
continue
}
assertLockUsable()
try {
await fs.unlink(path.join(dirPath, entry))
} catch (error) {
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🗄️ Data Integrity & Integration | 🟠 Major | ⚡ Quick win

Restore a legacy .bak_ backup when the target is missing. Do not unlink it.

The previous safeWriteJson protocol renamed the target to .<target>.bak_*.tmp before it renamed the new temp file into place. If a process crashed between those two renames, the target is missing. The .bak_ file is then the only committed copy.

This change no longer creates .bak_ files. Every .bak_ file that removeLeftoverTempFiles finds is therefore a recovery copy from an older build. On the next write after an upgrade:

  1. The merge read at Line 84 gets ENOENT, so existing is null.
  2. The merge callback builds the record from incoming only. For example, mergeHistoryDelta(null, …) in TaskHistoryStore.writeTaskFile.
  3. Line 173 unlinks the backup.
  4. Line 118 commits the incoming-only data.

The prior persisted state is permanently lost. Recovery should happen under the lock and before the merge read:

  • If the target is absent and a .bak_ file exists, rename the newest .bak_ file to the target.
  • Only then clean up the remaining orphans.
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 async function removeLeftoverTempFiles(
 	dirPath: string,
 	targetBasename: string,
 	assertLockUsable: () => void,
 ): Promise<void> {
 	const newPrefix = `.${targetBasename}.new_`
 	const backupPrefix = `.${targetBasename}.bak_`
 	let entries: string[]
 	try {
 		entries = await fs.readdir(dirPath)
 	} catch {
 		return
 	}
+	// A legacy writer that crashed between its two renames left the target
+	// missing and the backup as the only committed copy. Restore it first.
+	const targetPath = path.join(dirPath, targetBasename)
+	const backups = entries.filter((e) => e.startsWith(backupPrefix) && e.endsWith(".tmp")).sort()
+	if (backups.length > 0) {
+		const targetExists = await fs.access(targetPath).then(() => true, () => false)
+		if (!targetExists) {
+			assertLockUsable()
+			const newest = backups[backups.length - 1]
+			await fs.rename(path.join(dirPath, newest), targetPath)
+			entries = entries.filter((e) => e !== newest)
+		}
+	}
 	for (const entry of entries) {

Call removeLeftoverTempFiles before the options.merge read, so the merge sees the restored record:

+		assertLockUsable(lock, absoluteFilePath, "orphan cleanup")
+		await removeLeftoverTempFiles(dirPath, path.basename(absoluteFilePath), () =>
+			assertLockUsable(lock, absoluteFilePath, "orphan cleanup"),
+		)
 		if (options?.merge) {

Add a regression test with this setup: target absent, one .bak_ file present. Assert that the backup content is the value passed to merge as existing.

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/**
* Remove leftover `.<target>.new_*.tmp` and `.<target>.bak_*.tmp` files.
* Safe while the caller holds the advisory lock for `targetBasename`.
* @param dirPath The directory holding the target file.
* @param targetBasename The target file's base name.
* @param assertLockUsable Called before each removal so the caller can
* abort while the lock is compromised.
*/
async function removeLeftoverTempFiles(
dirPath: string,
targetBasename: string,
assertLockUsable: () => void,
): Promise<void> {
const newPrefix = `.${targetBasename}.new_`
const backupPrefix = `.${targetBasename}.bak_`
let entries: string[]
try {
entries = await fs.readdir(dirPath)
} catch {
return
}
for (const entry of entries) {
if (!entry.endsWith(".tmp")) {
continue
}
if (!entry.startsWith(newPrefix) && !entry.startsWith(backupPrefix)) {
continue
}
assertLockUsable()
try {
await fs.unlink(path.join(dirPath, entry))
} catch (error) {
console.error(`Failed to clean up leftover temp file ${entry} for ${targetBasename}:`, error)
}
}
}
/**
* Remove leftover `.<target>.new_*.tmp` and `.<target>.bak_*.tmp` files.
* Safe while the caller holds the advisory lock for `targetBasename`.
* @param dirPath The directory holding the target file.
* @param targetBasename The target file's base name.
* @param assertLockUsable Called before each removal so the caller can
* abort while the lock is compromised.
*/
async function removeLeftoverTempFiles(
dirPath: string,
targetBasename: string,
assertLockUsable: () => void,
): Promise<void> {
const newPrefix = `.${targetBasename}.new_`
const backupPrefix = `.${targetBasename}.bak_`
let entries: string[]
try {
entries = await fs.readdir(dirPath)
} catch {
return
}
// A legacy writer that crashed between its two renames left the target
// missing and the backup as the only committed copy. Restore it first.
const targetPath = path.join(dirPath, targetBasename)
const backups = entries.filter((e) => e.startsWith(backupPrefix) && e.endsWith(".tmp")).sort()
if (backups.length > 0) {
const targetExists = await fs.access(targetPath).then(() => true, () => false)
if (!targetExists) {
assertLockUsable()
const newest = backups[backups.length - 1]
await fs.rename(path.join(dirPath, newest), targetPath)
entries = entries.filter((e) => e !== newest)
}
}
for (const entry of entries) {
if (!entry.endsWith(".tmp")) {
continue
}
if (!entry.startsWith(newPrefix) && !entry.startsWith(backupPrefix)) {
continue
}
assertLockUsable()
try {
await fs.unlink(path.join(dirPath, entry))
} catch (error) {
console.error(`Failed to clean up leftover temp file ${entry} for ${targetBasename}:`, error)
}
}
}
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In `@src/utils/safeWriteJson.ts` around lines 143 - 178, Update safeWriteJson to
invoke removeLeftoverTempFiles under the lock before the options.merge read. In
removeLeftoverTempFiles, when the target is absent and legacy .bak_*.tmp files
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In `@src/core/task-persistence/TaskHistoryStore.ts`:
- Around line 1086-1098: In clearPendingActionIfMatching, when the merge detects
the task record is missing, remove the directory recreated by safeWriteJson only
if it is empty, preserving any concurrent peer data, then propagate the existing
error. Add a regression test that removes the entire task directory before
settlement and verifies it remains absent afterward.

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- Around line 1394-1430: Add a `resumeTaskFromHistory` test for a task with
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Learning: In Zoo-Code task-history persistence code, treat each task's `history_item.json` as the source of truth; do not reintroduce `tasks/_index.json` or `TaskHistoryStore.flushIndex()`. `TaskHistoryStore.reconcile()` should discover state by scanning task directories, and cross-instance updates should use the `safeWriteJson` merge callback while holding the store's advisory lock.

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Comment on lines +1086 to +1098
const filePath = await this.getTaskFilePath(taskId)
let authoritative: HistoryItem = cached
await safeWriteJson(filePath, cached, {
merge: (existing) => {
if (!existing || typeof existing !== "object" || !("id" in existing)) {
// Writing the cached record back would recreate a task
// another host deleted, so drop the stale entry first.
this.cache.delete(taskId)
this.taskFileMtimes.delete(taskId)
throw new Error(
`[TaskHistoryStore] clearPendingActionIfMatching: task ${taskId} not found in cache`,
)
}

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🗄️ Data Integrity & Integration | 🟡 Minor | ⚡ Quick win

Settlement recreates the task directory after another host deletes it.

safeWriteJson runs fs.mkdir(path.dirname(filePath), { recursive: true }) before it takes the lock and runs merge (see src/utils/safeWriteJson.ts:45-204). ClineProvider.deleteTaskWithId removes the whole task directory with fs.rm(dirPath, { recursive: true }).

Trigger: another host deletes the task, then this host calls clearPendingActionIfMatching.

Result:

  • safeWriteJson recreates tasks/<taskId>/ as an empty directory.
  • merge then throws.
  • The empty directory stays on disk as an orphan. reconcile() skips it because stat on history_item.json fails, so nothing ever removes it.

This contradicts the docstring's "Deletion by another host is authoritative" guarantee. The regression test at TaskHistoryStore.realConcurrency.spec.ts Line 191 misses this case because storeB.delete unlinks only history_item.json and leaves the directory in place.

Fix:

  • After a missing-record rejection, remove the directory only if it is empty. fs.rmdir fails with ENOTEMPTY if a peer wrote files, so peer data stays safe.
  • Add a test that removes the whole task directory before settlement. Assert that the directory does not exist afterward.
🛠️ Proposed fix
 			const filePath = await this.getTaskFilePath(taskId)
 			let authoritative: HistoryItem = cached
-			await safeWriteJson(filePath, cached, {
-				merge: (existing) => {
-					if (!existing || typeof existing !== "object" || !("id" in existing)) {
-						// Writing the cached record back would recreate a task
-						// another host deleted, so drop the stale entry first.
-						this.cache.delete(taskId)
-						this.taskFileMtimes.delete(taskId)
-						throw new Error(
-							`[TaskHistoryStore] clearPendingActionIfMatching: task ${taskId} not found in cache`,
-						)
-					}
-					const disk = existing as HistoryItem
-					authoritative = settleRejectedCreateSubtaskAction(disk, expectedActionId)
-					return authoritative
-				},
-			})
+			let missingOnDisk = false
+			try {
+				await safeWriteJson(filePath, cached, {
+					merge: (existing) => {
+						if (!existing || typeof existing !== "object" || !("id" in existing)) {
+							// Writing the cached record back would recreate a task
+							// another host deleted, so drop the stale entry first.
+							missingOnDisk = true
+							this.cache.delete(taskId)
+							this.taskFileMtimes.delete(taskId)
+							throw new Error(
+								`[TaskHistoryStore] clearPendingActionIfMatching: task ${taskId} not found on disk`,
+							)
+						}
+						const disk = existing as HistoryItem
+						authoritative = settleRejectedCreateSubtaskAction(disk, expectedActionId)
+						return authoritative
+					},
+				})
+			} catch (error) {
+				if (missingOnDisk) {
+					// safeWriteJson recreated the directory before merge ran. rmdir only
+					// removes an empty directory, so a concurrent peer write is preserved.
+					await fs.rmdir(path.dirname(filePath)).catch(() => {})
+				}
+				throw error
+			}
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In `@src/core/task-persistence/TaskHistoryStore.ts` around lines 1086 - 1098, In
clearPendingActionIfMatching, when the merge detects the task record is missing,
remove the directory recreated by safeWriteJson only if it is empty, preserving
any concurrent peer data, then propagate the existing error. Add a regression
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Comment on lines +1394 to +1430
it("settles an interrupted create-subtask action before restart replay", async () => {
mockReadTaskMessages.mockResolvedValue([
{ ts: 1, type: "ask", ask: "tool", text: createSubtaskAction.approvalText },
])
mockReadApiMessages.mockResolvedValue([{ role: "assistant", content: "Previous response" }])
const clearRejectedAction = vi.fn().mockResolvedValue({
id: "parent-1",
status: "interrupted",
pendingAction: undefined,
})
mockProvider.taskHistoryStore.clearPendingActionIfMatching = clearRejectedAction
const task = new Task({
provider: mockProvider,
apiConfiguration: mockApiConfig,
historyItem: {
id: "parent-1",
number: 1,
ts: 1,
task: "Parent",
tokensIn: 0,
tokensOut: 0,
totalCost: 0,
status: "interrupted",
pendingAction: createSubtaskAction,
},
startTask: false,
})
vi.spyOn(task, "ask").mockResolvedValue({ response: "noButtonClicked" })
vi.spyOn(getTaskPersistenceAccess(task), "initiateTaskLoop").mockResolvedValue(undefined)
const replay = vi.spyOn(getTaskPersistenceAccess(task), "resumePendingTaskAction")

await getTaskPersistenceAccess(task).resumeTaskFromHistory()

expect(clearRejectedAction).toHaveBeenCalledWith("parent-1", "create-action")
expect(replay).not.toHaveBeenCalled()
expect(task.ask).toHaveBeenCalledWith("resume_task")
})

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printf '%s\n' '--- delegation resume/status references ---'
rg -n -C 8 'resumeTaskFromHistory|status:|pendingAction|create_subtask' src/__tests__/ClineProvider.delegation.spec.ts src/core/task/__tests__/Task.spec.ts src/core/task/__tests__/Task.persistence.spec.ts
printf '%s\n' '--- Task status initialization and persistence references ---'
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rg -n -C 12 'delegateParentAndOpenChild|status: "active"|status: "interrupted"|pendingActionId|pendingAction' src/core src/__tests__ packages 2>/dev/null | head -650
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Add coverage for non-interrupted create_subtask replay.

settleInterruptedCreateSubtaskBeforeReplay returns for an active task, so resumeTaskFromHistory must replay its pending action without settlement. The current tests do not cover this resume path. The proposed test uses valid fixtures and mocks.

The claim about an inverted guard is too broad: existing interrupted tests would detect an inversion that skips interrupted settlement. The missing coverage is for removing the status guard or allowing non-interrupted tasks into settlement.

🧪 Suggested test
+it("replays a create-subtask action without settlement when the task is not interrupted", async () => {
+	mockReadTaskMessages.mockResolvedValue([
+		{ ts: 1, type: "ask", ask: "tool", text: createSubtaskAction.approvalText },
+	])
+	mockReadApiMessages.mockResolvedValue([{ role: "assistant", content: "Previous response" }])
+	const clearRejectedAction = vi.fn()
+	mockProvider.taskHistoryStore.clearPendingActionIfMatching = clearRejectedAction
+	const task = new Task({
+		provider: mockProvider,
+		apiConfiguration: mockApiConfig,
+		historyItem: {
+			id: "parent-1",
+			number: 1,
+			ts: 1,
+			task: "Parent",
+			tokensIn: 0,
+			tokensOut: 0,
+			totalCost: 0,
+			status: "active",
+			pendingAction: createSubtaskAction,
+		},
+		startTask: false,
+	})
+	const replay = vi
+		.spyOn(getTaskPersistenceAccess(task), "resumePendingTaskAction")
+		.mockResolvedValue(undefined)
+
+	await getTaskPersistenceAccess(task).resumeTaskFromHistory()
+
+	expect(clearRejectedAction).not.toHaveBeenCalled()
+	expect(replay).toHaveBeenCalledWith(createSubtaskAction)
+})
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it("settles an interrupted create-subtask action before restart replay", async () => {
mockReadTaskMessages.mockResolvedValue([
{ ts: 1, type: "ask", ask: "tool", text: createSubtaskAction.approvalText },
])
mockReadApiMessages.mockResolvedValue([{ role: "assistant", content: "Previous response" }])
const clearRejectedAction = vi.fn().mockResolvedValue({
id: "parent-1",
status: "interrupted",
pendingAction: undefined,
})
mockProvider.taskHistoryStore.clearPendingActionIfMatching = clearRejectedAction
const task = new Task({
provider: mockProvider,
apiConfiguration: mockApiConfig,
historyItem: {
id: "parent-1",
number: 1,
ts: 1,
task: "Parent",
tokensIn: 0,
tokensOut: 0,
totalCost: 0,
status: "interrupted",
pendingAction: createSubtaskAction,
},
startTask: false,
})
vi.spyOn(task, "ask").mockResolvedValue({ response: "noButtonClicked" })
vi.spyOn(getTaskPersistenceAccess(task), "initiateTaskLoop").mockResolvedValue(undefined)
const replay = vi.spyOn(getTaskPersistenceAccess(task), "resumePendingTaskAction")
await getTaskPersistenceAccess(task).resumeTaskFromHistory()
expect(clearRejectedAction).toHaveBeenCalledWith("parent-1", "create-action")
expect(replay).not.toHaveBeenCalled()
expect(task.ask).toHaveBeenCalledWith("resume_task")
})
it("settles an interrupted create-subtask action before restart replay", async () => {
mockReadTaskMessages.mockResolvedValue([
{ ts: 1, type: "ask", ask: "tool", text: createSubtaskAction.approvalText },
])
mockReadApiMessages.mockResolvedValue([{ role: "assistant", content: "Previous response" }])
const clearRejectedAction = vi.fn().mockResolvedValue({
id: "parent-1",
status: "interrupted",
pendingAction: undefined,
})
mockProvider.taskHistoryStore.clearPendingActionIfMatching = clearRejectedAction
const task = new Task({
provider: mockProvider,
apiConfiguration: mockApiConfig,
historyItem: {
id: "parent-1",
number: 1,
ts: 1,
task: "Parent",
tokensIn: 0,
tokensOut: 0,
totalCost: 0,
status: "interrupted",
pendingAction: createSubtaskAction,
},
startTask: false,
})
vi.spyOn(task, "ask").mockResolvedValue({ response: "noButtonClicked" })
vi.spyOn(getTaskPersistenceAccess(task), "initiateTaskLoop").mockResolvedValue(undefined)
const replay = vi.spyOn(getTaskPersistenceAccess(task), "resumePendingTaskAction")
await getTaskPersistenceAccess(task).resumeTaskFromHistory()
expect(clearRejectedAction).toHaveBeenCalledWith("parent-1", "create-action")
expect(replay).not.toHaveBeenCalled()
expect(task.ask).toHaveBeenCalledWith("resume_task")
})
it("replays a create-subtask action without settlement when the task is not interrupted", async () => {
mockReadTaskMessages.mockResolvedValue([
{ ts: 1, type: "ask", ask: "tool", text: createSubtaskAction.approvalText },
])
mockReadApiMessages.mockResolvedValue([{ role: "assistant", content: "Previous response" }])
const clearRejectedAction = vi.fn()
mockProvider.taskHistoryStore.clearPendingActionIfMatching = clearRejectedAction
const task = new Task({
provider: mockProvider,
apiConfiguration: mockApiConfig,
historyItem: {
id: "parent-1",
number: 1,
ts: 1,
task: "Parent",
tokensIn: 0,
tokensOut: 0,
totalCost: 0,
status: "active",
pendingAction: createSubtaskAction,
},
startTask: false,
})
const replay = vi
.spyOn(getTaskPersistenceAccess(task), "resumePendingTaskAction")
.mockResolvedValue(undefined)
await getTaskPersistenceAccess(task).resumeTaskFromHistory()
expect(clearRejectedAction).not.toHaveBeenCalled()
expect(replay).toHaveBeenCalledWith(createSubtaskAction)
})
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In `@src/core/task/__tests__/Task.persistence.spec.ts` around lines 1394 - 1430,
Add a `resumeTaskFromHistory` test for a task with active status and a pending
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if (pendingActionId && err instanceof LifecycleTransitionError) {
try {
await this.taskHistoryStore.clearPendingActionIfMatching(parentTaskId, pendingActionId)
this.recentTasksCache = undefined
} catch (settlementError) {

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Check the settled record before restoring the parent.

clearPendingActionIfMatching can return a completed record that still contains the rejected create_subtask action. The current code ignores that return value and sets settlementFailed only when the call throws.

A completed task can still replay pendingAction during resumeTaskFromHistory. Restoring the parent can therefore replay the rejected delegation and repeat the failure loop.

Treat a returned record that still contains the matching action as a settlement failure.

🛠️ Proposed fix
 				try {
-					await this.taskHistoryStore.clearPendingActionIfMatching(parentTaskId, pendingActionId)
+					const settled = await this.taskHistoryStore.clearPendingActionIfMatching(
+						parentTaskId,
+						pendingActionId,
+					)
 					this.recentTasksCache = undefined
+					if (
+						settled.pendingAction?.kind === "create_subtask" &&
+						settled.pendingAction.actionId === pendingActionId
+					) {
+						// The authoritative record kept the rejected action, for example
+						// because the task was already completed.
+						settlementFailed = true
+						this.log(
+							`[delegateParentAndOpenChild] Pending action ${pendingActionId} for parent ${parentTaskId} remains after settlement (status=${settled.status})`,
+						)
+					}
 				} catch (settlementError) {
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if (pendingActionId && err instanceof LifecycleTransitionError) {
try {
await this.taskHistoryStore.clearPendingActionIfMatching(parentTaskId, pendingActionId)
this.recentTasksCache = undefined
} catch (settlementError) {
if (pendingActionId && err instanceof LifecycleTransitionError) {
try {
const settled = await this.taskHistoryStore.clearPendingActionIfMatching(
parentTaskId,
pendingActionId,
)
this.recentTasksCache = undefined
if (
settled.pendingAction?.kind === "create_subtask" &&
settled.pendingAction.actionId === pendingActionId
) {
// The authoritative record kept the rejected action, for example
// because the task was already completed.
settlementFailed = true
this.log(
`[delegateParentAndOpenChild] Pending action ${pendingActionId} for parent ${parentTaskId} remains after settlement (status=${settled.status})`,
)
}
} catch (settlementError) {
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In `@src/core/webview/ClineProvider.ts` around lines 4068 - 4072, In the
LifecycleTransitionError handling path in ClineProvider, inspect the record
returned by clearPendingActionIfMatching; if its pendingAction is a
create_subtask action with the same pendingActionId, set settlementFailed so the
parent is not restored with the rejected action still pending.

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[BUG] Infinite subtask creation loop when a pending new_task survives an interruption (Invalid task status transition: interrupted → delegated)

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