fix(server): start configured plugins concurrently (#8427)

The daemon accepts connections only after its configured plugins have
started, and PluginService.start started them one at a time, so each
plugin's build and process launch added to daemon startup. Configured
plugins now start together. Their providers and usage sources are still
published in config order: a plugin that finishes early waits for the
plugins listed before it, so when two plugins claim the same provider or
usage-source ID, the one listed first keeps it, as before. A failing
plugin still fails on its own.

Fixes #7979

docs/connected-hosts.md

@@ -74,7 +74,10 @@ registrations remain inspectable; a changed destination requires explicit identi
 
 Both daemons advertise `connectedHosts`; the shared link additionally requires `hostMultiplexing`.
 A completes capability and pinned-identity checks on each physical recovery before admitting channels. There is no local fallback. An older daemon continues to serve existing local
-operations; requesting this feature gives update guidance.
+operations; requesting this feature gives update guidance. The registry retries an older destination
+with capped backoff, so it comes online once updated. Self, duplicate, changed-identity, and
+authentication failures stay in `error` until an update changes the connection, `enabled`, or
+`replaceIdentity`, or A restarts.
 
 Disposing a routed API releases its observations and session. It does not remove the saved host or
 affect sibling API scopes. Disposing the origin cascades to its derived scopes. Observations restore

nix/desktop-package.nix

@@ -127,7 +127,7 @@ buildNpmPackage {
         # The Nix output is not a distributable DMG, so leave it unsigned and
         # disable the hardened runtime that requires a matching signature.
         CSC_IDENTITY_AUTO_DISCOVERY=false \
-          ../../node_modules/.bin/electron-builder \
+          npm exec --offline -- electron-builder \
             --config electron-builder.yml \
             --dir \
             --mac \

nix/npm-deps.hash

@@ -1 +1 @@
-sha256-CeT2PtYIAFwvBC9LIku8VkTl0pvKxYzSCn0QW2ManfU=
+sha256-KN/AVZV/o0TleLLpmggSrdJqjFDJ/NJYVHiC54xb4jQ=

packages/app/src/terminal/runtime/terminal-emulator-runtime.browser.test.ts

@@ -717,11 +717,13 @@ describe("terminal emulator runtime in a real browser", () => {
     { name: "DA1-zero", bytes: "\x1b[0c" },
     { name: "DA2", bytes: "\x1b[>c" },
     { name: "DA3", bytes: "\x1b[=c" },
+    { name: "XTVERSION", bytes: "\x1b[>q" },
     { name: "DSR-5", bytes: "\x1b[5n" },
     { name: "DSR-6", bytes: "\x1b[6n" },
     { name: "DSR-?6", bytes: "\x1b[?6n" },
     { name: "DECRQM", bytes: "\x1b[1$p" },
     { name: "DECRQM-?", bytes: "\x1b[?1$p" },
+    { name: "DECRQSS", bytes: "\x1bP$qm\x1b\\" },
     { name: "OSC-10-foreground-color", bytes: "\x1b]10;?\x07" },
     { name: "OSC-11-background-color", bytes: "\x1b]11;?\x07" },
     { name: "OSC-12-cursor-color", bytes: "\x1b]12;?\x07" },

packages/app/src/terminal/runtime/terminal-emulator-runtime.ts

@@ -647,6 +647,7 @@ export class TerminalEmulatorRuntime {
       terminal.parser.registerCsiHandler({ final: "c" }, () => true);
       terminal.parser.registerCsiHandler({ prefix: ">", final: "c" }, () => true);
       terminal.parser.registerCsiHandler({ prefix: "=", final: "c" }, () => true);
+      terminal.parser.registerCsiHandler({ prefix: ">", final: "q" }, () => true);
       terminal.parser.registerCsiHandler({ final: "n" }, () => true);
       terminal.parser.registerCsiHandler({ prefix: "?", final: "n" }, () => true);
       terminal.parser.registerCsiHandler({ final: "R" }, () => true);
@@ -655,6 +656,7 @@ export class TerminalEmulatorRuntime {
         { prefix: "?", intermediates: "$", final: "p" },
         () => true,
       );
+      terminal.parser.registerDcsHandler({ intermediates: "$", final: "q" }, () => true);
       for (const code of [10, 11, 12]) {
         terminal.parser.registerOscHandler(code, (data) => data.trim() === "?");
       }

packages/client/src/node/index.ts

@@ -204,15 +204,16 @@ export function createHostTransportFactory(
 }
 export function createHostClient(
   connection: string,
-  config: Omit<DaemonClientConfig, "url" | "transportFactory"> & HostTransportOptions,
+  config: Omit<DaemonClientConfig, "url"> & HostTransportOptions,
   budget?: HostTransportBudget,
 ): DaemonClient {
   const target = parseHostTarget(connection);
-  const { webSocketAgent, ...clientConfig } = config;
+  const { webSocketAgent, transportFactory, ...clientConfig } = config;
   return new DaemonClient({
     ...clientConfig,
     url: "ws://host-connector/ws",
     ...(target.password ? { password: target.password } : {}),
-    transportFactory: createHostTransportFactory(connection, budget, { webSocketAgent }),
+    transportFactory:
+      transportFactory ?? createHostTransportFactory(connection, budget, { webSocketAgent }),
   });
 }

packages/desktop/package.json

@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@
     "@types/node": "24.6.0",
     "@types/ws": "^8.5.14",
     "electron": "44.2.0",
-    "electron-builder": "26.8.1",
+    "electron-builder": "26.18.0",
     "typescript": "5.9.3",
     "unzip-crx-3": "^0.2.0",
     "vitest": "^4.1.6",

packages/server/src/server/agent/providers/acp-agent.ts

@@ -120,6 +120,7 @@ import {
 } from "../provider-launch-config.js";
 import { renderPromptAttachmentAsText } from "../prompt-attachments.js";
 import { appendOrReplaceGrowingAssistantMessage, runProviderTurn } from "./provider-runner.js";
+import { resolveResumeProcessCwd } from "./resume-process-cwd.js";
 import {
   buildStringCommandShellInvocation,
   createStringCommandShellEnvOverlay,
@@ -165,18 +166,6 @@ function rejectOnProcessFailure(child: ChildProcess, stderrChunks: string[]): Pr
   });
 }
 
-async function isDirectory(target: string): Promise<boolean> {
-  try {
-    return (await fs.stat(target)).isDirectory();
-  } catch (error) {
-    const code = (error as NodeJS.ErrnoException).code;
-    if (code === "ENOENT" || code === "ENOTDIR") {
-      return false;
-    }
-    throw error;
-  }
-}
-
 function isRecord(value: unknown): value is Record<string, unknown> {
   return value != null && typeof value === "object" && !Array.isArray(value);
 }
@@ -2883,11 +2872,8 @@ export class ACPAgentSession implements AgentSession, ACPClient {
   // Loading an archived agent's history runs nothing in its working directory, which
   // may have been removed with its worktree. session/load still names the original
   // directory; only the process starts from the home directory.
-  private async resolveProcessCwd(): Promise<string> {
-    if (this.resumePurpose !== "history" || (await isDirectory(this.config.cwd))) {
-      return this.config.cwd;
-    }
-    return homedir();
+  private resolveProcessCwd(): Promise<string> {
+    return resolveResumeProcessCwd(this.config.cwd, this.resumePurpose);
   }
 
   private async spawnProcess(): Promise<SpawnedACPProcess> {

packages/server/src/server/agent/providers/pi/agent.test.ts

@@ -5,11 +5,13 @@ import {
   mkdirSync,
   mkdtempSync,
   openSync,
+  readFileSync,
   readSync,
+  realpathSync,
   rmSync,
   writeFileSync,
 } from "node:fs";
-import { tmpdir } from "node:os";
+import { homedir, tmpdir } from "node:os";
 import path from "node:path";
 import pino from "pino";
 import { setImmediate as waitForImmediate } from "node:timers/promises";
@@ -23,6 +25,7 @@ import {
   PiRpcAgentSession,
   transformPiModels,
 } from "./agent.js";
+import { PiCliRuntime } from "./cli-runtime.js";
 import { FakePi } from "./test-utils/fake-pi.js";
 import { createPiExtensionHost } from "./extensions/index.js";
 import { PiExtensionHost } from "./extensions/host.js";
@@ -2719,6 +2722,7 @@ describe("PiRpcAgentClient", () => {
     const root = mkdtempSync(path.join(tmpdir(), "paseo-pi-import-config-"));
     const cwd = path.join(root, "workspace");
     const sessionsDir = path.join(root, "sessions");
+    mkdirSync(cwd, { recursive: true });
     mkdirSync(sessionsDir, { recursive: true });
     const sessionFile = path.join(sessionsDir, "20260103_session.jsonl");
     writeFileSync(
@@ -3532,6 +3536,320 @@ describe("PiRpcAgentClient", () => {
   });
 });
 
+describe("PiRpcAgentClient history resume", () => {
+  const BUILTIN_MCP_COMMAND = {
+    name: "mcp",
+    source: "extension",
+    sourceInfo: { path: "builtin:mcp" },
+  } as const;
+  const PASEO_MCP_SERVERS = {
+    paseo: { type: "http", url: "http://127.0.0.1:6767/mcp/agents" },
+  } as const;
+
+  interface ArchivedPiSession {
+    handle: {
+      provider: string;
+      sessionId: string;
+      nativeHandle: string;
+      metadata: { cwd: string; model?: string };
+    };
+    sessionFile: string;
+    header: Record<string, unknown>;
+    body: string;
+    originalBytes: Buffer;
+  }
+
+  function createDeletedFolder(): string {
+    const folder = mkdtempSync(path.join(tmpdir(), "paseo-pi-deleted-cwd-"));
+    rmSync(folder, { recursive: true, force: true });
+    return folder;
+  }
+
+  function createFileWhereFolderWas(): string {
+    const folder = createDeletedFolder();
+    writeFileSync(folder, "not a directory");
+    onTestFinished(() => rmSync(folder, { force: true }));
+    return folder;
+  }
+
+  function createExistingFolder(): string {
+    const folder = mkdtempSync(path.join(tmpdir(), "paseo-pi-existing-cwd-"));
+    onTestFinished(() => rmSync(folder, { recursive: true, force: true }));
+    return folder;
+  }
+
+  function writeArchivedSession(cwd: string, metadata: { model?: string } = {}): ArchivedPiSession {
+    const dir = mkdtempSync(path.join(tmpdir(), "paseo-pi-archived-session-"));
+    onTestFinished(() => rmSync(dir, { recursive: true, force: true }));
+    const sessionFile = path.join(dir, "2026-01-01_pi-session-1.jsonl");
+    const header = {
+      type: "session",
+      version: 3,
+      id: "pi-session-1",
+      timestamp: "2026-01-01T00:00:00.000Z",
+      cwd,
+    };
+    const body = [
+      JSON.stringify({
+        type: "message",
+        id: "entry-1",
+        parentId: null,
+        message: { role: "user", content: "Où est le café ☕ ?" },
+      }),
+      JSON.stringify({
+        type: "message",
+        id: "entry-2",
+        parentId: "entry-1",
+        message: { role: "assistant", content: [{ type: "text", text: "Dans la cuisine." }] },
+      }),
+    ]
+      .map((line) => `${line}\n`)
+      .join("");
+    writeFileSync(sessionFile, `${JSON.stringify(header)}\n${body}`);
+    return {
+      handle: {
+        provider: "pi",
+        sessionId: "pi-session-1",
+        nativeHandle: sessionFile,
+        metadata: { cwd, ...metadata },
+      },
+      sessionFile,
+      header,
+      body,
+      originalBytes: readFileSync(sessionFile),
+    };
+  }
+
+  function readSessionCopy(sessionFile: string): { header: unknown; body: string } {
+    const content = readUtf8File(sessionFile);
+    const headerEnd = content.indexOf("\n");
+    return {
+      header: JSON.parse(content.slice(0, headerEnd)),
+      body: content.slice(headerEnd + 1),
+    };
+  }
+
+  function resumeArchived(
+    client: PiRpcAgentClient,
+    archived: ArchivedPiSession,
+    purpose: "history" | "interactive",
+    overrides: Partial<AgentSessionConfig> = {},
+  ): Promise<AgentSession> {
+    return client.resumeSession(archived.handle, overrides, undefined, { purpose });
+  }
+
+  function writeFakePiProcess(): {
+    command: [string, ...string[]];
+    readLaunches: () => Array<{ cwd: string; session: string | null }>;
+  } {
+    const dir = mkdtempSync(path.join(tmpdir(), "paseo-pi-process-"));
+    onTestFinished(() => rmSync(dir, { recursive: true, force: true }));
+    const scriptPath = path.join(dir, "fake-pi.cjs");
+    const launchesPath = path.join(dir, "launches.jsonl");
+    writeFileSync(
+      scriptPath,
+      `
+const fs = require("node:fs");
+const readline = require("node:readline");
+const [launchesPath, ...piArgs] = process.argv.slice(2);
+const sessionFlag = piArgs.indexOf("--session");
+const sessionFile = sessionFlag === -1 ? null : piArgs[sessionFlag + 1];
+fs.appendFileSync(launchesPath, JSON.stringify({ cwd: process.cwd(), session: sessionFile }) + "\\n");
+if (sessionFile) {
+  const header = JSON.parse(fs.readFileSync(sessionFile, "utf8").split("\\n", 1)[0]);
+  if (header.cwd && !fs.existsSync(header.cwd)) {
+    fs.writeSync(
+      2,
+      "Stored session working directory does not exist: " + header.cwd + "\\nSession file: " + sessionFile + "\\nCurrent working directory: " + process.cwd() + "\\n",
+    );
+    process.exit(1);
+  }
+}
+const models = [
+  { provider: "openrouter", id: "a" },
+  { provider: "openrouter", id: "b" },
+];
+const state = {
+  sessionId: "pi-session-1",
+  sessionFile,
+  model: models[0],
+  thinkingLevel: "medium",
+  isStreaming: false,
+  isCompacting: false,
+  messageCount: 0,
+  pendingMessageCount: 0,
+};
+const commands = [${JSON.stringify(BUILTIN_MCP_COMMAND)}];
+function handle(request) {
+  switch (request.type) {
+    case "get_state":
+      return state;
+    case "get_commands":
+      return { commands };
+    case "get_available_models":
+      return { models };
+    case "set_model":
+      fs.appendFileSync(
+        sessionFile,
+        JSON.stringify({ type: "model_change", id: "model-1", provider: request.provider, modelId: request.modelId }) + "\\n",
+      );
+      state.model = models.find((model) => model.id === request.modelId);
+      return state.model;
+    default:
+      return {};
+  }
+}
+readline.createInterface({ input: process.stdin }).on("line", (line) => {
+  const request = JSON.parse(line);
+  process.stdout.write(
+    JSON.stringify({ id: request.id, type: "response", command: request.type, success: true, data: handle(request) }) + "\\n",
+  );
+});
+`,
+    );
+    return {
+      command: [process.execPath, scriptPath, launchesPath],
+      readLaunches: () =>
+        readUtf8File(launchesPath)
+          .trim()
+          .split("\n")
+          .map((line) => JSON.parse(line) as { cwd: string; session: string | null }),
+    };
+  }
+
+  test.each([
+    ["is gone", createDeletedFolder],
+    ["is now a file", createFileWhereFolderWas],
+  ])(
+    "a history resume of an agent whose folder %s starts Pi from the home directory on a copy of its session",
+    async (_folderState, createFolder) => {
+      const archived = writeArchivedSession(createFolder());
+      const pi = new FakePi();
+
+      const session = await resumeArchived(createClient(pi), archived, "history");
+      onTestFinished(() => session.close());
+
+      expect(pi.recordedLaunches).toHaveLength(1);
+      const launch = pi.recordedLaunches[0]!;
+      expect(launch.cwd).toBe(homedir());
+      expect(launch.session).not.toBe(archived.sessionFile);
+      expect(readSessionCopy(launch.session!)).toEqual({
+        header: { ...archived.header, cwd: homedir() },
+        body: archived.body,
+      });
+    },
+  );
+
+  test("a history resume of an agent whose folder is gone removes its session copy on close and leaves the original unchanged", async () => {
+    const archived = writeArchivedSession(createDeletedFolder());
+    const pi = new FakePi();
+
+    const session = await resumeArchived(createClient(pi), archived, "history");
+    const sessionCopy = pi.recordedLaunches[0]!.session!;
+    expect(existsSync(sessionCopy)).toBe(true);
+    await session.close();
+
+    expect(existsSync(path.dirname(sessionCopy))).toBe(false);
+    expect(readFileSync(archived.sessionFile)).toEqual(archived.originalBytes);
+  });
+
+  test("a history resume of an agent whose folder is gone persists the original session file while Pi reports the copy", async () => {
+    const storedCwd = createDeletedFolder();
+    const archived = writeArchivedSession(storedCwd);
+    const pi = new FakePi();
+
+    const session = await resumeArchived(createClient(pi), archived, "history");
+    onTestFinished(() => session.close());
+    await session.getRuntimeInfo();
+
+    expect(pi.latestSession().state.sessionFile).toBe(pi.recordedLaunches[0]!.session);
+    expect(session.describePersistence()).toMatchObject({
+      nativeHandle: archived.sessionFile,
+      metadata: { cwd: storedCwd },
+    });
+  });
+
+  test("a history resume of an agent whose folder is gone removes its session copy when Pi fails to start", async () => {
+    const archived = writeArchivedSession(createDeletedFolder());
+    const pi = new FakePi();
+    pi.queueSessionSetup((session) => {
+      session.getStateError = new Error("Pi RPC process exited with code 1 and signal null");
+    });
+
+    await expect(resumeArchived(createClient(pi), archived, "history")).rejects.toThrow(
+      "Pi RPC process exited with code 1",
+    );
+
+    expect(pi.recordedLaunches).toHaveLength(1);
+    expect(pi.recordedLaunches[0]!.session).not.toBe(archived.sessionFile);
+    expect(existsSync(path.dirname(pi.recordedLaunches[0]!.session!))).toBe(false);
+  });
+
+  test("a history resume of an agent whose folder is gone checks MCP support from the home directory", async () => {
+    const archived = writeArchivedSession(createDeletedFolder());
+    const pi = new FakePi();
+    pi.queueCommands([BUILTIN_MCP_COMMAND]);
+
+    const session = await resumeArchived(createClient(pi), archived, "history", {
+      mcpServers: PASEO_MCP_SERVERS,
+    });
+    onTestFinished(() => session.close());
+
+    expect(pi.recordedLaunches.map((launch) => launch.cwd)).toEqual([homedir(), homedir()]);
+    expect(session.capabilities.supportsMcpServers).toBe(true);
+  });
+
+  test("an interactive resume of an agent whose folder is gone still fails in its stored folder", async () => {
+    const storedCwd = createDeletedFolder();
+    const archived = writeArchivedSession(storedCwd);
+    const pi = new FakePi();
+
+    await expect(resumeArchived(createClient(pi), archived, "interactive")).rejects.toThrow(
+      `Stored session working directory does not exist: ${storedCwd}`,
+    );
+
+    expect(pi.recordedLaunches).toMatchObject([{ cwd: storedCwd, session: archived.sessionFile }]);
+  });
+
+  test("a history resume of an agent whose folder exists keeps the stored folder and session file", async () => {
+    const storedCwd = createExistingFolder();
+    const archived = writeArchivedSession(storedCwd);
+    const pi = new FakePi();
+
+    const session = await resumeArchived(createClient(pi), archived, "history");
+    onTestFinished(() => session.close());
+
+    expect(pi.recordedLaunches).toMatchObject([{ cwd: storedCwd, session: archived.sessionFile }]);
+  });
+
+  test("a history resume of an agent whose folder is gone opens its session in a real Pi process started from the home directory", async () => {
+    const archived = writeArchivedSession(createDeletedFolder(), { model: "openrouter/b" });
+    const fakePiProcess = writeFakePiProcess();
+    const logger = pino({ level: "silent" });
+    const client = new PiRpcAgentClient({
+      logger,
+      runtime: new PiCliRuntime({ logger, command: fakePiProcess.command }),
+    });
+
+    const session = await resumeArchived(client, archived, "history", {
+      mcpServers: PASEO_MCP_SERVERS,
+    });
+    onTestFinished(() => session.close());
+
+    const launches = fakePiProcess.readLaunches();
+    const home = realpathSync.native(homedir());
+    expect(launches.map((launch) => realpathSync.native(launch.cwd))).toEqual([home, home]);
+    expect(session.capabilities.supportsMcpServers).toBe(true);
+    const sessionCopy = launches[1]!.session!;
+    expect(readUtf8File(sessionCopy)).toContain('"type":"model_change"');
+    expect(session.describePersistence()?.nativeHandle).toBe(archived.sessionFile);
+
+    await session.close();
+    expect(existsSync(path.dirname(sessionCopy))).toBe(false);
+    expect(readFileSync(archived.sessionFile)).toEqual(archived.originalBytes);
+  });
+});
+
 describe("transformPiModels", () => {
   test("normalizes labels that include the upstream provider prefix", () => {
     expect(

packages/server/src/server/agent/providers/pi/agent.ts

@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ import { mapCustomMessageToToolCall } from "../custom-message.js";
 import { randomUUID } from "node:crypto";
 import { existsSync, mkdtempSync, readFileSync, rmSync, writeFileSync } from "node:fs";
 import { homedir, tmpdir } from "node:os";
-import { join, resolve as resolvePath } from "node:path";
+import { basename, join, resolve as resolvePath } from "node:path";
 import type { Logger } from "pino";
 import stripAnsi from "strip-ansi";
 import { z } from "zod";
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ import {
   type AgentPersistenceHandle,
   type AgentPromptInput,
   type AgentProvider,
+  type AgentResumeSessionOptions,
   type AgentRunOptions,
   type AgentRunResult,
   type AgentRuntimeInfo,
@@ -75,8 +76,13 @@ import {
   piExtensionRuntimeBridge,
   type PiExtensionEventOutput,
 } from "./extensions/index.js";
+import { resolveResumeProcessCwd } from "../resume-process-cwd.js";
 import { revertPiConversation } from "./rewind.js";
-import { listPiImportableSessions, readPiImportSessionConfig } from "./session-descriptor.js";
+import {
+  copyPiSessionFileWithCwd,
+  listPiImportableSessions,
+  readPiImportSessionConfig,
+} from "./session-descriptor.js";
 import type { PiRuntime, PiRuntimeSession, PiStartSessionInput } from "./runtime.js";
 import type {
   PiAgentSessionEvent,
@@ -245,6 +251,7 @@ interface PiRpcAgentSessionOptions {
   initialState: PiSessionState;
   capabilities: AgentCapabilityFlags;
   currentModeId?: string | null;
+  persistedSessionFile?: string;
   cleanup?: () => void;
   extensionTimeoutMs?: number;
   logger: Logger;
@@ -492,13 +499,14 @@ function buildResumeConfig(
 
 function buildResumeStartInput(input: {
   resumeConfig: PiResumeConfig;
+  processCwd: string;
   sessionFile: string;
   launchContext: AgentLaunchContext | undefined;
   mcpConfigFile: PiTempFile | null;
   paseoExtension: PiTempFile | null;
 }): PiStartSessionInput {
   return {
-    cwd: input.resumeConfig.cwd,
+    cwd: input.processCwd,
     env: input.launchContext?.env,
     session: input.sessionFile,
     thinkingOptionId: normalizePiThinkingOption(input.resumeConfig.thinkingOptionId) ?? undefined,
@@ -618,6 +626,19 @@ function createPiMcpConfigFile(
   };
 }
 
+async function createPiSessionCopy(sessionFile: string, cwd: string): Promise<PiTempFile> {
+  const dir = mkdtempSync(join(tmpdir(), "paseo-pi-session-"));
+  const cleanup = () => rmSync(dir, { recursive: true, force: true });
+  const filePath = join(dir, basename(sessionFile));
+  try {
+    await copyPiSessionFileWithCwd({ sourceFile: sessionFile, targetFile: filePath, cwd });
+  } catch (error) {
+    cleanup();
+    throw error;
+  }
+  return { path: filePath, cleanup };
+}
+
 function createPiPaseoExtensionFile({
   systemPrompt,
   mcpServers = {},
@@ -1232,6 +1253,7 @@ export class PiRpcAgentSession implements AgentSession {
     this.capabilities = options.capabilities;
     this.provider = PI_PROVIDER;
     this.currentModeId = options.currentModeId ?? null;
+    this.persistedSessionFile = options.persistedSessionFile;
     this.cleanup = options.cleanup;
     this.extensionTimeoutMs = options.extensionTimeoutMs ?? DEFAULT_PI_EXTENSION_RESULT_TIMEOUT_MS;
     this.logger = options.logger;
@@ -1262,6 +1284,7 @@ export class PiRpcAgentSession implements AgentSession {
 
   private readonly runtimeSession: PiRuntimeSession;
   private readonly config: AgentSessionConfig;
+  private readonly persistedSessionFile?: string;
   private readonly cleanup?: () => void;
   private readonly extensionTimeoutMs: number;
 
@@ -1496,7 +1519,7 @@ export class PiRpcAgentSession implements AgentSession {
     return {
       provider: this.provider,
       sessionId: this.state.sessionId,
-      nativeHandle: this.state.sessionFile,
+      nativeHandle: this.persistedSessionFile ?? this.state.sessionFile,
       metadata: {
         cwd: this.config.cwd,
         ...(this.config.model ? { model: this.config.model } : {}),
@@ -2645,6 +2668,7 @@ export class PiRpcAgentClient implements AgentClient {
     handle: AgentPersistenceHandle,
     overrides?: Partial<AgentSessionConfig>,
     launchContext?: AgentLaunchContext,
+    options?: AgentResumeSessionOptions,
   ): Promise<AgentSession> {
     const sessionFile = handle.nativeHandle;
     if (!sessionFile) {
@@ -2653,6 +2677,7 @@ export class PiRpcAgentClient implements AgentClient {
 
     const persistenceMetadata = parsePersistenceMetadata(handle.metadata);
     const resumeConfig = buildResumeConfig(persistenceMetadata, overrides, this.provider);
+    const processCwd = await resolveResumeProcessCwd(resumeConfig.cwd, options?.purpose);
 
     const providerOptions = PiProviderOptionsSchema.parse(
       resumeConfig.config.providerOptions ?? {},
@@ -2663,7 +2688,7 @@ export class PiRpcAgentClient implements AgentClient {
       ...launchContext?.env,
     };
     const mcp = await this.prepareMcpInjection(
-      resumeConfig.cwd,
+      processCwd,
       resumeConfig.config.mcpServers,
       mcpEnv,
       runtime,
@@ -2676,20 +2701,29 @@ export class PiRpcAgentClient implements AgentClient {
       ),
       mcpServers: mcp?.kind === "builtin" ? mcp.servers : undefined,
     });
+    const tempFiles = mcpConfigFile ? [mcpConfigFile, paseoExtension] : [paseoExtension];
+    const cleanupTempFiles = () => {
+      for (const tempFile of tempFiles) tempFile.cleanup();
+    };
+    let sessionCopy: PiTempFile | null = null;
     let runtimeSession: PiRuntimeSession;
     try {
+      if (processCwd !== resumeConfig.cwd) {
+        sessionCopy = await createPiSessionCopy(sessionFile, processCwd);
+        tempFiles.push(sessionCopy);
+      }
       runtimeSession = await runtime.startSession(
         buildResumeStartInput({
           resumeConfig,
-          sessionFile,
+          processCwd,
+          sessionFile: sessionCopy?.path ?? sessionFile,
           launchContext,
           mcpConfigFile,
           paseoExtension,
         }),
       );
     } catch (error) {
-      mcpConfigFile?.cleanup();
-      paseoExtension?.cleanup();
+      cleanupTempFiles();
       throw error;
     }
     try {
@@ -2702,15 +2736,15 @@ export class PiRpcAgentClient implements AgentClient {
         },
         initialState,
         capabilities: capabilitiesForSession(mcp !== null),
-        cleanup: combineCleanup([mcpConfigFile?.cleanup, paseoExtension?.cleanup]),
+        persistedSessionFile: sessionCopy ? sessionFile : undefined,
+        cleanup: cleanupTempFiles,
         extensionTimeoutMs: providerOptions.extensionTimeoutMs,
         logger: this.logger,
         usagePollScheduler: this.usagePollScheduler,
       });
     } catch (error) {
       await runtimeSession.close().catch(() => undefined);
-      mcpConfigFile?.cleanup();
-      paseoExtension?.cleanup();
+      cleanupTempFiles();
       throw error;
     }
   }

packages/server/src/server/agent/providers/pi/session-descriptor.test.ts

@@ -1,9 +1,13 @@
-import { mkdtemp, mkdir, utimes, writeFile } from "node:fs/promises";
+import { mkdtemp, mkdir, readFile, rm, utimes, writeFile } from "node:fs/promises";
 import { tmpdir } from "node:os";
 import path from "node:path";
-import { expect, test } from "vitest";
+import { expect, onTestFinished, test } from "vitest";
 
-import { listPiImportableSessions, readPiImportSessionConfig } from "./session-descriptor.js";
+import {
+  copyPiSessionFileWithCwd,
+  listPiImportableSessions,
+  readPiImportSessionConfig,
+} from "./session-descriptor.js";
 
 async function writeSession(root: string, lines: unknown[]): Promise<string> {
   const sessionsDir = path.join(root, "sessions", "project");
@@ -216,3 +220,97 @@ test("Pi import config preserves thinking before a later model in large sessions
     thinkingOptionId: "low",
   });
 });
+
+test("a Pi session copy names the new cwd in its header and keeps every later byte", async () => {
+  const root = await mkdtemp(path.join(tmpdir(), "paseo-pi-session-copy-"));
+  onTestFinished(() => rm(root, { recursive: true, force: true }));
+  const header = {
+    type: "session",
+    version: 3,
+    id: "pi-session-1",
+    timestamp: "2026-01-01T00:00:00.000Z",
+    cwd: path.join(root, "removed-worktree"),
+  };
+  const body = Buffer.from(
+    Array.from(
+      { length: 2_000 },
+      (_, index) =>
+        `${JSON.stringify({ type: "message", id: `entry-${index}`, message: { role: "user", content: `café ☕ ${index}` } })}\n`,
+    ).join(""),
+  );
+  expect(body.length).toBeGreaterThan(64 * 1024);
+  const sourceFile = path.join(root, "source.jsonl");
+  const targetFile = path.join(root, "copy.jsonl");
+  await writeFile(sourceFile, Buffer.concat([Buffer.from(`${JSON.stringify(header)}\n`), body]));
+
+  await copyPiSessionFileWithCwd({ sourceFile, targetFile, cwd: "/home/user" });
+
+  const copy = await readFile(targetFile);
+  const headerEnd = copy.indexOf(0x0a);
+  expect(JSON.parse(copy.subarray(0, headerEnd).toString("utf8"))).toEqual({
+    ...header,
+    cwd: "/home/user",
+  });
+  expect(copy.subarray(headerEnd + 1).equals(body)).toBe(true);
+});
+
+test("a Pi session copy refuses a file without a session header", async () => {
+  const root = await mkdtemp(path.join(tmpdir(), "paseo-pi-session-copy-"));
+  onTestFinished(() => rm(root, { recursive: true, force: true }));
+  const sourceFile = path.join(root, "source.jsonl");
+  await writeFile(sourceFile, `${JSON.stringify({ type: "message", id: "entry-1" })}\n`);
+
+  await expect(
+    copyPiSessionFileWithCwd({ sourceFile, targetFile: path.join(root, "copy.jsonl"), cwd: "/" }),
+  ).rejects.toThrow(`Pi session file has no session header: ${sourceFile}`);
+});
+
+const COPY_BODY = [
+  { type: "message", id: "entry-1", message: { role: "user", content: "café ☕" } },
+  { type: "message", id: "entry-2", message: { role: "assistant", content: "Dans la cuisine." } },
+]
+  .map((entry) => `${JSON.stringify(entry)}\n`)
+  .join("");
+
+const COPY_HEADER = {
+  type: "session",
+  version: 3,
+  id: "pi-session-1",
+  timestamp: "2026-01-01T00:00:00.000Z",
+  cwd: "/removed-worktree",
+};
+
+async function copySessionContent(content: string): Promise<Buffer> {
+  const root = await mkdtemp(path.join(tmpdir(), "paseo-pi-session-copy-"));
+  onTestFinished(() => rm(root, { recursive: true, force: true }));
+  const sourceFile = path.join(root, "source.jsonl");
+  const targetFile = path.join(root, "copy.jsonl");
+  await writeFile(sourceFile, content);
+  await copyPiSessionFileWithCwd({ sourceFile, targetFile, cwd: "/home/user" });
+  return readFile(targetFile);
+}
+
+test.each([
+  ["a header line longer than 64 KiB", "", { ...COPY_HEADER, padding: "x".repeat(70 * 1024) }],
+  ["a header with an empty cwd", "", { ...COPY_HEADER, cwd: "" }],
+  ["blank lines before the header", "\n\r\n", COPY_HEADER],
+])("a Pi session copy accepts %s", async (_headerShape, prefix, header) => {
+  const copy = await copySessionContent(`${prefix}${JSON.stringify(header)}\n${COPY_BODY}`);
+
+  const headerEnd = copy.indexOf(0x0a);
+  expect(JSON.parse(copy.subarray(0, headerEnd).toString("utf8"))).toEqual({
+    ...header,
+    cwd: "/home/user",
+  });
+  expect(copy.subarray(headerEnd + 1).equals(Buffer.from(COPY_BODY))).toBe(true);
+});
+
+test("a Pi session copy reports a missing session file", async () => {
+  const root = await mkdtemp(path.join(tmpdir(), "paseo-pi-session-copy-"));
+  onTestFinished(() => rm(root, { recursive: true, force: true }));
+  const sourceFile = path.join(root, "missing.jsonl");
+
+  await expect(
+    copyPiSessionFileWithCwd({ sourceFile, targetFile: path.join(root, "copy.jsonl"), cwd: "/" }),
+  ).rejects.toThrow(`Pi session file is missing: ${sourceFile}`);
+});

packages/server/src/server/agent/providers/pi/session-descriptor.ts

@@ -1,7 +1,8 @@
-import type { Dirent } from "node:fs";
-import { open, readdir, readFile, stat } from "node:fs/promises";
+import { createReadStream, createWriteStream, type Dirent } from "node:fs";
+import { open, readdir, readFile, stat, writeFile } from "node:fs/promises";
 import { homedir } from "node:os";
 import path from "node:path";
+import { pipeline } from "node:stream/promises";
 
 import type {
   ImportableProviderSession,
@@ -18,6 +19,7 @@ const PI_SESSION_DIR_ENV = "PI_CODING_AGENT_SESSION_DIR";
 const HEAD_BYTES = 64 * 1024;
 const TAIL_BYTES = 256 * 1024;
 const FULL_SCAN_LINE_LIMIT = 2_000;
+const PI_SESSION_HEADER_SCAN_BYTES = 1024 * 1024;
 // Rank all discovered files cheaply, then parse only a bounded recent window.
 const IMPORT_CANDIDATE_OVERSCAN = 40;
 const IMPORT_CANDIDATE_MIN = 400;
@@ -100,6 +102,59 @@ export async function listPiImportableSessions(
   );
 }
 
+export async function copyPiSessionFileWithCwd(input: {
+  sourceFile: string;
+  targetFile: string;
+  cwd: string;
+}): Promise<void> {
+  const found = findSessionHeaderLine(
+    await readSessionFileStart(input.sourceFile, PI_SESSION_HEADER_SCAN_BYTES),
+  );
+  if (!found) {
+    throw new Error(`Pi session file has no session header: ${input.sourceFile}`);
+  }
+  await writeFile(input.targetFile, `${JSON.stringify({ ...found.header, cwd: input.cwd })}\n`, {
+    mode: 0o600,
+  });
+  await pipeline(
+    createReadStream(input.sourceFile, { start: found.bodyStart }),
+    createWriteStream(input.targetFile, { flags: "a" }),
+  );
+}
+
+function findSessionHeaderLine(
+  scanned: Buffer,
+): { header: Record<string, unknown>; bodyStart: number } | null {
+  let lineStart = 0;
+  while (lineStart < scanned.length) {
+    const newline = scanned.indexOf(0x0a, lineStart);
+    const bodyStart = newline === -1 ? scanned.length : newline + 1;
+    const line = scanned.subarray(lineStart, bodyStart).toString("utf8").trim();
+    if (line) {
+      const header = parseJsonRecord(line);
+      return header?.type === "session" ? { header, bodyStart } : null;
+    }
+    lineStart = bodyStart;
+  }
+  return null;
+}
+
+async function readSessionFileStart(filePath: string, maxBytes: number): Promise<Buffer> {
+  const handle = await open(filePath, "r").catch((error: unknown) => {
+    if ((error as NodeJS.ErrnoException).code === "ENOENT") {
+      throw new Error(`Pi session file is missing: ${filePath}`);
+    }
+    throw error;
+  });
+  try {
+    const buffer = Buffer.alloc(maxBytes);
+    const { bytesRead } = await handle.read(buffer, 0, maxBytes, 0);
+    return buffer.subarray(0, bytesRead);
+  } finally {
+    await handle.close().catch(() => undefined);
+  }
+}
+
 export async function readPiImportSessionConfig(filePath: string): Promise<PiImportSessionConfig> {
   const descriptor = await readPiSessionDescriptor(filePath);
   if (!descriptor) return {};

packages/server/src/server/agent/providers/pi/test-utils/fake-pi.ts

@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+import { existsSync, readFileSync } from "node:fs";
+
 import type {
   PiRuntime,
   PiRuntimeLaunch,
@@ -75,6 +77,12 @@ export class FakePi implements PiRuntime {
     const session = new FakePiSession(launch, this.removedModels);
     session.commands = this.queuedCommands.shift() ?? [];
     this.queuedSessionSetups.shift()?.(session);
+    const missingSessionCwd = launch.noSession ? null : readMissingSessionCwd(launch.session);
+    if (missingSessionCwd !== null) {
+      session.getStateError = new Error(
+        `Pi RPC process exited with code 1 and signal null\nStored session working directory does not exist: ${missingSessionCwd}\nSession file: ${launch.session}\nCurrent working directory: ${launch.cwd}`,
+      );
+    }
     this.sessions.push(session);
     return session;
   }
@@ -101,6 +109,27 @@ export class FakePi implements PiRuntime {
   }
 }
 
+function readMissingSessionCwd(sessionFile: string | undefined): string | null {
+  if (!sessionFile || !existsSync(sessionFile)) {
+    return null;
+  }
+  const [headerLine = ""] = readFileSync(sessionFile, "utf8").split("\n", 1);
+  let header: unknown;
+  try {
+    header = JSON.parse(headerLine);
+  } catch {
+    return null;
+  }
+  if (typeof header !== "object" || header === null || !("cwd" in header)) {
+    return null;
+  }
+  const { type, cwd } = header as { type?: unknown; cwd?: unknown };
+  if (type !== "session" || typeof cwd !== "string" || !cwd || existsSync(cwd)) {
+    return null;
+  }
+  return cwd;
+}
+
 export class FakePiSession implements PiRuntimeSession {
   readonly environment: Record<string, string>;
   readonly prompts: Array<{ message: string; imageCount: number }> = [];

packages/server/src/server/agent/providers/resume-process-cwd.ts

@@ -0,0 +1,26 @@
+import { stat } from "node:fs/promises";
+import { homedir } from "node:os";
+
+import type { AgentResumePurpose } from "../agent-sdk-types.js";
+
+export async function resolveResumeProcessCwd(
+  cwd: string,
+  purpose: AgentResumePurpose | undefined,
+): Promise<string> {
+  if (purpose !== "history" || (await isDirectory(cwd))) {
+    return cwd;
+  }
+  return homedir();
+}
+
+async function isDirectory(target: string): Promise<boolean> {
+  try {
+    return (await stat(target)).isDirectory();
+  } catch (error) {
+    const code = (error as NodeJS.ErrnoException).code;
+    if (code === "ENOENT" || code === "ENOTDIR") {
+      return false;
+    }
+    throw error;
+  }
+}

packages/server/src/server/connected-hosts/hosts.e2e.test.ts

@@ -784,6 +784,211 @@ test("old capabilities fail before execution and authentication errors recover t
   expect((await online(paseo)).hosts[0]!.serverId).toBe(b.daemon.getServerId());
 });
 
+async function updatableDestination() {
+  let features: { connectedHosts: boolean; hostMultiplexing: boolean } | undefined;
+  let holding = false;
+  const held: (() => void)[] = [];
+  let connections = 0;
+  const http = createServer();
+  const ws = new WebSocketServer({ server: http });
+  ws.on("connection", (socket) => {
+    connections++;
+    socket.on("message", (data) => {
+      const frame = JSON.parse(data.toString());
+      if (frame.type === "ping") socket.send(JSON.stringify({ type: "pong" }));
+      if (frame.type !== "hello") return;
+      const reply = () =>
+        socket.send(
+          JSON.stringify({
+            type: "session",
+            message: {
+              type: "status",
+              payload: {
+                status: "server_info",
+                serverId: "srv_updated",
+                hostname: "updated",
+                version: "0.12.0",
+                ...(features ? { features } : {}),
+              },
+            },
+          }),
+        );
+      if (holding) held.push(reply);
+      else reply();
+    });
+  });
+  http.listen(0, "127.0.0.1");
+  await once(http, "listening");
+  cleanup.push(async () => {
+    for (const socket of ws.clients) socket.terminate();
+    await new Promise<void>((resolve) => ws.close(() => resolve()));
+    await new Promise<void>((resolve) => http.close(() => resolve()));
+  });
+  const address = http.address();
+  if (!address || typeof address === "string") throw new Error("Missing destination port");
+  return {
+    port: address.port,
+    connections: () => connections,
+    hold: () => {
+      holding = true;
+    },
+    update: () => {
+      features = { connectedHosts: true, hostMultiplexing: true };
+      holding = false;
+      for (const reply of held.splice(0)) reply();
+    },
+  };
+}
+async function capabilityRetry(paseo: ReturnType<typeof createPaseoApi>): Promise<number> {
+  let retryAt = "";
+  await expect
+    .poll(
+      async () => {
+        const row = (await paseo.hosts.list()).hosts[0];
+        retryAt = row?.nextRetryAt ?? "";
+        return row;
+      },
+      { timeout: 5000 },
+    )
+    .toMatchObject({
+      status: "offline",
+      nextRetryAt: expect.any(String),
+      error: { code: "unsupported_capability" },
+    });
+  return Date.parse(retryAt);
+}
+
+test("a destination updated past unsupported_capability keeps its guidance while retrying and comes online, while duplicate_host stays terminal", async () => {
+  const destination = await updatableDestination();
+  const a = await daemon();
+  const { paseo } = await api(a);
+  const host = await paseo.hosts.add({ connection: `127.0.0.1:${destination.port}` });
+  await capabilityRetry(paseo);
+  destination.hold();
+  await expect
+    .poll(async () => (await paseo.hosts.list()).hosts[0], { timeout: 5000 })
+    .toMatchObject({ status: "connecting", error: { code: "unsupported_capability" } });
+  await expect(paseo.hosts.client("srv_updated")).rejects.toMatchObject({
+    code: "unsupported_capability",
+  });
+  destination.update();
+  expect((await online(paseo)).hosts[0]).toMatchObject({
+    registrationId: host.registrationId,
+    serverId: "srv_updated",
+    nextRetryAt: null,
+    error: null,
+  });
+  await paseo.hosts.add({ connection: `ws://127.0.0.1:${destination.port}/ws` });
+  await expect
+    .poll(async () => (await paseo.hosts.list()).hosts[1], { timeout: 5000 })
+    .toMatchObject({ status: "error", nextRetryAt: null, error: { code: "duplicate_host" } });
+});
+
+test("disabling or removing a host cancels its pending capability retry", async () => {
+  const destination = await updatableDestination();
+  const a = await daemon();
+  const { paseo } = await api(a);
+  const host = await paseo.hosts.add({ connection: `127.0.0.1:${destination.port}` });
+  let retryAt = await capabilityRetry(paseo);
+  let connections = destination.connections();
+  await paseo.hosts.update(host.registrationId, { enabled: false });
+  await new Promise((resolve) => setTimeout(resolve, retryAt - Date.now() + 500));
+  expect(destination.connections()).toBe(connections);
+  await paseo.hosts.update(host.registrationId, { enabled: true });
+  retryAt = await capabilityRetry(paseo);
+  connections = destination.connections();
+  await paseo.hosts.remove(host.registrationId);
+  await new Promise((resolve) => setTimeout(resolve, retryAt - Date.now() + 500));
+  expect(destination.connections()).toBe(connections);
+});
+
+import {
+  createDaemonChannel,
+  exportPublicKey,
+  generateKeyPair,
+  openDaemonSecureChannel,
+  type Transport,
+} from "@getpaseo/relay/e2ee";
+test("a capability retry over a relay keeps the protected endpoint security it negotiated", async () => {
+  const keys = generateKeyPair();
+  const legacyReceived: unknown[] = [];
+  let connections = 0;
+  let retryClosed = false;
+  const http = createServer();
+  const ws = new WebSocketServer({ server: http });
+  ws.on("connection", (socket) => {
+    connections++;
+    const wire: Transport = {
+      send: (data) => socket.send(data),
+      close: (code, reason) => socket.close(code, reason),
+      onmessage: null,
+      onclose: null,
+      onerror: null,
+    };
+    socket.on("message", (data, isBinary) => {
+      const bytes = Buffer.from(data as Buffer);
+      wire.onmessage?.({
+        data: isBinary
+          ? bytes.buffer.slice(bytes.byteOffset, bytes.byteOffset + bytes.byteLength)
+          : bytes.toString(),
+        isBinary,
+      });
+    });
+    socket.on("close", (code, reason) => wire.onclose?.(code, reason.toString()));
+    if (connections > 1) {
+      socket.on("close", () => {
+        retryClosed = true;
+      });
+      void createDaemonChannel(wire, keys, {
+        onmessage: (data) => legacyReceived.push(data),
+      }).catch(() => {});
+      return;
+    }
+    const channel = openDaemonSecureChannel(wire, {
+      daemonKeyPair: keys,
+      events: {
+        onmessage: (data) => {
+          if (typeof data !== "string" || JSON.parse(data).type !== "hello") return;
+          void channel.then((secure) =>
+            secure.send(
+              JSON.stringify({
+                type: "session",
+                message: {
+                  type: "status",
+                  payload: {
+                    status: "server_info",
+                    serverId: "srv_relayed",
+                    hostname: "relayed",
+                    version: "0.12.0",
+                  },
+                },
+              }),
+            ),
+          );
+        },
+      },
+    });
+    void channel.catch(() => {});
+  });
+  http.listen(0, "127.0.0.1");
+  await once(http, "listening");
+  cleanup.push(async () => {
+    for (const socket of ws.clients) socket.terminate();
+    await new Promise<void>((resolve) => ws.close(() => resolve()));
+    await new Promise<void>((resolve) => http.close(() => resolve()));
+  });
+  const address = http.address();
+  if (!address || typeof address === "string") throw new Error("Missing relay port");
+  const a = await daemon();
+  const { paseo } = await api(a);
+  await paseo.hosts.add({
+    connection: `relay://127.0.0.1:${address.port}/srv_relayed?key=${encodeURIComponent(exportPublicKey(keys.publicKey))}`,
+  });
+  await capabilityRetry(paseo);
+  await expect.poll(() => retryClosed, { timeout: 15000 }).toBe(true);
+  expect(legacyReceived).toEqual([]);
+});
+
 test("an unreachable saved target becomes online after its daemon starts without being added again", async () => {
   const reservation = createServer();
   reservation.listen(0, "127.0.0.1");

packages/server/src/server/connected-hosts/index.ts

@@ -7,10 +7,12 @@ import { z } from "zod";
 import {
   createHostClient,
   createHostChannelTransport,
+  createHostTransportFactory,
   parseHostTarget,
   HostTransportBudget,
 } from "@getpaseo/client/node";
 import type { DaemonClient } from "@getpaseo/client/internal/daemon-client";
+import type { DaemonTransportFactory } from "@getpaseo/client/internal/daemon-client-transport-types";
 import {
   HostSummarySchema,
   HostAddSchema,
@@ -235,23 +237,30 @@ export class ConnectedHosts {
       if (route.registrationId === id)
         route.close(code, "Host access was disabled, replaced or removed");
   }
-  private start(row: Saved): void {
+  private start(
+    row: Saved,
+    resume?: { failures: number; transports: DaemonTransportFactory },
+  ): void {
     if (!row.enabled || this.closed) return;
-    let stopped = false;
-    const client = createHostClient(
-      row.connection,
-      {
-        clientId: `host-link-${this.self.serverId}-${row.registrationId}`,
-        connectTimeoutMs: 10000,
+    const transports =
+      resume?.transports ??
+      createHostTransportFactory(row.connection, this.budget, {
         webSocketAgent: webSocketProxyAgent,
-      },
-      this.budget,
-    );
+      });
+    let stopped = false;
+    let attempts = resume?.failures ?? 0;
+    let retry: ReturnType<typeof setTimeout> | undefined;
+    const client = createHostClient(row.connection, {
+      clientId: `host-link-${this.self.serverId}-${row.registrationId}`,
+      connectTimeoutMs: 10000,
+      transportFactory: transports,
+    });
     const live: Live = {
       client,
       accepted: false,
       stop: () => {
         stopped = true;
+        clearTimeout(retry);
         void client.close();
       },
     };
@@ -285,7 +294,7 @@ export class ConnectedHosts {
         if (info.features?.connectedHosts !== true || info.features?.hostMultiplexing !== true)
           throw new HostError(
             "unsupported_capability",
-            "Update the destination daemon to use connected hosts.",
+            "Update the destination daemon to use connected hosts; retrying automatically.",
           );
         // Pin and persist under the same writer as management to prevent discovery races.
         await this.mutate(async () => {
@@ -304,16 +313,22 @@ export class ConnectedHosts {
           if (stopped || client.getLastServerInfoMessage() !== info || !client.isConnected) return;
           Object.assign(row, next);
           live.accepted = true;
+          attempts = 0;
           this.changed();
         });
       } catch (error) {
         if (stopped) return;
-        row.status = "error";
         row.error = connectionFailure(error, client.authFailureReason !== null) ?? {
           code: "host_offline",
           message: "Host connection failed",
         };
-        row.nextRetryAt = null;
+        if (terminalFailures.has(row.error.code)) {
+          row.status = "error";
+          row.nextRetryAt = null;
+        } else {
+          stopped = true;
+          retry = this.scheduleAcceptanceRetry(row, attempts, transports);
+        }
         this.changed();
         await client.close();
       }
@@ -329,18 +344,17 @@ export class ConnectedHosts {
         if (route.registrationId === row.registrationId) route.close();
       row.status = state.status === "connecting" ? "connecting" : "offline";
       row.nextRetryAt = state.status === "disconnected" ? (state.nextRetryAt ?? null) : null;
-      row.error =
-        state.status === "disconnected"
-          ? (connectionFailure(
-              Object.assign(new Error("Check the SSH configuration and daemon credentials"), {
-                code: state.failureCode,
-              }),
-              client.authFailureReason !== null,
-            ) ?? {
-              code: "host_offline",
-              message: "Cannot reach host. Check the connection; retrying automatically.",
-            })
-          : null;
+      if (state.status === "disconnected")
+        row.error = connectionFailure(
+          Object.assign(new Error("Check the SSH configuration and daemon credentials"), {
+            code: state.failureCode,
+          }),
+          client.authFailureReason !== null,
+        ) ?? {
+          code: "host_offline",
+          message: "Cannot reach host. Check the connection; retrying automatically.",
+        };
+      else if (row.error?.code !== "unsupported_capability") row.error = null;
       if (row.error?.code === "authentication_failed") {
         row.status = "error";
         row.nextRetryAt = null;
@@ -351,6 +365,18 @@ export class ConnectedHosts {
     });
     void client.connect().catch(() => {});
   }
+  private scheduleAcceptanceRetry(
+    row: Saved,
+    failures: number,
+    transports: DaemonTransportFactory,
+  ): ReturnType<typeof setTimeout> {
+    const delay = acceptanceRetryDelayMs(failures);
+    row.status = "offline";
+    row.nextRetryAt = new Date(Date.now() + delay).toISOString();
+    const retry = setTimeout(() => this.start(row, { failures: failures + 1, transports }), delay);
+    retry.unref();
+    return retry;
+  }
   async openRoute(input: {
     serverId: string;
     scopeId: string;
@@ -531,6 +557,20 @@ export class ConnectedHosts {
   }
 }
 
+const ACCEPTANCE_RETRY_BASE_MS = 1500;
+const ACCEPTANCE_RETRY_MAX_MS = 30_000;
+
+function acceptanceRetryDelayMs(failures: number): number {
+  return Math.min(ACCEPTANCE_RETRY_BASE_MS * 2 ** failures, ACCEPTANCE_RETRY_MAX_MS);
+}
+
+const terminalFailures = new Set([
+  "server_id_mismatch",
+  "self_host",
+  "duplicate_host",
+  "authentication_failed",
+]);
+
 function connectionFailure(error: unknown, authenticationFailed: boolean): HostSummary["error"] {
   if (error instanceof HostError) return { code: error.code, message: error.message };
   if (error instanceof Error && "code" in error && error.code === "authentication_failed")

packages/server/src/server/daemon-e2e/checkout-diff-content.e2e.test.ts

@@ -88,13 +88,9 @@ test.each(["uncommitted", "base", "commit"] as const)(
   60_000,
 );
 
-test.each(
-  (["uncommitted", "base"] as const).flatMap((mode) =>
-    (["single", "batch", "rename"] as const).map((shape) => ({ mode, shape })),
-  ),
-)(
-  "$mode $shape diff includes hunks from a repository subdirectory",
-  async ({ mode, shape }) => {
+test.each(["single", "batch", "rename"] as const)(
+  "%s diff includes hunks from a repository subdirectory before and after commit",
+  async (shape) => {
     const ctx = await createDaemonTestContext();
     const cwd = mkdtempSync(join(tmpdir(), "checkout-diff-subdirectory-"));
 
@@ -112,9 +108,7 @@ test.each(
       }
       git(cwd, "add", ".");
       git(cwd, "-c", "commit.gpgsign=false", "commit", "-m", "initial");
-      if (mode === "base") {
-        git(cwd, "checkout", "-b", "feature");
-      }
+      git(cwd, "checkout", "-b", "feature");
       const filename = shape === "rename" ? "renamed.txt" : "normal.txt";
       if (shape === "rename") {
         git(cwd, "mv", "sub/normal.txt", `sub/${filename}`);
@@ -123,36 +117,38 @@ test.each(
       if (shape === "batch") {
         writeFileSync(join(cwd, "sibling.txt"), "new sibling\n");
       }
-      if (mode === "base") {
-        git(cwd, "add", ".");
-        git(cwd, "-c", "commit.gpgsign=false", "commit", "-m", "edit");
+      async function expectSubdirectoryDiff(mode: "uncommitted" | "base") {
+        const compare = { mode, baseRef: "main" };
+        const rootDiff = await ctx.client.getCheckoutDiff(cwd, compare);
+        const subdirectoryDiff = await ctx.client.getCheckoutDiff(subdirectory, compare);
+        const subscription = ctx.client.observeCheckoutDiff(subdirectory, compare);
+        const liveDiff = await subscription.ready;
+        await subscription.release();
+
+        expect(rootDiff.error).toBeNull();
+        expect(subdirectoryDiff.error).toBeNull();
+        expect(liveDiff.error).toBeNull();
+        expect(liveDiff.files).toEqual(rootDiff.files);
+        expect(rootDiff.files).toHaveLength(shape === "batch" ? 2 : 1);
+        const file = rootDiff.files.find((candidate) => candidate.path === `sub/${filename}`);
+        expect(file).toMatchObject({
+          additions: 1,
+          deletions: 1,
+          ...(shape === "rename" ? { oldPath: "sub/normal.txt" } : {}),
+        });
+        expect(file?.hunks.flatMap((hunk) => hunk.lines)).toEqual(
+          expect.arrayContaining([
+            expect.objectContaining({ type: "remove", content: "before" }),
+            expect.objectContaining({ type: "add", content: "after" }),
+          ]),
+        );
+        expect(subdirectoryDiff.files).toEqual(rootDiff.files);
       }
 
-      const compare = { mode, baseRef: "main" };
-      const rootDiff = await ctx.client.getCheckoutDiff(cwd, compare);
-      const subdirectoryDiff = await ctx.client.getCheckoutDiff(subdirectory, compare);
-      const subscription = ctx.client.observeCheckoutDiff(subdirectory, compare);
-      const liveDiff = await subscription.ready;
-      await subscription.release();
-
-      expect(rootDiff.error).toBeNull();
-      expect(subdirectoryDiff.error).toBeNull();
-      expect(liveDiff.error).toBeNull();
-      expect(liveDiff.files).toEqual(rootDiff.files);
-      expect(rootDiff.files).toHaveLength(shape === "batch" ? 2 : 1);
-      const file = rootDiff.files.find((candidate) => candidate.path === `sub/${filename}`);
-      expect(file).toMatchObject({
-        additions: 1,
-        deletions: 1,
-        ...(shape === "rename" ? { oldPath: "sub/normal.txt" } : {}),
-      });
-      expect(file?.hunks.flatMap((hunk) => hunk.lines)).toEqual(
-        expect.arrayContaining([
-          expect.objectContaining({ type: "remove", content: "before" }),
-          expect.objectContaining({ type: "add", content: "after" }),
-        ]),
-      );
-      expect(subdirectoryDiff.files).toEqual(rootDiff.files);
+      await expectSubdirectoryDiff("uncommitted");
+      git(cwd, "add", ".");
+      git(cwd, "-c", "commit.gpgsign=false", "commit", "-m", "edit");
+      await expectSubdirectoryDiff("base");
     } finally {
       await ctx.cleanup();
       rmSync(cwd, { recursive: true, force: true });

packages/server/src/server/plugins/index.posix.test.ts

@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ import { DaemonConfigStore } from "../daemon-config-store.js";
 import { PluginService } from "./index.js";
 import { BuiltinPluginLoader } from "./builtin/index.js";
 import { ManagedPluginSources } from "./managed-source.js";
+import type { PluginProviderMetadata } from "./plugin-process-protocol.js";
 import {
   startNpmRegistry,
   npmPluginPackages,
@@ -179,6 +180,55 @@ function createPluginSelectivePausedRuntime(pausedPluginId: string) {
   return { runtime, started, releaseStart, starts };
 }
 
+function createGatedRuntime(providers: Record<string, readonly PluginProviderMetadata[]> = {}) {
+  const gates = new Map<string, PromiseWithResolvers<void>>();
+  const gate = (pluginId: string) => {
+    const existing = gates.get(pluginId);
+    if (existing) return existing;
+    const created = Promise.withResolvers<void>();
+    gates.set(pluginId, created);
+    return created;
+  };
+  const begun: string[] = [];
+  const running = new Set<string>();
+  const runtime: TestPluginRuntime = {
+    ...emptyUsageRuntime,
+    catalog: () => [...running].map((id) => ({ id, clientBundle: "bundle" })),
+    invoke: async () => undefined,
+    getLogs: () => [],
+    clearLogs: () => undefined,
+    getProviderRegistrations: (pluginId) =>
+      running.has(pluginId) ? (providers[pluginId] ?? []) : [],
+    startPlugin: async (pluginId) => {
+      begun.push(pluginId);
+      await gate(pluginId).promise;
+      running.add(pluginId);
+    },
+    stopPluginById: async (pluginId) => running.delete(pluginId),
+    stopAll: async () => {
+      running.clear();
+    },
+    subscribe: () => () => undefined,
+    bindPaseoSessionHost: () => undefined,
+  };
+  return {
+    runtime,
+    begun,
+    finish: (pluginId: string) => gate(pluginId).resolve(),
+    fail: (pluginId: string, error: Error) => gate(pluginId).reject(error),
+  };
+}
+
+function nextNotification(service: PluginService, pluginId: string): Promise<void> {
+  return new Promise((resolve) => {
+    const unsubscribe = service.subscribe((notified) => {
+      if (notified !== pluginId) return;
+      unsubscribe();
+      resolve();
+    });
+  });
+}
+
 describe("PluginService", () => {
   it.each([
     { shadow: false, runtime: "subprocess" },
@@ -372,15 +422,127 @@ describe("PluginService", () => {
       "startup-first": { source: "directory", path: first },
       "startup-second": { source: "directory", path: second },
     });
-    const snapshots: string[][] = [];
-    service.subscribe(() => snapshots.push(catalogIds(service)));
+    const notifications: { pluginId: string; running: boolean }[] = [];
+    service.subscribe((pluginId) =>
+      notifications.push({ pluginId, running: catalogIds(service).includes(pluginId) }),
+    );
 
     await service.start();
 
-    expect(snapshots).toEqual([["startup-first"], ["startup-first", "startup-second"]]);
+    expect(notifications).toEqual([
+      { pluginId: "startup-first", running: true },
+      { pluginId: "startup-second", running: true },
+    ]);
+    expect(catalogIds(service)).toEqual(["startup-first", "startup-second"]);
     await service.stopAllPlugins();
   }, 20_000);
 
+  it("starts configured plugins concurrently and publishes them in config order", async () => {
+    const home = await mkdtemp(path.join(tmpdir(), "paseo-plugin-home-"));
+    roots.push(home);
+    const gated = createGatedRuntime();
+    const service = createService(
+      home,
+      {
+        alpha: { source: "directory", path: "/plugins/alpha" },
+        beta: { source: "directory", path: "/plugins/beta" },
+        gamma: { source: "directory", path: "/plugins/gamma" },
+      },
+      { runtime: gated.runtime },
+    );
+    const notified: string[] = [];
+    service.subscribe((pluginId) => notified.push(pluginId));
+    let started = false;
+    const starting = (async () => {
+      await service.start();
+      started = true;
+    })();
+
+    await expect.poll(() => gated.begun).toEqual(["alpha", "beta", "gamma"]);
+
+    gated.finish("gamma");
+    const alphaPublished = nextNotification(service, "alpha");
+    gated.finish("alpha");
+    await alphaPublished;
+    expect(notified).toEqual(["alpha"]);
+    expect(started).toBe(false);
+
+    gated.finish("beta");
+    await starting;
+    expect(notified).toEqual(["alpha", "beta", "gamma"]);
+    expect(catalogIds(service)).toEqual(["alpha", "beta", "gamma"]);
+    await service.stopAllPlugins();
+  });
+
+  it("starts the other configured plugins when one fails while they are still starting", async () => {
+    const home = await mkdtemp(path.join(tmpdir(), "paseo-plugin-home-"));
+    roots.push(home);
+    const gated = createGatedRuntime();
+    const service = createService(
+      home,
+      {
+        broken: { source: "directory", path: "/plugins/broken" },
+        healthy: { source: "directory", path: "/plugins/healthy" },
+      },
+      { runtime: gated.runtime },
+    );
+    const notified: string[] = [];
+    service.subscribe((pluginId) => notified.push(pluginId));
+    const starting = service.start();
+
+    await expect.poll(() => gated.begun).toEqual(["broken", "healthy"]);
+    const brokenPublished = nextNotification(service, "broken");
+    gated.fail("broken", new Error("startup exploded"));
+    await brokenPublished;
+    gated.finish("healthy");
+    await starting;
+
+    expect(notified).toEqual(["broken", "healthy"]);
+    expect(catalogIds(service)).toEqual(["healthy"]);
+    expect(await service.listPlugins()).toMatchObject([
+      { id: "broken", status: "failed", error: "startup exploded" },
+      { id: "healthy", status: "running" },
+    ]);
+    await service.stopAllPlugins();
+  });
+
+  it("keeps a provider ID with the plugin listed first when both start at once", async () => {
+    const home = await mkdtemp(path.join(tmpdir(), "paseo-plugin-home-"));
+    roots.push(home);
+    const gated = createGatedRuntime({
+      first: [{ id: "shared-agent", label: "First agent" }],
+      second: [{ id: "shared-agent", label: "Second agent" }],
+    });
+    const service = createService(
+      home,
+      {
+        first: { source: "directory", path: "/plugins/first" },
+        second: { source: "directory", path: "/plugins/second" },
+      },
+      { runtime: gated.runtime },
+    );
+    const starting = service.start();
+
+    await expect.poll(() => gated.begun).toEqual(["first", "second"]);
+    gated.finish("second");
+    gated.finish("first");
+    await starting;
+
+    expect(service.getProviderRegistrations()).toMatchObject([
+      { id: "shared-agent", label: "First agent" },
+    ]);
+    expect(catalogIds(service)).toEqual(["first"]);
+    expect(await service.listPlugins()).toMatchObject([
+      { id: "first", status: "running" },
+      {
+        id: "second",
+        status: "failed",
+        error: 'Plugin second cannot register provider ID "shared-agent" twice',
+      },
+    ]);
+    await service.stopAllPlugins();
+  });
+
   it("uses an explicit config key, exposes reload failure, and retries from disk", async () => {
     const home = await mkdtemp(path.join(tmpdir(), "paseo-plugin-home-"));
     roots.push(home);

packages/server/src/server/plugins/index.ts

@@ -230,11 +230,18 @@ export class PluginService {
       }
     });
     if (config.pluginsEnabled === true) {
-      for (const [pluginId, source] of Object.entries(config.plugins ?? {})) {
-        if (source.enabled === false) continue;
-        await this.startConfigured(pluginId);
-        this.notify(pluginId);
-      }
+      let earlierPublished: Promise<unknown> = Promise.resolve();
+      await Promise.all(
+        Object.entries(config.plugins ?? {})
+          .filter(([, source]) => source.enabled !== false)
+          .map(async ([pluginId]) => {
+            const publishTurn = earlierPublished;
+            const starting = this.startConfigured(pluginId, publishTurn);
+            earlierPublished = Promise.all([publishTurn, starting]);
+            await starting;
+            this.notify(pluginId);
+          }),
+      );
     }
     this.configStore.onFieldChange("pluginsEnabled", (value) => {
       this.handleGlobalSwitch(value === true);
@@ -560,12 +567,12 @@ export class PluginService {
     }).catch((error) => this.logger.error({ err: error }, "Failed to enable plugins"));
   }
 
-  private async startConfigured(pluginId: string): Promise<void> {
+  private async startConfigured(pluginId: string, publishTurn?: Promise<unknown>): Promise<void> {
     const source = this.configStore.get().plugins?.[pluginId];
     if (!source || source.enabled === false || !this.canPublish(pluginId)) return;
     this.errors.delete(pluginId);
     try {
-      await this.startPlugin(pluginId, source.path);
+      await this.startPlugin(pluginId, source.path, publishTurn);
     } catch (error) {
       if (this.canPublish(pluginId)) this.recordFailure(pluginId, error);
     }
@@ -594,8 +601,13 @@ export class PluginService {
     );
   }
 
-  private async startPlugin(pluginId: string, sourcePath: string): Promise<void> {
+  private async startPlugin(
+    pluginId: string,
+    sourcePath: string,
+    publishTurn?: Promise<unknown>,
+  ): Promise<void> {
     await this.runtime.startPlugin(pluginId, sourcePath, () => this.canPublish(pluginId));
+    await publishTurn;
     try {
       await this.publishProviderRegistrations(pluginId, sourcePath);
       this.publishUsageSources(pluginId);

packages/server/src/terminal/terminal.test.ts

@@ -410,7 +410,12 @@ describe("createTerminal", () => {
           cwd: realpathSync(tmpdir()),
           cols: 500,
           command: process.execPath,
-          args: ["-e", "process.stdout.write(JSON.stringify(process.argv.slice(1)))", nastyPrompt],
+          // Keep the PTY alive until the screen assertion; exit disposes its parser.
+          args: [
+            "-e",
+            "process.stdout.write(JSON.stringify(process.argv.slice(1))); setInterval(() => {}, 100000)",
+            nastyPrompt,
+          ],
         }),
       );
 

scripts/ci-workflow.test.mjs

@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 import assert from "node:assert/strict";
-import { readFileSync, readdirSync, mkdtempSync, writeFileSync, rmSync } from "node:fs";
+import { readFileSync, readdirSync, mkdtempSync, mkdirSync, writeFileSync, rmSync } from "node:fs";
 import { spawnSync } from "node:child_process";
 import { tmpdir } from "node:os";
 import { join } from "node:path";
@@ -679,3 +679,48 @@ test("macOS jobs use latest runners while preserving release architectures", ()
   // GitHub has no standard macos-latest-intel alias; use the newest Intel image.
   assert.match(release, /runner: macos-26-intel\n\s+electron_arch: x64/);
 });
+
+test("Nix desktop packaging resolves the workspace-local builder", () => {
+  const source = readFileSync(new URL("nix/desktop-package.nix", repoRoot), "utf8");
+  const invocation = source.match(/^\s+([^\n]*electron-builder) \\\n/m)?.[1];
+  assert.ok(invocation, "Nix invokes the desktop packaging tool");
+  const directory = mkdtempSync(join(tmpdir(), "nix-builder-resolution-"));
+  try {
+    const desktop = join(directory, "packages/desktop");
+    mkdirSync(join(desktop, "node_modules/.bin"), { recursive: true });
+    mkdirSync(join(desktop, "node_modules/electron-builder"));
+    writeFileSync(
+      join(desktop, "node_modules/electron-builder/package.json"),
+      JSON.stringify({
+        name: "electron-builder",
+        version: "1.0.0",
+        bin: { "electron-builder": "../.bin/electron-builder" },
+      }),
+    );
+    writeFileSync(
+      join(directory, "package.json"),
+      JSON.stringify({ private: true, workspaces: ["packages/desktop"] }),
+    );
+    writeFileSync(
+      join(desktop, "package.json"),
+      JSON.stringify({
+        name: "desktop-fixture",
+        private: true,
+        devDependencies: { "electron-builder": "1.0.0" },
+      }),
+    );
+    writeFileSync(
+      join(desktop, "node_modules/.bin/electron-builder"),
+      '#!/bin/sh\nprintf "workspace-builder\\n"\n',
+      { mode: 0o755 },
+    );
+    const result = spawnSync("sh", ["-c", `${invocation} --version`], {
+      cwd: desktop,
+      encoding: "utf8",
+    });
+    assert.equal(result.status, 0, result.stderr);
+    assert.equal(result.stdout.trim(), "workspace-builder");
+  } finally {
+    rmSync(directory, { recursive: true, force: true });
+  }
+});