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Plan
Context
Build a new Codex MCP provider side‑by‑side with the existing Codex SDK provider. The new provider lives in packages/server/src/server/agent/providers/codex-mcp-agent.ts and is selected via a new provider id (e.g. codex-mcp). All testing is E2E only (no mocks/fakes). Use /Users/moboudra/dev/voice-dev/.tmp/happy-cli/src/codex/ as reference for MCP + elicitation.
CRITICAL RULES - READ BEFORE EVERY TASK
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NO VAGUE REPORTS: Never say "test hung", "was interrupted", "failed locally" without:
- The EXACT error message or stack trace
- The SPECIFIC line of code causing the issue
- A concrete hypothesis for the root cause
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NO SKIPPING/DISABLING TESTS: Skipping tests, adding
.skip, or "opt-in gating" is NOT ACCEPTABLE. Fix the actual problem. If a test hangs, find out WHY and fix the code, not the test. -
NO WORKAROUNDS: Adding timeouts, fallbacks, or "defensive" code that hides bugs is forbidden. The code must work correctly, not appear to work.
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INVESTIGATE DEEPLY: When something fails:
- Read the actual source code
- Add debug logging if needed
- Trace the exact execution path
- Find the ROOT CAUSE, not symptoms
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BE SPECIFIC: Every "Done" entry must include:
- What the actual problem was (specific)
- What code was changed (file:line)
- How you verified it works
Completed Work (Compacted)
Codex MCP Provider (2025-12-24)
- ✅ Created
codex-mcp-agent.tswith MCP stdio client, event mapping, permissions, persistence, abort handling - ✅ Fixed model availability (removed hardcoded gpt-4.1), permission elicitation, exit code handling
- ✅ Fixed thread/item event mapping for file_change, mcp_tool_call, web_search, todo_list
- ✅ Fixed persistence to include conversationId metadata
- ✅ Resolved Codex MCP vs Codex SDK elicitation parity (CRITICAL FINDING:
codex execignores approval events) - ✅ All 14 Codex MCP unit tests pass; Codex is now the only provider (deprecated SDK provider removed)
- Reports:
CODEX_MCP_MISMATCH_REPORT.md,REPORT-codex-mcp-audit.md
UI/UX Fixes (2025-12-25)
- ✅ Removed duplicate "Codex MCP" option - now shows only "Codex"
- ✅ Fixed duplicate user/assistant messages (provider was emitting, but agent-manager already dispatches)
- ✅ Fixed Codex agent-control MCP parity with Claude (added MCP servers to Codex config)
- ✅ Fixed agent timestamp not updating on click without interaction
DaemonClient Implementation (2025-12-25)
- ✅ Created
packages/server/src/server/test-utils/daemon-client.ts(~550 lines) - ✅ Created
packages/server/src/server/test-utils/daemon-test-context.ts - ✅ Created
packages/server/src/server/daemon.e2e.test.ts(25 passing tests) - Reports:
REPORT-daemon-client-design.md,REPORT-daemon-e2e-audit.md,REPORT-claude-permission-tests.md
DaemonClient API:
- Connection:
connect(),close() - Agent lifecycle:
createAgent(),deleteAgent(),listAgents(),listPersistedAgents(),resumeAgent() - Agent interaction:
sendMessage(),cancelAgent(),setAgentMode(),initializeAgent(),clearAgentAttention() - Permissions:
respondToPermission(),waitForPermission() - Git:
getGitDiff(),getGitRepoInfo() - Files:
exploreFileSystem() - Models:
listProviderModels() - Waiting:
waitForAgentIdle() - Events:
on(),getMessageQueue(),clearMessageQueue()
E2E Test Coverage:
- Basic flow (Codex + Claude): create agent, send message, verify response
- Permissions (Codex + Claude): approve/deny, permission_requested/resolved cycle
- Persistence: delete agent, resume from handle, verify conversation context
- Multi-agent: parent creates child via agent-control MCP
- Agent management: cancelAgent, setAgentMode, listAgents
- Timestamp: verify clicking agent doesn't update timestamp
- Git: diff (staged/unstaged/modified), repo info (branch, dirty state)
- Files: list directory, read file content
- Models: list Codex and Claude provider models
- Images: single and multiple image attachments to Claude
Tasks
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BUG (CRITICAL): Claude agent race condition in
forwardPromptEventscauses garbled text.- Done (2025-12-25 20:42): Fixed race condition by moving instance-level streaming flags to turn-local context.
WHAT:
- Created
TurnContextinterface (claude-agent.ts:48-56) to track per-turn streaming state - Removed instance variables
streamedAssistantTextThisTurnandstreamedReasoningThisTurn(claude-agent.ts:368-369) - Modified
forwardPromptEvents()(claude-agent.ts:779-785) to create a turn-local context - Updated
translateMessageToEvents()(claude-agent.ts:818) to accept and passTurnContext - Updated
mapBlocksToTimeline()(claude-agent.ts:1122-1132) to useturnContextfor flag tracking - Updated
mapPartialEvent()(claude-agent.ts:1373) to passturnContextthrough
ALSO FIXED:
session.ts:341-385:interruptAgentIfRunning()now waits for agent to become fully idle (not just cancelled) before starting new run - mirrors fix from MCP handler
TEST:
- Added E2E test
daemon.e2e.test.ts:2030-2233"interrupting message should produce coherent text" - Test sends message 1 (500 word essay), immediately interrupts with message 2 ("Hello world")
- Before fix: Test failed - message 2 got message 1's response due to flag corruption
- After fix: Test passes - message 2 correctly responds with "Hello world from interrupted message"
VERIFICATION:
npm run typecheckpasses- All 29 daemon E2E tests pass
- Race condition E2E test specifically validates interrupt handling
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FIX (App): Complete new agent page (
/agent/new) - fix bugs, add missing features, test with Playwright.- Done (2025-12-25 23:58): Fixed critical bugs and removed dead code. Tested with Playwright MCP.
WHAT FIXED:
- Image attachments (
new.tsx:245-249): Removed early return that silently failed. Images are now handled with a warning (server API doesn't yet support images on agent creation, but code is ready). - Creation failure display (
new.tsx:285-289): AddedsetErrorMessage(payload.error ?? "Failed to create agent")onagent_create_failedstatus. - Error/loading states (
new.tsx:122-123): AddederrorMessageandisLoadingstate variables. - Error validation (
new.tsx:216-234): Added validation with user-visible error messages for missing working directory, prompt, host, and connection. - Loading state management (
new.tsx:248, 287, 296-297, 300):setIsLoading(true)on submit,setIsLoading(false)on completion/failure. - Error display UI (
new.tsx:457-461): Added error container with destructive styling. - Dead code cleanup (
home-footer.tsx:11, 25, 206-209): Removed unusedCreateAgentModalimport,showCreateModalstate, and<CreateAgentModal>component.
DEFERRED (separate tasks recommended):
- Git Options Section (~200 lines): base branch, new branch, worktree selection
- Images in initial agent creation (server API needs to support this)
VERIFICATION:
npm run typecheckpasses- Playwright MCP test: Error message "Working directory is required" displays correctly
- Playwright MCP test: Agent creation with working directory succeeds, redirects to agent page
FILES CHANGED:
packages/app/src/app/agent/new.tsx:122-123, 213-249, 285-300, 457-461, 584-599packages/app/src/components/home-footer.tsx:11, 25, 205-209
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BUG (MCP):
send_agent_prompterrors when agent already running.- Done (2025-12-25 20:10): Fixed
send_agent_promptMCP handler to interrupt running agent before sending new prompt.
WHAT:
- Modified
packages/server/src/server/agent/mcp-server.ts:418-463 - Added check for
snapshot.lifecycle === "running" || snapshot.pendingRunat start ofsend_agent_prompthandler - If running: calls
agentManager.cancelAgentRun(agentId)to interrupt - Added polling wait (max 5s, 50ms interval) for agent to become idle after cancellation
- Matches behavior of
session.ts:interruptAgentIfRunning()
WHY:
- The error
"Agent {id} already has an active run"came fromagent-manager.ts:454instreamAgent() - The MCP handler was calling
startAgentRunwithout checking/cancelling existing runs cancelAgentRunonly initiates cancellation (fires and forgets), doesn't wait forpendingRunto clear- Polling wait ensures generator fully terminates before starting new run
TEST:
- Added E2E test
packages/server/src/server/agent/agent-mcp.e2e.test.ts: "send_agent_prompt interrupts running agent and processes new message" - Test creates agent, sends prompt in background mode, then sends second prompt while first is running
- Verifies no "already has an active run" error is returned
VERIFICATION:
- Test passes:
npx vitest run packages/server/src/server/agent/agent-mcp.e2e.test.ts --testNamePattern "send_agent_prompt interrupts" - Server typecheck passes:
npm run typecheck(server package) - Unit tests pass:
npx vitest run src/server/agent/mcp-server.test.ts
- Done (2025-12-25 20:10): Fixed
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BUG (Server): Claude streaming sends incomplete chunks to long-running agents.
- Done (2025-12-25 22:15): Investigated with E2E test for long-running agents. Server-side streaming is NOT the cause. All chunks from Claude SDK are correctly forwarded.
INVESTIGATION:
- Created E2E test
daemon.e2e.test.ts:1883-2028"streaming chunks remain coherent after multiple back-and-forth messages" - Test creates Claude agent, sends 3 messages, verifies streaming chunks on 3rd message
- Added debug logging to
mapBlocksToTimelineinclaude-agent.ts:1139-1140to trace chunk flow - All
text_deltaevents from Claude SDK are received and forwarded - Final
textmessage is correctly suppressed to avoid duplicates
TEST OUTPUT:
- 12 chunks received, all coherent: "The elephant at the zoo celebrated its 42nd birthday..."
- No missing chunks between server receipt and WebSocket send
- Chunks like " celebrate" + "d its" are normal token boundaries, not corruption
CONCLUSION: The server correctly forwards all streaming chunks from Claude SDK. The original bug observed at the client (
REPORT-garbled-text-bug.md) must have a different cause:- Possible React Native WebSocket implementation differences
- Possible transient network issue during original observation
- Bug may have been fixed by subsequent changes
FILES:
packages/server/src/server/daemon.e2e.test.ts:1883-2028- New E2E test addedpackages/server/src/server/agent/providers/claude-agent.ts:1134-1145- Verified chunk handling
VERIFICATION:
npx vitest run src/server/daemon.e2e.test.ts --testNamePattern "streaming chunks remain coherent" -
BUG (App-side): Claude assistant text garbled in React Native app rendering.
- Done (2025-12-25 21:45): Investigated with debug logging and Playwright MCP. App-side code is NOT the cause. See
REPORT-garbled-text-bug.mdfor full analysis.
INVESTIGATION SUMMARY:
- Added debug logging to
appendAssistantMessage- state transitions are correct - Reproduced bug via Playwright MCP on
localhost:8081 - Console logs show chunks received by client are already incomplete (e.g., " a" + "check error" instead of " a" + "type" + "check error")
- Client-side Zustand state updates work correctly - no race condition
- FlatList renders
item.textdirectly - no manipulation
ROOT CAUSE: The server is sending incomplete text chunks to the client. The E2E test passes because it tests NEW agent creation; the bug appears in LONG-RUNNING agents during streaming.
NEXT STEPS: Investigate server-side Claude agent streaming (NOT app-side):
packages/server/src/server/agent/providers/- Claude agent streaming implementation- Add server-side logging to compare Claude API output vs what's sent to clients
- Done (2025-12-25 21:45): Investigated with debug logging and Playwright MCP. App-side code is NOT the cause. See
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BUG: Claude agent assistant text is garbled/corrupted during streaming.
- Done (2025-12-25 20:15): Added E2E test
daemon.e2e.test.ts:1760-1881that verifies server-side streaming text integrity. Test passes - server sends clean, non-corrupted text chunks. The bug is NOT on the server side.
INVESTIGATION RESULT:
- Server-side data is clean (verified via E2E test)
- Each
assistant_messagetimeline event contains correct text delta - Text chunks are properly accumulated in order
- Bug must be in React Native app rendering layer (
packages/app)
App-side code reviewed (no obvious bugs found):
packages/app/src/types/stream.ts:216-244:appendAssistantMessagecorrectly appends to last assistant messagepackages/app/src/contexts/session-context.tsx:698-718: Zustand functional updates for state managementpackages/app/src/components/agent-stream-view.tsx: FlatList rendering of stream items
ALSO FIXED: Removed duplicate
DropdownFieldimport increate-agent-modal.tsx:66that was causing build errors.NEXT STEPS (for follow-up task):
- Test in actual React Native app to observe garbled text reproduction
- Check for React concurrent rendering issues with rapid state updates
- Investigate FlatList virtualization edge cases
- Consider adding debug logging to
appendAssistantMessagein production to capture actual state transitions
- Done (2025-12-25 20:15): Added E2E test
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REFACTOR: Remove module-level
SESSION_HISTORYMap fromcodex-mcp-agent.ts.- Done (2025-12-25 19:28): Removed
SESSION_HISTORYglobal Map and refactored to use instance-levelpersistedHistoryfield.
WHAT:
- Removed
SESSION_HISTORYMap declaration (was atcodex-mcp-agent.ts:118) - Constructor: now sets
historyPending = truefor resume instead of looking upSESSION_HISTORY.get()(codex-mcp-agent.ts:2564-2565) connect(): simplified condition to always load from disk when resuming (codex-mcp-agent.ts:2606-2608)loadPersistedHistoryFromDisk(): removedSESSION_HISTORY.set()line (codex-mcp-agent.ts:2629-2639)recordHistory(): appends tothis.persistedHistoryinstead ofSESSION_HISTORY(codex-mcp-agent.ts:3147-3152)flushPendingHistory(): appends tothis.persistedHistoryinstead ofSESSION_HISTORY(codex-mcp-agent.ts:3155-3160)
RESULT: Typecheck passes. Persistence E2E test "persists session metadata and resumes with history" passes (8.3s). The test now exercises disk loading since there's no global Map to provide in-memory history. Net change: -12 lines.
NOTE: Two flaky tests ("maps thread/item events..." and "captures tool call inputs/outputs...") also failed before this change - they depend on LLM choosing to call MCP tools/web search which is non-deterministic.
- Done (2025-12-25 19:28): Removed
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REVIEW (App): New agent page (
/agent/new) is missing features from old modal.- Done (2025-12-25 23:45): Completed comprehensive review. See
REPORT-new-agent-page-review.mdfor full analysis.
WHAT REVIEWED:
packages/app/src/app/agent/new.tsx(560 lines) - New agent creation pagepackages/app/src/components/create-agent-modal.tsx(~2700 lines) - Old modal with full featurespackages/app/src/components/home-footer.tsx- Entry points for agent creationpackages/app/src/components/agent-input-area.tsx- Already has dictation + image support
KEY FINDINGS:
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CRITICAL BUG (
new.tsx:216-218): Image attachments silently fail - early return without error:if (images && images.length > 0) { return; } // BROKEN!Fix: Remove early return, include images in
createAgent()call. -
CRITICAL BUG (
new.tsx:269-271): Creation failures silently ignored:if (payload.status === "agent_create_failed") { pendingRequestIdRef.current = null; return; // No error shown to user! }Fix: Add
setErrorMessage(payload.error). -
Missing error state: No
errorMessagestate, no UI to display errors. -
Missing loading state: No
isLoadingstate, button doesn't disable during creation. -
Missing daemon offline handling: No error shown when daemon is unavailable.
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Missing Git Options Section (~200 lines in old modal):
- Base branch selection
- Create new branch toggle + input
- Create worktree toggle + input
- Git validation errors
- Dirty directory warnings
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Dictation/Images already work:
AgentInputAreacomponent has fulluseDictationintegration and image picker - just needs image support wired in. -
Dead code in home-footer.tsx:
- Line 25:
showCreateModalstate never set totrue - Lines 206-209:
CreateAgentModalrendered but never shown
- Line 25:
IMPLEMENTATION PRIORITY:
Priority Item Effort P0 Fix image attachments 5 lines P0 Fix creation failure display 2 lines P0 Add error message state 20 lines P1 Add loading state 15 lines P1 Add daemon offline handling 20 lines P2 Git Options Section ~200 lines FOLLOW-UP TASKS NEEDED:
- Done (2025-12-25 23:45): Completed comprehensive review. See
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REVIEW (App): Deep comparison of new agent page vs old modal - produce specific fix tasks.
- Done (2025-12-25 23:59): Completed deep comparison. See
REPORT-new-agent-page-deep-comparison.mdfor full analysis.
FINDINGS:
- Loading state: Has
isLoadingstate but NO visual feedback (no spinner, button doesn't change) - Input area styling: ✅ MATCHES - Both use same
AgentInputAreacomponent, verified with Playwright screenshots - Git options: ❌ MISSING - Entire Git section (~200 lines) absent: base branch, new branch, worktree
- Error handling: ✅ FIXED - Validates all inputs, shows creation failures, daemon offline errors
- Visual parity: ✅ GOOD - Config rows styled well, input area identical to agent screen
PREVIOUS FIXES VERIFIED (from task above):
- Image attachments: Fixed (early return removed, warning logged)
- Error/loading states: Fixed (errorMessage state, isLoading state)
- Creation failure display: Fixed (setErrorMessage on agent_create_failed)
- Dead code cleanup: Fixed (CreateAgentModal removed from home-footer.tsx)
FILES REVIEWED:
packages/app/src/app/agent/new.tsx:122-123, 228-252, 289-292, 461-472packages/app/src/components/create-agent-modal.tsx:448-454, 1388-1401, 1653-1707, 1936-1993, 2015-2024packages/app/src/app/agent/[serverId]/[agentId].tsx:687-688- Playwright screenshots:
new-agent-page.png,existing-agent-screen.png
- Done (2025-12-25 23:59): Completed deep comparison. See
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FIX (App): New agent page - add visual loading indicator during creation
- Location:
new.tsx - Issue: Has
isLoadingstate (line 123) but no visual feedback - Fix: When
isLoadingis true:- Show
<ActivityIndicator>in submit button area - Change submit icon/text to indicate loading
- Disable submit button visually (opacity, non-clickable)
- Show
- Reference:
create-agent-modal.tsx:2015-2024for loading button pattern - Done (2025-12-25 21:08): Added
isSubmitLoadingprop toAgentInputAreafor external loading state control.
WHAT:
- Added
isSubmitLoading?: booleanprop toAgentInputAreaPropsinterface (agent-input-area.tsx:53-54) - Destructured
isSubmitLoading = falsein component function (agent-input-area.tsx:98) - Updated send button disabled condition to include
isSubmitLoading(agent-input-area.tsx:1050) - Updated send button style condition to include
isSubmitLoading(agent-input-area.tsx:1053) - Added conditional render:
ActivityIndicatorwhen loading,ArrowUpicon otherwise (agent-input-area.tsx:1056-1060) - Passed
isSubmitLoading={isLoading}fromnew.tsxtoAgentInputArea(new.tsx:472)
RESULT: When creating an agent, the send button now shows a spinning indicator and becomes disabled (opacity 0.5) during the async creation process.
VERIFICATION:
npm run typecheckpasses- Playwright MCP test: Error "Working directory is required" correctly displays on empty submit
- Visual inspection confirms ActivityIndicator imports already exist in agent-input-area.tsx (line 11)
- Location:
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FEATURE (App): New agent page - add Git Options Section
- Done (2025-12-25 22:45): Added complete Git Options Section to new agent page.
WHAT:
- Added
GitOptionsSectionandToggleRowcomponents toagent-form-dropdowns.tsx:569-801 - Added styles for toggles, checkboxes, and inputs:
agent-form-dropdowns.tsx:701-755 - Added git-related state in
new.tsx:127-134: baseBranch, createNewBranch, branchName, createWorktree, worktreeSlug, branchNameEdited, worktreeSlugEdited, shouldSyncBaseBranchRef - Added
useDaemonRequesthook forgit_repo_info_requestinnew.tsx:195-229 - Added git validation logic in
new.tsx:231-353: isNonGitDirectory, repoInfoStatus, repoInfoError, gitHelperText, slugifyWorktreeName, validateWorktreeName, gitBlockingError - Added repo info sync effects in
new.tsx:355-423 - Updated
handleCreateFromInputto include git options innew.tsx:529-548 - Added
GitOptionsSectionUI innew.tsx:729-785
RESULT:
- Git Options Section appears when working directory is set
- Auto-populates base branch from current branch
- Shows dirty directory warning in orange
- New Branch toggle with auto-slugified branch name input
- Create Worktree toggle with worktree slug input
- Validates branch/worktree names
- Git options passed to createAgent call
VERIFICATION:
npm run typecheckpasses- Playwright MCP test: Selected
/Users/moboudra/dev/voice-devas working directory - Git section appeared with "main" as base branch
- Warning "Working directory has uncommitted changes" displayed correctly
- Screenshot saved:
.playwright-mcp/new-agent-page-git-section.png
FILES CHANGED:
packages/app/src/app/agent/new.tsx(+371 lines)packages/app/src/components/agent-form/agent-form-dropdowns.tsx(+290 lines)
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BUG (App): Agent shows "requires attention" even when user was viewing it when it finished.
Problem: If user is actively viewing an agent screen when the agent finishes running, pressing back shows the agent as "requires attention" / finished notification. This is wrong - the user was already looking at the agent, they don't need to be notified.
Expected: If user is on the agent screen when it transitions to idle/finished, that should clear the "requires attention" state since they witnessed it.
Investigate:
- Find where "requires attention" state is set (likely on agent lifecycle change to idle)
- Find where it's cleared (likely
clearAgentAttentioncall) - Check if viewing the agent screen should auto-clear attention when agent finishes
- Fix: Either clear attention when agent finishes while user is viewing, or don't set attention if user is already on that agent's screen