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Problem

ACP connections retain the last 32 raw notifications even when nothing reads them. On main, the reporter's synthetic run of 40 notifications with 8 MiB strings retained about 256 MiB per connection; 100 notifications of 1 MiB plateaued at 32.2 MiB.

Change

Bound the unread raw-notification backlog by both the existing 32-message cap and 16 Mi UTF-16 characters of JSON lines. Evict oldest notifications first while preserving the newest, including an oversized newest notification. Carry the line length from the existing parser to avoid serializing payloads again; subtract it when a raw reader consumes an item. Pull one notification at a time so a slow reader leaves the remaining notifications eligible for eviction.

Scope and approval

Fixes https://git.cafe/pingdotgg/t3code/issues/18799

Triaged bug via the automated issue flow: #18799. The change is confined to protocol buffering and its regression test.

Verification

  • Regression test fails on base: 32 unread notifications held: expected 33555127 to be at most 16777216.
  • Latest local head: all 64 effect-acp tests passed across 6 files, including 23 protocol tests. Package typecheck, scoped lint and formatting pass (one existing lint warning at test line 500).
  • Slow-reader regression: before the singleton-pull fix, delivery was [1,2,3,4,5]; after, [1,3,4,5]. Deferred gates block handler 1 while 6 Mi-character notifications accumulate; notification 2 remains evictable. Both independent reviewers approved the updated diff.
  • Package tsc-rs --noEmit, scoped lint, and format checks pass.
  • Lead’s initial synthetic 8 MiB run: 256.2 MiB retained before, 8.2 MiB after at 32 notifications. The fresh evidence run measured 3.2 MiB at that checkpoint; GC changes individual samples, and the deterministic backlog assertions establish the bound. Synthetic 1 MiB run: 32.2 MiB before, 15.2 MiB after at 100 notifications.
  • Real-app attempt: isolated web dev server, Linux x86_64 / Node 24.21.0, browser-started local synthetic ACP provider. Large unread extension notifications increased retained server heap; the runtime transcript records attempts and limitations.

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Evidence pins reviewed commit c64f3d8d47 against 70e5e384da. Prior merge commit b89efe5447 has byte-identical effect-acp sources and tests. The original proof audit returned SUFFICIENT. Latest reviewed head a6888da01f additionally fixes slow-reader batch retention; its deterministic regression and the 64-test package suite pass. Both fresh independent reviewers returned MERGE. The earlier transcripts cover the original buffering fix; the new slow-reader case is proved by the committed Deferred regression test.

No render path changes; visual fixture matrix is empty. This bounds backlog size, not total process memory; a single oversized newest notification is intentionally retained. Real paid-provider traffic, Electron, Android and iOS were not exercised; they share this server protocol and have no changed UI code.

Models: Claude Opus 5.5 through the Claude harness; GPT-6.1-Sol through the Codex harness in T3 Code.

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Fixes #18799

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Verdict: Approved at 45ccf19

Macroscope's review found this PR approvable — ACP notification readers now consume one item at a time, keeping unread backlog subject to the existing size limits. The change is confined to transient buffering and leaves notification callbacks and product defaults unchanged.

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Thread transfer impact

✅ Thread transfer remains within every enforced ceiling.

Provider Metric Main baseline This PR Impact PR ceiling
Codex Total thread wire 5.0 KiB 5.0 KiB 0 B (0.0%) 6.8 KiB ✅
Codex Thread snapshot wire 3.8 KiB 3.8 KiB 0 B (0.0%) 4.9 KiB ✅
Codex Live turn WebSocket wire 1.2 KiB 1.2 KiB 0 B (0.0%) 2.0 KiB ✅
Codex Live turn WebSocket decoded 21.5 KiB 21.5 KiB 0 B (0.0%) 24.4 KiB ✅
Codex Live turn messages 1 1 0 (0.0%) 8 ✅
Claude Total thread wire 5.0 KiB 5.0 KiB 0 B (0.0%) 6.8 KiB ✅
Claude Thread snapshot wire 3.8 KiB 3.8 KiB 0 B (0.0%) 4.9 KiB ✅
Claude Live turn WebSocket wire 1.2 KiB 1.2 KiB 0 B (0.0%) 2.0 KiB ✅
Claude Live turn WebSocket decoded 21.9 KiB 21.9 KiB 0 B (0.0%) 24.4 KiB ✅
Claude Live turn messages 1 1 0 (0.0%) 8 ✅

Other scenarios

All 64 scenario measurements match main.

All 64 scenario measurements
Provider Scenario Metric Main baseline This PR Impact PR ceiling
Codex short turn resume WebSocket decoded 10.5 KiB 10.5 KiB 0 B (0.0%) 12.7 KiB ✅
Codex short turn resume WebSocket messages 2 2 0 (0.0%) 2 ✅
Codex long turn running, cold open HTTP decoded 281.7 KiB 281.7 KiB 0 B (0.0%) 302.7 KiB ✅
Codex long turn running, cold open rows 75 75 0 (0.0%) 75 ✅
Codex long turn running, history page HTTP decoded 92.4 KiB 92.4 KiB 0 B (0.0%) 107.4 KiB ✅
Codex long turn running, history page rows 75 75 0 (0.0%) 75 ✅
Codex long turn finished, cold open HTTP decoded 381.5 KiB 381.5 KiB 0 B (0.0%) 410.2 KiB ✅
Codex long turn finished, cold open rows 151 151 0 (0.0%) 151 ✅
Codex long turn finished, socket cold open WebSocket decoded 381.6 KiB 381.6 KiB 0 B (0.0%) 410.2 KiB ✅
Codex long turn finished, socket cold open WebSocket messages 2 2 0 (0.0%) 2 ✅
Codex long turn finished, socket cold open rows 151 151 0 (0.0%) 151 ✅
Codex long turn finished, work page HTTP decoded 186.2 KiB 186.2 KiB 0 B (0.0%) 200.2 KiB ✅
Codex long turn finished, work page rows 150 150 0 (0.0%) 150 ✅
Codex idle thread resume WebSocket decoded 65 B 65 B 0 B (0.0%) 200 B ✅
Codex idle thread resume WebSocket messages 1 1 0 (0.0%) 1 ✅
Codex fleet shell snapshot HTTP decoded 42.4 KiB 42.4 KiB 0 B (0.0%) 53.7 KiB ✅
Codex fleet shell snapshot rows 27 27 0 (0.0%) 27 ✅
Codex fleet shell subscribe WebSocket decoded 65 B 65 B 0 B (0.0%) 200 B ✅
Codex fleet shell subscribe WebSocket messages 1 1 0 (0.0%) 1 ✅
Codex fleet shell resume check HTTP decoded 18 B 18 B 0 B (0.0%) 100 B ✅
Codex fleet shell resume check rows 0 0 0 0 ✅
Codex stale shell reload HTTP decoded 42.4 KiB 42.4 KiB 0 B (0.0%) 53.7 KiB ✅
Codex stale shell reload rows 27 27 0 (0.0%) 27 ✅
Codex stale shell resume WebSocket decoded 140 B 140 B 0 B (0.0%) 400 B ✅
Codex stale shell resume WebSocket messages 2 2 0 (0.0%) 2 ✅
Codex stale todo list cold open HTTP decoded 72.4 KiB 72.4 KiB 0 B (0.0%) 83.0 KiB ✅
Codex stale todo list cold open rows 75 75 0 (0.0%) 75 ✅
Codex stale todo list cold open nodes 2 2 0 (0.0%) 4 ✅
Codex stale todo list cold open subagents 2 2 0 (0.0%) 4 ✅
Codex stale todo list cold open plans 1 1 0 (0.0%) 2 ✅
Codex stale todo list cold open providerTurns 1 1 0 (0.0%) 2 ✅
Codex stale todo list cold open checkpoints 1 1 0 (0.0%) 2 ✅
Claude short turn resume WebSocket decoded 10.6 KiB 10.6 KiB 0 B (0.0%) 12.7 KiB ✅
Claude short turn resume WebSocket messages 2 2 0 (0.0%) 2 ✅
Claude long turn running, cold open HTTP decoded 283.3 KiB 283.3 KiB 0 B (0.0%) 302.7 KiB ✅
Claude long turn running, cold open rows 75 75 0 (0.0%) 75 ✅
Claude long turn running, history page HTTP decoded 93.4 KiB 93.4 KiB 0 B (0.0%) 107.4 KiB ✅
Claude long turn running, history page rows 75 75 0 (0.0%) 75 ✅
Claude long turn finished, cold open HTTP decoded 384.2 KiB 384.2 KiB 0 B (0.0%) 410.2 KiB ✅
Claude long turn finished, cold open rows 151 151 0 (0.0%) 151 ✅
Claude long turn finished, socket cold open WebSocket decoded 384.3 KiB 384.3 KiB 0 B (0.0%) 410.2 KiB ✅
Claude long turn finished, socket cold open WebSocket messages 2 2 0 (0.0%) 2 ✅
Claude long turn finished, socket cold open rows 151 151 0 (0.0%) 151 ✅
Claude long turn finished, work page HTTP decoded 188.1 KiB 188.1 KiB 0 B (0.0%) 200.2 KiB ✅
Claude long turn finished, work page rows 150 150 0 (0.0%) 150 ✅
Claude idle thread resume WebSocket decoded 66 B 66 B 0 B (0.0%) 200 B ✅
Claude idle thread resume WebSocket messages 1 1 0 (0.0%) 1 ✅
Claude fleet shell snapshot HTTP decoded 43.0 KiB 43.0 KiB 0 B (0.0%) 53.7 KiB ✅
Claude fleet shell snapshot rows 27 27 0 (0.0%) 27 ✅
Claude fleet shell subscribe WebSocket decoded 66 B 66 B 0 B (0.0%) 200 B ✅
Claude fleet shell subscribe WebSocket messages 1 1 0 (0.0%) 1 ✅
Claude fleet shell resume check HTTP decoded 18 B 18 B 0 B (0.0%) 100 B ✅
Claude fleet shell resume check rows 0 0 0 0 ✅
Claude stale shell reload HTTP decoded 43.0 KiB 43.0 KiB 0 B (0.0%) 53.7 KiB ✅
Claude stale shell reload rows 27 27 0 (0.0%) 27 ✅
Claude stale shell resume WebSocket decoded 140 B 140 B 0 B (0.0%) 400 B ✅
Claude stale shell resume WebSocket messages 2 2 0 (0.0%) 2 ✅
Claude stale todo list cold open HTTP decoded 73.4 KiB 73.4 KiB 0 B (0.0%) 83.0 KiB ✅
Claude stale todo list cold open rows 75 75 0 (0.0%) 75 ✅
Claude stale todo list cold open nodes 2 2 0 (0.0%) 4 ✅
Claude stale todo list cold open subagents 2 2 0 (0.0%) 4 ✅
Claude stale todo list cold open plans 1 1 0 (0.0%) 2 ✅
Claude stale todo list cold open providerTurns 1 1 0 (0.0%) 2 ✅
Claude stale todo list cold open checkpoints 1 1 0 (0.0%) 2 ✅

Baseline: f313d0a · PR result: 30e352a · Source CI: success

Scenario and decoded snapshot size

10 historical turns, 5 command tools per turn, 878.9 KiB retained MCP result per historical turn, and a 1.05 MiB retained result in the measured turn.

  • Codex decoded thread snapshot: 108.5 KiB
  • Claude decoded thread snapshot: 108.8 KiB

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Walkthrough

The protocol tracks the JSON line length of notifications still queued. The incoming stream subtracts each notification’s length when it pulls that notification. A regression test checks eviction while the reader is blocked.

Changes: Notification backlog

Layer / File(s) Summary
Enforce notification backlog limits
packages/effect-acp/src/protocol.ts, packages/effect-acp/src/protocol.test.ts
The protocol removes the enqueue-time reset of the queued-length total and subtracts each notification’s JSON line length when the incoming stream pulls it. The test blocks the reader on notification 1 and checks that notification 2 is evicted, so the reader receives [1, 3, 4, 5].

Estimated code review effort: 2 (Simple) | ~10 minutes

Change: Bug fix

Suggested reviewers: stienswout, maria-rcks, hieu-lee

Merge Risk: Minimal · up to 30e35

The change bounds unread notification retention by size and reads notifications one at a time. No actionable merge-blocking risk remains after review.

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The title "fix(acp): bound unread notification retention by size" matches the main change. The protocol buffering now caps the unread raw-notification backlog by a size limit in addition to the existing 32-message cap, and the change also carries line lengths and pulls one notification at a time. The title is specific and follows conventional commit form.

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The description follows the template sections: Problem, Change, Scope and approval (in place of Scope), and Verification. It gives a clear problem statement with reproduction numbers, explains the size bound, eviction order, and singleton pull, links issue #18799, and reports focused regression tests and results. It also notes what was not checked, including real paid-provider traffic and Electron, Android, and iOS. Two gaps remain. The Scope section does not state a clear reason for the fix beyond the linked issue, and the PR objectives note that PR #19585 already bounds the same queue, which the description does not address. The Verification section also contains a large number of links and mixed evidence runs that a reviewer must sort through. The template's core requirements are still met.

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- Around line 1024-1026: Replace Stream.fromQueue in the notification stream
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…otifications outside the size cap

Stream.fromQueue drains every buffered notification into one batch, so a
reader blocked in a handler kept that whole batch alive past eviction.
Pull one notification at a time so unread ones stay in the bounded queue.

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Fixed the slow-reader batch-retention finding in a6888da01f. Singleton pulls leave unread notifications eligible for eviction. The Deferred regression fails before the change and passes afterward; all 64 effect-acp tests and package typecheck pass. Two fresh independent reviews found no blockers.

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Thanks for the fix and the regression coverage. #19585, merged as beaeeff40e, already bounds the unread raw notification queue. Could you cut this PR down to the remaining slow-reader fix and its regression test? Main still pulls the whole queue into the stream, so notifications in a slow reader’s batch cannot be evicted; the slow-reader test here fails on main.

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… a time

Main already caps unread raw notifications by count and JSON length, but
`incoming` drained the whole backlog into one batch per pull. A reader still
handling an earlier notification held that batch outside the cap, and the
length counter reset as if it had been read.

Pull one notification at a time and subtract its length when it is taken, so
the queue's accounting stays exact and the reader holds at most one.

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The automated pipeline stopped on this pull request and will not merge it:

someone else pushed to fix/issue-18799 (head is now 45ccf19); the pipeline does not build on commits it did not review

It stays open for a person to finish or close.

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Evidence

Emit 1 and 2 (6 Mi characters each), start a diagnostic raw reader blocked handling 1, emit 3 and 4 (6 Mi characters each) and tiny notification 5, then release the reader. Both runs used the real T3 server and local synthetic ACP subprocess with fresh databases and identical instrumentation; protocol.ts was untouched.

Before After
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Before: unread 2 survives outside the eviction budget After: unread 2 is evicted
Delivered [1,2,3,4,5] Delivered [1,3,4,5]
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  • The separate 32-message count threshold and single-notification-over-budget behavior were not exercised; this reproduction specifically demonstrates size-budget eviction during slow consumption.

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