quest(m1): retracted demand release and lite-07 fetched heads

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Problem

Porting moq.pro onto main turned up two moq-net bugs that release doesn't have. Each one has a repro that fails on main 2704e10:

• A retracted broadcast never releases its tracks' demand. After an unannounce has settled, dropping the last subscriber never resolves track.demand().unused(). A relay then keeps demand-driven emit loops and their upstream subscriptions running for nobody, and moq.pro's billing-meter test a_reannounced_node_is_read_once fails. The regression came in with fix(net)!: resume route changes by reading the routes' copies; a path is one broadcast #4741: the repro passes on its parent 16b1fe2 and on release 3492aeb, and fails at 0382d30.
• On lite-07, a fetched group head hides the live group. A mesh peer resumes catalog.json mid-group through a relay and then fetches the group's head. After that, a fresh subscriber on the relay gets nothing, even after the publisher writes more frames into the group. Only moq-lite-07-wip fails. lite-05, lite-06, and moq-transport-17/22 all pass.

Approach

This adds two m1 quests that hold the repro and what is known about the cause, plus the m1 README entries for them. Neither bug is fixed here.

• quest/m1/unannounce-demand-release.md is ranked first in m1 because it is a regression on main that will ship with the next release. It names a suspect: the front's Action::End keeps a used track's copy in flight past its readers. That suspect is not verified.
• quest/m1/lite07-head-fetch-arrival.md is ranked beside the other lite group-loss quests. The inferred cause is that insert_group_request claims the headless live slot and commits the fetched group as invisible, which leaves G's arrival entry with a stale stamp. This is also unverified. On lite-06 the bug doesn't show: it has no SUBSCRIBE_OK largest (has_largest), so widen_frame_bounds asks upstream for the head. Related: fix(net): a relay resuming mid-group asks upstream for the group's head #4829.

Impact

• None. These are quest files only, with no API or wire changes.

Alternatives

• Filing GitHub issues instead. A quest keeps the repro and the plan in the tree, where the agent that picks up the fix will read it.
• Putting the demand regression in m0. m0's release gate already holds fix(net)!: resume route changes by reading the routes' copies; a path is one broadcast #4741 back, so m1 rank 1 is enough as long as it lands before that release; the quest's Goal now says so.

Follow-ups

• None.

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Reviewed commit: 38f789b

No actionable bugs found in the three-file documentation diff. Direction is sound and appropriately scoped: both quests distinguish observed failures from unverified causes, preserve concrete reproduction guidance, and avoid speculative production changes or added runtime complexity.

Static cross-check: the head-fetch explanation matches the existing claim_sequence → insert_group_request → arrival-stamp lookup path; the demand quest points to the existing Action::End retention branch. These are pre-existing behaviors being documented, not regressions introduced here.

Verification limits: reviewed the full diff and relevant origin, track, lite subscriber, Tokio helper, and release-planning context. Did not compile or execute the snippets, reproduce either failure, or independently verify the historical protocol/commit pass–fail matrix; this review does not establish that tests pass.

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Automated review of #4830 at head 38f789b6723ef2e2875369d1af37a74d40dcfdcc

Docs-only: two new m1 quests plus their README entries. I checked the claims against main (2704e10). Every link resolves, and so do the commits (0382d30 is #4741, 16b1fe2 is its parent, 3492aeb is on release). The APIs in both repro snippets match current signatures: origin::Producer::publish(path, Route), broadcast::Producer::create_track(name, None), request_broadcast(..).await, track::Consumer::subscribe(impl Into<Option<Subscription>>).await, Subscription::with_start, and Demand::used/unused. moq-tokio's dev-dependencies already enable tokio test-util, so start_paused works. The inferred causes also fit the code. claim_sequence (rs/moq-net/src/model/track.rs:924) removes a slot whose live_first_frame is above frame_start. insert_group_request (:1258) then commits with visible = false, so no new arrival entry is pushed and the old (G, stamp) entry no longer resolves. Action::End (rs/moq-net/src/model/origin.rs:2560) leaves used tracks with a copy alive, and the comment says "readers follow the copy". No blocking issues.

Non-blocking

1. lite07-head-fetch-arrival.md: the lite-06 vs lite-07 split is attributed to the wrong flag. The quest says "lite-07 has frame bounds, so R's upstream subscription starts G at frame 1". But Version::has_frame_bounds() (rs/moq-net/src/lite/version.rs:162) is true for lite-06 too. What actually differs is has_largest() (:46), which is false through lite-06. TrackServe::widen_frame_bounds (rs/moq-net/src/lite/subscriber.rs:3448) rounds the start to the group head only when !has_largest(), then returns early for any frame-bounds version. So lite-06 is protected by the "no LARGEST" branch, and lite-07 keeps the mid-group start because it trusts SUBSCRIBE_OK's largest. Please reword so whoever picks this up doesn't go looking at frame-bounds handling. It also helps frame the fix: widening on lite-07 too would hide the bug, but it would give up what LARGEST is for. The real question is still the one the quest asks, whether a fetch may evict a live, visible slot.
2. unannounce-demand-release.md: nothing in the tree ties this regression to the release gate. The PR body says m1 rank 1 is enough "as long as it lands before that release". The m0 gate (quest/m0/broadcast-epoch/README.md, "Decided") lists what gates the release, and it already names Stats epochs as an m1 quest that "also gates the release (decided 2026-10-04)". This quest isn't listed there, so a release cut when broadcast-epoch completes would ship the regression. That includes moq.pro's failing a_reannounced_node_is_read_once. Suggest adding a matching "also gates the release" line to the m0 Decided list, or stating it in this quest's Goal.
3. The remote-source case is only a sentence. "Also cover a remote source" is the case a relay actually hits, since its upstream subscription has to end. A short shape for it, as the local case has (relay pulling over the mock harness, then assert the upstream SUBSCRIBE is cancelled after the last local reader drops), would keep the fixer from proving only the local Demand path.

CI: Quest passed. Check and Test were still queued when I looked; neither touches these files.

Verdict: MERGE

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Walkthrough

The M1 README adds two quests. One quest documents demand that remains used after a retraction settles and proposes regression coverage. The other documents a lite-07 scenario where a relay fetches a group head after receiving the group mid-group, along with a reproduction and test shape.

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This PR documents two reported behaviors without changing runtime code. No merge-blocking risk is established in the supplied review context.

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Changed systems: quest

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Systems and components

• observed — quest (service) was modified; 3 changed files map to changed impact.

Before / after behavior

• observed — Modified behavior in quest/m1/README.md: Adds the “Retracted demand release” quest, specifying that a retracted broadcast’s track demand is released when its last subscriber leaves.
• observed — Modified behavior in quest/m1/README.md: Adds the “Fetched heads stay visible” quest, specifying that on lite-07 a relay delivers a group to new subscribers when it fetches the head after receiving the group mid-group.
• observed — Modified behavior in quest/m1/lite07-head-fetch-arrival.md: Introduces the reported lite-07 symptom and scope: a fresh subscriber may miss a group fetched mid-group, including subsequent publisher frames; the document identifies an open catalog group as the affected case.
• observed — Modified behavior in quest/m1/lite07-head-fetch-arrival.md: Adds a reproduction scenario and Rust test shape in which a mesh peer fetches a group starting at frame 1, then a fresh relay subscriber is expected to receive that group beginning with the snapshot frame.

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Merge summary at 6237fe8:

• lite07-head-fetch-arrival.md: the lite-06/lite-07 split is now pinned on has_largest (lite-06 has frame bounds too), and notes that widening on lite-07 would hide the bug, so the fix belongs in the cache. The test sketch now asserts the fresh subscriber gets G starting with snapshot (CodeRabbit).
• unannounce-demand-release.md: the Goal says it lands before the next release cut, since release lacks the regression. The remote-source case now has a test shape: P announces, R pulls over connect_mock, settle the unannounce, drop R's reader, assert P's demand goes unused.
• Not done: adding this quest to the m0 broadcast-epoch "Decided" release-gate list. That list records maintainer decisions, so it is left for the maintainer.

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Automated follow-up review of #4830 at head 6237fe8af5ac64800d94f5471932a67b7905613a (re-review after 6237fe8; earlier review was on 38f789b6)

This push only rewords the two quests, and it addresses all three earlier notes. I re-checked the new claims against main (2704e10, unchanged since the last review). No blocking issues.

Earlier findings:

1. Fixed: the lite-06/lite-07 split. The quest now attributes it to Version::has_largest (rs/moq-net/src/lite/version.rs:46) instead of frame bounds. That matches TrackServe::widen_frame_bounds (rs/moq-net/src/lite/subscriber.rs:3448), which rounds the start to the group head only when !has_largest(), then returns early for any frame-bounds version. "The fix belongs in the cache" is the right framing. The repro now asserts that the fresh reader gets group sequence and that its first frame is snapshot, instead of only waiting for the timeout. The calls match current signatures (recv_group/read_frame return Result<Option<_>>, group.sequence).
2. Mostly fixed: the release gate. The Goal now says it "lands before the next release cut". The m0 gate's Decided list (quest/m0/broadcast-epoch/README.md) still doesn't name this quest the way it names Stats epochs. So whoever cuts the release from that list could still miss it. A one-line "also gates the release" entry there would close that gap. This is optional.
3. Fixed: the remote-source case. It now has a concrete shape. connect_mock exists in rs/moq-net/tests/support/harness.rs:70 and is used the same way in rejoin.rs.

Non-blocking

1. The remote case could pass without exercising the hold. As written, the remote test only asserts that P's unused() resolves after R's reader drops. If the unannounce itself tears down R's upstream SUBSCRIBE over the session, the test passes on main too, and it won't show that the remote path has the Action::End copy hold at all. To fix this, add the same control the local repro has. After the retraction settles, assert that unused() does not resolve while R's reader is still held (a short timeout that must elapse). Then drop the reader and assert that it resolves. Also note whether the remote case fails on main today, as the local repro does.

CI: Quest passed. Check and Test are still pending, and neither touches these files.

Verdict: MERGE

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Reviewed commit: 6237fe8

No actionable bugs found. Compared against previously reviewed 38f789b; the base is unchanged. Direction remains sound: the substantive documentation update adds failing assertions, corrects the lite-06/lite-07 distinction, and specifies the remote-demand case without adding runtime complexity.

Independently confirmed the existing assertion finding is addressed at quest/m1/lite07-head-fetch-arrival.md:37–40. Its corrected has_largest explanation at lines 43–58 matches Version::has_largest/has_frame_bounds and TrackServe::widen_frame_bounds. The demand quest now explicitly targets the next release and describes the upstream cancellation check (quest/m1/unannounce-demand-release.md:12–13, 66–74), addressing the substance of the earlier suggestions.

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