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fix(server): agents launch without a scope when systemd can no longer create one #26388

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35 changes: 32 additions & 3 deletions apps/server/src/process/agentScope.test.ts
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Expand Up @@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ import * as NodePath from "node:path";

import * as NodeServices from "@effect/platform-node/NodeServices";
import { assert, describe, expect, it } from "@effect/vitest";
import { AgentScope } from "@t3tools/shared/AgentScope";
import { AgentScope, agentScopeCommand } from "@t3tools/shared/AgentScope";
import * as HostProcess from "@t3tools/shared/HostProcess";
import * as Effect from "effect/Effect";
import * as FileSystem from "effect/FileSystem";
Expand Down Expand Up @@ -50,6 +50,9 @@ const withFakeSystemd = <A, E>(
readonly calls: ReadonlyArray<ReadonlyArray<string>>;
readonly stateDir: string;
readonly cgroupRoot: string;
readonly agentPath: string;
/** systemd-run fails as it does when XDG_RUNTIME_DIR is full. */
readonly breakScopes: () => void;
}) => Effect.Effect<A, E>,
// A user manager older than systemd 253 rejects OOMPolicy on scopes.
{
Expand All @@ -65,6 +68,7 @@ const withFakeSystemd = <A, E>(
const cgroupRoot = NodePath.join(bin, "cgroup");
const units = new Map<string, FakeUnit>();
const calls: Array<ReadonlyArray<string>> = [];
let scopesBroken = false;
const output = (stdout: string, code = 0): ProcessRunner.ProcessRunOutput => ({
stdout,
stderr: "",
Expand All @@ -76,9 +80,17 @@ const withFakeSystemd = <A, E>(
stderrInvalidUtf8: false,
});
const runner = ProcessRunner.ProcessRunner.of({
run: ({ args }) =>
run: ({ command, args }) =>
Effect.sync(() => {
calls.push(args);
if (scopesBroken && NodePath.basename(command) === "systemd-run") {
return {
...output(""),
stderr:
"Failed to start transient scope unit: Unit run-p402236-i4601228.scope not found.",
code: ChildProcessSpawner.ExitCode(1),
};
}
if (!oomPolicy && args.some((arg) => arg.startsWith("--property=OOMPolicy="))) {
return output("", 1);
}
Expand Down Expand Up @@ -113,7 +125,11 @@ const withFakeSystemd = <A, E>(
}),
);
const { stateDir } = yield* ServerConfig.ServerConfig;
return yield* body({ scope, units, calls, stateDir, cgroupRoot }).pipe(
const breakScopes = () => {
scopesBroken = true;
};
const agentPath = NodePath.join(bin, "agent");
return yield* body({ scope, units, calls, stateDir, cgroupRoot, agentPath, breakScopes }).pipe(
Effect.ensuring(Effect.sync(() => NodeFS.rmSync(bin, { recursive: true, force: true }))),
);
}).pipe(
Expand Down Expand Up @@ -343,6 +359,19 @@ describe("AgentScope service", () => {
);
});

it.effect("launches agents unscoped once systemd can no longer create a scope", () =>
withFakeSystemd(({ scope, agentPath, breakScopes }) =>
Effect.gen(function* () {
const scoped = yield* scope.wrap({ command: "agent", args: [], name: "t", threadId: "a" });
expect(scoped.args).toContain("--scope");

breakScopes();
const launch = yield* scope.wrap({ command: "agent", args: [], name: "t", threadId: "b" });
expect(launch).toEqual(agentScopeCommand({ command: agentPath, args: [] }));
}),
),
);

it.effect("leaves a quiet slice alone", () =>
withFakeSystemd(({ scope, calls }) =>
Effect.gen(function* () {
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44 changes: 31 additions & 13 deletions apps/server/src/process/agentScope.ts
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Expand Up @@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ import { resolveCommandPath } from "@t3tools/shared/shell";
import * as Effect from "effect/Effect";
import * as FileSystem from "effect/FileSystem";
import * as Layer from "effect/Layer";
import type * as Option from "effect/Option";
import * as Path from "effect/Path";

import * as ServerConfig from "../config.ts";
Expand Down Expand Up @@ -148,6 +149,21 @@ export const make = Effect.gen(function* () {
}
});

const probe = (systemdRun: string, options: ReadonlyArray<string>) =>
run(systemdRun, [
"--user",
"--scope",
"--quiet",
"--collect",
`--slice=${AGENT_SLICE}`,
...options,
"--",
"true",
]);
const probeSucceeded = (result: Option.Option<ProcessRunner.ProcessRunOutput>) =>
result._tag === "Some" && result.value.code === 0;
const OOM_PROBE_OPTIONS = [...SCOPE_OPTIONS, "--property=OOMPolicy=stop"];

const systemd = yield* Effect.cached(
Effect.gen(function* () {
const runtimeDir = hostEnvironment.XDG_RUNTIME_DIR;
Expand All @@ -156,20 +172,9 @@ export const make = Effect.gen(function* () {
const systemctl = yield* resolve("systemctl", hostEnvironment);
if (systemdRun === null || systemctl === null) return undefined;
yield* stopLeftoverAgents(systemctl);
const probe = (options: ReadonlyArray<string>) =>
run(systemdRun, [
"--user",
"--scope",
"--quiet",
"--collect",
`--slice=${AGENT_SLICE}`,
...options,
"--",
"true",
]).pipe(Effect.map((result) => result._tag === "Some" && result.value.code === 0));
// Scopes take OOMPolicy from systemd 253; older managers still get scopes.
const supportsOomPolicy = yield* probe([...SCOPE_OPTIONS, "--property=OOMPolicy=stop"]);
if (!supportsOomPolicy && !(yield* probe(SCOPE_OPTIONS))) {
const supportsOomPolicy = probeSucceeded(yield* probe(systemdRun, OOM_PROBE_OPTIONS));
if (!supportsOomPolicy && !probeSucceeded(yield* probe(systemdRun, SCOPE_OPTIONS))) {
yield* Effect.logInfo("Agent scopes are off: no systemd user manager");
return undefined;
}
Expand Down Expand Up @@ -346,6 +351,19 @@ export const make = Effect.gen(function* () {
if (resolved === null) return { command, args };
const scope = yield* systemd;
if (scope === undefined) return agentScopeCommand({ command: resolved, args });
// systemd can stop creating scopes after startup, e.g. once XDG_RUNTIME_DIR fills up.
const checked = yield* probe(
scope.systemdRun,
scope.supportsOomPolicy ? OOM_PROBE_OPTIONS : SCOPE_OPTIONS,
);
if (!probeSucceeded(checked)) {
yield* Effect.logWarning("Launching an agent without a scope: systemd cannot create one", {
exitCode: checked._tag === "Some" ? checked.value.code : undefined,
stderr: checked._tag === "Some" ? checked.value.stderr.trim() : undefined,

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Minor · Security & Privacy · Quick win

Do not log raw systemd-run output.

stderr can contain arbitrary process output and is logged on every failed probe. Log a bounded failure category and the exit code instead.

As per coding guidelines, “log annotations stay bounded” and must not contain raw command output.

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Review comment at @apps/server/src/process/agentScope.ts at line 362:
Update the failed `systemd-run` probe logging so it does not include raw stderr;
log only a bounded failure category and the exit code, while preserving the
existing probe behavior.

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});
if (threadId !== undefined) yield* track(scope.systemctl, threadId, undefined);
return agentScopeCommand({ command: resolved, args });
}
const unit = `t3code-${name}-${NodeCrypto.randomUUID().slice(0, 8)}.scope`;
// A continuing shared scope cannot attribute a tool's OOM to one thread.
// Clear the launch thread's previous scope instead.
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