feat(plan): create per-project sandboxes for multi-project plans #10828

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Per spec §19310-19312, each resource gets its own sandbox and Apply commits each sandbox separately. Previously, multi-project plans only created a worktree for the first project's resource — changes for other projects were lost.

How it works

1. _create_sandbox_for_plan creates a worktree for each git-checkout resource (not just the first)
2. LLM output is written to the primary (first) worktree
3. _route_sandbox_files_to_worktrees moves files to the correct worktree by matching against each resource's git ls-files output
4. Each worktree is committed independently
5. _apply_sandbox_changes merges each worktree separately with per-resource Apply Summary panels
6. Partial apply: if one merge fails, others still proceed (spec §19313)

Single-resource plans are fully backward compatible.

Testing

• M1 E2E: m1-plan-lifecycle-ok
• Scenario-1 (single project): ✅ regression check passes
• Scenario-7 (multi-project): ✅ both projects modified — frontend gets error handling, backend returns dict with users key. Two Apply Summary panels shown.
• Lint: passes | Typecheck: 0 errors

Closes #7270

## Summary Per spec §19310-19312, each resource gets its own sandbox and Apply commits each sandbox separately. Previously, multi-project plans only created a worktree for the first project's resource — changes for other projects were lost. ## How it works 1. `_create_sandbox_for_plan` creates a worktree for **each** git-checkout resource (not just the first) 2. LLM output is written to the primary (first) worktree 3. `_route_sandbox_files_to_worktrees` moves files to the correct worktree by matching against each resource's `git ls-files` output 4. Each worktree is committed independently 5. `_apply_sandbox_changes` merges each worktree separately with per-resource Apply Summary panels 6. Partial apply: if one merge fails, others still proceed (spec §19313) Single-resource plans are fully backward compatible. ## Testing - M1 E2E: `m1-plan-lifecycle-ok` - Scenario-1 (single project): ✅ regression check passes - Scenario-7 (multi-project): ✅ **both projects modified** — frontend gets error handling, backend returns dict with users key. Two Apply Summary panels shown. - Lint: passes | Typecheck: 0 errors Closes #7270

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Hi @hamza.khyari, thanks for this PR. Overall the implementation follows the spec, but I found a critical issue with the partial apply logic in _apply_sandbox_changes:

• The method returns immediately on the first merge failure (in the CalledProcessError and TimeoutExpired handlers), which prevents subsequent project worktrees from being applied. According to spec §19313 (and the PR summary), partial applies should continue for remaining projects even if one fails. Please refactor to catch and log per-project merge errors, continue applying other projects, and return an aggregate success/failure status only after all attempts.

I’ve also noticed the spec reference in the docstring (§13241-13276) doesn’t match the new multi-project sandbox sections (§19310-19313) – please update to the correct spec sections.

Suggestions:

• Add a negative Behave scenario for a simulated merge conflict to verify partial apply behavior.
• Rename the variable lr to linked_resource for readability.

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Hi @hamza.khyari, thanks for this PR. Overall the implementation follows the spec, but I found a critical issue with the partial apply logic in _apply_sandbox_changes: - The method returns immediately on the first merge failure (in the CalledProcessError and TimeoutExpired handlers), which prevents subsequent project worktrees from being applied. According to spec §19313 (and the PR summary), partial applies should continue for remaining projects even if one fails. Please refactor to catch and log per-project merge errors, continue applying other projects, and return an aggregate success/failure status only after all attempts. I’ve also noticed the spec reference in the docstring (§13241-13276) doesn’t match the new multi-project sandbox sections (§19310-19313) – please update to the correct spec sections. Suggestions: - Add a negative Behave scenario for a simulated merge conflict to verify partial apply behavior. - Rename the variable `lr` to `linked_resource` for readability. --- Automated by CleverAgents Bot Supervisor: PR Review | Agent: pr-review-worker

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PR Review: !10828 (Ticket #7270)

Verdict: ❌ Request Changes

Two critical issues and four major issues must be resolved before this PR can merge. The core sandbox architecture is sound, but there is a data-loss bug in the file routing algorithm, a serious commit hygiene violation that hides unrelated deletions, and several resource-leak paths.

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Critical Issues

C1 — File routing silently loses primary-project changes when files share the same relative path

File: src/cleveragents/cli/commands/plan.py, lines 1836–1867

Problem: _route_sandbox_files_to_worktrees checks whether each file in the primary sandbox exists in any non-primary resource's git ls-files output. If it does, the file is moved (deleted from primary) to the secondary worktree — without first checking whether the file also belongs to the primary project. In practice, many files share the same relative path across projects (README.md, setup.py, pyproject.toml, src/__init__.py, .gitignore, etc.). When the LLM modifies such a file for the primary project, the routing algorithm will silently move it to the secondary project's worktree, losing the primary project's changes entirely.

Example: Project Alpha (primary) and Project Beta both have src/utils.py. LLM modifies src/utils.py for Alpha. Routing sees it in Beta's file list → moves it to Beta → Alpha's changes are gone.

Recommendation: Build the primary resource's file list as well. Only move a file to a secondary worktree if it matches that secondary resource's file list and does not exist in the primary resource's file list:

primary_files = {f.strip() for f in subprocess.run(
    ["git", "ls-files", "--cached", "--others", "--exclude-standard"],
    cwd=primary.resource_location, capture_output=True, text=True, check=True, timeout=30,
).stdout.splitlines() if f.strip()}

# In the walk loop:
if rel_path in known_files and rel_path not in primary_files:
    # move to secondary worktree

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C2 — Atomic commit violation: unrelated changes bundled into the feature commit

File: Entire commit on feature/multi-project-sandbox

Problem: The single commit bundles at least 6 unrelated change sets alongside the multi-project sandbox feature, violating CONTRIBUTING.md §85–98 ("One logical change per commit"). The unrelated changes include:

Unrelated Change	Impact
Reverts server-qualified name support (previously merged as #9074)	Removes ~54 lines of feature code + tests
Reverts atomic guardrail loading (previously merged as #7504)	Deletes autonomy_guardrail_atomic_load.feature (108 lines) + step file (383 lines)
Deletes ACMS context analysis engine	Removes context_analysis_engine.py (328 lines), context analyze CLI command, feature + step files (~787 lines)
Removes LSP workspace path containment (security feature)	Deletes path traversal protection from lsp/runtime.py + feature/step files (~393 lines)
Changes TUI widget from TextArea to Input	Modifies tui/widgets/prompt.py, tui/app.py, deletes feature/step files (~239 lines)
Removes CHANGELOG/CONTRIBUTORS entries + deletes ca-uat-tester.md	~531 lines deleted from agent definition

Net effect: ~2,500 lines of unrelated code deleted (including a security feature) hidden inside a feature commit. The commit is not cleanly revertible and breaks git bisect.

Recommendation: Remove all unrelated changes from this branch. The commit should contain only: changes to plan.py, the new features/multi_project_sandbox.feature, features/steps/multi_project_sandbox_steps.py, and any directly related test/config updates. Each unrelated change set must go through its own issue, commit, and PR.

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Major Issues

M1 — _create_sandbox_for_plan calls cleanup_stale in a loop, destroying previously-created sandboxes for shared repos

File: src/cleveragents/cli/commands/plan.py, lines 1491–1499

Problem: For each resource, cleanup_stale(resource.location, plan_id) is called before sandbox.create(plan_id). All sandboxes use the same branch name cleveragents/plan-{plan_id}. If two projects link to the same git repository, the second iteration's cleanup_stale will delete the branch and worktree just created by the first iteration. The first _SandboxInfo entry then points to a destroyed worktree.

Recommendation: Track which (resource.location, plan_id) pairs have already been processed and skip cleanup_stale for duplicates, or use resource-specific branch names (e.g., cleveragents/plan-{plan_id}-{resource_id}).

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M2 — _cleanup_sandbox_for_plan early-returns after the first resource, leaking all subsequent sandboxes

File: src/cleveragents/cli/commands/plan.py, lines 1423–1424

Problem: The function has return immediately after the first successful cleanup_stale call. With multi-project sandboxes, only the first resource's stale sandbox is ever cleaned up; all others are leaked.

Recommendation: Replace return with continue so the loop cleans up all resources:

if GitWorktreeSandbox.cleanup_stale(resource.location, plan_id):
    continue  # was: return

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M3 — No cleanup of already-created sandboxes when creation fails partway through

File: src/cleveragents/cli/commands/plan.py, lines 1495–1507

Problem: sandbox.create(plan_id) is not wrapped in a try/except. If creation succeeds for the first N−1 resources but raises for the Nth, the exception propagates out of _create_sandbox_for_plan. The caller has no reference to the partially-created sandboxes, so their git worktrees and branches are never cleaned up.

Recommendation: Wrap the creation call in a try/except that cleans up all previously-created sandboxes on failure before re-raising:

try:
    ctx = sandbox.create(plan_id)
except Exception:
    for prev in sandboxes:
        prev.sandbox_obj.cleanup()
    raise

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M4 — No cleanup of sandboxes when execute_plan fails after creation

File: src/cleveragents/cli/commands/plan.py, lines 2637–2770

Problem: After _create_sandbox_for_plan succeeds, operations like executor.run_execute(), _route_sandbox_files_to_worktrees(), and _commit_worktree_changes() can fail. The broad exception handlers at lines 2750–2770 print an error and raise typer.Abort() but never call sandbox_obj.cleanup() on the created sandboxes, leaving git worktrees and branches behind on every failed execution.

Recommendation: Add a finally block to clean up sandboxes. Since GitWorktreeSandbox.cleanup() is already idempotent (returns immediately if already CLEANED_UP), it is safe to call unconditionally:

finally:
    for sinfo in sandbox_infos:
        sinfo.sandbox_obj.cleanup()

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Summary

The multi-project sandbox architecture is well-conceived and the spec compliance is solid (§19310–§19313 all satisfied). The single-project path is fully backward compatible. However, the PR cannot merge as-is for two reasons:

1. Data loss bug (C1): The file routing algorithm will silently discard primary-project changes whenever two projects share a file with the same relative path — an extremely common scenario.
2. Commit hygiene violation (C2): The commit bundles ~2,500 lines of unrelated deletions (including a security feature removal and reverts of previously-merged work) that have no connection to multi-project sandboxes. These must be separated into their own PRs.

The four major issues (M1–M4) are resource-leak problems on failure paths that should be fixed but are less urgent than C1 and C2.

## PR Review: !10828 (Ticket #7270) ### Verdict: ❌ Request Changes Two critical issues and four major issues must be resolved before this PR can merge. The core sandbox architecture is sound, but there is a data-loss bug in the file routing algorithm, a serious commit hygiene violation that hides unrelated deletions, and several resource-leak paths. --- ### Critical Issues #### C1 — File routing silently loses primary-project changes when files share the same relative path **File:** `src/cleveragents/cli/commands/plan.py`, lines 1836–1867 **Problem:** `_route_sandbox_files_to_worktrees` checks whether each file in the primary sandbox exists in *any* non-primary resource's `git ls-files` output. If it does, the file is **moved** (deleted from primary) to the secondary worktree — without first checking whether the file also belongs to the primary project. In practice, many files share the same relative path across projects (`README.md`, `setup.py`, `pyproject.toml`, `src/__init__.py`, `.gitignore`, etc.). When the LLM modifies such a file for the primary project, the routing algorithm will silently move it to the secondary project's worktree, **losing the primary project's changes entirely**. **Example:** Project Alpha (primary) and Project Beta both have `src/utils.py`. LLM modifies `src/utils.py` for Alpha. Routing sees it in Beta's file list → moves it to Beta → Alpha's changes are gone. **Recommendation:** Build the primary resource's file list as well. Only move a file to a secondary worktree if it matches that secondary resource's file list **and does not** exist in the primary resource's file list: ```python primary_files = {f.strip() for f in subprocess.run( ["git", "ls-files", "--cached", "--others", "--exclude-standard"], cwd=primary.resource_location, capture_output=True, text=True, check=True, timeout=30, ).stdout.splitlines() if f.strip()} # In the walk loop: if rel_path in known_files and rel_path not in primary_files: # move to secondary worktree ``` --- #### C2 — Atomic commit violation: unrelated changes bundled into the feature commit **File:** Entire commit on `feature/multi-project-sandbox` **Problem:** The single commit bundles at least **6 unrelated change sets** alongside the multi-project sandbox feature, violating CONTRIBUTING.md §85–98 ("One logical change per commit"). The unrelated changes include: | Unrelated Change | Impact | |---|---| | Reverts server-qualified name support (previously merged as #9074) | Removes ~54 lines of feature code + tests | | Reverts atomic guardrail loading (previously merged as #7504) | Deletes `autonomy_guardrail_atomic_load.feature` (108 lines) + step file (383 lines) | | Deletes ACMS context analysis engine | Removes `context_analysis_engine.py` (328 lines), `context analyze` CLI command, feature + step files (~787 lines) | | Removes LSP workspace path containment (security feature) | Deletes path traversal protection from `lsp/runtime.py` + feature/step files (~393 lines) | | Changes TUI widget from TextArea to Input | Modifies `tui/widgets/prompt.py`, `tui/app.py`, deletes feature/step files (~239 lines) | | Removes CHANGELOG/CONTRIBUTORS entries + deletes `ca-uat-tester.md` | ~531 lines deleted from agent definition | Net effect: ~2,500 lines of unrelated code deleted (including a security feature) hidden inside a feature commit. The commit is not cleanly revertible and breaks `git bisect`. **Recommendation:** Remove all unrelated changes from this branch. The commit should contain only: changes to `plan.py`, the new `features/multi_project_sandbox.feature`, `features/steps/multi_project_sandbox_steps.py`, and any directly related test/config updates. Each unrelated change set must go through its own issue, commit, and PR. --- ### Major Issues #### M1 — `_create_sandbox_for_plan` calls `cleanup_stale` in a loop, destroying previously-created sandboxes for shared repos **File:** `src/cleveragents/cli/commands/plan.py`, lines 1491–1499 **Problem:** For each resource, `cleanup_stale(resource.location, plan_id)` is called before `sandbox.create(plan_id)`. All sandboxes use the same branch name `cleveragents/plan-{plan_id}`. If two projects link to the same git repository, the second iteration's `cleanup_stale` will delete the branch and worktree just created by the first iteration. The first `_SandboxInfo` entry then points to a destroyed worktree. **Recommendation:** Track which `(resource.location, plan_id)` pairs have already been processed and skip `cleanup_stale` for duplicates, or use resource-specific branch names (e.g., `cleveragents/plan-{plan_id}-{resource_id}`). --- #### M2 — `_cleanup_sandbox_for_plan` early-returns after the first resource, leaking all subsequent sandboxes **File:** `src/cleveragents/cli/commands/plan.py`, lines 1423–1424 **Problem:** The function has `return` immediately after the first successful `cleanup_stale` call. With multi-project sandboxes, only the first resource's stale sandbox is ever cleaned up; all others are leaked. **Recommendation:** Replace `return` with `continue` so the loop cleans up all resources: ```python if GitWorktreeSandbox.cleanup_stale(resource.location, plan_id): continue # was: return ``` --- #### M3 — No cleanup of already-created sandboxes when creation fails partway through **File:** `src/cleveragents/cli/commands/plan.py`, lines 1495–1507 **Problem:** `sandbox.create(plan_id)` is not wrapped in a try/except. If creation succeeds for the first N−1 resources but raises for the Nth, the exception propagates out of `_create_sandbox_for_plan`. The caller has no reference to the partially-created sandboxes, so their git worktrees and branches are never cleaned up. **Recommendation:** Wrap the creation call in a try/except that cleans up all previously-created sandboxes on failure before re-raising: ```python try: ctx = sandbox.create(plan_id) except Exception: for prev in sandboxes: prev.sandbox_obj.cleanup() raise ``` --- #### M4 — No cleanup of sandboxes when `execute_plan` fails after creation **File:** `src/cleveragents/cli/commands/plan.py`, lines 2637–2770 **Problem:** After `_create_sandbox_for_plan` succeeds, operations like `executor.run_execute()`, `_route_sandbox_files_to_worktrees()`, and `_commit_worktree_changes()` can fail. The broad exception handlers at lines 2750–2770 print an error and raise `typer.Abort()` but never call `sandbox_obj.cleanup()` on the created sandboxes, leaving git worktrees and branches behind on every failed execution. **Recommendation:** Add a `finally` block to clean up sandboxes. Since `GitWorktreeSandbox.cleanup()` is already idempotent (returns immediately if already `CLEANED_UP`), it is safe to call unconditionally: ```python finally: for sinfo in sandbox_infos: sinfo.sandbox_obj.cleanup() ``` --- ### Summary The multi-project sandbox architecture is well-conceived and the spec compliance is solid (§19310–§19313 all satisfied). The single-project path is fully backward compatible. However, **the PR cannot merge as-is** for two reasons: 1. **Data loss bug (C1):** The file routing algorithm will silently discard primary-project changes whenever two projects share a file with the same relative path — an extremely common scenario. 2. **Commit hygiene violation (C2):** The commit bundles ~2,500 lines of unrelated deletions (including a security feature removal and reverts of previously-merged work) that have no connection to multi-project sandboxes. These must be separated into their own PRs. The four major issues (M1–M4) are resource-leak problems on failure paths that should be fixed but are less urgent than C1 and C2.

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All review findings addressed:

ID	Finding	Fix
C1	File routing loses primary-project changes on shared paths	✅ Build primary file list via git ls-files, skip files that exist in primary before moving to secondary
C2	Commit bundles unrelated changes	✅ Rebased on latest master — diff is now 6 files, all related to multi-project sandbox
M1	cleanup_stale in loop destroys previously-created sandboxes	✅ Track processed_repos set, skip duplicate repo paths. Only cleanup stale for first resource.
M2	_cleanup_sandbox_for_plan early-returns after first resource	✅ Changed return to continue — cleans up all resources
M3	No cleanup on partial sandbox creation failure	✅ Wrapped sandbox.create() in try/except, cleans up all previously-created sandboxes before re-raising
M4	No cleanup on execute failure	✅ Added finally block with idempotent sandbox_obj.cleanup() for all sandbox_infos. sandbox_infos initialized before try to avoid unbound variable.
HAL9001	Docstring spec ref wrong	✅ Updated to §19310-19313
HAL9001	Rename lr to linked_resource	✅ Done
HAL9001	Partial apply returns early	✅ Already uses continue not return — merge failures are per-resource, loop continues

Lint passes, typecheck 0 errors, M1 E2E passes, 6 Behave scenarios pass. Ready for re-review.

All review findings addressed: | ID | Finding | Fix | |---|---|---| | **C1** | File routing loses primary-project changes on shared paths | ✅ Build primary file list via `git ls-files`, skip files that exist in primary before moving to secondary | | **C2** | Commit bundles unrelated changes | ✅ Rebased on latest master — diff is now 6 files, all related to multi-project sandbox | | **M1** | `cleanup_stale` in loop destroys previously-created sandboxes | ✅ Track `processed_repos` set, skip duplicate repo paths. Only cleanup stale for first resource. | | **M2** | `_cleanup_sandbox_for_plan` early-returns after first resource | ✅ Changed `return` to `continue` — cleans up all resources | | **M3** | No cleanup on partial sandbox creation failure | ✅ Wrapped `sandbox.create()` in try/except, cleans up all previously-created sandboxes before re-raising | | **M4** | No cleanup on execute failure | ✅ Added `finally` block with idempotent `sandbox_obj.cleanup()` for all sandbox_infos. `sandbox_infos` initialized before `try` to avoid unbound variable. | | HAL9001 | Docstring spec ref wrong | ✅ Updated to §19310-19313 | | HAL9001 | Rename `lr` to `linked_resource` | ✅ Done | | HAL9001 | Partial apply returns early | ✅ Already uses `continue` not `return` — merge failures are per-resource, loop continues | Lint passes, typecheck 0 errors, M1 E2E passes, 6 Behave scenarios pass. Ready for re-review.

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PR Review: !10828 (Ticket #7270)

Verdict: ❌ Request Changes

Three blocking issues remain after the author's latest push. All previously-reported critical and major issues (C1, C2, M1–M4) were addressed, but the fixes introduced two new major bugs and the test suite has critical coverage gaps that leave the most important fix unprotected against regression.

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Critical Issues

None — no spec violations or data-loss bugs in the happy path.

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Major Issues

M-NEW-1 — cleanup_stale skipped for 2nd+ distinct repos, breaking plan re-execution

File: src/cleveragents/cli/commands/plan.py (in _create_sandbox_for_plan)

Problem: The M1 fix used an if not sandboxes: guard to call cleanup_stale only for the very first resource. This prevents the original M1 bug (destroying a sandbox just created for the same repo), but it also prevents cleanup_stale from running on the 2nd, 3rd, etc. resources that are in different repos. If a previous execution of the same plan left stale branches in those repos, sandbox.create() will fail because the branch already exists — and the entire multi-project plan becomes un-re-runnable.

Recommendation: Call cleanup_stale unconditionally for every distinct repo. The processed_repos dedup already handles the same-repo case:

repo_abs = os.path.realpath(resource.location)
if repo_abs in processed_repos:
    continue  # skip duplicate repos (M1 fix)
processed_repos.add(repo_abs)
GitWorktreeSandbox.cleanup_stale(resource.location, plan_id)  # always clean stale for each distinct repo

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M-NEW-2 — Silent data loss when primary git ls-files fails (C1 fix bypass)

File: src/cleveragents/cli/commands/plan.py, lines 1867–1868 (in _route_sandbox_files_to_worktrees)

Problem: The C1 fix works by building a primary_files set and skipping any file that belongs to the primary project. However, if git ls-files fails for the primary resource (git lock, permission error, timeout, disk I/O), the except Exception handler sets primary_files = set(). An empty set means the guard if rel_path in primary_files: continue never triggers — every file matching a secondary resource's list gets moved away from the primary sandbox, silently destroying all primary-project changes. This is the exact data-loss scenario C1 was designed to prevent, now reachable via any transient git error.

Recommendation: Fail safe — if the primary file list cannot be built, abort routing entirely rather than proceed with an empty set:

except Exception:
    # Cannot determine primary file list — skip routing to avoid data loss.
    return

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M-TEST-1 — C1 fix has zero test coverage for its target scenario (shared relative paths)

File: features/multi_project_sandbox.feature, Scenario 3

Problem: The routing scenario uses src/app.py (alpha) and src/api.py (beta) — files unique to each project. The C1 fix was specifically designed to protect files that share the same relative path across projects (e.g., README.md, setup.py). The existing test would pass even if the if rel_path in primary_files: continue guard were deleted entirely. Combined with M-NEW-2 (the bypass path), the C1 fix has no regression protection.

Recommendation: Add a scenario where both projects contain a file at the same relative path (e.g., README.md), verify that after routing the file remains in the primary sandbox and is not moved to the secondary.

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M-TEST-2 — Per-project Apply Summary panels not asserted (ticket DoD item)

File: features/multi_project_sandbox.feature, Scenario 5

Problem: The ticket's Definition of Done explicitly requires "Apply merges all sandboxes, showing per-project summaries." The test captures console output but never asserts on it. The Apply Summary panels could be completely absent and the test would still pass.

Recommendation: Add Then steps asserting the console output contains an Apply Summary panel for each project name.

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M-TEST-3 — Partial apply scenario cannot distinguish "continued" from "skipped"

File: features/multi_project_sandbox.feature, Scenario 6

Problem: The scenario asserts alpha was merged and the return value is False, but does not verify beta's state. If the implementation silently skipped beta entirely, the test would still pass. The test cannot prove the function actually attempted beta's merge.

Recommendation: Add an assertion that beta's content is unchanged (merge was attempted and failed, not skipped).

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Summary

The author resolved all 6 issues from the previous review round (C1, C2, M1–M4) and the commit is now clean and properly scoped. The core multi-project sandbox architecture is sound and spec-compliant (§19310–§19313 all satisfied). Single-project backward compatibility is maintained.

However, five blocking issues remain:

1. M-NEW-1 — The M1 fix was over-corrected: cleanup_stale is now only called for the first resource, leaving stale branches in all other repos and breaking plan re-execution for multi-project plans.
2. M-NEW-2 — The C1 fix has a silent bypass: any git ls-files failure on the primary resource degrades back to the original data-loss behavior.
3. M-TEST-1 through M-TEST-3 — The test suite does not cover the C1 fix's target scenario (shared paths), does not assert on Apply Summary panels (a DoD requirement), and cannot distinguish partial apply from silent skip.

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## PR Review: !10828 (Ticket #7270) ### Verdict: ❌ Request Changes Three blocking issues remain after the author's latest push. All previously-reported critical and major issues (C1, C2, M1–M4) were addressed, but the fixes introduced two new major bugs and the test suite has critical coverage gaps that leave the most important fix unprotected against regression. --- ### Critical Issues **None** — no spec violations or data-loss bugs in the happy path. --- ### Major Issues #### M-NEW-1 — `cleanup_stale` skipped for 2nd+ distinct repos, breaking plan re-execution **File:** `src/cleveragents/cli/commands/plan.py` (in `_create_sandbox_for_plan`) **Problem:** The M1 fix used an `if not sandboxes:` guard to call `cleanup_stale` only for the very first resource. This prevents the original M1 bug (destroying a sandbox just created for the same repo), but it also prevents `cleanup_stale` from running on the 2nd, 3rd, etc. resources that are in **different** repos. If a previous execution of the same plan left stale branches in those repos, `sandbox.create()` will fail because the branch already exists — and the entire multi-project plan becomes un-re-runnable. **Recommendation:** Call `cleanup_stale` unconditionally for every distinct repo. The `processed_repos` dedup already handles the same-repo case: ```python repo_abs = os.path.realpath(resource.location) if repo_abs in processed_repos: continue # skip duplicate repos (M1 fix) processed_repos.add(repo_abs) GitWorktreeSandbox.cleanup_stale(resource.location, plan_id) # always clean stale for each distinct repo ``` --- #### M-NEW-2 — Silent data loss when primary `git ls-files` fails (C1 fix bypass) **File:** `src/cleveragents/cli/commands/plan.py`, lines 1867–1868 (in `_route_sandbox_files_to_worktrees`) **Problem:** The C1 fix works by building a `primary_files` set and skipping any file that belongs to the primary project. However, if `git ls-files` fails for the primary resource (git lock, permission error, timeout, disk I/O), the `except Exception` handler sets `primary_files = set()`. An empty set means the guard `if rel_path in primary_files: continue` never triggers — every file matching a secondary resource's list gets moved away from the primary sandbox, silently destroying all primary-project changes. This is the exact data-loss scenario C1 was designed to prevent, now reachable via any transient git error. **Recommendation:** Fail safe — if the primary file list cannot be built, abort routing entirely rather than proceed with an empty set: ```python except Exception: # Cannot determine primary file list — skip routing to avoid data loss. return ``` --- #### M-TEST-1 — C1 fix has zero test coverage for its target scenario (shared relative paths) **File:** `features/multi_project_sandbox.feature`, Scenario 3 **Problem:** The routing scenario uses `src/app.py` (alpha) and `src/api.py` (beta) — files unique to each project. The C1 fix was specifically designed to protect files that share the same relative path across projects (e.g., `README.md`, `setup.py`). The existing test would pass even if the `if rel_path in primary_files: continue` guard were deleted entirely. Combined with M-NEW-2 (the bypass path), the C1 fix has no regression protection. **Recommendation:** Add a scenario where both projects contain a file at the same relative path (e.g., `README.md`), verify that after routing the file remains in the primary sandbox and is not moved to the secondary. --- #### M-TEST-2 — Per-project Apply Summary panels not asserted (ticket DoD item) **File:** `features/multi_project_sandbox.feature`, Scenario 5 **Problem:** The ticket's Definition of Done explicitly requires "Apply merges all sandboxes, showing per-project summaries." The test captures console output but never asserts on it. The Apply Summary panels could be completely absent and the test would still pass. **Recommendation:** Add `Then` steps asserting the console output contains an Apply Summary panel for each project name. --- #### M-TEST-3 — Partial apply scenario cannot distinguish "continued" from "skipped" **File:** `features/multi_project_sandbox.feature`, Scenario 6 **Problem:** The scenario asserts alpha was merged and the return value is `False`, but does not verify beta's state. If the implementation silently skipped beta entirely, the test would still pass. The test cannot prove the function actually attempted beta's merge. **Recommendation:** Add an assertion that beta's content is unchanged (merge was attempted and failed, not skipped). --- ### Summary The author resolved all 6 issues from the previous review round (C1, C2, M1–M4) and the commit is now clean and properly scoped. The core multi-project sandbox architecture is sound and spec-compliant (§19310–§19313 all satisfied). Single-project backward compatibility is maintained. However, **five blocking issues remain:** 1. **M-NEW-1** — The M1 fix was over-corrected: `cleanup_stale` is now only called for the first resource, leaving stale branches in all other repos and breaking plan re-execution for multi-project plans. 2. **M-NEW-2** — The C1 fix has a silent bypass: any `git ls-files` failure on the primary resource degrades back to the original data-loss behavior. 3. **M-TEST-1 through M-TEST-3** — The test suite does not cover the C1 fix's target scenario (shared paths), does not assert on Apply Summary panels (a DoD requirement), and cannot distinguish partial apply from silent skip. --- Automated by CleverAgents Bot Reviewer: Rui Hu | Agent: rui-review-pr

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All 5 findings from the second review addressed:

ID	Finding	Fix
M-NEW-1	cleanup_stale skipped for 2nd+ distinct repos	✅ Removed if not sandboxes guard — cleanup_stale now runs for every distinct repo. processed_repos dedup handles the same-repo case.
M-NEW-2	Empty primary_files on git failure → data loss bypass	✅ Changed fallback from primary_files = set() to return — routing aborts entirely if primary file list can't be built.
M-TEST-1	No test for shared relative paths (C1 target scenario)	✅ Added scenario: both projects have README.md, routing preserves primary's modified content, beta's README.md is unchanged.
M-TEST-2	Apply Summary panels not asserted	✅ Added Then the console output should contain "Apply Summary" assertion.
M-TEST-3	Partial apply can't distinguish continued from skipped	✅ Added Then beta should have the original content — verifies merge was attempted and failed, not silently skipped.

7 Behave scenarios all pass. Lint + typecheck clean. M1 E2E passes. Ready for re-review.

All 5 findings from the second review addressed: | ID | Finding | Fix | |---|---|---| | **M-NEW-1** | `cleanup_stale` skipped for 2nd+ distinct repos | ✅ Removed `if not sandboxes` guard — `cleanup_stale` now runs for every distinct repo. `processed_repos` dedup handles the same-repo case. | | **M-NEW-2** | Empty `primary_files` on git failure → data loss bypass | ✅ Changed fallback from `primary_files = set()` to `return` — routing aborts entirely if primary file list can't be built. | | **M-TEST-1** | No test for shared relative paths (C1 target scenario) | ✅ Added scenario: both projects have `README.md`, routing preserves primary's modified content, beta's `README.md` is unchanged. | | **M-TEST-2** | Apply Summary panels not asserted | ✅ Added `Then the console output should contain "Apply Summary"` assertion. | | **M-TEST-3** | Partial apply can't distinguish continued from skipped | ✅ Added `Then beta should have the original content` — verifies merge was attempted and failed, not silently skipped. | 7 Behave scenarios all pass. Lint + typecheck clean. M1 E2E passes. Ready for re-review.

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fix(actor): resolve registry.add() rejection of spec-compliant actor YAML #10796

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The changes implement per-project sandboxes for multi-project plans in accordance with spec §19310–19313. All acceptance criteria are satisfied, including creation of separate worktrees, file routing, independent commits, and partial apply behavior. Tests (M1 E2E and Behave scenarios) cover single- and multi-project cases. Lint and typecheck are clean, and CI passes. Documentation and docstrings updated appropriately.

No blocking issues found. Approved.

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The changes implement per-project sandboxes for multi-project plans in accordance with spec §19310–19313. All acceptance criteria are satisfied, including creation of separate worktrees, file routing, independent commits, and partial apply behavior. Tests (M1 E2E and Behave scenarios) cover single- and multi-project cases. Lint and typecheck are clean, and CI passes. Documentation and docstrings updated appropriately. No blocking issues found. Approved. --- Automated by CleverAgents Bot Supervisor: PR Review | Agent: pr-review-worker

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Implementation Attempt — Tier 3: sonnet — Success

Root Cause of Retry Loop

The previous session was stuck in a retry loop because the branch feature/multi-project-sandbox had been deleted from the remote after the last push. Every attempt to clone the branch failed with "branch does not exist", causing the session to retry indefinitely.

What Was Done

1. Diagnosed the loop: Confirmed the branch feature/multi-project-sandbox no longer existed on the remote, while the commit f0923e08ba61b5f352bd3cc87f9d12e1881e95fe was still present in the repository.
2. Recreated the branch: Used the Forgejo API (POST /api/v1/repos/.../branches with old_ref) to recreate feature/multi-project-sandbox pointing at the existing commit SHA.
3. Verified CI state: All CI checks for the head commit are passing:
   • lint ✅, typecheck ✅, quality ✅, security ✅
   • unit_tests ✅, integration_tests ✅, e2e_tests ✅
   • build ✅, helm ✅, push-validation ✅, docker ✅
4. Verified review state: HAL9001 has approved (review id=6488, stale=false). All previous REQUEST_CHANGES reviews from hurui200320 (rounds 1 and 2) are dismissed and stale. hurui200320 is in REQUEST_REVIEW state awaiting re-review of the latest commit.

No Code Changes Required

The code on the branch already addresses all reviewer findings from both review rounds (C1, C2, M1–M4, M-NEW-1, M-NEW-2, M-TEST-1 through M-TEST-3). The branch simply needed to be recreated so the PR is no longer in a broken state.

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**Implementation Attempt** — Tier 3: sonnet — Success ## Root Cause of Retry Loop The previous session was stuck in a retry loop because the branch `feature/multi-project-sandbox` had been **deleted from the remote** after the last push. Every attempt to clone the branch failed with "branch does not exist", causing the session to retry indefinitely. ## What Was Done 1. **Diagnosed the loop**: Confirmed the branch `feature/multi-project-sandbox` no longer existed on the remote, while the commit `f0923e08ba61b5f352bd3cc87f9d12e1881e95fe` was still present in the repository. 2. **Recreated the branch**: Used the Forgejo API (`POST /api/v1/repos/.../branches` with `old_ref`) to recreate `feature/multi-project-sandbox` pointing at the existing commit SHA. 3. **Verified CI state**: All CI checks for the head commit are passing: - lint ✅, typecheck ✅, quality ✅, security ✅ - unit_tests ✅, integration_tests ✅, e2e_tests ✅ - build ✅, helm ✅, push-validation ✅, docker ✅ 4. **Verified review state**: HAL9001 has approved (review id=6488, stale=false). All previous REQUEST_CHANGES reviews from hurui200320 (rounds 1 and 2) are dismissed and stale. hurui200320 is in REQUEST_REVIEW state awaiting re-review of the latest commit. ## No Code Changes Required The code on the branch already addresses all reviewer findings from both review rounds (C1, C2, M1–M4, M-NEW-1, M-NEW-2, M-TEST-1 through M-TEST-3). The branch simply needed to be recreated so the PR is no longer in a broken state. --- Automated by CleverAgents Bot Supervisor: Implementation | Agent: implementation-worker

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