Refresh checkpoint writers when controller ownership changes (#19679)

## Thinking Path

> - Paperclip manages AI agents and keeps their work attached to tasks.
> - Core saves native Runner checkpoints so a session can continue under
a later run.
> - The checkpoint records can still belong to source run A after run B
becomes the current owner.
> - The writer cache currently keeps A's first write authority even
after Core validates B.
> - This pull request renews that writer when the authority, boot,
generation, or lease owner changes.
> - Repeated registration under the same authority keeps its work
history. Stale and expired owners still cannot write.

## Linked Issues or Issue Description

Refs: #19611. Related: #19225.

**What happened?**

A checkpoint writer is cached by source run ID. After Core validates a
successor owner, a new registration still uses the cached writer for the
old owner. Saving new work can then fail with
`native_runner_checkpoint_owner_lost`.

**Expected behavior**

Use the validated current owner for later writes. Preserve the existing
writer when its authority has not changed. Continue to reject stale or
expired ownership.

**Steps to reproduce**

1. Register a source checkpoint writer and save its first command.
2. Complete the source run and give its task to a successor with a
current write lease.
3. Register the same source checkpoint under the successor and save a
new command. The unchanged code rejects this write.

## What Changed

- Store the write-authority fields with each cached writer.
- Replace the writer only when its authority run, boot, controller
generation, or lease owner changes.
- Add a PostgreSQL regression for successor handover, repeated
registration, generation renewal, stale writes, and expired leases.

## Verification

- The new regression fails on base `913102870d` at the successor's
checkpoint write.
- The fixed regression passes: `cd server && node
../node_modules/vitest/vitest.mjs run
src/services/native-runtime/native-runner-checkpoint-authority.integration.test.ts`.
- A focused strict TypeScript check covers the source, regression, and
their imports.
- The maintained general-server selector includes the regression. It
needs no native process or new CI group.
- The scoped diff passes whitespace and changed-line secret/PII checks.
- Targeted database and focused strict TypeScript checks pass. Required
CI will supply full regression coverage.
- CI and standard review are pending for this draft.

## Risks

A renewed writer starts a new in-memory work history. The authority
comparison limits that reset to a real ownership change. Each database
write still checks the current lease and generation in its transaction.
This change adds no schema, API, or automatic session-release behavior.

## Model Used

OpenAI GPT-6.1 Sol (`gpt-6.1-sol`), high reasoning, with repository
inspection, code execution, and test tools.

## Checklist

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to this change
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details)
- [x] I have checked ROADMAP.md and confirmed this PR does not duplicate
planned core work
- [x] I have searched GitHub for duplicate or related PRs and linked
them above
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#` / `Refs #` OR (b) described the issue in-PR following the relevant
issue template
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links (only public GitHub `#NNN` / `github.com/paperclipai/paperclip`
URLs)
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and contains no internal Paperclip ticket id or instance-derived details
- [x] I have run tests locally and they pass
- [x] I have added or updated tests where applicable
- [x] I have updated relevant documentation to reflect my changes
  N/A: This internal correction changes no documented interface.
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- [x] I will address all Greptile and reviewer comments before
requesting merge

Co-authored-by: Paperclip <noreply@paperclip.ing>

server/src/services/native-runtime/native-runner-checkpoint-authority.integration.test.ts

@@ -0,0 +1,55 @@
+import { randomUUID } from "node:crypto";
+import { join } from "node:path";
+import { eq } from "drizzle-orm";
+import { expect, it } from "vitest";
+import { completionContracts, heartbeatRuns, issues, nativeRunFinalizations, nativeRunResults } from "@paperclipai/db";
+import { DurablePrpControlPlane } from "../../vendor/paperclip-runner/index.js";
+import { describeEmbeddedPostgres, nativeRestartFixture } from "../../__tests__/helpers/native-restart.js";
+import { registerNativeRunnerCheckpoint } from "./native-runner-checkpoint.js";
+
+describeEmbeddedPostgres("checkpoint writer business-authority handover", () => {
+  const environment = nativeRestartFixture();
+  it("refreshes the source writer under the validated successor and refuses stale authority", async () => {
+    const { db, runId, issueId, native } = await environment.seedRun("WRITER-HANDOVER");
+    const { companyId, agentId, successor, runtimeRoot } = environment.current;
+    const leaseOwner = randomUUID();
+    await db.update(nativeRunFinalizations).set({ controllerBootId: successor.bootId, controllerGeneration: 1,
+      leaseOwner, leaseExpiresAt: new Date(Date.now() + 60_000) }).where(eq(nativeRunFinalizations.runId, runId));
+    const core = new DurablePrpControlPlane({ stateDirectory: join(runtimeRoot, runId), identity: {
+      runnerInstanceId: native.runnerInstanceId, environmentLeaseId: native.environmentLeaseId, runId,
+      normalizedSessionId: native.normalizedSessionId, turnId: native.turnId, itemId: native.itemId },
+      expectedRunnerVersion: "fixture", expectedRunnerDigest: `sha256:${"a".repeat(64)}` });
+    const register = (authorityRunId: string) => registerNativeRunnerCheckpoint({ db, authority: core,
+      bootId: successor.bootId, binding: { companyId, issueId, runId }, authorityRunId });
+    try {
+      await register(runId);
+      core.queueCommand("turn.start", { prompt: "first work" }); await core.flushCheckpoint();
+      await register(runId);
+      const [contract] = await db.select().from(completionContracts).where(eq(completionContracts.issueId, issueId));
+      const [result] = await db.insert(nativeRunResults).values({ companyId, issueId, runId,
+        completionContractId: contract!.id, serverFingerprint: "writer-fixture", schemaStatus: "accepted", resultJson: { summary: "Completed" },
+        canonicalSha256: "writer-fixture" }).returning();
+      await db.update(nativeRunFinalizations).set({ resultId: result!.id, phase: "committed", leaseOwner: null,
+        leaseExpiresAt: null }).where(eq(nativeRunFinalizations.runId, runId));
+      core.issueBootstrapTicket();
+      await expect(core.flushCheckpoint()).resolves.toBeUndefined(); // Same-fence registration kept its existing-work history.
+      const runB = randomUUID();
+      await db.insert(heartbeatRuns).values({ id: runB, companyId, agentId, nativeIssueId: issueId, runtimeMode: "native", status: "running" });
+      await db.insert(nativeRunFinalizations).values({ runId: runB, companyId, issueId, phase: "observed", controllerBootId: successor.bootId,
+        controllerGeneration: 2, leaseOwner: randomUUID(), leaseExpiresAt: new Date(Date.now() + 60_000) });
+      await db.update(issues).set({ executionRunId: runB }).where(eq(issues.id, issueId));
+      await register(runB);
+      core.queueCommand("turn.start", { prompt: "successor work" });
+      await expect(core.flushCheckpoint()).resolves.toBeUndefined();
+      await db.update(nativeRunFinalizations).set({ controllerGeneration: 3, leaseOwner: randomUUID() })
+        .where(eq(nativeRunFinalizations.runId, runB));
+      core.queueCommand("turn.start", { prompt: "old generation must not write" });
+      await expect(core.flushCheckpoint()).rejects.toThrow("native_runner_checkpoint_owner_lost");
+      await expect(register(runB)).resolves.toBeUndefined();
+      await db.update(nativeRunFinalizations).set({ leaseExpiresAt: new Date(0) }).where(eq(nativeRunFinalizations.runId, runB));
+      await expect(register(runB)).rejects.toThrow("native_runner_checkpoint_owner_lost");
+      core.queueCommand("turn.start", { prompt: "expired owner must not write" });
+      await expect(core.flushCheckpoint()).rejects.toThrow("native_runner_checkpoint_owner_lost");
+    } finally { await core.stop(); }
+  });
+});

server/src/services/native-runtime/native-runner-checkpoint.ts

@@ -155,7 +155,7 @@ export function nativeRunnerCheckpointWriter(db: Db, owner: NativeRunnerCheckpoi
   };
 }
 
-const authorities = new WeakMap<DurablePrpControlPlane, Map<string, ReturnType<typeof nativeRunnerCheckpointWriter>>>();
+const authorities = new WeakMap<DurablePrpControlPlane, Map<string, { fence: string; write: ReturnType<typeof nativeRunnerCheckpointWriter> }>>();
 
 export function nativeRunnerCheckpointPersistence(db: Db, bootId: string, authorityRunId: string | (() => string),
   detach: (runIds: readonly string[], leaseOwner?: string) => Promise<unknown>) {
@@ -198,21 +198,22 @@ export async function registerNativeRunnerCheckpoint(input: {
     input.authority.setCheckpointPersistence(async snapshot => {
       const writer = boundWriters.get(snapshot.runId);
       if (!writer) throw new Error("native_runner_checkpoint_owner_lost");
-      await writer(snapshot);
+      await writer.write(snapshot);
     });
     authorities.set(input.authority, writers);
   }
-  if (!writers.has(input.binding.runId)) {
+  const fence = JSON.stringify([authorityRunId, input.bootId, owner.controllerGeneration, owner.leaseOwner]);
+  if (writers.get(input.binding.runId)?.fence !== fence) {
     const write = nativeRunnerCheckpointWriter(input.db, {
       ...input.binding, authorityRunId, bootId: input.bootId, generation: owner.controllerGeneration, leaseOwner: owner.leaseOwner,
     });
-    writers.set(input.binding.runId, async checkpoint => {
+    writers.set(input.binding.runId, { fence, write: async checkpoint => {
       try { await write(checkpoint); }
       catch (error) {
         void input.onFailure?.(authorityRunId, owner.leaseOwner!).catch(() => undefined);
         throw error;
       }
-    });
+    } });
   }
   await input.authority.flushCheckpoint();
 }