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DottaandClaude Opus 5.5 2141efc097 fix(native): answer Stop during slow native startup with 409 and settle it as cancelled (#19189)
## Thinking Path

> - Paperclip is the open source app people use to manage AI agents for
work
> - Operators stop a running agent run with `POST
/api/heartbeat-runs/:runId/cancel`
> - For a native run, Stop waits up to 30 seconds for the native session
to open before it can deliver the cancel
> - A remote native session can take longer than 30 seconds to open.
Then the wait fails with `native_cancellation_pending_recovery`, and the
route answers HTTP 500
> - The Stop intent was already saved. The startup owner fenced the late
session in memory only, so the run ended as a provider failure, not as a
cancellation
> - This pull request maps that outcome to a clear 409 and makes the
late session acknowledge the saved Stop intent
> - The benefit is a consistent cancel result and a run that ends as
`cancelled` when an operator stops it during a slow startup

## Linked Issues or Issue Description

**What happened?**

An operator stopped a native run about 40 seconds after it started. The
run was still opening its remote provider session (session startup took
about 105 seconds). The cancel request waited 30 seconds for the startup
handle, then returned HTTP 500 `{"error":"Internal server error"}`. The
run record showed `executionCancellation.state = "requested"` and
`nativeCancellation.dispatchState = "pending"`. When the session opened,
the executor fenced it and threw `native_finalization_missing: session
returned no semantic result`. The run ended `failed` with
`native_session_interrupted`, and the pending Stop intent was never
acknowledged.

**Expected behavior**

The cancel route returns a clear result and never an internal error. If
the Stop is saved but the session is still starting, the route returns
409 with code `native_stop_pending`. When the late session opens, it
acknowledges the saved Stop, and the run settles as an operator
cancellation.

**Steps to reproduce**

1. Start a native run whose provider session takes more than 30 seconds
to open.
2. Stop the run from the board while the session is still opening.
3. See HTTP 500 from the cancel route, and see the run end `failed`
instead of `cancelled`.

## What Changed

- `server/src/services/heartbeat/run-control.ts`: the cancel path
catches `native_cancellation_pending_recovery` from native dispatch. It
throws `409 native_stop_pending` instead. The run stays `running` and
keeps its saved Stop intent. No terminal transition or release happens.
- `server/src/services/native-runtime/native-session-executor.ts`: when
a late startup handle opens after a Stop caller timed out, the executor
reads the run. If a run-scope Stop intent is still `pending`, it calls
the durable `cancelNativeSession(..., { db, scope: "run" })` against the
published handle. This records the audited acknowledgement (`dispatched:
true`). The existing in-memory fence still runs. If the acknowledgement
fails, the executor logs a warning and keeps the previous behavior.
- New regression
`server/src/services/heartbeat/native-stop-pending.test.ts` (real
Postgres): startup-wait timeout and remote-ack timeout both give 409
`native_stop_pending`. The run stays `running` with its Stop intent.
Other native Stop errors stay unchanged.
- New regression in `native-session-executor.test.ts`: a Stop that times
out on startup gets its saved intent acknowledged when the late handle
opens. The provider session is cancelled once, and no turn is submitted.

## Verification

- Red before the fix: `native-stop-pending.test.ts` failed (raw
`NativeCancellationPendingRecoveryError` / `Error`, not `HttpError`).
The executor regression failed (no acknowledgement write).
- Green after the fix: `cd server && npx vitest run
src/services/heartbeat/native-stop-pending.test.ts`
- `cd server && npx vitest run
src/services/native-runtime/native-session-executor.test.ts -t "late
startup"`
- Related suites:
`src/services/native-runtime/native-session-executor.test.ts`,
`src/services/heartbeat/`,
`src/services/native-runtime/native-stop-accounting.integration.test.ts`,
`src/__tests__/agent-live-run-routes.test.ts`.
- Evidence: the incident run had cancellation recorded at 01:12:01Z and
the 500 at 01:12:32Z. This matches the 30-second
`waitForNativeSessionStartup` deadline. Its final error matched the
startup-stop branch in the executor.

## Risks

- Low to medium. The 409 only replaces an error that was already a
failure. The caller still sees "not stopped yet", and the run is not
marked cancelled.
- The late acknowledgement runs only when a run-scope intent is
`pending` and the handle is published. It uses the same durable cancel
path that the reattach branch already uses. It can commit the normal
Stop status decision for the issue. That is the same effect a timely
Stop has.
- If the acknowledgement fails, the code falls back to the previous
in-memory fence. A Stop never gives a second executor: no provider turn
is submitted after the handle opens.

## Model Used

- Claude Opus 5.5 (`claude-opus-5-5`), Anthropic, with tool use and code
execution in Claude Code.

## Checklist

- [x] I have included a thinking path that traces from project context
to this change
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details)
- [x] I have checked ROADMAP.md and confirmed this PR does not duplicate
planned core work
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them above
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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
- [x] I have considered and documented any risks above
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Co-authored-by: Claude Opus 5.5 <noreply@anthropic.com>
2026-11-04 23:30:45 -06:00
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