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## Thinking Path
> - Paperclip is the open source app people use to manage AI agents for
work
> - Native runs close their provider session at the end of each attempt.
When close cannot prove that the runner stopped, the runner keeps a
cleanup gate (`native_session_cleanup_quarantined`) in server memory
> - #20572 hid Retry for every gated run and said "Paperclip finishes
the cleanup automatically". Only a remote environment release settles
the gate. A local gate that needs an operator never settles, and a
server restart loses it
> - A restart-chaos wave on master found two tasks that rested blocked
with no Retry, no scheduled retry and no recovery owner. A person could
not continue them
> - This pull request makes the run's own recovery retire the gate when
the host proves the old processes stopped. It also offers Retry whenever
nothing settles the gate, and it makes that Retry work
> - The benefit is that a cleanup-gated task either continues by itself
or shows a Retry that starts. It never rests without both
## Linked Issues or Issue Description
Refs #20572, #20578
**What happened?**
Restart-chaos wave `w-20261110T185144-s9107` (local, claude, fault TM2:
the server is paused with SIGSTOP for about 33 s). Tasks t04 and t05
completed their provider turn. The runner checkpoint owner lapsed while
the server was paused (`native_runner_checkpoint_owner_lost`). The
session close then failed with `native_session_close_unrecoverable:
runner did not durably suspend before checkpoint`. The provider had
drained and no tool call was pending. The runner kept an
operator-required cleanup gate. Thirty seconds later the run's own
same-run recovery verified that the runner process and group had stopped
(`native.local_process_stopped`). The gate still refused the recovery,
and the run ended `failed` with `native_session_cleanup_quarantined`.
The task showed `canRetry: false` and a cleanup wait until the deadline.
Nothing owned that wait.
**Expected behavior**
When the old runner and provider processes are proven stopped, the run's
own recovery continues. When nothing settles the gate, the task offers a
Retry that starts.
**Steps to reproduce**
1. Run restart-chaos L7: `--env local --adapters codex,claude
--workloads A1,B5,C1 --faults TM1,TM2,TM3 --time-age-hours 1
--concurrency 3 --tasks 6 --seed 9107`.
2. Observe a claude TM2 task rest `blocked` with `canRetry=false`,
`retryWait=true` and no scheduled retry.
**Paperclip version or commit**
master at ed3ffc3bc7.
## What Changed
- `native-session-executor.ts`: add `provenStoppedOwnNativeSession`. It
returns proof only for a local run with a pid-bound
`native.local_process_stopped` record (no later launch) and with every
recorded provider process gone. An ACPX session open names no provider
PID; its sidecar counts only when it shares the runner's process group,
which the stop record proves empty.
- `native-session-executor.ts`: add
`retireStoppedOwnSessionCleanupGate`. With that proof, it retires the
run's own operator-required gate through the existing
`completeTerminatedLocalNativeSessionCleanup` boundary and records
`native.session_cleanup_gate_retired`.
- `heartbeat.ts`: the native recovery preamble calls it right after it
records the local process stop, before admission. The recovery decision
itself does not change.
- `explicit-native-continuation.ts`: Retry or a new message accepts the
run's own stop proof when the retained-state inventory proof does not
apply. It still starts a fresh session, and it never resumes the old
turn.
- `task-interruption-presentation.ts`: hide Retry for a gated run only
while a live owner settles the gate: an unreleased remote environment,
or a scheduled close in this process. Otherwise offer Retry. The same
rule applies to a Retry held on `cleanup_quarantined`.
- `doc/execution-semantics.md`: describe the new rule.
## Verification
- Red before the fix, green after (5 tests failed on master sources):
- `server/src/services/task-interruption-presentation.test.ts`: "offers
Retry when nothing settles the gate by itself", "holds a Retry on a
cleanup gate only while an owner settles it", and an invariant test: a
failed presentation without Retry must name a wait, and a cleanup wait
needs a settling owner.
- `server/src/__tests__/task-interruption-query.test.ts` (real
Postgres): an unreleased remote lease hides Retry; the released lease
offers it.
- `server/src/services/quarantined-task-retry.test.ts`: "starts a task
Retry for a run's own quarantine proven stopped by its own process
record" (stopped, and provider alive stays held).
- New: "retires a run's own failed-close gate once its runner and
providers are proven stopped" for codex PIDs, an ACPX sidecar in the
runner's group, a sidecar with its own group, a live provider, and no
stop record.
- `npx vitest run` of `quarantined-task-retry`,
`task-interruption-presentation`, `task-interruption-query` and
`explicit-native-continuation`: 575 passed.
- `npx tsc --noEmit -p server` passes.
- Live: LIVE_PROOF_PLACEHOLDER
## Risks
- The gate retirement removes process ownership only. It runs only for a
local run whose exact runner and group and every recorded provider
process are proven gone. A provider without a recorded process identity
keeps the gate.
- Retry on a gated run still runs every existing stop check. If the stop
cannot be proven, the Retry waits and the task keeps a Retry, instead of
a wait that nobody settles.
- No persisted shape changes. Runs saved by earlier releases use the
same fields.
> For core feature work, check [`ROADMAP.md`](ROADMAP.md) first and
discuss it in `#dev` before opening the PR. Feature PRs that overlap
with planned core work may need to be redirected — check the roadmap
first. See `CONTRIBUTING.md`.
## Model Used
- Claude Opus 5.5 (`claude-opus-5-5`), Anthropic, used through Claude
Code with tool use and code execution.
## Checklist
- [x] I have included a thinking path that traces from project context
to this change
- [x] I have specified the model used (with version and capability
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
- [x] I have either (a) linked existing issues with `Fixes: #` / `Closes
#` / `Refs #` OR (b) described the issue in-PR following the relevant
issue template
- [x] I have not referenced internal/instance-local Paperclip issues or
links (only public GitHub `#NNN` / `github.com/paperclipai/paperclip`
URLs)
- [x] My branch name describes the change (e.g. `docs/...`, `fix/...`)
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
- [ ] All Paperclip CI gates are green
- [ ] Greptile is 5/5 with no open P2s, recommendations, or follow-ups
- [x] I will address all Greptile and reviewer comments before
requesting merge
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