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DottaandPaperclip 53f09cb818 fix: prevent duplicate task creation and recovery loops (#9648)
## Thinking Path

> - Paperclip is the open source control plane people use to coordinate
AI-agent companies
> - Agents, routines, productivity review, and recovery services can all
create or re-trigger work
> - Repeated heartbeats or catch-up cycles can produce duplicate tasks
or repeat recovery actions before prior work is visible
> - The base duplicate-create and routine catch-up coalescing work has
now landed on `master` via related PRs while this PR was being prepared
> - This pull request carries the remaining hardening: bounded
idempotency retention, recovery cooldown/throttle fixes,
productivity-review query batching and ordering fixes, and regression
coverage
> - The benefit is fewer duplicate tasks, safer retries, and enough
provenance to diagnose any future recurrence

## Linked Issues or Issue Description

Agents can retry issue creation after ambiguous responses or
independently recreate the same child title, while recovery and
short-interval routine catch-up paths can repeat before prior work
settles. This can produce visible duplicate tasks and makes the
originating heartbeat difficult to identify.

Related work: Refs #8356 for caller-supplied issue-create idempotency
and Refs #9224 for plugin-scoped issue-create idempotency. Prior related
PR: #6936. The base issue-create deduplication and routine catch-up
coalescing pieces have since landed on `master` via #9650 and #9649;
this PR remains as the follow-up hardening stack on top of those
changes.

## What Changed

- Add 7-day retention for issue-create idempotency claims with indexed,
batch-limited cleanup so the claim table does not grow forever.
- Preserve recovery cooldown intent after terminal recovery actions are
closed, and throttle repeated source-scoped recovery work.
- Batch productivity-review source-activity checks to avoid repeated
per-source queries while keeping the no-action suppression behavior.
- Order productivity-review no-action streak windows by review creation
time, matching the window semantics even when completion timestamps are
out of order.
- Preserve generated issue IDs in route mocks used by backlog/assignment
contract tests.
- Document PR-gardening task deduplication expectations in the company
skill.
- Add focused regression tests for idempotency retention, liveness
recovery cooldowns, and productivity-review
batching/suppression/ordering behavior.

## Verification

- `pnpm --filter @paperclipai/server typecheck` — passed on latest head.
- `pnpm exec vitest run --project @paperclipai/server
server/src/__tests__/productivity-review-service.test.ts
server/src/__tests__/issue-create-deduplication-routes.test.ts
--reporter verbose` — 2 files, 23 tests passed on latest head.
- `pnpm --filter @paperclipai/adapter-utils build && pnpm exec vitest
run --project @paperclipai/adapter-utils --reporter dot` — 30 files
passed, 476 tests passed, 8 skipped.
- `pnpm build` — passed on latest head.
- `pnpm -r typecheck` — passed on the rebased head before the final
productivity-review ordering commit; the latest touched server code is
covered by the server typecheck above.
- `pnpm check:token-gates` — passed.
- `pnpm test:run` — progressed through server, UI, CLI, shared,
skills-catalog, and DB sections, then exposed an adapter-utils
compiled-test fingerprint mismatch before rebuilding adapter-utils; the
adapter-utils project passed after rebuild, and the GitHub split PR
checks passed on the pushed head.

## Risks

- Caller-supplied idempotency replay is now bounded to 7 days; reusing
an old key after retention can create new work, which matches
retry-oriented idempotency semantics.
- Recovery and productivity-review timing changes may suppress redundant
follow-up work; focused tests cover the intended boundaries.
- Advisory locking and idempotency cleanup rely on PostgreSQL-compatible
transaction semantics already used by the production data layer.
- The migration extends the private claim table indexes without
rewriting existing issue rows.

> 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

- OpenAI Codex based on GPT-5, with reasoning, repository editing,
shell/tool execution, and test execution. Exact model ID and
context-window size are not exposed by the runtime.

## 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
- [x] All Paperclip CI gates are green
- [x] 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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Co-authored-by: Paperclip <noreply@paperclip.ing>
2026-07-16 17:00:53 -05:00

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import { randomUUID } from "node:crypto";
import express from "express";
import request from "supertest";
import { eq } from "drizzle-orm";
import { afterAll, afterEach, beforeAll, describe, expect, it } from "vitest";
import {
activityLog,
agents,
companies,
createDb,
heartbeatRuns,
issueCreateIdempotencyKeys,
issues,
} from "@paperclipai/db";
import {
getEmbeddedPostgresTestSupport,
startEmbeddedPostgresTestDatabase,
} from "./helpers/embedded-postgres.js";
import { actorMiddleware } from "../middleware/auth.js";
import { errorHandler } from "../middleware/index.js";
import { issueRoutes } from "../routes/issues.js";
import {
ISSUE_CREATE_IDEMPOTENCY_KEY_RETENTION_DAYS,
issueService,
} from "../services/issues.js";
const embeddedPostgresSupport = await getEmbeddedPostgresTestSupport();
const describeEmbeddedPostgres = embeddedPostgresSupport.supported ? describe : describe.skip;
if (!embeddedPostgresSupport.supported) {
console.warn(
`Skipping embedded Postgres issue create deduplication route tests on this host: ${
embeddedPostgresSupport.reason ?? "unsupported environment"
}`,
);
}
describeEmbeddedPostgres("issue create deduplication routes", () => {
let db!: ReturnType<typeof createDb>;
let tempDb: Awaited<ReturnType<typeof startEmbeddedPostgresTestDatabase>> | null = null;
beforeAll(async () => {
tempDb = await startEmbeddedPostgresTestDatabase("paperclip-issue-create-deduplication-routes-");
db = createDb(tempDb.connectionString);
}, 20_000);
afterEach(async () => {
await db.delete(activityLog);
await db.delete(issueCreateIdempotencyKeys);
await db.delete(issues);
await db.delete(heartbeatRuns);
await db.delete(agents);
await db.delete(companies);
});
afterAll(async () => {
await tempDb?.cleanup();
});
function createApp() {
const app = express();
app.use(express.json());
app.use(actorMiddleware(db, { deploymentMode: "local_trusted" }));
app.use("/api", issueRoutes(db, {} as any));
app.use(errorHandler);
return app;
}
async function seedCompany() {
const companyId = randomUUID();
await db.insert(companies).values({
id: companyId,
name: "Paperclip",
issuePrefix: `D${companyId.replace(/-/g, "").slice(0, 5).toUpperCase()}`,
requireBoardApprovalForNewAgents: false,
});
return companyId;
}
async function seedParent(companyId: string) {
const [parent] = await db.insert(issues).values({
companyId,
title: "Parent issue",
status: "todo",
priority: "medium",
}).returning();
return parent;
}
it("replays the existing issue for the same company idempotency key", async () => {
const companyId = await seedCompany();
const parent = await seedParent(companyId);
const app = createApp();
const first = await request(app)
.post(`/api/companies/${companyId}/issues`)
.send({ parentId: parent.id, title: "Prepare release", idempotencyKey: "run-1:prepare-release" })
.expect(201);
const replay = await request(app)
.post(`/api/companies/${companyId}/issues`)
.send({
parentId: parent.id,
title: "Different retry payload",
idempotencyKey: "run-1:prepare-release",
allowDuplicate: true,
})
.expect(200);
expect(replay.body).toMatchObject({
id: first.body.id,
title: "Prepare release",
deduplicated: true,
deduplicationReason: "idempotency_key",
});
expect(await db.select().from(issueCreateIdempotencyKeys)).toHaveLength(1);
});
it("expires old idempotency keys before replay lookup", async () => {
const companyId = await seedCompany();
const parent = await seedParent(companyId);
const app = createApp();
const oldIssueId = randomUUID();
const idempotencyKey = "run-1:expired-retry";
const expiredCreatedAt = new Date(
Date.now() - (ISSUE_CREATE_IDEMPOTENCY_KEY_RETENTION_DAYS + 1) * 24 * 60 * 60 * 1000,
);
await db.insert(issues).values({
id: oldIssueId,
companyId,
parentId: parent.id,
title: "Expired retry target",
status: "todo",
priority: "medium",
});
await db.insert(issueCreateIdempotencyKeys).values({
companyId,
idempotencyKey,
issueId: oldIssueId,
createdAt: expiredCreatedAt,
});
const recreated = await request(app)
.post(`/api/companies/${companyId}/issues`)
.send({ parentId: parent.id, title: "Expired retry creates new work", idempotencyKey })
.expect(201);
const rows = await db.select().from(issueCreateIdempotencyKeys);
expect(recreated.body.id).not.toBe(oldIssueId);
expect(rows).toHaveLength(1);
expect(rows[0]).toMatchObject({
companyId,
idempotencyKey,
issueId: recreated.body.id,
});
});
it("returns a recent open sibling whose normalized title matches", async () => {
const companyId = await seedCompany();
const parent = await seedParent(companyId);
const app = createApp();
const first = await request(app)
.post(`/api/companies/${companyId}/issues`)
.send({ parentId: parent.id, title: "Create a single PR" })
.expect(201);
const duplicate = await request(app)
.post(`/api/companies/${companyId}/issues`)
.send({ parentId: parent.id, title: " create a SINGLE pr " })
.expect(200);
expect(duplicate.body).toMatchObject({
id: first.body.id,
deduplicated: true,
deduplicationReason: "recent_open_title",
});
});
it("serializes keyed and title-only creates for the same issue", async () => {
const companyId = await seedCompany();
const parent = await seedParent(companyId);
const app = createApp();
const [keyed, titleOnly] = await Promise.all([
request(app)
.post(`/api/companies/${companyId}/issues`)
.send({ parentId: parent.id, title: "Coordinate launch", idempotencyKey: "run-2:coordinate-launch" }),
request(app)
.post(`/api/companies/${companyId}/issues`)
.send({ parentId: parent.id, title: "Coordinate launch" }),
]);
expect([keyed.status, titleOnly.status].sort()).toEqual([200, 201]);
expect(keyed.body.id).toBe(titleOnly.body.id);
expect([keyed, titleOnly].find((response) => response.status === 200)?.body).toMatchObject({
deduplicated: true,
deduplicationReason: "recent_open_title",
});
expect(await db.select().from(issues).where(eq(issues.parentId, parent.id))).toHaveLength(1);
expect(await db.select().from(issueCreateIdempotencyKeys)).toEqual([
expect.objectContaining({ issueId: keyed.body.id, idempotencyKey: "run-2:coordinate-launch" }),
]);
const replay = await request(app)
.post(`/api/companies/${companyId}/issues`)
.send({ parentId: parent.id, title: "Different title", idempotencyKey: "run-2:coordinate-launch" })
.expect(200);
expect(replay.body).toMatchObject({
id: keyed.body.id,
deduplicated: true,
deduplicationReason: "idempotency_key",
});
});
it("allows an explicit duplicate create", async () => {
const companyId = await seedCompany();
const parent = await seedParent(companyId);
const app = createApp();
const first = await request(app)
.post(`/api/companies/${companyId}/issues`)
.send({ parentId: parent.id, title: "Investigate incident" })
.expect(201);
const duplicate = await request(app)
.post(`/api/companies/${companyId}/issues`)
.send({ parentId: parent.id, title: "Investigate incident", allowDuplicate: true })
.expect(201);
expect(duplicate.body.id).not.toBe(first.body.id);
});
it("does not apply the route soft guard to internal service creates", async () => {
const companyId = await seedCompany();
const parent = await seedParent(companyId);
const svc = issueService(db);
const first = await svc.create(companyId, {
parentId: parent.id,
title: "System-generated follow-up",
status: "todo",
priority: "medium",
});
const second = await svc.create(companyId, {
parentId: parent.id,
title: "System-generated follow-up",
status: "todo",
priority: "medium",
});
expect(second.id).not.toBe(first.id);
});
it("does not let closed or older issues block a recreate", async () => {
const companyId = await seedCompany();
const parent = await seedParent(companyId);
const app = createApp();
const oldIssueId = randomUUID();
const closedIssueId = randomUUID();
await db.insert(issues).values([
{
id: oldIssueId,
companyId,
parentId: parent.id,
title: "Retry old work",
status: "todo",
priority: "medium",
createdAt: new Date(Date.now() - 49 * 60 * 60 * 1000),
},
{
id: closedIssueId,
companyId,
parentId: parent.id,
title: "Retry closed work",
status: "done",
priority: "medium",
},
]);
const recreatedOld = await request(app)
.post(`/api/companies/${companyId}/issues`)
.send({ parentId: parent.id, title: "Retry old work" })
.expect(201);
const recreatedClosed = await request(app)
.post(`/api/companies/${companyId}/issues`)
.send({ parentId: parent.id, title: "Retry closed work" })
.expect(201);
expect(recreatedOld.body.id).not.toBe(oldIssueId);
expect(recreatedClosed.body.id).not.toBe(closedIssueId);
});
it("stores the request run header on manual creates", async () => {
const companyId = await seedCompany();
const parent = await seedParent(companyId);
const app = createApp();
const runId = randomUUID();
const agentId = randomUUID();
await db.insert(agents).values({
id: agentId,
companyId,
name: "Creating agent",
role: "engineer",
status: "active",
adapterType: "codex_local",
adapterConfig: {},
runtimeConfig: {},
permissions: {},
});
await db.insert(heartbeatRuns).values({
id: runId,
companyId,
agentId,
status: "running",
});
const response = await request(app)
.post(`/api/companies/${companyId}/issues`)
.set("X-Paperclip-Run-Id", runId)
.send({ parentId: parent.id, title: "Attributed create" })
.expect(201);
const [created] = await db.select().from(issues).where(eq(issues.id, response.body.id));
expect(created.originKind).toBe("manual");
expect(created.originRunId).toBe(runId);
});
});