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DottaandPaperclip faa8e452c7 fix(tasks): stop repeated reminders for historical questions (#15392)
## Thinking Path

> - Paperclip is the open source app people use to manage AI agents for
work.
> - Task questions remain saved so a person can answer them later.
> - The composer moves an old question into history after a newer human
message.
> - Native completion still treated every pending question as a required
response.
> - This caused agents to demand an old answer after the person moved
work forward.
> - This pull request shares the historical-question rule across context
and task execution.
> - Agents can finish verified work while the original question remains
answerable.

## Linked Issues or Issue Description

Refs #15229, Refs #14613, Refs #13130.

**What happened?**

An agent repeatedly asked a person to answer a question that had moved
into feed history. Completion feedback explicitly told the agent to
request a response. The saved pending row also blocked task completion.

**Expected behavior**

A question before newer human direction remains answerable in the feed.
Its pending state alone must not require another reminder or stop
completed work. A new input blocker, an approval, or a configured review
stage must keep its gate.

**Steps to reproduce**

1. Let a task agent create an ordinary question.
2. Dismiss the question and send a newer task message.
3. Let the agent finish the requested work and submit its completion
report.
4. Observe a demand to answer the old question and a retained completion
gate.

## What Changed

- Add one company-scoped predicate for historical questions. Only later
human comments count. Exclude agent attribution, run attribution, system
notices, and untrusted source data.
- Apply the predicate to completion feedback, native waits,
finalization, commit validation, retry validation, blocked routing, and
successful-run handoff.
- Include question classification and guidance in heartbeat context and
both native task-context tools. Add the guidance to fresh and resumed
task prompts.
- Replace automatic reminders for current ordinary questions with
instructions to assess the real blocker, continue independent work, and
withdraw obsolete questions through the existing API.
- Preserve historical question rows during completion while cancelling
their live native source runs through the existing post-commit and
recovery paths. Let an authorized human answer them after completion
without reopening work or creating a response wake. Preserve
cancellation, current-input, approval, permission, credential,
connection, and review gates. Add no dismissal storage or migration.
- Document the rule in the execution contract and agent skill. Refresh
generated capability source anchors. Add database-backed status,
context, attribution, and governance regression tests.

## Verification

- `pnpm build` passed. The server rebuild also passed after the
lifecycle fix. Generated capability contract and inventory checks passed
after the agent documentation update.
- `pnpm -r typecheck` passed. Final `pnpm --filter @paperclipai/server
exec tsc --noEmit` also passed after the last test additions.
- Lifecycle and interaction regressions passed: 224 tests in 3 suites.
Context and prompt tests also passed. Final historical-question cases
passed (33 tests), native cancellation/recovery cases passed (6 tests),
and the existing interaction/confirmation suites passed (72 tests). The
full local `pnpm test:run` was attempted and stopped after more than two
hours with unrelated fixture/hook timeout failures; it did not pass. All
52 successful GitHub checks are green on the latest commit, including
the complete test matrix; no checks are pending or failing. Greptile is
5/5 and both review threads are resolved.
- Regression cases cover the old-question/new-human-message sequence,
final task status, answering after completion with no wake, live-run
cancellation and crash recovery, current input blockers, both
task-context tools, API context, timestamp precision, attribution
boundaries, and protected gates.

## Risks

- A later human task message makes an earlier ordinary question
historical even if its input is still missing. The agent must identify
the current blocker and ask only for information that still prevents
work.
- Browser dismissal remains a local preference. Dismissal without a
later human message is not recorded by this change.
- No schema change or data migration. Completion retains ordinary
historical questions; cancellation still expires them. A completed task
accepts historical answers only from an authorized human and creates no
response-delivery outbox row. Governed requests retain their gates.

## Model Used

OpenAI Codex, GPT-6, with repository editing, code execution, and
browser diagnostics. The exact deployment model ID and context-window
size are not exposed in this session.

## 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>
2026-10-06 20:33:13 -05:00

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TypeScript

import { activeIssueInteractionCondition } from "../issue-question-context.js";
import { and, eq, inArray, isNull, sql } from "drizzle-orm";
import {
agentWakeupRequests,
approvals,
completionContracts,
heartbeatRuns,
issueApprovals,
issueComments,
issues,
issueThreadInteractions,
nativeRunFinalizations,
nativeRunResults,
statusDecisions,
type Db,
} from "@paperclipai/db";
import { nativeSha256 } from "./canonical.js";
import { isConversation } from "../agent-conversations.js";
type Binding = {
companyId: string;
issueId: string;
runId: string;
agentId: string;
};
function record(value: unknown): Record<string, unknown> {
return value && typeof value === "object" && !Array.isArray(value)
? (value as Record<string, unknown>)
: {};
}
/** A server-issued decision receipt, never a caller/context-supplied grant. */
export interface NativeBoardResponseWaitSource extends Binding {
schema: "paperclip.native_board_response_wait.v1";
wakeupRequestId: string;
sourceCommentId: string;
sourceUserId: string;
sourceSha256: string;
resultId: string;
resultSha256: string;
contractId: string;
contractSha256: string;
}
export type NativeBoardResponseWaitOrigin = Omit<
NativeBoardResponseWaitSource,
"schema" | "sourceSha256"
> & {
schema: "paperclip.native_board_response_wait_origin.v1";
};
/**
* Denial-only provenance: an accepted response to a direct user comment asks
* for the next response, not an automatic replay. It remains passive if its
* source was edited/deleted/superseded. This never authorizes presentation or
* a new run; those still need current source/assignment checks.
*/
export async function readNativeBoardResponseWaitOrigin(
db: Db,
binding: Binding,
locked = false,
): Promise<NativeBoardResponseWaitOrigin | null> {
const query = db
.select({
run: heartbeatRuns,
wake: agentWakeupRequests,
result: nativeRunResults,
contract: completionContracts,
})
.from(heartbeatRuns)
.innerJoin(
agentWakeupRequests,
and(
eq(agentWakeupRequests.id, heartbeatRuns.wakeupRequestId),
eq(agentWakeupRequests.companyId, binding.companyId),
eq(agentWakeupRequests.agentId, binding.agentId),
eq(agentWakeupRequests.runId, binding.runId),
eq(agentWakeupRequests.source, "automation"),
inArray(agentWakeupRequests.reason, ["issue_commented", "issue_reopened_via_comment"]),
eq(agentWakeupRequests.requestedByActorType, "user"),
),
)
.innerJoin(
nativeRunFinalizations,
and(
eq(nativeRunFinalizations.runId, binding.runId),
eq(nativeRunFinalizations.companyId, binding.companyId),
eq(nativeRunFinalizations.issueId, binding.issueId),
),
)
.innerJoin(
nativeRunResults,
and(
eq(nativeRunResults.id, nativeRunFinalizations.resultId),
eq(nativeRunResults.runId, binding.runId),
eq(nativeRunResults.companyId, binding.companyId),
eq(nativeRunResults.issueId, binding.issueId),
eq(
nativeRunResults.completionContractId,
heartbeatRuns.completionContractId,
),
eq(nativeRunResults.schemaStatus, "accepted"),
),
)
.innerJoin(
completionContracts,
and(
eq(completionContracts.id, heartbeatRuns.completionContractId),
eq(completionContracts.companyId, binding.companyId),
eq(completionContracts.issueId, binding.issueId),
),
)
.where(
and(
eq(heartbeatRuns.id, binding.runId),
eq(heartbeatRuns.companyId, binding.companyId),
eq(heartbeatRuns.agentId, binding.agentId),
eq(heartbeatRuns.nativeIssueId, binding.issueId),
eq(heartbeatRuns.runtimeMode, "native"),
),
)
.limit(1);
const [row] = await (locked ? query.for("share", { noWait: true }) : query);
if (
!row ||
!row.wake.requestedByActorId ||
row.contract.canonicalSha256 !== row.run.completionContractSha256
)
return null;
const payload = record(row.wake.payload);
if (
payload.issueId !== binding.issueId ||
typeof payload.commentId !== "string" ||
!/^[a-f0-9-]{36}$/i.test(payload.commentId)
)
return null;
const result = record(record(row.result.resultJson).result);
const terminal = record(record(row.result.resultJson).terminal);
const continuation = record(result.continuation);
if (
result.schema !== "paperclip.run_result.v1" ||
result.reportedWorkDisposition !== "yielded" ||
continuation.kind !== "response_wake" ||
typeof continuation.idempotencyKey !== "string" ||
!continuation.idempotencyKey.trim() ||
terminal.runTerminalState !== "succeeded" ||
terminal.turnTerminalState !== "completed" ||
terminal.reportedWorkDisposition !== "yielded" ||
!Array.isArray(result.attentionRequests) ||
result.attentionRequests.length !== 0
)
return null;
return {
schema: "paperclip.native_board_response_wait_origin.v1",
companyId: binding.companyId,
issueId: binding.issueId,
runId: binding.runId,
agentId: binding.agentId,
wakeupRequestId: row.wake.id,
sourceCommentId: payload.commentId,
sourceUserId: row.wake.requestedByActorId,
resultId: row.result.id,
resultSha256: row.result.canonicalSha256,
contractId: row.contract.id,
contractSha256: row.contract.canonicalSha256,
};
}
/**
* Only an unchanged, directly admitted Board comment can make response_wake a
* passive wait. Context snapshots, model prose and automatic retry ancestry do
* not grant this exception. In the committer the issue is already locked; use
* NOWAIT for child rows to avoid reversing a concurrent wake/comment lock order.
*/
export async function readNativeBoardResponseWaitSource(
db: Db,
binding: Binding,
locked = false,
): Promise<{ source: NativeBoardResponseWaitSource; summary: string } | null> {
const runQuery = db
.select()
.from(heartbeatRuns)
.where(
and(
eq(heartbeatRuns.id, binding.runId),
eq(heartbeatRuns.companyId, binding.companyId),
eq(heartbeatRuns.agentId, binding.agentId),
eq(heartbeatRuns.nativeIssueId, binding.issueId),
eq(heartbeatRuns.runtimeMode, "native"),
),
)
.limit(1);
const [run] = await (locked
? runQuery.for("share", { noWait: true })
: runQuery);
if (!run?.wakeupRequestId || !run.completionContractId || !run.startedAt)
return null;
const wakeQuery = db
.select()
.from(agentWakeupRequests)
.where(
and(
eq(agentWakeupRequests.id, run.wakeupRequestId),
eq(agentWakeupRequests.companyId, binding.companyId),
eq(agentWakeupRequests.agentId, binding.agentId),
eq(agentWakeupRequests.runId, binding.runId),
eq(agentWakeupRequests.source, "automation"),
inArray(agentWakeupRequests.reason, ["issue_commented", "issue_reopened_via_comment"]),
eq(agentWakeupRequests.requestedByActorType, "user"),
),
)
.limit(1);
const [wake] = await (locked
? wakeQuery.for("share", { noWait: true })
: wakeQuery);
const payload = record(wake?.payload);
if (
!wake?.requestedByActorId ||
payload.issueId !== binding.issueId ||
typeof payload.commentId !== "string" ||
!/^[a-f0-9-]{36}$/i.test(payload.commentId)
)
return null;
const [issue] = await db
.select()
.from(issues)
.where(
and(
eq(issues.id, binding.issueId),
eq(issues.companyId, binding.companyId),
eq(issues.assigneeAgentId, binding.agentId),
eq(issues.status, "in_progress"),
isNull(issues.hiddenAt),
),
)
.limit(1);
if (!issue || record(issue.executionState).status === "pending") return null;
const commentQuery = db
.select()
.from(issueComments)
.where(
and(
eq(issueComments.id, payload.commentId),
eq(issueComments.companyId, binding.companyId),
eq(issueComments.issueId, binding.issueId),
eq(issueComments.authorType, "user"),
eq(issueComments.authorUserId, wake.requestedByActorId),
isNull(issueComments.authorAgentId),
isNull(issueComments.createdByRunId),
isNull(issueComments.deletedAt),
isNull(issueComments.sourceTrust),
// Compare in PostgreSQL, preserving timestamp precision across JS reads.
sql`${issueComments.updatedAt} = ${issueComments.createdAt}`,
sql`${issueComments.createdAt} <= (select started_at from heartbeat_runs where id = ${run.id})`,
),
)
.limit(1);
const [comment] = await (locked
? commentQuery.for("share", { noWait: true })
: commentQuery);
if (!comment?.body.trim()) return null;
const [newer, interaction, approval] = await Promise.all([
db
.select({ id: issueComments.id })
.from(issueComments)
.where(
and(
eq(issueComments.companyId, binding.companyId),
eq(issueComments.issueId, binding.issueId),
eq(issueComments.authorType, "user"),
isNull(issueComments.createdByRunId),
isNull(issueComments.deletedAt),
sql`(${issueComments.createdAt}, ${issueComments.id}) > (select created_at, id from issue_comments where id = ${comment.id})`,
),
)
.limit(1),
db
.select({ id: issueThreadInteractions.id })
.from(issueThreadInteractions)
.where(
and(
eq(issueThreadInteractions.companyId, binding.companyId),
eq(issueThreadInteractions.issueId, binding.issueId),
eq(issueThreadInteractions.status, "pending"),
activeIssueInteractionCondition({ runId: binding.runId }),
),
)
.limit(1),
db
.select({ id: approvals.id })
.from(issueApprovals)
.innerJoin(approvals, eq(approvals.id, issueApprovals.approvalId))
.where(
and(
eq(issueApprovals.companyId, binding.companyId),
eq(issueApprovals.issueId, binding.issueId),
eq(approvals.companyId, binding.companyId),
inArray(approvals.status, ["pending", "revision_requested"]),
),
)
.limit(1),
]);
if (newer.length || interaction.length || approval.length) return null;
const [accepted] = await db
.select({ result: nativeRunResults, contract: completionContracts })
.from(nativeRunFinalizations)
.innerJoin(
nativeRunResults,
and(
eq(nativeRunResults.id, nativeRunFinalizations.resultId),
eq(nativeRunResults.companyId, binding.companyId),
eq(nativeRunResults.issueId, binding.issueId),
eq(nativeRunResults.runId, binding.runId),
eq(nativeRunResults.completionContractId, run.completionContractId),
eq(nativeRunResults.schemaStatus, "accepted"),
),
)
.innerJoin(
completionContracts,
and(
eq(completionContracts.id, run.completionContractId),
eq(completionContracts.companyId, binding.companyId),
eq(completionContracts.issueId, binding.issueId),
),
)
.where(
and(
eq(nativeRunFinalizations.runId, run.id),
eq(nativeRunFinalizations.companyId, binding.companyId),
eq(nativeRunFinalizations.issueId, binding.issueId),
),
)
.limit(1);
if (
!accepted ||
accepted.contract.canonicalSha256 !== run.completionContractSha256
)
return null;
const envelope = record(accepted.result.resultJson);
const result = record(envelope.result);
const terminal = record(envelope.terminal);
const continuation = record(result.continuation);
if (
result.schema !== "paperclip.run_result.v1" ||
result.reportedWorkDisposition !== "yielded" ||
continuation.kind !== "response_wake" ||
typeof continuation.idempotencyKey !== "string" ||
!continuation.idempotencyKey.trim() ||
terminal.runTerminalState !== "succeeded" ||
terminal.turnTerminalState !== "completed" ||
terminal.reportedWorkDisposition !== "yielded" ||
!Array.isArray(result.attentionRequests) ||
result.attentionRequests.length !== 0 ||
typeof result.summary !== "string" ||
!result.summary.trim()
)
return null;
return {
source: {
schema: "paperclip.native_board_response_wait.v1",
companyId: binding.companyId,
issueId: binding.issueId,
runId: binding.runId,
agentId: binding.agentId,
wakeupRequestId: wake.id,
sourceCommentId: comment.id,
sourceUserId: wake.requestedByActorId,
sourceSha256: nativeSha256({
id: comment.id,
userId: comment.authorUserId,
body: comment.body,
}),
resultId: accepted.result.id,
resultSha256: accepted.result.canonicalSha256,
contractId: accepted.contract.id,
contractSha256: accepted.contract.canonicalSha256,
},
summary: result.summary.trim(),
};
}
/** Recovery suppresses only this exact applied passive wait, never another run. */
export async function hasCommittedNativeBoardResponseWait(
db: Db,
binding: Binding,
): Promise<boolean> {
const [decision] = await db
.select({
decision: statusDecisions,
resultJson: nativeRunResults.resultJson,
conversationAgentId: issues.conversationAgentId,
conversationUserId: issues.conversationUserId,
})
.from(nativeRunFinalizations)
.innerJoin(
nativeRunResults,
and(
eq(nativeRunResults.id, nativeRunFinalizations.resultId),
eq(nativeRunResults.companyId, binding.companyId),
eq(nativeRunResults.issueId, binding.issueId),
eq(nativeRunResults.runId, binding.runId),
eq(nativeRunResults.schemaStatus, "accepted"),
),
)
.innerJoin(
statusDecisions,
and(
eq(statusDecisions.id, nativeRunFinalizations.decisionId),
eq(statusDecisions.assessmentId, nativeRunFinalizations.assessmentId),
eq(statusDecisions.companyId, binding.companyId),
eq(statusDecisions.issueId, binding.issueId),
eq(statusDecisions.runId, binding.runId),
eq(statusDecisions.applicationState, "applied"),
inArray(statusDecisions.reasonCode, [
"board_response_waiting",
"board_response_wait_superseded",
]),
),
)
.innerJoin(
issues,
and(
eq(issues.id, binding.issueId),
eq(issues.companyId, binding.companyId),
eq(issues.assigneeAgentId, binding.agentId),
eq(issues.status, "in_progress"),
),
)
.where(
and(
eq(nativeRunFinalizations.companyId, binding.companyId),
eq(nativeRunFinalizations.issueId, binding.issueId),
eq(nativeRunFinalizations.runId, binding.runId),
eq(nativeRunFinalizations.phase, "committed"),
),
)
.limit(1);
if (!decision) return false;
const origin = await readNativeBoardResponseWaitOrigin(db, binding);
// A new comment cannot grant a replay of the old response. New independent
// wakes are admitted normally and their new run ID is not this receipt.
const bound =
origin !== null &&
nativeSha256(
record(decision.decision.decisionJson).boardResponseWaitOrigin,
) === nativeSha256(origin);
if (!bound) return false;
const claim = record(record(decision.resultJson).result).completionClaim;
const remainingWork = record(claim).remainingWork;
if (
!isConversation(decision) &&
decision.decision.reasonCode === "board_response_waiting" &&
Array.isArray(remainingWork) &&
remainingWork.some((entry) => record(entry).blocksCompletion === true)
) {
// Old policy accepted contradictory waits. Let normal recovery handle the
// still-current work, but never replay a response to an obsolete comment.
return (await readNativeBoardResponseWaitSource(db, binding)) === null;
}
return true;
}