[Fix] Nested subtask tool calls no longer stall - #1494
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WalkthroughDelegation now passes task-local provider context to children, serializes concurrent transitions, and queues parent resumption after child scheduler release. Tests and model checks cover profile selection, stale state, failures, reentrancy, cross-instance races, and lifecycle invariants. ChangesProvider handoff refinement
Estimated code review effort: 4 (Complex) | ~45 minutes Severity of issue fixed: Medium Merge Risk: 🟡 Moderate · up to Delegated tasks now preserve task-local provider context and validate effective child profiles, but malformed persisted preserve markers with empty profile names may still be accepted. This should be corrected before merge to avoid invalid durable delegation configuration. Sequence Diagram(s)sequenceDiagram
participant ParentProvider
participant TaskHistoryStore
participant ChildTask
participant ParentTask
ParentProvider->>TaskHistoryStore: serialize delegation start
ParentProvider->>TaskHistoryStore: validate parent and awaited child
ParentProvider->>ChildTask: create with handoffExecutionContext
ChildTask-->>ParentProvider: complete and release scheduler permit
ParentProvider->>TaskHistoryStore: atomically complete child and reactivate parent
ParentProvider->>ParentTask: schedule resumeAfterDelegation
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- Line 3907: Update the handleModeSwitch call to pass mode directly, removing
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src/core/webview/ClineProvider.ts (1)
3973-3978: 🔒 Security & Privacy | 🛡️ Analyzed with Security Review | 🟠 Major | ⚡ Quick winAuthorization Bypass
Reachability: Internal
Exploitability: Moderate
CWE: CWE-863 — Incorrect AuthorizationValidate the effective delegated configuration against the organization allow list.
createTaskvalidates only the configuration returned bygetState(). A mode-specific profile can replacehandoffExecutionContext.apiConfigurationafter that check.Taskthen uses the handoff configuration to build the API handler without another allow-list check. Validate the effective configuration before constructing the child.🤖 Prompt for AI Agents
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In `@src/core/task/__tests__/Task.spec.ts`:
- Line 690: Update the Task construction in the history-task test to pass
startTask: false, preventing the default resumeTaskFromHistory() from running
asynchronously and mutating provider or persisted-message state after the test
completes.
- Around line 651-674: Strengthen the delegated-child test around Task
construction and message saving: spy on mockProvider.getState and assert it is
never called, then add coverage for handoffExecutionContext.apiConfigName set to
undefined and exercise saveClineMessages to verify the unset profile remains
undefined rather than inheriting provider state. Preserve the existing explicit
handoff assertions and telemetry expectations.
In `@src/core/webview/ClineProvider.ts`:
- Around line 4337-4349: Update the scheduled task callback identified by
reopenParentFromDelegation so failures from
parentInstance.resumeAfterDelegation() are caught inside the custom run. Log the
error through this.log and report the failure to the user, while preserving the
existing delegation-resumed event handling and non-fatal behavior for its
emission failure.
- Around line 3960-3962: Update the delegated task rendering in ClineProvider so
ModeSelector and ApiConfigSelector receive the active currentTaskItem.mode and
currentTaskItem.apiConfigName values rather than global mode/profile state.
Preserve the parent reference and existing task-scoped behavior while ensuring
the child’s controls display its own values.
- Around line 3897-3905: Update the mode profile resolution in the delegation
flow around getModeConfigId and getProfile to catch stale or missing profile
errors, then retain the parent execution context and allow createTask to
continue instead of propagating the failure. Preserve the existing
saved-configuration behavior when getProfile succeeds.
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In `@src/core/webview/ClineProvider.ts`:
- Around line 3973-3978: Before constructing the child through createTask,
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55-112: 🗄️ Data Integrity & Integration | 🟠 Major | ⚡ Quick winReturn a fresh default profile from
load()When storage is empty,
load()returnsthis.defaultProviderProfilesdirectly. A reachablesaveConfig()call mutates that object beforestore()completes. Ifcontext.secrets.store()fails, laterload()calls still expose the unsaved profile. Return a fresh deep default object at this branch so nested mutations cannot survive a failed write.🤖 Prompt for AI Agents
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In `@scripts/check-provider-handoff-scheduler.ts`:
- Around line 89-108: Update PROFILE_SCENARIOS and its execution loop so each
reported scenario represents a distinct input combination: either implement the
stale case through the saved-profile resolution path with a failing lookup, or
remove the unused lookup field and duplicate stale scenario. Ensure the scenario
count matches the cases actually exercised and retain behavior-focused
assertions for selectHandoffExecutionContext.
- Line 334: Add a LEGACY_POLICIES entry that permits parent redelegation before
child permit release, then extend the scheduler validation assertions to run
that policy and expect the “parent redelegated before child permit release”
violation. Keep the existing priorPermitReleased derivation and other policy
checks unchanged, using the existing action and invariant validation flow around
the scheduler policy definitions.
In `@src/__tests__/ClineProvider.delegation.spec.ts`:
- Around line 370-373: Update the stale-profile assertions in the test around
savedProfile and log so they verify a single log call contains both “stale-id”
and “parent parent-1” in the same message, using an exact or behavior-focused
assertion rather than separate matchers that may target different calls.
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Nested
new_taskcalls could return Zoo Code to the main screen and lose the child execution. Deterministic regression tests reproduced the provider race, and the checker systematically explores bounded interleavings that previously allowed empty publication, duplicate child starts, start-before-commit, scheduler ownership inversion, and stale parent continuations after a newer child commit.Impact
Nested subtasks transition directly to one child using the correct task-local or explicitly saved mode profile. Concurrent providers in one extension host cannot overtake a pending parent continuation, stale continuations are rejected after ownership refresh, and resumed parents can delegate again without deadlocking the scheduler.
The checker explores 104 distinct states with all 10 actions and 12 landmarks reachable, three distinct profile scenarios, and six deterministic legacy counterexamples. The exact mutation gate passes on 159 changed executable extension lines with no surviving or uncovered mutants; the real two-provider adapter regression, nested extension-host suite, and full repository suite also pass. The model intentionally abstracts the production lock, publication, and semaphore while production-level tests exercise those adapter boundaries; transport timing, scheduler fairness, and cross-process coordination remain outside its bounded scope.
Linked work items
Closes #921.
Adds regression ratchets for #1469 and #1021; their production fixes remain tracked separately.