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Closes #4253 · Agent claim · Task: codex/local/01a1df5e-8b2e-7813-8ac8-7ad9abf7061b

Why the change

Recover BotHarness-owned PersonaBot Sessions when a gateway token-limit rejection is classified as INVALID_REQUEST, so the Bot can compact its existing context and answer instead of repeatedly failing until paused.

Special things to note

  • Merge risk: two-way door — revert this commit to remove the recovery policy; medium blast radius — owned Bot Sessions matching this precise error can undergo native context compaction, whose summary remains in Session history after a code revert. Review focus: ownership, delegated decisions, cancellation and the single-attempt budget.
  • Real isolated DSH 0.2.2-rc.1 before/after HTTP replay: base 7e0ca0012 produced one rejection, zero summaries and INVALID_REQUEST; fixed build produced one rejection, one summary and committed OVERFLOW_RECOVERED in the same Session. 89 related tests plus 3 developer-reference tests; the persistence follow-up has 32 focused tests, build, TypeScript, lint, formatting and changelog checks passed. Production provider, QQ and browser rendering remain untested by this replay.
  • DSH source and dependency implementations are unchanged. Type-only Preset Registry and Session Persistence dependencies supply the public isolated-service lookup and stored-event read API. Fixture launches can omit the machine-local AX model overlay while retaining a managed runtime; both verification Hosts were stopped and evidence retained.

Change outline

BotHarness-owned PersonaBot agent/request-error
  precise INVALID_REQUEST token-limit wording
  → delegate existing recovery first
  → one attempt per Agent turn/step
  → agentPresets.serviceFor(agent, 'compaction')
  → native compactIfNeeded('context-overflow', signal)
  → retry only after Session surface replacement, a successful native Session Store flush checkpoint, exact stored replacement readback, and without cancellation
  → otherwise preserve the original failure
packages/core
  runtime/context-overflow-recovery.ts   bounded policy + structured diagnostics
  plugin.ts                             ownership-scoped Event listener
  test/context-overflow-recovery.test.ts progress, budgets, delegation and refusal paths
scripts/e2e-context-overflow.mjs         real Host / native Preset / HTTP rejection replay
scripts/{dev-instance,verify-app}.mjs   isolated fixture launch option
feature map + architecture + fragment  qualification path and bilingual release note

Resolve the native isolated Preset compaction service for Tobs-owned request failures and retry only after committed context replacement, once per turn and step.

Issue: #4253

Agent-Task: codex/local/01a1df5e-8b2e-7813-8ac8-7ad9abf7061b
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The change adds bounded context-overflow recovery for Tobs-owned Sessions. It attempts native compaction for a matching token-limit error and retries only after Session replacement is committed. It also adds a local end-to-end fixture, a CLI option for fixture setup, and verification guidance.

Changes: Context Overflow Recovery

Layer / File(s) Summary
Recovery handler and retry conditions
packages/core/src/runtime/context-overflow-recovery.ts, packages/core/src/plugin.ts, packages/core/package.json, packages/core/test/context-overflow-recovery.test.ts, apps/docs/test/docs-reference.test.ts
The handler matches the specified token-limit INVALID_REQUEST, delegates to existing recovery first, and attempts compaction only when no existing action handles the request. It limits attempts by agent, turn, and step, and returns a retry action only when Session replacement is committed and the signal remains active. Tests cover delegation, ownership, cancellation, unavailable compaction, lack of progress, and logging.
Fixture verification and CLI setup
scripts/e2e-context-overflow.mjs, scripts/dev-instance.mjs, scripts/verify-app.mjs, scripts/test/*, scripts/verification-inventory.json, .agents/skills/verify-deepseekbot/features/README.md
The fixture tests recovered and blocked outcomes against a local HTTP server. The --no-ax-model option skips machine-local AX model configuration and is forwarded to the development runtime. The verification inventory maps the script to the new behavior.
Verification guidance and change records
.agents/skills/dsh-dev/SKILL.md, .agents/skills/verify-deepseekbot/features/conversation-timeline.md, docs/architecture/botharness-architecture.md, changes/4253-context-overflow-recovery.md, scripts/verification-inventory.json
The guidance and architecture documentation describe the recovery conditions and verification evidence. The changelog adds English and Chinese entries.

Estimated code review effort: 3 (Moderate) | ~20 minutes

Change: Bug fix · Severity of issue fixed: Medium

Sequence Diagram(s)

sequenceDiagram
  participant Agent
  participant RequestErrorListener as agent/request-error listener
  participant ExistingRecovery as Existing recovery handler
  participant CompactionService as Compaction Service
  participant SessionStore
  Agent->>RequestErrorListener: Report matching INVALID_REQUEST
  RequestErrorListener->>ExistingRecovery: Delegate existing recovery
  ExistingRecovery-->>RequestErrorListener: Return no recovery action
  RequestErrorListener->>CompactionService: Compact Session context
  CompactionService->>SessionStore: Flush Session replacement
  SessionStore-->>RequestErrorListener: Return flush result
  RequestErrorListener-->>Agent: Return retry action after successful flush
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Suggested reviewers: claude

Merge Risk: Moderate · up to b4863

Overflow recovery now waits for the Session Store flush before retrying. In a narrow case, such as persistence mounting after the Bot Agent was created, the flush can report success without storing the compacted context. The retry would then proceed while the stored log still holds the overflowing history. Tighten the durability check before merging.

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Title check Passed The title names the core change: recovering gateway context-overflow errors on the Tobs side (in packages/core), and the changeset implements this with a context-overflow-recovery runtime, plugin list…
Linked Issues check Passed [#4253] requires a Tobs-owned agent/request-error recovery for the missed token-limit wording that DSH reports as INVALID_REQUEST. At head b4863e4, packages/core/src/runtime/context-overflow-recovery.…
Out of Scope Changes check Passed All changed files connect to [#4253]. The runtime handler (context-overflow-recovery.ts) and its plugin.ts registration implement the recovery objective. The test file covers its behavior. packages/co…
Description check Passed The PR description follows the repository template closely. It has a clear Why section that states the user problem, and it links the issue with a plain-text Closes #4253 line. Special things to note …
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The title names the core change: recovering gateway context-overflow errors on the Tobs side (in packages/core), and the changeset implements this with a context-overflow-recovery runtime, plugin listener, and tests. The title follows the conventional commit scope style and is specific enough for history scanning.

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[#4253] requires a Tobs-owned agent/request-error recovery for the missed token-limit wording that DSH reports as INVALID_REQUEST. At head b4863e4, packages/core/src/runtime/context-overflow-recovery.ts implements this. The TOKEN_LIMIT pattern matches only 'Input too long / prompt or request too long: model limit N tokens, requested M tokens'. The handler applies only when failure.code is INVALID_REQUEST, the message matches, the signal is active, and isBotSession(sessionId) is true. It delegates to next() first and preserves any existing decision. It calls agentPresets.serviceFor(agent, 'compaction') and then compactIfNeeded('context-overflow', signal). It allows one attempt per agent, turn, and step. It returns retry only when replaceGeneration advances, sessions.flush(agent.session) returns true, and the signal is not aborted. Otherwise it returns undefined. The new persistence checkpoint covers the requirement to retry only after durable progress. The test file covers the following: the flush is awaited before retry; persistence failure or missing flush owner refuses retry; cancellation during flush refuses retry; recovery after native progress; a per-step budget with a fresh turn budget; unrelated codes and messages are delegated, including an oversized non-token 'Input too long: model limit 100 characters' message; unowned, unavailable, and cancelled cases; no retry without progress; and log redaction of provider and disk error text. Invalid parameter values are not matched by the pattern and are not given a dedicated fixture, but the strict regex and the delegation test establish the behavior. The classifier, DSH source, and native recovery methods are unchanged, as the issue requires. The end-to-end replay evidence is reported by the author and is consistent with the code. Residual uncertainty is limited to the author-reported replay and to production provider behavior, which the PR states is untested.

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All changed files connect to [#4253]. The runtime handler (context-overflow-recovery.ts) and its plugin.ts registration implement the recovery objective. The test file covers its behavior. packages/core/package.json adds a type-only devDependency on @deepseek-ai/dsh-agent-preset-registry, which the handler's type import requires. scripts/e2e-context-overflow.mjs, the --no-ax-model option in dev-instance.mjs and verify-app.mjs, and their tests support the real-Host replay evidence. The --no-ax-model flag affects only isolated fixture launches. The verification inventory, feature docs, architecture note, changelog, and apps/docs expectation record the same qualification path. The changes do not alter DSH source, dependency bytes, the classifier, native recovery methods, or the catalog-capabilities contract. The ignored pnpm-lock.yaml is excluded and was not inspected. No requirement depends on it.

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The PR description follows the repository template closely. It has a clear Why section that states the user problem, and it links the issue with a plain-text Closes #4253 line. Special things to note covers merge risk (two-way door, medium blast radius), review focus, and verification. Verification lists the base-build and fixed-build HTTP replays and the test counts, and it names what was not tested: production provider, QQ, and browser rendering. The Change outline has text diagrams of the flow and of the files touched. The description does not state the CI test plan mode chosen by the plan tests job, and it does not name a scripts/ci-plan.mjs rule even though the PR adds a new test file and a script that reads repo files. It also has no UI screenshots, which is acceptable because the change has no UI. The mobile matrix does not apply. The description is mostly complete, with one required CI detail missing.

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BotHarness added 2 commits November 16, 2026 03:31
Issue: #4253

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Keep the token telemetry and context overflow recovery inventory entries.

Issue: #4253

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173-174: Trivial · Maintainability & Code Quality · Quick win

Add replacement evidence to the replay so it checks retry ordering.

The replay checks the Session ID, the summary count, and the OVERFLOW_RECOVERED reply. It does not show that the retry used replaced context. After the fixture returns a summary, it accepts any probe request. A retry that runs before a committed replacement would therefore still pass.

Record the committed replacement event and its position relative to the retry in the result file. Also record the messages of the first request after the summary. Assert that the original [SEED] body is absent from that request.

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Review comment at @scripts/e2e-context-overflow.mjs around lines 173 - 174:
Extend the replay around the `botharness/botContext` check to record the committed replacement event and its ordering relative to the retry in the result file. Capture the messages from the first request after the summary and assert that they do not contain the original `[SEED]` body, so a retry before replacement cannot pass.

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Review comments at @packages/core/src/runtime/context-overflow-recovery.ts:
- Around line 65-66: Update the recovery flow around compactIfNeeded so it
awaits the session’s established flush checkpoint before evaluating progress;
set progress only when the flush succeeds and replaceGeneration increased. If
the flush rejects, return undefined so the original failure propagates, and
preserve the existing aborted-signal retry guard.

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Review comments at @scripts/e2e-context-overflow.mjs:
- Around line 173-174: Extend the replay around the `botharness/botContext`
check to record the committed replacement event and its ordering relative to the
retry in the result file. Capture the messages from the first request after the
summary and assert that they do not contain the original `[SEED]` body, so a
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- Line 2456: Update the isBotSession predicate used by
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BotHarness added 2 commits November 16, 2026 03:47
Await the native Session Store flush checkpoint and refuse retry on persistence failure or missing durability ownership. Verify persisted replacement and summary in the HTTP replay before responding to the retry.

Issue: #4253

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Remove the new inline comment and refresh the verification script digest.

Issue: #4253

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Read back the exact replacement through the native read-only persistence handle after flush. A participating listener without a writer, stale storage or read failure cannot authorize retry.

Issue: #4253

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