From a7c37daec0a4b633d3ab0d4c758c80010d216335 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Alex Mazzeo <alex.mazzeo@temporal.io>
Date: Tue, 4 Aug 2026 11:41:57 -0700
Subject: [PATCH 1/2] Only send request ID when in a backing nexus context when
 starting a SAA

---
 temporalio/nexus/_operation_context.py | 2 +-
 tests/nexus/test_link_propagation.py   | 3 ++-
 2 files changed, 3 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)

diff --git a/temporalio/nexus/_operation_context.py b/temporalio/nexus/_operation_context.py
index a4c983943..cae533650 100644
--- a/temporalio/nexus/_operation_context.py
+++ b/temporalio/nexus/_operation_context.py
@@ -814,10 +814,10 @@ def _apply_nexus_context_to_start_activity_request(  # pyright: ignore[reportUnu
         req.on_conflict_options.attach_completion_callbacks = True
         req.on_conflict_options.attach_links = True
 
-        req.request_id = nexus_ctx.nexus_context.request_id
         request_links = nexus_ctx._get_request_links()
 
         if _in_nexus_backing_start_context():
+            req.request_id = nexus_ctx.nexus_context.request_id
             callbacks = nexus_ctx._get_callbacks(
                 OperationToken(
                     type=OperationTokenType.ACTIVITY,
diff --git a/tests/nexus/test_link_propagation.py b/tests/nexus/test_link_propagation.py
index 4f8c4323f..65273a172 100644
--- a/tests/nexus/test_link_propagation.py
+++ b/tests/nexus/test_link_propagation.py
@@ -497,7 +497,8 @@ async def test_activity_start_forwards_inbound_links() -> None:
 
     assert len(req.links) == 1
     assert req.links[0] == _inbound_nexus_link()
-    assert req.request_id == "req-id"
+    assert req.request_id
+    assert req.request_id != "req-id"
     assert len(req.completion_callbacks) == 0
 
 

From dfd9a49131e96e047b3897eb76c8fda51f7ecc64 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Alex Mazzeo <alex.mazzeo@temporal.io>
Date: Thu, 20 Aug 2026 14:01:05 -0700
Subject: [PATCH 2/2] Test multiple activity starts from a Nexus handler

---
 tests/nexus/test_temporal_operation.py | 75 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++
 1 file changed, 75 insertions(+)

diff --git a/tests/nexus/test_temporal_operation.py b/tests/nexus/test_temporal_operation.py
index 85948deb3..952c3f217 100644
--- a/tests/nexus/test_temporal_operation.py
+++ b/tests/nexus/test_temporal_operation.py
@@ -1139,6 +1139,81 @@ async def test_temporal_operation_start_activity(
         assert result == "test"
 
 
+async def test_temporal_operation_can_start_multiple_activities_with_same_id(
+    client: Client, env: WorkflowEnvironment
+):
+    if env.supports_time_skipping:
+        pytest.skip(
+            "Standalone Nexus Operation tests don't work with time-skipping server"
+        )
+
+    task_queue = str(uuid.uuid4())
+    endpoint_name = make_nexus_endpoint_name(task_queue)
+    activity_id = str(uuid.uuid4())
+    await env.create_nexus_endpoint(endpoint_name, task_queue)
+
+    @service_handler
+    class MultipleActivitiesHandler:
+        def __init__(self) -> None:
+            self.first_activity_run_id: str | None = None
+            self.start_completed = asyncio.Event()
+
+        @nexus.temporal_operation
+        async def start_activities(
+            self,
+            _ctx: nexus.TemporalStartOperationContext,
+            client: nexus.TemporalNexusClient,
+            _input: None,
+        ) -> nexus.TemporalOperationResult[str]:
+            try:
+                first_handle = await nexus.client().start_activity(
+                    echo_activity,
+                    Input(value="first", task_queue=task_queue),
+                    id=activity_id,
+                    task_queue=task_queue,
+                    schedule_to_close_timeout=timedelta(seconds=5),
+                )
+                assert first_handle.run_id
+                self.first_activity_run_id = first_handle.run_id
+                await first_handle.result()
+
+                return await client.start_activity(
+                    echo_activity,
+                    Input(value="second", task_queue=task_queue),
+                    id=activity_id,
+                    schedule_to_close_timeout=timedelta(seconds=5),
+                )
+            finally:
+                self.start_completed.set()
+
+    handler = MultipleActivitiesHandler()
+    async with Worker(
+        env.client,
+        task_queue=task_queue,
+        nexus_service_handlers=[handler],
+        activities=[echo_activity],
+    ):
+        nexus_client = client.create_nexus_client(
+            MultipleActivitiesHandler, endpoint_name
+        )
+        operation_handle = await nexus_client.start_operation(
+            MultipleActivitiesHandler.start_activities,
+            None,
+            id=str(uuid.uuid4()),
+        )
+        await asyncio.wait_for(handler.start_completed.wait(), timeout=15)
+
+        assert handler.first_activity_run_id
+        first_result = await client.get_activity_handle(
+            activity_id, run_id=handler.first_activity_run_id, result_type=str
+        ).result()
+        second_result = await client.get_activity_handle(
+            activity_id, result_type=str
+        ).result()
+        assert [first_result, second_result] == ["first", "second"]
+        assert await operation_handle.result() == second_result
+
+
 async def test_temporal_operation_backing_activity_does_not_duplicate_links(
     client: Client, env: WorkflowEnvironment
 ):