fix(server): respawn Claude after an expired login

[robertnisipeanu]

Fixes #9607.

Problem

Claude Code loads its OAuth credentials once per process. T3 Code keeps one long-lived CLI per thread, so after the credentials expire that thread keeps answering "Not logged in" even after the user logs in again from a terminal. New threads work because they spawn a fresh CLI. The stuck thread only recovers once the idle reaper kills its process, up to 30 minutes later, or after a manual Stop.

#10321 names the cause in the turn error and tells the user to start a new thread, but leaves the signed-out process in place.

Fix

When a turn fails after the CLI reported authentication_failed, the Claude adapter stops the session at the end of that turn. The next send finds no live session and goes through the existing resume path, which spawns a fresh CLI from the persisted resume cursor with the current credentials.

• handleResultMessage stops the session when the turn's latched authentication failure ends in a failed result. Interrupted and cancelled turns keep the session.
• stopSessionInternal skips interrupting the stream fiber when the stop runs on that fiber; the stream ends through its own stopped check. If query closure fails, the adapter reports the error and keeps reading the retained session so a later stop can succeed.
• The signed-out guidance says "send the message again" instead of "start a new thread", since the same thread recovers.

Testing

• vp test run apps/server/src/provider/Layers/ClaudeAdapter.test.ts apps/server/src/provider/Drivers/ClaudeHome.test.ts (135 passed; auth recovery tests: auth failure stops the session and emits one session.exited, a non-auth failure keeps the session)
• server typecheck, lint, and format on the touched files

Models: Claude Fable 5.1 and GPT-6. Harnesses: Claude Code and Codex.

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Summary by CodeRabbit

• Bug Fixes
  • Improved Claude authentication error guidance: after running claude auth login, users are instructed to resend their message.
  • Claude sessions now recover correctly after authentication failures, allowing subsequent messages to continue with refreshed credentials.
  • Other turn failures preserve the active session, avoiding unnecessary session restarts.
  • Authentication failures and session shutdown errors are handled cleanly, preventing stalled or inconsistent conversation states.

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Approvability

Verdict: Not approved

Macroscope's review found this PR not approvable — This focused bug fix changes the production lifecycle of Claude sessions after authentication failures, including process termination and credential reloading on the next turn. Because it directly affects authentication and login recovery behavior, human review is warranted.

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📝 Walkthrough

Walkthrough

Claude authentication failures now stop stale sessions so later turns can start fresh processes with refreshed credentials. Other turn failures preserve sessions. The signed-out recovery message now instructs users to resend the message after login.

Changes

Claude session recovery

Layer / File(s)	Summary
Authentication failure session lifecycle apps/server/src/provider/Layers/ClaudeAdapter.ts, apps/server/src/provider/Layers/ClaudeAdapter.test.ts	Authentication failures stop the session and emit session.exited. Close errors emit runtime.error and retain the session. Non-authentication failures keep the session and query open. Tests cover these outcomes and stream-fiber handling.
Reauthentication recovery guidance apps/server/src/provider/Drivers/ClaudeHome.ts, apps/server/src/provider/Drivers/ClaudeHome.test.ts	The login recovery message and test now instruct users to send the message again after authentication.

Priority: ➖ Normal

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

Change: Bug fix · Severity of issue fixed: Medium

Merge Risk: 🟡 Moderate · up to f0aeb

A query-close failure may still leave an authentication-failed Claude session stale, blocking reauthentication recovery for that thread. Resolve or explicitly accept this risk before merging.

🚥 Pre-merge checks | ✅ 7

✅ Passed checks (7 passed)

Check name	Status	Explanation
Title check	✅ Passed	The title clearly identifies the primary fix: respawning Claude after an expired login.
Description check	✅ Passed	The description explains the problem, fix, behavior changes, testing, and scope. It does not use the template headings exactly, but it provides the required information.
Linked Issues check	✅ Passed	The description references issue #9607 and explains how the changes address its reported behavior.
Out of Scope Changes check	✅ Passed	The changes are focused on Claude session recovery, related user guidance, and regression tests. No unrelated changes are described.
Linked Issues check	✅ Passed	The PR satisfies the coding requirements in issue #9607. ClaudeAdapter.ts stops the session after a failed turn reports authentication_failed, while preserving the resume cursor for the next turn.…
Out of Scope Changes check	✅ Passed	The changes stay within issue #9607. The fiber-stop guard supports safe session shutdown during authentication failure. Runtime-error handling and lifecycle tests support the required recovery behavio…
Docstring Coverage	✅ Passed	No functions found in the changed files to evaluate docstring coverage. Skipping docstring coverage check. Docstring coverage is scoped to functions touched by this diff. Analyzed 0 functions across 4…

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4058-4067: 🩺 Stability & Availability | 🟠 Major | ⚡ Quick win

Complete teardown when query.close() fails.

A synchronous context.query.close() failure exits before Line 4069 marks the context stopped and before Lines 4157-4159 remove it. The new call at Line 3290 can then leave the stale authenticated session available, so the next message reuses the expired CLI process. Capture the close error, finish teardown, then report the error.

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In `@apps/server/src/provider/Layers/ClaudeAdapter.ts` around lines 4058 - 4067,
Update the teardown flow around context.query.close() to capture synchronous
close failures without exiting early, complete the stopped-state update and
context removal, then report the failure as ProviderAdapterProcessError with the
existing provider and context.session.threadId details.

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Outside diff comments:
In `@apps/server/src/provider/Layers/ClaudeAdapter.ts`:
- Around line 4058-4067: Update the teardown flow around context.query.close()
to capture synchronous close failures without exiting early, complete the
stopped-state update and context removal, then report the failure as
ProviderAdapterProcessError with the existing provider and
context.session.threadId details.

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