Real-environment verification, GitHub/git.cafe PR 23274, 2026-10-30, Linux Boat VM. Source: - separate /home/user/main worktree at github/main 32ecd71726 - /home/user/t3code at exact contributor head ff365819a00715a696b8190334cb5a3ef3bdf342 - vp i in each checkout - only one dev server at a time, background setsid/nohup; captured process-group IDs - main ports 8693 / 16733; PR ports 5733 / 13773 - isolated T3 state in each checkout .t3; dev seeding disabled Actual client/provider path: - repo dependency Playwright 1.60.0 controlling /usr/bin/google-chrome - paired through startup URL (tokens omitted) - UI Add project > Local folder > /home/user/retention-repro (real git repository) - UI selected Codex GPT-6.1-Sol, sent RETENTION_FIRST_OK prompt, saw actual answer - UI Settings > Providers > Add provider > manually configured a second Codex instance - UI new thread > selected Retention Active / GPT-6.1-Sol > sent RETENTION_ACTIVE_OK - Codex CLI 0.164.0, real local proxy, no mock/fixture/replay provider - separate instances are needed because Codex binds the native log to the first thread of its shared per-instance process Retention proof: - left production defaults unchanged: 14-day age cap, 512-MiB total cap, 5-minute sweep interval - aged only the idle real log mtime with touch -d "15 days ago" - did not alter system time, provider data, server code, database, or log contents - sent SWEEP_ONE_OK and SWEEP_TWO_OK via UI >5 minutes apart on the other provider - recorded stat outputs from the actual provider log directory after each completed turn - no server or provider restart between the original write, both sweeps, and reopening Native summaries below include only actual turn/start model, completed answer, and turn status. Raw native records and authentication tokens are excluded. github/main 32ecd71726; real Codex gpt-6.1-sol via web UI; production retention defaults: 14 days / 512 MiB / 5 minutes. Only idle real log mtime aged 15 days. No server restart. 2026-10-30T11:50:20.164Z before sweeps events.b3410f60-232b-46d4-ae58-0697c03deddb.log bytes=28896 mtime=2026-10-30T11:49:53.310Z events.ccdadcb2-6f21-43ab-b3b3-f20820c029d4.log bytes=47169 mtime=2026-10-15T11:50:19.927Z 2026-10-30T11:50:36.816Z SWEEP_ONE after real turn events.b3410f60-232b-46d4-ae58-0697c03deddb.log bytes=44458 mtime=2026-10-30T11:50:28.340Z events.ccdadcb2-6f21-43ab-b3b3-f20820c029d4.log bytes=47169 mtime=2026-10-15T11:50:19.927Z 2026-10-30T11:55:46.421Z SWEEP_TWO after real turn events.b3410f60-232b-46d4-ae58-0697c03deddb.log bytes=60026 mtime=2026-10-30T11:55:38.728Z events.ccdadcb2-6f21-43ab-b3b3-f20820c029d4.log bytes=47169 mtime=2026-10-15T11:50:19.927Z events.b3410f60-232b-46d4-ae58-0697c03deddb.log {"time":"2026-10-30T11:49:49.178Z","method":"turn/start","provider":"codex","model":"gpt-6.1-sol"} {"time":"2026-10-30T11:49:52.521Z","method":"item/completed","text":"SEPARATE_PROVIDER_OK"} {"time":"2026-10-30T11:49:52.541Z","method":"turn/completed","status":"completed","error":null} {"time":"2026-10-30T11:50:24.603Z","method":"turn/start","provider":"codex","model":"gpt-6.1-sol"} {"time":"2026-10-30T11:50:27.454Z","method":"item/completed","text":"SWEEP_ONE_OK"} {"time":"2026-10-30T11:50:27.596Z","method":"turn/completed","status":"completed","error":null} {"time":"2026-10-30T11:55:34.391Z","method":"turn/start","provider":"codex","model":"gpt-6.1-sol"} {"time":"2026-10-30T11:55:37.729Z","method":"item/completed","text":"SWEEP_TWO_OK"} {"time":"2026-10-30T11:55:38.118Z","method":"turn/completed","status":"completed","error":null} events.ccdadcb2-6f21-43ab-b3b3-f20820c029d4.log {"time":"2026-10-30T11:45:50.861Z","method":"turn/start","provider":"codex","model":"gpt-6.1-sol"} {"time":"2026-10-30T11:45:54.876Z","method":"item/completed","text":"RETENTION_FIRST_OK"} {"time":"2026-10-30T11:45:54.903Z","method":"turn/completed","status":"completed","error":null} {"time":"2026-10-30T11:46:54.626Z","method":"turn/start","provider":"codex","model":"gpt-6.1-sol"} {"time":"2026-10-30T11:46:58.754Z","method":"item/completed","text":"RETENTION_ACTIVE_OK"} {"time":"2026-10-30T11:46:58.766Z","method":"turn/completed","status":"completed","error":null} PR ff365819a00715a696b8190334cb5a3ef3bdf342; real Codex gpt-6.1-sol via web UI; production retention defaults: 14 days / 512 MiB / 5 minutes. Only idle real log mtime aged 15 days. No server restart. 2026-10-30T11:59:22.624Z before sweeps events.1e342b8a-e05d-48d3-90c8-e327f64ba1c1.log bytes=31663 mtime=2026-10-15T11:59:22.390Z events.d3fe34cf-0c23-443b-add8-5ef2f32419de.log bytes=31934 mtime=2026-10-30T11:58:58.108Z 2026-10-30T12:01:50.147Z SWEEP_ONE after real turn events.1e342b8a-e05d-48d3-90c8-e327f64ba1c1.log bytes=31663 mtime=2026-10-15T11:59:22.390Z events.d3fe34cf-0c23-443b-add8-5ef2f32419de.log bytes=55077 mtime=2026-10-30T12:01:41.236Z 2026-10-30T12:07:00.245Z SWEEP_TWO after real turn events.d3fe34cf-0c23-443b-add8-5ef2f32419de.log bytes=78221 mtime=2026-10-30T12:06:51.685Z 2026-10-30T12:07:52.334Z reopened idle head: 31147 bytes, 21 new native records PASS every record is from the resumed turn; no RETENTION_FIRST_OK records remain PASS active head unchanged at 78221 bytes during idle-thread resume {"time":"2026-10-30T12:07:24.244Z","type":"commandExecution","command":"/bin/bash -lc pwd","exitCode":0,"output":"/home/user/retention-repro\n"} {"time":"2026-10-30T12:07:24.276Z","type":"commandExecution","command":"/bin/bash -lc 'git status --short'","exitCode":0,"output":null} events.1e342b8a-e05d-48d3-90c8-e327f64ba1c1.log {"time":"2026-10-30T11:57:23.649Z","method":"turn/start","provider":"codex","model":"gpt-6.1-sol"} {"time":"2026-10-30T11:57:28.436Z","method":"item/completed","text":"RETENTION_FIRST_OK"} {"time":"2026-10-30T11:57:28.462Z","method":"turn/completed","status":"completed","error":null} events.d3fe34cf-0c23-443b-add8-5ef2f32419de.log {"time":"2026-10-30T11:58:52.220Z","method":"turn/start","provider":"codex","model":"gpt-6.1-sol"} {"time":"2026-10-30T11:58:57.190Z","method":"item/completed","text":"RETENTION_ACTIVE_OK"} {"time":"2026-10-30T11:58:57.361Z","method":"turn/completed","status":"completed","error":null} events.1e342b8a-e05d-48d3-90c8-e327f64ba1c1.log {"time":"2026-10-30T12:07:20.851Z","method":"turn/start","provider":"codex","model":"gpt-6.1-sol"} {"time":"2026-10-30T12:07:23.426Z","method":"item/completed","text":"i'll run both read-only commands."} {"time":"2026-10-30T12:07:27.915Z","method":"item/completed","text":"REOPEN_OK"} {"time":"2026-10-30T12:07:28.910Z","method":"turn/completed","status":"completed","error":null} events.d3fe34cf-0c23-443b-add8-5ef2f32419de.log {"time":"2026-10-30T11:58:52.220Z","method":"turn/start","provider":"codex","model":"gpt-6.1-sol"} {"time":"2026-10-30T11:58:57.190Z","method":"item/completed","text":"RETENTION_ACTIVE_OK"} {"time":"2026-10-30T11:58:57.361Z","method":"turn/completed","status":"completed","error":null} {"time":"2026-10-30T12:01:38.102Z","method":"turn/start","provider":"codex","model":"gpt-6.1-sol"} {"time":"2026-10-30T12:01:40.351Z","method":"item/completed","text":"SWEEP_ONE_OK"} {"time":"2026-10-30T12:01:40.625Z","method":"turn/completed","status":"completed","error":null} {"time":"2026-10-30T12:06:48.333Z","method":"turn/start","provider":"codex","model":"gpt-6.1-sol"} {"time":"2026-10-30T12:06:50.780Z","method":"item/completed","text":"SWEEP_TWO_OK"} {"time":"2026-10-30T12:06:51.050Z","method":"turn/completed","status":"completed","error":null} PR head ff365819a00715a696b8190334cb5a3ef3bdf342 Blacksmith task-owned worker: installed dependencies with vp i, then: cd apps/server && vp test run src/provider/EventNdjsonLogger.test.ts 13 tests passed. 1 test file passed. 2026-10-30T11:48:07Z. CI observed via cafe pr status: 28 successful, 0 failing, 0 pending at verification start. Live GitHub gh pr checks at 2026-10-30T11:59:58Z: 21 passed, 7 skipped, 0 failed, 0 pending. GitCafe normalizes skipped checks to successful; the live GitHub states above are authoritative.