pr: pingdotgg/t3code 30667
head: 97e8ff5f6e3a064ec561e61fdfdefa1df72dd929
baseline: github/main 8b44f42b14c8e273156474a924ccf29680dd7857
runtime: linux electron 44.10.1 desktop host, actual bundled server, chrome web client
provider: real codex 0.164.0, gpt-6.1-sol, local proxy

setup:
  git worktree add ../main github/main
  vp i (both checkouts)
  vp run dev (background, then stopped for actual desktop host)
  vp run dev:desktop (background, used to prepare runtime, stopped)
  vp run dev:web (background)
  electron launched by playwright with --no-sandbox --password-store=basic
  isolated task home, no shared live database, real project and provider instance created through UI
  inherited PATH=/home/user/.nvm/versions/node/v24.22.1/bin:/usr/bin:/bin
  actual bash login profile temporarily sleeps 12 seconds, exceeding the 5-second shell probe bound
  shell profile restored during each run; no mock providers or fake command output used

main:
  initial shell probe: 5000 ms timeout
  restore normal shell; wait more than one retry interval
  settings > providers > refresh: codex remains Not found
  no shell environment cache written

pr:
  failing probes recur with a 30-second delay after each failed probe
  restored normal shell: 2026-11-04T09:01:33Z
  next probe: 2026-11-04T09:01:46.581Z; successful in 63.065245 ms
  shell environment cache written
  settings > providers > refresh: default codex Available, version 0.164.0, 8 models
  real UI thread prompt: reply exactly: shell retry provider path works. do not edit files or run commands.
  real provider response: shell retry provider path works.
  same-session follow-up response: existing session still works.

remaining failure:
  added a second codex instance before shell recovery, with non-sensitive T3_VERIFY_MARKER=""
  after successful shell retry and repeated completed UI refreshes:
    default codex: Available
    codex environment: Not found; Could not start Codex CLI (codex)
    claude: Not found; cli was not found on PATH
  normal desktop restart without slow shell:
    shell probe succeeds in 122.308674 ms
    both codex instances: Available, version 0.164.0
    claude: detected v2.1.318, Not authenticated
  diagnosis: instance overrides copy the old host env at creation; claude also copies it
  no source changes made; a safe fix must refresh the environment for both checks and launches

checks:
  blacksmith-check: vp test run apps/desktop/src/shell/DesktopShellEnvironment.test.ts
  result: 22 passed
  git.cafe status at head: 29 successful, 0 failing, 0 pending

not verified:
  macos sleep/wake and launchctl, windows, mobile clients, authenticated claude turn
  no automatic provider-refresh claim: manual refresh is the documented flow