2026-10-28 / disposable Linux Boat VM / system Chrome 1440x1000 / real Codex gpt-6.1-sol
Baseline: github/main afc233492d, separate /home/user/main worktree, vp i.
Candidate: b4dff1527cddadcb4c123afb144c2a9d3dd7891e, /home/user/t3code, vp i.
Each revision: background vp run dev, isolated .t3 state, T3CODE_DEV_SEED=0.
Main ports: server 16733 / web 8693. Stopped captured process group 22174 before candidate.
Candidate ports: server 13773 / web 5733, captured process group 29428.
Playwright clicked New project and created catalog-recovery, a local git repository.
Real gpt-6.1-sol turns created README.md and .agents/skills/catalog-recovery/SKILL.md.
No mock data, intercepted RPC responses, fake timers or application code modifications.

Baseline decoded WebSocket observations (UTC):
05:26:33.736 server.refreshProviders request 29 -> checkedAt 05:26:33.414, no catalog-recovery skill.
05:31:45.132 request 66, directory unavailable -> same checkedAt 05:26:33.414, no skill.
05:31:53.876 directory restored.
05:32:04+ draft edited after >10 seconds -> no new request, no matching skill.

Candidate decoded WebSocket observations (UTC):
05:34:51.293 server.refreshProviders request 28 -> checkedAt 05:34:51.108, no skill.
05:40:13.068 request 66, directory unavailable -> same checkedAt 05:34:51.108, no skill.
05:40:21.180 directory restored.
05:40:32.198 request 69, draft edited after >10 seconds -> checkedAt 05:40:32.191, catalog-recovery present.
05:41:02.881 another draft edit -> request count unchanged at 3 for project cwd.
05:41:11.723 message.dispatch from web: text "$catalog-recovery  invoke this skill now", model codex/gpt-6.1-sol.
Real assistant response: CATALOG_RECOVERY_OK.
Personal skill search and /compact command suggestions worked on both revisions.

Blacksmith: vp i && vp test run packages/client-runtime/src/providerSkills.test.ts
Result: 18 tests passed, 1 file passed. Worker stopped.
Existing head CI: 27 successful, 0 failing, 0 pending.
No source edits, commits or pushes needed.