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feat(task): auto-generate session title from the first user message - #2336
This PR adds an automatic title for new root tasks.
src/core/task/session-title.ts is new. It sends one single-shot completion with a 15-second limit. It removes <system-reminder> blocks from the user message first. If the model fails or returns nothing usable, it uses the first 42 characters of the message as the title.
Task.startTask starts the generation after the first message is stored. The call is fire-and-forget, so the task never waits for it. Only root tasks start it. Resumed tasks and subtasks keep their names.
ClineProvider.applySessionTitle writes the title inside the atomicReadAndUpdate lock. It writes only if the item has no title. A manual rename that lands during generation always wins. The title write is retried up to 3 times on a transient failure.
Please check these points with care:
updateTaskHistory still does not own the title field. Only the rename path and applySessionTitle write it. I updated the comment to say this.
A conflict is signaled with SessionTitleConflictError thrown inside the lock. This avoids a disk write of an unchanged record.
Test Procedure
Automated tests (from src):
npx vitest run core/task/__tests__/session-title.spec.ts core/task/__tests__/Task.session-title.spec.ts core/webview/__tests__/ClineProvider.taskHistory.spec.ts
Result: 3 files, 84 tests, all pass.
The tests cover:
Sanitizing of the user message, the LLM title, and the fallback title.
The timeout and the retry of the title write.
The trigger rules: root task starts it, resume and subtask do not.
applySessionTitle: applied, conflict with an existing title, and a blank title.
Manual steps: start a new task with a long first message. Check that the task list shows a short title. Rename a task while the title generates and check that the manual name stays.
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New Features
New root tasks can receive an automatically generated session title based on the first message, without delaying the task from starting.
If a generated title is unavailable, a shortened version of the message may be used instead.
Existing titles are preserved, and pending title generation stops when a task is renamed or deleted.
New root tasks generate a session title from the first user message without delaying the task loop. The title is applied only when unset, with fallback generation, write retries, and cancellation on task rename or deletion.
Changes: Session title generation
Layer / File(s)
Summary
Conditional title persistence src/core/task-persistence/TaskHistoryStore.ts, src/core/task-persistence/__tests__/TaskHistoryStore.crossInstance.spec.ts
setTitleIfUnset checks cached and on-disk titles before writing. It returns a conflict for missing or already-titled disk records, updates the cache after successful writes, and propagates unexpected write errors.
Title generation and fallback src/core/task/session-title.ts, src/core/task/__tests__/session-title.spec.ts
The generator sanitizes the first message, extracts an LLM title or creates a 42-character fallback, and applies titles with retries. It skips duplicate in-flight requests and supports cancellation and a 15-second timeout.
Task startup and title application src/core/task/Task.ts, src/core/task/__tests__/Task.session-title.spec.ts, src/core/webview/ClineProvider.ts, src/core/webview/__tests__/ClineProvider.taskHistory.spec.ts
Root-task startup launches generation after storing the first message without awaiting it. ClineProvider applies titles and updates the launched view. Rename and deletion cancel pending generation.
sequenceDiagram
participant Task
participant generateSessionTitle
participant ClineProvider
participant TaskHistoryStore
participant Webview
Task->>generateSessionTitle: Start generation after storing the first message
generateSessionTitle->>ClineProvider: Apply generated or fallback title
ClineProvider->>TaskHistoryStore: Set title if unset
TaskHistoryStore-->>ClineProvider: Return applied or conflict
ClineProvider-->>Webview: Broadcast updated history item when view is launched
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Possibly related PRs
Zoo-Code-Org/Zoo-Code#2334: Also implements background session-title generation, conditional title writes, cancellation on rename, and fallback titles.
Zoo-Code-Org/Zoo-Code#2136: Changes safeWriteJson recovery behavior used by the locked disk merge for title updates.
Zoo-Code-Org/Zoo-Code#2122: Adds the HistoryItem.title field and manual rename behavior used by generated titles.
Merge Risk: Low · previous review d7882
Automatic titles can contain reminder text, remain missing after a transient save failure, or behave inconsistently across windows. Slow title requests can also continue after cancellation. These are bounded issues rather than task-execution blockers; merging carries low risk with explicit ownership of the fixes and missing regression coverage.
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Linked Issues check
[ #2333 ] Root tasks start title generation in the background. The prompt requests 5–10 words in the user's language. The code applies titles under a store lock, protects manual renames, and excludes …
Generate a short model title for new root tasks with a positive rateLimitSeconds setting, without blocking the task. Add automated coverage for that setting.
Regression Evidence
The 15-second title-request limit lacks an independent test. session-title.ts:7,171-178 sets and uses the limit, but session-title.spec.ts:163,235 derives its assertions and timer advance from the…
Add a test that uses an independent 15,000 ms expectation and checks fallback at the timeout boundary.
Lifecycle Resource Cleanup
The new title request can outlive cancellation and disposal. - session-title.ts:169-193 races the request against cancellation, but openai.ts:357-378 ignores the abort signal. If a user renames or…
Connect title generation to task and provider disposal, and prevent it from starting after disposal. Make each supported completion provider honor the abort signal and timeout so cancellation stops the underlying request and releases its ha…
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Title check
The title clearly describes automatic session titles from the first user message.
Description check
The description is mostly complete and includes an issue, implementation details, and test steps. It should identify TaskHistoryStore as the lock owner and replace SessionTitleConflictError with Title…
Out of Scope Changes check
[ #2333 ] The generation, conditional store write, rename and deletion cancellation, and related tests support automatic task titles and manual-title protection. The comment-only changes do not introd…
Security Boundaries
No changed path was found that leaks secrets or PII, executes unvalidated input, or bypasses approval or allowlist controls. Title generation sends the first message to the task’s configured provider.…
Persistence Integrity
The changed title write uses the existing locked, atomic JSON write path. It preserves disk metadata and skips missing or already titled records. Write failures have retry and fallback behavior.
Full details: Description check
Explanation
The description is mostly complete and includes an issue, implementation details, and test steps. It should identify TaskHistoryStore as the lock owner and replace SessionTitleConflictError with TitleWriteSkipped.
Full details: Out of Scope Changes check
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[ #2333 ] The generation, conditional store write, rename and deletion cancellation, and related tests support automatic task titles and manual-title protection. The comment-only changes do not introduce unrelated behavior.
Full details: Security Boundaries
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No changed path was found that leaks secrets or PII, executes unvalidated input, or bypasses approval or allowlist controls. Title generation sends the first message to the task’s configured provider. The task list escapes title text before rendering search highlights.
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[ #2333 ] Root tasks start title generation in the background. The prompt requests 5–10 words in the user's language. The code applies titles under a store lock, protects manual renames, and excludes resumed tasks and subtasks. Tests cover timeout, fallback, trigger rules, and title conflicts. However, generateSessionTitle skips the model whenever rateLimitSeconds > 0 and uses the first 42 characters instead. Those users do not receive the requested generated title, even when the model is available.
Resolution
Generate a short model title for new root tasks with a positive rateLimitSeconds setting, without blocking the task. Add automated coverage for that setting.
Full details: Regression Evidence
Explanation
The 15-second title-request limit lacks an independent test. session-title.ts:7,171-178 sets and uses the limit, but session-title.spec.ts:163,235 derives its assertions and timer advance from the same constant. An incorrect limit could pass both tests.
Resolution
Add a test that uses an independent 15,000 ms expectation and checks fallback at the timeout boundary.
Full details: Lifecycle Resource Cleanup
Explanation
The new title request can outlive cancellation and disposal. - session-title.ts:169-193 races the request against cancellation, but openai.ts:357-378 ignores the abort signal. If a user renames or deletes a task, or the title request times out, the HTTP request continues and singleCompletionHandler cannot dispose its handler until it settles. - Task.ts:3126-3134 starts title generation without linking it to task disposal. If the task or provider is disposed while generation is pending, the request can continue and apply a title through the disposed provider.
Resolution
Connect title generation to task and provider disposal, and prevent it from starting after disposal. Make each supported completion provider honor the abort signal and timeout so cancellation stops the underlying request and releases its handler.
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Review comments at @src/core/task-persistence/TaskHistoryStore.ts:
- Around line 1034-1040: Validate the locked `existing` history record’s full
schema and confirm its ID matches the requested task before `mergeHistoryDelta`
applies the title. Reuse the established schema validation and task-ID source;
fail closed for malformed records or ID mismatches so they are neither persisted
nor cached under the requested task’s key.
Review comments at @src/core/task/__tests__/Task.session-title.spec.ts:
- Around line 136-141: Update the Task startup test using stubStartup so it does
not mock say and thereby bypass history upserts; use the existing persistence
harness to make the initial upsert fail and a subsequent attempt recover. Assert
that the recovered title is stored and the task continues, without changing
unrelated startup stubs.
Review comments at @src/core/task/session-title.ts:
- Around line 170-174: Update the title-generation flow around
OpenAiHandler.completePrompt so the selected provider’s transport receives and
honors the abort signal, stopping the underlying request on timeout or manual
cancellation; do not rely on cancellation options that completePrompt ignores.
- Line 144: Update fallbackTitle to remove reminder blocks from userMessage
before deriving the fallback title, then take the first 42 characters of the
remaining request text. Preserve this behavior whenever the fallback is used,
including when completion fails, times out, or is skipped.
- Around line 88-94: Update cancelSessionTitle and the title-generation
conditional write so a user-initiated clear is recorded durably and checked
before an automatic title is saved. If the durable record indicates a manual
clear, preserve the cleared title and skip the generated-title write.
- Around line 122-123: Update title generation in the root-task flow around
rateLimitSeconds so a positive provider rate limit does not automatically select
the prompt fallback. Coordinate the title request through the existing
rate-limiting mechanism, and keep it asynchronous so waiting for the limit never
delays the main task.
Review comments at @src/core/task/Task.ts:
- Around line 3115-3129: Update the session-title flow in the root-task branch
around generateSessionTitle to retain a generated title when its history item
does not yet exist and apply it after that item is created. Preserve manual
renames and deletions when deciding whether to apply the retained title.
Review comments at
@src/core/webview/__tests__/ClineProvider.taskHistory.spec.ts:
- Around line 809-816: Update the test around deleteTaskWithId to start a
deferred session-title generation before deleting the task, assert deletion
succeeds without swallowing errors, then resolve the generation and verify
applySessionTitle is not called. Keep the assertions focused on deletion and
cancellation outcomes.
Review comments at @src/core/webview/ClineProvider.ts:
- Around line 2851-2853: Update the title-conflict branch after
taskHistoryStore.setTitleIfUnset in ClineProvider so it retrieves and sends the
refreshed task item to the launched webview before returning "conflict"; reuse
the existing task-list refresh and webview messaging path rather than
introducing a separate mechanism.
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Generate a short model title for new root tasks with a positive
`rateLimitSeconds` setting, without blocking the task. Add automated coverage
for that setting.
- Regression Evidence:
Add a test that uses an independent 15,000 ms expectation and checks fallback at
the timeout boundary.
- Lifecycle Resource Cleanup:
Connect title generation to task and provider disposal, and prevent it from
starting after disposal. Make each supported completion provider honor the abort
signal and timeout so cancellation stops the underlying request and releases its
handler.
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- Start background title generation for root tasks without blocking task loop
- Support positive rateLimitSeconds settings with model title generation
- Enforce 15,000 ms timeout boundary with independent test coverage
- Connect title generation to task and provider disposal to prevent orphaned requests
- Propagate abort signal and timeout across completion providers
- Dispose stalled single-completion handlers immediately upon abortion
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Related GitHub Issue
Closes: #2333
Description
This PR adds an automatic title for new root tasks.
src/core/task/session-title.tsis new. It sends one single-shot completion with a 15-second limit. It removes<system-reminder>blocks from the user message first. If the model fails or returns nothing usable, it uses the first 42 characters of the message as the title.Task.startTaskstarts the generation after the first message is stored. The call is fire-and-forget, so the task never waits for it. Only root tasks start it. Resumed tasks and subtasks keep their names.ClineProvider.applySessionTitlewrites the title inside theatomicReadAndUpdatelock. It writes only if the item has no title. A manual rename that lands during generation always wins. The title write is retried up to 3 times on a transient failure.Please check these points with care:
updateTaskHistorystill does not own thetitlefield. Only the rename path andapplySessionTitlewrite it. I updated the comment to say this.SessionTitleConflictErrorthrown inside the lock. This avoids a disk write of an unchanged record.Test Procedure
Automated tests (from
src):npx vitest run core/task/__tests__/session-title.spec.ts core/task/__tests__/Task.session-title.spec.ts core/webview/__tests__/ClineProvider.taskHistory.spec.tsResult: 3 files, 84 tests, all pass.
The tests cover:
applySessionTitle: applied, conflict with an existing title, and a blank title.Manual steps: start a new task with a long first message. Check that the task list shows a short title. Rename a task while the title generates and check that the manual name stays.
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src/test-utils/,@/utils/test-utils) are used only for mechanical duplication; test intent and scenario-specific mocks remain visible.Documentation Updates
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