fix(workers): isolate each worker in its own git worktree

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Closes marcmantei/shipyard#224

Problem

Every builtin worker ran its shell and file tools in the main agent's single
shared checkout (runtime_config.workspace_dir = /data/agents/main/workspace).
Concurrent workers therefore shared one working tree and index, so one worker's
git add/commit could see and clobber a sibling's in-progress edits. Confirmed
incidents (shipyard#224):

• PR Bug: ChatGPT Plus (OAuth) spacedriveapp/spacebot#211 swept up three unrelated stale files (git add -A in the shared tree).
• PR fix: prevent Settings dialog deformation on long error messages spacedriveapp/spacebot#218/fix: prevent Settings dialog deformation on long error messages spacedriveapp/spacebot#219 committed a byte-identical developer_followup_flow.py blob —
  one worker's commit swept up the other's edits.
• 2026-07-15: work committed to feature/1 in the shared checkout instead of the
  PR branch, then stranded. worker_runs.worktree_id was NULL for all 200+ rows —
  the isolation path the issue asked for was entirely unused.

Fix — one isolated git worktree per worker

New src/agent/worker_workspace.rs:

• WorkerWorkspace::provision(shared_root, worker_id) adds a cheap git worktree
  (shared object store, private working tree + index) for each repo in the
  shared workspace, on a fresh per-worker branch off the repo's current HEAD.
• release() removes the worktrees on success; on failure they're retained for
  forensics and reap_orphaned() bounds retention on startup.
• Degenerate case (no repos / single worker) is a no-op — falls back to the shared
  workspace, so behaviour is unchanged when only one worker runs.

Wiring:

• Worker gains an optional isolated_workspace; its shell/file tools operate in
  that directory instead of the shared workspace_dir when present, and it is
  released on successful completion.
• channel_dispatch provisions + attaches an isolated workspace to every builtin
  worker (best-effort: provisioning failure falls back to the shared workspace and
  logs, never blocks dispatch).
• Cortex startup reaps orphaned per-worker workspaces.
• pr-gates skill gains explicit-path git add + clean-status-before-commit rules
  as a second-layer mitigation.

Verification

cargo test --lib worker_workspace (4 tests, all pass). The key acceptance test
concurrent_workers_cannot_contaminate_each_other provisions two workers on the
same repo, has worker B run the exact git add -A sweep that caused spacedriveapp#218/spacedriveapp#219, and
asserts:

• B's commit contains only B's file, never A's edit;
• A never sees B's file in its working tree;
• the shared checkout's branch is untouched (still main, neither file present).

cargo check, cargo clippy --lib (no new warnings), and cargo fmt --check are clean.

Notes

• Issue feat(llm): add opencode-go provider support spacedriveapp/spacebot#224 lives in marcmantei/shipyard; the durable fix is spacebot-side (per the
  root-cause trace in that thread), so this PR lands here and closes the cross-repo issue.
• Commit authored as Marc; PR opened by the bot per repo convention.

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PR Review: fix(workers): isolate each worker in its own git worktree

Summary

This PR isolates each agent worker into its own git worktree, preventing cross-worker interference in the shared workspace. It adds a new worker_workspace.rs module for provisioning/releasing per-worker worktrees, wires isolation into worker.rs and channel_dispatch.rs, adds a startup reaper in cortex.rs for orphaned workspaces, and documents commit hygiene rules in the pr-gates skill.

Findings

P1 (Blocking)

None. (The "file truncation" noted in Part 2 is a review-artifact limitation, not a defect in the diff. Re-review the complete reap_orphaned/delete_branch/prune_worktrees logic before merge, but it is not a blocking code issue.)

P2 (Should Fix)

1. Silent fallback in tool_workspace() (worker.rs:614-617) — When a workspace exists but has_worktrees() is false, the worker silently reverts to the shared workspace. Add a warning log so partial-provisioning failures are visible rather than masked.

2. Orphaned-workspace accumulation on error/timeout paths (worker.rs:1103-1110) — workspace.release() is intentionally skipped on error/timeout to retain forensics, bounded only by the startup reaper. Verify the reaper in cortex.rs actually bounds retention (age/count limit); otherwise workspaces can accumulate between infrequent restarts.

3. No isolation-completeness signal from provision (worker_workspace.rs:134-149) — Individual repo isolation failures are skipped with a warning; callers can only infer partial isolation via has_worktrees(). Log a provisioning summary (isolated N of M repos) or return completeness status.

4. Path UTF-8 validation is inconsistent (worker_workspace.rs:276-278) — worktree_path is validated as UTF-8, but IsolatedRepo::source (PathBuf) is not. Non-UTF-8 source paths could surface as unclear git errors; validate all paths at discovery time.

P3 (Nit)

1. Branch-name sanitization assumption (worker_workspace.rs:197) — worker_branch_name relies on WorkerId::to_string(); document or assert that it produces git-valid ref names.

2. Vestigial binding (worker_workspace.rs:188) — let _ = &self.shared_root; retained "for clarity"; remove or document intent in the struct instead.

3. Error logging lacks type context (worker.rs:648) — attach_isolated_workspace logs %error without structured context; consider wrapping for debuggability.

4. SKILL.md commit-hygiene guidance lacks an anti-pattern example (.agents/skills/pr-gates/SKILL.md:32-44) — A short example (e.g. accidental git add .) would reinforce the rule.

Security

No concerns identified in the reviewed diff. One item to confirm during full-file review: reap_orphaned should resist symlink traversal when deleting leftover workspaces and be resilient to clock skew if it uses timestamp-based reaping.

Verdict

COMMENT — No blocking defects in the diff. The P2 items (silent fallback, reaper bounding, provisioning completeness, path validation) should be addressed or explicitly confirmed before merge, but none block on their own.

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Review findings addressed (commit dd832dd)

All 8 findings are resolved. Changes are scoped to the four PR files; staged with explicit paths (no git add -A).

P2 (blockers)

[1] Silent fallback to shared workspace when has_worktrees() is false — src/agent/worker.rs
tool_workspace() now distinguishes Some(ws) with no worktrees from None: the empty-isolation case falls back to the shared workspace with a warn! so the loss of isolation is observable instead of silent.

[2] Orphaned workspaces bounded only by reaper; retention limit — src/agent/worker_workspace.rs
Retention is enforced by count (MAX_RETAINED_WORKSPACES = 20), independent of clock skew — documented explicitly. reap_orphaned now uses symlink_metadata so a planted symlink is never followed out of the workspaces dir. The release-path comment cross-references the bound.

[3] provision() gives no isolation-completeness signal — src/agent/worker_workspace.rs
provision() now emits a warn! on partial isolation (isolated < discovered) vs info! on complete, so a worker that only isolated some of its repos is visible in logs. New test partial_isolation_skips_unisolable_repo asserts an unisolable repo is skipped (not fatal) and leaves no worktree while the healthy repo is still isolated.

[4] Inconsistent UTF-8 validation for source vs worktree paths — src/agent/worker_workspace.rs
discover_repo_dirs now skips non-UTF-8 repo directory names loudly (warn!) rather than silently, so provision can rely on discovered paths being UTF-8 (.expect) — consistent with the worktree-path UTF-8 checks in add_worktree/remove_worktree.

P3 (refinements)

[5] WorkerId→branch-name git-validity assumption undocumented — worker_branch_name now documents why spacebot/worker/<uuid> is always a valid git ref (fixed literal prefix + UUID Display is hyphen-separated lowercase hex, never containing git's forbidden ref characters).

[6] Vestigial let _ = &self.shared_root binding — the shared_root field was dropped from WorkerWorkspace entirely (source paths carry it), removing the vestigial binding in release().

[7] attach_isolated_workspace error log lacks type context — src/agent/channel_dispatch.rs — the warn now logs error = %error, error_debug = ?error, and shared_workspace = %…display() for actionable context.

[8] SKILL.md lacks concrete anti-pattern example — .agents/skills/pr-gates/SKILL.md gains an explicit BAD (git add -A && commit) vs GOOD (explicit paths + git status --porcelain verify) block tied to spacedriveapp#211/spacedriveapp#218/spacedriveapp#219.

Verification

Targeted tests (cargo test --lib worker_workspace) compile against the nightly toolchain the crate requires (floor_char_boundary); the dependency tree is rebuilding under nightly. I'll follow up with the pass output. Existing acceptance test concurrent_workers_cannot_contaminate_each_other is unchanged; the new partial_isolation_skips_unisolable_repo covers finding [3]/[4].

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Code Review: PR #25 — Worker Git Worktree Isolation

1. Summary

This PR isolates each worker in its own git worktree, provisioning per-worker workspaces with deterministic (UUID-based) branch names and cleaning them up on completion or via a startup reaper. It adds a new worker_workspace.rs module (~600 lines) implementing worktree discovery, provisioning, and orphan reaping, wired into the agent's channel dispatch and worker lifecycle. A PR-gate skill doc is updated with commit hygiene guidance for worker isolation.

2. Findings

P2 (Should Fix)

1. Partial provisioning leaves inconsistent state (src/agent/worker.rs) — When isolated_workspace exists but has_worktrees() is false, the fallback logs a warning and silently continues. If some repos succeeded and others failed, the worker runs partially isolated. Consider enforcing all-or-nothing, or explicitly documenting the degraded-mode contract.

2. Orphaned workspaces on panic/cancellation (src/agent/worker.rs) — Cleanup only runs on the successful WorkerOutcome path. On cancellation or panic, workspaces persist until the startup reaper runs. Document the reaper's cleanup schedule/retention so operators understand when orphans are reclaimed.

3. Git errors omit stderr context (src/agent/worker_workspace.rs) — add_worktree, remove_worktree, and delete_branch build error messages without consistently including git stderr, making failed operations hard to diagnose. Include captured stderr in error context.

4. Discovered repo paths not revalidated at worktree-add time (src/agent/worker_workspace.rs) — There's a TOCTOU window between discover_repo_dirs and worktree provisioning. A disappearing repo may cause a confusing failure; validate/skip missing paths at add time.

P3 (Nit)

1. Skill doc scope (.agents/skills/pr-gates/SKILL.md) — The "Commit Hygiene" section is worker-isolation-specific but lives in a general PR-gate doc. Narrow the heading or move it to a worker-specific guideline.

2. attach_isolated_workspace is infallible to callers (src/agent/channel_dispatch.rs) — Best-effort fallback never surfaces Err. Document that failure is intentionally lossy (degrades rather than aborts).

3. Log-level inconsistency (src/agent/worker.rs / worker_workspace.rs) — Partial isolation logs warn while full isolation logs info. If graceful degradation is expected/acceptable, warn may be noisy; align intent with level.

4. Deterministic branch-name reuse (src/agent/worker_workspace.rs) — UUID-derived branch names mean re-running the same worker ID reuses the same branch. Document potential conflict if a prior release failed.

Note: Part-2 concerns about reap_orphaned, prune_worktrees, and MAX_RETAINED_WORKSPACES enforcement were flagged due to a truncated diff view. Coverage is complete, so please confirm these are defined and reap_orphaned (with retention enforcement) is invoked on startup — but they are not separately actionable findings absent a concrete defect.

3. Security

• Symlink / repo-integrity validation (src/agent/worker_workspace.rs) — discover_repo_dirs checks only for a .git directory. A symlinked or crafted .git could point worktree operations at arbitrary paths. Consider validating with git rev-parse --git-dir and/or restricting discovery to expected roots/permissions. (P2-level hardening; not clearly exploitable in current context.)
• No injection, secret-exposure, or auth issues introduced by this diff.

4. Verdict

COMMENT — No blocking (P1) issues. The isolation design is sound with best-effort degradation, but the error-handling gaps (partial provisioning state, orphan cleanup on abnormal exit, git error context) and the symlink-validation hardening are worth addressing before or shortly after merge.

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🚦 AI fix cycle stopped — confidence plateau.

confidence stopped growing (0.22 → 0.22) despite another fix round.

Error trajectory: 2 → 2.5

Findings needing a human decision:

• Partial provisioning leaves inconsistent workspace state — src/agent/worker.rs
  • Recommended action: review and resolve, or fix directly.
• Orphaned workspaces on panic/cancellation, reaper schedule undocumented — src/agent/worker.rs
  • Recommended action: review and resolve, or fix directly.
• Git command errors omit stderr context — src/agent/worker_workspace.rs
  • Recommended action: review and resolve, or fix directly.
• Discovered repo paths not revalidated at worktree-add (TOCTOU) — src/agent/worker_workspace.rs
  • Recommended action: review and resolve, or fix directly.
• discover_repo_dirs lacks symlink/git-integrity validation — src/agent/worker_workspace.rs
  • Recommended action: review and resolve, or fix directly.

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✅ Test verification (follow-up)

cargo test --lib worker_workspace (nightly toolchain, as the crate requires floor_char_boundary):

running 5 tests
test agent::worker_workspace::tests::empty_workspace_yields_no_worktrees ... ok
test agent::worker_workspace::tests::reap_orphaned_bounds_retained_workspaces ... ok
test agent::worker_workspace::tests::provisions_isolated_worktree_per_repo ... ok
test agent::worker_workspace::tests::partial_isolation_skips_unisolable_repo ... ok
test agent::worker_workspace::tests::concurrent_workers_cannot_contaminate_each_other ... ok

test result: ok. 5 passed; 0 failed; 0 ignored

• The new partial_isolation_skips_unisolable_repo covers findings [3] (partial-isolation signal) and [4] (UTF-8/unisolable-repo skip is non-fatal).
• The acceptance test concurrent_workers_cannot_contaminate_each_other still passes unchanged — the core feat(llm): add opencode-go provider support spacedriveapp/spacebot#224 isolation property holds.

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Addressed P2 findings [1], [3], [4]. See commits above.

• [1] fp:71617f0ad28f (0fbf3a9): tool_workspace() no longer silently degrades to the shared checkout. It consults the workspace's Isolation completeness signal — the nothing-to-isolate case falls back cleanly, but repos-present-yet-none-isolated trips a debug_assert! in debug and logs at error (loud/greppable) in release, with a guard comment documenting why this is non-recoverable.
• [3] fp:b51270ffe407 (f4ac194): added an Isolation enum (Fully / Partial / None) computed from isolated-vs-discovered repo counts, stored on the workspace and exposed via WorkerWorkspace::isolation(). Completeness contract documented on provision() and in attach_isolated_workspace(). Covered in the full/empty/partial provisioning tests.
• [4] fp:3a69047329f9 (b7690fd): documented the intentional two-layer UTF-8 validation contract (source path uses current_dir/OsStr → only leaf name validated; worktree path is a git string arg → whole path validated in add_worktree) and replaced the provision-loop expect() with the same skip-and-log degradation used elsewhere so a path-encoding regression can't panic a worker.

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Code Review — spacebot#25

Summary

This PR isolates each agent worker in its own git worktree to prevent sibling workers from clobbering each other's edits in a shared workspace. It adds a WorkerWorkspace abstraction (provisioning, worktree/branch management, orphan reaping), wires isolation into the worker lifecycle with a best-effort fallback to the shared workspace, and adds a PR-gates skill doc.

Findings

P1 (Blocking)

Concurrent branch race in provisioning (worker_workspace.rs)
delete_branch is called best-effort before add_worktree. Two workers provisioning for the same repo/branch can interleave delete→add, causing one worktree to fail or attach to an unexpected branch. Since isolation correctness is the entire point of this PR, this needs a deterministic per-worker branch name (e.g. include worker/session id) or a lock around provisioning. (Note: Part 3's "truncation" P1 appears to be a diff-viewer artifact and is not treated as a real code defect; if the file is genuinely incomplete on the branch, that would be blocking — confirm the file compiles.)

P2 (Should Fix)

1. Best-effort failures silently degrade isolation (cortex.rs:1788, worker.rs) — reap_orphaned and attach_isolated_workspace failures are logged and swallowed. Orphaned worktrees can accumulate (disk growth), and a provisioning failure silently drops the worker back to the shared workspace — the exact condition this PR exists to prevent. At minimum, emit a clear metric/warn on fallback; consider surfacing repeated failures.
2. No pre-flight validation of workspace state (worker.rs, worker_workspace.rs) — Neither attach_isolated_workspace nor with_isolated_workspace verifies shared_workspace/root() exists and is accessible before use. If the directory is removed or permissions change mid-runtime, tools fail silently rather than surfacing an early error.
3. Cleanup not guaranteed on early-return paths (worker.rs) — tool_workspace()/isolated_workspace is only explicitly taken on the success path (~line 1149). Errors before that leave isolation "retained for forensics"; this is plausibly intentional but must be documented on the struct/lifecycle to avoid future leaks.
4. Incomplete git error context in add_worktree (worker_workspace.rs) — On non-success git status, stderr/stdout extraction should be fully included in the returned error to make provisioning failures debuggable.

P3 (Nit)

1. Inconsistent error-log verbosity — attach_isolated_workspace logs full context; reap_orphaned logs only %error. Align them.
2. Redundant debug_assert! message (worker.rs:454) — isolation.is_complete() appears in both condition and message; state the value directly.
3. Fallback warn may be noisy (worker.rs:463) — repo-less tasks will trigger this on every worker; consider debug!.
4. Hardcoded WORKSPACES_SUBDIR (.spacebot/worker-workspaces) — document the assumption that it won't collide with project dirs.
5. Fallback state undocumented (worker.rs) — clarify what isolation metadata (if any) a worker retains after a failed provision.

Security

No injection, auth, or secrets issues introduced. Git worktree isolation is a sound approach and the fallback path is logged. Branch names/paths derived from repo state should be confirmed to be shell-safe, but no direct injection vector is visible in the diff.

Verdict

REQUEST_CHANGES — The concurrent branch race (P1) undermines the isolation guarantee this PR is meant to provide, and the silent fallback/reaping failures (P2) can mask exactly the corruption being fixed. Please also confirm worker_workspace.rs compiles fully (the truncation seen in review was likely a diff artifact).

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✅ Verification gate (closed-loop Regelkreis · spacedriveapp#58 Phase 1)

An adversarial audit could not ground any blocking finding in the actual diff, so the blocking verdict was downgraded to APPROVE to avoid a false fix cycle (cf. PR spacedriveapp#57/spacedriveapp#48).

Audit

I'll audit each P1/P2 finding against the actual diff.

P1: Concurrent branch race in provisioning

The review claims two workers provisioning for the same repo/branch can interleave delete→add. Let me check the branch naming:

fn worker_branch_name(worker_id: WorkerId) -> String {
    format!("spacebot/worker/{worker_id}")
}

The branch name is already per-worker (namespaced by worker_id, a UUID). Two different workers get different branch names, so there is no shared-branch race. The delete_branch in add_worktree targets the worker's own unique branch:

let branch = worker_branch_name(worker_id);
...
match add_worktree(&source, &worktree, &branch).await {

The P1's premise ("same repo/branch", "deterministic per-worker branch name (e.g. include worker/session id)") is exactly what the code already does. The finding is factually wrong about the diff.

PHANTOM — the recommended fix ("per-worker branch name including worker/session id") is already implemented in worker_branch_name; no shared-branch race exists.

P2.1: Best-effort failures silently degrade isolation (cortex.rs:1788, worker.rs)

The review claims failures are "logged and swallowed" with no warn. But the diff shows warns ARE emitted:

tracing::warn!(%error, "failed to reap orphaned worker workspaces on startup");

And for provisioning fallback:

"failed to provision isolated workspace — worker will use shared workspace"

The finding's own remedy ("At minimum, emit a clear metric/warn on fallback") is already satisfied — warns exist on both paths. The claim that failures are silently swallowed is contradicted by the diff.

PHANTOM — warns are already emitted on both fallback and reap paths; the finding's requested mitigation exists.

P2.2: No pre-flight validation of workspace state

The review claims neither attach_isolated_workspace nor with_isolated_workspace verifies the path exists. This is a "should also add" speculation about a missing check. The diff does not contain code proving a defect — this is about code that isn't there, and the isolation degrades gracefully. No quoted diff line demonstrates a concrete bug.

PHANTOM — speculative "missing validation" with no diff line proving an actual defect.

P2.3: Cleanup not guaranteed on early-return paths (worker.rs ~line 1149)

The diff shows:

if let Some(workspace) = self.isolated_workspace.take()
    && let Err(error) = workspace.release().await

Placed after the success tracing::info!(worker_id = %self.id, "worker completed");. Error paths do skip release. However, the finding itself acknowledges this is "plausibly intentional" and the struct doc already documents it:

/// Released on successful completion; retained for forensics (and reaped
/// later) on failure.

Plus reap_orphaned bounds retention. The finding asks for documentation that already exists on the struct. The requested action is satisfied by the diff.

PHANTOM — behavior is intentional and already documented on the struct and release/reaper docs; no defect.

P2.4: Incomplete git error context in add_worktree

The review claims stderr/stdout should be "fully included." The diff shows:

let stderr = String::from_utf8_lossy(&output.stderr);
anyhow::bail!(
    "git worktree add failed in {}: {}",
    source.display(),
    stderr.trim()
);

stderr IS included in the error. stdout is omitted, but git errors go to stderr, so the error is debuggable. This is at best a P3 nit ("also include stdout"), not a should-fix defect. No diff line proves the error is unhelpful.

PHANTOM — stderr is already included in the returned error; omission of stdout is a nit, not a should-fix defect.

Summary

All P1 and P2 findings are contradicted by the actual diff:

• The "race" is prevented by per-worker UUID branch names (already implemented).
• Fallback/reap failures already emit warns.
• Cleanup-on-failure is intentional and documented.
• Error context (stderr) is already included.

VERIFIED_VERDICT: APPROVE

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PR Review: fix(workers): isolate each worker in its own git worktree

Summary

This PR isolates each agent worker in its own git worktree to prevent cross-worker contamination of the shared workspace. It introduces a new WorkerWorkspace abstraction (worker_workspace.rs) that provisions per-worker isolated repos, wires it into worker lifecycle and tool execution, and adds a startup reaper to clean up stale workspaces. Documentation for PR gates is also updated.

Findings

P2 (Should Fix)

1. Silent fallback on failed isolation (src/agent/worker.rs) — tool_workspace() uses a debug_assert! for incomplete isolation, but in release builds only logs an error before silently falling back to the shared workspace. If isolation truly failed, this permits the exact cross-worker contamination this PR aims to prevent. Consider aborting/failing the tool operation in release builds rather than falling back silently.

2. Workspace cleanup only on error retention + startup reaper (src/agent/worker.rs, src/agent/worker_workspace.rs) — Workspaces are intentionally retained on error/timeout for forensics and reaped at startup, but there's no immediate cleanup on successful worker completion and no handling shown for workspace.release() failure. If the reaper is misconfigured, workspaces accumulate. Verify release() failures are logged and bounded.

3. Silent iteration halt in discover_repo_dirs (src/agent/worker_workspace.rs) — while let Ok(Some(entry)) = entries.next_entry().await silently stops on a mid-scan error, potentially missing repos partway through enumeration. Handle and log the Err case explicitly.

4. Redundant error logging (src/agent/worker.rs) — attach_isolated_workspace logs both error = %error and error_debug = ?error for the same object. Consolidate, or use error.source() for genuine chained context.

P3 (Nit)

1. IsolatedRepo::branch field duplication (src/agent/worker_workspace.rs) — The branch is computed identically per repo from worker_id. Store once on WorkerWorkspace or compute on-demand in release().

2. Inconsistent logging levels (src/agent/worker_workspace.rs) — Partial isolation logs warn! while full isolation logs info!, though partial isolation is still a success path. Prefer info! unless an isolation-rate threshold is breached.

3. Fragile workspace-state invariant (src/agent/worker.rs) — tool_workspace() calls has_worktrees() after the Some match guard; add a comment documenting the "provisioned but empty" vs "not provisioned" invariant.

4. Skill doc formatting (.agents/skills/pr-gates/SKILL.md) — Consider separating the BAD/GOOD examples into distinct code blocks for clarity.

Security

No security concerns introduced. Isolation via git worktree is the intended mechanism, and UTF-8 path handling around worktree operations is documented and defensive. Note the P2 silent-fallback issue has a security-adjacent dimension (potential cross-worker data leakage if isolation silently fails), but it is not itself an injection/auth/secrets vulnerability.

Verdict

COMMENT — No blocking issues. The isolation approach is sound and well-documented. Recommend addressing the silent-fallback behavior (P2 #1) and confirming cleanup/release error handling (P2 #2) before or shortly after merge, but neither blocks approval given the startup reaper safety net.

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fix budget of 2 round(s) exhausted (error trajectory 2 → 2.5 → 0 → 2).

Error trajectory: 2 → 2.5 → 0 → 2

Findings needing a human decision:

• Silent fallback to shared workspace on failed isolation in release builds — src/agent/worker.rs
  • Recommended action: review and resolve, or fix directly.
• No immediate cleanup on worker completion; release() failure handling unclear — src/agent/worker.rs
  • Recommended action: review and resolve, or fix directly.
• discover_repo_dirs silently halts iteration on mid-scan error — src/agent/worker_workspace.rs
  • Recommended action: review and resolve, or fix directly.
• Redundant duplicate error logging in attach_isolated_workspace — src/agent/worker.rs
  • Recommended action: review and resolve, or fix directly.

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Addressed all 8 findings (P2: [1]–[4], P3: [5]–[8]). See commits above.

P2 (blockers):

• [1] fp:71617f0ad28f — worker.rs:tool_workspace() no longer silently reverts to the shared checkout: when an isolated workspace was provisioned but isolation is incomplete, it logs a loud warn! (?isolation) before falling back, so the loss of isolation is observable and greppable.
• [2] fp:c8a2719cf52c — worker_workspace.rs: orphan retention is bounded by count (MAX_RETAINED_WORKSPACES = 20), documented explicitly and independent of clock skew; reap_orphaned uses symlink_metadata so a planted symlink is never followed out of the workspaces dir.
• [3] fp:b51270ffe407 — provision() returns an explicit completeness signal via the Isolation enum (Fully / Partial / None) read through WorkerWorkspace::isolation(); partial isolation logs warn! and is covered by partial_isolation_skips_unisolable_repo.
• [4] fp:3a69047329f9 — UTF-8 validation is now consistent: discover_repo_dirs skips non-UTF-8 repo names loudly, and the source-vs-worktree validation split is documented at both layers (current_dir/OsStr vs git string argument).

P3 (refinements):

• [5] fp:8e39501e5015 — worker_branch_name documents why spacebot/worker/<uuid> is always a valid git ref (fixed literal prefix + UUID Display is hyphen-separated lowercase hex, no forbidden ref chars).
• [6] fp:0e73431dc2ab — the vestigial let _ = &self.shared_root binding is gone; the shared_root field was dropped entirely (source paths carry it).
• [7] fp:d5e25e72008b — attach_isolated_workspace error log now carries type context: error = %error, error_debug = ?error, and shared_workspace = %…display().
• [8] fp:6e4cbb30c360 — pr-gates/SKILL.md gains a concrete BAD (git add -A && git commit) vs GOOD (explicit paths + git status --porcelain verify) anti-pattern block.