fix(models): restore inherited new-thread defaults - #8913

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Problem

T3 Code automatically stored the currently resolved provider model as each project's default. Once project defaults began outranking sticky composer state, that implicit value behaved like a user-authored override. Existing projects could therefore keep reopening on an old model, while Codex reasoning fell back to the catalog default instead of the effective config.toml value.

Fix

  • Store null for automatic project creation on server startup, the CLI, and the web command palette. Only an explicit project setting remains a project override.
  • Read Codex's effective model, model_reasoning_effort, and service_tier through config/read, with the live model catalog as the fallback.
  • Migrate old model-only creation defaults back to inheritance when no later project.meta-updated event carried defaultModelSelection.
  • Preserve defaults with options and every default touched after project creation.
  • Document the new-thread precedence and the existing Project Settings reset.

Flow

flowchart TD
A[New thread] --> B{Explicit project default?}
B -- Yes --> C[Use project model and options]
B -- No --> D{Last-used selection?}
D -- Yes --> E[Use last model and options]
D -- No --> F{Provider config available?}
F -- Yes --> G[Use configured model and options]
F -- No --> H[Use catalog fallback]
I[Existing creation-time model-only default] --> J{Later metadata event changed the field?}
J -- Yes --> K[Preserve project default]
J -- No --> L[Clear override and inherit]
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Migration caveat

project.created records the initial value but not whether T3's standard creation path or an external client supplied it. The migration therefore treats an exact model-only creation value with no later update as the old implicit seed. An external client that intentionally supplied that same shape at creation will also return to inheritance. Values carrying options and values written by a later metadata event are preserved.

Verification

  • vp test run apps/server/src/persistence/Migrations/044_ClearImplicitProjectModelDefaults.test.ts apps/server/src/provider/Layers/CodexProvider.test.ts apps/server/src/provider/Layers/ProviderRegistry.test.ts apps/server/src/serverRuntimeStartup.test.ts
  • vp run --filter @t3tools/web test -- src/lib/chatThreadActions.test.ts src/providerInstances.test.ts
  • vp run --filter t3 typecheck
  • vp run --filter @t3tools/web typecheck
  • Targeted vp lint and vp fmt on changed files

Implemented with GPT-5.6 Sol via the Codex harness.


Note

Medium Risk
Migration 044 mutates persisted projections and event payloads with heuristic matching; wrong criteria could clear intentional project defaults, though explicit meta-updates and options are preserved.

Overview
New projects no longer persist an automatic model override. CLI project add, web Command Palette project creation, and server auto-bootstrap now send defaultModelSelection: null on project.create, while bootstrap still seeds the first thread via getAutoBootstrapThreadModelSelection() (renamed from the project-level helper).

Codex provider snapshots call config/read and apply applyCodexConfigModelDefaults so new-thread fallbacks honor effective model, model_reasoning_effort, and service_tier when present, with catalog/preferred-slug fallbacks unchanged.

Migration 044 clears legacy implicit defaults: model-only defaultModelSelection on projects and matching project.created payloads are nulled unless a later project.meta-updated explicitly set the field (options-bearing defaults are kept).

User docs add a Model defaults section describing project override vs sticky last-used vs provider/Codex config precedence.

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Restore inherited new-thread model defaults and apply Codex config defaults to provider model lists

  • New projects no longer store a project-level defaultModelSelection; project creation in the CLI, web UI, and auto-bootstrap path all pass null so threads inherit provider/Codex config defaults instead.
  • The initial auto-bootstrapped thread still uses the Codex fallback getAutoBootstrapThreadModelSelection when the project lacks an explicit default.
  • Adds Migration0044, which clears simple creation-time default_model_selection_json values in projection_projects and corresponding project.created event payloads unless a later project.meta-updated event explicitly set or reset the default.
  • CodexProvider now reads Codex config (model, model_reasoning_effort, service_tier) and applies those as provider model-list defaults, falling back to the preferred default model when the configured model is unavailable.
  • Behavioral Change: existing projects with only a simple creation-time Codex default will have that default cleared by migration 44; subsequent threads on those projects will derive model defaults from provider config rather than the project-level stored value.

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  • New Features

    • Codex now respects configured model, reasoning effort, and service tier defaults when available.
    • New projects no longer impose an automatic model default; new threads use the selected model instead.
    • Project model settings preserve explicit selections while removing outdated implicit defaults.
  • Bug Fixes

    • Improved fallback behavior when configured Codex models are unavailable.
  • Documentation

    • Added guidance on model selection, provider defaults, thread behavior, and resetting project overrides.

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The change stops storing auto-selected models as project defaults. Auto-bootstrapped threads retain model selection. Migration 44 clears historical implicit Codex defaults. Codex provider probing now applies effective Codex configuration values.

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Model default handling

Layer / File(s)Summary
Separate project and thread model selection
apps/server/src/serverRuntimeStartup.ts, apps/server/src/serverRuntimeStartup.test.ts, apps/server/src/cli/project.ts, apps/web/src/components/CommandPalette.tsx
New projects receive defaultModelSelection: null. Auto-bootstrapped threads receive the selected model. CLI and command-palette project creation use the same behavior.
Apply Codex effective configuration
apps/server/src/provider/Layers/CodexProvider.ts, apps/server/src/provider/Layers/CodexProvider.test.ts, docs/user/composer.md
Codex reads effective model, reasoning effort, and service tier values. The provider applies available values and falls back to the live model catalog when needed. Documentation describes the selection rules.
Clear historical implicit project defaults
apps/server/src/persistence/Migrations/044_ClearImplicitProjectModelDefaults.ts, apps/server/src/persistence/Migrations/044_ClearImplicitProjectModelDefaults.test.ts, apps/server/src/persistence/Migrations.ts
Migration 44 clears matching implicit Codex defaults from project projections and project.created events. Explicit selections remain unchanged.

Estimated code review effort: 4 (Complex) | ~45 minutes

Merge Risk:⚪ Minimal · up to a59d6

The PR restores inherited new-thread defaults and applies effective Codex configuration without any actionable merge-blocking risk remaining.

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sequenceDiagram
participant ProjectCreator
participant ServerRuntimeStartup
participant CodexProvider
participant CodexAppServer
ProjectCreator->>ServerRuntimeStartup: create project with null defaultModelSelection
ServerRuntimeStartup->>ServerRuntimeStartup: select thread model
ServerRuntimeStartup->>CodexProvider: initialize provider
CodexProvider->>CodexAppServer: read effective Codex configuration
CodexProvider->>CodexAppServer: fetch skills and models
CodexProvider-->>ServerRuntimeStartup: return provider defaults
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407-407: 📐 Maintainability & Code Quality | 🔵 Trivial | 💤 Low value

Use the inferred return type.

Remove the explicit Effect.fn.Return annotation from readCodexConfigModelDefaults. The typed CodexAppServerClient["Service"].request contract can infer the same result and CodexAppServerError types.

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In `@apps/server/src/provider/Layers/CodexProvider.ts` at line 407, Update
readCodexConfigModelDefaults to remove the explicit Effect.fn.Return annotation
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Macroscope's review found this PR not approvable — This PR changes the defaults and inheritance rules used when creating projects and new threads, and includes a persistent-data migration plus Codex configuration integration. The behavior spans startup, CLI, web creation, storage, and provider model selection, warranting human review.

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Problem

T3 Code automatically stored the currently resolved provider model as each project's default. Once project defaults began outranking sticky composer state, that implicit value behaved like a user-authored override. Existing projects could therefore keep reopening on an old model, while Codex reasoning fell back to the catalog default instead of the effective config.toml value.

Fix

  • Store null for automatic project creation on server startup, the CLI, and the web command palette. Only an explicit project setting remains a project override.
  • Read Codex's effective model, model_reasoning_effort, and service_tier through config/read, with the live model catalog as the fallback.
  • Migrate old model-only creation defaults back to inheritance when no later project.meta-updated event carried defaultModelSelection.
  • Preserve defaults with options and every default touched after project creation.
  • Document the new-thread precedence and the existing Project Settings reset.

Flow

flowchart TD
A[New thread] --> B{Explicit project default?}
B -- Yes --> C[Use project model and options]
B -- No --> D{Last-used selection?}
D -- Yes --> E[Use last model and options]
D -- No --> F{Provider config available?}
F -- Yes --> G[Use configured model and options]
F -- No --> H[Use catalog fallback]
I[Existing creation-time model-only default] --> J{Later metadata event changed the field?}
J -- Yes --> K[Preserve project default]
J -- No --> L[Clear override and inherit]
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Migration caveat

project.created records the initial value but not whether T3's standard creation path or an external client supplied it. The migration therefore treats an exact model-only creation value with no later update as the old implicit seed. An external client that intentionally supplied that same shape at creation will also return to inheritance. Values carrying options and values written by a later metadata event are preserved.

Verification

  • vp test run apps/server/src/persistence/Migrations/044_ClearImplicitProjectModelDefaults.test.ts apps/server/src/provider/Layers/CodexProvider.test.ts apps/server/src/provider/Layers/ProviderRegistry.test.ts apps/server/src/serverRuntimeStartup.test.ts
  • vp run --filter @t3tools/web test -- src/lib/chatThreadActions.test.ts src/providerInstances.test.ts
  • vp run --filter t3 typecheck
  • vp run --filter @t3tools/web typecheck
  • Targeted vp lint and vp fmt on changed files

Implemented with GPT-5.6 Sol via the Codex harness.


Note

Medium Risk
Migration 044 mutates persisted projections and event payloads with heuristic matching; wrong criteria could clear intentional project defaults, though explicit meta-updates and options are preserved.

Overview
New projects no longer persist an automatic model override. CLI project add, web Command Palette project creation, and server auto-bootstrap now send defaultModelSelection: null on project.create, while bootstrap still seeds the first thread via getAutoBootstrapThreadModelSelection() (renamed from the project-level helper).

Codex provider snapshots call config/read and apply applyCodexConfigModelDefaults so new-thread fallbacks honor effective model, model_reasoning_effort, and service_tier when present, with catalog/preferred-slug fallbacks unchanged.

Migration 044 clears legacy implicit defaults: model-only defaultModelSelection on projects and matching project.created payloads are nulled unless a later project.meta-updated explicitly set the field (options-bearing defaults are kept).

User docs add a Model defaults section describing project override vs sticky last-used vs provider/Codex config precedence.

Reviewed by Cursor Bugbot for commit a59d6d3. Bugbot is set up for automated code reviews on this repo. Configure here.

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Restore inherited new-thread model defaults and apply Codex config defaults to provider model lists

  • New projects no longer store a project-level defaultModelSelection; project creation in the CLI, web UI, and auto-bootstrap path all pass null so threads inherit provider/Codex config defaults instead.
  • The initial auto-bootstrapped thread still uses the Codex fallback getAutoBootstrapThreadModelSelection when the project lacks an explicit default.
  • Adds Migration0044, which clears simple creation-time default_model_selection_json values in projection_projects and corresponding project.created event payloads unless a later project.meta-updated event explicitly set or reset the default.
  • CodexProvider now reads Codex config (model, model_reasoning_effort, service_tier) and applies those as provider model-list defaults, falling back to the preferred default model when the configured model is unavailable.
  • Behavioral Change: existing projects with only a simple creation-time Codex default will have that default cleared by migration 44; subsequent threads on those projects will derive model defaults from provider config rather than the project-level stored value.

Macroscope summarized a59d6d3.

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  • New Features

    • Codex now respects configured model, reasoning effort, and service tier defaults when available.
    • New projects no longer impose an automatic model default; new threads use the selected model instead.
    • Project model settings preserve explicit selections while removing outdated implicit defaults.
  • Bug Fixes

    • Improved fallback behavior when configured Codex models are unavailable.
  • Documentation

    • Added guidance on model selection, provider defaults, thread behavior, and resetting project overrides.

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The change stops storing auto-selected models as project defaults. Auto-bootstrapped threads retain model selection. Migration 44 clears historical implicit Codex defaults. Codex provider probing now applies effective Codex configuration values.

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Model default handling

Layer / File(s)Summary
Separate project and thread model selection
apps/server/src/serverRuntimeStartup.ts, apps/server/src/serverRuntimeStartup.test.ts, apps/server/src/cli/project.ts, apps/web/src/components/CommandPalette.tsx
New projects receive defaultModelSelection: null. Auto-bootstrapped threads receive the selected model. CLI and command-palette project creation use the same behavior.
Apply Codex effective configuration
apps/server/src/provider/Layers/CodexProvider.ts, apps/server/src/provider/Layers/CodexProvider.test.ts, docs/user/composer.md
Codex reads effective model, reasoning effort, and service tier values. The provider applies available values and falls back to the live model catalog when needed. Documentation describes the selection rules.
Clear historical implicit project defaults
apps/server/src/persistence/Migrations/044_ClearImplicitProjectModelDefaults.ts, apps/server/src/persistence/Migrations/044_ClearImplicitProjectModelDefaults.test.ts, apps/server/src/persistence/Migrations.ts
Migration 44 clears matching implicit Codex defaults from project projections and project.created events. Explicit selections remain unchanged.

Estimated code review effort: 4 (Complex) | ~45 minutes

Merge Risk:⚪ Minimal · up to a59d6

The PR restores inherited new-thread defaults and applies effective Codex configuration without any actionable merge-blocking risk remaining.

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sequenceDiagram
participant ProjectCreator
participant ServerRuntimeStartup
participant CodexProvider
participant CodexAppServer
ProjectCreator->>ServerRuntimeStartup: create project with null defaultModelSelection
ServerRuntimeStartup->>ServerRuntimeStartup: select thread model
ServerRuntimeStartup->>CodexProvider: initialize provider
CodexProvider->>CodexAppServer: read effective Codex configuration
CodexProvider->>CodexAppServer: fetch skills and models
CodexProvider-->>ServerRuntimeStartup: return provider defaults
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apps/server/src/provider/Layers/CodexProvider.ts (1)

407-407: 📐 Maintainability & Code Quality | 🔵 Trivial | 💤 Low value

Use the inferred return type.

Remove the explicit Effect.fn.Return annotation from readCodexConfigModelDefaults. The typed CodexAppServerClient["Service"].request contract can infer the same result and CodexAppServerError types.

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In `@apps/server/src/provider/Layers/CodexProvider.ts` at line 407, Update
readCodexConfigModelDefaults to remove the explicit Effect.fn.Return annotation
and rely on the typed CodexAppServerClient["Service"].request contract to infer
the CodexConfigModelDefaults result and CodexAppServerError error types.

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In `@apps/server/src/provider/Layers/CodexProvider.ts`:
- Line 407: Update readCodexConfigModelDefaults to remove the explicit
Effect.fn.Return annotation and rely on the typed
CodexAppServerClient["Service"].request contract to infer the
CodexConfigModelDefaults result and CodexAppServerError error types.

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  • apps/server/src/persistence/Migrations/044_ClearImplicitProjectModelDefaults.ts
  • apps/server/src/provider/Layers/CodexProvider.test.ts
  • apps/server/src/provider/Layers/CodexProvider.ts
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Problem

T3 Code automatically stored the currently resolved provider model as each project's default. Once project defaults began outranking sticky composer state, that implicit value behaved like a user-authored override. Existing projects could therefore keep reopening on an old model, while Codex reasoning fell back to the catalog default instead of the effective config.toml value.

Fix

  • Store null for automatic project creation on server startup, the CLI, and the web command palette. Only an explicit project setting remains a project override.
  • Read Codex's effective model, model_reasoning_effort, and service_tier through config/read, with the live model catalog as the fallback.
  • Migrate old model-only creation defaults back to inheritance when no later project.meta-updated event carried defaultModelSelection.
  • Preserve defaults with options and every default touched after project creation.
  • Document the new-thread precedence and the existing Project Settings reset.

Flow

flowchart TD
A[New thread] --> B{Explicit project default?}
B -- Yes --> C[Use project model and options]
B -- No --> D{Last-used selection?}
D -- Yes --> E[Use last model and options]
D -- No --> F{Provider config available?}
F -- Yes --> G[Use configured model and options]
F -- No --> H[Use catalog fallback]
I[Existing creation-time model-only default] --> J{Later metadata event changed the field?}
J -- Yes --> K[Preserve project default]
J -- No --> L[Clear override and inherit]
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Migration caveat

project.created records the initial value but not whether T3's standard creation path or an external client supplied it. The migration therefore treats an exact model-only creation value with no later update as the old implicit seed. An external client that intentionally supplied that same shape at creation will also return to inheritance. Values carrying options and values written by a later metadata event are preserved.

Verification

  • vp test run apps/server/src/persistence/Migrations/044_ClearImplicitProjectModelDefaults.test.ts apps/server/src/provider/Layers/CodexProvider.test.ts apps/server/src/provider/Layers/ProviderRegistry.test.ts apps/server/src/serverRuntimeStartup.test.ts
  • vp run --filter @t3tools/web test -- src/lib/chatThreadActions.test.ts src/providerInstances.test.ts
  • vp run --filter t3 typecheck
  • vp run --filter @t3tools/web typecheck
  • Targeted vp lint and vp fmt on changed files

Implemented with GPT-5.6 Sol via the Codex harness.


Note

Medium Risk
Migration 044 mutates persisted projections and event payloads with heuristic matching; wrong criteria could clear intentional project defaults, though explicit meta-updates and options are preserved.

Overview
New projects no longer persist an automatic model override. CLI project add, web Command Palette project creation, and server auto-bootstrap now send defaultModelSelection: null on project.create, while bootstrap still seeds the first thread via getAutoBootstrapThreadModelSelection() (renamed from the project-level helper).

Codex provider snapshots call config/read and apply applyCodexConfigModelDefaults so new-thread fallbacks honor effective model, model_reasoning_effort, and service_tier when present, with catalog/preferred-slug fallbacks unchanged.

Migration 044 clears legacy implicit defaults: model-only defaultModelSelection on projects and matching project.created payloads are nulled unless a later project.meta-updated explicitly set the field (options-bearing defaults are kept).

User docs add a Model defaults section describing project override vs sticky last-used vs provider/Codex config precedence.

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Restore inherited new-thread model defaults and apply Codex config defaults to provider model lists

  • New projects no longer store a project-level defaultModelSelection; project creation in the CLI, web UI, and auto-bootstrap path all pass null so threads inherit provider/Codex config defaults instead.
  • The initial auto-bootstrapped thread still uses the Codex fallback getAutoBootstrapThreadModelSelection when the project lacks an explicit default.
  • Adds Migration0044, which clears simple creation-time default_model_selection_json values in projection_projects and corresponding project.created event payloads unless a later project.meta-updated event explicitly set or reset the default.
  • CodexProvider now reads Codex config (model, model_reasoning_effort, service_tier) and applies those as provider model-list defaults, falling back to the preferred default model when the configured model is unavailable.
  • Behavioral Change: existing projects with only a simple creation-time Codex default will have that default cleared by migration 44; subsequent threads on those projects will derive model defaults from provider config rather than the project-level stored value.

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    • Codex now respects configured model, reasoning effort, and service tier defaults when available.
    • New projects no longer impose an automatic model default; new threads use the selected model instead.
    • Project model settings preserve explicit selections while removing outdated implicit defaults.
  • Bug Fixes

    • Improved fallback behavior when configured Codex models are unavailable.
  • Documentation

    • Added guidance on model selection, provider defaults, thread behavior, and resetting project overrides.

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The change stops storing auto-selected models as project defaults. Auto-bootstrapped threads retain model selection. Migration 44 clears historical implicit Codex defaults. Codex provider probing now applies effective Codex configuration values.

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Model default handling

Layer / File(s)Summary
Separate project and thread model selection
apps/server/src/serverRuntimeStartup.ts, apps/server/src/serverRuntimeStartup.test.ts, apps/server/src/cli/project.ts, apps/web/src/components/CommandPalette.tsx
New projects receive defaultModelSelection: null. Auto-bootstrapped threads receive the selected model. CLI and command-palette project creation use the same behavior.
Apply Codex effective configuration
apps/server/src/provider/Layers/CodexProvider.ts, apps/server/src/provider/Layers/CodexProvider.test.ts, docs/user/composer.md
Codex reads effective model, reasoning effort, and service tier values. The provider applies available values and falls back to the live model catalog when needed. Documentation describes the selection rules.
Clear historical implicit project defaults
apps/server/src/persistence/Migrations/044_ClearImplicitProjectModelDefaults.ts, apps/server/src/persistence/Migrations/044_ClearImplicitProjectModelDefaults.test.ts, apps/server/src/persistence/Migrations.ts
Migration 44 clears matching implicit Codex defaults from project projections and project.created events. Explicit selections remain unchanged.

Estimated code review effort: 4 (Complex) | ~45 minutes

Merge Risk:⚪ Minimal · up to a59d6

The PR restores inherited new-thread defaults and applies effective Codex configuration without any actionable merge-blocking risk remaining.

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participant ProjectCreator
participant ServerRuntimeStartup
participant CodexProvider
participant CodexAppServer
ProjectCreator->>ServerRuntimeStartup: create project with null defaultModelSelection
ServerRuntimeStartup->>ServerRuntimeStartup: select thread model
ServerRuntimeStartup->>CodexProvider: initialize provider
CodexProvider->>CodexAppServer: read effective Codex configuration
CodexProvider->>CodexAppServer: fetch skills and models
CodexProvider-->>ServerRuntimeStartup: return provider defaults
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Use the inferred return type.

Remove the explicit Effect.fn.Return annotation from readCodexConfigModelDefaults. The typed CodexAppServerClient["Service"].request contract can infer the same result and CodexAppServerError types.

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Problem

T3 Code automatically stored the currently resolved provider model as each project's default. Once project defaults began outranking sticky composer state, that implicit value behaved like a user-authored override. Existing projects could therefore keep reopening on an old model, while Codex reasoning fell back to the catalog default instead of the effective config.toml value.

Fix

  • Store null for automatic project creation on server startup, the CLI, and the web command palette. Only an explicit project setting remains a project override.
  • Read Codex's effective model, model_reasoning_effort, and service_tier through config/read, with the live model catalog as the fallback.
  • Migrate old model-only creation defaults back to inheritance when no later project.meta-updated event carried defaultModelSelection.
  • Preserve defaults with options and every default touched after project creation.
  • Document the new-thread precedence and the existing Project Settings reset.

Flow

flowchart TD
A[New thread] --> B{Explicit project default?}
B -- Yes --> C[Use project model and options]
B -- No --> D{Last-used selection?}
D -- Yes --> E[Use last model and options]
D -- No --> F{Provider config available?}
F -- Yes --> G[Use configured model and options]
F -- No --> H[Use catalog fallback]
I[Existing creation-time model-only default] --> J{Later metadata event changed the field?}
J -- Yes --> K[Preserve project default]
J -- No --> L[Clear override and inherit]
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Migration caveat

project.created records the initial value but not whether T3's standard creation path or an external client supplied it. The migration therefore treats an exact model-only creation value with no later update as the old implicit seed. An external client that intentionally supplied that same shape at creation will also return to inheritance. Values carrying options and values written by a later metadata event are preserved.

Verification

  • vp test run apps/server/src/persistence/Migrations/044_ClearImplicitProjectModelDefaults.test.ts apps/server/src/provider/Layers/CodexProvider.test.ts apps/server/src/provider/Layers/ProviderRegistry.test.ts apps/server/src/serverRuntimeStartup.test.ts
  • vp run --filter @t3tools/web test -- src/lib/chatThreadActions.test.ts src/providerInstances.test.ts
  • vp run --filter t3 typecheck
  • vp run --filter @t3tools/web typecheck
  • Targeted vp lint and vp fmt on changed files

Implemented with GPT-5.6 Sol via the Codex harness.


Note

Medium Risk
Migration 044 mutates persisted projections and event payloads with heuristic matching; wrong criteria could clear intentional project defaults, though explicit meta-updates and options are preserved.

Overview
New projects no longer persist an automatic model override. CLI project add, web Command Palette project creation, and server auto-bootstrap now send defaultModelSelection: null on project.create, while bootstrap still seeds the first thread via getAutoBootstrapThreadModelSelection() (renamed from the project-level helper).

Codex provider snapshots call config/read and apply applyCodexConfigModelDefaults so new-thread fallbacks honor effective model, model_reasoning_effort, and service_tier when present, with catalog/preferred-slug fallbacks unchanged.

Migration 044 clears legacy implicit defaults: model-only defaultModelSelection on projects and matching project.created payloads are nulled unless a later project.meta-updated explicitly set the field (options-bearing defaults are kept).

User docs add a Model defaults section describing project override vs sticky last-used vs provider/Codex config precedence.

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Restore inherited new-thread model defaults and apply Codex config defaults to provider model lists

  • New projects no longer store a project-level defaultModelSelection; project creation in the CLI, web UI, and auto-bootstrap path all pass null so threads inherit provider/Codex config defaults instead.
  • The initial auto-bootstrapped thread still uses the Codex fallback getAutoBootstrapThreadModelSelection when the project lacks an explicit default.
  • Adds Migration0044, which clears simple creation-time default_model_selection_json values in projection_projects and corresponding project.created event payloads unless a later project.meta-updated event explicitly set or reset the default.
  • CodexProvider now reads Codex config (model, model_reasoning_effort, service_tier) and applies those as provider model-list defaults, falling back to the preferred default model when the configured model is unavailable.
  • Behavioral Change: existing projects with only a simple creation-time Codex default will have that default cleared by migration 44; subsequent threads on those projects will derive model defaults from provider config rather than the project-level stored value.

Macroscope summarized a59d6d3.

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  • New Features

    • Codex now respects configured model, reasoning effort, and service tier defaults when available.
    • New projects no longer impose an automatic model default; new threads use the selected model instead.
    • Project model settings preserve explicit selections while removing outdated implicit defaults.
  • Bug Fixes

    • Improved fallback behavior when configured Codex models are unavailable.
  • Documentation

    • Added guidance on model selection, provider defaults, thread behavior, and resetting project overrides.

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The change stops storing auto-selected models as project defaults. Auto-bootstrapped threads retain model selection. Migration 44 clears historical implicit Codex defaults. Codex provider probing now applies effective Codex configuration values.

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Model default handling

Layer / File(s)Summary
Separate project and thread model selection
apps/server/src/serverRuntimeStartup.ts, apps/server/src/serverRuntimeStartup.test.ts, apps/server/src/cli/project.ts, apps/web/src/components/CommandPalette.tsx
New projects receive defaultModelSelection: null. Auto-bootstrapped threads receive the selected model. CLI and command-palette project creation use the same behavior.
Apply Codex effective configuration
apps/server/src/provider/Layers/CodexProvider.ts, apps/server/src/provider/Layers/CodexProvider.test.ts, docs/user/composer.md
Codex reads effective model, reasoning effort, and service tier values. The provider applies available values and falls back to the live model catalog when needed. Documentation describes the selection rules.
Clear historical implicit project defaults
apps/server/src/persistence/Migrations/044_ClearImplicitProjectModelDefaults.ts, apps/server/src/persistence/Migrations/044_ClearImplicitProjectModelDefaults.test.ts, apps/server/src/persistence/Migrations.ts
Migration 44 clears matching implicit Codex defaults from project projections and project.created events. Explicit selections remain unchanged.

Estimated code review effort: 4 (Complex) | ~45 minutes

Merge Risk:⚪ Minimal · up to a59d6

The PR restores inherited new-thread defaults and applies effective Codex configuration without any actionable merge-blocking risk remaining.

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sequenceDiagram
participant ProjectCreator
participant ServerRuntimeStartup
participant CodexProvider
participant CodexAppServer
ProjectCreator->>ServerRuntimeStartup: create project with null defaultModelSelection
ServerRuntimeStartup->>ServerRuntimeStartup: select thread model
ServerRuntimeStartup->>CodexProvider: initialize provider
CodexProvider->>CodexAppServer: read effective Codex configuration
CodexProvider->>CodexAppServer: fetch skills and models
CodexProvider-->>ServerRuntimeStartup: return provider defaults
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Use the inferred return type.

Remove the explicit Effect.fn.Return annotation from readCodexConfigModelDefaults. The typed CodexAppServerClient["Service"].request contract can infer the same result and CodexAppServerError types.

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In `@apps/server/src/provider/Layers/CodexProvider.ts` at line 407, Update
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Problem

T3 Code automatically stored the currently resolved provider model as each project's default. Once project defaults began outranking sticky composer state, that implicit value behaved like a user-authored override. Existing projects could therefore keep reopening on an old model, while Codex reasoning fell back to the catalog default instead of the effective config.toml value.

Fix

  • Store null for automatic project creation on server startup, the CLI, and the web command palette. Only an explicit project setting remains a project override.
  • Read Codex's effective model, model_reasoning_effort, and service_tier through config/read, with the live model catalog as the fallback.
  • Migrate old model-only creation defaults back to inheritance when no later project.meta-updated event carried defaultModelSelection.
  • Preserve defaults with options and every default touched after project creation.
  • Document the new-thread precedence and the existing Project Settings reset.

Flow

flowchart TD
A[New thread] --> B{Explicit project default?}
B -- Yes --> C[Use project model and options]
B -- No --> D{Last-used selection?}
D -- Yes --> E[Use last model and options]
D -- No --> F{Provider config available?}
F -- Yes --> G[Use configured model and options]
F -- No --> H[Use catalog fallback]
I[Existing creation-time model-only default] --> J{Later metadata event changed the field?}
J -- Yes --> K[Preserve project default]
J -- No --> L[Clear override and inherit]
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Migration caveat

project.created records the initial value but not whether T3's standard creation path or an external client supplied it. The migration therefore treats an exact model-only creation value with no later update as the old implicit seed. An external client that intentionally supplied that same shape at creation will also return to inheritance. Values carrying options and values written by a later metadata event are preserved.

Verification

  • vp test run apps/server/src/persistence/Migrations/044_ClearImplicitProjectModelDefaults.test.ts apps/server/src/provider/Layers/CodexProvider.test.ts apps/server/src/provider/Layers/ProviderRegistry.test.ts apps/server/src/serverRuntimeStartup.test.ts
  • vp run --filter @t3tools/web test -- src/lib/chatThreadActions.test.ts src/providerInstances.test.ts
  • vp run --filter t3 typecheck
  • vp run --filter @t3tools/web typecheck
  • Targeted vp lint and vp fmt on changed files

Implemented with GPT-5.6 Sol via the Codex harness.


Note

Medium Risk
Migration 044 mutates persisted projections and event payloads with heuristic matching; wrong criteria could clear intentional project defaults, though explicit meta-updates and options are preserved.

Overview
New projects no longer persist an automatic model override. CLI project add, web Command Palette project creation, and server auto-bootstrap now send defaultModelSelection: null on project.create, while bootstrap still seeds the first thread via getAutoBootstrapThreadModelSelection() (renamed from the project-level helper).

Codex provider snapshots call config/read and apply applyCodexConfigModelDefaults so new-thread fallbacks honor effective model, model_reasoning_effort, and service_tier when present, with catalog/preferred-slug fallbacks unchanged.

Migration 044 clears legacy implicit defaults: model-only defaultModelSelection on projects and matching project.created payloads are nulled unless a later project.meta-updated explicitly set the field (options-bearing defaults are kept).

User docs add a Model defaults section describing project override vs sticky last-used vs provider/Codex config precedence.

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Restore inherited new-thread model defaults and apply Codex config defaults to provider model lists

  • New projects no longer store a project-level defaultModelSelection; project creation in the CLI, web UI, and auto-bootstrap path all pass null so threads inherit provider/Codex config defaults instead.
  • The initial auto-bootstrapped thread still uses the Codex fallback getAutoBootstrapThreadModelSelection when the project lacks an explicit default.
  • Adds Migration0044, which clears simple creation-time default_model_selection_json values in projection_projects and corresponding project.created event payloads unless a later project.meta-updated event explicitly set or reset the default.
  • CodexProvider now reads Codex config (model, model_reasoning_effort, service_tier) and applies those as provider model-list defaults, falling back to the preferred default model when the configured model is unavailable.
  • Behavioral Change: existing projects with only a simple creation-time Codex default will have that default cleared by migration 44; subsequent threads on those projects will derive model defaults from provider config rather than the project-level stored value.

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  • New Features

    • Codex now respects configured model, reasoning effort, and service tier defaults when available.
    • New projects no longer impose an automatic model default; new threads use the selected model instead.
    • Project model settings preserve explicit selections while removing outdated implicit defaults.
  • Bug Fixes

    • Improved fallback behavior when configured Codex models are unavailable.
  • Documentation

    • Added guidance on model selection, provider defaults, thread behavior, and resetting project overrides.

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The change stops storing auto-selected models as project defaults. Auto-bootstrapped threads retain model selection. Migration 44 clears historical implicit Codex defaults. Codex provider probing now applies effective Codex configuration values.

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Model default handling

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Separate project and thread model selection
apps/server/src/serverRuntimeStartup.ts, apps/server/src/serverRuntimeStartup.test.ts, apps/server/src/cli/project.ts, apps/web/src/components/CommandPalette.tsx
New projects receive defaultModelSelection: null. Auto-bootstrapped threads receive the selected model. CLI and command-palette project creation use the same behavior.
Apply Codex effective configuration
apps/server/src/provider/Layers/CodexProvider.ts, apps/server/src/provider/Layers/CodexProvider.test.ts, docs/user/composer.md
Codex reads effective model, reasoning effort, and service tier values. The provider applies available values and falls back to the live model catalog when needed. Documentation describes the selection rules.
Clear historical implicit project defaults
apps/server/src/persistence/Migrations/044_ClearImplicitProjectModelDefaults.ts, apps/server/src/persistence/Migrations/044_ClearImplicitProjectModelDefaults.test.ts, apps/server/src/persistence/Migrations.ts
Migration 44 clears matching implicit Codex defaults from project projections and project.created events. Explicit selections remain unchanged.

Estimated code review effort: 4 (Complex) | ~45 minutes

Merge Risk:⚪ Minimal · up to a59d6

The PR restores inherited new-thread defaults and applies effective Codex configuration without any actionable merge-blocking risk remaining.

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sequenceDiagram
participant ProjectCreator
participant ServerRuntimeStartup
participant CodexProvider
participant CodexAppServer
ProjectCreator->>ServerRuntimeStartup: create project with null defaultModelSelection
ServerRuntimeStartup->>ServerRuntimeStartup: select thread model
ServerRuntimeStartup->>CodexProvider: initialize provider
CodexProvider->>CodexAppServer: read effective Codex configuration
CodexProvider->>CodexAppServer: fetch skills and models
CodexProvider-->>ServerRuntimeStartup: return provider defaults
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apps/server/src/provider/Layers/CodexProvider.ts (1)

407-407: 📐 Maintainability & Code Quality | 🔵 Trivial | 💤 Low value

Use the inferred return type.

Remove the explicit Effect.fn.Return annotation from readCodexConfigModelDefaults. The typed CodexAppServerClient["Service"].request contract can infer the same result and CodexAppServerError types.

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In `@apps/server/src/provider/Layers/CodexProvider.ts` at line 407, Update
readCodexConfigModelDefaults to remove the explicit Effect.fn.Return annotation
and rely on the typed CodexAppServerClient["Service"].request contract to infer
the CodexConfigModelDefaults result and CodexAppServerError error types.

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In `@apps/server/src/provider/Layers/CodexProvider.ts`:
- Line 407: Update readCodexConfigModelDefaults to remove the explicit
Effect.fn.Return annotation and rely on the typed
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  • apps/server/src/provider/Layers/CodexProvider.test.ts
  • apps/server/src/provider/Layers/CodexProvider.ts
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Macroscope's review found this PR not approvable — This PR changes the defaults and inheritance rules used when creating projects and new threads, and includes a persistent-data migration plus Codex configuration integration. The behavior spans startup, CLI, web creation, storage, and provider model selection, warranting human review.

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Problem

T3 Code automatically stored the currently resolved provider model as each project's default. Once project defaults began outranking sticky composer state, that implicit value behaved like a user-authored override. Existing projects could therefore keep reopening on an old model, while Codex reasoning fell back to the catalog default instead of the effective config.toml value.

Fix

  • Store null for automatic project creation on server startup, the CLI, and the web command palette. Only an explicit project setting remains a project override.
  • Read Codex's effective model, model_reasoning_effort, and service_tier through config/read, with the live model catalog as the fallback.
  • Migrate old model-only creation defaults back to inheritance when no later project.meta-updated event carried defaultModelSelection.
  • Preserve defaults with options and every default touched after project creation.
  • Document the new-thread precedence and the existing Project Settings reset.

Flow

flowchart TD
A[New thread] --> B{Explicit project default?}
B -- Yes --> C[Use project model and options]
B -- No --> D{Last-used selection?}
D -- Yes --> E[Use last model and options]
D -- No --> F{Provider config available?}
F -- Yes --> G[Use configured model and options]
F -- No --> H[Use catalog fallback]
I[Existing creation-time model-only default] --> J{Later metadata event changed the field?}
J -- Yes --> K[Preserve project default]
J -- No --> L[Clear override and inherit]
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Migration caveat

project.created records the initial value but not whether T3's standard creation path or an external client supplied it. The migration therefore treats an exact model-only creation value with no later update as the old implicit seed. An external client that intentionally supplied that same shape at creation will also return to inheritance. Values carrying options and values written by a later metadata event are preserved.

Verification

  • vp test run apps/server/src/persistence/Migrations/044_ClearImplicitProjectModelDefaults.test.ts apps/server/src/provider/Layers/CodexProvider.test.ts apps/server/src/provider/Layers/ProviderRegistry.test.ts apps/server/src/serverRuntimeStartup.test.ts
  • vp run --filter @t3tools/web test -- src/lib/chatThreadActions.test.ts src/providerInstances.test.ts
  • vp run --filter t3 typecheck
  • vp run --filter @t3tools/web typecheck
  • Targeted vp lint and vp fmt on changed files

Implemented with GPT-5.6 Sol via the Codex harness.


Note

Medium Risk
Migration 044 mutates persisted projections and event payloads with heuristic matching; wrong criteria could clear intentional project defaults, though explicit meta-updates and options are preserved.

Overview
New projects no longer persist an automatic model override. CLI project add, web Command Palette project creation, and server auto-bootstrap now send defaultModelSelection: null on project.create, while bootstrap still seeds the first thread via getAutoBootstrapThreadModelSelection() (renamed from the project-level helper).

Codex provider snapshots call config/read and apply applyCodexConfigModelDefaults so new-thread fallbacks honor effective model, model_reasoning_effort, and service_tier when present, with catalog/preferred-slug fallbacks unchanged.

Migration 044 clears legacy implicit defaults: model-only defaultModelSelection on projects and matching project.created payloads are nulled unless a later project.meta-updated explicitly set the field (options-bearing defaults are kept).

User docs add a Model defaults section describing project override vs sticky last-used vs provider/Codex config precedence.

Reviewed by Cursor Bugbot for commit a59d6d3. Bugbot is set up for automated code reviews on this repo. Configure here.

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Restore inherited new-thread model defaults and apply Codex config defaults to provider model lists

  • New projects no longer store a project-level defaultModelSelection; project creation in the CLI, web UI, and auto-bootstrap path all pass null so threads inherit provider/Codex config defaults instead.
  • The initial auto-bootstrapped thread still uses the Codex fallback getAutoBootstrapThreadModelSelection when the project lacks an explicit default.
  • Adds Migration0044, which clears simple creation-time default_model_selection_json values in projection_projects and corresponding project.created event payloads unless a later project.meta-updated event explicitly set or reset the default.
  • CodexProvider now reads Codex config (model, model_reasoning_effort, service_tier) and applies those as provider model-list defaults, falling back to the preferred default model when the configured model is unavailable.
  • Behavioral Change: existing projects with only a simple creation-time Codex default will have that default cleared by migration 44; subsequent threads on those projects will derive model defaults from provider config rather than the project-level stored value.

Macroscope summarized a59d6d3.

Summary by CodeRabbit

  • New Features

    • Codex now respects configured model, reasoning effort, and service tier defaults when available.
    • New projects no longer impose an automatic model default; new threads use the selected model instead.
    • Project model settings preserve explicit selections while removing outdated implicit defaults.
  • Bug Fixes

    • Improved fallback behavior when configured Codex models are unavailable.
  • Documentation

    • Added guidance on model selection, provider defaults, thread behavior, and resetting project overrides.

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The change stops storing auto-selected models as project defaults. Auto-bootstrapped threads retain model selection. Migration 44 clears historical implicit Codex defaults. Codex provider probing now applies effective Codex configuration values.

Changes

Model default handling

Layer / File(s)Summary
Separate project and thread model selection
apps/server/src/serverRuntimeStartup.ts, apps/server/src/serverRuntimeStartup.test.ts, apps/server/src/cli/project.ts, apps/web/src/components/CommandPalette.tsx
New projects receive defaultModelSelection: null. Auto-bootstrapped threads receive the selected model. CLI and command-palette project creation use the same behavior.
Apply Codex effective configuration
apps/server/src/provider/Layers/CodexProvider.ts, apps/server/src/provider/Layers/CodexProvider.test.ts, docs/user/composer.md
Codex reads effective model, reasoning effort, and service tier values. The provider applies available values and falls back to the live model catalog when needed. Documentation describes the selection rules.
Clear historical implicit project defaults
apps/server/src/persistence/Migrations/044_ClearImplicitProjectModelDefaults.ts, apps/server/src/persistence/Migrations/044_ClearImplicitProjectModelDefaults.test.ts, apps/server/src/persistence/Migrations.ts
Migration 44 clears matching implicit Codex defaults from project projections and project.created events. Explicit selections remain unchanged.

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Use the inferred return type.

Remove the explicit Effect.fn.Return annotation from readCodexConfigModelDefaults. The typed CodexAppServerClient["Service"].request contract can infer the same result and CodexAppServerError types.

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Problem

T3 Code automatically stored the currently resolved provider model as each project's default. Once project defaults began outranking sticky composer state, that implicit value behaved like a user-authored override. Existing projects could therefore keep reopening on an old model, while Codex reasoning fell back to the catalog default instead of the effective config.toml value.

Fix

  • Store null for automatic project creation on server startup, the CLI, and the web command palette. Only an explicit project setting remains a project override.
  • Read Codex's effective model, model_reasoning_effort, and service_tier through config/read, with the live model catalog as the fallback.
  • Migrate old model-only creation defaults back to inheritance when no later project.meta-updated event carried defaultModelSelection.
  • Preserve defaults with options and every default touched after project creation.
  • Document the new-thread precedence and the existing Project Settings reset.

Flow

flowchart TD
A[New thread] --> B{Explicit project default?}
B -- Yes --> C[Use project model and options]
B -- No --> D{Last-used selection?}
D -- Yes --> E[Use last model and options]
D -- No --> F{Provider config available?}
F -- Yes --> G[Use configured model and options]
F -- No --> H[Use catalog fallback]
I[Existing creation-time model-only default] --> J{Later metadata event changed the field?}
J -- Yes --> K[Preserve project default]
J -- No --> L[Clear override and inherit]
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Migration caveat

project.created records the initial value but not whether T3's standard creation path or an external client supplied it. The migration therefore treats an exact model-only creation value with no later update as the old implicit seed. An external client that intentionally supplied that same shape at creation will also return to inheritance. Values carrying options and values written by a later metadata event are preserved.

Verification

  • vp test run apps/server/src/persistence/Migrations/044_ClearImplicitProjectModelDefaults.test.ts apps/server/src/provider/Layers/CodexProvider.test.ts apps/server/src/provider/Layers/ProviderRegistry.test.ts apps/server/src/serverRuntimeStartup.test.ts
  • vp run --filter @t3tools/web test -- src/lib/chatThreadActions.test.ts src/providerInstances.test.ts
  • vp run --filter t3 typecheck
  • vp run --filter @t3tools/web typecheck
  • Targeted vp lint and vp fmt on changed files

Implemented with GPT-5.6 Sol via the Codex harness.


Note

Medium Risk
Migration 044 mutates persisted projections and event payloads with heuristic matching; wrong criteria could clear intentional project defaults, though explicit meta-updates and options are preserved.

Overview
New projects no longer persist an automatic model override. CLI project add, web Command Palette project creation, and server auto-bootstrap now send defaultModelSelection: null on project.create, while bootstrap still seeds the first thread via getAutoBootstrapThreadModelSelection() (renamed from the project-level helper).

Codex provider snapshots call config/read and apply applyCodexConfigModelDefaults so new-thread fallbacks honor effective model, model_reasoning_effort, and service_tier when present, with catalog/preferred-slug fallbacks unchanged.

Migration 044 clears legacy implicit defaults: model-only defaultModelSelection on projects and matching project.created payloads are nulled unless a later project.meta-updated explicitly set the field (options-bearing defaults are kept).

User docs add a Model defaults section describing project override vs sticky last-used vs provider/Codex config precedence.

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Restore inherited new-thread model defaults and apply Codex config defaults to provider model lists

  • New projects no longer store a project-level defaultModelSelection; project creation in the CLI, web UI, and auto-bootstrap path all pass null so threads inherit provider/Codex config defaults instead.
  • The initial auto-bootstrapped thread still uses the Codex fallback getAutoBootstrapThreadModelSelection when the project lacks an explicit default.
  • Adds Migration0044, which clears simple creation-time default_model_selection_json values in projection_projects and corresponding project.created event payloads unless a later project.meta-updated event explicitly set or reset the default.
  • CodexProvider now reads Codex config (model, model_reasoning_effort, service_tier) and applies those as provider model-list defaults, falling back to the preferred default model when the configured model is unavailable.
  • Behavioral Change: existing projects with only a simple creation-time Codex default will have that default cleared by migration 44; subsequent threads on those projects will derive model defaults from provider config rather than the project-level stored value.

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  • New Features

    • Codex now respects configured model, reasoning effort, and service tier defaults when available.
    • New projects no longer impose an automatic model default; new threads use the selected model instead.
    • Project model settings preserve explicit selections while removing outdated implicit defaults.
  • Bug Fixes

    • Improved fallback behavior when configured Codex models are unavailable.
  • Documentation

    • Added guidance on model selection, provider defaults, thread behavior, and resetting project overrides.

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The change stops storing auto-selected models as project defaults. Auto-bootstrapped threads retain model selection. Migration 44 clears historical implicit Codex defaults. Codex provider probing now applies effective Codex configuration values.

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Model default handling

Layer / File(s)Summary
Separate project and thread model selection
apps/server/src/serverRuntimeStartup.ts, apps/server/src/serverRuntimeStartup.test.ts, apps/server/src/cli/project.ts, apps/web/src/components/CommandPalette.tsx
New projects receive defaultModelSelection: null. Auto-bootstrapped threads receive the selected model. CLI and command-palette project creation use the same behavior.
Apply Codex effective configuration
apps/server/src/provider/Layers/CodexProvider.ts, apps/server/src/provider/Layers/CodexProvider.test.ts, docs/user/composer.md
Codex reads effective model, reasoning effort, and service tier values. The provider applies available values and falls back to the live model catalog when needed. Documentation describes the selection rules.
Clear historical implicit project defaults
apps/server/src/persistence/Migrations/044_ClearImplicitProjectModelDefaults.ts, apps/server/src/persistence/Migrations/044_ClearImplicitProjectModelDefaults.test.ts, apps/server/src/persistence/Migrations.ts
Migration 44 clears matching implicit Codex defaults from project projections and project.created events. Explicit selections remain unchanged.

Estimated code review effort: 4 (Complex) | ~45 minutes

Merge Risk:⚪ Minimal · up to a59d6

The PR restores inherited new-thread defaults and applies effective Codex configuration without any actionable merge-blocking risk remaining.

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participant ServerRuntimeStartup
participant CodexProvider
participant CodexAppServer
ProjectCreator->>ServerRuntimeStartup: create project with null defaultModelSelection
ServerRuntimeStartup->>ServerRuntimeStartup: select thread model
ServerRuntimeStartup->>CodexProvider: initialize provider
CodexProvider->>CodexAppServer: read effective Codex configuration
CodexProvider->>CodexAppServer: fetch skills and models
CodexProvider-->>ServerRuntimeStartup: return provider defaults
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apps/server/src/provider/Layers/CodexProvider.ts (1)

407-407: 📐 Maintainability & Code Quality | 🔵 Trivial | 💤 Low value

Use the inferred return type.

Remove the explicit Effect.fn.Return annotation from readCodexConfigModelDefaults. The typed CodexAppServerClient["Service"].request contract can infer the same result and CodexAppServerError types.

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In `@apps/server/src/provider/Layers/CodexProvider.ts` at line 407, Update
readCodexConfigModelDefaults to remove the explicit Effect.fn.Return annotation
and rely on the typed CodexAppServerClient["Service"].request contract to infer
the CodexConfigModelDefaults result and CodexAppServerError error types.

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In `@apps/server/src/provider/Layers/CodexProvider.ts`:
- Line 407: Update readCodexConfigModelDefaults to remove the explicit
Effect.fn.Return annotation and rely on the typed
CodexAppServerClient["Service"].request contract to infer the
CodexConfigModelDefaults result and CodexAppServerError error types.

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  • apps/server/src/provider/Layers/CodexProvider.test.ts
  • apps/server/src/provider/Layers/CodexProvider.ts
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Problem

T3 Code automatically stored the currently resolved provider model as each project's default. Once project defaults began outranking sticky composer state, that implicit value behaved like a user-authored override. Existing projects could therefore keep reopening on an old model, while Codex reasoning fell back to the catalog default instead of the effective config.toml value.

Fix

  • Store null for automatic project creation on server startup, the CLI, and the web command palette. Only an explicit project setting remains a project override.
  • Read Codex's effective model, model_reasoning_effort, and service_tier through config/read, with the live model catalog as the fallback.
  • Migrate old model-only creation defaults back to inheritance when no later project.meta-updated event carried defaultModelSelection.
  • Preserve defaults with options and every default touched after project creation.
  • Document the new-thread precedence and the existing Project Settings reset.

Flow

flowchart TD
A[New thread] --> B{Explicit project default?}
B -- Yes --> C[Use project model and options]
B -- No --> D{Last-used selection?}
D -- Yes --> E[Use last model and options]
D -- No --> F{Provider config available?}
F -- Yes --> G[Use configured model and options]
F -- No --> H[Use catalog fallback]
I[Existing creation-time model-only default] --> J{Later metadata event changed the field?}
J -- Yes --> K[Preserve project default]
J -- No --> L[Clear override and inherit]
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Migration caveat

project.created records the initial value but not whether T3's standard creation path or an external client supplied it. The migration therefore treats an exact model-only creation value with no later update as the old implicit seed. An external client that intentionally supplied that same shape at creation will also return to inheritance. Values carrying options and values written by a later metadata event are preserved.

Verification

  • vp test run apps/server/src/persistence/Migrations/044_ClearImplicitProjectModelDefaults.test.ts apps/server/src/provider/Layers/CodexProvider.test.ts apps/server/src/provider/Layers/ProviderRegistry.test.ts apps/server/src/serverRuntimeStartup.test.ts
  • vp run --filter @t3tools/web test -- src/lib/chatThreadActions.test.ts src/providerInstances.test.ts
  • vp run --filter t3 typecheck
  • vp run --filter @t3tools/web typecheck
  • Targeted vp lint and vp fmt on changed files

Implemented with GPT-5.6 Sol via the Codex harness.


Note

Medium Risk
Migration 044 mutates persisted projections and event payloads with heuristic matching; wrong criteria could clear intentional project defaults, though explicit meta-updates and options are preserved.

Overview
New projects no longer persist an automatic model override. CLI project add, web Command Palette project creation, and server auto-bootstrap now send defaultModelSelection: null on project.create, while bootstrap still seeds the first thread via getAutoBootstrapThreadModelSelection() (renamed from the project-level helper).

Codex provider snapshots call config/read and apply applyCodexConfigModelDefaults so new-thread fallbacks honor effective model, model_reasoning_effort, and service_tier when present, with catalog/preferred-slug fallbacks unchanged.

Migration 044 clears legacy implicit defaults: model-only defaultModelSelection on projects and matching project.created payloads are nulled unless a later project.meta-updated explicitly set the field (options-bearing defaults are kept).

User docs add a Model defaults section describing project override vs sticky last-used vs provider/Codex config precedence.

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Restore inherited new-thread model defaults and apply Codex config defaults to provider model lists

  • New projects no longer store a project-level defaultModelSelection; project creation in the CLI, web UI, and auto-bootstrap path all pass null so threads inherit provider/Codex config defaults instead.
  • The initial auto-bootstrapped thread still uses the Codex fallback getAutoBootstrapThreadModelSelection when the project lacks an explicit default.
  • Adds Migration0044, which clears simple creation-time default_model_selection_json values in projection_projects and corresponding project.created event payloads unless a later project.meta-updated event explicitly set or reset the default.
  • CodexProvider now reads Codex config (model, model_reasoning_effort, service_tier) and applies those as provider model-list defaults, falling back to the preferred default model when the configured model is unavailable.
  • Behavioral Change: existing projects with only a simple creation-time Codex default will have that default cleared by migration 44; subsequent threads on those projects will derive model defaults from provider config rather than the project-level stored value.

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  • New Features

    • Codex now respects configured model, reasoning effort, and service tier defaults when available.
    • New projects no longer impose an automatic model default; new threads use the selected model instead.
    • Project model settings preserve explicit selections while removing outdated implicit defaults.
  • Bug Fixes

    • Improved fallback behavior when configured Codex models are unavailable.
  • Documentation

    • Added guidance on model selection, provider defaults, thread behavior, and resetting project overrides.

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The change stops storing auto-selected models as project defaults. Auto-bootstrapped threads retain model selection. Migration 44 clears historical implicit Codex defaults. Codex provider probing now applies effective Codex configuration values.

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Model default handling

Layer / File(s)Summary
Separate project and thread model selection
apps/server/src/serverRuntimeStartup.ts, apps/server/src/serverRuntimeStartup.test.ts, apps/server/src/cli/project.ts, apps/web/src/components/CommandPalette.tsx
New projects receive defaultModelSelection: null. Auto-bootstrapped threads receive the selected model. CLI and command-palette project creation use the same behavior.
Apply Codex effective configuration
apps/server/src/provider/Layers/CodexProvider.ts, apps/server/src/provider/Layers/CodexProvider.test.ts, docs/user/composer.md
Codex reads effective model, reasoning effort, and service tier values. The provider applies available values and falls back to the live model catalog when needed. Documentation describes the selection rules.
Clear historical implicit project defaults
apps/server/src/persistence/Migrations/044_ClearImplicitProjectModelDefaults.ts, apps/server/src/persistence/Migrations/044_ClearImplicitProjectModelDefaults.test.ts, apps/server/src/persistence/Migrations.ts
Migration 44 clears matching implicit Codex defaults from project projections and project.created events. Explicit selections remain unchanged.

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The PR restores inherited new-thread defaults and applies effective Codex configuration without any actionable merge-blocking risk remaining.

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sequenceDiagram
participant ProjectCreator
participant ServerRuntimeStartup
participant CodexProvider
participant CodexAppServer
ProjectCreator->>ServerRuntimeStartup: create project with null defaultModelSelection
ServerRuntimeStartup->>ServerRuntimeStartup: select thread model
ServerRuntimeStartup->>CodexProvider: initialize provider
CodexProvider->>CodexAppServer: read effective Codex configuration
CodexProvider->>CodexAppServer: fetch skills and models
CodexProvider-->>ServerRuntimeStartup: return provider defaults
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apps/server/src/provider/Layers/CodexProvider.ts (1)

407-407: 📐 Maintainability & Code Quality | 🔵 Trivial | 💤 Low value

Use the inferred return type.

Remove the explicit Effect.fn.Return annotation from readCodexConfigModelDefaults. The typed CodexAppServerClient["Service"].request contract can infer the same result and CodexAppServerError types.

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In `@apps/server/src/provider/Layers/CodexProvider.ts` at line 407, Update
readCodexConfigModelDefaults to remove the explicit Effect.fn.Return annotation
and rely on the typed CodexAppServerClient["Service"].request contract to infer
the CodexConfigModelDefaults result and CodexAppServerError error types.

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In `@apps/server/src/provider/Layers/CodexProvider.ts`:
- Line 407: Update readCodexConfigModelDefaults to remove the explicit
Effect.fn.Return annotation and rely on the typed
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CodexConfigModelDefaults result and CodexAppServerError error types.

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Verdict: Not approved

Macroscope's review found this PR not approvable — This PR changes the defaults and inheritance rules used when creating projects and new threads, and includes a persistent-data migration plus Codex configuration integration. The behavior spans startup, CLI, web creation, storage, and provider model selection, warranting human review.

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