fix(dispatch): route a code task that would land on main-pm to a cell PM instead

The routing layer's never-strand fallbacks — and the strategic
classifier's own cross-cell/high-complexity/teamless branches — could
hand a code-typed pending task to main-pm, but the dispatcher's
pre-claim route refuses that by org invariant (MAIN_PM_NO_CODE:
main_pm+code must not coexist; intake coerces such roots to
planning), so the task looped claim-reject every ~30s tick forever
instead of failing loud. Zero live instances in three days of logs —
preventive, found adversarially while fixing the creator-skip hold.

_get_routing_target now wraps the pure resolution: a code task whose
resolved target is main-pm redirects via _cell_pm_for_stranded_code_task
— nearest ancestor cell team wins (parent-chain walk mirroring
_resolve_pm_for_review), parentless/unresolvable defaults to backend.
Non-code routing is byte-for-byte unchanged; board precedence
untouched; the claim-route guard and the lifecycle spec's broader
i_will_plan allowance (cell PMs planning code parents, needs_revision
recovery) are both left exactly as designed.

Gate: full make quality green (suite passed through coverage; xenon/
bandit/pip-audit/deptry/alembic/import-linter/foundation-check exit 0).
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Renn F
2026-08-01 01:36:39 +02:00
parent be9034363e
commit b19856dcbd
2 changed files with 216 additions and 26 deletions
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@@ -11670,9 +11670,15 @@ Start by:
"ux_ui": "ux-pm",
}
def _get_routing_target(self, routing: str, task: dict[str, Any]) -> str | None:
def _resolve_routing_target(self, routing: str, task: dict[str, Any]) -> str | None:
"""
Resolve a routing decision to a specific agent slug.
Resolve a routing decision to a specific agent slug (never-strand
fallbacks default to main-pm code-task safety lives in the async
wrapper ``_get_routing_target``: main_pm+code must not coexist by
org invariant, so the dispatcher's pre-claim route refuses it
(``_raise_if_main_pm_code_claim``, needs_revision recovery exempt);
the lifecycle spec's broader ``i_will_plan`` claim allowance covers
cell PMs planning code parents, not this dispatch path).
Args:
routing: One of "board", "main_pm", "cell_pm", "dev", "marketing"
@@ -11722,6 +11728,84 @@ Start by:
)
return "main-pm"
@staticmethod
def _is_code_task(task: dict[str, Any]) -> bool:
return str(task.get("task_type") or "").lower() == "code"
async def _nearest_cell_team(self, task: dict[str, Any]) -> str | None:
"""Walk the parent chain for the nearest ancestor's cell team.
Mirrors ``TaskService._resolve_pm_for_review`` (task.py:6493) but
keys on ``team`` rather than ``assigned_to`` this runs before any
assignment exists. Best-effort: any lookup failure returns None so
the caller falls back to the deterministic default cell.
"""
parent_id = task.get("parent_task_id")
if not parent_id:
return None
from uuid import UUID
from roboco.db.base import get_session_factory
from roboco.services.task import get_task_service
cell_teams = frozenset(t.value for t in CELL_TEAMS)
try:
session_factory = get_session_factory()
async with session_factory() as db:
task_svc = get_task_service(db)
while parent_id:
parent = await task_svc.get(UUID(str(parent_id)))
if not parent:
return None
parent_team = getattr(parent.team, "value", parent.team)
if parent_team in cell_teams:
return str(parent_team)
parent_id = parent.parent_task_id
except Exception as exc:
logger.warning(
"cell-team parent walk failed; using default cell",
task_id=task.get("id"),
error=str(exc),
)
return None
async def _cell_pm_for_stranded_code_task(self, task: dict[str, Any]) -> str:
"""Redirect a code task that would strand on main-pm to a cell PM.
The dispatcher's pre-claim (``_raise_if_main_pm_code_claim``, the
MAIN_PM_NO_CODE org invariant: main_pm+code must not coexist
intake coerces such roots to planning) refuses a Main-PM claim of a
pending code task, so a stranded one loops claim-reject forever at
~30s cadence instead of failing loud. A code task belongs to a
cell: resolve the nearest ancestor cell team first; a parentless/
unresolvable chain defaults to backend (ponytail: no signal to pick
a better default among the three cells).
"""
team = await self._nearest_cell_team(task)
target = self._TEAM_PM_MAP.get(team or "", "be-pm")
logger.warning(
"code task would strand on main-pm (MAIN_PM_NO_CODE); "
"redirecting to cell pm",
task_id=task.get("id"),
resolved_team=team,
agent_id=target,
)
return target
async def _get_routing_target(
self, routing: str, task: dict[str, Any]
) -> str | None:
"""Resolve a routing decision to a specific agent slug.
Wraps ``_resolve_routing_target``: when that would strand a code
task on main-pm (a claim MAIN_PM_NO_CODE refuses forever), redirects
to a cell PM instead see ``_cell_pm_for_stranded_code_task``.
"""
target = self._resolve_routing_target(routing, task)
if target == "main-pm" and self._is_code_task(task):
return await self._cell_pm_for_stranded_code_task(task)
return target
def _build_main_pm_triage_prompt(
self, task: dict[str, Any], *, bounced_block: str = ""
) -> str:
@@ -14069,7 +14153,7 @@ Start now: evidence(task_id="{task_id}")
if await self._pending_claim_blocked(task.get("id")):
return
routing = self._classify_task_routing(task)
agent_id = self._get_routing_target(routing, task)
agent_id = await self._get_routing_target(routing, task)
if not agent_id:
logger.warning(
@@ -5,12 +5,22 @@ None leaves an ownerless pending task dormant, because no dispatcher re-spawns
an unrouted task. Tasks that can't be placed on a cell (no team, or a non-cell
team like ``fullstack`` / ``system``) and any unrecognized routing fall back to
main-pm, which triages them.
EXCEPT for a code-typed task: main-pm is claim-illegal for ``code``
(MAIN_PM_NO_CODE, roboco/services/task.py:9506 — a Main PM coordinates, it
never owns code) — routing such a task to main-pm is a guaranteed permanent
claim-reject loop. The fallback instead redirects to a cell PM: the nearest
ancestor's cell team, or a deterministic default (backend / be-pm) with no
usable parent chain.
"""
from __future__ import annotations
from typing import Any
from unittest.mock import AsyncMock, MagicMock, patch
from uuid import uuid4
import pytest
from roboco.runtime.orchestrator import AgentOrchestrator
@@ -20,9 +30,34 @@ def _orch() -> AgentOrchestrator:
return orch
def _resolve(routing: str, team: str | None) -> str | None:
task: dict[str, Any] = {"id": "t1", "team": team}
return _orch()._get_routing_target(routing, task)
async def _resolve(routing: str, team: str | None, **over: Any) -> str | None:
task: dict[str, Any] = {"id": "t1", "team": team, **over}
return await _orch()._get_routing_target(routing, task)
class _CM:
"""Async context manager stand-in for ``session_factory()``."""
async def __aenter__(self) -> MagicMock:
return MagicMock()
async def __aexit__(self, *_a: Any) -> bool:
return False
def _patch_parent_chain(parents: list[MagicMock]) -> Any:
"""Patch the direct-DB parent-chain lookup used by ``_nearest_cell_team``.
``parents`` are returned in order from successive ``task_svc.get`` calls,
mirroring one hop per ancestor.
"""
svc = MagicMock()
svc.get = AsyncMock(side_effect=parents)
factory = MagicMock(return_value=_CM())
return (
patch("roboco.db.base.get_session_factory", return_value=factory),
patch("roboco.services.task.get_task_service", return_value=svc),
)
# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
@@ -30,49 +65,120 @@ def _resolve(routing: str, team: str | None) -> str | None:
# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
def test_dev_on_cell_team_selects_cell_agent() -> None:
assert _resolve("dev", "backend") == "be-dev-1"
@pytest.mark.asyncio
async def test_dev_on_cell_team_selects_cell_agent() -> None:
assert await _resolve("dev", "backend") == "be-dev-1"
def test_board_routes_to_product_owner() -> None:
assert _resolve("board", None) == "product-owner"
@pytest.mark.asyncio
async def test_board_routes_to_product_owner() -> None:
assert await _resolve("board", None) == "product-owner"
def test_main_pm_routes_to_main_pm() -> None:
assert _resolve("main_pm", None) == "main-pm"
@pytest.mark.asyncio
async def test_main_pm_routes_to_main_pm() -> None:
assert await _resolve("main_pm", None) == "main-pm"
def test_cell_pm_on_team_routes_to_cell_pm() -> None:
assert _resolve("cell_pm", "frontend") == "fe-pm"
@pytest.mark.asyncio
async def test_cell_pm_on_team_routes_to_cell_pm() -> None:
assert await _resolve("cell_pm", "frontend") == "fe-pm"
def test_cell_pm_without_team_falls_back_to_main_pm() -> None:
assert _resolve("cell_pm", None) == "main-pm"
@pytest.mark.asyncio
async def test_cell_pm_without_team_falls_back_to_main_pm() -> None:
assert await _resolve("cell_pm", None) == "main-pm"
# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
# Fallbacks — never None (no dormancy)
# Fallbacks — never None (no dormancy); non-code tasks land on main-pm
# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
def test_dev_without_team_falls_back_to_main_pm() -> None:
assert _resolve("dev", None) == "main-pm"
@pytest.mark.asyncio
async def test_dev_without_team_falls_back_to_main_pm() -> None:
assert await _resolve("dev", None) == "main-pm"
def test_dev_on_non_cell_team_falls_back_to_main_pm() -> None:
@pytest.mark.asyncio
async def test_dev_on_non_cell_team_falls_back_to_main_pm() -> None:
# fullstack / system are valid Team values with no cell agent pool.
assert _resolve("dev", "fullstack") == "main-pm"
assert _resolve("dev", "system") == "main-pm"
assert await _resolve("dev", "fullstack") == "main-pm"
assert await _resolve("dev", "system") == "main-pm"
def test_unknown_routing_falls_back_to_main_pm() -> None:
assert _resolve("frobnicate", "backend") == "main-pm"
@pytest.mark.asyncio
async def test_unknown_routing_falls_back_to_main_pm() -> None:
assert await _resolve("frobnicate", "backend") == "main-pm"
def test_no_routing_ever_returns_none() -> None:
@pytest.mark.asyncio
async def test_no_routing_ever_returns_none() -> None:
"""Every (routing, team) combination resolves to some agent — never None."""
routings = ["board", "main_pm", "marketing", "cell_pm", "dev", "bogus"]
teams: list[str | None] = [None, "backend", "fullstack", "system", "marketing"]
for routing in routings:
for team in teams:
assert _resolve(routing, team) is not None, (routing, team)
assert await _resolve(routing, team) is not None, (routing, team)
# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
# Code tasks: main-pm is claim-illegal — redirect to a cell PM instead.
# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
@pytest.mark.asyncio
async def test_code_task_no_team_resolves_parent_cell_pm() -> None:
"""team=None, but the parent task names team=backend -> be-pm, not main-pm."""
parent = MagicMock(team="backend", parent_task_id=None)
patches = _patch_parent_chain([parent])
with patches[0], patches[1]:
result = await _resolve(
"dev", None, task_type="code", parent_task_id=str(uuid4())
)
assert result == "be-pm"
@pytest.mark.asyncio
async def test_code_task_fullstack_team_no_parent_defaults_to_backend() -> None:
"""team="fullstack" (non-cell), no parent -> deterministic default (be-pm)."""
result = await _resolve("dev", "fullstack", task_type="code")
assert result == "be-pm"
@pytest.mark.asyncio
async def test_non_code_task_missing_team_still_routes_to_main_pm() -> None:
"""The redirect is code-only — a planning/admin task may legally sit on main-pm."""
result = await _resolve("dev", None, task_type="planning")
assert result == "main-pm"
@pytest.mark.asyncio
async def test_code_task_with_proper_cell_team_unchanged() -> None:
"""A code task that already resolves to a real cell agent is untouched."""
assert await _resolve("dev", "backend", task_type="code") == "be-dev-1"
@pytest.mark.asyncio
async def test_code_task_walks_multiple_parent_hops() -> None:
"""Grandparent names the cell team; the immediate parent has none."""
grandparent = MagicMock(team="frontend", parent_task_id=None)
parent = MagicMock(team=None, parent_task_id=uuid4())
patches = _patch_parent_chain([parent, grandparent])
with patches[0], patches[1]:
result = await _resolve(
"dev", None, task_type="code", parent_task_id=str(uuid4())
)
assert result == "fe-pm"
@pytest.mark.asyncio
async def test_code_task_parent_lookup_failure_defaults_to_backend() -> None:
"""A DB error walking the parent chain must not strand the task either."""
with patch(
"roboco.db.base.get_session_factory", side_effect=RuntimeError("db down")
):
result = await _resolve(
"dev", None, task_type="code", parent_task_id=str(uuid4())
)
assert result == "be-pm"