Maintainer merge-time fixes for the three PRs that landed together on the
session create / launch / persistence path.
#514 findings (bot verdict merge-with-fixes):
- minor, fixed: SessionState.model was published and persisted for every
mode, so a codex/opencode cron session reported the app-wide Claude
default it never ran on. toState() now emits it only where the new
cliTakesSessionModel() holds (registry capability model.source ===
'claude-settings-file', no CLI id branch). POST /api/sessions uses the
same helper for its non-claude refusal, so refusal and publication cannot
drift. Recovery then hands back undefined for other modes on its own.
- nit, fixed: the `model` schema admitted a leading dash (and '.', '[').
The first character must now be a letter or digit; still a subset of the
registry's model-claude pattern, so nothing accepted is refused at launch.
- nit, fixed (reject, the consistent choice): `model` with
attachRemoteSession was silently dropped. Now a 400 INVALID_INPUT, as
#514 does for non-claude CLIs and quick-start does for remote cases.
advisorModel (#530) gets the same refusal there. effort and envOverrides
keep their older silent ignore on that branch so no existing caller breaks.
#515 finding (bot verdict merge, one nit):
- nit, fixed: the types/session.ts @fileoverview described CodexConfig as
(model, resumeSessionId); it now lists reasoningEffort, bypass,
animations and renderMode too.
Audit of the merged combination (not reviewed before):
- The conflict resolutions in session.ts (toState), types/session.ts,
reboot-restore-routes.ts, server.ts (restoreMuxSessions), CLAUDE.md and
skills/codeman/reference/endpoints.md (+ plugin mirror) keep both sides
correctly; nothing was lost or doubled.
- A claude session with both `model` and `advisorModel` launches with
`--model <id>` and ONE merged `--settings` JSON (ultracode + advisorModel,
or advisorModel beside `--effort <level>`), on the tmux template
(including the resume || new variant and with the statusLine exporter)
and on the direct-PTY fallback. Both values (and effort) survive
restoreMuxSessions onto a dead pane, a reboot restore into a fresh pane,
and restartCli/dead-pane respawn via _buildRespawnPaneOptions.
- quick-start and ralph-loop take no per-session `model` (matching #514's
scope, POST /api/sessions only) and launch on the app-wide default, which
toState now persists for claude, so recovery stays consistent.
- No defect found in the combination beyond the findings above. Noted, not
changed: advisorModel is still published for any mode a caller sends it
with (launch-inert there; the UI and skill send it for claude only).
Tests: test/session-model-recovery.test.ts pins the pair through both
recovery shapes for effort ultracode/high/none, the recovery constructors'
fields, the tmux-manager builder hop, and the codex/opencode/shell
non-publication; test/advisor-model.test.ts pins the launch lines and a
real direct-PTY Session's pty.spawn argv; the route test covers flag-shaped
models, attach refusals and the published fields. Docs: SessionState.model
docstring, the reboot-restore-registry header, the golden test comment and
the CLAUDE.md model/advisor bullets.
Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 5.5 (1M context) <noreply@anthropic.com>
Claude Code's advisor tool (code.claude.com/docs/en/advisor) lets the session's
main model consult a second, stronger model at decision points: before
committing to an approach, on a recurring error, and before declaring a task
done. Codeman can now start claude sessions with one.
- `advisorModel` field on POST /api/sessions, /api/quick-start and
/api/ralph-loop/start (fable, opus, sonnet or a full model id in those
families; haiku cannot advise and is refused). Stored on the session and
persisted, so respawn, boot restore and reboot restore keep it. Remote and
docker quick-starts refuse it, as they refuse effort.
- App Settings, Models, "Advisor" segment (Default / Sonnet / Opus / Fable),
synced as `claudeAdvisorModel`. Run, resume and the Ralph wizard send it.
Default sends nothing, leaving the CLI's own /advisor choice in charge.
- Carried as the `advisorModel` key in the launch's single --settings JSON,
merged with ultracode and the statusLine exporter, never the --advisor
flag: `claude --advisor haiku` exits 1 at launch, which would leave a dead
pane on every respawn, while the settings key degrades to no advisor. A
launch without an advisor is byte-identical to before.
Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 5.5 (1M context) <noreply@anthropic.com>
Codeman maintainer