fix(engine): make workspace creation resilient - #333
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📝 WalkthroughWalkthroughThe engine now creates workspaces and their default channels atomically with bounded retries for transient D1 failures. API errors sanitize server messages and diagnostics, while workspace failures retain structured logging and telemetry. ChangesWorkspace durability and error safety
Estimated code review effort: 3 (Moderate) | ~25 minutes Merge Risk: 🟠 High · up to Workspace creation can still leave partial records, and certain uncoded server failures can expose sensitive database details despite returning a 500 response. These correctness and information-disclosure risks should be fixed before merging. Sequence Diagram(s)sequenceDiagram
participant Client
participant WorkspaceRoute
participant createWorkspace
participant retryD1Write
participant D1
participant ErrorResponse
Client->>WorkspaceRoute: create workspace request
WorkspaceRoute->>createWorkspace: workspace data
createWorkspace->>retryD1Write: workspace and general channel batch
retryD1Write->>D1: execute atomic write
D1-->>retryD1Write: committed rows or transient failure
retryD1Write-->>createWorkspace: result or exhausted retry error
createWorkspace-->>WorkspaceRoute: workspace result or coded error
WorkspaceRoute->>ErrorResponse: sanitize error and preserve diagnostics
ErrorResponse-->>Client: HTTP response
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| const error = codedError( | ||
| 'Workspace storage temporarily unavailable', | ||
| 'workspace_storage_unavailable', | ||
| 503, |
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When all D1 retry attempts fail, this adds a new 503 workspace_storage_unavailable API response, but the /workspaces operation in openapi.yaml still documents only 200, 201, and 400, and the corresponding README documentation was not updated. Clients generated from the schema therefore cannot handle the newly defined response contract accurately; update both API documentation sources with this behavior.
AGENTS.md reference: AGENTS.md:L34-L36
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| - Workspace creation batches the workspace and default channel atomically and | ||
| retries documented transient D1 write failures with bounded backoff. Internal | ||
| database errors no longer expose SQL statements or bound parameters in API | ||
| responses; server diagnostics use an explicit safe-field allowlist. |
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Because this is the first pending user-visible fix after the 8.0.4 release, leaving the package heading as bare [Unreleased] omits the required SemVer level and prevents the release tooling from checking the intended patch impact. Change the heading to [Unreleased - Patch].
AGENTS.md reference: AGENTS.md:L40-L44
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packages/engine/CHANGELOG.md (1)
14-17: 📐 Maintainability & Code Quality | 🔵 Trivial | ⚡ Quick winSplit this into concise impact-first bullets.
This bullet combines workspace durability and API error redaction. Use one short bullet for each user-visible change. Remove implementation detail such as “documented transient” and “explicit safe-field allowlist.”
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-- Workspace creation batches the workspace and default channel atomically and - retries documented transient D1 write failures with bounded backoff. Internal - database errors no longer expose SQL statements or bound parameters in API - responses; server diagnostics use an explicit safe-field allowlist. +- Workspace creation now retries transient D1 write failures and creates the default channel atomically. +- API errors no longer expose SQL statements or bound parameters.As per coding guidelines, “Keep changelog entries concise and impact-first: one short bullet per user-visible change.”
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In `@packages/engine/src/engine/workspace.ts`:
- Around line 72-89: The workspace creation flow using runAtomicWrites must
require true atomic database support so it cannot use a non-rollback sequential
fallback. Reject EngineDb handles lacking withTransaction or batch, or add a
required-atomic option to runAtomicWrites and use it here; add coverage with a
bare EngineDb confirming workspace creation is rejected.
In `@packages/engine/src/lib/httpError.ts`:
- Around line 60-63: Normalize the effective status consistently in
safeClientErrorMessage and errorResponse, treating status 0 as HTTP 500 before
deciding whether to mask the message. Add a regression test covering an uncoded
error with status 0 and a sensitive message, asserting the client receives
“Internal server error” rather than the raw message.
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In `@packages/engine/CHANGELOG.md`:
- Around line 14-17: Rewrite the changelog entry as two concise, impact-first
bullets: one for atomic workspace and default-channel creation with retry
behavior, and one for preventing SQL statements and bound parameters from
appearing in API error responses. Remove implementation details such as
“documented transient,” “bounded backoff,” and “explicit safe-field allowlist.”
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| writeResult = await retryD1Write(() => runAtomicWrites(db, (writeDb) => [ | ||
| writeDb | ||
| .insert(workspaces) | ||
| .values({ id: workspaceId, name, apiKeyHash }) | ||
| // A fixed id/key across attempts makes a lost D1 response safe to retry. | ||
| .onConflictDoUpdate({ target: workspaces.id, set: { id: workspaceId } }) | ||
| .returning(), | ||
| writeDb | ||
| .insert(channels) | ||
| .values({ | ||
| id: channelId, | ||
| workspaceId, | ||
| name: 'general', | ||
| topic: 'General discussion', | ||
| }) | ||
| .onConflictDoUpdate({ target: channels.id, set: { id: channelId } }) | ||
| .returning(), | ||
| ])); |
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🗄️ Data Integrity & Integration | 🟠 Major | 🏗️ Heavy lift
Require an atomic database capability for workspace creation.
Line 72 can use the sequential fallback in runAtomicWrites. That fallback has no rollback. If the channel insert fails after the workspace insert, the database retains a workspace without #general.
Reject handles without withTransaction or batch, or extend runAtomicWrites with a required-atomic mode. Add a test for a bare EngineDb to prevent regression.
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minimal, and validate.
In `@packages/engine/src/engine/workspace.ts` around lines 72 - 89, The workspace
creation flow using runAtomicWrites must require true atomic database support so
it cannot use a non-rollback sequential fallback. Reject EngineDb handles
lacking withTransaction or batch, or add a required-atomic option to
runAtomicWrites and use it here; add coverage with a bare EngineDb confirming
workspace creation is rejected.
| export function safeClientErrorMessage(error: CodedError): string { | ||
| return (error.status ?? 500) >= 500 && error.clientSafe !== true | ||
| ? 'Internal server error' | ||
| : error.message; |
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🔒 Security & Privacy | 🟠 Major | ⚡ Quick win
Use the same effective status for message masking.
safeClientErrorMessage uses ??, but errorResponse uses ||. If an uncoded error has status: 0, this function returns its raw message while errorResponse sends HTTP 500. Normalize the status before both decisions. Add a regression test with a sensitive uncoded message and status: 0.
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export function safeClientErrorMessage(error: CodedError): string {
- return (error.status ?? 500) >= 500 && error.clientSafe !== true
+ const status = error.status || 500;
+ return status >= 500 && error.clientSafe !== true
? 'Internal server error'
: error.message;
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only still-valid issues, skip the rest with a brief reason, keep changes
minimal, and validate.
In `@packages/engine/src/lib/httpError.ts` around lines 60 - 63, Normalize the
effective status consistently in safeClientErrorMessage and errorResponse,
treating status 0 as HTTP 500 before deciding whether to mask the message. Add a
regression test covering an uncoded error with status 0 and a sensitive message,
asserting the client receives “Internal server error” rather than the raw
message.
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<file name="packages/engine/src/engine/__tests__/workspace.test.ts">
<violation number="1" location="packages/engine/src/engine/__tests__/workspace.test.ts:76">
P2: The first test claims to verify workspace+channel atomicity, but the injected transient failure (`failBeforeFirst`) is thrown before `BEGIN IMMEDIATE`, so no write has begun when it fires. `retryD1Write` and `runAtomicWrites`/`attached` rollback logic is only exercised for a pre-transaction failure and for a post-commit lost response; a mid-batch failure (workspace insert succeeds, channel insert fails) that must roll back both is never tested. Since atomicity across both writes is the core promise of this change, add a scenario that fails after the first statement to prove the rollback leaves no orphaned workspace or channel rows.</violation>
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<file name="packages/engine/src/lib/d1Retry.ts">
<violation number="1" location="packages/engine/src/lib/d1Retry.ts:40">
P1: When Drizzle/D1 surfaces a transient error as a plain object with a `message` field, `retryableD1ErrorCode` returns `undefined` and `retryD1Write` fails immediately instead of retrying. Read a string `message` from any object in the cause chain, not only from `Error` instances.</violation>
</file>
<file name="packages/engine/src/lib/httpError.ts">
<violation number="1" location="packages/engine/src/lib/httpError.ts:61">
P2: When a legacy coded 5xx error is created with `Object.assign` instead of `codedError`, this condition masks its message even though it carries a stable error code. Preserve existing coded-error responses by basing the mask on the absence of `error.code`, or mark every coded 5xx construction as client-safe.</violation>
</file>
<file name="packages/engine/src/engine/workspace.ts">
<violation number="1" location="packages/engine/src/engine/workspace.ts:94">
P2: When a D1 batch commits but its response is lost and every subsequent retry within `retryD1Write` also fails, the loop exhausts and this block returns a 503 `workspace_storage_unavailable` even though the workspace and its `#general` channel are already committed. The generated api key lives only in the lost response, so it is unrecoverable, and a client retry generates a fresh `workspaceId`/api key, creating a duplicate workspace (and a second `#general` channel). The 'lost response cannot duplicate' guarantee only holds while a retry succeeds.</violation>
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| const message = current instanceof Error |
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P1: When Drizzle/D1 surfaces a transient error as a plain object with a message field, retryableD1ErrorCode returns undefined and retryD1Write fails immediately instead of retrying. Read a string message from any object in the cause chain, not only from Error instances.
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Check if this issue is valid — if so, understand the root cause and fix it. At packages/engine/src/lib/d1Retry.ts, line 40:
<comment>When Drizzle/D1 surfaces a transient error as a plain object with a `message` field, `retryableD1ErrorCode` returns `undefined` and `retryD1Write` fails immediately instead of retrying. Read a string `message` from any object in the cause chain, not only from `Error` instances.</comment>
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+ for (let depth = 0; current !== undefined && depth < 6 && !seen.has(current); depth += 1) {
+ seen.add(current);
+ const message = current instanceof Error
+ ? current.message
+ : typeof current === 'string'
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| expect(channelRows[0]?.name).toBe('general'); | ||
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| it('retries a transient D1 failure and commits workspace plus channel atomically', async () => { |
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P2: The first test claims to verify workspace+channel atomicity, but the injected transient failure (failBeforeFirst) is thrown before BEGIN IMMEDIATE, so no write has begun when it fires. retryD1Write and runAtomicWrites/attached rollback logic is only exercised for a pre-transaction failure and for a post-commit lost response; a mid-batch failure (workspace insert succeeds, channel insert fails) that must roll back both is never tested. Since atomicity across both writes is the core promise of this change, add a scenario that fails after the first statement to prove the rollback leaves no orphaned workspace or channel rows.
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Check if this issue is valid — if so, understand the root cause and fix it. At packages/engine/src/engine/__tests__/workspace.test.ts, line 76:
<comment>The first test claims to verify workspace+channel atomicity, but the injected transient failure (`failBeforeFirst`) is thrown before `BEGIN IMMEDIATE`, so no write has begun when it fires. `retryD1Write` and `runAtomicWrites`/`attached` rollback logic is only exercised for a pre-transaction failure and for a post-commit lost response; a mid-batch failure (workspace insert succeeds, channel insert fails) that must roll back both is never tested. Since atomicity across both writes is the core promise of this change, add a scenario that fails after the first statement to prove the rollback leaves no orphaned workspace or channel rows.</comment>
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+ expect(channelRows[0]?.name).toBe('general');
+ }
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+ it('retries a transient D1 failure and commits workspace plus channel atomically', async () => {
+ const batchCalls = attachD1Batch({ failBeforeFirst: true });
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| function messageWithCause(error: CodedError) { | ||
| return error.message; | ||
| export function safeClientErrorMessage(error: CodedError): string { | ||
| return (error.status ?? 500) >= 500 && error.clientSafe !== true |
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P2: When a legacy coded 5xx error is created with Object.assign instead of codedError, this condition masks its message even though it carries a stable error code. Preserve existing coded-error responses by basing the mask on the absence of error.code, or mark every coded 5xx construction as client-safe.
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Check if this issue is valid — if so, understand the root cause and fix it. At packages/engine/src/lib/httpError.ts, line 61:
<comment>When a legacy coded 5xx error is created with `Object.assign` instead of `codedError`, this condition masks its message even though it carries a stable error code. Preserve existing coded-error responses by basing the mask on the absence of `error.code`, or mark every coded 5xx construction as client-safe.</comment>
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@@ -32,15 +34,33 @@ export function asCodedError(err: unknown): CodedError {
-function messageWithCause(error: CodedError) {
- return error.message;
+export function safeClientErrorMessage(error: CodedError): string {
+ return (error.status ?? 500) >= 500 && error.clientSafe !== true
+ ? 'Internal server error'
+ : error.message;
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| return (error.status ?? 500) >= 500 && error.clientSafe !== true | |
| return (error.status ?? 500) >= 500 && !error.code |
| if (!(cause instanceof D1WriteRetryExhaustedError)) throw cause; | ||
| const error = codedError( | ||
| 'Workspace storage temporarily unavailable', | ||
| 'workspace_storage_unavailable', |
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P2: When a D1 batch commits but its response is lost and every subsequent retry within retryD1Write also fails, the loop exhausts and this block returns a 503 workspace_storage_unavailable even though the workspace and its #general channel are already committed. The generated api key lives only in the lost response, so it is unrecoverable, and a client retry generates a fresh workspaceId/api key, creating a duplicate workspace (and a second #general channel). The 'lost response cannot duplicate' guarantee only holds while a retry succeeds.
Prompt for AI agents
Check if this issue is valid — if so, understand the root cause and fix it. At packages/engine/src/engine/workspace.ts, line 94:
<comment>When a D1 batch commits but its response is lost and every subsequent retry within `retryD1Write` also fails, the loop exhausts and this block returns a 503 `workspace_storage_unavailable` even though the workspace and its `#general` channel are already committed. The generated api key lives only in the lost response, so it is unrecoverable, and a client retry generates a fresh `workspaceId`/api key, creating a duplicate workspace (and a second `#general` channel). The 'lost response cannot duplicate' guarantee only holds while a retry succeeds.</comment>
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@@ -64,23 +66,60 @@ export async function createWorkspace(
+ if (!(cause instanceof D1WriteRetryExhaustedError)) throw cause;
+ const error = codedError(
+ 'Workspace storage temporarily unavailable',
+ 'workspace_storage_unavailable',
+ 503,
+ );
</file context>
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Summary
#generalchannel in one atomic batchRoot cause
AgentWorkforce/relay#1562 showed intermittent standalone failures while minting a fresh workspace. Production read-only proof found no rows for the failed IDs/names, and a discriminating live write probe passed 32/32 creates, authenticated reads, and deletes. The creation route has no rate limiter. This isolates the observed failures to transient D1 writes rather than a persistent quota, collision, or edge outage.
The engine previously issued two separate, unretried writes. Its route-level catch also returned Drizzle's outer error message, which contains SQL and bound parameters, while bypassing the global error telemetry path.
Impact
Transient D1 network/reset/remote-node/queue failures now receive up to five safe attempts. A lost response cannot duplicate a workspace or leave it without its default channel. Non-transient schema, type, constraint, and quota errors still fail immediately.
Client responses no longer expose raw SQL or bound values for uncoded 5xx failures. Existing application-authored coded errors retain their API messages.
Validation
npm test --workspace=@relaycast/engine— 60 files, 593 tests passednpm run typecheck --workspace=@relaycast/enginenpm run lint --workspace=@relaycast/enginegit diff --checkNo production configuration or capacity was changed.