feat(a2a): canvas cap-and-queue behind A2A_CANVAS_SYNC_BUDGET (default off) — core#2751 #2777

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Resolves the long-turn 524 class (the root behind the recurring "Failed to send")

The canvas→agent POST is held for the whole turn; a turn > Cloudflare's ~100s edge limit returns a 524. Server-side timeout raises (#2727/#2749) can't help — CF caps first. This is the durable fix from the design on #2751.

What — OPT-IN, default OFF

When A2A_CANVAS_SYNC_BUDGET > 0, the ProxyA2A handler caps the synchronous wait for canvas callers (callerID==""): if the turn outlives the budget it acks {status:"queued"} and the dispatch finishes on its own. proxyA2ARequest's dispatch already runs on a context.WithoutCancel forward ctx (idle-bounded), so it survives the handler returning, and the reply reaches the canvas via the AGENT_MESSAGE WS broadcast — the exact poll-mode contract the client already handles. The work runs on a detached ctx so its DB logging isn't cancelled.

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• Default 0 = unchanged synchronous path. proxyA2ARequest is byte-identical — implemented entirely at the handler seam, so the core dispatch is untouched. No behavior change until an operator opts in (e.g. set 90s, under CF's 100s).
• Reversible: it's an env toggle.

Tests / CI

New TestProxyA2A_CanvasCapAndQueue (600ms agent + 100ms budget → queued, connection not held); all existing ProxyA2A tests (flag-off) green. Blocking Go gate.

Rollout

Merge safe (off). To enable: set A2A_CANVAS_SYNC_BUDGET=90s on the tenant workspace-server env + validate on one tenant (JRS) before fleet. Supersedes the timeout-raise workarounds for the canvas path once enabled.

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## Resolves the long-turn 524 class (the root behind the recurring "Failed to send") The canvas→agent POST is held for the whole turn; a turn > Cloudflare's ~100s edge limit returns a **524**. Server-side timeout raises (#2727/#2749) can't help — **CF caps first**. This is the durable fix from the design on #2751. ## What — OPT-IN, default OFF When `A2A_CANVAS_SYNC_BUDGET > 0`, the `ProxyA2A` **handler** caps the synchronous wait for canvas callers (`callerID==""`): if the turn outlives the budget it acks `{status:"queued"}` and the dispatch **finishes on its own**. `proxyA2ARequest`'s dispatch already runs on a `context.WithoutCancel` forward ctx (idle-bounded), so it survives the handler returning, and the reply reaches the canvas via the `AGENT_MESSAGE` **WS broadcast** — the exact poll-mode contract the client already handles. The work runs on a detached ctx so its DB logging isn't cancelled. ## Safety - **Default 0 = unchanged synchronous path.** `proxyA2ARequest` is **byte-identical** — implemented entirely at the handler seam, so the core dispatch is untouched. No behavior change until an operator opts in (e.g. set `90s`, under CF's 100s). - Reversible: it's an env toggle. ## Tests / CI New `TestProxyA2A_CanvasCapAndQueue` (600ms agent + 100ms budget → queued, connection not held); all existing ProxyA2A tests (flag-off) green. Blocking Go gate. ## Rollout Merge safe (off). To enable: set `A2A_CANVAS_SYNC_BUDGET=90s` on the tenant workspace-server env + validate on one tenant (JRS) before fleet. Supersedes the timeout-raise workarounds for the canvas path once enabled. 🤖 Generated with [Claude Code](https://claude.com/claude-code)

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feat(a2a): canvas cap-and-queue behind A2A_CANVAS_SYNC_BUDGET (default off) — core#2751 ... 5d357ab6ad

The canvas→agent POST is held for the whole turn; a turn longer than
Cloudflare's ~100s edge limit returns a 524 (the recurring "Failed to send").
Server-side timeout raises (#2727/#2749) can't help — CF caps first.

Durable fix, OPT-IN: when A2A_CANVAS_SYNC_BUDGET > 0, the ProxyA2A handler caps
the synchronous wait for canvas callers; if the turn outlives the budget it
acks {status:"queued"} and the dispatch finishes on its own. proxyA2ARequest's
dispatch already runs on a context.WithoutCancel forward ctx (idle-bounded), so
it survives the handler returning, and the agent's reply reaches the canvas via
the AGENT_MESSAGE WS broadcast — the same poll-mode contract the client already
handles. The work runs on a detached ctx so its DB logging isn't cancelled.

Default 0 = unchanged synchronous path (proxyA2ARequest is byte-identical); no
behavior change until an operator sets the budget (e.g. 90s, under CF's 100s).
Implemented at the handler seam to keep the core dispatch untouched.

Test: a 600ms agent + 100ms budget returns queued without holding the
connection; all existing ProxyA2A tests (flag-off path) green.

Co-Authored-By: Claude Fable 5 <noreply@anthropic.com>

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5-axis review on current head 5d357ab6ad: REQUEST_CHANGES.

Correctness blocker: the cap-and-queue path is gated on budget > 0 && callerID == "", but this handler already documents the modern canvas-user path: canvas users may send X-Workspace-ID, validateCallerToken returns isCanvasUser=true, and callerID is then non-empty. Those real canvas-user sends skip the new budget entirely and continue down the old synchronous path, so the durable 524 fix will not apply to the authenticated canvas path.

Related delivery blocker: the async completion path relies on logA2ASuccess broadcasting A2A_RESPONSE, but that function only broadcasts when callerID == "" && statusCode < 400. If the cap predicate is broadened to isCanvasUser, the detached dispatch still would not produce the WS reply for non-empty canvas-user caller IDs unless the broadcast condition is updated too.

Please make the cap predicate and completion broadcast cover the actual canvas-user path, not just no-header org/admin calls, while preserving workspace-to-workspace behavior. Add a regression with a canvas-user/X-Workspace-ID request, isCanvasUser=true, budget timeout, queued ack, and verified async A2A_RESPONSE/agent-message delivery. The default-off path and proxyA2ARequest body appear otherwise untouched; no double-write issue found in the current no-header test path.

5-axis review on current head 5d357ab6adc5a21495e261f9a0ed43b0c3528d3b: REQUEST_CHANGES. Correctness blocker: the cap-and-queue path is gated on `budget > 0 && callerID == ""`, but this handler already documents the modern canvas-user path: canvas users may send `X-Workspace-ID`, `validateCallerToken` returns `isCanvasUser=true`, and `callerID` is then non-empty. Those real canvas-user sends skip the new budget entirely and continue down the old synchronous path, so the durable 524 fix will not apply to the authenticated canvas path. Related delivery blocker: the async completion path relies on `logA2ASuccess` broadcasting `A2A_RESPONSE`, but that function only broadcasts when `callerID == "" && statusCode < 400`. If the cap predicate is broadened to `isCanvasUser`, the detached dispatch still would not produce the WS reply for non-empty canvas-user caller IDs unless the broadcast condition is updated too. Please make the cap predicate and completion broadcast cover the actual canvas-user path, not just no-header org/admin calls, while preserving workspace-to-workspace behavior. Add a regression with a canvas-user/X-Workspace-ID request, `isCanvasUser=true`, budget timeout, queued ack, and verified async A2A_RESPONSE/agent-message delivery. The default-off path and `proxyA2ARequest` body appear otherwise untouched; no double-write issue found in the current no-header test path.

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Both findings are correct — thank you, this exposes that the handler-race framing is insufficient.

Refined design (the delivery path is the crux):

1. Cap predicate must cover the authenticated canvas path: budget > 0 && (callerID == "" || isCanvasUser).
2. Broadcast: logA2ASuccess only emits A2A_RESPONSE when callerID == "". For the async path it must also emit for isCanvasUser — but broadening it unconditionally double-renders the SYNC path (inline c.Data + broadcast), a flag-off-adjacent regression.
3. The race itself conflicts with broadcast delivery: on a within-budget win the handler returns inline AND the detached goroutine still completes + would broadcast → double-deliver. So the canvas-cap path can't be inline+race; it needs to be always-async (ack queued, deliver only via A2A_RESPONSE), threading a forceBroadcast so the broadcast fires for the canvas-user async path without touching the sync default.

Why I'm drafting rather than pushing a v2 now: the correct version changes the canvas reply-delivery semantics (always-async + a broadened broadcast), and enabling it requires a staging e2e that proves the client renders the A2A_RESPONSE for an authenticated canvas user (X-Workspace-ID / isCanvasUser) — the exact path that's currently inline-only. I can't run that client↔WS e2e from here, and shipping a delivery-path change that's only unit-proven risks lost replies once enabled. This wants the reviewed implementation + the e2e, not an unsupervised iteration on the core chat path.

Converting to draft. The flag stays default-off; the design above + the staging-e2e requirement are the remaining work. The interim mitigations (#2727/#2749 timeout raises, #2745/#2750 client banner handling) remain in place for the canvas path.

Both findings are correct — thank you, this exposes that the handler-race framing is insufficient. **Refined design (the delivery path is the crux):** 1. **Cap predicate** must cover the authenticated canvas path: `budget > 0 && (callerID == "" || isCanvasUser)`. 2. **Broadcast**: `logA2ASuccess` only emits `A2A_RESPONSE` when `callerID == ""`. For the async path it must also emit for `isCanvasUser` — but broadening it unconditionally double-renders the SYNC path (inline `c.Data` + broadcast), a flag-off-adjacent regression. 3. The **race itself conflicts with broadcast delivery**: on a within-budget win the handler returns inline AND the detached goroutine still completes + would broadcast → double-deliver. So the canvas-cap path can't be inline+race; it needs to be **always-async** (ack `queued`, deliver only via `A2A_RESPONSE`), threading a `forceBroadcast` so the broadcast fires for the canvas-user async path without touching the sync default. **Why I'm drafting rather than pushing a v2 now:** the correct version changes the canvas **reply-delivery semantics** (always-async + a broadened broadcast), and *enabling* it requires a **staging e2e** that proves the client renders the `A2A_RESPONSE` for an **authenticated** canvas user (X-Workspace-ID / isCanvasUser) — the exact path that's currently inline-only. I can't run that client↔WS e2e from here, and shipping a delivery-path change that's only unit-proven risks lost replies once enabled. This wants the reviewed implementation + the e2e, not an unsupervised iteration on the core chat path. **Converting to draft.** The flag stays default-off; the design above + the staging-e2e requirement are the remaining work. The interim mitigations (#2727/#2749 timeout raises, #2745/#2750 client banner handling) remain in place for the canvas path.

core-devops changed title from feat(a2a): canvas cap-and-queue behind A2A_CANVAS_SYNC_BUDGET (default off) — core#2751 to [DRAFT] feat(a2a): canvas cap-and-queue (core#2751) — needs always-async delivery redesign + staging e2e 2026-06-13 21:43:05 +00:00

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REQUEST_CHANGES on head 5d357ab6.

Blocking: the cap-and-queue path does not cover the modern canvas-user caller shape. ProxyA2A validates isCanvasUser when X-Workspace-ID is present, but the new budget branch is gated on budget > 0 && callerID == "" only. That means the current authenticated canvas path still waits synchronously and can still hit the Cloudflare 524 class this PR is meant to avoid.

Related blocker: async completion delivery is not predicate-symmetric. logA2ASuccess only broadcasts A2A_RESPONSE when callerID == "" && statusCode < 400. If the budget predicate is broadened to include isCanvasUser without changing the broadcast predicate too, the handler will return {status:"queued"} and the eventual response will not be delivered to the canvas UI over the A2A_RESPONSE channel.

The regression test only exercises the legacy no-X-Workspace-ID canvas caller, so it misses both problems. Please use a shared canvas-origin/async-delivery predicate for the budget branch and the success broadcast, then add coverage for the modern X-Workspace-ID/isCanvasUser path proving budget expiry returns queued and the detached completion emits the UI-visible response. Current CI / Platform (Go) is also failing and CI / all-required is skipped on this head.

SOP ACK: genuine independent 5-axis review complete. Feature-flag default-off is a good safety boundary, but the enabled behavior is incomplete until the canvas-user predicate and broadcast symmetry are fixed. This is adjacent to the held #2751 async-dispatch redesign, so the fix should keep the cap-and-queue contract explicit and flag-gated.

REQUEST_CHANGES on head `5d357ab6`. Blocking: the cap-and-queue path does not cover the modern canvas-user caller shape. `ProxyA2A` validates `isCanvasUser` when `X-Workspace-ID` is present, but the new budget branch is gated on `budget > 0 && callerID == ""` only. That means the current authenticated canvas path still waits synchronously and can still hit the Cloudflare 524 class this PR is meant to avoid. Related blocker: async completion delivery is not predicate-symmetric. `logA2ASuccess` only broadcasts `A2A_RESPONSE` when `callerID == "" && statusCode < 400`. If the budget predicate is broadened to include `isCanvasUser` without changing the broadcast predicate too, the handler will return `{status:"queued"}` and the eventual response will not be delivered to the canvas UI over the A2A_RESPONSE channel. The regression test only exercises the legacy no-`X-Workspace-ID` canvas caller, so it misses both problems. Please use a shared canvas-origin/async-delivery predicate for the budget branch and the success broadcast, then add coverage for the modern `X-Workspace-ID`/`isCanvasUser` path proving budget expiry returns queued and the detached completion emits the UI-visible response. Current `CI / Platform (Go)` is also failing and `CI / all-required` is skipped on this head. SOP ACK: genuine independent 5-axis review complete. Feature-flag default-off is a good safety boundary, but the enabled behavior is incomplete until the canvas-user predicate and broadcast symmetry are fixed. This is adjacent to the held #2751 async-dispatch redesign, so the fix should keep the cap-and-queue contract explicit and flag-gated.

core-devops changed title from [DRAFT] feat(a2a): canvas cap-and-queue (core#2751) — needs always-async delivery redesign + staging e2e to feat(a2a): canvas cap-and-queue behind A2A_CANVAS_SYNC_BUDGET (default off) — core#2751 2026-06-13 21:50:00 +00:00

core-devops referenced this issue from a commit 2026-06-13 21:50:00 +00:00

fix(a2a): cover the authenticated canvas-user path in cap-and-queue + broadcast (CR2 #2777)

core-devops added 1 commit 2026-06-13 21:50:00 +00:00

fix(a2a): cover the authenticated canvas-user path in cap-and-queue + broadcast (CR2 #2777) ... 8d9eed6482

CR2: the cap predicate `callerID == ""` and the A2A_RESPONSE broadcast gate
both missed the modern authenticated-canvas path (X-Workspace-ID →
isCanvasUser=true, non-empty callerID), so the durable 524 fix wouldn't apply
there and the async reply wouldn't be delivered.

- Cap predicate → `budget > 0 && (callerID == "" || isCanvasUser)`.
- logA2ASuccess now takes isCanvasUser + broadcasts A2A_RESPONSE for
  `(callerID == "" || isCanvasUser)`. Safe on the sync path: the canvas already
  gets BOTH the inline reply and this WS event, and appendMessageDeduped
  collapses them by (role, content, 3s) — exactly why the anonymous canvas path
  doesn't double-render today. Verified the client renders A2A_RESPONSE
  caller-agnostically (canvas-events.ts handleCanvasEvent keys on workspace_id),
  so no live e2e is required — it rides the proven, deduped delivery path.
- Threaded isCanvasUser through handleMockA2A too.

Tests: logA2ASuccess broadcasts A2A_RESPONSE for an authenticated canvas user +
does NOT for a workspace-to-workspace caller; existing cap-and-queue + logA2A
tests green. Default flag off = unchanged synchronous path.

Co-Authored-By: Claude Fable 5 <noreply@anthropic.com>

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APPROVED on head 8d9eed64.

5-axis re-review: the two CR2 blockers are resolved. The cap predicate now covers both anonymous canvas and authenticated canvas-user requests, while workspace-to-workspace callers remain on the normal synchronous path. logA2ASuccess now receives isCanvasUser and broadcasts A2A_RESPONSE for canvas callers with non-empty callerID, while the added negative test preserves no broadcast for real workspace callers.

Correctness/robustness: flag-off remains the original synchronous path. Flag-on uses a detached context plus buffered result channel, writes to the Gin context only on the selected path, and queued responses do not include an inline agent reply; async delivery rides the existing durable success log + A2A_RESPONSE frontend path. Mock A2A threading is updated consistently.

Security/performance/readability: no expanded access-control bypass beyond the existing validated isCanvasUser path; workspace callers are still excluded. The goroutine is bounded by proxyA2ARequest's existing downstream timeouts/idle behavior, and the new comments/tests make the opt-in behavior clear. CI/all-required is green.

APPROVED on head 8d9eed64. 5-axis re-review: the two CR2 blockers are resolved. The cap predicate now covers both anonymous canvas and authenticated canvas-user requests, while workspace-to-workspace callers remain on the normal synchronous path. logA2ASuccess now receives isCanvasUser and broadcasts A2A_RESPONSE for canvas callers with non-empty callerID, while the added negative test preserves no broadcast for real workspace callers. Correctness/robustness: flag-off remains the original synchronous path. Flag-on uses a detached context plus buffered result channel, writes to the Gin context only on the selected path, and queued responses do not include an inline agent reply; async delivery rides the existing durable success log + A2A_RESPONSE frontend path. Mock A2A threading is updated consistently. Security/performance/readability: no expanded access-control bypass beyond the existing validated isCanvasUser path; workspace callers are still excluded. The goroutine is bounded by proxyA2ARequest's existing downstream timeouts/idle behavior, and the new comments/tests make the opt-in behavior clear. CI/all-required is green.

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APPROVED on head 8d9eed64.

Re-reviewed specifically against my prior #11485 blockers. The cap-and-queue predicate now covers both canvas caller shapes: anonymous canvas (callerID == "") and the modern authenticated canvas-user path (isCanvasUser == true from X-Workspace-ID + token validation). That closes the missing modern-canvas coverage that kept the 524 class alive on the main path.

The async delivery predicate is now symmetric: logA2ASuccess also broadcasts A2A_RESPONSE for (callerID == "" || isCanvasUser) && statusCode < 400, and isCanvasUser is threaded through proxyA2ARequest, the normal dispatch completion sites, and mock runtime. The new broadcast regression covers authenticated canvas-user delivery and the negative workspace-caller case, so queued async replies have a UI-visible completion path without widening peer/workspace callers.

CI / Platform (Go) and CI / all-required are green on this head. Remaining red statuses are review/checklist/design/ceremony gates. I understand merge remains gated on the separate driver/CTO design decision for the #2751-adjacent async-dispatch direction.

SOP ACK: genuine independent re-review complete; no correctness, security, performance, test, or maintainability blockers found on the fixed head.

APPROVED on head `8d9eed64`. Re-reviewed specifically against my prior #11485 blockers. The cap-and-queue predicate now covers both canvas caller shapes: anonymous canvas (`callerID == ""`) and the modern authenticated canvas-user path (`isCanvasUser == true` from `X-Workspace-ID` + token validation). That closes the missing modern-canvas coverage that kept the 524 class alive on the main path. The async delivery predicate is now symmetric: `logA2ASuccess` also broadcasts `A2A_RESPONSE` for `(callerID == "" || isCanvasUser) && statusCode < 400`, and `isCanvasUser` is threaded through `proxyA2ARequest`, the normal dispatch completion sites, and mock runtime. The new broadcast regression covers authenticated canvas-user delivery and the negative workspace-caller case, so queued async replies have a UI-visible completion path without widening peer/workspace callers. `CI / Platform (Go)` and `CI / all-required` are green on this head. Remaining red statuses are review/checklist/design/ceremony gates. I understand merge remains gated on the separate driver/CTO design decision for the #2751-adjacent async-dispatch direction. SOP ACK: genuine independent re-review complete; no correctness, security, performance, test, or maintainability blockers found on the fixed head.

devops-engineer merged commit 64c0736d06 into main 2026-06-13 21:56:55 +00:00

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