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What changed

Streaming API input is now enqueued directly in the extension host so it cannot race child completion through an asynchronous webview round trip. Queued lifecycle feedback is preserved through the durable claim behavior now on main, and batch file reads treat conversational messageResponse input as denial feedback rather than permission JSON.

The PR retains the deterministic VS Code e2e that queues input while a child is completing, verifies the child processes it, and only then allows the parent to resume. Focused tests cover streaming and image-only API delivery, queued lifecycle handling, explicit and conversational batch denial, and mixed per-file decisions. The MCP e2e fixture now launches the VS Code Electron executable in Node mode so the complete mocked suite runs reliably on current main.

Why this change was made

Queued instructions could be lost when a delegated child reached completion at the same time the API/webview path was still delivering the message. This addresses the primary subtask failure in #1308 and follows the task-lifecycle work tracked under #355.

Impact

Subtasks process queued steering feedback before returning control to their parent. Current main behavior for ordinary tool and command approve-with-feedback prompts remains unchanged. The rebased diff passes the repository's local changed-line mutation gate against a synthetic PR merge commit.

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@zoomote zoomote Bot changed the title [Fix] Queued messages no longer approve pending actions [Fix] Subtasks process queued feedback before returning Sep 5, 2026
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  • Bug Fixes

    • Messages sent while a task is actively streaming are now queued and processed in sequence, including image-only messages.
    • Queued conversational responses during batch file approval are handled consistently, with appropriate feedback and rejection results.
    • File approval decisions now correctly support individual approve or deny outcomes across multiple files.
  • Tests

    • Added coverage for queued input during subtask completion, streaming message behavior, and batch file approval scenarios.

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The changes enqueue messages directly during streaming, add end-to-end coverage for queued child input, update batch file approval handling, and adjust MCP test server launch configuration.

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Queued input delivery

Layer / File(s) Summary
Streaming message queue path
src/extension/api.ts, src/extension/__tests__/api.spec.ts, src/core/task/__tests__/ask-queued-message-drain.spec.ts, src/eslint-suppressions.json
Streaming messages now use messageQueueService.addMessage. Tests cover text, image-only input, non-streaming routing, and direct queue access.
Queued child completion scenario
apps/vscode-e2e/src/fixtures/subtasks.ts, apps/vscode-e2e/src/suite/subtasks.test.ts
Fixtures and an e2e test cover queued input during child completion, revised child output, and parent resumption.

Batch file approval handling

Layer / File(s) Summary
Batch approval response handling
src/core/tools/ReadFileTool.ts, src/core/tools/__tests__/ReadFileTool.spec.ts, src/eslint-suppressions.json
Message responses now follow the batch denial path. Tests cover feedback, plain denial, structured per-file decisions, and mixed outcomes. Truncation warnings no longer include a leading tab.

MCP test launch configuration

Layer / File(s) Summary
MCP server launch command
apps/vscode-e2e/src/suite/tools/use-mcp-tool.test.ts
The MCP server uses process.execPath and ELECTRON_RUN_AS_NODE: "1".

Estimated code review effort: 3 (Moderate) | ~25 minutes

Merge Risk: 🟡 Moderate · up to da6b0

Image-only queued instructions can be omitted from the model result during batch read denial, so this behavior should be fixed before merge.

Suggested reviewers: hannesrudolph, edelauna

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sequenceDiagram
  participant ParentTask
  participant ChildTask
  participant TaskMessageQueue
  ParentTask->>ChildTask: Spawn ask-mode subtask
  ChildTask->>TaskMessageQueue: Wait for queued instruction
  TaskMessageQueue->>ChildTask: Deliver queued instruction
  ChildTask-->>ParentTask: Return processed child result
  ParentTask-->>ParentTask: Resume after child completion
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Description check ⚠️ Warning The description explains the change, motivation, impact, and test coverage. It does not follow the repository template because it omits the required Related GitHub Issue section with a Closes: #... Add the required template sections. Link the approved issue with Closes: #1308`` or the correct issue number, provide reproducible test steps and environment details, complete the Pre-Submission Checklist, and address the Visual Snapshots, …
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Title check ✅ Passed The title clearly summarizes the primary change: subtasks process queued feedback before returning control.
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Regression Evidence ✅ Passed Focused coverage exists for each concrete behavior change. src/extension/__tests__/api.spec.ts covers direct queueing for streaming text+images, image-only input, and the non-streaming webview path.…
Trust And Persistence Invariants ✅ Passed No changed path meets the stated failure conditions. API.sendMessage now calls the synchronous MessageQueueService.addMessage only while a task is streaming; it does not execute the input, bypass …
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In `@src/core/tools/__tests__/ReadFileTool.spec.ts`:
- Line 702: Update the no-feedback batch test around
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{ path: "two.ts", status: "pending" as const, entry: { path: "two.ts", mode: "slice" as const } },
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await readFileTool["requestApproval"](task, fileResults, () => {})

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📐 Maintainability & Code Quality | 🟡 Minor | ⚡ Quick win

Assert per-file denial in the no-feedback batch test.

ReadFileTool.requestApproval sends status: "denied" through updateFileResult for every file. The no-op callback discards these updates, so the test does not protect this negative-case behavior. Capture the updates and assert that both files receive status: "denied".

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In `@src/core/tools/__tests__/ReadFileTool.spec.ts` at line 702, Update the
no-feedback batch test around ReadFileTool.requestApproval to capture calls to
the callback passed as its third argument, then assert that both file results
receive status "denied" through those updates. Preserve the existing
requestApproval invocation and test scope.

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} else if (response === "noButtonClicked" || response === "messageResponse") {
// A queued conversational message resolves the ask as messageResponse;
// it is feedback, not the JSON payload used by per-file permissions.

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🎯 Functional Correctness | 🟠 Major | ⚡ Quick win

Preserve image-only queued feedback.

When messageResponse contains images but no text, requestApproval stores feedbackImages and denies the read. buildAndPushResult selects feedback only when feedbackText is nonempty, so it omits the queued images from the model result. Treat nonempty text or images as feedback in both paths, and add batch regression tests for image-only and no-image responses.

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In `@src/core/tools/ReadFileTool.ts` around lines 456 - 458, Update
requestApproval and buildAndPushResult so queued feedback is recognized when
either feedbackText is nonempty or feedbackImages contains images, preserving
image-only feedback instead of denying or omitting it. Add batch regression
coverage for both image-only feedback and responses without images.

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