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Background

The Pi extension template resolved the Trellis project root once at extension load time via findRoot(process.cwd()). process.cwd() is the pi host process's launch directory, which can differ from the session working directory in pi-web / RPC / multi-project setups.

When the two diverge (e.g. a host launched in one project while a session runs in another), the extension fails to locate the active project's ./.pi/agents/*.md definitions and trellis_subagent errors out with "trellis_subagent is only for Trellis workflow agents with a definition file in .pi/agents/", or worse, resolves root to the wrong project (subagent spawn cwd and task.py current lookups follow the wrong root).

A second, compounding issue: findRoot treats any directory containing either .trellis or .pi as a project root. pi's global config directory (~/.pi) or an unrelated project's bare .pi both satisfy this, so resolution can stop too early (e.g. at the user's home directory).

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  • Resolve root from the session working directory: add cwd to the PiExtensionContext interface and introduce resolveRoot(ctx) = findRoot(ctx?.cwd ?? process.cwd()), preferring pi's ExtensionContext.cwd (the session cwd) with process.cwd() as a fallback when no context is available.
  • Re-resolve at each call site instead of capturing root once at load: subagent execution (trellis_subagent), agent-start context injection (before_agent_start), and turn/startup context builders all resolve against the current session, so the active project is always used.
  • Tighten findRoot: only a directory containing .trellis/ counts as a Trellis project root; a bare .pi (pi's global config or an unrelated project) no longer short-circuits the walk.

Verification

  • pnpm build succeeds; generated Pi template includes the new resolveRoot.
  • Full test suite passes: 1708 tests (core + cli), including test/templates/pi.test.ts.
  • Manual smoke: with host cwd ≠ session cwd, trellis_subagent now resolves the session project's .pi/agents/trellis-*.md and spawns the child with the correct project root.

Summary by CodeRabbit

  • Bug Fixes
    • Improved project detection using the active session’s working directory.
    • Projects are recognized only when they contain a .trellis directory.
    • Extension actions consistently use the correct project location.
    • Prevented cached context from being reused across different projects.
    • Refreshed task context when switching between projects during a session.
    • Child processes now run from the active project directory.
    • Added regression coverage for project-specific context and working-directory behavior.

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📝 Walkthrough

Walkthrough

The Trellis extension resolves project roots from the active session working directory when available. Root discovery requires a .trellis directory. Session caches now use both session identity and project root. Context updates are re-emitted when sessions switch projects.

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Trellis root resolution

Layer / File(s) Summary
Root resolution contract
packages/cli/src/templates/pi/extensions/trellis/index.ts.txt
PiExtensionContext now accepts cwd. Root discovery requires a .trellis directory and retains a process-level fallback.
Active session context propagation
packages/cli/src/templates/pi/extensions/trellis/index.ts.txt, packages/cli/test/templates/pi.test.ts
Per-turn, startup, subagent, and before_agent_start paths resolve context from the active session root. Root-scoped caches isolate project context and re-emit it after project switches.
Session-root process validation
packages/cli/test/templates/pi.test.ts
Tests verify isolated cached context, context restoration after switching roots, and child-process execution in the session root.

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Merge Risk: 🔵 Low · up to ca6dc

The change resolves Trellis project roots from the active session, but switching projects within the same session can still reuse cached context from the previous project and may repeat the startup notice. The PR is mergeable with explicit owner awareness and follow-up for these bounded project-switching issues.

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In `@packages/cli/src/templates/pi/extensions/trellis/index.ts.txt`:
- Around line 968-971: Update findRoot to return c only when the .trellis path
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function resolveRoot(ctx?: PiExtensionContext): string {
return findRoot(ctx?.cwd ?? process.cwd());

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P1 Badge Add regression coverage for session-root resolution

When Pi runs through pi-web/RPC with process.cwd() pointing at one project and ctx.cwd at another, this branch is the entire fix, yet no test constructs that split: the existing Pi tests evaluate the extension with the host cwd already set to the Trellis root and pass contexts without cwd. The repository's unit-test convention requires regression coverage for bug fixes, so reverting to the process cwd or reintroducing the bare-.pi stop would leave every test green while breaking the reported configuration; add behavioral coverage using distinct host and session roots for context injection and subagent execution.

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Thanks — addressed in amended commit b69ad7e.

The existing root-switch regression covers context injection with host cwd != ctx.cwd. I also extended the spawned-child test so that:

  • the extension is loaded with a separate hostRoot;
  • the agent definition and fake Pi CLI exist only under sessionRoot;
  • trellis_subagent.execute receives ctx.cwd = sessionRoot;
  • the fake child records process.cwd(), which is asserted (via realpath) to equal sessionRoot.

This now covers both session-root agent-definition lookup and the child spawn cwd. Full suite: 76 files / 1709 tests passing.

xupeng added a commit to xupeng/Trellis that referenced this pull request Aug 26, 2026
findRoot accepted any path entry named .trellis, including a regular
file. Require the marker to be an actual directory so a stray file
cannot be mistaken for a Trellis project root (CodeRabbit review on
mindfold-ai#581).
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Thanks for the review! Fixed in ca3ed50.

findRoot now requires the .trellis marker to be an actual directory:

const marker = join(c, ".trellis");
if (existsSync(marker) && statSync(marker).isDirectory()) return c;

A regular file named .trellis can no longer be mistaken for a project root. Full test suite passes (1708 tests, core + cli).

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1702-1711: 🗄️ Data Integrity & Integration | 🟠 Major | ⚡ Quick win

Scope Trellis context caches by resolveRoot(ctx). When before_agent_start receives the same k for different ctx.cwd values, getTurnCtx can reuse the first root's context, and getStartupCtx, taskCtxSnapshot, lastSentTaskCtx, and lastSentRuntimeCtx reuse state by k alone. The second project can receive stale startup or task context. Key these caches by k and the resolved root, or invalidate them when the root changes. Add a regression test with two roots, one key, and different cwd values.

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In `@packages/cli/src/templates/pi/extensions/trellis/index.ts.txt` around lines
1702 - 1711, Scope Trellis context caches by both the key and resolved root from
resolveRoot(ctx), updating getTurnCtx, getStartupCtx, taskCtxSnapshot,
lastSentTaskCtx, and lastSentRuntimeCtx so state is not reused across different
ctx.cwd roots. Invalidate cached state when the root changes, and add a
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resolved root from resolveRoot(ctx), updating getTurnCtx, getStartupCtx,
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Caches keyed only by the session key (getTurnCtx, getStartupCtx,
taskCtxSnapshot, lastSentTaskCtx, lastSentRuntimeCtx) can leak one
project's startup/task context into another when the same session key
observes a different ctx.cwd (pi-web / RPC / project switching).

Key all per-session caches by session key plus the resolved project
root via cacheKey(k, ctx), and add a regression test covering two
roots with the same session key but different cwd values (CodeRabbit
review on mindfold-ai#581).
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Thanks for the second review! Both points addressed in f72de49.

Cache scoping: all per-session caches (getTurnCtx, getStartupCtx, taskCtxSnapshot, lastSentTaskCtx, lastSentRuntimeCtx) are now keyed by session key plus the resolved project root via a new cacheKey(k, ctx) helper, so a session observing a different ctx.cwd cannot reuse another project's startup/task context.

Regression test: added scopes per-session caches by resolved root when ctx.cwd changes — two temporary project roots, the same session key, and different cwd values; it asserts the second before_agent_start injection uses the second root's task context and not the first root's cached one.

Full suite: 76 files / 1709 tests passing (core + cli).

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1734-1738: 🎯 Functional Correctness | 🟡 Minor | ⚡ Quick win

Keep FIRST_REPLY_NOTICE session-scoped.

When the same session switches to a different ctx.cwd, cacheKey(k, ctx) changes and buildStartupContext runs again. That function always includes FIRST_REPLY_NOTICE, so the next project receives the first-reply acknowledgment again even though the notice is one-shot per session.

Track notice state by session key independently from the root-scoped startup, workflow, and task caches. Add this case to the root-switch regression test.

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Thanks for flagging the FIRST_REPLY_NOTICE interaction. I investigated it, but I do not think a runtime-state change is appropriate here.

FIRST_REPLY_NOTICE is intentionally part of the immutable system-prompt prefix and is already present on every turn for a single root; its one-shot behavior is semantic, enforced by the instruction itself plus the existing session transcript. Rebuilding root-scoped startup context does not start a new session or erase the earlier assistant reply.

Tracking/removing the notice after startup would make the system prompt byte-different over the life of a context, conflicting with the provider-prefix cache invariant documented directly above startupCtxCache. It would also remain inconsistent when switching back to a previously cached root unless all cached prefixes were mutated.

Therefore I am leaving the notice behavior unchanged. The root-scoped workflow/startup/task caches remain covered by the regression test, and b69ad7e adds the missing host-vs-session subagent execution coverage. Full suite: 76 files / 1709 tests passing.

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pi.on?.("before_agent_start", (event, ctx) => {
const k = getKey(event, ctx);
const key = k ?? "default";
const key = cacheKey(k, ctx);

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P1 Badge Re-emit the active root after switching projects

When one Pi session moves A → B → A and B's task changes while active, this composite key makes lastSentTaskCtx and lastSentRuntimeCtx remember separate values for each root. Returning to unchanged A therefore emits no new message, leaving B's later persisted <trellis-task-context-update>—which explicitly says it supersedes the system-prompt context—as the most recent update in history. The agent can consequently continue with B's task instructions after switching back to A; keep root-scoped immutable snapshots, but deduplicate persisted updates against the session's most recently emitted root/context so A is reasserted on every root transition.

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Thanks for the detailed scenario — fixed in the amended commit ca6dce1.

Fix: added a session-level lastPersistedRoot map alongside the root-scoped lastSentTaskCtx / lastSentRuntimeCtx. On every before_agent_start, if the session previously persisted updates from a different root (switchedRoot), the current root's runtime context and <trellis-task-context-update> are re-emitted even when that root's on-disk content is unchanged. Root-scoped immutable snapshots (taskCtxSnapshot, startupCtxCache) are untouched, so the system-prompt prefix stays byte-stable per project. lastPersistedRoot only advances when an update is actually persisted.

Regression test: re-asserts the current root's task context when a session switches back — drives A → B → A with the same session key, asserts A's task-context update is re-emitted on return (and B's content is not), and that the first visit does not emit a redundant update.

Verification: full suite 76 files / 1709 tests passing (the single local failure is #512 env leak from PI_SESSION_ID set by the host Pi session; it passes with that var unset).

The pi extension template resolved the project root once at extension
load time via findRoot(process.cwd()), the pi host process's launch
directory. In pi-web / RPC / multi-project hosts the session working
directory (ExtensionContext.cwd) differs from the process cwd, so
.pi/agents lookups failed with "trellis_subagent is only for Trellis
workflow agents..." or resolved to the wrong project.

- Add cwd to the PiExtensionContext interface and resolve the root from
  ctx.cwd when available, falling back to process.cwd().
- Tighten findRoot to only treat directories containing .trellis/ as
  project roots (a bare .pi can be pi's global config ~/.pi or an
  unrelated project), and require the marker to be an actual directory.
- Re-resolve the root at each call site (subagent execution,
  agent-start context injection) so the active session project is used.
- Scope per-session caches (turn/startup/task context) by session key
  plus resolved root, so a session switching projects cannot reuse
  another project's cached context.
- Add a regression test covering two roots, one session key, and
  different cwd values.

Full test suite passes (76 files / 1709 tests).
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