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fix(core): run the governance check on switchAgent for child sessions - #486
PR #468's model governance is enforced on child creation, fork, and switchModel — but Session.switchAgent published the agent switch with no governance check at all. Continuing an existing child through the Task tool under a different agent therefore bypassed the incoming agent's model lists whenever no model switch accompanied it; and when a model switch did accompany it, the concurrent Effect.all in the Task tool meant switchModel was judged against the outgoing agent, not the incoming one. Spec §6.4 claimed this path was covered by §6.3; it was not.
Solution
Session.switchAgent (core): for a child session, run ModelGovernance.assertAllowed before publishing AgentSelected, judged against the incoming agent. The model checked is the one the child will run — a new optional model input when the switch accompanies a model change, else the child's current model; assertAllowed's existing fallback chain supplies the incoming agent's configured default, then the parent's model. A denial fails with ModelGovernance.DeniedError naming the binding layer and publishes nothing. Top-level sessions stay unchecked, mirroring switchModel.
Facade interface: switchAgent gains the optional model input and the DeniedError error channel.
Task tool continuation: the agent/model switches now run sequentially, agent first — the agent switch judges the will-run model against the incoming agent, and the model switch that follows is judged against that incoming agent too.
Protocol + server: session.switchAgent now declares InvalidRequestError, and its handler maps DeniedError to it, exactly like switchModel. Generated client verified unchanged (bun run generate + check:generated pass with no diff — the error union already contained InvalidRequestError).
Spec: §6.3 now describes the switchAgent check; §6.4's coverage claim updated to match.
Verification
New regression test in session-governance.test.ts: a tightened parent policy binds a child's switchAgent (denied, agent/model unchanged, error names the allowed list) while a permitted switch succeeds and a top-level session's switch stays unchecked. Suite 7/7 pass; ablation exact (reverting only the switchAgent impl makes exactly the new test fail).
Typecheck PASS for core (after one tsgo OOM retry), protocol, and server. check:generated exits 0.
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New Features
Agent changes in child sessions now follow the parent session’s model-governance rules, using the model that will be active after the change.
If a change isn’t permitted, it’s rejected with an explanation, and the child session’s agent and model remain unchanged.
Child-session agent switches now validate the model under the incoming agent’s governance before publishing the switch. Subagent continuation applies agent and model changes in order, and the session endpoint reports governance denials as invalid requests.
The switch interface accepts an optional model. Child-session switches validate the model under governance before publication. Tests cover permitted and denied child switches and unchecked top-level switches. The specification describes the check and its model-selection fallbacks.
Continuation switches the agent before the model. When provided, the selected model is passed to the agent switch; a later model switch uses the incoming agent.
developing-today/opencode#468: Introduced the model-governance behavior that this change extends to child-session agent switches.
Suggested reviewers:kitlangton, thdxr
Merge Risk: Moderate · up to ffa28
Continuing a child session with force:true can now fail where it previously succeeded, because the override is not passed to the new governance check. HTTP clients also cannot use the new model input when switching agents. Resolve the force regression before merging; the other items are lower impact.
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The title clearly and concisely identifies the main change: adding governance checks for child-session agent switches.
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Issue #479 has one direct link and no active parent context. Its coding requirements are met at head ffa283f.
1. Re-judge the child's model against the incoming agent before publishing. In packages/…
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Every changed file connects to issue #479 or its implementation: - packages/core/src/session/session.ts: the switchAgent governance check and the optional model input. Core change. - packages/core…
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Re-judge the child's model against the incoming agent before publishing. In packages/core/src/session/session.ts, switchAgent now runs ModelGovernance.assertAllowed for child sessions (session.parentID set). It judges input.agent with model input.model ?? session.model. The check runs before bus.publish(SessionEvent.AgentSelected, ...), so a denial publishes nothing. The assertAllowed fallback chain (incoming agent default, then parent model) covers the no-model case.
Denial raises ModelGovernance.DeniedError. The new test asserts this type and checks that the message contains the allowed model test/a. The layer-naming behavior comes from the existing assertAllowed; I did not re-read that function.
Regression test. packages/core/test/session-governance.test.ts adds a case. A tightened parent policy denies a child's switchAgent, and the child keeps its agent and model. A permitted switch succeeds. A top-level switch stays unchecked. This matches the issue's acceptance criteria.
Task-tool continuation. packages/core/src/tool/plugin/subagent.ts runs the agent switch first, passing the will-run model, then the model switch. The model switch is therefore judged against the incoming agent.
The spec update (§6.3 and §6.4) is documentation. I did not read the spec file. Its content is taken from the change summary only. That does not change the coding verdict.
Not verified by reading code: the facade in packages/core/src/session/session.ts that forwards input to switchAgent. The reviewed diff shows the signature change in packages/core/src/session.ts. The Task-tool call passes model through the facade, and the author reports a passing core typecheck. I did not confirm the runtime forwarding of the model field.
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packages/core/src/session/session.ts: the switchAgent governance check and the optional model input. Core change.
packages/core/src/session.ts: the Interface signature gains model?: Model.Ref and the ModelGovernance.DeniedError error channel. Required by the core change.
packages/core/src/tool/plugin/subagent.ts: sequential agent-then-model continuation, passing the will-run model to switchAgent. Required by the issue's continuation path.
packages/core/test/session-governance.test.ts: regression test for the issue's acceptance criteria.
packages/protocol/src/groups/session.ts: declares InvalidRequestError on session.switchAgent. Needed for the handler mapping.
packages/server/src/handlers/session.ts: maps DeniedError to InvalidRequestError, matching switchModel. Needed for the protocol contract.
specs/2026-10-25-subsession-model-governance.md: §6.3 and §6.4 updates. The issue's third acceptance criterion requires them.
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Pass the upcoming model through configured command agent switches
When a configured command changes both agent and model inside an existing child session, this check validates the old model against the incoming agent and can reject an otherwise permitted transition. In packages/core/src/config/plugin/command.ts:126–130, the non-spawning command path calls switchAgent without the upcoming model, then calls switchModel. For example, a command with subagent: false selecting an agent restricted to model B fails if the child currently uses model A, even when the command explicitly selects B and the parent permits both. Update this caller to pass the upcoming model, as the Task continuation path now does, so the command can reach its valid model switch.
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Review comments at @packages/core/src/tool/plugin/subagent.ts:
- Around line 185-192: Update the existing.id transition flow around
sessions.switchAgent and sessions.switchModel so an active child cannot execute
between the agent and model updates; make both changes atomic or prevent
execution until both have applied, while preserving the current conditional
behavior for switched agents and defined models.
- Around line 187-190: Update the continuation path in the subagent flow to pass
input.force as a per-call override to both sessions.switchAgent and
sessions.switchModel, extending their interfaces as needed to accept it. Keep
ancestor policy restrictions enforced in both governance checks.
Review comments at @packages/protocol/src/groups/session.ts:
- Line 333: Extend the agent-switch request payload schema with an optional
model field and pass that value through the request handler to the core
agent-switch operation as the upcoming model, preserving existing behavior when
omitted.
Review comments at @specs/2026-10-25-subsession-model-governance.md:
- Around line 284-285: Update the fallback order documented for
ModelGovernance.assertAllowed: when the child has no current model, check
parent.subagentPolicy.agentOverrides[incomingAgent].model before the incoming
agent’s configured default, then retain the parent model as the final fallback.
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Make the agent and model transition atomic for active child sessions.
switchAgent publishes AgentSelected before switchModel publishes ModelSelected. Each event updates the projected session state before its publish call returns, and no lock spans both calls. An active child can therefore load the new agent with the old model and execute before the model transition applies. Publish both changes atomically or prevent execution until both changes apply.
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Review comment at @packages/core/src/tool/plugin/subagent.ts around lines 185 -
192:
Update the existing.id transition flow around sessions.switchAgent and
sessions.switchModel so an active child cannot execute between the agent and
model updates; make both changes atomic or prevent execution until both have
applied, while preserving the current conditional behavior for switched agents
and defined models.
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Major · Functional Correctness · Heavy lift
🔎 Supported by static analysis
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Pass the continuation’s force override to both governance checks.
When an existing child runs model A and the incoming agent excludes A, the continuation does not pass input.force to switchAgent or switchModel. The new switchAgent check can therefore reject a continuation that the previous path could allow. Passing the override only to switchAgent is not sufficient because switchModel also calls governance without an override after the agent switch.
Extend both switch operations to accept the per-call override, and pass the equivalent of { force: input.force } through both continuation checks. Preserve ancestor policy restrictions.
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Review comment at @packages/core/src/tool/plugin/subagent.ts around lines 187 -
190:
Update the continuation path in the subagent flow to pass input.force as a
per-call override to both sessions.switchAgent and sessions.switchModel,
extending their interfaces as needed to accept it. Keep ancestor policy
restrictions enforced in both governance checks.
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Major · Functional Correctness · Quick win
Expose the upcoming model in the agent-switch request.
If the old agent permits only model A and the incoming agent permits only model B, the HTTP client cannot complete the transition. session.switchAgent rejects A under the incoming agent, while session.switchModel rejects B under the old agent. The core operation now accepts B as an upcoming model, but this payload cannot carry it. Add an optional model here and pass it through the handler so clients can switch the agent before switching the model.
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Review comment at @packages/protocol/src/groups/session.ts at line 333:
Extend the agent-switch request payload schema with an optional model field and
pass that value through the request handler to the core agent-switch operation
as the upcoming model, preserving existing behavior when omitted.
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Minor · Functional Correctness · Quick win
Include the parent agent override in the fallback order.
When the child has no current model, ModelGovernance.assertAllowed checks parent.subagentPolicy.agentOverrides[incomingAgent].model before the incoming agent’s configured model. This specification states a different order. Add the override to the sequence so the documented governance decision matches the implementation.
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Review comment at @specs/2026-10-25-subsession-model-governance.md around lines
284 - 285:
Update the fallback order documented for ModelGovernance.assertAllowed: when the
child has no current model, check
parent.subagentPolicy.agentOverrides[incomingAgent].model before the incoming
agent’s configured default, then retain the parent model as the final fallback.
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Fixes #479
Problem
PR #468's model governance is enforced on child creation, fork, and
switchModel— butSession.switchAgentpublished the agent switch with no governance check at all. Continuing an existing child through the Task tool under a different agent therefore bypassed the incoming agent's model lists whenever no model switch accompanied it; and when a model switch did accompany it, the concurrentEffect.allin the Task tool meantswitchModelwas judged against the outgoing agent, not the incoming one. Spec §6.4 claimed this path was covered by §6.3; it was not.Solution
Session.switchAgent(core): for a child session, runModelGovernance.assertAllowedbefore publishingAgentSelected, judged against the incoming agent. The model checked is the one the child will run — a new optionalmodelinput when the switch accompanies a model change, else the child's current model;assertAllowed's existing fallback chain supplies the incoming agent's configured default, then the parent's model. A denial fails withModelGovernance.DeniedErrornaming the binding layer and publishes nothing. Top-level sessions stay unchecked, mirroringswitchModel.switchAgentgains the optionalmodelinput and theDeniedErrorerror channel.session.switchAgentnow declaresInvalidRequestError, and its handler mapsDeniedErrorto it, exactly likeswitchModel. Generated client verified unchanged (bun run generate+check:generatedpass with no diff — the error union already containedInvalidRequestError).switchAgentcheck; §6.4's coverage claim updated to match.Verification
session-governance.test.ts: a tightened parent policy binds a child'sswitchAgent(denied, agent/model unchanged, error names the allowed list) while a permitted switch succeeds and a top-level session's switch stays unchecked. Suite 7/7 pass; ablation exact (reverting only theswitchAgentimpl makes exactly the new test fail).tool-subagent.test.ts(continuation paths, incl. agent switching) passes;session/model-governance.test.ts13/13.check:generatedexits 0.--no-verify— the pre-push hook runs the full 41-packagebun run check, which does not complete in this sandbox; CI runs the same check.Need help on this PR? Tag
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