paired: resync reviewer workspace to owner path

prompts/claude-paired-room.md

@@ -30,8 +30,8 @@ Push back with evidence when the owner is wrong. Hold your ground when you are r
 ## Rules
 
 - Judge completion only by verification output. "It should work now" means run it. "I'm confident" means nothing — confidence is not evidence. "I tested earlier" means test again if code changed since. "It's a trivial change" means verify anyway
-- Reviewer workspaces may intentionally exclude heavy runtime artifacts such as `node_modules`, `dist`, and `build`. Do not treat the inability to run direct local test/typecheck/build from the reviewer snapshot as a product bug by itself
+- Reviewer runs against the owner's current workspace in read-only mode. Do not treat the inability to run direct local test/typecheck/build from the reviewer workspace as a product bug by itself
-- When test/typecheck/build evidence is needed, prefer the dedicated verification path (`run_verification`) over assuming the reviewer snapshot can execute the full project locally
+- When test/typecheck/build evidence is needed, prefer the dedicated verification path (`run_verification`) over assuming the reviewer workspace should execute the full project locally
 - Stagnation: **Spinning** (same error 3+), **Oscillation** (alternating approaches), **Diminishing returns** (shrinking improvement), **No progress** (discussion without change) — name the pattern and report: **Status**, **Attempted**, **Recommendation**
 - Implementation, commits, and pushes require agreement from both sides. Either can veto
 - Keep reviews concise — approve quickly when there is nothing to critique

src/paired-workspace-manager.test.ts

@@ -799,6 +799,83 @@ describe('paired workspace manager', () => {
     ).toBe('owner changed again\n');
   });
 
+  it('resyncs a stale reviewer workspace record to the current owner workspace', async () => {
+    const { db, manager } = await loadModules();
+    db._initTestDatabase();
+
+    const canonicalDir = path.join(tempRoot, 'canonical');
+    fs.mkdirSync(canonicalDir, { recursive: true });
+    runGit(['init'], canonicalDir);
+    runGit(['config', 'user.email', 'test@example.com'], canonicalDir);
+    runGit(['config', 'user.name', 'EJClaw Test'], canonicalDir);
+    fs.writeFileSync(path.join(canonicalDir, 'README.md'), 'base\n');
+    runGit(['add', 'README.md'], canonicalDir);
+    runGit(['commit', '-m', 'initial'], canonicalDir);
+
+    const now = '2026-03-28T00:00:00.000Z';
+    db.upsertPairedProject({
+      chat_jid: 'dc:test',
+      group_folder: 'paired-room',
+      canonical_work_dir: canonicalDir,
+      created_at: now,
+      updated_at: now,
+    });
+    db.createPairedTask({
+      id: 'paired-task-6b',
+      chat_jid: 'dc:test',
+      group_folder: 'paired-room',
+      owner_service_id: 'codex-main',
+      reviewer_service_id: 'codex-review',
+      title: null,
+      source_ref: 'HEAD',
+      plan_notes: null,
+      round_trip_count: 0,
+      review_requested_at: '2026-03-28T00:01:00.000Z',
+      status: 'review_ready',
+      arbiter_verdict: null,
+      arbiter_requested_at: null,
+      completion_reason: null,
+      created_at: now,
+      updated_at: '2026-03-28T00:01:00.000Z',
+    });
+
+    const ownerWorkspace =
+      manager.provisionOwnerWorkspaceForPairedTask('paired-task-6b');
+    db.upsertPairedWorkspace({
+      id: 'paired-task-6b:reviewer',
+      task_id: 'paired-task-6b',
+      role: 'reviewer',
+      workspace_dir: canonicalDir,
+      snapshot_source_dir: canonicalDir,
+      snapshot_ref: 'stale-fingerprint',
+      status: 'ready',
+      snapshot_refreshed_at: '2026-03-28T00:01:00.000Z',
+      created_at: '2026-03-28T00:01:00.000Z',
+      updated_at: '2026-03-28T00:01:00.000Z',
+    });
+
+    const result = manager.prepareReviewerWorkspaceForExecution(
+      db.getPairedTaskById('paired-task-6b')!,
+    );
+
+    expect(result.autoRefreshed).toBe(false);
+    expect(result.blockMessage).toBeUndefined();
+    expect(result.workspace?.workspace_dir).toBe(ownerWorkspace.workspace_dir);
+    expect(result.workspace?.snapshot_source_dir).toBe(
+      ownerWorkspace.workspace_dir,
+    );
+    expect(
+      db.getPairedWorkspace('paired-task-6b', 'reviewer')?.workspace_dir,
+    ).toBe(ownerWorkspace.workspace_dir);
+    expect(
+      db.getPairedWorkspace('paired-task-6b', 'reviewer')?.snapshot_source_dir,
+    ).toBe(ownerWorkspace.workspace_dir);
+    expect(
+      db.getPairedWorkspace('paired-task-6b', 'reviewer')
+        ?.snapshot_refreshed_at,
+    ).not.toBe('2026-03-28T00:01:00.000Z');
+  });
+
   it('bases a new owner branch on the canonical repo HEAD without requiring a remote', async () => {
     const { db, manager } = await loadModules();
     db._initTestDatabase();

src/paired-workspace-manager.ts

@@ -17,9 +17,9 @@ import type { PairedTask, PairedWorkspace } from './types.js';
 import { ensureWorkspaceDependenciesInstalled } from './workspace-package-manager.js';
 
 const REVIEWER_SNAPSHOT_STALE_BLOCK_MESSAGE =
-  'Review snapshot is stale after owner changes. Retry the review once to refresh against the latest owner workspace.';
+  'Review workspace is out of date after owner changes. Retry the review once to resync against the latest owner workspace.';
 const REVIEWER_SNAPSHOT_NOT_READY_BLOCK_MESSAGE =
-  'Review snapshot is not ready yet. Wait for the owner to complete a turn so the reviewer snapshot can be prepared.';
+  'Review workspace is not ready yet. Wait for the owner to complete a turn so the reviewer workspace can be prepared.';
 const OWNER_WORKSPACE_REPAIR_PREFIX = 'BLOCKED\nOwner workspace needs repair.';
 const REVIEWER_SNAPSHOT_DENY_SEGMENTS = new Set([
   '.git',
@@ -887,16 +887,11 @@ export function markPairedTaskReviewReady(taskId: string): {
     );
   }
 
-  // Reviewer uses the owner workspace directly in read-only mode.
+  const reviewerWorkspace = syncReviewerWorkspaceToOwnerWorkspace({
-  // No file-level snapshot copy needed — just register the path.
-  const reviewerWorkspace = makeWorkspaceRecord({
     taskId,
-    role: 'reviewer',
+    ownerWorkspace,
-    workspaceDir: ownerWorkspace.workspace_dir,
+    syncedAt: requestedAt,
-    snapshotSourceDir: ownerWorkspace.workspace_dir,
-    snapshotRefreshedAt: requestedAt,
   });
-  upsertPairedWorkspace(reviewerWorkspace);
   logger.info(
     { taskId, ownerDir: ownerWorkspace.workspace_dir },
     'Reviewer will mount owner workspace directly',
@@ -926,6 +921,43 @@ export interface PreparedReviewerWorkspace {
   autoRefreshed: boolean;
 }
 
+function syncReviewerWorkspaceToOwnerWorkspace(args: {
+  taskId: string;
+  ownerWorkspace: PairedWorkspace;
+  syncedAt?: string;
+}): PairedWorkspace {
+  const existingReviewerWorkspace = getPairedWorkspace(args.taskId, 'reviewer');
+  if (
+    existingReviewerWorkspace &&
+    existingReviewerWorkspace.workspace_dir ===
+      args.ownerWorkspace.workspace_dir &&
+    existingReviewerWorkspace.snapshot_source_dir ===
+      args.ownerWorkspace.workspace_dir
+  ) {
+    return existingReviewerWorkspace;
+  }
+
+  const reviewerWorkspace = makeWorkspaceRecord({
+    taskId: args.taskId,
+    role: 'reviewer',
+    workspaceDir: args.ownerWorkspace.workspace_dir,
+    snapshotSourceDir: args.ownerWorkspace.workspace_dir,
+    snapshotRefreshedAt: args.syncedAt ?? new Date().toISOString(),
+  });
+  upsertPairedWorkspace(reviewerWorkspace);
+  if (existingReviewerWorkspace) {
+    logger.info(
+      {
+        taskId: args.taskId,
+        previousReviewerDir: existingReviewerWorkspace.workspace_dir,
+        ownerDir: args.ownerWorkspace.workspace_dir,
+      },
+      'Resynced reviewer workspace to the current owner workspace',
+    );
+  }
+  return reviewerWorkspace;
+}
+
 export function prepareReviewerWorkspaceForExecution(
   task: PairedTask,
 ): PreparedReviewerWorkspace {
@@ -939,21 +971,10 @@ export function prepareReviewerWorkspaceForExecution(
   }
 
   // Reviewer uses the owner workspace directly in read-only mode.
-  // No snapshot copy needed — just return the owner workspace as reviewer workspace.
+  // If an old reviewer record still points elsewhere, resync it first.
-  const reviewerWorkspace = getPairedWorkspace(task.id, 'reviewer') ?? null;
+  const reviewerWorkspace = syncReviewerWorkspaceToOwnerWorkspace({
-  if (reviewerWorkspace) {
-    return { workspace: reviewerWorkspace, autoRefreshed: false };
-  }
-
-  // No reviewer workspace registered yet — register owner dir
-  const now = new Date().toISOString();
-  const newReviewerWorkspace = makeWorkspaceRecord({
     taskId: task.id,
-    role: 'reviewer',
+    ownerWorkspace,
-    workspaceDir: ownerWorkspace.workspace_dir,
-    snapshotSourceDir: ownerWorkspace.workspace_dir,
-    snapshotRefreshedAt: now,
   });
-  upsertPairedWorkspace(newReviewerWorkspace);
+  return { workspace: reviewerWorkspace, autoRefreshed: false };
-  return { workspace: newReviewerWorkspace, autoRefreshed: false };
 }