Retry silent owner capacity failures

Classify Codex selected-model capacity as overloaded and requeue silent owner failures that leave paired tasks active.

src/agent-error-detection.test.ts

@@ -55,6 +55,17 @@ describe('agent-error-detection', () => {
     expect(detectClaudeProviderFailureMessage(message)).toBe('overloaded');
   });
 
+  it('classifies Codex model capacity errors as overloaded', () => {
+    expect(
+      classifyAgentError(
+        'Selected model is at capacity. Please try a different model.',
+      ),
+    ).toEqual({
+      category: 'overloaded',
+      reason: 'overloaded',
+    });
+  });
+
   it('marks only Claude quota/auth reasons as Claude rotation reasons', () => {
     expect(shouldRotateClaudeToken('429')).toBe(true);
     expect(shouldRotateClaudeToken('usage-exhausted')).toBe(true);

src/agent-error-detection.ts

@@ -264,6 +264,8 @@ export function classifyAgentError(
   if (
     lower.includes('503') ||
     lower.includes('overloaded') ||
+    lower.includes('selected model is at capacity') ||
+    lower.includes('model is at capacity') ||
     ((lower.includes('502') || lower.includes('bad gateway')) &&
       (lower.includes('cloudflare') ||
         lower.includes('<html') ||

src/message-agent-executor-rules.test.ts

@@ -183,6 +183,17 @@ describe('message-agent-executor-rules', () => {
     ).toBe('pending');
   });
 
+  it('resolves pending owner retry after a silent owner failure leaves the task active', () => {
+    expect(
+      resolvePairedFollowUpQueueAction({
+        completedRole: 'owner',
+        executionStatus: 'failed',
+        sawOutput: false,
+        taskStatus: 'active',
+      }),
+    ).toBe('pending');
+  });
+
   it('does not request an executor-side follow-up after successful owner output moved the task to review_ready', () => {
     expect(
       resolvePairedFollowUpQueueAction({

src/message-agent-executor-rules.ts

@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 import {
   resolveFollowUpDispatch,
   resolveNextTurnAction,
+  shouldRetrySilentOwnerExecution,
 } from './message-runtime-rules.js';
 import { parseVisibleVerdict } from './paired-verdict.js';
 import type { PairedRoomRole, PairedTaskStatus } from './types.js';
@@ -23,6 +24,17 @@ export function resolvePairedFollowUpQueueAction(args: {
   taskStatus: PairedTaskStatus | null;
   outputSummary?: string | null;
 }): PairedFollowUpQueueAction {
+  if (
+    shouldRetrySilentOwnerExecution({
+      completedRole: args.completedRole,
+      executionStatus: args.executionStatus,
+      sawOutput: args.sawOutput,
+      taskStatus: args.taskStatus,
+    })
+  ) {
+    return 'pending';
+  }
+
   const nextTurnAction = resolveNextTurnAction({
     taskStatus: args.taskStatus,
     lastTurnOutputRole: args.sawOutput ? args.completedRole : null,

src/message-runtime-flow.ts

@@ -124,6 +124,7 @@ export function buildPendingPairedTurn(args: {
       verdict: lastTurnOutput?.verdict ?? null,
       outputText: lastTurnOutput?.output_text ?? null,
     }),
+    ownerFailureCount: task.owner_failure_count,
   });
   const recentMessages = getRecentChatMessages(chatJid, 20);
   const lastHumanMessage = getLastHumanMessageContent(chatJid);

src/message-runtime-follow-up.test.ts

@@ -176,6 +176,34 @@ describe('message-runtime-follow-up', () => {
     expect(enqueueMessageCheck).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1);
   });
 
+  it('requeues a silent failed owner execution that leaves the task active', () => {
+    const enqueue = vi.fn();
+    const result = dispatchPairedFollowUpForEvent({
+      chatJid: 'group@test',
+      runId: 'run-silent-owner-retry',
+      task: {
+        id: 'task-silent-owner-retry',
+        status: 'active',
+        round_trip_count: 1,
+        updated_at: '2026-03-30T00:00:00.000Z',
+      },
+      source: 'executor-recovery',
+      completedRole: 'owner',
+      executionStatus: 'failed',
+      sawOutput: false,
+      enqueue,
+    });
+
+    expect(result).toMatchObject({
+      kind: 'paired-follow-up',
+      intentKind: 'owner-follow-up',
+      scheduled: true,
+      taskStatus: 'active',
+      lastTurnOutputRole: null,
+    });
+    expect(enqueue).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1);
+  });
+
   it('uses the scoped message-check enqueuer when scheduling a paired follow-up intent', () => {
     const enqueueMessageCheck = vi.fn();
     const scheduled = schedulePairedFollowUpWithMessageCheck({

src/message-runtime-follow-up.ts

@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ import {
   matchesExpectedPairedFollowUpIntent,
   resolveFollowUpDispatch,
   resolveNextTurnAction,
+  shouldRetrySilentOwnerExecution,
   type FollowUpDispatch,
   type NextTurnAction,
 } from './message-runtime-rules.js';
@@ -80,7 +81,15 @@ export function resolvePairedFollowUpDecision(args: {
       fallbackLastTurnOutputRole: args.fallbackLastTurnOutputRole,
       fallbackLastTurnOutputVerdict: args.fallbackLastTurnOutputVerdict,
     });
-  const nextTurnAction = resolveNextTurnAction({
+  const silentOwnerRetry = shouldRetrySilentOwnerExecution({
+    completedRole: args.completedRole,
+    executionStatus: args.executionStatus,
+    sawOutput: args.sawOutput,
+    taskStatus: args.task?.status ?? null,
+  });
+  const nextTurnAction = silentOwnerRetry
+    ? ({ kind: 'owner-follow-up' } as const)
+    : resolveNextTurnAction({
         taskStatus: args.task?.status ?? null,
         lastTurnOutputRole,
         lastTurnOutputVerdict,
@@ -116,6 +125,7 @@ export function schedulePairedFollowUpIntent(args: {
   fallbackLastTurnOutputVerdict?: VisibleVerdict | null;
   lastTurnOutputRole?: PairedRoomRole | null;
   lastTurnOutputVerdict?: VisibleVerdict | null;
+  allowSilentOwnerRetry?: boolean;
 }): boolean {
   if (!args.task) {
     return false;
@@ -139,7 +149,12 @@ export function schedulePairedFollowUpIntent(args: {
       lastTurnOutputRole: latestOutputContext.role,
       lastTurnOutputVerdict: latestOutputContext.verdict,
       intentKind: args.intentKind,
-    })
+    }) &&
+    !(
+      args.allowSilentOwnerRetry === true &&
+      args.task.status === 'active' &&
+      args.intentKind === 'owner-follow-up'
+    )
   ) {
     return false;
   }
@@ -230,6 +245,12 @@ export function dispatchPairedFollowUpForEvent(args: {
       enqueue: args.enqueue,
       lastTurnOutputRole: decision.lastTurnOutputRole,
       lastTurnOutputVerdict: decision.lastTurnOutputVerdict,
+      allowSilentOwnerRetry: shouldRetrySilentOwnerExecution({
+        completedRole: args.completedRole,
+        executionStatus: args.executionStatus,
+        sawOutput: args.sawOutput,
+        taskStatus: args.task?.status ?? null,
+      }),
     });
 
     return {

src/message-runtime-queue.ts

@@ -283,6 +283,7 @@ export async function runQueuedGroupTurn(args: {
           hasHumanMessage: false,
           lastTurnOutputRole,
           lastTurnOutputVerdict,
+          ownerFailureCount: currentTask.owner_failure_count,
         })
     : 'owner';
   if (!turnRole) {

src/message-runtime-rules.ts

@@ -122,6 +122,7 @@ export function resolveQueuedPairedTurnRole(args: {
   hasHumanMessage: boolean;
   lastTurnOutputRole?: PairedRoomRole | null;
   lastTurnOutputVerdict?: VisibleVerdict | null;
+  ownerFailureCount?: number | null;
 }): 'owner' | 'reviewer' | 'arbiter' | null {
   if (args.hasHumanMessage) {
     return resolveQueuedTurnRole({
@@ -134,6 +135,7 @@ export function resolveQueuedPairedTurnRole(args: {
     taskStatus: args.taskStatus,
     lastTurnOutputRole: args.lastTurnOutputRole,
     lastTurnOutputVerdict: args.lastTurnOutputVerdict,
+    ownerFailureCount: args.ownerFailureCount,
   });
 
   switch (nextTurnAction.kind) {
@@ -170,6 +172,7 @@ export function resolveNextTurnAction(args: {
   taskStatus?: PairedTaskStatus | null;
   lastTurnOutputRole?: PairedRoomRole | null;
   lastTurnOutputVerdict?: VisibleVerdict | null;
+  ownerFailureCount?: number | null;
 }): NextTurnAction {
   switch (args.taskStatus) {
     case 'review_ready':
@@ -187,6 +190,9 @@ export function resolveNextTurnAction(args: {
         ? { kind: 'none' }
         : { kind: 'finalize-owner-turn' };
     case 'active':
+      if ((args.ownerFailureCount ?? 0) > 0) {
+        return { kind: 'owner-follow-up' };
+      }
       return args.lastTurnOutputRole === 'reviewer' ||
         args.lastTurnOutputRole === 'arbiter'
         ? { kind: 'owner-follow-up' }
@@ -200,6 +206,7 @@ export function matchesExpectedPairedFollowUpIntent(args: {
   taskStatus?: PairedTaskStatus | null;
   lastTurnOutputRole?: PairedRoomRole | null;
   lastTurnOutputVerdict?: VisibleVerdict | null;
+  ownerFailureCount?: number | null;
   intentKind: ScheduledNextTurnActionKind;
 }): boolean {
   return (
@@ -207,6 +214,7 @@ export function matchesExpectedPairedFollowUpIntent(args: {
       taskStatus: args.taskStatus,
       lastTurnOutputRole: args.lastTurnOutputRole,
       lastTurnOutputVerdict: args.lastTurnOutputVerdict,
+      ownerFailureCount: args.ownerFailureCount,
     }).kind === args.intentKind
   );
 }
@@ -275,6 +283,20 @@ export function resolveFollowUpDispatch(args: {
   }
 }
 
+export function shouldRetrySilentOwnerExecution(args: {
+  completedRole?: PairedRoomRole;
+  executionStatus?: 'succeeded' | 'failed';
+  sawOutput?: boolean;
+  taskStatus?: PairedTaskStatus | null;
+}): boolean {
+  return (
+    args.completedRole === 'owner' &&
+    args.executionStatus === 'failed' &&
+    args.sawOutput === false &&
+    args.taskStatus === 'active'
+  );
+}
+
 /** Cursor key for a role. Owner uses chatJid, others use chatJid:role. */
 export function resolveCursorKey(
   chatJid: string,

src/silent-owner-retry.test.ts

@@ -0,0 +1,168 @@
+import { beforeEach, describe, expect, it, vi } from 'vitest';
+
+import {
+  _initTestDatabase,
+  createPairedTask,
+  getPairedTaskById,
+} from './db.js';
+import { detectCodexRotationTrigger } from './codex-token-rotation.js';
+import { runQueuedGroupTurn } from './message-runtime-queue.js';
+import {
+  resolveNextTurnAction,
+  resolveQueuedPairedTurnRole,
+} from './message-runtime-rules.js';
+import {
+  resetPairedFollowUpScheduleState,
+  schedulePairedFollowUpOnce,
+} from './paired-follow-up-scheduler.js';
+import type { Channel, PairedTask, RegisteredGroup } from './types.js';
+
+function makeGroup(): RegisteredGroup {
+  return {
+    name: 'Test Group',
+    folder: 'test-group',
+    trigger: '@Andy',
+    added_at: '2026-03-30T00:00:00.000Z',
+    requiresTrigger: false,
+    agentType: 'codex',
+    workDir: '/repo',
+  };
+}
+
+function makeTask(overrides: Partial<PairedTask> = {}): PairedTask {
+  return {
+    id: 'task-silent-owner-retry',
+    chat_jid: 'group@test',
+    group_folder: 'test-group',
+    owner_service_id: 'codex-main',
+    reviewer_service_id: 'claude',
+    owner_agent_type: 'codex',
+    reviewer_agent_type: 'claude-code',
+    arbiter_agent_type: null,
+    title: null,
+    source_ref: 'HEAD',
+    plan_notes: null,
+    review_requested_at: null,
+    round_trip_count: 1,
+    status: 'active',
+    arbiter_verdict: null,
+    arbiter_requested_at: null,
+    completion_reason: null,
+    owner_failure_count: 1,
+    created_at: '2026-03-30T00:00:00.000Z',
+    updated_at: '2026-03-30T00:00:00.000Z',
+    ...overrides,
+  };
+}
+
+function makeChannel(): Channel {
+  return {
+    name: 'discord',
+    connect: vi.fn(),
+    sendMessage: vi.fn(),
+    isConnected: vi.fn(() => true),
+    ownsJid: vi.fn(() => true),
+    disconnect: vi.fn(),
+  } as unknown as Channel;
+}
+
+describe('silent owner retry recovery', () => {
+  beforeEach(() => {
+    _initTestDatabase();
+    resetPairedFollowUpScheduleState();
+  });
+
+  it('treats Codex selected-model capacity as a rotation trigger', () => {
+    expect(
+      detectCodexRotationTrigger(
+        'Selected model is at capacity. Please try a different model.',
+      ),
+    ).toEqual({ shouldRotate: true, reason: 'overloaded' });
+  });
+
+  it('maps active tasks with a previous silent owner failure to an owner retry', () => {
+    expect(
+      resolveNextTurnAction({
+        taskStatus: 'active',
+        lastTurnOutputRole: null,
+        ownerFailureCount: 1,
+      }),
+    ).toEqual({ kind: 'owner-follow-up' });
+    expect(
+      resolveQueuedPairedTurnRole({
+        taskStatus: 'active',
+        hasHumanMessage: false,
+        lastTurnOutputRole: null,
+        ownerFailureCount: 1,
+      }),
+    ).toBe('owner');
+  });
+
+  it('runs a queued owner retry after a silent owner failure leaves an active task', async () => {
+    const task = makeTask();
+    createPairedTask(task);
+    expect(
+      schedulePairedFollowUpOnce({
+        chatJid: task.chat_jid,
+        runId: 'run-silent-owner-retry-schedule',
+        task,
+        intentKind: 'owner-follow-up',
+        enqueue: vi.fn(),
+      }),
+    ).toBe(true);
+    const executeTurn = vi.fn(async () => ({
+      outputStatus: 'success' as const,
+      deliverySucceeded: true,
+      visiblePhase: 'final',
+    }));
+
+    const outcome = await runQueuedGroupTurn({
+      chatJid: task.chat_jid,
+      group: makeGroup(),
+      runId: 'run-silent-owner-retry',
+      log: { info: vi.fn(), warn: vi.fn(), error: vi.fn() } as any,
+      timezone: 'UTC',
+      missedMessages: [
+        {
+          id: 'bot-silent-owner-retry',
+          chat_jid: task.chat_jid,
+          sender: 'owner-bot@test',
+          sender_name: 'owner',
+          content: 'retry owner',
+          timestamp: '2026-03-30T00:00:04.000Z',
+          seq: 48,
+          is_bot_message: true,
+        },
+      ],
+      task: getPairedTaskById(task.id),
+      roleToChannel: {
+        owner: null,
+        reviewer: makeChannel(),
+        arbiter: null,
+      },
+      ownerChannel: makeChannel(),
+      lastAgentTimestamps: {},
+      saveState: vi.fn(),
+      executeTurn,
+      getFixedRoleChannelName: () => 'discord-review',
+      labelPairedSenders: (_chatJid, messages) => messages,
+      formatMessages: () => 'formatted prompt',
+    });
+
+    expect(outcome).toBe(true);
+    expect(executeTurn).toHaveBeenCalledWith(
+      expect.objectContaining({
+        deliveryRole: 'owner',
+        forcedRole: 'owner',
+        pairedTurnIdentity: {
+          turnId:
+            'task-silent-owner-retry:2026-03-30T00:00:00.000Z:owner-follow-up',
+          taskId: 'task-silent-owner-retry',
+          taskUpdatedAt: '2026-03-30T00:00:00.000Z',
+          intentKind: 'owner-follow-up',
+          role: 'owner',
+        },
+      }),
+    );
+  });
+});