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Runner session host-config apply step now reports partial application and failures

Cloud runner sessions now report when applying host git config partially fails or errors out

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KindImprovementsin v2.1.271,
You'll notice

Cloud runner sessions now report when applying host git config partially fails or errors out

What

When a cloud or background runner session starts, it copies over your local git configuration (a "host config apply" step). This step now detects and reports more detail:

  • if the config could not be applied for a known reason, a notice is posted explaining why
  • if the apply only partially succeeds, a notice names the source directory it copied from and the error encountered
  • if the apply step throws an unexpected error, a "host_config" failure event is recorded before the error is passed along
Why

Previously a failure in this step likely surfaced with less context. Now a partial or failed git config sync during a cloud session gives you a clearer reason why, instead of a silent or generic failure.

How sure we are
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Anthropic's release notes agreeFixed a stale .git/config.lock breaking git checkout -b, git push -u and git config for the rest of a session after a sandboxed command…

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