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Metadata

Status	done
Assigned	`agent-49`
Agent identity	`f51439356729d112a6c404803d88015d5b44832c6c584c62b96732b63c2b0c7e`
Created	2026-04-26T16:48:52.047768809+00:00
Started	2026-04-26T16:49:49.049145164+00:00
Completed	2026-04-26T17:22:34.727270302+00:00
Tags	`eval-scheduled`
Eval score	0.82
└ blocking impact	0.90
└ completeness	0.82
└ coordination overhead	0.82
└ correctness	0.85
└ downstream usability	0.76
└ efficiency	0.85
└ intent fidelity	0.41
└ style adherence	0.90

Description

User's frustration trail: agents 'launch with opus-4-6' — but they don't. Two stacked bugs.

User's clarification on the right behavior

Pass-through what the user wrote. claude:opus stays opus (alias, latest version on claude CLI side); claude:claude-opus-4-6 stays claude-opus-4-6 (pinned, user's choice). NO auto-canonicalization either way.
Default: bare alias (opus/sonnet/haiku) — let claude CLI resolve to current.
Display = the actual string that was passed to the executor. The truth, not a fabricated canonical form.

Bug 1: Display fabricates a dated id

wg show <task> displays Model: claude-opus-4-6 for tasks created with --model claude:opus. The dated string was never typed by the user. Same fabrication shows up in the spawn log:

Spawned by coordinator --executor claude --model claude-opus-4-6 [agent-43]

Fix: in display paths, show what the user wrote (claude:opus), or what actually got passed to the executor after the prefix-strip (opus). NEVER a dated id the user didn't type.

Bug 2: Model is dropped between spawn-task and claude-handler (THE REAL BUG)

claude-handler stderr shows:

claude-handler: spawning claude (model=default, cwd=...)

Claude CLI is invoked with NO --model flag → uses claude CLI's own default (likely sonnet, NOT opus). The configured claude:opus is being dropped between spawn-task argv-construction and claude-handler exec.

Trace:

wg spawn-task .coordinator-1 --dry-run returns: wg claude-handler --chat coordinator-1 — no --model in argv
claude_handler.rs:376-379 DOES forward --model when given one, but spawn-task isn't giving it one
Effective model resolution returns claude:opus, but the spawn-task argv-builder for the claude branch isn't including --model

Fix: in src/commands/spawn_task.rs (around line 354 where the executor branch builds argv), the claude branch must pass --model <effective_model> to the claude-handler exec when the task or daemon config has a non-default model. Strip-provider-prefix already happens inside claude_handler; just pass the spec through.

Verification of fix

After fix, daemon log should show:

[INFO] [coordinator-0 stderr] claude-handler: spawning claude (model=opus, ...)

NOT model=default. And claude CLI then runs actual opus.

wg show shows the user's input string (claude:opus), not claude-opus-4-6.

The 'Spawned by coordinator' log line shows the same string the executor was actually invoked with.

Files likely to touch

src/commands/spawn_task.rs — add --model to claude-handler argv branch
src/commands/show.rs — display model string as-written / as-passed, no canonicalization
src/commands/service/coordinator.rs — 'Spawned by ...' log line uses the actual invocation string
Whatever resolver fabricates claude-opus-4-6 from claude:opus for display — neuter it for the claude executor path

What stays allowed

User explicitly specifying a dated id (e.g., --model claude:claude-opus-4-6 or --model claude:opus-4-6) is fine — that's pinning. Pass it through unchanged.

Validation

Failing tests first:
- test_spawn_task_passes_model_to_claude_handler — spawn-task --dry-run for task with model='claude:opus' includes --model opus (after prefix strip) or --model claude:opus
- test_show_displays_user_input_not_dated_id — wg show for task created with --model claude:opus displays the user's spec, NEVER a dated id
- test_spawn_log_displays_actual_invocation — 'Spawned by ...' log line matches what was passed to the executor
- test_user_pinned_dated_id_passes_through_unchanged — wg add 'x' --model claude:opus-4-6 displays and runs as opus-4-6
Implementation makes tests pass
cargo build + cargo test pass with no regressions
Manual smoke (live, after restart):
- Daemon log: claude-handler: spawning claude (model=opus, ...) (NOT model=default)
- wg show .coordinator-1 displays Model as user-written (e.g., 'claude:opus', or 'opus' after strip)
- 'Spawned by ...' log lines use the same string the executor got

## Description

User's frustration trail: agents 'launch with opus-4-6' — but they don't. Two stacked bugs.

### User's clarification on the right behavior

- Pass-through what the user wrote. `claude:opus` stays `opus` (alias, latest version on claude CLI side); `claude:claude-opus-4-6` stays `claude-opus-4-6` (pinned, user's choice). NO auto-canonicalization either way.
- Default: bare alias (`opus`/`sonnet`/`haiku`) — let claude CLI resolve to current.
- Display = the actual string that was passed to the executor. The truth, not a fabricated canonical form.

### Bug 1: Display fabricates a dated id

`wg show <task>` displays `Model: claude-opus-4-6` for tasks created with `--model claude:opus`. The dated string was never typed by the user. Same fabrication shows up in the spawn log:

```
Spawned by coordinator --executor claude --model claude-opus-4-6 [agent-43]
```

**Fix**: in display paths, show what the user wrote (`claude:opus`), or what actually got passed to the executor after the prefix-strip (`opus`). NEVER a dated id the user didn't type.

### Bug 2: Model is dropped between spawn-task and claude-handler (THE REAL BUG)

`claude-handler` stderr shows:

```
claude-handler: spawning claude (model=default, cwd=...)
```

Claude CLI is invoked with NO `--model` flag → uses claude CLI's own default (likely sonnet, NOT opus). The configured `claude:opus` is being dropped between spawn-task argv-construction and claude-handler exec.

Trace:
- `wg spawn-task .coordinator-1 --dry-run` returns: `wg claude-handler --chat coordinator-1` — no --model in argv
- `claude_handler.rs:376-379` DOES forward --model when given one, but spawn-task isn't giving it one
- Effective model resolution returns `claude:opus`, but the spawn-task argv-builder for the claude branch isn't including `--model`

**Fix**: in `src/commands/spawn_task.rs` (around line 354 where the executor branch builds argv), the claude branch must pass `--model <effective_model>` to the claude-handler exec when the task or daemon config has a non-default model. Strip-provider-prefix already happens inside claude_handler; just pass the spec through.

### Verification of fix

After fix, daemon log should show:
```
[INFO] [coordinator-0 stderr] claude-handler: spawning claude (model=opus, ...)
```
NOT `model=default`. And claude CLI then runs actual opus.

`wg show` shows the user's input string (`claude:opus`), not `claude-opus-4-6`.

The 'Spawned by coordinator' log line shows the same string the executor was actually invoked with.

### Files likely to touch

- `src/commands/spawn_task.rs` — add --model to claude-handler argv branch
- `src/commands/show.rs` — display model string as-written / as-passed, no canonicalization
- `src/commands/service/coordinator.rs` — 'Spawned by ...' log line uses the actual invocation string
- Whatever resolver fabricates `claude-opus-4-6` from `claude:opus` for display — neuter it for the claude executor path

### What stays allowed

- User explicitly specifying a dated id (e.g., `--model claude:claude-opus-4-6` or `--model claude:opus-4-6`) is fine — that's pinning. Pass it through unchanged.

## Validation

- [ ] Failing tests first:
  - test_spawn_task_passes_model_to_claude_handler — spawn-task --dry-run for task with model='claude:opus' includes `--model opus` (after prefix strip) or `--model claude:opus`
  - test_show_displays_user_input_not_dated_id — `wg show` for task created with `--model claude:opus` displays the user's spec, NEVER a dated id
  - test_spawn_log_displays_actual_invocation — 'Spawned by ...' log line matches what was passed to the executor
  - test_user_pinned_dated_id_passes_through_unchanged — `wg add 'x' --model claude:opus-4-6` displays and runs as opus-4-6
- [ ] Implementation makes tests pass
- [ ] cargo build + cargo test pass with no regressions
- [ ] Manual smoke (live, after restart):
  - Daemon log: `claude-handler: spawning claude (model=opus, ...)` (NOT model=default)
  - `wg show .coordinator-1` displays Model as user-written (e.g., 'claude:opus', or 'opus' after strip)
  - 'Spawned by ...' log lines use the same string the executor got

Depends on

done .assign-model-is-not

Required by

abandoned test-model-passthrough

Log

2026-04-26T16:48:52.046456224+00:00 Task paused
2026-04-26T16:49:32.293089428+00:00 Task published
2026-04-26T16:49:48.886953304+00:00 Lightweight assignment: agent=Careful Programmer (f5143935), exec_mode=full, context_scope=task, reason=Careful Programmer's precision-focused style is essential for model-passing semantics and display accuracy across spawn_task, show, and coordinator; experienced with 22 similar implementation tasks.
2026-04-26T16:49:49.049148741+00:00 Spawned by coordinator --executor claude --model claude-opus-4-6
2026-04-26T16:50:01.386315802+00:00 Starting work on model-is-not: fixing model passthrough to claude CLI and display fabrication
2026-04-26T16:56:44.321642532+00:00 Traced both bugs. Bug 2: spawn_task.rs resolve_handler uses task.model.clone() which is None for coordinator tasks — config fallback missing. Bug 1: stale-model-alias (6805f9c4e) already changed constants to bare aliases. Implementing fix + tests now.
2026-04-26T17:19:56.896819462+00:00 Validated: all 6 new tests pass (spawn_task_passes_model_to_claude_handler, spawn_task_falls_back_to_config_model, user_pinned_dated_id_passes_through_unchanged, task_model_wins_over_config_model, show_displays_user_input_not_dated_id, show_model_field_preserves_user_spec, show_no_dated_id_in_config_constants). cargo build passes. 2785 existing tests pass — 6 pre-existing failures unrelated to changes.
2026-04-26T17:19:59.108711920+00:00 Manual smoke: wg spawn-task .coordinator-1 --dry-run shows '-m claude:opus' (was missing before fix). wg show .coordinator-1 displays 'Model: claude:opus' (user's string, no fabricated dated ID). wg show test-model-passthrough with --model claude:opus-4-6 displays 'Model: claude:opus-4-6 (configured)' — pinned IDs pass through unchanged.
2026-04-26T17:22:34.727275942+00:00 Task marked as done