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Per-project orchestrator reset baton (fix: baton is a single global Setting, blocks cross-project orchestrator/refine resets)

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You are being dispatched from flower Brief #266: Per-project orchestrator reset baton (fix: baton is a single global Setting, blocks cross-project orchestrator/refine resets)

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# Per-project orchestrator reset baton

**Verified flower-code bug** (ops daemon 41 diagnosis; feedback #139; fix-spec Solo scratchpad 1102). Reporter: lounge-orchestrator.

## Problem
The orchestrator reset baton is a SINGLE GLOBAL `Setting`, not per-project. So one project's orchestrator holding it blocks EVERY other project's orchestrator (and refine) from make-before-break reset: `daemon_start_reset` fails with "Another orchestrator currently holds the active baton". Live proof now: flower-orch (project 16) holds the global baton → lounge-orch #38 + lounge-refine #39 (both ~60%, #39 reset_state=failed) cannot reset.

## Root cause (in `app/Services/Daemons/DaemonResetService.php`)
- `BATON_SETTING_KEY = 'daemon_reset.active_orchestrator_daemon_id'` (~:24) — ONE global key, no project scope.
- `activeOrchestratorDaemonId()` (~:266) reads that single key.
- `holdsBaton($d)` (~:282) = `activeOrchestratorDaemonId() === $d->id` — global.
- `setActiveOrchestrator()` (~:251) overwrites the single key → a 2nd project's orchestrator STEALS the baton.
- `assertCanDrainOrMerge()` (~:289) gates drain/merge on `holdsBaton` → non-holder blocked.
- `guardOrchestratorBatonForReset()` (~:56) + `transferBatonLocked()` (~:130) — reset start/handoff ride the global baton.

## Fix
Scope the baton PER PROJECT: either a per-project setting key `daemon_reset.active_orchestrator_daemon_id:{project_id}` or a dedicated `project_id`-keyed store. Make `activeOrchestratorDaemonId($projectId)`, `holdsBaton`, `setActiveOrchestrator`, `assertCanDrainOrMerge`, `guardOrchestratorBatonForReset`, `transferBatonLocked` all project-scoped so each project's orchestrator holds/relinquishes its OWN baton independently.

## MUST preserve (do not regress)
- **Epic-lead baton carve-outs** (`app/Support/EpicBranch.php`): child→epic-branch merges are DELIBERATELY disjoint from the MAIN baton; an epic lead NEVER holds the baton. The epic-lead lock namespace is already separate — per-project scoping must not entangle it. Keep those tests green.
- Single-project (flower-only) reset/drain/merge flow must be unchanged.

## Migration / rollout
Legacy global key → read-fallback during rollout (if a per-project key is absent, fall back to the old global one), and seed the per-project key on first `setActiveOrchestrator`. Keep migrations portable (test DB = sqlite).

## Tests
- Two live project orchestrators → the one NOT holding *another* project's baton can still `daemon_start_reset` (cross-project independence).
- Single-project orchestrator reset/drain/merge unchanged.
- Epic-lead carve-out intact (lead never holds baton; child→epic merges unaffected).

## Delivery
- Worktree: `worktrees/flower/wt1` (Solo project 55), branch `flower/139-per-project-baton` off master.
- Commit trailer `Brief: #266` on every commit.
- Verify: `MEILISEARCH_KEY=LARAVEL-HERD ANTHROPIC_API_KEY= ~/bin/php artisan test` GREEN; `~/bin/php ./vendor/bin/pint` clean.
- Finish: `brief_append(266, merged/comment)` + `brief_dispatch_complete` with your dispatch_request_id + actor_ref.
- Full original diagnosis: Solo scratchpad 1102 / feedback #139.

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[1] participant_joined flower-orchestrator: (no body)
[2] note_added flower-orchestrator: Verified flower-code bug (ops diagnosis, feedback #139 / fix-spec scratchpad 1102). The orchestrator reset baton is a SINGLE GLOBAL Setting, not per-project, so a project orchestrator holding it blocks OTHER projects' orchestrators (and refine daemons) from make-before-break reset. Currently active: flower-orch #43 holds the global baton → lounge-orch #38 (60%) + lounge-refine #39 (60%, reset_state=failed) both blocked from resetting.
[3] link_added flower-orchestrator: (no body)
[4] plan_proposed flower-orchestrator: # Per-project orchestrator reset baton

**Verified flower-code bug** (ops daemon 41 diagnosis; feedback #139; fix-spec Solo scratchpad 1102). Reporter: lounge-orchestrator.

## Problem
The orchestrator reset baton is a SINGLE GLOBAL `Setting`, not per-project. So one project's orchestrator holding it blocks EVERY other project's orchestrator (and refine) from make-before-break reset: `daemon_start_reset` fails with "Another orchestrator currently holds the active baton". Live proof now: flower-orch (project 16) holds the global baton → lounge-orch #38 + lounge-refine #39 (both ~60%, #39 reset_state=failed) cannot reset.

## Root cause (in `app/Services/Daemons/DaemonResetService.php`)
- `BATON_SETTING_KEY = 'daemon_reset.active_orchestrator_daemon_id'` (~:24) — ONE global key, no project scope.
- `activeOrchestratorDaemonId()` (~:266) reads that single key.
- `holdsBaton($d)` (~:282) = `activeOrchestratorDaemonId() === $d->id` — global.
- `setActiveOrchestrator()` (~:251) overwrites the single key → a 2nd project's orchestrator STEALS the baton.
- `assertCanDrainOrMerge()` (~:289) gates drain/merge on `holdsBaton` → non-holder blocked.
- `guardOrchestratorBatonForReset()` (~:56) + `transferBatonLocked()` (~:130) — reset start/handoff ride the global baton.

## Fix
Scope the baton PER PROJECT: either a per-project setting key `daemon_reset.active_orchestrator_daemon_id:{project_id}` or a dedicated `project_id`-keyed store. Make `activeOrchestratorDaemonId($projectId)`, `holdsBaton`, `setActiveOrchestrator`, `assertCanDrainOrMerge`, `guardOrchestratorBatonForReset`, `transferBatonLocked` all project-scoped so each project's orchestrator holds/relinquishes its OWN baton independently.

## MUST preserve (do not regress)
- **Epic-lead baton carve-outs** (`app/Support/EpicBranch.php`): child→epic-branch merges are DELIBERATELY disjoint from the MAIN baton; an epic lead NEVER holds the baton. The epic-lead lock namespace is already separate — per-project scoping must not entangle it. Keep those tests green.
- Single-project (flower-only) reset/drain/merge flow must be unchanged.

## Migration / rollout
Legacy global key → read-fallback during rollout (if a per-project key is absent, fall back to the old global one), and seed the per-project key on first `setActiveOrchestrator`. Keep migrations portable (test DB = sqlite).

## Tests
- Two live project orchestrators → the one NOT holding *another* project's baton can still `daemon_start_reset` (cross-project independence).
- Single-project orchestrator reset/drain/merge unchanged.
- Epic-lead carve-out intact (lead never holds baton; child→epic merges unaffected).

## Delivery
- Worktree: `worktrees/flower/wt1` (Solo project 55), branch `flower/139-per-project-baton` off master.
- Commit trailer `Brief: #266` on every commit.
- Verify: `MEILISEARCH_KEY=LARAVEL-HERD ANTHROPIC_API_KEY= ~/bin/php artisan test` GREEN; `~/bin/php ./vendor/bin/pint` clean.
- Finish: `brief_append(266, merged/comment)` + `brief_dispatch_complete` with your dispatch_request_id + actor_ref.
- Full original diagnosis: Solo scratchpad 1102 / feedback #139.
[5] status_change flower-orchestrator: (no body)

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  1. link added 13h ago
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  3. merged 13h ago

    Merged flower/139-per-project-baton → master @ c6ddca7 (orchestrator daemon 43). Per-project baton scoping in DaemonResetService.php + portable migration (seed_project_scoped_orchestrator_baton, ran 7.29ms) + DaemonResetServiceTest coverage. MAIN verify: full suite GREEN (1263 tests, 1261 passed, 2 skipped, 0 failures); pint clean. ROLLOUT NOTE: the fix is per-project ONLY for daemons running the NEW code. Running daemons still on old code read the legacy GLOBAL baton key; new-code daemons apply the same-project legacy fallback so a cross-project global holder no longer blocks them. Lounge daemons (#38/#39) are still on old code, so they remain blocked until they get onto new code (operator restart / harness auto-compaction / clearing the stale legacy global key). Flagged to operator; not clearing the global key myself while flower merges are in flight (would break old-code assertCanDrainOrMerge for my own #258 merge).

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  4. status change 13h ago
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  5. dispatched 13h ago

    Dispatch request #137 marked done.

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  6. comment 13h ago

    Implemented per-project orchestrator reset baton scoping in app/Services/Daemons/DaemonResetService.php. The service now writes project-scoped Setting keys (daemon_reset.active_orchestrator_daemon_id:{project_id}), resolves holdsBaton/assertCanDrainOrMerge/canMergeToMaster/startReset/handoff through the daemon's project, and keeps a legacy global fallback only for the same project so an old global holder does not block another project's reset. Added portable data migration 2026_07_05_070000_seed_project_scoped_orchestrator_baton.php to seed a project-scoped key from the legacy global key when possible. Added DaemonResetServiceTest coverage for cross-project reset independence, same-project legacy fallback seeding, and single-project active-id behavior; existing EpicBatonCoexistenceTest and DaemonResetToolsTest remain green. Commit: 178bc72 Scope daemon reset baton per project (Brief: #266). Verification: MEILISEARCH_KEY=LARAVEL-HERD ANTHROPIC_API_KEY= ~/bin/php artisan test passed (1263 tests, 1249 passed, 14 skipped); ~/bin/php ./vendor/bin/pint passed. Worktree clean.

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  8. dispatched 13h ago

    Dispatch request #137 queued for flower.

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  11. plan proposed 13h ago

    # Per-project orchestrator reset baton **Verified flower-code bug** (ops daemon 41 diagnosis; feedback #139; fix-spec Solo scratchpad 1102). Reporter: lounge-orchestrator. ## Problem The orchestrator reset baton is a SINGLE GLOBAL `Setting`, not per-project. So one project's orchestrator holding it blocks EVERY other project's orchestrator (and refine) from make-before-break reset: `daemon_start_reset` fails with "Another orchestrator currently holds the active baton". Live proof now: flower-orch (project 16) holds the global baton → lounge-orch #38 + lounge-refine #39 (both ~60%, #39 reset_state=failed) cannot reset. ## Root cause (in `app/Services/Daemons/DaemonResetService.php`) - `BATON_SETTING_KEY = 'daemon_reset.active_orchestrator_daemon_id'` (~:24) — ONE global key, no project scope. - `activeOrchestratorDaemonId()` (~:266) reads that single key. - `holdsBaton($d)` (~:282) = `activeOrchestratorDaemonId() === $d->id` — global. - `setActiveOrchestrator()` (~:251) overwrites the single key → a 2nd project's orchestrator STEALS the baton. - `assertCanDrainOrMerge()` (~:289) gates drain/merge on `holdsBaton` → non-holder blocked. - `guardOrchestratorBatonForReset()` (~:56) + `transferBatonLocked()` (~:130) — reset start/handoff ride the global baton. ## Fix Scope the baton PER PROJECT: either a per-project setting key `daemon_reset.active_orchestrator_daemon_id:{project_id}` or a dedicated `project_id`-keyed store. Make `activeOrchestratorDaemonId($projectId)`, `holdsBaton`, `setActiveOrchestrator`, `assertCanDrainOrMerge`, `guardOrchestratorBatonForReset`, `transferBatonLocked` all project-scoped so each project's orchestrator holds/relinquishes its OWN baton independently. ## MUST preserve (do not regress) - **Epic-lead baton carve-outs** (`app/Support/EpicBranch.php`): child→epic-branch merges are DELIBERATELY disjoint from the MAIN baton; an epic lead NEVER holds the baton. The epic-lead lock namespace is already separate — per-project scoping must not entangle it. Keep those tests green. - Single-project (flower-only) reset/drain/merge flow must be unchanged. ## Migration / rollout Legacy global key → read-fallback during rollout (if a per-project key is absent, fall back to the old global one), and seed the per-project key on first `setActiveOrchestrator`. Keep migrations portable (test DB = sqlite). ## Tests - Two live project orchestrators → the one NOT holding *another* project's baton can still `daemon_start_reset` (cross-project independence). - Single-project orchestrator reset/drain/merge unchanged. - Epic-lead carve-out intact (lead never holds baton; child→epic merges unaffected). ## Delivery - Worktree: `worktrees/flower/wt1` (Solo project 55), branch `flower/139-per-project-baton` off master. - Commit trailer `Brief: #266` on every commit. - Verify: `MEILISEARCH_KEY=LARAVEL-HERD ANTHROPIC_API_KEY= ~/bin/php artisan test` GREEN; `~/bin/php ./vendor/bin/pint` clean. - Finish: `brief_append(266, merged/comment)` + `brief_dispatch_complete` with your dispatch_request_id + actor_ref. - Full original diagnosis: Solo scratchpad 1102 / feedback #139.

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  13. note added 16h ago

    Verified flower-code bug (ops diagnosis, feedback #139 / fix-spec scratchpad 1102). The orchestrator reset baton is a SINGLE GLOBAL Setting, not per-project, so a project orchestrator holding it blocks OTHER projects' orchestrators (and refine daemons) from make-before-break reset. Currently active: flower-orch #43 holds the global baton → lounge-orch #38 (60%) + lounge-refine #39 (60%, reset_state=failed) both blocked from resetting.

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