From 642323a489573f181b7354080ce7d51d1a9d2973 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Jeremy McSpadden <jeremy@fluxlabs.net>
Date: Tue, 17 Mar 2026 18:20:29 -0500
Subject: [PATCH] fix(auto): dispatch retry after verification gate failure
 (#998)
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When the verification gate fails with retries remaining, handleAgentEnd
sets pendingVerificationRetry and deletes the completion key, but then
returns early without calling dispatchNextUnit. This leaves auto-mode
active but permanently stalled — no new unit is ever dispatched because
the dispatch chain is broken.

Fix: call dispatchNextUnit immediately after setting up the retry state,
with a fallback to the dispatch gap watchdog if dispatch throws.
---
 src/resources/extensions/gsd/auto.ts | 9 +++++++++
 1 file changed, 9 insertions(+)

diff --git a/src/resources/extensions/gsd/auto.ts b/src/resources/extensions/gsd/auto.ts
index 0904a4d3e..46866b957 100644
--- a/src/resources/extensions/gsd/auto.ts
+++ b/src/resources/extensions/gsd/auto.ts
@@ -1526,6 +1526,15 @@ export async function handleAgentEnd(
         // Remove completion key so dispatchNextUnit re-dispatches this unit
         s.completedKeySet.delete(completionKey);
         removePersistedKey(s.basePath, completionKey);
+        // Dispatch retry immediately — without this, handleAgentEnd returns
+        // without calling dispatchNextUnit, leaving auto-mode stalled (#978).
+        try {
+          await dispatchNextUnit(ctx, pi);
+        } catch (retryDispatchErr) {
+          const msg = retryDispatchErr instanceof Error ? retryDispatchErr.message : String(retryDispatchErr);
+          ctx.ui.notify(`Verification retry dispatch error: ${msg}`, "error");
+          startDispatchGapWatchdog(ctx, pi);
+        }
         return; // ← Critical: exit before DB dual-write and post-unit hooks
       } else {
         // Gate failed, retries exhausted (or auto-fix disabled) — pause for human review