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Summary

The event log is the source of truth on every run path; a snapshot is a verified cache over it. This closes the places where a snapshot or in-memory state was still authoritative.

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runAgent resume

  • A self-contained events log always drives resume, even when a snapshot is passed.
  • The snapshot is a cache: trusted when its new agentMeta.logIndex equals the log length, otherwise the log is replayed and a diverged snapshot throws AgentSnapshotDivergedError (snapshot-diverged).
  • Resuming a log that already reached a final state now settles instead of hanging.

Usage as a projection

  • Every @agent.usage event is journaled, whether or not the machine declares a transition for it. Delivery to the machine stays gated as before.
  • result.usage folds the log via new root export getUsageFromEvents; in-memory totals are gone. Stragglers append after settle and reach onEvent.

runDurableAgent

  • Verification hashes are computed per entry from a shadow pure fold, O(1) per entry and byte-identical to replay. verification now defaults to true; resume replays the journal in strict mode.
  • Journaled child completions are rebound onto the current fold's children, fixing resume from a journal written by another process.
  • Idle no longer surfaces as an unhandled rejection.
  • onEntry(entry, snapshot) receives the live snapshot.

Idempotency key

  • Executors receive info.callKey (<logId>:<siteId>#<n>), identical across crash re-execution on both run paths. provideExecutors({ callKey }) lets other hosts supply a minter.

Cloudflare example

  • Persists an append-only journal in Durable Object SQLite (store passes the shared conformance suite) and resumes through runDurableAgent. No snapshot persistence.

Behavior changes to note

  • Non-handling machines no longer produce byte-identical logs to pre-usage versions (usage entries are always present).
  • Pure transition functions run one extra time per entry in durable mode and once more per resume.

Tests

  • Resume-from-every-prefix test pins durable side state as a pure projection of the log.
  • Full vitest (910 passed), pnpm run check, check:dts, cloudflare workers tests, docs:check all green.

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  • New Features

    • Event logs now support authoritative replay and recovery, with snapshot verification and divergence detection.
    • Added stable per-call idempotency keys for executor integrations, including retries, loops, forks, and crash recovery.
    • Usage is consistently journaled and aggregated, including undelivered and late usage events.
    • Durable runs provide live snapshots and enhanced replay verification by default.
    • Added Durable Object SQLite event-log persistence to the Cloudflare hosting example.
  • Bug Fixes

    • Completed runs settle immediately after restoration.
    • Improved durable resume behavior for interrupted calls and idle runs.
  • Documentation

    • Expanded guidance for event logs, persistence, usage accounting, executor caching, and Cloudflare hosting.

runAgent resumes from a self-contained log even when a snapshot is passed;
the snapshot is a cache verified by agentMeta.logIndex and state hash, and
a diverged cache throws AgentSnapshotDivergedError. Resuming a log that
already reached a final state settles instead of hanging.

Every @agent.usage event is journaled unconditionally; result.usage folds
the log via getUsageFromEvents and in-memory totals are gone.

runDurableAgent computes verification hashes per entry from a shadow pure
fold (O(1), byte-identical to replay), defaults verification on, and
strict-replays the journal at resume. Journaled child completions are
rebound onto the current fold, fixing resume from journals written by
another incarnation; idle no longer rejects unobserved; onEntry receives
the live snapshot.

Executors get info.callKey, a deterministic per-call idempotency key that
survives crash re-execution on both run paths; provideExecutors accepts a
callKey minter for other hosts.

The Cloudflare example persists a Durable Object SQLite event log instead
of snapshots and resumes through runDurableAgent. A resume-from-every-
prefix test pins the durable side state as a pure projection of the log.
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  • docs/event-log.md
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The update makes self-contained event logs authoritative for resume. It adds snapshot divergence checks, durable replay verification, unconditional usage journaling, deterministic executor call keys, and a Durable Object SQLite event-log host with replay-based persistence.

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Layer / File(s) Summary
Log-first resume and usage journaling
.changeset/log-is-source-of-truth.md, docs/event-log.md, docs/persistence.md, docs/usage-and-budgets.md, src/run-agent.ts, src/effects.ts, src/agent-usage-event.test.ts, src/run-agent.test.ts
Self-contained logs now take precedence over snapshots. Snapshots record logIndex and are verified against replay. Usage entries are always journaled and folded from log entries.
Durable replay verification and rebinding
src/durable.ts, src/durable.test.ts, src/effects.ts, docs/choosing-a-run-mode.md
runDurableAgent performs incremental verification by default, supports live snapshots in onEntry, rebinds replayed child sessions, and uses an idle event sentinel.
Deterministic executor call keys
src/text-logic.ts, src/provide-executors.ts, src/run-agent.ts, docs/hosts.md, docs/snippet-globals.ts, src/durable.test.ts, src/run-agent.test.ts
Executor metadata exposes callKey. Providers can mint keys for text, stream, and decision calls. Keys remain stable across retries and replay.
Cloudflare SQLite journal host
examples/cloudflare-agent-host/*
The example host replaces snapshot persistence with append-only SQLite journaling, replay-based state, queued durable turns, and transactional event-log storage. Tests cover journal recovery, contiguous entries, forks, and identifier validation.

Estimated code review effort: 4 (Complex) | ~60 minutes

Merge Risk: 🟡 Moderate · up to 9a8ec

Existing durable journals may fail to resume, some resumed conversations may lose message history, and the example host has error-handling gaps. These issues should be resolved before merge.

Sequence Diagram(s)

sequenceDiagram
  participant Client
  participant EmailDrafter
  participant AgentEventLogStore
  participant runDurableAgent
  Client->>EmailDrafter: submit event
  EmailDrafter->>AgentEventLogStore: read journal
  EmailDrafter->>runDurableAgent: resume and process turn
  runDurableAgent->>AgentEventLogStore: append journal entries
  AgentEventLogStore-->>EmailDrafter: updated entries
  EmailDrafter-->>Client: broadcast derived snapshot
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Comment thread src/run-agent.ts Outdated
const cachedSnapshot = effectiveSnapshot;
const cachedLogIndex = (cachedSnapshot as { agentMeta?: { logIndex?: number } } | undefined)
?.agentMeta?.logIndex;
if (cachedSnapshot === undefined || cachedLogIndex !== resumeEvents.length) {

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🔴 Equal-length cache overrides event history

A snapshot from another branch bypasses replay when logIndex matches the supplied log length. The run resumes from unrelated state and ignores history.

Prompt for agents
The fast path in src/run-agent.ts trusts a snapshot solely because agentMeta.logIndex equals events.length. Length does not identify a log prefix, so a snapshot from another fork or thread at the same index can override the self-contained event log. Preserve the event log as the source of truth by verifying equal-length snapshots against the replayed tail, or extend the snapshot stamp with enough lineage and state information to prove it caches this exact prefix before skipping replay. Add a test using two divergent logs of equal length and the snapshot from one beside the events from the other.
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Fixed in 78a4656. The fast path now requires the snapshot's lineage id (agentMeta.logId, the log's executionId) to match and its state hash to equal the tail entry's verification.stateHash. Anything else replays the log and hash-checks the cache at its claimed index. Tests: an equal-length snapshot from a divergent lineage throws snapshot-diverged; a coincidentally identical one resumes from the log.

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if (isRetry) {
return lastKeyBySite.get(siteId);

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🔴 Concurrent decisions share idempotency keys

Two actors using the same decision site overwrite lastKeyBySite. A retry can reuse another actor's key and receive its cached result.

Prompt for agents
withCallKeys in src/provide-executors.ts keeps retry state in one Map keyed only by siteId. The wrapped executors are shared by every root actor created from the provided machine, so concurrent decisions at the same site can overwrite each other's last key. Associate the key with the specific invoked decision actor or request instance, matching runAgent's per-self WeakMap behavior. This likely requires threading actor identity to the wrapper rather than recovering retries from a global site map. Add a concurrency test with two root actors whose first decision attempts overlap and then retry.
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Fixed in 78a4656. provideExecutors now memoizes the key per invoked actor (keyed on the invoke's abort signal, which every retry attempt shares) instead of per site. Test: two root actors with overlapping first attempts each reuse their own key on retry.

} from "@statelyai/agent";
import { createAiSdkExecutors } from "@statelyai/agent/ai-sdk";
import { emailDrafter, emailDrafterSchemas } from "../email-drafter/agent-logic.js";
import { createDurableObjectEventLogStore } from "./event-log-store.js";

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🔍 Example uses a local import

The Cloudflare example imports createDurableObjectEventLogStore locally. CONTRIBUTING.md requires self-contained examples with no local imports.

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Keeping the sibling file. Sibling imports are the existing convention in the examples (eve-host, flue-host, langchain-host, email-drafter-inspector all do it), and every host example imports its machine from another example directory. The CONTRIBUTING line targets a shared harness, not one file per example.

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In `@examples/cloudflare-agent-host/index.ts`:
- Line 131: Update the WebSocket message handling around JSON.parse to catch
malformed payloads before invoking `#enqueue`; send the existing structured error
response and return without scheduling a turn, while preserving normal
processing for valid JSON messages.
- Line 171: Update the POST error handling around `#view`() to avoid calling it
when `#snapshot` is undefined after initial `#ready`() failure. Return an error body
without the view and status 500 in that case; preserve the existing view
response and status 400 when a snapshot exists after a later turn failure.

In `@src/durable.ts`:
- Around line 432-442: Update the resume replay in runDurableAgent around replay
and the verification option so hash-free journals remain compatible: use
non-strict verification when priorEntries are not fully hashed, while continuing
to validate any hashes that are present. Preserve strict verification for fully
hashed journals.
- Around line 408-413: Update the journal initialization flow around initEntry
so that a non-empty priorEntries collection with hasInit false throws before
creating or appending initLogEntry. Preserve normal initialization for empty
journals and existing init entries, ensuring resumed journals cannot gain a
synthetic index-0 entry after prior entries.

In `@src/run-agent.ts`:
- Around line 2926-2932: The usage-event reuse condition in the event delivery
logic must require object identity with journaledUsageEvent rather than matching
AGENT_USAGE_EVENT_TYPE alone. Remove the type-only disjunct while preserving the
existing undefined guard and reuse of journaledUsageEvent.id for the identical
event object; distinct host-sent usage events must continue to append through
the normal path.
- Around line 2517-2520: Update the replay path around replay and
getPersistedSnapshot so the cached top-level messages are copied onto
replayedSnapshot before assigning effectiveSnapshot. Preserve the existing
cached messages used by the cache-at-tail path, ensuring
getAgentMessages(effectiveSnapshot) and getRequests resume behavior remain
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Stamp a per-lineage executionId on the @agent.init entry from runAgent
too, and read it back via getLogExecutionId. agentMeta.logId and the
callKey prefix now use that id, so keys no longer collide across runs.
The equal-length cache fast path requires the lineage id to match and
the cache's state hash to equal the tail entry's; anything else replays
the log. Cached messages carry across to the replayed snapshot. Usage
entry-id reuse compares event identity only.

provideExecutors memoizes callKey per invoked actor instead of per site,
so concurrent decisions at one site keep their own retry keys.

runDurableAgent rejects a non-empty journal without an init entry and
resumes hash-free or mixed journals by verifying the hashes present.

Cloudflare example: malformed WebSocket frames return the structured
error without scheduling a turn; a failed first turn returns 500 instead
of dereferencing a missing snapshot.
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Closing: #115 removed the event log, replay, and durable runner this PR was built on. The log-as-truth work will be redone against the simplified API.

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