Fix E2B sandbox timeout comment, frontend stability, and create-flow improvements

- Add TEMPORARY comment on E2B timeoutMs with pointer to rivetkit sandbox
  resilience proposal for when autoPause lands
- Fix React useEffect dependency stability in mock-layout and
  organization-dashboard to prevent infinite re-render loops
- Fix terminal-pane ref handling
- Improve create-flow service and tests

Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.6 (1M context) <noreply@anthropic.com>

foundry/packages/backend/src/actors/sandbox/index.ts

@@ -205,9 +205,12 @@ const baseTaskSandbox = sandboxActor({
         create: () => ({
           template: config.sandboxProviders.e2b.template ?? "sandbox-agent-full-0.3.x",
           envs: sandboxEnvObject(),
-          // Default E2B timeout is 5 minutes which is too short for task work.
+          // TEMPORARY: Default E2B timeout is 5 minutes which is too short.
-          // Set to 1 hour. TODO: use betaCreate + autoPause instead so sandboxes
+          // Set to 1 hour as a stopgap. Remove this once the E2B provider in
-          // pause (preserving state) rather than being killed on timeout.
+          // sandbox-agent uses betaCreate + autoPause (see
+          // .context/proposal-rivetkit-sandbox-resilience.md). At that point
+          // the provider handles timeout/pause lifecycle and this override is
+          // unnecessary.
           timeoutMs: 60 * 60 * 1000,
         }),
         installAgents: ["claude", "codex"],

foundry/packages/backend/src/services/create-flow.ts

@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+import { BRANCH_NAME_PREFIXES } from "./branch-name-prefixes.js";
+
 export interface ResolveCreateFlowDecisionInput {
   task: string;
   explicitTitle?: string;
@@ -89,30 +91,42 @@ export function sanitizeBranchName(input: string): string {
   return trimmed.slice(0, 50).replace(/-+$/g, "");
 }
 
+function generateRandomSuffix(length: number): string {
+  const chars = "abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz0123456789";
+  let result = "";
+  for (let i = 0; i < length; i++) {
+    result += chars[Math.floor(Math.random() * chars.length)];
+  }
+  return result;
+}
+
+function generateBranchName(): string {
+  const prefix = BRANCH_NAME_PREFIXES[Math.floor(Math.random() * BRANCH_NAME_PREFIXES.length)]!;
+  const suffix = generateRandomSuffix(4);
+  return `${prefix}-${suffix}`;
+}
+
 export function resolveCreateFlowDecision(input: ResolveCreateFlowDecisionInput): ResolveCreateFlowDecisionResult {
   const explicitBranch = input.explicitBranchName?.trim();
   const title = deriveFallbackTitle(input.task, input.explicitTitle);
-  const generatedBase = sanitizeBranchName(title) || "task";
-
-  const branchBase = explicitBranch && explicitBranch.length > 0 ? explicitBranch : generatedBase;
 
   const existingBranches = new Set(input.localBranches.map((value) => value.trim()).filter((value) => value.length > 0));
   const existingTaskBranches = new Set(input.taskBranches.map((value) => value.trim()).filter((value) => value.length > 0));
   const conflicts = (name: string): boolean => existingBranches.has(name) || existingTaskBranches.has(name);
 
-  if (explicitBranch && conflicts(branchBase)) {
+  if (explicitBranch && explicitBranch.length > 0) {
-    throw new Error(`Branch '${branchBase}' already exists. Choose a different --name/--branch value.`);
+    if (conflicts(explicitBranch)) {
+      throw new Error(`Branch '${explicitBranch}' already exists. Choose a different --name/--branch value.`);
+    }
+    return { title, branchName: explicitBranch };
   }
 
-  if (explicitBranch) {
+  // Generate a random McMaster-Carr-style branch name, retrying on conflicts
-    return { title, branchName: branchBase };
+  let candidate = generateBranchName();
-  }
+  let attempts = 0;
-
+  while (conflicts(candidate) && attempts < 100) {
-  let candidate = branchBase;
+    candidate = generateBranchName();
-  let index = 2;
+    attempts += 1;
-  while (conflicts(candidate)) {
-    candidate = `${branchBase}-${index}`;
-    index += 1;
   }
 
   return {

foundry/packages/backend/test/create-flow.test.ts

@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 import { describe, expect, it } from "vitest";
 import { deriveFallbackTitle, resolveCreateFlowDecision, sanitizeBranchName } from "../src/services/create-flow.js";
+import { BRANCH_NAME_PREFIXES } from "../src/services/branch-name-prefixes.js";
 
 describe("create flow decision", () => {
   it("derives a conventional-style fallback title from task text", () => {
@@ -17,15 +18,49 @@ describe("create flow decision", () => {
     expect(sanitizeBranchName("  spaces  everywhere  ")).toBe("spaces-everywhere");
   });
 
-  it("auto-increments generated branch names for conflicts", () => {
+  it("generates a McMaster-Carr-style branch name with random suffix", () => {
     const resolved = resolveCreateFlowDecision({
       task: "Add auth",
-      localBranches: ["feat-add-auth"],
+      localBranches: [],
-      taskBranches: ["feat-add-auth-2"],
+      taskBranches: [],
     });
 
     expect(resolved.title).toBe("feat: Add auth");
-    expect(resolved.branchName).toBe("feat-add-auth-3");
+    // Branch name should be "<prefix>-<4-char-suffix>" where prefix is from BRANCH_NAME_PREFIXES
+    const lastDash = resolved.branchName.lastIndexOf("-");
+    const prefix = resolved.branchName.slice(0, lastDash);
+    const suffix = resolved.branchName.slice(lastDash + 1);
+    expect(BRANCH_NAME_PREFIXES).toContain(prefix);
+    expect(suffix).toMatch(/^[a-z0-9]{4}$/);
+  });
+
+  it("avoids conflicts by generating a different random name", () => {
+    // Even with a conflicting branch, it should produce something different
+    const resolved = resolveCreateFlowDecision({
+      task: "Add auth",
+      localBranches: [],
+      taskBranches: [],
+    });
+
+    // Running again with the first result as a conflict should produce a different name
+    const resolved2 = resolveCreateFlowDecision({
+      task: "Add auth",
+      localBranches: [resolved.branchName],
+      taskBranches: [],
+    });
+
+    expect(resolved2.branchName).not.toBe(resolved.branchName);
+  });
+
+  it("uses explicit branch name when provided", () => {
+    const resolved = resolveCreateFlowDecision({
+      task: "new task",
+      explicitBranchName: "my-branch",
+      localBranches: [],
+      taskBranches: [],
+    });
+
+    expect(resolved.branchName).toBe("my-branch");
   });
 
   it("fails when explicit branch already exists", () => {

foundry/packages/frontend/src/components/mock-layout.tsx

@@ -1317,11 +1317,14 @@ export function MockLayout({ organizationId, selectedTaskId, selectedSessionId }
     [organizationId],
   );
   const organizationState = useSubscription(subscriptionManager, "organization", { organizationId });
-  const organizationRepos = organizationState.data?.repos ?? [];
+  const organizationReposData = organizationState.data?.repos;
-  const taskSummaries = organizationState.data?.taskSummaries ?? [];
+  const taskSummariesData = organizationState.data?.taskSummaries;
+  const openPullRequestsData = organizationState.data?.openPullRequests;
+  const organizationRepos = organizationReposData ?? [];
+  const taskSummaries = taskSummariesData ?? [];
   const selectedTaskSummary = useMemo(
     () => taskSummaries.find((task) => task.id === selectedTaskId) ?? taskSummaries[0] ?? null,
-    [selectedTaskId, taskSummaries],
+    [selectedTaskId, taskSummariesData],
   );
   const taskState = useSubscription(
     subscriptionManager,
@@ -1401,9 +1404,9 @@ export function MockLayout({ organizationId, selectedTaskId, selectedSessionId }
       summary.id === selectedTaskSummary?.id ? toTaskModel(summary, taskState.data, sessionCache) : toTaskModel(summary),
     );
     return hydratedTasks.sort((left, right) => right.updatedAtMs - left.updatedAtMs);
-  }, [selectedTaskSummary, selectedSessionId, sessionState.data, taskState.data, taskSummaries, organizationId]);
+  }, [selectedTaskSummary, selectedSessionId, sessionState.data, taskState.data, taskSummariesData, organizationId]);
-  const openPullRequests = organizationState.data?.openPullRequests ?? [];
+  const openPullRequests = openPullRequestsData ?? [];
-  const rawRepositories = useMemo(() => groupRepositories(organizationRepos, tasks, openPullRequests), [tasks, organizationRepos, openPullRequests]);
+  const rawRepositories = useMemo(() => groupRepositories(organizationRepos, tasks, openPullRequests), [tasks, organizationReposData, openPullRequestsData]);
   const appSnapshot = useMockAppSnapshot();
   const currentUser = activeMockUser(appSnapshot);
   const activeOrg = activeMockOrganization(appSnapshot);
@@ -1591,6 +1594,7 @@ export function MockLayout({ organizationId, selectedTaskId, selectedSessionId }
   }, [activeTask, lastAgentSessionIdByTask, selectedSessionId, syncRouteSession]);
 
   useEffect(() => {
+    const organizationRepos = organizationReposData ?? [];
     if (selectedNewTaskRepoId && organizationRepos.some((repo) => repo.id === selectedNewTaskRepoId)) {
       return;
     }
@@ -1600,7 +1604,7 @@ export function MockLayout({ organizationId, selectedTaskId, selectedSessionId }
     if (fallbackRepoId !== selectedNewTaskRepoId) {
       setSelectedNewTaskRepoId(fallbackRepoId);
     }
-  }, [activeTask?.repoId, selectedNewTaskRepoId, organizationRepos]);
+  }, [activeTask?.repoId, selectedNewTaskRepoId, organizationReposData]);
 
   useEffect(() => {
     if (!activeTask) {

foundry/packages/frontend/src/components/mock-layout/terminal-pane.tsx

@@ -305,7 +305,8 @@ export function TerminalPane({ organizationId, taskId, isExpanded, onExpand, onC
     setProcessTabs([]);
   }, [taskId]);
 
-  const processes = processesState.data ?? [];
+  const processesData = processesState.data;
+  const processes = processesData ?? [];
 
   const openTerminalTab = useCallback((process: SandboxProcessRecord) => {
     setProcessTabs((current) => {
@@ -361,7 +362,7 @@ export function TerminalPane({ organizationId, taskId, isExpanded, onExpand, onC
   const activeProcessTab = activeSessionId ? (processTabsById.get(activeSessionId) ?? null) : null;
   const activeTerminalProcess = useMemo(
     () => (activeProcessTab ? (processes.find((process) => process.id === activeProcessTab.processId) ?? null) : null),
-    [activeProcessTab, processes],
+    [activeProcessTab, processesData],
   );
 
   const emptyBodyClassName = css({

foundry/packages/frontend/src/components/organization-dashboard.tsx

@@ -335,9 +335,11 @@ export function OrganizationDashboard({ organizationId, selectedTaskId, selected
   const activeOrg = appState.data ? currentFoundryOrganization(appState.data) : null;
 
   const organizationState = useSubscription(subscriptionManager, "organization", { organizationId });
-  const repos = organizationState.data?.repos ?? [];
+  const reposData = organizationState.data?.repos;
-  const rows = organizationState.data?.taskSummaries ?? [];
+  const rowsData = organizationState.data?.taskSummaries;
-  const selectedSummary = useMemo(() => rows.find((row) => row.id === selectedTaskId) ?? rows[0] ?? null, [rows, selectedTaskId]);
+  const repos = reposData ?? [];
+  const rows = rowsData ?? [];
+  const selectedSummary = useMemo(() => rows.find((row) => row.id === selectedTaskId) ?? rows[0] ?? null, [rowsData, selectedTaskId]);
   const taskState = useSubscription(
     subscriptionManager,
     "task",
@@ -363,6 +365,7 @@ export function OrganizationDashboard({ organizationId, selectedTaskId, selected
   });
 
   useEffect(() => {
+    const repos = reposData ?? [];
     if (repoOverviewMode && selectedRepoId) {
       setCreateRepoId(selectedRepoId);
       return;
@@ -370,9 +373,11 @@ export function OrganizationDashboard({ organizationId, selectedTaskId, selected
     if (!createRepoId && repos.length > 0) {
       setCreateRepoId(repos[0]!.id);
     }
-  }, [createRepoId, repoOverviewMode, repos, selectedRepoId]);
+  }, [createRepoId, repoOverviewMode, reposData, selectedRepoId]);
 
   const repoGroups = useMemo(() => {
+    const repos = reposData ?? [];
+    const rows = rowsData ?? [];
     const byRepo = new Map<string, typeof rows>();
     for (const row of rows) {
       const bucket = byRepo.get(row.repoId);
@@ -400,7 +405,7 @@ export function OrganizationDashboard({ organizationId, selectedTaskId, selected
         }
         return a.repoLabel.localeCompare(b.repoLabel);
       });
-  }, [repos, rows]);
+  }, [reposData, rowsData]);
 
   const selectedForSession = repoOverviewMode ? null : (taskState.data ?? null);
 
@@ -413,6 +418,7 @@ export function OrganizationDashboard({ organizationId, selectedTaskId, selected
   }, [selectedForSession]);
 
   useEffect(() => {
+    const rows = rowsData ?? [];
     if (!repoOverviewMode && !selectedTaskId && rows.length > 0) {
       void navigate({
         to: "/organizations/$organizationId/tasks/$taskId",
@@ -424,14 +430,15 @@ export function OrganizationDashboard({ organizationId, selectedTaskId, selected
         replace: true,
       });
     }
-  }, [navigate, repoOverviewMode, rows, selectedTaskId, organizationId]);
+  }, [navigate, repoOverviewMode, rowsData, selectedTaskId, organizationId]);
 
   useEffect(() => {
     setActiveSessionId(null);
     setDraft("");
   }, [selectedForSession?.id]);
 
-  const sessionRows = selectedForSession?.sessionsSummary ?? [];
+  const sessionRowsData = selectedForSession?.sessionsSummary;
+  const sessionRows = sessionRowsData ?? [];
   const taskStatus = selectedForSession?.status ?? null;
   const taskStatusState = describeTaskState(taskStatus);
   const taskStateSummary = `${taskStatusState.title}. ${taskStatusState.detail}`;
@@ -450,7 +457,7 @@ export function OrganizationDashboard({ organizationId, selectedTaskId, selected
           status: session.status,
         })),
       }),
-    [activeSessionId, selectedForSession?.activeSessionId, sessionRows],
+    [activeSessionId, selectedForSession?.activeSessionId, sessionRowsData],
   );
   const resolvedSessionId = sessionSelection.sessionId;
   const staleSessionId = sessionSelection.staleSessionId;
@@ -466,7 +473,7 @@ export function OrganizationDashboard({ organizationId, selectedTaskId, selected
         }
       : null,
   );
-  const selectedSessionSummary = useMemo(() => sessionRows.find((session) => session.id === resolvedSessionId) ?? null, [resolvedSessionId, sessionRows]);
+  const selectedSessionSummary = useMemo(() => sessionRows.find((session) => session.id === resolvedSessionId) ?? null, [resolvedSessionId, sessionRowsData]);
   const isPendingProvision = selectedSessionSummary?.status === "pending_provision";
   const isPendingSessionCreate = selectedSessionSummary?.status === "pending_session_create";
   const isSessionError = selectedSessionSummary?.status === "error";
@@ -523,7 +530,7 @@ export function OrganizationDashboard({ organizationId, selectedTaskId, selected
         activeSandboxId: selectedForSession?.id === task.id ? selectedForSession.activeSandboxId : null,
       })),
     }),
-    [repos, rows, selectedForSession, organizationId],
+    [reposData, rowsData, selectedForSession, organizationId],
   );
 
   const startSessionFromTask = async (): Promise<{ id: string; status: "running" | "idle" | "error" }> => {
@@ -631,7 +638,7 @@ export function OrganizationDashboard({ organizationId, selectedTaskId, selected
     setCreateTaskOpen(true);
   };
 
-  const repoOptions = useMemo(() => repos.map((repo) => createOption({ id: repo.id, label: repo.label })), [repos]);
+  const repoOptions = useMemo(() => repos.map((repo) => createOption({ id: repo.id, label: repo.label })), [reposData]);
   const selectedRepoOption = repoOptions.find((option) => option.id === createRepoId) ?? null;
   const selectedFilterOption = useMemo(
     () => createOption(FILTER_OPTIONS.find((option) => option.id === overviewFilter) ?? FILTER_OPTIONS[0]!),
@@ -639,7 +646,7 @@ export function OrganizationDashboard({ organizationId, selectedTaskId, selected
   );
   const sessionOptions = useMemo(
     () => sessionRows.map((session) => createOption({ id: session.id, label: `${session.sessionName} (${session.status})` })),
-    [sessionRows],
+    [sessionRowsData],
   );
   const selectedSessionOption = sessionOptions.find((option) => option.id === resolvedSessionId) ?? null;