refactor: require session state for directive handling

CHANGELOG.md

@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 
 Docs: https://docs.clawd.bot
 
-## 2026.1.22
+## 2026.1.22 (unreleased)
 
 ### Fixes
 - BlueBubbles: stop typing indicator on idle/no-reply. (#1439) Thanks @Nicell.

src/auto-reply/reply/directive-handling.fast-lane.ts

@@ -15,8 +15,8 @@ export async function applyInlineDirectivesFastLane(params: {
   cfg: ClawdbotConfig;
   agentId?: string;
   isGroup: boolean;
-  sessionEntry?: SessionEntry;
+  sessionEntry: SessionEntry;
-  sessionStore?: Record<string, SessionEntry>;
+  sessionStore: Record<string, SessionEntry>;
   sessionKey: string;
   storePath?: string;
   elevatedEnabled: boolean;

src/auto-reply/reply/directive-handling.impl.model-persist.test.ts

@@ -77,100 +77,6 @@ describe("handleDirectiveOnly model persist behavior (fixes #1435)", () => {
     expect(result?.text).not.toContain("failed");
   });
 
-  it("shows error message when sessionEntry is missing", async () => {
-    const directives = parseInlineDirectives("/model openai/gpt-4o");
-    const sessionStore = {};
-
-    const result = await handleDirectiveOnly({
-      cfg: baseConfig(),
-      directives,
-      sessionEntry: undefined, // Missing!
-      sessionStore,
-      sessionKey: "agent:main:dm:1",
-      storePath: "/tmp/sessions.json",
-      elevatedEnabled: false,
-      elevatedAllowed: false,
-      defaultProvider: "anthropic",
-      defaultModel: "claude-opus-4-5",
-      aliasIndex: baseAliasIndex(),
-      allowedModelKeys,
-      allowedModelCatalog,
-      resetModelOverride: false,
-      provider: "anthropic",
-      model: "claude-opus-4-5",
-      initialModelLabel: "anthropic/claude-opus-4-5",
-      formatModelSwitchEvent: (label) => `Switched to ${label}`,
-    });
-
-    expect(result?.text).toContain("failed");
-    expect(result?.text).toContain("session state unavailable");
-  });
-
-  it("shows error message when sessionStore is missing", async () => {
-    const directives = parseInlineDirectives("/model openai/gpt-4o");
-    const sessionEntry: SessionEntry = {
-      sessionId: "s1",
-      updatedAt: Date.now(),
-    };
-
-    const result = await handleDirectiveOnly({
-      cfg: baseConfig(),
-      directives,
-      sessionEntry,
-      sessionStore: undefined, // Missing!
-      sessionKey: "agent:main:dm:1",
-      storePath: "/tmp/sessions.json",
-      elevatedEnabled: false,
-      elevatedAllowed: false,
-      defaultProvider: "anthropic",
-      defaultModel: "claude-opus-4-5",
-      aliasIndex: baseAliasIndex(),
-      allowedModelKeys,
-      allowedModelCatalog,
-      resetModelOverride: false,
-      provider: "anthropic",
-      model: "claude-opus-4-5",
-      initialModelLabel: "anthropic/claude-opus-4-5",
-      formatModelSwitchEvent: (label) => `Switched to ${label}`,
-    });
-
-    expect(result?.text).toContain("failed");
-    expect(result?.text).toContain("session state unavailable");
-  });
-
-  it("shows error message when sessionKey is missing", async () => {
-    const directives = parseInlineDirectives("/model openai/gpt-4o");
-    const sessionEntry: SessionEntry = {
-      sessionId: "s1",
-      updatedAt: Date.now(),
-    };
-    const sessionStore = { "agent:main:dm:1": sessionEntry };
-
-    const result = await handleDirectiveOnly({
-      cfg: baseConfig(),
-      directives,
-      sessionEntry,
-      sessionStore,
-      sessionKey: undefined, // Missing!
-      storePath: "/tmp/sessions.json",
-      elevatedEnabled: false,
-      elevatedAllowed: false,
-      defaultProvider: "anthropic",
-      defaultModel: "claude-opus-4-5",
-      aliasIndex: baseAliasIndex(),
-      allowedModelKeys,
-      allowedModelCatalog,
-      resetModelOverride: false,
-      provider: "anthropic",
-      model: "claude-opus-4-5",
-      initialModelLabel: "anthropic/claude-opus-4-5",
-      formatModelSwitchEvent: (label) => `Switched to ${label}`,
-    });
-
-    expect(result?.text).toContain("failed");
-    expect(result?.text).toContain("session state unavailable");
-  });
-
   it("shows no model message when no /model directive", async () => {
     const directives = parseInlineDirectives("hello world");
     const sessionEntry: SessionEntry = {

src/auto-reply/reply/directive-handling.impl.ts

@@ -62,8 +62,8 @@ function resolveExecDefaults(params: {
 export async function handleDirectiveOnly(params: {
   cfg: ClawdbotConfig;
   directives: InlineDirectives;
-  sessionEntry?: SessionEntry;
+  sessionEntry: SessionEntry;
-  sessionStore?: Record<string, SessionEntry>;
+  sessionStore: Record<string, SessionEntry>;
   sessionKey: string;
   storePath?: string;
   elevatedEnabled: boolean;
@@ -288,8 +288,6 @@ export async function handleDirectiveOnly(params: {
     nextThinkLevel === "xhigh" &&
     !supportsXHighThinking(resolvedProvider, resolvedModel);
 
-  let didPersistModel = false;
-  if (sessionEntry && sessionStore && sessionKey) {
   const prevElevatedLevel =
     currentElevatedLevel ??
     (sessionEntry.elevatedLevel as ElevatedLevel | undefined) ??
@@ -347,7 +345,6 @@ export async function handleDirectiveOnly(params: {
       selection: modelSelection,
       profileOverride,
     });
-      didPersistModel = true;
   }
   if (directives.hasQueueDirective && directives.queueReset) {
     delete sessionEntry.queueMode;
@@ -396,7 +393,6 @@ export async function handleDirectiveOnly(params: {
       contextKey: "mode:reasoning",
     });
   }
-  }
 
   const parts: string[] = [];
   if (directives.hasThinkDirective && directives.thinkLevel) {
@@ -449,7 +445,7 @@ export async function handleDirectiveOnly(params: {
       `Thinking level set to high (xhigh not supported for ${resolvedProvider}/${resolvedModel}).`,
     );
   }
-  if (modelSelection && didPersistModel) {
+  if (modelSelection) {
     const label = `${modelSelection.provider}/${modelSelection.model}`;
     const labelWithAlias = modelSelection.alias ? `${modelSelection.alias} (${label})` : label;
     parts.push(
@@ -460,10 +456,6 @@ export async function handleDirectiveOnly(params: {
     if (profileOverride) {
       parts.push(`Auth profile set to ${profileOverride}.`);
     }
-  } else if (modelSelection && !didPersistModel) {
-    parts.push(
-      `Model switch to ${modelSelection.provider}/${modelSelection.model} failed (session state unavailable).`,
-    );
   }
   if (directives.hasQueueDirective && directives.queueMode) {
     parts.push(formatDirectiveAck(`Queue mode set to ${directives.queueMode}.`));

src/auto-reply/reply/get-reply-directives-apply.ts

@@ -39,8 +39,8 @@ export async function applyInlineDirectiveOverrides(params: {
   agentId: string;
   agentDir: string;
   agentCfg: AgentDefaults;
-  sessionEntry?: SessionEntry;
+  sessionEntry: SessionEntry;
-  sessionStore?: Record<string, SessionEntry>;
+  sessionStore: Record<string, SessionEntry>;
   sessionKey: string;
   storePath?: string;
   sessionScope: Parameters<typeof buildStatusReply>[0]["sessionScope"];

src/auto-reply/reply/get-reply-directives.ts

@@ -89,8 +89,8 @@ export async function resolveReplyDirectives(params: {
   workspaceDir: string;
   agentCfg: AgentDefaults;
   sessionCtx: TemplateContext;
-  sessionEntry?: SessionEntry;
+  sessionEntry: SessionEntry;
-  sessionStore?: Record<string, SessionEntry>;
+  sessionStore: Record<string, SessionEntry>;
   sessionKey: string;
   storePath?: string;
   sessionScope: Parameters<typeof applyInlineDirectiveOverrides>[0]["sessionScope"];