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34f69b31dc fix: prevent session lock contention blocking message processing (#783)
* fix: prevent session lock contention blocking message processing

## Problem
After container restart, POST /api/chat/send returns 202 ACCEPTED but messages
don't appear in conversation_messages and agent never responds. Messages get
stuck in "stale state" after restart.

Root cause: Session lock was held for entire duration of chat_threads_handler
and chat_history_handler, including during slow database queries. This blocked
the agent loop from acquiring the session lock to process incoming messages,
causing them to hang indefinitely.

## Solution
1. **Release session lock early in chat_threads_handler**: Only acquire lock
   when reading active_thread at response time, not during DB queries for
   thread list. DB operations no longer block message processing.

2. **Release session lock early in chat_history_handler**: Only acquire lock
   when accessing in-memory thread state, not during paginated DB queries or
   thread ownership checks. DB operations no longer block message processing.

3. **Add comprehensive logging**: Track message flow from receipt through
   session resolution, thread hydration, and state transitions. Helps diagnose
   future issues:
   - Message queued to agent loop (chat_send_handler)
   - Processing message from channel (handle_message)
   - Hydrating thread from DB (maybe_hydrate_thread)
   - Resolving session and thread (resolve_thread)
   - Checking thread state (process_user_input)
   - Persisting user message (persist_user_message)

## Impact
- Message processing no longer blocks on session lock contention
- API response times for thread list/history queries unaffected (DB queries
  still happen, but lock is not held)
- Better diagnostics for future debugging

## Testing
- All 2756 tests pass
- Code compiles with zero clippy warnings
- No changes to user-facing API or behavior, only lock timing

Co-Authored-By: Claude Haiku 4.5 <[email protected]>

* security: redact PII from info-level logs

Downgrade user_id and channel logging to debug level to prevent exposing
Personally Identifiable Information (PII) in production logs.

The user_id field can contain sensitive information such as phone numbers
(e.g., for Signal messages). Logging PII in cleartext at the info level
creates a security and privacy risk, as these logs may be stored in
persistent storage, indexed by log management systems, or accessible to
unauthorized personnel.

Changes:
- Info level: logs only message_id (UUID) for tracking
- Debug level: logs user_id, channel, thread_id for troubleshooting

This maintains debugging capability for developers while protecting user
privacy in production logs.

Co-Authored-By: Claude Haiku 4.5 <[email protected]>

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Co-authored-by: Claude Haiku 4.5 <[email protected]>
2026-03-10 08:11:30 -07:00
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