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Cross-machine bot reply waiter blocked by single-query policy

Cluster 115209. Data as of 2026-10-26 12:29 UTC

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A bug and related fix attempts address the reply waiter process running as a bare Python invocation, which the default single-query approval policy denies, halting bot-to-bot conversations after one hop across machines.

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#116724 fix(bot-relay): cross-machine replies wake the sender under the default single-query policy (#115209, salvage #115210)

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files: tests/tools/test_bot_relay.py, tests/tools/test_bot_relay_windows_paths.py, tools/bot_mode_dm.py, tools/bot_relay.py, website/docs/user-guide/bot-mode.md

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#115210 fix(bot-relay): the reply waiter is a runner entrypoint, so it starts under single-query deny (#115209) · merged via another change → 2dee1e4, #116724, #115209, #115210

Closed issues · 1

Closed#115209[Bug]: the cross-machine reply waiter runs as `python -c`, which the approval gate refuses under the default single-query policy — bot-to-bot conversations across machines stop after one hop

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Merged PRs: #116724
Closed issues: 1
Attempts: 1 PR closed without merging
Fix link checked: 20 Sep 2026

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