---
kind: task
slug: worker-checkpoint-resume
title: Worker checkpoint and crash recovery
plan_slug: automation-foundation
epic_slug: apps-worker-v1
status: draft
priority: P1
tenant_id: global
owner: unassigned
cursor_todo_id: null
updated_at: "2026-08-03"
---

# Task summary

Persist worker session progress at configurable checkpoints so a crashed or stalled job resumes from the last checkpoint instead of restarting the brief from scratch.

## Description

**Benchmark:** [Autensa mission-control](https://github.com/crshdn/mission-control) checkpoint & crash recovery — study their checkpoint restore API and per-task history UX; implement Echodo-native equivalents on Postgres.

### Schema

Add `worker_checkpoints` (or JSONB on `agent_runs`) workspace-scoped:

- `agent_run_id`, `convoy_id`, `brief_id`
- `checkpoint_seq`, `tool_history` (bounded), `files_touched`, `branch`, `worktree_path`
- `occurred_at`

### Worker behavior

- Save checkpoint after each tool round (configurable via `WORKER_CHECKPOINT_EVERY_N_STEPS`, default 1).
- On job start: if open run has latest checkpoint, resume tool loop from saved state.
- Orchestrator stall detector can trigger re-dispatch with `resume_from_checkpoint: true`.

### Operator surface (minimal v1)

- Mission control detail panel: checkpoint count + last checkpoint time (full history deferred).

## Dependencies

- [Task-worker-minimal-tool-loop](./Task-worker-minimal-tool-loop.md) (baseline loop must exist).

## Subtasks

- [ ] Zod schemas in `packages/shared/worker`
- [ ] Drizzle migration + workspace-scoped queries
- [ ] Checkpoint write in `minimal-session` / `handle-job`
- [ ] Resume path on re-dispatch
- [ ] Env docs in `docs/worker.md`

## Estimation

M

## Acceptance criteria

- [ ] Kill worker mid-brief; re-dispatch resumes from last tool step without re-cloning
- [ ] Checkpoints filtered by `workspace_id`
- [ ] Checkpoint payload does not store API keys or full file contents (paths + hashes only)

## Links

- Epic: `./Epic-apps-worker-v1.md`
- Blocks: reliable unattended dogfood for Epic 8