fix: detect PgBouncer transaction-mode pooler and set GBRAIN_PREPARE=true (#1435)

When gbrain connects through a PgBouncer transaction-mode pooler (port
6543), it auto-disables prepared statements. This breaks `gbrain search`
silently — the /sync-gbrain capability check fails and the GBrain Search
Guidance block never gets written to CLAUDE.md.

Three-layer fix:

1. **lib/gbrain-exec.ts** — `buildGbrainEnv()` now detects port 6543 in
   the effective DATABASE_URL and sets `GBRAIN_PREPARE=true` in the env
   passed to every gbrain spawn. This is the single chokepoint — all
   gstack gbrain invocations inherit the fix. Caller can opt out with
   `GBRAIN_PREPARE=false`.

2. **sync-gbrain/SKILL.md{,.tmpl}** — capability check now exports
   `GBRAIN_PREPARE=true` explicitly and retries search up to 3x with 1s
   delay for async index propagation under connection pooling.

3. **bin/gstack-gbrain-detect** — surfaces `gbrain_pooler_mode` field
   ("transaction" | "session" | null) in the preamble probe JSON so
   /setup-gbrain and /sync-gbrain can advise users about pooler state.

Closes #1435

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This commit is contained in:
mikeangstadt
2026-05-18 16:57:51 -05:00
committed by Garry Tan
parent c427340fce
commit db2ed599a3
5 changed files with 169 additions and 19 deletions
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@@ -18,7 +18,8 @@
* "gstack_brain_sync_mode": "off"|"artifacts-only"|"full",
* "gstack_brain_git": true|false,
* "gstack_artifacts_remote": "https://..." | "",
* "gbrain_local_status": "ok"|"no-cli"|"missing-config"|"broken-config"|"broken-db"
* "gbrain_local_status": "ok"|"no-cli"|"missing-config"|"broken-config"|"broken-db",
* "gbrain_pooler_mode": "transaction"|"session"|null
* }
*
* Backward compatibility (per plan codex #5): the 9 pre-existing fields stay
@@ -42,6 +43,7 @@ import {
resolveGbrainBin,
readGbrainVersion,
} from "../lib/gbrain-local-status";
import { isTransactionModePooler } from "../lib/gbrain-exec";
const STATE_DIR = process.env.GSTACK_HOME || join(userHome(), ".gstack");
const SCRIPT_DIR = __dirname;
@@ -98,6 +100,17 @@ function detectConfig(): { exists: boolean; engine: "pglite" | "postgres" | null
return { exists: true, engine: null };
}
// --- pooler mode detection (#1435) ---
//
// Reads DATABASE_URL from ~/.gbrain/config.json and checks whether it targets
// a PgBouncer transaction-mode pooler (port 6543). Surfaced so /sync-gbrain
// and /setup-gbrain can advise users when search may require GBRAIN_PREPARE.
function detectPoolerMode(): "transaction" | "session" | "unknown" | null {
const parsed = tryReadJSON(GBRAIN_CONFIG) as { database_url?: string } | null;
if (!parsed?.database_url) return null;
return isTransactionModePooler(parsed.database_url) ? "transaction" : "session";
}
// --- gbrain doctor health (any nonzero exit or non-"ok"/"warnings" status → false) ---
//
// Uses --fast to avoid hanging on a dead DB. Per the local-status classifier
@@ -215,6 +228,7 @@ function main(): void {
gstack_brain_git: detectBrainGit(),
gstack_artifacts_remote: detectArtifactsRemote(),
gbrain_local_status: localEngineStatus({ noCache }),
gbrain_pooler_mode: detectPoolerMode(),
};
process.stdout.write(JSON.stringify(out, null, 2) + "\n");
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@@ -54,6 +54,26 @@ export interface BuildGbrainEnvOptions {
announce?: boolean;
}
/**
* Detect whether a DATABASE_URL targets a PgBouncer transaction-mode pooler.
*
* Supabase transaction-mode poolers conventionally run on port 6543 at
* `*.pooler.supabase.com`. When gbrain connects through one of these, it
* auto-disables prepared statements — but search requires them (#1435).
* Returns `true` when the URL looks like a transaction-mode pooler so the
* caller can set `GBRAIN_PREPARE=true` to re-enable prepared statements.
*/
export function isTransactionModePooler(url: string): boolean {
try {
// DATABASE_URLs use postgresql:// scheme which URL() doesn't natively
// parse host/port from, so swap to http:// for reliable parsing.
const parsed = new URL(url.replace(/^postgres(ql)?:\/\//, "http://"));
return parsed.port === "6543";
} catch {
return false;
}
}
/**
* Build an env dict with DATABASE_URL seeded from
* `${GBRAIN_HOME:-$HOME/.gbrain}/config.json`. Returns the base env
@@ -63,6 +83,11 @@ export interface BuildGbrainEnvOptions {
* - the config has no `database_url`,
* - the caller already set DATABASE_URL to the same value.
*
* When the effective DATABASE_URL targets a PgBouncer transaction-mode
* pooler (port 6543), sets `GBRAIN_PREPARE=true` so gbrain re-enables
* prepared statements needed for search (#1435). Caller can override
* with `GBRAIN_PREPARE=false` in the base env.
*
* Always returns a fresh object — mutating the returned env never
* affects the caller's env. Tests assert on effective values, not
* object identity.
@@ -84,14 +109,31 @@ export function buildGbrainEnv(opts: BuildGbrainEnvOptions = {}): NodeJS.Process
return out;
}
if (!cfg.database_url) return out;
if (baseEnv.DATABASE_URL === cfg.database_url) return out;
const hadCaller = baseEnv.DATABASE_URL !== undefined;
out.DATABASE_URL = cfg.database_url;
if (opts.announce) {
const note = hadCaller ? " (overrode value from caller env / .env.local)" : "";
process.stderr.write(`[gbrain-exec] seeded DATABASE_URL from ${configPath}${note}\n`);
const alreadyMatch = baseEnv.DATABASE_URL === cfg.database_url;
if (!alreadyMatch) {
out.DATABASE_URL = cfg.database_url;
if (opts.announce) {
const note = hadCaller ? " (overrode value from caller env / .env.local)" : "";
process.stderr.write(`[gbrain-exec] seeded DATABASE_URL from ${configPath}${note}\n`);
}
}
// PgBouncer transaction-mode pooler detection (#1435): when the effective
// DATABASE_URL targets port 6543 (Supabase transaction-mode convention),
// gbrain auto-disables prepared statements — but search needs them.
// Set GBRAIN_PREPARE=true unless the caller explicitly opted out.
const effectiveUrl = out.DATABASE_URL || cfg.database_url;
if (effectiveUrl && !out.GBRAIN_PREPARE && isTransactionModePooler(effectiveUrl)) {
out.GBRAIN_PREPARE = "true";
if (opts.announce) {
process.stderr.write(
`[gbrain-exec] set GBRAIN_PREPARE=true (port 6543 transaction-mode pooler detected)\n`,
);
}
}
return out;
}
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@@ -905,13 +905,25 @@ Capability check (per /plan-eng-review §6):
```bash
SLUG="_capability_check_$$"
CAPABILITY_OK=0
if [ -f ~/.gbrain/config.json ] && \
gbrain --version 2>/dev/null | grep -q '^gbrain ' && \
echo "ping" | gbrain put "$SLUG" >/dev/null 2>&1 && \
gbrain search "ping" 2>/dev/null | grep -q "$SLUG"; then
CAPABILITY_OK=1
else
CAPABILITY_OK=0
gbrain --version 2>/dev/null | grep -q '^gbrain '; then
# GBRAIN_PREPARE=true ensures prepared statements stay enabled when
# connecting through a PgBouncer transaction-mode pooler (port 6543).
# Without it, search silently returns no results (#1435).
export GBRAIN_PREPARE=true
if echo "ping" | gbrain put "$SLUG" >/dev/null 2>&1; then
# Retry search up to 3 times with 1s delay — under transaction-mode
# pooling the search index may not be visible on the next connection
# immediately after the put.
for _attempt in 1 2 3; do
if gbrain search "ping" 2>/dev/null | grep -q "$SLUG"; then
CAPABILITY_OK=1
break
fi
sleep 1
done
fi
fi
gbrain delete "$SLUG" 2>/dev/null || true
```
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@@ -185,13 +185,25 @@ Capability check (per /plan-eng-review §6):
```bash
SLUG="_capability_check_$$"
CAPABILITY_OK=0
if [ -f ~/.gbrain/config.json ] && \
gbrain --version 2>/dev/null | grep -q '^gbrain ' && \
echo "ping" | gbrain put "$SLUG" >/dev/null 2>&1 && \
gbrain search "ping" 2>/dev/null | grep -q "$SLUG"; then
CAPABILITY_OK=1
else
CAPABILITY_OK=0
gbrain --version 2>/dev/null | grep -q '^gbrain '; then
# GBRAIN_PREPARE=true ensures prepared statements stay enabled when
# connecting through a PgBouncer transaction-mode pooler (port 6543).
# Without it, search silently returns no results (#1435).
export GBRAIN_PREPARE=true
if echo "ping" | gbrain put "$SLUG" >/dev/null 2>&1; then
# Retry search up to 3 times with 1s delay — under transaction-mode
# pooling the search index may not be visible on the next connection
# immediately after the put.
for _attempt in 1 2 3; do
if gbrain search "ping" 2>/dev/null | grep -q "$SLUG"; then
CAPABILITY_OK=1
break
fi
sleep 1
done
fi
fi
gbrain delete "$SLUG" 2>/dev/null || true
```
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@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ import { mkdtempSync, writeFileSync, mkdirSync, rmSync } from "fs";
import { tmpdir } from "os";
import { join } from "path";
import { buildGbrainEnv } from "../lib/gbrain-exec";
import { buildGbrainEnv, isTransactionModePooler } from "../lib/gbrain-exec";
describe("buildGbrainEnv", () => {
let home: string;
@@ -117,4 +117,74 @@ describe("buildGbrainEnv", () => {
const result = buildGbrainEnv({ baseEnv });
expect(result.DATABASE_URL).toBe("postgresql://gbrain/db");
});
// --- GBRAIN_PREPARE auto-detection (#1435) ---
it("sets GBRAIN_PREPARE=true when DATABASE_URL targets port 6543 (transaction-mode pooler)", () => {
const poolerUrl = "postgresql://postgres.abc:pw@aws-0-us-east-1.pooler.supabase.com:6543/postgres";
writeFileSync(join(gbrainHome, "config.json"), JSON.stringify({ database_url: poolerUrl }));
const baseEnv = { HOME: home };
const result = buildGbrainEnv({ baseEnv });
expect(result.DATABASE_URL).toBe(poolerUrl);
expect(result.GBRAIN_PREPARE).toBe("true");
});
it("does not set GBRAIN_PREPARE when DATABASE_URL targets port 5432 (session-mode pooler)", () => {
const sessionUrl = "postgresql://postgres.abc:pw@aws-0-us-east-1.pooler.supabase.com:5432/postgres";
writeFileSync(join(gbrainHome, "config.json"), JSON.stringify({ database_url: sessionUrl }));
const baseEnv = { HOME: home };
const result = buildGbrainEnv({ baseEnv });
expect(result.GBRAIN_PREPARE).toBeUndefined();
});
it("does not set GBRAIN_PREPARE for pglite (no port in URL)", () => {
writeFileSync(join(gbrainHome, "config.json"), JSON.stringify({ database_url: "postgresql://gbrain/db" }));
const baseEnv = { HOME: home };
const result = buildGbrainEnv({ baseEnv });
expect(result.GBRAIN_PREPARE).toBeUndefined();
});
it("respects caller's explicit GBRAIN_PREPARE=false (opt-out)", () => {
const poolerUrl = "postgresql://postgres.abc:pw@aws-0-us-east-1.pooler.supabase.com:6543/postgres";
writeFileSync(join(gbrainHome, "config.json"), JSON.stringify({ database_url: poolerUrl }));
const baseEnv = { HOME: home, GBRAIN_PREPARE: "false" };
const result = buildGbrainEnv({ baseEnv });
expect(result.GBRAIN_PREPARE).toBe("false");
});
it("sets GBRAIN_PREPARE even when caller DATABASE_URL already matches config on port 6543", () => {
const poolerUrl = "postgresql://postgres.abc:pw@aws-0-us-east-1.pooler.supabase.com:6543/postgres";
writeFileSync(join(gbrainHome, "config.json"), JSON.stringify({ database_url: poolerUrl }));
const baseEnv = { HOME: home, DATABASE_URL: poolerUrl };
const result = buildGbrainEnv({ baseEnv });
expect(result.GBRAIN_PREPARE).toBe("true");
});
});
describe("isTransactionModePooler", () => {
it("returns true for Supabase transaction-mode pooler URL (port 6543)", () => {
expect(isTransactionModePooler(
"postgresql://postgres.abc:pw@aws-0-us-east-1.pooler.supabase.com:6543/postgres"
)).toBe(true);
});
it("returns false for session-mode pooler URL (port 5432)", () => {
expect(isTransactionModePooler(
"postgresql://postgres.abc:pw@aws-0-us-east-1.pooler.supabase.com:5432/postgres"
)).toBe(false);
});
it("returns false for pglite-style URL (no port)", () => {
expect(isTransactionModePooler("postgresql://gbrain/db")).toBe(false);
});
it("returns false for unparseable URL", () => {
expect(isTransactionModePooler("not-a-url")).toBe(false);
});
it("handles postgres:// scheme (without 'ql')", () => {
expect(isTransactionModePooler(
"postgres://postgres.abc:pw@host:6543/postgres"
)).toBe(true);
});
});