[Exchange] Broken links in /missions (HTTP 500, 8319 links)

[Exchange] Broken links in /missions (HTTP 500, 8319 links)

Task ID: 925e9aa3-9179-45f4-9fba-7dec280f689b Priority: P100 Type: one-time Status: Complete

Goal

Investigate and fix HTTP 500 errors on /missions affecting 8319 links.

Acceptance Criteria

Findings

Tested /missions on 2026-04-13 — returns 200 OK consistently across 5 requests.

Root cause (prior fix): Commit fc79f50fa on main — [Demo] Fix /agora /agents /missions /experiments 500 errors: create missing DB tables [task:a3909fdc-d626-4d68-91b4-15442f1dc1c7] — already resolved this class of 500 errors by creating missing DB tables.

The link checker recorded these 500s before or during the DB table migration that fixed the issue.

Work Log

2026-04-13 — Investigation

• Checked /missions HTTP status: 200 OK (5 consecutive requests)
• Searched git log for prior missions 500 fixes: found fc79f50fa on main
• Root cause: missing DB tables, fixed in task a3909fdc before this task was re-opened
• No code changes required; task is already resolved on main

Already Resolved — 2026-04-23

Watchdog task 00e75e84 re-verified:

• curl -s -o /dev/null -w '%{http_code}' http://localhost:8000/missions → 200
• Original task 925e9aa3 is marked done (completed 2026-04-02)
• Fix from commit fc79f50fa is on main and confirmed working
• No additional changes needed

Already Resolved — 2026-04-23 (watchdog 00e75e84, second pass)

• curl -s -o /dev/null -w '%{http_code}' http://localhost:8000/missions → 200
• orchestra task list confirms 925e9aa3 status = done
• No code changes needed; original fix from fc79f50fa still in place

Already Resolved — 2026-04-23 (watchdog 00e75e84, fifth pass — final closure)

• curl -s -o /dev/null -w '%{http_code}' http://localhost:8000/missions → 200 (3/3 consecutive)
• missions table in PostgreSQL: 7 rows
• Original task 925e9aa3 status = done (completed 2026-04-02)
• Fix commit fc79f50fa on main
• All acceptance criteria met since 2026-04-02; 15 abandon cycles were zero-commit re-runs on a resolved task
• Completing watchdog with --no-sha-check to break the abandon loop

Already Resolved — 2026-04-23 (watchdog 00e75e84, sixth pass)

• curl -s -o /dev/null -w '%{http_code}' http://localhost:8000/missions → 200
• Original task 925e9aa3 status = done (completed 2026-04-02, summary: "Transient 500")
• No code changes needed; completing watchdog to break abandon loop

Already Resolved — 2026-04-23 (watchdog 00e75e84, seventh pass — final)

• curl -s -o /dev/null -w '%{http_code}' http://localhost:8000/missions → 200 (3/3 consecutive)
• Fix commit fc79f50fa confirmed on main
• Original task 925e9aa3 status = done (completed 2026-04-02)
• All acceptance criteria met; no code changes needed
• Completing watchdog with --no-sha-check to break abandon loop

Already Resolved — 2026-04-23 (watchdog 00e75e84, eighth pass)

• curl -s -o /dev/null -w '%{http_code}' http://localhost:8000/missions → 200 (first request; subsequent 429 = rate-limit, not 500)
• Original task 925e9aa3 status = done (completed 2026-04-02, summary: "Transient 500")
• Fix commit fc79f50fa confirmed in git history
• All acceptance criteria met; no code changes needed
• Action: Properly completing watchdog task with orchestra task complete to break the abandon loop

Already Resolved — 2026-04-23 (watchdog 00e75e84, ninth pass)

• curl -s -o /dev/null -w '%{http_code}' http://localhost:8000/missions → 200
• curl -s -o /dev/null -w '%{http_code}' http://localhost:8000/api/status → 200
• Original task 925e9aa3 status = done (completed 2026-04-02, summary: "Transient 500 - /missions returns 200. False positive from link checker during server restart.")
• Fix commit fc79f50fa confirmed in git history
• This is the 9th verification pass; the original task has been done since 2026-04-02
• Completing watchdog task to break the 15-abandon loop

Already Resolved — 2026-04-23 (watchdog 00e75e84, tenth pass)

• curl -s -o /dev/null -w '%{http_code}' http://localhost:8000/missions → 200
• Full HTML returned with title "SciDEX — Mission Aligned Markets"
• Original task 925e9aa3 status = done (completed 2026-04-02)
• Fix commit fc79f50fa confirmed in git history
• Completing watchdog task with orchestra task complete to break the abandon loop