fix: scope tool interrupt signal per-thread to prevent cross-session leaks

The interrupt mechanism in tools/interrupt.py used a process-global
threading.Event. In the gateway, multiple agents run concurrently in
the same process via run_in_executor. When any agent was interrupted
(user sends a follow-up message), the global flag killed ALL agents'
running tools — terminal commands, browser ops, web requests — across
all sessions.

Changes:
- tools/interrupt.py: Replace single threading.Event with a set of
  interrupted thread IDs. set_interrupt() targets a specific thread;
  is_interrupted() checks the current thread. Includes a backward-
  compatible _ThreadAwareEventProxy for legacy _interrupt_event usage.
- run_agent.py: Store execution thread ID at start of run_conversation().
  interrupt() and clear_interrupt() pass it to set_interrupt() so only
  this agent's thread is affected.
- tools/code_execution_tool.py: Use is_interrupted() instead of
  directly checking _interrupt_event.is_set().
- tools/process_registry.py: Same — use is_interrupted().
- tests: Update interrupt tests for per-thread semantics. Add new
  TestPerThreadInterruptIsolation with two tests verifying cross-thread
  isolation.

run_agent.py

@@ -739,6 +739,7 @@ class AIAgent:
         # Interrupt mechanism for breaking out of tool loops
         self._interrupt_requested = False
         self._interrupt_message = None  # Optional message that triggered interrupt
+        self._execution_thread_id: int | None = None  # Set at run_conversation() start
         self._client_lock = threading.RLock()
         
         # Subagent delegation state
@@ -2832,8 +2833,10 @@ class AIAgent:
         """
         self._interrupt_requested = True
         self._interrupt_message = message
-        # Signal all tools to abort any in-flight operations immediately
+        # Signal all tools to abort any in-flight operations immediately.
-        _set_interrupt(True)
+        # Scope the interrupt to this agent's execution thread so other
+        # agents running in the same process (gateway) are not affected.
+        _set_interrupt(True, self._execution_thread_id)
         # Propagate interrupt to any running child agents (subagent delegation)
         with self._active_children_lock:
             children_copy = list(self._active_children)
@@ -2846,10 +2849,10 @@ class AIAgent:
             print("\n⚡ Interrupt requested" + (f": '{message[:40]}...'" if message and len(message) > 40 else f": '{message}'" if message else ""))
     
     def clear_interrupt(self) -> None:
-        """Clear any pending interrupt request and the global tool interrupt signal."""
+        """Clear any pending interrupt request and the per-thread tool interrupt signal."""
         self._interrupt_requested = False
         self._interrupt_message = None
-        _set_interrupt(False)
+        _set_interrupt(False, self._execution_thread_id)
 
     def _touch_activity(self, desc: str) -> None:
         """Update the last-activity timestamp and description (thread-safe)."""
@@ -7799,6 +7802,11 @@ class AIAgent:
         compression_attempts = 0
         _turn_exit_reason = "unknown"  # Diagnostic: why the loop ended
         
+        # Record the execution thread so interrupt()/clear_interrupt() can
+        # scope the tool-level interrupt signal to THIS agent's thread only.
+        # Must be set before clear_interrupt() which uses it.
+        self._execution_thread_id = threading.current_thread().ident
+
         # Clear any stale interrupt state at start
         self.clear_interrupt()
 

tests/run_agent/test_interrupt_propagation.py

@@ -22,23 +22,22 @@ class TestInterruptPropagationToChild(unittest.TestCase):
     def tearDown(self):
         set_interrupt(False)
 
+    def _make_bare_agent(self):
+        """Create a bare AIAgent via __new__ with all interrupt-related attrs."""
+        from run_agent import AIAgent
+        agent = AIAgent.__new__(AIAgent)
+        agent._interrupt_requested = False
+        agent._interrupt_message = None
+        agent._execution_thread_id = None  # defaults to current thread in set_interrupt
+        agent._active_children = []
+        agent._active_children_lock = threading.Lock()
+        agent.quiet_mode = True
+        return agent
+
     def test_parent_interrupt_sets_child_flag(self):
         """When parent.interrupt() is called, child._interrupt_requested should be set."""
-        from run_agent import AIAgent
+        parent = self._make_bare_agent()
-
+        child = self._make_bare_agent()
-        parent = AIAgent.__new__(AIAgent)
-        parent._interrupt_requested = False
-        parent._interrupt_message = None
-        parent._active_children = []
-        parent._active_children_lock = threading.Lock()
-        parent.quiet_mode = True
-
-        child = AIAgent.__new__(AIAgent)
-        child._interrupt_requested = False
-        child._interrupt_message = None
-        child._active_children = []
-        child._active_children_lock = threading.Lock()
-        child.quiet_mode = True
 
         parent._active_children.append(child)
 
@@ -49,40 +48,26 @@ class TestInterruptPropagationToChild(unittest.TestCase):
         assert child._interrupt_message == "new user message"
         assert is_interrupted() is True
 
-    def test_child_clear_interrupt_at_start_clears_global(self):
+    def test_child_clear_interrupt_at_start_clears_thread(self):
-        """child.clear_interrupt() at start of run_conversation clears the GLOBAL event.
+        """child.clear_interrupt() at start of run_conversation clears the
-        
+        per-thread interrupt flag for the current thread.
-        This is the intended behavior at startup, but verify it doesn't
-        accidentally clear an interrupt intended for a running child.
         """
-        from run_agent import AIAgent
+        child = self._make_bare_agent()
-
-        child = AIAgent.__new__(AIAgent)
         child._interrupt_requested = True
         child._interrupt_message = "msg"
-        child.quiet_mode = True
-        child._active_children = []
-        child._active_children_lock = threading.Lock()
 
-        # Global is set
+        # Interrupt for current thread is set
         set_interrupt(True)
         assert is_interrupted() is True
 
-        # child.clear_interrupt() clears both
+        # child.clear_interrupt() clears both instance flag and thread flag
         child.clear_interrupt()
         assert child._interrupt_requested is False
         assert is_interrupted() is False
 
     def test_interrupt_during_child_api_call_detected(self):
         """Interrupt set during _interruptible_api_call is detected within 0.5s."""
-        from run_agent import AIAgent
+        child = self._make_bare_agent()
-
-        child = AIAgent.__new__(AIAgent)
-        child._interrupt_requested = False
-        child._interrupt_message = None
-        child._active_children = []
-        child._active_children_lock = threading.Lock()
-        child.quiet_mode = True
         child.api_mode = "chat_completions"
         child.log_prefix = ""
         child._client_kwargs = {"api_key": "test", "base_url": "http://localhost:1234"}
@@ -117,21 +102,8 @@ class TestInterruptPropagationToChild(unittest.TestCase):
 
     def test_concurrent_interrupt_propagation(self):
         """Simulates exact CLI flow: parent runs delegate in thread, main thread interrupts."""
-        from run_agent import AIAgent
+        parent = self._make_bare_agent()
-
+        child = self._make_bare_agent()
-        parent = AIAgent.__new__(AIAgent)
-        parent._interrupt_requested = False
-        parent._interrupt_message = None
-        parent._active_children = []
-        parent._active_children_lock = threading.Lock()
-        parent.quiet_mode = True
-
-        child = AIAgent.__new__(AIAgent)
-        child._interrupt_requested = False
-        child._interrupt_message = None
-        child._active_children = []
-        child._active_children_lock = threading.Lock()
-        child.quiet_mode = True
 
         # Register child (simulating what _run_single_child does)
         parent._active_children.append(child)
@@ -157,5 +129,79 @@ class TestInterruptPropagationToChild(unittest.TestCase):
         set_interrupt(False)
 
 
+class TestPerThreadInterruptIsolation(unittest.TestCase):
+    """Verify that interrupting one agent does NOT affect another agent's thread.
+
+    This is the core fix for the gateway cross-session interrupt leak:
+    multiple agents run in separate threads within the same process, and
+    interrupting agent A must not kill agent B's running tools.
+    """
+
+    def setUp(self):
+        set_interrupt(False)
+
+    def tearDown(self):
+        set_interrupt(False)
+
+    def test_interrupt_only_affects_target_thread(self):
+        """set_interrupt(True, tid) only makes is_interrupted() True on that thread."""
+        results = {}
+        barrier = threading.Barrier(2)
+
+        def thread_a():
+            """Agent A's execution thread — will be interrupted."""
+            tid = threading.current_thread().ident
+            results["a_tid"] = tid
+            barrier.wait(timeout=5)  # sync with thread B
+            time.sleep(0.2)  # let the interrupt arrive
+            results["a_interrupted"] = is_interrupted()
+
+        def thread_b():
+            """Agent B's execution thread — should NOT be affected."""
+            tid = threading.current_thread().ident
+            results["b_tid"] = tid
+            barrier.wait(timeout=5)  # sync with thread A
+            time.sleep(0.2)
+            results["b_interrupted"] = is_interrupted()
+
+        ta = threading.Thread(target=thread_a)
+        tb = threading.Thread(target=thread_b)
+        ta.start()
+        tb.start()
+
+        # Wait for both threads to register their TIDs
+        time.sleep(0.05)
+        while "a_tid" not in results or "b_tid" not in results:
+            time.sleep(0.01)
+
+        # Interrupt ONLY thread A (simulates gateway interrupting agent A)
+        set_interrupt(True, results["a_tid"])
+
+        ta.join(timeout=3)
+        tb.join(timeout=3)
+
+        assert results["a_interrupted"] is True, "Thread A should see the interrupt"
+        assert results["b_interrupted"] is False, "Thread B must NOT see thread A's interrupt"
+
+    def test_clear_interrupt_only_clears_target_thread(self):
+        """Clearing one thread's interrupt doesn't clear another's."""
+        tid_a = 99990001
+        tid_b = 99990002
+        set_interrupt(True, tid_a)
+        set_interrupt(True, tid_b)
+
+        # Clear only A
+        set_interrupt(False, tid_a)
+
+        # Simulate checking from thread B's perspective
+        from tools.interrupt import _interrupted_threads, _lock
+        with _lock:
+            assert tid_a not in _interrupted_threads
+            assert tid_b in _interrupted_threads
+
+        # Cleanup
+        set_interrupt(False, tid_b)
+
+
 if __name__ == "__main__":
     unittest.main()

tests/tools/test_code_execution.py

@@ -780,14 +780,18 @@ class TestLoadConfig(unittest.TestCase):
 @unittest.skipIf(sys.platform == "win32", "UDS not available on Windows")
 class TestInterruptHandling(unittest.TestCase):
     def test_interrupt_event_stops_execution(self):
-        """When _interrupt_event is set, execute_code should stop the script."""
+        """When interrupt is set for the execution thread, execute_code should stop."""
         code = "import time; time.sleep(60); print('should not reach')"
+        from tools.interrupt import set_interrupt
+
+        # Capture the main thread ID so we can target the interrupt correctly.
+        # execute_code runs in the current thread; set_interrupt needs its ID.
+        main_tid = threading.current_thread().ident
 
         def set_interrupt_after_delay():
             import time as _t
             _t.sleep(1)
-            from tools.terminal_tool import _interrupt_event
+            set_interrupt(True, main_tid)
-            _interrupt_event.set()
 
         t = threading.Thread(target=set_interrupt_after_delay, daemon=True)
         t.start()
@@ -804,8 +808,7 @@ class TestInterruptHandling(unittest.TestCase):
             self.assertEqual(result["status"], "interrupted")
             self.assertIn("interrupted", result["output"])
         finally:
-            from tools.terminal_tool import _interrupt_event
+            set_interrupt(False, main_tid)
-            _interrupt_event.clear()
             t.join(timeout=3)
 
 

tools/code_execution_tool.py

@@ -924,8 +924,8 @@ def execute_code(
 
     # --- Local execution path (UDS) --- below this line is unchanged ---
 
-    # Import interrupt event from terminal_tool (cooperative cancellation)
+    # Import per-thread interrupt check (cooperative cancellation)
-    from tools.terminal_tool import _interrupt_event
+    from tools.interrupt import is_interrupted as _is_interrupted
 
     # Resolve config
     _cfg = _load_config()
@@ -1114,7 +1114,7 @@ def execute_code(
 
         status = "success"
         while proc.poll() is None:
-            if _interrupt_event.is_set():
+            if _is_interrupted():
                 _kill_process_group(proc)
                 status = "interrupted"
                 break

tools/interrupt.py

@@ -1,8 +1,12 @@
-"""Shared interrupt signaling for all tools.
+"""Per-thread interrupt signaling for all tools.
 
-Provides a global threading.Event that any tool can check to determine
+Provides thread-scoped interrupt tracking so that interrupting one agent
-if the user has requested an interrupt. The agent's interrupt() method
+session does not kill tools running in other sessions.  This is critical
-sets this event, and tools poll it during long-running operations.
+in the gateway where multiple agents run concurrently in the same process.
+
+The agent stores its execution thread ID at the start of run_conversation()
+and passes it to set_interrupt()/clear_interrupt().  Tools call
+is_interrupted() which checks the CURRENT thread — no argument needed.
 
 Usage in tools:
     from tools.interrupt import is_interrupted
@@ -12,17 +16,61 @@ Usage in tools:
 
 import threading
 
-_interrupt_event = threading.Event()
+# Set of thread idents that have been interrupted.
+_interrupted_threads: set[int] = set()
+_lock = threading.Lock()
 
 
-def set_interrupt(active: bool) -> None:
+def set_interrupt(active: bool, thread_id: int | None = None) -> None:
-    """Called by the agent to signal or clear the interrupt."""
+    """Set or clear interrupt for a specific thread.
-    if active:
+
-        _interrupt_event.set()
+    Args:
-    else:
+        active: True to signal interrupt, False to clear it.
-        _interrupt_event.clear()
+        thread_id: Target thread ident.  When None, targets the
+                   current thread (backward compat for CLI/tests).
+    """
+    tid = thread_id if thread_id is not None else threading.current_thread().ident
+    with _lock:
+        if active:
+            _interrupted_threads.add(tid)
+        else:
+            _interrupted_threads.discard(tid)
 
 
 def is_interrupted() -> bool:
-    """Check if an interrupt has been requested. Safe to call from any thread."""
+    """Check if an interrupt has been requested for the current thread.
-    return _interrupt_event.is_set()
+
+    Safe to call from any thread — each thread only sees its own
+    interrupt state.
+    """
+    tid = threading.current_thread().ident
+    with _lock:
+        return tid in _interrupted_threads
+
+
+# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+# Backward-compatible _interrupt_event proxy
+# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+# Some legacy call sites (code_execution_tool, process_registry, tests)
+# import _interrupt_event directly and call .is_set() / .set() / .clear().
+# This shim maps those calls to the per-thread functions above so existing
+# code keeps working while the underlying mechanism is thread-scoped.
+
+class _ThreadAwareEventProxy:
+    """Drop-in proxy that maps threading.Event methods to per-thread state."""
+
+    def is_set(self) -> bool:
+        return is_interrupted()
+
+    def set(self) -> None:  # noqa: A003
+        set_interrupt(True)
+
+    def clear(self) -> None:
+        set_interrupt(False)
+
+    def wait(self, timeout: float | None = None) -> bool:
+        """Not truly supported — returns current state immediately."""
+        return self.is_set()
+
+
+_interrupt_event = _ThreadAwareEventProxy()

tools/process_registry.py

@@ -686,7 +686,7 @@ class ProcessRegistry:
             and output snapshot.
         """
         from tools.ansi_strip import strip_ansi
-        from tools.terminal_tool import _interrupt_event
+        from tools.interrupt import is_interrupted as _is_interrupted
 
         try:
             default_timeout = int(os.getenv("TERMINAL_TIMEOUT", "180"))
@@ -723,7 +723,7 @@ class ProcessRegistry:
                     result["timeout_note"] = timeout_note
                 return result
 
-            if _interrupt_event.is_set():
+            if _is_interrupted():
                 result = {
                     "status": "interrupted",
                     "output": strip_ansi(session.output_buffer[-1000:]),