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config: edits to symlinked global config target do not trigger hot reload #53920
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Thanks for the detailed report, I was able to reproduce this on 2.0.24 (on Linux). It still happens on the latest
v2branch (0621ea9).Setup:
~/.config/opencodeis a real directory, and~/.config/opencode/opencode.jsonis a symlink to~/dotfiles/opencode.json. With the shared service running, I overwrote the target three times, each time with a differentprovider.opencode.models["exo-free"].limit.context(1111, 2222, 3333), and checkedopencode api get /api/modelafter each:- 1111: picked up
- 2222 and 3333: still 1111 (stale)
- after
touch -h ~/.config/opencode/opencode.json: 3333
In my clean runs, the first edit after the service started was picked up and later edits were missed. In one run where the target already had content, even the first edit was missed until
touch -h, which matches what you saw. Either way, edits to the symlink target are not reliably detected until the symlink itself is touched.Until this is fixed,
touch -hon the symlink oropencode api post /api/location/reloadwill apply the change.
Description
In V2, editing the target of a symlinked global
opencode.jsonleaves the running shared service using the old model limits. Touching the symlink itself withtouch -hmakes the new values take effect without restarting or explicitly reloading.Expected: edits to the configuration's resolved target should trigger automatic reload.
Plugins
Custom plugins:
chat-notify,current-time,rename-self,provider-loader. Not yet reproduced with custom plugins disabled.OpenCode version
2.0.24 (latest channel)
Steps to reproduce
~/.config/opencode/opencode.json -> ~/dotfiles/opencode/opencode.json. The parent config directory is not itself a symlink.provider.openai.models["gpt-6.1-sol"].limitwith{"context":1050000,"input":922000,"output":128000}(the existing config uses the compatible singularproviderkey).{"context":400000,"input":272000,"output":128000}.touch -h ~/.config/opencode/opencode.json{"context":1050000,"input":922000,"output":128000}.The symlink-touch comparison was performed once. A similar stale-config symptom was observed with another model;
opencode api post /api/location/reloadapplied that change successfully. Logs show a directory watcher subscription for~/.config/opencode. A symlink-target detection issue is suspected, but the implementation-level cause has not been confirmed.Related: #39738 concerns initial config loading in V1, rather than this V2 hot-reload behavior.
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Operating System
macOS, Darwin 25.6.0, arm64
Terminal
tmux (
TERM=xterm-256color,COLORTERM=truecolor)