Commit: eb14ddb79924a6cbcb6c26d1b97c9816c9732c55
Environment: Linux, Node CLI independently bundled with vp run build:bundle; isolated new T3 home; Connect test stage; browser-authorized test account; no relay client installed.
Capture date: 2026-11-14 UTC.
Privacy: account identity and local home paths redacted; command output otherwise preserved.

1. Publish-only link after browser authorization
$ t3 connect link --publish-only --headless --base-dir <isolated-home>
T3 Connect

✓ Authorized as <authorized-test-account>

Next
  Start T3 to publish agent activity (no managed tunnel).

2. Before server startup
$ t3 connect status --base-dir <isolated-home>
T3 Connect
  Exposure: enabled
  Authorization: stored credential
  Environment link: pending server startup
  Relay: not provisioned
  Publish agent activity: enabled
  Relay client: not installed

Next: Start T3 to provision the environment link and launch its managed tunnel.

3. Start real built server
$ t3 serve --host 127.0.0.1 --port <isolated-port> --base-dir <isolated-home>
[00:03:53.940] INFO (#610): T3 Connect desired link reconciled on startup
[00:03:54.115] INFO (#963): agent activity publishing enabled after link reconciliation

4. Running server: t3 status --json
$ t3 status --json --base-dir <isolated-home>
{
  "service": {
    "supported": true,
    "installed": true,
    "installedVersion": null,
    "otherBaseDir": "<unrelated-installed-service-home>"
  },
  "connect": {
    "enabled": false,
    "revoked": false
  },
  "lan": {
    "enabled": false,
    "inheritedDefault": false,
    "hostOverride": null
  }
}

5. Running server: t3 connect status
$ t3 connect status --base-dir <isolated-home>
T3 Connect
  Exposure: enabled
  Authorization: stored credential
  Environment link: provisioned
  Relay: https://relay-factory.t3.codes
  Publish agent activity: enabled
  Relay client: not installed

6. Running server: t3 connect status --json
$ t3 connect status --json --base-dir <isolated-home>
{
  "desired": true,
  "authenticated": true,
  "linked": true,
  "revoked": false,
  "cloudUserId": "<test-account-id>",
  "relayUrl": "https://relay-factory.t3.codes",
  "publishAgentActivity": true,
  "relayClient": {
    "status": "missing",
    "version": "2026.10.4"
  },
  "linkMode": "publish_only",
  "reachability": null
}