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`--test_output=streamed` does not stream the logs when executing remotely

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#30,651 opened on Aug 10, 2026

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Description

Description of the bug:

If running a test with a remote executor

bazel test --remote_executor=grpcs://remotebuildexecution.googleapis.com --test_output=streamed //path/to:test 

No logs are actually streamed to the terminal:

INFO: Analyzed target //incode/experimental/users/alexanderfaxa:sleep_forever_test (0 packages loaded, 0 targets configured).
[4 / 5] Testing //experimental/users/faximan:sleep_forever_test; 28s
# nothing

Eventually, the test times out and then dumps the whole log to my terminal. If I ctrl-c abort the process while the test is running, the logs are as far as I know lost forever.

Which category does this issue belong to?

Remote Execution

What's the simplest, easiest way to reproduce this bug? Please provide a minimal example if possible.

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Which operating system are you running Bazel on?

Linux

What is the output of bazel info release?

release 8.4.0

If bazel info release returns development version or (@non-git), tell us how you built Bazel.

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What's the output of git remote get-url origin; git rev-parse HEAD ?

Private repo

If this is a regression, please try to identify the Bazel commit where the bug was introduced with bazelisk --bisect.

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Have you found anything relevant by searching the web?

There is https://github.com/bazelbuild/bazel/issues/19428 which is somewhat related.

Some people there are wondering whether --test_output=streamed will force local execution. In my experience it does not.

Any other information, logs, or outputs that you want to share?

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