Merge branch 'copilot/precious-seahorse'

src/renderer/App.tsx

@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@ import {
   pruneSessionUsage,
   pruneSessionRequestUsage,
   pruneTurnEventLogs,
+  purgeCompletedActivity,
   type SessionActivityMap,
   type SessionUsageMap,
   type SessionRequestUsageMap,
@@ -149,6 +150,7 @@ export default function App() {
   const [sessionRequestUsage, setSessionRequestUsage] = useState<SessionRequestUsageMap>({});
   const [turnEventLogs, setTurnEventLogs] = useState<TurnEventLogMap>({});
   const [activeSubagents, setActiveSubagents] = useState<ActiveSubagentMap>({});
+  const activityPurgeTimers = useRef<Map<string, ReturnType<typeof setTimeout>>>(new Map());
 
   const [showSettings, setShowSettings] = useState(false);
   const [settingsSection, setSettingsSection] = useState<SettingsSection>();
@@ -226,12 +228,35 @@ export default function App() {
       setSessionRequestUsage((current) => applyAssistantUsageEvent(current, event));
       setTurnEventLogs((current) => applyTurnEventLog(current, event));
       setActiveSubagents((current) => applySubagentEvent(current, event));
+
+      // Schedule purge of completed activity labels after grace period
+      if (event.kind === 'status' && event.status === 'idle') {
+        const existing = activityPurgeTimers.current.get(event.sessionId);
+        if (existing) clearTimeout(existing);
+        activityPurgeTimers.current.set(
+          event.sessionId,
+          setTimeout(() => {
+            setSessionActivities((current) => purgeCompletedActivity(current, event.sessionId));
+            activityPurgeTimers.current.delete(event.sessionId);
+          }, 1500),
+        );
+      }
+      // Cancel pending purge if a new run starts
+      if (event.kind === 'status' && event.status === 'running') {
+        const existing = activityPurgeTimers.current.get(event.sessionId);
+        if (existing) {
+          clearTimeout(existing);
+          activityPurgeTimers.current.delete(event.sessionId);
+        }
+      }
     });
 
     return () => {
       disposed = true;
       offWorkspace();
       offSessionEvent();
+      for (const timer of activityPurgeTimers.current.values()) clearTimeout(timer);
+      activityPurgeTimers.current.clear();
     };
   }, [api]);
 
@@ -705,6 +730,7 @@ export default function App() {
           runtimeTools={sidecarCapabilities?.runtimeTools}
           session={selectedSession}
           sessionUsage={usageForSession}
+          sessionActivity={activityForSession}
           activeSubagents={subagentsForSession}
           terminalOpen={bottomPanelOpen && bottomPanelTab === 'terminal'}
           terminalRunning={terminalRunning}

src/renderer/components/ChatPane.tsx

@@ -19,7 +19,8 @@ import type { ApprovalDecision } from '@shared/domain/approval';
 import type { InteractionMode, MessageMode } from '@shared/contracts/sidecar';
 import type { ChatMessageAttachment } from '@shared/domain/attachment';
 import { getAttachmentDisplayName, isImageAttachment } from '@shared/domain/attachment';
-import type { SessionUsageState } from '@renderer/lib/sessionActivity';
+import type { SessionUsageState, SessionActivityState } from '@renderer/lib/sessionActivity';
+import { summarizeSessionActivity } from '@renderer/lib/sessionActivity';
 import type { ActiveSubagent } from '@renderer/lib/subagentTracker';
 import {
   findModel,
@@ -55,6 +56,7 @@ interface ChatPaneProps {
   mcpProbingServerIds?: string[];
   runtimeTools?: ReadonlyArray<RuntimeToolDefinition>;
   sessionUsage?: SessionUsageState;
+  sessionActivity?: SessionActivityState;
   activeSubagents?: ReadonlyArray<ActiveSubagent>;
   terminalOpen?: boolean;
   terminalRunning?: boolean;
@@ -92,6 +94,7 @@ export function ChatPane({
   mcpProbingServerIds,
   runtimeTools,
   sessionUsage,
+  sessionActivity,
   activeSubagents,
   terminalOpen,
   terminalRunning,
@@ -133,20 +136,44 @@ export function ChatPane({
     const items: DisplayItem[] = [];
     let pendingThinking: ChatMessageRecord[] = [];
     let lastUserMessageId: string | undefined;
+    const messages = session.messages;
+    const busy = session.status === 'running';
+
+    for (let i = 0; i < messages.length; i++) {
+      const message = messages[i];
+      const isLast = i === messages.length - 1;
 
-    for (const message of session.messages) {
       if (message.messageKind === 'thinking') {
         pendingThinking.push(message);
-      } else {
+        continue;
-        if (pendingThinking.length > 0) {
+      }
-          const run = lastUserMessageId ? runsByTrigger.get(lastUserMessageId) : undefined;
+
-          items.push({ type: 'thinking-group', messages: pendingThinking, turnStartedAt: run?.startedAt });
+      // Optimistic thinking classification: fold a pending assistant
-          pendingThinking = [];
+      // message into the current thinking group when it immediately follows
-        }
+      // thinking messages during an active turn. This prevents the brief
-        items.push({ type: 'message', message });
+      // flash of content that occurs before a message-reclassified event
-        if (message.role === 'user') {
+      // arrives. Only the very last message qualifies — earlier messages
-          lastUserMessageId = message.id;
+      // have already been classified definitively.
-        }
+      if (
+        busy
+        && isLast
+        && pendingThinking.length > 0
+        && message.role === 'assistant'
+        && message.pending
+        && !message.messageKind
+      ) {
+        pendingThinking.push(message);
+        continue;
+      }
+
+      if (pendingThinking.length > 0) {
+        const run = lastUserMessageId ? runsByTrigger.get(lastUserMessageId) : undefined;
+        items.push({ type: 'thinking-group', messages: pendingThinking, turnStartedAt: run?.startedAt });
+        pendingThinking = [];
+      }
+      items.push({ type: 'message', message });
+      if (message.role === 'user') {
+        lastUserMessageId = message.id;
       }
     }
 
@@ -156,7 +183,7 @@ export function ChatPane({
     }
 
     return items;
-  }, [session.messages, session.runs]);
+  }, [session.messages, session.runs, session.status]);
 
   const lastThinkingGroupIndex = useMemo(() => {
     for (let i = displayItems.length - 1; i >= 0; i--) {
@@ -165,6 +192,19 @@ export function ChatPane({
     return -1;
   }, [displayItems]);
 
+  // A thinking group is active when the session is running AND the group
+  // contains at least one pending message (currently streaming). This is
+  // more robust than relying purely on array position, which can be stale
+  // during reclassification gaps.
+  const isThinkingGroupActive = useCallback(
+    (group: { messages: ChatMessageRecord[] }, groupIndex: number): boolean => {
+      if (!isSessionBusy) return false;
+      if (groupIndex !== lastThinkingGroupIndex) return false;
+      return group.messages.some((m) => m.pending);
+    },
+    [isSessionBusy, lastThinkingGroupIndex],
+  );
+
   const lastAssistantId = useMemo(() => {
     for (let i = session.messages.length - 1; i >= 0; i--) {
       const m = session.messages[i];
@@ -423,7 +463,15 @@ export function ChatPane({
                 Awaiting your input
               </div>
             )}
-            {isSessionBusy && !pendingApproval && !pendingUserInput && <span className="size-2 animate-pulse rounded-full bg-[var(--color-accent-sky)]" />}
+            {isSessionBusy && !pendingApproval && !pendingUserInput && (() => {
+              const label = summarizeSessionActivity(sessionActivity);
+              return (
+                <div className="flex items-center gap-1.5 text-[12px] text-[var(--color-accent-sky)]">
+                  <span className="size-2 animate-pulse rounded-full bg-[var(--color-accent-sky)]" />
+                  <span className="transition-opacity duration-200">{label ?? 'Working…'}</span>
+                </div>
+              );
+            })()}
             {session.status === 'error' && (
               <div className="flex items-center gap-1.5 text-[12px] text-[var(--color-status-error)]">
                 <AlertCircle className="size-3.5" />
@@ -471,12 +519,11 @@ export function ChatPane({
             <div className="space-y-1">
               {displayItems.map((item, itemIndex) => {
                 if (item.type === 'thinking-group') {
-                  const isLastThinkingGroup = itemIndex === lastThinkingGroupIndex;
                   return (
                     <div key={`thinking-${item.messages[0].id}`} className="py-2">
                       <ThinkingProcess
                         messages={item.messages}
-                        isActive={isSessionBusy && isLastThinkingGroup}
+                        isActive={isThinkingGroupActive(item, itemIndex)}
                         turnStartedAt={item.turnStartedAt}
                       />
                     </div>

src/renderer/components/chat/SubagentActivityCard.tsx

@@ -1,8 +1,10 @@
-import { useEffect, useState } from 'react';
+import { useEffect, useRef, useState } from 'react';
 import { Bot, CheckCircle2, Loader2, XCircle } from 'lucide-react';
 
 import type { ActiveSubagent } from '@renderer/lib/subagentTracker';
 
+const COMPLETION_GRACE_MS = 3000;
+
 function formatElapsed(startedAt: string): string {
   const seconds = Math.floor((Date.now() - new Date(startedAt).getTime()) / 1000);
   if (seconds < 60) return `${seconds}s`;
@@ -37,9 +39,10 @@ function ElapsedTimer({ startedAt }: { startedAt: string }) {
 
 interface SubagentActivityCardProps {
   subagent: ActiveSubagent;
+  fading?: boolean;
 }
 
-function SubagentActivityCard({ subagent }: SubagentActivityCardProps) {
+function SubagentActivityCard({ subagent, fading }: SubagentActivityCardProps) {
   const borderClass =
     subagent.status === 'running'
       ? 'border-[var(--color-accent-sky)]/20'
@@ -49,7 +52,7 @@ function SubagentActivityCard({ subagent }: SubagentActivityCardProps) {
 
   return (
     <div
-      className={`flex items-center gap-2 rounded-lg border bg-[var(--color-glass)] px-3 py-1.5 transition-all duration-200 ${borderClass}`}
+      className={`flex items-center gap-2 rounded-lg border bg-[var(--color-glass)] px-3 py-1.5 transition-all duration-300 ${borderClass} ${fading ? 'opacity-0' : 'opacity-100'}`}
       role="status"
       aria-label={`Sub-agent ${subagent.name}: ${subagent.activityLabel}`}
     >
@@ -73,16 +76,68 @@ interface SubagentActivityListProps {
 }
 
 export function SubagentActivityList({ subagents }: SubagentActivityListProps) {
+  // Track recently-completed subagent IDs so we can show them briefly
+  const [recentlyDone, setRecentlyDone] = useState<Set<string>>(new Set());
+  const [fading, setFading] = useState<Set<string>>(new Set());
+  const timersRef = useRef<Map<string, ReturnType<typeof setTimeout>>>(new Map());
+
+  useEffect(() => {
+    for (const sub of subagents) {
+      if (sub.status !== 'running' && !recentlyDone.has(sub.toolCallId) && !timersRef.current.has(sub.toolCallId)) {
+        // Newly completed — track it
+        setRecentlyDone((prev) => new Set(prev).add(sub.toolCallId));
+
+        const fadeTimer = setTimeout(() => {
+          setFading((prev) => new Set(prev).add(sub.toolCallId));
+        }, COMPLETION_GRACE_MS - 300);
+
+        const removeTimer = setTimeout(() => {
+          setRecentlyDone((prev) => {
+            const next = new Set(prev);
+            next.delete(sub.toolCallId);
+            return next;
+          });
+          setFading((prev) => {
+            const next = new Set(prev);
+            next.delete(sub.toolCallId);
+            return next;
+          });
+          timersRef.current.delete(sub.toolCallId);
+        }, COMPLETION_GRACE_MS);
+
+        timersRef.current.set(sub.toolCallId, removeTimer);
+        // Store fade timer for cleanup
+        timersRef.current.set(`fade-${sub.toolCallId}`, fadeTimer);
+      }
+    }
+    // eslint-disable-next-line react-hooks/exhaustive-deps
+  }, [subagents]);
+
+  // Cleanup timers on unmount
+  useEffect(() => {
+    const timers = timersRef.current;
+    return () => {
+      for (const timer of timers.values()) clearTimeout(timer);
+      timers.clear();
+    };
+  }, []);
+
   if (subagents.length === 0) return null;
 
-  // Only show running subagents in the chat stream
+  // Show running subagents + recently-completed ones within the grace period
-  const visible = subagents.filter((s) => s.status === 'running');
+  const visible = subagents.filter(
+    (s) => s.status === 'running' || recentlyDone.has(s.toolCallId),
+  );
   if (visible.length === 0) return null;
 
   return (
     <div className="flex flex-col gap-1 py-1" aria-label="Active sub-agents">
       {visible.map((subagent) => (
-        <SubagentActivityCard key={subagent.toolCallId} subagent={subagent} />
+        <SubagentActivityCard
+          key={subagent.toolCallId}
+          subagent={subagent}
+          fading={fading.has(subagent.toolCallId)}
+        />
       ))}
     </div>
   );

src/renderer/components/chat/ThinkingProcess.tsx

@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 import { useCallback, useEffect, useMemo, useRef, useState } from 'react';
 import { Brain, ChevronDown, ChevronRight } from 'lucide-react';
 
+import { useElapsedTimer } from '@renderer/hooks/useElapsedTimer';
 import type { ChatMessageRecord } from '@shared/domain/session';
 
 interface ThinkingProcessProps {
@@ -26,24 +27,22 @@ export function ThinkingProcess({ messages, isActive, turnStartedAt }: ThinkingP
 
   const toggle = useCallback(() => setExpanded((prev) => !prev), []);
 
-  const elapsed = useMemo(() => {
+  const elapsed = useElapsedTimer(
-    if (!turnStartedAt || messages.length === 0) return undefined;
+    messages.length > 0 ? turnStartedAt : undefined,
-    const start = new Date(turnStartedAt).getTime();
+    isActive,
-    const lastMessage = messages[messages.length - 1];
+  );
-    const end = isActive ? Date.now() : new Date(lastMessage.createdAt).getTime();
-    const seconds = Math.max(0, Math.round((end - start) / 1000));
-    if (seconds < 2) return undefined;
-    return seconds >= 60 ? `${Math.floor(seconds / 60)}m ${seconds % 60}s` : `${seconds}s`;
-  }, [turnStartedAt, messages, isActive]);
 
   if (messages.length === 0) {
     return null;
   }
 
-  const stepCount = messages.length;
+  // Don't count empty pending messages (optimistically folded in) toward step count
+  const stepCount = messages.filter((m) => m.content).length;
   const summaryParts: string[] = [];
   if (elapsed) summaryParts.push(`${elapsed}`);
-  summaryParts.push(`${stepCount} ${stepCount === 1 ? 'step' : 'steps'}`);
+  if (stepCount > 0) {
+    summaryParts.push(`${stepCount} ${stepCount === 1 ? 'step' : 'steps'}`);
+  }
 
   return (
     <div className="thinking-process-enter mb-2 overflow-hidden rounded-lg border border-[var(--color-border)]/50 bg-[var(--color-surface-1)]/60">
@@ -87,6 +86,11 @@ export function ThinkingProcess({ messages, isActive, turnStartedAt }: ThinkingP
 function ThinkingStep({ message }: { message: ChatMessageRecord }) {
   const preview = useMemo(() => truncatePreview(message.content, 180), [message.content]);
 
+  // Pending message folded into thinking group with no content yet
+  if (message.pending && !message.content) {
+    return null;
+  }
+
   return (
     <div className="flex gap-2 text-[12px] leading-relaxed">
       <span className="mt-0.5 shrink-0 text-[var(--color-text-muted)]">▸</span>

src/renderer/hooks/useElapsedTimer.ts

@@ -0,0 +1,39 @@
+import { useEffect, useState } from 'react';
+
+function formatElapsed(startMs: number): string {
+  const seconds = Math.max(0, Math.floor((Date.now() - startMs) / 1000));
+  if (seconds < 60) return `${seconds}s`;
+  const minutes = Math.floor(seconds / 60);
+  const remainder = seconds % 60;
+  return `${minutes}m ${remainder}s`;
+}
+
+/**
+ * Returns a live-ticking elapsed-time string while `active` is true.
+ * Freezes the display when `active` becomes false.
+ */
+export function useElapsedTimer(startedAt: string | undefined, active: boolean): string | undefined {
+  const startMs = startedAt ? new Date(startedAt).getTime() : undefined;
+
+  const [elapsed, setElapsed] = useState<string | undefined>(() => {
+    if (!startMs) return undefined;
+    return formatElapsed(startMs);
+  });
+
+  useEffect(() => {
+    if (!startMs) {
+      setElapsed(undefined);
+      return;
+    }
+
+    // Always sync to current value immediately
+    setElapsed(formatElapsed(startMs));
+
+    if (!active) return;
+
+    const id = setInterval(() => setElapsed(formatElapsed(startMs)), 1000);
+    return () => clearInterval(id);
+  }, [startMs, active]);
+
+  return elapsed;
+}

src/renderer/lib/sessionActivity.ts

@@ -166,12 +166,16 @@ function clearActiveSessionActivity(
     return current;
   }
 
+  // Transition active entries to 'completed' instead of removing them.
+  // The UI layer uses a grace timer to eventually clear these.
   let changed = false;
   const nextSessionActivity = Object.fromEntries(
-    Object.entries(sessionActivity).filter(([, activity]) => {
+    Object.entries(sessionActivity).map(([key, activity]) => {
-      const keep = !isAgentActivityActive(activity);
+      if (isAgentActivityActive(activity)) {
-      changed ||= !keep;
+        changed = true;
-      return keep;
+        return [key, { ...activity, activityType: 'completed' as const }];
+      }
+      return [key, activity];
     }),
   );
 
@@ -179,10 +183,6 @@ function clearActiveSessionActivity(
     return current;
   }
 
-  if (Object.keys(nextSessionActivity).length === 0) {
-    return removeSessionActivity(current, sessionId);
-  }
-
   return {
     ...current,
     [sessionId]: nextSessionActivity,
@@ -466,6 +466,60 @@ export function pruneSessionRequestUsage(
 
 /* ── Formatting helpers ─────────────────────────────────────── */
 
+/**
+ * Remove all completed activity entries for a session.
+ * Called after the UI grace period to finish clearing stale labels.
+ */
+export function purgeCompletedActivity(
+  current: SessionActivityMap,
+  sessionId: string,
+): SessionActivityMap {
+  const sessionActivity = current[sessionId];
+  if (!sessionActivity) return current;
+
+  const nextSessionActivity = Object.fromEntries(
+    Object.entries(sessionActivity).filter(([, a]) => !isAgentActivityCompleted(a)),
+  );
+
+  if (Object.keys(nextSessionActivity).length === Object.keys(sessionActivity).length) {
+    return current;
+  }
+
+  if (Object.keys(nextSessionActivity).length === 0) {
+    return removeSessionActivity(current, sessionId);
+  }
+
+  return { ...current, [sessionId]: nextSessionActivity };
+}
+
+/**
+ * Returns a single summary label for the most relevant activity in a session.
+ * Prefers active states (thinking → tool-calling → handoff) over completed.
+ */
+export function summarizeSessionActivity(
+  sessionActivity: SessionActivityState | undefined,
+): string | undefined {
+  if (!sessionActivity) return undefined;
+
+  const entries = Object.values(sessionActivity);
+  if (entries.length === 0) return undefined;
+
+  // Prefer the first active entry by priority
+  const active = entries.find((a) => a.activityType === 'thinking')
+    ?? entries.find((a) => a.activityType === 'tool-calling')
+    ?? entries.find((a) => a.activityType === 'handoff');
+
+  if (active) {
+    return formatAgentActivityLabel(active);
+  }
+
+  // If everything is completed, show that
+  const completed = entries.find((a) => a.activityType === 'completed');
+  if (completed) return 'Completed';
+
+  return undefined;
+}
+
 export function formatTokenCount(tokens: number): string {
   if (tokens >= 1_000_000) return `${(tokens / 1_000_000).toFixed(1)}M`;
   if (tokens >= 1_000) return `${(tokens / 1_000).toFixed(1)}k`;

tests/renderer/sessionActivity.test.ts

@@ -13,6 +13,8 @@ import {
   isAgentActivityCompleted,
   pruneSessionActivities,
   pruneSessionRequestUsage,
+  purgeCompletedActivity,
+  summarizeSessionActivity,
   type SessionActivityMap,
   type SessionRequestUsageMap,
 } from '@renderer/lib/sessionActivity';
@@ -209,6 +211,7 @@ describe('session activity helpers', () => {
       },
     };
 
+    // Active agents transition to 'completed' on idle (grace period before purge)
     expect(
       applySessionEventActivity(current, {
         sessionId: 'session-1',
@@ -223,6 +226,11 @@ describe('session activity helpers', () => {
           agentName: 'Architect',
           activityType: 'completed',
         },
+        reviewer: {
+          agentId: 'reviewer',
+          agentName: 'Reviewer',
+          activityType: 'completed',
+        },
       },
     });
   });
@@ -243,6 +251,7 @@ describe('session activity helpers', () => {
       },
     };
 
+    // Active agents transition to 'completed' on cancel (grace period before purge)
     expect(
       applySessionEventActivity(current, {
         sessionId: 'session-1',
@@ -272,6 +281,11 @@ describe('session activity helpers', () => {
           agentName: 'Architect',
           activityType: 'completed',
         },
+        reviewer: {
+          agentId: 'reviewer',
+          agentName: 'Reviewer',
+          activityType: 'completed',
+        },
       },
     });
   });
@@ -392,6 +406,92 @@ describe('session activity helpers', () => {
       'session-2': current['session-2'],
     });
   });
+
+  test('purgeCompletedActivity removes completed entries after grace period', () => {
+    const current: SessionActivityMap = {
+      'session-1': {
+        architect: {
+          agentId: 'architect',
+          agentName: 'Architect',
+          activityType: 'completed',
+        },
+        reviewer: {
+          agentId: 'reviewer',
+          agentName: 'Reviewer',
+          activityType: 'completed',
+        },
+      },
+    };
+
+    const result = purgeCompletedActivity(current, 'session-1');
+    expect(result['session-1']).toBeUndefined();
+  });
+
+  test('purgeCompletedActivity is a no-op when nothing is completed', () => {
+    const current: SessionActivityMap = {
+      'session-1': {
+        architect: {
+          agentId: 'architect',
+          agentName: 'Architect',
+          activityType: 'thinking',
+        },
+      },
+    };
+    expect(purgeCompletedActivity(current, 'session-1')).toBe(current);
+  });
+
+  test('summarizeSessionActivity returns the most relevant label', () => {
+    expect(summarizeSessionActivity(undefined)).toBeUndefined();
+    expect(summarizeSessionActivity({})).toBeUndefined();
+
+    expect(
+      summarizeSessionActivity({
+        architect: {
+          agentId: 'architect',
+          agentName: 'Architect',
+          activityType: 'thinking',
+        },
+      }),
+    ).toBe('Thinking…');
+
+    expect(
+      summarizeSessionActivity({
+        architect: {
+          agentId: 'architect',
+          agentName: 'Architect',
+          activityType: 'tool-calling',
+          toolName: 'bash',
+        },
+      }),
+    ).toBe('Using bash…');
+
+    // Thinking takes priority over tool-calling
+    expect(
+      summarizeSessionActivity({
+        architect: {
+          agentId: 'architect',
+          agentName: 'Architect',
+          activityType: 'thinking',
+        },
+        reviewer: {
+          agentId: 'reviewer',
+          agentName: 'Reviewer',
+          activityType: 'tool-calling',
+          toolName: 'read_file',
+        },
+      }),
+    ).toBe('Thinking…');
+
+    expect(
+      summarizeSessionActivity({
+        architect: {
+          agentId: 'architect',
+          agentName: 'Architect',
+          activityType: 'completed',
+        },
+      }),
+    ).toBe('Completed');
+  });
 });
 
 describe('assistant usage accumulator', () => {