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Summary

The composer's grey "Background tasks running" indicator (SessionStatusIndicator) could stay on after the session's shells and subagents had finished, and a moved session's page kept using its old directory.

Two related gaps in how directory-scoped state is reconciled:

  1. Stale shells for non-repo directories. Running shells were only reconciled for repo directories derived from the repos query (trackedRepoDirectoriesRef). A session directory that is not a registered repo is subscribed only while its session page is mounted. Leaving the page unsubscribed it, so the directory-scoped shell.exited event was dropped; returning re-subscribed it but nothing re-listed shells, so the entry stayed until a reload. The same gap also hid a shell started just before subscription, and left pending permission prompts and questions unreconciled.
  2. A moved session did not follow its new directory. session.moved is published on the old directory and carries the new one in data.location, so it did reach the page, but useSSE refreshed the cached session only for session.renamed. The page's sessionDirectory never changed, so the new directory was never subscribed and its events were missed until a refocus, reconnect or reload.

Fix

  • subscribeGlobalMonitor accepts an onDirectoriesSubscribed callback and invokes it with the directories confirmed by a successful /api/sse/subscribe (mid-connection updates and pending directories flushed after connect; failed subscribes do not notify). EventProvider reconciles running shells and pending permissions/forms for those directories, replacing the repos-derived tracking set.
  • useSSE handles session.moved like session.renamed. The refetch flips sessionDirectory, the page subscribes the new directory, and the reconciliation above picks up its shells and prompts.

Type of Change

  • Bug fix
  • New feature
  • Refactor
  • Documentation

Checklist

  • Code follows project style (no comments, named imports)
  • TypeScript types are properly defined
  • Tests added/updated (80% coverage target)
  • pnpm lint passes locally
  • pnpm typecheck passes locally

Tests

Both regressions are covered by tests confirmed red before the fix and green after:

  • e2e/background-activity.spec.ts: the indicator clears when a shell exits while an unregistered session directory is unsubscribed; a shell started before subscription still shows; a session moved to another directory is followed without a reload.
  • frontend/src/hooks/useSSE.test.tsx: session.moved refreshes the cached session.
  • frontend/src/lib/opencode-event-stream/__tests__/openCodeEventStream.test.ts: the subscribe callback fires with the subscribed directories, including pending directories after connect, and not when the subscribe fails.
  • frontend/src/contexts/EventContext.test.tsx: newly subscribed directories are reconciled.

Validation

  • pnpm --filter frontend exec vitest run — 2695 passed
  • pnpm --filter frontend typecheck, pnpm lint:frontend — clean
  • pnpm exec playwright test -c e2e/playwright.config.ts — 22 passed (including the new e2e coverage; needs PLAYWRIGHT_BROWSERS_PATH pointed at a writable browser install)

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  • Bug Fixes
    • Background activity indicators now correctly reflect shells running in unregistered directories, including after navigating away and returning.
    • Subscribing to a directory refreshes its running shells and pending permissions or forms, and clears stale shell activity.
    • Activity updates are applied only after a directory subscription succeeds, preventing outdated subscription responses from affecting the display.
    • Moving a session now refreshes its cached details so its updated location is reflected.

… by the stream

The background activity indicator went stale for sessions living in a
directory that is not a registered repo. Running shells were only synced
for repo directories derived from the repos query, so session directories
subscribed over the event stream were never reconciled, leaving the
indicator visible after the shell had exited.

Report the directories actually subscribed (mid-connection updates and
pending directories flushed after connect) from the event stream through
onDirectoriesSubscribed, and reconcile running shells and pending
permissions/forms for them in the event context.
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📝 Walkthrough

The event stream now reports subscribed directories and passes directory lists during resynchronization. EventProvider uses these lists to reconcile pending actions and running shells. Session move events invalidate cached session queries. End-to-end tests cover background activity in unregistered directories.

Changes: Directory subscription handling

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Subscriber notifications
frontend/src/lib/opencode-event-stream/openCodeEventStream.ts, frontend/src/lib/opencode-event-stream/__tests__/openCodeEventStream.test.ts
Subscriber callbacks receive directory lists during resynchronization and after successful remote subscriptions. Tests cover added and pending directories, failed requests, stale connections, and removed directories.
EventProvider synchronization
frontend/src/contexts/EventContext.tsx, frontend/src/contexts/EventContext.test.tsx
EventProvider reconciles pending actions and synchronizes running shells for subscribed and resynchronized directories. Tests cover snapshots, stale-shell removal, and pending permissions and forms.
Session updates and background activity
frontend/src/hooks/useSSE.ts, frontend/src/hooks/useSSE.test.tsx, e2e/background-activity.spec.ts
useSSE invalidates cached session queries on session.moved events. End-to-end tests check indicators for shells in unregistered directories before page load, after navigation, and after a session moves.

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Change: Bug fix

Merge Risk: ⚪ Minimal · up to 1b266

This change keeps background-activity indicators in sync with the directories the event stream is subscribed to, and it refreshes sessions that move to a new directory. No remaining merge-blocking risk was found.

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e2e/background-activity.spec.ts: 1

212-215: 📐 Maintainability & Code Quality | 🔵 Trivial | ⚡ Quick win

Confirm the directory is unsubscribed before removing the shell.

A three-second delay does not establish that the stream unsubscribed. If shell.deleted reaches the page, this test can pass without exercising the stale-indicator recovery path. Wait for the matching successful /api/sse/unsubscribe response before removeShell. Also check that the subscribe response awaited at Line 205 succeeded.

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Review comment at @e2e/background-activity.spec.ts around lines 212 - 215:
In the background-activity test, verify the subscribe response awaited earlier
succeeded, then wait for the successful `/api/sse/unsubscribe` response for the
directory before calling `removeShell`; do not use a timeout as evidence that
unsubscription occurred.

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Review comments at @frontend/src/contexts/EventContext.tsx:
- Around line 727-730: Update the resync flow connected to
onDirectoriesSubscribed so onResync includes the stream’s currently subscribed
directories in its snapshot, including directories with no pending actions or
remembered session directory. Ensure collectTrackedDirectories() or its caller
incorporates those subscriptions so running shells in unregistered directories
are checked after resync.

Review comments at
@frontend/src/lib/opencode-event-stream/openCodeEventStream.ts:
- Line 436: Update the subscription POST completion flow around
notifyDirectoriesSubscribed to capture the clientId used for the request and,
before notifying, confirm it still matches the current client and filter
reported directories to those still subscribed. Skip notifications for stale
connections or removed directories.

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Review comments at @e2e/background-activity.spec.ts:
- Around line 212-215: In the background-activity test, verify the subscribe
response awaited earlier succeeded, then wait for the successful
`/api/sse/unsubscribe` response for the directory before calling `removeShell`;
do not use a timeout as evidence that unsubscription occurred.

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Comment thread frontend/src/contexts/EventContext.tsx
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session.moved is published on the old directory and carries the new one in
data.location, so it reached the page. useSSE refreshed the cached session on
session.renamed but had no session.moved case, and the event context only
invalidated session lists, so the page kept using the old directory and never
subscribed the new one. Shells, prompts and other directory-scoped events in
the new directory were missed until a refocus, reconnect or reload.

Handle session.moved like session.renamed. The refetch flips the page's
sessionDirectory, it subscribes the new directory, and the stream's
onDirectoriesSubscribed reconciliation loads that directory's running shells
and pending prompts.
@chriswritescode-dev chriswritescode-dev changed the title fix(background-activity): reconcile shells for directories subscribed by the stream fix(session): stop the background activity indicator going stale Oct 15, 2026
…bscribe responses

A directory subscribed by the stream but neither registered as a repo nor
remembered as a session directory was reconciled on subscribe but skipped on
resync, so a missed shell exit could leave the indicator stale. Pass the
stream's subscribed directories to onResync and reconcile their pending
actions and running shells alongside the tracked ones.

Subscribe responses that arrive after the connection was replaced or the
directory was unsubscribed could also apply snapshots to state the client no
longer owns. Ignore responses from a superseded connection and report only
directories still subscribed.

The stale-indicator e2e test now waits for the successful unsubscribe response
and asserts the subscribe responses succeeded instead of sleeping.
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