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feat(frontend): restyle the session transcript as a plain log with collapsible tool details - #457

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Plain log transcript (MessageThread, MessageSkeleton)

  • User turns, notices, queued prompts, compaction banners and errors drop the bordered card treatment for a flat log: left-ruled user turns, wider row spacing, centered dividers, and left-border styling for failures.
  • The skeleton is rebuilt to mirror the new turn layout instead of the old card stack.

Collapsible tool details (ToolDetails, ToolCallPart, ExecuteToolPart, FileToolRender, MessageThread)

  • One shared disclosure renders inline beneath the row on desktop and in a fullscreen dialog on mobile; state starts closed on mobile unless the user opens it.
  • Shell rows collapse to a compact preview with a bounded tail of the output; execute, file and generic tool calls reuse the same detail block and preview limits.
  • Tool rows read as compact log lines with status and duration on the right.

Diff rendering (DiffLines, lib/diffLines)

  • parseUnifiedDiff turns patches into numbered rows with gap rows between hunks; DiffLines highlights them with lowlight against the existing diff colours.
  • File edits show a short preview plus the hidden line count instead of dumping the raw patch.

Shared helpers (lib/utils, lib/clampDisplayText, schedule-utils)

  • formatDuration moves into lib/utils and formatRunDuration delegates to it.
  • tailLines added for bounded output previews.

Composer activity scanner (ComposerActivityBar, PromptInput)

  • The scanner is anchored above the controls row and overlays the gap without taking layout height, so the composer no longer resizes when activity starts or stops.

Validation

  • pnpm --filter frontend typecheck: clean
  • pnpm --filter frontend lint: clean
  • New coverage: ToolDetails.test.tsx and lib/diffLines.test.ts, plus updated message component tests

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  • New Features
    • Added syntax-highlighted, line-numbered file diff previews with expandable full diffs.
    • Added expandable tool and shell details with output previews, hidden-line counts, and copy controls.
    • Assistant messages now show agent, model, duration, and usage details; queued prompts show their text, attachments, time, and status.
    • Added a server switcher in the repository header, with options to switch servers or open server settings.
    • Mobile swipe navigation now supports session detail views on linked servers.
  • Style
    • Updated conversation messages, tool results, and loading placeholders to a more compact transcript layout.
    • Positioned the session activity indicator above the composer controls without adding layout height.
  • Bug Fixes
    • Improved run-duration formatting, including short and negative durations.
    • Made user-message actions accessible by keyboard focus.

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The frontend adopts compact transcript layouts and shared responsive tool-detail panels. Shell and tool output use truncated previews, and file diffs use parsed, syntax-highlighted rows. The composer activity bar overlays the controls. The repositories header uses linked-server navigation, and mobile swipe handling recognizes additional session-detail routes.

Changes: Transcript and Tool Output UI

Layer / File(s) Summary
Shared tool details and display utilities
frontend/src/components/message/ToolDetails.tsx, frontend/src/components/message/ToolDetails.test.tsx, frontend/src/components/message/transcriptStyles.ts, frontend/src/lib/clampDisplayText.ts, frontend/src/lib/clampDisplayText.test.ts, frontend/src/lib/utils.ts, frontend/src/components/schedules/schedule-utils.ts, frontend/eslint.config.js
Shared detail panels render inline on desktop and in a fullscreen dialog on mobile. Shell previews show a limited output tail. Utilities return trailing lines and format durations; schedule run durations use the shared formatter.
Parsed and highlighted file diffs
frontend/src/lib/diffLines.ts, frontend/src/lib/diffLines.test.ts, frontend/src/components/message/DiffLines.tsx, frontend/src/components/message/FileToolRender.tsx, frontend/src/components/message/CodePreview.tsx, frontend/src/components/message/MessagePart.test.tsx, frontend/package.json, frontend/eslint.config.js
File patches are parsed into numbered rows and rendered with syntax highlighting. File-tool previews use device-specific row limits and show remaining-row counts.
Expandable tool and shell output
frontend/src/components/message/ToolCallPart.tsx, frontend/src/components/message/ToolCallPart.test.tsx, frontend/src/components/message/ExecuteToolPart.tsx, frontend/src/components/message/MessageThread.tsx, frontend/src/components/message/MessagePart.test.tsx, frontend/src/components/message/MessageThread.test.tsx
Tool and shell messages use shared disclosure behavior. Collapsed views limit visible calls or output, while expanded details contain tool output and copy controls.
Transcript messages and supporting rows
frontend/src/components/message/MessageThread.tsx, frontend/src/components/message/MessageThread.test.tsx, frontend/src/components/message/MessagePart.tsx, frontend/src/components/message/MessageError.tsx, frontend/src/components/message/RetryPart.tsx, frontend/src/components/message/StepFileChanges.tsx, frontend/src/components/message/MessageSkeleton.tsx, frontend/src/components/message/UserMessageActionButtons.tsx
Message, reasoning, error, retry, file-change, and loading rows use compact transcript styling. Assistant footers display agent and model information, duration or streaming status, and available cost and token data. User-message actions also appear on keyboard focus for non-mobile layouts.

Composer Activity-Bar Placement

Layer / File(s) Summary
Activity-bar placement and layout checks
frontend/src/components/message/ComposerActivityBar.tsx, frontend/src/components/message/ComposerActivityBar.test.tsx, frontend/src/components/message/PromptInput.tsx, frontend/src/components/message/PromptInput.composer.test.tsx
The activity bar is positioned above the composer controls without adding layout height. The track uses responsive heights.

Linked-Server Header Navigation

Layer / File(s) Summary
Header variant and repositories integration
frontend/src/components/navigation/LinkedServersNav.tsx, frontend/src/components/servers/ConnectionStatus.tsx, frontend/src/pages/Repos.tsx, frontend/src/pages/__tests__/Repos.test.tsx
The repositories header uses the linked-server navigation component with a compact header variant instead of separate connection-status and settings actions.

Session Route Recognition

Layer / File(s) Summary
Session route matching and swipe handling
frontend/src/lib/navigation.ts, frontend/src/lib/navigation.test.ts, frontend/src/App.tsx
A route predicate recognizes repository and valid server session-detail paths. The mobile more-sheet swipe uses that predicate when no sheet is open.

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sequenceDiagram
  participant User
  participant ShellPreview
  participant ToolCallPart
  participant ToolDetails
  User->>ShellPreview: Select the output preview
  ShellPreview->>ToolCallPart: Invoke onClick
  ToolCallPart->>ToolDetails: Pass updated open state
  ToolDetails-->>User: Show details inline or in a mobile dialog
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- expose the user message action buttons to keyboard focus, not just hover
- compute the shell preview tail once per output change and clamp very long lines
Replace the read-only connection status with the server switcher, so the
header names the selected linked server and can change servers in place.

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The swipe gate only matched local session URLs, which predates linked
servers, so the gesture never fired on /servers/<id>/sessions/<id>.

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- wrap long retry errors instead of truncating them
- keep the server switcher in the home header for the local server too
- accept trailing-slash session detail routes in isSessionDetailRoute
The auto-play hook returned early whenever the last assistant message was
still streaming, before it could record that a reply had started, so the
first reply in a fresh session was never spoken. Remove that input and rely
on the message's own completion state.

Auto-play now speaks every completed assistant step and queues steps that
arrive during playback, resuming after a short pause, rather than
interrupting the audio in progress. Manual playback and stop still interrupt
and clear the queue.
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