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Summary

  • Move the session activity scanner out of the controls row into a full-width segmented bar under the composer (shared ScannerBars, original 4px bar design, sized to fill the width, 8px tall to fit the existing gap).
  • Keep the model picker visible while a session is active, including on mobile.
  • Place Send/Queue/View at the end of the textarea; Send is hidden while the draft is empty.
  • Keep the mobile mic in the controls row alongside Send.
  • On mobile, while the prompt is focused, show the / @ ! keys in place of the agent/model selectors (no separate key row) and compact the controls row.
  • Reduce SessionStatusIndicator to the list-row spinner (scanner path moved to ScannerBars).

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  • pnpm vitest run src/components/message src/components/ui (406 passed) and SessionDetail suites (70 passed)
  • pnpm tsc -b
  • eslint on changed files

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  • New Features

    • Added an animated activity bar for running, background, retrying, and compacting session activity.
    • Added responsive scanner visuals with reduced-motion support.
    • Improved mobile composer controls, including compact tool sizing, updated control placement, model selector visibility, and persistent scroll-to-bottom access while entering prompts.
    • Voice input remains available while entering text when supported.
  • Changes

    • Simplified session status indicators with consistent sizing and presentation.
    • Removed dictation from the composer tools menu.

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  • frontend/src/components/agent/AgentQuickSelect.tsx
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  • frontend/src/components/message/ComposerActivityBar.tsx
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The composer now displays session activity with a segmented bar and uses revised mobile control layouts. The session status indicator has a simplified API and rendering path. Its callers use the default size.

Changes: Composer Activity and Controls

Layer / File(s) Summary
Simplify session status indicator
frontend/src/components/ui/session-status-indicator.tsx, frontend/src/components/ui/session-status-indicator.test.tsx, frontend/src/components/activity/ActivityList.tsx, frontend/src/components/navigation/RepoSessionNav.tsx, frontend/src/components/repo/MultiRunCard.tsx, frontend/src/components/session/SessionCard.tsx, frontend/src/components/session/SessionPickerDialog.tsx
SessionStatusIndicator removes its size and showLabel props, scanner animation, and retry countdown. Existing callers and tests use the default rendering path.
Add segmented activity bar
frontend/src/components/ui/scanner-bars.tsx, frontend/src/components/message/ComposerActivityBar.tsx, frontend/src/index.css, frontend/src/components/message/ComposerActivityBar.test.tsx
ScannerBars renders tone-aware animated segments. ComposerActivityBar maps session activity to labels and tones and renders the bar for active sessions.
Integrate activity and mobile controls
frontend/src/components/message/PromptInput.tsx, frontend/src/components/message/ComposerToolsMenu.tsx, frontend/src/components/agent/AgentQuickSelect.tsx, frontend/src/pages/SessionDetail.tsx, frontend/src/pages/__tests__/SessionDetail.scroll-floating.test.tsx, frontend/src/components/message/*test.tsx
PromptInput integrates the activity bar and updates mobile keys, voice controls, scrolling, model selection, submit placement, and control sizing. ComposerToolsMenu uses a compact trigger and removes dictate support. Tests cover the updated composer behavior.

Priority: ⬇️ Low

Estimated code review effort: 3 (Moderate) | ~25 minutes

Change: Feature

Sequence Diagram(s)

sequenceDiagram
  participant PromptInput
  participant ComposerActivityBar
  participant ScannerBars
  PromptInput->>ComposerActivityBar: Render with sessionID
  ComposerActivityBar->>ScannerBars: Render activity tone and label
  ScannerBars-->>PromptInput: Render scanner bar
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Mobile users may need to reach the microphone or composer tools through a less convenient layout while scrolling; these are bounded UI issues suitable for follow-up.

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- Around line 138-151: Move the scanner direction from the mutable ref into the
same state object as position, and update both values atomically in the setScan
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  • frontend/src/components/activity/ActivityList.tsx
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  • frontend/src/components/message/ComposerToolsMenu.test.tsx
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  • frontend/src/components/message/PromptInput.command.test.tsx
  • frontend/src/components/message/PromptInput.composer.test.tsx
  • frontend/src/components/message/PromptInput.goal.test.tsx
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  • frontend/src/components/message/PromptInput.tsx
  • frontend/src/components/navigation/RepoSessionNav.tsx
  • frontend/src/components/repo/MultiRunCard.tsx
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  • frontend/src/components/session/SessionPickerDialog.tsx
  • frontend/src/components/ui/scanner-bars.tsx
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Comment on lines +138 to +151
const interval = setInterval(() => {
setPosition((previous) => {
const next = previous + direction.current
if (next >= maxPosition) {
direction.current = -1
return maxPosition
}
if (next <= 0) {
direction.current = 1
return 0
}
return next
})
}, intervalMs)

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🎯 Functional Correctness | 🟡 Minor | ⚡ Quick win

Move direction into state so that the setPosition updater has no side effects.

The updater reads and writes direction.current. React can call an updater more than once. In StrictMode development it always calls it twice, and in concurrent rendering it can replay queued updaters. If the second call sees a direction that the first call already flipped, it computes a different result. Example: at previous = maxPosition - 1 with direction = 1, the first call sets direction = -1 and returns maxPosition. The second call then returns maxPosition - 2, so the sweep skips the turn at the end. Store position and direction in one state object and return both from the updater.

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--- "a/frontend/src/components/ui/scanner-bars.tsx"
+++ "b/frontend/src/components/ui/scanner-bars.tsx"
@@ -122,38 +122,31 @@
   intervalMs,
   paused,
 }: ScannerPositionOptions): number {
-  const [position, setPosition] = useState(0)
-  const direction = useRef(1)
+  const [scan, setScan] = useState<{ position: number; direction: 1 | -1 }>({ position: 0, direction: 1 })
   const maxPosition = Math.max(0, segmentCount - litWidth)
 
   useLayoutEffect(() => {
-    setPosition((previous) => Math.min(previous, maxPosition))
+    setScan((previous) => (previous.position > maxPosition ? { ...previous, position: maxPosition } : previous))
   }, [maxPosition])
 
   useLayoutEffect(() => {
     if (paused || maxPosition === 0) {
       return
     }
 
     const interval = setInterval(() => {
-      setPosition((previous) => {
-        const next = previous + direction.current
-        if (next >= maxPosition) {
-          direction.current = -1
-          return maxPosition
-        }
-        if (next <= 0) {
-          direction.current = 1
-          return 0
-        }
-        return next
-      })
+      setScan(({ position, direction }) => {
+        const next = position + direction
+        if (next >= maxPosition) return { position: maxPosition, direction: -1 }
+        if (next <= 0) return { position: 0, direction: 1 }
+        return { position: next, direction }
+      })
     }, intervalMs)
 
     return () => clearInterval(interval)
   }, [paused, maxPosition, intervalMs])
 
-  return position
+  return scan.position
 }
 
 interface ScannerBarsProps {
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[error] 139-139: This state updater performs the captured value "direction". React may run updater functions more than once, so side effects here can repeat or observe inconsistent external state.

Keep state updater callbacks pure and return only the next state. Move notifications, storage, timers, ref writes, and other external work into the event or effect that queues the update.

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Review comment at @frontend/src/components/ui/scanner-bars.tsx around lines 138
- 151:
Move the scanner direction from the mutable ref into the same state object as
position, and update both values atomically in the setScan updater. Ensure the
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ioplex and others added 3 commits October 21, 2026 12:40
- Keep the model picker visible while a session is active
- Render a full-width segmented scanner below the composer via shared ScannerBars
- Reduce SessionStatusIndicator to the list-row spinner
…ls row

- Place Send/Queue/View at the end of the textarea and hide Send when the draft is empty
- Keep the model picker visible on mobile while a session is active
- Keep the mobile mic in the controls row alongside Send
- Show the /, @, ! keys in place of the agent/model selectors while focused on mobile
- Compact the mobile controls row while the prompt is focused
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- Around line 45-60: Update ComposerActivityBar to use useVisualViewport and
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🟡 Minor · Place the mobile microphone beside Send. · PromptInput.tsx:1536

frontend/src/components/message/PromptInput.tsx:1536
🎯 Functional Correctness | 🟡 Minor | ⚡ Quick win

Place the mobile microphone beside Send.

When mobile voice is available and the draft has content, this row contains Send but not the microphone. The microphone remains in the controls row below it. Move the mobile voice control into this row so it sits beside Send.

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Review comment at @frontend/src/components/message/PromptInput.tsx at line 1536:
Update the PromptInput action-row rendering so the mobile microphone control
appears beside Send whenever mobile voice is available and the draft has
content. Remove or relocate that control from the lower controls row while
preserving the existing visibility conditions and Send behavior.
🟡 Minor · Keep the mobile tools menu available while scrolling. · PromptInput.tsx:1677-1688

frontend/src/components/message/PromptInput.tsx:1677-1688
🎯 Functional Correctness | 🟡 Minor | ⚡ Quick win

Keep the mobile tools menu available while scrolling.

When showMobileScrollButton is true, this conditional renders the scroll button instead of ComposerToolsMenu. Mobile users then lose the visible attachment, goal, and permission controls until they scroll to the bottom. Render the scroll button and tools menu independently.

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Update the conditional rendering in the PromptInput component so
showMobileScrollButton displays the scroll-to-bottom button without replacing
ComposerToolsMenu; render the mobile tools menu independently so attachment,
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- Line 1536: Update the PromptInput action-row rendering so the mobile
microphone control appears beside Send whenever mobile voice is available and
the draft has content. Remove or relocate that control from the lower controls
row while preserving the existing visibility conditions and Send behavior.
- Around line 1677-1688: Update the conditional rendering in the PromptInput
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…en corners and match the agent and model control height
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