fix(clients): sync status no longer flickers when opening running threads

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When you open a running thread, "Syncing messages..." shows above the composer for about two frames, then goes away. The tasks row goes away and comes back at the same time. The mobile pill shows the same label for a moment before the working timer.

A running thread always has missed events on open, so the real sync phase is set until the resume marker arrives, a few frames later.

The sync status now shows only when the sync lasts more than 400ms. Once it shows, it stays for at least 400ms, so it cannot flash at the threshold. A short sync does not change the composer banner, and the tasks row stays visible. It uses timers, not a CSS animation.

• createDelayedStatus in packages/client-runtime holds the timing rule. It resets when the thread changes, so a held label never shows on the next thread.
• Web and mobile wrap it in a small useDelayedStatus hook. Web uses it for the composer sync row and the tasks row suppression. Mobile uses it for the "syncing" pill label.
• Logic that reads the real phase does not change (context meter reservation, timeline loading in ChatView).

No visual evidence was captured. I did not run a real client. The main agent can do a real-client pass on request.

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Summary by CodeRabbit

• Updates
  • Thread-sync indicators on mobile and web now appear only after syncing continues briefly, preventing short-lived status messages from appearing.
  • Once displayed, an indicator remains visible briefly after syncing ends, including when its status changes.
  • Switching to a different thread hides the previous thread’s indicator while the new thread’s status is checked.
  • In the web composer, task progress details are hidden while a delayed thread-sync indicator is shown.

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Thread transfer impact

✅ Thread transfer remains within every enforced ceiling.

Provider	Metric	Main baseline	This PR	Impact	PR ceiling
Codex	Total thread wire	13.5 KiB	13.5 KiB	−42 B (−0.3%)	15.1 KiB	✅
Codex	Thread snapshot wire	7.1 KiB	7.1 KiB	+6 B (+0.1%)	7.3 KiB	✅
Codex	Live turn WebSocket wire	6.5 KiB	6.4 KiB	−48 B (−0.7%)	7.8 KiB	✅
Codex	Live turn WebSocket decoded	56.3 KiB	56.2 KiB	−44 B (−0.1%)	66.4 KiB	✅
Codex	Live turn messages	10	9	−1 (−10.0%)	21	✅
Claude	Total thread wire	13.5 KiB	13.5 KiB	−10 B (−0.1%)	15.1 KiB	✅
Claude	Thread snapshot wire	7.1 KiB	7.1 KiB	−2 B (−0.0%)	7.3 KiB	✅
Claude	Live turn WebSocket wire	6.5 KiB	6.4 KiB	−8 B (−0.1%)	7.8 KiB	✅
Claude	Live turn WebSocket decoded	57.0 KiB	57.0 KiB	0 B (0.0%)	66.4 KiB	✅
Claude	Live turn messages	9	9	0 (0.0%)	21	✅

Baseline: 568c9bc · PR result: decb11c · Source CI: success

Scenario and decoded snapshot size

10 historical turns, 5 command tools per turn, 878.9 KiB retained MCP result per historical turn, and a 1.05 MiB retained result in the measured turn.

• Codex decoded thread snapshot: 114.0 KiB
• Claude decoded thread snapshot: 114.7 KiB

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Approvability

Verdict: Not approved

Macroscope's review found this PR not approvable — The PR changes production web and mobile status rendering through shared timer-based behavior and establishes fixed 400ms display defaults. It also adds an @effect-diagnostics globalTimers:off suppression directive, which warrants review beyond the focused UI fix.

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Walkthrough

The change adds a shared delayed-status controller and React hooks. Mobile and web thread-sync displays now use delayed status keyed to the selected thread or active draft.

Changes

Delayed sync status

Layer / File(s)	Summary
Status controller and package export packages/client-runtime/src/delayedStatus.ts, packages/client-runtime/package.json, packages/client-runtime/src/delayedStatus.test.ts	Adds a controller that delays showing a status for 400 ms and keeps a shown status visible for at least 400 ms. Tests cover clearing before display, minimum visibility, and key changes. The package exports the controller.
React hook adapters apps/mobile/src/lib/useDelayedStatus.ts, apps/web/src/hooks/useDelayedStatus.ts	Adds hooks that update and dispose the controller, and return a shown value only when its key matches the current key.
Thread-sync display integration apps/mobile/src/features/threads/ThreadDetailScreen.tsx, apps/web/src/components/chat/ChatComposer.tsx	Uses delayed status for the mobile thread-sync label and the web composer activity displays. The web composer also hides task progress and steps while delayed sync status is shown.

Priority: ⬇️ Low

Estimated code review effort: 3 (Moderate) | ~20 minutes

Change: Bug fix

Sequence Diagram(s)

sequenceDiagram
  participant ChatComposer
  participant useDelayedStatus
  participant createDelayedStatus
  ChatComposer->>useDelayedStatus: Pass draft key and sync phase
  useDelayedStatus->>createDelayedStatus: Update key and status
  createDelayedStatus-->>useDelayedStatus: Emit delayed shown status
  useDelayedStatus-->>ChatComposer: Return status for current key
  ChatComposer->>ChatComposer: Render activity and task state

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Merge Risk: ⚪ Minimal · up to decb1

The change aims to prevent brief sync indicators while retaining longer-running ones. No material merge-blocking risk is established by the reviewed evidence.

Architecture Summary

Architecture risk: 🔵 Low · up to decb1

The change affects 3 systems.

Changed systems: packages/client-runtime, apps/mobile, apps/web

Architecture concerns
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Review details

Systems and components

• observed — packages/client-runtime (library) was modified; 3 changed files map to changed impact.
• observed — apps/mobile (service) was modified; 2 changed files map to changed impact.
• observed — apps/web (ui) was modified; 2 changed files map to changed impact.

Before / after behavior

• observed — Modified behavior in apps/mobile/src/features/threads/ThreadDetailScreen.tsx: Adds the useDelayedStatus import used to defer display of the thread-sync label.
• observed — Modified behavior in apps/mobile/src/features/threads/ThreadDetailScreen.tsx: Renames the immediately computed sync label to realThreadSyncLabel; its status cases and content-presentation-dependent labels remain unchanged.
• observed — Modified behavior in apps/mobile/src/features/threads/ThreadDetailScreen.tsx: Passes the computed sync label and selected thread key to useDelayedStatus; the resulting threadSyncLabel is used by the existing floating-status logic.
• observed — Modified behavior in apps/mobile/src/lib/useDelayedStatus.ts: Adds useDelayedStatus, which initializes displayed status and a controller, updates the controller when the key or value changes, disposes it on unmount, and returns the displayed value only when its key matches the current key.

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Description check	⚠️ Warning	The description explains the problem, the timing behavior, and the implementation approach. However, it omits the required template headings and checklist, and it states that required visual evidence …	Rewrite the description using the required sections: What Changed, Why, UI Changes, and Checklist. Add before/after screenshots for the UI changes, and include a short video if the interaction change requires one. Complete the checklist ite…
Docstring Coverage	⚠️ Warning	Docstring coverage is 75.00% which is insufficient. The required threshold is 80.00%. Docstring coverage is scoped to functions touched by this diff. Analyzed 4 functions across 6 files.	Write docstrings for the functions missing them to satisfy the coverage threshold.

✅ Passed checks (3 passed)

Check name	Status	Explanation
Title check	✅ Passed	The title clearly and concisely describes the primary change: preventing sync-status flicker when opening running threads.
Linked Issues check	✅ Passed	Check skipped because no linked issues were found for this pull request.
Out of Scope Changes check	✅ Passed	Check skipped because no linked issues were found for this pull request.

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In `@packages/client-runtime/src/delayedStatus.ts`:
- Line 72: Update the delayed-status logic around setShown so publishing a
different value restarts the minimum-visible timer for that replacement status
before it can be cleared; add a timing test covering a replacement label
followed by a quick clear.
- Around line 29-79: Update createDelayedStatus so a different non-null value
received while status is hidden restarts the pending show-delay timer, ensuring
each value remains current for the full delay before display. Leave the
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packages/client-runtime/src/delayedStatus.test.ts (1)

34-47: 🎯 Functional Correctness | 🔵 Trivial | ⚡ Quick win

Add a test for status changes during an active hold.

The current test changes the status only after the first 400 ms hold expires. A regression that leaves the first timer active would pass this test. Add a case that changes the status before the first hold expires, clears it, and asserts that the second status remains visible for its own full 400 ms.

Suggested fix

+  it("holds a new status for its own minimum time during an active hold", () => {
+    const { changes, status } = track();
+    status.update("a", "loading");
+    vi.advanceTimersByTime(STATUS_SHOW_DELAY_MS);
+    vi.advanceTimersByTime(1);
+
+    status.update("a", "syncing");
+    status.update("a", null);
+    vi.advanceTimersByTime(STATUS_MIN_VISIBLE_MS - 1);
+    expect(changes.at(-1)).toEqual({ key: "a", value: "syncing" });
+    vi.advanceTimersByTime(1);
+    expect(changes.at(-1)).toBeNull();
+  });

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In `@packages/client-runtime/src/delayedStatus.test.ts` around lines 34 - 47, Add
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“loading” to “syncing” before the first minimum-visible hold expires, then
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In `@packages/client-runtime/src/delayedStatus.test.ts`:
- Around line 34-47: Add a separate test near the existing status hold test that
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