Agent Board 0.7.0: Dashboard improvements and monitoring reliability

.github/workflows/release-validation.yml

@@ -0,0 +1,77 @@
+name: Release validation
+
+on:
+  pull_request:
+    branches: [main]
+
+permissions:
+  contents: read
+
+concurrency:
+  group: release-validation-${{ github.event.pull_request.number }}
+  cancel-in-progress: true
+
+jobs:
+  tests:
+    name: Tests and types (${{ matrix.os }})
+    runs-on: ${{ matrix.os }}
+    timeout-minutes: 15
+    strategy:
+      fail-fast: false
+      matrix:
+        os: [ubuntu-latest, windows-latest]
+    steps:
+      - uses: actions/checkout@fbc6f3992d24b796d5a048ff273f7fcc4a7b6c09 # v5
+        with:
+          persist-credentials: false
+          fetch-depth: 0
+      - uses: actions/setup-node@a0853c24544627f65ddf259abe73b1d18a591444 # v5
+        with:
+          node-version: '24'
+          cache: npm
+      - name: Install locked dependencies without lifecycle scripts
+        run: npm ci --ignore-scripts --no-audit --no-fund
+      - name: Full automated suite
+        run: npm test
+      - name: TypeScript
+        run: npm run typecheck
+      - name: Lockfile and source whitespace
+        shell: bash
+        env:
+          BASE_SHA: ${{ github.event.pull_request.base.sha }}
+        run: |
+          git diff --exit-code -- package.json package-lock.json
+          git diff --check "$BASE_SHA" HEAD
+
+  package:
+    name: Build and package (Ubuntu)
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    timeout-minutes: 15
+    env:
+      BB_TELEMETRY: 'false'
+    steps:
+      - uses: actions/checkout@fbc6f3992d24b796d5a048ff273f7fcc4a7b6c09 # v5
+        with:
+          persist-credentials: false
+      - uses: actions/setup-node@a0853c24544627f65ddf259abe73b1d18a591444 # v5
+        with:
+          node-version: '24'
+          cache: npm
+      - name: Install locked project dependencies
+        run: npm ci --ignore-scripts --no-audit --no-fund
+      - name: Prepare separate official BB 0.46.0 build tools
+        shell: bash
+        run: |
+          npm install --prefix "$RUNNER_TEMP/bb-tools" --ignore-scripts --no-audit --no-fund bb-app@0.46.0
+          cd "$RUNNER_TEMP/bb-tools"
+          npm rebuild better-sqlite3
+      - name: Official full plugin production build
+        shell: bash
+        env:
+          BB_DATA_DIR: ${{ runner.temp }}/agent-board-build-data
+          BB_SERVER_URL: http://127.0.0.1:50886
+        run: node "$RUNNER_TEMP/bb-tools/node_modules/bb-app/dist/bb.js" plugin build
+      - name: Inspect actual release package and metadata
+        run: npm run verify:package
+      - name: Ensure build/install did not alter locked source
+        run: git diff --exit-code -- package.json package-lock.json

CHANGELOG.md

@@ -1,13 +1,42 @@
 # Changelog
 
+## 0.7.0 — prepared 2026-10-12 (unpublished)
+
+- Show the latest observed public activity and distinguish recent from quiet
+  reporting, without changing task status or the indeterminate activity strips.
+- Add structured completion outcome/result/failure sections, explicitly labeled
+  agent-reported verification and access to the original bounded output preview.
+- Filter and group the bounded dashboard by project, repository, provider and
+  status. Project metadata lookup is optional, bounded and credential-safe.
+- Separate transport connection, refresh/change timestamps and watcher health.
+  Contain watcher callback/publication errors and surface degraded monitoring.
+- Reduce empty Needs attention to a compact line; actionable items remain visible.
+- Add bundled What's New highlights with per-version local dismissal and a
+  persistent Release notes control. No telemetry or remote release fetching.
+- Retain explicit result/check labels before truncating the original output preview.
+- Qualify cached watcher health when disconnected, a refresh fails or becomes overdue.
+- Keep terminal duration unknown when the source supplies no completion timing.
+- Bound package contents to runtime source, assets and user documentation;
+  exclude tests, validation helpers, reports and temporary evidence from npm packs.
+- Make public-SDK test paths portable to Windows and use a serial Vitest thread
+  pool for reliable startup on the development laptop.
+
+- Add Node 24 Ubuntu/Windows PR tests/typecheck and an Ubuntu official build/package gate.
+- Patch Hono, Undici and source-map-js development dependencies; the updated graph audits clean.
+- Prebundle the large icon data dependency in Vitest without relaxing hook limits or mocking the UI.
+
+No storage migration or settings reset is required. BB >=0.40 and SDK >=0.4.21
+remain declared; BB 0.46.0 is recommended. See [upgrade notes](docs/upgrade-0.7.0.md)
+and [release convention](docs/release-convention.md). Version 0.7.0 is prepared on the PR branch and is not published.
+
 ## 0.6.1 — first public beta
 
 - Fix managed Git installation when BB omits development dependencies: keep the
   shared RPC contract SDK import type-only while preserving schema inference.
 - 0.6.0 remained an unpublished release candidate.
 
 Dates are omitted because these milestones were local development commits.
-0.6.0 is the first planned public beta.
+0.6.1 is the first public beta; 0.6.0 remained unpublished.
 
 ## 0.6.0
 - Optional Ollama Fleet public observability integration.

PLUGIN_OVERVIEW.md

@@ -5,9 +5,19 @@ completion. Open a thread's Agent Board action for automatic single-agent focus
 or a multi-agent Kanban view. Inspect the bounded execution timeline to see
 public operational updates, actual models, and tools as sources report them.
 
+See how recently an agent reported public activity. Quiet reporting keeps the
+source's task status intact. Review completion outcomes, results, failures and
+explicitly agent-reported checks, then open the original thread or timeline for
+details. Filter and group visible work by project, repository, provider or status.
+Needs Attention stays visible across filters. Connection, refresh and watcher
+health help you distinguish an observation problem from quiet execution.
+
+What's New shows bundled version highlights. Dismiss an announcement once and
+reopen its notes from the dashboard whenever needed.
+
 ## Requirements
 
-Requires BB. Ollama Fleet 0.6.0 or newer and Redteam's public observability RPC
+Requires BB 0.40 or newer; BB 0.46.0 is recommended. Ollama Fleet 0.6.0 or newer and Redteam's public observability RPC
 are optional integrations. Missing integrations leave native BB observation
 available. Mobile layouts and reduced-motion preferences are supported.
 Hidden reasoning is excluded. System/push notifications are unavailable in

README.md

@@ -30,6 +30,11 @@ focus and the global dashboard offer other views of the same bounded state.
 - **Multi-Agent Kanban:** live state for concurrent agents and workers.
 - **Needs Attention:** structured waiting/failure states and persistent dismissal.
 - **Execution Timeline:** bounded operational events, loaded when opened.
+- **Activity freshness:** recent or quiet public reporting without inferring a stall.
+- **Completion summaries:** outcomes, results, failures and agent-reported checks.
+- **Filters and grouping:** project, repository, provider and status over visible work.
+- **Monitoring health:** connection, successful refresh and watcher status.
+- **What's New:** version highlights with persistent dismissal and later viewing.
 - Native BB threads, workflows, delegations, models and tools.
 - Optional Ollama Fleet and Redteam observation.
 - Mobile layouts, keyboard controls, and reduced-motion support.
@@ -64,6 +69,7 @@ bb plugin install .
 Neither Fleet nor Redteam is required. Declared compatibility is BB >=0.40 and
 SDK >=0.4.21; the development SDK is pinned to 0.4.34. See the honest
 [compatibility matrix](RELEASE_AUDIT.md), including historical runtime evidence.
+For the prepared, unpublished 0.7.0 source, see [compatibility and upgrade notes](docs/upgrade-0.7.0.md).
 
 ## Usage
 
@@ -144,6 +150,13 @@ This is a bounded latest view, not a persistent history database.
 
 ## Development
 
+The prepared, unpublished 0.7.0 source is documented in [vnext launch/testing](docs/vnext-testing.md),
+[design](docs/vnext-design.md) and [release convention](docs/release-convention.md).
+Use a separate BB data directory and ports for development; keep your stable
+installation untouched. `0.7.0` on this PR branch is not a published release.
+See [dependency assessment](docs/dependency-security-0.7.0.md) and the PR
+Release validation checks before approving a merge.
+
 ```sh
 npm ci
 npm test

RELEASE_NOTES.md

@@ -1,3 +1,49 @@
+# Agent Board v0.7.0 — prepared release notes
+
+Version **0.7.0** is prepared on the development PR branch, unpublished and
+awaiting final merge review. No public tag, release, marketplace update or
+installed stable-plugin update has occurred.
+
+Agent Board gives you a clearer view of live agent work and completed outcomes.
+
+- **Activity freshness:** see the age of the latest public activity and whether
+  reporting is recent or quiet. Long tasks keep their authoritative status and
+  the existing animated activity bars.
+- **Completion outcomes:** review results, failures and explicitly agent-reported
+  checks in separate sections. Open the original thread or bounded timeline for details.
+- **Filters and grouping:** organize visible work by project, repository, provider
+  or status. Needs Attention and operational counts remain visible across filters.
+- **Monitoring health:** distinguish transport connection, snapshot refresh and
+  source-watcher health. Cached watcher status is qualified when it cannot be confirmed.
+- **What's New:** read bundled version highlights, persist dismissal for that
+  version, and reopen its notes from the dashboard. Empty Needs Attention is compact.
+
+Reliability fixes preserve explicit result/check metadata before output truncation,
+qualify cached health during disconnects and failed/overdue refreshes, and avoid
+inventing elapsed duration for terminal tasks without completion timing.
+
+Release hardening adds hosted Node 24 Linux/Windows tests and typecheck, an
+Ubuntu official BB build/package gate, and fixed development Hono/Undici/source-map-js
+patches. See [dependency assessment](docs/dependency-security-0.7.0.md).
+
+Existing settings and attention dismissals are preserved. No manual data migration
+or configuration change is required. BB >=0.40 and public SDK >=0.4.21 remain
+declared; BB **0.46.0 is recommended**. Optional Fleet >=0.6.0 and a Redteam
+runtime exposing the public observability contract remain optional.
+
+BB installs tracking `^0.6.1` do not include 0.7.0. After publication, users must
+select the new marketplace release or change their Git selector to `^0.7.0`.
+Pinned tags/commits remain pinned. See [compatibility and upgrade notes](docs/upgrade-0.7.0.md).
+
+Filters cover the bounded visible snapshot. Quiet reporting does not prove a
+stall, and reported checks are not independent test evidence. Release notes in
+the UI are bundled highlights; GitHub hosts the full release notes. There are
+no new push notifications, automatic-install promises or Phase 2 features.
+
+Candidate checks, coverage provenance and remaining limits are recorded in
+[the validation summary](docs/validation-0.7.0.md). Detailed machine-specific
+reports and live screenshots remain local development evidence.
+
 # Agent Board v0.6.1
 
 First public beta: live execution observability for BB.

components/board/activity-freshness.tsx

@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+import type { BoardCard } from "@/contract/rpc";
+import { activityFreshness } from "@/lib/dashboard-view";
+import { formatElapsed } from "@/lib/board-model";
+
+export function ActivityFreshness({ card, now }: { card: BoardCard; now: number }) {
+  const freshness = activityFreshness(card, now);
+  return <p data-part="activity-freshness" data-freshness={freshness.state} className="mt-2 text-[11px] text-muted-foreground" title={freshness.at === null ? undefined : new Date(freshness.at).toLocaleString()}>
+    {freshness.ageMs === null ? "Activity time unavailable" : `Last observed activity ${formatElapsed(freshness.ageMs)} ago`}
+    {freshness.state === "quiet" && (card.status === "running" || card.status === "starting") ? <span> · Quiet reporting; task may still be running.</span> : freshness.state === "recent" ? <span> · Recent reporting</span> : null}
+  </p>;
+}

components/board/board-card-view.tsx

@@ -8,6 +8,8 @@ import { Icon } from "@/components/ui/icon";
 import { cn } from "@/lib/utils";
 import { StatusChip } from "@/components/board/status-chip";
 import { LiveIndicator, LiveStrip } from "@/components/board/live-execution-cue";
+import { ActivityFreshness } from "./activity-freshness";
+import { CompletionSummary } from "./completion-summary";
 import { ExecutionTimelineDialog, timelineTargetForCard } from "@/components/timeline/execution-timeline-dialog";
 
 /** Kind → icon hint (core Icon names). */
@@ -141,14 +143,14 @@ export function BoardCardView({
       ) : null}
 
       {/* Failure text — failures stay visible, not hidden. */}
-      {card.errorPreview !== null ? (
+      {card.errorPreview !== null && card.column !== "output" ? (
         <p className="mt-1.5 rounded bg-destructive/10 px-2 py-1 text-xs text-destructive line-clamp-3">
           {card.errorPreview}
         </p>
       ) : null}
 
       {/* Output preview for finished work. */}
-      {card.outputPreview !== null ? (
+      {card.outputPreview !== null && card.column !== "output" ? (
         <p className="mt-1.5 text-xs text-muted-foreground line-clamp-2">
           {card.outputPreview}
         </p>
@@ -167,6 +169,8 @@ export function BoardCardView({
       ) : null}
 
       {/* Footer: elapsed, tokens/tool calls, actions. */}
+      {executing ? <ActivityFreshness card={card} now={now} /> : null}
+      {card.column === "output" && card.kind !== "plan-step" ? <CompletionSummary card={card} /> : null}
       <div className="mt-2 flex items-center gap-2 text-[11px] text-muted-foreground">
         {elapsedMs !== null ? <span className="font-mono">{formatElapsed(elapsedMs)}</span> : null}
         {card.tokens !== null ? <span>{card.tokens.toLocaleString()} tok</span> : null}

components/board/completion-summary.tsx

@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+import type { BoardCard } from "@/contract/rpc";
+import { completionSummary } from "@/lib/dashboard-view";
+
+export function CompletionSummary({ card }: { card: BoardCard }) {
+  const summary = completionSummary(card);
+  return <div data-part="completion-summary" className="mt-2 space-y-1 text-xs [overflow-wrap:anywhere]">
+    <p><span className="font-medium">Outcome:</span> {summary.outcome}</p>
+    {summary.failure ? <p data-part="recent-summary" className="min-w-0 max-w-full line-clamp-2 text-destructive [overflow-wrap:anywhere]"><span className="font-medium">Failure:</span> {summary.failure}</p> : null}
+    <p data-part={summary.failure ? undefined : "recent-summary"} className="min-w-0 max-w-full line-clamp-2 text-muted-foreground [overflow-wrap:anywhere]"><span className="font-medium">Result:</span> {summary.result}</p>
+    <p className="text-muted-foreground"><span className="font-medium">Reported verification:</span> {summary.reportedChecks.length ? summary.reportedChecks.join(" · ") : "Not supplied"}</p>
+    {summary.reportedChecks.length ? <p className="text-[10px] text-muted-foreground">Reported by the agent; not independently verified.</p> : null}
+    {summary.originalPreview ? <details><summary className="cursor-pointer text-muted-foreground">Original output preview</summary><p className="mt-1 whitespace-pre-wrap">Source preview: {summary.originalPreview}</p><p className="mt-1 text-muted-foreground">Preview is bounded. Use Open for the detailed source output.</p></details> : null}
+  </div>;
+}

components/board/single-agent-focus.tsx

@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ import { cn } from "@/lib/utils";
 import { StatusChip } from "@/components/board/status-chip";
 import { PipelineTrack } from "@/components/board/pipeline-track";
 import { BoardCardView } from "@/components/board/board-card-view";
+import { ActivityFreshness } from "./activity-freshness";
 import { usePrefersReducedMotion } from "@/components/ui/hooks/use-media-query";
 import { ExecutionTimelineDialog, timelineTargetForCard } from "@/components/timeline/execution-timeline-dialog";
 
@@ -241,6 +242,7 @@ export function SingleAgentFocus({
           ) : null}
 
           {/* Truthful stats; unavailable fields are simply omitted. */}
+          <ActivityFreshness card={hero} now={now} />
           {stats.length > 0 ? (
             <dl className="mt-2.5 grid grid-cols-2 gap-x-4 gap-y-1.5" data-testid="hero-stats">
               {stats.map((stat) => (