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Fix todo step ordering and progress indicator bugs

Cluster 42649 · agent. Data as of

Nothing open on GitHub. Fix merged in #86597 on 15 Aug 2026. Check it covers your case.

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These members address a bug where todo progression could skip ahead while earlier steps remain pending, along with related fixes to live progress indicators and context gauges in desktop and TUI interfaces.

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  • #86597 fix(desktop,tui): salvage the live progress-indicator cluster (context gauge, todo indicators, tail-only tests)

    merged to main

    files: apps/desktop/e2e/sidebar-states.spec.ts, apps/desktop/e2e/tile-unread-bug.spec.ts, apps/desktop/src/app/chat/composer/status-stack/collapsed-indicator.test.tsx, apps/desktop/src/app/chat/composer/status-stack/index.tsx, apps/desktop/src/app/session/hooks/use-message-stream/gateway-event.ts, apps/desktop/src/app/session/hooks/use-message-stream/usage.test.tsx, apps/desktop/src/components/assistant-ui/thread/duplicate-stall-indicator.test.tsx, apps/desktop/src/components/chat/status-section.tsx, apps/shared/src/json-rpc-gateway.ts, contributors/emails/[redacted:email], tests/gateway/test_multiplex_busy_input_mode.py, tests/test_tui_gateway_server.py, tests/tools/test_todo_tool.py, tests/tools/test_todo_tool_type_coercion.py, tools/todo_tool.py, tui_gateway/server.py, ui-tui/src/__tests__/createGatewayEventHandler.test.ts, ui-tui/src/app/createGatewayEventHandler.ts, ui-tui/src/gatewayTypes.ts

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From the close comments: merged via another change 1

  • #42908 fix(todo): keep active step ahead of pending rows · merged via another change → #86597
Closed issues · 1
  • Closed#42649[Bug]: Desktop todo progression can jump to a later step while an earlier step remains pending after a blocked action
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15 Aug 2026

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