Desktop context gauge display and staleness fixes
Cluster 72453 · apps/desktop. Data as of
Nothing open on GitHub. Fix merged in #86597 on 15 Aug 2026. Check it covers your case.
The short answer
- Known?
- Yes. 4 related items grouped here, 1 issue already closed.
- Fix event
- A fix was merged to main in PR #86597. Check it covers your case. No release data is tracked.
- Tracker
- The maintainers' tracker marks this
unresolved. That is separate from the fix event. - Still open
- Nothing open on GitHub.
These items relate to bugs and fixes around the desktop context gauge, including stale or incorrect values showing during active or recovery turns, and progress indicator behavior. All members concern the accuracy and timing of context usage display.
Open issues0
Open PRs0
Fixes on record
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#86507 fix(desktop): context gauge fills as soon as you turn it on
files:
apps/desktop/src/app/shell/context-usage-panel.test.tsx,apps/desktop/src/app/shell/context-usage-panel.tsx,apps/desktop/src/app/shell/hooks/use-context-breakdown.ts,apps/desktop/src/app/shell/hooks/use-statusbar-items.tsx -
#86597 fix(desktop,tui): salvage the live progress-indicator cluster (context gauge, todo indicators, tail-only tests)
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
1 PR closed without merging
From the close comments: merged via another change 1
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#72509 fix(desktop): hide stale context usage during active turns · merged via another change →
#86597,#86507
Closed issues · 1
- Closed#72453[Bug]: Desktop context gauge shows the previous overflow while a recovery turn is running
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