fix(canvas/chat): A2A hints point at Activity tab (closeout internal#212) #1617

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44affbde (2026-05-18) closed the primary internal#212 defect — the chat error banner now renders the secret-safe ACTIVITY_LOGGED.error_detail and a working "View activity log" button (verified on main, 8/8 tests green).

This PR is the closeout — a2aErrorHint.ts still emitted two hint strings pointing users at non-existent surfaces:

• Line 41 (agent-error bucket): "...Check the workspace's container logs for the traceback..."
• Line 53 (generic fallback): "...Check the workspace logs or try restarting."

Neither workspace logs nor container logs maps to a UI affordance — that was the original #212 framing. Both now route to the Activity tab, which IS the in-product logs surface.

Root cause of "see workspace logs -> no Logs tab visible"

The banner copy at useChatSocket.ts:85 and a2aErrorHint.ts:{41,53} was authored before the Activity tab existed; the dangling "see workspace logs" pointer survived because nothing in CI asserted on user-facing copy. 44affbde fixed the banner path; this PR fixes the two surviving hint strings.

Files changed

• canvas/src/components/tabs/chat/a2aErrorHint.ts — replace 2 user-facing strings with Activity-tab pointers
• canvas/src/components/tabs/chat/__tests__/a2aErrorHint.test.ts — pin the new copy, ban regressions to workspace logs / container logs

Test plan

• npx vitest run a2aErrorHint.test.ts ChatTab.errorBanner.test.tsx useChatSocket.test.tsx -> 19/19 green
• Mocked error event in ChatTab.errorBanner.test.tsx confirms banner shows reason + "View activity log" affordance (pre-existing)
• New test pins that no hint string references the phantom surfaces

Refs

• Internal#212 closeout — primary fix was 44affbde
• Memory feedback_surface_actionable_failure_reason_to_user (CTO 2026-05-17)
• Memory feedback_upstream_docs_first_before_hypothesizing — n/a (pure UI copy fix, no third-party framework involved)

## Summary `44affbde` (2026-05-18) closed the **primary** internal#212 defect — the chat error banner now renders the secret-safe `ACTIVITY_LOGGED.error_detail` and a working **"View activity log"** button (verified on main, 8/8 tests green). This PR is the **closeout** — `a2aErrorHint.ts` still emitted two hint strings pointing users at non-existent surfaces: - **Line 41** (agent-error bucket): `"...Check the workspace's container logs for the traceback..."` - **Line 53** (generic fallback): `"...Check the workspace logs or try restarting."` Neither **workspace logs** nor **container logs** maps to a UI affordance — that was the original #212 framing. Both now route to the **Activity tab**, which IS the in-product logs surface. ## Root cause of "see workspace logs -> no Logs tab visible" The banner copy at `useChatSocket.ts:85` and `a2aErrorHint.ts:{41,53}` was authored before the Activity tab existed; the dangling `"see workspace logs"` pointer survived because nothing in CI asserted on user-facing copy. 44affbde fixed the banner path; this PR fixes the two surviving hint strings. ## Files changed - `canvas/src/components/tabs/chat/a2aErrorHint.ts` — replace 2 user-facing strings with Activity-tab pointers - `canvas/src/components/tabs/chat/__tests__/a2aErrorHint.test.ts` — pin the new copy, ban regressions to `workspace logs` / `container logs` ## Test plan - [x] `npx vitest run a2aErrorHint.test.ts ChatTab.errorBanner.test.tsx useChatSocket.test.tsx` -> 19/19 green - [x] Mocked error event in `ChatTab.errorBanner.test.tsx` confirms banner shows reason + "View activity log" affordance (pre-existing) - [x] New test pins that no hint string references the phantom surfaces ## Refs - Internal#212 closeout — primary fix was 44affbde - Memory `feedback_surface_actionable_failure_reason_to_user` (CTO 2026-05-17) - Memory `feedback_upstream_docs_first_before_hypothesizing` — n/a (pure UI copy fix, no third-party framework involved)

core-fe added 1 commit 2026-05-20 21:21:35 +00:00

fix(canvas/chat): point A2A error hints at Activity tab, not phantom "workspace/container logs" (closeout internal#212) ... ff35cf28c7

44affbde (2026-05-18) closed the chat-error banner side of internal#212
by replacing the hardcoded opaque "Agent error (Exception) — see
workspace logs for details." with the secret-safe ACTIVITY_LOGGED.
error_detail and a working "View activity log" button.

What 44affbde missed: a sibling hint module (`a2aErrorHint.ts`) used by
both the chat Agent Comms panel and the Activity tab still rendered two
user-facing strings that pointed at non-existent surfaces:

  1. "...Check the workspace's container logs for the traceback..."
     (agent-error/exception bucket, line 41)
  2. "...Check the workspace logs or try restarting." (generic
     fallback, line 53)

Neither "workspace logs" nor "container logs" maps to a UI affordance —
that was the original #212 framing. Closeout: both strings now route
the user to the Activity tab (the in-product logs surface where the
full row carries request body, response body, duration, status, and
the secret-safe error_detail).

Per memory `feedback_surface_actionable_failure_reason_to_user`
(CTO 2026-05-17): user-facing failures must surface actionable next
steps. The Activity tab IS the actionable next step.

Test: new `a2aErrorHint.test.ts` case pins both the agent-error bucket
and the unrecognised-text fallback to mention "Activity tab" and NOT
to regress to "workspace logs" / "container logs". Existing generic-
fallback case widened to accept the new copy. 19/19 green locally.

Refs: internal#212 closeout (44affbde was the primary fix), CTO
feedback_surface_actionable_failure_reason_to_user, feedback_upstream
_docs_first_before_hypothesizing (no third-party shape involved — pure
copy fix).

Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.7 (1M context) <noreply@anthropic.com>

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core-qa five-axis lens (PR#1617 closeout internal#212)

Verdict: APPROVE. Tiny, surgical, well-tested. The two stale "logs"
pointers in a2aErrorHint.ts (lines 41 + 53 of pre-image) are rerouted
to the Activity tab, matching the in-product affordance landed by
44affbde (ChatErrorBanner + SidePanel.tsx:30,300 panel-id
"activity" label "Activity").

Correctness. The new copy says "Open the Activity tab" — the label
the user actually sees in SidePanel.tsx:30 { id: "activity", label: "Activity" }. setPanelTab("activity") (line 47/234/248) is the same
id, so the verbal pointer matches a real surface. No drift.

Test coverage. New it(...internal#212) block covers BOTH bucket
paths: "Agent error: boom" exercises the agent error || exception
branch (line 41 site, post-image 38-44), and "some completely novel error..." exercises the unrecognised-detail fallback (line 53 site,
post-image 57-62). Both positive (matches /Activity tab/) and negative
(does NOT match /container logs/ or /workspace logs/) assertions are
present. The pre-existing fallback test was updated in lockstep. Two
bucket paths × two assertion polarities = 4 pins — regression class is
locked.

Backwards compat. Grepped the repo: literal "Check the workspace logs" only lives in a2aErrorHint.ts + its test (now both flipped).
Other "workspace logs" hits are either descriptive comments referencing
the closed #212 (ChatErrorBanner.tsx:7,20-21, ChatTab.tsx:601-602,
WorkspaceNode.tsx:368) or docs referring to the CLI command molecule workspace logs (different surface). No external/support-runbook
references found in-repo.

Risk. Effectively zero — pure user-facing string + test. No public
API, no schema, no runtime behaviour change.

Scope. Diff is 2 files / +25/-3, no opportunistic refactors,
comments justify each edit with the #212 reference.

Closes #212 cleanly.

## core-qa five-axis lens (PR#1617 closeout internal#212) **Verdict: APPROVE.** Tiny, surgical, well-tested. The two stale "logs" pointers in `a2aErrorHint.ts` (lines 41 + 53 of pre-image) are rerouted to the Activity tab, matching the in-product affordance landed by 44affbde (`ChatErrorBanner` + `SidePanel.tsx:30,300` panel-id `"activity"` label `"Activity"`). **Correctness.** The new copy says "Open the Activity tab" — the label the user actually sees in `SidePanel.tsx:30 { id: "activity", label: "Activity" }`. `setPanelTab("activity")` (line 47/234/248) is the same id, so the verbal pointer matches a real surface. No drift. **Test coverage.** New `it(...internal#212)` block covers BOTH bucket paths: `"Agent error: boom"` exercises the `agent error || exception` branch (line 41 site, post-image 38-44), and `"some completely novel error..."` exercises the unrecognised-detail fallback (line 53 site, post-image 57-62). Both positive (matches `/Activity tab/`) and negative (does NOT match `/container logs/` or `/workspace logs/`) assertions are present. The pre-existing fallback test was updated in lockstep. Two bucket paths × two assertion polarities = 4 pins — regression class is locked. **Backwards compat.** Grepped the repo: literal `"Check the workspace logs"` only lives in `a2aErrorHint.ts` + its test (now both flipped). Other "workspace logs" hits are either descriptive comments referencing the closed #212 (`ChatErrorBanner.tsx:7,20-21`, `ChatTab.tsx:601-602`, `WorkspaceNode.tsx:368`) or docs referring to the CLI command `molecule workspace logs` (different surface). No external/support-runbook references found in-repo. **Risk.** Effectively zero — pure user-facing string + test. No public API, no schema, no runtime behaviour change. **Scope.** Diff is 2 files / +25/-3, no opportunistic refactors, comments justify each edit with the #212 reference. Closes #212 cleanly.

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core-devops five-axis lens (PR#1617 closeout internal#212)

Verdict: APPROVE. Surgical string flip with mirrored test pin; no
CI/infra risk.

CI. Required-status context on main is CI / all-required (pull_request) (single context). No lint rule gates on these strings —
canvas uses next lint (no .eslintrc*/biome.json shipped) and
vitest run. The PR's own new internal#212 test pin IS the
CI-enforced regression guard (vitest fails CI if Activity tab regresses
to container logs/workspace logs). That's the right mechanism;
nothing else needed at this scope.

Observability. Tenant/workspace scoping is implicit via the UI —
SidePanel.tsx:300 renders <ActivityTab key={selectedNodeId} workspaceId={selectedNodeId} />, so when the user follows "Open the
Activity tab" they land on rows already filtered to the workspace whose
chat surfaced the hint. No placeholder needed in the copy. No
finding here.

Tiny-PR rule. Diff is +25/-3 across 2 files (the source string +
its test). No opportunistic refactors, no import churn, no unrelated
adjacent edits. Comments cite internal#212 so the next reader knows
why. Truly surgical.

Backwards compat / docs. Repo grep for "workspace logs" /
"container logs": the only LITERAL "Check the workspace logs"
copy lives in a2aErrorHint.ts + its test (both flipped here). Other
hits are either (a) descriptive comments referencing the closed bug
(ChatErrorBanner.tsx:7,20-21, ChatTab.tsx:601-602,
WorkspaceNode.tsx:368), or (b) docs referring to the CLI command
molecule workspace logs ... — a different surface, intentionally
unchanged.

Follow-up (non-blocking). A repo-wide CI lint that forbids the
strings "container logs" / "workspace logs" inside the
canvas/src/** UI-copy paths (excluding comments + JSDoc) would harden
the regression class beyond just a2aErrorHint.ts. Out of scope here —
suggest filing as a sweep follow-up (tier-2 lint, sibling of internal
#95-class hard-gates). Not a blocker.

Approved.

## core-devops five-axis lens (PR#1617 closeout internal#212) **Verdict: APPROVE.** Surgical string flip with mirrored test pin; no CI/infra risk. **CI.** Required-status context on main is `CI / all-required (pull_request)` (single context). No lint rule gates on these strings — canvas uses `next lint` (no `.eslintrc*`/`biome.json` shipped) and `vitest run`. The PR's own new `internal#212` test pin IS the CI-enforced regression guard (vitest fails CI if `Activity tab` regresses to `container logs`/`workspace logs`). That's the right mechanism; nothing else needed at this scope. **Observability.** Tenant/workspace scoping is implicit via the UI — `SidePanel.tsx:300` renders `<ActivityTab key={selectedNodeId} workspaceId={selectedNodeId} />`, so when the user follows "Open the Activity tab" they land on rows already filtered to the workspace whose chat surfaced the hint. No placeholder needed in the copy. No finding here. **Tiny-PR rule.** Diff is +25/-3 across 2 files (the source string + its test). No opportunistic refactors, no import churn, no unrelated adjacent edits. Comments cite `internal#212` so the next reader knows why. Truly surgical. **Backwards compat / docs.** Repo grep for `"workspace logs"` / `"container logs"`: the only LITERAL `"Check the workspace logs"` copy lives in `a2aErrorHint.ts` + its test (both flipped here). Other hits are either (a) descriptive comments referencing the closed bug (`ChatErrorBanner.tsx:7,20-21`, `ChatTab.tsx:601-602`, `WorkspaceNode.tsx:368`), or (b) docs referring to the CLI command `molecule workspace logs ...` — a different surface, intentionally unchanged. **Follow-up (non-blocking).** A repo-wide CI lint that forbids the strings `"container logs"` / `"workspace logs"` inside the `canvas/src/**` UI-copy paths (excluding comments + JSDoc) would harden the regression class beyond just `a2aErrorHint.ts`. Out of scope here — suggest filing as a sweep follow-up (tier-2 lint, sibling of internal #95-class hard-gates). Not a blocker. Approved.

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core-devops merged commit 676f9a033b into main 2026-05-20 22:58:52 +00:00

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