fix(web): keep the composer footer still while thread data loads

[t3dotgg]

Follow-up to #10727. That PR fixed the strip under the composer popping in. Three smaller shifts remained in the footer itself, each because one piece of data arrived a beat after the composer painted and a control changed width.

Context meter. The meter comes from thread activities, which load after the shell. On a started Claude or Codex thread it appeared a moment later and pushed the attach and send buttons left. Those two providers now say in their snapshot that they stream context usage, and the footer holds the meter's slot for a started thread on one of them while the detail is loading. Providers that never report usage reserve nothing.

Provider catalog. Before the server config arrived, every thread resolved to "no provider" and the footer showed the "Open provider settings" button, then swapped to the model picker. Cold page loads hit this. The composer now knows whether the catalog has arrived and shows a disabled picker with the thread's own model until it does.

Non-Git projects. The branch strip mounted on the assumption that every project is a repo, then dropped when git status answered. The answer is now remembered per checkout for the session, so the strip stays down on the next visit. A never-seen checkout still assumes Git.

Verified with the ChatView, context meter, model picker, provider snapshot, and contracts tests, plus typecheck on web, server, and contracts, and lint on the changed files.

Created with Claude Fable 5.1 in Claude Code.

Summary by CodeRabbit

• New Features
  • Added context-window reporting for supported Claude and Codex providers.
  • Context-window meter space is preserved while thread details load, preventing layout shifts.
  • Git repository status is remembered per checkout and environment during the session.
• Bug Fixes
  • Improved provider loading behavior so setup prompts do not appear prematurely.
  • Model selection remains available while provider information is loading.
  • Composer controls maintain a stable layout while provider and thread data load.

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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	13.6 KiB	13.6 KiB	+18 B (+0.1%)	15.1 KiB	✅
Codex	Thread snapshot wire	7.0 KiB	7.0 KiB	−2 B (−0.0%)	7.3 KiB	✅
Codex	Live turn WebSocket wire	6.6 KiB	6.6 KiB	+20 B (+0.3%)	7.8 KiB	✅
Codex	Live turn WebSocket decoded	57.1 KiB	57.1 KiB	0 B (0.0%)	66.4 KiB	✅
Codex	Live turn messages	10	10	0 (0.0%)	21	✅
Claude	Total thread wire	13.6 KiB	13.6 KiB	+8 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	6.5 KiB	+6 B (+0.1%)	7.8 KiB	✅
Claude	Live turn WebSocket decoded	57.8 KiB	57.8 KiB	0 B (0.0%)	66.4 KiB	✅
Claude	Live turn messages	9	9	0 (0.0%)	21	✅

Baseline: 061543e · PR result: 9dcc09d · 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: 113.9 KiB
• Claude decoded thread snapshot: 114.6 KiB

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Approvability

Verdict: Approved at 9dcc09d

Macroscope's review found this PR approvable — This is a focused composer-layout fix with localized loading-state behavior, an optional backward-compatible provider capability field, and targeted tests. It does not alter product defaults, production infrastructure, sensitive code, or static-analysis policy.

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Walkthrough

The change adds provider context-window metadata, preserves checkout Git status during loading, and updates composer behavior for provider catalog loading and context-meter layout.

Changes

Provider context reporting and composer state handling

Layer / File(s)	Summary
Provider context reporting contract apps/server/src/provider/..., packages/contracts/src/server.ts	Provider presentations and the server contract expose optional reportsContextWindow metadata. Claude and Codex set the flag to true.
Checkout status cache and integration apps/web/src/components/ChatView.logic.*, apps/web/src/components/ChatView.tsx	Session memory records Git status by environment and checkout path. ChatView recalls that status while the live query loads.
Composer loading and context-meter layout apps/web/src/components/chat/ChatComposer.tsx, apps/web/src/components/chat/ContextWindowMeter.*, apps/web/src/components/ChatView.tsx	The composer distinguishes pending provider catalogs, preserves model selection while loading, and reserves context-meter space for eligible started threads. Tests cover the reservation conditions.

Priority: ⬇️ Low — Defer this composer layout change because it is a focused loading-state improvement for context-meter spacing, provider selection, and checkout status.

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

Merge Risk: ⚪ Minimal · up to 9dcc0

The composer keeps its resting layout while provider information loads, avoiding a layout shift when the catalog becomes available. No merge-blocking risk remains.

Sequence Diagram(s)

sequenceDiagram
  participant ServerProvider
  participant ChatView
  participant ChatComposer
  participant ContextWindowMeterPlaceholder
  ServerProvider-->>ChatView: reportsContextWindow
  ChatView->>ChatComposer: activeThreadShell and providerCatalogKnown
  ChatComposer->>ContextWindowMeterPlaceholder: reserve meter space while detail loads

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Check name	Status	Explanation	Resolution
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Check name	Status	Explanation
Title check	✅ Passed	The title clearly describes the primary change: keeping the composer footer stable while thread data loads.
Description check	✅ Passed	The description clearly explains the changes, motivation, affected UI behavior, testing, typechecks, and linting. It does not use the template headings, include the required UI screenshots, or provide…
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In `@apps/web/src/components/chat/ChatComposer.tsx`:
- Around line 1904-1909: Update the reserveContextWindowMeter calculation to
reserve the slot while providerCatalogPending is true, or when the selected
provider driver reports context-window support, even if selectedProviderStatus
is unavailable. Preserve the existing settings, detailLoading, and threadStarted
conditions while ensuring the footer layout remains stable before the provider
catalog resolves.

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apps/web/src/components/chat/ChatComposer.tsx (1)

3875-3875: 🎯 Functional Correctness | 🟡 Minor | ⚡ Quick win

Exclude a pending provider catalog from expanded-chrome detection.

During providerCatalogPending, noProviderAvailable is true but showProviderUnavailable is false. This condition still sets composerHasExpandedChrome, so isComposerResting remains false while the catalog loads. The composer can then jump from the expanded layout to the resting layout when the catalog resolves.

Use showProviderUnavailable for this visual condition.

Proposed fix

-    noProviderAvailable ||
+    showProviderUnavailable ||

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In `@apps/web/src/components/chat/ChatComposer.tsx` at line 3875, Update the
composer expanded-chrome condition near composerHasExpandedChrome to use
showProviderUnavailable instead of the noProviderAvailable condition, so
providerCatalogPending does not keep isComposerResting false while the catalog
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- Line 3875: Update the composer expanded-chrome condition near
composerHasExpandedChrome to use showProviderUnavailable instead of the
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🤖 Claude Fable 5.1 responding on behalf of Theo

Good catch on the out-of-diff one. The expanded-chrome gate still read the raw noProviderAvailable, so a pending catalog held the composer open and it dropped to the resting row once the catalog arrived. It now uses showProviderUnavailable like the rest of the chrome. The resting layout tests still pass.

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3877-3877: 🎯 Functional Correctness | 🟡 Minor | ⚡ Quick win

Exclude pending provider catalogs from expanded chrome.

When providerCatalogPending is true, the picker is disabled, but noProviderAvailable keeps hasExpandedChrome true. shouldUseRestingComposerLayout therefore keeps the composer expanded until the catalog resolves, which can cause a layout change.

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+    showProviderUnavailable ||

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In `@apps/web/src/components/chat/ChatComposer.tsx` at line 3877, Update the
hasExpandedChrome condition near projectSelectionRequired to exclude pending
provider catalogs by incorporating providerCatalogPending, so
shouldUseRestingComposerLayout uses the resting layout while the picker is
disabled and avoids a layout change before resolution.

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In `@apps/web/src/components/chat/ChatComposer.tsx`:
- Line 3877: Update the hasExpandedChrome condition near
projectSelectionRequired to exclude pending provider catalogs by incorporating
providerCatalogPending, so shouldUseRestingComposerLayout uses the resting
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