chore: promote staging to staging-promote/43d6fc16-24629040986 (2026-04-19 13:30 UTC)

crates/ironclaw_common/src/event.rs

@@ -272,11 +272,19 @@ pub enum AppEvent {
     },
 
     /// Skills activated for a conversation turn.
+    ///
+    /// `feedback` is a list of human-readable notes about the
+    /// activation (e.g. "chain-loaded from code-review", "ceo-setup
+    /// excluded by setup marker"). May be empty — `skip_serializing_if`
+    /// keeps the SSE payload lean for the common no-note case and
+    /// preserves wire-format backwards compatibility.
     #[serde(rename = "skill_activated")]
     SkillActivated {
         skill_names: Vec<String>,
         #[serde(skip_serializing_if = "Option::is_none")]
         thread_id: Option<String>,
+        #[serde(default, skip_serializing_if = "Vec::is_empty")]
+        feedback: Vec<String>,
     },
 
     /// Extension activation status change (WASM channels).
@@ -523,6 +531,7 @@ mod tests {
             AppEvent::SkillActivated {
                 skill_names: vec![],
                 thread_id: None,
+                feedback: vec![],
             },
             AppEvent::ExtensionStatus {
                 extension_name: ExtensionName::from_trusted(String::new()),

crates/ironclaw_gateway/static/app.js

@@ -1402,6 +1402,15 @@ function connectSSE(lastEventIdOverride) {
     }
   });
 
+  addTrackedEventListener('skill_activated', (e) => {
+    const data = JSON.parse(e.data);
+    if (!isCurrentThread(data.thread_id)) return;
+    const names = Array.isArray(data.skill_names) ? data.skill_names : [];
+    const feedback = Array.isArray(data.feedback) ? data.feedback : [];
+    if (names.length === 0 && feedback.length === 0) return;
+    addSkillActivationCard(names, feedback);
+  });
+
   addTrackedEventListener('tool_started', (e) => {
     const data = JSON.parse(e.data);
     if (data.thread_id) {
@@ -2779,6 +2788,46 @@ function applyToolActivityCardState(rendered, options) {
   setToolActivityCardExpanded(rendered, shouldAutoExpand);
 }
 
+function addSkillActivationCard(names, feedback) {
+  // The activation card is the first concrete signal that a turn is
+  // underway, so the "thinking" dots have done their job — drop them.
+  // `startTool` / `completeTool` will re-show them later if nothing
+  // else has reported progress by then.
+  removeActivityThinking();
+  const group = getOrCreateActivityGroup();
+  if (!group) return;
+
+  const card = document.createElement('div');
+  card.className = 'activity-skill-card';
+
+  const header = document.createElement('div');
+  header.className = 'activity-skill-header';
+  const icon = document.createElement('span');
+  icon.className = 'activity-skill-icon';
+  icon.textContent = '\u25C6'; // ◆
+  header.appendChild(icon);
+  const label = document.createElement('span');
+  label.className = 'activity-skill-label';
+  if (names.length > 0) {
+    label.textContent = 'Skills: ' + names.join(', ');
+  } else {
+    label.textContent = 'Skill activation';
+  }
+  header.appendChild(label);
+  card.appendChild(header);
+
+  for (const note of feedback) {
+    const row = document.createElement('div');
+    row.className = 'activity-skill-note';
+    row.textContent = note;
+    card.appendChild(row);
+  }
+
+  group.appendChild(card);
+  const container = document.getElementById('chat-messages');
+  container.scrollTop = container.scrollHeight;
+}
+
 function createToolActivityCard(entry, options) {
   const card = document.createElement('div');
   card.className = 'activity-tool-card';

crates/ironclaw_gateway/static/style.css

@@ -1241,6 +1241,42 @@ body {
   color: var(--text-secondary);
 }
 
+.activity-skill-card {
+  display: flex;
+  flex-direction: column;
+  gap: 3px;
+  padding: 6px 10px;
+  border-left: 2px solid var(--accent);
+  background: var(--surface-muted, rgba(127, 127, 127, 0.06));
+  font-size: var(--text-sm);
+  color: var(--text-secondary);
+  margin: 4px 0;
+  border-radius: 3px;
+}
+
+.activity-skill-header {
+  display: flex;
+  align-items: center;
+  gap: 6px;
+}
+
+.activity-skill-icon {
+  color: var(--accent);
+  font-size: 0.85em;
+}
+
+.activity-skill-label {
+  font-weight: 500;
+  color: var(--text-primary);
+}
+
+.activity-skill-note {
+  padding-left: 18px;
+  font-size: 0.9em;
+  color: var(--text-secondary);
+  font-style: italic;
+}
+
 .activity-thinking-dots {
   display: flex;
   gap: 3px;

crates/ironclaw_skills/src/lib.rs

@@ -57,7 +57,9 @@ pub use types::{
 
 pub use gating::{GatingResult, check_requirements, check_requirements_sync};
 pub use parser::{ParsedSkill, SkillParseError, parse_skill_md};
-pub use selector::{MAX_SKILL_CONTEXT_TOKENS, extract_skill_mentions, prefilter_skills};
+pub use selector::{
+    MAX_SKILL_CONTEXT_TOKENS, SelectionOutcome, extract_skill_mentions, prefilter_skills,
+};
 pub use validation::{
     escape_skill_content, escape_xml_attr, normalize_line_endings, validate_credential_name,
     validate_credential_spec, validate_skill_name,