fix: expose active run lifecycle in health

api/config.py

@@ -3681,8 +3681,48 @@ def create_stream_channel() -> StreamChannel:
 STREAM_LIVE_TOOL_CALLS: dict = {}  # stream_id -> live tool calls accumulated during streaming (#1361 §B)
 STREAM_GOAL_RELATED: dict = {}  # stream_id -> bool: only evaluate goal for goal-related turns (#1932)
 PENDING_GOAL_CONTINUATION: set = set()  # session_ids awaiting a goal continuation turn (#1932)
+
+# Active agent-run registry. This intentionally tracks worker lifecycle rather
+# than SSE lifecycle: cancel/reconnect may remove STREAMS while the worker is
+# still unwinding, blocked in a provider call, or waiting for delegated work.
+ACTIVE_RUNS: dict = {}
+ACTIVE_RUNS_LOCK = threading.Lock()
+LAST_RUN_FINISHED_AT: float | None = None
 SERVER_START_TIME = time.time()
 
+
+def register_active_run(stream_id: str, **metadata) -> None:
+    """Mark a WebUI agent worker as alive until its outer finally exits."""
+    if not stream_id:
+        return
+    now = time.time()
+    entry = dict(metadata or {})
+    entry.setdefault("stream_id", stream_id)
+    entry.setdefault("started_at", now)
+    entry.setdefault("phase", "running")
+    with ACTIVE_RUNS_LOCK:
+        ACTIVE_RUNS[stream_id] = entry
+
+
+def update_active_run(stream_id: str, **metadata) -> None:
+    """Update active-run metadata without creating a new run implicitly."""
+    if not stream_id:
+        return
+    with ACTIVE_RUNS_LOCK:
+        entry = ACTIVE_RUNS.get(stream_id)
+        if entry is not None:
+            entry.update(metadata)
+
+
+def unregister_active_run(stream_id: str) -> None:
+    """Remove a worker from the active-run registry and record idle start."""
+    if not stream_id:
+        return
+    global LAST_RUN_FINISHED_AT
+    with ACTIVE_RUNS_LOCK:
+        ACTIVE_RUNS.pop(stream_id, None)
+        LAST_RUN_FINISHED_AT = time.time()
+
 # Agent cache: reuse AIAgent across messages in the same WebUI session so that
 # _user_turn_count survives between turns.  This mirrors the gateway's
 # _agent_cache pattern and is required for injectionFrequency: "first-turn".

api/routes.py

@@ -2529,6 +2529,39 @@ def _streams_lock_health(timeout_seconds: float = 0.5) -> dict:
         STREAMS_LOCK.release()
 
 
+def _run_lifecycle_health() -> dict:
+    """Return active worker-run state independent of SSE stream presence."""
+    # Import the module rather than relying only on imported scalar aliases so
+    # LAST_RUN_FINISHED_AT stays fresh after unregister_active_run() updates it.
+    from api import config as _live_config
+
+    now = time.time()
+    with _live_config.ACTIVE_RUNS_LOCK:
+        runs = []
+        for stream_id, raw in (_live_config.ACTIVE_RUNS or {}).items():
+            item = dict(raw or {})
+            started_at = item.get("started_at")
+            try:
+                age = max(0.0, now - float(started_at))
+            except Exception:
+                age = 0.0
+            item.setdefault("stream_id", stream_id)
+            item["age_seconds"] = round(age, 1)
+            runs.append(item)
+        last_finished = _live_config.LAST_RUN_FINISHED_AT
+    runs.sort(key=lambda item: float(item.get("started_at") or 0.0))
+    payload = {
+        "active_runs": len(runs),
+        "runs": runs,
+        "last_run_finished_at": last_finished,
+    }
+    if runs:
+        payload["oldest_run_age_seconds"] = runs[0].get("age_seconds", 0.0)
+    elif last_finished:
+        payload["idle_seconds_since_last_run"] = round(max(0.0, now - float(last_finished)), 1)
+    return payload
+
+
 def _deep_health_checks(stream_check: dict | None = None) -> tuple[dict, bool]:
     """Run cheap probes that exercise the state paths used by the UI shell.
 
@@ -2609,13 +2642,21 @@ def _deep_health_checks(stream_check: dict | None = None) -> tuple[dict, bool]:
 def _handle_health(handler, parsed):
     deep = parse_qs(parsed.query or "").get("deep", [""])[0].lower() in {"1", "true", "yes", "on"}
     stream_check = _streams_lock_health()
+    run_check = _run_lifecycle_health()
     payload = {
         "status": "ok" if stream_check.get("status") == "ok" else "degraded",
         "sessions": len(SESSIONS),
         "active_streams": int(stream_check.get("active_streams") or 0),
+        "active_runs": int(run_check.get("active_runs") or 0),
+        "runs": run_check.get("runs", []),
+        "last_run_finished_at": run_check.get("last_run_finished_at"),
         "uptime_seconds": round(time.time() - SERVER_START_TIME, 1),
         "accept_loop": _accept_loop_health(handler),
     }
+    if "oldest_run_age_seconds" in run_check:
+        payload["oldest_run_age_seconds"] = run_check["oldest_run_age_seconds"]
+    if "idle_seconds_since_last_run" in run_check:
+        payload["idle_seconds_since_last_run"] = run_check["idle_seconds_since_last_run"]
     if deep:
         if stream_check.get("status") != "ok":
             payload["checks"] = {"streams_lock": stream_check}

api/streaming.py

@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@
     STREAM_GOAL_RELATED, PENDING_GOAL_CONTINUATION,
     LOCK, SESSIONS, SESSION_DIR,
     _get_session_agent_lock, _set_thread_env, _clear_thread_env,
+    register_active_run, update_active_run, unregister_active_run,
     SESSION_AGENT_LOCKS, SESSION_AGENT_LOCKS_LOCK,
     resolve_model_provider,
     resolve_custom_provider_connection,
@@ -2006,6 +2007,16 @@ def _run_agent_streaming(
     q = STREAMS.get(stream_id)
     if q is None:
         return
+    register_active_run(
+        stream_id,
+        session_id=session_id,
+        started_at=time.time(),
+        phase="starting",
+        workspace=str(workspace),
+        model=model,
+        provider=model_provider,
+        ephemeral=bool(ephemeral),
+    )
     s = None
     _rt = {}
     old_cwd = None
@@ -2187,6 +2198,7 @@ def _agent_status_callback(kind, message):
     _agent_lock = None
     try:
         s = get_session(session_id)
+        update_active_run(stream_id, phase="running", session_id=session_id)
         s.workspace = str(Path(workspace).expanduser().resolve())
         s.model = model
         provider_context = (
@@ -3882,6 +3894,7 @@ def _periodic_checkpoint():
         if (s is not None
                 and getattr(s, 'active_stream_id', None) == stream_id
                 and getattr(s, 'pending_user_message', None)):
+            update_active_run(stream_id, phase="finalizing")
             _last_resort_sync_from_core(s, stream_id, _agent_lock)
         _clear_thread_env()  # TD1: always clear thread-local context
         with STREAMS_LOCK:
@@ -3892,6 +3905,7 @@ def _periodic_checkpoint():
             STREAM_REASONING_TEXT.pop(stream_id, None)  # Clean up reasoning trace (#1361 §A)
             STREAM_LIVE_TOOL_CALLS.pop(stream_id, None)  # Clean up tool calls (#1361 §B)
             STREAM_GOAL_RELATED.pop(stream_id, None)  # Clean up goal-related flag (#1932)
+            unregister_active_run(stream_id)
             # NOTE: do NOT discard PENDING_GOAL_CONTINUATION here. The marker
             # is set by goal_continue (line ~3328) inside the SAME function
             # call and consumed atomically by `_start_chat_stream_for_session`

tests/test_run_lifecycle_health.py

@@ -0,0 +1,50 @@
+"""Regression coverage for restart-safety run lifecycle reporting."""
+
+import time
+
+
+def test_health_counts_active_runs_even_when_no_sse_streams():
+    """A worker run can outlive its SSE channel; health must expose the run."""
+    from api import config, routes
+
+    with config.STREAMS_LOCK:
+        config.STREAMS.clear()
+    with config.ACTIVE_RUNS_LOCK:
+        config.ACTIVE_RUNS.clear()
+        config.ACTIVE_RUNS["stream-1"] = {
+            "stream_id": "stream-1",
+            "session_id": "session-1",
+            "started_at": time.time() - 42,
+            "phase": "running",
+        }
+
+    try:
+        stream_check = routes._streams_lock_health()
+        run_check = routes._run_lifecycle_health()
+
+        assert stream_check["active_streams"] == 0
+        assert run_check["active_runs"] == 1
+        assert run_check["oldest_run_age_seconds"] >= 40
+        assert run_check["runs"][0]["session_id"] == "session-1"
+    finally:
+        with config.ACTIVE_RUNS_LOCK:
+            config.ACTIVE_RUNS.clear()
+
+
+def test_run_registry_unregister_records_last_finished_time():
+    """Guards need a grace window after the last real worker exits."""
+    from api import config
+
+    with config.ACTIVE_RUNS_LOCK:
+        config.ACTIVE_RUNS.clear()
+        config.LAST_RUN_FINISHED_AT = None
+
+    config.register_active_run("stream-2", session_id="session-2", phase="starting")
+    with config.ACTIVE_RUNS_LOCK:
+        assert "stream-2" in config.ACTIVE_RUNS
+
+    config.unregister_active_run("stream-2")
+
+    with config.ACTIVE_RUNS_LOCK:
+        assert "stream-2" not in config.ACTIVE_RUNS
+        assert isinstance(config.LAST_RUN_FINISHED_AT, float)