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Goal status and controls live in the timeline footer, so reading earlier messages means scrolling to the bottom to use them. Put the existing goal item beside the composer and remove its footer entry.

Fixes #25954.

Verified with vp run check:changed and an isolated 80-message thread in T3's Browser panel. The controls remain visible after scrolling up. These captures show the same earlier part of the thread.

Before	After

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🟡 Medium components/ChatView.tsx:2964

When an approval or question is pending, users lose the goal status and Clear control until they answer or dismiss the request. The footer no longer provides the goal control, and ChatComposer filters its default-variant goal banner while hasBlockingComposerTopDrawer is set; keep the goal controls accessible alongside the pending request.

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In file @apps/web/src/components/ChatView.tsx around line 2964:

When an approval or question is pending, users lose the goal status and `Clear` control until they answer or dismiss the request. The footer no longer provides the goal control, and `ChatComposer` filters its default-variant goal banner while `hasBlockingComposerTopDrawer` is set; keep the goal controls accessible alongside the pending request.

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Approvability

Verdict: Would Approve

Macroscope's review found this PR approvable — This is a small, localized UI bug fix that relocates existing goal controls beside the composer without changing data, APIs, or production infrastructure. An edge case remains where those controls may be hidden while an approval or question drawer is open.

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Walkthrough

Goal status is added to the composer banner stack in both branch-mismatch and normal states. Goal presence no longer enables ThreadNow, which now renders only attention, work, and sync status.

Changes: Goal Status Placement

Layer / File(s)	Summary
Place goal status in composer banners apps/web/src/components/ChatView.tsx, apps/web/src/components/chat/ThreadNow.tsx, apps/web/src/components/chat/ThreadActivityBanners.tsx	ChatView adds the goal item to both composer banner states and removes it from ThreadNow. ThreadNow retains attention, work, and sync status. The goal-related comment is removed from ThreadActivityBanners.

Priority: Normal

Estimated code review effort: 2 (Simple) | ~10 minutes

Change: Bug fix · Severity of issue fixed: Medium

Possibly related issues

• pingdotgg/t3code#25379: This issue concerns how a goal appears when it is collapsed behind Tasks in the composer banner stack. This change places the goal in that stack but does not change its priority or Peek behavior.
• pingdotgg/t3code#22819: This issue concerns the shadow when Goal and Tasks are stacked above the composer. This change places the goal in that stack but does not change the shadow styling.

Possibly related PRs

• pingdotgg/t3code#25401: Both changes alter where goal state appears. This PR moves it to the composer banner stack instead of the timeline footer.
• pingdotgg/t3code#25410: Both changes concern goal visibility in the composer banner area.

Suggested labels: bugfix, size:XS

Suggested reviewers: t3dotgg

Merge Risk: Low · up to 069e8

Provider-native subagent users may lose access to active goal status and controls while reading the thread.

Pre-merge checks: 4

Check name	Status	Explanation
Title check		The title clearly and concisely describes the primary change: keeping goal controls beside the composer.
Description check		The description explains the problem and change, references issue #25954, documents verification results, includes before-and-after UI screenshots, and identifies the model and harness used.
Linked Issues check		Issue #25954 requires goal status and controls to remain accessible while reading earlier messages. ChatView.tsx now adds the existing goalNow item to composerBannerItems in both composer states…
Out of Scope Changes check		The changes are limited to ChatView.tsx, ThreadNow.tsx, and ThreadActivityBanners.tsx. They move the existing goal item to the composer banner stack, remove its footer rendering, and update the …

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Explanation

Issue #25954 requires goal status and controls to remain accessible while reading earlier messages. ChatView.tsx now adds the existing goalNow item to composerBannerItems in both composer states. It removes goalNow from hasThreadNow and stops passing it to ThreadNow. ThreadNow.tsx no longer renders the goal in the timeline footer. The change implements the requested placement and removal. Issue #25954 specifies no additional automated test requirement.

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Explanation

The changes are limited to ChatView.tsx, ThreadNow.tsx, and ThreadActivityBanners.tsx. They move the existing goal item to the composer banner stack, remove its footer rendering, and update the related documentation. These changes directly support issue #25954. No unrelated behavior or files are shown.

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• apps/web/src/components/ChatView.tsx
• apps/web/src/components/chat/ThreadActivityBanners.tsx
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Supported by static analysis

Script executed:

set -o pipefail
printf '%s\n' '--- ChatView goal/composer/ThreadNow references ---'
rg -n -F -- 'goalNow' 'activeThreadShell.goal' 'isProviderSubagent' 'ChatComposer' 'ThreadNow' apps/web/src/components/ChatView.tsx
printf '%s\n' '--- relevant ChatView block ---'
sed -n '2860,3005p' apps/web/src/components/ChatView.tsx
printf '%s\n' '--- lifecycle goal and provider-subagent references ---'
rg -n -F -- 'goal' 'isProviderSubagent' apps/web/src/components/chat/useThreadLifecycle.tsx apps/web/src/components/chat apps/web/src | head -240

Repository: pingdotgg/t3code

Length of output: 10506

---

Script executed:

set -o pipefail
printf '%s\n' '--- banner construction ---'
sed -n '2280,2535p' apps/web/src/components/ChatView.tsx
printf '%s\n' '--- composer and provider-subagent render references ---'
rg -n -F -e 'ChatComposer' -e 'ProviderSubagent' -e 'providerSubagent' -e 'isSubagent' -e 'subagent' apps/web/src/components/ChatView.tsx apps/web/src/components/chat
printf '%s\n' '--- lifecycle goal block ---'
sed -n '460,525p' apps/web/src/components/chat/useThreadLifecycle.tsx
printf '%s\n' '--- goal writes and goal guards ---'
rg -n -F -e '.goal' -e 'goal:' -e 'goalCommand' -e 'providerGoal' apps/server/src apps/web/src | head -320

Repository: pingdotgg/t3code

Length of output: 45592

---

Script executed:

set -o pipefail
printf '%s\n' '--- provider-subagent predicate and composer branch ---'
sed -n '750,815p' apps/web/src/components/ChatView.tsx
sed -n '1595,1670p' apps/web/src/components/ChatView.tsx
sed -n '3335,3420p' apps/web/src/components/ChatView.tsx
printf '%s\n' '--- lifecycle goal derivation ---'
sed -n '490,515p' apps/web/src/components/chat/useThreadLifecycle.tsx
printf '%s\n' '--- relevant goal/subagent declarations and writes ---'
rg -n -F -e 'provider-native' -e 'providerNative' -e 'isProviderSubagent' -e 'deriveProviderSubagentStatus' -e 'goal: {' -e 'payload.goal' -e 'goal: active' -e 'goal = ' -e 'goalCommand' apps/server/src/orchestration-v2 apps/server/src apps/web/src --glob '*.ts' --glob '*.tsx' | head -240

Repository: pingdotgg/t3code

Length of output: 21948

---

Script executed:

set -o pipefail
printf '%s\n' '--- activeProviderGoalForShell definition and callers ---'
rg -n -F -e 'activeProviderGoalForShell' -e 'isProviderNativeSubagentThread' -e 'providerThreads' apps/server/src apps/web/src --glob '*.ts' --glob '*.tsx'
printf '%s\n' '--- ProjectionStore shell construction ---'
sed -n '1640,1725p' apps/server/src/orchestration-v2/ProjectionStore.ts
sed -n '6410,6490p' apps/server/src/orchestration-v2/ProjectionStore.ts
printf '%s\n' '--- provider-thread projection types and updates ---'
rg -n -F -e 'provider-thread.updated' -e 'providerThread' apps/server/src/orchestration-v2/ProjectionStore.ts apps/server/src/orchestration-v2 --glob '*.ts' | head -180

Repository: pingdotgg/t3code

Length of output: 41218

---

Script executed:

set -o pipefail
printf '%s\n' '--- predicate declaration and source types ---'
rg -n -F -e 'isProviderNativeSubagentThread' -e 'ProviderNativeSubagent' -e 'provider-native' packages apps --glob '*.ts' --glob '*.tsx' | head -260
printf '%s\n' '--- provider-native creation and active provider thread assignment ---'
rg -n -F -e 'activeProviderThreadId' -e 'relationshipToParent' -e 'source:' apps/server/src/orchestration-v2 apps/server/src --glob '*.ts' | head -320
printf '%s\n' '--- goal-bearing provider-thread fixtures ---'
rg -n -F -e 'goal: {' -e 'status: "active"' apps/server/src/orchestration-v2 --glob '*.test.ts' | head -260

Repository: pingdotgg/t3code

Length of output: 41554

---

Script executed:

set -o pipefail
printf '%s\n' '--- provider-native source predicate ---'
sed -n '430,495p' packages/contracts/src/orchestrationV2.ts
printf '%s\n' '--- provider-native fixture assertions ---'
sed -n '1120,1185p' apps/server/src/orchestration-v2/testkit/fixtures/shared.ts
sed -n '1,130p' apps/server/src/orchestration-v2/testkit/fixtures/subagent_v2_nested/codex_output.ts
printf '%s\n' '--- goal projection test context ---'
sed -n '2380,2460p' apps/server/src/orchestration-v2/ProjectionStore.test.ts
sed -n '2570,2630p' apps/server/src/orchestration-v2/ProjectionStore.test.ts

Repository: pingdotgg/t3code

Length of output: 15918

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Script executed:

set -o pipefail
printf '%s\n' '--- provider-thread schema ---'
rg -n -F -e 'export const OrchestrationV2ProviderThread' -e 'goal:' packages/contracts/src/orchestrationV2.ts packages/contracts/src --glob '*.ts'
printf '%s\n' '--- provider-thread event application ---'
sed -n '900,955p' apps/server/src/orchestration-v2/ProjectionStore.ts
printf '%s\n' '--- provider-native child orchestration paths ---'
sed -n '2640,2705p' apps/server/src/orchestration-v2/Orchestrator.ts
sed -n '2825,2875p' apps/server/src/orchestration-v2/Orchestrator.ts
sed -n '11895,11945p' apps/server/src/orchestration-v2/Orchestrator.ts

Repository: pingdotgg/t3code

Length of output: 9748

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Keep goal status visible for provider-native subagents.

Provider-native subagents do not mount ChatComposer, so goalNow added only to composerBannerItems has no consumer. ThreadNow no longer receives the goal. A provider-native subagent can still have an active provider-thread goal, so this path can hide the goal status and controls.

Render the goal on a surface mounted for provider-native subagents, or preserve an equivalent ThreadNow fallback.

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Review comment at @apps/web/src/components/ChatView.tsx at line 2965:
Preserve an equivalent goalNow fallback in ThreadNow for provider-native
subagents, which do not mount ChatComposer; ensure their active provider-thread
goal status and controls remain visible when composerBannerItems has no
consumer.

After applying the fix, consider running `coderabbit review --agent` for local
review. Visit https://docs.coderabbit.ai/cli?utm_source=ghpr