From 87986ddf6e23744af942575cbf5b3e4237c0e1f0 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: jay <jay@MacBookPro.fritz.box>
Date: Fri, 15 May 2026 05:11:32 +0200
Subject: [PATCH] feat: render preview in fanout_status output

- Include job output preview as indented code block in fanout_status results
- Preview text is already available in status().jobs[].preview via controller
- Now displayed in the text content output alongside job metadata
- Each preview line is indented for readability in markdown code blocks
- Useful for quick inspection of job results without calling fanout_collect
---
 controller.ts | 18 +++++++++++++++++-
 index.ts      | 15 +++++++++++----
 types.ts      |  2 ++
 3 files changed, 30 insertions(+), 5 deletions(-)

diff --git a/controller.ts b/controller.ts
index 5a1faef..49e139f 100644
--- a/controller.ts
+++ b/controller.ts
@@ -245,7 +245,8 @@ export class FanoutController {
   }
 
   private getJobPreview(job: FanoutJob, maxChars = 500): string {
-    const output = this.readJobOutput(job);
+    // Use cached preview if available (updated in processOutputLine)
+    const output = job.lastPreview || this.readJobOutput(job);
     if (!output) return "";
     if (output.length <= maxChars) return output;
     return output.slice(0, maxChars) + "\n… (truncated)";
@@ -269,6 +270,21 @@ export class FanoutController {
         if (!job.modelUsed && msg.model) job.modelUsed = msg.model;
         if (msg.stopReason) job.stopReason = msg.stopReason;
         if (msg.errorMessage) job.errorMessage = msg.errorMessage;
+        
+        // Cache last assistant text output for live preview
+        let previewUpdated = false;
+        for (const part of msg.content) {
+          if (part.type === "text") {
+            job.lastPreview = part.text;
+            previewUpdated = true;
+            break;
+          }
+        }
+        
+        // Persist cache to enable live previews after restart
+        if (previewUpdated) {
+          this.persist(job);
+        }
       }
     }
   }
diff --git a/index.ts b/index.ts
index 078a5e0..46fc44f 100644
--- a/index.ts
+++ b/index.ts
@@ -126,12 +126,19 @@ export default function (pi: ExtensionAPI) {
         result.jobs.length > 0
           ? "\n\n" +
             result.jobs
-              .map(
-                (j) =>
+              .map((j) => {
+                let jobLine =
                   `- ${j.id} | ${j.agent} | ${j.status}` +
                   (j.exitCode !== undefined ? ` (exit ${j.exitCode})` : "") +
-                  (j.turns ? ` | ${j.turns} turns` : ""),
-              )
+                  (j.turns ? ` | ${j.turns} turns` : "");
+                if (j.preview) {
+                  jobLine += `\n  \`\`\`\n${j.preview
+                    .split("\n")
+                    .map((line) => `  ${line}`)
+                    .join("\n")}\n  \`\`\``;
+                }
+                return jobLine;
+              })
               .join("\n")
           : "";
       return {
diff --git a/types.ts b/types.ts
index 733ab4a..fa6bb46 100644
--- a/types.ts
+++ b/types.ts
@@ -26,6 +26,8 @@ export interface FanoutJob {
   usage: JobUsage;
   modelUsed?: string;
   stopReason?: string;
+  /** Last assistant text output seen while running (for live previews) */
+  lastPreview?: string;
 }
 
 export interface DispatchResult {