From b4df1a49b23f7bf76b543396079ebf66b66a874e Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: jay <jay@MacBookPro.fritz.box>
Date: Fri, 15 May 2026 05:12:54 +0200
Subject: [PATCH] feat: render preview in status + auto-delivery note

---
 controller.ts | 25 ++++++++++++++++---------
 index.ts      | 11 +++--------
 2 files changed, 19 insertions(+), 17 deletions(-)

diff --git a/controller.ts b/controller.ts
index 73db02f..71c0540 100644
--- a/controller.ts
+++ b/controller.ts
@@ -271,20 +271,27 @@ 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;
+
+        // Cache last assistant text output for live preview (capped to keep meta.json small)
         for (const part of msg.content) {
           if (part.type === "text") {
-            job.lastPreview = part.text;
-            previewUpdated = true;
+            job.lastPreview = part.text.slice(0, 5000);
             break;
           }
         }
-        
-        // Persist cache to enable live previews after restart
-        if (previewUpdated) {
-          this.persist(job);
+        this.persist(job);
+      }
+    }
+    // Also cache assistant text from tool result events
+    if (event.type === "tool_result_end" && event.message) {
+      const msg = event.message as Message;
+      if (msg.role === "assistant") {
+        for (const part of msg.content) {
+          if (part.type === "text") {
+            job.lastPreview = part.text.slice(0, 5000);
+            this.persist(job);
+            break;
+          }
         }
       }
     }
diff --git a/index.ts b/index.ts
index 46fc44f..eba2e02 100644
--- a/index.ts
+++ b/index.ts
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ export default function (pi: ExtensionAPI) {
     promptGuidelines: [
       "Use fanout_dispatch to run multiple agents in parallel without blocking the main session.",
       "After dispatching, you may do other work. Check status later with fanout_status.",
-      "When jobs complete, the system will send a follow-up message. Retrieve output with fanout_collect.",
+      "Completed jobs deliver their output automatically via follow-up messages. Use fanout_collect if you need the full, untruncated result or to archive old jobs.",
     ],
 
     execute: async (
@@ -130,13 +130,8 @@ export default function (pi: ExtensionAPI) {
                 let jobLine =
                   `- ${j.id} | ${j.agent} | ${j.status}` +
                   (j.exitCode !== undefined ? ` (exit ${j.exitCode})` : "") +
-                  (j.turns ? ` | ${j.turns} turns` : "");
-                if (j.preview) {
-                  jobLine += `\n  \`\`\`\n${j.preview
-                    .split("\n")
-                    .map((line) => `  ${line}`)
-                    .join("\n")}\n  \`\`\``;
-                }
+                  (j.turns ? ` | ${j.turns} turns` : "") +
+                  (j.preview ? `\n  Preview: ${j.preview.slice(0, 120).replace(/\n/g, " ")}${j.preview.length > 120 ? "…" : ""}` : "");
                 return jobLine;
               })
               .join("\n")