controller.ts

@@ -245,8 +245,7 @@ export class FanoutController {
   }
 
   private getJobPreview(job: FanoutJob, maxChars = 500): string {
-    // Use cached preview if available (updated in processOutputLine)
+    const output = this.readJobOutput(job);
-    const output = job.lastPreview || this.readJobOutput(job);
     if (!output) return "";
     if (output.length <= maxChars) return output;
     return output.slice(0, maxChars) + "\n… (truncated)";
@@ -258,7 +257,6 @@ export class FanoutController {
     if (event.type === "message_end" && event.message) {
       const msg = event.message as Message;
       if (msg.role === "assistant") {
-        // Cache latest assistant text for live preview
         job.usage.turns++;
         const usage = msg.usage;
         if (usage) {
@@ -271,21 +269,6 @@ 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);
-        }
       }
     }
   }

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.",
-      "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.",
+      "When jobs complete, the system will send a follow-up message. Retrieve output with fanout_collect.",
     ],
 
     execute: async (
@@ -126,14 +126,12 @@ export default function (pi: ExtensionAPI) {
         result.jobs.length > 0
           ? "\n\n" +
             result.jobs
-              .map((j) => {
+              .map(
-                let jobLine =
+                (j) =>
                   `- ${j.id} | ${j.agent} | ${j.status}` +
                   (j.exitCode !== undefined ? ` (exit ${j.exitCode})` : "") +
-                  (j.turns ? ` | ${j.turns} turns` : "") +
+                  (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")
           : "";
       return {

types.ts

@@ -26,8 +26,6 @@ export interface FanoutJob {
   usage: JobUsage;
   modelUsed?: string;
   stopReason?: string;
-  /** Last assistant text output seen while running (for live previews) */
-  lastPreview?: string;
 }
 
 export interface DispatchResult {