Summary
Priority: P0 | Category: Context Preservation
Show an AI-generated context snapshot when hovering over a session — eliminating the re-orientation cost of switching between multiplexed agents.
Problem
When you return to a session after being away, you don't remember where it is. You open it and scroll up through logs. You re-read tool calls. You try to reconstruct what the agent was doing and where it got to. This re-orientation cost is the core tax of multiplexing.
Even deciding whether to open a session requires context you don't have. You see a session name and a status color, but you don't know what it's actually working on right now.
Proposed Solution
When you hover over a session, show a tooltip or popover with a 2-3 line AI-generated summary of:
- What the agent is currently doing: "Refactoring the auth middleware to use JWT validation"
- Where it is in the process: "3 of 5 files updated, currently working on middleware/auth.ts"
- What it needs (if anything): "Waiting for approval to delete legacy session handler"
The summary should be generated from the agent's recent conversation context, compressed into a glanceable snapshot. It should update as the agent progresses.
Acceptance Criteria
Open Questions
- Generate summaries locally or via API call? (Latency vs. quality tradeoff)
- How often to refresh summaries? On every agent message? Every N seconds?
- Should the summary be clickable to expand into a fuller recap?
Summary
Priority: P0 | Category: Context Preservation
Show an AI-generated context snapshot when hovering over a session — eliminating the re-orientation cost of switching between multiplexed agents.
Problem
When you return to a session after being away, you don't remember where it is. You open it and scroll up through logs. You re-read tool calls. You try to reconstruct what the agent was doing and where it got to. This re-orientation cost is the core tax of multiplexing.
Even deciding whether to open a session requires context you don't have. You see a session name and a status color, but you don't know what it's actually working on right now.
Proposed Solution
When you hover over a session, show a tooltip or popover with a 2-3 line AI-generated summary of:
The summary should be generated from the agent's recent conversation context, compressed into a glanceable snapshot. It should update as the agent progresses.
Acceptance Criteria
Open Questions