Show live task progress while agents work (#3227)

* feat(agents): surface live task progress

Keep current task state above the composer and turn task snapshots into semantic timeline activity. Normalize provider task protocols while preserving genuine plan flows.

* fix(agents): admit tasks through stream sequencing

* test(agents): expect normalized task status

packages/protocol/src/agent-types.ts

@@ -339,12 +339,20 @@ export interface CompactionTimelineItem {
   preTokens?: number;
 }
 
+export interface AgentTaskItem {
+  text: string;
+  completed: boolean;
+  id?: string;
+  status?: "pending" | "in_progress" | "completed";
+  activeForm?: string;
+}
+
 export type AgentTimelineItem =
   | { type: "user_message"; text: string; messageId?: string; clientMessageId?: string }
   | { type: "assistant_message"; text: string; messageId?: string }
   | { type: "reasoning"; text: string }
   | ToolCallTimelineItem
-  | { type: "todo"; items: { text: string; completed: boolean }[] }
+  | { type: "todo"; items: AgentTaskItem[] }
   | { type: "error"; message: string }
   | CompactionTimelineItem;
 

packages/protocol/src/messages.ts

@@ -659,6 +659,9 @@ export const AgentTimelineItemPayloadSchema: z.ZodType<AgentTimelineItem, unknow
       z.object({
         text: z.string(),
         completed: z.boolean(),
+        id: z.string().optional(),
+        status: z.enum(["pending", "in_progress", "completed"]).optional(),
+        activeForm: z.string().optional(),
       }),
     ),
   }),

packages/protocol/src/messages.wire-compat.test.ts

@@ -117,6 +117,40 @@ describe("wire schema compatibility", () => {
     });
   });
 
+  test("task progress fields are optional on the wire", () => {
+    expect(
+      AgentTimelineItemPayloadSchema.parse({
+        type: "todo",
+        items: [{ text: "Legacy task", completed: false }],
+      }),
+    ).toEqual({ type: "todo", items: [{ text: "Legacy task", completed: false }] });
+    expect(
+      AgentTimelineItemPayloadSchema.parse({
+        type: "todo",
+        items: [
+          {
+            id: "task-1",
+            text: "Current task",
+            activeForm: "Working on current task",
+            status: "in_progress",
+            completed: false,
+          },
+        ],
+      }),
+    ).toEqual({
+      type: "todo",
+      items: [
+        {
+          id: "task-1",
+          text: "Current task",
+          activeForm: "Working on current task",
+          status: "in_progress",
+          completed: false,
+        },
+      ],
+    });
+  });
+
   test("sub_agent tool-call payload still parses against the v0.1.65-beta.3 schema", () => {
     const parsed = LegacySubAgentToolCallSchema.parse({
       type: "tool_call",