Reduce redundant runtime updates

packages/server/src/server/agent/agent-metadata-generator.unit.test.ts

@@ -32,7 +32,6 @@ const ELIGIBLE_WORKTREE_SNAPSHOT: WorkspaceGitRuntimeSnapshot = {
     featuresEnabled: false,
     pullRequest: null,
     error: null,
-    refreshedAt: null,
   },
 };
 

packages/server/src/server/paseo-worktree-service.test.ts

@@ -296,7 +296,6 @@ function createWorkspaceGitSnapshot(cwd: string): WorkspaceGitRuntimeSnapshot {
       featuresEnabled: false,
       pullRequest: null,
       error: null,
-      refreshedAt: null,
     },
   };
 }

packages/server/src/server/session.test.ts

@@ -237,7 +237,6 @@ function createWorkspaceGitSnapshot(
       featuresEnabled: false,
       pullRequest: null,
       error: null,
-      refreshedAt: null,
       ...overrides?.github,
     },
   };

packages/server/src/server/session.ts

@@ -5837,7 +5837,6 @@ export class Session {
       featuresEnabled: snapshot.github.featuresEnabled,
       pullRequest: snapshot.github.pullRequest,
       error: snapshot.github.error,
-      refreshedAt: snapshot.github.refreshedAt,
     };
   }
 

packages/server/src/server/session.workspace-git-watch.test.ts

@@ -38,7 +38,6 @@ function createWorkspaceRuntimeSnapshot(
       featuresEnabled: true,
       pullRequest: null,
       error: null,
-      refreshedAt: "2026-04-12T00:00:00.000Z",
     },
   };
 
@@ -477,7 +476,6 @@ describe("workspace git watch targets", () => {
             headRefName: "workspace-git-service",
             isMerged: true,
           },
-          refreshedAt: "2026-04-12T00:05:00.000Z",
         },
       }),
     );

packages/server/src/server/session.workspaces.test.ts

@@ -134,7 +134,6 @@ function createNoopWorkspaceGitService() {
           featuresEnabled: false,
           pullRequest: null,
           error: null,
-          refreshedAt: null,
         },
       },
       unsubscribe: () => {},
@@ -159,7 +158,6 @@ function createNoopWorkspaceGitService() {
         featuresEnabled: false,
         pullRequest: null,
         error: null,
-        refreshedAt: null,
       },
     }),
     resolveRepoRemoteUrl: async () => null,
@@ -210,7 +208,6 @@ function createWorkspaceRuntimeSnapshot(
         isMerged: false,
       },
       error: null,
-      refreshedAt: "2026-04-12T00:00:00.000Z",
     },
   };
 
@@ -2592,7 +2589,6 @@ describe("workspace aggregation", () => {
           headRefName: "runtime-branch",
           isMerged: false,
         },
-        refreshedAt: "2026-04-12T00:05:00.000Z",
       },
     });
     const workspaceGitService = createNoopWorkspaceGitService();
@@ -2674,7 +2670,6 @@ describe("workspace aggregation", () => {
             isMerged: false,
           },
           error: null,
-          refreshedAt: "2026-04-12T00:05:00.000Z",
         },
       }),
     ]);
@@ -2696,7 +2691,6 @@ describe("workspace aggregation", () => {
           headRefName: "feature/runtime-payloads",
           isMerged: true,
         },
-        refreshedAt: "2026-04-12T00:10:00.000Z",
       },
     });
     const workspaceGitService = createNoopWorkspaceGitService();
@@ -2770,7 +2764,6 @@ describe("workspace aggregation", () => {
               title: "Updated runtime payloads",
               isMerged: true,
             }),
-            refreshedAt: "2026-04-12T00:10:00.000Z",
           }),
         }),
       },

packages/server/src/server/websocket-server.ts

@@ -89,7 +89,6 @@ function createFallbackWorkspaceGitService(): WorkspaceGitServiceImpl {
           featuresEnabled: false,
           pullRequest: null,
           error: null,
-          refreshedAt: null,
         },
       },
       unsubscribe: () => {},
@@ -114,7 +113,6 @@ function createFallbackWorkspaceGitService(): WorkspaceGitServiceImpl {
         featuresEnabled: false,
         pullRequest: null,
         error: null,
-        refreshedAt: null,
       },
     }),
     refresh: async () => {},

packages/server/src/server/workspace-git-service.primitive.test.ts

@@ -137,7 +137,6 @@ function createSnapshot(
         isMerged: false,
       },
       error: null,
-      refreshedAt: "2026-04-12T00:00:00.000Z",
     },
   };
 
@@ -412,9 +411,6 @@ describe("WorkspaceGitServiceImpl primitive refresh entrypoint", () => {
         currentBranch: "feature",
         diffStat: { additions: 4, deletions: 2 },
       },
-      github: {
-        refreshedAt: "2026-04-12T00:00:16.000Z",
-      },
     });
     await expect(Promise.all([first, second])).resolves.toEqual([freshSnapshot, freshSnapshot]);
     expect(getCheckoutStatus).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(2);

packages/server/src/server/workspace-git-service.test.ts

@@ -51,7 +51,6 @@ function createSnapshot(
         isMerged: false,
       },
       error: null,
-      refreshedAt: "2026-04-12T00:00:00.000Z",
     },
   };
 
@@ -267,7 +266,6 @@ describe("WorkspaceGitServiceImpl", () => {
             headRefName: "workspace-git-service",
             isMerged: false,
           },
-          refreshedAt: "2026-04-12T02:03:04.000Z",
         },
       }),
     );
@@ -276,6 +274,26 @@ describe("WorkspaceGitServiceImpl", () => {
     service.dispose();
   });
 
+  test("non-forced GitHub refresh does not emit when pull request state is unchanged", async () => {
+    let nowMs = Date.parse("2026-04-12T00:00:00.000Z");
+    const getPullRequestStatus = vi.fn(async () => createPullRequestStatusResult());
+    const service = createService({
+      getPullRequestStatus,
+      now: () => new Date(nowMs),
+    });
+    const listener = vi.fn();
+    const subscription = await service.subscribe({ cwd: "/tmp/repo" }, listener);
+
+    nowMs += 3_000;
+    await service.refresh("/tmp/repo");
+
+    expect(getPullRequestStatus).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(2);
+    expect(listener).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
+
+    subscription.unsubscribe();
+    service.dispose();
+  });
+
   test("cold getSnapshot calls share one workspace target setup and cache the snapshot", async () => {
     const checkoutStatusDeferred = createDeferred<CheckoutStatusGit>();
     const getCheckoutStatus = vi.fn(async () => checkoutStatusDeferred.promise);
@@ -361,13 +379,7 @@ describe("WorkspaceGitServiceImpl", () => {
 
     nowMs += 3_000;
     await service.refresh("/tmp/repo");
-    await expect(service.getSnapshot("/tmp/repo/.")).resolves.toEqual(
-      createSnapshot("/tmp/repo", {
-        github: {
-          refreshedAt: "2026-04-12T00:00:03.000Z",
-        },
-      }),
-    );
+    await expect(service.getSnapshot("/tmp/repo/.")).resolves.toEqual(createSnapshot("/tmp/repo"));
 
     expect(getPullRequestStatus).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(2);
     expect(resolveAbsoluteGitDir).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1);
@@ -460,7 +472,6 @@ describe("WorkspaceGitServiceImpl", () => {
             headRefName: "feature",
             isMerged: true,
           },
-          refreshedAt: "2026-04-12T00:05:00.000Z",
         },
       }),
     );
@@ -534,7 +545,6 @@ describe("WorkspaceGitServiceImpl", () => {
         github: {
           featuresEnabled: false,
           pullRequest: null,
-          refreshedAt: null,
         },
       }),
     );

packages/server/src/server/workspace-git-service.ts

@@ -79,7 +79,6 @@ export type WorkspaceGitRuntimeSnapshot = {
       reviewDecision?: "approved" | "changes_requested" | "pending" | null;
     } | null;
     error: { message: string } | null;
-    refreshedAt: string | null;
   };
 };
 
@@ -1499,7 +1498,6 @@ async function loadGitHubSnapshot(options: {
       featuresEnabled: false,
       pullRequest: null,
       error: null,
-      refreshedAt: null,
     };
   }
 
@@ -1510,7 +1508,6 @@ async function loadGitHubSnapshot(options: {
       featuresEnabled: false,
       pullRequest: null,
       error: null,
-      refreshedAt: null,
     };
   }
 
@@ -1523,7 +1520,6 @@ async function loadGitHubSnapshot(options: {
       featuresEnabled: true,
       pullRequest: result.status,
       error: null,
-      refreshedAt: options.now.toISOString(),
     };
   } catch (error) {
     return {
@@ -1532,7 +1528,6 @@ async function loadGitHubSnapshot(options: {
       error: {
         message: error instanceof Error ? error.message : String(error),
       },
-      refreshedAt: options.now.toISOString(),
     };
   }
 }
@@ -1607,7 +1602,6 @@ function buildNotGitSnapshot(cwd: string): WorkspaceGitRuntimeSnapshot {
       featuresEnabled: false,
       pullRequest: null,
       error: null,
-      refreshedAt: null,
     },
   };
 }

packages/server/src/server/workspace-registry-bootstrap.test.ts

@@ -32,7 +32,6 @@ function createNoopWorkspaceGitService(): WorkspaceGitService {
           featuresEnabled: false,
           pullRequest: null,
           error: null,
-          refreshedAt: null,
         },
       },
       unsubscribe: () => {},
@@ -57,7 +56,6 @@ function createNoopWorkspaceGitService(): WorkspaceGitService {
         featuresEnabled: false,
         pullRequest: null,
         error: null,
-        refreshedAt: null,
       },
     }),
     resolveRepoRemoteUrl: async () => null,