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Fixes #1256

Summary

Two small fixes in the expanded task header (the collapsible "Task" panel):

  1. Render the prompt as markdown. The expanded view used the plain-text Mention component, so prompts with markdown syntax displayed it verbatim while assistant messages render formatted markdown via MarkdownBlock. Now rendered through the same pipeline; the collapsed one-line title keeps plain text (appropriate for an ellipsized summary).
  2. Consistent scrollbar. The prompt box used a default always-visible Chromium scrollbar while the message list uses the VS Code-style .scrollable hover-reveal style, so long prompts showed two differently-styled bars stacked in the same column. Added the shared scrollable class to match.

Changes

  • webview-ui/src/components/chat/TaskHeader.tsx: expanded state now uses <MarkdownBlock markdown={task.text ?? ""} />; dropped redundant whitespace-pre-wrap; added scrollable class to the prompt box.
  • webview-ui/src/components/chat/__tests__/TaskHeader.spec.tsx: regression tests — collapsed shows raw source, expanded renders <strong>/<code> elements; prompt box carries the shared scrollable style.

Verification

  • vitest: 23/23 passing (including new tests)
  • ESLint --max-warnings=0: clean
  • tsc -b: passes

Summary by CodeRabbit

  • Enhancements

    • Expanded task descriptions now support formatted Markdown, including headings, lists, bold text, inline code, and links.
    • Expanded task content is scrollable and height-limited.
    • Context mentions in Markdown are clickable and open the referenced context.
    • Clicking links or context mentions no longer collapses expanded task details.
  • Bug Fixes

    • Raw Markdown syntax is hidden in expanded task details.
    • Empty task prompts are handled safely.
    • Collapsed task descriptions retain their original text.

The collapsed task title still shows raw text, but the expanded view rendered the prompt verbatim via <Mention>, so markdown syntax (bold, code, lists) appeared as literal characters. Render it through MarkdownBlock like other chat messages and drop the now-redundant whitespace-pre-wrap class.
The expanded prompt box used a default always-visible Chromium scrollbar while the message list uses the hover-reveal .scrollable style, so two differently-styled scrollbars stacked in the same column. Add the shared .scrollable class so both behave consistently.
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The expanded task header now renders prompt text with MarkdownBlock, uses shared scrollable styling, and preserves expansion when links or context mentions are clicked. MarkdownBlock supports clickable context mentions.

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Task Header Markdown Rendering

Layer / File(s) Summary
Markdown context mentions
webview-ui/src/components/common/MarkdownBlock.tsx, webview-ui/src/components/common/__tests__/MarkdownBlock.spec.tsx
MarkdownBlock detects context mentions, renders clickable styled spans, and posts openMention messages. Tests cover valid, invalid, multiple, and punctuated mentions.
Expanded task rendering
webview-ui/src/components/chat/TaskHeader.tsx, webview-ui/src/components/chat/__tests__/TaskHeader.spec.tsx
Expanded task text uses MarkdownBlock. The container uses scrollable, bounded height, and word breaking. Links and context mentions do not toggle the panel. Tests cover markdown formatting, links, mentions, sizing, and undefined prompts.

Estimated code review effort: 3 (Moderate) | ~20 minutes

Merge Risk: 🟡 Moderate · up to 99986

The PR changes markdown rendering for expanded task headers, but the updated markdown path still has concrete issues: mention links are inaccessible by keyboard, and matching mentions inside code blocks can render incorrectly or disappear. Merge should wait for fixes or explicit owner acceptance.

Suggested reviewers: edelauna

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sequenceDiagram
  participant User
  participant TaskHeader
  participant MarkdownBlock
  participant VSCode
  User->>TaskHeader: Expand task panel
  TaskHeader->>MarkdownBlock: Render prompt markdown
  MarkdownBlock-->>TaskHeader: Render formatted text and context mentions
  User->>MarkdownBlock: Click context mention
  MarkdownBlock->>VSCode: Post openMention with mention path
  MarkdownBlock-->>TaskHeader: Stop click propagation
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Title check ✅ Passed The title clearly summarizes both primary changes: markdown rendering and consistent scrollbar styling.
Description check ✅ Passed The description identifies issue #1256, explains the implementation, and documents verification results, but omits the template checklist.
Linked Issues check ✅ Passed The changes satisfy issue #1256 by rendering expanded prompts as markdown, preserving collapsed plain text, styling scrollbars consistently, and adding regression tests.
Out of Scope Changes check ✅ Passed All code and test changes support issue #1256, including mention handling needed by the shared MarkdownBlock rendering pipeline.
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webview-ui/src/components/chat/__tests__/TaskHeader.spec.tsx (1)

334-349: 📐 Maintainability & Code Quality | 🔵 Trivial | ⚡ Quick win

Add coverage for headings and lists.

This test covers inline Markdown only. Issue #1256 also requires headings and lists. Add a focused expanded-state case that asserts a heading and a list with getByRole("heading") and getByRole("list").

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In `@webview-ui/src/components/chat/__tests__/TaskHeader.spec.tsx` around lines
334 - 349, Add a focused expanded-state test alongside the existing TaskHeader
markdown tests using task text containing a heading and list; expand the header,
then assert the rendered heading with getByRole("heading") and the list with
getByRole("list").
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In `@webview-ui/src/components/chat/TaskHeader.tsx`:
- Around line 329-335: Prevent Markdown links inside the expanded task header
from toggling isTaskExpanded: update the header click handler around
isTaskExpanded to ignore anchor targets or stop propagation from MarkdownBlock
links, while preserving normal header toggling for other clicks. Add a
regression test covering both local and external Markdown link clicks.

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In `@webview-ui/src/components/chat/__tests__/TaskHeader.spec.tsx`:
- Around line 334-349: Add a focused expanded-state test alongside the existing
TaskHeader markdown tests using task text containing a heading and list; expand
the header, then assert the rendered heading with getByRole("heading") and the
list with getByRole("list").
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MarkdownBlock renders prompt links as <a> elements, which the header click handler did not guard against (only buttons/role=button/img), so clicking a link inside the expanded prompt toggled isTaskExpanded and collapsed the panel. Ignore anchor targets in the toggle handler; add regression tests for link clicks, headings/lists rendering, and empty prompts.

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In `@webview-ui/src/components/chat/__tests__/TaskHeader.spec.tsx`:
- Around line 408-419: Update the “renders an empty prompt without crashing”
test fixture to remove the `as any` cast from `task.text`; omit the optional
property or assign `undefined` directly according to the task type, while
preserving the existing empty-prompt rendering and cost-row assertions.
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Comment thread webview-ui/src/components/chat/__tests__/TaskHeader.spec.tsx
ClineMessage.text is optional (z.string().optional()), so the empty-prompt case can omit the property instead of casting undefined through any.
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In `@webview-ui/src/components/common/MarkdownBlock.tsx`:
- Line 52: Prevent mention clicks from bubbling by calling
event.stopPropagation() in the mention handler before vscode.postMessage. In
webview-ui/src/components/chat/__tests__/TaskHeader.spec.tsx lines 428-429, add
an assertion that the expanded prompt content remains rendered after clicking
the mention.
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The mention span handler in MarkdownBlock now stops propagation before posting openMention, so a mention click inside the expanded task header no longer bubbles to the TaskHeader toggle and collapses the panel. Adds a regression assertion that the expanded markdown stays rendered after clicking a mention. Addresses CodeRabbit review comment on PR Zoo-Code-Org#1257.
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webview-ui/src/components/common/MarkdownBlock.tsx (2)

47-57: 🎯 Functional Correctness | 🟠 Major | ⚡ Quick win

Make mention spans keyboard-accessible.

The generated element is a span with onClick only. It is not focusable, and keyboard users cannot activate openMention.

Add button semantics with role="button" and tabIndex={0}. Handle Enter and Space with the same action. Add keyboard interaction coverage in webview-ui/src/components/common/__tests__/MarkdownBlock.spec.tsx.

Proposed fix
+ const openMention = (event: React.SyntheticEvent) => {
+   event.stopPropagation()
+   vscode.postMessage({ type: "openMention", text: mentionValue })
+ }
+
  properties: {
    className: ["mention-context-highlight", "text-[0.9em]", "cursor-pointer"],
-   onClick: (event: React.MouseEvent<HTMLSpanElement>) => {
-     event.stopPropagation()
-     vscode.postMessage({ type: "openMention", text: mentionValue })
-   },
+   role: "button",
+   tabIndex: 0,
+   onClick: openMention,
+   onKeyDown: (event: React.KeyboardEvent<HTMLSpanElement>) => {
+     if (event.key !== "Enter" && event.key !== " ") return
+     event.preventDefault()
+     openMention(event)
+   },
  },
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In `@webview-ui/src/components/common/MarkdownBlock.tsx` around lines 47 - 57,
Update the generated mention span in MarkdownBlock to use button semantics with
role="button" and tabIndex={0}, and trigger the existing openMention action for
Enter and Space key presses while preserving click propagation handling. Add
focused keyboard interaction tests in MarkdownBlock.spec.tsx covering both keys.

23-29: 🎯 Functional Correctness | 🟠 Major | ⚡ Quick win

Skip code blocks during mention rewriting.

The visitor processes text inside code and pre elements. If a code block contains a matching mention such as @/src/file.ts, this code replaces the text with a span. The custom pre renderer at Lines [393-401] keeps only string children, so it drops the span text. The rendered code can lose the matched path or become empty.

Skip text with a code or pre ancestor before creating mention spans. Add a regression test with a fenced code block containing a matching mention.

Proposed fix
  return (tree: any) => {
    visit(tree, "text", (node: any, index, parent) => {
+     if (parent?.tagName === "code" || parent?.tagName === "pre") {
+       return
+     }
+
      if (parent?.tagName === "span" && parent.properties?.className?.includes("mention-context-highlight")) {
        return
      }

Also applies to: 477-477

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In `@webview-ui/src/components/common/MarkdownBlock.tsx` around lines 23 - 29,
Update the text visitor in MarkdownBlock to detect code or pre ancestors and
return before mention rewriting, preserving code-block text unchanged; add a
regression test covering a fenced code block containing a matching mention path.
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In `@webview-ui/src/components/common/MarkdownBlock.tsx`:
- Around line 47-57: Update the generated mention span in MarkdownBlock to use
button semantics with role="button" and tabIndex={0}, and trigger the existing
openMention action for Enter and Space key presses while preserving click
propagation handling. Add focused keyboard interaction tests in
MarkdownBlock.spec.tsx covering both keys.
- Around line 23-29: Update the text visitor in MarkdownBlock to detect code or
pre ancestors and return before mention rewriting, preserving code-block text
unchanged; add a regression test covering a fenced code block containing a
matching mention path.

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Addresses the updated CodeRabbit merge-risk notes on PR Zoo-Code-Org#1257: rehypeMentions now skips text inside code elements (mention patterns in code blocks rendered verbatim and no longer vanished from CodeBlock text extraction), and mention spans are keyboard operable via role=button, tabIndex and Enter/Space key handling. Adds regression tests for both behaviors.
Adds a standalone-mention regression test that exercises the no-leading-text and no-trailing-text branches of the rehypeMentions splitter, and drops the unreachable match[1] ?? mentionText.slice(1) fallback (the mention regex has one mandatory capture group, so match[1] is always the non-empty value and identical to match[0].slice(1)). Lifts PR patch coverage of the changed MarkdownBlock lines from ~87.5% to full.
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Nice! This is a cool quality of life improvement - thank you for this. Had a question about how we should handle @ mentions?

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Addresses edelauna's review on PR Zoo-Code-Org#1257: gate the rehypeMentions plugin behind a new MarkdownBlock `mentions` prop (off by default) so assistant messages, reasoning, tool output, and todo lists keep mention patterns as inert text; only the expanded TaskHeader prompt (user-authored) passes it. Also extend the skip guard from `code` to `pre`/`a` so a mention inside link text no longer becomes a nested role=button span (invalid per WHATWG) that blocks the anchor's openFile handler. Adds regression tests for both behaviors.
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