newmark-agent 0.5.10 → 0.5.12

package/dist/conversation-utility-host.bundle.cjs

@@ -8383,7 +8383,7 @@ var require_createWorker = __commonJS({
         ...defaultOptions,
         ..._options
       });
-      const promises2 = {};
+      const promises3 = {};
       const currentLangs = typeof langs === "string" ? langs.split("+") : langs;
       let currentOem = oem;
       let currentConfig = config;
@@ -8403,7 +8403,7 @@ var require_createWorker = __commonJS({
       const startJob = ({ id: jobId, action, payload }) => new Promise((resolve16, reject) => {
         log2(`[${id}]: Start ${jobId}, action=${action}`);
         const promiseId = `${action}-${jobId}`;
-        promises2[promiseId] = { resolve: resolve16, reject };
+        promises3[promiseId] = { resolve: resolve16, reject };
         send(worker, {
           workerId: id,
           jobId,
@@ -8508,11 +8508,11 @@ var require_createWorker = __commonJS({
         const promiseId = `${action}-${jobId}`;
         if (status === "resolve") {
           log2(`[${workerId}]: Complete ${jobId}`);
-          promises2[promiseId].resolve({ jobId, data });
-          delete promises2[promiseId];
+          promises3[promiseId].resolve({ jobId, data });
+          delete promises3[promiseId];
         } else if (status === "reject") {
-          promises2[promiseId].reject(data);
-          delete promises2[promiseId];
+          promises3[promiseId].reject(data);
+          delete promises3[promiseId];
           if (action === "load") workerResReject(data);
           if (errorHandler) {
             errorHandler(data);
@@ -54006,18 +54006,18 @@ var require_proxy_agent = __commonJS({
         }
       }
       [kClose]() {
-        const promises2 = [this[kAgent].close()];
+        const promises3 = [this[kAgent].close()];
         if (this[kClient]) {
-          promises2.push(this[kClient].close());
+          promises3.push(this[kClient].close());
         }
-        return Promise.all(promises2);
+        return Promise.all(promises3);
       }
       [kDestroy]() {
-        const promises2 = [this[kAgent].destroy()];
+        const promises3 = [this[kAgent].destroy()];
         if (this[kClient]) {
-          promises2.push(this[kClient].destroy());
+          promises3.push(this[kClient].destroy());
         }
-        return Promise.all(promises2);
+        return Promise.all(promises3);
       }
     };
     function buildHeaders(headers) {
@@ -344923,6 +344923,7 @@ var fs24 = __toESM(require("fs"));
 var path27 = __toESM(require("path"));
 var import_crypto14 = require("crypto");
 var processStates = /* @__PURE__ */ new Map();
+var preparedPreviousStates = /* @__PURE__ */ new Map();
 function stateKey(root2, role) {
   return `${path27.resolve(root2)}\0${role}`;
 }
@@ -344968,7 +344969,8 @@ function beginRuntimeLifecycle(root2, role = "main") {
   const key3 = stateKey(root2, role);
   const existingProcessState = processStates.get(key3);
   if (existingProcessState) return existingProcessState;
-  const previousStates = readActiveStates(root2, role);
+  const previousStates = preparedPreviousStates.get(key3) || readActiveStates(root2, role);
+  preparedPreviousStates.delete(key3);
   const previousOwnerAlive = previousStates.some((previous) => isRuntimeProcessAlive(Number(previous.pid)));
   const state = {
     role,
@@ -344991,12 +344993,12 @@ function markRuntimeLifecycleClean(root2, role = "main") {
   const current = processStates.get(key3);
   if (!current) return;
   try {
-    writeState(root2, role, {
-      ...current,
-      active: false,
-      cleanExitAt: (/* @__PURE__ */ new Date()).toISOString()
-    });
+    fs24.unlinkSync(statePath(root2, role, current.ownerId));
   } catch {
+    try {
+      writeState(root2, role, { ...current, active: false, cleanExitAt: (/* @__PURE__ */ new Date()).toISOString() });
+    } catch {
+    }
   }
 }
 
@@ -348522,12 +348524,15 @@ Conversation title (a few words):`;
   defaultInputMode() {
     return this.config.getStr("general", "default_input") === "next" ? "next" : "guide";
   }
-  abortActiveKernelRun() {
+  abortActiveKernelRun(reason = "unspecified") {
     let aborted = false;
     this.subagents.pauseScheduling();
     if (this.activeProcessAbortController && !this.activeProcessAbortController.signal.aborted) {
       const abortError5 = new Error("Agent run aborted");
       abortError5.name = "AbortError";
+      if (process.env.NEWMARK_PROVIDER_DIAGNOSTICS === "1") {
+        console.error(`[NewmarkKernel] abort-request reason=${String(reason).slice(0, 160)} conversation=${this.activeConversationId}`);
+      }
       this.activeProcessAbortController.abort(abortError5);
       aborted = true;
     }
@@ -348536,7 +348541,7 @@ Conversation title (a few words):`;
       aborted = true;
     }
     for (const peer of this.activePeerAgents.values()) {
-      aborted = peer.abortActiveKernelRun() || aborted;
+      aborted = peer.abortActiveKernelRun(reason) || aborted;
     }
     this.pendingAgentKernelQueue = [];
     return aborted;
@@ -350043,10 +350048,16 @@ ${summary}`, segment, "local-summarize", true);
     return { compressed: true, rounds, segments, droppedMessages, estimatedTokens: this.estimateContextTokens(candidate), maxTokens };
   }
   compactHistoricalImages(messages) {
+    const continuationIndex = messages.reduce((found, message, index) => {
+      const content = String(message?.content || "");
+      return content.includes("[Post-Compression Task Continuation]") ? index : found;
+    }, -1);
     const lastParts = Array.isArray(messages.at(-1)?.content) ? messages.at(-1).content : [];
-    const newestImageMessage = lastParts.some((part) => part?.type === "image_url") ? messages.length - 1 : -1;
+    const newestImageMessage = continuationIndex < 0 && lastParts.some((part) => part?.type === "image_url") ? messages.length - 1 : -1;
     return messages.map((message, index) => {
-      if (!Array.isArray(message.content) || index === newestImageMessage) return { ...message };
+      if (!Array.isArray(message.content)) return { ...message };
+      const preserveRecentImage = continuationIndex >= 0 && index > continuationIndex;
+      if (preserveRecentImage || index === newestImageMessage) return { ...message };
       const parts = message.content.flatMap((part) => {
         if (part?.type !== "image_url") return [{ ...part }];
         return [{ type: "text", text: "[Historical image attachment omitted after context compression.]" }];
@@ -352970,12 +352981,16 @@ ${text.slice(-tailChars).trimStart()}`;
   }
   buildSystemPrompt() {
     const cwd = this.workspace.current?.path || this.rootPath;
+    const newmarkConfigRoot = path28.resolve(this.rootPath);
+    const newmarkConfigFile = path28.join(newmarkConfigRoot, "config.json");
     const enabledSkills = this.skills.active();
     const globalPromptPath = path28.join(this.rootPath, "agent.md");
     const globalPrompt = normalizeInjectedPrompt(fs25.existsSync(globalPromptPath) ? fs25.readFileSync(globalPromptPath, "utf-8") : "");
     const workspacePrompt = normalizeInjectedPrompt(this.workspace.currentAgentPrompt());
     const identity = JSON.stringify({
       cwd,
+      newmarkConfigRoot,
+      newmarkConfigFile,
       mode: this.mode,
       conversationId: this.activeConversationId,
       subagent: this.isSubagentRuntime ? [this.subagentName, this.subagentPrompt] : null,
@@ -352994,6 +353009,9 @@ ${text.slice(-tailChars).trimStart()}`;
     if (this.systemPromptCache?.identity === identity) return this.systemPromptCache.value;
     const parts = [`${CORE_SYSTEM_PROMPT}
 
+## Newmark Runtime Configuration
+Newmark's own user-level configuration and runtime state are stored by default under ${newmarkConfigRoot} (the conventional user path is user/.Newmark). The primary configuration file is ${newmarkConfigFile}; provider credentials, conversation state, caches, Work/Flow data, Memory Lab, skills, and archives may also live beneath this root. Treat these files as Newmark internal state: read or modify them only when the user explicitly asks, never expose API keys or tokens, and do not confuse this runtime root with the active workspace.
+
 ## Current Working Directory
 ${cwd}
 
@@ -353739,7 +353757,12 @@ var ConversationKernel = class {
       ...images?.length ? { images } : {},
       ...attachments?.length ? { attachments } : {},
       ...visible ? { visibleUserInput: visible } : {},
-      ...visibleMode ? { visibleMode } : {}
+      ...visibleMode ? { visibleMode } : {},
+      // A normal user follow-up must never inherit the identity metadata that
+      // was only needed while it lived in the runtime queue.  In particular,
+      // do not let a stale/forwarded hiddenUserInput flag classify it as an
+      // Agent-generated continuation when Agent.process persists the turn.
+      hiddenUserInput: message.hiddenUserInput === true && !message.clientMessageId
     };
   }
   queueItems(target) {
@@ -354312,7 +354335,7 @@ ${item.goalObjective}` : item.text,
     this.deferOutstandingGuides(runtime);
     const checkpointed = this.checkpoint(runtime.target).checkpointed;
     runtime.stopCheckpointed = checkpointed;
-    runtime.runner.abortActiveKernelRun();
+    runtime.runner.abortActiveKernelRun("user_stop");
     runtime.runner.emitWorkEvent({
       type: "status",
       content: "Stop requested. Saving progress and interrupting this conversation.",
@@ -354446,6 +354469,7 @@ ${item.goalObjective}` : item.text,
   async run(runtime, message, options) {
     this.applyOptions(runtime.runner, options);
     let lastTokens = await this.runSingle(runtime, message);
+    this.rememberAutomaticAssistantFingerprint(runtime, message);
     if (runtime.stopRequestedRunId === runtime.runId) {
       this.mirrorHostIfTargetActive(runtime);
       return this.result(runtime, lastTokens);
@@ -354472,6 +354496,7 @@ ${item.goalObjective}` : item.text,
           }
           if (batchGuides.length === 1) {
             lastTokens = await this.runSingle(runtime, next.message, next.queueMode);
+            if (this.repeatedAutomaticAssistant(runtime, next.message, next.queueMode)) break;
             continue;
           }
           const batchText = batchGuides.map((guide, index) => `Guide ${index + 1}: ${guide.text}`).join("\n");
@@ -354482,8 +354507,11 @@ ${batchText}`,
             batchGuides
           };
           lastTokens = await this.runSingle(runtime, batchMessage, "steer");
+          if (this.repeatedAutomaticAssistant(runtime, batchMessage, "steer")) break;
         } else {
-          lastTokens = await this.runSingle(runtime, this.drainQueuedFollowUpMessage(next.message), next.queueMode);
+          const drained = this.drainQueuedFollowUpMessage(next.message);
+          lastTokens = await this.runSingle(runtime, drained, next.queueMode);
+          if (this.repeatedAutomaticAssistant(runtime, drained, next.queueMode)) break;
         }
       }
       const rootMessage = runtime.runner.subagents.readRootInbox()[0];
@@ -354518,6 +354546,35 @@ Review this persisted peer result and summarize or continue the parent task as n
     this.mirrorHostIfTargetActive(runtime);
     return this.result(runtime, lastTokens);
   }
+  automaticMessage(message, queueMode) {
+    return queueMode === "steer" || typeof message !== "string" && (message.hiddenUserInput === true || message.goalContinuation === true || !!message.batchGuides?.length);
+  }
+  currentAssistantFingerprint(runtime) {
+    const messages = runtime.runner.chatMessages || [];
+    const last = messages[messages.length - 1];
+    if (!last || last.role !== "assistant") return "";
+    return String(last.content || "").trim().replace(/\s+/g, " ").toLowerCase().slice(0, 4e3);
+  }
+  rememberAutomaticAssistantFingerprint(runtime, message, queueMode) {
+    if (this.automaticMessage(message, queueMode)) runtime.lastAutomaticAssistantFingerprint = this.currentAssistantFingerprint(runtime) || void 0;
+  }
+  repeatedAutomaticAssistant(runtime, message, queueMode) {
+    if (!this.automaticMessage(message, queueMode)) return false;
+    const fingerprint2 = this.currentAssistantFingerprint(runtime);
+    if (!fingerprint2) return false;
+    if (runtime.lastAutomaticAssistantFingerprint === fingerprint2) {
+      runtime.pendingNextTurn = runtime.pendingNextTurn.filter((item) => {
+        const automatic = item.queueMode === "steer" || typeof item.message !== "string" && item.message.hiddenUserInput === true;
+        if (automatic) runtime.runner.consumeConversationContinuation({ content: typeof item.message === "string" ? item.message : item.message.text, queueMode: item.queueMode, clientMessageId: typeof item.message === "string" ? void 0 : item.message.clientMessageId });
+        return !automatic;
+      });
+      runtime.runner.recordWorkStatus("Automatic continuation stopped after a repeated assistant response.");
+      this.emitQueueUpdate(runtime);
+      return true;
+    }
+    runtime.lastAutomaticAssistantFingerprint = fingerprint2;
+    return false;
+  }
   /**
    * Apply a model selection recorded while a Build block was running. The
    * in-flight block never switches mid-block; the switch takes effect the next
@@ -354557,7 +354614,16 @@ Review this persisted peer result and summarize or continue the parent task as n
         tokens = await Promise.race([
           runtime.runner.process(message),
           new Promise((_3, reject) => {
-            timeout = setTimeout(() => reject(new Error(`Process timeout (${Math.round(timeoutMs / 1e3)}s)`)), timeoutMs);
+            timeout = setTimeout(() => {
+              runtime.runner.abortActiveKernelRun(`process_timeout_${timeoutMs}ms`);
+              runtime.runner.emitWorkEvent({
+                type: "error",
+                content: `Process timeout (${Math.round(timeoutMs / 1e3)}s); the run was aborted to prevent a stale worker from continuing.`,
+                status: "error",
+                runId: runtime.runId
+              });
+              reject(new Error(`Process timeout (${Math.round(timeoutMs / 1e3)}s); run aborted and checkpointed`));
+            }, timeoutMs);
           })
         ]);
       } catch (error) {
@@ -354618,7 +354684,8 @@ Review this persisted peer result and summarize or continue the parent task as n
       guideReceipts: /* @__PURE__ */ new Map(),
       guideEnvelopes: /* @__PURE__ */ new Map(),
       goalContinuationTimer: void 0,
-      pendingContinuationRunId: void 0
+      pendingContinuationRunId: void 0,
+      lastAutomaticAssistantFingerprint: void 0
     };
     runner.setGoalContinuationGate(() => {
       this.queueState(runtime);

package/dist/core/agent.d.ts

@@ -731,7 +731,7 @@ export declare class Agent {
     persistActiveConversationSelection(id: string, ws?: WorkspaceInfo | null): string;
     setInputMode(mode: string): InputMode;
     private defaultInputMode;
-    abortActiveKernelRun(): boolean;
+    abortActiveKernelRun(reason?: string): boolean;
     activeProcessSignal(): AbortSignal | undefined;
     recordWorkRunPrimaryPrompt(content: string): void;
     conversationBuildHistory(limit?: number): Array<{

package/dist/core/agent.js

@@ -4119,12 +4119,15 @@ class Agent {
     defaultInputMode() {
         return this.config.getStr('general', 'default_input') === 'next' ? 'next' : 'guide';
     }
-    abortActiveKernelRun() {
+    abortActiveKernelRun(reason = 'unspecified') {
         let aborted = false;
         this.subagents.pauseScheduling();
         if (this.activeProcessAbortController && !this.activeProcessAbortController.signal.aborted) {
             const abortError = new Error('Agent run aborted');
             abortError.name = 'AbortError';
+            if (process.env.NEWMARK_PROVIDER_DIAGNOSTICS === '1') {
+                console.error(`[NewmarkKernel] abort-request reason=${String(reason).slice(0, 160)} conversation=${this.activeConversationId}`);
+            }
             this.activeProcessAbortController.abort(abortError);
             aborted = true;
         }
@@ -4133,7 +4136,7 @@ class Agent {
             aborted = true;
         }
         for (const peer of this.activePeerAgents.values()) {
-            aborted = peer.abortActiveKernelRun() || aborted;
+            aborted = peer.abortActiveKernelRun(reason) || aborted;
         }
         this.pendingAgentKernelQueue = [];
         return aborted;
@@ -5780,10 +5783,22 @@ class Agent {
         return { compressed: true, rounds, segments, droppedMessages, estimatedTokens: this.estimateContextTokens(candidate), maxTokens };
     }
     compactHistoricalImages(messages) {
+        // The post-compression continuation anchor separates summarized history
+        // from the retained recent window. Preserve every user image in that
+        // recent window (not only the last image message): a burst of consecutive
+        // uploads must remain available to the next vision request. Images older
+        // than the retained window are still replaced by bounded text markers.
+        const continuationIndex = messages.reduce((found, message, index) => {
+            const content = String(message?.content || '');
+            return content.includes('[Post-Compression Task Continuation]') ? index : found;
+        }, -1);
         const lastParts = Array.isArray(messages.at(-1)?.content) ? messages.at(-1).content : [];
-        const newestImageMessage = lastParts.some(part => part?.type === 'image_url') ? messages.length - 1 : -1;
+        const newestImageMessage = continuationIndex < 0 && lastParts.some(part => part?.type === 'image_url') ? messages.length - 1 : -1;
         return messages.map((message, index) => {
-            if (!Array.isArray(message.content) || index === newestImageMessage)
+            if (!Array.isArray(message.content))
+                return { ...message };
+            const preserveRecentImage = continuationIndex >= 0 && index > continuationIndex;
+            if (preserveRecentImage || index === newestImageMessage)
                 return { ...message };
             const parts = message.content.flatMap(part => {
                 if (part?.type !== 'image_url')
@@ -9125,12 +9140,16 @@ class Agent {
     }
     buildSystemPrompt() {
         const cwd = this.workspace.current?.path || this.rootPath;
+        const newmarkConfigRoot = path.resolve(this.rootPath);
+        const newmarkConfigFile = path.join(newmarkConfigRoot, 'config.json');
         const enabledSkills = this.skills.active();
         const globalPromptPath = path.join(this.rootPath, 'agent.md');
         const globalPrompt = normalizeInjectedPrompt(fs.existsSync(globalPromptPath) ? fs.readFileSync(globalPromptPath, 'utf-8') : '');
         const workspacePrompt = normalizeInjectedPrompt(this.workspace.currentAgentPrompt());
         const identity = JSON.stringify({
             cwd,
+            newmarkConfigRoot,
+            newmarkConfigFile,
             mode: this.mode,
             conversationId: this.activeConversationId,
             subagent: this.isSubagentRuntime ? [this.subagentName, this.subagentPrompt] : null,
@@ -9148,7 +9167,7 @@ class Agent {
         });
         if (this.systemPromptCache?.identity === identity)
             return this.systemPromptCache.value;
-        const parts = [`${CORE_SYSTEM_PROMPT}\n\n## Current Working Directory\n${cwd}\n\nWhen using file tools (read, write, edit, glob), use ABSOLUTE paths rooted at this directory. Never guess paths. First use \`pwd\` or \`bash\` to verify.`];
+        const parts = [`${CORE_SYSTEM_PROMPT}\n\n## Newmark Runtime Configuration\nNewmark's own user-level configuration and runtime state are stored by default under ${newmarkConfigRoot} (the conventional user path is user/.Newmark). The primary configuration file is ${newmarkConfigFile}; provider credentials, conversation state, caches, Work/Flow data, Memory Lab, skills, and archives may also live beneath this root. Treat these files as Newmark internal state: read or modify them only when the user explicitly asks, never expose API keys or tokens, and do not confuse this runtime root with the active workspace.\n\n## Current Working Directory\n${cwd}\n\nWhen using file tools (read, write, edit, glob), use ABSOLUTE paths rooted at this directory. Never guess paths. First use \`pwd\` or \`bash\` to verify.`];
         if (this.isSubagentRuntime) {
             parts.push([
                 '## Subagent Sandbox',

package/dist/core/conversationKernel.d.ts

@@ -285,6 +285,10 @@ export declare class ConversationKernel {
     private settleCooperativeStop;
     private stopAutomaticContinuationAfterError;
     private run;
+    private automaticMessage;
+    private currentAssistantFingerprint;
+    private rememberAutomaticAssistantFingerprint;
+    private repeatedAutomaticAssistant;
     /**
      * Apply a model selection recorded while a Build block was running. The
      * in-flight block never switches mid-block; the switch takes effect the next

package/dist/core/conversationKernel.js

@@ -85,6 +85,11 @@ class ConversationKernel {
             ...(attachments?.length ? { attachments } : {}),
             ...(visible ? { visibleUserInput: visible } : {}),
             ...(visibleMode ? { visibleMode } : {}),
+            // A normal user follow-up must never inherit the identity metadata that
+            // was only needed while it lived in the runtime queue.  In particular,
+            // do not let a stale/forwarded hiddenUserInput flag classify it as an
+            // Agent-generated continuation when Agent.process persists the turn.
+            hiddenUserInput: message.hiddenUserInput === true && !message.clientMessageId,
         };
     }
     queueItems(target) {
@@ -718,7 +723,7 @@ class ConversationKernel {
         this.deferOutstandingGuides(runtime);
         const checkpointed = this.checkpoint(runtime.target).checkpointed;
         runtime.stopCheckpointed = checkpointed;
-        runtime.runner.abortActiveKernelRun();
+        runtime.runner.abortActiveKernelRun('user_stop');
         runtime.runner.emitWorkEvent({
             type: 'status',
             content: 'Stop requested. Saving progress and interrupting this conversation.',
@@ -874,6 +879,7 @@ class ConversationKernel {
     async run(runtime, message, options) {
         this.applyOptions(runtime.runner, options);
         let lastTokens = await this.runSingle(runtime, message);
+        this.rememberAutomaticAssistantFingerprint(runtime, message);
         if (runtime.stopRequestedRunId === runtime.runId) {
             this.mirrorHostIfTargetActive(runtime);
             return this.result(runtime, lastTokens);
@@ -904,6 +910,8 @@ class ConversationKernel {
                     }
                     if (batchGuides.length === 1) {
                         lastTokens = await this.runSingle(runtime, next.message, next.queueMode);
+                        if (this.repeatedAutomaticAssistant(runtime, next.message, next.queueMode))
+                            break;
                         continue;
                     }
                     const batchText = batchGuides.map((guide, index) => `Guide ${index + 1}: ${guide.text}`).join('\n');
@@ -913,9 +921,14 @@ class ConversationKernel {
                         batchGuides,
                     };
                     lastTokens = await this.runSingle(runtime, batchMessage, 'steer');
+                    if (this.repeatedAutomaticAssistant(runtime, batchMessage, 'steer'))
+                        break;
                 }
                 else {
-                    lastTokens = await this.runSingle(runtime, this.drainQueuedFollowUpMessage(next.message), next.queueMode);
+                    const drained = this.drainQueuedFollowUpMessage(next.message);
+                    lastTokens = await this.runSingle(runtime, drained, next.queueMode);
+                    if (this.repeatedAutomaticAssistant(runtime, drained, next.queueMode))
+                        break;
                 }
             }
             const rootMessage = runtime.runner.subagents.readRootInbox()[0];
@@ -956,6 +969,41 @@ class ConversationKernel {
         this.mirrorHostIfTargetActive(runtime);
         return this.result(runtime, lastTokens);
     }
+    automaticMessage(message, queueMode) {
+        return queueMode === 'steer'
+            || (typeof message !== 'string' && (message.hiddenUserInput === true || message.goalContinuation === true || !!message.batchGuides?.length));
+    }
+    currentAssistantFingerprint(runtime) {
+        const messages = runtime.runner.chatMessages || [];
+        const last = messages[messages.length - 1];
+        if (!last || last.role !== 'assistant')
+            return '';
+        return String(last.content || '').trim().replace(/\s+/g, ' ').toLowerCase().slice(0, 4000);
+    }
+    rememberAutomaticAssistantFingerprint(runtime, message, queueMode) {
+        if (this.automaticMessage(message, queueMode))
+            runtime.lastAutomaticAssistantFingerprint = this.currentAssistantFingerprint(runtime) || undefined;
+    }
+    repeatedAutomaticAssistant(runtime, message, queueMode) {
+        if (!this.automaticMessage(message, queueMode))
+            return false;
+        const fingerprint = this.currentAssistantFingerprint(runtime);
+        if (!fingerprint)
+            return false;
+        if (runtime.lastAutomaticAssistantFingerprint === fingerprint) {
+            runtime.pendingNextTurn = runtime.pendingNextTurn.filter(item => {
+                const automatic = item.queueMode === 'steer' || (typeof item.message !== 'string' && item.message.hiddenUserInput === true);
+                if (automatic)
+                    runtime.runner.consumeConversationContinuation({ content: typeof item.message === 'string' ? item.message : item.message.text, queueMode: item.queueMode, clientMessageId: typeof item.message === 'string' ? undefined : item.message.clientMessageId });
+                return !automatic;
+            });
+            runtime.runner.recordWorkStatus('Automatic continuation stopped after a repeated assistant response.');
+            this.emitQueueUpdate(runtime);
+            return true;
+        }
+        runtime.lastAutomaticAssistantFingerprint = fingerprint;
+        return false;
+    }
     /**
      * Apply a model selection recorded while a Build block was running. The
      * in-flight block never switches mid-block; the switch takes effect the next
@@ -999,7 +1047,20 @@ class ConversationKernel {
                 tokens = await Promise.race([
                     runtime.runner.process(message),
                     new Promise((_, reject) => {
-                        timeout = setTimeout(() => reject(new Error(`Process timeout (${Math.round(timeoutMs / 1000)}s)`)), timeoutMs);
+                        timeout = setTimeout(() => {
+                            // A timeout must cancel the provider/kernel operation as well as
+                            // reject the caller. Previously only the Promise.race rejected,
+                            // leaving the worker running in the background and making the
+                            // UI observe a later unexplained interruption.
+                            runtime.runner.abortActiveKernelRun(`process_timeout_${timeoutMs}ms`);
+                            runtime.runner.emitWorkEvent({
+                                type: 'error',
+                                content: `Process timeout (${Math.round(timeoutMs / 1000)}s); the run was aborted to prevent a stale worker from continuing.`,
+                                status: 'error',
+                                runId: runtime.runId,
+                            });
+                            reject(new Error(`Process timeout (${Math.round(timeoutMs / 1000)}s); run aborted and checkpointed`));
+                        }, timeoutMs);
                     }),
                 ]);
             }
@@ -1067,6 +1128,7 @@ class ConversationKernel {
             guideEnvelopes: new Map(),
             goalContinuationTimer: undefined,
             pendingContinuationRunId: undefined,
+            lastAutomaticAssistantFingerprint: undefined,
         };
         runner.setGoalContinuationGate(() => {
             this.queueState(runtime);

package/dist/core/electronUtilityAgentClient.js

@@ -1378,6 +1378,27 @@ class ElectronUtilityAgentClient {
         if (this.child !== child)
             return;
         const error = new Error(`Electron utility runtime exited (${code}): ${this.lastError || 'no stderr'}`);
+        // Surface unexpected worker death as a target-scoped terminal error. A
+        // silent child exit used to leave the renderer with a generic interrupted
+        // state and no explanation of whether the provider, runtime, or process
+        // supervisor was responsible.
+        if (code !== 0 && !this.restartQuarantine) {
+            const event = {
+                id: `utility-runtime-exit-${process.pid}-${Date.now()}`,
+                conversationId: this.target.conversationId,
+                type: 'error',
+                content: error.message,
+                mode: 'build',
+                model: '',
+                timestamp: new Date().toISOString(),
+                workspaceId: this.target.workspaceId,
+                workspaceKey: this.target.workspaceKey,
+                runtimeKey: this.target.runtimeKey,
+                status: 'error',
+            };
+            for (const listener of this.listeners)
+                listener(event);
+        }
         this.detachChild(child, error);
     }
     detachChild(child, error) {

package/dist/core/runtimeLifecycle.d.ts

@@ -9,6 +9,8 @@ export interface RuntimeLifecycleState {
     active: true;
 }
 export declare function isRuntimeProcessAlive(pid: number): boolean;
+/** Prepare crash-recovery markers asynchronously after the startup shell is visible. */
+export declare function prepareRuntimeLifecycle(root: string, role?: RuntimeLifecycleRole): Promise<void>;
 /**
  * Claim this process/role as the current runtime owner.
  *

package/dist/core/runtimeLifecycle.js

@@ -34,6 +34,7 @@ var __importStar = (this && this.__importStar) || (function () {
 })();
 Object.defineProperty(exports, "__esModule", { value: true });
 exports.isRuntimeProcessAlive = isRuntimeProcessAlive;
+exports.prepareRuntimeLifecycle = prepareRuntimeLifecycle;
 exports.beginRuntimeLifecycle = beginRuntimeLifecycle;
 exports.markRuntimeLifecycleClean = markRuntimeLifecycleClean;
 exports.runtimeLifecycleState = runtimeLifecycleState;
@@ -41,6 +42,8 @@ const fs = __importStar(require("fs"));
 const path = __importStar(require("path"));
 const crypto_1 = require("crypto");
 const processStates = new Map();
+const preparedPreviousStates = new Map();
+const lifecyclePreparations = new Map();
 function stateKey(root, role) {
     return `${path.resolve(root)}\u0000${role}`;
 }
@@ -89,6 +92,50 @@ function readActiveStates(root, role) {
         return [];
     }
 }
+/** Prepare crash-recovery markers asynchronously after the startup shell is visible. */
+function prepareRuntimeLifecycle(root, role = 'main') {
+    const key = stateKey(root, role);
+    if (processStates.has(key) || preparedPreviousStates.has(key))
+        return Promise.resolve();
+    const current = lifecyclePreparations.get(key);
+    if (current)
+        return current.then(() => undefined);
+    const preparation = (async () => {
+        const directory = path.join(root, '.newmark-runtime');
+        let files;
+        try {
+            files = (await fs.promises.readdir(directory))
+                .filter(file => file.startsWith(`lifecycle-${role}`) && file.endsWith('.json'));
+        }
+        catch {
+            return [];
+        }
+        const active = [];
+        for (let offset = 0; offset < files.length; offset += 24) {
+            const states = await Promise.all(files.slice(offset, offset + 24).map(async (file) => {
+                const filePath = path.join(directory, file);
+                try {
+                    const state = JSON.parse(await fs.promises.readFile(filePath, 'utf-8'));
+                    if (state?.active === true)
+                        return state;
+                }
+                catch {
+                    // A corrupt marker cannot establish a live owner.
+                }
+                await fs.promises.unlink(filePath).catch(() => undefined);
+                return null;
+            }));
+            for (const state of states)
+                if (state)
+                    active.push(state);
+        }
+        return active;
+    })();
+    lifecyclePreparations.set(key, preparation);
+    return preparation.then(states => {
+        preparedPreviousStates.set(key, states);
+    }).finally(() => lifecyclePreparations.delete(key));
+}
 /**
  * Claim this process/role as the current runtime owner.
  *
@@ -101,7 +148,8 @@ function beginRuntimeLifecycle(root, role = 'main') {
     const existingProcessState = processStates.get(key);
     if (existingProcessState)
         return existingProcessState;
-    const previousStates = readActiveStates(root, role);
+    const previousStates = preparedPreviousStates.get(key) || readActiveStates(root, role);
+    preparedPreviousStates.delete(key);
     const previousOwnerAlive = previousStates.some(previous => isRuntimeProcessAlive(Number(previous.pid)));
     const state = {
         role,
@@ -129,15 +177,16 @@ function markRuntimeLifecycleClean(root, role = 'main') {
     if (!current)
         return;
     try {
-        writeState(root, role, {
-            ...current,
-            active: false,
-            cleanExitAt: new Date().toISOString(),
-        });
+        fs.unlinkSync(statePath(root, role, current.ownerId));
     }
     catch {
-        // Leaving the marker active is safer than claiming a clean exit after a
-        // failed durable write.
+        try {
+            writeState(root, role, { ...current, active: false, cleanExitAt: new Date().toISOString() });
+        }
+        catch {
+            // Leaving the marker active is safer than claiming a clean exit after a
+            // failed durable write.
+        }
     }
 }
 function runtimeLifecycleState(root, role = 'main') {

package/dist/main.js

@@ -1803,12 +1803,10 @@ else {
             };
             let firstRunInitialized = false;
             if (!automationWakeMode) {
-                // Attempt one loads the real desktop immediately. The renderer keeps a
-                // startup cover above it until the main-process readiness acknowledgement,
-                // avoiding a startup.html -> index.html renderer navigation on the hot path.
-                startupAttempt = 1;
-                startupShellLoadedAt = Date.now();
-                startupWindow = createDesktopWindow(true, true, startupAttempt);
+                // Keep Chromium's heavy index renderer off the event loop until the
+                // lightweight startup shell is painted and durable recovery is ready.
+                startupAttempt = 0;
+                startupWindow = createDesktopWindow(false, true);
                 mainWindow = startupWindow;
                 createTray();
             }
@@ -1901,6 +1899,8 @@ else {
                     recordStartup('first-run-init');
                 }
                 if (!agent) {
+                    await (0, runtimeLifecycle_1.prepareRuntimeLifecycle)(root, 'main');
+                    recordStartup('runtime-lifecycle-prepared');
                     agent = new agent_1.Agent(root);
                     mcpManager = new mcpManager_1.McpManager(root);
                     activeAgentBackendMode = process.platform === 'win32' && agent.config.getBool('agent', 'run_in_wsl') ? 'wsl' : 'windows';

package/dist/ui/index.html

@@ -1545,6 +1545,7 @@ button.left-ws-item {
   font-size: 12px;
 }
 .md-rendered pre {
+  position: relative;
   margin: 8px 0;
   padding: 10px 12px;
   overflow-x: auto;
@@ -2138,6 +2139,19 @@ button.left-ws-item {
   /* Opaque theme-tinted foundation below the transcript, rails and glass. */
   background-color: var(--chat-canvas);
 }
+.md-code-copy {
+  position: absolute;
+  top: 6px;
+  right: 7px;
+  border: 1px solid var(--glass-border-1);
+  border-radius: 4px;
+  background: var(--glass-bg-2);
+  color: var(--text-dim);
+  padding: 2px 6px;
+  font-size: 10px;
+  cursor: pointer;
+}
+.md-code-copy:hover { color: var(--text); }
 
 #chat-area {
   flex: 1;
@@ -2512,6 +2526,33 @@ button.left-ws-item {
   overflow: visible;
 }
 
+/* Build Block transcript is a plain timeline, never a glass surface.  Keep
+   this explicit and high-priority so broad chat/panel material rules cannot
+   reintroduce a rounded white compositor plane around an expanded run. */
+.work-run-message,
+.conversation-work-run,
+.conversation-work-run-head,
+.conversation-work-run-body {
+  background: transparent !important;
+  background-image: none !important;
+  backdrop-filter: none !important;
+  -webkit-backdrop-filter: none !important;
+  filter: none !important;
+  border: 0 !important;
+  border-radius: 0 !important;
+  box-shadow: none !important;
+}
+
+.work-run-message::before,
+.work-run-message::after,
+.conversation-work-run-head::before,
+.conversation-work-run-head::after,
+.conversation-work-run-body::before,
+.conversation-work-run-body::after {
+  content: none !important;
+  display: none !important;
+}
+
 .conversation-work-run::before {
   content: "";
   position: absolute;
@@ -2589,8 +2630,8 @@ button.left-ws-item {
 .conversation-work-activity-list { display: flex; flex-direction: column; gap: 4px; margin: 4px 0 5px 24px; padding: 0; border: 0; }
 .conversation-work-activity-item { display: grid; grid-template-columns: 17px minmax(0,1fr); gap: 7px; align-items: start; min-height: 24px; color: var(--text-dim); font: 400 11px/1.5 var(--font-ui); }
 .conversation-work-activity-item .nm-icon { margin-top: 2px; }
-.conversation-work-display-image { display:grid; gap:6px; width:min(100%, 640px); margin:7px 0 3px 24px; padding:0; border:0; background:transparent; color:var(--text-dim); text-align:left; cursor:pointer; }
-.conversation-work-display-image img { display:block; width:100%; max-height:420px; object-fit:contain; object-position:left center; border:1px solid var(--glass-border-2); border-radius:var(--radius-md); background:rgba(0,0,0,.18); }
+.conversation-work-display-image { display:inline-grid; justify-items:start; gap:6px; width:fit-content !important; max-width:min(100%, 640px); margin:7px 0 3px 24px; padding:0; border:0; border-radius:0 !important; background:transparent; color:var(--text-dim); text-align:left; cursor:pointer; }
+.conversation-work-display-image img { display:block; width:auto; max-width:100%; height:auto; max-height:420px; object-fit:contain; object-position:left center; border:1px solid var(--glass-border-2); border-radius:var(--radius-sm); background:rgba(0,0,0,.18); }
 .conversation-work-display-image span { font:10px/1.4 var(--font-ui); }
 .conversation-work-display-image:hover span, .conversation-work-display-image:focus-visible span { color:var(--accent); }
 .work-run-collapsed-images { display:none; flex-direction:column; gap:8px; margin:0 34px 8px 0; }
@@ -4823,20 +4864,28 @@ textarea.mcp-input { min-height:76px; resize:vertical; font-family:var(--font-mo
 }
 
 .conversation-image-attachments {
-  display: grid;
-  grid-template-columns: repeat(auto-fill, minmax(132px, 190px));
+  display: flex;
+  flex-wrap: wrap;
+  align-items: flex-start;
+  justify-content: flex-start;
   gap: 8px;
   margin-top: 9px;
 }
+.chat-msg.user .conversation-image-attachments { justify-content: flex-end; }
+.chat-msg.assistant .conversation-image-attachments,
+.chat-msg.workflow .conversation-image-attachments { justify-content: flex-start; }
 
 .conversation-image-attachment {
   min-width: 0;
-  display: flex;
+  width: fit-content !important;
+  max-width: min(100%, 280px);
+  display: inline-flex;
   flex-direction: column;
+  align-items: flex-start;
   gap: 5px;
   padding: 6px;
   border: 1px solid var(--glass-border-2);
-  border-radius: var(--radius-md);
+  border-radius: var(--radius-sm) !important;
   background: var(--glass-bg-1);
   color: var(--text);
   font: 11px/1.35 var(--font-ui);
@@ -4851,8 +4900,11 @@ textarea.mcp-input { min-height:76px; resize:vertical; font-family:var(--font-mo
 }
 
 .conversation-image-attachment img {
-  width: 100%;
-  height: 112px;
+  display: block;
+  width: auto;
+  max-width: 100%;
+  height: auto;
+  max-height: 180px;
   border-radius: var(--radius-sm);
   object-fit: contain;
   background: rgba(0,0,0,.18);
@@ -8814,7 +8866,7 @@ function renderMarkdownBlocks(text) {
       var code = codeLines.join('\n');
       var normalizedLanguage = lang ? normalizeCodeLanguage(lang) : 'text';
       var highlighted = normalizedLanguage === 'text' ? esc(code) : highlightCodeByLanguage(code, normalizedLanguage);
-      html += '<pre><code' + (lang ? ' data-lang="' + escAttr(lang) + '"' : '') + ' class="md-code-block language-' + escAttr(normalizedLanguage) + '">' + highlighted + '</code></pre>';
+      html += '<pre><button class="md-code-copy" type="button" title="' + escAttr(t('common.copy')) + '" data-code="' + escAttr(code) + '" onclick="window.copyMarkdownCode(this)">' + esc(t('common.copy')) + '</button><code' + (lang ? ' data-lang="' + escAttr(lang) + '"' : '') + ' class="md-code-block language-' + escAttr(normalizedLanguage) + '">' + highlighted + '</code></pre>';
       continue;
     }
     if (trimmed === '$$' || trimmed === '\\[') {
@@ -9891,6 +9943,19 @@ function workReviewRunIds(runId, aliases) {
   return ids;
 }
 
+window.copyMarkdownCode = async function(button) {
+  var value = String(button && button.getAttribute('data-code') || '');
+  try {
+    if (navigator.clipboard && navigator.clipboard.writeText) await navigator.clipboard.writeText(value);
+    else {
+      var helper = document.createElement('textarea');
+      helper.value = value; helper.style.position = 'fixed'; helper.style.opacity = '0';
+      document.body.appendChild(helper); helper.select(); document.execCommand('copy'); helper.remove();
+    }
+    if (button) { button.textContent = t('common.copied'); setTimeout(function() { button.textContent = t('common.copy'); }, 1200); }
+  } catch (e) {}
+};
+
 function upsertWorkReviewRecord(ui, diffs, runId, aliases) {
   if (!ui) return null;
   if (!Array.isArray(ui.workReviews)) ui.workReviews = [];
@@ -12359,6 +12424,33 @@ function replayActiveAgentWorkEvents() {
 }
 
 var _conversationsRenderPending = false;
+var _contextWindowRefreshTimer = null;
+var _contextWindowRefreshInFlight = false;
+var _contextWindowRefreshTargetKey = '';
+
+function scheduleActiveContextWindowRefresh(target) {
+  if (!api.getState || !target || !isActiveConversationTarget(target)) return;
+  var targetKey = runtimeKeyFor(target.workspaceId, target.conversationId);
+  _contextWindowRefreshTargetKey = targetKey;
+  if (_contextWindowRefreshTimer !== null) return;
+  _contextWindowRefreshTimer = window.setTimeout(function() {
+    _contextWindowRefreshTimer = null;
+    if (_contextWindowRefreshInFlight || !isActiveConversationTarget(target)) return;
+    _contextWindowRefreshInFlight = true;
+    api.getState(target).then(function(snapshot) {
+      if (!snapshot || !isActiveConversationTarget(target) || _contextWindowRefreshTargetKey !== targetKey) return;
+      if (snapshot.contextWindow !== undefined) {
+        state.contextWindow = snapshot.contextWindow;
+        window.renderContextWindow();
+      }
+      if (snapshot.contextCompression !== undefined) state.contextCompression = snapshot.contextCompression;
+      if (state.rightTab === 'status') window.renderRightStatusPanel();
+    }).catch(function(){}).then(function() {
+      _contextWindowRefreshInFlight = false;
+    });
+  }, 120);
+}
+
 function scheduleConversationsRender() {
   if (_conversationsRenderPending) return;
   _conversationsRenderPending = true;
@@ -12426,6 +12518,15 @@ function appendAgentWorkEvent(event) {
   if (active) {
     setWorking(!!runningConversationRecord(activeConversationId()) || currentFlowRunning());
     updateSubmitButtonState();
+    // Refresh snapshots only at semantic boundaries. Text/thought deltas can
+    // arrive hundreds of times per second; issuing IPC snapshots for each
+    // delta creates avoidable renderer/runtime contention and used to make a
+    // healthy utility runtime look like a mysteriously interrupted run.
+    var refreshableLiveEvent = event.type === 'status'
+      || event.type === 'tool_result'
+      || event.type === 'usage'
+      || event.type === 'message_end';
+    if (refreshableLiveEvent) scheduleActiveContextWindowRefresh(target);
   }
   if (active && event.type === 'tool_result' && ['linked_plan', 'task_read', 'task_create', 'task', 'subagent_create', 'SubAgent', 'subagent_send', 'subagent_read', 'subagent_close'].indexOf(String(event.toolName || '')) >= 0 && api.getState) {
     var eventWorkspaceKey = currentWorkspaceKey();
@@ -12441,6 +12542,12 @@ function appendAgentWorkEvent(event) {
     var terminalWorkspaceKey = currentWorkspaceKey();
     api.getState(target).then(function(snapshot) {
       if (!isActiveConversationTarget(target) || terminalWorkspaceKey !== currentWorkspaceKey()) return;
+      if (snapshot && snapshot.contextWindow !== undefined) {
+        state.contextWindow = snapshot.contextWindow;
+        window.renderContextWindow();
+      }
+      if (snapshot && snapshot.contextCompression !== undefined) state.contextCompression = snapshot.contextCompression;
+      if (state.rightTab === 'status') window.renderRightStatusPanel();
       // Backend-owned Goal continuations have no renderer send promise to
       // return the final snapshot. Refresh on the terminal work event so a
       // completed Goal clears its bar and restores Build immediately.
@@ -21564,6 +21671,18 @@ function initializeBrowserGuest(view) {
         addMsg('assistant', '[Browser] Load failed: ' + e.errorDescription, 'error', '');
       }
     });
+    // Keep target=_blank/window.open inside the embedded browser. Electron's
+    // webview otherwise creates an external window that has no address bar or
+    // reload control, so a popup page could not be refreshed in-place.
+    view.addEventListener('new-window', function(e) {
+      var popupUrl = String(e && e.url || '').trim();
+      if (!popupUrl || !/^(?:https?:|about:blank|newmark-preview:)/i.test(popupUrl)) return;
+      if (e && typeof e.preventDefault === 'function') e.preventDefault();
+      rememberBrowserUrl(popupUrl, true, target);
+      var input = els['browser-url'];
+      if (input && isActiveConversationTarget(target)) input.value = popupUrl;
+      navigateBrowserView(view, popupUrl);
+    });
     var current = '';
     try { current = view.getURL ? view.getURL() : ''; } catch { current = ''; }
     if (!current && !view.getAttribute('src')) view.setAttribute('src', browserRetainedUrls[targetKey] || 'about:blank');

package/dist/wsl-agent-host.bundle.cjs

@@ -8383,7 +8383,7 @@ var require_createWorker = __commonJS({
         ...defaultOptions,
         ..._options
       });
-      const promises2 = {};
+      const promises3 = {};
       const currentLangs = typeof langs === "string" ? langs.split("+") : langs;
       let currentOem = oem;
       let currentConfig = config;
@@ -8403,7 +8403,7 @@ var require_createWorker = __commonJS({
       const startJob = ({ id: jobId, action, payload }) => new Promise((resolve16, reject) => {
         log2(`[${id}]: Start ${jobId}, action=${action}`);
         const promiseId = `${action}-${jobId}`;
-        promises2[promiseId] = { resolve: resolve16, reject };
+        promises3[promiseId] = { resolve: resolve16, reject };
         send(worker, {
           workerId: id,
           jobId,
@@ -8508,11 +8508,11 @@ var require_createWorker = __commonJS({
         const promiseId = `${action}-${jobId}`;
         if (status === "resolve") {
           log2(`[${workerId}]: Complete ${jobId}`);
-          promises2[promiseId].resolve({ jobId, data });
-          delete promises2[promiseId];
+          promises3[promiseId].resolve({ jobId, data });
+          delete promises3[promiseId];
         } else if (status === "reject") {
-          promises2[promiseId].reject(data);
-          delete promises2[promiseId];
+          promises3[promiseId].reject(data);
+          delete promises3[promiseId];
           if (action === "load") workerResReject(data);
           if (errorHandler) {
             errorHandler(data);
@@ -54006,18 +54006,18 @@ var require_proxy_agent = __commonJS({
         }
       }
       [kClose]() {
-        const promises2 = [this[kAgent].close()];
+        const promises3 = [this[kAgent].close()];
         if (this[kClient]) {
-          promises2.push(this[kClient].close());
+          promises3.push(this[kClient].close());
         }
-        return Promise.all(promises2);
+        return Promise.all(promises3);
       }
       [kDestroy]() {
-        const promises2 = [this[kAgent].destroy()];
+        const promises3 = [this[kAgent].destroy()];
         if (this[kClient]) {
-          promises2.push(this[kClient].destroy());
+          promises3.push(this[kClient].destroy());
         }
-        return Promise.all(promises2);
+        return Promise.all(promises3);
       }
     };
     function buildHeaders(headers) {
@@ -344927,6 +344927,7 @@ var fs24 = __toESM(require("fs"));
 var path27 = __toESM(require("path"));
 var import_crypto14 = require("crypto");
 var processStates = /* @__PURE__ */ new Map();
+var preparedPreviousStates = /* @__PURE__ */ new Map();
 function stateKey(root2, role) {
   return `${path27.resolve(root2)}\0${role}`;
 }
@@ -344972,7 +344973,8 @@ function beginRuntimeLifecycle(root2, role = "main") {
   const key3 = stateKey(root2, role);
   const existingProcessState = processStates.get(key3);
   if (existingProcessState) return existingProcessState;
-  const previousStates = readActiveStates(root2, role);
+  const previousStates = preparedPreviousStates.get(key3) || readActiveStates(root2, role);
+  preparedPreviousStates.delete(key3);
   const previousOwnerAlive = previousStates.some((previous) => isRuntimeProcessAlive(Number(previous.pid)));
   const state = {
     role,
@@ -344995,12 +344997,12 @@ function markRuntimeLifecycleClean(root2, role = "main") {
   const current = processStates.get(key3);
   if (!current) return;
   try {
-    writeState(root2, role, {
-      ...current,
-      active: false,
-      cleanExitAt: (/* @__PURE__ */ new Date()).toISOString()
-    });
+    fs24.unlinkSync(statePath(root2, role, current.ownerId));
   } catch {
+    try {
+      writeState(root2, role, { ...current, active: false, cleanExitAt: (/* @__PURE__ */ new Date()).toISOString() });
+    } catch {
+    }
   }
 }
 
@@ -348526,12 +348528,15 @@ Conversation title (a few words):`;
   defaultInputMode() {
     return this.config.getStr("general", "default_input") === "next" ? "next" : "guide";
   }
-  abortActiveKernelRun() {
+  abortActiveKernelRun(reason = "unspecified") {
     let aborted = false;
     this.subagents.pauseScheduling();
     if (this.activeProcessAbortController && !this.activeProcessAbortController.signal.aborted) {
       const abortError5 = new Error("Agent run aborted");
       abortError5.name = "AbortError";
+      if (process.env.NEWMARK_PROVIDER_DIAGNOSTICS === "1") {
+        console.error(`[NewmarkKernel] abort-request reason=${String(reason).slice(0, 160)} conversation=${this.activeConversationId}`);
+      }
       this.activeProcessAbortController.abort(abortError5);
       aborted = true;
     }
@@ -348540,7 +348545,7 @@ Conversation title (a few words):`;
       aborted = true;
     }
     for (const peer of this.activePeerAgents.values()) {
-      aborted = peer.abortActiveKernelRun() || aborted;
+      aborted = peer.abortActiveKernelRun(reason) || aborted;
     }
     this.pendingAgentKernelQueue = [];
     return aborted;
@@ -350047,10 +350052,16 @@ ${summary}`, segment, "local-summarize", true);
     return { compressed: true, rounds, segments, droppedMessages, estimatedTokens: this.estimateContextTokens(candidate), maxTokens };
   }
   compactHistoricalImages(messages) {
+    const continuationIndex = messages.reduce((found, message, index) => {
+      const content = String(message?.content || "");
+      return content.includes("[Post-Compression Task Continuation]") ? index : found;
+    }, -1);
     const lastParts = Array.isArray(messages.at(-1)?.content) ? messages.at(-1).content : [];
-    const newestImageMessage = lastParts.some((part) => part?.type === "image_url") ? messages.length - 1 : -1;
+    const newestImageMessage = continuationIndex < 0 && lastParts.some((part) => part?.type === "image_url") ? messages.length - 1 : -1;
     return messages.map((message, index) => {
-      if (!Array.isArray(message.content) || index === newestImageMessage) return { ...message };
+      if (!Array.isArray(message.content)) return { ...message };
+      const preserveRecentImage = continuationIndex >= 0 && index > continuationIndex;
+      if (preserveRecentImage || index === newestImageMessage) return { ...message };
       const parts = message.content.flatMap((part) => {
         if (part?.type !== "image_url") return [{ ...part }];
         return [{ type: "text", text: "[Historical image attachment omitted after context compression.]" }];
@@ -352974,12 +352985,16 @@ ${text.slice(-tailChars).trimStart()}`;
   }
   buildSystemPrompt() {
     const cwd = this.workspace.current?.path || this.rootPath;
+    const newmarkConfigRoot = path28.resolve(this.rootPath);
+    const newmarkConfigFile = path28.join(newmarkConfigRoot, "config.json");
     const enabledSkills = this.skills.active();
     const globalPromptPath = path28.join(this.rootPath, "agent.md");
     const globalPrompt = normalizeInjectedPrompt(fs25.existsSync(globalPromptPath) ? fs25.readFileSync(globalPromptPath, "utf-8") : "");
     const workspacePrompt = normalizeInjectedPrompt(this.workspace.currentAgentPrompt());
     const identity = JSON.stringify({
       cwd,
+      newmarkConfigRoot,
+      newmarkConfigFile,
       mode: this.mode,
       conversationId: this.activeConversationId,
       subagent: this.isSubagentRuntime ? [this.subagentName, this.subagentPrompt] : null,
@@ -352998,6 +353013,9 @@ ${text.slice(-tailChars).trimStart()}`;
     if (this.systemPromptCache?.identity === identity) return this.systemPromptCache.value;
     const parts = [`${CORE_SYSTEM_PROMPT}
 
+## Newmark Runtime Configuration
+Newmark's own user-level configuration and runtime state are stored by default under ${newmarkConfigRoot} (the conventional user path is user/.Newmark). The primary configuration file is ${newmarkConfigFile}; provider credentials, conversation state, caches, Work/Flow data, Memory Lab, skills, and archives may also live beneath this root. Treat these files as Newmark internal state: read or modify them only when the user explicitly asks, never expose API keys or tokens, and do not confuse this runtime root with the active workspace.
+
 ## Current Working Directory
 ${cwd}
 
@@ -353743,7 +353761,12 @@ var ConversationKernel = class {
       ...images?.length ? { images } : {},
       ...attachments?.length ? { attachments } : {},
       ...visible ? { visibleUserInput: visible } : {},
-      ...visibleMode ? { visibleMode } : {}
+      ...visibleMode ? { visibleMode } : {},
+      // A normal user follow-up must never inherit the identity metadata that
+      // was only needed while it lived in the runtime queue.  In particular,
+      // do not let a stale/forwarded hiddenUserInput flag classify it as an
+      // Agent-generated continuation when Agent.process persists the turn.
+      hiddenUserInput: message.hiddenUserInput === true && !message.clientMessageId
     };
   }
   queueItems(target) {
@@ -354316,7 +354339,7 @@ ${item.goalObjective}` : item.text,
     this.deferOutstandingGuides(runtime);
     const checkpointed = this.checkpoint(runtime.target).checkpointed;
     runtime.stopCheckpointed = checkpointed;
-    runtime.runner.abortActiveKernelRun();
+    runtime.runner.abortActiveKernelRun("user_stop");
     runtime.runner.emitWorkEvent({
       type: "status",
       content: "Stop requested. Saving progress and interrupting this conversation.",
@@ -354450,6 +354473,7 @@ ${item.goalObjective}` : item.text,
   async run(runtime, message, options) {
     this.applyOptions(runtime.runner, options);
     let lastTokens = await this.runSingle(runtime, message);
+    this.rememberAutomaticAssistantFingerprint(runtime, message);
     if (runtime.stopRequestedRunId === runtime.runId) {
       this.mirrorHostIfTargetActive(runtime);
       return this.result(runtime, lastTokens);
@@ -354476,6 +354500,7 @@ ${item.goalObjective}` : item.text,
           }
           if (batchGuides.length === 1) {
             lastTokens = await this.runSingle(runtime, next.message, next.queueMode);
+            if (this.repeatedAutomaticAssistant(runtime, next.message, next.queueMode)) break;
             continue;
           }
           const batchText = batchGuides.map((guide, index) => `Guide ${index + 1}: ${guide.text}`).join("\n");
@@ -354486,8 +354511,11 @@ ${batchText}`,
             batchGuides
           };
           lastTokens = await this.runSingle(runtime, batchMessage, "steer");
+          if (this.repeatedAutomaticAssistant(runtime, batchMessage, "steer")) break;
         } else {
-          lastTokens = await this.runSingle(runtime, this.drainQueuedFollowUpMessage(next.message), next.queueMode);
+          const drained = this.drainQueuedFollowUpMessage(next.message);
+          lastTokens = await this.runSingle(runtime, drained, next.queueMode);
+          if (this.repeatedAutomaticAssistant(runtime, drained, next.queueMode)) break;
         }
       }
       const rootMessage = runtime.runner.subagents.readRootInbox()[0];
@@ -354522,6 +354550,35 @@ Review this persisted peer result and summarize or continue the parent task as n
     this.mirrorHostIfTargetActive(runtime);
     return this.result(runtime, lastTokens);
   }
+  automaticMessage(message, queueMode) {
+    return queueMode === "steer" || typeof message !== "string" && (message.hiddenUserInput === true || message.goalContinuation === true || !!message.batchGuides?.length);
+  }
+  currentAssistantFingerprint(runtime) {
+    const messages = runtime.runner.chatMessages || [];
+    const last = messages[messages.length - 1];
+    if (!last || last.role !== "assistant") return "";
+    return String(last.content || "").trim().replace(/\s+/g, " ").toLowerCase().slice(0, 4e3);
+  }
+  rememberAutomaticAssistantFingerprint(runtime, message, queueMode) {
+    if (this.automaticMessage(message, queueMode)) runtime.lastAutomaticAssistantFingerprint = this.currentAssistantFingerprint(runtime) || void 0;
+  }
+  repeatedAutomaticAssistant(runtime, message, queueMode) {
+    if (!this.automaticMessage(message, queueMode)) return false;
+    const fingerprint2 = this.currentAssistantFingerprint(runtime);
+    if (!fingerprint2) return false;
+    if (runtime.lastAutomaticAssistantFingerprint === fingerprint2) {
+      runtime.pendingNextTurn = runtime.pendingNextTurn.filter((item) => {
+        const automatic = item.queueMode === "steer" || typeof item.message !== "string" && item.message.hiddenUserInput === true;
+        if (automatic) runtime.runner.consumeConversationContinuation({ content: typeof item.message === "string" ? item.message : item.message.text, queueMode: item.queueMode, clientMessageId: typeof item.message === "string" ? void 0 : item.message.clientMessageId });
+        return !automatic;
+      });
+      runtime.runner.recordWorkStatus("Automatic continuation stopped after a repeated assistant response.");
+      this.emitQueueUpdate(runtime);
+      return true;
+    }
+    runtime.lastAutomaticAssistantFingerprint = fingerprint2;
+    return false;
+  }
   /**
    * Apply a model selection recorded while a Build block was running. The
    * in-flight block never switches mid-block; the switch takes effect the next
@@ -354561,7 +354618,16 @@ Review this persisted peer result and summarize or continue the parent task as n
         tokens = await Promise.race([
           runtime.runner.process(message),
           new Promise((_3, reject) => {
-            timeout = setTimeout(() => reject(new Error(`Process timeout (${Math.round(timeoutMs / 1e3)}s)`)), timeoutMs);
+            timeout = setTimeout(() => {
+              runtime.runner.abortActiveKernelRun(`process_timeout_${timeoutMs}ms`);
+              runtime.runner.emitWorkEvent({
+                type: "error",
+                content: `Process timeout (${Math.round(timeoutMs / 1e3)}s); the run was aborted to prevent a stale worker from continuing.`,
+                status: "error",
+                runId: runtime.runId
+              });
+              reject(new Error(`Process timeout (${Math.round(timeoutMs / 1e3)}s); run aborted and checkpointed`));
+            }, timeoutMs);
           })
         ]);
       } catch (error) {
@@ -354622,7 +354688,8 @@ Review this persisted peer result and summarize or continue the parent task as n
       guideReceipts: /* @__PURE__ */ new Map(),
       guideEnvelopes: /* @__PURE__ */ new Map(),
       goalContinuationTimer: void 0,
-      pendingContinuationRunId: void 0
+      pendingContinuationRunId: void 0,
+      lastAutomaticAssistantFingerprint: void 0
     };
     runner.setGoalContinuationGate(() => {
       this.queueState(runtime);

package/package.json

@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 {
   "name": "newmark-agent",
   "productName": "Newmark Agent",
-  "version": "0.5.10",
+  "version": "0.5.12",
   "description": "Newmark Agent — Portable AI coding agent with rich GUI and CLI (TypeScript)",
   "homepage": "https://github.com/positer/Newmark-Agent",
   "repository": {
@@ -82,6 +82,7 @@
     "test:tool-process": "npm run build && node dist/tests/toolProcessVerify.js",
     "test:real-tool-concurrency": "npm run build && node dist/tests/realProviderToolConcurrencyStress.js",
     "test:startup-prewarm": "npm run build && node dist/tests/startupPrewarmVerify.js",
+    "test:startup-responsiveness": "npm run build && node dist/tests/runtimeLifecycleStartupVerify.js && node dist/tests/startupPrewarmVerify.js && node scripts/measure-startup-responsiveness.cjs",
     "test:browser-use-electron": "npm run build && electron dist/tests/browserUseElectronVerify.js",
     "test:dev009": "npm run build && node dist/tests/dev009Verify.js && node dist/tests/runtimeIsolationVerify.js && node dist/tests/guideWorkRunVerify.js && node dist/tests/guideUiReconcileVerify.js && node dist/tests/queueAttachmentIsolationVerify.js && node dist/tests/workspaceMenuVerify.js && node dist/tests/userImagePersistenceVerify.js && node dist/tests/visualPreferencesVerify.js && node dist/tests/browserUseVerify.js && node dist/tests/toolProcessVerify.js && node dist/tests/startupPrewarmVerify.js && node dist/tests/pdfPreviewServerVerify.js && node dist/tests/editorLifecycleVerify.js && node dist/tests/computerUsePerformanceVerify.js && electron dist/tests/browserUseElectronVerify.js",
     "test:dev008": "npm run build && node dist/tests/dev008-subagent.js",