taskchef 7.15.5 → 7.16.0

package/.codex-plugin/plugin.json

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "taskchef",
-  "version": "7.15.5",
+  "version": "7.16.0",
   "description": "Dispatch work from a data-only workspace to visible Codex project tasks.",
   "author": {
     "name": "Favo Yang",
@@ -29,10 +29,10 @@
     ],
     "websiteURL": "https://github.com/favoyang/taskchef",
     "defaultPrompt": [
-      "$taskchef-bootstrap Set up TaskChef and index my Codex projects.",
-      "$taskchef-delegate Dispatch this request to the right project.",
-      "$taskchef-executor Execute this delegated TaskChef assignment.",
-      "$taskchef-copilot Explain TaskChef outcomes and recommend the next action."
+      "$taskchef-bootstrap Set up TaskChef and index my local Codex projects.",
+      "$taskchef-delegate Do X in Y project.",
+      "Start and open the TaskChef dashboard.",
+      "$taskchef-copilot Summarize recent delegated work and tell me what needs attention."
     ],
     "brandColor": "#D97706",
     "composerIcon": "./assets/taskchef.svg",

package/README.md

@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ no elevated permissions.
 Ask the bootstrap skill to create the per-user dispatcher:
 
 ```text
-$taskchef-bootstrap Set up TaskChef.
+$taskchef-bootstrap Set up TaskChef and index my local Codex projects.
 ```
 
 The canonical workspace is `~/.agents/taskchef`. TaskChef owns only:
@@ -181,7 +181,7 @@ The dashboard is the primary monitoring and browsing UI. Ask copilot when you
 want a concise explanation or recommendation:
 
 ```text
-$taskchef-copilot What finished, what needs attention, and what should I do next?
+$taskchef-copilot Summarize recent delegated work and tell me what needs attention.
 ```
 
 Copilot starts from TaskChef's normalized cached brief. It uses live Codex
@@ -219,6 +219,12 @@ eight-character prefix.
 
 ## Dashboard
 
+Ask the dispatcher to make the dashboard available and open it:
+
+```text
+Start and open the TaskChef dashboard.
+```
+
 Dispatcher turns call the input-free `ensure_dashboard` MCP tool. It starts at
 most one dashboard inside the existing TaskChef MCP process on
 `127.0.0.1:3210`, or reuses a listener only when its bounded `/api/health`

package/assets/taskchef-dispatcher-instructions.md

@@ -6,6 +6,10 @@ This folder is the canonical per-user TaskChef dispatcher workspace.
 - Early in every dispatcher turn, best-effort call the TaskChef
   `ensure_dashboard` MCP tool. Dashboard startup failure must not block direct
   TaskChef answers, reporting, or delegation.
+- A request to start or open the TaskChef dashboard is TaskChef maintenance,
+  not delegated project work. Call `ensure_dashboard`, then open or navigate to
+  its returned URL when an in-app browser capability is available. Otherwise,
+  return the URL as a clickable link.
 - Use `$taskchef-bootstrap` when initializing or refreshing this workspace,
   changing or listing its configured projects, running TaskChef doctor,
   or repairing its managed instructions.

package/package.json

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "taskchef",
-  "version": "7.15.5",
+  "version": "7.16.0",
   "description": "A non-blocking interactive dispatcher for visible Codex tasks.",
   "license": "MIT",
   "author": "Favo Yang",

package/src/dashboard/app.js

@@ -29,6 +29,8 @@ const state = {
 };
 let dateRefreshTimer = null;
 let detailRequestGeneration = 0;
+let copyTaskIdGeneration = 0;
+let copyTaskIdTimer = null;
 const relativeTimes = new RelativeTimeController();
 
 const elements = {
@@ -36,7 +38,7 @@ const elements = {
   closeDialog: document.querySelector("#close-dialog"),
   connectionDot: document.querySelector("#connection-dot"),
   connectionLabel: document.querySelector("#connection-label"),
-  copyThreadId: document.querySelector("#copy-thread-id"),
+  copyTaskId: document.querySelector("#copy-task-id"),
   dashboardMessage: document.querySelector("#dashboard-message"),
   dashboardMessageText: document.querySelector("#dashboard-message-text"),
   dateFilter: document.querySelector("#date-filter"),
@@ -211,6 +213,11 @@ function configureOpenTaskControl(control, ariaLabel) {
   control.replaceChildren(codexIcon(), label);
 }
 
+function setCopyTaskIdLabel(label) {
+  elements.copyTaskId.textContent = label;
+  elements.copyTaskId.setAttribute("aria-label", label);
+}
+
 function setConnection(connected) {
   elements.connectionDot.classList.toggle("connected", connected);
   elements.connectionLabel.textContent = connected ? "Live" : "Reconnecting…";
@@ -377,6 +384,11 @@ function turnTimeline(task) {
 }
 
 function renderDialog(task) {
+  if (state.selectedTask?.id !== task.id) {
+    copyTaskIdGeneration += 1;
+    clearTimeout(copyTaskIdTimer);
+    copyTaskIdTimer = null;
+  }
   const preservedResults = state.selectedTask?.id === task.id
     ? state.selectedTask.results
     : null;
@@ -398,7 +410,8 @@ function renderDialog(task) {
   );
   elements.dialogResults.replaceChildren(...turnTimeline(detailedTask));
   elements.dialogInstruction.textContent = task.instruction;
-  elements.copyThreadId.disabled = !task.threadId;
+  elements.copyTaskId.disabled = !task.id;
+  setCopyTaskIdLabel("Copy Task ID");
   elements.dialogMetadata.replaceChildren(
     ...detailRow("Current status", taskStatusLabel(task)),
     ...detailRow("Current turn ref", task.turnRef),
@@ -607,14 +620,26 @@ elements.closeDialog.addEventListener("click", () => elements.dialog.close());
 elements.dialog.addEventListener("click", (event) => {
   if (event.target === elements.dialog) elements.dialog.close();
 });
-elements.copyThreadId.addEventListener("click", async () => {
-  if (!state.selectedTask?.threadId) return;
+elements.copyTaskId.addEventListener("click", async () => {
+  const taskId = state.selectedTask?.id;
+  if (!taskId) return;
+  const copyGeneration = ++copyTaskIdGeneration;
+  clearTimeout(copyTaskIdTimer);
+  copyTaskIdTimer = null;
   try {
-    await navigator.clipboard.writeText(state.selectedTask.threadId);
-    elements.copyThreadId.textContent = "Copied";
-    setTimeout(() => { elements.copyThreadId.textContent = "Copy thread ID"; }, 1_500);
+    await navigator.clipboard.writeText(taskId);
+    if (copyGeneration !== copyTaskIdGeneration || state.selectedTask?.id !== taskId) return;
+    setCopyTaskIdLabel("Task ID copied");
+    copyTaskIdTimer = setTimeout(() => {
+      if (copyGeneration === copyTaskIdGeneration && state.selectedTask?.id === taskId) {
+        setCopyTaskIdLabel("Copy Task ID");
+      }
+      copyTaskIdTimer = null;
+    }, 1_500);
   } catch {
-    showMessage("Clipboard access is unavailable. Copy the thread ID from the metadata below.");
+    if (copyGeneration === copyTaskIdGeneration && state.selectedTask?.id === taskId) {
+      showMessage("Clipboard access is unavailable. Copy the Task ID from the metadata below.");
+    }
   }
 });
 elements.openProject.addEventListener("click", async (event) => {

package/src/dashboard/index.html

@@ -112,7 +112,7 @@
           </picture>
           <span>Open task</span>
         </button>
-        <button id="copy-thread-id" class="secondary-button" type="button">Copy thread ID</button>
+        <button id="copy-task-id" class="secondary-button" type="button" aria-label="Copy Task ID">Copy Task ID</button>
       </div>
       <nav id="dialog-related-links" class="github-links" aria-label="Related GitHub links" hidden></nav>
       <section>