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[Bug]: background task bar disappears during agent activity #19307
Description
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- I searched existing issues and did not find a duplicate.
- I included enough detail to reproduce or investigate the problem.
Area
apps/desktop
Steps to reproduce
- let an agent start some background process
- When the bar with the process appears above composer send a new message to the agent
- observe the background task bar
Expected behavior
The bar should be shown no matter what the agent does because the process is running.
Actual behavior
The bar is hidden when agent is working and re-appears when agent is in idle again.
Impact
Minor bug or occasional failure
Version or commit
0.0.46-nightly.20261014.3093
Environment
macOS 27
Logs or stack traces
Screenshots, recordings, or supporting files
No response
Workaround
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Activity
juliusmarminge commentedon Oct 21, 2026
Reproduced in the web dev app on Linux at 70e5e384da: Codex GPT-6.1-Sol started
sleep 600with a short tool yield and ended its turn. The Running bar appeared above the composer. Sending a follow-up that ransleep 15hid the bar; it returned when the follow-up ended. macOS/Electron was not checked here.Recording: submit follow-up, then observe the hidden bar during activity.