feat(phai): Show intermediate progress updates during long-running tool executions
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Description
Feature request
Is your feature request related to a problem?
During long-running tool executions (e.g., "writing a sql query"), the UI shows a static message with no progress detail. Users can't tell if the process is stuck, failed, or still working.
Describe the solution you'd like
Show intermediate subtask updates during execution, e.g., "drafting initial query…", "updating CTEs…", "checking for performance issues…", so users have visibility into progress.
Describe alternatives you've considered
- An elapsed-time indicator so users can gauge how long the task has been running.
- An expandable log section for optional detailed step visibility.
- A timeout warning if a task runs longer than expected.
Additional context
Raised by @raquelmsmith
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Research direction
No files or entry points are named. Start by locating the PHai UI for long-running tool executions and the code that renders the current static status message; then inspect nearby tests and existing progress-event handling. Done means users can see useful intermediate updates while an execution is running, with coverage for the displayed states.
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Assessment
- Tech stack
- react
- Domain
- ai, frontend
- Issue type
- Feature
- Difficulty
- 5/5
- Estimated time
- Over a week
- Activity status
- Quiet
- Clarity
- Needs clarification
- Newbie friendliness
- 35/100