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ctrl-t enqueue prompt doesn't work

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Description

Describe the bug

ctrl-t will enqueue prompts but they won't execute after the agent finishes the prior prompt. The UI just keeps spinning on 'Working' endlessly. It would be better if it automatically executed all enqueued prompts (or the UI allowed you to tag which ones to schedule automatically if you really want a stack of things to prompt, but one can just manage that in a text editor easily enough) and then gave a summary of each task at the end (not sure if the CLI can control this or not).

This is especially broken since the Terminal and new completion task bar icon will look like they are not complete so there would be no way to know when to check back to 'send' the next enqueued item anyway. It should be a queue of tasks to execute where you can walk away and analyze results after.

v1.0.84-4
Opus model

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Research direction

Start by reproducing the Ctrl-T enqueue flow on v1.0.84-4 with the Opus model, then trace how queued prompts interact with the Terminal and completion task bar status. Done means queued prompts execute automatically after the prior prompt and the UI clearly indicates completion for each task.

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Assessment

Tech stack
shell
Domain
cli
Issue type
Bug
Difficulty
4/5
Estimated time
3-5 days
Activity status
Active
Clarity
Needs clarification
Newbie friendliness
38/100

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