fix: preserve system item identity in live events

crates/protocol/src/lib.rs

@@ -1106,6 +1106,9 @@ pub enum Event {
     /// One event per `LogEntry::AnnotatedSystemItem` commit. Disk-side and
     /// wire-side are 1:1.
     SystemItem {
+        /// Stable durable history identity. Synthetic compatibility events omit it.
+        #[serde(default, skip_serializing_if = "Option::is_none")]
+        entry_id: Option<String>,
         #[cfg_attr(feature = "typescript", ts(type = "unknown"))]
         item: serde_json::Value,
     },
@@ -2615,17 +2618,29 @@ mod tests {
     #[test]
     fn event_system_item_roundtrip() {
         let event = Event::SystemItem {
+            entry_id: Some("entry-1".to_string()),
             item: serde_json::json!({"kind": "notification", "message": "hello"}),
         };
         let json = serde_json::to_string(&event).unwrap();
         let parsed: serde_json::Value = serde_json::from_str(&json).unwrap();
         assert_eq!(parsed["event"], "system_item");
+        assert_eq!(parsed["data"]["entry_id"], "entry-1");
         assert_eq!(parsed["data"]["item"]["kind"], "notification");
         let decoded: Event = serde_json::from_str(&json).unwrap();
         match decoded {
-            Event::SystemItem { item } => assert_eq!(item["kind"], "notification"),
+            Event::SystemItem { entry_id, item } => {
+                assert_eq!(entry_id.as_deref(), Some("entry-1"));
+                assert_eq!(item["kind"], "notification");
+            }
             other => panic!("expected SystemItem, got {other:?}"),
         }
+
+        let legacy: Event = serde_json::from_value(serde_json::json!({
+            "event": "system_item",
+            "data": { "item": { "kind": "notification", "message": "legacy" } }
+        }))
+        .unwrap();
+        assert!(matches!(legacy, Event::SystemItem { entry_id: None, .. }));
     }
 
     #[test]

crates/tui/src/app.rs

@@ -1213,7 +1213,7 @@ impl App {
                     self.push_durable_run_error(message);
                 }
             }
-            Event::SystemItem { item } => {
+            Event::SystemItem { item, .. } => {
                 self.apply_system_item(&item);
                 self.assistant_streaming = false;
             }
@@ -4006,7 +4006,10 @@ mod completion_flow_tests {
             "slug": "build",
             "body": "[Workflow /build]\nRun the build",
         });
-        app.handle_worker_event(Event::SystemItem { item });
+        app.handle_worker_event(Event::SystemItem {
+            entry_id: None,
+            item,
+        });
 
         assert!(app.blocks.is_empty());
     }
@@ -4443,7 +4446,10 @@ mod completion_flow_tests {
             "message": "hi",
             "body": "[Notification] hi",
         });
-        app.handle_worker_event(Event::SystemItem { item });
+        app.handle_worker_event(Event::SystemItem {
+            entry_id: None,
+            item,
+        });
         assert!(matches!(
             app.blocks.as_slice(),
             [Block::Notify { message }] if message == "hi"
@@ -4458,7 +4464,10 @@ mod completion_flow_tests {
             "event": { "kind": "turn_ended", "worker_name": "child" },
             "body": "[Notification] worker `child` finished a turn",
         });
-        app.handle_worker_event(Event::SystemItem { item });
+        app.handle_worker_event(Event::SystemItem {
+            entry_id: None,
+            item,
+        });
         assert_eq!(app.blocks.len(), 1);
         match &app.blocks[0] {
             Block::WorkerEvent {
@@ -4832,6 +4841,7 @@ mod completion_flow_tests {
         // Snapshot text injected through an active system item kind; legacy
         // workflow items are intentionally ignored and must not carry active state.
         app.handle_worker_event(Event::SystemItem {
+            entry_id: None,
             item: serde_json::json!({
                 "kind": "task_reminder",
                 "body": snapshot,

crates/worker-runtime/src/runtime.rs

@@ -5467,6 +5467,7 @@ fn input_protocol_event(input: &WorkerInput) -> Option<protocol::Event> {
         WorkerInputKind::Compact
         | WorkerInputKind::ListRewindTargets
         | WorkerInputKind::RegisterPeer => Some(protocol::Event::SystemItem {
+            entry_id: None,
             item: serde_json::json!({
                 "kind": "embedded_worker_command_input",
                 "command": input.kind,
@@ -8618,6 +8619,7 @@ mod tests {
             .observe_worker_event(
                 &detail.worker_ref,
                 protocol::Event::SystemItem {
+                    entry_id: Some("entry-1".to_string()),
                     item: serde_json::json!({
                         "kind": "notification",
                         "message": "note",
@@ -8631,14 +8633,15 @@ mod tests {
             .read_worker_observation_events(&detail.worker_ref, WorkerObservationCursor::zero())
             .unwrap();
         assert_eq!(observations.len(), 1);
-        let protocol::Event::SystemItem { item } = &observations[0].payload else {
+        let protocol::Event::SystemItem { entry_id, item } = &observations[0].payload else {
             panic!("committed notification observation must be a system item");
         };
+        assert_eq!(entry_id.as_deref(), Some("entry-1"));
         assert_eq!(item["kind"], "notification");
         assert!(observations.iter().all(|observation| {
             !matches!(
                 &observation.payload,
-                protocol::Event::SystemItem { item }
+                protocol::Event::SystemItem { item, .. }
                     if item["kind"] == "embedded_worker_notification"
             )
         }));

crates/worker/src/ipc/protocol_session.rs

@@ -88,8 +88,12 @@ pub fn live_log_entry_event(entry: LogEntry) -> Option<Event> {
                 .map(|entry| Event::SessionEntryCommitted { entry })
         }
         LogEntry::AnnotatedSystemItem { entry, .. } => {
+            let entry_id = Some(entry.metadata.entry_id.0.clone());
             let value = serde_json::to_value(&entry.item).expect("SystemItem is Serialize");
-            Some(Event::SystemItem { item: value })
+            Some(Event::SystemItem {
+                entry_id,
+                item: value,
+            })
         }
         LogEntry::Invoke { trigger, .. } => Some(Event::InvokeStart { kind: trigger }),
         other => {
@@ -303,6 +307,40 @@ mod tests {
         }
     }
 
+    #[test]
+    fn system_item_log_entry_keeps_identity_in_live_event() {
+        let entry_id = session_store::LoggedSessionHistoryEntryId::new();
+        let event = live_log_entry_event(LogEntry::AnnotatedSystemItem {
+            ts: session_store::segment_log::now_millis(),
+            entry: session_store::LoggedSystemHistoryEntry {
+                item: session_store::SystemItem::ResidentSummaryRefresh {
+                    body: "refresh".to_string(),
+                    prompt_provenance: None,
+                },
+                metadata: session_store::LoggedSessionHistoryMetadata {
+                    entry_id: entry_id.clone(),
+                    origin: session_store::LoggedSessionHistoryOrigin::BackendInstruction {
+                        operation_id: None,
+                    },
+                    derivation: None,
+                },
+            },
+            extensions: Vec::new(),
+        })
+        .expect("SystemItem must be live-relevant");
+
+        match event {
+            Event::SystemItem {
+                entry_id: live_entry_id,
+                item,
+            } => {
+                assert_eq!(live_entry_id.as_deref(), Some(entry_id.0.as_str()));
+                assert_eq!(item["kind"], "resident_summary_refresh");
+            }
+            other => panic!("expected SystemItem, got {other:?}"),
+        }
+    }
+
     #[test]
     fn user_input_log_entry_maps_to_user_message_event() {
         let segments = vec![protocol::Segment::text("hello from log")];

crates/worker/tests/controller_test.rs

@@ -2717,7 +2717,7 @@ async fn socket_worker_event_turn_ended_while_idle_auto_starts_turn() {
         tokio::select! {
             event = reader.next::<Event>() => {
                 match event {
-                    Ok(Some(Event::SystemItem { ref item }))
+                    Ok(Some(Event::SystemItem { ref item, .. }))
                         if item.get("kind").and_then(|k| k.as_str()) == Some("worker_event")
                             && item
                                 .pointer("/event/worker_name")

web/workspace/src/lib/generated/protocol.ts

@@ -367,7 +367,11 @@ export type Event = { "event": "submission_accepted", "data": { submission_reque
 /**
  * Stable durable history identity. Older mixed-version producers omit it.
  */
-entry_id?: string | null, segments: Array<Segment>, } } | { "event": "session_entry_committed", "data": { entry: SessionSnapshotEntry, } } | { "event": "system_item", "data": { item: unknown, } } | { "event": "invoke_start", "data": { kind: InvokeKind, } } | { "event": "turn_start", "data": { turn: number, } } | { "event": "turn_end", "data": { turn: number, result: TurnResult, } } | { "event": "llm_call_start", "data": { llm_call: number, } } | { "event": "llm_call_end", "data": { llm_call: number, } } | { "event": "llm_retry", "data": { llm_call: number,
+entry_id?: string | null, segments: Array<Segment>, } } | { "event": "session_entry_committed", "data": { entry: SessionSnapshotEntry, } } | { "event": "system_item", "data": {
+/**
+ * Stable durable history identity. Synthetic compatibility events omit it.
+ */
+entry_id?: string | null, item: unknown, } } | { "event": "invoke_start", "data": { kind: InvokeKind, } } | { "event": "turn_start", "data": { turn: number, } } | { "event": "turn_end", "data": { turn: number, result: TurnResult, } } | { "event": "llm_call_start", "data": { llm_call: number, } } | { "event": "llm_call_end", "data": { llm_call: number, } } | { "event": "llm_retry", "data": { llm_call: number,
 /**
  * The attempt that just failed. 1 origin.
  */

web/workspace/src/lib/workspace/console/model.test.ts

@@ -3781,6 +3781,37 @@ Deno.test("committed history reconciles overlapping Read groups before counting
   }
 });
 
+Deno.test("live system items reconcile with committed history by entry identity", () => {
+  const item = {
+    kind: "resident_summary_refresh",
+    body: "Resident memory refresh",
+  };
+  const event: Event = {
+    event: "system_item",
+    data: { entry_id: "resident-refresh-1", item },
+  };
+  const current = projectConsole([
+    { eventId: "live-1", event },
+    { eventId: "live-retry", event },
+  ]).lines;
+  assertEquals(current.length, 1);
+  assertEquals(current[0].entryId, "resident-refresh-1");
+
+  const history = projectSessionHistoryEntries([{
+    kind: "system_item",
+    entry_id: "resident-refresh-1",
+    timestamp: 1,
+    provenance: "backend_instruction",
+    item_kind: "resident_summary_refresh",
+    content: item.body,
+    data: item,
+  }], null);
+  const merged = mergeCommittedHistoryLines(history, current);
+  assertEquals(merged.length, 1);
+  assertEquals(merged[0].entryId, "resident-refresh-1");
+  assertEquals(merged[0].body, item.body);
+});
+
 Deno.test("committed history keeps identical run failures with distinct entry identities", () => {
   const message = "the same failure happened again";
   const runError = (entryId: string): SessionSnapshotEntry => ({

web/workspace/src/lib/workspace/console/model.ts

@@ -1067,10 +1067,16 @@ export function applyProtocolEvent(
       }
       break;
     }
-    case "system_item":
+    case "system_item": {
-      next.lines.push(systemItemLine(envelope.eventId, event.data.item));
+      const entryId = event.data.entry_id ?? undefined;
+      if (entryId && next.lines.some((line) => line.entryId === entryId)) break;
+      next.lines.push({
+        ...systemItemLine(envelope.eventId, event.data.item),
+        entryId,
+      });
       applyTaskSystemItem(next, event.data.item);
       break;
+    }
     case "text_delta":
       appendStreaming(
         next,