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Alem Tuzlak d85abb781d fix(bot-slack): native setStatus thinking indicator instead of hourglass (#5698)
## What

Replaces the homemade animated `⏳` "thinking"
placeholder (a posted message whose dots cycled via `setInterval`) with
Slack's **native** `assistant.threads.setStatus` "is thinking…"
indicator — and generalizes it from assistant-pane-only to **every
thread-anchored reply**: channel @-mentions, channel threads, DMs, and
the pane.

## Why

The hourglass was an extra post-then-delete message that looked nothing
like the native loading state other Slack agents show. Slack has since
relaxed `assistant.threads.setStatus` to accept the ordinary
**`chat:write`** scope (not just `assistant:write`), specifically so
channel-based apps can show AI loading states in channels and DMs
([docs](https://docs.slack.dev/reference/methods/assistant.threads.setStatus/)).
The adapter already used `setStatus` for the pane — this just extends it
everywhere and deletes the placeholder.

## How

- **`event-renderer.ts`** — delete the hourglass machinery
(`startThinking`/`claimThinking`/`clearThinking`/`setInterval`);
generalize `setPaneStatus`/`clearPaneStatus` →
`setStatus`/`clearStatus`. New `status?: { threadTs, isPane, config }`
arg: `statusMode` drives the thinking indicator; `isPane` only selects
tool-progress surface (pane composer status vs `task_update` timeline /
`🔧` rows — both unchanged).
- **`adapter.ts`** — `createRunRenderer` builds `status` for any target
with a thread anchor (`threadTs ?? statusTs`); `assistant: false` opts
out everywhere.
- **`types.ts` / `slack-listener.ts`** — flat DMs (no `thread_ts`) carry
the inbound message `ts` as the status anchor; replies still post flat.
- **README** — document the broadened status + the `chat:write`
relaxation.

## Testing

- `nx run-many -t test build` for `bot-slack` — **248 tests pass**,
build clean, oxlint 0 errors, oxfmt clean.
- New tests cover non-pane channel-thread status, the `🔧` tool
path staying on non-pane, and the DM `statusTs` anchor.
- Net **−149 lines**.

> Note: the DM path anchors `setStatus` to a non-assistant DM message ts
— the one piece only verifiable against the live Slack API. Channel
@-mentions already carry a real `thread_ts`.
2026-06-25 16:09:13 +02:00
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