Show external object display key in issue properties

Co-Authored-By: Paperclip <noreply@paperclip.ing>

server/src/__tests__/external-objects-service.test.ts

@@ -182,7 +182,7 @@ describe("GitHub external object provider", () => {
         providerKey: "github",
         objectType: "pull_request",
         externalId: "acme/app#pull/42",
-        displayKey: "GitHub PR",
+        displayKey: "Github Pull Request",
         iconKey: "github",
         displayTitle: "Acme/App#42",
       }),
@@ -190,7 +190,7 @@ describe("GitHub external object provider", () => {
         providerKey: "github",
         objectType: "issue",
         externalId: "acme/app#issues/7",
-        displayKey: "GitHub Issue",
+        displayKey: "Github Issue",
         iconKey: "github",
         displayTitle: "Acme/App#7",
       }),
@@ -239,7 +239,7 @@ describe("GitHub external object provider", () => {
       ok: true,
       snapshot: expect.objectContaining({
         ...expected,
-        displayKey: "GitHub PR",
+        displayKey: "Github Pull Request",
         iconKey: "github",
         displayTitle: expect.stringContaining(String(body.title)),
         remoteVersion: "2026-04-24T01:02:03Z",
@@ -281,7 +281,7 @@ describe("GitHub external object provider", () => {
       ok: true,
       snapshot: expect.objectContaining({
         ...expected,
-        displayKey: "GitHub Issue",
+        displayKey: "Github Issue",
         iconKey: "github",
         data: expect.objectContaining({
           provider: "github",
@@ -330,7 +330,7 @@ describe("GitHub external object provider", () => {
     [
       "not-found",
       new Response("", { status: 404, headers: { etag: '"missing"' } }),
-      { ok: true, snapshot: expect.objectContaining({ displayKey: "GitHub PR", iconKey: "github", statusKey: "not_found", statusIconKey: "archive", statusCategory: "archived", statusTone: "muted" }) },
+      { ok: true, snapshot: expect.objectContaining({ displayKey: "Github Pull Request", iconKey: "github", statusKey: "not_found", statusIconKey: "archive", statusCategory: "archived", statusTone: "muted" }) },
     ],
   ])("maps %s responses to provider-safe results", async (_name, githubResponse, expected) => {
     const provider = createGitHubExternalObjectProvider({} as any, {

server/src/services/github-external-object-provider.ts

@@ -106,7 +106,7 @@ function displayTitleFor(identity: GitHubObjectIdentity) {
 }
 
 function displayKeyFor(identity: Pick<GitHubObjectIdentity, "objectType">) {
-  return identity.objectType === "pull_request" ? "GitHub PR" : "GitHub Issue";
+  return identity.objectType === "pull_request" ? "Github Pull Request" : "Github Issue";
 }
 
 function retryAfterSeconds(response: Response) {

ui/src/components/ExternalObjectPill.test.tsx

@@ -97,7 +97,7 @@ describe("ExternalObjectPill", () => {
         object={{
           providerKey: "github",
           objectType: "pull_request",
-          displayKey: "GitHub PR",
+          displayKey: "Github Pull Request",
           iconKey: "github",
           statusCategory: "succeeded",
           statusIconKey: "git-merge",
@@ -108,7 +108,7 @@ describe("ExternalObjectPill", () => {
         }}
       />,
     );
-    expect(html).toContain("GitHub PR");
+    expect(html).toContain("Github Pull Request");
     expect(html).toContain("Merged");
     expect(html).toContain("acme/web#241: Add rich object presentation metadata");
     expect(html).toContain('aria-label="GitHub pull request — Merged: acme/web#241: Add rich object presentation metadata"');

ui/src/components/IssueProperties.test.tsx

@@ -1797,4 +1797,47 @@ describe("IssueProperties", () => {
 
     act(() => root.unmount());
   });
+
+  it("uses external object display metadata for the properties row label", async () => {
+    const root = renderProperties(container, {
+      issue: createIssue(),
+      childIssues: [],
+      onUpdate: vi.fn(),
+      inline: true,
+      externalObjects: [
+        {
+          mentionCount: 1,
+          sourceLabels: ["Description"],
+          pill: {
+            providerKey: "github",
+            objectType: "pull_request",
+            displayKey: "Github Pull Request",
+            iconKey: "github",
+            statusCategory: "succeeded",
+            statusIconKey: "git-merge",
+            statusLabel: "Merged",
+            liveness: "fresh",
+            displayTitle: "acme/web#241: Add rich object presentation metadata",
+            url: "https://github.com/acme/web/pull/241",
+          },
+          group: {
+            object: null,
+            mentions: [],
+            mentionCount: 1,
+            sourceLabels: ["Description"],
+          },
+        },
+      ],
+    });
+    await flush();
+
+    expect(container.textContent).toContain("Github Pull Request");
+    expect(container.textContent).toContain("Merged");
+    expect(container.textContent).not.toContain("External objects");
+    const label = Array.from(container.querySelectorAll("span"))
+      .find((span) => span.textContent === "Github Pull Request");
+    expect(label?.querySelector("svg")).toBeTruthy();
+
+    act(() => root.unmount());
+  });
 });

ui/src/components/IssueProperties.tsx

@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ import { IssueReferencePill } from "./IssueReferencePill";
 import { formatDate, formatDateTime, cn, projectUrl } from "../lib/utils";
 import { ExternalObjectPill } from "./ExternalObjectPill";
 import type { IssueExternalObjectGroup } from "../hooks/useIssueExternalObjects";
-import { externalObjectToneSeverity } from "../lib/external-objects";
+import { externalObjectIconForKey, externalObjectToneSeverity } from "../lib/external-objects";
 import { timeAgo } from "../lib/timeAgo";
 import { Button } from "@/components/ui/button";
 import { ToggleSwitch } from "@/components/ui/toggle-switch";
@@ -165,15 +165,52 @@ interface IssuePropertiesProps {
 const ISSUE_BLOCKER_SEARCH_LIMIT = 50;
 const ISSUE_PROPERTY_RELATION_PREVIEW_COUNT = 5;
 
-function PropertyRow({ label, children }: { label: string; children: React.ReactNode }) {
+function PropertyRow({
+  label,
+  children,
+  labelClassName,
+}: {
+  label: React.ReactNode;
+  children: React.ReactNode;
+  labelClassName?: string;
+}) {
   return (
     <div className="flex items-start gap-3 py-1.5">
-      <span className="text-xs text-muted-foreground shrink-0 w-20 mt-0.5">{label}</span>
+      <span className={cn("text-xs text-muted-foreground shrink-0 w-20 mt-0.5", labelClassName)}>{label}</span>
       <div className="flex items-center gap-1.5 min-w-0 flex-1 flex-wrap">{children}</div>
     </div>
   );
 }
 
+function sortExternalObjectGroups(groups: IssueExternalObjectGroup[]) {
+  return [...groups].sort((a, b) => {
+    const aTone = externalObjectToneSeverity(a.group.object?.statusTone);
+    const bTone = externalObjectToneSeverity(b.group.object?.statusTone);
+    return bTone - aTone;
+  });
+}
+
+function externalObjectRowLabel(groups: IssueExternalObjectGroup[] | undefined): React.ReactNode {
+  if (!groups || groups.length === 0) return "External objects";
+  const sorted = sortExternalObjectGroups(groups);
+  const primary = sorted[0]?.pill;
+  const displayKey = primary?.displayKey?.trim();
+  if (!primary || !displayKey) return "External objects";
+  const iconKey = primary.iconKey ?? null;
+  const allSameDisplay = sorted.every(({ pill }) =>
+    (pill.displayKey?.trim() ?? "") === displayKey && (pill.iconKey ?? null) === iconKey,
+  );
+  if (!allSameDisplay) return "External objects";
+
+  const Icon = externalObjectIconForKey(iconKey);
+  return (
+    <span className="inline-flex min-w-0 items-center gap-1">
+      {Icon ? <Icon aria-hidden="true" className="h-3 w-3 shrink-0" /> : null}
+      <span className="truncate">{displayKey}</span>
+    </span>
+  );
+}
+
 const ISSUE_THINKING_EFFORT_OPTIONS = {
   claude_local: [
     { value: "", label: "Default" },
@@ -2202,14 +2239,9 @@ export function IssueProperties({
             <span className="h-4 w-24 animate-pulse rounded bg-muted/40" />
           </PropertyRow>
         ) : externalObjects && externalObjects.length > 0 ? (
-          <PropertyRow label="External objects">
+          <PropertyRow label={externalObjectRowLabel(externalObjects)} labelClassName="w-32">
             <div className="flex flex-wrap items-center gap-1.5">
-              {[...externalObjects]
-                .sort((a, b) => {
-                  const aTone = externalObjectToneSeverity(a.group.object?.statusTone);
-                  const bTone = externalObjectToneSeverity(b.group.object?.statusTone);
-                  return bTone - aTone;
-                })
+              {sortExternalObjectGroups(externalObjects)
                 .map(({ pill, mentionCount, sourceLabels, group }) => (
                   <ExternalObjectPill
                     key={group.object?.id ?? `${pill.providerKey}:${pill.objectType}:${pill.url ?? "anon"}`}

ui/src/components/MarkdownExternalLink.test.tsx

@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ describe("MarkdownBody external object decoration", () => {
     "https://github.com/acme/web/pull/241": {
       providerKey: "github",
       objectType: "pull_request",
-      displayKey: "GitHub PR",
+      displayKey: "Github Pull Request",
       iconKey: "github",
       statusCategory: "succeeded",
       statusIconKey: "git-merge",
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ describe("MarkdownBody external object decoration", () => {
     expect(html).toContain('data-external-link="resolved"');
     expect(html).toContain('data-external-status="succeeded"');
     expect(html).toContain('data-external-liveness="fresh"');
-    expect(html).toContain('aria-label="GitHub PR Merged: Add external refs"');
+    expect(html).toContain('aria-label="Github Pull Request Merged: Add external refs"');
     expect(html).toContain("github.com/acme/web/pull/241");
   });