fix: explain Boat admission waits and hide retries while paused

ui/src/components/IssueMonitorBanner.test.tsx

@@ -206,13 +206,16 @@ describe("IssueMonitorBanner / IssueMonitorComposerStrip rendering", () => {
     flushSync(() => root.unmount());
   });
 
-  it("explains automatic workspace waiting without promising that a reply bypasses the lock", () => {
+  it.each([
+    ["workspace_busy", "Waiting for workspace"],
+    ["computer_admission_wait", "Connecting to computer"],
+  ])("explains automatic %s waiting without promising that a reply bypasses admission", (reason, title) => {
     const issue = {
-      status: "todo", scheduledRetry: { status: "scheduled_retry", scheduledRetryReason: "workspace_busy", scheduledRetryAt: NOW.toISOString() },
+      status: "todo", scheduledRetry: { status: "scheduled_retry", scheduledRetryReason: reason, scheduledRetryAt: NOW.toISOString() },
     } as Issue;
     const root = createRoot(container);
     flushSync(() => root.render(<><IssueMonitorBanner issue={issue} onCheckNow={vi.fn()} /><IssueMonitorComposerStrip issue={issue} onCheckNow={vi.fn()} /></>));
-    expect(container.textContent).toContain("Waiting for workspace");
+    expect(container.textContent).toContain(title);
     expect(container.textContent).toContain("You can keep sending instructions while the agent waits.");
     expect(container.textContent).not.toContain("wakes the agent now");
     expect(container.querySelector("button")).toBeNull();

ui/src/components/IssueMonitorBanner.tsx

@@ -62,6 +62,7 @@ export interface MonitorSurfaceCopy {
   /** `warning` (amber) once overdue, `info` (blue) while still on schedule. */
   tone: "info" | "warning";
   workspaceWait?: boolean;
+  computerWait?: boolean;
   pullRequestReview?: boolean;
 }
 
@@ -82,6 +83,17 @@ export function buildMonitorSurfaceCopy(
 ): MonitorSurfaceCopy | null {
   if (!isWaitingMonitorState(derived.state) || !derived.nextCheckAt) return null;
 
+  if (derived.source === "scheduled-retry" && scheduledRetryReason === "computer_admission_wait") {
+    return {
+      bannerTitle: "Connecting to computer",
+      stripTitle: "Connecting to computer",
+      bannerMeta: ["Work starts automatically when the computer is available."],
+      stripMeta: ["Work starts automatically when the computer is available."],
+      tone: "info",
+      computerWait: true,
+    };
+  }
+
   if (derived.source === "scheduled-retry" && scheduledRetryReason === "workspace_busy") {
     return {
       bannerTitle: "Waiting for workspace",
@@ -262,7 +274,7 @@ export function IssueMonitorBanner({
       icon={Clock}
       title={copy.bannerTitle}
       className={cn("relative my-3", canCancel && "pr-12")}
-      actions={onCheckNow && !copy.workspaceWait ? <CheckNowButton onCheckNow={onCheckNow} checkingNow={checkingNow} reviewRequested={copy.pullRequestReview} /> : null}
+      actions={onCheckNow && !copy.workspaceWait && !copy.computerWait ? <CheckNowButton onCheckNow={onCheckNow} checkingNow={checkingNow} reviewRequested={copy.pullRequestReview} /> : null}
     >
       {canCancel ? <CancelMonitorButton key={issue.id} onCancel={onCancelMonitor} /> : null}
       <div className="flex flex-col gap-2">
@@ -306,12 +318,12 @@ export function IssueMonitorComposerStrip({
             <div className="text-xs text-muted-foreground">{copy.stripMeta.join(" · ")}</div>
           </div>
         </div>
-        {onCheckNow && !copy.workspaceWait ? <CheckNowButton onCheckNow={onCheckNow} checkingNow={checkingNow} reviewRequested={copy.pullRequestReview} /> : null}
+        {onCheckNow && !copy.workspaceWait && !copy.computerWait ? <CheckNowButton onCheckNow={onCheckNow} checkingNow={checkingNow} reviewRequested={copy.pullRequestReview} /> : null}
       </div>
       <p className="mt-1.5 text-xs text-muted-foreground">
         {copy.pullRequestReview
           ? "Review on GitHub, then check status to have the agent verify the result."
-          : copy.workspaceWait
+          : copy.workspaceWait || copy.computerWait
           ? "You can keep sending instructions while the agent waits."
           : "Sending a reply wakes the agent now — before the scheduled check."}
       </p>

ui/src/pages/IssueDetail.test.tsx

@@ -5647,6 +5647,12 @@ describe("IssueDetail", () => {
       createIssue({
         status: "in_review",
         assigneeAgentId: "agent-1",
+        scheduledRetry: {
+          runId: "waiting-run", status: "scheduled_retry", agentId: "agent-1",
+          agentName: "Agent", retryOfRunId: "previous-wait",
+          scheduledRetryAt: new Date(Date.now() + 30_000),
+          scheduledRetryAttempt: 2, scheduledRetryReason: "computer_admission_wait",
+        },
       }),
     );
     mockIssuesApi.getTreeControlState.mockResolvedValue({
@@ -5683,6 +5689,8 @@ describe("IssueDetail", () => {
       expect(container.textContent).toContain("Task is paused.");
       expect(container.textContent).toContain("in_review");
       expect(container.textContent).not.toContain("Subtree is paused.");
+      expect(container.textContent).not.toContain("Connecting to computer");
+      expect(container.querySelector('[data-testid="issue-monitor-composer-strip"]')).toBeNull();
     });
 
     const resumeButton = Array.from(container.querySelectorAll("button")).find(

ui/src/pages/IssueDetail.tsx

@@ -7526,15 +7526,17 @@ export function TaskDetailSurface({ conversation, tasksTab }: { tasksTab?: TaskS
         ? subTasksTree
         : null}
 
-      <IssueMonitorBanner
-        key={issue.id}
-        onCancelMonitor={() => cancelIssueMonitor.mutateAsync()}
-        issue={issue}
-        workProducts={workProducts}
-        checkError={checkIssueMonitorNow.error?.message}
-        onCheckNow={() => checkIssueMonitorNow.mutate()}
-        checkingNow={checkIssueMonitorNow.isPending}
-      />
+      {!activePauseHold ? (
+        <IssueMonitorBanner
+          key={issue.id}
+          onCancelMonitor={() => cancelIssueMonitor.mutateAsync()}
+          issue={issue}
+          workProducts={workProducts}
+          checkError={checkIssueMonitorNow.error?.message}
+          onCheckNow={() => checkIssueMonitorNow.mutate()}
+          checkingNow={checkIssueMonitorNow.isPending}
+        />
+      ) : null}
 
       {taskChatShellEnabled ? null : (
         <InlineEditor
@@ -8095,7 +8097,7 @@ export function TaskDetailSurface({ conversation, tasksTab }: { tasksTab?: TaskS
                   onRefreshLatestComments={refetchLatestComments}
                   composerRef={commentComposerRef}
                   composerAccessory={
-                    hasVisibleMonitorSurface(issue) ? (
+                    !activePauseHold && hasVisibleMonitorSurface(issue) ? (
                       <IssueMonitorComposerStrip
                         issue={issue}
                         workProducts={workProducts}