openclaw - 💡(How to fix) Fix Sub-Agent Activity: show human-readable task labels instead of raw session IDs [3 comments, 1 participants]

Fix Plan

To replace raw session IDs with human-readable task descriptors, we need to modify the code that generates the session labels. Here are the steps:

• Modify the cron job spawn code to pass the job name and payload to the session label generator
• Update the sub-agent spawn code to extract the first N characters of the task/prompt as the session label
• Use the internal session type tracker to determine the kind badge
• Update the UI to display the new session label, kind badge, status, and started time

Example Code

# Cron job spawn code
def spawn_cron_job(job_name, payload):
    session_label = f"Cron job: {job_name}"
    # ... spawn session with session_label ...

# Sub-agent spawn code
def spawn_sub_agent(task):
    session_label = f"Sub-agent: {task[:20]}"  # extract first 20 characters
    # ... spawn session with session_label ...

# Session label generator
def generate_session_label(session_type, session_data):
    if session_type == "cron":
        return f"Cron job: {session_data['job_name']}"
    elif session_type == "sub-agent":
        return f"Sub-agent: {session_data['task'][:20]}"
    # ... handle other session types ...

# UI update
def update_session_display(session):
    label = generate_session_label(session['type'], session['data'])
    kind_badge = session['type']
    status = session['status']
    started = session['started']
    # ... update UI with new session label, kind badge, status, and started time ...

Verification

To verify that the fix worked, check the Sub-Agent Activity panel and ensure that the session labels are now human-readable and match the expected format. For example:

• Cron job: morning summary
• Coding agent: fix dashboard session sorting
• Heartbeat: inbox/calendar check
• Sub-agent: investigate Convex localhost rebuild bug

Extra Tips

• Make sure to handle cases where the session data is missing or incomplete
• Consider adding a fallback label or default value for unknown session types
• Use a consistent naming convention for session labels and kind badges to ensure readability and maintainability.