[aidan] feat/run-context: attach a run as removable chat context

backend/apps/agents/agent_manager.py

@@ -3617,8 +3617,14 @@ class AgentManager:
         selected_browser_ids: list[str] | None = None,
         selected_app_output_ids: list[str] | None = None,
         client_message_id: str | None = None,
+        prepend_context: str | None = None,
     ):
-        """Send a follow-up message to an existing session."""
+        """Send a follow-up message to an existing session.
+
+        prepend_context rides along with this single turn (folded into the model
+        prompt) but never shows in the user's bubble, so a run transcript can be
+        the context for a question without a separate "I've reviewed it" turn.
+        """
         session = self.sessions.get(session_id)
         if not session:
             data = _load_session_data(session_id)
@@ -3683,6 +3689,9 @@ class AgentManager:
             "message": user_msg.model_dump(mode="json"),
         })
 
+        # The model sees the context prefix; the displayed user_msg above does not.
+        model_prompt = f"{prepend_context}\n\n{prompt}" if prepend_context else prompt
+
         # Fire a background aux LLM call to generate a 3-6 word verb-phrase
         # describing this turn ("Auditing the pull request", "Drafting your
         # email"). The narrator pill swaps from its heuristic verb to this
@@ -3725,7 +3734,7 @@ class AgentManager:
         # error falls through to the normal loop.
         fast_verdict = "no"
         fast_brief = ""
-        if not hidden:
+        if not hidden and not prepend_context:
             try:
                 from backend.apps.agents.browser import browser_fast_path
                 _extras = bool(images or context_paths or forced_tools or attached_skills
@@ -3741,9 +3750,9 @@ class AgentManager:
                 logger.warning(f"[browser-fast-path] gate error, normal path: {e}")
 
         if fast_verdict != "no":
-            task = asyncio.create_task(self._run_browser_fast_path(session_id, prompt, selected_browser_ids, fast_brief, fast_verdict))
+            task = asyncio.create_task(self._run_browser_fast_path(session_id, model_prompt, selected_browser_ids, fast_brief, fast_verdict))
         else:
-            task = asyncio.create_task(self._run_agent_loop(session_id, prompt, images=images, context_paths=context_paths, forced_tools=forced_tools, attached_skills=attached_skills, selected_browser_ids=selected_browser_ids, selected_app_output_ids=selected_app_output_ids))
+            task = asyncio.create_task(self._run_agent_loop(session_id, model_prompt, images=images, context_paths=context_paths, forced_tools=forced_tools, attached_skills=attached_skills, selected_browser_ids=selected_browser_ids, selected_app_output_ids=selected_app_output_ids))
         self.tasks[session_id] = task
 
     async def _run_browser_fast_path(self, session_id: str, prompt: str, selected_browser_ids: list[str] | None, brief: str = "", verdict: str = "act"):

backend/apps/workflows/models.py

@@ -271,6 +271,15 @@ class MissedRunAction(BaseModel):
     ids: list[str] = Field(default_factory=list)
 
 
+class AskRunBody(BaseModel):
+    # Answer a chat question with a finished run's transcript folded in as context.
+    # run_id picks the run's session to pull in; prompt is the user's question.
+    run_id: str
+    prompt: str
+    mode: Optional[str] = None
+    model: Optional[str] = None
+
+
 class DraftCommitBody(BaseModel):
     # The model the user settled on in the Edit Agent picker, applied to the
     # workflow's run model only on Save (save-gated; Discard drops it).

backend/apps/workflows/workflows.py

@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ from backend.apps.workflows.models import (
     WorkflowRun,
     WorkflowStep,
     DraftCommitBody,
+    AskRunBody,
     MissedRunAction,
     GenerateMetadataRequest,
     GenerateMetadataResponse,
@@ -979,6 +980,49 @@ async def edit_agent_session(workflow_id: str):
     return {"session_id": session.id}
 
 
+@workflows.router.post("/{workflow_id}/ask-run")
+async def ask_run(workflow_id: str, body: AskRunBody):
+    """Answer a chat question with a run's transcript folded in as context for
+    that one turn. The run rides along hidden (prepend_context), so the user's
+    bubble shows just their question and there's no extra "reviewed it" turn.
+    """
+    wf = storage.get_workflow(workflow_id)
+    if not wf:
+        raise HTTPException(status_code=404, detail="Workflow not found")
+    run = next((r for r in storage.list_runs(workflow_id, limit=200) if r.id == body.run_id), None)
+    if not run or not run.session_id:
+        raise HTTPException(status_code=404, detail="Run has no chat to attach")
+
+    from backend.apps.agents.agent_manager import agent_manager
+    sess = agent_manager.sessions.get(run.session_id)
+    if sess is None:
+        try:
+            sess = await agent_manager.resume_session(run.session_id)
+        except ValueError:
+            sess = None
+    transcript = p_render_test_transcript(getattr(sess, "messages", []) or []) if sess else ""
+
+    edit = await edit_agent_session(workflow_id)
+    edit_sid = edit["session_id"]
+
+    status_word = {
+        "success": "completed", "ran_late": "completed (late)", "failure": "failed",
+    }.get(run.status, run.status)
+    context = (
+        f"The user is asking about a run of this workflow (run {status_word}). Use the run's full "
+        f"transcript below, including each step's tool calls and results, to answer their question. "
+        f"Do not summarize unless asked.\n\n=== RUN TRANSCRIPT ===\n{transcript or '(transcript unavailable)'}\n=== END TRANSCRIPT ==="
+    )
+    try:
+        await agent_manager.send_message(
+            edit_sid, body.prompt, mode=body.mode, model=body.model, prepend_context=context,
+        )
+    except Exception:
+        logger.exception("ask-run: failed to answer with run context for workflow %s", workflow_id)
+
+    return {"session_id": edit_sid}
+
+
 async def p_end_edit_session(wf) -> None:
     """End a workflow's Edit-Agent session (after Save or Discard) so the next
     edit opens a brand-new chat against the current workflow instead of

frontend/src/app/pages/AgentChat/AgentChat.tsx

@@ -64,6 +64,7 @@ import ContextDrawer from './shell/ContextDrawer';
 import { ErrorSlime } from '@/app/components/feedback/ErrorSlime';
 import { ContextPath } from '@/app/components/editor/DirectoryBrowser';
 import { setGlowingBrowserCards, fadeGlowingBrowserCards, clearGlowingBrowserCards, removeCard } from '@/shared/state/dashboardLayoutSlice';
+import type { WorkflowsRunContext } from '@/shared/state/dashboardLayoutSlice';
 import { setCardSidecar, commitDraft, updateWorkflowCard, controlWorkflowRun } from '@/shared/state/workflowsSlice';
 import { shallowEqual } from 'react-redux';
 import { useClaudeTokens } from '@/shared/styles/ThemeContext';
@@ -238,6 +239,7 @@ interface QueuedMessage {
   attachedSkills?: Array<{ id: string; name: string; content: string }>;
   selectedBrowserIds?: string[];
   selectedAppIds?: string[];
+  attachedRunId?: string;
 }
 
 interface AgentChatProps {
@@ -252,9 +254,20 @@ interface AgentChatProps {
   // Set when this chat is the workflow build/edit agent: the out-of-tokens card
   // then warns that switching models here also changes the workflow's run model.
   workflowEditId?: string;
+  // View-only transcript (e.g. the Run Monitor): renders messages + tool calls
+  // but no composer, so the session can't be typed into.
+  readOnly?: boolean;
+  // One-shot text to drop into the composer (e.g. a run attached as context).
+  prefillPrompt?: string;
+  // A workflow run attached as a removable context chip above the composer; while
+  // present, each send routes through onSendRunQuestion so the run's transcript
+  // rides along as hidden context for that turn.
+  runContext?: WorkflowsRunContext;
+  onClearRunContext?: () => void;
+  onSendRunQuestion?: (prompt: string, runId: string) => Promise<void>;
 }
 
-const AgentChat: React.FC<AgentChatProps> = ({ sessionId: sessionIdProp, onClose, embedded, autoFocus, initialContextPaths, onBranch, workflowEditId }) => {
+const AgentChat: React.FC<AgentChatProps> = ({ sessionId: sessionIdProp, onClose, embedded, autoFocus, initialContextPaths, onBranch, workflowEditId, readOnly, prefillPrompt, runContext, onClearRunContext, onSendRunQuestion }) => {
   const c = useClaudeTokens();
   const STATUS_STYLES: Record<string, { color: string; bg: string }> = {
     running: { color: c.status.success, bg: c.status.successBg },
@@ -362,6 +375,13 @@ const AgentChat: React.FC<AgentChatProps> = ({ sessionId: sessionIdProp, onClose
   const [workflowModelNotice, setWorkflowModelNotice] = useState<string | null>(null);
   const workflowModelNoticeTimer = useRef<ReturnType<typeof setTimeout> | null>(null);
 
+  // Read live in the stable handleSend/dispatchMessage closures without busting
+  // their memo (ChatInput leans on handleSend identity holding across renders).
+  const runContextRef = useRef(runContext);
+  runContextRef.current = runContext;
+  const onSendRunQuestionRef = useRef(onSendRunQuestion);
+  onSendRunQuestionRef.current = onSendRunQuestion;
+
   const wsRef = useRef<ReturnType<typeof createSessionWs> | null>(null);
   // Current status for the WS-cleanup closure (effect deps can't include it).
   const statusRef = useRef<string | undefined>(undefined);
@@ -470,6 +490,10 @@ const AgentChat: React.FC<AgentChatProps> = ({ sessionId: sessionIdProp, onClose
           }
         }
       });
+    } else if (msg.attachedRunId && onSendRunQuestionRef.current) {
+      // Run-context question: the backend folds the run transcript into this one
+      // turn and echoes the user bubble + answer over WS, so no optimistic thunk.
+      onSendRunQuestionRef.current(msg.prompt, msg.attachedRunId).catch(() => setAwaitingResponse(false));
     } else {
       if (msg.selectedBrowserIds?.length) {
         dispatch(setGlowingBrowserCards({ browserIds: msg.selectedBrowserIds, sessionId: id, label: 'Use Browser' }));
@@ -906,7 +930,7 @@ const AgentChat: React.FC<AgentChatProps> = ({ sessionId: sessionIdProp, onClose
     ) => {
       if (!id) return;
       scrollToBottom();
-      const msg: QueuedMessage = { prompt, images, contextPaths, forcedTools, attachedSkills, selectedBrowserIds, selectedAppIds };
+      const msg: QueuedMessage = { prompt, images, contextPaths, forcedTools, attachedSkills, selectedBrowserIds, selectedAppIds, attachedRunId: runContextRef.current?.runId };
       if (agentBusy) {
         messageQueueRef.current.push(msg);
         setQueueLength(messageQueueRef.current.length);
@@ -1819,7 +1843,7 @@ const AgentChat: React.FC<AgentChatProps> = ({ sessionId: sessionIdProp, onClose
                 />
               </Box>
             )}
-            {showResumeBubble && session.status === 'stopped' && !isWorkflowRunSidecar && (
+            {showResumeBubble && session.status === 'stopped' && !isWorkflowRunSidecar && !readOnly && (
               <Box sx={{ display: 'flex', justifyContent: 'flex-start', my: 0.75 }}>
                 <Box
                   onClick={handleResume}
@@ -2255,7 +2279,7 @@ const AgentChat: React.FC<AgentChatProps> = ({ sessionId: sessionIdProp, onClose
                   </Fade>
                 );
               })()}
-              {isStoppableSidecar ? (
+              {readOnly ? null : isStoppableSidecar ? (
                 <ForceStopAgentBar onStop={handleStop} onSaveWorkflow={onTestSaveWorkflow} onContinueEditing={onTestContinueEditing} testState={testState} />
               ) : (
                 <Box sx={{ position: 'relative' }}>
@@ -2274,6 +2298,10 @@ const AgentChat: React.FC<AgentChatProps> = ({ sessionId: sessionIdProp, onClose
                   contextEstimate={contextEstimate}
                   sessionId={id}
                   autoFocus={autoFocus}
+                  prefillPrompt={prefillPrompt}
+                  placeholderOverride={runContext ? 'Ask about this run...' : undefined}
+                  runContext={runContext}
+                  onClearRunContext={onClearRunContext}
                   thinkingLevel={session?.thinking_level ?? 'auto'}
                   onThinkingLevelChange={handleThinkingLevelChange}
                   onActivityLabelChange={setPreSendActivityLabel}
@@ -2306,7 +2334,7 @@ function WorkflowModelNotice({ c, label }: { c: ReturnType<typeof useClaudeToken
       }}>
         <SwapHorizRoundedIcon sx={{ fontSize: 17, color: c.accent.primary, flexShrink: 0 }} />
         <Box sx={{ fontSize: '0.83rem', color: c.text.primary, lineHeight: 1.4 }}>
-          This workflow will run on <b>{display}</b> after you save.
+          This workflow will now be using <b>{display}</b>.
         </Box>
       </Box>
     </Fade>

frontend/src/app/pages/AgentChat/ChatInput.tsx

@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ import { ChatInputView } from './ChatInput/view/ChatInputView';
 import { PastePreviewDialog } from './ChatInput/view/PastePreviewDialog';
 import { ICON_MAP, FALLBACK_MODE_BASE } from './ChatInput/modeConfig';
 import { AttachedImage, ForcedToolGroup, ChatInputHandle } from './ChatInput/types';
+import type { WorkflowsRunContext } from '@/shared/state/dashboardLayoutSlice';
 
 export type { AttachedImage, ForcedToolGroup, ChatInputHandle };
 export type { AttachedSkill } from '@/app/components/editor/richEditorUtils';
@@ -46,9 +47,14 @@ interface Props {
   // Seed the composer with this text (unsent), so a starter-prompt click opens
   // the chat with the message already typed, ready for the user to hit send.
   prefillPrompt?: string;
+  // Replaces the default "Agent, @ for context..." placeholder (e.g. "Ask about this run...").
+  placeholderOverride?: string;
+  // A workflow run shown as a small removable chip inside the composer.
+  runContext?: WorkflowsRunContext;
+  onClearRunContext?: () => void;
 }
 
-const ChatInput = forwardRef<ChatInputHandle, Props>(({ onSend, disabled, mode, onModeChange, model, onModelChange, provider, onProviderChange, isRunning, onStop, autoRunMode, contextEstimate, embedded, autoFocus, sessionId, queueLength = 0, thinkingLevel = 'auto', onThinkingLevelChange, onActivityLabelChange, prefillPrompt }, ref) => {
+const ChatInput = forwardRef<ChatInputHandle, Props>(({ onSend, disabled, mode, onModeChange, model, onModelChange, provider, onProviderChange, isRunning, onStop, autoRunMode, contextEstimate, embedded, autoFocus, sessionId, queueLength = 0, thinkingLevel = 'auto', onThinkingLevelChange, onActivityLabelChange, prefillPrompt, placeholderOverride, runContext, onClearRunContext }, ref) => {
   const c = useClaudeTokens();
   const editorRef = useRef<HTMLDivElement>(null);
   const containerRef = useRef<HTMLDivElement>(null);
@@ -349,6 +355,9 @@ const ChatInput = forwardRef<ChatInputHandle, Props>(({ onSend, disabled, mode,
       isRunning={isRunning}
       queueLength={queueLength}
       modeConf={modeConf}
+      placeholderOverride={placeholderOverride}
+      runContext={runContext}
+      onClearRunContext={onClearRunContext}
       handleInput={handleInput}
       handleEditorClick={handleEditorClick}
       handleKeyDown={handleKeyDown}

frontend/src/app/pages/AgentChat/ChatInput/view/ChatInputView.tsx

@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ import { ContextPath } from '@/app/components/editor/DirectoryBrowser';
 import { ClaudeTokens } from '@/shared/styles/claudeTokens';
 import { TriggerState } from '@/app/components/editor/richEditorUtils';
 import { AttachedImage, ForcedToolGroup } from '../types';
+import type { WorkflowsRunContext } from '@/shared/state/dashboardLayoutSlice';
 import { SendBlock } from '../hooks/useContextFiles';
 import { ModelPickerState } from '../hooks/useModelPicker';
 import { SendBlockBanner } from './SendBlockBanner';
@@ -59,6 +60,9 @@ interface Props {
   isRunning?: boolean;
   queueLength: number;
   modeConf: ModeConf;
+  placeholderOverride?: string;
+  runContext?: WorkflowsRunContext;
+  onClearRunContext?: () => void;
   handleInput: () => void;
   handleEditorClick: () => void;
   handleKeyDown: (e: React.KeyboardEvent) => void;
@@ -180,6 +184,32 @@ export const ChatInputView: React.FC<Props> = (p) => {
         />
       )}
 
+      {p.runContext && (
+        <Box sx={{ display: 'flex', mt: 1, mx: 1.5 }}>
+          <Box
+            title={p.runContext.metaLabel}
+            sx={{
+              display: 'inline-flex', alignItems: 'center', gap: 0.625, maxWidth: '100%',
+              pl: 0.875, pr: 0.5, py: 0.25, borderRadius: '999px',
+              bgcolor: c.bg.secondary, border: `1px solid ${c.border.subtle}`,
+            }}
+          >
+            <Box sx={{ width: 6, height: 6, borderRadius: '50%', bgcolor: p.runContext.color, flex: 'none' }} />
+            <Typography sx={{ fontSize: '0.7rem', fontWeight: 600, color: c.text.secondary, whiteSpace: 'nowrap', overflow: 'hidden', textOverflow: 'ellipsis' }}>
+              Run attached · {p.runContext.title}
+            </Typography>
+            <Box
+              role="button"
+              aria-label="Remove run context"
+              onClick={p.onClearRunContext}
+              sx={{ width: 15, height: 15, flex: 'none', borderRadius: '50%', display: 'flex', alignItems: 'center', justifyContent: 'center', cursor: 'pointer', color: c.text.tertiary, '&:hover': { color: c.text.secondary } }}
+            >
+              <svg width="9" height="9" viewBox="0 0 24 24" fill="none" stroke="currentColor" strokeWidth="2.4"><path d="M18 6 6 18M6 6l12 12" /></svg>
+            </Box>
+          </Box>
+        </Box>
+      )}
+
       <AttachmentChips
         c={c}
         images={p.images}
@@ -207,7 +237,7 @@ export const ChatInputView: React.FC<Props> = (p) => {
         autoRunMode={p.autoRunMode}
         isRunning={p.isRunning}
         queueLength={p.queueLength}
-        placeholderLabel={`${p.modeConf.label}, @ for context, / for commands`}
+        placeholderLabel={p.placeholderOverride ?? `${p.modeConf.label}, @ for context, / for commands`}
         onInput={p.handleInput}
         onClick={p.handleEditorClick}
         onKeyDown={p.handleKeyDown}

frontend/src/app/pages/Workflows/app/DetailView.tsx

@@ -1,26 +1,43 @@
-import React, { useEffect, useState } from 'react';
+import React, { useEffect, useRef, useState } from 'react';
 import { useAppDispatch, useAppSelector } from '@/shared/hooks';
 import { runWorkflowNow } from '@/shared/state/workflowsSlice';
+import { openWorkflowMonitor, setWorkflowsRunContext, clearWorkflowsRunContext } from '@/shared/state/dashboardLayoutSlice';
 import { stepsSignature, isScheduleActive } from '@/app/pages/Workflows/scheduleUtils';
+import { askRun } from './api';
 import AgentChat from '@/app/pages/AgentChat/AgentChat';
-import { WC, colorForId, statusChip } from './uiKit';
-import { isRunning } from './model';
+import { useWC, colorForWorkflow, statusChip } from './uiKit';
+import { isRunning, runContextChip } from './model';
 import { useEditAgentSession } from './useEditAgentSession';
 import { useWorkflowPatch } from './useWorkflowPatch';
 import ScheduleCard from './ScheduleCard';
 import StepsCard from './StepsCard';
 import HistoryCard from './HistoryCard';
+import ColorSwatch from './ColorSwatch';
 import type { AppNav } from './types';
 
 const DetailView: React.FC<{ workflowId: string; nav: AppNav }> = ({ workflowId }) => {
+  const WC = useWC();
   const dispatch = useAppDispatch();
   const patch = useWorkflowPatch();
   const workflow = useAppSelector((s) => s.workflows.items[workflowId]);
   const active = useAppSelector((s) => s.workflows.active);
-  const sessionId = useEditAgentSession(workflowId, 'modify');
+  const sessionId = useEditAgentSession(workflowId);
   const [name, setName] = useState(workflow?.title ?? '');
+  const detailRuns = useAppSelector((s) => s.workflows.runs[workflowId]);
+  const runContext = useAppSelector((s) => s.dashboardLayout.workflowsRunContext);
+  // When you Run now from this chat, attach that run as a context chip once it
+  // finishes, so the next question rides on its transcript (removable, no popup).
+  const autoCtxRunId = useRef<string | null>(null);
 
   useEffect(() => { setName(workflow?.title ?? ''); }, [workflow?.title]);
+  useEffect(() => {
+    const rid = autoCtxRunId.current;
+    if (!rid) return;
+    const r = (detailRuns || []).find((x) => x.id === rid);
+    if (!r || r.status === 'running') return;
+    autoCtxRunId.current = null;
+    if (workflow) dispatch(setWorkflowsRunContext(runContextChip(workflow, r)));
+  }, [detailRuns, workflowId, dispatch, workflow]);
 
   if (!workflow) return <div style={{ flex: 1, background: WC.paper }} />;
 
@@ -31,7 +48,9 @@ const DetailView: React.FC<{ workflowId: string; nav: AppNav }> = ({ workflowId
 
   const runNow = () => {
     if (running) return;
-    dispatch(runWorkflowNow({ id: workflow.id, signature: stepsSignature(workflow.steps) }));
+    dispatch(runWorkflowNow({ id: workflow.id, signature: stepsSignature(workflow.steps) }))
+      .unwrap().then((res) => { autoCtxRunId.current = res.run_id || null; }).catch(() => {});
+    dispatch(openWorkflowMonitor({ workflowId: workflow.id }));
   };
   const commitName = () => {
     const t = name.trim();
@@ -41,9 +60,9 @@ const DetailView: React.FC<{ workflowId: string; nav: AppNav }> = ({ workflowId
   return (
     <>
       <div style={{ flex: 1, minWidth: 0, display: 'flex', flexDirection: 'column', background: WC.paper }}>
-        <div style={{ flex: 'none', padding: '20px 28px 16px', borderBottom: '1px solid rgba(33,30,27,0.06)' }}>
+        <div style={{ flex: 'none', padding: '20px 28px 16px', borderBottom: `1px solid rgba(${WC.inkRGB},0.06)` }}>
           <div style={{ display: 'flex', alignItems: 'center', gap: 13 }}>
-            <div style={{ width: 14, height: 14, borderRadius: 4, background: colorForId(workflow.id), boxShadow: '0 0 0 1px rgba(33,30,27,0.14)', flex: 'none' }} />
+            <ColorSwatch value={colorForWorkflow(workflow)} onChange={(hex) => patch(workflow, { color: hex })} size={14} />
             <input
               value={name}
               onChange={(e) => setName(e.target.value)}
@@ -51,12 +70,12 @@ const DetailView: React.FC<{ workflowId: string; nav: AppNav }> = ({ workflowId
               onKeyDown={(e) => { if (e.key === 'Enter') (e.target as HTMLInputElement).blur(); }}
               style={{ flex: 1, minWidth: 0, border: 'none', background: 'transparent', fontFamily: "'Newsreader',serif", fontSize: 25, fontWeight: 500, color: WC.ink, letterSpacing: '-0.01em' }}
             />
-            <span style={statusChip(status)}>{statusText}</span>
+            <span style={statusChip(status, WC)}>{statusText}</span>
             <button onClick={runNow} disabled={running} style={{ display: 'flex', alignItems: 'center', gap: 8, background: running ? WC.inset : WC.ink, color: running ? WC.muted : WC.paper, border: 'none', borderRadius: 9, padding: '8px 15px', fontSize: 13, fontWeight: 600, cursor: running ? 'default' : 'pointer', flex: 'none' }}>
               {running
                 ? <div style={{ width: 12, height: 12, borderRadius: '50%', border: '2px solid rgba(140,133,122,0.3)', borderTopColor: WC.muted, animation: 'os-spin 0.7s linear infinite', flex: 'none' }} />
                 : <div style={{ width: 0, height: 0, borderTop: '5px solid transparent', borderBottom: '5px solid transparent', borderLeft: `8px solid ${WC.paper}`, flex: 'none' }} />}
-              <span>{running ? 'Running…' : 'Run now'}</span>
+              <span>{running ? 'Running…' : 'Run'}</span>
             </button>
           </div>
           {workflow.description && <div style={{ fontSize: 13.5, color: WC.muted, marginTop: 7, paddingLeft: 27 }}>{workflow.description}</div>}
@@ -64,7 +83,14 @@ const DetailView: React.FC<{ workflowId: string; nav: AppNav }> = ({ workflowId
 
         <div style={{ flex: 1, minHeight: 0, display: 'flex', flexDirection: 'column' }}>
           {sessionId
-            ? <AgentChat sessionId={sessionId} embedded workflowEditId={workflow.id} />
+            ? <AgentChat
+                sessionId={sessionId}
+                embedded
+                workflowEditId={workflow.id}
+                runContext={runContext?.workflowId === workflow.id ? runContext : undefined}
+                onClearRunContext={() => dispatch(clearWorkflowsRunContext())}
+                onSendRunQuestion={(prompt, runId) => askRun(workflow.id, { runId, prompt }).then((ok) => { if (!ok) throw new Error('ask-run failed'); })}
+              />
             : <div style={{ flex: 1 }} />}
         </div>
       </div>

frontend/src/app/pages/Workflows/app/api.ts

@@ -23,3 +23,22 @@ export async function ensureEditAgentSession(workflowId: string): Promise<string
     return null;
   }
 }
+
+// Send a chat question with a run's transcript riding along as hidden context
+// for that single turn, so the answer is grounded in the run without an extra
+// "I've reviewed it" round-trip. The user's bubble shows just their question.
+export async function askRun(
+  workflowId: string,
+  body: { runId: string; prompt: string; mode?: string; model?: string },
+): Promise<boolean> {
+  try {
+    const res = await fetch(`${base}/${encodeURIComponent(workflowId)}/ask-run`, {
+      method: 'POST',
+      headers: authHeaders(),
+      body: JSON.stringify({ run_id: body.runId, prompt: body.prompt, mode: body.mode, model: body.model }),
+    });
+    return res.ok;
+  } catch {
+    return false;
+  }
+}

frontend/src/app/pages/Workflows/app/model.ts

@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 import type { Workflow, WorkflowRun, ScheduleConfig, ActiveRun } from '@/shared/state/workflowsSlice';
+import type { WorkflowsRunContext } from '@/shared/state/dashboardLayoutSlice';
 import { isScheduleActive, fireTimesWithin } from '@/app/pages/Workflows/scheduleUtils';
 
 // The design speaks in four cadence buckets; the backend speaks in repeat_unit.
@@ -129,6 +130,31 @@ export function runDuration(run: WorkflowRun): string {
   return `${Math.floor(s / 60)}m ${s % 60}s`;
 }
 
+export function runContextChip(workflow: Workflow, run: WorkflowRun): WorkflowsRunContext {
+  const total = workflow.steps.length;
+  const aidx = run.active_step_idx ?? 0;
+  const dur = runDuration(run);
+  const statusWord = run.status === 'success' ? 'completed'
+    : run.status === 'ran_late' ? 'completed late'
+    : run.status === 'failure' ? 'failed'
+    : run.status === 'running' ? 'running'
+    : run.status === 'skipped' ? 'skipped' : run.status;
+  const stepsPart = run.status === 'failure' ? `failed at step ${Math.min(aidx + 1, total)}`
+    : (run.status === 'success' || run.status === 'ran_late') ? `${total}/${total} steps`
+    : total > 0 ? `${Math.min(aidx, total)}/${total} steps` : '';
+  const title = run.triggered_by === 'manual' ? 'Manual run'
+    : run.triggered_by === 'retry' ? 'Re-run' : 'Scheduled run';
+  const color = run.status === 'failure' ? '#C2483A'
+    : (run.status === 'success' || run.status === 'ran_late') ? '#3F8E5B' : '#C25A36';
+  return {
+    workflowId: workflow.id,
+    runId: run.id,
+    title,
+    metaLabel: [statusWord, dur, stepsPart].filter(Boolean).join(' · '),
+    color,
+  };
+}
+
 export function toRunRow(run: WorkflowRun, title: string): RunRow {
   return {
     id: run.id,

frontend/src/shared/state/dashboardLayoutSlice.ts

@@ -164,6 +164,16 @@ export interface DashboardLayoutState {
   workflowsMonitorRunId: string | null;
   /** Geometry of the spawned Run Monitor card (a real canvas card, tethered to the window). Ephemeral, not persisted. */
   workflowsMonitorCard: WorkflowsHubPosition | null;
+  /** A run attached to a workflow's chat as a removable context chip; its transcript rides along each send until removed. */
+  workflowsRunContext: WorkflowsRunContext | null;
+}
+
+export interface WorkflowsRunContext {
+  workflowId: string;
+  runId: string;
+  title: string;
+  metaLabel: string;
+  color: string;
 }
 
 const initialState: DashboardLayoutState = {
@@ -194,6 +204,7 @@ const initialState: DashboardLayoutState = {
   workflowsMonitorId: null,
   workflowsMonitorRunId: null,
   workflowsMonitorCard: null,
+  workflowsRunContext: null,
 };
 
 interface LayoutPayload {
@@ -1063,6 +1074,14 @@ const dashboardLayoutSlice = createSlice({
       state.workflowsMonitorCard.y = action.payload.y;
     },
 
+    setWorkflowsRunContext(state, action: PayloadAction<WorkflowsRunContext>) {
+      state.workflowsRunContext = action.payload;
+    },
+
+    clearWorkflowsRunContext(state) {
+      state.workflowsRunContext = null;
+    },
+
     setWorkflowsHubPosition(state, action: PayloadAction<{ x: number; y: number }>) {
       if (!state.workflowsHub) return;
       state.workflowsHub.x = action.payload.x;
@@ -1571,6 +1590,8 @@ export const {
   openWorkflowMonitor,
   closeWorkflowMonitor,
   setWorkflowsMonitorPosition,
+  setWorkflowsRunContext,
+  clearWorkflowsRunContext,
   setWorkflowsHubPosition,
   setWorkflowsHubSize,
   clearPendingFocusWorkflowsHub,