[codex] Improve issue detail and issue-list UX (#3678)

## Thinking Path

> - Paperclip orchestrates AI agents for zero-human companies
> - A core part of that is the operator experience around reading issue
state, agent chat, and sub-task structure
> - The current branch had a long run of issue-detail and issue-list UX
fixes that all improve how humans follow and steer active work
> - Those changes mostly live in the UI/chat surface and should be
reviewed together instead of mixed with workspace/runtime work
> - This pull request packages the issue-detail, chat, markdown, and
sub-issue list improvements into one standalone change
> - The benefit is a cleaner, less jumpy, more reliable issue workflow
on desktop and mobile without coupling it to unrelated server/runtime
refactors

## What Changed

- Stabilized issue chat runtime wiring, optimistic comment handling,
queued-comment cancellation, and composer anchoring during live updates
- Fixed several issue-detail rendering and navigation regressions
including placeholder bleed, local polling scope, mobile inbox-to-issue
transitions, and visible refresh resets
- Improved markdown and rich-content handling with advisory image
normalization, editor fallback behavior, touch mention recovery, and
`issue:` quicklook links
- Refined sub-issue behavior with parent-derived defaults, current-user
inheritance fixes, empty-state cleanup, and a reusable issue-list
presentation for sub-issues
- Added targeted UI tests for the new issue-detail, chat scroll/message,
placeholder-data, markdown, and issue-list behaviors

## Verification

- `pnpm vitest run ui/src/components/IssueChatThread.test.tsx
ui/src/components/MarkdownEditor.test.tsx
ui/src/components/IssuesList.test.tsx
ui/src/context/LiveUpdatesProvider.test.tsx
ui/src/lib/issue-chat-messages.test.ts
ui/src/lib/issue-chat-scroll.test.ts
ui/src/lib/issue-detail-subissues.test.ts
ui/src/lib/query-placeholder-data.test.tsx
ui/src/hooks/usePaperclipIssueRuntime.test.tsx`

## Risks

- Medium: this branch touches the highest-traffic issue-detail UI paths,
so regressions would show up as chat/thread or sub-issue UX glitches
- The changes are UI-heavy and would benefit from reviewer screenshots
or a quick manual browser pass before merge

## Model Used

- OpenAI Codex coding agent (GPT-5-class runtime in Codex CLI; exact
deployed model ID is not exposed in this environment), reasoning
enabled, tool use and local code execution enabled

## Checklist

- [x] I have included a thinking path that traces from project context
to this change
- [x] I have specified the model used (with version and capability
details)
- [x] I have run tests locally and they pass
- [x] I have added or updated tests where applicable
- [ ] If this change affects the UI, I have included before/after
screenshots
- [ ] I have updated relevant documentation to reflect my changes
- [x] I have considered and documented any risks above
- [x] I will address all Greptile and reviewer comments before
requesting merge

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Co-authored-by: Paperclip <noreply@paperclip.ing>
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@ -178,6 +178,52 @@ describe("CommentThread", () => {
});
});
it("hides the reopen control and infers reopen for closed agent-assigned issues", async () => {
const root = createRoot(container);
const onAdd = vi.fn(async () => {});
act(() => {
root.render(
<MemoryRouter>
<CommentThread
comments={[]}
issueStatus="done"
currentAssigneeValue="agent:agent-1"
onAdd={onAdd}
/>
</MemoryRouter>,
);
});
expect(container.textContent).not.toContain("Re-open");
const editor = container.querySelector('textarea[aria-label="Comment editor"]') as HTMLTextAreaElement | null;
const submitButton = Array.from(container.querySelectorAll("button")).find(
(element) => element.textContent === "Comment",
) as HTMLButtonElement | undefined;
expect(editor).not.toBeNull();
expect(submitButton).toBeDefined();
act(() => {
const valueSetter = Object.getOwnPropertyDescriptor(
window.HTMLTextAreaElement.prototype,
"value",
)?.set;
valueSetter?.call(editor, "Please pick this back up");
editor?.dispatchEvent(new Event("input", { bubbles: true }));
});
await act(async () => {
submitButton?.click();
});
expect(onAdd).toHaveBeenCalledWith("Please pick this back up", true, undefined);
act(() => {
root.unmount();
});
});
it("renders linked approvals inline in the timeline", () => {
const root = createRoot(container);
const agent: Agent = {