From b3b9d99519b6427f795329df8582679041714f65 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: dotta <dotta@example.com>
Date: Mon, 6 Apr 2026 15:38:02 -0500
Subject: [PATCH] Add optional Parent Issue column to inbox show/hide columns

Adds a "parent" column option to the inbox column toggle dropdown.
When enabled, sub-issues display the parent's identifier (e.g. PAP-123)
with the parent title as a tooltip. Uses the existing issueById lookup
map to resolve parent info without additional API calls.

Co-Authored-By: Paperclip <noreply@paperclip.ing>
---
 ui/src/lib/inbox.test.ts    |  3 ++-
 ui/src/lib/inbox.ts         |  2 +-
 ui/src/pages/Inbox.test.tsx |  4 ++++
 ui/src/pages/Inbox.tsx      | 27 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++-
 4 files changed, 33 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)

diff --git a/ui/src/lib/inbox.test.ts b/ui/src/lib/inbox.test.ts
index 784e38cb..8a755dc1 100644
--- a/ui/src/lib/inbox.test.ts
+++ b/ui/src/lib/inbox.test.ts
@@ -515,13 +515,14 @@ describe("inbox helpers", () => {
   });
 
   it("hides the workspace column option unless isolated workspaces are enabled", () => {
-    expect(getAvailableInboxIssueColumns(false)).toEqual(["status", "id", "assignee", "project", "labels", "updated"]);
+    expect(getAvailableInboxIssueColumns(false)).toEqual(["status", "id", "assignee", "project", "parent", "labels", "updated"]);
     expect(getAvailableInboxIssueColumns(true)).toEqual([
       "status",
       "id",
       "assignee",
       "project",
       "workspace",
+      "parent",
       "labels",
       "updated",
     ]);
diff --git a/ui/src/lib/inbox.ts b/ui/src/lib/inbox.ts
index 9f26e998..4cff8e65 100644
--- a/ui/src/lib/inbox.ts
+++ b/ui/src/lib/inbox.ts
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ export const INBOX_LAST_TAB_KEY = "paperclip:inbox:last-tab";
 export const INBOX_ISSUE_COLUMNS_KEY = "paperclip:inbox:issue-columns";
 export type InboxTab = "mine" | "recent" | "unread" | "all";
 export type InboxApprovalFilter = "all" | "actionable" | "resolved";
-export const inboxIssueColumns = ["status", "id", "assignee", "project", "workspace", "labels", "updated"] as const;
+export const inboxIssueColumns = ["status", "id", "assignee", "project", "workspace", "parent", "labels", "updated"] as const;
 export type InboxIssueColumn = (typeof inboxIssueColumns)[number];
 export const DEFAULT_INBOX_ISSUE_COLUMNS: InboxIssueColumn[] = ["status", "id", "updated"];
 export type InboxWorkItem =
diff --git a/ui/src/pages/Inbox.test.tsx b/ui/src/pages/Inbox.test.tsx
index adb161c2..e5f7beef 100644
--- a/ui/src/pages/Inbox.test.tsx
+++ b/ui/src/pages/Inbox.test.tsx
@@ -205,6 +205,8 @@ describe("InboxIssueTrailingColumns", () => {
           workspaceName={null}
           assigneeName={null}
           currentUserId={null}
+          parentIdentifier={null}
+          parentTitle={null}
         />,
       );
     });
@@ -229,6 +231,8 @@ describe("InboxIssueTrailingColumns", () => {
           workspaceName={null}
           assigneeName={null}
           currentUserId={null}
+          parentIdentifier={null}
+          parentTitle={null}
         />,
       );
     });
diff --git a/ui/src/pages/Inbox.tsx b/ui/src/pages/Inbox.tsx
index 052dd7c7..8e0d5808 100644
--- a/ui/src/pages/Inbox.tsx
+++ b/ui/src/pages/Inbox.tsx
@@ -141,13 +141,14 @@ function readIssueIdFromRun(run: HeartbeatRun): string | null {
 
 
 type NonIssueUnreadState = "visible" | "fading" | "hidden" | null;
-const trailingIssueColumns: InboxIssueColumn[] = ["assignee", "project", "workspace", "labels", "updated"];
+const trailingIssueColumns: InboxIssueColumn[] = ["assignee", "project", "workspace", "parent", "labels", "updated"];
 const inboxIssueColumnLabels: Record<InboxIssueColumn, string> = {
   status: "Status",
   id: "ID",
   assignee: "Assignee",
   project: "Project",
   workspace: "Workspace",
+  parent: "Parent issue",
   labels: "Tags",
   updated: "Last updated",
 };
@@ -157,6 +158,7 @@ const inboxIssueColumnDescriptions: Record<InboxIssueColumn, string> = {
   assignee: "Assigned agent or board user.",
   project: "Linked project pill with its color.",
   workspace: "Execution or project workspace used for the issue.",
+  parent: "Parent issue identifier and title.",
   labels: "Issue labels and tags.",
   updated: "Latest visible activity time.",
 };
@@ -224,6 +226,7 @@ function issueTrailingGridTemplate(columns: InboxIssueColumn[]): string {
       if (column === "assignee") return "minmax(7.5rem, 9.5rem)";
       if (column === "project") return "minmax(6.5rem, 8.5rem)";
       if (column === "workspace") return "minmax(9rem, 12rem)";
+      if (column === "parent") return "minmax(8rem, 12rem)";
       if (column === "labels") return "minmax(8rem, 10rem)";
       return "minmax(6rem, 7rem)";
     })
@@ -238,6 +241,8 @@ export function InboxIssueTrailingColumns({
   workspaceName,
   assigneeName,
   currentUserId,
+  parentIdentifier,
+  parentTitle,
 }: {
   issue: Issue;
   columns: InboxIssueColumn[];
@@ -246,6 +251,8 @@ export function InboxIssueTrailingColumns({
   workspaceName: string | null;
   assigneeName: string | null;
   currentUserId: string | null;
+  parentIdentifier: string | null;
+  parentTitle: string | null;
 }) {
   const activityText = timeAgo(issue.lastActivityAt ?? issue.lastExternalCommentAt ?? issue.updatedAt);
   const userLabel = formatAssigneeUserLabel(issue.assigneeUserId, currentUserId) ?? "User";
@@ -348,6 +355,22 @@ export function InboxIssueTrailingColumns({
           );
         }
 
+        if (column === "parent") {
+          if (!issue.parentId) {
+            return <span key={column} className="min-w-0" aria-hidden="true" />;
+          }
+
+          return (
+            <span key={column} className="min-w-0 truncate text-xs text-muted-foreground" title={parentTitle ?? undefined}>
+              {parentIdentifier ? (
+                <span className="font-mono">{parentIdentifier}</span>
+              ) : (
+                <span className="italic">Sub-issue</span>
+              )}
+            </span>
+          );
+        }
+
         return (
           <span key={column} className="min-w-0 truncate text-right text-[11px] font-medium text-muted-foreground">
             {activityText}
@@ -1979,6 +2002,8 @@ export function Inbox() {
                           })}
                           assigneeName={agentName(issue.assigneeAgentId)}
                           currentUserId={currentUserId}
+                          parentIdentifier={issue.parentId ? (issueById.get(issue.parentId)?.identifier ?? null) : null}
+                          parentTitle={issue.parentId ? (issueById.get(issue.parentId)?.title ?? null) : null}
                         />
                       ) : undefined
                     }