fix: align agent timeline event contract

app-instance/backend/beaver/services/process_service.py

@@ -81,8 +81,8 @@ class SessionProcessProjector:
                 root["summary"] = payload.get("reason") or ""
                 root["metadata"] = {
                     **root.get("metadata", {}),
-                    "plan_mode": payload.get("plan_mode"),
-                    "strategy": payload.get("strategy"),
+                    "plan_mode": plan_mode,
+                    "strategy": strategy,
                     "node_ids": node_ids,
                     "skill_queries": payload.get("skill_queries") or [],
                     "selected_skill_names": payload.get("selected_skill_names") or [],
@@ -234,7 +234,6 @@ class SessionProcessProjector:
                             "task_id": task_id,
                             "attempt_index": attempt_index,
                             "timeline_type": "agent_progress",
-                            "node_result": dict(item),
                         },
                     )
 

app-instance/backend/tests/unit/test_process_projection.py

@@ -137,6 +137,8 @@ def test_process_projection_maps_task_team_events(tmp_path: Path) -> None:
 
     planned_event = next(event for event in projection["events"] if event["kind"] == "task_planned")
     assert planned_event["metadata"]["timeline_type"] == "plan"
+    assert planned_event["metadata"]["plan_mode"] == "team"
+    assert planned_event["metadata"]["strategy"] == "sequence"
     assert planned_event["metadata"]["selected_skill_names"] == ["research-workflow"]
 
     skill_event = next(event for event in projection["events"] if event["kind"] == "skill_selected")
@@ -149,6 +151,7 @@ def test_process_projection_maps_task_team_events(tmp_path: Path) -> None:
 
     node_event = next(event for event in projection["events"] if event["kind"] == "agent_finished")
     assert node_event["metadata"]["timeline_type"] == "agent_progress"
+    assert "node_result" not in node_event["metadata"]
 
     evidence_event = next(event for event in projection["events"] if event["kind"] == "task_result_ready")
     assert evidence_event["metadata"]["timeline_type"] == "result"
@@ -209,6 +212,32 @@ def test_process_projection_maps_failed_task_team_events(tmp_path: Path) -> None
     assert node_event["metadata"]["timeline_type"] == "agent_progress"
 
 
+def test_process_projection_uses_normalized_plan_metadata_defaults(tmp_path: Path) -> None:
+    session = SessionManager(tmp_path)
+    run_store = RunMemoryStore(tmp_path / "memory" / "runs")
+    session.append_message(
+        "web:test",
+        role="system",
+        event_type="task_execution_planned",
+        event_payload={
+            "task_id": "task-1",
+            "attempt_index": 1,
+            "plan_mode": None,
+            "strategy": None,
+        },
+        context_visible=False,
+    )
+
+    projection = SessionProcessProjector(session, run_store).project("web:test")
+
+    root_run = next(run for run in projection["runs"] if run["run_id"] == "task:task-1:attempt:1")
+    assert root_run["metadata"]["plan_mode"] == "single"
+    assert root_run["metadata"]["strategy"] == "single"
+    planned_event = next(event for event in projection["events"] if event["kind"] == "task_planned")
+    assert planned_event["metadata"]["plan_mode"] == "single"
+    assert planned_event["metadata"]["strategy"] == "single"
+
+
 def test_process_projection_exposes_ephemeral_guidance_artifacts(tmp_path: Path) -> None:
     session = SessionManager(tmp_path)
     run_store = RunMemoryStore(tmp_path / "memory" / "runs")

app-instance/frontend/lib/task-timeline.test.ts

@@ -201,6 +201,28 @@ describe('buildTaskTimelineCards', () => {
     expect(cards.map((card) => card.id)).not.toContain('run-research:fallback-progress');
   });
 
+  it('maps agent_finished events without timeline metadata to agent progress cards', () => {
+    const task = makeTask();
+    const processEvents: ProcessEvent[] = [
+      {
+        event_id: 'evt-agent-finished',
+        run_id: 'run-research',
+        parent_run_id: 'run-main',
+        kind: 'agent_finished',
+        actor_type: 'agent',
+        actor_id: 'research-agent',
+        actor_name: 'Research Agent',
+        text: 'Finished reading source documents.',
+        status: 'done',
+        created_at: '2026-05-26T10:02:00.000Z',
+      },
+    ];
+
+    const cards = buildTaskTimelineCards({ task, processEvents });
+
+    expect(cards.find((card) => card.id === 'evt-agent-finished')?.type).toBe('agent_progress');
+  });
+
   it('sorts invalid timestamps after valid timestamps while preserving insertion order', () => {
     const task = makeTask();
     const processEvents: ProcessEvent[] = [

app-instance/frontend/lib/task-timeline.ts

@@ -95,6 +95,7 @@ function cardTypeForEvent(event: ProcessEvent): TaskTimelineCardType | null {
       return 'agent_team';
     case 'agent_handoff':
       return 'agent_handoff';
+    case 'agent_finished':
     case 'run_progress':
     case 'run_finished':
       return 'agent_progress';

app-instance/frontend/types/index.ts

@@ -455,6 +455,7 @@ export type ProcessEventKind =
   | 'tool_call_started'
   | 'tool_call_finished'
   | 'agent_team_created'
+  | 'agent_finished'
   | 'agent_handoff'
   | 'task_result_ready'
   | 'task_acceptance_recorded'