feat(dashboard): clarify remote sync outcome

apps/dashboard/src/components/RunSourceToolbar.tsx

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 import {
-  formatLastSynced,
-  formatRemoteRunCount,
+  buildRemoteErrorAction,
+  buildRemoteStatusItems,
   getProjectSyncView,
 } from '~/lib/project-sync-status';
 import type { RemoteStatusResponse } from '~/lib/types';
@@ -44,6 +44,7 @@ export function RunSourceToolbar({
         : 'border-red-900/60 bg-red-950/20 text-red-300';
   const dirtyPathCount = remoteStatus?.dirty_paths?.length ?? 0;
   const conflictedPathCount = remoteStatus?.conflicted_paths?.length ?? 0;
+  const remoteStatusItems = buildRemoteStatusItems(remoteStatus, projectName);
 
   return (
     <div className="flex flex-col gap-3 rounded-lg border border-gray-800 bg-gray-900/40 p-4">
@@ -86,7 +87,7 @@ export function RunSourceToolbar({
                 title={!syncView.canSync ? syncView.nextAction : undefined}
                 className="rounded-md border border-cyan-800 bg-cyan-950/40 px-3 py-1.5 text-sm font-medium text-cyan-300 transition-colors hover:bg-cyan-900/50 disabled:cursor-not-allowed disabled:opacity-60"
               >
-                {syncInFlight ? 'Syncing...' : 'Sync Project'}
+                {syncInFlight ? 'Syncing...' : 'Sync Remote Results'}
               </button>
             ) : null}
           </div>
@@ -96,10 +97,9 @@ export function RunSourceToolbar({
       {remoteConfigured ? (
         <div className="space-y-2 text-sm">
           <div className="flex flex-wrap items-center gap-x-4 gap-y-1 text-gray-400">
-            {projectName ? <span>Project: {projectName}</span> : null}
-            <span>{formatRemoteRunCount(remoteStatus?.run_count)}</span>
-            <span>{formatLastSynced(remoteStatus?.last_synced_at)}</span>
-            {remoteStatus?.repo ? <span>Repo: {remoteStatus.repo}</span> : null}
+            {remoteStatusItems.map((item) => (
+              <span key={item}>{item}</span>
+            ))}
           </div>
           <p className={syncView.tone === 'danger' ? 'text-red-300' : 'text-gray-400'}>
             {syncView.summary}
@@ -132,14 +132,22 @@ export function RunSourceToolbar({
       ) : null}
 
       {syncFeedback ? (
-        <div className={`rounded-md border px-3 py-2 text-sm ${feedbackClass}`}>
+        <div
+          className={`rounded-md border px-3 py-2 text-sm ${feedbackClass}`}
+          role={syncFeedback.kind === 'error' ? 'alert' : 'status'}
+        >
           {syncFeedback.message}
         </div>
       ) : null}
 
       {remoteStatus?.last_error ? (
-        <div className="rounded-md border border-yellow-900/50 bg-yellow-950/20 px-3 py-2 text-sm text-yellow-300">
-          {remoteStatus.last_error}
+        <div
+          className="rounded-md border border-red-900/60 bg-red-950/20 px-3 py-2 text-sm text-red-300"
+          role="alert"
+        >
+          <p className="font-medium">Remote sync error</p>
+          <p>{remoteStatus.last_error}</p>
+          <p className="mt-1 text-xs text-red-200/80">{buildRemoteErrorAction(remoteStatus)}</p>
         </div>
       ) : null}
 

apps/dashboard/src/lib/project-sync-status.test.ts

@@ -1,7 +1,9 @@
 import { describe, expect, it } from 'bun:test';
 
 import {
+  buildProjectSyncErrorFeedback,
   buildProjectSyncFeedback,
+  buildRemoteStatusItems,
   formatRemoteRunCount,
   getProjectSyncView,
 } from './project-sync-status';
@@ -49,20 +51,39 @@ describe('getProjectSyncView', () => {
 
 describe('buildProjectSyncFeedback', () => {
   it('summarizes successful sync actions', () => {
-    expect(
-      buildProjectSyncFeedback({
-        configured: true,
-        available: true,
-        sync_status: 'clean',
-        commit_created: true,
-        pull_performed: true,
-        push_performed: true,
-      }),
-    ).toEqual({
-      kind: 'success',
-      message:
-        'Sync complete: committed pending metadata, pulled remote results, pushed local results.',
+    const feedback = buildProjectSyncFeedback({
+      configured: true,
+      available: true,
+      sync_status: 'clean',
+      commit_created: true,
+      pull_performed: true,
+      push_performed: true,
+      run_count: 2,
+      last_synced_at: '2026-06-06T13:00:00.000Z',
     });
+
+    expect(feedback.kind).toBe('success');
+    expect(feedback.message).toContain(
+      'Sync completed: committed pending metadata, pulled remote results, pushed local results.',
+    );
+  });
+
+  it('confirms WTG-like manual sync with repo, run count, and sync time', () => {
+    const feedback = buildProjectSyncFeedback({
+      configured: true,
+      available: true,
+      sync_status: 'clean',
+      repo: 'WiseTechGlobal/WTG.AI.Prompts.EvalResults',
+      run_count: 1,
+      last_synced_at: '2026-06-06T13:00:00.000Z',
+      pull_performed: true,
+    });
+
+    expect(feedback.kind).toBe('success');
+    expect(feedback.message).toContain('Synced 1 remote run');
+    expect(feedback.message).toContain('WiseTechGlobal/WTG.AI.Prompts.EvalResults');
+    expect(feedback.message).toContain(' at ');
+    expect(feedback.message).toContain('pulled remote results');
   });
 
   it('keeps blocked sync feedback explicit', () => {
@@ -76,9 +97,22 @@ describe('buildProjectSyncFeedback', () => {
       }),
     ).toEqual({
       kind: 'warning',
-      message: 'Results repo has unresolved git conflicts',
+      message:
+        'Sync stopped: Results repo has unresolved git conflicts. The remote results cache remains available. Resolve the results repo issue, then sync remote results again.',
     });
   });
+
+  it('builds actionable sync failure feedback without hiding cached remote runs', () => {
+    expect(
+      buildProjectSyncErrorFeedback(new Error('GitHub authentication failed'), {
+        configured: true,
+        available: true,
+        run_count: 1,
+      }).message,
+    ).toBe(
+      'Sync failed: GitHub authentication failed. Cached 1 remote run remains available. Resolve the results repo issue, then sync remote results again.',
+    );
+  });
 });
 
 describe('formatRemoteRunCount', () => {
@@ -87,3 +121,19 @@ describe('formatRemoteRunCount', () => {
     expect(formatRemoteRunCount(2)).toBe('2 remote runs');
   });
 });
+
+describe('buildRemoteStatusItems', () => {
+  it('includes WTG-like repo, remote run count, and last sync time', () => {
+    const items = buildRemoteStatusItems({
+      configured: true,
+      available: true,
+      repo: 'WiseTechGlobal/WTG.AI.Prompts.EvalResults',
+      run_count: 1,
+      last_synced_at: '2026-06-06T13:00:00.000Z',
+    });
+
+    expect(items).toContain('1 remote run');
+    expect(items).toContain('Repo: WiseTechGlobal/WTG.AI.Prompts.EvalResults');
+    expect(items.some((item) => item.startsWith('Last synced '))).toBe(true);
+  });
+});

apps/dashboard/src/lib/project-sync-status.ts

@@ -21,17 +21,22 @@ export interface ProjectSyncView {
   canSync: boolean;
 }
 
-export function formatLastSynced(timestamp?: string): string {
+function formatTimestamp(timestamp?: string): string | undefined {
   if (!timestamp) {
-    return 'Never synced';
+    return undefined;
   }
 
   const parsed = new Date(timestamp);
   if (Number.isNaN(parsed.getTime())) {
-    return 'Never synced';
+    return undefined;
   }
 
-  return `Last synced ${parsed.toLocaleString()}`;
+  return parsed.toLocaleString();
+}
+
+export function formatLastSynced(timestamp?: string): string {
+  const formatted = formatTimestamp(timestamp);
+  return formatted ? `Last synced ${formatted}` : 'Never synced';
 }
 
 export function formatRemoteRunCount(count?: number): string {
@@ -41,6 +46,22 @@ export function formatRemoteRunCount(count?: number): string {
   return `${count} remote run${count === 1 ? '' : 's'}`;
 }
 
+export function buildRemoteStatusItems(
+  status: RemoteStatusResponse | undefined,
+  projectName?: string,
+): string[] {
+  if (status?.configured !== true) {
+    return [];
+  }
+
+  return [
+    projectName ? `Project: ${projectName}` : undefined,
+    formatRemoteRunCount(status.run_count),
+    formatLastSynced(status.last_synced_at),
+    status.repo ? `Repo: ${status.repo}` : undefined,
+  ].filter((item): item is string => item !== undefined);
+}
+
 export function getProjectSyncView(
   status: RemoteStatusResponse | undefined,
   syncInFlight = false,
@@ -140,14 +161,63 @@ export function getProjectSyncView(
   };
 }
 
+function formatSyncOutcomeRuns(count?: number): string {
+  if (typeof count !== 'number' || !Number.isFinite(count)) {
+    return 'remote results';
+  }
+  return formatRemoteRunCount(count);
+}
+
+function buildSyncOutcomeSentence(status: RemoteStatusResponse): string {
+  const parts = [`Synced ${formatSyncOutcomeRuns(status.run_count)}`];
+  if (status.repo) {
+    parts.push(`from ${status.repo}`);
+  }
+
+  const syncedAt = formatTimestamp(status.last_synced_at);
+  if (syncedAt) {
+    parts.push(`at ${syncedAt}`);
+  }
+
+  return `${parts.join(' ')}.`;
+}
+
+function buildCachedRemoteAvailability(
+  status: RemoteStatusResponse | undefined,
+): string | undefined {
+  if (status?.available !== true) {
+    return undefined;
+  }
+
+  const runCount = status.run_count;
+  if (typeof runCount === 'number' && Number.isFinite(runCount) && runCount > 0) {
+    return `Cached ${formatRemoteRunCount(runCount)} ${
+      runCount === 1 ? 'remains' : 'remain'
+    } available.`;
+  }
+
+  return 'The remote results cache remains available.';
+}
+
+export function buildRemoteErrorAction(status: RemoteStatusResponse | undefined): string {
+  return [
+    buildCachedRemoteAvailability(status),
+    'Resolve the results repo issue, then sync remote results again.',
+  ]
+    .filter((part): part is string => part !== undefined)
+    .join(' ');
+}
+
 export function buildProjectSyncFeedback(status: RemoteStatusResponse): {
   kind: 'success' | 'warning';
   message: string;
 } {
   if (status.blocked || status.sync_status === 'conflicted' || status.sync_status === 'diverged') {
+    const repo = status.repo ? ` for ${status.repo}` : '';
+    const reason = status.block_reason ?? 'Sync stopped before changing the results repo.';
     return {
       kind: 'warning',
-      message: status.block_reason ?? 'Sync stopped before changing the results repo.',
+      message: `Sync stopped${repo}: ${reason}. ${buildRemoteErrorAction(status)}`,
     };
   }
 
@@ -161,7 +231,21 @@ export function buildProjectSyncFeedback(status: RemoteStatusResponse): {
     kind: 'success',
     message:
       actions.length > 0
-        ? `Sync complete: ${actions.join(', ')}.`
-        : 'Sync complete; project results are up to date.',
+        ? `${buildSyncOutcomeSentence(status)} Sync completed: ${actions.join(', ')}.`
+        : `${buildSyncOutcomeSentence(status)} Project results were already up to date.`,
+  };
+}
+
+export function buildProjectSyncErrorFeedback(
+  error: unknown,
+  status: RemoteStatusResponse | undefined,
+): {
+  kind: 'error';
+  message: string;
+} {
+  const message = error instanceof Error ? error.message : String(error);
+  return {
+    kind: 'error',
+    message: `Sync failed: ${message}. ${buildRemoteErrorAction(status)}`,
   };
 }

apps/dashboard/src/routes/index.tsx

@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ import {
   resolveIndexRoute,
   resolveInitialProjectRedirect,
 } from '~/lib/navigation';
-import { buildProjectSyncFeedback } from '~/lib/project-sync-status';
+import { buildProjectSyncErrorFeedback, buildProjectSyncFeedback } from '~/lib/project-sync-status';
 import { dedupeSyncedRuns } from '~/lib/run-dedupe';
 import type { RunMeta } from '~/lib/types';
 type TabId = StudioTabId;
@@ -257,16 +257,22 @@ function SingleProjectHome() {
         queryClient.invalidateQueries({ queryKey: ['remote-status', ''] }),
       ]);
     } catch (err) {
-      setSyncFeedback({
-        kind: 'error',
-        message: (err as Error).message,
-      });
+      setSyncFeedback(buildProjectSyncErrorFeedback(err, remoteStatus));
       await queryClient.invalidateQueries({ queryKey: ['remote-status', ''] });
     } finally {
       setSyncInFlight(false);
     }
   }
 
+  useEffect(() => {
+    if (syncFeedback?.kind !== 'success') {
+      return;
+    }
+
+    const timeout = window.setTimeout(() => setSyncFeedback(null), 7000);
+    return () => window.clearTimeout(timeout);
+  }, [syncFeedback]);
+
   return (
     <div className="space-y-6">
       <div className="flex items-center justify-between">

apps/dashboard/src/routes/projects/$projectId.tsx

@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
  */
 
 import { Link, createFileRoute, useNavigate, useRouterState } from '@tanstack/react-router';
-import { useState } from 'react';
+import { useEffect, useState } from 'react';
 
 import { useQuery, useQueryClient } from '@tanstack/react-query';
 import { AnalyticsTab } from '~/components/AnalyticsTab';
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ import {
   useStudioConfig,
 } from '~/lib/api';
 import { resolveProjectDisplayName } from '~/lib/project-display-name';
-import { buildProjectSyncFeedback } from '~/lib/project-sync-status';
+import { buildProjectSyncErrorFeedback, buildProjectSyncFeedback } from '~/lib/project-sync-status';
 import { dedupeSyncedRuns } from '~/lib/run-dedupe';
 
 type TabId = 'runs' | 'experiments' | 'analytics' | 'targets';
@@ -160,16 +160,22 @@ function ProjectRunsTab({
         queryClient.invalidateQueries({ queryKey: ['remote-status', projectId] }),
       ]);
     } catch (err) {
-      setSyncFeedback({
-        kind: 'error',
-        message: (err as Error).message,
-      });
+      setSyncFeedback(buildProjectSyncErrorFeedback(err, remoteStatus));
       await queryClient.invalidateQueries({ queryKey: ['remote-status', projectId] });
     } finally {
       setSyncInFlight(false);
     }
   }
 
+  useEffect(() => {
+    if (syncFeedback?.kind !== 'success') {
+      return;
+    }
+
+    const timeout = window.setTimeout(() => setSyncFeedback(null), 7000);
+    return () => window.clearTimeout(timeout);
+  }, [syncFeedback]);
+
   if (isLoading) {
     return (
       <div className="space-y-2">