fix(inbox): don't auto-redirect after creating PR task from report (#2555)

Author: rafaeelaudibert

packages/ui/src/features/inbox/hooks/useCreatePrReport.ts

@@ -14,7 +14,11 @@ interface UseCreatePrReportOptions {
 }
 
 interface UseCreatePrReportReturn {
-  /** Create an auto-mode implementation task for the report and navigate to it on success. */
+  /**
+   * Create an auto-mode implementation task for the report. Adds the task to the
+   * sidebar and surfaces a success toast with a "View task" action instead of
+   * navigating away.
+   */
   createPrReport: () => Promise<void>;
   /** True while the task is being created. */
   isCreatingPr: boolean;
@@ -23,10 +27,12 @@ interface UseCreatePrReportReturn {
 /**
  * Create an implementation (PR) task directly from the inbox detail pane.
  *
- * Bypasses TaskInput so the user stays on the inbox until the task is ready,
- * then jumps straight to the task detail page. The agent receives a short
- * prompt pointing it at the inbox MCP tools instead of inlining the report
- * summary. The base branch comes from the team-level autostart override map.
+ * Bypasses TaskInput so the user stays on the inbox until the task is ready.
+ * Rather than navigating away, the task is added to the sidebar and a success
+ * toast offers a "View task" action to open the task detail page on demand. The
+ * agent receives a short prompt pointing it at the inbox MCP tools instead of
+ * inlining the report summary. The base branch comes from the team-level
+ * autostart override map.
  */
 export function useCreatePrReport({
   reportId,
@@ -86,6 +92,7 @@ export function useCreatePrReport({
     loggerScope: "create-pr-report",
     copy: {
       loadingTitle: "Starting PR task...",
+      successTitle: "PR task started",
       errorTitle: "Failed to start PR task",
       missingRepository: "Pick a cloud repository before creating a PR",
       missingIntegration: "Connect a GitHub integration to create a PR",
@@ -95,6 +102,7 @@ export function useCreatePrReport({
     },
     buildInput,
     analyticsExtras,
+    redirectOnSuccess: false,
   });
 
   return { createPrReport: run, isCreatingPr: isRunning };

packages/ui/src/features/inbox/hooks/useInboxCloudTaskRunner.ts

@@ -37,6 +37,12 @@ export interface InboxCloudTaskCopy {
   signedOut: string;
   /** Error description when no model can be resolved. */
   missingModel: string;
+  /**
+   * Title for the success toast shown when `redirectOnSuccess` is false and the
+   * runner stays in place instead of navigating to the task. Defaults to
+   * "Task started".
+   */
+  successTitle?: string;
 }
 
 /** Context the variant uses to assemble the TaskCreationInput. */
@@ -62,6 +68,12 @@ export interface UseInboxCloudTaskRunnerOptions {
   buildInput: (ctx: InboxCloudTaskInputContext) => TaskCreationInput;
   /** Telemetry extras merged into the TASK_CREATED event when the run succeeds. */
   analyticsExtras?: Record<string, unknown>;
+  /**
+   * When false, the runner does not navigate to the created task. The task is
+   * still added to the sidebar via `invalidateTasks`, and a success toast with a
+   * "View task" action lets the user open it on demand. Defaults to true.
+   */
+  redirectOnSuccess?: boolean;
 }
 
 export interface UseInboxCloudTaskRunnerReturn {
@@ -85,6 +97,7 @@ export function useInboxCloudTaskRunner({
   loggerScope,
   buildInput,
   analyticsExtras,
+  redirectOnSuccess = true,
 }: UseInboxCloudTaskRunnerOptions): UseInboxCloudTaskRunnerReturn {
   const [isRunning, setIsRunning] = useState(false);
   const { getUserIntegrationIdForRepo } = useUserRepositoryIntegration();
@@ -144,13 +157,31 @@ export function useInboxCloudTaskRunner({
     });
 
     try {
+      let createdTask: Parameters<typeof openTask>[0] | null = null;
       const result = await taskService.createTask(input, (output) => {
+        createdTask = output.task;
         invalidateTasks(output.task);
-        void openTask(output.task);
+        if (redirectOnSuccess) {
+          void openTask(output.task);
+        }
       });
 
       if (result.success) {
         sonnerToast.dismiss(toastId);
+        if (!redirectOnSuccess) {
+          const task = createdTask;
+          toast.success(copy.successTitle ?? "Task started", {
+            description: reportTitle ?? undefined,
+            action: task
+              ? {
+                  label: "View task",
+                  onClick: () => {
+                    void openTask(task);
+                  },
+                }
+              : undefined,
+          });
+        }
         track(ANALYTICS_EVENTS.TASK_CREATED, {
           auto_run: true,
           created_from: "command-menu",
@@ -206,6 +237,7 @@ export function useInboxCloudTaskRunner({
     analyticsExtras,
     modelResolver,
     taskService,
+    redirectOnSuccess,
   ]);
 
   return { run, isRunning };