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Steering twice in a row showed two separate messages, each with its own "Steer" label and a full message gap between them, so the follow-up didn't read as part of the same thought.

Back-to-back messages from you now sit together:

• The steer label shows once for a run of steers.
• A message followed directly by another of yours keeps 4px of row padding instead of 16px.
• Each message keeps its time and actions below its bubble on hover, the same as any other message. An earlier version put them beside the bubble and tightened the corners; that read oddly, so both are gone.
• Only your own messages group. Guest, automation, and agent messages keep their current layout.

The grouping flags (groupedWithNext, continuesSteer) are derived in deriveMessagesTimelineRows, next to the existing continuesWorkLog, and compared in isRowUnchanged so a live second steer updates the first. MessagesTimeline.logic.test.ts has a case for this.

Checked in the web dev app on a real thread with two back-to-back messages, hovering the first one (before left, after right):

check:changed passes, and MessagesTimeline.logic.test.ts passes (91 tests). Mobile grouping is in #27373.

Reviewed with sol-loop: 3 rounds, gpt-6.1-sol at xhigh plus Opus 5.5 at high (sol hit a rate limit). Verdicts: merge-ready, merge-ready. The later hover change only removes code.

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Verdict: Approved at f09992f

Macroscope's review found this PR approvable — Adjacent messages from you appear closer together, with a single label for consecutive steer messages. The change is presentation-only and does not alter message delivery, storage or steering behavior.

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The timeline now marks adjacent own user messages for grouping and identifies steer messages that continue a preceding steer. Grouped rows adjust bubble shape and metadata placement. Coarse-pointer layouts keep metadata below the bubble.

Changes: Timeline message grouping

Layer / File(s)	Summary
Group adjacent user messages apps/web/src/components/chat/MessagesTimeline.logic.ts, apps/web/src/components/chat/MessagesTimeline.logic.test.ts	Timeline rows gain previous- and next-message grouping flags and a steer continuation flag. The logic sets these flags for adjacent own user messages and includes them in row equality. The test covers two consecutive steers and an ungrouped initiating prompt.
Render grouped user message rows apps/web/src/components/chat/TimelineUserMessageRow.tsx, apps/web/src/components/chat/MessagesTimeline.tsx	Grouped messages use a horizontal layout on regular pointers and a vertical layout on coarse pointers. Rows adjust bubble corners and metadata placement, and omit the steer marker for continuing steers. The spacing expression is reformatted without changing its conditions or values.

Priority: Low

Estimated code review effort: 2 (Simple) | ~10 minutes

Change: Bug fix

Possibly related issues

• [Bug]: A queued follow-up shows as an unlabeled dashed bubble with only Edit and Remove, and no way to send it now #26546 — The PR changes steer marker rendering for continuing steer messages. It does not add queued-state text or a “Send now” action, so the issue’s reported gap remains.

Suggested reviewers: juliusmarminge, t3dotgg, flamboh

Merge Risk: Low · up to 81f10

The feature is functionally supported, but adding coverage for ordinary consecutive user messages is recommended before merging.

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Check name	Status	Explanation	Resolution
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Check name	Status	Explanation
Title check		The title names the main change: back-to-back messages from the user now render as one visual burst with a single steer label. It matches the summarized changes to MessagesTimeline.logic.ts and Timeli…
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The title names the main change: back-to-back messages from the user now render as one visual burst with a single steer label. It matches the summarized changes to MessagesTimeline.logic.ts and TimelineUserMessageRow.tsx. It is specific and follows the conventional commit format. The fix(web) prefix matches the web-only scope of the changes.

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Add the triaged issue or maintainer approval link and approval comment. If no prior approval is required, explain why this focused fix qualifies for an exemption. Clarify whether grouped bubble corners changed, since the description says that change was removed while the change summary reports corner adjustments.

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Review comments at @apps/web/src/components/chat/MessagesTimeline.logic.ts:
- Around line 2154-2157: Update the message-row comparison in isRowUnchanged to
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apps/web/src/components/chat/MessagesTimeline.logic.test.ts: 1

1390-1460: Trivial · Functional Correctness · Quick win

Cover non-steer user messages.

The current test uses inputIntent: "steer" for both messages. A steer-only grouping implementation would pass it. Add ordinary unattributed user messages to this boundary test.

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     expect(byId.get("second-steer")).toMatchObject({
       groupedWithPrevious: true,
       groupedWithNext: false,
       continuesSteer: true,
     });
+
+    const ordinaryRows = deriveRows([
+      prompt,
+      work,
+      message("first-message", 10, "user"),
+      message("second-message", 12, "user"),
+      message("final", 30, "assistant"),
+    ]);
+    const ordinaryById = new Map(ordinaryRows.map((row) => [row.id, row]));
+    expect(ordinaryById.get("first-message")).toMatchObject({
+      groupedWithPrevious: false,
+      groupedWithNext: true,
+    });
+    expect(ordinaryById.get("second-message")).toMatchObject({
+      groupedWithPrevious: true,
+      groupedWithNext: false,
+    });
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Review comment at @apps/web/src/components/chat/MessagesTimeline.logic.test.ts
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Extend the back-to-back message boundary test around deriveMessagesTimelineRows
to cover two consecutive ordinary user messages without inputIntent. Assert that
the first groups only with the next message and the second only with the
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