feat(notifications): add 90% context sound and visual warning by egdev6 · Pull Request #2080 · Gentleman-Programming/gentle-shell

egdev6 · 2026-10-11T02:08:05Z

Linked issue

Closes #2079

Issue #2079 is approved. Related #1945 (gauge styling) and #1829 (notification foundation) are not closed by this PR.

PR type

PR label: type:feature (the only type:* label requested at creation).

Summary

Warn once when active-model context reaches 90%, using the existing attention audio pipeline.
Add an independently toggleable visual warning in Sections → contextWarning.
Preserve legacy settings, silent omitted audio events, and rearming only on real context reduction or a new session.

Changes

File	Change
`lib/context-threshold.ts`	Fixed 90% threshold and episode latch, preserving unknown readings.
`extensions/gentle-notifications.ts`	Observe agent start, turn end and model selection; rearm on completed compaction/session; gate visual notice independently.
`lib/notification-policy.ts`	Add `context.high` event and attention priority/default sound.
`lib/visual-customization-policy.ts`	Add visibility control and strict legacy migration preserving explicit booleans.
`tests/context-threshold.test.ts`	Threshold, repeat prevention, rearm and unknown-reading cases.
`tests/gentle-notifications.test.ts`	Audio/visual independence, lifecycle and owner guards.
`tests/notification-customize.test.ts`, `tests/notification-policy.test.ts`	Event catalog, sound group and policy compatibility.
`tests/visual-customization-policy.test.ts`, `tests/visual-customize-view.test.ts`	Legacy migration, invalid values and current fixture coverage.
`docs/sound-notifications.md`	Controls, compatibility and warning lifecycle.

Test plan

node --experimental-strip-types --test tests/context-threshold.test.ts tests/gentle-notifications.test.ts tests/notification-customize.test.ts tests/notification-policy.test.ts tests/visual-customization-policy.test.ts tests/visual-customize-view.test.ts tests/visual-profiles.test.ts: 137 passed, 0 failed on current main base.
node scripts/check-types.mjs: 0 diagnostics, exit 0 on current main base. Original checkout also passed pnpm run typecheck. In the linked worktree the pnpm wrapper attempted dependency repair and aborted without a TTY; no dependency purge/install was authorized or performed.
node scripts/build-runtime-modules.mjs --check: 11 generated modules match.
node scripts/verify-package-files.mjs: 201 files, 69 byte-pinned artifacts, exit 0.
git diff --check: exit 0.
Requester reports the feature works in their session; no cross-platform or exhaustive manual test claim.
Independent verifier PASS: the same 137 focused tests plus 109 scheduler/event/UI/audio regression tests, 0 failures; direct typecheck also passed.
Full suite green. Current main-based node scripts/run-test-suite.mjs exited 1: 6,243 tests, 6,118 passed, 44 failed, 81 skipped. Failures occur in unchanged history/installer/review-host-relay tests. Provider-contract and runtime-harness stages also failed because their pnpm wrappers attempted dependency repair and aborted without a TTY. These are reported limitations, not a claim that all failures were independently reproduced on clean main. No dependency purge, environment repair or unrelated test fix is included.
Remote CI verified. Checks are pending at submission; this PR is not declared merge-ready.
ShellCheck: not applicable, no shell script changed.
Changed skills loading: not applicable, no skill changed.
Native review: approved and acknowledged for the final candidate, lineage review-46cc1470d0339823, four lenses, 11 files / 293 changed lines. One non-blocking informational advisory at docs/sound-notifications.md:71; no correction required.

Contributor checklist

Linked issue exists and is approved.
Exactly one type:* label applied.
Tests cover the changed behavior.
Behavior documentation updated.
Conventional commit 3bb12b1d5a9234c4d166626ec29b863284455d2e created and checked, without Co-Authored-By trailers.
Final candidate checked on main base 45acb12cedab636260c41a143a8a57f3983d471d.
Required CI passes before merge.

Compatibility and scope

Audio remains opt-in. Older saved audio files keep context.high silent. The visual setting defaults to shown independently of audio. Missing historical visibility keys are filled, while present null/non-boolean values remain invalid.

This change does not modify context-gauge colors or configurable warning thresholds requested in #1945. No dependencies, global configuration changes, or automatic compaction are introduced.

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New Features
- Context usage now triggers a warning at 90% or higher, once per high-usage episode. The warning can reappear after usage drops below the threshold, a new session starts, or a valid compaction completes.
- Visual context warnings are enabled by default and can be configured independently of audio notifications. Visual warnings and audio playback are restricted to the primary TUI owner.
- New configurations assign the attention sound to context warnings. Existing saved configurations that omit this event keep it silent.
Documentation
- Updated notification guidance with context warning behavior and platform-specific audio playback details.

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The change adds a 90% high-context notification with episode tracking, audio and independently controlled visual warnings, and settings compatibility for the new event and visibility option.

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High-context notifications

Layer / File(s)	Summary
Event and settings contracts `lib/context-threshold.ts`, `lib/notification-policy.ts`, `lib/visual-customization-policy.ts`, `tests/context-threshold.test.ts`, `tests/notification-policy.test.ts`, `tests/notification-customize.test.ts`, `tests/visual-customization-policy.test.ts`, `tests/visual-customize-view.test.ts`, `docs/sound-notifications.md`	Adds the 90% latch and `context.high` event with priority 2. Adds `contextWarning`, enabled by default, and normalizes older visual settings by defaulting missing added keys to true while preserving existing values. Documents the event defaults and saved-configuration behavior.
Episode evaluation and warning delivery `extensions/gentle-notifications.ts`, `tests/gentle-notifications.test.ts`, `docs/sound-notifications.md`	Evaluates context usage at agent start, turn end, and model selection. Enqueues one audio event per high-context episode and attempts a visual notice when enabled. A valid compaction or a new session rearms the latch. Tests cover episode behavior and independent audio and visual controls. Documentation describes warning semantics and the primary-TUI owner restriction.

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Estimated code review effort: 3 (Moderate) | ~20 minutes

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sequenceDiagram
  participant GentleNotifications
  participant ContextHighLatch
  participant NotificationService
  participant TUI
  GentleNotifications->>ContextHighLatch: observe context usage
  ContextHighLatch-->>GentleNotifications: signal new high episode
  GentleNotifications->>NotificationService: enqueue context.high
  GentleNotifications->>TUI: attempt warning notice when enabled

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- Line 47: Update the session_start handler to rearm contextHigh and reset
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feat(notifications): warn at 90% context usage

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