From 503922358184df07e74bb9855fdad525a9a29157 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: USO Status <nobody@example.com>
Date: Mon, 26 Jan 2026 20:39:01 +0100
Subject: [PATCH] fix(status): remove redundant final message timer

---
 src/auto-reply/reply/agent-runner.ts   |  5 ++---
 src/auto-reply/reply/status-updates.ts | 23 ++---------------------
 2 files changed, 4 insertions(+), 24 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/auto-reply/reply/agent-runner.ts b/src/auto-reply/reply/agent-runner.ts
index 0a1e6d3f1..7c9a853a0 100644
--- a/src/auto-reply/reply/agent-runner.ts
+++ b/src/auto-reply/reply/agent-runner.ts
@@ -324,7 +324,7 @@ export async function runReplyAgent(params: {
   // NOTE: Edit mode requires channel-specific edit APIs which aren't available
   // at the agent-runner level. Use mode="inline" in config for now.
   // Telegram/Discord support editing but need integration at dispatch level.
-  let lastStatusMessageId: string | undefined;
+
   const statusCallbacks = optsWithRunId?.onBlockReply
     ? {
         sendStatus: async (text: string, _messageId?: string) => {
@@ -335,13 +335,12 @@ export async function runReplyAgent(params: {
             { timeoutMs: 3000 },
           );
           if (typeof res === "string") {
-            lastStatusMessageId = res;
             return res;
           }
           return undefined;
         },
         editFinal: async (text: string, messageId: string) => {
-          log.debug(`Editing final status update: ${messageId} (tracked: ${lastStatusMessageId})`);
+          log.debug(`Editing final status update: ${messageId}`);
           await optsWithRunId.onBlockReply?.(
             { text, isStatusMessage: true, editMessageId: messageId },
             { timeoutMs: 3000 },
diff --git a/src/auto-reply/reply/status-updates.ts b/src/auto-reply/reply/status-updates.ts
index 25a829d79..bc704d2ae 100644
--- a/src/auto-reply/reply/status-updates.ts
+++ b/src/auto-reply/reply/status-updates.ts
@@ -202,10 +202,9 @@ export class StatusUpdateController {
 
     // If we have a final text and config says to mark with checkmark
     if (finalText && this.config.markFinalWithCheckmark) {
-      this.state.elapsedSeconds = Math.floor((Date.now() - this.state.startedAt) / 1000);
       // NOTE: We rely on Telegram delivery to do the edit/replacement, so we just format
-      // the string correctly for the final response.
-      const marked = `${finalText.trimEnd()} _(${formatElapsedTime(this.state.elapsedSeconds)})_`;
+
+      const marked = `${finalText.trimEnd()} ✅`;
 
       return marked;
     }
@@ -291,24 +290,6 @@ export function createStatusUpdateController(
   return new StatusUpdateController(config, callbacks);
 }
 
-/**
- * Mark a text response with the completion checkmark if enabled.
- */
-export function markResponseComplete(
-  text: string | undefined,
-  config?: StatusUpdateConfig,
-): string | undefined {
-  if (!text) return text;
-
-  const resolved = resolveStatusUpdateConfig(config);
-  if (!resolved.enabled || !resolved.markFinalWithCheckmark) return text;
-
-  // Don't double-mark
-  if (text.trimEnd().endsWith("✅")) return text;
-
-  return `${text.trimEnd()} ✅`;
-}
-
 /**
  * Create status update callbacks for channels that support message editing.
  */