From 107aad97422ed7168fe9553d0669b1047382f5a3 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Peter Steinberger <steipete@gmail.com>
Date: Mon, 4 May 2026 00:04:55 +0100
Subject: [PATCH] fix(channels): add ellipses to progress draft defaults

---
 docs/concepts/progress-drafts.md         | 48 ++++++++++++------------
 src/plugin-sdk/channel-streaming.test.ts |  1 +
 src/plugin-sdk/channel-streaming.ts      | 40 ++++++++++----------
 3 files changed, 45 insertions(+), 44 deletions(-)

diff --git a/docs/concepts/progress-drafts.md b/docs/concepts/progress-drafts.md
index d93722a3ea2..d0f16b4f14e 100644
--- a/docs/concepts/progress-drafts.md
+++ b/docs/concepts/progress-drafts.md
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ approval, and then turns that draft into the final answer when the channel can
 do that safely.
 
 ```text
-Shelling
+Shelling...
 - reading recent channel context
 - checking matching issues
 - preparing reply
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ A progress draft has two parts:
 
 | Part           | Purpose                                                           |
 | -------------- | ----------------------------------------------------------------- |
-| Label          | A short title such as `Thinking` or `Shelling`.                   |
+| Label          | A short title such as `Thinking...` or `Shelling...`.             |
 | Progress lines | Compact run updates such as tool calls, task steps, or approvals. |
 
 The label appears immediately when the agent starts replying. Progress lines are
@@ -85,30 +85,30 @@ normal block delivery. Use `streaming.block.enabled` or legacy
 
 Progress labels live under `channels.<channel>.streaming.progress`.
 
-The default label is `auto`, which chooses from OpenClaw's built-in single-word
-label pool:
+The default label is `auto`, which chooses from OpenClaw's built-in
+single-word-with-ellipsis label pool:
 
 ```text
-Thinking
-Shelling
-Scuttling
-Clawing
-Pinching
-Molting
-Bubbling
-Tiding
-Reefing
-Cracking
-Sifting
-Brining
-Nautiling
-Krilling
-Barnacling
-Lobstering
-Tidepooling
-Pearling
-Snapping
-Surfacing
+Thinking...
+Shelling...
+Scuttling...
+Clawing...
+Pinching...
+Molting...
+Bubbling...
+Tiding...
+Reefing...
+Cracking...
+Sifting...
+Brining...
+Nautiling...
+Krilling...
+Barnacling...
+Lobstering...
+Tidepooling...
+Pearling...
+Snapping...
+Surfacing...
 ```
 
 Use a fixed label:
diff --git a/src/plugin-sdk/channel-streaming.test.ts b/src/plugin-sdk/channel-streaming.test.ts
index 8adc6b59da3..155801fd824 100644
--- a/src/plugin-sdk/channel-streaming.test.ts
+++ b/src/plugin-sdk/channel-streaming.test.ts
@@ -127,6 +127,7 @@ describe("channel-streaming", () => {
   });
 
   it("uses auto progress labels when no explicit label is configured", () => {
+    expect(DEFAULT_PROGRESS_DRAFT_LABELS.every((label) => label.endsWith("..."))).toBe(true);
     expect(resolveChannelProgressDraftLabel({ random: () => 0 })).toBe(
       DEFAULT_PROGRESS_DRAFT_LABELS[0],
     );
diff --git a/src/plugin-sdk/channel-streaming.ts b/src/plugin-sdk/channel-streaming.ts
index 35aec345dbd..47926521e83 100644
--- a/src/plugin-sdk/channel-streaming.ts
+++ b/src/plugin-sdk/channel-streaming.ts
@@ -85,26 +85,26 @@ function asProgressConfig(value: unknown): ChannelStreamingProgressConfig | unde
 }
 
 export const DEFAULT_PROGRESS_DRAFT_LABELS = [
-  "Thinking",
-  "Shelling",
-  "Scuttling",
-  "Clawing",
-  "Pinching",
-  "Molting",
-  "Bubbling",
-  "Tiding",
-  "Reefing",
-  "Cracking",
-  "Sifting",
-  "Brining",
-  "Nautiling",
-  "Krilling",
-  "Barnacling",
-  "Lobstering",
-  "Tidepooling",
-  "Pearling",
-  "Snapping",
-  "Surfacing",
+  "Thinking...",
+  "Shelling...",
+  "Scuttling...",
+  "Clawing...",
+  "Pinching...",
+  "Molting...",
+  "Bubbling...",
+  "Tiding...",
+  "Reefing...",
+  "Cracking...",
+  "Sifting...",
+  "Brining...",
+  "Nautiling...",
+  "Krilling...",
+  "Barnacling...",
+  "Lobstering...",
+  "Tidepooling...",
+  "Pearling...",
+  "Snapping...",
+  "Surfacing...",
 ] as const;
 
 export function getChannelStreamingConfigObject(