fix dashboard task payload freezes

packages/core/src/store.test.ts

@@ -6504,6 +6504,37 @@ describe("searchTasks", () => {
     expect(results[0].description).toContain("homepage");
   });
 
+  it("supports slim search results without loading task logs", async () => {
+    const uniqueTerm = `slimsearchpayload${Date.now()}`;
+    const task = await store.createTask({ description: `Slim search payload ${uniqueTerm}` });
+    await store.logEntry(task.id, "heavy log entry that should not appear in slim search");
+
+    const fullResults = await store.searchTasks(uniqueTerm);
+    const slimResults = await store.searchTasks(uniqueTerm, { slim: true });
+    const full = fullResults.find((result) => result.id === task.id)!;
+    const slim = slimResults.find((result) => result.id === task.id)!;
+
+    expect(full.log.length).toBeGreaterThan(0);
+    expect(slim.id).toBe(task.id);
+    expect(slim.log).toEqual([]);
+  });
+
+  it("can exclude archived tasks from search results", async () => {
+    const uniqueTerm = `archivedsearchpayload${Date.now()}`;
+    const task = await store.createTask({ description: `Archived search payload ${uniqueTerm}` });
+    await store.moveTask(task.id, "todo");
+    await store.moveTask(task.id, "in-progress");
+    await store.moveTask(task.id, "in-review");
+    await store.moveTask(task.id, "done");
+    await store.archiveTask(task.id);
+
+    const withArchived = await store.searchTasks(uniqueTerm);
+    const withoutArchived = await store.searchTasks(uniqueTerm, { includeArchived: false });
+
+    expect(withArchived.some((result) => result.id === task.id)).toBe(true);
+    expect(withoutArchived.some((result) => result.id === task.id)).toBe(false);
+  });
+
   it("searches tasks by comment text", async () => {
     const task = await store.createTask({ description: "A task" });
     // Add a comment containing a unique word

packages/core/src/store.ts

@@ -277,6 +277,29 @@ export class TaskStore extends EventEmitter<TaskStoreEvents> {
     };
   }
 
+  private getTaskSelectClause(slim: boolean, tableAlias?: string): string {
+    if (!slim) {
+      return tableAlias ? `${tableAlias}.*` : "*";
+    }
+
+    const prefix = tableAlias ? `${tableAlias}.` : "";
+    return [
+      "id", "title", "description", "\"column\"", "status", "size", "reviewLevel", "currentStep",
+      "worktree", "blockedBy", "paused", "baseBranch", "branch", "baseCommitSha",
+      "modelPresetId", "modelProvider", "modelId",
+      "validatorModelProvider", "validatorModelId",
+      "planningModelProvider", "planningModelId",
+      "mergeRetries", "stuckKillCount", "recoveryRetryCount", "nextRecoveryAt",
+      "error", "summary", "thinkingLevel",
+      "createdAt", "updatedAt", "columnMovedAt",
+      "dependencies", "steps", "comments", "workflowStepResults", "steeringComments",
+      "attachments", "prInfo", "issueInfo", "mergeDetails",
+      "breakIntoSubtasks", "enabledWorkflowSteps", "modifiedFiles",
+      "missionId", "sliceId", "assignedAgentId", "assigneeUserId",
+      "checkedOutBy", "checkedOutAt",
+    ].map((column) => `${prefix}${column}`).join(", ");
+  }
+
   /**
    * Upsert a task to the database. Used by create and update operations.
    */
@@ -1334,22 +1357,7 @@ export class TaskStore extends EventEmitter<TaskStoreEvents> {
     //   - `steeringComments` → steering badge
     // Use `getTask(id)` to load the full row (including `log`) for the
     // TaskDetailModal's Activity tab and Agent Log subview.
-    const slimColumns = `
-      id, title, description, "column", status, size, reviewLevel, currentStep,
-      worktree, blockedBy, paused, baseBranch, branch, baseCommitSha,
-      modelPresetId, modelProvider, modelId,
-      validatorModelProvider, validatorModelId,
-      planningModelProvider, planningModelId,
-      mergeRetries, stuckKillCount, recoveryRetryCount, nextRecoveryAt,
-      error, summary, thinkingLevel,
-      createdAt, updatedAt, columnMovedAt,
-      dependencies, steps, comments, workflowStepResults, steeringComments,
-      attachments, prInfo, issueInfo, mergeDetails,
-      breakIntoSubtasks, enabledWorkflowSteps, modifiedFiles,
-      missionId, sliceId, assignedAgentId, assigneeUserId,
-      checkedOutBy, checkedOutAt
-    `;
-    const selectClause = slim ? slimColumns : '*';
+    const selectClause = this.getTaskSelectClause(slim);
     const whereParts: string[] = [];
     const params: string[] = [];
     if (columnFilter) {
@@ -1399,7 +1407,7 @@ export class TaskStore extends EventEmitter<TaskStoreEvents> {
    * @param query - The search query string
    * @param options - Optional limit and offset for pagination
    */
-  async searchTasks(query: string, options?: { limit?: number; offset?: number }): Promise<Task[]> {
+  async searchTasks(query: string, options?: { limit?: number; offset?: number; slim?: boolean; includeArchived?: boolean }): Promise<Task[]> {
     // Fall back to listTasks for empty/whitespace-only queries
     const trimmedQuery = query?.trim();
     if (!trimmedQuery) {
@@ -1433,11 +1441,15 @@ export class TaskStore extends EventEmitter<TaskStoreEvents> {
     const limit = options?.limit ?? -1;
     const offset = options?.offset ?? 0;
     const offsetClause = offset > 0 ? ` OFFSET ${offset}` : "";
+    const includeArchived = options?.includeArchived ?? true;
+    const whereClause = includeArchived ? "" : ` AND t."column" != 'archived'`;
+    const selectClause = this.getTaskSelectClause(options?.slim ?? false, "t");
 
     const rows = this.db.prepare(`
-      SELECT t.* FROM tasks t
+      SELECT ${selectClause} FROM tasks t
       JOIN tasks_fts fts ON t.rowid = fts.rowid
       WHERE tasks_fts MATCH ?
+      ${whereClause}
       ORDER BY rank
       LIMIT ${limit >= 0 ? limit : -1}${offsetClause}
     `).all(ftsQuery) as any[];