From 6e3b6804c13057e9b745cfe11b96e8e07e400101 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: timmy <timmy@stackchain.ai>
Date: Sun, 9 Aug 2026 17:06:16 +0000
Subject: [PATCH] feat: assign and start work from search (#413)

---
 frontend/assign-and-start.js   | 11 ++++++----
 frontend/dashboard.css         |  1 +
 frontend/dashboard.js          | 37 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
 frontend/index.html            |  5 ++++-
 tests/test_assign_and_start.py | 26 ++++++++++++++++++++++++
 tests/test_command_palette.py  | 12 +++++++++++
 6 files changed, 87 insertions(+), 5 deletions(-)

diff --git a/frontend/assign-and-start.js b/frontend/assign-and-start.js
index 6c02cfc..b220e95 100644
--- a/frontend/assign-and-start.js
+++ b/frontend/assign-and-start.js
@@ -1,21 +1,24 @@
 function createAssignAndStart({ available, claim, start, recover, announce }) {
   let request = null;
 
-  function run(item) {
+  function run(item, { alreadyOwned = false } = {}) {
     if (request) return request;
     if (!available()) {
       announce('Today is full—remove an item before assigning this issue.');
       return Promise.resolve('full');
     }
     request = Promise.resolve()
-      .then(() => claim(item))
+      .then(() => alreadyOwned ? item : claim(item))
       .then(confirmed => {
         const outcome = start(confirmed);
         if (outcome === 'started') {
-          announce('Assigned, added to Today, and ready to work.');
+          announce(alreadyOwned ? 'Added to Today and ready to work.' :
+            'Assigned, added to Today, and ready to work.');
           return outcome;
         }
-        announce('Assigned to you, but Today could not start. The issue is open so you can recover.');
+        announce(alreadyOwned ?
+          'Today could not start. The issue is open so you can recover.' :
+          'Assigned to you, but Today could not start. The issue is open so you can recover.');
         recover(confirmed);
         return 'recovery';
       })
diff --git a/frontend/dashboard.css b/frontend/dashboard.css
index 89878ca..12013ea 100644
--- a/frontend/dashboard.css
+++ b/frontend/dashboard.css
@@ -274,6 +274,7 @@ textarea { resize: vertical; min-height: 120px; }
 .search-preview-header button, .search-preview-actions button, .search-preview-actions a { min-height:44px; }
 .search-preview-body { margin:0; white-space:pre-wrap; overflow-wrap:anywhere; }
 .search-preview-actions { position:sticky; bottom:0; display:grid; gap:8px; padding:10px 0; padding-bottom:calc(10px + env(safe-area-inset-bottom)); background:#0b1526; }
+.search-preview-primary-actions { display:grid; grid-template-columns:repeat(2,minmax(0,1fr)); gap:8px; }
 .search-preview-actions a { display:flex; align-items:center; justify-content:center; border:1px solid #60a5fa; border-radius:10px; font-weight:700; }
 .markdown-content { min-width:0; max-width:100%; overflow-wrap:anywhere; white-space:normal; }
 .markdown-content > :first-child { margin-top:0; }
diff --git a/frontend/dashboard.js b/frontend/dashboard.js
index 83dfe83..9d27128 100644
--- a/frontend/dashboard.js
+++ b/frontend/dashboard.js
@@ -2644,6 +2644,7 @@
     const sheet = qs('#search-preview');
     const status = qs('#search-preview-status');
     const claimButton = qs('#claim-search-result');
+    const startButton = qs('#start-search-result');
     if (state.status === 'closed') {
       sheet.classList.remove('open');
       return;
@@ -2651,6 +2652,8 @@
     sheet.classList.add('open');
     claimButton.hidden = true;
     claimButton.disabled = false;
+    startButton.hidden = true;
+    startButton.disabled = false;
     if (state.status === 'loading') {
       searchPreviewDetail = null;
       qs('#search-preview-key').textContent = state.item.repository + ' #' + state.item.number;
@@ -2680,6 +2683,10 @@
     claimButton.hidden = !(detail.claimable || (detail.assigned_to_me && detail.kind === 'issue'));
     claimButton.textContent = detail.assigned_to_me ? 'Open in My Work' : 'Assign to me';
     claimButton.disabled = state.status === 'claiming';
+    startButton.hidden = !(detail.kind === 'issue' && detail.state === 'open' &&
+      (detail.claimable || detail.assigned_to_me));
+    startButton.textContent = detail.assigned_to_me ? 'Start in Today' : 'Assign & start';
+    startButton.disabled = state.status === 'claiming';
     status.textContent = state.status === 'claiming' ? 'Assigning this issue to you…' :
       (state.status === 'claimed' ? 'Assignment confirmed. Opening My Work…' :
       (detail.claimable ? 'This issue is open and unassigned.' :
@@ -2694,6 +2701,26 @@
     ),
     onState: renderSearchPreview,
   });
+  const searchAssignAndStart = createAssignAndStart({
+    available: createAndStart.available,
+    claim: detail => searchPreview.claim(detail),
+    start: confirmed => {
+      const claimed = acceptClaimedIssue(confirmed);
+      taskOverlayHistory.leave();
+      refreshMyWorkView();
+      return createAndStart.complete(claimed);
+    },
+    recover: confirmed => {
+      const claimed = acceptClaimedIssue(confirmed);
+      taskOverlayHistory.leave();
+      refreshMyWorkView();
+      openRoutedWork(claimed, qs('#open-palette'));
+    },
+    announce: message => {
+      qs('#search-preview-status').textContent = message;
+      qs('#my-work-action-status').textContent = message;
+    },
+  });
   const mobileSearchViewport = createMobileSearchViewport({
     palette: qs('#cmd-palette'),
     results: qs('#cmd-results'),
@@ -2902,6 +2929,16 @@
       qs('#search-preview-status').textContent = error.message + ' Retry assignment.';
     }
   });
+  qs('#start-search-result').addEventListener('click', async () => {
+    const detail = searchPreviewDetail;
+    if (!detail || detail.kind !== 'issue' || detail.state !== 'open' ||
+        (!detail.claimable && !detail.assigned_to_me)) return;
+    try {
+      await searchAssignAndStart.run(detail, { alreadyOwned: detail.assigned_to_me });
+    } catch (error) {
+      qs('#search-preview-status').textContent = error.message + ' Retry assignment and start.';
+    }
+  });
   qs('#close-whiteboard').addEventListener('click', () => closeModal('whiteboard-modal'));
   qs('#find-work').addEventListener('click', openFindWorkSheet);
   qs('#close-find-work').addEventListener('click', closeFindWorkSheet);
diff --git a/frontend/index.html b/frontend/index.html
index ada1710..0f6412c 100644
--- a/frontend/index.html
+++ b/frontend/index.html
@@ -223,7 +223,10 @@
     <div id="search-preview-meta" class="row"></div>
     <div id="search-preview-body" class="search-preview-body markdown-content"></div>
     <div class="search-preview-actions">
-      <button id="claim-search-result" type="button" hidden>Assign to me</button>
+      <div class="search-preview-primary-actions">
+        <button id="claim-search-result" type="button" hidden>Assign to me</button>
+        <button id="start-search-result" type="button" hidden>Assign &amp; start</button>
+      </div>
       <a id="open-search-result-gitea" href="#" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Open in Gitea</a>
     </div>
   </section>
diff --git a/tests/test_assign_and_start.py b/tests/test_assign_and_start.py
index e8f9a2b..2f39bc4 100644
--- a/tests/test_assign_and_start.py
+++ b/tests/test_assign_and_start.py
@@ -128,6 +128,32 @@ flow.run(issue).catch(error=>{{
     }
 
 
+def test_already_owned_search_result_starts_without_claiming():
+    script = f"""
+const createAssignAndStart=require({json.dumps(str(ASSIGN_AND_START))});
+const calls=[];
+const issue={{repository:'stackchain/dashboard',number:413,assigned_to_me:true}};
+const flow=createAssignAndStart({{
+  available:()=>true,
+  claim:()=>{{calls.push('claim');return Promise.resolve(issue);}},
+  start:item=>{{calls.push('start:'+item.number);return 'started';}},
+  recover:item=>calls.push('recover:'+item.number),
+  announce:message=>calls.push('announce:'+message),
+}});
+flow.run(issue, {{alreadyOwned:true}}).then(result=>
+  process.stdout.write(JSON.stringify({{result,calls}}))
+);
+"""
+
+    assert run_node(script) == {
+        "result": "started",
+        "calls": [
+            "start:413",
+            "announce:Added to Today and ready to work.",
+        ],
+    }
+
+
 def test_find_work_renders_phone_safe_assign_and_start_and_wires_offline_shell():
     dashboard = DASHBOARD.read_text()
     css = CSS.read_text()
diff --git a/tests/test_command_palette.py b/tests/test_command_palette.py
index ce0dafd..0f496eb 100644
--- a/tests/test_command_palette.py
+++ b/tests/test_command_palette.py
@@ -243,6 +243,18 @@ def test_assigned_issue_preview_hands_off_to_existing_my_work_sheet():
     assert "openPreviewIssueInMyWork" in html
 
 
+def test_search_preview_offers_assign_and_start_for_eligible_issues():
+    html = dashboard_bundle_text()
+    css = (FRONTEND / "dashboard.css").read_text()
+
+    assert 'id="start-search-result"' in html
+    assert "startButton.textContent = detail.assigned_to_me ? 'Start in Today' : 'Assign & start'" in html
+    assert "const searchAssignAndStart = createAssignAndStart({" in html
+    assert "searchAssignAndStart.run(detail, { alreadyOwned: detail.assigned_to_me })" in html
+    assert ".search-preview-primary-actions" in css
+    assert "grid-template-columns:repeat(2,minmax(0,1fr))" in css
+
+
 def test_mobile_search_viewport_tracks_keyboard_geometry_without_leaking_listeners():
     script = f"""
 const createMobileSearchViewport = require({json.dumps(str(MOBILE_SEARCH_VIEWPORT))});