README.md

@@ -48,8 +48,10 @@ stores an account-bound checkpoint on the current device. After a reload or inst
 restart, **Resume Today** reopens the saved item (or the next surviving item if work changed);
 **Comment & next** on that current issue or pull request posts the handoff online or admits it
 to durable account-bound delivery, then removes the item only from Today and opens the next
-one without closing or merging it. Delivery or local-admission failure preserves both the draft
+one without closing or merging it. **Reply & next** provides the same one-action continuation
-and checkpoint. Finishing or choosing **End session** clears only the checkpoint and leaves the Today plan
+for the current unread-update conversation. It deliberately leaves the notification unread;
+**Mark read & next** remains the explicit acknowledgement path. Delivery or local-admission
+failure preserves both the reply draft and checkpoint. Finishing or choosing **End session** clears only the checkpoint and leaves the Today plan
 unchanged. Another or unconfirmed account cannot see or resume it. Server revisions prevent delayed
 responses from replacing a newer plan; same-account browser tabs exchange fresh snapshots,
 and reconnecting or returning to the dashboard refreshes server truth after replaying queued

frontend/comment-next.js

@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-function createCommentNext({ post, queue, canQueue, accept = () => undefined, complete }) {
+function createCommentNext({ post, queue, queueKind = '', canQueue, accept = () => undefined, complete }) {
   let inFlight = null;
 
   function submit(item, body, operationId = '') {
@@ -7,14 +7,17 @@ function createCommentNext({ post, queue, canQueue, accept = () => undefined, co
       try {
         let comment;
         try {
-          comment = await post(item, body);
+          comment = await post(item, body, typeof operationId === 'function' ? operationId() : operationId);
         } catch (error) {
           if (!canQueue(error)) throw error;
-          const admission = await queue({
+          const identity = queueKind === 'update-reply' ? {
+            kind: 'update-reply', notificationId: item.notification_id,
+          } : {
             kind: item.kind === 'pull' ? 'pull-comment' : 'issue-comment',
-            repository: item.repository,
+            repository: item.repository, number: item.number,
-            number: item.number,
+          };
-            body,
+          const admission = await queue({
+            ...identity, body,
             operationId: typeof operationId === 'function' ? operationId() : operationId,
           });
           if (!admission || (!admission.item && admission.durable !== true)) {

frontend/dashboard.css

@@ -220,6 +220,8 @@ textarea { resize: vertical; min-height: 120px; }
 .update-reply { display:grid; gap:8px; margin-top:16px; }
 .update-reply textarea { width:100%; min-height:112px; resize:vertical; }
 .update-reply button { min-height:44px; width:100%; }
+.update-reply-actions { display:grid; grid-template-columns:repeat(2,minmax(0,1fr)); gap:8px; }
+.update-reply-actions button { min-height:44px; width:100%; }
 .update-sheet-actions { position:sticky; bottom:0; z-index:3; display:grid; gap:8px; margin-top:14px; padding:10px 4px; padding-bottom:calc(10px + env(safe-area-inset-bottom)); background:rgba(11,21,38,.98); border-top:1px solid #2a496e; }
 .update-sheet-actions button, .update-sheet-actions a { min-height:44px; display:flex; align-items:center; justify-content:center; }
 .update-sheet-actions a { border:1px solid #60a5fa; border-radius:10px; font-weight:700; }

frontend/dashboard.js

@@ -554,6 +554,8 @@
       qs('#update-reply').value = notificationReplier.loadDraft(item);
       qs('#update-reply-status').textContent = '';
       qs('#send-update-reply').disabled = false;
+      qs('#send-update-reply-next').disabled = false;
+      setUpdateReplyNextVisibility();
       qs('#update-ownership-action').hidden = true;
       qs('#retry-update-load').hidden = true;
       setOfflineUpdateControls(false);
@@ -929,6 +931,9 @@
     const item = kind === 'issue' ? selectedIssue : selectedPull;
     qs('#send-' + kind + '-comment-next').hidden = !item || !workSession.checkpointed(item);
   }
+  function setUpdateReplyNextVisibility() {
+    qs('#send-update-reply-next').hidden = !selectedUpdate || !workSession.checkpointed(selectedUpdate);
+  }
   const issueCommentNext = createCommentNext({
     post: async (item, body) => {
       const comment = await issueController.comment(item, body);
@@ -963,6 +968,26 @@
       failureMessage: 'Comment saved, but Today still needs completion.',
     }),
   });
+  const updateReplyNext = createCommentNext({
+    queueKind: 'update-reply',
+    post: (item, body, operationId) => postNotificationReply(item.notification_id, body, operationId),
+    queue: message => authoredOutbox.enqueueDurably(message),
+    canQueue: canQueueMessage,
+    accept: (item, result) => {
+      notificationReplier.saveDraft(item, '');
+      if (selectedUpdate === item) {
+        qs('#update-reply').value = '';
+        if (result.comment) notificationReader.appendReply(result.comment);
+        qs('#update-reply-status').textContent = result.delivery === 'queued' ?
+          'Reply queued for background delivery.' : result.delivery === 'saved' ?
+            'Reply saved for next-launch delivery.' : 'Reply posted.';
+      }
+    },
+    complete: item => completeTodayItem(item, {
+      successMessage: 'Reply saved. Next Today item opened.',
+      failureMessage: 'Reply saved, but Today still needs completion.',
+    }),
+  });
   const closeOfflineIssue = createOfflineIssueClose({
     enqueueDurably: message => authoredOutbox.enqueueDurably(message),
     completeToday: (item, options) => completeTodayItem(item, options),
@@ -3968,6 +3993,31 @@
       qs('#update-reply').focus();
     }
   });
+  qs('#send-update-reply-next').addEventListener('click', async () => {
+    if (!selectedUpdate) return;
+    const item = selectedUpdate;
+    const body = qs('#update-reply').value.trim();
+    if (!body) {
+      qs('#update-reply-status').textContent = 'Write a reply before sending.';
+      qs('#update-reply').focus();
+      return;
+    }
+    const button = qs('#send-update-reply-next');
+    const sendButton = qs('#send-update-reply');
+    button.disabled = true;
+    sendButton.disabled = true;
+    qs('#update-reply-status').textContent = 'Sending reply…';
+    const operationId = globalThis.crypto?.randomUUID?.() || String(Date.now()) + '-' + Math.random();
+    try {
+      await updateReplyNext.submit(item, body, operationId);
+    } catch (error) {
+      qs('#update-reply-status').textContent = error.message + ' Your draft is safe; retry.';
+      qs('#update-reply').focus();
+    } finally {
+      button.disabled = false;
+      sendButton.disabled = false;
+    }
+  });
   qs('#mark-update-read-next').addEventListener('click', async () => {
     qs('#mark-update-read-next').disabled = true;
     try {

frontend/index.html

@@ -466,7 +466,10 @@
       <textarea id="update-reply" maxlength="10000" placeholder="Write a reply"></textarea>
       <div class="mention-options" id="update-reply-mentions" role="listbox" aria-label="Teammates" hidden></div>
       <div class="mention-status small" id="update-reply-mention-status" aria-live="polite"></div>
-      <button id="send-update-reply" type="button">Send reply</button>
+      <div class="update-reply-actions">
+        <button id="send-update-reply" type="button">Send reply</button>
+        <button id="send-update-reply-next" type="button" hidden>Reply &amp; next</button>
+      </div>
       <div id="update-reply-status" class="small" aria-live="assertive"></div>
     </section>
     <div class="update-sheet-actions">

frontend/service-worker.js

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 const BASE = new URL('./', self.location.href).pathname;
 importScripts(BASE + 'static/background-issue-sync.js');
-const CACHE = 'stackchain-dashboard-shell-v77';
+const CACHE = 'stackchain-dashboard-shell-v78';
 const OFFLINE_LEASE_URL = new URL(BASE + '__offline-session-lease', self.location.origin).href;
 const OUTAGE_STATUSES = new Set([500, 502, 503, 504]);
 const NAVIGATION_TIMEOUT_MS = self.__STACKCHAIN_NAVIGATION_TIMEOUT_MS || 4000;

tests/test_comment_next.py

@@ -88,6 +88,61 @@ const controller = createCommentNext({{
     }
 
 
+def test_update_reply_and_next_preserves_notification_identity_online_and_offline():
+    script = f"""
+const createCommentNext = require({json.dumps(str(COMMENT_NEXT))});
+const calls = [];
+const retryable = Object.assign(new Error('offline'), {{status:503}});
+let offline = false;
+const controller = createCommentNext({{
+  queueKind: 'update-reply',
+  post: (item, body, operationId) => {{
+    calls.push({{post:[item.notification_id, body, operationId]}});
+    return offline ? Promise.reject(retryable) : Promise.resolve({{id:17}});
+  }},
+  canQueue: () => true,
+  queue: message => {{ calls.push({{queue:message}}); return Promise.resolve({{durable:true}}); }},
+  complete: item => {{ calls.push({{complete:item.notification_id}}); return true; }},
+}});
+(async () => {{
+  const item = {{kind:'issue', notification_id:91, repository:'stackchain/dashboard', number:8}};
+  const posted = await controller.submit(item, 'Online reply', 'reply-91-a');
+  offline = true;
+  const saved = await controller.submit(item, 'Offline reply', 'reply-91-b');
+  process.stdout.write(JSON.stringify({{posted, saved, calls}}));
+}})().catch(error => {{ console.error(error); process.exit(1); }});
+"""
+
+    assert json.loads(run_node(script)) == {
+        "posted": {
+            "accepted": True,
+            "delivery": "posted",
+            "comment": {"id": 17},
+            "completed": True,
+        },
+        "saved": {
+            "accepted": True,
+            "delivery": "saved",
+            "background": False,
+            "completed": True,
+        },
+        "calls": [
+            {"post": [91, "Online reply", "reply-91-a"]},
+            {"complete": 91},
+            {"post": [91, "Offline reply", "reply-91-b"]},
+            {
+                "queue": {
+                    "kind": "update-reply",
+                    "notificationId": 91,
+                    "body": "Offline reply",
+                    "operationId": "reply-91-b",
+                }
+            },
+            {"complete": 91},
+        ],
+    }
+
+
 def test_comment_and_next_reads_retry_identity_after_the_failed_post():
     script = f"""
 const createCommentNext = require({json.dumps(str(COMMENT_NEXT))});
@@ -210,3 +265,20 @@ async def test_mobile_composers_offer_comment_and_next_only_for_today_checkpoint
     assert "setCommentNextVisibility('pull')" in html
     assert '.comment-actions { display:grid; grid-template-columns:repeat(2,minmax(0,1fr));' in html
     assert '.comment-actions button { min-height:44px;' in html
+
+
+@pytest.mark.anyio
+async def test_current_today_update_offers_reply_and_next_without_marking_read():
+    html = await dashboard()
+
+    assert 'id="send-update-reply-next"' in html
+    assert '>Reply &amp; next</button>' in html
+    assert "setUpdateReplyNextVisibility();" in html
+    assert "const updateReplyNext = createCommentNext({" in html
+    assert "notificationReplier.saveDraft(item, '');" in html
+    assert "successMessage: 'Reply saved. Next Today item opened.'" in html
+    assert "qs('#mark-update-read-next').click()" not in html
+    assert '.update-reply-actions { display:grid; grid-template-columns:repeat(2,minmax(0,1fr));' in html
+    assert '.update-reply-actions button { min-height:44px;' in html
+    worker = (Path(__file__).parents[1] / "frontend" / "service-worker.js").read_text()
+    assert "stackchain-dashboard-shell-v78" in worker

tests/test_later_sync.py

@@ -347,5 +347,5 @@ async def test_dashboard_syncs_every_later_change_and_exposes_account_status():
 def test_later_sync_ships_atomically_in_the_offline_shell():
     source = (Path(__file__).parents[1] / "frontend" / "service-worker.js").read_text()
 
-    assert "stackchain-dashboard-shell-v77" in source
+    assert "stackchain-dashboard-shell-v78" in source
     assert "BASE + 'static/later-sync.js'" in source

tests/test_markdown_renderer.py

@@ -137,4 +137,4 @@ def test_markdown_work_bodies_are_mobile_safe_block_containers():
     assert ".markdown-content { min-width:0; max-width:100%; overflow-wrap:anywhere;" in css
     assert ".markdown-content pre { max-width:100%; overflow-x:auto;" in css
     assert ".markdown-content a { min-height:44px;" in css
-    assert "stackchain-dashboard-shell-v77" in worker
+    assert "stackchain-dashboard-shell-v78" in worker

tests/test_mobile_composer_integration.py

@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ def test_offline_shell_contains_every_local_dashboard_runtime_asset():
     shell_assets = set(re.findall(r"BASE \+ '([^']+)'", worker.split("async function sessionCsrf", 1)[0]))
 
     assert local_assets <= shell_assets, f"Offline shell is missing: {sorted(local_assets - shell_assets)}"
-    assert "stackchain-dashboard-shell-v77" in worker
+    assert "stackchain-dashboard-shell-v78" in worker
 
 
 def test_all_conversation_composers_offer_accessible_mobile_mentions():

tests/test_plan_today.py

@@ -232,6 +232,6 @@ async def test_plan_today_wires_cancel_back_and_success_through_overlay_history(
 def test_plan_today_controller_is_available_in_the_offline_shell():
     source = SERVICE_WORKER.read_text()
 
-    assert "stackchain-dashboard-shell-v77" in source
+    assert "stackchain-dashboard-shell-v78" in source
     assert "BASE + 'static/plan-today.js'" in source
     assert "BASE + 'static/plan-today-preview.js'" in source

tests/test_service_worker.py

@@ -122,7 +122,7 @@ async function dispatchNotificationClick(route) {{
 def test_resumable_today_session_ships_in_a_new_offline_shell():
     source = WORKER.read_text()
 
-    assert "stackchain-dashboard-shell-v77" in source
+    assert "stackchain-dashboard-shell-v78" in source
     assert "BASE + 'static/my-work.js'" in source
     assert "BASE + 'static/dashboard.js'" in source
     assert "BASE + 'static/dashboard.css'" in source
@@ -131,14 +131,14 @@ def test_resumable_today_session_ships_in_a_new_offline_shell():
 def test_ownership_exit_runtime_rolls_the_offline_shell_cache():
     source = WORKER.read_text()
 
-    assert "stackchain-dashboard-shell-v77" in source
+    assert "stackchain-dashboard-shell-v78" in source
     assert "BASE + 'static/dashboard.js'" in source
 
 
 def test_offline_review_next_ships_today_completion_atomically():
     source = WORKER.read_text()
 
-    assert "stackchain-dashboard-shell-v77" in source
+    assert "stackchain-dashboard-shell-v78" in source
     assert "BASE + 'static/today-completion.js'" in source
     assert "BASE + 'static/dashboard.js'" in source
 
@@ -146,7 +146,7 @@ def test_offline_review_next_ships_today_completion_atomically():
 def test_duplicate_aware_capture_ships_in_a_new_offline_shell():
     source = WORKER.read_text()
 
-    assert "stackchain-dashboard-shell-v77" in source
+    assert "stackchain-dashboard-shell-v78" in source
     assert "BASE + 'static/create-issue-sheet.js'" in source
     assert "BASE + 'static/dashboard.js'" in source
 
@@ -154,14 +154,14 @@ def test_duplicate_aware_capture_ships_in_a_new_offline_shell():
 def test_exact_later_picker_ships_atomically_in_a_new_offline_shell():
     source = WORKER.read_text()
 
-    assert "stackchain-dashboard-shell-v77" in source
+    assert "stackchain-dashboard-shell-v78" in source
     assert "BASE + 'static/later-picker.js'" in source
 
 
 def test_navigation_deadline_ships_in_a_new_shell_cache():
     source = WORKER.read_text()
 
-    assert "stackchain-dashboard-shell-v77" in source
+    assert "stackchain-dashboard-shell-v78" in source
     assert "BASE + 'static/dashboard.css'" in source
     assert "BASE + 'static/dashboard.js'" in source
     assert "BASE + 'static/install-app.js'" in source
@@ -170,21 +170,21 @@ def test_navigation_deadline_ships_in_a_new_shell_cache():
 def test_today_convergence_ships_in_a_new_shell_cache():
     source = WORKER.read_text()
 
-    assert "stackchain-dashboard-shell-v77" in source
+    assert "stackchain-dashboard-shell-v78" in source
     assert "BASE + 'static/today-sync.js'" in source
 
 
 def test_mobile_search_viewport_ships_in_a_new_offline_shell():
     source = WORKER.read_text()
 
-    assert "stackchain-dashboard-shell-v77" in source
+    assert "stackchain-dashboard-shell-v78" in source
     assert "BASE + 'static/mobile-search-viewport.js'" in source
 
 
 def test_update_ownership_flow_ships_atomically_in_a_new_offline_shell():
     source = WORKER.read_text()
 
-    assert "stackchain-dashboard-shell-v77" in source
+    assert "stackchain-dashboard-shell-v78" in source
     assert "BASE + 'static/update-ownership.js'" in source
 
 
@@ -365,7 +365,7 @@ def test_one_session_bound_csrf_proof_is_reused_for_a_background_drain():
 def test_queue_today_ships_atomically_in_a_new_offline_shell():
     source = WORKER.read_text()
 
-    assert "stackchain-dashboard-shell-v77" in source
+    assert "stackchain-dashboard-shell-v78" in source
     assert "BASE + 'static/queue-today.js'" in source
 
 

tests/test_today_readiness.py

@@ -221,7 +221,7 @@ async def test_today_blocker_opens_existing_preview_and_preserves_readiness_gate
 def test_readiness_runtime_is_available_in_offline_shell():
     service_worker = SERVICE_WORKER.read_text()
 
-    assert "const CACHE = 'stackchain-dashboard-shell-v77';" in service_worker
+    assert "const CACHE = 'stackchain-dashboard-shell-v78';" in service_worker
     assert "BASE + 'static/today-readiness.js'" in service_worker
 
 

tests/test_today_sync.py

@@ -86,7 +86,7 @@ sync.enqueue('add', 'issue:r:1:');
 def test_inflight_today_drain_ships_in_a_new_offline_shell():
     source = (Path(__file__).parents[1] / "frontend" / "service-worker.js").read_text()
 
-    assert "stackchain-dashboard-shell-v77" in source
+    assert "stackchain-dashboard-shell-v78" in source
     assert "BASE + 'static/today-sync.js'" in source