feat(agents): Enhance agent update confirmation and status handling

backend/app/api/agents.py

@@ -108,7 +108,7 @@ async def _ensure_gateway_session(
 
 def _with_computed_status(agent: Agent) -> Agent:
     now = datetime.utcnow()
-    if agent.status == "deleting":
+    if agent.status in {"deleting", "updating"}:
         return agent
     if agent.last_seen_at is None:
         agent.status = "provisioning"
@@ -283,6 +283,7 @@ async def update_agent(
     agent.provision_confirm_token_hash = hash_agent_token(provision_token)
     agent.provision_requested_at = datetime.utcnow()
     agent.provision_action = "update"
+    agent.status = "updating"
     session.add(agent)
     session.commit()
     session.refresh(agent)
@@ -560,6 +561,8 @@ def confirm_provision_agent(
     agent.provision_confirm_token_hash = None
     agent.provision_requested_at = None
     agent.provision_action = None
+    if action == "update":
+        agent.status = "online"
     agent.updated_at = datetime.utcnow()
     session.add(agent)
     record_activity(

backend/app/services/agent_provisioning.py

@@ -210,9 +210,10 @@ def build_update_message(
         "```\n"
         "Note: if any agents.list entry defines heartbeat, only those agents "
         "run heartbeats.\n"
-        "7) After the update completes, confirm by calling:\n"
+        "7) After the update completes (and only after files are written), confirm by calling:\n"
         f"   POST {context['base_url']}/api/v1/agents/{context['agent_id']}/provision/confirm\n"
-        f"   Body: {{\"token\": \"{confirm_token}\", \"action\": \"update\"}}\n\n"
+        f"   Body: {{\"token\": \"{confirm_token}\", \"action\": \"update\"}}\n"
+        "   Mission Control will send the hello message only after this confirmation.\n\n"
         "Files:" + file_blocks
     )
 

frontend/src/app/agents/[agentId]/page.tsx

@@ -48,9 +48,18 @@ type ActivityEvent = {
   created_at: string;
 };
 
-const formatTimestamp = (value: string) => {
+const parseTimestamp = (value?: string | null) => {
-  const date = new Date(value);
+  if (!value) return null;
-  if (Number.isNaN(date.getTime())) return "—";
+  const hasTz = /[zZ]|[+-]\d\d:\d\d$/.test(value);
+  const normalized = hasTz ? value : `${value}Z`;
+  const date = new Date(normalized);
+  if (Number.isNaN(date.getTime())) return null;
+  return date;
+};
+
+const formatTimestamp = (value?: string | null) => {
+  const date = parseTimestamp(value);
+  if (!date) return "—";
   return date.toLocaleString(undefined, {
     month: "short",
     day: "numeric",
@@ -59,9 +68,9 @@ const formatTimestamp = (value: string) => {
   });
 };
 
-const formatRelative = (value: string) => {
+const formatRelative = (value?: string | null) => {
-  const date = new Date(value);
+  const date = parseTimestamp(value);
-  if (Number.isNaN(date.getTime())) return "—";
+  if (!date) return "—";
   const diff = Date.now() - date.getTime();
   const minutes = Math.round(diff / 60000);
   if (minutes < 1) return "Just now";

frontend/src/app/agents/page.tsx

@@ -63,9 +63,18 @@ type GatewayStatus = {
   error?: string;
 };
 
-const formatTimestamp = (value: string) => {
+const parseTimestamp = (value?: string | null) => {
-  const date = new Date(value);
+  if (!value) return null;
-  if (Number.isNaN(date.getTime())) return "—";
+  const hasTz = /[zZ]|[+-]\d\d:\d\d$/.test(value);
+  const normalized = hasTz ? value : `${value}Z`;
+  const date = new Date(normalized);
+  if (Number.isNaN(date.getTime())) return null;
+  return date;
+};
+
+const formatTimestamp = (value?: string | null) => {
+  const date = parseTimestamp(value);
+  if (!date) return "—";
   return date.toLocaleString(undefined, {
     month: "short",
     day: "numeric",
@@ -74,9 +83,9 @@ const formatTimestamp = (value: string) => {
   });
 };
 
-const formatRelative = (value: string) => {
+const formatRelative = (value?: string | null) => {
-  const date = new Date(value);
+  const date = parseTimestamp(value);
-  if (Number.isNaN(date.getTime())) return "—";
+  if (!date) return "—";
   const diff = Date.now() - date.getTime();
   const minutes = Math.round(diff / 60000);
   if (minutes < 1) return "Just now";

frontend/src/components/atoms/StatusPill.tsx

@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ const STATUS_STYLES: Record<
   provisioning: "warning",
   offline: "outline",
   deleting: "danger",
+  updating: "accent",
 };
 
 export function StatusPill({ status }: { status: string }) {

templates/BOOT.md

@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 
 On startup:
 1) Verify API reachability (GET {{ base_url }}/api/v1/gateway/status).
+   - A 401 Unauthorized response is acceptable here for agents (auth-protected endpoint).
 2) Connect to Mission Control once by sending a heartbeat check-in.
 2a) Use task comments for updates; do not send task updates to chat/web.
 3) If you send a boot message, end with NO_REPLY.