# Delegation plan — computer-use UI parity + backend polish

Units: 6. Mode: single-agent sequential execution (subagents not authorized
for this session; ledger kept for ordering and verification evidence).
Recon basis: docs/computer-use-cua/codex-ui-recon-2026-09-21.md.

| #   | Unit                                                                                                                                                             | Files (mine)                                                                                                                                                                        | Worker | Acceptance                                                                                                                     | Status                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 |
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| 1   | Cursor life: visual-only glide + press pulse for compact cursor (no input latency added)                                                                         | apps/desktop/patches/cua-driver/0001-synara-native.patch                                                                                                                            | self   | Patch still applies cleanly to pinned upstream; embedded rust tests extended + pass if buildable; motion is post-dispatch only | verified — patch regenerated (sha 62403065 after comment scrub), applies clean + byte-identical tree; 55 cursor-overlay + 421 platform-macos tests green; PNG dump eyeballed; rev-21 binary provisioned, metadata reports 21                                                                                                                                                                                                                           |
| 2   | Preview working orb + visual polish: animated "agent working" glyph in status pill, softer cursor halo                                                           | apps/web/src/components/chat/ComputerPreviewPopover.tsx (+ small new component if warranted)                                                                                        | self   | Vitest suites pass; visuals verified via verify skill or component tests; reduced-motion honored                               | verified — sonar ping while agentActive + cursor-halo glide transition (motion-reduce honored); 62 focused tests green; react-doctor 63/100 (was 62), file carries no giant-component/refs findings                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    |
| 3   | Preview placement: detach popover into a draggable floating card, re-dock on close                                                                               | apps/web/src/computerPreviewStore.ts, apps/web/src/components/chat/ComputerPreviewPopover.tsx, .logic.ts, ChatView.tsx, apps/web/src/components/computer/useComputerPreviewFloat.ts | self   | Store machine gains floating phase w/ re-dock; drag persists per thread; tests updated                                         | verified — per-thread floating map w/ clamp-on-render, portal + pointer-capture drag, dock/pop-out buttons, rail inset released while floating; store/logic/component suites green                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     |
| 4   | Driver frame-attach suppression on tree-only reads (get_state p95)                                                                                               | apps/server/src/computer/CuaComputerBackend.ts, computerCallContext.ts (+ tests, flag docs)                                                                                         | self   | Tree-only replies omit cached frame; protocol rev bumped if wire-visible; tests updated                                        | verified — source read shows pinned upstream `7fe7c33f` already gates attach on `should_capture` (rev-17 bug was old upstream code, fixed upstream); found instead that `SYNARA_CUA_AX_ONLY_GET_STATE`'s omit-fields shape triggered the driver's DEFAULT-capture path — flag removed, explicit `include_screenshot:false` now always sent; 156 tests green                                                                                            |
| 5   | Backend polish sweep: bloat/latency/reliability wins found during the above                                                                                      | scoped to findings                                                                                                                                                                  | self   | Each change small, tested, atomically committed                                                                                | verified — audited observe/settle/reuse/health paths; rejected driver-query forwarding (projection not provable superset of host labelContains semantics) and run-step tree reuse (post-action listings must be fresh); found + fixed real bug: tree-only get_state failures marked captureFailed (health reported capture unavailable though no pixels requested) — gated mark on wantsPixels, regression test added; 113 backend tests green         |
| 6   | Sync agent/computer-use-preview with upstream                                                                                                                    | n/a                                                                                                                                                                                 | self   | Clean sync, tests still green, no push                                                                                         | verified — merged upstream/main (56 commits) as 6acea1155; merge chosen over rebase: branch is published + 15 intentional merges would flatten; 11 conflicts resolved as semantic unions (capability leases + spawn DI, shared framer + upstream resync subsumed, session-stop + computer-intent order, cache-review guard + computer dispatch fields); typecheck server/web/shared clean; 594 conflicted-file + 540 computer-use tests green; no push |
| 7   | Cua desktop flavor: isolated identity (synara-cua:// origin, synara-cua userData, .synara-cua home, .cua bundle id) + trusted-origin + clipboard-scheme coverage | packages/shared/src/desktopIdentity.ts (+test), apps/server/src/trustedOrigins.ts (+test), apps/desktop/src/clipboardPermissions.ts (+test)                                         | self   | Cua resolves its own identity; trusted origins + clipboard scheme include cua; focused tests green                             | verified — resolver/identity/CORS/clipboard all carry cua; 7+10+12 focused tests green; packaged artifact confirmed: synaraCommitHash=0405318f8, bundled driver 0.28.2 rev 21, synara-cua userData + scheme live at runtime                                                                                                                                                                                                                            |

Notes: approval-card app icons and per-app playbooks are deferred — both are
larger surface changes (icon bridge / guidance schema) best sequenced after
the core visual pass lands.