feat(web): make pull request comments easier to scan

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PR summary comments hid author names and let resolved threads and long reports dominate the conversation. Show linked authors, name/date tooltips, file context, expandable long comments, and one collapsed card for resolved or dismissed comments below the active conversation. Bot reports share a separate collapsed card below human comments. Each active group loads 10 comments at a time, and opening and closing a group preserves its comment controls and state. GitHub bot identity comes from the existing host query. Reactions sit in the top-right message headers across summary, timeline, and code review; the add-reaction control stays visible so approvals have no empty hover-only slot.

Verified with real GitHub PRs #10439, #12001 and #12008: grouped counts (19 and 8), keyboard focus, expansion/collapse, retained child state, sorting, pagination, and a 353px light-theme panel. Blacksmith: contracts/server/web typechecks, touched-file lint (one existing warning), and 344 tests passed, including bot pagination and collapse state. Reaction counts, always-visible controls, and keyboard picker opening/closing were checked against real GitHub comments. Web and desktop share this summary. The actor contract adds optional bot identity; older clients and other providers remain compatible. Bot grouping, keyboard toggles, and retained actions were verified with real GitHub data. The larger bot group was exercised through 10 → 15 → 10 comments in the real client.

The collapsed cards show linked author avatars, author/file counts, and the latest comment time. Verified both toggles, human/bot profile targets, and a narrow light-theme panel with real GitHub data. Final card checks: web typecheck, scoped lint, and 129 existing tests.

Before left, after right, using the same real PR. Expanded state and a recording of opening the group follow.

Reactions before and after, followed by keyboard opening and closing the picker.

Bot comments are collapsed separately, with human comments kept visible.

Implemented with gpt-6 in Codex.

Summary by CodeRabbit

• New Features

  • Added collapsible previews for long pull request comments.
  • Resolved or dismissed comments now appear in a separate collapsible section.
  • Bot comments are grouped separately with independent paging controls.
  • Added controls to return to the 10 most recent comments, with accurate hidden totals.

• Improvements

  • Comment headers now show clearer author identity, profile links, timestamps, locations, and outdated markers.
  • Profile tooltips provide clearer names and usernames.
  • Reaction controls are consistently visible and aligned within comment and review headers.
  • Bot authors are identified more reliably across pull request activity.

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Approvability

Verdict: Not approved

Macroscope's review found this PR not approvable — This PR substantially changes the pull-request comment experience by adding bot/resolved grouping, pagination, truncation, actor metadata, and reaction-layout changes across several production surfaces. It also changes the default visible comment page from 30 to 10, making this a broad default behavior change rather than a small isolated presentation tweak.

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Changes

Pull request comments now support measured previews, thread-aware metadata, bot and finished-comment grouping, independent pagination, updated actor tooltips, and consistent reaction placement.

Comment presentation

Layer / File(s)	Summary
Bot classification data flow packages/contracts/src/pullRequest.ts, apps/server/src/pullRequest/gitHubPullRequestJson.ts, apps/server/src/pullRequest/GitHubPullRequestCli.ts, apps/server/src/pullRequest/GitHubPullRequestProvider.ts, apps/server/src/pullRequest/*test.ts	GitHub actor decoding identifies bot accounts, collects bot logins across review-thread pages, and propagates bot status through pull request activity data.
Comment identity and history apps/web/src/components/pullRequest/PullRequestSummaryTab.tsx, apps/web/src/components/pullRequest/pullRequestPresentation.tsx, apps/web/src/components/pullRequest/PullRequestSummaryTab.test.tsx	Comments display identity, profile links, timestamps, thread-aware locations, and outdated status. Active, bot, resolved, and dismissed comments use separate collapsible or paginated sections.
Collapsible comment previews apps/web/src/components/pullRequest/PullRequestCommentBody.tsx, apps/web/src/components/pullRequest/PullRequestSummaryTab.tsx	Rendered markdown is measured against 240px. Overflowing comments show a gradient preview and expand or collapse with accessibility attributes and scroll restoration.
Reaction placement and responsive cards apps/web/src/components/pullRequest/PullRequestReactions.tsx, apps/web/src/components/pullRequest/PullRequestReviewAnnotation.tsx, apps/web/src/components/pullRequest/PullRequestTimelineTab.tsx	Reaction pickers remain visible, reaction bars use constrained widths, and reaction bars move into wrapped header rows across comment, conversation, and review verdict cards.

Priority: ➖ Normal

Estimated code review effort: 3 (Moderate) | ~25 minutes

Change: Feature

Sequence Diagram(s)

sequenceDiagram
  participant GitHub
  participant GitHubPullRequestJson
  participant GitHubPullRequestProvider
  participant PullRequestSummaryTab
  participant PullRequestCommentBody
  GitHub->>GitHubPullRequestJson: return actor and review-thread data
  GitHubPullRequestJson->>GitHubPullRequestProvider: provide botLogins and actors
  GitHubPullRequestProvider->>PullRequestSummaryTab: provide classified comments
  PullRequestSummaryTab->>PullRequestCommentBody: render comment markdown
  PullRequestCommentBody->>PullRequestCommentBody: measure rendered height

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If the GitHub thread query fails, some bot comments can appear in the active comment list instead of the collapsed bot group. This is a bounded presentation regression, but preserving bot identity would complete the fallback behavior.

🚥 Pre-merge checks | ✅ 4 | ❌ 1

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Check name	Status	Explanation	Resolution
Docstring Coverage	⚠️ Warning	Docstring coverage is 55.00% which is insufficient. The required threshold is 80.00%. Docstring coverage is scoped to functions touched by this diff. Analyzed 20 functions across 13 files.	Write docstrings for the functions missing them to satisfy the coverage threshold.

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Title check	✅ Passed	The title clearly and concisely describes the primary user-facing change: improving pull request comment scanning.
Description check	✅ Passed	The description provides a detailed change summary, rationale, UI screenshots and interaction recordings, compatibility notes, and verification results. It does not use the template headings or checkl…

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