fix: improve user feedback during long operations and on turn completion

crates/tui/src/tui/footer_ui.rs

@@ -71,10 +71,29 @@ pub(crate) fn render_footer(f: &mut Frame, area: Rect, app: &mut App) {
         let dot_frame = footer_working_label_frame(now_ms, app.fancy_animations);
         // Surface one compact live status row in the footer whenever a turn
         // is live. Tool turns get the current action plus active/done counts;
-        // non-tool work falls back to the existing dot-pulse label.
+        // non-tool work falls back to a descriptive label with elapsed time.
+        let elapsed_secs = app
+            .turn_started_at
+            .map(|t| t.elapsed().as_secs())
+            .unwrap_or(0);
         let mut label = active_subagent_status_label(app)
             .or_else(|| active_tool_status_label(app))
-            .unwrap_or_else(|| crate::tui::widgets::footer_working_label(dot_frame, app.ui_locale));
+            .unwrap_or_else(|| {
+                // Show a more specific label when the model is still loading
+                // or compacting, not just a generic "working…".
+                let base = if app.is_loading {
+                    crate::tui::widgets::footer_working_label(dot_frame, app.ui_locale)
+                } else if app.is_compacting {
+                    "compacting"
+                } else {
+                    crate::tui::widgets::footer_working_label(dot_frame, app.ui_locale)
+                };
+                if elapsed_secs > 0 {
+                    format!("{base} ({elapsed_secs}s)")
+                } else {
+                    base.to_string()
+                }
+            });
         // Append stall reason when the turn has been running > 30 s.
         if let Some(reason) = stall_reason(app) {
             label = format!("{label}  ({reason})");

crates/tui/src/tui/history.rs

@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ use crate::tui::markdown_render;
 use std::process::Command;
 const TOOL_COMMAND_LINE_LIMIT: usize = 3;
 const TOOL_OUTPUT_LINE_LIMIT: usize = 6;
-const TOOL_TEXT_LIMIT: usize = 180;
+const TOOL_TEXT_LIMIT: usize = 300;
 const TOOL_HEADER_SUMMARY_LIMIT: usize = 56;
 const TOOL_OUTPUT_HEAD_LINES: usize = 2;
 const TOOL_OUTPUT_TAIL_LINES: usize = 2;

crates/tui/src/tui/notifications.rs

@@ -85,8 +85,13 @@ fn resolve_method() -> Method {
         _ => {}
     }
 
+    // Windows: use BEL so `windows_bell()` (MessageBeep) fires on turn
+    // completion.  Previous behavior returned `Off` to avoid the error chime
+    // (#583), but `MessageBeep(MB_OK)` plays the *default system sound* —
+    // distinct from the error sound — so BEL is safe and gives Windows users
+    // audible feedback when a long turn finishes.
     if cfg!(target_os = "windows") {
-        return Method::Off;
+        return Method::Bel;
     }
 
     // Ghostty-based terminals (cmux, etc.) may not set their own

crates/tui/src/tui/ui.rs

@@ -1490,6 +1490,10 @@ async fn run_event_loop(
                         }
 
                         // Generate post-turn receipt for completed turns.
+                        // Also push a persistent status toast so users always
+                        // see the outcome in the footer (not just the 8-second
+                        // composer receipt), regardless of notification method
+                        // or platform.
                         if status == crate::core::events::TurnOutcomeStatus::Completed {
                             let tool_count = app.tool_evidence.len();
                             let mut receipt = "✓ turn completed".to_string();
@@ -1505,6 +1509,15 @@ async fn run_event_loop(
                                 }
                             }
                             app.set_receipt_text(receipt);
+                            // Mirror as a persistent status toast (10s TTL).
+                            // The footer bar visibly shows status toasts,
+                            // which is more glanceable than the composer
+                            // border receipt alone.
+                            app.push_status_toast(
+                                receipt,
+                                crate::tui::app::StatusToastLevel::Info,
+                                Some(10_000),
+                            );
                         }
 
                         // Auto-save completed turn and clear crash checkpoint.