2 files changed, 68 insertions, 0 deletions

diff --git a/src/detect/agents/claude_code.rs b/src/detect/agents/claude_code.rs
index a13019a4..1336c480 100644
--- a/src/detect/agents/claude_code.rs
+++ b/src/detect/agents/claude_code.rs
@@ -59,6 +59,29 @@ pub(super) fn has_visible_blocker(content: &str) -> bool {
                 || lower.contains("ctrl+e to explain"))
 }
 
+pub(in crate::detect) fn has_idle_recap_notice(content: &str) -> bool {
+    if !has_prompt_box(content) || has_visible_blocker(content) {
+        return false;
+    }
+
+    let above_prompt = content_above_prompt_box(content);
+    let bottom_lines = bottom_non_empty_lines(above_prompt, 8);
+    let Some(last_line) = bottom_lines.last() else {
+        return false;
+    };
+    if !last_line
+        .to_ascii_lowercase()
+        .contains("(disable recaps in /config)")
+    {
+        return false;
+    }
+    let bottom = normalize_lines(&bottom_lines).to_ascii_lowercase();
+
+    bottom.contains("※ recap:")
+        && !bottom.contains("esc to interrupt")
+        && !bottom.contains("ctrl+c to interrupt")
+}
+
 pub(super) fn has_working_chrome(content: &str) -> bool {
     let above = content_above_prompt_box(content);
     let above_lower = above.to_lowercase();
diff --git a/src/detect/mod.rs b/src/detect/mod.rs
index 24393c59..10ecfc6b 100644
--- a/src/detect/mod.rs
+++ b/src/detect/mod.rs
@@ -35,6 +35,12 @@ pub struct AgentDetection {
     pub visible_working: bool,
 }
 
+/// A narrow screen-derived exception that can veto PTY activity as semantic work.
+#[derive(Debug, Clone, Copy, PartialEq, Eq)]
+pub enum AgentActivityVeto {
+    ClaudeIdleRecap,
+}
+
 /// Which agent we detected running in a pane.
 #[derive(Debug, Clone, Copy, PartialEq, Eq)]
 pub enum Agent {
@@ -180,6 +186,18 @@ pub fn detect_agent(agent: Option<Agent>, screen_content: &str) -> AgentDetectio
     agents::detect(agent, screen_content)
 }
 
+pub(crate) fn agent_activity_veto(
+    agent: Option<Agent>,
+    screen_content: &str,
+) -> Option<AgentActivityVeto> {
+    match agent {
+        Some(Agent::Claude) if agents::claude_code::has_idle_recap_notice(screen_content) => {
+            Some(AgentActivityVeto::ClaudeIdleRecap)
+        }
+        _ => None,
+    }
+}
+
 pub fn should_skip_state_update(agent: Option<Agent>, screen_content: &str) -> bool {
     agent.is_some_and(|agent| agents::should_skip_state_update(agent, screen_content))
 }
@@ -1272,6 +1290,33 @@ mod tests {
     }
 
     #[test]
+    fn claude_idle_recap_notice_is_activity_veto() {
+        let screen = "✻ Churned for 9s\n\n※ recap: We’re debugging issue 494: kitty graphics render in shell panes but not inside Neovim. Next, I’m tracing the snacks.nvim inline-image path against Herdr’s placeholder\n  handling to confirm the exact failure point. (disable recaps in /config)\n\n────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────\n❯ \n────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────";
+
+        assert_eq!(
+            agent_activity_veto(Some(Agent::Claude), screen),
+            Some(AgentActivityVeto::ClaudeIdleRecap)
+        );
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn wrapped_claude_idle_recap_notice_is_activity_veto() {
+        let screen = "※ recap: We’re debugging issue 494: kitty graphics render in shell panes but\n  not inside Neovim. Next, I’m tracing the snacks.nvim inline-image path\n  against Herdr’s placeholder handling to confirm the exact failure point…\n  and then I will inspect the redraw cache. (disable recaps in /config)\n\n────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────\n❯ \n────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────";
+
+        assert_eq!(
+            agent_activity_veto(Some(Agent::Claude), screen),
+            Some(AgentActivityVeto::ClaudeIdleRecap)
+        );
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn stale_claude_recap_above_new_work_does_not_veto_activity() {
+        let screen = "※ recap: Old recap. (disable recaps in /config)\n\n● Reading src/pane.rs\n\n✻ Crunching…\n\n────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────\n❯ \n────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────";
+
+        assert_eq!(agent_activity_veto(Some(Agent::Claude), screen), None);
+    }
+
+    #[test]
     fn claude_prompt_box_does_not_set_screen_idle_signal() {
         let screen = "Interrupted.\n─────────────\n❯ \n─────────────";
         let detection = detect_agent(Some(Agent::Claude), screen);