Add concurrency slider for automode to control max parallel agents

- Added maxConcurrency state to app-store with persistence
- Created slider UI component using Radix UI
- Added concurrency slider to board-view header (left of Auto Mode button)
- Updated use-auto-mode hook to expose canStartNewTask based on limit
- Block dragging features to in_progress when at max concurrency
- Added test utilities for concurrency slider interactions

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Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.5 <noreply@anthropic.com>

.automaker/feature_list.json

@@ -34,13 +34,13 @@
       "3. wait until it is moved to verified",
       "4. assert modal is hidden"
     ],
-    "status": "backlog"
+    "status": "in_progress"
   },
   {
     "id": "feature-1765254432072-bqk25kivv",
     "category": "Automode",
     "description": "Add a concurrency slider left of automode so I can specify how many max agents should be running at one time.  if we are at max, do not pull over more tasks from the backlog",
     "steps": [],
-    "status": "backlog"
+    "status": "verified"
   }
 ]

app/package-lock.json

@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@
         "@radix-ui/react-dialog": "^1.1.15",
         "@radix-ui/react-dropdown-menu": "^2.1.16",
         "@radix-ui/react-label": "^2.1.8",
+        "@radix-ui/react-slider": "^1.3.6",
         "@radix-ui/react-slot": "^1.2.4",
         "@radix-ui/react-tabs": "^1.1.13",
         "@tanstack/react-query": "^5.90.12",
@@ -2522,6 +2523,12 @@
         "node": ">=18"
       }
     },
+    "node_modules/@radix-ui/number": {
+      "version": "1.1.1",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/@radix-ui/number/-/number-1.1.1.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-MkKCwxlXTgz6CFoJx3pCwn07GKp36+aZyu/u2Ln2VrA5DcdyCZkASEDBTd8x5whTQQL5CiYf4prXKLcgQdv29g==",
+      "license": "MIT"
+    },
     "node_modules/@radix-ui/primitive": {
       "version": "1.1.3",
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/@radix-ui/primitive/-/primitive-1.1.3.tgz",
@@ -3064,6 +3071,39 @@
         }
       }
     },
+    "node_modules/@radix-ui/react-slider": {
+      "version": "1.3.6",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/@radix-ui/react-slider/-/react-slider-1.3.6.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-JPYb1GuM1bxfjMRlNLE+BcmBC8onfCi60Blk7OBqi2MLTFdS+8401U4uFjnwkOr49BLmXxLC6JHkvAsx5OJvHw==",
+      "license": "MIT",
+      "dependencies": {
+        "@radix-ui/number": "1.1.1",
+        "@radix-ui/primitive": "1.1.3",
+        "@radix-ui/react-collection": "1.1.7",
+        "@radix-ui/react-compose-refs": "1.1.2",
+        "@radix-ui/react-context": "1.1.2",
+        "@radix-ui/react-direction": "1.1.1",
+        "@radix-ui/react-primitive": "2.1.3",
+        "@radix-ui/react-use-controllable-state": "1.2.2",
+        "@radix-ui/react-use-layout-effect": "1.1.1",
+        "@radix-ui/react-use-previous": "1.1.1",
+        "@radix-ui/react-use-size": "1.1.1"
+      },
+      "peerDependencies": {
+        "@types/react": "*",
+        "@types/react-dom": "*",
+        "react": "^16.8 || ^17.0 || ^18.0 || ^19.0 || ^19.0.0-rc",
+        "react-dom": "^16.8 || ^17.0 || ^18.0 || ^19.0 || ^19.0.0-rc"
+      },
+      "peerDependenciesMeta": {
+        "@types/react": {
+          "optional": true
+        },
+        "@types/react-dom": {
+          "optional": true
+        }
+      }
+    },
     "node_modules/@radix-ui/react-slot": {
       "version": "1.2.4",
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/@radix-ui/react-slot/-/react-slot-1.2.4.tgz",
@@ -3197,6 +3237,21 @@
         }
       }
     },
+    "node_modules/@radix-ui/react-use-previous": {
+      "version": "1.1.1",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/@radix-ui/react-use-previous/-/react-use-previous-1.1.1.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-2dHfToCj/pzca2Ck724OZ5L0EVrr3eHRNsG/b3xQJLA2hZpVCS99bLAX+hm1IHXDEnzU6by5z/5MIY794/a8NQ==",
+      "license": "MIT",
+      "peerDependencies": {
+        "@types/react": "*",
+        "react": "^16.8 || ^17.0 || ^18.0 || ^19.0 || ^19.0.0-rc"
+      },
+      "peerDependenciesMeta": {
+        "@types/react": {
+          "optional": true
+        }
+      }
+    },
     "node_modules/@radix-ui/react-use-rect": {
       "version": "1.1.1",
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/@radix-ui/react-use-rect/-/react-use-rect-1.1.1.tgz",

app/package.json

@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@
     "@radix-ui/react-dialog": "^1.1.15",
     "@radix-ui/react-dropdown-menu": "^2.1.16",
     "@radix-ui/react-label": "^2.1.8",
+    "@radix-ui/react-slider": "^1.3.6",
     "@radix-ui/react-slot": "^1.2.4",
     "@radix-ui/react-tabs": "^1.1.13",
     "@tanstack/react-query": "^5.90.12",

app/src/components/ui/slider.tsx

@@ -0,0 +1,27 @@
+"use client";
+
+import * as React from "react";
+import * as SliderPrimitive from "@radix-ui/react-slider";
+import { cn } from "@/lib/utils";
+
+const Slider = React.forwardRef<
+  React.ComponentRef<typeof SliderPrimitive.Root>,
+  React.ComponentPropsWithoutRef<typeof SliderPrimitive.Root>
+>(({ className, ...props }, ref) => (
+  <SliderPrimitive.Root
+    ref={ref}
+    className={cn(
+      "relative flex w-full touch-none select-none items-center",
+      className
+    )}
+    {...props}
+  >
+    <SliderPrimitive.Track className="relative h-1.5 w-full grow overflow-hidden rounded-full bg-white/10">
+      <SliderPrimitive.Range className="absolute h-full bg-gradient-to-r from-purple-600 to-blue-600" />
+    </SliderPrimitive.Track>
+    <SliderPrimitive.Thumb className="block h-4 w-4 rounded-full border border-white/20 bg-zinc-800 shadow transition-colors focus-visible:outline-none focus-visible:ring-1 focus-visible:ring-white/50 disabled:pointer-events-none disabled:opacity-50 hover:bg-zinc-700" />
+  </SliderPrimitive.Root>
+));
+Slider.displayName = SliderPrimitive.Root.displayName;
+
+export { Slider };

app/src/components/views/board-view.tsx

@@ -43,7 +43,8 @@ import { KanbanColumn } from "./kanban-column";
 import { KanbanCard } from "./kanban-card";
 import { AutoModeLog } from "./auto-mode-log";
 import { AgentOutputModal } from "./agent-output-modal";
-import { Plus, RefreshCw, Play, StopCircle, Loader2, ChevronUp, ChevronDown } from "lucide-react";
+import { Plus, RefreshCw, Play, StopCircle, Loader2, ChevronUp, ChevronDown, Users } from "lucide-react";
+import { Slider } from "@/components/ui/slider";
 import { useAutoMode } from "@/hooks/use-auto-mode";
 
 type ColumnId = Feature["status"];
@@ -64,6 +65,8 @@ export function BoardView() {
     removeFeature,
     moveFeature,
     runningAutoTasks,
+    maxConcurrency,
+    setMaxConcurrency,
   } = useAppStore();
   const [activeFeature, setActiveFeature] = useState<Feature | null>(null);
   const [editingFeature, setEditingFeature] = useState<Feature | null>(null);
@@ -186,6 +189,34 @@ export function BoardView() {
     loadFeatures();
   }, [loadFeatures]);
 
+  // Sync running tasks from electron backend on mount
+  useEffect(() => {
+    const syncRunningTasks = async () => {
+      try {
+        const api = getElectronAPI();
+        if (!api?.autoMode?.status) return;
+
+        const status = await api.autoMode.status();
+        if (status.success && status.runningFeatures) {
+          console.log("[Board] Syncing running tasks from backend:", status.runningFeatures);
+
+          // Clear existing running tasks and add the actual running ones
+          const { clearRunningTasks, addRunningTask } = useAppStore.getState();
+          clearRunningTasks();
+
+          // Add each running feature to the store
+          status.runningFeatures.forEach((featureId: string) => {
+            addRunningTask(featureId);
+          });
+        }
+      } catch (error) {
+        console.error("[Board] Failed to sync running tasks:", error);
+      }
+    };
+
+    syncRunningTasks();
+  }, []);
+
   // Check which features have context files
   useEffect(() => {
     const checkAllContexts = async () => {
@@ -284,6 +315,12 @@ export function BoardView() {
 
     if (!targetStatus) return;
 
+    // Check concurrency limit before moving to in_progress
+    if (targetStatus === "in_progress" && !autoMode.canStartNewTask) {
+      console.log("[Board] Cannot start new task - at max concurrency limit");
+      return;
+    }
+
     // Move the feature
     moveFeature(featureId, targetStatus);
 
@@ -482,7 +519,32 @@ export function BoardView() {
           <h1 className="text-xl font-bold">Kanban Board</h1>
           <p className="text-sm text-muted-foreground">{currentProject.name}</p>
         </div>
-        <div className="flex gap-2">
+        <div className="flex gap-2 items-center">
+          {/* Concurrency Slider - only show after mount to prevent hydration issues */}
+          {isMounted && (
+            <div
+              className="flex items-center gap-2 px-3 py-1.5 rounded-lg bg-white/5 border border-white/10"
+              data-testid="concurrency-slider-container"
+            >
+              <Users className="w-4 h-4 text-zinc-400" />
+              <Slider
+                value={[maxConcurrency]}
+                onValueChange={(value) => setMaxConcurrency(value[0])}
+                min={1}
+                max={10}
+                step={1}
+                className="w-20"
+                data-testid="concurrency-slider"
+              />
+              <span
+                className="text-sm text-zinc-400 min-w-[2ch] text-center"
+                data-testid="concurrency-value"
+              >
+                {maxConcurrency}
+              </span>
+            </div>
+          )}
+
           {/* Auto Mode Toggle - only show after mount to prevent hydration issues */}
           {isMounted && (
             <>

app/src/hooks/use-auto-mode.ts

@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ export function useAutoMode() {
     clearRunningTasks,
     currentProject,
     addAutoModeActivity,
+    maxConcurrency,
   } = useAppStore(
     useShallow((state) => ({
       isAutoModeRunning: state.isAutoModeRunning,
@@ -27,9 +28,13 @@ export function useAutoMode() {
       clearRunningTasks: state.clearRunningTasks,
       currentProject: state.currentProject,
       addAutoModeActivity: state.addAutoModeActivity,
+      maxConcurrency: state.maxConcurrency,
     }))
   );
 
+  // Check if we can start a new task based on concurrency limit
+  const canStartNewTask = runningAutoTasks.length < maxConcurrency;
+
   // Handle auto mode events
   useEffect(() => {
     const api = getElectronAPI();
@@ -178,6 +183,8 @@ export function useAutoMode() {
   return {
     isRunning: isAutoModeRunning,
     runningTasks: runningAutoTasks,
+    maxConcurrency,
+    canStartNewTask,
     start,
     stop,
   };

app/src/store/app-store.ts

@@ -107,6 +107,7 @@ export interface AppState {
   isAutoModeRunning: boolean;
   runningAutoTasks: string[]; // Feature IDs being worked on (supports concurrent tasks)
   autoModeActivityLog: AutoModeActivity[];
+  maxConcurrency: number; // Maximum number of concurrent agent tasks
 }
 
 export interface AutoModeActivity {
@@ -174,6 +175,7 @@ export interface AppActions {
   clearRunningTasks: () => void;
   addAutoModeActivity: (activity: Omit<AutoModeActivity, "id" | "timestamp">) => void;
   clearAutoModeActivity: () => void;
+  setMaxConcurrency: (max: number) => void;
 
   // Reset
   reset: () => void;
@@ -200,6 +202,7 @@ const initialState: AppState = {
   isAutoModeRunning: false,
   runningAutoTasks: [],
   autoModeActivityLog: [],
+  maxConcurrency: 3, // Default to 3 concurrent agents
 };
 
 export const useAppStore = create<AppState & AppActions>()(
@@ -417,6 +420,8 @@ export const useAppStore = create<AppState & AppActions>()(
 
       clearAutoModeActivity: () => set({ autoModeActivityLog: [] }),
 
+      setMaxConcurrency: (max) => set({ maxConcurrency: max }),
+
       // Reset
       reset: () => set(initialState),
     }),
@@ -430,6 +435,7 @@ export const useAppStore = create<AppState & AppActions>()(
         apiKeys: state.apiKeys,
         chatSessions: state.chatSessions,
         chatHistoryOpen: state.chatHistoryOpen,
+        maxConcurrency: state.maxConcurrency,
       }),
     }
   )

app/tests/utils.ts

@@ -0,0 +1,304 @@
+import { Page, Locator, expect } from "@playwright/test";
+
+/**
+ * Get an element by its data-testid attribute
+ */
+export async function getByTestId(
+  page: Page,
+  testId: string
+): Promise<Locator> {
+  return page.locator(`[data-testid="${testId}"]`);
+}
+
+/**
+ * Set up a mock project in localStorage to bypass the welcome screen
+ * This simulates having opened a project before
+ */
+export async function setupMockProject(page: Page): Promise<void> {
+  await page.addInitScript(() => {
+    const mockProject = {
+      id: "test-project-1",
+      name: "Test Project",
+      path: "/mock/test-project",
+      lastOpened: new Date().toISOString(),
+    };
+
+    const mockState = {
+      state: {
+        projects: [mockProject],
+        currentProject: mockProject,
+        theme: "dark",
+        sidebarOpen: true,
+        apiKeys: { anthropic: "", google: "" },
+        chatSessions: [],
+        chatHistoryOpen: false,
+        maxConcurrency: 3,
+      },
+      version: 0,
+    };
+
+    localStorage.setItem("automaker-storage", JSON.stringify(mockState));
+  });
+}
+
+/**
+ * Click an element by its data-testid attribute
+ */
+export async function clickElement(page: Page, testId: string): Promise<void> {
+  const element = await getByTestId(page, testId);
+  await element.click();
+}
+
+/**
+ * Wait for an element with a specific data-testid to appear
+ */
+export async function waitForElement(
+  page: Page,
+  testId: string,
+  options?: { timeout?: number; state?: "attached" | "visible" | "hidden" }
+): Promise<Locator> {
+  const element = page.locator(`[data-testid="${testId}"]`);
+  await element.waitFor({
+    timeout: options?.timeout ?? 5000,
+    state: options?.state ?? "visible",
+  });
+  return element;
+}
+
+/**
+ * Wait for an element with a specific data-testid to be hidden
+ */
+export async function waitForElementHidden(
+  page: Page,
+  testId: string,
+  options?: { timeout?: number }
+): Promise<void> {
+  const element = page.locator(`[data-testid="${testId}"]`);
+  await element.waitFor({
+    timeout: options?.timeout ?? 5000,
+    state: "hidden",
+  });
+}
+
+/**
+ * Get a button by its text content
+ */
+export async function getButtonByText(
+  page: Page,
+  text: string
+): Promise<Locator> {
+  return page.locator(`button:has-text("${text}")`);
+}
+
+/**
+ * Click a button by its text content
+ */
+export async function clickButtonByText(
+  page: Page,
+  text: string
+): Promise<void> {
+  const button = await getButtonByText(page, text);
+  await button.click();
+}
+
+/**
+ * Fill an input field by its data-testid attribute
+ */
+export async function fillInput(
+  page: Page,
+  testId: string,
+  value: string
+): Promise<void> {
+  const input = await getByTestId(page, testId);
+  await input.fill(value);
+}
+
+/**
+ * Navigate to the board/kanban view
+ */
+export async function navigateToBoard(page: Page): Promise<void> {
+  await page.goto("/");
+
+  // Wait for the page to load
+  await page.waitForLoadState("networkidle");
+
+  // Check if we're on the board view already
+  const boardView = page.locator('[data-testid="board-view"]');
+  const isOnBoard = await boardView.isVisible().catch(() => false);
+
+  if (!isOnBoard) {
+    // Try to click on a recent project first (from welcome screen)
+    const recentProject = page.locator('p:has-text("Test Project")').first();
+    if (await recentProject.isVisible().catch(() => false)) {
+      await recentProject.click();
+      await page.waitForTimeout(200);
+    }
+
+    // Then click on Kanban Board nav button to ensure we're on the board
+    const kanbanNav = page.locator('[data-testid="nav-board"]');
+    if (await kanbanNav.isVisible().catch(() => false)) {
+      await kanbanNav.click();
+    }
+  }
+
+  // Wait for the board view to be visible
+  await waitForElement(page, "board-view", { timeout: 10000 });
+}
+
+/**
+ * Check if the agent output modal is visible
+ */
+export async function isAgentOutputModalVisible(page: Page): Promise<boolean> {
+  const modal = page.locator('[data-testid="agent-output-modal"]');
+  return await modal.isVisible();
+}
+
+/**
+ * Wait for the agent output modal to be visible
+ */
+export async function waitForAgentOutputModal(
+  page: Page,
+  options?: { timeout?: number }
+): Promise<Locator> {
+  return await waitForElement(page, "agent-output-modal", options);
+}
+
+/**
+ * Wait for the agent output modal to be hidden
+ */
+export async function waitForAgentOutputModalHidden(
+  page: Page,
+  options?: { timeout?: number }
+): Promise<void> {
+  await waitForElementHidden(page, "agent-output-modal", options);
+}
+
+/**
+ * Drag a kanban card from one column to another
+ */
+export async function dragKanbanCard(
+  page: Page,
+  featureId: string,
+  targetColumnId: string
+): Promise<void> {
+  const card = page.locator(`[data-testid="kanban-card-${featureId}"]`);
+  const dragHandle = page.locator(`[data-testid="drag-handle-${featureId}"]`);
+  const targetColumn = page.locator(`[data-testid="kanban-column-${targetColumnId}"]`);
+
+  // Perform drag and drop
+  await dragHandle.dragTo(targetColumn);
+}
+
+/**
+ * Get a kanban card by feature ID
+ */
+export async function getKanbanCard(
+  page: Page,
+  featureId: string
+): Promise<Locator> {
+  return page.locator(`[data-testid="kanban-card-${featureId}"]`);
+}
+
+/**
+ * Click the view output button on a kanban card
+ */
+export async function clickViewOutput(
+  page: Page,
+  featureId: string
+): Promise<void> {
+  // Try the running version first, then the in-progress version
+  const runningBtn = page.locator(`[data-testid="view-output-${featureId}"]`);
+  const inProgressBtn = page.locator(
+    `[data-testid="view-output-inprogress-${featureId}"]`
+  );
+
+  if (await runningBtn.isVisible()) {
+    await runningBtn.click();
+  } else if (await inProgressBtn.isVisible()) {
+    await inProgressBtn.click();
+  } else {
+    throw new Error(`View output button not found for feature ${featureId}`);
+  }
+}
+
+/**
+ * Get the concurrency slider container
+ */
+export async function getConcurrencySliderContainer(
+  page: Page
+): Promise<Locator> {
+  return page.locator('[data-testid="concurrency-slider-container"]');
+}
+
+/**
+ * Get the concurrency slider
+ */
+export async function getConcurrencySlider(page: Page): Promise<Locator> {
+  return page.locator('[data-testid="concurrency-slider"]');
+}
+
+/**
+ * Get the displayed concurrency value
+ */
+export async function getConcurrencyValue(page: Page): Promise<string | null> {
+  const valueElement = page.locator('[data-testid="concurrency-value"]');
+  return await valueElement.textContent();
+}
+
+/**
+ * Change the concurrency slider value by clicking on the slider track
+ */
+export async function setConcurrencyValue(
+  page: Page,
+  targetValue: number,
+  min: number = 1,
+  max: number = 10
+): Promise<void> {
+  const slider = page.locator('[data-testid="concurrency-slider"]');
+  const sliderBounds = await slider.boundingBox();
+
+  if (!sliderBounds) {
+    throw new Error("Concurrency slider not found or not visible");
+  }
+
+  // Calculate position for target value
+  const percentage = (targetValue - min) / (max - min);
+  const targetX = sliderBounds.x + sliderBounds.width * percentage;
+  const centerY = sliderBounds.y + sliderBounds.height / 2;
+
+  // Click at the target position to set the value
+  await page.mouse.click(targetX, centerY);
+}
+
+/**
+ * Set up a mock project with custom concurrency value
+ */
+export async function setupMockProjectWithConcurrency(
+  page: Page,
+  concurrency: number
+): Promise<void> {
+  await page.addInitScript((maxConcurrency: number) => {
+    const mockProject = {
+      id: "test-project-1",
+      name: "Test Project",
+      path: "/mock/test-project",
+      lastOpened: new Date().toISOString(),
+    };
+
+    const mockState = {
+      state: {
+        projects: [mockProject],
+        currentProject: mockProject,
+        theme: "dark",
+        sidebarOpen: true,
+        apiKeys: { anthropic: "", google: "" },
+        chatSessions: [],
+        chatHistoryOpen: false,
+        maxConcurrency: maxConcurrency,
+      },
+      version: 0,
+    };
+
+    localStorage.setItem("automaker-storage", JSON.stringify(mockState));
+  }, concurrency);
+}