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+"use client";
+
+/**
+ * useSessionEventStream — SSE hook with auto-reconnect and seq-cursor resume.
+ *
+ * Subscribes to the active Run's event stream for a Session and surfaces a
+ * deduped, monotonically-ordered list of `CloudAgentRunEvent` to the consumer.
+ *
+ * Reconnect strategy:
+ *   - On `error`, close the EventSource and re-open after backoff.
+ *   - When re-opening, pass `since_seq=<lastSeq>` so the server can replay
+ *     missed events. Dedup on the client by checking `seq > lastSeq`.
+ *   - On `online` (browser-level reconnect), retry immediately.
+ *
+ * Mock mode (`NEXT_PUBLIC_USE_MOCK_AGENTS=true`):
+ *   - Replays `MOCK_RUN_EVENTS` with a 400ms cadence so the UI looks live.
+ *   - Replays from `sinceSeq` when reconnecting, so the dedup path is testable.
+ */
+import { useCallback, useEffect, useRef, useState } from "react";
+import { buildRunEventStreamUrl } from "@/lib/cloud-agents-client";
+import { isMockEnabled, MOCK_RUN_EVENTS } from "@/lib/mock-agents";
+import type { CloudAgentRunEvent } from "@/types/cloud-agents";
+
+const MOCK_TICK_MS = 400;
+const RECONNECT_BACKOFF_MS = 1000;
+
+interface UseSessionEventStreamArgs {
+  sessionId: string | null;
+  runId: string | null;
+  enabled?: boolean;
+}
+
+interface UseSessionEventStreamResult {
+  events: CloudAgentRunEvent[];
+  connected: boolean;
+  lastSeq: number;
+  error: string | null;
+}
+
+export function useSessionEventStream({
+  sessionId,
+  runId,
+  enabled = true,
+}: UseSessionEventStreamArgs): UseSessionEventStreamResult {
+  const [events, setEvents] = useState<CloudAgentRunEvent[]>([]);
+  const [connected, setConnected] = useState(false);
+  const [error, setError] = useState<string | null>(null);
+  const lastSeqRef = useRef(0);
+  const esRef = useRef<EventSource | null>(null);
+  const mockTimerRef = useRef<ReturnType<typeof setTimeout> | null>(null);
+  const mockOfflineRef = useRef(false);
+
+  const appendEvent = useCallback((evt: CloudAgentRunEvent) => {
+    if (evt.seq <= lastSeqRef.current) {
+      return; // dedup: server replayed an event we already have
+    }
+    lastSeqRef.current = evt.seq;
+    setEvents((prev) => [...prev, evt]);
+  }, []);
+
+  // Mock streamer — replays canned events from the next unseen seq.
+  const startMockStream = useCallback(() => {
+    setConnected(true);
+    let i = MOCK_RUN_EVENTS.findIndex((e) => e.seq > lastSeqRef.current);
+    if (i < 0) i = MOCK_RUN_EVENTS.length;
+    const tick = () => {
+      if (mockOfflineRef.current) {
+        // simulated offline: stop emitting until brought back online
+        mockTimerRef.current = setTimeout(tick, MOCK_TICK_MS);
+        return;
+      }
+      if (i >= MOCK_RUN_EVENTS.length) {
+        return; // exhausted; leave connected=true to mimic an idle stream
+      }
+      appendEvent(MOCK_RUN_EVENTS[i]);
+      i += 1;
+      mockTimerRef.current = setTimeout(tick, MOCK_TICK_MS);
+    };
+    mockTimerRef.current = setTimeout(tick, MOCK_TICK_MS);
+  }, [appendEvent]);
+
+  const stopMockStream = useCallback(() => {
+    if (mockTimerRef.current) {
+      clearTimeout(mockTimerRef.current);
+      mockTimerRef.current = null;
+    }
+    setConnected(false);
+  }, []);
+
+  // Real EventSource streamer with reconnect+resume.
+  const startRealStream = useCallback(() => {
+    if (!sessionId || !runId) return;
+
+    const url = buildRunEventStreamUrl(sessionId, runId, lastSeqRef.current || undefined);
+    const es = new EventSource(url, { withCredentials: true });
+    esRef.current = es;
+
+    es.onopen = () => {
+      setConnected(true);
+      setError(null);
+    };
+    es.onmessage = (msg: MessageEvent<string>) => {
+      try {
+        const evt = JSON.parse(msg.data) as CloudAgentRunEvent;
+        if (typeof evt.seq === "number") {
+          appendEvent(evt);
+        }
+      } catch (e) {
+        // ignore malformed events; the server is responsible for shape
+      }
+    };
+    es.onerror = () => {
+      setConnected(false);
+      setError("stream interrupted; reconnecting");
+      es.close();
+      esRef.current = null;
+      // Reconnect after backoff, replaying from lastSeq.
+      setTimeout(() => {
+        if (esRef.current === null) startRealStream();
+      }, RECONNECT_BACKOFF_MS);
+    };
+  }, [sessionId, runId, appendEvent]);
+
+  const stopRealStream = useCallback(() => {
+    if (esRef.current) {
+      esRef.current.close();
+      esRef.current = null;
+    }
+    setConnected(false);
+  }, []);
+
+  // Expose offline/online for Playwright reconnect testing in mock mode.
+  useEffect(() => {
+    if (!isMockEnabled()) return;
+    const onOffline = () => {
+      mockOfflineRef.current = true;
+      setConnected(false);
+    };
+    const onOnline = () => {
+      mockOfflineRef.current = false;
+      setConnected(true);
+    };
+    window.addEventListener("offline", onOffline);
+    window.addEventListener("online", onOnline);
+    return () => {
+      window.removeEventListener("offline", onOffline);
+      window.removeEventListener("online", onOnline);
+    };
+  }, []);
+
+  useEffect(() => {
+    if (!enabled || !sessionId || !runId) return;
+    if (isMockEnabled()) {
+      startMockStream();
+      return () => stopMockStream();
+    }
+    startRealStream();
+    return () => stopRealStream();
+  }, [enabled, sessionId, runId, startMockStream, stopMockStream, startRealStream, stopRealStream]);
+
+  return { events, connected, lastSeq: lastSeqRef.current, error };
+}