Nov 10, 2025
diff --git a/coderd/aitasks.go b/coderd/aitasks.go
 }
 }

 // When the task is initializing and there's no app status yet, provide a
 // default current_state with an appropriate message.
 if currentState == nil && codersdk.TaskStatus(dbTask.Status) == codersdk.TaskStatusInitializing {
 message := "Initializing workspace"

 switch {
 case ws.LatestBuild.Status == codersdk.WorkspaceStatusPending:
 message = "Workspace build is pending"
 case ws.LatestBuild.Status == codersdk.WorkspaceStatusStarting:
 message = "Starting workspace"
 case taskAgentLifecycle != nil:
 switch *taskAgentLifecycle {
 case codersdk.WorkspaceAgentLifecycleCreated:
 message = "Agent is connecting"
 case codersdk.WorkspaceAgentLifecycleStarting:
 message = "Agent is starting"
 default:
 message = "Initializing workspace agent"
 }
 }

 currentState = &codersdk.TaskStateEntry{
 Timestamp: ws.LatestBuild.CreatedAt,
 State:     codersdk.TaskStateWorking,
 Message:   message,
 URI:       "",
 }
 }

 return codersdk.Task{
 ID:                      dbTask.ID,
 OrganizationID:          dbTask.OrganizationID,
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Expand Up		@@ -302,6 +302,35 @@ func taskFromDBTaskAndWorkspace(dbTask database.Task, ws codersdk.Workspace) cod
		}
		}

		// When the task is initializing and there's no app status yet, provide a
		// default current_state with an appropriate message.
		if currentState == nil && codersdk.TaskStatus(dbTask.Status) == codersdk.TaskStatusInitializing {
		message := "Initializing workspace"

		switch {
		case ws.LatestBuild.Status == codersdk.WorkspaceStatusPending:
		message = "Workspace build is pending"
		case ws.LatestBuild.Status == codersdk.WorkspaceStatusStarting:
		message = "Starting workspace"
		case taskAgentLifecycle != nil:
		switch *taskAgentLifecycle {
		case codersdk.WorkspaceAgentLifecycleCreated:
		message = "Agent is connecting"
		case codersdk.WorkspaceAgentLifecycleStarting:
		message = "Agent is starting"
		default:
		message = "Initializing workspace agent"
		}
		}

		currentState = &codersdk.TaskStateEntry{
		Timestamp: ws.LatestBuild.CreatedAt,
		State: codersdk.TaskStateWorking,
		Message: message,
		URI: "",
		}
		}

		return codersdk.Task{
		ID: dbTask.ID,
		OrganizationID: dbTask.OrganizationID,
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