fix(look-at): avoid empty stable idle completion

src/tools/look-at/look-at-session-runner.ts

@@ -61,6 +61,7 @@ Original error: ${createResult.error}`
   log(`[look_at] Created session: ${sessionID}`)
 
   log(`[look_at] Sending prompt with ${isBase64Input ? "base64 image" : "file"} to session ${sessionID}`)
+  let promptFailed = false
   try {
     await promptSyncWithModelSuggestionRetry(ctx.client, {
       path: { id: sessionID },
@@ -83,6 +84,7 @@ Original error: ${createResult.error}`
       queueBehavior: "defer",
     })
   } catch (promptError) {
+    promptFailed = true
     log("[look_at] Prompt error (ignored, will still fetch messages):", promptError)
   }
 
@@ -91,6 +93,7 @@ Original error: ${createResult.error}`
   if (typeof ctx.client.session.status === "function") {
     const waitResult = await waitForLookAtSessionResult(ctx.client, sessionID, {
       allowStableIdleWithoutActivity: true,
+      allowEmptyStableIdleWithoutActivity: promptFailed,
     })
     observedText = waitResult.outcome.text ?? undefined
     if (observedText) {

src/tools/look-at/session-poller.test.ts

@@ -78,6 +78,18 @@ describe("waitForLookAtSessionResult", () => {
     expect(result.outcome.text).toBe("done")
   })
 
+  test("#given session is absent and has no assistant output #when stable idle is allowed #then keeps polling", async () => {
+    const client = createMockClient([{ data: {} }], [])
+
+    await expect(
+      waitForLookAtSessionResult(unsafeTestValue(client), "ses_test", {
+        pollIntervalMs: 10,
+        timeoutMs: 50,
+        allowStableIdleWithoutActivity: true,
+      }),
+    ).rejects.toThrow("timed out")
+  })
+
   test("#given session never becomes idle #when polling exceeds timeout #then rejects", async () => {
     const client = createMockClient(
       [{ data: { ses_test: { type: "busy" } } }],

src/tools/look-at/session-poller.ts

@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ export interface PollOptions {
   timeoutMs?: number
   abortSignal?: AbortSignal
   allowStableIdleWithoutActivity?: boolean
+  allowEmptyStableIdleWithoutActivity?: boolean
 }
 
 const DEFAULT_POLL_INTERVAL_MS = 1000
@@ -136,7 +137,10 @@ export async function waitForLookAtSessionResult(
       const canConcludeIdle =
         sawNonIdleStatus ||
         !status.supported ||
-        Boolean(options?.allowStableIdleWithoutActivity)
+        (
+          Boolean(options?.allowStableIdleWithoutActivity)
+          && (outcome.hasAssistant || Boolean(options?.allowEmptyStableIdleWithoutActivity))
+        )
 
       if (canConcludeIdle && stableIdlePolls >= IDLE_STABILITY_POLLS_REQUIRED) {
         return { messages, outcome, statusType }