From 4a278fa56be3b36f676010ee6e36dd8db3837fe0 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Dave <david.els1@outlook.com>
Date: Wed, 16 Sep 2026 16:25:39 +0200
Subject: [PATCH] feat(dashboard): recent work in plain English

---
 .../[projectSlug]/dashboard/page.tsx          | 15 +++++++-
 src/components/dashboard/recent-activity.tsx  | 36 +++++++++++++++++++
 2 files changed, 50 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)
 create mode 100644 src/components/dashboard/recent-activity.tsx

diff --git a/src/app/p/[clientSlug]/[projectSlug]/dashboard/page.tsx b/src/app/p/[clientSlug]/[projectSlug]/dashboard/page.tsx
index 7e18d67..4ebe17c 100644
--- a/src/app/p/[clientSlug]/[projectSlug]/dashboard/page.tsx
+++ b/src/app/p/[clientSlug]/[projectSlug]/dashboard/page.tsx
@@ -9,13 +9,14 @@ import { ActivityCalendar } from "@/components/dashboard/activity-calendar";
 import { BarList } from "@/components/dashboard/bar-list";
 import { MonthBars } from "@/components/dashboard/month-bars";
 import { Methodology } from "@/components/dashboard/methodology";
+import { RecentActivity } from "@/components/dashboard/recent-activity";
 import { RecomputeButton } from "@/components/dashboard/recompute-button";
 import { getSession } from "@/lib/auth/session";
 import { getServerPb } from "@/lib/pb/server";
 import { loadBoard } from "@/lib/data/board";
 import { relativeTime } from "@/lib/time/relative";
 import type { ProjectMetrics } from "@/lib/metrics/compute";
-import type { ProjectMetricsRecord } from "@/lib/pb/types";
+import type { CommitRecord, ProjectMetricsRecord } from "@/lib/pb/types";
 
 export default async function DashboardPage({
   params,
@@ -38,6 +39,16 @@ export default async function DashboardPage({
   const metrics = cached?.payload as ProjectMetrics | undefined;
   const boardHref = `/p/${clientSlug}/${projectSlug}`;
 
+  // Most recent non-merge commits, with the AI summary where one exists and the
+  // raw subject otherwise. Mixed list is the point — see the comment on
+  // RecentActivity.
+  const recent = await pb
+    .collection("commits")
+    .getList<CommitRecord>(1, 12, {
+      filter: `project = "${board.project.id}" && is_merge = false`,
+      sort: "-authored_at",
+    });
+
   return (
     <AppShell role={session.role} currentPath={boardHref}>
       <TopBar title={board.project.name} subtitle={board.client.name}>
@@ -94,6 +105,8 @@ export default async function DashboardPage({
 
               <MonthBars monthly={metrics.monthly} />
 
+              <RecentActivity commits={recent.items} />
+
               <div className="grid gap-8 sm:grid-cols-2">
                 <BarList title="Commits by type" items={metrics.byType} />
                 <BarList
diff --git a/src/components/dashboard/recent-activity.tsx b/src/components/dashboard/recent-activity.tsx
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..5a13f41
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/components/dashboard/recent-activity.tsx
@@ -0,0 +1,36 @@
+import { relativeTime } from "@/lib/time/relative";
+import type { CommitRecord } from "@/lib/pb/types";
+
+/**
+ * The most recent work, in plain English.
+ *
+ * Falls back to the raw subject per entry, so a partially summarised project
+ * shows a mixed list rather than a half-empty one.
+ */
+export function RecentActivity({ commits }: { commits: CommitRecord[] }) {
+  if (commits.length === 0) return null;
+
+  return (
+    <section className="space-y-3">
+      <h2 className="text-xs font-semibold uppercase tracking-wide text-text-secondary">
+        Recent work
+      </h2>
+
+      <ol className="space-y-2">
+        {commits.map((commit) => (
+          <li
+            key={commit.id}
+            className="flex items-baseline gap-3 border-b border-border-subtle pb-2 last:border-0"
+          >
+            <p className="min-w-0 flex-1 text-sm text-text-secondary">
+              {commit.summary || commit.subject}
+            </p>
+            <span className="shrink-0 text-[11px] text-text-muted">
+              {relativeTime(commit.authored_at)}
+            </span>
+          </li>
+        ))}
+      </ol>
+    </section>
+  );
+}