From 423a5cef24a72d14b196afedad80b48b388f922f Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Tyler South <tsouth2@gmail.com>
Date: Wed, 26 Aug 2026 22:08:24 -0400
Subject: [PATCH] Stop the agents status card rendering as an empty box

---
 shell/plugins/agents/Panel.qml    | 6 +++++-
 test/shell.d/agents-panel-test.sh | 1 +
 2 files changed, 6 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/shell/plugins/agents/Panel.qml b/shell/plugins/agents/Panel.qml
index 6637531a380..d4414a639d7 100644
--- a/shell/plugins/agents/Panel.qml
+++ b/shell/plugins/agents/Panel.qml
@@ -509,7 +509,11 @@ Panel {
               anchors.verticalCenter: parent.verticalCenter
               anchors.leftMargin: Style.space(12)
               anchors.rightMargin: Style.space(12)
-              text: root.provider ? String(root.provider.authHelpText || "") : ""
+              // The card is gated on usageStatusText, but the remedy in
+              // authHelpText is the better message when a collector offers
+              // one. A record can carry a status with no auth advice to give,
+              // so fall back to the status rather than render an empty box.
+              text: root.provider ? String(root.provider.authHelpText || root.provider.usageStatusText || "") : ""
               color: root.dim
               font.family: root.fontFamily
               font.pixelSize: Style.font.caption
diff --git a/test/shell.d/agents-panel-test.sh b/test/shell.d/agents-panel-test.sh
index c09bab8793a..f0ef99a2121 100755
--- a/test/shell.d/agents-panel-test.sh
+++ b/test/shell.d/agents-panel-test.sh
@@ -14,4 +14,5 @@ assert(/if \(buttonCode === Qt\.RightButton\) root\.launchAgent\(\)/.test(panelS
 assert(/else if \(buttonCode === Qt\.MiddleButton\) root\.selectProvider\(root\.providerIndex \+ 1\)/.test(panelSource), 'agents middle click still advances the subscription')
 assert(/else root\.toggle\(\)/.test(panelSource), 'agents left click still toggles the panel')
 assert(!/if \(buttonCode === Qt\.RightButton\) root\.refreshNow\(\)/.test(panelSource), 'agents right click no longer refreshes')
+assert(/text: root\.provider \? String\(root\.provider\.authHelpText \|\| root\.provider\.usageStatusText \|\| ""\) : ""/.test(panelSource), 'status card falls back to the usage status when a record has no auth help')
 JS