perf(web): streaming replies re-render only their last Markdown block#27417

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Every streamed update re-parsed the whole reply and re-rendered every element in it (links with their tooltips, list items, code), so a long reply got more expensive with each delta.

While a reply streams, ChatMarkdown now splits it at blank lines that close every open block and renders each block through its own memoized react-markdown. Finished blocks keep their render; only the last one re-parses. Text with syntax that ties blocks together (reference definitions, footnotes, raw HTML, ::: directives, $$ math) still renders whole, and so does the finished reply, whose first block React reuses. A test renders every prefix of each sample both ways and compares the HTML.

The renderer context also rebuilt its file-link maps from the full text on every update, which re-rendered every block's links. They are now keyed by the file links found, so streamed text that adds none keeps them stable.

The stream render scenario now asserts one paragraph render per delta (465 on main, 30 here).

Benchmark

Measured with the PandaCode vs T3 Code streaming bench (W1: a 50 KB Markdown reply delivered as 500 whole-text updates over 32 s, production build, headless Chromium on cups, median of 3 runs). Each row adds one layer of this stack:

T3 build	Main-thread task	Script	Worst delivery lateness
main	21.0 s	14.8 s	73 ms
+ timeline rows (this stack, 1)	19.3 s	13.0 s	26 ms
+ Markdown blocks (2)	12.1 s	4.4 s	10 ms
+ git actions panel (3)	10.4 s	3.4 s	9 ms
+ streamed text bypasses the timeline (4)	9.5 s	2.6 s	9 ms
PandaCode, same machine	6.6 s	0.5 s	2 ms

The bench delivers an update every 64 ms. In the app the default paragraph streaming mode sends at most one every 400 ms, so real streams hit these paths less often, but each update costs what it does here.

Implemented by Claude Opus 5.5 in Claude Code, running in T3 Code.

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apps/web/src/components/chat/markdownStreamBlocks.tsline 2Open thread

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	1	+	// Definitions, footnotes, raw HTML, container directives and display math can tie blocks together.
	2	+	const DOCUMENT_WIDE_SYNTAX = /^ {0,3}(?:\[[^\]\n]+\]:\|<[A-Za-z!?/]\|:::\|\$\$)\|\[\^/m;

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🟡 Medium chat/markdownStreamBlocks.ts:2

splitMarkdownBlocks splits [foo]\n\n> [foo]: /url into separate documents, so the preceding reference stays literal instead of rendering as a link. DOCUMENT_WIDE_SYNTAX misses definitions inside blockquotes, as well as multiline or escaped-] labels; detect these definitions too or use parsed definition nodes to trigger the whole-document fallback.

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apps/web/src/components/ChatMarkdown.tsxline 1717Open thread

…	…	@@ -1668,21 +1714,20 @@ function ChatMarkdown({
1670	1716		<ChatMarkdownRendererContext value={componentState}>
1671		-	<ChatMarkdownTextContext value={text}>
1672		-	<ReactMarkdown
	1717	+	{(streamingBlocks ?? [text]).map((source, index) => (

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🟡 Medium components/ChatMarkdown.tsx:1717

While a reply is streaming, duplicate headings in separate streamingBlocks are rendered by separate ReactMarkdown trees, so both receive user-content-setup instead of the second receiving user-content-setup-1; [second](#setup-1) therefore cannot resolve until streaming finishes. Preserve document-wide slug allocation across blocks or fall back to whole-document rendering when slugs repeat.

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3	While a reply is streaming, duplicate headings in separate `streamingBlocks` are rendered by separate `ReactMarkdown` trees, so both receive `user-content-setup` instead of the second receiving `user-content-setup-1`; `[second](#setup-1)` therefore cannot resolve until streaming finishes. Preserve document-wide slug allocation across blocks or fall back to whole-document rendering when slugs repeat.

apps/web/src/components/chat/markdownStreamBlocks.tslines 29–29Open thread

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	26	+	) {
	27	+	fence = null;
	28	+	}
	29	+	} else if (line.trim() === "") {

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A line containing only NBSP is treated as a blank line, so one\n\u00a0\ntwo is split into two blocks even though CommonMark parses it as one paragraph. Check for ASCII spaces and tabs only when detecting blank lines.

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Macroscope's review found this PR requires human approval — This optimizes streaming replies by rendering Markdown blocks independently. It also adds a lint suppression requiring human review; the supplied Medium findings identify temporary heading-anchor and reference-link regressions during streaming.

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_Minor Preserve unique heading IDs across streaming blocks. External image
_Minor Keep escaped-bracket reference definitions in one source. External image

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7	Review comments at @apps/web/src/components/chat/markdownStreamBlocks.ts:
8	- Line 2: Update DOCUMENT_WIDE_SYNTAX, used by splitMarkdownBlocks, to recognize
9	escaped closing brackets in reference-definition labels so a reference and its
10	definition remain in one source during streaming; alternatively, conservatively
11	keep text containing this pattern whole.
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13	Review comments at @apps/web/src/components/ChatMarkdown.tsx:
14	- Line 1717: Update the streamingBlocks rendering flow in ChatMarkdown so
15	rehypeHeadingIds assigns unique IDs across the full reply, rather than
16	restarting for each MarkdownSource; keep heading-bearing content in one source
17	or share ID state across sources. Add the repeated “Intro” heading case to the
18	rendering comparison and verify the second heading receives an ID that links can
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Walkthrough

ChatMarkdown now resolves file-link metadata from keyed sources and can render eligible streaming Markdown as separate blocks. New tests check block splitting, source reconstruction, and rendered output across text prefixes.

Changes: Markdown rendering

Layer / File(s)	Summary
File-link metadata sources `apps/web/src/components/ChatMarkdown.tsx`	File-link hrefs and inline-code spans are collected into a key. The key is used to resolve metadata maps and parent suffixes.
Streaming Markdown blocks `apps/web/src/components/chat/markdownStreamBlocks.ts`, `apps/web/src/components/ChatMarkdown.tsx`, `apps/web/src/components/chat/markdownStreamBlocks.test.tsx`, `apps/web/test/appScenarios.renders.tsx`	Eligible streaming text is split at supported Markdown boundaries and rendered as separate sources. Tests check rendering, source reconstruction, and streamed paragraph expectations.

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Estimated code review effort: 3 (Moderate) | ~20 minutes

Change: Refactor

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1	sequenceDiagram
2	participant ChatMarkdown
3	participant splitMarkdownBlocks
4	participant MarkdownSource
5	participant ReactMarkdown
6	ChatMarkdown->>splitMarkdownBlocks: Split eligible streaming text
7	splitMarkdownBlocks-->>ChatMarkdown: Return blocks or null
8	ChatMarkdown->>MarkdownSource: Render each block, or the full text
9	MarkdownSource->>ReactMarkdown: Render with Markdown plugins and URL transform

Possibly related issues

Issue 9661 describes streamed Markdown remounting content and repeating code highlighting. This change renders streaming text as separate blocks.

Suggested reviewers: t3dotgg

Merge Risk: External image Low · up to 535b6

Some links may not work while a reply streams. Rendering returns to the whole reply when streaming finishes; these issues are bounded but should be addressed.

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Description check	Warning	The description follows the template structure. It has a Problem section that explains that each streamed update re-parsed and re-rendered the whole reply. It has a Change section that explains block …	Add a Scope and approval section. Link the triaged bug issue or the discussion that has explicit maintainer approval of the direction and scope, including the approval comment. If no prior issue exists, explain why this change qualifies as …

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The title "perf(web): streaming replies re-render only their last Markdown block" is a conventional commit title that matches the main change. The PR splits streamed Markdown at blank lines and renders each block separately, so finished blocks keep their render and only the last block re-parses. The title names the web scope, the streaming context, and the performance goal. It also omits the file-link map stabilization, which is a secondary part of the change.

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The description follows the template structure. It has a Problem section that explains that each streamed update re-parsed and re-rendered the whole reply. It has a Change section that explains block splitting, memoized rendering, the fallback cases, and the file-link map change. It includes a Verification section with a prefix-by-prefix HTML comparison test, a render-count assertion (465 to 30), and a benchmark table. The Scope and approval section is missing. The description does not link a triaged bug issue or maintainer discussion, and it does not explain why the change qualifies without one. The description also does not include before/after screenshots, though this is a performance change without visible UI change, so screenshots may not apply.

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Add a Scope and approval section. Link the triaged bug issue or the discussion that has explicit maintainer approval of the direction and scope, including the approval comment. If no prior issue exists, explain why this change qualifies as a very small, focused fix of an obvious bug. Also state whether screenshots apply, because the change has no visible UI effect. The benchmark numbers come from an external repository and a single machine. State that the numbers are not independently verified, or add a reproduction command for the benchmark.

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15	rehypeHeadingIds assigns unique IDs across the full reply, rather than
16	restarting for each MarkdownSource; keep heading-bearing content in one source
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apps/web/src/components/chat/markdownStreamBlocks.tsline 2Open thread

…	…	@@ -0,0 +1,43 @@
	1	+	// Definitions, footnotes, raw HTML, container directives and display math can tie blocks together.
	2	+	const DOCUMENT_WIDE_SYNTAX = /^ {0,3}(?:\[[^\]\n]+\]:\|<[A-Za-z!?/]\|:::\|\$\$)\|\[\^/m;

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External image Minor · Functional Correctness · Quick win

Keep escaped-bracket reference definitions in one source.

If the text is [foo][ref\]]\n\n[ref\]]: /uri, this pattern misses the valid definition. splitMarkdownBlocks separates it from the reference, so the link renders as text until streaming ends. Detect escaped brackets in reference labels, or conservatively keep this text whole. (spec.commonmark.org)

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6	Review comment at @apps/web/src/components/chat/markdownStreamBlocks.ts at line
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8	Update DOCUMENT_WIDE_SYNTAX, used by splitMarkdownBlocks, to recognize escaped
9	closing brackets in reference-definition labels so a reference and its
10	definition remain in one source during streaming; alternatively, conservatively
11	keep text containing this pattern whole.
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apps/web/src/components/ChatMarkdown.tsxline 1717Open thread

…	…	@@ -1668,21 +1714,20 @@ function ChatMarkdown({
1670	1716		<ChatMarkdownRendererContext value={componentState}>
1671		-	<ChatMarkdownTextContext value={text}>
1672		-	<ReactMarkdown
	1717	+	{(streamingBlocks ?? [text]).map((source, index) => (

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External image Minor · Functional Correctness · Quick win

Preserve unique heading IDs across streaming blocks.

If a reply contains # Intro\n\ntext\n\n# Intro, each MarkdownSource runs rehypeHeadingIds with a new ID set. Both headings receive user-content-intro while the reply streams. A link to #intro-1 cannot reach the second heading. Keep headings that need shared ID assignment in one source, or make ID assignment aware of the full reply. Add this case to the rendering comparison. (raw.githubusercontent.com)

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6	Review comment at @apps/web/src/components/ChatMarkdown.tsx at line 1717:
7	Update the streamingBlocks rendering flow in ChatMarkdown so rehypeHeadingIds
8	assigns unique IDs across the full reply, rather than restarting for each
9	MarkdownSource; keep heading-bearing content in one source or share ID state
10	across sources. Add the repeated “Intro” heading case to the rendering
11	comparison and verify the second heading receives an ID that links can reach.
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