#9710: fix(ui): prevent CPU spike when opening large tool outputs (#9700)
channel: signal
app: web-ui
agents
stale
## Problem
When opening Tool Output in the Chat view with large content, the browser would freeze for 10+ seconds and CPU usage spiked to 100%.
## Root Cause
`marked.parse()` is synchronous and can be very slow with large inputs or certain patterns, even with the previous 40KB limit.
## Solution
Add a fast path for large outputs that skips markdown parsing entirely.
## Changes
- Lower `MARKDOWN_PARSE_LIMIT` from 40KB to 20KB
- Add `MARKDOWN_PRE_WRAP_LIMIT` at 10KB (new fast path)
- For content >10KB: render as pre-wrap instead of parsing markdown
- Add `white-space: pre-wrap` and `word-break` for readable formatting
## Performance Impact
- Tool outputs >10KB now display immediately without blocking UI
- Smaller outputs still get full markdown rendering
Fixes #9700
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<h2>Greptile Overview</h2>
<h3>Greptile Summary</h3>
This PR improves UI responsiveness when rendering large tool outputs by adding a fast path in `ui/src/ui/markdown.ts` that skips synchronous `marked.parse()` and instead renders large content in a sanitized `<pre>` with `pre-wrap` formatting. It also includes several backend changes (cron delivery options, cron next-run recomputation behavior, config schema/default updates, cron schedule normalization, and Signal edit handling).
Key thing to double-check before merge: the markdown size thresholds are now inconsistent with the described behavior (the parse limit constant was lowered but is no longer used), and Signal edit deduplication can produce invalid IDs if the target timestamp isn’t a finite number.
<h3>Confidence Score: 3/5</h3>
- This PR is likely safe to merge after fixing a couple of correctness issues in new logic.
- UI change is straightforward, but there is at least one definite behavioral bug (unused parse-limit constant makes part of the change ineffective) and a concrete edge case in Signal edit message IDs that can break deduplication if the timestamp is not finite.
- ui/src/ui/markdown.ts, src/signal/monitor/event-handler.ts
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