feat: preserve custom ecc2 harness labels

ecc2/src/main.rs

@@ -1230,8 +1230,8 @@ async fn main() -> Result<()> {
             for s in sessions {
                 let harness = harnesses
                     .get(&s.id)
-                    .map(|info| info.primary.to_string())
+                    .map(|info| info.primary_label.clone())
-                    .unwrap_or_else(|| "unknown".to_string());
+                    .unwrap_or_else(|| session::SessionHarnessInfo::runner_key(&s.agent_type));
                 println!("{} [{}] [{}] {}", s.id, s.state, harness, s.task);
             }
         }

ecc2/src/session/manager.rs

@@ -2004,10 +2004,11 @@ pub async fn delete_session(db: &StateStore, id: &str) -> Result<()> {
 
 fn agent_program(cfg: &Config, agent_type: &str) -> Result<PathBuf> {
     let harness = HarnessKind::from_agent_type(agent_type);
-    if let Some(runner) = cfg.harness_runner(harness.as_str()) {
+    let runner_key = SessionHarnessInfo::runner_key(agent_type);
+    if let Some(runner) = cfg.harness_runner(&runner_key) {
         let program = runner.program.trim();
         if program.is_empty() {
-            anyhow::bail!("Configured harness runner for {harness} is missing a program");
+            anyhow::bail!("Configured harness runner for {runner_key} is missing a program");
         }
         return Ok(PathBuf::from(program));
     }
@@ -2685,7 +2686,7 @@ fn build_agent_command(
     profile: Option<&SessionAgentProfile>,
 ) -> Command {
     let harness = HarnessKind::from_agent_type(agent_type);
-    if let Some(runner) = cfg.harness_runner(harness.as_str()) {
+    if let Some(runner) = cfg.harness_runner(&SessionHarnessInfo::runner_key(agent_type)) {
         return build_configured_harness_command(
             runner,
             agent_program,
@@ -3327,7 +3328,7 @@ impl fmt::Display for SessionStatus {
         writeln!(f, "Session: {}", s.id)?;
         writeln!(f, "Task:    {}", s.task)?;
         writeln!(f, "Agent:   {}", s.agent_type)?;
-        writeln!(f, "Harness: {}", self.harness.primary)?;
+        writeln!(f, "Harness: {}", self.harness.primary_label)?;
         writeln!(f, "Detected: {}", self.harness.detected_summary())?;
         writeln!(f, "State:   {}", s.state)?;
         if let Some(profile) = self.profile.as_ref() {
@@ -3880,6 +3881,24 @@ mod tests {
         Ok(())
     }
 
+    #[test]
+    fn agent_program_uses_configured_runner_for_unknown_custom_harness() -> Result<()> {
+        let mut cfg = Config::default();
+        cfg.harness_runners.insert(
+            "acme-runner".to_string(),
+            crate::config::HarnessRunnerConfig {
+                program: "acme-agent".to_string(),
+                ..Default::default()
+            },
+        );
+
+        assert_eq!(
+            agent_program(&cfg, "acme-runner")?,
+            PathBuf::from("acme-agent")
+        );
+        Ok(())
+    }
+
     #[test]
     fn build_agent_command_uses_configured_runner_for_cursor() {
         let mut cfg = Config::default();

ecc2/src/session/mod.rs

@@ -109,11 +109,38 @@ impl fmt::Display for HarnessKind {
 #[derive(Debug, Clone, Default, Serialize, Deserialize, PartialEq, Eq)]
 pub struct SessionHarnessInfo {
     pub primary: HarnessKind,
+    pub primary_label: String,
     pub detected: Vec<HarnessKind>,
 }
 
 impl SessionHarnessInfo {
+    pub fn runner_key(agent_type: &str) -> String {
+        let canonical = HarnessKind::canonical_agent_type(agent_type);
+        match HarnessKind::from_agent_type(&canonical) {
+            HarnessKind::Unknown if canonical.is_empty() => {
+                HarnessKind::Unknown.as_str().to_string()
+            }
+            HarnessKind::Unknown => canonical,
+            harness => harness.as_str().to_string(),
+        }
+    }
+
+    fn primary_label_for(agent_type: &str, primary: HarnessKind) -> String {
+        match primary {
+            HarnessKind::Unknown => {
+                let label = Self::runner_key(agent_type);
+                if label.is_empty() {
+                    HarnessKind::Unknown.as_str().to_string()
+                } else {
+                    label
+                }
+            }
+            harness => harness.as_str().to_string(),
+        }
+    }
+
     pub fn detect(agent_type: &str, working_dir: &Path) -> Self {
+        let runner_key = Self::runner_key(agent_type);
         let detected = [
             HarnessKind::Claude,
             HarnessKind::Codex,
@@ -132,12 +159,43 @@ impl SessionHarnessInfo {
         })
         .collect::<Vec<_>>();
 
-        let primary = match HarnessKind::from_agent_type(agent_type) {
+        let primary = match HarnessKind::from_agent_type(&runner_key) {
-            HarnessKind::Unknown => detected.first().copied().unwrap_or(HarnessKind::Unknown),
+            HarnessKind::Unknown if runner_key == HarnessKind::Unknown.as_str() => {
+                detected.first().copied().unwrap_or(HarnessKind::Unknown)
+            }
+            HarnessKind::Unknown => HarnessKind::Unknown,
             harness => harness,
         };
 
-        Self { primary, detected }
+        Self {
+            primary,
+            primary_label: Self::primary_label_for(agent_type, primary),
+            detected,
+        }
+    }
+
+    pub fn from_persisted(
+        harness_label: &str,
+        agent_type: &str,
+        working_dir: &Path,
+        detected: Vec<HarnessKind>,
+    ) -> Self {
+        let primary = HarnessKind::from_db_value(harness_label);
+        if primary == HarnessKind::Unknown && detected.is_empty() && harness_label.trim().is_empty()
+        {
+            return Self::detect(agent_type, working_dir);
+        }
+
+        let normalized_label = harness_label.trim().to_ascii_lowercase();
+        Self {
+            primary,
+            primary_label: if normalized_label.is_empty() {
+                Self::primary_label_for(agent_type, primary)
+            } else {
+                normalized_label
+            },
+            detected,
+        }
     }
 
     pub fn detected_summary(&self) -> String {
@@ -510,6 +568,7 @@ mod tests {
 
         let harness = SessionHarnessInfo::detect("claude", repo.path());
         assert_eq!(harness.primary, HarnessKind::Claude);
+        assert_eq!(harness.primary_label, "claude");
         assert_eq!(
             harness.detected,
             vec![HarnessKind::Claude, HarnessKind::Codex]
@@ -519,13 +578,14 @@ mod tests {
     }
 
     #[test]
-    fn detect_session_harness_falls_back_to_project_markers_for_unknown_agent(
+    fn detect_session_harness_falls_back_to_project_markers_when_agent_unspecified(
     ) -> Result<(), Box<dyn std::error::Error>> {
         let repo = TestDir::new("session-harness-markers")?;
         fs::create_dir_all(repo.path().join(".gemini"))?;
 
-        let harness = SessionHarnessInfo::detect("custom-runner", repo.path());
+        let harness = SessionHarnessInfo::detect("", repo.path());
         assert_eq!(harness.primary, HarnessKind::Gemini);
+        assert_eq!(harness.primary_label, "gemini");
         assert_eq!(harness.detected, vec![HarnessKind::Gemini]);
         Ok(())
     }
@@ -543,4 +603,38 @@ mod tests {
             "custom-runner"
         );
     }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn detect_session_harness_preserves_custom_agent_label_without_markers() {
+        let harness = SessionHarnessInfo::detect(" custom-runner ", Path::new("."));
+        assert_eq!(harness.primary, HarnessKind::Unknown);
+        assert_eq!(harness.primary_label, "custom-runner");
+        assert!(harness.detected.is_empty());
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn detect_session_harness_preserves_custom_agent_label_with_project_markers(
+    ) -> Result<(), Box<dyn std::error::Error>> {
+        let repo = TestDir::new("session-harness-custom-markers")?;
+        fs::create_dir_all(repo.path().join(".claude"))?;
+        fs::create_dir_all(repo.path().join(".codex"))?;
+
+        let harness = SessionHarnessInfo::detect("custom-runner", repo.path());
+        assert_eq!(harness.primary, HarnessKind::Unknown);
+        assert_eq!(harness.primary_label, "custom-runner");
+        assert_eq!(
+            harness.detected,
+            vec![HarnessKind::Claude, HarnessKind::Codex]
+        );
+        Ok(())
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn runner_key_uses_canonical_label_for_unknown_harnesses() {
+        assert_eq!(
+            SessionHarnessInfo::runner_key(" custom-runner "),
+            "custom-runner"
+        );
+        assert_eq!(SessionHarnessInfo::runner_key("claude-code"), "claude");
+    }
 }

ecc2/src/session/store.rs

@@ -706,7 +706,7 @@ impl StateStore {
                 rusqlite::params![
                     session_id,
                     canonical_agent_type,
-                    harness.primary.to_string(),
+                    harness.primary_label,
                     detected_json
                 ],
             )?;
@@ -728,7 +728,7 @@ impl StateStore {
                 session.project,
                 session.task_group,
                 session.agent_type,
-                harness.primary.to_string(),
+                harness.primary_label,
                 detected_json,
                 session.working_dir.to_string_lossy().to_string(),
                 session.state.to_string(),
@@ -1763,16 +1763,17 @@ impl StateStore {
         let harnesses = stmt
             .query_map([], |row| {
                 let session_id: String = row.get(0)?;
-                let primary = HarnessKind::from_db_value(&row.get::<_, String>(1)?);
+                let harness_label: String = row.get(1)?;
                 let detected = serde_json::from_str::<Vec<HarnessKind>>(&row.get::<_, String>(2)?)
                     .unwrap_or_default();
                 let agent_type: String = row.get(3)?;
                 let working_dir = PathBuf::from(row.get::<_, String>(4)?);
-                let info = if primary == HarnessKind::Unknown && detected.is_empty() {
+                let info = SessionHarnessInfo::from_persisted(
-                    SessionHarnessInfo::detect(&agent_type, &working_dir)
+                    &harness_label,
-                } else {
+                    &agent_type,
-                    SessionHarnessInfo { primary, detected }
+                    &working_dir,
-                };
+                    detected,
+                );
                 Ok((session_id, info))
             })?
             .collect::<std::result::Result<HashMap<_, _>, _>>()?;
@@ -1788,16 +1789,17 @@ impl StateStore {
         )?;
 
         stmt.query_row([session_id], |row| {
-            let primary = HarnessKind::from_db_value(&row.get::<_, String>(0)?);
+            let harness_label: String = row.get(0)?;
             let detected = serde_json::from_str::<Vec<HarnessKind>>(&row.get::<_, String>(1)?)
                 .unwrap_or_default();
             let agent_type: String = row.get(2)?;
             let working_dir = PathBuf::from(row.get::<_, String>(3)?);
-            let info = if primary == HarnessKind::Unknown && detected.is_empty() {
+            let info = SessionHarnessInfo::from_persisted(
-                SessionHarnessInfo::detect(&agent_type, &working_dir)
+                &harness_label,
-            } else {
+                &agent_type,
-                SessionHarnessInfo { primary, detected }
+                &working_dir,
-            };
+                detected,
+            );
             Ok(info)
         })
         .optional()
@@ -4191,10 +4193,41 @@ mod tests {
             .get_session_harness_info("sess-legacy")?
             .expect("legacy row should be backfilled");
         assert_eq!(harness.primary, HarnessKind::Gemini);
+        assert_eq!(harness.primary_label, "gemini");
         assert_eq!(harness.detected, vec![HarnessKind::Codex]);
         Ok(())
     }
 
+    #[test]
+    fn insert_session_preserves_custom_harness_label_for_unknown_agent_types() -> Result<()> {
+        let tempdir = TestDir::new("store-custom-harness-label")?;
+        let db = StateStore::open(&tempdir.path().join("state.db"))?;
+        let now = Utc::now();
+
+        db.insert_session(&Session {
+            id: "sess-custom".to_string(),
+            task: "Run custom harness".to_string(),
+            project: "ecc".to_string(),
+            task_group: "compat".to_string(),
+            agent_type: "acme-runner".to_string(),
+            working_dir: PathBuf::from(tempdir.path()),
+            state: SessionState::Pending,
+            pid: None,
+            worktree: None,
+            created_at: now,
+            updated_at: now,
+            last_heartbeat_at: now,
+            metrics: SessionMetrics::default(),
+        })?;
+
+        let harness = db
+            .get_session_harness_info("sess-custom")?
+            .expect("custom session should have harness info");
+        assert_eq!(harness.primary, HarnessKind::Unknown);
+        assert_eq!(harness.primary_label, "acme-runner");
+        Ok(())
+    }
+
     #[test]
     fn session_profile_round_trips_with_launch_settings() -> Result<()> {
         let tempdir = TestDir::new("store-session-profile")?;

ecc2/src/tui/dashboard.rs

@@ -6347,7 +6347,7 @@ impl Dashboard {
             if let Some(harness) = self.session_harnesses.get(&session.id) {
                 lines.push(format!(
                     "Harness {} | Detected {}",
-                    harness.primary,
+                    harness.primary_label,
                     harness.detected_summary()
                 ));
             }