fix: honor config timeout in tui

src/cli/program.test.ts

@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ const onboardCommand = vi.fn();
 const callGateway = vi.fn();
 const runProviderLogin = vi.fn();
 const runProviderLogout = vi.fn();
+const runTui = vi.fn();
 
 const runtime = {
   log: vi.fn(),
@@ -30,6 +31,9 @@ vi.mock("./provider-auth.js", () => ({
   runProviderLogin,
   runProviderLogout,
 }));
+vi.mock("../tui/tui.js", () => ({
+  runTui,
+}));
 vi.mock("../gateway/call.js", () => ({
   callGateway,
   randomIdempotencyKey: () => "idem-test",
@@ -43,6 +47,7 @@ const { buildProgram } = await import("./program.js");
 describe("cli program", () => {
   beforeEach(() => {
     vi.clearAllMocks();
+    runTui.mockResolvedValue(undefined);
   });
 
   it("runs message with required options", async () => {
@@ -62,6 +67,24 @@ describe("cli program", () => {
     expect(statusCommand).toHaveBeenCalled();
   });
 
+  it("runs tui without overriding timeout", async () => {
+    const program = buildProgram();
+    await program.parseAsync(["tui"], { from: "user" });
+    expect(runTui).toHaveBeenCalledWith(
+      expect.objectContaining({ timeoutMs: undefined }),
+    );
+  });
+
+  it("runs tui with explicit timeout override", async () => {
+    const program = buildProgram();
+    await program.parseAsync(["tui", "--timeout-ms", "45000"], {
+      from: "user",
+    });
+    expect(runTui).toHaveBeenCalledWith(
+      expect.objectContaining({ timeoutMs: 45000 }),
+    );
+  });
+
   it("runs config alias as configure", async () => {
     const program = buildProgram();
     await program.parseAsync(["config"], { from: "user" });

src/cli/tui-cli.ts

@@ -19,14 +19,21 @@ export function registerTuiCli(program: Command) {
     .option("--deliver", "Deliver assistant replies", false)
     .option("--thinking <level>", "Thinking level override")
     .option("--message <text>", "Send an initial message after connecting")
-    .option("--timeout-ms <ms>", "Agent timeout in ms", "30000")
+    .option(
+      "--timeout-ms <ms>",
+      "Agent timeout in ms (defaults to agents.defaults.timeoutSeconds)",
+    )
     .option("--history-limit <n>", "History entries to load", "200")
     .action(async (opts) => {
       try {
-        const timeoutMs = Number.parseInt(
-          String(opts.timeoutMs ?? "30000"),
-          10,
-        );
+        const timeoutMs =
+          typeof opts.timeoutMs === "undefined"
+            ? undefined
+            : Number.parseInt(String(opts.timeoutMs), 10);
+        const normalizedTimeoutMs =
+          typeof timeoutMs === "number" && Number.isFinite(timeoutMs)
+            ? timeoutMs
+            : undefined;
         const historyLimit = Number.parseInt(
           String(opts.historyLimit ?? "200"),
           10,
@@ -39,7 +46,7 @@ export function registerTuiCli(program: Command) {
           deliver: Boolean(opts.deliver),
           thinking: opts.thinking as string | undefined,
           message: opts.message as string | undefined,
-          timeoutMs: Number.isNaN(timeoutMs) ? undefined : timeoutMs,
+          timeoutMs: normalizedTimeoutMs,
           historyLimit: Number.isNaN(historyLimit) ? undefined : historyLimit,
         });
       } catch (err) {