Need in‑place widget updates (client or server) — re‑stream only is too slow/brittle Body #111
Description
Hello,
we previously followed the docs for server‑handled actions + re‑streamed widgets. That works, but it doesn’t meet our core requirement: immediate in‑place widget UI updates after a user click. In our case we wanna create a ToDo/Task List Widget similar to what Codex allows, and for that we wanna add a Collapse/Expand Button.
Why the prior guidance doesn’t fulfill the need
The widget UI is rendered inside a cross‑origin iframe, self-hosted backend.
We can’t patch the rendered widget from the client.
The only way to reflect state is a server roundtrip + re‑stream + refresh, which is slow and fragile (state drift, duplicates, race conditions).
What would help: A supported API to update an existing widget’s state in place, e.g.:
control.updateWidget(widgetId, updates) (client), or
a server event that updates an existing widget item without a full refresh.
We can provide a minimal repro or details if helpful.