fix(frontend): the content of the FinishObservation event is not being rendered correctly. (#11846)

frontend/src/components/features/chat/chat-message.tsx

@@ -1,15 +1,9 @@
 import React from "react";
-import Markdown from "react-markdown";
-import remarkGfm from "remark-gfm";
-import remarkBreaks from "remark-breaks";
-import { code } from "../markdown/code";
 import { cn } from "#/utils/utils";
-import { ul, ol } from "../markdown/list";
 import { CopyToClipboardButton } from "#/components/shared/buttons/copy-to-clipboard-button";
-import { anchor } from "../markdown/anchor";
 import { OpenHandsSourceType } from "#/types/core/base";
-import { paragraph } from "../markdown/paragraph";
 import { TooltipButton } from "#/components/shared/buttons/tooltip-button";
+import { MarkdownRenderer } from "../markdown/markdown-renderer";
 
 interface ChatMessageProps {
   type: OpenHandsSourceType;
@@ -116,18 +110,7 @@ export function ChatMessage({
           wordBreak: "break-word",
         }}
       >
-        <Markdown
-          components={{
-            code,
-            ul,
-            ol,
-            a: anchor,
-            p: paragraph,
-          }}
-          remarkPlugins={[remarkGfm, remarkBreaks]}
-        >
-          {message}
-        </Markdown>
+        <MarkdownRenderer includeStandard>{message}</MarkdownRenderer>
       </div>
       {children}
     </article>

frontend/src/components/features/chat/error-message.tsx

@@ -1,13 +1,9 @@
 import React from "react";
-import Markdown from "react-markdown";
-import remarkGfm from "remark-gfm";
-import remarkBreaks from "remark-breaks";
 import { useTranslation } from "react-i18next";
-import { code } from "../markdown/code";
-import { ol, ul } from "../markdown/list";
 import ArrowDown from "#/icons/angle-down-solid.svg?react";
 import ArrowUp from "#/icons/angle-up-solid.svg?react";
 import i18n from "#/i18n";
+import { MarkdownRenderer } from "../markdown/markdown-renderer";
 
 interface ErrorMessageProps {
   errorId?: string;
@@ -40,18 +36,7 @@ export function ErrorMessage({ errorId, defaultMessage }: ErrorMessageProps) {
         </button>
       </div>
 
-      {showDetails && (
-        <Markdown
-          components={{
-            code,
-            ul,
-            ol,
-          }}
-          remarkPlugins={[remarkGfm, remarkBreaks]}
-        >
-          {defaultMessage}
-        </Markdown>
-      )}
+      {showDetails && <MarkdownRenderer>{defaultMessage}</MarkdownRenderer>}
     </div>
   );
 }

frontend/src/components/features/chat/expandable-message.tsx

@@ -1,9 +1,6 @@
 import { useEffect, useState } from "react";
 import { Trans, useTranslation } from "react-i18next";
-import Markdown from "react-markdown";
 import { Link } from "react-router";
-import remarkGfm from "remark-gfm";
-import remarkBreaks from "remark-breaks";
 import { useConfig } from "#/hooks/query/use-config";
 import { I18nKey } from "#/i18n/declaration";
 import ArrowDown from "#/icons/angle-down-solid.svg?react";
@@ -13,9 +10,7 @@ import XCircle from "#/icons/x-circle-solid.svg?react";
 import { OpenHandsAction } from "#/types/core/actions";
 import { OpenHandsObservation } from "#/types/core/observations";
 import { cn } from "#/utils/utils";
-import { code } from "../markdown/code";
-import { ol, ul } from "../markdown/list";
-import { paragraph } from "../markdown/paragraph";
+import { MarkdownRenderer } from "../markdown/markdown-renderer";
 import { MonoComponent } from "./mono-component";
 import { PathComponent } from "./path-component";
 
@@ -192,17 +187,7 @@ export function ExpandableMessage({
         </div>
         {showDetails && (
           <div className="text-sm">
-            <Markdown
-              components={{
-                code,
-                ul,
-                ol,
-                p: paragraph,
-              }}
-              remarkPlugins={[remarkGfm, remarkBreaks]}
-            >
-              {details}
-            </Markdown>
+            <MarkdownRenderer includeStandard>{details}</MarkdownRenderer>
           </div>
         )}
       </div>

frontend/src/components/features/chat/generic-event-message.tsx

@@ -1,13 +1,9 @@
 import React from "react";
-import Markdown from "react-markdown";
-import remarkGfm from "remark-gfm";
-import remarkBreaks from "remark-breaks";
-import { code } from "../markdown/code";
-import { ol, ul } from "../markdown/list";
 import ArrowDown from "#/icons/angle-down-solid.svg?react";
 import ArrowUp from "#/icons/angle-up-solid.svg?react";
 import { SuccessIndicator } from "./success-indicator";
 import { ObservationResultStatus } from "./event-content-helpers/get-observation-result";
+import { MarkdownRenderer } from "../markdown/markdown-renderer";
 
 interface GenericEventMessageProps {
   title: React.ReactNode;
@@ -49,16 +45,7 @@ export function GenericEventMessage({
 
       {showDetails &&
         (typeof details === "string" ? (
-          <Markdown
-            components={{
-              code,
-              ul,
-              ol,
-            }}
-            remarkPlugins={[remarkGfm, remarkBreaks]}
-          >
-            {details}
-          </Markdown>
+          <MarkdownRenderer>{details}</MarkdownRenderer>
         ) : (
           details
         ))}

frontend/src/components/features/markdown/markdown-renderer.tsx

@@ -0,0 +1,80 @@
+import Markdown, { Components } from "react-markdown";
+import remarkGfm from "remark-gfm";
+import remarkBreaks from "remark-breaks";
+import { code } from "./code";
+import { ul, ol } from "./list";
+import { paragraph } from "./paragraph";
+import { anchor } from "./anchor";
+import { h1, h2, h3, h4, h5, h6 } from "./headings";
+
+interface MarkdownRendererProps {
+  /**
+   * The markdown content to render. Can be passed as children (string) or content prop.
+   */
+  children?: string;
+  content?: string;
+  /**
+   * Additional or override components for markdown elements.
+   * Default components (code, ul, ol) are always included unless overridden.
+   */
+  components?: Partial<Components>;
+  /**
+   * Whether to include standard components (anchor, paragraph).
+   * Defaults to false.
+   */
+  includeStandard?: boolean;
+  /**
+   * Whether to include heading components (h1-h6).
+   * Defaults to false.
+   */
+  includeHeadings?: boolean;
+}
+
+/**
+ * A reusable Markdown renderer component that provides consistent
+ * markdown rendering across the application.
+ *
+ * By default, includes:
+ * - code, ul, ol components
+ * - remarkGfm and remarkBreaks plugins
+ *
+ * Can be extended with:
+ * - includeStandard: adds anchor and paragraph components
+ * - includeHeadings: adds h1-h6 heading components
+ * - components prop: allows custom overrides or additional components
+ */
+export function MarkdownRenderer({
+  children,
+  content,
+  components: customComponents,
+  includeStandard = false,
+  includeHeadings = false,
+}: MarkdownRendererProps) {
+  // Build the components object with defaults and optional additions
+  const components: Components = {
+    code,
+    ul,
+    ol,
+    ...(includeStandard && {
+      a: anchor,
+      p: paragraph,
+    }),
+    ...(includeHeadings && {
+      h1,
+      h2,
+      h3,
+      h4,
+      h5,
+      h6,
+    }),
+    ...customComponents, // Custom components override defaults
+  };
+
+  const markdownContent = content ?? children ?? "";
+
+  return (
+    <Markdown components={components} remarkPlugins={[remarkGfm, remarkBreaks]}>
+      {markdownContent}
+    </Markdown>
+  );
+}

frontend/src/components/features/microagent-management/microagent-management-view-microagent-content.tsx

@@ -1,16 +1,10 @@
 import { useTranslation } from "react-i18next";
 import { Spinner } from "@heroui/react";
-import Markdown from "react-markdown";
-import remarkGfm from "remark-gfm";
-import remarkBreaks from "remark-breaks";
-import { code } from "../markdown/code";
-import { ul, ol } from "../markdown/list";
-import { paragraph } from "../markdown/paragraph";
-import { anchor } from "../markdown/anchor";
 import { useMicroagentManagementStore } from "#/state/microagent-management-store";
 import { useRepositoryMicroagentContent } from "#/hooks/query/use-repository-microagent-content";
 import { I18nKey } from "#/i18n/declaration";
 import { extractRepositoryInfo } from "#/utils/utils";
+import { MarkdownRenderer } from "../markdown/markdown-renderer";
 
 export function MicroagentManagementViewMicroagentContent() {
   const { t } = useTranslation();
@@ -49,18 +43,9 @@ export function MicroagentManagementViewMicroagentContent() {
         </div>
       )}
       {microagentData && !isLoading && !error && (
-        <Markdown
-          components={{
-            code,
-            ul,
-            ol,
-            a: anchor,
-            p: paragraph,
-          }}
-          remarkPlugins={[remarkGfm, remarkBreaks]}
-        >
+        <MarkdownRenderer includeStandard>
           {microagentData.content}
-        </Markdown>
+        </MarkdownRenderer>
       )}
     </div>
   );

frontend/src/components/v1/chat/event-content-helpers/get-observation-content.ts

@@ -184,7 +184,22 @@ const getFinishObservationContent = (
   event: ObservationEvent<FinishObservation>,
 ): string => {
   const { observation } = event;
-  return observation.message || "";
+
+  // Extract text content from the observation
+  const textContent = observation.content
+    .filter((c) => c.type === "text")
+    .map((c) => c.text)
+    .join("\n");
+
+  let content = "";
+
+  if (observation.is_error) {
+    content += `**Error:**\n${textContent}`;
+  } else {
+    content += textContent;
+  }
+
+  return content;
 };
 
 export const getObservationContent = (event: ObservationEvent): string => {

frontend/src/components/v1/chat/event-message-components/generic-event-message-wrapper.tsx

@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ import {
 } from "../event-content-helpers/create-skill-ready-event";
 import { V1ConfirmationButtons } from "#/components/shared/buttons/v1-confirmation-buttons";
 import { ObservationResultStatus } from "../../../features/chat/event-content-helpers/get-observation-result";
+import { MarkdownRenderer } from "#/components/features/markdown/markdown-renderer";
 
 interface GenericEventMessageWrapperProps {
   event: OpenHandsEvent | SkillReadyEvent;
@@ -23,11 +24,17 @@ export function GenericEventMessageWrapper({
 
   // SkillReadyEvent is not an observation event, so skip the observation checks
   if (!isSkillReadyEvent(event)) {
-    if (
-      isObservationEvent(event) &&
-      event.observation.kind === "TaskTrackerObservation"
-    ) {
-      return <div>{details}</div>;
+    if (isObservationEvent(event)) {
+      if (event.observation.kind === "TaskTrackerObservation") {
+        return <div>{details}</div>;
+      }
+      if (event.observation.kind === "FinishObservation") {
+        return (
+          <MarkdownRenderer includeStandard includeHeadings>
+            {details as string}
+          </MarkdownRenderer>
+        );
+      }
     }
   }
 

frontend/src/routes/planner-tab.tsx

@@ -1,22 +1,8 @@
 import { useTranslation } from "react-i18next";
-import Markdown from "react-markdown";
-import remarkGfm from "remark-gfm";
-import remarkBreaks from "remark-breaks";
 import { I18nKey } from "#/i18n/declaration";
 import LessonPlanIcon from "#/icons/lesson-plan.svg?react";
 import { useConversationStore } from "#/state/conversation-store";
-import { code } from "#/components/features/markdown/code";
-import { ul, ol } from "#/components/features/markdown/list";
-import { paragraph } from "#/components/features/markdown/paragraph";
-import { anchor } from "#/components/features/markdown/anchor";
-import {
-  h1,
-  h2,
-  h3,
-  h4,
-  h5,
-  h6,
-} from "#/components/features/markdown/headings";
+import { MarkdownRenderer } from "#/components/features/markdown/markdown-renderer";
 
 function PlannerTab() {
   const { t } = useTranslation();
@@ -26,24 +12,9 @@ function PlannerTab() {
   if (planContent !== null && planContent !== undefined) {
     return (
       <div className="flex flex-col w-full h-full p-4 overflow-auto">
-        <Markdown
-          components={{
-            code,
-            ul,
-            ol,
-            a: anchor,
-            p: paragraph,
-            h1,
-            h2,
-            h3,
-            h4,
-            h5,
-            h6,
-          }}
-          remarkPlugins={[remarkGfm, remarkBreaks]}
-        >
+        <MarkdownRenderer includeStandard includeHeadings>
           {planContent}
-        </Markdown>
+        </MarkdownRenderer>
       </div>
     );
   }

frontend/src/types/v1/core/base/observation.ts

@@ -25,9 +25,13 @@ export interface MCPToolObservation
 export interface FinishObservation
   extends ObservationBase<"FinishObservation"> {
   /**
-   * Final message sent to the user
+   * Content returned from the finish action as a list of TextContent/ImageContent objects.
    */
-  message: string;
+  content: Array<TextContent | ImageContent>;
+  /**
+   * Whether the finish action resulted in an error
+   */
+  is_error: boolean;
 }
 
 export interface ThinkObservation extends ObservationBase<"ThinkObservation"> {