perf: read conversation lists in the readonly worker and diff activity history saves

conversations:list-summaries and conversations:get run on the readonly query worker. Activity history replace validates and serializes only changed records; a new activity-history:update IPC writes one record. Adds npm run perf:main.

src/shared/assistant-contracts.ts

@@ -100,10 +100,42 @@ export const activityHistorySnapshotSchema = z
   })
   .strict()
 
+/**
+ * Incremental activity history change (PERF-15). Changes apply in order to the
+ * stored, newest-first list; the result is identical to `replace` with the
+ * same final list. A record is identified by its `id` (first occurrence when
+ * legacy history contains duplicate IDs).
+ * - `upsert` + `position: 'front'` inserts the record, or moves the existing
+ *   record to the front with the new content (renderer `upsertActivityRecord`).
+ * - `upsert` + `position: 'in-place'` replaces the existing record where it
+ *   is; a record that does not exist yet is inserted at the front.
+ * - `remove` deletes every record with the ID.
+ */
+export const activityHistoryChangeSchema = z.discriminatedUnion('type', [
+  z.object({
+    type: z.literal('upsert'),
+    record: activityRecordSchema,
+    position: z.enum(['front', 'in-place'])
+  }).strict(),
+  z.object({
+    type: z.literal('remove'),
+    id: z.string().min(1).max(256)
+  }).strict()
+])
+
+export const activityHistoryUpdateSchema = z
+  .object({
+    changes: z.array(activityHistoryChangeSchema).max(20_000),
+    legacyHistoryMayBeIncomplete: z.boolean().optional()
+  })
+  .strict()
+
 export type ActivityRecord = z.infer<typeof activityRecordSchema>
 export type ActivityHistorySnapshot = z.infer<
   typeof activityHistorySnapshotSchema
 >
+export type ActivityHistoryChange = z.infer<typeof activityHistoryChangeSchema>
+export type ActivityHistoryUpdate = z.infer<typeof activityHistoryUpdateSchema>
 
 export const projectExecutionSpaceSchema = z.discriminatedUnion(
   'kind',

src/shared/contracts.ts

@@ -45,6 +45,7 @@ import {
   type ExecutionStats,
   type ExecutionStatsInput,
   type ActivityHistorySnapshot,
+  type ActivityHistoryUpdate,
   type ActivityRecord,
   type TokenUsageSummary,
   type ConversationSnapshot,
@@ -2158,6 +2159,12 @@ export type DesktopApi = {
       records: ActivityRecord[],
       legacyHistoryMayBeIncomplete: boolean
     ) => Promise<void>
+    /**
+     * Incremental save (PERF-15): only the changed records cross IPC and are
+     * written. Optional until renderer mocks adopt it; the preload always
+     * provides it.
+     */
+    update?: (update: ActivityHistoryUpdate) => Promise<void>
   }
   usage: {
     getTokenSummary: () => Promise<TokenUsageSummary>

src/shared/ipc-channels.ts

@@ -254,6 +254,7 @@ export const ipcChannels = {
   tasksSetStatus: 'tasks:set-status',
   activityHistoryGet: 'activity-history:get',
   activityHistoryReplace: 'activity-history:replace',
+  activityHistoryUpdate: 'activity-history:update',
   tokenUsageSummary: 'usage:token-summary',
   tokenUsageChanged: 'usage:token-changed',
   artifactsList: 'artifacts:list',