improvement(chat): show live search sources by default

[BillLeoutsakosvl346]

Summary

• Expand live workspace search activity when source results arrive, then collapse it when the answer starts.
• Preserve a user's manual disclosure choice.

Type of Change

• Other: UI improvement

Testing

• Browser demo using the real activity component and synthetic search results: verified live expansion, answer transition, manual toggles, and unchanged non-search activity.
• bun run --cwd apps/sim type-check
• bun run --cwd apps/sim test (focused activity tests, including the new disclosure regression)
• bun run lint, bun run check:audits (52 audits), and bun run docs-manifest:check

Checklist

• Code follows project style guidelines
• Self-reviewed my changes
• Tests added/updated and passing (regression test failed on pre-fix code)
• No new warnings introduced
• I confirm that I have read and agree to the terms outlined in the Contributor License Agreement (CLA)

Screenshots/Videos

Synthetic browser captures using the real activity component and placeholder source names.

Before — live search stayed collapsed

During live search — sources expanded automatically

After the answer starts — activity collapses

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Confidence Score: 5/5

[Medium risk] Changes default visibility of search results in chat messages.

The PR appears safe to merge; no outstanding findings remain.

Summary

The PR automatically expands live workspace-search sources and collapses them when the answer begins, while preserving manual disclosure choices.

• Adds a regression test for result arrival, answer transition, source visibility, and manual toggles.

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