feat: filter notifications to warnings/errors/ready only and add clear-all button

Notification filtering:
- lifecycle_hooks.py: only instance.error and instance.health_changed
  with status=running generate notifications. All other lifecycle events
  (created, started, stopped, restarted, deleted) are filtered out.
- health_monitor.py: only error and unhealthy states generate notifications.
  Running/recovered state no longer creates info notifications.
- _derive_title now maps instance.health_changed to "Container ready".

Clear-all button:
- Added dismiss_all() to NotificationService
- Added DELETE /notifications endpoint for bulk dismiss
- Frontend: clearAllNotifications API, clearAll in notification context,
  "Clear all" button in notification drawer alongside "Mark all as read"
- Added CSS for .notification-clear-all with danger hover state
- Updated notification-center tests

Quality gates: pytest (21 passed), vitest (11 passed)

apps/api/src/api/notifications.py

@@ -47,6 +47,10 @@ class MarkAllReadResponse(BaseModel):
     marked_count: int
 
 
+class ClearAllResponse(BaseModel):
+    cleared_count: int
+
+
 async def _get_mute_categories(
     session: AsyncSession,
     user_id: uuid.UUID,
@@ -137,7 +141,7 @@ async def dismiss_notification(
     user: User = Depends(get_current_user),
     session: AsyncSession = Depends(get_db_session),
 ) -> None:
-    """Soft-delete (dismiss) a notification."""
+    """Soft-delete (dismiss) a single notification."""
     try:
         await notification_service.dismiss(session, notification_id, user.id)
     except ValueError as exc:
@@ -145,3 +149,13 @@ async def dismiss_notification(
             status_code=status.HTTP_404_NOT_FOUND,
             detail="Notification not found",
         ) from exc
+
+
+@router.delete("", status_code=status.HTTP_200_OK)
+async def clear_all_notifications(
+    user: User = Depends(get_current_user),
+    session: AsyncSession = Depends(get_db_session),
+) -> ClearAllResponse:
+    """Dismiss all notifications for the authenticated user."""
+    cleared = await notification_service.dismiss_all(session, user.id)
+    return ClearAllResponse(cleared_count=cleared)

apps/api/src/services/health_monitor.py

@@ -220,18 +220,18 @@ class HealthMonitor:
         await self._event_bus.publish(event_type, payload)
 
         # Create notification for instance owner (fire-and-forget)
+        # Only send warnings and errors; skip "recovered" info notifications.
         if new_status == "error":
             category = "instance"
             severity = "error"
             title = "Container failed"
-        else:
+        elif new_status == "unhealthy":
             category = "health"
-            if new_status == "unhealthy":
-                severity = "warning"
-                title = "Container unhealthy"
-            else:
-                severity = "info"
-                title = "Container recovered"
+            severity = "warning"
+            title = "Container unhealthy"
+        else:
+            # Running/recovered — do not notify
+            return
 
         try:
             await notification_service.create_notification(

apps/api/src/services/lifecycle_hooks.py

@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@ def _derive_title(event_type: str) -> str:
         "instance.restarted": "Container restarted",
         "instance.deleted": "Container deleted",
         "instance.error": "Container error",
+        "instance.health_changed": "Container ready",
     }
     return mapping.get(
         event_type,
@@ -31,6 +32,21 @@ def _derive_title(event_type: str) -> str:
     )
 
 
+def _should_notify(event_type: str, status: str | None) -> bool:
+    """Determine whether a lifecycle event should generate a notification.
+
+    Only warnings, errors, and "container is ready" (health_changed running)
+    are sent to users.
+    """
+    if event_type == "instance.error":
+        return True
+    if event_type == "instance.health_changed" and status == "running":
+        return True
+    # Filter out: created, started, stopped, restarted, deleted, and any
+    # health_changed that is not "running" (unhealthy is handled by health_monitor)
+    return False
+
+
 def _build_payload(
     event_type: str,
     instance: ToolInstance,
@@ -118,15 +134,16 @@ async def publish_lifecycle_event(
     await event_bus.publish(event_type, payload)
 
     # Create notification for instance owner (fire-and-forget)
-    # Skip intermediate "starting" notifications — only notify on terminal states
-    # (failed or successful attempts)
-    _is_starting_intermediate = event_type == "instance.started" and (
-        status or instance.status
-    ) == "starting"
-    if _is_starting_intermediate:
+    # Only send warnings, errors, and "container is ready" notifications.
+    effective_status = status or instance.status
+    if not _should_notify(event_type, effective_status):
         return
 
-    severity = "error" if event_type == "instance.error" else "info"
+    severity = (
+        "error"
+        if event_type == "instance.error"
+        else "success"
+    )
     title = _derive_title(event_type)
 
     try:

apps/api/src/services/notification_service.py

@@ -195,6 +195,32 @@ class NotificationService:
         await session.commit()
         return result.rowcount or 0
 
+    async def dismiss_all(
+        self,
+        session: AsyncSession,
+        user_id: uuid.UUID,
+    ) -> int:
+        """Soft-delete all non-dismissed notifications for a user.
+
+        Args:
+            session: Database session.
+            user_id: Owner of the notifications.
+
+        Returns:
+            Number of rows updated.
+        """
+        stmt = (
+            update(Notification)
+            .where(
+                Notification.user_id == user_id,
+                Notification.dismissed_at.is_(None),
+            )
+            .values(dismissed_at=datetime.now(timezone.utc))
+        )
+        result: CursorResult[Any] = await session.execute(stmt)  # type: ignore[assignment]
+        await session.commit()
+        return result.rowcount or 0
+
     async def dismiss(
         self,
         session: AsyncSession,

apps/api/tests/unit/test_lifecycle_hooks.py

@@ -0,0 +1,49 @@
+"""Unit tests for lifecycle hook helpers."""
+
+import pytest
+
+from src.services.lifecycle_hooks import _derive_title, _should_notify
+
+
+class TestDeriveTitle:
+    """Tests for _derive_title."""
+
+    def test_known_event_types(self) -> None:
+        assert _derive_title("instance.created") == "Container created"
+        assert _derive_title("instance.started") == "Container started"
+        assert _derive_title("instance.stopped") == "Container stopped"
+        assert _derive_title("instance.restarted") == "Container restarted"
+        assert _derive_title("instance.deleted") == "Container deleted"
+        assert _derive_title("instance.error") == "Container error"
+        assert _derive_title("instance.health_changed") == "Container ready"
+
+    def test_unknown_event_type(self) -> None:
+        assert _derive_title("instance.custom_event") == "Custom Event"
+
+
+class TestShouldNotify:
+    """Tests for _should_notify filtering."""
+
+    def test_error_events_are_notified(self) -> None:
+        assert _should_notify("instance.error", "error") is True
+        assert _should_notify("instance.error", None) is True
+
+    def test_health_changed_running_is_notified(self) -> None:
+        assert _should_notify("instance.health_changed", "running") is True
+
+    def test_created_started_stopped_restarted_deleted_filtered(self) -> None:
+        for event in [
+            "instance.created",
+            "instance.started",
+            "instance.stopped",
+            "instance.restarted",
+            "instance.deleted",
+        ]:
+            assert _should_notify(event, "pending") is False
+            assert _should_notify(event, "running") is False
+            assert _should_notify(event, None) is False
+
+    def test_health_changed_non_running_filtered(self) -> None:
+        assert _should_notify("instance.health_changed", "unhealthy") is False
+        assert _should_notify("instance.health_changed", "starting") is False
+        assert _should_notify("instance.health_changed", None) is False

apps/api/tests/unit/test_notification_service.py

@@ -308,6 +308,55 @@ async def test_get_unread_count_excludes_dismissed(
     assert count == 0
 
 
+@pytest.mark.unit
+@pytest.mark.asyncio
+async def test_dismiss_all_affects_all_non_dismissed(
+    db_session: AsyncSession,
+    notification_service: NotificationService,
+    user_a: User,
+) -> None:
+    for i in range(4):
+        await notification_service.create_notification(
+            db_session,
+            user_a.id,
+            category="instance",
+            severity="info",
+            title=f"Notification {i}",
+        )
+
+    cleared = await notification_service.dismiss_all(db_session, user_a.id)
+
+    assert cleared == 4
+    items, total = await notification_service.list_notifications(db_session, user_a.id)
+    assert total == 0
+
+
+@pytest.mark.unit
+@pytest.mark.asyncio
+async def test_dismiss_all_affects_only_caller(
+    db_session: AsyncSession,
+    notification_service: NotificationService,
+    user_a: User,
+    user_b: User,
+) -> None:
+    for i in range(3):
+        await notification_service.create_notification(
+            db_session, user_a.id, category="instance", severity="info", title=f"A-{i}"
+        )
+    for i in range(2):
+        await notification_service.create_notification(
+            db_session, user_b.id, category="instance", severity="info", title=f"B-{i}"
+        )
+
+    cleared = await notification_service.dismiss_all(db_session, user_a.id)
+
+    assert cleared == 3
+    items_a, total_a = await notification_service.list_notifications(db_session, user_a.id)
+    items_b, total_b = await notification_service.list_notifications(db_session, user_b.id)
+    assert total_a == 0
+    assert total_b == 2
+
+
 @pytest.mark.unit
 @pytest.mark.asyncio
 async def test_mark_all_read_affects_only_caller(

apps/web/src/api/notifications.ts

@@ -30,6 +30,10 @@ export interface MarkAllReadResponse {
 	marked_count: number;
 }
 
+export interface ClearAllResponse {
+	cleared_count: number;
+}
+
 export const getNotifications = async (): Promise<NotificationListResponse> => {
 	const response =
 		await apiClient.get<NotificationListResponse>("/notifications");
@@ -62,3 +66,8 @@ export const markAllNotificationsRead = async (): Promise<number> => {
 export const dismissNotification = async (id: string): Promise<void> => {
 	await apiClient.delete(`/notifications/${id}`);
 };
+
+export const clearAllNotifications = async (): Promise<number> => {
+	const response = await apiClient.delete<ClearAllResponse>("/notifications");
+	return response.data.cleared_count;
+};

apps/web/src/components/notification-center.test.tsx

@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ vi.mock("../api/notifications", () => ({
 	markNotificationRead: vi.fn(),
 	markAllNotificationsRead: vi.fn(),
 	dismissNotification: vi.fn(),
+	clearAllNotifications: vi.fn(),
 }));
 
 import { getNotifications, getUnreadCount } from "../api/notifications";
@@ -146,6 +147,26 @@ describe("NotificationCenter", () => {
 		expect(vi.mocked(mockMarkAll)).toHaveBeenCalled();
 	});
 
+	it("calls clearAll on clear-all button click", async () => {
+		mockedGetNotifications.mockResolvedValue({
+			items: [makeNotification("1")],
+			total: 1,
+			limit: 20,
+			offset: 0,
+		});
+
+		render(<NotificationCenter />, { wrapper });
+		fireEvent.click(screen.getByRole("button", { name: /notifications/i }));
+
+		await vi.advanceTimersByTimeAsync(100);
+		fireEvent.click(screen.getByRole("button", { name: /clear all/i }));
+
+		const { clearAllNotifications: mockClearAll } = await import(
+			"../api/notifications"
+		);
+		expect(vi.mocked(mockClearAll)).toHaveBeenCalled();
+	});
+
 	it("refreshes list immediately on open", async () => {
 		render(<NotificationCenter />, { wrapper });
 		fireEvent.click(screen.getByRole("button", { name: /notifications/i }));

apps/web/src/components/notification-center.tsx

@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ export function NotificationCenter({
 		unreadCount,
 		markRead,
 		markAllRead,
+		clearAll,
 		dismiss,
 		refreshList,
 		isDropdownOpen,
@@ -115,6 +116,15 @@ export function NotificationCenter({
 							>
 								Mark all as read
 							</button>
+							<button
+								type="button"
+								className="notification-clear-all"
+								onClick={() => {
+									void clearAll();
+								}}
+							>
+								Clear all
+							</button>
 						</div>
 					)}
 				</div>

apps/web/src/state/notifications.tsx

@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ import {
 	markNotificationRead,
 	markAllNotificationsRead,
 	dismissNotification,
+	clearAllNotifications,
 } from "../api/notifications";
 import type { NotificationItem } from "../api/notifications";
 
@@ -21,6 +22,7 @@ export interface NotificationContextValue {
 	error: Error | null;
 	markRead: (id: string) => Promise<void>;
 	markAllRead: () => Promise<void>;
+	clearAll: () => Promise<void>;
 	dismiss: (id: string) => Promise<void>;
 	refreshList: () => Promise<void>;
 	isDropdownOpen: boolean;
@@ -265,6 +267,24 @@ export function NotificationProvider({
 		await fetchList();
 	}, [fetchList]);
 
+	const clearAll = useCallback(async () => {
+		const { notifications: currentNotifications } = stateRef.current;
+		const unreadInList = currentNotifications.filter(
+			(n) => n.read_at === null,
+		).length;
+
+		setNotifications([]);
+		setUnreadCount((c) => Math.max(0, c - unreadInList));
+		setError(null);
+
+		try {
+			await clearAllNotifications();
+		} catch (err) {
+			setNotifications(currentNotifications);
+			setError(err as Error);
+		}
+	}, []);
+
 	const value: NotificationContextValue = {
 		notifications,
 		unreadCount,
@@ -272,6 +292,7 @@ export function NotificationProvider({
 		error,
 		markRead,
 		markAllRead,
+		clearAll,
 		dismiss,
 		refreshList,
 		isDropdownOpen,

apps/web/src/styles.css

@@ -4602,10 +4602,12 @@ a:active,
 	padding: 0.75rem 1rem;
 	border-top: 1px solid var(--border);
 	flex-shrink: 0;
+	display: flex;
+	gap: 0.5rem;
 }
 
 .notification-mark-all {
-	width: 100%;
+	flex: 1;
 	padding: 0.5rem 0.75rem;
 	background: transparent;
 	border: 1px solid var(--border);
@@ -4623,6 +4625,25 @@ a:active,
 	border-color: var(--brand);
 }
 
+.notification-clear-all {
+	flex: 1;
+	padding: 0.5rem 0.75rem;
+	background: transparent;
+	border: 1px solid var(--border);
+	border-radius: 8px;
+	color: var(--muted);
+	font: inherit;
+	font-size: 0.85rem;
+	cursor: pointer;
+	transition: all 0.15s ease;
+}
+
+.notification-clear-all:hover {
+	background: var(--bg);
+	color: var(--danger);
+	border-color: var(--danger);
+}
+
 /* Notification Item */
 .notification-item {
 	display: flex;