fix(email): clarify provider capability states

job-tracker-ui/src/correspondence-inbox-page.test.tsx

@@ -90,8 +90,9 @@ describe('CorrespondenceInboxPage', () => {
     expect(await screen.findByText(/backend engineer/i)).toBeInTheDocument();
     expect(screen.getByText(/2 labels/i)).toBeInTheDocument();
     expect(screen.getByText(/1 attachments/i)).toBeInTheDocument();
-    expect(screen.getByText(/Gmail: owner@gmail\.test · Read only/i)).toBeInTheDocument();
-    expect(screen.getByText(/Outlook: Not connected · Read only/i)).toBeInTheDocument();
+    expect(screen.getByText(/Gmail: owner@gmail\.test · Read only; reconnect to enable send/i)).toBeInTheDocument();
+    expect(screen.getByText(/^Outlook: Not connected$/i)).toBeInTheDocument();
+    expect(screen.queryByText(/Outlook: Not connected.*Read only/i)).not.toBeInTheDocument();
 
     fireEvent.change(screen.getByLabelText(/search/i), { target: { value: 'Maria' } });
     fireEvent.mouseDown(screen.getAllByRole('combobox')[0]);
@@ -107,6 +108,20 @@ describe('CorrespondenceInboxPage', () => {
     });
   });
 
+  test('keeps saved correspondence visible when provider status is unavailable', async () => {
+    const original = mockedApi.get.getMockImplementation();
+    mockedApi.get.mockImplementation((url: string, config?: any) => {
+      if (url === '/email/providers') return Promise.reject(new Error('provider status unavailable'));
+      return original!(url, config);
+    });
+
+    renderPage();
+
+    expect(await screen.findByText(/email provider status is temporarily unavailable/i)).toBeInTheDocument();
+    expect(await screen.findByText(/acme systems/i)).toBeInTheDocument();
+    expect(screen.getByText(/saved jobtracker correspondence remains available/i)).toBeInTheDocument();
+  });
+
   test('opens provider-backed plain-text message detail in the hub', async () => {
     renderPage();
 

job-tracker-ui/src/views/CorrespondenceInboxPage.tsx

@@ -50,6 +50,13 @@ type EmailProviderStatus = {
   canSend: boolean;
 };
 
+export function emailProviderStatusLabel(provider: EmailProviderStatus) {
+  if (!provider.connected) return `${provider.displayName}: Not connected`;
+  const identity = provider.address || "Connected account";
+  if (!provider.canRead) return `${provider.displayName}: ${identity} · Mailbox access unavailable`;
+  return `${provider.displayName}: ${identity}${provider.canSend ? " · Read + send" : " · Read only; reconnect to enable send"}`;
+}
+
 type EmailMessageDetail = {
   id: string;
   threadId: string;
@@ -94,6 +101,7 @@ export default function CorrespondenceInboxPage() {
   const { confirm } = useConfirm();
   const [items, setItems] = useState<CorrespondenceInboxItem[]>([]);
   const [providers, setProviders] = useState<EmailProviderStatus[]>([]);
+  const [providerStatusError, setProviderStatusError] = useState(false);
   const [selectedMessageId, setSelectedMessageId] = useState<number | null>(null);
   const [messageDetail, setMessageDetail] = useState<EmailMessageDetail | null>(null);
   const [detailLoading, setDetailLoading] = useState(false);
@@ -134,8 +142,14 @@ export default function CorrespondenceInboxPage() {
 
   useEffect(() => {
     api.get<EmailProviderStatus[]>("/email/providers")
-      .then((response) => setProviders(response.data ?? []))
-      .catch(() => setProviders([]));
+      .then((response) => {
+        setProviders(response.data ?? []);
+        setProviderStatusError(false);
+      })
+      .catch(() => {
+        setProviders([]);
+        setProviderStatusError(true);
+      });
   }, []);
 
   const filteredSummary = useMemo(() => {
@@ -346,10 +360,13 @@ export default function CorrespondenceInboxPage() {
             size="small"
             color={provider.connected ? "success" : "default"}
             variant="outlined"
-            label={`${provider.displayName}: ${provider.connected ? provider.address || "Connected" : "Not connected"}${provider.canSend ? " · Send access granted" : " · Read only"}`}
+            label={emailProviderStatusLabel(provider)}
           />
         ))}
       </Box>
+      {providerStatusError ? (
+        <Alert severity="warning" sx={{ mb: 2 }}>Email provider status is temporarily unavailable. Saved JobTracker correspondence remains available.</Alert>
+      ) : null}
 
       {view === "review" ? <GmailReviewPage embedded /> : <>
         <Box sx={{ display: "grid", gridTemplateColumns: { xs: "1fr", md: "2fr 1fr 1fr auto" }, gap: 1.25, mb: 2 }}>