oikos/plans/done/2026-07-21-chat-full-polish.md

2026-07-21 Chat window full polish

Context

After fixing the streaming reactivity bug and merging the double thinking indicator, the chat window still has structural UX gaps: no streaming affordance while text flows, tools never rendered inline, no timestamps, no code copy, cross-session store leaks in floating windows, and minor overflow/style holes.

Decisions

Question	Answer
Streaming feel	Typing cursor (blinking ▍) + inline indicator
Tool calls	Expandable inline tool cards in message flow
Empty state	Minimal — title + tagline, no suggestions
Dark theme	Keep neutral (skip)
Scope	Full polish — everything

Changes

P0.1 Streaming cursor

• File: web/src/lib/components/ChatThread.svelte
• Add a blinking block-cursor (▍) appended after rendered markdown when streaming is true and the last assistant message has text.
• Keep the inline spinner + activity label for the empty-text state.
• CSS: @keyframes blink, 0.8s cycle, primary color, inline-block.

P0.2 Tool call cards

• New: web/src/lib/components/ToolCallCard.svelte
• Modify: ChatThread.svelte
• Render msg.tools as collapsible cards between text blocks.
• Collapsed: tool icon + name + status (running/done/error).
• Expanded: pretty-printed args + result/error in pre blocks.
• Keep it minimal — one card per tool call, no grouping.
• Wire pendingApprovals from msg.pendingApprovals as approval cards below the tool list.

P1.3 Timestamps + role labels

• Modify: ChatThread.svelte, ChatMessage interface
• Add created_at?: string to ChatMessage (populated from Message.created_at).
• Show small muted timestamp (HH:MM) on hover or inline next to role label.
• Add tiny "You" / "Nomos" labels above bubbles (subtle, muted).

P1.4 Code copy button

• Modify: ChatThread.svelte prose styles
• Wrap pre blocks in a relative container; add a copy button (clipboard icon, top-right, opacity-0 → visible on hover).
• Use navigator.clipboard.writeText.

P1.5 Table overflow + user bubble fix

• Modify: ChatThread.svelte prose styles
• Wrap tables in overflow-x-auto container.
• Add overflow-wrap: break-word to user bubbles.

P2.6 Cross-session fixes

• Modify: web/src/lib/stores/chat.ts, SessionChatWindow.svelte
• chatErrors: keep global for now (session-scoped errors are rare and the dismiss is manual anyway).
• activityLog: per-session — the store in activity.ts already derives from messages; make computeActivityLog session-scoped so each floating window only sees its own activity.

P2.7 Min window size

• Modify: web/src/lib/stores/windows.ts (openTaskWindow)
• Add minWidth: 600, minHeight: 400 to chat window open call.

P2.8 Cleanup

• Delete web/src/lib/components/AgentIndicator.svelte (dead code).
• Update stale comments in SessionChatWindow.svelte and TaskContextPanel.svelte that reference a "main Chat page."
• Fix prose heading hierarchy: h1 = 1.15em, h2 = 1.1em, h3 = 1.05em.

Verification

• npx eslint on all changed files
• go vet ./cmd/nomos/...
• go build -o /dev/null ./cmd/nomos/...