From 5fc66d4d1a72e70307afcf8060898f5ea3900b91 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Irina Rueegg <rueegg.irina@gmail.com>
Date: Fri, 10 Apr 2026 15:06:20 +0200
Subject: [PATCH] Chat ui

---
 frontend/chat.py    | 14 ++++++--------
 frontend/sidebar.py |  4 ++--
 2 files changed, 8 insertions(+), 10 deletions(-)

diff --git a/frontend/chat.py b/frontend/chat.py
index c23fdfa..c39f4f5 100644
--- a/frontend/chat.py
+++ b/frontend/chat.py
@@ -6,7 +6,8 @@ from backend.managers.system_prompter import SystemPrompter
 # ── Agent Mode helpers ────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
 
 def _start_agent(task: str):
-    """Initialise a fresh CodingAgent, start the task, and propose the first action."""
+    """Initialise a fresh CodingAgent, start the task, 
+    and propose the first action."""
     from backend.agent.coding_agent import CodingAgent
     agent = CodingAgent()
     agent.start_task(task)
@@ -18,7 +19,8 @@ def _start_agent(task: str):
 
 
 def _approve_action():
-    """Execute the pending action, append it to the log, then propose the next step."""
+    """Execute the pending action, 
+    append it to the log, then propose the next step."""
     agent = st.session_state.coding_agent
     pending = st.session_state.agent_pending_action
 
@@ -158,7 +160,6 @@ def render_agent_mode():
 
 def render_normal_chat():
     chat_section  = st.container()
-    setup_section = st.container()
 
     with chat_section:
         if st.session_state.chat_history:
@@ -172,9 +173,9 @@ def render_normal_chat():
             st.session_state.chat_input = ""
             st.session_state._clear_chat_input = False
 
-        user_input = st.text_input("Type your message here:", key="chat_input")
+        user_input = st.text_input("Type your message here:", key="chat_input", placeholder="Ask me anything or give me a task to do!", use_container_width=True)
 
-        if st.button("Send", key="send_button") and user_input:
+        if st.button("Send", key="send_button", use_container_width=True) and user_input:
             chat_manager = st.session_state.chat_manager
 
             # Inject system prompt on the first message
@@ -193,9 +194,6 @@ def render_normal_chat():
             st.session_state._clear_chat_input = True
             st.rerun()
 
-    with setup_section:
-        st.info("This is where you can set up your AI assistant. For now, this section is just a placeholder.")
-        st.toggle("Use debug system prompt", key="use_system_prompt", value=True)
 
 
 # ── Entry point ───────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
diff --git a/frontend/sidebar.py b/frontend/sidebar.py
index a824f09..8cc1975 100644
--- a/frontend/sidebar.py
+++ b/frontend/sidebar.py
@@ -179,7 +179,7 @@ def render_sidebar():
                 folder_rel  = st.session_state.selected_folder_rel
 
                 with st.container(border=True):
-                    st.caption(f"📁 {folder_name}")
+                    st.write(f"**Folder actions:** 📁 {folder_name}")
                     if st.button("Add File", key="btn_add_file_in_folder", use_container_width=True):
                         _add_file_dialog(folder_rel)
                     if st.button("Add Folder", key="btn_add_folder_in_folder", use_container_width=True):
@@ -188,7 +188,7 @@ def render_sidebar():
                         _delete_folder_dialog(folder_rel, folder_name)
 
         with add_more:
-            with st.popover("⚙️ Explorer Options", key="popover_options"):
+            with st.popover("⚙️ Explorer Options", key="popover_options", use_container_width=True):
                 if st.button("Add File", key="btn_add_file", use_container_width=True):
                     _add_file_dialog("")