Redesign Home as an inbox by thomaspblock · Pull Request #582 · block/sprout

thomaspblock · 2026-05-14T18:16:20Z

Summary

Redesign the Home view around an inbox-style list/detail layout with category filters, thread context, reactions, replies, and done/unread state.
Rename the user-facing navigation/header from Inbox to Home and align the Home header/background treatment with the rest of the desktop app.
Polish inbox presentation, including avatar rounding, message spacing, compact filter pills, and updated smoke coverage for the new layout.

Test plan

pnpm exec playwright test --project=smoke tests/e2e/smoke.spec.ts
pnpm exec playwright test --project=smoke tests/e2e/smoke.spec.ts -g "home feed shows channel and agent activity sections"
Pre-commit/pre-push hooks: desktop check, desktop build, Tauri check, Rust fmt/clippy/tests, web check/build, mobile check/test

Notes

Local integration/stream Playwright specs require a local relay and seeded test data. They were blocked locally because Docker was not running, so /query returned 404 during relay seed checks.

Made with Cursor

Turn the home feed into a mail-style inbox so mentions and action items feel easier to triage. Keep inbox replies visible inline and align the thread, composer, and header chrome with the updated desktop layout. Made-with: Cursor

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Co-authored-by: Cursor <cursoragent@cursor.com>

Keep the Home inbox filters compact on one row and update smoke coverage to match the inbox-style layout. Co-authored-by: Cursor <cursoragent@cursor.com>

thomaspblock · 2026-05-14T18:16:55Z

inbox-2.mp4

Create fresh mention items inside relay-backed Home inbox tests so they do not depend on stale seeded feed contents. Co-authored-by: Cursor <cursoragent@cursor.com>

wesbillman · 2026-05-14T19:15:03Z

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chatgpt-codex-connector · 2026-05-14T19:22:03Z

+      setIsLoading(true);
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Clear prior thread context when selecting a different inbox item

When the selected inbox item changes, this effect starts loading new context but does not clear fetchedEvents first, so events continues to merge the previous thread’s fetched messages until the new request finishes. In practice, quickly switching between unrelated items can momentarily show stale messages from the old thread and expose reply/reaction actions against the wrong context before the new fetch resolves.

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chatgpt-codex-connector · 2026-05-14T19:22:03Z

+  if (filter === "all") {
+    return item.categories.some((category) => category !== "activity");


Include activity items in the default "All" inbox filter

The default all filter currently excludes items whose only category is activity, which means users can land on an empty inbox even when activity items exist, and those items only appear after manually switching filters. Because this filter is labeled “All” and is the default view, excluding a full category produces misleading empty states and hides available feed content.

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* origin/main: (33 commits) dev-mcp: add view_image tool (#602) fix(relay,desktop): only advertise NIP-43 when enforced; probe pairing by supported_nips (#601) fix(desktop): derive unread state from NIP-RS + relay catch-up only (#599) docs(testing): rewrite TESTING.md for current API and CLI-first workflow (#597) fix(agent): fix OpenAI-compat request body serialization and max_tokens (#595) feat(desktop): per-persona and per-agent env var overrides (#594) fix(desktop): stop pinning agents to deprecated SPROUT_ACP_TURN_TIMEOUT (#592) fix(desktop): populate member_count in get_channels so channel browser shows real counts (#548) fix(desktop): autofocus message composer on channel/thread open (#572) refactor(cli): restructure flat commands into 12 subcommand groups (#585) feat(sdk): add builder functions for workflows, DMs, and presence (#589) feat(desktop): add message more-actions dropdown menu (#590) fix(mobile): preserve channel list across background/resume reconnection (#588) Redesign Home as an inbox (#582) fix(desktop): drive unread badges from live subscription, not refetched lastMessageAt (#581) fix(desktop): refine header scaling and shadow (#573) fix(desktop): keep day dividers below header (#574) Move agent activity below composer (#579) docs(nips): NIP-AE — Agent Engrams (#575) refactor: extract shared @mention resolver into sprout-sdk (#580) ... Signed-off-by: Tyler Longwell <tlongwell@squareup.com>

thomaspblock and others added 19 commits April 23, 2026 16:24

feat(desktop): redesign home as an inbox

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Turn the home feed into a mail-style inbox so mentions and action items feel easier to triage. Keep inbox replies visible inline and align the thread, composer, and header chrome with the updated desktop layout. Made-with: Cursor

feat(desktop): refine inbox signal and layout

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Merge remote-tracking branch 'origin/main' into inbox

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feat(desktop): show inbox thread context

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Merge origin/main into inbox

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fix(desktop): simplify inbox header layout

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Merge remote-tracking branch 'origin/main' into inbox

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fix(desktop): align inbox composer overlay

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fix(desktop): make inbox category filters clickable

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fix(desktop): soften inbox context highlight

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fix(desktop): remove inbox list search field

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fix(desktop): target replies from inbox threads

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fix(desktop): add inbox reactions and clean header

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fix(desktop): simplify inbox mention conversation view

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Merge origin/main into inbox

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fix(desktop): polish Home inbox presentation

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fix(desktop): strengthen Home inbox sender names

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Merge remote-tracking branch 'origin/main' into inbox

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fix(desktop): refine Home inbox filter pills

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Keep the Home inbox filters compact on one row and update smoke coverage to match the inbox-style layout. Co-authored-by: Cursor <cursoragent@cursor.com>

thomaspblock requested a review from wesbillman as a code owner May 14, 2026 18:16

fix(desktop): make relay inbox tests seed their item

babfbe2

Create fresh mention items inside relay-backed Home inbox tests so they do not depend on stale seeded feed contents. Co-authored-by: Cursor <cursoragent@cursor.com>

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		return item.categories.some((category) => category !== "activity");

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