🤖 Implement /new workspace creation command

src/components/ChatInput.tsx

@@ -10,7 +10,13 @@ import { useMode } from "@/contexts/ModeContext";
 import { ChatToggles } from "./ChatToggles";
 import { useSendMessageOptions } from "@/hooks/useSendMessageOptions";
 import { getModelKey, getInputKey } from "@/constants/storage";
-import { forkWorkspace } from "@/utils/workspaceFork";
+import {
+  handleNewCommand,
+  handleCompactCommand,
+  forkWorkspace,
+  prepareCompactionMessage,
+  type CommandHandlerContext,
+} from "@/utils/chatCommands";
 import { ToggleGroup } from "./ToggleGroup";
 import { CUSTOM_EVENTS } from "@/constants/events";
 import type { UIMode } from "@/types/mode";
@@ -31,10 +37,7 @@ import {
 } from "@/utils/imageHandling";
 
 import type { ThinkingLevel } from "@/types/thinking";
-import type { CmuxFrontendMetadata, CompactionRequestData } from "@/types/message";
-import type { SendMessageOptions } from "@/types/ipc";
-import { applyCompactionOverrides } from "@/utils/messages/compactionOptions";
-import { resolveCompactionModel } from "@/utils/messages/compactionModelPreference";
+import type { CmuxFrontendMetadata } from "@/types/message";
 import { useTelemetry } from "@/hooks/useTelemetry";
 import { setTelemetryEnabled } from "@/telemetry";
 
@@ -159,49 +162,6 @@ export interface ChatInputProps {
 }
 
 // Helper function to convert parsed command to display toast
-/**
- * Prepare compaction message from /compact command
- * Returns the actual message text (summarization request), metadata, and options
- */
-function prepareCompactionMessage(
-  command: string,
-  sendMessageOptions: SendMessageOptions
-): {
-  messageText: string;
-  metadata: CmuxFrontendMetadata;
-  options: Partial<SendMessageOptions>;
-} {
-  const parsed = parseCommand(command);
-  if (parsed?.type !== "compact") {
-    throw new Error("Not a compact command");
-  }
-
-  const targetWords = parsed.maxOutputTokens ? Math.round(parsed.maxOutputTokens / 1.3) : 2000;
-
-  const messageText = `Summarize this conversation into a compact form for a new Assistant to continue helping the user. Use approximately ${targetWords} words.`;
-
-  // Handle model preference (sticky globally)
-  const effectiveModel = resolveCompactionModel(parsed.model);
-
-  // Create compaction metadata (will be stored in user message)
-  const compactData: CompactionRequestData = {
-    model: effectiveModel,
-    maxOutputTokens: parsed.maxOutputTokens,
-    continueMessage: parsed.continueMessage,
-  };
-
-  const metadata: CmuxFrontendMetadata = {
-    type: "compaction-request",
-    rawCommand: command,
-    parsed: compactData,
-  };
-
-  // Apply compaction overrides using shared transformation function
-  // This same function is used by useResumeManager to ensure consistency
-  const options = applyCompactionOverrides(sendMessageOptions, compactData);
-
-  return { messageText, metadata, options };
-}
 
 export const ChatInput: React.FC<ChatInputProps> = ({
   workspaceId,
@@ -572,51 +532,19 @@ export const ChatInput: React.FC<ChatInputProps> = ({
 
         // Handle /compact command
         if (parsed.type === "compact") {
-          setInput(""); // Clear input immediately
-          setIsSending(true);
-
-          try {
-            const {
-              messageText: compactionMessage,
-              metadata,
-              options,
-            } = prepareCompactionMessage(messageText, sendMessageOptions);
-
-            const result = await window.api.workspace.sendMessage(workspaceId, compactionMessage, {
-              ...sendMessageOptions,
-              ...options,
-              cmuxMetadata: metadata,
-              editMessageId: editingMessage?.id, // Support editing compaction messages
-            });
+          const context: CommandHandlerContext = {
+            workspaceId,
+            sendMessageOptions,
+            editMessageId: editingMessage?.id,
+            setInput,
+            setIsSending,
+            setToast,
+            onCancelEdit,
+          };
 
-            if (!result.success) {
-              console.error("Failed to initiate compaction:", result.error);
-              setToast(createErrorToast(result.error));
-              setInput(messageText); // Restore input on error
-            } else {
-              setToast({
-                id: Date.now().toString(),
-                type: "success",
-                message:
-                  metadata.type === "compaction-request" && metadata.parsed.continueMessage
-                    ? "Compaction started. Will continue automatically after completion."
-                    : "Compaction started. AI will summarize the conversation.",
-              });
-              // Clear editing state on success
-              if (editingMessage && onCancelEdit) {
-                onCancelEdit();
-              }
-            }
-          } catch (error) {
-            console.error("Compaction error:", error);
-            setToast({
-              id: Date.now().toString(),
-              type: "error",
-              message: error instanceof Error ? error.message : "Failed to start compaction",
-            });
+          const result = await handleCompactCommand(parsed, context);
+          if (!result.clearInput) {
             setInput(messageText); // Restore input on error
-          } finally {
-            setIsSending(false);
           }
           return;
         }
@@ -667,6 +595,23 @@ export const ChatInput: React.FC<ChatInputProps> = ({
           return;
         }
 
+        // Handle /new command
+        if (parsed.type === "new") {
+          const context: CommandHandlerContext = {
+            workspaceId,
+            sendMessageOptions,
+            setInput,
+            setIsSending,
+            setToast,
+          };
+
+          const result = await handleNewCommand(parsed, context);
+          if (!result.clearInput) {
+            setInput(messageText); // Restore input on error
+          }
+          return;
+        }
+
         // Handle all other commands - show display toast
         const commandToast = createCommandToast(parsed);
         if (commandToast) {
@@ -719,11 +664,17 @@ export const ChatInput: React.FC<ChatInputProps> = ({
             const {
               messageText: regeneratedText,
               metadata,
-              options,
-            } = prepareCompactionMessage(messageText, sendMessageOptions);
+              sendOptions,
+            } = prepareCompactionMessage({
+              workspaceId,
+              maxOutputTokens: parsed.maxOutputTokens,
+              continueMessage: parsed.continueMessage,
+              model: parsed.model,
+              sendMessageOptions,
+            });
             actualMessageText = regeneratedText;
             cmuxMetadata = metadata;
-            compactionOptions = options;
+            compactionOptions = sendOptions;
           }
         }
 

src/components/CommandPalette.tsx

@@ -177,6 +177,27 @@ export const CommandPalette: React.FC<CommandPaletteProps> = ({ getSlashContext
     });
   }, []);
 
+  // Listen for EXECUTE_COMMAND events
+  useEffect(() => {
+    const handleExecuteCommand = (e: Event) => {
+      const customEvent = e as CustomEvent<{ commandId: string }>;
+      const { commandId } = customEvent.detail;
+
+      const action = getActions().find((a) => a.id === commandId);
+      if (!action) {
+        console.warn(`Command not found: ${commandId}`);
+        return;
+      }
+
+      // Run the action directly
+      void action.run();
+      addRecent(action.id);
+    };
+
+    window.addEventListener(CUSTOM_EVENTS.EXECUTE_COMMAND, handleExecuteCommand);
+    return () => window.removeEventListener(CUSTOM_EVENTS.EXECUTE_COMMAND, handleExecuteCommand);
+  }, [getActions, startPrompt, addRecent]);
+
   const handlePromptValue = useCallback(
     (value: string) => {
       let nextInitial: string | null = null;

src/components/NewWorkspaceModal.tsx

@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ import React, { useEffect, useId, useState } from "react";
 import styled from "@emotion/styled";
 import { Modal, ModalInfo, ModalActions, CancelButton, PrimaryButton } from "./Modal";
 import { TooltipWrapper, Tooltip } from "./Tooltip";
+import { formatNewCommand } from "@/utils/chatCommands";
 
 const FormGroup = styled.div`
   margin-bottom: 20px;
@@ -61,6 +62,29 @@ const UnderlinedLabel = styled.span`
   cursor: help;
 `;
 
+const CommandDisplay = styled.div`
+  margin-top: 20px;
+  padding: 12px;
+  background: #1e1e1e;
+  border: 1px solid #3e3e42;
+  border-radius: 4px;
+  font-family: "Menlo", "Monaco", "Courier New", monospace;
+  font-size: 13px;
+  color: #d4d4d4;
+  white-space: pre-wrap;
+  word-break: break-all;
+`;
+
+const CommandLabel = styled.div`
+  font-size: 12px;
+  color: #888;
+  margin-bottom: 8px;
+  font-family:
+    system-ui,
+    -apple-system,
+    sans-serif;
+`;
+
 interface NewWorkspaceModalProps {
   isOpen: boolean;
   projectName: string;
@@ -236,6 +260,15 @@ const NewWorkspaceModal: React.FC<NewWorkspaceModalProps> = ({
           </InfoCode>
         </ModalInfo>
 
+        {branchName.trim() && (
+          <div>
+            <CommandLabel>Equivalent command:</CommandLabel>
+            <CommandDisplay>
+              {formatNewCommand(branchName.trim(), trunkBranch.trim() || undefined)}
+            </CommandDisplay>
+          </div>
+        )}
+
         <ModalActions>
           <CancelButton type="button" onClick={handleCancel} disabled={isLoading}>
             Cancel

src/constants/events.ts

@@ -40,6 +40,12 @@ export const CUSTOM_EVENTS = {
    * Detail: { workspaceId: string, projectPath: string, projectName: string, workspacePath: string, branch: string }
    */
   WORKSPACE_FORK_SWITCH: "cmux:workspaceForkSwitch",
+
+  /**
+   * Event to execute a command from the command palette
+   * Detail: { commandId: string }
+   */
+  EXECUTE_COMMAND: "cmux:executeCommand",
 } as const;
 
 /**