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Change agent UI from "ask" to "do" — command, don't question #319

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20 changes: 10 additions & 10 deletions agent/agent.go
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Expand Up @@ -127,7 +127,7 @@ func servePage(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
hb.WriteString(`<div id="agent-conversation">`)
for _, f := range history {
hb.WriteString(`<div class="card" style="border-left:3px solid #007bff;margin-bottom:8px;">`)
hb.WriteString(`<div style="font-size:12px;color:#888;margin-bottom:6px;">You asked:</div>`)
hb.WriteString(`<div style="font-size:12px;color:#888;margin-bottom:6px;">You said:</div>`)
hb.WriteString(`<div style="font-size:14px;font-weight:600;margin-bottom:10px;">` + htmlEsc(f.Prompt) + `</div>`)
hb.WriteString(`<div style="font-size:14px;">` + app.RenderString(f.Answer) + `</div>`)
hb.WriteString(`</div>`)
Expand All @@ -147,16 +147,16 @@ func servePage(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
<textarea id="agent-prompt" name="prompt" rows="3"
placeholder="` + func() string {
if contextID != "" {
return "Ask a follow-up question..."
return "Tell the agent what to do next..."
}
return "What would you like to know?"
return "Tell the agent what to do..."
}() + `"
style="width:100%;box-sizing:border-box;padding:8px;font-family:inherit;font-size:15px;resize:vertical;border:1px solid #ddd;border-radius:4px;">` + preFillPrompt + `</textarea>
<div style="display:flex;gap:8px;margin-top:8px;align-items:center;flex-wrap:wrap;">
<select id="agent-model"
style="padding:6px 10px;font-family:inherit;font-size:13px;border:1px solid #ddd;border-radius:4px;">` +
modelOpts.String() + `</select>
<button type="submit" id="agent-submit">Ask Agent</button>
<button type="submit" id="agent-submit">Do</button>
<span style="flex:1;"></span>` +
ToolsDropdownHTML() + `
</div>
Expand Down Expand Up @@ -230,7 +230,7 @@ form.addEventListener('submit',function(e){
if(!resp.ok&&resp.status===401){
prog.style.display='none';
result.innerHTML='<div class="card"><p>Please <a href="/login?redirect=/agent">login</a> to use the agent.</p></div>';
btn.disabled=false;btn.textContent='Ask Agent';
btn.disabled=false;btn.textContent='Do';
return;
}
var reader=resp.body.getReader();
Expand Down Expand Up @@ -269,15 +269,15 @@ form.addEventListener('submit',function(e){
if(!conv){conv=document.createElement('div');conv.id='agent-conversation';result.parentNode.insertBefore(conv,result);}
var turn=document.createElement('div');
turn.innerHTML='<div class="card" style="border-left:3px solid #007bff;margin-bottom:8px;">'
+'<div style="font-size:12px;color:#888;margin-bottom:6px;">You asked:</div>'
+'<div style="font-size:12px;color:#888;margin-bottom:6px;">You said:</div>'
+'<div style="font-size:14px;font-weight:600;margin-bottom:10px;">'+esc(prompt)+'</div>'
+'</div>';
conv.appendChild(turn);
result.innerHTML=ev.html;
// Update context for follow-up and reset prompt
if(ev.flow_id){document.getElementById('agent-context').value=ev.flow_id;}
document.getElementById('agent-prompt').value='';
document.getElementById('agent-prompt').placeholder='Ask a follow-up question...';
document.getElementById('agent-prompt').placeholder='Tell the agent what to do next...';
// Move form to bottom for conversation mode
var formCard=document.getElementById('agent-form-card');
var hist=document.getElementById('agent-history');
Expand All @@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ form.addEventListener('submit',function(e){
prog.style.display='none';
result.innerHTML='<div class="card"><p style="color:#dc3545;">'+esc(ev.message)+'</p></div>';
} else if(ev.type==='done'){
btn.disabled=false;btn.textContent='Ask Agent';
btn.disabled=false;btn.textContent='Do';
}
}catch(ex){console.error('agent event parse error',ex,line);}
});
Expand All @@ -301,7 +301,7 @@ form.addEventListener('submit',function(e){
.catch(function(err){
prog.style.display='none';
result.innerHTML='<div class="card"><p style="color:#dc3545;">Error: '+esc(err.message)+'</p></div>';
btn.disabled=false;btn.textContent='Ask Agent';
btn.disabled=false;btn.textContent='Do';
});
});
})();
Expand Down Expand Up @@ -438,7 +438,7 @@ func serveFlowPage(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request, id string) {

// Action buttons
b.WriteString(`<div class="card" style="display:flex;gap:12px;align-items:center;">`)
b.WriteString(`<a href="/agent?continue=` + f.ID + `" class="link">Ask follow-up →</a>`)
b.WriteString(`<a href="/agent?continue=` + f.ID + `" class="link">Continue →</a>`)
b.WriteString(`<span style="color:#888;font-size:13px;">Share this URL to let others view this result</span>`)
b.WriteString(`</div>`)

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6 changes: 3 additions & 3 deletions home/home.go
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Expand Up @@ -167,7 +167,7 @@ var landingTemplate = `<html lang="en">
<div class="block">
<img src="/apps.svg" alt="Apps" style="width: 32px; height: 32px; margin-bottom: 8px; filter: brightness(0);">
<b>Apps</b>
<div class="small">Build small, useful tools — or ask the agent</div>
<div class="small">Build small, useful tools — or tell the agent</div>
</div>
</a>
<a href="/blog" style="text-decoration: none; color: inherit;">
Expand Down Expand Up @@ -638,8 +638,8 @@ func AgentCard() string {
return `<div id="home-agent">
<form id="home-agent-form" action="/agent" method="GET">
<div style="display:flex;gap:8px;">
<input type="text" name="prompt" placeholder="Ask the agent anything..." required style="flex:1;padding:8px;font-family:inherit;font-size:14px;border:1px solid #ddd;border-radius:4px;">
<button type="submit" style="padding:8px 16px;font-family:inherit;font-size:14px;border:1px solid #ddd;border-radius:4px;cursor:pointer;">Ask</button>
<input type="text" name="prompt" placeholder="Tell the agent what to do..." required style="flex:1;padding:8px;font-family:inherit;font-size:14px;border:1px solid #ddd;border-radius:4px;">
<button type="submit" style="padding:8px 16px;font-family:inherit;font-size:14px;border:1px solid #ddd;border-radius:4px;cursor:pointer;">Do</button>
</div>
<div style="display:flex;gap:8px;margin-top:6px;align-items:center;">
<select name="model" style="padding:4px 8px;font-family:inherit;font-size:13px;border:1px solid #ddd;border-radius:4px;">
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