feat(chat): quick-action buttons in empty chat state (#363)#551
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Replaces the blank "Start a Conversation" placeholder with up to 6 playbook buttons (or 4 fallback prompts when the agent has none). Cuts activation energy for new users — Paradigm Life client feedback. Click behavior: - Playbook without `argument_hint` → sends `/<name>` immediately. - Playbook with `argument_hint` → populates input so the user can fill the arg. - Fallback prompts → populate input. PublicChat renders the buttons above the input gated on `userMessageCount === 0` so they coexist with the assistant intro message and disappear after the first user submit. Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.7 (1M context) <noreply@anthropic.com>
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Closes #363.
Summary
ChatEmptyState.vueshared component renders up to 6 playbook buttons (or 4 fallback prompts when the agent has no playbooks).ChatPanel(authed agent chat) via the<ChatMessages>#emptyslot.PublicChatabove the input, gated onuserMessageCount === 0so the buttons coexist with the assistant intro message and disappear after the first user submit.argument_hint→ sends/<name>immediately (low friction — that's the point of a slash command).argument_hint→ populates input so the user can fill the argument.Why
Paradigm Life client feedback: "Blank canvas after intro — no guidance." High activation energy for new/occasional users. Buttons surface 4-6 concrete things the agent can do.
Test plan
blank-agentinjected with 4 test skills) → buttons render with playbook descriptions.trinity-system) → 4 fallback prompts render.argument_hint→ message sent immediately.argument_hint→ input is populated, input area is focused, message is not sent.vite build, verified locally).🤖 Generated with Claude Code