personal memory agent
Dynamic chat bar placeholder based on onboarding state
Chat bar placeholder text now reflects the user's onboarding state:
- Observing: "I'm learning how you work — ask me what I've noticed..."
- Ready: "I have suggestions for organizing your journal — let's review"
- Interviewing: "Tell me about your work..."
- Default/complete/skipped: "Send a message..."
Implemented via Flask context processor in convey/apps.py — reads
awareness state and injects chat_bar_placeholder into all templates.
Template uses Jinja2 variable with safe fallback.
Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.6 <noreply@anthropic.com>
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convey/apps.py
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convey/apps.py
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# Get starred apps list
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starred_apps = config.get("apps", {}).get("starred", [])
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# Chat bar placeholder based on onboarding state
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chat_bar_placeholder = "Send a message..."
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try:
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from think.awareness import get_onboarding
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onboarding = get_onboarding()
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onboarding_status = onboarding.get("status", "")
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if onboarding_status == "observing":
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chat_bar_placeholder = (
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"I'm learning how you work — ask me what I've noticed..."
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)
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elif onboarding_status == "ready":
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chat_bar_placeholder = (
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"I have suggestions for organizing your journal — let's review"
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)
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elif onboarding_status == "interviewing":
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chat_bar_placeholder = "Tell me about your work..."
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except Exception:
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pass # Default placeholder on any error
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return {
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"app_registry": registry,
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"app": current_app_name,
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"selected_facet": selected_facet,
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"starred_apps": starred_apps,
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"day": day,
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"chat_bar_placeholder": chat_bar_placeholder,
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}
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@app.context_processor
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convey/templates/app.html
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convey/templates/app.html
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<!-- Chat Bar (universal) -->
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<div class="app-bar">
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<form id="chatInputForm" style="display: contents;">
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<textarea id="chatMessageInput" class="chat-bar-input" rows="1" placeholder="Send a message..."></textarea>
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<textarea id="chatMessageInput" class="chat-bar-input" rows="1" placeholder="{{ chat_bar_placeholder|default('Send a message...') }}"></textarea>
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<button type="submit" class="chat-bar-send" title="Send" style="display: none;">↑</button>
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</form>
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<div class="chat-bar-thinking" style="display: none;">
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tests/test_observation.py
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tests/test_observation.py
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assert data[1]["message"] == "finding 4"
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class TestChatBarPlaceholder:
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def _get_placeholder(self):
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"""Extract chat bar placeholder from the context processor."""
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from flask import Flask
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app = Flask(__name__)
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app.config["TESTING"] = True
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from apps import AppRegistry
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from convey.apps import register_app_context
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registry = AppRegistry()
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register_app_context(app, registry)
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with app.test_request_context("/"):
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# Get context from context processors
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ctx = {}
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for func in app.template_context_processors[None]:
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ctx.update(func())
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return ctx.get("chat_bar_placeholder", "")
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def test_default_placeholder(self):
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assert self._get_placeholder() == "Send a message..."
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def test_observing_placeholder(self):
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from think.awareness import start_onboarding
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start_onboarding("a")
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placeholder = self._get_placeholder()
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assert "learning" in placeholder.lower()
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assert "noticed" in placeholder.lower()
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def test_ready_placeholder(self):
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from think.awareness import start_onboarding, update_state
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start_onboarding("a")
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update_state("onboarding", {"status": "ready"})
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placeholder = self._get_placeholder()
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assert "suggestions" in placeholder.lower()
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def test_interviewing_placeholder(self):
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from think.awareness import start_onboarding
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start_onboarding("b")
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placeholder = self._get_placeholder()
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assert "work" in placeholder.lower()
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def test_complete_placeholder(self):
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from think.awareness import start_onboarding, update_state
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start_onboarding("a")
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placeholder = self._get_placeholder()
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assert placeholder == "Send a message..."
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def test_skipped_placeholder(self):
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from think.awareness import skip_onboarding
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skip_onboarding()
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class TestChatRedirectMuse:
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def test_redirect_uses_custom_muse(self):
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from unittest.mock import MagicMock, patch