diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index a5d8af8..5a767cd 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -26,5 +26,7 @@ full-UI.png
.DS_Store
Thumbs.db
-# Local reference clones — never committed
-docs/
+# Local reference clones — never committed (except tracked design/UI-UX reference pages)
+docs/*
+!docs/ui-ux/
+!docs/ui-ux/**
diff --git a/ARCHITECTURE.md b/ARCHITECTURE.md
index 4a29aac..45e18bb 100644
--- a/ARCHITECTURE.md
+++ b/ARCHITECTURE.md
@@ -7,10 +7,10 @@
>
> Keep this document updated as architecture changes are made.
-> Current shipped build: `v0.50.36-local.1` (April 14, 2026).
+> Current shipped build: `v0.50.36-local.1` (April 16, 2026).
> Baseline: upstream `nesquena/hermes-webui` `v0.50.36`.
-> Intentional local delta: first-time password enablement from Settings immediately issues a `hermes_session` cookie so the current browser remains signed in. The previous `Assistant Reply Language` customization has been removed, and legacy `assistant_language` settings are filtered out on load/save.
-> Automated coverage: 1059 passing tests.
+> Intentional local delta: first-time password enablement from Settings immediately issues a `hermes_session` cookie so the current browser remains signed in. The previous `Assistant Reply Language` customization has been removed, legacy `assistant_language` settings are filtered out on load/save, the workspace panel closed/open state is preloaded via a `documentElement` dataset marker before `style.css` paints to avoid a first-load desktop flash, transcript disclosure cards now animate caret rotation and body expansion with transitionable `max-height`/`opacity` states instead of `display:none/block`, and thinking cards now share the same rounded bordered card chrome as tool cards while keeping their gold palette.
+> Automated coverage: 1353 tests collected (`pytest tests/ --collect-only -q`).
---
@@ -23,6 +23,11 @@ and a demand-driven right panel used for workspace browsing and preview surfaces
The right panel is closed by default on desktop and opens only when it is actively
being used for browsing or previewing content.
+To prevent a visible first-paint mismatch on refresh, `static/index.html` preloads the
+saved workspace panel state into `document.documentElement.dataset.workspacePanel`
+before the main stylesheet loads. Desktop CSS honors that preload marker immediately,
+and `static/boot.js` keeps the dataset synchronized with the runtime panel state machine.
+
The design philosophy is deliberately minimal. There is no build step, no bundler, no
frontend framework. The Python server is split into a routing shell (server.py) and
business logic modules (api/). The frontend is seven vanilla JS modules loaded from static/.
diff --git a/ROADMAP.md b/ROADMAP.md
index 1afb9ef..7e1bca0 100644
--- a/ROADMAP.md
+++ b/ROADMAP.md
@@ -3,9 +3,9 @@
> Goal: Full 1:1 parity with the Hermes CLI experience via a clean dark web UI.
> Everything you can do from the CLI terminal, you can do from this UI.
>
-> Last updated: v0.50.44 (April 14, 2026) — 1195 tests, 1195 passing
-> Local delta: enabling password from Settings keeps the current browser signed in; the former Assistant Reply Language enhancement has been removed.
-> Tests: 1059 total (1059 passing, 0 failures)
+> Last updated: v0.50.44 (April 16, 2026) — 1353 tests collected
+> Local delta: enabling password from Settings keeps the current browser signed in; the former Assistant Reply Language enhancement has been removed; workspace panel closed-state now preloads in `
` so desktop first paint no longer flashes open before boot sync; thinking cards and tool call cards now animate both their carets and disclosure bodies smoothly on expand/collapse, and thinking cards now use the same bordered rounded panel chrome as tool cards with a gold palette.
+> Tests: 1353 collected (`pytest tests/ --collect-only -q`)
> Source: /
---
diff --git a/TESTING.md b/TESTING.md
index 4f25fc5..1de4e1e 100644
--- a/TESTING.md
+++ b/TESTING.md
@@ -8,8 +8,10 @@
> Prerequisites: SSH tunnel is active on port 8787. Open http://localhost:8787 in browser.
> Server health check: curl http://127.0.0.1:8787/health should return {"status":"ok"}.
>
-> Automated tests: 1195 total (1195 passing, 0 known failures). Includes onboarding coverage for bootstrap/static wizard presence, real provider config persistence (`config.yaml` + `.env`), the `/api/onboarding/*` backend, and the onboarding skip/existing-config guard.
+> Automated coverage: 1353 tests collected via `pytest tests/ --collect-only -q`. Includes onboarding coverage for bootstrap/static wizard presence, real provider config persistence (`config.yaml` + `.env`), the `/api/onboarding/*` backend, the onboarding skip/existing-config guard, and CSS regression coverage for smooth thinking/tool card disclosure animation.
> Run: `pytest tests/ -v --timeout=60`
+>
+> Local regression focus: verify that a previously closed workspace panel stays visually closed from first paint through boot completion on desktop refresh; there should be no brief open-then-close flash.
---
@@ -1686,6 +1688,13 @@ Each has automated API-level tests in `tests/test_sprint{N}.py`.
- Click a directory toggle arrow (▸) → expands in-place showing children.
- Click again (▾) → collapses. Double-click navigates into it (breadcrumb view).
- If model returns thinking blocks (Claude extended thinking), verify collapsible gold card appears above response.
+- Verify the thinking card has a tinted background, visible border, and rounded corners like a tool card, but in the gold thinking palette.
+- Open and close a thinking card. Verify the caret rotation and the content reveal both animate smoothly instead of snapping open.
+
+### UI Polish: Tool Card Disclosure Animation
+- Trigger a response with at least one completed tool call card.
+- Open and close the tool call card. Verify the caret rotates smoothly and the args/result section animates open and closed instead of appearing instantly.
+- If a turn has 2+ tool cards, use "Expand all / Collapse all" and verify the same smooth animation applies to every card in the group.
### Sprint 19: Auth + Security
- No password set: everything works as normal. No login page.
@@ -1740,8 +1749,8 @@ Each has automated API-level tests in `tests/test_sprint{N}.py`.
---
-*Last updated: v0.50.44, April 14, 2026*
-*Total automated tests: 1195 (1195 passing, 0 failures)*
+*Last updated: v0.50.44, April 16, 2026*
+*Total automated tests collected: 1353*
*Regression gate: tests/test_regressions.py*
*Run: pytest tests/ -v --timeout=60*
*Source: /*
diff --git a/api/routes.py b/api/routes.py
index 81153da..de65440 100644
--- a/api/routes.py
+++ b/api/routes.py
@@ -2085,7 +2085,9 @@ def _handle_chat_sync(handler, body):
"write_file, read_file, search_files, terminal workdir, and patch. "
"Never fall back to a hardcoded path when this tag is present."
)
- from api.streaming import _sanitize_messages_for_api
+ from api.streaming import _sanitize_messages_for_api, _restore_reasoning_metadata
+
+ _previous_messages = list(s.messages or [])
result = agent.run_conversation(
user_message=workspace_ctx + msg,
@@ -2108,7 +2110,10 @@ def _handle_chat_sync(handler, body):
os.environ.pop("HERMES_SESSION_KEY", None)
else:
os.environ["HERMES_SESSION_KEY"] = old_session_key
- s.messages = result.get("messages") or s.messages
+ s.messages = _restore_reasoning_metadata(
+ _previous_messages,
+ result.get("messages") or s.messages,
+ )
# Only auto-generate title when still default; preserves user renames
if s.title == "Untitled":
s.title = title_from(s.messages, s.title)
diff --git a/api/streaming.py b/api/streaming.py
index 52dbbb8..0e1d6a4 100644
--- a/api/streaming.py
+++ b/api/streaming.py
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ import re
import threading
import time
import traceback
+import copy
from pathlib import Path
from typing import Optional
@@ -539,6 +540,183 @@ def _sanitize_messages_for_api(messages):
return clean
+def _api_safe_message_positions(messages):
+ """Return [(original_index, sanitized_message)] for API-safe messages."""
+ valid_tool_call_ids: set = set()
+ for msg in messages:
+ if not isinstance(msg, dict):
+ continue
+ if msg.get('role') == 'assistant':
+ for tc in msg.get('tool_calls') or []:
+ if isinstance(tc, dict):
+ tid = tc.get('id') or tc.get('call_id') or ''
+ if tid:
+ valid_tool_call_ids.add(tid)
+
+ out = []
+ for idx, msg in enumerate(messages):
+ if not isinstance(msg, dict):
+ continue
+ role = msg.get('role')
+ if role == 'tool':
+ tid = msg.get('tool_call_id') or ''
+ if not tid or tid not in valid_tool_call_ids:
+ continue
+ sanitized = {k: v for k, v in msg.items() if k in _API_SAFE_MSG_KEYS}
+ if sanitized.get('role'):
+ out.append((idx, sanitized))
+ return out
+
+
+def _restore_reasoning_metadata(previous_messages, updated_messages):
+ """Carry forward assistant reasoning metadata lost during API-safe history sanitization.
+
+ The provider-facing history strips WebUI-only fields like `reasoning`. When the
+ agent returns its new full message history, prior assistant messages come back
+ without that metadata unless we merge it back in by API-history position.
+ """
+ if not previous_messages or not updated_messages:
+ return updated_messages
+ updated_messages = list(updated_messages)
+ prev_safe = _api_safe_message_positions(previous_messages)
+
+ def _safe_projection(msg):
+ if not isinstance(msg, dict):
+ return None
+ return {k: v for k, v in msg.items() if k in _API_SAFE_MSG_KEYS and msg.get('role')}
+
+ def _reasoning_only_assistant(msg):
+ if not isinstance(msg, dict) or msg.get('role') != 'assistant' or not msg.get('reasoning'):
+ return False
+ if msg.get('tool_calls'):
+ return False
+ return not _message_text(msg.get('content'))
+
+ safe_pos = 0
+ while safe_pos < len(prev_safe):
+ prev_idx, _ = prev_safe[safe_pos]
+ prev_msg = previous_messages[prev_idx]
+ cur_msg = updated_messages[safe_pos] if safe_pos < len(updated_messages) else None
+
+ if isinstance(prev_msg, dict) and isinstance(cur_msg, dict) and _safe_projection(prev_msg) == _safe_projection(cur_msg):
+ if prev_msg.get('role') == 'assistant' and prev_msg.get('reasoning') and not cur_msg.get('reasoning'):
+ cur_msg['reasoning'] = prev_msg['reasoning']
+ safe_pos += 1
+ continue
+
+ if _reasoning_only_assistant(prev_msg):
+ updated_messages.insert(safe_pos, copy.deepcopy(prev_msg))
+ safe_pos += 1
+ continue
+
+ safe_pos += 1
+ return updated_messages
+
+
+def _tool_result_snippet(raw) -> str:
+ """Extract a compact result preview from a stored tool message payload."""
+ text = str(raw or '')
+ try:
+ data = json.loads(text)
+ if isinstance(data, dict):
+ return str(data.get('output') or data.get('result') or data.get('error') or text)[:200]
+ except Exception:
+ pass
+ return text[:200]
+
+
+def _truncate_tool_args(args, limit: int = 6) -> dict:
+ """Truncate tool args for compact session persistence."""
+ out = {}
+ if not isinstance(args, dict):
+ return out
+ for k, v in list(args.items())[:limit]:
+ s = str(v)
+ out[k] = s[:120] + ('...' if len(s) > 120 else '')
+ return out
+
+
+def _nearest_assistant_msg_idx(messages, msg_idx: int) -> int:
+ """Find the closest preceding assistant message index for a tool result."""
+ for idx in range(msg_idx - 1, -1, -1):
+ msg = messages[idx]
+ if isinstance(msg, dict) and msg.get('role') == 'assistant':
+ return idx
+ return -1
+
+
+def _extract_tool_calls_from_messages(messages, live_tool_calls=None):
+ """Build persisted tool-call summaries from final messages plus live progress fallback."""
+ tool_calls = []
+ pending_names = {}
+ pending_args = {}
+ pending_asst_idx = {}
+ tool_msg_sequence = []
+
+ for msg_idx, m in enumerate(messages or []):
+ if not isinstance(m, dict):
+ continue
+ role = m.get('role')
+ if role == 'assistant':
+ content = m.get('content', '')
+ if isinstance(content, list):
+ for part in content:
+ if isinstance(part, dict) and part.get('type') == 'tool_use':
+ tid = part.get('id', '')
+ if tid:
+ pending_names[tid] = part.get('name', '')
+ pending_args[tid] = part.get('input', {})
+ pending_asst_idx[tid] = msg_idx
+ for tc in m.get('tool_calls', []):
+ if not isinstance(tc, dict):
+ continue
+ tid = tc.get('id', '') or tc.get('call_id', '')
+ fn = tc.get('function', {})
+ name = fn.get('name', '')
+ try:
+ args = json.loads(fn.get('arguments', '{}') or '{}')
+ except Exception:
+ args = {}
+ if tid and name:
+ pending_names[tid] = name
+ pending_args[tid] = args
+ pending_asst_idx[tid] = msg_idx
+ elif role == 'tool':
+ tid = m.get('tool_call_id') or m.get('tool_use_id', '')
+ raw = m.get('content', '')
+ seq = {'msg_idx': msg_idx, 'raw': raw, 'resolved': False}
+ if tid:
+ name = pending_names.get(tid, '')
+ if name and name != 'tool':
+ tool_calls.append({
+ 'name': name,
+ 'snippet': _tool_result_snippet(raw),
+ 'tid': tid,
+ 'assistant_msg_idx': pending_asst_idx.get(tid, -1),
+ 'args': _truncate_tool_args(pending_args.get(tid, {})),
+ })
+ seq['resolved'] = True
+ tool_msg_sequence.append(seq)
+
+ live = [tc for tc in (live_tool_calls or []) if isinstance(tc, dict) and tc.get('name') and tc.get('name') != 'clarify']
+ if live:
+ for seq_idx, seq in enumerate(tool_msg_sequence):
+ if seq.get('resolved'):
+ continue
+ if seq_idx >= len(live):
+ break
+ live_tc = live[seq_idx]
+ tool_calls.append({
+ 'name': live_tc.get('name', 'tool'),
+ 'snippet': _tool_result_snippet(seq.get('raw', '')),
+ 'tid': live_tc.get('tid', '') or '',
+ 'assistant_msg_idx': _nearest_assistant_msg_idx(messages, seq.get('msg_idx', -1)),
+ 'args': _truncate_tool_args(live_tc.get('args', {}), limit=4),
+ })
+
+ return tool_calls
+
+
def _sse(handler, event, data):
"""Write one SSE event to the response stream."""
payload = f"event: {event}\ndata: {json.dumps(data, ensure_ascii=False)}\n\n"
@@ -704,6 +882,7 @@ def _run_agent_streaming(session_id, msg_text, model, workspace, stream_id, atta
try:
_token_sent = False # tracks whether any streamed tokens were sent
_reasoning_text = '' # accumulates reasoning/thinking trace for persistence
+ _live_tool_calls = [] # tool progress fallback when final messages omit tool IDs
def on_token(text):
nonlocal _token_sent
@@ -749,6 +928,10 @@ def _run_agent_streaming(session_id, msg_text, model, workspace, stream_id, atta
args_snap[k] = s2[:120] + ('...' if len(s2) > 120 else '')
if event_type in (None, 'tool.started'):
+ _live_tool_calls.append({
+ 'name': name,
+ 'args': args if isinstance(args, dict) else {},
+ })
put('tool', {
'event_type': event_type or 'tool.started',
'name': name,
@@ -769,6 +952,14 @@ def _run_agent_streaming(session_id, msg_text, model, workspace, stream_id, atta
return
if event_type == 'tool.completed':
+ for live_tc in reversed(_live_tool_calls):
+ if live_tc.get('done'):
+ continue
+ if not name or live_tc.get('name') == name:
+ live_tc['done'] = True
+ live_tc['duration'] = cb_kwargs.get('duration')
+ live_tc['is_error'] = bool(cb_kwargs.get('is_error', False))
+ break
put('tool_complete', {
'event_type': event_type,
'name': name,
@@ -903,6 +1094,7 @@ def _run_agent_streaming(session_id, msg_text, model, workspace, stream_id, atta
# Pass personality via ephemeral_system_prompt (agent's own mechanism)
if _personality_prompt:
agent.ephemeral_system_prompt = _personality_prompt
+ _previous_messages = list(s.messages or [])
result = agent.run_conversation(
user_message=workspace_ctx + msg_text,
system_message=workspace_system_msg,
@@ -910,7 +1102,10 @@ def _run_agent_streaming(session_id, msg_text, model, workspace, stream_id, atta
task_id=session_id,
persist_user_message=msg_text,
)
- s.messages = result.get('messages') or s.messages
+ s.messages = _restore_reasoning_metadata(
+ _previous_messages,
+ result.get('messages') or s.messages,
+ )
# ── Detect silent agent failure (no assistant reply produced) ──
# When the agent catches an auth/network error internally it may return
@@ -1011,63 +1206,12 @@ def _run_agent_streaming(session_id, msg_text, model, workspace, stream_id, atta
s.output_tokens = (s.output_tokens or 0) + output_tokens
if estimated_cost:
s.estimated_cost = (s.estimated_cost or 0) + estimated_cost
- # Extract tool call metadata grouped by assistant message index
- # Each tool call gets assistant_msg_idx so the client can render
- # cards inline with the assistant bubble that triggered them.
- tool_calls = []
- pending_names = {} # tool_call_id -> name
- pending_args = {} # tool_call_id -> args dict
- pending_asst_idx = {} # tool_call_id -> index in s.messages
- for msg_idx, m in enumerate(s.messages):
- if m.get('role') == 'assistant':
- c = m.get('content', '')
- # Anthropic format: content is a list with type=tool_use blocks
- if isinstance(c, list):
- for p in c:
- if isinstance(p, dict) and p.get('type') == 'tool_use':
- tid = p.get('id', '')
- pending_names[tid] = p.get('name', '')
- pending_args[tid] = p.get('input', {})
- pending_asst_idx[tid] = msg_idx
- # OpenAI format: tool_calls as top-level field on the message
- for tc in m.get('tool_calls', []):
- if not isinstance(tc, dict):
- continue
- tid = tc.get('id', '') or tc.get('call_id', '')
- fn = tc.get('function', {})
- name = fn.get('name', '')
- try:
- import json as _j
- args = _j.loads(fn.get('arguments', '{}') or '{}')
- except Exception:
- args = {}
- if tid and name:
- pending_names[tid] = name
- pending_args[tid] = args
- pending_asst_idx[tid] = msg_idx
- elif m.get('role') == 'tool':
- tid = m.get('tool_call_id') or m.get('tool_use_id', '')
- name = pending_names.get(tid, '')
- if not name or name == 'tool':
- continue # skip unresolvable tool entries
- asst_idx = pending_asst_idx.get(tid, -1)
- args = pending_args.get(tid, {})
- raw = str(m.get('content', ''))
- try:
- rd = json.loads(raw)
- snippet = str(rd.get('output') or rd.get('result') or rd.get('error') or raw)[:200]
- except Exception:
- snippet = raw[:200]
- # Truncate args values for storage
- args_snap = {}
- if isinstance(args, dict):
- for k, v in list(args.items())[:6]:
- s2 = str(v)
- args_snap[k] = s2[:120] + ('...' if len(s2) > 120 else '')
- tool_calls.append({
- 'name': name, 'snippet': snippet, 'tid': tid,
- 'assistant_msg_idx': asst_idx, 'args': args_snap,
- })
+ # Persist tool-call summaries even when the final message history only
+ # kept bare tool rows and omitted explicit assistant tool_call IDs.
+ tool_calls = _extract_tool_calls_from_messages(
+ s.messages,
+ live_tool_calls=_live_tool_calls,
+ )
s.tool_calls = tool_calls
s.active_stream_id = None
s.pending_user_message = None
@@ -1085,6 +1229,15 @@ def _run_agent_streaming(session_id, msg_text, model, workspace, stream_id, atta
if base_text[:60] in content or content[:60] in msg_text:
m['attachments'] = attachments
break
+ # Persist reasoning trace in the session so it survives reload.
+ # Must run BEFORE s.save() — otherwise the mutation lives only in
+ # memory until the next turn's save, and the last-turn thinking card
+ # is lost when the user reloads immediately after a response.
+ if _reasoning_text and s.messages:
+ for _rm in reversed(s.messages):
+ if isinstance(_rm, dict) and _rm.get('role') == 'assistant':
+ _rm['reasoning'] = _reasoning_text
+ break
s.save()
# Sync to state.db for /insights (opt-in setting)
try:
@@ -1109,12 +1262,7 @@ def _run_agent_streaming(session_id, msg_text, model, workspace, stream_id, atta
usage['context_length'] = getattr(_cc, 'context_length', 0) or 0
usage['threshold_tokens'] = getattr(_cc, 'threshold_tokens', 0) or 0
usage['last_prompt_tokens'] = getattr(_cc, 'last_prompt_tokens', 0) or 0
- # Persist reasoning trace in the session so it survives reload
- if _reasoning_text and s.messages:
- for _rm in reversed(s.messages):
- if isinstance(_rm, dict) and _rm.get('role') == 'assistant':
- _rm['reasoning'] = _reasoning_text
- break
+ # (reasoning trace already attached + saved above, before s.save())
raw_session = s.compact() | {'messages': s.messages, 'tool_calls': tool_calls}
put('done', {'session': redact_session_data(raw_session), 'usage': usage})
if _should_bg_title and _u0 and _a0:
diff --git a/docs/ui-ux/index.html b/docs/ui-ux/index.html
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..3bb8b56
--- /dev/null
+++ b/docs/ui-ux/index.html
@@ -0,0 +1,862 @@
+
+
+
+
+ Hermes WebUI — Messages UI Inventory
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
Hermes WebUI — Messages UI InventoryEvery message-area element & combination, wired to the real static/style.css. · Two-stage proposal (#536) →
+
+ Theme
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
1 · Empty state
+
First load / no messages
+
Renders inside #messages when S.messages is empty. Logo + title + subtitle + 3 suggestion buttons.
+
.empty-state
+
+
+
H
+
What can I help with?
+
Ask anything, run commands, explore files, or manage your scheduled tasks.
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
2 · User messages
+
Right-aligned bubble, attachments, and edit mode
+
User rows have no avatar/label — the right-edge alignment and tinted bubble identify the sender. Timestamp + edit/copy live in a .msg-foot below the bubble, revealed on hover (forced visible here).
+
+
.msg-row[data-role="user"] — plain
+
+
+
How do I run the dev server and point it at a specific workspace path?
+
+ 10:42
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
.msg-files — attachments above body (right-aligned)
+
Assistant output is a single .msg-row.assistant-turn that holds one role header + an .assistant-turn-blocks column of one-or-more .assistant-segment children. Each segment may contain a .thinking-card, a .msg-body, and its own .msg-foot (copy / regen). This lets a turn stream reasoning → text → tool calls → more text without repeating the Hermes avatar each time.
+
+
.msg-body — rich prose
+
+
+
+ H
+ Hermes
+
+
+
+
+
Running the dev server
+
You can start Hermes with the built-in launcher. The simplest path is no docker, no proxy — the CLI handles everything.
+
Prerequisites
+
+
Node >= 18
+
A workspace directory you own
+
+
Read/write permissions
+
No existing .hermes folder
+
+
+
An API key set via HERMES_API_KEY
+
+
Steps
+
+
Clone the repo
+
Run npm install
+
Start with npm run dev -- --workspace ~/code
+
+
Tip: the --workspace flag accepts absolute or ~-prefixed paths. Relative paths are resolved against the CWD.
graph LR
+ U[User] --> C[Composer]
+ C --> API[/api/chat/]
+ API --> M((Model))
+ M --> T{tool?}
+ T -- yes --> X[Tool Runner]
+ T -- no --> R[Reply]
+ X --> R
+ R --> U
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
7 · Thinking / reasoning
+
Bordered panel (collapsed / open, animated), live loader, streaming cursor
+
Thinking cards are rendered at the top of an .assistant-segment. They're now bordered gold-tinted panels (no more left-rule-only look) and expand/collapse with a max-height + opacity transition. Click the header in either example below to see the animation live.
The user is asking about launching the dev server.
+Options: npm script, docker, or the bundled CLI.
+The CLI is the simplest — no container runtime needed.
+I should show the exact commands and the --workspace flag,
+then mention the env var for the API key at the end.
+
+
Here's the shortest path…
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
.thinking — live 3-dot loader (pre-reasoning)
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HHermes
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Thinking
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[data-live-assistant="1"] — streaming cursor at end of last child
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HHermes
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+
Sure — the simplest way is to run npm run dev. The CLI will pick up the default
Tool cards sit in .tool-card-row wrappers (no longer nested under .msg-row). The details panel now animates open/closed via max-height + opacity — click any header below to see the transition.
src/server.ts:42:7 - error TS2345: Argument of type 'string | undefined'
+ is not assignable to parameter of type 'number'.
+
+42 app.listen(opts.port, () => {
+ ~~~~~~~~~
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.tool-cards-toggle — Expand/Collapse All (≥2 cards)
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📄read_filepackage.json▶
+
🔎grep"listen" in src/▶
+
⚡bashnpm run typecheck · exit 0 · 4.1s▶
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9 · Meta affordances
+
Role timestamp tooltip, footer action toolbar, token-usage badge
+
Assistant timestamps live on the .msg-roletitle attribute (hover for full date). Copy/regen buttons sit in the per-segment .msg-foot, 45% opacity at rest, full on turn hover. The .msg-usage badge is always visible at the bottom of the turn.
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Full hover state — .msg-foot actions + .msg-usage
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+ H
+ Hermes
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+
Built and type-checked successfully — server is running on :3000.
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3.2K in · 481 out · ~$0.012
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10 · Full composition
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User turn → assistant turn (segment 1: thinking + body + tool cards) → usage
+
A realistic turn: one role header up top, then the segment hosting a thinking card plus the first body; tool cards follow as siblings of the turn inside .messages-inner; the usage badge closes the turn.
+
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All-in-one turn
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+
📎 server.ts
+
The build fails — can you type-check and explain?
+
+ 10:40
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+ HHermes
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+
💡Thought for 2.1s▶
+
Attached server.ts — probably typing issue.
+Run typecheck to confirm, then patch.
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+
The build fails because opts.port can be undefined. Two fixes below — pick the one that matches your intent.
+
Option A — require the port
+
export function startServer(opts: { port: number }) {
+ app.listen(opts.port);
+}
+
Option B — default to 3000
+
export function startServer(opts: { port?: number } = {}) {
+ const port = opts.port ?? 3000;
+ app.listen(port);
+}
Opt-in via body.bubble-layout — extra bubble padding for assistant too
+
The default layout already right-aligns user messages (the redesign adopted it globally), so this toggle mostly affects additional padding / boundary handling. Flip the Bubble layout toggle in the header to see the mode applied.
+
Conversation sample
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+
Can you add a retry button next to the regenerate one?
+
+
HHermes
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+
Yes — it can share .msg-action-btn and live in the same .msg-actions container. I'll wire it up on _lastError.
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+
Perfect, go for it.
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12 · System / inline notes
+
Compression, cancellation, errors — rendered as italicised assistant messages
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Italic system notices (still italic — info, not errors)
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HHermes
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[Context was auto-compressed to continue the conversation]
+
Task cancelled.
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.assistant-segment[data-error="1"] — real error card, red accent, no italic
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HHermes
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+
Error: Connection lost. Your last message was saved — refresh to continue.
+
Error: Upstream rate-limited (429). Retrying in 30s…
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12b · Turn boundaries & date separators
+
Right-alignment separates user turns · day-change separator
+
The dashed divider before each user turn was removed — the right-edge bubble alignment is its own visual break, so only a small vertical gap (10px top margin) remains between turns. Day changes still get a centred .msg-date-sep.
+
.msg-date-sep — Today / Yesterday / weekday / date
+
+
Yesterday
+
Can you summarise the PR I opened earlier?
+
+
HHermes
+
Yes — three files changed, net +42 / -18. Main change is the new rail variable…
+
+
Today
+
Did CI pass overnight?
+
+
HHermes
+
All green — three jobs, 4m 12s total. Here's the breakdown:
+ Two-Stage Chat UX — Proposal for issue #536
+ Companion to index.html — shows Working → Final answer as a distinct two-phase interaction model.
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+ Theme
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0 · The model
+
One turn, two stages
+
+ Today an assistant turn is a flat stream: thinking card → tool cards → answer, all stacked
+ inline with equal visual weight. The proposal wraps the execution history in a
+ .p2s-stage1 container with a worklog bar as its header, and marks the
+ final answer as .p2s-answer. The same DOM renders three ways:
+
+
+
Live — worklog shows Working… 0:42 · 2 tools with a pulsing dot; history is fully visible.
+
Settled — worklog collapses to a single line (Worked 1:42 · 4 tools · 2 thinking); final answer sits below as the calm conclusion.
+
Settled + opened — user clicks the worklog to re-expand the history for audit.
+
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+
1 · Current vs proposed — settled turn
+
Side-by-side comparison
+
+ Same turn, same tool calls, same answer. Left is what #587 ships today. Right is the
+ proposal: execution history collapses to a one-line summary; the final answer stands alone
+ with a small Answer kicker.
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+
Current (PR #587)
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+
Does our dev server pick up the workspace from an env var or a flag?
+
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+
HHermes
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+
+
+ 💡
+ Thought for 3.1s
+ ▶
+
+
Check how the CLI resolves workspace:
+grep for HERMES_WORKSPACE and --workspace
+inspect argv vs env precedence.
Both work, but env wins. The CLI reads
+ HERMES_WORKSPACE first and only falls back to the
+ --workspace flag if the env var is unset.
+
So in practice:
+
+
CI / daemons → set the env var.
+
Ad-hoc runs → pass --workspace.
+
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Click the worklog bar to expand the execution history.
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2 · Stage 1 · Live run
+
Working timer + live execution history
+
+ The worklog bar at the top is the anchor for the whole active run: pulsing dot, elapsed
+ timer that ticks every second, and live counts that increment as tool cards resolve.
+ Thinking cards and tool cards render inside .p2s-stage1-body exactly as today.
+ A Round N separator is inserted when the agent starts a new reasoning/tool cycle.
+
Approvals stay in Stage 1; Clarify moves to the transition
+
+ Per the issue: approvals are part of doing the work (they gate a single tool),
+ clarifications stabilise the answer path (they precede the conclusion). The
+ proposal keeps .approval-card inline among tool cards, and places
+ .clarify-card at the Stage 1 → Stage 2 seam, above the final answer.
+
Hermes wants to run a potentially destructive command:
+
rm -rf ~/.hermes/sessions/*.json.bak
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Permission gate sits next to the tools it gates.
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Clarify card — Stage 1 → Stage 2 transition
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+
HHermes
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+
+ Worked for 0:12
+ 2 tools
+ ▶
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+
+
+ 📄
+ read_file
+ package.json · 48 lines
+ ▶
+
+
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+
+
+ ⚡
+ bash
+ ls src/ · exit 0
+ ▶
+
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+ ❓
+ One quick question before I answer
+
+
+
I can wire the dev server either as an npm script in the
+ existing package.json, or as a standalone CLI
+ entry-point. Which would you prefer?
+
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Stage 1 is already settled; the answer is paused on clarification.
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4 · Stage 2 · Calm conclusion
+
What the "Answer" stage looks like on its own
+
+ Three small choices distinguish Stage 2 from a regular text block:
+ (1) a thin horizontal divider above it, (2) a tiny gold Answer kicker aligned to
+ the text rail, (3) a slightly taller line-height. No heavy borders, no boxed treatment —
+ the emphasis comes from what is missing around it, not ornament.
+
+
+
.p2s-answer (Stage 1 collapsed above)
+
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+
HHermes
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+
+ Worked for 1:42
+
+ 4 tools
+ 2 thinking
+ 1 approval
+
+ ▶
+
+
+
💡Thought for 2.4s▶
+
📄read_fileapi/streaming.py▶
+
⚡bashgrep -rn "tool_call_id" api/▶
+
Round 2
+
💡Thought for 1.8s▶
+
⚡bashpytest -q · exit 0 · 2.4s▶
+
✍️edit_fileapi/streaming.py · +12 −3▶
+
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+
Answer
+
+
Tool-call persistence was breaking because session.tool_calls was
+ written afters.save() in api/streaming.py.
+ I moved the attach step above the save, and added a fallback that reconstructs
+ ordering from live tool-progress events when tool_call_id is absent
+ on older sessions.
+
Net result:
+
+
Reloading mid-stream now preserves every tool card with args + output snippet.
+
Last-turn reasoning survives reload.
+
No schema migration needed — old sessions degrade gracefully.
+
+
Covered by the new regression in tests/test_tool_call_persistence.py.
+
+
+ 11:42 AM · 2,481 tokens · 1.42s
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5 · Open-question answers (picked defaults)
+
What this proposal commits to
+
+
+
Stage 1 on settle →partial collapse to a
+ single worklog bar with counts. Click to re-expand. No "nuke to black box", no "keep
+ everything open forever".
+
Final answer placement → sits beneath Stage 1,
+ not replacing it. Visual distinction comes from the divider + kicker + spacing, not from
+ a two-panel layout.
+
Clarify placement → at the Stage 1 → Stage 2 seam.
+ Approvals stay inline with tools.
+
Timer → lives on Stage 1 only. Stops when the agent
+ emits the first Stage 2 token; final label becomes "Worked for N:NN".
+
Signal for "answer has started" → first assistant
+ text delta after all tool calls have resolved and no new tool_use is pending
+ in the current round. Already present in the SSE stream per maintainer comment.
+
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+
6 · DOM cheat-sheet
+
What changes vs index.html
+
+
New wrappers
+
+
.p2s-stage1[is-live|is-settled][is-open] — wraps the execution history inside an .assistant-segment.
+
.p2s-worklog — header of Stage 1. Pulsing dot + label + counts + caret. Clickable when settled.
.p2s-round-sep — inline horizontal separator between tool/reasoning rounds.
+
.p2s-transition — thin gradient divider between Stage 1 and Stage 2.
+
.p2s-answer — wraps the final .msg-body + .msg-foot.
+
.p2s-answer-kicker — small gold Answer label.
+
.p2s-clarify-slot — placement slot for .clarify-card at the Stage 1/2 seam.
+
+
Unchanged
+
+
.thinking-card, .tool-card, .approval-card, .clarify-card, .msg-body, .msg-foot — all existing app CSS and existing markup.
+
.assistant-turn-blocks and .assistant-segment remain the top-level wrappers.
+
Tool cards still live as .tool-card-row siblings — now nested inside.p2s-stage1-body rather than as direct children of .messages-inner.
+
+
Implementation notes
+
+
Renderer in static/messages.js wraps an assistant turn's non-final blocks in .p2s-stage1-body and appends the .p2s-worklog header once; toggles is-live/is-settled based on data-live-assistant.
+
static/boot.js SSE handler ticks the timer while is-live, increments counts on each tool_use, and flips the class when the first Stage 2 delta arrives.
+
Persistence: no schema change needed — the worklog summary can be derived on reload from the existing persisted tool-call list + thinking rounds.
`;
+}
function renderMessages(){
const inner=$('msgInner');
const vis=S.messages.filter(m=>{
if(!m||!m.role||m.role==='tool')return false;
- // Keep assistant messages with tool_use content even if they have no text,
- // so tool cards can be anchored to their DOM rows on page reload (#140).
- if(m.role==='assistant'&&Array.isArray(m.content)&&m.content.some(p=>p&&p.type==='tool_use'))return true;
+ if(m.role==='assistant'){
+ const hasTc=Array.isArray(m.tool_calls)&&m.tool_calls.length>0;
+ const hasTu=Array.isArray(m.content)&&m.content.some(p=>p&&p.type==='tool_use');
+ if(hasTc||hasTu||_messageHasReasoningPayload(m)) return true;
+ }
return msgContent(m)||m.attachments?.length;
});
$('emptyState').style.display=vis.length?'none':'';
inner.innerHTML='';
- // Track original indices (in S.messages) so truncate knows the cut point.
- // Also include assistant messages that have tool_calls (OpenAI format) or
- // tool_use content (Anthropic format) even when their text is empty — these
- // rows serve as DOM anchors for tool card insertion on page reload.
const visWithIdx=[];
let rawIdx=0;
for(const m of S.messages){
if(!m||!m.role||m.role==='tool'){rawIdx++;continue;}
const hasTc=Array.isArray(m.tool_calls)&&m.tool_calls.length>0;
const hasTu=Array.isArray(m.content)&&m.content.some(p=>p&&p.type==='tool_use');
- if(msgContent(m)||m.attachments?.length||(m.role==='assistant'&&(hasTc||hasTu))) visWithIdx.push({m,rawIdx});
+ if(msgContent(m)||m.attachments?.length||(m.role==='assistant'&&(hasTc||hasTu||_messageHasReasoningPayload(m)))) visWithIdx.push({m,rawIdx});
rawIdx++;
}
+ let _prevSepKey=null;
+ let currentAssistantTurn=null;
+ const assistantSegments=new Map();
for(let vi=0;vip&&(p.type==='thinking'||p.type==='reasoning')).map(p=>p.thinking||p.reasoning||p.text||'').join('\n');
content=content.filter(p=>p&&p.type==='text').map(p=>p.text||p.content||'').join('\n');
}
- // Also check top-level reasoning field (Hermes format)
- if(!thinkingText && m.reasoning){
- thinkingText=m.reasoning;
- }
- // Parse inline thinking tags from plain text: ... (DeepSeek, QwQ, MiniMax, etc.)
- // and Gemma 4 channel tokens: <|channel>thought\n...
- // Note: no ^ anchor — some models emit leading whitespace/newlines before .
+ if(!thinkingText && m.reasoning) thinkingText=m.reasoning;
if(!thinkingText && typeof content==='string'){
const thinkMatch=content.match(/([\s\S]*?)<\/think>/);
if(thinkMatch){
@@ -1131,28 +1172,54 @@ function renderMessages(){
}
const isUser=m.role==='user';
const isLastAssistant=!isUser&&vi===visWithIdx.length-1;
- // Render thinking card before the assistant message (collapsed by default)
- if(thinkingText&&!isUser){
- const thinkRow=document.createElement('div');thinkRow.className='msg-row thinking-card-row';
- thinkRow.innerHTML=`