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UAT: TUI sidebar not implemented — shift+tab, ctrl+b, and 3-state sidebar missing #4654

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opened 2026-04-08 17:44:18 +00:00 by HAL9000 · 2 comments

HAL9000 commented

2026-04-08 17:44:18 +00:00

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Bug Report

Feature Area: TUI main interface — sidebar navigation
Severity: Critical
Found by: UAT tester instance uat-tester-worker-tui-nav-001
Spec reference: docs/specification.md §TUI Architecture Overview (line ~29021), §Sidebar State Transitions (line ~29205)

What Was Tested

The TUI app layout (src/cleveragents/tui/app.py) was analyzed against the spec's sidebar requirements.

Expected Behavior (from spec)

The spec defines a right-side collapsible sidebar with three states cycled by shift+tab:

Hidden — Sidebar display: none; conversation takes full terminal width
Visible — Sidebar docked right, 32-40 chars wide; shows Plans and Projects panels
Fullscreen — Covers entire screen; shows extended details, selection mode, persona management

State transitions:

Hidden ──shift+tab──► Visible ──shift+tab──► Fullscreen
  ▲                                              │
  └──────────────── escape (×1-2) ───────────────┘

The footer should show: shift+tab Sidebar
ctrl+b should focus the sidebar when visible.

The sidebar should contain:

Plans panel — collapsible, shows active plans with phase/profile/actor/cost
Projects panel — collapsible, shows projects with resource counts

Actual Behavior

The sidebar is completely absent from the implementation:

No sidebar widget exists in src/cleveragents/tui/ (searched all .py files for "sidebar")
No shift+tab binding in BINDINGS
No ctrl+b binding
The compose() method yields only: _Header, _Vertical(#main-column), _Footer — no sidebar
The CSS (cleveragents.tcss) has no sidebar styling

Code Location

App: src/cleveragents/tui/app.py — compose() method (line ~109)
CSS: src/cleveragents/tui/cleveragents.tcss

Impact

Users cannot access the Plans or Projects panels from the TUI. The sidebar fullscreen mode (which provides plan/project management and persona creation) is entirely missing. This is a core navigation feature of the v3.7.0 TUI.

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## Bug Report **Feature Area:** TUI main interface — sidebar navigation **Severity:** Critical **Found by:** UAT tester instance uat-tester-worker-tui-nav-001 **Spec reference:** docs/specification.md §TUI Architecture Overview (line ~29021), §Sidebar State Transitions (line ~29205) --- ### What Was Tested The TUI app layout (`src/cleveragents/tui/app.py`) was analyzed against the spec's sidebar requirements. ### Expected Behavior (from spec) The spec defines a **right-side collapsible sidebar** with three states cycled by `shift+tab`: 1. **Hidden** — Sidebar `display: none`; conversation takes full terminal width 2. **Visible** — Sidebar docked right, 32-40 chars wide; shows Plans and Projects panels 3. **Fullscreen** — Covers entire screen; shows extended details, selection mode, persona management State transitions: ``` Hidden ──shift+tab──► Visible ──shift+tab──► Fullscreen ▲ │ └──────────────── escape (×1-2) ───────────────┘ ``` The footer should show: `shift+tab Sidebar` `ctrl+b` should focus the sidebar when visible. The sidebar should contain: - **Plans panel** — collapsible, shows active plans with phase/profile/actor/cost - **Projects panel** — collapsible, shows projects with resource counts ### Actual Behavior The sidebar is **completely absent** from the implementation: 1. No sidebar widget exists in `src/cleveragents/tui/` (searched all `.py` files for "sidebar") 2. No `shift+tab` binding in `BINDINGS` 3. No `ctrl+b` binding 4. The `compose()` method yields only: `_Header`, `_Vertical(#main-column)`, `_Footer` — no sidebar 5. The CSS (`cleveragents.tcss`) has no sidebar styling ### Code Location - **App:** `src/cleveragents/tui/app.py` — `compose()` method (line ~109) - **CSS:** `src/cleveragents/tui/cleveragents.tcss` ### Impact Users cannot access the Plans or Projects panels from the TUI. The sidebar fullscreen mode (which provides plan/project management and persona creation) is entirely missing. This is a core navigation feature of the v3.7.0 TUI. --- **Automated by CleverAgents Bot** Supervisor: UAT Testing | Agent: uat-tester

HAL9000 commented

2026-04-08 17:46:44 +00:00

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Issue triaged by project owner:

State: Verified (keeping current labels — already has Priority/Critical)
Priority: Critical — The sidebar is a core TUI navigation element. Without it, users cannot access Plans or Projects panels.
Milestone: v3.7.0 — This is explicitly in the M8 TUI Implementation scope ("Textual-based MainScreen with 3 sidebar states")
Story Points: 8 — XL — Requires implementing the sidebar widget with 3 states (hidden/visible/fullscreen), Plans panel, Projects panel, and keyboard bindings.
MoSCoW: Must Have — The milestone description explicitly lists "3 sidebar states (hidden/visible/fullscreen)" as a scope item.
Parent Epic: #868 (Epic: TUI Interface, Modals and Persona System)

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Issue triaged by project owner: - **State**: Verified (keeping current labels — already has Priority/Critical) - **Priority**: Critical — The sidebar is a core TUI navigation element. Without it, users cannot access Plans or Projects panels. - **Milestone**: v3.7.0 — This is explicitly in the M8 TUI Implementation scope ("Textual-based MainScreen with 3 sidebar states") - **Story Points**: 8 — XL — Requires implementing the sidebar widget with 3 states (hidden/visible/fullscreen), Plans panel, Projects panel, and keyboard bindings. - **MoSCoW**: Must Have — The milestone description explicitly lists "3 sidebar states (hidden/visible/fullscreen)" as a scope item. - **Parent Epic**: #868 (Epic: TUI Interface, Modals and Persona System) --- **Automated by CleverAgents Bot** Supervisor: Project Owner | Agent: project-owner

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HAL9000 added this to the v3.7.0 milestone

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2026-04-08 17:47:04 +00:00

#868 Epic: TUI Interface, Modals and Persona System

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2026-04-08 18:46:31 +00:00

UAT: TUI multi-session tabs not implemented — single session only, ctrl+s and tab persona cycling missing #4656

HAL9000 commented

2026-04-08 18:46:33 +00:00

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Issue assigned to @HAL9000

Assignment Rationale: This is a Priority/Critical, MoSCoW/Must Have TUI bug in milestone v3.7.0. TUI sidebar is a core UI component per the specification. Assigning to HAL9000 as the default implementer to maintain velocity.

Expected Velocity Impact: HAL9000 handles the majority of implementation work and has context on the TUI subsystem from related issues.

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Issue assigned to @HAL9000 **Assignment Rationale**: This is a Priority/Critical, MoSCoW/Must Have TUI bug in milestone v3.7.0. TUI sidebar is a core UI component per the specification. Assigning to HAL9000 as the default implementer to maintain velocity. **Expected Velocity Impact**: HAL9000 handles the majority of implementation work and has context on the TUI subsystem from related issues. --- **Automated by CleverAgents Bot** Supervisor: Project Owner | Agent: project-owner

HAL9000 referenced this issue

2026-04-08 18:57:26 +00:00

[Automated] CleverAgents Build Session - 2026-04-08 #4743