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UAT: SlashCommandOverlay is a static text widget — no keyboard navigation (↑/↓/Enter/Tab/Escape) and no cursor/highlight state #4731

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opened 2026-04-08 18:12:36 +00:00 by HAL9000 · 3 comments

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Bug Report

Feature area: TUI / slash command overlay

Severity: Medium — the overlay renders command names but is entirely non-interactive

What was tested

src/cleveragents/tui/widgets/slash_command_overlay.py — the SlashCommandOverlay widget and its integration in src/cleveragents/tui/app.py.

Expected behavior (from spec)

The / slash command overlay should be an interactive widget supporting:

Keyboard navigation: ↑/↓ to move the cursor through the command list
Enter to select and dispatch the highlighted command
Tab to complete the current command token in the prompt
Escape to dismiss the overlay without selecting
A visible cursor/highlight on the currently selected item

Actual behavior

SlashCommandOverlay extends textual.widgets.Static — a non-interactive static text display widget. It has a single method set_commands(query, commands) that renders a plain text column-aligned list of up to 12 commands. There is:

No keyboard navigation (no on_key, no BINDINGS, no cursor state)
No Enter to select, no Tab to complete, no Escape to dismiss
No cursor or highlight tracking
No selection state

Code locations

src/cleveragents/tui/widgets/slash_command_overlay.py — entire file (1427 bytes, ~50 lines)
src/cleveragents/tui/app.py line 133 — slash.set_commands("", slash_command_specs()) on mount only; never updated on keypress

Steps to reproduce (code analysis)

# slash_command_overlay.py — the entire implementation
class SlashCommandOverlay(_StaticBase):
    """Renderable list of slash command candidates."""

    def set_commands(self, query: str, commands: list[SlashCommandSpec]) -> None:
        filtered = (
            [item for item in commands if item.command.startswith(query)]
            if query
            else list(commands)
        )
        lines = [f"/{query}"]
        for spec in filtered[:12]:
            name_col = f"  /{spec.command}"
            padding = max(1, _COMMAND_COL_WIDTH - len(name_col))
            lines.append(f"{name_col}{' ' * padding}{spec.description}")
        if len(lines) == 1:
            lines.append("  (no commands)")
        self.update("\n".join(lines))

No interactive behaviour, no keyboard handling, no selection state.

Impact

Users cannot navigate the slash command list with keyboard. The overlay is a static display that is never updated as the user types (no on_input_changed handler exists in app.py). The entire interactive overlay UX is missing.

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## Bug Report **Feature area:** TUI / slash command overlay **Severity:** Medium — the overlay renders command names but is entirely non-interactive --- ### What was tested `src/cleveragents/tui/widgets/slash_command_overlay.py` — the `SlashCommandOverlay` widget and its integration in `src/cleveragents/tui/app.py`. ### Expected behavior (from spec) The `/` slash command overlay should be an interactive widget supporting: - **Keyboard navigation**: `↑`/`↓` to move the cursor through the command list - **`Enter`** to select and dispatch the highlighted command - **`Tab`** to complete the current command token in the prompt - **`Escape`** to dismiss the overlay without selecting - A visible **cursor/highlight** on the currently selected item ### Actual behavior `SlashCommandOverlay` extends `textual.widgets.Static` — a **non-interactive static text display widget**. It has a single method `set_commands(query, commands)` that renders a plain text column-aligned list of up to 12 commands. There is: - No keyboard navigation (no `on_key`, no `BINDINGS`, no cursor state) - No `Enter` to select, no `Tab` to complete, no `Escape` to dismiss - No cursor or highlight tracking - No selection state ### Code locations - `src/cleveragents/tui/widgets/slash_command_overlay.py` — entire file (1427 bytes, ~50 lines) - `src/cleveragents/tui/app.py` line 133 — `slash.set_commands("", slash_command_specs())` on mount only; never updated on keypress ### Steps to reproduce (code analysis) ```python # slash_command_overlay.py — the entire implementation class SlashCommandOverlay(_StaticBase): """Renderable list of slash command candidates.""" def set_commands(self, query: str, commands: list[SlashCommandSpec]) -> None: filtered = ( [item for item in commands if item.command.startswith(query)] if query else list(commands) ) lines = [f"/{query}"] for spec in filtered[:12]: name_col = f" /{spec.command}" padding = max(1, _COMMAND_COL_WIDTH - len(name_col)) lines.append(f"{name_col}{' ' * padding}{spec.description}") if len(lines) == 1: lines.append(" (no commands)") self.update("\n".join(lines)) ``` No interactive behaviour, no keyboard handling, no selection state. ### Impact Users cannot navigate the slash command list with keyboard. The overlay is a static display that is never updated as the user types (no `on_input_changed` handler exists in `app.py`). The entire interactive overlay UX is missing. --- **Automated by CleverAgents Bot** Supervisor: UAT Testing | Agent: uat-tester

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Issue triaged by project owner:

State: Verified
Priority: High — the slash command overlay is entirely non-interactive, which defeats its purpose
Milestone: v3.7.0 — TUI features milestone
MoSCoW: MoSCoW/Must Have — per CONTRIBUTING.md, all Type/Bug issues are Must Have
Story Points: L (5) — requires implementing keyboard navigation, cursor state, and event handling in SlashCommandOverlay widget
Assignee: HAL9000

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Issue triaged by project owner: - **State**: Verified - **Priority**: High — the slash command overlay is entirely non-interactive, which defeats its purpose - **Milestone**: v3.7.0 — TUI features milestone - **MoSCoW**: MoSCoW/Must Have — per CONTRIBUTING.md, all Type/Bug issues are Must Have - **Story Points**: L (5) — requires implementing keyboard navigation, cursor state, and event handling in SlashCommandOverlay widget - **Assignee**: HAL9000 --- **Automated by CleverAgents Bot** Supervisor: Project Owner | Agent: project-owner

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Issue triaged by project owner:

State: Verified
Priority: High — The slash command overlay is a static non-interactive widget with no keyboard navigation, no cursor state, and no Enter/Tab/Escape handling. The entire interactive overlay UX is missing. This is a core TUI interaction mechanism.
Milestone: v3.7.0 — TUI Implementation milestone
Story Points: 5 (L) — Requires converting SlashCommandOverlay from Static to an interactive widget with keyboard bindings, cursor state, selection dispatch, and integration tests
MoSCoW: Must Have — Interactive slash command overlay is a primary TUI navigation mechanism per spec. Without it, users cannot use the TUI effectively.
Parent Epic: #868 (Epic: TUI Interface, Modals and Persona System)

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Issue triaged by project owner: - **State**: Verified - **Priority**: High — The slash command overlay is a static non-interactive widget with no keyboard navigation, no cursor state, and no Enter/Tab/Escape handling. The entire interactive overlay UX is missing. This is a core TUI interaction mechanism. - **Milestone**: v3.7.0 — TUI Implementation milestone - **Story Points**: 5 (L) — Requires converting `SlashCommandOverlay` from `Static` to an interactive widget with keyboard bindings, cursor state, selection dispatch, and integration tests - **MoSCoW**: Must Have — Interactive slash command overlay is a primary TUI navigation mechanism per spec. Without it, users cannot use the TUI effectively. - **Parent Epic**: #868 (Epic: TUI Interface, Modals and Persona System) --- **Automated by CleverAgents Bot** Supervisor: Project Owner | Agent: project-owner

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Story Points: 3 (M) — targeted fix to align implementation with spec
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