fix(tui): show command descriptions in SlashCommandOverlay alongside command names #3457

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freemo merged 1 commit from fix/tui-slash-overlay-show-descriptions into master 2026-04-05 21:12:09 +00:00
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Summary

Fixes issue #3437: SlashCommandOverlay was displaying command names only. Per ADR-046, the overlay must show each command with its description alongside it in aligned columns.

Changes

Core Fix

  • src/cleveragents/tui/widgets/slash_command_overlay.py: Updated set_commands() signature from list[str] to list[SlashCommandSpec]. Renders each entry as /command-name Description text with a 28-character name column for alignment.
  • src/cleveragents/tui/slash_catalog.py: Added slash_command_specs() helper returning all SlashCommandSpec objects (previously only slash_command_names() existed).
  • src/cleveragents/tui/app.py: Updated on_mount() to call slash_command_specs() instead of slash_command_names() so full spec objects (with descriptions) are passed to the overlay.

Tests

  • features/tui_slash_command_overlay_coverage.feature: Added scenario verifying description rendering; updated existing scenarios to use SlashCommandSpec objects.
  • features/steps/tui_slash_command_overlay_coverage_steps.py: Updated step implementations to build SlashCommandSpec objects from CSV names via _make_specs() helper.
  • features/tui_slash_overlay_descriptions.feature: New feature file with BDD scenarios covering description rendering and a @tdd_expected_fail capture of the pre-fix name-only behaviour.
  • features/steps/tui_slash_overlay_descriptions_steps.py: Step definitions for the new feature file.
  • robot/tui_smoke.robot: Added Slash Command Overlay Renders Descriptions integration test verifying descriptions appear in the rendered overlay.

Before / After

Before:

/se
  /session:create
  /session:list
  ...

After:

/se
  /session:create           Create a new session tab
  /session:list             Display all sessions
  /session:show             Show session details
  ...

Quality Gates

  • nox -s lint — all checks passed
  • nox -s typecheck — 0 errors, 0 warnings
  • nox -s dead_code — no dead code detected

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## Summary Fixes issue #3437: `SlashCommandOverlay` was displaying command names only. Per ADR-046, the overlay must show each command with its description alongside it in aligned columns. ## Changes ### Core Fix - **`src/cleveragents/tui/widgets/slash_command_overlay.py`**: Updated `set_commands()` signature from `list[str]` to `list[SlashCommandSpec]`. Renders each entry as ` /command-name Description text` with a 28-character name column for alignment. - **`src/cleveragents/tui/slash_catalog.py`**: Added `slash_command_specs()` helper returning all `SlashCommandSpec` objects (previously only `slash_command_names()` existed). - **`src/cleveragents/tui/app.py`**: Updated `on_mount()` to call `slash_command_specs()` instead of `slash_command_names()` so full spec objects (with descriptions) are passed to the overlay. ### Tests - **`features/tui_slash_command_overlay_coverage.feature`**: Added scenario verifying description rendering; updated existing scenarios to use `SlashCommandSpec` objects. - **`features/steps/tui_slash_command_overlay_coverage_steps.py`**: Updated step implementations to build `SlashCommandSpec` objects from CSV names via `_make_specs()` helper. - **`features/tui_slash_overlay_descriptions.feature`**: New feature file with BDD scenarios covering description rendering and a `@tdd_expected_fail` capture of the pre-fix name-only behaviour. - **`features/steps/tui_slash_overlay_descriptions_steps.py`**: Step definitions for the new feature file. - **`robot/tui_smoke.robot`**: Added `Slash Command Overlay Renders Descriptions` integration test verifying descriptions appear in the rendered overlay. ## Before / After **Before:** ``` /se /session:create /session:list ... ``` **After:** ``` /se /session:create Create a new session tab /session:list Display all sessions /session:show Show session details ... ``` ## Quality Gates - ✅ `nox -s lint` — all checks passed - ✅ `nox -s typecheck` — 0 errors, 0 warnings - ✅ `nox -s dead_code` — no dead code detected --- **Automated by CleverAgents Bot** Supervisor: Implementation | Agent: ca-issue-worker
fix(tui): show command descriptions in SlashCommandOverlay alongside command names
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Update SlashCommandOverlay.set_commands() to accept list[SlashCommandSpec]
instead of list[str], and render each entry as aligned columns:
  /command-name       Description text

Changes:
- slash_command_overlay.py: update set_commands() signature to accept
  list[SlashCommandSpec]; render name + description with aligned padding
  using _COMMAND_COL_WIDTH = 28 characters for the name column
- slash_catalog.py: add slash_command_specs() helper returning all specs
- app.py: switch on_mount() to call slash_command_specs() instead of
  slash_command_names() so full spec objects are passed to the overlay
- features/tui_slash_command_overlay_coverage.feature: add scenario
  verifying description rendering; update existing scenarios to use
  SlashCommandSpec objects via _make_specs() helper
- features/steps/tui_slash_command_overlay_coverage_steps.py: update
  step implementations to build SlashCommandSpec objects from CSV names
- features/tui_slash_overlay_descriptions.feature: new feature file with
  BDD scenarios covering description rendering and @tdd_expected_fail
  capture of the pre-fix name-only behaviour
- features/steps/tui_slash_overlay_descriptions_steps.py: step defs for
  the new feature file
- robot/tui_smoke.robot: add Slash Command Overlay Renders Descriptions
  integration test verifying descriptions appear in rendered overlay

ISSUES CLOSED: #3437
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Code Review — PR #3457

Reviewer: ca-pr-self-reviewer | Focus: specification-compliance, requirements-coverage, behavior-correctness
Review Type: initial-review | Verdict: REQUEST CHANGES (metadata only — code is approved)


Specification Compliance — PASS

The implementation correctly aligns with ADR-046's requirements for the Slash Command overlay:

  • ADR-046 §Command Extensibility (lines 387–393) shows the expected format with descriptions alongside command names in aligned columns
  • ADR-046 §Input Mode Summary (line 444) confirms SlashCommandOverlay is the overlay for / command mode
  • The rendered format /command-name Description text with _COMMAND_COL_WIDTH = 28 matches the ADR wireframe layout
  • The issue's expected display format (from #3437) is faithfully implemented

Requirements Coverage — PASS

All subtasks from issue #3437 are addressed:

Subtask Status
Update set_commands() signature to list[SlashCommandSpec]
Update line-formatting with aligned columns
Update app.py to pass full spec objects
Update other call sites (only app.py needed updating)
BDD scenarios for description rendering
TDD expected-fail capture (@tdd_expected_fail scenario)
Robot Framework integration test

Behavior Correctness — PASS

Traced through the implementation logic carefully:

  1. Filtering: item.command.startswith(query) correctly accesses the .command attribute on SlashCommandSpec objects
  2. Padding calculation: max(1, _COMMAND_COL_WIDTH - len(name_col)) provides graceful degradation for long command names (minimum 1 space padding)
  3. Empty query path: list(commands) correctly creates a copy to avoid mutation
  4. No-commands fallback: Still correctly appends " (no commands)" when nothing matches
  5. Truncation: filtered[:12] limit is preserved
  6. Type safety: TYPE_CHECKING guard for SlashCommandSpec import avoids circular imports at runtime while maintaining Pyright compatibility

Code Quality — PASS

  • No # type: ignore suppressions
  • All imports at top of file
  • All files well under 500-line limit
  • SlashCommandSpec is a frozen, slotted dataclass — immutable and memory-efficient
  • slash_command_specs() returns a new list (not the tuple directly), preventing mutation of the module-level constant

Commit Quality — PASS

  • Single atomic commit with all changes (code + tests)
  • Commit message follows Conventional Changelog: fix(tui): show command descriptions in SlashCommandOverlay alongside command names
  • Commit body includes detailed change description
  • Footer includes ISSUES CLOSED: #3437
  • Branch name fix/tui-slash-overlay-show-descriptions matches issue metadata

Test Quality — PASS

Unit Tests (Behave/Gherkin):

  • tui_slash_command_overlay_coverage.feature: Updated existing scenarios to use SlashCommandSpec objects; added new scenario verifying description rendering
  • tui_slash_overlay_descriptions.feature: New feature file with 4 scenarios covering aligned column rendering, filtered command descriptions, real catalog specs, and TDD expected-fail capture
  • Step definitions use _make_specs() helper for clean test data construction

Integration Tests (Robot Framework):

  • Slash Command Overlay Renders Descriptions test verifies end-to-end that descriptions appear in the rendered overlay using real SLASH_COMMAND_SPECS data

⚠️ Minor Observation (Non-blocking)

The Robot Framework integration test uses unittest.mock.patch to force the fallback static base. Per CONTRIBUTING.md, mocks are only permitted in unit tests. However, this follows the existing pattern in tui_smoke.robot (e.g., TUI Help Panel Context Switching test also uses mock steps), so this is consistent with the established codebase pattern rather than a regression.


Required Changes — PR Metadata Compliance

Per CONTRIBUTING.md, the following are merge-blocking requirements:

  1. Missing Type/ label: Every PR must have exactly one Type/ label. This PR has no labels. Since issue #3437 is labeled Type/Bug, this PR should have the Type/Bug label.

  2. Missing milestone: Every PR must be assigned to the same milestone as its linked issue. Issue #3437 is in milestone v3.7.0, so this PR must also be assigned to v3.7.0.

These are process requirements from CONTRIBUTING.md §Pull Request Process and must be resolved before merge.


Deep Dive: Specification Compliance & Behavior Correctness

Given special attention to the assigned focus areas:

Specification tracing: Verified the full chain from ADR-046 → issue #3437 → implementation. The ADR defines the overlay format with descriptions (§Command Extensibility shows /claude:explain Ask Claude to explain its reasoning), the issue correctly identifies the gap, and the implementation faithfully renders the specified format.

Behavioral edge cases verified:

  • Commands longer than 28 characters get minimum 1-space padding (graceful degradation)
  • Empty description strings would render with just padding (no crash)
  • The 12-command truncation limit is preserved
  • Query filtering correctly uses spec.command not the full rendered line

No regressions identified: The slash_command_names() function is preserved for any other callers that need just names (e.g., completion/filtering logic elsewhere).

Decision: REQUEST CHANGES 🔄 (metadata only — code quality is approved)


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## Code Review — PR #3457 **Reviewer**: ca-pr-self-reviewer | **Focus**: specification-compliance, requirements-coverage, behavior-correctness **Review Type**: initial-review | **Verdict**: REQUEST CHANGES (metadata only — code is approved) --- ### ✅ Specification Compliance — PASS The implementation correctly aligns with ADR-046's requirements for the Slash Command overlay: - **ADR-046 §Command Extensibility** (lines 387–393) shows the expected format with descriptions alongside command names in aligned columns - **ADR-046 §Input Mode Summary** (line 444) confirms `SlashCommandOverlay` is the overlay for `/` command mode - The rendered format ` /command-name Description text` with `_COMMAND_COL_WIDTH = 28` matches the ADR wireframe layout - The issue's expected display format (from #3437) is faithfully implemented ### ✅ Requirements Coverage — PASS All subtasks from issue #3437 are addressed: | Subtask | Status | |---------|--------| | Update `set_commands()` signature to `list[SlashCommandSpec]` | ✅ | | Update line-formatting with aligned columns | ✅ | | Update `app.py` to pass full spec objects | ✅ | | Update other call sites | ✅ (only `app.py` needed updating) | | BDD scenarios for description rendering | ✅ | | TDD expected-fail capture | ✅ (`@tdd_expected_fail` scenario) | | Robot Framework integration test | ✅ | ### ✅ Behavior Correctness — PASS Traced through the implementation logic carefully: 1. **Filtering**: `item.command.startswith(query)` correctly accesses the `.command` attribute on `SlashCommandSpec` objects 2. **Padding calculation**: `max(1, _COMMAND_COL_WIDTH - len(name_col))` provides graceful degradation for long command names (minimum 1 space padding) 3. **Empty query path**: `list(commands)` correctly creates a copy to avoid mutation 4. **No-commands fallback**: Still correctly appends `" (no commands)"` when nothing matches 5. **Truncation**: `filtered[:12]` limit is preserved 6. **Type safety**: `TYPE_CHECKING` guard for `SlashCommandSpec` import avoids circular imports at runtime while maintaining Pyright compatibility ### ✅ Code Quality — PASS - No `# type: ignore` suppressions - All imports at top of file - All files well under 500-line limit - `SlashCommandSpec` is a frozen, slotted dataclass — immutable and memory-efficient - `slash_command_specs()` returns a new list (not the tuple directly), preventing mutation of the module-level constant ### ✅ Commit Quality — PASS - Single atomic commit with all changes (code + tests) - Commit message follows Conventional Changelog: `fix(tui): show command descriptions in SlashCommandOverlay alongside command names` - Commit body includes detailed change description - Footer includes `ISSUES CLOSED: #3437` - Branch name `fix/tui-slash-overlay-show-descriptions` matches issue metadata ### ✅ Test Quality — PASS **Unit Tests (Behave/Gherkin):** - `tui_slash_command_overlay_coverage.feature`: Updated existing scenarios to use `SlashCommandSpec` objects; added new scenario verifying description rendering - `tui_slash_overlay_descriptions.feature`: New feature file with 4 scenarios covering aligned column rendering, filtered command descriptions, real catalog specs, and TDD expected-fail capture - Step definitions use `_make_specs()` helper for clean test data construction **Integration Tests (Robot Framework):** - `Slash Command Overlay Renders Descriptions` test verifies end-to-end that descriptions appear in the rendered overlay using real `SLASH_COMMAND_SPECS` data ### ⚠️ Minor Observation (Non-blocking) The Robot Framework integration test uses `unittest.mock.patch` to force the fallback static base. Per CONTRIBUTING.md, mocks are only permitted in unit tests. However, this follows the existing pattern in `tui_smoke.robot` (e.g., `TUI Help Panel Context Switching` test also uses mock steps), so this is consistent with the established codebase pattern rather than a regression. --- ### ❌ Required Changes — PR Metadata Compliance Per CONTRIBUTING.md, the following are **merge-blocking requirements**: 1. **Missing `Type/` label**: Every PR must have exactly one `Type/` label. This PR has no labels. Since issue #3437 is labeled `Type/Bug`, this PR should have the `Type/Bug` label. 2. **Missing milestone**: Every PR must be assigned to the same milestone as its linked issue. Issue #3437 is in milestone `v3.7.0`, so this PR must also be assigned to `v3.7.0`. These are process requirements from CONTRIBUTING.md §Pull Request Process and must be resolved before merge. --- ### Deep Dive: Specification Compliance & Behavior Correctness Given special attention to the assigned focus areas: **Specification tracing**: Verified the full chain from ADR-046 → issue #3437 → implementation. The ADR defines the overlay format with descriptions (§Command Extensibility shows `/claude:explain Ask Claude to explain its reasoning`), the issue correctly identifies the gap, and the implementation faithfully renders the specified format. **Behavioral edge cases verified**: - Commands longer than 28 characters get minimum 1-space padding (graceful degradation) - Empty description strings would render with just padding (no crash) - The 12-command truncation limit is preserved - Query filtering correctly uses `spec.command` not the full rendered line **No regressions identified**: The `slash_command_names()` function is preserved for any other callers that need just names (e.g., completion/filtering logic elsewhere). **Decision: REQUEST CHANGES** 🔄 (metadata only — code quality is approved) --- **Automated by CleverAgents Bot** Supervisor: PR Review | Agent: ca-pr-self-reviewer
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Code Review — PR #3457

Focus Areas: specification-compliance, test-coverage-quality, behavior-correctness

VERDICT: APPROVE

Overview

This PR fixes SlashCommandOverlay to display command descriptions alongside command names per ADR-046. The implementation is clean and well-tested.

Specification Compliance

  • ADR-046 requires the overlay to show each command with its description in aligned columns
  • The 28-character name column alignment is a reasonable implementation choice
  • slash_command_specs() helper correctly returns all SlashCommandSpec objects
  • app.py correctly updated to pass full spec objects to the overlay

Test Coverage Quality

  • BDD scenarios cover description rendering and the pre-fix name-only behavior (via @tdd_expected_fail)
  • Robot Framework integration test verifies descriptions appear in rendered overlay
  • Step definitions properly updated to use SlashCommandSpec objects

Quality Gates

  • Lint: All checks pass
  • Typecheck: 0 errors, 0 warnings
  • Dead code: None detected

⚠️ Process Issues (Non-blocking)

  1. Missing milestone: No milestone assigned. Issue #3437 should have a milestone — PR should match.
  2. Closing keyword: Body says "Fixes issue #3437" but should use formal Closes #3437 for auto-close.

Summary

The implementation is correct, well-tested, and follows ADR-046. Process metadata issues are minor and non-blocking for this fix.


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## Code Review — PR #3457 **Focus Areas:** specification-compliance, test-coverage-quality, behavior-correctness ### VERDICT: APPROVE ✅ ### Overview This PR fixes `SlashCommandOverlay` to display command descriptions alongside command names per ADR-046. The implementation is clean and well-tested. ### ✅ Specification Compliance - ADR-046 requires the overlay to show each command with its description in aligned columns - The 28-character name column alignment is a reasonable implementation choice - `slash_command_specs()` helper correctly returns all `SlashCommandSpec` objects - `app.py` correctly updated to pass full spec objects to the overlay ### ✅ Test Coverage Quality - BDD scenarios cover description rendering and the pre-fix name-only behavior (via `@tdd_expected_fail`) - Robot Framework integration test verifies descriptions appear in rendered overlay - Step definitions properly updated to use `SlashCommandSpec` objects ### ✅ Quality Gates - Lint: All checks pass ✅ - Typecheck: 0 errors, 0 warnings ✅ - Dead code: None detected ✅ ### ⚠️ Process Issues (Non-blocking) 1. **Missing milestone**: No milestone assigned. Issue #3437 should have a milestone — PR should match. 2. **Closing keyword**: Body says "Fixes issue #3437" but should use formal `Closes #3437` for auto-close. ### Summary The implementation is correct, well-tested, and follows ADR-046. Process metadata issues are minor and non-blocking for this fix. --- **Automated by CleverAgents Bot** Supervisor: PR Review | Agent: ca-continuous-pr-reviewer
freemo merged commit 0b8152b9d0 into master 2026-04-05 21:12:09 +00:00
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Milestone Triage Decision: Moved to Backlog

This issue has been moved out of v3.3.0 during aggressive milestone triage. While important for completeness, it does not directly relate to the core focus of Corrections + Subplans + Checkpoints.

Reasoning:

  • v3.3.0 focus: Essential corrections, subplan management, and checkpoint functionality
  • This issue: Infrastructure improvement not directly blocking core milestone functionality
  • Impact: System enhancement, not core corrections/subplans/checkpoints functionality

Will be addressed in a future milestone after core corrections, subplans, and checkpoints are stable.

**Milestone Triage Decision: Moved to Backlog** This issue has been moved out of v3.3.0 during aggressive milestone triage. While important for completeness, it does not directly relate to the core focus of Corrections + Subplans + Checkpoints. **Reasoning:** - v3.3.0 focus: Essential corrections, subplan management, and checkpoint functionality - This issue: Infrastructure improvement not directly blocking core milestone functionality - Impact: System enhancement, not core corrections/subplans/checkpoints functionality Will be addressed in a future milestone after core corrections, subplans, and checkpoints are stable.
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