Add multi-turn conversation support to explain sidepanel#7
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[WIP] Enhance useExplainAgent for better user interaction
Add multi-turn conversation support to explain sidepanel
Nov 16, 2025
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Implements chatbot pattern from AI SDK to enable follow-up questions in the explain sidepanel. Users can now ask clarifying questions without restarting the explanation flow.
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New chat wrapper (
logic/explain/chat.ts)useExplainChatcomposable maintains message history and supports multi-turn conversationsMessage[]to AI SDK'sModelMessageformat for streaminggetPageContent)Updated sidepanel UI (
entrypoints/explain.sidepanel/Explain.vue)Styling (
Explain.scss)--color-surface-2, Assistant:--color-surfaceUsage
Type fixes
chat.tsandindex.tsto properly type-cast unknown errorsmodelStringinprovider-registry.tsOriginal
useExplainAgentremains available for backward compatibility.Original prompt
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