fix: copy and content improvements in goose2

ui/goose2/src/features/agents/ui/AgentsView.tsx

@@ -299,7 +299,11 @@ export function AgentsView() {
       >
         <AlertDialogContent className="max-w-sm">
           <AlertDialogHeader>
-            <AlertDialogTitle>{t("view.deleteTitle")}</AlertDialogTitle>
+            <AlertDialogTitle>
+              {t("view.deleteTitle", {
+                name: deletingPersona?.displayName ?? "",
+              })}
+            </AlertDialogTitle>
             <AlertDialogDescription>
               {t("view.deleteDescription", {
                 name: deletingPersona?.displayName ?? "",

ui/goose2/src/features/chat/lib/chatInputPlaceholder.test.ts

@@ -0,0 +1,45 @@
+import { describe, expect, it } from "vitest";
+import {
+  getChatInputAgentLabel,
+  getChatInputPlaceholder,
+} from "./chatInputPlaceholder";
+
+const t = (key: string, options?: { agent: string }) =>
+  options?.agent ? `${key}:${options.agent}` : key;
+
+describe("getChatInputAgentLabel", () => {
+  it("uses the active persona display name when present", () => {
+    expect(getChatInputAgentLabel("Reviewer", "Goose")).toBe("Reviewer");
+  });
+
+  it("falls back to the provider display name", () => {
+    expect(getChatInputAgentLabel(undefined, "Goose")).toBe("Goose");
+  });
+
+  it("preserves explicit persona names with the default suffix", () => {
+    expect(getChatInputAgentLabel("Ops (Default)", "Goose (Default)")).toBe(
+      "Ops (Default)",
+    );
+  });
+
+  it("removes the default suffix from provider fallback labels", () => {
+    expect(getChatInputAgentLabel(undefined, "Goose (Default)")).toBe("Goose");
+  });
+});
+
+describe("getChatInputPlaceholder", () => {
+  it("uses the agent label in the default placeholder", () => {
+    expect(getChatInputPlaceholder(t, "Goose", false, false)).toBe(
+      "input.placeholder:Goose",
+    );
+  });
+
+  it("uses voice status placeholders while recording or transcribing", () => {
+    expect(getChatInputPlaceholder(t, "Goose", true, false)).toBe(
+      "toolbar.voiceInputRecording",
+    );
+    expect(getChatInputPlaceholder(t, "Goose", false, true)).toBe(
+      "toolbar.voiceInputTranscribing",
+    );
+  });
+});

ui/goose2/src/features/chat/lib/chatInputPlaceholder.ts

@@ -1,3 +1,18 @@
+const DEFAULT_LABEL_SUFFIX = " (Default)";
+
+export function getChatInputAgentLabel(
+  personaDisplayName: string | undefined,
+  providerDisplayName: string,
+): string {
+  if (personaDisplayName) {
+    return personaDisplayName;
+  }
+
+  return providerDisplayName.endsWith(DEFAULT_LABEL_SUFFIX)
+    ? providerDisplayName.slice(0, -DEFAULT_LABEL_SUFFIX.length)
+    : providerDisplayName;
+}
+
 export function getChatInputPlaceholder(
   t: (key: string, options?: { agent: string }) => string,
   agent: string,

ui/goose2/src/features/chat/lib/newChat.test.ts

@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 import { describe, expect, it } from "vitest";
+import type { Message } from "@/shared/types/messages";
 import { findExistingDraft } from "./newChat";
 import type { ChatSession } from "../stores/chatSessionStore";
 
@@ -8,7 +9,7 @@ function makeSession(
 ): ChatSession {
   return {
     id,
-    title: "New Chat",
+    title: "New chat",
     createdAt: "2026-04-01T00:00:00.000Z",
     updatedAt: "2026-04-01T00:00:00.000Z",
     messageCount: 0,
@@ -30,7 +31,7 @@ describe("findExistingDraft", () => {
         draftsBySession: { "alpha-draft": "alpha draft" },
         messagesBySession: {},
         request: {
-          title: "New Chat",
+          title: "New chat",
           projectId: "alpha",
         },
       }),
@@ -111,7 +112,12 @@ describe("findExistingDraft", () => {
         draftsBySession: {},
         messagesBySession: {
           "alpha-session": [
-            { id: "msg-1", role: "user", content: "hello" } as any,
+            {
+              id: "msg-1",
+              role: "user",
+              created: 1,
+              content: [{ type: "text", text: "hello" }],
+            } satisfies Message,
           ],
         },
         request: {

ui/goose2/src/features/chat/lib/sessionTitle.test.ts

@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ import {
   getDisplaySessionTitle,
   getEditableSessionTitle,
   getSessionTitleFromDraft,
+  isDefaultChatTitle,
   isSessionTitleUnchanged,
 } from "./sessionTitle";
 
@@ -17,6 +18,11 @@ describe("sessionTitle", () => {
     );
   });
 
+  it("treats the ACP title-case default title as the default title", () => {
+    expect(isDefaultChatTitle("New Chat")).toBe(true);
+    expect(getDisplaySessionTitle("New Chat", "Nuevo chat")).toBe("Nuevo chat");
+  });
+
   it("treats the localized default title as unchanged while the sentinel is still internal", () => {
     expect(
       isSessionTitleUnchanged("Nuevo chat", DEFAULT_CHAT_TITLE, "Nuevo chat"),

ui/goose2/src/features/chat/lib/sessionTitle.ts

@@ -1,9 +1,10 @@
 import type { ChatAttachmentDraft } from "@/shared/types/messages";
 
-export const DEFAULT_CHAT_TITLE = "New Chat";
+export const DEFAULT_CHAT_TITLE = "New chat";
+const ACP_DEFAULT_CHAT_TITLE = "New Chat";
 
 export function isDefaultChatTitle(title: string): boolean {
-  return title === DEFAULT_CHAT_TITLE;
+  return title === DEFAULT_CHAT_TITLE || title === ACP_DEFAULT_CHAT_TITLE;
 }
 
 function attachmentKindLabel(kind: ChatAttachmentDraft["kind"], count: number) {
@@ -17,6 +18,14 @@ function attachmentKindLabel(kind: ChatAttachmentDraft["kind"], count: number) {
   }
 }
 
+// The goose ACP backend uses "New Chat" (title case) as its default — normalize to ours.
+export function normalizeAcpTitle(
+  title: string | null | undefined,
+): string | undefined {
+  if (!title) return undefined;
+  return title === ACP_DEFAULT_CHAT_TITLE ? DEFAULT_CHAT_TITLE : title;
+}
+
 export function getSessionTitleFromDraft(
   text: string,
   attachments?: ChatAttachmentDraft[],

ui/goose2/src/features/chat/stores/chatSessionStore.ts

@@ -5,7 +5,10 @@ import {
   type AcpSessionInfo,
 } from "@/shared/api/acp";
 import type { Session } from "@/shared/types/chat";
-import { DEFAULT_CHAT_TITLE } from "@/features/chat/lib/sessionTitle";
+import {
+  DEFAULT_CHAT_TITLE,
+  normalizeAcpTitle,
+} from "@/features/chat/lib/sessionTitle";
 import {
   archiveSession as acpArchiveSession,
   unarchiveSession as acpUnarchiveSession,
@@ -97,7 +100,7 @@ function acpSessionToChatSession(session: AcpSessionInfo): ChatSession {
   return {
     id: session.sessionId,
     acpSessionId: session.sessionId,
-    title: session.title ?? "Untitled",
+    title: normalizeAcpTitle(session.title) ?? "Untitled",
     projectId: session.projectId ?? undefined,
     providerId: session.providerId ?? undefined,
     personaId: session.personaId ?? undefined,

ui/goose2/src/features/chat/ui/ChatInput.tsx

@@ -5,7 +5,10 @@ import {
   attachmentSnapshotsMatch,
   skillDraftSnapshotsMatch,
 } from "../lib/chatInputSnapshots";
-import { getChatInputPlaceholder } from "../lib/chatInputPlaceholder";
+import {
+  getChatInputAgentLabel,
+  getChatInputPlaceholder,
+} from "../lib/chatInputPlaceholder";
 import { cn } from "@/shared/lib/cn";
 import { Badge } from "@/shared/ui/badge";
 import { Popover, PopoverAnchor } from "@/shared/ui/popover";
@@ -330,7 +333,10 @@ export function ChatInput({
   const providerDisplayName =
     providers.find((provider) => provider.id === selectedProvider)?.label ??
     formatProviderLabel(selectedProvider);
-  const agentDisplayName = activePersona?.displayName ?? providerDisplayName;
+  const agentDisplayName = getChatInputAgentLabel(
+    activePersona?.displayName,
+    providerDisplayName,
+  );
   const resolvedCurrentModel = useMemo(() => {
     if (currentModel) {
       return currentModel;

ui/goose2/src/features/chat/ui/__tests__/ChatInput.test.tsx

@@ -94,9 +94,7 @@ describe("ChatInput", () => {
   it("renders with default placeholder", () => {
     render(<ChatInput onSend={vi.fn()} />);
     expect(
-      screen.getByPlaceholderText(
-        "Message Goose, @ to mention agents or skills",
-      ),
+      screen.getByPlaceholderText("Chat with Goose or @ mention an agent"),
     ).toBeInTheDocument();
   });
 

ui/goose2/src/features/chat/ui/__tests__/FilesList.test.tsx

@@ -39,9 +39,7 @@ describe("FilesList", () => {
     render(<FilesList />);
 
     expect(
-      screen.getByText(
-        "Project files are unavailable until a project with working directories is assigned.",
-      ),
+      screen.getByText("Files will show here after you assign a project."),
     ).toBeInTheDocument();
   });
 

ui/goose2/src/features/home/ui/HomeScreen.test.tsx

@@ -183,9 +183,7 @@ describe("HomeScreen", () => {
   it("renders the chat input placeholder with default agent name when no persona selected", () => {
     renderHome();
     expect(
-      screen.getByPlaceholderText(
-        "Message Goose, @ to mention agents or skills",
-      ),
+      screen.getByPlaceholderText("Chat with Goose or @ mention an agent"),
     ).toBeInTheDocument();
   });
 

ui/goose2/src/features/projects/ui/ProjectsView.tsx

@@ -279,7 +279,11 @@ export function ProjectsView({ onStartChat }: ProjectsViewProps) {
       >
         <AlertDialogContent className="max-w-sm">
           <AlertDialogHeader>
-            <AlertDialogTitle>{t("view.deleteTitle")}</AlertDialogTitle>
+            <AlertDialogTitle>
+              {t("view.deleteTitle", {
+                name: deletingProject?.name ?? "",
+              })}
+            </AlertDialogTitle>
             <AlertDialogDescription>
               {t("view.deleteDescription", {
                 name: deletingProject?.name ?? "",

ui/goose2/src/features/projects/ui/__tests__/CreateProjectDialog.test.tsx

@@ -155,13 +155,13 @@ describe("CreateProjectDialog", () => {
         />,
       );
 
-      expect(screen.getByText("Edit Project")).toBeInTheDocument();
+      expect(screen.getByText("Edit project")).toBeInTheDocument();
     });
 
     it("shows New Project title without editingProject", () => {
       render(<CreateProjectDialog {...defaultProps} isOpen={true} />);
 
-      expect(screen.getByText("New Project")).toBeInTheDocument();
+      expect(screen.getByText("New project")).toBeInTheDocument();
     });
 
     it("populates the prompt editor with working dirs and prompt text", () => {

ui/goose2/src/features/settings/ui/AppearanceSettings.tsx

@@ -60,9 +60,6 @@ export function AppearanceSettings() {
       <h3 className="text-lg font-semibold font-display tracking-tight">
         {t("appearance.title")}
       </h3>
-      <p className="mt-1 text-sm text-muted-foreground">
-        {t("appearance.description")}
-      </p>
 
       <Separator className="my-4" />
 

ui/goose2/src/features/settings/ui/DoctorCheckRow.tsx

@@ -124,21 +124,19 @@ export function DoctorCheckRow({ check, onFixed }: DoctorCheckRowProps) {
         <AlertDialogContent className="max-w-sm">
           <AlertDialogHeader>
             <AlertDialogTitle>{t("settings:doctor.runFix")}</AlertDialogTitle>
-            <AlertDialogDescription className="break-all font-mono">
-              {check.fixCommand}
+            <AlertDialogDescription>
+              {t("settings:doctor.runFixDescription")}
             </AlertDialogDescription>
+            <code className="block break-all rounded bg-muted px-3 py-2 font-mono text-xs">
+              {check.fixCommand}
+            </code>
           </AlertDialogHeader>
           {fixError && <p className="text-xs text-destructive">{fixError}</p>}
           <AlertDialogFooter>
             <AlertDialogCancel disabled={fixing}>
               {t("common:actions.cancel")}
             </AlertDialogCancel>
-            <Button
-              variant="outline"
-              size="sm"
-              disabled={fixing}
-              onClick={confirmFix}
-            >
+            <Button disabled={fixing} onClick={confirmFix}>
               {fixing && <Loader2 className="h-3 w-3 animate-spin" />}
               {fixing
                 ? t("common:actions.running")

ui/goose2/src/features/settings/ui/DoctorSettings.tsx

@@ -99,9 +99,6 @@ export function DoctorSettings() {
           <h3 className="text-lg font-semibold font-display tracking-tight">
             {t("doctor.title")}
           </h3>
-          <p className="mt-1 text-sm text-muted-foreground">
-            {t("doctor.description")}
-          </p>
         </div>
 
         <div className="flex flex-shrink-0 items-center gap-2">

ui/goose2/src/features/settings/ui/ModelProviderRow.tsx

@@ -331,6 +331,7 @@ export function ModelProviderRow({
     const fieldSetupDescription = getFieldSetupDescription(
       provider.setupMethod,
       t,
+      provider.fields,
     );
 
     if (loadingConfig && hasFields) {

ui/goose2/src/features/settings/ui/ProvidersSettings.tsx

@@ -117,9 +117,6 @@ export function ProvidersSettings() {
       <h3 className="text-lg font-semibold font-display tracking-tight">
         {t("providers.title")}
       </h3>
-      <p className="mt-1 text-sm text-muted-foreground">
-        {t("providers.description")}
-      </p>
 
       <Separator className="my-4" />
 

ui/goose2/src/features/settings/ui/SettingsModal.tsx

@@ -377,7 +377,11 @@ export function SettingsModal({
       >
         <AlertDialogContent className="max-w-sm">
           <AlertDialogHeader>
-            <AlertDialogTitle>{t("deleteProject.title")}</AlertDialogTitle>
+            <AlertDialogTitle>
+              {t("deleteProject.title", {
+                name: deletingProject?.name ?? "",
+              })}
+            </AlertDialogTitle>
             <AlertDialogDescription>
               {t("deleteProject.description", {
                 name: deletingProject?.name ?? "",

ui/goose2/src/features/settings/ui/__tests__/modelProviderHelpers.test.tsx

@@ -0,0 +1,34 @@
+import { describe, expect, it } from "vitest";
+import { getFieldSetupDescription } from "../modelProviderHelpers";
+
+const t = (key: string) => key;
+
+describe("getFieldSetupDescription", () => {
+  it("uses single API key copy for config fields with one required secret API key", () => {
+    expect(
+      getFieldSetupDescription("config_fields", t, [
+        {
+          key: "OPENAI_API_KEY",
+          label: "API Key",
+          secret: true,
+          required: true,
+          placeholder: "Paste your API key",
+        },
+      ]),
+    ).toBe("providers.models.setup.fieldDescription.singleApiKey");
+  });
+
+  it("uses generic config fields copy for config fields without an API key field", () => {
+    expect(
+      getFieldSetupDescription("config_fields", t, [
+        {
+          key: "OLLAMA_HOST",
+          label: "Host",
+          secret: false,
+          required: true,
+          placeholder: "localhost or http://localhost:11434",
+        },
+      ]),
+    ).toBe("providers.models.setup.fieldDescription.configFields");
+  });
+});