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Summary

  • Edit with AI stays in the selection popover. The result replaces the selection; it does not open the AI panel.
  • `editor:edit-with-ai` (Mod+Enter) opens the popover, including with an empty selection (insert at cursor).
  • Presets: mermaid, table, proofread, reformat, improve, summarize, bullets, tasks, headings.
  • Shared `collectChat` helper with the NES 8s timeout.

Test plan

  • inline parse tests
  • NES parse still passes
  • renderer typecheck
  • Select a paragraph, Mod+Enter, Proofread — selection is replaced in the editor
  • Custom prompt in the popover
  • No API key shows an error in the popover, not the panel

Summary by CodeRabbit

  • New Features

    • Added AI-assisted inline editing for selected text.
    • Added actions to summarize, create bullet points, generate tasks, add headings, and edit Mermaid content.
    • Added an “Edit with AI” command with a keyboard shortcut and Command Palette access.
    • Added loading, setup, and error feedback during AI editing.
  • Bug Fixes

    • Improved streaming AI response handling and request timeouts.
  • Tests

    • Added coverage for prompts, context handling, Markdown fences, and empty responses.

Inkdrop's inline assistant: Mod+Enter opens the popover and
the result replaces the selection in place. The AI panel
is no longer part of this path.
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  • apps/desktop/src/renderer/components/editor/SelectionToolbar.tsx
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The PR adds inline AI editing for selected editor text. It introduces shared streamed chat collection, prompt and response parsing, toolbar execution states, new editing actions, and the editor:edit-with-ai command.

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Inline AI editing

Layer / File(s) Summary
Shared streamed chat collection
apps/desktop/src/renderer/editor/ai/collectChat.ts, apps/desktop/src/renderer/editor/nes/request.ts
The shared collectChat helper handles buffered events, streaming text, errors, timeouts, cancellation, and cleanup. NES now uses this helper.
Inline edit request and parsing
apps/desktop/src/renderer/editor/inlineAi/*
Inline editing builds bounded context and markdown prompts, extracts replacement text, resolves AI requests, and returns typed failure reasons. Parsing tests cover context, prompts, fences, and empty output.
Selection toolbar execution
apps/desktop/src/renderer/components/editor/SelectionToolbar.tsx, apps/desktop/src/renderer/components/editor/SelectionToolbar.module.css
The toolbar invokes inline AI requests, applies returned text, keeps the panel open during selection updates, adds four actions, and displays busy and error states.
AI editing command registration
apps/desktop/src/renderer/hooks/useCommandRegistry.ts, packages/command-registry/src/definitions/editor.ts, apps/desktop/src/renderer/components/CommandPalette.tsx
The editor exposes editor:edit-with-ai with a Mod+Enter binding and PenLine icon. The command opens the inline AI panel.

Estimated code review effort: 4 (Complex) | ~45 minutes

Merge Risk: ⚪ Minimal · up to 3e0b8

The change adds inline AI editing and selection replacement behavior without any actionable merge-blocking risk remaining; it is merge-ready after normal checks and review.

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sequenceDiagram
  participant User
  participant CommandRegistry
  participant SelectionToolbar
  participant requestInlineEdit
  participant collectChat
  participant AiAPI
  User->>CommandRegistry: invoke editor:edit-with-ai
  CommandRegistry->>SelectionToolbar: dispatch dripnex:ai:open-inline
  User->>SelectionToolbar: submit instruction
  SelectionToolbar->>requestInlineEdit: send document content and selection
  requestInlineEdit->>collectChat: request streamed chat
  collectChat->>AiAPI: start chat and subscribe to events
  AiAPI-->>collectChat: stream response and completion
  collectChat-->>requestInlineEdit: return response
  requestInlineEdit-->>SelectionToolbar: return replacement text
  SelectionToolbar->>SelectionToolbar: apply editor replacement
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Possibly related PRs

  • dripnex/readide#149: Implements related AI command and inline-edit functionality.
  • dripnex/readide#156: Introduces streaming AI APIs reused by collectChat and inline editing.
  • dripnex/readide#517: Shares the requestNesCompletion and collectChat infrastructure while implementing a different editor AI flow.
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Inline comments:
In `@apps/desktop/src/renderer/components/editor/SelectionToolbar.tsx`:
- Around line 170-197: Update runAi to capture the initial document content or
revision before awaiting requestInlineEdit, then verify it is unchanged before
dispatching the result. Reject stale results when the document changed, while
preserving the existing bounds check and error handling.

In `@apps/desktop/src/renderer/editor/inlineAi/parse.ts`:
- Around line 53-63: Update extractInlineReplacement to preserve replacement
whitespace: return raw for non-fenced replacements, remove only the fenced
delimiters without trimming the interior, and retain the existing empty-inner
fallback behavior. Add coverage for indented list items and indented code
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  • apps/desktop/src/renderer/components/CommandPalette.tsx
  • apps/desktop/src/renderer/components/editor/SelectionToolbar.module.css
  • apps/desktop/src/renderer/components/editor/SelectionToolbar.tsx
  • apps/desktop/src/renderer/editor/ai/collectChat.ts
  • apps/desktop/src/renderer/editor/inlineAi/__tests__/parse.test.ts
  • apps/desktop/src/renderer/editor/inlineAi/parse.ts
  • apps/desktop/src/renderer/editor/inlineAi/request.ts
  • apps/desktop/src/renderer/editor/nes/request.ts
  • apps/desktop/src/renderer/hooks/useCommandRegistry.ts
  • packages/command-registry/src/definitions/editor.ts

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Comment thread apps/desktop/src/renderer/components/editor/SelectionToolbar.tsx
Comment thread apps/desktop/src/renderer/editor/inlineAi/parse.ts
Reject the replacement if the note changed while the
provider ran, and stop trimming indentation off the result.
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tomymaritano merged commit 386cdef into develop Aug 19, 2026
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