chore: Update plugin to 0.9.16

ChatView/CMakeLists.txt

@@ -44,9 +44,11 @@ qt_add_qml_module(QodeAssistChatView
     icons/window-unlock.svg
     icons/chat-icon.svg
     icons/chat-pause-icon.svg
+    icons/new-chat-icon.svg
     icons/rules-icon.svg
     icons/context-icon.svg
     icons/open-in-editor.svg
+    icons/open-in-window.svg
     icons/apply-changes-button.svg
     icons/undo-changes-button.svg
     icons/reject-changes-button.svg

ChatView/ChatRootView.cpp

@@ -112,6 +112,18 @@ ChatRootView::ChatRootView(QQuickItem *parent)
         setRecentFilePath(QString{});
         m_fileEditController->clearCurrentRequestId();
     });
+    auto maybeEmitTitle = [this] {
+        const QString newTitle = computeChatTitle();
+        if (newTitle == m_cachedChatTitle)
+            return;
+        m_cachedChatTitle = newTitle;
+        emit chatTitleChanged();
+    };
+    connect(m_chatModel, &ChatModel::modelReseted, this, maybeEmitTitle);
+    connect(m_chatModel, &QAbstractItemModel::modelReset, this, maybeEmitTitle);
+    connect(m_chatModel, &QAbstractItemModel::rowsInserted, this, maybeEmitTitle);
+    connect(m_chatModel, &QAbstractItemModel::rowsRemoved, this, maybeEmitTitle);
+    connect(m_chatModel, &QAbstractItemModel::dataChanged, this, maybeEmitTitle);
     connect(this, &ChatRootView::attachmentFilesChanged, this, [this]() {
         m_tokenCounter->setAttachments(m_attachmentFiles);
     });
@@ -792,6 +804,51 @@ void ChatRootView::triggerOpenChatCommand(Utils::Id commandId)
     }
 }
 
+bool ChatRootView::isInEditor() const
+{
+    return m_isInEditor;
+}
+
+void ChatRootView::setInEditor(bool value)
+{
+    if (m_isInEditor == value)
+        return;
+    m_isInEditor = value;
+    emit isInEditorChanged();
+}
+
+void ChatRootView::requestNewChat()
+{
+    triggerOpenChatCommand(Constants::QODE_ASSIST_NEW_CHAT_ACTION);
+}
+
+QString ChatRootView::chatTitle() const
+{
+    if (m_cachedChatTitle.isEmpty())
+        m_cachedChatTitle = computeChatTitle();
+    return m_cachedChatTitle;
+}
+
+QString ChatRootView::computeChatTitle() const
+{
+    if (!m_chatModel)
+        return {};
+    const auto history = m_chatModel->getChatHistory();
+    for (const auto &msg : history) {
+        if (msg.role != ChatModel::User)
+            continue;
+        const QString content = msg.content.trimmed();
+        if (content.isEmpty())
+            continue;
+        const QString firstLine = content.section(QChar('\n'), 0, 0).trimmed();
+        constexpr int maxLen = 60;
+        if (firstLine.length() > maxLen)
+            return firstLine.left(maxLen - 1) + QChar(0x2026);
+        return firstLine;
+    }
+    return {};
+}
+
 void ChatRootView::handOffSession()
 {
     if (m_chatModel->rowCount() > 0) {
@@ -824,7 +881,7 @@ void ChatRootView::consumePendingChatFile()
 void ChatRootView::relocateToSplit()
 {
     handOffSession();
-    triggerOpenChatCommand(Constants::QODE_ASSIST_SHOW_CHAT_ACTION);
+    triggerOpenChatCommand(Constants::QODE_ASSIST_NEW_CHAT_ACTION);
     clearMessages();
     clearAttachmentFiles();
     emit closeHostRequested();

ChatView/ChatRootView.hpp

@@ -63,6 +63,8 @@ class ChatRootView : public QQuickItem
     Q_PROPERTY(QString currentAgentRoleDescription READ currentAgentRoleDescription NOTIFY currentAgentRoleChanged FINAL)
     Q_PROPERTY(QString currentAgentRoleSystemPrompt READ currentAgentRoleSystemPrompt NOTIFY currentAgentRoleChanged FINAL)
     Q_PROPERTY(bool isCompressing READ isCompressing NOTIFY isCompressingChanged FINAL)
+    Q_PROPERTY(bool isInEditor READ isInEditor NOTIFY isInEditorChanged FINAL)
+    Q_PROPERTY(QString chatTitle READ chatTitle NOTIFY chatTitleChanged FINAL)
 
     QML_ELEMENT
 
@@ -183,6 +185,13 @@ public:
     
     bool isCompressing() const;
 
+    bool isInEditor() const;
+    void setInEditor(bool value);
+
+    QString chatTitle() const;
+
+    Q_INVOKABLE void requestNewChat();
+
 public slots:
     void sendMessage(const QString &message);
     void copyToClipboard(const QString &text);
@@ -228,11 +237,15 @@ signals:
     void compressionCompleted(const QString &compressedChatPath);
     void compressionFailed(const QString &error);
 
+    void isInEditorChanged();
+    void chatTitleChanged();
+
     void openFilesChanged();
 
     void closeHostRequested();
 
 private:
+    QString computeChatTitle() const;
     void triggerOpenChatCommand(Utils::Id commandId);
     void handOffSession();
     bool deferSendForAutoCompress(
@@ -271,6 +284,8 @@ private:
     };
     PendingSend m_pendingSend;
     bool m_isSyncOpenFiles;
+    bool m_isInEditor = false;
+    mutable QString m_cachedChatTitle;
     QList<Core::IEditor *> m_currentEditors;
     bool m_isRequestInProgress;
     QString m_lastErrorMessage;

ChatView/ChatWidget.cpp

@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ ChatWidget::ChatWidget(
     QQmlEngine *engine,
     SessionFileRegistry *sessionFileRegistry,
     Skills::SkillsManager *skillsManager,
+    bool registerOwnContext,
     QWidget *parent)
     : QQuickWidget{engine, parent}
 {
@@ -37,11 +38,20 @@ ChatWidget::ChatWidget(
     setResizeMode(QQuickWidget::SizeRootObjectToView);
     setFocusPolicy(Qt::StrongFocus);
 
+    if (registerOwnContext) {
         auto ideContext = new Core::IContext{this};
         ideContext->setWidget(this);
         ideContext->setContext(Core::Context{Constants::QODE_ASSIST_CHAT_CONTEXT});
         Core::ICore::addContextObject(ideContext);
     }
+}
+
+void ChatWidget::focusInEvent(QFocusEvent *event)
+{
+    QQuickWidget::focusInEvent(event);
+    if (rootObject())
+        QMetaObject::invokeMethod(rootObject(), "focusInput");
+}
 
 void ChatWidget::clear()
 {

ChatView/ChatWidget.hpp

@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ public:
         QQmlEngine *engine,
         SessionFileRegistry *sessionFileRegistry,
         Skills::SkillsManager *skillsManager,
+        bool registerOwnContext = true,
         QWidget *parent = nullptr);
     ~ChatWidget() = default;
 
@@ -38,6 +39,9 @@ public:
 
 signals:
     void clearPressed();
+
+protected:
+    void focusInEvent(QFocusEvent *event) override;
 };
 
 } // namespace QodeAssist::Chat

ChatView/ClientInterface.cpp

@@ -174,13 +174,20 @@ void ClientInterface::sendMessage(
         auto project = PluginLLMCore::RulesLoader::getActiveProject();
 
         if (project) {
-            systemPrompt += QString("\n# Active project name: %1").arg(project->displayName());
+            systemPrompt += QString("\n# Active project: %1").arg(project->displayName());
-            systemPrompt += QString("\n# Active Project path: %1")
+            systemPrompt += QString(
+                                "\n# Project source root: %1"
+                                "\n#   All new source files, headers, QML and CMake edits MUST be "
+                                "created or modified under this directory. Use absolute paths "
+                                "rooted here, or project-relative paths.")
                                 .arg(project->projectDirectory().toUrlishString());
 
             if (auto target = project->activeTarget()) {
                 if (auto buildConfig = target->activeBuildConfiguration()) {
-                    systemPrompt += QString("\n# Active Build directory: %1")
+                    systemPrompt
+                        += QString(
+                               "\n# Build output directory (compiler artifacts only — do NOT "
+                               "create or edit source files here): %1")
                                .arg(buildConfig->buildDirectory().toUrlishString());
                 }
             }

ChatView/icons/new-chat-icon.svg

@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+<svg width="24" height="24" viewBox="0 0 24 24" fill="none" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg">
+  <path d="M21.6 0H2.4C1.08 0 0 1.08 0 2.4V16.8C0 18.12 1.08 19.2 2.4 19.2H7.2V22.8C7.2 23.46 7.74 24 8.4 24H9C9.3 24 9.6 23.88 9.84 23.652L14.28 19.2H21.6C22.92 19.2 24 18.12 24 16.8V2.4C24 1.08 22.92 0 21.6 0ZM21.6 16.8H13.44L8.76 21.48L8.4 21.6V16.8H2.4V2.4H21.6V16.8Z" fill="black"/>
+  <rect x="11" y="5" width="2" height="9" rx="0.5" fill="black"/>
+  <rect x="7.5" y="8.5" width="9" height="2" rx="0.5" fill="black"/>
+</svg>

ChatView/icons/open-in-editor.svg

@@ -1,17 +1,6 @@
-<svg width="44" height="44" viewBox="0 0 44 44" fill="none" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg">
+<svg width="44" height="44" viewBox="0 0 44 44" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg">
-<g clip-path="url(#clip0_74_52)">
+  <g transform="translate(10 8) skewX(-15)" stroke="black" stroke-width="2" stroke-linejoin="round">
-<mask id="mask0_74_52" style="mask-type:luminance" maskUnits="userSpaceOnUse" x="0" y="0" width="44" height="44">
+    <rect x="10" y="0" width="22" height="15" rx="3" ry="3" fill="black"/>
-<path d="M44 0H0V44H44V0Z" fill="white"/>
+    <rect x="0" y="12" width="22" height="15" rx="3" ry="3" fill="none"/>
-</mask>
-<g mask="url(#mask0_74_52)">
-<path d="M18 31C25.1797 31 31 25.1797 31 18C31 10.8203 25.1797 5 18 5C10.8203 5 5 10.8203 5 18C5 25.1797 10.8203 31 18 31Z" stroke="black" stroke-width="3.5"/>
-<path d="M27 27L38 38" stroke="black" stroke-width="3.5" stroke-linecap="round"/>
-<path d="M16.375 23L18.2841 11.3636H20.1023L18.1932 23H16.375ZM11.1648 20.1136L11.4659 18.2955H20.5568L20.2557 20.1136H11.1648ZM12.2841 23L14.1932 11.3636H16.0114L14.1023 23H12.2841ZM11.8295 16.0682L12.1364 14.25H21.2273L20.9205 16.0682H11.8295Z" fill="black"/>
   </g>
-</g>
-<defs>
-<clipPath id="clip0_74_52">
-<rect width="44" height="44" fill="white"/>
-</clipPath>
-</defs>
 </svg>

ChatView/icons/open-in-window.svg

@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+<svg width="44" height="44" viewBox="0 0 44 44" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg">
+  <g transform="translate(10 8) skewX(-15)" stroke="black" stroke-width="2" stroke-linejoin="round">
+    <rect x="10" y="0" width="22" height="15" rx="3" ry="3" fill="none"/>
+    <rect x="0" y="12" width="22" height="15" rx="3" ry="3" fill="black"/>
+  </g>
+</svg>

ChatView/qml/RootItem.qml

@@ -87,21 +87,25 @@ ChatRootView {
             Layout.preferredWidth: parent.width
             Layout.preferredHeight: childrenRect.height + 10
 
+            isInEditor: root.isInEditor
             saveButton.onClicked: root.showSaveDialog()
             loadButton.onClicked: root.showLoadDialog()
             clearButton.onClicked: root.clearChat()
+            newChatButton.onClicked: root.requestNewChat()
             tokensBadge {
-                readonly property int sessionCached: root.chatModel.sessionCachedPromptTokens
+                readonly property int sessionPrompt: root.chatModel.sessionPromptTokens || 0
+                readonly property int sessionCompletion: root.chatModel.sessionCompletionTokens || 0
+                readonly property int sessionCached: root.chatModel.sessionCachedPromptTokens || 0
                 text: sessionCached > 0
                     ? qsTr("next ~%1  ·  session ↑%2 ↓%3 ↻%4")
                           .arg(root.inputTokensCount)
-                          .arg(root.chatModel.sessionPromptTokens)
+                          .arg(sessionPrompt)
-                          .arg(root.chatModel.sessionCompletionTokens)
+                          .arg(sessionCompletion)
                           .arg(sessionCached)
                     : qsTr("next ~%1  ·  session ↑%2 ↓%3")
                           .arg(root.inputTokensCount)
-                          .arg(root.chatModel.sessionPromptTokens)
+                          .arg(sessionPrompt)
-                          .arg(root.chatModel.sessionCompletionTokens)
+                          .arg(sessionCompletion)
                 ToolTip.text: sessionCached > 0
                     ? qsTr("next request (estimate)  ·  session prompt ↑ / completion ↓ / cached ↻ (provider cache hits)")
                     : qsTr("next request (estimate)  ·  session prompt ↑ / completion ↓")
@@ -117,8 +121,11 @@ ChatRootView {
                 onCheckedChanged: _chatview.isPin = topBar.pinButton.checked
             }
             relocateButton {
+                icon.source: (typeof _chatview !== 'undefined')
+                             ? "qrc:/qt/qml/ChatView/icons/open-in-editor.svg"
+                             : "qrc:/qt/qml/ChatView/icons/open-in-window.svg"
                 ToolTip.text: (typeof _chatview !== 'undefined')
-                              ? qsTr("Move this chat to an editor split")
+                              ? qsTr("Move this chat to an editor tab")
                               : qsTr("Move this chat to a separate window")
                 onClicked: {
                     if (typeof _chatview !== 'undefined')

ChatView/qml/controls/TopBar.qml

@@ -10,9 +10,12 @@ import UIControls
 Rectangle {
     id: root
 
+    property bool isInEditor: false
+
     property alias saveButton: saveButtonId
     property alias loadButton: loadButtonId
     property alias clearButton: clearButtonId
+    property alias newChatButton: newChatButtonId
     property alias tokensBadge: tokensBadgeId
     property alias recentPath: recentPathId
     property alias openChatHistory: openChatHistoryId
@@ -77,6 +80,43 @@ Rectangle {
                 ToolTip.delay: 250
             }
 
+            QoASeparator {
+                anchors.verticalCenter: parent.verticalCenter
+            }
+
+            QoAButton {
+                id: clearButtonId
+
+                icon {
+                    source: "qrc:/qt/qml/ChatView/icons/clean-icon-dark.svg"
+                    height: 15
+                    width: 8
+                }
+                ToolTip.visible: hovered
+                ToolTip.delay: 250
+                ToolTip.text: qsTr("Clean chat")
+            }
+
+            QoASeparator {
+                anchors.verticalCenter: parent.verticalCenter
+            }
+
+            QoAButton {
+                id: newChatButtonId
+
+                visible: root.isInEditor
+
+                icon {
+                    source: "qrc:/qt/qml/ChatView/icons/new-chat-icon.svg"
+                    color: palette.window.hslLightness > 0.5 ? "#000000" : "#FFFFFF"
+                    height: 15
+                    width: 15
+                }
+                ToolTip.visible: hovered
+                ToolTip.delay: 250
+                ToolTip.text: qsTr("Open new chat in a new tab")
+            }
+
             QoAComboBox {
                 id: configSelectorId
 
@@ -276,21 +316,6 @@ Rectangle {
                 ToolTip.delay: 250
                 ToolTip.text: qsTr("Current amount tokens in chat and LLM limit threshold")
             }
-
-            QoASeparator {}
-
-            QoAButton {
-                id: clearButtonId
-
-                icon {
-                    source: "qrc:/qt/qml/ChatView/icons/clean-icon-dark.svg"
-                    height: 15
-                    width: 8
-                }
-                ToolTip.visible: hovered
-                ToolTip.delay: 250
-                ToolTip.text: qsTr("Clean chat")
-            }
         }
     }
 }

QodeAssist.json.in

@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 {
     "Id" : "qodeassist",
     "Name" : "QodeAssist",
-    "Version" : "0.9.14",
+    "Version" : "0.9.16",
     "CompatVersion" : "${IDE_VERSION}",
     "Vendor" : "Petr Mironychev",
     "VendorId" : "petrmironychev",

QodeAssistConstants.hpp

@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ const char QODE_ASSIST_CHAT_EDITOR_ID[] = "QodeAssist.ChatEditor";
 
 const char QODE_ASSIST_SHOW_CHAT_ACTION[] = "QodeAssist.ShowChatView";
 const char QODE_ASSIST_OPEN_CHAT_WINDOW_ACTION[] = "QodeAssist.OpenChatWindow";
+const char QODE_ASSIST_NEW_CHAT_ACTION[] = "QodeAssist.NewChat";
 
 const char QODE_ASSIST_CHAT_SEND_MESSAGE[] = "QodeAssist.Chat.SendMessage";
 const char QODE_ASSIST_CHAT_CLEAR_SESSION[] = "QodeAssist.Chat.ClearSession";

chat/ChatEditor.cpp

@@ -3,17 +3,13 @@
 
 #include "ChatEditor.hpp"
 
-#include <coreplugin/actionmanager/actionmanager.h>
-#include <coreplugin/actionmanager/command.h>
-#include <coreplugin/coreconstants.h>
 #include <coreplugin/editormanager/editormanager.h>
 
-#include <QAction>
-
 #include "ChatDocument.hpp"
 #include "ChatView/ChatRootView.hpp"
 #include "ChatView/ChatWidget.hpp"
 #include "QodeAssistConstants.hpp"
+#include "QodeAssisttr.h"
 
 namespace QodeAssist::Chat {
 
@@ -25,26 +21,28 @@ ChatEditor::ChatEditor(
     , m_sessionFileRegistry(sessionFileRegistry)
     , m_skillsManager(skillsManager)
     , m_document(new ChatDocument(this))
-    , m_chatWidget(new ChatWidget(engine, sessionFileRegistry, skillsManager))
+    , m_chatWidget(new ChatWidget(engine, sessionFileRegistry, skillsManager, false))
 {
     setWidget(m_chatWidget);
     setContext(Core::Context(Constants::QODE_ASSIST_CHAT_CONTEXT));
-    setDuplicateSupported(true);
+    setDuplicateSupported(false);
 
     if (auto rootView = qobject_cast<ChatRootView *>(m_chatWidget->rootObject())) {
+        rootView->setInEditor(true);
         connect(
             rootView,
             &ChatRootView::closeHostRequested,
             this,
-            [this] {
+            [this] { Core::EditorManager::closeEditors({this}); },
-                Core::EditorManager::closeEditors({this});
-                if (auto command
-                    = Core::ActionManager::command(Core::Constants::REMOVE_CURRENT_SPLIT)) {
-                    if (auto action = command->action(); action && action->isEnabled())
-                        action->trigger();
-                }
-            },
             Qt::QueuedConnection);
+
+        auto syncTitle = [this, rootView] {
+            const QString title = rootView->chatTitle();
+            m_document->setPreferredDisplayName(
+                title.isEmpty() ? Tr::tr("QodeAssist Chat") : QStringLiteral("QodeAssist - ") + title);
+        };
+        connect(rootView, &ChatRootView::chatTitleChanged, this, syncTitle);
+        syncTitle();
     }
 }
 
@@ -71,7 +69,7 @@ QWidget *ChatEditor::toolBar()
 
 Core::IEditor *ChatEditor::duplicate()
 {
-    return new ChatEditor(m_engine, m_sessionFileRegistry, m_skillsManager);
+    return nullptr;
 }
 
 } // namespace QodeAssist::Chat

chat/ChatEditor.hpp

@@ -17,8 +17,6 @@ class ChatDocument;
 class ChatWidget;
 class SessionFileRegistry;
 
-// Editor-area host for the chat. Each editor (including a split duplicate) owns its own
-// ChatWidget and therefore its own independent chat session.
 class ChatEditor : public Core::IEditor
 {
     Q_OBJECT

qodeassist.cpp

@@ -10,6 +10,8 @@
 #include <coreplugin/actionmanager/actionmanager.h>
 #include <coreplugin/actionmanager/command.h>
 #include <coreplugin/coreconstants.h>
+#include <coreplugin/editormanager/documentmodel.h>
+#include <coreplugin/editormanager/editormanager.h>
 #include <coreplugin/icontext.h>
 #include <coreplugin/icore.h>
 #include <coreplugin/messagemanager.h>
@@ -228,10 +230,10 @@ public:
         ActionBuilder showChatViewAction(this, Constants::QODE_ASSIST_SHOW_CHAT_ACTION);
         const QKeySequence showChatViewShortcut = QKeySequence(Qt::CTRL | Qt::ALT | Qt::Key_W);
         showChatViewAction.setDefaultKeySequence(showChatViewShortcut);
-        showChatViewAction.setToolTip(Tr::tr("Open QodeAssist Chat in an editor split"));
+        showChatViewAction.setToolTip(Tr::tr("Open QodeAssist Chat as an editor tab"));
         showChatViewAction.setText(Tr::tr("Show QodeAssist Chat"));
         showChatViewAction.setIcon(QCODEASSIST_CHAT_ICON.icon());
-        showChatViewAction.addOnTriggered(this, [this] { openChatInSplit(); });
+        showChatViewAction.addOnTriggered(this, [this] { openChatInEditor(); });
         m_statusWidget->setChatButtonAction(showChatViewAction.contextAction());
 
         m_chatButtonMenu = new QMenu(m_statusWidget);
@@ -260,6 +262,12 @@ public:
         openChatWindowAction.setIcon(QCODEASSIST_CHAT_ICON.icon());
         openChatWindowAction.addOnTriggered(this, [this] { openChatInWindow(); });
 
+        ActionBuilder newChatAction(this, Constants::QODE_ASSIST_NEW_CHAT_ACTION);
+        newChatAction.setText(Tr::tr("New QodeAssist Chat"));
+        newChatAction.setToolTip(Tr::tr("Open a fresh chat in a new editor tab"));
+        newChatAction.setIcon(QCODEASSIST_CHAT_ICON.icon());
+        newChatAction.addOnTriggered(this, [this] { openNewChatInEditor(); });
+
         ActionBuilder sendMessageAction(this, Constants::QODE_ASSIST_CHAT_SEND_MESSAGE);
         sendMessageAction.setContext(Core::Context(Constants::QODE_ASSIST_CHAT_CONTEXT));
         sendMessageAction.setText(Tr::tr("Send QodeAssist Chat Message"));
@@ -323,13 +331,14 @@ public:
     }
 
 private:
-    void openChatInSplit()
+    void openChatInEditor()
     {
-        if (auto splitCommand
+        if (auto existing = findExistingChatEditor()) {
-            = Core::ActionManager::command(Core::Constants::SPLIT_SIDE_BY_SIDE)) {
+            Core::EditorManager::activateEditor(existing);
-            if (auto splitAction = splitCommand->action())
+            existing->consumePendingChatFile();
-                splitAction->trigger();
+            return;
         }
+
         QString title = Tr::tr("QodeAssist Chat");
         Core::IEditor *editor = Core::EditorManager::openEditorWithContents(
             Constants::QODE_ASSIST_CHAT_EDITOR_ID, &title, {}, QUuid::createUuid().toString());
@@ -337,6 +346,34 @@ private:
             chatEditor->consumePendingChatFile();
     }
 
+    void openNewChatInEditor()
+    {
+        QString title = Tr::tr("QodeAssist Chat");
+        Core::IEditor *editor = Core::EditorManager::openEditorWithContents(
+            Constants::QODE_ASSIST_CHAT_EDITOR_ID, &title, {}, QUuid::createUuid().toString());
+        // For the "New Chat" button pending is empty (no-op). For relocate-to-editor it
+        // carries the handed-off chat file and gets loaded into the freshly opened tab.
+        if (auto chatEditor = qobject_cast<Chat::ChatEditor *>(editor))
+            chatEditor->consumePendingChatFile();
+    }
+
+    Chat::ChatEditor *findExistingChatEditor() const
+    {
+        const auto entries = Core::DocumentModel::entries();
+        for (auto *entry : entries) {
+            if (!entry || !entry->document)
+                continue;
+            if (entry->document->id() != Constants::QODE_ASSIST_CHAT_EDITOR_ID)
+                continue;
+            const auto editors = Core::DocumentModel::editorsForDocument(entry->document);
+            for (auto *editor : editors) {
+                if (auto chatEditor = qobject_cast<Chat::ChatEditor *>(editor))
+                    return chatEditor;
+            }
+        }
+        return nullptr;
+    }
+
     void openChatInWindow()
     {
         if (!m_chatView)
@@ -400,11 +437,11 @@ private:
         m_chatButtonMenu->addSeparator();
 
         if (m_chatView && m_chatView->isVisible()) {
-            QAction *splitAction = m_chatButtonMenu->addAction(Tr::tr("Open Chat in Split"));
+            QAction *editorAction = m_chatButtonMenu->addAction(Tr::tr("Open Chat in Editor"));
-            connect(splitAction, &QAction::triggered, this, [this] {
+            connect(editorAction, &QAction::triggered, this, [this] {
                 if (m_chatView)
                     m_chatView->close();
-                openChatInSplit();
+                openChatInEditor();
             });
         } else {
             QAction *windowAction

settings/ToolsSettings.cpp

@@ -133,7 +133,9 @@ ToolsSettings::ToolsSettings()
         Tr::tr("Comma-separated list of terminal commands that AI is allowed to execute on Linux. "
                "Example: git, ls, cat, grep, find, cmake"));
     allowedTerminalCommandsLinux.setDisplayStyle(Utils::StringAspect::LineEditDisplay);
-    allowedTerminalCommandsLinux.setDefaultValue("git, ls, cat, grep, find");
+    allowedTerminalCommandsLinux.setDefaultValue(
+        "git, ls, cat, grep, find, pwd, echo, head, tail, wc, which, file, stat, tree, uname, "
+        "date, whoami, hostname");
 
     allowedTerminalCommandsMacOS.setSettingsKey(Constants::CA_ALLOWED_TERMINAL_COMMANDS_MACOS);
     allowedTerminalCommandsMacOS.setLabelText(Tr::tr("Allowed Commands (macOS)"));
@@ -141,7 +143,9 @@ ToolsSettings::ToolsSettings()
         Tr::tr("Comma-separated list of terminal commands that AI is allowed to execute on macOS. "
                "Example: git, ls, cat, grep, find, cmake"));
     allowedTerminalCommandsMacOS.setDisplayStyle(Utils::StringAspect::LineEditDisplay);
-    allowedTerminalCommandsMacOS.setDefaultValue("git, ls, cat, grep, find");
+    allowedTerminalCommandsMacOS.setDefaultValue(
+        "git, ls, cat, grep, find, pwd, echo, head, tail, wc, which, file, stat, tree, uname, "
+        "date, whoami, hostname");
 
     allowedTerminalCommandsWindows.setSettingsKey(Constants::CA_ALLOWED_TERMINAL_COMMANDS_WINDOWS);
     allowedTerminalCommandsWindows.setLabelText(Tr::tr("Allowed Commands (Windows)"));
@@ -149,7 +153,8 @@ ToolsSettings::ToolsSettings()
         Tr::tr("Comma-separated list of terminal commands that AI is allowed to execute on Windows. "
                "Example: git, dir, type, findstr, where, cmake"));
     allowedTerminalCommandsWindows.setDisplayStyle(Utils::StringAspect::LineEditDisplay);
-    allowedTerminalCommandsWindows.setDefaultValue("git, dir, type, findstr, where");
+    allowedTerminalCommandsWindows.setDefaultValue(
+        "git, dir, type, findstr, where, echo, whoami, hostname, ver, tree, fc");
 
     terminalCommandTimeout.setSettingsKey(Constants::CA_TERMINAL_COMMAND_TIMEOUT);
     terminalCommandTimeout.setLabelText(Tr::tr("Command Timeout (seconds)"));

tools/CreateNewFileTool.cpp

@@ -77,10 +77,20 @@ QFuture<LLMQore::ToolResult> CreateNewFileTool::executeAsync(const QJsonObject &
         if (!isInProject) {
             const auto &settings = Settings::toolsSettings();
             if (!settings.allowAccessOutsideProject()) {
+                const QString projectRoot = Context::ProjectUtils::getProjectRoot();
+                const QString hint = projectRoot.isEmpty()
+                    ? QStringLiteral(
+                          "No project is currently open. Open a project in Qt Creator or "
+                          "enable 'Allow file access outside project' in QodeAssist settings.")
+                    : QString(
+                          "Retry with a path under the active project root: '%1'. The build "
+                          "directory is for compiler output only and cannot accept new source "
+                          "files. If you really need to write outside the project, enable "
+                          "'Allow file access outside project' in QodeAssist settings.")
+                          .arg(projectRoot);
                 throw LLMQore::ToolRuntimeError(
-                    QString("Error: File path '%1' is not within the current project. "
+                    QString("Error: File path '%1' is not within the current project. %2")
-                            "Enable 'Allow file access outside project' in settings to create files outside project scope.")
+                        .arg(absolutePath, hint));
-                        .arg(absolutePath));
             }
             LOG_MESSAGE(QString("Creating file outside project scope: %1").arg(absolutePath));
         }

tools/EditFileTool.cpp

@@ -143,10 +143,20 @@ QFuture<LLMQore::ToolResult> EditFileTool::executeAsync(const QJsonObject &input
         if (!isInProject) {
             const auto &settings = Settings::toolsSettings();
             if (!settings.allowAccessOutsideProject()) {
+                const QString projectRoot = Context::ProjectUtils::getProjectRoot();
+                const QString hint = projectRoot.isEmpty()
+                    ? QStringLiteral(
+                          "No project is currently open. Open a project in Qt Creator or "
+                          "enable 'Allow file access outside project' in QodeAssist settings.")
+                    : QString(
+                          "Retry with a path under the active project root: '%1'. The build "
+                          "directory is for compiler output only — source files must live under "
+                          "the project root. If you really need to edit outside the project, "
+                          "enable 'Allow file access outside project' in QodeAssist settings.")
+                          .arg(projectRoot);
                 throw LLMQore::ToolRuntimeError(
-                    QString("File path '%1' is not within the current project. "
+                    QString("File path '%1' is not within the current project. %2")
-                            "Enable 'Allow file access outside project' in settings to edit files outside the project.")
+                        .arg(filePath, hint));
-                        .arg(filePath));
             }
             LOG_MESSAGE(QString("Editing file outside project scope: %1").arg(filePath));
         }

tools/ExecuteTerminalCommandTool.cpp

@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@
 #include <QProcess>
 #include <QPromise>
 #include <QRegularExpression>
+#include <QRegularExpression>
 #include <QSharedPointer>
 #include <QTimer>
 
@@ -45,18 +46,26 @@ QJsonObject ExecuteTerminalCommandTool::parametersSchema() const
     QJsonObject definition;
     definition["type"] = "object";
 
-    const QString commandDesc = getCommandDescription();
+    const QStringList allowed = getAllowedCommands();
+    const QString allowedList = allowed.isEmpty() ? "none" : allowed.join(", ");
 
     QJsonObject properties;
     properties["command"] = QJsonObject{
         {"type", "string"},
-        {"description", commandDesc}};
+        {"description",
+         QString("Name of the executable to run, WITHOUT any arguments or flags. "
+                 "Must be exactly one of the allowed commands: %1. "
+                 "Put every flag and argument in the separate `args` field. "
+                 "Correct: command=\"ls\", args=\"-R\". "
+                 "Incorrect: command=\"ls -R\" (the whole line in one field will be rejected).")
+             .arg(allowedList)}};
 
     properties["args"] = QJsonObject{
         {"type", "string"},
         {"description",
-         "Optional arguments for the command. Arguments with spaces should be properly quoted. "
+         "Optional arguments and flags for the command, as a single string. Do NOT repeat the "
-         "Example: '--file \"path with spaces.txt\" --verbose'"}};
+         "command name here. Arguments with spaces should be quoted. "
+         "Example: args=\"--file \\\"path with spaces.txt\\\" --verbose\"."}};
 
     definition["properties"] = properties;
     definition["required"] = QJsonArray{"command"};
@@ -68,14 +77,25 @@ QFuture<LLMQore::ToolResult> ExecuteTerminalCommandTool::executeAsync(const QJso
 {
     using LLMQore::ToolResult;
 
-    const QString command = input.value("command").toString().trimmed();
+    QString command = input.value("command").toString().trimmed();
-    const QString args = input.value("args").toString().trimmed();
+    QString args = input.value("args").toString().trimmed();
 
     if (command.isEmpty()) {
         LOG_MESSAGE("ExecuteTerminalCommandTool: Command is empty");
         return QtFuture::makeReadyFuture(ToolResult::error("Error: Command parameter is required."));
     }
 
+    // Tolerate models that pack the whole command line into `command`. As long as `args` is
+    // empty we can safely split on the first whitespace — the allowlist check still validates
+    // the actual executable name.
+    if (args.isEmpty()) {
+        const int firstSpace = command.indexOf(QRegularExpression("\\s"));
+        if (firstSpace > 0) {
+            args = command.mid(firstSpace + 1).trimmed();
+            command = command.left(firstSpace);
+        }
+    }
+
     if (command.length() > MAX_COMMAND_LENGTH) {
         LOG_MESSAGE(QString("ExecuteTerminalCommandTool: Command too long (%1 chars)")
                         .arg(command.length()));