Replace Ctrl+J with click-based chat activation\n\n- New _ensure_chat_active(): compose -> switcher -> nav-chat priority\n- hatch-nav-chat click recovers from stripped /thread/new state\n- Ctrl+J needed keyboard focus which stripped states lack

bin/muse-chat-api.py

@@ -271,36 +271,38 @@ def cmd_sidechat_create(ws):
     """
     import time as _time
     import json as _json
-    # Navigate to main chat first for known good state.
+    import sys as _sys2
-    # (Previous create may have left browser on /thread/new with stripped DOM.)
+    # Ensure chat is active via DOM clicks (replaces Ctrl+J).
-    # Uses Ctrl+J via CDP (proven method from cmd_sidechat_main).
+    # Ctrl+J needs keyboard focus which stripped states (/thread/new) lack.
-    # Fixed 2026-10-04 per reliability test: success poisons next run.
+    # Priority: compose (fast path) -> switcher -> nav-chat (recovery).
-    ws.send(_json.dumps({
+    # Verified 2026-10-04: hatch-nav-chat click recovers from /thread/new.
-        "id": 30, "method": "Input.dispatchKeyEvent",
+    def _ensure_chat_active(timeout=20):
-        "params": {"type": "keyDown", "key": "j", "code": "KeyJ",
+        t0 = _time.time()
-                   "ctrlKey": True, "modifiers": 2}
+        while _time.time() - t0 < timeout:
-    }))
+            st = ev(ws, """(() => ({
-    _json.loads(ws.recv())
+                compose: !!document.querySelector('[data-testid="hatch-chat-compose"]'),
-    ws.send(_json.dumps({
+                switcher: !!document.querySelector('[data-testid="hatch-chat-switcher-trigger"]'),
-        "id": 31, "method": "Input.dispatchKeyEvent",
+                navchat: !!document.querySelector('[data-testid="hatch-nav-chat"]')
-        "params": {"type": "keyUp", "key": "j", "code": "KeyJ",
+            }))()""")
-                   "ctrlKey": True, "modifiers": 2}
+            if not isinstance(st, dict):
-    }))
+                _time.sleep(1)
-    _json.loads(ws.recv())
+                continue
-    _time.sleep(3)
+            if st.get("compose"):
-    # Now open panel via switcher (should be on main chat with panel available)
+                return True
-    # Check for + button; if not present, click switcher.
+            if st.get("switcher"):
-    def _has_plus():
+                ev(ws, """document.querySelector('[data-testid="hatch-chat-switcher-trigger"]').click()""")
-        return ev(ws, """(() => {
+                _time.sleep(1.5)
-          return !!document.querySelector('[data-testid="hatch-chat-compose"]');
+                continue
-        })()""")
+            if st.get("navchat"):
-    
+                ev(ws, """document.querySelector('[data-testid="hatch-nav-chat"]').click()""")
-    if not _has_plus():
+                _time.sleep(2)
-        ev(ws, """(() => {
+                continue
-          const sw = document.querySelector('[data-testid="hatch-chat-switcher-trigger"]');
+            _time.sleep(1)
-          if (sw) sw.click();
+        return False
-        })()""")
+    if not _ensure_chat_active():
-        _time.sleep(2)
+        print("ERROR: Could not activate chat (no compose/switcher/nav-chat)", file=_sys2.stderr)
+        sys.exit(1)
+    print("Chat active", file=_sys2.stderr)
     # Find + button via data-testid (verified selector, SVG icon no text)
     result = ev(ws, """(() => {
       const btn = document.querySelector('[data-testid="hatch-chat-compose"]');