Fix sidechat selectors from DOM investigation\n\n- + button: [data-testid=hatch-chat-compose] (SVG, no text)\n- Panel: [data-testid=hatch-chat-switcher-trigger] (idempotent)\n- ensure_sidebar: check + button presence, not text (was false-positive\n on DM text containing Side chats)

bin/muse-chat-api.py

@@ -263,51 +263,29 @@ def cmd_sidechat_list(ws):
     print(chats[:500])
 
 def cmd_sidechat_create(ws):
-    """Create a new side chat via the '+' button next to 'Side chats' header.
+    """Create a new side chat via the '+' button.
     Returns the new thread URL.
-    Note: Ctrl+J opens the chat panel (which contains Side chats).
-    Fixed 2026-10-04: sidebar is actually the chat panel, toggled by Ctrl+J.
+    Selectors (verified 2026-10-04 via DOM investigation):
+    - Panel opener: [data-testid="hatch-chat-switcher-trigger"] (idempotent)
+    - + button: [data-testid="hatch-chat-compose"] (SVG icon, no text)
     """
     import time as _time
-    # Chat panel is always open in the React app - no toggle needed.
-    # Ctrl+J would CLOSE it (it's a toggle). Just proceed to find + button.
-    # Fixed 2026-10-04: removed Ctrl+J, it was closing the always-open panel.
-    # The + button sits next to the "Side chats" header (see screenshot 2026-10-04).
-    # It's not labeled "New side chat" - find it by proximity to the header text.
-    # Wait for React to render the sidebar content first (up to 10s).
-    for _wait in range(10):
-        _has_header = ev(ws, "document.body.innerText.includes('Side chats')")
-        if _has_header:
-            break
-        _time.sleep(1)
+    # Open chat panel via switcher trigger (idempotent - safe if already open)
+    ev(ws, """(() => {
+      const sw = document.querySelector('[data-testid="hatch-chat-switcher-trigger"]');
+      if (sw) sw.click();
+      return sw ? 'SWITCHER_CLICKED' : 'NO_SWITCHER';
+    })()""")
+    _time.sleep(2)  # Wait for React render
+    # Find + button via data-testid (verified selector, SVG icon no text)
     result = ev(ws, """(() => {
-      // Strategy 1: Find button with "+" text near "Side chats"
-      const header = [...document.querySelectorAll('*')].find(el =>
-        el.textContent.trim() === 'Side chats' && el.children.length === 0);
-      if (header) {
-        // Look for + button in the header's parent or siblings
-        const parent = header.parentElement;
-        if (parent) {
-          const plus = [...parent.querySelectorAll('button')].find(b =>
-            (b.textContent||'').includes('+') || (b.getAttribute('aria-label')||'').toLowerCase().includes('add'));
-          if (plus) { plus.click(); return 'CLICKED_VIA_HEADER'; }
-        }
-      }
-      // Strategy 2: Find any button with "+" that's near the top
-      const plusBtn = [...document.querySelectorAll('button')].find(b => {
-        const t = (b.textContent||'').trim();
-        const al = (b.getAttribute('aria-label')||'').toLowerCase();
-        return t === '+' || al.includes('new side') || al.includes('add chat');
-      });
-      if (plusBtn) { plusBtn.click(); return 'CLICKED_VIA_PLUS'; }
-      // Strategy 3 (fallback): old aria-label exact match
-      const oldBtn = [...document.querySelectorAll('button')].find(b =>
-        (b.getAttribute('aria-label')||'') === 'New side chat');
-      if (oldBtn) { oldBtn.click(); return 'CLICKED_VIA_ARIA'; }
-      return 'NOT_FOUND';
+      const btn = document.querySelector('[data-testid="hatch-chat-compose"]');
+      if (!btn) return 'NOT_FOUND';
+      btn.click();
+      return 'CLICKED';
     })()""")
     if result == 'NOT_FOUND':
-        print("ERROR: New side chat + button not found (sidebar may be closed)", file=sys.stderr)
+        print("ERROR: + button [data-testid=hatch-chat-compose] not found", file=sys.stderr)
         sys.exit(1)
     # Log which strategy worked for debugging
     import sys as _sys

bin/sidechat_manager.py

@@ -29,34 +29,31 @@ def _ev(ws, js, await_result=True):
 
 def ensure_sidebar(ws, max_retries=3):
     """
-    Ensure the sidebar is open. Returns True if open, False otherwise.
-    Retries with backoff if the open button isn't found immediately.
-    Uses data-testid="hatch-chat-switcher-trigger" (reliable selector).
-    Fixed 2026-10-04: was using text matching which was flaky.
+    Ensure the chat panel is open. Returns True if open, False otherwise.
+    Checks for + button presence (not text - avoids false-positive on DM text
+    containing 'Side chats').
+    Fixed 2026-10-04: was checking innerText.includes('Side chats') which matched
+    DM message text, not the UI. Now checks for [data-testid="hatch-chat-compose"].
     """
     for attempt in range(max_retries):
-        # Check if sidebar is already open (Side chats text visible)
+        # Check if panel is open via + button presence (reliable)
         is_open = _ev(ws, """(() => {
-            return document.body.innerText.includes('Side chats');
+            return !!document.querySelector('[data-testid="hatch-chat-compose"]');
         })()""")
         if is_open:
             return True
 
-        # Try to open it via data-testid (reliable)
-        clicked = _ev(ws, """(() => {
+        # Open via switcher trigger (idempotent)
+        _ev(ws, """(() => {
             const btn = document.querySelector('[data-testid="hatch-chat-switcher-trigger"]');
-            if (btn) { btn.click(); return true; }
-            // Fallback: text matching
-            const fb = [...document.querySelectorAll('button')].find(b =>
-                (b.textContent||'').includes('Open chat and side chats'));
-            if (fb) { fb.click(); return true; }
-            return false;
+            if (btn) btn.click();
+            return !!btn;
         })()""")
         time.sleep(2 * (attempt + 1))  # Exponential backoff: 2s, 4s, 6s
 
     # Final check
     return _ev(ws, """(() => {
-        return document.body.innerText.includes('Side chats');
+        return !!document.querySelector('[data-testid="hatch-chat-compose"]');
     })()""")
 
 def list_sidechats(ws):