Revamp desktop shell for workflow-first UX and lighter chrome - #1
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Introduce an activity rail (Workflow / Notes / Tools) with progressive disclosure, collapse vault sections into tabs, tuck secondary editor actions into a More menu, and surface clearer empty/LLM setup states. Co-authored-by: Eric Ayers <ericcayers-ai@users.noreply.github.com>
Add a one-click Notes jump from the workflow stage and keep stage headings from inheriting panel h2 bottom margin. Co-authored-by: Eric Ayers <ericcayers-ai@users.noreply.github.com>
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Summary
Revamps the BrainFlow desktop shell for ease of use and navigation, guided by product UX principles (workflow-first progressive disclosure) plus impeccable (
distill/layout/polish) and bencium-controlled-ux (systematic reduction, a11y, coherent vocabulary).What changed
Ctrl+1/2/3Ctrl+K) instead of Commands/Switch/Search buttons; removed mode-hint bannerIntentional non-goals
Test plan
npm run typecheck -w desktopnpm run test:graph -w desktop(28/28)npm run build -w desktopnpm run a11ytauri devif UI/shell changednpm run smoke:vertical-slice(or note why N/A)Docs
.cursor/plans/Breaking changes