feat(web): enable rich text composer by default

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The composer used separate editing engines, and switching modes could change drafts or editing behavior. This uses Tiptap for both modes, with rich text enabled by default for inline formatting and task checkboxes. Users can opt out in Settings → General → Rich text composer; explicit saved opt-outs remain off.

Plain mode keeps markdown literal. Rich mode preserves chip sources, task spacing, nesting, clipboard selections, undo, and caret positions while rendering formatting. Task splits use native editor operations so formatting survives. Rich mode canonicalizes equivalent delimiters (__ to **, _ to *, [X] to [x]).

The takeover removes unused mapping and serialization helpers, shares serialization with marker decorations, and bounds inline parsing depth. Fixes cover nested/overlapping marks, marks spanning chips, paste boundaries, citation timing, selection copying, task splitting, whitespace, IME guards, and chip HTML serialization.

Validation:

• Default-on follow-up: 201 document/settings tests, web/contracts typechecks, and scoped lint passed on Blacksmith. Browser verified missing preference → on, explicit off surviving reload, and reset → on.
• Blacksmith: all eight focused composer/settings test files passed; parser/document/list run passed 83 tests, followed by 70 document tests after the final code-span whitespace fix, including boundary-whitespace and coordinate cases.
• Web and contracts typechecks passed; scoped editor/parser/document lint and unused-export checks passed.
• Real web client connected remotely to an isolated server and Codex: plain and rich prompts sent successfully, including a typed/toggled task checkbox.
• Browser checks covered switching modes with the same draft, nested tasks, file-chip paste/copy, undo, bold task splitting, partial task copy, marked trailing whitespace, native chip clipboard HTML, restoring the caret while the terminal owns focus, and punctuation wrapping with chip protection, and citation comment insertion/save through the app callback.
• Desktop-sized dark mode and 390px light responsive web inspected. Native Electron/mobile clients and other providers were not exercised.

Before switching the setting on, with the same draft:

After switching on, with the same draft selected:

Typing a task, toggling it, sending it, and receiving the real Codex response:

Switching modes without losing the draft:

Opting out and restoring the enabled default:

The setting description fits on one line at 1280px and 390px. Scoped Blacksmith lint passed (existing warnings only).

Both independent final reviewers approve d6d6b70857619877a51ef9371e7a5e17c1d08bbd.

Takeover and verification: gpt-6-astra in Codex, on behalf of Maria.

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Thread transfer impact

✅ Thread transfer remains within every enforced ceiling.

Provider	Metric	Main baseline	This PR	Impact	PR ceiling
Codex	Total thread wire	13.6 KiB	13.5 KiB	−87 B (−0.6%)	15.1 KiB	✅
Codex	Thread snapshot wire	7.1 KiB	7.1 KiB	+2 B (+0.0%)	7.3 KiB	✅
Codex	Live turn WebSocket wire	6.6 KiB	6.5 KiB	−89 B (−1.3%)	7.8 KiB	✅
Codex	Live turn WebSocket decoded	57.1 KiB	56.3 KiB	−822 B (−1.4%)	66.4 KiB	✅
Codex	Live turn messages	10	10	0 (0.0%)	21	✅
Claude	Total thread wire	13.6 KiB	13.5 KiB	−98 B (−0.7%)	15.1 KiB	✅
Claude	Thread snapshot wire	7.1 KiB	7.1 KiB	−8 B (−0.1%)	7.3 KiB	✅
Claude	Live turn WebSocket wire	6.5 KiB	6.4 KiB	−90 B (−1.3%)	7.8 KiB	✅
Claude	Live turn WebSocket decoded	57.8 KiB	57.0 KiB	−840 B (−1.4%)	66.4 KiB	✅
Claude	Live turn messages	9	9	0 (0.0%)	21	✅

Baseline: 394af73 · PR result: d6d6b70 · Source CI: success

Scenario and decoded snapshot size

10 historical turns, 5 command tools per turn, 878.9 KiB retained MCP result per historical turn, and a 1.05 MiB retained result in the measured turn.

• Codex decoded thread snapshot: 113.9 KiB
• Claude decoded thread snapshot: 114.6 KiB

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Verdict: Not approved

Macroscope's review found this PR not approvable — This PR replaces the production composer engine and enables rich-text behavior by default, affecting formatting, task lists, cursor mapping, chips, clipboard handling, and keyboard shortcuts. The default change and broad runtime migration warrant human review.

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📝 Walkthrough

Walkthrough

The composer now uses Tiptap for rich and plain modes. The change adds Markdown conversion, inline atoms, task lists, cursor mapping, clipboard handling, list editing, settings support, and shortcut integration. Lexical composer modules and tests are removed.

Changes

Rich text composer

Layer / File(s)	Summary
Markdown document model apps/web/src/composer-rich-text.ts, apps/web/src/composer-rich-text-doc.ts, apps/web/src/composer-*-test.ts	Adds inline Markdown parsing, Tiptap document conversion, serialization, task-list metadata, coordinate mapping, and round-trip tests.
Tiptap editor integration apps/web/package.json, apps/web/src/components/ComposerPromptEditorTiptap.tsx, apps/web/src/components/ComposerPromptEditor.tsx, apps/web/src/components/ComposerCitationNode.tsx, apps/web/src/components/ComposerContextReferenceNode.tsx, apps/web/src/components/composerInlineTokenPaste.ts, apps/web/src/index.css, docs/internals/composer-editors.md	Routes the composer through Tiptap. Adds navigation, atom highlighting, controlled synchronization, clipboard interception, citation-value validation, styling, and dependency changes. Removes Lexical-specific modules and paste registration.
Rich-text setting and composer wiring packages/contracts/src/settings.ts, apps/web/src/components/settings/SettingsPanels.tsx, apps/web/src/components/settings/settingsSearch.ts, apps/web/src/components/chat/ChatComposer.tsx, apps/web/src/components/settings/SettingsFontPreviews.tsx	Adds the composerRichTextEnabled setting, default and patch support, settings controls, restore-default handling, search metadata, and ChatComposer integration.
Keyboard and list behavior apps/web/src/composer-list-continuation.ts, apps/web/src/composer-list-continuation.test.ts, apps/web/src/components/chat/ChatComposer.tsx, apps/web/src/keybindings.ts, apps/web/src/keybindings.test.ts, apps/web/src/components/AppSidebarLayout.tsx	Adds list continuation and indentation, expanded caret handling, rich-text bold shortcut detection, and sidebar shortcut bypassing inside the rich-text composer.

Priority: ➖ Normal

Estimated code review effort: 4 (Complex) | ~60 minutes

Change: Feature

Sequence Diagram(s)

sequenceDiagram
  participant SettingsPanels
  participant ChatComposer
  participant ComposerPromptEditor
  participant ComposerPromptEditorTiptap
  participant ComposerRichTextDoc

  SettingsPanels->>ChatComposer: Set composerRichTextEnabled
  ChatComposer->>ComposerPromptEditor: Pass richTextEnabled
  ComposerPromptEditor->>ComposerPromptEditorTiptap: Render Tiptap editor
  ComposerPromptEditorTiptap->>ComposerRichTextDoc: Build and serialize Markdown document
  ComposerRichTextDoc-->>ComposerPromptEditorTiptap: Return content and coordinate mappings
  ComposerPromptEditorTiptap-->>ChatComposer: Emit prompt and selection updates

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Merge Risk: 🟡 Moderate · up to 21a7b

Pressing Enter while editing a rich-text task item can unexpectedly send the draft instead of splitting the task. This should be fixed before merge.

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❌ Failed checks (1 warning)

Check name	Status	Explanation	Resolution
Docstring Coverage	⚠️ Warning	Docstring coverage is 21.15% which is insufficient. The required threshold is 80.00%. Docstring coverage is scoped to functions touched by this diff. Analyzed 52 functions across 18 files.	Write docstrings for the functions missing them to satisfy the coverage threshold.

✅ Passed checks (4 passed)

Check name	Status	Explanation
Linked Issues check	✅ Passed	Check skipped because no linked issues were found for this pull request.
Out of Scope Changes check	✅ Passed	Check skipped because no linked issues were found for this pull request.
Title check	✅ Passed	The title clearly identifies the main feature, but it states that rich text is enabled by default while the stated objective and settings change indicate a disabled-by-default opt-in setting.
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In `@apps/web/src/composer-list-continuation.ts`:
- Around line 127-137: Update the collapsed-selection indentation flow around
listIndentForTab so the caret’s original logical position is preserved after
inserting two spaces at line.start; adjust the resulting focus/caret offset by
the insertion length or restore the original offset after replaceTextRange and
applyPromptReplacement. Keep the existing list detection and edit range behavior
unchanged.

In `@apps/web/src/composer-rich-text-doc.ts`:
- Line 30: Remove the export keywords from MARK_TO_TIPTAP and randomNodeKey,
since both are only used within this file. Keep MARK_NESTING_ORDER and
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🟡 Minor · Reject inherited SURROUND_CLOSE keys before inserting… · ComposerPromptEditorTiptap.tsx:813-815

apps/web/src/components/ComposerPromptEditorTiptap.tsx:813-815
🎯 Functional Correctness | 🟡 Minor | ⚡ Quick win

Reject inherited SURROUND_CLOSE keys before inserting text.

When a non-empty plain-text selection receives multi-character input such as constructor, SURROUND_CLOSE[text] resolves Object.prototype.constructor. The guard accepts the function. Transaction.insertText passes it to Schema.text, which constructs a TextNode without a runtime type check. The transaction therefore can contain a function as text instead of safely rejecting the value. It does not necessarily throw at insertText itself.

Use an own-property check.

🛡️ Proposed fix

-        handleTextInput: (view, from, to, text) => {
-          const closer = SURROUND_CLOSE[text];
-          if (!closer || from === to) return false;
+        handleTextInput: (view, from, to, text) => {
+          const closer = Object.hasOwn(SURROUND_CLOSE, text) ? SURROUND_CLOSE[text] : undefined;
+          if (!closer || from === to) return false;

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In `@apps/web/src/components/ComposerPromptEditorTiptap.tsx` around lines 813 -
815, Update the handleTextInput logic to accept closer values only when text is
an own key of SURROUND_CLOSE, preventing inherited keys such as constructor from
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🟠 Major · Handle unmodified task-item Enter before submission. · ChatComposer.tsx:3975-3980

apps/web/src/components/chat/ChatComposer.tsx:3975-3980
🎯 Functional Correctness | 🟠 Major | ⚡ Quick win

Handle unmodified task-item Enter before submission.

onComposerCommandKey evaluates submissionIntent before the isTaskItem bypass. The submission helper permits plain desktop Enter to return "foreground" when the configured shortcut allows it. The Tiptap caller performs native task splitting only when the handler returns false. Therefore, task-item Enter can submit instead of splitting.

Move the unmodified task-item check before submission handling. Keep modifier-based send shortcuts available.

Proposed fix

+    if (
+      key === "Enter" &&
+      isTaskItem &&
+      !event.shiftKey &&
+      !event.altKey &&
+      !event.metaKey &&
+      !event.ctrlKey
+    ) {
+      return false;
+    }
     const submissionIntent =

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In `@apps/web/src/components/chat/ChatComposer.tsx` around lines 3975 - 3980,
Update onComposerCommandKey so the unmodified Enter check for isTaskItem runs
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splitting. Keep modifier-based submission shortcuts available by only bypassing
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- Around line 3975-3980: Update onComposerCommandKey so the unmodified Enter
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