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From: Matt Toohey <contact@matttoohey.com>
Date: Fri, 21 Aug 2026 21:07:36 +1000
Subject: [PATCH] fix(desktop): clarify add agents channel action (#6374)
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"Create agent" button takes you to a UI to **invite** your existing
agents to a channel. Rewording the button to make this clear.

Before
<img width="481" height="251" alt="Screenshot 2026-08-21 at 1 58 40 pm"
src="https://github.com/user-attachments/assets/1b64f722-62b8-46fa-a6c4-dafcf2bdfaa7"
/>


After
(Sorry about different elements being in hover state in the screenshots)
<img width="481" height="313" alt="Screenshot 2026-08-21 at 1 58 16 pm"
src="https://github.com/user-attachments/assets/f68a9c9b-2276-4ef5-ace8-c4017977b1e8"
/>
## Summary

- Clarify that the empty-channel intro action adds existing agents to
the channel.
- Assert the exact action title and description in the existing E2E
coverage while preserving the separate Welcome create-agent flow.

### Related issue

None found.

### Testing

- `../node_modules/.bin/biome check
src/features/channels/ui/useChannelIntro.tsx tests/e2e/channels.spec.ts`
passed.
- `./node_modules/.bin/tsc && ./node_modules/.bin/vite build --mode e2e`
passed.
- The isolated Playwright smoke case `empty channel shows intro actions`
passed (1/1) after installing the repo-pinned Chromium.
- `env -u BUZZ_AGENT_PROVIDER just ci` passed.
- Screenshots not captured; this is a copy-only UI change.

---------

Signed-off-by: Matt Toohey <contact@matttoohey.com>
---
 desktop/src/features/channels/ui/useChannelIntro.tsx |  4 ++--
 desktop/tests/e2e/channels.spec.ts                   | 11 +++++++++--
 desktop/tests/e2e/tooltip-semantics.spec.ts          |  2 +-
 3 files changed, 12 insertions(+), 5 deletions(-)

diff --git a/desktop/src/features/channels/ui/useChannelIntro.tsx b/desktop/src/features/channels/ui/useChannelIntro.tsx
index c22bbff2c2..19f2da0edb 100644
--- a/desktop/src/features/channels/ui/useChannelIntro.tsx
+++ b/desktop/src/features/channels/ui/useChannelIntro.tsx
@@ -91,9 +91,9 @@ export function useChannelIntro({
     if (!activeChannel.archivedAt && activeChannel.isMember) {
       if (onAddAgent) {
         actions.push({
-          description: "Add an agent here.",
+          description: "Bring them in.",
           icon: <Bot aria-hidden className="h-6 w-6" />,
-          label: "Create agent",
+          label: "Add agents",
           onClick: onAddAgent,
           testId: "channel-intro-action-create-agent",
         });
diff --git a/desktop/tests/e2e/channels.spec.ts b/desktop/tests/e2e/channels.spec.ts
index 8a32a436c3..52d91dea3e 100644
--- a/desktop/tests/e2e/channels.spec.ts
+++ b/desktop/tests/e2e/channels.spec.ts
@@ -1746,8 +1746,15 @@ test("empty channel shows intro actions", async ({ page }) => {
   await expect(
     page.getByTestId("channel-intro-action-create-channel"),
   ).toHaveCount(0);
+  const addAgentsAction = page.getByTestId("channel-intro-action-create-agent");
+  await expect(addAgentsAction).toBeVisible();
   await expect(
-    page.getByTestId("channel-intro-action-create-agent"),
+    addAgentsAction.getByText("Add agents", { exact: true }),
+  ).toBeVisible();
+  await expect(
+    addAgentsAction.getByText("Bring them in.", {
+      exact: true,
+    }),
   ).toBeVisible();
   await expect(
     page.getByTestId("channel-intro-action-add-people"),
@@ -1767,7 +1774,7 @@ test("empty channel shows intro actions", async ({ page }) => {
   await page.keyboard.press("Escape");
   await expect(page.getByTestId("members-sidebar")).not.toBeVisible();
 
-  await page.getByTestId("channel-intro-action-create-agent").click();
+  await addAgentsAction.click();
   await expect(page.getByRole("heading", { name: "Add agents" })).toBeVisible();
 
   await page.keyboard.press("Escape");
diff --git a/desktop/tests/e2e/tooltip-semantics.spec.ts b/desktop/tests/e2e/tooltip-semantics.spec.ts
index 73306f025c..90ccd061bf 100644
--- a/desktop/tests/e2e/tooltip-semantics.spec.ts
+++ b/desktop/tests/e2e/tooltip-semantics.spec.ts
@@ -142,7 +142,7 @@ for (const theme of THEMES) {
     await expect(row).toBeVisible();
     await expectMutedSupportingText(
       row.getByRole("button", { name: "Open channel general" }),
-      /Public channel · Active \d+[mhdw] ago/,
+      /Public channel · Active (just now|\d+[mhdw] ago)/,
     );
     await page.mouse.move(0, 0);
     await expectMutedSupportingText(