Add project selection to new Solo chats on mobile (#8546)

New Solo chats can optionally choose a project in the Flutter form and
native iOS sheet. Project appears above the agent picker with matching
neutral text, and the choice survives retries and restarts.

Validation: full Flutter suite passed; analysis and iOS builds passed.
Installed in Pairing Preview on iPhone Air and visually approved,
preserving saved preferences. Successful live chat creation remains
unverified because no agents were available.

---------

Signed-off-by: kenny lopez <klopez4212@gmail.com>
Co-authored-by: Terp <5856f6900e8e0a4e0ea1f4f8d2ee33e4753d2119bc122f94ecafc660b46c0511@buzz.block.builderlab.xyz>

mobile/ios/NativeControlTests/MeAgentAccessibilityTests.swift

@@ -18,7 +18,15 @@ struct MeAgentAccessibilityTests {
           onCancel: {}, onSet: { _ in }
         )
         controller.loadViewIfNeeded()
-        let cell = controller.tableView(controller.tableView, cellForRowAt: IndexPath(row: 0, section: 1))
+        precondition(controller.numberOfSections(in: controller.tableView) == 3)
+        let projectCell = controller.tableView(controller.tableView, cellForRowAt: IndexPath(row: 0, section: 1))
+        let project = projectCell.accessoryView as! UIButton
+        precondition(project.accessibilityLabel == "Project")
+        precondition(project.accessibilityValue == "No project")
+        precondition(project.titleColor(for: .normal) == .label)
+        precondition(project.isEnabled == !locked)
+        precondition(project.showsMenuAsPrimaryAction && project.menu != nil)
+        let cell = controller.tableView(controller.tableView, cellForRowAt: IndexPath(row: 0, section: 2))
         let disabled = locked || empty
         precondition(cell.accessibilityTraits.contains(.notEnabled) == disabled)
         precondition(cell.accessibilityTraits.contains(.button) == !disabled)

mobile/ios/Runner/NativeProfileTextEditor.swift

@@ -245,6 +245,10 @@ private final class NativeProfileTextEditorViewController:
   private var hasFocusedEditor = false
   private var selectedAssistantAvatar: UIImage?
   private var selectedAssistant: String?
+  private var selectedProject: String?
+  private var projects: [[String: String]] {
+    chatOptions?["projects"] as? [[String: String]] ?? []
+  }
   private var isChatEditor: Bool { chatOptions != nil }
   private var isProjectEditor: Bool { chatOptions?["projectOnly"] as? Bool ?? false }
   private var assistants: [[String: String]] {
@@ -333,6 +337,7 @@ private final class NativeProfileTextEditorViewController:
     self.canvasLoaded = canvasLoaded
     self.chatOptions = chatOptions
     self.selectedAssistant = chatOptions?["selectedAssistant"] as? String
+    self.selectedProject = chatOptions?["selectedProject"] as? String
     self.onCancel = onCancel
     self.onSet = onSet
     super.init(style: .insetGrouped)
@@ -472,7 +477,7 @@ private final class NativeProfileTextEditorViewController:
             assistants.contains(where: { $0["id"] == selectedAssistant }),
             !currentValue.trimmingCharacters(in: .whitespacesAndNewlines).isEmpty,
             currentValue.count <= 120 else { return }
-      onSet(["name": currentValue, "assistant": selectedAssistant])
+      onSet(["name": currentValue, "assistant": selectedAssistant, "project": selectedProject ?? ""])
     } else if isChannelEditor {
       guard !canonicalChannelName.isEmpty else { return }
       onSet(["action": "save", "name": canonicalChannelName, "description": textView.text ?? ""])
@@ -503,13 +508,13 @@ private final class NativeProfileTextEditorViewController:
 
   override func tableView(_ tableView: UITableView, didSelectRowAt indexPath: IndexPath) {
     tableView.deselectRow(at: indexPath, animated: true)
-    if isChatEditor && indexPath.section == 1 {
+    if isChatEditor && indexPath.section == 2 {
       guard !fieldsLocked && !assistants.isEmpty else { return }
       view.endEditing(true)
       let picker = MeAssistantListController(assistants: assistants, selected: selectedAssistant, pageColor: pageBackgroundColor, rowColor: containerBackgroundColor) { [weak self] id, avatar in
         self?.selectedAssistantAvatar = avatar
         self?.selectedAssistant = id
-        self?.tableView.reloadSections(IndexSet(integer: 1), with: .none)
+        self?.tableView.reloadSections(IndexSet(integer: 2), with: .none)
         self?.updateNavigation()
       }
       navigationController?.pushViewController(picker, animated: true)
@@ -529,10 +534,10 @@ private final class NativeProfileTextEditorViewController:
     return false
   }
 
-  override func numberOfSections(in tableView: UITableView) -> Int { isProjectEditor ? 1 : isChatEditor ? 2 : isChannelEditor ? (hasCanvas && canEditCanvas ? 4 : 3) : 1 }
+  override func numberOfSections(in tableView: UITableView) -> Int { isProjectEditor ? 1 : isChatEditor ? 3 : isChannelEditor ? (hasCanvas && canEditCanvas ? 4 : 3) : 1 }
 
   override func tableView(_ tableView: UITableView, titleForFooterInSection section: Int) -> String? {
-    guard isChatEditor && section == 1 else { return nil }
+    guard isChatEditor && section == 2 else { return nil }
     if let error = chatOptions?["error"] as? String { return error }
     return assistants.isEmpty
       ? "No agents are available for this account. Connect an agent on desktop, then try again."
@@ -548,7 +553,7 @@ private final class NativeProfileTextEditorViewController:
     _ tableView: UITableView,
     heightForRowAt indexPath: IndexPath
   ) -> CGFloat {
-    if isChatEditor && indexPath.section == 1 && selectedAssistant != nil { return 64 }
+    if isChatEditor && indexPath.section == 2 && selectedAssistant != nil { return 64 }
     if isChannelEditor && indexPath.section >= 2 { return UITableView.automaticDimension }
     return (isChannelEditor ? indexPath.section == 1 : multiline) ? 132 : 52
   }
@@ -564,6 +569,36 @@ private final class NativeProfileTextEditorViewController:
     cell.layer.cornerCurve = .continuous
     cell.clipsToBounds = true
     if isChatEditor && indexPath.section == 1 {
+      var content = cell.defaultContentConfiguration()
+      content.text = "Project"
+      content.textProperties.font = .preferredFont(forTextStyle: .body)
+      cell.contentConfiguration = content
+      let selected = projects.first { $0["id"] == selectedProject }
+      let name = selected?["name"] ?? (selectedProject == nil ? "No project" : "Unavailable project")
+      let button = UIButton(type: .system)
+      button.setTitle(name, for: .normal)
+      button.setTitleColor(.label, for: .normal)
+      button.setTitleColor(.secondaryLabel, for: .disabled)
+      button.titleLabel?.font = .preferredFont(forTextStyle: .body)
+      button.titleLabel?.adjustsFontForContentSizeCategory = true
+      button.accessibilityLabel = "Project"
+      button.accessibilityValue = name
+      button.isEnabled = !fieldsLocked
+      button.showsMenuAsPrimaryAction = true
+      let choices = [["id": "", "name": "No project"]] + projects
+      button.menu = UIMenu(children: choices.map { project in
+        let id = project["id"] ?? ""
+        return UIAction(title: project["name"] ?? "Project", state: id == (selectedProject ?? "") ? .on : .off) { [weak self] _ in
+          self?.view.endEditing(true)
+          self?.selectedProject = id.isEmpty ? nil : id
+          self?.tableView.reloadSections(IndexSet(integer: 1), with: .none)
+        }
+      })
+      button.titleLabel?.lineBreakMode = .byTruncatingTail
+      button.sizeToFit()
+      button.frame.size.width = min(button.frame.width, tableView.bounds.width * 0.55)
+      cell.accessoryView = button
+    } else if isChatEditor && indexPath.section == 2 {
       var content = cell.defaultContentConfiguration()
       let selected = assistants.first { $0["id"] == selectedAssistant }
       content.text = selected?["name"] ?? "Choose an agent"

mobile/lib/features/channels/me/native_new_me_chat.dart

@@ -43,6 +43,7 @@ Future<(Channel, String)?> _showNewMeChat(
     final id = pending?.id ?? const Uuid().v4();
     String name = pending?.name ?? '';
     String? assistant = pending?.agent;
+    String? project = pending?.project;
     String? error = pending == null ? null : 'Resume your unfinished chat.';
     var retry = pending != null;
     while (context.mounted) {
@@ -68,6 +69,12 @@ Future<(Channel, String)?> _showNewMeChat(
                   .toARGB32(),
               'containerCornerRadius': Radii.container,
               'selectedAssistant': assistant,
+              'selectedProject': project,
+              'projects': [
+                for (final group
+                    in ref.read(meGroupsProvider).requireValue.groups)
+                  {'id': group['id'], 'name': group['name']},
+              ],
               'fieldsLocked': retry,
               'error': error,
               'assistants': [
@@ -99,10 +106,19 @@ Future<(Channel, String)?> _showNewMeChat(
       if (draft == null || !context.mounted) return null;
       name = (draft['name'] as String? ?? '').trim();
       assistant = draft['assistant'] as String?;
+      project = draft['project'] as String?;
+      if (project == '') project = null;
       if (name.isEmpty || assistant == null) return null;
       retry = true;
       try {
-        final created = await _createMeChat(ref, sync, id, name, assistant);
+        final created = await _createMeChat(
+          ref,
+          sync,
+          id,
+          name,
+          assistant,
+          project,
+        );
         return (created, assistant);
       } catch (failure) {
         if (failure is MeRecoveryConflict && context.mounted) {
@@ -129,9 +145,10 @@ Future<Channel> _createMeChat(
   String channelId,
   String name,
   String assistant,
+  String? project,
 ) async {
   sync = _currentMeSync(ref, sync);
-  final intent = MeChatCreation(channelId, name, assistant);
+  final intent = MeChatCreation(channelId, name, assistant, project: project);
   await intent.save(sync);
   final owned = await isOwnedMeAssistant(sync, assistant);
   sync.check();
@@ -140,7 +157,7 @@ Future<Channel> _createMeChat(
   }
   final head = await sync.head();
   (head == null ? const MeGroups() : sync.decode(head))
-      .place(channelId)
+      .place(channelId, group: project)
       .encode(sync.community);
   final actions = ref.read(channelActionsProvider);
   return intent.complete<Channel>(
@@ -166,8 +183,12 @@ Future<Channel> _createMeChat(
         actions.addMembers(channelId: channelId, pubkeys: [assistant]),
     isPlaced: () async {
       final latest = await sync.head();
-      return latest != null && sync.decode(latest).channels.contains(channelId);
+      if (latest == null) return false;
+      final groups = sync.decode(latest);
+      return groups.channels.contains(channelId) &&
+          (project == null || groups.assignments[channelId] == project);
     },
-    place: () => sync.update((current) => current.place(channelId)),
+    place: () =>
+        sync.update((current) => current.place(channelId, group: project)),
   );
 }

mobile/lib/features/channels/me/new_me_chat.dart

@@ -8,6 +8,8 @@ class _NewMeChat extends HookConsumerWidget {
     final pending = useMemoized(() => MeChatCreation.pending(sync));
     final name = useTextEditingController(text: pending?.name ?? '');
     final selected = useState<String?>(pending?.agent);
+    final project = useState<String?>(pending?.project);
+    final groups = ref.watch(meGroupsProvider);
     final channelId = useMemoized(() => pending?.id ?? const Uuid().v4());
     final frozenName = useState<String?>(pending?.name);
     final frozenAgent = useState<String?>(pending?.agent);
@@ -52,6 +54,34 @@ class _NewMeChat extends HookConsumerWidget {
             onChanged: (_) => error.value = null,
           ),
           const SizedBox(height: Grid.xs),
+          DropdownButtonFormField<String>(
+            key: const ValueKey('new-session-project'),
+            initialValue: project.value ?? '',
+            isExpanded: true,
+            decoration: const InputDecoration(labelText: 'Project'),
+            items: [
+              const DropdownMenuItem(value: '', child: Text('No project')),
+              for (final group
+                  in groups.asData?.value.groups ?? <Map<String, dynamic>>[])
+                DropdownMenuItem(
+                  value: group['id'] as String,
+                  child: Text(group['name'] as String),
+                ),
+              if (project.value != null &&
+                  !(groups.asData?.value.groups ?? []).any(
+                    (group) => group['id'] == project.value,
+                  ))
+                DropdownMenuItem(
+                  value: project.value,
+                  child: const Text('Unavailable project'),
+                ),
+            ],
+            onChanged:
+                busy.value || frozenName.value != null || !groups.hasValue
+                ? null
+                : (value) => project.value = value == '' ? null : value,
+          ),
+          const SizedBox(height: Grid.xs),
           AppListRowRaw(
             key: const ValueKey('new-session-assistant'),
             leading: chosen == null
@@ -130,6 +160,7 @@ class _NewMeChat extends HookConsumerWidget {
                         channelId,
                         frozenName.value!,
                         frozenAgent.value!,
+                        project.value,
                       );
                       if (context.mounted) {
                         Navigator.of(

mobile/lib/shared/me/me_chat_creation.dart

@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 import 'dart:convert';
+
 import '../crypto/nip44.dart';
 import 'me_sync.dart';
 import 'me_journal.dart';
@@ -14,8 +15,11 @@ class MeChatCreation {
   /// Selected agent public key.
   final String agent;
 
+  /// Optional Solo project, frozen with the rest of the creation intent.
+  final String? project;
+
   /// Create a new intent; persistence happens before [complete] performs writes.
-  const MeChatCreation(this.id, this.name, this.agent);
+  const MeChatCreation(this.id, this.name, this.agent, {this.project});
 
   /// Account and community boundary for durable creation storage.
   static String storageKey(MeSync sync) =>
@@ -31,6 +35,7 @@ class MeChatCreation {
       value['id'] as String,
       value['name'] as String,
       value['agent'] as String,
+      project: value['project'] as String?,
     );
   }
 
@@ -41,7 +46,8 @@ class MeChatCreation {
     if (previous != null &&
         (previous.id != id ||
             previous.name != name ||
-            previous.agent != agent)) {
+            previous.agent != agent ||
+            previous.project != project)) {
       throw StateError('Resume the pending chat before starting another.');
     }
     if (sync.prefs == null ||
@@ -49,7 +55,12 @@ class MeChatCreation {
           storageKey(sync),
           nip44Encrypt(
             sync.key,
-            jsonEncode({'id': id, 'name': name, 'agent': agent}),
+            jsonEncode({
+              'id': id,
+              'name': name,
+              'agent': agent,
+              'project': project,
+            }),
           ),
         )) {
       throw StateError('Couldn’t save this chat on your phone. Try again.');
@@ -62,7 +73,10 @@ class MeChatCreation {
   Future<void> discard(MeSync sync) async {
     if (sync.disposed) throw StateError('Your community changed. Try again.');
     final current = pending(sync);
-    if (current?.id != id || current?.name != name || current?.agent != agent) {
+    if (current?.id != id ||
+        current?.name != name ||
+        current?.agent != agent ||
+        current?.project != project) {
       throw StateError('The unfinished chat changed. Review it again.');
     }
     await clearMeJournal(

mobile/test/features/channels/me/chat_preflight_test.dart

@@ -65,7 +65,11 @@ void main() {
             sync = MeSync(relay, config, prefs: prefs, connected: false);
             container.invalidate(meSyncProvider);
           }
-          return {'name': 'Saved chat', 'assistant': 'agent'};
+          return {
+            'name': 'Saved chat',
+            'assistant': 'agent',
+            'project': 'mobile',
+          };
         });
         addTearDown(
           () => tester.binding.defaultBinaryMessenger.setMockMethodCallHandler(
@@ -106,6 +110,7 @@ void main() {
         );
         expect(saved!.name, 'Saved chat');
         expect(saved.agent, 'agent');
+        expect(saved.project, 'mobile');
         expect(
           prefs.getString(MeChatCreation.storageKey(sync)),
           isNot(contains('Saved chat')),

mobile/test/features/channels/me/me_page_test.dart

@@ -201,7 +201,7 @@ void main() {
     },
   );
   testWidgets(
-    'footer new chat action opens both fields in one dismissible sheet',
+    'footer new chat offers project selection without losing its name',
     (tester) async {
       final action = ValueNotifier<VoidCallback?>(null);
       addTearDown(action.dispose);
@@ -220,7 +220,17 @@ void main() {
         ProviderScope(
           overrides: [
             meGroupsProvider.overrideWith(
-              (ref) => Stream.value(const MeGroups()),
+              (ref) => Stream.value(
+                const MeGroups(
+                  groups: [
+                    {
+                      'id': 'mobile',
+                      'name': 'Mobile app',
+                      'defaultTemplateId': '',
+                    },
+                  ],
+                ),
+              ),
             ),
             meSyncProvider.overrideWithValue(sync),
             channelsProvider.overrideWith(FakeChannels.new),
@@ -250,6 +260,16 @@ void main() {
         find.byKey(const ValueKey('new-session-name')),
         'Design session',
       );
+      await tester.tap(find.byKey(const ValueKey('new-session-project')));
+      await tester.pumpAndSettle();
+      await tester.tap(find.text('Mobile app').last);
+      await tester.pumpAndSettle();
+      expect(find.text('Design session'), findsOneWidget);
+      expect(find.text('Mobile app'), findsWidgets);
+      await tester.tap(find.byKey(const ValueKey('new-session-project')));
+      await tester.pumpAndSettle();
+      await tester.tap(find.text('No project').last);
+      await tester.pumpAndSettle();
       await tester.tap(find.text('Create chat'));
       await tester.pumpAndSettle();
       expect(find.text('Enter a name and choose an agent.'), findsOneWidget);
@@ -257,7 +277,7 @@ void main() {
     },
   );
 
-  testWidgets('iOS new chat uses the native profile form with both fields', (
+  testWidgets('iOS new chat uses the native profile form with project choices', (
     tester,
   ) async {
     debugDefaultTargetPlatformOverride = TargetPlatform.iOS;
@@ -292,7 +312,17 @@ void main() {
       ProviderScope(
         overrides: [
           meGroupsProvider.overrideWith(
-            (ref) => Stream.value(const MeGroups()),
+            (ref) => Stream.value(
+              const MeGroups(
+                groups: [
+                  {
+                    'id': 'mobile',
+                    'name': 'Mobile app',
+                    'defaultTemplateId': '',
+                  },
+                ],
+              ),
+            ),
           ),
           meSyncProvider.overrideWithValue(sync),
           channelsProvider.overrideWith(FakeChannels.new),
@@ -318,6 +348,10 @@ void main() {
     expect(args['title'], 'New chat');
     expect(args['placeholder'], 'Chat name');
     expect(args['assistants'], isEmpty);
+    expect(args['projects'], [
+      {'id': 'mobile', 'name': 'Mobile app'},
+    ]);
+    expect(args['selectedProject'], isNull);
     expect(args['containerCornerRadius'], Radii.container);
     expect(find.byType(BottomSheet), findsNothing);
     await tester.pumpWidget(const SizedBox.shrink());
@@ -363,6 +397,7 @@ void main() {
         'same-id',
         'Unfinished chat',
         'agent',
+        project: 'mobile',
       ).save(sync);
       final restarted = MeSync(
         RelaySessionNotifier(),
@@ -401,6 +436,7 @@ void main() {
       expect(args['title'], 'New chat');
       expect(args['initialValue'], resume ? 'Unfinished chat' : '');
       expect(args['selectedAssistant'], resume ? 'agent' : isNull);
+      expect(args['selectedProject'], resume ? 'mobile' : isNull);
       expect(args['fieldsLocked'], resume);
       expect(args['error'], resume ? contains('Resume') : isNull);
       expect(

mobile/test/shared/me/me_chat_creation_test.dart

@@ -79,7 +79,12 @@ void main() {
         ),
       );
       MeSync service() => MeSync(RelaySessionNotifier(), config, prefs: prefs);
-      const intent = MeChatCreation('same-id', 'Private name', 'agent');
+      const intent = MeChatCreation(
+        'same-id',
+        'Private name',
+        'agent',
+        project: 'mobile',
+      );
       var created = false, member = false, placed = false, crash = true;
       final writes = [0, 0, 0];
       void boundary(int point) {
@@ -118,6 +123,16 @@ void main() {
       final pending = MeChatCreation.pending(restarted)!;
       expect(pending.name, intent.name);
       expect(pending.agent, intent.agent);
+      expect(pending.project, intent.project);
+      await expectLater(
+        MeChatCreation(
+          intent.id,
+          intent.name,
+          intent.agent,
+          project: 'other',
+        ).save(restarted),
+        throwsStateError,
+      );
       expect(
         prefs.getString(MeChatCreation.storageKey(restarted)),
         isNot(contains(intent.name)),