fix(webui): nudge model setup on blocked submit

webui/src/components/thread/ModelPresetBadge.tsx

@@ -90,6 +90,7 @@ interface ModelPresetBadgeProps {
   provider?: string | null;
   providerLabel?: string | null;
   needsSetup?: boolean;
+  attentionRequest?: number;
   fallbackModelName?: string | null;
   isHero: boolean;
   onClick?: () => void;
@@ -106,6 +107,7 @@ export function ModelPresetBadge({
   provider,
   providerLabel,
   needsSetup = false,
+  attentionRequest = 0,
   fallbackModelName,
   isHero,
   onClick,
@@ -272,11 +274,13 @@ export function ModelPresetBadge({
 
   const pill = (
     <PresetPill
+      key={needsSetup ? attentionRequest : undefined}
       label={displayLabel}
       modelDetail={displayModelDetail}
       provider={displayProvider}
       providerLabel={fallbackModelName ? null : providerLabel}
       needsSetup={needsSetup}
+      needsAttention={needsSetup && attentionRequest > 0}
       fallbackModelName={fallbackModelName}
       fallbackFromLabel={fallbackModelName ? label : null}
       isHero={isHero}
@@ -493,6 +497,7 @@ function PresetPill({
   provider,
   providerLabel,
   needsSetup = false,
+  needsAttention = false,
   fallbackModelName,
   fallbackFromLabel,
   isHero,
@@ -504,6 +509,7 @@ function PresetPill({
   provider?: string | null;
   providerLabel?: string | null;
   needsSetup?: boolean;
+  needsAttention?: boolean;
   fallbackModelName?: string | null;
   fallbackFromLabel?: string | null;
   isHero: boolean;
@@ -542,6 +548,7 @@ function PresetPill({
         "transition-[color,background-color,border-color,transform] duration-150 ease-out group-focus-visible:ring-2 group-focus-visible:ring-ring/45",
         isHero ? "gap-1.5 px-2.5 text-[12px]" : "gap-2 px-3 text-[12.5px]",
         needsSetup && "composer-model-pill-setup",
+        needsAttention && "composer-model-pill-setup-attention",
         offset !== undefined && "composer-model-pill-dock",
       )}
       style={scale === undefined ? undefined : {

webui/src/components/thread/ThreadComposer.tsx

@@ -1036,6 +1036,7 @@ export function ThreadComposer({
   } | null>(null);
   const [inlineError, setInlineError] = useState<string | null>(null);
   const [sendPending, setSendPending] = useState(false);
+  const [modelSetupAttentionRequest, setModelSetupAttentionRequest] = useState(0);
   const interactionDisabled = !!disabled || sendPending;
   const [voiceErrorFading, setVoiceErrorFading] = useState(false);
   const [slashMenuDismissed, setSlashMenuDismissed] = useState(false);
@@ -2008,7 +2009,9 @@ export function ThreadComposer({
 
   const submit = useCallback(() => {
     if (modelNeedsSetup) {
-      onModelBadgeClick?.();
+      if (hasComposerContent) {
+        setModelSetupAttentionRequest((request) => request + 1);
+      }
       return;
     }
     if (!canSend) return;
@@ -2112,11 +2115,11 @@ export function ThreadComposer({
     clear,
     clearComposerText,
     hasTouchPrimaryPointer,
+    hasComposerContent,
     handleStop,
     isStreaming,
     maxTextBytes,
     modelNeedsSetup,
-    onModelBadgeClick,
     onSend,
     onStop,
     onQuotedContextChange,
@@ -2546,6 +2549,7 @@ export function ThreadComposer({
                 provider={modelProvider}
                 providerLabel={modelProviderLabel}
                 needsSetup={modelNeedsSetup}
+                attentionRequest={modelSetupAttentionRequest}
                 fallbackModelName={fallbackModelName}
                 isHero={isHero}
                 onClick={modelNeedsSetup ? onModelBadgeClick : undefined}

webui/src/globals.css

@@ -765,6 +765,33 @@
     0 2px 5px rgb(0 0 0 / 0.16);
 }
 
+@keyframes composer-model-pill-setup-attention {
+  0%,
+  100% {
+    transform: translateX(0);
+  }
+
+  22% {
+    transform: translateX(-3px);
+  }
+
+  46% {
+    transform: translateX(3px);
+  }
+
+  68% {
+    transform: translateX(-2px);
+  }
+
+  86% {
+    transform: translateX(1px);
+  }
+}
+
+.composer-model-pill-setup-attention {
+  animation: composer-model-pill-setup-attention 280ms cubic-bezier(0.22, 0.8, 0.32, 1);
+}
+
 @keyframes composer-model-pill-viewport-enter {
   from {
     transform: scale(0.9074);
@@ -817,6 +844,10 @@
     transition: none;
   }
 
+  .composer-model-pill-setup-attention {
+    animation: none;
+  }
+
   .composer-model-pill-track[data-settling="true"],
   .composer-model-pill-dock {
     transition: none;

webui/src/tests/thread-shell.test.tsx

@@ -895,11 +895,18 @@ describe("ThreadShell", () => {
     expect(client.sendMessage).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
 
     onOpenModelSettings.mockClear();
+    const firstSetupPill = badge.querySelector('[data-needs-setup="true"]');
     fireEvent.keyDown(input, { key: "Enter", code: "Enter" });
 
-    expect(onOpenModelSettings).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1);
+    const secondSetupPill = badge.querySelector('[data-needs-setup="true"]');
+    expect(onOpenModelSettings).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
+    expect(secondSetupPill).not.toBe(firstSetupPill);
+    expect(secondSetupPill).toHaveClass("composer-model-pill-setup-attention");
     expect(input).toHaveValue("hello");
     expect(client.sendMessage).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
+
+    fireEvent.keyDown(input, { key: "Enter", code: "Enter" });
+    expect(badge.querySelector('[data-needs-setup="true"]')).not.toBe(secondSetupPill);
   });
 
   it("keeps image generation controls out of the composer", async () => {