In the interactive dashboard (--watch), pressing q to quit feels scary — users worry it stops the running task, not just the viewer.
Feedback
"Also q for quit is scary if I just want to close out the live view. Worried that stops the whole thing"
Current Behavior
q closes the dashboard — tasks continue running in tmux (safe)
x stops the selected task (destructive)
- But there's no visual indication that
q is safe and tasks keep running
The user has no way to know that q only closes the viewer without reading the docs.
Proposed Fixes
1. Show exit confirmation message
When q is pressed, briefly show a reassurance before exiting:
Tasks still running in background. Use `autopilot status` to check progress.
This prints to the terminal after the TUI exits (alternate screen buffer is cleared).
2. Add persistent status bar in TUI
Add a dim status line at the bottom of the dashboard:
j/k navigate Enter attach x stop l logs d detail r refresh q close (tasks keep running)
Change "quit" → "close (tasks keep running)" in the footer. Makes it clear q is non-destructive.
3. Rename q action label
Minimal change — rename from "quit" to "close" in the footer:
Before: j/k navigate Enter attach x stop l logs d detail r refresh q quit
After: j/k navigate Enter attach x stop l logs d detail r refresh q close
Recommendation
Do both #1 and #3:
- Rename footer label from "quit" to "close" (1-word change in
_build_footer_main)
- Print reassurance message after TUI exits (2 lines in
status_interactive)
Tiny change, big confidence boost for new users.
In the interactive dashboard (
--watch), pressingqto quit feels scary — users worry it stops the running task, not just the viewer.Feedback
Current Behavior
qcloses the dashboard — tasks continue running in tmux (safe)xstops the selected task (destructive)qis safe and tasks keep runningThe user has no way to know that
qonly closes the viewer without reading the docs.Proposed Fixes
1. Show exit confirmation message
When
qis pressed, briefly show a reassurance before exiting:This prints to the terminal after the TUI exits (alternate screen buffer is cleared).
2. Add persistent status bar in TUI
Add a dim status line at the bottom of the dashboard:
Change "quit" → "close (tasks keep running)" in the footer. Makes it clear
qis non-destructive.3. Rename
qaction labelMinimal change — rename from "quit" to "close" in the footer:
Recommendation
Do both #1 and #3:
_build_footer_main)status_interactive)Tiny change, big confidence boost for new users.