gadget-code/frontend/package.json

@@ -30,7 +30,6 @@
     "@replit/codemirror-lang-csharp": "^6.2.0",
     "@uiw/codemirror-theme-tomorrow-night-blue": "^4.25.9",
     "@uiw/react-codemirror": "^4.25.9",
-    "lucide-react": "^1.16.0",
     "marked": "^16.4.2",
     "react": "^19.2.5",
     "react-dom": "^19.2.5",

gadget-code/frontend/src/components/ExpandedPromptEditor.tsx

@@ -5,7 +5,6 @@ interface ExpandedPromptEditorProps {
   onPromptChange: (value: string) => void;
   onSubmit: (e: React.FormEvent) => void;
   onClose: () => void;
-  onClearPrompt: () => void;
   disabled: boolean;
   placeholder: string;
   isProcessing: boolean;
@@ -18,7 +17,6 @@ export default function ExpandedPromptEditor({
   onPromptChange,
   onSubmit,
   onClose,
-  onClearPrompt,
   disabled,
   placeholder,
   isProcessing,
@@ -108,15 +106,6 @@ export default function ExpandedPromptEditor({
         <div className="flex items-center justify-between px-4 py-2 bg-bg-tertiary border-b border-border-subtle shrink-0">
           <span className="text-sm font-medium text-text-secondary">Prompt Editor</span>
           <div className="flex items-center gap-2">
-            <button
-              type="button"
-              onClick={onClearPrompt}
-              disabled={!promptInput}
-              className="px-4 py-1.5 text-text-secondary hover:text-text-primary hover:bg-bg-secondary rounded transition-colors disabled:opacity-50 disabled:cursor-not-allowed text-sm"
-              title="Clear prompt text"
-            >
-              Clear
-            </button>
             {isProcessing ? (
               <button
                 type="button"
@@ -164,7 +153,7 @@ export default function ExpandedPromptEditor({
 
         {/* Footer — Keyboard Shortcuts */}
         <div className="px-4 py-2 text-xs text-text-muted border-t border-border-subtle shrink-0 flex items-center justify-between">
-          <span>Esc to close · Ctrl+Enter to send · Clear to reset</span>
+          <span>Esc to close · Ctrl+Enter to send</span>
           <span className="font-mono">{promptInput.length} chars</span>
         </div>
       </div>

gadget-code/frontend/src/pages/ChatSessionView.tsx

@@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
 import { useState, useEffect, useRef, useContext, useCallback } from 'react';
 import { useParams, useNavigate, useLocation } from 'react-router-dom';
-import { BrushCleaning, Maximize2 } from 'lucide-react';
 import { socketClient } from '../lib/socket';
 import { chatSessionApi, projectApi, providerApi, type ChatSession, type ChatTurn, type ChatTurnBlock, ChatTurnStats, ChatSessionMode, type AiProvider, type Project } from '../lib/api';
 import { WorkspaceMode } from '../lib/types';
@@ -67,13 +66,7 @@ export default function ChatSessionView() {
   const [project, setProject] = useState<Project | null>(null);
   const [session, setSession] = useState<ChatSession | null>(null);
   const [turns, setTurns] = useState<ChatTurn[]>([]);
-  const [promptInput, setPromptInput] = useState(() => {
-    if (sessionId) {
-      const saved = localStorage.getItem(`dtp_draft_prompt_${sessionId}`);
-      if (saved) return saved;
-    }
-    return '';
-  });
+  const [promptInput, setPromptInput] = useState('');
   const [isProcessing, setIsProcessing] = useState(false);
   const [isAborting, setIsAborting] = useState(false);
   const [loading, setLoading] = useState(true);
@@ -132,17 +125,6 @@ export default function ChatSessionView() {
     scrollToBottom();
   }, [turns]);
 
-  // Persist draft prompt to localStorage so it survives page refreshes and navigation
-  useEffect(() => {
-    if (!sessionId) return;
-    const key = `dtp_draft_prompt_${sessionId}`;
-    if (promptInput) {
-      localStorage.setItem(key, promptInput);
-    } else {
-      localStorage.removeItem(key);
-    }
-  }, [promptInput, sessionId]);
-
   useEffect(() => {
     return () => {
       if (toastTimerRef.current) {
@@ -1301,7 +1283,6 @@ export default function ChatSessionView() {
               setIsExpandedEditor(false);
             }}
             onClose={() => setIsExpandedEditor(false)}
-            onClearPrompt={() => setPromptInput('')}
             disabled={promptDisabled}
             placeholder={promptPlaceholder}
             isProcessing={isProcessing}
@@ -1334,26 +1315,17 @@ export default function ChatSessionView() {
           {/* Prompt Input */}
           <div className="border-t border-border-subtle p-4 bg-bg-secondary shrink-0">
             <form onSubmit={handleSubmitPrompt} className="flex gap-2">
-              <div className="flex flex-col self-end">
-                <button
-                  type="button"
-                  onClick={() => setIsExpandedEditor(true)}
-                  disabled={promptDisabled || !!editorFilePath}
-                  className="p-2 text-text-muted hover:text-text-primary hover:bg-bg-tertiary rounded transition-colors disabled:opacity-50 disabled:cursor-not-allowed"
-                  title="Open expanded prompt editor"
-                >
-                  <Maximize2 size={16} />
-                </button>
-                <button
-                  type="button"
-                  onClick={() => setPromptInput('')}
-                  disabled={!promptInput}
-                  className="p-2 text-text-muted hover:text-text-primary hover:bg-bg-tertiary rounded transition-colors disabled:opacity-50 disabled:cursor-not-allowed"
-                  title="Clear prompt"
-                >
-                  <BrushCleaning size={16} />
-                </button>
-              </div>
+              <button
+                type="button"
+                onClick={() => setIsExpandedEditor(true)}
+                disabled={promptDisabled || !!editorFilePath}
+                className="p-2 text-text-muted hover:text-text-primary hover:bg-bg-tertiary rounded transition-colors disabled:opacity-50 disabled:cursor-not-allowed self-end"
+                title="Open expanded prompt editor"
+              >
+                <svg className="w-4 h-4" fill="none" viewBox="0 0 24 24" stroke="currentColor">
+                  <path strokeLinecap="round" strokeLinejoin="round" strokeWidth={2} d="M4 8V4m0 0h4M4 4l5 5m11-1V4m0 0h-4m4 0l-5 5M4 16v4m0 0h4m-4 0l5-5m11 5l-5-5m5 5v-4m0 4h-4" />
+                </svg>
+              </button>
               <textarea
                 ref={inputRef}
                 value={promptInput}

gadget-code/pnpm-lock.yaml

@@ -285,15 +285,9 @@ importers:
       '@uiw/react-codemirror':
         specifier: ^4.25.9
         version: 4.25.9(@babel/runtime@7.29.2)(@codemirror/autocomplete@6.20.2)(@codemirror/language@6.12.3)(@codemirror/lint@6.9.6)(@codemirror/search@6.7.0)(@codemirror/state@6.6.0)(@codemirror/theme-one-dark@6.1.3)(@codemirror/view@6.42.1)(codemirror@6.0.2)(react-dom@19.2.5(react@19.2.5))(react@19.2.5)
-      lucide-react:
-        specifier: ^1.16.0
-        version: 1.16.0(react@19.2.5)
       marked:
         specifier: ^16.4.2
         version: 16.4.2
-      react:
-        specifier: ^19.2.5
-        version: 19.2.5
       slug:
         specifier: ^11.0.1
         version: 11.0.1
@@ -2338,11 +2332,6 @@ packages:
     resolution: {integrity: sha512-NxVFwLAnrd9i7KUBxC4DrUhmgjzOs+1Qm50D3oF1/oL+r1NpZ4gA7xvG0/zJ8evR7zIKn4vLf7qTNduWFtCrRw==}
     engines: {node: 20 || >=22}
 
-  lucide-react@1.16.0:
-    resolution: {integrity: sha512-dYwyPzb4MEKpGUmNYk3WKWPnMrHs3FKM+q94kAnJrcDIqqn1hq2xY8scaS2ovsOCM5D51ey2gaRG3PBb1vgoYQ==}
-    peerDependencies:
-      react: ^16.5.1 || ^17.0.0 || ^18.0.0 || ^19.0.0
-
   luxon@3.6.1:
     resolution: {integrity: sha512-tJLxrKJhO2ukZ5z0gyjY1zPh3Rh88Ej9P7jNrZiHMUXHae1yvI2imgOZtL1TO8TW6biMMKfTtAOoEJANgtWBMQ==}
     engines: {node: '>=12'}
@@ -5498,10 +5487,6 @@ snapshots:
 
   lru-cache@11.3.5: {}
 
-  lucide-react@1.16.0(react@19.2.5):
-    dependencies:
-      react: 19.2.5
-
   luxon@3.6.1: {}
 
   lz-string@1.5.0: {}

gadget-drone/src/gadget-drone.ts

@@ -10,8 +10,6 @@ import path from "node:path";
 import { io, ManagerOptions, SocketOptions, Socket } from "socket.io-client";
 import { input as inqInput, password as inqPassword } from "@inquirer/prompts";
 
-import { detectWorkspace } from "@gadget/api";
-
 import AgentService, { IAgentWorkOrder } from "./services/agent.ts";
 import AiService from "./services/ai.ts";
 import PlatformService from "./services/platform.ts";
@@ -64,7 +62,6 @@ class GadgetDrone extends GadgetProcess {
   private socket: ClientSocket | undefined;
   private isShuttingDown: boolean = false;
   private heartbeatTimer: ReturnType<typeof setTimeout> | null = null;
-  private startupDir: string | undefined = undefined;
 
   get name(): string {
     return "GadgetDrone";
@@ -86,38 +83,11 @@ class GadgetDrone extends GadgetProcess {
     this.hookProcessSignals();
     await this.startServices();
 
-    /*
-     * Detect workspace directory by walking up the directory tree.
-     * This allows starting the drone from anywhere within a workspace's hierarchy.
-     */
-
-    const detection = await detectWorkspace();
-    this.startupDir = detection.startupDir;
-
-    if (!detection.found) {
-      this.log.error("no workspace found", {
-        startupDir: detection.startupDir,
-        message: "Start the drone from within a managed workspace or its subdirectories. No .gadget/workspace.json found in any parent directory.",
-      });
-      throw new Error(
-        "No workspace found. Cannot start drone in an unmanaged directory.",
-      );
-    }
-
-    // Change to the workspace directory for all operations
-    const workspaceDir = detection.workspaceDir!;
-    process.chdir(workspaceDir);
-
-    this.log.info("workspace detected", {
-      workspaceDir,
-      startupDir: detection.startupDir,
-      navigated: workspaceDir !== detection.startupDir,
-    });
-
     /*
      * Initialize workspace directory structure and load/create workspace identity.
      */
 
+    const workspaceDir = process.cwd();
     await WorkspaceService.initialize(workspaceDir);
     this.log.info("workspace initialized", {
       workspaceId: WorkspaceService.workspaceId,
@@ -200,16 +170,6 @@ class GadgetDrone extends GadgetProcess {
 
     await this.stopServices();
 
-    /*
-     * Restore the original startup directory before exiting.
-     * This ensures the shell returns to the directory where the
-     * drone was originally started.
-     */
-    if (this.startupDir) {
-      process.chdir(this.startupDir);
-      this.log.info("restored startup directory", { startupDir: this.startupDir });
-    }
-
     return 0;
   }
 

gadget-tasks/src/gadget-tasks.ts

@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ import PlatformService from "./services/platform.ts";
 import SchedulerService from "./services/scheduler.ts";
 import TaskLockService from "./services/lock.ts";
 
-import { GadgetLog, detectWorkspace, type IDroneRegistration, type IProject } from "@gadget/api";
+import { GadgetLog, type IDroneRegistration, type IProject } from "@gadget/api";
 import { GadgetProcess } from "./lib/process.ts";
 
 const log = new GadgetLog({ name: "GadgetTasks", slug: "gadget-tasks" });
@@ -20,7 +20,6 @@ interface UserCredentials {
 
 class GadgetTasks extends GadgetProcess {
   private selectedDrone: IDroneRegistration | null = null;
-  private startupDir: string | undefined = undefined;
 
   get name(): string {
     return "GadgetTasks";
@@ -37,34 +36,6 @@ class GadgetTasks extends GadgetProcess {
   async start(): Promise<void> {
     this.hookProcessSignals();
 
-    /*
-     * Detect workspace directory by walking up the directory tree.
-     * This allows starting from anywhere within a workspace's hierarchy.
-     */
-
-    const detection = await detectWorkspace();
-    this.startupDir = detection.startupDir;
-
-    if (!detection.found) {
-      this.log.error("no workspace found", {
-        startupDir: detection.startupDir,
-        message: "Start gadget-tasks from within a managed workspace or its subdirectories. No .gadget/workspace.json found in any parent directory.",
-      });
-      throw new Error(
-        "No workspace found. Cannot start gadget-tasks in an unmanaged directory.",
-      );
-    }
-
-    // Change to the workspace directory for all operations
-    const workspaceDir = detection.workspaceDir!;
-    process.chdir(workspaceDir);
-
-    this.log.info("workspace detected", {
-      workspaceDir,
-      startupDir: detection.startupDir,
-      navigated: workspaceDir !== detection.startupDir,
-    });
-
     // 1. Acquire singleton lock via Redis
     const lockAcquired = await TaskLockService.acquire();
     if (!lockAcquired) {
@@ -107,14 +78,6 @@ class GadgetTasks extends GadgetProcess {
     await PlatformService.stop();
     await TaskLockService.release();
 
-    /*
-     * Restore the original startup directory before exiting.
-     */
-    if (this.startupDir) {
-      process.chdir(this.startupDir);
-      this.log.info("restored startup directory", { startupDir: this.startupDir });
-    }
-
     this.log.info("shutdown complete");
     return 0;
   }

packages/api/src/index.ts

@@ -10,7 +10,6 @@ export * from "./lib/log-transport-console.ts";
 export * from "./lib/log-transport-file.ts";
 export * from "./lib/log-transport-socket.ts";
 export * from "./lib/log-file.ts";
-export * from "./lib/workspace-detector.ts";
 
 /*
  * Data Model Interfaces

packages/api/src/lib/workspace-detector.ts

@@ -1,58 +0,0 @@
-// src/lib/workspace-detector.ts
-// Copyright (C) 2026 Rob Colbert <rob.colbert@openplatform.us>
-// Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0
-
-import fs from "node:fs/promises";
-import path from "node:path";
-
-export interface WorkspaceDetectionResult {
-  found: boolean;
-  workspaceDir?: string;
-  startupDir: string;
-}
-
-/**
- * Walks up the directory tree from startDir looking for .gadget/workspace.json.
- * Returns the workspace directory if found, or { found: false } if not.
- *
- * @param startDir - The directory to start searching from (defaults to process.cwd())
- * @returns Promise resolving to workspace detection result
- */
-export async function detectWorkspace(
-  startDir: string = process.cwd(),
-): Promise<WorkspaceDetectionResult> {
-  const startupDir = path.resolve(startDir);
-  let currentDir = startupDir;
-
-  // Walk up the directory tree until we hit root
-  while (true) {
-    const workspaceFile = path.join(currentDir, ".gadget", "workspace.json");
-
-    try {
-      await fs.access(workspaceFile);
-      // Found the workspace
-      return {
-        found: true,
-        workspaceDir: currentDir,
-        startupDir,
-      };
-    } catch {
-      // workspace.json not found in this directory, go up one level
-    }
-
-    const parentDir = path.dirname(currentDir);
-
-    // Check if we've reached the root (parent equals current)
-    if (parentDir === currentDir) {
-      break;
-    }
-
-    currentDir = parentDir;
-  }
-
-  // No workspace.json found in any parent directory
-  return {
-    found: false,
-    startupDir,
-  };
-}