# Agents Upgrade Plan

- [x] feat: support multimodal inputs (images, rich artifacts) and preview panes so non-text context matches Codex CLI image handling and Claude Code’s artifact outputs
- feat: integrate repository automation (GitHub PR review, commit templating, Claude SDK-style automation APIs) to reach parity with Codex CLI’s GitHub integration and Claude Code’s CLI/SDK automation
- feat: implement Codex-style non-blocking TUI so commands remain usable while backend work runs:
  1. Add an `AppEvent` channel and dispatch layer in `crates/owlen-tui/src/app/mod.rs` that mirrors the `tokio::select!` loop used in `codex-rs/tui/src/app.rs:190-197` to multiplex UI input, session events, and background updates without blocking redraws.
  2. Refactor `ChatApp::process_pending_llm_request` and related helpers to spawn tasks that submit prompts via `SessionController` and stream results back through the new channel, following `codex-rs/tui/src/chatwidget/agent.rs:16-61` so the request lifecycle no longer stalls the UI thread.
  3. Track active-turn state plus queued inputs inside `ChatApp` and surface them through the status pane—similar to `codex-rs/tui/src/chatwidget.rs:1105-1132` and `codex-rs/tui/src/bottom_pane/mod.rs:334-352,378-383`—so users can enqueue commands/slash actions while a turn is executing.
  4. Introduce a frame requester/draw scheduler (accessible from `ChatApp` and background tasks) that coalesces redraws like `codex-rs/tui/src/tui.rs:234-390`, ensuring notifications, queue updates, and streaming deltas trigger renders without blocking the event loop.
  5. Extend input handling and regression tests to cover concurrent queued messages, cancellation, and post-turn flushing, echoing the completion hooks in `codex-rs/tui/src/chatwidget.rs:436-455` and keeping `/help` and command palette responsive under load.