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title: "Simplified Interface"
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slug: "simplified-ui"
published_at: "2026-09-20T19:50:15+00:00"
modified_at: "2026-09-20T19:56:06+00:00"
url: "https://xedant.com/agents/agent/docs/simplified-ui"
markdown_url: "https://xedant.com/agents/agent/docs/simplified-ui.md"
excerpt: "The simplified interface is a mode that turns Xedant Agent into a minimal, ChatGPT-style chat.…"
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# Simplified Interface

[https://xedant.com/agents/agent/docs/simplified-ui.md](https://xedant.com/agents/agent/docs/simplified-ui.md)

The simplified interface is a mode that turns Xedant Agent into a minimal, ChatGPT-style chat. It hides all the technical controls and shows only the conversation with the AI as chat bubbles. The mode is built for non-technical users who want plain access to the AI without visual noise.

Turn it on with the **Simplified UI** switch in *Settings → Appearance*. Switching applies every change instantly, the value is stored on the server, and it syncs across all open tabs through SignalR.

 ![Simplified interface: message bubbles and the input line](https://xedant.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/simplified-ui-chat.png) ## Chat list

On the home screen, the simplified chat list shows only titles and relative time (*5 minutes ago, 2 hours ago, yesterday* — and so on). All technical metadata is hidden:

- Cost and tokens
- Message count and speed (msg/s, tokens/s)
- Processing time
- Commit count
- Model
- The chat delete button

Chats are listed 50 per page (instead of 10 in the normal mode), and the pagination controls are hidden. The search filter by chat title stays.

## Empty chat

When you open a chat with no messages, the usual empty state is replaced by a centered input area in the ChatGPT style:

- A large textarea with the *“How can I help you?”* placeholder (3 rows, auto-expanding up to 200px)
- A round send button (an up arrow) on the right inside the input container
- The model and skill pickers below the textarea, in a compact form
- Enter sends the message, Shift+Enter adds a line break
- While the AI works, the send button turns into a stop button (a square)

## Messages as bubbles

Instead of the standard message view, the simplified mode uses a chat-bubble style:

- **Your messages** — right-aligned, rounded corners with a “tail” at the bottom left, greenish background
- **Assistant replies** — left-aligned, rounded corners with a “tail” at the bottom right, card background color
- **Copying** — the copy button appears on hover (on mobile, when you tap the bubble)
- **Maximum width** — 680px, or 95% on mobile

Most technical messages are hidden. Only these stay visible:

- User messages
- Assistant replies with real content
- AskUserQuestion — interactive questions from the AI
- PermissionRequest — permission requests

Hidden: all tool messages (Read, Write, Edit, Bash, Glob, Grep, and so on), operation results (success, error), system messages, errors, and statistics.

## Input line

When the chat has messages, a compact input line sits at the bottom:

- A single-row textarea that auto-expands up to 4 rows
- The model and skill pickers below the input field
- The send/stop button on the right inside the rounded container
- A smooth transition between send and stop states (~200ms)

## Simplified header

Technical elements are hidden from the page header:

- The timer and token counter
- The latest statistics (HeaderStats)
- The favicon reset button

What stays: breadcrumbs (project name + chat title), the theme and sound toggles, the settings icon (the gear opens the settings hub; logout lives inside it, in the “Help & Account” group), and the “New Chat” button.

## Hidden elements

With the simplified mode on, these are hidden completely:

- The status panel (git, builds, deploys) — the right side of the screen. The chat takes the full width
- ChatStats — chat statistics above the messages
- The mobile status panel (a drawer at the bottom of the screen)

Builds and deploys keep running in the background — they are just not visible in the interface. You can switch back to the normal mode at any time.