Support /compact command through RPC

[lemotw]

Problem / motivation

I noticed that the /compact command is currently not available in the web UI.

In my previous PR, I implemented /skill using RPC, but the PR was closed because the maintainers were already working on the same feature. Since /compact might follow a similar implementation pattern, I wanted to ask first before starting any work.

Having /compact available from the web UI would make it easier for users to manage long conversations without switching back to another interface.

Proposed solution

If this feature is not already being worked on, I would be happy to help implement /compact support.

A possible approach could be:

1. Confirm the expected behavior of /compact.
2. Check whether there is already an RPC method available for compacting the conversation.
3. Add the UI command entry for /compact.
4. Trigger the corresponding RPC call when the command is selected.

I would like to confirm the expected behavior first to avoid duplicating existing work or implementing it in a different direction.

Alternatives considered

No response

Acknowledgement

• I understand the maintainer triages requests and will invite a PR only if this moves forward.

[setkyar]

Hi @lemotw you can work on it. A few things to note.

I want to add /comapct, but I would also want to add it to this context popup

It should also have keyboard shortcut. And make sure the chat does not hang (I added note about this when I am implementing the skills commands). And add e2e test.

[lemotw]

@setkyar Sure, adding the /compact function to the context widget sounds like a good idea. I just have one question: do you have any preferred shortcut for /compact?

[setkyar]

@lemotw I am thinking Ctrl+L as compact shortcut.

Note that I refactored frontend heavily, so make sure to pull latest before you working on it.

[lemotw]

Thanks, got it.
I’ll pull the latest changes first and then work on it.