Enha: native notification implementation

bot.go

@@ -268,9 +268,7 @@ func warmUpModel() {
 		// Continue with warmup attempt anyway
 	}
 	if loaded {
-		if err := notifyUser("model already loaded", "Model "+chatBody.Model+" is already loaded."); err != nil {
+		showToast("model already loaded", "Model "+chatBody.Model+" is already loaded.")
-			logger.Debug("failed to notify user", "error", err)
-		}
 		return
 	}
 	go func() {
@@ -483,9 +481,7 @@ func monitorModelLoad(modelID string) {
 					continue
 				}
 				if loaded {
-					if err := notifyUser("model loaded", "Model "+modelID+" is now loaded and ready."); err != nil {
+					showToast("model loaded", "Model "+modelID+" is now loaded and ready.")
-						logger.Debug("failed to notify user", "error", err)
-					}
 					refreshChatDisplay()
 					return
 				}
@@ -572,9 +568,7 @@ func sendMsgToLLM(body io.Reader) {
 	req, err := http.NewRequest("POST", cfg.CurrentAPI, body)
 	if err != nil {
 		logger.Error("newreq error", "error", err)
-		if err := notifyUser("error", "apicall failed:"+err.Error()); err != nil {
+		showToast("error", "apicall failed:"+err.Error())
-			logger.Error("failed to notify", "error", err)
-		}
 		streamDone <- true
 		return
 	}
@@ -586,9 +580,7 @@ func sendMsgToLLM(body io.Reader) {
 	resp, err := httpClient.Do(req)
 	if err != nil {
 		logger.Error("llamacpp api", "error", err)
-		if err := notifyUser("error", "apicall failed:"+err.Error()); err != nil {
+		showToast("error", "apicall failed:"+err.Error())
-			logger.Error("failed to notify", "error", err)
-		}
 		streamDone <- true
 		return
 	}
@@ -599,9 +591,7 @@ func sendMsgToLLM(body io.Reader) {
 		if err != nil {
 			logger.Error("failed to read error response body", "error", err, "status_code", resp.StatusCode)
 			detailedError := fmt.Sprintf("HTTP Status: %d, Failed to read response body: %v", resp.StatusCode, err)
-			if err := notifyUser("API Error", detailedError); err != nil {
+			showToast("API Error", detailedError)
-				logger.Error("failed to notify", "error", err)
-			}
 			resp.Body.Close()
 			streamDone <- true
 			return
@@ -609,9 +599,7 @@ func sendMsgToLLM(body io.Reader) {
 		// Parse the error response for detailed information
 		detailedError := extractDetailedErrorFromBytes(bodyBytes, resp.StatusCode)
 		logger.Error("API returned error status", "status_code", resp.StatusCode, "detailed_error", detailedError)
-		if err := notifyUser("API Error", detailedError); err != nil {
+		showToast("API Error", detailedError)
-			logger.Error("failed to notify", "error", err)
-		}
 		resp.Body.Close()
 		streamDone <- true
 		return
@@ -648,16 +636,12 @@ func sendMsgToLLM(body io.Reader) {
 				detailedError := fmt.Sprintf("Streaming connection closed unexpectedly (Status: %d). This may indicate an API error. Check your API provider and model settings.", resp.StatusCode)
 				logger.Error("error reading response body", "error", err, "detailed_error", detailedError,
 					"status_code", resp.StatusCode, "user_role", cfg.UserRole, "parser", chunkParser, "link", cfg.CurrentAPI)
-				if err := notifyUser("API Error", detailedError); err != nil {
+				showToast("API Error", detailedError)
-					logger.Error("failed to notify", "error", err)
-				}
 			} else {
 				logger.Error("error reading response body", "error", err, "line", string(line),
 					"user_role", cfg.UserRole, "parser", chunkParser, "link", cfg.CurrentAPI)
 				// if err.Error() != "EOF" {
-				if err := notifyUser("API error", err.Error()); err != nil {
+				showToast("API error", err.Error())
-					logger.Error("failed to notify", "error", err)
-				}
 			}
 			streamDone <- true
 			break
@@ -684,9 +668,7 @@ func sendMsgToLLM(body io.Reader) {
 		if err != nil {
 			logger.Error("error parsing response body", "error", err,
 				"line", string(line), "url", cfg.CurrentAPI)
-			if err := notifyUser("LLM Response Error", "Failed to parse LLM response: "+err.Error()); err != nil {
+			showToast("LLM Response Error", "Failed to parse LLM response: "+err.Error())
-				logger.Error("failed to notify user", "error", err)
-			}
 			streamDone <- true
 			break
 		}
@@ -1456,15 +1438,15 @@ func refreshLocalModelsIfEmpty() {
 
 func summarizeAndStartNewChat() {
 	if len(chatBody.Messages) == 0 {
-		_ = notifyUser("info", "No chat history to summarize")
+		showToast("info", "No chat history to summarize")
 		return
 	}
-	_ = notifyUser("info", "Summarizing chat history...")
+	showToast("info", "Summarizing chat history...")
 	// Call the summarize_chat tool via agent
 	summaryBytes := callToolWithAgent("summarize_chat", map[string]string{})
 	summary := string(summaryBytes)
 	if summary == "" {
-		_ = notifyUser("error", "Failed to generate summary")
+		showToast("error", "Failed to generate summary")
 		return
 	}
 	// Start a new chat
@@ -1483,7 +1465,7 @@ func summarizeAndStartNewChat() {
 	if err := updateStorageChat(activeChatName, chatBody.Messages); err != nil {
 		logger.Warn("failed to update storage after injecting summary", "error", err)
 	}
-	_ = notifyUser("info", "Chat summarized and new chat started with summary as tool response")
+	showToast("info", "Chat summarized and new chat started with summary as tool response")
 }
 
 func init() {

helpfuncs.go

@@ -491,10 +491,7 @@ func listChatRoles() []string {
 func deepseekModelValidator() error {
 	if cfg.CurrentAPI == cfg.DeepSeekChatAPI || cfg.CurrentAPI == cfg.DeepSeekCompletionAPI {
 		if chatBody.Model != "deepseek-chat" && chatBody.Model != "deepseek-reasoner" {
-			if err := notifyUser("bad request", "wrong deepseek model name"); err != nil {
+			showToast("bad request", "wrong deepseek model name")
-				logger.Warn("failed ot notify user", "error", err)
-				return err
-			}
 			return nil
 		}
 	}
@@ -694,9 +691,7 @@ func performSearch(term string) {
 		searchResults = nil
 		searchResultLengths = nil
 		notification := "Pattern not found: " + term
-		if err := notifyUser("search", notification); err != nil {
+		showToast("search", notification)
-			logger.Error("failed to send notification", "error", err)
-		}
 		return
 	}
 	// Store the formatted text positions and lengths for accurate highlighting
@@ -729,9 +724,7 @@ func highlightCurrentMatch() {
 	textView.Highlight(currentRegion).ScrollToHighlight()
 	// Send notification about which match we're at
 	notification := fmt.Sprintf("Match %d of %d", searchIndex+1, len(searchResults))
-	if err := notifyUser("search", notification); err != nil {
+	showToast("search", notification)
-		logger.Error("failed to send notification", "error", err)
-	}
 }
 
 // showSearchBar shows the search input field as an overlay
@@ -821,9 +814,7 @@ func addRegionTags(text string, positions []int, lengths []int, currentIdx int,
 // searchNext finds the next occurrence of the search term
 func searchNext() {
 	if len(searchResults) == 0 {
-		if err := notifyUser("search", "No search results to navigate"); err != nil {
+		showToast("search", "No search results to navigate")
-			logger.Error("failed to send notification", "error", err)
-		}
 		return
 	}
 	searchIndex = (searchIndex + 1) % len(searchResults)
@@ -833,9 +824,7 @@ func searchNext() {
 // searchPrev finds the previous occurrence of the search term
 func searchPrev() {
 	if len(searchResults) == 0 {
-		if err := notifyUser("search", "No search results to navigate"); err != nil {
+		showToast("search", "No search results to navigate")
-			logger.Error("failed to send notification", "error", err)
-		}
 		return
 	}
 	if searchIndex == 0 {

popups.go

@@ -40,9 +40,7 @@ func showModelSelectionPopup() {
 		default:
 			message = "No llama.cpp models loaded. Ensure llama.cpp server is running with models."
 		}
-		if err := notifyUser("Empty list", message); err != nil {
+		showToast("Empty list", message)
-			logger.Error("failed to send notification", "error", err)
-		}
 		return
 	}
 	// Create a list primitive
@@ -119,9 +117,7 @@ func showAPILinkSelectionPopup() {
 	if len(apiLinks) == 0 {
 		logger.Warn("no API links available for selection")
 		message := "No API links available. Please configure API links in your config file."
-		if err := notifyUser("Empty list", message); err != nil {
+		showToast("Empty list", message)
-			logger.Error("failed to send notification", "error", err)
-		}
 		return
 	}
 	// Create a list primitive
@@ -206,9 +202,7 @@ func showUserRoleSelectionPopup() {
 	if len(roles) == 0 {
 		logger.Warn("no roles available for selection")
 		message := "No roles available for selection."
-		if err := notifyUser("Empty list", message); err != nil {
+		showToast("Empty list", message)
-			logger.Error("failed to send notification", "error", err)
-		}
 		return
 	}
 	// Create a list primitive
@@ -285,9 +279,7 @@ func showBotRoleSelectionPopup() {
 	if len(roles) == 0 {
 		logger.Warn("no roles available for selection")
 		message := "No roles available for selection."
-		if err := notifyUser("Empty list", message); err != nil {
+		showToast("Empty list", message)
-			logger.Error("failed to send notification", "error", err)
-		}
 		return
 	}
 	// Create a list primitive
@@ -512,9 +504,7 @@ func showColorschemeSelectionPopup() {
 	if len(schemeNames) == 0 {
 		logger.Warn("no colorschemes available for selection")
 		message := "No colorschemes available."
-		if err := notifyUser("Empty list", message); err != nil {
+		showToast("Empty list", message)
-			logger.Error("failed to send notification", "error", err)
-		}
 		return
 	}
 	// Create a list primitive

props_table.go

@@ -259,9 +259,7 @@ func makePropsTable(props map[string]float32) *tview.Table {
 				// Handle nil options
 				if data.Options == nil {
 					logger.Error("options list is nil for", "label", label)
-					if err := notifyUser("Configuration error", "Options list is nil for "+label); err != nil {
+					showToast("Configuration error", "Options list is nil for "+label)
-						logger.Error("failed to send notification", "error", err)
-					}
 					return
 				}
 
@@ -279,9 +277,7 @@ func makePropsTable(props map[string]float32) *tview.Table {
 							message = "No llama.cpp models loaded. Ensure llama.cpp server is running with models."
 						}
 					}
-					if err := notifyUser("Empty list", message); err != nil {
+					showToast("Empty list", message)
-						logger.Error("failed to send notification", "error", err)
-					}
 					return
 				}
 				// Create a list primitive

session.go

@@ -168,19 +168,3 @@ func copyToClipboard(text string) error {
 	cmd.Stdin = strings.NewReader(text)
 	return cmd.Run()
 }
-
-func notifyUser(topic, message string) error {
-	// Sanitize message to remove control characters that notify-send doesn't handle
-	sanitized := strings.Map(func(r rune) rune {
-		if r < 32 && r != '\t' {
-			return -1
-		}
-		return r
-	}, message)
-	// Truncate if too long
-	if len(sanitized) > 200 {
-		sanitized = sanitized[:197] + "..."
-	}
-	cmd := exec.Command("notify-send", topic, sanitized)
-	return cmd.Run()
-}

tables.go

@@ -147,9 +147,7 @@ func makeChatTable(chatMap map[string]models.Chat) *tview.Table {
 			if err := store.RemoveChat(sc.ID); err != nil {
 				logger.Error("failed to remove chat from db", "chat_id", sc.ID, "chat_name", sc.Name)
 			}
-			if err := notifyUser("chat deleted", selectedChat+" was deleted"); err != nil {
+			showToast("chat deleted", selectedChat+" was deleted")
-				logger.Error("failed to send notification", "error", err)
-			}
 			// load last chat
 			chatBody.Messages = loadOldChatOrGetNew()
 			textView.SetText(chatToText(chatBody.Messages, cfg.ShowSys))
@@ -162,9 +160,7 @@ func makeChatTable(chatMap map[string]models.Chat) *tview.Table {
 			cc := GetCardByRole(agentName)
 			if cc == nil {
 				logger.Warn("no such card", "agent", agentName)
-				if err := notifyUser("error", "no such card: "+agentName); err != nil {
+				showToast("error", "no such card: "+agentName)
-					logger.Warn("failed ot notify", "error", err)
-				}
 				return
 			}
 			cc.SysPrompt = chatBody.Messages[0].Content
@@ -186,9 +182,7 @@ func makeChatTable(chatMap map[string]models.Chat) *tview.Table {
 			cc := GetCardByRole(agentName)
 			if cc == nil {
 				logger.Warn("no such card", "agent", agentName)
-				if err := notifyUser("error", "no such card: "+agentName); err != nil {
+				showToast("error", "no such card: "+agentName)
-					logger.Warn("failed to notify", "error", err)
-				}
 				return
 			}
 			newCard, err := pngmeta.ReadCard(cc.FilePath, cfg.UserRole)
@@ -197,9 +191,7 @@ func makeChatTable(chatMap map[string]models.Chat) *tview.Table {
 				newCard, err = pngmeta.ReadCardJson(cc.FilePath)
 				if err != nil {
 					logger.Error("failed to reload charcard", "path", cc.FilePath, "error", err)
-					if err := notifyUser("error", "failed to reload card: "+cc.FilePath); err != nil {
+					showToast("error", "failed to reload card: "+cc.FilePath)
-						logger.Warn("failed to notify", "error", err)
-					}
 					return
 				}
 			}
@@ -448,13 +440,13 @@ func makeRAGTable(fileList []string, loadedFiles []string) *tview.Flex {
 			go func() {
 				if err := ragger.LoadRAG(fpath); err != nil {
 					logger.Error("failed to embed file", "chat", fpath, "error", err)
-					_ = notifyUser("RAG", "failed to embed file; error: "+err.Error())
+					showToast("RAG", "failed to embed file; error: "+err.Error())
 					app.QueueUpdate(func() {
 						pages.RemovePage(RAGPage)
 					})
 					return
 				}
-				_ = notifyUser("RAG", "file loaded successfully")
+				showToast("RAG", "file loaded successfully")
 				app.QueueUpdate(func() {
 					pages.RemovePage(RAGPage)
 				})
@@ -465,13 +457,13 @@ func makeRAGTable(fileList []string, loadedFiles []string) *tview.Flex {
 			go func() {
 				if err := ragger.RemoveFile(f.name); err != nil {
 					logger.Error("failed to unload file from RAG", "filename", f.name, "error", err)
-					_ = notifyUser("RAG", "failed to unload file; error: "+err.Error())
+					showToast("RAG", "failed to unload file; error: "+err.Error())
 					app.QueueUpdate(func() {
 						pages.RemovePage(RAGPage)
 					})
 					return
 				}
-				_ = notifyUser("RAG", "file unloaded successfully")
+				showToast("RAG", "file unloaded successfully")
 				app.QueueUpdate(func() {
 					pages.RemovePage(RAGPage)
 				})
@@ -483,9 +475,7 @@ func makeRAGTable(fileList []string, loadedFiles []string) *tview.Flex {
 				logger.Error("failed to delete file", "filename", fpath, "error", err)
 				return
 			}
-			if err := notifyUser("chat deleted", fpath+" was deleted"); err != nil {
+			showToast("chat deleted", fpath+" was deleted")
-				logger.Error("failed to send notification", "error", err)
-			}
 			return
 		default:
 			pages.RemovePage(RAGPage)
@@ -594,9 +584,7 @@ func makeAgentTable(agentList []string) *tview.Table {
 			if err := store.RemoveChat(sc.ID); err != nil {
 				logger.Error("failed to remove chat from db", "chat_id", sc.ID, "chat_name", sc.Name)
 			}
-			if err := notifyUser("chat deleted", selected+" was deleted"); err != nil {
+			showToast("chat deleted", selected+" was deleted")
-				logger.Error("failed to send notification", "error", err)
-			}
 			pages.RemovePage(agentPage)
 			return
 		default:
@@ -667,13 +655,9 @@ func makeCodeBlockTable(codeBlocks []string) *tview.Table {
 		switch tc.Text {
 		case "copy":
 			if err := copyToClipboard(selected); err != nil {
-				if err := notifyUser("error", err.Error()); err != nil {
+				showToast("error", err.Error())
-					logger.Error("failed to send notification", "error", err)
-				}
-			}
-			if err := notifyUser("copied", selected); err != nil {
-				logger.Error("failed to send notification", "error", err)
 			}
+			showToast("copied", selected)
 			pages.RemovePage(codeBlockPage)
 			app.SetFocus(textArea)
 			return
@@ -766,9 +750,7 @@ func makeImportChatTable(filenames []string) *tview.Table {
 			if err := store.RemoveChat(sc.ID); err != nil {
 				logger.Error("failed to remove chat from db", "chat_id", sc.ID, "chat_name", sc.Name)
 			}
-			if err := notifyUser("chat deleted", selected+" was deleted"); err != nil {
+			showToast("chat deleted", selected+" was deleted")
-				logger.Error("failed to send notification", "error", err)
-			}
 			pages.RemovePage(historyPage)
 			return
 		default:

tools.go

@@ -268,7 +268,7 @@ func updateToolCapabilities() {
 	} else {
 		logger.Info("model does not have vision support", "model", cfg.CurrentModel, "api", cfg.CurrentAPI)
 		if windowToolsAvailable && !prevHasVision && !modelHasVision {
-			_ = notifyUser("window tools", "Window capture-and-view unavailable: model lacks vision support")
+			showToast("window tools", "Window capture-and-view unavailable: model lacks vision support")
 		}
 	}
 	registerWindowTools()

tui.go

@@ -140,7 +140,20 @@ func setShellMode(enabled bool) {
 // showToast displays a temporary message in the top‑right corner.
 // It auto‑hides after 3 seconds and disappears when clicked.
 func showToast(title, message string) {
-	// Create a small, bordered text view for the notification.
+	sanitize := func(s string, maxLen int) string {
+		sanitized := strings.Map(func(r rune) rune {
+			if r < 32 && r != '\t' {
+				return -1
+			}
+			return r
+		}, s)
+		if len(sanitized) > maxLen {
+			sanitized = sanitized[:maxLen-3] + "..."
+		}
+		return sanitized
+	}
+	title = sanitize(title, 50)
+	message = sanitize(message, 197)
 	notification := tview.NewTextView().
 		SetTextAlign(tview.AlignCenter).
 		SetDynamicColors(true).
@@ -363,9 +376,7 @@ func init() {
 			defer colorText()
 			editedMsg := editArea.GetText()
 			if editedMsg == "" {
-				if err := notifyUser("edit", "no edit provided"); err != nil {
+				showToast("edit", "no edit provided")
-					logger.Error("failed to send notification", "error", err)
-				}
 				pages.RemovePage(editMsgPage)
 				return nil
 			}
@@ -395,9 +406,7 @@ func init() {
 			case tcell.KeyEnter:
 				newRole := roleEditWindow.GetText()
 				if newRole == "" {
-					if err := notifyUser("edit", "no role provided"); err != nil {
+					showToast("edit", "no role provided")
-						logger.Error("failed to send notification", "error", err)
-					}
 					pages.RemovePage(roleEditPage)
 					return
 				}
@@ -424,9 +433,7 @@ func init() {
 			siInt, err := strconv.Atoi(si)
 			if err != nil {
 				logger.Error("failed to convert provided index", "error", err, "si", si)
-				if err := notifyUser("cancel", "no index provided, copying user input"); err != nil {
+				showToast("cancel", "no index provided, copying user input")
-					logger.Error("failed to send notification", "error", err)
-				}
 				if err := copyToClipboard(textArea.GetText()); err != nil {
 					logger.Error("failed to copy to clipboard", "error", err)
 				}
@@ -437,9 +444,7 @@ func init() {
 			if len(chatBody.Messages)-1 < selectedIndex || selectedIndex < 0 {
 				msg := "chosen index is out of bounds, will copy user input"
 				logger.Warn(msg, "index", selectedIndex)
-				if err := notifyUser("error", msg); err != nil {
+				showToast("error", msg)
-					logger.Error("failed to send notification", "error", err)
-				}
 				if err := copyToClipboard(textArea.GetText()); err != nil {
 					logger.Error("failed to copy to clipboard", "error", err)
 				}
@@ -465,9 +470,7 @@ func init() {
 				}
 				previewLen := min(30, len(msgText))
 				notification := fmt.Sprintf("msg '%s' was copied to the clipboard", msgText[:previewLen])
-				if err := notifyUser("copied", notification); err != nil {
+				showToast("copied", notification)
-					logger.Error("failed to send notification", "error", err)
-				}
 				hideIndexBar() // Hide overlay after copying
 			}
 			return nil
@@ -499,9 +502,7 @@ func init() {
 				logger.Error("failed to upsert chat", "error", err, "chat", currentChat)
 			}
 			notification := fmt.Sprintf("renamed chat to '%s'", activeChatName)
-			if err := notifyUser("renamed", notification); err != nil {
+			showToast("renamed", notification)
-				logger.Error("failed to send notification", "error", err)
-			}
 		}
 		return event
 	})
@@ -612,9 +613,6 @@ func init() {
 				status = "enabled"
 			}
 			showToast("autoscroll", "Auto-scrolling "+status)
-			if err := notifyUser("autoscroll", "Auto-scrolling "+status); err != nil {
-				logger.Error("failed to send notification", "error", err)
-			}
 			updateStatusLine()
 		}
 		// Handle Alt+7 to toggle injectRole
@@ -631,9 +629,7 @@ func init() {
 			if thinkingCollapsed {
 				status = "collapsed"
 			}
-			if err := notifyUser("thinking", "Thinking blocks "+status); err != nil {
+			showToast("thinking", "Thinking blocks "+status)
-				logger.Error("failed to send notification", "error", err)
-			}
 			return nil
 		}
 		// Handle Ctrl+T to toggle tool call/response visibility
@@ -645,9 +641,7 @@ func init() {
 			if toolCollapsed {
 				status = "collapsed"
 			}
-			if err := notifyUser("tools", "Tool calls/responses "+status); err != nil {
+			showToast("tools", "Tool calls/responses "+status)
-				logger.Error("failed to send notification", "error", err)
-			}
 			return nil
 		}
 		if event.Key() == tcell.KeyRune && event.Rune() == 'i' && event.Modifiers()&tcell.ModAlt != 0 {
@@ -667,9 +661,7 @@ func init() {
 			// Check if there are no chats for this agent
 			if len(chatList) == 0 {
 				notification := "no chats found for agent: " + cfg.AssistantRole
-				if err := notifyUser("info", notification); err != nil {
+				showToast("info", notification)
-					logger.Error("failed to send notification", "error", err)
-				}
 				return nil
 			}
 			chatMap := make(map[string]models.Chat)
@@ -687,9 +679,7 @@ func init() {
 		if event.Key() == tcell.KeyF2 && !botRespMode {
 			// regen last msg
 			if len(chatBody.Messages) == 0 {
-				if err := notifyUser("info", "no messages to regenerate"); err != nil {
+				showToast("info", "no messages to regenerate")
-					logger.Error("failed to send notification", "error", err)
-				}
 				return nil
 			}
 			chatBody.Messages = chatBody.Messages[:len(chatBody.Messages)-1]
@@ -715,9 +705,7 @@ func init() {
 				return nil
 			}
 			if len(chatBody.Messages) == 0 {
-				if err := notifyUser("info", "no messages to delete"); err != nil {
+				showToast("info", "no messages to delete")
-					logger.Error("failed to send notification", "error", err)
-				}
 				return nil
 			}
 			chatBody.Messages = chatBody.Messages[:len(chatBody.Messages)-1]
@@ -776,9 +764,7 @@ func init() {
 			}
 			previewLen := min(30, len(msgText))
 			notification := fmt.Sprintf("msg '%s' was copied to the clipboard", msgText[:previewLen])
-			if err := notifyUser("copied", notification); err != nil {
+			showToast("copied", notification)
-				logger.Error("failed to send notification", "error", err)
-			}
 			return nil
 		}
 		if event.Key() == tcell.KeyF8 {
@@ -792,9 +778,7 @@ func init() {
 			text := textView.GetText(false)
 			cb := codeBlockRE.FindAllString(text, -1)
 			if len(cb) == 0 {
-				if err := notifyUser("notify", "no code blocks in chat"); err != nil {
+				showToast("notify", "no code blocks in chat")
-					logger.Error("failed to send notification", "error", err)
-				}
 				return nil
 			}
 			table := makeCodeBlockTable(cb)
@@ -809,9 +793,7 @@ func init() {
 			// read files in chat_exports
 			filelist, err := os.ReadDir(exportDir)
 			if err != nil {
-				if err := notifyUser("failed to load exports", err.Error()); err != nil {
+				showToast("failed to load exports", err.Error())
-					logger.Error("failed to send notification", "error", err)
-				}
 				return nil
 			}
 			fli := []string{}
@@ -841,9 +823,7 @@ func init() {
 				logger.Error("failed to export chat;", "error", err, "chat_name", activeChatName)
 				return nil
 			}
-			if err := notifyUser("exported chat", "chat: "+activeChatName+" was exported"); err != nil {
+			showToast("exported chat", "chat: "+activeChatName+" was exported")
-				logger.Error("failed to send notification", "error", err)
-			}
 			return nil
 		}
 		if event.Key() == tcell.KeyCtrlP {
@@ -882,9 +862,7 @@ func init() {
 			labels, err := initSysCards()
 			if err != nil {
 				logger.Error("failed to read sys dir", "error", err)
-				if err := notifyUser("error", "failed to read: "+cfg.SysDir); err != nil {
+				showToast("error", "failed to read: "+cfg.SysDir)
-					logger.Debug("failed to notify user", "error", err)
-				}
 				return nil
 			}
 			at := makeAgentTable(labels)
@@ -941,9 +919,7 @@ func init() {
 				if err != nil {
 					msg := "failed to inference user speech; error:" + err.Error()
 					logger.Error(msg)
-					if err := notifyUser("stt error", msg); err != nil {
+					showToast("stt error", msg)
-						logger.Error("failed to notify user", "error", err)
-					}
 					return nil
 				}
 				if userSpeech != "" {
@@ -1023,26 +999,20 @@ func init() {
 					// Create the RAG directory if it doesn't exist
 					if mkdirErr := os.MkdirAll(cfg.RAGDir, 0755); mkdirErr != nil {
 						logger.Error("failed to create RAG directory", "dir", cfg.RAGDir, "error", mkdirErr)
-						if notifyerr := notifyUser("failed to create RAG directory", mkdirErr.Error()); notifyerr != nil {
+						showToast("failed to create RAG directory", mkdirErr.Error())
-							logger.Error("failed to send notification", "error", notifyerr)
-						}
 						return nil
 					}
 					// Now try to read the directory again after creating it
 					files, err = os.ReadDir(cfg.RAGDir)
 					if err != nil {
 						logger.Error("failed to read dir after creating it", "dir", cfg.RAGDir, "error", err)
-						if notifyerr := notifyUser("failed to read RAG directory", err.Error()); notifyerr != nil {
+						showToast("failed to read RAG directory", err.Error())
-							logger.Error("failed to send notification", "error", notifyerr)
-						}
 						return nil
 					}
 				} else {
 					// Other error (permissions, etc.)
 					logger.Error("failed to read dir", "dir", cfg.RAGDir, "error", err)
-					if notifyerr := notifyUser("failed to open RAG files dir", err.Error()); notifyerr != nil {
+					showToast("failed to open RAG files dir", err.Error())
-						logger.Error("failed to send notification", "error", notifyerr)
-					}
 					return nil
 				}
 			}
@@ -1072,9 +1042,7 @@ func init() {
 		if event.Key() == tcell.KeyRune && event.Modifiers() == tcell.ModAlt && event.Rune() == '9' {
 			// Warm up (load) the currently selected model
 			go warmUpModel()
-			if err := notifyUser("model warmup", "loading model: "+chatBody.Model); err != nil {
+			showToast("model warmup", "loading model: "+chatBody.Model)
-				logger.Debug("failed to notify user", "error", err)
-			}
 			return nil
 		}
 		// cannot send msg in editMode or botRespMode