# BotUI Development Prompt Guide
**Version:** 6.1.0
**Purpose:** LLM context for BotUI development
---
## Weekly Maintenance - EVERY MONDAY
### Package Review Checklist
**Every Monday, review the following:**
1. **Dependency Updates**
```bash
cargo outdated
cargo audit
```
2. **Package Consolidation Opportunities**
- Check if new crates can replace custom code
- Look for crates that combine multiple dependencies
- Review `Cargo.toml` for redundant dependencies
3. **Code Reduction Candidates**
- Custom implementations that now have crate equivalents
- Boilerplate that can be replaced with derive macros
- Manual serialization that `serde` can handle
4. **Frontend Asset Updates**
```bash
# Check vendor libs in ui/suite/js/vendor/
# Compare with latest versions of htmx, gsap, etc.
```
### Packages to Watch
| Area | Potential Packages | Purpose |
|------|-------------------|---------|
| HTTP Client | `reqwest` | Consolidate HTTP handling |
| Templates | `askama` | Efficient HTML templates |
| Animations | `gsap` | Replace CSS animations |
---
## Version Management - CRITICAL
**Current version is 6.1.0 - DO NOT CHANGE without explicit approval!**
### Rules
1. **Version is 6.1.0 across ALL workspace crates**
2. **NEVER change version without explicit user approval**
3. **BotUI does not have migrations - all migrations are in botserver/**
4. **All workspace crates share version 6.1.0**
---
## Official Icons - MANDATORY
**NEVER generate icons with LLM. ALWAYS use official SVG icons from:**
```
ui/suite/assets/icons/
├── gb-logo.svg # Main GB logo
├── gb-bot.svg # Bot/assistant
├── gb-analytics.svg # Analytics app
├── gb-calendar.svg # Calendar app
├── gb-chat.svg # Chat app
├── gb-compliance.svg # Compliance/security
├── gb-designer.svg # Workflow designer
├── gb-drive.svg # File storage
├── gb-mail.svg # Email
├── gb-meet.svg # Video meetings
├── gb-paper.svg # Documents
├── gb-research.svg # Research/search
├── gb-sources.svg # Knowledge sources
└── gb-tasks.svg # Task management
```
### Usage in HTML
```html
```
### Icon Style Guidelines
- All icons use `stroke="currentColor"` for theming
- ViewBox: `0 0 24 24`
- Stroke width: `1.5`
- Rounded caps and joins
- Consistent with GB brand identity
**DO NOT:**
- Generate new icons with AI/LLM
- Use emoji or unicode symbols as icons
- Use external icon libraries (FontAwesome, etc.)
- Create inline SVG content in templates
---
## Project Overview
BotUI is a **dual-mode UI application** built in Rust that runs as either a desktop app (Tauri) or web server (Axum). All business logic is in **botserver** - BotUI is purely presentation + HTTP bridge.
### Workspace Position
```
botui/ # THIS PROJECT - Web/Desktop UI
botserver/ # Main server (business logic)
botlib/ # Shared library (consumed here)
botapp/ # Desktop wrapper (consumes botui)
botbook/ # Documentation
```
---
## LLM Workflow Strategy
### Two Types of LLM Work
1. **Execution Mode (Fazer)**
- Pre-annotate phrases and send for execution
- Focus on automation freedom
- Less concerned with code details
- Primary concern: Is the LLM destroying something?
- Trust but verify output doesn't break existing functionality
2. **Review Mode (Conferir)**
- Read generated code with full attention
- Line-by-line verification
- Check for correctness, security, performance
- Validate against requirements
### LLM Fallback Strategy (After 3 attempts / 10 minutes)
1. DeepSeek-V3-0324 (good architect, reliable)
2. gpt-5-chat (slower but thorough)
3. gpt-oss-120b (final validation)
4. Claude Web (for complex debugging, unit tests, UI)
---
## Code Generation Rules
### CRITICAL REQUIREMENTS
```
- BotUI = Presentation + HTTP bridge ONLY
- All business logic goes in botserver
- No code duplication between layers
- Feature gates eliminate unused code paths
- Zero warnings - feature gating prevents dead code
- NO DEAD CODE - implement real functionality, never use _ for unused
- All JS/CSS must be local (no CDN)
```
### HTMX-First Frontend
```
- Use HTMX to minimize JavaScript at maximum
- Delegate ALL logic to Rust server
- Server returns HTML fragments, not JSON
- Use hx-get, hx-post, hx-target, hx-swap attributes
- WebSocket via htmx-ws extension for real-time
- NO custom JavaScript where HTMX can handle it
```
### JavaScript Usage Guidelines
**JS is ONLY acceptable when HTMX cannot handle the requirement:**
| Use Case | Solution |
|----------|----------|
| Data fetching | HTMX `hx-get`, `hx-post` |
| Form submission | HTMX `hx-post`, `hx-put` |
| Real-time updates | HTMX WebSocket extension `hx-ext="ws"` |
| Content swapping | HTMX `hx-target`, `hx-swap` |
| Polling | HTMX `hx-trigger="every 5s"` |
| Loading states | HTMX `hx-indicator` |
| **Modal show/hide** | **JS required** - DOM manipulation |
| **Toast notifications** | **JS required** - dynamic element creation |
| **Clipboard operations** | **JS required** - `navigator.clipboard` API |
| **Keyboard shortcuts** | **JS required** - `keydown` event handling |
| **WebSocket state mgmt** | **JS required** - connection lifecycle |
| **Complex animations** | **JS required** - GSAP or custom |
| **Client-side validation** | **JS required** - before submission UX |
**When writing JS:**
```
- Keep it minimal - one function per concern
- No frameworks (React, Vue, etc.) - vanilla JS only
- Use vendor libs sparingly (htmx, marked, gsap)
- All JS must work with HTMX lifecycle (htmx:afterSwap, etc.)
- Prefer CSS for animations when possible
```
### Local Assets Only
All external libraries are bundled locally - NEVER use CDN:
```
ui/suite/js/vendor/
├── htmx.min.js # HTMX core
├── htmx-ws.js # WebSocket extension
├── htmx-json-enc.js # JSON encoding
├── marked.min.js # Markdown parser
├── gsap.min.js # Animation (minimal use)
└── livekit-client.umd.min.js # LiveKit video
ui/minimal/js/vendor/
└── (same structure)
```
```html
```
### Dependency Management
```
- Use diesel for any local database needs
- After adding to Cargo.toml: cargo audit must show 0 warnings
- If audit fails, find alternative library
- Minimize redundancy - check existing libs before adding new ones
```
### Documentation Rules
```
- Rust code examples ONLY allowed in architecture/gbapp documentation
- Scan for ALL_CAPS.md files created at wrong places - delete or integrate
- Keep only README.md and PROMPT.md at project root level
```
---
## Architecture
### Dual Modes
| Mode | Command | Description |
|------|---------|-------------|
| Web | `cargo run` | Axum server on port 3000 |
| Desktop | `cargo tauri dev` | Tauri native window |
### Code Organization
```
src/
├── main.rs # Entry point - mode detection
├── lib.rs # Feature-gated module exports
├── http_client.rs # HTTP wrapper for botserver (web-only)
├── ui_server/
│ └── mod.rs # Axum router + UI serving (web-only)
├── desktop/
│ ├── mod.rs # Desktop module organization
│ ├── drive.rs # File operations via Tauri
│ ├── tray.rs # System tray infrastructure
│ └── stream.rs # Streaming operations
└── shared/
└── state.rs # Shared application state
ui/
├── suite/ # Main UI (HTML/CSS/JS)
│ ├── js/vendor/ # Local JS libraries
│ └── css/ # Stylesheets
└── minimal/ # Minimal chat UI
└── js/vendor/ # Local JS libraries
```
### Feature Gating
```rust
#[cfg(feature = "desktop")]
pub mod desktop;
#[cfg(not(feature = "desktop"))]
pub mod http_client;
```
---
## HTMX Patterns
### Server-Side Rendering
```html