[bug]: not display directive popup if there is no directive

desktop-shared/src/main/kotlin/io/askimo/ui/chat/ChatInputField.kt

@@ -776,20 +776,17 @@ fun chatInputField(
                         )
 
                         // ── Directive chip — inline in controls row ─────────────────
-                        // Shown whenever directives exist; styled to match toolsIndicatorButton.
-                        if (availableDirectives.isNotEmpty()) {
-                            Spacer(modifier = Modifier.width(6.dp))
-                            directiveChip(
-                                availableDirectives = availableDirectives,
-                                selectedDirective = selectedDirective,
-                                isLoading = isLoading,
-                                onToggleDirective = onToggleDirective,
-                                directivePopupExpanded = directivePopupExpanded,
-                                onDirectivePopupExpandedChange = { directivePopupExpanded = it },
-                                onShowNewDirectiveDialog = { showNewDirectiveDialog = true },
-                                onShowManageDirectivesDialog = { showManageDirectivesDialog = true },
-                            )
-                        }
+                        Spacer(modifier = Modifier.width(6.dp))
+                        directiveChip(
+                            availableDirectives = availableDirectives,
+                            selectedDirective = selectedDirective,
+                            isLoading = isLoading,
+                            onToggleDirective = onToggleDirective,
+                            directivePopupExpanded = directivePopupExpanded,
+                            onDirectivePopupExpandedChange = { directivePopupExpanded = it },
+                            onShowNewDirectiveDialog = { showNewDirectiveDialog = true },
+                            onShowManageDirectivesDialog = { showManageDirectivesDialog = true },
+                        )
 
                         // ── Web search in RAG chip — only in project sessions when web search is configured ──
                         if (isProjectSession && AppConfig.webSearch.enabled) {
@@ -1843,6 +1840,16 @@ private fun directiveChip(
                         .heightIn(max = 280.dp)
                         .verticalScroll(rememberScrollState()),
                 ) {
+                    if (availableDirectives.isEmpty()) {
+                        Text(
+                            text = stringResource("chat.directive.empty"),
+                            style = AppTextStyles.bodySecondary,
+                            modifier = Modifier.padding(
+                                horizontal = Spacing.medium,
+                                vertical = Spacing.medium,
+                            ),
+                        )
+                    }
                     availableDirectives.forEach { directive ->
                         val isSelected = selectedDirective == directive.id
                         themedRichTooltip(

desktop-shared/src/main/resources/i18n/messages.properties

@@ -687,6 +687,7 @@ chat.directive=Directive
 chat.directive.new=New Directive
 chat.directive.manage=Manage Directives
 chat.directive.learn.more=Learn how to use directives
+chat.directive.empty=No directives yet. Create one to steer the AI with custom instructions.
 chat.attach.file=Attach File ({0}+A)
 chat.attach.file.menu=Add Attachments
 chat.drop.files=Drop files to attach to the conversation

desktop-shared/src/main/resources/i18n/messages_de.properties

@@ -687,6 +687,7 @@ chat.directive=Direktive
 chat.directive.new=Neue Direktive
 chat.directive.manage=Direktiven verwalten
 chat.directive.learn.more=Erfahren Sie, wie Sie Direktiven verwenden
+chat.directive.empty=Noch keine Direktiven. Erstellen Sie eine, um die KI mit benutzerdefinierten Anweisungen zu steuern.
 chat.attach.file=Datei anhängen ({0}+A)
 chat.attach.file.menu=Anhänge hinzufügen
 chat.drop.files=Dateien zum Anhängen an die Unterhaltung hierher ziehen

desktop-shared/src/main/resources/i18n/messages_es.properties

@@ -687,6 +687,7 @@ chat.directive=Directiva:
 chat.directive.new=Nueva directiva
 chat.directive.manage=Gestionar directivas
 chat.directive.learn.more=Aprenda a usar directivas
+chat.directive.empty=Aún no hay directivas. Crea una para guiar la IA con instrucciones personalizadas.
 chat.attach.file=Adjuntar archivo ({0}+A)
 chat.attach.file.menu=Agregar archivos adjuntos
 chat.drop.files=Arrastra archivos para adjuntarlos a la conversación

desktop-shared/src/main/resources/i18n/messages_fr.properties

@@ -687,6 +687,7 @@ chat.directive=Directive
 chat.directive.new=Nouvelle directive
 chat.directive.manage=Gérer les directives
 chat.directive.learn.more=Apprenez à utiliser les directives
+chat.directive.empty=Aucune directive pour l'instant. Créez-en une pour guider l'IA avec des instructions personnalisées.
 chat.attach.file=Joindre un fichier ({0}+A)
 chat.attach.file.menu=Ajouter des pièces jointes
 chat.drop.files=Glissez-déposez des fichiers pour les joindre à la conversation

desktop-shared/src/main/resources/i18n/messages_ja_JP.properties

@@ -687,6 +687,7 @@ chat.directive=ディレクティブ
 chat.directive.new=新しいディレクティブ
 chat.directive.manage=ディレクティブ管理
 chat.directive.learn.more=ディレクティブの使い方を学ぶ
+chat.directive.empty=ディレクティブがまだありません。カスタム指示でAIを誘導するものを作成してください。
 chat.attach.file=ファイル添付 ({0}+A)
 chat.attach.file.menu=添付ファイルを追加
 chat.drop.files=ファイルをドラッグ＆ドロップして会話に添付

desktop-shared/src/main/resources/i18n/messages_ko_KR.properties

@@ -687,6 +687,7 @@ chat.directive=지시문
 chat.directive.new=새 지시문
 chat.directive.manage=지시문 관리
 chat.directive.learn.more=디렉티브 사용법을 배워보세요
+chat.directive.empty=아직 지시문이 없습니다. 하나를 만들어 AI에게 사용자 지정 지침을 제공하세요.
 chat.attach.file=파일 첨부 ({0}+A)
 chat.attach.file.menu=첨부 파일 추가
 chat.drop.files=파일을 드래그하여 대화에 첨부하세요

desktop-shared/src/main/resources/i18n/messages_pt_BR.properties

@@ -687,6 +687,7 @@ chat.directive=Diretiva
 chat.directive.new=Nova Diretiva
 chat.directive.manage=Gerenciar Diretivas
 chat.directive.learn.more=Aprenda a usar diretivas
+chat.directive.empty=Nenhuma diretiva ainda. Crie uma para guiar a IA com instruções personalizadas.
 chat.attach.file=Anexar Arquivo ({0}+A)
 chat.attach.file.menu=Adicionar Anexos
 chat.drop.files=Arraste arquivos para anexar à conversa

desktop-shared/src/main/resources/i18n/messages_vi_VN.properties

@@ -687,6 +687,7 @@ chat.directive=Chỉ thị
 chat.directive.new=Chỉ thị mới
 chat.directive.manage=Quản lý chỉ thị
 chat.directive.learn.more=Tìm hiểu cách sử dụng chỉ thị
+chat.directive.empty=Chưa có chỉ thị nào. Tạo một chỉ thị để hướng dẫn AI với các hướng dẫn tùy chỉnh.
 chat.attach.file=Đính kèm tệp ({0}+A)
 chat.attach.file.menu=Thêm tệp đính kèm
 chat.drop.files=Kéo thả tệp để đính kèm vào cuộc trò chuyện

desktop-shared/src/main/resources/i18n/messages_zh_CN.properties

@@ -687,6 +687,7 @@ chat.directive=指令
 chat.directive.new=新指令
 chat.directive.manage=管理指令
 chat.directive.learn.more=了解如何使用指令
+chat.directive.empty=暂无指令。创建一个以使用自定义说明引导 AI。
 chat.attach.file=附加文件 ({0}+A)
 chat.attach.file.menu=添加附件
 chat.drop.files=拖拽文件以将其附加到对话中

desktop-shared/src/main/resources/i18n/messages_zh_TW.properties

@@ -687,6 +687,7 @@ chat.directive=指令
 chat.directive.new=新增指令
 chat.directive.manage=管理指令
 chat.directive.learn.more=了解如何使用指令
+chat.directive.empty=尚無指令。建立一個以使用自訂說明引導 AI。
 chat.attach.file=附加檔案 ({0}+A)
 chat.attach.file.menu=新增附件
 chat.drop.files=拖曳檔案以將其附加到對話中

shared/src/main/kotlin/io/askimo/core/chat/repository/ChatDirectiveRepository.kt

@@ -72,6 +72,8 @@ class ChatDirectiveRepository internal constructor(
     databaseManager: DatabaseManager = DatabaseManager.getInstance(),
 ) : AbstractSQLiteRepository(databaseManager) {
 
+    val log = logger<ChatDirectiveRepository>()
+
     /**
      * Save a new directive or update existing one.
      * @throws IllegalArgumentException if name or content exceed max length
@@ -279,7 +281,6 @@ class ChatDirectiveRepository internal constructor(
      * into the local database.
      */
     fun seedDefaultDirectives() {
-        val log = logger<ChatDirectiveRepository>()
         val resourceUrl = ChatDirectiveRepository::class.java.getResource("/directives/")
         if (resourceUrl == null) {
             log.debug("No /directives/ resource directory found on classpath — skipping seed")

shared/src/main/kotlin/io/askimo/core/providers/ChatRequestTransformers.kt

@@ -102,9 +102,23 @@ object ChatRequestTransformers {
             }
         }
 
+        // Remove consecutive duplicate non-system messages of the same type.
+        // Retries cause the same user message to be appended to memory on each attempt,
+        // producing back-to-back identical USER (or AI) messages. Drop any message whose
+        // type + text is identical to the immediately preceding message of the same type.
+        val deduplicatedNonSystem = nonSystemMessages.fold(mutableListOf<ChatMessage>()) { acc, msg ->
+            val lastSameType = acc.lastOrNull { it.type() == msg.type() }
+            if (lastSameType != null && getMessageText(lastSameType) == getMessageText(msg)) {
+                log.debug("Dropping consecutive duplicate {} message", msg.type())
+                acc
+            } else {
+                acc.also { it.add(msg) }
+            }
+        }
+
         // Preserve existing system messages (e.g. tool instructions from AiServiceBuilder),
-        // append new non-duplicate ones after, then all conversation messages
-        val rebuiltMessages = existingSystemMessages + additionalSystemMessages + nonSystemMessages
+        // append new non-duplicate ones after, then deduplicated conversation messages
+        val rebuiltMessages = existingSystemMessages + additionalSystemMessages + deduplicatedNonSystem
         return chatRequest.toBuilder().messages(rebuiltMessages).build()
     }
 

shared/src/main/kotlin/io/askimo/core/util/HttpClientUtils.kt

@@ -18,20 +18,29 @@ import java.time.Duration
  * Proxy is automatically bypassed for localhost/private-IP URLs when [baseUrl] is provided.
  * Pass `null` for cloud providers (e.g. Anthropic, Gemini) where no local bypass is needed.
  *
+ * [builderTransform] is an optional lambda applied to the configured [HttpClient.Builder]
+ * before it is passed to [JdkHttpClient.builder]. Use it to wrap the builder in a decorator
+ * without duplicating proxy/timeout logic.
+ *
  * This is the shared HTTP-client factory used by all model factories — both those that extend
  * [io.askimo.core.providers.openaicompatible.OpenAiCompatibleChatModelFactory] and standalone factories
  * (Anthropic, Gemini) that implement [io.askimo.core.providers.ChatModelFactory] directly.
  */
 fun createJdkHttpClientBuilder(
     baseUrl: String? = null,
     httpVersion: HttpVersion = HttpVersion.HTTP_2,
-): JdkHttpClientBuilder = JdkHttpClient.builder().httpClientBuilder(
-    ProxyUtil.configureProxy(
+    builderTransform: ((HttpClient.Builder) -> HttpClient.Builder)? = null,
+): JdkHttpClientBuilder {
+    val httpClientBuilder = ProxyUtil.configureProxy(
         HttpClient.newBuilder().version(httpVersion.toJdkVersion()),
         baseUrl,
-    ).withLoggingIfDebug(),
-).readTimeout(Duration.ofSeconds(AppConfig.models.timeouts.defaultModelTimeoutSeconds))
-    .connectTimeout(Duration.ofSeconds(AppConfig.models.timeouts.defaultModelTimeoutSeconds))
+    ).withLoggingIfDebug()
+    val finalBuilder = builderTransform?.invoke(httpClientBuilder) ?: httpClientBuilder
+    return JdkHttpClient.builder()
+        .httpClientBuilder(finalBuilder)
+        .readTimeout(Duration.ofSeconds(AppConfig.models.timeouts.defaultModelTimeoutSeconds))
+        .connectTimeout(Duration.ofSeconds(AppConfig.models.timeouts.defaultModelTimeoutSeconds))
+}
 
 /**
  * Maps the provider-agnostic [HttpVersion] enum to the JDK [HttpClient.Version] enum

shared/src/main/kotlin/io/askimo/core/util/LoggingHttpClientBuilder.kt

@@ -153,10 +153,14 @@ class LoggingHttpClient(
         sb.appendHeaders(responseInfo.headers())
         if (bodyBytes.isNotEmpty()) {
             val text = bodyBytes.toString(Charsets.UTF_8)
+            val sizeLabel = if (truncated) "≥${MAX_RESPONSE_LOG_BYTES} bytes (truncated)" else "${bodyBytes.size} bytes"
             sb.appendLine()
-            sb.appendLine("Body${if (truncated) " [truncated at $MAX_RESPONSE_LOG_BYTES bytes]" else ""}:")
+            sb.appendLine("Body [$sizeLabel]:")
             sb.append("  ")
             sb.appendLine(text.replace("\n", "\n  "))
+        } else {
+            sb.appendLine()
+            sb.appendLine("Body [0 bytes]")
         }
         sb.append("───────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────")
         log.debug(sb.toString())
@@ -263,10 +267,16 @@ class LoggingHttpClient(
         sb.appendLine()
         sb.appendHeaders(request.headers())
         if (body != null) {
+            val byteSize = body.toByteArray(Charsets.UTF_8).size
+            val truncated = body.endsWith("[truncated at 4 096 chars]")
+            val sizeLabel = if (truncated) "≥$byteSize bytes (truncated)" else "$byteSize bytes"
             sb.appendLine()
-            sb.appendLine("Body:")
+            sb.appendLine("Body [$sizeLabel]:")
             sb.append("  ")
             sb.appendLine(body.replace("\n", "\n  "))
+        } else {
+            sb.appendLine()
+            sb.appendLine("Body [0 bytes]")
         }
         sb.append("───────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────")
         log.debug(sb.toString())