wp-agentic-writer/IMPLEMENTATION_PROGRESS.md

Implementation Progress Report

Date: January 25, 2026
Status: 🔄 IN PROGRESS

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✅ Phase 1: Critical Fixes (IN PROGRESS)

Phase 1.1: Send Chat History to All Endpoints ✅ COMPLETED

Backend Changes:

• ✅ handle_execute_article() - Added chatHistory parameter and context building
• ✅ handle_block_refine() - Added chatHistory parameter, plan context, and conversation context
• ✅ handle_generate_meta() - Added chatHistory parameter with recent user messages context

Frontend Changes:

• ✅ execute-article request - Added chatHistory: messages.filter(m => m.role !== 'system')
• ✅ refine-from-chat request - Added chatHistory: messages.filter(m => m.role !== 'system')
• ✅ generate-meta request - Added chatHistory: messages.filter(m => m.role !== 'system')

Files Modified:

• /includes/class-gutenberg-sidebar.php (3 methods updated)
• /assets/js/sidebar.js (3 request payloads updated)

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Phase 1.2: Handle Writing Mode Properly 🔄 IN PROGRESS

Required Changes:

• Add empty state UI when Writing mode has no plan
• Add "Create Outline First" button
• Add guidance text
• Add CSS for empty state styling
• Add error handling for execute without plan

Files to Modify:

• /assets/js/sidebar.js - Add empty state rendering
• /assets/css/sidebar.css - Add empty state styles

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Phase 1.3: Handle Writing Mode Notes ⏳ PENDING

Required Changes:

• Detect when user sends message in Writing mode
• Show warning that notes don't update plan
• Add mode indicator in input area

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⏳ Phase 2: Agentic Infrastructure (PENDING)

Phase 2.1: Add Summarize-Context Endpoint ⏳ PENDING

Required:

• Register /summarize-context REST endpoint
• Implement handle_summarize_context() method
• Build summarization prompt
• Call AI with cheap model (deepseek-chat-v3-032)
• Track cost with summarize_context operation type

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Phase 2.2: Add Detect-Intent Endpoint ⏳ PENDING

Required:

• Register /detect-intent REST endpoint
• Implement handle_detect_intent() method
• Build intent detection prompt
• Call AI with cheap model
• Track cost with detect_intent operation type

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Phase 2.3: Update Cost Tracking ⏳ PENDING

Required:

• Add summarize_context operation label
• Add detect_intent operation label
• Verify cost tracking works

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Phase 2.4: Implement Summarization in Frontend ⏳ PENDING

Required:

• Add summarizeChatHistory() function
• Add buildOptimizedContext() function
• Update handleCreateOutline() to use optimization
• Add "Optimizing context..." status message
• Add console logging for token savings

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Phase 2.5: Implement Intent Detection in Frontend ⏳ PENDING

Required:

• Add detectedIntent state
• Add detectUserIntent() function
• Add handleMessageSent() with auto-detection
• Add renderContextualAction() component
• Add CSS for contextual action cards
• Test in multiple languages

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⏳ Phase 3: UX Enhancements (PENDING)

Phase 3.1: Add Context Indicator ⏳ PENDING

Required:

• Add context indicator component
• Show message count
• Show token estimate
• Add "Clear context" button

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Phase 3.2: Add /reset Command ⏳ PENDING

Required:

• Detect /reset or /clear command
• Add confirmation dialog
• Clear messages state
• Clear backend chat history
• Show success message

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Phase 3.3: Add Context Mode Settings ⏳ PENDING

Required:

• Add "Chat Context Mode" setting field
• Add options: Auto/Full/Minimal
• Add sanitization
• Add description text
• Use setting in backend logic

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📊 Overall Progress

Phase	Status	Progress
Phase 1: Critical Fixes	🔄 In Progress	33% (1/3 tasks)
Phase 2: Agentic Infrastructure	⏳ Pending	0% (0/5 tasks)
Phase 3: UX Enhancements	⏳ Pending	0% (0/3 tasks)
TOTAL	🔄 In Progress	9% (1/11 tasks)

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🎯 Next Steps

1. Complete Phase 1.2 - Add Writing mode empty state
2. Complete Phase 1.3 - Add Writing mode notes warning
3. Start Phase 2 - Implement AI-powered endpoints
4. Continue systematically through all remaining tasks

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🔧 Testing Checklist (After All Phases Complete)

Phase 1 Testing:

• Test Chat → Writing mode (verify context preserved)
• Test block refinement (verify original intent understood)
• Test meta generation (verify context used)
• Test Writing mode without plan (verify empty state shown)
• Test Writing mode notes (verify warning shown)

Phase 2 Testing:

• Test summarization with short history (≤ 6 messages)
• Test summarization with long history (> 6 messages)
• Test intent detection (all intents: create_outline, start_writing, etc.)
• Test in multiple languages (English, Indonesian, Arabic)
• Verify cost tracking for new operations
• Verify contextual actions display correctly

Phase 3 Testing:

• Test context indicator display
• Test /reset command
• Test context mode settings
• Verify all UX enhancements work smoothly

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Status: Ready to continue with Phase 1.2