Grim Dev Text Editor Workbench

Text Editor Workbench

Purpose

Use this skill when the user wants a tiny local note-taking or text-editing artifact.

Notes live in the project the server points at, not in this repo.

Do not expose arbitrary workspace write access by default.

Canonical Paths

App code (in this repo):

• Skill source: skills/artifacts/text-editor-workbench/SKILL.md
• Artifact page: skills/artifacts/text-editor-workbench/artifact/index.html
• Default state template: skills/artifacts/text-editor-workbench/artifact/state.json

Per-project data (in the project the server points at):

• State: <project-root>/workbench/text-editor-workbench/state.json
• Notes: <project-root>/workbench/text-editor-workbench/ — flat .md, .txt, and .json files

Start and open:

• node artifacts/server.js --root <project-root> (run from this repo)
• http://127.0.0.1:8765/text-editor-workbench/

Sync Contract

The workbench has two file layers in the same flat per-project folder:

• state.json for UI/session state;
• .md, .txt, and .json note files beside it for content.

Required behavior:

• Browser file selection writes state.json.
• Browser edits autosave the active note file.
• The sidebar plus button creates a new .md note.
• Right-clicking a note in the sidebar opens copy-path and delete actions for that note.
• While the editor is focused and the pointer is idle, top editor/sidebar controls fade out until the pointer moves again.
• Agent edits to the active note reload automatically.
• If the browser has unsaved text and disk changes, pause and ask the user to reload or overwrite.

Agent Workflow

1. Read <project-root>/workbench/text-editor-workbench/state.json to find active_file.
2. Read or patch note files in the same folder.
3. Keep note content plain and diffable.
4. Use the browser artifact only when the human wants an editor UI.

Verification

• python3 -m json.tool <project-root>/workbench/text-editor-workbench/state.json
• node --check skills/artifacts/text-editor-workbench/artifact/app.js
• node --check artifacts/server.js
• open http://127.0.0.1:8765/text-editor-workbench/