"Did you know?" start screen tips (#5982)

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packages/opencode/src/cli/cmd/tui/component/did-you-know.tsx

@@ -0,0 +1,85 @@
+import { createMemo, createSignal, For } from "solid-js"
+import { useTheme } from "@tui/context/theme"
+import { useKeybind } from "@tui/context/keybind"
+import { TIPS } from "./tips"
+import { EmptyBorder } from "./border"
+
+type TipPart = { text: string; highlight: boolean }
+
+function parseTip(tip: string): TipPart[] {
+  const parts: TipPart[] = []
+  const regex = /\{highlight\}(.*?)\{\/highlight\}/g
+  let lastIndex = 0
+  let match
+
+  while ((match = regex.exec(tip)) !== null) {
+    if (match.index > lastIndex) {
+      parts.push({ text: tip.slice(lastIndex, match.index), highlight: false })
+    }
+    parts.push({ text: match[1], highlight: true })
+    lastIndex = regex.lastIndex
+  }
+
+  if (lastIndex < tip.length) {
+    parts.push({ text: tip.slice(lastIndex), highlight: false })
+  }
+
+  return parts
+}
+
+const [tipIndex, setTipIndex] = createSignal(Math.floor(Math.random() * TIPS.length))
+
+export function randomizeTip() {
+  setTipIndex(Math.floor(Math.random() * TIPS.length))
+}
+
+const BOX_WIDTH = 42
+const TITLE = " 🅘 Did you know? "
+
+export function DidYouKnow() {
+  const { theme } = useTheme()
+  const keybind = useKeybind()
+
+  const tipParts = createMemo(() => parseTip(TIPS[tipIndex()]))
+
+  const dashes = createMemo(() => {
+    // ╭─ + title + ─...─ + ╮ = BOX_WIDTH
+    // 1 + 1 + title.length + dashes + 1 = BOX_WIDTH
+    return Math.max(0, BOX_WIDTH - 2 - TITLE.length - 1)
+  })
+
+  return (
+    <box position="absolute" bottom={3} right={2} width={BOX_WIDTH}>
+      <text>
+        <span style={{ fg: theme.border }}>╭─</span>
+        <span style={{ fg: theme.text }}>{TITLE}</span>
+        <span style={{ fg: theme.border }}>{"─".repeat(dashes())}╮</span>
+      </text>
+      <box
+        border={["left", "right", "bottom"]}
+        borderColor={theme.border}
+        customBorderChars={{
+          ...EmptyBorder,
+          bottomLeft: "╰",
+          bottomRight: "╯",
+          horizontal: "─",
+          vertical: "│",
+        }}
+      >
+        <box paddingLeft={2} paddingRight={2} paddingTop={1} paddingBottom={1}>
+          <text>
+            <For each={tipParts()}>
+              {(part) => <span style={{ fg: part.highlight ? theme.text : theme.textMuted }}>{part.text}</span>}
+            </For>
+          </text>
+        </box>
+      </box>
+      <box flexDirection="row" justifyContent="flex-end">
+        <text>
+          <span style={{ fg: theme.text }}>{keybind.print("tips_toggle")}</span>
+          <span style={{ fg: theme.textMuted }}> hide tips</span>
+        </text>
+      </box>
+    </box>
+  )
+}

packages/opencode/src/cli/cmd/tui/component/tips.ts

@@ -0,0 +1,103 @@
+export const TIPS = [
+  "Type {highlight}@{/highlight} followed by a filename to fuzzy search and attach files to your prompt.",
+  "Start a message with {highlight}!{/highlight} to run shell commands directly (e.g., {highlight}!ls -la{/highlight}).",
+  "Press {highlight}Tab{/highlight} to cycle between Build (full access) and Plan (read-only) agents.",
+  "Use {highlight}/undo{/highlight} to revert the last message and any file changes made by OpenCode.",
+  "Use {highlight}/redo{/highlight} to restore previously undone messages and file changes.",
+  "Run {highlight}/share{/highlight} to create a public link to your conversation at opencode.ai.",
+  "Drag and drop images into the terminal to add them as context for your prompts.",
+  "Press {highlight}Ctrl+V{/highlight} to paste images from your clipboard directly into the prompt.",
+  "Press {highlight}Ctrl+X E{/highlight} or {highlight}/editor{/highlight} to compose messages in your external editor.",
+  "Run {highlight}/init{/highlight} to auto-generate project rules based on your codebase structure.",
+  "Run {highlight}/models{/highlight} or {highlight}Ctrl+X M{/highlight} to see and switch between available AI models.",
+  "Use {highlight}/theme{/highlight} or {highlight}Ctrl+X T{/highlight} to preview and switch between 50+ built-in themes.",
+  "Press {highlight}Ctrl+X N{/highlight} or {highlight}/new{/highlight} to start a fresh conversation session.",
+  "Use {highlight}/sessions{/highlight} or {highlight}Ctrl+X L{/highlight} to list and continue previous conversations.",
+  "Run {highlight}/compact{/highlight} to summarize long sessions when approaching context limits.",
+  "Press {highlight}Ctrl+X X{/highlight} or {highlight}/export{/highlight} to save the conversation as Markdown.",
+  "Press {highlight}Ctrl+X Y{/highlight} to copy the assistant's last message to clipboard.",
+  "Press {highlight}Ctrl+P{/highlight} to see all available actions and commands.",
+  "Run {highlight}/connect{/highlight} to add API keys for 75+ supported LLM providers.",
+  "The default leader key is {highlight}Ctrl+X{/highlight}; combine with other keys for quick actions.",
+  "Press {highlight}F2{/highlight} to quickly switch between recently used models.",
+  "Press {highlight}Ctrl+X B{/highlight} to show/hide the sidebar panel.",
+  "Use {highlight}PageUp{/highlight}/{highlight}PageDown{/highlight} to navigate through conversation history.",
+  "Press {highlight}Ctrl+G{/highlight} or {highlight}Home{/highlight} to jump to the beginning of the conversation.",
+  "Press {highlight}Ctrl+Alt+G{/highlight} or {highlight}End{/highlight} to jump to the most recent message.",
+  "Press {highlight}Shift+Enter{/highlight} or {highlight}Ctrl+J{/highlight} to add newlines in your prompt.",
+  "Press {highlight}Ctrl+C{/highlight} when typing to clear the input field.",
+  "Press {highlight}Escape{/highlight} to stop the AI mid-response.",
+  "Switch to {highlight}Plan{/highlight} agent to get suggestions without making actual changes.",
+  "Use {highlight}@agent-name{/highlight} in prompts to invoke specialized subagents.",
+  "Press {highlight}Ctrl+X Right/Left{/highlight} to cycle through parent and child sessions.",
+  "Create {highlight}opencode.json{/highlight} in project root for project-specific settings.",
+  "Place settings in {highlight}~/.config/opencode/opencode.json{/highlight} for global config.",
+  "Add {highlight}$schema{/highlight} to your config for autocomplete in your editor.",
+  "Configure {highlight}model{/highlight} in config to set your default model.",
+  "Override any keybind in config via the {highlight}keybinds{/highlight} section.",
+  "Set any keybind to {highlight}none{/highlight} to disable it completely.",
+  "Configure local or remote MCP servers in the {highlight}mcp{/highlight} config section.",
+  "OpenCode auto-handles OAuth for remote MCP servers requiring auth.",
+  "Add {highlight}.md{/highlight} files to {highlight}.opencode/command/{/highlight} to define reusable custom prompts.",
+  "Use {highlight}$ARGUMENTS{/highlight}, {highlight}$1{/highlight}, {highlight}$2{/highlight} in custom commands for dynamic input.",
+  "Use backticks in commands to inject shell output (e.g., {highlight}`git status`{/highlight}).",
+  "Add {highlight}.md{/highlight} files to {highlight}.opencode/agent/{/highlight} for specialized AI personas.",
+  "Configure per-agent permissions for {highlight}edit{/highlight}, {highlight}bash{/highlight}, and {highlight}webfetch{/highlight} tools.",
+  'Use patterns like {highlight}"git *": "allow"{/highlight} for granular bash permissions.',
+  'Set {highlight}"rm -rf *": "deny"{/highlight} to block destructive commands.',
+  'Configure {highlight}"git push": "ask"{/highlight} to require approval before pushing.',
+  "OpenCode auto-formats files using prettier, gofmt, ruff, and more.",
+  'Set {highlight}"formatter": false{/highlight} in config to disable all auto-formatting.',
+  "Define custom formatter commands with file extensions in config.",
+  "OpenCode uses LSP servers for intelligent code analysis.",
+  "Create {highlight}.ts{/highlight} files in {highlight}.opencode/tool/{/highlight} to define new LLM tools.",
+  "Tool definitions can invoke scripts written in Python, Go, etc.",
+  "Add {highlight}.ts{/highlight} files to {highlight}.opencode/plugin/{/highlight} for event hooks.",
+  "Use plugins to send OS notifications when sessions complete.",
+  "Create a plugin to prevent OpenCode from reading sensitive files.",
+  "Use {highlight}opencode run{/highlight} for non-interactive scripting.",
+  "Use {highlight}opencode run --continue{/highlight} to resume the last session.",
+  "Use {highlight}opencode run -f file.ts{/highlight} to attach files via CLI.",
+  "Use {highlight}--format json{/highlight} for machine-readable output in scripts.",
+  "Run {highlight}opencode serve{/highlight} for headless API access to OpenCode.",
+  "Use {highlight}opencode run --attach{/highlight} to connect to a running server for faster runs.",
+  "Run {highlight}opencode upgrade{/highlight} to update to the latest version.",
+  "Run {highlight}opencode auth list{/highlight} to see all configured providers.",
+  "Run {highlight}opencode agent create{/highlight} for guided agent creation.",
+  "Use {highlight}/opencode{/highlight} in GitHub issues/PRs to trigger AI actions.",
+  "Run {highlight}opencode github install{/highlight} to set up the GitHub workflow.",
+  "Comment {highlight}/opencode fix this{/highlight} on issues to auto-create PRs.",
+  "Comment {highlight}/oc{/highlight} on PR code lines for targeted code reviews.",
+  'Use {highlight}"theme": "system"{/highlight} to match your terminal\'s colors.',
+  "Create JSON theme files in {highlight}.opencode/themes/{/highlight} directory.",
+  "Themes support dark/light variants for both modes.",
+  "Reference ANSI colors 0-255 in custom themes.",
+  "Use {highlight}{env:VAR_NAME}{/highlight} syntax to reference environment variables in config.",
+  "Use {highlight}{file:path}{/highlight} to include file contents in config values.",
+  "Use {highlight}instructions{/highlight} in config to load additional rules files.",
+  "Set agent {highlight}temperature{/highlight} from 0.0 (focused) to 1.0 (creative).",
+  "Configure {highlight}maxSteps{/highlight} to limit agentic iterations per request.",
+  'Set {highlight}"tools": {"bash": false}{/highlight} to disable specific tools.',
+  'Use {highlight}"mcp_*": false{/highlight} to disable all tools from an MCP server.',
+  "Override global tool settings per agent configuration.",
+  'Set {highlight}"share": "auto"{/highlight} to automatically share all sessions.',
+  'Set {highlight}"share": "disabled"{/highlight} to prevent any session sharing.',
+  "Run {highlight}/unshare{/highlight} to remove a session from public access.",
+  "Permission {highlight}doom_loop{/highlight} prevents infinite tool call loops.",
+  "Permission {highlight}external_directory{/highlight} protects files outside project.",
+  "Run {highlight}opencode debug config{/highlight} to troubleshoot configuration.",
+  "Use {highlight}--print-logs{/highlight} flag to see detailed logs in stderr.",
+  "Press {highlight}Ctrl+X G{/highlight} or {highlight}/timeline{/highlight} to jump to specific messages.",
+  "Press {highlight}Ctrl+X H{/highlight} to toggle code block visibility in messages.",
+  "Press {highlight}Ctrl+X S{/highlight} or {highlight}/status{/highlight} to see system status info.",
+  "Enable {highlight}tui.scroll_acceleration{/highlight} for smooth macOS-style scrolling.",
+  "Toggle username display in chat via command palette ({highlight}Ctrl+P{/highlight}).",
+  "Run {highlight}docker run -it --rm ghcr.io/sst/opencode{/highlight} for containerized use.",
+  "Use {highlight}/connect{/highlight} with OpenCode Zen for curated, tested models.",
+  "Commit your project's {highlight}AGENTS.md{/highlight} file to Git for team sharing.",
+  "Use {highlight}/review{/highlight} to review uncommitted changes, branches, or PRs.",
+  "Run {highlight}/help{/highlight} or {highlight}Ctrl+X H{/highlight} to show the help dialog.",
+  "Use {highlight}/details{/highlight} to toggle tool execution details visibility.",
+  "Use {highlight}/rename{/highlight} to rename the current session.",
+  "Press {highlight}Ctrl+Z{/highlight} to suspend the terminal and return to your shell.",
+]

packages/opencode/src/cli/cmd/tui/routes/home.tsx

@@ -2,23 +2,28 @@ import { Prompt, type PromptRef } from "@tui/component/prompt"
 import { createMemo, Match, onMount, Show, Switch } from "solid-js"
 import { useTheme } from "@tui/context/theme"
 import { Logo } from "../component/logo"
+import { DidYouKnow, randomizeTip } from "../component/did-you-know"
 import { Locale } from "@/util/locale"
 import { useSync } from "../context/sync"
 import { Toast } from "../ui/toast"
 import { useArgs } from "../context/args"
 import { useDirectory } from "../context/directory"
-import { useRoute, useRouteData } from "@tui/context/route"
+import { useRouteData } from "@tui/context/route"
 import { usePromptRef } from "../context/prompt"
 import { Installation } from "@/installation"
+import { useKV } from "../context/kv"
+import { useCommandDialog } from "../component/dialog-command"
 
 // TODO: what is the best way to do this?
 let once = false
 
 export function Home() {
   const sync = useSync()
+  const kv = useKV()
   const { theme } = useTheme()
   const route = useRouteData("home")
   const promptRef = usePromptRef()
+  const command = useCommandDialog()
   const mcp = createMemo(() => Object.keys(sync.data.mcp).length > 0)
   const mcpError = createMemo(() => {
     return Object.values(sync.data.mcp).some((x) => x.status === "failed")
@@ -28,6 +33,27 @@ export function Home() {
     return Object.values(sync.data.mcp).filter((x) => x.status === "connected").length
   })
 
+  const isFirstTimeUser = createMemo(() => sync.data.session.length === 0)
+  const tipsHidden = createMemo(() => kv.get("tips_hidden", false))
+  const showTips = createMemo(() => {
+    // Don't show tips for first-time users
+    if (isFirstTimeUser()) return false
+    return !tipsHidden()
+  })
+
+  command.register(() => [
+    {
+      title: tipsHidden() ? "Show tips" : "Hide tips",
+      value: "tips.toggle",
+      keybind: "tips_toggle",
+      category: "System",
+      onSelect: (dialog) => {
+        kv.set("tips_hidden", !tipsHidden())
+        dialog.clear()
+      },
+    },
+  ])
+
   const Hint = (
     <Show when={connectedMcpCount() > 0}>
       <box flexShrink={0} flexDirection="row" gap={1}>
@@ -50,6 +76,7 @@ export function Home() {
   let prompt: PromptRef
   const args = useArgs()
   onMount(() => {
+    randomizeTip()
     if (once) return
     if (route.initialPrompt) {
       prompt.set(route.initialPrompt)
@@ -77,6 +104,11 @@ export function Home() {
         </box>
         <Toast />
       </box>
+      <Show when={!isFirstTimeUser()}>
+        <Show when={showTips()}>
+          <DidYouKnow />
+        </Show>
+      </Show>
       <box paddingTop={1} paddingBottom={1} paddingLeft={2} paddingRight={2} flexDirection="row" flexShrink={0} gap={2}>
         <text fg={theme.textMuted}>{directory()}</text>
         <box gap={1} flexDirection="row" flexShrink={0}>

packages/opencode/src/config/config.ts

@@ -566,6 +566,7 @@ export namespace Config {
       session_parent: z.string().optional().default("<leader>up").describe("Go to parent session"),
       terminal_suspend: z.string().optional().default("ctrl+z").describe("Suspend terminal"),
       terminal_title_toggle: z.string().optional().default("none").describe("Toggle terminal title"),
+      tips_toggle: z.string().optional().default("<leader>h").describe("Toggle tips on home screen"),
     })
     .strict()
     .meta({

packages/sdk/js/src/v2/gen/types.gen.ts

@@ -1134,6 +1134,10 @@ export type KeybindsConfig = {
    * Toggle terminal title
    */
   terminal_title_toggle?: string
+  /**
+   * Toggle tips on home screen
+   */
+  tips_toggle?: string
 }
 
 export type AgentConfig = {

packages/ui/src/components/list.css

@@ -51,6 +51,24 @@
         }
       }
     }
+
+    > [data-component="icon-button"] {
+      background-color: transparent;
+
+      &:hover:not(:disabled),
+      &:focus:not(:disabled),
+      &:active:not(:disabled) {
+        background-color: transparent;
+      }
+
+      &:hover:not(:disabled) [data-slot="icon-svg"] {
+        color: var(--icon-hover);
+      }
+
+      &:active:not(:disabled) [data-slot="icon-svg"] {
+        color: var(--icon-active);
+      }
+    }
   }
 
   [data-slot="list-scroll"] {