Well the AI chat note type "kinda" works...

src/public/app/components/app_context.ts

@@ -84,6 +84,7 @@ export type CommandMappings = {
     showLaunchBarSubtree: CommandData;
     showRevisions: CommandData;
     showLlmChat: CommandData;
+    createAiChat: CommandData;
     showOptions: CommandData & {
         section: string;
     };

src/public/app/components/note_context.ts

@@ -369,11 +369,6 @@ class NoteContext extends Component implements EventListener<"entitiesReloaded">
 
         const { note, viewScope } = this;
 
-        // For llmChat viewMode, show a custom title
-        if (viewScope?.viewMode === "llmChat") {
-            return "Chat with Notes";
-        }
-
         const isNormalView = (viewScope?.viewMode === "default" || viewScope?.viewMode === "contextual-help");
         let title = (isNormalView ? note.title : `${note.title}: ${viewScope?.viewMode}`);
 

src/public/app/components/root_command_executor.ts

@@ -9,10 +9,9 @@ import froca from "../services/froca.js";
 import utils from "../services/utils.js";
 import LlmChatPanel from "../widgets/llm_chat_panel.js";
 import toastService from "../services/toast.js";
+import noteCreateService from "../services/note_create.js";
 
 export default class RootCommandExecutor extends Component {
-    private llmChatPanel: any = null;
-
     editReadOnlyNoteCommand() {
         const noteContext = appContext.tabManager.getActiveContext();
         if (noteContext?.viewScope) {
@@ -231,22 +230,39 @@ export default class RootCommandExecutor extends Component {
         }
     }
 
-    async showLlmChatCommand() {
+    async createAiChatCommand() {
-        console.log("showLlmChatCommand triggered");
-        toastService.showMessage("Opening LLM Chat...");
-
         try {
-            // We'll use the Note Map approach - open a known note ID that corresponds to the LLM chat panel
+            // Create a new AI Chat note
-            await appContext.tabManager.openTabWithNoteWithHoisting("_globalNoteMap", {
+            const parentNoteId = appContext.tabManager.getActiveContextNotePath();
-                activate: true,
+
-                viewScope: {
+            if (!parentNoteId) {
-                    viewMode: "llmChat" // We'll need to handle this custom view mode elsewhere
+                toastService.showError("No active note to create AI Chat under");
-                }
+                return;
+            }
+
+            const result = await noteCreateService.createNote(parentNoteId, {
+                title: "New AI Chat",
+                type: "aiChat",
+                content: JSON.stringify({
+                    messages: [],
+                    title: "New AI Chat"
+                })
             });
+
+            if (!result.note) {
+                toastService.showError("Failed to create AI Chat note");
+                return;
+            }
+
+            await appContext.tabManager.openTabWithNoteWithHoisting(result.note.noteId, {
+                activate: true
+            });
+
+            toastService.showMessage("Created new AI Chat note");
         }
         catch (e) {
-            console.error("Error opening LLM Chat:", e);
+            console.error("Error creating AI Chat note:", e);
-            toastService.showError("Failed to open LLM Chat: " + (e as Error).message);
+            toastService.showError("Failed to create AI Chat note: " + (e as Error).message);
         }
     }
 }

src/public/app/entities/fnote.ts

@@ -28,7 +28,8 @@ const NOTE_TYPE_ICONS = {
     doc: "bx bxs-file-doc",
     contentWidget: "bx bxs-widget",
     mindMap: "bx bx-sitemap",
-    geoMap: "bx bx-map-alt"
+    geoMap: "bx bx-map-alt",
+    aiChat: "bx bx-bot"
 };
 
 /**
@@ -36,7 +37,7 @@ const NOTE_TYPE_ICONS = {
  * end user. Those types should be used only for checking against, they are
  * not for direct use.
  */
-export type NoteType = "file" | "image" | "search" | "noteMap" | "launcher" | "doc" | "contentWidget" | "text" | "relationMap" | "render" | "canvas" | "mermaid" | "book" | "webView" | "code" | "mindMap" | "geoMap";
+export type NoteType = "file" | "image" | "search" | "noteMap" | "launcher" | "doc" | "contentWidget" | "text" | "relationMap" | "render" | "canvas" | "mermaid" | "book" | "webView" | "code" | "mindMap" | "geoMap" | "aiChat";
 
 export interface NotePathRecord {
     isArchived: boolean;

src/public/app/widgets/buttons/ai_chat_button.ts

@@ -3,12 +3,12 @@ import type FNote from "../../entities/fnote.js";
 import options from "../../services/options.js";
 import CommandButtonWidget from "./command_button.js";
 
-export default class LlmChatButton extends CommandButtonWidget {
+export default class AiChatButton extends CommandButtonWidget {
 
     constructor(note: FNote) {
         super();
 
-        this.command("showLlmChat")
+        this.command("createAiChat")
             .title(() => note.title)
             .icon(() => note.getIcon())
             .class("launcher-button");
@@ -23,5 +23,4 @@ export default class LlmChatButton extends CommandButtonWidget {
             this.refresh();
         }
     }
-
 }

src/public/app/widgets/buttons/create_ai_chat_button.ts

@@ -0,0 +1,27 @@
+import { t } from "../../services/i18n.js";
+import options from "../../services/options.js";
+import CommandButtonWidget from "./command_button.js";
+
+export default class CreateAiChatButton extends CommandButtonWidget {
+    constructor() {
+        super();
+
+        this.icon("bx bx-bot")
+            .title(t("ai.create_new_ai_chat"))
+            .titlePlacement("bottom")
+            .command("createAiChat")
+            .class("icon-action");
+    }
+
+    isEnabled() {
+        return options.get("aiEnabled") === "true";
+    }
+
+    async refreshWithNote() {
+        if (this.isEnabled()) {
+            this.$widget.show();
+        } else {
+            this.$widget.hide();
+        }
+    }
+}

src/public/app/widgets/containers/launcher.ts

@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ import HistoryNavigationButton from "../buttons/history_navigation.js";
 import QuickSearchLauncherWidget from "../quick_search_launcher.js";
 import type FNote from "../../entities/fnote.js";
 import type { CommandNames } from "../../components/app_context.js";
-import LlmChatButton from "../buttons/llm_chat_button.js";
+import AiChatButton from "../buttons/ai_chat_button.js";
 
 interface InnerWidget extends BasicWidget {
     settings?: {
@@ -124,8 +124,8 @@ export default class LauncherWidget extends BasicWidget {
                 return new TodayLauncher(note);
             case "quickSearch":
                 return new QuickSearchLauncherWidget(this.isHorizontalLayout);
-            case "llmChatLauncher":
+            case "aiChatLauncher":
-                return new LlmChatButton(note);
+                return new AiChatButton(note);
             default:
                 throw new Error(`Unrecognized builtin widget ${builtinWidget} for launcher ${note.noteId} "${note.title}"`);
         }

src/public/app/widgets/floating_buttons/help_button.ts

@@ -28,7 +28,8 @@ export const byNoteType: Record<Exclude<NoteType, "book">, string | null> = {
     render: null,
     search: null,
     text: null,
-    webView: null
+    webView: null,
+    aiChat: null
 };
 
 export const byBookType: Record<ViewTypeOptions, string | null> = {

src/public/app/widgets/note_detail.ts

@@ -35,8 +35,8 @@ import GeoMapTypeWidget from "./type_widgets/geo_map.js";
 import utils from "../services/utils.js";
 import type { NoteType } from "../entities/fnote.js";
 import type TypeWidget from "./type_widgets/type_widget.js";
-import LlmChatTypeWidget from "./type_widgets/llm_chat.js";
 import { MermaidTypeWidget } from "./type_widgets/mermaid.js";
+import AiChatTypeWidget from "./type_widgets/ai_chat.js";
 
 const TPL = `
 <div class="note-detail">
@@ -75,7 +75,7 @@ const typeWidgetClasses = {
     attachmentList: AttachmentListTypeWidget,
     mindMap: MindMapWidget,
     geoMap: GeoMapTypeWidget,
-    llmChat: LlmChatTypeWidget,
+    aiChat: AiChatTypeWidget,
 
     // Split type editors
     mermaid: MermaidTypeWidget
@@ -95,7 +95,7 @@ type ExtendedNoteType =
     | "attachmentDetail"
     | "attachmentList"
     | "protectedSession"
-    | "llmChat";
+    | "aiChat";
 
 export default class NoteDetailWidget extends NoteContextAwareWidget {
 
@@ -228,9 +228,6 @@ export default class NoteDetailWidget extends NoteContextAwareWidget {
 
         if (viewScope?.viewMode === "source") {
             resultingType = "readOnlyCode";
-        } else if (viewScope?.viewMode === "llmChat") {
-            // Special handling for our LLM Chat view mode
-            resultingType = "llmChat"; // This will need to be added to the ExtendedNoteType
         } else if (viewScope && viewScope.viewMode === "attachments") {
             resultingType = viewScope.attachmentId ? "attachmentDetail" : "attachmentList";
         } else if (type === "text" && (await this.noteContext?.isReadOnly())) {

src/public/app/widgets/note_type.ts

@@ -38,6 +38,7 @@ const NOTE_TYPES: NoteTypeMapping[] = [
     // Misc note types
     { type: "render", mime: "", title: t("note_types.render-note"), selectable: true },
     { type: "webView", mime: "", title: t("note_types.web-view"), selectable: true },
+    { type: "aiChat", mime: "application/json", title: t("note_types.ai-chat"), selectable: true },
 
     // Code notes
     { type: "code", mime: "text/plain", title: t("note_types.code"), selectable: true },

src/public/app/widgets/type_widgets/ai_chat.ts

@@ -0,0 +1,99 @@
+import TypeWidget from "./type_widget.js";
+import LlmChatPanel from "../llm_chat_panel.js";
+import { type EventData } from "../../components/app_context.js";
+import type FNote from "../../entities/fnote.js";
+import server from "../../services/server.js";
+
+export default class AiChatTypeWidget extends TypeWidget {
+    private llmChatPanel: LlmChatPanel;
+    private isInitialized: boolean = false;
+
+    constructor() {
+        super();
+        this.llmChatPanel = new LlmChatPanel();
+    }
+
+    static getType() {
+        return "aiChat";
+    }
+
+    doRender() {
+        this.$widget = $('<div class="ai-chat-widget-container" style="height: 100%;"></div>');
+        this.$widget.append(this.llmChatPanel.render());
+
+        return this.$widget;
+    }
+
+    async doRefresh(note: FNote | null | undefined) {
+        // Initialize the chat panel if not already done
+        if (!this.isInitialized) {
+            console.log("Initializing AI Chat Panel for note:", note?.noteId);
+            await this.llmChatPanel.refresh();
+            this.isInitialized = true;
+        }
+
+        // If this is a newly created note, we can initialize the content
+        if (note) {
+            try {
+                const content = await note.getContent();
+                // Check if content is empty
+                if (!content || content === '{}') {
+                    // Initialize with empty chat history
+                    await this.saveData({
+                        messages: [],
+                        title: note.title
+                    });
+                }
+            } catch (e) {
+                console.error("Error initializing AI Chat note content:", e);
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
+    async entitiesReloadedEvent(data: EventData<"entitiesReloaded">) {
+        // We don't need to refresh on entities reloaded for the chat
+    }
+
+    async activeContextChangedEvent(data: EventData<"activeContextChanged">) {
+        // Only refresh when this becomes active and we're not initialized yet
+        if (this.isActive() && !this.isInitialized) {
+            await this.llmChatPanel.refresh();
+            this.isInitialized = true;
+        }
+    }
+
+    // Save chat data to the note
+    async saveData(data: any) {
+        if (!this.note) {
+            return;
+        }
+
+        try {
+            await server.put(`notes/${this.note.noteId}/content`, {
+                content: JSON.stringify(data, null, 2)
+            });
+        } catch (e) {
+            console.error("Error saving AI Chat data:", e);
+        }
+    }
+
+    // Get data from the note
+    async getData() {
+        if (!this.note) {
+            return null;
+        }
+
+        try {
+            const content = await this.note.getContent();
+
+            if (!content) {
+                return null;
+            }
+
+            return JSON.parse(content as string);
+        } catch (e) {
+            console.error("Error loading AI Chat data:", e);
+            return null;
+        }
+    }
+}

src/public/app/widgets/type_widgets/llm_chat.ts

@@ -1,51 +0,0 @@
-import TypeWidget from "./type_widget.js";
-import LlmChatPanel from "../llm_chat_panel.js";
-import { type EventData } from "../../components/app_context.js";
-import type FNote from "../../entities/fnote.js";
-
-export default class LlmChatTypeWidget extends TypeWidget {
-    private llmChatPanel: LlmChatPanel;
-    private isInitialized: boolean = false;
-
-    constructor() {
-        super();
-        this.llmChatPanel = new LlmChatPanel();
-    }
-
-    static getType() {
-        return "llmChat";
-    }
-
-    doRender() {
-        this.$widget = $('<div class="llm-chat-widget-container" style="height: 100%;"></div>');
-        this.$widget.append(this.llmChatPanel.render());
-
-        return this.$widget;
-    }
-
-    async doRefresh(note: FNote | null | undefined) {
-        // Initialize only once
-        if (!this.isInitialized) {
-            console.log("Initializing LLM Chat Panel");
-            await this.llmChatPanel.refresh();
-            this.isInitialized = true;
-        }
-    }
-
-    async entitiesReloadedEvent(data: EventData<"entitiesReloaded">) {
-        // We don't need to refresh on entities reloaded for the chat
-    }
-
-    async activeContextChangedEvent(data: EventData<"activeContextChanged">) {
-        // Only refresh when this becomes active and we're not initialized yet
-        if (this.isActive() && !this.isInitialized) {
-            await this.llmChatPanel.refresh();
-            this.isInitialized = true;
-        }
-    }
-
-    // Handle data saving - we don't need to save anything
-    getData() {
-        return {};
-    }
-}

src/public/translations/en/translation.json

@@ -1550,7 +1550,8 @@
     "widget": "Widget",
     "confirm-change": "It is not recommended to change note type when note content is not empty. Do you want to continue anyway?",
     "geo-map": "Geo Map",
-    "beta-feature": "Beta"
+    "beta-feature": "Beta",
+    "ai-chat": "AI Chat"
   },
   "protect_note": {
     "toggle-on": "Protect the note",
@@ -1826,7 +1827,12 @@
     "confirm_delete_embeddings": "Are you sure you want to delete all AI embeddings? This will remove all semantic search capabilities until notes are reindexed, which can take a significant amount of time.",
     "empty_key_warning": "Warning: Empty API key. You need to configure your API key in settings.",
     "enable_ai": "Enable AI Features",
-    "enhanced_context_description": "Uses semantic search to find relevant information across your notes",
+    "name": "AI",
+    "openai": "OpenAI",
+    "use_enhanced_context": "Use enhanced context",
+    "enhanced_context_description": "Provides the AI with more context from the note and its related notes for better responses",
+    "show_thinking": "Show thinking",
+    "show_thinking_description": "Show the AI's chain of thought process",
     "enter_message": "Enter your message...",
     "error_contacting_provider": "Error contacting AI provider. Please check your settings and internet connection.",
     "error_generating_response": "Error generating AI response",
@@ -1842,15 +1848,17 @@
     "notes_indexed": "{{ count }} note indexed",
     "notes_indexed_plural": "{{ count }} notes indexed",
     "reset_embeddings": "Reset Embeddings",
-    "show_thinking": "Show Thinking",
-    "show_thinking_description": "Reveals the reasoning process used to generate responses",
     "sources": "Sources",
     "start_indexing": "Start Indexing",
     "use_advanced_context": "Use Advanced Context",
-    "use_enhanced_context": "Use Enhanced Note Context",
     "processing": {
-      "common": "Processing..."
+      "common": "Processing...",
-    }
+      "thinking": "Thinking...",
+      "loading": "Loading...",
+      "generating": "Generating..."
+    },
+    "create_new_ai_chat": "Create new AI Chat"
+
   },
   "switch_layout_button": {
     "title_vertical": "Move editing pane to the bottom",

src/services/hidden_subtree.ts

@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ export interface HiddenSubtreeItem {
         | "protectedSession"
         | "calendar"
         | "quickSearch"
-        | "llmChatLauncher";
+        | "aiChatLauncher";
     command?: keyof typeof Command;
 }
 
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@ enum Command {
     createNoteIntoInbox,
     showRecentChanges,
     showOptions,
-    showLlmChat
+    createAiChat
 }
 
 /*

src/services/hidden_subtree_launcherbar.ts

@@ -70,10 +70,10 @@ export default function buildLaunchBarConfig() {
         { id: "_lbNoteMap", title: t("hidden-subtree.note-map-title"), type: "launcher", targetNoteId: "_globalNoteMap", icon: "bx bxs-network-chart" },
         {
             id: "_lbLlmChat",
-            title: t("hidden-subtree.llm-chat-title"),
+            title: t("hidden-subtree.ai-chat-title"),
             type: "launcher",
             icon: "bx bx-bot",
-            builtinWidget: "llmChatLauncher",
+            builtinWidget: "aiChatLauncher",
             attributes: [
                 { type: "label", name: "desktopOnly" }
             ]

src/services/note_types.ts

@@ -15,7 +15,8 @@ const noteTypes = [
     { type: "doc", defaultMime: "" },
     { type: "contentWidget", defaultMime: "" },
     { type: "mindMap", defaultMime: "application/json" },
-    { type: "geoMap", defaultMime: "application/json" }
+    { type: "geoMap", defaultMime: "application/json" },
+    { type: "aiChat", defaultMime: "application/json" }
 ];
 
 function getDefaultMimeForNoteType(typeName: string) {