gui-create-launch-modal

name	gui-create-launch-modal
description	GUI desktop app only. Create a one-time launch modal in the Warp client (feature announcement, onboarding, etc.). Use when adding a new modal that should appear exactly once per user on startup, gated by a feature flag, with colors sourced from Warp theme tokens and terminal theme colors.

gui-create-launch-modal

Scope — GUI desktop app only. This skill applies to Warp's GUI desktop front-end (the app/ crate on the WarpUI pixel/GPU framework). It does not apply to the headless TUI front-end (crates/warp_tui; cell-grid TuiElement library under crates/warpui_core/src/elements/tui), which has its own components, tests, and change-verification workflow. For TUI work, see the tui-ui-guidelines, tui-testing, and tui-verify-change skills instead.

Create a one-time launch modal — the feature-announcement design used for launches like "Orchestrate any agent, anywhere" or "Warp is now open-source."

Reference implementation

app/src/workspace/view/orchestration_launch_modal/ — the canonical, most up-to-date example of this pattern.

Checklist

• Feature flag in warp_features/src/lib.rs
• Settings field in app/src/settings/ai.rs
• Trigger logic in app/src/workspace/one_time_modal_model.rs
• View files under app/src/workspace/view/<name>_launch_modal/
• Workspace wiring in app/src/workspace/view.rs and app/src/workspace/mod.rs
• Debug actions in app/src/workspace/action.rs
• Hero image at app/assets/async/png/onboarding/<name>_launch_banner.png
• Any custom icons added to crates/warp_core/src/ui/icons.rs + SVG in app/assets/bundled/svg/

---

Step 0 – Custom icons (if needed)

If the modal uses icons not yet in the Icon enum, add them before writing the view.

In crates/warp_core/src/ui/icons.rs:

// Add to enum
YourIconName,

// Add to From<Icon> for &'static str match
Icon::YourIconName => "bundled/svg/your-icon-name.svg",

Drop the SVG file at app/assets/bundled/svg/your-icon-name.svg. Use the same 24×24 viewBox format as existing icons.

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Step 1 – Feature flag

Add to crates/warp_features/src/lib.rs:

/// Enables the <name> launch modal.
<YourModalName>LaunchModal,

Enable for dogfood:

pub const DOGFOOD_FLAGS: &[FeatureFlag] = &[
    FeatureFlag::<YourModalName>LaunchModal,
    // ...
];

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Step 2 – Settings field

Add to app/src/settings/ai.rs inside define_settings_group!(AISettings, ...). Pattern: one boolean field per modal, globally synced (not respecting user sync), private.

// This is not a user-visible setting - it's merely a one-time flag to track if the
// <name> launch modal has been shown to the user.
//
// We model it as a setting so it's only shown once to a given user regardless of the number of
// devices they use.
did_check_to_trigger_<name>_launch_modal: DidShow<Name>LaunchModal {
    type: bool,
    default: false,
    supported_platforms: SupportedPlatforms::ALL,
    sync_to_cloud: SyncToCloud::Globally(RespectUserSyncSetting::No),
    private: true,
}

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Step 3 – OneTimeModalModel

File: app/src/workspace/one_time_modal_model.rs

3a. Add field to struct

is_<name>_launch_modal_open: bool,

3b. Initialize to false in new()

is_<name>_launch_modal_open: false,

3c. Pre-dismiss for new users (critical)

In the AuthComplete → !is_existing_user branch, add to the AISettings::handle update block alongside the other pre-dismissals. Without this, new users see the modal on their second startup after onboarding.

if let Err(e) = settings
    .did_check_to_trigger_<name>_launch_modal
    .set_value(true, ctx)
{
    log::warn!("Failed to mark <name> launch modal as dismissed: {e}");
}

3d. Public API methods

pub fn is_<name>_launch_modal_open(&self) -> bool {
    self.is_<name>_launch_modal_open && self.target_window_id.is_some()
}

pub fn mark_<name>_launch_modal_dismissed(&mut self, ctx: &mut ModelContext<Self>) {
    self.set_<name>_launch_modal_open(false, ctx);
}

#[cfg(debug_assertions)]
pub fn force_open_<name>_launch_modal(&mut self, ctx: &mut ModelContext<Self>) {
    self.set_<name>_launch_modal_open(true, ctx);
}

3e. Private setter

fn set_<name>_launch_modal_open(&mut self, is_open: bool, ctx: &mut ModelContext<Self>) -> bool {
    if self.is_<name>_launch_modal_open != is_open {
        self.is_<name>_launch_modal_open = is_open;
        ctx.emit(OneTimeModalEvent::VisibilityChanged { is_open });
        return true;
    }
    false
}

3f. Add to is_any_modal_open

|| self.is_<name>_launch_modal_open

3g. Trigger function

fn check_and_trigger_<name>_launch_modal(&mut self, ctx: &mut ModelContext<Self>) -> bool {
    if !FeatureFlag::<Name>LaunchModal.is_enabled() {
        return false;
    }

    let ai_settings = AISettings::as_ref(ctx);
    if *ai_settings.did_check_to_trigger_<name>_launch_modal {
        return false;
    }

    AISettings::handle(ctx).update(ctx, |settings, ctx| {
        if let Err(e) = settings
            .did_check_to_trigger_<name>_launch_modal
            .set_value(true, ctx)
        {
            log::warn!("Failed to mark <name> launch modal as dismissed: {e}");
        }
    });

    let should_show = !matches!(ChannelState::channel(), Channel::Integration);
    self.set_<name>_launch_modal_open(should_show, ctx);
    should_show
}

3h. Call from check_and_trigger_all_modals

Insert before check_and_trigger_hoa_onboarding:

if self.check_and_trigger_<name>_launch_modal(ctx) {
    return;
}

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Step 4 – View

Create app/src/workspace/view/<name>_launch_modal/mod.rs:

mod view;
pub use view::{init, <Name>LaunchModal, <Name>LaunchModalEvent};

Create app/src/workspace/view/<name>_launch_modal/view.rs. Copy from orchestration_launch_modal/view.rs and adapt. Key details:

Color sources (important)

• Prefer Warp theme tokens for modal backgrounds, text, overlays, and borders:
  • background surfaces: appearance.theme().surface_3() (or another surface_* token when needed)
  • primary/subtext: appearance.theme().main_text_color(...) and appearance.theme().sub_text_color(...)
  • overlays/hover fills: appearance.theme().surface_overlay_1() / surface_overlay_2()
  • subtle borders: appearance.theme().outline()
• Use terminal theme colors for terminal-color accents (for example, magenta launch badge accents):
  • appearance.theme().terminal_colors().normal.magenta
  • appearance.theme().ansi_overlay_1(magenta) for low-alpha backgrounds
• Avoid hardcoded hex colors.

Hero image

• Store at app/assets/async/png/onboarding/<name>_launch_banner.png
• Aspect ratio matters: if the image is wider than MODAL_WIDTH/HERO_HEIGHT (420/92 ≈ 4.57), wrap the hero ConstrainedBox in Clipped::new(...) to prevent horizontal bleed when cover() scales it
• Images pre-sized to exactly 420×92 need no Clipped; images only taller (aspect ratio < 4.57) are fine without it

const MODAL_WIDTH: f32 = 420.;
const HERO_HEIGHT: f32 = 92.;
const HERO_IMAGE_PATH: &str = "async/png/onboarding/<name>_launch_banner.png";

fn render_hero(&self) -> Box<dyn Element> {
    let hero = Clipped::new(          // only needed if image ratio > 4.57
        ConstrainedBox::new(
            Image::new(AssetSource::Bundled { path: HERO_IMAGE_PATH }, CacheOption::Original)
                .with_corner_radius(CornerRadius::with_top(Radius::Pixels(8.)))
                .cover()
                .top_aligned()
                .finish(),
        )
        .with_width(MODAL_WIDTH)
        .with_height(HERO_HEIGHT)
        .finish(),
    )
    .finish();
    // ... close button overlay via Stack + add_positioned_child
}

"New" badge

Use the standard badge — 24 px tall, 8 px horizontal padding, 14 px font, pill corners, with magenta sourced from terminal theme colors:

fn render_badge(appearance: &Appearance) -> Box<dyn Element> {
    let magenta = appearance.theme().terminal_colors().normal.magenta;
    let text = Text::new_inline("New".to_string(), appearance.ui_font_family(), 14.)
        .with_color(magenta.into())
        .finish();
    ConstrainedBox::new(
        Container::new(
            Flex::row()
                .with_cross_axis_alignment(CrossAxisAlignment::Center)
                .with_main_axis_size(MainAxisSize::Min)
                .with_child(text)
                .finish(),
        )
        .with_horizontal_padding(8.)
        .with_background(Fill::Solid(appearance.theme().ansi_overlay_1(magenta)))
        .with_corner_radius(CornerRadius::with_all(Radius::Percentage(50.)))
        .finish(),
    )
    .with_height(24.)
    .finish()
}

URLs

Always use https://, not http://:

const LEARN_MORE_URL: &str = "https://warp.dev/your-blog-link";

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Step 5 – Workspace wiring

app/src/workspace/view.rs

// Module declaration (top)
pub(crate) mod <name>_launch_modal;

// Import
use crate::workspace::view::<name>_launch_modal::{<Name>LaunchModal, <Name>LaunchModalEvent};

// Struct field
<name>_launch_modal: ViewHandle<<Name>LaunchModal>,

// In Workspace::new()
let <name>_launch_view = ctx.add_typed_action_view(<Name>LaunchModal::new);
ctx.subscribe_to_view(&<name>_launch_view, |me, _, event, ctx| {
    me.handle_<name>_launch_modal_event(event, ctx);
});

// In struct initialization
<name>_launch_modal: <name>_launch_view,

// In OneTimeModalModel subscription handler
} else if model_ref.is_<name>_launch_modal_open() {
    me.focus_<name>_launch_modal(ctx);

// In View::render (inside the should_show_modal block)
if should_show_modal && one_time_modal_model.is_<name>_launch_modal_open() {
    stack.add_child(ChildView::new(&self.<name>_launch_modal).finish());
}

Add event handler and focus helper:

fn handle_<name>_launch_modal_event(&mut self, event: &<Name>LaunchModalEvent, ctx: &mut ViewContext<Self>) {
    match event {
        <Name>LaunchModalEvent::Close => {
            OneTimeModalModel::handle(ctx).update(ctx, |model, ctx| {
                model.mark_<name>_launch_modal_dismissed(ctx);
            });
            self.focus_active_tab(ctx);
            ctx.notify();
        }
    }
}

fn focus_<name>_launch_modal(&mut self, ctx: &mut ViewContext<Self>) {
    ctx.focus(&self.<name>_launch_modal);
}

app/src/workspace/mod.rs

// In pub fn init()
view::<name>_launch_modal::init(app);

// In debug bindings block
EditableBinding::new(
    "workspace:open_<name>_launch_modal",
    "[Debug] Open <Name> Launch Modal",
    WorkspaceAction::Open<Name>LaunchModal,
)
.with_context_predicate(id!("Workspace")),
EditableBinding::new(
    "workspace:reset_<name>_launch_modal_state",
    "[Debug] Reset <Name> Launch Modal State",
    WorkspaceAction::Reset<Name>LaunchModalState,
)
.with_context_predicate(id!("Workspace")),

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Step 6 – Debug actions

In app/src/workspace/action.rs:

/// Open the <Name> Launch Modal (for debugging)
#[cfg(debug_assertions)]
Open<Name>LaunchModal,
/// Reset the <name> launch modal dismissed state (for debugging)
#[cfg(debug_assertions)]
Reset<Name>LaunchModalState,

Add both variants to the is_visible_in_command_palette false arm.

In app/src/workspace/view.rs TypedActionView::handle_action:

#[cfg(debug_assertions)]
Open<Name>LaunchModal => {
    OneTimeModalModel::handle(ctx).update(ctx, |model, ctx| {
        model.force_open_<name>_launch_modal(ctx);
    });
    ctx.notify();
}
#[cfg(debug_assertions)]
Reset<Name>LaunchModalState => {
    AISettings::handle(ctx).update(ctx, |settings, ctx| {
        if let Err(e) = settings
            .did_check_to_trigger_<name>_launch_modal
            .set_value(false, ctx)
        {
            log::warn!("Failed to reset <name> launch modal state: {e}");
        }
    });
}

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Behavior summary

User type	Sees modal?
New signup	No — pre-dismissed in AuthComplete new-user branch
Not signed in	No — trigger never fires without AuthComplete
Existing user, flag enabled	Yes — on first startup after cloud prefs load
Integration channel	No — suppressed by Channel::Integration check
Already seen it	No — setting persists globally across devices