[bug] shadcn UI components: Dyad is asking to provide the code of the file that it's supposed to be able to read

[d1coach]

Will - this is happening a lot and it's wasting my credits because I have to retry the actions, re-start the app, etc

Bug Description

Dyad errors out and is unable to edit the files with the following message:

My apologies! It seems I didn't receive the content of src/components/ui/sidebar.tsx in the previous turn. Without seeing how the Sidebar component itself is implemented, it's difficult to pinpoint why it's not hiding correctly on mobile.

The issues you're describing (two logos, sidebar overlapping, user info visible) strongly suggest that the Sidebar component isn't properly managing its visibility or positioning on mobile, or that the main content area isn't adjusting its layout when the sidebar is supposed to be hidden.

To properly diagnose and fix this, I need to see the code for src/components/ui/sidebar.tsx. Could you please provide its contents?

Steps to Reproduce

Hard to say - many different edits. I will happen at some point.

Expected Behavior

Read the files in your code base and edit them as required.

Actual Behavior

System Information

• Dyad Version: 0.14.0
• Platform: darwin
• Architecture: arm64
• Node Version: v22.15.0
• PNPM Version: 10.12.4
• Node Path: /usr/local/bin/node
• Telemetry ID: 27f9f98e-2ac6-497d-a713-66bb326401a3
• Model: auto:auto | customId: undefined

Logs

│   Run "pnpm approve-builds" to pick which dependencies should be allowed     │
│   to run scripts.                                                            │
│                                                                              │
╰──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────╯



> @ dev /Users/evgenybik/dyad-apps/Headbanger
> vite --port 32100


  VITE v6.3.4  ready in 85 ms


  ➜  Network: http://192.168.5.220:32100/

[2025-08-01 21:36:44.346] [error] (tsc) TSC worker exited with code 1 for app /Users/evgenybik/dyad-apps/Headbanger
[2025-08-01 21:36:45.014] [error] (tsc) TSC worker exited with code 1 for app /Users/evgenybik/dyad-apps/Headbanger
[2025-08-01 21:36:46.696] [error] (tsc) TSC worker exited with code 1 for app /Users/evgenybik/dyad-apps/Headbanger

[wwwillchen]

@d1coach thanks for reporting this issue. Dyad doesn't currently include the file contents of shadcn UI components (the files in src/components/ui/sidebar.tsx) to save on context, but it can definitely cause weird issues like the one you're seeing here. I'll have a fix for this in next week's release.

As a temporary workaround, you can copy and paste the file contents (e.g. open the file using the Code panel) and give it to the AI.

[d1coach]

I totally support optimising context. As far as I can tell, you've managed to build a system that figures out the focus files really well, and it works most of the time. So I definitely wouldn't want to include files we don't need to include. You know better what should or shouldn't be included in the context - perhaps, it's just a matter of steering the model to avoid asking for the files it doesn't really need?

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On Fri, Aug 1, 2025 at 9:53 PM Will Chen ***@***.***> wrote: *wwwillchen* left a comment (dyad-sh/dyad#768) <#768 (comment)> @d1coach <https://github.com/d1coach> thanks for reporting this issue. Dyad doesn't currently include the file contents of shadcn UI components (the files in src/components/ui/sidebar.tsx) to save on context, but it can definitely cause weird issues like the one you're seeing here. I'll have a fix for this in next week's release. As a temporary workaround, you can copy and paste the file contents (e.g. open the file using the Code panel) and give it to the AI. — Reply to this email directly, view it on GitHub <#768 (comment)>, or unsubscribe <https://github.com/notifications/unsubscribe-auth/BTW5Y63ETHU6QWM7KZQDX533LPHS7AVCNFSM6AAAAACC5WIRMOVHI2DSMVQWIX3LMV43OSLTON2WKQ3PNVWWK3TUHMZTCNBVG42DKOJUG4> . You are receiving this because you were mentioned.Message ID: ***@***.***>

[wwwillchen]

Thanks for the feedback. I think the challenge is that most of the time (I'm guessing >90%) you don't need the shadcn UI components code but there are times where the AI model really does need them (e.g. doing low-level UI customization).

With Dyad Pro's Smart Context, including in shadcn UI components will be a relatively small overhead in terms of AI credits / token usage and I can also add a feature later to support excluding files #517 (e.g. shadcn UI components) so people can manually optimize token usage.

[Mt080910]

Hello World 👋🌎