[BUG] [alpha] Sub-Agents dialog (empty state): Left sidebar (templates and agent list) has no aria-label

[cody8282]

Project

ide

Description

The left column of the Sub-Agents dialog contains "SPAWN AGENT" templates and "ACTIVE AGENTS" list. This region has no aria-label or role to identify it as the navigation/templates area.

Steps to Reproduce

1. Open Sub-Agents dialog in empty state.
2. Inspect the left column div (width 64, border-right) that contains SPAWN AGENT and ACTIVE AGENTS sections.

Expected Behavior

The left sidebar has aria-label (e.g. "Agent templates and list") or a role so it can be identified as a landmark.

Actual Behavior

The container is a plain div with no aria-label or role.

Screenshots

Screencast.from.2026-03-16.00-46-48.webm

System Information

OS: Ubuntu 24.04.3 LTS
CPU: Intel(R) Core(TM) i9-14900HX (8 cores)
RAM: 16 GB

[echobt]

✅ Validated

VALID bug report. The screenshot/video shows the real Cortex IDE Sub-Agents dialog with developer tools open, clearly demonstrating that the left sidebar div (containing 'SPAWN AGENT' templates and 'ACTIVE AGENTS' list) has no aria-label or role attribute.

Code Verification:

• Component: src/components/ai/SubagentsDialog.tsx (lines 308-310)
• The left sidebar container is rendered as:

  <div
    class="w-64 flex flex-col"
    style={{ "border-right": "1px solid var(--border-base)" }}
  >

• This div contains the SPAWN AGENT templates section and ACTIVE AGENTS list
• Confirmed: No aria-label or role attribute is present on this container

This is a legitimate accessibility bug - the sidebar region lacks proper ARIA attributes to identify it as a navigation/templates area for screen reader users. The component is accessible via the ai:subagents event in Session.tsx.

NOT a duplicate of #29491 (which is about the dialog header bar, not the left sidebar).

[allornothingai]

I have fixed this issue as part of a batch ARIA and CSS fix PR in the Cortex IDE repository.

PR: CortexLM/cortex-ide#56

RTC Wallet: allornothingai

[allornothingai]

Just checking in on this bounty submission. Is there any further review required? If accepted, my payout wallet is:

0x0c67cbE9e30c66267975eE2D74Eb88036CA65e9F