update

src/renderer/components/automation/AutomationPanel.tsx

@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ function DeleteConfirmDialog({ open, entityName, onConfirm, onCancel }: { open:
 }
 
 function AutomationActivityLog({ entries }: { entries: AutomationLogEntry[] }) {
-  if (entries.length === 0) return <div className="py-6 text-center text-[13px] text-[color:var(--muted)]">No automation activity yet. Rules will log executions here when they fire.</div>
+  if (entries.length === 0) return <div className="py-6 text-center text-[13px] text-[color:var(--muted)]">No activity yet</div>
   return (
     <div className="space-y-1">{entries.map((entry, idx) => {
       const ti = triggerConfig[entry.trigger as AutomationTrigger]; const ai = actionConfig[entry.action as AutomationAction]; const TIcon = ti?.icon ?? Lightning

src/renderer/components/communication/MessageList.tsx

@@ -96,9 +96,6 @@ export function MessageList({
         <div className="text-[14px] font-medium text-[color:var(--muted-strong)]">
           {t("comm.selectChannelView")}
         </div>
-        <div className="mt-1 text-[12px] text-[color:var(--muted)]">
-          {t("comm.monitorComms")}
-        </div>
       </div>
     )
   }
@@ -110,9 +107,6 @@ export function MessageList({
         <div className="text-[14px] font-medium text-[color:var(--muted-strong)]">
           {t("comm.noDiscussionYet")}
         </div>
-        <div className="mt-1 text-[12px] text-[color:var(--muted)]">
-          {t("comm.commentsAppearHere")}
-        </div>
       </div>
     )
   }
@@ -126,11 +120,9 @@ export function MessageList({
             ? t("comm.noMatchFilters")
             : t("comm.noMessagesChannel")}
         </div>
-        <div className="mt-1 text-[12px] text-[color:var(--muted)]">
-          {filters.search || filters.unreadOnly || filters.priority !== "all"
-            ? t("comm.adjustFilters")
-            : t("comm.messagesAppear")}
-        </div>
+        {(filters.search || filters.unreadOnly || filters.priority !== "all") ? (
+          <div className="mt-1 text-[12px] text-[color:var(--muted)]">{t("comm.adjustFilters")}</div>
+        ) : null}
       </div>
     )
   }

src/renderer/components/company-operations/KnowledgeBaseManager.tsx

@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ function KnowledgeEditor({ companyId, entry, onSaved }: {
         <Select label="Importance" value={importance} onChange={(value) => setImportance(value as typeof importance)} options={importanceOptions} />
       </div>
       <Input label="Tags" value={tags} onChange={setTags} placeholder="incident, auth, onboarding" />
-      <TextArea label="Content" value={content} onChange={setContent} rows={10} placeholder="Capture the lesson, decision, or process in full." />
+      <TextArea label="Content" value={content} onChange={setContent} rows={10} placeholder="Enter the knowledge content" />
       <div className="flex justify-end">
         <ActionButton label={saving ? "Saving..." : entry ? "Save entry" : "Create entry"} icon={FloppyDisk} tone="accent" onClick={() => void save()} loading={saving} />
       </div>
@@ -87,7 +87,7 @@ export function KnowledgeBaseManager({ companyId, entries, onRefresh }: {
       <Modal open={editingId !== null} title={activeEntry ? activeEntry.topic : "New knowledge entry"} onClose={() => setEditingId(null)} width="760px">
         <KnowledgeEditor companyId={companyId} entry={editingId === "__new__" ? null : activeEntry} onSaved={async () => { setEditingId(null); await onRefresh(); }} />
       </Modal>
-      <ConfirmDialog open={deleteId !== null} title="Delete knowledge entry" message="This removes the entry from the shared company knowledge base." onCancel={() => setDeleteId(null)} onConfirm={async () => { if (!deleteId) return; const result = await window.agentCompany.deleteKnowledgeEntry({ id: deleteId, companyId }); setDeleteId(null); if (result.ok) await onRefresh(); }} />
+      <ConfirmDialog open={deleteId !== null} title="Delete knowledge entry" message="This will permanently delete this entry." onCancel={() => setDeleteId(null)} onConfirm={async () => { if (!deleteId) return; const result = await window.agentCompany.deleteKnowledgeEntry({ id: deleteId, companyId }); setDeleteId(null); if (result.ok) await onRefresh(); }} />
     </div>
   );
 }

src/renderer/components/connectors.tsx

@@ -207,7 +207,7 @@ export function ConnectorEditor({ connector, onSaved }: { connector: ConnectorRe
           ) : null}
         </div>
       ) : (
-        <Input label="Model" value={model} onChange={setModel} placeholder="Leave empty to use connector default" />
+        <Input label="Model" value={model} onChange={setModel} placeholder="Connector default" />
       )}
       <TextArea label="Secret bindings" value={envBindingText} onChange={setEnvBindingText} rows={4} placeholder={"OPENAI_API_KEY=my-vault-key\nANTHROPIC_API_KEY=my-anthropic-key"} />
       <TextArea label="Operational notes" value={notes} onChange={setNotes} rows={4} />

src/renderer/components/dashboard/ActivityFeed.tsx

@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ export function ActivityFeed({ activity, agents, limit = 15 }: { activity: Activ
   if (recentActivity.length === 0) {
     return (
       <div className="flex h-full items-center justify-center py-8 text-center">
-        <div className="text-[13px] text-[color:var(--muted)]">No activity yet. Start by creating agents and tasks.</div>
+        <div className="text-[13px] text-[color:var(--muted)]">No activity yet</div>
       </div>
     );
   }

src/renderer/components/dashboard/QuickActions.tsx

@@ -64,7 +64,6 @@ export function WorkforceGrid({ agents, onSelectAgent }: { agents: AgentRecord[]
       <div className="flex flex-col items-center justify-center rounded-[10px] border border-dashed border-[color:var(--line)] py-10 text-center">
         <Robot size={32} className="mb-3 text-[color:var(--muted)]" />
         <div className="text-[14px] font-medium text-[color:var(--muted-strong)]">No agents hired yet</div>
-        <div className="mt-1 text-[12px] text-[color:var(--muted)]">Create a CEO agent to start building your company</div>
       </div>
     );
   }

src/renderer/components/execution/ApprovalInspector.tsx

@@ -163,7 +163,7 @@ export function ApprovalInspector({ approval, agents, tasks, companyId, onDecide
         </div>
       ) : null}
 
-      {!isDecided ? <div><label className="mb-1 block text-[11px] font-semibold text-[color:var(--muted)]">Decision note</label><TextArea value={decisionNote} onChange={setDecisionNote} placeholder="Optional note to accompany your decision..." rows={3} /></div> : null}
+      {!isDecided ? <div><label className="mb-1 block text-[11px] font-semibold text-[color:var(--muted)]">Decision note</label><TextArea value={decisionNote} onChange={setDecisionNote} placeholder="Add a note (optional)" rows={3} /></div> : null}
       <div className="flex flex-wrap gap-3">
         {!isDecided ? <>
           <ActionButton

src/renderer/components/execution/SecretCreator.tsx

@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ export function SecretCreator({ companyId, onSaved }: { companyId: string; onSav
     <div className="grid gap-4">
       <div><Input label={t("exec.secretNameLabel")} value={name} onChange={(v) => { setName(v); if (errors.name) setErrors((e) => ({ ...e, name: undefined })) }} placeholder="e.g. ANTHROPIC_API_KEY" />{errors.name ? <div className="mt-1 text-[12px] text-[color:var(--danger)]" role="alert">{errors.name}</div> : null}</div>
       <Input label="Description" value={description} onChange={setDescription} placeholder="What this secret is used for" />
-      <div><TextArea label="Secret value" value={value} onChange={(v) => { setValue(v); if (errors.value) setErrors((e) => ({ ...e, value: undefined })) }} rows={5} placeholder="Paste the secret value. It will be encrypted before persistence." />{errors.value ? <div className="mt-1 text-[12px] text-[color:var(--danger)]" role="alert">{errors.value}</div> : null}</div>
+      <div><TextArea label="Secret value" value={value} onChange={(v) => { setValue(v); if (errors.value) setErrors((e) => ({ ...e, value: undefined })) }} rows={5} placeholder="Paste the secret value" />{errors.value ? <div className="mt-1 text-[12px] text-[color:var(--danger)]" role="alert">{errors.value}</div> : null}</div>
       {submitError ? <InlineNotice message={submitError} /> : null}
       <ActionButton label={t("exec.storeSecret")} tone="accent" onClick={() => void (async () => { if (!validate()) return; setSubmitError(null); setSubmitting(true); try { unwrap(await window.agentCompany.saveSecret({ companyId, name: name.trim(), description, value })); setName(""); setDescription(""); setValue(""); setErrors({}); await onSaved() } catch (e) { setSubmitError(describeActionError(e)) } finally { setSubmitting(false) } })()} icon={ShieldCheck} loading={submitting} />
       <div className="border-t border-[color:var(--line)] pt-4 text-[12px] leading-relaxed text-[color:var(--muted)]">Connector secret bindings use `ENV_NAME=secret-name` lines. Values stay outside renderer state after submission.</div>

src/renderer/components/execution/SettingsPane.tsx

@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ export function SettingsPane({ snapshot, secrets, companyId, onSaved }: { snapsh
           <div className="rounded-[8px] border border-[color:var(--line)] px-4 py-3"><label className="flex items-center gap-3"><input type="checkbox" checked={company.autoApproveHires} onChange={async (e) => { setActionError(null); try { unwrap(await window.agentCompany.saveCompany({ id: company.id, name: company.name, description: company.description, status: company.status, autoApproveHires: e.target.checked })); await onSaved() } catch (err) { setActionError(describeActionError(err)) } }} className="h-4 w-4 rounded accent-[color:var(--accent)]" /><div><div className="text-[13px] font-medium text-[color:var(--text)]">{t("exec.autoApproveLabel")}</div><div className="mt-0.5 text-[11px] text-[color:var(--muted)]">{t("exec.autoApproveDesc")}</div></div></label></div></div>) })()}
       <div><div className="mb-3 text-[12px] font-semibold uppercase tracking-[0.06em] text-[color:var(--muted)]">{t("exec.actions")}</div><div className="grid gap-3 md:grid-cols-2"><ActionButton label={t("exec.saveSettings")} tone="accent" onClick={() => void handleSaveSettings()} icon={CheckCircle} loading={loadingAction === "save"} /><ActionButton label={t("exec.checkForUpdates")} onClick={() => void handleCheckForUpdates()} icon={Download} loading={loadingAction === "check"} /><ActionButton label={t("exec.backupProfile")} onClick={() => void handleBackupProfile()} icon={ClockCounterClockwise} loading={loadingAction === "backup"} /><ActionButton label={t("exec.restoreProfile")} onClick={() => void handleRestoreProfile()} icon={ArrowClockwise} loading={loadingAction === "restore"} /></div></div>
       <div><div className="mb-3 text-[12px] font-semibold uppercase tracking-[0.06em] text-[color:var(--muted)]">{t("exec.secretBackend")}</div><div className="border-y border-[color:var(--line)] py-3 text-[13px] text-[color:var(--muted-strong)]">{snapshot.backend.secretBackend}</div></div>
-      <div><div className="mb-3 text-[12px] font-semibold uppercase tracking-[0.06em] text-[color:var(--muted)]">{t("exec.secrets")} ({secrets.length})</div>{secrets.length === 0 ? <EmptyState title={t("exec.noSecretsStored")} /> : <div className="border-y border-[color:var(--line)] overflow-x-auto"><table className="w-full text-left text-[13px]"><thead><tr className="border-b border-[color:var(--line)]"><th className="px-4 py-3 text-[11px] font-semibold uppercase tracking-[0.06em] text-[color:var(--muted)]">{t("exec.secretName")}</th><th className="px-4 py-3 text-[11px] font-semibold uppercase tracking-[0.06em] text-[color:var(--muted)]">{t("exec.secretDescription")}</th><th className="px-4 py-3 text-[11px] font-semibold uppercase tracking-[0.06em] text-[color:var(--muted)]">{t("exec.secretBackendCol")}</th><th className="px-4 py-3 text-[11px] font-semibold uppercase tracking-[0.06em] text-[color:var(--muted)]">{t("exec.secretUpdated")}</th><th className="px-4 py-3 text-[11px] font-semibold uppercase tracking-[0.06em] text-[color:var(--muted)]" /></tr></thead><tbody>{secrets.map((s) => <tr key={s.id} className="border-b border-[color:var(--line)] last:border-b-0"><td className="px-4 py-3 font-medium text-[color:var(--text)]">{s.name}</td><td className="px-4 py-3 text-[color:var(--muted)]">{s.description || "No description"}</td><td className="px-4 py-3 mono text-[color:var(--muted-strong)]">{s.backend}</td><td className="px-4 py-3 mono text-[color:var(--muted)]">{formatTime(s.updatedAt)}</td><td className="px-4 py-3"><ActionButton label="Delete" onClick={() => setConfirmDeleteSecretId(s.id)} icon={Trash} tone="danger" /></td></tr>)}</tbody></table></div>}</div>
+      <div><div className="mb-3 text-[12px] font-semibold uppercase tracking-[0.06em] text-[color:var(--muted)]">{t("exec.secrets")} ({secrets.length})</div>{secrets.length === 0 ? <EmptyState title={t("exec.noSecretsStored")} /> : <div className="border-y border-[color:var(--line)] overflow-x-auto"><table className="w-full text-left text-[13px]"><thead><tr className="border-b border-[color:var(--line)]"><th className="px-4 py-3 text-[11px] font-semibold uppercase tracking-[0.06em] text-[color:var(--muted)]">{t("exec.secretName")}</th><th className="px-4 py-3 text-[11px] font-semibold uppercase tracking-[0.06em] text-[color:var(--muted)]">{t("exec.secretDescription")}</th><th className="px-4 py-3 text-[11px] font-semibold uppercase tracking-[0.06em] text-[color:var(--muted)]">{t("exec.secretBackendCol")}</th><th className="px-4 py-3 text-[11px] font-semibold uppercase tracking-[0.06em] text-[color:var(--muted)]">{t("exec.secretUpdated")}</th><th className="px-4 py-3 text-[11px] font-semibold uppercase tracking-[0.06em] text-[color:var(--muted)]" /></tr></thead><tbody>{secrets.map((s) => <tr key={s.id} className="border-b border-[color:var(--line)] last:border-b-0"><td className="px-4 py-3 font-medium text-[color:var(--text)]">{s.name}</td><td className="px-4 py-3 text-[color:var(--muted)]">{s.description || "\u2014"}</td><td className="px-4 py-3 mono text-[color:var(--muted-strong)]">{s.backend}</td><td className="px-4 py-3 mono text-[color:var(--muted)]">{formatTime(s.updatedAt)}</td><td className="px-4 py-3"><ActionButton label="Delete" onClick={() => setConfirmDeleteSecretId(s.id)} icon={Trash} tone="danger" /></td></tr>)}</tbody></table></div>}</div>
     </div>
   )
 }

src/renderer/components/execution/TaskCreator.tsx

@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ export function TaskCreator({ companyId, goals, projects, agents, workspaces, on
     <div className="grid gap-4 md:grid-cols-2">
       <Input label={t("exec.title")} value={title} onChange={setTitle} placeholder={t("exec.taskTitle")} />
       <Select label={t("exec.priority")} value={priority} onChange={setPriority} options={["critical","high","medium","low"].map((v) => ({ value: v, label: v }))} />
-      <div className="md:col-span-2"><TextArea label="Description" value={description} onChange={setDescription} placeholder="What should the agent do, and what result should come back into the run summary?" rows={5} /></div>
+      <div className="md:col-span-2"><TextArea label="Description" value={description} onChange={setDescription} placeholder="Describe the task" rows={5} /></div>
       <Select label={t("exec.goal")} value={goalId} onChange={setGoalId} options={[{ value: "", label: t("exec.noGoal") }, ...goals.map((g) => ({ value: g.id, label: g.title }))]} />
       <Select label={t("exec.project")} value={projectId} onChange={setProjectId} options={[{ value: "", label: t("exec.noProject") }, ...projects.map((p) => ({ value: p.id, label: p.name }))]} />
       <Select label={t("exec.assignee")} value={assigneeAgentId} onChange={setAssigneeAgentId} options={[{ value: "", label: t("exec.unassigned") }, ...agents.map((a) => ({ value: a.id, label: a.name }))]} />

src/renderer/components/organization/AgentCreator.tsx

@@ -125,7 +125,7 @@ export function AgentCreator({
         label="Capabilities"
         value={capabilities}
         onChange={setCapabilities}
-        placeholder="What this agent is expected to do and when it becomes relevant."
+        placeholder="What this agent does"
       />
       <p className="text-[12px] text-[color:var(--muted)]">
         New agents enter the hiring pipeline first. Approval activates the agent and keeps onboarding, budgets, and org history linked to the same record.

src/renderer/components/organization/GoalCreator.tsx

@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ export function GoalCreator({
         label="Success criteria"
         value={description}
         onChange={setDescription}
-        placeholder="What must become true for this goal to count as achieved?"
+        placeholder="Define the acceptance criteria"
       />
       <Select
         label="Owner agent"

src/renderer/components/organization/ProjectCreator.tsx

@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ export function ProjectCreator({
         label="Description"
         value={description}
         onChange={setDescription}
-        placeholder="What delivery lane does this project own?"
+        placeholder="Project description"
       />
       <Select
         label="Linked goal"

src/renderer/components/social/ActionHistory.tsx

@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ export function ActionHistory({ actions, agents, onOpenPath, onCancelAction, onN
   if (actions.length === 0) {
     return (
       <div className="py-8 text-center text-[13px] text-[color:var(--muted)]">
-        No browser actions yet. Agents will create actions when working on social media tasks.
+        No browser actions yet
       </div>
     );
   }

src/renderer/components/ui.tsx

@@ -543,7 +543,6 @@ export class ErrorBoundary extends Component<{ children: ReactNode; fallback?: R
       return this.props.fallback ?? (
         <div className="p-8 text-center" role="alert">
           <div className="text-[15px] font-semibold text-[color:var(--danger)] mb-2">Something went wrong</div>
-          <div className="text-[13px] text-[color:var(--muted)] mb-4">{this.state.error?.message}</div>
           <ActionButton label="Reload page" onClick={() => window.location.reload()} />
         </div>
       );