connecting the copilot to the UI

apps/rowboatx/app/api/chat/route.ts

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+import { cliClient, RunEvent } from '@/lib/cli-client';
+import { NextRequest } from 'next/server';
+
+export const runtime = 'nodejs';
+export const dynamic = 'force-dynamic';
+
+/**
+ * POST /api/chat
+ * Creates a new conversation or sends a message to existing one
+ */
+export async function POST(request: NextRequest) {
+  try {
+    const body = await request.json();
+    const { message, runId } = body;
+
+    if (!message || typeof message !== 'string') {
+      return Response.json(
+        { error: 'Message is required' },
+        { status: 400 }
+      );
+    }
+
+    let currentRunId = runId;
+
+    // Create new run if no runId provided
+    if (!currentRunId) {
+      const run = await cliClient.createRun({
+        agentId: 'copilot',
+      });
+      currentRunId = run.id;
+    }
+    
+    // Always send the message (this triggers the agent runtime)
+    await cliClient.sendMessage(currentRunId, message);
+
+    // Return the run ID
+    return Response.json({ runId: currentRunId });
+  } catch (error) {
+    console.error('Chat API error:', error);
+    return Response.json(
+      { error: 'Failed to process message' },
+      { status: 500 }
+    );
+  }
+}
+
+/**
+ * GET /api/chat?runId=xxx
+ * Get a specific run's details
+ */
+export async function GET(request: NextRequest) {
+  try {
+    const searchParams = request.nextUrl.searchParams;
+    const runId = searchParams.get('runId');
+
+    if (!runId) {
+      // List all runs
+      const result = await cliClient.listRuns();
+      return Response.json(result);
+    }
+
+    // Get specific run
+    const run = await cliClient.getRun(runId);
+    return Response.json(run);
+  } catch (error) {
+    console.error('Chat API error:', error);
+    return Response.json(
+      { error: 'Failed to fetch run' },
+      { status: 500 }
+    );
+  }
+}