AI Copilot for Web Application Users

AI Copilot for Web App Users

In-app AI assistant providing contextual help, code generation, workflow automation, and intelligent suggestions as users interact with the application.

Architecture

// Context manager for app state
class CopilotContext {
  constructor() {
    this.currentPage = null;
    this.userActions = [];
    this.screenData = null;
  }

  updateContext(data) {
    this.currentPage = data.page;
    this.userActions.push(data);
    this.screenData = data.screenState;
  }

  buildPrompt() {
    return `Current app state:
Page: ${this.currentPage}
Recent actions: ${JSON.stringify(this.userActions.slice(-5))}
Screen content: ${JSON.stringify(this.screenData)}`;
  }
}

const copilot = new CopilotContext();

// Provide suggestions
async function suggestNextAction(context) {
  const response = await openai.chat.completions.create({
    model: 'gpt-4o-mini',
    messages: [{
      role: 'user',
      content: context.buildPrompt() + '\n\nWhat should user do next?'
    }],
    max_tokens: 200,
  });

  return response.choices[0].message.content;
}

Commands & Shortcuts

// Command palette with AI suggestions
const commands = {
  '/help': (query) => generateContextualHelp(query),
  '/generate': (spec) => generateCode(spec),
  '/automate': (task) => automateWorkflow(task),
  '/search': (query) => semanticSearch(query),
};

function handleCommand(input) {
  const [cmd, ...args] = input.split(' ');
  const handler = commands[cmd];

  if (handler) {
    return handler(args.join(' '));
  }

  // Fallback: ask copilot
  return askCopilot(input);
}

UI Integration

function Copilot() {
  const [suggestions, setSuggestions] = useState([]);
  const [visible, setVisible] = useState(false);

  useEffect(() => {
    // Monitor user interactions
    window.addEventListener('click', async (e) => {
      const context = extractPageContext(e);
      const sug = await suggestNextAction(context);
      setSuggestions([sug]);
      setVisible(true);
    });
  }, []);

  return (
    <div className={`copilot ${visible ? 'visible' : ''}`}>
      <div className="copilot-icon">Assistant</div>
      <div className="suggestions">
        {suggestions.map(s => (
          <button key={s} onClick={() => executeSuggestion(s)}>
            {s}
          </button>
        ))}
      </div>
    </div>
  );
}

Timeline

• Basic context tracking — 2 days
• Command palette integration — 2 days
• Contextual help generation — 2 days
• Code/workflow generation — 3–5 days
• Performance & UI polish — 2–3 weeks