Projects empty state has no 'Create project' CTA — first project can only be created from the CLI
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Assessment
- Difficulty
- 2/5
- Estimated time
- 1-3 hours
- Newbie friendliness
- 84/100
- Issue type
- Feature
- Clarity
- Clearly specified
- Activity status
- Quiet
- Tech stack
- typescript
Research direction
Start in desktop/src/features/projects/ui/ProjectCards.tsx at EmptyState, then inspect the empty-list early return in ProjectsView.tsx and the existing create flow in ProjectsCreateMenu.tsx. Reuse the existing CreateProjectDialog entry point so the empty Projects view shows a Create project CTA, and verify that it opens the same dialog when no projects exist.
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Description
Summary
In the desktop app's Projects view, when there are zero projects the empty state is the only thing rendered — and it contains no way to create a project. The single UI entry point for creating a project (the "+" ProjectsCreateMenu in the projects navigation bar) lives inside the populated view, which is skipped by an early return when the list is empty.
As a result, the first project can only be created from the CLI (buzz repos create) or another client that publishes a NIP-34 repo announcement (kind 30617). Once at least one project exists, the "+" menu appears and creation works from the UI — so the gap is specifically the empty state, exactly when a create affordance is most needed.
Steps to reproduce
- Open the desktop app against a relay with no projects (kind
30617) published. - Enable/open the Projects preview view.
- Observe the empty state: icon + "No projects yet" + "Projects published to this relay will appear here." — no button.
Expected
The empty state should offer a Create project CTA that opens the same CreateProjectDialog used by the toolbar "+" menu.
Code pointers
- Empty state (no CTA):
desktop/src/features/projects/ui/ProjectCards.tsx→EmptyState - Early return that hides the toolbar/create menu when empty:
desktop/src/features/projects/ui/ProjectsView.tsx(if (projects.length === 0) return <EmptyState />;) - The only create entry point today:
desktop/src/features/projects/ui/ProjectsCreateMenu.tsx→ opensCreateProjectDialog
Notes
Related to the projects/repo-announcement lifecycle tracked in #2326 (which covers deletion of repo announcements). This issue is about creation from the empty state.
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