[BUG] [alpha] CortexAgentSidebar: Search icon button in Vibe sidebar header does nothing when clicked

[artur0306]

Project

ide

Description

In Vibe mode, the CortexAgentSidebar renders a search icon button (magnifying glass) in the header bar next to the project name. The button has full hover/press visual feedback (background highlight, cursor: pointer), but clicking it does absolutely nothing — no search dialog, no filter input, no panel opens.

The root cause: CortexAgentSidebar wires the button's click handler to props.onSearch ([CortexAgentSidebar.tsx:201]), but the parent component CortexVibeLayout never passes the onSearch prop ([CortexVibeLayout.tsx:32-42]). Furthermore, CortexVibeLayoutProps doesn't even define onSearch as a prop option, and CortexDesktopLayout doesn't provide any search handler for the Vibe layout.

Error Message

Debug Logs

System Information

OS: Windows 11 Pro 10.0.22631
App: Cortex IDE (alpha)

Screenshots

2026-03-01.05-20-17.mp4

Steps to Reproduce

Open Cortex IDE and switch to Vibe mode (click "Vibe" in the top-left toggle)
Observe the sidebar header showing the project name (e.g., "bounty-challenge") and a magnifying glass icon on the right
Click the magnifying glass icon
Nothing happens — no search UI appears, no visual feedback, no error

Expected Behavior

Clicking the search icon in the Vibe sidebar header should open a search/filter interface — either filtering agents/conversations in the sidebar, or opening a global project search panel.

Actual Behavior

Clicking the search icon produces no response. The button highlights on hover and shows a press state, appearing fully interactive, but the click handler resolves to undefined?.() (optional chaining on undefined), which silently no-ops.

Additional Context

The prop wiring gap spans three levels:

CortexAgentSidebar.tsx:201 — Renders where onSearch is an optional prop
CortexVibeLayout.tsx:32-42 — Renders without passing onSearch
CortexVibeLayoutProps (lines 5-27) — Does not include onSearch in its interface, so it can't be passed from above
This is distinct from Search sidebar issues (IDE mode, #20040, #20207, etc.) which involve the left activity bar search panel. This bug is specifically about the Vibe mode's agent sidebar header search button.

[echobt]

✅ Validated

Valid bug report with required visual evidence. The attached recording shows the real Cortex IDE (Vibe mode) and clearly demonstrates the reported problem: clicking the magnifying-glass search icon in the CortexAgentSidebar header produces no UI response. The media is coherent with the description and appears authentic. Duplicate check against older similar issues (e.g., #22093, #21969, #22145) indicates related search area but different UI paths/root causes, so this is not a duplicate.