[BUG] [alpha] Sub-Agents dialog (empty state): Refresh icon button has title but no aria-label

[codvy8282]

Project

ide

Description

In the Sub-Agents dialog header, the refresh (reload) icon button has title="Refresh" but no aria-label. Assistive technologies may not expose a consistent accessible name for the control.

Steps to Reproduce

1. Open the AI Agents panel and open the Sub-Agents UI (e.g. via slash command /subagents or the Sub-Agents action).
2. Ensure no agents are spawned (empty state: "0 active", "No agents spawned yet").
3. Inspect the header button that shows the rotate/refresh icon (next to the close button).

Expected Behavior

The refresh button has an aria-label (e.g. "Refresh" or "Reload agents list") so its purpose is programmatically determinable.

Actual Behavior

The button has only title="Refresh" and no aria-label.

Screenshots

Screencast.from.2026-03-16.00-38-12.webm

System Information

OS: Ubuntu 24.04.3 LTS
CPU: Intel(R) Core(TM) i9-14900HX (8 cores)
RAM: 16 GB

[echobt]

✅ Validated

VALID BUG - Accessibility issue confirmed in src/components/ai/SubagentsDialog.tsx

The refresh button in the Sub-Agents dialog header (lines 340-347) has title="Refresh" but is missing an aria-label attribute. The code clearly shows:

<button
  class="p-1.5 rounded transition-colors"
  style={{ color: "var(--text-weak)" }}
  onClick={loadAgents}
  title="Refresh"          // ← Has title
>                            // ← Missing aria-label!
  <Icon name="rotate" ... />
</button>

Compare with the close button right below it which correctly has aria-label="Close".

This is a real accessibility bug - while title provides a tooltip, assistive technologies may not consistently expose it as the accessible name. The aria-label is needed for proper screen reader support.

The component is accessible to users via the /subagents slash command or Sub-Agents action in the AI Agents panel. The video evidence clearly demonstrates the missing attribute in the DOM inspector.

[allornothingai]

I have fixed this issue as part of a batch ARIA and CSS fix PR in the Cortex IDE repository.

PR: CortexLM/cortex-ide#56

RTC Wallet: allornothingai

[allornothingai]

Just checking in on this bounty submission. Is there any further review required? If accepted, my payout wallet is:

0x0c67cbE9e30c66267975eE2D74Eb88036CA65e9F