[BUG] [alpha] Sub-Agents dialog (empty state): SPAWN AGENT heading is a div with no role or aria-label

[codvy8282]

Project

ide

Description

The text "SPAWN AGENT" is rendered in a div with no role="heading" or aria-label, so it is not exposed as a section heading to assistive technologies.

Steps to Reproduce

1. Open Sub-Agents dialog in empty state.
2. Locate the element with text "SPAWN AGENT" (class "text-xs font-medium mb-2").

Expected Behavior

The element has role="heading" and an appropriate level, or is a real <h2>/<h3>, so it can be used as a section label.

Actual Behavior

It is a div with no role or aria-label.

Screenshots

Screencast.from.2026-03-16.00-55-53.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 REPORT - Accessibility issue confirmed in codebase.

Component Verification:

• Found in src/components/ai/SubagentsDialog.tsx (lines 391-393)
• Component is exported and used in src/components/ai/AgentPanel.tsx and src/pages/Session.tsx
• Accessible to users through the AgentPanel UI

Bug Confirmed:
The code shows:

<div class="text-xs font-medium mb-2" style={{ color: "var(--text-weak)" }}>
  SPAWN AGENT
</div>

This is indeed a plain <div> with no role="heading" or semantic heading tag (<h2>, <h3>, etc.). The element lacks ARIA semantics needed for assistive technologies to identify it as a section heading.

Screenshot Evidence:
The video clearly shows the DevTools inspector highlighting this exact element structure, confirming the bug is real and reproducible.

Not a Duplicate:
Issue #29502 reports the parent container lacking role="group" (wrapper div), while this issue reports the "SPAWN AGENT" text element itself lacking heading semantics. These are two distinct accessibility issues on different DOM elements.

Impact:
This is a legitimate accessibility bug that affects screen reader users who rely on heading navigation to understand dialog structure.

[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