From fa633c14381e9ecb3449a891e676f7e742379f38 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Sawyer Cutler <sawyer@dirtroad.dev>
Date: Mon, 24 Aug 2026 07:38:40 -0700
Subject: [PATCH] Normalize create-workbench CTAs to New workbench

Closes CL-6767
---
 apps/web/src/command-palette-actions.test.ts |  2 ++
 apps/web/src/command-palette-actions.ts      |  5 +++--
 apps/web/src/pages/mission-control-page.tsx  |  4 ++--
 apps/web/src/pages/new-workbench-picker.tsx  |  3 ++-
 apps/web/src/routes.tsx                      |  5 +++--
 apps/web/src/shell/sidebar.tsx               | 10 +++++++---
 apps/web/test/mission-control-page.test.tsx  |  2 ++
 apps/web/test/routes.test.tsx                |  2 +-
 packages/chat-ui/src/strings.ts              | 10 +++++++---
 9 files changed, 29 insertions(+), 14 deletions(-)

diff --git a/apps/web/src/command-palette-actions.test.ts b/apps/web/src/command-palette-actions.test.ts
index 2a0a3d4d6..ffe39598e 100644
--- a/apps/web/src/command-palette-actions.test.ts
+++ b/apps/web/src/command-palette-actions.test.ts
@@ -74,6 +74,8 @@ describe("ACTION_COMMANDS", () => {
   test("new-workbench and new-agent speak consumer language, not mint", () => {
     const workbench = ACTION_COMMANDS.find((c) => c.id === "new-workbench");
     const agent = ACTION_COMMANDS.find((c) => c.id === "new-agent");
+    expect(workbench?.title).toBe("New workbench");
+    expect(agent?.title).toBe("New workbench");
     expect(workbench?.subtitle).toBe("Start a new workbench");
     expect(agent?.subtitle).toBe("Start a new workbench");
     expect(workbench?.subtitle.toLowerCase()).not.toContain("mint");
diff --git a/apps/web/src/command-palette-actions.ts b/apps/web/src/command-palette-actions.ts
index 8e0f394d5..e612a9034 100644
--- a/apps/web/src/command-palette-actions.ts
+++ b/apps/web/src/command-palette-actions.ts
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@
 // never hops to `/routines` first the way this used to.
 
 import { createPendingDialogRequest } from "@corbits/shell-layout";
+import { CHAT_STRINGS } from "@corbits/chat-ui";
 import { WORKBENCH_PATH_PREFIX } from "./workbench-path";
 import { NEW_WORKBENCH_PATH } from "./routes";
 import { listAgentDefinitions } from "./agents-api";
@@ -97,12 +98,12 @@ export type ActionCommand = {
 export const ACTION_COMMANDS: readonly ActionCommand[] = [
   {
     id: "new-workbench",
-    title: "New workbench",
+    title: CHAT_STRINGS.newWorkbenchAction,
     subtitle: "Start a new workbench",
   },
   {
     id: "new-agent",
-    title: "New workbench",
+    title: CHAT_STRINGS.newWorkbenchAction,
     subtitle: "Start a new workbench",
   },
   {
diff --git a/apps/web/src/pages/mission-control-page.tsx b/apps/web/src/pages/mission-control-page.tsx
index 9d1567439..473154c37 100644
--- a/apps/web/src/pages/mission-control-page.tsx
+++ b/apps/web/src/pages/mission-control-page.tsx
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ import { useMemo, useState } from "react";
 import { useQueryClient } from "@tanstack/react-query";
 
 import { formatUsd } from "@corbits/insights/client";
-import type { Workbench } from "@corbits/chat-ui";
+import { CHAT_STRINGS, type Workbench } from "@corbits/chat-ui";
 
 import {
   approveApproval,
@@ -278,7 +278,7 @@ export function MissionControlRoute({
             size="sm"
             onClick={() => navigate(NEW_WORKBENCH_PATH)}
           >
-            <Plus /> New bench
+            <Plus /> {CHAT_STRINGS.newWorkbenchAction}
           </Button>
         }
       />
diff --git a/apps/web/src/pages/new-workbench-picker.tsx b/apps/web/src/pages/new-workbench-picker.tsx
index 608be6706..08d940f78 100644
--- a/apps/web/src/pages/new-workbench-picker.tsx
+++ b/apps/web/src/pages/new-workbench-picker.tsx
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ import {
 } from "@corbits/icons";
 import {
   ChatApiError,
+  CHAT_STRINGS,
   describeChatError,
   WorkbenchLoadingState,
 } from "@corbits/chat-ui";
@@ -216,7 +217,7 @@ export function NewWorkbenchPickerRoute() {
   return (
     <div className="flex h-full min-h-0 flex-col">
       <StageTopBar
-        crumbs={[{ label: "New workbench" }]}
+        crumbs={[{ label: CHAT_STRINGS.newWorkbenchAction }]}
         actions={
           <Button
             type="button"
diff --git a/apps/web/src/routes.tsx b/apps/web/src/routes.tsx
index 37678acd0..eecf74abd 100644
--- a/apps/web/src/routes.tsx
+++ b/apps/web/src/routes.tsx
@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@ import {
   SlidersHorizontal,
   SquaresFour,
 } from "@corbits/icons";
+import { CHAT_STRINGS } from "@corbits/chat-ui";
 import type { Slug } from "@corbits/slug";
 import { lazy, useEffect, type ReactElement, type ReactNode } from "react";
 
@@ -253,7 +254,7 @@ function InboxRedirect({
 export const APP_ROUTES: readonly AppRoute[] = [
   {
     path: "/",
-    label: "New Workbench",
+    label: CHAT_STRINGS.newWorkbenchAction,
     icon: <ChatCircle />,
     render: () => <HomeRoute />,
     hasStageTopBar: false,
@@ -268,7 +269,7 @@ export const APP_ROUTES: readonly AppRoute[] = [
   },
   {
     path: NEW_WORKBENCH_PATH,
-    label: "New workbench",
+    label: CHAT_STRINGS.newWorkbenchAction,
     icon: <ChatCircle />,
     render: () => <NewWorkbenchPickerRoute />,
   },
diff --git a/apps/web/src/shell/sidebar.tsx b/apps/web/src/shell/sidebar.tsx
index d388ae489..4bb80b751 100644
--- a/apps/web/src/shell/sidebar.tsx
+++ b/apps/web/src/shell/sidebar.tsx
@@ -50,7 +50,11 @@ import {
 import type { CSSProperties } from "react";
 import { useMemo } from "react";
 
-import { AVATAR_IDENTITY_CLASS, generatedAvatarStyle } from "@corbits/chat-ui";
+import {
+  AVATAR_IDENTITY_CLASS,
+  CHAT_STRINGS,
+  generatedAvatarStyle,
+} from "@corbits/chat-ui";
 import {
   createInsightsWindow,
   usageChromeLabel,
@@ -150,8 +154,8 @@ export function Sidebar({
         <Button
           variant="ghost"
           size="sm"
-          aria-label="New workbench"
-          title="New workbench"
+          aria-label={CHAT_STRINGS.newWorkbenchAction}
+          title={CHAT_STRINGS.newWorkbenchAction}
           onClick={() => onNavigate(NEW_WORKBENCH_PATH)}
         >
           <Plus />
diff --git a/apps/web/test/mission-control-page.test.tsx b/apps/web/test/mission-control-page.test.tsx
index 1eda77146..c62e8184e 100644
--- a/apps/web/test/mission-control-page.test.tsx
+++ b/apps/web/test/mission-control-page.test.tsx
@@ -231,6 +231,8 @@ describe("MissionControlRoute", () => {
       });
     }
     expect(container.textContent).toContain("Mission Control");
+    expect(container.textContent).toContain("New workbench");
+    expect(container.textContent).not.toContain("New bench");
     expect(container.textContent).toContain("Nothing waiting on you");
     expect(container.textContent).toContain("Nothing running right now");
     expect(container.textContent).toContain("Nothing recent yet.");
diff --git a/apps/web/test/routes.test.tsx b/apps/web/test/routes.test.tsx
index 2a30bcd42..19ae3092c 100644
--- a/apps/web/test/routes.test.tsx
+++ b/apps/web/test/routes.test.tsx
@@ -327,7 +327,7 @@ describe("routes render", () => {
       const markup = await renderApp(route.path);
       expect(markup).toContain('data-testid="shell-sidebar"');
       if (route.path === "/") {
-        expect(stagePageTitle(markup)).toBe("New Workbench");
+        expect(stagePageTitle(markup)).toBe("New workbench");
         return;
       }
       if (route.path === "/w") {
diff --git a/packages/chat-ui/src/strings.ts b/packages/chat-ui/src/strings.ts
index 604819b1a..fd37e5f90 100644
--- a/packages/chat-ui/src/strings.ts
+++ b/packages/chat-ui/src/strings.ts
@@ -12,6 +12,9 @@ function joinWithAnd(names: readonly string[]): string {
   return `${names.slice(0, -1).join(", ")} and ${names[names.length - 1]}`;
 }
 
+/** Canonical create-workbench CTA and untitled-mint label (CL-6767). */
+const NEW_WORKBENCH_LABEL = "New workbench";
+
 export const CHAT_STRINGS = {
   workbenchesSectionLabel: "Pinned",
   chatsSectionLabel: "Workbenches",
@@ -28,10 +31,11 @@ export const CHAT_STRINGS = {
   /** @deprecated Prefer Mission Control / New workbench recovery (CL-6796). */
   workbenchNotFoundAction: "Back to workbenches",
   workbenchNotFoundMissionControlAction: "Mission Control",
-  workbenchNotFoundNewWorkbenchAction: "New workbench",
+  workbenchNotFoundNewWorkbenchAction: NEW_WORKBENCH_LABEL,
+  /** Create-workbench CTA on every mint surface (CL-6767). */
+  newWorkbenchAction: NEW_WORKBENCH_LABEL,
   composerPlaceholder: "Send a message… use @ to mention an agent",
   composerPlaceholderChat: (name: string) => `Message ${name}…`,
-
   composerSend: "Send",
   composerSending: "Sending…",
   composerKeyboardHint: "Enter to send",
@@ -78,7 +82,7 @@ export const CHAT_STRINGS = {
   composerHelpClose: "Close",
   runRoutineUnavailable: "Open Routines to create one",
   unnamedWorkbench: "Untitled conversation",
-  newWorkbenchTitle: "New workbench",
+  newWorkbenchTitle: NEW_WORKBENCH_LABEL,
   unnamedRun: "Untitled agent",
   fallbackPartLabel: (kind: string) => `[${kind}]`,
   senderYou: "You",