AI Chat Visibility Audit

ai-chat-visibility · v1.1.0 · paid

UI/UX quality assessment for AI chat interfaces, covering response streaming, loading states, error communication, conversation history, and input handling polish.

Response Display

response-display · weight 0.3

Responses stream progressively to the UI
ab-000135
critical
Markdown in responses is rendered
ab-000136
high
Code blocks use syntax highlighting
ab-000137
high
Long responses are fully scrollable without overflow clipping
ab-000138
high
Scroll to bottom affordance is present for long conversations
ab-000139
low
Each AI response has a copy-to-clipboard button
ab-000140
low

Loading & Streaming

loading-and-streaming · weight 0.25

A visible loading indicator appears while the AI is generating
ab-000141
high
A stop generation button is available during generation
ab-000142
high
Streaming responses render incrementally in the UI
ab-000143
high
The send button is disabled while generation is in progress
ab-000144
low
Token or usage indicator is shown near the input
ab-000145
info

Error Handling

error-handling · weight 0.2

API failures show a human-readable error message
ab-000146
critical
Rate limit errors show a specific, actionable message
ab-000147
high
A regenerate response button is present
ab-000148
high
Network errors show a retry option rather than silently failing
ab-000149
high

Input & History

input-and-history · weight 0.25

The message input supports multi-line text
ab-000150
high
Conversation history persists across page refreshes
ab-000151
critical
Users can submit messages with the Enter key
ab-000152
high
An empty state with guidance is shown before the first message
ab-000153
low
Character or token count is shown when approaching input limits
ab-000154
low