datasette-agent 0.1a4

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datasette agent plugin javascript chat release

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datasette-agent 0.1a4 adds a 'Start a new agent chat' interface integrated into Datasette's Jump to menu, leveraging the new makeJumpSections() JavaScript plugin hook.

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# Release: datasette-agent 0.1a4 Source: [https://simonwillison.net/2026/May/24/datasette-agent/](https://simonwillison.net/2026/May/24/datasette-agent/) Taking advantage of the new[makeJumpSections\(\)](https://docs.datasette.io/en/latest/javascript_plugins.html#javascript-plugins-makejumpsections)JavaScript plugin hook added in[Datasette 1\.0a30](https://docs.datasette.io/en/latest/changelog.html#a30-2026-05-24),`datasette\-agent`now presents this "Start a new agent chat" interface as part of the Jump to menu, any time you hit`/`: ![Animated demo - this time the demo starts on agent.datasette.io and when the menu opens it has a new Start chat box below the search box - entering 'count entries' and hitting the button causes it to start an agent conversation that counts the number of entries and returns 3300.](https://static.simonwillison.net/static/2026/menu-agent.gif) You can try this out by signing into[agent\.datasette\.io](https://agent.datasette.io/)using your GitHub account\.

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