renewed callback contract and made live value updates from all writeable props and values possible

app/MindWork AI Studio/Assistants/Dynamic/AssistantDynamic.razor.cs

@@ -194,9 +194,9 @@ public partial class AssistantDynamic : AssistantBaseCore<SettingsDialogDynamic>
 
     private LuaTable BuildPromptInput()
     {
-        var input = new LuaTable();
+        var state = new LuaTable();
         var rootComponent = this.RootComponent;
-        input["state"] = rootComponent is not null
+        state = rootComponent is not null
             ? this.assistantState.ToLuaTable(rootComponent.Children)
             : new LuaTable();
 
@@ -207,9 +207,9 @@ public partial class AssistantDynamic : AssistantBaseCore<SettingsDialogDynamic>
             ["Actions"] = this.currentProfile.Actions,
             ["Num"] = this.currentProfile.Num,
         };
-        input["profile"] = profile;
+        state["profile"] = profile;
 
-        return input;
+        return state;
     }
 
     private string CollectUserPromptFallback()
@@ -308,22 +308,52 @@ public partial class AssistantDynamic : AssistantBaseCore<SettingsDialogDynamic>
 
     private void ApplyActionResult(LuaTable result, AssistantComponentType sourceType)
     {
-        if (!result.TryGetValue("fields", out var fieldsValue))
+        if (!result.TryGetValue("state", out var statesValue))
             return;
 
-        if (!fieldsValue.TryRead<LuaTable>(out var fieldsTable))
+        if (!statesValue.TryRead<LuaTable>(out var stateTable))
         {
-            this.Logger.LogWarning("Assistant {ComponentType} callback returned a non-table 'fields' value. The result is ignored.", sourceType);
+            this.Logger.LogWarning($"Assistant {sourceType} callback returned a non-table 'state' value. The result is ignored.");
             return;
         }
 
-        foreach (var pair in fieldsTable)
+        foreach (var component in stateTable)
         {
-            if (!pair.Key.TryRead<string>(out var fieldName) || string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(fieldName))
+            if (!component.Key.TryRead<string>(out var componentName) || string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(componentName))
                 continue;
 
-            this.TryApplyFieldUpdate(fieldName, pair.Value, sourceType);
+            if (!component.Value.TryRead<LuaTable>(out var componentUpdate))
+            {
+                this.Logger.LogWarning($"Assistant {sourceType} callback returned a non-table update for '{componentName}'. The result is ignored.");
+                continue;
             }
+
+            this.TryApplyComponentUpdate(componentName, componentUpdate, sourceType);
+        }
+    }
+
+    private void TryApplyComponentUpdate(string componentName, LuaTable componentUpdate, AssistantComponentType sourceType)
+    {
+        if (componentUpdate.TryGetValue("Value", out var value))
+            this.TryApplyFieldUpdate(componentName, value, sourceType);
+
+        if (!componentUpdate.TryGetValue("Props", out var propsValue))
+            return;
+
+        if (!propsValue.TryRead<LuaTable>(out var propsTable))
+        {
+            this.Logger.LogWarning($"Assistant {sourceType} callback returned a non-table 'Props' value for '{componentName}'. The props update is ignored.");
+            return;
+        }
+
+        var rootComponent = this.RootComponent;
+        if (rootComponent is null || !TryFindNamedComponent(rootComponent.Children, componentName, out var component))
+        {
+            this.Logger.LogWarning($"Assistant {sourceType} callback tried to update props of unknown component '{componentName}'. The props update is ignored.");
+            return;
+        }
+
+        this.ApplyPropUpdates(component, propsTable, sourceType);
     }
 
     private void TryApplyFieldUpdate(string fieldName, LuaValue value, AssistantComponentType sourceType)
@@ -340,6 +370,51 @@ public partial class AssistantDynamic : AssistantBaseCore<SettingsDialogDynamic>
         this.Logger.LogWarning($"Assistant {sourceType} callback tried to update unknown field '{fieldName}'. The value is ignored.");
     }
 
+    private void ApplyPropUpdates(IAssistantComponent component, LuaTable propsTable, AssistantComponentType sourceType)
+    {
+        var propSpec = ComponentPropSpecs.SPECS.GetValueOrDefault(component.Type);
+
+        foreach (var prop in propsTable)
+        {
+            if (!prop.Key.TryRead<string>(out var propName) || string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(propName))
+                continue;
+
+            if (propSpec is not null && propSpec.NonWriteable.Contains(propName, StringComparer.Ordinal))
+            {
+                this.Logger.LogWarning($"Assistant {sourceType} callback tried to update non-writeable prop '{propName}' on component '{GetComponentName(component)}'. The value is ignored.");
+                continue;
+            }
+
+            if (!AssistantLuaConversion.TryReadScalarOrStructuredValue(prop.Value, out var convertedValue))
+            {
+                this.Logger.LogWarning($"Assistant {sourceType} callback returned an unsupported value for prop '{propName}' on component '{GetComponentName(component)}'. The props update is ignored.");
+                continue;
+            }
+
+            component.Props[propName] = convertedValue;
+        }
+    }
+
+    private static bool TryFindNamedComponent(IEnumerable<IAssistantComponent> components, string componentName, out IAssistantComponent component)
+    {
+        foreach (var candidate in components)
+        {
+            if (candidate is INamedAssistantComponent named && string.Equals(named.Name, componentName, StringComparison.Ordinal))
+            {
+                component = candidate;
+                return true;
+            }
+
+            if (candidate.Children.Count > 0 && TryFindNamedComponent(candidate.Children, componentName, out component))
+                return true;
+        }
+
+        component = null!;
+        return false;
+    }
+
+    private static string GetComponentName(IAssistantComponent component) => component is INamedAssistantComponent named ? named.Name : component.Type.ToString();
+
     private EventCallback<HashSet<string>> CreateMultiselectDropdownChangedCallback(string fieldName) =>
         EventCallback.Factory.Create<HashSet<string>>(this, values =>
         {

app/MindWork AI Studio/Plugins/assistants/README.md

@@ -24,9 +24,9 @@ This folder keeps the Lua manifest (`plugin.lua`) that defines a custom assistan
   - [Advanced Prompt Assembly - BuildPrompt()](#advanced-prompt-assembly---buildprompt)
     - [Interface](#interface)
     - [`input` table shape](#input-table-shape)
-    - [Using `meta` inside BuildPrompt](#using-meta-inside-buildprompt)
+    - [Using component metadata inside BuildPrompt](#using-component-metadata-inside-buildprompt)
-      - [Example: iterate all fields with labels and include their values](#example-iterate-all-fields-with-labels-and-include-their-values)
+      - [Example: build a prompt from two fields](#example-build-a-prompt-from-two-fields)
-      - [Example: handle types differently](#example-handle-types-differently)
+      - [Example: reuse a label from `Props`](#example-reuse-a-label-from-props)
     - [Using `profile` inside BuildPrompt](#using-profile-inside-buildprompt)
       - [Example: Add user profile context to the prompt](#example-add-user-profile-context-to-the-prompt)
   - [Advanced Layout Options](#advanced-layout-options)
@@ -147,7 +147,7 @@ More information on rendered components can be found [here](https://www.mudblazo
 ### `TEXT_AREA` reference
 - Use `Type = "TEXT_AREA"` to render a MudBlazor text input or textarea.
 - Required props:
-  - `Name`: unique state key used in prompt assembly and `BuildPrompt(input.fields)`.
+  - `Name`: unique state key used in prompt assembly and `BuildPrompt(input)`.
   - `Label`: visible field label.
 - Optional props:
   - `HelperText`: helper text rendered below the input.
@@ -190,7 +190,7 @@ More information on rendered components can be found [here](https://www.mudblazo
 ### `DROPDOWN` reference
 - Use `Type = "DROPDOWN"` to render a MudBlazor select field.
 - Required props:
-  - `Name`: unique state key used in prompt assembly, button actions, and `BuildPrompt(input.fields)`.
+  - `Name`: unique state key used in prompt assembly, button actions, and `BuildPrompt(input)`.
   - `Label`: visible field label.
   - `Default`: dropdown item table with the shape `{ ["Value"] = "<internal value>", ["Display"] = "<visible label>" }`.
   - `Items`: array of dropdown item tables with the same shape as `Default`.
@@ -211,8 +211,8 @@ More information on rendered components can be found [here](https://www.mudblazo
   - `Value`: the internal raw value stored in component state and passed to prompt building.
   - `Display`: the visible label shown to the user in the menu and selection text.
 - Behavior notes:
-  - For single-select dropdowns, `input.fields.<Name>` is a single raw value such as `germany`.
+  - For single-select dropdowns, `input.<Name>.Value` is a single raw value such as `germany`.
-  - For multiselect dropdowns, `input.fields.<Name>` is an array-like Lua table of raw values.
+  - For multiselect dropdowns, `input.<Name>.Value` is an array-like Lua table of raw values.
   - The UI shows the `Display` text, while prompt assembly and `BuildPrompt(input)` receive the raw `Value`.
   - `Default` should usually also exist in `Items`. If it is missing there, the runtime currently still renders it as an available option.
 
@@ -272,13 +272,20 @@ More information on rendered components can be found [here](https://www.mudblazo
 #### `Action(input)` interface
 - The function receives the same `input` structure as `ASSISTANT.BuildPrompt(input)`.
 - Return `nil` for no state update.
-- To update component state, return a table with a `fields` table.
+- Each named component is available as `input.<Name>` and exposes:
-- `fields` keys must reference existing component `Name` values.
+  - `Type`: component type such as `TEXT_AREA` or `SWITCH`
-- Supported write targets:
+  - `Value`: current component value
+  - `Props`: readable component props
+- To update component state, return a table with a `state` table.
+- `state` keys must reference existing component `Name` values.
+- Each component update may include:
+  - `Value`: updates the current state value
+  - `Props`: partial prop updates for writable props
+- Supported `Value` write targets:
   - `TEXT_AREA`, single-select `DROPDOWN`, `WEB_CONTENT_READER`, `FILE_CONTENT_READER`, `COLOR_PICKER`, `DATE_PICKER`, `DATE_RANGE_PICKER`, `TIME_PICKER`: string values
   - multiselect `DROPDOWN`: array-like Lua table of strings
   - `SWITCH`: boolean values
-- Unknown field names and wrong value types are ignored and logged.
+- Unknown component names, wrong value types, unsupported prop values, and non-writeable props are ignored and logged.
 
 #### Example Button component
 ```lua
@@ -296,8 +303,8 @@ More information on rendered components can be found [here](https://www.mudblazo
     ["IconColor"] = "Inherit",
     ["IconSize"] = "Medium",
     ["Action"] = function(input)
-      local email = input.fields.emailContent or ""
+      local email = input.emailContent and input.emailContent.Value or ""
-      local translate = input.fields.translateEmail or false
+      local translate = input.translateEmail and input.translateEmail.Value or false
       local output = email
 
       if translate then
@@ -305,8 +312,10 @@ More information on rendered components can be found [here](https://www.mudblazo
       end
 
       return {
-        fields = {
+        state = {
-          outputTextField = output
+          outputTextField = {
+            Value = output
+          }
         }
       }
     end,
@@ -330,8 +339,10 @@ More information on rendered components can be found [here](https://www.mudblazo
     ["StartIcon"] = "Icons.Material.Filled.Refresh",
     ["Action"] = function(input)
       return {
-        fields = {
+        state = {
-          outputTextField = "Preview refreshed at " .. Timestamp()
+          outputTextField = {
+            Value = "Preview refreshed at " .. Timestamp()
+          }
         }
       }
     end
@@ -374,8 +385,10 @@ More information on rendered components can be found [here](https://www.mudblazo
         ["Text"] = "Build output",
         ["Action"] = function(input)
           return {
-            fields = {
+            state = {
-              outputBuffer = input.fields.emailContent or ""
+              outputBuffer = {
+                Value = input.emailContent and input.emailContent.Value or ""
+              }
             }
           }
         end,
@@ -388,7 +401,8 @@ More information on rendered components can be found [here](https://www.mudblazo
         ["Name"] = "logColor",
         ["Text"] = "Log color",
         ["Action"] = function(input)
-          LogError("ColorPicker value: " .. tostring(input.fields.colorPicker or ""))
+          local colorValue = input.colorPicker and input.colorPicker.Value or ""
+          LogError("ColorPicker value: " .. colorValue)
           return nil
         end,
         ["EndIcon"] = "Icons.Material.Filled.BugReport"
@@ -402,11 +416,11 @@ More information on rendered components can be found [here](https://www.mudblazo
 ### `SWITCH` reference
 - Use `Type = "SWITCH"` to render a boolean toggle.
 - Required props:
-  - `Name`: unique state key used in prompt assembly and `BuildPrompt(input.fields)`.
+  - `Name`: unique state key used in prompt assembly and `BuildPrompt(input)`.
   - `Value`: initial boolean state (`true` or `false`).
 - Optional props:
   - `Label`: If set, renders the switch inside an outlines Box, otherwise renders it raw. Visible label for the switch field.
-  - `OnChanged`: Lua callback invoked after the switch value changes. It receives the same `input` table as `BUTTON.Action(input)` and may return `{ fields = { ... } }` to update component state. The new switch value is already reflected in `input.fields[Name]`.
+  - `OnChanged`: Lua callback invoked after the switch value changes. It receives the same `input` table as `BUTTON.Action(input)` and may return `{ state = { ... } }` to update component state. The new switch value is already reflected in `input.<Name>.Value`.
   - `Disabled`: defaults to `false`; disables user interaction while still allowing the value to be included in prompt assembly.
   - `UserPrompt`: prompt context text for this field.
   - `LabelOn`: text shown when the switch value is `true`.
@@ -427,10 +441,12 @@ More information on rendered components can be found [here](https://www.mudblazo
     ["Label"] = "Include summary",
     ["Value"] = true,
     ["OnChanged"] = function(input)
-      local includeSummary = input.fields.IncludeSummary or false
+      local includeSummary = input.IncludeSummary and input.IncludeSummary.Value or false
       return {
-        fields = {
+        state = {
-          SummaryMode = includeSummary and "short-summary" or "no-summary"
+          SummaryMode = {
+            Value = includeSummary and "short-summary" or "no-summary"
+          }
         }
       }
     end,
@@ -452,7 +468,7 @@ More information on rendered components can be found [here](https://www.mudblazo
 ### `COLOR_PICKER` reference
 - Use `Type = "COLOR_PICKER"` to render a MudBlazor color picker.
 - Required props:
-  - `Name`: unique state key used in prompt assembly and `BuildPrompt(input.fields)`.
+  - `Name`: unique state key used in prompt assembly and `BuildPrompt(input)`.
   - `Label`: visible field label.
 - Optional props:
   - `Placeholder`: default color hex string (e.g. `#FF10FF`) or initial hint text.
@@ -485,7 +501,7 @@ More information on rendered components can be found [here](https://www.mudblazo
 ### `DATE_PICKER` reference
 - Use `Type = "DATE_PICKER"` to render a MudBlazor date picker.
 - Required props:
-  - `Name`: unique state key used in prompt assembly and `BuildPrompt(input.fields)`.
+  - `Name`: unique state key used in prompt assembly and `BuildPrompt(input)`.
   - `Label`: visible field label.
 - Optional props:
   - `Value`: initial date string. Use the same format as `DateFormat`; default recommendation is `yyyy-MM-dd`.
@@ -520,7 +536,7 @@ More information on rendered components can be found [here](https://www.mudblazo
 ### `DATE_RANGE_PICKER` reference
 - Use `Type = "DATE_RANGE_PICKER"` to render a MudBlazor date range picker.
 - Required props:
-  - `Name`: unique state key used in prompt assembly and `BuildPrompt(input.fields)`.
+  - `Name`: unique state key used in prompt assembly and `BuildPrompt(input)`.
   - `Label`: visible field label.
 - Optional props:
   - `Value`: initial range string using `<start> - <end>`, for example `2026-03-01 - 2026-03-31`.
@@ -557,7 +573,7 @@ More information on rendered components can be found [here](https://www.mudblazo
 ### `TIME_PICKER` reference
 - Use `Type = "TIME_PICKER"` to render a MudBlazor time picker.
 - Required props:
-  - `Name`: unique state key used in prompt assembly and `BuildPrompt(input.fields)`.
+  - `Name`: unique state key used in prompt assembly and `BuildPrompt(input)`.
   - `Label`: visible field label.
 - Optional props:
   - `Value`: initial time string. Use the same format as `TimeFormat`; default recommendations are `HH:mm` or `hh:mm tt`.
@@ -613,34 +629,24 @@ If you want full control over prompt composition, define `ASSISTANT.BuildPrompt`
 ---
 ### `input` table shape
 The function receives a single `input` Lua table with:
-- `input.fields`: values keyed by component `Name`
+- `input.<Name>`: one entry per named component
-  - Text area, single-select dropdown, and readers are strings
-  - Multiselect dropdown is an array-like Lua table of strings
-  - Switch is a boolean
-  - Color picker is the selected color as a string
-  - Date picker is the selected date as a string
-  - Date range picker is the selected range as a single string in `<start> - <end>` format
-  - Time picker is the selected time as a string
-- `input.meta`: per-component metadata keyed by component `Name`
   - `Type` (string, e.g. `TEXT_AREA`, `DROPDOWN`, `SWITCH`, `COLOR_PICKER`, `DATE_PICKER`, `DATE_RANGE_PICKER`, `TIME_PICKER`)
-  - `Label` (string, when provided)
+  - `Value` (current component value)
-  - `UserPrompt` (string, when provided)
+  - `Props` (readable component props)
 - `input.profile`: selected profile data
   - `Name`, `NeedToKnow`, `Actions`, `Num`
   - When no profile is selected, values match the built-in "Use no profile" entry
+  - `profile` is a reserved key in the input table
 ```
 input = {
-  fields = {
-    ["<Name>"] = "<string|boolean>",
-    ...
-  },
-  meta = {
   ["<Name>"] = {
     Type = "<TEXT_AREA|DROPDOWN|SWITCH|WEB_CONTENT_READER|FILE_CONTENT_READER|COLOR_PICKER|DATE_PICKER|DATE_RANGE_PICKER|TIME_PICKER>",
+    Value = "<string|boolean|table>",
+    Props = {
+      Name = "<string>",
       Label = "<string?>",
       UserPrompt = "<string?>"
-    },
+    }
-    ...
   },
   profile = {
     Name = "<string>",
@@ -654,47 +660,66 @@ input = {
 ```
 ---
 
-### Using `meta` inside BuildPrompt
+### Using component metadata inside BuildPrompt
-`input.meta` is useful when you want to dynamically build the prompt based on component type or reuse existing UI text (labels/user prompts).
+`input.<Name>.Type` and `input.<Name>.Props` are useful when you want to build prompts from a few specific fields without depending on the default `UserPrompt` assembly.
 
-#### Example: iterate all fields with labels and include their values
+#### Example: build a prompt from two fields
 ```lua
 ASSISTANT.BuildPrompt = function(input)
+  local topic = input.Topic and input.Topic.Value or ""
+  local includeSummary = input.IncludeSummary and input.IncludeSummary.Value or false
+
   local parts = {}
-  for name, value in pairs(input.fields) do
+  if topic ~= "" then
-    local meta = input.meta[name]
+    table.insert(parts, "Topic: " .. topic)
-    if meta and meta.Label and value ~= "" then
-      table.insert(parts, meta.Label .. ": " .. tostring(value))
   end
+
+  if includeSummary then
+    table.insert(parts, "Add a short summary at the end.")
   end
+
   return table.concat(parts, "\n")
 end
 ```
 
-#### Example: handle types differently
+#### Example: reuse a label from `Props`
 ```lua
 ASSISTANT.BuildPrompt = function(input)
-  local parts = {}
+  local main = input.Main
-  for name, meta in pairs(input.meta) do
+  if not main then
-    local value = input.fields[name]
+    return ""
-    if meta.Type == "SWITCH" then
-      table.insert(parts, name .. ": " .. tostring(value))
-    elseif meta.Type == "COLOR_PICKER" and value and value ~= "" then
-      table.insert(parts, name .. ": " .. value)
-    elseif meta.Type == "DATE_PICKER" and value and value ~= "" then
-      table.insert(parts, name .. ": " .. value)
-    elseif meta.Type == "DATE_RANGE_PICKER" and value and value ~= "" then
-      table.insert(parts, name .. ": " .. value)
-    elseif meta.Type == "TIME_PICKER" and value and value ~= "" then
-      table.insert(parts, name .. ": " .. value)
-    elseif value and value ~= "" then
-      table.insert(parts, name .. ": " .. value)
   end
-  end
+
-  return table.concat(parts, "\n")
+  local label = main.Props and main.Props.Label or "Main"
+  local value = main.Value or ""
+  return label .. ": " .. value
 end
 ```
 ---
+
+### Callback result shape
+Callbacks may return a partial state update:
+
+```lua
+return {
+  state = {
+    ["<Name>"] = {
+      Value = "<optional new value>",
+      Props = {
+        -- optional writable prop updates
+      }
+    }
+  }
+}
+```
+
+- `Value` is optional
+- `Props` is optional
+- `Props` updates are partial
+- non-writeable props are ignored and logged
+
+---
+
 ### Using `profile` inside BuildPrompt
 Profiles are optional user context (e.g., "NeedToKnow" and "Actions"). You can inject this directly into the user prompt if you want the LLM to always see it.
 
@@ -707,7 +732,7 @@ ASSISTANT.BuildPrompt = function(input)
     table.insert(parts, input.profile.NeedToKnow)
     table.insert(parts, "")
   end
-  table.insert(parts, input.fields.Main or "")
+  table.insert(parts, input.Main and input.Main.Value or "")
   return table.concat(parts, "\n")
 end
 ```
@@ -1012,14 +1037,14 @@ The assistant runtime exposes basic logging helpers to Lua. Use them to debug cu
 
 - `LogDebug(message)`
 - `LogInfo(message)`
-- `LogWarn(message)`
+- `LogWarning(message)`
 - `LogError(message)`
 
 #### Example: Use Logging in lua functions
 ```lua
 ASSISTANT.BuildPrompt = function(input)
   LogInfo("BuildPrompt called")
-  return input.fields.Text or ""
+  return input.Text and input.Text.Value or ""
 end
 ```
 ---

app/MindWork AI Studio/Plugins/assistants/plugin.lua

@@ -147,8 +147,8 @@ ASSISTANT = {
                     ["IconColor"] = "<Dark|Error|Info|Inherit|Primary|Secondary|Success|Surface|Tertiary|Transparent|Warning>", -- color of start and end icons on text buttons. Defaults to Inherit
                     ["IconSize"] = "<Small|Medium|Large>", -- size of icons. Defaults to null. When null, the value of ["Size"] is used
                     ["Action"] = function(input)
-                        local email = input.fields.emailContent or ""
+                        local email = input.emailContent and input.emailContent.Value or ""
-                        local translate = input.fields.translateEmail or false
+                        local translate = input.translateEmail and input.translateEmail.Value or false
                         local output = email
 
                         if translate then
@@ -156,8 +156,10 @@ ASSISTANT = {
                         end
 
                         return {
-                            fields = {
+                            state = {
-                                outputBuffer = output
+                                outputBuffer = {
+                                    Value = output
+                                }
                             }
                         }
                     end,

app/MindWork AI Studio/Tools/PluginSystem/Assistants/DataModel/AssistantState.cs

@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
-using System.Collections;
 using AIStudio.Assistants.Dynamic;
 using Lua;
 
@@ -159,6 +158,7 @@ public sealed class AssistantState
             {
                 target[named.Name] = new LuaTable
                 {
+                    ["Type"] = Enum.GetName<AssistantComponentType>(component.Type) ?? string.Empty,
                     ["Value"] = component is IStatefulAssistantComponent ? this.ReadValueForLua(named.Name) : LuaValue.Nil,
                     ["Props"] = this.CreatePropsTable(component),
                 };
@@ -176,7 +176,7 @@ public sealed class AssistantState
         if (this.SingleSelect.TryGetValue(name, out var singleSelectValue))
             return singleSelectValue;
         if (this.MultiSelect.TryGetValue(name, out var multiSelectValue))
-            return CreateLuaArray(multiSelectValue.OrderBy(static value => value, StringComparer.Ordinal));
+            return AssistantLuaConversion.CreateLuaArray(multiSelectValue.OrderBy(static value => value, StringComparer.Ordinal));
         if (this.Bools.TryGetValue(name, out var boolValue))
             return boolValue;
         if (this.WebContent.TryGetValue(name, out var webContentValue))
@@ -210,138 +210,13 @@ public sealed class AssistantState
             if (!component.Props.TryGetValue(key, out var value))
                 continue;
 
-            if (!TryWriteLuaValue(table, key, value))
+            if (!AssistantLuaConversion.TryWriteAssistantValue(table, key, value))
                 continue;
         }
 
         return table;
     }
 
-    private static bool TryWriteLuaValue(LuaTable table, string key, object? value)
-    {
-        if (value is null or LuaFunction)
-            return false;
-
-        switch (value)
-        {
-            case LuaValue { Type: not LuaValueType.Nil } luaValue:
-                table[key] = luaValue;
-                return true;
-            case LuaTable luaTable:
-                table[key] = luaTable;
-                return true;
-            case string stringValue:
-                table[key] = (LuaValue)stringValue;
-                return true;
-            case bool boolValue:
-                table[key] = (LuaValue)boolValue;
-                return true;
-            case byte byteValue:
-                table[key] = (LuaValue)byteValue;
-                return true;
-            case sbyte sbyteValue:
-                table[key] = (LuaValue)sbyteValue;
-                return true;
-            case short shortValue:
-                table[key] = (LuaValue)shortValue;
-                return true;
-            case ushort ushortValue:
-                table[key] = (LuaValue)ushortValue;
-                return true;
-            case int intValue:
-                table[key] = (LuaValue)intValue;
-                return true;
-            case uint uintValue:
-                table[key] = (LuaValue)uintValue;
-                return true;
-            case long longValue:
-                table[key] = (LuaValue)longValue;
-                return true;
-            case ulong ulongValue:
-                table[key] = (LuaValue)ulongValue;
-                return true;
-            case float floatValue:
-                table[key] = (LuaValue)floatValue;
-                return true;
-            case double doubleValue:
-                table[key] = (LuaValue)doubleValue;
-                return true;
-            case decimal decimalValue:
-                table[key] = (LuaValue)(double)decimalValue;
-                return true;
-            case Enum enumValue:
-                table[key] = enumValue.ToString() ?? string.Empty;
-                return true;
-            case AssistantDropdownItem dropdownItem:
-                table[key] = CreateDropdownItemTable(dropdownItem);
-                return true;
-            case IEnumerable<AssistantDropdownItem> dropdownItems:
-                table[key] = CreateLuaArray(dropdownItems.Select(CreateDropdownItemTable));
-                return true;
-            case IEnumerable<AssistantListItem> listItems:
-                table[key] = CreateLuaArray(listItems.Select(CreateListItemTable));
-                return true;
-            case IEnumerable<string> strings:
-                table[key] = CreateLuaArray(strings);
-                return true;
-            default:
-                return false;
-        }
-    }
-
-    private static LuaTable CreateDropdownItemTable(AssistantDropdownItem item) =>
-        new()
-        {
-            ["Value"] = item.Value,
-            ["Display"] = item.Display,
-        };
-
-    private static LuaTable CreateListItemTable(AssistantListItem item)
-    {
-        var table = new LuaTable
-        {
-            ["Type"] = item.Type,
-            ["Text"] = item.Text,
-            ["Icon"] = item.Icon,
-            ["IconColor"] = item.IconColor,
-        };
-
-        if (!string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(item.Href))
-            table["Href"] = item.Href;
-
-        return table;
-    }
-
-    private static LuaTable CreateLuaArray(IEnumerable values)
-    {
-        var luaArray = new LuaTable();
-        var index = 1;
-
-        foreach (var value in values)
-            luaArray[index++] = value switch
-            {
-                null => LuaValue.Nil,
-                LuaValue luaValue => luaValue,
-                LuaTable luaTable => luaTable,
-                string stringValue => (LuaValue)stringValue,
-                bool boolValue => (LuaValue)boolValue,
-                byte byteValue => (LuaValue)byteValue,
-                sbyte sbyteValue => (LuaValue)sbyteValue,
-                short shortValue => (LuaValue)shortValue,
-                ushort ushortValue => (LuaValue)ushortValue,
-                int intValue => (LuaValue)intValue,
-                uint uintValue => (LuaValue)uintValue,
-                long longValue => (LuaValue)longValue,
-                ulong ulongValue => (LuaValue)ulongValue,
-                float floatValue => (LuaValue)floatValue,
-                double doubleValue => (LuaValue)doubleValue,
-                decimal decimalValue => (LuaValue)(double)decimalValue,
-                _ => LuaValue.Nil,
-            };
-
-        return luaArray;
-    }
-
     private static HashSet<string> ReadStringValues(LuaTable values)
     {
         var parsedValues = new HashSet<string>(StringComparer.Ordinal);

app/MindWork AI Studio/Tools/PluginSystem/Assistants/PluginAssistants.cs

@@ -399,141 +399,7 @@ public sealed class PluginAssistants(bool isInternal, LuaState state, PluginType
             return true;
         }
 
-        return this.TryConvertLuaValue(val, out result);
+        return AssistantLuaConversion.TryReadScalarOrStructuredValue(val, out result);
-    }
-    
-    private bool TryConvertLuaValue(LuaValue val, out object result)
-    {
-        if (val.TryRead<string>(out var s))
-        {
-            result = s;
-            return true;
-        }
-        if (val.TryRead<bool>(out var b))
-        {
-            result = b;
-            return true;
-        }
-        if (val.TryRead<double>(out var d))
-        {
-            result = d;
-            return true;
-        }
-        
-        if (val.TryRead<LuaTable>(out var table) && this.TryParseDropdownItem(table, out var item))
-        {
-            result = item;
-            return true;
-        }
-
-        if (val.TryRead<LuaTable>(out var listTable) && this.TryParseDropdownItemList(listTable, out var itemList))
-        {
-            result = itemList;
-            return true;
-        }
-
-        if (val.TryRead<LuaTable>(out var listItemListTable) && this.TryParseListItemList(listItemListTable, out var listItemList))
-        {
-            result = listItemList;
-            return true;
-        }
-        
-        result = null!;
-        return false;
-    }
-    
-    private bool TryParseDropdownItem(LuaTable table, out AssistantDropdownItem item)
-    {
-        item = new AssistantDropdownItem();
-
-        if (!table.TryGetValue("Value", out var valueVal) || !valueVal.TryRead<string>(out var value))
-            return false;
-
-        if (!table.TryGetValue("Display", out var displayVal) || !displayVal.TryRead<string>(out var display))
-            return false;
-
-        item.Value = value;
-        item.Display = display;
-        return true;
-    }
-
-    
-    private bool TryParseDropdownItemList(LuaTable table, out List<AssistantDropdownItem> items)
-    {
-        items = new List<AssistantDropdownItem>();
-
-        var length = table.ArrayLength;
-        for (var i = 1; i <= length; i++)
-        {
-            var value = table[i];
-
-            if (value.TryRead<LuaTable>(out var subTable) && this.TryParseDropdownItem(subTable, out var item))
-            {
-                items.Add(item);
-            }
-            else
-            {
-                items = null!;
-                return false;
-            }
-        }
-
-        return true;
-    }
-
-    private bool TryParseListItem(LuaTable table, out AssistantListItem item)
-    {
-        item = new AssistantListItem();
-
-        if (!table.TryGetValue("Text", out var textVal) || !textVal.TryRead<string>(out var text))
-            return false;
-        
-        if (!table.TryGetValue("Type", out var typeVal) || !typeVal.TryRead<string>(out var type))
-            return false;
-        
-        table.TryGetValue("Icon", out var iconVal);
-        iconVal.TryRead<string>(out var icon);
-        icon ??= string.Empty;
-
-        table.TryGetValue("IconColor", out var iconColorVal);
-        iconColorVal.TryRead<string>(out var iconColor);
-        iconColor ??= string.Empty;
-
-        
-        item.Text = text;
-        item.Type = type;
-        item.Icon = icon;
-        item.IconColor = iconColor;
-
-        if (table.TryGetValue("Href", out var hrefVal) && hrefVal.TryRead<string>(out var href))
-        {
-            item.Href = href;
-        }
-
-        return true;
-    }
-    
-    private bool TryParseListItemList(LuaTable table, out List<AssistantListItem> items)
-    {
-        items = new List<AssistantListItem>();
-
-        var length = table.ArrayLength;
-        for (var i = 1; i <= length; i++)
-        {
-            var value = table[i];
-
-            if (value.TryRead<LuaTable>(out var subTable) && this.TryParseListItem(subTable, out var item))
-            {
-                items.Add(item);
-            }
-            else
-            {
-                items = null!;
-                return false;
-            }
-        }
-
-        return true;
     }
 
     private void RegisterLuaHelpers()