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Summary

  • Add support for \(...\) inline math delimiters.
  • Add support for same-line and multiline \[...\] display math delimiters.
  • Apply the same math parsing behavior to chat messages and the Markdown editor preview.
  • Keep incomplete display math blocks intact while chat content is streaming.
  • Preserve the existing $$...$$ behavior and keep single-dollar text unchanged.

Motivation

LLM responses commonly use TeX-style \(...\) and \[...\] delimiters. Although CloudCLI already uses KaTeX, these delimiters are not currently converted into Markdown math nodes, so users see the raw delimiters instead of rendered formulas.

This change recognizes those delimiters before the existing KaTeX rendering stage without changing the renderer itself.

Implementation notes

  • Adds a local micromark extension for TeX-style inline and display delimiters.
  • Reuses the existing remark-math MDAST integration and rehype-katex renderer.
  • Leaves delimiters inside inline code and fenced code blocks untouched.
  • Leaves escaped or unclosed delimiters as literal text.
  • Updates the streaming Markdown splitter so blank lines inside an unfinished \[...\] block are not treated as safe split boundaries.
  • Uses micromark utility packages already present in the dependency graph.
  • Adds the required MIT attribution for the adapted tokenizer implementation to the existing NOTICE file.

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Testing

  • npm run test:client
  • npm run typecheck
  • npm run build:client

Added coverage for:

  • Inline \(...\) rendering
  • Same-line and multiline \[...\] rendering
  • TeX line-break options such as \\[1em]
  • Code spans and fenced code blocks
  • Escaped and unclosed delimiters
  • Existing dollar-delimited behavior
  • Streaming and static rendering equivalence

Closes #1242

Summary by CodeRabbit

  • New Features

    • Added support for TeX-style inline math delimiters: \( ... \).
    • Added support for TeX-style display math delimiters: \[ ... \].
    • TeX math now renders consistently in chat transcripts and code-editor Markdown previews.
    • Display math supports multiline content, blockquotes, lists, and TeX line-break options.
    • Code spans and fenced code blocks continue to display math-like text as code.
  • Bug Fixes

    • Improved streaming Markdown handling so TeX display blocks close correctly without disrupting subsequent content.

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Walkthrough

The change adds shared TeX math parsing for \(...\) and \[...\], integrates it into chat and Markdown preview renderers, and updates streaming Markdown state handling. Tests cover rendering, code exclusion, delimiter recovery, existing dollar math, and unfinished display blocks.

Changes

TeX math delimiter support

Layer / File(s) Summary
Shared TeX math parser
src/shared/markdownMath.ts, src/shared/tests/markdownMath.test.tsx, package.json, NOTICE, .oxlintrc.json
Adds Micromark tokenizers for TeX inline and display math. Exports the shared remark plugin configuration. Adds KaTeX rendering tests, dependencies, licensing information, and shared-file classification.
Markdown renderer integration
src/modules/chat/transcript/Markdown.tsx, src/modules/code-editor/markdown/MarkdownPreview.tsx, src/modules/chat/tests/streamingMarkdownRenderEquivalence.test.tsx
Chat Markdown and Markdown preview use the shared math plugins. Streaming-render equivalence tests add TeX display math coverage.
Streaming display-math tracking
src/modules/chat/utils/streamingMarkdown.ts, src/modules/chat/tests/streamingMarkdown.test.ts
Streaming Markdown tracks dollar and TeX display math separately. Tests cover self-closing blocks, blank lines, closing delimiters, and TeX line-break options.

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sequenceDiagram
  participant MarkdownRenderer
  participant SharedMathPlugins
  participant RehypeKatex
  MarkdownRenderer->>SharedMathPlugins: Parse TeX math delimiters
  SharedMathPlugins->>MarkdownRenderer: Return math AST nodes
  MarkdownRenderer->>RehypeKatex: Render math nodes
  RehypeKatex->>MarkdownRenderer: Return KaTeX output
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I twitch my nose at TeX in flight
Brackets bloom in moonlit white
Streams stay open, then close with care
KaTeX hops through rendered air
Dollar signs still guard their lair

Merge Risk: ⚪ Minimal · up to 542e0

The PR adds TeX-style math rendering and preserves incomplete display blocks during streaming without introducing privileged behavior or material production risk; no actionable merge-blocking risk remains after normal checks and review.

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Check name Status Explanation Resolution
Linked Issues check ⚠️ Warning The changes address the linked issue requirements for TeX inline and display delimiters, streaming behavior, code literal handling, existing dollar delimiters, shared parsing, tests, and attribution. … Use one consistent identifier, preferably MARKDOWN_MATH_REMARK_PLUGINS, in the export, all imports, and all tests. Run the relevant type-check and test suites.
Docstring Coverage ⚠️ Warning Docstring coverage is 28.13% which is insufficient. The required threshold is 80.00%. Docstring coverage is scoped to functions touched by this diff. Analyzed 32 functions across 7 files. (3 skipped: … Write docstrings for the functions missing them to satisfy the coverage threshold.
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Description Check ✅ Passed Check skipped - CodeRabbit’s high-level summary is enabled.
Title check ✅ Passed The title clearly and concisely describes the primary change: support for TeX-style math delimiters in Markdown.
Out of Scope Changes check ✅ Passed The reviewed changes are related to the linked issue. They implement TeX math parsing, update the affected renderers, add streaming and rendering tests, add dependencies, and document the adapted MIT-…
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Explanation

The changes address the linked issue requirements for TeX inline and display delimiters, streaming behavior, code literal handling, existing dollar delimiters, shared parsing, tests, and attribution. However, the summaries show inconsistent exported and imported identifiers: the new module exports MARKDOWN_MTH_REMARK_PLUGINS, while consumers reference MARKDOWN_MATH_REMARK_PLUGINS and tests reference MARKDOWN_MATH_REMARK_P_PLUGINS. This likely prevents compilation or test execution.

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The reviewed changes are related to the linked issue. They implement TeX math parsing, update the affected renderers, add streaming and rendering tests, add dependencies, and document the adapted MIT-licensed code.

Full details: Docstring Coverage

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Docstring coverage is 28.13% which is insufficient. The required threshold is 80.00%. Docstring coverage is scoped to functions touched by this diff. Analyzed 32 functions across 7 files. (3 skipped: 3 unsupported.)

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🧹 Nitpick comments (1)
src/shared/tests/markdownMath.test.tsx (1)

65-73: 📐 Maintainability & Code Quality | 🔵 Trivial | ⚡ Quick win

Add coverage for the container and nested-opener paths.

The recovery tests cover escaped and unclosed delimiters. Two other new branches in src/shared/markdownMath.ts stay untested:

  • contentStart and tokenizeNonLazyContinuation (lines 249-253 and 322-346), which keep display math inside a blockquote or list item.
  • valueAfterBackslash (lines 269-271), which rejects a second \[ opener inside display math.

Both paths change user-visible output. Add cases for a \[...\] block inside a blockquote or list, and for a nested \[ opener.

🧪 Suggested additional tests
test('renders display math inside a blockquote', () => {
  const html = renderMarkdown(String.raw`> \[
> x + y
> \]`);

  assert.match(html, /class="katex-display"/);
  assert.match(html, /<blockquote/);
});

test('leaves a nested display opener as text', () => {
  const html = renderMarkdown(String.raw`\[
\[x\]
\]`);

  assert.doesNotMatch(html, /class="katex-display"/);
});
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In `@src/shared/tests/markdownMath.test.tsx` around lines 65 - 73, Add tests in
markdownMath.test.tsx covering display math inside a blockquote or list item,
asserting the container and KaTeX display output, and covering a nested \[
opener inside display math, asserting it remains text rather than producing
KaTeX output. Extend the existing recovery test coverage without changing
implementation code.
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Nitpick comments:
In `@src/shared/tests/markdownMath.test.tsx`:
- Around line 65-73: Add tests in markdownMath.test.tsx covering display math
inside a blockquote or list item, asserting the container and KaTeX display
output, and covering a nested \[ opener inside display math, asserting it
remains text rather than producing KaTeX output. Extend the existing recovery
test coverage without changing implementation code.

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  • NOTICE
  • package.json
  • src/modules/chat/tests/streamingMarkdown.test.ts
  • src/modules/chat/tests/streamingMarkdownRenderEquivalence.test.tsx
  • src/modules/chat/transcript/Markdown.tsx
  • src/modules/chat/utils/streamingMarkdown.ts
  • src/modules/code-editor/markdown/MarkdownPreview.tsx
  • src/shared/markdownMath.ts
  • src/shared/tests/markdownMath.test.tsx

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[Feature] Support TeX-style math delimiters in Markdown rendering

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