Update app.py

app.py

@@ -161,8 +161,11 @@ with tab1:
         with st.chat_message(message["role"]):
             st.markdown(message["content"], unsafe_allow_html=True)
 
-    # Handle user input
-    if topic := st.chat_input(placeholder="📝 Ask a question or provide an essay topic...", disabled=st.session_state["chat_active"]):
+    # Use text_input instead of chat_input to allow a default value
+    topic = st.text_input("📝 Provide an essay topic:", value="Write an essay on the cultural diversity of India")
+
+    if topic:
+        # Store user message
         st.chat_message("user").markdown(topic)
         st.session_state["messages"].append({"role": "user", "content": topic})
 
@@ -173,11 +176,15 @@ with tab1:
             else:
                 st.error("⚠️ Agents are not initialized. Please check the system or restart the app.")
 
-        # Handle the assistant's response
+        # Store assistant response and display it
         with st.chat_message("assistant"):
             if response and "essay" in response:  # Display essay preview and allow editing
                 essay = response["essay"]
                 
+                # Store response in session state
+                assistant_response = f"Here is your {essay_length}-word essay preview and the download link."
+                st.session_state["messages"].append({"role": "assistant", "content": assistant_response})
+
                 # Create Two-Column Layout
                 col1, col2 = st.columns(2)
 
@@ -250,6 +257,7 @@ with tab1:
             else:
                 st.error("⚠️ No response received. Please try again.")
 
+
 # 📊 Tab 2: Workflow Visualization
 with tab2:
     #st.subheader("📊 Multi-Agent Essay Writer Workflow Viz")