Inline Cards
Installable inline preview cards for single-purpose decisions and compact comparison.
Inline Cards
Inline cards are still single-purpose. The inventory pages exist so they do not quietly absorb drill-ins, tabs, or deep shell behavior.
What it is for
Keep thread-native surfaces focused on one decision or a small comparison set.
Use when
You need a lightweight visual aid with no deep navigation and at most two primary actions.
Do not use when
The user needs persistent live state or a multistep editing canvas.
Related patterns
App Surfaces · Inline Summary Card · App Surfaces · Inline Carousel · Generative UI
Escalation path
Inline card -> inspector rail, PiP, or fullscreen depending on task depth.
Inspector rail
Publish readiness review
Implemented
Compact preview card carrying the decision into a right-side detail rail.
- Mode
- inline -> right rail
- CTA count
- 2 max
PiP
Live extraction monitor
Misframed in current copy
Persistent live-session viewport that keeps streaming while the conversation continues.
- Mode
- persistent floating
- Composer
- Still active
Fullscreen
Estimate workspace
Implemented
Expanded workspace for deeper exploration without pretending the host composer disappeared.
- Mode
- fullscreen host sheet
- Composer
- Always present