feat: country commands + command palette UX improvements

.gitignore

@@ -29,3 +29,4 @@ src-tauri/sidecar/node/*
 
 # Compiled sebuf gateway bundle (built by scripts/build-sidecar-sebuf.mjs)
 api/[[][[].*.js
+.claudedocs/

src/app/search-manager.ts

@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ import { CIIPanel } from '@/components';
 import { SITE_VARIANT, STORAGE_KEYS } from '@/config';
 import { LAYER_PRESETS, LAYER_KEY_MAP } from '@/config/commands';
 import { calculateCII, TIER1_COUNTRIES } from '@/services/country-instability';
+import { CURATED_COUNTRIES } from '@/config/countries';
 import { INTEL_HOTSPOTS, CONFLICT_ZONES, MILITARY_BASES, UNDERSEA_CABLES, NUCLEAR_FACILITIES } from '@/config/geo';
 import { PIPELINES } from '@/config/pipelines';
 import { AI_DATA_CENTERS } from '@/config/ai-datacenters';
@@ -55,8 +56,8 @@ export class SearchManager implements AppModule {
       }
       : SITE_VARIANT === 'happy'
         ? {
-          placeholder: 'Search good news...',
-          hint: 'Search positive stories and breakthroughs',
+          placeholder: 'Search or type a command...',
+          hint: 'Good News • Countries • Navigation • Settings',
         }
         : SITE_VARIANT === 'finance'
           ? {
@@ -468,6 +469,16 @@ export class SearchManager implements AppModule {
       case 'time':
         this.ctx.map?.setTimeRange(action as import('@/components').TimeRange);
         break;
+
+      case 'country': {
+        const name = TIER1_COUNTRIES[action]
+          || CURATED_COUNTRIES[action]?.name
+          || new Intl.DisplayNames(['en'], { type: 'region' }).of(action)
+          || action;
+        trackCountrySelected(action, name, 'command');
+        this.callbacks.openCountryBriefByCode(action, name);
+        break;
+      }
     }
   }
 

src/components/SearchModal.ts

@@ -254,9 +254,12 @@ export class SearchModal {
 
     this.resultsList.innerHTML = `
       <div class="search-empty">
-        <div class="search-empty-icon">🔍</div>
+        <div class="search-empty-icon">\u2318</div>
         <div>${t('modals.search.empty')}</div>
         <div class="search-empty-hint">${this.hint}</div>
+        <div class="search-empty-examples">
+          <span>Try: <kbd>dark mode</kbd> <kbd>iran</kbd> <kbd>military layers</kbd> <kbd>crypto</kbd></span>
+        </div>
       </div>
     `;
   }

src/config/commands.ts

@@ -1,11 +1,12 @@
 import type { MapLayers } from '@/types';
+import { CURATED_COUNTRIES } from '@/config/countries';
 
 export interface Command {
   id: string;
   keywords: string[];
   label: string;
   icon: string;
-  category: 'navigate' | 'layers' | 'panels' | 'view' | 'actions';
+  category: 'navigate' | 'layers' | 'panels' | 'view' | 'actions' | 'country';
 }
 
 export const LAYER_PRESETS: Record<string, (keyof MapLayers)[]> = {
@@ -104,3 +105,43 @@ export const COMMANDS: Command[] = [
   { id: 'time:48h', keywords: ['48h', '2 days', 'last 2 days'], label: 'Show events from last 48 hours', icon: '\u{1F4C5}', category: 'actions' },
   { id: 'time:7d', keywords: ['7d', 'week', 'last week', '7 days'], label: 'Show events from last 7 days', icon: '\u{1F5D3}\uFE0F', category: 'actions' },
 ];
+
+function toFlagEmoji(code: string): string {
+  return code.toUpperCase().split('').map(c => String.fromCodePoint(0x1f1e6 + c.charCodeAt(0) - 65)).join('');
+}
+
+// All ISO 3166-1 alpha-2 codes — Intl.DisplayNames resolves human-readable names at runtime
+const ISO_CODES = [
+  'AD','AE','AF','AG','AL','AM','AO','AR','AT','AU','AZ','BA','BB','BD','BE','BF',
+  'BG','BH','BI','BJ','BN','BO','BR','BS','BT','BW','BY','BZ','CA','CD','CF','CG',
+  'CH','CI','CL','CM','CN','CO','CR','CU','CV','CY','CZ','DE','DJ','DK','DM','DO',
+  'DZ','EC','EE','EG','ER','ES','ET','FI','FJ','FM','FR','GA','GB','GD','GE','GH',
+  'GM','GN','GQ','GR','GT','GW','GY','HN','HR','HT','HU','ID','IE','IL','IN','IQ',
+  'IR','IS','IT','JM','JO','JP','KE','KG','KH','KI','KM','KN','KP','KR','KW','KZ',
+  'LA','LB','LC','LI','LK','LR','LS','LT','LU','LV','LY','MA','MC','MD','ME','MG',
+  'MH','MK','ML','MM','MN','MR','MT','MU','MV','MW','MX','MY','MZ','NA','NE','NG',
+  'NI','NL','NO','NP','NR','NZ','OM','PA','PE','PG','PH','PK','PL','PS','PT','PW',
+  'PY','QA','RO','RS','RU','RW','SA','SB','SC','SD','SE','SG','SI','SK','SL','SM',
+  'SN','SO','SR','SS','ST','SV','SY','SZ','TD','TG','TH','TJ','TL','TM','TN','TO',
+  'TR','TT','TV','TW','TZ','UA','UG','US','UY','UZ','VA','VC','VE','VN','VU','WS',
+  'YE','ZA','ZM','ZW',
+];
+
+const displayNames = new Intl.DisplayNames(['en'], { type: 'region' });
+
+const COUNTRY_COMMANDS: Command[] = ISO_CODES.map(code => {
+  const curated = CURATED_COUNTRIES[code];
+  const name = curated?.name || displayNames.of(code) || code;
+  const keywords = curated
+    ? [name.toLowerCase(), ...curated.searchAliases]
+    : [name.toLowerCase()];
+  return {
+    id: `country:${code}`,
+    keywords,
+    label: `Open ${name} brief`,
+    icon: toFlagEmoji(code),
+    category: 'country' as const,
+  };
+});
+
+COMMANDS.push(...COUNTRY_COMMANDS);

src/locales/ar.json

@@ -205,14 +205,14 @@
   },
   "modals": {
     "search": {
-      "placeholder": "البحث في الأخبار، خطوط الأنابيب، القواعد، الأسواق...",
-      "hint": "أخبار • أنابيب • قواعد • كابلات • مراكز بيانات • أسواق",
-      "placeholderTech": "البحث في الشركات، مختبرات AI، الشركات الناشئة، الفعاليات...",
-      "hintTech": "مقرات • شركات • مختبرات AI • شركات ناشئة • مسرّعات • فعاليات",
-      "placeholderFinance": "البحث في البورصات، الأسواق، البنوك المركزية...",
-      "hintFinance": "بورصات • مراكز مالية • بنوك مركزية • سلع",
+      "placeholder": "ابحث أو اكتب أمرًا...",
+      "hint": "بحث • دول • طبقات • لوحات • تنقل • إعدادات",
+      "placeholderTech": "ابحث أو اكتب أمرًا...",
+      "hintTech": "بحث • شركات • مختبرات AI • طبقات • تنقل • إعدادات",
+      "placeholderFinance": "ابحث أو اكتب أمرًا...",
+      "hintFinance": "بحث • بورصات • أسواق • طبقات • تنقل • إعدادات",
       "recent": "عمليات البحث الأخيرة",
-      "empty": "البحث عبر جميع مصادر البيانات",
+      "empty": "ابحث في البيانات أو نفّذ أوامر",
       "noResults": "لا توجد نتائج",
       "navigate": "تنقّل",
       "select": "اختيار",

src/locales/de.json

@@ -205,10 +205,10 @@
   },
   "modals": {
     "search": {
-      "placeholder": "Durchsuchen Sie Nachrichten, Pipelines, Stützpunkte, Märkte ...",
-      "hint": "Nachrichten • Pipelines • Stützpunkte • Kabel • Rechenzentren • Märkte",
+      "placeholder": "Suchen oder Befehl eingeben...",
+      "hint": "Suche • Länder • Ebenen • Panels • Navigation • Einstellungen",
       "recent": "Aktuelle Suchanfragen",
-      "empty": "Durchsuchen Sie alle Datenquellen",
+      "empty": "Daten durchsuchen oder Befehle ausführen",
       "noResults": "No results found",
       "navigate": "navigieren",
       "select": "wählen",
@@ -235,10 +235,10 @@
         "techhq": "Tech-Hauptquartier",
         "accelerator": "Beschleuniger"
       },
-      "placeholderTech": "Suchen Sie nach Unternehmen, KI-Laboren, Start-ups, Veranstaltungen ...",
-      "hintTech": "Hauptsitze • Unternehmen • KI-Labore • Startups • Beschleuniger • Veranstaltungen",
-      "placeholderFinance": "Suchen Sie nach Börsen, Märkten, Zentralbanken...",
-      "hintFinance": "Börsen • Finanzzentren • Zentralbanken • Rohstoffe"
+      "placeholderTech": "Suchen oder Befehl eingeben...",
+      "hintTech": "Suche • Unternehmen • KI-Labore • Ebenen • Navigation • Einstellungen",
+      "placeholderFinance": "Suchen oder Befehl eingeben...",
+      "hintFinance": "Suche • Börsen • Märkte • Ebenen • Navigation • Einstellungen"
     },
     "signal": {
       "title": "INTELLIGENZFINDEN",

src/locales/el.json

@@ -205,14 +205,14 @@
   },
   "modals": {
     "search": {
-      "placeholder": "Αναζήτηση ειδήσεων, αγωγών, βάσεων, αγορών...",
-      "hint": "Ειδήσεις • Αγωγοί • Βάσεις • Καλώδια • Κέντρα Δεδομένων • Αγορές",
-      "placeholderTech": "Αναζήτηση εταιρειών, AI labs, startups, εκδηλώσεων...",
-      "hintTech": "Έδρες • Εταιρείες • AI Labs • Startups • Accelerators • Εκδηλώσεις",
-      "placeholderFinance": "Αναζήτηση χρηματιστηρίων, αγορών, κεντρικών τραπεζών...",
-      "hintFinance": "Χρηματιστήρια • Χρηματοπιστωτικά Κέντρα • Κεντρικές Τράπεζες • Εμπορεύματα",
+      "placeholder": "Αναζήτηση ή πληκτρολογήστε εντολή...",
+      "hint": "Αναζήτηση • Χώρες • Επίπεδα • Πάνελ • Πλοήγηση • Ρυθμίσεις",
+      "placeholderTech": "Αναζήτηση ή πληκτρολογήστε εντολή...",
+      "hintTech": "Αναζήτηση • Εταιρείες • AI Labs • Επίπεδα • Πλοήγηση • Ρυθμίσεις",
+      "placeholderFinance": "Αναζήτηση ή πληκτρολογήστε εντολή...",
+      "hintFinance": "Αναζήτηση • Χρηματιστήρια • Αγορές • Επίπεδα • Πλοήγηση • Ρυθμίσεις",
       "recent": "Πρόσφατες Αναζητήσεις",
-      "empty": "Αναζήτηση σε όλες τις πηγές δεδομένων",
+      "empty": "Αναζήτηση δεδομένων ή εκτέλεση εντολών",
       "noResults": "Κανένα αποτέλεσμα",
       "navigate": "πλοήγηση",
       "select": "επιλογή",

src/locales/en.json

@@ -206,14 +206,14 @@
   },
   "modals": {
     "search": {
-      "placeholder": "Search news, pipelines, bases, markets...",
-      "hint": "News • Pipelines • Bases • Cables • Datacenters • Markets",
-      "placeholderTech": "Search companies, AI labs, startups, events...",
-      "hintTech": "HQs • Companies • AI Labs • Startups • Accelerators • Events",
-      "placeholderFinance": "Search exchanges, markets, central banks...",
-      "hintFinance": "Exchanges • Financial Centers • Central Banks • Commodities",
+      "placeholder": "Search or type a command...",
+      "hint": "Search • Countries • Layers • Panels • Navigation • Settings",
+      "placeholderTech": "Search or type a command...",
+      "hintTech": "Search • Companies • AI Labs • Layers • Navigation • Settings",
+      "placeholderFinance": "Search or type a command...",
+      "hintFinance": "Search • Exchanges • Markets • Layers • Navigation • Settings",
       "recent": "Recent Searches",
-      "empty": "Search across all data sources",
+      "empty": "Search data or run commands",
       "noResults": "No results",
       "navigate": "navigate",
       "select": "select",

src/locales/es.json

@@ -205,10 +205,10 @@
   },
   "modals": {
     "search": {
-      "placeholder": "Busca noticias, pipelines, bases, mercados...",
-      "hint": "Noticias • Ductos • Bases • Cables • Datacenters • Mercados",
+      "placeholder": "Buscar o escribir un comando...",
+      "hint": "Búsqueda • Países • Capas • Paneles • Navegación • Ajustes",
       "recent": "Búsquedas recientes",
-      "empty": "Buscar en todas las fuentes de datos",
+      "empty": "Buscar datos o ejecutar comandos",
       "noResults": "No results found",
       "navigate": "navegar por",
       "select": "seleccionar",
@@ -235,10 +235,10 @@
         "techhq": "Sede tecnológica",
         "accelerator": "Aceleradora"
       },
-      "placeholderTech": "Busca empresas, laboratorios de IA, startups, eventos...",
-      "hintTech": "Sedes centrales • Empresas • Laboratorios de IA • Startups • Aceleradoras • Eventos",
-      "placeholderFinance": "Buscar bolsas, mercados, bancos centrales...",
-      "hintFinance": "Bolsas • Centros financieros • Bancos centrales • Materias primas"
+      "placeholderTech": "Buscar o escribir un comando...",
+      "hintTech": "Búsqueda • Empresas • Laboratorios IA • Capas • Navegación • Ajustes",
+      "placeholderFinance": "Buscar o escribir un comando...",
+      "hintFinance": "Búsqueda • Bolsas • Mercados • Capas • Navegación • Ajustes"
     },
     "signal": {
       "title": "ENCUENTRO DE INTELIGENCIA",

src/locales/fr.json

@@ -205,10 +205,10 @@
   },
   "modals": {
     "search": {
-      "placeholder": "Rechercher actus, pipelines, bases, marchés...",
-      "hint": "Actus • Pipelines • Bases • Câbles • Datacenters • Marchés",
+      "placeholder": "Rechercher ou saisir une commande...",
+      "hint": "Recherche • Pays • Couches • Panneaux • Navigation • Paramètres",
       "recent": "Recherches récentes",
-      "empty": "Rechercher dans toutes les sources",
+      "empty": "Rechercher des données ou exécuter des commandes",
       "noResults": "Aucun résultat trouvé",
       "navigate": "naviguer",
       "select": "sélectionner",
@@ -235,10 +235,10 @@
         "techhq": "Siège Tech",
         "accelerator": "Accélérateur"
       },
-      "placeholderTech": "Rechercher des entreprises, des laboratoires d'IA, des startups, des événements...",
-      "hintTech": "Sièges • Entreprises • AI Labs • Startups • Accélérateurs • Événements",
-      "placeholderFinance": "Rechercher des bourses, des marchés, des banques centrales...",
-      "hintFinance": "Bourses • Centres financiers • Banques centrales • Matières premières"
+      "placeholderTech": "Rechercher ou saisir une commande...",
+      "hintTech": "Recherche • Entreprises • Labos IA • Couches • Navigation • Paramètres",
+      "placeholderFinance": "Rechercher ou saisir une commande...",
+      "hintFinance": "Recherche • Bourses • Marchés • Couches • Navigation • Paramètres"
     },
     "signal": {
       "title": "DÉCOUVERTE RENSEIGNEMENT",

src/locales/it.json

@@ -205,10 +205,10 @@
   },
   "modals": {
     "search": {
-      "placeholder": "Cerca notizie, oleodotti, basi, mercati...",
-      "hint": "Notizie • Oleodotti • Basi • Cavi • Datacenter • Mercati",
+      "placeholder": "Cerca o digita un comando...",
+      "hint": "Ricerca • Paesi • Livelli • Pannelli • Navigazione • Impostazioni",
       "recent": "Ricerche recenti",
-      "empty": "Cerca in tutte le fonti dati",
+      "empty": "Cerca dati o esegui comandi",
       "noResults": "Nessun risultato",
       "navigate": "naviga",
       "select": "seleziona",
@@ -235,10 +235,10 @@
         "techhq": "Sede tecnologica",
         "accelerator": "Acceleratore"
       },
-      "placeholderTech": "Cerca aziende, laboratori IA, startup, eventi...",
-      "hintTech": "Sedi • Aziende • Laboratori IA • Startup • Acceleratori • Eventi",
-      "placeholderFinance": "Cerca borse, mercati, banche centrali...",
-      "hintFinance": "Borse • Centri finanziari • Banche centrali • Materie prime"
+      "placeholderTech": "Cerca o digita un comando...",
+      "hintTech": "Ricerca • Aziende • Laboratori IA • Livelli • Navigazione • Impostazioni",
+      "placeholderFinance": "Cerca o digita un comando...",
+      "hintFinance": "Ricerca • Borse • Mercati • Livelli • Navigazione • Impostazioni"
     },
     "signal": {
       "title": "RICERCA DI INTELLIGENZA",

src/locales/ja.json

@@ -205,14 +205,14 @@
   },
   "modals": {
     "search": {
-      "placeholder": "ニュース、パイプライン、基地、市場を検索...",
-      "hint": "ニュース・パイプライン・基地・ケーブル・データセンター・市場",
-      "placeholderTech": "企業、AIラボ、スタートアップ、イベントを検索...",
-      "hintTech": "本社・企業・AIラボ・スタートアップ・アクセラレーター・イベント",
-      "placeholderFinance": "取引所、市場、中央銀行を検索...",
-      "hintFinance": "取引所・金融センター・中央銀行・コモディティ",
+      "placeholder": "検索またはコマンドを入力...",
+      "hint": "検索 • 国 • レイヤー • パネル • ナビゲーション • 設定",
+      "placeholderTech": "検索またはコマンドを入力...",
+      "hintTech": "検索 • 企業 • AIラボ • レイヤー • ナビゲーション • 設定",
+      "placeholderFinance": "検索またはコマンドを入力...",
+      "hintFinance": "検索 • 取引所 • 市場 • レイヤー • ナビゲーション • 設定",
       "recent": "最近の検索",
-      "empty": "全データソースを横断検索",
+      "empty": "データ検索またはコマンド実行",
       "noResults": "結果なし",
       "navigate": "移動",
       "select": "選択",

src/locales/nl.json

@@ -65,10 +65,10 @@
   },
   "modals": {
     "search": {
-      "placeholder": "Zoek naar nieuws, pijpleidingen, bases, markten...",
-      "hint": "Nieuws • Pijpleidingen • Basissen • Kabels • Datacentra • Markten",
+      "placeholder": "Zoeken of commando typen...",
+      "hint": "Zoeken • Landen • Lagen • Panelen • Navigatie • Instellingen",
       "recent": "Recente zoekopdrachten",
-      "empty": "Zoek in alle gegevensbronnen",
+      "empty": "Zoek gegevens of voer opdrachten uit",
       "noResults": "No results found",
       "navigate": "navigeren",
       "select": "selecteren",
@@ -95,10 +95,10 @@
         "techhq": "Tech-hoofdkantoor",
         "accelerator": "Gaspedaal"
       },
-      "placeholderTech": "Zoek bedrijven, AI-labs, startups, evenementen...",
-      "hintTech": "Hoofdkantoren • Bedrijven • AI Labs • Startups • Accelerators • Evenementen",
-      "placeholderFinance": "Zoek beurzen, markten, centrale banken...",
-      "hintFinance": "Beurzen • Financiële centra • Centrale banken • Grondstoffen"
+      "placeholderTech": "Zoeken of commando typen...",
+      "hintTech": "Zoeken • Bedrijven • AI Labs • Lagen • Navigatie • Instellingen",
+      "placeholderFinance": "Zoeken of commando typen...",
+      "hintFinance": "Zoeken • Beurzen • Markten • Lagen • Navigatie • Instellingen"
     },
     "signal": {
       "source": "Source",