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Markdown and code blocks

Assistant replies in Ekorbia are rendered as Markdown. Your own messages stay as plain text — you see exactly what you typed.

This page is mostly about what the rendering supports and what the code-block UI gives you.

What renders

The Markdown renderer supports the full common set:

  • Headings (#, ##, ###, …)
  • Bullet lists, numbered lists, nested lists
  • Bold, italic, inline code, strikethrough
  • Blockquotes
  • Tables with column alignment
  • Inline links
  • Fenced code blocks with language tags
  • Horizontal rules

Anything potentially unsafe — <script> tags, javascript: links, inline event handlers — is sanitized before rendering. The assistant cannot inject code that runs in the app, no matter what it puts in its reply.

Code blocks

Fenced code blocks (```python, ```rust, etc.) get the deluxe treatment:

  • Syntax highlighting via highlight.js with the GitHub Dark color scheme
  • A Copy button that appears in the top-right corner of the block on hover — click to copy the contents to your clipboard
  • A Save button next to Copy on models without tool support (more on that in a moment)

The Save button on code blocks

If the active model can use tools (the TOOL badge is visible), the model will save files itself via the Saving files from chat flow — there’s no Save button on individual code blocks because the file is already written.

If the active model doesn’t support tools, fenced code blocks get a per-block Save button instead. Ekorbia infers a filename from:

  1. A comment hint inside the block, like <!-- index.html --> or # main.py
  2. The fenced language tag (html → untitled.html, python → untitled.py, etc.)

The save flows through the same sandbox and permission modal as the tool path. Files saved this way are tagged manual in the saved-files list.

Inline code and copy behaviour

Inline code is rendered in a monospaced font but doesn’t get a Copy button — triple-click to select and copy normally.

What user messages look like

To keep typing transparent, user messages are NOT rendered as Markdown — you see exactly what you typed, character for character. This matters when you’re working out a prompt: you can tell at a glance whether you forgot to escape something.