Update app.py

app.py

@@ -262,14 +262,24 @@ with gr.Blocks(theme=gr.themes.Soft()) as demo:
             # 4) Connect each starter button:
             for starter_button in starter_buttons:
                 starter_button.click(
-                    fn=lambda x: [{"role": "user", "content": str(x)}],  # Format as message dict
+                    fn=lambda x: [(x, "")],  # Simple tuple for chat history
                     inputs=[starter_button],
                     outputs=[chatbot],
                     queue=False
-                ).then(
-                    fn=respond,
-                    inputs=[starter_button, chatbot, genre, full_memory],
-                    outputs=[chatbot],
+                ).success(  # Use success instead of then for better flow control
+                    fn=lambda x, h, g, m: respond(
+                        message=x,
+                        chat_history=h if h else [],
+                        genre=g,
+                        use_full_memory=m
+                    ),
+                    inputs=[
+                        starter_button,  # The starter text
+                        chatbot,         # Current chat history
+                        genre,          # Selected genre
+                        full_memory     # Memory flag
+                    ],
+                    outputs=chatbot,
                     queue=True
                 )