diff --git a/wwwroot/api/cockpit_chat.dspy b/wwwroot/api/cockpit_chat.dspy
index 16e2bd3..2b5ce97 100644
--- a/wwwroot/api/cockpit_chat.dspy
+++ b/wwwroot/api/cockpit_chat.dspy
@@ -189,9 +189,13 @@ async def _exec_tool(sor, tool, params, ctx, uid, org_id):
 if action == 'send_message':
     # AgentIO sends JSON: {"params":{"prompt":"...","model_id":"..."},...}
     # FormData sends: action=send_message&message_text=...&model_id=...
+    # bricks sends prompt/model_id at top level
     p = params_kw or {}
     message_text = (p.get('message_text') or '').strip()
     user_model_id = p.get('model_id', '')
+    # Try prompt at top level (bricks AgentIO)
+    if not message_text:
+        message_text = (p.get('prompt') or '').strip()
     # Try JSON body from AgentIO
     if not message_text:
         inner = p.get('params', {})