diff --git a/wwwroot/api/cockpit_chat.dspy b/wwwroot/api/cockpit_chat.dspy
index 520f762..5f0218f 100644
--- a/wwwroot/api/cockpit_chat.dspy
+++ b/wwwroot/api/cockpit_chat.dspy
@@ -2,26 +2,14 @@
 import aiohttp
 
 action = (params_kw or {}).get('action', 'list_messages')
-# AgentIO sends JSON body: {"params":{"prompt":"...","model_id":"..."},...}
+# AgentIO sends JSON body without action field — detect from message_text presence
 if action != 'send_message':
-    try: p = dict(params_kw) if params_kw else {}
-    except: p = {}
-    msg = p.get('message_text', '') or ''
+    p = params_kw or {}
+    msg = (p.get('message_text') or '').strip()
     if not msg:
-        inner = p.get('params', None)
-        if inner is not None and isinstance(inner, dict):
+        inner = p.get('params', {})
+        if isinstance(inner, dict):
             msg = (inner.get('prompt') or inner.get('message_text') or '').strip()
-    # bricks_fetch sends JSON body without Content-Type — read raw
-    if not msg:
-        try:
-            raw_body = await request.read()
-            if raw_body:
-                import json
-                body = json.loads(raw_body.decode('utf-8'))
-                inner2 = body.get('params', {})
-                if isinstance(inner2, dict):
-                    msg = (inner2.get('prompt') or inner2.get('message_text') or '').strip()
-        except: pass
     if msg:
         action = 'send_message'
 dbname = get_module_dbname('pipeline-sdlc')