diff --git a/crates/assistant2/src/assistant_panel.rs b/crates/assistant2/src/assistant_panel.rs
index 20ce26fc59..f3dd42e4d6 100644
--- a/crates/assistant2/src/assistant_panel.rs
+++ b/crates/assistant2/src/assistant_panel.rs
@@ -234,7 +234,7 @@ impl Render for AssistantPanel {
                     .p_2()
                     .overflow_y_scroll()
                     .bg(cx.theme().colors().panel_background)
-                    .children(self.thread.read(cx).messages.iter().map(|message| {
+                    .children(self.thread.read(cx).messages().map(|message| {
                         v_flex()
                             .p_2()
                             .border_1()
diff --git a/crates/assistant2/src/message_editor.rs b/crates/assistant2/src/message_editor.rs
index e1606ff27a..f0a8e260bc 100644
--- a/crates/assistant2/src/message_editor.rs
+++ b/crates/assistant2/src/message_editor.rs
@@ -1,20 +1,13 @@
 use editor::{Editor, EditorElement, EditorStyle};
 use gpui::{AppContext, FocusableView, Model, TextStyle, View};
-use language_model::{
-    LanguageModelRegistry, LanguageModelRequest, LanguageModelRequestMessage, MessageContent, Role,
-};
+use language_model::LanguageModelRegistry;
 use settings::Settings;
 use theme::ThemeSettings;
 use ui::{prelude::*, ButtonLike, ElevationIndex, KeyBinding};
 
-use crate::thread::{self, Thread};
+use crate::thread::{RequestKind, Thread};
 use crate::Chat;
 
-#[derive(Debug, Clone, Copy)]
-pub enum RequestKind {
-    Chat,
-}
-
 pub struct MessageEditor {
     thread: Model<Thread>,
     editor: View<Editor>,
@@ -54,47 +47,20 @@ impl MessageEditor {
         let model_registry = LanguageModelRegistry::read_global(cx);
         let model = model_registry.active_model()?;
 
-        let request = self.build_completion_request(request_kind, cx);
-
-        let user_message = self.editor.read(cx).text(cx);
-        self.thread.update(cx, |thread, _cx| {
-            thread.messages.push(thread::Message {
-                role: Role::User,
-                text: user_message,
-            });
-        });
-
-        self.editor.update(cx, |editor, cx| {
+        let user_message = self.editor.update(cx, |editor, cx| {
+            let text = editor.text(cx);
             editor.clear(cx);
+            text
         });
 
         self.thread.update(cx, |thread, cx| {
+            thread.insert_user_message(user_message);
+            let request = thread.to_completion_request(request_kind, cx);
             thread.stream_completion(request, model, cx)
         });
 
         None
     }
-
-    fn build_completion_request(
-        &self,
-        _request_kind: RequestKind,
-        cx: &AppContext,
-    ) -> LanguageModelRequest {
-        let text = self.editor.read(cx).text(cx);
-
-        let request = LanguageModelRequest {
-            messages: vec![LanguageModelRequestMessage {
-                role: Role::User,
-                content: vec![MessageContent::Text(text)],
-                cache: false,
-            }],
-            tools: Vec::new(),
-            stop: Vec::new(),
-            temperature: None,
-        };
-
-        request
-    }
 }
 
 impl FocusableView for MessageEditor {
diff --git a/crates/assistant2/src/thread.rs b/crates/assistant2/src/thread.rs
index a6c870b456..a433c10267 100644
--- a/crates/assistant2/src/thread.rs
+++ b/crates/assistant2/src/thread.rs
@@ -1,12 +1,18 @@
 use std::sync::Arc;
 
 use futures::StreamExt as _;
-use gpui::{EventEmitter, ModelContext, Task};
+use gpui::{AppContext, EventEmitter, ModelContext, Task};
 use language_model::{
-    LanguageModel, LanguageModelCompletionEvent, LanguageModelRequest, Role, StopReason,
+    LanguageModel, LanguageModelCompletionEvent, LanguageModelRequest, LanguageModelRequestMessage,
+    MessageContent, Role, StopReason,
 };
 use util::ResultExt as _;
 
+#[derive(Debug, Clone, Copy)]
+pub enum RequestKind {
+    Chat,
+}
+
 /// A message in a [`Thread`].
 pub struct Message {
     pub role: Role,
@@ -15,8 +21,8 @@ pub struct Message {
 
 /// A thread of conversation with the LLM.
 pub struct Thread {
-    pub messages: Vec<Message>,
-    pub pending_completion_tasks: Vec<Task<()>>,
+    messages: Vec<Message>,
+    pending_completion_tasks: Vec<Task<()>>,
 }
 
 impl Thread {
@@ -27,6 +33,46 @@ impl Thread {
         }
     }
 
+    pub fn messages(&self) -> impl Iterator<Item = &Message> {
+        self.messages.iter()
+    }
+
+    pub fn insert_user_message(&mut self, text: impl Into<String>) {
+        self.messages.push(Message {
+            role: Role::User,
+            text: text.into(),
+        });
+    }
+
+    pub fn to_completion_request(
+        &self,
+        _request_kind: RequestKind,
+        _cx: &AppContext,
+    ) -> LanguageModelRequest {
+        let mut request = LanguageModelRequest {
+            messages: vec![],
+            tools: Vec::new(),
+            stop: Vec::new(),
+            temperature: None,
+        };
+
+        for message in &self.messages {
+            let mut request_message = LanguageModelRequestMessage {
+                role: message.role,
+                content: Vec::new(),
+                cache: false,
+            };
+
+            request_message
+                .content
+                .push(MessageContent::Text(message.text.clone()));
+
+            request.messages.push(request_message);
+        }
+
+        request
+    }
+
     pub fn stream_completion(
         &mut self,
         request: LanguageModelRequest,