v1.9.7: ask_user_input elicitation tool

Trigger /<name>, dropdown lists all skills filtered by name prefix,
arg passthrough sends the rest as the user message. Synthetic
skill_use tool_use renders identically to model-invoked skills.

.dockerignore

@@ -10,3 +10,13 @@ dist
 .vite
 coverage
 /tmp
+
+# Secrets and runtime data
+secrets/
+data/
+*.pem
+*.key
+id_rsa*
+id_ed25519*
+known_hosts
+.ssh/

AGENTS.md

@@ -3,7 +3,6 @@
 ## Code Reviewer
 ---
 temperature: 0.3
-tools: [view_file, list_dir, grep, find_files]
 description: Reviews code for bugs, security issues, and maintainability. Read-only.
 ---
 You review code. Find real problems, not style nits.
@@ -33,7 +32,6 @@ If nothing critical or major, say so in one line. Do not pad.
 ## Debugger
 ---
 temperature: 0.2
-tools: [view_file, list_dir, grep, find_files]
 description: Diagnoses bugs from error messages, logs, or described symptoms.
 ---
 You diagnose bugs. Form a hypothesis, prove it with evidence from the code.
@@ -62,7 +60,6 @@ Output:
 ## Refactorer
 ---
 temperature: 0.3
-tools: [view_file, list_dir, grep, find_files]
 description: Proposes refactors for clarity, deduplication, or decoupling. Read-only — outputs plans, not edits.
 ---
 You propose refactors. You do not apply them. The user applies via OpenCode or Claude Code.
@@ -95,7 +92,6 @@ Output:
 ## Architect
 ---
 temperature: 0.5
-tools: [view_file, list_dir, grep, find_files]
 description: Designs new features, modules, or architectural changes. Outputs a build plan.
 ---
 You design. You produce build plans, not code.
@@ -128,7 +124,6 @@ Output:
 ## Security Auditor
 ---
 temperature: 0.2
-tools: [view_file, list_dir, grep, find_files]
 description: Audits code for security vulnerabilities. Read-only.
 ---
 You audit for security issues. Concrete findings only, no generic warnings.
@@ -165,7 +160,6 @@ If the code is clean, say so. Do not invent findings.
 ## Prompt Builder
 ---
 temperature: 0.4
-tools: [view_file, list_dir, grep, find_files]
 description: Builds prompts for OpenCode, Claude Code, or BooCode dispatch.
 ---
 You write prompts that another coding agent will execute. Your output is the prompt, not the work.

apps/server/src/index.ts

@@ -15,8 +15,10 @@ import { registerSidebarRoutes } from './routes/sidebar.js';
 import { registerWebSocket } from './routes/ws.js';
 import { registerModelRoutes } from './routes/models.js';
 import { registerAgentRoutes } from './routes/agents.js';
+import { registerSkillsRoutes } from './routes/skills.js';
 import { createInferenceRunner } from './services/inference.js';
 import { createBroker } from './services/broker.js';
+import { listSkills } from './services/skills.js';
 
 async function main() {
   const config = loadConfig();
@@ -62,6 +64,15 @@ async function main() {
   registerSidebarRoutes(app, sql);
   registerChatRoutes(app, sql, broker);
 
+  // Batch 9.6: warm the skills cache at boot and surface the count. Empty or
+  // missing /data/skills is non-fatal — the skill tools just return empty.
+  try {
+    const skills = await listSkills();
+    app.log.info(`skills loaded: ${skills.length}`);
+  } catch (err) {
+    app.log.warn({ err }, 'skills boot walk failed');
+  }
+
   const inference = createInferenceRunner(
     {
       sql,
@@ -112,6 +123,36 @@ async function main() {
         chat_id: chatId,
       });
     },
+    publishSessionFrame: (sessionId, frame) => {
+      broker.publish(sessionId, frame);
+    },
+  });
+  registerSkillsRoutes(app, sql, {
+    enqueueInference: (sessionId, chatId, assistantId, user) => {
+      inference.enqueue(sessionId, chatId, assistantId, user);
+    },
+    publishUserMessage: (sessionId, chatId, userMessageId, content) => {
+      broker.publish(sessionId, {
+        type: 'message_started',
+        message_id: userMessageId,
+        chat_id: chatId,
+        role: 'user',
+      });
+      broker.publish(sessionId, {
+        type: 'delta',
+        message_id: userMessageId,
+        chat_id: chatId,
+        content,
+      });
+      broker.publish(sessionId, {
+        type: 'message_complete',
+        message_id: userMessageId,
+        chat_id: chatId,
+      });
+    },
+    publishSessionFrame: (sessionId, frame) => {
+      broker.publish(sessionId, frame);
+    },
   });
   registerWebSocket(app, sql, broker);
 

apps/server/src/routes/chats.ts

@@ -123,6 +123,53 @@ export function registerChatRoutes(
     }
   );
 
+  // v1.9: bulk-archive every open chat in a session. Mirrors the single
+  // /chats/:id/archive shape — N chat_archived frames published, useSidebar
+  // reducer handles each via the existing case.
+  app.post<{ Params: { id: string } }>(
+    '/api/sessions/:id/chats/archive-all',
+    async (req, reply) => {
+      const session = await sql`SELECT id FROM sessions WHERE id = ${req.params.id}`;
+      if (session.length === 0) {
+        reply.code(404);
+        return { error: 'session not found' };
+      }
+      const rows = await sql<{ id: string }[]>`
+        UPDATE chats
+           SET status = 'archived', updated_at = clock_timestamp()
+         WHERE session_id = ${req.params.id} AND status = 'open'
+         RETURNING id
+      `;
+      const ids = rows.map((r) => r.id);
+      for (const id of ids) {
+        broker.publishUser('default', {
+          type: 'chat_archived',
+          chat_id: id,
+          session_id: req.params.id,
+        });
+      }
+      return { archived: ids.length, ids };
+    }
+  );
+
+  // v1.9: count helper for the confirm dialog.
+  app.get<{ Params: { id: string } }>(
+    '/api/sessions/:id/chats/open-count',
+    async (req, reply) => {
+      const session = await sql`SELECT id FROM sessions WHERE id = ${req.params.id}`;
+      if (session.length === 0) {
+        reply.code(404);
+        return { error: 'session not found' };
+      }
+      const rows = await sql<{ count: number }[]>`
+        SELECT COUNT(*)::int AS count
+          FROM chats
+         WHERE session_id = ${req.params.id} AND status = 'open'
+      `;
+      return { count: rows[0]?.count ?? 0 };
+    }
+  );
+
   app.post<{ Params: { id: string } }>(
     '/api/chats/:id/archive',
     async (req, reply) => {

apps/server/src/routes/messages.ts

@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 import type { FastifyInstance } from 'fastify';
 import { z } from 'zod';
 import type { Sql } from '../db.js';
-import type { Chat, Message, Session } from '../types/api.js';
+import type { Chat, Message, Session, ToolCall } from '../types/api.js';
 
 const SendBody = z.object({
   content: z.string().min(1).max(64_000),
@@ -14,6 +14,39 @@ const ContinueBody = z.object({
   sentinel_message_id: z.string().uuid(),
 });
 
+// Batch 9.7: ask_user_input answer submission. Defensive shape — the question
+// content is echoed back for traceability but the server does NOT trust it
+// (the source of truth is the assistant message's tool_calls.args.questions).
+const AnswerUserInputBody = z.object({
+  tool_call_id: z.string().min(1),
+  answers: z
+    .array(
+      z.object({
+        question: z.string(),
+        selected_options: z.array(z.string()),
+        free_text: z.string().nullable(),
+      }),
+    )
+    .min(1)
+    .max(3),
+});
+
+// Same shape the model declared via the tool's zod input. Re-derived here so
+// the route can validate args without depending on services/tools.ts (which
+// would pull in fs/path_guard for nothing).
+const AskUserInputArgs = z.object({
+  questions: z
+    .array(
+      z.object({
+        question: z.string(),
+        type: z.enum(['single_select', 'multi_select']),
+        options: z.array(z.string()).min(1),
+      }),
+    )
+    .min(1)
+    .max(3),
+});
+
 interface MessageHandlers {
   enqueueInference: (sessionId: string, chatId: string, assistantMessageId: string, user: string) => void;
   enqueueCompact: (sessionId: string, chatId: string, compactMessageId: string, user: string) => void;
@@ -24,6 +57,13 @@ interface MessageHandlers {
     content: string
   ) => void;
   publishMessagesDeleted: (sessionId: string, chatId: string, messageIds: string[]) => void;
+  // Batch 9.7: lets the answer endpoint emit the tool_result frame that the
+  // pause path intentionally skipped. Matches SkillInvokeHandlers in
+  // routes/skills.ts so index.ts can pass the same broker.publish adapter.
+  publishSessionFrame: (
+    sessionId: string,
+    frame: Record<string, unknown> & { type: string }
+  ) => void;
   cancelInference: (sessionId: string, chatId: string) => Promise<boolean>;
   hasActiveInference: (chatId: string) => boolean;
 }
@@ -389,4 +429,169 @@ export function registerMessageRoutes(
       return result;
     }
   );
+
+  // Batch 9.7: resume an ask_user_input pause. Validates the body matches the
+  // question shape the model declared, UPDATEs the pending tool row's
+  // tool_results to the AnswerSet, publishes the deferred tool_result frame,
+  // and enqueues the next assistant turn. Error codes per spec:
+  //   400 invalid_body / mismatched_answer_shape
+  //   404 chat_not_found / unknown_tool_call_id
+  //   409 tool_call_already_answered
+  app.post<{ Params: { id: string } }>(
+    '/api/chats/:id/answer_user_input',
+    async (req, reply) => {
+      const parsed = AnswerUserInputBody.safeParse(req.body);
+      if (!parsed.success) {
+        reply.code(400);
+        return { error: 'invalid_body', details: parsed.error.flatten() };
+      }
+      const { tool_call_id, answers } = parsed.data;
+
+      const chatRows = await sql<Chat[]>`
+        SELECT id, session_id FROM chats WHERE id = ${req.params.id} AND status = 'open'
+      `;
+      if (chatRows.length === 0) {
+        reply.code(404);
+        return { error: 'chat_not_found' };
+      }
+      const chat = chatRows[0]!;
+      const sessionId = chat.session_id;
+
+      // Find the assistant message that emitted this tool_call. Scoped by
+      // chat_id + role to avoid cross-chat lookups; ordered by created_at DESC
+      // because the most recent issuance wins when an LLM reuses call IDs
+      // across turns (the older, already-answered one is a different row with
+      // populated tool_results downstream).
+      const callerRows = await sql<{ id: string; tool_calls: ToolCall[] | null }[]>`
+        SELECT id, tool_calls FROM messages
+        WHERE chat_id = ${chat.id}
+          AND role = 'assistant'
+          AND tool_calls IS NOT NULL
+        ORDER BY created_at DESC
+      `;
+      let foundCall: ToolCall | null = null;
+      for (const row of callerRows) {
+        const match = row.tool_calls?.find((tc) => tc.id === tool_call_id);
+        if (match) {
+          foundCall = match;
+          break;
+        }
+      }
+      if (!foundCall) {
+        reply.code(404);
+        return { error: 'unknown_tool_call_id' };
+      }
+      if (foundCall.name !== 'ask_user_input') {
+        reply.code(400);
+        return { error: 'tool_call_not_ask_user_input' };
+      }
+
+      // Validate the args themselves — the LLM could have emitted bad JSON.
+      const argsParsed = AskUserInputArgs.safeParse(foundCall.args);
+      if (!argsParsed.success) {
+        reply.code(400);
+        return { error: 'mismatched_answer_shape', detail: 'tool_call args invalid' };
+      }
+      const questions = argsParsed.data.questions;
+      if (answers.length !== questions.length) {
+        reply.code(400);
+        return {
+          error: 'mismatched_answer_shape',
+          detail: `expected ${questions.length} answer(s), got ${answers.length}`,
+        };
+      }
+      for (let i = 0; i < questions.length; i++) {
+        const q = questions[i]!;
+        const a = answers[i]!;
+        for (const sel of a.selected_options) {
+          if (!q.options.includes(sel)) {
+            reply.code(400);
+            return {
+              error: 'mismatched_answer_shape',
+              detail: `answer ${i + 1} contains option not in question: ${sel}`,
+            };
+          }
+        }
+        if (q.type === 'single_select' && a.selected_options.length > 1) {
+          reply.code(400);
+          return {
+            error: 'mismatched_answer_shape',
+            detail: `answer ${i + 1} has multiple selections on single_select`,
+          };
+        }
+        const hasOpt = a.selected_options.length > 0;
+        const hasText = a.free_text !== null && a.free_text.trim().length > 0;
+        if (!hasOpt && !hasText) {
+          reply.code(400);
+          return { error: 'mismatched_answer_shape', detail: `answer ${i + 1} is empty` };
+        }
+      }
+
+      // Find the pending tool row. ORDER BY created_at DESC + LIMIT 1 picks
+      // the most recent row with this tool_call_id; the already-answered
+      // check below guards against UPDATE-ing a stale answer.
+      const toolRows = await sql<{
+        id: string;
+        tool_results: { tool_call_id: string; output: unknown } | null;
+      }[]>`
+        SELECT id, tool_results FROM messages
+        WHERE chat_id = ${chat.id}
+          AND role = 'tool'
+          AND tool_results->>'tool_call_id' = ${tool_call_id}
+        ORDER BY created_at DESC
+        LIMIT 1
+      `;
+      const toolRow = toolRows[0];
+      if (!toolRow) {
+        reply.code(404);
+        return { error: 'unknown_tool_call_id', detail: 'tool message not found' };
+      }
+      if (toolRow.tool_results && toolRow.tool_results.output !== null) {
+        reply.code(409);
+        return { error: 'tool_call_already_answered' };
+      }
+
+      const answerSet = { answers };
+      const newToolResults = {
+        tool_call_id,
+        output: answerSet,
+        truncated: false,
+      };
+
+      const result = await sql.begin(async (tx) => {
+        await tx`
+          UPDATE messages
+          SET tool_results = ${tx.json(newToolResults as never)}
+          WHERE id = ${toolRow.id}
+        `;
+        const [assistantMsg] = await tx<{ id: string }[]>`
+          INSERT INTO messages (session_id, chat_id, role, content, status, created_at)
+          VALUES (${sessionId}, ${chat.id}, 'assistant', '', 'streaming', clock_timestamp())
+          RETURNING id
+        `;
+        await tx`UPDATE sessions SET updated_at = clock_timestamp() WHERE id = ${sessionId}`;
+        await tx`UPDATE chats SET updated_at = clock_timestamp() WHERE id = ${chat.id}`;
+        return {
+          tool_message_id: toolRow.id,
+          assistant_message_id: assistantMsg!.id,
+        };
+      });
+
+      // Publish the deferred tool_result frame. useSessionStream's reducer
+      // updates the matching tool_run.result so AskUserInputCard flips into
+      // its read-only "answered" mode without a refetch.
+      handlers.publishSessionFrame(sessionId, {
+        type: 'tool_result',
+        tool_message_id: result.tool_message_id,
+        tool_call_id,
+        chat_id: chat.id,
+        output: answerSet,
+        truncated: false,
+      });
+      handlers.enqueueInference(sessionId, chat.id, result.assistant_message_id, 'default');
+
+      reply.code(202);
+      return result;
+    },
+  );
 }

apps/server/src/routes/projects.ts

@@ -22,8 +22,14 @@ const AddProjectBody = z.object({
   name: z.string().min(1).optional(),
 });
 
+// v1.9: PATCH accepts the new per-project defaults. All fields optional so
+// the existing rename-only callers keep working. Empty string on
+// default_system_prompt is the "no override" sentinel — same convention as
+// sessions.system_prompt.
 const PatchProjectBody = z.object({
-  name: z.string().min(1).max(200),
+  name: z.string().min(1).max(200).optional(),
+  default_system_prompt: z.string().max(8000).optional(),
+  default_web_search_enabled: z.boolean().optional(),
 });
 
 const CreateProjectBody = z.object({
@@ -70,7 +76,8 @@ export function registerProjectRoutes(
   app.get<{ Querystring: { status?: string } }>('/api/projects', async (req) => {
     const status = req.query.status === 'archived' ? 'archived' : 'open';
     const rows = await sql<Project[]>`
-      SELECT id, name, path, added_at, last_session_id, status, gitea_remote
+      SELECT id, name, path, added_at, last_session_id, status, gitea_remote,
+             default_system_prompt, default_web_search_enabled
       FROM projects
       WHERE status = ${status}
       ORDER BY added_at DESC
@@ -119,7 +126,8 @@ export function registerProjectRoutes(
       const [row] = await sql<Project[]>`
         INSERT INTO projects (name, path, gitea_remote)
         VALUES (${parsed.data.name}, ${bootstrap.folder_real_path}, ${bootstrap.gitea_remote_url})
-        RETURNING id, name, path, added_at, last_session_id, status, gitea_remote
+        RETURNING id, name, path, added_at, last_session_id, status, gitea_remote,
+                  default_system_prompt, default_web_search_enabled
       `;
       broker.publishUser('default', { type: 'project_created', project: row as unknown as Project });
       reply.code(201);
@@ -173,7 +181,8 @@ export function registerProjectRoutes(
       INSERT INTO projects (name, path)
       VALUES (${name}, ${resolved.real})
       ON CONFLICT (path) DO UPDATE SET status = 'open'
-      RETURNING id, name, path, added_at, last_session_id, status, gitea_remote
+      RETURNING id, name, path, added_at, last_session_id, status, gitea_remote,
+                default_system_prompt, default_web_search_enabled
     `;
 
     if (existing.length === 0) {
@@ -187,22 +196,53 @@ export function registerProjectRoutes(
     return row;
   });
 
+  // v1.9: single-project fetch so the settings pane can refetch on
+  // project_updated without pulling the whole project list.
+  app.get<{ Params: { id: string } }>('/api/projects/:id', async (req, reply) => {
+    const rows = await sql<Project[]>`
+      SELECT id, name, path, added_at, last_session_id, status, gitea_remote,
+             default_system_prompt, default_web_search_enabled
+      FROM projects WHERE id = ${req.params.id}
+    `;
+    if (rows.length === 0) {
+      reply.code(404);
+      return { error: 'not found' };
+    }
+    return rows[0];
+  });
+
   app.patch<{ Params: { id: string } }>('/api/projects/:id', async (req, reply) => {
     const parsed = PatchProjectBody.safeParse(req.body);
     if (!parsed.success) {
       reply.code(400);
       return { error: 'invalid body', details: parsed.error.flatten() };
     }
+    const { name, default_system_prompt, default_web_search_enabled } = parsed.data;
+    // v1.9: every field optional. COALESCE on the bind keeps the prior value
+    // when the caller omits it. Boolean has its own branch since COALESCE
+    // can't disambiguate "omitted" from "explicitly false" via a single
+    // nullable parameter.
+    const dwsProvided = default_web_search_enabled !== undefined;
     const rows = await sql<Project[]>`
-      UPDATE projects SET name = ${parsed.data.name}
+      UPDATE projects
+      SET
+        name = COALESCE(${name ?? null}, name),
+        default_system_prompt = COALESCE(${default_system_prompt ?? null}, default_system_prompt),
+        default_web_search_enabled = CASE WHEN ${dwsProvided}
+          THEN ${default_web_search_enabled ?? false}
+          ELSE default_web_search_enabled END
       WHERE id = ${req.params.id}
-      RETURNING id, name, path, added_at, last_session_id, status, gitea_remote
+      RETURNING id, name, path, added_at, last_session_id, status, gitea_remote,
+                default_system_prompt, default_web_search_enabled
     `;
     if (rows.length === 0) {
       reply.code(404);
       return { error: 'not found' };
     }
     const project = rows[0]!;
+    // v1.9: the project_updated frame still only carries id + name. Clients
+    // that need the new fields refetch via api.projects.list() — keeps the
+    // frame payload lean, per the locked recon decision (d).
     broker.publishUser('default', {
       type: 'project_updated',
       project_id: project.id,
@@ -229,7 +269,8 @@ export function registerProjectRoutes(
     const rows = await sql<Project[]>`
       UPDATE projects SET status = 'open'
       WHERE id = ${req.params.id} AND status = 'archived'
-      RETURNING id, name, path, added_at, last_session_id, status, gitea_remote
+      RETURNING id, name, path, added_at, last_session_id, status, gitea_remote,
+                default_system_prompt, default_web_search_enabled
     `;
     if (rows.length === 0) {
       reply.code(404);

apps/server/src/routes/sessions.ts

@@ -19,6 +19,8 @@ const PatchBody = z.object({
   model: z.string().min(1).max(200).optional(),
   system_prompt: z.string().max(8000).optional(),
   agent_id: z.string().min(1).max(200).nullable().optional(),
+  // v1.9: null = inherit from project default; true/false = explicit override.
+  web_search_enabled: z.boolean().nullable().optional(),
 });
 
 async function resolveDefaultModel(sql: Sql, config: Config): Promise<string> {
@@ -50,7 +52,7 @@ export function registerSessionRoutes(
       }
       const status = req.query.status === 'archived' ? 'archived' : 'open';
       const rows = await sql<Session[]>`
-        SELECT id, project_id, name, model, system_prompt, status, created_at, updated_at, agent_id
+        SELECT id, project_id, name, model, system_prompt, status, created_at, updated_at, agent_id, web_search_enabled
         FROM sessions
         WHERE project_id = ${req.params.id} AND status = ${status}
         ORDER BY updated_at DESC
@@ -100,7 +102,7 @@ export function registerSessionRoutes(
         const [session] = await tx<Session[]>`
           INSERT INTO sessions (project_id, name, model, system_prompt, agent_id)
           VALUES (${req.params.id}, ${name}, ${model}, ${systemPrompt}, ${agentId})
-          RETURNING id, project_id, name, model, system_prompt, status, created_at, updated_at, agent_id
+          RETURNING id, project_id, name, model, system_prompt, status, created_at, updated_at, agent_id, web_search_enabled
         `;
         await tx`
           INSERT INTO chats (session_id, name, status)
@@ -120,7 +122,7 @@ export function registerSessionRoutes(
 
   app.get<{ Params: { id: string } }>('/api/sessions/:id', async (req, reply) => {
     const rows = await sql<Session[]>`
-      SELECT id, project_id, name, model, system_prompt, status, created_at, updated_at, agent_id
+      SELECT id, project_id, name, model, system_prompt, status, created_at, updated_at, agent_id, web_search_enabled
       FROM sessions WHERE id = ${req.params.id}
     `;
     if (rows.length === 0) {
@@ -139,10 +141,13 @@ export function registerSessionRoutes(
         return { error: 'invalid body', details: parsed.error.flatten() };
       }
       const { name, model, system_prompt } = parsed.data;
-      // agent_id is tri-state on the wire: omitted = no change, null = clear,
-      // string = set. CASE WHEN inside SET handles all three atomically.
+      // agent_id and web_search_enabled are both tri-state on the wire: omitted
+      // = no change, null = clear/inherit, value = set. CASE WHEN inside SET
+      // handles all three atomically.
       const agentIdProvided = parsed.data.agent_id !== undefined;
       const newAgentId = parsed.data.agent_id ?? null;
+      const wseProvided = parsed.data.web_search_enabled !== undefined;
+      const newWse = parsed.data.web_search_enabled ?? null;
       // Read the prior name so the post-update publish can skip no-op renames
       // (PATCH { name: "Foo" } where the session is already "Foo"). The window
       // between SELECT and UPDATE is sub-millisecond in the same request handler;
@@ -159,9 +164,11 @@ export function registerSessionRoutes(
           model = COALESCE(${model ?? null}, model),
           system_prompt = COALESCE(${system_prompt ?? null}, system_prompt),
           agent_id = CASE WHEN ${agentIdProvided} THEN ${newAgentId} ELSE agent_id END,
+          web_search_enabled = CASE WHEN ${wseProvided} THEN ${newWse} ELSE web_search_enabled END,
           updated_at = clock_timestamp()
         WHERE id = ${req.params.id}
-        RETURNING id, project_id, name, model, system_prompt, status, created_at, updated_at, agent_id
+        RETURNING id, project_id, name, model, system_prompt, status, created_at, updated_at,
+                  agent_id, web_search_enabled
       `;
       if (rows.length === 0) {
         reply.code(404);
@@ -175,10 +182,69 @@ export function registerSessionRoutes(
           name: session.name,
         });
       }
+      // v1.9: any successful PATCH broadcasts session_updated so listeners
+      // (notably the SettingsPane open in another tab) can refetch and pick
+      // up the new fields. Frame stays lean (decision d) — payload is just
+      // ids + name + updated_at, the client refetches via api.sessions.get.
+      broker.publishUser('default', {
+        type: 'session_updated',
+        session_id: session.id,
+        project_id: session.project_id,
+        name: session.name,
+        updated_at: session.updated_at,
+      });
       return session;
     }
   );
 
+  // v1.9: bulk-archive every open session in a project. Mirrors the
+  // single-archive shape (same broker frame type) so the existing useSidebar
+  // reducer cases handle it without changes — just N frames instead of 1.
+  app.post<{ Params: { id: string } }>(
+    '/api/projects/:id/sessions/archive-all',
+    async (req, reply) => {
+      const project = await sql`SELECT id FROM projects WHERE id = ${req.params.id}`;
+      if (project.length === 0) {
+        reply.code(404);
+        return { error: 'project not found' };
+      }
+      const rows = await sql<{ id: string }[]>`
+        UPDATE sessions
+           SET status = 'archived', updated_at = clock_timestamp()
+         WHERE project_id = ${req.params.id} AND status = 'open'
+         RETURNING id
+      `;
+      const ids = rows.map((r) => r.id);
+      for (const id of ids) {
+        broker.publishUser('default', {
+          type: 'session_archived',
+          session_id: id,
+          project_id: req.params.id,
+        });
+      }
+      return { archived: ids.length, ids };
+    }
+  );
+
+  // v1.9: count helper for the confirm dialog. Cheap COUNT(*) — the settings
+  // pane calls it on click, not on render.
+  app.get<{ Params: { id: string } }>(
+    '/api/projects/:id/sessions/open-count',
+    async (req, reply) => {
+      const project = await sql`SELECT id FROM projects WHERE id = ${req.params.id}`;
+      if (project.length === 0) {
+        reply.code(404);
+        return { error: 'project not found' };
+      }
+      const rows = await sql<{ count: number }[]>`
+        SELECT COUNT(*)::int AS count
+          FROM sessions
+         WHERE project_id = ${req.params.id} AND status = 'open'
+      `;
+      return { count: rows[0]?.count ?? 0 };
+    }
+  );
+
   app.post<{ Params: { id: string } }>(
     '/api/sessions/:id/archive',
     async (req, reply) => {
@@ -207,7 +273,7 @@ export function registerSessionRoutes(
       const rows = await sql<Session[]>`
         UPDATE sessions SET status = 'open', updated_at = clock_timestamp()
         WHERE id = ${req.params.id} AND status = 'archived'
-        RETURNING id, project_id, name, model, system_prompt, status, created_at, updated_at, agent_id
+        RETURNING id, project_id, name, model, system_prompt, status, created_at, updated_at, agent_id, web_search_enabled
       `;
       if (rows.length === 0) {
         reply.code(404);

apps/server/src/routes/skills.ts

@@ -0,0 +1,156 @@
+import { randomUUID } from 'node:crypto';
+import type { FastifyInstance } from 'fastify';
+import { z } from 'zod';
+import type { Sql } from '../db.js';
+import type { Chat } from '../types/api.js';
+import { getSkillBody, listSkills } from '../services/skills.js';
+
+// Batch 9.6 slash-invoke handlers. Mirrors the MessageHandlers shape in
+// routes/messages.ts so index.ts can pass thin adapters around broker +
+// inference runner without skills.ts importing them directly.
+export interface SkillInvokeHandlers {
+  enqueueInference: (
+    sessionId: string,
+    chatId: string,
+    assistantMessageId: string,
+    user: string,
+  ) => void;
+  publishUserMessage: (
+    sessionId: string,
+    chatId: string,
+    userMessageId: string,
+    content: string,
+  ) => void;
+  publishSessionFrame: (
+    sessionId: string,
+    frame: Record<string, unknown> & { type: string },
+  ) => void;
+}
+
+const SkillInvokeBody = z.object({
+  skill_name: z.string().min(1),
+  // Optional — server fills in a default if absent or whitespace-only so the
+  // model always has something to act on (matches the spec's "Apply this
+  // skill." filler).
+  user_message: z.string().max(64_000).nullable().optional(),
+});
+
+const DEFAULT_USER_MESSAGE = 'Apply this skill.';
+
+export function registerSkillsRoutes(
+  app: FastifyInstance,
+  sql: Sql,
+  handlers: SkillInvokeHandlers,
+): void {
+  // Debug/admin surface — the model interacts with skills via the three
+  // skill_* tools, not through this endpoint.
+  app.get('/api/skills', async () => {
+    return { skills: await listSkills() };
+  });
+
+  // POST /api/chats/:id/skill_invoke — slash-command entry point. Loads the
+  // skill body server-side (clients never get to forge file content),
+  // persists 4 messages in one transaction (synthetic assistant tool_use,
+  // synthetic tool result, real user message, streaming assistant), and
+  // enqueues inference against the updated history.
+  app.post<{ Params: { id: string } }>(
+    '/api/chats/:id/skill_invoke',
+    async (req, reply) => {
+      const parsed = SkillInvokeBody.safeParse(req.body);
+      if (!parsed.success) {
+        reply.code(400);
+        return { error: 'invalid body', details: parsed.error.flatten() };
+      }
+      const { skill_name } = parsed.data;
+      const userText = parsed.data.user_message?.trim() ? parsed.data.user_message : DEFAULT_USER_MESSAGE;
+
+      const chatRows = await sql<Chat[]>`
+        SELECT id, session_id FROM chats WHERE id = ${req.params.id} AND status = 'open'
+      `;
+      if (chatRows.length === 0) {
+        reply.code(404);
+        return { error: 'chat not found' };
+      }
+      const chat = chatRows[0]!;
+      const sessionId = chat.session_id;
+
+      const body = await getSkillBody(skill_name);
+      if (body === null) {
+        reply.code(404);
+        return { error: 'unknown_skill', message: `unknown skill: ${skill_name}` };
+      }
+
+      const toolCallId = randomUUID();
+      const toolCalls = [{ id: toolCallId, name: 'skill_use', args: { name: skill_name } }];
+      const toolResults = { tool_call_id: toolCallId, output: body, truncated: false };
+
+      const result = await sql.begin(async (tx) => {
+        const [synthAssistant] = await tx<{ id: string }[]>`
+          INSERT INTO messages (session_id, chat_id, role, content, tool_calls, status, created_at)
+          VALUES (${sessionId}, ${chat.id}, 'assistant', '', ${sql.json(toolCalls as never)}, 'complete', clock_timestamp())
+          RETURNING id
+        `;
+        const [toolMsg] = await tx<{ id: string }[]>`
+          INSERT INTO messages (session_id, chat_id, role, content, tool_results, status, created_at)
+          VALUES (${sessionId}, ${chat.id}, 'tool', '', ${sql.json(toolResults as never)}, 'complete', clock_timestamp())
+          RETURNING id
+        `;
+        const [userMsg] = await tx<{ id: string }[]>`
+          INSERT INTO messages (session_id, chat_id, role, content, status, created_at)
+          VALUES (${sessionId}, ${chat.id}, 'user', ${userText}, 'complete', clock_timestamp())
+          RETURNING id
+        `;
+        const [assistantMsg] = await tx<{ id: string }[]>`
+          INSERT INTO messages (session_id, chat_id, role, content, status, created_at)
+          VALUES (${sessionId}, ${chat.id}, 'assistant', '', 'streaming', clock_timestamp())
+          RETURNING id
+        `;
+        await tx`UPDATE sessions SET updated_at = clock_timestamp() WHERE id = ${sessionId}`;
+        await tx`UPDATE chats SET updated_at = clock_timestamp() WHERE id = ${chat.id}`;
+        return {
+          synth_assistant_id: synthAssistant!.id,
+          tool_message_id: toolMsg!.id,
+          user_message_id: userMsg!.id,
+          assistant_message_id: assistantMsg!.id,
+        };
+      });
+
+      // Synthetic frames so useSessionStream's reducer reflects the new
+      // history without a refetch. Frame shapes match the streaming-inference
+      // protocol (see services/inference.ts InferenceFrame).
+      handlers.publishSessionFrame(sessionId, {
+        type: 'message_started',
+        message_id: result.synth_assistant_id,
+        chat_id: chat.id,
+        role: 'assistant',
+      });
+      handlers.publishSessionFrame(sessionId, {
+        type: 'tool_call',
+        message_id: result.synth_assistant_id,
+        chat_id: chat.id,
+        tool_call: toolCalls[0]!,
+      });
+      handlers.publishSessionFrame(sessionId, {
+        type: 'message_complete',
+        message_id: result.synth_assistant_id,
+        chat_id: chat.id,
+      });
+      // The tool_result frame's reducer branch creates the tool-role message
+      // in-place when it doesn't already exist — no separate message_started
+      // is needed for the tool side.
+      handlers.publishSessionFrame(sessionId, {
+        type: 'tool_result',
+        tool_message_id: result.tool_message_id,
+        tool_call_id: toolCallId,
+        chat_id: chat.id,
+        output: body,
+        truncated: false,
+      });
+      handlers.publishUserMessage(sessionId, chat.id, result.user_message_id, userText);
+      handlers.enqueueInference(sessionId, chat.id, result.assistant_message_id, 'default');
+
+      reply.code(202);
+      return result;
+    },
+  );
+}

apps/server/src/schema.sql

@@ -171,3 +171,11 @@ ALTER TABLE messages ADD COLUMN IF NOT EXISTS metadata JSONB;
 -- not new columns. Defaults match docs/themes_v1.md: obsidian (dark).
 INSERT INTO settings (key, value) VALUES ('theme_id', '"obsidian"') ON CONFLICT (key) DO NOTHING;
 INSERT INTO settings (key, value) VALUES ('theme_mode', '"dark"') ON CONFLICT (key) DO NOTHING;
+
+-- v1.9: per-project defaults that new sessions inherit, plus a per-session
+-- web-search override. Empty string on either prompt column means "inherit"
+-- (resolved in inference.ts buildSystemPrompt). web_search_enabled is the
+-- only tri-state field: null on session = inherit from project default.
+ALTER TABLE projects ADD COLUMN IF NOT EXISTS default_system_prompt TEXT NOT NULL DEFAULT '';
+ALTER TABLE projects ADD COLUMN IF NOT EXISTS default_web_search_enabled BOOLEAN NOT NULL DEFAULT false;
+ALTER TABLE sessions ADD COLUMN IF NOT EXISTS web_search_enabled BOOLEAN;

apps/server/src/services/__tests__/inference.test.ts

@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ function makeSession(overrides: Partial<Session> = {}): Session {
     created_at: new Date(0).toISOString(),
     updated_at: new Date(0).toISOString(),
     agent_id: null,
+    web_search_enabled: null,
     ...overrides,
   };
 }
@@ -35,6 +36,8 @@ function makeProject(overrides: Partial<Project> = {}): Project {
     last_session_id: null,
     status: 'open',
     gitea_remote: null,
+    default_system_prompt: '',
+    default_web_search_enabled: false,
     ...overrides,
   };
 }

apps/server/src/services/agents.ts

@@ -11,7 +11,17 @@ const GLOBAL_AGENTS_PATH = '/data/AGENTS.md';
 const CACHE_TTL_MS = 60_000;
 
 // Tools whitelist universe matches services/tools.ts ALL_TOOLS. Keep in sync.
-const ALL_TOOL_NAMES = ['view_file', 'list_dir', 'grep', 'find_files', 'git_status'] as const;
+// Batch 9.6: skill_find / skill_use / skill_resource added. Agents without an
+// explicit `tools:` field inherit the full default set (which now includes
+// the skill tools); agents with an explicit `tools:` array must list any
+// skill tool they want to use — strict opt-in.
+// Batch 9.7: ask_user_input added — same opt-in semantics. Agents with an
+// explicit tools list that omits it cannot trigger the interactive picker.
+const ALL_TOOL_NAMES = [
+  'view_file', 'list_dir', 'grep', 'find_files', 'git_status',
+  'skill_find', 'skill_use', 'skill_resource',
+  'ask_user_input',
+] as const;
 const DEFAULT_TOOLS: string[] = [...ALL_TOOL_NAMES];
 const DEFAULT_TEMPERATURE = 0.7;
 

apps/server/src/services/inference.ts

@@ -149,9 +149,11 @@ export interface InferenceContext {
   publishUser: (frame: UserStreamFrame) => void;
 }
 
-// Resolution order: base prompt < agent.system_prompt < session.system_prompt.
-// Agent prompts layer on top of the base; session prompt is the most specific
-// override and stacks last so callers can append per-session instructions.
+// Resolution order: base prompt < agent.system_prompt < user prompt, where
+// user prompt = session.system_prompt if non-empty, else project's
+// default_system_prompt if non-empty, else nothing. Empty/whitespace-only
+// counts as "no override" for both layers (v1.9 inherit semantics — keeps
+// the column non-nullable so the existing key/value store stays put).
 export function buildSystemPrompt(
   project: Project,
   session: Session,
@@ -161,8 +163,11 @@ export function buildSystemPrompt(
   if (agent && agent.system_prompt.trim().length > 0) {
     out += '\n\n' + agent.system_prompt.trim();
   }
-  if (session.system_prompt && session.system_prompt.trim().length > 0) {
-    out += '\n\n' + session.system_prompt.trim();
+  const sessionPrompt = session.system_prompt?.trim() ?? '';
+  const projectPrompt = project.default_system_prompt?.trim() ?? '';
+  const userPrompt = sessionPrompt || projectPrompt;
+  if (userPrompt.length > 0) {
+    out += '\n\n' + userPrompt;
   }
   return out;
 }
@@ -240,14 +245,16 @@ async function loadContext(
   chatId: string
 ): Promise<{ session: Session; project: Project; history: Message[] } | null> {
   const sessionRows = await sql<Session[]>`
-    SELECT id, project_id, name, model, system_prompt, status, created_at, updated_at, agent_id
+    SELECT id, project_id, name, model, system_prompt, status, created_at, updated_at,
+           agent_id, web_search_enabled
     FROM sessions WHERE id = ${sessionId}
   `;
   if (sessionRows.length === 0) return null;
   const session = sessionRows[0]!;
 
   const projectRows = await sql<Project[]>`
-    SELECT id, name, path, added_at, last_session_id
+    SELECT id, name, path, added_at, last_session_id, status, gitea_remote,
+           default_system_prompt, default_web_search_enabled
     FROM projects WHERE id = ${session.project_id}
   `;
   if (projectRows.length === 0) return null;
@@ -658,6 +665,12 @@ async function executeToolPhase(
     model: session.model,
   });
 
+  // Batch 9.7: ask_user_input pauses the loop. The tool row is still inserted
+  // (the answer endpoint needs a target row to UPDATE), but tool_results is
+  // pre-stamped with output=null as a "pending" sentinel and no tool_result
+  // frame goes out — the card renders from the tool_call frame alone. Mixed
+  // batches still execute the other tools normally.
+  let pausingForUserInput = false;
   await Promise.all(
     toolCalls.map(async (tc) => {
       const [toolRow] = await ctx.sql<{ id: string }[]>`
@@ -666,6 +679,16 @@ async function executeToolPhase(
         RETURNING id
       `;
       const toolMessageId = toolRow!.id;
+      if (tc.name === 'ask_user_input') {
+        pausingForUserInput = true;
+        const sentinel = { tool_call_id: tc.id, output: null, truncated: false };
+        await ctx.sql`
+          UPDATE messages
+          SET tool_results = ${ctx.sql.json(sentinel as never)}
+          WHERE id = ${toolMessageId}
+        `;
+        return;
+      }
       const tres = await executeToolCall(projectRoot, tc);
       const stored = {
         tool_call_id: tc.id,
@@ -690,6 +713,23 @@ async function executeToolPhase(
     })
   );
 
+  if (pausingForUserInput) {
+    // Drop the dot back to idle — the card is the actionable surface now.
+    // The next inference turn fires from POST /api/chats/:id/answer_user_input
+    // once the user submits their answers.
+    ctx.publishUser({
+      type: 'chat_status',
+      chat_id: chatId,
+      status: 'idle',
+      at: new Date().toISOString(),
+    });
+    ctx.log.info(
+      { sessionId, chatId, assistantMessageId },
+      'inference paused awaiting user input',
+    );
+    return;
+  }
+
   const [nextAssistant] = await ctx.sql<{ id: string }[]>`
     INSERT INTO messages (session_id, chat_id, role, content, status, created_at)
     VALUES (${sessionId}, ${chatId}, 'assistant', '', 'streaming', clock_timestamp())

apps/server/src/services/skills.ts

@@ -0,0 +1,321 @@
+import { promises as fs } from 'node:fs';
+import { join, isAbsolute, basename } from 'node:path';
+import { pathGuard, PathScopeError } from './path_guard.js';
+
+// Batch 9.6: read-only skill library. Folders under /data/skills/<group>/<skill>/
+// contain a SKILL.md with YAML frontmatter (name + description) and a markdown
+// body. Three tools expose the library: skill_find (search), skill_use (load
+// body), skill_resource (read a support file inside the folder).
+//
+// Layout is intentionally uniform — scan /data/skills/*/*/SKILL.md at fixed
+// depth 3. Group folders (depth 1) hold LICENSE + ATTRIBUTION.md + skill
+// subfolders and are NOT themselves skills. Support files inside skill
+// folders are reachable via skill_resource, never auto-parsed.
+//
+// Cache model mirrors agents.ts: walk on first access, TTL re-walk to pick up
+// new skills, per-entry mtime check on body access so a hot-edited SKILL.md
+// is re-read without a restart. No watcher.
+
+const SKILLS_ROOT = '/data/skills';
+const MAX_RESOURCE_BYTES = 5 * 1024 * 1024;
+const LIST_CACHE_TTL_MS = 60_000;
+
+export interface Skill {
+  name: string;
+  description: string;
+  path: string;
+  mtime: number;
+}
+
+interface CachedSkill extends Skill {
+  body: string;
+}
+
+const cache = new Map<string, CachedSkill>();
+let lastWalkedAt = 0;
+
+// ---- Frontmatter parser ----------------------------------------------------
+// Minimal `---\n...\n---` extractor. Only `name` and `description` keys are
+// honored; other frontmatter keys are silently ignored for forward-compat
+// with the anthropics/skills upstream spec.
+
+interface Frontmatter {
+  name?: string;
+  description?: string;
+}
+
+function stripQuotes(s: string): string {
+  if (s.length >= 2 && (s[0] === '"' || s[0] === "'") && s[0] === s[s.length - 1]) {
+    return s.slice(1, -1);
+  }
+  return s;
+}
+
+function parseFrontmatter(yaml: string): Frontmatter {
+  const fm: Frontmatter = {};
+  for (const raw of yaml.split('\n')) {
+    const line = raw.trim();
+    if (line.length === 0) continue;
+    const colon = line.indexOf(':');
+    if (colon < 0) continue;
+    const key = line.slice(0, colon).trim();
+    const val = stripQuotes(line.slice(colon + 1).trim());
+    if (key === 'name') fm.name = val;
+    else if (key === 'description') fm.description = val;
+  }
+  return fm;
+}
+
+interface ParsedSkillFile {
+  name: string;
+  description: string;
+  body: string;
+}
+
+function parseSkillFile(content: string): ParsedSkillFile {
+  const lines = content.split('\n');
+  let openIdx = -1;
+  for (let i = 0; i < lines.length; i++) {
+    const t = lines[i]!.trim();
+    if (t === '') continue;
+    if (t === '---') openIdx = i;
+    break;
+  }
+  if (openIdx < 0) throw new Error('missing opening --- fence');
+  let closeIdx = -1;
+  for (let i = openIdx + 1; i < lines.length; i++) {
+    if (lines[i]!.trim() === '---') { closeIdx = i; break; }
+  }
+  if (closeIdx < 0) throw new Error('missing closing --- fence');
+
+  const yamlText = lines.slice(openIdx + 1, closeIdx).join('\n');
+  const body = lines.slice(closeIdx + 1).join('\n');
+
+  const fm = parseFrontmatter(yamlText);
+  if (!fm.name) throw new Error('frontmatter missing name');
+  if (!fm.description) throw new Error('frontmatter missing description');
+  return { name: fm.name, description: fm.description, body };
+}
+
+// ---- Tree walk -------------------------------------------------------------
+
+// Fixed depth-3 scan: /data/skills/<group>/<skill>/SKILL.md. Two layers of
+// readdir, no recursion. Group folders without SKILL.md are skipped silently;
+// LICENSE / ATTRIBUTION.md / other non-SKILL.md files are ignored entirely.
+// Returns all parseable skills as-found — dedup + collision logging happens
+// in ensureCache where the sort order is established.
+async function walkSkills(root: string): Promise<CachedSkill[]> {
+  const found: CachedSkill[] = [];
+  let groups;
+  try {
+    groups = await fs.readdir(root, { withFileTypes: true });
+  } catch {
+    return found;
+  }
+  for (const group of groups) {
+    if (!group.isDirectory() || group.name.startsWith('.')) continue;
+    const groupPath = join(root, group.name);
+    let entries;
+    try {
+      entries = await fs.readdir(groupPath, { withFileTypes: true });
+    } catch {
+      continue;
+    }
+    for (const entry of entries) {
+      if (!entry.isDirectory() || entry.name.startsWith('.')) continue;
+      const skillFolder = join(groupPath, entry.name);
+      const skillFile = join(skillFolder, 'SKILL.md');
+      let stat;
+      try {
+        stat = await fs.stat(skillFile);
+      } catch {
+        continue; // folder without SKILL.md — silent skip
+      }
+      if (!stat.isFile()) continue;
+      try {
+        const content = await fs.readFile(skillFile, 'utf8');
+        const parsed = parseSkillFile(content);
+        found.push({
+          name: parsed.name,
+          description: parsed.description,
+          path: skillFolder,
+          mtime: stat.mtimeMs,
+          body: parsed.body,
+        });
+      } catch (err) {
+        const reason = err instanceof Error ? err.message : String(err);
+        console.warn(`skills: failed to parse ${skillFile} — ${reason}`);
+      }
+    }
+  }
+  return found;
+}
+
+// ---- Cache ----------------------------------------------------------------
+
+async function ensureCache(): Promise<void> {
+  const now = Date.now();
+  if (cache.size > 0 && now - lastWalkedAt < LIST_CACHE_TTL_MS) return;
+  let stat;
+  try {
+    stat = await fs.stat(SKILLS_ROOT);
+  } catch {
+    cache.clear();
+    lastWalkedAt = now;
+    return;
+  }
+  if (!stat.isDirectory()) {
+    cache.clear();
+    lastWalkedAt = now;
+    return;
+  }
+  const found = await walkSkills(SKILLS_ROOT);
+  // Sort by name asc, then path asc — gives alphabetically-first-wins on
+  // collision and stable, deterministic ordering for /api/skills + skill_find.
+  found.sort((a, b) => {
+    const n = a.name.localeCompare(b.name);
+    return n !== 0 ? n : a.path.localeCompare(b.path);
+  });
+  cache.clear();
+  const winnerPath = new Map<string, string>();
+  for (const skill of found) {
+    const prev = winnerPath.get(skill.name);
+    if (prev) {
+      console.warn(
+        `skills: name collision "${skill.name}" — kept ${prev}, skipped ${skill.path}`,
+      );
+      continue;
+    }
+    winnerPath.set(skill.name, skill.path);
+    cache.set(skill.name, skill);
+  }
+  lastWalkedAt = now;
+}
+
+// ---- Public API -----------------------------------------------------------
+
+export async function listSkills(): Promise<Skill[]> {
+  await ensureCache();
+  return Array.from(cache.values()).map((s) => ({
+    name: s.name,
+    description: s.description,
+    path: s.path,
+    mtime: s.mtime,
+  }));
+}
+
+export interface SkillSummary {
+  name: string;
+  description: string;
+}
+
+export async function findSkills(query: string): Promise<SkillSummary[]> {
+  await ensureCache();
+  const all = Array.from(cache.values());
+  const q = (query ?? '').trim().toLowerCase();
+  if (q === '' || q === '*') {
+    return all.map((s) => ({ name: s.name, description: s.description }));
+  }
+  // name match weighted 2x description match. No fancy ranking — substring
+  // scoring is enough for ≤20 skills.
+  const scored = all
+    .map((s) => {
+      let score = 0;
+      if (s.name.toLowerCase().includes(q)) score += 2;
+      if (s.description.toLowerCase().includes(q)) score += 1;
+      return { s, score };
+    })
+    .filter((x) => x.score > 0)
+    .sort((a, b) => b.score - a.score)
+    .slice(0, 5);
+  return scored.map(({ s }) => ({ name: s.name, description: s.description }));
+}
+
+// Returns the SKILL.md body with frontmatter stripped, or null if the skill
+// is unknown. Single-entry mtime refresh: a hot edit shows up on next call.
+export async function getSkillBody(name: string): Promise<string | null> {
+  await ensureCache();
+  const cached = cache.get(name);
+  if (!cached) return null;
+
+  let stat;
+  try {
+    stat = await fs.stat(join(cached.path, 'SKILL.md'));
+  } catch {
+    cache.delete(name);
+    return null;
+  }
+  if (stat.mtimeMs === cached.mtime) return cached.body;
+  try {
+    const raw = await fs.readFile(join(cached.path, 'SKILL.md'), 'utf8');
+    const parsed = parseSkillFile(raw);
+    if (parsed.name !== name) {
+      // Skill renamed itself; drop the stale entry. Next listSkills() walks.
+      cache.delete(name);
+      return null;
+    }
+    cached.body = parsed.body;
+    cached.description = parsed.description;
+    cached.mtime = stat.mtimeMs;
+    return cached.body;
+  } catch (err) {
+    const reason = err instanceof Error ? err.message : String(err);
+    console.warn(`skills: re-parse failed for ${name} — ${reason}`);
+    cache.delete(name);
+    return null;
+  }
+}
+
+export type SkillResourceErrorCode = 'unknown_skill' | 'unknown_resource' | 'path_escape';
+
+export type SkillResourceResult =
+  | { ok: true; content: string }
+  | { ok: false; code: SkillResourceErrorCode; message: string };
+
+export async function getSkillResource(
+  name: string,
+  relativePath: string,
+): Promise<SkillResourceResult> {
+  await ensureCache();
+  const cached = cache.get(name);
+  if (!cached) {
+    return { ok: false, code: 'unknown_skill', message: `unknown skill: ${name}` };
+  }
+  if (typeof relativePath !== 'string' || relativePath.trim() === '') {
+    return { ok: false, code: 'unknown_resource', message: 'path is required' };
+  }
+  // Syntactic pre-check — catches the common "../../etc/passwd" attempt
+  // before realpath dereferences any symlinks.
+  if (isAbsolute(relativePath) || relativePath.split(/[\\/]/).some((seg) => seg === '..')) {
+    return { ok: false, code: 'path_escape', message: `path escapes skill folder: ${relativePath}` };
+  }
+  // SKILL.md is the manifest — skill_use is the right tool to read it.
+  if (basename(relativePath) === 'SKILL.md') {
+    return { ok: false, code: 'unknown_resource', message: 'use skill_use to read SKILL.md' };
+  }
+  let real: string;
+  try {
+    real = await pathGuard(cached.path, relativePath);
+  } catch (err) {
+    if (err instanceof PathScopeError) {
+      const code: SkillResourceErrorCode = err.message.includes('escapes')
+        ? 'path_escape'
+        : 'unknown_resource';
+      return { ok: false, code, message: err.message };
+    }
+    throw err;
+  }
+  const stat = await fs.stat(real);
+  if (!stat.isFile()) {
+    return { ok: false, code: 'unknown_resource', message: 'not a file' };
+  }
+  if (stat.size > MAX_RESOURCE_BYTES) {
+    return {
+      ok: false,
+      code: 'unknown_resource',
+      message: `file too large (${stat.size} bytes, max ${MAX_RESOURCE_BYTES})`,
+    };
+  }
+  const content = await fs.readFile(real, 'utf8');
+  return { ok: true, content };
+}

apps/server/src/services/tools.ts

@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ import { z } from 'zod';
 import { pathGuard, PathScopeError } from './path_guard.js';
 import { grep as fileOpsGrep, findFiles as fileOpsFindFiles } from './file_ops.js';
 import { getGitMeta } from './git_meta.js';
+import { findSkills, getSkillBody, getSkillResource } from './skills.js';
 
 const MAX_FILE_BYTES = 5 * 1024 * 1024;
 const DEFAULT_VIEW_LINES = 200;
@@ -300,12 +301,195 @@ export const gitStatus: ToolDef<GitStatusInputT> = {
   },
 };
 
+// Batch 9.6: skill_find, skill_use, skill_resource. Lazy-loaded markdown
+// playbooks at /data/skills/. Three tools rather than one to keep each call
+// cheap — the model lists, then loads, then optionally pulls support files.
+
+const SkillFindInput = z.object({
+  query: z.string().optional(),
+});
+type SkillFindInputT = z.infer<typeof SkillFindInput>;
+
+export const skillFind: ToolDef<SkillFindInputT> = {
+  name: 'skill_find',
+  description:
+    'Find skills (markdown playbooks under /data/skills) by name or description. Returns up to 5 matches. Empty query or "*" returns all available skills. Call this first to discover what skills are available.',
+  inputSchema: SkillFindInput,
+  jsonSchema: {
+    type: 'function',
+    function: {
+      name: 'skill_find',
+      description:
+        'Find skills by name or description. Returns up to 5 matches. Empty or "*" returns all.',
+      parameters: {
+        type: 'object',
+        properties: {
+          query: { type: 'string', description: 'substring matched against skill name and description' },
+        },
+        additionalProperties: false,
+      },
+    },
+  },
+  async execute(input) {
+    return await findSkills(input.query ?? '');
+  },
+};
+
+const SkillUseInput = z.object({
+  name: z.string().min(1),
+});
+type SkillUseInputT = z.infer<typeof SkillUseInput>;
+
+export const skillUse: ToolDef<SkillUseInputT> = {
+  name: 'skill_use',
+  description:
+    "Load the full body of a skill's SKILL.md by name. Returns the markdown playbook to follow. Discover names via skill_find. Errors: unknown_skill.",
+  inputSchema: SkillUseInput,
+  jsonSchema: {
+    type: 'function',
+    function: {
+      name: 'skill_use',
+      description: "Load the full body of a skill's SKILL.md by name.",
+      parameters: {
+        type: 'object',
+        properties: {
+          name: { type: 'string', description: 'skill name from skill_find' },
+        },
+        required: ['name'],
+        additionalProperties: false,
+      },
+    },
+  },
+  async execute(input) {
+    const body = await getSkillBody(input.name);
+    if (body === null) {
+      return { error: 'unknown_skill', message: `unknown skill: ${input.name}` };
+    }
+    return { body };
+  },
+};
+
+const SkillResourceInput = z.object({
+  name: z.string().min(1),
+  path: z.string().min(1),
+});
+type SkillResourceInputT = z.infer<typeof SkillResourceInput>;
+
+export const skillResource: ToolDef<SkillResourceInputT> = {
+  name: 'skill_resource',
+  description:
+    "Read a support file inside a skill's folder (e.g. references/root-cause-tracing.md). Path is relative to the skill folder. Use skill_use to read SKILL.md itself. Errors: unknown_skill, unknown_resource, path_escape.",
+  inputSchema: SkillResourceInput,
+  jsonSchema: {
+    type: 'function',
+    function: {
+      name: 'skill_resource',
+      description: "Read a support file inside a skill's folder. Path is relative to the skill folder.",
+      parameters: {
+        type: 'object',
+        properties: {
+          name: { type: 'string', description: 'skill name' },
+          path: { type: 'string', description: 'relative path under the skill folder' },
+        },
+        required: ['name', 'path'],
+        additionalProperties: false,
+      },
+    },
+  },
+  async execute(input) {
+    const result = await getSkillResource(input.name, input.path);
+    if (!result.ok) {
+      return { error: result.code, message: result.message };
+    }
+    return { content: result.content };
+  },
+};
+
+// Batch 9.7: ask_user_input. Interactive elicitation. The model emits a tool
+// call with 1-3 structured questions; the inference loop PAUSES (does not
+// execute the tool server-side, does not recurse) and waits for the frontend
+// to POST /api/chats/:id/answer_user_input with the user's selections. See
+// routes/messages.ts for the resume path and services/inference.ts for the
+// pause branch in executeToolPhase.
+const AskUserInputInput = z.object({
+  questions: z
+    .array(
+      z.object({
+        question: z.string().min(1).max(200),
+        type: z.enum(['single_select', 'multi_select']),
+        options: z.array(z.string().min(1).max(80)).min(2).max(6),
+      }),
+    )
+    .min(1)
+    .max(3),
+});
+type AskUserInputInputT = z.infer<typeof AskUserInputInput>;
+
+export const askUserInput: ToolDef<AskUserInputInputT> = {
+  name: 'ask_user_input',
+  description:
+    "Ask the user 1-3 structured questions through an inline picker UI. Use when you genuinely need a choice the user must make (e.g. scope, options, preferences) before continuing. Each question has 2-6 options and accepts free-text answers in addition. The tool call pauses the conversation until the user submits — the next assistant turn sees their answers as the tool result. Do not use for trivial yes/no clarifications you could infer; prefer it over multi-paragraph speculation about what the user might want.",
+  inputSchema: AskUserInputInput,
+  jsonSchema: {
+    type: 'function',
+    function: {
+      name: 'ask_user_input',
+      description:
+        'Ask the user 1-3 structured questions through an inline picker. Pauses the conversation until the user answers; the next turn sees their selections.',
+      parameters: {
+        type: 'object',
+        properties: {
+          questions: {
+            type: 'array',
+            minItems: 1,
+            maxItems: 3,
+            items: {
+              type: 'object',
+              properties: {
+                question: { type: 'string', description: '<=200 chars, shown to the user' },
+                type: {
+                  type: 'string',
+                  enum: ['single_select', 'multi_select'],
+                  description: 'single_select = at most one option; multi_select = any subset',
+                },
+                options: {
+                  type: 'array',
+                  minItems: 2,
+                  maxItems: 6,
+                  items: { type: 'string' },
+                  description: '2-6 strings, each <=80 chars; free-text input is always available alongside',
+                },
+              },
+              required: ['question', 'type', 'options'],
+              additionalProperties: false,
+            },
+          },
+        },
+        required: ['questions'],
+        additionalProperties: false,
+      },
+    },
+  },
+  // Server-side no-op. The "execution" of ask_user_input is the user's
+  // response, captured client-side and posted to /api/chats/:id/answer_user_input.
+  // The inference loop detects this tool by name and pauses before reaching
+  // executeToolCall — this fallback only runs if something bypasses that
+  // branch, in which case the pending sentinel matches the pause-path shape.
+  async execute(input) {
+    return { _pending: true, questions: input.questions };
+  },
+};
+
 export const ALL_TOOLS: ReadonlyArray<ToolDef<unknown>> = [
   viewFile as ToolDef<unknown>,
   listDir as ToolDef<unknown>,
   grep as ToolDef<unknown>,
   findFiles as ToolDef<unknown>,
   gitStatus as ToolDef<unknown>,
+  skillFind as ToolDef<unknown>,
+  skillUse as ToolDef<unknown>,
+  skillResource as ToolDef<unknown>,
+  askUserInput as ToolDef<unknown>,
 ];
 
 // v1.8.2: forward-compatible read-only whitelist. An agent whose `tools` is
@@ -313,12 +497,19 @@ export const ALL_TOOLS: ReadonlyArray<ToolDef<unknown>> = [
 // anything outside means the agent can mutate state and gets a tighter
 // default (10). Every tool in v1.8.2 happens to be read-only, so the
 // non-RO branch only takes effect once BooCoder lands write tools.
+// Batch 9.6: skill_* added; all still read-only.
+// Batch 9.7: ask_user_input added — it pauses execution but doesn't mutate
+// project state, so it belongs in the read-only set for budget purposes.
 export const READ_ONLY_TOOL_NAMES = [
   'view_file',
   'list_dir',
   'grep',
   'find_files',
   'git_status',
+  'skill_find',
+  'skill_use',
+  'skill_resource',
+  'ask_user_input',
 ] as const;
 
 export const TOOLS_BY_NAME: Record<string, ToolDef<unknown>> = Object.fromEntries(

apps/server/src/types/api.ts

@@ -10,6 +10,12 @@ export interface Project {
   last_session_id: string | null;
   status: ProjectStatus;
   gitea_remote: string | null;
+  // v1.9: per-project defaults inherited by new sessions. Empty string on
+  // default_system_prompt means "no override" — the model gets the base
+  // BooCode system prompt only. default_web_search_enabled is the inherited
+  // value for sessions where web_search_enabled is null.
+  default_system_prompt: string;
+  default_web_search_enabled: boolean;
 }
 
 export interface AvailableProject {
@@ -29,6 +35,10 @@ export interface Session {
   created_at: string;
   updated_at: string;
   agent_id: string | null;
+  // v1.9: per-session override for web_search. null = inherit from
+  // project.default_web_search_enabled. Plumbed but inert in v1.9 — the
+  // actual web_search tool ships in Batch 8.
+  web_search_enabled: boolean | null;
 }
 
 // v1.8.1: agents come from two sources. 'global' = /data/AGENTS.md (always

apps/web/src/api/client.ts

@@ -10,6 +10,8 @@ import type {
   ViewFileResult,
   AgentsResponse,
   GitMeta,
+  Skill,
+  AskUserAnswer,
 } from './types';
 
 export class ApiError extends Error {
@@ -51,15 +53,29 @@ export const api = {
         method: 'POST',
         body: JSON.stringify(body),
       }),
-    update: (id: string, body: { name: string }) =>
+    update: (
+      id: string,
+      body: Partial<Pick<Project, 'name' | 'default_system_prompt' | 'default_web_search_enabled'>>,
+    ) =>
       request<Project>(`/api/projects/${id}`, {
         method: 'PATCH',
         body: JSON.stringify(body),
       }),
+    get: (id: string) => request<Project>(`/api/projects/${id}`),
     archive: (id: string) =>
       request<void>(`/api/projects/${id}/archive`, { method: 'POST' }),
     unarchive: (id: string) =>
       request<Project>(`/api/projects/${id}/unarchive`, { method: 'POST' }),
+    // v1.9: bulk-archive every open session in this project. Server publishes
+    // one session_archived frame per affected id, so the sidebar reducer
+    // updates incrementally rather than waiting for a refetch.
+    archiveAllSessions: (id: string) =>
+      request<{ archived: number; ids: string[] }>(
+        `/api/projects/${id}/sessions/archive-all`,
+        { method: 'POST' },
+      ),
+    openSessionsCount: (id: string) =>
+      request<{ count: number }>(`/api/projects/${id}/sessions/open-count`),
     create: (body: {
       name: string;
       commit_message?: string;
@@ -106,7 +122,7 @@ export const api = {
     get: (id: string) => request<Session>(`/api/sessions/${id}`),
     update: (
       id: string,
-      body: Partial<Pick<Session, 'name' | 'model' | 'system_prompt' | 'agent_id'>>
+      body: Partial<Pick<Session, 'name' | 'model' | 'system_prompt' | 'agent_id' | 'web_search_enabled'>>
     ) =>
       request<Session>(`/api/sessions/${id}`, {
         method: 'PATCH',
@@ -118,6 +134,15 @@ export const api = {
       request<void>(`/api/sessions/${id}/archive`, { method: 'POST' }),
     unarchive: (id: string) =>
       request<Session>(`/api/sessions/${id}/unarchive`, { method: 'POST' }),
+    // v1.9: bulk-archive every open chat in this session. Same pattern as
+    // archiveAllSessions — server publishes one chat_archived per id.
+    archiveAllChats: (id: string) =>
+      request<{ archived: number; ids: string[] }>(
+        `/api/sessions/${id}/chats/archive-all`,
+        { method: 'POST' },
+      ),
+    openChatsCount: (id: string) =>
+      request<{ count: number }>(`/api/sessions/${id}/chats/open-count`),
   },
 
   chats: {
@@ -164,6 +189,31 @@ export const api = {
         method: 'POST',
         body: JSON.stringify({ message_id: body.messageId, name: body.name }),
       }),
+    // Batch 9.6: slash-command invocation. Server loads the skill body
+    // authoritatively (client doesn't get to forge file contents), persists
+    // a synthetic skill_use tool_use + tool_result + user message + streaming
+    // assistant, and enqueues inference. Returns all 4 new message IDs.
+    skillInvoke: (chatId: string, skillName: string, userMessage: string | null) =>
+      request<{
+        synth_assistant_id: string;
+        tool_message_id: string;
+        user_message_id: string;
+        assistant_message_id: string;
+      }>(`/api/chats/${chatId}/skill_invoke`, {
+        method: 'POST',
+        body: JSON.stringify({ skill_name: skillName, user_message: userMessage }),
+      }),
+    // Batch 9.7: submit answers for a paused ask_user_input call. Server
+    // validates against the question shape, UPDATEs the pending tool row,
+    // publishes the deferred tool_result frame, and enqueues the next turn.
+    answerUserInput: (chatId: string, toolCallId: string, answers: AskUserAnswer[]) =>
+      request<{ tool_message_id: string; assistant_message_id: string }>(
+        `/api/chats/${chatId}/answer_user_input`,
+        {
+          method: 'POST',
+          body: JSON.stringify({ tool_call_id: toolCallId, answers }),
+        },
+      ),
   },
 
   messages: {
@@ -195,6 +245,10 @@ export const api = {
       request<AgentsResponse>(`/api/projects/${projectId}/agents`),
   },
 
+  skills: {
+    list: () => request<{ skills: Skill[] }>('/api/skills'),
+  },
+
   settings: {
     get: () => request<Record<string, unknown>>('/api/settings'),
     patch: (body: Record<string, unknown>) =>

apps/web/src/api/types.ts

@@ -9,6 +9,10 @@ export interface Project {
   last_session_id: string | null;
   status: ProjectStatus;
   gitea_remote: string | null;
+  // v1.9: per-project defaults. Empty string on default_system_prompt means
+  // "no override" — inference falls through to the base system prompt.
+  default_system_prompt: string;
+  default_web_search_enabled: boolean;
 }
 
 export interface AvailableProject {
@@ -28,6 +32,8 @@ export interface Session {
   created_at: string;
   updated_at: string;
   agent_id: string | null;
+  // v1.9: null = inherit from project.default_web_search_enabled.
+  web_search_enabled: boolean | null;
 }
 
 // v1.8.1: 'global' = /data/AGENTS.md (always-on), 'project' = per-project
@@ -225,7 +231,41 @@ export interface GitMeta {
   behind: number;
 }
 
-export type WorkspacePaneKind = 'chat' | 'terminal' | 'agent' | 'empty';
+// Batch 9.6: skill catalog row. Returned by GET /api/skills and consumed by
+// the slash-command dropdown. `path` and `mtime` are exposed for debug surface
+// (/api/skills) but the dropdown only renders name + description.
+export interface Skill {
+  name: string;
+  description: string;
+  path: string;
+  mtime: number;
+}
+
+// Batch 9.7: ask_user_input shapes. The tool_call.args is { questions: AskUserQuestion[] }
+// (1-3 entries); the eventual tool_result.output is { answers: AskUserAnswer[] } in the
+// same order. AskUserInputCard renders questions and POSTs answers.
+export type AskUserQuestionType = 'single_select' | 'multi_select';
+
+export interface AskUserQuestion {
+  question: string;
+  type: AskUserQuestionType;
+  options: string[];
+}
+
+export interface AskUserAnswer {
+  question: string;
+  selected_options: string[];
+  free_text: string | null;
+}
+
+export interface AskUserAnswerSet {
+  answers: AskUserAnswer[];
+}
+
+// v1.9: 'settings' is an ephemeral pane kind — never persisted, always
+// singleton per workspace. The pane hook filters it out before writing to
+// localStorage and dedupes on insertion via toggleSettingsPane().
+export type WorkspacePaneKind = 'chat' | 'terminal' | 'agent' | 'empty' | 'settings';
 
 export interface WorkspacePane {
   id: string;

apps/web/src/components/AskUserInputCard.tsx

@@ -0,0 +1,324 @@
+import { useMemo, useState } from 'react';
+import { Check } from 'lucide-react';
+import { toast } from 'sonner';
+import { api } from '@/api/client';
+import { RadioGroup, RadioGroupItem } from '@/components/ui/radio-group';
+import { Button } from '@/components/ui/button';
+import type {
+  AskUserAnswer,
+  AskUserAnswerSet,
+  AskUserQuestion,
+  ToolCall,
+  ToolResult,
+} from '@/api/types';
+
+// Batch 9.7. Inline interactive picker. Renders inside MessageList in place of
+// the standard ToolCallLine when the assistant emits an ask_user_input tool
+// call. While the tool result is null (server pre-stamps a sentinel with
+// output=null), shows the form; once the WS tool_result frame arrives with a
+// real AnswerSet, flips to read-only review mode.
+
+interface Props {
+  toolCall: ToolCall;
+  toolResult: ToolResult | null;
+  chatId: string;
+}
+
+function parseQuestions(raw: unknown): AskUserQuestion[] {
+  if (!raw || typeof raw !== 'object' || !('questions' in raw)) return [];
+  const arr = (raw as { questions: unknown }).questions;
+  if (!Array.isArray(arr)) return [];
+  const out: AskUserQuestion[] = [];
+  for (const item of arr) {
+    if (!item || typeof item !== 'object') continue;
+    const q = item as { question?: unknown; type?: unknown; options?: unknown };
+    if (typeof q.question !== 'string') continue;
+    if (q.type !== 'single_select' && q.type !== 'multi_select') continue;
+    if (!Array.isArray(q.options)) continue;
+    const opts = q.options.filter((o): o is string => typeof o === 'string');
+    if (opts.length < 2) continue;
+    out.push({ question: q.question, type: q.type, options: opts });
+  }
+  return out;
+}
+
+function parseAnswerSet(raw: unknown): AskUserAnswerSet | null {
+  if (!raw || typeof raw !== 'object' || !('answers' in raw)) return null;
+  const arr = (raw as { answers: unknown }).answers;
+  if (!Array.isArray(arr)) return null;
+  const answers: AskUserAnswer[] = [];
+  for (const item of arr) {
+    if (!item || typeof item !== 'object') continue;
+    const a = item as { question?: unknown; selected_options?: unknown; free_text?: unknown };
+    if (typeof a.question !== 'string') continue;
+    if (!Array.isArray(a.selected_options)) continue;
+    if (a.free_text !== null && typeof a.free_text !== 'string') continue;
+    const sel = a.selected_options.filter((s): s is string => typeof s === 'string');
+    answers.push({
+      question: a.question,
+      selected_options: sel,
+      free_text: (a.free_text as string | null) ?? null,
+    });
+  }
+  return { answers };
+}
+
+export function AskUserInputCard({ toolCall, toolResult, chatId }: Props) {
+  const questions = useMemo(() => parseQuestions(toolCall.args), [toolCall.args]);
+
+  if (questions.length === 0) {
+    return (
+      <div className="rounded border border-destructive/40 bg-destructive/10 text-xs px-3 py-2 text-destructive">
+        ask_user_input: malformed tool args
+      </div>
+    );
+  }
+
+  // Tool result with a non-null output means the answer is already submitted.
+  // The pending sentinel uses output=null, so this branch only triggers after
+  // the real WS tool_result frame lands.
+  const answered = toolResult && toolResult.output !== null;
+  if (answered) {
+    const answerSet = parseAnswerSet(toolResult!.output);
+    return <AnsweredView questions={questions} answers={answerSet} />;
+  }
+
+  return (
+    <PendingView questions={questions} toolCallId={toolCall.id} chatId={chatId} />
+  );
+}
+
+function PendingView({
+  questions,
+  toolCallId,
+  chatId,
+}: {
+  questions: AskUserQuestion[];
+  toolCallId: string;
+  chatId: string;
+}) {
+  // Per-question selections + free text. Selections are option arrays so the
+  // multi_select case is uniform; single_select just constrains to length 1.
+  const [selections, setSelections] = useState<string[][]>(() => questions.map(() => []));
+  const [freeTexts, setFreeTexts] = useState<string[]>(() => questions.map(() => ''));
+  const [submitting, setSubmitting] = useState(false);
+
+  const singleQuestion = questions.length === 1;
+  const anyFreeText = freeTexts.some((t) => t.trim().length > 0);
+
+  // Submit button shows when:
+  //   - more than one question (always batched), OR
+  //   - one question and the user has typed free text (committing it needs an
+  //     explicit Submit so an accidental Tab/click doesn't lose it).
+  // For one question with no free text, clicking an option submits inline.
+  const showSubmitButton = !singleQuestion || anyFreeText;
+
+  // Every question must have at least one of (option, free text).
+  const allComplete = questions.every((_, i) => {
+    return selections[i]!.length > 0 || freeTexts[i]!.trim().length > 0;
+  });
+
+  function buildAnswers(): AskUserAnswer[] {
+    return questions.map((q, i) => {
+      const freeText = freeTexts[i]!.trim();
+      return {
+        question: q.question,
+        selected_options: selections[i]!,
+        free_text: freeText.length > 0 ? freeText : null,
+      };
+    });
+  }
+
+  async function submit(answers: AskUserAnswer[]) {
+    if (submitting) return;
+    setSubmitting(true);
+    try {
+      await api.chats.answerUserInput(chatId, toolCallId, answers);
+      // Card stays mounted; the incoming WS tool_result frame will flip it
+      // into AnsweredView via the parent prop change.
+    } catch (err) {
+      toast.error(err instanceof Error ? err.message : 'submit failed');
+      setSubmitting(false);
+    }
+  }
+
+  function pickSingle(qIdx: number, option: string) {
+    setSelections((prev) => prev.map((arr, i) => (i === qIdx ? [option] : arr)));
+    // Immediate submit for the single-question single-select shortcut. Only
+    // fires when no free text exists anywhere — once the user typed, the
+    // Submit button takes over so the typed text isn't silently dropped.
+    if (singleQuestion && !anyFreeText) {
+      const answers: AskUserAnswer[] = [
+        {
+          question: questions[0]!.question,
+          selected_options: [option],
+          free_text: null,
+        },
+      ];
+      void submit(answers);
+    }
+  }
+
+  function toggleMulti(qIdx: number, option: string) {
+    setSelections((prev) =>
+      prev.map((arr, i) => {
+        if (i !== qIdx) return arr;
+        return arr.includes(option) ? arr.filter((o) => o !== option) : [...arr, option];
+      }),
+    );
+  }
+
+  function setFreeText(qIdx: number, value: string) {
+    setFreeTexts((prev) => prev.map((t, i) => (i === qIdx ? value : t)));
+  }
+
+  return (
+    <div className="rounded-lg border bg-muted/20 text-sm">
+      <div className="px-4 py-3 space-y-4">
+        {questions.map((q, i) => (
+          <div key={i} className="space-y-2">
+            {questions.length > 1 && (
+              <div className="text-[10px] uppercase tracking-wide text-muted-foreground/70">
+                Question {i + 1}
+              </div>
+            )}
+            <div className="font-medium leading-snug">{q.question}</div>
+            {q.type === 'single_select' ? (
+              <RadioGroup
+                value={selections[i]![0] ?? ''}
+                onValueChange={(v) => pickSingle(i, v)}
+                disabled={submitting}
+                className="gap-1.5"
+              >
+                {q.options.map((opt, j) => {
+                  const id = `q${i}-opt${j}`;
+                  return (
+                    <label
+                      key={j}
+                      htmlFor={id}
+                      className="flex items-start gap-2 text-sm leading-snug cursor-pointer rounded px-1 py-0.5 hover:bg-muted/40"
+                    >
+                      <RadioGroupItem id={id} value={opt} className="mt-0.5" />
+                      <span>{opt}</span>
+                    </label>
+                  );
+                })}
+              </RadioGroup>
+            ) : (
+              <div className="grid gap-1.5">
+                {q.options.map((opt, j) => {
+                  const id = `q${i}-opt${j}`;
+                  const checked = selections[i]!.includes(opt);
+                  return (
+                    <label
+                      key={j}
+                      htmlFor={id}
+                      className="flex items-start gap-2 text-sm leading-snug cursor-pointer rounded px-1 py-0.5 hover:bg-muted/40"
+                    >
+                      <input
+                        id={id}
+                        type="checkbox"
+                        checked={checked}
+                        disabled={submitting}
+                        onChange={() => toggleMulti(i, opt)}
+                        className="mt-1 size-3.5 rounded border-input accent-primary"
+                      />
+                      <span>{opt}</span>
+                    </label>
+                  );
+                })}
+              </div>
+            )}
+            <div className="pt-1 space-y-1">
+              <div className="text-[10px] uppercase tracking-wide text-muted-foreground/70">
+                Or type a custom answer
+              </div>
+              <input
+                type="text"
+                value={freeTexts[i]}
+                disabled={submitting}
+                placeholder="Free text…"
+                onChange={(e) => setFreeText(i, e.target.value)}
+                className="w-full rounded border border-input bg-background px-2 py-1 text-sm outline-none focus-visible:ring-2 focus-visible:ring-ring/40 disabled:opacity-60"
+              />
+            </div>
+          </div>
+        ))}
+      </div>
+      {showSubmitButton && (
+        <div className="flex justify-end gap-2 border-t px-4 py-2">
+          <Button
+            type="button"
+            size="sm"
+            disabled={!allComplete || submitting}
+            onClick={() => void submit(buildAnswers())}
+          >
+            {submitting ? 'Submitting…' : 'Submit'}
+          </Button>
+        </div>
+      )}
+    </div>
+  );
+}
+
+function AnsweredView({
+  questions,
+  answers,
+}: {
+  questions: AskUserQuestion[];
+  answers: AskUserAnswerSet | null;
+}) {
+  if (!answers) {
+    return (
+      <div className="rounded-lg border bg-muted/20 text-xs px-4 py-3 text-muted-foreground">
+        ask_user_input: answers unavailable
+      </div>
+    );
+  }
+
+  return (
+    <div className="rounded-lg border bg-muted/10 text-sm">
+      <div className="px-4 py-3 space-y-3">
+        {questions.map((q, i) => {
+          const a = answers.answers[i];
+          if (!a) return null;
+          return (
+            <div key={i} className="space-y-1.5">
+              {questions.length > 1 && (
+                <div className="text-[10px] uppercase tracking-wide text-muted-foreground/70">
+                  Question {i + 1}
+                </div>
+              )}
+              <div className="font-medium leading-snug">{q.question}</div>
+              <div className="space-y-0.5">
+                {q.options.map((opt, j) => {
+                  const selected = a.selected_options.includes(opt);
+                  return (
+                    <div
+                      key={j}
+                      className={
+                        selected
+                          ? 'flex items-start gap-2 text-sm leading-snug text-foreground'
+                          : 'flex items-start gap-2 text-sm leading-snug text-muted-foreground/60 line-through'
+                      }
+                    >
+                      <span className="mt-0.5 size-3.5 shrink-0 inline-flex items-center justify-center">
+                        {selected && <Check className="size-3 text-primary" />}
+                      </span>
+                      <span>{opt}</span>
+                    </div>
+                  );
+                })}
+              </div>
+              {a.free_text && (
+                <div className="rounded bg-background border px-2 py-1 text-xs font-mono whitespace-pre-wrap">
+                  {a.free_text}
+                </div>
+              )}
+            </div>
+          );
+        })}
+      </div>
+    </div>
+  );
+}

apps/web/src/components/ChatInput.tsx

@@ -1,8 +1,14 @@
-import { useCallback, useEffect, useRef, useState, type DragEvent, type KeyboardEvent } from 'react';
-import { Send } from 'lucide-react';
+import { useCallback, useEffect, useMemo, useRef, useState, type DragEvent, type KeyboardEvent } from 'react';
+import { Check, Plus, Send } from 'lucide-react';
 import { toast } from 'sonner';
 import { Textarea } from '@/components/ui/textarea';
 import { Button } from '@/components/ui/button';
+import {
+  DropdownMenu,
+  DropdownMenuContent,
+  DropdownMenuItem,
+  DropdownMenuTrigger,
+} from '@/components/ui/dropdown-menu';
 import {
   flattenToMessage,
   inferLanguage,
@@ -16,8 +22,10 @@ import { AttachmentPreviewModal } from '@/components/AttachmentPreviewModal';
 import { FileMentionPopover } from '@/components/FileMentionPopover';
 import { DropOverlay } from '@/components/DropOverlay';
 import { AgentPicker } from '@/components/AgentPicker';
+import { SkillSlashCommand } from '@/components/SkillSlashCommand';
 import { api } from '@/api/client';
 import { sessionEvents } from '@/hooks/sessionEvents';
+import { useSkills } from '@/hooks/useSkills';
 import { useViewport } from '@/hooks/useViewport';
 
 const MAX_ATTACHMENTS = 10;
@@ -29,11 +37,23 @@ interface Props {
   // When omitted, the toolbar row is hidden entirely.
   agentId?: string | null;
   onAgentChange?: (agentId: string | null) => void | Promise<void>;
+  // v1.9: when sessionId + webSearchEnabled are both provided, the + menu
+  // renders next to the AgentPicker with a single "Web search" toggle item.
+  // The check reflects the *stored* session value (not the effective one):
+  // null counts as unchecked. Clicking PATCHes session.web_search_enabled
+  // with the inverted boolean (null → true, true → false, false → true).
+  sessionId?: string;
+  webSearchEnabled?: boolean | null;
   onSend: (content: string) => void | Promise<void>;
   onForceSend?: (content: string) => void | Promise<void>;
+  // Batch 9.6: slash-command dispatch. When the input parses to a known skill,
+  // ChatInput calls this with the skill name + the post-name args (possibly
+  // empty). Callers wire this to api.chats.skillInvoke. Omitting the prop
+  // disables slash-command dispatch (input is sent as literal text).
+  onSlashCommand?: (skillName: string, userMessage: string) => void | Promise<void>;
 }
 
-export function ChatInput({ disabled, projectId, agentId, onAgentChange, onSend, onForceSend }: Props) {
+export function ChatInput({ disabled, projectId, agentId, onAgentChange, sessionId, webSearchEnabled, onSend, onForceSend, onSlashCommand }: Props) {
   const { isMobile } = useViewport();
   const [value, setValue] = useState('');
   const [busy, setBusy] = useState(false);
@@ -48,6 +68,19 @@ export function ChatInput({ disabled, projectId, agentId, onAgentChange, onSend,
     atIdx: number;
     anchorRect: { top: number; left: number };
   } | null>(null);
+  // Batch 9.6: slash-command dropdown. Opens when `/` is the first char of
+  // the input and stays open while the input is `/<word>` with no whitespace.
+  // Disabled entirely when the caller doesn't pass onSlashCommand.
+  const [slashState, setSlashState] = useState<{
+    query: string;
+    anchorRect: { top: number; left: number };
+  } | null>(null);
+  const { skills } = useSkills();
+  const skillsLookup = useMemo(() => {
+    const m = new Map<string, true>();
+    for (const s of skills) m.set(s.name, true);
+    return m;
+  }, [skills]);
   const [fileIndex, setFileIndex] = useState<string[] | null>(null);
   const textareaRef = useRef<HTMLTextAreaElement | null>(null);
 
@@ -82,6 +115,31 @@ export function ChatInput({ disabled, projectId, agentId, onAgentChange, onSend,
     const text = value.trim();
     if (!text && attachments.length === 0) return;
     if (disabled || busy) return;
+
+    // Batch 9.6: slash-command dispatch. Only when no attachments and the
+    // input parses to a known skill. Falls through to onSend for unknown
+    // slash names (literal text) or when slash dispatch isn't wired.
+    if (onSlashCommand && attachments.length === 0 && text.startsWith('/')) {
+      const match = text.match(/^\/(\S+)\s*([\s\S]*)$/);
+      if (match && skillsLookup.has(match[1]!)) {
+        const skillName = match[1]!;
+        const args = (match[2] ?? '').trim();
+        setBusy(true);
+        try {
+          await onSlashCommand(skillName, args);
+          setValue('');
+          setAttachments([]);
+          setSlashState(null);
+        } catch (err) {
+          toast.error(err instanceof Error ? err.message : 'skill invocation failed');
+        } finally {
+          setBusy(false);
+        }
+        return;
+      }
+      // Unknown skill name — fall through and send as literal text.
+    }
+
     setBusy(true);
     try {
       const body = flattenToMessage(attachments, text);
@@ -95,6 +153,19 @@ export function ChatInput({ disabled, projectId, agentId, onAgentChange, onSend,
     }
   }
 
+  function handleSlashSelect(skillName: string) {
+    const next = `/${skillName} `;
+    setValue(next);
+    setSlashState(null);
+    requestAnimationFrame(() => {
+      const ta = textareaRef.current;
+      if (ta) {
+        ta.selectionStart = ta.selectionEnd = next.length;
+        ta.focus();
+      }
+    });
+  }
+
   function getCaretCoords(textarea: HTMLTextAreaElement): { top: number; left: number } {
     const mirror = document.createElement('div');
     const style = window.getComputedStyle(textarea);
@@ -145,6 +216,23 @@ export function ChatInput({ disabled, projectId, agentId, onAgentChange, onSend,
     const ta = e.target;
     const pos = ta.selectionStart;
 
+    // Batch 9.6: slash-command trigger. Active while the input is a single
+    // slash-prefixed token with no whitespace (i.e. user is still typing the
+    // skill name). Hand off to args mode the moment a space appears or the
+    // slash leaves position 0.
+    if (onSlashCommand && /^\/[^\s]*$/.test(newValue)) {
+      const query = newValue.slice(1);
+      if (!slashState) {
+        const rect = ta.getBoundingClientRect();
+        setSlashState({ query, anchorRect: { top: rect.top, left: rect.left } });
+      } else if (slashState.query !== query) {
+        setSlashState({ ...slashState, query });
+      }
+      if (mentionState?.open) setMentionState(null);
+      return;
+    }
+    if (slashState) setSlashState(null);
+
     // Check for @ trigger
     if (pos > 0 && newValue[pos - 1] === '@') {
       const charBefore = pos >= 2 ? newValue[pos - 2] : null;
@@ -361,6 +449,9 @@ export function ChatInput({ disabled, projectId, agentId, onAgentChange, onSend,
 
   function onKeyDown(e: KeyboardEvent<HTMLTextAreaElement>) {
     if (mentionState?.open) return;
+    // SkillSlashCommand owns Arrow/Enter/Tab/Esc via a document listener; let
+    // it consume them so the textarea doesn't also submit on Enter.
+    if (slashState) return;
     // IME safety: never act on Enter while an IME composition is in flight
     // (CJK input methods commit composition via Enter). Without this, the
     // first Enter of a Japanese/Chinese/Korean composition would submit
@@ -425,16 +516,51 @@ export function ChatInput({ disabled, projectId, agentId, onAgentChange, onSend,
           ))}
         </div>
       )}
-      {/* Batch 9 toolbar — agent picker. Sits above the input row so it
-          doesn't compete with the send button for vertical alignment.
-          When Batch 7 lands, ModelPicker and the + button join this row. */}
-      {onAgentChange && (
+      {/* Batch 9 toolbar — agent picker. v1.9 adds the icon-only + menu next
+          to it for quick toggles (currently: Web search). When omitted at the
+          callsite the row stays collapsed so nothing else has to change. */}
+      {(onAgentChange || sessionId) && (
         <div className="px-4 pt-2 flex items-center gap-1.5">
-          <AgentPicker
-            projectId={projectId}
-            value={agentId ?? null}
-            onChange={onAgentChange}
-          />
+          {onAgentChange && (
+            <AgentPicker
+              projectId={projectId}
+              value={agentId ?? null}
+              onChange={onAgentChange}
+            />
+          )}
+          {sessionId && (
+            <DropdownMenu>
+              <DropdownMenuTrigger asChild>
+                <button
+                  type="button"
+                  aria-label="Quick toggles"
+                  title="Quick toggles"
+                  className="inline-flex items-center justify-center size-6 rounded text-muted-foreground hover:bg-muted hover:text-foreground"
+                >
+                  <Plus className="size-3.5" />
+                </button>
+              </DropdownMenuTrigger>
+              <DropdownMenuContent align="start">
+                <DropdownMenuItem
+                  onSelect={async () => {
+                    // v1.9: tri-state collapses to two on the wire when toggled
+                    // here. null (inherit) treated as off; click flips to true.
+                    // To restore "inherit" the user opens SettingsPane.
+                    const next = webSearchEnabled === true ? false : true;
+                    try {
+                      await api.sessions.update(sessionId, { web_search_enabled: next });
+                    } catch (err) {
+                      toast.error(err instanceof Error ? err.message : 'failed to toggle web search');
+                    }
+                  }}
+                  className="text-xs"
+                >
+                  <Check className={`size-3 ${webSearchEnabled === true ? 'opacity-100' : 'opacity-0'}`} />
+                  Web search
+                </DropdownMenuItem>
+              </DropdownMenuContent>
+            </DropdownMenu>
+          )}
         </div>
       )}
       <div className="px-4 py-3 flex items-end gap-2">
@@ -476,6 +602,15 @@ export function ChatInput({ disabled, projectId, agentId, onAgentChange, onSend,
           onClose={closeMention}
         />
       )}
+      {slashState && (
+        <SkillSlashCommand
+          query={slashState.query}
+          skills={skills}
+          anchorRect={slashState.anchorRect}
+          onSelect={handleSlashSelect}
+          onClose={() => setSlashState(null)}
+        />
+      )}
     </div>
   );
 }

apps/web/src/components/MessageList.tsx

@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ import type { Chat, Message } from '@/api/types';
 import { MessageBubble } from './MessageBubble';
 import { ToolCallGroup } from './ToolCallGroup';
 import { ToolCallLine, type ToolRun } from './ToolCallLine';
+import { AskUserInputCard } from './AskUserInputCard';
 
 interface Props {
   messages: Message[];
@@ -12,9 +13,11 @@ interface Props {
 // v1.8.2: pre-render units. The single linear `messages` array gets walked
 // into a render-time list where each tool_call is a first-class item and
 // tool_result messages are folded onto their matching tool_run by id.
+// Batch 9.7: tool_run carries chat_id so AskUserInputCard can post the
+// answer without threading the chat id through MessageList's parent.
 type RenderItem =
   | { kind: 'message'; message: Message; capHitInfo?: { position: number; isLatest: boolean } }
-  | { kind: 'tool_run'; run: ToolRun; key: string }
+  | { kind: 'tool_run'; run: ToolRun; key: string; chatId: string }
   | { kind: 'tool_group'; runs: ToolRun[]; key: string };
 
 const GROUP_THRESHOLD = 3;
@@ -50,7 +53,7 @@ function flatten(messages: Message[]): RenderItem[] {
       for (const tc of m.tool_calls!) {
         const run: ToolRun = { call: tc, result: null };
         runsByCallId.set(tc.id, run);
-        items.push({ kind: 'tool_run', run, key: tc.id });
+        items.push({ kind: 'tool_run', run, key: tc.id, chatId: m.chat_id });
       }
       continue;
     }
@@ -63,6 +66,9 @@ function flatten(messages: Message[]): RenderItem[] {
 // Second pass: collapse runs of >=GROUP_THRESHOLD consecutive tool_run items
 // of the same tool name into a single tool_group. Any other render item
 // (text bubble, sentinel, user message) breaks the chain.
+// Batch 9.7: ask_user_input never groups — each pause has its own card so
+// grouping would render them as collapsed ToolCallLines which can't surface
+// the interactive form.
 function group(items: RenderItem[]): RenderItem[] {
   const out: RenderItem[] = [];
   let i = 0;
@@ -74,6 +80,11 @@ function group(items: RenderItem[]): RenderItem[] {
       continue;
     }
     const name = item.run.call.name;
+    if (name === 'ask_user_input') {
+      out.push(item);
+      i += 1;
+      continue;
+    }
     let j = i + 1;
     while (
       j < items.length &&
@@ -82,7 +93,12 @@ function group(items: RenderItem[]): RenderItem[] {
     ) {
       j += 1;
     }
-    const run = items.slice(i, j) as Array<{ kind: 'tool_run'; run: ToolRun; key: string }>;
+    const run = items.slice(i, j) as Array<{
+      kind: 'tool_run';
+      run: ToolRun;
+      key: string;
+      chatId: string;
+    }>;
     if (run.length >= GROUP_THRESHOLD) {
       out.push({
         kind: 'tool_group',
@@ -150,6 +166,16 @@ export function MessageList({ messages, sessionChats }: Props) {
             );
           }
           if (item.kind === 'tool_run') {
+            if (item.run.call.name === 'ask_user_input') {
+              return (
+                <AskUserInputCard
+                  key={item.key}
+                  toolCall={item.run.call}
+                  toolResult={item.run.result}
+                  chatId={item.chatId}
+                />
+              );
+            }
             return <ToolCallLine key={item.key} run={item.run} />;
           }
           return <ToolCallGroup key={item.key} runs={item.runs} />;

apps/web/src/components/MobileTabSwitcher.tsx

@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ import {
   Edit2,
   MessageSquare,
   MoreHorizontal,
+  Settings as SettingsIcon,
   Terminal,
   X,
 } from 'lucide-react';
@@ -33,6 +34,7 @@ interface Props {
 function paneIcon(kind: WorkspacePane['kind']) {
   if (kind === 'terminal') return <Terminal size={14} />;
   if (kind === 'agent') return <Bot size={14} />;
+  if (kind === 'settings') return <SettingsIcon size={14} />;
   return <MessageSquare size={14} />;
 }
 
@@ -53,6 +55,7 @@ function paneLabel(pane: WorkspacePane, chats: Chat[]): string {
   if (pane.kind === 'chat') return 'Chat';
   if (pane.kind === 'terminal') return 'Terminal';
   if (pane.kind === 'agent') return 'Agent';
+  if (pane.kind === 'settings') return 'Settings';
   return 'Empty';
 }
 

apps/web/src/components/ModelPicker.tsx

@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 import { useEffect, useState } from 'react';
-import { Check, ChevronDown } from 'lucide-react';
+import { Check, ChevronDown, Cpu } from 'lucide-react';
 import { api } from '@/api/client';
 import type { ModelInfo } from '@/api/types';
 import {
@@ -8,26 +8,94 @@ import {
   DropdownMenuItem,
   DropdownMenuTrigger,
 } from '@/components/ui/dropdown-menu';
+import { BottomSheet } from '@/components/BottomSheet';
+import { useViewport } from '@/hooks/useViewport';
 
 interface Props {
   value: string;
   onChange: (model: string) => void | Promise<void>;
 }
 
+// v1.9: shared list rendered inside both shells. Lazy-fetches /api/models on
+// first open so the picker doesn't pay for a request when it's never shown.
+function ModelList({
+  models,
+  error,
+  value,
+  onPick,
+}: {
+  models: ModelInfo[] | null;
+  error: string | null;
+  value: string;
+  onPick: (id: string) => void;
+}) {
+  if (error) {
+    return <div className="px-2 py-1.5 text-xs text-destructive">{error}</div>;
+  }
+  if (models === null) {
+    return <div className="px-2 py-1.5 text-xs text-muted-foreground">Loading…</div>;
+  }
+  return (
+    <>
+      {models.map((m) => (
+        <button
+          key={m.id}
+          type="button"
+          onClick={() => onPick(m.id)}
+          className="w-full text-left flex items-center gap-2 font-mono text-xs px-2 py-1.5 hover:bg-accent rounded"
+        >
+          <Check className={`size-3 ${m.id === value ? 'opacity-100' : 'opacity-0'}`} />
+          <span className="truncate">{m.id}</span>
+        </button>
+      ))}
+    </>
+  );
+}
+
 export function ModelPicker({ value, onChange }: Props) {
+  const { isMobile } = useViewport();
   const [models, setModels] = useState<ModelInfo[] | null>(null);
   const [error, setError] = useState<string | null>(null);
   const [open, setOpen] = useState(false);
 
   useEffect(() => {
     if (!open || models !== null) return;
-    api.models()
+    api
+      .models()
       .then(setModels)
       .catch((err) =>
-        setError(err instanceof Error ? err.message : 'failed to load models')
+        setError(err instanceof Error ? err.message : 'failed to load models'),
       );
   }, [open, models]);
 
+  function handlePick(id: string) {
+    setOpen(false);
+    void onChange(id);
+  }
+
+  // v1.9: mobile = icon-only trigger + bottom-sheet shell. Desktop = labeled
+  // trigger (model name + chevron) + dropdown. Same ModelList under the hood.
+  if (isMobile) {
+    return (
+      <>
+        <button
+          type="button"
+          onClick={() => setOpen(true)}
+          aria-label={`Model: ${value}`}
+          title={value}
+          className="inline-flex items-center justify-center min-h-[44px] min-w-[44px] rounded text-muted-foreground hover:text-foreground"
+        >
+          <Cpu className="size-4" />
+        </button>
+        <BottomSheet open={open} onClose={() => setOpen(false)} title="Model">
+          <div className="px-2 py-2 space-y-1">
+            <ModelList models={models} error={error} value={value} onPick={handlePick} />
+          </div>
+        </BottomSheet>
+      </>
+    );
+  }
+
   return (
     <DropdownMenu open={open} onOpenChange={setOpen}>
       <DropdownMenuTrigger asChild>
@@ -49,7 +117,7 @@ export function ModelPicker({ value, onChange }: Props) {
         {models?.map((m) => (
           <DropdownMenuItem
             key={m.id}
-            onSelect={() => void onChange(m.id)}
+            onSelect={() => handlePick(m.id)}
             className="font-mono text-xs"
           >
             <Check

apps/web/src/components/ProjectSidebar.tsx

@@ -1,8 +1,9 @@
 import { useEffect, useMemo, useRef, useState } from 'react';
 import { NavLink, useLocation, useNavigate } from 'react-router-dom';
-import { ChevronRight, ExternalLink, Folder, MessageSquare, Plus } from 'lucide-react';
+import { ChevronRight, ExternalLink, Folder, MessageSquare, Plus, Settings as SettingsIcon } from 'lucide-react';
 import { toast } from 'sonner';
 import { Button } from '@/components/ui/button';
+import { sessionEvents } from '@/hooks/sessionEvents';
 import {
   ContextMenu,
   ContextMenuContent,
@@ -198,7 +199,7 @@ export function ProjectSidebar() {
   const rowCls = (active: boolean) =>
     active ? 'bg-sidebar-accent text-sidebar-accent-foreground' : 'hover:bg-sidebar-accent/60';
 
-  const { open: drawerOpen } = useSidebarDrawer();
+  const { open: drawerOpen, setOpen: setDrawerOpen } = useSidebarDrawer();
   const { isMobile } = useViewport();
   const pull = usePullToRefresh(() => retry(), { enabled: isMobile });
 
@@ -412,6 +413,30 @@ export function ProjectSidebar() {
           })}
       </nav>
 
+      {/* v1.9: bottom-pinned Settings button. In a session, opens/focuses the
+          workspace settings pane via the sessionEvents bus (Session.tsx owns
+          the panesHook). Outside a session there's no workspace to mount the
+          pane in, so we navigate to /settings (themes page) instead. */}
+      <div className="border-t shrink-0 p-2">
+        <button
+          type="button"
+          onClick={() => {
+            if (activeSession) {
+              sessionEvents.emit({ type: 'open_settings_pane' });
+              if (isMobile) setDrawerOpen(false);
+            } else {
+              navigate('/settings');
+              if (isMobile) setDrawerOpen(false);
+            }
+          }}
+          className="w-full flex items-center gap-2 px-2 py-1.5 rounded-md text-sm hover:bg-sidebar-accent/60 text-sidebar-foreground"
+          aria-label="Settings"
+        >
+          <SettingsIcon className="size-3.5 shrink-0 opacity-70" />
+          <span className="flex-1 text-left">Settings</span>
+        </button>
+      </div>
+
       <AddProjectModal open={addOpen} onOpenChange={setAddOpen} onAdded={() => {}} />
 
       <Dialog open={archiveProjectConfirm !== null} onOpenChange={(open) => { if (!open) setArchiveProjectConfirm(null); }}>

apps/web/src/components/SessionLandingPage.tsx

@@ -3,7 +3,6 @@ import { Archive, MessageSquare, Send, ChevronDown, ChevronRight, RotateCcw, Tra
 import type { Chat } from '@/api/types';
 import { Button } from '@/components/ui/button';
 import { Textarea } from '@/components/ui/textarea';
-import { Input } from '@/components/ui/input';
 import {
   ContextMenu,
   ContextMenuContent,
@@ -165,7 +164,6 @@ export function SessionLandingPage({
   const [renameValue, setRenameValue] = useState('');
   const [archiveConfirm, setArchiveConfirm] = useState<Chat | null>(null);
   const [deleteConfirm, setDeleteConfirm] = useState<Chat | null>(null);
-  const [deleteInput, setDeleteInput] = useState('');
 
   const openChats = chats
     .filter((c) => c.status === 'open')
@@ -193,9 +191,6 @@ export function SessionLandingPage({
     setRenamingId(null);
   }
 
-  const deleteExpected = deleteConfirm?.name ?? '';
-  const deleteEnabled = deleteConfirm !== null && deleteInput === deleteExpected && deleteExpected.length > 0;
-
   // TODO: Landing page chat counts are a snapshot at mount. New messages in
   // visible chats won't update the per-row stats until next mount/navigation.
   return (
@@ -217,7 +212,7 @@ export function SessionLandingPage({
                     onCancelRename={() => setRenamingId(null)}
                     onContextStartRename={() => startRename(chat)}
                     onContextArchive={() => setArchiveConfirm(chat)}
-                    onContextDelete={() => { setDeleteConfirm(chat); setDeleteInput(''); }}
+                    onContextDelete={() => setDeleteConfirm(chat)}
                     showContextMenu
                     actions={
                       <>
@@ -242,7 +237,6 @@ export function SessionLandingPage({
                           onClick={(e) => {
                             e.stopPropagation();
                             setDeleteConfirm(chat);
-                            setDeleteInput('');
                           }}
                         >
                           <Trash2 size={14} />
@@ -352,36 +346,25 @@ export function SessionLandingPage({
         </DialogContent>
       </Dialog>
 
-      <Dialog open={deleteConfirm !== null} onOpenChange={(open) => { if (!open) { setDeleteConfirm(null); setDeleteInput(''); } }}>
+      <Dialog open={deleteConfirm !== null} onOpenChange={(open) => { if (!open) setDeleteConfirm(null); }}>
         <DialogContent>
           <DialogHeader>
             <DialogTitle>Delete chat?</DialogTitle>
             <DialogDescription>
-              Type the chat name to confirm:
-              {' '}
-              <span className="font-mono font-medium text-foreground">{deleteExpected || '(unnamed — cannot type-confirm)'}</span>
+              Permanently delete{' '}
+              <span className="font-mono font-medium text-foreground">{deleteConfirm?.name || '(unnamed)'}</span>
+              {' '}and all its messages. This cannot be undone.
             </DialogDescription>
           </DialogHeader>
-          <Input
-            value={deleteInput}
-            onChange={(e) => setDeleteInput(e.target.value)}
-            placeholder={deleteExpected}
-            disabled={!deleteExpected}
-          />
-          <div className="text-xs text-muted-foreground">
-            This will permanently delete this chat and all its messages. This cannot be undone.
-          </div>
           <div className="flex gap-2 justify-end pt-2">
-            <Button variant="outline" onClick={() => { setDeleteConfirm(null); setDeleteInput(''); }}>
+            <Button variant="outline" onClick={() => setDeleteConfirm(null)}>
               Cancel
             </Button>
             <Button
               variant="destructive"
-              disabled={!deleteEnabled}
               onClick={() => {
-                if (deleteConfirm && deleteEnabled) void onDeleteChat(deleteConfirm.id);
+                if (deleteConfirm) void onDeleteChat(deleteConfirm.id);
                 setDeleteConfirm(null);
-                setDeleteInput('');
               }}
             >
               Delete

apps/web/src/components/SkillSlashCommand.tsx

@@ -0,0 +1,137 @@
+import { useEffect, useMemo, useRef, useState } from 'react';
+import { cn } from '@/lib/utils';
+import type { Skill } from '@/api/types';
+
+interface Props {
+  query: string;
+  skills: Skill[];
+  anchorRect: { top: number; left: number };
+  onSelect: (skillName: string) => void;
+  onClose: () => void;
+}
+
+// Batch 9.6: slash-command dropdown. Models FileMentionPopover's pattern —
+// fixed-positioned popover, keyboard nav, click-outside-to-close. shadcn
+// `Command` (cmdk) isn't installed in this project; per the addendum we use
+// a plain div + Tailwind instead of pulling a new primitive autonomously.
+
+// Case-insensitive prefix match on `name` only. Description is display-only
+// in v1 (substring search across description is deferred to a polish batch).
+function filterByPrefix(skills: Skill[], query: string): Skill[] {
+  const q = query.toLowerCase();
+  const filtered = q
+    ? skills.filter((s) => s.name.toLowerCase().startsWith(q))
+    : skills;
+  // Stable alphabetical ordering matches the server's cache order (skills.ts
+  // sorts on name asc) but we re-sort here so a stale client cache doesn't
+  // surprise the user.
+  return [...filtered].sort((a, b) => a.name.localeCompare(b.name));
+}
+
+export function SkillSlashCommand({ query, skills, anchorRect, onSelect, onClose }: Props) {
+  const [highlightIndex, setHighlightIndex] = useState(0);
+  const popoverRef = useRef<HTMLDivElement>(null);
+  const filtered = useMemo(() => filterByPrefix(skills, query), [skills, query]);
+
+  useEffect(() => { setHighlightIndex(0); }, [query]);
+
+  // Arrow / Enter / Tab / Escape. Bound on document so keystrokes from the
+  // textarea reach the popover even though focus stays in the textarea.
+  useEffect(() => {
+    function handleKeyDown(e: KeyboardEvent) {
+      if (e.key === 'ArrowDown') {
+        e.preventDefault();
+        setHighlightIndex((prev) => (prev < filtered.length - 1 ? prev + 1 : 0));
+      } else if (e.key === 'ArrowUp') {
+        e.preventDefault();
+        setHighlightIndex((prev) => (prev > 0 ? prev - 1 : filtered.length - 1));
+      } else if (e.key === 'Enter' || e.key === 'Tab') {
+        if (filtered.length === 0) return;
+        e.preventDefault();
+        const target = filtered[highlightIndex] ?? filtered[0];
+        if (target) onSelect(target.name);
+      } else if (e.key === 'Escape') {
+        e.preventDefault();
+        onClose();
+      }
+    }
+    document.addEventListener('keydown', handleKeyDown);
+    return () => document.removeEventListener('keydown', handleKeyDown);
+  }, [filtered, highlightIndex, onSelect, onClose]);
+
+  useEffect(() => {
+    function handleMouseDown(e: MouseEvent) {
+      if (popoverRef.current && !popoverRef.current.contains(e.target as Node)) {
+        onClose();
+      }
+    }
+    document.addEventListener('mousedown', handleMouseDown);
+    return () => document.removeEventListener('mousedown', handleMouseDown);
+  }, [onClose]);
+
+  useEffect(() => {
+    const el = popoverRef.current?.querySelector('[data-highlighted="true"]');
+    if (el) el.scrollIntoView({ block: 'nearest' });
+  }, [highlightIndex]);
+
+  // Anchor sits above the input — translate(-100%) on Y so the dropdown
+  // expands upward from the anchor point rather than over the textarea.
+  const style = {
+    top: anchorRect.top,
+    left: anchorRect.left,
+    transform: 'translateY(-100%)',
+  } as const;
+
+  if (filtered.length === 0) {
+    return (
+      <div
+        ref={popoverRef}
+        className="fixed z-50 bg-popover border border-border rounded-md shadow min-w-[320px] p-2"
+        style={style}
+      >
+        <div className="text-xs text-muted-foreground px-2 py-1">
+          {query ? `No skill starts with "/${query}"` : 'No skills available'}
+        </div>
+      </div>
+    );
+  }
+
+  return (
+    <div
+      ref={popoverRef}
+      className="fixed z-50 bg-popover border border-border rounded-md shadow min-w-[320px] max-w-[420px] max-h-[320px] overflow-y-auto"
+      style={style}
+    >
+      {filtered.map((skill, i) => (
+        <button
+          key={skill.name}
+          type="button"
+          data-highlighted={i === highlightIndex}
+          className={cn(
+            'w-full text-left px-2.5 py-2 cursor-pointer block',
+            i === highlightIndex && 'bg-muted',
+          )}
+          onMouseEnter={() => setHighlightIndex(i)}
+          onMouseDown={(e) => {
+            // mousedown not click — click runs after blur/focus shuffles which
+            // can race with the textarea's onBlur close path.
+            e.preventDefault();
+            onSelect(skill.name);
+          }}
+        >
+          <div className="font-mono text-xs font-bold text-foreground">/{skill.name}</div>
+          <div
+            className="text-xs text-muted-foreground overflow-hidden"
+            style={{
+              display: '-webkit-box',
+              WebkitLineClamp: 2,
+              WebkitBoxOrient: 'vertical',
+            }}
+          >
+            {skill.description}
+          </div>
+        </button>
+      ))}
+    </div>
+  );
+}

apps/web/src/components/ThemePicker.tsx

@@ -0,0 +1,122 @@
+import { useState } from 'react';
+import { Check } from 'lucide-react';
+import { toast } from 'sonner';
+import { Card } from '@/components/ui/card';
+import { Label } from '@/components/ui/label';
+import { RadioGroup, RadioGroupItem } from '@/components/ui/radio-group';
+import { THEMES, setTheme, useTheme, type ThemeId, type ThemeMode } from '@/lib/theme';
+import { cn } from '@/lib/utils';
+
+// v1.9: lifted out of pages/Settings.tsx so the SettingsPane Theme tab and
+// the standalone /settings route render the same picker. Theme is global —
+// not per-project, not per-session — so no contextual props are needed.
+
+const MODES: { value: ThemeMode; label: string; hint: string }[] = [
+  { value: 'dark', label: 'Dark', hint: 'Use the dark variant.' },
+  { value: 'light', label: 'Light', hint: 'Use the light variant.' },
+  { value: 'system', label: 'System', hint: 'Follow OS preference.' },
+];
+
+export function ThemePicker() {
+  const { id: currentId, mode: currentMode } = useTheme();
+  // Track the most recent in-flight pick so the picker can show a subtle
+  // "applying…" state on the targeted card while the PATCH is in flight.
+  const [pending, setPending] = useState<
+    { kind: 'theme'; id: ThemeId } | { kind: 'mode'; mode: ThemeMode } | null
+  >(null);
+
+  async function pickTheme(id: ThemeId) {
+    if (id === currentId || pending) return;
+    setPending({ kind: 'theme', id });
+    try {
+      await setTheme(id, currentMode);
+    } catch (err) {
+      toast.error(err instanceof Error ? err.message : 'failed to apply theme');
+    } finally {
+      setPending(null);
+    }
+  }
+
+  async function pickMode(mode: ThemeMode) {
+    if (mode === currentMode || pending) return;
+    setPending({ kind: 'mode', mode });
+    try {
+      await setTheme(currentId, mode);
+    } catch (err) {
+      toast.error(err instanceof Error ? err.message : 'failed to apply mode');
+    } finally {
+      setPending(null);
+    }
+  }
+
+  return (
+    <div className="space-y-8">
+      <section className="space-y-3">
+        <h2 className="text-sm font-medium">Mode</h2>
+        <RadioGroup
+          value={currentMode}
+          onValueChange={(v) => void pickMode(v as ThemeMode)}
+          className="flex flex-wrap gap-4"
+        >
+          {MODES.map((m) => (
+            <div key={m.value} className="flex items-center gap-2">
+              <RadioGroupItem id={`mode-${m.value}`} value={m.value} />
+              <Label htmlFor={`mode-${m.value}`} className="cursor-pointer">
+                <span className="font-medium">{m.label}</span>
+                <span className="ml-2 text-xs text-muted-foreground">{m.hint}</span>
+              </Label>
+            </div>
+          ))}
+        </RadioGroup>
+      </section>
+
+      <section className="space-y-3">
+        <h2 className="text-sm font-medium">Theme</h2>
+        <div className="grid grid-cols-2 md:grid-cols-3 gap-3">
+          {THEMES.map((t) => {
+            const isActive = t.id === currentId;
+            const isPending = pending?.kind === 'theme' && pending.id === t.id;
+            const isLightOnly = !t.supportsDark;
+            return (
+              <Card
+                key={t.id}
+                onClick={() => void pickTheme(t.id)}
+                className={cn(
+                  'p-3 cursor-pointer transition-colors',
+                  'hover:bg-accent/10',
+                  isActive && 'ring-2 ring-ring',
+                  isPending && 'opacity-60',
+                )}
+              >
+                <div className="flex items-center justify-between gap-2">
+                  <div className="min-w-0">
+                    <div className="font-mono text-sm truncate">{t.name}</div>
+                    <div className="text-xs text-muted-foreground">{t.family}</div>
+                  </div>
+                  {isActive && (
+                    <span className="inline-flex items-center gap-1 text-xs text-primary shrink-0">
+                      <Check className="size-3" /> Selected
+                    </span>
+                  )}
+                </div>
+                <div className="flex mt-2 rounded overflow-hidden border border-border/40">
+                  {t.anchors.map((hex, i) => (
+                    <div
+                      key={i}
+                      className="flex-1 h-6"
+                      style={{ backgroundColor: hex }}
+                      aria-hidden="true"
+                    />
+                  ))}
+                </div>
+                {isLightOnly && (
+                  <div className="mt-2 text-xs text-muted-foreground italic">Light only</div>
+                )}
+              </Card>
+            );
+          })}
+        </div>
+      </section>
+    </div>
+  );
+}

apps/web/src/components/Workspace.tsx

@@ -1,9 +1,11 @@
+import { useEffect, useState } from 'react';
 import { PanelRight, MessageSquare, Terminal, Bot } from 'lucide-react';
-import type { Chat, WorkspacePane } from '@/api/types';
+import type { Chat, Project, Session, WorkspacePane } from '@/api/types';
 import { MAX_PANES, type UseWorkspacePanesResult } from '@/hooks/useWorkspacePanes';
 import type { UseSessionChatsResult } from '@/hooks/useSessionChats';
 import { useViewport } from '@/hooks/useViewport';
 import { ChatPane } from '@/components/panes/ChatPane';
+import { SettingsPane } from '@/components/panes/SettingsPane';
 import { ChatTabBar } from '@/components/ChatTabBar';
 import { SessionLandingPage } from '@/components/SessionLandingPage';
 import {
@@ -24,6 +26,9 @@ interface Props {
   // (MobileTabSwitcher) can share state with the pane grid.
   panesHook: UseWorkspacePanesResult;
   chatsHook: UseSessionChatsResult;
+  // v1.9: passed through to SettingsPane when one is mounted in the grid.
+  session: Session;
+  project: Project | null;
 }
 
 export function Workspace({
@@ -33,6 +38,8 @@ export function Workspace({
   onAgentChange,
   panesHook,
   chatsHook,
+  session,
+  project,
 }: Props) {
   const {
     panes,
@@ -67,6 +74,41 @@ export function Workspace({
 
   const { isMobile } = useViewport();
 
+  // v1.9: workspace-level maximize state for the settings pane. CSS-only:
+  // sibling panes get display:none, the maximized pane fills the grid cell.
+  // ESC listener only mounted while maximized. Mobile is always full-width
+  // for a single pane so maximize doesn't apply.
+  const [maximized, setMaximized] = useState(false);
+  const settingsIdx = panes.findIndex((p) => p.kind === 'settings');
+
+  // Esc semantics: maximized → restore; otherwise → close settings pane (only
+  // when it's the active pane). Bail when the user is typing in a field or
+  // inside an open dialog so we don't eat their cancel keystroke.
+  useEffect(() => {
+    if (settingsIdx < 0) return;
+    function onKey(e: KeyboardEvent) {
+      if (e.key !== 'Escape') return;
+      const t = e.target;
+      if (t instanceof HTMLElement) {
+        if (t.tagName === 'INPUT' || t.tagName === 'TEXTAREA' || t.isContentEditable) return;
+        if (t.closest('[role="dialog"]')) return;
+      }
+      if (maximized) {
+        setMaximized(false);
+      } else if (activePaneIdx === settingsIdx) {
+        removePane(settingsIdx);
+      }
+    }
+    window.addEventListener('keydown', onKey);
+    return () => window.removeEventListener('keydown', onKey);
+  }, [maximized, settingsIdx, activePaneIdx, removePane]);
+
+  // If the settings pane was closed (no longer in panes) while maximized,
+  // clear the maximize state so the grid renders normally.
+  useEffect(() => {
+    if (maximized && settingsIdx < 0) setMaximized(false);
+  }, [maximized, settingsIdx]);
+
   function chatsForPane(pane: WorkspacePane): Chat[] {
     return pane.chatIds
       .map((id) => chats.find((c) => c.id === id))
@@ -81,10 +123,12 @@ export function Workspace({
             <DropdownMenuTrigger asChild>
               <button
                 type="button"
-                disabled={panes.length >= MAX_PANES}
+                // v1.9: settings panes excluded from the MAX cap (decision c).
+                disabled={panes.filter((p) => p.kind !== 'settings').length >= MAX_PANES}
                 className={cn(
                   'flex items-center gap-1 text-xs px-2 py-1 rounded hover:bg-muted',
-                  panes.length >= MAX_PANES && 'opacity-40 cursor-not-allowed hover:bg-transparent'
+                  panes.filter((p) => p.kind !== 'settings').length >= MAX_PANES &&
+                    'opacity-40 cursor-not-allowed hover:bg-transparent'
                 )}
               >
                 <PanelRight size={14} />
@@ -114,12 +158,24 @@ export function Workspace({
         style={
           isMobile
             ? undefined
-            : { gridTemplateColumns: `repeat(${panes.length}, minmax(0, 1fr))` }
+            : maximized && settingsIdx >= 0
+              ? { gridTemplateColumns: 'minmax(0, 1fr)' }
+              : { gridTemplateColumns: `repeat(${panes.length}, minmax(0, 1fr))` }
         }
       >
         {panes.map((pane, idx) => {
-          const visible = !isMobile || idx === activePaneIdx;
-          if (!visible) return null;
+          const isSettings = pane.kind === 'settings';
+          // v1.9: when maximized, hide every pane except the settings one.
+          // display:none keeps the React tree mounted so streams / drafts
+          // survive the toggle without re-mount cost.
+          const hiddenForMaximize = !isMobile && maximized && idx !== settingsIdx;
+          const visible = (!isMobile || idx === activePaneIdx) && !hiddenForMaximize;
+          if (!visible) {
+            if (hiddenForMaximize) {
+              return <div key={pane.id} className="hidden" />;
+            }
+            return null;
+          }
           return (
           <div
             key={pane.id}
@@ -131,19 +187,19 @@ export function Workspace({
                 'before:absolute before:inset-y-0 before:left-0 before:w-0.5 before:bg-primary before:z-10'
             )}
             onClick={() => setActivePaneIdx(idx)}
-            onDragOver={!isMobile && panes.length > 1 ? handlePaneDragOver(idx) : undefined}
-            onDragLeave={!isMobile && panes.length > 1 ? handlePaneDragLeave : undefined}
-            onDrop={!isMobile && panes.length > 1 ? handlePaneDrop(idx) : undefined}
+            onDragOver={!isMobile && !isSettings && panes.length > 1 ? handlePaneDragOver(idx) : undefined}
+            onDragLeave={!isMobile && !isSettings && panes.length > 1 ? handlePaneDragLeave : undefined}
+            onDrop={!isMobile && !isSettings && panes.length > 1 ? handlePaneDrop(idx) : undefined}
           >
             <div
-              draggable={!isMobile && panes.length > 1}
-              onDragStart={!isMobile && panes.length > 1 ? handlePaneDragStart(idx) : undefined}
-              onDragEnd={!isMobile && panes.length > 1 ? handlePaneDragEnd : undefined}
+              draggable={!isMobile && !isSettings && panes.length > 1}
+              onDragStart={!isMobile && !isSettings && panes.length > 1 ? handlePaneDragStart(idx) : undefined}
+              onDragEnd={!isMobile && !isSettings && panes.length > 1 ? handlePaneDragEnd : undefined}
             >
-              {/* Hidden on mobile per v1.8: chat-within-pane navigation
-                  is not exposed on small screens; users switch panes via
-                  the header pill instead. */}
-              {!isMobile && (
+              {/* Hidden on mobile per v1.8; settings panes own their own
+                  section nav / maximize toggle so they skip ChatTabBar
+                  entirely. */}
+              {!isMobile && !isSettings && (
                 <ChatTabBar
                   pane={pane}
                   tabs={chatsForPane(pane)}
@@ -161,7 +217,16 @@ export function Workspace({
             </div>
 
             <div className="flex-1 min-h-0 overflow-hidden">
-              {pane.kind === 'chat' && pane.chatId ? (
+              {isSettings && project ? (
+                <SettingsPane
+                  session={session}
+                  project={project}
+                  maximized={maximized}
+                  onToggleMaximize={() => setMaximized((v) => !v)}
+                  onClose={() => removePane(idx)}
+                  isMobile={isMobile}
+                />
+              ) : pane.kind === 'chat' && pane.chatId ? (
                 <ChatPane
                   sessionId={sessionId}
                   chatId={pane.chatId}
@@ -169,6 +234,7 @@ export function Workspace({
                   agentId={agentId}
                   onAgentChange={onAgentChange}
                   sessionChats={chats}
+                  webSearchEnabled={session.web_search_enabled}
                 />
               ) : (
                 <SessionLandingPage

apps/web/src/components/panes/ChatPane.tsx

@@ -22,9 +22,13 @@ interface Props {
   agentId?: string | null;
   onAgentChange?: (agentId: string | null) => void | Promise<void>;
   sessionChats?: import('@/api/types').Chat[];
+  // v1.9: threaded down to ChatInput's + menu (Web search quick toggle).
+  // null means "inherit project default" — ChatInput PATCHes with the
+  // opposite of the effective value.
+  webSearchEnabled?: boolean | null;
 }
 
-export function ChatPane({ sessionId, chatId, projectId, agentId, onAgentChange, sessionChats }: Props) {
+export function ChatPane({ sessionId, chatId, projectId, agentId, onAgentChange, sessionChats, webSearchEnabled }: Props) {
   const stream = useSessionStream(sessionId);
   const lastErrorRef = useRef<string | null>(null);
   const [queue, setQueue] = useState<string[]>([]);
@@ -92,6 +96,18 @@ export function ChatPane({ sessionId, chatId, projectId, agentId, onAgentChange,
     }
   }, [chatId]);
 
+  // Batch 9.6: slash-command dispatch. Sent regardless of streaming state —
+  // matches the existing /compact precedent (which also fires immediately).
+  // Empty args go to the server as null; the server fills in a default user
+  // message ("Apply this skill.") so the model has something to act on.
+  const handleSlashCommand = useCallback(async (skillName: string, userMessage: string) => {
+    try {
+      await api.chats.skillInvoke(chatId, skillName, userMessage.length > 0 ? userMessage : null);
+    } catch (err) {
+      toast.error(err instanceof Error ? err.message : `/${skillName} failed`);
+    }
+  }, [chatId]);
+
   function removeQueued(idx: number) {
     setQueue((prev) => prev.filter((_, i) => i !== idx));
   }
@@ -173,10 +189,13 @@ export function ChatPane({ sessionId, chatId, projectId, agentId, onAgentChange,
         <ChatInput
           disabled={false}
           projectId={projectId}
+          sessionId={sessionId}
           agentId={agentId}
           onAgentChange={onAgentChange}
+          webSearchEnabled={webSearchEnabled}
           onSend={handleSend}
           onForceSend={streaming ? handleForceSend : undefined}
+          onSlashCommand={handleSlashCommand}
         />
       </div>
     </div>

apps/web/src/components/panes/SettingsPane.tsx

@@ -0,0 +1,530 @@
+import { useEffect, useState } from 'react';
+import { Archive, Maximize2, Minimize2, X } from 'lucide-react';
+import { toast } from 'sonner';
+import { api } from '@/api/client';
+import type { Project, Session } from '@/api/types';
+import { Button } from '@/components/ui/button';
+import { Textarea } from '@/components/ui/textarea';
+import {
+  Dialog,
+  DialogContent,
+  DialogDescription,
+  DialogFooter,
+  DialogHeader,
+  DialogTitle,
+} from '@/components/ui/dialog';
+import { ModelPicker } from '@/components/ModelPicker';
+import { ThemePicker } from '@/components/ThemePicker';
+import { cn } from '@/lib/utils';
+
+type Section = 'session' | 'project' | 'theme';
+
+interface Props {
+  session: Session;
+  project: Project;
+  maximized: boolean;
+  onToggleMaximize: () => void;
+  onClose: () => void;
+  isMobile: boolean;
+}
+
+// v1.9: hand-rolled Switch primitive. No shadcn switch in the existing
+// ui/ set and the dispatch said don't pnpm dlx for v1.9 either. Single
+// purpose — clicking flips aria-checked + calls onCheckedChange.
+function Switch({
+  checked,
+  onCheckedChange,
+  disabled,
+  id,
+}: {
+  checked: boolean;
+  onCheckedChange: (v: boolean) => void;
+  disabled?: boolean;
+  id?: string;
+}) {
+  return (
+    <button
+      id={id}
+      type="button"
+      role="switch"
+      aria-checked={checked}
+      disabled={disabled}
+      onClick={() => onCheckedChange(!checked)}
+      className={cn(
+        'relative inline-flex h-5 w-9 shrink-0 cursor-pointer items-center rounded-full transition-colors',
+        checked ? 'bg-primary' : 'bg-muted',
+        disabled && 'opacity-50 cursor-not-allowed',
+      )}
+    >
+      <span
+        className={cn(
+          'inline-block h-4 w-4 transform rounded-full bg-background transition-transform',
+          checked ? 'translate-x-[1.125rem]' : 'translate-x-0.5',
+        )}
+      />
+    </button>
+  );
+}
+
+export function SettingsPane({ session, project, maximized, onToggleMaximize, onClose, isMobile }: Props) {
+  const [activeSection, setActiveSection] = useState<Section>('session');
+
+  return (
+    <div className="flex flex-col h-full min-h-0">
+      <div className="flex items-center gap-2 border-b border-border bg-muted/20 px-3 py-1.5 shrink-0">
+        <div className="flex items-center gap-1 flex-1 min-w-0">
+          {(['session', 'project', 'theme'] as const).map((s) => (
+            <button
+              key={s}
+              type="button"
+              onClick={() => setActiveSection(s)}
+              className={cn(
+                'text-xs px-2 py-1 rounded capitalize',
+                activeSection === s
+                  ? 'bg-background text-foreground'
+                  : 'text-muted-foreground hover:bg-muted',
+              )}
+            >
+              {s}
+            </button>
+          ))}
+        </div>
+        {!isMobile && (
+          <button
+            type="button"
+            onClick={onToggleMaximize}
+            className="inline-flex items-center justify-center p-1 rounded text-muted-foreground hover:bg-muted hover:text-foreground"
+            aria-label={maximized ? 'Restore' : 'Maximize'}
+            title={maximized ? 'Restore (Esc)' : 'Maximize'}
+          >
+            {maximized ? <Minimize2 size={14} /> : <Maximize2 size={14} />}
+          </button>
+        )}
+        <button
+          type="button"
+          onClick={onClose}
+          className="inline-flex items-center justify-center p-1 rounded text-muted-foreground hover:bg-muted hover:text-foreground max-md:min-h-[44px] max-md:min-w-[44px]"
+          aria-label="Close settings"
+          title="Close (Esc)"
+        >
+          <X size={14} />
+        </button>
+      </div>
+
+      <div className="flex-1 overflow-y-auto">
+        <div className="max-w-[720px] mx-auto w-full px-4 py-4 space-y-6">
+          {activeSection === 'session' && <SessionSection session={session} project={project} />}
+          {activeSection === 'project' && <ProjectSection project={project} />}
+          {activeSection === 'theme' && <ThemePicker />}
+        </div>
+      </div>
+    </div>
+  );
+}
+
+function SessionSection({ session, project }: { session: Session; project: Project }) {
+  const [name, setName] = useState(session.name);
+  const [systemPrompt, setSystemPrompt] = useState(session.system_prompt);
+  // v1.9: tri-state on the wire (null = inherit). UI surfaces a 3-way toggle
+  // via "Inherit project default" checkbox plus the override switch.
+  const [webSearch, setWebSearch] = useState<boolean | null>(session.web_search_enabled);
+  const [saving, setSaving] = useState(false);
+  // v1.9: bulk-archive chats. Two-step: openChatsCount → confirm dialog →
+  // archiveAllChats. Server publishes one chat_archived frame per id so
+  // useSidebar / chat lists update incrementally.
+  const [archiveOpen, setArchiveOpen] = useState(false);
+  const [archiveCount, setArchiveCount] = useState(0);
+  const [archiving, setArchiving] = useState(false);
+
+  useEffect(() => {
+    setName(session.name);
+    setSystemPrompt(session.system_prompt);
+    setWebSearch(session.web_search_enabled);
+  }, [session.id, session.name, session.system_prompt, session.web_search_enabled]);
+
+  const dirty =
+    name !== session.name ||
+    systemPrompt !== session.system_prompt ||
+    webSearch !== session.web_search_enabled;
+
+  const effectiveWebSearch = webSearch ?? project.default_web_search_enabled;
+  const projectPreview = project.default_system_prompt.trim().slice(0, 200);
+
+  async function save() {
+    if (saving) return;
+    setSaving(true);
+    try {
+      await api.sessions.update(session.id, {
+        name: name.trim() || session.name,
+        system_prompt: systemPrompt,
+        web_search_enabled: webSearch,
+      });
+      toast.success('Session saved');
+    } catch (err) {
+      toast.error(err instanceof Error ? err.message : 'save failed');
+    } finally {
+      setSaving(false);
+    }
+  }
+
+  async function resetSystemPrompt() {
+    if (saving) return;
+    setSaving(true);
+    try {
+      await api.sessions.update(session.id, { system_prompt: '' });
+      toast.success('Reset to project default');
+    } catch (err) {
+      toast.error(err instanceof Error ? err.message : 'reset failed');
+    } finally {
+      setSaving(false);
+    }
+  }
+
+  async function openArchiveDialog() {
+    if (archiving) return;
+    try {
+      const { count } = await api.sessions.openChatsCount(session.id);
+      if (count === 0) {
+        toast('No open chats to archive.');
+        return;
+      }
+      setArchiveCount(count);
+      setArchiveOpen(true);
+    } catch (err) {
+      toast.error(err instanceof Error ? err.message : 'failed to count chats');
+    }
+  }
+
+  async function confirmArchive() {
+    if (archiving) return;
+    setArchiving(true);
+    try {
+      const { archived } = await api.sessions.archiveAllChats(session.id);
+      toast.success(`Archived ${archived} chat${archived === 1 ? '' : 's'}`);
+      setArchiveOpen(false);
+    } catch (err) {
+      toast.error(err instanceof Error ? err.message : 'archive failed');
+    } finally {
+      setArchiving(false);
+    }
+  }
+
+  return (
+    <div className="space-y-6">
+      <div className="space-y-1.5">
+        <label className="text-xs font-medium uppercase tracking-wide text-muted-foreground">
+          Session name
+        </label>
+        <input
+          type="text"
+          value={name}
+          onChange={(e) => setName(e.target.value)}
+          className="w-full bg-background border border-border rounded px-2 py-1.5 text-sm outline-none focus:border-ring"
+        />
+      </div>
+
+      <div className="space-y-1.5">
+        <label className="text-xs font-medium uppercase tracking-wide text-muted-foreground">
+          Model
+        </label>
+        <div className="inline-flex items-center rounded-full bg-muted/40 hover:bg-muted/70 px-1">
+          <ModelPicker
+            value={session.model}
+            onChange={async (model) => {
+              try {
+                await api.sessions.update(session.id, { model });
+                toast.success('Model updated');
+              } catch (err) {
+                toast.error(err instanceof Error ? err.message : 'failed to set model');
+              }
+            }}
+          />
+        </div>
+      </div>
+
+      <div className="space-y-1.5">
+        <div className="flex items-center justify-between gap-3">
+          <label htmlFor="session-web-search" className="text-xs font-medium uppercase tracking-wide text-muted-foreground">
+            Web search
+          </label>
+          <Switch
+            id="session-web-search"
+            checked={effectiveWebSearch}
+            onCheckedChange={(v) => setWebSearch(v)}
+          />
+        </div>
+        <div className="flex items-center gap-2 text-xs text-muted-foreground">
+          <input
+            type="checkbox"
+            id="session-web-search-inherit"
+            checked={webSearch === null}
+            onChange={(e) => setWebSearch(e.target.checked ? null : project.default_web_search_enabled)}
+          />
+          <label htmlFor="session-web-search-inherit" className="cursor-pointer">
+            Inherit project default ({project.default_web_search_enabled ? 'on' : 'off'})
+          </label>
+        </div>
+        <p className="text-xs text-muted-foreground italic">
+          Plumbed for Batch 8 (web_search tool). No effect yet.
+        </p>
+      </div>
+
+      <div className="space-y-1.5">
+        <div className="flex items-center justify-between gap-3">
+          <label className="text-xs font-medium uppercase tracking-wide text-muted-foreground">
+            System prompt
+          </label>
+          <button
+            type="button"
+            onClick={() => void resetSystemPrompt()}
+            disabled={saving || session.system_prompt === ''}
+            className="text-xs text-muted-foreground hover:text-foreground disabled:opacity-40 disabled:cursor-not-allowed"
+          >
+            Reset to project default
+          </button>
+        </div>
+        <Textarea
+          value={systemPrompt}
+          onChange={(e) => setSystemPrompt(e.target.value)}
+          rows={6}
+          className="resize-y min-h-[120px] max-h-[60vh]"
+          placeholder="Per-session override (optional). Empty = inherit project default."
+        />
+        {systemPrompt.trim().length === 0 && projectPreview.length > 0 && (
+          <p className="text-xs text-muted-foreground">
+            Falls back to project default: <span className="italic">{projectPreview}{projectPreview.length === 200 ? '…' : ''}</span>
+          </p>
+        )}
+      </div>
+
+      <div className="flex justify-end gap-2">
+        <Button onClick={() => void save()} disabled={!dirty || saving}>
+          {saving ? 'Saving…' : 'Save'}
+        </Button>
+      </div>
+
+      <div className="border-t pt-4">
+        <Button
+          variant="outline"
+          onClick={() => void openArchiveDialog()}
+          disabled={archiving}
+          className="gap-1.5"
+        >
+          <Archive size={14} /> Archive all chats
+        </Button>
+      </div>
+
+      <Dialog open={archiveOpen} onOpenChange={(open) => { if (!archiving) setArchiveOpen(open); }}>
+        <DialogContent>
+          <DialogHeader>
+            <DialogTitle>Archive all chats?</DialogTitle>
+            <DialogDescription>
+              Archive {archiveCount} open chat{archiveCount === 1 ? '' : 's'} in this session?
+              Archived chats stay accessible via the archive view.
+            </DialogDescription>
+          </DialogHeader>
+          <DialogFooter>
+            <Button variant="outline" onClick={() => setArchiveOpen(false)} disabled={archiving}>
+              Cancel
+            </Button>
+            <Button onClick={() => void confirmArchive()} disabled={archiving}>
+              {archiving ? 'Archiving…' : `Archive ${archiveCount}`}
+            </Button>
+          </DialogFooter>
+        </DialogContent>
+      </Dialog>
+    </div>
+  );
+}
+
+function ProjectSection({ project }: { project: Project }) {
+  const [name, setName] = useState(project.name);
+  const [defaultPrompt, setDefaultPrompt] = useState(project.default_system_prompt);
+  const [defaultWebSearch, setDefaultWebSearch] = useState(project.default_web_search_enabled);
+  const [saving, setSaving] = useState(false);
+  // v1.9: bulk-archive sessions. Same shape as the chats-archive flow in
+  // SessionSection — count, confirm, fire.
+  const [archiveOpen, setArchiveOpen] = useState(false);
+  const [archiveCount, setArchiveCount] = useState(0);
+  const [archiving, setArchiving] = useState(false);
+
+  useEffect(() => {
+    setName(project.name);
+    setDefaultPrompt(project.default_system_prompt);
+    setDefaultWebSearch(project.default_web_search_enabled);
+  }, [
+    project.id,
+    project.name,
+    project.default_system_prompt,
+    project.default_web_search_enabled,
+  ]);
+
+  const dirty =
+    name !== project.name ||
+    defaultPrompt !== project.default_system_prompt ||
+    defaultWebSearch !== project.default_web_search_enabled;
+
+  async function save() {
+    if (saving) return;
+    setSaving(true);
+    try {
+      await api.projects.update(project.id, {
+        name: name.trim() || project.name,
+        default_system_prompt: defaultPrompt,
+        default_web_search_enabled: defaultWebSearch,
+      });
+      toast.success('Project saved');
+    } catch (err) {
+      toast.error(err instanceof Error ? err.message : 'save failed');
+    } finally {
+      setSaving(false);
+    }
+  }
+
+  async function clearDefaultPrompt() {
+    if (saving) return;
+    setSaving(true);
+    try {
+      await api.projects.update(project.id, { default_system_prompt: '' });
+      toast.success('Cleared');
+    } catch (err) {
+      toast.error(err instanceof Error ? err.message : 'clear failed');
+    } finally {
+      setSaving(false);
+    }
+  }
+
+  async function openArchiveDialog() {
+    if (archiving) return;
+    try {
+      const { count } = await api.projects.openSessionsCount(project.id);
+      if (count === 0) {
+        toast('No open sessions to archive.');
+        return;
+      }
+      setArchiveCount(count);
+      setArchiveOpen(true);
+    } catch (err) {
+      toast.error(err instanceof Error ? err.message : 'failed to count sessions');
+    }
+  }
+
+  async function confirmArchive() {
+    if (archiving) return;
+    setArchiving(true);
+    try {
+      const { archived } = await api.projects.archiveAllSessions(project.id);
+      toast.success(`Archived ${archived} session${archived === 1 ? '' : 's'}`);
+      setArchiveOpen(false);
+    } catch (err) {
+      toast.error(err instanceof Error ? err.message : 'archive failed');
+    } finally {
+      setArchiving(false);
+    }
+  }
+
+  return (
+    <div className="space-y-6">
+      <div className="space-y-1.5">
+        <label className="text-xs font-medium uppercase tracking-wide text-muted-foreground">
+          Project name
+        </label>
+        <input
+          type="text"
+          value={name}
+          onChange={(e) => setName(e.target.value)}
+          className="w-full bg-background border border-border rounded px-2 py-1.5 text-sm outline-none focus:border-ring"
+        />
+      </div>
+
+      <div className="space-y-1.5">
+        <label className="text-xs font-medium uppercase tracking-wide text-muted-foreground">
+          Root path
+        </label>
+        <div className="font-mono text-xs text-muted-foreground bg-muted/40 rounded px-2 py-1.5 select-all">
+          {project.path}
+        </div>
+      </div>
+
+      <div className="space-y-1.5">
+        <div className="flex items-center justify-between gap-3">
+          <label htmlFor="project-default-web-search" className="text-xs font-medium uppercase tracking-wide text-muted-foreground">
+            Default web search
+          </label>
+          <Switch
+            id="project-default-web-search"
+            checked={defaultWebSearch}
+            onCheckedChange={setDefaultWebSearch}
+          />
+        </div>
+        <p className="text-xs text-muted-foreground italic">
+          Applies to new sessions only. Plumbed for Batch 8.
+        </p>
+      </div>
+
+      <div className="space-y-1.5">
+        <div className="flex items-center justify-between gap-3">
+          <label className="text-xs font-medium uppercase tracking-wide text-muted-foreground">
+            Default system prompt
+          </label>
+          <button
+            type="button"
+            onClick={() => void clearDefaultPrompt()}
+            disabled={saving || project.default_system_prompt === ''}
+            className="text-xs text-muted-foreground hover:text-foreground disabled:opacity-40 disabled:cursor-not-allowed"
+          >
+            Clear
+          </button>
+        </div>
+        <Textarea
+          value={defaultPrompt}
+          onChange={(e) => setDefaultPrompt(e.target.value)}
+          rows={6}
+          className="resize-y min-h-[120px] max-h-[60vh]"
+          placeholder="Prepended to every new session's system prompt (when its own is empty). Empty = no project default."
+        />
+      </div>
+
+      <p className="text-xs text-muted-foreground">
+        Existing sessions are not affected by changes here.
+      </p>
+
+      <div className="flex justify-end gap-2">
+        <Button onClick={() => void save()} disabled={!dirty || saving}>
+          {saving ? 'Saving…' : 'Save'}
+        </Button>
+      </div>
+
+      <div className="border-t pt-4">
+        <Button
+          variant="outline"
+          onClick={() => void openArchiveDialog()}
+          disabled={archiving}
+          className="gap-1.5"
+        >
+          <Archive size={14} /> Archive all sessions
+        </Button>
+      </div>
+
+      <Dialog open={archiveOpen} onOpenChange={(open) => { if (!archiving) setArchiveOpen(open); }}>
+        <DialogContent>
+          <DialogHeader>
+            <DialogTitle>Archive all sessions?</DialogTitle>
+            <DialogDescription>
+              Archive {archiveCount} open session{archiveCount === 1 ? '' : 's'} in this project?
+              Archived sessions stay accessible via the archive view.
+            </DialogDescription>
+          </DialogHeader>
+          <DialogFooter>
+            <Button variant="outline" onClick={() => setArchiveOpen(false)} disabled={archiving}>
+              Cancel
+            </Button>
+            <Button onClick={() => void confirmArchive()} disabled={archiving}>
+              {archiving ? 'Archiving…' : `Archive ${archiveCount}`}
+            </Button>
+          </DialogFooter>
+        </DialogContent>
+      </Dialog>
+    </div>
+  );
+}

apps/web/src/hooks/sessionEvents.ts

@@ -62,6 +62,14 @@ export interface OpenChatInActivePaneEvent {
   chat_id: string;
 }
 
+// Client-side event fired by the sidebar Settings button when a session is
+// currently mounted. Session.tsx subscribes and calls
+// panesHook.toggleSettingsPane() (open on first click, close on second).
+// Sidebar handles the no-session case by navigating to /settings directly.
+export interface OpenSettingsPaneEvent {
+  type: 'open_settings_pane';
+}
+
 export interface SessionArchivedEvent {
   type: 'session_archived';
   session_id: string;
@@ -139,6 +147,7 @@ export type SessionEvent =
   | OpenFileInBrowserEvent
   | AttachChatFileEvent
   | OpenChatInActivePaneEvent
+  | OpenSettingsPaneEvent
   | SessionArchivedEvent
   | ChatCreatedEvent
   | ChatUpdatedEvent

apps/web/src/hooks/useSidebar.ts

@@ -151,6 +151,10 @@ function applyEvent(prev: SidebarResponse, event: import('./sessionEvents').Sess
     case 'open_chat_in_active_pane':
       // Consumed by Workspace; sidebar has no business with pane state.
       return prev;
+    case 'open_settings_pane':
+      // Consumed by Session.tsx (calls toggleSettingsPane on its panesHook).
+      // Sidebar data is untouched.
+      return prev;
     case 'session_archived': {
       let changed = false;
       const projects = prev.projects.map((p) => {

apps/web/src/hooks/useSkills.ts

@@ -0,0 +1,43 @@
+import { useEffect, useState } from 'react';
+import { api } from '@/api/client';
+import type { Skill } from '@/api/types';
+
+// Batch 9.6: shared in-memory cache for the slash-command dropdown. One fetch
+// per process; subsequent mounts of useSkills() return the cached list and
+// don't re-hit /api/skills. Matches the useSidebar / useChatStatus module-
+// singleton pattern so the dropdown stays cheap even with many ChatInputs
+// mounted at once.
+
+let cachedSkills: Skill[] | null = null;
+let inflight: Promise<Skill[]> | null = null;
+const subscribers = new Set<(s: Skill[]) => void>();
+
+async function loadSkills(): Promise<Skill[]> {
+  if (inflight) return inflight;
+  inflight = api.skills
+    .list()
+    .then((r) => {
+      cachedSkills = r.skills;
+      for (const sub of subscribers) {
+        try { sub(cachedSkills); } catch { /* swallow */ }
+      }
+      return cachedSkills;
+    })
+    .finally(() => { inflight = null; });
+  return inflight;
+}
+
+export function useSkills(): { skills: Skill[]; loaded: boolean } {
+  const [skills, setSkills] = useState<Skill[]>(cachedSkills ?? []);
+  const [loaded, setLoaded] = useState<boolean>(cachedSkills !== null);
+
+  useEffect(() => {
+    subscribers.add(setSkills);
+    if (cachedSkills === null) {
+      void loadSkills().then(() => setLoaded(true)).catch(() => setLoaded(true));
+    }
+    return () => { subscribers.delete(setSkills); };
+  }, []);
+
+  return { skills, loaded };
+}

apps/web/src/hooks/useWorkspacePanes.ts

@@ -19,6 +19,26 @@ function chatPane(chatId: string): WorkspacePane {
   return { id: generateId(), kind: 'chat', chatId, chatIds: [chatId], activeChatIdx: 0 };
 }
 
+// v1.9: settings pane factory. No chats, no state beyond identity — the
+// SettingsPane component renders Session/Project sections from the
+// surrounding session/project.
+function settingsPane(): WorkspacePane {
+  return { id: generateId(), kind: 'settings', chatIds: [], activeChatIdx: -1 };
+}
+
+// v1.9: settings panes are ephemeral. Filter them out before persisting so a
+// page reload always returns to a clean workspace; the user re-opens via the
+// sidebar Settings button when needed.
+function persistablePanes(panes: WorkspacePane[]): WorkspacePane[] {
+  return panes.filter((p) => p.kind !== 'settings');
+}
+
+// v1.9: per recon decision (c), settings panes don't count toward MAX_PANES.
+// Helper used at every pane-insertion site so the rule lives in one place.
+function nonSettingsCount(panes: WorkspacePane[]): number {
+  return panes.reduce((n, p) => n + (p.kind === 'settings' ? 0 : 1), 0);
+}
+
 function loadPanes(sessionId: string): WorkspacePane[] | null {
   try {
     const raw = localStorage.getItem(`${STORAGE_KEY}.${sessionId}`);
@@ -33,7 +53,10 @@ function loadPanes(sessionId: string): WorkspacePane[] | null {
 
 function savePanes(sessionId: string, panes: WorkspacePane[]): void {
   try {
-    localStorage.setItem(`${STORAGE_KEY}.${sessionId}`, JSON.stringify(panes));
+    localStorage.setItem(
+      `${STORAGE_KEY}.${sessionId}`,
+      JSON.stringify(persistablePanes(panes)),
+    );
   } catch { /* quota or disabled */ }
 }
 
@@ -50,6 +73,10 @@ export interface UseWorkspacePanesResult {
   closeAllTabs: (paneIdx: number) => void;
   showLandingPage: (paneIdx: number) => void;
   addSplitPane: (kind: 'chat' | 'terminal' | 'agent') => void;
+  // Open-on-first-click, close-on-second-click. Singleton — settings panes
+  // don't count toward MAX_PANES. Closing the only remaining pane (edge case)
+  // falls back to an empty pane to preserve the "always one pane" invariant.
+  toggleSettingsPane: () => void;
   removePane: (idx: number) => void;
   removeChatFromPanes: (chatId: string) => void;
   initializeFirstChatIfEmpty: (chatId: string) => void;
@@ -216,7 +243,8 @@ export function useWorkspacePanes(sessionId: string): UseWorkspacePanesResult {
       return;
     }
     setPanes((prev) => {
-      if (prev.length >= MAX_PANES) {
+      // v1.9: settings panes are excluded from the MAX cap (decision c).
+      if (nonSettingsCount(prev) >= MAX_PANES) {
         toast.error(`Maximum ${MAX_PANES} panes`);
         return prev;
       }
@@ -226,9 +254,35 @@ export function useWorkspacePanes(sessionId: string): UseWorkspacePanesResult {
     });
   }, []);
 
+  const toggleSettingsPane = useCallback(() => {
+    setPanes((prev) => {
+      const existingIdx = prev.findIndex((p) => p.kind === 'settings');
+      if (existingIdx < 0) {
+        const next = [...prev, settingsPane()];
+        setActivePaneIdx(next.length - 1);
+        return next;
+      }
+      if (prev.length <= 1) {
+        setActivePaneIdx(0);
+        return [emptyPane()];
+      }
+      const next = prev.filter((_, i) => i !== existingIdx);
+      setActivePaneIdx((ai) => Math.min(ai, next.length - 1));
+      return next;
+    });
+  }, []);
+
   const removePane = useCallback((idx: number) => {
     setPanes((prev) => {
-      if (prev.length <= 1) return prev;
+      if (prev.length <= 1) {
+        // Settings is the only kind that can be the last pane and still need
+        // closing (X / Esc / sidebar toggle). Fall back to empty.
+        if (prev[idx]?.kind === 'settings') {
+          setActivePaneIdx(0);
+          return [emptyPane()];
+        }
+        return prev;
+      }
       const next = prev.filter((_, i) => i !== idx);
       setActivePaneIdx((ai) => Math.min(ai, next.length - 1));
       return next;
@@ -325,6 +379,7 @@ export function useWorkspacePanes(sessionId: string): UseWorkspacePanesResult {
     closeAllTabs,
     showLandingPage,
     addSplitPane,
+    toggleSettingsPane,
     removePane,
     removeChatFromPanes,
     initializeFirstChatIfEmpty,

apps/web/src/pages/Home.tsx

@@ -47,6 +47,11 @@ export function Home() {
               last_session_id: null,
               status: 'archived' as const,
               gitea_remote: fromSidebar.gitea_remote,
+              // v1.9: synthesized stub for an archived project that only the
+              // sidebar cache has — defaults match the schema NOT NULL DEFAULT
+              // values. The full row gets re-fetched on unarchive.
+              default_system_prompt: '',
+              default_web_search_enabled: false,
             },
             ...prev,
           ];

apps/web/src/pages/Session.tsx

@@ -116,9 +116,31 @@ function SessionInner({ sessionId }: { sessionId: string }) {
         event.session_id === sessionId
       ) {
         navigate(`/project/${event.project_id}`);
+        return;
+      }
+      // v1.9: any session_updated for this session triggers a full refetch so
+      // SettingsPane (mounted in a workspace pane) picks up system_prompt /
+      // web_search_enabled / model edits made from another tab.
+      if (event.type === 'session_updated' && event.session_id === sessionId) {
+        void api.sessions.get(sessionId).then((s) => {
+          setSession(s);
+          setName((prev) => (editingName ? prev : s.name));
+        }).catch(() => {});
+        return;
+      }
+      // v1.9: project_updated → refetch project so the Project section in
+      // SettingsPane reflects the new defaults.
+      if (event.type === 'project_updated' && project && event.project_id === project.id) {
+        void api.projects.get(project.id).then(setProject).catch(() => {});
+        return;
+      }
+      // Sidebar Settings button broadcasts this when a session is mounted;
+      // toggleSettingsPane opens on first click, closes on second.
+      if (event.type === 'open_settings_pane') {
+        panesHook.toggleSettingsPane();
       }
     });
-  }, [sessionId, editingName, navigate]);
+  }, [sessionId, editingName, navigate, project, panesHook]);
 
   // v1.8: URL ?pane= sync (mobile only). Lifted from Workspace.tsx so
   // MobileTabSwitcher's onSwitchPane can push the same URL state and the
@@ -211,15 +233,13 @@ function SessionInner({ sessionId }: { sessionId: string }) {
               </div>
 
               {session && (
-                <div className="inline-flex items-center rounded-full bg-muted/40 hover:bg-muted/70 px-1 shrink-0">
-                  <ModelPicker
-                    value={session.model}
-                    onChange={async (model) => {
-                      const updated = await api.sessions.update(session.id, { model });
-                      setSession(updated);
-                    }}
-                  />
-                </div>
+                <ModelPicker
+                  value={session.model}
+                  onChange={async (model) => {
+                    const updated = await api.sessions.update(session.id, { model });
+                    setSession(updated);
+                  }}
+                />
               )}
 
               <button
@@ -337,6 +357,8 @@ function SessionInner({ sessionId }: { sessionId: string }) {
           }}
           panesHook={panesHook}
           chatsHook={chatsHook}
+          session={session}
+          project={project}
         />
       )}
     </div>

apps/web/src/pages/Settings.tsx

@@ -1,124 +1,46 @@
-import { useState } from 'react';
-import { Check } from 'lucide-react';
-import { toast } from 'sonner';
-import { Card } from '@/components/ui/card';
-import { Label } from '@/components/ui/label';
-import { RadioGroup, RadioGroupItem } from '@/components/ui/radio-group';
-import { THEMES, setTheme, useTheme, type ThemeId, type ThemeMode } from '@/lib/theme';
-import { cn } from '@/lib/utils';
-
-const MODES: { value: ThemeMode; label: string; hint: string }[] = [
-  { value: 'dark', label: 'Dark', hint: 'Use the dark variant.' },
-  { value: 'light', label: 'Light', hint: 'Use the light variant.' },
-  { value: 'system', label: 'System', hint: 'Follow OS preference.' },
-];
+import { ArrowLeft } from 'lucide-react';
+import { useNavigate } from 'react-router-dom';
+import { ThemePicker } from '@/components/ThemePicker';
 
+// v1.9: thin wrapper around <ThemePicker />. The picker itself moved to a
+// reusable component (also rendered in the workspace SettingsPane Theme tab).
+// This page-level shell adds the back affordance + heading chrome that's
+// appropriate when the picker is the entire route.
 export function Settings() {
-  const { id: currentId, mode: currentMode } = useTheme();
-  // Track the most recent in-flight pick so the picker can show a subtle
-  // "applying…" state on the targeted card while the PATCH is in flight.
-  const [pending, setPending] = useState<{ kind: 'theme'; id: ThemeId } | { kind: 'mode'; mode: ThemeMode } | null>(null);
+  const navigate = useNavigate();
 
-  async function pickTheme(id: ThemeId) {
-    if (id === currentId || pending) return;
-    setPending({ kind: 'theme', id });
-    try {
-      await setTheme(id, currentMode);
-    } catch (err) {
-      toast.error(err instanceof Error ? err.message : 'failed to apply theme');
-    } finally {
-      setPending(null);
-    }
-  }
-
-  async function pickMode(mode: ThemeMode) {
-    if (mode === currentMode || pending) return;
-    setPending({ kind: 'mode', mode });
-    try {
-      await setTheme(currentId, mode);
-    } catch (err) {
-      toast.error(err instanceof Error ? err.message : 'failed to apply mode');
-    } finally {
-      setPending(null);
+  function handleBack() {
+    // History-aware: jump back to where the user came from when possible.
+    // Direct loads of /settings (no history) land on Home so the button
+    // always does *something* useful.
+    if (window.history.length > 1) {
+      navigate(-1);
+    } else {
+      navigate('/');
     }
   }
 
   return (
     <div className="flex-1 overflow-y-auto">
       <div className="max-w-[1000px] mx-auto w-full px-6 py-6 space-y-8">
-        <header>
-          <h1 className="text-xl font-semibold">Settings</h1>
-          <p className="text-sm text-muted-foreground mt-1">
-            Theme appearance. Saved on change, applies immediately.
-          </p>
-        </header>
-
-        <section className="space-y-3">
-          <h2 className="text-sm font-medium">Mode</h2>
-          <RadioGroup
-            value={currentMode}
-            onValueChange={(v) => void pickMode(v as ThemeMode)}
-            className="flex flex-wrap gap-4"
+        <header className="space-y-2">
+          <button
+            type="button"
+            onClick={handleBack}
+            className="inline-flex items-center gap-1 text-sm text-muted-foreground hover:text-foreground -ml-1 px-1 py-0.5 rounded"
+            aria-label="Back"
           >
-            {MODES.map((m) => (
-              <div key={m.value} className="flex items-center gap-2">
-                <RadioGroupItem id={`mode-${m.value}`} value={m.value} />
-                <Label htmlFor={`mode-${m.value}`} className="cursor-pointer">
-                  <span className="font-medium">{m.label}</span>
-                  <span className="ml-2 text-xs text-muted-foreground">{m.hint}</span>
-                </Label>
-              </div>
-            ))}
-          </RadioGroup>
-        </section>
-
-        <section className="space-y-3">
-          <h2 className="text-sm font-medium">Theme</h2>
-          <div className="grid grid-cols-2 md:grid-cols-3 gap-3">
-            {THEMES.map((t) => {
-              const isActive = t.id === currentId;
-              const isPending = pending?.kind === 'theme' && pending.id === t.id;
-              const isLightOnly = !t.supportsDark;
-              return (
-                <Card
-                  key={t.id}
-                  onClick={() => void pickTheme(t.id)}
-                  className={cn(
-                    'p-3 cursor-pointer transition-colors',
-                    'hover:bg-accent/10',
-                    isActive && 'ring-2 ring-ring',
-                    isPending && 'opacity-60',
-                  )}
-                >
-                  <div className="flex items-center justify-between gap-2">
-                    <div className="min-w-0">
-                      <div className="font-mono text-sm truncate">{t.name}</div>
-                      <div className="text-xs text-muted-foreground">{t.family}</div>
-                    </div>
-                    {isActive && (
-                      <span className="inline-flex items-center gap-1 text-xs text-primary shrink-0">
-                        <Check className="size-3" /> Selected
-                      </span>
-                    )}
-                  </div>
-                  <div className="flex mt-2 rounded overflow-hidden border border-border/40">
-                    {t.anchors.map((hex, i) => (
-                      <div
-                        key={i}
-                        className="flex-1 h-6"
-                        style={{ backgroundColor: hex }}
-                        aria-hidden="true"
-                      />
-                    ))}
-                  </div>
-                  {isLightOnly && (
-                    <div className="mt-2 text-xs text-muted-foreground italic">Light only</div>
-                  )}
-                </Card>
-              );
-            })}
+            <ArrowLeft className="size-4" />
+            <span>Back</span>
+          </button>
+          <div>
+            <h1 className="text-xl font-semibold">Settings</h1>
+            <p className="text-sm text-muted-foreground mt-1">
+              Theme appearance. Saved on change, applies immediately.
+            </p>
           </div>
-        </section>
+        </header>
+        <ThemePicker />
       </div>
     </div>
   );

boocode_roadmap.md

@@ -1,341 +1,201 @@
-# BooCode v1.x — Roadmap
+# BooCode — Roadmap
 
-Last updated: 2026-05-16
+Last updated: 2026-05-17
 
 ## Overview
 
-BooCode is a standalone code-chat tool at `/opt/boocode/`. Read-only by design — pick a project, chat with a local LLM that has file-inspection tools, get streaming responses over WebSocket.
+BooCode is a standalone code-chat tool at `/opt/boocode/`. Read-only by design in v1.x — pick a project, chat with a local LLM that has file-inspection tools, get streaming responses over WebSocket.
 
 Live at `https://code.indifferentketchup.com` (Caddy → Authelia → Tailscale → `100.114.205.53:9500`).
 
 **Architectural commitments:**
 
-- No embeddings. The model uses file-view tools (`view_file`, `list_dir`, `grep`, `find_files`) + sidecar analyzers (codecontext, codesight). Walked away from the RAG pipeline May 2026.
+- No embeddings. File-view tools + sidecar analyzers replace RAG.
 - Read-only in v1.x. Write tools land in BooCoder (separate container, post-v1.x).
 - One Postgres (`boocode_db`), one frontend SPA, container-per-service for new capabilities.
 
-External code lifted from / referenced in: see `boocode_code_review.md` for full inventory.
+## Current state
 
------
+- **main:** v1.8.1 (`b09d0ff` was last known tip prior to v1.8.2).
+- **Just merged / committed to main:** v1.8.2 — tool-loop fixes (read-only loop cap raised, "tool loop depth exceeded" error surfaced with continue button, `max_tool_calls` AGENTS.md frontmatter, `messages.metadata` column).
+- **In flight RIGHT NOW:** **v1.x-themes** branch — Claude Code implementing 18-theme system. See "Active work" below.
+
+## Active work
+
+### v1.x-themes — Theme system (in flight)
+
+**Spec source:** locked in this session. Anchors below derived from `/mnt/user-data/uploads/boocode-theme-previews.html` (16 themes extracted) + spec §3 family rules for the two missing (`fuchsia-noir`, `midnight-sapphire`).
+
+**18 themes, grouped:**
+
+| Family | IDs |
+|---|---|
+| Neutral dark | obsidian (default), gunmetal |
+| Brown / warm | espresso, volcanic-brown |
+| Orange / amber | copper, gold |
+| Red | oxblood, crimson |
+| Purple | elderflower, plum |
+| Pink / magenta | steel-pink, fuchsia-noir |
+| Green | matrix, sage |
+| Blue | cobalt, midnight-sapphire |
+| Light-only | ivory, chalk |
+
+**Dark anchors (bg, card, border, muted-fg, accent):**
+
+```
+obsidian          #0c0c0e #15151a #1f1f23 #6b6b75 #8b5cf6
+gunmetal          #0d1117 #161b22 #21262d #7d8590 #388bfd
+espresso          #1c1410 #241a14 #2e2218 #8a7058 #c8a880
+volcanic-brown    #140906 #1e0e0a #2e1610 #7a4030 #cc4a1a
+copper            #100800 #1c1408 #2e1f0a #8a6040 #b87333
+gold              #0e0800 #1a1200 #2a1f00 #a07c30 #d4af37
+oxblood           #0a0303 #180606 #2a0808 #7a3028 #8b1a1a
+crimson           #0e0404 #1a0808 #2e0a0a #8a3030 #dc143c
+elderflower       #100818 #1c1024 #2c1830 #8a78a0 #b89cd8
+plum              #0c0814 #180e20 #241830 #7a4878 #8e4585
+steel-pink        #0e0408 #1a080e #2e0c1a #9a4070 #cc33aa
+fuchsia-noir      #0a0610 #14081a #2a0c2e #8a3878 #ff1493
+matrix            #000a00 #031403 #0a200a #208030 #00ff41
+sage              #0a0e08 #141a10 #1e2e1a #7a8870 #9caf88
+cobalt            #020817 #061434 #0c2244 #3060a0 #0047ab
+midnight-sapphire #02050e #060c1f #0e1a36 #4a6088 #1e3a8a
+ivory             #fdfcf8 #f5f2e8 #e8e4d8 #8a8478 #3a3328   (light-only)
+chalk             #fafaf7 #f0f0ec #e5e5e0 #75756e #2a2a28   (light-only)
+```
+
+**Light-variant derivation (for the 16 dark themes):**
+- Lightest anchor → background
+- Accent darkens ~15% (HSL L − 15pp)
+- Foreground = near-black tinted toward family hue
+- Surfaces / borders scale up symmetrically
+
+**Fallback:** `ivory` or `chalk` + dark mode → `obsidian` dark.
+
+**Token map (shadcn nova set):**
+```
+background        ← anchor 1
+card / popover    ← anchor 2
+border / muted    ← anchor 3
+muted-foreground  ← anchor 4
+primary / accent  ← anchor 5
+foreground        ← derived: anchor-5 hue, ~92% L, ~25% S
+--destructive     ← red family, unchanged across themes
+--ring            ← per-theme accent
+--radius          ← 0.5rem locked
+fonts             ← Inter + JetBrains Mono locked
+```
+
+**Wiring locked:**
+- Schema: `settings.theme_id TEXT NOT NULL DEFAULT 'obsidian'`, `settings.theme_mode TEXT NOT NULL DEFAULT 'dark' CHECK IN ('dark','light','system')`
+- API: GET `/api/settings` extended, PATCH whitelists 18 theme ids → 400 otherwise
+- CSS: `apps/web/src/styles/themes/*.css` (18 + `_tokens.css`), imported from `globals.css` (NOT `index.css`)
+- `.theme-<id>` + `.theme-<id>.dark` composed on `<html>`
+- `apps/web/src/lib/theme.ts` (new): `THEMES` const, `applyTheme(id, mode)`, `useTheme()` hook. matchMedia subscribed only when `mode === 'system'`
+- `apps/web/src/App.tsx`: `useTheme()` at top
+- Settings page: card grid, mode toggle (radio: Dark/Light/System). No header dropdown.
+- shadcn primitives: `card`, `radio-group` installed via `pnpm dlx shadcn@latest add`. `button`, `label` already present.
+- FOUC mitigation: localStorage cache + inline `<script>` in `index.html` sets `<html>` class before React hydrates
+
+**Out of scope (v1):**
+- Custom user palettes (no color picker)
+- Per-project / per-session themes
+- Shiki syntax-highlighting themes
+- Header quick-switcher
+
+**Verify after Claude Code hands back:**
+- `fuchsia-noir` and `midnight-sapphire` visual check — derived, not from preview. Swap hexes if they read wrong.
+- Light variants of the 16 dark themes — algorithmic. Spot-check 3-4 across families (warm/cool/dark/saturated).
+- FOUC on hard reload, theme-switch persistence, system-mode matchMedia teardown.
 
 ## Batch summary
 
-|Batch                                     |Theme                                                                              |Status     |Branch / Notes                         |
-|------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-----------|---------------------------------------|
-|1                                         |Markdown, Copy + Regen, tok/s + ctx, AI naming                                     |✅ Done     |`v1.1-batch1` merged                   |
-|2                                         |Sidebar restructure                                                                |✅ Done     |`v1.1-batch2` merged                   |
-|3                                         |Pane system, FileBrowserPane + Shiki, cross-tab                                    |✅ Done     |`v1.1-batch3` merged                   |
-|3.5                                       |Chip infrastructure, `@file`, line-select                                          |✅ Done     |merged                                 |
-|4 (v1.2)                                  |Chats inside sessions, right-rail, `/compact`, archive, force-send                 |✅ Done     |merged                                 |
-|4.1–4.4                                   |Project archive, sidebar context, Gitea API, bootstrap                             |✅ Done     |merged                                 |
-|v1.5 cleanup                              |resolveProjectPath, BOOTSTRAP_ROOT, vitest pin                                     |✅ Done     |merged                                 |
-|v1.6 mobile                               |Drawer, single-pane, long-press, IME-safe, pull-to-refresh, swipe-close            |✅ Done     |merged                                 |
-|v1.6.1                                    |RightRail mobile wrapper fix                                                       |✅ Done     |merged                                 |
-|Tool-loop bump                            |MAX_TOOL_LOOP_DEPTH 5→15                                                           |✅ Done     |merged                                 |
-|v1.6.2                                    |Workspace + Session+Project headers + ChatTabBar new-chat + RightRail mobile drawer|🔄 In flight|`v1.6.2-mobile-ui-fixes`               |
-|**v1.8 mobile tabs**                      |**Bottom-sheet pane switcher + cross-tab `pane_status` WS sync + StatusDot on tabs**|**Next up**|`v1.8-mobile-tabs`; hand-rolled sheet  |
-|9 (REORDERED, DECOUPLED)                  |Agents (Tier 2): `AGENTS.md`, per-agent temp/tools, picker in ChatInput toolbar    |✅ Implemented, uncommitted|six builtins; on `main` awaiting commit|
-|5                                         |Fork message, delete message, header polish                                        |Planned    |                                       |
-|6                                         |Drag-drop file + paste-as-attachment                                               |Planned    |thin extension of 3.5 chips            |
-|7                                         |Settings drawer: system prompt, web search toggle, agent entry                     |Planned    |adds SettingsDrawer agent entry (Batch 9 deferred half) |
-|8                                         |Web search backend: SearXNG `web_search` + `web_fetch`                             |Planned    |                                       |
-|10                                        |BooTerm: separate container, xterm.js + node-pty + tmux                            |Planned    |                                       |
-|11 — Architect: codebase map              |codecontext sidecar + MCP tool wiring                                              |Planned    |from nmakod/codecontext                |
-|11b — Architect: repo health              |call graph, circular deps, dead code                                               |Planned    |from spirituslab/codesight             |
-|12 — Tool approval + plan/act mode        |Read-only invariant, per-tool gating                                               |Planned    |from cline                             |
-|13 — Append-only event log                |Replace messages-table semantics                                                   |Planned    |from OpenHands V1                      |
-|14 — BooCoder: pending changes            |Sandboxed edit queue, atomic apply                                                 |Post-v1.x  |from plandex                           |
-|15 — BooCoder runtime isolation           |Per-session Docker sandbox                                                         |Post-v1.x  |from OpenHands                         |
-|16 — Multi-provider LLM                   |Optional litellm-style abstraction                                                 |Optional   |from pi-ai                             |
-|17 — Workflow graphs                      |Multi-agent coordination                                                           |Far future |from microsoft/agent-framework concepts|
-
-**Old Batch 12 (codebase indexer w/ Harrier embeddings) — REMOVED.** Replaced by Batch 11/11b sidecar approach. See `boocode_code_review.md` decisions log.
-
-**Batch 9 reordered ahead of 5–8, 10.** Picker mounts in `ChatInput.tsx` toolbar only. SettingsDrawer agent entry rolled into Batch 7 when it lands. No UI dependency on Batches 5/6/7, so it can ship anytime after v1.6.2.
-
------
-
-## Batch details (planned / new)
-
-### Batch 9 — Agents (Tier 2, DECOUPLED)
-
-**Spec:** `boocode_batch9.md` with the deltas below.
-
-**Status:** Next up after v1.6.2 merges. Decoupled from Batch 7.
-
-**Deltas from `boocode_batch9.md`:**
-
-1. Builtin defaults in `agents.ts` OMIT the `model` field. Resolution order makes `session.model` win when `agent.model` is null. Spec line 30 example is misleading — do not hardcode any model in builtins.
-2. Builtin defaults are the six agents shipped in `/opt/boocode/AGENTS.md`: **Code Reviewer, Debugger, Refactorer, Architect, Security Auditor, Prompt Builder.** If project root `AGENTS.md` exists, only its agents show. If absent, show the six builtins.
-3. AgentPicker mounts in `ChatInput.tsx` toolbar between ModelPicker and the `+` button. **No `SettingsDrawer.tsx` or `Header.tsx` changes in this batch.**
-4. SettingsDrawer agent entry + Header active-agent badge moved to Batch 7.
-
-**Files to create:**
-
-- `apps/server/src/services/agents.ts` — parser, six builtin defaults, mtime-keyed cache.
-- `apps/server/src/routes/agents.ts` — `GET /api/projects/:id/agents`.
-- `apps/web/src/components/AgentPicker.tsx` — dropdown, matches ModelPicker pattern.
-
-**Files to modify:**
-
-- `apps/server/src/schema.sql` — `ALTER TABLE sessions ADD COLUMN IF NOT EXISTS agent_id TEXT;`
-- `apps/server/src/services/inference.ts` — resolution order: `effective_system_prompt`, `effective_model`, `effective_temperature`, `effective_tools` from session + agent + project. Filter tools array against agent whitelist before sending to llama-swap.
-- `apps/server/src/routes/sessions.ts` — PATCH accepts `agent_id`.
-- `apps/server/src/types/api.ts` — Agent type, extend Session with `agent_id`.
-- `apps/web/src/api/client.ts`, `apps/web/src/api/types.ts` — Agent type, `api.agents.list(projectId)`.
-- `apps/web/src/components/ChatInput.tsx` — mount AgentPicker.
-
-**Testing plan (manual, before locking temps):**
-
-- Drop `/opt/boocode/AGENTS.md` (six agents, no `model` field on any).
-- For each of the 7 keeper models, switch session model and run the same target prompt against each agent. Log tok/s, instruction-following quality.
-- Adjust per-agent temperature in `AGENTS.md` based on results.
-- A/B candidates: qwen3.6-35b-a3b-mxfp4 (daily), qwopus3.6-35b-a3b-q4 (reasoning), qwopus3.5-27b-q4, qwen3.6-27b-ud-q4-xl, nemotron-3-nano-30b, gemma-4-26b-a4b-mxfp4, qwen3-coder-30b-apex.
-
-**Dependencies:** v1.6.2 merged.
-
------
-
-### Batch 11 — Architect: codebase map (REVISED)
-
-**Inspiration / lift:** `nmakod/codecontext` (MIT, Go binary).
-
-**What it gives BooCode:** an architect-grade codebase overview without embeddings. Codecontext parses the repo with tree-sitter, extracts symbols, builds import/dependency relationships, and exposes the result via an MCP server with 8 tools. The model gets a structural map of any codebase on demand.
-
-**Why this replaces the original Batch 11 (aider PageRank port):** codecontext is a finished binary in our stack language (Go), with watch mode, incremental updates, framework detection, and git-co-change-based semantic neighborhoods (no embeddings). The aider port would be reimplementing what codecontext already ships.
-
-**Scope:**
-
-- Add `codecontext` sidecar container to `docker-compose.yml`. Mount the project root read-only. One sidecar per BooCode instance — projects are addressed by absolute path.
-- Wire each codecontext MCP tool into BooCode’s `inference/tools.ts` as a native tool the model can call:
- - `repo_overview(project_id)` → codecontext `get_codebase_overview`
- - `repo_file_analysis(project_id, path)` → `get_file_analysis`
- - `repo_symbol_info(project_id, symbol)` → `get_symbol_info`
- - `repo_search_symbols(project_id, query)` → `search_symbols`
- - `repo_dependencies(project_id, path)` → `get_dependencies`
- - `repo_semantic_neighborhoods(project_id, path)` → `get_semantic_neighborhoods` (git co-change)
- - `repo_framework_analysis(project_id)` → `get_framework_analysis`
-- `path_guard.ts` extension: incorporate `continuedev/continue` `DEFAULT_SECURITY_IGNORE_FILETYPES` so codecontext can’t surface `.env`, `.pem`, keys, etc.
-- Fallback grammars: drop `Aider-AI/aider`‘s `aider/queries/tree-sitter-*.scm` files for any language codecontext doesn’t cover. Use them via an in-process tree-sitter wrapper *only if* a project needs an unsupported language. Defer wrapper build until that’s an actual gap.
-
-**Where it goes:** new `apps/server/src/architect/` directory. No new tables — codecontext maintains its own state on disk. New env: `CODECONTEXT_URL=http://codecontext:8765` (MCP endpoint).
-
-**Decisions to make at recon time:**
-
-- Bundle the binary directly in the BooCode Dockerfile, or run codecontext as its own service? Sidecar is cleaner. Bundle is one less container.
-- How does the model discover codecontext tools — register them statically in the tools registry, or proxy MCP `tools/list` at startup?
-
-**Dependencies:** none. Can ship before Batches 5–10.
-
------
-
-### Batch 11b — Architect: repo health (NEW)
-
-**Inspiration / lift:** `spirituslab/codesight` (MIT-ish, TS/Node).
-
-**What it gives BooCode:** complement to Batch 11. Where codecontext answers “what is this codebase,” repo health answers “what’s wrong with this codebase.” Call graph, circular dependency detection, dead code flagging.
-
-**Scope:**
-
-- Port codesight’s `analyze.mjs` analyzer core into `apps/server/src/architect/repo_health.ts`. Drop the VS Code extension shell. Keep:
- - Symbol extraction (already overlaps codecontext — call codecontext where possible, only redo what’s needed for graph edges).
- - Call graph builder (function-to-function edges).
- - Circular dependency detector.
- - Dead code detector (exported symbols never imported or called).
-- New tool: `repo_health(project_id)` returning `{ circular_dependencies: [...], dead_code: [...] }`. Output respects codesight’s documented false-positive caveats (customElements.define, framework entry points, dynamic imports) — surface those in the tool description so the model doesn’t trust dead-code flags blindly.
-- Cache results in `boocode_db` keyed by `(project_id, file_hashes)`. Invalidate on file change via file-index hash check.
-
-**Decisions:**
-
-- Build it in-process (Node) vs spawn a CLI? In-process is simpler. Spawn matches codecontext sidecar pattern but adds latency.
-
-**Dependencies:** Batch 11 merged (so we can reuse codecontext’s parse output where possible). Can be deferred until after Batches 5–10.
-
------
-
-### Batch 12 — Tool approval gating + plan/act mode
-
-**Inspiration / lift:** `cline/cline` (Apache-2.0).
-
-**What it gives BooCode:** per-session control over which tools the model can call. Lays the groundwork for BooCoder by building the gating mechanism before there are any write tools to gate.
-
-**Scope:**
-
-- New column `sessions.tool_approval_mode TEXT` — values: `read_only` (v1.x default), `plan`, `act_auto`, `act_approve`.
-- New column `sessions.approved_tools JSONB` — per-session whitelist for `act_approve` mode.
-- Tool registry refactor: tools tagged `read_only` or `write`. In `read_only` mode (v1.x), write tools never appear in the model’s tools array. In `plan` mode, same — write tools hidden, model produces a plan only. `act_*` modes unlock writes (post-v1.x).
-- UI: mode picker in SettingsDrawer (Batch 7 dependency). Inline indicator in chat header.
-
-**Dependencies:** Batch 7 (SettingsDrawer).
-
------
-
-### Batch 13 — Append-only event log
-
-**Inspiration / lift:** `OpenHands/OpenHands` V1 (MIT).
-
-**What it gives BooCode:** replaces the ad-hoc `messages` table semantics with a typed event stream. Unlocks rewind, time-travel, and clean handoff semantics for multi-agent flows.
-
-**Scope:**
-
-- New `session_events` table: `(id, session_id, ts, kind, payload JSONB, parent_id)`. Event kinds: `user_message`, `assistant_message`, `tool_call`, `tool_result`, `pane_action`, `mode_change`, `system`.
-- Existing `messages` table becomes a derived view over `session_events` for backward compatibility, then deprecated over a release.
-- Inference loop emits events instead of mutating message rows.
-- Frontend `useSessionStream` reducer rewritten to consume events.
-
-**Migration is non-trivial.** Plan in a dedicated batch with explicit cutover window.
-
-**Dependencies:** Batches 5 (fork/delete) and 7 (settings) merged. Must not be in flight with other backend work.
-
------
-
-### Batch 14 — BooCoder: pending changes
-
-**Inspiration / lift:** `plandex-ai/plandex` (MIT).
-
-**What it gives BooCode:** safe write tools. Edits queue in a virtual layer; nothing touches the filesystem until explicit `/apply`.
-
-**Scope:**
-
-- New container `boocoder` at `100.114.205.53:9502`. Owns write tools (`edit_file`, `create_file`, `delete_file`, `apply_pending`, `rewind`).
-- New table `pending_changes (id, session_id, file_path, diff TEXT, status, created_at)`. Status: `pending`, `applied`, `rejected`.
-- Tools execute against the pending-changes layer, not the filesystem. `apply_pending` is the only path that touches disk. `rewind` rolls back a `pending`-id back to disk state.
-- BooCode chat container stays read-only (`/opt:/opt:ro`). BooCoder mounts `/opt/repos:/opt/repos:rw` and uses git worktree pattern from paseo for isolation.
-- Frontend: new pane kind `pending_diff` shows the queued diff inline with Approve/Reject per chunk.
-
-**Dependencies:** Batches 12 (gating) + 13 (events). Don’t start until both are live.
-
------
-
-### Batch 15 — BooCoder runtime isolation
-
-**Inspiration / lift:** `OpenHands/OpenHands` (MIT).
-
-**What it gives BooCode:** per-session Docker sandbox for BooCoder writes. Closes the `/opt:ro` mount risk identified in v1.x open items.
-
-**Scope:**
-
-- Per-session container spawned by BooCoder on first write. Container has only the project’s path mounted, not `/opt`.
-- Container lifecycle: spawn on first write call, idle-timeout after 30 min, recreate on resume.
-- Action execution server pattern: HTTP API inside the container, BooCoder calls in. Standard OpenHands runtime contract.
-
-**Dependencies:** Batch 14.
-
------
-
-### Batch 16 — Multi-provider LLM abstraction
-
-**Inspiration / lift:** `earendil-works/pi` `pi-ai` (MIT).
-
-**What it gives BooCode:** optional non-llama-swap inference paths (Anthropic, OpenAI, Mistral direct). Currently we have one provider (llama-swap) and the existing `streamCompletion` is hardcoded to OpenAI-compatible at that endpoint.
-
-**Scope:**
-
-- Provider abstraction: `interface LLMProvider { stream(req): AsyncIterator<Frame> }`.
-- Built-in: llama-swap (current), Anthropic, OpenAI (Codex-style).
-- Per-session `provider_id` column.
-
-**Status:** **Optional. Skip unless a concrete need surfaces.** llama-swap covers daily driver work.
-
------
-
-### Batch 17 — Workflow graphs
-
-**Inspiration / lift:** `microsoft/agent-framework` (MIT) — concepts only.
-
-**What it gives BooCode:** multi-agent coordination. Architect → Coder → Reviewer → Verifier handoffs orchestrated by a YAML-defined workflow.
-
-**Status:** **Far future.** Read agent-framework’s `docs/decisions/` ADRs. Don’t port code — Azure/.NET-heavy.
-
-**Dependencies:** Batches 12 (modes), 13 (events). Realistically a v2.x topic.
-
------
+| Version | Theme | Status |
+|---|---|---|
+| v1.0 | Initial scaffold, read-only tools, WS streaming | ✅ Merged |
+| v1.1-batch1 | Markdown, Copy + Regen, tok/s + ctx, AI naming | ✅ Merged |
+| v1.1-batch2 | Sidebar restructure | ✅ Merged |
+| v1.1-batch3 | Pane system, FileBrowserPane + Shiki, cross-tab | ✅ Merged |
+| v1.1-batch3.5 | Chip infra, `@file`, line-select | ✅ Merged |
+| v1.2 | Chats inside sessions, right-rail, `/compact`, archive, force-send | ✅ Merged |
+| v1.2-project-ux | Project archive, sidebar context, Gitea API, bootstrap | ✅ Merged |
+| v1.3 | Tab-close + chat-archive | ✅ Merged |
+| v1.4 | Fork message, delete message, header polish (was original Batch 5) | ✅ Merged |
+| v1.5 | resolveProjectPath, BOOTSTRAP_ROOT, vitest pin | ✅ Merged |
+| v1.5.1 | Bootstrap hotfix (git in container, SSH keypair, known_hosts) | ✅ Merged (`4a9f207`) |
+| v1.6 | Mobile pass: drawer, single-pane, long-press, IME-safe, pull-to-refresh, swipe-close | ✅ Merged |
+| v1.6.1 | RightRail mobile wrapper fix | ✅ Merged |
+| Tool-loop bump | MAX_TOOL_LOOP_DEPTH 5→15 | ✅ Merged |
+| v1.6.2 | Workspace + Session+Project headers, ChatTabBar new-chat, RightRail mobile drawer | ✅ Merged |
+| v1.7 | Drag-drop file + paste-as-attachment (was Batch 6) | ✅ Merged |
+| v1.8 | Settings drawer + `git_status` added to ALL_TOOL_NAMES (was Batch 7) | ✅ Merged |
+| v1.8.1 | WS reconnect toast tuning (silent/gray/red thresholds), pane status indicators | ✅ Merged |
+| v1.8.2 | Tool-loop fixes: read-only cap raised, "depth exceeded" error + continue, `max_tool_calls` frontmatter, `messages.metadata` | ✅ Merged |
+| **v1.x-themes** | **18 themes, settings page, dark/light/system, FOUC mitigation** | **🔄 Claude Code in flight** |
+| v1.8.3 | Tool call UI compaction: collapse-by-default, group consecutive same-tool, result preview cap | Planned (small, frontend-only) |
+| v1.9 | Settings pane (system prompt per project + session, web search toggle, `+` button) | Planned (spec locked, was on branch `v1.9-settings-pane`) |
+| v1.10 | Web search backend: SearXNG `web_search` + `web_fetch` | Planned |
+| v1.11 | Agents Tier 2: `AGENTS.md`, per-agent temp/tools whitelist, AgentPicker in ChatInput | Planned |
+| v1.12 | BooTerm: separate container, xterm.js + node-pty + tmux | Planned |
+| v1.13 | Architect: codecontext sidecar (MCP, tree-sitter, no embeddings) | Planned |
+| v1.13b | Architect: repo health (call graph, circular deps, dead code) | Planned |
+| v1.14 | Tool approval + plan/act mode (cline-style) | Planned |
+| Post-v1.x | Append-only event log (OpenHands V1) | Planned |
+| Post-v1.x | BooCoder pending-changes (plandex) | Planned |
+| Post-v1.x | BooCoder runtime isolation (per-session Docker sandbox) | Planned |
+| Optional | Multi-provider LLM abstraction (pi-ai) | Skip unless need surfaces |
+| Far future | Workflow graphs (microsoft/agent-framework concepts) | v2.x topic |
+
+## Flagged follow-ups (not in a batch yet)
+
+- Agents in `/data/AGENTS.md` don't list `git_status` in their `tools:` blocks. Out of scope until pre-BooCoder cleanup pass.
+- v1.9 dispatch had item (g): verify `useUserEvents` broadcasts `project_updated` on PATCH `/projects/:id`. Add if missing.
+- v1.8.2 follow-up: confirm `messages.metadata` migration ran clean in prod DB after deploy.
 
 ## Order of operations
 
-Two tracks. Pick one to drive next.
+1. **v1.x-themes** finishes (Claude Code in flight). Audit + smoke test. Merge.
+2. **v1.8.3** — tool call UI compaction. Small frontend batch, addresses current pain.
+3. **v1.9** — settings pane. Branch already named `v1.9-settings-pane`. Spec locked.
+4. **v1.10** — web search backend.
+5. **v1.11** — agents.
+6. **v1.12** — BooTerm.
 
-**Track A — Finish v1.x mobile + polish then agents:**
-
-- v1.6.2 ships (in flight)
-- **Batch 9 (agents)** — decoupled, can land next; no UI dependency on 5/6/7
-- Batches 5, 6, 7, 8 in order. Each is small, frontend-heavy, no architecture risk. Batch 7 absorbs SettingsDrawer agent entry.
-
-**Track B — Begin architect capabilities in parallel:**
-
-- Batch 11 (codecontext sidecar) — biggest single capability jump. Frontend stays the same; new tools appear to the model.
-- Batch 11b (repo health) — follow-up.
-- Batch 12 (gating) — sets up everything post-v1.x.
-
-Recommendation: ship v1.6.2, then **Batch 9 (agents)** next so the test bed exists before Track A continues. Then Track A through Batch 7. Batch 11 can run in parallel with Batches 8–10 since 11 has no UI dependency.
-
------
+Track B (architect, no UI dep, can run parallel anytime): v1.13 → v1.13b → v1.14.
 
 ## Architecture target state
 
-### Containers
+| Container | Port | Mount | Purpose | Status |
+|---|---|---|---|---|
+| `boocode` | `100.114.205.53:9500` | `/opt:/opt:ro` | Chat + read-only tools + SPA | Live |
+| `boocode_db` | `127.0.0.1:5500` | `boocode_pgdata` volume | Postgres 16-alpine | Live |
+| `codecontext` | `100.114.205.53:8765` (internal) | project root :ro | MCP server for architect tools | v1.13 |
+| `booterm` | `100.114.205.53:9501` | `/opt/repos:/opt/repos:rw` | Terminals (tmux + node-pty) | v1.12 |
+| `boocoder` | `100.114.205.53:9502` | per-session sandbox | Write tools | Post-v1.x |
 
-|Container    |Port                            |Mount                     |Purpose                       |Status  |
-|-------------|--------------------------------|--------------------------|------------------------------|--------|
-|`boocode`    |`100.114.205.53:9500`           |`/opt:/opt:ro`            |Chat + read-only tools + SPA  |Live    |
-|`boocode_db` |`127.0.0.1:5500`                |`boocode_pgdata` volume   |Postgres 16-alpine            |Live    |
-|`codecontext`|`100.114.205.53:8765` (internal)|project root :ro          |MCP server for architect tools|Batch 11|
-|`booterm`    |`100.114.205.53:9501`           |`/opt/repos:/opt/repos:rw`|Terminals (tmux + node-pty)   |Batch 10|
-|`boocoder`   |`100.114.205.53:9502`           |per-session sandbox       |Write tools                   |Batch 14|
+## Schema additions ahead
 
-### Schema additions
-
-**Batch 9:** `sessions.agent_id TEXT` (nullable; references AGENTS.md by slug).
-**Batch 11:** none (codecontext stateless on disk).
-**Batch 11b:** `repo_health_cache (project_id, file_hashes_sig, payload JSONB, created_at)`.
-**Batch 12:** `sessions.tool_approval_mode`, `sessions.approved_tools`.
-**Batch 13:** `session_events`; deprecate `messages` long-tail.
-**Batch 14:** `pending_changes`.
-
------
-
-## Lift sources (summary)
-
-Full inventory in `boocode_code_review.md`. Headline items:
-
-|Source                                |Used for                                |Where                |
-|--------------------------------------|----------------------------------------|---------------------|
-|nmakod/codecontext (MIT, Go)          |Architect: codebase map sidecar         |Batch 11             |
-|spirituslab/codesight (MIT-ish, TS)   |Architect: repo health analyzer         |Batch 11b            |
-|Aider-AI/aider (Apache-2.0)           |Fallback `.scm` grammars (60+ languages)|Batch 11 (fallback)  |
-|continuedev/continue (Apache-2.0)     |DEFAULT_SECURITY_IGNORE_FILETYPES       |Batch 11 prep        |
-|cline/cline (Apache-2.0)              |Plan/Act mode pattern                   |Batch 12             |
-|plandex-ai/plandex (MIT)              |Pending-changes data model              |Batch 14             |
-|OpenHands/OpenHands (MIT)             |Event log + sandbox runtime             |Batches 13, 15       |
-|aimasteracc/tree-sitter-analyzer (MIT)|Outline-first response patterns         |Reference            |
-|earendil-works/pi (MIT)               |Multi-provider LLM                      |Batch 16 (optional)  |
-|rshah515/claude-code-subagents (MIT)  |Reference for builtin agent prompts     |Batch 9 (six builtins)|
-|microsoft/agent-framework (MIT)       |Workflow concepts                       |Batch 17 (far future)|
-
------
+- v1.x-themes (current): `settings.theme_id`, `settings.theme_mode`
+- v1.9: `projects.default_system_prompt`, `projects.default_web_search_enabled`, `sessions.web_search_enabled`
+- v1.11: `sessions.agent_id`
+- v1.13b: `repo_health_cache (project_id, file_hashes_sig, payload JSONB, created_at)`
+- v1.14: `sessions.tool_approval_mode`, `sessions.approved_tools`
+- Post-v1.x: `session_events`; deprecate `messages` long-tail
+- Post-v1.x: `pending_changes`
 
 ## Decisions log
 
-- **Embeddings dropped from BooCode.** Replaced RAG with file-view tools + sidecar analyzers.
-- **Original Batch 11 (aider PageRank port) replaced** by codecontext sidecar approach.
-- **Original Batch 12 (codebase indexer w/ Harrier) removed** entirely. No embedding infrastructure in BooCode v1.x.
-- **Globstar parked** — not an architect tool, future verify-before-commit candidate only.
-- **codeprysm rejected** — embedding-based; node/edge taxonomy noted as reference if we ever build our own graph.
-- **Batch 9 decoupled from Batch 7 (2026-05-16).** AgentPicker mounts in `ChatInput.tsx` toolbar only. SettingsDrawer agent entry and Header active-agent badge moved to Batch 7. Builtin defaults shipped: six agents (Code Reviewer, Debugger, Refactorer, Architect, Security Auditor, Prompt Builder) with no `model` field — session model wins by default.
-
-## Follow-ups (post-ship docs / cleanup)
-
-- **After v1.8.2 ships:** Add explicit `max_tool_calls: 30` to all 6 agents in `/data/AGENTS.md` and `/opt/boocode/AGENTS.md`. Purely for documentation/discoverability — defaults handle behavior identically (all 6 agents use only read-only tools, default is already 30).
-
------
+- Embeddings dropped from BooCode. File-view tools + sidecar analyzers replace RAG.
+- Old Batch 11 (aider PageRank port) → replaced by codecontext sidecar (v1.13).
+- Old Batch 12 (Harrier indexer) → removed entirely.
+- Batch 9 reordered ahead of 5–8, decoupled from Batch 7 (2026-05-16). Subsequently superseded — settings pane (v1.9) and themes (v1.x-themes) jumped ahead. Agents now slated as v1.11.
+- Theme work split into its own version (v1.x-themes) rather than blocked behind v1.9 (2026-05-17). Branched off main after v1.8.2 committed.
 
 ## Workflow
 
 Each batch:
-
-1. Verify previous batch merged.
-2. Dispatch via Paseo to Claude Code at `/opt/boocode`.
-3. Claude Code recon → blocking questions → implement → hand back.
+1. Verify previous merged.
+2. Dispatch via Paseo to Claude Code at `/opt/boocode` (or OpenCode for smaller batches).
+3. Recon → blocking questions → implement → hand back.
 4. Compliance review in separate Claude chat.
 5. Deploy: `docker compose up --build -d`.
 6. Smoke test.

docker-compose.yml

@@ -9,15 +9,11 @@ services:
     environment:
       DATABASE_URL: postgres://boocode:${POSTGRES_PASSWORD}@boocode_db:5432/boocode
     volumes:
-      # Read-only mount for legacy/existing project add-existing flow.
-      - /opt:/opt:ro
-      # Writable mount only for the create-new-project bootstrap target.
-      # Host must `mkdir -p /opt/projects` before container start.
+      - /opt:/opt
       - /opt/projects:/opt/projects:rw
       - ./secrets/boocode_gitea:/root/.ssh/id_ed25519:ro
-      # v1.8.1: global agents file. Host seeds it once before deploy:
-      # cp /opt/boocode/AGENTS.md /opt/boocode/data/AGENTS.md
-      - ./data:/data:ro
+      - ./data:/data
+      - /opt/skills:/data/skills
     depends_on:
       - boocode_db
     networks: