merge v1.10-booterm

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/

.env.example

@@ -3,5 +3,6 @@ PORT=3000
 DATABASE_URL=postgres://boocode:CHANGE_ME@boocode_db:5432/boocode
 LLAMA_SWAP_URL=http://100.101.41.16:8401
 PROJECT_ROOT_WHITELIST=/opt
+BOOTSTRAP_ROOT=/opt/projects
 DEFAULT_MODEL=qwen3.6-35b-a3b-mxfp4
 POSTGRES_PASSWORD=CHANGE_ME

.gitignore

@@ -5,3 +5,5 @@ dist
 .DS_Store
 .vite
 coverage
+secrets/
+data/

AGENTS.md

@@ -0,0 +1,191 @@
+# Agents
+
+## Code Reviewer
+---
+temperature: 0.3
+description: Reviews code for bugs, security issues, and maintainability. Read-only.
+---
+You review code. Find real problems, not style nits.
+
+Process:
+1. Read the file(s) in question with view_file. If a diff is provided, read surrounding context too.
+2. Use grep/find_files to check how changed symbols are used elsewhere.
+3. Cite every finding as file:line.
+
+Prioritize in order:
+1. Bugs and logic errors
+2. Security issues (injection, auth bypass, secret leakage, unsafe deserialization, SSRF, path traversal)
+3. Race conditions, error handling, resource leaks
+4. Performance issues with measurable impact
+5. Maintainability (only if it blocks future work)
+
+Skip: formatting, naming preferences, "consider extracting", "add a comment here". The user has a linter.
+
+Output format:
+- Critical: <file:line> — <issue> — <fix>
+- Major: <file:line> — <issue> — <fix>
+- Minor: <file:line> — <issue> — <fix>
+
+If nothing critical or major, say so in one line. Do not pad.
+
+
+## Debugger
+---
+temperature: 0.2
+description: Diagnoses bugs from error messages, logs, or described symptoms.
+---
+You diagnose bugs. Form a hypothesis, prove it with evidence from the code.
+
+Process:
+1. Restate the symptom in one line. Confirm you understand it.
+2. Read the error/stacktrace. Identify the exact frame where things go wrong.
+3. view_file on that frame. Read 50 lines around it.
+4. grep for callers, related state, recent changes that could explain it.
+5. State the root cause with file:line evidence.
+6. Propose the minimal fix. Note any side effects.
+
+Rules:
+- Never guess. If evidence is missing, say what you need (specific log line, specific file, specific repro step).
+- Distinguish symptom from cause. A null check fixes the symptom; missing init causes it.
+- Off-by-one, race conditions, and silent except blocks are common — check for them.
+- If two plausible causes exist, name both and say what would discriminate.
+
+Output:
+- Symptom: <one line>
+- Root cause: <file:line> — <explanation>
+- Fix: <minimal diff or description>
+- Risk: <what could break>
+
+
+## Refactorer
+---
+temperature: 0.3
+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.
+
+Process:
+1. Read the target file(s).
+2. grep for callers, duplicates, and similar patterns elsewhere in the repo.
+3. Identify the smallest refactor that delivers the goal.
+
+Prioritize:
+1. Deduplication where 3+ sites have near-identical logic
+2. Extracting a function/module when one is doing two unrelated jobs
+3. Decoupling when a change in A forces a change in B unnecessarily
+4. Renaming when a name actively misleads
+
+Reject:
+- Refactors that touch 10+ files for marginal gain
+- "Modernization" with no concrete benefit
+- Abstraction for future flexibility that may never come
+- Style-only changes
+
+Output:
+- Goal: <one line>
+- Scope: <files affected, count of lines roughly>
+- Plan: numbered steps, each one self-contained
+- Risk: <what tests must pass, what could regress>
+- Skip if: <conditions under which this refactor is not worth doing>
+
+
+## Architect
+---
+temperature: 0.5
+description: Designs new features, modules, or architectural changes. Outputs a build plan.
+---
+You design. You produce build plans, not code.
+
+Process:
+1. Restate the goal in your own words. Confirm constraints (perf, deploy, deps).
+2. list_dir the relevant areas. Read existing patterns — match them unless there's a reason not to.
+3. Decide: extend existing code or add new module. Justify.
+4. Sketch the data flow: inputs → transforms → outputs → side effects.
+5. Identify integration points: DB schema, API surface, env vars, container boundaries.
+6. List failure modes and how the design handles them.
+
+Rules:
+- Reuse before inventing. If a service/lib in the repo already does this, say so.
+- Prefer boring tech. New deps require justification.
+- Tailscale IPs for internal routing. No 0.0.0.0 binds.
+- Least privilege: separate read/write paths, explicit auth gates.
+- State assumptions inline. Do not ask clarifying questions mid-design unless blocked.
+
+Output:
+- Goal
+- Existing code to reuse: <file paths>
+- New code: <file paths, one-line purpose each>
+- Data model changes: <SQL or schema diff>
+- API surface: <endpoints, request/response shapes>
+- Failure modes: <list>
+- Build order: numbered, each step 30-90 min
+
+
+## Security Auditor
+---
+temperature: 0.2
+description: Audits code for security vulnerabilities. Read-only.
+---
+You audit for security issues. Concrete findings only, no generic warnings.
+
+Process:
+1. Identify the trust boundary: where does untrusted input enter? Where does it leave?
+2. Trace input flow with grep. Mark every transformation.
+3. Check each finding against a real attack scenario.
+
+Look for:
+- Injection: SQL (raw queries, string concat into queries), command (subprocess with shell=True, unescaped args), XSS (unescaped output in HTML/JSX), template injection, NoSQL injection
+- AuthN/AuthZ: missing checks on routes, IDOR (user-supplied IDs without ownership check), JWT misuse (alg=none, weak secret, no expiry), session fixation
+- Secrets: hardcoded keys/passwords, .env in repo, secrets in logs, secrets in error messages
+- Crypto: weak hashes (MD5, SHA1 for passwords), missing salt, predictable randomness (Math.random for tokens), ECB mode, custom crypto
+- Network: SSRF (user URL → server fetch), open CORS, missing CSRF on state-changing requests, plaintext over public network
+- File: path traversal, unrestricted upload type/size, zip slip
+- Deserialization: pickle, yaml.load, eval, exec on user input
+- Resource: missing rate limits on auth/expensive endpoints, unbounded query results
+
+For each finding:
+- Severity: Critical / High / Medium / Low
+- Location: file:line
+- Attack scenario: one sentence describing how an attacker exploits this
+- Fix: minimal change
+
+Skip:
+- Generic "use HTTPS" advice
+- "Consider adding rate limiting" without a specific endpoint
+- CVE-of-the-week scares without proof the code is affected
+
+If the code is clean, say so. Do not invent findings.
+
+
+## Prompt Builder
+---
+temperature: 0.4
+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.
+
+Process:
+1. Ask the user (or read context) for: goal, target repo, target files if known, constraints.
+2. list_dir and view_file the target area. Confirm files exist and are roughly the shape you think.
+3. Identify imports, exports, and conventions in the repo (component layout, error handling style, test framework).
+4. Write the prompt.
+
+Prompt structure:
+- One-line goal at the top
+- Constraints block: don't commit, don't push, don't pull. Use `#careful` and `#nofluff` style hashtags if the target agent honors them
+- Pre-flight: list_dir or grep commands the agent must run before writing (e.g. "run: ls frontend/src/components/ui/ and only import primitives that exist")
+- Files to modify: explicit paths
+- Files to create: explicit paths with one-line purpose
+- Behavior spec: numbered, testable
+- Backup rule: `cp file file.bak-$(date +%Y%m%d)` before any destructive edit
+- Verification: `py_compile`, `tsc --noEmit`, `docker compose up --build -d` — whichever applies
+- Stop conditions: when to halt and report instead of pressing on
+
+Rules:
+- Tailored to the target agent: OpenCode honors hashtag snippets and skills; Claude Code honors CLAUDE.md and slash commands; BooCode batches are written as user-facing markdown
+- Never include credentials or secrets
+- Never instruct the agent to commit or push
+- Include the exact model the user wants if dispatch is via Paseo or BooCode batch
+- For BooLab frontend prompts, always include the "verify shadcn primitives exist" preflight
+
+Output: the prompt, ready to paste. Nothing else.

CLAUDE.md

@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ npx tsc -p apps/web/tsconfig.app.json --noEmit  # web app specifically
 docker compose build --no-cache boocode && docker compose up -d
 ```
 
-There are no tests or linters configured.
+Tests: `pnpm -C apps/server test` runs 23 vitest tests. No test harness on `apps/web` (adding it requires installing vitest as a new devDep). Vitest pinned to `^3` because Vite 5 / vitest 4 are incompatible. No linters configured.
 
 ## Architecture
 
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ There are no tests or linters configured.
 - **Zod** for request validation and config parsing.
 
 Key services:
-- **`services/inference.ts`** — Streams LLM responses, executes tool loops (max 5 depth), flushes to DB every 500ms. Publishes `InferenceFrame` events through the broker.
+- **`services/inference.ts`** — Streams LLM responses, executes tool loops (max depth 15, see `MAX_TOOL_LOOP_DEPTH`), flushes to DB every 500ms. Publishes `InferenceFrame` events through the broker.
 - **`services/broker.ts`** — In-memory pub/sub with two channel types: per-session (message streaming) and per-user (sidebar updates). No persistence; clients reconnect on restart.
 - **`services/tools.ts`** — Four read-only file tools exposed as OpenAI function-calling schemas. All file access goes through `path_guard.ts` which resolves against project root.
 - **`services/file_ops.ts`** — Shared file operation implementations used by both inference tools and HTTP routes.
@@ -57,6 +57,7 @@ Route registration: all routes registered in `index.ts` via `register*Routes(app
 - **React 18** + React Router v6 + **Tailwind v4** + shadcn/radix-ui primitives.
 - **Shiki** for syntax highlighting (async `codeToHtml` in `CodeBlock.tsx` and `FileViewer` in `FileBrowserPane.tsx`).
 - Path alias: `@/` maps to `src/`.
+- **Mobile interaction primitives** (post-v1.6): `useViewport` (matchMedia, breakpoints mobile <768 / tablet 768–1023 / desktop ≥1024), `useSidebarDrawer` / `useRightRailDrawer` (Context + auto-close on `useLocation().pathname` change), `useLongPress` (500ms timer, dispatches synthetic `contextmenu` on `[data-tab-id]`), `usePullToRefresh` (80px threshold, 600ms hold), `SwipeablePaneTab` (60px close, 30px vertical bail). Tap-target convention: `max-md:min-h-[44px] max-md:min-w-[44px]`. Mobile headers: `border-b px-3 sm:px-4 py-2` + `style={{ paddingTop: 'max(0.5rem, env(safe-area-inset-top))' }}`. Hamburger left, FolderTree right.
 
 Key patterns:
 - **`hooks/sessionEvents.ts`** — Module-singleton event bus (Set of listeners). Used for cross-component communication: session renames, file-open events, attachment dispatch. 9 event types in the discriminated union. When adding a new event type to the `SessionEvent` union, you must also add a case to the `applyEvent` switch in `useSidebar.ts` (even if it's a no-op `return prev`).
@@ -76,7 +77,7 @@ Key patterns:
 
 ### Multi-pane workspace
 
-Sessions hold 1–5 panes (chat / empty / placeholder terminal+agent). Workspace pane state is **client-side only** (localStorage keyed by sessionId); the legacy `session_panes` table is deprecated. Each chat lives in at most one pane; tab strip is per-pane and tracks `chatIds[]` + `activeChatIdx`. Sessions 1:N chats; chats own messages. Tab reorder via native HTML5 drag events.
+Sessions hold 1–5 panes (chat / empty / placeholder terminal+agent). Workspace pane state is **client-side only** (localStorage key `boocode.workspace.panes.<sessionId>`); the legacy `session_panes` table and its REST endpoints are deprecated — no `/api/panes/*` routes exist. Each chat lives in at most one pane; tab strip is per-pane and tracks `chatIds[]` + `activeChatIdx`. Sessions 1:N chats; chats own messages. Tab reorder via native HTML5 drag events.
 
 ## Database
 
@@ -88,12 +89,13 @@ Position-shift pattern for panes (legacy `session_panes` table): negate-and-rest
 
 ## Environment
 
-Required: `DATABASE_URL`, `LLAMA_SWAP_URL`. Optional: `PORT` (3000), `HOST` (0.0.0.0), `PROJECT_ROOT_WHITELIST` (/opt), `DEFAULT_MODEL`, `LOG_LEVEL`.
+Required: `DATABASE_URL`, `LLAMA_SWAP_URL`. Optional: `PORT` (3000), `HOST` (0.0.0.0), `PROJECT_ROOT_WHITELIST` (/opt, read-only scope for add-existing path resolution), `BOOTSTRAP_ROOT` (/opt/projects, writable scope for create-new-project bootstrap mkdir target — host must `mkdir -p /opt/projects` before container start), `DEFAULT_MODEL`, `LOG_LEVEL`.
 
 ## Workflow
 
 - Sam reviews all diffs and commits manually. Do not commit unless explicitly asked.
 - Deploy: `cd /opt/boocode && docker compose up --build -d` (or `docker compose build --no-cache boocode && docker compose up -d` if you suspect a layer-cache issue).
+- Git push to Gitea: `GIT_SSH_COMMAND="ssh -i /opt/boocode/secrets/boocode_gitea -o IdentitiesOnly=yes" git push origin <branch>`. The default agent identity is rejected; the in-repo deploy key (`secrets/`, gitignored) is the working one. Transient `Connection reset by peer` retries cleanly after `sleep 5`.
 - Don't accumulate `.bak-*` files. Clean them up in the same batch or immediately after merge.
 - Fastify global JSON parser tolerates empty bodies (overridden in `index.ts`); bodyless POSTs (archive, unarchive, stop) work without setting `Content-Type` tricks on the client.
 - Event dedup discipline: for any mutation the server publishes via `broker.publishUser`, do NOT add a local `sessionEvents.emit(...)` after the API call — `useUserEvents` forwards the WS frame onto the bus. Frontend mutation handlers must be idempotent (dedup by id, no-op on already-present).

Dockerfile

@@ -19,7 +19,8 @@ RUN pnpm deploy --filter=@boocode/server --prod --legacy /out/server
 
 
 FROM node:20-alpine AS runtime
-RUN apk add --no-cache ripgrep
+RUN apk add --no-cache ripgrep git openssh-client
+RUN mkdir -p /root/.ssh && ssh-keyscan -p 2222 -H 100.114.205.53 git.indifferentketchup.com >> /root/.ssh/known_hosts && chmod 700 /root/.ssh && chmod 600 /root/.ssh/known_hosts
 WORKDIR /app
 
 COPY --from=builder /out/server ./

apps/booterm/Dockerfile

@@ -0,0 +1,41 @@
+# syntax=docker/dockerfile:1.7
+
+# ---- Build stage: compile TypeScript ----
+FROM node:20-alpine AS builder
+ENV COREPACK_DEFAULT_TO_LATEST=0
+RUN corepack enable && corepack prepare pnpm@10.15.1 --activate
+RUN apk add --no-cache python3 make g++
+WORKDIR /build
+COPY package.json pnpm-workspace.yaml pnpm-lock.yaml tsconfig.base.json ./
+COPY apps/server/package.json ./apps/server/
+COPY apps/web/package.json ./apps/web/
+COPY apps/booterm/package.json ./apps/booterm/
+RUN pnpm install --frozen-lockfile
+COPY apps/booterm ./apps/booterm
+RUN pnpm --filter=@boocode/booterm build
+
+# ---- Prod-deps stage: hoisted, native built via npm rebuild ----
+FROM node:20-alpine AS proddeps
+ENV COREPACK_DEFAULT_TO_LATEST=0
+RUN corepack enable && corepack prepare pnpm@10.15.1 --activate
+RUN apk add --no-cache python3 make g++
+WORKDIR /prod
+COPY apps/booterm/package.json ./package.json
+RUN pnpm install --prod --config.node-linker=hoisted --config.strict-peer-dependencies=false
+# pnpm 10 ignores build scripts; force compile with npm directly.
+# node-gyp is bundled with npm in the node:20-alpine image.
+RUN cd node_modules/node-pty && npm run install
+# Sanity check — fail the build if the artifact still isn't there
+RUN test -f node_modules/node-pty/build/Release/pty.node && echo "pty.node OK" || (echo "pty.node MISSING" && exit 1)
+
+# ---- Runtime ----
+FROM node:20-alpine AS runtime
+RUN apk add --no-cache tmux libstdc++
+WORKDIR /app
+COPY --from=builder /build/apps/booterm/dist ./dist
+COPY --from=proddeps /prod/package.json ./package.json
+COPY --from=proddeps /prod/node_modules ./node_modules
+COPY apps/booterm/tmux.conf /etc/booterm/tmux.conf
+ENV NODE_ENV=production
+EXPOSE 3000
+CMD ["node", "dist/index.js"]

apps/booterm/package.json

@@ -0,0 +1,27 @@
+{
+  "name": "@boocode/booterm",
+  "version": "0.0.0",
+  "private": true,
+  "type": "module",
+  "main": "dist/index.js",
+  "scripts": {
+    "dev": "tsx watch src/index.ts",
+    "build": "tsc",
+    "typecheck": "tsc --noEmit",
+    "start": "node dist/index.js"
+  },
+  "dependencies": {
+    "@fastify/websocket": "^10.0.1",
+    "fastify": "^4.28.1",
+    "node-pty": "^1.0.0",
+    "pg": "^8.13.0",
+    "tslib": "^2.6.3",
+    "zod": "^3.23.8"
+  },
+  "devDependencies": {
+    "@types/node": "^20.14.10",
+    "@types/pg": "^8.11.10",
+    "tsx": "^4.16.2",
+    "typescript": "^5.5.0"
+  }
+}

apps/booterm/src/auth.ts

@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+import type { FastifyRequest } from 'fastify';
+
+// Mirrors the boocode pattern: there is no app-layer auth — Authelia handles
+// it at the reverse proxy (CLAUDE.md). All broker.publishUser calls use
+// 'default' as the user key. We accept Remote-User when present (set by the
+// proxy in prod) and fall back to 'default' on direct Tailscale access.
+export function getUser(req: FastifyRequest): string {
+  const header = req.headers['remote-user'];
+  if (typeof header === 'string' && header.length > 0) return header;
+  return 'default';
+}

apps/booterm/src/config.ts

@@ -0,0 +1,26 @@
+import { z } from 'zod';
+
+const ConfigSchema = z.object({
+  NODE_ENV: z.enum(['development', 'production', 'test']).default('development'),
+  PORT: z.coerce.number().int().positive().default(3000),
+  HOST: z.string().default('0.0.0.0'),
+  DATABASE_URL: z.string().url(),
+  LOG_LEVEL: z.string().default('info'),
+  TMUX_CONF_PATH: z.string().default('/etc/booterm/tmux.conf'),
+});
+
+export type Config = z.infer<typeof ConfigSchema>;
+
+let cached: Config | null = null;
+
+export function loadConfig(): Config {
+  if (cached) return cached;
+  const parsed = ConfigSchema.safeParse(process.env);
+  if (!parsed.success) {
+    console.error('Invalid environment configuration:');
+    console.error(parsed.error.flatten().fieldErrors);
+    process.exit(1);
+  }
+  cached = parsed.data;
+  return cached;
+}

apps/booterm/src/db.ts

@@ -0,0 +1,46 @@
+import pg from 'pg';
+
+const { Pool } = pg;
+
+let pool: pg.Pool | null = null;
+
+export function getPool(databaseUrl: string): pg.Pool {
+  if (pool) return pool;
+  pool = new Pool({ connectionString: databaseUrl, max: 5, idleTimeoutMillis: 30_000 });
+  return pool;
+}
+
+export interface SessionInfo {
+  id: string;
+  project_id: string;
+  project_path: string;
+}
+
+export async function getSessionInfo(sessionId: string): Promise<SessionInfo | null> {
+  if (!pool) throw new Error('db pool not initialized');
+  const res = await pool.query<SessionInfo>(
+    `SELECT s.id, s.project_id, p.path AS project_path
+     FROM sessions s
+     JOIN projects p ON p.id = s.project_id
+     WHERE s.id = $1`,
+    [sessionId],
+  );
+  return res.rows[0] ?? null;
+}
+
+export async function pingDb(): Promise<boolean> {
+  if (!pool) return false;
+  try {
+    await pool.query('SELECT 1');
+    return true;
+  } catch {
+    return false;
+  }
+}
+
+export async function closeDb(): Promise<void> {
+  if (pool) {
+    await pool.end();
+    pool = null;
+  }
+}

apps/booterm/src/index.ts

@@ -0,0 +1,60 @@
+import Fastify from 'fastify';
+import fastifyWebsocket from '@fastify/websocket';
+import { loadConfig } from './config.js';
+import { getPool, closeDb } from './db.js';
+import { registerHealthRoutes } from './routes/health.js';
+import { registerTerminalRoutes } from './routes/terminals.js';
+import { registerWsAttachRoute } from './ws/attach.js';
+
+async function main(): Promise<void> {
+  const config = loadConfig();
+
+  const app = Fastify({
+    logger: { level: config.LOG_LEVEL },
+  });
+
+  app.removeContentTypeParser(['application/json']);
+  app.addContentTypeParser('application/json', { parseAs: 'string' }, (_req, body, done) => {
+    const str = (body as string) ?? '';
+    if (str.trim().length === 0) {
+      done(null, {});
+      return;
+    }
+    try {
+      done(null, JSON.parse(str));
+    } catch (err) {
+      done(err as Error, undefined);
+    }
+  });
+
+  getPool(config.DATABASE_URL);
+
+  await app.register(fastifyWebsocket);
+
+  registerHealthRoutes(app);
+  registerTerminalRoutes(app, config.TMUX_CONF_PATH);
+  registerWsAttachRoute(app, config.TMUX_CONF_PATH);
+
+  const shutdown = async (signal: string) => {
+    app.log.info(`received ${signal}, shutting down`);
+    try {
+      await app.close();
+      await closeDb();
+      process.exit(0);
+    } catch (err) {
+      app.log.error(err);
+      process.exit(1);
+    }
+  };
+
+  process.on('SIGINT', () => void shutdown('SIGINT'));
+  process.on('SIGTERM', () => void shutdown('SIGTERM'));
+
+  await app.listen({ port: config.PORT, host: config.HOST });
+  app.log.info(`booterm listening on http://${config.HOST}:${config.PORT}`);
+}
+
+main().catch((err) => {
+  console.error('Fatal startup error:', err);
+  process.exit(1);
+});

apps/booterm/src/pty/manager.ts

@@ -0,0 +1,102 @@
+import { spawn } from 'node:child_process';
+import type { FastifyBaseLogger } from 'fastify';
+
+// UUIDs already match [0-9a-f-]; allow uppercase and longer just in case.
+const ID_RE = /^[a-zA-Z0-9_-]{1,64}$/;
+
+export function sanitizeId(raw: string): string | null {
+  if (!ID_RE.test(raw)) return null;
+  return raw.toLowerCase();
+}
+
+export function tmuxSessionName(sessionId: string): string {
+  return `bc-${sessionId}`;
+}
+
+export function tmuxWindowName(paneId: string): string {
+  return `term-${paneId}`;
+}
+
+interface CmdResult {
+  stdout: string;
+  stderr: string;
+  code: number;
+}
+
+// Wrap child_process.spawn with shell:false so each argv element is passed
+// as a separate argument — no shell interpolation, no injection surface.
+function runTmux(tmuxConfPath: string, args: string[]): Promise<CmdResult> {
+  return new Promise((resolve) => {
+    const child = spawn('tmux', ['-f', tmuxConfPath, ...args], { shell: false });
+    let stdout = '';
+    let stderr = '';
+    child.stdout.on('data', (chunk: Buffer) => { stdout += chunk.toString('utf8'); });
+    child.stderr.on('data', (chunk: Buffer) => { stderr += chunk.toString('utf8'); });
+    child.on('error', (err) => {
+      resolve({ stdout, stderr: stderr + String(err), code: 1 });
+    });
+    child.on('close', (code) => {
+      resolve({ stdout, stderr, code: code ?? 0 });
+    });
+  });
+}
+
+export async function hasSession(tmuxConfPath: string, sessionName: string): Promise<boolean> {
+  const res = await runTmux(tmuxConfPath, ['has-session', '-t', `=${sessionName}`]);
+  return res.code === 0;
+}
+
+export async function listWindows(tmuxConfPath: string, sessionName: string): Promise<string[]> {
+  const res = await runTmux(tmuxConfPath, ['list-windows', '-t', sessionName, '-F', '#{window_name}']);
+  if (res.code !== 0) return [];
+  return res.stdout.trim().split('\n').filter(Boolean);
+}
+
+export async function killWindow(
+  tmuxConfPath: string,
+  sessionName: string,
+  windowName: string,
+): Promise<boolean> {
+  const res = await runTmux(tmuxConfPath, ['kill-window', '-t', `${sessionName}:${windowName}`]);
+  return res.code === 0;
+}
+
+// Idempotent. Creates the tmux session if it doesn't exist, then ensures the
+// named window is present. The session's initial window is created with the
+// target name (via `-n`) so we don't need a separate rename step.
+export async function ensureWindow(
+  tmuxConfPath: string,
+  sessionName: string,
+  windowName: string,
+  projectRoot: string,
+  log: FastifyBaseLogger,
+): Promise<void> {
+  if (!(await hasSession(tmuxConfPath, sessionName))) {
+    log.info({ sessionName, windowName, projectRoot }, 'creating tmux session');
+    const res = await runTmux(tmuxConfPath, [
+      'new-session', '-d',
+      '-s', sessionName,
+      '-n', windowName,
+      '-c', projectRoot,
+    ]);
+    if (res.code !== 0) {
+      log.error({ res }, 'tmux new-session failed');
+      throw new Error(`tmux new-session failed: ${res.stderr}`);
+    }
+    return;
+  }
+
+  const windows = await listWindows(tmuxConfPath, sessionName);
+  if (windows.includes(windowName)) return;
+
+  const res = await runTmux(tmuxConfPath, [
+    'new-window',
+    '-t', sessionName,
+    '-n', windowName,
+    '-c', projectRoot,
+  ]);
+  if (res.code !== 0) {
+    log.error({ res }, 'tmux new-window failed');
+    throw new Error(`tmux new-window failed: ${res.stderr}`);
+  }
+}

apps/booterm/src/pty/pty.ts

@@ -0,0 +1,41 @@
+import * as pty from 'node-pty';
+import type { IPty } from 'node-pty';
+
+export interface AttachPtyOptions {
+  sessionName: string;
+  windowName: string;
+  projectRoot: string;
+  cols: number;
+  rows: number;
+  tmuxConfPath: string;
+}
+
+function cleanEnv(): { [key: string]: string } {
+  const out: { [key: string]: string } = {};
+  for (const [k, v] of Object.entries(process.env)) {
+    if (typeof v === 'string') out[k] = v;
+  }
+  out['TERM'] = 'screen-256color';
+  return out;
+}
+
+// Spawns a tmux client attached to the given session+window. `-d` detaches any
+// other client so a browser refresh takes over the same window without
+// duplicate input. tmux server (and the window) persists across PTY exits.
+export function attachPty(opts: AttachPtyOptions): IPty {
+  return pty.spawn(
+    'tmux',
+    [
+      '-f', opts.tmuxConfPath,
+      'attach-session', '-d',
+      '-t', `${opts.sessionName}:${opts.windowName}`,
+    ],
+    {
+      name: 'xterm-256color',
+      cols: opts.cols,
+      rows: opts.rows,
+      cwd: opts.projectRoot,
+      env: cleanEnv(),
+    },
+  );
+}

apps/booterm/src/routes/health.ts

@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+import type { FastifyInstance } from 'fastify';
+import { pingDb } from '../db.js';
+
+export function registerHealthRoutes(app: FastifyInstance): void {
+  app.get('/api/term/health', async () => {
+    const dbOk = await pingDb();
+    return { ok: true, db: dbOk };
+  });
+}

apps/booterm/src/routes/terminals.ts

@@ -0,0 +1,88 @@
+import type { FastifyInstance } from 'fastify';
+import { z } from 'zod';
+import { getSessionInfo } from '../db.js';
+import {
+  sanitizeId,
+  tmuxSessionName,
+  tmuxWindowName,
+  ensureWindow,
+  killWindow,
+  hasSession,
+  listWindows,
+} from '../pty/manager.js';
+import { resizePane } from '../ws/attach.js';
+
+const ParamsSchema = z.object({ sid: z.string(), pid: z.string() });
+const ResizeBodySchema = z.object({
+  cols: z.coerce.number().int().min(1).max(2000),
+  rows: z.coerce.number().int().min(1).max(2000),
+});
+
+export function registerTerminalRoutes(app: FastifyInstance, tmuxConfPath: string): void {
+  app.post<{ Params: { sid: string; pid: string } }>(
+    '/api/term/sessions/:sid/panes/:pid/start',
+    async (req, reply) => {
+      const p = ParamsSchema.safeParse(req.params);
+      if (!p.success) return reply.code(400).send({ error: 'bad_params' });
+      const sid = sanitizeId(p.data.sid);
+      const pid = sanitizeId(p.data.pid);
+      if (!sid || !pid) return reply.code(400).send({ error: 'bad_id_format' });
+
+      const session = await getSessionInfo(sid);
+      if (!session) return reply.code(404).send({ error: 'unknown_session' });
+
+      const sessionName = tmuxSessionName(sid);
+      const windowName = tmuxWindowName(pid);
+
+      try {
+        await ensureWindow(tmuxConfPath, sessionName, windowName, session.project_path, req.log);
+      } catch (err) {
+        req.log.error({ err }, 'ensureWindow failed');
+        return reply.code(500).send({ error: 'tmux_failed' });
+      }
+      return reply.code(200).send({ tmux_window: windowName });
+    },
+  );
+
+  app.post<{ Params: { sid: string; pid: string }; Body: { cols: number; rows: number } }>(
+    '/api/term/sessions/:sid/panes/:pid/resize',
+    async (req, reply) => {
+      const p = ParamsSchema.safeParse(req.params);
+      if (!p.success) return reply.code(400).send({ error: 'bad_params' });
+      const b = ResizeBodySchema.safeParse(req.body);
+      if (!b.success) return reply.code(400).send({ error: 'bad_body' });
+      const sid = sanitizeId(p.data.sid);
+      const pid = sanitizeId(p.data.pid);
+      if (!sid || !pid) return reply.code(400).send({ error: 'bad_id_format' });
+
+      const ok = resizePane(pid, b.data.cols, b.data.rows);
+      if (!ok) return reply.code(404).send({ error: 'no_active_pty' });
+      return reply.code(200).send({ ok: true });
+    },
+  );
+
+  app.post<{ Params: { sid: string; pid: string } }>(
+    '/api/term/sessions/:sid/panes/:pid/kill',
+    async (req, reply) => {
+      const p = ParamsSchema.safeParse(req.params);
+      if (!p.success) return reply.code(400).send({ error: 'bad_params' });
+      const sid = sanitizeId(p.data.sid);
+      const pid = sanitizeId(p.data.pid);
+      if (!sid || !pid) return reply.code(400).send({ error: 'bad_id_format' });
+
+      const sessionName = tmuxSessionName(sid);
+      const windowName = tmuxWindowName(pid);
+
+      if (!(await hasSession(tmuxConfPath, sessionName))) {
+        return reply.code(404).send({ error: 'unknown_session' });
+      }
+      const windows = await listWindows(tmuxConfPath, sessionName);
+      if (!windows.includes(windowName)) {
+        return reply.code(404).send({ error: 'unknown_pane' });
+      }
+      const killed = await killWindow(tmuxConfPath, sessionName, windowName);
+      if (!killed) return reply.code(500).send({ error: 'tmux_kill_failed' });
+      return reply.code(200).send({ ok: true });
+    },
+  );
+}

apps/booterm/src/ws/attach.ts

@@ -0,0 +1,128 @@
+import type { FastifyInstance } from 'fastify';
+import type { IPty } from 'node-pty';
+import { getSessionInfo } from '../db.js';
+import { sanitizeId, tmuxSessionName, tmuxWindowName, ensureWindow } from '../pty/manager.js';
+import { attachPty } from '../pty/pty.js';
+import { getUser } from '../auth.js';
+
+// Registry of currently-attached PTYs keyed by paneId. Used by the resize REST
+// route to find the active node-pty handle so it can call pty.resize(cols, rows).
+const active = new Map<string, IPty>();
+
+export function resizePane(paneId: string, cols: number, rows: number): boolean {
+  const handle = active.get(paneId);
+  if (!handle) return false;
+  try {
+    handle.resize(cols, rows);
+    return true;
+  } catch {
+    return false;
+  }
+}
+
+export function registerWsAttachRoute(app: FastifyInstance, tmuxConfPath: string): void {
+  app.get<{
+    Params: { sid: string; pid: string };
+    Querystring: { cols?: string; rows?: string };
+  }>(
+    '/ws/term/sessions/:sid/panes/:pid',
+    { websocket: true },
+    async (socket, req) => {
+      const sid = sanitizeId(req.params.sid);
+      const pid = sanitizeId(req.params.pid);
+      if (!sid || !pid) {
+        socket.close(1008, 'bad_id_format');
+        return;
+      }
+
+      const user = getUser(req);
+      req.log.info({ user, sid, pid }, 'ws attach');
+
+      const session = await getSessionInfo(sid);
+      if (!session) {
+        socket.close(1008, 'unknown_session');
+        return;
+      }
+
+      const sessionName = tmuxSessionName(sid);
+      const windowName = tmuxWindowName(pid);
+      try {
+        await ensureWindow(tmuxConfPath, sessionName, windowName, session.project_path, req.log);
+      } catch (err) {
+        req.log.error({ err }, 'ensureWindow failed in WS handler');
+        socket.close(1011, 'tmux_failed');
+        return;
+      }
+
+      const cols = parseInt(req.query.cols ?? '', 10) || 80;
+      const rows = parseInt(req.query.rows ?? '', 10) || 24;
+
+      let handle: IPty;
+      try {
+        handle = attachPty({
+          sessionName,
+          windowName,
+          projectRoot: session.project_path,
+          cols,
+          rows,
+          tmuxConfPath,
+        });
+      } catch (err) {
+        req.log.error({ err }, 'attachPty failed');
+        socket.close(1011, 'pty_spawn_failed');
+        return;
+      }
+
+      active.set(pid, handle);
+
+      const onData = (data: string) => {
+        if (socket.readyState !== socket.OPEN) return;
+        try {
+          socket.send(Buffer.from(data, 'utf8'), { binary: true });
+        } catch (err) {
+          req.log.warn({ err }, 'ws send failed');
+        }
+      };
+      handle.onData(onData);
+
+      socket.on('message', (data: Buffer | string) => {
+        try {
+          if (typeof data === 'string') {
+            handle.write(data);
+          } else {
+            handle.write(data.toString('utf8'));
+          }
+        } catch (err) {
+          req.log.warn({ err }, 'pty write failed');
+        }
+      });
+
+      handle.onExit(({ exitCode }) => {
+        try {
+          if (socket.readyState === socket.OPEN) {
+            socket.send(JSON.stringify({ type: 'exit', code: exitCode }));
+          }
+        } catch {
+          /* ignore */
+        }
+        try {
+          socket.close(1000);
+        } catch {
+          /* ignore */
+        }
+        if (active.get(pid) === handle) active.delete(pid);
+      });
+
+      // WS close kills the local PTY (the tmux client). The tmux server and
+      // window persist so a refresh resumes with full scrollback.
+      socket.on('close', () => {
+        if (active.get(pid) === handle) active.delete(pid);
+        try {
+          handle.kill();
+        } catch {
+          /* ignore */
+        }
+      });
+    },
+  );
+}

apps/booterm/tmux.conf

@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+set -g default-terminal "screen-256color"
+set -g history-limit 50000
+set -g mouse on
+setw -g mode-keys vi
+set -g status off
+set -g destroy-unattached off

apps/booterm/tsconfig.json

@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+{
+  "extends": "../../tsconfig.base.json",
+  "compilerOptions": {
+    "module": "NodeNext",
+    "moduleResolution": "NodeNext",
+    "outDir": "dist",
+    "rootDir": "src",
+    "lib": ["ES2022"],
+    "types": ["node"],
+    "declaration": false,
+    "sourceMap": true
+  },
+  "include": ["src/**/*"],
+  "exclude": ["**/*.test.ts"]
+}

apps/server/package.json

@@ -7,7 +7,8 @@
   "scripts": {
     "dev": "tsx watch src/index.ts",
     "build": "tsc && node -e \"import('node:fs').then(fs=>fs.copyFileSync('src/schema.sql','dist/schema.sql'))\"",
-    "typecheck": "tsc --noEmit"
+    "typecheck": "tsc --noEmit",
+    "test": "vitest run"
   },
   "dependencies": {
     "@fastify/static": "^7.0.4",
@@ -21,6 +22,7 @@
     "@types/node": "^20.14.10",
     "@types/ws": "^8.5.10",
     "tsx": "^4.16.2",
-    "typescript": "^5.5.0"
+    "typescript": "^5.5.0",
+    "vitest": "^3.2.4"
   }
 }

apps/server/src/config.ts

@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ const ConfigSchema = z.object({
   DATABASE_URL: z.string().url(),
   LLAMA_SWAP_URL: z.string().url(),
   PROJECT_ROOT_WHITELIST: z.string().default('/opt'),
+  BOOTSTRAP_ROOT: z.string().default('/opt/projects'),
   DEFAULT_MODEL: z.string().default('qwen3.6-35b-a3b-mxfp4'),
   LOG_LEVEL: z.string().default('info'),
   GITEA_BASE_URL: z.string().url().default('https://git.indifferentketchup.com'),

apps/server/src/index.ts

@@ -14,8 +14,11 @@ import { registerChatRoutes } from './routes/chats.js';
 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();
@@ -57,9 +60,19 @@ async function main() {
   registerSessionRoutes(app, sql, config, broker);
   registerSettingsRoutes(app, sql);
   registerModelRoutes(app, config);
+  registerAgentRoutes(app, sql);
   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,
@@ -110,6 +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/__tests__/projects.test.ts

@@ -0,0 +1,92 @@
+import { describe, it, expect, beforeAll, afterAll } from 'vitest';
+import { mkdtemp, mkdir, rm, realpath, symlink, writeFile } from 'node:fs/promises';
+import { tmpdir } from 'node:os';
+import { join } from 'node:path';
+import { resolveProjectPath } from '../projects.js';
+
+describe('resolveProjectPath', () => {
+  let scratch: string;
+  let whitelist: string;
+  let outside: string;
+
+  beforeAll(async () => {
+    // mkdtemp returns a real path on most platforms, but symlink-resolve it
+    // anyway to defeat /tmp -> /private/tmp style indirection on macOS, and
+    // keep this stable for the comparisons below.
+    scratch = await realpath(await mkdtemp(join(tmpdir(), 'boocode-projects-test-')));
+    whitelist = join(scratch, 'wl');
+    outside = join(scratch, 'other');
+    await mkdir(whitelist, { recursive: true });
+    await mkdir(outside, { recursive: true });
+  });
+
+  afterAll(async () => {
+    if (scratch) {
+      await rm(scratch, { recursive: true, force: true });
+    }
+  });
+
+  it('returns real path and basename for a valid subdirectory under the whitelist', async () => {
+    const projectDir = join(whitelist, 'my-project');
+    await mkdir(projectDir);
+    const result = await resolveProjectPath(projectDir, whitelist);
+    expect('error' in result).toBe(false);
+    if ('error' in result) return; // narrow
+    expect(result.real).toBe(projectDir);
+    expect(result.name).toBe('my-project');
+  });
+
+  it('rejects a path outside the whitelist', async () => {
+    const projectDir = join(outside, 'foo');
+    await mkdir(projectDir);
+    const result = await resolveProjectPath(projectDir, whitelist);
+    expect('error' in result).toBe(true);
+    if (!('error' in result)) return;
+    expect(result.error.toLowerCase()).toContain('path must be under');
+  });
+
+  it('rejects relative paths', async () => {
+    const result = await resolveProjectPath('relative/path', whitelist);
+    expect('error' in result).toBe(true);
+    if (!('error' in result)) return;
+    expect(result.error.toLowerCase()).toContain('absolute');
+  });
+
+  it('rejects nonexistent paths', async () => {
+    const result = await resolveProjectPath('/nonexistent/foo-boocode-test', whitelist);
+    expect('error' in result).toBe(true);
+    if (!('error' in result)) return;
+    expect(result.error.toLowerCase()).toContain('does not exist');
+  });
+
+  it('rejects symlink escapes (realpath resolution catches traversal)', async () => {
+    // Create a symlink INSIDE the whitelist that points OUTSIDE. realpath
+    // should resolve through it and the resulting real path should fail the
+    // whitelist scope check.
+    const escapeLink = join(whitelist, 'escape-link');
+    await symlink(outside, escapeLink);
+    const result = await resolveProjectPath(escapeLink, whitelist);
+    expect('error' in result).toBe(true);
+    if (!('error' in result)) return;
+    expect(result.error.toLowerCase()).toContain('path must be under');
+  });
+
+  it('rejects the whitelist directory itself as a project root', async () => {
+    // A project's parent can't be the project. The scope check must require
+    // the candidate path to be strictly below the whitelist (whitelist + sep
+    // prefix), not just equal to it.
+    const result = await resolveProjectPath(whitelist, whitelist);
+    expect('error' in result).toBe(true);
+    if (!('error' in result)) return;
+    expect(result.error.toLowerCase()).toContain('path must be under');
+  });
+
+  it('rejects non-directory targets (file under whitelist)', async () => {
+    const filePath = join(whitelist, 'a-file.txt');
+    await writeFile(filePath, 'content', 'utf8');
+    const result = await resolveProjectPath(filePath, whitelist);
+    expect('error' in result).toBe(true);
+    if (!('error' in result)) return;
+    expect(result.error.toLowerCase()).toContain('not a directory');
+  });
+});

apps/server/src/routes/agents.ts

@@ -0,0 +1,20 @@
+import type { FastifyInstance } from 'fastify';
+import type { Sql } from '../db.js';
+import { getAgentsForProject } from '../services/agents.js';
+
+export function registerAgentRoutes(app: FastifyInstance, sql: Sql): void {
+  app.get<{ Params: { id: string } }>(
+    '/api/projects/:id/agents',
+    async (req, reply) => {
+      const rows = await sql<{ path: string }[]>`
+        SELECT path FROM projects WHERE id = ${req.params.id}
+      `;
+      if (rows.length === 0) {
+        reply.code(404);
+        return { error: 'project not found' };
+      }
+      // getAgentsForProject handles AGENTS.md presence/parse/cache; never throws.
+      return await getAgentsForProject(rows[0]!.path);
+    }
+  );
+}

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) => {
@@ -231,7 +278,7 @@ export function registerChatRoutes(
           INSERT INTO messages (
             session_id, chat_id, role, content, kind, tool_calls, tool_results,
             status, tokens_used, ctx_used, ctx_max, started_at, finished_at,
-            created_at
+            created_at, metadata
           )
           SELECT
             ${source.session_id}, ${chat!.id}, role, content, kind,
@@ -239,7 +286,8 @@ export function registerChatRoutes(
             tokens_used, ctx_used, ctx_max, started_at, finished_at,
             clock_timestamp() + (
               ROW_NUMBER() OVER (ORDER BY created_at ASC, id ASC) * INTERVAL '1 microsecond'
-            )
+            ),
+            metadata
           FROM messages
           WHERE chat_id = ${source.id}
             AND created_at <= ${target.created_at}::timestamptz
@@ -268,7 +316,7 @@ export function registerChatRoutes(
       }
       const rows = await sql<Message[]>`
         SELECT id, session_id, chat_id, role, content, kind, tool_calls, tool_results, status, last_seq,
-               tokens_used, ctx_used, ctx_max, started_at, finished_at, created_at
+               tokens_used, ctx_used, ctx_max, started_at, finished_at, created_at, metadata
         FROM messages
         WHERE chat_id = ${req.params.id}
         ORDER BY created_at ASC, id ASC

apps/server/src/routes/messages.ts

@@ -1,12 +1,52 @@
 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),
 });
 
+// v1.8.2: Continue extends an inference loop that hit the tool budget. Caller
+// passes the sentinel message it's continuing from; server validates shape
+// and the per-chat hard ceiling before resuming.
+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;
@@ -17,6 +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;
 }
@@ -36,7 +83,7 @@ export function registerMessageRoutes(
       }
       const rows = await sql<Message[]>`
         SELECT id, session_id, chat_id, role, content, kind, tool_calls, tool_results, status, last_seq,
-               tokens_used, ctx_used, ctx_max, started_at, finished_at, created_at
+               tokens_used, ctx_used, ctx_max, started_at, finished_at, created_at, metadata
         FROM messages
         WHERE session_id = ${req.params.id}
         ORDER BY created_at ASC, id ASC
@@ -253,6 +300,76 @@ export function registerMessageRoutes(
     }
   );
 
+  app.post<{ Params: { id: string } }>(
+    '/api/chats/:id/continue',
+    async (req, reply) => {
+      const parsed = ContinueBody.safeParse(req.body);
+      if (!parsed.success) {
+        reply.code(400);
+        return { error: 'invalid body', details: parsed.error.flatten() };
+      }
+
+      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;
+
+      // Cap-hit sentinels are only ever inserted after a turn completes, so
+      // there must not be an active inference at this moment. If there is,
+      // the client is racing the cap-hit summary that just emitted the
+      // sentinel — bail rather than enqueue a parallel run.
+      if (handlers.hasActiveInference(chat.id)) {
+        reply.code(409);
+        return { error: 'chat is currently streaming' };
+      }
+
+      const sentinel = await sql<{ metadata: { kind?: unknown; can_continue?: unknown } | null }[]>`
+        SELECT metadata
+        FROM messages
+        WHERE id = ${parsed.data.sentinel_message_id}
+          AND chat_id = ${chat.id}
+          AND role = 'system'
+      `;
+      if (sentinel.length === 0) {
+        reply.code(404);
+        return { error: 'sentinel not found' };
+      }
+      const meta = sentinel[0]!.metadata;
+      if (!meta || meta.kind !== 'cap_hit') {
+        reply.code(400);
+        return { error: 'message is not a cap-hit sentinel' };
+      }
+      // Server-side hard ceiling check. UI already disables the button when
+      // can_continue is false; defending against a stale tab or a direct
+      // API hit is the only reason this lives on the server too.
+      if (meta.can_continue !== true) {
+        reply.code(409);
+        return { error: 'hard limit reached for this chat' };
+      }
+
+      const result = await sql.begin(async (tx) => {
+        const [assistantMsg] = await tx<{ id: string }[]>`
+          INSERT INTO messages (session_id, chat_id, role, content, status, created_at)
+          VALUES (${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 { assistant_message_id: assistantMsg!.id };
+      });
+
+      handlers.enqueueInference(sessionId, chat.id, result.assistant_message_id, 'default');
+
+      reply.code(202);
+      return result;
+    }
+  );
+
   app.post<{ Params: { id: string } }>(
     '/api/chats/:id/force_send',
     async (req, reply) => {
@@ -312,4 +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

@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ import type { Project, AvailableProject } from '../types/api.js';
 import { resolveProjectRoot, PathScopeError } from '../services/path_guard.js';
 import { listDir, viewFile } from '../services/file_ops.js';
 import { getProjectFiles } from '../services/file_index.js';
+import { getGitMeta } from '../services/git_meta.js';
 import {
   bootstrapProject,
   BootstrapNameError,
@@ -21,8 +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({
@@ -41,7 +48,7 @@ async function isDir(path: string): Promise<boolean> {
   }
 }
 
-async function resolveProjectPath(
+export async function resolveProjectPath(
   raw: string,
   whitelist: string
 ): Promise<{ real: string; name: string } | { error: string }> {
@@ -53,7 +60,7 @@ async function resolveProjectPath(
     return { error: 'path does not exist' };
   }
   const whitelistReal = await realpath(whitelist);
-  if (real !== whitelistReal && !real.startsWith(whitelistReal + sep)) {
+  if (!real.startsWith(whitelistReal + sep)) {
     return { error: `path must be under ${whitelist}` };
   }
   if (!(await isDir(real))) return { error: 'path is not a directory' };
@@ -69,7 +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 = ${status}
       ORDER BY added_at DESC
@@ -118,7 +126,8 @@ export function registerProjectRoutes(
       const [row] = await sql<Project[]>`
         INSERT INTO projects (name, path, gitea_remote)
         VALUES (${parsed.data.name}, ${bootstrap.folder_real_path}, ${bootstrap.gitea_remote_url})
-        RETURNING id, name, path, added_at, last_session_id, status, gitea_remote
+        RETURNING id, name, path, added_at, last_session_id, status, gitea_remote,
+                  default_system_prompt, default_web_search_enabled
       `;
       broker.publishUser('default', { type: 'project_created', project: row as unknown as Project });
       reply.code(201);
@@ -172,7 +181,8 @@ export function registerProjectRoutes(
       INSERT INTO projects (name, path)
       VALUES (${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) {
@@ -186,22 +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,
@@ -228,7 +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);
@@ -381,6 +423,38 @@ export function registerProjectRoutes(
     }
   );
 
+  // GET /api/projects/:id/git
+  // v1.8 mobile-tabs: feeds the header branch indicator and is the same
+  // resolver the model's git_status tool uses. Returns 200 with branch=null
+  // for non-git directories (not 404) so the UI can degrade gracefully.
+  app.get<{ Params: { id: string } }>(
+    '/api/projects/:id/git',
+    async (req, reply) => {
+      const { id } = req.params;
+      const rows = await sql<Project[]>`
+        SELECT id, name, path, added_at, last_session_id, status, gitea_remote
+        FROM projects WHERE id = ${id}
+      `;
+      if (rows.length === 0) {
+        reply.code(404);
+        return { error: 'not found' };
+      }
+      const project = rows[0]!;
+      let projectRoot: string;
+      try {
+        projectRoot = await resolveProjectRoot(project.path);
+      } catch (err) {
+        if (err instanceof PathScopeError) {
+          reply.code(404);
+          return { error: err.message };
+        }
+        throw err;
+      }
+      const meta = await getGitMeta(projectRoot);
+      return meta ?? { branch: null, is_dirty: false, ahead: 0, behind: 0 };
+    }
+  );
+
   // GET /api/projects/:id/files
   app.get<{ Params: { id: string } }>(
     '/api/projects/:id/files',

apps/server/src/routes/sessions.ts

@@ -5,17 +5,22 @@ import type { Config } from '../config.js';
 import type { Broker } from '../services/broker.js';
 import type { Session } from '../types/api.js';
 import { getSetting } from './settings.js';
+import { getAgentsForProject } from '../services/agents.js';
 
 const CreateBody = z.object({
   name: z.string().min(1).max(200).optional(),
   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(),
 });
 
 const PatchBody = z.object({
   name: z.string().min(1).max(200).optional(),
   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> {
@@ -24,6 +29,13 @@ async function resolveDefaultModel(sql: Sql, config: Config): Promise<string> {
   return config.DEFAULT_MODEL;
 }
 
+// First agent in the project's effective list (file-defined or builtin),
+// or null if somehow none exist.
+async function resolveDefaultAgent(projectPath: string): Promise<string | null> {
+  const { agents } = await getAgentsForProject(projectPath);
+  return agents[0]?.id ?? null;
+}
+
 export function registerSessionRoutes(
   app: FastifyInstance,
   sql: Sql,
@@ -40,7 +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
+        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
@@ -57,11 +69,14 @@ export function registerSessionRoutes(
         reply.code(400);
         return { error: 'invalid body', details: parsed.error.flatten() };
       }
-      const project = await sql`SELECT id FROM projects WHERE id = ${req.params.id}`;
+      const project = await sql<{ id: string; path: string }[]>`
+        SELECT id, path FROM projects WHERE id = ${req.params.id}
+      `;
       if (project.length === 0) {
         reply.code(404);
         return { error: 'project not found' };
       }
+      const projectPath = project[0]!.path;
 
       let model = parsed.data.model;
       if (!model) {
@@ -76,12 +91,18 @@ export function registerSessionRoutes(
 
       const name = parsed.data.name ?? 'New session';
       const systemPrompt = parsed.data.system_prompt ?? '';
+      // If the client provided agent_id (string or null), use it; otherwise
+      // resolve to the project's first agent (file-defined or builtin), or null.
+      const agentId =
+        parsed.data.agent_id !== undefined
+          ? parsed.data.agent_id
+          : await resolveDefaultAgent(projectPath);
 
       const row = await sql.begin(async (tx) => {
         const [session] = await tx<Session[]>`
-          INSERT INTO sessions (project_id, name, model, system_prompt)
-          VALUES (${req.params.id}, ${name}, ${model}, ${systemPrompt})
-          RETURNING id, project_id, name, model, system_prompt, status, created_at, updated_at
+          INSERT INTO sessions (project_id, name, model, system_prompt, agent_id)
+          VALUES (${req.params.id}, ${name}, ${model}, ${systemPrompt}, ${agentId})
+          RETURNING id, project_id, name, model, system_prompt, status, created_at, updated_at, agent_id, web_search_enabled
         `;
         await tx`
           INSERT INTO chats (session_id, name, status)
@@ -101,7 +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
+      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) {
@@ -120,32 +141,110 @@ export function registerSessionRoutes(
         return { error: 'invalid body', details: parsed.error.flatten() };
       }
       const { name, model, system_prompt } = parsed.data;
+      // 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;
+      // a concurrent rename in that gap would just mean one stale publish, which
+      // existing clients dedup by id.
+      const before = await sql<{ name: string }[]>`
+        SELECT name FROM sessions WHERE id = ${req.params.id}
+      `;
+      const priorName = before[0]?.name;
       const rows = await sql<Session[]>`
         UPDATE sessions
         SET
           name = COALESCE(${name ?? null}, name),
           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
+        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);
         return { error: 'session not found' };
       }
       const session = rows[0]!;
-      if (name !== undefined) {
+      if (name !== undefined && session.name !== priorName) {
         broker.publishUser('default', {
           type: 'session_renamed',
           session_id: session.id,
           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) => {
@@ -174,7 +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
+        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/settings.ts

@@ -22,6 +22,50 @@ export async function setSetting(
   `;
 }
 
+// themes-v1: whitelist of the 18 preset theme ids. Kept in sync with
+// docs/themes_v1.md §1 and apps/web/src/lib/theme.ts THEMES.
+const THEME_IDS = [
+  'obsidian',
+  'gunmetal',
+  'espresso',
+  'volcanic-brown',
+  'copper',
+  'gold',
+  'oxblood',
+  'crimson',
+  'elderflower',
+  'plum',
+  'steel-pink',
+  'fuchsia-noir',
+  'matrix',
+  'sage',
+  'ivory',
+  'chalk',
+  'cobalt',
+  'midnight-sapphire',
+] as const;
+
+const THEME_MODES = ['dark', 'light', 'system'] as const;
+
+// PATCH body is still a free-form key/value bag for everything except the
+// two theme keys, which carry strict per-key validation. Anything outside
+// THEME_IDS / THEME_MODES on those keys is rejected with 400.
+function validateThemeKeys(body: Record<string, unknown>): string | null {
+  if ('theme_id' in body) {
+    const v = body.theme_id;
+    if (typeof v !== 'string' || !(THEME_IDS as readonly string[]).includes(v)) {
+      return `theme_id must be one of: ${THEME_IDS.join(', ')}`;
+    }
+  }
+  if ('theme_mode' in body) {
+    const v = body.theme_mode;
+    if (typeof v !== 'string' || !(THEME_MODES as readonly string[]).includes(v)) {
+      return `theme_mode must be one of: ${THEME_MODES.join(', ')}`;
+    }
+  }
+  return null;
+}
+
 const PatchBody = z.record(z.string(), z.unknown());
 
 export function registerSettingsRoutes(app: FastifyInstance, sql: Sql): void {
@@ -38,6 +82,11 @@ export function registerSettingsRoutes(app: FastifyInstance, sql: Sql): void {
       reply.code(400);
       return { error: 'invalid body', details: parsed.error.flatten() };
     }
+    const themeError = validateThemeKeys(parsed.data);
+    if (themeError) {
+      reply.code(400);
+      return { error: themeError };
+    }
     for (const [k, v] of Object.entries(parsed.data)) {
       await setSetting(sql, k, v);
     }

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/routes/ws.ts

@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ export function registerWebSocket(
 
       const messages = await sql<Message[]>`
         SELECT id, session_id, chat_id, role, content, kind, tool_calls, tool_results, status, last_seq,
-               tokens_used, ctx_used, ctx_max, started_at, finished_at, created_at
+               tokens_used, ctx_used, ctx_max, started_at, finished_at, created_at, metadata
         FROM messages
         WHERE session_id = ${sessionId}
         ORDER BY created_at ASC, id ASC

apps/server/src/schema.sql

@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ CREATE TABLE IF NOT EXISTS session_panes (
   id           UUID PRIMARY KEY DEFAULT gen_random_uuid(),
   session_id   UUID NOT NULL REFERENCES sessions(id) ON DELETE CASCADE,
   position     INTEGER NOT NULL,
-  kind         TEXT NOT NULL CHECK (kind IN ('chat', 'file_browser')),
+  kind         TEXT NOT NULL CHECK (kind IN ('chat', 'file_browser', 'terminal')),
   state        JSONB NOT NULL DEFAULT '{}',
   created_at   TIMESTAMPTZ NOT NULL DEFAULT clock_timestamp(),
   UNIQUE (session_id, position)
@@ -153,3 +153,29 @@ BEGIN
       CHECK (status IN ('open', 'archived'));
   END IF;
 END $$;
+
+-- v1.x-batch9: per-session agent reference. Agent definitions are not stored in
+-- the DB; they live in builtins (services/agents.ts) and a per-project AGENTS.md.
+-- agent_id is the slugified agent name. NULL means "use BooCode defaults".
+ALTER TABLE sessions ADD COLUMN IF NOT EXISTS agent_id TEXT;
+
+-- v1.8.2: per-message metadata for sentinels (cap-hit) and structured error
+-- reasons. JSONB so future kinds can extend without further schema churn.
+-- Shape for cap_hit:  { kind: 'cap_hit', used: number, limit: number,
+--                       agent_name: string|null, can_continue: boolean }
+-- Shape for errors:   { error_reason: 'llm_provider_error'|..., error_text: string }
+ALTER TABLE messages ADD COLUMN IF NOT EXISTS metadata JSONB;
+
+-- themes-v1: idempotent seeds for the two theme preference keys. The settings
+-- table is a key/value store (see line 43) so theme prefs live as two rows,
+-- 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

@@ -0,0 +1,242 @@
+import { describe, it, expect } from 'vitest';
+import { buildMessagesPayload } from '../inference.js';
+import type {
+  Message,
+  MessageRole,
+  Project,
+  Session,
+  ToolCall,
+  ToolResult,
+} from '../../types/api.js';
+
+// ---- fixtures ---------------------------------------------------------------
+
+function makeSession(overrides: Partial<Session> = {}): Session {
+  return {
+    id: 'sess',
+    project_id: 'proj',
+    name: 'test session',
+    model: 'test-model',
+    system_prompt: '',
+    status: 'open',
+    created_at: new Date(0).toISOString(),
+    updated_at: new Date(0).toISOString(),
+    agent_id: null,
+    web_search_enabled: null,
+    ...overrides,
+  };
+}
+
+function makeProject(overrides: Partial<Project> = {}): Project {
+  return {
+    id: 'proj',
+    name: 'test project',
+    path: '/tmp/proj',
+    added_at: new Date(0).toISOString(),
+    last_session_id: null,
+    status: 'open',
+    gitea_remote: null,
+    default_system_prompt: '',
+    default_web_search_enabled: false,
+    ...overrides,
+  };
+}
+
+let counter = 0;
+function makeMessage(
+  role: MessageRole,
+  content: string,
+  overrides: Partial<Message> = {}
+): Message {
+  counter += 1;
+  return {
+    id: `m${counter}`,
+    session_id: 'sess',
+    chat_id: 'chat',
+    role,
+    content,
+    kind: 'message',
+    tool_calls: null,
+    tool_results: null,
+    status: 'complete',
+    last_seq: 0,
+    tokens_used: null,
+    ctx_used: null,
+    ctx_max: null,
+    started_at: null,
+    finished_at: null,
+    created_at: new Date(counter * 1000).toISOString(),
+    metadata: null,
+    ...overrides,
+  };
+}
+
+// ---- tests ------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+describe('buildMessagesPayload', () => {
+  it('prepends a system prompt containing the project path', () => {
+    const session = makeSession();
+    const project = makeProject({ path: '/tmp/my-proj' });
+    const result = buildMessagesPayload(session, project, []);
+    expect(result).toHaveLength(1);
+    expect(result[0]!.role).toBe('system');
+    expect(result[0]!.content).toContain('/tmp/my-proj');
+  });
+
+  it('appends session.system_prompt to the system message when set', () => {
+    const session = makeSession({ system_prompt: 'Be terse.' });
+    const project = makeProject();
+    const result = buildMessagesPayload(session, project, []);
+    expect(result).toHaveLength(1);
+    expect(result[0]!.role).toBe('system');
+    expect(result[0]!.content).toContain('Be terse.');
+  });
+
+  it('returns user/assistant messages in order when no compact marker is present', () => {
+    const session = makeSession();
+    const project = makeProject();
+    const history: Message[] = [
+      makeMessage('user', 'hi'),
+      makeMessage('assistant', 'hello'),
+      makeMessage('user', 'how are you'),
+      makeMessage('assistant', 'great'),
+    ];
+    const result = buildMessagesPayload(session, project, history);
+    // 1 system + 4 history messages
+    expect(result).toHaveLength(5);
+    expect(result[0]!.role).toBe('system');
+    expect(result[1]).toMatchObject({ role: 'user', content: 'hi' });
+    expect(result[2]).toMatchObject({ role: 'assistant', content: 'hello' });
+    expect(result[3]).toMatchObject({ role: 'user', content: 'how are you' });
+    expect(result[4]).toMatchObject({ role: 'assistant', content: 'great' });
+  });
+
+  it('starts from the latest compact marker, emitting it as a system message', () => {
+    const session = makeSession();
+    const project = makeProject();
+    const history: Message[] = [
+      makeMessage('user', 'old1'),
+      makeMessage('assistant', 'oldreply1'),
+      makeMessage('user', 'old2'),
+      makeMessage('assistant', 'compacted summary text', { kind: 'compact' }),
+      makeMessage('user', 'new1'),
+      makeMessage('assistant', 'newreply1'),
+    ];
+    const result = buildMessagesPayload(session, project, history);
+    // Expect: leading base-system prompt, then the compact as system, then
+    // the user/assistant pair following it.
+    expect(result).toHaveLength(4);
+    expect(result[0]!.role).toBe('system');
+    expect(result[1]).toMatchObject({
+      role: 'system',
+      content: 'compacted summary text',
+    });
+    expect(result[2]).toMatchObject({ role: 'user', content: 'new1' });
+    expect(result[3]).toMatchObject({ role: 'assistant', content: 'newreply1' });
+  });
+
+  it('uses only the most recent compact when multiple are present', () => {
+    const session = makeSession();
+    const project = makeProject();
+    const history: Message[] = [
+      makeMessage('user', 'u1'),
+      makeMessage('assistant', 'first compact summary', { kind: 'compact' }),
+      makeMessage('user', 'u2'),
+      makeMessage('assistant', 'second compact summary', { kind: 'compact' }),
+      makeMessage('user', 'u3'),
+      makeMessage('assistant', 'final reply'),
+    ];
+    const result = buildMessagesPayload(session, project, history);
+    // Expect: base system + latest compact as system + the two messages
+    // following it. The earlier compact and pre-compact history are dropped.
+    expect(result).toHaveLength(4);
+    expect(result[0]!.role).toBe('system');
+    expect(result[1]).toMatchObject({
+      role: 'system',
+      content: 'second compact summary',
+    });
+    expect(result[2]).toMatchObject({ role: 'user', content: 'u3' });
+    expect(result[3]).toMatchObject({ role: 'assistant', content: 'final reply' });
+    // None of the earlier content should leak through
+    const concatenated = result.map((m) => m.content ?? '').join(' ');
+    expect(concatenated).not.toContain('first compact summary');
+    expect(concatenated).not.toContain('u1');
+    expect(concatenated).not.toContain('u2');
+  });
+
+  it('skips streaming and cancelled assistant rows', () => {
+    const session = makeSession();
+    const project = makeProject();
+    const history: Message[] = [
+      makeMessage('user', 'hi'),
+      makeMessage('assistant', 'partial...', { status: 'streaming' }),
+      makeMessage('assistant', 'cancelled fragment', { status: 'cancelled' }),
+      makeMessage('assistant', 'final answer'),
+    ];
+    const result = buildMessagesPayload(session, project, history);
+    // 1 system + 1 user + 1 assistant (only the complete one)
+    expect(result).toHaveLength(3);
+    expect(result[1]).toMatchObject({ role: 'user', content: 'hi' });
+    expect(result[2]).toMatchObject({ role: 'assistant', content: 'final answer' });
+  });
+
+  it('round-trips an assistant-with-tool_calls followed by its tool result', () => {
+    const session = makeSession();
+    const project = makeProject();
+    const toolCall: ToolCall = {
+      id: 'call_abc',
+      name: 'view_file',
+      args: { path: 'src/index.ts' },
+    };
+    const toolResult: ToolResult = {
+      tool_call_id: 'call_abc',
+      output: { contents: 'console.log(1)' },
+      truncated: false,
+    };
+    const history: Message[] = [
+      makeMessage('user', 'show me the file'),
+      makeMessage('assistant', '', { tool_calls: [toolCall] }),
+      makeMessage('tool', '', { tool_results: toolResult }),
+      makeMessage('assistant', 'here it is'),
+    ];
+    const result = buildMessagesPayload(session, project, history);
+    // 1 system + 1 user + 1 assistant(tool_calls) + 1 tool + 1 assistant
+    expect(result).toHaveLength(5);
+    expect(result[1]).toMatchObject({ role: 'user', content: 'show me the file' });
+    expect(result[2]!.role).toBe('assistant');
+    expect(result[2]!.tool_calls).toBeDefined();
+    expect(result[2]!.tool_calls).toHaveLength(1);
+    expect(result[2]!.tool_calls![0]).toMatchObject({
+      id: 'call_abc',
+      type: 'function',
+      function: { name: 'view_file' },
+    });
+    // The OpenAI shape stringifies args.
+    expect(result[2]!.tool_calls![0]!.function.arguments).toBe(
+      JSON.stringify({ path: 'src/index.ts' })
+    );
+    // assistant with empty content should be serialized as content: null
+    expect(result[2]!.content).toBeNull();
+    expect(result[3]).toMatchObject({
+      role: 'tool',
+      tool_call_id: 'call_abc',
+    });
+    // Non-string tool output is JSON-stringified.
+    expect(result[3]!.content).toBe(JSON.stringify({ contents: 'console.log(1)' }));
+    expect(result[4]).toMatchObject({ role: 'assistant', content: 'here it is' });
+  });
+
+  it('skips tool rows with no tool_results', () => {
+    const session = makeSession();
+    const project = makeProject();
+    const history: Message[] = [
+      makeMessage('user', 'do it'),
+      makeMessage('tool', '', { tool_results: null }),
+      makeMessage('assistant', 'done'),
+    ];
+    const result = buildMessagesPayload(session, project, history);
+    // 1 system + 1 user + 1 assistant; the empty tool row is dropped.
+    expect(result).toHaveLength(3);
+    expect(result.find((m) => m.role === 'tool')).toBeUndefined();
+  });
+});

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

@@ -0,0 +1,47 @@
+import { describe, it, expect } from 'vitest';
+import { sanitizeFolderName } from '../project_bootstrap.js';
+
+describe('sanitizeFolderName', () => {
+  it('passes through a normal slug-like name', () => {
+    expect(sanitizeFolderName('my-project')).toBe('my-project');
+  });
+
+  it('lowercases and replaces whitespace with hyphens', () => {
+    expect(sanitizeFolderName('Hello World')).toBe('hello-world');
+  });
+
+  it('strips path-traversal characters', () => {
+    // dots and slashes fall outside [a-z0-9-] and are removed entirely.
+    expect(sanitizeFolderName('../etc/passwd')).toBe('etcpasswd');
+  });
+
+  it('strips trailing and leading dots and slashes', () => {
+    expect(sanitizeFolderName('./foo/')).toBe('foo');
+  });
+
+  it('collapses runs of hyphens and strips leading/trailing ones', () => {
+    expect(sanitizeFolderName('---foo---')).toBe('foo');
+  });
+
+  it('returns empty string when nothing survives sanitization', () => {
+    // NOTE: sanitizeFolderName itself does NOT throw — it returns ''. The
+    // BootstrapNameError is raised by the caller (bootstrapProject) when the
+    // sanitized result fails the SAFE_NAME regex. The spec's "throws" phrasing
+    // refers to that caller-level validation, not this pure function.
+    expect(sanitizeFolderName('...')).toBe('');
+    expect(sanitizeFolderName('   ')).toBe('');
+  });
+
+  it('strips control characters and null bytes', () => {
+    // Null bytes and control characters are not in [a-z0-9-] so they're
+    // filtered out (effectively rejected as folder-name content).
+    expect(sanitizeFolderName('my\x00proj\x01')).toBe('myproj');
+    expect(sanitizeFolderName('foo\x00bar')).toBe('foobar');
+  });
+
+  it('truncates names longer than 64 characters', () => {
+    const long = 'a'.repeat(100);
+    expect(sanitizeFolderName(long)).toBe('a'.repeat(64));
+    expect(sanitizeFolderName(long)).toHaveLength(64);
+  });
+});

apps/server/src/services/agents.ts

@@ -0,0 +1,330 @@
+import { promises as fs } from 'node:fs';
+import { join } from 'node:path';
+import type { Agent, AgentsResponse, AgentParseError } from '../types/api.js';
+
+// v1.8.1: global agents live at /data/AGENTS.md inside the container
+// (./data:/data:ro mount on the host). Per-project AGENTS.md at the project
+// root overrides global by name. In-code builtins are gone — the seed file is
+// the contents of the previous BUILTIN_AGENTS list, copied into /data/AGENTS.md
+// once on first deploy.
+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.
+// 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;
+
+export function slugify(name: string): string {
+  return name
+    .toLowerCase()
+    .replace(/[^a-z0-9]+/g, '-')
+    .replace(/^-+|-+$/g, '');
+}
+
+// ---- AGENTS.md parser ------------------------------------------------------
+
+interface ParsedFrontmatter {
+  temperature?: number;
+  tools?: string[];
+  description?: string;
+  model?: string;
+  // v1.8.2: optional per-agent tool-loop budget. Absent → inference resolves
+  // from the agent's toolset at runtime.
+  max_tool_calls?: number;
+}
+
+function stripQuotes(s: string): string {
+  if (
+    s.length >= 2 &&
+    (s[0] === '"' || s[0] === "'") &&
+    s[0] === s[s.length - 1]
+  ) {
+    return s.slice(1, -1);
+  }
+  return s;
+}
+
+function parseFrontmatter(yaml: string): { data: ParsedFrontmatter; errors: string[] } {
+  const data: ParsedFrontmatter = {};
+  const errors: string[] = [];
+  const lines = yaml.split('\n');
+  let arrayKey: 'tools' | null = null;
+
+  for (const rawLine of lines) {
+    const line = rawLine.trim();
+    if (line.length === 0) continue;
+
+    // Block-list continuation: "- value" under a key that was set to empty
+    if (arrayKey && line.startsWith('- ')) {
+      data[arrayKey]!.push(line.slice(2).trim());
+      continue;
+    }
+    arrayKey = null;
+
+    const colonIdx = line.indexOf(':');
+    if (colonIdx < 0) continue;
+    const key = line.slice(0, colonIdx).trim();
+    const valueRaw = line.slice(colonIdx + 1).trim();
+
+    if (key === 'temperature') {
+      const n = Number(valueRaw);
+      if (Number.isFinite(n)) data.temperature = n;
+      else errors.push(`temperature must be a number (got "${valueRaw}")`);
+    } else if (key === 'tools') {
+      if (valueRaw === '') {
+        data.tools = [];
+        arrayKey = 'tools';
+      } else if (valueRaw.startsWith('[') && valueRaw.endsWith(']')) {
+        const inner = valueRaw.slice(1, -1);
+        data.tools = inner
+          .split(',')
+          .map((s) => stripQuotes(s.trim()))
+          .filter((s) => s.length > 0);
+      } else {
+        // Loose form: "tools: a, b, c"
+        data.tools = valueRaw
+          .split(',')
+          .map((s) => stripQuotes(s.trim()))
+          .filter((s) => s.length > 0);
+      }
+    } else if (key === 'description') {
+      data.description = stripQuotes(valueRaw);
+    } else if (key === 'model') {
+      data.model = stripQuotes(valueRaw);
+    } else if (key === 'max_tool_calls') {
+      // v1.8.2: 1..100 inclusive integer. Out-of-range values are skipped
+      // with a warning rather than throwing — agents shouldn't be unusable
+      // because of a typo on a defaulted field. Non-numeric or non-integer
+      // still hard-fails the block, matching `temperature` behavior.
+      const n = Number(valueRaw);
+      if (Number.isInteger(n) && n >= 1 && n <= 100) {
+        data.max_tool_calls = n;
+      } else if (Number.isInteger(n)) {
+        console.warn(
+          `agents: max_tool_calls ${n} out of range 1-100, ignoring (falling back to default)`,
+        );
+      } else {
+        errors.push(`max_tool_calls must be an integer 1-100 (got "${valueRaw}")`);
+      }
+    }
+    // Unknown keys silently ignored — forward-compat.
+  }
+
+  return { data, errors };
+}
+
+interface RawSection {
+  name: string;
+  body: string;
+}
+
+function splitSections(content: string): RawSection[] {
+  // Split by lines matching exactly "## <name>". Level-3+ headings are body content.
+  const sections: RawSection[] = [];
+  let currentName: string | null = null;
+  let currentLines: string[] = [];
+
+  for (const line of content.split('\n')) {
+    const h2 = /^##\s+(.+?)\s*$/.exec(line);
+    const h3 = line.startsWith('### ');
+    if (h2 && !h3) {
+      if (currentName !== null) {
+        sections.push({ name: currentName, body: currentLines.join('\n') });
+      }
+      currentName = h2[1]!.trim();
+      currentLines = [];
+      continue;
+    }
+    if (currentName !== null) {
+      currentLines.push(line);
+    }
+  }
+  if (currentName !== null) {
+    sections.push({ name: currentName, body: currentLines.join('\n') });
+  }
+  return sections;
+}
+
+// Throws on malformed section — caller handles per-block error collection.
+function parseAgentSection(section: RawSection): Omit<Agent, 'source'> {
+  const lines = section.body.split('\n');
+
+  // Opening "---" fence must be the first non-empty line.
+  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 after heading');
+  }
+  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 systemPrompt = lines.slice(closeIdx + 1).join('\n').trim();
+
+  const { data: fm, errors: fmErrors } = parseFrontmatter(yamlText);
+  if (fmErrors.length > 0) {
+    throw new Error(fmErrors.join('; '));
+  }
+
+  const filteredTools = Array.isArray(fm.tools)
+    ? fm.tools.filter((t): t is string =>
+        (ALL_TOOL_NAMES as readonly string[]).includes(t),
+      )
+    : DEFAULT_TOOLS;
+
+  return {
+    id: slugify(section.name),
+    name: section.name,
+    description: fm.description ?? '',
+    system_prompt: systemPrompt,
+    temperature: typeof fm.temperature === 'number' ? fm.temperature : DEFAULT_TEMPERATURE,
+    tools: filteredTools,
+    model: typeof fm.model === 'string' && fm.model.length > 0 ? fm.model : null,
+    max_tool_calls: typeof fm.max_tool_calls === 'number' ? fm.max_tool_calls : null,
+  };
+}
+
+interface ParseResult {
+  agents: Omit<Agent, 'source'>[];
+  errors: AgentParseError[];
+}
+
+// v1.8.1: parse each `## Name` block independently. A failure in one block
+// does not abort the rest of the file — we collect a per-agent error and
+// keep parsing. Server logs a console.warn for each skipped agent.
+export function parseAgentsMd(content: string): ParseResult {
+  const sections = splitSections(content);
+  const agents: Omit<Agent, 'source'>[] = [];
+  const errors: AgentParseError[] = [];
+
+  for (const section of sections) {
+    try {
+      agents.push(parseAgentSection(section));
+    } catch (err) {
+      const reason = err instanceof Error ? err.message : String(err);
+      console.warn(`agents: skipped "${section.name}" — ${reason}`);
+      errors.push({ agent_name: section.name, reason });
+    }
+  }
+
+  return { agents, errors };
+}
+
+// ---- mtime-keyed cache + public API ----------------------------------------
+
+interface CacheEntry {
+  globalMtime: number | null;
+  projectMtime: number | null;
+  cachedAt: number;
+  result: AgentsResponse;
+}
+
+// Keyed by projectPath ('' is fine — no project case, e.g. tests). Two files
+// participate in the cache key (global + project); editing either bumps the
+// corresponding mtime so the next read sees a miss without a watcher.
+const cache = new Map<string, CacheEntry>();
+
+export function invalidateAgentsCache(projectPath?: string): void {
+  if (projectPath === undefined) {
+    cache.clear();
+  } else {
+    cache.delete(projectPath);
+  }
+}
+
+async function safeStat(path: string): Promise<number | null> {
+  try {
+    const s = await fs.stat(path);
+    return s.mtimeMs;
+  } catch {
+    return null;
+  }
+}
+
+async function safeRead(path: string): Promise<string | null> {
+  try {
+    return await fs.readFile(path, 'utf8');
+  } catch {
+    return null;
+  }
+}
+
+export async function getAgentsForProject(projectPath: string): Promise<AgentsResponse> {
+  const projectAgentsPath = projectPath ? join(projectPath, 'AGENTS.md') : null;
+
+  const [globalMtime, projectMtime] = await Promise.all([
+    safeStat(GLOBAL_AGENTS_PATH),
+    projectAgentsPath ? safeStat(projectAgentsPath) : Promise.resolve(null),
+  ]);
+
+  const cacheKey = projectPath || '__none__';
+  const cached = cache.get(cacheKey);
+  const now = Date.now();
+  if (
+    cached &&
+    cached.globalMtime === globalMtime &&
+    cached.projectMtime === projectMtime &&
+    now - cached.cachedAt < CACHE_TTL_MS
+  ) {
+    return cached.result;
+  }
+
+  const [globalContent, projectContent] = await Promise.all([
+    globalMtime !== null ? safeRead(GLOBAL_AGENTS_PATH) : Promise.resolve(null),
+    projectAgentsPath && projectMtime !== null ? safeRead(projectAgentsPath) : Promise.resolve(null),
+  ]);
+
+  const errors: AgentParseError[] = [];
+  const byName = new Map<string, Agent>();
+
+  if (globalContent !== null) {
+    const r = parseAgentsMd(globalContent);
+    for (const a of r.agents) byName.set(a.name, { ...a, source: 'global' });
+    errors.push(...r.errors);
+  }
+  if (projectContent !== null) {
+    const r = parseAgentsMd(projectContent);
+    for (const a of r.agents) byName.set(a.name, { ...a, source: 'project' });
+    errors.push(...r.errors);
+  }
+
+  const result: AgentsResponse = {
+    agents: Array.from(byName.values()),
+    errors,
+  };
+  cache.set(cacheKey, { globalMtime, projectMtime, cachedAt: now, result });
+  return result;
+}
+
+export async function getAgentById(
+  projectPath: string,
+  agentId: string,
+): Promise<Agent | null> {
+  const { agents } = await getAgentsForProject(projectPath);
+  return agents.find((a) => a.id === agentId) ?? null;
+}

apps/server/src/services/auto_name.ts

@@ -144,4 +144,23 @@ export async function maybeAutoNameChat(
     updated_at: updated[0]!.updated_at,
   });
   ctx.log.info({ chatId, name }, 'chat auto-named');
+
+  // Propagate to the parent session if it's still on its default name.
+  // The WHERE guard makes the check atomic — if the user has already
+  // renamed (or a prior chat already propagated), this UPDATE matches
+  // zero rows and we do nothing. First chat wins; manual renames win.
+  const renamedSession = await ctx.sql<{ id: string; name: string }[]>`
+    UPDATE sessions
+    SET name = ${name}
+    WHERE id = ${sessionId} AND name = 'New session'
+    RETURNING id, name
+  `;
+  if (renamedSession.length > 0) {
+    ctx.publishUser({
+      type: 'session_renamed',
+      session_id: sessionId,
+      name,
+    });
+    ctx.log.info({ sessionId, name }, 'session auto-named from chat');
+  }
 }

apps/server/src/services/file_index.ts

@@ -33,6 +33,7 @@ async function snapMtimes(root: string): Promise<MtimeSnap> {
   const rootStat = await fs.stat(root);
   let gitHead: number | null = null;
   let gitIndex: number | null = null;
+  // best-effort; ignore failure because the project may not be a git repo
   try { gitHead = (await fs.stat(path.join(root, '.git', 'HEAD'))).mtimeMs; } catch {}
   try { gitIndex = (await fs.stat(path.join(root, '.git', 'index'))).mtimeMs; } catch {}
   return { root: rootStat.mtimeMs, gitHead, gitIndex };

apps/server/src/services/git_meta.ts

@@ -0,0 +1,92 @@
+import { execFile } from 'node:child_process';
+import { promisify } from 'node:util';
+
+const execFileAsync = promisify(execFile);
+
+const CACHE_TTL_MS = 30_000;
+const GIT_TIMEOUT_MS = 2_000;
+// Cap stdout size so a pathological repo can't blow the buffer. Branch + status
+// porcelain + diverge counts never approach this on a real repo.
+const GIT_MAX_BUFFER = 1024 * 1024;
+
+export interface GitMeta {
+  branch: string | null;
+  is_dirty: boolean;
+  ahead: number;
+  behind: number;
+}
+
+interface CacheEntry {
+  at: number;
+  value: GitMeta | null;
+}
+
+const cache = new Map<string, CacheEntry>();
+
+// Runs a single git invocation with a hard 2s timeout. Returns null on any
+// failure (non-zero exit, timeout, git not installed) so callers can decide
+// how to degrade. Stderr is intentionally swallowed; we don't surface git's
+// error text to the model or UI.
+async function runGit(args: string[], cwd: string): Promise<string | null> {
+  try {
+    const { stdout } = await execFileAsync('git', args, {
+      cwd,
+      timeout: GIT_TIMEOUT_MS,
+      windowsHide: true,
+      maxBuffer: GIT_MAX_BUFFER,
+    });
+    return stdout.toString();
+  } catch {
+    return null;
+  }
+}
+
+export async function getGitMeta(rootPath: string): Promise<GitMeta | null> {
+  const cached = cache.get(rootPath);
+  const now = Date.now();
+  if (cached && now - cached.at < CACHE_TTL_MS) {
+    return cached.value;
+  }
+
+  // Three calls in parallel. rev-parse establishes repo + branch name;
+  // status --porcelain detects dirtiness with no false-positives from formatting;
+  // rev-list --left-right --count compares HEAD to upstream and is allowed to
+  // fail silently (returns null → ahead/behind = 0) when no upstream is set.
+  const [branchOut, statusOut, divergedOut] = await Promise.all([
+    runGit(['rev-parse', '--abbrev-ref', 'HEAD'], rootPath),
+    runGit(['status', '--porcelain'], rootPath),
+    runGit(['rev-list', '--left-right', '--count', 'HEAD...@{upstream}'], rootPath),
+  ]);
+
+  // If rev-parse fails, this isn't a git repo (or git isn't installed). Cache
+  // the null result so the next 30s of requests don't re-probe.
+  if (branchOut === null) {
+    cache.set(rootPath, { at: now, value: null });
+    return null;
+  }
+
+  const branch = branchOut.trim() || null;
+  const is_dirty = statusOut !== null && statusOut.trim().length > 0;
+
+  let ahead = 0;
+  let behind = 0;
+  if (divergedOut !== null) {
+    const match = divergedOut.trim().match(/^(\d+)\s+(\d+)/);
+    if (match) {
+      ahead = Number(match[1]);
+      behind = Number(match[2]);
+    }
+  }
+
+  const value: GitMeta = { branch, is_dirty, ahead, behind };
+  cache.set(rootPath, { at: now, value });
+  return value;
+}
+
+export function invalidateGitMetaCache(rootPath?: string): void {
+  if (rootPath) {
+    cache.delete(rootPath);
+  } else {
+    cache.clear();
+  }
+}

apps/server/src/services/inference.ts

@@ -1,16 +1,64 @@
 import type { FastifyBaseLogger } from 'fastify';
 import type { Sql } from '../db.js';
 import type { Config } from '../config.js';
-import type { Message, Project, Session, ToolCall, UserStreamFrame } from '../types/api.js';
-import { ALL_TOOLS, TOOLS_BY_NAME, toolJsonSchemas } from './tools.js';
+import type {
+  Agent,
+  ErrorReason,
+  Message,
+  MessageMetadata,
+  Project,
+  Session,
+  ToolCall,
+  UserStreamFrame,
+} from '../types/api.js';
+import {
+  ALL_TOOLS,
+  READ_ONLY_TOOL_NAMES,
+  TOOLS_BY_NAME,
+  toolJsonSchemas,
+  type ToolJsonSchema,
+} from './tools.js';
 import { PathScopeError, resolveProjectRoot } from './path_guard.js';
 import { maybeAutoNameChat } from './auto_name.js';
+import { getAgentById } from './agents.js';
 
 const BASE_SYSTEM_PROMPT = (projectPath: string) =>
   `You are BooCode Chat, a code investigation assistant. The user is working on a project located at ${projectPath}. Use the file-read tools (view_file, list_dir, grep, find_files) to investigate code when needed. Be concise. Cite file paths and line numbers when discussing code. Do not hallucinate file contents — read the file first. Tool results may be truncated; if so, narrow your query rather than guessing.`;
 
 const DB_FLUSH_INTERVAL_MS = 500;
-const MAX_TOOL_LOOP_DEPTH = 5;
+
+// v1.8.2: tool-call budget defaults. Resolved per-turn by resolveToolBudget.
+//   - Agent with explicit max_tool_calls: that value.
+//   - Agent with read-only-only tools:    BUDGET_READ_ONLY (30).
+//   - Agent with any non-read-only tool:  BUDGET_NON_READ_ONLY (10).
+//   - No agent (raw chat):                BUDGET_NO_AGENT (15).
+const BUDGET_READ_ONLY = 30;
+const BUDGET_NON_READ_ONLY = 10;
+const BUDGET_NO_AGENT = 15;
+
+const READ_ONLY_SET: ReadonlySet<string> = new Set(READ_ONLY_TOOL_NAMES);
+
+function resolveToolBudget(agent: Agent | null): number {
+  if (agent?.max_tool_calls != null) return agent.max_tool_calls;
+  if (!agent) return BUDGET_NO_AGENT;
+  const allReadOnly = agent.tools.every((t) => READ_ONLY_SET.has(t));
+  return allReadOnly ? BUDGET_READ_ONLY : BUDGET_NON_READ_ONLY;
+}
+
+// Synthetic system note appended to the cap-hit summary call. Verbatim from
+// the v1.8.2 spec — do not paraphrase: the model is more reliable when the
+// instruction is short, declarative, and identical across calls.
+const CAP_HIT_SUMMARY_NOTE = (limit: number) =>
+  `You've reached the tool budget (${limit} calls). Produce the best answer you can with what you have. Do not call more tools.`;
+
+function isCapHitSentinel(m: Message): boolean {
+  return (
+    m.role === 'system' &&
+    m.metadata !== null &&
+    typeof m.metadata === 'object' &&
+    (m.metadata as { kind?: unknown }).kind === 'cap_hit'
+  );
+}
 
 export interface InferenceFrame {
   type:
@@ -28,12 +76,22 @@ export interface InferenceFrame {
   chat_id?: string;
   tool_message_id?: string;
   tool_call_id?: string;
-  role?: 'assistant' | 'tool' | 'user';
+  // v1.8.2: 'system' added so cap-hit sentinel messages can announce themselves
+  // through the normal message_started → delta → message_complete sequence.
+  role?: 'assistant' | 'tool' | 'user' | 'system';
   content?: string;
   tool_call?: ToolCall;
   output?: unknown;
   truncated?: boolean;
   error?: string;
+  // v1.8.2: structured error reason. Set on `type: 'error'` so the UI can
+  // surface a specific message; `error` stays the human-readable text.
+  reason?: ErrorReason;
+  // v1.8.2: piggybacks on `message_complete` so static or terminally-resolved
+  // messages can carry their persisted metadata to the live stream without a
+  // refetch (sentinels carry { kind: 'cap_hit', ... }; failed messages carry
+  // { kind: 'error', ... }).
+  metadata?: MessageMetadata | null;
   tokens_used?: number | null;
   ctx_used?: number | null;
   ctx_max?: number | null;
@@ -91,16 +149,37 @@ export interface InferenceContext {
   publishUser: (frame: UserStreamFrame) => void;
 }
 
+// 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,
+  agent: Agent | null
+): string {
+  let out = BASE_SYSTEM_PROMPT(project.path);
+  if (agent && agent.system_prompt.trim().length > 0) {
+    out += '\n\n' + agent.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;
+}
+
 export function buildMessagesPayload(
   session: Session,
   project: Project,
-  history: Message[]
+  history: Message[],
+  agent: Agent | null = null
 ): OpenAiMessage[] {
   const out: OpenAiMessage[] = [];
-  let systemPrompt = BASE_SYSTEM_PROMPT(project.path);
-  if (session.system_prompt && session.system_prompt.trim().length > 0) {
-    systemPrompt += '\n\n' + session.system_prompt.trim();
-  }
+  const systemPrompt = buildSystemPrompt(project, session, agent);
   out.push({ role: 'system', content: systemPrompt });
 
   // Find the latest compact marker — only send messages from that point onwards
@@ -118,6 +197,11 @@ export function buildMessagesPayload(
       out.push({ role: 'system', content: m.content });
       continue;
     }
+    // v1.8.2: cap-hit sentinels are UI-only — never send them to the LLM. The
+    // synthetic "you've reached the tool budget" note lives only inside the
+    // summary call's messages array and is never persisted, so on Continue
+    // the model resumes with a clean context.
+    if (isCapHitSentinel(m)) continue;
     if (m.role === 'assistant' && m.status === 'streaming') continue;
     if (m.role === 'assistant' && m.status === 'cancelled') continue;
     if (m.role === 'tool') {
@@ -161,14 +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
+    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;
@@ -176,7 +262,7 @@ async function loadContext(
 
   const history = await sql<Message[]>`
     SELECT id, session_id, chat_id, role, content, kind, tool_calls, tool_results, status, last_seq,
-           tokens_used, ctx_used, ctx_max, started_at, finished_at, created_at
+           tokens_used, ctx_used, ctx_max, started_at, finished_at, created_at, metadata
     FROM messages
     WHERE chat_id = ${chatId}
     ORDER BY created_at ASC, id ASC
@@ -217,11 +303,18 @@ interface StreamResult {
   nCtx: number | null;
 }
 
+interface StreamOptions {
+  // null = omit tools entirely (compact phase); [] = caller stripped all tools
+  // (rare; we still omit from the request body to avoid OpenAI 400).
+  tools: ToolJsonSchema[] | null;
+  temperature?: number;
+}
+
 async function streamCompletion(
   ctx: InferenceContext,
   model: string,
   messages: OpenAiMessage[],
-  includeTools: boolean,
+  opts: StreamOptions,
   onDelta: (content: string) => void,
   signal?: AbortSignal
 ): Promise<StreamResult> {
@@ -231,10 +324,13 @@ async function streamCompletion(
     stream: true,
     stream_options: { include_usage: true },
   };
-  if (includeTools) {
-    body['tools'] = toolJsonSchemas();
+  if (opts.tools && opts.tools.length > 0) {
+    body['tools'] = opts.tools;
     body['tool_choice'] = 'auto';
   }
+  if (typeof opts.temperature === 'number') {
+    body['temperature'] = opts.temperature;
+  }
 
   const res = await fetch(`${ctx.config.LLAMA_SWAP_URL}/v1/chat/completions`, {
     method: 'POST',
@@ -348,39 +444,31 @@ async function executeToolCall(
   }
 }
 
-async function runAssistantTurn(
-  ctx: InferenceContext,
-  sessionId: string,
-  chatId: string,
-  assistantMessageId: string,
-  depth: number,
-  signal?: AbortSignal
-): Promise<void> {
-  if (depth > MAX_TOOL_LOOP_DEPTH) {
-    await ctx.sql`
-      UPDATE messages
-      SET status = 'failed',
-          content = ${'tool loop depth exceeded'},
-          finished_at = clock_timestamp()
-      WHERE id = ${assistantMessageId}
-    `;
-    ctx.publish(sessionId, {
-      type: 'error',
-      message_id: assistantMessageId,
-      chat_id: chatId,
-      error: 'tool loop depth exceeded',
-    });
-    return;
-  }
+interface TurnArgs {
+  sessionId: string;
+  chatId: string;
+  assistantMessageId: string;
+  // v1.8.2: cumulative tool calls executed this run. Compared against the
+  // resolved budget at the top of each turn. Replaces the older `depth`
+  // counter (which counted iterations, not invocations).
+  toolsUsed: number;
+  signal: AbortSignal | undefined;
+}
 
-  const loaded = await loadContext(ctx.sql, sessionId, chatId);
-  if (!loaded) {
-    ctx.log.warn({ sessionId }, 'inference: session or project missing');
-    return;
-  }
-  const { session, project, history } = loaded;
-  const projectRoot = await resolveProjectRoot(project.path);
-  const messages = buildMessagesPayload(session, project, history);
+interface StreamPhaseState {
+  accumulated: string;
+  startedAt: string | null;
+}
+
+async function executeStreamPhase(
+  ctx: InferenceContext,
+  args: TurnArgs,
+  session: Session,
+  messages: OpenAiMessage[],
+  state: StreamPhaseState,
+  agent: Agent | null
+): Promise<StreamResult> {
+  const { sessionId, chatId, assistantMessageId, signal } = args;
 
   const startedRow = await ctx.sql<{ started_at: string }[]>`
     UPDATE messages
@@ -388,7 +476,7 @@ async function runAssistantTurn(
     WHERE id = ${assistantMessageId}
     RETURNING started_at
   `;
-  const startedAt = startedRow[0]?.started_at ?? null;
+  state.startedAt = startedRow[0]?.started_at ?? null;
 
   ctx.publish(sessionId, {
     type: 'message_started',
@@ -397,7 +485,6 @@ async function runAssistantTurn(
     role: 'assistant',
   });
 
-  let accumulated = '';
   let pendingFlushTimer: NodeJS.Timeout | null = null;
   let flushPromise: Promise<unknown> = Promise.resolve();
 
@@ -406,7 +493,7 @@ async function runAssistantTurn(
       clearTimeout(pendingFlushTimer);
       pendingFlushTimer = null;
     }
-    const snapshot = accumulated;
+    const snapshot = state.accumulated;
     flushPromise = flushPromise.then(() =>
       ctx.sql`UPDATE messages SET content = ${snapshot} WHERE id = ${assistantMessageId}`
     );
@@ -420,15 +507,22 @@ async function runAssistantTurn(
     }, DB_FLUSH_INTERVAL_MS);
   };
 
-  let result: StreamResult;
+  // Tool whitelist: if an agent is set, filter the global tool list to only the
+  // tool names it allows. Unknown names in agent.tools are dropped silently
+  // (handled here by intersection). When no agent: send all tools.
+  const effectiveTools: ToolJsonSchema[] = agent
+    ? toolJsonSchemas().filter((t) => agent.tools.includes(t.function.name))
+    : toolJsonSchemas();
+  const effectiveTemperature = agent?.temperature;
+
   try {
-    result = await streamCompletion(
+    return await streamCompletion(
       ctx,
       session.model,
       messages,
-      true,
+      { tools: effectiveTools, temperature: effectiveTemperature },
       (delta) => {
-        accumulated += delta;
+        state.accumulated += delta;
         ctx.publish(sessionId, {
           type: 'delta',
           message_id: assistantMessageId,
@@ -440,14 +534,42 @@ async function runAssistantTurn(
       },
       signal
     );
-  } catch (err) {
+  } finally {
     if (pendingFlushTimer) {
       clearTimeout(pendingFlushTimer);
       pendingFlushTimer = null;
     }
     await flushPromise;
-    const isAbort = err instanceof Error && err.name === 'AbortError';
-    const finalStatus = isAbort ? 'cancelled' : 'failed';
+  }
+}
+
+async function handleAbortOrError(
+  ctx: InferenceContext,
+  args: TurnArgs,
+  accumulated: string,
+  err: unknown
+): Promise<void> {
+  const { sessionId, chatId, assistantMessageId } = args;
+  const isAbort = err instanceof Error && err.name === 'AbortError';
+  const finalStatus = isAbort ? 'cancelled' : 'failed';
+  const errMsg = err instanceof Error ? err.message : String(err);
+  // v1.8.2: persist a structured error metadata blob on genuine failures so
+  // the bubble can render the reason on reload without re-deriving from the
+  // (one-shot) WS error frame. User-initiated abort skips this — there's no
+  // "reason" to surface for a stop the user already explicitly chose.
+  const errorMetadata: MessageMetadata | null = isAbort
+    ? null
+    : { kind: 'error', error_reason: 'llm_provider_error', error_text: errMsg };
+  if (errorMetadata) {
+    await ctx.sql`
+      UPDATE messages
+      SET status = ${finalStatus},
+          content = ${accumulated},
+          finished_at = clock_timestamp(),
+          metadata = ${ctx.sql.json(errorMetadata as never)}
+      WHERE id = ${assistantMessageId}
+    `;
+  } else {
     await ctx.sql`
       UPDATE messages
       SET status = ${finalStatus},
@@ -455,122 +577,186 @@ async function runAssistantTurn(
           finished_at = clock_timestamp()
       WHERE id = ${assistantMessageId}
     `;
-    const [failSessRow] = await ctx.sql<{ project_id: string; name: string; updated_at: string }[]>`
-      UPDATE sessions SET updated_at = clock_timestamp()
-      WHERE id = ${sessionId}
-      RETURNING project_id, name, updated_at
-    `;
-    ctx.publishUser({ type: 'session_updated', session_id: sessionId, project_id: failSessRow!.project_id, name: failSessRow!.name, updated_at: failSessRow!.updated_at });
-    if (isAbort) {
-      ctx.publish(sessionId, {
-        type: 'message_complete',
-        message_id: assistantMessageId,
-        chat_id: chatId,
-      });
-      ctx.log.info({ sessionId, chatId, assistantMessageId }, 'inference cancelled');
-    } else {
-      const errMsg = err instanceof Error ? err.message : String(err);
-      ctx.publish(sessionId, {
-        type: 'error',
-        message_id: assistantMessageId,
-        chat_id: chatId,
-        error: errMsg,
-      });
-      ctx.log.error({ err, sessionId, assistantMessageId }, 'inference failed');
-    }
-    return;
   }
-
-  if (pendingFlushTimer) {
-    clearTimeout(pendingFlushTimer);
-    pendingFlushTimer = null;
-  }
-  await flushPromise;
-
-  const { content, finishReason, toolCalls, promptTokens, completionTokens, nCtx } = result;
-
-  if (toolCalls.length > 0) {
-    const [updated] = await ctx.sql<
-      { tokens_used: number | null; ctx_used: number | null; ctx_max: number | null; finished_at: string | null }[]
-    >`
-      UPDATE messages
-      SET content = ${content},
-          status = 'complete',
-          tool_calls = ${ctx.sql.json(toolCalls as never)},
-          tokens_used = ${completionTokens},
-          ctx_used = ${promptTokens},
-          ctx_max = ${nCtx},
-          finished_at = clock_timestamp()
-      WHERE id = ${assistantMessageId}
-      RETURNING tokens_used, ctx_used, ctx_max, finished_at
-    `;
-    const [toolSessRow] = await ctx.sql<{ project_id: string; name: string; updated_at: string }[]>`
-      UPDATE sessions SET updated_at = clock_timestamp()
-      WHERE id = ${sessionId}
-      RETURNING project_id, name, updated_at
-    `;
-    ctx.publishUser({ type: 'session_updated', session_id: sessionId, project_id: toolSessRow!.project_id, name: toolSessRow!.name, updated_at: toolSessRow!.updated_at });
-    for (const tc of toolCalls) {
-      ctx.publish(sessionId, {
-        type: 'tool_call',
-        message_id: assistantMessageId,
-        chat_id: chatId,
-        tool_call: tc,
-      });
-    }
+  const [failSessRow] = await ctx.sql<{ project_id: string; name: string; updated_at: string }[]>`
+    UPDATE sessions SET updated_at = clock_timestamp()
+    WHERE id = ${sessionId}
+    RETURNING project_id, name, updated_at
+  `;
+  ctx.publishUser({ type: 'session_updated', session_id: sessionId, project_id: failSessRow!.project_id, name: failSessRow!.name, updated_at: failSessRow!.updated_at });
+  // v1.8 mobile-tabs: cancellation is a user-initiated stop, treat as idle;
+  // genuine errors flip the dot red. v1.8.2: error path also carries a
+  // machine-readable `reason` so the UI can render specifics inline.
+  if (isAbort) {
+    ctx.publishUser({ type: 'chat_status', chat_id: chatId, status: 'idle', at: new Date().toISOString() });
     ctx.publish(sessionId, {
       type: 'message_complete',
       message_id: assistantMessageId,
       chat_id: chatId,
-      tokens_used: updated?.tokens_used ?? null,
-      ctx_used: updated?.ctx_used ?? null,
-      ctx_max: updated?.ctx_max ?? null,
-      started_at: startedAt,
-      finished_at: updated?.finished_at ?? null,
-      model: session.model,
     });
+    ctx.log.info({ sessionId, chatId, assistantMessageId }, 'inference cancelled');
+  } else {
+    ctx.publishUser({
+      type: 'chat_status',
+      chat_id: chatId,
+      status: 'error',
+      at: new Date().toISOString(),
+      reason: 'llm_provider_error',
+    });
+    ctx.publish(sessionId, {
+      type: 'error',
+      message_id: assistantMessageId,
+      chat_id: chatId,
+      error: errMsg,
+      reason: 'llm_provider_error',
+    });
+    ctx.log.error({ err, sessionId, assistantMessageId }, 'inference failed');
+  }
+}
 
-    await Promise.all(
-      toolCalls.map(async (tc) => {
-        const [toolRow] = await ctx.sql<{ id: string }[]>`
-          INSERT INTO messages (session_id, chat_id, role, content, status, created_at)
-          VALUES (${sessionId}, ${chatId}, 'tool', '', 'complete', clock_timestamp())
-          RETURNING id
-        `;
-        const toolMessageId = toolRow!.id;
-        const tres = await executeToolCall(projectRoot, tc);
-        const stored = {
-          tool_call_id: tc.id,
-          output: tres.output,
-          truncated: tres.truncated,
-          ...(tres.error ? { error: tres.error } : {}),
-        };
+async function executeToolPhase(
+  ctx: InferenceContext,
+  args: TurnArgs,
+  result: StreamResult,
+  startedAt: string | null,
+  session: Session,
+  projectRoot: string
+): Promise<void> {
+  const { sessionId, chatId, assistantMessageId, toolsUsed, signal } = args;
+  const { content, toolCalls, promptTokens, completionTokens, nCtx } = result;
+
+  const [updated] = await ctx.sql<
+    { tokens_used: number | null; ctx_used: number | null; ctx_max: number | null; finished_at: string | null }[]
+  >`
+    UPDATE messages
+    SET content = ${content},
+        status = 'complete',
+        tool_calls = ${ctx.sql.json(toolCalls as never)},
+        tokens_used = ${completionTokens},
+        ctx_used = ${promptTokens},
+        ctx_max = ${nCtx},
+        finished_at = clock_timestamp()
+    WHERE id = ${assistantMessageId}
+    RETURNING tokens_used, ctx_used, ctx_max, finished_at
+  `;
+  const [toolSessRow] = await ctx.sql<{ project_id: string; name: string; updated_at: string }[]>`
+    UPDATE sessions SET updated_at = clock_timestamp()
+    WHERE id = ${sessionId}
+    RETURNING project_id, name, updated_at
+  `;
+  ctx.publishUser({ type: 'session_updated', session_id: sessionId, project_id: toolSessRow!.project_id, name: toolSessRow!.name, updated_at: toolSessRow!.updated_at });
+  for (const tc of toolCalls) {
+    ctx.publish(sessionId, {
+      type: 'tool_call',
+      message_id: assistantMessageId,
+      chat_id: chatId,
+      tool_call: tc,
+    });
+  }
+  ctx.publish(sessionId, {
+    type: 'message_complete',
+    message_id: assistantMessageId,
+    chat_id: chatId,
+    tokens_used: updated?.tokens_used ?? null,
+    ctx_used: updated?.ctx_used ?? null,
+    ctx_max: updated?.ctx_max ?? null,
+    started_at: startedAt,
+    finished_at: updated?.finished_at ?? null,
+    model: session.model,
+  });
+
+  // Batch 9.7: ask_user_input pauses the loop. The tool row is still inserted
+  // (the answer endpoint needs a target row to UPDATE), but tool_results is
+  // pre-stamped with output=null as a "pending" sentinel and no tool_result
+  // frame goes out — the card renders from the tool_call frame alone. Mixed
+  // batches still execute the other tools normally.
+  let pausingForUserInput = false;
+  await Promise.all(
+    toolCalls.map(async (tc) => {
+      const [toolRow] = await ctx.sql<{ id: string }[]>`
+        INSERT INTO messages (session_id, chat_id, role, content, status, created_at)
+        VALUES (${sessionId}, ${chatId}, 'tool', '', 'complete', clock_timestamp())
+        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(stored as never)}
+          SET tool_results = ${ctx.sql.json(sentinel as never)}
           WHERE id = ${toolMessageId}
         `;
-        ctx.publish(sessionId, {
-          type: 'tool_result',
-          tool_message_id: toolMessageId,
-          chat_id: chatId,
-          tool_call_id: tc.id,
-          output: tres.output,
-          truncated: tres.truncated,
-          ...(tres.error ? { error: tres.error } : {}),
-        });
-      })
-    );
+        return;
+      }
+      const tres = await executeToolCall(projectRoot, tc);
+      const stored = {
+        tool_call_id: tc.id,
+        output: tres.output,
+        truncated: tres.truncated,
+        ...(tres.error ? { error: tres.error } : {}),
+      };
+      await ctx.sql`
+        UPDATE messages
+        SET tool_results = ${ctx.sql.json(stored as never)}
+        WHERE id = ${toolMessageId}
+      `;
+      ctx.publish(sessionId, {
+        type: 'tool_result',
+        tool_message_id: toolMessageId,
+        chat_id: chatId,
+        tool_call_id: tc.id,
+        output: tres.output,
+        truncated: tres.truncated,
+        ...(tres.error ? { error: tres.error } : {}),
+      });
+    })
+  );
 
-    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())
-      RETURNING id
-    `;
-    await runAssistantTurn(ctx, sessionId, chatId, nextAssistant!.id, depth + 1, signal);
+  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())
+    RETURNING id
+  `;
+  await runAssistantTurn(ctx, {
+    sessionId,
+    chatId,
+    assistantMessageId: nextAssistant!.id,
+    // v1.8.2: charge this turn's actual tool invocations against the budget.
+    // One assistant message can emit multiple tool_calls, so we add the run
+    // count, not 1. The next turn's budget check sees the cumulative total.
+    toolsUsed: toolsUsed + result.toolCalls.length,
+    signal,
+  });
+}
+
+async function finalizeCompletion(
+  ctx: InferenceContext,
+  args: TurnArgs,
+  result: StreamResult,
+  startedAt: string | null,
+  session: Session
+): Promise<void> {
+  const { sessionId, chatId, assistantMessageId } = args;
+  const { content, finishReason, promptTokens, completionTokens, nCtx } = result;
+
   const [updated] = await ctx.sql<
     { tokens_used: number | null; ctx_used: number | null; ctx_max: number | null; finished_at: string | null }[]
   >`
@@ -590,6 +776,7 @@ async function runAssistantTurn(
     RETURNING project_id, name, updated_at
   `;
   ctx.publishUser({ type: 'session_updated', session_id: sessionId, project_id: completeSessRow!.project_id, name: completeSessRow!.name, updated_at: completeSessRow!.updated_at });
+  ctx.publishUser({ type: 'chat_status', chat_id: chatId, status: 'idle', at: new Date().toISOString() });
   ctx.publish(sessionId, {
     type: 'message_complete',
     message_id: assistantMessageId,
@@ -615,6 +802,55 @@ async function runAssistantTurn(
   );
 }
 
+async function runAssistantTurn(
+  ctx: InferenceContext,
+  args: TurnArgs,
+): Promise<void> {
+  const { sessionId, chatId } = args;
+
+  const loaded = await loadContext(ctx.sql, sessionId, chatId);
+  if (!loaded) {
+    ctx.log.warn({ sessionId }, 'inference: session or project missing');
+    return;
+  }
+  const { session, project, history } = loaded;
+  const projectRoot = await resolveProjectRoot(project.path);
+  // Agent resolution is per-turn so PATCH agent_id mid-conversation takes
+  // effect on the next message. Unknown agent_id returns null silently —
+  // session falls back to base prompt + all tools + default temperature.
+  const agent = session.agent_id
+    ? await getAgentById(project.path, session.agent_id)
+    : null;
+
+  // v1.8.2: cap-hit replaces the older "tool loop depth exceeded" failure.
+  // When we've already burned the budget *before* this turn even runs, we
+  // skip straight to the summary flow — the in-flight assistant message slot
+  // gets reused for the wrap-up reply instead of being marked failed.
+  const budget = resolveToolBudget(agent);
+  if (args.toolsUsed >= budget) {
+    await runCapHitSummary(ctx, args, session, project, history, agent, budget);
+    return;
+  }
+
+  const messages = buildMessagesPayload(session, project, history, agent);
+
+  const state: StreamPhaseState = { accumulated: '', startedAt: null };
+  let result: StreamResult;
+  try {
+    result = await executeStreamPhase(ctx, args, session, messages, state, agent);
+  } catch (err) {
+    await handleAbortOrError(ctx, args, state.accumulated, err);
+    return;
+  }
+
+  if (result.toolCalls.length > 0) {
+    await executeToolPhase(ctx, args, result, state.startedAt, session, projectRoot);
+    return;
+  }
+
+  await finalizeCompletion(ctx, args, result, state.startedAt, session);
+}
+
 export async function runInference(
   ctx: InferenceContext,
   sessionId: string,
@@ -622,7 +858,264 @@ export async function runInference(
   assistantMessageId: string,
   signal?: AbortSignal
 ): Promise<void> {
-  return runAssistantTurn(ctx, sessionId, chatId, assistantMessageId, 0, signal);
+  // v1.8.2: every fresh inference (initial send, regenerate, force_send,
+  // continue) starts with a clean budget. Tool-call accumulation across
+  // Continue invocations is what the hard ceiling guards against, not the
+  // per-call budget.
+  return runAssistantTurn(ctx, { sessionId, chatId, assistantMessageId, toolsUsed: 0, signal });
+}
+
+// v1.8.2: cap-hit summary flow. Called instead of erroring when the loop
+// hits its budget. Reuses the in-flight assistant message slot to stream a
+// short wrap-up reply with the synthetic note prepended and tools disabled,
+// then always inserts a cap_hit sentinel afterward (regardless of summary
+// outcome) so the UI can show a Continue affordance.
+async function runCapHitSummary(
+  ctx: InferenceContext,
+  args: TurnArgs,
+  session: Session,
+  project: Project,
+  history: Message[],
+  agent: Agent | null,
+  budget: number,
+): Promise<void> {
+  const { sessionId, chatId, assistantMessageId, signal } = args;
+
+  const messages = buildMessagesPayload(session, project, history, agent);
+  messages.push({ role: 'system', content: CAP_HIT_SUMMARY_NOTE(budget) });
+
+  const startedRow = await ctx.sql<{ started_at: string }[]>`
+    UPDATE messages
+    SET started_at = clock_timestamp()
+    WHERE id = ${assistantMessageId}
+    RETURNING started_at
+  `;
+  const startedAt = startedRow[0]?.started_at ?? null;
+
+  ctx.publish(sessionId, {
+    type: 'message_started',
+    message_id: assistantMessageId,
+    chat_id: chatId,
+    role: 'assistant',
+  });
+
+  let accumulated = '';
+  let pendingFlushTimer: NodeJS.Timeout | null = null;
+  let flushPromise: Promise<unknown> = Promise.resolve();
+  const flushNow = () => {
+    if (pendingFlushTimer) {
+      clearTimeout(pendingFlushTimer);
+      pendingFlushTimer = null;
+    }
+    const snapshot = accumulated;
+    flushPromise = flushPromise.then(() =>
+      ctx.sql`UPDATE messages SET content = ${snapshot} WHERE id = ${assistantMessageId}`
+    );
+  };
+  const scheduleFlush = () => {
+    if (pendingFlushTimer) return;
+    pendingFlushTimer = setTimeout(() => {
+      pendingFlushTimer = null;
+      flushNow();
+    }, DB_FLUSH_INTERVAL_MS);
+  };
+
+  let summaryOk = false;
+  let summarySoftCancelled = false;
+  let summaryError: string | null = null;
+  let result: StreamResult | null = null;
+  try {
+    result = await streamCompletion(
+      ctx,
+      session.model,
+      messages,
+      { tools: null, temperature: agent?.temperature },
+      (delta) => {
+        accumulated += delta;
+        ctx.publish(sessionId, {
+          type: 'delta',
+          message_id: assistantMessageId,
+          chat_id: chatId,
+          content: delta,
+        });
+        scheduleFlush();
+      },
+      signal,
+    );
+    summaryOk = true;
+  } catch (err) {
+    if (err instanceof Error && err.name === 'AbortError') {
+      summarySoftCancelled = true;
+    } else {
+      summaryError = err instanceof Error ? err.message : String(err);
+    }
+  } finally {
+    if (pendingFlushTimer) {
+      clearTimeout(pendingFlushTimer);
+      pendingFlushTimer = null;
+    }
+    await flushPromise;
+  }
+
+  // Finalize the summary message based on the three outcomes. The sentinel
+  // is inserted regardless so the user always has the Continue affordance —
+  // even on a partial / failed summary the chat history shows where the
+  // budget was hit.
+  if (summaryOk && result) {
+    const [updated] = await ctx.sql<
+      { tokens_used: number | null; ctx_used: number | null; ctx_max: number | null; finished_at: string | null }[]
+    >`
+      UPDATE messages
+      SET content = ${result.content},
+          status = 'complete',
+          tokens_used = ${result.completionTokens},
+          ctx_used = ${result.promptTokens},
+          ctx_max = ${result.nCtx},
+          finished_at = clock_timestamp()
+      WHERE id = ${assistantMessageId}
+      RETURNING tokens_used, ctx_used, ctx_max, finished_at
+    `;
+    ctx.publish(sessionId, {
+      type: 'message_complete',
+      message_id: assistantMessageId,
+      chat_id: chatId,
+      tokens_used: updated?.tokens_used ?? null,
+      ctx_used: updated?.ctx_used ?? null,
+      ctx_max: updated?.ctx_max ?? null,
+      started_at: startedAt,
+      finished_at: updated?.finished_at ?? null,
+      model: session.model,
+    });
+  } else if (summarySoftCancelled) {
+    await ctx.sql`
+      UPDATE messages
+      SET content = ${accumulated},
+          status = 'cancelled',
+          finished_at = clock_timestamp()
+      WHERE id = ${assistantMessageId}
+    `;
+    ctx.publish(sessionId, {
+      type: 'message_complete',
+      message_id: assistantMessageId,
+      chat_id: chatId,
+    });
+  } else {
+    const errMeta: MessageMetadata = {
+      kind: 'error',
+      error_reason: 'summary_after_cap_failed',
+      error_text: summaryError ?? 'summary failed',
+    };
+    await ctx.sql`
+      UPDATE messages
+      SET content = ${accumulated},
+          status = 'failed',
+          finished_at = clock_timestamp(),
+          metadata = ${ctx.sql.json(errMeta as never)}
+      WHERE id = ${assistantMessageId}
+    `;
+    ctx.publish(sessionId, {
+      type: 'error',
+      message_id: assistantMessageId,
+      chat_id: chatId,
+      error: summaryError ?? 'summary failed',
+      reason: 'summary_after_cap_failed',
+    });
+  }
+
+  // Bump session/chat updated_at exactly once for this turn.
+  const [sessRow] = await ctx.sql<{ project_id: string; name: string; updated_at: string }[]>`
+    UPDATE sessions SET updated_at = clock_timestamp()
+    WHERE id = ${sessionId}
+    RETURNING project_id, name, updated_at
+  `;
+  ctx.publishUser({
+    type: 'session_updated',
+    session_id: sessionId,
+    project_id: sessRow!.project_id,
+    name: sessRow!.name,
+    updated_at: sessRow!.updated_at,
+  });
+
+  await insertCapHitSentinel(ctx, sessionId, chatId, agent, budget);
+
+  // Status frame fires last so the dot color reflects the terminal state.
+  // Success → idle, abort → idle (user-driven stop), error → error+reason.
+  if (summaryOk) {
+    ctx.publishUser({ type: 'chat_status', chat_id: chatId, status: 'idle', at: new Date().toISOString() });
+  } else if (summarySoftCancelled) {
+    ctx.publishUser({ type: 'chat_status', chat_id: chatId, status: 'idle', at: new Date().toISOString() });
+  } else {
+    ctx.publishUser({
+      type: 'chat_status',
+      chat_id: chatId,
+      status: 'error',
+      at: new Date().toISOString(),
+      reason: 'summary_after_cap_failed',
+    });
+  }
+
+  ctx.log.info(
+    { sessionId, chatId, assistantMessageId, budget, summaryOk, summaryCancelled: summarySoftCancelled },
+    'inference cap-hit summary finished',
+  );
+}
+
+async function insertCapHitSentinel(
+  ctx: InferenceContext,
+  sessionId: string,
+  chatId: string,
+  agent: Agent | null,
+  budget: number,
+): Promise<void> {
+  // Hard ceiling: count prior cap_hit sentinels in this chat. After two
+  // continues (sentinel count of 2), the next sentinel reports can_continue
+  // false and the UI disables the Continue button.
+  const priorRows = await ctx.sql<{ count: number }[]>`
+    SELECT COUNT(*)::int AS count
+    FROM messages
+    WHERE chat_id = ${chatId}
+      AND role = 'system'
+      AND metadata->>'kind' = 'cap_hit'
+  `;
+  const priorCount = priorRows[0]?.count ?? 0;
+  const canContinue = priorCount < 2;
+  const metadata: MessageMetadata = {
+    kind: 'cap_hit',
+    used: budget,
+    limit: budget,
+    agent_name: agent?.name ?? null,
+    can_continue: canContinue,
+  };
+  const content = `Reached tool budget (${budget}/${budget}). Continue to extend.`;
+
+  const [row] = await ctx.sql<{ id: string }[]>`
+    INSERT INTO messages (session_id, chat_id, role, content, status, created_at, metadata)
+    VALUES (${sessionId}, ${chatId}, 'system', ${content}, 'complete', clock_timestamp(), ${ctx.sql.json(metadata as never)})
+    RETURNING id
+  `;
+
+  // The sentinel content is static, but we still walk the standard frame
+  // sequence (started → delta → complete) so useSessionStream's reducer
+  // appends it via the same path it uses for streaming assistant messages.
+  // The delta carries the full text in one chunk.
+  ctx.publish(sessionId, {
+    type: 'message_started',
+    message_id: row!.id,
+    chat_id: chatId,
+    role: 'system',
+  });
+  ctx.publish(sessionId, {
+    type: 'delta',
+    message_id: row!.id,
+    chat_id: chatId,
+    content,
+  });
+  ctx.publish(sessionId, {
+    type: 'message_complete',
+    message_id: row!.id,
+    chat_id: chatId,
+    metadata,
+  });
 }
 
 const COMPACT_SYSTEM_PROMPT =
@@ -659,7 +1152,7 @@ async function runCompact(
       ctx,
       session.model,
       messagesForSummary,
-      false,
+      { tools: null },
       (delta) => {
         content += delta;
         ctx.publish(sessionId, {
@@ -717,6 +1210,9 @@ export function createInferenceRunner(
         ...ctx,
         publishUser: (frame) => publishUserFn(user, frame),
       };
+      // v1.8 mobile-tabs: announce working before the async loop starts so
+      // every device subscribed to the user channel sees the amber dot.
+      callCtx.publishUser({ type: 'chat_status', chat_id: chatId, status: 'working', at: new Date().toISOString() });
       const controller = new AbortController();
       let resolveCompleted!: () => void;
       const completed = new Promise<void>((res) => { resolveCompleted = res; });

apps/server/src/services/project_bootstrap.ts

@@ -82,11 +82,13 @@ export async function bootstrapProject(
     throw new BootstrapNameError(`invalid name after sanitization: "${folder}"`);
   }
 
-  // Whitelist resolution
-  const whitelistReal = await realpath(config.PROJECT_ROOT_WHITELIST);
-  const fullPath = resolve(whitelistReal, folder);
-  if (!fullPath.startsWith(whitelistReal + sep)) {
-    throw new BootstrapPathError('path escapes whitelist');
+  // Bootstrap target resolution. Uses BOOTSTRAP_ROOT (writable), not
+  // PROJECT_ROOT_WHITELIST (which may be a wider read-only scope for
+  // add-existing flow).
+  const bootstrapReal = await realpath(config.BOOTSTRAP_ROOT);
+  const fullPath = resolve(bootstrapReal, folder);
+  if (!fullPath.startsWith(bootstrapReal + sep)) {
+    throw new BootstrapPathError('path escapes bootstrap root');
   }
   if (existsSync(fullPath)) {
     throw new BootstrapCollisionError(`path already exists: ${fullPath}`);
@@ -144,7 +146,8 @@ export async function bootstrapProject(
 
         // Step 6: git remote add + push
         try {
-          await execFileAsync('git', ['remote', 'add', 'origin', repo.ssh_url], { cwd: fullPath });
+          const sshUrl = repo.ssh_url.replace('git.indifferentketchup.com', '100.114.205.53');
+          await execFileAsync('git', ['remote', 'add', 'origin', sshUrl], { cwd: fullPath });
           await execFileAsync('git', ['push', '-u', 'origin', 'main'], { cwd: fullPath });
           gitea_pushed = true;
           log.info({ folder }, 'project_bootstrap: pushed to gitea');

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

@@ -3,6 +3,8 @@ import { resolve, basename, relative } from 'node:path';
 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;
@@ -266,13 +268,250 @@ export const findFiles: ToolDef<FindFilesInputT> = {
   },
 };
 
+// v1.8 Level 1 branch awareness: gives the model a read-only view of the
+// project's git state. No path input — operates on the inference-resolved
+// project root via getGitMeta. Subprocess runs with a 2s timeout (see git_meta).
+const GitStatusInput = z.object({}).strict();
+type GitStatusInputT = z.infer<typeof GitStatusInput>;
+
+export const gitStatus: ToolDef<GitStatusInputT> = {
+  name: 'git_status',
+  description:
+    "Returns the current git branch, whether the working tree is dirty, and ahead/behind counts vs upstream. Read-only. Use when you need to know which branch the user is currently working on.",
+  inputSchema: GitStatusInput,
+  jsonSchema: {
+    type: 'function',
+    function: {
+      name: 'git_status',
+      description:
+        'Returns the current git branch, dirty flag, and ahead/behind counts vs upstream. Read-only.',
+      parameters: {
+        type: 'object',
+        properties: {},
+        additionalProperties: false,
+      },
+    },
+  },
+  async execute(_input, projectRoot) {
+    const meta = await getGitMeta(projectRoot);
+    if (meta === null) {
+      return { repo: false, branch: null, is_dirty: false, ahead: 0, behind: 0 };
+    }
+    return { repo: true, ...meta };
+  },
+};
+
+// 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
+// fully contained in this set gets a generous default tool budget (30);
+// 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(
   ALL_TOOLS.map((t) => [t.name, t])
 );

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 {
@@ -28,6 +34,44 @@ export interface Session {
   status: SessionStatus;
   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
+// loaded inside the container), 'project' = per-project override at
+// <root>/AGENTS.md. Project entries override global by name (case-sensitive).
+export type AgentSource = 'global' | 'project';
+
+export interface Agent {
+  id: string;            // slug of name; stable handle stored in sessions.agent_id
+  name: string;
+  description: string;
+  system_prompt: string;
+  temperature: number;
+  tools: string[];       // whitelist of tool names; empty = no tools allowed
+  model: string | null;  // null means "session.model wins"
+  source: AgentSource;
+  // v1.8.2: per-agent tool-loop budget. null means resolve at runtime from the
+  // agent's toolset (30 if all tools are read-only, 10 otherwise) or 15 for
+  // raw chat with no agent.
+  max_tool_calls: number | null;
+}
+
+// One entry per malformed `## Name` block. Per-block errors don't fail the
+// whole file — the loader returns parsed-successfully agents AND the list of
+// skipped ones so the UI can show a non-blocking warning chip.
+export interface AgentParseError {
+  agent_name: string;
+  reason: string;
+}
+
+export interface AgentsResponse {
+  agents: Agent[];
+  errors: AgentParseError[];
 }
 
 // KEEP IN SYNC: apps/server/src/schema.sql chats_status_chk
@@ -70,6 +114,31 @@ export interface ToolResult {
   error?: string;
 }
 
+// v1.8.2: structured reason codes for failed inferences. `error` carries the
+// human text; `reason` is the machine-readable discriminator the UI matches
+// on (with `error` as fallback when reason is absent or unrecognized).
+export type ErrorReason =
+  | 'llm_provider_error'
+  | 'tool_execution_failed'
+  | 'summary_after_cap_failed';
+
+// v1.8.2: shapes stored in messages.metadata. Discriminated on `kind`.
+//   cap_hit  — system sentinel emitted when tool budget is exhausted
+//   error    — attached to a failed assistant message so UI can show reason
+export type MessageMetadata =
+  | {
+      kind: 'cap_hit';
+      used: number;
+      limit: number;
+      agent_name: string | null;
+      can_continue: boolean;
+    }
+  | {
+      kind: 'error';
+      error_reason: ErrorReason;
+      error_text: string;
+    };
+
 export interface Message {
   id: string;
   session_id: string;
@@ -87,6 +156,9 @@ export interface Message {
   started_at: string | null;
   finished_at: string | null;
   created_at: string;
+  // v1.8.2: per-message metadata. See MessageMetadata for the discriminated
+  // shapes currently in use.
+  metadata: MessageMetadata | null;
 }
 
 export interface ModelInfo {
@@ -225,6 +297,17 @@ export interface ProjectUpdatedFrame {
   project_id: string;
   name: string;
 }
+// v1.8 mobile-tabs: server can't know about client-side panes, so status
+// is keyed by chat_id. Frontend dot derives pane status from pane.activeChatId.
+// v1.8.2: optional `reason` carries a machine-readable code when status is
+// 'error'. UI prefers reason; falls back to no detail when absent.
+export interface ChatStatusFrame {
+  type: 'chat_status';
+  chat_id: string;
+  status: 'working' | 'idle' | 'error';
+  at: string;
+  reason?: ErrorReason;
+}
 export type UserStreamFrame =
   | ProjectCreatedFrame
   | ProjectDeletedFrame
@@ -240,4 +323,5 @@ export type UserStreamFrame =
   | ChatDeletedFrame
   | ProjectArchivedFrame
   | ProjectUnarchivedFrame
-  | ProjectUpdatedFrame;
+  | ProjectUpdatedFrame
+  | ChatStatusFrame;

apps/server/tsconfig.json

@@ -10,5 +10,6 @@
     "declaration": false,
     "sourceMap": true
   },
-  "include": ["src/**/*"]
+  "include": ["src/**/*"],
+  "exclude": ["src/**/__tests__/**", "**/*.test.ts"]
 }

apps/server/vitest.config.ts

@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+import { defineConfig } from 'vitest/config';
+
+export default defineConfig({
+  test: {
+    environment: 'node',
+    globals: false,
+    include: ['src/**/__tests__/**/*.test.ts'],
+  },
+});

apps/web/index.html

@@ -4,8 +4,31 @@
     <meta charset="UTF-8" />
     <meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1.0" />
     <title>BooCode</title>
+    <script>
+      // themes-v1 FOUC guard: read the last-applied theme from localStorage
+      // and stamp the class on <html> before React mounts. Falls back to
+      // obsidian + dark when no cache. Light-only themes (ivory, chalk) with
+      // a dark mode pref fall back to obsidian dark — mirrors the rule in
+      // lib/theme.ts effectiveThemeId().
+      (function () {
+        try {
+          var t = JSON.parse(localStorage.getItem('boocode.theme') || '{}');
+          var id = t.id || 'obsidian';
+          var mode = t.mode || 'dark';
+          if (mode === 'system') {
+            mode = matchMedia('(prefers-color-scheme: dark)').matches ? 'dark' : 'light';
+          }
+          if ((id === 'ivory' || id === 'chalk') && mode === 'dark') {
+            id = 'obsidian';
+          }
+          document.documentElement.className = 'theme-' + id + (mode === 'dark' ? ' dark' : '');
+        } catch (e) {
+          document.documentElement.className = 'theme-obsidian dark';
+        }
+      })();
+    </script>
   </head>
-  <body class="bg-neutral-950 text-neutral-100">
+  <body>
     <div id="root"></div>
     <script type="module" src="/src/main.tsx"></script>
   </body>

apps/web/package.json

@@ -26,7 +26,10 @@
     "shiki": "^1.29.2",
     "sonner": "^2.0.7",
     "tailwind-merge": "^3.6.0",
-    "tw-animate-css": "^1.4.0"
+    "tw-animate-css": "^1.4.0",
+    "xterm": "^5.3.0",
+    "xterm-addon-fit": "^0.8.0",
+    "xterm-addon-web-links": "^0.9.0"
   },
   "devDependencies": {
     "@tailwindcss/postcss": "^4.3.0",

apps/web/src/App.tsx

@@ -6,8 +6,13 @@ import { RightRail } from '@/components/RightRail';
 import { Home } from '@/pages/Home';
 import { Project } from '@/pages/Project';
 import { Session } from '@/pages/Session';
+import { Settings } from '@/pages/Settings';
 import { Toaster } from '@/components/ui/sonner';
 import { useUserEvents } from '@/hooks/useUserEvents';
+import { useTheme } from '@/lib/theme';
+import { SidebarDrawerProvider, useSidebarDrawer } from '@/hooks/useSidebarDrawer';
+import { RightRailDrawerProvider, useRightRailDrawer } from '@/hooks/useRightRailDrawer';
+import { useViewport } from '@/hooks/useViewport';
 
 function SessionRightRail() {
   const { id } = useParams<{ id: string }>();
@@ -18,24 +23,64 @@ function SessionRightRail() {
 function RightRailForSession({ sessionId }: { sessionId: string }) {
   const [projectId, setProjectId] = useState<string | null>(null);
   useEffect(() => {
-    api.sessions.get(sessionId).then((s) => setProjectId(s.project_id)).catch(() => {});
+    api.sessions
+      .get(sessionId)
+      .then((s) => setProjectId(s.project_id))
+      .catch((err) => console.warn('RightRail: failed to fetch session', err));
   }, [sessionId]);
   if (!projectId) return null;
+  // v1.6.2: rendered on all viewports. On mobile, RightRail itself renders as
+  // a right-side drawer toggled by the header's FolderTree button (via
+  // useRightRailDrawer). On desktop, it renders inline as before with its
+  // own internal open/close state.
   return <RightRail projectId={projectId} />;
 }
 
+function MobileBackdrop() {
+  const { open, setOpen } = useSidebarDrawer();
+  const { isMobile } = useViewport();
+  if (!isMobile || !open) return null;
+  return (
+    <div
+      className="fixed inset-0 z-30 bg-black/40 md:hidden"
+      onClick={() => setOpen(false)}
+      aria-hidden="true"
+    />
+  );
+}
+
+function MobileRightRailBackdrop() {
+  const { open, setOpen } = useRightRailDrawer();
+  const { isMobile } = useViewport();
+  if (!isMobile || !open) return null;
+  return (
+    <div
+      className="fixed inset-0 z-30 bg-black/40 md:hidden"
+      onClick={() => setOpen(false)}
+      aria-hidden="true"
+    />
+  );
+}
+
 function AppShell() {
+  // themes-v1: useTheme() owns the matchMedia subscription for system mode
+  // and reconciles cache with /api/settings on mount. Mounted first so the
+  // theme class on <html> is correct before any child renders.
+  useTheme();
   useUserEvents();
   return (
-    <div className="dark h-screen flex bg-background text-foreground">
+    <div className="h-screen flex bg-background text-foreground">
       <ProjectSidebar />
+      <MobileBackdrop />
       <main className="flex-1 flex flex-col min-w-0">
         <Routes>
           <Route path="/" element={<Home />} />
           <Route path="/project/:id" element={<Project />} />
           <Route path="/session/:id" element={<Session />} />
+          <Route path="/settings" element={<Settings />} />
         </Routes>
       </main>
+      <MobileRightRailBackdrop />
       <Routes>
         <Route path="/session/:id" element={<SessionRightRail />} />
       </Routes>
@@ -47,7 +92,11 @@ function AppShell() {
 export default function App() {
   return (
     <BrowserRouter>
-      <AppShell />
+      <SidebarDrawerProvider>
+        <RightRailDrawerProvider>
+          <AppShell />
+        </RightRailDrawerProvider>
+      </SidebarDrawerProvider>
     </BrowserRouter>
   );
 }

apps/web/src/api/client.ts

@@ -8,6 +8,10 @@ import type {
   SidebarResponse,
   ListDirResult,
   ViewFileResult,
+  AgentsResponse,
+  GitMeta,
+  Skill,
+  AskUserAnswer,
 } from './types';
 
 export class ApiError extends Error {
@@ -49,15 +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;
@@ -86,6 +104,8 @@ export const api = {
       request<ViewFileResult>(`/api/projects/${id}/view_file?path=${encodeURIComponent(path)}`),
     files: (id: string) =>
       request<{ files: string[] }>(`/api/projects/${id}/files`),
+    git: (id: string) =>
+      request<GitMeta>(`/api/projects/${id}/git`),
   },
 
   sessions: {
@@ -93,7 +113,7 @@ export const api = {
       request<Session[]>(`/api/projects/${projectId}/sessions${status ? `?status=${status}` : ''}`),
     create: (
       projectId: string,
-      body: { name?: string; model?: string; system_prompt?: string }
+      body: { name?: string; model?: string; system_prompt?: string; agent_id?: string | null }
     ) =>
       request<Session>(`/api/projects/${projectId}/sessions`, {
         method: 'POST',
@@ -102,7 +122,7 @@ export const api = {
     get: (id: string) => request<Session>(`/api/sessions/${id}`),
     update: (
       id: string,
-      body: Partial<Pick<Session, 'name' | 'model' | 'system_prompt'>>
+      body: Partial<Pick<Session, 'name' | 'model' | 'system_prompt' | 'agent_id' | 'web_search_enabled'>>
     ) =>
       request<Session>(`/api/sessions/${id}`, {
         method: 'PATCH',
@@ -114,6 +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: {
@@ -148,11 +177,43 @@ export const api = {
         `/api/chats/${chatId}/force_send`,
         { method: 'POST', body: JSON.stringify({ content }) }
       ),
+    // v1.8.2: extend an inference that hit the tool budget. `sentinelMessageId`
+    // is the cap-hit sentinel message the user clicked Continue on.
+    continue: (chatId: string, sentinelMessageId: string) =>
+      request<{ assistant_message_id: string }>(
+        `/api/chats/${chatId}/continue`,
+        { method: 'POST', body: JSON.stringify({ sentinel_message_id: sentinelMessageId }) }
+      ),
     fork: (chatId: string, body: { messageId: string; name?: string }) =>
       request<Chat>(`/api/chats/${chatId}/fork`, {
         method: 'POST',
         body: JSON.stringify({ message_id: body.messageId, name: body.name }),
       }),
+    // Batch 9.6: slash-command invocation. Server loads the skill body
+    // authoritatively (client doesn't get to forge file contents), persists
+    // a synthetic skill_use tool_use + tool_result + user message + streaming
+    // assistant, and enqueues inference. Returns all 4 new message IDs.
+    skillInvoke: (chatId: string, skillName: string, userMessage: string | null) =>
+      request<{
+        synth_assistant_id: string;
+        tool_message_id: string;
+        user_message_id: string;
+        assistant_message_id: string;
+      }>(`/api/chats/${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: {
@@ -179,6 +240,15 @@ export const api = {
 
   models: () => request<ModelInfo[]>('/api/models'),
 
+  agents: {
+    list: (projectId: string) =>
+      request<AgentsResponse>(`/api/projects/${projectId}/agents`),
+  },
+
+  skills: {
+    list: () => request<{ skills: Skill[] }>('/api/skills'),
+  },
+
   settings: {
     get: () => request<Record<string, unknown>>('/api/settings'),
     patch: (body: Record<string, unknown>) =>
@@ -191,4 +261,26 @@ export const api = {
   sidebar: {
     get: () => request<SidebarResponse>('/api/sidebar'),
   },
+
+  // v1.10 booterm: REST control plane for terminal panes. WebSocket attach
+  // lives at /ws/term/sessions/:sid/panes/:pid (handled directly by
+  // TerminalPane). All three endpoints are tolerant of empty bodies on the
+  // POSTs that don't take parameters.
+  terminals: {
+    start: (sessionId: string, paneId: string) =>
+      request<{ tmux_window: string }>(
+        `/api/term/sessions/${sessionId}/panes/${paneId}/start`,
+        { method: 'POST' },
+      ),
+    resize: (sessionId: string, paneId: string, cols: number, rows: number) =>
+      request<{ ok: true }>(
+        `/api/term/sessions/${sessionId}/panes/${paneId}/resize`,
+        { method: 'POST', body: JSON.stringify({ cols, rows }) },
+      ),
+    kill: (sessionId: string, paneId: string) =>
+      request<{ ok: true }>(
+        `/api/term/sessions/${sessionId}/panes/${paneId}/kill`,
+        { method: 'POST' },
+      ),
+  },
 };

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 {
@@ -27,6 +31,39 @@ export interface Session {
   status: SessionStatus;
   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
+// override at <root>/AGENTS.md. In-code builtins were retired; the seed file
+// lives at /data/AGENTS.md.
+export type AgentSource = 'global' | 'project';
+
+export interface Agent {
+  id: string;
+  name: string;
+  description: string;
+  system_prompt: string;
+  temperature: number;
+  tools: string[];
+  model: string | null;
+  source: AgentSource;
+  // v1.8.2: per-agent tool-loop budget. null means resolve at runtime from
+  // the agent's toolset (30 for all read-only, 10 otherwise) or 15 for raw
+  // chat with no agent.
+  max_tool_calls: number | null;
+}
+
+export interface AgentParseError {
+  agent_name: string;
+  reason: string;
+}
+
+export interface AgentsResponse {
+  agents: Agent[];
+  errors: AgentParseError[];
 }
 
 export const CHAT_STATUSES = ['open', 'archived'] as const;
@@ -62,6 +99,32 @@ export interface ToolResult {
   error?: string;
 }
 
+// v1.8.2: structured reason codes that flow through error frames / metadata.
+// `error` text stays human; `reason` is the discriminator the UI matches on.
+export type ErrorReason =
+  | 'llm_provider_error'
+  | 'tool_execution_failed'
+  | 'summary_after_cap_failed';
+
+// v1.8.2: shapes stored in Message.metadata. Discriminated on `kind`.
+//   cap_hit — sentinel emitted when the tool budget is hit; carries the
+//             budget + agent name + whether Continue is still allowed.
+//   error   — attached to a failed assistant message so the bubble can show
+//             a specific reason on reload (WS error frame is one-shot).
+export type MessageMetadata =
+  | {
+      kind: 'cap_hit';
+      used: number;
+      limit: number;
+      agent_name: string | null;
+      can_continue: boolean;
+    }
+  | {
+      kind: 'error';
+      error_reason: ErrorReason;
+      error_text: string;
+    };
+
 export interface Message {
   id: string;
   session_id: string;
@@ -79,6 +142,9 @@ export interface Message {
   started_at: string | null;
   finished_at: string | null;
   created_at: string;
+  // v1.8.2: per-message metadata; see MessageMetadata. null for the vast
+  // majority of messages.
+  metadata: MessageMetadata | null;
 }
 
 export interface ModelInfo {
@@ -156,7 +222,50 @@ export interface PaneUpdateRequest {
   position?: number;
 }
 
-export type WorkspacePaneKind = 'chat' | 'terminal' | 'agent' | 'empty';
+// v1.8 mobile-tabs: shape returned by GET /api/projects/:id/git. Mirrors
+// services/git_meta.ts on the server. branch=null means "not a git repo".
+export interface GitMeta {
+  branch: string | null;
+  is_dirty: boolean;
+  ahead: number;
+  behind: number;
+}
+
+// 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;
@@ -189,8 +298,13 @@ export type WsFrame =
       ctx_max?: number | null;
       started_at?: string | null;
       finished_at?: string | null;
+      // v1.8.2: piggybacks the persisted metadata onto the terminal frame so
+      // cap-hit sentinels (and any future stamped-on-complete metadata) flow
+      // to the client without a refetch.
+      metadata?: MessageMetadata | null;
     }
   | { type: 'messages_deleted'; message_ids: string[]; chat_id?: string }
-  | { type: 'session_renamed'; session_id: string; name: string; chat_id?: string }
   | { type: 'chat_renamed'; chat_id: string; name: string }
-  | { type: 'error'; message_id?: string; chat_id?: string; error: string };
+  // v1.8.2: `reason` discriminates structured failures (the UI prefers it
+  // over `error` text when present).
+  | { type: 'error'; message_id?: string; chat_id?: string; error: string; reason?: ErrorReason };

apps/web/src/components/AgentPicker.tsx

@@ -0,0 +1,121 @@
+import { useEffect, useState } from 'react';
+import { Check, ChevronDown } from 'lucide-react';
+import { toast } from 'sonner';
+import { api } from '@/api/client';
+import type { Agent, AgentParseError } from '@/api/types';
+import {
+  DropdownMenu,
+  DropdownMenuContent,
+  DropdownMenuItem,
+  DropdownMenuSeparator,
+  DropdownMenuTrigger,
+} from '@/components/ui/dropdown-menu';
+
+interface Props {
+  projectId: string;
+  value: string | null;
+  onChange: (agentId: string | null) => void | Promise<void>;
+}
+
+export function AgentPicker({ projectId, value, onChange }: Props) {
+  const [agents, setAgents] = useState<Agent[] | null>(null);
+  const [parseErrors, setParseErrors] = useState<AgentParseError[]>([]);
+  const [error, setError] = useState<string | null>(null);
+  const [open, setOpen] = useState(false);
+
+  // v1.8.1: per-agent parse errors are non-blocking. Silent if any agents
+  // loaded successfully; a gray warning toast fires only when EVERY agent
+  // in AGENTS.md failed to parse. Server logs a console.warn either way.
+  useEffect(() => {
+    let cancelled = false;
+    setAgents(null);
+    setParseErrors([]);
+    setError(null);
+    api.agents
+      .list(projectId)
+      .then((res) => {
+        if (cancelled) return;
+        setAgents(res.agents);
+        setParseErrors(res.errors);
+        if (res.errors.length > 0 && res.agents.length === 0) {
+          toast.warning(
+            `AGENTS.md: ${res.errors.length} agent${res.errors.length === 1 ? '' : 's'} failed to parse, none loaded`,
+          );
+        }
+      })
+      .catch((err) => {
+        if (cancelled) return;
+        setError(err instanceof Error ? err.message : 'failed to load agents');
+      });
+    return () => {
+      cancelled = true;
+    };
+  }, [projectId]);
+
+  const selectedAgent = agents?.find((a) => a.id === value) ?? null;
+  const triggerLabel = value === null
+    ? 'No agent'
+    : selectedAgent?.name ?? value;
+
+  return (
+    <DropdownMenu open={open} onOpenChange={setOpen}>
+      <DropdownMenuTrigger asChild>
+        <button
+          type="button"
+          className="text-xs text-muted-foreground hover:text-foreground flex items-center gap-1 px-1.5 py-0.5 rounded hover:bg-muted/60"
+          title={selectedAgent?.description ?? undefined}
+        >
+          <span className="truncate max-w-[160px]">{triggerLabel}</span>
+          <ChevronDown className="size-3 opacity-70" />
+        </button>
+      </DropdownMenuTrigger>
+      <DropdownMenuContent align="start" className="max-h-80 overflow-y-auto w-72">
+        {error && (
+          <div className="px-2 py-1.5 text-xs text-destructive">{error}</div>
+        )}
+        {agents === null && !error && (
+          <div className="px-2 py-1.5 text-xs text-muted-foreground">Loading…</div>
+        )}
+        {agents !== null && (
+          <>
+            <DropdownMenuItem
+              onSelect={() => void onChange(null)}
+              className="text-xs"
+            >
+              <Check className={`size-3 ${value === null ? 'opacity-100' : 'opacity-0'}`} />
+              <span className="font-medium">No agent</span>
+            </DropdownMenuItem>
+            {agents.length > 0 && <DropdownMenuSeparator />}
+            {agents.map((a) => (
+              <DropdownMenuItem
+                key={a.id}
+                onSelect={() => void onChange(a.id)}
+                className="text-xs flex-col items-start gap-0.5"
+              >
+                <div className="flex items-center gap-1.5">
+                  <Check
+                    className={`size-3 ${a.id === value ? 'opacity-100' : 'opacity-0'}`}
+                  />
+                  <span className="font-medium">{a.name}</span>
+                </div>
+                {a.description && (
+                  <span className="text-muted-foreground pl-[18px] truncate w-full">
+                    {a.description}
+                  </span>
+                )}
+              </DropdownMenuItem>
+            ))}
+            {parseErrors.length > 0 && (
+              <div
+                className="px-2 py-1.5 mt-1 text-xs text-amber-500 border-t border-border"
+                title={parseErrors.map((e) => `${e.agent_name}: ${e.reason}`).join('\n')}
+              >
+                {parseErrors.length} agent{parseErrors.length === 1 ? '' : 's'} skipped
+              </div>
+            )}
+          </>
+        )}
+      </DropdownMenuContent>
+    </DropdownMenu>
+  );
+}

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/BottomSheet.tsx

@@ -0,0 +1,92 @@
+import { useEffect, useRef, useState, type ReactNode, type TouchEvent } from 'react';
+import { cn } from '@/lib/utils';
+
+interface Props {
+  open: boolean;
+  onClose: () => void;
+  children: ReactNode;
+  title?: string;
+}
+
+// Past this drag distance, release dismisses the sheet.
+const SWIPE_DISMISS_THRESHOLD_PX = 80;
+
+export function BottomSheet({ open, onClose, children, title }: Props) {
+  const [dragY, setDragY] = useState(0);
+  const startYRef = useRef<number | null>(null);
+
+  useEffect(() => {
+    if (!open) return;
+    const onKey = (e: KeyboardEvent) => {
+      if (e.key === 'Escape') onClose();
+    };
+    window.addEventListener('keydown', onKey);
+    return () => window.removeEventListener('keydown', onKey);
+  }, [open, onClose]);
+
+  useEffect(() => {
+    if (!open) {
+      setDragY(0);
+      startYRef.current = null;
+    }
+  }, [open]);
+
+  function onTouchStart(e: TouchEvent<HTMLDivElement>) {
+    const t = e.touches[0];
+    if (!t) return;
+    startYRef.current = t.clientY;
+  }
+  function onTouchMove(e: TouchEvent<HTMLDivElement>) {
+    const t = e.touches[0];
+    if (!t || startYRef.current === null) return;
+    const dy = t.clientY - startYRef.current;
+    // Clamp to downward drags so the sheet doesn't "rubber-band" up.
+    if (dy > 0) setDragY(dy);
+  }
+  function onTouchEnd() {
+    if (dragY > SWIPE_DISMISS_THRESHOLD_PX) {
+      onClose();
+    } else {
+      setDragY(0);
+    }
+    startYRef.current = null;
+  }
+
+  if (!open) return null;
+
+  return (
+    <>
+      <div
+        className="fixed inset-0 z-40 bg-black/40"
+        onClick={onClose}
+        aria-hidden="true"
+      />
+      <div
+        role="dialog"
+        aria-modal="true"
+        className={cn(
+          'fixed inset-x-0 bottom-0 z-50 rounded-t-2xl border-t border-border bg-popover text-popover-foreground shadow-2xl',
+          'transition-transform duration-150 will-change-transform',
+          'max-h-[70vh] flex flex-col',
+        )}
+        style={{
+          transform: `translateY(${dragY}px)`,
+          paddingBottom: 'env(safe-area-inset-bottom)',
+        }}
+      >
+        <div
+          onTouchStart={onTouchStart}
+          onTouchMove={onTouchMove}
+          onTouchEnd={onTouchEnd}
+          className="flex flex-col items-center pt-2 pb-1 select-none touch-none"
+        >
+          <div className="w-10 h-1 bg-muted-foreground/40 rounded-full" />
+          {title && (
+            <div className="mt-1 text-sm font-medium text-muted-foreground">{title}</div>
+          )}
+        </div>
+        <div className="flex-1 overflow-y-auto">{children}</div>
+      </div>
+    </>
+  );
+}

apps/web/src/components/CapHitSentinel.tsx

@@ -0,0 +1,90 @@
+import { useState } from 'react';
+import { AlertCircle } from 'lucide-react';
+import { toast } from 'sonner';
+import { api } from '@/api/client';
+import type { Message } from '@/api/types';
+import { Button } from '@/components/ui/button';
+
+interface Props {
+  message: Message;
+  // 1-indexed position among cap-hit sentinels in this chat. The first
+  // cap-hit is 1, second is 2, third is 3 (hard ceiling).
+  capHitPosition: number;
+  // Only the most recent sentinel shows the Continue button. Older ones
+  // render text-only — they've already been continued past.
+  isLatest: boolean;
+}
+
+// Hard ceiling = 3 cap-hits per chat ⇒ 2 continues max. Lives here in sync
+// with insertCapHitSentinel's `canContinue = priorCount < 2` rule in
+// services/inference.ts.
+const MAX_CONTINUES = 2;
+
+export function CapHitSentinel({ message, capHitPosition, isLatest }: Props) {
+  const meta = message.metadata;
+  // Defensive parse — if the row is somehow missing metadata we still render
+  // the bare text rather than crashing the chat.
+  const isCapHit =
+    meta !== null && typeof meta === 'object' && meta.kind === 'cap_hit';
+
+  const limit = isCapHit ? meta.limit : null;
+  const canContinue = isCapHit ? meta.can_continue : false;
+  const agentName = isCapHit ? meta.agent_name : null;
+  // `capHitPosition` is 1-indexed; `MAX_CONTINUES - (position - 1)` is the
+  // number of continues remaining including this one. Clamped to ≥0.
+  const remaining = Math.max(0, MAX_CONTINUES - (capHitPosition - 1));
+
+  const [continuing, setContinuing] = useState(false);
+
+  async function handleContinue() {
+    if (continuing || !canContinue || !isLatest) return;
+    setContinuing(true);
+    try {
+      await api.chats.continue(message.chat_id, message.id);
+    } catch (err) {
+      toast.error(err instanceof Error ? err.message : 'continue failed');
+    } finally {
+      setContinuing(false);
+    }
+  }
+
+  // Tooltip wording from the v1.8.2 spec. Disabled state takes precedence —
+  // the spec text "Hard limit reached — start a new chat" matches what the
+  // server returns when canContinue is false.
+  const enabledTooltip = limit
+    ? `Resumes with a fresh budget of ${limit} tool calls. ${remaining} continue${remaining === 1 ? '' : 's'} remaining on this chat.`
+    : undefined;
+  const disabledTooltip = 'Hard limit reached — start a new chat';
+
+  return (
+    <div className="rounded-md border border-amber-500/40 bg-amber-500/10 text-sm">
+      <div className="px-3 py-2 flex items-start gap-2">
+        <AlertCircle className="size-4 text-amber-500 shrink-0 mt-0.5" />
+        <div className="flex-1 min-w-0 space-y-1">
+          <div className="text-xs font-medium text-amber-700 dark:text-amber-300">
+            {isCapHit && limit !== null
+              ? `Reached tool budget (${limit}/${limit})${agentName ? ` — ${agentName}` : ''}.`
+              : 'Reached tool budget.'}
+          </div>
+          <div className="text-xs text-muted-foreground">
+            {message.content}
+          </div>
+          {isLatest && (
+            <div className="pt-1">
+              <Button
+                type="button"
+                size="sm"
+                variant="outline"
+                onClick={() => void handleContinue()}
+                disabled={!canContinue || continuing}
+                title={canContinue ? enabledTooltip : disabledTooltip}
+              >
+                {continuing ? 'Continuing…' : 'Continue'}
+              </Button>
+            </div>
+          )}
+        </div>
+      </div>
+    </div>
+  );
+}

apps/web/src/components/ChatContextPopover.tsx

@@ -0,0 +1,55 @@
+import type { ChatContextStats } from '@/hooks/useChatContextStats';
+
+interface Props {
+  stats: ChatContextStats | null;
+}
+
+/**
+ * Formats a token count into a compact k/m-suffix string.
+ *  - < 1_000          → raw integer (e.g. "42")
+ *  - 1_000–999_999    → "Nk" or "N.Nk" (e.g. "30k", "12.5k", "100k")
+ *  - >= 1_000_000     → "Nm" or "N.Nm" (e.g. "1m", "1.5m", "100m")
+ *
+ * Drops a trailing ".0" so we get "30k" instead of "30.0k".
+ */
+function formatTokens(n: number): string {
+  if (n < 1000) return String(n);
+  if (n < 1_000_000) {
+    const k = n / 1000;
+    return k >= 100 ? `${Math.round(k)}k` : `${k.toFixed(1).replace(/\.0$/, '')}k`;
+  }
+  const m = n / 1_000_000;
+  return m >= 100 ? `${Math.round(m)}m` : `${m.toFixed(1).replace(/\.0$/, '')}m`;
+}
+
+/**
+ * Color thresholds:
+ *  - >  85%  → text-destructive
+ *  - >= 60%  → text-amber-500
+ *  - else    → text-muted-foreground
+ * (85% itself falls into the amber band.)
+ */
+function percentColorClass(percent: number): string {
+  if (percent > 85) return 'text-destructive';
+  if (percent >= 60) return 'text-amber-500';
+  return 'text-muted-foreground';
+}
+
+export function ChatContextPopover({ stats }: Props) {
+  if (!stats) return null;
+  return (
+    <div className="absolute bottom-full right-4 mb-4 z-20 pointer-events-none">
+      <div className="rounded-md border border-border bg-card text-card-foreground shadow-sm px-3 py-2 text-xs min-w-[140px]">
+        <div className="text-muted-foreground/80 text-[10px] uppercase tracking-wide mb-0.5">
+          Context window
+        </div>
+        <div className={`text-base font-medium ${percentColorClass(stats.percent)}`}>
+          {stats.percent}% used
+        </div>
+        <div className="text-muted-foreground text-[10px] font-mono">
+          {formatTokens(stats.used)} / {formatTokens(stats.max)} tokens
+        </div>
+      </div>
+    </div>
+  );
+}

apps/web/src/components/ChatInput.tsx

@@ -1,40 +1,93 @@
-import { useCallback, useEffect, useRef, useState, 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 { flattenToMessage, inferLanguage, type Attachment } from '@/lib/attachments';
+import {
+  DropdownMenu,
+  DropdownMenuContent,
+  DropdownMenuItem,
+  DropdownMenuTrigger,
+} from '@/components/ui/dropdown-menu';
+import {
+  flattenToMessage,
+  inferLanguage,
+  looksBinary,
+  MAX_FILE_SIZE_BYTES,
+  PASTE_INLINE_MAX_LINES,
+  type Attachment,
+} from '@/lib/attachments';
 import { AttachmentChip } from '@/components/AttachmentChip';
 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;
 
 interface Props {
   disabled?: boolean;
   projectId: string;
+  // Batch 9: optional so callers that pre-date the agent picker still compile.
+  // 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, 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);
   const [attachments, setAttachments] = useState<Attachment[]>([]);
   const [previewAttachment, setPreviewAttachment] = useState<Attachment | null>(null);
+  const [isDraggingOver, setIsDraggingOver] = useState(false);
+  const dropRootRef = useRef<HTMLDivElement | null>(null);
+  const pasteCounterRef = useRef(0);
   const [mentionState, setMentionState] = useState<{
     open: boolean;
     query: string;
     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);
 
   function addAttachment(a: Attachment) {
     setAttachments(prev => {
-      if (prev.length >= 10) {
-        toast.error('Max 10 attachments per message');
+      if (prev.length >= MAX_ATTACHMENTS) {
+        toast.error(`Max ${MAX_ATTACHMENTS} attachments per message`);
         return prev;
       }
       return [...prev, a];
@@ -62,6 +115,31 @@ export function ChatInput({ disabled, projectId, onSend, onForceSend }: Props) {
     const text = value.trim();
     if (!text && attachments.length === 0) return;
     if (disabled || busy) return;
+
+    // Batch 9.6: slash-command dispatch. Only when no attachments and the
+    // input parses to a known skill. Falls through to onSend for unknown
+    // slash names (literal text) or when slash dispatch isn't wired.
+    if (onSlashCommand && attachments.length === 0 && text.startsWith('/')) {
+      const match = text.match(/^\/(\S+)\s*([\s\S]*)$/);
+      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);
@@ -75,6 +153,19 @@ export function ChatInput({ disabled, projectId, onSend, onForceSend }: Props) {
     }
   }
 
+  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);
@@ -125,6 +216,23 @@ export function ChatInput({ disabled, projectId, onSend, onForceSend }: Props) {
     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;
@@ -183,8 +291,172 @@ export function ChatInput({ disabled, projectId, onSend, onForceSend }: Props) {
 
   const closeMention = useCallback(() => setMentionState(null), []);
 
+  // ---- Drag & drop (F1 + F3 + F4) ----------------------------------------
+  // The drop zone is the outer ChatInput container (ref'd as dropRootRef).
+  // onDragLeave only clears the highlight when the cursor leaves the
+  // container, not when it crosses into a child element.
+
+  async function processDroppedFile(file: File) {
+    // Size gate
+    if (file.size > MAX_FILE_SIZE_BYTES) {
+      const mb = (file.size / (1024 * 1024)).toFixed(1);
+      toast.error(`File ${file.name} is too large (${mb} MB). Limit is 5 MB.`);
+      return;
+    }
+    // Read once as ArrayBuffer so we can do byte-level binary detection
+    // before deciding whether to decode as text.
+    let buf: ArrayBuffer;
+    try {
+      buf = await file.arrayBuffer();
+    } catch (err) {
+      toast.error(`Failed to read ${file.name}: ${err instanceof Error ? err.message : String(err)}`);
+      return;
+    }
+    if (looksBinary(buf)) {
+      toast.error(`${file.name} appears to be binary.`);
+      return;
+    }
+    const text = new TextDecoder('utf-8', { fatal: false }).decode(buf);
+    addAttachment({
+      id: crypto.randomUUID(),
+      kind: 'file',
+      filename: file.name,
+      language: inferLanguage(file.name),
+      content: text,
+      source: 'drop',
+    });
+  }
+
+  function isFolderItem(item: DataTransferItem | undefined): boolean {
+    if (!item) return false;
+    // webkitGetAsEntry is non-standard but supported in Chromium + Safari.
+    // If unavailable, we conservatively treat the entry as a file.
+    const entry =
+      typeof item.webkitGetAsEntry === 'function' ? item.webkitGetAsEntry() : null;
+    if (entry && entry.isDirectory) return true;
+    // Heuristic fallback: folders dragged from Finder have type === '' and
+    // a 0-byte File. The empty-type alone isn't reliable for files (some
+    // plaintext drops also lack a type), so we only flag when the entry
+    // explicitly says directory.
+    return false;
+  }
+
+  async function handleDroppedItems(dt: DataTransfer) {
+    // Snapshot items first because reading files inside the loop can
+    // detach the DataTransfer between awaits.
+    const itemsArray: { file: File | null; isFolder: boolean }[] = [];
+    if (dt.items && dt.items.length > 0) {
+      for (let i = 0; i < dt.items.length; i++) {
+        const it = dt.items[i];
+        if (!it || it.kind !== 'file') continue;
+        const folder = isFolderItem(it);
+        const file = folder ? null : it.getAsFile();
+        itemsArray.push({ file, isFolder: folder });
+      }
+    } else {
+      for (let i = 0; i < dt.files.length; i++) {
+        const f = dt.files[i];
+        if (f) itemsArray.push({ file: f, isFolder: false });
+      }
+    }
+
+    let remainingSlots = MAX_ATTACHMENTS - attachments.length;
+    let folderRejected = false;
+    for (const { file, isFolder } of itemsArray) {
+      if (isFolder) {
+        if (!folderRejected) {
+          toast.error('Folders are not supported');
+          folderRejected = true;
+        }
+        continue;
+      }
+      if (!file) continue;
+      if (remainingSlots <= 0) {
+        toast.error(`Attachment limit reached (${MAX_ATTACHMENTS}).`);
+        return;
+      }
+      await processDroppedFile(file);
+      remainingSlots -= 1;
+    }
+  }
+
+  function onDragEnter(e: DragEvent<HTMLDivElement>) {
+    if (disabled || busy) return;
+    e.preventDefault();
+    setIsDraggingOver(true);
+  }
+
+  function onDragOver(e: DragEvent<HTMLDivElement>) {
+    if (disabled || busy) return;
+    e.preventDefault();
+    e.dataTransfer.dropEffect = 'copy';
+  }
+
+  function onDragLeave(e: DragEvent<HTMLDivElement>) {
+    // Only clear when the cursor actually leaves the root container.
+    // relatedTarget is the element being entered; if it's inside the root,
+    // ignore — we're just crossing into a child.
+    const root = dropRootRef.current;
+    if (!root) return;
+    const related = e.relatedTarget as Node | null;
+    if (related && root.contains(related)) return;
+    setIsDraggingOver(false);
+  }
+
+  function onDrop(e: DragEvent<HTMLDivElement>) {
+    e.preventDefault();
+    setIsDraggingOver(false);
+    if (disabled || busy) return;
+    void handleDroppedItems(e.dataTransfer);
+  }
+  // ---- end Drag & drop -----------------------------------------------------
+
+  // ---- Paste-as-attachment (F2) -------------------------------------------
+  // Pasting >PASTE_INLINE_MAX_LINES lines of text becomes a chip rather than
+  // inline content. Image pastes are rejected with a toast. If both text and
+  // image are present (e.g. screenshot tool that sets both), prefer text.
+
+  function onPaste(e: React.ClipboardEvent<HTMLTextAreaElement>) {
+    const cd = e.clipboardData;
+    if (!cd) return;
+    const text = cd.getData('text/plain');
+    const hasImage = Array.from(cd.items ?? []).some((it) =>
+      it.type.startsWith('image/'),
+    );
+    if (text) {
+      const lineCount = text.split('\n').length;
+      if (lineCount > PASTE_INLINE_MAX_LINES) {
+        e.preventDefault();
+        pasteCounterRef.current += 1;
+        addAttachment({
+          id: crypto.randomUUID(),
+          kind: 'paste',
+          filename: `pasted-${pasteCounterRef.current}.txt`,
+          language: 'plaintext',
+          content: text,
+          source: 'paste',
+        });
+      }
+      // <= threshold: let default paste insert inline.
+      return;
+    }
+    if (hasImage) {
+      e.preventDefault();
+      toast.error('Image paste is not supported. Drop a file or paste text.');
+    }
+  }
+  // ---- end Paste-as-attachment --------------------------------------------
+
   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
+    // instead of finalizing the candidate.
+    if (e.nativeEvent.isComposing) return;
     if (e.key === 'Enter' && e.shiftKey && (e.metaKey || e.ctrlKey) && onForceSend) {
       e.preventDefault();
       void forceSubmit();
@@ -195,7 +467,9 @@ export function ChatInput({ disabled, projectId, onSend, onForceSend }: Props) {
       void submit();
       return;
     }
-    if (e.key === 'Enter' && !e.shiftKey) {
+    // Bare Enter: sends on desktop, inserts a newline on mobile (per spec —
+    // send is via the dedicated button on touch devices).
+    if (e.key === 'Enter' && !e.shiftKey && !isMobile) {
       e.preventDefault();
       void submit();
     }
@@ -219,7 +493,16 @@ export function ChatInput({ disabled, projectId, onSend, onForceSend }: Props) {
   }
 
   return (
-    <div className="border-t">
+    <div
+      ref={dropRootRef}
+      className="border-t relative"
+      style={{ paddingBottom: 'env(safe-area-inset-bottom)' }}
+      onDragEnter={onDragEnter}
+      onDragOver={onDragOver}
+      onDragLeave={onDragLeave}
+      onDrop={onDrop}
+    >
+      <DropOverlay visible={isDraggingOver} />
       <div className="max-w-[1000px] mx-auto w-full">
       {attachments.length > 0 && (
         <div className="flex flex-wrap gap-1.5 px-4 pt-3">
@@ -233,13 +516,65 @@ export function ChatInput({ disabled, projectId, onSend, onForceSend }: Props) {
           ))}
         </div>
       )}
+      {/* 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">
+          {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">
         <Textarea
           ref={textareaRef}
           value={value}
           onChange={handleChange}
           onKeyDown={onKeyDown}
-          placeholder="Ask about this project. Enter to send, Shift+Enter for newline."
+          onPaste={onPaste}
+          placeholder={
+            isMobile
+              ? 'Ask about this project. Tap send to submit.'
+              : 'Ask about this project. Enter to send · Shift+Enter for newline.'
+          }
           disabled={disabled || busy}
           rows={3}
           className="resize-none min-h-[68px] max-h-[240px]"
@@ -267,6 +602,15 @@ export function ChatInput({ disabled, projectId, onSend, onForceSend }: Props) {
           onClose={closeMention}
         />
       )}
+      {slashState && (
+        <SkillSlashCommand
+          query={slashState.query}
+          skills={skills}
+          anchorRect={slashState.anchorRect}
+          onSelect={handleSlashSelect}
+          onClose={() => setSlashState(null)}
+        />
+      )}
     </div>
   );
 }

apps/web/src/components/ChatTabBar.tsx

@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 import { useState } from 'react';
 import { History, MessageSquare, Plus, X } from 'lucide-react';
 import type { Chat, WorkspacePane } from '@/api/types';
+import { StatusDot } from '@/components/StatusDot';
 import {
   ContextMenu,
   ContextMenuContent,
@@ -8,6 +9,7 @@ import {
   ContextMenuSeparator,
   ContextMenuTrigger,
 } from '@/components/ui/context-menu';
+import { useLongPress } from '@/hooks/useLongPress';
 import { cn } from '@/lib/utils';
 
 interface Props {
@@ -40,6 +42,18 @@ export function ChatTabBar({
   const [renamingId, setRenamingId] = useState<string | null>(null);
   const [renameValue, setRenameValue] = useState('');
 
+  // Long-press: dispatch a synthetic contextmenu event on the tab so the
+  // existing Radix ContextMenuTrigger opens at the touch coordinates. Works
+  // because asChild composition makes the tab div the trigger element.
+  const longPress = useLongPress(({ clientX, clientY, target }) => {
+    if (!target || !(target instanceof Element)) return;
+    const tab = target.closest('[data-tab-id]') as HTMLElement | null;
+    if (!tab) return;
+    tab.dispatchEvent(
+      new MouseEvent('contextmenu', { bubbles: true, cancelable: true, clientX, clientY }),
+    );
+  });
+
   function startRename(chatId: string, currentName: string | null) {
     setRenamingId(chatId);
     setRenameValue(currentName ?? '');
@@ -53,7 +67,7 @@ export function ChatTabBar({
   }
 
   return (
-    <div className="flex items-center border-b border-border bg-muted/20 h-8 shrink-0 overflow-x-auto">
+    <div className="flex items-center border-b border-border bg-muted/20 h-8 shrink-0 overflow-x-auto max-md:hidden">
       {tabs.map((chat, tabIdx) => {
         const isActive = tabIdx === pane.activeChatIdx;
         const isLast = tabIdx === tabs.length - 1;
@@ -63,7 +77,13 @@ export function ChatTabBar({
           <ContextMenu key={chat.id}>
             <ContextMenuTrigger asChild>
               <div
+                data-tab-id={chat.id}
                 onClick={() => onSwitchTab(tabIdx)}
+                onTouchStart={longPress.onTouchStart}
+                onTouchMove={longPress.onTouchMove}
+                onTouchEnd={longPress.onTouchEnd}
+                onTouchCancel={longPress.onTouchCancel}
+                style={{ WebkitTouchCallout: 'none' }}
                 className={cn(
                   'group flex items-center gap-1.5 px-3 py-1.5 text-xs border-r border-border cursor-default select-none shrink-0',
                   isActive
@@ -72,6 +92,7 @@ export function ChatTabBar({
                 )}
               >
                 <MessageSquare size={12} className="shrink-0" />
+                <StatusDot chatId={chat.id} />
                 {renamingId === chat.id ? (
                   <input
                     autoFocus
@@ -96,7 +117,7 @@ export function ChatTabBar({
                     e.stopPropagation();
                     onRemoveTab(chat.id);
                   }}
-                  className="p-0.5 hover:bg-muted rounded opacity-0 group-hover:opacity-60 hover:!opacity-100 shrink-0"
+                  className="inline-flex items-center justify-center p-0.5 hover:bg-muted rounded opacity-0 group-hover:opacity-60 hover:!opacity-100 shrink-0 max-md:min-h-[44px] max-md:min-w-[44px] max-md:opacity-100"
                   aria-label="Close tab"
                 >
                   <X size={10} />
@@ -104,6 +125,10 @@ export function ChatTabBar({
               </div>
             </ContextMenuTrigger>
             <ContextMenuContent>
+              <ContextMenuItem onSelect={() => onNewChat()}>
+                New chat
+              </ContextMenuItem>
+              <ContextMenuSeparator />
               <ContextMenuItem onSelect={() => startRename(chat.id, chat.name)}>
                 Rename
               </ContextMenuItem>
@@ -142,7 +167,7 @@ export function ChatTabBar({
         <button
           type="button"
           onClick={onNewChat}
-          className="p-1 rounded text-muted-foreground hover:bg-muted hover:text-foreground"
+          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="New chat"
           title="New chat"
         >
@@ -152,7 +177,7 @@ export function ChatTabBar({
           type="button"
           onClick={onShowHistory}
           className={cn(
-            'p-1 rounded text-muted-foreground hover:bg-muted hover:text-foreground',
+            '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]',
             pane.kind === 'empty' && 'text-foreground bg-muted/50'
           )}
           aria-label="Session history"
@@ -164,7 +189,7 @@ export function ChatTabBar({
           <button
             type="button"
             onClick={onRemovePane}
-            className="p-1 rounded text-muted-foreground hover:bg-muted hover:text-foreground"
+            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 pane"
             title="Close pane"
           >

apps/web/src/components/CreateProjectModal.tsx

@@ -103,7 +103,7 @@ export function CreateProjectModal({ open, onOpenChange }: Props) {
             />
             {name && (
               <div className="text-xs text-muted-foreground font-mono">
-                Folder: /opt/{folderPreview || <span className="text-destructive">(empty after sanitization)</span>}
+                Folder: /opt/projects/{folderPreview || <span className="text-destructive">(empty after sanitization)</span>}
               </div>
             )}
           </div>

apps/web/src/components/DropOverlay.tsx

@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+interface Props {
+  visible: boolean;
+}
+
+// Visual cue layered over the ChatInput while a drag is in progress.
+// Pointer-events: none so the underlying drop handler still receives the
+// drop event. Renders nothing when not visible (cheap and out of layout).
+export function DropOverlay({ visible }: Props) {
+  if (!visible) return null;
+  return (
+    <div
+      className="absolute inset-0 z-10 pointer-events-none flex items-center justify-center rounded border-2 border-dashed border-primary bg-background/85"
+      aria-hidden="true"
+    >
+      <div className="text-sm font-medium text-primary">Drop to attach</div>
+    </div>
+  );
+}

apps/web/src/components/MessageBubble.tsx

@@ -1,15 +1,25 @@
-import { Children, cloneElement, isValidElement, useState } from 'react';
+import { Children, cloneElement, isValidElement, useEffect, useState } from 'react';
 import type { ReactElement, ReactNode } from 'react';
 import Markdown from 'react-markdown';
 import remarkGfm from 'remark-gfm';
 import { ChevronDown, ChevronRight, Copy, RefreshCw, Check, Share2, RotateCw, GitFork, Trash2 } from 'lucide-react';
 import { toast } from 'sonner';
-import type { Chat, Message } from '@/api/types';
+import type { Chat, ErrorReason, Message } from '@/api/types';
 import { api } from '@/api/client';
 import { sessionEvents } from '@/hooks/sessionEvents';
-import { ToolCallCard } from './ToolCallCard';
+import { sendToTerminal, terminalsRegistry, type TerminalRegistration } from '@/lib/events';
+import { CapHitSentinel } from './CapHitSentinel';
 import { CodeBlock } from './CodeBlock';
 import { Button } from '@/components/ui/button';
+import {
+  ContextMenu,
+  ContextMenuContent,
+  ContextMenuItem,
+  ContextMenuSub,
+  ContextMenuSubContent,
+  ContextMenuSubTrigger,
+  ContextMenuTrigger,
+} from '@/components/ui/context-menu';
 import {
   Dialog,
   DialogContent,
@@ -19,6 +29,66 @@ import {
   DialogTitle,
 } from '@/components/ui/dialog';
 
+// v1.10 booterm: tiny subscription hook for the mounted-terminals registry.
+// Used by the right-click "Send to terminal" submenu so it always reflects
+// currently-open terminal panes without prop drilling from Workspace.
+function useTerminals(): TerminalRegistration[] {
+  const [list, setList] = useState(() => terminalsRegistry.list());
+  useEffect(() => terminalsRegistry.subscribe(() => setList(terminalsRegistry.list())), []);
+  return list;
+}
+
+// Wrap a message body with a right-click context menu offering "Send to
+// terminal → <pane name>". The submenu is disabled when nothing is selected
+// or no terminal panes are open; clicking a target emits a sendToTerminal
+// event that TerminalPane subscribes to (filtered by pane_id).
+function SendToTerminalMenu({ children }: { children: ReactNode }) {
+  const [selection, setSelection] = useState('');
+  const terminals = useTerminals();
+  const canSend = selection.length > 0 && terminals.length > 0;
+
+  return (
+    <ContextMenu
+      onOpenChange={(open) => {
+        if (open) {
+          const sel = typeof window !== 'undefined' ? window.getSelection()?.toString() ?? '' : '';
+          setSelection(sel);
+        }
+      }}
+    >
+      <ContextMenuTrigger asChild>{children}</ContextMenuTrigger>
+      <ContextMenuContent>
+        <ContextMenuSub>
+          <ContextMenuSubTrigger disabled={!canSend}>Send to terminal</ContextMenuSubTrigger>
+          <ContextMenuSubContent>
+            {terminals.length === 0 ? (
+              <ContextMenuItem disabled>No terminal panes open</ContextMenuItem>
+            ) : (
+              terminals.map((t) => (
+                <ContextMenuItem
+                  key={t.paneId}
+                  onSelect={() => sendToTerminal.emit({ pane_id: t.paneId, text: selection })}
+                >
+                  {t.label}
+                </ContextMenuItem>
+              ))
+            )}
+          </ContextMenuSubContent>
+        </ContextMenuSub>
+      </ContextMenuContent>
+    </ContextMenu>
+  );
+}
+
+// v1.8.2: human labels for the machine-readable error reasons that ride on
+// failed assistant messages via metadata.kind === 'error'. Kept short so the
+// inline render under "message failed" stays a single muted line.
+const ERROR_REASON_LABELS: Record<ErrorReason, string> = {
+  llm_provider_error: 'LLM provider error',
+  tool_execution_failed: 'Tool execution failed',
+  summary_after_cap_failed: 'Summary after tool budget hit failed',
+};
+
 // Match path-shaped substrings ending in `.ext`. Additionally require a `/`
 // in the match to reduce false positives in prose (e.g. plain `foo.ts` won't
 // match, but `src/foo.ts` will). False positives at the edges are accepted
@@ -94,6 +164,9 @@ function linkifyChildren(children: ReactNode, keyPrefix = 'l'): ReactNode {
 interface Props {
   message: Message;
   sessionChats?: Chat[];
+  // v1.8.2: passed by MessageList's render-item pass for cap-hit sentinels.
+  // Only the most recent sentinel shows the Continue button.
+  capHitInfo?: { position: number; isLatest: boolean };
 }
 
 function MarkdownBody({ content }: { content: string }) {
@@ -266,11 +339,11 @@ function ActionRow({
 
   return (
     <>
-      <div className="flex gap-1 opacity-0 group-hover:opacity-100 transition-opacity">
+      <div className="flex gap-1 opacity-0 group-hover:opacity-100 transition-opacity max-md:opacity-100">
         <button
           type="button"
           onClick={() => void copy()}
-          className="inline-flex items-center justify-center size-6 rounded text-muted-foreground hover:bg-muted hover:text-foreground"
+          className="inline-flex items-center justify-center size-6 rounded text-muted-foreground hover:bg-muted hover:text-foreground max-md:min-h-[44px] max-md:min-w-[44px]"
           aria-label="Copy message"
           title="Copy"
         >
@@ -281,7 +354,7 @@ function ActionRow({
             type="button"
             onClick={() => void regenerate()}
             disabled={!canRegen || regenerating}
-            className="inline-flex items-center justify-center size-6 rounded text-muted-foreground hover:bg-muted hover:text-foreground disabled:opacity-40 disabled:cursor-not-allowed"
+            className="inline-flex items-center justify-center size-6 rounded text-muted-foreground hover:bg-muted hover:text-foreground disabled:opacity-40 disabled:cursor-not-allowed max-md:min-h-[44px] max-md:min-w-[44px]"
             aria-label="Regenerate message"
             title="Regenerate"
           >
@@ -292,7 +365,7 @@ function ActionRow({
           type="button"
           onClick={() => void fork()}
           disabled={!canFork || forking}
-          className="inline-flex items-center justify-center size-6 rounded text-muted-foreground hover:bg-muted hover:text-foreground disabled:opacity-40 disabled:cursor-not-allowed"
+          className="inline-flex items-center justify-center size-6 rounded text-muted-foreground hover:bg-muted hover:text-foreground disabled:opacity-40 disabled:cursor-not-allowed max-md:min-h-[44px] max-md:min-w-[44px]"
           aria-label="Fork from here"
           title="Fork from here"
         >
@@ -302,7 +375,7 @@ function ActionRow({
           type="button"
           onClick={() => setDeleteOpen(true)}
           disabled={!canDelete}
-          className="inline-flex items-center justify-center size-6 rounded text-muted-foreground hover:bg-muted hover:text-destructive disabled:opacity-40 disabled:cursor-not-allowed"
+          className="inline-flex items-center justify-center size-6 rounded text-muted-foreground hover:bg-muted hover:text-destructive disabled:opacity-40 disabled:cursor-not-allowed max-md:min-h-[44px] max-md:min-w-[44px]"
           aria-label="Delete message"
           title="Delete message"
         >
@@ -464,21 +537,42 @@ function CompactCard({ message, sessionChats }: { message: Message; sessionChats
   );
 }
 
-export function MessageBubble({ message, sessionChats }: Props) {
+export function MessageBubble({ message, sessionChats, capHitInfo }: Props) {
   if (message.kind === 'compact') {
     return <CompactCard message={message} sessionChats={sessionChats} />;
   }
 
-  if (message.role === 'tool') {
-    return <ToolCallCard message={message} />;
+  // v1.8.2: cap-hit sentinels render as a distinct system bubble with a
+  // Continue button. MessageList's pre-render pass tags each sentinel with
+  // its position; only the latest gets the actionable button.
+  if (
+    message.role === 'system' &&
+    message.metadata?.kind === 'cap_hit' &&
+    capHitInfo
+  ) {
+    return (
+      <CapHitSentinel
+        message={message}
+        capHitPosition={capHitInfo.position}
+        isLatest={capHitInfo.isLatest}
+      />
+    );
   }
 
+  // v1.8.2: tool messages and assistant tool_calls are now rendered by
+  // MessageList via ToolCallLine / ToolCallGroup. Tool-role messages reach
+  // this point only if MessageList didn't consume them (shouldn't happen,
+  // but guard against it by rendering nothing rather than a stale card).
+  if (message.role === 'tool') return null;
+
   if (message.role === 'user') {
     return (
       <div className="group flex flex-col items-end gap-1">
-        <div className="max-w-[80%] rounded-lg bg-primary text-primary-foreground px-3 py-2 text-sm whitespace-pre-wrap">
-          {message.content}
-        </div>
+        <SendToTerminalMenu>
+          <div className="max-w-[80%] rounded-lg bg-primary text-primary-foreground px-3 py-2 text-sm whitespace-pre-wrap break-words min-w-0">
+            {message.content}
+          </div>
+        </SendToTerminalMenu>
         <ActionRow message={message} />
       </div>
     );
@@ -487,28 +581,39 @@ export function MessageBubble({ message, sessionChats }: Props) {
   const isStreaming = message.status === 'streaming';
   const failed = message.status === 'failed';
   const hasContent = message.content.length > 0;
-  const hasToolCalls = (message.tool_calls?.length ?? 0) > 0;
+  // v1.8.2: if metadata stamps an error reason, surface it inline under the
+  // generic "message failed" line. Keeps the user's eye where it already is
+  // rather than introducing a separate banner.
+  const errorMeta =
+    message.metadata !== null && message.metadata.kind === 'error'
+      ? message.metadata
+      : null;
 
   return (
     <div className="group flex flex-col gap-2">
-      {message.tool_calls?.map((tc) => (
-        <ToolCallCard key={tc.id} toolCall={tc} />
-      ))}
-      {(hasContent || (!hasToolCalls && isStreaming)) && (
-        <div className="max-w-[90%] text-sm leading-relaxed space-y-2">
-          {hasContent ? <MarkdownBody content={message.content} /> : null}
-          {isStreaming && (
-            <span className="inline-block w-1.5 h-3.5 align-baseline bg-muted-foreground/60 animate-pulse" />
+      {(hasContent || isStreaming) && (
+        <SendToTerminalMenu>
+          <div className="max-w-[90%] text-sm leading-relaxed space-y-2 break-words min-w-0">
+            {hasContent ? <MarkdownBody content={message.content} /> : null}
+            {isStreaming && (
+              <span className="inline-block w-1.5 h-3.5 align-baseline bg-muted-foreground/60 animate-pulse" />
+            )}
+          </div>
+        </SendToTerminalMenu>
+      )}
+      {failed && (
+        <div className="text-xs text-destructive">
+          message failed
+          {errorMeta && (
+            <span className="block text-muted-foreground mt-0.5">
+              {ERROR_REASON_LABELS[errorMeta.error_reason]}
+              {errorMeta.error_text ? ` — ${errorMeta.error_text}` : ''}
+            </span>
           )}
         </div>
       )}
-      {failed && (
-        <div className="text-xs text-destructive">message failed</div>
-      )}
       {!isStreaming && <StatsLine message={message} />}
-      {!isStreaming && (hasContent || hasToolCalls) && (
-        <ActionRow message={message} />
-      )}
+      {!isStreaming && hasContent && <ActionRow message={message} />}
     </div>
   );
 }

apps/web/src/components/MessageList.tsx

@@ -1,15 +1,144 @@
-import { useEffect, useRef } from 'react';
+import { useEffect, useMemo, useRef } from 'react';
 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[];
   sessionChats?: Chat[];
 }
 
+// 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; chatId: string }
+  | { kind: 'tool_group'; runs: ToolRun[]; key: string };
+
+const GROUP_THRESHOLD = 3;
+
+function isCapHitSentinel(m: Message): boolean {
+  return m.role === 'system' && m.metadata?.kind === 'cap_hit';
+}
+
+// First pass: walk messages chronologically, expanding assistant tool_calls
+// into per-call run items and folding tool_result messages onto their
+// matching runs. Tool messages themselves never produce a render item.
+// Assistant messages produce a text render item only when they have text;
+// pure tool-call messages are "transparent" so consecutive tool runs can
+// still group across them.
+function flatten(messages: Message[]): RenderItem[] {
+  const items: RenderItem[] = [];
+  const runsByCallId = new Map<string, ToolRun>();
+
+  for (const m of messages) {
+    if (m.role === 'tool') {
+      if (m.tool_results) {
+        const run = runsByCallId.get(m.tool_results.tool_call_id);
+        if (run) run.result = m.tool_results;
+      }
+      continue;
+    }
+    const hasToolCalls = m.tool_calls != null && m.tool_calls.length > 0;
+    const hasText = m.content.length > 0;
+    if (m.role === 'assistant' && hasToolCalls) {
+      if (hasText || m.status === 'streaming') {
+        items.push({ kind: 'message', message: m });
+      }
+      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, chatId: m.chat_id });
+      }
+      continue;
+    }
+    items.push({ kind: 'message', message: m });
+  }
+
+  return items;
+}
+
+// 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;
+  while (i < items.length) {
+    const item = items[i]!;
+    if (item.kind !== 'tool_run') {
+      out.push(item);
+      i += 1;
+      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 &&
+      items[j]!.kind === 'tool_run' &&
+      (items[j] as { kind: 'tool_run'; run: ToolRun }).run.call.name === name
+    ) {
+      j += 1;
+    }
+    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',
+        runs: run.map((r) => r.run),
+        key: `group-${run[0]!.key}`,
+      });
+    } else {
+      for (const r of run) out.push(r);
+    }
+    i = j;
+  }
+  return out;
+}
+
+// Third pass: number cap-hit sentinels (1-indexed) and mark the latest.
+// CapHitSentinel uses position to compute the "N continues remaining"
+// tooltip, and isLatest to gate the Continue button (only the most recent
+// sentinel is actionable).
+function stampCapHits(items: RenderItem[]): RenderItem[] {
+  const totalCapHits = items.reduce(
+    (n, it) => n + (it.kind === 'message' && isCapHitSentinel(it.message) ? 1 : 0),
+    0,
+  );
+  if (totalCapHits === 0) return items;
+  let index = 0;
+  return items.map((it) => {
+    if (it.kind !== 'message' || !isCapHitSentinel(it.message)) return it;
+    index += 1;
+    return {
+      ...it,
+      capHitInfo: { position: index, isLatest: index === totalCapHits },
+    };
+  });
+}
+
 export function MessageList({ messages, sessionChats }: Props) {
   const endRef = useRef<HTMLDivElement>(null);
 
+  const renderItems = useMemo(() => stampCapHits(group(flatten(messages))), [messages]);
+
   useEffect(() => {
     endRef.current?.scrollIntoView({ block: 'end' });
   }, [messages]);
@@ -25,9 +154,32 @@ export function MessageList({ messages, sessionChats }: Props) {
   return (
     <div className="flex-1 overflow-y-auto">
       <div className="max-w-[1000px] mx-auto w-full px-6 py-4 space-y-4">
-        {messages.map((m) => (
-          <MessageBubble key={m.id} message={m} sessionChats={sessionChats} />
-        ))}
+        {renderItems.map((item) => {
+          if (item.kind === 'message') {
+            return (
+              <MessageBubble
+                key={item.message.id}
+                message={item.message}
+                sessionChats={sessionChats}
+                capHitInfo={item.capHitInfo}
+              />
+            );
+          }
+          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} />;
+        })}
         <div ref={endRef} />
       </div>
     </div>

apps/web/src/components/MobileTabSwitcher.tsx

@@ -0,0 +1,210 @@
+import { useState } from 'react';
+import {
+  Bot,
+  ChevronDown,
+  Edit2,
+  MessageSquare,
+  MoreHorizontal,
+  Settings as SettingsIcon,
+  Terminal,
+  X,
+} from 'lucide-react';
+import { toast } from 'sonner';
+import type { Chat, WorkspacePane } from '@/api/types';
+import { BottomSheet } from '@/components/BottomSheet';
+import { StatusDot } from '@/components/StatusDot';
+import {
+  DropdownMenu,
+  DropdownMenuContent,
+  DropdownMenuItem,
+  DropdownMenuTrigger,
+} from '@/components/ui/dropdown-menu';
+import { useLongPress } from '@/hooks/useLongPress';
+import { cn } from '@/lib/utils';
+
+interface Props {
+  panes: WorkspacePane[];
+  activePaneIdx: number;
+  chats: Chat[];
+  onSwitchPane: (idx: number) => void;
+  onRemovePane: (idx: number) => void;
+  onRenameChat: (chatId: string, name: string) => Promise<void>;
+}
+
+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} />;
+}
+
+function paneActiveChatId(pane: WorkspacePane | undefined): string | null {
+  if (!pane) return null;
+  if (pane.chatId) return pane.chatId;
+  const idx = pane.activeChatIdx;
+  if (idx < 0 || idx >= pane.chatIds.length) return null;
+  return pane.chatIds[idx] ?? null;
+}
+
+function paneLabel(pane: WorkspacePane, chats: Chat[]): string {
+  const cid = paneActiveChatId(pane);
+  if (cid) {
+    const c = chats.find((x) => x.id === cid);
+    if (c) return c.name ?? 'New chat';
+  }
+  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';
+}
+
+export function MobileTabSwitcher({
+  panes,
+  activePaneIdx,
+  chats,
+  onSwitchPane,
+  onRemovePane,
+  onRenameChat,
+}: Props) {
+  const [open, setOpen] = useState(false);
+  const [renamingChatId, setRenamingChatId] = useState<string | null>(null);
+  const [renameValue, setRenameValue] = useState('');
+
+  const active = panes[activePaneIdx];
+  const activeLabel = active ? paneLabel(active, chats) : 'Empty';
+  const activeChatId = paneActiveChatId(active);
+
+  // Long-press mirrors ChatTabBar: synthesize a contextmenu event on the row
+  // so the trailing kebab's Radix DropdownMenu opens at the touch point.
+  const longPress = useLongPress(({ clientX, clientY, target }) => {
+    if (!target || !(target instanceof Element)) return;
+    const row = target.closest('[data-pane-id]') as HTMLElement | null;
+    if (!row) return;
+    const trigger = row.querySelector('[data-pane-kebab]') as HTMLElement | null;
+    if (trigger) {
+      trigger.click();
+      return;
+    }
+    row.dispatchEvent(
+      new MouseEvent('contextmenu', { bubbles: true, cancelable: true, clientX, clientY }),
+    );
+  });
+
+  function startRename(chatId: string, currentName: string | null) {
+    setRenamingChatId(chatId);
+    setRenameValue(currentName ?? '');
+  }
+  async function finishRename() {
+    if (renamingChatId && renameValue.trim()) {
+      try {
+        await onRenameChat(renamingChatId, renameValue.trim());
+      } catch (err) {
+        toast.error(err instanceof Error ? err.message : 'rename failed');
+      }
+    }
+    setRenamingChatId(null);
+  }
+
+  function handleSwitchPane(idx: number) {
+    onSwitchPane(idx);
+    setOpen(false);
+  }
+
+  return (
+    <>
+      <button
+        type="button"
+        onClick={() => setOpen(true)}
+        className="flex-1 inline-flex items-center gap-1.5 min-h-[44px] px-3 text-sm rounded-full bg-muted/40 hover:bg-muted/70 text-foreground min-w-0"
+        aria-label="Switch pane"
+      >
+        <span className="shrink-0 text-muted-foreground">{paneIcon(active?.kind ?? 'chat')}</span>
+        <StatusDot chatId={activeChatId} />
+        <span className="truncate flex-1 text-left">{activeLabel}</span>
+        <ChevronDown size={14} className="opacity-60 shrink-0" />
+      </button>
+
+      <BottomSheet open={open} onClose={() => setOpen(false)} title="Panes">
+        <ul className="px-2 py-2 space-y-1">
+          {panes.map((pane, idx) => {
+            const isActive = idx === activePaneIdx;
+            const cid = paneActiveChatId(pane);
+            const chat = cid ? chats.find((c) => c.id === cid) ?? null : null;
+            const label = paneLabel(pane, chats);
+            return (
+              <li
+                key={pane.id}
+                data-pane-id={pane.id}
+                onTouchStart={longPress.onTouchStart}
+                onTouchMove={longPress.onTouchMove}
+                onTouchEnd={longPress.onTouchEnd}
+                onTouchCancel={longPress.onTouchCancel}
+                onClick={() => handleSwitchPane(idx)}
+                style={{ WebkitTouchCallout: 'none' }}
+                className={cn(
+                  'flex items-center gap-2 px-3 py-2 rounded min-h-[48px] cursor-default select-none',
+                  isActive
+                    ? 'bg-accent/40 border-l-2 border-primary'
+                    : 'hover:bg-muted/50',
+                )}
+              >
+                <span className="shrink-0 text-muted-foreground">{paneIcon(pane.kind)}</span>
+                <StatusDot chatId={cid ?? null} />
+                {renamingChatId === cid && cid ? (
+                  <input
+                    autoFocus
+                    value={renameValue}
+                    onChange={(e) => setRenameValue(e.target.value)}
+                    onBlur={() => void finishRename()}
+                    onKeyDown={(e) => {
+                      if (e.key === 'Enter') void finishRename();
+                      if (e.key === 'Escape') setRenamingChatId(null);
+                    }}
+                    onClick={(e) => e.stopPropagation()}
+                    className="bg-transparent border-b border-border text-sm outline-none flex-1 min-w-0"
+                  />
+                ) : (
+                  <span className="truncate flex-1 text-sm">{label}</span>
+                )}
+                {isActive && (
+                  <span aria-hidden="true" className="text-primary text-xs shrink-0">
+                    ✓
+                  </span>
+                )}
+                <DropdownMenu>
+                  <DropdownMenuTrigger asChild>
+                    <button
+                      type="button"
+                      data-pane-kebab
+                      onClick={(e) => e.stopPropagation()}
+                      className="inline-flex items-center justify-center p-1 rounded text-muted-foreground hover:bg-muted hover:text-foreground min-h-[44px] min-w-[44px]"
+                      aria-label="Pane options"
+                    >
+                      <MoreHorizontal size={14} />
+                    </button>
+                  </DropdownMenuTrigger>
+                  <DropdownMenuContent align="end">
+                    {chat && (
+                      <DropdownMenuItem onSelect={() => startRename(chat.id, chat.name)}>
+                        <Edit2 size={14} /> Rename chat
+                      </DropdownMenuItem>
+                    )}
+                    <DropdownMenuItem
+                      disabled={panes.length <= 1}
+                      onSelect={() => onRemovePane(idx)}
+                    >
+                      <X size={14} /> Close pane
+                    </DropdownMenuItem>
+                  </DropdownMenuContent>
+                </DropdownMenu>
+              </li>
+            );
+          })}
+        </ul>
+        {/* v1.8: New-pane button moved out of the sheet to the header row 2
+            (see NewPaneMenu). Sheet is for switching only. */}
+      </BottomSheet>
+    </>
+  );
+}

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/NewPaneMenu.tsx

@@ -0,0 +1,44 @@
+import { Bot, MessageSquare, Plus, Terminal } from 'lucide-react';
+import {
+  DropdownMenu,
+  DropdownMenuContent,
+  DropdownMenuItem,
+  DropdownMenuTrigger,
+} from '@/components/ui/dropdown-menu';
+
+interface Props {
+  onAddPane: (kind: 'chat' | 'terminal' | 'agent') => void;
+  disabled?: boolean;
+}
+
+// v1.8 row-2 right cluster: mirrors the desktop Workspace.tsx Split dropdown.
+// Terminal and Agent items pass through to addSplitPane which already shows
+// "coming soon" toasts; rendering them here matches the Batch 3 workspace
+// model so the UI is forward-compatible with BooTerm/BooCoder.
+export function NewPaneMenu({ onAddPane, disabled }: Props) {
+  return (
+    <DropdownMenu>
+      <DropdownMenuTrigger asChild>
+        <button
+          type="button"
+          disabled={disabled}
+          className="inline-flex items-center justify-center min-h-[44px] min-w-[44px] rounded-full bg-muted/40 hover:bg-muted/70 text-foreground disabled:opacity-40 disabled:cursor-not-allowed shrink-0"
+          aria-label="New pane"
+        >
+          <Plus size={16} />
+        </button>
+      </DropdownMenuTrigger>
+      <DropdownMenuContent align="end">
+        <DropdownMenuItem onSelect={() => onAddPane('chat')}>
+          <MessageSquare size={14} /> New chat
+        </DropdownMenuItem>
+        <DropdownMenuItem onSelect={() => onAddPane('terminal')}>
+          <Terminal size={14} /> New terminal
+        </DropdownMenuItem>
+        <DropdownMenuItem onSelect={() => onAddPane('agent')}>
+          <Bot size={14} /> New agent
+        </DropdownMenuItem>
+      </DropdownMenuContent>
+    </DropdownMenu>
+  );
+}

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,
@@ -19,8 +20,10 @@ import {
 } from '@/components/ui/dialog';
 import { AddProjectModal } from './AddProjectModal';
 import { api } from '@/api/client';
-import { sessionEvents } from '@/hooks/sessionEvents';
 import { useSidebar } from '@/hooks/useSidebar';
+import { useSidebarDrawer } from '@/hooks/useSidebarDrawer';
+import { useViewport } from '@/hooks/useViewport';
+import { usePullToRefresh } from '@/hooks/usePullToRefresh';
 import type { SidebarProject } from '@/api/types';
 import { giteaUrlFor } from '@/lib/projectUrls';
 import { cn } from '@/lib/utils';
@@ -186,7 +189,8 @@ export function ProjectSidebar() {
     if (!trimmed) return;
     try {
       await api.sessions.update(sessionId, { name: trimmed });
-      sessionEvents.emit({ type: 'session_renamed', session_id: sessionId, name: trimmed });
+      // Server publishes session_renamed via broker.publishUser; useUserEvents
+      // forwards onto the bus. No local emit needed.
     } catch (err) {
       toast.error(err instanceof Error ? err.message : 'failed to rename session');
     }
@@ -195,8 +199,24 @@ export function ProjectSidebar() {
   const rowCls = (active: boolean) =>
     active ? 'bg-sidebar-accent text-sidebar-accent-foreground' : 'hover:bg-sidebar-accent/60';
 
+  const { open: drawerOpen, setOpen: setDrawerOpen } = useSidebarDrawer();
+  const { isMobile } = useViewport();
+  const pull = usePullToRefresh(() => retry(), { enabled: isMobile });
+
+  // On mobile the sidebar is a slide-in drawer (fixed, z-40, off-screen by
+  // default). On desktop it sits inline as a normal flex column. The
+  // backdrop is rendered by AppShell; drawer-open state lives in
+  // SidebarDrawerProvider.
+  const asideCls = isMobile
+    ? cn(
+        'fixed inset-y-0 left-0 z-40 w-60 border-r bg-sidebar text-sidebar-foreground flex flex-col',
+        'transition-transform duration-200 ease-out',
+        drawerOpen ? 'translate-x-0' : '-translate-x-full',
+      )
+    : 'w-60 shrink-0 border-r bg-sidebar text-sidebar-foreground flex flex-col h-screen';
+
   return (
-    <aside className="w-60 shrink-0 border-r bg-sidebar text-sidebar-foreground flex flex-col h-screen">
+    <aside className={asideCls}>
       <div className="px-4 py-3 border-b flex items-center justify-between">
         <NavLink to="/" className="font-semibold tracking-tight text-base">
           BooCode
@@ -206,7 +226,30 @@ export function ProjectSidebar() {
         </Button>
       </div>
 
-      <nav className="flex-1 overflow-y-auto py-2">
+      {isMobile && (pull.pullDist > 0 || pull.refreshing) && (
+        <div
+          className="flex items-center justify-center text-[10px] uppercase tracking-wide text-muted-foreground border-b overflow-hidden shrink-0"
+          style={{
+            height: pull.refreshing ? 32 : Math.min(pull.pullDist, 80),
+            transition: pull.pullDist === 0 && !pull.refreshing ? 'height 0.2s ease' : undefined,
+          }}
+          aria-live="polite"
+        >
+          {pull.refreshing
+            ? 'Refreshing…'
+            : pull.pullDist >= 80
+            ? 'Release to refresh'
+            : 'Pull to refresh'}
+        </div>
+      )}
+
+      <nav
+        className="flex-1 overflow-y-auto py-2"
+        onTouchStart={isMobile ? pull.onTouchStart : undefined}
+        onTouchMove={isMobile ? pull.onTouchMove : undefined}
+        onTouchEnd={isMobile ? pull.onTouchEnd : undefined}
+        onTouchCancel={isMobile ? pull.onTouchEnd : undefined}
+      >
         {loading && data == null && (
           <div className="space-y-2 px-2">
             {[0, 1, 2, 3].map((i) => (
@@ -370,6 +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/RightRail.tsx

@@ -4,8 +4,11 @@ import { api } from '@/api/client';
 import type { FileEntry } from '@/api/types';
 import { inferLanguage } from '@/lib/attachments';
 import { sessionEvents } from '@/hooks/sessionEvents';
+import { useRightRailDrawer } from '@/hooks/useRightRailDrawer';
+import { useViewport } from '@/hooks/useViewport';
 import { FileViewerOverlay } from '@/components/FileViewerOverlay';
 import { Input } from '@/components/ui/input';
+import { cn } from '@/lib/utils';
 
 interface Props {
   projectId: string;
@@ -25,6 +28,8 @@ function joinPath(parent: string, name: string): string {
 }
 
 export function RightRail({ projectId }: Props) {
+  const { isMobile } = useViewport();
+  const { open: drawerOpen, setOpen: setDrawerOpen } = useRightRailDrawer();
   const [open, setOpen] = useState(() => {
     try { return localStorage.getItem(`${STORAGE_KEY}.open`) !== 'false'; } catch { return true; }
   });
@@ -34,7 +39,21 @@ export function RightRail({ projectId }: Props) {
   const [fullFileList, setFullFileList] = useState<string[] | null>(null);
   const [viewerFile, setViewerFile] = useState<{ path: string; content: string } | null>(null);
 
+  // Combined open state: on mobile use the global drawer state (toggled by
+  // the Session header's FolderTree button); on desktop use the persistent
+  // internal state.
+  const isOpen = isMobile ? drawerOpen : open;
+  const closeRail = useCallback(() => {
+    if (isMobile) setDrawerOpen(false);
+    else setOpen(false);
+  }, [isMobile, setDrawerOpen]);
+  const openRail = useCallback(() => {
+    if (isMobile) setDrawerOpen(true);
+    else setOpen(true);
+  }, [isMobile, setDrawerOpen]);
+
   useEffect(() => {
+    // best-effort; ignore failure because localStorage may be unavailable (quota, private mode)
     try { localStorage.setItem(`${STORAGE_KEY}.open`, String(open)); } catch {}
   }, [open]);
 
@@ -55,9 +74,9 @@ export function RightRail({ projectId }: Props) {
   }, [projectId]);
 
   useEffect(() => {
-    if (!open) return;
+    if (!isOpen) return;
     if (!cache.has('')) void loadDir('');
-  }, [open, cache, loadDir]);
+  }, [isOpen, cache, loadDir]);
 
   function toggleDir(dirPath: string) {
     setExpandedDirs((prev) => {
@@ -107,12 +126,14 @@ export function RightRail({ projectId }: Props) {
   useEffect(() => {
     return sessionEvents.subscribe((event) => {
       if (event.type !== 'open_file_in_browser') return;
-      if (!open) setOpen(true);
+      if (!isOpen) openRail();
       void openFile(event.path);
     });
-  }, [open, projectId]);
+  }, [isOpen, openRail, projectId]);
 
-  if (!open) {
+  // Desktop closed state: render the floating chevron handle. Mobile never
+  // shows the handle — the toggle lives in the Session header on mobile.
+  if (!isMobile && !open) {
     return (
       <button
         type="button"
@@ -127,15 +148,25 @@ export function RightRail({ projectId }: Props) {
 
   const rootEntries = cache.get('') ?? [];
 
+  // Mobile: render as fixed-position right-side drawer (always mounted so
+  // the transform transition can animate in/out). Desktop: inline aside.
+  const asideCls = isMobile
+    ? cn(
+        'fixed inset-y-0 right-0 z-40 w-[85vw] max-w-sm border-l bg-sidebar flex flex-col overflow-hidden',
+        'transition-transform duration-200 ease-out',
+        drawerOpen ? 'translate-x-0' : 'translate-x-full',
+      )
+    : 'w-64 shrink-0 border-l bg-sidebar flex flex-col h-full overflow-hidden';
+
   return (
     <>
-      <aside className="w-64 shrink-0 border-l bg-sidebar flex flex-col h-full overflow-hidden">
+      <aside className={asideCls}>
         <div className="flex items-center gap-2 px-3 py-2 border-b shrink-0">
           <span className="text-xs font-medium flex-1">Files</span>
           <button
             type="button"
-            onClick={() => setOpen(false)}
-            className="p-1 rounded hover:bg-muted text-muted-foreground"
+            onClick={closeRail}
+            className="p-1 rounded hover:bg-muted text-muted-foreground max-md:min-h-[44px] max-md:min-w-[44px]"
             aria-label="Close file browser"
           >
             <PanelRightClose size={14} />

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/StatusDot.tsx

@@ -0,0 +1,36 @@
+import { useChatStatus, type DerivedStatus } from '@/hooks/useChatStatus';
+import { cn } from '@/lib/utils';
+
+interface Props {
+  chatId: string | null | undefined;
+  className?: string;
+}
+
+const STATUS_CLASS: Record<DerivedStatus, string> = {
+  working: 'bg-amber-500 animate-pulse',
+  idle_warm: 'bg-emerald-500',
+  idle_cold: 'bg-muted-foreground/40',
+  error: 'bg-destructive',
+};
+
+const STATUS_LABEL: Record<DerivedStatus, string> = {
+  working: 'working',
+  idle_warm: 'idle',
+  idle_cold: 'idle',
+  error: 'error',
+};
+
+export function StatusDot({ chatId, className }: Props) {
+  const status = useChatStatus(chatId);
+  return (
+    <span
+      aria-label={`Status: ${STATUS_LABEL[status]}`}
+      title={STATUS_LABEL[status]}
+      className={cn(
+        'inline-block w-1.5 h-1.5 rounded-full shrink-0',
+        STATUS_CLASS[status],
+        className,
+      )}
+    />
+  );
+}

apps/web/src/components/SwipeablePaneTab.tsx

@@ -0,0 +1,103 @@
+import { useRef, useState } from 'react';
+import type { TouchEvent } from 'react';
+import { cn } from '@/lib/utils';
+
+interface Props {
+  label: string;
+  isActive: boolean;
+  onTap: () => void;
+  onClose: () => void;
+  canClose: boolean;
+}
+
+const CLOSE_THRESHOLD = 60;
+const MAX_TRAVEL = 120;
+const VERTICAL_BAIL = 30;
+
+// Pane tab with horizontal swipe-to-close (mobile only). Tracks horizontal
+// finger movement; if vertical exceeds VERTICAL_BAIL the gesture is cancelled
+// (so vertical scroll still works). On release past CLOSE_THRESHOLD, the
+// onClose callback fires. Otherwise the tab snaps back. Hand-rolled per spec.
+export function SwipeablePaneTab({ label, isActive, onTap, onClose, canClose }: Props) {
+  const [translateX, setTranslateX] = useState(0);
+  const [dragging, setDragging] = useState(false);
+  const startRef = useRef<{ x: number; y: number; bailed: boolean } | null>(null);
+
+  const onTouchStart = (e: TouchEvent) => {
+    if (!canClose) return;
+    const t = e.touches[0];
+    if (!t) return;
+    startRef.current = { x: t.clientX, y: t.clientY, bailed: false };
+    setDragging(true);
+  };
+
+  const onTouchMove = (e: TouchEvent) => {
+    const start = startRef.current;
+    if (!start || start.bailed) return;
+    const t = e.touches[0];
+    if (!t) return;
+    const dx = t.clientX - start.x;
+    const dy = t.clientY - start.y;
+    if (Math.abs(dy) > VERTICAL_BAIL) {
+      start.bailed = true;
+      setTranslateX(0);
+      setDragging(false);
+      return;
+    }
+    if (dx < 0) {
+      setTranslateX(Math.max(dx, -MAX_TRAVEL));
+    } else {
+      setTranslateX(0);
+    }
+  };
+
+  const onTouchEnd = () => {
+    const start = startRef.current;
+    startRef.current = null;
+    setDragging(false);
+    if (!start || start.bailed) {
+      setTranslateX(0);
+      return;
+    }
+    const tx = translateX;
+    if (tx <= -CLOSE_THRESHOLD) {
+      onClose();
+      // Don't reset translateX; the parent will unmount this tab.
+    } else {
+      setTranslateX(0);
+    }
+  };
+
+  // Opacity fades from 1 -> 0.4 as the tab approaches the close threshold.
+  const opacity =
+    translateX < 0
+      ? Math.max(0.4, 1 - (Math.abs(translateX) / CLOSE_THRESHOLD) * 0.6)
+      : 1;
+
+  return (
+    <button
+      type="button"
+      onClick={onTap}
+      onTouchStart={onTouchStart}
+      onTouchMove={onTouchMove}
+      onTouchEnd={onTouchEnd}
+      onTouchCancel={onTouchEnd}
+      style={{
+        transform: `translateX(${translateX}px)`,
+        opacity,
+        // Only animate when releasing (snap-back); during drag the transform
+        // tracks the finger 1:1 for a tight feel.
+        transition: dragging ? undefined : 'transform 0.15s ease, opacity 0.15s ease',
+      }}
+      className={cn(
+        'shrink-0 px-3 py-2 text-xs rounded min-h-[44px] min-w-[44px]',
+        isActive
+          ? 'bg-background text-foreground border'
+          : 'text-muted-foreground hover:bg-muted/40',
+      )}
+      aria-current={isActive ? 'true' : undefined}
+    >
+      <span className="truncate max-w-[140px] inline-block">{label}</span>
+    </button>
+  );
+}

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/ToolCallCard.tsx

@@ -1,102 +0,0 @@
-import { useState } from 'react';
-import type { ReactNode } from 'react';
-import { ChevronRight, Wrench } from 'lucide-react';
-import type { Message, ToolCall } from '@/api/types';
-import { sessionEvents } from '@/hooks/sessionEvents';
-
-interface Props {
-  message?: Message;
-  toolCall?: ToolCall;
-}
-
-// Same regex/heuristic as MessageBubble: paths ending in `.ext` with at
-// least one `/`. Linkifies file paths emitted by tools like grep / find_files
-// so they're clickable.
-const PATH_REGEX = /([a-zA-Z0-9._/-]+\.[a-zA-Z0-9]+)/g;
-
-function linkifyOutput(text: string): ReactNode[] {
-  const out: ReactNode[] = [];
-  let lastIdx = 0;
-  let idx = 0;
-  for (const match of text.matchAll(PATH_REGEX)) {
-    const matchedText = match[0];
-    const start = match.index ?? 0;
-    if (!matchedText.includes('/')) continue;
-    if (start > lastIdx) out.push(text.slice(lastIdx, start));
-    out.push(
-      <button
-        key={idx}
-        type="button"
-        onClick={() =>
-          sessionEvents.emit({
-            type: 'open_file_in_browser',
-            path: matchedText,
-          })
-        }
-        className="text-primary underline cursor-pointer hover:text-primary/80"
-      >
-        {matchedText}
-      </button>
-    );
-    lastIdx = start + matchedText.length;
-    idx += 1;
-  }
-  if (lastIdx < text.length) out.push(text.slice(lastIdx));
-  return out.length > 0 ? out : [text];
-}
-
-export function ToolCallCard({ message, toolCall }: Props) {
-  const [open, setOpen] = useState(false);
-  const tc = toolCall ?? message?.tool_calls?.[0];
-  const result = message?.tool_results;
-
-  const name = tc?.name ?? 'tool';
-  const args = tc?.args ?? {};
-  const error = result?.error;
-  const output = result?.output;
-  const truncated = result?.truncated;
-
-  return (
-    <div className="rounded-md border border-border bg-muted/30 text-sm overflow-hidden">
-      <button
-        type="button"
-        onClick={() => setOpen((v) => !v)}
-        className="w-full flex items-center gap-2 px-2.5 py-1.5 hover:bg-muted/60 text-left"
-      >
-        <ChevronRight
-          className={`size-3.5 transition-transform ${open ? 'rotate-90' : ''}`}
-        />
-        <Wrench className="size-3.5 opacity-70" />
-        <span className="font-mono font-medium">{name}</span>
-        <span className="font-mono text-xs text-muted-foreground truncate min-w-0 flex-1">
-          {JSON.stringify(args)}
-        </span>
-        {error && (
-          <span className="text-xs text-destructive font-medium ml-2">error</span>
-        )}
-        {truncated && (
-          <span className="text-xs text-muted-foreground ml-2">truncated</span>
-        )}
-      </button>
-      {open && (
-        <div className="px-2.5 py-2 border-t bg-background/40">
-          {error ? (
-            <pre className="text-xs text-destructive font-mono whitespace-pre-wrap">
-              {error}
-            </pre>
-          ) : output !== undefined ? (
-            <pre className="text-xs font-mono whitespace-pre-wrap overflow-x-auto max-h-72 overflow-y-auto">
-              {linkifyOutput(
-                typeof output === 'string'
-                  ? output
-                  : JSON.stringify(output, null, 2)
-              )}
-            </pre>
-          ) : (
-            <div className="text-xs text-muted-foreground">no result yet</div>
-          )}
-        </div>
-      )}
-    </div>
-  );
-}

apps/web/src/components/ToolCallGroup.tsx

@@ -0,0 +1,64 @@
+import { useState } from 'react';
+import { ChevronRight } from 'lucide-react';
+import { ToolCallLine, runStatus, type ToolRun } from './ToolCallLine';
+
+interface Props {
+  // All runs must share the same tool name. Caller (MessageList grouping
+  // pass) enforces that invariant.
+  runs: ToolRun[];
+}
+
+export function ToolCallGroup({ runs }: Props) {
+  const [open, setOpen] = useState(false);
+  if (runs.length === 0) return null;
+  const toolName = runs[0]!.call.name;
+  const count = runs.length;
+
+  // Group-level status: pending if any are still running, error if any
+  // finished with an error, otherwise success. Matches the visual the user
+  // gets when scanning a long run of greps / view_files.
+  let pending = 0;
+  let errored = 0;
+  for (const r of runs) {
+    const s = runStatus(r);
+    if (s === 'pending') pending += 1;
+    else if (s === 'error') errored += 1;
+  }
+  const summaryParts: string[] = [];
+  if (pending > 0) summaryParts.push(`${pending} running`);
+  if (errored > 0) summaryParts.push(`${errored} failed`);
+  const summary = summaryParts.length > 0 ? ` (${summaryParts.join(', ')})` : '';
+
+  return (
+    <div className="rounded border border-border/60 bg-muted/20 text-xs">
+      <button
+        type="button"
+        onClick={() => setOpen((v) => !v)}
+        className="w-full flex items-center gap-1.5 px-2 py-1 hover:bg-muted/40 text-left"
+      >
+        <ChevronRight
+          className={`size-3 text-muted-foreground/60 shrink-0 transition-transform ${open ? 'rotate-90' : ''}`}
+        />
+        <span className="text-muted-foreground/60 select-none shrink-0">⊞</span>
+        <span className="font-mono text-foreground/90">
+          {count} {toolName} call{count === 1 ? '' : 's'}
+        </span>
+        {summary && (
+          <span className="text-muted-foreground truncate">{summary}</span>
+        )}
+        <span className="ml-auto text-muted-foreground/60 shrink-0">tap</span>
+      </button>
+      {open && (
+        <div className="border-t border-border/40 px-2 py-1 space-y-0.5">
+          {runs.map((run, i) => (
+            <ToolCallLine
+              key={`${run.call.id}-${i}`}
+              run={run}
+              insideGroup
+            />
+          ))}
+        </div>
+      )}
+    </div>
+  );
+}

apps/web/src/components/ToolCallLine.tsx

@@ -0,0 +1,167 @@
+import { useState } from 'react';
+import type { ReactNode } from 'react';
+import { Check, ChevronRight, Loader2, X } from 'lucide-react';
+import type { ToolCall, ToolResult } from '@/api/types';
+import { sessionEvents } from '@/hooks/sessionEvents';
+
+// v1.8.2: cap on the inline arg-summary length. Expanded view shows full
+// args + full result, so this is purely a single-line render budget.
+const ARG_SUMMARY_MAX = 60;
+
+export interface ToolRun {
+  call: ToolCall;
+  // null while the call is in flight or the matching tool result hasn't
+  // arrived yet on the WS stream.
+  result: ToolResult | null;
+}
+
+function truncate(s: string, n: number): string {
+  return s.length > n ? s.slice(0, n - 1) + '…' : s;
+}
+
+// Per-tool argument summary mapping from the v1.8.2 spec. Goal is a single
+// scannable line that surfaces the *what* (path / pattern) without
+// overwhelming the chat with full JSON.
+export function formatToolArgs(name: string, args: Record<string, unknown>): string {
+  if (name === 'view_file') {
+    const path = String(args.path ?? '');
+    const start = args.start_line;
+    const end = args.end_line;
+    if (typeof start === 'number' && typeof end === 'number') {
+      return truncate(`${path}:${start}-${end}`, ARG_SUMMARY_MAX);
+    }
+    if (typeof start === 'number') {
+      return truncate(`${path}:${start}`, ARG_SUMMARY_MAX);
+    }
+    return truncate(path, ARG_SUMMARY_MAX);
+  }
+  if (name === 'list_dir') {
+    return truncate(String(args.path ?? '.'), ARG_SUMMARY_MAX);
+  }
+  if (name === 'grep') {
+    const pattern = String(args.pattern ?? '');
+    const path = args.path ? ` ${String(args.path)}` : '';
+    return truncate(`"${pattern}"${path}`, ARG_SUMMARY_MAX);
+  }
+  if (name === 'find_files') {
+    return truncate(String(args.pattern ?? ''), ARG_SUMMARY_MAX);
+  }
+  if (name === 'git_status') {
+    return '';
+  }
+  // Unknown tool — surface first arg value or the literal {} so the user can
+  // see something happened. Forward-compatible with future tools.
+  const keys = Object.keys(args);
+  if (keys.length === 0) return '{}';
+  const first = keys[0]!;
+  return truncate(`${first}: ${String(args[first])}`, ARG_SUMMARY_MAX);
+}
+
+export function runStatus(run: ToolRun): 'pending' | 'success' | 'error' {
+  if (run.result === null) return 'pending';
+  if (run.result.error) return 'error';
+  return 'success';
+}
+
+// Path-shaped paths in tool output text get a click handler so users can
+// jump to the file. Same heuristic as MessageBubble.linkifyPaths.
+const PATH_REGEX = /([a-zA-Z0-9._/-]+\.[a-zA-Z0-9]+)/g;
+function linkifyOutput(text: string): ReactNode[] {
+  const out: ReactNode[] = [];
+  let lastIdx = 0;
+  let idx = 0;
+  for (const match of text.matchAll(PATH_REGEX)) {
+    const matchedText = match[0];
+    const start = match.index ?? 0;
+    if (!matchedText.includes('/')) continue;
+    if (start > lastIdx) out.push(text.slice(lastIdx, start));
+    out.push(
+      <button
+        key={idx}
+        type="button"
+        onClick={() =>
+          sessionEvents.emit({ type: 'open_file_in_browser', path: matchedText })
+        }
+        className="text-primary underline cursor-pointer hover:text-primary/80"
+      >
+        {matchedText}
+      </button>
+    );
+    lastIdx = start + matchedText.length;
+    idx += 1;
+  }
+  if (lastIdx < text.length) out.push(text.slice(lastIdx));
+  return out.length > 0 ? out : [text];
+}
+
+interface Props {
+  run: ToolRun;
+  // When rendered inside a ToolCallGroup the line is already nested under a
+  // shared header, so the leading arrow is dropped to avoid double indent.
+  insideGroup?: boolean;
+}
+
+export function ToolCallLine({ run, insideGroup }: Props) {
+  const [open, setOpen] = useState(false);
+  const status = runStatus(run);
+  const args = run.call.args ?? {};
+  const summary = formatToolArgs(run.call.name, args);
+
+  return (
+    <div className="text-xs">
+      <button
+        type="button"
+        onClick={() => setOpen((v) => !v)}
+        className="flex items-center gap-1.5 w-full text-left hover:bg-muted/40 rounded px-1 py-0.5 -mx-1"
+      >
+        {!insideGroup && (
+          <span className="text-muted-foreground/60 select-none shrink-0">↳</span>
+        )}
+        <ChevronRight
+          className={`size-3 text-muted-foreground/60 shrink-0 transition-transform ${open ? 'rotate-90' : ''}`}
+        />
+        <span className="font-mono text-foreground/90 shrink-0">{run.call.name}</span>
+        {summary && (
+          <span className="font-mono text-muted-foreground truncate min-w-0 flex-1">
+            {summary}
+          </span>
+        )}
+        {!summary && <span className="flex-1" />}
+        <span className="shrink-0 ml-1">
+          {status === 'pending' && (
+            <Loader2 className="size-3 text-muted-foreground animate-spin" aria-label="running" />
+          )}
+          {status === 'success' && (
+            <Check className="size-3 text-emerald-500" aria-label="success" />
+          )}
+          {status === 'error' && (
+            <X className="size-3 text-destructive" aria-label="error" />
+          )}
+        </span>
+      </button>
+      {open && (
+        <div className="ml-5 mt-1 mb-1 space-y-1">
+          <pre className="text-[10px] text-muted-foreground font-mono whitespace-pre-wrap break-all bg-muted/30 rounded px-2 py-1">
+            {JSON.stringify(args, null, 2)}
+          </pre>
+          {run.result && (
+            <pre className="text-[11px] font-mono whitespace-pre-wrap bg-muted/30 rounded px-2 py-1 max-h-72 overflow-y-auto">
+              {run.result.error ? (
+                <span className="text-destructive">{run.result.error}</span>
+              ) : (
+                linkifyOutput(
+                  typeof run.result.output === 'string'
+                    ? run.result.output
+                    : JSON.stringify(run.result.output, null, 2)
+                )
+              )}
+              {run.result.truncated && (
+                <div className="text-muted-foreground/60 mt-1">— output truncated —</div>
+              )}
+            </pre>
+          )}
+        </div>
+      )}
+    </div>
+  );
+}

apps/web/src/components/Workspace.tsx

@@ -1,12 +1,12 @@
-import { useCallback, useEffect, useRef, useState } from 'react';
-import type { DragEvent } from 'react';
-import { PanelRight, MessageSquare, Terminal, Bot } from 'lucide-react';
-import { toast } from 'sonner';
-import { api } from '@/api/client';
-import { sessionEvents } from '@/hooks/sessionEvents';
-import { setActivePaneInfo, clearActivePane } from '@/hooks/useActivePane';
-import type { Chat, WorkspacePane } from '@/api/types';
+import { useEffect, useMemo, useState } from 'react';
+import { PanelRight, MessageSquare, Terminal, Bot, X } from 'lucide-react';
+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 { TerminalPane } from '@/components/panes/TerminalPane';
 import { ChatTabBar } from '@/components/ChatTabBar';
 import { SessionLandingPage } from '@/components/SessionLandingPage';
 import {
@@ -20,404 +20,95 @@ import { cn } from '@/lib/utils';
 interface Props {
   sessionId: string;
   projectId: string;
+  // Batch 9: threaded down to ChatPane → ChatInput → AgentPicker.
+  agentId?: string | null;
+  onAgentChange?: (agentId: string | null) => void | Promise<void>;
+  // v1.8: panes + chats hoisted into Session.tsx so the mobile header pill
+  // (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;
 }
 
-const MAX_PANES = 5;
-const STORAGE_KEY = 'boocode.workspace.panes';
+export function Workspace({
+  sessionId,
+  projectId,
+  agentId,
+  onAgentChange,
+  panesHook,
+  chatsHook,
+  session,
+  project,
+}: Props) {
+  const {
+    panes,
+    activePaneIdx,
+    setActivePaneIdx,
+    openChatInPane,
+    switchTab,
+    removeTab,
+    closeOtherTabs,
+    closeTabsToRight,
+    closeAllTabs,
+    showLandingPage,
+    addSplitPane,
+    removePane,
+    handlePaneDragStart,
+    handlePaneDragOver,
+    handlePaneDragLeave,
+    handlePaneDrop,
+    handlePaneDragEnd,
+    dragOverIdx,
+    draggingIdxRef,
+  } = panesHook;
+  const {
+    chats,
+    createChat,
+    archiveChat,
+    unarchiveChat,
+    deleteChat,
+    renameChat,
+    handleLandingSend,
+  } = chatsHook;
 
-function generateId(): string {
-  return crypto.randomUUID();
-}
+  const { isMobile } = useViewport();
 
-function emptyPane(): WorkspacePane {
-  return { id: generateId(), kind: 'empty', chatIds: [], activeChatIdx: -1 };
-}
-
-function chatPane(chatId: string): WorkspacePane {
-  return { id: generateId(), kind: 'chat', chatId, chatIds: [chatId], activeChatIdx: 0 };
-}
-
-function loadPanes(sessionId: string): WorkspacePane[] | null {
-  try {
-    const raw = localStorage.getItem(`${STORAGE_KEY}.${sessionId}`);
-    if (!raw) return null;
-    const parsed = JSON.parse(raw) as WorkspacePane[];
-    if (!Array.isArray(parsed) || parsed.length === 0) return null;
-    return parsed;
-  } catch {
-    return null;
-  }
-}
-
-function savePanes(sessionId: string, panes: WorkspacePane[]): void {
-  try {
-    localStorage.setItem(`${STORAGE_KEY}.${sessionId}`, JSON.stringify(panes));
-  } catch { /* quota or disabled */ }
-}
-
-export function Workspace({ sessionId, projectId }: Props) {
-  const [panes, setPanes] = useState<WorkspacePane[]>(() => {
-    return loadPanes(sessionId) ?? [emptyPane()];
-  });
-  const [activePaneIdx, setActivePaneIdx] = useState(0);
-  const [chats, setChats] = useState<Chat[]>([]);
-  const chatsRef = useRef<Chat[]>([]);
-  chatsRef.current = chats;
-  const draggingIdxRef = useRef<number | null>(null);
-  const [dragOverIdx, setDragOverIdx] = useState<number | null>(null);
+  // 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(() => {
-    let cancelled = false;
-    api.chats.listForSession(sessionId).then((list) => {
-      if (cancelled) return;
-      setChats(list);
-      const openChat = list.find((c) => c.status === 'open');
-      if (openChat) {
-        setPanes((prev) => {
-          if (prev.length === 1 && prev[0]!.kind === 'empty') {
-            return [chatPane(openChat.id)];
-          }
-          return prev;
-        });
+    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;
       }
-    }).catch(() => {});
-    return () => { cancelled = true; };
-  }, [sessionId]);
+      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(() => {
-    savePanes(sessionId, panes);
-  }, [sessionId, panes]);
-
-  useEffect(() => {
-    const active = panes[activePaneIdx];
-    if (!active) {
-      clearActivePane();
-      return;
-    }
-    setActivePaneInfo({
-      sessionId,
-      paneId: active.id,
-      kind: active.kind,
-      activeFile: null,
-    });
-  }, [sessionId, panes, activePaneIdx]);
-
-  useEffect(() => {
-    return () => {
-      clearActivePane();
-    };
-  }, []);
-
-  const activePaneIdxRef = useRef(activePaneIdx);
-  activePaneIdxRef.current = activePaneIdx;
-
-  useEffect(() => {
-    return sessionEvents.subscribe((event) => {
-      if (event.type === 'chat_created' && event.session_id === sessionId) {
-        setChats((prev) => {
-          if (prev.some((c) => c.id === event.chat.id)) return prev;
-          return [event.chat, ...prev];
-        });
-      }
-      if (event.type === 'chat_updated') {
-        setChats((prev) => prev.map((c) =>
-          c.id === event.chat_id ? { ...c, name: event.name, updated_at: event.updated_at } : c
-        ));
-      }
-      if (event.type === 'chat_archived') {
-        setChats((prev) => prev.map((c) =>
-          c.id === event.chat_id ? { ...c, status: 'archived' as const } : c
-        ));
-        removeChatFromPanes(event.chat_id);
-      }
-      if (event.type === 'chat_unarchived') {
-        setChats((prev) => {
-          if (prev.some((c) => c.id === event.chat.id)) {
-            return prev.map((c) => c.id === event.chat.id ? { ...c, status: 'open' as const } : c);
-          }
-          return [event.chat, ...prev];
-        });
-      }
-      if (event.type === 'chat_deleted') {
-        setChats((prev) => prev.filter((c) => c.id !== event.chat_id));
-        removeChatFromPanes(event.chat_id);
-      }
-      if (event.type === 'open_chat_in_active_pane') {
-        openChatInPane(activePaneIdxRef.current, event.chat_id);
-      }
-    });
-  }, [sessionId]);
-
-  function removeChatFromPanes(chatId: string) {
-    setPanes((prev) => prev.map((p) => {
-      const idx = p.chatIds.indexOf(chatId);
-      if (idx < 0) return p;
-      const nextIds = p.chatIds.filter((id) => id !== chatId);
-      if (nextIds.length === 0) {
-        return { ...p, kind: 'empty' as const, chatId: undefined, chatIds: [], activeChatIdx: -1 };
-      }
-      const nextActiveIdx = Math.min(p.activeChatIdx, nextIds.length - 1);
-      return {
-        ...p,
-        chatIds: nextIds,
-        activeChatIdx: nextActiveIdx,
-        chatId: nextIds[nextActiveIdx],
-      };
-    }));
-  }
-
-  const openChatInPane = useCallback((paneIdx: number, chatId: string) => {
-    setPanes((prev) => {
-      const next = [...prev];
-      const pane = next[paneIdx]!;
-      const existing = pane.chatIds.indexOf(chatId);
-      if (existing >= 0) {
-        next[paneIdx] = { ...pane, kind: 'chat', chatId, activeChatIdx: existing };
-      } else {
-        const newIds = [...pane.chatIds, chatId];
-        next[paneIdx] = {
-          ...pane,
-          kind: 'chat',
-          chatId,
-          chatIds: newIds,
-          activeChatIdx: newIds.length - 1,
-        };
-      }
-      return next;
-    });
-    setActivePaneIdx(paneIdx);
-  }, []);
-
-  const switchTab = useCallback((paneIdx: number, tabIdx: number) => {
-    setPanes((prev) => {
-      const next = [...prev];
-      const pane = next[paneIdx]!;
-      const chatId = pane.chatIds[tabIdx];
-      if (!chatId) return prev;
-      next[paneIdx] = { ...pane, chatId, activeChatIdx: tabIdx };
-      return next;
-    });
-  }, []);
-
-  const removeTab = useCallback((paneIdx: number, chatId: string) => {
-    setPanes((prev) => {
-      const next = [...prev];
-      const pane = next[paneIdx]!;
-      const nextIds = pane.chatIds.filter((id) => id !== chatId);
-      if (nextIds.length === 0) {
-        next[paneIdx] = { ...pane, kind: 'empty', chatId: undefined, chatIds: [], activeChatIdx: -1 };
-      } else {
-        const nextActiveIdx = Math.min(pane.activeChatIdx, nextIds.length - 1);
-        next[paneIdx] = {
-          ...pane,
-          chatIds: nextIds,
-          activeChatIdx: nextActiveIdx,
-          chatId: nextIds[nextActiveIdx],
-        };
-      }
-      return next;
-    });
-  }, []);
-
-  // Keep only the right-clicked tab open in this pane.
-  const closeOtherTabs = useCallback((paneIdx: number, keepChatId: string) => {
-    setPanes((prev) => {
-      const next = [...prev];
-      const pane = next[paneIdx]!;
-      const keepIdx = pane.chatIds.indexOf(keepChatId);
-      if (keepIdx < 0) return prev;
-      next[paneIdx] = {
-        ...pane,
-        kind: 'chat',
-        chatId: keepChatId,
-        chatIds: [keepChatId],
-        activeChatIdx: 0,
-      };
-      return next;
-    });
-  }, []);
-
-  // Close every tab to the right of the right-clicked one.
-  const closeTabsToRight = useCallback((paneIdx: number, pivotChatId: string) => {
-    setPanes((prev) => {
-      const next = [...prev];
-      const pane = next[paneIdx]!;
-      const pivotIdx = pane.chatIds.indexOf(pivotChatId);
-      if (pivotIdx < 0 || pivotIdx === pane.chatIds.length - 1) return prev;
-      const nextIds = pane.chatIds.slice(0, pivotIdx + 1);
-      const nextActiveIdx = Math.min(pane.activeChatIdx, nextIds.length - 1);
-      next[paneIdx] = {
-        ...pane,
-        chatIds: nextIds,
-        activeChatIdx: nextActiveIdx,
-        chatId: nextIds[nextActiveIdx],
-      };
-      return next;
-    });
-  }, []);
-
-  // Close every tab in this pane; land on landing page.
-  const closeAllTabs = useCallback((paneIdx: number) => {
-    setPanes((prev) => {
-      const next = [...prev];
-      const pane = next[paneIdx]!;
-      next[paneIdx] = { ...pane, kind: 'empty', chatId: undefined, chatIds: [], activeChatIdx: -1 };
-      return next;
-    });
-  }, []);
-
-  const createChat = useCallback(async (paneIdx: number) => {
-    try {
-      const chat = await api.chats.create(sessionId);
-      // Optimistic local insert; the WS chat_created echo will be deduped by id.
-      setChats((prev) => {
-        if (prev.some((c) => c.id === chat.id)) return prev;
-        return [chat, ...prev];
-      });
-      openChatInPane(paneIdx, chat.id);
-    } catch (err) {
-      toast.error(err instanceof Error ? err.message : 'Failed to create chat');
-    }
-  }, [sessionId, openChatInPane]);
-
-  const archiveChat = useCallback(async (chatId: string) => {
-    try {
-      await api.chats.archive(chatId);
-      // Server publishes chat_archived; bus forwarder updates state.
-    } catch (err) {
-      toast.error(err instanceof Error ? err.message : 'Failed to archive chat');
-    }
-  }, []);
-
-  const unarchiveChat = useCallback(async (chatId: string) => {
-    try {
-      await api.chats.unarchive(chatId);
-      // Server publishes chat_unarchived.
-    } catch (err) {
-      toast.error(err instanceof Error ? err.message : 'Failed to restore chat');
-    }
-  }, []);
-
-  const deleteChat = useCallback(async (chatId: string) => {
-    try {
-      await api.chats.remove(chatId);
-      setChats((prev) => prev.filter((c) => c.id !== chatId));
-      removeChatFromPanes(chatId);
-    } catch (err) {
-      toast.error(err instanceof Error ? err.message : 'Failed to delete chat');
-    }
-  }, []);
-
-  const renameChat = useCallback(async (chatId: string, name: string) => {
-    try {
-      await api.chats.update(chatId, { name });
-      setChats((prev) => prev.map((c) =>
-        c.id === chatId ? { ...c, name } : c
-      ));
-    } catch (err) {
-      toast.error(err instanceof Error ? err.message : 'Failed to rename chat');
-    }
-  }, []);
-
-  const showLandingPage = useCallback((paneIdx: number) => {
-    setPanes((prev) => {
-      const next = [...prev];
-      const pane = next[paneIdx]!;
-      next[paneIdx] = { ...pane, kind: 'empty', chatId: undefined };
-      return next;
-    });
-  }, []);
-
-  const addSplitPane = useCallback((kind: 'chat' | 'terminal' | 'agent') => {
-    if (kind === 'terminal') {
-      toast('Terminal panes coming in BooTerm');
-      return;
-    }
-    if (kind === 'agent') {
-      toast('Agent panes coming in BooCoder');
-      return;
-    }
-    setPanes((prev) => {
-      if (prev.length >= MAX_PANES) {
-        toast.error(`Maximum ${MAX_PANES} panes`);
-        return prev;
-      }
-      const next = [...prev, emptyPane()];
-      setActivePaneIdx(next.length - 1);
-      return next;
-    });
-  }, []);
-
-  const removePane = useCallback((idx: number) => {
-    setPanes((prev) => {
-      if (prev.length <= 1) return prev;
-      const next = prev.filter((_, i) => i !== idx);
-      setActivePaneIdx((ai) => Math.min(ai, next.length - 1));
-      return next;
-    });
-  }, []);
-
-  const handlePaneDragStart = useCallback(
-    (idx: number) => (e: DragEvent<HTMLDivElement>) => {
-      draggingIdxRef.current = idx;
-      e.dataTransfer.effectAllowed = 'move';
-      e.dataTransfer.setData('text/plain', String(idx));
-    },
-    []
-  );
-
-  const handlePaneDragOver = useCallback(
-    (idx: number) => (e: DragEvent<HTMLDivElement>) => {
-      if (draggingIdxRef.current === null) return;
-      e.preventDefault();
-      e.dataTransfer.dropEffect = 'move';
-      if (dragOverIdx !== idx) setDragOverIdx(idx);
-    },
-    [dragOverIdx]
-  );
-
-  const handlePaneDragLeave = useCallback(() => {
-    setDragOverIdx(null);
-  }, []);
-
-  const handlePaneDrop = useCallback(
-    (targetIdx: number) => (e: DragEvent<HTMLDivElement>) => {
-      e.preventDefault();
-      const fromIdx = draggingIdxRef.current;
-      draggingIdxRef.current = null;
-      setDragOverIdx(null);
-      if (fromIdx === null || fromIdx === targetIdx) return;
-      setPanes((prev) => {
-        const next = [...prev];
-        const [moved] = next.splice(fromIdx, 1);
-        if (!moved) return prev;
-        next.splice(targetIdx, 0, moved);
-        // Keep active selection on the same logical pane (the one being dragged).
-        setActivePaneIdx(targetIdx);
-        return next;
-      });
-    },
-    []
-  );
-
-  const handlePaneDragEnd = useCallback(() => {
-    draggingIdxRef.current = null;
-    setDragOverIdx(null);
-  }, []);
-
-  const handleLandingSend = useCallback(async (paneIdx: number, content: string) => {
-    try {
-      const chat = await api.chats.create(sessionId);
-      setChats((prev) => {
-        if (prev.some((c) => c.id === chat.id)) return prev;
-        return [chat, ...prev];
-      });
-      openChatInPane(paneIdx, chat.id);
-      await api.messages.send(chat.id, content);
-    } catch (err) {
-      toast.error(err instanceof Error ? err.message : 'Failed to send');
-    }
-  }, [sessionId, openChatInPane]);
+    if (maximized && settingsIdx < 0) setMaximized(false);
+  }, [maximized, settingsIdx]);
 
   function chatsForPane(pane: WorkspacePane): Chat[] {
     return pane.chatIds
@@ -425,80 +116,172 @@ export function Workspace({ sessionId, projectId }: Props) {
       .filter((c): c is Chat => c !== undefined);
   }
 
+  // v1.10 booterm: per-terminal label used by the registry that powers the
+  // MessageBubble "Send to terminal" submenu. Numbered in workspace order.
+  const terminalLabels = useMemo(() => {
+    const out = new Map<string, string>();
+    let n = 0;
+    for (const p of panes) {
+      if (p.kind === 'terminal') {
+        n += 1;
+        out.set(p.id, `Terminal ${n}`);
+      }
+    }
+    return out;
+  }, [panes]);
+
   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">
-        <DropdownMenu>
-          <DropdownMenuTrigger asChild>
-            <button
-              type="button"
-              disabled={panes.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'
-              )}
-            >
-              <PanelRight size={14} />
-              Split
-            </button>
-          </DropdownMenuTrigger>
-          <DropdownMenuContent>
-            <DropdownMenuItem onSelect={() => addSplitPane('chat')}>
-              <MessageSquare size={14} /> Chat
-            </DropdownMenuItem>
-            <DropdownMenuItem onSelect={() => addSplitPane('terminal')}>
-              <Terminal size={14} /> Terminal
-            </DropdownMenuItem>
-            <DropdownMenuItem onSelect={() => addSplitPane('agent')}>
-              <Bot size={14} /> Agent
-            </DropdownMenuItem>
-          </DropdownMenuContent>
-        </DropdownMenu>
-      </div>
+      {!isMobile && (
+        <div className="flex items-center gap-2 border-b border-border bg-muted/20 px-3 py-1.5 shrink-0">
+          <DropdownMenu>
+            <DropdownMenuTrigger asChild>
+              <button
+                type="button"
+                // 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.filter((p) => p.kind !== 'settings').length >= MAX_PANES &&
+                    'opacity-40 cursor-not-allowed hover:bg-transparent'
+                )}
+              >
+                <PanelRight size={14} />
+                Split
+              </button>
+            </DropdownMenuTrigger>
+            <DropdownMenuContent>
+              <DropdownMenuItem onSelect={() => addSplitPane('chat')}>
+                <MessageSquare size={14} /> Chat
+              </DropdownMenuItem>
+              <DropdownMenuItem onSelect={() => addSplitPane('terminal')}>
+                <Terminal size={14} /> Terminal
+              </DropdownMenuItem>
+              <DropdownMenuItem onSelect={() => addSplitPane('agent')}>
+                <Bot size={14} /> Agent
+              </DropdownMenuItem>
+            </DropdownMenuContent>
+          </DropdownMenu>
+        </div>
+      )}
+
+      {/* v1.8: mobile multi-pane SwipeablePaneTab strip removed; the header
+          pill (MobileTabSwitcher) is the mobile pane switcher. */}
 
       <div
-        className="flex-1 grid min-h-0"
-        style={{
-          gridTemplateColumns: `repeat(${panes.length}, minmax(0, 1fr))`,
-        }}
+        className={cn('flex-1 min-h-0', isMobile ? 'flex' : 'grid')}
+        style={
+          isMobile
+            ? undefined
+            : maximized && settingsIdx >= 0
+              ? { gridTemplateColumns: 'minmax(0, 1fr)' }
+              : { gridTemplateColumns: `repeat(${panes.length}, minmax(0, 1fr))` }
+        }
       >
-        {panes.map((pane, idx) => (
+        {panes.map((pane, idx) => {
+          const isSettings = pane.kind === 'settings';
+          const isTerminal = pane.kind === 'terminal';
+          // 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;
+          }
+          // Terminal panes own their tab strip (no chats, no ChatTabBar) and
+          // are not drag-reorderable for now — keeps the layout grid simple.
+          const isChromeless = isSettings || isTerminal;
+          return (
           <div
             key={pane.id}
             className={cn(
               'flex flex-col h-full min-h-0 border-r border-border last:border-r-0 relative',
-              idx === activePaneIdx && 'ring-1 ring-inset ring-ring/20',
-              dragOverIdx === idx && draggingIdxRef.current !== idx &&
+              isMobile ? 'flex-1 w-full' : undefined,
+              !isMobile && idx === activePaneIdx && 'ring-1 ring-inset ring-ring/20',
+              !isMobile && dragOverIdx === idx && draggingIdxRef.current !== idx &&
                 'before:absolute before:inset-y-0 before:left-0 before:w-0.5 before:bg-primary before:z-10'
             )}
             onClick={() => setActivePaneIdx(idx)}
-            onDragOver={panes.length > 1 ? handlePaneDragOver(idx) : undefined}
-            onDragLeave={panes.length > 1 ? handlePaneDragLeave : undefined}
-            onDrop={panes.length > 1 ? handlePaneDrop(idx) : undefined}
+            onDragOver={!isMobile && !isChromeless && panes.length > 1 ? handlePaneDragOver(idx) : undefined}
+            onDragLeave={!isMobile && !isChromeless && panes.length > 1 ? handlePaneDragLeave : undefined}
+            onDrop={!isMobile && !isChromeless && panes.length > 1 ? handlePaneDrop(idx) : undefined}
           >
             <div
-              draggable={panes.length > 1}
-              onDragStart={panes.length > 1 ? handlePaneDragStart(idx) : undefined}
-              onDragEnd={panes.length > 1 ? handlePaneDragEnd : undefined}
+              draggable={!isMobile && !isChromeless && panes.length > 1}
+              onDragStart={!isMobile && !isChromeless && panes.length > 1 ? handlePaneDragStart(idx) : undefined}
+              onDragEnd={!isMobile && !isChromeless && panes.length > 1 ? handlePaneDragEnd : undefined}
             >
-              <ChatTabBar
-                pane={pane}
-                tabs={chatsForPane(pane)}
-                onSwitchTab={(tabIdx) => switchTab(idx, tabIdx)}
-                onRemoveTab={(chatId) => removeTab(idx, chatId)}
-                onCloseOthers={(chatId) => closeOtherTabs(idx, chatId)}
-                onCloseToRight={(chatId) => closeTabsToRight(idx, chatId)}
-                onCloseAll={() => closeAllTabs(idx)}
-                onNewChat={() => void createChat(idx)}
-                onShowHistory={() => showLandingPage(idx)}
-                onRename={renameChat}
-                onRemovePane={panes.length > 1 ? () => removePane(idx) : undefined}
-              />
+              {/* Hidden on mobile per v1.8; settings + terminal panes own
+                  their own header (no chats, so no ChatTabBar). */}
+              {!isMobile && !isChromeless && (
+                <ChatTabBar
+                  pane={pane}
+                  tabs={chatsForPane(pane)}
+                  onSwitchTab={(tabIdx) => switchTab(idx, tabIdx)}
+                  onRemoveTab={(chatId) => removeTab(idx, chatId)}
+                  onCloseOthers={(chatId) => closeOtherTabs(idx, chatId)}
+                  onCloseToRight={(chatId) => closeTabsToRight(idx, chatId)}
+                  onCloseAll={() => closeAllTabs(idx)}
+                  onNewChat={() => void createChat(idx)}
+                  onShowHistory={() => showLandingPage(idx)}
+                  onRename={renameChat}
+                  onRemovePane={panes.length > 1 ? () => removePane(idx) : undefined}
+                />
+              )}
+              {isTerminal && (
+                <div className="flex items-center gap-2 border-b border-border bg-muted/30 px-2 py-1 shrink-0">
+                  <Terminal size={12} className="text-muted-foreground" />
+                  <span className="text-xs text-muted-foreground">
+                    {terminalLabels.get(pane.id) ?? 'Terminal'}
+                  </span>
+                  {panes.length > 1 && (
+                    <button
+                      type="button"
+                      onClick={(e) => {
+                        e.stopPropagation();
+                        removePane(idx);
+                      }}
+                      className="ml-auto inline-flex items-center justify-center size-5 rounded text-muted-foreground hover:bg-muted hover:text-foreground"
+                      aria-label="Close terminal pane"
+                      title="Close terminal pane"
+                    >
+                      <X size={12} />
+                    </button>
+                  )}
+                </div>
+              )}
             </div>
 
             <div className="flex-1 min-h-0 overflow-hidden">
-              {pane.kind === 'chat' && pane.chatId ? (
-                <ChatPane sessionId={sessionId} chatId={pane.chatId} projectId={projectId} sessionChats={chats} />
+              {isSettings && project ? (
+                <SettingsPane
+                  session={session}
+                  project={project}
+                  maximized={maximized}
+                  onToggleMaximize={() => setMaximized((v) => !v)}
+                  onClose={() => removePane(idx)}
+                  isMobile={isMobile}
+                />
+              ) : isTerminal ? (
+                <TerminalPane
+                  sessionId={sessionId}
+                  paneId={pane.id}
+                  label={terminalLabels.get(pane.id) ?? 'Terminal'}
+                />
+              ) : pane.kind === 'chat' && pane.chatId ? (
+                <ChatPane
+                  sessionId={sessionId}
+                  chatId={pane.chatId}
+                  projectId={projectId}
+                  agentId={agentId}
+                  onAgentChange={onAgentChange}
+                  sessionChats={chats}
+                  webSearchEnabled={session.web_search_enabled}
+                />
               ) : (
                 <SessionLandingPage
                   sessionId={sessionId}
@@ -517,7 +300,8 @@ export function Workspace({ sessionId, projectId }: Props) {
               )}
             </div>
           </div>
-        ))}
+          );
+        })}
       </div>
     </div>
   );

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

@@ -3,8 +3,10 @@ import { ChevronDown, Square, X } from 'lucide-react';
 import { toast } from 'sonner';
 import { api } from '@/api/client';
 import { useSessionStream } from '@/hooks/useSessionStream';
+import { useChatContextStats } from '@/hooks/useChatContextStats';
 import { MessageList } from '@/components/MessageList';
 import { ChatInput } from '@/components/ChatInput';
+import { ChatContextPopover } from '@/components/ChatContextPopover';
 import {
   DropdownMenu,
   DropdownMenuContent,
@@ -16,10 +18,17 @@ interface Props {
   sessionId: string;
   chatId: string;
   projectId: string;
+  // Batch 9: optional, threaded down to ChatInput's agent picker.
+  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, 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[]>([]);
@@ -37,6 +46,7 @@ export function ChatPane({ sessionId, chatId, projectId, sessionChats }: Props)
 
   const chatMessages = stream.messages.filter((m) => m.chat_id === chatId);
   const streaming = chatMessages.some((m) => m.status === 'streaming');
+  const contextStats = useChatContextStats(chatId, chatMessages);
 
   // Auto-send next queued message when streaming completes
   useEffect(() => {
@@ -86,6 +96,18 @@ export function ChatPane({ sessionId, chatId, projectId, sessionChats }: Props)
     }
   }, [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));
   }
@@ -117,7 +139,7 @@ export function ChatPane({ sessionId, chatId, projectId, sessionChats }: Props)
                 <DropdownMenuTrigger asChild>
                   <button
                     type="button"
-                    className="p-0.5 hover:bg-muted rounded shrink-0"
+                    className="inline-flex items-center justify-center p-0.5 hover:bg-muted rounded shrink-0 max-md:min-h-[44px] max-md:min-w-[44px]"
                     aria-label="Queued message options"
                   >
                     <ChevronDown size={12} />
@@ -135,7 +157,7 @@ export function ChatPane({ sessionId, chatId, projectId, sessionChats }: Props)
               <button
                 type="button"
                 onClick={() => removeQueued(i)}
-                className="p-0.5 hover:bg-muted rounded shrink-0"
+                className="inline-flex items-center justify-center p-0.5 hover:bg-muted rounded shrink-0 max-md:min-h-[44px] max-md:min-w-[44px]"
                 aria-label="Cancel queued message"
               >
                 <X size={12} />
@@ -153,7 +175,7 @@ export function ChatPane({ sessionId, chatId, projectId, sessionChats }: Props)
           <button
             type="button"
             onClick={() => void handleStop()}
-            className="flex items-center gap-1.5 text-xs px-3 py-1 rounded-full border hover:bg-muted text-muted-foreground hover:text-foreground"
+            className="flex items-center gap-1.5 text-xs px-3 py-1 rounded-full border hover:bg-muted text-muted-foreground hover:text-foreground max-md:min-h-[44px] max-md:px-5"
           >
             <Square size={10} className="fill-current" />
             Stop generating
@@ -162,7 +184,20 @@ export function ChatPane({ sessionId, chatId, projectId, sessionChats }: Props)
         </div>
       )}
 
-      <ChatInput disabled={false} projectId={projectId} onSend={handleSend} onForceSend={streaming ? handleForceSend : undefined} />
+      <div className="relative">
+        <ChatContextPopover stats={contextStats} />
+        <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/FileBrowserPane.tsx

@@ -1,865 +0,0 @@
-import { useCallback, useEffect, useMemo, useRef, useState } from 'react';
-import type { KeyboardEvent } from 'react';
-import { Check, ChevronRight, ChevronDown, Copy, FileText, Folder, X } from 'lucide-react';
-import { codeToHtml } from 'shiki';
-import { api, ApiError } from '@/api/client';
-import type {
-  FileBrowserPaneState,
-  FileEntry,
-  Pane,
-  ViewFileResult,
-} from '@/api/types';
-import { inferLanguage } from '@/lib/attachments';
-import { sessionEvents } from '@/hooks/sessionEvents';
-import { cn } from '@/lib/utils';
-
-interface Props {
-  pane: Pane & { kind: 'file_browser' };
-  projectId: string;
-  onStateChange: (state: FileBrowserPaneState) => void;
-}
-
-const SHIKI_THEME = 'github-dark';
-
-function splitShikiLines(html: string): string[] {
-  const match = html.match(/<code[^>]*>([\s\S]*)<\/code>/);
-  if (!match) return [];
-  const inner = match[1]!;
-  const lines = inner.split(/(?=<span class="line">)/);
-  return lines.filter(l => l.trim().length > 0);
-}
-
-interface FileViewerProps {
-  code: string;
-  lang: string | null;
-  selectedLines: Set<number>;
-  onLineClick: (lineNo: number, shiftKey: boolean) => void;
-}
-
-function FileViewer({ code, lang, selectedLines, onLineClick }: FileViewerProps) {
-  const [copied, setCopied] = useState(false);
-  const [lineHtmls, setLineHtmls] = useState<string[] | null>(null);
-
-  useEffect(() => {
-    let cancelled = false;
-    if (!lang) {
-      setLineHtmls(null);
-      return;
-    }
-    (async () => {
-      try {
-        const result = await codeToHtml(code, { lang, theme: SHIKI_THEME });
-        if (cancelled) return;
-        const lines = splitShikiLines(result);
-        setLineHtmls(lines.length > 0 ? lines : null);
-      } catch (err) {
-        console.warn('shiki failed', err);
-        if (!cancelled) setLineHtmls(null);
-      }
-    })();
-    return () => {
-      cancelled = true;
-    };
-  }, [code, lang]);
-
-  async function copy() {
-    try {
-      await navigator.clipboard.writeText(code);
-      setCopied(true);
-      setTimeout(() => setCopied(false), 1200);
-    } catch {
-      /* ignore */
-    }
-  }
-
-  const plainLines = code.split('\n');
-  const totalLines = lineHtmls ? lineHtmls.length : plainLines.length;
-
-  return (
-    <div className="text-sm font-mono">
-      <div className="flex items-center justify-between px-2 py-1 border-b text-xs text-muted-foreground">
-        <span className="font-mono">{lang || 'code'}</span>
-        <button
-          type="button"
-          onClick={() => void copy()}
-          className="flex items-center gap-1 px-1.5 py-0.5 rounded hover:bg-muted text-foreground"
-          aria-label="Copy code"
-        >
-          {copied ? <Check className="size-3" /> : <Copy className="size-3" />}
-          <span>{copied ? 'Copied' : 'Copy'}</span>
-        </button>
-      </div>
-      <div className="overflow-x-auto">
-        {Array.from({ length: totalLines }, (_, i) => {
-          const lineNo = i + 1;
-          const isSelected = selectedLines.has(lineNo);
-          return (
-            <div
-              key={lineNo}
-              className={cn(
-                'flex',
-                isSelected && 'bg-blue-500/10'
-              )}
-            >
-              <button
-                type="button"
-                className="shrink-0 w-[3ch] text-right pr-2 text-xs text-muted-foreground select-none cursor-pointer hover:text-foreground"
-                style={{ fontVariantNumeric: 'tabular-nums' }}
-                onClick={(e) => onLineClick(lineNo, e.shiftKey)}
-              >
-                {lineNo}
-              </button>
-              {lineHtmls ? (
-                <div
-                  className="flex-1 min-w-0 text-xs leading-relaxed [&>.line]:!bg-transparent"
-                  // eslint-disable-next-line react/no-danger -- Shiki generates sanitized HTML spans, not user content
-                  dangerouslySetInnerHTML={{ __html: lineHtmls[i] ?? '' }}
-                />
-              ) : (
-                <span className="flex-1 min-w-0 text-xs leading-relaxed whitespace-pre">
-                  {plainLines[i] ?? ''}
-                </span>
-              )}
-            </div>
-          );
-        })}
-      </div>
-    </div>
-  );
-}
-
-function basename(path: string): string {
-  if (!path) return '';
-  const parts = path.split('/');
-  return parts[parts.length - 1] ?? path;
-}
-
-function joinPath(parent: string, name: string): string {
-  if (!parent || parent === '.' || parent === '') return name;
-  return `${parent}/${name}`;
-}
-
-interface TreeNodeProps {
-  parentPath: string; // '' for root children
-  entries: FileEntry[];
-  cache: Map<string, FileEntry[]>;
-  expanded: Set<string>;
-  openFile: string | null;
-  highlightedPath: string | null;
-  depth: number;
-  onToggleDir: (dirPath: string) => void;
-  onSelectFile: (path: string) => void;
-  setHighlightedPath: (p: string) => void;
-}
-
-function TreeNode({
-  parentPath,
-  entries,
-  cache,
-  expanded,
-  openFile,
-  highlightedPath,
-  depth,
-  onToggleDir,
-  onSelectFile,
-  setHighlightedPath,
-}: TreeNodeProps) {
-  // Sort: dirs first, then files; alphabetical within each.
-  const sorted = useMemo(() => {
-    const copy = [...entries];
-    copy.sort((a, b) => {
-      if (a.kind !== b.kind) return a.kind === 'dir' ? -1 : 1;
-      return a.name.localeCompare(b.name);
-    });
-    return copy;
-  }, [entries]);
-
-  return (
-    <ul className="list-none">
-      {sorted.map((entry) => {
-        const fullPath = joinPath(parentPath, entry.name);
-        const isExpanded = entry.kind === 'dir' && expanded.has(fullPath);
-        const isActive = entry.kind === 'file' && openFile === fullPath;
-        const isHighlight = highlightedPath === fullPath;
-        return (
-          <li key={fullPath}>
-            <div
-              data-path={fullPath}
-              data-kind={entry.kind}
-              className={cn(
-                'flex items-center gap-1 px-1 py-0.5 text-xs cursor-default rounded hover:bg-muted/60',
-                isActive && 'bg-muted',
-                isHighlight && 'ring-1 ring-ring/40'
-              )}
-              style={{ paddingLeft: 4 + depth * 12 }}
-              onClick={() => {
-                setHighlightedPath(fullPath);
-                if (entry.kind === 'dir') {
-                  onToggleDir(fullPath);
-                } else {
-                  onSelectFile(fullPath);
-                }
-              }}
-            >
-              {entry.kind === 'dir' ? (
-                <button
-                  type="button"
-                  aria-label={isExpanded ? 'Collapse' : 'Expand'}
-                  className="p-0.5 hover:bg-muted rounded shrink-0"
-                  onClick={(e) => {
-                    e.stopPropagation();
-                    setHighlightedPath(fullPath);
-                    onToggleDir(fullPath);
-                  }}
-                >
-                  {isExpanded ? (
-                    <ChevronDown size={10} />
-                  ) : (
-                    <ChevronRight size={10} />
-                  )}
-                </button>
-              ) : (
-                <span className="w-[16px] shrink-0" />
-              )}
-              {entry.kind === 'dir' ? (
-                <Folder size={12} className="text-muted-foreground shrink-0" />
-              ) : (
-                <FileText size={12} className="text-muted-foreground shrink-0" />
-              )}
-              <span className="truncate">{entry.name}</span>
-            </div>
-            {entry.kind === 'dir' && isExpanded && cache.has(fullPath) && (
-              <TreeNode
-                parentPath={fullPath}
-                entries={cache.get(fullPath) ?? []}
-                cache={cache}
-                expanded={expanded}
-                openFile={openFile}
-                highlightedPath={highlightedPath}
-                depth={depth + 1}
-                onToggleDir={onToggleDir}
-                onSelectFile={onSelectFile}
-                setHighlightedPath={setHighlightedPath}
-              />
-            )}
-          </li>
-        );
-      })}
-    </ul>
-  );
-}
-
-export function FileBrowserPane({ pane, projectId, onStateChange }: Props) {
-  const openFile = pane.state.open_file ?? null;
-  const filter = pane.state.filter ?? '';
-  const expandedDirs = useMemo(
-    () => pane.state.expanded_dirs ?? [],
-    [pane.state.expanded_dirs]
-  );
-
-  // Local filter (debounced 100ms before pushing to onStateChange)
-  const [filterDraft, setFilterDraft] = useState(filter);
-  const filterDebounceRef = useRef<ReturnType<typeof setTimeout> | null>(null);
-
-  // Track previous external filter so we can sync local draft when the
-  // canonical state changes from outside (e.g. server snapshot, other tab).
-  const lastExternalFilter = useRef(filter);
-  useEffect(() => {
-    if (filter !== lastExternalFilter.current) {
-      lastExternalFilter.current = filter;
-      setFilterDraft(filter);
-    }
-  }, [filter]);
-
-  function onFilterInput(value: string) {
-    setFilterDraft(value);
-    if (filterDebounceRef.current !== null) {
-      clearTimeout(filterDebounceRef.current);
-    }
-    filterDebounceRef.current = setTimeout(() => {
-      filterDebounceRef.current = null;
-      lastExternalFilter.current = value;
-      onStateChange({
-        ...pane.state,
-        filter: value,
-        open_file: openFile,
-        expanded_dirs: expandedDirs,
-      });
-    }, 100);
-  }
-
-  useEffect(() => {
-    return () => {
-      if (filterDebounceRef.current !== null) {
-        clearTimeout(filterDebounceRef.current);
-      }
-    };
-  }, []);
-
-  // Full file list fetched once on mount for filter mode (covers unexpanded dirs)
-  const [fullFileList, setFullFileList] = useState<string[] | null>(null);
-
-  useEffect(() => {
-    let cancelled = false;
-    (async () => {
-      try {
-        const result = await api.projects.files(projectId);
-        if (!cancelled) setFullFileList(result.files);
-      } catch {
-        // Silently ignore; filter will fall back to cache-based list
-      }
-    })();
-    return () => {
-      cancelled = true;
-    };
-  // Intentionally run once per mount (projectId is stable per pane)
-  // eslint-disable-next-line react-hooks/exhaustive-deps
-  }, [projectId]);
-
-  // Directory cache: dirPath -> entries
-  const [cache, setCache] = useState<Map<string, FileEntry[]>>(new Map());
-  const [loadingDirs, setLoadingDirs] = useState<Set<string>>(new Set());
-  const [dirErrors, setDirErrors] = useState<Map<string, string>>(new Map());
-
-  const loadDir = useCallback(
-    async (dirPath: string) => {
-      // dirPath '' is root; server expects '.'
-      const apiPath = dirPath === '' ? '.' : dirPath;
-      setLoadingDirs((prev) => {
-        if (prev.has(dirPath)) return prev;
-        const next = new Set(prev);
-        next.add(dirPath);
-        return next;
-      });
-      try {
-        const result = await api.projects.listDir(projectId, apiPath);
-        setCache((prev) => {
-          const next = new Map(prev);
-          next.set(dirPath, result.entries);
-          return next;
-        });
-        setDirErrors((prev) => {
-          if (!prev.has(dirPath)) return prev;
-          const next = new Map(prev);
-          next.delete(dirPath);
-          return next;
-        });
-      } catch (err) {
-        const msg = err instanceof Error ? err.message : 'failed to list directory';
-        setDirErrors((prev) => {
-          const next = new Map(prev);
-          next.set(dirPath, msg);
-          return next;
-        });
-      } finally {
-        setLoadingDirs((prev) => {
-          if (!prev.has(dirPath)) return prev;
-          const next = new Set(prev);
-          next.delete(dirPath);
-          return next;
-        });
-      }
-    },
-    [projectId]
-  );
-
-  // Load root on mount + any expanded dirs from server state.
-  useEffect(() => {
-    if (!cache.has('')) {
-      void loadDir('');
-    }
-    for (const dir of expandedDirs) {
-      if (!cache.has(dir)) {
-        void loadDir(dir);
-      }
-    }
-    // eslint-disable-next-line react-hooks/exhaustive-deps
-  }, [projectId]);
-
-  // When expandedDirs grows (e.g. user expands), ensure new dir is loaded.
-  useEffect(() => {
-    for (const dir of expandedDirs) {
-      if (!cache.has(dir) && !loadingDirs.has(dir)) {
-        void loadDir(dir);
-      }
-    }
-  }, [expandedDirs, cache, loadingDirs, loadDir]);
-
-  const expandedSet = useMemo(() => new Set(expandedDirs), [expandedDirs]);
-
-  function toggleDir(dirPath: string) {
-    let nextDirs: string[];
-    if (expandedSet.has(dirPath)) {
-      nextDirs = expandedDirs.filter((d) => d !== dirPath);
-    } else {
-      nextDirs = [...expandedDirs, dirPath];
-    }
-    onStateChange({
-      ...pane.state,
-      open_file: openFile,
-      filter: filterDraft,
-      expanded_dirs: nextDirs,
-    });
-  }
-
-  function selectFile(path: string) {
-    onStateChange({
-      ...pane.state,
-      open_file: path,
-      filter: filterDraft,
-      expanded_dirs: expandedDirs,
-    });
-  }
-
-  function closeOpenFile() {
-    onStateChange({
-      ...pane.state,
-      open_file: null,
-      filter: filterDraft,
-      expanded_dirs: expandedDirs,
-    });
-  }
-
-  // Build a flat list of all entries reachable through the loaded cache,
-  // for filter results and keyboard navigation.
-  interface FlatEntry {
-    path: string;
-    name: string;
-    kind: 'file' | 'dir';
-  }
-
-  const flattenedVisible = useMemo<FlatEntry[]>(() => {
-    const result: FlatEntry[] = [];
-    function walk(dirPath: string) {
-      const entries = cache.get(dirPath);
-      if (!entries) return;
-      const sorted = [...entries].sort((a, b) => {
-        if (a.kind !== b.kind) return a.kind === 'dir' ? -1 : 1;
-        return a.name.localeCompare(b.name);
-      });
-      for (const e of sorted) {
-        const full = joinPath(dirPath, e.name);
-        result.push({ path: full, name: e.name, kind: e.kind });
-        if (e.kind === 'dir' && expandedSet.has(full)) {
-          walk(full);
-        }
-      }
-    }
-    walk('');
-    return result;
-  }, [cache, expandedSet]);
-
-  const flattenedAll = useMemo<FlatEntry[]>(() => {
-    const result: FlatEntry[] = [];
-    function walk(dirPath: string) {
-      const entries = cache.get(dirPath);
-      if (!entries) return;
-      for (const e of entries) {
-        const full = joinPath(dirPath, e.name);
-        result.push({ path: full, name: e.name, kind: e.kind });
-        if (e.kind === 'dir') walk(full);
-      }
-    }
-    walk('');
-    return result;
-  }, [cache]);
-
-  const trimmedFilter = filterDraft.trim();
-  const filterActive = trimmedFilter.length > 0;
-
-  interface FilterResult {
-    path: string;
-    name: string;
-  }
-
-  const filterResults = useMemo<FilterResult[]>(() => {
-    if (!filterActive) return [];
-    const needle = trimmedFilter.toLowerCase();
-
-    if (fullFileList !== null) {
-      // Use complete file list from API; rank filename matches above path-only matches
-      const filenameMatches: string[] = [];
-      const pathOnlyMatches: string[] = [];
-      for (const p of fullFileList) {
-        const lp = p.toLowerCase();
-        if (!lp.includes(needle)) continue;
-        const bn = basename(p).toLowerCase();
-        if (bn.includes(needle)) {
-          filenameMatches.push(p);
-        } else {
-          pathOnlyMatches.push(p);
-        }
-      }
-      filenameMatches.sort((a, b) => a.localeCompare(b));
-      pathOnlyMatches.sort((a, b) => a.localeCompare(b));
-      return [...filenameMatches, ...pathOnlyMatches]
-        .slice(0, 50)
-        .map((p) => ({ path: p, name: basename(p) }));
-    }
-
-    // Fallback: use cache-based flat list (only loaded directories, files only)
-    return flattenedAll
-      .filter((e) => e.kind === 'file' && e.path.toLowerCase().includes(needle))
-      .slice(0, 50)
-      .map((e) => ({ path: e.path, name: e.name }));
-  }, [filterActive, trimmedFilter, fullFileList, flattenedAll]);
-
-  // Keyboard navigation
-  const [highlightedPath, setHighlightedPath] = useState<string | null>(null);
-  const treeRef = useRef<HTMLDivElement | null>(null);
-
-  // Reset highlight if it falls out of the current list (e.g. when filter
-  // changes or dirs collapse).
-  useEffect(() => {
-    if (!highlightedPath) return;
-    const list = filterActive ? filterResults : flattenedVisible;
-    if (!list.some((e) => e.path === highlightedPath)) {
-      setHighlightedPath(null);
-    }
-  }, [highlightedPath, filterActive, filterResults, flattenedVisible]);
-
-  function onTreeKeyDown(e: KeyboardEvent<HTMLDivElement>) {
-    if (filterActive) {
-      if (filterResults.length === 0) return;
-      const idx = highlightedPath
-        ? filterResults.findIndex((entry) => entry.path === highlightedPath)
-        : -1;
-      if (e.key === 'ArrowDown') {
-        e.preventDefault();
-        const next = idx < 0 ? 0 : Math.min(filterResults.length - 1, idx + 1);
-        const target = filterResults[next];
-        if (target) setHighlightedPath(target.path);
-        return;
-      }
-      if (e.key === 'ArrowUp') {
-        e.preventDefault();
-        const next = idx <= 0 ? 0 : idx - 1;
-        const target = filterResults[next];
-        if (target) setHighlightedPath(target.path);
-        return;
-      }
-      if (e.key === 'Enter') {
-        if (idx < 0) return;
-        const target = filterResults[idx];
-        if (!target) return;
-        e.preventDefault();
-        // Filter results are always files (API returns only files)
-        selectFile(target.path);
-      }
-      return;
-    }
-
-    // Tree mode: use flattenedVisible which has kind info
-    const list = flattenedVisible;
-    if (list.length === 0) return;
-    const idx = highlightedPath
-      ? list.findIndex((entry) => entry.path === highlightedPath)
-      : -1;
-
-    if (e.key === 'ArrowDown') {
-      e.preventDefault();
-      const next = idx < 0 ? 0 : Math.min(list.length - 1, idx + 1);
-      const target = list[next];
-      if (target) setHighlightedPath(target.path);
-      return;
-    }
-    if (e.key === 'ArrowUp') {
-      e.preventDefault();
-      const next = idx <= 0 ? 0 : idx - 1;
-      const target = list[next];
-      if (target) setHighlightedPath(target.path);
-      return;
-    }
-    if (e.key === 'Enter') {
-      if (idx < 0) return;
-      const target = list[idx];
-      if (!target) return;
-      e.preventDefault();
-      if (target.kind === 'dir') {
-        toggleDir(target.path);
-      } else {
-        selectFile(target.path);
-      }
-    }
-  }
-
-  // Line selection state
-  const [selectedLines, setSelectedLines] = useState<Set<number>>(new Set());
-  const [selectionAnchor, setSelectionAnchor] = useState<number | null>(null);
-
-  function handleLineClick(lineNo: number, shiftKey: boolean) {
-    if (shiftKey && selectionAnchor !== null) {
-      const start = Math.min(selectionAnchor, lineNo);
-      const end = Math.max(selectionAnchor, lineNo);
-      const range = new Set<number>();
-      for (let i = start; i <= end; i++) range.add(i);
-      setSelectedLines(range);
-    } else {
-      setSelectedLines(prev => {
-        const next = new Set(prev);
-        if (next.has(lineNo)) {
-          next.delete(lineNo);
-        } else {
-          next.add(lineNo);
-        }
-        return next;
-      });
-      setSelectionAnchor(lineNo);
-    }
-  }
-
-  // Viewer state
-  const [viewer, setViewer] = useState<{
-    path: string;
-    state: 'loading' | 'ready' | 'error';
-    result?: ViewFileResult;
-    error?: string;
-  } | null>(null);
-
-  useEffect(() => {
-    if (!openFile) {
-      setViewer(null);
-      return;
-    }
-    let cancelled = false;
-    setViewer({ path: openFile, state: 'loading' });
-    (async () => {
-      try {
-        const result = await api.projects.viewFile(projectId, openFile);
-        if (cancelled) return;
-        setViewer({ path: openFile, state: 'ready', result });
-      } catch (err) {
-        if (cancelled) return;
-        let message: string;
-        if (err instanceof ApiError) {
-          const apiMsg =
-            typeof err.body === 'object' &&
-            err.body !== null &&
-            'error' in err.body
-              ? String((err.body as { error: unknown }).error)
-              : err.message;
-          if (err.status === 404) {
-            message = 'File not found';
-          } else if (apiMsg.toLowerCase().includes('too large')) {
-            message = 'File too large to view';
-          } else if (
-            apiMsg.toLowerCase().includes('outside') ||
-            apiMsg.toLowerCase().includes('not a file') ||
-            apiMsg.toLowerCase().includes('path')
-          ) {
-            message = 'Cannot view files outside project';
-          } else {
-            message = apiMsg;
-          }
-        } else if (err instanceof Error) {
-          message = err.message;
-        } else {
-          message = 'Failed to load file';
-        }
-        setViewer({ path: openFile, state: 'error', error: message });
-      }
-    })();
-    return () => {
-      cancelled = true;
-    };
-  }, [openFile, projectId]);
-
-  // Clear line selection when open file changes
-  useEffect(() => {
-    setSelectedLines(new Set());
-    setSelectionAnchor(null);
-  }, [openFile]);
-
-  // Compute selection range for the floating action bar (loop avoids call-stack limit on spread)
-  let selectionMin = 0;
-  let selectionMax = 0;
-  if (selectedLines.size > 0) {
-    for (const n of selectedLines) {
-      if (selectionMin === 0 || n < selectionMin) selectionMin = n;
-      if (n > selectionMax) selectionMax = n;
-    }
-  }
-
-  function handleAttachLines() {
-    if (!openFile || !viewer?.result || selectedLines.size === 0) return;
-    const min = selectionMin;
-    const max = selectionMax;
-    const selectedContent = viewer.result.content
-      .split('\n')
-      .slice(min - 1, max)
-      .join('\n');
-    sessionEvents.emit({
-      type: 'attach_chat_file',
-      attachment: {
-        kind: 'lines',
-        filename: openFile,
-        language: inferLanguage(openFile) ?? null,
-        content: selectedContent,
-        range: [min, max],
-        source: 'line-select',
-      },
-    });
-    setSelectedLines(new Set());
-    setSelectionAnchor(null);
-  }
-
-  // Root errors / loading
-  const rootEntries = cache.get('');
-  const rootLoading = loadingDirs.has('') && !rootEntries;
-  const rootError = dirErrors.get('');
-
-  return (
-    <div className="flex flex-col h-full min-h-0">
-      <div className="px-2 py-1.5 border-b border-border bg-muted/20">
-        <input
-          type="text"
-          value={filterDraft}
-          onChange={(e) => onFilterInput(e.target.value)}
-          placeholder="Filter files..."
-          className="w-full px-2 py-1 text-xs bg-background border border-border rounded outline-none focus:border-ring"
-          aria-label="Filter files"
-        />
-      </div>
-      <div className="flex-1 min-h-0 grid grid-cols-[minmax(0,260px)_1fr]">
-        <div
-          ref={treeRef}
-          tabIndex={0}
-          onKeyDown={onTreeKeyDown}
-          className="overflow-y-auto border-r border-border outline-none focus:ring-1 focus:ring-inset focus:ring-ring/40"
-          role="tree"
-          aria-label="Project files"
-        >
-          {rootLoading && (
-            <div className="text-xs text-muted-foreground px-2 py-1.5">
-              Loading...
-            </div>
-          )}
-          {rootError && (
-            <div className="text-xs text-destructive px-2 py-1.5">
-              {rootError}
-            </div>
-          )}
-          {!rootLoading && !rootError && filterActive && (
-            <ul className="list-none">
-              {filterResults.length === 0 ? (
-                <li className="text-xs text-muted-foreground px-2 py-1.5">
-                  No matches
-                </li>
-              ) : (
-                filterResults.map((entry) => {
-                  const isActive = openFile === entry.path;
-                  const isHighlight = highlightedPath === entry.path;
-                  return (
-                    <li key={entry.path}>
-                      <div
-                        className={cn(
-                          'flex items-center gap-1 px-2 py-0.5 text-xs cursor-default rounded hover:bg-muted/60',
-                          isActive && 'bg-muted',
-                          isHighlight && 'ring-1 ring-ring/40'
-                        )}
-                        onClick={() => {
-                          setHighlightedPath(entry.path);
-                          selectFile(entry.path);
-                        }}
-                      >
-                        <FileText size={12} className="text-muted-foreground shrink-0" />
-                        <span className="truncate">
-                          <span className="font-bold">{entry.name}</span>
-                          <span className="text-muted-foreground ml-1">{entry.path}</span>
-                        </span>
-                      </div>
-                    </li>
-                  );
-                })
-              )}
-            </ul>
-          )}
-          {!rootLoading && !rootError && !filterActive && rootEntries && (
-            <TreeNode
-              parentPath=""
-              entries={rootEntries}
-              cache={cache}
-              expanded={expandedSet}
-              openFile={openFile}
-              highlightedPath={highlightedPath}
-              depth={0}
-              onToggleDir={toggleDir}
-              onSelectFile={selectFile}
-              setHighlightedPath={setHighlightedPath}
-            />
-          )}
-        </div>
-        <div className="flex flex-col min-h-0">
-          {!openFile && (
-            <div className="flex-1 flex items-center justify-center text-xs text-muted-foreground">
-              Select a file to view
-            </div>
-          )}
-          {openFile && (
-            <>
-              <div className="flex items-center justify-between px-2 py-1 border-b border-border bg-muted/20 shrink-0">
-                <span
-                  className="text-xs font-mono truncate"
-                  title={openFile}
-                >
-                  {basename(openFile)}
-                </span>
-                <button
-                  type="button"
-                  onClick={closeOpenFile}
-                  className="p-0.5 hover:bg-muted rounded shrink-0"
-                  aria-label="Close file"
-                >
-                  <X size={12} />
-                </button>
-              </div>
-              <div className="flex-1 min-h-0 overflow-y-auto relative">
-                {viewer?.state === 'loading' && (
-                  <div className="text-xs text-muted-foreground px-2 py-1.5">
-                    Loading...
-                  </div>
-                )}
-                {viewer?.state === 'error' && (
-                  <div className="text-xs text-destructive px-2 py-1.5">
-                    {viewer.error}
-                  </div>
-                )}
-                {viewer?.state === 'ready' && viewer.result && (
-                  <div className="p-2">
-                    {selectedLines.size > 0 && (
-                      <div className="sticky top-0 z-10 bg-muted border-b border-border flex items-center justify-between px-2 py-1 mb-2 rounded-t">
-                        <span className="text-xs text-muted-foreground">
-                          {selectedLines.size === 1
-                            ? `Attach line ${selectionMin} to chat`
-                            : `Attach lines ${selectionMin}–${selectionMax} to chat`}
-                        </span>
-                        <button
-                          type="button"
-                          className="text-xs font-medium text-primary hover:underline"
-                          onClick={handleAttachLines}
-                        >
-                          Attach
-                        </button>
-                      </div>
-                    )}
-                    {viewer.result.truncated && (
-                      <div className="text-[11px] text-muted-foreground mb-1 px-2 py-1 rounded bg-muted/40 border border-border">
-                        Showing first {viewer.result.bytes_returned} bytes; file is {viewer.result.total_bytes} bytes total.
-                      </div>
-                    )}
-                    <FileViewer
-                      code={viewer.result.content}
-                      lang={inferLanguage(openFile)}
-                      selectedLines={selectedLines}
-                      onLineClick={handleLineClick}
-                    />
-                  </div>
-                )}
-              </div>
-            </>
-          )}
-        </div>
-      </div>
-    </div>
-  );
-}

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

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+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/components/panes/TerminalPane.tsx

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+import { useEffect, useRef } from 'react';
+import { Terminal } from 'xterm';
+import { FitAddon } from 'xterm-addon-fit';
+import { WebLinksAddon } from 'xterm-addon-web-links';
+import 'xterm/css/xterm.css';
+import { api } from '@/api/client';
+import { sendToTerminal, terminalsRegistry } from '@/lib/events';
+
+interface Props {
+  sessionId: string;
+  paneId: string;
+  label: string;
+}
+
+// Minimal dark theme. xterm.js renders against its own canvas; CSS variables
+// don't reach it, so we hardcode. Matches the obsidian-dark base in spirit.
+const XTERM_THEME = {
+  background: '#0b0f14',
+  foreground: '#d6deeb',
+  cursor: '#82aaff',
+  selectionBackground: '#1d3b53',
+  black: '#011627',
+  red: '#ef5350',
+  green: '#22da6e',
+  yellow: '#c5e478',
+  blue: '#82aaff',
+  magenta: '#c792ea',
+  cyan: '#7fdbca',
+  white: '#d6deeb',
+  brightBlack: '#575656',
+  brightRed: '#ef5350',
+  brightGreen: '#22da6e',
+  brightYellow: '#ffeb95',
+  brightBlue: '#82aaff',
+  brightMagenta: '#c792ea',
+  brightCyan: '#7fdbca',
+  brightWhite: '#ffffff',
+};
+
+export function TerminalPane({ sessionId, paneId, label }: Props) {
+  const containerRef = useRef<HTMLDivElement | null>(null);
+  const wsRef = useRef<WebSocket | null>(null);
+
+  useEffect(() => {
+    const container = containerRef.current;
+    if (!container) return;
+
+    let disposed = false;
+    let resizeDebounceTimer: ReturnType<typeof setTimeout> | null = null;
+
+    const term = new Terminal({
+      fontFamily: '"JetBrains Mono Variable", "JetBrains Mono", ui-monospace, monospace',
+      fontSize: 13,
+      lineHeight: 1.2,
+      cursorBlink: true,
+      scrollback: 10_000,
+      theme: XTERM_THEME,
+      allowProposedApi: true,
+    });
+    const fit = new FitAddon();
+    term.loadAddon(fit);
+    term.loadAddon(new WebLinksAddon());
+    term.open(container);
+    try {
+      fit.fit();
+    } catch {
+      /* container not yet sized */
+    }
+
+    // POST start kicks the tmux window into existence before the WS upgrade.
+    // It's idempotent so a refresh just no-ops. Failures fall through to the
+    // WS handler which will also call ensureWindow.
+    api.terminals.start(sessionId, paneId).catch(() => {
+      /* surfaced by WS error if it matters */
+    });
+
+    const proto = window.location.protocol === 'https:' ? 'wss:' : 'ws:';
+    const initialCols = term.cols;
+    const initialRows = term.rows;
+    const wsUrl =
+      `${proto}//${window.location.host}/ws/term/sessions/${sessionId}/panes/${paneId}` +
+      `?cols=${initialCols}&rows=${initialRows}`;
+    const ws = new WebSocket(wsUrl);
+    ws.binaryType = 'arraybuffer';
+    wsRef.current = ws;
+
+    ws.onmessage = (e) => {
+      if (typeof e.data === 'string') {
+        // Control frame from server (e.g. {"type":"exit","code":0}).
+        try {
+          const parsed = JSON.parse(e.data) as { type?: string; code?: number };
+          if (parsed.type === 'exit') {
+            term.write(`\r\n\x1b[2m[process exited with code ${parsed.code ?? 0}]\x1b[0m\r\n`);
+            return;
+          }
+        } catch {
+          /* not JSON — fall through and write as text */
+        }
+        term.write(e.data);
+      } else {
+        term.write(new Uint8Array(e.data));
+      }
+    };
+
+    ws.onclose = () => {
+      if (disposed) return;
+      term.write('\r\n\x1b[2m[disconnected]\x1b[0m\r\n');
+    };
+
+    term.onData((data) => {
+      if (ws.readyState === WebSocket.OPEN) {
+        ws.send(data);
+      }
+    });
+
+    const fireResize = () => {
+      try {
+        fit.fit();
+      } catch {
+        return;
+      }
+      const cols = term.cols;
+      const rows = term.rows;
+      api.terminals.resize(sessionId, paneId, cols, rows).catch(() => {
+        /* transient — next resize will catch up */
+      });
+    };
+
+    const ro = new ResizeObserver(() => {
+      if (resizeDebounceTimer !== null) clearTimeout(resizeDebounceTimer);
+      resizeDebounceTimer = setTimeout(fireResize, 100);
+    });
+    ro.observe(container);
+
+    const unregister = terminalsRegistry.register(paneId, label);
+
+    const unsubscribe = sendToTerminal.subscribe(({ pane_id, text }) => {
+      if (pane_id !== paneId) return;
+      if (ws.readyState !== WebSocket.OPEN) return;
+      const payload = text.endsWith('\n') ? text : `${text}\n`;
+      ws.send(payload);
+    });
+
+    return () => {
+      disposed = true;
+      unsubscribe();
+      unregister();
+      if (resizeDebounceTimer !== null) clearTimeout(resizeDebounceTimer);
+      ro.disconnect();
+      try {
+        ws.close();
+      } catch {
+        /* ignore */
+      }
+      wsRef.current = null;
+      term.dispose();
+    };
+  }, [sessionId, paneId, label]);
+
+  return (
+    <div
+      ref={containerRef}
+      className="w-full h-full bg-[#0b0f14] overflow-hidden"
+      data-testid="terminal-pane"
+    />
+  );
+}

apps/web/src/components/ui/card.tsx

@@ -0,0 +1,103 @@
+import * as React from "react"
+
+import { cn } from "@/lib/utils"
+
+function Card({
+  className,
+  size = "default",
+  ...props
+}: React.ComponentProps<"div"> & { size?: "default" | "sm" }) {
+  return (
+    <div
+      data-slot="card"
+      data-size={size}
+      className={cn(
+        "group/card flex flex-col gap-4 overflow-hidden rounded-xl bg-card py-4 text-sm text-card-foreground ring-1 ring-foreground/10 has-data-[slot=card-footer]:pb-0 has-[>img:first-child]:pt-0 data-[size=sm]:gap-3 data-[size=sm]:py-3 data-[size=sm]:has-data-[slot=card-footer]:pb-0 *:[img:first-child]:rounded-t-xl *:[img:last-child]:rounded-b-xl",
+        className
+      )}
+      {...props}
+    />
+  )
+}
+
+function CardHeader({ className, ...props }: React.ComponentProps<"div">) {
+  return (
+    <div
+      data-slot="card-header"
+      className={cn(
+        "group/card-header @container/card-header grid auto-rows-min items-start gap-1 rounded-t-xl px-4 group-data-[size=sm]/card:px-3 has-data-[slot=card-action]:grid-cols-[1fr_auto] has-data-[slot=card-description]:grid-rows-[auto_auto] [.border-b]:pb-4 group-data-[size=sm]/card:[.border-b]:pb-3",
+        className
+      )}
+      {...props}
+    />
+  )
+}
+
+function CardTitle({ className, ...props }: React.ComponentProps<"div">) {
+  return (
+    <div
+      data-slot="card-title"
+      className={cn(
+        "text-base leading-snug font-medium group-data-[size=sm]/card:text-sm",
+        className
+      )}
+      {...props}
+    />
+  )
+}
+
+function CardDescription({ className, ...props }: React.ComponentProps<"div">) {
+  return (
+    <div
+      data-slot="card-description"
+      className={cn("text-sm text-muted-foreground", className)}
+      {...props}
+    />
+  )
+}
+
+function CardAction({ className, ...props }: React.ComponentProps<"div">) {
+  return (
+    <div
+      data-slot="card-action"
+      className={cn(
+        "col-start-2 row-span-2 row-start-1 self-start justify-self-end",
+        className
+      )}
+      {...props}
+    />
+  )
+}
+
+function CardContent({ className, ...props }: React.ComponentProps<"div">) {
+  return (
+    <div
+      data-slot="card-content"
+      className={cn("px-4 group-data-[size=sm]/card:px-3", className)}
+      {...props}
+    />
+  )
+}
+
+function CardFooter({ className, ...props }: React.ComponentProps<"div">) {
+  return (
+    <div
+      data-slot="card-footer"
+      className={cn(
+        "flex items-center rounded-b-xl border-t bg-muted/50 p-4 group-data-[size=sm]/card:p-3",
+        className
+      )}
+      {...props}
+    />
+  )
+}
+
+export {
+  Card,
+  CardHeader,
+  CardFooter,
+  CardTitle,
+  CardAction,
+  CardDescription,
+  CardContent,
+}

apps/web/src/components/ui/radio-group.tsx

@@ -0,0 +1,42 @@
+import * as React from "react"
+import { RadioGroup as RadioGroupPrimitive } from "radix-ui"
+
+import { cn } from "@/lib/utils"
+
+function RadioGroup({
+  className,
+  ...props
+}: React.ComponentProps<typeof RadioGroupPrimitive.Root>) {
+  return (
+    <RadioGroupPrimitive.Root
+      data-slot="radio-group"
+      className={cn("grid w-full gap-2", className)}
+      {...props}
+    />
+  )
+}
+
+function RadioGroupItem({
+  className,
+  ...props
+}: React.ComponentProps<typeof RadioGroupPrimitive.Item>) {
+  return (
+    <RadioGroupPrimitive.Item
+      data-slot="radio-group-item"
+      className={cn(
+        "group/radio-group-item peer relative flex aspect-square size-4 shrink-0 rounded-full border border-input outline-none after:absolute after:-inset-x-3 after:-inset-y-2 focus-visible:border-ring focus-visible:ring-3 focus-visible:ring-ring/50 disabled:cursor-not-allowed disabled:opacity-50 aria-invalid:border-destructive aria-invalid:ring-3 aria-invalid:ring-destructive/20 aria-invalid:aria-checked:border-primary dark:bg-input/30 dark:aria-invalid:border-destructive/50 dark:aria-invalid:ring-destructive/40 data-checked:border-primary data-checked:bg-primary data-checked:text-primary-foreground dark:data-checked:bg-primary",
+        className
+      )}
+      {...props}
+    >
+      <RadioGroupPrimitive.Indicator
+        data-slot="radio-group-indicator"
+        className="flex size-4 items-center justify-center"
+      >
+        <span className="absolute top-1/2 left-1/2 size-2 -translate-x-1/2 -translate-y-1/2 rounded-full bg-primary-foreground" />
+      </RadioGroupPrimitive.Indicator>
+    </RadioGroupPrimitive.Item>
+  )
+}
+
+export { RadioGroup, RadioGroupItem }

apps/web/src/hooks/sessionEvents.ts

@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 // across hooks (e.g. AI rename arriving via WS in the session view needs to
 // also refresh the sidebar's session list).
 
-import type { Chat, Project, Session } from '@/api/types';
+import type { Chat, ErrorReason, Project, Session } from '@/api/types';
 import type { Attachment } from '@/lib/attachments';
 
 export interface SessionRenamedEvent {
@@ -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;
@@ -115,6 +123,19 @@ export interface ProjectUpdatedEvent {
   name: string;
 }
 
+// v1.8 mobile-tabs: broadcast on user channel from inference.ts so any device
+// subscribed sees a chat working/idle/error. Frontend stores per-chat; panes
+// derive their dot from pane.activeChatId.
+// v1.8.2: optional `reason` carries a machine-readable code when status is
+// 'error'. UI prefers reason for inline error rendering.
+export interface ChatStatusEvent {
+  type: 'chat_status';
+  chat_id: string;
+  status: 'working' | 'idle' | 'error';
+  at: string;
+  reason?: ErrorReason;
+}
+
 export type SessionEvent =
   | SessionRenamedEvent
   | ProjectCreatedEvent
@@ -126,6 +147,7 @@ export type SessionEvent =
   | OpenFileInBrowserEvent
   | AttachChatFileEvent
   | OpenChatInActivePaneEvent
+  | OpenSettingsPaneEvent
   | SessionArchivedEvent
   | ChatCreatedEvent
   | ChatUpdatedEvent
@@ -134,7 +156,8 @@ export type SessionEvent =
   | ChatDeletedEvent
   | ProjectArchivedEvent
   | ProjectUnarchivedEvent
-  | ProjectUpdatedEvent;
+  | ProjectUpdatedEvent
+  | ChatStatusEvent;
 type Listener = (event: SessionEvent) => void;
 
 const listeners = new Set<Listener>();

apps/web/src/hooks/useChatContextStats.ts

@@ -0,0 +1,37 @@
+import { useMemo } from 'react';
+import type { Message } from '@/api/types';
+
+export interface ChatContextStats {
+  used: number;
+  max: number;
+  percent: number;
+}
+
+/**
+ * Returns the latest context-window usage for the given chat, derived from the
+ * assistant message (with both ctx_used and ctx_max populated) having the most
+ * recent created_at. Returns null when no such message exists.
+ *
+ * Re-evaluates whenever the `messages` reference or `chatId` changes, which
+ * matches the cadence of streaming updates from `useSessionStream`.
+ */
+export function useChatContextStats(
+  chatId: string,
+  messages: Message[],
+): ChatContextStats | null {
+  return useMemo(() => {
+    let latest: Message | null = null;
+    for (const m of messages) {
+      if (m.chat_id !== chatId) continue;
+      if (m.role !== 'assistant') continue;
+      if (m.ctx_used == null || m.ctx_max == null) continue;
+      if (!latest || m.created_at > latest.created_at) latest = m;
+    }
+    if (!latest || latest.ctx_used == null || latest.ctx_max == null) return null;
+    const used = latest.ctx_used;
+    const max = latest.ctx_max;
+    if (max <= 0) return null;
+    const percent = Math.round((used / max) * 100);
+    return { used, max, percent };
+  }, [chatId, messages]);
+}

apps/web/src/hooks/useChatStatus.ts

@@ -0,0 +1,71 @@
+import { useEffect, useState } from 'react';
+import { sessionEvents } from './sessionEvents';
+
+export type RawStatus = 'working' | 'idle' | 'error';
+export type DerivedStatus = 'working' | 'idle_warm' | 'idle_cold' | 'error';
+
+// Window during which an idle dot stays green; after this, it fades to gray.
+const WARM_WINDOW_MS = 30_000;
+const TICK_MS = 5_000;
+
+interface Entry {
+  status: RawStatus;
+  at: string;
+}
+
+// Module-scope shared state so every StatusDot in the app shares one map
+// (mirrors useSidebar's singleton pattern). The map is ephemeral — cleared on
+// page reload; WS reconnect repopulates as new frames arrive.
+const statuses = new Map<string, Entry>();
+const subscribers = new Set<() => void>();
+
+function notify(): void {
+  for (const s of subscribers) {
+    try { s(); } catch { /* swallow */ }
+  }
+}
+
+// Guard against duplicate listeners during Vite HMR.
+const G = globalThis as Record<string, unknown>;
+if (!G.__boocode_chat_status_subscribed) {
+  G.__boocode_chat_status_subscribed = true;
+  sessionEvents.subscribe((ev) => {
+    if (ev.type !== 'chat_status') return;
+    statuses.set(ev.chat_id, { status: ev.status, at: ev.at });
+    notify();
+  });
+  // Single shared ticker: re-notify so any green dot whose 30s window just
+  // expired re-renders as gray. We only notify if there's something warm —
+  // avoids waking sleeping components for nothing.
+  setInterval(() => {
+    const now = Date.now();
+    for (const entry of statuses.values()) {
+      if (entry.status === 'idle') {
+        const age = now - new Date(entry.at).getTime();
+        if (age < WARM_WINDOW_MS + TICK_MS) {
+          notify();
+          return;
+        }
+      }
+    }
+  }, TICK_MS);
+}
+
+function derive(entry: Entry | undefined): DerivedStatus {
+  if (!entry) return 'idle_cold';
+  if (entry.status === 'working') return 'working';
+  if (entry.status === 'error') return 'error';
+  const age = Date.now() - new Date(entry.at).getTime();
+  return age < WARM_WINDOW_MS ? 'idle_warm' : 'idle_cold';
+}
+
+export function useChatStatus(chatId: string | null | undefined): DerivedStatus {
+  const [, force] = useState({});
+  useEffect(() => {
+    const sub = () => force({});
+    subscribers.add(sub);
+    return () => { subscribers.delete(sub); };
+  }, []);
+  if (!chatId) return 'idle_cold';
+  return derive(statuses.get(chatId));
+}

apps/web/src/hooks/useLongPress.ts

@@ -0,0 +1,75 @@
+import { useCallback, useRef } from 'react';
+import type { TouchEvent } from 'react';
+
+interface LongPressHandlers {
+  onTouchStart: (e: TouchEvent) => void;
+  onTouchMove: (e: TouchEvent) => void;
+  onTouchEnd: (e: TouchEvent) => void;
+  onTouchCancel: (e: TouchEvent) => void;
+}
+
+interface Options {
+  ms?: number;
+  // Suppress the synthetic click that follows touchend when long-press fired.
+  suppressClickOnFire?: boolean;
+}
+
+// Hand-rolled long-press detector. Starts a timer on touchstart; cancels on
+// touchmove or early touchend; fires the callback on timer expiry. Caller is
+// expected to suppress text-selection callout via CSS (-webkit-touch-callout).
+export function useLongPress(
+  callback: (touch: { clientX: number; clientY: number; target: EventTarget | null }) => void,
+  { ms = 500, suppressClickOnFire = true }: Options = {},
+): LongPressHandlers {
+  const timerRef = useRef<number | null>(null);
+  const firedRef = useRef(false);
+
+  const clear = useCallback(() => {
+    if (timerRef.current !== null) {
+      window.clearTimeout(timerRef.current);
+      timerRef.current = null;
+    }
+  }, []);
+
+  const onTouchStart = useCallback(
+    (e: TouchEvent) => {
+      firedRef.current = false;
+      const touch = e.touches[0];
+      if (!touch) return;
+      const x = touch.clientX;
+      const y = touch.clientY;
+      const target = e.target;
+      clear();
+      timerRef.current = window.setTimeout(() => {
+        firedRef.current = true;
+        callback({ clientX: x, clientY: y, target });
+      }, ms);
+    },
+    [callback, ms, clear],
+  );
+
+  const onTouchMove = useCallback(() => {
+    clear();
+  }, [clear]);
+
+  const onTouchEnd = useCallback(
+    (e: TouchEvent) => {
+      clear();
+      if (firedRef.current && suppressClickOnFire) {
+        // Block the synthetic click that follows touchend; the long-press
+        // already handled the gesture.
+        e.preventDefault();
+      }
+    },
+    [clear, suppressClickOnFire],
+  );
+
+  const onTouchCancel = useCallback(
+    (_e: TouchEvent) => {
+      clear();
+    },
+    [clear],
+  );
+
+  return { onTouchStart, onTouchMove, onTouchEnd, onTouchCancel };
+}

apps/web/src/hooks/useProjectGit.ts

@@ -0,0 +1,41 @@
+import { useEffect, useState } from 'react';
+import { api } from '@/api/client';
+import type { GitMeta } from '@/api/types';
+
+const POLL_INTERVAL_MS = 30_000;
+
+// Live-ish git meta for the project header indicator. Backed by the server's
+// 30s cache, so a 30s client poll plus the cache TTL bounds total staleness
+// to ~60s in the worst case. Returns null while the first fetch is in flight
+// or if the request failed.
+export function useProjectGit(projectId: string | null | undefined): GitMeta | null {
+  const [meta, setMeta] = useState<GitMeta | null>(null);
+
+  useEffect(() => {
+    if (!projectId) {
+      setMeta(null);
+      return;
+    }
+    let cancelled = false;
+
+    const fetchOnce = () => {
+      api.projects
+        .git(projectId)
+        .then((m) => {
+          if (!cancelled) setMeta(m);
+        })
+        .catch(() => {
+          if (!cancelled) setMeta(null);
+        });
+    };
+
+    fetchOnce();
+    const t = setInterval(fetchOnce, POLL_INTERVAL_MS);
+    return () => {
+      cancelled = true;
+      clearInterval(t);
+    };
+  }, [projectId]);
+
+  return meta;
+}

apps/web/src/hooks/usePullToRefresh.ts

@@ -0,0 +1,77 @@
+import { useCallback, useRef, useState } from 'react';
+import type { TouchEvent } from 'react';
+
+interface Options {
+  threshold?: number;
+  enabled?: boolean;
+  maxPull?: number;
+}
+
+interface Handlers {
+  onTouchStart: (e: TouchEvent<HTMLElement>) => void;
+  onTouchMove: (e: TouchEvent<HTMLElement>) => void;
+  onTouchEnd: () => void;
+  pullDist: number;
+  refreshing: boolean;
+}
+
+// Hand-rolled pull-to-refresh: records the initial Y on touchstart only if
+// the target is scrolled to the top, then tracks downward pull on touchmove.
+// On touchend, fires onRefresh if the pull exceeded the threshold.
+export function usePullToRefresh(
+  onRefresh: () => void | Promise<void>,
+  { threshold = 80, enabled = true, maxPull = 120 }: Options = {},
+): Handlers {
+  const [pullDist, setPullDist] = useState(0);
+  const [refreshing, setRefreshing] = useState(false);
+  const startYRef = useRef<number | null>(null);
+
+  const onTouchStart = useCallback(
+    (e: TouchEvent<HTMLElement>) => {
+      if (!enabled || refreshing) return;
+      const target = e.currentTarget as HTMLElement;
+      if (target.scrollTop > 0) return;
+      const t = e.touches[0];
+      if (!t) return;
+      startYRef.current = t.clientY;
+    },
+    [enabled, refreshing],
+  );
+
+  const onTouchMove = useCallback(
+    (e: TouchEvent<HTMLElement>) => {
+      if (!enabled || refreshing || startYRef.current === null) return;
+      const t = e.touches[0];
+      if (!t) return;
+      const delta = t.clientY - startYRef.current;
+      if (delta > 0) {
+        setPullDist(Math.min(delta, maxPull));
+      } else {
+        setPullDist(0);
+      }
+    },
+    [enabled, refreshing, maxPull],
+  );
+
+  const onTouchEnd = useCallback(() => {
+    if (!enabled || refreshing) {
+      startYRef.current = null;
+      setPullDist(0);
+      return;
+    }
+    const fired = pullDist >= threshold && startYRef.current !== null;
+    startYRef.current = null;
+    setPullDist(0);
+    if (fired) {
+      setRefreshing(true);
+      Promise.resolve(onRefresh())
+        .catch(() => {})
+        .finally(() => {
+          // Hold the indicator briefly so the action feels intentional.
+          window.setTimeout(() => setRefreshing(false), 600);
+        });
+    }
+  }, [enabled, refreshing, pullDist, threshold, onRefresh]);
+
+  return { onTouchStart, onTouchMove, onTouchEnd, pullDist, refreshing };
+}

apps/web/src/hooks/useRightRailDrawer.tsx

@@ -0,0 +1,35 @@
+import { createContext, useCallback, useContext, useEffect, useState } from 'react';
+import type { ReactNode } from 'react';
+import { useLocation } from 'react-router-dom';
+
+interface RightRailDrawerState {
+  open: boolean;
+  setOpen: (open: boolean) => void;
+  toggle: () => void;
+}
+
+const Ctx = createContext<RightRailDrawerState | null>(null);
+
+export function RightRailDrawerProvider({ children }: { children: ReactNode }) {
+  const [open, setOpen] = useState(false);
+  const location = useLocation();
+
+  // Auto-close on route change. Same pattern as useSidebarDrawer — keeps the
+  // drawer from leaking between sessions when the user navigates.
+  useEffect(() => {
+    setOpen(false);
+  }, [location.pathname]);
+
+  const toggle = useCallback(() => setOpen((v) => !v), []);
+
+  return <Ctx.Provider value={{ open, setOpen, toggle }}>{children}</Ctx.Provider>;
+}
+
+export function useRightRailDrawer(): RightRailDrawerState {
+  const ctx = useContext(Ctx);
+  if (!ctx) {
+    // Soft fallback so consumers don't crash if rendered outside a provider.
+    return { open: false, setOpen: () => {}, toggle: () => {} };
+  }
+  return ctx;
+}

apps/web/src/hooks/useSessionChats.ts

@@ -0,0 +1,175 @@
+import { useCallback, useEffect, useRef, useState } from 'react';
+import { toast } from 'sonner';
+import { api } from '@/api/client';
+import type { Chat } from '@/api/types';
+import { sessionEvents } from '@/hooks/sessionEvents';
+
+export interface UseSessionChatsOpts {
+  removeChatFromPanes: (chatId: string) => void;
+  openChatInPane: (paneIdx: number, chatId: string) => void;
+  // Thin wrapper around openChatInPane(activePaneIdxRef.current, chatId);
+  // built by Workspace and passed in so this hook doesn't need to know
+  // about pane indexing.
+  openChatInActivePane: (chatId: string) => void;
+  initializeFirstChatIfEmpty: (chatId: string) => void;
+}
+
+export interface UseSessionChatsResult {
+  chats: Chat[];
+  setChats: React.Dispatch<React.SetStateAction<Chat[]>>;
+  createChat: (paneIdx: number) => Promise<void>;
+  archiveChat: (chatId: string) => Promise<void>;
+  unarchiveChat: (chatId: string) => Promise<void>;
+  deleteChat: (chatId: string) => Promise<void>;
+  renameChat: (chatId: string, name: string) => Promise<void>;
+  handleLandingSend: (paneIdx: number, content: string) => Promise<void>;
+}
+
+export function useSessionChats(
+  sessionId: string,
+  opts: UseSessionChatsOpts,
+): UseSessionChatsResult {
+  const [chats, setChats] = useState<Chat[]>([]);
+  const chatsRef = useRef<Chat[]>([]);
+  chatsRef.current = chats;
+
+  // Stable refs to opts callbacks so the subscription effect — which only
+  // re-runs on sessionId change — always sees the latest closures without
+  // unsubscribe/resubscribe churn.
+  const removeChatFromPanesRef = useRef(opts.removeChatFromPanes);
+  removeChatFromPanesRef.current = opts.removeChatFromPanes;
+  const openChatInPaneRef = useRef(opts.openChatInPane);
+  openChatInPaneRef.current = opts.openChatInPane;
+  const openChatInActivePaneRef = useRef(opts.openChatInActivePane);
+  openChatInActivePaneRef.current = opts.openChatInActivePane;
+  const initializeFirstChatIfEmptyRef = useRef(opts.initializeFirstChatIfEmpty);
+  initializeFirstChatIfEmptyRef.current = opts.initializeFirstChatIfEmpty;
+
+  useEffect(() => {
+    let cancelled = false;
+    api.chats.listForSession(sessionId).then((list) => {
+      if (cancelled) return;
+      setChats(list);
+      const openChat = list.find((c) => c.status === 'open');
+      if (openChat) {
+        initializeFirstChatIfEmptyRef.current(openChat.id);
+      }
+    }).catch(() => {});
+    return () => { cancelled = true; };
+  }, [sessionId]);
+
+  useEffect(() => {
+    return sessionEvents.subscribe((event) => {
+      if (event.type === 'chat_created' && event.session_id === sessionId) {
+        setChats((prev) => {
+          if (prev.some((c) => c.id === event.chat.id)) return prev;
+          return [event.chat, ...prev];
+        });
+      }
+      if (event.type === 'chat_updated') {
+        setChats((prev) => prev.map((c) =>
+          c.id === event.chat_id ? { ...c, name: event.name, updated_at: event.updated_at } : c
+        ));
+      }
+      if (event.type === 'chat_archived') {
+        setChats((prev) => prev.map((c) =>
+          c.id === event.chat_id ? { ...c, status: 'archived' as const } : c
+        ));
+        removeChatFromPanesRef.current(event.chat_id);
+      }
+      if (event.type === 'chat_unarchived') {
+        setChats((prev) => {
+          if (prev.some((c) => c.id === event.chat.id)) {
+            return prev.map((c) => c.id === event.chat.id ? { ...c, status: 'open' as const } : c);
+          }
+          return [event.chat, ...prev];
+        });
+      }
+      if (event.type === 'chat_deleted') {
+        setChats((prev) => prev.filter((c) => c.id !== event.chat_id));
+        removeChatFromPanesRef.current(event.chat_id);
+      }
+      if (event.type === 'open_chat_in_active_pane') {
+        openChatInActivePaneRef.current(event.chat_id);
+      }
+    });
+  }, [sessionId]);
+
+  const createChat = useCallback(async (paneIdx: number) => {
+    try {
+      const chat = await api.chats.create(sessionId);
+      // Optimistic local insert; the WS chat_created echo will be deduped by id.
+      setChats((prev) => {
+        if (prev.some((c) => c.id === chat.id)) return prev;
+        return [chat, ...prev];
+      });
+      openChatInPaneRef.current(paneIdx, chat.id);
+    } catch (err) {
+      toast.error(err instanceof Error ? err.message : 'Failed to create chat');
+    }
+  }, [sessionId]);
+
+  const archiveChat = useCallback(async (chatId: string) => {
+    try {
+      await api.chats.archive(chatId);
+      // Server publishes chat_archived; bus forwarder updates state.
+    } catch (err) {
+      toast.error(err instanceof Error ? err.message : 'Failed to archive chat');
+    }
+  }, []);
+
+  const unarchiveChat = useCallback(async (chatId: string) => {
+    try {
+      await api.chats.unarchive(chatId);
+      // Server publishes chat_unarchived.
+    } catch (err) {
+      toast.error(err instanceof Error ? err.message : 'Failed to restore chat');
+    }
+  }, []);
+
+  const deleteChat = useCallback(async (chatId: string) => {
+    try {
+      await api.chats.remove(chatId);
+      setChats((prev) => prev.filter((c) => c.id !== chatId));
+      removeChatFromPanesRef.current(chatId);
+    } catch (err) {
+      toast.error(err instanceof Error ? err.message : 'Failed to delete chat');
+    }
+  }, []);
+
+  const renameChat = useCallback(async (chatId: string, name: string) => {
+    try {
+      await api.chats.update(chatId, { name });
+      setChats((prev) => prev.map((c) =>
+        c.id === chatId ? { ...c, name } : c
+      ));
+    } catch (err) {
+      toast.error(err instanceof Error ? err.message : 'Failed to rename chat');
+    }
+  }, []);
+
+  const handleLandingSend = useCallback(async (paneIdx: number, content: string) => {
+    try {
+      const chat = await api.chats.create(sessionId);
+      setChats((prev) => {
+        if (prev.some((c) => c.id === chat.id)) return prev;
+        return [chat, ...prev];
+      });
+      openChatInPaneRef.current(paneIdx, chat.id);
+      await api.messages.send(chat.id, content);
+    } catch (err) {
+      toast.error(err instanceof Error ? err.message : 'Failed to send');
+    }
+  }, [sessionId]);
+
+  return {
+    chats,
+    setChats,
+    createChat,
+    archiveChat,
+    unarchiveChat,
+    deleteChat,
+    renameChat,
+    handleLandingSend,
+  };
+}

apps/web/src/hooks/useSessionStream.ts

@@ -2,6 +2,10 @@ import { useEffect, useRef, useState } from 'react';
 import type { Message, WsFrame } from '@/api/types';
 import { sessionEvents } from './sessionEvents';
 
+// session_renamed frame removed from WsFrame — it was declared but never
+// published on the per-session WS channel (server publishes via broker.publishUser
+// since v1.4). chat_renamed remains; auto_name.ts publishes it on session WS.
+
 interface State {
   messages: Message[];
   connected: boolean;
@@ -25,7 +29,9 @@ function applyFrame(state: State, frame: WsFrame): State {
         kind: 'message',
         tool_calls: null,
         tool_results: null,
-        status: 'streaming',
+        // v1.8.2: cap-hit sentinels arrive role='system' and are static, so
+        // skipping the streaming dot for them keeps the UI accurate.
+        status: frame.role === 'system' ? 'complete' : 'streaming',
         last_seq: 0,
         tokens_used: null,
         ctx_used: null,
@@ -33,6 +39,7 @@ function applyFrame(state: State, frame: WsFrame): State {
         started_at: null,
         finished_at: null,
         created_at: new Date().toISOString(),
+        metadata: null,
       };
       return { ...state, messages: [...state.messages, newMsg] };
     }
@@ -92,6 +99,7 @@ function applyFrame(state: State, frame: WsFrame): State {
         started_at: null,
         finished_at: null,
         created_at: new Date().toISOString(),
+        metadata: null,
       };
       return { ...state, messages: [...state.messages, newMsg] };
     }
@@ -106,6 +114,10 @@ function applyFrame(state: State, frame: WsFrame): State {
               ...(frame.ctx_max !== undefined ? { ctx_max: frame.ctx_max } : {}),
               ...(frame.started_at !== undefined ? { started_at: frame.started_at } : {}),
               ...(frame.finished_at !== undefined ? { finished_at: frame.finished_at } : {}),
+              // v1.8.2: cap-hit sentinels (and future stamped metadata) ride
+              // in on this terminal frame so the reducer can attach it
+              // without waiting for a refetch.
+              ...(frame.metadata !== undefined ? { metadata: frame.metadata } : {}),
             }
           : m
       );
@@ -118,14 +130,6 @@ function applyFrame(state: State, frame: WsFrame): State {
         messages: state.messages.filter((m) => !removeSet.has(m.id)),
       };
     }
-    case 'session_renamed': {
-      sessionEvents.emit({
-        type: 'session_renamed',
-        session_id: frame.session_id,
-        name: frame.name,
-      });
-      return state;
-    }
     case 'chat_renamed': {
       sessionEvents.emit({
         type: 'chat_updated',
@@ -137,9 +141,22 @@ function applyFrame(state: State, frame: WsFrame): State {
       return state;
     }
     case 'error': {
+      // v1.8.2: when the frame carries a structured reason, stamp it onto the
+      // failed message's metadata so the bubble can render specifics inline
+      // (the WS error frame is one-shot; refresh-safe rendering needs the
+      // value persisted on the message).
+      const errorMeta = frame.reason
+        ? { kind: 'error' as const, error_reason: frame.reason, error_text: frame.error }
+        : null;
       const next = frame.message_id
         ? state.messages.map((m) =>
-            m.id === frame.message_id ? { ...m, status: 'failed' as const } : m
+            m.id === frame.message_id
+              ? {
+                  ...m,
+                  status: 'failed' as const,
+                  ...(errorMeta ? { metadata: errorMeta } : {}),
+                }
+              : m
           )
         : state.messages;
       return { ...state, messages: next, error: frame.error };
@@ -147,6 +164,11 @@ function applyFrame(state: State, frame: WsFrame): State {
   }
 }
 
+// Matches useUserEvents — exponential backoff with the same ceiling so the
+// two channels reconnect on the same cadence after a network handoff.
+const RECONNECT_INITIAL_MS = 1000;
+const RECONNECT_MAX_MS = 30_000;
+
 export function useSessionStream(sessionId: string | undefined) {
   const [state, setState] = useState<State>({ messages: [], connected: false, error: null });
   const wsRef = useRef<WebSocket | null>(null);
@@ -156,32 +178,52 @@ export function useSessionStream(sessionId: string | undefined) {
 
     setState({ messages: [], connected: false, error: null });
 
-    const proto = window.location.protocol === 'https:' ? 'wss' : 'ws';
-    const url = `${proto}://${window.location.host}/api/ws/sessions/${sessionId}`;
-    const ws = new WebSocket(url);
-    wsRef.current = ws;
+    let unmounted = false;
+    let reconnectTimer: ReturnType<typeof setTimeout> | null = null;
+    let reconnectDelay = RECONNECT_INITIAL_MS;
 
-    ws.onopen = () => {
-      setState((s) => ({ ...s, connected: true, error: null }));
-    };
-    ws.onmessage = (ev) => {
-      try {
-        const frame = JSON.parse(typeof ev.data === 'string' ? ev.data : '') as WsFrame;
-        setState((s) => applyFrame(s, frame));
-      } catch (err) {
-        console.warn('bad ws frame', err);
-      }
-    };
-    ws.onerror = () => {
-      setState((s) => ({ ...s, error: 'websocket error' }));
-    };
-    ws.onclose = () => {
-      setState((s) => ({ ...s, connected: false }));
+    const connect = () => {
+      if (unmounted) return;
+      const proto = window.location.protocol === 'https:' ? 'wss' : 'ws';
+      const url = `${proto}://${window.location.host}/api/ws/sessions/${sessionId}`;
+      const ws = new WebSocket(url);
+      wsRef.current = ws;
+
+      ws.onopen = () => {
+        reconnectDelay = RECONNECT_INITIAL_MS;
+        setState((s) => ({ ...s, connected: true, error: null }));
+      };
+      ws.onmessage = (ev) => {
+        try {
+          const frame = JSON.parse(typeof ev.data === 'string' ? ev.data : '') as WsFrame;
+          setState((s) => applyFrame(s, frame));
+        } catch (err) {
+          console.warn('bad ws frame', err);
+        }
+      };
+      // v1.8.1: WS errors no longer surface as user-facing toasts here. The
+      // user-channel hook (useUserEvents) owns the debounced "reconnecting…"
+      // UI; this channel just reconnects silently on the same backoff.
+      ws.onerror = () => {
+        try { ws.close(); } catch {}
+      };
+      ws.onclose = () => {
+        if (unmounted) return;
+        setState((s) => ({ ...s, connected: false }));
+        const delay = reconnectDelay;
+        reconnectDelay = Math.min(reconnectDelay * 2, RECONNECT_MAX_MS);
+        reconnectTimer = setTimeout(connect, delay);
+      };
     };
 
+    connect();
+
     return () => {
+      unmounted = true;
+      if (reconnectTimer) clearTimeout(reconnectTimer);
+      const ws = wsRef.current;
       wsRef.current = null;
-      ws.close();
+      if (ws) try { ws.close(); } catch {}
     };
   }, [sessionId]);
 

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) => {
@@ -171,6 +175,7 @@ function applyEvent(prev: SidebarResponse, event: import('./sessionEvents').Sess
     case 'chat_archived':
     case 'chat_unarchived':
     case 'chat_deleted':
+    case 'chat_status':
       return prev;
     case 'project_archived': {
       const next = prev.projects.filter((p) => p.id !== event.project_id);

apps/web/src/hooks/useSidebarDrawer.tsx

@@ -0,0 +1,36 @@
+import { createContext, useCallback, useContext, useEffect, useState } from 'react';
+import type { ReactNode } from 'react';
+import { useLocation } from 'react-router-dom';
+
+interface SidebarDrawerState {
+  open: boolean;
+  setOpen: (open: boolean) => void;
+  toggle: () => void;
+}
+
+const Ctx = createContext<SidebarDrawerState | null>(null);
+
+export function SidebarDrawerProvider({ children }: { children: ReactNode }) {
+  const [open, setOpen] = useState(false);
+  const location = useLocation();
+
+  // Auto-close on navigation. Effect fires once on mount too (open default
+  // is false, so no observable effect) and on every pathname change after.
+  useEffect(() => {
+    setOpen(false);
+  }, [location.pathname]);
+
+  const toggle = useCallback(() => setOpen((v) => !v), []);
+
+  return <Ctx.Provider value={{ open, setOpen, toggle }}>{children}</Ctx.Provider>;
+}
+
+export function useSidebarDrawer(): SidebarDrawerState {
+  const ctx = useContext(Ctx);
+  if (!ctx) {
+    // Soft fallback so consumers don't crash if rendered outside a provider.
+    // In practice all top-level routes are inside the provider.
+    return { open: false, setOpen: () => {}, toggle: () => {} };
+  }
+  return ctx;
+}

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/useUserEvents.ts

@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 import { useEffect } from 'react';
 import { sessionEvents } from './sessionEvents';
+import { createWsReconnectToast } from './wsReconnectToast';
 
 const RECONNECT_INITIAL_MS = 1000;
 const RECONNECT_MAX_MS = 30000;
@@ -11,6 +12,20 @@ export function useUserEvents(): void {
     let reconnectDelay = RECONNECT_INITIAL_MS;
     let unmounted = false;
 
+    // v1.8.1: silent on the first disconnect; gray "reconnecting…" after 3
+    // fails / 15 s; red "connection lost" with a Retry Now action after 60 s.
+    const reconnectToast = createWsReconnectToast({
+      label: 'Live updates',
+      onRetryNow: () => {
+        if (reconnectTimer) {
+          clearTimeout(reconnectTimer);
+          reconnectTimer = null;
+          reconnectDelay = RECONNECT_INITIAL_MS;
+          connect();
+        }
+      },
+    });
+
     const connect = () => {
       if (unmounted) return;
       const url = new URL('/api/ws/user', window.location.href);
@@ -19,6 +34,7 @@ export function useUserEvents(): void {
 
       ws.onopen = () => {
         reconnectDelay = RECONNECT_INITIAL_MS;
+        reconnectToast.onConnected();
       };
 
       ws.onmessage = (ev) => {
@@ -34,13 +50,15 @@ export function useUserEvents(): void {
 
       ws.onclose = () => {
         if (unmounted) return;
+        reconnectToast.onFailure();
         const delay = reconnectDelay;
         reconnectDelay = Math.min(reconnectDelay * 2, RECONNECT_MAX_MS);
         reconnectTimer = setTimeout(connect, delay);
       };
 
       ws.onerror = () => {
-        // close handler will trigger reconnect
+        // close handler will trigger reconnect; best-effort, ignore failure
+        // because the socket may already be closing
         try { ws?.close(); } catch {}
       };
     };
@@ -49,6 +67,7 @@ export function useUserEvents(): void {
 
     return () => {
       unmounted = true;
+      reconnectToast.dispose();
       if (reconnectTimer) clearTimeout(reconnectTimer);
       if (ws) try { ws.close(); } catch {}
     };

apps/web/src/hooks/useViewport.ts

@@ -0,0 +1,45 @@
+import { useEffect, useState } from 'react';
+
+// Breakpoints (px): mobile <768, tablet 768-1023, desktop >=1024.
+const MOBILE_MAX = 767;
+const TABLET_MAX = 1023;
+
+export interface ViewportSnapshot {
+  isMobile: boolean;
+  isTablet: boolean;
+  width: number;
+}
+
+function snapshot(): ViewportSnapshot {
+  if (typeof window === 'undefined') {
+    return { isMobile: false, isTablet: false, width: 1280 };
+  }
+  const width = window.innerWidth;
+  return {
+    isMobile: width <= MOBILE_MAX,
+    isTablet: width > MOBILE_MAX && width <= TABLET_MAX,
+    width,
+  };
+}
+
+// matchMedia-based, no resize polling. We listen to two breakpoint queries
+// and recompute the snapshot on any change.
+export function useViewport(): ViewportSnapshot {
+  const [state, setState] = useState<ViewportSnapshot>(snapshot);
+
+  useEffect(() => {
+    if (typeof window === 'undefined') return;
+    const mobileMq = window.matchMedia(`(max-width: ${MOBILE_MAX}px)`);
+    const tabletMq = window.matchMedia(`(min-width: ${MOBILE_MAX + 1}px) and (max-width: ${TABLET_MAX}px)`);
+    const update = () => setState(snapshot());
+    mobileMq.addEventListener('change', update);
+    tabletMq.addEventListener('change', update);
+    update();
+    return () => {
+      mobileMq.removeEventListener('change', update);
+      tabletMq.removeEventListener('change', update);
+    };
+  }, []);
+
+  return state;
+}

apps/web/src/hooks/useWorkspacePanes.ts

@@ -0,0 +1,399 @@
+import { useCallback, useEffect, useRef, useState } from 'react';
+import type { DragEvent } from 'react';
+import { toast } from 'sonner';
+import type { WorkspacePane } from '@/api/types';
+import { setActivePaneInfo, clearActivePane } from '@/hooks/useActivePane';
+
+export const MAX_PANES = 5;
+const STORAGE_KEY = 'boocode.workspace.panes';
+
+function generateId(): string {
+  return crypto.randomUUID();
+}
+
+function emptyPane(): WorkspacePane {
+  return { id: generateId(), kind: 'empty', chatIds: [], activeChatIdx: -1 };
+}
+
+function chatPane(chatId: string): WorkspacePane {
+  return { id: generateId(), kind: 'chat', chatId, chatIds: [chatId], activeChatIdx: 0 };
+}
+
+// v1.10 booterm: terminal panes carry no chats. Their `id` is used as the
+// tmux window key on booterm — see apps/booterm/src/pty/manager.ts. They
+// persist in localStorage along with chat panes so a refresh resumes the
+// same tmux window via the idempotent start endpoint.
+function terminalPane(): WorkspacePane {
+  return { id: generateId(), kind: 'terminal', chatIds: [], activeChatIdx: -1 };
+}
+
+// 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}`);
+    if (!raw) return null;
+    const parsed = JSON.parse(raw) as WorkspacePane[];
+    if (!Array.isArray(parsed) || parsed.length === 0) return null;
+    return parsed;
+  } catch {
+    return null;
+  }
+}
+
+function savePanes(sessionId: string, panes: WorkspacePane[]): void {
+  try {
+    localStorage.setItem(
+      `${STORAGE_KEY}.${sessionId}`,
+      JSON.stringify(persistablePanes(panes)),
+    );
+  } catch { /* quota or disabled */ }
+}
+
+export interface UseWorkspacePanesResult {
+  panes: WorkspacePane[];
+  activePaneIdx: number;
+  setActivePaneIdx: React.Dispatch<React.SetStateAction<number>>;
+  activePaneIdxRef: React.MutableRefObject<number>;
+  openChatInPane: (paneIdx: number, chatId: string) => void;
+  switchTab: (paneIdx: number, tabIdx: number) => void;
+  removeTab: (paneIdx: number, chatId: string) => void;
+  closeOtherTabs: (paneIdx: number, keepChatId: string) => void;
+  closeTabsToRight: (paneIdx: number, pivotChatId: string) => void;
+  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;
+  handlePaneDragStart: (idx: number) => (e: DragEvent<HTMLDivElement>) => void;
+  handlePaneDragOver: (idx: number) => (e: DragEvent<HTMLDivElement>) => void;
+  handlePaneDragLeave: () => void;
+  handlePaneDrop: (targetIdx: number) => (e: DragEvent<HTMLDivElement>) => void;
+  handlePaneDragEnd: () => void;
+  dragOverIdx: number | null;
+  draggingIdxRef: React.MutableRefObject<number | null>;
+}
+
+export function useWorkspacePanes(sessionId: string): UseWorkspacePanesResult {
+  const [panes, setPanes] = useState<WorkspacePane[]>(() => {
+    return loadPanes(sessionId) ?? [emptyPane()];
+  });
+  const [activePaneIdx, setActivePaneIdx] = useState(0);
+  const draggingIdxRef = useRef<number | null>(null);
+  const [dragOverIdx, setDragOverIdx] = useState<number | null>(null);
+
+  useEffect(() => {
+    savePanes(sessionId, panes);
+  }, [sessionId, panes]);
+
+  useEffect(() => {
+    const active = panes[activePaneIdx];
+    if (!active) {
+      clearActivePane();
+      return;
+    }
+    setActivePaneInfo({
+      sessionId,
+      paneId: active.id,
+      kind: active.kind,
+      activeFile: null,
+    });
+  }, [sessionId, panes, activePaneIdx]);
+
+  useEffect(() => {
+    return () => {
+      clearActivePane();
+    };
+  }, []);
+
+  const activePaneIdxRef = useRef(activePaneIdx);
+  activePaneIdxRef.current = activePaneIdx;
+
+  const openChatInPane = useCallback((paneIdx: number, chatId: string) => {
+    setPanes((prev) => {
+      const next = [...prev];
+      const pane = next[paneIdx]!;
+      const existing = pane.chatIds.indexOf(chatId);
+      if (existing >= 0) {
+        next[paneIdx] = { ...pane, kind: 'chat', chatId, activeChatIdx: existing };
+      } else {
+        const newIds = [...pane.chatIds, chatId];
+        next[paneIdx] = {
+          ...pane,
+          kind: 'chat',
+          chatId,
+          chatIds: newIds,
+          activeChatIdx: newIds.length - 1,
+        };
+      }
+      return next;
+    });
+    setActivePaneIdx(paneIdx);
+  }, []);
+
+  const switchTab = useCallback((paneIdx: number, tabIdx: number) => {
+    setPanes((prev) => {
+      const next = [...prev];
+      const pane = next[paneIdx]!;
+      const chatId = pane.chatIds[tabIdx];
+      if (!chatId) return prev;
+      next[paneIdx] = { ...pane, chatId, activeChatIdx: tabIdx };
+      return next;
+    });
+  }, []);
+
+  const removeTab = useCallback((paneIdx: number, chatId: string) => {
+    setPanes((prev) => {
+      const next = [...prev];
+      const pane = next[paneIdx]!;
+      const nextIds = pane.chatIds.filter((id) => id !== chatId);
+      if (nextIds.length === 0) {
+        next[paneIdx] = { ...pane, kind: 'empty', chatId: undefined, chatIds: [], activeChatIdx: -1 };
+      } else {
+        const nextActiveIdx = Math.min(pane.activeChatIdx, nextIds.length - 1);
+        next[paneIdx] = {
+          ...pane,
+          chatIds: nextIds,
+          activeChatIdx: nextActiveIdx,
+          chatId: nextIds[nextActiveIdx],
+        };
+      }
+      return next;
+    });
+  }, []);
+
+  // Keep only the right-clicked tab open in this pane.
+  const closeOtherTabs = useCallback((paneIdx: number, keepChatId: string) => {
+    setPanes((prev) => {
+      const next = [...prev];
+      const pane = next[paneIdx]!;
+      const keepIdx = pane.chatIds.indexOf(keepChatId);
+      if (keepIdx < 0) return prev;
+      next[paneIdx] = {
+        ...pane,
+        kind: 'chat',
+        chatId: keepChatId,
+        chatIds: [keepChatId],
+        activeChatIdx: 0,
+      };
+      return next;
+    });
+  }, []);
+
+  // Close every tab to the right of the right-clicked one.
+  const closeTabsToRight = useCallback((paneIdx: number, pivotChatId: string) => {
+    setPanes((prev) => {
+      const next = [...prev];
+      const pane = next[paneIdx]!;
+      const pivotIdx = pane.chatIds.indexOf(pivotChatId);
+      if (pivotIdx < 0 || pivotIdx === pane.chatIds.length - 1) return prev;
+      const nextIds = pane.chatIds.slice(0, pivotIdx + 1);
+      const nextActiveIdx = Math.min(pane.activeChatIdx, nextIds.length - 1);
+      next[paneIdx] = {
+        ...pane,
+        chatIds: nextIds,
+        activeChatIdx: nextActiveIdx,
+        chatId: nextIds[nextActiveIdx],
+      };
+      return next;
+    });
+  }, []);
+
+  // Close every tab in this pane; land on landing page.
+  const closeAllTabs = useCallback((paneIdx: number) => {
+    setPanes((prev) => {
+      const next = [...prev];
+      const pane = next[paneIdx]!;
+      next[paneIdx] = { ...pane, kind: 'empty', chatId: undefined, chatIds: [], activeChatIdx: -1 };
+      return next;
+    });
+  }, []);
+
+  const showLandingPage = useCallback((paneIdx: number) => {
+    setPanes((prev) => {
+      const next = [...prev];
+      const pane = next[paneIdx]!;
+      next[paneIdx] = { ...pane, kind: 'empty', chatId: undefined };
+      return next;
+    });
+  }, []);
+
+  const addSplitPane = useCallback((kind: 'chat' | 'terminal' | 'agent') => {
+    if (kind === 'agent') {
+      toast('Agent panes coming in BooCoder');
+      return;
+    }
+    setPanes((prev) => {
+      // 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;
+      }
+      const newPane = kind === 'terminal' ? terminalPane() : emptyPane();
+      const next = [...prev, newPane];
+      setActivePaneIdx(next.length - 1);
+      return next;
+    });
+  }, []);
+
+  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) {
+        // 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;
+    });
+  }, []);
+
+  // Replaces a single empty default pane with a chat pane. Used by the initial
+  // chat fetch to land on the most-recent open chat if no saved pane state.
+  const initializeFirstChatIfEmpty = useCallback((chatId: string) => {
+    setPanes((prev) => {
+      if (prev.length === 1 && prev[0]!.kind === 'empty') {
+        return [chatPane(chatId)];
+      }
+      return prev;
+    });
+  }, []);
+
+  const removeChatFromPanes = useCallback((chatId: string) => {
+    setPanes((prev) => prev.map((p) => {
+      const idx = p.chatIds.indexOf(chatId);
+      if (idx < 0) return p;
+      const nextIds = p.chatIds.filter((id) => id !== chatId);
+      if (nextIds.length === 0) {
+        return { ...p, kind: 'empty' as const, chatId: undefined, chatIds: [], activeChatIdx: -1 };
+      }
+      const nextActiveIdx = Math.min(p.activeChatIdx, nextIds.length - 1);
+      return {
+        ...p,
+        chatIds: nextIds,
+        activeChatIdx: nextActiveIdx,
+        chatId: nextIds[nextActiveIdx],
+      };
+    }));
+  }, []);
+
+  const handlePaneDragStart = useCallback(
+    (idx: number) => (e: DragEvent<HTMLDivElement>) => {
+      draggingIdxRef.current = idx;
+      e.dataTransfer.effectAllowed = 'move';
+      e.dataTransfer.setData('text/plain', String(idx));
+    },
+    []
+  );
+
+  const handlePaneDragOver = useCallback(
+    (idx: number) => (e: DragEvent<HTMLDivElement>) => {
+      if (draggingIdxRef.current === null) return;
+      e.preventDefault();
+      e.dataTransfer.dropEffect = 'move';
+      if (dragOverIdx !== idx) setDragOverIdx(idx);
+    },
+    [dragOverIdx]
+  );
+
+  const handlePaneDragLeave = useCallback(() => {
+    setDragOverIdx(null);
+  }, []);
+
+  const handlePaneDrop = useCallback(
+    (targetIdx: number) => (e: DragEvent<HTMLDivElement>) => {
+      e.preventDefault();
+      const fromIdx = draggingIdxRef.current;
+      draggingIdxRef.current = null;
+      setDragOverIdx(null);
+      if (fromIdx === null || fromIdx === targetIdx) return;
+      setPanes((prev) => {
+        const next = [...prev];
+        const [moved] = next.splice(fromIdx, 1);
+        if (!moved) return prev;
+        next.splice(targetIdx, 0, moved);
+        // Keep active selection on the same logical pane (the one being dragged).
+        setActivePaneIdx(targetIdx);
+        return next;
+      });
+    },
+    []
+  );
+
+  const handlePaneDragEnd = useCallback(() => {
+    draggingIdxRef.current = null;
+    setDragOverIdx(null);
+  }, []);
+
+  return {
+    panes,
+    activePaneIdx,
+    setActivePaneIdx,
+    activePaneIdxRef,
+    openChatInPane,
+    switchTab,
+    removeTab,
+    closeOtherTabs,
+    closeTabsToRight,
+    closeAllTabs,
+    showLandingPage,
+    addSplitPane,
+    toggleSettingsPane,
+    removePane,
+    removeChatFromPanes,
+    initializeFirstChatIfEmpty,
+    handlePaneDragStart,
+    handlePaneDragOver,
+    handlePaneDragLeave,
+    handlePaneDrop,
+    handlePaneDragEnd,
+    dragOverIdx,
+    draggingIdxRef,
+  };
+}

apps/web/src/hooks/wsReconnectToast.ts

@@ -0,0 +1,95 @@
+import { toast } from 'sonner';
+
+// v1.8.1 thresholds. First disconnect is silent — mobile Authelia idle timeouts
+// and tab suspensions trip reconnects constantly and the old red "websocket
+// error" toast made the app feel broken. Only escalate once the failure is
+// sustained.
+const TOAST_AFTER_FAILS = 3;
+const TOAST_AFTER_MS = 15_000;
+const PERSISTENT_AFTER_MS = 60_000;
+
+export interface WsReconnectToast {
+  onFailure(): void;
+  onConnected(): void;
+  dispose(): void;
+}
+
+interface Options {
+  label: string;            // shown in the toast (e.g. "Live updates")
+  onRetryNow: () => void;   // user clicked the "Retry now" action
+}
+
+// Per-connection toast wrapper. Caller drives it from the WS lifecycle:
+//   onFailure   — after each failed connection attempt
+//   onConnected — after a successful onopen
+//   dispose     — on hook unmount
+// The wrapper itself runs no timers and does not change the caller's reconnect
+// cadence; it only decides when to show / dismiss the toast.
+export function createWsReconnectToast(opts: Options): WsReconnectToast {
+  let firstFailureAt: number | null = null;
+  let failureCount = 0;
+  let reconnectingId: string | number | null = null;
+  let persistentId: string | number | null = null;
+
+  function dismissReconnecting(): void {
+    if (reconnectingId !== null) {
+      toast.dismiss(reconnectingId);
+      reconnectingId = null;
+    }
+  }
+  function dismissPersistent(): void {
+    if (persistentId !== null) {
+      toast.dismiss(persistentId);
+      persistentId = null;
+    }
+  }
+
+  return {
+    onFailure() {
+      if (firstFailureAt === null) firstFailureAt = Date.now();
+      failureCount += 1;
+      const elapsed = Date.now() - firstFailureAt;
+
+      // Escalate to red error + Retry button after PERSISTENT_AFTER_MS. Replaces
+      // the gray toast if it's still showing.
+      if (persistentId === null && elapsed >= PERSISTENT_AFTER_MS) {
+        dismissReconnecting();
+        persistentId = toast.error(`${opts.label}: connection lost`, {
+          duration: Infinity,
+          action: {
+            label: 'Retry now',
+            onClick: () => {
+              dismissReconnecting();
+              dismissPersistent();
+              opts.onRetryNow();
+            },
+          },
+        });
+        return;
+      }
+
+      // Gray "reconnecting…" toast once we've crossed either threshold.
+      if (
+        reconnectingId === null &&
+        persistentId === null &&
+        (failureCount >= TOAST_AFTER_FAILS || elapsed >= TOAST_AFTER_MS)
+      ) {
+        reconnectingId = toast.warning(`${opts.label}: reconnecting…`, {
+          duration: Infinity,
+        });
+      }
+    },
+    onConnected() {
+      firstFailureAt = null;
+      failureCount = 0;
+      dismissReconnecting();
+      dismissPersistent();
+    },
+    dispose() {
+      firstFailureAt = null;
+      failureCount = 0;
+      dismissReconnecting();
+      dismissPersistent();
+    },
+  };
+}

apps/web/src/lib/attachments.ts

@@ -8,6 +8,34 @@ export type Attachment = {
   source: '@' | 'line-select' | 'drop' | 'paste';
 };
 
+// v1.7: caps shared between drag-drop and paste-as-attachment so both paths
+// reject the same way. Match the existing 10-attachment cap in
+// ChatInput.addAttachment.
+export const MAX_FILE_SIZE_BYTES = 5 * 1024 * 1024; // 5 MB
+export const PASTE_INLINE_MAX_LINES = 8;
+
+// First-8KB null-byte scan. Returns true if the content looks binary.
+// Accepts a string (post-decode), an ArrayBuffer (pre-decode), or a Uint8Array.
+// For binary files like PNG, scanning bytes is more reliable than scanning
+// post-UTF-8-decode strings because invalid sequences may be replaced rather
+// than preserved.
+export function looksBinary(content: string | ArrayBuffer | Uint8Array): boolean {
+  const SCAN_BYTES = 8192;
+  if (typeof content === 'string') {
+    const max = Math.min(content.length, SCAN_BYTES);
+    for (let i = 0; i < max; i++) {
+      if (content.charCodeAt(i) === 0) return true;
+    }
+    return false;
+  }
+  const bytes = content instanceof Uint8Array ? content : new Uint8Array(content);
+  const max = Math.min(bytes.length, SCAN_BYTES);
+  for (let i = 0; i < max; i++) {
+    if (bytes[i] === 0) return true;
+  }
+  return false;
+}
+
 export const LANG_MAP: Record<string, string> = {
   ts: 'typescript', tsx: 'tsx', js: 'javascript', jsx: 'jsx',
   mjs: 'javascript', cjs: 'javascript',

apps/web/src/lib/events.ts

@@ -0,0 +1,80 @@
+// Minimal pub/sub for ephemeral UI events that don't belong on the sessionEvents
+// bus (sessionEvents is for DB-state changes; this file is for UI-only signals
+// like "user clicked send-to-terminal on selected text").
+//
+// Also exposes a tiny registry of currently-mounted terminal panes so the
+// MessageBubble context menu can list them. TerminalPane registers on mount,
+// unregisters on unmount.
+
+type Listener<T> = (payload: T) => void;
+
+interface EventBus<T> {
+  emit(payload: T): void;
+  subscribe(listener: Listener<T>): () => void;
+}
+
+function createEvent<T>(): EventBus<T> {
+  const listeners = new Set<Listener<T>>();
+  return {
+    emit(payload) {
+      for (const l of listeners) {
+        try {
+          l(payload);
+        } catch {
+          /* one bad listener shouldn't break others */
+        }
+      }
+    },
+    subscribe(listener) {
+      listeners.add(listener);
+      return () => {
+        listeners.delete(listener);
+      };
+    },
+  };
+}
+
+export interface SendToTerminalPayload {
+  pane_id: string;
+  text: string;
+}
+
+export const sendToTerminal = createEvent<SendToTerminalPayload>();
+
+export interface TerminalRegistration {
+  paneId: string;
+  label: string;
+}
+
+const terminalRegistry = new Map<string, TerminalRegistration>();
+const registryListeners = new Set<Listener<void>>();
+
+function notifyRegistry(): void {
+  for (const l of registryListeners) {
+    try {
+      l();
+    } catch {
+      /* ignore */
+    }
+  }
+}
+
+export const terminalsRegistry = {
+  register(paneId: string, label: string): () => void {
+    terminalRegistry.set(paneId, { paneId, label });
+    notifyRegistry();
+    return () => {
+      terminalRegistry.delete(paneId);
+      notifyRegistry();
+    };
+  },
+  list(): TerminalRegistration[] {
+    return Array.from(terminalRegistry.values());
+  },
+  subscribe(listener: Listener<void>): () => void {
+    registryListeners.add(listener);
+    return () => {
+      registryListeners.delete(listener);
+    };
+  },
+};

apps/web/src/lib/theme.ts

@@ -0,0 +1,226 @@
+import { useEffect, useState } from 'react';
+import { api } from '@/api/client';
+
+// themes-v1: source of truth for the 18 presets. id and name are surfaced in
+// the picker; family groups visually; supportsDark/supportsLight reflect
+// whether the corresponding selector exists in styles/themes/<id>.css; anchors
+// are the 5 dark swatches (or the light palette for the two light-only themes)
+// used in the picker preview strip.
+export type ThemeId =
+  | 'obsidian'
+  | 'gunmetal'
+  | 'espresso'
+  | 'volcanic-brown'
+  | 'copper'
+  | 'gold'
+  | 'oxblood'
+  | 'crimson'
+  | 'elderflower'
+  | 'plum'
+  | 'steel-pink'
+  | 'fuchsia-noir'
+  | 'matrix'
+  | 'sage'
+  | 'ivory'
+  | 'chalk'
+  | 'cobalt'
+  | 'midnight-sapphire';
+
+export type ThemeMode = 'dark' | 'light' | 'system';
+
+export interface ThemeMeta {
+  id: ThemeId;
+  name: string;
+  family: string;
+  supportsDark: boolean;
+  supportsLight: boolean;
+  anchors: [string, string, string, string, string];
+}
+
+export const THEMES: readonly ThemeMeta[] = [
+  { id: 'obsidian', name: 'Obsidian', family: 'Charcoal', supportsDark: true, supportsLight: true,
+    anchors: ['#0c0c0e', '#15151a', '#1f1f23', '#6b6b75', '#8b5cf6'] },
+  { id: 'gunmetal', name: 'Gunmetal', family: 'Charcoal', supportsDark: true, supportsLight: true,
+    anchors: ['#0d1117', '#161b22', '#21262d', '#7d8590', '#388bfd'] },
+  { id: 'espresso', name: 'Espresso', family: 'Brown', supportsDark: true, supportsLight: true,
+    anchors: ['#1c1410', '#241a14', '#2e2218', '#8a7058', '#c8a880'] },
+  { id: 'volcanic-brown', name: 'Volcanic Brown', family: 'Brown', supportsDark: true, supportsLight: true,
+    anchors: ['#140906', '#1e0e0a', '#2e1610', '#7a4030', '#cc4a1a'] },
+  { id: 'copper', name: 'Copper', family: 'Amber', supportsDark: true, supportsLight: true,
+    anchors: ['#100800', '#1c1408', '#2e1f0a', '#8a6040', '#b87333'] },
+  { id: 'gold', name: 'Gold', family: 'Amber', supportsDark: true, supportsLight: true,
+    anchors: ['#0e0800', '#1a1200', '#2a1f00', '#a07c30', '#d4af37'] },
+  { id: 'oxblood', name: 'Oxblood', family: 'Crimson', supportsDark: true, supportsLight: true,
+    anchors: ['#0a0303', '#180606', '#2a0808', '#7a3028', '#8b1a1a'] },
+  { id: 'crimson', name: 'Crimson', family: 'Crimson', supportsDark: true, supportsLight: true,
+    anchors: ['#0e0404', '#1a0808', '#2e0a0a', '#8a3030', '#dc143c'] },
+  { id: 'elderflower', name: 'Elderflower', family: 'Violet', supportsDark: true, supportsLight: true,
+    anchors: ['#100818', '#1c1024', '#2c1830', '#8a78a0', '#b89cd8'] },
+  { id: 'plum', name: 'Plum', family: 'Violet', supportsDark: true, supportsLight: true,
+    anchors: ['#0c0814', '#180e20', '#241830', '#7a4878', '#8e4585'] },
+  { id: 'steel-pink', name: 'Steel Pink', family: 'Magenta', supportsDark: true, supportsLight: true,
+    anchors: ['#0e0408', '#1a080e', '#2e0c1a', '#9a4070', '#cc33aa'] },
+  { id: 'fuchsia-noir', name: 'Fuchsia Noir', family: 'Magenta', supportsDark: true, supportsLight: true,
+    anchors: ['#0a0610', '#14081a', '#2a0c2e', '#8a3878', '#ff1493'] },
+  { id: 'matrix', name: 'Matrix', family: 'Green', supportsDark: true, supportsLight: true,
+    anchors: ['#000a00', '#031403', '#0a200a', '#208030', '#00ff41'] },
+  { id: 'sage', name: 'Sage', family: 'Green', supportsDark: true, supportsLight: true,
+    anchors: ['#0a0e08', '#141a10', '#1e2e1a', '#7a8870', '#9caf88'] },
+  { id: 'ivory', name: 'Ivory', family: 'Light', supportsDark: false, supportsLight: true,
+    anchors: ['#fdfcf8', '#f5f2e8', '#e8e4d8', '#8a8478', '#3a3328'] },
+  { id: 'chalk', name: 'Chalk', family: 'Light', supportsDark: false, supportsLight: true,
+    anchors: ['#fafaf7', '#f0f0ec', '#e5e5e0', '#75756e', '#2a2a28'] },
+  { id: 'cobalt', name: 'Cobalt', family: 'Blue', supportsDark: true, supportsLight: true,
+    anchors: ['#020817', '#061434', '#0c2244', '#3060a0', '#0047ab'] },
+  { id: 'midnight-sapphire', name: 'Midnight Sapphire', family: 'Blue', supportsDark: true, supportsLight: true,
+    anchors: ['#02050e', '#060c1f', '#0e1a36', '#4a6088', '#1e3a8a'] },
+] as const;
+
+export const DEFAULT_THEME_ID: ThemeId = 'obsidian';
+export const DEFAULT_THEME_MODE: ThemeMode = 'dark';
+export const STORAGE_KEY = 'boocode.theme';
+
+const THEME_IDS_SET: ReadonlySet<string> = new Set(THEMES.map((t) => t.id));
+
+export function isThemeId(s: string): s is ThemeId {
+  return THEME_IDS_SET.has(s);
+}
+
+function resolvedMode(mode: ThemeMode): 'dark' | 'light' {
+  if (mode !== 'system') return mode;
+  if (typeof window === 'undefined') return 'dark';
+  return window.matchMedia('(prefers-color-scheme: dark)').matches ? 'dark' : 'light';
+}
+
+// Light-only themes (ivory, chalk) can't render dark — fall back to obsidian
+// dark per spec §8 decision 1. Keeps the fallback explicit so the caller
+// doesn't accidentally apply theme-ivory.dark (which has no rule block).
+function effectiveThemeId(id: ThemeId, mode: 'dark' | 'light'): ThemeId {
+  if (mode === 'dark') {
+    const meta = THEMES.find((t) => t.id === id);
+    if (meta && !meta.supportsDark) return DEFAULT_THEME_ID;
+  }
+  return id;
+}
+
+export function applyTheme(id: ThemeId, mode: ThemeMode): void {
+  if (typeof document === 'undefined') return;
+  const resolved = resolvedMode(mode);
+  const effective = effectiveThemeId(id, resolved);
+  document.documentElement.className =
+    `theme-${effective}${resolved === 'dark' ? ' dark' : ''}`;
+  try {
+    localStorage.setItem(STORAGE_KEY, JSON.stringify({ id, mode }));
+  } catch {
+    // quota / disabled storage — apply still succeeds, persistence falls
+    // back to the next /api/settings round-trip.
+  }
+}
+
+interface ThemeState {
+  id: ThemeId;
+  mode: ThemeMode;
+}
+
+// Module-level singleton, mirrors the useChatStatus / useSidebar pattern.
+// One shared state across every useTheme() consumer; setTheme() mutates it
+// and notifies subscribers so the App-level hook (which owns the matchMedia
+// listener) and the Settings picker stay in lockstep without prop drilling.
+function readCache(): ThemeState | null {
+  if (typeof localStorage === 'undefined') return null;
+  try {
+    const raw = localStorage.getItem(STORAGE_KEY);
+    if (!raw) return null;
+    const parsed = JSON.parse(raw) as { id?: unknown; mode?: unknown };
+    if (typeof parsed.id !== 'string' || !isThemeId(parsed.id)) return null;
+    const m = parsed.mode;
+    if (m !== 'dark' && m !== 'light' && m !== 'system') return null;
+    return { id: parsed.id, mode: m };
+  } catch {
+    return null;
+  }
+}
+
+let _state: ThemeState = readCache() ?? { id: DEFAULT_THEME_ID, mode: DEFAULT_THEME_MODE };
+let _initialized = false;
+const _subscribers = new Set<(s: ThemeState) => void>();
+
+function notify(): void {
+  for (const sub of _subscribers) {
+    try {
+      sub(_state);
+    } catch {
+      // swallow — one bad subscriber shouldn't break others
+    }
+  }
+}
+
+// Optimistic update: applies immediately, PATCHes server, reverts on failure
+// so the picker can show a toast without manual state juggling. Throws on
+// failure so the caller can surface the error.
+export async function setTheme(id: ThemeId, mode: ThemeMode): Promise<void> {
+  const prev = _state;
+  _state = { id, mode };
+  applyTheme(id, mode);
+  notify();
+  try {
+    await api.settings.patch({ theme_id: id, theme_mode: mode });
+  } catch (err) {
+    _state = prev;
+    applyTheme(prev.id, prev.mode);
+    notify();
+    throw err;
+  }
+}
+
+// useTheme — mounts as many times as needed across the tree. The first mount
+// (initialized=false) triggers a single /api/settings fetch to reconcile the
+// local cache with the server. Every mount installs the matchMedia listener
+// when mode === 'system'; cleanup runs on unmount or when mode flips away.
+export function useTheme(): ThemeState {
+  const [state, setState] = useState<ThemeState>(_state);
+
+  useEffect(() => {
+    _subscribers.add(setState);
+    // Ensure the DOM reflects current state on mount — the FOUC script in
+    // index.html runs before this hook, but we re-apply in case the cache
+    // was stale relative to a fresh fetch above.
+    applyTheme(_state.id, _state.mode);
+    if (!_initialized) {
+      _initialized = true;
+      api.settings
+        .get()
+        .then((s) => {
+          const rawId = s['theme_id'];
+          const rawMode = s['theme_mode'];
+          const id =
+            typeof rawId === 'string' && isThemeId(rawId) ? rawId : DEFAULT_THEME_ID;
+          const mode: ThemeMode =
+            rawMode === 'dark' || rawMode === 'light' || rawMode === 'system'
+              ? rawMode
+              : DEFAULT_THEME_MODE;
+          _state = { id, mode };
+          applyTheme(id, mode);
+          notify();
+        })
+        .catch(() => {
+          // Settings fetch failed — keep whatever the FOUC script applied.
+          // The picker still works; PATCH will retry on next selection.
+        });
+    }
+    return () => {
+      _subscribers.delete(setState);
+    };
+  }, []);
+
+  useEffect(() => {
+    if (state.mode !== 'system') return;
+    if (typeof window === 'undefined') return;
+    const mql = window.matchMedia('(prefers-color-scheme: dark)');
+    const onChange = () => applyTheme(state.id, 'system');
+    mql.addEventListener('change', onChange);
+    return () => mql.removeEventListener('change', onChange);
+  }, [state.id, state.mode]);
+
+  return state;
+}