merge v1.10.1-booterm-user

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

.dockerignore

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

AGENTS.md

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

apps/booterm/Dockerfile

@@ -0,0 +1,47 @@
+# 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++ bash su-exec shadow
+# v1.10.1: terminal shells inside tmux drop privs to samkintop via su-exec.
+# Mirror uid/gid 1000:1000 from the host so the bind-mounted /home/samkintop
+# (added in docker-compose) is owned by the user from the container's view.
+RUN deluser --remove-home node 2>/dev/null; delgroup node 2>/dev/null; \
+    addgroup -g 1000 samkintop && \
+    adduser -D -u 1000 -G samkintop -s /bin/bash samkintop
+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 +1,13 @@
+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
+
+# v1.10.1: shells drop privs to samkintop (uid 1000) so the terminal runs in
+# the user's environment, not root. `env HOME=… USER=…` is required because
+# su-exec only changes uid/gid — it leaves env intact, and tmux server runs
+# as root so HOME would otherwise be /root. bash -l then sources samkintop's
+# ~/.profile / ~/.bashrc to pick up PATH (nvm, ~/.local/bin, ~/.opencode/bin).
+set -g default-command "su-exec samkintop:samkintop env HOME=/home/samkintop USER=samkintop SHELL=/bin/bash bash -l"

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/src/index.ts

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

apps/server/src/routes/messages.ts

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

apps/server/src/routes/skills.ts

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

apps/server/src/schema.sql

@@ -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)

apps/server/src/services/agents.ts

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

apps/server/src/services/inference.ts

@@ -665,6 +665,12 @@ async function executeToolPhase(
     model: session.model,
   });
 
+  // Batch 9.7: ask_user_input pauses the loop. The tool row is still inserted
+  // (the answer endpoint needs a target row to UPDATE), but tool_results is
+  // pre-stamped with output=null as a "pending" sentinel and no tool_result
+  // frame goes out — the card renders from the tool_call frame alone. Mixed
+  // batches still execute the other tools normally.
+  let pausingForUserInput = false;
   await Promise.all(
     toolCalls.map(async (tc) => {
       const [toolRow] = await ctx.sql<{ id: string }[]>`
@@ -673,6 +679,16 @@ async function executeToolPhase(
         RETURNING id
       `;
       const toolMessageId = toolRow!.id;
+      if (tc.name === 'ask_user_input') {
+        pausingForUserInput = true;
+        const sentinel = { tool_call_id: tc.id, output: null, truncated: false };
+        await ctx.sql`
+          UPDATE messages
+          SET tool_results = ${ctx.sql.json(sentinel as never)}
+          WHERE id = ${toolMessageId}
+        `;
+        return;
+      }
       const tres = await executeToolCall(projectRoot, tc);
       const stored = {
         tool_call_id: tc.id,
@@ -697,6 +713,23 @@ async function executeToolPhase(
     })
   );
 
+  if (pausingForUserInput) {
+    // Drop the dot back to idle — the card is the actionable surface now.
+    // The next inference turn fires from POST /api/chats/:id/answer_user_input
+    // once the user submits their answers.
+    ctx.publishUser({
+      type: 'chat_status',
+      chat_id: chatId,
+      status: 'idle',
+      at: new Date().toISOString(),
+    });
+    ctx.log.info(
+      { sessionId, chatId, assistantMessageId },
+      'inference paused awaiting user input',
+    );
+    return;
+  }
+
   const [nextAssistant] = await ctx.sql<{ id: string }[]>`
     INSERT INTO messages (session_id, chat_id, role, content, status, created_at)
     VALUES (${sessionId}, ${chatId}, 'assistant', '', 'streaming', clock_timestamp())

apps/server/src/services/skills.ts

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

apps/server/src/services/tools.ts

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

apps/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/api/client.ts

@@ -10,6 +10,8 @@ import type {
   ViewFileResult,
   AgentsResponse,
   GitMeta,
+  Skill,
+  AskUserAnswer,
 } from './types';
 
 export class ApiError extends Error {
@@ -187,6 +189,31 @@ export const api = {
         method: 'POST',
         body: JSON.stringify({ message_id: body.messageId, name: body.name }),
       }),
+    // Batch 9.6: slash-command invocation. Server loads the skill body
+    // authoritatively (client doesn't get to forge file contents), persists
+    // a synthetic skill_use tool_use + tool_result + user message + streaming
+    // assistant, and enqueues inference. Returns all 4 new message IDs.
+    skillInvoke: (chatId: string, skillName: string, userMessage: string | null) =>
+      request<{
+        synth_assistant_id: string;
+        tool_message_id: string;
+        user_message_id: string;
+        assistant_message_id: string;
+      }>(`/api/chats/${chatId}/skill_invoke`, {
+        method: 'POST',
+        body: JSON.stringify({ skill_name: skillName, user_message: userMessage }),
+      }),
+    // Batch 9.7: submit answers for a paused ask_user_input call. Server
+    // validates against the question shape, UPDATEs the pending tool row,
+    // publishes the deferred tool_result frame, and enqueues the next turn.
+    answerUserInput: (chatId: string, toolCallId: string, answers: AskUserAnswer[]) =>
+      request<{ tool_message_id: string; assistant_message_id: string }>(
+        `/api/chats/${chatId}/answer_user_input`,
+        {
+          method: 'POST',
+          body: JSON.stringify({ tool_call_id: toolCallId, answers }),
+        },
+      ),
   },
 
   messages: {
@@ -218,6 +245,10 @@ export const api = {
       request<AgentsResponse>(`/api/projects/${projectId}/agents`),
   },
 
+  skills: {
+    list: () => request<{ skills: Skill[] }>('/api/skills'),
+  },
+
   settings: {
     get: () => request<Record<string, unknown>>('/api/settings'),
     patch: (body: Record<string, unknown>) =>
@@ -230,4 +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

@@ -231,9 +231,40 @@ export interface GitMeta {
   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 openOrFocusSettingsPane().
+// localStorage and dedupes on insertion via toggleSettingsPane().
 export type WorkspacePaneKind = 'chat' | 'terminal' | 'agent' | 'empty' | 'settings';
 
 export interface WorkspacePane {

apps/web/src/components/AskUserInputCard.tsx

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

apps/web/src/components/ChatInput.tsx

@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import { useCallback, useEffect, useRef, useState, type DragEvent, type KeyboardEvent } from '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';
@@ -22,8 +22,10 @@ import { AttachmentPreviewModal } from '@/components/AttachmentPreviewModal';
 import { FileMentionPopover } from '@/components/FileMentionPopover';
 import { DropOverlay } from '@/components/DropOverlay';
 import { AgentPicker } from '@/components/AgentPicker';
+import { SkillSlashCommand } from '@/components/SkillSlashCommand';
 import { api } from '@/api/client';
 import { sessionEvents } from '@/hooks/sessionEvents';
+import { useSkills } from '@/hooks/useSkills';
 import { useViewport } from '@/hooks/useViewport';
 
 const MAX_ATTACHMENTS = 10;
@@ -44,9 +46,14 @@ interface Props {
   webSearchEnabled?: boolean | null;
   onSend: (content: string) => void | Promise<void>;
   onForceSend?: (content: string) => void | Promise<void>;
+  // Batch 9.6: slash-command dispatch. When the input parses to a known skill,
+  // ChatInput calls this with the skill name + the post-name args (possibly
+  // empty). Callers wire this to api.chats.skillInvoke. Omitting the prop
+  // disables slash-command dispatch (input is sent as literal text).
+  onSlashCommand?: (skillName: string, userMessage: string) => void | Promise<void>;
 }
 
-export function ChatInput({ disabled, projectId, agentId, onAgentChange, sessionId, webSearchEnabled, 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);
@@ -61,6 +68,19 @@ export function ChatInput({ disabled, projectId, agentId, onAgentChange, session
     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);
 
@@ -95,6 +115,31 @@ export function ChatInput({ disabled, projectId, agentId, onAgentChange, session
     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);
@@ -108,6 +153,19 @@ export function ChatInput({ disabled, projectId, agentId, onAgentChange, session
     }
   }
 
+  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);
@@ -158,6 +216,23 @@ export function ChatInput({ disabled, projectId, agentId, onAgentChange, session
     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;
@@ -374,6 +449,9 @@ export function ChatInput({ disabled, projectId, agentId, onAgentChange, session
 
   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
@@ -524,6 +602,15 @@ export function ChatInput({ disabled, projectId, agentId, onAgentChange, session
           onClose={closeMention}
         />
       )}
+      {slashState && (
+        <SkillSlashCommand
+          query={slashState.query}
+          skills={skills}
+          anchorRect={slashState.anchorRect}
+          onSelect={handleSlashSelect}
+          onClose={() => setSlashState(null)}
+        />
+      )}
     </div>
   );
 }

apps/web/src/components/MessageBubble.tsx

@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-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';
@@ -7,9 +7,19 @@ import { toast } from 'sonner';
 import type { Chat, ErrorReason, Message } from '@/api/types';
 import { api } from '@/api/client';
 import { sessionEvents } from '@/hooks/sessionEvents';
+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 +29,57 @@ 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.
@@ -507,9 +568,11 @@ export function MessageBubble({ message, sessionChats, capHitInfo }: Props) {
   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 break-words min-w-0">
-          {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>
     );
@@ -529,12 +592,14 @@ export function MessageBubble({ message, sessionChats, capHitInfo }: Props) {
   return (
     <div className="group flex flex-col gap-2">
       {(hasContent || isStreaming) && (
-        <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>
+          <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">

apps/web/src/components/MessageList.tsx

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

apps/web/src/components/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/Workspace.tsx

@@ -1,11 +1,12 @@
-import { useEffect, useState } from 'react';
-import { PanelRight, MessageSquare, Terminal, Bot } from 'lucide-react';
+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 {
@@ -81,14 +82,27 @@ export function Workspace({
   const [maximized, setMaximized] = useState(false);
   const settingsIdx = panes.findIndex((p) => p.kind === 'settings');
 
+  // Esc semantics: maximized → restore; otherwise → close settings pane (only
+  // when it's the active pane). Bail when the user is typing in a field or
+  // inside an open dialog so we don't eat their cancel keystroke.
   useEffect(() => {
-    if (!maximized) return;
+    if (settingsIdx < 0) return;
     function onKey(e: KeyboardEvent) {
-      if (e.key === 'Escape') setMaximized(false);
+      if (e.key !== 'Escape') return;
+      const t = e.target;
+      if (t instanceof HTMLElement) {
+        if (t.tagName === 'INPUT' || t.tagName === 'TEXTAREA' || t.isContentEditable) return;
+        if (t.closest('[role="dialog"]')) return;
+      }
+      if (maximized) {
+        setMaximized(false);
+      } else if (activePaneIdx === settingsIdx) {
+        removePane(settingsIdx);
+      }
     }
     window.addEventListener('keydown', onKey);
     return () => window.removeEventListener('keydown', onKey);
-  }, [maximized]);
+  }, [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.
@@ -102,6 +116,20 @@ export function Workspace({
       .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">
       {!isMobile && (
@@ -152,6 +180,7 @@ export function Workspace({
       >
         {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.
@@ -163,6 +192,9 @@ export function Workspace({
             }
             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}
@@ -174,19 +206,18 @@ export function Workspace({
                 'before:absolute before:inset-y-0 before:left-0 before:w-0.5 before:bg-primary before:z-10'
             )}
             onClick={() => setActivePaneIdx(idx)}
-            onDragOver={!isMobile && !isSettings && panes.length > 1 ? handlePaneDragOver(idx) : undefined}
-            onDragLeave={!isMobile && !isSettings && panes.length > 1 ? handlePaneDragLeave : undefined}
-            onDrop={!isMobile && !isSettings && 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={!isMobile && !isSettings && panes.length > 1}
-              onDragStart={!isMobile && !isSettings && panes.length > 1 ? handlePaneDragStart(idx) : undefined}
-              onDragEnd={!isMobile && !isSettings && 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}
             >
-              {/* Hidden on mobile per v1.8; settings panes own their own
-                  section nav / maximize toggle so they skip ChatTabBar
-                  entirely. */}
-              {!isMobile && !isSettings && (
+              {/* 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)}
@@ -201,6 +232,28 @@ export function Workspace({
                   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">
@@ -210,8 +263,15 @@ export function Workspace({
                   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}

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

@@ -96,6 +96,18 @@ export function ChatPane({ sessionId, chatId, projectId, agentId, onAgentChange,
     }
   }, [chatId]);
 
+  // Batch 9.6: slash-command dispatch. Sent regardless of streaming state —
+  // matches the existing /compact precedent (which also fires immediately).
+  // Empty args go to the server as null; the server fills in a default user
+  // message ("Apply this skill.") so the model has something to act on.
+  const handleSlashCommand = useCallback(async (skillName: string, userMessage: string) => {
+    try {
+      await api.chats.skillInvoke(chatId, skillName, userMessage.length > 0 ? userMessage : null);
+    } catch (err) {
+      toast.error(err instanceof Error ? err.message : `/${skillName} failed`);
+    }
+  }, [chatId]);
+
   function removeQueued(idx: number) {
     setQueue((prev) => prev.filter((_, i) => i !== idx));
   }
@@ -183,6 +195,7 @@ export function ChatPane({ sessionId, chatId, projectId, agentId, onAgentChange,
           webSearchEnabled={webSearchEnabled}
           onSend={handleSend}
           onForceSend={streaming ? handleForceSend : undefined}
+          onSlashCommand={handleSlashCommand}
         />
       </div>
     </div>

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

@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 import { useEffect, useState } from 'react';
-import { Archive, Maximize2, Minimize2 } from 'lucide-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';
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@ interface Props {
   project: Project;
   maximized: boolean;
   onToggleMaximize: () => void;
+  onClose: () => void;
   isMobile: boolean;
 }
 
@@ -65,7 +66,7 @@ function Switch({
   );
 }
 
-export function SettingsPane({ session, project, maximized, onToggleMaximize, isMobile }: Props) {
+export function SettingsPane({ session, project, maximized, onToggleMaximize, onClose, isMobile }: Props) {
   const [activeSection, setActiveSection] = useState<Section>('session');
 
   return (
@@ -99,6 +100,15 @@ export function SettingsPane({ session, project, maximized, onToggleMaximize, is
             {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">

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

@@ -0,0 +1,167 @@
+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/hooks/sessionEvents.ts

@@ -62,10 +62,10 @@ export interface OpenChatInActivePaneEvent {
   chat_id: string;
 }
 
-// v1.9: client-side event fired by the sidebar Settings button when a
-// session is currently mounted. Session.tsx subscribes and calls
-// panesHook.openOrFocusSettingsPane(). Sidebar handles the no-session case
-// by navigating to /settings (themes page) directly.
+// 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';
 }

apps/web/src/hooks/useSidebar.ts

@@ -152,8 +152,8 @@ function applyEvent(prev: SidebarResponse, event: import('./sessionEvents').Sess
       // Consumed by Workspace; sidebar has no business with pane state.
       return prev;
     case 'open_settings_pane':
-      // v1.9: consumed by Session.tsx (calls openOrFocusSettingsPane on its
-      // panesHook). Sidebar data is untouched.
+      // Consumed by Session.tsx (calls toggleSettingsPane on its panesHook).
+      // Sidebar data is untouched.
       return prev;
     case 'session_archived': {
       let changed = false;

apps/web/src/hooks/useSkills.ts

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

apps/web/src/hooks/useWorkspacePanes.ts

@@ -19,6 +19,14 @@ 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.
@@ -73,10 +81,10 @@ export interface UseWorkspacePanesResult {
   closeAllTabs: (paneIdx: number) => void;
   showLandingPage: (paneIdx: number) => void;
   addSplitPane: (kind: 'chat' | 'terminal' | 'agent') => void;
-  // v1.9: idempotent open-or-focus for the settings pane singleton. Appends
-  // a new settings pane if none exists, otherwise just focuses the existing
-  // one. Always succeeds — settings panes don't count toward MAX_PANES.
-  openOrFocusSettingsPane: () => 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;
@@ -234,10 +242,6 @@ export function useWorkspacePanes(sessionId: string): UseWorkspacePanesResult {
   }, []);
 
   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;
@@ -248,28 +252,42 @@ export function useWorkspacePanes(sessionId: string): UseWorkspacePanesResult {
         toast.error(`Maximum ${MAX_PANES} panes`);
         return prev;
       }
-      const next = [...prev, emptyPane()];
+      const newPane = kind === 'terminal' ? terminalPane() : emptyPane();
+      const next = [...prev, newPane];
       setActivePaneIdx(next.length - 1);
       return next;
     });
   }, []);
 
-  const openOrFocusSettingsPane = useCallback(() => {
+  const toggleSettingsPane = useCallback(() => {
     setPanes((prev) => {
       const existingIdx = prev.findIndex((p) => p.kind === 'settings');
-      if (existingIdx >= 0) {
-        setActivePaneIdx(existingIdx);
-        return prev;
+      if (existingIdx < 0) {
+        const next = [...prev, settingsPane()];
+        setActivePaneIdx(next.length - 1);
+        return next;
       }
-      const next = [...prev, settingsPane()];
-      setActivePaneIdx(next.length - 1);
+      if (prev.length <= 1) {
+        setActivePaneIdx(0);
+        return [emptyPane()];
+      }
+      const next = prev.filter((_, i) => i !== existingIdx);
+      setActivePaneIdx((ai) => Math.min(ai, next.length - 1));
       return next;
     });
   }, []);
 
   const removePane = useCallback((idx: number) => {
     setPanes((prev) => {
-      if (prev.length <= 1) return prev;
+      if (prev.length <= 1) {
+        // Settings is the only kind that can be the last pane and still need
+        // closing (X / Esc / sidebar toggle). Fall back to empty.
+        if (prev[idx]?.kind === 'settings') {
+          setActivePaneIdx(0);
+          return [emptyPane()];
+        }
+        return prev;
+      }
       const next = prev.filter((_, i) => i !== idx);
       setActivePaneIdx((ai) => Math.min(ai, next.length - 1));
       return next;
@@ -359,7 +377,6 @@ export function useWorkspacePanes(sessionId: string): UseWorkspacePanesResult {
     setActivePaneIdx,
     activePaneIdxRef,
     openChatInPane,
-    openOrFocusSettingsPane,
     switchTab,
     removeTab,
     closeOtherTabs,
@@ -367,6 +384,7 @@ export function useWorkspacePanes(sessionId: string): UseWorkspacePanesResult {
     closeAllTabs,
     showLandingPage,
     addSplitPane,
+    toggleSettingsPane,
     removePane,
     removeChatFromPanes,
     initializeFirstChatIfEmpty,

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/pages/Session.tsx

@@ -134,11 +134,10 @@ function SessionInner({ sessionId }: { sessionId: string }) {
         void api.projects.get(project.id).then(setProject).catch(() => {});
         return;
       }
-      // v1.9: sidebar Settings button broadcasts this when a session is
-      // mounted; we own the workspace pane state, so we open/focus the
-      // singleton settings pane here.
+      // Sidebar Settings button broadcasts this when a session is mounted;
+      // toggleSettingsPane opens on first click, closes on second.
       if (event.type === 'open_settings_pane') {
-        panesHook.openOrFocusSettingsPane();
+        panesHook.toggleSettingsPane();
       }
     });
   }, [sessionId, editingName, navigate, project, panesHook]);

apps/web/vite.config.ts

@@ -12,6 +12,24 @@ export default defineConfig({
   server: {
     port: 5173,
     proxy: {
+      // Booterm runs on a separate port (9501 in compose). Order matters:
+      // /api/term/* and /ws/term/* must be listed before the broader /api
+      // entry so Vite matches the more specific prefix first.
+      '/api/term': {
+        target: process.env.BOOTERM_DEV_URL ?? 'http://127.0.0.1:9501',
+        changeOrigin: true,
+        headers: {
+          'Remote-User': process.env.DEV_REMOTE_USER ?? 'sam',
+        },
+      },
+      '/ws/term': {
+        target: process.env.BOOTERM_DEV_URL ?? 'http://127.0.0.1:9501',
+        changeOrigin: true,
+        ws: true,
+        headers: {
+          'Remote-User': process.env.DEV_REMOTE_USER ?? 'sam',
+        },
+      },
       '/api': {
         target: 'http://127.0.0.1:3000',
         changeOrigin: true,

boocode_batch10.md

@@ -0,0 +1,269 @@
+# BooCode v1.1 — Batch 10
+
+**Theme:** BooTerm. Second container, dedicated to in-browser terminals. Per-session tmux. xterm.js + node-pty in-container. New pane type wires into the BooCode shell.
+**Status:** Planned. Largest batch in v1.1. Depends on Batch 3 (pane system), Batch 7 (settings drawer pattern reused).
+**Repo:** `/opt/boocode/` (shared monorepo). New `apps/booterm/` subdirectory.
+
+## Goals
+
+1. New container `booterm` running Fastify + node-pty + tmux. Per-session tmux session keyed by `(user, session_id)`.
+2. xterm.js terminal pane in the BooCode shell. Multiple terminal panes per session, each attached to a separate tmux window.
+3. PTY traffic over WebSocket. Auth via `Remote-User`.
+4. tmux as session manager so terminals survive WebSocket reconnects, page refreshes, even container restarts.
+5. Read+write capability scoped to project root. No `cd ..` escape.
+6. Path-based routing: `code.indifferentketchup.com/api/term/*` → booterm; `/ws/term/*` → booterm.
+
+## Architecture
+
+```
+browser ──HTTPS──> Caddy (droplet) ──Tailscale──> Authelia
+                                                      │
+                                                      ├── /api/chat/*, /ws/chat/*  → boocode  :9500
+                                                      ├── /api/term/*, /ws/term/*  → booterm  :9501
+                                                      └── /                        → boocode (SPA)
+
+booterm container:
+  - Fastify (Node 20)
+  - node-pty
+  - tmux installed in container (apk add tmux)
+  - same Postgres (boocode_db)
+  - mounts projects rw (scoped)
+```
+
+### Mount strategy
+
+Decided: Option A. Per-project bind mounts in `docker-compose.yml`. Already applied: booterm has `/opt:/opt:rw` to keep parity with the existing boocode mount and avoid enumerating roots. Project root for any given session derives from `projects.root_path` and tmux launches with `cwd` set there.
+
+### tmux session naming
+
+Per-session tmux:
+
+```
+tmux session name: bc-<session_id>     (UUID, sanitized — alphanumeric + hyphen)
+tmux windows:      term-<pane_id>      (one window per terminal pane)
+```
+
+booterm spawns `tmux new-session -d -s bc-<sid> -c <project_root>` lazily on first attach. Subsequent attaches do `tmux new-window -t bc-<sid>` for additional panes, or `tmux attach -t bc-<sid>` and select window.
+
+## Data model
+
+| Column | On | Type | Default | Notes |
+|---|---|---|---|---|
+| (none) | — | — | — | terminals are tmux-managed, no DB rows |
+| `kind = 'terminal'` | `session_panes.kind` CHECK | — | — | Extend CHECK to include `'terminal'` |
+| `state.tmux_window` | `session_panes.state` JSONB | TEXT | NULL | Which tmux window this pane attaches to |
+
+Schema (already applied to live DB + schema.sql):
+
+```sql
+ALTER TABLE session_panes DROP CONSTRAINT IF EXISTS session_panes_kind_check;
+ALTER TABLE session_panes ADD CONSTRAINT session_panes_kind_check
+  CHECK (kind IN ('chat', 'file_browser', 'terminal'));
+```
+
+## Backend (booterm)
+
+New app at `apps/booterm/`:
+
+```
+apps/booterm/
+├── src/
+│   ├── index.ts        # Fastify + WS + auth
+│   ├── auth.ts         # Remote-User middleware (same pattern as boocode)
+│   ├── db.ts           # pg pool (shared boocode_db)
+│   ├── routes/
+│   │   ├── health.ts
+│   │   └── terminals.ts  # POST /api/term/sessions/:sid/panes/:pid/start (creates tmux window)
+│   ├── pty/
+│   │   ├── manager.ts    # tmux process management
+│   │   └── pty.ts        # node-pty wrapper for `tmux attach -t ... -d`
+│   └── ws/
+│       └── attach.ts     # WS /ws/term/sessions/:sid/panes/:pid → PTY bidi pipe
+├── package.json
+└── tsconfig.json
+```
+
+### Endpoints
+
+| Method | Path | Notes |
+|---|---|---|
+| GET | `/api/term/health` | Ping |
+| POST | `/api/term/sessions/:sid/panes/:pid/start` | Idempotent tmux window create. Returns `{tmux_window: "term-<pid>"}` |
+| WS | `/ws/term/sessions/:sid/panes/:pid` | Attach PTY |
+| POST | `/api/term/sessions/:sid/panes/:pid/resize` | `{cols, rows}` |
+| POST | `/api/term/sessions/:sid/panes/:pid/kill` | Kill the tmux window |
+
+WS frames (binary or text):
+
+```
+client → server: pty input (raw bytes, typed by user)
+server → client: pty output (raw bytes from shell)
+server → client: {type: "exit", code} on window close
+```
+
+### Auth + scoping
+
+- `Remote-User` required on WS upgrade.
+- `session_id` validated: lookup in `sessions` table; require row exists.
+- `pane_id` validated: must exist in `session_panes` with `kind = 'terminal'` and matching `session_id`.
+- Project root derived from `sessions.project_id → projects.root_path`. tmux starts `cd <root>` in that dir. **No chroot.** User can `cd /` and read anything mounted into the container.
+  - Future hardening: namespace/chroot. Out of v1.1 scope.
+
+### tmux config
+
+`apps/booterm/tmux.conf` bundled into image at `/etc/booterm/tmux.conf`; tmux invocations use `-f /etc/booterm/tmux.conf`:
+
+```
+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
+```
+
+Boolab pattern (from `services/tmux_session.py`).
+
+## Frontend
+
+| File | Change |
+|---|---|
+| `apps/web/src/components/panes/TerminalPane.tsx` (NEW) | xterm.js mount, WS attach, resize handler |
+| `apps/web/src/api/client.ts` | `api.terminals.start(sessionId, paneId)`, `api.terminals.resize(...)`, `api.terminals.kill(...)` |
+| `apps/web/src/components/Workspace.tsx` | Add 'terminal' to the pane kind enum; spawn button → POST start → render TerminalPane. Tab UI lives in Workspace.tsx — there is no PaneTab.tsx file. |
+| `apps/web/package.json` | `xterm` + `xterm-addon-fit` + `xterm-addon-web-links` |
+
+### TerminalPane
+
+```tsx
+useEffect(() => {
+  const term = new Terminal({ fontFamily: 'JetBrains Mono', fontSize: 14, theme: ... });
+  const fit = new FitAddon();
+  term.loadAddon(fit);
+  term.loadAddon(new WebLinksAddon());
+  term.open(containerRef.current);
+  fit.fit();
+
+  const proto = window.location.protocol === 'https:' ? 'wss:' : 'ws:';
+  const ws = new WebSocket(`${proto}//${window.location.host}/ws/term/sessions/${sid}/panes/${pid}`);
+  ws.binaryType = 'arraybuffer';
+  ws.onmessage = e => term.write(typeof e.data === 'string' ? e.data : new Uint8Array(e.data));
+  term.onData(data => ws.send(data));
+  term.onResize(({ cols, rows }) => api.terminals.resize(sid, pid, cols, rows));
+
+  const ro = new ResizeObserver(() => fit.fit());
+  ro.observe(containerRef.current);
+
+  return () => { ws.close(); term.dispose(); ro.disconnect(); };
+}, [sid, pid]);
+```
+
+Dev: vite.config.ts needs `/api/term` and `/ws/term` proxy entries mirroring the existing `/api` and `/ws` ones.
+
+## Send-to-terminal from chat
+
+Boolab pattern: select text in a message → "Send to terminal" button → text becomes terminal input.
+
+- Right-click context menu on selected text in chat → "Send to terminal" submenu lists open terminal panes.
+- Click target → sends `<text>\n` to that pane's WS.
+
+Implementation:
+
+| File | Change |
+|---|---|
+| `apps/web/src/components/MessageBubble.tsx` | Selection handler + context menu |
+| `apps/web/src/lib/events.ts` | New event `send_to_terminal` with payload `{pane_id, text}` |
+| `apps/web/src/components/panes/TerminalPane.tsx` | Subscribe to event for its `pane_id`, write to WS |
+
+## Docker compose (already applied)
+
+booterm service is already in `docker-compose.yml` with:
+- build context `.`, dockerfile `apps/booterm/Dockerfile`
+- port `100.114.205.53:9501:3000`
+- `/opt:/opt:rw` mount
+- `DATABASE_URL` env pointing at `boocode_db`
+- `boocode_net` network
+- depends_on: `boocode_db`
+
+Do not re-edit compose.
+
+## Backend dependencies
+
+`apps/booterm/package.json`:
+- `fastify`
+- `@fastify/websocket`
+- `pg`
+- `zod`
+- `node-pty`
+- `tslib`
+
+`node-pty` requires native build. Dockerfile installs `python3 make g++` in build stage and `tmux` in runtime stage:
+
+```dockerfile
+FROM node:20-alpine AS build
+RUN apk add --no-cache python3 make g++ tmux
+WORKDIR /app
+COPY ...
+RUN pnpm install --frozen-lockfile && pnpm build
+
+FROM node:20-alpine
+RUN apk add --no-cache tmux
+WORKDIR /app
+COPY --from=build /app/apps/booterm/dist ./dist
+COPY --from=build /app/node_modules ./node_modules
+EXPOSE 3000
+CMD ["node", "dist/index.js"]
+```
+
+## Files to touch
+
+**New app:**
+
+- `apps/booterm/` (entire subtree)
+
+**Existing changes:**
+
+- `apps/web/package.json`
+- `apps/web/src/api/client.ts`
+- `apps/web/src/api/types.ts`
+- `apps/web/src/components/Workspace.tsx`
+- `apps/web/src/components/MessageBubble.tsx`
+- `apps/web/src/components/panes/TerminalPane.tsx` (NEW)
+- `apps/web/src/lib/events.ts`
+- `apps/web/vite.config.ts` (proxy entries)
+
+**Already done by user — do not touch:**
+
+- `docker-compose.yml` (booterm service added)
+- `apps/server/src/schema.sql` (terminal CHECK constraint)
+- Live DB constraint applied
+
+## Verification
+
+1. `docker compose up -d --build booterm` → container healthy.
+2. `curl -s http://100.114.205.53:9501/api/term/health -H 'Remote-User: sam'` → 200.
+3. Browser smoke test:
+   - Open a session. Workspace → "+ Terminal" → terminal pane appears with shell prompt in project root.
+   - Type `ls -la` → output.
+   - Type `vim test.txt`, write something, save, `:q` → file exists on host (since rw mount).
+   - Refresh browser → terminal reconnects, history intact (tmux persistence).
+   - Open second terminal pane → same project, separate tmux window. Both work independently.
+   - Select code in chat → right-click → "Send to terminal" → terminal pane receives the text.
+   - Container restart (`docker compose restart booterm`) → on reconnect, tmux session resumes from where it left off.
+   - Close pane via tab context menu → tmux window killed. Reopen pane → fresh shell.
+
+## Constraints
+
+- node-pty is a native dep. Image size grows.
+- tmux history capped at 50k lines per window.
+- WebSocket frames are bidirectional binary; `binaryType = 'arraybuffer'`.
+- Resize debounced 100ms client-side; backend `tmux resize-window` per resize.
+- No chroot/namespace isolation in v1.1. User has full read+write under `/opt/`. Acceptable for single-user homelab.
+- Don't expose 9501 on 0.0.0.0. Tailscale binding only (already configured in compose).
+
+## Open
+
+- Color theme matching for xterm.js. Defer.
+- File-drop into terminal (upload via terminal pane). Out of scope.
+- Multi-user (each user gets own tmux server) — defer until BooCode goes multi-user, which isn't planned.
+- BooCoder container — same skeleton as booterm but with edit_file / create_file tools instead of PTY. Will follow this pattern when built.

boocode_roadmap.md

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

docker-compose.yml

@@ -9,15 +9,32 @@ services:
     environment:
       DATABASE_URL: postgres://boocode:${POSTGRES_PASSWORD}@boocode_db:5432/boocode
     volumes:
-      # Read-only mount for legacy/existing project add-existing flow.
-      - /opt:/opt:ro
-      # Writable mount only for the create-new-project bootstrap target.
-      # Host must `mkdir -p /opt/projects` before container start.
+      - /opt:/opt
       - /opt/projects:/opt/projects:rw
       - ./secrets/boocode_gitea:/root/.ssh/id_ed25519:ro
-      # v1.8.1: global agents file. Host seeds it once before deploy:
-      # cp /opt/boocode/AGENTS.md /opt/boocode/data/AGENTS.md
-      - ./data:/data:ro
+      - ./data:/data
+      - /opt/skills:/data/skills
+    depends_on:
+      - boocode_db
+    networks:
+      - boocode_net
+
+  booterm:
+    build:
+      context: .
+      dockerfile: apps/booterm/Dockerfile
+    container_name: booterm
+    restart: unless-stopped
+    ports:
+      - "100.114.205.53:9501:3000"
+    env_file: .env
+    environment:
+      NODE_ENV: production
+      PORT: 3000
+      DATABASE_URL: postgres://boocode:${POSTGRES_PASSWORD}@boocode_db:5432/boocode
+    volumes:
+      - /opt:/opt:rw
+      - /home/samkintop:/home/samkintop:rw
     depends_on:
       - boocode_db
     networks:

pnpm-lock.yaml

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         version: 5.9.3
 
+  apps/booterm:
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       react-dom: ^16.8 || ^17 || ^18 || ^19 || ^19.0.0-rc
 
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+    engines: {node: '>= 16.0.0'}
+    peerDependencies:
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+    peerDependenciesMeta:
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+
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+    deprecated: This package is now deprecated. Move to @xterm/addon-fit instead.
+    peerDependencies:
+      xterm: ^5.0.0
+
+  xterm-addon-web-links@0.9.0:
+    resolution: {integrity: sha512-LIzi4jBbPlrKMZF3ihoyqayWyTXAwGfu4yprz1aK2p71e9UKXN6RRzVONR0L+Zd+Ik5tPVI9bwp9e8fDTQh49Q==}
+    deprecated: This package is now deprecated. Move to @xterm/addon-web-links instead.
+    peerDependencies:
+      xterm: ^5.0.0
+
+  xterm@5.3.0:
+    resolution: {integrity: sha512-8QqjlekLUFTrU6x7xck1MsPzPA571K5zNqWm0M0oroYEWVOptZ0+ubQSkQ3uxIEhcIHRujJy6emDWX4A7qyFzg==}
+    deprecated: This package is now deprecated. Move to @xterm/xterm instead.
+
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     engines: {node: '>=10'}
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     dependencies:
       undici-types: 6.21.0
 
+  '@types/pg@8.20.0':
+    dependencies:
+      '@types/node': 20.19.41
+      pg-protocol: 1.13.0
+      pg-types: 2.2.0
+
   '@types/prop-types@15.7.15': {}
 
   '@types/react-dom@18.3.7(@types/react@18.3.28)':
@@ -6817,6 +6945,8 @@ snapshots:
       react: 18.3.1
       react-dom: 18.3.1(react@18.3.1)
 
+  node-addon-api@7.1.1: {}
+
   node-domexception@1.0.0: {}
 
   node-fetch@3.3.2:
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       fetch-blob: 3.2.0
       formdata-polyfill: 4.0.10
 
+  node-pty@1.1.0:
+    dependencies:
+      node-addon-api: 7.1.1
+
   node-releases@2.0.44: {}
 
   npm-run-path@4.0.1:
@@ -6935,6 +7069,41 @@ snapshots:
 
   pathval@2.0.1: {}
 
+  pg-cloudflare@1.3.0:
+    optional: true
+
+  pg-connection-string@2.12.0: {}
+
+  pg-int8@1.0.1: {}
+
+  pg-pool@3.13.0(pg@8.20.0):
+    dependencies:
+      pg: 8.20.0
+
+  pg-protocol@1.13.0: {}
+
+  pg-types@2.2.0:
+    dependencies:
+      pg-int8: 1.0.1
+      postgres-array: 2.0.0
+      postgres-bytea: 1.0.1
+      postgres-date: 1.0.7
+      postgres-interval: 1.2.0
+
+  pg@8.20.0:
+    dependencies:
+      pg-connection-string: 2.12.0
+      pg-pool: 3.13.0(pg@8.20.0)
+      pg-protocol: 1.13.0
+      pg-types: 2.2.0
+      pgpass: 1.0.5
+    optionalDependencies:
+      pg-cloudflare: 1.3.0
+
+  pgpass@1.0.5:
+    dependencies:
+      split2: 4.2.0
+
   picocolors@1.1.1: {}
 
   picomatch@2.3.2: {}
@@ -6974,6 +7143,16 @@ snapshots:
       picocolors: 1.1.1
       source-map-js: 1.2.1
 
+  postgres-array@2.0.0: {}
+
+  postgres-bytea@1.0.1: {}
+
+  postgres-date@1.0.7: {}
+
+  postgres-interval@1.2.0:
+    dependencies:
+      xtend: 4.0.2
+
   postgres@3.4.9: {}
 
   powershell-utils@0.1.0: {}
@@ -7782,6 +7961,18 @@ snapshots:
       is-wsl: 3.1.1
       powershell-utils: 0.1.0
 
+  xtend@4.0.2: {}
+
+  xterm-addon-fit@0.8.0(xterm@5.3.0):
+    dependencies:
+      xterm: 5.3.0
+
+  xterm-addon-web-links@0.9.0(xterm@5.3.0):
+    dependencies:
+      xterm: 5.3.0
+
+  xterm@5.3.0: {}
+
   y18n@5.0.8: {}
 
   yallist@3.1.1: {}