Chore: pw tools to be disabled as default

logic requires reference to config

Makefile

@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-.PHONY: setconfig run lint install-linters setup-whisper build-whisper download-whisper-model docker-up docker-down docker-logs noextra-run installdelve checkdelve
+.PHONY: setconfig run lint lintall install-linters setup-whisper build-whisper download-whisper-model docker-up docker-down docker-logs noextra-run installdelve checkdelve
 
 run: setconfig
 	go build -tags extra -o gf-lt && ./gf-lt
@@ -25,7 +25,10 @@ install-linters: ## Install additional linters (noblanks)
 	go install github.com/GrailFinder/noblanks-linter/cmd/noblanks@latest
 
 lint: ## Run linters. Use make install-linters first.
-	golangci-lint run -c .golangci.yml ./...; noblanks ./...
+	golangci-lint run -c .golangci.yml ./...
+
+lintall: lint
+	noblanks ./...
 
 # Whisper STT Setup (in batteries directory)
 setup-whisper: build-whisper download-whisper-model

agent/request.go

@@ -71,8 +71,8 @@ func (ag *AgentClient) buildRequest(sysprompt, msg string) ([]byte, error) {
 	// Build prompt for completion endpoints
 	if isCompletion {
 		var sb strings.Builder
-		for _, m := range messages {
+		for i := range messages {
-			sb.WriteString(m.ToPrompt())
+			sb.WriteString(messages[i].ToPrompt())
 			sb.WriteString("\n")
 		}
 		prompt := strings.TrimSpace(sb.String())

bot.go

@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ package main
 import (
 	"bufio"
 	"bytes"
+	"compress/gzip"
 	"context"
 	"encoding/json"
 	"fmt"
@@ -64,8 +65,12 @@ var (
 		"meta-llama/llama-3.3-70b-instruct:free",
 	}
 	LocalModels     = []string{}
+	localModelsData *models.LCPModels
+	orModelsData    *models.ORModels
 )
 
+var thinkBlockRE = regexp.MustCompile(`(?s)<think>.*?</think>`)
+
 // parseKnownToTag extracts known_to list from content using configured tag.
 // Returns cleaned content and list of character names.
 func parseKnownToTag(content string) []string {
@@ -136,6 +141,9 @@ func processMessageTag(msg *models.RoleMsg) *models.RoleMsg {
 // filterMessagesForCharacter returns messages visible to the specified character.
 // If CharSpecificContextEnabled is false, returns all messages.
 func filterMessagesForCharacter(messages []models.RoleMsg, character string) []models.RoleMsg {
+	if strings.Contains(cfg.CurrentAPI, "chat") {
+		return messages
+	}
 	if cfg == nil || !cfg.CharSpecificContextEnabled || character == "" {
 		return messages
 	}
@@ -143,97 +151,67 @@ func filterMessagesForCharacter(messages []models.RoleMsg, character string) []m
 		return messages
 	}
 	filtered := make([]models.RoleMsg, 0, len(messages))
-	for _, msg := range messages {
+	for i := range messages {
 		// If KnownTo is nil or empty, message is visible to all
 		// system msg cannot be filtered
-		if len(msg.KnownTo) == 0 || msg.Role == "system" {
+		if len(messages[i].KnownTo) == 0 || messages[i].Role == "system" {
-			filtered = append(filtered, msg)
+			filtered = append(filtered, messages[i])
 			continue
 		}
-		if slices.Contains(msg.KnownTo, character) {
+		if slices.Contains(messages[i].KnownTo, character) {
 			// Check if character is in KnownTo lis
-			filtered = append(filtered, msg)
+			filtered = append(filtered, messages[i])
 		}
 	}
 	return filtered
 }
 
-func cleanToolCalls(messages []models.RoleMsg) []models.RoleMsg {
-	// If AutoCleanToolCallsFromCtx is false, keep tool call messages in context
-	if cfg != nil && !cfg.AutoCleanToolCallsFromCtx {
-		return consolidateAssistantMessages(messages)
-	}
-	cleaned := make([]models.RoleMsg, 0, len(messages))
-	for i, msg := range messages {
-		// recognize the message as the tool call and remove it
-		// tool call in last msg should stay
-		if msg.ToolCallID == "" || i == len(messages)-1 {
-			cleaned = append(cleaned, msg)
-		}
-	}
-	return consolidateAssistantMessages(cleaned)
-}
-
-// consolidateAssistantMessages merges consecutive assistant messages into a single message
 func consolidateAssistantMessages(messages []models.RoleMsg) []models.RoleMsg {
 	if len(messages) == 0 {
 		return messages
 	}
-	consolidated := make([]models.RoleMsg, 0, len(messages))
+	result := make([]models.RoleMsg, 0, len(messages))
-	currentAssistantMsg := models.RoleMsg{}
+	for i := range messages {
-	isBuildingAssistantMsg := false
+		// Non-assistant messages are appended as-is
-	for i := 0; i < len(messages); i++ {
+		if messages[i].Role != cfg.AssistantRole {
-		msg := messages[i]
+			result = append(result, messages[i])
-		// assistant role only
+			continue
-		if msg.Role == cfg.AssistantRole {
-			// If this is an assistant message, start or continue building
-			if !isBuildingAssistantMsg {
-				// Start accumulating assistant message
-				currentAssistantMsg = msg.Copy()
-				isBuildingAssistantMsg = true
-			} else {
-				// Continue accumulating - append content to the current assistant message
-				if currentAssistantMsg.IsContentParts() || msg.IsContentParts() {
-					// Handle structured content
-					if !currentAssistantMsg.IsContentParts() {
-						// Preserve the original ToolCallID before conversion
-						originalToolCallID := currentAssistantMsg.ToolCallID
-						// Convert existing content to content parts
-						currentAssistantMsg = models.NewMultimodalMsg(currentAssistantMsg.Role, []interface{}{models.TextContentPart{Type: "text", Text: currentAssistantMsg.Content}})
-						// Restore the original ToolCallID to preserve tool call linking
-						currentAssistantMsg.ToolCallID = originalToolCallID
 		}
-					if msg.IsContentParts() {
+		// Assistant message: start a new block or merge with the last one
-						currentAssistantMsg.ContentParts = append(currentAssistantMsg.ContentParts, msg.GetContentParts()...)
+		if len(result) == 0 || result[len(result)-1].Role != cfg.AssistantRole {
-					} else if msg.Content != "" {
+			// First assistant in a block: append a copy (avoid mutating input)
-						currentAssistantMsg.AddTextPart(msg.Content)
+			result = append(result, messages[i].Copy())
+			continue
+		}
+		// Merge with the last assistant message
+		last := &result[len(result)-1]
+		// If either message has structured content, unify to ContentParts
+		if last.IsContentParts() || messages[i].IsContentParts() {
+			// Convert last to ContentParts if needed, preserving ToolCallID
+			if !last.IsContentParts() {
+				toolCallID := last.ToolCallID
+				*last = models.NewMultimodalMsg(last.Role, []interface{}{
+					models.TextContentPart{Type: "text", Text: last.Content},
+				})
+				last.ToolCallID = toolCallID
+			}
+			// Add current message's content to last
+			if messages[i].IsContentParts() {
+				last.ContentParts = append(last.ContentParts, messages[i].GetContentParts()...)
+			} else if messages[i].Content != "" {
+				last.AddTextPart(messages[i].Content)
 			}
 		} else {
-					// Simple string content
+			// Both simple strings: concatenate with newline
-					if currentAssistantMsg.Content != "" {
+			if last.Content != "" && messages[i].Content != "" {
-						currentAssistantMsg.Content += "\n" + msg.Content
+				last.Content += "\n" + messages[i].Content
-					} else {
+			} else if messages[i].Content != "" {
-						currentAssistantMsg.Content = msg.Content
+				last.Content = messages[i].Content
 			}
-					// ToolCallID is already preserved since we're not creating a new message object when just concatenating content
+			// ToolCallID is already preserved in last
 		}
 	}
-		} else {
+	return result
-			// This is not an assistant message
-			// If we were building an assistant message, add it to the result
-			if isBuildingAssistantMsg {
-				consolidated = append(consolidated, currentAssistantMsg)
-				isBuildingAssistantMsg = false
-			}
-			// Add the non-assistant message
-			consolidated = append(consolidated, msg)
-		}
-	}
-	// Don't forget the last assistant message if we were building one
-	if isBuildingAssistantMsg {
-		consolidated = append(consolidated, currentAssistantMsg)
-	}
-	return consolidated
 }
 
 // GetLogLevel returns the current log level as a string
@@ -290,9 +268,7 @@ func warmUpModel() {
 		// Continue with warmup attempt anyway
 	}
 	if loaded {
-		if err := notifyUser("model already loaded", "Model "+chatBody.Model+" is already loaded."); err != nil {
+		showToast("model already loaded", "Model "+chatBody.Model+" is already loaded.")
-			logger.Debug("failed to notify user", "error", err)
-		}
 		return
 	}
 	go func() {
@@ -380,6 +356,7 @@ func fetchORModels(free bool) ([]string, error) {
 	if err := json.NewDecoder(resp.Body).Decode(data); err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}
+	orModelsData = data
 	freeModels := data.ListModels(free)
 	return freeModels, nil
 }
@@ -404,22 +381,22 @@ func fetchLCPModels() ([]string, error) {
 
 // fetchLCPModelsWithLoadStatus returns models with "(loaded)" indicator for loaded models
 func fetchLCPModelsWithLoadStatus() ([]string, error) {
-	models, err := fetchLCPModelsWithStatus()
+	modelList, err := fetchLCPModelsWithStatus()
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}
-	result := make([]string, 0, len(models.Data))
+	result := make([]string, 0, len(modelList.Data))
 	li := 0 // loaded index
-	for i, m := range models.Data {
+	for i, m := range modelList.Data {
 		modelName := m.ID
 		if m.Status.Value == "loaded" {
-			modelName = "(loaded) " + modelName
+			modelName = models.LoadedMark + modelName
 			li = i
 		}
 		result = append(result, modelName)
 	}
 	if li == 0 {
-		return result, nil // no loaded models
+		return result, nil // no loaded modelList
 	}
 	loadedModel := result[li]
 	result = append(result[:li], result[li+1:]...)
@@ -441,6 +418,7 @@ func fetchLCPModelsWithStatus() (*models.LCPModels, error) {
 	if err := json.NewDecoder(resp.Body).Decode(data); err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}
+	localModelsData = data
 	return data, nil
 }
 
@@ -458,6 +436,33 @@ func isModelLoaded(modelID string) (bool, error) {
 	return false, nil
 }
 
+func ModelHasVision(api, modelID string) bool {
+	switch {
+	case strings.Contains(api, "deepseek"):
+		return false
+	case strings.Contains(api, "openrouter"):
+		resp, err := http.Get("https://openrouter.ai/api/v1/models")
+		if err != nil {
+			logger.Warn("failed to fetch OR models for vision check", "error", err)
+			return false
+		}
+		defer resp.Body.Close()
+		orm := &models.ORModels{}
+		if err := json.NewDecoder(resp.Body).Decode(orm); err != nil {
+			logger.Warn("failed to decode OR models for vision check", "error", err)
+			return false
+		}
+		return orm.HasVision(modelID)
+	default:
+		models, err := fetchLCPModelsWithStatus()
+		if err != nil {
+			logger.Warn("failed to fetch LCP models for vision check", "error", err)
+			return false
+		}
+		return models.HasVision(modelID)
+	}
+}
+
 // monitorModelLoad starts a goroutine that periodically checks if the specified model is loaded.
 func monitorModelLoad(modelID string) {
 	go func() {
@@ -476,9 +481,7 @@ func monitorModelLoad(modelID string) {
 					continue
 				}
 				if loaded {
-					if err := notifyUser("model loaded", "Model "+modelID+" is now loaded and ready."); err != nil {
+					showToast("model loaded", "Model "+modelID+" is now loaded and ready.")
-						logger.Debug("failed to notify user", "error", err)
-					}
 					refreshChatDisplay()
 					return
 				}
@@ -489,6 +492,17 @@ func monitorModelLoad(modelID string) {
 
 // extractDetailedErrorFromBytes extracts detailed error information from response body bytes
 func extractDetailedErrorFromBytes(body []byte, statusCode int) string {
+	// Try to decompress gzip if the response is compressed
+	if len(body) >= 2 && body[0] == 0x1f && body[1] == 0x8b {
+		reader, err := gzip.NewReader(bytes.NewReader(body))
+		if err == nil {
+			decompressed, err := io.ReadAll(reader)
+			reader.Close()
+			if err == nil {
+				body = decompressed
+			}
+		}
+	}
 	// Try to parse as JSON to extract detailed error information
 	var errorResponse map[string]any
 	if err := json.Unmarshal(body, &errorResponse); err == nil {
@@ -554,9 +568,7 @@ func sendMsgToLLM(body io.Reader) {
 	req, err := http.NewRequest("POST", cfg.CurrentAPI, body)
 	if err != nil {
 		logger.Error("newreq error", "error", err)
-		if err := notifyUser("error", "apicall failed:"+err.Error()); err != nil {
+		showToast("error", "apicall failed:"+err.Error())
-			logger.Error("failed to notify", "error", err)
-		}
 		streamDone <- true
 		return
 	}
@@ -568,9 +580,7 @@ func sendMsgToLLM(body io.Reader) {
 	resp, err := httpClient.Do(req)
 	if err != nil {
 		logger.Error("llamacpp api", "error", err)
-		if err := notifyUser("error", "apicall failed:"+err.Error()); err != nil {
+		showToast("error", "apicall failed:"+err.Error())
-			logger.Error("failed to notify", "error", err)
-		}
 		streamDone <- true
 		return
 	}
@@ -581,9 +591,7 @@ func sendMsgToLLM(body io.Reader) {
 		if err != nil {
 			logger.Error("failed to read error response body", "error", err, "status_code", resp.StatusCode)
 			detailedError := fmt.Sprintf("HTTP Status: %d, Failed to read response body: %v", resp.StatusCode, err)
-			if err := notifyUser("API Error", detailedError); err != nil {
+			showToast("API Error", detailedError)
-				logger.Error("failed to notify", "error", err)
-			}
 			resp.Body.Close()
 			streamDone <- true
 			return
@@ -591,9 +599,7 @@ func sendMsgToLLM(body io.Reader) {
 		// Parse the error response for detailed information
 		detailedError := extractDetailedErrorFromBytes(bodyBytes, resp.StatusCode)
 		logger.Error("API returned error status", "status_code", resp.StatusCode, "detailed_error", detailedError)
-		if err := notifyUser("API Error", detailedError); err != nil {
+		showToast("API Error", detailedError)
-			logger.Error("failed to notify", "error", err)
-		}
 		resp.Body.Close()
 		streamDone <- true
 		return
@@ -630,16 +636,12 @@ func sendMsgToLLM(body io.Reader) {
 				detailedError := fmt.Sprintf("Streaming connection closed unexpectedly (Status: %d). This may indicate an API error. Check your API provider and model settings.", resp.StatusCode)
 				logger.Error("error reading response body", "error", err, "detailed_error", detailedError,
 					"status_code", resp.StatusCode, "user_role", cfg.UserRole, "parser", chunkParser, "link", cfg.CurrentAPI)
-				if err := notifyUser("API Error", detailedError); err != nil {
+				showToast("API Error", detailedError)
-					logger.Error("failed to notify", "error", err)
-				}
 			} else {
 				logger.Error("error reading response body", "error", err, "line", string(line),
 					"user_role", cfg.UserRole, "parser", chunkParser, "link", cfg.CurrentAPI)
 				// if err.Error() != "EOF" {
-				if err := notifyUser("API error", err.Error()); err != nil {
+				showToast("API error", err.Error())
-					logger.Error("failed to notify", "error", err)
-				}
 			}
 			streamDone <- true
 			break
@@ -666,9 +668,7 @@ func sendMsgToLLM(body io.Reader) {
 		if err != nil {
 			logger.Error("error parsing response body", "error", err,
 				"line", string(line), "url", cfg.CurrentAPI)
-			if err := notifyUser("LLM Response Error", "Failed to parse LLM response: "+err.Error()); err != nil {
+			showToast("LLM Response Error", "Failed to parse LLM response: "+err.Error())
-				logger.Error("failed to notify user", "error", err)
-			}
 			streamDone <- true
 			break
 		}
@@ -743,7 +743,7 @@ func sendMsgToLLM(body io.Reader) {
 		}
 	interrupt:
 		if interruptResp { // read bytes, so it would not get into beginning of the next req
-			interruptResp = false
+			// interruptResp = false
 			logger.Info("interrupted bot response", "chunk_counter", counter)
 			streamDone <- true
 			break
@@ -777,14 +777,14 @@ func showSpinner() {
 		botPersona = cfg.WriteNextMsgAsCompletionAgent
 	}
 	for botRespMode || toolRunningMode {
-		time.Sleep(100 * time.Millisecond)
+		time.Sleep(400 * time.Millisecond)
 		spin := i % len(spinners)
 		app.QueueUpdateDraw(func() {
 			switch {
 			case toolRunningMode:
 				textArea.SetTitle(spinners[spin] + " tool")
 			case botRespMode:
-				textArea.SetTitle(spinners[spin] + " " + botPersona)
+				textArea.SetTitle(spinners[spin] + " " + botPersona + " (F6 to interrupt)")
 			default:
 				textArea.SetTitle(spinners[spin] + " input")
 			}
@@ -797,6 +797,7 @@ func showSpinner() {
 }
 
 func chatRound(r *models.ChatRoundReq) error {
+	interruptResp = false
 	botRespMode = true
 	go showSpinner()
 	updateStatusLine()
@@ -960,7 +961,12 @@ out:
 	if err := updateStorageChat(activeChatName, chatBody.Messages); err != nil {
 		logger.Warn("failed to update storage", "error", err, "name", activeChatName)
 	}
-	if findCall(respText.String(), toolResp.String()) {
+	// Strip think blocks before parsing for tool calls
+	respTextNoThink := thinkBlockRE.ReplaceAllString(respText.String(), "")
+	if interruptResp {
+		return nil
+	}
+	if findCall(respTextNoThink, toolResp.String()) {
 		return nil
 	}
 	// Check if this message was sent privately to specific characters
@@ -982,7 +988,7 @@ func cleanChatBody() {
 	}
 	// Tool request cleaning is now configurable via AutoCleanToolCallsFromCtx (default false)
 	// /completion msg where part meant for user and other part tool call
-	chatBody.Messages = cleanToolCalls(chatBody.Messages)
+	// chatBody.Messages = cleanToolCalls(chatBody.Messages)
 	chatBody.Messages = consolidateAssistantMessages(chatBody.Messages)
 }
 
@@ -1096,22 +1102,38 @@ func findCall(msg, toolCall string) bool {
 		}
 		lastToolCall.Args = openAIToolMap
 		fc = lastToolCall
-		// Set lastToolCall.ID from parsed tool call ID if available
+		// NOTE: We do NOT override lastToolCall.ID from arguments.
-		if len(openAIToolMap) > 0 {
+		// The ID should come from the streaming response (chunk.ToolID) set earlier.
-			if id, exists := openAIToolMap["id"]; exists {
+		// Some tools like todo_create have "id" in their arguments which is NOT the tool call ID.
-				lastToolCall.ID = id
-			}
-		}
 	} else {
 		jsStr := toolCallRE.FindString(msg)
 		if jsStr == "" { // no tool call case
 			return false
 		}
-		prefix := "__tool_call__\n"
+		// Remove prefix/suffix with flexible whitespace handling
-		suffix := "\n__tool_call__"
+		jsStr = strings.TrimSpace(jsStr)
-		jsStr = strings.TrimSuffix(strings.TrimPrefix(jsStr, prefix), suffix)
+		jsStr = strings.TrimPrefix(jsStr, "__tool_call__")
+		jsStr = strings.TrimSuffix(jsStr, "__tool_call__")
+		jsStr = strings.TrimSpace(jsStr)
 		// HTML-decode the JSON string to handle encoded characters like &lt; -> <=
 		decodedJsStr := html.UnescapeString(jsStr)
+		// Try to find valid JSON bounds (first { to last })
+		start := strings.Index(decodedJsStr, "{")
+		end := strings.LastIndex(decodedJsStr, "}")
+		if start == -1 || end == -1 || end <= start {
+			logger.Error("failed to find valid JSON in tool call", "json_string", decodedJsStr)
+			toolResponseMsg := models.RoleMsg{
+				Role:    cfg.ToolRole,
+				Content: "Error processing tool call: no valid JSON found. Please check the JSON format.",
+			}
+			chatBody.Messages = append(chatBody.Messages, toolResponseMsg)
+			crr := &models.ChatRoundReq{
+				Role: cfg.AssistantRole,
+			}
+			chatRoundChan <- crr
+			return true
+		}
+		decodedJsStr = decodedJsStr[start : end+1]
 		var err error
 		fc, err = unmarshalFuncCall(decodedJsStr)
 		if err != nil {
@@ -1138,14 +1160,18 @@ func findCall(msg, toolCall string) bool {
 		lastToolCall.Args = fc.Args
 	}
 	// we got here => last msg recognized as a tool call (correct or not)
-	// make sure it has ToolCallID
+	// Use the tool call ID from streaming response (lastToolCall.ID)
-	if chatBody.Messages[len(chatBody.Messages)-1].ToolCallID == "" {
+	// Don't generate random ID - the ID should match between assistant message and tool response
-		// Tool call IDs should be alphanumeric strings with length 9!
+	lastMsgIdx := len(chatBody.Messages) - 1
-		chatBody.Messages[len(chatBody.Messages)-1].ToolCallID = randString(9)
+	if lastToolCall.ID != "" {
+		chatBody.Messages[lastMsgIdx].ToolCallID = lastToolCall.ID
 	}
-	// Ensure lastToolCall.ID is set, fallback to assistant message's ToolCallID
+	// Store tool call info in the assistant message
-	if lastToolCall.ID == "" {
+	// Convert Args map to JSON string for storage
-		lastToolCall.ID = chatBody.Messages[len(chatBody.Messages)-1].ToolCallID
+	chatBody.Messages[lastMsgIdx].ToolCall = &models.ToolCall{
+		ID:   lastToolCall.ID,
+		Name: lastToolCall.Name,
+		Args: mapToString(lastToolCall.Args),
 	}
 	// call a func
 	_, ok := fnMap[fc.Name]
@@ -1175,16 +1201,61 @@ func findCall(msg, toolCall string) bool {
 	toolRunningMode = true
 	resp := callToolWithAgent(fc.Name, fc.Args)
 	toolRunningMode = false
-	toolMsg := string(resp) // Remove the "tool response: " prefix and %+v formatting
+	toolMsg := string(resp)
 	logger.Info("llm used a tool call", "tool_name", fc.Name, "too_args", fc.Args, "id", fc.ID, "tool_resp", toolMsg)
-	fmt.Fprintf(textView, "%s[-:-:b](%d) <%s>: [-:-:-]\n%s\n",
-		"\n\n", len(chatBody.Messages), cfg.ToolRole, toolMsg)
 	// Create tool response message with the proper tool_call_id
-	toolResponseMsg := models.RoleMsg{
+	// Mark shell commands as always visible
+	isShellCommand := fc.Name == "execute_command"
+	// Check if response is multimodal content (image)
+	var toolResponseMsg models.RoleMsg
+	if strings.HasPrefix(strings.TrimSpace(toolMsg), `{"type":"multimodal_content"`) {
+		// Parse multimodal content response
+		multimodalResp := models.MultimodalToolResp{}
+		if err := json.Unmarshal([]byte(toolMsg), &multimodalResp); err == nil && multimodalResp.Type == "multimodal_content" {
+			// Create RoleMsg with ContentParts
+			var contentParts []any
+			for _, part := range multimodalResp.Parts {
+				partType := part["type"]
+				switch partType {
+				case "text":
+					contentParts = append(contentParts, models.TextContentPart{Type: "text", Text: part["text"]})
+				case "image_url":
+					contentParts = append(contentParts, models.ImageContentPart{
+						Type: "image_url",
+						ImageURL: struct {
+							URL string `json:"url"`
+						}{URL: part["url"]},
+					})
+				default:
+					continue
+				}
+			}
+			toolResponseMsg = models.RoleMsg{
+				Role:            cfg.ToolRole,
+				ContentParts:    contentParts,
+				HasContentParts: true,
+				ToolCallID:      lastToolCall.ID,
+				IsShellCommand:  isShellCommand,
+			}
+		} else {
+			// Fallback to regular content
+			toolResponseMsg = models.RoleMsg{
 				Role:           cfg.ToolRole,
 				Content:        toolMsg,
-		ToolCallID: lastToolCall.ID, // Use the stored tool call ID
+				ToolCallID:     lastToolCall.ID,
+				IsShellCommand: isShellCommand,
 			}
+		}
+	} else {
+		toolResponseMsg = models.RoleMsg{
+			Role:           cfg.ToolRole,
+			Content:        toolMsg,
+			ToolCallID:     lastToolCall.ID,
+			IsShellCommand: isShellCommand,
+		}
+	}
+	fmt.Fprintf(textView, "%s[-:-:b](%d) <%s>: [-:-:-]\n%s\n",
+		"\n\n", len(chatBody.Messages), cfg.ToolRole, toolResponseMsg.GetText())
 	chatBody.Messages = append(chatBody.Messages, toolResponseMsg)
 	logger.Debug("findCall: added actual tool response", "role", toolResponseMsg.Role, "content_len", len(toolResponseMsg.Content), "tool_call_id", toolResponseMsg.ToolCallID, "message_count_after_add", len(chatBody.Messages))
 	// Clear the stored tool call ID after using it
@@ -1200,12 +1271,42 @@ func findCall(msg, toolCall string) bool {
 
 func chatToTextSlice(messages []models.RoleMsg, showSys bool) []string {
 	resp := make([]string, len(messages))
-	for i, msg := range messages {
+	for i := range messages {
-		// INFO: skips system msg and tool msg
+		icon := fmt.Sprintf("[-:-:b](%d) <%s>:[-:-:-]", i, messages[i].Role)
-		if !showSys && (msg.Role == cfg.ToolRole || msg.Role == "system") {
+		// Handle tool call indicators (assistant messages with tool call but empty content)
+		if messages[i].Role == cfg.AssistantRole && messages[i].ToolCall != nil && messages[i].ToolCall.ID != "" {
+			// This is a tool call indicator - show collapsed
+			if toolCollapsed {
+				toolName := messages[i].ToolCall.Name
+				resp[i] = strings.ReplaceAll(fmt.Sprintf("%s\n%s\n[yellow::i][tool call: %s (press Ctrl+T to expand)][-:-:-]\n", icon, messages[i].GetText(), toolName), "\n\n", "\n")
+			} else {
+				// Show full tool call info
+				toolName := messages[i].ToolCall.Name
+				resp[i] = strings.ReplaceAll(fmt.Sprintf("%s\n%s\n[yellow::i][tool call: %s][-:-:-]\nargs: %s\nid: %s\n", icon, messages[i].GetText(), toolName, messages[i].ToolCall.Args, messages[i].ToolCall.ID), "\n\n", "\n")
+			}
 			continue
 		}
-		resp[i] = msg.ToText(i)
+		// Handle tool responses
+		if messages[i].Role == cfg.ToolRole || messages[i].Role == "tool" {
+			// Always show shell commands
+			if messages[i].IsShellCommand {
+				resp[i] = MsgToText(i, &messages[i])
+				continue
+			}
+			// Hide non-shell tool responses when collapsed
+			if toolCollapsed {
+				resp[i] = icon + "\n[yellow::i][tool resp (press Ctrl+T to expand)][-:-:-]\n"
+				continue
+			}
+			// When expanded, show tool responses
+			resp[i] = MsgToText(i, &messages[i])
+			continue
+		}
+		// INFO: skips system msg when showSys is false
+		if !showSys && messages[i].Role == "system" {
+			continue
+		}
+		resp[i] = MsgToText(i, &messages[i])
 	}
 	return resp
 }
@@ -1239,20 +1340,6 @@ func chatToText(messages []models.RoleMsg, showSys bool) string {
 	return text
 }
 
-func removeThinking(chatBody *models.ChatBody) {
-	msgs := []models.RoleMsg{}
-	for _, msg := range chatBody.Messages {
-		// Filter out tool messages and thinking markers
-		if msg.Role == cfg.ToolRole {
-			continue
-		}
-		// find thinking and remove it - use SetText to preserve ContentParts
-		msg.SetText(thinkRE.ReplaceAllString(msg.GetText(), ""))
-		msgs = append(msgs, msg)
-	}
-	chatBody.Messages = msgs
-}
-
 func addNewChat(chatName string) {
 	id, err := store.ChatGetMaxID()
 	if err != nil {
@@ -1289,8 +1376,8 @@ func applyCharCard(cc *models.CharCard, loadHistory bool) {
 }
 
 func charToStart(agentName string, keepSysP bool) bool {
-	cc, ok := sysMap[agentName]
+	cc := GetCardByRole(agentName)
-	if !ok {
+	if cc == nil {
 		return false
 	}
 	applyCharCard(cc, keepSysP)
@@ -1307,11 +1394,28 @@ func updateModelLists() {
 	}
 	// if llama.cpp started after gf-lt?
 	localModelsMu.Lock()
-	LocalModels, err = fetchLCPModels()
+	LocalModels, err = fetchLCPModelsWithLoadStatus()
 	localModelsMu.Unlock()
 	if err != nil {
 		logger.Warn("failed to fetch llama.cpp models", "error", err)
 	}
+	// set already loaded model in llama.cpp
+	if strings.Contains(cfg.CurrentAPI, "localhost") || strings.Contains(cfg.CurrentAPI, "127.0.0.1") {
+		localModelsMu.Lock()
+		defer localModelsMu.Unlock()
+		for i := range LocalModels {
+			if strings.Contains(LocalModels[i], models.LoadedMark) {
+				m := strings.TrimPrefix(LocalModels[i], models.LoadedMark)
+				cfg.CurrentModel = m
+				chatBody.Model = m
+				cachedModelColor = "green"
+				updateStatusLine()
+				updateToolCapabilities()
+				app.Draw()
+				return
+			}
+		}
+	}
 }
 
 func refreshLocalModelsIfEmpty() {
@@ -1334,15 +1438,15 @@ func refreshLocalModelsIfEmpty() {
 
 func summarizeAndStartNewChat() {
 	if len(chatBody.Messages) == 0 {
-		_ = notifyUser("info", "No chat history to summarize")
+		showToast("info", "No chat history to summarize")
 		return
 	}
-	_ = notifyUser("info", "Summarizing chat history...")
+	showToast("info", "Summarizing chat history...")
 	// Call the summarize_chat tool via agent
 	summaryBytes := callToolWithAgent("summarize_chat", map[string]string{})
 	summary := string(summaryBytes)
 	if summary == "" {
-		_ = notifyUser("error", "Failed to generate summary")
+		showToast("error", "Failed to generate summary")
 		return
 	}
 	// Start a new chat
@@ -1361,7 +1465,7 @@ func summarizeAndStartNewChat() {
 	if err := updateStorageChat(activeChatName, chatBody.Messages); err != nil {
 		logger.Warn("failed to update storage after injecting summary", "error", err)
 	}
-	_ = notifyUser("info", "Chat summarized and new chat started with summary as tool response")
+	showToast("info", "Chat summarized and new chat started with summary as tool response")
 }
 
 func init() {
@@ -1374,15 +1478,6 @@ func init() {
 		os.Exit(1)
 		return
 	}
-	// Set image base directory for path display
-	baseDir := cfg.FilePickerDir
-	if baseDir == "" || baseDir == "." {
-		// Resolve "." to current working directory
-		if wd, err := os.Getwd(); err == nil {
-			baseDir = wd
-		}
-	}
-	models.SetImageBaseDir(baseDir)
 	defaultStarter = []models.RoleMsg{
 		{Role: "system", Content: basicSysMsg},
 		{Role: cfg.AssistantRole, Content: defaultFirstMsg},
@@ -1397,8 +1492,6 @@ func init() {
 	}
 	// load cards
 	basicCard.Role = cfg.AssistantRole
-	// toolCard.Role = cfg.AssistantRole
-	//
 	logLevel.Set(slog.LevelInfo)
 	logger = slog.New(slog.NewTextHandler(logfile, &slog.HandlerOptions{Level: logLevel}))
 	store = storage.NewProviderSQL(cfg.DBPATH, logger)
@@ -1431,6 +1524,23 @@ func init() {
 	if cfg.STT_ENABLED {
 		asr = NewSTT(logger, cfg)
 	}
+	if cfg.PlaywrightEnabled {
+		if err := checkPlaywright(); err != nil {
+			// slow, need a faster check if playwright install
+			if err := installPW(); err != nil {
+				logger.Error("failed to install playwright", "error", err)
+				cancel()
+				os.Exit(1)
+				return
+			}
+			if err := checkPlaywright(); err != nil {
+				logger.Error("failed to run playwright", "error", err)
+				cancel()
+				os.Exit(1)
+				return
+			}
+		}
+	}
 	// Initialize scrollToEndEnabled based on config
 	scrollToEndEnabled = cfg.AutoScrollEnabled
 	go updateModelLists()

config.example.toml

@@ -27,7 +27,6 @@ AutoCleanToolCallsFromCtx = false
 RAGEnabled = false
 RAGBatchSize = 1
 RAGWordLimit = 80
-RAGWorkers = 2
 RAGDir = "ragimport"
 # extra tts
 TTS_ENABLED = false
@@ -57,3 +56,6 @@ StripThinkingFromAPI = true  # Strip <think> blocks from messages before sending
 # Valid values: xhigh, high, medium, low, minimal, none (empty or none = disabled)
 # Models that support reasoning will include thinking content wrapped in <think> tags
 ReasoningEffort = "medium"
+# playwright tools
+PlaywrightEnabled = false
+PlaywrightDebug = false

config/config.go

@@ -39,7 +39,6 @@ type Config struct {
 	// rag settings
 	RAGEnabled   bool   `toml:"RAGEnabled"`
 	RAGDir       string `toml:"RAGDir"`
-	RAGWorkers   uint32 `toml:"RAGWorkers"`
 	RAGBatchSize int    `toml:"RAGBatchSize"`
 	RAGWordLimit uint32 `toml:"RAGWordLimit"`
 	// deepseek
@@ -71,6 +70,9 @@ type Config struct {
 	CharSpecificContextEnabled bool   `toml:"CharSpecificContextEnabled"`
 	CharSpecificContextTag     string `toml:"CharSpecificContextTag"`
 	AutoTurn                   bool   `toml:"AutoTurn"`
+	// playwright browser
+	PlaywrightEnabled bool `toml:"PlaywrightEnabled"`
+	PlaywrightDebug   bool `toml:"PlaywrightDebug"` // !headless
 }
 
 func LoadConfig(fn string) (*Config, error) {

docs/config.md

@@ -80,9 +80,6 @@ This document explains how to set up and configure the application using the `co
 #### RAGWordLimit (`80`)
 - Maximum number of words in a batch to tokenize and store.
 
-#### RAGWorkers (`2`)
-- Number of concurrent workers for RAG processing.
-
 #### RAGDir (`"ragimport"`)
 - Directory containing documents for RAG processing.
 
@@ -165,6 +162,15 @@ Those could be switched in program, but also bould be setup in config.
 #### ToolUse
 - Enable or disable explanation of tools to llm, so it could use them.
 
+#### Playwright Browser Automation
+These settings enable browser automation tools available to the LLM.
+
+- **PlaywrightEnabled** (`false`)
+  - Enable or disable Playwright browser automation tools for the LLM. When enabled, the LLM can use tools like `pw_browser`, `pw_close`, and `pw_status` to automate browser interactions.
+
+- **PlaywrightDebug** (`false`)
+  - Enable debug mode for Playwright browser. When set to `true`, the browser runs in visible (non-headless) mode, displaying the GUI for debugging purposes. When `false`, the browser runs in headless mode by default.
+
 ### StripThinkingFromAPI (`true`)
 - Strip thinking blocks from messages before sending to LLM. Keeps them in chat history for local viewing but reduces token usage in API calls.
 

go.mod

@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ require (
 	github.com/GrailFinder/google-translate-tts v0.1.3
 	github.com/GrailFinder/searchagent v0.2.0
 	github.com/PuerkitoBio/goquery v1.11.0
+	github.com/deckarep/golang-set/v2 v2.8.0
 	github.com/gdamore/tcell/v2 v2.13.2
 	github.com/glebarez/go-sqlite v1.22.0
 	github.com/gopxl/beep/v2 v2.1.1
@@ -14,6 +15,7 @@ require (
 	github.com/jmoiron/sqlx v1.4.0
 	github.com/ledongthuc/pdf v0.0.0-20250511090121-5959a4027728
 	github.com/neurosnap/sentences v1.1.2
+	github.com/playwright-community/playwright-go v0.5700.1
 	github.com/rivo/tview v0.42.0
 	github.com/yuin/goldmark v1.4.13
 )
@@ -24,6 +26,8 @@ require (
 	github.com/ebitengine/oto/v3 v3.4.0 // indirect
 	github.com/ebitengine/purego v0.9.1 // indirect
 	github.com/gdamore/encoding v1.0.1 // indirect
+	github.com/go-jose/go-jose/v3 v3.0.4 // indirect
+	github.com/go-stack/stack v1.8.1 // indirect
 	github.com/google/uuid v1.6.0 // indirect
 	github.com/hajimehoshi/go-mp3 v0.3.4 // indirect
 	github.com/hajimehoshi/oto/v2 v2.3.1 // indirect

go.sum

@@ -10,8 +10,11 @@ github.com/PuerkitoBio/goquery v1.11.0 h1:jZ7pwMQXIITcUXNH83LLk+txlaEy6NVOfTuP43
 github.com/PuerkitoBio/goquery v1.11.0/go.mod h1:wQHgxUOU3JGuj3oD/QFfxUdlzW6xPHfqyHre6VMY4DQ=
 github.com/andybalholm/cascadia v1.3.3 h1:AG2YHrzJIm4BZ19iwJ/DAua6Btl3IwJX+VI4kktS1LM=
 github.com/andybalholm/cascadia v1.3.3/go.mod h1:xNd9bqTn98Ln4DwST8/nG+H0yuB8Hmgu1YHNnWw0GeA=
+github.com/davecgh/go-spew v1.1.0/go.mod h1:J7Y8YcW2NihsgmVo/mv3lAwl/skON4iLHjSsI+c5H38=
 github.com/davecgh/go-spew v1.1.1 h1:vj9j/u1bqnvCEfJOwUhtlOARqs3+rkHYY13jYWTU97c=
 github.com/davecgh/go-spew v1.1.1/go.mod h1:J7Y8YcW2NihsgmVo/mv3lAwl/skON4iLHjSsI+c5H38=
+github.com/deckarep/golang-set/v2 v2.8.0 h1:swm0rlPCmdWn9mESxKOjWk8hXSqoxOp+ZlfuyaAdFlQ=
+github.com/deckarep/golang-set/v2 v2.8.0/go.mod h1:VAky9rY/yGXJOLEDv3OMci+7wtDpOF4IN+y82NBOac4=
 github.com/dustin/go-humanize v1.0.1 h1:GzkhY7T5VNhEkwH0PVJgjz+fX1rhBrR7pRT3mDkpeCY=
 github.com/dustin/go-humanize v1.0.1/go.mod h1:Mu1zIs6XwVuF/gI1OepvI0qD18qycQx+mFykh5fBlto=
 github.com/ebitengine/oto/v3 v3.4.0 h1:br0PgASsEWaoWn38b2Goe7m1GKFYfNgnsjSd5Gg+/bQ=
@@ -24,8 +27,13 @@ github.com/gdamore/tcell/v2 v2.13.2 h1:5j4srfF8ow3HICOv/61/sOhQtA25qxEB2XR3Q/Bhx
 github.com/gdamore/tcell/v2 v2.13.2/go.mod h1:+Wfe208WDdB7INEtCsNrAN6O2m+wsTPk1RAovjaILlo=
 github.com/glebarez/go-sqlite v1.22.0 h1:uAcMJhaA6r3LHMTFgP0SifzgXg46yJkgxqyuyec+ruQ=
 github.com/glebarez/go-sqlite v1.22.0/go.mod h1:PlBIdHe0+aUEFn+r2/uthrWq4FxbzugL0L8Li6yQJbc=
+github.com/go-jose/go-jose/v3 v3.0.4 h1:Wp5HA7bLQcKnf6YYao/4kpRpVMp/yf6+pJKV8WFSaNY=
+github.com/go-jose/go-jose/v3 v3.0.4/go.mod h1:5b+7YgP7ZICgJDBdfjZaIt+H/9L9T/YQrVfLAMboGkQ=
 github.com/go-sql-driver/mysql v1.8.1 h1:LedoTUt/eveggdHS9qUFC1EFSa8bU2+1pZjSRpvNJ1Y=
 github.com/go-sql-driver/mysql v1.8.1/go.mod h1:wEBSXgmK//2ZFJyE+qWnIsVGmvmEKlqwuVSjsCm7DZg=
+github.com/go-stack/stack v1.8.1 h1:ntEHSVwIt7PNXNpgPmVfMrNhLtgjlmnZha2kOpuRiDw=
+github.com/go-stack/stack v1.8.1/go.mod h1:dcoOX6HbPZSZptuspn9bctJ+N/CnF5gGygcUP3XYfe4=
+github.com/google/go-cmp v0.5.9/go.mod h1:17dUlkBOakJ0+DkrSSNjCkIjxS6bF9zb3elmeNGIjoY=
 github.com/google/go-cmp v0.6.0/go.mod h1:17dUlkBOakJ0+DkrSSNjCkIjxS6bF9zb3elmeNGIjoY=
 github.com/google/pprof v0.0.0-20250317173921-a4b03ec1a45e h1:ijClszYn+mADRFY17kjQEVQ1XRhq2/JR1M3sGqeJoxs=
 github.com/google/pprof v0.0.0-20250317173921-a4b03ec1a45e/go.mod h1:boTsfXsheKC2y+lKOCMpSfarhxDeIzfZG1jqGcPl3cA=
@@ -59,6 +67,8 @@ github.com/neurosnap/sentences v1.1.2 h1:iphYOzx/XckXeBiLIUBkPu2EKMJ+6jDbz/sLJZ7
 github.com/neurosnap/sentences v1.1.2/go.mod h1:/pwU4E9XNL21ygMIkOIllv/SMy2ujHwpf8GQPu1YPbQ=
 github.com/pkg/errors v0.9.1 h1:FEBLx1zS214owpjy7qsBeixbURkuhQAwrK5UwLGTwt4=
 github.com/pkg/errors v0.9.1/go.mod h1:bwawxfHBFNV+L2hUp1rHADufV3IMtnDRdf1r5NINEl0=
+github.com/playwright-community/playwright-go v0.5700.1 h1:PNFb1byWqrTT720rEO0JL88C6Ju0EmUnR5deFLvtP/U=
+github.com/playwright-community/playwright-go v0.5700.1/go.mod h1:MlSn1dZrx8rszbCxY6x3qK89ZesJUYVx21B2JnkoNF0=
 github.com/pmezard/go-difflib v1.0.0 h1:4DBwDE0NGyQoBHbLQYPwSUPoCMWR5BEzIk/f1lZbAQM=
 github.com/pmezard/go-difflib v1.0.0/go.mod h1:iKH77koFhYxTK1pcRnkKkqfTogsbg7gZNVY4sRDYZ/4=
 github.com/remyoudompheng/bigfft v0.0.0-20230129092748-24d4a6f8daec h1:W09IVJc94icq4NjY3clb7Lk8O1qJ8BdBEF8z0ibU0rE=
@@ -67,6 +77,8 @@ github.com/rivo/tview v0.42.0 h1:b/ftp+RxtDsHSaynXTbJb+/n/BxDEi+W3UfF5jILK6c=
 github.com/rivo/tview v0.42.0/go.mod h1:cSfIYfhpSGCjp3r/ECJb+GKS7cGJnqV8vfjQPwoXyfY=
 github.com/rivo/uniseg v0.4.7 h1:WUdvkW8uEhrYfLC4ZzdpI2ztxP1I582+49Oc5Mq64VQ=
 github.com/rivo/uniseg v0.4.7/go.mod h1:FN3SvrM+Zdj16jyLfmOkMNblXMcoc8DfTHruCPUcx88=
+github.com/stretchr/objx v0.1.0/go.mod h1:HFkY916IF+rwdDfMAkV7OtwuqBVzrE8GR6GFx+wExME=
+github.com/stretchr/testify v1.7.0/go.mod h1:6Fq8oRcR53rry900zMqJjRRixrwX3KX962/h/Wwjteg=
 github.com/stretchr/testify v1.10.0 h1:Xv5erBjTwe/5IxqUQTdXv5kgmIvbHo3QQyRwhJsOfJA=
 github.com/stretchr/testify v1.10.0/go.mod h1:r2ic/lqez/lEtzL7wO/rwa5dbSLXVDPFyf8C91i36aY=
 github.com/yuin/goldmark v1.4.13 h1:fVcFKWvrslecOb/tg+Cc05dkeYx540o0FuFt3nUVDoE=
@@ -152,6 +164,8 @@ golang.org/x/tools v0.21.1-0.20240508182429-e35e4ccd0d2d/go.mod h1:aiJjzUbINMkxb
 golang.org/x/tools v0.40.0 h1:yLkxfA+Qnul4cs9QA3KnlFu0lVmd8JJfoq+E41uSutA=
 golang.org/x/tools v0.40.0/go.mod h1:Ik/tzLRlbscWpqqMRjyWYDisX8bG13FrdXp3o4Sr9lc=
 golang.org/x/xerrors v0.0.0-20190717185122-a985d3407aa7/go.mod h1:I/5z698sn9Ka8TeJc9MKroUUfqBBauWjQqLJ2OPfmY0=
+gopkg.in/check.v1 v0.0.0-20161208181325-20d25e280405/go.mod h1:Co6ibVJAznAaIkqp8huTwlJQCZ016jof/cbN4VW5Yz0=
+gopkg.in/yaml.v3 v3.0.0-20200313102051-9f266ea9e77c/go.mod h1:K4uyk7z7BCEPqu6E+C64Yfv1cQ7kz7rIZviUmN+EgEM=
 gopkg.in/yaml.v3 v3.0.1 h1:fxVm/GzAzEWqLHuvctI91KS9hhNmmWOoWu0XTYJS7CA=
 gopkg.in/yaml.v3 v3.0.1/go.mod h1:K4uyk7z7BCEPqu6E+C64Yfv1cQ7kz7rIZviUmN+EgEM=
 modernc.org/cc/v4 v4.27.1 h1:9W30zRlYrefrDV2JE2O8VDtJ1yPGownxciz5rrbQZis=

helpfuncs.go

@@ -11,12 +11,11 @@ import (
 	"path"
 	"path/filepath"
 	"slices"
+	"strconv"
 	"strings"
 	"time"
 	"unicode"
 
-	"math/rand/v2"
-
 	"github.com/rivo/tview"
 )
 
@@ -29,7 +28,6 @@ func startModelColorUpdater() {
 	go func() {
 		ticker := time.NewTicker(5 * time.Second)
 		defer ticker.Stop()
-
 		// Initial check
 		updateCachedModelColor()
 		for range ticker.C {
@@ -44,7 +42,6 @@ func updateCachedModelColor() {
 		cachedModelColor = "orange"
 		return
 	}
-
 	// Check if model is loaded
 	loaded, err := isModelLoaded(chatBody.Model)
 	if err != nil {
@@ -68,6 +65,14 @@ func isASCII(s string) bool {
 	return true
 }
 
+func mapToString[V any](m map[string]V) string {
+	rs := strings.Builder{}
+	for k, v := range m {
+		fmt.Fprintf(&rs, "%v: %v\n", k, v)
+	}
+	return rs.String()
+}
+
 // stripThinkingFromMsg removes thinking blocks from assistant messages.
 // Skips user, tool, and system messages as they may contain thinking examples.
 func stripThinkingFromMsg(msg *models.RoleMsg) *models.RoleMsg {
@@ -193,7 +198,11 @@ func initSysCards() ([]string, error) {
 			logger.Warn("empty role", "file", cc.FilePath)
 			continue
 		}
-		sysMap[cc.Role] = cc
+		if cc.ID == "" {
+			cc.ID = models.ComputeCardID(cc.Role, cc.FilePath)
+		}
+		sysMap[cc.ID] = cc
+		roleToID[cc.Role] = cc.ID
 		labels = append(labels, cc.Role)
 	}
 	return labels, nil
@@ -213,6 +222,8 @@ func startNewChat(keepSysP bool) {
 	newChat := &models.Chat{
 		ID:        id + 1,
 		Name:      fmt.Sprintf("%d_%s", id+1, cfg.AssistantRole),
+		CreatedAt: time.Now(),
+		UpdatedAt: time.Now(),
 		// chat is written to db when we get first llm response (or any)
 		// actual chat history (messages) would be parsed then
 		Msgs:  "",
@@ -280,24 +291,25 @@ func listRolesWithUser() []string {
 	return result
 }
 
-func loadImage() {
+func loadImage() error {
 	filepath := defaultImage
-	cc, ok := sysMap[cfg.AssistantRole]
+	cc := GetCardByRole(cfg.AssistantRole)
-	if ok {
+	if cc != nil {
 		if strings.HasSuffix(cc.FilePath, ".png") {
 			filepath = cc.FilePath
 		}
 	}
 	file, err := os.Open(filepath)
 	if err != nil {
-		panic(err)
+		return fmt.Errorf("failed to open image: %w", err)
 	}
 	defer file.Close()
 	img, _, err := image.Decode(file)
 	if err != nil {
-		panic(err)
+		return fmt.Errorf("failed to decode image: %w", err)
 	}
 	imgView.SetImage(img)
+	return nil
 }
 
 func strInSlice(s string, sl []string) bool {
@@ -357,7 +369,7 @@ func makeStatusLine() string {
 	}
 	// Get model color based on load status for local llama.cpp models
 	modelColor := getModelColor()
-	statusLine := fmt.Sprintf(statusLineTempl, boolColors[botRespMode], activeChatName,
+	statusLine := fmt.Sprintf(statusLineTempl, activeChatName,
 		boolColors[cfg.ToolUse], modelColor, chatBody.Model, boolColors[cfg.SkipLLMResp],
 		cfg.CurrentAPI, persona, botPersona)
 	if cfg.STT_ENABLED {
@@ -370,17 +382,88 @@ func makeStatusLine() string {
 		roleInject := fmt.Sprintf(" | [%s:-:b]role injection[-:-:-] (alt+7)", boolColors[injectRole])
 		statusLine += roleInject
 	}
+	// context tokens
+	contextTokens := getContextTokens()
+	maxCtx := getMaxContextTokens()
+	if maxCtx == 0 {
+		maxCtx = 16384
+	}
+	if contextTokens > 0 {
+		contextInfo := fmt.Sprintf(" | context-estim: [orange:-:b]%d/%d[-:-:-]", contextTokens, maxCtx)
+		statusLine += contextInfo
+	}
 	return statusLine + imageInfo + shellModeInfo
 }
 
-var letters = []rune("abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyzABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ")
+func getContextTokens() int {
-
+	if chatBody == nil || chatBody.Messages == nil {
-func randString(n int) string {
+		return 0
-	b := make([]rune, n)
-	for i := range b {
-		b[i] = letters[rand.IntN(len(letters))]
 	}
-	return string(b)
+	total := 0
+	messages := chatBody.Messages
+	for i := range messages {
+		msg := &messages[i]
+		if msg.Stats != nil && msg.Stats.Tokens > 0 {
+			total += msg.Stats.Tokens
+		} else if msg.GetText() != "" {
+			total += len(msg.GetText()) / 4
+		}
+	}
+	return total
+}
+
+const deepseekContext = 128000
+
+func getMaxContextTokens() int {
+	if chatBody == nil || chatBody.Model == "" {
+		return 0
+	}
+	modelName := chatBody.Model
+	switch {
+	case strings.Contains(cfg.CurrentAPI, "openrouter"):
+		if orModelsData != nil {
+			for i := range orModelsData.Data {
+				m := &orModelsData.Data[i]
+				if m.ID == modelName {
+					return m.ContextLength
+				}
+			}
+		}
+	case strings.Contains(cfg.CurrentAPI, "deepseek"):
+		return deepseekContext
+	default:
+		if localModelsData != nil {
+			for i := range localModelsData.Data {
+				m := &localModelsData.Data[i]
+				if m.ID == modelName {
+					for _, arg := range m.Status.Args {
+						if strings.HasPrefix(arg, "--ctx-size") {
+							if strings.Contains(arg, "=") {
+								val := strings.Split(arg, "=")[1]
+								if n, err := strconv.Atoi(val); err == nil {
+									return n
+								}
+							} else {
+								idx := -1
+								for j, a := range m.Status.Args {
+									if a == "--ctx-size" && j+1 < len(m.Status.Args) {
+										idx = j + 1
+										break
+									}
+								}
+								if idx != -1 {
+									if n, err := strconv.Atoi(m.Status.Args[idx]); err == nil {
+										return n
+									}
+								}
+							}
+						}
+					}
+				}
+			}
+		}
+	}
+	return 0
 }
 
 // set of roles within card definition and mention in chat history
@@ -390,13 +473,9 @@ func listChatRoles() []string {
 	if !ok {
 		return cbc
 	}
-	currentCard, ok := sysMap[currentChat.Agent]
+	currentCard := GetCardByRole(currentChat.Agent)
-	if !ok {
+	if currentCard == nil {
-		// case which won't let to switch roles:
+		logger.Warn("failed to find current card", "agent", currentChat.Agent)
-		// started new chat (basic_sys or any other), at the start it yet be saved or have chatbody
-		// if it does not have a card or chars, it'll return an empty slice
-		// log error
-		logger.Warn("failed to find current card in sysMap", "agent", currentChat.Agent, "sysMap", sysMap)
 		return cbc
 	}
 	charset := []string{}
@@ -412,10 +491,7 @@ func listChatRoles() []string {
 func deepseekModelValidator() error {
 	if cfg.CurrentAPI == cfg.DeepSeekChatAPI || cfg.CurrentAPI == cfg.DeepSeekCompletionAPI {
 		if chatBody.Model != "deepseek-chat" && chatBody.Model != "deepseek-reasoner" {
-			if err := notifyUser("bad request", "wrong deepseek model name"); err != nil {
+			showToast("bad request", "wrong deepseek model name")
-				logger.Warn("failed ot notify user", "error", err)
-				return err
-			}
 			return nil
 		}
 	}
@@ -426,12 +502,11 @@ func deepseekModelValidator() error {
 
 func toggleShellMode() {
 	shellMode = !shellMode
+	setShellMode(shellMode)
 	if shellMode {
-		// Update input placeholder to indicate shell mode
+		shellInput.SetLabel(fmt.Sprintf("[%s]$ ", cfg.FilePickerDir))
-		textArea.SetPlaceholder("SHELL MODE: Enter command and press <Esc> to execute")
 	} else {
-		// Reset to normal mode
+		textArea.SetPlaceholder("input is multiline; press <Enter> to start the next line;\npress <Esc> to send the message.")
-		textArea.SetPlaceholder("input is multiline; press <Enter> to start the next line;\npress <Esc> to send the message. Alt+1 to exit shell mode")
 	}
 	updateStatusLine()
 }
@@ -443,23 +518,29 @@ func updateFlexLayout() {
 	}
 	flex.Clear()
 	flex.AddItem(textView, 0, 40, false)
+	if shellMode {
+		flex.AddItem(shellInput, 0, 10, false)
+	} else {
 		flex.AddItem(textArea, 0, 10, false)
+	}
 	if positionVisible {
 		flex.AddItem(statusLineWidget, 0, 2, false)
 	}
 	// Keep focus on currently focused widget
 	focused := app.GetFocus()
-	if focused == textView {
+	switch {
+	case focused == textView:
 		app.SetFocus(textView)
-	} else {
+	case shellMode:
+		app.SetFocus(shellInput)
+	default:
 		app.SetFocus(textArea)
 	}
 }
 
 func executeCommandAndDisplay(cmdText string) {
-	// Parse the command (split by spaces, but handle quoted arguments)
+	cmdText = strings.TrimSpace(cmdText)
-	cmdParts := parseCommand(cmdText)
+	if cmdText == "" {
-	if len(cmdParts) == 0 {
 		fmt.Fprintf(textView, "\n[red]Error: No command provided[-:-:-]\n")
 		if scrollToEndEnabled {
 			textView.ScrollToEnd()
@@ -467,17 +548,63 @@ func executeCommandAndDisplay(cmdText string) {
 		colorText()
 		return
 	}
-	command := cmdParts[0]
+	workingDir := cfg.FilePickerDir
-	args := []string{}
+	// Handle cd command specially to update working directory
-	if len(cmdParts) > 1 {
+	if strings.HasPrefix(cmdText, "cd ") {
-		args = cmdParts[1:]
+		newDir := strings.TrimPrefix(cmdText, "cd ")
+		newDir = strings.TrimSpace(newDir)
+		// Handle cd ~ or cdHOME
+		if strings.HasPrefix(newDir, "~") {
+			home := os.Getenv("HOME")
+			newDir = strings.Replace(newDir, "~", home, 1)
 		}
-	// Create the command execution
+		// Check if directory exists
-	cmd := exec.Command(command, args...)
+		if _, err := os.Stat(newDir); err == nil {
+			workingDir = newDir
+			cfg.FilePickerDir = workingDir
+			// Update shell input label with new directory
+			shellInput.SetLabel(fmt.Sprintf("[%s]$ ", cfg.FilePickerDir))
+			outputContent := workingDir
+			// Add the command being executed to the chat
+			fmt.Fprintf(textView, "\n[-:-:b](%d) <%s>: [-:-:-]\n$ %s\n",
+				len(chatBody.Messages), cfg.ToolRole, cmdText)
+			fmt.Fprintf(textView, "%s\n", outputContent)
+			combinedMsg := models.RoleMsg{
+				Role:    cfg.ToolRole,
+				Content: "$ " + cmdText + "\n\n" + outputContent,
+			}
+			chatBody.Messages = append(chatBody.Messages, combinedMsg)
+			if scrollToEndEnabled {
+				textView.ScrollToEnd()
+			}
+			colorText()
+			return
+		} else {
+			outputContent := "cd: " + newDir + ": No such file or directory"
+			fmt.Fprintf(textView, "\n[-:-:b](%d) <%s>: [-:-:-]\n$ %s\n",
+				len(chatBody.Messages), cfg.ToolRole, cmdText)
+			fmt.Fprintf(textView, "[red]%s[-:-:-]\n", outputContent)
+			combinedMsg := models.RoleMsg{
+				Role:    cfg.ToolRole,
+				Content: "$ " + cmdText + "\n\n" + outputContent,
+			}
+			chatBody.Messages = append(chatBody.Messages, combinedMsg)
+			if scrollToEndEnabled {
+				textView.ScrollToEnd()
+			}
+			colorText()
+			return
+		}
+	}
+
+	// Use /bin/sh to support pipes, redirects, etc.
+	cmd := exec.Command("/bin/sh", "-c", cmdText)
+	cmd.Dir = workingDir
 	// Execute the command and get output
 	output, err := cmd.CombinedOutput()
 	// Add the command being executed to the chat
-	fmt.Fprintf(textView, "\n[yellow]$ %s[-:-:-]\n", cmdText)
+	fmt.Fprintf(textView, "\n[-:-:b](%d) <%s>: [-:-:-]\n$ %s\n",
+		len(chatBody.Messages), cfg.ToolRole, cmdText)
 	var outputContent string
 	if err != nil {
 		// Include both output and error
@@ -514,42 +641,11 @@ func executeCommandAndDisplay(cmdText string) {
 		textView.ScrollToEnd()
 	}
 	colorText()
+	// Add command to history (avoid duplicates at the end)
+	if len(shellHistory) == 0 || shellHistory[len(shellHistory)-1] != cmdText {
+		shellHistory = append(shellHistory, cmdText)
 	}
-
+	shellHistoryPos = -1
-// parseCommand splits command string handling quotes properly
-func parseCommand(cmd string) []string {
-	var args []string
-	var current string
-	var inQuotes bool
-	var quoteChar rune
-	for _, r := range cmd {
-		switch r {
-		case '"', '\'':
-			if inQuotes {
-				if r == quoteChar {
-					inQuotes = false
-				} else {
-					current += string(r)
-				}
-			} else {
-				inQuotes = true
-				quoteChar = r
-			}
-		case ' ', '\t':
-			if inQuotes {
-				current += string(r)
-			} else if current != "" {
-				args = append(args, current)
-				current = ""
-			}
-		default:
-			current += string(r)
-		}
-	}
-	if current != "" {
-		args = append(args, current)
-	}
-	return args
 }
 
 // == search ==
@@ -595,9 +691,7 @@ func performSearch(term string) {
 		searchResults = nil
 		searchResultLengths = nil
 		notification := "Pattern not found: " + term
-		if err := notifyUser("search", notification); err != nil {
+		showToast("search", notification)
-			logger.Error("failed to send notification", "error", err)
-		}
 		return
 	}
 	// Store the formatted text positions and lengths for accurate highlighting
@@ -630,9 +724,7 @@ func highlightCurrentMatch() {
 	textView.Highlight(currentRegion).ScrollToHighlight()
 	// Send notification about which match we're at
 	notification := fmt.Sprintf("Match %d of %d", searchIndex+1, len(searchResults))
-	if err := notifyUser("search", notification); err != nil {
+	showToast("search", notification)
-		logger.Error("failed to send notification", "error", err)
-	}
 }
 
 // showSearchBar shows the search input field as an overlay
@@ -722,9 +814,7 @@ func addRegionTags(text string, positions []int, lengths []int, currentIdx int,
 // searchNext finds the next occurrence of the search term
 func searchNext() {
 	if len(searchResults) == 0 {
-		if err := notifyUser("search", "No search results to navigate"); err != nil {
+		showToast("search", "No search results to navigate")
-			logger.Error("failed to send notification", "error", err)
-		}
 		return
 	}
 	searchIndex = (searchIndex + 1) % len(searchResults)
@@ -734,9 +824,7 @@ func searchNext() {
 // searchPrev finds the previous occurrence of the search term
 func searchPrev() {
 	if len(searchResults) == 0 {
-		if err := notifyUser("search", "No search results to navigate"); err != nil {
+		showToast("search", "No search results to navigate")
-			logger.Error("failed to send notification", "error", err)
-		}
 		return
 	}
 	if searchIndex == 0 {
@@ -791,3 +879,91 @@ func scanFiles(dir, filter string) []string {
 	scanRecursive(dir, 0, "")
 	return files
 }
+
+// models logic that is too complex for models package
+func MsgToText(i int, m *models.RoleMsg) string {
+	var contentStr string
+	var imageIndicators []string
+	if !m.HasContentParts {
+		contentStr = m.Content
+	} else {
+		var textParts []string
+		for _, part := range m.ContentParts {
+			switch p := part.(type) {
+			case models.TextContentPart:
+				if p.Type == "text" {
+					textParts = append(textParts, p.Text)
+				}
+			case models.ImageContentPart:
+				displayPath := p.Path
+				if displayPath == "" {
+					displayPath = "image"
+				} else {
+					displayPath = extractDisplayPath(displayPath, cfg.FilePickerDir)
+				}
+				imageIndicators = append(imageIndicators, fmt.Sprintf("[orange::i][image: %s][-:-:-]", displayPath))
+			case map[string]any:
+				if partType, exists := p["type"]; exists {
+					switch partType {
+					case "text":
+						if textVal, textExists := p["text"]; textExists {
+							if textStr, isStr := textVal.(string); isStr {
+								textParts = append(textParts, textStr)
+							}
+						}
+					case "image_url":
+						var displayPath string
+						if pathVal, pathExists := p["path"]; pathExists {
+							if pathStr, isStr := pathVal.(string); isStr && pathStr != "" {
+								displayPath = extractDisplayPath(pathStr, cfg.FilePickerDir)
+							}
+						}
+						if displayPath == "" {
+							displayPath = "image"
+						}
+						imageIndicators = append(imageIndicators, fmt.Sprintf("[orange::i][image: %s][-:-:-]", displayPath))
+					}
+				}
+			}
+		}
+		contentStr = strings.Join(textParts, " ") + " "
+	}
+	contentStr, _ = strings.CutPrefix(contentStr, m.Role+":")
+	icon := fmt.Sprintf("(%d) <%s>: ", i, m.Role)
+	var finalContent strings.Builder
+	if len(imageIndicators) > 0 {
+		for _, indicator := range imageIndicators {
+			finalContent.WriteString(indicator)
+			finalContent.WriteString("\n")
+		}
+	}
+	finalContent.WriteString(contentStr)
+	if m.Stats != nil {
+		fmt.Fprintf(&finalContent, "\n[gray::i][%d tok, %.1fs, %.1f t/s][-:-:-]", m.Stats.Tokens, m.Stats.Duration, m.Stats.TokensPerSec)
+	}
+	textMsg := fmt.Sprintf("[-:-:b]%s[-:-:-]\n%s\n", icon, finalContent.String())
+	return strings.ReplaceAll(textMsg, "\n\n", "\n")
+}
+
+// extractDisplayPath returns a path suitable for display, potentially relative to imageBaseDir
+func extractDisplayPath(p, bp string) string {
+	if p == "" {
+		return ""
+	}
+	// If base directory is set, try to make path relative to it
+	if bp != "" {
+		if rel, err := filepath.Rel(bp, p); err == nil {
+			// Check if relative path doesn't start with ".." (meaning it's within base dir)
+			// If it starts with "..", we might still want to show it as relative
+			// but for now we show full path if it goes outside base dir
+			if !strings.HasPrefix(rel, "..") {
+				p = rel
+			}
+		}
+	}
+	// Truncate long paths to last 60 characters if needed
+	if len(p) > 60 {
+		return "..." + p[len(p)-60:]
+	}
+	return p
+}

llm.go

@@ -3,7 +3,6 @@ package main
 import (
 	"bytes"
 	"encoding/json"
-	"errors"
 	"gf-lt/models"
 	"io"
 	"strings"
@@ -14,8 +13,8 @@ var lastImg string             // for ctrl+j
 
 // containsToolSysMsg checks if the toolSysMsg already exists in the chat body
 func containsToolSysMsg() bool {
-	for _, msg := range chatBody.Messages {
+	for i := range chatBody.Messages {
-		if msg.Role == cfg.ToolRole && msg.Content == toolSysMsg {
+		if chatBody.Messages[i].Role == cfg.ToolRole && chatBody.Messages[i].Content == toolSysMsg {
 			return true
 		}
 	}
@@ -119,25 +118,22 @@ func (lcp LCPCompletion) FormMsg(msg, role string, resume bool) (io.Reader, erro
 	logger.Debug("formmsg lcpcompletion", "link", cfg.CurrentAPI)
 	localImageAttachmentPath := imageAttachmentPath
 	var multimodalData []string
+	if msg != "" { // otherwise let the bot to continue
+		var newMsg models.RoleMsg
 		if localImageAttachmentPath != "" {
+			newMsg = models.NewMultimodalMsg(role, []any{})
+			newMsg.AddTextPart(msg)
 			imageURL, err := models.CreateImageURLFromPath(localImageAttachmentPath)
 			if err != nil {
 				logger.Error("failed to create image URL from path for completion",
 					"error", err, "path", localImageAttachmentPath)
 				return nil, err
 			}
-		// Extract base64 part from data URL (e.g., "data:image/jpeg;base64,...")
+			newMsg.AddImagePart(imageURL, localImageAttachmentPath)
-		parts := strings.SplitN(imageURL, ",", 2)
-		if len(parts) == 2 {
-			multimodalData = append(multimodalData, parts[1])
-		} else {
-			logger.Error("invalid image data URL format", "url", imageURL)
-			return nil, errors.New("invalid image data URL format")
-		}
 			imageAttachmentPath = "" // Clear the attachment after use
+		} else { // not a multimodal msg or image passed in tool call
+			newMsg = models.RoleMsg{Role: role, Content: msg}
 		}
-	if msg != "" { // otherwise let the bot to continue
-		newMsg := models.RoleMsg{Role: role, Content: msg}
 		newMsg = *processMessageTag(&newMsg)
 		chatBody.Messages = append(chatBody.Messages, newMsg)
 	}
@@ -146,22 +142,40 @@ func (lcp LCPCompletion) FormMsg(msg, role string, resume bool) (io.Reader, erro
 		chatBody.Messages = append(chatBody.Messages, models.RoleMsg{Role: cfg.ToolRole, Content: toolSysMsg})
 	}
 	filteredMessages, botPersona := filterMessagesForCurrentCharacter(chatBody.Messages)
+	// Build prompt and extract images inline as we process each message
 	messages := make([]string, len(filteredMessages))
-	for i, m := range filteredMessages {
+	for i := range filteredMessages {
-		messages[i] = stripThinkingFromMsg(&m).ToPrompt()
+		m := stripThinkingFromMsg(&filteredMessages[i])
+		messages[i] = m.ToPrompt()
+		// Extract images from this message and add marker inline
+		if len(m.ContentParts) > 0 {
+			for _, part := range m.ContentParts {
+				var imgURL string
+				// Check for struct type
+				if imgPart, ok := part.(models.ImageContentPart); ok {
+					imgURL = imgPart.ImageURL.URL
+				} else if partMap, ok := part.(map[string]any); ok {
+					// Check for map type (from JSON unmarshaling)
+					if partType, exists := partMap["type"]; exists && partType == "image_url" {
+						if imgURLMap, ok := partMap["image_url"].(map[string]any); ok {
+							if url, ok := imgURLMap["url"].(string); ok {
+								imgURL = url
+							}
+						}
+					}
+				}
+				if imgURL != "" {
+					// Extract base64 part from data URL (e.g., "data:image/jpeg;base64,...")
+					parts := strings.SplitN(imgURL, ",", 2)
+					if len(parts) == 2 {
+						multimodalData = append(multimodalData, parts[1])
+						messages[i] += " <__media__>"
+					}
+				}
+			}
+		}
 	}
 	prompt := strings.Join(messages, "\n")
-	// Add multimodal media markers to the prompt text when multimodal data is present
-	// This is required by llama.cpp multimodal models so they know where to insert media
-	if len(multimodalData) > 0 {
-		// Add a media marker for each item in the multimodal data
-		var sb strings.Builder
-		sb.WriteString(prompt)
-		for range multimodalData {
-			sb.WriteString(" <__media__>") // llama.cpp default multimodal marker
-		}
-		prompt = sb.String()
-	}
 	// needs to be after <__media__> if there are images
 	if !resume {
 		botMsgStart := "\n" + botPersona + ":\n"
@@ -210,11 +224,9 @@ func (op LCPChat) ParseChunk(data []byte) (*models.TextChunk, error) {
 		logger.Error("failed to decode", "error", err, "line", string(data))
 		return nil, err
 	}
-
-	// Handle multiple choices safely
 	if len(llmchunk.Choices) == 0 {
-		logger.Warn("LCPChat ParseChunk: no choices in response", "data", string(data))
+		logger.Warn("LCPChat empty chunk choices", "raw_data", string(data), "chunk", llmchunk)
-		return &models.TextChunk{Finished: true}, nil
+		return &models.TextChunk{}, nil
 	}
 	lastChoice := llmchunk.Choices[len(llmchunk.Choices)-1]
 	resp := &models.TextChunk{
@@ -289,14 +301,23 @@ func (op LCPChat) FormMsg(msg, role string, resume bool) (io.Reader, error) {
 		Model:    chatBody.Model,
 		Stream:   chatBody.Stream,
 	}
-	for i, msg := range filteredMessages {
+	for i := range filteredMessages {
-		strippedMsg := *stripThinkingFromMsg(&msg)
+		strippedMsg := *stripThinkingFromMsg(&filteredMessages[i])
-		if strippedMsg.Role == cfg.UserRole {
+		switch strippedMsg.Role {
+		case cfg.UserRole:
 			bodyCopy.Messages[i] = strippedMsg
 			bodyCopy.Messages[i].Role = "user"
-		} else {
+		case cfg.AssistantRole:
+			bodyCopy.Messages[i] = strippedMsg
+			bodyCopy.Messages[i].Role = "assistant"
+		case cfg.ToolRole:
+			bodyCopy.Messages[i] = strippedMsg
+			bodyCopy.Messages[i].Role = "tool"
+		default:
 			bodyCopy.Messages[i] = strippedMsg
 		}
+		// Clear ToolCalls - they're stored in chat history for display but not sent to LLM
+		// bodyCopy.Messages[i].ToolCall = nil
 	}
 	// Clean null/empty messages to prevent API issues
 	bodyCopy.Messages = consolidateAssistantMessages(bodyCopy.Messages)
@@ -326,6 +347,10 @@ func (ds DeepSeekerCompletion) ParseChunk(data []byte) (*models.TextChunk, error
 		logger.Error("failed to decode", "error", err, "line", string(data))
 		return nil, err
 	}
+	if len(llmchunk.Choices) == 0 {
+		logger.Warn("empty chunk choices", "raw_data", string(data), "chunk", llmchunk)
+		return &models.TextChunk{}, nil
+	}
 	resp := &models.TextChunk{
 		Chunk: llmchunk.Choices[0].Text,
 	}
@@ -358,8 +383,8 @@ func (ds DeepSeekerCompletion) FormMsg(msg, role string, resume bool) (io.Reader
 	}
 	filteredMessages, botPersona := filterMessagesForCurrentCharacter(chatBody.Messages)
 	messages := make([]string, len(filteredMessages))
-	for i, m := range filteredMessages {
+	for i := range filteredMessages {
-		messages[i] = stripThinkingFromMsg(&m).ToPrompt()
+		messages[i] = stripThinkingFromMsg(&filteredMessages[i]).ToPrompt()
 	}
 	prompt := strings.Join(messages, "\n")
 	// strings builder?
@@ -391,6 +416,10 @@ func (ds DeepSeekerChat) ParseChunk(data []byte) (*models.TextChunk, error) {
 		return nil, err
 	}
 	resp := &models.TextChunk{}
+	if len(llmchunk.Choices) == 0 {
+		logger.Warn("empty chunk choices", "raw_data", string(data), "chunk", llmchunk)
+		return resp, nil
+	}
 	if llmchunk.Choices[0].FinishReason != "" {
 		if llmchunk.Choices[0].Delta.Content != "" {
 			logger.Error("text inside of finish llmchunk", "chunk", llmchunk)
@@ -429,14 +458,27 @@ func (ds DeepSeekerChat) FormMsg(msg, role string, resume bool) (io.Reader, erro
 		Model:    chatBody.Model,
 		Stream:   chatBody.Stream,
 	}
-	for i, msg := range filteredMessages {
+	for i := range filteredMessages {
-		strippedMsg := *stripThinkingFromMsg(&msg)
+		strippedMsg := *stripThinkingFromMsg(&filteredMessages[i])
-		if strippedMsg.Role == cfg.UserRole || i == 1 {
+		switch strippedMsg.Role {
+		case cfg.UserRole:
+			if i == 1 {
 				bodyCopy.Messages[i] = strippedMsg
 				bodyCopy.Messages[i].Role = "user"
 			} else {
 				bodyCopy.Messages[i] = strippedMsg
 			}
+		case cfg.AssistantRole:
+			bodyCopy.Messages[i] = strippedMsg
+			bodyCopy.Messages[i].Role = "assistant"
+		case cfg.ToolRole:
+			bodyCopy.Messages[i] = strippedMsg
+			bodyCopy.Messages[i].Role = "tool"
+		default:
+			bodyCopy.Messages[i] = strippedMsg
+		}
+		// Clear ToolCalls - they're stored in chat history for display but not sent to LLM
+		// bodyCopy.Messages[i].ToolCall = nil
 	}
 	// Clean null/empty messages to prevent API issues
 	bodyCopy.Messages = consolidateAssistantMessages(bodyCopy.Messages)
@@ -460,6 +502,10 @@ func (or OpenRouterCompletion) ParseChunk(data []byte) (*models.TextChunk, error
 		logger.Error("failed to decode", "error", err, "line", string(data))
 		return nil, err
 	}
+	if len(llmchunk.Choices) == 0 {
+		logger.Warn("empty chunk choices", "raw_data", string(data), "chunk", llmchunk)
+		return &models.TextChunk{}, nil
+	}
 	resp := &models.TextChunk{
 		Chunk: llmchunk.Choices[len(llmchunk.Choices)-1].Text,
 	}
@@ -489,8 +535,8 @@ func (or OpenRouterCompletion) FormMsg(msg, role string, resume bool) (io.Reader
 	}
 	filteredMessages, botPersona := filterMessagesForCurrentCharacter(chatBody.Messages)
 	messages := make([]string, len(filteredMessages))
-	for i, m := range filteredMessages {
+	for i := range filteredMessages {
-		messages[i] = stripThinkingFromMsg(&m).ToPrompt()
+		messages[i] = stripThinkingFromMsg(&filteredMessages[i]).ToPrompt()
 	}
 	prompt := strings.Join(messages, "\n")
 	// strings builder?
@@ -522,6 +568,10 @@ func (or OpenRouterChat) ParseChunk(data []byte) (*models.TextChunk, error) {
 		logger.Error("failed to decode", "error", err, "line", string(data))
 		return nil, err
 	}
+	if len(llmchunk.Choices) == 0 {
+		logger.Warn("empty chunk choices", "raw_data", string(data), "chunk", llmchunk)
+		return &models.TextChunk{}, nil
+	}
 	lastChoice := llmchunk.Choices[len(llmchunk.Choices)-1]
 	resp := &models.TextChunk{
 		Chunk:     lastChoice.Delta.Content,
@@ -593,14 +643,24 @@ func (or OpenRouterChat) FormMsg(msg, role string, resume bool) (io.Reader, erro
 		Model:    chatBody.Model,
 		Stream:   chatBody.Stream,
 	}
-	for i, msg := range filteredMessages {
+	for i := range filteredMessages {
-		strippedMsg := *stripThinkingFromMsg(&msg)
+		strippedMsg := *stripThinkingFromMsg(&filteredMessages[i])
-		bodyCopy.Messages[i] = strippedMsg
+		switch strippedMsg.Role {
-		// Standardize role if it's a user role
+		case cfg.UserRole:
-		if bodyCopy.Messages[i].Role == cfg.UserRole {
 			bodyCopy.Messages[i] = strippedMsg
 			bodyCopy.Messages[i].Role = "user"
+		case cfg.AssistantRole:
+			bodyCopy.Messages[i] = strippedMsg
+			bodyCopy.Messages[i].Role = "assistant"
+		case cfg.ToolRole:
+			bodyCopy.Messages[i] = strippedMsg
+			bodyCopy.Messages[i].Role = "tool"
+		default:
+			bodyCopy.Messages[i] = strippedMsg
 		}
+		// Clear ToolCalls - they're stored in chat history for display but not sent to LLM
+		// literally deletes data that we need
+		// bodyCopy.Messages[i].ToolCall = nil
 	}
 	// Clean null/empty messages to prevent API issues
 	bodyCopy.Messages = consolidateAssistantMessages(bodyCopy.Messages)

main.go

@@ -13,9 +13,13 @@ var (
 	injectRole        = true
 	selectedIndex     = int(-1)
 	shellMode         = false
+	shellHistory      []string
+	shellHistoryPos   int = -1
 	thinkingCollapsed     = false
-	statusLineTempl   = "help (F12) | [%s:-:b]llm writes[-:-:-] (F6 to interrupt) | chat: [orange:-:b]%s[-:-:-] (F1) | [%s:-:b]tool use[-:-:-] (ctrl+k) | model: [%s:-:b]%s[-:-:-] (ctrl+l) | [%s:-:b]skip LLM resp[-:-:-] (F10)\nAPI: [orange:-:b]%s[-:-:-] (ctrl+v) | writing as: [orange:-:b]%s[-:-:-] (ctrl+q) | bot will write as [orange:-:b]%s[-:-:-] (ctrl+x)"
+	toolCollapsed         = true
+	statusLineTempl       = "help (F12) | chat: [orange:-:b]%s[-:-:-] (F1) | [%s:-:b]tool use[-:-:-] (ctrl+k) | model: [%s:-:b]%s[-:-:-] (ctrl+l) | [%s:-:b]skip LLM resp[-:-:-] (F10) | API: [orange:-:b]%s[-:-:-] (ctrl+v)\nwriting as: [orange:-:b]%s[-:-:-] (ctrl+q) | bot will write as [orange:-:b]%s[-:-:-] (ctrl+x)"
 	focusSwitcher         = map[tview.Primitive]tview.Primitive{}
+	app               *tview.Application
 )
 
 func main() {

main_test.go

@@ -1,42 +0,0 @@
-package main
-
-import (
-	"fmt"
-	"gf-lt/config"
-	"gf-lt/models"
-	"strings"
-	"testing"
-)
-
-func TestRemoveThinking(t *testing.T) {
-	cases := []struct {
-		cb       *models.ChatBody
-		toolMsgs uint8
-	}{
-		{cb: &models.ChatBody{
-			Stream: true,
-			Messages: []models.RoleMsg{
-				{Role: "tool", Content: "should be ommited"},
-				{Role: "system", Content: "should stay"},
-				{Role: "user", Content: "hello, how are you?"},
-				{Role: "assistant", Content: "Oh, hi. <think>I should thank user and continue the conversation</think> I am geat, thank you! How are you?"},
-			},
-		},
-			toolMsgs: uint8(1),
-		},
-	}
-	for i, tc := range cases {
-					t.Run(fmt.Sprintf("run_%d", i), func(t *testing.T) {
-						cfg = &config.Config{ToolRole: "tool"} // Initialize cfg.ToolRole for test
-						mNum := len(tc.cb.Messages)
-						removeThinking(tc.cb)
-						if len(tc.cb.Messages) != mNum-int(tc.toolMsgs) {
-							t.Errorf("failed to delete tools msg %v; expected %d, got %d", tc.cb.Messages, mNum-int(tc.toolMsgs), len(tc.cb.Messages))
-						}
-						for _, msg := range tc.cb.Messages {
-							if strings.Contains(msg.Content, "<think>") {
-								t.Errorf("msg contains think tag; msg: %s\n", msg.Content)
-							}
-						}
-					})	}
-}

models/card.go

@@ -1,6 +1,10 @@
 package models
 
-import "strings"
+import (
+	"crypto/md5"
+	"fmt"
+	"strings"
+)
 
 // https://github.com/malfoyslastname/character-card-spec-v2/blob/main/spec_v2.md
 // what a bloat; trim to Role->Msg pair and first msg
@@ -31,6 +35,7 @@ func (c *CharCardSpec) Simplify(userName, fpath string) *CharCard {
 	fm := strings.ReplaceAll(strings.ReplaceAll(c.FirstMes, "{{char}}", c.Name), "{{user}}", userName)
 	sysPr := strings.ReplaceAll(strings.ReplaceAll(c.Description, "{{char}}", c.Name), "{{user}}", userName)
 	return &CharCard{
+		ID:         ComputeCardID(c.Name, fpath),
 		SysPrompt:  sysPr,
 		FirstMsg:   fm,
 		Role:       c.Name,
@@ -39,7 +44,12 @@ func (c *CharCardSpec) Simplify(userName, fpath string) *CharCard {
 	}
 }
 
+func ComputeCardID(role, filePath string) string {
+	return fmt.Sprintf("%x", md5.Sum([]byte(role+filePath)))
+}
+
 type CharCard struct {
+	ID         string   `json:"id"`
 	SysPrompt  string   `json:"sys_prompt"`
 	FirstMsg   string   `json:"first_msg"`
 	Role       string   `json:"role"`

models/consts.go

@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+package models
+
+const (
+	LoadedMark        = "(loaded) "
+	ToolRespMultyType = "multimodel_content"
+)
+
+type APIType int
+
+const (
+	APITypeChat APIType = iota
+	APITypeCompletion
+)

models/models.go

@@ -5,28 +5,21 @@ import (
 	"encoding/json"
 	"fmt"
 	"os"
-	"path/filepath"
 	"strings"
 )
 
-var (
-	// imageBaseDir is the base directory for displaying image paths.
-	// If set, image paths will be shown relative to this directory.
-	imageBaseDir = ""
-)
-
-// SetImageBaseDir sets the base directory for displaying image paths.
-// If dir is empty, full paths will be shown.
-func SetImageBaseDir(dir string) {
-	imageBaseDir = dir
-}
-
 type FuncCall struct {
 	ID   string            `json:"id,omitempty"`
 	Name string            `json:"name"`
 	Args map[string]string `json:"args"`
 }
 
+type ToolCall struct {
+	ID   string `json:"id,omitempty"`
+	Name string `json:"name"`
+	Args string `json:"arguments"`
+}
+
 type LLMResp struct {
 	Choices []struct {
 		FinishReason string `json:"finish_reason"`
@@ -109,25 +102,35 @@ type RoleMsg struct {
 	Content         string         `json:"-"`
 	ContentParts    []any          `json:"-"`
 	ToolCallID      string         `json:"tool_call_id,omitempty"`     // For tool response messages
+	ToolCall        *ToolCall      `json:"tool_call,omitempty"`        // For assistant messages with tool calls
+	IsShellCommand  bool           `json:"is_shell_command,omitempty"` // True for shell command outputs (always shown)
 	KnownTo         []string       `json:"known_to,omitempty"`
 	Stats           *ResponseStats `json:"stats"`
-	hasContentParts bool           // Flag to indicate which content type to marshal
+	HasContentParts bool           // Flag to indicate which content type to marshal
 }
 
 // MarshalJSON implements custom JSON marshaling for RoleMsg
-func (m *RoleMsg) MarshalJSON() ([]byte, error) {
+//
-	if m.hasContentParts {
+//nolint:gocritic
+func (m RoleMsg) MarshalJSON() ([]byte, error) {
+	if m.HasContentParts {
 		// Use structured content format
 		aux := struct {
 			Role           string         `json:"role"`
 			Content        []any          `json:"content"`
 			ToolCallID     string         `json:"tool_call_id,omitempty"`
+			ToolCall       *ToolCall      `json:"tool_call,omitempty"`
+			IsShellCommand bool           `json:"is_shell_command,omitempty"`
 			KnownTo        []string       `json:"known_to,omitempty"`
+			Stats          *ResponseStats `json:"stats,omitempty"`
 		}{
 			Role:           m.Role,
 			Content:        m.ContentParts,
 			ToolCallID:     m.ToolCallID,
+			ToolCall:       m.ToolCall,
+			IsShellCommand: m.IsShellCommand,
 			KnownTo:        m.KnownTo,
+			Stats:          m.Stats,
 		}
 		return json.Marshal(aux)
 	} else {
@@ -136,12 +139,18 @@ func (m *RoleMsg) MarshalJSON() ([]byte, error) {
 			Role           string         `json:"role"`
 			Content        string         `json:"content"`
 			ToolCallID     string         `json:"tool_call_id,omitempty"`
+			ToolCall       *ToolCall      `json:"tool_call,omitempty"`
+			IsShellCommand bool           `json:"is_shell_command,omitempty"`
 			KnownTo        []string       `json:"known_to,omitempty"`
+			Stats          *ResponseStats `json:"stats,omitempty"`
 		}{
 			Role:           m.Role,
 			Content:        m.Content,
 			ToolCallID:     m.ToolCallID,
+			ToolCall:       m.ToolCall,
+			IsShellCommand: m.IsShellCommand,
 			KnownTo:        m.KnownTo,
+			Stats:          m.Stats,
 		}
 		return json.Marshal(aux)
 	}
@@ -154,14 +163,20 @@ func (m *RoleMsg) UnmarshalJSON(data []byte) error {
 		Role           string         `json:"role"`
 		Content        []any          `json:"content"`
 		ToolCallID     string         `json:"tool_call_id,omitempty"`
+		ToolCall       *ToolCall      `json:"tool_call,omitempty"`
+		IsShellCommand bool           `json:"is_shell_command,omitempty"`
 		KnownTo        []string       `json:"known_to,omitempty"`
+		Stats          *ResponseStats `json:"stats,omitempty"`
 	}
 	if err := json.Unmarshal(data, &structured); err == nil && len(structured.Content) > 0 {
 		m.Role = structured.Role
 		m.ContentParts = structured.Content
 		m.ToolCallID = structured.ToolCallID
+		m.ToolCall = structured.ToolCall
+		m.IsShellCommand = structured.IsShellCommand
 		m.KnownTo = structured.KnownTo
-		m.hasContentParts = true
+		m.Stats = structured.Stats
+		m.HasContentParts = true
 		return nil
 	}
 
@@ -170,7 +185,10 @@ func (m *RoleMsg) UnmarshalJSON(data []byte) error {
 		Role           string         `json:"role"`
 		Content        string         `json:"content"`
 		ToolCallID     string         `json:"tool_call_id,omitempty"`
+		ToolCall       *ToolCall      `json:"tool_call,omitempty"`
+		IsShellCommand bool           `json:"is_shell_command,omitempty"`
 		KnownTo        []string       `json:"known_to,omitempty"`
+		Stats          *ResponseStats `json:"stats,omitempty"`
 	}
 	if err := json.Unmarshal(data, &simple); err != nil {
 		return err
@@ -178,78 +196,17 @@ func (m *RoleMsg) UnmarshalJSON(data []byte) error {
 	m.Role = simple.Role
 	m.Content = simple.Content
 	m.ToolCallID = simple.ToolCallID
+	m.ToolCall = simple.ToolCall
+	m.IsShellCommand = simple.IsShellCommand
 	m.KnownTo = simple.KnownTo
-	m.hasContentParts = false
+	m.Stats = simple.Stats
+	m.HasContentParts = false
 	return nil
 }
 
-func (m *RoleMsg) ToText(i int) string {
-	var contentStr string
-	var imageIndicators []string
-	if !m.hasContentParts {
-		contentStr = m.Content
-	} else {
-		var textParts []string
-		for _, part := range m.ContentParts {
-			switch p := part.(type) {
-			case TextContentPart:
-				if p.Type == "text" {
-					textParts = append(textParts, p.Text)
-				}
-			case ImageContentPart:
-				displayPath := p.Path
-				if displayPath == "" {
-					displayPath = "image"
-				} else {
-					displayPath = extractDisplayPath(displayPath)
-				}
-				imageIndicators = append(imageIndicators, fmt.Sprintf("[orange::i][image: %s][-:-:-]", displayPath))
-			case map[string]any:
-				if partType, exists := p["type"]; exists {
-					switch partType {
-					case "text":
-						if textVal, textExists := p["text"]; textExists {
-							if textStr, isStr := textVal.(string); isStr {
-								textParts = append(textParts, textStr)
-							}
-						}
-					case "image_url":
-						var displayPath string
-						if pathVal, pathExists := p["path"]; pathExists {
-							if pathStr, isStr := pathVal.(string); isStr && pathStr != "" {
-								displayPath = extractDisplayPath(pathStr)
-							}
-						}
-						if displayPath == "" {
-							displayPath = "image"
-						}
-						imageIndicators = append(imageIndicators, fmt.Sprintf("[orange::i][image: %s][-:-:-]", displayPath))
-					}
-				}
-			}
-		}
-		contentStr = strings.Join(textParts, " ") + " "
-	}
-	contentStr, _ = strings.CutPrefix(contentStr, m.Role+":")
-	icon := fmt.Sprintf("(%d) <%s>: ", i, m.Role)
-	var finalContent strings.Builder
-	if len(imageIndicators) > 0 {
-		for _, indicator := range imageIndicators {
-			finalContent.WriteString(indicator)
-			finalContent.WriteString("\n")
-		}
-	}
-	finalContent.WriteString(contentStr)
-	if m.Stats != nil {
-		fmt.Fprintf(&finalContent, "\n[gray::i][%d tok, %.1fs, %.1f t/s][-:-:-]", m.Stats.Tokens, m.Stats.Duration, m.Stats.TokensPerSec)
-	}
-	textMsg := fmt.Sprintf("[-:-:b]%s[-:-:-]\n%s\n", icon, finalContent.String())
-	return strings.ReplaceAll(textMsg, "\n\n", "\n")
-}
-
 func (m *RoleMsg) ToPrompt() string {
 	var contentStr string
-	if !m.hasContentParts {
+	if !m.HasContentParts {
 		contentStr = m.Content
 	} else {
 		// For structured content, just take the text parts
@@ -282,7 +239,7 @@ func NewRoleMsg(role, content string) RoleMsg {
 	return RoleMsg{
 		Role:            role,
 		Content:         content,
-		hasContentParts: false,
+		HasContentParts: false,
 	}
 }
 
@@ -291,7 +248,7 @@ func NewMultimodalMsg(role string, contentParts []any) RoleMsg {
 	return RoleMsg{
 		Role:            role,
 		ContentParts:    contentParts,
-		hasContentParts: true,
+		HasContentParts: true,
 	}
 }
 
@@ -300,7 +257,7 @@ func (m *RoleMsg) HasContent() bool {
 	if m.Content != "" {
 		return true
 	}
-	if m.hasContentParts && len(m.ContentParts) > 0 {
+	if m.HasContentParts && len(m.ContentParts) > 0 {
 		return true
 	}
 	return false
@@ -308,7 +265,7 @@ func (m *RoleMsg) HasContent() bool {
 
 // IsContentParts returns true if the message uses structured content parts
 func (m *RoleMsg) IsContentParts() bool {
-	return m.hasContentParts
+	return m.HasContentParts
 }
 
 // GetContentParts returns the content parts of the message
@@ -325,14 +282,16 @@ func (m *RoleMsg) Copy() RoleMsg {
 		ToolCallID:      m.ToolCallID,
 		KnownTo:         m.KnownTo,
 		Stats:           m.Stats,
-		hasContentParts: m.hasContentParts,
+		HasContentParts: m.HasContentParts,
+		ToolCall:        m.ToolCall,
+		IsShellCommand:  m.IsShellCommand,
 	}
 }
 
 // GetText returns the text content of the message, handling both
 // simple Content and multimodal ContentParts formats.
 func (m *RoleMsg) GetText() string {
-	if !m.hasContentParts {
+	if !m.HasContentParts {
 		return m.Content
 	}
 	var textParts []string
@@ -361,7 +320,7 @@ func (m *RoleMsg) GetText() string {
 // ContentParts (multimodal), it updates the text parts while preserving
 // images. If not, it sets the simple Content field.
 func (m *RoleMsg) SetText(text string) {
-	if !m.hasContentParts {
+	if !m.HasContentParts {
 		m.Content = text
 		return
 	}
@@ -391,14 +350,14 @@ func (m *RoleMsg) SetText(text string) {
 
 // AddTextPart adds a text content part to the message
 func (m *RoleMsg) AddTextPart(text string) {
-	if !m.hasContentParts {
+	if !m.HasContentParts {
 		// Convert to content parts format
 		if m.Content != "" {
 			m.ContentParts = []any{TextContentPart{Type: "text", Text: m.Content}}
 		} else {
 			m.ContentParts = []any{}
 		}
-		m.hasContentParts = true
+		m.HasContentParts = true
 	}
 	textPart := TextContentPart{Type: "text", Text: text}
 	m.ContentParts = append(m.ContentParts, textPart)
@@ -406,14 +365,14 @@ func (m *RoleMsg) AddTextPart(text string) {
 
 // AddImagePart adds an image content part to the message
 func (m *RoleMsg) AddImagePart(imageURL, imagePath string) {
-	if !m.hasContentParts {
+	if !m.HasContentParts {
 		// Convert to content parts format
 		if m.Content != "" {
 			m.ContentParts = []any{TextContentPart{Type: "text", Text: m.Content}}
 		} else {
 			m.ContentParts = []any{}
 		}
-		m.hasContentParts = true
+		m.HasContentParts = true
 	}
 	imagePart := ImageContentPart{
 		Type: "image_url",
@@ -432,7 +391,6 @@ func CreateImageURLFromPath(imagePath string) (string, error) {
 	if err != nil {
 		return "", err
 	}
-
 	// Determine the image format based on file extension
 	var mimeType string
 	switch {
@@ -449,39 +407,12 @@ func CreateImageURLFromPath(imagePath string) (string, error) {
 	default:
 		mimeType = "image/jpeg" // default
 	}
-
 	// Encode to base64
 	encoded := base64.StdEncoding.EncodeToString(data)
-
 	// Create data URL
 	return fmt.Sprintf("data:%s;base64,%s", mimeType, encoded), nil
 }
 
-// extractDisplayPath returns a path suitable for display, potentially relative to imageBaseDir
-func extractDisplayPath(p string) string {
-	if p == "" {
-		return ""
-	}
-
-	// If base directory is set, try to make path relative to it
-	if imageBaseDir != "" {
-		if rel, err := filepath.Rel(imageBaseDir, p); err == nil {
-			// Check if relative path doesn't start with ".." (meaning it's within base dir)
-			// If it starts with "..", we might still want to show it as relative
-			// but for now we show full path if it goes outside base dir
-			if !strings.HasPrefix(rel, "..") {
-				p = rel
-			}
-		}
-	}
-
-	// Truncate long paths to last 60 characters if needed
-	if len(p) > 60 {
-		return "..." + p[len(p)-60:]
-	}
-	return p
-}
-
 type ChatBody struct {
 	Model    string    `json:"model"`
 	Stream   bool      `json:"stream"`
@@ -489,16 +420,16 @@ type ChatBody struct {
 }
 
 func (cb *ChatBody) Rename(oldname, newname string) {
-	for i, m := range cb.Messages {
+	for i := range cb.Messages {
-		cb.Messages[i].Content = strings.ReplaceAll(m.Content, oldname, newname)
+		cb.Messages[i].Content = strings.ReplaceAll(cb.Messages[i].Content, oldname, newname)
-		cb.Messages[i].Role = strings.ReplaceAll(m.Role, oldname, newname)
+		cb.Messages[i].Role = strings.ReplaceAll(cb.Messages[i].Role, oldname, newname)
 	}
 }
 
 func (cb *ChatBody) ListRoles() []string {
 	namesMap := make(map[string]struct{})
-	for _, m := range cb.Messages {
+	for i := range cb.Messages {
-		namesMap[m.Role] = struct{}{}
+		namesMap[cb.Messages[i].Role] = struct{}{}
 	}
 	resp := make([]string, len(namesMap))
 	i := 0
@@ -585,24 +516,6 @@ type OpenAIReq struct {
 
 // ===
 
-// type LLMModels struct {
-// 	Object string `json:"object"`
-// 	Data   []struct {
-// 		ID      string `json:"id"`
-// 		Object  string `json:"object"`
-// 		Created int    `json:"created"`
-// 		OwnedBy string `json:"owned_by"`
-// 		Meta    struct {
-// 			VocabType int   `json:"vocab_type"`
-// 			NVocab    int   `json:"n_vocab"`
-// 			NCtxTrain int   `json:"n_ctx_train"`
-// 			NEmbd     int   `json:"n_embd"`
-// 			NParams   int64 `json:"n_params"`
-// 			Size      int64 `json:"size"`
-// 		} `json:"meta"`
-// 	} `json:"data"`
-// }
-
 type LlamaCPPReq struct {
 	Model  string `json:"model"`
 	Stream bool   `json:"stream"`
@@ -695,6 +608,20 @@ func (lcp *LCPModels) ListModels() []string {
 	return resp
 }
 
+func (lcp *LCPModels) HasVision(modelID string) bool {
+	for _, m := range lcp.Data {
+		if m.ID == modelID {
+			args := m.Status.Args
+			for i := 0; i < len(args)-1; i++ {
+				if args[i] == "--mmproj" {
+					return true
+				}
+			}
+		}
+	}
+	return false
+}
+
 type ResponseStats struct {
 	Tokens       int
 	Duration     float64
@@ -708,9 +635,7 @@ type ChatRoundReq struct {
 	Resume  bool
 }
 
-type APIType int
+type MultimodalToolResp struct {
-
+	Type  string              `json:"type"`
-const (
+	Parts []map[string]string `json:"parts"`
-	APITypeChat APIType = iota
+}
-	APITypeCompletion
-)

models/models_test.go

@@ -1,161 +0,0 @@
-package models
-import (
-	"strings"
-	"testing"
-)
-func TestRoleMsgToTextWithImages(t *testing.T) {
-	tests := []struct {
-		name     string
-		msg      RoleMsg
-		index    int
-		expected string // substring to check
-	}{
-		{
-			name:  "text and image",
-			index: 0,
-			msg: func() RoleMsg {
-				msg := NewMultimodalMsg("user", []interface{}{})
-				msg.AddTextPart("Look at this picture")
-				msg.AddImagePart("data:image/jpeg;base64,abc123", "/home/user/Pictures/cat.jpg")
-				return msg
-			}(),
-			expected: "[orange::i][image: /home/user/Pictures/cat.jpg][-:-:-]",
-		},
-		{
-			name:  "image only",
-			index: 1,
-			msg: func() RoleMsg {
-				msg := NewMultimodalMsg("user", []interface{}{})
-				msg.AddImagePart("data:image/png;base64,xyz789", "/tmp/screenshot_20250217_123456.png")
-				return msg
-			}(),
-			expected: "[orange::i][image: /tmp/screenshot_20250217_123456.png][-:-:-]",
-		},
-		{
-			name:  "long filename truncated",
-			index: 2,
-			msg: func() RoleMsg {
-				msg := NewMultimodalMsg("user", []interface{}{})
-				msg.AddTextPart("Check this")
-				msg.AddImagePart("data:image/jpeg;base64,foo", "/very/long/path/to/a/really_long_filename_that_exceeds_forty_characters.jpg")
-				return msg
-			}(),
-			expected: "[orange::i][image: .../to/a/really_long_filename_that_exceeds_forty_characters.jpg][-:-:-]",
-		},
-		{
-			name:  "multiple images",
-			index: 3,
-			msg: func() RoleMsg {
-				msg := NewMultimodalMsg("user", []interface{}{})
-				msg.AddTextPart("Multiple images")
-				msg.AddImagePart("data:image/jpeg;base64,a", "/path/img1.jpg")
-				msg.AddImagePart("data:image/png;base64,b", "/path/img2.png")
-				return msg
-			}(),
-			expected: "[orange::i][image: /path/img1.jpg][-:-:-]\n[orange::i][image: /path/img2.png][-:-:-]",
-		},
-		{
-			name:  "old format without path",
-			index: 4,
-			msg: RoleMsg{
-				Role:            "user",
-				hasContentParts: true,
-				ContentParts: []interface{}{
-					map[string]interface{}{
-						"type": "image_url",
-						"image_url": map[string]interface{}{
-							"url": "data:image/jpeg;base64,old",
-						},
-					},
-				},
-			},
-			expected: "[orange::i][image: image][-:-:-]",
-		},
-		{
-			name:  "old format with path",
-			index: 5,
-			msg: RoleMsg{
-				Role:            "user",
-				hasContentParts: true,
-				ContentParts: []interface{}{
-					map[string]interface{}{
-						"type": "image_url",
-						"path": "/old/path/photo.jpg",
-						"image_url": map[string]interface{}{
-							"url": "data:image/jpeg;base64,old",
-						},
-					},
-				},
-			},
-			expected: "[orange::i][image: /old/path/photo.jpg][-:-:-]",
-		},
-	}
-	for _, tt := range tests {
-		t.Run(tt.name, func(t *testing.T) {
-			result := tt.msg.ToText(tt.index)
-			if !strings.Contains(result, tt.expected) {
-				t.Errorf("ToText() result does not contain expected indicator\ngot: %s\nwant substring: %s", result, tt.expected)
-			}
-			// Ensure the indicator appears before text content
-			if strings.Contains(tt.expected, "cat.jpg") && strings.Contains(result, "Look at this picture") {
-				indicatorPos := strings.Index(result, "[orange::i][image: /home/user/Pictures/cat.jpg][-:-:-]")
-				textPos := strings.Index(result, "Look at this picture")
-				if indicatorPos == -1 || textPos == -1 || indicatorPos >= textPos {
-					t.Errorf("image indicator should appear before text")
-				}
-			}
-		})
-	}
-}
-func TestExtractDisplayPath(t *testing.T) {
-	// Save original base dir
-	originalBaseDir := imageBaseDir
-	defer func() { imageBaseDir = originalBaseDir }()
-	tests := []struct {
-		name     string
-		baseDir  string
-		path     string
-		expected string
-	}{
-		{
-			name:     "no base dir shows full path",
-			baseDir:  "",
-			path:     "/home/user/images/cat.jpg",
-			expected: "/home/user/images/cat.jpg",
-		},
-		{
-			name:     "relative path within base dir",
-			baseDir:  "/home/user",
-			path:     "/home/user/images/cat.jpg",
-			expected: "images/cat.jpg",
-		},
-		{
-			name:     "path outside base dir shows full path",
-			baseDir:  "/home/user",
-			path:     "/tmp/test.jpg",
-			expected: "/tmp/test.jpg",
-		},
-		{
-			name:     "same directory",
-			baseDir:  "/home/user/images",
-			path:     "/home/user/images/cat.jpg",
-			expected: "cat.jpg",
-		},
-		{
-			name:     "long path truncated",
-			baseDir:  "",
-			path:     "/very/long/path/to/a/really_long_filename_that_exceeds_sixty_characters_limit_yes_it_is_very_long.jpg",
-			expected: "..._that_exceeds_sixty_characters_limit_yes_it_is_very_long.jpg",
-		},
-	}
-	for _, tt := range tests {
-		t.Run(tt.name, func(t *testing.T) {
-			imageBaseDir = tt.baseDir
-			result := extractDisplayPath(tt.path)
-			if result != tt.expected {
-				t.Errorf("extractDisplayPath(%q) with baseDir=%q = %q, want %q",
-					tt.path, tt.baseDir, result, tt.expected)
-			}
-		})
-	}
-}

models/openrouter.go

@@ -172,3 +172,16 @@ func (orm *ORModels) ListModels(free bool) []string {
 	}
 	return resp
 }
+
+func (orm *ORModels) HasVision(modelID string) bool {
+	for i := range orm.Data {
+		if orm.Data[i].ID == modelID {
+			for _, mod := range orm.Data[i].Architecture.InputModalities {
+				if mod == "image" {
+					return true
+				}
+			}
+		}
+	}
+	return false
+}

pngmeta/metareader.go

@@ -109,6 +109,12 @@ func ReadCardJson(fname string) (*models.CharCard, error) {
 	if err := json.Unmarshal(data, &card); err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}
+	if card.FilePath == "" {
+		card.FilePath = fname
+	}
+	if card.ID == "" {
+		card.ID = models.ComputeCardID(card.Role, card.FilePath)
+	}
 	return &card, nil
 }
 

popups.go

@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 package main
 
 import (
+	"gf-lt/models"
 	"slices"
 	"strings"
 
@@ -39,9 +40,7 @@ func showModelSelectionPopup() {
 		default:
 			message = "No llama.cpp models loaded. Ensure llama.cpp server is running with models."
 		}
-		if err := notifyUser("Empty list", message); err != nil {
+		showToast("Empty list", message)
-			logger.Error("failed to send notification", "error", err)
-		}
 		return
 	}
 	// Create a list primitive
@@ -51,7 +50,7 @@ func showModelSelectionPopup() {
 	// Find the current model index to set as selected
 	currentModelIndex := -1
 	for i, model := range modelList {
-		if strings.TrimPrefix(model, "(loaded) ") == chatBody.Model {
+		if strings.TrimPrefix(model, models.LoadedMark) == chatBody.Model {
 			currentModelIndex = i
 		}
 		modelListWidget.AddItem(model, "", 0, nil)
@@ -61,7 +60,7 @@ func showModelSelectionPopup() {
 		modelListWidget.SetCurrentItem(currentModelIndex)
 	}
 	modelListWidget.SetSelectedFunc(func(index int, mainText string, secondaryText string, shortcut rune) {
-		modelName := strings.TrimPrefix(mainText, "(loaded) ")
+		modelName := strings.TrimPrefix(mainText, models.LoadedMark)
 		chatBody.Model = modelName
 		cfg.CurrentModel = chatBody.Model
 		pages.RemovePage("modelSelectionPopup")
@@ -118,9 +117,7 @@ func showAPILinkSelectionPopup() {
 	if len(apiLinks) == 0 {
 		logger.Warn("no API links available for selection")
 		message := "No API links available. Please configure API links in your config file."
-		if err := notifyUser("Empty list", message); err != nil {
+		showToast("Empty list", message)
-			logger.Error("failed to send notification", "error", err)
-		}
 		return
 	}
 	// Create a list primitive
@@ -142,6 +139,7 @@ func showAPILinkSelectionPopup() {
 	apiListWidget.SetSelectedFunc(func(index int, mainText string, secondaryText string, shortcut rune) {
 		// Update the API in config
 		cfg.CurrentAPI = mainText
+		// updateToolCapabilities()
 		// Update model list based on new API
 		// Helper function to get model list for a given API (same as in props_table.go)
 		getModelListForAPI := func(api string) []string {
@@ -159,8 +157,9 @@ func showAPILinkSelectionPopup() {
 		newModelList := getModelListForAPI(cfg.CurrentAPI)
 		// Ensure chatBody.Model is in the new list; if not, set to first available model
 		if len(newModelList) > 0 && !slices.Contains(newModelList, chatBody.Model) {
-			chatBody.Model = newModelList[0]
+			chatBody.Model = strings.TrimPrefix(newModelList[0], models.LoadedMark)
 			cfg.CurrentModel = chatBody.Model
+			updateToolCapabilities()
 		}
 		pages.RemovePage("apiLinkSelectionPopup")
 		app.SetFocus(textArea)
@@ -203,9 +202,7 @@ func showUserRoleSelectionPopup() {
 	if len(roles) == 0 {
 		logger.Warn("no roles available for selection")
 		message := "No roles available for selection."
-		if err := notifyUser("Empty list", message); err != nil {
+		showToast("Empty list", message)
-			logger.Error("failed to send notification", "error", err)
-		}
 		return
 	}
 	// Create a list primitive
@@ -282,9 +279,7 @@ func showBotRoleSelectionPopup() {
 	if len(roles) == 0 {
 		logger.Warn("no roles available for selection")
 		message := "No roles available for selection."
-		if err := notifyUser("Empty list", message); err != nil {
+		showToast("Empty list", message)
-			logger.Error("failed to send notification", "error", err)
-		}
 		return
 	}
 	// Create a list primitive
@@ -343,7 +338,67 @@ func showBotRoleSelectionPopup() {
 	app.SetFocus(roleListWidget)
 }
 
-func showFileCompletionPopup(filter string) {
+func showShellFileCompletionPopup(filter string) {
+	baseDir := cfg.FilePickerDir
+	if baseDir == "" {
+		baseDir = "."
+	}
+	complMatches := scanFiles(baseDir, filter)
+	if len(complMatches) == 0 {
+		return
+	}
+	if len(complMatches) == 1 {
+		currentText := shellInput.GetText()
+		atIdx := strings.LastIndex(currentText, "@")
+		if atIdx >= 0 {
+			before := currentText[:atIdx]
+			shellInput.SetText(before + complMatches[0])
+		}
+		return
+	}
+	widget := tview.NewList().ShowSecondaryText(false).
+		SetSelectedBackgroundColor(tcell.ColorGray)
+	widget.SetTitle("file completion").SetBorder(true)
+	for _, m := range complMatches {
+		widget.AddItem(m, "", 0, nil)
+	}
+	widget.SetSelectedFunc(func(index int, mainText string, secondaryText string, shortcut rune) {
+		currentText := shellInput.GetText()
+		atIdx := strings.LastIndex(currentText, "@")
+		if atIdx >= 0 {
+			before := currentText[:atIdx]
+			shellInput.SetText(before + mainText)
+		}
+		pages.RemovePage("shellFileCompletionPopup")
+		app.SetFocus(shellInput)
+	})
+	widget.SetInputCapture(func(event *tcell.EventKey) *tcell.EventKey {
+		if event.Key() == tcell.KeyEscape {
+			pages.RemovePage("shellFileCompletionPopup")
+			app.SetFocus(shellInput)
+			return nil
+		}
+		if event.Key() == tcell.KeyRune && event.Rune() == 'x' {
+			pages.RemovePage("shellFileCompletionPopup")
+			app.SetFocus(shellInput)
+			return nil
+		}
+		return event
+	})
+	modal := func(p tview.Primitive, width, height int) tview.Primitive {
+		return tview.NewFlex().
+			AddItem(nil, 0, 1, false).
+			AddItem(tview.NewFlex().SetDirection(tview.FlexRow).
+				AddItem(nil, 0, 1, false).
+				AddItem(p, height, 1, true).
+				AddItem(nil, 0, 1, false), width, 1, true).
+			AddItem(nil, 0, 1, false)
+	}
+	pages.AddPage("shellFileCompletionPopup", modal(widget, 80, 20), true, true)
+	app.SetFocus(widget)
+}
+
+func showTextAreaFileCompletionPopup(filter string) {
 	baseDir := cfg.FilePickerDir
 	if baseDir == "" {
 		baseDir = "."
@@ -352,7 +407,6 @@ func showFileCompletionPopup(filter string) {
 	if len(complMatches) == 0 {
 		return
 	}
-	// If only one match, auto-complete without showing popup
 	if len(complMatches) == 1 {
 		currentText := textArea.GetText()
 		atIdx := strings.LastIndex(currentText, "@")
@@ -375,17 +429,17 @@ func showFileCompletionPopup(filter string) {
 			before := currentText[:atIdx]
 			textArea.SetText(before+mainText, true)
 		}
-		pages.RemovePage("fileCompletionPopup")
+		pages.RemovePage("textAreaFileCompletionPopup")
 		app.SetFocus(textArea)
 	})
 	widget.SetInputCapture(func(event *tcell.EventKey) *tcell.EventKey {
 		if event.Key() == tcell.KeyEscape {
-			pages.RemovePage("fileCompletionPopup")
+			pages.RemovePage("textAreaFileCompletionPopup")
 			app.SetFocus(textArea)
 			return nil
 		}
 		if event.Key() == tcell.KeyRune && event.Rune() == 'x' {
-			pages.RemovePage("fileCompletionPopup")
+			pages.RemovePage("textAreaFileCompletionPopup")
 			app.SetFocus(textArea)
 			return nil
 		}
@@ -400,8 +454,7 @@ func showFileCompletionPopup(filter string) {
 				AddItem(nil, 0, 1, false), width, 1, true).
 			AddItem(nil, 0, 1, false)
 	}
-	// Add modal page and make it visible
+	pages.AddPage("textAreaFileCompletionPopup", modal(widget, 80, 20), true, true)
-	pages.AddPage("fileCompletionPopup", modal(widget, 80, 20), true, true)
 	app.SetFocus(widget)
 }
 
@@ -451,9 +504,7 @@ func showColorschemeSelectionPopup() {
 	if len(schemeNames) == 0 {
 		logger.Warn("no colorschemes available for selection")
 		message := "No colorschemes available."
-		if err := notifyUser("Empty list", message); err != nil {
+		showToast("Empty list", message)
-			logger.Error("failed to send notification", "error", err)
-		}
 		return
 	}
 	// Create a list primitive

props_table.go

@@ -259,9 +259,7 @@ func makePropsTable(props map[string]float32) *tview.Table {
 				// Handle nil options
 				if data.Options == nil {
 					logger.Error("options list is nil for", "label", label)
-					if err := notifyUser("Configuration error", "Options list is nil for "+label); err != nil {
+					showToast("Configuration error", "Options list is nil for "+label)
-						logger.Error("failed to send notification", "error", err)
-					}
 					return
 				}
 
@@ -279,9 +277,7 @@ func makePropsTable(props map[string]float32) *tview.Table {
 							message = "No llama.cpp models loaded. Ensure llama.cpp server is running with models."
 						}
 					}
-					if err := notifyUser("Empty list", message); err != nil {
+					showToast("Empty list", message)
-						logger.Error("failed to send notification", "error", err)
-					}
 					return
 				}
 				// Create a list primitive

session.go

@@ -131,13 +131,18 @@ func loadOldChatOrGetNew() []models.RoleMsg {
 	chat, err := store.GetLastChat()
 	if err != nil {
 		logger.Warn("failed to load history chat", "error", err)
+		maxID, err := store.ChatGetMaxID()
+		if err != nil {
+			logger.Error("failed to fetch max chat id", "error", err)
+		}
+		maxID++
 		chat := &models.Chat{
-			ID:        0,
+			ID:        maxID,
 			CreatedAt: time.Now(),
 			UpdatedAt: time.Now(),
 			Agent:     cfg.AssistantRole,
 		}
-		chat.Name = fmt.Sprintf("%s_%v", chat.Agent, chat.CreatedAt.Unix())
+		chat.Name = fmt.Sprintf("%s_%v", chat.Agent, chat.ID)
 		activeChatName = chat.Name
 		chatMap[chat.Name] = chat
 		return defaultStarter
@@ -149,10 +154,6 @@ func loadOldChatOrGetNew() []models.RoleMsg {
 		chatMap[chat.Name] = chat
 		return defaultStarter
 	}
-	// if chat.Name == "" {
-	// 	logger.Warn("empty chat name", "id", chat.ID)
-	// 	chat.Name = fmt.Sprintf("%s_%v", chat.Agent, chat.CreatedAt.Unix())
-	// }
 	chatMap[chat.Name] = chat
 	activeChatName = chat.Name
 	cfg.AssistantRole = chat.Agent
@@ -167,8 +168,3 @@ func copyToClipboard(text string) error {
 	cmd.Stdin = strings.NewReader(text)
 	return cmd.Run()
 }
-
-func notifyUser(topic, message string) error {
-	cmd := exec.Command("notify-send", topic, message)
-	return cmd.Run()
-}

storage/migrate.go

@@ -10,16 +10,18 @@ import (
 //go:embed migrations/*
 var migrationsFS embed.FS
 
-func (p *ProviderSQL) Migrate() {
+func (p *ProviderSQL) Migrate() error {
 	// Get the embedded filesystem
 	migrationsDir, err := fs.Sub(migrationsFS, "migrations")
 	if err != nil {
 		p.logger.Error("Failed to get embedded migrations directory;", "error", err)
+		return fmt.Errorf("failed to get embedded migrations directory: %w", err)
 	}
 	// List all .up.sql files
 	files, err := migrationsFS.ReadDir("migrations")
 	if err != nil {
 		p.logger.Error("Failed to read migrations directory;", "error", err)
+		return fmt.Errorf("failed to read migrations directory: %w", err)
 	}
 	// Execute each .up.sql file
 	for _, file := range files {
@@ -27,11 +29,12 @@ func (p *ProviderSQL) Migrate() {
 			err := p.executeMigration(migrationsDir, file.Name())
 			if err != nil {
 				p.logger.Error("Failed to execute migration %s: %v", file.Name(), err)
-				panic(err)
+				return fmt.Errorf("failed to execute migration %s: %w", file.Name(), err)
 			}
 		}
 	}
 	p.logger.Debug("All migrations executed successfully!")
+	return nil
 }
 
 func (p *ProviderSQL) executeMigration(migrationsDir fs.FS, fileName string) error {

storage/storage.go

@@ -103,7 +103,10 @@ func NewProviderSQL(dbPath string, logger *slog.Logger) FullRepo {
 		return nil
 	}
 	p := ProviderSQL{db: db, logger: logger}
-	p.Migrate()
+	if err := p.Migrate(); err != nil {
+		logger.Error("migration failed, app cannot start", "error", err)
+		return nil
+	}
 	return p
 }
 

sysprompts/coding_assistant.json

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
-  "sys_prompt": "You are an expert software engineering assistant. Your goal is to help users with coding tasks, debugging, refactoring, and software development.\n\n## Core Principles\n1. **Security First**: Never expose secrets, keys, or credentials. Never commit sensitive data.\n2. **No Git Actions**: You can READ git info (status, log, diff) for context, but NEVER perform git actions (commit, add, push, checkout, reset, rm, etc.). Let the user handle all git operations.\n3. **Explore Before Execute**: Always understand the codebase structure before making changes.\n4. **Follow Conventions**: Match existing code style, patterns, and frameworks used in the project.\n5. **Be Concise**: Minimize output tokens while maintaining quality. Avoid unnecessary explanations.\n\n## Workflow for Complex Tasks\nFor multi-step tasks, ALWAYS use the todo system to track progress:\n\n1. **Create Todo List**: At the start of complex tasks, use `todo_create` to break down work into actionable items.\n2. **Update Progress**: Mark items as `in_progress` when working on them, and `completed` when done.\n3. **Check Status**: Use `todo_read` to review your progress.\n\nExample workflow:\n- User: \"Add user authentication to this app\"\n- You: Create todos: [\"Analyze existing auth structure\", \"Check frameworks in use\", \"Implement auth middleware\", \"Add login endpoints\", \"Test implementation\"]\n\n## Task Execution Flow\n\n### Phase 1: Exploration (Always First)\n- Use `file_list` to understand directory structure (path defaults to FilePickerDir if not specified)\n- Use `file_read` to examine relevant files (paths are relative to FilePickerDir unless starting with `/`)\n- Use `execute_command` with `grep`/`find` to search for patterns\n- Check `README` or documentation files\n- Identify: frameworks, conventions, testing approach\n- **Git reads allowed**: You may use `git status`, `git log`, `git diff` for context, but only to inform your work\n- **Path handling**: Relative paths are resolved against FilePickerDir (configurable via Alt+O). Use absolute paths (starting with `/`) to bypass FilePickerDir.\n\n### Phase 2: Planning\n- For complex tasks: create todo items\n- Identify files that need modification\n- Plan your approach following existing patterns\n\n### Phase 3: Implementation\n- Make changes using appropriate file tools\n- Prefer `file_write` for new files, `file_read` then modify for existing files\n- Follow existing code style exactly\n- Use existing libraries and utilities\n\n### Phase 4: Verification\n- Run tests if available (check for test scripts)\n- Run linting/type checking commands\n- Verify changes work as expected\n\n### Phase 5: Completion\n- Update todos to `completed`\n- Provide concise summary of changes\n- Reference specific file paths and line numbers when relevant\n- **DO NOT commit changes** - inform user what was done so they can review and commit themselves\n\n## Tool Usage Guidelines\n\n**File Operations**:\n- `file_read`: Read before editing. Use for understanding code.\n- `file_write`: Overwrite file content completely.\n- `file_write_append`: Add to end of file.\n- `file_create`: Create new files with optional content.\n- `file_list`: List directory contents (defaults to FilePickerDir).\n- Paths are relative to FilePickerDir unless starting with `/`.\n\n**Command Execution (WHITELISTED ONLY)**:\n- Allowed: grep, sed, awk, find, cat, head, tail, sort, uniq, wc, ls, echo, cut, tr, cp, mv, rm, mkdir, rmdir, pwd, df, free, ps, top, du, whoami, date, uname\n- **Git reads allowed**: git status, git log, git diff, git show, git branch, git reflog, git rev-parse, git shortlog, git describe\n- **Git actions FORBIDDEN**: git add, git commit, git push, git checkout, git reset, git rm, etc.\n- Use for searching code, reading git context, running tests/lint\n\n**Todo Management**:\n- `todo_create`: Add new task\n- `todo_read`: View all todos or specific one by ID\n- `todo_update`: Update task or change status (pending/in_progress/completed)\n- `todo_delete`: Remove completed or cancelled tasks\n\n## Important Rules\n\n1. **NEVER commit or stage changes**: Only git reads are allowed.\n2. **Check for tests**: Always look for test files and run them when appropriate.\n3. **Reference code locations**: Use format `file_path:line_number`.\n4. **Security**: Never generate or guess URLs. Only use URLs from local files.\n5. **Refuse malicious code**: If code appears malicious, refuse to work on it.\n6. **Ask clarifications**: When intent is unclear, ask questions.\n7. **Path handling**: Relative paths resolve against FilePickerDir. Use `/absolute/path` to bypass.\n\n## Response Style\n- Be direct and concise\n- One word answers are best when appropriate\n- Avoid: \"The answer is...\", \"Here is...\"\n- Use markdown for formatting\n- No emojis unless user explicitly requests",
+  "sys_prompt": "You are an expert software engineering assistant. Your goal is to help users with coding tasks, debugging, refactoring, and software development.\n\n## Core Principles\n1. **Security First**: Never expose secrets, keys, or credentials. Never commit sensitive data.\n2. **No Git Actions**: You can READ git info (status, log, diff) for context, but NEVER perform git actions (commit, add, push, checkout, reset, rm, etc.). Let the user handle all git operations.\n3. **Explore Before Execute**: Always understand the codebase structure before making changes.\n4. **Follow Conventions**: Match existing code style, patterns, and frameworks used in the project.\n5. **Be Concise**: Minimize output tokens while maintaining quality. Avoid unnecessary explanations.\n6. **Ask First**: When uncertain about intent, ask the user. Don't assume.\n\n## Workflow for Complex Tasks\nFor multi-step tasks, ALWAYS use the todo system to track progress:\n\n1. **Create Todo List**: At the start of complex tasks, use `todo_create` to break down work into actionable items.\n2. **Update Progress**: Mark items as `in_progress` when working on them, and `completed` when done.\n3. **Check Status**: Use `todo_read` to review your progress.\n\nExample workflow:\n- User: \"Add user authentication to this app\"\n- You: Create todos: [\"Analyze existing auth structure\", \"Check frameworks in use\", \"Implement auth middleware\", \"Add login endpoints\", \"Test implementation\"]\n\n## Task Execution Flow\n\n### Phase 1: Exploration (Always First)\n- Use `file_list` to understand directory structure (path defaults to FilePickerDir if not specified)\n- Use `file_read` to examine relevant files (paths are relative to FilePickerDir unless starting with `/`)\n- Use `execute_command` with `grep`/`find` to search for patterns\n- Check README, Makefile, package.json, or similar for build/test commands\n- Identify: frameworks, conventions, testing approach, lint/typecheck commands\n- **Git reads allowed**: You may use `git status`, `git log`, `git diff` for context, but only to inform your work\n- **Path handling**: Relative paths resolve against FilePickerDir; absolute paths (starting with `/`) bypass it\n\n### Phase 2: Planning\n- For complex tasks: create todo items\n- Identify files that need modification\n- Plan your approach following existing patterns\n\n### Phase 3: Implementation\n- Make changes using appropriate file tools\n- Prefer `file_write` for new files, `file_read` then edit for existing files\n- Follow existing code style exactly\n- Use existing libraries and utilities\n\n### Phase 4: Verification\n- Run tests if available (check for test scripts in README/Makefile)\n- Run linting/type checking commands\n- Verify changes work as expected\n\n### Phase 5: Completion\n- Update todos to `completed`\n- Provide concise summary of changes\n- Reference specific file paths and line numbers when relevant\n- **DO NOT commit changes** - inform user what was done so they can review and commit themselves\n\n## Command Execution\n- Use `execute_command` with a single string containing command and arguments (e.g., `go run main.go`, `ls -la`, `cd /tmp`)\n- Use `cd /path` to change the working directory for file operations",
   "role": "CodingAssistant",
   "filepath": "sysprompts/coding_assistant.json",
-  "first_msg": "Hello! I'm your coding assistant. I can help you with software engineering tasks like writing code, debugging, refactoring, and exploring codebases. I work best when you give me specific tasks, and for complex work, I'll create a todo list to track my progress. What would you like to work on?"
+  "first_msg": "Hello! I'm your coding assistant. Give me a specific task and I'll get started. For complex work, I'll track progress with todos."
 }

tables.go

@@ -147,9 +147,7 @@ func makeChatTable(chatMap map[string]models.Chat) *tview.Table {
 			if err := store.RemoveChat(sc.ID); err != nil {
 				logger.Error("failed to remove chat from db", "chat_id", sc.ID, "chat_name", sc.Name)
 			}
-			if err := notifyUser("chat deleted", selectedChat+" was deleted"); err != nil {
+			showToast("chat deleted", selectedChat+" was deleted")
-				logger.Error("failed to send notification", "error", err)
-			}
 			// load last chat
 			chatBody.Messages = loadOldChatOrGetNew()
 			textView.SetText(chatToText(chatBody.Messages, cfg.ShowSys))
@@ -159,27 +157,16 @@ func makeChatTable(chatMap map[string]models.Chat) *tview.Table {
 			// save updated card
 			fi := strings.Index(selectedChat, "_")
 			agentName := selectedChat[fi+1:]
-			cc, ok := sysMap[agentName]
+			cc := GetCardByRole(agentName)
-			if !ok {
+			if cc == nil {
 				logger.Warn("no such card", "agent", agentName)
-				//no:lint
+				showToast("error", "no such card: "+agentName)
-				if err := notifyUser("error", "no such card: "+agentName); err != nil {
-					logger.Warn("failed ot notify", "error", err)
-				}
 				return
 			}
-			// if chatBody.Messages[0].Role != "system" || chatBody.Messages[1].Role != agentName {
-			// 	if err := notifyUser("error", "unexpected chat structure; card: "+agentName); err != nil {
-			// 		logger.Warn("failed ot notify", "error", err)
-			// 	}
-			// 	return
-			// }
-			// change sys_prompt + first msg
 			cc.SysPrompt = chatBody.Messages[0].Content
 			cc.FirstMsg = chatBody.Messages[1].Content
 			if err := pngmeta.WriteToPng(cc.ToSpec(cfg.UserRole), cc.FilePath, cc.FilePath); err != nil {
-				logger.Error("failed to write charcard",
+				logger.Error("failed to write charcard", "error", err)
-					"error", err)
 			}
 			return
 		case "move sysprompt onto 1st msg":
@@ -190,33 +177,29 @@ func makeChatTable(chatMap map[string]models.Chat) *tview.Table {
 			pages.RemovePage(historyPage)
 			return
 		case "new_chat_from_card":
-			// Reread card from file and start fresh chat
 			fi := strings.Index(selectedChat, "_")
 			agentName := selectedChat[fi+1:]
-			cc, ok := sysMap[agentName]
+			cc := GetCardByRole(agentName)
-			if !ok {
+			if cc == nil {
 				logger.Warn("no such card", "agent", agentName)
-				if err := notifyUser("error", "no such card: "+agentName); err != nil {
+				showToast("error", "no such card: "+agentName)
-					logger.Warn("failed to notify", "error", err)
-				}
 				return
 			}
-			// Reload card from disk
 			newCard, err := pngmeta.ReadCard(cc.FilePath, cfg.UserRole)
 			if err != nil {
 				logger.Error("failed to reload charcard", "path", cc.FilePath, "error", err)
 				newCard, err = pngmeta.ReadCardJson(cc.FilePath)
 				if err != nil {
 					logger.Error("failed to reload charcard", "path", cc.FilePath, "error", err)
-					if err := notifyUser("error", "failed to reload card: "+cc.FilePath); err != nil {
+					showToast("error", "failed to reload card: "+cc.FilePath)
-						logger.Warn("failed to notify", "error", err)
-					}
 					return
 				}
 			}
-			// Update sysMap with fresh card data
+			if newCard.ID == "" {
-			sysMap[agentName] = newCard
+				newCard.ID = models.ComputeCardID(newCard.Role, newCard.FilePath)
-			// fetching sysprompt and first message anew from the card
+			}
+			sysMap[newCard.ID] = newCard
+			roleToID[newCard.Role] = newCard.ID
 			startNewChat(false)
 			pages.RemovePage(historyPage)
 			return
@@ -457,13 +440,13 @@ func makeRAGTable(fileList []string, loadedFiles []string) *tview.Flex {
 			go func() {
 				if err := ragger.LoadRAG(fpath); err != nil {
 					logger.Error("failed to embed file", "chat", fpath, "error", err)
-					_ = notifyUser("RAG", "failed to embed file; error: "+err.Error())
+					showToast("RAG", "failed to embed file; error: "+err.Error())
 					app.QueueUpdate(func() {
 						pages.RemovePage(RAGPage)
 					})
 					return
 				}
-				_ = notifyUser("RAG", "file loaded successfully")
+				showToast("RAG", "file loaded successfully")
 				app.QueueUpdate(func() {
 					pages.RemovePage(RAGPage)
 				})
@@ -474,13 +457,13 @@ func makeRAGTable(fileList []string, loadedFiles []string) *tview.Flex {
 			go func() {
 				if err := ragger.RemoveFile(f.name); err != nil {
 					logger.Error("failed to unload file from RAG", "filename", f.name, "error", err)
-					_ = notifyUser("RAG", "failed to unload file; error: "+err.Error())
+					showToast("RAG", "failed to unload file; error: "+err.Error())
 					app.QueueUpdate(func() {
 						pages.RemovePage(RAGPage)
 					})
 					return
 				}
-				_ = notifyUser("RAG", "file unloaded successfully")
+				showToast("RAG", "file unloaded successfully")
 				app.QueueUpdate(func() {
 					pages.RemovePage(RAGPage)
 				})
@@ -492,9 +475,7 @@ func makeRAGTable(fileList []string, loadedFiles []string) *tview.Flex {
 				logger.Error("failed to delete file", "filename", fpath, "error", err)
 				return
 			}
-			if err := notifyUser("chat deleted", fpath+" was deleted"); err != nil {
+			showToast("chat deleted", fpath+" was deleted")
-				logger.Error("failed to send notification", "error", err)
-			}
 			return
 		default:
 			pages.RemovePage(RAGPage)
@@ -529,8 +510,8 @@ func makeAgentTable(agentList []string) *tview.Table {
 						SetSelectable(false))
 			case 1:
 				if actions[c-1] == "filepath" {
-					cc, ok := sysMap[agentList[r]]
+					cc := GetCardByRole(agentList[r])
-					if !ok {
+					if cc == nil {
 						continue
 					}
 					chatActTable.SetCell(r, c,
@@ -603,9 +584,7 @@ func makeAgentTable(agentList []string) *tview.Table {
 			if err := store.RemoveChat(sc.ID); err != nil {
 				logger.Error("failed to remove chat from db", "chat_id", sc.ID, "chat_name", sc.Name)
 			}
-			if err := notifyUser("chat deleted", selected+" was deleted"); err != nil {
+			showToast("chat deleted", selected+" was deleted")
-				logger.Error("failed to send notification", "error", err)
-			}
 			pages.RemovePage(agentPage)
 			return
 		default:
@@ -676,13 +655,9 @@ func makeCodeBlockTable(codeBlocks []string) *tview.Table {
 		switch tc.Text {
 		case "copy":
 			if err := copyToClipboard(selected); err != nil {
-				if err := notifyUser("error", err.Error()); err != nil {
+				showToast("error", err.Error())
-					logger.Error("failed to send notification", "error", err)
-				}
-			}
-			if err := notifyUser("copied", selected); err != nil {
-				logger.Error("failed to send notification", "error", err)
 			}
+			showToast("copied", selected)
 			pages.RemovePage(codeBlockPage)
 			app.SetFocus(textArea)
 			return
@@ -775,9 +750,7 @@ func makeImportChatTable(filenames []string) *tview.Table {
 			if err := store.RemoveChat(sc.ID); err != nil {
 				logger.Error("failed to remove chat from db", "chat_id", sc.ID, "chat_name", sc.Name)
 			}
-			if err := notifyUser("chat deleted", selected+" was deleted"); err != nil {
+			showToast("chat deleted", selected+" was deleted")
-				logger.Error("failed to send notification", "error", err)
-			}
 			pages.RemovePage(historyPage)
 			return
 		default:
@@ -1130,36 +1103,12 @@ func makeFilePicker() *tview.Flex {
 			}
 			if event.Rune() == 's' {
 				// Set FilePickerDir to current directory
-				itemIndex := listView.GetCurrentItem()
-				if itemIndex >= 0 && itemIndex < listView.GetItemCount() {
-					itemText, _ := listView.GetItemText(itemIndex)
 				// Get the actual directory path
-					var targetDir string
+				cfg.FilePickerDir = currentDisplayDir
-					if strings.HasPrefix(itemText, "Exit") || strings.HasPrefix(itemText, "Select this directory") {
+				listView.SetTitle("Files & Directories [s: set FilePickerDir]. Current base dir: " + cfg.FilePickerDir)
-						targetDir = currentDisplayDir
-					} else {
-						actualItemName := itemText
-						if bracketPos := strings.Index(itemText, " ["); bracketPos != -1 {
-							actualItemName = itemText[:bracketPos]
-						}
-						// nolint: gocritic
-						if strings.HasPrefix(actualItemName, "../") {
-							targetDir = path.Dir(currentDisplayDir)
-						} else if strings.HasSuffix(actualItemName, "/") {
-							dirName := strings.TrimSuffix(actualItemName, "/")
-							targetDir = path.Join(currentDisplayDir, dirName)
-						} else {
-							targetDir = currentDisplayDir
-						}
-					}
-					cfg.FilePickerDir = targetDir
-					if err := notifyUser("FilePickerDir", "Set to: "+targetDir); err != nil {
-						logger.Error("failed to notify user", "error", err)
-					}
 				// pages.RemovePage(filePickerPage)
 				return nil
 			}
-			}
 		case tcell.KeyEnter:
 			// Get the currently highlighted item in the list
 			itemIndex := listView.GetCurrentItem()

tools_playwright.go

@@ -0,0 +1,653 @@
+package main
+
+import (
+	"encoding/json"
+	"fmt"
+	"gf-lt/models"
+	"os"
+	"strconv"
+	"strings"
+	"sync"
+
+	"github.com/playwright-community/playwright-go"
+)
+
+var browserToolSysMsg = `
+Additional browser automation tools (Playwright):
+[
+{
+    "name": "pw_start",
+    "args": [],
+    "when_to_use": "start a browser instance before doing any browser automation. Must be called first."
+},
+{
+    "name": "pw_stop",
+    "args": [],
+    "when_to_use": "stop the browser instance when done with automation."
+},
+{
+    "name": "pw_is_running",
+    "args": [],
+    "when_to_use": "check if browser is currently running."
+},
+{
+    "name": "pw_navigate",
+    "args": ["url"],
+    "when_to_use": "open a specific URL in the web browser."
+},
+{
+    "name": "pw_click",
+    "args": ["selector", "index"],
+    "when_to_use": "click on an element on the current webpage. Use 'index' for multiple matches (default 0)."
+},
+{
+    "name": "pw_fill",
+    "args": ["selector", "text", "index"],
+    "when_to_use": "type text into an input field. Use 'index' for multiple matches (default 0)."
+},
+{
+    "name": "pw_extract_text",
+    "args": ["selector"],
+    "when_to_use": "extract text content from the page or specific elements. Use selector 'body' for all page text."
+},
+{
+    "name": "pw_screenshot",
+    "args": ["selector", "full_page"],
+    "when_to_use": "take a screenshot of the page or a specific element. Returns a file path to the image. Use to verify actions or inspect visual state."
+},
+{
+    "name": "pw_screenshot_and_view",
+    "args": ["selector", "full_page"],
+    "when_to_use": "take a screenshot and return the image for viewing. Use to visually verify page state."
+},
+{
+    "name": "pw_wait_for_selector",
+    "args": ["selector", "timeout"],
+    "when_to_use": "wait for an element to appear on the page before proceeding with further actions."
+},
+{
+    "name": "pw_drag",
+    "args": ["x1", "y1", "x2", "y2"],
+    "when_to_use": "drag the mouse from point (x1,y1) to (x2,y2)."
+},
+{
+    "name": "pw_click_at",
+    "args": ["x", "y"],
+    "when_to_use": "click at specific X,Y coordinates on the page. Use when you know the exact position."
+},
+{
+    "name": "pw_get_html",
+    "args": ["selector"],
+    "when_to_use": "get the HTML content of the page or a specific element. Use to understand page structure or extract raw HTML."
+},
+{
+    "name": "pw_get_dom",
+    "args": ["selector"],
+    "when_to_use": "get a structured DOM representation with tag, attributes, text, and children. Use to inspect element hierarchy and properties."
+},
+{
+    "name": "pw_search_elements",
+    "args": ["text", "selector"],
+    "when_to_use": "search for elements by text content or CSS selector. Returns matching elements with their tags, text, and HTML."
+}
+]
+`
+
+var (
+	pw             *playwright.Playwright
+	browser        playwright.Browser
+	browserStarted bool
+	browserStartMu sync.Mutex
+	page           playwright.Page
+)
+
+func pwShutDown() error {
+	if pw == nil {
+		return nil
+	}
+	pwStop(nil)
+	return pw.Stop()
+}
+
+func installPW() error {
+	err := playwright.Install(&playwright.RunOptions{Verbose: false})
+	if err != nil {
+		logger.Warn("playwright not available", "error", err)
+		return err
+	}
+	return nil
+}
+
+func checkPlaywright() error {
+	var err error
+	pw, err = playwright.Run()
+	if err != nil {
+		logger.Warn("playwright not available", "error", err)
+		return err
+	}
+	return nil
+}
+
+func pwStart(args map[string]string) []byte {
+	browserStartMu.Lock()
+	defer browserStartMu.Unlock()
+	if browserStarted {
+		return []byte(`{"error": "Browser already started"}`)
+	}
+	var err error
+	browser, err = pw.Chromium.Launch(playwright.BrowserTypeLaunchOptions{
+		Headless: playwright.Bool(!cfg.PlaywrightDebug),
+	})
+	if err != nil {
+		return []byte(fmt.Sprintf(`{"error": "failed to launch browser: %s"}`, err.Error()))
+	}
+	page, err = browser.NewPage()
+	if err != nil {
+		browser.Close()
+		return []byte(fmt.Sprintf(`{"error": "failed to create page: %s"}`, err.Error()))
+	}
+	browserStarted = true
+	return []byte(`{"success": true, "message": "Browser started"}`)
+}
+
+func pwStop(args map[string]string) []byte {
+	browserStartMu.Lock()
+	defer browserStartMu.Unlock()
+	if !browserStarted {
+		return []byte(`{"success": true, "message": "Browser was not running"}`)
+	}
+	if page != nil {
+		page.Close()
+		page = nil
+	}
+	if browser != nil {
+		browser.Close()
+		browser = nil
+	}
+	browserStarted = false
+	return []byte(`{"success": true, "message": "Browser stopped"}`)
+}
+
+func pwIsRunning(args map[string]string) []byte {
+	if browserStarted {
+		return []byte(`{"running": true, "message": "Browser is running"}`)
+	}
+	return []byte(`{"running": false, "message": "Browser is not running"}`)
+}
+
+func pwNavigate(args map[string]string) []byte {
+	url, ok := args["url"]
+	if !ok || url == "" {
+		return []byte(`{"error": "url not provided"}`)
+	}
+	if !browserStarted || page == nil {
+		return []byte(`{"error": "Browser not started. Call pw_start first."}`)
+	}
+	_, err := page.Goto(url)
+	if err != nil {
+		return []byte(fmt.Sprintf(`{"error": "failed to navigate: %s"}`, err.Error()))
+	}
+	title, _ := page.Title()
+	pageURL := page.URL()
+	return []byte(fmt.Sprintf(`{"success": true, "title": "%s", "url": "%s"}`, title, pageURL))
+}
+
+func pwClick(args map[string]string) []byte {
+	selector, ok := args["selector"]
+	if !ok || selector == "" {
+		return []byte(`{"error": "selector not provided"}`)
+	}
+	if !browserStarted || page == nil {
+		return []byte(`{"error": "Browser not started. Call pw_start first."}`)
+	}
+	index := 0
+	if args["index"] != "" {
+		if i, err := strconv.Atoi(args["index"]); err != nil {
+			logger.Warn("failed to parse index", "value", args["index"], "error", err)
+		} else {
+			index = i
+		}
+	}
+	locator := page.Locator(selector)
+	count, err := locator.Count()
+	if err != nil {
+		return []byte(fmt.Sprintf(`{"error": "failed to find elements: %s"}`, err.Error()))
+	}
+	if index >= count {
+		return []byte(fmt.Sprintf(`{"error": "Element not found at index %d (found %d elements)"}`, index, count))
+	}
+	err = locator.Nth(index).Click()
+	if err != nil {
+		return []byte(fmt.Sprintf(`{"error": "failed to click: %s"}`, err.Error()))
+	}
+	return []byte(`{"success": true, "message": "Clicked element"}`)
+}
+
+func pwFill(args map[string]string) []byte {
+	selector, ok := args["selector"]
+	if !ok || selector == "" {
+		return []byte(`{"error": "selector not provided"}`)
+	}
+	text := args["text"]
+	if text == "" {
+		text = ""
+	}
+	if !browserStarted || page == nil {
+		return []byte(`{"error": "Browser not started. Call pw_start first."}`)
+	}
+	index := 0
+	if args["index"] != "" {
+		if i, err := strconv.Atoi(args["index"]); err != nil {
+			logger.Warn("failed to parse index", "value", args["index"], "error", err)
+		} else {
+			index = i
+		}
+	}
+	locator := page.Locator(selector)
+	count, err := locator.Count()
+	if err != nil {
+		return []byte(fmt.Sprintf(`{"error": "failed to find elements: %s"}`, err.Error()))
+	}
+	if index >= count {
+		return []byte(fmt.Sprintf(`{"error": "Element not found at index %d"}`, index))
+	}
+	err = locator.Nth(index).Fill(text)
+	if err != nil {
+		return []byte(fmt.Sprintf(`{"error": "failed to fill: %s"}`, err.Error()))
+	}
+	return []byte(`{"success": true, "message": "Filled input"}`)
+}
+
+func pwExtractText(args map[string]string) []byte {
+	selector := args["selector"]
+	if selector == "" {
+		selector = "body"
+	}
+	if !browserStarted || page == nil {
+		return []byte(`{"error": "Browser not started. Call pw_start first."}`)
+	}
+	locator := page.Locator(selector)
+	count, err := locator.Count()
+	if err != nil {
+		return []byte(fmt.Sprintf(`{"error": "failed to find elements: %s"}`, err.Error()))
+	}
+	if count == 0 {
+		return []byte(`{"error": "No elements found"}`)
+	}
+	if selector == "body" {
+		text, err := page.Locator("body").TextContent()
+		if err != nil {
+			return []byte(fmt.Sprintf(`{"error": "failed to get text: %s"}`, err.Error()))
+		}
+		return []byte(fmt.Sprintf(`{"text": "%s"}`, text))
+	}
+	var texts []string
+	for i := 0; i < count; i++ {
+		text, err := locator.Nth(i).TextContent()
+		if err != nil {
+			continue
+		}
+		texts = append(texts, text)
+	}
+	return []byte(fmt.Sprintf(`{"text": "%s"}`, joinLines(texts)))
+}
+
+func joinLines(lines []string) string {
+	var sb strings.Builder
+	for i, line := range lines {
+		if i > 0 {
+			sb.WriteString("\n")
+		}
+		sb.WriteString(line)
+	}
+	return sb.String()
+}
+
+func pwScreenshot(args map[string]string) []byte {
+	selector := args["selector"]
+	fullPage := args["full_page"] == "true"
+	if !browserStarted || page == nil {
+		return []byte(`{"error": "Browser not started. Call pw_start first."}`)
+	}
+	path := fmt.Sprintf("/tmp/pw_screenshot_%d.png", os.Getpid())
+	var err error
+	if selector != "" && selector != "body" {
+		locator := page.Locator(selector)
+		_, err = locator.Screenshot(playwright.LocatorScreenshotOptions{
+			Path: playwright.String(path),
+		})
+	} else {
+		_, err = page.Screenshot(playwright.PageScreenshotOptions{
+			Path:     playwright.String(path),
+			FullPage: playwright.Bool(fullPage),
+		})
+	}
+	if err != nil {
+		return []byte(fmt.Sprintf(`{"error": "failed to take screenshot: %s"}`, err.Error()))
+	}
+	return []byte(fmt.Sprintf(`{"path": "%s"}`, path))
+}
+
+func pwScreenshotAndView(args map[string]string) []byte {
+	selector := args["selector"]
+	fullPage := args["full_page"] == "true"
+	if !browserStarted || page == nil {
+		return []byte(`{"error": "Browser not started. Call pw_start first."}`)
+	}
+	path := fmt.Sprintf("/tmp/pw_screenshot_%d.png", os.Getpid())
+	var err error
+	if selector != "" && selector != "body" {
+		locator := page.Locator(selector)
+		_, err = locator.Screenshot(playwright.LocatorScreenshotOptions{
+			Path: playwright.String(path),
+		})
+	} else {
+		_, err = page.Screenshot(playwright.PageScreenshotOptions{
+			Path:     playwright.String(path),
+			FullPage: playwright.Bool(fullPage),
+		})
+	}
+	if err != nil {
+		return []byte(fmt.Sprintf(`{"error": "failed to take screenshot: %s"}`, err.Error()))
+	}
+	dataURL, err := models.CreateImageURLFromPath(path)
+	if err != nil {
+		return []byte(fmt.Sprintf(`{"error": "failed to create image URL: %s"}`, err.Error()))
+	}
+	resp := models.MultimodalToolResp{
+		Type: "multimodal_content",
+		Parts: []map[string]string{
+			{"type": "text", "text": "Screenshot saved: " + path},
+			{"type": "image_url", "url": dataURL},
+		},
+	}
+	jsonResult, err := json.Marshal(resp)
+	if err != nil {
+		return []byte(fmt.Sprintf(`{"error": "failed to marshal result: %s"}`, err.Error()))
+	}
+	return jsonResult
+}
+
+func pwWaitForSelector(args map[string]string) []byte {
+	selector, ok := args["selector"]
+	if !ok || selector == "" {
+		return []byte(`{"error": "selector not provided"}`)
+	}
+	if !browserStarted || page == nil {
+		return []byte(`{"error": "Browser not started. Call pw_start first."}`)
+	}
+	timeout := 30000
+	if args["timeout"] != "" {
+		if t, err := strconv.Atoi(args["timeout"]); err != nil {
+			logger.Warn("failed to parse timeout", "value", args["timeout"], "error", err)
+		} else {
+			timeout = t
+		}
+	}
+	locator := page.Locator(selector)
+	err := locator.WaitFor(playwright.LocatorWaitForOptions{
+		Timeout: playwright.Float(float64(timeout)),
+	})
+	if err != nil {
+		return []byte(fmt.Sprintf(`{"error": "element not found: %s"}`, err.Error()))
+	}
+	return []byte(`{"success": true, "message": "Element found"}`)
+}
+
+func pwDrag(args map[string]string) []byte {
+	x1, ok := args["x1"]
+	if !ok {
+		return []byte(`{"error": "x1 not provided"}`)
+	}
+	y1, ok := args["y1"]
+	if !ok {
+		return []byte(`{"error": "y1 not provided"}`)
+	}
+	x2, ok := args["x2"]
+	if !ok {
+		return []byte(`{"error": "x2 not provided"}`)
+	}
+	y2, ok := args["y2"]
+	if !ok {
+		return []byte(`{"error": "y2 not provided"}`)
+	}
+	if !browserStarted || page == nil {
+		return []byte(`{"error": "Browser not started. Call pw_start first."}`)
+	}
+	var fx1, fy1, fx2, fy2 float64
+	if parsedX1, err := strconv.ParseFloat(x1, 64); err != nil {
+		logger.Warn("failed to parse x1", "value", x1, "error", err)
+	} else {
+		fx1 = parsedX1
+	}
+	if parsedY1, err := strconv.ParseFloat(y1, 64); err != nil {
+		logger.Warn("failed to parse y1", "value", y1, "error", err)
+	} else {
+		fy1 = parsedY1
+	}
+	if parsedX2, err := strconv.ParseFloat(x2, 64); err != nil {
+		logger.Warn("failed to parse x2", "value", x2, "error", err)
+	} else {
+		fx2 = parsedX2
+	}
+	if parsedY2, err := strconv.ParseFloat(y2, 64); err != nil {
+		logger.Warn("failed to parse y2", "value", y2, "error", err)
+	} else {
+		fy2 = parsedY2
+	}
+	mouse := page.Mouse()
+	err := mouse.Move(fx1, fy1)
+	if err != nil {
+		return []byte(fmt.Sprintf(`{"error": "failed to move mouse: %s"}`, err.Error()))
+	}
+	err = mouse.Down()
+	if err != nil {
+		return []byte(fmt.Sprintf(`{"error": "failed to mouse down: %s"}`, err.Error()))
+	}
+	err = mouse.Move(fx2, fy2)
+	if err != nil {
+		return []byte(fmt.Sprintf(`{"error": "failed to move mouse: %s"}`, err.Error()))
+	}
+	err = mouse.Up()
+	if err != nil {
+		return []byte(fmt.Sprintf(`{"error": "failed to mouse up: %s"}`, err.Error()))
+	}
+	return []byte(fmt.Sprintf(`{"success": true, "message": "Dragged from (%s,%s) to (%s,%s)"}`, x1, y1, x2, y2))
+}
+
+func pwClickAt(args map[string]string) []byte {
+	x, ok := args["x"]
+	if !ok {
+		return []byte(`{"error": "x not provided"}`)
+	}
+	y, ok := args["y"]
+	if !ok {
+		return []byte(`{"error": "y not provided"}`)
+	}
+	if !browserStarted || page == nil {
+		return []byte(`{"error": "Browser not started. Call pw_start first."}`)
+	}
+	fx, err := strconv.ParseFloat(x, 64)
+	if err != nil {
+		return []byte(fmt.Sprintf(`{"error": "failed to parse x: %s"}`, err.Error()))
+	}
+	fy, err := strconv.ParseFloat(y, 64)
+	if err != nil {
+		return []byte(fmt.Sprintf(`{"error": "failed to parse y: %s"}`, err.Error()))
+	}
+	mouse := page.Mouse()
+	err = mouse.Click(fx, fy)
+	if err != nil {
+		return []byte(fmt.Sprintf(`{"error": "failed to click: %s"}`, err.Error()))
+	}
+	return []byte(fmt.Sprintf(`{"success": true, "message": "Clicked at (%s,%s)"}`, x, y))
+}
+
+func pwGetHTML(args map[string]string) []byte {
+	selector := args["selector"]
+	if selector == "" {
+		selector = "body"
+	}
+	if !browserStarted || page == nil {
+		return []byte(`{"error": "Browser not started. Call pw_start first."}`)
+	}
+	locator := page.Locator(selector)
+	count, err := locator.Count()
+	if err != nil {
+		return []byte(fmt.Sprintf(`{"error": "failed to find elements: %s"}`, err.Error()))
+	}
+	if count == 0 {
+		return []byte(`{"error": "No elements found"}`)
+	}
+	html, err := locator.First().InnerHTML()
+	if err != nil {
+		return []byte(fmt.Sprintf(`{"error": "failed to get HTML: %s"}`, err.Error()))
+	}
+	return []byte(fmt.Sprintf(`{"html": %s}`, jsonString(html)))
+}
+
+type DOMElement struct {
+	Tag        string            `json:"tag,omitempty"`
+	Attributes map[string]string `json:"attributes,omitempty"`
+	Text       string            `json:"text,omitempty"`
+	Children   []DOMElement      `json:"children,omitempty"`
+	Selector   string            `json:"selector,omitempty"`
+	InnerHTML  string            `json:"innerHTML,omitempty"`
+}
+
+func buildDOMTree(locator playwright.Locator) ([]DOMElement, error) {
+	var results []DOMElement
+	count, err := locator.Count()
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+	for i := 0; i < count; i++ {
+		el := locator.Nth(i)
+		dom, err := elementToDOM(el)
+		if err != nil {
+			continue
+		}
+		results = append(results, dom)
+	}
+	return results, nil
+}
+
+func elementToDOM(el playwright.Locator) (DOMElement, error) {
+	dom := DOMElement{}
+	tag, err := el.Evaluate(`el => el.nodeName`, nil)
+	if err == nil {
+		dom.Tag = strings.ToLower(fmt.Sprintf("%v", tag))
+	}
+	attributes := make(map[string]string)
+	attrs, err := el.Evaluate(`el => {
+		let attrs = {};
+		for (let i = 0; i < el.attributes.length; i++) {
+			let attr = el.attributes[i];
+			attrs[attr.name] = attr.value;
+		}
+		return attrs;
+	}`, nil)
+	if err == nil {
+		if amap, ok := attrs.(map[string]any); ok {
+			for k, v := range amap {
+				if vs, ok := v.(string); ok {
+					attributes[k] = vs
+				}
+			}
+		}
+	}
+	if len(attributes) > 0 {
+		dom.Attributes = attributes
+	}
+	text, err := el.TextContent()
+	if err == nil && text != "" {
+		dom.Text = text
+	}
+	innerHTML, err := el.InnerHTML()
+	if err == nil && innerHTML != "" {
+		dom.InnerHTML = innerHTML
+	}
+	childCount, _ := el.Count()
+	if childCount > 0 {
+		childrenLocator := el.Locator("*")
+		children, err := buildDOMTree(childrenLocator)
+		if err == nil && len(children) > 0 {
+			dom.Children = children
+		}
+	}
+	return dom, nil
+}
+
+func pwGetDOM(args map[string]string) []byte {
+	selector := args["selector"]
+	if selector == "" {
+		selector = "body"
+	}
+	if !browserStarted || page == nil {
+		return []byte(`{"error": "Browser not started. Call pw_start first."}`)
+	}
+	locator := page.Locator(selector)
+	count, err := locator.Count()
+	if err != nil {
+		return []byte(fmt.Sprintf(`{"error": "failed to find elements: %s"}`, err.Error()))
+	}
+	if count == 0 {
+		return []byte(`{"error": "No elements found"}`)
+	}
+	dom, err := elementToDOM(locator.First())
+	if err != nil {
+		return []byte(fmt.Sprintf(`{"error": "failed to get DOM: %s"}`, err.Error()))
+	}
+	data, err := json.Marshal(dom)
+	if err != nil {
+		return []byte(fmt.Sprintf(`{"error": "failed to marshal DOM: %s"}`, err.Error()))
+	}
+	return []byte(fmt.Sprintf(`{"dom": %s}`, string(data)))
+}
+
+func pwSearchElements(args map[string]string) []byte {
+	text := args["text"]
+	selector := args["selector"]
+	if text == "" && selector == "" {
+		return []byte(`{"error": "text or selector not provided"}`)
+	}
+	if !browserStarted || page == nil {
+		return []byte(`{"error": "Browser not started. Call pw_start first."}`)
+	}
+	var locator playwright.Locator
+	if text != "" {
+		locator = page.GetByText(text)
+	} else {
+		locator = page.Locator(selector)
+	}
+	count, err := locator.Count()
+	if err != nil {
+		return []byte(fmt.Sprintf(`{"error": "failed to search elements: %s"}`, err.Error()))
+	}
+	if count == 0 {
+		return []byte(`{"elements": []}`)
+	}
+	var results []map[string]string
+	for i := 0; i < count; i++ {
+		el := locator.Nth(i)
+		tag, _ := el.Evaluate(`el => el.nodeName`, nil)
+		text, _ := el.TextContent()
+		html, _ := el.InnerHTML()
+		results = append(results, map[string]string{
+			"index": strconv.Itoa(i),
+			"tag":   strings.ToLower(fmt.Sprintf("%v", tag)),
+			"text":  text,
+			"html":  html,
+		})
+	}
+	data, err := json.Marshal(results)
+	if err != nil {
+		return []byte(fmt.Sprintf(`{"error": "failed to marshal results: %s"}`, err.Error()))
+	}
+	return []byte(fmt.Sprintf(`{"elements": %s}`, string(data)))
+}
+
+func jsonString(s string) string {
+	b, _ := json.Marshal(s)
+	return string(b)
+}

tui.go

@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ import (
 	"path"
 	"strconv"
 	"strings"
+	"time"
 
 	"github.com/gdamore/tcell/v2"
 	"github.com/rivo/tview"
@@ -21,7 +22,6 @@ func isFullScreenPageActive() bool {
 }
 
 var (
-	app                *tview.Application
 	pages              *tview.Pages
 	textArea           *tview.TextArea
 	editArea           *tview.TextArea
@@ -34,6 +34,9 @@ var (
 	indexPickWindow    *tview.InputField
 	renameWindow       *tview.InputField
 	roleEditWindow     *tview.InputField
+	shellInput         *tview.InputField
+	confirmModal       *tview.Modal
+	confirmPageName    = "confirm"
 	fullscreenMode     bool
 	positionVisible    bool = true
 	scrollToEndEnabled bool = true
@@ -79,7 +82,7 @@ var (
 [yellow]Ctrl+p[white]: props edit form (min-p, dry, etc.)
 [yellow]Ctrl+v[white]: show API link selection popup to choose current API
 [yellow]Ctrl+r[white]: start/stop recording from your microphone (needs stt server or whisper binary)
-[yellow]Ctrl+t[white]: remove thinking (<think>) and tool messages from context (delete from chat)
+[yellow]Ctrl+t[white]: (un)collapse tool messages
 [yellow]Ctrl+l[white]: show model selection popup to choose current model
 [yellow]Ctrl+k[white]: switch tool use (recommend tool use to llm after user msg)
 [yellow]Ctrl+a[white]: interrupt tts (needs tts server)
@@ -98,6 +101,7 @@ var (
 [yellow]Alt+8[white]: show char img or last picked img
 [yellow]Alt+9[white]: warm up (load) selected llama.cpp model
 [yellow]Alt+t[white]: toggle thinking blocks visibility (collapse/expand <think> blocks)
+[yellow]Ctrl+t[white]: toggle tool call/response visibility (collapse/expand tool calls and non-shell tool responses)
 [yellow]Alt+i[white]: show colorscheme selection popup
 
 === scrolling chat window (some keys similar to vim) ===
@@ -124,46 +128,160 @@ Press <Enter> or 'x' to return
 `
 )
 
+func setShellMode(enabled bool) {
+	shellMode = enabled
+	go func() {
+		app.QueueUpdateDraw(func() {
+			updateFlexLayout()
+		})
+	}()
+}
+
+// showToast displays a temporary message in the top‑right corner.
+// It auto‑hides after 3 seconds and disappears when clicked.
+func showToast(title, message string) {
+	sanitize := func(s string, maxLen int) string {
+		sanitized := strings.Map(func(r rune) rune {
+			if r < 32 && r != '\t' {
+				return -1
+			}
+			return r
+		}, s)
+		if len(sanitized) > maxLen {
+			sanitized = sanitized[:maxLen-3] + "..."
+		}
+		return sanitized
+	}
+	title = sanitize(title, 50)
+	message = sanitize(message, 197)
+	notification := tview.NewTextView().
+		SetTextAlign(tview.AlignCenter).
+		SetDynamicColors(true).
+		SetRegions(true).
+		SetText(fmt.Sprintf("[yellow]%s[-]\n", message)).
+		SetChangedFunc(func() {
+			app.Draw()
+		})
+	notification.SetTitleAlign(tview.AlignLeft).
+		SetBorder(true).
+		SetTitle(title)
+	// Wrap it in a full‑screen Flex to position it in the top‑right corner.
+	// Outer Flex (row) pushes content to the top; inner Flex (column) pushes to the right.
+	background := tview.NewFlex().SetDirection(tview.FlexRow).
+		AddItem(nil, 0, 1, false). // top spacer
+		AddItem(tview.NewFlex().SetDirection(tview.FlexColumn).
+			AddItem(nil, 0, 1, false).          // left spacer
+			AddItem(notification, 40, 1, true), // notification width 40
+			5, 1, false) // notification height 5
+	// Generate a unique page name (e.g., using timestamp) to allow multiple toasts.
+	pageName := fmt.Sprintf("toast-%d", time.Now().UnixNano())
+	pages.AddPage(pageName, background, true, true)
+	// Auto‑dismiss after 3 seconds.
+	time.AfterFunc(3*time.Second, func() {
+		app.QueueUpdateDraw(func() {
+			if pages.HasPage(pageName) {
+				pages.RemovePage(pageName)
+			}
+		})
+	})
+}
+
 func init() {
 	// Start background goroutine to update model color cache
 	startModelColorUpdater()
 	tview.Styles = colorschemes["default"]
 	app = tview.NewApplication()
 	pages = tview.NewPages()
-	textArea = tview.NewTextArea().
+	shellInput = tview.NewInputField().
-		SetPlaceholder("input is multiline; press <Enter> to start the next line;\npress <Esc> to send the message.")
+		SetLabel(fmt.Sprintf("[%s]$ ", cfg.FilePickerDir)). // dynamic prompt
-	textArea.SetBorder(true).SetTitle("input")
+		SetFieldWidth(0).
-	// Add input capture for @ completion
+		SetDoneFunc(func(key tcell.Key) {
-	textArea.SetInputCapture(func(event *tcell.EventKey) *tcell.EventKey {
+			if key == tcell.KeyEnter {
+				cmd := shellInput.GetText()
+				if cmd != "" {
+					executeCommandAndDisplay(cmd)
+				}
+				shellInput.SetText("")
+			}
+		})
+	// Copy your file completion logic to shellInput's InputCapture
+	shellInput.SetInputCapture(func(event *tcell.EventKey) *tcell.EventKey {
 		if !shellMode {
 			return event
 		}
-		// Handle Tab key for file completion
+		// Handle Up arrow for history previous
+		if event.Key() == tcell.KeyUp {
+			if len(shellHistory) > 0 {
+				if shellHistoryPos < len(shellHistory)-1 {
+					shellHistoryPos++
+					shellInput.SetText(shellHistory[len(shellHistory)-1-shellHistoryPos])
+				}
+			}
+			return nil
+		}
+		// Handle Down arrow for history next
+		if event.Key() == tcell.KeyDown {
+			if shellHistoryPos > 0 {
+				shellHistoryPos--
+				shellInput.SetText(shellHistory[len(shellHistory)-1-shellHistoryPos])
+			} else if shellHistoryPos == 0 {
+				shellHistoryPos = -1
+				shellInput.SetText("")
+			}
+			return nil
+		}
+		// Reset history position when user types
+		if event.Key() == tcell.KeyRune {
+			shellHistoryPos = -1
+		}
+		// Handle Tab key for @ file completion
 		if event.Key() == tcell.KeyTab {
-			currentText := textArea.GetText()
+			currentText := shellInput.GetText()
-			row, col, _, _ := textArea.GetCursor()
+			atIndex := strings.LastIndex(currentText, "@")
-			// Calculate absolute position from row/col
-			lines := strings.Split(currentText, "\n")
-			cursorPos := 0
-			for i := 0; i < row && i < len(lines); i++ {
-				cursorPos += len(lines[i]) + 1 // +1 for newline
-			}
-			cursorPos += col
-			// Look backwards from cursor to find @
-			if cursorPos > 0 {
-				// Find the last @ before cursor
-				textBeforeCursor := currentText[:cursorPos]
-				atIndex := strings.LastIndex(textBeforeCursor, "@")
 			if atIndex >= 0 {
-					// Extract the partial match text after @
+				filter := currentText[atIndex+1:]
-					filter := textBeforeCursor[atIndex+1:]
+				showShellFileCompletionPopup(filter)
-					showFileCompletionPopup(filter)
-					return nil // Consume the Tab event
 			}
+			return nil
+		}
+		return event
+	})
+	confirmModal = tview.NewModal().
+		SetText("You are trying to send an empty message.\nIt makes sense if the last message in the chat is from you.\nAre you sure?").
+		AddButtons([]string{"Yes", "No"}).
+		SetButtonBackgroundColor(tcell.ColorBlack).
+		SetButtonTextColor(tcell.ColorWhite).
+		SetDoneFunc(func(buttonIndex int, buttonLabel string) {
+			if buttonLabel == "Yes" {
+				persona := cfg.UserRole
+				if cfg.WriteNextMsgAs != "" {
+					persona = cfg.WriteNextMsgAs
+				}
+				chatRoundChan <- &models.ChatRoundReq{Role: persona, UserMsg: ""}
+			} // In both Yes and No, go back to the main page
+			pages.SwitchToPage("main") // or whatever your main page is named
+		})
+	confirmModal.SetInputCapture(func(event *tcell.EventKey) *tcell.EventKey {
+		if event.Key() == tcell.KeyRune {
+			switch event.Rune() {
+			case 'y', 'Y':
+				persona := cfg.UserRole
+				if cfg.WriteNextMsgAs != "" {
+					persona = cfg.WriteNextMsgAs
+				}
+				chatRoundChan <- &models.ChatRoundReq{Role: persona, UserMsg: ""}
+				pages.SwitchToPage("main")
+				return nil
+			case 'n', 'N', 'x', 'X':
+				pages.SwitchToPage("main")
+				return nil
 			}
 		}
 		return event
 	})
+	textArea = tview.NewTextArea().
+		SetPlaceholder("input is multiline; press <Enter> to start the next line;\npress <Esc> to send the message.")
+	textArea.SetBorder(true).SetTitle("input")
 	textView = tview.NewTextView().
 		SetDynamicColors(true).
 		SetRegions(true).
@@ -258,9 +376,7 @@ func init() {
 			defer colorText()
 			editedMsg := editArea.GetText()
 			if editedMsg == "" {
-				if err := notifyUser("edit", "no edit provided"); err != nil {
+				showToast("edit", "no edit provided")
-					logger.Error("failed to send notification", "error", err)
-				}
 				pages.RemovePage(editMsgPage)
 				return nil
 			}
@@ -290,9 +406,7 @@ func init() {
 			case tcell.KeyEnter:
 				newRole := roleEditWindow.GetText()
 				if newRole == "" {
-					if err := notifyUser("edit", "no role provided"); err != nil {
+					showToast("edit", "no role provided")
-						logger.Error("failed to send notification", "error", err)
-					}
 					pages.RemovePage(roleEditPage)
 					return
 				}
@@ -319,9 +433,7 @@ func init() {
 			siInt, err := strconv.Atoi(si)
 			if err != nil {
 				logger.Error("failed to convert provided index", "error", err, "si", si)
-				if err := notifyUser("cancel", "no index provided, copying user input"); err != nil {
+				showToast("cancel", "no index provided, copying user input")
-					logger.Error("failed to send notification", "error", err)
-				}
 				if err := copyToClipboard(textArea.GetText()); err != nil {
 					logger.Error("failed to copy to clipboard", "error", err)
 				}
@@ -332,9 +444,7 @@ func init() {
 			if len(chatBody.Messages)-1 < selectedIndex || selectedIndex < 0 {
 				msg := "chosen index is out of bounds, will copy user input"
 				logger.Warn(msg, "index", selectedIndex)
-				if err := notifyUser("error", msg); err != nil {
+				showToast("error", msg)
-					logger.Error("failed to send notification", "error", err)
-				}
 				if err := copyToClipboard(textArea.GetText()); err != nil {
 					logger.Error("failed to copy to clipboard", "error", err)
 				}
@@ -360,9 +470,7 @@ func init() {
 				}
 				previewLen := min(30, len(msgText))
 				notification := fmt.Sprintf("msg '%s' was copied to the clipboard", msgText[:previewLen])
-				if err := notifyUser("copied", notification); err != nil {
+				showToast("copied", notification)
-					logger.Error("failed to send notification", "error", err)
-				}
 				hideIndexBar() // Hide overlay after copying
 			}
 			return nil
@@ -394,9 +502,7 @@ func init() {
 				logger.Error("failed to upsert chat", "error", err, "chat", currentChat)
 			}
 			notification := fmt.Sprintf("renamed chat to '%s'", activeChatName)
-			if err := notifyUser("renamed", notification); err != nil {
+			showToast("renamed", notification)
-				logger.Error("failed to send notification", "error", err)
-			}
 		}
 		return event
 	})
@@ -506,9 +612,7 @@ func init() {
 			if scrollToEndEnabled {
 				status = "enabled"
 			}
-			if err := notifyUser("autoscroll", "Auto-scrolling "+status); err != nil {
+			showToast("autoscroll", "Auto-scrolling "+status)
-				logger.Error("failed to send notification", "error", err)
-			}
 			updateStatusLine()
 		}
 		// Handle Alt+7 to toggle injectRole
@@ -525,9 +629,19 @@ func init() {
 			if thinkingCollapsed {
 				status = "collapsed"
 			}
-			if err := notifyUser("thinking", "Thinking blocks "+status); err != nil {
+			showToast("thinking", "Thinking blocks "+status)
-				logger.Error("failed to send notification", "error", err)
+			return nil
 		}
+		// Handle Ctrl+T to toggle tool call/response visibility
+		if event.Key() == tcell.KeyCtrlT {
+			toolCollapsed = !toolCollapsed
+			textView.SetText(chatToText(chatBody.Messages, cfg.ShowSys))
+			colorText()
+			status := "expanded"
+			if toolCollapsed {
+				status = "collapsed"
+			}
+			showToast("tools", "Tool calls/responses "+status)
 			return nil
 		}
 		if event.Key() == tcell.KeyRune && event.Rune() == 'i' && event.Modifiers()&tcell.ModAlt != 0 {
@@ -547,9 +661,7 @@ func init() {
 			// Check if there are no chats for this agent
 			if len(chatList) == 0 {
 				notification := "no chats found for agent: " + cfg.AssistantRole
-				if err := notifyUser("info", notification); err != nil {
+				showToast("info", notification)
-					logger.Error("failed to send notification", "error", err)
-				}
 				return nil
 			}
 			chatMap := make(map[string]models.Chat)
@@ -567,9 +679,7 @@ func init() {
 		if event.Key() == tcell.KeyF2 && !botRespMode {
 			// regen last msg
 			if len(chatBody.Messages) == 0 {
-				if err := notifyUser("info", "no messages to regenerate"); err != nil {
+				showToast("info", "no messages to regenerate")
-					logger.Error("failed to send notification", "error", err)
-				}
 				return nil
 			}
 			chatBody.Messages = chatBody.Messages[:len(chatBody.Messages)-1]
@@ -595,9 +705,7 @@ func init() {
 				return nil
 			}
 			if len(chatBody.Messages) == 0 {
-				if err := notifyUser("info", "no messages to delete"); err != nil {
+				showToast("info", "no messages to delete")
-					logger.Error("failed to send notification", "error", err)
-				}
 				return nil
 			}
 			chatBody.Messages = chatBody.Messages[:len(chatBody.Messages)-1]
@@ -643,6 +751,7 @@ func init() {
 		if event.Key() == tcell.KeyF6 {
 			interruptResp = true
 			botRespMode = false
+			toolRunningMode = false
 			return nil
 		}
 		if event.Key() == tcell.KeyF7 {
@@ -655,9 +764,7 @@ func init() {
 			}
 			previewLen := min(30, len(msgText))
 			notification := fmt.Sprintf("msg '%s' was copied to the clipboard", msgText[:previewLen])
-			if err := notifyUser("copied", notification); err != nil {
+			showToast("copied", notification)
-				logger.Error("failed to send notification", "error", err)
-			}
 			return nil
 		}
 		if event.Key() == tcell.KeyF8 {
@@ -671,9 +778,7 @@ func init() {
 			text := textView.GetText(false)
 			cb := codeBlockRE.FindAllString(text, -1)
 			if len(cb) == 0 {
-				if err := notifyUser("notify", "no code blocks in chat"); err != nil {
+				showToast("notify", "no code blocks in chat")
-					logger.Error("failed to send notification", "error", err)
-				}
 				return nil
 			}
 			table := makeCodeBlockTable(cb)
@@ -688,9 +793,7 @@ func init() {
 			// read files in chat_exports
 			filelist, err := os.ReadDir(exportDir)
 			if err != nil {
-				if err := notifyUser("failed to load exports", err.Error()); err != nil {
+				showToast("failed to load exports", err.Error())
-					logger.Error("failed to send notification", "error", err)
-				}
 				return nil
 			}
 			fli := []string{}
@@ -720,9 +823,7 @@ func init() {
 				logger.Error("failed to export chat;", "error", err, "chat_name", activeChatName)
 				return nil
 			}
-			if err := notifyUser("exported chat", "chat: "+activeChatName+" was exported"); err != nil {
+			showToast("exported chat", "chat: "+activeChatName+" was exported")
-				logger.Error("failed to send notification", "error", err)
-			}
 			return nil
 		}
 		if event.Key() == tcell.KeyCtrlP {
@@ -748,14 +849,6 @@ func init() {
 			showModelSelectionPopup()
 			return nil
 		}
-		if event.Key() == tcell.KeyCtrlT {
-			// clear context
-			// remove tools and thinking
-			removeThinking(chatBody)
-			textView.SetText(chatToText(chatBody.Messages, cfg.ShowSys))
-			colorText()
-			return nil
-		}
 		if event.Key() == tcell.KeyCtrlV {
 			if isFullScreenPageActive() {
 				return event
@@ -769,9 +862,7 @@ func init() {
 			labels, err := initSysCards()
 			if err != nil {
 				logger.Error("failed to read sys dir", "error", err)
-				if err := notifyUser("error", "failed to read: "+cfg.SysDir); err != nil {
+				showToast("error", "failed to read: "+cfg.SysDir)
-					logger.Debug("failed to notify user", "error", err)
-				}
 				return nil
 			}
 			at := makeAgentTable(labels)
@@ -784,6 +875,7 @@ func init() {
 		if event.Key() == tcell.KeyCtrlK {
 			// add message from tools
 			cfg.ToolUse = !cfg.ToolUse
+			updateToolCapabilities()
 			updateStatusLine()
 			return nil
 		}
@@ -795,21 +887,27 @@ func init() {
 				if err != nil {
 					logger.Error("failed to open attached image", "path", lastImg, "error", err)
 					// Fall back to showing agent image
-					loadImage()
+					if err := loadImage(); err != nil {
+						logger.Warn("failed to load agent image", "error", err)
+					}
 				} else {
 					defer file.Close()
 					img, _, err := image.Decode(file)
 					if err != nil {
 						logger.Error("failed to decode attached image", "path", lastImg, "error", err)
 						// Fall back to showing agent image
-						loadImage()
+						if err := loadImage(); err != nil {
+							logger.Warn("failed to load agent image", "error", err)
+						}
 					} else {
 						imgView.SetImage(img)
 					}
 				}
 			} else {
 				// No attached image, show agent image as before
-				loadImage()
+				if err := loadImage(); err != nil {
+					logger.Warn("failed to load agent image", "error", err)
+				}
 			}
 			pages.AddPage(imgPage, imgView, true, true)
 			return nil
@@ -821,9 +919,7 @@ func init() {
 				if err != nil {
 					msg := "failed to inference user speech; error:" + err.Error()
 					logger.Error(msg)
-					if err := notifyUser("stt error", msg); err != nil {
+					showToast("stt error", msg)
-						logger.Error("failed to notify user", "error", err)
-					}
 					return nil
 				}
 				if userSpeech != "" {
@@ -881,6 +977,17 @@ func init() {
 			showBotRoleSelectionPopup()
 			return nil
 		}
+		// INFO: shutdown
+		if event.Key() == tcell.KeyCtrlC {
+			logger.Info("caught Ctrl+C via tcell event")
+			go func() {
+				if err := pwShutDown(); err != nil {
+					logger.Error("shutdown failed", "err", err)
+				}
+				app.Stop()
+			}()
+			return nil // swallow the event
+		}
 		if event.Key() == tcell.KeyCtrlG {
 			// cfg.RAGDir is the directory with files to use with RAG
 			// rag load
@@ -892,26 +999,20 @@ func init() {
 					// Create the RAG directory if it doesn't exist
 					if mkdirErr := os.MkdirAll(cfg.RAGDir, 0755); mkdirErr != nil {
 						logger.Error("failed to create RAG directory", "dir", cfg.RAGDir, "error", mkdirErr)
-						if notifyerr := notifyUser("failed to create RAG directory", mkdirErr.Error()); notifyerr != nil {
+						showToast("failed to create RAG directory", mkdirErr.Error())
-							logger.Error("failed to send notification", "error", notifyerr)
-						}
 						return nil
 					}
 					// Now try to read the directory again after creating it
 					files, err = os.ReadDir(cfg.RAGDir)
 					if err != nil {
 						logger.Error("failed to read dir after creating it", "dir", cfg.RAGDir, "error", err)
-						if notifyerr := notifyUser("failed to read RAG directory", err.Error()); notifyerr != nil {
+						showToast("failed to read RAG directory", err.Error())
-							logger.Error("failed to send notification", "error", notifyerr)
-						}
 						return nil
 					}
 				} else {
 					// Other error (permissions, etc.)
 					logger.Error("failed to read dir", "dir", cfg.RAGDir, "error", err)
-					if notifyerr := notifyUser("failed to open RAG files dir", err.Error()); notifyerr != nil {
+					showToast("failed to open RAG files dir", err.Error())
-						logger.Error("failed to send notification", "error", notifyerr)
-					}
 					return nil
 				}
 			}
@@ -941,21 +1042,20 @@ func init() {
 		if event.Key() == tcell.KeyRune && event.Modifiers() == tcell.ModAlt && event.Rune() == '9' {
 			// Warm up (load) the currently selected model
 			go warmUpModel()
-			if err := notifyUser("model warmup", "loading model: "+chatBody.Model); err != nil {
+			showToast("model warmup", "loading model: "+chatBody.Model)
-				logger.Debug("failed to notify user", "error", err)
-			}
 			return nil
 		}
 		// cannot send msg in editMode or botRespMode
 		if event.Key() == tcell.KeyEscape && !editMode && !botRespMode {
-			msgText := textArea.GetText()
+			if shellMode {
-			if shellMode && msgText != "" {
+				cmdText := shellInput.GetText()
-				// In shell mode, execute command instead of sending to LLM
+				if cmdText != "" {
-				executeCommandAndDisplay(msgText)
+					executeCommandAndDisplay(cmdText)
-				textArea.SetText("", true) // Clear the input area
+					shellInput.SetText("")
+				}
 				return nil
-			} else if !shellMode {
+			}
-				// Normal mode - send to LLM
+			msgText := textArea.GetText()
 			nl := "\n\n" // keep empty lines between messages
 			prevText := textView.GetText(true)
 			persona := cfg.UserRole
@@ -987,9 +1087,23 @@ func init() {
 					textView.ScrollToEnd()
 				}
 				colorText()
+			} else {
+				pages.AddPage(confirmPageName, confirmModal, true, true)
+				return nil
 			}
 			// go chatRound(msgText, persona, textView, false, false)
 			chatRoundChan <- &models.ChatRoundReq{Role: persona, UserMsg: msgText}
+			return nil
+		}
+		if event.Key() == tcell.KeyTab {
+			currentF := app.GetFocus()
+			if currentF == textArea {
+				currentText := textArea.GetText()
+				atIndex := strings.LastIndex(currentText, "@")
+				if atIndex >= 0 {
+					filter := currentText[atIndex+1:]
+					showTextAreaFileCompletionPopup(filter)
+				}
 			}
 			return nil
 		}