Fix: shellmode tab completion

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 {
-			sb.WriteString(m.ToPrompt())
+		for i := range messages {
+			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" {
-			filtered = append(filtered, msg)
+		if len(messages[i].KnownTo) == 0 || messages[i].Role == "system" {
+			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))
-	currentAssistantMsg := models.RoleMsg{}
-	isBuildingAssistantMsg := false
-	for i := 0; i < len(messages); i++ {
-		msg := messages[i]
-		// assistant role only
-		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
+	result := make([]models.RoleMsg, 0, len(messages))
+	for i := range messages {
+		// Non-assistant messages are appended as-is
+		if messages[i].Role != cfg.AssistantRole {
+			result = append(result, messages[i])
+			continue
 		}
-					if msg.IsContentParts() {
-						currentAssistantMsg.ContentParts = append(currentAssistantMsg.ContentParts, msg.GetContentParts()...)
-					} else if msg.Content != "" {
-						currentAssistantMsg.AddTextPart(msg.Content)
+		// Assistant message: start a new block or merge with the last one
+		if len(result) == 0 || result[len(result)-1].Role != cfg.AssistantRole {
+			// First assistant in a block: append a copy (avoid mutating input)
+			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
-					if currentAssistantMsg.Content != "" {
-						currentAssistantMsg.Content += "\n" + msg.Content
-					} else {
-						currentAssistantMsg.Content = msg.Content
+			// Both simple strings: concatenate with newline
+			if last.Content != "" && messages[i].Content != "" {
+				last.Content += "\n" + messages[i].Content
+			} else if messages[i].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 {
-			// 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
+	return result
 }
 
 // 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 {
-			logger.Debug("failed to notify user", "error", err)
-		}
+		showToast("model already loaded", "Model "+chatBody.Model+" is already loaded.")
 		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 {
-						logger.Debug("failed to notify user", "error", err)
-					}
+					showToast("model loaded", "Model "+modelID+" is now loaded and ready.")
 					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 {
-			logger.Error("failed to notify", "error", err)
-		}
+		showToast("error", "apicall failed:"+err.Error())
 		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 {
-			logger.Error("failed to notify", "error", err)
-		}
+		showToast("error", "apicall failed:"+err.Error())
 		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 {
-				logger.Error("failed to notify", "error", err)
-			}
+			showToast("API Error", detailedError)
 			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 {
-			logger.Error("failed to notify", "error", err)
-		}
+		showToast("API Error", detailedError)
 		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 {
-					logger.Error("failed to notify", "error", err)
-				}
+				showToast("API Error", detailedError)
 			} 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 {
-					logger.Error("failed to notify", "error", err)
-				}
+				showToast("API error", err.Error())
 			}
 			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 {
-				logger.Error("failed to notify user", "error", err)
-			}
+			showToast("LLM Response Error", "Failed to parse LLM response: "+err.Error())
 			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
-		if len(openAIToolMap) > 0 {
-			if id, exists := openAIToolMap["id"]; exists {
-				lastToolCall.ID = id
-			}
-		}
+		// NOTE: We do NOT override lastToolCall.ID from arguments.
+		// The ID should come from the streaming response (chunk.ToolID) set earlier.
+		// Some tools like todo_create have "id" in their arguments which is NOT the tool call ID.
 	} else {
 		jsStr := toolCallRE.FindString(msg)
 		if jsStr == "" { // no tool call case
 			return false
 		}
-		prefix := "__tool_call__\n"
-		suffix := "\n__tool_call__"
-		jsStr = strings.TrimSuffix(strings.TrimPrefix(jsStr, prefix), suffix)
+		// Remove prefix/suffix with flexible whitespace handling
+		jsStr = strings.TrimSpace(jsStr)
+		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
-	if chatBody.Messages[len(chatBody.Messages)-1].ToolCallID == "" {
-		// Tool call IDs should be alphanumeric strings with length 9!
-		chatBody.Messages[len(chatBody.Messages)-1].ToolCallID = randString(9)
+	// Use the tool call ID from streaming response (lastToolCall.ID)
+	// Don't generate random ID - the ID should match between assistant message and tool response
+	lastMsgIdx := len(chatBody.Messages) - 1
+	if lastToolCall.ID != "" {
+		chatBody.Messages[lastMsgIdx].ToolCallID = lastToolCall.ID
 	}
-	// Ensure lastToolCall.ID is set, fallback to assistant message's ToolCallID
-	if lastToolCall.ID == "" {
-		lastToolCall.ID = chatBody.Messages[len(chatBody.Messages)-1].ToolCallID
+	// Store tool call info in the assistant message
+	// Convert Args map to JSON string for storage
+	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 {
-		// INFO: skips system msg and tool msg
-		if !showSys && (msg.Role == cfg.ToolRole || msg.Role == "system") {
+	for i := range messages {
+		icon := fmt.Sprintf("[-:-:b](%d) <%s>:[-:-:-]", i, messages[i].Role)
+		// 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]
-	if !ok {
+	cc := GetCardByRole(agentName)
+	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]
-	if ok {
+	cc := GetCardByRole(cfg.AssistantRole)
+	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 randString(n int) string {
-	b := make([]rune, n)
-	for i := range b {
-		b[i] = letters[rand.IntN(len(letters))]
+func getContextTokens() int {
+	if chatBody == nil || chatBody.Messages == nil {
+		return 0
 	}
-	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]
-	if !ok {
-		// case which won't let to switch roles:
-		// 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)
+	currentCard := GetCardByRole(currentChat.Agent)
+	if currentCard == nil {
+		logger.Warn("failed to find current card", "agent", currentChat.Agent)
 		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 {
-				logger.Warn("failed ot notify user", "error", err)
-				return err
-			}
+			showToast("bad request", "wrong deepseek model name")
 			return nil
 		}
 	}
@@ -426,12 +502,11 @@ func deepseekModelValidator() error {
 
 func toggleShellMode() {
 	shellMode = !shellMode
+	setShellMode(shellMode)
 	if shellMode {
-		// Update input placeholder to indicate shell mode
-		textArea.SetPlaceholder("SHELL MODE: Enter command and press <Esc> to execute")
+		shellInput.SetLabel(fmt.Sprintf("[%s]$ ", cfg.FilePickerDir))
 	} else {
-		// Reset to normal mode
-		textArea.SetPlaceholder("input is multiline; press <Enter> to start the next line;\npress <Esc> to send the message. Alt+1 to exit shell mode")
+		textArea.SetPlaceholder("input is multiline; press <Enter> to start the next line;\npress <Esc> to send the message.")
 	}
 	updateStatusLine()
 }
@@ -443,23 +518,29 @@ func updateFlexLayout() {
 	}
 	flex.Clear()
 	flex.AddItem(textView, 0, 40, false)
-	flex.AddItem(textArea, 0, 10, false)
+	if shellMode {
+		flex.AddItem(shellInput, 0, 10, false)
+	} else {
+		flex.AddItem(bottomFlex, 0, 10, true)
+	}
 	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)
-	cmdParts := parseCommand(cmdText)
-	if len(cmdParts) == 0 {
+	cmdText = strings.TrimSpace(cmdText)
+	if cmdText == "" {
 		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]
-	args := []string{}
-	if len(cmdParts) > 1 {
-		args = cmdParts[1:]
+	workingDir := cfg.FilePickerDir
+	// Handle cd command specially to update working directory
+	if strings.HasPrefix(cmdText, "cd ") {
+		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
-	cmd := exec.Command(command, args...)
+		// Check if directory exists
+		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)
 	}
-
-// 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
+	shellHistoryPos = -1
 }
 
 // == 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 {
-			logger.Error("failed to send notification", "error", err)
-		}
+		showToast("search", notification)
 		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 {
-		logger.Error("failed to send notification", "error", err)
-	}
+	showToast("search", notification)
 }
 
 // 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 {
-			logger.Error("failed to send notification", "error", err)
-		}
+		showToast("search", "No search results to navigate")
 		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 {
-			logger.Error("failed to send notification", "error", err)
-		}
+		showToast("search", "No search results to navigate")
 		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 {
-		if msg.Role == cfg.ToolRole && msg.Content == toolSysMsg {
+	for i := range chatBody.Messages {
+		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,...")
-		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")
-		}
+			newMsg.AddImagePart(imageURL, localImageAttachmentPath)
 			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 {
-		messages[i] = stripThinkingFromMsg(&m).ToPrompt()
+	for i := range filteredMessages {
+		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))
-		return &models.TextChunk{Finished: true}, nil
+		logger.Warn("LCPChat empty chunk choices", "raw_data", string(data), "chunk", llmchunk)
+		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 {
-		strippedMsg := *stripThinkingFromMsg(&msg)
-		if strippedMsg.Role == cfg.UserRole {
+	for i := range filteredMessages {
+		strippedMsg := *stripThinkingFromMsg(&filteredMessages[i])
+		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 {
-		messages[i] = stripThinkingFromMsg(&m).ToPrompt()
+	for i := range filteredMessages {
+		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 {
-		strippedMsg := *stripThinkingFromMsg(&msg)
-		if strippedMsg.Role == cfg.UserRole || i == 1 {
+	for i := range filteredMessages {
+		strippedMsg := *stripThinkingFromMsg(&filteredMessages[i])
+		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 {
-		messages[i] = stripThinkingFromMsg(&m).ToPrompt()
+	for i := range filteredMessages {
+		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 {
-		strippedMsg := *stripThinkingFromMsg(&msg)
-		bodyCopy.Messages[i] = strippedMsg
-		// Standardize role if it's a user role
-		if bodyCopy.Messages[i].Role == cfg.UserRole {
+	for i := range filteredMessages {
+		strippedMsg := *stripThinkingFromMsg(&filteredMessages[i])
+		switch strippedMsg.Role {
+		case 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 {
-		cb.Messages[i].Content = strings.ReplaceAll(m.Content, oldname, newname)
-		cb.Messages[i].Role = strings.ReplaceAll(m.Role, oldname, newname)
+	for i := range cb.Messages {
+		cb.Messages[i].Content = strings.ReplaceAll(cb.Messages[i].Content, 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 {
-		namesMap[m.Role] = struct{}{}
+	for i := range cb.Messages {
+		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
-
-const (
-	APITypeChat APIType = iota
-	APITypeCompletion
-)
+type MultimodalToolResp struct {
+	Type  string              `json:"type"`
+	Parts []map[string]string `json:"parts"`
+}

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 {
-			logger.Error("failed to send notification", "error", err)
-		}
+		showToast("Empty list", message)
 		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 {
-			logger.Error("failed to send notification", "error", err)
-		}
+		showToast("Empty list", message)
 		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 {
-			logger.Error("failed to send notification", "error", err)
-		}
+		showToast("Empty list", message)
 		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 {
-			logger.Error("failed to send notification", "error", err)
-		}
+		showToast("Empty list", message)
 		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("fileCompletionPopup", modal(widget, 80, 20), true, true)
+	pages.AddPage("textAreaFileCompletionPopup", 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 {
-			logger.Error("failed to send notification", "error", err)
-		}
+		showToast("Empty list", message)
 		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 {
-						logger.Error("failed to send notification", "error", err)
-					}
+					showToast("Configuration error", "Options list is nil for "+label)
 					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 {
-						logger.Error("failed to send notification", "error", err)
-					}
+					showToast("Empty list", message)
 					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/cluedo.json

@@ -1,7 +0,0 @@
-{
-  "sys_prompt": "A game of cluedo. Players are {{user}}, {{char}}, {{char2}};\n\nrooms: hall, lounge, dinning room kitchen, ballroom, conservatory, billiard room, library, study;\nweapons: candlestick, dagger, lead pipe, revolver, rope, spanner;\npeople: miss Scarlett, colonel Mustard, mrs. White, reverend Green, mrs. Peacock, professor Plum;\n\nA murder happened in a mansion with 9 rooms. Victim is dr. Black.\nPlayers goal is to find out who commited a murder, in what room and with what weapon.\nWeapons, people and rooms not involved in murder are distributed between players (as cards) by tool agent.\nThe objective of the game is to deduce the details of the murder. There are six characters, six murder weapons, and nine rooms, leaving the players with 324 possibilities. As soon as a player enters a room, they may make a suggestion as to the details, naming a suspect, the room they are in, and the weapon. For example: \"I suspect Professor Plum, in the Dining Room, with the candlestick\".\nOnce a player makes a suggestion, the others are called upon to disprove it.\nBefore the player's move, tool agent will remind that players their cards. There are two types of moves: making a suggestion (suggestion_move) and disproving other player suggestion (evidence_move);\nIn this version player wins when the correct details are named in the suggestion_move.\n\n<example_game>\n{{user}}:\nlet's start a game of cluedo!\ntool: cards of {{char}} are 'LEAD PIPE', 'BALLROOM', 'CONSERVATORY', 'STUDY', 'Mrs. White'; suggestion_move;\n{{char}}:\n(putting miss Scarlet into the Hall with the Revolver) \"I suspect miss Scarlett, in the Hall, with the revolver.\"\ntool: cards of {{char2}} are 'SPANNER', 'DAGGER', 'Professor Plum', 'LIBRARY', 'Mrs. Peacock'; evidence_move;\n{{char2}}:\n\"No objections.\" (no cards matching the suspicion of {{char}})\ntool: cards of {{user}} are 'Colonel Mustard', 'Miss Scarlett', 'DINNING ROOM', 'CANDLESTICK', 'HALL'; evidence_move;\n{{user}}:\n\"I object. Miss Scarlett is innocent.\" (shows card with 'Miss Scarlett')\ntool: cards of {{char2}} are 'SPANNER', 'DAGGER', 'Professor Plum', 'LIBRARY', 'Mrs. Peacock'; suggestion_move;\n{{char2}}:\n*So it was not Miss Scarlett, good to know.*\n(moves Mrs. White to the Billiard Room) \"It might have been Mrs. White, in the Billiard Room, with the Revolver.\"\ntool: cards of {{user}} are 'Colonel Mustard', 'Miss Scarlett', 'DINNING ROOM', 'CANDLESTICK', 'HALL'; evidence_move;\n{{user}}:\n(no matching cards for the assumption of {{char2}}) \"Sounds possible to me.\"\ntool: cards of {{char}} are 'LEAD PIPE', 'BALLROOM', 'CONSERVATORY', 'STUDY', 'Mrs. White'; evidence_move;\n{{char}}:\n(shows Mrs. White card) \"No. Was not Mrs. White\"\ntool: cards of {{user}} are 'Colonel Mustard', 'Miss Scarlett', 'DINNING ROOM', 'CANDLESTICK', 'HALL'; suggestion_move;\n{{user}}:\n*So not Mrs. White...* (moves Reverend Green into the Billiard Room) \"I suspect Reverend Green, in the Billiard Room, with the Revolver.\"\ntool: Correct. It was Reverend Green in the Billiard Room, with the revolver. {{user}} wins.\n</example_game>",
-  "role": "CluedoPlayer",
-  "role2": "CluedoEnjoyer",
-  "filepath": "sysprompts/cluedo.json",
-  "first_msg": "Hey guys! Want to play cluedo?"
-}

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 {
-				logger.Error("failed to send notification", "error", err)
-			}
+			showToast("chat deleted", selectedChat+" was deleted")
 			// 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]
-			if !ok {
+			cc := GetCardByRole(agentName)
+			if cc == nil {
 				logger.Warn("no such card", "agent", agentName)
-				//no:lint
-				if err := notifyUser("error", "no such card: "+agentName); err != nil {
-					logger.Warn("failed ot notify", "error", err)
-				}
+				showToast("error", "no such card: "+agentName)
 				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",
-					"error", err)
+				logger.Error("failed to write charcard", "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]
-			if !ok {
+			cc := GetCardByRole(agentName)
+			if cc == nil {
 				logger.Warn("no such card", "agent", agentName)
-				if err := notifyUser("error", "no such card: "+agentName); err != nil {
-					logger.Warn("failed to notify", "error", err)
-				}
+				showToast("error", "no such card: "+agentName)
 				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 {
-						logger.Warn("failed to notify", "error", err)
-					}
+					showToast("error", "failed to reload card: "+cc.FilePath)
 					return
 				}
 			}
-			// Update sysMap with fresh card data
-			sysMap[agentName] = newCard
-			// fetching sysprompt and first message anew from the card
+			if newCard.ID == "" {
+				newCard.ID = models.ComputeCardID(newCard.Role, newCard.FilePath)
+			}
+			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 {
-				logger.Error("failed to send notification", "error", err)
-			}
+			showToast("chat deleted", fpath+" was deleted")
 			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]]
-					if !ok {
+					cc := GetCardByRole(agentList[r])
+					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 {
-				logger.Error("failed to send notification", "error", err)
-			}
+			showToast("chat deleted", selected+" was deleted")
 			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 {
-					logger.Error("failed to send notification", "error", err)
-				}
-			}
-			if err := notifyUser("copied", selected); err != nil {
-				logger.Error("failed to send notification", "error", err)
+				showToast("error", err.Error())
 			}
+			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 {
-				logger.Error("failed to send notification", "error", err)
-			}
+			showToast("chat deleted", selected+" was deleted")
 			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
-					if strings.HasPrefix(itemText, "Exit") || strings.HasPrefix(itemText, "Select this directory") {
-						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)
-					}
+				cfg.FilePickerDir = currentDisplayDir
+				listView.SetTitle("Files & Directories [s: set FilePickerDir]. Current base dir: " + cfg.FilePickerDir)
 				// 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
@@ -29,11 +29,17 @@ var (
 	statusLineWidget   *tview.TextView
 	helpView           *tview.TextView
 	flex               *tview.Flex
+	bottomFlex         *tview.Flex
+	notificationWidget *tview.TextView
 	imgView            *tview.Image
 	defaultImage       = "sysprompts/llama.png"
 	indexPickWindow    *tview.InputField
 	renameWindow       *tview.InputField
 	roleEditWindow     *tview.InputField
+	shellInput         *tview.InputField
+	confirmModal       *tview.Modal
+	toastTimer         *time.Timer
+	confirmPageName    = "confirm"
 	fullscreenMode     bool
 	positionVisible    bool = true
 	scrollToEndEnabled bool = true
@@ -79,7 +85,7 @@ 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 +104,7 @@ 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) ===
@@ -124,56 +131,219 @@ Press <Enter> or 'x' to return
 `
 )
 
+func setShellMode(enabled bool) {
+	shellMode = enabled
+	go func() {
+		app.QueueUpdateDraw(func() {
+			updateFlexLayout()
+		})
+	}()
+}
+
+// showToast displays a temporary notification in the bottom-right corner.
+// It auto-hides after 3 seconds.
+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)
+	if toastTimer != nil {
+		toastTimer.Stop()
+	}
+	// show blocking notification to not mess up flex
+	if fullscreenMode {
+		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 2 seconds, since blocking is more annoying
+		time.AfterFunc(2*time.Second, func() {
+			app.QueueUpdateDraw(func() {
+				if pages.HasPage(pageName) {
+					pages.RemovePage(pageName)
+				}
+			})
+		})
+		return
+	}
+	notificationWidget.SetTitle(title)
+	notificationWidget.SetText(fmt.Sprintf("[yellow]%s[-]", message))
+	go func() {
+		app.QueueUpdateDraw(func() {
+			flex.RemoveItem(bottomFlex)
+			flex.RemoveItem(statusLineWidget)
+			bottomFlex = tview.NewFlex().SetDirection(tview.FlexColumn).
+				AddItem(textArea, 0, 1, true).
+				AddItem(notificationWidget, 40, 1, false)
+			flex.AddItem(bottomFlex, 0, 10, true)
+			if positionVisible {
+				flex.AddItem(statusLineWidget, 0, 2, false)
+			}
+		})
+	}()
+	toastTimer = time.AfterFunc(3*time.Second, func() {
+		app.QueueUpdateDraw(func() {
+			flex.RemoveItem(bottomFlex)
+			flex.RemoveItem(statusLineWidget)
+			bottomFlex = tview.NewFlex().SetDirection(tview.FlexColumn).
+				AddItem(textArea, 0, 1, true).
+				AddItem(notificationWidget, 0, 0, false)
+			flex.AddItem(bottomFlex, 0, 10, true)
+			if positionVisible {
+				flex.AddItem(statusLineWidget, 0, 2, false)
+			}
+		})
+	})
+}
+
 func init() {
 	// Start background goroutine to update model color cache
 	startModelColorUpdater()
 	tview.Styles = colorschemes["default"]
 	app = tview.NewApplication()
 	pages = tview.NewPages()
-	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")
-	// Add input capture for @ completion
-	textArea.SetInputCapture(func(event *tcell.EventKey) *tcell.EventKey {
+	shellInput = tview.NewInputField().
+		SetLabel(fmt.Sprintf("[%s]$ ", cfg.FilePickerDir)). // dynamic prompt
+		SetFieldWidth(0).
+		SetDoneFunc(func(key tcell.Key) {
+			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
-		if event.Key() == tcell.KeyTab {
-			currentText := textArea.GetText()
-			row, col, _, _ := textArea.GetCursor()
-			// 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
+		// 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])
 				}
-			cursorPos += col
-			// Look backwards from cursor to find @
-			if cursorPos > 0 {
-				// Find the last @ before cursor
-				textBeforeCursor := currentText[:cursorPos]
-				atIndex := strings.LastIndex(textBeforeCursor, "@")
+			}
+			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 && shellMode {
+			currentText := shellInput.GetText()
+			atIndex := strings.LastIndex(currentText, "@")
 			if atIndex >= 0 {
-					// Extract the partial match text after @
-					filter := textBeforeCursor[atIndex+1:]
-					showFileCompletionPopup(filter)
-					return nil // Consume the Tab event
+				filter := currentText[atIndex+1:]
+				showShellFileCompletionPopup(filter)
 			}
+			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).
 		SetChangedFunc(func() {
+			// INFO:
+			// https://github.com/rivo/tview/wiki/Concurrency#event-handlers
+			// although already called by default per tview specs
+			// calling it explicitly makes text streaming to look more smooth
 			app.Draw()
 		})
+	notificationWidget = tview.NewTextView().
+		SetTextAlign(tview.AlignCenter).
+		SetDynamicColors(true).
+		SetRegions(true).
+		SetChangedFunc(func() {
+		})
+	notificationWidget.SetBorder(true).SetTitle("notification")
+	bottomFlex = tview.NewFlex().SetDirection(tview.FlexColumn).
+		AddItem(textArea, 0, 1, true).
+		AddItem(notificationWidget, 0, 0, false)
 	//
 	flex = tview.NewFlex().SetDirection(tview.FlexRow).
 		AddItem(textView, 0, 40, false).
-		AddItem(textArea, 0, 10, true) // Restore original height
+		AddItem(bottomFlex, 0, 10, true)
 	if positionVisible {
 		flex.AddItem(statusLineWidget, 0, 2, false)
 	}
@@ -242,10 +412,14 @@ func init() {
 	// 	y += h / 2
 	// 	return x, y, w, h
 	// })
+	notificationWidget.SetDrawFunc(func(screen tcell.Screen, x, y, w, h int) (int, int, int, int) {
+		y += h / 2
+		return x, y, w, h
+	})
 	// Initially set up flex without search bar
 	flex = tview.NewFlex().SetDirection(tview.FlexRow).
 		AddItem(textView, 0, 40, false).
-		AddItem(textArea, 0, 10, true) // Restore original height
+		AddItem(bottomFlex, 0, 10, true)
 	if positionVisible {
 		flex.AddItem(statusLineWidget, 0, 2, false)
 	}
@@ -258,9 +432,7 @@ func init() {
 			defer colorText()
 			editedMsg := editArea.GetText()
 			if editedMsg == "" {
-				if err := notifyUser("edit", "no edit provided"); err != nil {
-					logger.Error("failed to send notification", "error", err)
-				}
+				showToast("edit", "no edit provided")
 				pages.RemovePage(editMsgPage)
 				return nil
 			}
@@ -290,9 +462,7 @@ func init() {
 			case tcell.KeyEnter:
 				newRole := roleEditWindow.GetText()
 				if newRole == "" {
-					if err := notifyUser("edit", "no role provided"); err != nil {
-						logger.Error("failed to send notification", "error", err)
-					}
+					showToast("edit", "no role provided")
 					pages.RemovePage(roleEditPage)
 					return
 				}
@@ -319,9 +489,7 @@ 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 {
-					logger.Error("failed to send notification", "error", err)
-				}
+				showToast("cancel", "no index provided, copying user input")
 				if err := copyToClipboard(textArea.GetText()); err != nil {
 					logger.Error("failed to copy to clipboard", "error", err)
 				}
@@ -332,9 +500,7 @@ 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 {
-					logger.Error("failed to send notification", "error", err)
-				}
+				showToast("error", msg)
 				if err := copyToClipboard(textArea.GetText()); err != nil {
 					logger.Error("failed to copy to clipboard", "error", err)
 				}
@@ -360,9 +526,7 @@ 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 {
-					logger.Error("failed to send notification", "error", err)
-				}
+				showToast("copied", notification)
 				hideIndexBar() // Hide overlay after copying
 			}
 			return nil
@@ -394,9 +558,7 @@ 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 {
-				logger.Error("failed to send notification", "error", err)
-			}
+			showToast("renamed", notification)
 		}
 		return event
 	})
@@ -506,9 +668,7 @@ func init() {
 			if scrollToEndEnabled {
 				status = "enabled"
 			}
-			if err := notifyUser("autoscroll", "Auto-scrolling "+status); err != nil {
-				logger.Error("failed to send notification", "error", err)
-			}
+			showToast("autoscroll", "Auto-scrolling "+status)
 			updateStatusLine()
 		}
 		// Handle Alt+7 to toggle injectRole
@@ -525,9 +685,19 @@ func init() {
 			if thinkingCollapsed {
 				status = "collapsed"
 			}
-			if err := notifyUser("thinking", "Thinking blocks "+status); err != nil {
-				logger.Error("failed to send notification", "error", err)
+			showToast("thinking", "Thinking blocks "+status)
+			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 +717,7 @@ 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 {
-					logger.Error("failed to send notification", "error", err)
-				}
+				showToast("info", notification)
 				return nil
 			}
 			chatMap := make(map[string]models.Chat)
@@ -567,9 +735,7 @@ 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 {
-					logger.Error("failed to send notification", "error", err)
-				}
+				showToast("info", "no messages to regenerate")
 				return nil
 			}
 			chatBody.Messages = chatBody.Messages[:len(chatBody.Messages)-1]
@@ -595,9 +761,7 @@ func init() {
 				return nil
 			}
 			if len(chatBody.Messages) == 0 {
-				if err := notifyUser("info", "no messages to delete"); err != nil {
-					logger.Error("failed to send notification", "error", err)
-				}
+				showToast("info", "no messages to delete")
 				return nil
 			}
 			chatBody.Messages = chatBody.Messages[:len(chatBody.Messages)-1]
@@ -643,6 +807,7 @@ func init() {
 		if event.Key() == tcell.KeyF6 {
 			interruptResp = true
 			botRespMode = false
+			toolRunningMode = false
 			return nil
 		}
 		if event.Key() == tcell.KeyF7 {
@@ -655,9 +820,7 @@ 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 {
-				logger.Error("failed to send notification", "error", err)
-			}
+			showToast("copied", notification)
 			return nil
 		}
 		if event.Key() == tcell.KeyF8 {
@@ -671,9 +834,7 @@ 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 {
-					logger.Error("failed to send notification", "error", err)
-				}
+				showToast("notify", "no code blocks in chat")
 				return nil
 			}
 			table := makeCodeBlockTable(cb)
@@ -688,9 +849,7 @@ 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 {
-					logger.Error("failed to send notification", "error", err)
-				}
+				showToast("failed to load exports", err.Error())
 				return nil
 			}
 			fli := []string{}
@@ -720,9 +879,7 @@ 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 {
-				logger.Error("failed to send notification", "error", err)
-			}
+			showToast("exported chat", "chat: "+activeChatName+" was exported")
 			return nil
 		}
 		if event.Key() == tcell.KeyCtrlP {
@@ -748,14 +905,6 @@ 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 +918,7 @@ 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 {
-					logger.Debug("failed to notify user", "error", err)
-				}
+				showToast("error", "failed to read: "+cfg.SysDir)
 				return nil
 			}
 			at := makeAgentTable(labels)
@@ -784,6 +931,7 @@ func init() {
 		if event.Key() == tcell.KeyCtrlK {
 			// add message from tools
 			cfg.ToolUse = !cfg.ToolUse
+			updateToolCapabilities()
 			updateStatusLine()
 			return nil
 		}
@@ -795,21 +943,27 @@ 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 +975,7 @@ 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 {
-						logger.Error("failed to notify user", "error", err)
-					}
+					showToast("stt error", msg)
 					return nil
 				}
 				if userSpeech != "" {
@@ -881,6 +1033,17 @@ 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 +1055,20 @@ 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 {
-							logger.Error("failed to send notification", "error", notifyerr)
-						}
+						showToast("failed to create RAG directory", mkdirErr.Error())
 						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 {
-							logger.Error("failed to send notification", "error", notifyerr)
-						}
+						showToast("failed to read RAG directory", err.Error())
 						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 {
-						logger.Error("failed to send notification", "error", notifyerr)
-					}
+					showToast("failed to open RAG files dir", err.Error())
 					return nil
 				}
 			}
@@ -941,21 +1098,20 @@ 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 {
-				logger.Debug("failed to notify user", "error", err)
-			}
+			showToast("model warmup", "loading model: "+chatBody.Model)
 			return nil
 		}
 		// cannot send msg in editMode or botRespMode
 		if event.Key() == tcell.KeyEscape && !editMode && !botRespMode {
-			msgText := textArea.GetText()
-			if shellMode && msgText != "" {
-				// In shell mode, execute command instead of sending to LLM
-				executeCommandAndDisplay(msgText)
-				textArea.SetText("", true) // Clear the input area
+			if shellMode {
+				cmdText := shellInput.GetText()
+				if cmdText != "" {
+					executeCommandAndDisplay(cmdText)
+					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 +1143,23 @@ 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 && !shellMode {
+			currentF := app.GetFocus()
+			if currentF == textArea {
+				currentText := textArea.GetText()
+				atIndex := strings.LastIndex(currentText, "@")
+				if atIndex >= 0 {
+					filter := currentText[atIndex+1:]
+					showTextAreaFileCompletionPopup(filter)
+				}
 			}
 			return nil
 		}