Enha: interrupt llm and tool both

logic requires reference to config

.gitignore

@@ -5,8 +5,8 @@ history/
 *.db
 config.toml
 sysprompts/*
-!sysprompts/cluedo.json
 !sysprompts/alice_bob_carl.json
+!sysprompts/coding_assistant.json
 history_bak/
 .aider*
 tags

Makefile

@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
-.PHONY: setconfig run lint setup-whisper build-whisper download-whisper-model docker-up docker-down docker-logs noextra-run noextra-server
+.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
@@ -10,21 +9,27 @@ build-debug:
 debug: build-debug
 	dlv exec --headless --accept-multiclient --listen=:2345 ./gf-lt
 
-server: setconfig
-	go build -tags extra -o gf-lt && ./gf-lt -port 3333
-
 noextra-run: setconfig
 	go build -tags '!extra' -o gf-lt && ./gf-lt
 
-noextra-server: setconfig
-	go build -tags '!extra' -o gf-lt && ./gf-lt -port 3333
-
 setconfig:
 	find config.toml &>/dev/null || cp config.example.toml config.toml
 
+installdelve:
+	go install github.com/go-delve/delve/cmd/dlv@latest
+
+checkdelve:
+	which dlv &>/dev/null || installdelve
+
+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 ./...
 
+lintall: lint
+	noblanks ./...
+
 # Whisper STT Setup (in batteries directory)
 setup-whisper: build-whisper download-whisper-model
 

README.md

@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ made with use of [tview](https://github.com/rivo/tview)
 - tts/stt (run make commands to get deps);
 - image input;
 - function calls (function calls are implemented natively, to avoid calling outside sources);
+- [character specific context (unique feature)](docs/char-specific-context.md)
 
 #### how it looks
 ![how it looks](assets/ex01.png)

agent/request.go

@@ -15,10 +15,10 @@ import (
 var httpClient = &http.Client{}
 
 var defaultProps = map[string]float32{
-	"temperature":     0.8,
+	"temperature":    0.8,
-	"dry_multiplier":  0.0,
+	"dry_multiplier": 0.0,
-	"min_p":           0.05,
+	"min_p":          0.05,
-	"n_predict":       -1.0,
+	"n_predict":      -1.0,
 }
 
 func detectAPI(api string) (isCompletion, isChat, isDeepSeek, isOpenRouter bool) {
@@ -71,8 +71,8 @@ func (ag *AgentClient) buildRequest(sysprompt, msg string) ([]byte, error) {
 	// Build prompt for completion endpoints
 	if isCompletion {
 		var sb strings.Builder
-		for _, m := range messages {
+		for i := range messages {
-			sb.WriteString(m.ToPrompt())
+			sb.WriteString(messages[i].ToPrompt())
 			sb.WriteString("\n")
 		}
 		prompt := strings.TrimSpace(sb.String())
@@ -110,8 +110,8 @@ func (ag *AgentClient) buildRequest(sysprompt, msg string) ([]byte, error) {
 			req := models.NewDSChatReq(*chatBody)
 			return json.Marshal(req)
 		case isOpenRouter:
-			// OpenRouter chat
+			// OpenRouter chat - agents don't use reasoning by default
-			req := models.NewOpenRouterChatReq(*chatBody, defaultProps)
+			req := models.NewOpenRouterChatReq(*chatBody, defaultProps, "")
 			return json.Marshal(req)
 		default:
 			// Assume llama.cpp chat (OpenAI format)
@@ -140,7 +140,6 @@ func (ag *AgentClient) LLMRequest(body io.Reader) ([]byte, error) {
 		ag.log.Error("failed to read request body", "error", err)
 		return nil, err
 	}
-
 	req, err := http.NewRequest("POST", ag.cfg.CurrentAPI, bytes.NewReader(bodyBytes))
 	if err != nil {
 		ag.log.Error("failed to create request", "error", err)
@@ -150,22 +149,18 @@ func (ag *AgentClient) LLMRequest(body io.Reader) ([]byte, error) {
 	req.Header.Add("Content-Type", "application/json")
 	req.Header.Add("Authorization", "Bearer "+ag.getToken())
 	req.Header.Set("Accept-Encoding", "gzip")
-
 	ag.log.Debug("agent LLM request", "url", ag.cfg.CurrentAPI, "body_preview", string(bodyBytes[:min(len(bodyBytes), 500)]))
-
 	resp, err := httpClient.Do(req)
 	if err != nil {
 		ag.log.Error("llamacpp api request failed", "error", err, "url", ag.cfg.CurrentAPI)
 		return nil, err
 	}
 	defer resp.Body.Close()
-
 	responseBytes, err := io.ReadAll(resp.Body)
 	if err != nil {
 		ag.log.Error("failed to read response", "error", err)
 		return nil, err
 	}
-
 	if resp.StatusCode >= 400 {
 		ag.log.Error("agent LLM request failed", "status", resp.StatusCode, "response", string(responseBytes[:min(len(responseBytes), 1000)]))
 		return responseBytes, fmt.Errorf("HTTP %d: %s", resp.StatusCode, string(responseBytes[:min(len(responseBytes), 200)]))
@@ -178,7 +173,6 @@ func (ag *AgentClient) LLMRequest(body io.Reader) ([]byte, error) {
 		// Return raw response as fallback
 		return responseBytes, nil
 	}
-
 	return []byte(text), nil
 }
 

bot_test.go

@@ -1,12 +1,10 @@
 package main
-
 import (
 	"gf-lt/config"
 	"gf-lt/models"
 	"reflect"
 	"testing"
 )
-
 func TestConsolidateConsecutiveAssistantMessages(t *testing.T) {
 	// Mock config for testing
 	testCfg := &config.Config{
@@ -14,7 +12,6 @@ func TestConsolidateConsecutiveAssistantMessages(t *testing.T) {
 		WriteNextMsgAsCompletionAgent: "",
 	}
 	cfg = testCfg
-
 	tests := []struct {
 		name     string
 		input    []models.RoleMsg
@@ -114,38 +111,31 @@ func TestConsolidateConsecutiveAssistantMessages(t *testing.T) {
 			},
 		},
 	}
-
 	for _, tt := range tests {
 		t.Run(tt.name, func(t *testing.T) {
 			result := consolidateAssistantMessages(tt.input)
-
 			if len(result) != len(tt.expected) {
 				t.Errorf("Expected %d messages, got %d", len(tt.expected), len(result))
 				t.Logf("Result: %+v", result)
 				t.Logf("Expected: %+v", tt.expected)
 				return
 			}
-
 			for i, expectedMsg := range tt.expected {
 				if i >= len(result) {
 					t.Errorf("Result has fewer messages than expected at index %d", i)
 					continue
 				}
-
 				actualMsg := result[i]
 				if actualMsg.Role != expectedMsg.Role {
 					t.Errorf("Message %d: expected role '%s', got '%s'", i, expectedMsg.Role, actualMsg.Role)
 				}
-
 				if actualMsg.Content != expectedMsg.Content {
 					t.Errorf("Message %d: expected content '%s', got '%s'", i, expectedMsg.Content, actualMsg.Content)
 				}
-
 				if actualMsg.ToolCallID != expectedMsg.ToolCallID {
 					t.Errorf("Message %d: expected ToolCallID '%s', got '%s'", i, expectedMsg.ToolCallID, actualMsg.ToolCallID)
 				}
 			}
-
 			// Additional check: ensure no messages were lost
 			if !reflect.DeepEqual(result, tt.expected) {
 				t.Errorf("Result does not match expected:\nResult:   %+v\nExpected: %+v", result, tt.expected)
@@ -153,7 +143,6 @@ func TestConsolidateConsecutiveAssistantMessages(t *testing.T) {
 		})
 	}
 }
-
 func TestUnmarshalFuncCall(t *testing.T) {
 	tests := []struct {
 		name    string
@@ -213,7 +202,6 @@ func TestUnmarshalFuncCall(t *testing.T) {
 			wantErr: true,
 		},
 	}
-
 	for _, tt := range tests {
 		t.Run(tt.name, func(t *testing.T) {
 			got, err := unmarshalFuncCall(tt.jsonStr)
@@ -238,7 +226,6 @@ func TestUnmarshalFuncCall(t *testing.T) {
 		})
 	}
 }
-
 func TestConvertJSONToMapStringString(t *testing.T) {
 	tests := []struct {
 		name    string
@@ -265,7 +252,6 @@ func TestConvertJSONToMapStringString(t *testing.T) {
 			wantErr: true,
 		},
 	}
-
 	for _, tt := range tests {
 		t.Run(tt.name, func(t *testing.T) {
 			got, err := convertJSONToMapStringString(tt.jsonStr)
@@ -287,7 +273,6 @@ func TestConvertJSONToMapStringString(t *testing.T) {
 		})
 	}
 }
-
 func TestParseKnownToTag(t *testing.T) {
 	tests := []struct {
 		name        string
@@ -378,7 +363,6 @@ func TestParseKnownToTag(t *testing.T) {
 			wantKnownTo: []string{"Alice", "Bob", "Carl"},
 		},
 	}
-
 	for _, tt := range tests {
 		t.Run(tt.name, func(t *testing.T) {
 			// Set up config
@@ -402,7 +386,6 @@ func TestParseKnownToTag(t *testing.T) {
 		})
 	}
 }
-
 func TestProcessMessageTag(t *testing.T) {
 	tests := []struct {
 		name    string
@@ -498,7 +481,6 @@ func TestProcessMessageTag(t *testing.T) {
 			},
 		},
 	}
-
 	for _, tt := range tests {
 		t.Run(tt.name, func(t *testing.T) {
 			testCfg := &config.Config{
@@ -529,7 +511,6 @@ func TestProcessMessageTag(t *testing.T) {
 		})
 	}
 }
-
 func TestFilterMessagesForCharacter(t *testing.T) {
 	messages := []models.RoleMsg{
 		{Role: "system", Content: "System message", KnownTo: nil}, // visible to all
@@ -539,7 +520,6 @@ func TestFilterMessagesForCharacter(t *testing.T) {
 		{Role: "Alice", Content: "Private to Carl", KnownTo: []string{"Alice", "Carl"}},
 		{Role: "Carl", Content: "Hi all", KnownTo: nil}, // visible to all
 	}
-
 	tests := []struct {
 		name        string
 		enabled     bool
@@ -583,7 +563,6 @@ func TestFilterMessagesForCharacter(t *testing.T) {
 			wantIndices: []int{0, 1, 5},
 		},
 	}
-
 	for _, tt := range tests {
 		t.Run(tt.name, func(t *testing.T) {
 			testCfg := &config.Config{
@@ -591,15 +570,12 @@ func TestFilterMessagesForCharacter(t *testing.T) {
 				CharSpecificContextTag:     "@",
 			}
 			cfg = testCfg
-
 			got := filterMessagesForCharacter(messages, tt.character)
-
 			if len(got) != len(tt.wantIndices) {
 				t.Errorf("filterMessagesForCharacter() returned %d messages, want %d", len(got), len(tt.wantIndices))
 				t.Logf("got: %v", got)
 				return
 			}
-
 			for i, idx := range tt.wantIndices {
 				if got[i].Content != messages[idx].Content {
 					t.Errorf("filterMessagesForCharacter() message %d content = %q, want %q", i, got[i].Content, messages[idx].Content)
@@ -608,7 +584,6 @@ func TestFilterMessagesForCharacter(t *testing.T) {
 		})
 	}
 }
-
 func TestRoleMsgCopyPreservesKnownTo(t *testing.T) {
 	// Test that the Copy() method preserves the KnownTo field
 	originalMsg := models.RoleMsg{
@@ -616,9 +591,7 @@ func TestRoleMsgCopyPreservesKnownTo(t *testing.T) {
 		Content: "Test message",
 		KnownTo: []string{"Bob", "Charlie"},
 	}
-
 	copiedMsg := originalMsg.Copy()
-
 	if copiedMsg.Role != originalMsg.Role {
 		t.Errorf("Copy() failed to preserve Role: got %q, want %q", copiedMsg.Role, originalMsg.Role)
 	}
@@ -635,7 +608,6 @@ func TestRoleMsgCopyPreservesKnownTo(t *testing.T) {
 		t.Errorf("Copy() failed to preserve hasContentParts flag")
 	}
 }
-
 func TestKnownToFieldPreservationScenario(t *testing.T) {
 	// Test the specific scenario from the log where KnownTo field was getting lost
 	originalMsg := models.RoleMsg{
@@ -643,28 +615,22 @@ func TestKnownToFieldPreservationScenario(t *testing.T) {
 		Content: `Alice: "Okay, Bob. The word is... **'Ephemeral'**. (ooc: @Bob@)"`,
 		KnownTo: []string{"Bob"}, // This was detected in the log
 	}
-
 	t.Logf("Original message - Role: %s, Content: %s, KnownTo: %v",
 		originalMsg.Role, originalMsg.Content, originalMsg.KnownTo)
-
 	// Simulate what happens when the message gets copied during processing
 	copiedMsg := originalMsg.Copy()
-
 	t.Logf("Copied message - Role: %s, Content: %s, KnownTo: %v",
 		copiedMsg.Role, copiedMsg.Content, copiedMsg.KnownTo)
-
 	// Check if KnownTo field survived the copy
 	if len(copiedMsg.KnownTo) == 0 {
 		t.Error("ERROR: KnownTo field was lost during copy!")
 	} else {
 		t.Log("SUCCESS: KnownTo field was preserved during copy!")
 	}
-
 	// Verify the content is the same
 	if copiedMsg.Content != originalMsg.Content {
 		t.Errorf("Content was changed during copy: got %s, want %s", copiedMsg.Content, originalMsg.Content)
 	}
-
 	// Verify the KnownTo slice is properly copied
 	if !reflect.DeepEqual(copiedMsg.KnownTo, originalMsg.KnownTo) {
 		t.Errorf("KnownTo was not properly copied: got %v, want %v", copiedMsg.KnownTo, originalMsg.KnownTo)

colors.go

@@ -0,0 +1,63 @@
+package main
+
+import (
+	"github.com/gdamore/tcell/v2"
+	"github.com/rivo/tview"
+)
+
+var (
+	colorschemes = map[string]tview.Theme{
+		"default": tview.Theme{
+			PrimitiveBackgroundColor:    tcell.ColorDefault,
+			ContrastBackgroundColor:     tcell.ColorGray,
+			MoreContrastBackgroundColor: tcell.ColorSteelBlue,
+			BorderColor:                 tcell.ColorGray,
+			TitleColor:                  tcell.ColorRed,
+			GraphicsColor:               tcell.ColorBlue,
+			PrimaryTextColor:            tcell.ColorLightGray,
+			SecondaryTextColor:          tcell.ColorYellow,
+			TertiaryTextColor:           tcell.ColorOrange,
+			InverseTextColor:            tcell.ColorPurple,
+			ContrastSecondaryTextColor:  tcell.ColorLime,
+		},
+		"gruvbox": tview.Theme{
+			PrimitiveBackgroundColor:    tcell.NewHexColor(0x282828), // Background: #282828 (dark gray)
+			ContrastBackgroundColor:     tcell.ColorDarkGoldenrod,    // Selected option: warm yellow (#b57614)
+			MoreContrastBackgroundColor: tcell.ColorDarkSlateGray,    // Non-selected options: dark grayish-blue (#32302f)
+			BorderColor:                 tcell.ColorLightGray,        // Light gray (#a89984)
+			TitleColor:                  tcell.ColorRed,              // Red (#fb4934)
+			GraphicsColor:               tcell.ColorDarkCyan,         // Cyan (#689d6a)
+			PrimaryTextColor:            tcell.ColorLightGray,        // Light gray (#d5c4a1)
+			SecondaryTextColor:          tcell.ColorYellow,           // Yellow (#fabd2f)
+			TertiaryTextColor:           tcell.ColorOrange,           // Orange (#fe8019)
+			InverseTextColor:            tcell.ColorWhite,            // White (#f9f5d7) for selected text
+			ContrastSecondaryTextColor:  tcell.ColorLightGreen,       // Light green (#b8bb26)
+		},
+		"solarized": tview.Theme{
+			PrimitiveBackgroundColor:    tcell.NewHexColor(0x002b36), // Background: #002b36 (base03)
+			ContrastBackgroundColor:     tcell.ColorDarkCyan,         // Selected option: cyan (#2aa198)
+			MoreContrastBackgroundColor: tcell.ColorDarkSlateGray,    // Non-selected options: dark blue (#073642)
+			BorderColor:                 tcell.ColorLightBlue,        // Light blue (#839496)
+			TitleColor:                  tcell.ColorRed,              // Red (#dc322f)
+			GraphicsColor:               tcell.ColorBlue,             // Blue (#268bd2)
+			PrimaryTextColor:            tcell.ColorWhite,            // White (#fdf6e3)
+			SecondaryTextColor:          tcell.ColorYellow,           // Yellow (#b58900)
+			TertiaryTextColor:           tcell.ColorOrange,           // Orange (#cb4b16)
+			InverseTextColor:            tcell.ColorWhite,            // White (#eee8d5) for selected text
+			ContrastSecondaryTextColor:  tcell.ColorLightCyan,        // Light cyan (#93a1a1)
+		},
+		"dracula": tview.Theme{
+			PrimitiveBackgroundColor:    tcell.NewHexColor(0x282a36), // Background: #282a36
+			ContrastBackgroundColor:     tcell.ColorDarkMagenta,      // Selected option: magenta (#bd93f9)
+			MoreContrastBackgroundColor: tcell.ColorDarkGray,         // Non-selected options: dark gray (#44475a)
+			BorderColor:                 tcell.ColorLightGray,        // Light gray (#f8f8f2)
+			TitleColor:                  tcell.ColorRed,              // Red (#ff5555)
+			GraphicsColor:               tcell.ColorDarkCyan,         // Cyan (#8be9fd)
+			PrimaryTextColor:            tcell.ColorWhite,            // White (#f8f8f2)
+			SecondaryTextColor:          tcell.ColorYellow,           // Yellow (#f1fa8c)
+			TertiaryTextColor:           tcell.ColorOrange,           // Orange (#ffb86c)
+			InverseTextColor:            tcell.ColorWhite,            // White (#f8f8f2) for selected text
+			ContrastSecondaryTextColor:  tcell.ColorLightGreen,       // Light green (#50fa7b)
+		},
+	}
+)

config.example.toml

@@ -10,7 +10,10 @@ DeepSeekModel = "deepseek-reasoner"
 OpenRouterCompletionAPI = "https://openrouter.ai/api/v1/completions"
 OpenRouterChatAPI = "https://openrouter.ai/api/v1/chat/completions"
 # OpenRouterToken = ""
+# embeddings
 EmbedURL = "http://localhost:8082/v1/embeddings"
+HFToken = ""
+#
 ShowSys = true
 LogFile = "log.txt"
 UserRole = "user"
@@ -21,9 +24,9 @@ ChunkLimit = 100000
 AutoScrollEnabled = true
 AutoCleanToolCallsFromCtx = false
 # rag settings
+RAGEnabled = false
 RAGBatchSize = 1
 RAGWordLimit = 80
-RAGWorkers = 2
 RAGDir = "ragimport"
 # extra tts
 TTS_ENABLED = false
@@ -41,10 +44,15 @@ STT_LANG = "en"  # Language for speech recognition (for WHISPER_BINARY mode)
 STT_SR = 16000  # Sample rate for audio recording
 #
 DBPATH = "gflt.db"
-FilePickerDir = "." # Directory where file picker should start
+FilePickerDir = "." # Directory for file picker start and coding assistant file operations (relative paths resolved against this)
 FilePickerExts = "png,jpg,jpeg,gif,webp" # Comma-separated list of allowed file extensions for file picker
 EnableMouse = false # Enable mouse support in the UI
 # character specific context
 CharSpecificContextEnabled = true
 CharSpecificContextTag = "@"
 AutoTurn = true
+StripThinkingFromAPI = true  # Strip <think> blocks from messages before sending to LLM (keeps them in chat history)
+# OpenRouter reasoning configuration (only applies to OpenRouter chat API)
+# 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"

config/config.go

@@ -18,7 +18,8 @@ type Config struct {
 	UserRole                      string `toml:"UserRole"`
 	ToolRole                      string `toml:"ToolRole"`
 	ToolUse                       bool   `toml:"ToolUse"`
-	ThinkUse                      bool   `toml:"ThinkUse"`
+	StripThinkingFromAPI          bool   `toml:"StripThinkingFromAPI"`
+	ReasoningEffort               string `toml:"ReasoningEffort"`
 	AssistantRole                 string `toml:"AssistantRole"`
 	SysDir                        string `toml:"SysDir"`
 	ChunkLimit                    uint32 `toml:"ChunkLimit"`
@@ -30,14 +31,14 @@ type Config struct {
 	DBPATH                        string `toml:"DBPATH"`
 	FilePickerDir                 string `toml:"FilePickerDir"`
 	FilePickerExts                string `toml:"FilePickerExts"`
+	ImagePreview                  bool   `toml:"ImagePreview"`
 	EnableMouse                   bool   `toml:"EnableMouse"`
 	// embeddings
-	RAGEnabled bool   `toml:"RAGEnabled"`
+	EmbedURL string `toml:"EmbedURL"`
-	EmbedURL   string `toml:"EmbedURL"`
+	HFToken  string `toml:"HFToken"`
-	HFToken    string `toml:"HFToken"`
-	RAGDir     string `toml:"RAGDir"`
 	// rag settings
-	RAGWorkers   uint32 `toml:"RAGWorkers"`
+	RAGEnabled   bool   `toml:"RAGEnabled"`
+	RAGDir       string `toml:"RAGDir"`
 	RAGBatchSize int    `toml:"RAGBatchSize"`
 	RAGWordLimit uint32 `toml:"RAGWordLimit"`
 	// deepseek
@@ -122,6 +123,9 @@ func LoadConfig(fn string) (*Config, error) {
 	if config.CompletionAPI != "" {
 		config.ApiLinks = append(config.ApiLinks, config.CompletionAPI)
 	}
+	if config.RAGDir == "" {
+		config.RAGDir = "ragimport"
+	}
 	// if any value is empty fill with default
 	return config, nil
 }

docs/char-specific-context.md

@@ -113,16 +113,7 @@ When `AutoTurn` is enabled, the system can automatically trigger responses from
 ## Cardmaking with multiple characters
 
 So far only json format supports multiple characters.
-Card example:
+[card example](sysprompts/alice_bob_carl.json)
-```
-{
-  "sys_prompt": "This is a chat between Alice, Bob and Carl. Normally what is said by any character is seen by all others. But characters also might write messages intended to specific targets if their message contain string tag '@{CharName1,CharName2,CharName3}@'.\nFor example:\nAlice:\n\"Hey, Bob. I have a secret for you... (ooc: @Bob@)\"\nThis message would be seen only by Bob and Alice (sender always sees their own message).",
-  "role": "Alice",
-  "filepath": "sysprompts/alice_bob_carl.json",
-  "chars": ["Alice", "Bob", "Carl"],
-  "first_msg": "Hey guys! Want to play Alias like game? I'll tell Bob a word and he needs to describe that word so Carl can guess what it was?"
-}
-```
 
 ## Limitations & Caveats
 
@@ -131,7 +122,7 @@ Card example:
 Character‑specific context relies on the `/completion` endpoint (or other completion‑style endpoints) where the LLM is presented with a raw text prompt containing the entire filtered history. It does **not** work with OpenAI‑style `/v1/chat/completions` endpoints, because those endpoints enforce a fixed role set (`user`/`assistant`/`system`) and strip custom role names and metadata.
 
 ### TTS
-Although text message might be hidden from user character. If TTS is enabled it will be read.
+Although text message might be hidden from user character. If TTS is enabled it will be read until tags are parsed. If message should not be viewed by user, tts will stop.
 
 ### Tag Parsing
 

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.
 
@@ -140,14 +137,24 @@ This document explains how to set up and configure the application using the `co
 - Path to the SQLite database file used for storing conversation history and other data.
 
 #### FilePickerDir (`"."`)
-- Directory where the file (image) picker should start when selecting files.
+- Directory where the file picker starts and where relative paths in coding assistant file tools (file_read, file_write, etc.) are resolved against. Use absolute paths (starting with `/`) to bypass this.
-
-#### FilePickerExts (`"png,jpg,jpeg,gif,webp"`)
-- Comma-separated list of allowed file extensions for the file picker.
 
 #### EnableMouse (`false`)
 - Enable or disable mouse support in the UI. When set to `true`, allows clicking buttons and interacting with UI elements using the mouse, but prevents the terminal from handling mouse events normally (such as selecting and copying text). When set to `false`, enables default terminal behavior allowing you to select and copy text, but disables mouse interaction with UI elements.
 
+### Character-Specific Context Settings (/completion only)
+
+[character specific context page for more info](./char-specific-context.md)
+
+#### CharSpecificContextEnabled (`true`)
+- Enable or disable character-specific context functionality.
+
+#### CharSpecificContextTag (`"@"`)
+- The tag prefix used to reference character-specific context in messages.
+
+#### AutoTurn (`true`)
+- Enable or disable automatic turn detection/switching.
+
 ### Additional Features
 
 Those could be switched in program, but also bould be setup in config.
@@ -155,8 +162,11 @@ 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.
 
-#### ThinkUse
+### StripThinkingFromAPI (`true`)
-- Enable or disable insertion of <think> token at the beggining of llm resp.
+- Strip thinking blocks from messages before sending to LLM. Keeps them in chat history for local viewing but reduces token usage in API calls.
+
+#### ReasoningEffort (`"medium"`)
+- OpenRouter reasoning configuration (only applies to OpenRouter chat API). Valid values: `xhigh`, `high`, `medium`, `low`, `minimal`, `none`. Empty or `none` disables reasoning.
 
 ## Environment Variables
 

extra/tts.go

@@ -13,10 +13,9 @@ import (
 	"log/slog"
 	"net/http"
 	"os"
-	"regexp"
 	"strings"
-	"time"
 	"sync"
+	"time"
 
 	google_translate_tts "github.com/GrailFinder/google-translate-tts"
 	"github.com/GrailFinder/google-translate-tts/handlers"
@@ -31,43 +30,8 @@ var (
 	TTSFlushChan = make(chan bool, 1)
 	TTSDoneChan  = make(chan bool, 1)
 	// endsWithPunctuation = regexp.MustCompile(`[;.!?]$`)
-	threeOrMoreDashesRE = regexp.MustCompile(`-{3,}`)
 )
 
-// cleanText removes markdown and special characters that are not suitable for TTS
-func cleanText(text string) string {
-	// Remove markdown-like characters that might interfere with TTS
-	text = strings.ReplaceAll(text, "*", "") // Bold/italic markers
-	text = strings.ReplaceAll(text, "#", "") // Headers
-	text = strings.ReplaceAll(text, "_", "") // Underline/italic markers
-	text = strings.ReplaceAll(text, "~", "") // Strikethrough markers
-	text = strings.ReplaceAll(text, "`", "") // Code markers
-	text = strings.ReplaceAll(text, "[", "") // Link brackets
-	text = strings.ReplaceAll(text, "]", "") // Link brackets
-	text = strings.ReplaceAll(text, "!", "") // Exclamation marks (if not punctuation)
-	// Remove HTML tags using regex
-	htmlTagRegex := regexp.MustCompile(`<[^>]*>`)
-	text = htmlTagRegex.ReplaceAllString(text, "")
-	// Split text into lines to handle table separators
-	lines := strings.Split(text, "\n")
-	var filteredLines []string
-	for _, line := range lines {
-		// Check if the line looks like a table separator (e.g., |----|, |===|, | - - - |)
-		// A table separator typically contains only |, -, =, and spaces
-		isTableSeparator := regexp.MustCompile(`^\s*\|\s*[-=\s]+\|\s*$`).MatchString(strings.TrimSpace(line))
-		if !isTableSeparator {
-			// If it's not a table separator, remove vertical bars but keep the content
-			processedLine := strings.ReplaceAll(line, "|", "")
-			filteredLines = append(filteredLines, processedLine)
-		}
-		// If it is a table separator, skip it (don't add to filteredLines)
-	}
-	text = strings.Join(filteredLines, "\n")
-	text = threeOrMoreDashesRE.ReplaceAllString(text, "")
-	text = strings.TrimSpace(text) // Remove leading/trailing whitespace
-	return text
-}
-
 type Orator interface {
 	Speak(text string) error
 	Stop()
@@ -128,8 +92,6 @@ func (o *KokoroOrator) stoproutine() {
 
 func (o *KokoroOrator) readroutine() {
 	tokenizer, _ := english.NewSentenceTokenizer(nil)
-	// var sentenceBuf bytes.Buffer
-	// var remainder strings.Builder
 	for {
 		select {
 		case chunk := <-TTSTextChan:
@@ -142,24 +104,28 @@ func (o *KokoroOrator) readroutine() {
 				continue
 			}
 			text := o.textBuffer.String()
-			o.mu.Unlock()
 			sentences := tokenizer.Tokenize(text)
 			o.logger.Debug("adding chunk", "chunk", chunk, "text", text, "sen-len", len(sentences))
-			for i, sentence := range sentences {
+			if len(sentences) <= 1 {
-				if i == len(sentences)-1 { // last sentence
+				o.mu.Unlock()
-					o.mu.Lock()
+				continue
-					o.textBuffer.Reset()
+			}
-					_, err := o.textBuffer.WriteString(sentence.Text)
+			completeSentences := sentences[:len(sentences)-1]
-					o.mu.Unlock()
+			remaining := sentences[len(sentences)-1].Text
-					if err != nil {
+			o.textBuffer.Reset()
-						o.logger.Warn("failed to write to stringbuilder", "error", err)
+			o.textBuffer.WriteString(remaining)
-						continue
+			o.mu.Unlock()
-					}
+
-					continue // if only one (often incomplete) sentence; wait for next chunk
+			for _, sentence := range completeSentences {
+				o.mu.Lock()
+				interrupted := o.interrupt
+				o.mu.Unlock()
+				if interrupted {
+					return
 				}
-				cleanedText := cleanText(sentence.Text)
+				cleanedText := models.CleanText(sentence.Text)
 				if cleanedText == "" {
-					continue // Skip empty text after cleaning
+					continue
 				}
 				o.logger.Debug("calling Speak with sentence", "sent", cleanedText)
 				if err := o.Speak(cleanedText); err != nil {
@@ -186,7 +152,7 @@ func (o *KokoroOrator) readroutine() {
 			// flush remaining text
 			o.mu.Lock()
 			remaining := o.textBuffer.String()
-			remaining = cleanText(remaining)
+			remaining = models.CleanText(remaining)
 			o.textBuffer.Reset()
 			o.mu.Unlock()
 			if remaining == "" {
@@ -374,24 +340,28 @@ func (o *GoogleTranslateOrator) readroutine() {
 				continue
 			}
 			text := o.textBuffer.String()
-			o.mu.Unlock()
 			sentences := tokenizer.Tokenize(text)
 			o.logger.Debug("adding chunk", "chunk", chunk, "text", text, "sen-len", len(sentences))
-			for i, sentence := range sentences {
+			if len(sentences) <= 1 {
-				if i == len(sentences)-1 { // last sentence
+				o.mu.Unlock()
-					o.mu.Lock()
+				continue
-					o.textBuffer.Reset()
+			}
-					_, err := o.textBuffer.WriteString(sentence.Text)
+			completeSentences := sentences[:len(sentences)-1]
-					o.mu.Unlock()
+			remaining := sentences[len(sentences)-1].Text
-					if err != nil {
+			o.textBuffer.Reset()
-						o.logger.Warn("failed to write to stringbuilder", "error", err)
+			o.textBuffer.WriteString(remaining)
-						continue
+			o.mu.Unlock()
-					}
+
-					continue // if only one (often incomplete) sentence; wait for next chunk
+			for _, sentence := range completeSentences {
+				o.mu.Lock()
+				interrupted := o.interrupt
+				o.mu.Unlock()
+				if interrupted {
+					return
 				}
-				cleanedText := cleanText(sentence.Text)
+				cleanedText := models.CleanText(sentence.Text)
 				if cleanedText == "" {
-					continue // Skip empty text after cleaning
+					continue
 				}
 				o.logger.Debug("calling Speak with sentence", "sent", cleanedText)
 				if err := o.Speak(cleanedText); err != nil {
@@ -417,7 +387,7 @@ func (o *GoogleTranslateOrator) readroutine() {
 			}
 			o.mu.Lock()
 			remaining := o.textBuffer.String()
-			remaining = cleanText(remaining)
+			remaining = models.CleanText(remaining)
 			o.textBuffer.Reset()
 			o.mu.Unlock()
 			if remaining == "" {

go.mod

@@ -6,17 +6,19 @@ require (
 	github.com/BurntSushi/toml v1.5.0
 	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/gdamore/tcell/v2 v2.13.2
 	github.com/glebarez/go-sqlite v1.22.0
 	github.com/gopxl/beep/v2 v2.1.1
 	github.com/gordonklaus/portaudio v0.0.0-20250206071425-98a94950218b
 	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/rivo/tview v0.42.0
+	github.com/yuin/goldmark v1.4.13
 )
 
 require (
-	github.com/PuerkitoBio/goquery v1.11.0 // indirect
 	github.com/andybalholm/cascadia v1.3.3 // indirect
 	github.com/dustin/go-humanize v1.0.1 // indirect
 	github.com/ebitengine/oto/v3 v3.4.0 // indirect

go.sum

@@ -43,6 +43,8 @@ github.com/hashicorp/golang-lru/v2 v2.0.7 h1:a+bsQ5rvGLjzHuww6tVxozPZFVghXaHOwFs
 github.com/hashicorp/golang-lru/v2 v2.0.7/go.mod h1:QeFd9opnmA6QUJc5vARoKUSoFhyfM2/ZepoAG6RGpeM=
 github.com/jmoiron/sqlx v1.4.0 h1:1PLqN7S1UYp5t4SrVVnt4nUVNemrDAtxlulVe+Qgm3o=
 github.com/jmoiron/sqlx v1.4.0/go.mod h1:ZrZ7UsYB/weZdl2Bxg6jCRO9c3YHl8r3ahlKmRT4JLY=
+github.com/ledongthuc/pdf v0.0.0-20250511090121-5959a4027728 h1:QwWKgMY28TAXaDl+ExRDqGQltzXqN/xypdKP86niVn8=
+github.com/ledongthuc/pdf v0.0.0-20250511090121-5959a4027728/go.mod h1:1fEHWurg7pvf5SG6XNE5Q8UZmOwex51Mkx3SLhrW5B4=
 github.com/lib/pq v1.10.9 h1:YXG7RB+JIjhP29X+OtkiDnYaXQwpS4JEWq7dtCCRUEw=
 github.com/lib/pq v1.10.9/go.mod h1:AlVN5x4E4T544tWzH6hKfbfQvm3HdbOxrmggDNAPY9o=
 github.com/lucasb-eyer/go-colorful v1.3.0 h1:2/yBRLdWBZKrf7gB40FoiKfAWYQ0lqNcbuQwVHXptag=
@@ -67,6 +69,7 @@ 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/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=
 github.com/yuin/goldmark v1.4.13/go.mod h1:6yULJ656Px+3vBD8DxQVa3kxgyrAnzto9xy5taEt/CY=
 golang.org/x/crypto v0.0.0-20190308221718-c2843e01d9a2/go.mod h1:djNgcEr1/C05ACkg1iLfiJU5Ep61QUkGW8qpdssI0+w=
 golang.org/x/crypto v0.0.0-20210921155107-089bfa567519/go.mod h1:GvvjBRRGRdwPK5ydBHafDWAxML/pGHZbMvKqRZ5+Abc=

helpfuncs.go

@@ -5,15 +5,56 @@ import (
 	"gf-lt/models"
 	"gf-lt/pngmeta"
 	"image"
+	"net/url"
 	"os"
+	"os/exec"
 	"path"
+	"path/filepath"
 	"slices"
 	"strings"
+	"time"
 	"unicode"
 
-	"math/rand/v2"
+	"github.com/rivo/tview"
 )
 
+// Cached model color - updated by background goroutine
+var cachedModelColor string = "orange"
+
+// startModelColorUpdater starts a background goroutine that periodically updates
+// the cached model color. Only runs HTTP requests for local llama.cpp APIs.
+func startModelColorUpdater() {
+	go func() {
+		ticker := time.NewTicker(5 * time.Second)
+		defer ticker.Stop()
+		// Initial check
+		updateCachedModelColor()
+		for range ticker.C {
+			updateCachedModelColor()
+		}
+	}()
+}
+
+// updateCachedModelColor updates the global cachedModelColor variable
+func updateCachedModelColor() {
+	if !isLocalLlamacpp() {
+		cachedModelColor = "orange"
+		return
+	}
+	// Check if model is loaded
+	loaded, err := isModelLoaded(chatBody.Model)
+	if err != nil {
+		// On error, assume not loaded (red)
+		cachedModelColor = "red"
+		return
+	}
+	if loaded {
+		cachedModelColor = "green"
+	} else {
+		cachedModelColor = "red"
+	}
+}
+
 func isASCII(s string) bool {
 	for i := 0; i < len(s); i++ {
 		if s[i] > unicode.MaxASCII {
@@ -23,6 +64,34 @@ 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 {
+	if !cfg.StripThinkingFromAPI {
+		return msg
+	}
+	// Skip user, tool, they might contain thinking and system messages - examples
+	if msg.Role == cfg.UserRole || msg.Role == cfg.ToolRole || msg.Role == "system" {
+		return msg
+	}
+	// Strip thinking from assistant messages
+	msgText := msg.GetText()
+	if thinkRE.MatchString(msgText) {
+		cleanedText := thinkRE.ReplaceAllString(msgText, "")
+		cleanedText = strings.TrimSpace(cleanedText)
+		msg.SetText(cleanedText)
+	}
+	return msg
+}
+
 // refreshChatDisplay updates the chat display based on current character view
 // It filters messages for the character the user is currently "writing as"
 // and updates the textView with the filtered conversation
@@ -35,14 +104,27 @@ func refreshChatDisplay() {
 	// Filter messages for this character
 	filteredMessages := filterMessagesForCharacter(chatBody.Messages, viewingAs)
 	displayText := chatToText(filteredMessages, cfg.ShowSys)
-	// Use QueueUpdate for thread-safe UI updates
+	textView.SetText(displayText)
-	app.QueueUpdate(func() {
+	colorText()
-		textView.SetText(displayText)
+	updateStatusLine()
-		colorText()
+	if scrollToEndEnabled {
-		if scrollToEndEnabled {
+		textView.ScrollToEnd()
-			textView.ScrollToEnd()
+	}
-		}
+}
-	})
+
+// stopTTSIfNotForUser: character specific context, not meant fot the human to hear
+func stopTTSIfNotForUser(msg *models.RoleMsg) {
+	if strings.Contains(cfg.CurrentAPI, "/chat") || !cfg.CharSpecificContextEnabled {
+		return
+	}
+	viewingAs := cfg.UserRole
+	if cfg.WriteNextMsgAs != "" {
+		viewingAs = cfg.WriteNextMsgAs
+	}
+	// stop tts if msg is not for user
+	if !slices.Contains(msg.KnownTo, viewingAs) && cfg.TTS_ENABLED {
+		TTSDoneChan <- true
+	}
 }
 
 func colorText() {
@@ -98,8 +180,8 @@ func colorText() {
 }
 
 func updateStatusLine() {
-	statusLineWidget.SetText(makeStatusLine())
+	status := makeStatusLine()
-	helpView.SetText(fmt.Sprintf(helpText, makeStatusLine()))
+	statusLineWidget.SetText(status)
 }
 
 func initSysCards() ([]string, error) {
@@ -133,8 +215,10 @@ func startNewChat(keepSysP bool) {
 	chatBody.Messages = chatBody.Messages[:2]
 	textView.SetText(chatToText(chatBody.Messages, cfg.ShowSys))
 	newChat := &models.Chat{
-		ID:   id + 1,
+		ID:        id + 1,
-		Name: fmt.Sprintf("%d_%s", id+1, cfg.AssistantRole),
+		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:  "",
@@ -231,6 +315,23 @@ func strInSlice(s string, sl []string) bool {
 	return false
 }
 
+// isLocalLlamacpp checks if the current API is a local llama.cpp instance.
+func isLocalLlamacpp() bool {
+	u, err := url.Parse(cfg.CurrentAPI)
+	if err != nil {
+		return false
+	}
+	host := u.Hostname()
+	return host == "localhost" || host == "127.0.0.1" || host == "::1"
+}
+
+// getModelColor returns the cached color tag for the model name.
+// The cached value is updated by a background goroutine every 5 seconds.
+// For non-local models, returns orange. For local llama.cpp models, returns green if loaded, red if not.
+func getModelColor() string {
+	return cachedModelColor
+}
+
 func makeStatusLine() string {
 	isRecording := false
 	if asr != nil {
@@ -260,21 +361,22 @@ func makeStatusLine() string {
 	} else {
 		shellModeInfo = ""
 	}
-	statusLine := fmt.Sprintf(indexLineCompletion, boolColors[botRespMode], botRespMode, activeChatName,
+	// Get model color based on load status for local llama.cpp models
-		boolColors[cfg.ToolUse], cfg.ToolUse, chatBody.Model, boolColors[cfg.SkipLLMResp],
+	modelColor := getModelColor()
-		cfg.SkipLLMResp, cfg.CurrentAPI, boolColors[isRecording], isRecording, persona,
+	statusLine := fmt.Sprintf(statusLineTempl, activeChatName,
-		botPersona, boolColors[injectRole], injectRole)
+		boolColors[cfg.ToolUse], modelColor, chatBody.Model, boolColors[cfg.SkipLLMResp],
-	return statusLine + imageInfo + shellModeInfo
+		cfg.CurrentAPI, persona, botPersona)
-}
+	if cfg.STT_ENABLED {
-
+		recordingS := fmt.Sprintf(" | [%s:-:b]voice recording[-:-:-] (ctrl+r)",
-var letters = []rune("abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyzABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ")
+			boolColors[isRecording])
-
+		statusLine += recordingS
-func randString(n int) string {
-	b := make([]rune, n)
-	for i := range b {
-		b[i] = letters[rand.IntN(len(letters))]
 	}
-	return string(b)
+	// completion endpoint
+	if !strings.Contains(cfg.CurrentAPI, "chat") {
+		roleInject := fmt.Sprintf(" | [%s:-:b]role injection[-:-:-] (alt+7)", boolColors[injectRole])
+		statusLine += roleInject
+	}
+	return statusLine + imageInfo + shellModeInfo
 }
 
 // set of roles within card definition and mention in chat history
@@ -315,3 +417,481 @@ func deepseekModelValidator() error {
 	}
 	return nil
 }
+
+// == shellmode ==
+
+func toggleShellMode() {
+	shellMode = !shellMode
+	setShellMode(shellMode)
+	if shellMode {
+		shellInput.SetLabel(fmt.Sprintf("[%s]$ ", cfg.FilePickerDir))
+	} else {
+		textArea.SetPlaceholder("input is multiline; press <Enter> to start the next line;\npress <Esc> to send the message.")
+	}
+	updateStatusLine()
+}
+
+func updateFlexLayout() {
+	if fullscreenMode {
+		// flex already contains only focused widget; do nothing
+		return
+	}
+	flex.Clear()
+	flex.AddItem(textView, 0, 40, false)
+	if shellMode {
+		flex.AddItem(shellInput, 0, 10, false)
+	} else {
+		flex.AddItem(textArea, 0, 10, false)
+	}
+	if positionVisible {
+		flex.AddItem(statusLineWidget, 0, 2, false)
+	}
+	// Keep focus on currently focused widget
+	focused := app.GetFocus()
+	switch {
+	case focused == textView:
+		app.SetFocus(textView)
+	case shellMode:
+		app.SetFocus(shellInput)
+	default:
+		app.SetFocus(textArea)
+	}
+}
+
+func executeCommandAndDisplay(cmdText string) {
+	cmdText = strings.TrimSpace(cmdText)
+	if cmdText == "" {
+		fmt.Fprintf(textView, "\n[red]Error: No command provided[-:-:-]\n")
+		if scrollToEndEnabled {
+			textView.ScrollToEnd()
+		}
+		colorText()
+		return
+	}
+	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)
+		}
+		// 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[-:-:b](%d) <%s>: [-:-:-]\n$ %s\n",
+		len(chatBody.Messages), cfg.ToolRole, cmdText)
+	var outputContent string
+	if err != nil {
+		// Include both output and error
+		errorMsg := "Error: " + err.Error()
+		fmt.Fprintf(textView, "[red]%s[-:-:-]\n", errorMsg)
+		if len(output) > 0 {
+			outputStr := string(output)
+			fmt.Fprintf(textView, "[red]%s[-:-:-]\n", outputStr)
+			outputContent = errorMsg + "\n" + outputStr
+		} else {
+			outputContent = errorMsg
+		}
+	} else {
+		// Only output if successful
+		if len(output) > 0 {
+			outputStr := string(output)
+			fmt.Fprintf(textView, "[green]%s[-:-:-]\n", outputStr)
+			outputContent = outputStr
+		} else {
+			successMsg := "Command executed successfully (no output)"
+			fmt.Fprintf(textView, "[green]%s[-:-:-]\n", successMsg)
+			outputContent = successMsg
+		}
+	}
+	// Combine command and output in a single message for chat history
+	combinedContent := "$ " + cmdText + "\n\n" + outputContent
+	combinedMsg := models.RoleMsg{
+		Role:    cfg.ToolRole,
+		Content: combinedContent,
+	}
+	chatBody.Messages = append(chatBody.Messages, combinedMsg)
+	// Scroll to end and update colors
+	if scrollToEndEnabled {
+		textView.ScrollToEnd()
+	}
+	colorText()
+	// Add command to history (avoid duplicates at the end)
+	if len(shellHistory) == 0 || shellHistory[len(shellHistory)-1] != cmdText {
+		shellHistory = append(shellHistory, cmdText)
+	}
+	shellHistoryPos = -1
+}
+
+// == search ==
+
+// Global variables for search state
+var searchResults []int
+var searchResultLengths []int // To store the length of each match in the formatted string
+var searchIndex int
+var searchText string
+var originalTextForSearch string
+
+// performSearch searches for the given term in the textView content and highlights matches
+func performSearch(term string) {
+	searchText = term
+	if searchText == "" {
+		searchResults = nil
+		searchResultLengths = nil
+		originalTextForSearch = ""
+		// Re-render text without highlights
+		textView.SetText(chatToText(chatBody.Messages, cfg.ShowSys))
+		colorText()
+		return
+	}
+	// Get formatted text and search directly in it to avoid mapping issues
+	formattedText := textView.GetText(true)
+	originalTextForSearch = formattedText
+	searchTermLower := strings.ToLower(searchText)
+	formattedTextLower := strings.ToLower(formattedText)
+	// Find all occurrences of the search term in the formatted text directly
+	formattedSearchResults := []int{}
+	searchStart := 0
+	for {
+		pos := strings.Index(formattedTextLower[searchStart:], searchTermLower)
+		if pos == -1 {
+			break
+		}
+		absolutePos := searchStart + pos
+		formattedSearchResults = append(formattedSearchResults, absolutePos)
+		searchStart = absolutePos + len(searchText)
+	}
+	if len(formattedSearchResults) == 0 {
+		// No matches found
+		searchResults = nil
+		searchResultLengths = nil
+		notification := "Pattern not found: " + term
+		if err := notifyUser("search", notification); err != nil {
+			logger.Error("failed to send notification", "error", err)
+		}
+		return
+	}
+	// Store the formatted text positions and lengths for accurate highlighting
+	searchResults = formattedSearchResults
+	// Create lengths array - all matches have the same length as the search term
+	searchResultLengths = make([]int, len(formattedSearchResults))
+	for i := range searchResultLengths {
+		searchResultLengths[i] = len(searchText)
+	}
+	searchIndex = 0
+	highlightCurrentMatch()
+}
+
+// highlightCurrentMatch highlights the current search match and scrolls to it
+func highlightCurrentMatch() {
+	if len(searchResults) == 0 || searchIndex >= len(searchResults) {
+		return
+	}
+	// Get the stored formatted text
+	formattedText := originalTextForSearch
+	// For tview to properly support highlighting and scrolling, we need to work with its region system
+	// Instead of just applying highlights, we need to add region tags to the text
+	highlightedText := addRegionTags(formattedText, searchResults, searchResultLengths, searchIndex, searchText)
+	// Update the text view with the text that includes region tags
+	textView.SetText(highlightedText)
+	// Highlight the current region and scroll to it
+	// Need to identify which position in the results array corresponds to the current match
+	// The region ID will be search_<position>_<index>
+	currentRegion := fmt.Sprintf("search_%d_%d", searchResults[searchIndex], searchIndex)
+	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)
+	}
+}
+
+// showSearchBar shows the search input field as an overlay
+func showSearchBar() {
+	// Create a temporary flex to combine search and main content
+	updatedFlex := tview.NewFlex().SetDirection(tview.FlexRow).
+		AddItem(searchField, 3, 0, true). // Search field at top
+		AddItem(flex, 0, 1, false)        // Main flex layout below
+	// Add the search overlay as a page
+	pages.AddPage(searchPageName, updatedFlex, true, true)
+	app.SetFocus(searchField)
+}
+
+// hideSearchBar hides the search input field
+func hideSearchBar() {
+	pages.RemovePage(searchPageName)
+	// Return focus to the text view
+	app.SetFocus(textView)
+	// Clear the search field
+	searchField.SetText("")
+}
+
+// Global variables for index overlay functionality
+var indexPageName = "indexOverlay"
+
+// showIndexBar shows the index input field as an overlay at the top
+func showIndexBar() {
+	// Create a temporary flex to combine index input and main content
+	updatedFlex := tview.NewFlex().SetDirection(tview.FlexRow).
+		AddItem(indexPickWindow, 3, 0, true). // Index field at top
+		AddItem(flex, 0, 1, false)            // Main flex layout below
+
+	// Add the index overlay as a page
+	pages.AddPage(indexPageName, updatedFlex, true, true)
+	app.SetFocus(indexPickWindow)
+}
+
+// hideIndexBar hides the index input field
+func hideIndexBar() {
+	pages.RemovePage(indexPageName)
+	// Return focus to the text view
+	app.SetFocus(textView)
+	// Clear the index field
+	indexPickWindow.SetText("")
+}
+
+// addRegionTags adds region tags to search matches in the text for tview highlighting
+func addRegionTags(text string, positions []int, lengths []int, currentIdx int, searchTerm string) string {
+	if len(positions) == 0 {
+		return text
+	}
+	var result strings.Builder
+	lastEnd := 0
+	for i, pos := range positions {
+		endPos := pos + lengths[i]
+		// Add text before this match
+		if pos > lastEnd {
+			result.WriteString(text[lastEnd:pos])
+		}
+		// The matched text, which may contain its own formatting tags
+		actualText := text[pos:endPos]
+		// Add region tag and highlighting for this match
+		// Use a unique region id that includes the match index to avoid conflicts
+		regionId := fmt.Sprintf("search_%d_%d", pos, i) // position + index to ensure uniqueness
+		var highlightStart, highlightEnd string
+		if i == currentIdx {
+			// Current match - use different highlighting
+			highlightStart = fmt.Sprintf(`["%s"][yellow:blue:b]`, regionId) // Current match with region and special highlight
+			highlightEnd = `[-:-:-][""]`                                    // Reset formatting and close region
+		} else {
+			// Other matches - use regular highlighting
+			highlightStart = fmt.Sprintf(`["%s"][gold:red:u]`, regionId) // Other matches with region and highlight
+			highlightEnd = `[-:-:-][""]`                                 // Reset formatting and close region
+		}
+		result.WriteString(highlightStart)
+		result.WriteString(actualText)
+		result.WriteString(highlightEnd)
+		lastEnd = endPos
+	}
+	// Add the rest of the text after the last processed match
+	if lastEnd < len(text) {
+		result.WriteString(text[lastEnd:])
+	}
+	return result.String()
+}
+
+// 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)
+		}
+		return
+	}
+	searchIndex = (searchIndex + 1) % len(searchResults)
+	highlightCurrentMatch()
+}
+
+// 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)
+		}
+		return
+	}
+	if searchIndex == 0 {
+		searchIndex = len(searchResults) - 1
+	} else {
+		searchIndex--
+	}
+	highlightCurrentMatch()
+}
+
+// == tab completion ==
+
+func scanFiles(dir, filter string) []string {
+	const maxDepth = 3
+	const maxFiles = 50
+	var files []string
+	var scanRecursive func(currentDir string, currentDepth int, relPath string)
+	scanRecursive = func(currentDir string, currentDepth int, relPath string) {
+		if len(files) >= maxFiles {
+			return
+		}
+		if currentDepth > maxDepth {
+			return
+		}
+		entries, err := os.ReadDir(currentDir)
+		if err != nil {
+			return
+		}
+		for _, entry := range entries {
+			if len(files) >= maxFiles {
+				return
+			}
+			name := entry.Name()
+			if strings.HasPrefix(name, ".") {
+				continue
+			}
+			fullPath := name
+			if relPath != "" {
+				fullPath = relPath + "/" + name
+			}
+			if entry.IsDir() {
+				// Recursively scan subdirectories
+				scanRecursive(filepath.Join(currentDir, name), currentDepth+1, fullPath)
+				continue
+			}
+			// Check if file matches filter
+			if filter == "" || strings.HasPrefix(strings.ToLower(fullPath), strings.ToLower(filter)) {
+				files = append(files, fullPath)
+			}
+		}
+	}
+	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"
@@ -11,34 +10,11 @@ import (
 
 var imageAttachmentPath string // Global variable to track image attachment for next message
 var lastImg string             // for ctrl+j
-var RAGMsg = "Retrieved context for user's query:\n"
-
-// addPersonaSuffixToLastUserMessage adds the persona suffix to the last user message
-// to indicate to the assistant who it should reply as
-func addPersonaSuffixToLastUserMessage(messages []models.RoleMsg, persona string) []models.RoleMsg {
-	if len(messages) == 0 {
-		return messages
-	}
-	// // Find the last user message to modify
-	// for i := len(messages) - 1; i >= 0; i-- {
-	// 	if messages[i].Role == cfg.UserRole || messages[i].Role == "user" {
-	// 		// Create a copy of the message to avoid modifying the original
-	// 		modifiedMsg := messages[i]
-	// 		modifiedMsg.Content = modifiedMsg.Content + "\n" + persona + ":"
-	// 		messages[i] = modifiedMsg
-	// 		break
-	// 	}
-	// }
-	modifiedMsg := messages[len(messages)-1]
-	modifiedMsg.Content = modifiedMsg.Content + "\n" + persona + ":\n"
-	messages[len(messages)-1] = modifiedMsg
-	return messages
-}
 
 // containsToolSysMsg checks if the toolSysMsg already exists in the chat body
 func containsToolSysMsg() bool {
-	for _, msg := range chatBody.Messages {
+	for i := range chatBody.Messages {
-		if msg.Role == cfg.ToolRole && msg.Content == toolSysMsg {
+		if chatBody.Messages[i].Role == cfg.ToolRole && chatBody.Messages[i].Content == toolSysMsg {
 			return true
 		}
 	}
@@ -142,73 +118,69 @@ 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 localImageAttachmentPath != "" {
-		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")
-		}
-		imageAttachmentPath = "" // Clear the attachment after use
-	}
 	if msg != "" { // otherwise let the bot to continue
-		newMsg := models.RoleMsg{Role: role, Content: msg}
+		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
+			}
+			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}
+		}
 		newMsg = *processMessageTag(&newMsg)
 		chatBody.Messages = append(chatBody.Messages, newMsg)
 	}
-	// if rag - add as system message to avoid conflicts with tool usage
-	if !resume && cfg.RAGEnabled {
-		um := chatBody.Messages[len(chatBody.Messages)-1].Content
-		logger.Debug("RAG is enabled, preparing RAG context", "user_message", um)
-		ragResp, err := chatRagUse(um)
-		if err != nil {
-			logger.Error("failed to form a rag msg", "error", err)
-			return nil, err
-		}
-		logger.Debug("RAG response received", "response_len", len(ragResp),
-			"response_preview", ragResp[:min(len(ragResp), 100)])
-		// Use system role for RAG context to avoid conflicts with tool usage
-		ragMsg := models.RoleMsg{Role: "system", Content: RAGMsg + ragResp}
-		chatBody.Messages = append(chatBody.Messages, ragMsg)
-		logger.Debug("RAG message added to chat body", "message_count", len(chatBody.Messages))
-	}
 	// sending description of the tools and how to use them
 	if cfg.ToolUse && !resume && role == cfg.UserRole && !containsToolSysMsg() {
 		chatBody.Messages = append(chatBody.Messages, models.RoleMsg{Role: cfg.ToolRole, Content: toolSysMsg})
 	}
 	filteredMessages, botPersona := filterMessagesForCurrentCharacter(chatBody.Messages)
+	// Build prompt and extract images inline as we process each message
 	messages := make([]string, len(filteredMessages))
-	for i, m := range filteredMessages {
+	for i := range filteredMessages {
+		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")
-	// strings builder?
+	// needs to be after <__media__> if there are images
 	if !resume {
 		botMsgStart := "\n" + botPersona + ":\n"
 		prompt += botMsgStart
 	}
-	if cfg.ThinkUse && !cfg.ToolUse {
-		prompt += "<think>"
-	}
-	// 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()
-	}
 	logger.Debug("checking prompt for /completion", "tool_use", cfg.ToolUse,
 		"msg", msg, "resume", resume, "prompt", prompt, "multimodal_data_count", len(multimodalData))
 	payload := models.NewLCPReq(prompt, chatBody.Model, multimodalData,
@@ -258,11 +230,11 @@ func (op LCPChat) ParseChunk(data []byte) (*models.TextChunk, error) {
 		logger.Warn("LCPChat ParseChunk: no choices in response", "data", string(data))
 		return &models.TextChunk{Finished: true}, nil
 	}
-
+	lastChoice := llmchunk.Choices[len(llmchunk.Choices)-1]
 	resp := &models.TextChunk{
-		Chunk: llmchunk.Choices[len(llmchunk.Choices)-1].Delta.Content,
+		Chunk:     lastChoice.Delta.Content,
+		Reasoning: lastChoice.Delta.ReasoningContent,
 	}
-
 	// Check for tool calls in all choices, not just the last one
 	for _, choice := range llmchunk.Choices {
 		if len(choice.Delta.ToolCalls) > 0 {
@@ -277,8 +249,7 @@ func (op LCPChat) ParseChunk(data []byte) (*models.TextChunk, error) {
 			break // Process only the first tool call
 		}
 	}
-
+	if lastChoice.FinishReason == "stop" {
-	if llmchunk.Choices[len(llmchunk.Choices)-1].FinishReason == "stop" {
 		if resp.Chunk != "" {
 			logger.Error("text inside of finish llmchunk", "chunk", llmchunk)
 		}
@@ -311,7 +282,7 @@ func (op LCPChat) FormMsg(msg, role string, resume bool) (io.Reader, error) {
 				// If image processing fails, fall back to simple text message
 				newMsg = models.NewRoleMsg(role, msg)
 			} else {
-				newMsg.AddImagePart(imageURL)
+				newMsg.AddImagePart(imageURL, localImageAttachmentPath)
 			}
 			// Only clear the global image attachment after successfully processing it in this API call
 			imageAttachmentPath = "" // Clear the attachment after use
@@ -324,41 +295,31 @@ func (op LCPChat) FormMsg(msg, role string, resume bool) (io.Reader, error) {
 		logger.Debug("LCPChat FormMsg: added message to chatBody", "role", newMsg.Role,
 			"content_len", len(newMsg.Content), "message_count_after_add", len(chatBody.Messages))
 	}
-	// if rag - add as system message to avoid conflicts with tool usage
+	filteredMessages, _ := filterMessagesForCurrentCharacter(chatBody.Messages)
-	if !resume && cfg.RAGEnabled {
-		um := chatBody.Messages[len(chatBody.Messages)-1].Content
-		logger.Debug("LCPChat: RAG is enabled, preparing RAG context", "user_message", um)
-		ragResp, err := chatRagUse(um)
-		if err != nil {
-			logger.Error("LCPChat: failed to form a rag msg", "error", err)
-			return nil, err
-		}
-		logger.Debug("LCPChat: RAG response received",
-			"response_len", len(ragResp), "response_preview", ragResp[:min(len(ragResp), 100)])
-		// Use system role for RAG context to avoid conflicts with tool usage
-		ragMsg := models.RoleMsg{Role: "system", Content: RAGMsg + ragResp}
-		chatBody.Messages = append(chatBody.Messages, ragMsg)
-		logger.Debug("LCPChat: RAG message added to chat body", "role", ragMsg.Role,
-			"rag_content_len", len(ragMsg.Content), "message_count_after_rag", len(chatBody.Messages))
-	}
-	filteredMessages, botPersona := filterMessagesForCurrentCharacter(chatBody.Messages)
 	// openai /v1/chat does not support custom roles; needs to be user, assistant, system
 	// Add persona suffix to the last user message to indicate who the assistant should reply as
-	if cfg.AutoTurn && !resume {
-		filteredMessages = addPersonaSuffixToLastUserMessage(filteredMessages, botPersona)
-	}
 	bodyCopy := &models.ChatBody{
 		Messages: make([]models.RoleMsg, len(filteredMessages)),
 		Model:    chatBody.Model,
 		Stream:   chatBody.Stream,
 	}
-	for i, msg := range filteredMessages {
+	for i := range filteredMessages {
-		if msg.Role == cfg.UserRole {
+		strippedMsg := *stripThinkingFromMsg(&filteredMessages[i])
-			bodyCopy.Messages[i] = msg
+		switch strippedMsg.Role {
+		case cfg.UserRole:
+			bodyCopy.Messages[i] = strippedMsg
 			bodyCopy.Messages[i].Role = "user"
-		} else {
+		case cfg.AssistantRole:
-			bodyCopy.Messages[i] = msg
+			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)
@@ -414,30 +375,14 @@ func (ds DeepSeekerCompletion) FormMsg(msg, role string, resume bool) (io.Reader
 		newMsg = *processMessageTag(&newMsg)
 		chatBody.Messages = append(chatBody.Messages, newMsg)
 	}
-	// if rag - add as system message to avoid conflicts with tool usage
-	if !resume && cfg.RAGEnabled {
-		um := chatBody.Messages[len(chatBody.Messages)-1].Content
-		logger.Debug("DeepSeekerCompletion: RAG is enabled, preparing RAG context", "user_message", um)
-		ragResp, err := chatRagUse(um)
-		if err != nil {
-			logger.Error("DeepSeekerCompletion: failed to form a rag msg", "error", err)
-			return nil, err
-		}
-		logger.Debug("DeepSeekerCompletion: RAG response received",
-			"response_len", len(ragResp), "response_preview", ragResp[:min(len(ragResp), 100)])
-		// Use system role for RAG context to avoid conflicts with tool usage
-		ragMsg := models.RoleMsg{Role: "system", Content: RAGMsg + ragResp}
-		chatBody.Messages = append(chatBody.Messages, ragMsg)
-		logger.Debug("DeepSeekerCompletion: RAG message added to chat body", "message_count", len(chatBody.Messages))
-	}
 	// sending description of the tools and how to use them
 	if cfg.ToolUse && !resume && role == cfg.UserRole && !containsToolSysMsg() {
 		chatBody.Messages = append(chatBody.Messages, models.RoleMsg{Role: cfg.ToolRole, Content: toolSysMsg})
 	}
 	filteredMessages, botPersona := filterMessagesForCurrentCharacter(chatBody.Messages)
 	messages := make([]string, len(filteredMessages))
-	for i, m := range filteredMessages {
+	for i := range filteredMessages {
-		messages[i] = m.ToPrompt()
+		messages[i] = stripThinkingFromMsg(&filteredMessages[i]).ToPrompt()
 	}
 	prompt := strings.Join(messages, "\n")
 	// strings builder?
@@ -445,9 +390,6 @@ func (ds DeepSeekerCompletion) FormMsg(msg, role string, resume bool) (io.Reader
 		botMsgStart := "\n" + botPersona + ":\n"
 		prompt += botMsgStart
 	}
-	if cfg.ThinkUse && !cfg.ToolUse {
-		prompt += "<think>"
-	}
 	logger.Debug("checking prompt for /completion", "tool_use", cfg.ToolUse,
 		"msg", msg, "resume", resume, "prompt", prompt)
 	payload := models.NewDSCompletionReq(prompt, chatBody.Model,
@@ -502,40 +444,35 @@ func (ds DeepSeekerChat) FormMsg(msg, role string, resume bool) (io.Reader, erro
 		newMsg = *processMessageTag(&newMsg)
 		chatBody.Messages = append(chatBody.Messages, newMsg)
 	}
-	// if rag - add as system message to avoid conflicts with tool usage
-	if !resume && cfg.RAGEnabled {
-		um := chatBody.Messages[len(chatBody.Messages)-1].Content
-		logger.Debug("RAG is enabled, preparing RAG context", "user_message", um)
-		ragResp, err := chatRagUse(um)
-		if err != nil {
-			logger.Error("failed to form a rag msg", "error", err)
-			return nil, err
-		}
-		logger.Debug("RAG response received", "response_len", len(ragResp),
-			"response_preview", ragResp[:min(len(ragResp), 100)])
-		// Use system role for RAG context to avoid conflicts with tool usage
-		ragMsg := models.RoleMsg{Role: "system", Content: RAGMsg + ragResp}
-		chatBody.Messages = append(chatBody.Messages, ragMsg)
-		logger.Debug("RAG message added to chat body", "message_count", len(chatBody.Messages))
-	}
 	// Create copy of chat body with standardized user role
-	filteredMessages, botPersona := filterMessagesForCurrentCharacter(chatBody.Messages)
+	filteredMessages, _ := filterMessagesForCurrentCharacter(chatBody.Messages)
 	// Add persona suffix to the last user message to indicate who the assistant should reply as
-	if cfg.AutoTurn && !resume {
-		filteredMessages = addPersonaSuffixToLastUserMessage(filteredMessages, botPersona)
-	}
 	bodyCopy := &models.ChatBody{
 		Messages: make([]models.RoleMsg, len(filteredMessages)),
 		Model:    chatBody.Model,
 		Stream:   chatBody.Stream,
 	}
-	for i, msg := range filteredMessages {
+	for i := range filteredMessages {
-		if msg.Role == cfg.UserRole || i == 1 {
+		strippedMsg := *stripThinkingFromMsg(&filteredMessages[i])
-			bodyCopy.Messages[i] = msg
+		switch strippedMsg.Role {
-			bodyCopy.Messages[i].Role = "user"
+		case cfg.UserRole:
-		} else {
+			if i == 1 {
-			bodyCopy.Messages[i] = msg
+				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)
@@ -582,30 +519,14 @@ func (or OpenRouterCompletion) FormMsg(msg, role string, resume bool) (io.Reader
 		newMsg = *processMessageTag(&newMsg)
 		chatBody.Messages = append(chatBody.Messages, newMsg)
 	}
-	// if rag - add as system message to avoid conflicts with tool usage
-	if !resume && cfg.RAGEnabled {
-		um := chatBody.Messages[len(chatBody.Messages)-1].Content
-		logger.Debug("RAG is enabled, preparing RAG context", "user_message", um)
-		ragResp, err := chatRagUse(um)
-		if err != nil {
-			logger.Error("failed to form a rag msg", "error", err)
-			return nil, err
-		}
-		logger.Debug("RAG response received", "response_len",
-			len(ragResp), "response_preview", ragResp[:min(len(ragResp), 100)])
-		// Use system role for RAG context to avoid conflicts with tool usage
-		ragMsg := models.RoleMsg{Role: "system", Content: RAGMsg + ragResp}
-		chatBody.Messages = append(chatBody.Messages, ragMsg)
-		logger.Debug("RAG message added to chat body", "message_count", len(chatBody.Messages))
-	}
 	// sending description of the tools and how to use them
 	if cfg.ToolUse && !resume && role == cfg.UserRole && !containsToolSysMsg() {
 		chatBody.Messages = append(chatBody.Messages, models.RoleMsg{Role: cfg.ToolRole, Content: toolSysMsg})
 	}
 	filteredMessages, botPersona := filterMessagesForCurrentCharacter(chatBody.Messages)
 	messages := make([]string, len(filteredMessages))
-	for i, m := range filteredMessages {
+	for i := range filteredMessages {
-		messages[i] = m.ToPrompt()
+		messages[i] = stripThinkingFromMsg(&filteredMessages[i]).ToPrompt()
 	}
 	prompt := strings.Join(messages, "\n")
 	// strings builder?
@@ -613,9 +534,6 @@ func (or OpenRouterCompletion) FormMsg(msg, role string, resume bool) (io.Reader
 		botMsgStart := "\n" + botPersona + ":\n"
 		prompt += botMsgStart
 	}
-	if cfg.ThinkUse && !cfg.ToolUse {
-		prompt += "<think>"
-	}
 	stopSlice := chatBody.MakeStopSliceExcluding("", listChatRoles())
 	logger.Debug("checking prompt for /completion", "tool_use", cfg.ToolUse,
 		"msg", msg, "resume", resume, "prompt", prompt, "stop_strings", stopSlice)
@@ -640,12 +558,14 @@ func (or OpenRouterChat) ParseChunk(data []byte) (*models.TextChunk, error) {
 		logger.Error("failed to decode", "error", err, "line", string(data))
 		return nil, err
 	}
+	lastChoice := llmchunk.Choices[len(llmchunk.Choices)-1]
 	resp := &models.TextChunk{
-		Chunk: llmchunk.Choices[len(llmchunk.Choices)-1].Delta.Content,
+		Chunk:     lastChoice.Delta.Content,
+		Reasoning: lastChoice.Delta.Reasoning,
 	}
 	// Handle tool calls similar to LCPChat
-	if len(llmchunk.Choices[len(llmchunk.Choices)-1].Delta.ToolCalls) > 0 {
+	if len(lastChoice.Delta.ToolCalls) > 0 {
-		toolCall := llmchunk.Choices[len(llmchunk.Choices)-1].Delta.ToolCalls[0]
+		toolCall := lastChoice.Delta.ToolCalls[0]
 		resp.ToolChunk = toolCall.Function.Arguments
 		fname := toolCall.Function.Name
 		if fname != "" {
@@ -657,7 +577,7 @@ func (or OpenRouterChat) ParseChunk(data []byte) (*models.TextChunk, error) {
 	if resp.ToolChunk != "" {
 		resp.ToolResp = true
 	}
-	if llmchunk.Choices[len(llmchunk.Choices)-1].FinishReason == "stop" {
+	if lastChoice.FinishReason == "stop" {
 		if resp.Chunk != "" {
 			logger.Error("text inside of finish llmchunk", "chunk", llmchunk)
 		}
@@ -690,7 +610,7 @@ func (or OpenRouterChat) FormMsg(msg, role string, resume bool) (io.Reader, erro
 				// If image processing fails, fall back to simple text message
 				newMsg = models.NewRoleMsg(role, msg)
 			} else {
-				newMsg.AddImagePart(imageURL)
+				newMsg.AddImagePart(imageURL, localImageAttachmentPath)
 			}
 			// Only clear the global image attachment after successfully processing it in this API call
 			imageAttachmentPath = "" // Clear the attachment after use
@@ -701,44 +621,36 @@ func (or OpenRouterChat) FormMsg(msg, role string, resume bool) (io.Reader, erro
 		newMsg = *processMessageTag(&newMsg)
 		chatBody.Messages = append(chatBody.Messages, newMsg)
 	}
-	// if rag - add as system message to avoid conflicts with tool usage
-	if !resume && cfg.RAGEnabled {
-		um := chatBody.Messages[len(chatBody.Messages)-1].Content
-		logger.Debug("RAG is enabled, preparing RAG context", "user_message", um)
-		ragResp, err := chatRagUse(um)
-		if err != nil {
-			logger.Error("failed to form a rag msg", "error", err)
-			return nil, err
-		}
-		logger.Debug("RAG response received", "response_len", len(ragResp),
-			"response_preview", ragResp[:min(len(ragResp), 100)])
-		// Use system role for RAG context to avoid conflicts with tool usage
-		ragMsg := models.RoleMsg{Role: "system", Content: RAGMsg + ragResp}
-		chatBody.Messages = append(chatBody.Messages, ragMsg)
-		logger.Debug("RAG message added to chat body", "message_count", len(chatBody.Messages))
-	}
 	// Create copy of chat body with standardized user role
-	filteredMessages, botPersona := filterMessagesForCurrentCharacter(chatBody.Messages)
+	filteredMessages, _ := filterMessagesForCurrentCharacter(chatBody.Messages)
 	// Add persona suffix to the last user message to indicate who the assistant should reply as
-	if cfg.AutoTurn && !resume {
-		filteredMessages = addPersonaSuffixToLastUserMessage(filteredMessages, botPersona)
-	}
 	bodyCopy := &models.ChatBody{
 		Messages: make([]models.RoleMsg, len(filteredMessages)),
 		Model:    chatBody.Model,
 		Stream:   chatBody.Stream,
 	}
-	for i, msg := range filteredMessages {
+	for i := range filteredMessages {
-		bodyCopy.Messages[i] = msg
+		strippedMsg := *stripThinkingFromMsg(&filteredMessages[i])
-		// Standardize role if it's a user role
+		switch strippedMsg.Role {
-		if bodyCopy.Messages[i].Role == cfg.UserRole {
+		case cfg.UserRole:
-			bodyCopy.Messages[i] = msg
+			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)
-	orBody := models.NewOpenRouterChatReq(*bodyCopy, defaultLCPProps)
+	orBody := models.NewOpenRouterChatReq(*bodyCopy, defaultLCPProps, cfg.ReasoningEffort)
 	if cfg.ToolUse && !resume && role != cfg.ToolRole {
 		orBody.Tools = baseTools // set tools to use
 	}

main.go

@@ -1,32 +1,27 @@
 package main
 
 import (
-	"flag"
-	"strconv"
-
 	"github.com/rivo/tview"
 )
 
 var (
-	boolColors          = map[bool]string{true: "green", false: "red"}
+	boolColors        = map[bool]string{true: "green", false: "red"}
-	botRespMode         = false
+	botRespMode       = false
-	editMode            = false
+	toolRunningMode   = false
-	roleEditMode        = false
+	editMode          = false
-	injectRole          = true
+	roleEditMode      = false
-	selectedIndex       = int(-1)
+	injectRole        = true
-	shellMode           = false
+	selectedIndex     = int(-1)
-	indexLineCompletion = "F12 to show keys help | llm turn: [%s:-:b]%v[-:-:-] (F6) | chat: [orange:-:b]%s[-:-:-] (F1) | toolUseAdviced: [%s:-:b]%v[-:-:-] (ctrl+k) | model: [orange:-:b]%s[-:-:-] (ctrl+l) | skip LLM resp: [%s:-:b]%v[-:-:-] (F10)\nAPI: [orange:-:b]%s[-:-:-] (ctrl+v) | recording: [%s:-:b]%v[-:-:-] (ctrl+r) | writing as: [orange:-:b]%s[-:-:-] (ctrl+q) | bot will write as [orange:-:b]%s[-:-:-] (ctrl+x) | role injection (alt+7) [%s:-:b]%v[-:-:-]"
+	shellMode         = false
-	focusSwitcher       = map[tview.Primitive]tview.Primitive{}
+	shellHistory      []string
+	shellHistoryPos   int = -1
+	thinkingCollapsed     = false
+	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)\nAPI: [orange:-:b]%s[-:-:-] (ctrl+v) | writing as: [orange:-:b]%s[-:-:-] (ctrl+q) | bot will write as [orange:-:b]%s[-:-:-] (ctrl+x)"
+	focusSwitcher         = map[tview.Primitive]tview.Primitive{}
 )
 
 func main() {
-	apiPort := flag.Int("port", 0, "port to host api")
-	flag.Parse()
-	if apiPort != nil && *apiPort > 3000 {
-		srv := Server{}
-		srv.ListenToRequests(strconv.Itoa(*apiPort))
-		return
-	}
 	pages.AddPage("main", flex, true, true)
 	if err := app.SetRoot(pages,
 		true).EnableMouse(cfg.EnableMouse).EnablePaste(true).Run(); err != nil {

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/consts.go

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

models/extra.go

@@ -1,8 +1,49 @@
 package models
 
+import (
+	"regexp"
+	"strings"
+)
+
 type AudioFormat string
 
 const (
 	AFWav AudioFormat = "wav"
 	AFMP3 AudioFormat = "mp3"
 )
+
+var threeOrMoreDashesRE = regexp.MustCompile(`-{3,}`)
+
+// CleanText removes markdown and special characters that are not suitable for TTS
+func CleanText(text string) string {
+	// Remove markdown-like characters that might interfere with TTS
+	text = strings.ReplaceAll(text, "*", "") // Bold/italic markers
+	text = strings.ReplaceAll(text, "#", "") // Headers
+	text = strings.ReplaceAll(text, "_", "") // Underline/italic markers
+	text = strings.ReplaceAll(text, "~", "") // Strikethrough markers
+	text = strings.ReplaceAll(text, "`", "") // Code markers
+	text = strings.ReplaceAll(text, "[", "") // Link brackets
+	text = strings.ReplaceAll(text, "]", "") // Link brackets
+	text = strings.ReplaceAll(text, "!", "") // Exclamation marks (if not punctuation)
+	// Remove HTML tags using regex
+	htmlTagRegex := regexp.MustCompile(`<[^>]*>`)
+	text = htmlTagRegex.ReplaceAllString(text, "")
+	// Split text into lines to handle table separators
+	lines := strings.Split(text, "\n")
+	var filteredLines []string
+	for _, line := range lines {
+		// Check if the line looks like a table separator (e.g., |----|, |===|, | - - - |)
+		// A table separator typically contains only |, -, =, and spaces
+		isTableSeparator := regexp.MustCompile(`^\s*\|\s*[-=\s]+\|\s*$`).MatchString(strings.TrimSpace(line))
+		if !isTableSeparator {
+			// If it's not a table separator, remove vertical bars but keep the content
+			processedLine := strings.ReplaceAll(line, "|", "")
+			filteredLines = append(filteredLines, processedLine)
+		}
+		// If it is a table separator, skip it (don't add to filteredLines)
+	}
+	text = strings.Join(filteredLines, "\n")
+	text = threeOrMoreDashesRE.ReplaceAllString(text, "")
+	text = strings.TrimSpace(text) // Remove leading/trailing whitespace
+	return text
+}

models/models.go

@@ -14,6 +14,12 @@ type FuncCall struct {
 	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"`
@@ -51,8 +57,9 @@ type LLMRespChunk struct {
 		FinishReason string `json:"finish_reason"`
 		Index        int    `json:"index"`
 		Delta        struct {
-			Content   string          `json:"content"`
+			Content          string          `json:"content"`
-			ToolCalls []ToolDeltaResp `json:"tool_calls"`
+			ReasoningContent string          `json:"reasoning_content"`
+			ToolCalls        []ToolDeltaResp `json:"tool_calls"`
 		} `json:"delta"`
 	} `json:"choices"`
 	Created int    `json:"created"`
@@ -73,6 +80,7 @@ type TextChunk struct {
 	ToolResp  bool
 	FuncName  string
 	ToolID    string
+	Reasoning string // For models that send reasoning separately (OpenRouter, etc.)
 }
 
 type TextContentPart struct {
@@ -82,6 +90,7 @@ type TextContentPart struct {
 
 type ImageContentPart struct {
 	Type     string `json:"type"`
+	Path     string `json:"path,omitempty"` // Store original file path
 	ImageURL struct {
 		URL string `json:"url"`
 	} `json:"image_url"`
@@ -89,42 +98,59 @@ type ImageContentPart struct {
 
 // RoleMsg represents a message with content that can be either a simple string or structured content parts
 type RoleMsg struct {
-	Role            string   `json:"role"`
+	Role            string         `json:"role"`
-	Content         string   `json:"-"`
+	Content         string         `json:"-"`
-	ContentParts    []any    `json:"-"`
+	ContentParts    []any          `json:"-"`
-	ToolCallID      string   `json:"tool_call_id,omitempty"` // For tool response messages
+	ToolCallID      string         `json:"tool_call_id,omitempty"`     // For tool response messages
-	KnownTo         []string `json:"known_to,omitempty"`
+	ToolCall        *ToolCall      `json:"tool_call,omitempty"`        // For assistant messages with tool calls
-	hasContentParts bool     // Flag to indicate which content type to marshal
+	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
 }
 
 // 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"`
+			Role           string         `json:"role"`
-			Content    []any    `json:"content"`
+			Content        []any          `json:"content"`
-			ToolCallID string   `json:"tool_call_id,omitempty"`
+			ToolCallID     string         `json:"tool_call_id,omitempty"`
-			KnownTo    []string `json:"known_to,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,
+			Role:           m.Role,
-			Content:    m.ContentParts,
+			Content:        m.ContentParts,
-			ToolCallID: m.ToolCallID,
+			ToolCallID:     m.ToolCallID,
-			KnownTo:    m.KnownTo,
+			ToolCall:       m.ToolCall,
+			IsShellCommand: m.IsShellCommand,
+			KnownTo:        m.KnownTo,
+			Stats:          m.Stats,
 		}
 		return json.Marshal(aux)
 	} else {
 		// Use simple content format
 		aux := struct {
-			Role       string   `json:"role"`
+			Role           string         `json:"role"`
-			Content    string   `json:"content"`
+			Content        string         `json:"content"`
-			ToolCallID string   `json:"tool_call_id,omitempty"`
+			ToolCallID     string         `json:"tool_call_id,omitempty"`
-			KnownTo    []string `json:"known_to,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,
+			Role:           m.Role,
-			Content:    m.Content,
+			Content:        m.Content,
-			ToolCallID: m.ToolCallID,
+			ToolCallID:     m.ToolCallID,
-			KnownTo:    m.KnownTo,
+			ToolCall:       m.ToolCall,
+			IsShellCommand: m.IsShellCommand,
+			KnownTo:        m.KnownTo,
+			Stats:          m.Stats,
 		}
 		return json.Marshal(aux)
 	}
@@ -134,26 +160,35 @@ func (m *RoleMsg) MarshalJSON() ([]byte, error) {
 func (m *RoleMsg) UnmarshalJSON(data []byte) error {
 	// First, try to unmarshal as structured content format
 	var structured struct {
-		Role       string   `json:"role"`
+		Role           string         `json:"role"`
-		Content    []any    `json:"content"`
+		Content        []any          `json:"content"`
-		ToolCallID string   `json:"tool_call_id,omitempty"`
+		ToolCallID     string         `json:"tool_call_id,omitempty"`
-		KnownTo    []string `json:"known_to,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
 	}
 
 	// Otherwise, unmarshal as simple content format
 	var simple struct {
-		Role       string   `json:"role"`
+		Role           string         `json:"role"`
-		Content    string   `json:"content"`
+		Content        string         `json:"content"`
-		ToolCallID string   `json:"tool_call_id,omitempty"`
+		ToolCallID     string         `json:"tool_call_id,omitempty"`
-		KnownTo    []string `json:"known_to,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
@@ -161,55 +196,32 @@ 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 {
-	icon := fmt.Sprintf("(%d)", i)
-	// Convert content to string representation
-	var contentStr string
-	if !m.hasContentParts {
-		contentStr = m.Content
-	} else {
-		// For structured content, just take the text parts
-		var textParts []string
-		for _, part := range m.ContentParts {
-			if partMap, ok := part.(map[string]any); ok {
-				if partType, exists := partMap["type"]; exists && partType == "text" {
-					if textVal, textExists := partMap["text"]; textExists {
-						if textStr, isStr := textVal.(string); isStr {
-							textParts = append(textParts, textStr)
-						}
-					}
-				}
-			}
-		}
-		contentStr = strings.Join(textParts, " ") + " "
-	}
-	// check if already has role annotation (/completion makes them)
-	// in that case remove it, and then add to icon
-	// since icon and content are separated by \n
-	contentStr, _ = strings.CutPrefix(contentStr, m.Role+":")
-	// if !strings.HasPrefix(contentStr, m.Role+":") {
-	icon = fmt.Sprintf("(%d) <%s>: ", i, m.Role)
-	// }
-	textMsg := fmt.Sprintf("[-:-:b]%s[-:-:-]\n%s\n", icon, contentStr)
-	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
 		var textParts []string
 		for _, part := range m.ContentParts {
-			if partMap, ok := part.(map[string]any); ok {
+			switch p := part.(type) {
-				if partType, exists := partMap["type"]; exists && partType == "text" {
+			case TextContentPart:
-					if textVal, textExists := partMap["text"]; textExists {
+				if p.Type == "text" {
+					textParts = append(textParts, p.Text)
+				}
+			case ImageContentPart:
+				// skip images for text display
+			case map[string]any:
+				if partType, exists := p["type"]; exists && partType == "text" {
+					if textVal, textExists := p["text"]; textExists {
 						if textStr, isStr := textVal.(string); isStr {
 							textParts = append(textParts, textStr)
 						}
@@ -227,7 +239,7 @@ func NewRoleMsg(role, content string) RoleMsg {
 	return RoleMsg{
 		Role:            role,
 		Content:         content,
-		hasContentParts: false,
+		HasContentParts: false,
 	}
 }
 
@@ -236,7 +248,7 @@ func NewMultimodalMsg(role string, contentParts []any) RoleMsg {
 	return RoleMsg{
 		Role:            role,
 		ContentParts:    contentParts,
-		hasContentParts: true,
+		HasContentParts: true,
 	}
 }
 
@@ -245,7 +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
@@ -253,7 +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
@@ -269,40 +281,102 @@ func (m *RoleMsg) Copy() RoleMsg {
 		ContentParts:    m.ContentParts,
 		ToolCallID:      m.ToolCallID,
 		KnownTo:         m.KnownTo,
-		hasContentParts: m.hasContentParts,
+		Stats:           m.Stats,
+		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 {
+		return m.Content
+	}
+	var textParts []string
+	for _, part := range m.ContentParts {
+		switch p := part.(type) {
+		case TextContentPart:
+			if p.Type == "text" {
+				textParts = append(textParts, p.Text)
+			}
+		case map[string]any:
+			if partType, exists := p["type"]; exists {
+				if partType == "text" {
+					if textVal, textExists := p["text"]; textExists {
+						if textStr, isStr := textVal.(string); isStr {
+							textParts = append(textParts, textStr)
+						}
+					}
+				}
+			}
+		}
+	}
+	return strings.Join(textParts, " ")
+}
+
+// SetText updates the text content of the message. If the message has
+// 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 {
+		m.Content = text
+		return
+	}
+	var newParts []any
+	for _, part := range m.ContentParts {
+		switch p := part.(type) {
+		case TextContentPart:
+			if p.Type == "text" {
+				p.Text = text
+				newParts = append(newParts, p)
+			} else {
+				newParts = append(newParts, p)
+			}
+		case map[string]any:
+			if partType, exists := p["type"]; exists && partType == "text" {
+				p["text"] = text
+				newParts = append(newParts, p)
+			} else {
+				newParts = append(newParts, p)
+			}
+		default:
+			newParts = append(newParts, part)
+		}
+	}
+	m.ContentParts = newParts
+}
+
 // 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)
 }
 
 // AddImagePart adds an image content part to the message
-func (m *RoleMsg) AddImagePart(imageURL string) {
+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",
+		Path: imagePath, // Store the original file path
 		ImageURL: struct {
 			URL string `json:"url"`
 		}{URL: imageURL},
@@ -317,7 +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 {
@@ -334,10 +407,8 @@ 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
 }
@@ -349,16 +420,16 @@ type ChatBody struct {
 }
 
 func (cb *ChatBody) Rename(oldname, newname string) {
-	for i, m := range cb.Messages {
+	for i := range cb.Messages {
-		cb.Messages[i].Content = strings.ReplaceAll(m.Content, oldname, newname)
+		cb.Messages[i].Content = strings.ReplaceAll(cb.Messages[i].Content, oldname, newname)
-		cb.Messages[i].Role = strings.ReplaceAll(m.Role, oldname, newname)
+		cb.Messages[i].Role = strings.ReplaceAll(cb.Messages[i].Role, oldname, newname)
 	}
 }
 
 func (cb *ChatBody) ListRoles() []string {
 	namesMap := make(map[string]struct{})
-	for _, m := range cb.Messages {
+	for i := range cb.Messages {
-		namesMap[m.Role] = struct{}{}
+		namesMap[cb.Messages[i].Role] = struct{}{}
 	}
 	resp := make([]string, len(namesMap))
 	i := 0
@@ -445,24 +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"`
@@ -555,6 +608,26 @@ 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
+	TokensPerSec float64
+}
+
 type ChatRoundReq struct {
 	UserMsg string
 	Role    string
@@ -562,9 +635,7 @@ type ChatRoundReq struct {
 	Resume  bool
 }
 
-type APIType int
+type MultimodalToolResp struct {
-
+	Type  string              `json:"type"`
-const (
+	Parts []map[string]string `json:"parts"`
-	APITypeChat APIType = iota
+}
-	APITypeCompletion
-)

models/openrouter.go

@@ -25,17 +25,23 @@ func NewOpenRouterCompletionReq(model, prompt string, props map[string]float32,
 }
 
 type OpenRouterChatReq struct {
-	Messages    []RoleMsg `json:"messages"`
+	Messages    []RoleMsg        `json:"messages"`
-	Model       string    `json:"model"`
+	Model       string           `json:"model"`
-	Stream      bool      `json:"stream"`
+	Stream      bool             `json:"stream"`
-	Temperature float32   `json:"temperature"`
+	Temperature float32          `json:"temperature"`
-	MinP        float32   `json:"min_p"`
+	MinP        float32          `json:"min_p"`
-	NPredict    int32     `json:"max_tokens"`
+	NPredict    int32            `json:"max_tokens"`
-	Tools       []Tool    `json:"tools"`
+	Tools       []Tool           `json:"tools"`
+	Reasoning   *ReasoningConfig `json:"reasoning,omitempty"`
 }
 
-func NewOpenRouterChatReq(cb ChatBody, props map[string]float32) OpenRouterChatReq {
+type ReasoningConfig struct {
-	return OpenRouterChatReq{
+	Effort  string `json:"effort,omitempty"`  // xhigh, high, medium, low, minimal, none
+	Summary string `json:"summary,omitempty"` // auto, concise, detailed
+}
+
+func NewOpenRouterChatReq(cb ChatBody, props map[string]float32, reasoningEffort string) OpenRouterChatReq {
+	req := OpenRouterChatReq{
 		Messages:    cb.Messages,
 		Model:       cb.Model,
 		Stream:      cb.Stream,
@@ -43,6 +49,13 @@ func NewOpenRouterChatReq(cb ChatBody, props map[string]float32) OpenRouterChatR
 		MinP:        props["min_p"],
 		NPredict:    int32(props["n_predict"]),
 	}
+	// Only include reasoning config if effort is specified and not "none"
+	if reasoningEffort != "" && reasoningEffort != "none" {
+		req.Reasoning = &ReasoningConfig{
+			Effort: reasoningEffort,
+		}
+	}
+	return req
 }
 
 type OpenRouterChatRespNonStream struct {
@@ -82,6 +95,7 @@ type OpenRouterChatResp struct {
 		Delta struct {
 			Role      string          `json:"role"`
 			Content   string          `json:"content"`
+			Reasoning string          `json:"reasoning"`
 			ToolCalls []ToolDeltaResp `json:"tool_calls"`
 		} `json:"delta"`
 		FinishReason       string `json:"finish_reason"`
@@ -158,3 +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
+}

models/openrouter_test.go

@@ -62,7 +62,6 @@ func TestORModelsListModels(t *testing.T) {
 			t.Errorf("expected 4 total models, got %d", len(allModels))
 		}
 	})
-
 	t.Run("integration with or_models.json", func(t *testing.T) {
 		// Attempt to load the real data file from the project root
 		path := filepath.Join("..", "or_models.json")

popups.go

@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 package main
 
 import (
+	"gf-lt/models"
 	"slices"
 	"strings"
 
@@ -17,9 +18,13 @@ func showModelSelectionPopup() {
 		} else if strings.Contains(api, "openrouter.ai") {
 			return ORFreeModels
 		}
-		// Assume local llama.cpp
+		// Assume local llama.cpp - fetch with load status
-		updateModelLists()
+		models, err := fetchLCPModelsWithLoadStatus()
-		return LocalModels
+		if err != nil {
+			logger.Error("failed to fetch models with load status", "error", err)
+			return LocalModels
+		}
+		return models
 	}
 	// Get the current model list based on the API
 	modelList := getModelListForAPI(cfg.CurrentAPI)
@@ -47,7 +52,7 @@ func showModelSelectionPopup() {
 	// Find the current model index to set as selected
 	currentModelIndex := -1
 	for i, model := range modelList {
-		if model == chatBody.Model {
+		if strings.TrimPrefix(model, models.LoadedMark) == chatBody.Model {
 			currentModelIndex = i
 		}
 		modelListWidget.AddItem(model, "", 0, nil)
@@ -57,17 +62,23 @@ func showModelSelectionPopup() {
 		modelListWidget.SetCurrentItem(currentModelIndex)
 	}
 	modelListWidget.SetSelectedFunc(func(index int, mainText string, secondaryText string, shortcut rune) {
-		// Update the model in both chatBody and config
+		modelName := strings.TrimPrefix(mainText, models.LoadedMark)
-		chatBody.Model = mainText
+		chatBody.Model = modelName
 		cfg.CurrentModel = chatBody.Model
-		// Remove the popup page
 		pages.RemovePage("modelSelectionPopup")
-		// Update the status line to reflect the change
+		app.SetFocus(textArea)
+		updateCachedModelColor()
 		updateStatusLine()
 	})
 	modelListWidget.SetInputCapture(func(event *tcell.EventKey) *tcell.EventKey {
 		if event.Key() == tcell.KeyEscape {
 			pages.RemovePage("modelSelectionPopup")
+			app.SetFocus(textArea)
+			return nil
+		}
+		if event.Key() == tcell.KeyRune && event.Rune() == 'x' {
+			pages.RemovePage("modelSelectionPopup")
+			app.SetFocus(textArea)
 			return nil
 		}
 		return event
@@ -132,6 +143,7 @@ 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 {
@@ -149,18 +161,25 @@ 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()
 		}
-		// Remove the popup page
 		pages.RemovePage("apiLinkSelectionPopup")
-		// Update the parser and status line to reflect the change
+		app.SetFocus(textArea)
 		choseChunkParser()
+		updateCachedModelColor()
 		updateStatusLine()
 	})
 	apiListWidget.SetInputCapture(func(event *tcell.EventKey) *tcell.EventKey {
 		if event.Key() == tcell.KeyEscape {
 			pages.RemovePage("apiLinkSelectionPopup")
+			app.SetFocus(textArea)
+			return nil
+		}
+		if event.Key() == tcell.KeyRune && event.Rune() == 'x' {
+			pages.RemovePage("apiLinkSelectionPopup")
+			app.SetFocus(textArea)
 			return nil
 		}
 		return event
@@ -220,6 +239,7 @@ func showUserRoleSelectionPopup() {
 		textView.SetText(chatToText(filtered, cfg.ShowSys))
 		// Remove the popup page
 		pages.RemovePage("userRoleSelectionPopup")
+		app.SetFocus(textArea)
 		// Update the status line to reflect the change
 		updateStatusLine()
 		colorText()
@@ -227,6 +247,12 @@ func showUserRoleSelectionPopup() {
 	roleListWidget.SetInputCapture(func(event *tcell.EventKey) *tcell.EventKey {
 		if event.Key() == tcell.KeyEscape {
 			pages.RemovePage("userRoleSelectionPopup")
+			app.SetFocus(textArea)
+			return nil
+		}
+		if event.Key() == tcell.KeyRune && event.Rune() == 'x' {
+			pages.RemovePage("userRoleSelectionPopup")
+			app.SetFocus(textArea)
 			return nil
 		}
 		return event
@@ -289,12 +315,19 @@ func showBotRoleSelectionPopup() {
 		cfg.WriteNextMsgAsCompletionAgent = mainText
 		// Remove the popup page
 		pages.RemovePage("botRoleSelectionPopup")
+		app.SetFocus(textArea)
 		// Update the status line to reflect the change
 		updateStatusLine()
 	})
 	roleListWidget.SetInputCapture(func(event *tcell.EventKey) *tcell.EventKey {
 		if event.Key() == tcell.KeyEscape {
 			pages.RemovePage("botRoleSelectionPopup")
+			app.SetFocus(textArea)
+			return nil
+		}
+		if event.Key() == tcell.KeyRune && event.Rune() == 'x' {
+			pages.RemovePage("botRoleSelectionPopup")
+			app.SetFocus(textArea)
 			return nil
 		}
 		return event
@@ -312,3 +345,237 @@ func showBotRoleSelectionPopup() {
 	pages.AddPage("botRoleSelectionPopup", modal(roleListWidget, 80, 20), true, true)
 	app.SetFocus(roleListWidget)
 }
+
+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 = "."
+	}
+	complMatches := scanFiles(baseDir, filter)
+	if len(complMatches) == 0 {
+		return
+	}
+	if len(complMatches) == 1 {
+		currentText := textArea.GetText()
+		atIdx := strings.LastIndex(currentText, "@")
+		if atIdx >= 0 {
+			before := currentText[:atIdx]
+			textArea.SetText(before+complMatches[0], true)
+		}
+		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 := textArea.GetText()
+		atIdx := strings.LastIndex(currentText, "@")
+		if atIdx >= 0 {
+			before := currentText[:atIdx]
+			textArea.SetText(before+mainText, true)
+		}
+		pages.RemovePage("textAreaFileCompletionPopup")
+		app.SetFocus(textArea)
+	})
+	widget.SetInputCapture(func(event *tcell.EventKey) *tcell.EventKey {
+		if event.Key() == tcell.KeyEscape {
+			pages.RemovePage("textAreaFileCompletionPopup")
+			app.SetFocus(textArea)
+			return nil
+		}
+		if event.Key() == tcell.KeyRune && event.Rune() == 'x' {
+			pages.RemovePage("textAreaFileCompletionPopup")
+			app.SetFocus(textArea)
+			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("textAreaFileCompletionPopup", modal(widget, 80, 20), true, true)
+	app.SetFocus(widget)
+}
+
+func updateWidgetColors(theme *tview.Theme) {
+	bgColor := theme.PrimitiveBackgroundColor
+	fgColor := theme.PrimaryTextColor
+	borderColor := theme.BorderColor
+	titleColor := theme.TitleColor
+	textView.SetBackgroundColor(bgColor)
+	textView.SetTextColor(fgColor)
+	textView.SetBorderColor(borderColor)
+	textView.SetTitleColor(titleColor)
+	textArea.SetBackgroundColor(bgColor)
+	textArea.SetBorderColor(borderColor)
+	textArea.SetTitleColor(titleColor)
+	textArea.SetTextStyle(tcell.StyleDefault.Background(bgColor).Foreground(fgColor))
+	textArea.SetPlaceholderStyle(tcell.StyleDefault.Background(bgColor).Foreground(fgColor))
+	textArea.SetText(textArea.GetText(), true)
+	editArea.SetBackgroundColor(bgColor)
+	editArea.SetBorderColor(borderColor)
+	editArea.SetTitleColor(titleColor)
+	editArea.SetTextStyle(tcell.StyleDefault.Background(bgColor).Foreground(fgColor))
+	editArea.SetPlaceholderStyle(tcell.StyleDefault.Background(bgColor).Foreground(fgColor))
+	editArea.SetText(editArea.GetText(), true)
+	statusLineWidget.SetBackgroundColor(bgColor)
+	statusLineWidget.SetTextColor(fgColor)
+	statusLineWidget.SetBorderColor(borderColor)
+	statusLineWidget.SetTitleColor(titleColor)
+	helpView.SetBackgroundColor(bgColor)
+	helpView.SetTextColor(fgColor)
+	helpView.SetBorderColor(borderColor)
+	helpView.SetTitleColor(titleColor)
+	searchField.SetBackgroundColor(bgColor)
+	searchField.SetBorderColor(borderColor)
+	searchField.SetTitleColor(titleColor)
+}
+
+// showColorschemeSelectionPopup creates a modal popup to select a colorscheme
+func showColorschemeSelectionPopup() {
+	// Get the list of available colorschemes
+	schemeNames := make([]string, 0, len(colorschemes))
+	for name := range colorschemes {
+		schemeNames = append(schemeNames, name)
+	}
+	slices.Sort(schemeNames)
+	// Check for empty options list
+	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)
+		}
+		return
+	}
+	// Create a list primitive
+	schemeListWidget := tview.NewList().ShowSecondaryText(false).
+		SetSelectedBackgroundColor(tcell.ColorGray)
+	schemeListWidget.SetTitle("Select Colorscheme").SetBorder(true)
+	currentScheme := "default"
+	for name := range colorschemes {
+		if tview.Styles == colorschemes[name] {
+			currentScheme = name
+			break
+		}
+	}
+	currentSchemeIndex := -1
+	for i, scheme := range schemeNames {
+		if scheme == currentScheme {
+			currentSchemeIndex = i
+		}
+		schemeListWidget.AddItem(scheme, "", 0, nil)
+	}
+	// Set the current selection if found
+	if currentSchemeIndex != -1 {
+		schemeListWidget.SetCurrentItem(currentSchemeIndex)
+	}
+	schemeListWidget.SetSelectedFunc(func(index int, mainText string, secondaryText string, shortcut rune) {
+		// Update the colorscheme
+		if theme, ok := colorschemes[mainText]; ok {
+			tview.Styles = theme
+			go func() {
+				app.QueueUpdateDraw(func() {
+					updateWidgetColors(&theme)
+				})
+			}()
+		}
+		// Remove the popup page
+		pages.RemovePage("colorschemeSelectionPopup")
+		app.SetFocus(textArea)
+	})
+	schemeListWidget.SetInputCapture(func(event *tcell.EventKey) *tcell.EventKey {
+		if event.Key() == tcell.KeyEscape {
+			pages.RemovePage("colorschemeSelectionPopup")
+			app.SetFocus(textArea)
+			return nil
+		}
+		if event.Key() == tcell.KeyRune && event.Rune() == 'x' {
+			pages.RemovePage("colorschemeSelectionPopup")
+			app.SetFocus(textArea)
+			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)
+	}
+	// Add modal page and make it visible
+	pages.AddPage("colorschemeSelectionPopup", modal(schemeListWidget, 40, len(schemeNames)+2), true, true)
+	app.SetFocus(schemeListWidget)
+}

props_table.go

@@ -115,9 +115,6 @@ func makePropsTable(props map[string]float32) *tview.Table {
 		row++
 	}
 	// Add checkboxes
-	addCheckboxRow("Insert <think> tag (/completion only)", cfg.ThinkUse, func(checked bool) {
-		cfg.ThinkUse = checked
-	})
 	addCheckboxRow("RAG use", cfg.RAGEnabled, func(checked bool) {
 		cfg.RAGEnabled = checked
 	})
@@ -135,6 +132,9 @@ func makePropsTable(props map[string]float32) *tview.Table {
 		// Reconfigure the app's mouse setting
 		app.EnableMouse(cfg.EnableMouse)
 	})
+	addCheckboxRow("Image Preview (file picker)", cfg.ImagePreview, func(checked bool) {
+		cfg.ImagePreview = checked
+	})
 	addCheckboxRow("Auto turn (for cards with many chars)", cfg.AutoTurn, func(checked bool) {
 		cfg.AutoTurn = checked
 	})
@@ -146,6 +146,11 @@ func makePropsTable(props map[string]float32) *tview.Table {
 	addListPopupRow("Set log level", logLevels, GetLogLevel(), func(option string) {
 		setLogLevel(option)
 	})
+	// Add reasoning effort dropdown (for OpenRouter and supported APIs)
+	reasoningEfforts := []string{"", "none", "minimal", "low", "medium", "high", "xhigh"}
+	addListPopupRow("Reasoning effort (OR)", reasoningEfforts, cfg.ReasoningEffort, func(option string) {
+		cfg.ReasoningEffort = option
+	})
 	// Helper function to get model list for a given API
 	getModelListForAPI := func(api string) []string {
 		if strings.Contains(api, "api.deepseek.com/") {

rag/embedder.go

@@ -131,7 +131,6 @@ func (a *APIEmbedder) EmbedSlice(lines []string) ([][]float32, error) {
 		}
 		embeddings[data.Index] = data.Embedding
 	}
-
 	return embeddings, nil
 }
 

rag/extractors.go

@@ -0,0 +1,181 @@
+package rag
+
+import (
+	"archive/zip"
+	"bytes"
+	"errors"
+	"fmt"
+	"io"
+	"os"
+	"os/exec"
+	"path"
+	"strings"
+
+	"github.com/PuerkitoBio/goquery"
+	"github.com/ledongthuc/pdf"
+	"github.com/yuin/goldmark"
+	"github.com/yuin/goldmark/extension"
+	"github.com/yuin/goldmark/parser"
+	"github.com/yuin/goldmark/renderer/html"
+)
+
+func ExtractText(fpath string) (string, error) {
+	ext := strings.ToLower(path.Ext(fpath))
+	switch ext {
+	case ".txt":
+		return extractTextFromFile(fpath)
+	case ".md", ".markdown":
+		return extractTextFromMarkdown(fpath)
+	case ".html", ".htm":
+		return extractTextFromHtmlFile(fpath)
+	case ".epub":
+		return extractTextFromEpub(fpath)
+	case ".pdf":
+		return extractTextFromPdf(fpath)
+	default:
+		return "", fmt.Errorf("unsupported file format: %s", ext)
+	}
+}
+
+func extractTextFromFile(fpath string) (string, error) {
+	data, err := os.ReadFile(fpath)
+	if err != nil {
+		return "", err
+	}
+	return string(data), nil
+}
+
+func extractTextFromHtmlFile(fpath string) (string, error) {
+	data, err := os.ReadFile(fpath)
+	if err != nil {
+		return "", err
+	}
+	return extractTextFromHtmlContent(data)
+}
+
+// non utf-8 encoding?
+func extractTextFromHtmlContent(data []byte) (string, error) {
+	doc, err := goquery.NewDocumentFromReader(bytes.NewReader(data))
+	if err != nil {
+		return "", err
+	}
+	// Remove script and style tags
+	doc.Find("script, style, noscript").Each(func(i int, s *goquery.Selection) {
+		s.Remove()
+	})
+	// Get text and clean it
+	text := doc.Text()
+	// Collapse all whitespace (newlines, tabs, multiple spaces) into single spaces
+	cleaned := strings.Join(strings.Fields(text), " ")
+	return cleaned, nil
+}
+
+func extractTextFromMarkdown(fpath string) (string, error) {
+	data, err := os.ReadFile(fpath)
+	if err != nil {
+		return "", err
+	}
+	// Convert markdown to HTML
+	md := goldmark.New(
+		goldmark.WithExtensions(extension.GFM),
+		goldmark.WithParserOptions(parser.WithAutoHeadingID()),
+		goldmark.WithRendererOptions(html.WithUnsafe()), // allow raw HTML if needed
+	)
+	var buf bytes.Buffer
+	if err := md.Convert(data, &buf); err != nil {
+		return "", err
+	}
+	// Now extract text from the resulting HTML (using goquery or similar)
+	return extractTextFromHtmlContent(buf.Bytes())
+}
+
+func extractTextFromEpub(fpath string) (string, error) {
+	r, err := zip.OpenReader(fpath)
+	if err != nil {
+		return "", fmt.Errorf("failed to open epub: %w", err)
+	}
+	defer r.Close()
+	var sb strings.Builder
+	for _, f := range r.File {
+		ext := strings.ToLower(path.Ext(f.Name))
+		if ext != ".xhtml" && ext != ".html" && ext != ".htm" && ext != ".xml" {
+			continue
+		}
+
+		// Skip manifest, toc, ncx files - they don't contain book content
+		nameLower := strings.ToLower(f.Name)
+		if strings.Contains(nameLower, "toc") || strings.Contains(nameLower, "nav") ||
+			strings.Contains(nameLower, "manifest") || strings.Contains(nameLower, ".opf") ||
+			strings.HasSuffix(nameLower, ".ncx") {
+			continue
+		}
+
+		rc, err := f.Open()
+		if err != nil {
+			continue
+		}
+
+		if sb.Len() > 0 {
+			sb.WriteString("\n\n")
+		}
+		sb.WriteString(f.Name)
+		sb.WriteString("\n")
+
+		buf, readErr := io.ReadAll(rc)
+		rc.Close()
+		if readErr == nil {
+			sb.WriteString(stripHTML(string(buf)))
+		}
+	}
+	if sb.Len() == 0 {
+		return "", errors.New("no content extracted from epub")
+	}
+	return sb.String(), nil
+}
+
+func stripHTML(html string) string {
+	var sb strings.Builder
+	inTag := false
+	for _, r := range html {
+		switch r {
+		case '<':
+			inTag = true
+		case '>':
+			inTag = false
+		default:
+			if !inTag {
+				sb.WriteRune(r)
+			}
+		}
+	}
+	return sb.String()
+}
+
+func extractTextFromPdf(fpath string) (string, error) {
+	_, err := exec.LookPath("pdftotext")
+	if err == nil {
+		out, err := exec.Command("pdftotext", "-layout", fpath, "-").Output()
+		if err == nil && len(out) > 0 {
+			return string(out), nil
+		}
+	}
+	return extractTextFromPdfPureGo(fpath)
+}
+
+func extractTextFromPdfPureGo(fpath string) (string, error) {
+	df, r, err := pdf.Open(fpath)
+	if err != nil {
+		return "", fmt.Errorf("failed to open pdf: %w", err)
+	}
+	defer df.Close()
+	textReader, err := r.GetPlainText()
+	if err != nil {
+		return "", fmt.Errorf("failed to extract text from pdf: %w", err)
+	}
+	var buf bytes.Buffer
+	_, err = io.Copy(&buf, textReader)
+	if err != nil {
+		return "", fmt.Errorf("failed to read pdf text: %w", err)
+	}
+	return buf.String(), nil
+}

rag/rag.go

@@ -7,8 +7,9 @@ import (
 	"gf-lt/models"
 	"gf-lt/storage"
 	"log/slog"
-	"os"
 	"path"
+	"regexp"
+	"sort"
 	"strings"
 	"sync"
 
@@ -23,19 +24,18 @@ var (
 	ErrRAGStatus        = "some error occurred; failed to transfer data to vector db"
 )
 
-
 type RAG struct {
 	logger   *slog.Logger
 	store    storage.FullRepo
 	cfg      *config.Config
 	embedder Embedder
 	storage  *VectorStorage
+	mu       sync.Mutex
 }
 
 func New(l *slog.Logger, s storage.FullRepo, cfg *config.Config) *RAG {
 	// Initialize with API embedder by default, could be configurable later
 	embedder := NewAPIEmbedder(l, cfg)
-
 	rag := &RAG{
 		logger:   l,
 		store:    s,
@@ -54,7 +54,9 @@ func wordCounter(sentence string) int {
 }
 
 func (r *RAG) LoadRAG(fpath string) error {
-	data, err := os.ReadFile(fpath)
+	r.mu.Lock()
+	defer r.mu.Unlock()
+	fileText, err := ExtractText(fpath)
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
@@ -63,10 +65,7 @@ func (r *RAG) LoadRAG(fpath string) error {
 	case LongJobStatusCh <- LoadedFileRAGStatus:
 	default:
 		r.logger.Warn("LongJobStatusCh channel is full or closed, dropping status message", "message", LoadedFileRAGStatus)
-		// Channel is full or closed, ignore the message to prevent panic
 	}
-
-	fileText := string(data)
 	tokenizer, err := english.NewSentenceTokenizer(nil)
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
@@ -76,19 +75,16 @@ func (r *RAG) LoadRAG(fpath string) error {
 	for i, s := range sentences {
 		sents[i] = s.Text
 	}
-
 	// Group sentences into paragraphs based on word limit
 	paragraphs := []string{}
 	par := strings.Builder{}
 	for i := 0; i < len(sents); i++ {
-		// Only add sentences that aren't empty
 		if strings.TrimSpace(sents[i]) != "" {
 			if par.Len() > 0 {
-				par.WriteString(" ") // Add space between sentences
+				par.WriteString(" ")
 			}
 			par.WriteString(sents[i])
 		}
-
 		if wordCounter(par.String()) > int(r.cfg.RAGWordLimit) {
 			paragraph := strings.TrimSpace(par.String())
 			if paragraph != "" {
@@ -97,7 +93,6 @@ func (r *RAG) LoadRAG(fpath string) error {
 			par.Reset()
 		}
 	}
-
 	// Handle any remaining content in the paragraph buffer
 	if par.Len() > 0 {
 		paragraph := strings.TrimSpace(par.String())
@@ -105,215 +100,82 @@ func (r *RAG) LoadRAG(fpath string) error {
 			paragraphs = append(paragraphs, paragraph)
 		}
 	}
-
 	// Adjust batch size if needed
 	if len(paragraphs) < r.cfg.RAGBatchSize && len(paragraphs) > 0 {
 		r.cfg.RAGBatchSize = len(paragraphs)
 	}
-
 	if len(paragraphs) == 0 {
 		return errors.New("no valid paragraphs found in file")
 	}
-
+	// Process paragraphs in batches synchronously
-	var (
+	batchCount := 0
-		maxChSize = 100
+	for i := 0; i < len(paragraphs); i += r.cfg.RAGBatchSize {
-		left      = 0
+		end := i + r.cfg.RAGBatchSize
-		right     = r.cfg.RAGBatchSize
+		if end > len(paragraphs) {
-		batchCh   = make(chan map[int][]string, maxChSize)
+			end = len(paragraphs)
-		vectorCh  = make(chan []models.VectorRow, maxChSize)
-		errCh     = make(chan error, 1)
-		wg        = new(sync.WaitGroup)
-		lock      = new(sync.Mutex)
-	)
-
-	defer close(errCh)
-	defer close(batchCh)
-
-	// Fill input channel with batches
-	ctn := 0
-	totalParagraphs := len(paragraphs)
-	for {
-		if right > totalParagraphs {
-			batchCh <- map[int][]string{left: paragraphs[left:]}
-			break
 		}
-		batchCh <- map[int][]string{left: paragraphs[left:right]}
+		batch := paragraphs[i:end]
-		left, right = right, right+r.cfg.RAGBatchSize
+		batchCount++
-		ctn++
+		// Filter empty paragraphs
-	}
+		nonEmptyBatch := make([]string, 0, len(batch))
-
+		for _, p := range batch {
-	finishedBatchesMsg := fmt.Sprintf("finished batching batches#: %d; paragraphs: %d; sentences: %d\n", ctn+1, len(paragraphs), len(sents))
+			if strings.TrimSpace(p) != "" {
-	r.logger.Debug(finishedBatchesMsg)
+				nonEmptyBatch = append(nonEmptyBatch, strings.TrimSpace(p))
-	select {
+			}
-	case LongJobStatusCh <- finishedBatchesMsg:
+		}
-	default:
+		if len(nonEmptyBatch) == 0 {
-		r.logger.Warn("LongJobStatusCh channel is full or closed, dropping status message", "message", finishedBatchesMsg)
+			continue
-		// Channel is full or closed, ignore the message to prevent panic
+		}
-	}
+		// Embed the batch
-
+		embeddings, err := r.embedder.EmbedSlice(nonEmptyBatch)
-	// Start worker goroutines with WaitGroup
-	wg.Add(int(r.cfg.RAGWorkers))
-	for w := 0; w < int(r.cfg.RAGWorkers); w++ {
-		go func(workerID int) {
-			defer wg.Done()
-			r.batchToVectorAsync(lock, workerID, batchCh, vectorCh, errCh, path.Base(fpath))
-		}(w)
-	}
-
-	// Use a goroutine to close the batchCh when all batches are sent
-	go func() {
-		wg.Wait()
-		close(vectorCh) // Close vectorCh when all workers are done
-	}()
-
-	// Check for errors from workers
-	// Use a non-blocking check for errors
-	select {
-	case err := <-errCh:
 		if err != nil {
-			r.logger.Error("error during RAG processing", "error", err)
+			r.logger.Error("failed to embed batch", "error", err, "batch", batchCount)
+			select {
+			case LongJobStatusCh <- ErrRAGStatus:
+			default:
+				r.logger.Warn("LongJobStatusCh channel full, dropping message")
+			}
+			return fmt.Errorf("failed to embed batch %d: %w", batchCount, err)
+		}
+		if len(embeddings) != len(nonEmptyBatch) {
+			err := errors.New("embedding count mismatch")
+			r.logger.Error("embedding mismatch", "expected", len(nonEmptyBatch), "got", len(embeddings))
 			return err
 		}
-	default:
+		// Write vectors to storage
-		// No immediate error, continue
+		filename := path.Base(fpath)
-	}
+		for j, text := range nonEmptyBatch {
-
+			vector := models.VectorRow{
-	// Write vectors to storage - this will block until vectorCh is closed
+				Embeddings: embeddings[j],
-	return r.writeVectors(vectorCh)
+				RawText:    text,
-}
+				Slug:       fmt.Sprintf("%s_%d_%d", filename, batchCount, j),
-
+				FileName:   filename,
-func (r *RAG) writeVectors(vectorCh chan []models.VectorRow) error {
-	for {
-		for batch := range vectorCh {
-			for _, vector := range batch {
-				if err := r.storage.WriteVector(&vector); err != nil {
-					r.logger.Error("failed to write vector to DB", "error", err, "slug", vector.Slug)
-					select {
-					case LongJobStatusCh <- ErrRAGStatus:
-					default:
-						r.logger.Warn("LongJobStatusCh channel is full or closed, dropping status message", "message", ErrRAGStatus)
-						// Channel is full or closed, ignore the message to prevent panic
-					}
-					return err // Stop the entire RAG operation on DB error
-				}
 			}
-			r.logger.Debug("wrote batch to db", "size", len(batch), "vector_chan_len", len(vectorCh))
+			if err := r.storage.WriteVector(&vector); err != nil {
-			if len(vectorCh) == 0 {
+				r.logger.Error("failed to write vector to DB", "error", err, "slug", vector.Slug)
-				r.logger.Debug("finished writing vectors")
 				select {
-				case LongJobStatusCh <- FinishedRAGStatus:
+				case LongJobStatusCh <- ErrRAGStatus:
 				default:
-					r.logger.Warn("LongJobStatusCh channel is full or closed, dropping status message", "message", FinishedRAGStatus)
+					r.logger.Warn("LongJobStatusCh channel full, dropping message")
-					// Channel is full or closed, ignore the message to prevent panic
 				}
-				return nil
+				return fmt.Errorf("failed to write vector: %w", err)
 			}
 		}
-	}
+		r.logger.Debug("wrote batch to db", "batch", batchCount, "size", len(nonEmptyBatch))
-}
+		// Send progress status
-
+		statusMsg := fmt.Sprintf("processed batch %d/%d", batchCount, (len(paragraphs)+r.cfg.RAGBatchSize-1)/r.cfg.RAGBatchSize)
-func (r *RAG) batchToVectorAsync(lock *sync.Mutex, id int, inputCh <-chan map[int][]string,
-	vectorCh chan<- []models.VectorRow, errCh chan error, filename string) {
-	var err error
-
-	defer func() {
-		// For errCh, make sure we only send if there's actually an error and the channel can accept it
-		if err != nil {
-			select {
-			case errCh <- err:
-			default:
-				// errCh might be full or closed, log but don't panic
-				r.logger.Warn("errCh channel full or closed, skipping error propagation", "worker", id, "error", err)
-			}
-		}
-	}()
-
-	for {
-		lock.Lock()
-		if len(inputCh) == 0 {
-			lock.Unlock()
-			return
-		}
-
-		select {
-		case linesMap := <-inputCh:
-			for leftI, lines := range linesMap {
-				if err := r.fetchEmb(lines, errCh, vectorCh, fmt.Sprintf("%s_%d", filename, leftI), filename); err != nil {
-					r.logger.Error("error fetching embeddings", "error", err, "worker", id)
-					lock.Unlock()
-					return
-				}
-			}
-			lock.Unlock()
-		case err = <-errCh:
-			r.logger.Error("got an error from error channel", "error", err)
-			lock.Unlock()
-			return
-		default:
-			lock.Unlock()
-		}
-
-		r.logger.Debug("processed batch", "batches#", len(inputCh), "worker#", id)
-		statusMsg := fmt.Sprintf("converted to vector; batches: %d, worker#: %d", len(inputCh), id)
 		select {
 		case LongJobStatusCh <- statusMsg:
 		default:
-			r.logger.Warn("LongJobStatusCh channel full or closed, dropping status message", "message", statusMsg)
+			r.logger.Warn("LongJobStatusCh channel full, dropping message")
-			// Channel is full or closed, ignore the message to prevent panic
 		}
 	}
-}
+	r.logger.Debug("finished writing vectors", "batches", batchCount)
-
+	select {
-func (r *RAG) fetchEmb(lines []string, errCh chan error, vectorCh chan<- []models.VectorRow, slug, filename string) error {
+	case LongJobStatusCh <- FinishedRAGStatus:
-	// Filter out empty lines before sending to embedder
+	default:
-	nonEmptyLines := make([]string, 0, len(lines))
+		r.logger.Warn("LongJobStatusCh channel is full or closed, dropping status message", "message", FinishedRAGStatus)
-	for _, line := range lines {
-		trimmed := strings.TrimSpace(line)
-		if trimmed != "" {
-			nonEmptyLines = append(nonEmptyLines, trimmed)
-		}
 	}
-
-	// Skip if no non-empty lines
-	if len(nonEmptyLines) == 0 {
-		// Send empty result but don't error
-		vectorCh <- []models.VectorRow{}
-		return nil
-	}
-
-	embeddings, err := r.embedder.EmbedSlice(nonEmptyLines)
-	if err != nil {
-		r.logger.Error("failed to embed lines", "err", err.Error())
-		errCh <- err
-		return err
-	}
-
-	if len(embeddings) == 0 {
-		err := errors.New("no embeddings returned")
-		r.logger.Error("empty embeddings")
-		errCh <- err
-		return err
-	}
-
-	if len(embeddings) != len(nonEmptyLines) {
-		err := errors.New("mismatch between number of lines and embeddings returned")
-		r.logger.Error("embedding mismatch", "err", err.Error())
-		errCh <- err
-		return err
-	}
-
-	// Create a VectorRow for each line in the batch
-	vectors := make([]models.VectorRow, len(nonEmptyLines))
-	for i, line := range nonEmptyLines {
-		vectors[i] = models.VectorRow{
-			Embeddings: embeddings[i],
-			RawText:    line,
-			Slug:       fmt.Sprintf("%s_%d", slug, i),
-			FileName:   filename,
-		}
-	}
-
-	vectorCh <- vectors
 	return nil
 }
 
@@ -332,3 +194,259 @@ func (r *RAG) ListLoaded() ([]string, error) {
 func (r *RAG) RemoveFile(filename string) error {
 	return r.storage.RemoveEmbByFileName(filename)
 }
+
+var (
+	queryRefinementPattern = regexp.MustCompile(`(?i)(based on my (vector db|vector db|vector database|rags?|past (conversations?|chat|messages?))|from my (files?|documents?|data|information|memory)|search (in|my) (vector db|database|rags?)|rag search for)`)
+	importantKeywords      = []string{"project", "architecture", "code", "file", "chat", "conversation", "topic", "summary", "details", "history", "previous", "my", "user", "me"}
+	stopWords              = []string{"the", "a", "an", "and", "or", "but", "in", "on", "at", "to", "for", "of", "with", "by", "from", "up", "down", "left", "right"}
+)
+
+func (r *RAG) RefineQuery(query string) string {
+	original := query
+	query = strings.TrimSpace(query)
+	if len(query) == 0 {
+		return original
+	}
+	if len(query) <= 3 {
+		return original
+	}
+	query = strings.ToLower(query)
+	for _, stopWord := range stopWords {
+		wordPattern := `\b` + stopWord + `\b`
+		re := regexp.MustCompile(wordPattern)
+		query = re.ReplaceAllString(query, "")
+	}
+	query = strings.TrimSpace(query)
+	if len(query) < 5 {
+		return original
+	}
+	if queryRefinementPattern.MatchString(original) {
+		cleaned := queryRefinementPattern.ReplaceAllString(original, "")
+		cleaned = strings.TrimSpace(cleaned)
+		if len(cleaned) >= 5 {
+			return cleaned
+		}
+	}
+	query = r.extractImportantPhrases(query)
+	if len(query) < 5 {
+		return original
+	}
+	return query
+}
+
+func (r *RAG) extractImportantPhrases(query string) string {
+	words := strings.Fields(query)
+	var important []string
+	for _, word := range words {
+		word = strings.Trim(word, ".,!?;:'\"()[]{}")
+		isImportant := false
+		for _, kw := range importantKeywords {
+			if strings.Contains(strings.ToLower(word), kw) {
+				isImportant = true
+				break
+			}
+		}
+		if isImportant || len(word) > 3 {
+			important = append(important, word)
+		}
+	}
+	if len(important) == 0 {
+		return query
+	}
+	return strings.Join(important, " ")
+}
+
+func (r *RAG) GenerateQueryVariations(query string) []string {
+	variations := []string{query}
+	if len(query) < 5 {
+		return variations
+	}
+	parts := strings.Fields(query)
+	if len(parts) == 0 {
+		return variations
+	}
+	if len(parts) >= 2 {
+		trimmed := strings.Join(parts[:len(parts)-1], " ")
+		if len(trimmed) >= 5 {
+			variations = append(variations, trimmed)
+		}
+	}
+	if len(parts) >= 2 {
+		trimmed := strings.Join(parts[1:], " ")
+		if len(trimmed) >= 5 {
+			variations = append(variations, trimmed)
+		}
+	}
+	if !strings.HasSuffix(query, " explanation") {
+		variations = append(variations, query+" explanation")
+	}
+	if !strings.HasPrefix(query, "what is ") {
+		variations = append(variations, "what is "+query)
+	}
+	if !strings.HasSuffix(query, " details") {
+		variations = append(variations, query+" details")
+	}
+	if !strings.HasSuffix(query, " summary") {
+		variations = append(variations, query+" summary")
+	}
+	return variations
+}
+
+func (r *RAG) RerankResults(results []models.VectorRow, query string) []models.VectorRow {
+	type scoredResult struct {
+		row      models.VectorRow
+		distance float32
+	}
+	scored := make([]scoredResult, 0, len(results))
+	for i := range results {
+		row := results[i]
+
+		score := float32(0)
+		rawTextLower := strings.ToLower(row.RawText)
+		queryLower := strings.ToLower(query)
+		if strings.Contains(rawTextLower, queryLower) {
+			score += 10
+		}
+		queryWords := strings.Fields(queryLower)
+		matchCount := 0
+		for _, word := range queryWords {
+			if len(word) > 2 && strings.Contains(rawTextLower, word) {
+				matchCount++
+			}
+		}
+		if len(queryWords) > 0 {
+			score += float32(matchCount) / float32(len(queryWords)) * 5
+		}
+		if row.FileName == "chat" || strings.Contains(strings.ToLower(row.FileName), "conversation") {
+			score += 3
+		}
+		distance := row.Distance - score/100
+		scored = append(scored, scoredResult{row: row, distance: distance})
+	}
+	sort.Slice(scored, func(i, j int) bool {
+		return scored[i].distance < scored[j].distance
+	})
+	unique := make([]models.VectorRow, 0)
+	seen := make(map[string]bool)
+	for i := range scored {
+		if !seen[scored[i].row.Slug] {
+			seen[scored[i].row.Slug] = true
+			unique = append(unique, scored[i].row)
+		}
+	}
+	if len(unique) > 10 {
+		unique = unique[:10]
+	}
+	return unique
+}
+
+func (r *RAG) SynthesizeAnswer(results []models.VectorRow, query string) (string, error) {
+	if len(results) == 0 {
+		return "No relevant information found in the vector database.", nil
+	}
+	var contextBuilder strings.Builder
+	contextBuilder.WriteString("User Query: ")
+	contextBuilder.WriteString(query)
+	contextBuilder.WriteString("\n\nRetrieved Context:\n")
+	for i, row := range results {
+		fmt.Fprintf(&contextBuilder, "[Source %d: %s]\n", i+1, row.FileName)
+		contextBuilder.WriteString(row.RawText)
+		contextBuilder.WriteString("\n\n")
+	}
+	contextBuilder.WriteString("Instructions: ")
+	contextBuilder.WriteString("Based on the retrieved context above, provide a concise, coherent answer to the user's query. ")
+	contextBuilder.WriteString("Extract only the most relevant information. ")
+	contextBuilder.WriteString("If no relevant information is found, state that clearly. ")
+	contextBuilder.WriteString("Cite sources by filename when relevant. ")
+	contextBuilder.WriteString("Do not include unnecessary preamble or explanations.")
+	synthesisPrompt := contextBuilder.String()
+	emb, err := r.LineToVector(synthesisPrompt)
+	if err != nil {
+		r.logger.Error("failed to embed synthesis prompt", "error", err)
+		return "", err
+	}
+	embResp := &models.EmbeddingResp{
+		Embedding: emb,
+		Index:     0,
+	}
+	topResults, err := r.SearchEmb(embResp)
+	if err != nil {
+		r.logger.Error("failed to search for synthesis context", "error", err)
+		return "", err
+	}
+	if len(topResults) > 0 && topResults[0].RawText != synthesisPrompt {
+		return topResults[0].RawText, nil
+	}
+	var finalAnswer strings.Builder
+	finalAnswer.WriteString("Based on the retrieved context:\n\n")
+	for i, row := range results {
+		if i >= 5 {
+			break
+		}
+		fmt.Fprintf(&finalAnswer, "- From %s: %s\n", row.FileName, truncateString(row.RawText, 200))
+	}
+	return finalAnswer.String(), nil
+}
+
+func truncateString(s string, maxLen int) string {
+	if len(s) <= maxLen {
+		return s
+	}
+	return s[:maxLen] + "..."
+}
+
+func (r *RAG) Search(query string, limit int) ([]models.VectorRow, error) {
+	refined := r.RefineQuery(query)
+	variations := r.GenerateQueryVariations(refined)
+	allResults := make([]models.VectorRow, 0)
+	seen := make(map[string]bool)
+	for _, q := range variations {
+		emb, err := r.LineToVector(q)
+		if err != nil {
+			r.logger.Error("failed to embed query variation", "error", err, "query", q)
+			continue
+		}
+
+		embResp := &models.EmbeddingResp{
+			Embedding: emb,
+			Index:     0,
+		}
+
+		results, err := r.SearchEmb(embResp)
+		if err != nil {
+			r.logger.Error("failed to search embeddings", "error", err, "query", q)
+			continue
+		}
+
+		for _, row := range results {
+			if !seen[row.Slug] {
+				seen[row.Slug] = true
+				allResults = append(allResults, row)
+			}
+		}
+	}
+	reranked := r.RerankResults(allResults, query)
+	if len(reranked) > limit {
+		reranked = reranked[:limit]
+	}
+	return reranked, nil
+}
+
+var (
+	ragInstance *RAG
+	ragOnce     sync.Once
+)
+
+func Init(c *config.Config, l *slog.Logger, s storage.FullRepo) error {
+	ragOnce.Do(func() {
+		if c == nil || l == nil || s == nil {
+			return
+		}
+		ragInstance = New(l, s, c)
+	})
+	return nil
+}
+
+func GetInstance() *RAG {
+	return ragInstance
+}

rag/storage.go

@@ -28,7 +28,6 @@ func NewVectorStorage(logger *slog.Logger, store storage.FullRepo) *VectorStorag
 	}
 }
 
-
 // SerializeVector converts []float32 to binary blob
 func SerializeVector(vec []float32) []byte {
 	buf := make([]byte, len(vec)*4) // 4 bytes per float32
@@ -66,17 +65,14 @@ func (vs *VectorStorage) WriteVector(row *models.VectorRow) error {
 
 	// Serialize the embeddings to binary
 	serializedEmbeddings := SerializeVector(row.Embeddings)
-
 	query := fmt.Sprintf(
 		"INSERT INTO %s (embeddings, slug, raw_text, filename) VALUES (?, ?, ?, ?)",
 		tableName,
 	)
-
 	if _, err := vs.sqlxDB.Exec(query, serializedEmbeddings, row.Slug, row.RawText, row.FileName); err != nil {
 		vs.logger.Error("failed to write vector", "error", err, "slug", row.Slug)
 		return err
 	}
-
 	return nil
 }
 
@@ -86,20 +82,18 @@ func (vs *VectorStorage) getTableName(emb []float32) (string, error) {
 
 	// Check if we support this embedding size
 	supportedSizes := map[int]bool{
-		384:   true,
+		384:  true,
-		768:   true,
+		768:  true,
-		1024:  true,
+		1024: true,
-		1536:  true,
+		1536: true,
-		2048:  true,
+		2048: true,
-		3072:  true,
+		3072: true,
-		4096:  true,
+		4096: true,
-		5120:  true,
+		5120: true,
 	}
-
 	if supportedSizes[size] {
 		return fmt.Sprintf("embeddings_%d", size), nil
 	}
-
 	return "", fmt.Errorf("no table for embedding size of %d", size)
 }
 
@@ -126,9 +120,7 @@ func (vs *VectorStorage) SearchClosest(query []float32) ([]models.VectorRow, err
 		vector   models.VectorRow
 		distance float32
 	}
-
 	var topResults []SearchResult
-
 	// Process vectors one by one to avoid loading everything into memory
 	for rows.Next() {
 		var (
@@ -176,14 +168,12 @@ func (vs *VectorStorage) SearchClosest(query []float32) ([]models.VectorRow, err
 		result.vector.Distance = result.distance
 		results = append(results, result.vector)
 	}
-
 	return results, nil
 }
 
 // ListFiles returns a list of all loaded files
 func (vs *VectorStorage) ListFiles() ([]string, error) {
 	fileLists := make([][]string, 0)
-
 	// Query all supported tables and combine results
 	embeddingSizes := []int{384, 768, 1024, 1536, 2048, 3072, 4096, 5120}
 	for _, size := range embeddingSizes {
@@ -219,14 +209,12 @@ func (vs *VectorStorage) ListFiles() ([]string, error) {
 			}
 		}
 	}
-
 	return allFiles, nil
 }
 
 // RemoveEmbByFileName removes all embeddings associated with a specific filename
 func (vs *VectorStorage) RemoveEmbByFileName(filename string) error {
 	var errors []string
-
 	embeddingSizes := []int{384, 768, 1024, 1536, 2048, 3072, 4096, 5120}
 	for _, size := range embeddingSizes {
 		table := fmt.Sprintf("embeddings_%d", size)
@@ -235,11 +223,9 @@ func (vs *VectorStorage) RemoveEmbByFileName(filename string) error {
 			errors = append(errors, err.Error())
 		}
 	}
-
 	if len(errors) > 0 {
 		return fmt.Errorf("errors occurred: %s", strings.Join(errors, "; "))
 	}
-
 	return nil
 }
 
@@ -248,18 +234,15 @@ func cosineSimilarity(a, b []float32) float32 {
 	if len(a) != len(b) {
 		return 0.0
 	}
-
 	var dotProduct, normA, normB float32
 	for i := 0; i < len(a); i++ {
 		dotProduct += a[i] * b[i]
 		normA += a[i] * a[i]
 		normB += b[i] * b[i]
 	}
-
 	if normA == 0 || normB == 0 {
 		return 0.0
 	}
-
 	return dotProduct / (sqrt(normA) * sqrt(normB))
 }
 
@@ -275,4 +258,3 @@ func sqrt(f float32) float32 {
 	}
 	return guess
 }
-

server.go

@@ -1,74 +0,0 @@
-package main
-
-import (
-	"encoding/json"
-	"fmt"
-	"gf-lt/config"
-	"net/http"
-	"time"
-)
-
-type Server struct {
-	// nolint
-	config config.Config
-}
-
-func (srv *Server) ListenToRequests(port string) {
-	// h := srv.actions
-	mux := http.NewServeMux()
-	server := &http.Server{
-		Addr:         "localhost:" + port,
-		Handler:      mux,
-		ReadTimeout:  time.Second * 5,
-		WriteTimeout: time.Second * 5,
-	}
-	mux.HandleFunc("GET /ping", pingHandler)
-	mux.HandleFunc("GET /model", modelHandler)
-	mux.HandleFunc("POST /completion", completionHandler)
-	fmt.Println("Listening", "addr", server.Addr)
-	if err := server.ListenAndServe(); err != nil {
-		panic(err)
-	}
-}
-
-// create server
-// listen to the completion endpoint handler
-func pingHandler(w http.ResponseWriter, req *http.Request) {
-	if _, err := w.Write([]byte("pong")); err != nil {
-		logger.Error("server ping", "error", err)
-	}
-}
-
-func completionHandler(w http.ResponseWriter, req *http.Request) {
-	// post request
-	body := req.Body
-	// get body as io.reader
-	// pass it to the /completion
-	go sendMsgToLLM(body)
-out:
-	for {
-		select {
-		case chunk := <-chunkChan:
-			fmt.Print(chunk)
-			if _, err := w.Write([]byte(chunk)); err != nil {
-				logger.Warn("failed to write chunk", "value", chunk)
-				continue
-			}
-		case <-streamDone:
-			break out
-		}
-	}
-}
-
-func modelHandler(w http.ResponseWriter, req *http.Request) {
-	llmModel := fetchLCPModelName()
-	payload, err := json.Marshal(llmModel)
-	if err != nil {
-		logger.Error("model handler", "error", err)
-		// return err
-		return
-	}
-	if _, err := w.Write(payload); err != nil {
-		logger.Error("model handler", "error", err)
-	}
-}

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

storage/storage.go

@@ -103,7 +103,6 @@ func NewProviderSQL(dbPath string, logger *slog.Logger) FullRepo {
 		return nil
 	}
 	p := ProviderSQL{db: db, logger: logger}
-
 	p.Migrate()
 	return p
 }

storage/vector.go

@@ -73,12 +73,9 @@ func (p ProviderSQL) WriteVector(row *models.VectorRow) error {
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
-
 	serializedEmbeddings := SerializeVector(row.Embeddings)
-
 	query := fmt.Sprintf("INSERT INTO %s(embeddings, slug, raw_text, filename) VALUES (?, ?, ?, ?)", tableName)
 	_, err = p.db.Exec(query, serializedEmbeddings, row.Slug, row.RawText, row.FileName)
-
 	return err
 }
 
@@ -87,27 +84,22 @@ func (p ProviderSQL) SearchClosest(q []float32) ([]models.VectorRow, error) {
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}
-
 	querySQL := "SELECT embeddings, slug, raw_text, filename FROM " + tableName
 	rows, err := p.db.Query(querySQL)
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}
 	defer rows.Close()
-
 	type SearchResult struct {
 		vector   models.VectorRow
 		distance float32
 	}
-
 	var topResults []SearchResult
-
 	for rows.Next() {
 		var (
-			embeddingsBlob []byte
+			embeddingsBlob          []byte
 			slug, rawText, fileName string
 		)
-
 		if err := rows.Scan(&embeddingsBlob, &slug, &rawText, &fileName); err != nil {
 			continue
 		}
@@ -152,7 +144,6 @@ func (p ProviderSQL) SearchClosest(q []float32) ([]models.VectorRow, error) {
 		result.vector.Distance = result.distance
 		results[i] = result.vector
 	}
-
 	return results, nil
 }
 
@@ -161,18 +152,15 @@ func cosineSimilarity(a, b []float32) float32 {
 	if len(a) != len(b) {
 		return 0.0
 	}
-
 	var dotProduct, normA, normB float32
 	for i := 0; i < len(a); i++ {
 		dotProduct += a[i] * b[i]
 		normA += a[i] * a[i]
 		normB += b[i] * b[i]
 	}
-
 	if normA == 0 || normB == 0 {
 		return 0.0
 	}
-
 	return dotProduct / (sqrt(normA) * sqrt(normB))
 }
 
@@ -229,13 +217,11 @@ func (p ProviderSQL) ListFiles() ([]string, error) {
 			}
 		}
 	}
-
 	return allFiles, nil
 }
 
 func (p ProviderSQL) RemoveEmbByFileName(filename string) error {
 	var errors []string
-
 	tableNames := []string{
 		"embeddings_384", "embeddings_768", "embeddings_1024", "embeddings_1536",
 		"embeddings_2048", "embeddings_3072", "embeddings_4096", "embeddings_5120",
@@ -246,10 +232,8 @@ func (p ProviderSQL) RemoveEmbByFileName(filename string) error {
 			errors = append(errors, err.Error())
 		}
 	}
-
 	if len(errors) > 0 {
 		return fmt.Errorf("errors occurred: %v", errors)
 	}
-
 	return nil
 }

sysprompts/alice_bob_carl.json

@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 {
-  "sys_prompt": "This is a chat between Alice, Bob and Carl. Normally all message are public (seen by everyone). But characters also able to make messages intended to specific targets using '@' tag. Usually tag is provided inside of out of character clause: (ooc: @charname@), but will be parsed if put anywhere in the message.\nTO SEND A PRIVATE MESSAGE:\n- Include a recipient tag in this exact format: @CharacterName@\n- The tag can be anywhere in your message\n- Example: \"Don't tell others this secret. (ooc: @Bob@)\"\n- For immersion sake it is better if private messages are given in context of whispering, passing notes, or being alone in some space: Alice: *leans closer to Carl and whispers* \"I forgot to turn off the car, could you watch my bag for a cuple of minutes? (ooc: @Carl@)\"\n- Only the sender and tagged recipients will see that message.\nRECEIVING MESSAGES:\n- You only see messages where you are the sender OR you are tagged in the recipient tag\n- Public messages (without tags) are seen by everyone.\nEXAMPLE FORMAT:\nAlice: \"Public message everyone sees\"\nAlice: \"Private message only for Bob @Bob@\"\n(if Diana joins the conversation, and Alice wants to exclude her) Alice: *Grabs Bob and Carl, and pulls them away* \"Listen boys, let's meet this friday again!\" (ooc: @Bob,Carl@; Diana is not trustworthy)\nWHEN TO USE:\n- Most of the time public messages (no tag) are the best choice. Private messages (with tag) are mostly for the passing secrets or information that is described or infered as private.\n- Game of 20 questions. Guys are putting paper sickers on the forehead with names written on them. So in this case only person who gets the sticker put on them does not see the writting on it.\nBob: *Puts sticker with 'JACK THE RIPPER' written on it, on Alices forehead* (ooc: @Carl).\nCarl: \"Alright, we're ready.\"\nAlice: \"Good. So, am I a fictional character or a real one?\"",
+  "sys_prompt": "This is a chat between Alice, Bob and Carl. Normally all message are public (seen by everyone). But characters also able to make messages intended to specific targets using '@' tag. Usually tag is provided inside of out of character clause: (ooc: @charname@), but will be parsed if put anywhere in the message.\nTO SEND A PRIVATE MESSAGE:\n- Include a recipient tag in this exact format: @CharacterName@\n- The tag can be anywhere in your message\n- Example: \"(ooc: @Bob@) Don't tell others this secret.\"\n- For immersion sake it is better if private messages are given in context of whispering, passing notes, or being alone in some space: Alice: (ooc: @Carl@) *leans closer to Carl and whispers* \"I forgot to turn off the car, could you watch my bag for a cuple of minutes?\"\n- Only the sender and tagged recipients will see that message.\nRECEIVING MESSAGES:\n- You only see messages where you are the sender OR you are tagged in the recipient tag\n- Public messages (without tags) are seen by everyone.\nEXAMPLE FORMAT:\nAlice: \"Public message everyone sees\"\nAlice: (ooc: @Bob@)\n\"Private message only for Bob\"\n(if Diana joins the conversation, and Alice wants to exclude her) Alice: (ooc: @Bob,Carl@; Diana is not trustworthy)\n*Grabs Bob and Carl, and pulls them away* \"Listen boys, let's meet this friday again!\"\nWHEN TO USE:\n- Most of the time public messages (no tag) are the best choice. Private messages (with tag) are mostly for the passing secrets or information that is described or infered as private.\n- Game of 20 questions. Guys are putting paper sickers on the forehead with names written on them. So in this case only person who gets the sticker put on them does not see the writting on it.\nBob: *Puts sticker with 'JACK THE RIPPER' written on it, on Alices forehead* (ooc: @Carl).\nCarl: \"Alright, we're ready.\"\nAlice: \"Good. So, am I a fictional character or a real one?\"",
   "role": "Alice",
   "filepath": "sysprompts/alice_bob_carl.json",
   "chars": ["Alice", "Bob", "Carl"],

sysprompts/coding_assistant.json

@@ -0,0 +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.\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. Give me a specific task and I'll get started. For complex work, I'll track progress with todos."
+}

tables.go

@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ package main
 
 import (
 	"fmt"
+	"image"
 	"os"
 	"path"
 	"strings"
@@ -23,6 +24,15 @@ func makeChatTable(chatMap map[string]models.Chat) *tview.Table {
 		chatList[i] = name
 		i++
 	}
+	// Sort chatList by UpdatedAt field in descending order (most recent first)
+	for i := 0; i < len(chatList)-1; i++ {
+		for j := i + 1; j < len(chatList); j++ {
+			if chatMap[chatList[i]].UpdatedAt.Before(chatMap[chatList[j]].UpdatedAt) {
+				// Swap chatList[i] and chatList[j]
+				chatList[i], chatList[j] = chatList[j], chatList[i]
+			}
+		}
+	}
 	// Add 1 extra row for header
 	rows, cols := len(chatMap)+1, len(actions)+4 // +2 for name, +2 for timestamps
 	chatActTable := tview.NewTable().
@@ -226,9 +236,59 @@ func makeChatTable(chatMap map[string]models.Chat) *tview.Table {
 }
 
 // nolint:unused
-func makeRAGTable(fileList []string) *tview.Flex {
+func formatSize(size int64) string {
-	actions := []string{"load", "delete"}
+	units := []string{"B", "KB", "MB", "GB", "TB"}
-	rows, cols := len(fileList), len(actions)+1
+	i := 0
+	s := float64(size)
+	for s >= 1024 && i < len(units)-1 {
+		s /= 1024
+		i++
+	}
+	return fmt.Sprintf("%.1f%s", s, units[i])
+}
+
+type ragFileInfo struct {
+	name     string
+	inRAGDir bool
+	isLoaded bool
+	fullPath string
+}
+
+func makeRAGTable(fileList []string, loadedFiles []string) *tview.Flex {
+	// Build set of loaded files for quick lookup
+	loadedSet := make(map[string]bool)
+	for _, f := range loadedFiles {
+		loadedSet[f] = true
+	}
+
+	// Build merged list: files from ragdir + orphaned files from DB
+	ragFiles := make([]ragFileInfo, 0, len(fileList)+len(loadedFiles))
+	seen := make(map[string]bool)
+
+	// Add files from ragdir
+	for _, f := range fileList {
+		ragFiles = append(ragFiles, ragFileInfo{
+			name:     f,
+			inRAGDir: true,
+			isLoaded: loadedSet[f],
+			fullPath: path.Join(cfg.RAGDir, f),
+		})
+		seen[f] = true
+	}
+
+	// Add orphaned files (in DB but not in ragdir)
+	for _, f := range loadedFiles {
+		if !seen[f] {
+			ragFiles = append(ragFiles, ragFileInfo{
+				name:     f,
+				inRAGDir: false,
+				isLoaded: true,
+				fullPath: "",
+			})
+		}
+	}
+	rows := len(ragFiles)
+	cols := 4 // File Name | Preview | Action | Delete
 	fileTable := tview.NewTable().
 		SetBorders(true)
 	longStatusView := tview.NewTextView()
@@ -242,41 +302,92 @@ func makeRAGTable(fileList []string) *tview.Flex {
 		AddItem(fileTable, 0, 60, true)
 	// Add the exit option as the first row (row 0)
 	fileTable.SetCell(0, 0,
-		tview.NewTableCell("Exit RAG manager").
+		tview.NewTableCell("File Name").
 			SetTextColor(tcell.ColorWhite).
 			SetAlign(tview.AlignCenter).
 			SetSelectable(false))
 	fileTable.SetCell(0, 1,
-		tview.NewTableCell("(Close without action)").
+		tview.NewTableCell("Preview").
-			SetTextColor(tcell.ColorGray).
+			SetTextColor(tcell.ColorWhite).
 			SetAlign(tview.AlignCenter).
 			SetSelectable(false))
 	fileTable.SetCell(0, 2,
-		tview.NewTableCell("exit").
+		tview.NewTableCell("Load/Unload").
-			SetTextColor(tcell.ColorGray).
+			SetTextColor(tcell.ColorWhite).
-			SetAlign(tview.AlignCenter))
+			SetAlign(tview.AlignCenter).
+			SetSelectable(false))
+	fileTable.SetCell(0, 3,
+		tview.NewTableCell("Delete").
+			SetTextColor(tcell.ColorWhite).
+			SetAlign(tview.AlignCenter).
+			SetSelectable(false))
 	// Add the file rows starting from row 1
 	for r := 0; r < rows; r++ {
+		f := ragFiles[r]
 		for c := 0; c < cols; c++ {
 			color := tcell.ColorWhite
-			switch {
+			switch c {
-			case c < 1:
+			case 0:
-				fileTable.SetCell(r+1, c, // +1 to account for the exit row at index 0
+				displayName := f.name
-					tview.NewTableCell(fileList[r]).
+				if !f.inRAGDir {
+					displayName = f.name + " (orphaned)"
+				}
+				fileTable.SetCell(r+1, c,
+					tview.NewTableCell(displayName).
 						SetTextColor(color).
 						SetAlign(tview.AlignCenter).
 						SetSelectable(false))
-			case c == 1: // Action description column - not selectable
+			case 1:
-				fileTable.SetCell(r+1, c, // +1 to account for the exit row at index 0
+				if !f.inRAGDir {
-					tview.NewTableCell("(Action)").
+					// Orphaned file - no preview available
-						SetTextColor(color).
+					fileTable.SetCell(r+1, c,
-						SetAlign(tview.AlignCenter).
+						tview.NewTableCell("not in ragdir").
-						SetSelectable(false))
+							SetTextColor(tcell.ColorYellow).
-			default: // Action button column - selectable
+							SetAlign(tview.AlignCenter).
-				fileTable.SetCell(r+1, c, // +1 to account for the exit row at index 0
+							SetSelectable(false))
-					tview.NewTableCell(actions[c-1]).
+				} else if fi, err := os.Stat(f.fullPath); err == nil {
+					size := fi.Size()
+					modTime := fi.ModTime()
+					preview := fmt.Sprintf("%s | %s", formatSize(size), modTime.Format("2006-01-02 15:04"))
+					fileTable.SetCell(r+1, c,
+						tview.NewTableCell(preview).
+							SetTextColor(color).
+							SetAlign(tview.AlignCenter).
+							SetSelectable(false))
+				} else {
+					fileTable.SetCell(r+1, c,
+						tview.NewTableCell("error").
+							SetTextColor(color).
+							SetAlign(tview.AlignCenter).
+							SetSelectable(false))
+				}
+			case 2:
+				actionText := "load"
+				if f.isLoaded {
+					actionText = "unload"
+				}
+				if !f.inRAGDir {
+					// Orphaned file - can only unload
+					actionText = "unload"
+				}
+				fileTable.SetCell(r+1, c,
+					tview.NewTableCell(actionText).
 						SetTextColor(color).
 						SetAlign(tview.AlignCenter))
+			case 3:
+				if !f.inRAGDir {
+					// Orphaned file - cannot delete from ragdir (not there)
+					fileTable.SetCell(r+1, c,
+						tview.NewTableCell("-").
+							SetTextColor(tcell.ColorDarkGray).
+							SetAlign(tview.AlignCenter).
+							SetSelectable(false))
+				} else {
+					fileTable.SetCell(r+1, c,
+						tview.NewTableCell("delete").
+							SetTextColor(color).
+							SetAlign(tview.AlignCenter))
+				}
 			}
 		}
 	}
@@ -308,7 +419,7 @@ func makeRAGTable(fileList []string) *tview.Flex {
 	}()
 	fileTable.Select(0, 0).
 		SetFixed(1, 1).
-		SetSelectable(true, false).
+		SetSelectable(true, true).
 		SetSelectedStyle(tcell.StyleDefault.Background(tcell.ColorGray).Foreground(tcell.ColorWhite)).
 		SetDoneFunc(func(key tcell.Key) {
 			if key == tcell.KeyEsc || key == tcell.KeyF1 || key == tcell.Key('x') || key == tcell.KeyCtrlX {
@@ -325,30 +436,58 @@ func makeRAGTable(fileList []string) *tview.Flex {
 		}
 		// defer pages.RemovePage(RAGPage)
 		tc := fileTable.GetCell(row, column)
+		tc.SetTextColor(tcell.ColorRed)
+		fileTable.SetSelectable(false, false)
 		// Check if the selected row is the exit row (row 0) - do this first to avoid index issues
 		if row == 0 {
 			pages.RemovePage(RAGPage)
 			return
 		}
-		// For file rows, get the filename (row index - 1 because of the exit row at index 0)
+		// For file rows, get the file info (row index - 1 because of the exit row at index 0)
-		fpath := fileList[row-1] // -1 to account for the exit row at index 0
+		f := ragFiles[row-1]
-		// notification := fmt.Sprintf("chat: %s; action: %s", fpath, tc.Text)
+		// Handle "-" case (orphaned file with no delete option)
+		if tc.Text == "-" {
+			pages.RemovePage(RAGPage)
+			return
+		}
 		switch tc.Text {
 		case "load":
-			fpath = path.Join(cfg.RAGDir, fpath)
+			fpath := path.Join(cfg.RAGDir, f.name)
 			longStatusView.SetText("clicked load")
 			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())
-					errCh <- err
+					app.QueueUpdate(func() {
-					// pages.RemovePage(RAGPage)
+						pages.RemovePage(RAGPage)
+					})
 					return
 				}
+				_ = notifyUser("RAG", "file loaded successfully")
+				app.QueueUpdate(func() {
+					pages.RemovePage(RAGPage)
+				})
+			}()
+			return
+		case "unload":
+			longStatusView.SetText("clicked unload")
+			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())
+					app.QueueUpdate(func() {
+						pages.RemovePage(RAGPage)
+					})
+					return
+				}
+				_ = notifyUser("RAG", "file unloaded successfully")
+				app.QueueUpdate(func() {
+					pages.RemovePage(RAGPage)
+				})
 			}()
 			return
 		case "delete":
-			fpath = path.Join(cfg.RAGDir, fpath)
+			fpath := path.Join(cfg.RAGDir, f.name)
 			if err := os.Remove(fpath); err != nil {
 				logger.Error("failed to delete file", "filename", fpath, "error", err)
 				return
@@ -373,114 +512,6 @@ func makeRAGTable(fileList []string) *tview.Flex {
 	return ragflex
 }
 
-func makeLoadedRAGTable(fileList []string) *tview.Flex {
-	actions := []string{"delete"}
-	rows, cols := len(fileList), len(actions)+1
-	// Add 1 extra row for the "exit" option at the top
-	fileTable := tview.NewTable().
-		SetBorders(true)
-	longStatusView := tview.NewTextView()
-	longStatusView.SetText("Loaded RAG files list")
-	longStatusView.SetBorder(true).SetTitle("status")
-	longStatusView.SetChangedFunc(func() {
-		app.Draw()
-	})
-	ragflex := tview.NewFlex().SetDirection(tview.FlexRow).
-		AddItem(longStatusView, 0, 10, false).
-		AddItem(fileTable, 0, 60, true)
-	// Add the exit option as the first row (row 0)
-	fileTable.SetCell(0, 0,
-		tview.NewTableCell("Exit Loaded Files manager").
-			SetTextColor(tcell.ColorWhite).
-			SetAlign(tview.AlignCenter).
-			SetSelectable(false))
-	fileTable.SetCell(0, 1,
-		tview.NewTableCell("(Close without action)").
-			SetTextColor(tcell.ColorGray).
-			SetAlign(tview.AlignCenter).
-			SetSelectable(false))
-	fileTable.SetCell(0, 2,
-		tview.NewTableCell("exit").
-			SetTextColor(tcell.ColorGray).
-			SetAlign(tview.AlignCenter))
-	// Add the file rows starting from row 1
-	for r := 0; r < rows; r++ {
-		for c := 0; c < cols; c++ {
-			color := tcell.ColorWhite
-			switch {
-			case c < 1:
-				fileTable.SetCell(r+1, c, // +1 to account for the exit row at index 0
-					tview.NewTableCell(fileList[r]).
-						SetTextColor(color).
-						SetAlign(tview.AlignCenter).
-						SetSelectable(false))
-			case c == 1: // Action description column - not selectable
-				fileTable.SetCell(r+1, c, // +1 to account for the exit row at index 0
-					tview.NewTableCell("(Action)").
-						SetTextColor(color).
-						SetAlign(tview.AlignCenter).
-						SetSelectable(false))
-			default: // Action button column - selectable
-				fileTable.SetCell(r+1, c, // +1 to account for the exit row at index 0
-					tview.NewTableCell(actions[c-1]).
-						SetTextColor(color).
-						SetAlign(tview.AlignCenter))
-			}
-		}
-	}
-	fileTable.Select(0, 0).
-		SetFixed(1, 1).
-		SetSelectable(true, false).
-		SetSelectedStyle(tcell.StyleDefault.Background(tcell.ColorGray).Foreground(tcell.ColorWhite)).
-		SetDoneFunc(func(key tcell.Key) {
-			if key == tcell.KeyEsc || key == tcell.KeyF1 || key == tcell.Key('x') || key == tcell.KeyCtrlX {
-				pages.RemovePage(RAGLoadedPage)
-				return
-			}
-		}).SetSelectedFunc(func(row int, column int) {
-		// If user selects a non-actionable column (0 or 1), move to first action column (2)
-		if column <= 1 {
-			if fileTable.GetColumnCount() > 2 {
-				fileTable.Select(row, 2) // Select first action column
-			}
-			return
-		}
-		tc := fileTable.GetCell(row, column)
-		// Check if the selected row is the exit row (row 0) - do this first to avoid index issues
-		if row == 0 {
-			pages.RemovePage(RAGLoadedPage)
-			return
-		}
-		// For file rows, get the filename (row index - 1 because of the exit row at index 0)
-		fpath := fileList[row-1] // -1 to account for the exit row at index 0
-		switch tc.Text {
-		case "delete":
-			if err := ragger.RemoveFile(fpath); err != nil {
-				logger.Error("failed to delete file from RAG", "filename", fpath, "error", err)
-				longStatusView.SetText(fmt.Sprintf("Error deleting file: %v", err))
-				return
-			}
-			if err := notifyUser("RAG file deleted", fpath+" was deleted from RAG system"); err != nil {
-				logger.Error("failed to send notification", "error", err)
-			}
-			longStatusView.SetText(fpath + " was deleted from RAG system")
-			return
-		default:
-			pages.RemovePage(RAGLoadedPage)
-			return
-		}
-	})
-	// Add input capture to the flex container to handle 'x' key for closing
-	ragflex.SetInputCapture(func(event *tcell.EventKey) *tcell.EventKey {
-		if event.Key() == tcell.KeyRune && event.Rune() == 'x' {
-			pages.RemovePage(RAGLoadedPage)
-			return nil
-		}
-		return event
-	})
-	return ragflex
-}
-
 func makeAgentTable(agentList []string) *tview.Table {
 	actions := []string{"filepath", "load"}
 	rows, cols := len(agentList), len(actions)+1
@@ -489,14 +520,14 @@ func makeAgentTable(agentList []string) *tview.Table {
 	for r := 0; r < rows; r++ {
 		for c := 0; c < cols; c++ {
 			color := tcell.ColorWhite
-			switch {
+			switch c {
-			case c < 1:
+			case 0:
 				chatActTable.SetCell(r, c,
 					tview.NewTableCell(agentList[r]).
 						SetTextColor(color).
 						SetAlign(tview.AlignCenter).
 						SetSelectable(false))
-			case c == 1:
+			case 1:
 				if actions[c-1] == "filepath" {
 					cc, ok := sysMap[agentList[r]]
 					if !ok {
@@ -523,7 +554,7 @@ func makeAgentTable(agentList []string) *tview.Table {
 	}
 	chatActTable.Select(0, 0).
 		SetFixed(1, 1).
-		SetSelectable(true, false).
+		SetSelectable(true, true).
 		SetSelectedStyle(tcell.StyleDefault.Background(tcell.ColorGray).Foreground(tcell.ColorWhite)).
 		SetDoneFunc(func(key tcell.Key) {
 			if key == tcell.KeyEsc || key == tcell.KeyF1 || key == tcell.Key('x') {
@@ -539,6 +570,8 @@ func makeAgentTable(agentList []string) *tview.Table {
 			return
 		}
 		tc := chatActTable.GetCell(row, column)
+		tc.SetTextColor(tcell.ColorRed)
+		chatActTable.SetSelectable(false, false)
 		selected := agentList[row]
 		// notification := fmt.Sprintf("chat: %s; action: %s", selectedChat, tc.Text)
 		switch tc.Text {
@@ -620,7 +653,7 @@ func makeCodeBlockTable(codeBlocks []string) *tview.Table {
 	}
 	table.Select(0, 0).
 		SetFixed(1, 1).
-		SetSelectable(true, false).
+		SetSelectable(true, true).
 		SetSelectedStyle(tcell.StyleDefault.Background(tcell.ColorGray).Foreground(tcell.ColorWhite)).
 		SetDoneFunc(func(key tcell.Key) {
 			if key == tcell.KeyEsc || key == tcell.KeyF1 || key == tcell.Key('x') {
@@ -636,6 +669,8 @@ func makeCodeBlockTable(codeBlocks []string) *tview.Table {
 			return
 		}
 		tc := table.GetCell(row, column)
+		tc.SetTextColor(tcell.ColorRed)
+		table.SetSelectable(false, false)
 		selected := codeBlocks[row]
 		// notification := fmt.Sprintf("chat: %s; action: %s", selectedChat, tc.Text)
 		switch tc.Text {
@@ -692,7 +727,7 @@ func makeImportChatTable(filenames []string) *tview.Table {
 	}
 	chatActTable.Select(0, 0).
 		SetFixed(1, 1).
-		SetSelectable(true, false).
+		SetSelectable(true, true).
 		SetSelectedStyle(tcell.StyleDefault.Background(tcell.ColorGray).Foreground(tcell.ColorWhite)).
 		SetDoneFunc(func(key tcell.Key) {
 			if key == tcell.KeyEsc || key == tcell.KeyF1 || key == tcell.Key('x') {
@@ -708,6 +743,8 @@ func makeImportChatTable(filenames []string) *tview.Table {
 			return
 		}
 		tc := chatActTable.GetCell(row, column)
+		tc.SetTextColor(tcell.ColorRed)
+		chatActTable.SetSelectable(false, false)
 		selected := filenames[row]
 		// notification := fmt.Sprintf("chat: %s; action: %s", selectedChat, tc.Text)
 		switch tc.Text {
@@ -779,17 +816,19 @@ func makeFilePicker() *tview.Flex {
 	var selectedFile string
 	// Track currently displayed directory (changes as user navigates)
 	currentDisplayDir := startDir
+	// --- NEW: search state ---
+	searching := false
+	searchQuery := ""
+	searchInputMode := false
 	// Helper function to check if a file has an allowed extension from config
 	hasAllowedExtension := func(filename string) bool {
-		// If no allowed extensions are specified in config, allow all files
 		if cfg.FilePickerExts == "" {
 			return true
 		}
-		// Split the allowed extensions from the config string
 		allowedExts := strings.Split(cfg.FilePickerExts, ",")
 		lowerFilename := strings.ToLower(strings.TrimSpace(filename))
 		for _, ext := range allowedExts {
-			ext = strings.TrimSpace(ext) // Remove any whitespace around the extension
+			ext = strings.TrimSpace(ext)
 			if ext != "" && strings.HasSuffix(lowerFilename, "."+ext) {
 				return true
 			}
@@ -809,21 +848,39 @@ func makeFilePicker() *tview.Flex {
 	}
 	// Create UI elements
 	listView := tview.NewList()
-	listView.SetBorder(true).SetTitle("Files & Directories").SetTitleAlign(tview.AlignLeft)
+	listView.SetBorder(true).
+		SetTitle("Files & Directories [s: set FilePickerDir]. Current base dir: " + cfg.FilePickerDir).
+		SetTitleAlign(tview.AlignLeft)
 	// Status view for selected file information
 	statusView := tview.NewTextView()
 	statusView.SetBorder(true).SetTitle("Selected File").SetTitleAlign(tview.AlignLeft)
 	statusView.SetTextColor(tcell.ColorYellow)
-	// Layout - only include list view and status view
+	// Image preview pane
+	var imgPreview *tview.Image
+	if cfg.ImagePreview {
+		imgPreview = tview.NewImage()
+		imgPreview.SetBorder(true).SetTitle("Preview").SetTitleAlign(tview.AlignLeft)
+	}
+	// Horizontal flex for list + preview
+	var hFlex *tview.Flex
+	if cfg.ImagePreview && imgPreview != nil {
+		hFlex = tview.NewFlex().SetDirection(tview.FlexColumn).
+			AddItem(listView, 0, 3, true).
+			AddItem(imgPreview, 0, 2, false)
+	} else {
+		hFlex = tview.NewFlex().SetDirection(tview.FlexColumn).
+			AddItem(listView, 0, 1, true)
+	}
+	// Main vertical flex
 	flex := tview.NewFlex().SetDirection(tview.FlexRow)
-	flex.AddItem(listView, 0, 3, true)
+	flex.AddItem(hFlex, 0, 3, true)
 	flex.AddItem(statusView, 3, 0, false)
-	// Refresh the file list
+	// Refresh the file list – now accepts a filter string
-	var refreshList func(string)
+	var refreshList func(string, string)
-	refreshList = func(dir string) {
+	refreshList = func(dir string, filter string) {
 		listView.Clear()
 		// Update the current display directory
-		currentDisplayDir = dir // Update the current display directory
+		currentDisplayDir = dir
 		// Add exit option at the top
 		listView.AddItem("Exit file picker [gray](Close without selecting)[-]", "", 'x', func() {
 			pages.RemovePage(filePickerPage)
@@ -831,13 +888,16 @@ func makeFilePicker() *tview.Flex {
 		// Add parent directory (..) if not at root
 		if dir != "/" {
 			parentDir := path.Dir(dir)
-			// Special handling for edge cases - only return if we're truly at a system root
+			// For Unix-like systems, avoid infinite loop when at root
-			// For Unix-like systems, path.Dir("/") returns "/" which would cause parentDir == dir
+			if parentDir != dir {
-			if parentDir == dir && dir == "/" {
-				// We're at the root ("/") and trying to go up, just don't add the parent item
-			} else {
 				listView.AddItem("../ [gray](Parent Directory)[-]", "", 'p', func() {
-					refreshList(parentDir)
+					// Clear search on navigation
+					searching = false
+					searchQuery = ""
+					if cfg.ImagePreview {
+						imgPreview.SetImage(nil)
+					}
+					refreshList(parentDir, "")
 					dirStack = append(dirStack, parentDir)
 					currentStackPos = len(dirStack) - 1
 				})
@@ -849,93 +909,257 @@ func makeFilePicker() *tview.Flex {
 			statusView.SetText("Error reading directory: " + err.Error())
 			return
 		}
-		// Add directories and files to the list
+		// Helper to check if an item passes the filter
+		matchesFilter := func(name string) bool {
+			if filter == "" {
+				return true
+			}
+			return strings.Contains(strings.ToLower(name), strings.ToLower(filter))
+		}
+		// Add directories
 		for _, file := range files {
 			name := file.Name()
-			// Skip hidden files and directories (those starting with a dot)
 			if strings.HasPrefix(name, ".") {
 				continue
 			}
-			if file.IsDir() {
+			if file.IsDir() && matchesFilter(name) {
-				// Capture the directory name for the closure to avoid loop variable issues
 				dirName := name
 				listView.AddItem(dirName+"/ [gray](Directory)[-]", "", 0, func() {
+					// Clear search on navigation
+					searching = false
+					searchQuery = ""
+					if cfg.ImagePreview {
+						imgPreview.SetImage(nil)
+					}
 					newDir := path.Join(dir, dirName)
-					refreshList(newDir)
+					refreshList(newDir, "")
 					dirStack = append(dirStack, newDir)
 					currentStackPos = len(dirStack) - 1
 					statusView.SetText("Current: " + newDir)
 				})
-			} else if hasAllowedExtension(name) {
+			}
-				// Only show files that have allowed extensions (from config)
+		}
-				// Capture the file name for the closure to avoid loop variable issues
+		// Add files with allowed extensions
+		for _, file := range files {
+			name := file.Name()
+			if strings.HasPrefix(name, ".") || file.IsDir() {
+				continue
+			}
+			if hasAllowedExtension(name) && matchesFilter(name) {
 				fileName := name
 				fullFilePath := path.Join(dir, fileName)
 				listView.AddItem(fileName+" [gray](File)[-]", "", 0, func() {
 					selectedFile = fullFilePath
 					statusView.SetText("Selected: " + selectedFile)
-					// Check if the file is an image
 					if isImageFile(fileName) {
-						// For image files, offer to attach to the next LLM message
 						statusView.SetText("Selected image: " + selectedFile)
-					} else {
-						// For non-image files, display as before
-						statusView.SetText("Selected: " + selectedFile)
 					}
 				})
 			}
 		}
-		statusView.SetText("Current: " + dir)
+		// Update status line based on search state
+		switch {
+		case searching:
+			statusView.SetText("Search: " + searchQuery + "_")
+		case searchQuery != "":
+			statusView.SetText("Current: " + dir + " (filter: " + searchQuery + ")")
+		default:
+			statusView.SetText("Current: " + dir)
+		}
 	}
 	// Initialize the file list
-	refreshList(startDir)
+	refreshList(startDir, "")
+	// Update image preview when selection changes (unchanged)
+	if cfg.ImagePreview && imgPreview != nil {
+		listView.SetChangedFunc(func(index int, mainText, secondaryText string, rune rune) {
+			itemText, _ := listView.GetItemText(index)
+			if strings.HasPrefix(itemText, "Exit file picker") || strings.HasPrefix(itemText, "../") {
+				imgPreview.SetImage(nil)
+				return
+			}
+			actualItemName := itemText
+			if bracketPos := strings.Index(itemText, " ["); bracketPos != -1 {
+				actualItemName = itemText[:bracketPos]
+			}
+			if strings.HasSuffix(actualItemName, "/") {
+				imgPreview.SetImage(nil)
+				return
+			}
+			if !isImageFile(actualItemName) {
+				imgPreview.SetImage(nil)
+				return
+			}
+			filePath := path.Join(currentDisplayDir, actualItemName)
+			file, err := os.Open(filePath)
+			if err != nil {
+				imgPreview.SetImage(nil)
+				return
+			}
+			defer file.Close()
+			img, _, err := image.Decode(file)
+			if err != nil {
+				imgPreview.SetImage(nil)
+				return
+			}
+			imgPreview.SetImage(img)
+		})
+	}
 	// Set up keyboard navigation
 	flex.SetInputCapture(func(event *tcell.EventKey) *tcell.EventKey {
+		// --- Handle search mode ---
+		if searching {
+			switch event.Key() {
+			case tcell.KeyEsc:
+				// Exit search, clear filter
+				searching = false
+				searchInputMode = false
+				searchQuery = ""
+				refreshList(currentDisplayDir, "")
+				return nil
+			case tcell.KeyBackspace, tcell.KeyBackspace2:
+				if len(searchQuery) > 0 {
+					searchQuery = searchQuery[:len(searchQuery)-1]
+					refreshList(currentDisplayDir, searchQuery)
+				}
+				return nil
+			case tcell.KeyEnter:
+				// Exit search input mode and let normal processing handle selection
+				searchInputMode = false
+				// Get the currently highlighted item in the list
+				itemIndex := listView.GetCurrentItem()
+				if itemIndex >= 0 && itemIndex < listView.GetItemCount() {
+					itemText, _ := listView.GetItemText(itemIndex)
+					// Check for the exit option first
+					if strings.HasPrefix(itemText, "Exit file picker") {
+						pages.RemovePage(filePickerPage)
+						return nil
+					}
+					// Extract the actual filename/directory name by removing the type info
+					actualItemName := itemText
+					if bracketPos := strings.Index(itemText, " ["); bracketPos != -1 {
+						actualItemName = itemText[:bracketPos]
+					}
+					// Check if it's a directory (ends with /)
+					if strings.HasSuffix(actualItemName, "/") {
+						var targetDir string
+						if strings.HasPrefix(actualItemName, "../") {
+							// Parent directory
+							targetDir = path.Dir(currentDisplayDir)
+							if targetDir == currentDisplayDir && currentDisplayDir == "/" {
+								return nil
+							}
+						} else {
+							// Regular subdirectory
+							dirName := strings.TrimSuffix(actualItemName, "/")
+							targetDir = path.Join(currentDisplayDir, dirName)
+						}
+						// Navigate – clear search
+						if cfg.ImagePreview && imgPreview != nil {
+							imgPreview.SetImage(nil)
+						}
+						searching = false
+						searchInputMode = false
+						searchQuery = ""
+						refreshList(targetDir, "")
+						dirStack = append(dirStack, targetDir)
+						currentStackPos = len(dirStack) - 1
+						statusView.SetText("Current: " + targetDir)
+						return nil
+					} else {
+						// It's a file
+						filePath := path.Join(currentDisplayDir, actualItemName)
+						if info, err := os.Stat(filePath); err == nil && !info.IsDir() {
+							if isImageFile(actualItemName) {
+								SetImageAttachment(filePath)
+								statusView.SetText("Image attached: " + filePath + " (will be sent with next message)")
+								pages.RemovePage(filePickerPage)
+							} else {
+								textArea.SetText(filePath, true)
+								app.SetFocus(textArea)
+								pages.RemovePage(filePickerPage)
+							}
+						}
+						return nil
+					}
+				}
+				return nil
+			case tcell.KeyRune:
+				r := event.Rune()
+				if searchInputMode && r != 0 {
+					searchQuery += string(r)
+					refreshList(currentDisplayDir, searchQuery)
+					return nil
+				}
+				// If not in search input mode, pass through for navigation
+				return event
+			default:
+				// Exit search input mode but keep filter active for navigation
+				searchInputMode = false
+				// Pass all other keys (arrows, etc.) to normal processing
+				return event
+			}
+		}
+		// --- Not searching ---
 		switch event.Key() {
 		case tcell.KeyEsc:
 			pages.RemovePage(filePickerPage)
 			return nil
 		case tcell.KeyBackspace2: // Backspace to go to parent directory
+			if cfg.ImagePreview && imgPreview != nil {
+				imgPreview.SetImage(nil)
+			}
 			if currentStackPos > 0 {
 				currentStackPos--
 				prevDir := dirStack[currentStackPos]
-				refreshList(prevDir)
+				// Clear search when navigating with backspace
-				// Trim the stack to current position to avoid deep history
+				searching = false
+				searchQuery = ""
+				refreshList(prevDir, "")
+				// Trim the stack to current position
 				dirStack = dirStack[:currentStackPos+1]
 			}
 			return nil
+		case tcell.KeyRune:
+			if event.Rune() == '/' {
+				// Enter search mode
+				searching = true
+				searchInputMode = true
+				searchQuery = ""
+				refreshList(currentDisplayDir, "")
+				return nil
+			}
+			if event.Rune() == 's' {
+				// Set FilePickerDir to current directory
+				// Get the actual directory path
+				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()
 			if itemIndex >= 0 && itemIndex < listView.GetItemCount() {
-				// We need to get the text of the currently selected item to determine if it's a directory
-				// Since we can't directly get the item text, we'll keep track of items differently
-				// Let's improve the approach by tracking the currently selected item
 				itemText, _ := listView.GetItemText(itemIndex)
 				logger.Info("choosing dir", "itemText", itemText)
-				// Check for the exit option first (should be the first item)
+				// Check for the exit option first
 				if strings.HasPrefix(itemText, "Exit file picker") {
 					pages.RemovePage(filePickerPage)
 					return nil
 				}
-				// Extract the actual filename/directory name by removing the type info in brackets
+				// Extract the actual filename/directory name by removing the type info
-				// Format is "name [gray](type)[-]"
 				actualItemName := itemText
 				if bracketPos := strings.Index(itemText, " ["); bracketPos != -1 {
 					actualItemName = itemText[:bracketPos]
 				}
 				// Check if it's a directory (ends with /)
 				if strings.HasSuffix(actualItemName, "/") {
-					// This is a directory, we need to get the full path
-					// Since the item text ends with "/" and represents a directory
 					var targetDir string
 					if strings.HasPrefix(actualItemName, "../") {
-						// Parent directory - need to go up from current directory
+						// Parent directory
 						targetDir = path.Dir(currentDisplayDir)
-						// Avoid going above root - if parent is same as current and it's system root
 						if targetDir == currentDisplayDir && currentDisplayDir == "/" {
-							// We're at root, don't navigate
+							logger.Warn("at root, cannot go up")
-							logger.Warn("went to root", "dir", targetDir)
 							return nil
 						}
 					} else {
@@ -943,24 +1167,23 @@ func makeFilePicker() *tview.Flex {
 						dirName := strings.TrimSuffix(actualItemName, "/")
 						targetDir = path.Join(currentDisplayDir, dirName)
 					}
-					// Navigate to the selected directory
+					// Navigate – clear search
-					logger.Info("going to the dir", "dir", targetDir)
+					logger.Info("going to dir", "dir", targetDir)
-					refreshList(targetDir)
+					if cfg.ImagePreview && imgPreview != nil {
+						imgPreview.SetImage(nil)
+					}
+					searching = false
+					searchQuery = ""
+					refreshList(targetDir, "")
 					dirStack = append(dirStack, targetDir)
 					currentStackPos = len(dirStack) - 1
 					statusView.SetText("Current: " + targetDir)
 					return nil
 				} else {
-					// It's a file - construct the full path from current directory and the actual item name
+					// It's a file
-					// We can't rely only on the selectedFile variable since Enter key might be pressed
-					// without having clicked the file first
 					filePath := path.Join(currentDisplayDir, actualItemName)
-					// Verify it's actually a file (not just lacking a directory suffix)
 					if info, err := os.Stat(filePath); err == nil && !info.IsDir() {
-						// Check if the file is an image
 						if isImageFile(actualItemName) {
-							// For image files, set it as an attachment for the next LLM message
-							// Use the version without UI updates to avoid hangs in event handlers
 							logger.Info("setting image", "file", actualItemName)
 							SetImageAttachment(filePath)
 							logger.Info("after setting image", "file", actualItemName)
@@ -969,7 +1192,6 @@ func makeFilePicker() *tview.Flex {
 							pages.RemovePage(filePickerPage)
 							logger.Info("after update drawn", "file", actualItemName)
 						} else {
-							// For non-image files, update the text area with file path
 							textArea.SetText(filePath, true)
 							app.SetFocus(textArea)
 							pages.RemovePage(filePickerPage)

tui.go

@@ -7,17 +7,18 @@ import (
 	_ "image/jpeg"
 	_ "image/png"
 	"os"
-	"os/exec"
 	"path"
 	"strconv"
 	"strings"
-	"sync"
 
 	"github.com/gdamore/tcell/v2"
 	"github.com/rivo/tview"
 )
 
-var _ = sync.RWMutex{}
+func isFullScreenPageActive() bool {
+	name, _ := pages.GetFrontPage()
+	return name != "main"
+}
 
 var (
 	app                *tview.Application
@@ -33,6 +34,9 @@ var (
 	indexPickWindow    *tview.InputField
 	renameWindow       *tview.InputField
 	roleEditWindow     *tview.InputField
+	shellInput         *tview.InputField
+	confirmModal       *tview.Modal
+	confirmPageName    = "confirm"
 	fullscreenMode     bool
 	positionVisible    bool = true
 	scrollToEndEnabled bool = true
@@ -50,7 +54,6 @@ var (
 	imgPage        = "imgPage"
 	filePickerPage = "filePicker"
 	exportDir      = "chat_exports"
-
 	// For overlay search functionality
 	searchField    *tview.InputField
 	searchPageName = "searchOverlay"
@@ -79,10 +82,11 @@ 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)
+[yellow]Alt+0[white]: replay last message via tts (needs tts server)
 [yellow]Ctrl+g[white]: open RAG file manager (load files for context retrieval)
 [yellow]Ctrl+y[white]: list loaded RAG files (view and manage loaded files)
 [yellow]Ctrl+q[white]: show user role selection popup to choose who sends next msg as
@@ -96,6 +100,9 @@ var (
 [yellow]Alt+7[white]: toggle role injection (inject role in messages)
 [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) ===
 [yellow]arrows up/down and j/k[white]: scroll up and down
@@ -107,393 +114,122 @@ var (
 === tables (chat history, agent pick, file pick, properties) ===
 [yellow]x[white]: to exit the table page
 
+=== filepicker ===
+[yellow]s[white]: (in file picker) set current dir as FilePickerDir
+[yellow]x[white]: to exit
+
+=== shell mode ===
+	[yellow]@match->Tab[white]: file completion with relative paths (recursive, depth 3, max 50 files)
+
 === status line ===
 %s
 
 Press <Enter> or 'x' to return
 `
-	colorschemes = map[string]tview.Theme{
-		"default": tview.Theme{
-			PrimitiveBackgroundColor:    tcell.ColorDefault,
-			ContrastBackgroundColor:     tcell.ColorGray,
-			MoreContrastBackgroundColor: tcell.ColorSteelBlue,
-			BorderColor:                 tcell.ColorGray,
-			TitleColor:                  tcell.ColorRed,
-			GraphicsColor:               tcell.ColorBlue,
-			PrimaryTextColor:            tcell.ColorLightGray,
-			SecondaryTextColor:          tcell.ColorYellow,
-			TertiaryTextColor:           tcell.ColorOrange,
-			InverseTextColor:            tcell.ColorPurple,
-			ContrastSecondaryTextColor:  tcell.ColorLime,
-		},
-		"gruvbox": tview.Theme{
-			PrimitiveBackgroundColor:    tcell.ColorBlack,         // Matches #1e1e2e
-			ContrastBackgroundColor:     tcell.ColorDarkGoldenrod, // Selected option: warm yellow (#b57614)
-			MoreContrastBackgroundColor: tcell.ColorDarkSlateGray, // Non-selected options: dark grayish-blue (#32302f)
-			BorderColor:                 tcell.ColorLightGray,     // Light gray (#a89984)
-			TitleColor:                  tcell.ColorRed,           // Red (#fb4934)
-			GraphicsColor:               tcell.ColorDarkCyan,      // Cyan (#689d6a)
-			PrimaryTextColor:            tcell.ColorLightGray,     // Light gray (#d5c4a1)
-			SecondaryTextColor:          tcell.ColorYellow,        // Yellow (#fabd2f)
-			TertiaryTextColor:           tcell.ColorOrange,        // Orange (#fe8019)
-			InverseTextColor:            tcell.ColorWhite,         // White (#f9f5d7) for selected text
-			ContrastSecondaryTextColor:  tcell.ColorLightGreen,    // Light green (#b8bb26)
-		},
-		"solarized": tview.Theme{
-			PrimitiveBackgroundColor:    tcell.NewHexColor(0x1e1e2e), // #1e1e2e for main dropdown box
-			ContrastBackgroundColor:     tcell.ColorDarkCyan,         // Selected option: cyan (#2aa198)
-			MoreContrastBackgroundColor: tcell.ColorDarkSlateGray,    // Non-selected options: dark blue (#073642)
-			BorderColor:                 tcell.ColorLightBlue,        // Light blue (#839496)
-			TitleColor:                  tcell.ColorRed,              // Red (#dc322f)
-			GraphicsColor:               tcell.ColorBlue,             // Blue (#268bd2)
-			PrimaryTextColor:            tcell.ColorWhite,            // White (#fdf6e3)
-			SecondaryTextColor:          tcell.ColorYellow,           // Yellow (#b58900)
-			TertiaryTextColor:           tcell.ColorOrange,           // Orange (#cb4b16)
-			InverseTextColor:            tcell.ColorWhite,            // White (#eee8d5) for selected text
-			ContrastSecondaryTextColor:  tcell.ColorLightCyan,        // Light cyan (#93a1a1)
-		},
-		"dracula": tview.Theme{
-			PrimitiveBackgroundColor:    tcell.NewHexColor(0x1e1e2e), // #1e1e2e for main dropdown box
-			ContrastBackgroundColor:     tcell.ColorDarkMagenta,      // Selected option: magenta (#bd93f9)
-			MoreContrastBackgroundColor: tcell.ColorDarkGray,         // Non-selected options: dark gray (#44475a)
-			BorderColor:                 tcell.ColorLightGray,        // Light gray (#f8f8f2)
-			TitleColor:                  tcell.ColorRed,              // Red (#ff5555)
-			GraphicsColor:               tcell.ColorDarkCyan,         // Cyan (#8be9fd)
-			PrimaryTextColor:            tcell.ColorWhite,            // White (#f8f8f2)
-			SecondaryTextColor:          tcell.ColorYellow,           // Yellow (#f1fa8c)
-			TertiaryTextColor:           tcell.ColorOrange,           // Orange (#ffb86c)
-			InverseTextColor:            tcell.ColorWhite,            // White (#f8f8f2) for selected text
-			ContrastSecondaryTextColor:  tcell.ColorLightGreen,       // Light green (#50fa7b)
-		},
-	}
 )
 
-func toggleShellMode() {
+func setShellMode(enabled bool) {
-	shellMode = !shellMode
+	shellMode = enabled
-	if shellMode {
+	go func() {
-		// Update input placeholder to indicate shell mode
+		app.QueueUpdateDraw(func() {
-		textArea.SetPlaceholder("SHELL MODE: Enter command and press <Esc> to execute")
+			updateFlexLayout()
-	} 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")
-	}
-	updateStatusLine()
-}
-
-func updateFlexLayout() {
-	if fullscreenMode {
-		// flex already contains only focused widget; do nothing
-		return
-	}
-	flex.Clear()
-	flex.AddItem(textView, 0, 40, false)
-	flex.AddItem(textArea, 0, 10, false)
-	if positionVisible {
-		flex.AddItem(statusLineWidget, 0, 2, false)
-	}
-	// Keep focus on currently focused widget
-	focused := app.GetFocus()
-	if focused == textView {
-		app.SetFocus(textView)
-	} else {
-		app.SetFocus(textArea)
-	}
-}
-
-func executeCommandAndDisplay(cmdText string) {
-	// Parse the command (split by spaces, but handle quoted arguments)
-	cmdParts := parseCommand(cmdText)
-	if len(cmdParts) == 0 {
-		fmt.Fprintf(textView, "\n[red]Error: No command provided[-:-:-]\n")
-		if scrollToEndEnabled {
-			textView.ScrollToEnd()
-		}
-		colorText()
-		return
-	}
-	command := cmdParts[0]
-	args := []string{}
-	if len(cmdParts) > 1 {
-		args = cmdParts[1:]
-	}
-	// Create the command execution
-	cmd := exec.Command(command, args...)
-	// 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)
-	var outputContent string
-	if err != nil {
-		// Include both output and error
-		errorMsg := "Error: " + err.Error()
-		fmt.Fprintf(textView, "[red]%s[-:-:-]\n", errorMsg)
-		if len(output) > 0 {
-			outputStr := string(output)
-			fmt.Fprintf(textView, "[red]%s[-:-:-]\n", outputStr)
-			outputContent = errorMsg + "\n" + outputStr
-		} else {
-			outputContent = errorMsg
-		}
-	} else {
-		// Only output if successful
-		if len(output) > 0 {
-			outputStr := string(output)
-			fmt.Fprintf(textView, "[green]%s[-:-:-]\n", outputStr)
-			outputContent = outputStr
-		} else {
-			successMsg := "Command executed successfully (no output)"
-			fmt.Fprintf(textView, "[green]%s[-:-:-]\n", successMsg)
-			outputContent = successMsg
-		}
-	}
-	// Combine command and output in a single message for chat history
-	combinedContent := "$ " + cmdText + "\n\n" + outputContent
-	combinedMsg := models.RoleMsg{
-		Role:    cfg.ToolRole,
-		Content: combinedContent,
-	}
-	chatBody.Messages = append(chatBody.Messages, combinedMsg)
-	// Scroll to end and update colors
-	if scrollToEndEnabled {
-		textView.ScrollToEnd()
-	}
-	colorText()
-}
-
-// 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
-}
-
-// Global variables for search state
-var searchResults []int
-var searchResultLengths []int // To store the length of each match in the formatted string
-var searchIndex int
-var searchText string
-var originalTextForSearch string
-
-// performSearch searches for the given term in the textView content and highlights matches
-func performSearch(term string) {
-	searchText = term
-	if searchText == "" {
-		searchResults = nil
-		searchResultLengths = nil
-		originalTextForSearch = ""
-		// Re-render text without highlights
-		textView.SetText(chatToText(chatBody.Messages, cfg.ShowSys))
-		colorText()
-		return
-	}
-	// Get formatted text and search directly in it to avoid mapping issues
-	formattedText := textView.GetText(true)
-	originalTextForSearch = formattedText
-	searchTermLower := strings.ToLower(searchText)
-	formattedTextLower := strings.ToLower(formattedText)
-	// Find all occurrences of the search term in the formatted text directly
-	formattedSearchResults := []int{}
-	searchStart := 0
-	for {
-		pos := strings.Index(formattedTextLower[searchStart:], searchTermLower)
-		if pos == -1 {
-			break
-		}
-		absolutePos := searchStart + pos
-		formattedSearchResults = append(formattedSearchResults, absolutePos)
-		searchStart = absolutePos + len(searchText)
-	}
-	if len(formattedSearchResults) == 0 {
-		// No matches found
-		searchResults = nil
-		searchResultLengths = nil
-		notification := "Pattern not found: " + term
-		if err := notifyUser("search", notification); err != nil {
-			logger.Error("failed to send notification", "error", err)
-		}
-		return
-	}
-	// Store the formatted text positions and lengths for accurate highlighting
-	searchResults = formattedSearchResults
-	// Create lengths array - all matches have the same length as the search term
-	searchResultLengths = make([]int, len(formattedSearchResults))
-	for i := range searchResultLengths {
-		searchResultLengths[i] = len(searchText)
-	}
-	searchIndex = 0
-	highlightCurrentMatch()
-}
-
-// highlightCurrentMatch highlights the current search match and scrolls to it
-func highlightCurrentMatch() {
-	if len(searchResults) == 0 || searchIndex >= len(searchResults) {
-		return
-	}
-	// Get the stored formatted text
-	formattedText := originalTextForSearch
-	// For tview to properly support highlighting and scrolling, we need to work with its region system
-	// Instead of just applying highlights, we need to add region tags to the text
-	highlightedText := addRegionTags(formattedText, searchResults, searchResultLengths, searchIndex, searchText)
-	// Update the text view with the text that includes region tags
-	textView.SetText(highlightedText)
-	// Highlight the current region and scroll to it
-	// Need to identify which position in the results array corresponds to the current match
-	// The region ID will be search_<position>_<index>
-	currentRegion := fmt.Sprintf("search_%d_%d", searchResults[searchIndex], searchIndex)
-	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)
-	}
-}
-
-// showSearchBar shows the search input field as an overlay
-func showSearchBar() {
-	// Create a temporary flex to combine search and main content
-	updatedFlex := tview.NewFlex().SetDirection(tview.FlexRow).
-		AddItem(searchField, 3, 0, true). // Search field at top
-		AddItem(flex, 0, 1, false)        // Main flex layout below
-
-	// Add the search overlay as a page
-	pages.AddPage(searchPageName, updatedFlex, true, true)
-	app.SetFocus(searchField)
-}
-
-// hideSearchBar hides the search input field
-func hideSearchBar() {
-	pages.RemovePage(searchPageName)
-	// Return focus to the text view
-	app.SetFocus(textView)
-	// Clear the search field
-	searchField.SetText("")
-}
-
-// Global variables for index overlay functionality
-var indexPageName = "indexOverlay"
-
-// showIndexBar shows the index input field as an overlay at the top
-func showIndexBar() {
-	// Create a temporary flex to combine index input and main content
-	updatedFlex := tview.NewFlex().SetDirection(tview.FlexRow).
-		AddItem(indexPickWindow, 3, 0, true). // Index field at top
-		AddItem(flex, 0, 1, false)            // Main flex layout below
-
-	// Add the index overlay as a page
-	pages.AddPage(indexPageName, updatedFlex, true, true)
-	app.SetFocus(indexPickWindow)
-}
-
-// hideIndexBar hides the index input field
-func hideIndexBar() {
-	pages.RemovePage(indexPageName)
-	// Return focus to the text view
-	app.SetFocus(textView)
-	// Clear the index field
-	indexPickWindow.SetText("")
-}
-
-// addRegionTags adds region tags to search matches in the text for tview highlighting
-func addRegionTags(text string, positions []int, lengths []int, currentIdx int, searchTerm string) string {
-	if len(positions) == 0 {
-		return text
-	}
-	var result strings.Builder
-	lastEnd := 0
-	for i, pos := range positions {
-		endPos := pos + lengths[i]
-		// Add text before this match
-		if pos > lastEnd {
-			result.WriteString(text[lastEnd:pos])
-		}
-		// The matched text, which may contain its own formatting tags
-		actualText := text[pos:endPos]
-		// Add region tag and highlighting for this match
-		// Use a unique region id that includes the match index to avoid conflicts
-		regionId := fmt.Sprintf("search_%d_%d", pos, i) // position + index to ensure uniqueness
-		var highlightStart, highlightEnd string
-		if i == currentIdx {
-			// Current match - use different highlighting
-			highlightStart = fmt.Sprintf(`["%s"][yellow:blue:b]`, regionId) // Current match with region and special highlight
-			highlightEnd = `[-:-:-][""]`                                    // Reset formatting and close region
-		} else {
-			// Other matches - use regular highlighting
-			highlightStart = fmt.Sprintf(`["%s"][gold:red:u]`, regionId) // Other matches with region and highlight
-			highlightEnd = `[-:-:-][""]`                                 // Reset formatting and close region
-		}
-		result.WriteString(highlightStart)
-		result.WriteString(actualText)
-		result.WriteString(highlightEnd)
-		lastEnd = endPos
-	}
-	// Add the rest of the text after the last processed match
-	if lastEnd < len(text) {
-		result.WriteString(text[lastEnd:])
-	}
-	return result.String()
-}
-
-// 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)
-		}
-		return
-	}
-	searchIndex = (searchIndex + 1) % len(searchResults)
-	highlightCurrentMatch()
-}
-
-// 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)
-		}
-		return
-	}
-	if searchIndex == 0 {
-		searchIndex = len(searchResults) - 1
-	} else {
-		searchIndex--
-	}
-	highlightCurrentMatch()
 }
 
 func init() {
+	// Start background goroutine to update model color cache
+	startModelColorUpdater()
 	tview.Styles = colorschemes["default"]
 	app = tview.NewApplication()
 	pages = tview.NewPages()
+	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 Up arrow for history previous
+		if event.Key() == tcell.KeyUp {
+			if len(shellHistory) > 0 {
+				if shellHistoryPos < len(shellHistory)-1 {
+					shellHistoryPos++
+					shellInput.SetText(shellHistory[len(shellHistory)-1-shellHistoryPos])
+				}
+			}
+			return nil
+		}
+		// Handle Down arrow for history next
+		if event.Key() == tcell.KeyDown {
+			if shellHistoryPos > 0 {
+				shellHistoryPos--
+				shellInput.SetText(shellHistory[len(shellHistory)-1-shellHistoryPos])
+			} else if shellHistoryPos == 0 {
+				shellHistoryPos = -1
+				shellInput.SetText("")
+			}
+			return nil
+		}
+		// Reset history position when user types
+		if event.Key() == tcell.KeyRune {
+			shellHistoryPos = -1
+		}
+		// Handle Tab key for @ file completion
+		if event.Key() == tcell.KeyTab {
+			currentText := shellInput.GetText()
+			atIndex := strings.LastIndex(currentText, "@")
+			if atIndex >= 0 {
+				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")
@@ -570,6 +306,11 @@ func init() {
 	statusLineWidget = tview.NewTextView().
 		SetDynamicColors(true).
 		SetTextAlign(tview.AlignCenter)
+	// // vertical text center alignment
+	// statusLineWidget.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).
@@ -592,7 +333,7 @@ func init() {
 				pages.RemovePage(editMsgPage)
 				return nil
 			}
-			chatBody.Messages[selectedIndex].Content = editedMsg
+			chatBody.Messages[selectedIndex].SetText(editedMsg)
 			// change textarea
 			textView.SetText(chatToText(chatBody.Messages, cfg.ShowSys))
 			pages.RemovePage(editMsgPage)
@@ -610,7 +351,6 @@ func init() {
 			// colorText()
 			// updateStatusLine()
 		})
-
 	roleEditWindow = tview.NewInputField().
 		SetLabel("Enter new role: ").
 		SetPlaceholder("e.g., user, assistant, system, tool").
@@ -681,13 +421,14 @@ func init() {
 			case editMode:
 				hideIndexBar() // Hide overlay first
 				pages.AddPage(editMsgPage, editArea, true, true)
-				editArea.SetText(m.Content, true)
+				editArea.SetText(m.GetText(), true)
 			default:
-				if err := copyToClipboard(m.Content); err != nil {
+				msgText := m.GetText()
+				if err := copyToClipboard(msgText); err != nil {
 					logger.Error("failed to copy to clipboard", "error", err)
 				}
-				previewLen := min(30, len(m.Content))
+				previewLen := min(30, len(msgText))
-				notification := fmt.Sprintf("msg '%s' was copied to the clipboard", m.Content[:previewLen])
+				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)
 				}
@@ -767,6 +508,19 @@ func init() {
 			pages.RemovePage(helpPage)
 			return nil
 		}
+		// Allow scrolling keys to pass through to the TextView
+		switch event.Key() {
+		case tcell.KeyUp, tcell.KeyDown,
+			tcell.KeyPgUp, tcell.KeyPgDn,
+			tcell.KeyHome, tcell.KeyEnd:
+			return event
+		}
+		if event.Key() == tcell.KeyRune {
+			switch event.Rune() {
+			case 'j', 'k', 'g', 'G':
+				return event
+			}
+		}
 		return nil
 	})
 	//
@@ -831,6 +585,41 @@ func init() {
 			injectRole = !injectRole
 			updateStatusLine()
 		}
+		// Handle Alt+T to toggle thinking block visibility
+		if event.Key() == tcell.KeyRune && event.Rune() == 't' && event.Modifiers()&tcell.ModAlt != 0 {
+			thinkingCollapsed = !thinkingCollapsed
+			textView.SetText(chatToText(chatBody.Messages, cfg.ShowSys))
+			colorText()
+			status := "expanded"
+			if thinkingCollapsed {
+				status = "collapsed"
+			}
+			if err := notifyUser("thinking", "Thinking blocks "+status); err != nil {
+				logger.Error("failed to send notification", "error", err)
+			}
+			return nil
+		}
+		// Handle Ctrl+T to toggle tool call/response visibility
+		if event.Key() == tcell.KeyCtrlT {
+			toolCollapsed = !toolCollapsed
+			textView.SetText(chatToText(chatBody.Messages, cfg.ShowSys))
+			colorText()
+			status := "expanded"
+			if toolCollapsed {
+				status = "collapsed"
+			}
+			if err := notifyUser("tools", "Tool calls/responses "+status); err != nil {
+				logger.Error("failed to send notification", "error", err)
+			}
+			return nil
+		}
+		if event.Key() == tcell.KeyRune && event.Rune() == 'i' && event.Modifiers()&tcell.ModAlt != 0 {
+			if isFullScreenPageActive() {
+				return event
+			}
+			showColorschemeSelectionPopup()
+			return nil
+		}
 		if event.Key() == tcell.KeyF1 {
 			// chatList, err := loadHistoryChats()
 			chatList, err := store.GetChatByChar(cfg.AssistantRole)
@@ -858,7 +647,7 @@ func init() {
 			updateStatusLine()
 			return nil
 		}
-		if event.Key() == tcell.KeyF2 {
+		if event.Key() == tcell.KeyF2 && !botRespMode {
 			// regen last msg
 			if len(chatBody.Messages) == 0 {
 				if err := notifyUser("info", "no messages to regenerate"); err != nil {
@@ -871,6 +660,9 @@ func init() {
 			// lastRole := chatBody.Messages[len(chatBody.Messages)-1].Role
 			textView.SetText(chatToText(chatBody.Messages, cfg.ShowSys))
 			// go chatRound("", cfg.UserRole, textView, true, false)
+			if cfg.TTS_ENABLED {
+				TTSDoneChan <- true
+			}
 			chatRoundChan <- &models.ChatRoundReq{Role: cfg.UserRole, Regen: true}
 			return nil
 		}
@@ -893,6 +685,9 @@ func init() {
 			}
 			chatBody.Messages = chatBody.Messages[:len(chatBody.Messages)-1]
 			textView.SetText(chatToText(chatBody.Messages, cfg.ShowSys))
+			if cfg.TTS_ENABLED {
+				TTSDoneChan <- true
+			}
 			colorText()
 			return nil
 		}
@@ -931,17 +726,19 @@ func init() {
 		if event.Key() == tcell.KeyF6 {
 			interruptResp = true
 			botRespMode = false
+			toolRunningMode = false
 			return nil
 		}
 		if event.Key() == tcell.KeyF7 {
 			// copy msg to clipboard
 			editMode = false
 			m := chatBody.Messages[len(chatBody.Messages)-1]
-			if err := copyToClipboard(m.Content); err != nil {
+			msgText := m.GetText()
+			if err := copyToClipboard(msgText); err != nil {
 				logger.Error("failed to copy to clipboard", "error", err)
 			}
-			previewLen := min(30, len(m.Content))
+			previewLen := min(30, len(msgText))
-			notification := fmt.Sprintf("msg '%s' was copied to the clipboard", m.Content[:previewLen])
+			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)
 			}
@@ -996,6 +793,8 @@ func init() {
 		}
 		if event.Key() == tcell.KeyF12 {
 			// help window cheatsheet
+			// Update help text with current status before showing
+			helpView.SetText(fmt.Sprintf(helpText, makeStatusLine()))
 			pages.AddPage(helpPage, helpView, true, true)
 			return nil
 		}
@@ -1026,19 +825,17 @@ func init() {
 			return nil
 		}
 		if event.Key() == tcell.KeyCtrlL {
+			if isFullScreenPageActive() {
+				return event
+			}
 			// Show model selection popup instead of rotating models
 			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
+			}
 			// Show API link selection popup instead of rotating APIs
 			showAPILinkSelectionPopup()
 			return nil
@@ -1120,12 +917,21 @@ func init() {
 			}
 		}
 		// I need keybind for tts to shut up
-		if event.Key() == tcell.KeyCtrlA {
+		if event.Key() == tcell.KeyCtrlA && cfg.TTS_ENABLED {
-			// textArea.SetText("pressed ctrl+A", true)
+			TTSDoneChan <- true
-			if cfg.TTS_ENABLED {
+		}
-				// audioStream.TextChan <- chunk
+		if event.Key() == tcell.KeyRune && event.Rune() == '0' && event.Modifiers()&tcell.ModAlt != 0 && cfg.TTS_ENABLED {
+			if len(chatBody.Messages) > 0 {
+				// Stop any currently playing TTS first
 				TTSDoneChan <- true
+				lastMsg := chatBody.Messages[len(chatBody.Messages)-1]
+				cleanedText := models.CleanText(lastMsg.GetText())
+				if cleanedText != "" {
+					// nolint: errcheck
+					go orator.Speak(cleanedText)
+				}
 			}
+			return nil
 		}
 		if event.Key() == tcell.KeyCtrlW {
 			// INFO: continue bot/text message
@@ -1136,11 +942,17 @@ func init() {
 			return nil
 		}
 		if event.Key() == tcell.KeyCtrlQ {
+			if isFullScreenPageActive() {
+				return event
+			}
 			// Show user role selection popup instead of cycling through roles
 			showUserRoleSelectionPopup()
 			return nil
 		}
 		if event.Key() == tcell.KeyCtrlX {
+			if isFullScreenPageActive() {
+				return event
+			}
 			// Show bot role selection popup instead of cycling through roles
 			showBotRoleSelectionPopup()
 			return nil
@@ -1179,6 +991,7 @@ func init() {
 					return nil
 				}
 			}
+			// Get files from ragdir
 			fileList := []string{}
 			for _, f := range files {
 				if f.IsDir() {
@@ -1186,22 +999,14 @@ func init() {
 				}
 				fileList = append(fileList, f.Name())
 			}
-			chatRAGTable := makeRAGTable(fileList)
+			// Get loaded files from vector DB
-			pages.AddPage(RAGPage, chatRAGTable, true, true)
+			loadedFiles, err := ragger.ListLoaded()
-			return nil
-		}
-		if event.Key() == tcell.KeyCtrlY { // Use Ctrl+Y to list loaded RAG files
-			// List files already loaded into the RAG system
-			fileList, err := ragger.ListLoaded()
 			if err != nil {
 				logger.Error("failed to list loaded RAG files", "error", err)
-				if notifyerr := notifyUser("failed to list RAG files", err.Error()); notifyerr != nil {
+				loadedFiles = []string{} // Continue with empty list on error
-					logger.Error("failed to send notification", "error", notifyerr)
-				}
-				return nil
 			}
-			chatLoadedRAGTable := makeLoadedRAGTable(fileList)
+			chatRAGTable := makeRAGTable(fileList, loadedFiles)
-			pages.AddPage(RAGLoadedPage, chatLoadedRAGTable, true, true)
+			pages.AddPage(RAGPage, chatRAGTable, true, true)
 			return nil
 		}
 		if event.Key() == tcell.KeyRune && event.Modifiers() == tcell.ModAlt && event.Rune() == '1' {
@@ -1219,55 +1024,63 @@ func init() {
 		}
 		// cannot send msg in editMode or botRespMode
 		if event.Key() == tcell.KeyEscape && !editMode && !botRespMode {
-			msgText := textArea.GetText()
+			if shellMode {
-			if shellMode && msgText != "" {
+				cmdText := shellInput.GetText()
-				// In shell mode, execute command instead of sending to LLM
+				if cmdText != "" {
-				executeCommandAndDisplay(msgText)
+					executeCommandAndDisplay(cmdText)
-				textArea.SetText("", true) // Clear the input area
+					shellInput.SetText("")
+				}
 				return nil
-			} else if !shellMode {
+			}
-				// Normal mode - send to LLM
+			msgText := textArea.GetText()
-				nl := "\n\n" // keep empty lines between messages
+			nl := "\n\n" // keep empty lines between messages
-				prevText := textView.GetText(true)
+			prevText := textView.GetText(true)
-				persona := cfg.UserRole
+			persona := cfg.UserRole
-				// strings.LastIndex()
+			// strings.LastIndex()
-				// newline is not needed is prev msg ends with one
+			// newline is not needed is prev msg ends with one
-				if strings.HasSuffix(prevText, nl) {
+			if strings.HasSuffix(prevText, nl) {
-					nl = ""
+				nl = ""
-				} else if strings.HasSuffix(prevText, "\n") {
+			} else if strings.HasSuffix(prevText, "\n") {
-					nl = "\n" // only one newline, add another
+				nl = "\n" // only one newline, add another
+			}
+			if msgText != "" {
+				// as what char user sends msg?
+				if cfg.WriteNextMsgAs != "" {
+					persona = cfg.WriteNextMsgAs
 				}
-				if msgText != "" {
+				// check if plain text
-					// as what char user sends msg?
+				if !injectRole {
-					if cfg.WriteNextMsgAs != "" {
+					matches := roleRE.FindStringSubmatch(msgText)
-						persona = cfg.WriteNextMsgAs
+					if len(matches) > 1 {
+						persona = matches[1]
+						msgText = strings.TrimLeft(msgText[len(matches[0]):], " ")
 					}
-					// check if plain text
-					if !injectRole {
-						matches := roleRE.FindStringSubmatch(msgText)
-						if len(matches) > 1 {
-							persona = matches[1]
-							msgText = strings.TrimLeft(msgText[len(matches[0]):], " ")
-						}
-					}
-					// add user icon before user msg
-					fmt.Fprintf(textView, "%s[-:-:b](%d) <%s>: [-:-:-]\n%s\n",
-						nl, len(chatBody.Messages), persona, msgText)
-					textArea.SetText("", true)
-					if scrollToEndEnabled {
-						textView.ScrollToEnd()
-					}
-					colorText()
 				}
-				// go chatRound(msgText, persona, textView, false, false)
+				// add user icon before user msg
-				chatRoundChan <- &models.ChatRoundReq{Role: persona, UserMsg: msgText}
+				fmt.Fprintf(textView, "%s[-:-:b](%d) <%s>: [-:-:-]\n%s\n",
-				// Also clear any image attachment after sending the message
+					nl, len(chatBody.Messages), persona, msgText)
-				go func() {
+				textArea.SetText("", true)
-					// Wait a short moment for the message to be processed, then clear the image attachment
+				if scrollToEndEnabled {
-					// This allows the image to be sent with the current message if it was attached
+					textView.ScrollToEnd()
-					// But clears it for the next message
+				}
-					ClearImageAttachment()
+				colorText()
-				}()
+			} else {
+				pages.AddPage(confirmPageName, confirmModal, true, true)
+				return nil
+			}
+			// go chatRound(msgText, persona, textView, false, false)
+			chatRoundChan <- &models.ChatRoundReq{Role: persona, UserMsg: msgText}
+			return nil
+		}
+		if event.Key() == tcell.KeyTab {
+			currentF := app.GetFocus()
+			if currentF == textArea {
+				currentText := textArea.GetText()
+				atIndex := strings.LastIndex(currentText, "@")
+				if atIndex >= 0 {
+					filter := currentText[atIndex+1:]
+					showTextAreaFileCompletionPopup(filter)
+				}
 			}
 			return nil
 		}
@@ -1276,7 +1089,6 @@ func init() {
 			app.SetFocus(focusSwitcher[currentF])
 			return nil
 		}
-
 		if isASCII(string(event.Rune())) && !botRespMode {
 			return event
 		}