Card: coding assistant

.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

bot.go

@@ -886,6 +886,8 @@ func cleanChatBody() {
 
 // convertJSONToMapStringString unmarshals JSON into map[string]interface{} and converts all values to strings.
 func convertJSONToMapStringString(jsonStr string) (map[string]string, error) {
+	// Extract JSON object from string - models may output extra text after JSON
+	jsonStr = extractJSON(jsonStr)
 	var raw map[string]interface{}
 	if err := json.Unmarshal([]byte(jsonStr), &raw); err != nil {
 		return nil, err
@@ -911,6 +913,23 @@ func convertJSONToMapStringString(jsonStr string) (map[string]string, error) {
 	return result, nil
 }
 
+// extractJSON finds the first { and last } to extract only the JSON object
+// This handles cases where models output extra text after JSON
+func extractJSON(s string) string {
+	// Try direct parse first - if it works, return as-is
+	var dummy map[string]interface{}
+	if err := json.Unmarshal([]byte(s), &dummy); err == nil {
+		return s
+	}
+	// Otherwise find JSON boundaries
+	start := strings.Index(s, "{")
+	end := strings.LastIndex(s, "}")
+	if start >= 0 && end > start {
+		return s[start : end+1]
+	}
+	return s
+}
+
 // unmarshalFuncCall unmarshals a JSON tool call, converting numeric arguments to strings.
 func unmarshalFuncCall(jsonStr string) (*models.FuncCall, error) {
 	type tempFuncCall struct {
@@ -1087,7 +1106,15 @@ func chatToTextSlice(messages []models.RoleMsg, showSys bool) []string {
 
 func chatToText(messages []models.RoleMsg, showSys bool) string {
 	s := chatToTextSlice(messages, showSys)
-	return strings.Join(s, "\n")
+	text := strings.Join(s, "\n")
+
+	// Collapse thinking blocks if enabled
+	if thinkingCollapsed {
+		placeholder := "[yellow::i][thinking... (press Alt+T to expand)][-:-:-]"
+		text = thinkRE.ReplaceAllString(text, placeholder)
+	}
+
+	return text
 }
 
 func removeThinking(chatBody *models.ChatBody) {
@@ -1228,6 +1255,15 @@ func init() {
 		os.Exit(1)
 		return
 	}
+	// Set image base directory for path display
+	baseDir := cfg.FilePickerDir
+	if baseDir == "" || baseDir == "." {
+		// Resolve "." to current working directory
+		if wd, err := os.Getwd(); err == nil {
+			baseDir = wd
+		}
+	}
+	models.SetImageBaseDir(baseDir)
 	defaultStarter = []models.RoleMsg{
 		{Role: "system", Content: basicSysMsg},
 		{Role: cfg.AssistantRole, Content: defaultFirstMsg},

config.example.toml

@@ -48,3 +48,4 @@ EnableMouse = false # Enable mouse support in the UI
 CharSpecificContextEnabled = true
 CharSpecificContextTag = "@"
 AutoTurn = true
+StripThinkingFromAPI = true  # Strip <think> blocks from messages before sending to LLM (keeps them in chat history)

config/config.go

@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ type Config struct {
 	ToolRole                      string `toml:"ToolRole"`
 	ToolUse                       bool   `toml:"ToolUse"`
 	ThinkUse                      bool   `toml:"ThinkUse"`
+	StripThinkingFromAPI          bool   `toml:"StripThinkingFromAPI"`
 	AssistantRole                 string `toml:"AssistantRole"`
 	SysDir                        string `toml:"SysDir"`
 	ChunkLimit                    uint32 `toml:"ChunkLimit"`

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()
@@ -157,7 +121,7 @@ func (o *KokoroOrator) readroutine() {
 					}
 					continue // if only one (often incomplete) sentence; wait for next chunk
 				}
-				cleanedText := cleanText(sentence.Text)
+				cleanedText := models.CleanText(sentence.Text)
 				if cleanedText == "" {
 					continue // Skip empty text after cleaning
 				}
@@ -186,7 +150,7 @@ 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 == "" {
@@ -389,7 +353,7 @@ func (o *GoogleTranslateOrator) readroutine() {
 					}
 					continue // if only one (often incomplete) sentence; wait for next chunk
 				}
-				cleanedText := cleanText(sentence.Text)
+				cleanedText := models.CleanText(sentence.Text)
 				if cleanedText == "" {
 					continue // Skip empty text after cleaning
 				}
@@ -417,7 +381,7 @@ 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 == "" {

helpfuncs.go

@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ import (
 	"gf-lt/models"
 	"gf-lt/pngmeta"
 	"image"
+	"net/url"
 	"os"
 	"path"
 	"slices"
@@ -23,6 +24,25 @@ func isASCII(s string) bool {
 	return true
 }
 
+// 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, and system messages - they might contain thinking examples
+	if msg.Role == cfg.UserRole || msg.Role == cfg.ToolRole || msg.Role == "system" {
+		return msg
+	}
+	// Strip thinking from assistant messages
+	if thinkRE.MatchString(msg.Content) {
+		msg.Content = thinkRE.ReplaceAllString(msg.Content, "")
+		// Clean up any double newlines that might result
+		msg.Content = strings.TrimSpace(msg.Content)
+	}
+	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 +55,11 @@ func refreshChatDisplay() {
 	// Filter messages for this character
 	filteredMessages := filterMessagesForCharacter(chatBody.Messages, viewingAs)
 	displayText := chatToText(filteredMessages, cfg.ShowSys)
-	// Use QueueUpdate for thread-safe UI updates
-	app.QueueUpdate(func() {
-		textView.SetText(displayText)
-		colorText()
-		if scrollToEndEnabled {
-			textView.ScrollToEnd()
-		}
-	})
+	textView.SetText(displayText)
+	colorText()
+	if scrollToEndEnabled {
+		textView.ScrollToEnd()
+	}
 }
 
 func stopTTSIfNotForUser(msg *models.RoleMsg) {
@@ -243,6 +260,34 @@ 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 color tag for the model name based on its load status.
+// For non-local models, returns orange. For local llama.cpp models, returns green if loaded, red if not.
+func getModelColor() string {
+	if !isLocalLlamacpp() {
+		return "orange"
+	}
+	// Check if model is loaded
+	loaded, err := isModelLoaded(chatBody.Model)
+	if err != nil {
+		// On error, assume not loaded (red)
+		return "red"
+	}
+	if loaded {
+		return "green"
+	}
+	return "red"
+}
+
 func makeStatusLine() string {
 	isRecording := false
 	if asr != nil {
@@ -272,8 +317,10 @@ func makeStatusLine() string {
 	} else {
 		shellModeInfo = ""
 	}
+	// Get model color based on load status for local llama.cpp models
+	modelColor := getModelColor()
 	statusLine := fmt.Sprintf(indexLineCompletion, boolColors[botRespMode], botRespMode, activeChatName,
-		boolColors[cfg.ToolUse], cfg.ToolUse, chatBody.Model, boolColors[cfg.SkipLLMResp],
+		boolColors[cfg.ToolUse], cfg.ToolUse, modelColor, chatBody.Model, boolColors[cfg.SkipLLMResp],
 		cfg.SkipLLMResp, cfg.CurrentAPI, boolColors[isRecording], isRecording, persona,
 		botPersona, boolColors[injectRole], injectRole)
 	return statusLine + imageInfo + shellModeInfo

llm.go

@@ -13,28 +13,6 @@ var imageAttachmentPath string // Global variable to track image attachment for
 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 {
@@ -187,17 +165,9 @@ func (lcp LCPCompletion) FormMsg(msg, role string, resume bool) (io.Reader, erro
 	filteredMessages, botPersona := filterMessagesForCurrentCharacter(chatBody.Messages)
 	messages := make([]string, len(filteredMessages))
 	for i, m := range filteredMessages {
-		messages[i] = m.ToPrompt()
+		messages[i] = stripThinkingFromMsg(&m).ToPrompt()
 	}
 	prompt := strings.Join(messages, "\n")
-	// strings builder?
-	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 {
@@ -209,6 +179,14 @@ func (lcp LCPCompletion) FormMsg(msg, role string, resume bool) (io.Reader, erro
 		}
 		prompt = sb.String()
 	}
+	// needs to be after <__media__> if there are images
+	if !resume {
+		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, "multimodal_data_count", len(multimodalData))
 	payload := models.NewLCPReq(prompt, chatBody.Model, multimodalData,
@@ -311,7 +289,7 @@ 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
@@ -341,23 +319,21 @@ func (op LCPChat) FormMsg(msg, role string, resume bool) (io.Reader, error) {
 		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)
+	filteredMessages, _ := 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 {
-		if msg.Role == cfg.UserRole {
-			bodyCopy.Messages[i] = msg
+		strippedMsg := *stripThinkingFromMsg(&msg)
+		if strippedMsg.Role == cfg.UserRole {
+			bodyCopy.Messages[i] = strippedMsg
 			bodyCopy.Messages[i].Role = "user"
 		} else {
-			bodyCopy.Messages[i] = msg
+			bodyCopy.Messages[i] = strippedMsg
 		}
 	}
 	// Clean null/empty messages to prevent API issues
@@ -437,7 +413,7 @@ func (ds DeepSeekerCompletion) FormMsg(msg, role string, resume bool) (io.Reader
 	filteredMessages, botPersona := filterMessagesForCurrentCharacter(chatBody.Messages)
 	messages := make([]string, len(filteredMessages))
 	for i, m := range filteredMessages {
-		messages[i] = m.ToPrompt()
+		messages[i] = stripThinkingFromMsg(&m).ToPrompt()
 	}
 	prompt := strings.Join(messages, "\n")
 	// strings builder?
@@ -519,22 +495,20 @@ func (ds DeepSeekerChat) FormMsg(msg, role string, resume bool) (io.Reader, erro
 		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 {
-		if msg.Role == cfg.UserRole || i == 1 {
-			bodyCopy.Messages[i] = msg
+		strippedMsg := *stripThinkingFromMsg(&msg)
+		if strippedMsg.Role == cfg.UserRole || i == 1 {
+			bodyCopy.Messages[i] = strippedMsg
 			bodyCopy.Messages[i].Role = "user"
 		} else {
-			bodyCopy.Messages[i] = msg
+			bodyCopy.Messages[i] = strippedMsg
 		}
 	}
 	// Clean null/empty messages to prevent API issues
@@ -605,7 +579,7 @@ func (or OpenRouterCompletion) FormMsg(msg, role string, resume bool) (io.Reader
 	filteredMessages, botPersona := filterMessagesForCurrentCharacter(chatBody.Messages)
 	messages := make([]string, len(filteredMessages))
 	for i, m := range filteredMessages {
-		messages[i] = m.ToPrompt()
+		messages[i] = stripThinkingFromMsg(&m).ToPrompt()
 	}
 	prompt := strings.Join(messages, "\n")
 	// strings builder?
@@ -690,7 +664,7 @@ 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
@@ -718,21 +692,19 @@ func (or OpenRouterChat) FormMsg(msg, role string, resume bool) (io.Reader, erro
 		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 {
-		bodyCopy.Messages[i] = msg
+		strippedMsg := *stripThinkingFromMsg(&msg)
+		bodyCopy.Messages[i] = strippedMsg
 		// Standardize role if it's a user role
 		if bodyCopy.Messages[i].Role == cfg.UserRole {
-			bodyCopy.Messages[i] = msg
+			bodyCopy.Messages[i] = strippedMsg
 			bodyCopy.Messages[i].Role = "user"
 		}
 	}

main.go

@@ -12,7 +12,8 @@ var (
 	injectRole          = true
 	selectedIndex       = int(-1)
 	shellMode           = false
-	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[-:-:-]"
+	thinkingCollapsed   = false
+	indexLineCompletion = "F12 to show keys help | llm turn: [%s:-:b]%v[-:-:-] (F6) | chat: [orange:-:b]%s[-:-:-] (F1) | toolUseAdviced: [%s:-:b]%v[-:-:-] (ctrl+k) | model: [%s:-: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[-:-:-]"
 	focusSwitcher       = map[tview.Primitive]tview.Primitive{}
 )
 

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

@@ -5,9 +5,22 @@ import (
 	"encoding/json"
 	"fmt"
 	"os"
+	"path/filepath"
 	"strings"
 )
 
+var (
+	// imageBaseDir is the base directory for displaying image paths.
+	// If set, image paths will be shown relative to this directory.
+	imageBaseDir = ""
+)
+
+// SetImageBaseDir sets the base directory for displaying image paths.
+// If dir is empty, full paths will be shown.
+func SetImageBaseDir(dir string) {
+	imageBaseDir = dir
+}
+
 type FuncCall struct {
 	ID   string            `json:"id,omitempty"`
 	Name string            `json:"name"`
@@ -82,6 +95,7 @@ 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"`
@@ -169,10 +183,11 @@ func (m *RoleMsg) UnmarshalJSON(data []byte) error {
 func (m *RoleMsg) ToText(i int) string {
 	// Convert content to string representation
 	var contentStr string
+	var imageIndicators []string
 	if !m.hasContentParts {
 		contentStr = m.Content
 	} else {
-		// For structured content, just take the text parts
+		// For structured content, collect text parts and image indicators
 		var textParts []string
 		for _, part := range m.ContentParts {
 			switch p := part.(type) {
@@ -181,13 +196,35 @@ func (m *RoleMsg) ToText(i int) string {
 					textParts = append(textParts, p.Text)
 				}
 			case ImageContentPart:
-				// skip images for text display
+				// Collect image indicator
+				displayPath := p.Path
+				if displayPath == "" {
+					displayPath = "image"
+				} else {
+					displayPath = extractDisplayPath(displayPath)
+				}
+				imageIndicators = append(imageIndicators, fmt.Sprintf("[orange::i][image: %s][-:-:-]", displayPath))
 			case map[string]any:
-				if partType, exists := p["type"]; exists && partType == "text" {
-					if textVal, textExists := p["text"]; textExists {
-						if textStr, isStr := textVal.(string); isStr {
-							textParts = append(textParts, textStr)
+				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":
+						// Handle unmarshaled image content
+						var displayPath string
+						if pathVal, pathExists := p["path"]; pathExists {
+							if pathStr, isStr := pathVal.(string); isStr && pathStr != "" {
+								displayPath = extractDisplayPath(pathStr)
+							}
+						}
+						if displayPath == "" {
+							displayPath = "image"
+						}
+						imageIndicators = append(imageIndicators, fmt.Sprintf("[orange::i][image: %s][-:-:-]", displayPath))
 					}
 				}
 			}
@@ -201,7 +238,17 @@ func (m *RoleMsg) ToText(i int) string {
 	// if !strings.HasPrefix(contentStr, m.Role+":") {
 	icon := fmt.Sprintf("(%d) <%s>: ", i, m.Role)
 	// }
-	textMsg := fmt.Sprintf("[-:-:b]%s[-:-:-]\n%s\n", icon, contentStr)
+	// Build final message with image indicators before text
+	var finalContent strings.Builder
+	if len(imageIndicators) > 0 {
+		// Add each image indicator on its own line
+		for _, indicator := range imageIndicators {
+			finalContent.WriteString(indicator)
+			finalContent.WriteString("\n")
+		}
+	}
+	finalContent.WriteString(contentStr)
+	textMsg := fmt.Sprintf("[-:-:b]%s[-:-:-]\n%s\n", icon, finalContent.String())
 	return strings.ReplaceAll(textMsg, "\n\n", "\n")
 }
 
@@ -303,7 +350,7 @@ func (m *RoleMsg) AddTextPart(text string) {
 }
 
 // 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 {
 		// Convert to content parts format
 		if m.Content != "" {
@@ -316,6 +363,7 @@ func (m *RoleMsg) AddImagePart(imageURL string) {
 
 	imagePart := ImageContentPart{
 		Type: "image_url",
+		Path: imagePath, // Store the original file path
 		ImageURL: struct {
 			URL string `json:"url"`
 		}{URL: imageURL},
@@ -355,6 +403,31 @@ func CreateImageURLFromPath(imagePath string) (string, error) {
 	return fmt.Sprintf("data:%s;base64,%s", mimeType, encoded), nil
 }
 
+// extractDisplayPath returns a path suitable for display, potentially relative to imageBaseDir
+func extractDisplayPath(p string) string {
+	if p == "" {
+		return ""
+	}
+
+	// If base directory is set, try to make path relative to it
+	if imageBaseDir != "" {
+		if rel, err := filepath.Rel(imageBaseDir, p); err == nil {
+			// Check if relative path doesn't start with ".." (meaning it's within base dir)
+			// If it starts with "..", we might still want to show it as relative
+			// but for now we show full path if it goes outside base dir
+			if !strings.HasPrefix(rel, "..") {
+				p = rel
+			}
+		}
+	}
+
+	// Truncate long paths to last 60 characters if needed
+	if len(p) > 60 {
+		return "..." + p[len(p)-60:]
+	}
+	return p
+}
+
 type ChatBody struct {
 	Model    string    `json:"model"`
 	Stream   bool      `json:"stream"`

models/models_test.go

@@ -0,0 +1,167 @@
+package models
+
+import (
+	"strings"
+	"testing"
+)
+
+func TestRoleMsgToTextWithImages(t *testing.T) {
+	tests := []struct {
+		name     string
+		msg      RoleMsg
+		index    int
+		expected string // substring to check
+	}{
+		{
+			name:  "text and image",
+			index: 0,
+			msg: func() RoleMsg {
+				msg := NewMultimodalMsg("user", []interface{}{})
+				msg.AddTextPart("Look at this picture")
+				msg.AddImagePart("data:image/jpeg;base64,abc123", "/home/user/Pictures/cat.jpg")
+				return msg
+			}(),
+			expected: "[orange::i][image: /home/user/Pictures/cat.jpg][-:-:-]",
+		},
+		{
+			name:  "image only",
+			index: 1,
+			msg: func() RoleMsg {
+				msg := NewMultimodalMsg("user", []interface{}{})
+				msg.AddImagePart("data:image/png;base64,xyz789", "/tmp/screenshot_20250217_123456.png")
+				return msg
+			}(),
+			expected: "[orange::i][image: /tmp/screenshot_20250217_123456.png][-:-:-]",
+		},
+		{
+			name:  "long filename truncated",
+			index: 2,
+			msg: func() RoleMsg {
+				msg := NewMultimodalMsg("user", []interface{}{})
+				msg.AddTextPart("Check this")
+				msg.AddImagePart("data:image/jpeg;base64,foo", "/very/long/path/to/a/really_long_filename_that_exceeds_forty_characters.jpg")
+				return msg
+			}(),
+			expected: "[orange::i][image: .../to/a/really_long_filename_that_exceeds_forty_characters.jpg][-:-:-]",
+		},
+		{
+			name:  "multiple images",
+			index: 3,
+			msg: func() RoleMsg {
+				msg := NewMultimodalMsg("user", []interface{}{})
+				msg.AddTextPart("Multiple images")
+				msg.AddImagePart("data:image/jpeg;base64,a", "/path/img1.jpg")
+				msg.AddImagePart("data:image/png;base64,b", "/path/img2.png")
+				return msg
+			}(),
+			expected: "[orange::i][image: /path/img1.jpg][-:-:-]\n[orange::i][image: /path/img2.png][-:-:-]",
+		},
+		{
+			name:  "old format without path",
+			index: 4,
+			msg: RoleMsg{
+				Role:            "user",
+				hasContentParts: true,
+				ContentParts: []interface{}{
+					map[string]interface{}{
+						"type": "image_url",
+						"image_url": map[string]interface{}{
+							"url": "data:image/jpeg;base64,old",
+						},
+					},
+				},
+			},
+			expected: "[orange::i][image: image][-:-:-]",
+		},
+		{
+			name:  "old format with path",
+			index: 5,
+			msg: RoleMsg{
+				Role:            "user",
+				hasContentParts: true,
+				ContentParts: []interface{}{
+					map[string]interface{}{
+						"type": "image_url",
+						"path": "/old/path/photo.jpg",
+						"image_url": map[string]interface{}{
+							"url": "data:image/jpeg;base64,old",
+						},
+					},
+				},
+			},
+			expected: "[orange::i][image: /old/path/photo.jpg][-:-:-]",
+		},
+	}
+
+	for _, tt := range tests {
+		t.Run(tt.name, func(t *testing.T) {
+			result := tt.msg.ToText(tt.index)
+			if !strings.Contains(result, tt.expected) {
+				t.Errorf("ToText() result does not contain expected indicator\ngot: %s\nwant substring: %s", result, tt.expected)
+			}
+			// Ensure the indicator appears before text content
+			if strings.Contains(tt.expected, "cat.jpg") && strings.Contains(result, "Look at this picture") {
+				indicatorPos := strings.Index(result, "[orange::i][image: /home/user/Pictures/cat.jpg][-:-:-]")
+				textPos := strings.Index(result, "Look at this picture")
+				if indicatorPos == -1 || textPos == -1 || indicatorPos >= textPos {
+					t.Errorf("image indicator should appear before text")
+				}
+			}
+		})
+	}
+}
+
+func TestExtractDisplayPath(t *testing.T) {
+	// Save original base dir
+	originalBaseDir := imageBaseDir
+	defer func() { imageBaseDir = originalBaseDir }()
+
+	tests := []struct {
+		name     string
+		baseDir  string
+		path     string
+		expected string
+	}{
+		{
+			name:     "no base dir shows full path",
+			baseDir:  "",
+			path:     "/home/user/images/cat.jpg",
+			expected: "/home/user/images/cat.jpg",
+		},
+		{
+			name:     "relative path within base dir",
+			baseDir:  "/home/user",
+			path:     "/home/user/images/cat.jpg",
+			expected: "images/cat.jpg",
+		},
+		{
+			name:     "path outside base dir shows full path",
+			baseDir:  "/home/user",
+			path:     "/tmp/test.jpg",
+			expected: "/tmp/test.jpg",
+		},
+		{
+			name:     "same directory",
+			baseDir:  "/home/user/images",
+			path:     "/home/user/images/cat.jpg",
+			expected: "cat.jpg",
+		},
+		{
+			name:     "long path truncated",
+			baseDir:  "",
+			path:     "/very/long/path/to/a/really_long_filename_that_exceeds_sixty_characters_limit_yes_it_is_very_long.jpg",
+			expected: "..._that_exceeds_sixty_characters_limit_yes_it_is_very_long.jpg",
+		},
+	}
+
+	for _, tt := range tests {
+		t.Run(tt.name, func(t *testing.T) {
+			imageBaseDir = tt.baseDir
+			result := extractDisplayPath(tt.path)
+			if result != tt.expected {
+				t.Errorf("extractDisplayPath(%q) with baseDir=%q = %q, want %q",
+					tt.path, tt.baseDir, result, tt.expected)
+			}
+		})
+	}
+}

tables.go

@@ -928,11 +928,12 @@ func makeFilePicker() *tview.Flex {
 			}
 		}
 		// Update status line based on search state
-		if searching {
+		switch {
+		case searching:
 			statusView.SetText("Search: " + searchQuery + "_")
-		} else if searchQuery != "" {
+		case searchQuery != "":
 			statusView.SetText("Current: " + dir + " (filter: " + searchQuery + ")")
-		} else {
+		default:
 			statusView.SetText("Current: " + dir)
 		}
 	}

tools.go

@@ -648,12 +648,6 @@ func executeCommand(args map[string]string) []byte {
 		return []byte(msg)
 	}
 
-	if !isCommandAllowed(command) {
-		msg := fmt.Sprintf("command '%s' is not allowed", command)
-		logger.Error(msg)
-		return []byte(msg)
-	}
-
 	// Get arguments - handle both single arg and multiple args
 	var cmdArgs []string
 	if args["args"] != "" {
@@ -673,6 +667,12 @@ func executeCommand(args map[string]string) []byte {
 		}
 	}
 
+	if !isCommandAllowed(command, cmdArgs...) {
+		msg := fmt.Sprintf("command '%s' is not allowed", command)
+		logger.Error(msg)
+		return []byte(msg)
+	}
+
 	// Execute with timeout for safety
 	ctx, cancel := context.WithTimeout(context.Background(), 30*time.Second)
 	defer cancel()
@@ -907,7 +907,19 @@ func todoDelete(args map[string]string) []byte {
 	return jsonResult
 }
 
-func isCommandAllowed(command string) bool {
+var gitReadSubcommands = map[string]bool{
+	"status":    true,
+	"log":       true,
+	"diff":      true,
+	"show":      true,
+	"branch":    true,
+	"reflog":    true,
+	"rev-parse": true,
+	"shortlog":  true,
+	"describe":  true,
+}
+
+func isCommandAllowed(command string, args ...string) bool {
 	allowedCommands := map[string]bool{
 		"grep":   true,
 		"sed":    true,
@@ -937,8 +949,15 @@ func isCommandAllowed(command string) bool {
 		"whoami": true,
 		"date":   true,
 		"uname":  true,
+		"git":    true,
 	}
-	return allowedCommands[command]
+	if !allowedCommands[command] {
+		return false
+	}
+	if command == "git" && len(args) > 0 {
+		return gitReadSubcommands[args[0]]
+	}
+	return true
 }
 
 func summarizeChat(args map[string]string) []byte {
@@ -1303,14 +1322,14 @@ var baseTools = []models.Tool{
 		Type: "function",
 		Function: models.ToolFunc{
 			Name:        "execute_command",
-			Description: "Execute a shell command safely. Use when you need to run system commands like grep sed awk find cat head tail sort uniq wc ls echo cut tr cp mv rm mkdir rmdir pwd df free ps top du whoami date uname",
+			Description: "Execute a shell command safely. Use when you need to run system commands like grep sed awk find cat head tail sort uniq wc ls echo cut tr cp mv rm mkdir rmdir pwd df free ps top du whoami date uname. Git is allowed for read-only operations: status, log, diff, show, branch, reflog, rev-parse, shortlog, describe.",
 			Parameters: models.ToolFuncParams{
 				Type:     "object",
 				Required: []string{"command"},
 				Properties: map[string]models.ToolArgProps{
 					"command": models.ToolArgProps{
 						Type:        "string",
-						Description: "command to execute (only commands from whitelist are allowed: grep sed awk find cat head tail sort uniq wc ls echo cut tr cp mv rm mkdir rmdir pwd df free ps top du whoami date uname",
+						Description: "command to execute (only commands from whitelist are allowed: grep sed awk find cat head tail sort uniq wc ls echo cut tr cp mv rm mkdir rmdir pwd df free ps top du whoami date uname; git allowed for reads: status log diff show branch reflog rev-parse shortlog describe)",
 					},
 					"args": models.ToolArgProps{
 						Type:        "string",

tui.go

@@ -83,6 +83,7 @@ var (
 [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 +97,7 @@ 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)
 
 === scrolling chat window (some keys similar to vim) ===
 [yellow]arrows up/down and j/k[white]: scroll up and down
@@ -831,6 +833,20 @@ 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
+		}
 		if event.Key() == tcell.KeyF1 {
 			// chatList, err := loadHistoryChats()
 			chatList, err := store.GetChatByChar(cfg.AssistantRole)
@@ -1129,6 +1145,18 @@ func init() {
 		if event.Key() == tcell.KeyCtrlA && cfg.TTS_ENABLED {
 			TTSDoneChan <- true
 		}
+		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.Content)
+				if cleanedText != "" {
+					go orator.Speak(cleanedText)
+				}
+			}
+			return nil
+		}
 		if event.Key() == tcell.KeyCtrlW {
 			// INFO: continue bot/text message
 			// without new role