Enha: filter out thinking blocks from chat history, removed {role}:

until a usecase for it is found

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 setup-whisper build-whisper download-whisper-model docker-up docker-down docker-logs noextra-run
-
 
 run: setconfig
 	go build -tags extra -o gf-lt && ./gf-lt
@@ -10,15 +9,9 @@ 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
 

bot.go

@@ -17,7 +17,6 @@ import (
 	"net/http"
 	"net/url"
 	"os"
-	"path"
 	"regexp"
 	"slices"
 	"strconv"
@@ -343,32 +342,6 @@ func warmUpModel() {
 	}()
 }
 
-func fetchLCPModelName() *models.LCPModels {
-	//nolint
-	resp, err := httpClient.Get(cfg.FetchModelNameAPI)
-	if err != nil {
-		chatBody.Model = "disconnected"
-		logger.Warn("failed to get model", "link", cfg.FetchModelNameAPI, "error", err)
-		if err := notifyUser("error", "request failed "+cfg.FetchModelNameAPI); err != nil {
-			logger.Debug("failed to notify user", "error", err, "fn", "fetchLCPModelName")
-		}
-		return nil
-	}
-	defer resp.Body.Close()
-	llmModel := models.LCPModels{}
-	if err := json.NewDecoder(resp.Body).Decode(&llmModel); err != nil {
-		logger.Warn("failed to decode resp", "link", cfg.FetchModelNameAPI, "error", err)
-		return nil
-	}
-	if resp.StatusCode != 200 {
-		chatBody.Model = "disconnected"
-		return nil
-	}
-	chatBody.Model = path.Base(llmModel.Data[0].ID)
-	cfg.CurrentModel = chatBody.Model
-	return &llmModel
-}
-
 // nolint
 func fetchDSBalance() *models.DSBalance {
 	url := "https://api.deepseek.com/user/balance"
@@ -1114,7 +1087,15 @@ 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) {

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"`
@@ -30,6 +31,7 @@ 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"`

helpfuncs.go

@@ -23,6 +23,25 @@ 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

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,
@@ -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 {
+		strippedMsg := *stripThinkingFromMsg(msg)
-			bodyCopy.Messages[i] = 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 {
+		strippedMsg := *stripThinkingFromMsg(msg)
-			bodyCopy.Messages[i] = 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?
@@ -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

@@ -1,9 +1,6 @@
 package main
 
 import (
-	"flag"
-	"strconv"
-
 	"github.com/rivo/tview"
 )
 
@@ -15,18 +12,12 @@ var (
 	injectRole          = true
 	selectedIndex       = int(-1)
 	shellMode           = false
+	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: [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[-:-:-]"
 	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 {

models/models.go

@@ -175,9 +175,16 @@ func (m *RoleMsg) ToText(i int) string {
 		// 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)
 						}
@@ -206,9 +213,16 @@ func (m *RoleMsg) ToPrompt() string {
 		// 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)
 						}

props_table.go

@@ -135,6 +135,9 @@ 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
 	})

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)
-	}
-}

tables.go

@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ package main
 
 import (
 	"fmt"
+	"image"
 	"os"
 	"path"
 	"strings"
@@ -788,17 +789,18 @@ func makeFilePicker() *tview.Flex {
 	var selectedFile string
 	// Track currently displayed directory (changes as user navigates)
 	currentDisplayDir := startDir
+	// --- NEW: search state ---
+	searching := false
+	searchQuery := ""
 	// 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
 			}
@@ -823,16 +825,32 @@ func makeFilePicker() *tview.Flex {
 	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)
@@ -840,13 +858,16 @@ 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
 				})
@@ -858,93 +879,182 @@ 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
+		if searching {
+			statusView.SetText("Search: " + searchQuery + "_")
+		} else if searchQuery != "" {
+			statusView.SetText("Current: " + dir + " (filter: " + searchQuery + ")")
+		} else {
+			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
+				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.KeyRune:
+				r := event.Rune()
+				if r != 0 {
+					searchQuery += string(r)
+					refreshList(currentDisplayDir, searchQuery)
+				}
+				return nil
+			default:
+				// Pass all other keys (arrows, Enter, etc.) to normal processing
+				// This allows selecting items while still in search mode
+				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
+				searchQuery = ""
+				refreshList(currentDisplayDir, "")
+				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 {
@@ -952,24 +1062,23 @@ 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)
@@ -978,7 +1087,6 @@ 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

@@ -96,6 +96,7 @@ 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 +832,20 @@ 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", fmt.Sprintf("Thinking blocks %s", 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)
@@ -858,7 +873,7 @@ 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 +886,9 @@ 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 +911,9 @@ 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
 		}