Enha: add (loaded) suffix if model is loaded

until a usecase for it is found

.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 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
 

agent/request.go

@@ -15,10 +15,10 @@ import (
 var httpClient = &http.Client{}
 
 var defaultProps = map[string]float32{
-	"temperature":     0.8,
-	"dry_multiplier":  0.0,
-	"min_p":           0.05,
-	"n_predict":       -1.0,
+	"temperature":    0.8,
+	"dry_multiplier": 0.0,
+	"min_p":          0.05,
+	"n_predict":      -1.0,
 }
 
 func detectAPI(api string) (isCompletion, isChat, isDeepSeek, isOpenRouter bool) {
@@ -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
-			req := models.NewOpenRouterChatReq(*chatBody, defaultProps)
+			// OpenRouter chat - agents don't use reasoning by default
+			req := models.NewOpenRouterChatReq(*chatBody, defaultProps, "")
 			return json.Marshal(req)
 		default:
 			// Assume llama.cpp chat (OpenAI format)

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"
@@ -430,6 +403,23 @@ func fetchLCPModels() ([]string, error) {
 	return localModels, nil
 }
 
+// fetchLCPModelsWithLoadStatus returns models with "(loaded)" indicator for loaded models
+func fetchLCPModelsWithLoadStatus() ([]string, error) {
+	models, err := fetchLCPModelsWithStatus()
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+	result := make([]string, 0, len(models.Data))
+	for _, m := range models.Data {
+		modelName := m.ID
+		if m.Status.Value == "loaded" {
+			modelName = modelName + " (loaded)"
+		}
+		result = append(result, modelName)
+	}
+	return result, nil
+}
+
 // fetchLCPModelsWithStatus returns the full LCPModels struct including status information.
 func fetchLCPModelsWithStatus() (*models.LCPModels, error) {
 	resp, err := http.Get(cfg.FetchModelNameAPI)
@@ -483,6 +473,7 @@ func monitorModelLoad(modelID string) {
 					if err := notifyUser("model loaded", "Model "+modelID+" is now loaded and ready."); err != nil {
 						logger.Debug("failed to notify user", "error", err)
 					}
+					refreshChatDisplay()
 					return
 				}
 			}
@@ -599,6 +590,8 @@ func sendMsgToLLM(body io.Reader) {
 	defer resp.Body.Close()
 	reader := bufio.NewReader(resp.Body)
 	counter := uint32(0)
+	hasReasoning := false
+	reasoningSent := false
 	for {
 		var (
 			answerText string
@@ -671,6 +664,10 @@ func sendMsgToLLM(body io.Reader) {
 		// 	break
 		// }
 		if chunk.Finished {
+			// Close the thinking block if we were streaming reasoning and haven't closed it yet
+			if hasReasoning && !reasoningSent {
+				chunkChan <- "</think>"
+			}
 			if chunk.Chunk != "" {
 				logger.Warn("text inside of finish llmchunk", "chunk", chunk, "counter", counter)
 				answerText = strings.ReplaceAll(chunk.Chunk, "\n\n", "\n")
@@ -682,6 +679,27 @@ func sendMsgToLLM(body io.Reader) {
 		if counter == 0 {
 			chunk.Chunk = strings.TrimPrefix(chunk.Chunk, " ")
 		}
+		// Handle reasoning chunks - stream them immediately as they arrive
+		if chunk.Reasoning != "" && !reasoningSent {
+			if !hasReasoning {
+				// First reasoning chunk - send opening tag
+				chunkChan <- "<think>"
+				hasReasoning = true
+			}
+			// Stream reasoning content immediately
+			answerText = strings.ReplaceAll(chunk.Reasoning, "\n\n", "\n")
+			if answerText != "" {
+				chunkChan <- answerText
+			}
+		}
+
+		// When we get content and have been streaming reasoning, close the thinking block
+		if chunk.Chunk != "" && hasReasoning && !reasoningSent {
+			// Close the thinking block before sending actual content
+			chunkChan <- "</think>"
+			reasoningSent = true
+		}
+
 		// bot sends way too many \n
 		answerText = strings.ReplaceAll(chunk.Chunk, "\n\n", "\n")
 		// Accumulate text to check for stop strings that might span across chunks
@@ -692,7 +710,9 @@ func sendMsgToLLM(body io.Reader) {
 			logger.Debug("stop string detected on client side for completion endpoint", "stop_string", answerText)
 			streamDone <- true
 		}
-		chunkChan <- answerText
+		if answerText != "" {
+			chunkChan <- answerText
+		}
 		openAIToolChan <- chunk.ToolChunk
 		if chunk.FuncName != "" {
 			lastToolCall.Name = chunk.FuncName
@@ -790,6 +810,7 @@ func chatWatcher(ctx context.Context) {
 
 func chatRound(r *models.ChatRoundReq) error {
 	botRespMode = true
+	updateStatusLine()
 	botPersona := cfg.AssistantRole
 	if cfg.WriteNextMsgAsCompletionAgent != "" {
 		botPersona = cfg.WriteNextMsgAsCompletionAgent
@@ -807,23 +828,78 @@ func chatRound(r *models.ChatRoundReq) error {
 	}
 	go sendMsgToLLM(reader)
 	logger.Debug("looking at vars in chatRound", "msg", r.UserMsg, "regen", r.Regen, "resume", r.Resume)
+	msgIdx := len(chatBody.Messages)
 	if !r.Resume {
-		fmt.Fprintf(textView, "\n[-:-:b](%d) ", len(chatBody.Messages))
+		// Add empty message to chatBody immediately so it persists during Alt+T toggle
+		chatBody.Messages = append(chatBody.Messages, models.RoleMsg{
+			Role: botPersona, Content: "",
+		})
+		fmt.Fprintf(textView, "\n[-:-:b](%d) ", msgIdx)
 		fmt.Fprint(textView, roleToIcon(botPersona))
 		fmt.Fprint(textView, "[-:-:-]\n")
 		if cfg.ThinkUse && !strings.Contains(cfg.CurrentAPI, "v1") {
 			// fmt.Fprint(textView, "<think>")
 			chunkChan <- "<think>"
 		}
+	} else {
+		msgIdx = len(chatBody.Messages) - 1
 	}
 	respText := strings.Builder{}
 	toolResp := strings.Builder{}
+	// Variables for handling thinking blocks during streaming
+	inThinkingBlock := false
+	thinkingBuffer := strings.Builder{}
+	justExitedThinkingCollapsed := false
 out:
 	for {
 		select {
 		case chunk := <-chunkChan:
+			// Handle thinking blocks during streaming
+			if strings.HasPrefix(chunk, "<think>") && !inThinkingBlock {
+				// Start of thinking block
+				inThinkingBlock = true
+				thinkingBuffer.Reset()
+				thinkingBuffer.WriteString(chunk)
+				if thinkingCollapsed {
+					// Show placeholder immediately when thinking starts in collapsed mode
+					fmt.Fprint(textView, "[yellow::i][thinking... (press Alt+T to expand)][-:-:-]")
+					if scrollToEndEnabled {
+						textView.ScrollToEnd()
+					}
+					respText.WriteString(chunk)
+					continue
+				}
+			} else if inThinkingBlock {
+				thinkingBuffer.WriteString(chunk)
+				if strings.Contains(chunk, "</think>") {
+					// End of thinking block
+					inThinkingBlock = false
+					if thinkingCollapsed {
+						// Thinking already displayed as placeholder, just update respText
+						respText.WriteString(chunk)
+						justExitedThinkingCollapsed = true
+						if scrollToEndEnabled {
+							textView.ScrollToEnd()
+						}
+						continue
+					}
+					// If not collapsed, fall through to normal display
+				} else if thinkingCollapsed {
+					// Still in thinking block and collapsed - just buffer, don't display
+					respText.WriteString(chunk)
+					continue
+				}
+				// If not collapsed, fall through to normal display
+			}
+			// Add spacing after collapsed thinking block before real response
+			if justExitedThinkingCollapsed {
+				chunk = "\n\n" + chunk
+				justExitedThinkingCollapsed = false
+			}
 			fmt.Fprint(textView, chunk)
 			respText.WriteString(chunk)
+			// Update the message in chatBody.Messages so it persists during Alt+T
+			chatBody.Messages[msgIdx].Content = respText.String()
 			if scrollToEndEnabled {
 				textView.ScrollToEnd()
 			}
@@ -868,13 +944,11 @@ out:
 		processedMsg := processMessageTag(&updatedMsg)
 		chatBody.Messages[len(chatBody.Messages)-1] = *processedMsg
 	} else {
-		newMsg := models.RoleMsg{
-			Role: botPersona, Content: respText.String(),
-		}
-		// Process the new message to check for known_to tags in LLM response
-		newMsg = *processMessageTag(&newMsg)
-		chatBody.Messages = append(chatBody.Messages, newMsg)
-		stopTTSIfNotForUser(&newMsg)
+		// Message was already added at the start, just process it for known_to tags
+		chatBody.Messages[msgIdx].Content = respText.String()
+		processedMsg := processMessageTag(&chatBody.Messages[msgIdx])
+		chatBody.Messages[msgIdx] = *processedMsg
+		stopTTSIfNotForUser(&chatBody.Messages[msgIdx])
 	}
 	cleanChatBody()
 	refreshChatDisplay()
@@ -913,6 +987,8 @@ 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
@@ -938,6 +1014,23 @@ 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 {
@@ -1078,7 +1171,7 @@ func findCall(msg, toolCall string) bool {
 	}
 	resp := callToolWithAgent(fc.Name, fc.Args)
 	toolMsg := string(resp) // Remove the "tool response: " prefix and %+v formatting
-	logger.Info("llm used tool call", "tool_resp", toolMsg, "tool_attrs", fc)
+	logger.Info("llm used a tool call", "tool_name", fc.Name, "too_args", fc.Args, "id", fc.ID, "tool_resp", toolMsg)
 	fmt.Fprintf(textView, "%s[-:-:b](%d) <%s>: [-:-:-]\n%s\n",
 		"\n\n", len(chatBody.Messages), cfg.ToolRole, toolMsg)
 	// Create tool response message with the proper tool_call_id
@@ -1114,7 +1207,33 @@ 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 {
+		text = thinkRE.ReplaceAllStringFunc(text, func(match string) string {
+			// Extract content between <think> and </think>
+			start := len("<think>")
+			end := len(match) - len("</think>")
+			if start < end && start < len(match) {
+				content := match[start:end]
+				return fmt.Sprintf("[yellow::i][thinking... (%d chars) (press Alt+T to expand)][-:-:-]", len(content))
+			}
+			return "[yellow::i][thinking... (press Alt+T to expand)][-:-:-]"
+		})
+		// Handle incomplete thinking blocks (during streaming when </think> hasn't arrived yet)
+		if strings.Contains(text, "<think>") && !strings.Contains(text, "</think>") {
+			// Find the incomplete thinking block and replace it
+			startIdx := strings.Index(text, "<think>")
+			if startIdx != -1 {
+				content := text[startIdx+len("<think>"):]
+				placeholder := fmt.Sprintf("[yellow::i][thinking... (%d chars) (press Alt+T to expand)][-:-:-]", len(content))
+				text = text[:startIdx] + placeholder
+			}
+		}
+	}
+
+	return text
 }
 
 func removeThinking(chatBody *models.ChatBody) {
@@ -1255,6 +1374,15 @@ 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},

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

@@ -43,8 +43,14 @@ STT_SR = 16000  # Sample rate for audio recording
 DBPATH = "gflt.db"
 FilePickerDir = "." # Directory where file picker should start
 FilePickerExts = "png,jpg,jpeg,gif,webp" # Comma-separated list of allowed file extensions for file picker
+CodingDir = "." # Default directory for coding assistant file operations (relative paths resolved against this)
 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

@@ -19,6 +19,8 @@ type Config struct {
 	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"`
@@ -30,6 +32,8 @@ type Config struct {
 	DBPATH                        string `toml:"DBPATH"`
 	FilePickerDir                 string `toml:"FilePickerDir"`
 	FilePickerExts                string `toml:"FilePickerExts"`
+	CodingDir                     string `toml:"CodingDir"`
+	ImagePreview                  bool   `toml:"ImagePreview"`
 	EnableMouse                   bool   `toml:"EnableMouse"`
 	// embeddings
 	RAGEnabled bool   `toml:"RAGEnabled"`

docs/config.md

@@ -145,6 +145,9 @@ This document explains how to set up and configure the application using the `co
 #### FilePickerExts (`"png,jpg,jpeg,gif,webp"`)
 - Comma-separated list of allowed file extensions for the file picker.
 
+#### CodingDir (`"."`)
+- Default directory for coding assistant file operations. Relative paths in file tools (file_read, file_write, etc.) are resolved against this directory. Use absolute paths (starting with `/`) to bypass this.
+
 #### 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.
 

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

@@ -5,15 +5,61 @@ 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 +69,25 @@ 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 +100,12 @@ 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()
+	updateStatusLine()
+	if scrollToEndEnabled {
+		textView.ScrollToEnd()
+	}
 }
 
 func stopTTSIfNotForUser(msg *models.RoleMsg) {
@@ -110,8 +173,8 @@ func colorText() {
 }
 
 func updateStatusLine() {
-	statusLineWidget.SetText(makeStatusLine())
-	helpView.SetText(fmt.Sprintf(helpText, makeStatusLine()))
+	status := makeStatusLine()
+	statusLineWidget.SetText(status)
 }
 
 func initSysCards() ([]string, error) {
@@ -243,6 +306,23 @@ 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 {
@@ -272,10 +352,17 @@ func makeStatusLine() string {
 	} else {
 		shellModeInfo = ""
 	}
-	statusLine := fmt.Sprintf(indexLineCompletion, boolColors[botRespMode], botRespMode, activeChatName,
-		boolColors[cfg.ToolUse], cfg.ToolUse, chatBody.Model, boolColors[cfg.SkipLLMResp],
+	// Get model color based on load status for local llama.cpp models
+	modelColor := getModelColor()
+	statusLine := fmt.Sprintf(statusLineTempl, boolColors[botRespMode], botRespMode, activeChatName,
+		boolColors[cfg.ToolUse], cfg.ToolUse, modelColor, chatBody.Model, boolColors[cfg.SkipLLMResp],
 		cfg.SkipLLMResp, cfg.CurrentAPI, boolColors[isRecording], isRecording, persona,
-		botPersona, boolColors[injectRole], injectRole)
+		botPersona)
+	// completion endpoint
+	if !strings.Contains(cfg.CurrentAPI, "chat") {
+		roleInject := fmt.Sprintf(" | role injection [%s:-:b]%v[-:-:-] (alt+7)", boolColors[injectRole], injectRole)
+		statusLine += roleInject
+	}
 	return statusLine + imageInfo + shellModeInfo
 }
 
@@ -327,3 +414,373 @@ func deepseekModelValidator() error {
 	}
 	return nil
 }
+
+// == shellmode ==
+
+func toggleShellMode() {
+	shellMode = !shellMode
+	if shellMode {
+		// Update input placeholder to indicate shell mode
+		textArea.SetPlaceholder("SHELL MODE: Enter command and press <Esc> to execute")
+	} else {
+		// Reset to normal mode
+		textArea.SetPlaceholder("input is multiline; press <Enter> to start the next line;\npress <Esc> to send the message. 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
+}
+
+// == 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
+}

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,
@@ -259,8 +237,10 @@ func (op LCPChat) ParseChunk(data []byte) (*models.TextChunk, error) {
 		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
@@ -278,7 +258,7 @@ func (op LCPChat) ParseChunk(data []byte) (*models.TextChunk, error) {
 		}
 	}
 
-	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)
 		}
@@ -311,7 +291,7 @@ 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 +321,21 @@ 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 +415,7 @@ 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 +497,20 @@ 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 +581,7 @@ 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?
@@ -640,12 +616,14 @@ 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 {
-		toolCall := llmchunk.Choices[len(llmchunk.Choices)-1].Delta.ToolCalls[0]
+	if len(lastChoice.Delta.ToolCalls) > 0 {
+		toolCall := lastChoice.Delta.ToolCalls[0]
 		resp.ToolChunk = toolCall.Function.Arguments
 		fname := toolCall.Function.Name
 		if fname != "" {
@@ -657,7 +635,7 @@ 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 +668,7 @@ 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
@@ -718,27 +696,25 @@ 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"
 		}
 	}
 	// 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 +1,23 @@
 package main
 
 import (
-	"flag"
-	"strconv"
-
 	"github.com/rivo/tview"
 )
 
 var (
-	boolColors          = map[bool]string{true: "green", false: "red"}
-	botRespMode         = false
-	editMode            = false
-	roleEditMode        = false
-	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[-:-:-]"
-	focusSwitcher       = map[tview.Primitive]tview.Primitive{}
+	boolColors        = map[bool]string{true: "green", false: "red"}
+	botRespMode       = false
+	editMode          = false
+	roleEditMode      = false
+	injectRole        = true
+	selectedIndex     = int(-1)
+	shellMode         = false
+	thinkingCollapsed = false
+	statusLineTempl   = "help (F12) | llm turn: [%s:-:b]%v[-:-:-] (F6) | chat: [orange:-:b]%s[-:-:-] (F1) |tool-use: [%s:-:b]%v[-:-:-] (ctrl+k) | model: [%s:-:b]%s[-:-:-] (ctrl+l) | skip LLM resp: [%s:-:b]%v[-:-:-] (F10)\nAPI: [orange:-:b]%s[-:-:-] (ctrl+v) | voice recording: [%s:-:b]%v[-:-:-] (ctrl+r) | 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 {

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"`
@@ -51,8 +64,9 @@ type LLMRespChunk struct {
 		FinishReason string `json:"finish_reason"`
 		Index        int    `json:"index"`
 		Delta        struct {
-			Content   string          `json:"content"`
-			ToolCalls []ToolDeltaResp `json:"tool_calls"`
+			Content          string          `json:"content"`
+			ReasoningContent string          `json:"reasoning_content"`
+			ToolCalls        []ToolDeltaResp `json:"tool_calls"`
 		} `json:"delta"`
 	} `json:"choices"`
 	Created int    `json:"created"`
@@ -73,6 +87,7 @@ type TextChunk struct {
 	ToolResp  bool
 	FuncName  string
 	ToolID    string
+	Reasoning string // For models that send reasoning separately (OpenRouter, etc.)
 }
 
 type TextContentPart struct {
@@ -82,6 +97,7 @@ 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"`
@@ -169,18 +185,48 @@ 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 {
-			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)
+			switch p := part.(type) {
+			case TextContentPart:
+				if p.Type == "text" {
+					textParts = append(textParts, p.Text)
+				}
+			case ImageContentPart:
+				// 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 {
+					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))
 					}
 				}
 			}
@@ -194,7 +240,17 @@ 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")
 }
 
@@ -206,9 +262,16 @@ 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 {
-				if partType, exists := partMap["type"]; exists && partType == "text" {
-					if textVal, textExists := partMap["text"]; textExists {
+			switch p := part.(type) {
+			case TextContentPart:
+				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)
 						}
@@ -289,7 +352,7 @@ 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 != "" {
@@ -302,6 +365,7 @@ 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},
@@ -341,6 +405,31 @@ 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)
+			}
+		})
+	}
+}

models/openrouter.go

@@ -25,17 +25,23 @@ func NewOpenRouterCompletionReq(model, prompt string, props map[string]float32,
 }
 
 type OpenRouterChatReq struct {
-	Messages    []RoleMsg `json:"messages"`
-	Model       string    `json:"model"`
-	Stream      bool      `json:"stream"`
-	Temperature float32   `json:"temperature"`
-	MinP        float32   `json:"min_p"`
-	NPredict    int32     `json:"max_tokens"`
-	Tools       []Tool    `json:"tools"`
+	Messages    []RoleMsg        `json:"messages"`
+	Model       string           `json:"model"`
+	Stream      bool             `json:"stream"`
+	Temperature float32          `json:"temperature"`
+	MinP        float32          `json:"min_p"`
+	NPredict    int32            `json:"max_tokens"`
+	Tools       []Tool           `json:"tools"`
+	Reasoning   *ReasoningConfig `json:"reasoning,omitempty"`
 }
 
-func NewOpenRouterChatReq(cb ChatBody, props map[string]float32) OpenRouterChatReq {
-	return OpenRouterChatReq{
+type ReasoningConfig struct {
+	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"`

popups.go

@@ -17,9 +17,13 @@ func showModelSelectionPopup() {
 		} else if strings.Contains(api, "openrouter.ai") {
 			return ORFreeModels
 		}
-		// Assume local llama.cpp
-		updateModelLists()
-		return LocalModels
+		// Assume local llama.cpp - fetch with load status
+		models, err := fetchLCPModelsWithLoadStatus()
+		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)
@@ -57,8 +61,10 @@ func showModelSelectionPopup() {
 		modelListWidget.SetCurrentItem(currentModelIndex)
 	}
 	modelListWidget.SetSelectedFunc(func(index int, mainText string, secondaryText string, shortcut rune) {
+		// Strip "(loaded)" suffix if present for local llama.cpp models
+		modelName := strings.TrimSuffix(mainText, " (loaded)")
 		// Update the model in both chatBody and config
-		chatBody.Model = mainText
+		chatBody.Model = modelName
 		cfg.CurrentModel = chatBody.Model
 		// Remove the popup page
 		pages.RemovePage("modelSelectionPopup")
@@ -70,6 +76,10 @@ func showModelSelectionPopup() {
 			pages.RemovePage("modelSelectionPopup")
 			return nil
 		}
+		if event.Key() == tcell.KeyRune && event.Rune() == 'x' {
+			pages.RemovePage("modelSelectionPopup")
+			return nil
+		}
 		return event
 	})
 	modal := func(p tview.Primitive, width, height int) tview.Primitive {
@@ -163,6 +173,10 @@ func showAPILinkSelectionPopup() {
 			pages.RemovePage("apiLinkSelectionPopup")
 			return nil
 		}
+		if event.Key() == tcell.KeyRune && event.Rune() == 'x' {
+			pages.RemovePage("apiLinkSelectionPopup")
+			return nil
+		}
 		return event
 	})
 	modal := func(p tview.Primitive, width, height int) tview.Primitive {
@@ -229,6 +243,10 @@ func showUserRoleSelectionPopup() {
 			pages.RemovePage("userRoleSelectionPopup")
 			return nil
 		}
+		if event.Key() == tcell.KeyRune && event.Rune() == 'x' {
+			pages.RemovePage("userRoleSelectionPopup")
+			return nil
+		}
 		return event
 	})
 	modal := func(p tview.Primitive, width, height int) tview.Primitive {
@@ -297,6 +315,10 @@ func showBotRoleSelectionPopup() {
 			pages.RemovePage("botRoleSelectionPopup")
 			return nil
 		}
+		if event.Key() == tcell.KeyRune && event.Rune() == 'x' {
+			pages.RemovePage("botRoleSelectionPopup")
+			return nil
+		}
 		return event
 	})
 	modal := func(p tview.Primitive, width, height int) tview.Primitive {
@@ -312,3 +334,182 @@ func showBotRoleSelectionPopup() {
 	pages.AddPage("botRoleSelectionPopup", modal(roleListWidget, 80, 20), true, true)
 	app.SetFocus(roleListWidget)
 }
+
+func showFileCompletionPopup(filter string) {
+	baseDir := cfg.CodingDir
+	if baseDir == "" {
+		baseDir = "."
+	}
+	complMatches := scanFiles(baseDir, filter)
+	if len(complMatches) == 0 {
+		return
+	}
+	// If only one match, auto-complete without showing popup
+	if len(complMatches) == 1 {
+		currentText := textArea.GetText()
+		atIdx := strings.LastIndex(currentText, "@")
+		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("fileCompletionPopup")
+	})
+	widget.SetInputCapture(func(event *tcell.EventKey) *tcell.EventKey {
+		if event.Key() == tcell.KeyEscape {
+			pages.RemovePage("fileCompletionPopup")
+			return nil
+		}
+		if event.Key() == tcell.KeyRune && event.Rune() == 'x' {
+			pages.RemovePage("fileCompletionPopup")
+			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("fileCompletionPopup", 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))
+	// Force textarea refresh by restoring text (SetTextStyle doesn't trigger redraw)
+	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))
+	// Force textarea refresh by restoring text (SetTextStyle doesn't trigger redraw)
+	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")
+	})
+	schemeListWidget.SetInputCapture(func(event *tcell.EventKey) *tcell.EventKey {
+		if event.Key() == tcell.KeyEscape {
+			pages.RemovePage("colorschemeSelectionPopup")
+			return nil
+		}
+		if event.Key() == tcell.KeyRune && event.Rune() == 'x' {
+			pages.RemovePage("colorschemeSelectionPopup")
+			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

@@ -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
 	})
@@ -146,6 +149,11 @@ 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/") {

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)
-	}
-}

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.\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 CodingDir if not specified)\n- Use `file_read` to examine relevant files (paths are relative to CodingDir unless starting with `/`)\n- Use `execute_command` with `grep`/`find` to search for patterns\n- Check `README` or documentation files\n- Identify: frameworks, conventions, testing approach\n- **Git reads allowed**: You may use `git status`, `git log`, `git diff` for context, but only to inform your work\n- **Path handling**: Relative paths are resolved against CodingDir (configurable via Alt+O). Use absolute paths (starting with `/`) to bypass CodingDir.\n\n### Phase 2: Planning\n- For complex tasks: create todo items\n- Identify files that need modification\n- Plan your approach following existing patterns\n\n### Phase 3: Implementation\n- Make changes using appropriate file tools\n- Prefer `file_write` for new files, `file_read` then modify for existing files\n- Follow existing code style exactly\n- Use existing libraries and utilities\n\n### Phase 4: Verification\n- Run tests if available (check for test scripts)\n- Run linting/type checking commands\n- Verify changes work as expected\n\n### Phase 5: Completion\n- Update todos to `completed`\n- Provide concise summary of changes\n- Reference specific file paths and line numbers when relevant\n- **DO NOT commit changes** - inform user what was done so they can review and commit themselves\n\n## Tool Usage Guidelines\n\n**File Operations**:\n- `file_read`: Read before editing. Use for understanding code.\n- `file_write`: Overwrite file content completely.\n- `file_write_append`: Add to end of file.\n- `file_create`: Create new files with optional content.\n- `file_list`: List directory contents (defaults to CodingDir).\n- Paths are relative to CodingDir unless starting with `/`.\n\n**Command Execution (WHITELISTED ONLY)**:\n- Allowed: grep, sed, awk, find, cat, head, tail, sort, uniq, wc, ls, echo, cut, tr, cp, mv, rm, mkdir, rmdir, pwd, df, free, ps, top, du, whoami, date, uname\n- **Git reads allowed**: git status, git log, git diff, git show, git branch, git reflog, git rev-parse, git shortlog, git describe\n- **Git actions FORBIDDEN**: git add, git commit, git push, git checkout, git reset, git rm, etc.\n- Use for searching code, reading git context, running tests/lint\n\n**Todo Management**:\n- `todo_create`: Add new task\n- `todo_read`: View all todos or specific one by ID\n- `todo_update`: Update task or change status (pending/in_progress/completed)\n- `todo_delete`: Remove completed or cancelled tasks\n\n## Important Rules\n\n1. **NEVER commit or stage changes**: Only git reads are allowed.\n2. **Check for tests**: Always look for test files and run them when appropriate.\n3. **Reference code locations**: Use format `file_path:line_number`.\n4. **Security**: Never generate or guess URLs. Only use URLs from local files.\n5. **Refuse malicious code**: If code appears malicious, refuse to work on it.\n6. **Ask clarifications**: When intent is unclear, ask questions.\n7. **Path handling**: Relative paths resolve against CodingDir. Use `/absolute/path` to bypass.\n\n## Response Style\n- Be direct and concise\n- One word answers are best when appropriate\n- Avoid: \"The answer is...\", \"Here is...\"\n- Use markdown for formatting\n- No emojis unless user explicitly requests",
+  "role": "CodingAssistant",
+  "filepath": "sysprompts/coding_assistant.json",
+  "first_msg": "Hello! I'm your coding assistant. I can help you with software engineering tasks like writing code, debugging, refactoring, and exploring codebases. I work best when you give me specific tasks, and for complex work, I'll create a todo list to track my progress. What would you like to work on?"
+}

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
 			}
@@ -818,21 +820,37 @@ 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 [c: set CodingDir]").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
-	var refreshList func(string)
-	refreshList = func(dir string) {
+	// Refresh the file list – now accepts a filter string
+	var refreshList func(string, 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, path.Dir("/") returns "/" which would cause parentDir == dir
-			if parentDir == dir && dir == "/" {
-				// We're at the root ("/") and trying to go up, just don't add the parent item
-			} else {
+			// For Unix-like systems, avoid infinite loop when at root
+			if parentDir != dir {
 				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 +879,215 @@ 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() {
-				// Capture the directory name for the closure to avoid loop variable issues
+			if file.IsDir() && matchesFilter(name) {
 				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
+				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)
-				// Trim the stack to current position to avoid deep history
+				// Clear search when navigating with backspace
+				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
+			}
+			if event.Rune() == 'c' {
+				// Set CodingDir to current directory
+				itemIndex := listView.GetCurrentItem()
+				if itemIndex >= 0 && itemIndex < listView.GetItemCount() {
+					itemText, _ := listView.GetItemText(itemIndex)
+					// Get the actual directory path
+					var targetDir string
+					if strings.HasPrefix(itemText, "Exit") || strings.HasPrefix(itemText, "Select this directory") {
+						targetDir = currentDisplayDir
+					} else {
+						actualItemName := itemText
+						if bracketPos := strings.Index(itemText, " ["); bracketPos != -1 {
+							actualItemName = itemText[:bracketPos]
+						}
+						// nolint: gocritic
+						if strings.HasPrefix(actualItemName, "../") {
+							targetDir = path.Dir(currentDisplayDir)
+						} else if strings.HasSuffix(actualItemName, "/") {
+							dirName := strings.TrimSuffix(actualItemName, "/")
+							targetDir = path.Join(currentDisplayDir, dirName)
+						} else {
+							targetDir = currentDisplayDir
+						}
+					}
+					cfg.CodingDir = targetDir
+					if err := notifyUser("CodingDir", "Set to: "+targetDir); err != nil {
+						logger.Error("failed to notify user", "error", err)
+					}
+					pages.RemovePage(filePickerPage)
+					return nil
+				}
+			}
 		case tcell.KeyEnter:
 			// Get the currently highlighted item in the list
 			itemIndex := listView.GetCurrentItem()
 			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
-				// Format is "name [gray](type)[-]"
+				// 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, "/") {
-					// 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("went to root", "dir", targetDir)
+							logger.Warn("at root, cannot go up")
 							return nil
 						}
 					} else {
@@ -952,24 +1095,23 @@ func makeFilePicker() *tview.Flex {
 						dirName := strings.TrimSuffix(actualItemName, "/")
 						targetDir = path.Join(currentDisplayDir, dirName)
 					}
-					// Navigate to the selected directory
-					logger.Info("going to the dir", "dir", targetDir)
-					refreshList(targetDir)
+					// Navigate – clear search
+					logger.Info("going to dir", "dir", 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
-					// We can't rely only on the selectedFile variable since Enter key might be pressed
-					// without having clicked the file first
+					// It's a file
 					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 +1120,6 @@ 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)

tools.go

@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ import (
 	"io"
 	"os"
 	"os/exec"
+	"path/filepath"
 	"regexp"
 	"strconv"
 	"strings"
@@ -377,6 +378,8 @@ func fileCreate(args map[string]string) []byte {
 		return []byte(msg)
 	}
 
+	path = resolvePath(path)
+
 	content, ok := args["content"]
 	if !ok {
 		content = ""
@@ -400,6 +403,8 @@ func fileRead(args map[string]string) []byte {
 		return []byte(msg)
 	}
 
+	path = resolvePath(path)
+
 	content, err := readStringFromFile(path)
 	if err != nil {
 		msg := "failed to read file; error: " + err.Error()
@@ -428,6 +433,7 @@ func fileWrite(args map[string]string) []byte {
 		logger.Error(msg)
 		return []byte(msg)
 	}
+	path = resolvePath(path)
 	content, ok := args["content"]
 	if !ok {
 		content = ""
@@ -448,6 +454,7 @@ func fileWriteAppend(args map[string]string) []byte {
 		logger.Error(msg)
 		return []byte(msg)
 	}
+	path = resolvePath(path)
 	content, ok := args["content"]
 	if !ok {
 		content = ""
@@ -469,6 +476,8 @@ func fileDelete(args map[string]string) []byte {
 		return []byte(msg)
 	}
 
+	path = resolvePath(path)
+
 	if err := removeFile(path); err != nil {
 		msg := "failed to delete file; error: " + err.Error()
 		logger.Error(msg)
@@ -486,6 +495,7 @@ func fileMove(args map[string]string) []byte {
 		logger.Error(msg)
 		return []byte(msg)
 	}
+	src = resolvePath(src)
 
 	dst, ok := args["dst"]
 	if !ok || dst == "" {
@@ -493,6 +503,7 @@ func fileMove(args map[string]string) []byte {
 		logger.Error(msg)
 		return []byte(msg)
 	}
+	dst = resolvePath(dst)
 
 	if err := moveFile(src, dst); err != nil {
 		msg := "failed to move file; error: " + err.Error()
@@ -511,6 +522,7 @@ func fileCopy(args map[string]string) []byte {
 		logger.Error(msg)
 		return []byte(msg)
 	}
+	src = resolvePath(src)
 
 	dst, ok := args["dst"]
 	if !ok || dst == "" {
@@ -518,6 +530,7 @@ func fileCopy(args map[string]string) []byte {
 		logger.Error(msg)
 		return []byte(msg)
 	}
+	dst = resolvePath(dst)
 
 	if err := copyFile(src, dst); err != nil {
 		msg := "failed to copy file; error: " + err.Error()
@@ -535,6 +548,8 @@ func fileList(args map[string]string) []byte {
 		path = "." // default to current directory
 	}
 
+	path = resolvePath(path)
+
 	files, err := listDirectory(path)
 	if err != nil {
 		msg := "failed to list directory; error: " + err.Error()
@@ -558,6 +573,13 @@ func fileList(args map[string]string) []byte {
 
 // Helper functions for file operations
 
+func resolvePath(p string) string {
+	if filepath.IsAbs(p) {
+		return p
+	}
+	return filepath.Join(cfg.CodingDir, p)
+}
+
 func readStringFromFile(filename string) (string, error) {
 	data, err := os.ReadFile(filename)
 	if err != nil {
@@ -648,12 +670,6 @@ 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 +689,12 @@ 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 +929,19 @@ 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 +971,15 @@ 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 +1344,14 @@ 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

@@ -7,18 +7,14 @@ import (
 	_ "image/jpeg"
 	_ "image/png"
 	"os"
-	"os/exec"
 	"path"
 	"strconv"
 	"strings"
-	"sync"
 
 	"github.com/gdamore/tcell/v2"
 	"github.com/rivo/tview"
 )
 
-var _ = sync.RWMutex{}
-
 var (
 	app                *tview.Application
 	pages              *tview.Pages
@@ -50,7 +46,6 @@ var (
 	imgPage        = "imgPage"
 	filePickerPage = "filePicker"
 	exportDir      = "chat_exports"
-
 	// For overlay search functionality
 	searchField    *tview.InputField
 	searchPageName = "searchOverlay"
@@ -83,6 +78,7 @@ 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 +92,8 @@ 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]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
@@ -107,396 +105,60 @@ var (
 === tables (chat history, agent pick, file pick, properties) ===
 [yellow]x[white]: to exit the table page
 
+=== filepicker ===
+[yellow]c[white]: (in file picker) set current dir as CodingDir
+[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() {
-	shellMode = !shellMode
-	if shellMode {
-		// Update input placeholder to indicate shell mode
-		textArea.SetPlaceholder("SHELL MODE: Enter command and press <Esc> to execute")
-	} else {
-		// Reset to normal mode
-		textArea.SetPlaceholder("input is multiline; press <Enter> to start the next line;\npress <Esc> to send the message. 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()
 	textArea = tview.NewTextArea().
 		SetPlaceholder("input is multiline; press <Enter> to start the next line;\npress <Esc> to send the message.")
 	textArea.SetBorder(true).SetTitle("input")
+	// Add input capture for @ completion
+	textArea.SetInputCapture(func(event *tcell.EventKey) *tcell.EventKey {
+		if !shellMode {
+			return event
+		}
+		// Handle Tab key for file completion
+		if event.Key() == tcell.KeyTab {
+			currentText := textArea.GetText()
+			row, col, _, _ := textArea.GetCursor()
+			// Calculate absolute position from row/col
+			lines := strings.Split(currentText, "\n")
+			cursorPos := 0
+			for i := 0; i < row && i < len(lines); i++ {
+				cursorPos += len(lines[i]) + 1 // +1 for newline
+			}
+			cursorPos += col
+			// Look backwards from cursor to find @
+			if cursorPos > 0 {
+				// Find the last @ before cursor
+				textBeforeCursor := currentText[:cursorPos]
+				atIndex := strings.LastIndex(textBeforeCursor, "@")
+				if atIndex >= 0 {
+					// Extract the partial match text after @
+					filter := textBeforeCursor[atIndex+1:]
+					showFileCompletionPopup(filter)
+					return nil // Consume the Tab event
+				}
+			}
+		}
+		return event
+	})
 	textView = tview.NewTextView().
 		SetDynamicColors(true).
 		SetRegions(true).
@@ -570,6 +232,11 @@ 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).
@@ -610,7 +277,6 @@ func init() {
 			// colorText()
 			// updateStatusLine()
 		})
-
 	roleEditWindow = tview.NewInputField().
 		SetLabel("Enter new role: ").
 		SetPlaceholder("e.g., user, assistant, system, tool").
@@ -767,6 +433,19 @@ 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 +510,24 @@ 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.KeyRune && event.Rune() == 'i' && event.Modifiers()&tcell.ModAlt != 0 {
+			showColorschemeSelectionPopup()
+			return nil
+		}
 		if event.Key() == tcell.KeyF1 {
 			// chatList, err := loadHistoryChats()
 			chatList, err := store.GetChatByChar(cfg.AssistantRole)
@@ -858,7 +555,7 @@ 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 +568,9 @@ 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 +593,9 @@ 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
 		}
@@ -996,6 +699,8 @@ 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
 		}
@@ -1123,6 +828,19 @@ 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 != "" {
+					// nolint: errcheck
+					go orator.Speak(cleanedText)
+				}
+			}
+			return nil
+		}
 		if event.Key() == tcell.KeyCtrlW {
 			// INFO: continue bot/text message
 			// without new role
@@ -1272,7 +990,6 @@ func init() {
 			app.SetFocus(focusSwitcher[currentF])
 			return nil
 		}
-
 		if isASCII(string(event.Rune())) && !botRespMode {
 			return event
 		}