chore(actions)(deps): bump docker/setup-buildx-action

Bumps [docker/setup-buildx-action](https://github.com/docker/setup-buildx-action) from 3.12.0 to 4.1.0.
- [Release notes](https://github.com/docker/setup-buildx-action/releases)
- [Commits](8d2750c68a...d7f5e7f509)

---
updated-dependencies:
- dependency-name: docker/setup-buildx-action
  dependency-version: 4.1.0
  dependency-type: direct:production
  update-type: version-update:semver-major
...

Signed-off-by: dependabot[bot] <support@github.com>

.dockerignore

@@ -3,21 +3,6 @@
 .gitignore
 .gitmodules
 
-# Python
-__pycache__
-*.py[cod]
-*$py.class
-*.so
-.Python
-*.egg-info/
-dist/
-build/
-
-# Virtual environments
-venv/
-env/
-ENV/
-
 # Dependencies
 node_modules
 **/node_modules
@@ -39,20 +24,7 @@ ui-tui/packages/hermes-ink/dist/
 
 # Environment files
 .env
-.env.*
 
-# IDE
-.vscode/
-.idea/
-*.swp
-*.swo
-
-# Testing
-.pytest_cache/
-.coverage
-htmlcov/
-
-# Documentation
 *.md
 
 # Runtime data (bind-mounted at /opt/data; must not leak into build context)

.gitattributes

@@ -1,10 +1,2 @@
 # Auto-generated files — collapse diffs and exclude from language stats
 web/package-lock.json linguist-generated=true
-
-# Enforce LF for scripts that run inside Linux containers.
-# Without this, Windows checkout converts to CRLF and breaks `exec` in the
-# container entrypoint with "no such file or directory".
-*.sh        text eol=lf
-Dockerfile  text eol=lf
-*.dockerfile text eol=lf
-docker/entrypoint.sh text eol=lf

.github/workflows/docker-publish.yml

@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@ jobs:
         uses: actions/checkout@de0fac2e4500dabe0009e67214ff5f5447ce83dd  # v6.0.2
 
       - name: Set up Docker Buildx
-        uses: docker/setup-buildx-action@8d2750c68a42422c14e847fe6c8ac0403b4cbd6f  # v3
+        uses: docker/setup-buildx-action@d7f5e7f509e45cec5c76c4d5afdd7de93d0b3df5  # v4.1.0
 
       # Build once, load into the local daemon for smoke testing.  Cached
       # to gha with a per-arch scope; the push step below reuses every
@@ -194,7 +194,7 @@ jobs:
         uses: actions/checkout@de0fac2e4500dabe0009e67214ff5f5447ce83dd  # v6.0.2
 
       - name: Set up Docker Buildx
-        uses: docker/setup-buildx-action@8d2750c68a42422c14e847fe6c8ac0403b4cbd6f  # v3
+        uses: docker/setup-buildx-action@d7f5e7f509e45cec5c76c4d5afdd7de93d0b3df5  # v4.1.0
 
       # Log in to ghcr.io so the registry-backed build cache below can be
       # read (cache-from) on every event and written (cache-to) on
@@ -319,7 +319,7 @@ jobs:
           merge-multiple: true
 
       - name: Set up Docker Buildx
-        uses: docker/setup-buildx-action@8d2750c68a42422c14e847fe6c8ac0403b4cbd6f  # v3
+        uses: docker/setup-buildx-action@d7f5e7f509e45cec5c76c4d5afdd7de93d0b3df5  # v4.1.0
 
       - name: Log in to Docker Hub
         uses: docker/login-action@4907a6ddec9925e35a0a9e82d7399ccc52663121  # v4.1.0

.github/workflows/tests.yml

@@ -171,11 +171,6 @@ jobs:
           source .venv/bin/activate
           uv pip install -e ".[all,dev]"
 
-      - name: Packaged-wheel i18n smoke test
-        run: |
-          source .venv/bin/activate
-          python -m pytest -m integration tests/test_wheel_locales_e2e.py -v
-
       - name: Run e2e tests
         run: |
           source .venv/bin/activate

.gitignore

@@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
 .DS_Store
 /venv/
-/venv.old/
 /_pycache/
 *.pyc*
 __pycache__/
@@ -108,12 +107,6 @@ docs/superpowers/*
 # logs, and per-session caches are never artifacts of the codebase.
 .hermes/
 
-# Desktop/bootstrap install marker written into the managed checkout root by the
-# bootstrap installer. It is Hermes-managed runtime state, never a code change —
-# ignore it so `hermes update`'s `git stash push --include-untracked` does not
-# treat it as a local edit and autostash it on every run (#38529).
-.hermes-bootstrap-complete
-
 # Tool Search live-test harness output — non-deterministic model transcripts,
 # regenerated by scripts/tool_search_livetest.py. Never an artifact of the repo.
 scripts/out/

AGENTS.md

@@ -283,21 +283,6 @@ The dashboard embeds the real `hermes --tui` — **not** a rewrite.  See `hermes
 
 **Structured React UI around the TUI is allowed when it is not a second chat surface.** Sidebar widgets, inspectors, summaries, status panels, and similar supporting views (e.g. `ChatSidebar`, `ModelPickerDialog`, `ToolCall`) are fine when they complement the embedded TUI rather than replacing the transcript / composer / terminal. Keep their state independent of the PTY child's session and surface their failures non-destructively so the terminal pane keeps working unimpaired.
 
-### Electron Desktop Chat App (`apps/desktop/`)
-
-A **separate** chat surface from both the classic CLI and the dashboard's embedded TUI. It is an Electron + React + nanostore renderer (`@assistant-ui/react`) that talks to a `tui_gateway` backend over JSON-RPC (`requestGateway(method, params)`). It does NOT embed `hermes --tui` — it has its own composer, transcript, and slash-command pipeline. Route desktop bugs to the `hermes-desktop-app-work` skill, not `hermes-dashboard-work`.
-
-**Slash commands in the desktop app are curated client-side, then dispatched to the backend.** The pipeline:
-
-- **Backend already provides everything.** `tui_gateway/server.py` `commands.catalog` (empty-query list) and `complete.slash` (typed-query completions) both include built-in commands, user `quick_commands`, AND skill-derived commands (`scan_skill_commands()` / `get_skill_commands()`). The desktop app does not need a new RPC to see skills.
-- **The renderer curates via `apps/desktop/src/lib/desktop-slash-commands.ts`.** This is the load-bearing file. It holds `DESKTOP_COMMANDS` (the ~19 built-ins shown in the palette) plus block-lists for terminal-only / messaging-only / picker-owned / settings-owned / advanced commands that should NOT clutter the desktop popover.
-  - `isDesktopSlashCommand(name)` — gates **execution**. Returns true for built-ins AND for any non-built-in (skill / quick command), so typed extension commands run.
-  - `isDesktopSlashSuggestion(name)` — gates **discovery/completion**. Used by BOTH completion paths in `app/chat/composer/hooks/use-slash-completions.ts` (empty-query catalog filter + typed-query `complete.slash` filter) and by `filterDesktopCommandsCatalog`.
-  - `isDesktopSlashExtensionCommand(name)` — true when the command is NOT a known Hermes built-in (i.e. a skill or user quick command). Both suggestion and catalog-filter paths allow extensions through so skill commands surface in the palette. (Added when fixing "skill commands missing from the desktop slash palette" — the curated allow-list was silently dropping every skill/quick command from completions even though they executed fine when typed.)
-- **Dispatch** lives in `app/session/hooks/use-prompt-actions.ts` (`runSlash`): built-ins that the desktop owns (`/skin`, `/help`, `/new`, …) are handled locally or via `commands.catalog`; everything else goes to `slash.exec`, falling back to `command.dispatch` (which the gateway resolves into skill / alias / exec directives). A skill command resolves to `{type: "skill", message}` and is submitted as a normal prompt.
-
-**Rule:** the desktop slash palette's curation is about hiding noise (terminal-only / messaging-only built-ins), NOT about hiding user-activated extensions. Skill commands and `quick_commands` are extensions the backend surfaces — they belong in completions. If you tighten `desktop-slash-commands.ts`, keep `isDesktopSlashExtensionCommand` flowing into both the suggestion and catalog-filter paths. Tests: `apps/desktop/src/lib/desktop-slash-commands.test.ts` (run via the repo-root `vitest`, since `apps/desktop` resolves deps from the root workspace install).
-
 ---
 
 ## Adding New Tools

CONTRIBUTING.md

@@ -73,7 +73,7 @@ This isn't a quality bar — it's a coupling-and-maintenance decision. Memory pr
 
 | Requirement | Notes |
 |-------------|-------|
-| **Git** | With the `git-lfs` extension installed |
+| **Git** | With `--recurse-submodules` support, and the `git-lfs` extension installed |
 | **Python 3.11+** | uv will install it if missing |
 | **uv** | Fast Python package manager ([install](https://docs.astral.sh/uv/)) |
 | **Node.js 20+** | Optional — needed for browser tools and WhatsApp bridge (matches root `package.json` engines) |

Dockerfile

@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ ENV PLAYWRIGHT_BROWSERS_PATH=/opt/hermes/.playwright
 # hermes process, the dashboard, and per-profile gateways.
 RUN apt-get update && \
     apt-get install -y --no-install-recommends \
-    ca-certificates curl iputils-ping python3 python-is-python3 ripgrep ffmpeg gcc python3-dev python3-venv libffi-dev libolm-dev procps git openssh-client docker-cli xz-utils && \
+    ca-certificates curl iputils-ping python3 python-is-python3 ripgrep ffmpeg gcc python3-dev python3-venv libffi-dev procps git openssh-client docker-cli xz-utils && \
     rm -rf /var/lib/apt/lists/*
 
 # ---------- s6-overlay install ----------
@@ -157,17 +157,10 @@ RUN npm install --prefer-offline --no-audit && \
 # so Docker users can use these providers without requiring runtime
 # lazy-install access to PyPI (often blocked in containerized envs).
 #
-# The hindsight memory provider's client (hindsight-client) is baked in
-# for the same reason: it lazy-installs into /opt/hermes/.venv at first
-# use, which lives inside the (immutable) image layer rather than the
-# mounted /opt/data volume, so it is lost on every container recreate /
-# image update and recall/retain then fails with
-# `ModuleNotFoundError: No module named 'hindsight_client'` (#38128).
-#
 # The editable link is created after the source copy below.
 COPY pyproject.toml uv.lock ./
 RUN touch ./README.md
-RUN uv sync --frozen --no-install-project --extra all --extra messaging --extra anthropic --extra bedrock --extra azure-identity --extra hindsight
+RUN uv sync --frozen --no-install-project --extra all --extra messaging --extra anthropic --extra bedrock --extra azure-identity
 
 # ---------- Source code ----------
 # .dockerignore excludes node_modules, so the installs above survive.
@@ -185,16 +178,13 @@ RUN cd web && npm run build && \
 # hermes_cli/main.py succeeds (see #18800). /opt/hermes/web is build-time
 # only (HERMES_WEB_DIST points at hermes_cli/web_dist) and is intentionally
 # not chowned here.
-# /opt/hermes/gateway is runtime-writable: Python may create __pycache__ and
-# gateway state artifacts beneath the package after services drop privileges,
-# especially when the hermes UID is remapped at boot (#27221).
 # The .venv MUST remain hermes-writable so lazy_deps.py can install
 # remaining optional platform packages and future pin bumps at first use.
 # Without this, `uv pip install` fails with EACCES and adapters silently
 # fail to load.  See tools/lazy_deps.py.
 USER root
 RUN chmod -R a+rX /opt/hermes && \
-    chown -R hermes:hermes /opt/hermes/.venv /opt/hermes/ui-tui /opt/hermes/gateway /opt/hermes/node_modules
+    chown -R hermes:hermes /opt/hermes/.venv /opt/hermes/ui-tui /opt/hermes/node_modules
 # Start as root so the s6-overlay stage2 hook can usermod/groupmod and chown
 # the data volume. Each supervised service then drops to the hermes user via
 # `s6-setuidgid hermes` in its run script. If HERMES_UID is unset, services

MANIFEST.in

@@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
 graft skills
 graft optional-skills
-graft locales
 # Bundled plugin manifests (plugin.yaml / plugin.yml). Without these the
 # PluginManager scan (hermes_cli/plugins.py) finds zero plugins on installs
 # built from the sdist (e.g. Homebrew, downstream packagers). package-data

README.md

@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ Use any model you want — [Nous Portal](https://portal.nousresearch.com), [Open
 ### Linux, macOS, WSL2, Termux
 
 ```bash
-curl -fsSL https://hermes-agent.nousresearch.com/install.sh | bash
+curl -fsSL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/main/scripts/install.sh | bash
 ```
 
 ### Windows (native, PowerShell)
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ curl -fsSL https://hermes-agent.nousresearch.com/install.sh | bash
 Run this in PowerShell:
 
 ```powershell
-iex (irm https://hermes-agent.nousresearch.com/install.ps1)
+iex (irm https://raw.githubusercontent.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/main/scripts/install.ps1)
 ```
 
 The installer handles everything: uv, Python 3.11, Node.js, ripgrep, ffmpeg, **and a portable Git Bash** (MinGit, unpacked to `%LOCALAPPDATA%\hermes\git` — no admin required, completely isolated from any system Git install). Hermes uses this bundled Git Bash to run shell commands.
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ If you already have Git installed, the installer detects it and uses that instea
 
 > **Android / Termux:** The tested manual path is documented in the [Termux guide](https://hermes-agent.nousresearch.com/docs/getting-started/termux). On Termux, Hermes installs a curated `.[termux]` extra because the full `.[all]` extra currently pulls Android-incompatible voice dependencies.
 >
-> **Windows:** Native Windows is fully supported — the PowerShell one-liner above installs everything. If you'd rather use WSL2, the Linux command works there too. Native Windows install lives under `%LOCALAPPDATA%\hermes`; WSL2 installs under `~/.hermes` as on Linux. The only Hermes feature that currently needs WSL2 specifically is the browser-based dashboard chat pane (it uses a POSIX PTY — classic CLI and gateway both run natively).
+> **Windows:** Native Windows is fully supported — the PowerShell one-liner above installs everything. If you'd rather use WSL2, the Linux command works there too. Native Windows install lives under `%LOCALAPPDATA%\hermes`; WSL2 installs under `~/.hermes` as on Linux.  The only Hermes feature that currently needs WSL2 specifically is the browser-based dashboard chat pane (it uses a POSIX PTY — classic CLI and gateway both run natively).
 
 After installation:
 
@@ -94,7 +94,7 @@ One command from a fresh install:
 hermes setup --portal
 ```
 
-That logs you in via OAuth, sets Nous as your provider, and turns on the Tool Gateway. Check what's wired up any time with `hermes portal info`. Full details on the [Tool Gateway docs page](https://hermes-agent.nousresearch.com/docs/user-guide/features/tool-gateway).
+That logs you in via OAuth, sets Nous as your provider, and turns on the Tool Gateway. Check what's wired up any time with `hermes portal status`. Full details on the [Tool Gateway docs page](https://hermes-agent.nousresearch.com/docs/user-guide/features/tool-gateway).
 
 You can still bring your own keys per-tool whenever you want — the gateway is per-backend, not all-or-nothing.
 

README.zh-CN.md

@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@
 ## 快速安装
 
 ```bash
-curl -fsSL https://hermes-agent.nousresearch.com/install.sh | bash
+curl -fsSL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/main/scripts/install.sh | bash
 ```
 
 支持 Linux、macOS、WSL2 和 Android (Termux)。安装程序会自动处理平台特定的配置。
@@ -80,7 +80,7 @@ Hermes 始终允许你使用任意服务商，这点不会改变。但如果你
 hermes setup --portal
 ```
 
-它会通过 OAuth 登录、把 Nous 设为推理服务商，并启用 Tool Gateway。随时用 `hermes portal info` 查看路由状态。完整说明见 [Tool Gateway 文档](https://hermes-agent.nousresearch.com/docs/user-guide/features/tool-gateway)。
+它会通过 OAuth 登录、把 Nous 设为推理服务商，并启用 Tool Gateway。随时用 `hermes portal status` 查看路由状态。完整说明见 [Tool Gateway 文档](https://hermes-agent.nousresearch.com/docs/user-guide/features/tool-gateway)。
 
 你随时可以按工具单独切回自己的 API Key — Gateway 是按工具粒度生效的，不是一刀切。
 

acp_adapter/session.py

@@ -457,7 +457,12 @@ class SessionManager:
             else:
                 # Update model_config (contains cwd) if changed.
                 try:
-                    db.update_session_meta(state.session_id, cwd_json, model_str)
+                    with db._lock:
+                        db._conn.execute(
+                            "UPDATE sessions SET model_config = ?, model = COALESCE(?, model) WHERE id = ?",
+                            (cwd_json, model_str, state.session_id),
+                        )
+                        db._conn.commit()
                 except Exception:
                     logger.debug("Failed to update ACP session metadata", exc_info=True)
 

agent/agent_runtime_helpers.py

@@ -47,20 +47,6 @@ def _ra():
     return run_agent
 
 
-AGENT_RUNTIME_POST_HOOK_TOOL_NAMES = frozenset(
-    {"todo", "session_search", "memory", "clarify", "delegate_task"}
-)
-
-
-def agent_runtime_owns_post_tool_hook(agent: Any, function_name: str) -> bool:
-    """Return True when an agent-level tool path emits its own post hook."""
-    if function_name in AGENT_RUNTIME_POST_HOOK_TOOL_NAMES:
-        return True
-    if getattr(agent, "_context_engine_tool_names", None) and function_name in agent._context_engine_tool_names:
-        return True
-    memory_manager = getattr(agent, "_memory_manager", None)
-    return bool(memory_manager and memory_manager.has_tool(function_name))
-
 
 def convert_to_trajectory_format(agent, messages: List[Dict[str, Any]], user_query: str, completed: bool) -> List[Dict[str, Any]]:
     """
@@ -1632,84 +1618,36 @@ def invoke_tool(agent, function_name: str, function_args: dict, effective_task_i
         try:
             from hermes_cli.plugins import get_pre_tool_call_block_message
             block_message = get_pre_tool_call_block_message(
-                function_name,
-                function_args,
-                task_id=effective_task_id or "",
-                session_id=getattr(agent, "session_id", "") or "",
-                tool_call_id=tool_call_id or "",
-                turn_id=getattr(agent, "_current_turn_id", "") or "",
-                api_request_id=getattr(agent, "_current_api_request_id", "") or "",
+                function_name, function_args, task_id=effective_task_id or "",
             )
         except Exception:
             pass
     if block_message is not None:
-        result = json.dumps({"error": block_message}, ensure_ascii=False)
-        try:
-            from model_tools import _emit_post_tool_call_hook
-            _emit_post_tool_call_hook(
-                function_name=function_name,
-                function_args=function_args,
-                result=result,
-                task_id=effective_task_id or "",
-                session_id=getattr(agent, "session_id", "") or "",
-                tool_call_id=tool_call_id or "",
-                turn_id=getattr(agent, "_current_turn_id", "") or "",
-                api_request_id=getattr(agent, "_current_api_request_id", "") or "",
-                status="blocked",
-                error_type="plugin_block",
-                error_message=block_message,
-            )
-        except Exception:
-            pass
-        return result
-
-    tool_start_time = time.monotonic()
-
-    def _finish_agent_tool(result: Any) -> Any:
-        try:
-            from model_tools import _emit_post_tool_call_hook
-            _emit_post_tool_call_hook(
-                function_name=function_name,
-                function_args=function_args,
-                result=result,
-                task_id=effective_task_id or "",
-                session_id=getattr(agent, "session_id", "") or "",
-                tool_call_id=tool_call_id or "",
-                turn_id=getattr(agent, "_current_turn_id", "") or "",
-                api_request_id=getattr(agent, "_current_api_request_id", "") or "",
-                duration_ms=int((time.monotonic() - tool_start_time) * 1000),
-            )
-        except Exception:
-            pass
-        return result
+        return json.dumps({"error": block_message}, ensure_ascii=False)
 
     if function_name == "todo":
         from tools.todo_tool import todo_tool as _todo_tool
-        return _finish_agent_tool(
-            _todo_tool(
-                todos=function_args.get("todos"),
-                merge=function_args.get("merge", False),
-                store=agent._todo_store,
-            )
+        return _todo_tool(
+            todos=function_args.get("todos"),
+            merge=function_args.get("merge", False),
+            store=agent._todo_store,
         )
     elif function_name == "session_search":
         session_db = agent._get_session_db_for_recall()
         if not session_db:
             from hermes_state import format_session_db_unavailable
-            return _finish_agent_tool(json.dumps({"success": False, "error": format_session_db_unavailable()}))
+            return json.dumps({"success": False, "error": format_session_db_unavailable()})
         from tools.session_search_tool import session_search as _session_search
-        return _finish_agent_tool(
-            _session_search(
-                query=function_args.get("query", ""),
-                role_filter=function_args.get("role_filter"),
-                limit=function_args.get("limit", 3),
-                session_id=function_args.get("session_id"),
-                around_message_id=function_args.get("around_message_id"),
-                window=function_args.get("window", 5),
-                sort=function_args.get("sort"),
-                db=session_db,
-                current_session_id=agent.session_id,
-            )
+        return _session_search(
+            query=function_args.get("query", ""),
+            role_filter=function_args.get("role_filter"),
+            limit=function_args.get("limit", 3),
+            session_id=function_args.get("session_id"),
+            around_message_id=function_args.get("around_message_id"),
+            window=function_args.get("window", 5),
+            sort=function_args.get("sort"),
+            db=session_db,
+            current_session_id=agent.session_id,
         )
     elif function_name == "memory":
         target = function_args.get("target", "memory")
@@ -1735,27 +1673,23 @@ def invoke_tool(agent, function_name: str, function_args: dict, effective_task_i
                 )
             except Exception:
                 pass
-        return _finish_agent_tool(result)
+        return result
     elif agent._memory_manager and agent._memory_manager.has_tool(function_name):
-        return _finish_agent_tool(agent._memory_manager.handle_tool_call(function_name, function_args))
+        return agent._memory_manager.handle_tool_call(function_name, function_args)
     elif function_name == "clarify":
         from tools.clarify_tool import clarify_tool as _clarify_tool
-        return _finish_agent_tool(
-            _clarify_tool(
-                question=function_args.get("question", ""),
-                choices=function_args.get("choices"),
-                callback=agent.clarify_callback,
-            )
+        return _clarify_tool(
+            question=function_args.get("question", ""),
+            choices=function_args.get("choices"),
+            callback=agent.clarify_callback,
         )
     elif function_name == "delegate_task":
-        return _finish_agent_tool(agent._dispatch_delegate_task(function_args))
+        return agent._dispatch_delegate_task(function_args)
     else:
         return _ra().handle_function_call(
             function_name, function_args, effective_task_id,
             tool_call_id=tool_call_id,
             session_id=agent.session_id or "",
-            turn_id=getattr(agent, "_current_turn_id", "") or "",
-            api_request_id=getattr(agent, "_current_api_request_id", "") or "",
             enabled_tools=list(agent.valid_tool_names) if agent.valid_tool_names else None,
             skip_pre_tool_call_hook=True,
             enabled_toolsets=getattr(agent, "enabled_toolsets", None),

agent/auxiliary_client.py

@@ -265,6 +265,9 @@ _API_KEY_PROVIDER_AUX_MODELS_FALLBACK: Dict[str, str] = {
     "stepfun": "step-3.5-flash",
     "kimi-coding-cn": "kimi-k2-turbo-preview",
     "gmi": "google/gemini-3.1-flash-lite-preview",
+    "minimax": "MiniMax-M2.7",
+    "minimax-oauth": "MiniMax-M2.7-highspeed",
+    "minimax-cn": "MiniMax-M2.7",
     "anthropic": "claude-haiku-4-5-20251001",
     "opencode-zen": "gemini-3-flash",
     "opencode-go": "glm-5",
@@ -4753,14 +4756,10 @@ def _is_anthropic_compat_endpoint(provider: str, base_url: str) -> bool:
 
 
 def _convert_openai_images_to_anthropic(messages: list) -> list:
-    """Convert OpenAI ``image_url``/``video_url`` blocks to Anthropic format.
+    """Convert OpenAI ``image_url`` content blocks to Anthropic ``image`` blocks.
 
-    Converts:
-    - ``image_url`` blocks to Anthropic ``image`` blocks
-    - ``video_url`` blocks to Anthropic ``video`` blocks (MiniMax M3 compat)
-
-    Only touches messages that have list-type content with ``image_url`` or
-    ``video_url`` blocks; plain text messages pass through unchanged.
+    Only touches messages that have list-type content with ``image_url`` blocks;
+    plain text messages pass through unchanged.
     """
     converted = []
     for msg in messages:
@@ -4797,39 +4796,6 @@ def _convert_openai_images_to_anthropic(messages: list) -> list:
                         },
                     })
                 changed = True
-            elif block.get("type") == "video_url":
-                # MiniMax's Anthropic-compatible endpoint expects a "video"
-                # block (not OpenAI's "video_url", and not "input_video").
-                # See https://platform.minimax.io/docs/api-reference/text-anthropic-api
-                # — the Messages-field table lists type="video" (M3 only,
-                # URL/base64/mm_file://). The source shape mirrors the "image"
-                # block: base64 → {type:"base64", media_type, data}, URL →
-                # {type:"url", url}.
-                video_url_val = (block.get("video_url") or {}).get("url", "")
-                if video_url_val.startswith("data:"):
-                    # Parse data URI: data:<media_type>;base64,<data>
-                    header, _, b64data = video_url_val.partition(",")
-                    media_type = "video/mp4"
-                    if ":" in header and ";" in header:
-                        media_type = header.split(":", 1)[1].split(";", 1)[0]
-                    new_content.append({
-                        "type": "video",
-                        "source": {
-                            "type": "base64",
-                            "media_type": media_type,
-                            "data": b64data,
-                        },
-                    })
-                else:
-                    # URL-based video
-                    new_content.append({
-                        "type": "video",
-                        "source": {
-                            "type": "url",
-                            "url": video_url_val,
-                        },
-                    })
-                changed = True
             else:
                 new_content.append(block)
         converted.append({**msg, "content": new_content} if changed else msg)

agent/chat_completion_helpers.py

@@ -1296,7 +1296,7 @@ def handle_max_iterations(agent, messages: list, api_call_count: int) -> str:
             for internal_key in [k for k in api_msg if isinstance(k, str) and k.startswith("_")]:
                 api_msg.pop(internal_key, None)
             if _needs_sanitize:
-                agent._sanitize_tool_calls_for_strict_api(api_msg, model=agent.model)
+                agent._sanitize_tool_calls_for_strict_api(api_msg)
             api_messages.append(api_msg)
 
         effective_system = agent._cached_system_prompt or ""

agent/conversation_compression.py

@@ -646,11 +646,6 @@ def try_shrink_image_parts_in_messages(api_messages: list) -> bool:
     # much larger; shrinking to 4 MB here loses quality but only fires
     # after a confirmed provider rejection, so the alternative is failure.
     target_bytes = 4 * 1024 * 1024
-    # Anthropic enforces an 8000px per-side dimension cap independently of
-    # the 5 MB byte cap.  A tall screenshot can be well under 5 MB yet far
-    # over 8000px (e.g. 1200×12000 at 0.06 MB).  We check pixel dimensions
-    # even when the byte budget is fine.
-    max_dimension = 8000
     changed_count = 0
     # Track parts that are over the target but could NOT be shrunk under it.
     # If any survive, retrying is pointless — the same oversized payload will
@@ -663,30 +658,9 @@ def try_shrink_image_parts_in_messages(api_messages: list) -> bool:
         """Return a smaller data URL, or None if shrink can't help."""
         if not isinstance(url, str) or not url.startswith("data:"):
             return None
-
-        # Check both byte size AND pixel dimensions.
-        needs_shrink = len(url) > target_bytes  # over byte budget
-        if not needs_shrink:
-            # Even if bytes are fine, check pixel dimensions against
-            # Anthropic's 8000px cap.  A tall image can be tiny in bytes
-            # yet huge in pixels.
-            try:
-                import base64 as _b64_dim
-                header_d, _, data_d = url.partition(",")
-                if not data_d:
-                    return None
-                raw_d = _b64_dim.b64decode(data_d)
-                from PIL import Image as _PILImage
-                import io as _io_dim
-                with _PILImage.open(_io_dim.BytesIO(raw_d)) as _img:
-                    if max(_img.size) <= max_dimension:
-                        return None  # both bytes and pixels are fine
-                needs_shrink = True  # pixels exceed limit, force shrink
-            except Exception:
-                # If we can't check dimensions (Pillow unavailable, corrupt
-                # image, etc.), fall back to byte-only check.
-                return None
-
+        if len(url) <= target_bytes:
+            # This specific image wasn't the oversized one.
+            return None
         try:
             header, _, data = url.partition(",")
             mime = "image/jpeg"
@@ -710,7 +684,6 @@ def try_shrink_image_parts_in_messages(api_messages: list) -> bool:
                     Path(tmp.name),
                     mime_type=mime,
                     max_base64_bytes=target_bytes,
-                    max_dimension=max_dimension,
                 )
             finally:
                 try:

agent/conversation_loop.py

@@ -435,9 +435,6 @@ def run_conversation(
     # state registry.  Set BEFORE any tool dispatch so snapshots taken at
     # child-launch time see the parent's real id, not None.
     agent._current_task_id = effective_task_id
-    turn_id = f"{agent.session_id or 'session'}:{effective_task_id}:{uuid.uuid4().hex[:8]}"
-    agent._current_turn_id = turn_id
-    agent._current_api_request_id = ""
     
     # Reset retry counters and iteration budget at the start of each turn
     # so subagent usage from a previous turn doesn't eat into the next one.
@@ -705,8 +702,6 @@ def run_conversation(
         _pre_results = _invoke_hook(
             "pre_llm_call",
             session_id=agent.session_id,
-            task_id=effective_task_id,
-            turn_id=turn_id,
             user_message=original_user_message,
             conversation_history=list(messages),
             is_first_turn=(not bool(conversation_history)),
@@ -982,7 +977,7 @@ def run_conversation(
             # Uses new dicts so the internal messages list retains the fields
             # for Codex Responses compatibility.
             if agent._should_sanitize_tool_calls():
-                agent._sanitize_tool_calls_for_strict_api(api_msg, model=agent.model)
+                agent._sanitize_tool_calls_for_strict_api(api_msg)
             # Keep 'reasoning_details' - OpenRouter uses this for multi-turn reasoning context
             # The signature field helps maintain reasoning continuity
             api_messages.append(api_msg)
@@ -1158,8 +1153,6 @@ def run_conversation(
         finish_reason = "stop"
         response = None  # Guard against UnboundLocalError if all retries fail
         api_kwargs = None  # Guard against UnboundLocalError in except handler
-        api_request_id = f"{turn_id}:api:{api_call_count}"
-        agent._current_api_request_id = api_request_id
 
         while retry_count < max_retries:
             # ── Nous Portal rate limit guard ──────────────────────
@@ -1227,58 +1220,37 @@ def run_conversation(
                     api_kwargs = agent._get_transport().preflight_kwargs(api_kwargs, allow_stream=False)
 
                 try:
-                    from hermes_cli.plugins import (
-                        has_hook,
-                        invoke_hook as _invoke_hook,
+                    from hermes_cli.plugins import invoke_hook as _invoke_hook
+                    request_messages = api_kwargs.get("messages")
+                    if not isinstance(request_messages, list):
+                        request_messages = api_kwargs.get("input")
+                    if not isinstance(request_messages, list):
+                        request_messages = api_messages
+                    # Shallow-copy the outer list so plugins that retain the
+                    # reference for async snapshotting don't observe later
+                    # mutations of api_messages.  The inner dicts are not
+                    # mutated by the agent loop, so a shallow copy is
+                    # sufficient; a deepcopy would walk every tool result
+                    # and base64 image on every API call.
+                    _invoke_hook(
+                        "pre_api_request",
+                        task_id=effective_task_id,
+                        session_id=agent.session_id or "",
+                        user_message=original_user_message,
+                        conversation_history=list(messages),
+                        platform=agent.platform or "",
+                        model=agent.model,
+                        provider=agent.provider,
+                        base_url=agent.base_url,
+                        api_mode=agent.api_mode,
+                        api_call_count=api_call_count,
+                        request_messages=list(request_messages) if isinstance(request_messages, list) else [],
+                        message_count=len(api_messages),
+                        tool_count=len(agent.tools or []),
+                        approx_input_tokens=approx_tokens,
+                        request_char_count=total_chars,
+                        max_tokens=agent.max_tokens,
                     )
-                    if has_hook("pre_api_request"):
-                        request_messages = api_kwargs.get("messages")
-                        if not isinstance(request_messages, list):
-                            request_messages = api_kwargs.get("input")
-                        if not isinstance(request_messages, list):
-                            request_messages = api_messages
-                        # Shallow-copy the outer list so plugins that retain the
-                        # reference for async snapshotting don't observe later
-                        # mutations of api_messages.  The inner dicts are not
-                        # mutated by the agent loop, so a shallow copy is
-                        # sufficient; a deepcopy would walk every tool result
-                        # and base64 image on every API call.
-                        #
-                        # The ``request_messages`` and ``conversation_history``
-                        # kwargs below are pre-existing raw passthroughs
-                        # consumed by the bundled langfuse plugin
-                        # (``plugins/observability/langfuse/__init__.py:_coerce_request_messages``).
-                        # They predate ``request`` and are intentionally NOT
-                        # sanitised — secrets are not expected here because
-                        # ``api_kwargs`` is the same object passed to the
-                        # provider client.  New consumers should read the
-                        # sanitised view from ``request["body"]["messages"]``.
-                        _request_payload = agent._api_request_payload_for_hook(api_kwargs)
-                        _invoke_hook(
-                            "pre_api_request",
-                            task_id=effective_task_id,
-                            turn_id=turn_id,
-                            api_request_id=api_request_id,
-                            session_id=agent.session_id or "",
-                            user_message=original_user_message,
-                            conversation_history=list(messages),
-                            platform=agent.platform or "",
-                            model=agent.model,
-                            provider=agent.provider,
-                            base_url=agent.base_url,
-                            api_mode=agent.api_mode,
-                            api_call_count=api_call_count,
-                            request_messages=list(request_messages)
-                            if isinstance(request_messages, list)
-                            else [],
-                            message_count=len(api_messages),
-                            tool_count=len(agent.tools or []),
-                            approx_input_tokens=approx_tokens,
-                            request_char_count=total_chars,
-                            max_tokens=agent.max_tokens,
-                            started_at=api_start_time,
-                            request=_request_payload,
-                        )
                 except Exception:
                     pass
 
@@ -1328,14 +1300,12 @@ def run_conversation(
                     if isinstance(getattr(agent, "client", None), Mock):
                         _use_streaming = False
 
-                def _perform_api_call(next_api_kwargs):
-                    if _use_streaming:
-                        return agent._interruptible_streaming_api_call(
-                            next_api_kwargs, on_first_delta=_stop_spinner
-                        )
-                    return agent._interruptible_api_call(next_api_kwargs)
-
-                response = _perform_api_call(api_kwargs)
+                if _use_streaming:
+                    response = agent._interruptible_streaming_api_call(
+                        api_kwargs, on_first_delta=_stop_spinner
+                    )
+                else:
+                    response = agent._interruptible_api_call(api_kwargs)
                 
                 api_duration = time.time() - api_start_time
                 
@@ -1436,21 +1406,6 @@ def run_conversation(
                             error_details.append("response.choices is empty")
 
                 if response_invalid:
-                    agent._invoke_api_request_error_hook(
-                        task_id=effective_task_id,
-                        turn_id=turn_id,
-                        api_request_id=api_request_id,
-                        api_call_count=api_call_count,
-                        api_start_time=api_start_time,
-                        api_kwargs=api_kwargs,
-                        error_type="InvalidAPIResponse",
-                        error_message=", ".join(error_details) or "Invalid API response",
-                        status_code=getattr(getattr(response, "error", None), "code", None),
-                        retry_count=retry_count,
-                        max_retries=max_retries,
-                        retryable=True,
-                        reason="invalid_response",
-                    )
                     # Stop spinner silently — retry status is now buffered
                     # and only surfaced if every retry+fallback exhausts.
                     if thinking_spinner:
@@ -2323,21 +2278,6 @@ def run_conversation(
                     classified.retryable, classified.should_compress,
                     classified.should_rotate_credential, classified.should_fallback,
                 )
-                agent._invoke_api_request_error_hook(
-                    task_id=effective_task_id,
-                    turn_id=turn_id,
-                    api_request_id=api_request_id,
-                    api_call_count=api_call_count,
-                    api_start_time=api_start_time,
-                    api_kwargs=api_kwargs,
-                    error_type=type(api_error).__name__,
-                    error_message=str(api_error),
-                    status_code=status_code,
-                    retry_count=retry_count,
-                    max_retries=max_retries,
-                    retryable=classified.retryable,
-                    reason=classified.reason.value,
-                )
 
                 if (
                     classified.reason == FailoverReason.billing
@@ -2720,61 +2660,6 @@ def run_conversation(
                 # compress history and retry, not abort immediately.
                 status_code = getattr(api_error, "status_code", None)
 
-                # ── Respect disabled auto-compaction on overflow ──────
-                # Ported from anomalyco/opencode#30749.  When the user has
-                # turned auto-compaction off (``compression.enabled: false``),
-                # NO automatic compaction trigger may fire — including the
-                # provider/request-size overflow recovery paths below
-                # (long-context-tier 429, 413 payload-too-large, and
-                # context-overflow).  Without this guard the proactive
-                # threshold path correctly honours the setting (see the
-                # preflight check and the post-response ``should_compress``
-                # gate) but a provider overflow error would still silently
-                # compress + rotate the session, bypassing the user's
-                # explicit choice.  Surface a terminal error instead so the
-                # user can compact manually (``/compress``), start fresh
-                # (``/new``), switch to a larger-context model, or reduce
-                # attachments.  Forced compaction via ``/compress``
-                # (``force=True``) is unaffected — it never reaches this loop.
-                _overflow_reasons = {
-                    FailoverReason.long_context_tier,
-                    FailoverReason.payload_too_large,
-                    FailoverReason.context_overflow,
-                }
-                if (
-                    classified.reason in _overflow_reasons
-                    and not getattr(agent, "compression_enabled", True)
-                ):
-                    agent._flush_status_buffer()
-                    agent._vprint(
-                        f"{agent.log_prefix}❌ Context overflow, but auto-compaction is disabled "
-                        f"(compression.enabled: false).",
-                        force=True,
-                    )
-                    agent._vprint(
-                        f"{agent.log_prefix}   💡 Run /compress to compact manually, /new to start fresh, "
-                        f"switch to a larger-context model, or reduce attachments.",
-                        force=True,
-                    )
-                    logger.error(
-                        f"{agent.log_prefix}Context overflow ({classified.reason.value}) with "
-                        f"auto-compaction disabled — not compressing."
-                    )
-                    agent._persist_session(messages, conversation_history)
-                    return {
-                        "messages": messages,
-                        "completed": False,
-                        "api_calls": api_call_count,
-                        "error": (
-                            "Context overflow and auto-compaction is disabled "
-                            "(compression.enabled: false). Run /compress to compact manually, "
-                            "/new to start fresh, or switch to a larger-context model."
-                        ),
-                        "partial": True,
-                        "failed": True,
-                        "compaction_disabled": True,
-                    }
-
                 # ── Anthropic Sonnet long-context tier gate ───────────
                 # Anthropic returns HTTP 429 "Extra usage is required for
                 # long context requests" when a Claude Max (or similar)
@@ -3310,7 +3195,7 @@ def run_conversation(
                             else:  # nous
                                 agent._vprint(f"{agent.log_prefix}   💡 Nous Portal OAuth token was rejected (HTTP 401). Your token may be", force=True)
                                 agent._vprint(f"{agent.log_prefix}      expired, revoked, or your account may be out of credits. To fix:", force=True)
-                                agent._vprint(f"{agent.log_prefix}      1. Re-authenticate: hermes portal", force=True)
+                                agent._vprint(f"{agent.log_prefix}      1. Re-authenticate: hermes auth add nous --type oauth", force=True)
                                 agent._vprint(f"{agent.log_prefix}      2. Check your portal account: https://portal.nousresearch.com", force=True)
                                 # ``:free`` is OpenRouter slug syntax; Nous Portal will reject
                                 # the model name even after a successful re-auth.
@@ -3493,12 +3378,6 @@ def run_conversation(
                         "completed": False,
                         "failed": True,
                         "error": _final_summary,
-                        # Surface the classified reason so callers (notably the
-                        # kanban worker path in cli.py) can distinguish a
-                        # transient throttle from a real failure and choose a
-                        # different exit code. ``rate_limit`` / ``billing`` here
-                        # mean "quota wall, not a task error".
-                        "failure_reason": classified.reason.value,
                     }
 
                 # For rate limits, respect the Retry-After header if present
@@ -3622,44 +3501,29 @@ def run_conversation(
                     assistant_message.content = str(raw)
 
             try:
-                from hermes_cli.plugins import (
-                    has_hook,
-                    invoke_hook as _invoke_hook,
+                from hermes_cli.plugins import invoke_hook as _invoke_hook
+                _assistant_tool_calls = getattr(assistant_message, "tool_calls", None) or []
+                _assistant_text = assistant_message.content or ""
+                _invoke_hook(
+                    "post_api_request",
+                    task_id=effective_task_id,
+                    session_id=agent.session_id or "",
+                    platform=agent.platform or "",
+                    model=agent.model,
+                    provider=agent.provider,
+                    base_url=agent.base_url,
+                    api_mode=agent.api_mode,
+                    api_call_count=api_call_count,
+                    api_duration=api_duration,
+                    finish_reason=finish_reason,
+                    message_count=len(api_messages),
+                    response_model=getattr(response, "model", None),
+                    response=response,
+                    usage=agent._usage_summary_for_api_request_hook(response),
+                    assistant_message=assistant_message,
+                    assistant_content_chars=len(_assistant_text),
+                    assistant_tool_call_count=len(_assistant_tool_calls),
                 )
-                if has_hook("post_api_request"):
-                    _assistant_tool_calls = (
-                        getattr(assistant_message, "tool_calls", None) or []
-                    )
-                    _assistant_text = assistant_message.content or ""
-                    _api_ended_at = api_start_time + api_duration
-                    _invoke_hook(
-                        "post_api_request",
-                        task_id=effective_task_id,
-                        turn_id=turn_id,
-                        api_request_id=api_request_id,
-                        session_id=agent.session_id or "",
-                        platform=agent.platform or "",
-                        model=agent.model,
-                        provider=agent.provider,
-                        base_url=agent.base_url,
-                        api_mode=agent.api_mode,
-                        api_call_count=api_call_count,
-                        api_duration=api_duration,
-                        started_at=api_start_time,
-                        ended_at=_api_ended_at,
-                        finish_reason=finish_reason,
-                        message_count=len(api_messages),
-                        response_model=getattr(response, "model", None),
-                        response=agent._api_response_payload_for_hook(
-                            response,
-                            assistant_message,
-                            finish_reason=finish_reason,
-                        ),
-                        usage=agent._usage_summary_for_api_request_hook(response),
-                        assistant_message=assistant_message,
-                        assistant_content_chars=len(_assistant_text),
-                        assistant_tool_call_count=len(_assistant_tool_calls),
-                    )
             except Exception:
                 pass
 
@@ -4753,8 +4617,6 @@ def run_conversation(
             _invoke_hook(
                 "post_llm_call",
                 session_id=agent.session_id,
-                task_id=effective_task_id,
-                turn_id=turn_id,
                 user_message=original_user_message,
                 assistant_response=final_response,
                 conversation_history=list(messages),
@@ -4874,8 +4736,6 @@ def run_conversation(
         _invoke_hook(
             "on_session_end",
             session_id=agent.session_id,
-            task_id=effective_task_id,
-            turn_id=turn_id,
             completed=completed,
             interrupted=interrupted,
             model=agent.model,

agent/error_classifier.py

@@ -171,9 +171,6 @@ _IMAGE_TOO_LARGE_PATTERNS = [
     "image too large",      # generic
     "image_too_large",      # error_code variant
     "image size exceeds",   # variant
-    "image dimensions exceed",  # Anthropic: "image dimensions exceed max allowed size: 8000 pixels"
-    "dimensions exceed max allowed size",  # Anthropic dimension-cap (wording variant)
-    "max allowed size: 8000",  # Anthropic dimension-cap (explicit pixel ceiling)
     # "request_too_large" on a request known to contain an image → image is
     # the likely culprit; we still try the shrink path before giving up.
 ]

agent/gemini_native_adapter.py

@@ -33,13 +33,6 @@ logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
 
 DEFAULT_GEMINI_BASE_URL = "https://generativelanguage.googleapis.com/v1beta"
 
-# Published max output-token ceiling shared by every current Gemini text model
-# (2.5 + 3.x: flash, flash-lite, pro). Used as the default when the caller
-# passes max_tokens=None, because Gemini's native API otherwise applies a low
-# internal default and truncates output (unlike OpenAI-compat endpoints where
-# an omitted limit means full budget).
-GEMINI_DEFAULT_MAX_OUTPUT_TOKENS = 65535
-
 
 def is_native_gemini_base_url(base_url: str) -> bool:
     """Return True when the endpoint speaks Gemini's native REST API."""
@@ -421,18 +414,6 @@ def build_gemini_request(
         generation_config["temperature"] = temperature
     if max_tokens is not None:
         generation_config["maxOutputTokens"] = max_tokens
-    else:
-        # Gemini's native generateContent does NOT treat an omitted
-        # maxOutputTokens as "use the model's full output budget" — it applies
-        # a low internal default and the model stops early with
-        # finishReason=MAX_TOKENS, truncating tool calls mid-stream (Hermes
-        # then retries 3× and refuses the incomplete call). Every current
-        # Gemini text model (2.5 + 3.x, flash / flash-lite / pro) caps at
-        # 65,535 output tokens, so default to that ceiling when the caller
-        # passes None ("unlimited"). See the OpenAI-compat path where omitting
-        # the field genuinely means full budget — that assumption does not
-        # hold on the native API.
-        generation_config["maxOutputTokens"] = GEMINI_DEFAULT_MAX_OUTPUT_TOKENS
     if top_p is not None:
         generation_config["topP"] = top_p
     if stop:

agent/i18n.py

@@ -32,7 +32,6 @@ from __future__ import annotations
 
 import logging
 import os
-import sysconfig
 import threading
 from functools import lru_cache
 from pathlib import Path
@@ -88,54 +87,11 @@ _catalog_lock = threading.Lock()
 def _locales_dir() -> Path:
     """Return the directory containing locale YAML files.
 
-    Resolution order, first existing wins:
-
-    1. ``HERMES_BUNDLED_LOCALES`` env var -- set by the Nix wrapper (or any
-       sealed-packaging system) to point at the installed catalog directory.
-    2. ``<repo-root>/locales`` -- source checkouts and ``pip install -e .``,
-       where the working tree sits next to ``agent/``.
-    3. ``<sysconfig data|purelib|platlib>/locales`` -- pip wheel installs.
-       setuptools ``data-files`` extracts ``locales/*.yaml`` under the
-       interpreter's ``data`` scheme; the other schemes are checked as a
-       safety net for nonstandard layouts.
-
-    Falling through to the source-style path (even when missing) keeps
-    ``_load_catalog`` error messages informative -- it logs the path it
-    looked at -- rather than raising.
+    Lives next to the repo root so both the bundled install and editable
+    checkouts find it without PYTHONPATH gymnastics.
     """
-    override = os.getenv("HERMES_BUNDLED_LOCALES", "").strip()
-    if override:
-        candidate = Path(override)
-        if candidate.is_dir():
-            return candidate
-        logger.warning(
-            "HERMES_BUNDLED_LOCALES points to a non-directory path (%s); "
-            "falling back to bundled/source locale resolution",
-            override,
-        )
-
-    # agent/i18n.py -> agent/ -> repo root (source checkout, editable install)
-    source_dir = Path(__file__).resolve().parent.parent / "locales"
-    if source_dir.is_dir():
-        return source_dir
-
-    # pip wheel install: data-files lands under the interpreter data scheme.
-    # ``data`` (== sys.prefix in a venv) is where setuptools data-files extract
-    # and is checked first. ``purelib``/``platlib`` (site-packages) are a safety
-    # net for nonstandard layouts. NOTE: this does NOT cover ``pip install
-    # --user`` (user scheme, ~/.local/locales) or ``pip install --target`` --
-    # both are out of scope; see the plan header.
-    for scheme in ("data", "purelib", "platlib"):
-        raw = sysconfig.get_path(scheme)
-        if not raw:
-            continue
-        candidate = Path(raw) / "locales"
-        if candidate.is_dir():
-            return candidate
-
-    # Last resort: return the source-style path so _load_catalog's catalog-missing
-    # log (logger.debug "i18n catalog missing for %s at %s") stays informative.
-    return source_dir
+    # agent/i18n.py -> agent/ -> repo root
+    return Path(__file__).resolve().parent.parent / "locales"
 
 
 def _normalize_lang(value: Any) -> str:

agent/model_metadata.py

@@ -441,10 +441,6 @@ def is_local_endpoint(base_url: str) -> bool:
     # Docker / Podman / Lima internal DNS names (e.g. host.docker.internal)
     if any(host.endswith(suffix) for suffix in _CONTAINER_LOCAL_SUFFIXES):
         return True
-    # Unqualified hostnames (no dots) are local by definition — Docker
-    # Compose service names, /etc/hosts entries, or mDNS names.
-    if host and "." not in host:
-        return True
     # RFC-1918 private ranges, link-local, and Tailscale CGNAT
     try:
         addr = ipaddress.ip_address(host)
@@ -1144,18 +1140,6 @@ def _model_name_suggests_minimax_m3(model: str) -> bool:
     return "minimax-m3" in model.lower()
 
 
-def _model_name_suggests_grok_4_3(model: str) -> bool:
-    """Return True if the model name looks like a Grok 4.3 variant.
-
-    Catches ``grok-4.3``, ``grok-4.3-latest``, and similar slugs.
-    Used as a guard against stale cache entries seeded by pre-catalog builds
-    that resolved grok-4.3 via the generic ``grok-4`` catch-all (256,000)
-    before the ``grok-4.3`` (1M) entry was added to DEFAULT_CONTEXT_LENGTHS
-    on 2026-05-15.
-    """
-    return "grok-4.3" in model.lower()
-
-
 def _query_local_context_length(model: str, base_url: str, api_key: str = "") -> Optional[int]:
     """Query a local server for the model's context length."""
     import httpx
@@ -1580,19 +1564,6 @@ def get_model_context_length(
                     model, base_url, f"{cached:,}",
                 )
                 _invalidate_cached_context_length(model, base_url)
-            # Invalidate stale ≤256,000 cache entries for Grok-4.3.  The
-            # ``grok-4.3`` (1M) entry was added to DEFAULT_CONTEXT_LENGTHS on
-            # 2026-05-15; prior to that, grok-4.3 slugs resolved via the
-            # ``grok-4`` catch-all (256,000) and that value was persisted.
-            # grok-4.3 is 1M, so any sub-262K cached value is a pre-catalog
-            # leftover — drop it and fall through to the hardcoded default.
-            elif cached <= 256_000 and _model_name_suggests_grok_4_3(model):
-                logger.info(
-                    "Dropping stale Grok-4.3 cache entry %s@%s -> %s (pre-catalog value); "
-                    "re-resolving via hardcoded defaults",
-                    model, base_url, f"{cached:,}",
-                )
-                _invalidate_cached_context_length(model, base_url)
             # Nous Portal: the portal /v1/models endpoint is authoritative.
             # Bypass the persistent cache so step 5b can always reconcile
             # against it — this corrects pre-fix entries seeded from the

agent/prompt_builder.py

@@ -22,7 +22,6 @@ from agent.skill_utils import (
     get_disabled_skill_names,
     iter_skill_index_files,
     parse_frontmatter,
-    skill_matches_environment,
     skill_matches_platform,
 )
 from utils import atomic_json_write
@@ -130,14 +129,9 @@ DEFAULT_AGENT_IDENTITY = (
 )
 
 HERMES_AGENT_HELP_GUIDANCE = (
-    "You run on Hermes Agent (by Nous Research). When the user needs help with "
-    "Hermes itself — configuring, setting up, using, extending, or troubleshooting "
-    "it — or when you need to understand your own features, tools, or capabilities, "
-    "the documentation at https://hermes-agent.nousresearch.com/docs is your "
-    "authoritative reference and always holds the latest, most up-to-date "
-    "information. Load the `hermes-agent` skill with skill_view(name='hermes-agent') "
-    "for additional guidance and proven workflows, but treat the docs as the source "
-    "of truth when the two differ."
+    "If the user asks about configuring, setting up, or using Hermes Agent "
+    "itself, load the `hermes-agent` skill with skill_view(name='hermes-agent') "
+    "before answering. Docs: https://hermes-agent.nousresearch.com/docs"
 )
 
 MEMORY_GUIDANCE = (
@@ -1006,13 +1000,6 @@ def _parse_skill_file(skill_file: Path) -> tuple[bool, dict, str]:
         if not skill_matches_platform(frontmatter):
             return False, frontmatter, ""
 
-        # Environment relevance gate (offer-time only): hide skills tagged for
-        # a runtime environment that isn't active (e.g. kanban-only skills for
-        # non-kanban users, s6-only skills outside the container). Explicit
-        # loads (skill_view / --skills) bypass this — see skill_matches_environment.
-        if not skill_matches_environment(frontmatter):
-            return False, frontmatter, ""
-
         return True, frontmatter, extract_skill_description(frontmatter)
     except Exception as e:
         logger.warning("Failed to parse skill file %s: %s", skill_file, e)

agent/skill_commands.py

@@ -270,7 +270,7 @@ def scan_skill_commands() -> Dict[str, Dict[str, Any]]:
     _skill_commands_platform = _resolve_skill_commands_platform()
     _skill_commands = {}
     try:
-        from tools.skills_tool import SKILLS_DIR, _parse_frontmatter, skill_matches_platform, skill_matches_environment, _get_disabled_skill_names
+        from tools.skills_tool import SKILLS_DIR, _parse_frontmatter, skill_matches_platform, _get_disabled_skill_names
         from agent.skill_utils import get_external_skills_dirs, iter_skill_index_files
         disabled = _get_disabled_skill_names()
         seen_names: set = set()
@@ -291,10 +291,6 @@ def scan_skill_commands() -> Dict[str, Dict[str, Any]]:
                     # Skip skills incompatible with the current OS platform
                     if not skill_matches_platform(frontmatter):
                         continue
-                    # Skip skills not relevant to the current runtime env
-                    # (kanban/docker/s6). Offer-time only; explicit load bypasses.
-                    if not skill_matches_environment(frontmatter):
-                        continue
                     name = frontmatter.get('name', skill_md.parent.name)
                     if name in seen_names:
                         continue

agent/skill_utils.py

@@ -169,106 +169,6 @@ def skill_matches_platform(frontmatter: Dict[str, Any]) -> bool:
     return False
 
 
-# ── Environment matching ──────────────────────────────────────────────────
-
-# Recognized environment tags and how each is detected. An environment tag is
-# a *relevance* gate, not a hard-compatibility gate (that is what ``platforms:``
-# is for). A skill tagged for an environment it isn't relevant to is hidden from
-# the skills index / offer surfaces so it does not add noise for users who will
-# never need it — but it can ALWAYS still be loaded explicitly (``skill_view``,
-# ``--skills``), because an explicit request is explicit consent.
-#
-# Detection is cached for the process lifetime via ``_ENV_DETECT_CACHE``.
-_KNOWN_ENVIRONMENTS = frozenset({"kanban", "docker", "s6"})
-
-_ENV_DETECT_CACHE: Dict[str, bool] = {}
-
-
-def _detect_environment(env: str) -> bool:
-    """Return True when the named runtime environment is currently active.
-
-    Cached per process. Unknown env names return True (fail-open: never hide a
-    skill because of a tag we don't understand).
-    """
-    if env in _ENV_DETECT_CACHE:
-        return _ENV_DETECT_CACHE[env]
-
-    result = True
-    if env == "kanban":
-        # Kanban is "active" either as a dispatcher-spawned worker (the
-        # dispatcher sets ``HERMES_KANBAN_TASK`` / ``HERMES_KANBAN_BOARD`` in the
-        # worker env) or as an orchestrator profile that has opted into the
-        # kanban toolset. Mirror the same signals the kanban tools themselves
-        # gate on (``tools/kanban_tools.py``) so the offer filter agrees with
-        # tool availability.
-        if os.getenv("HERMES_KANBAN_TASK") or os.getenv("HERMES_KANBAN_BOARD"):
-            result = True
-        else:
-            try:
-                from tools.kanban_tools import _profile_has_kanban_toolset
-
-                result = bool(_profile_has_kanban_toolset())
-            except Exception:
-                result = False
-    elif env == "docker":
-        try:
-            from hermes_constants import is_container
-
-            result = is_container()
-        except Exception:
-            result = False
-    elif env == "s6":
-        # The Hermes Docker image runs s6-overlay as PID 1 (/init). s6 plants
-        # its runtime scaffolding under /run/s6 and ships its admin tree under
-        # /package/admin/s6-overlay. Either marker means we're inside an
-        # s6-supervised container.
-        result = os.path.isdir("/run/s6") or os.path.isdir(
-            "/package/admin/s6-overlay"
-        )
-
-    _ENV_DETECT_CACHE[env] = result
-    return result
-
-
-def skill_matches_environment(frontmatter: Dict[str, Any]) -> bool:
-    """Return True when the skill is relevant to the current runtime environment.
-
-    Skills may declare an ``environments`` list in their YAML frontmatter::
-
-        environments: [kanban]        # only relevant when kanban is active
-        environments: [s6]            # only relevant inside the s6 Docker image
-        environments: [docker]        # only relevant inside any container
-
-    If the field is absent or empty the skill is relevant in **all**
-    environments (backward-compatible default).
-
-    This is an OFFER-time filter: it controls whether a skill shows up in the
-    skills index / autocomplete / slash-command list. It is intentionally NOT
-    enforced by ``skill_view`` or ``--skills`` preloading — an explicit load is
-    explicit consent, and load-bearing force-loads (e.g. the kanban dispatcher
-    injecting ``--skills kanban-worker``) must always succeed regardless of how
-    the offer surfaces filter the skill.
-
-    A skill matches when ANY of its declared environments is currently active
-    (OR semantics, mirroring ``platforms``). Unknown env tags fail open.
-    """
-    environments = frontmatter.get("environments")
-    if not environments:
-        return True
-    if not isinstance(environments, list):
-        environments = [environments]
-    for env in environments:
-        normalized = str(env).lower().strip()
-        if not normalized:
-            continue
-        if normalized not in _KNOWN_ENVIRONMENTS:
-            # Tag we don't understand — don't hide the skill over it.
-            return True
-        if _detect_environment(normalized):
-            return True
-    return False
-
-
 # ── Disabled skills ───────────────────────────────────────────────────────
 
 

agent/tool_executor.py

@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ import os
 import random
 import threading
 import time
-from typing import Any, Optional
+from typing import Optional
 
 from agent.display import (
     KawaiiSpinner,
@@ -58,76 +58,6 @@ def _ra():
     return run_agent
 
 
-def _emit_terminal_post_tool_call(
-    agent,
-    *,
-    function_name: str,
-    function_args: dict,
-    result: Any,
-    effective_task_id: str,
-    tool_call_id: str,
-    duration_ms: int = 0,
-    status: str | None = None,
-    error_type: str | None = None,
-    error_message: str | None = None,
-) -> None:
-    try:
-        from model_tools import _emit_post_tool_call_hook
-        _emit_post_tool_call_hook(
-            function_name=function_name,
-            function_args=function_args,
-            result=result,
-            task_id=effective_task_id or "",
-            session_id=getattr(agent, "session_id", "") or "",
-            tool_call_id=tool_call_id or "",
-            turn_id=getattr(agent, "_current_turn_id", "") or "",
-            api_request_id=getattr(agent, "_current_api_request_id", "") or "",
-            duration_ms=duration_ms,
-            status=status,
-            error_type=error_type,
-            error_message=error_message,
-        )
-    except Exception:
-        pass
-
-
-def _cancelled_tool_result(reason: str = "user interrupt") -> str:
-    return json.dumps(
-        {
-            "error": f"Tool execution cancelled by {reason}",
-            "status": "cancelled",
-        },
-        ensure_ascii=False,
-    )
-
-
-def _emit_cancelled_terminal_post_tool_call(
-    agent,
-    *,
-    function_name: str,
-    function_args: dict,
-    effective_task_id: str,
-    tool_call_id: str,
-    start_time: float,
-    reason: str = "user interrupt",
-    error_type: str = "keyboard_interrupt",
-) -> str:
-    result = _cancelled_tool_result(reason)
-    _emit_terminal_post_tool_call(
-        agent,
-        function_name=function_name,
-        function_args=function_args,
-        result=result,
-        effective_task_id=effective_task_id,
-        tool_call_id=tool_call_id,
-        duration_ms=int((time.time() - start_time) * 1000),
-        status="cancelled",
-        error_type=error_type,
-        error_message=f"Tool execution cancelled by {reason}",
-    )
-    return result
-
-
 def _tool_search_scoped_names(agent) -> frozenset:
     """Return the deferrable tool names the session may invoke via tool_call.
 
@@ -258,61 +188,22 @@ def execute_tool_calls_concurrent(agent, assistant_message, messages: list, effe
         if _ts_scope_block is not None:
             # Out-of-scope tool_call: reject before hooks/guardrails/dispatch.
             block_result = _ts_scope_block
-            _emit_terminal_post_tool_call(
-                agent,
-                function_name=function_name,
-                function_args=function_args,
-                result=block_result,
-                effective_task_id=effective_task_id,
-                tool_call_id=getattr(tool_call, "id", "") or "",
-                status="blocked",
-                error_type="tool_scope_block",
-                error_message=_ts_scope_block,
-            )
         else:
             try:
                 from hermes_cli.plugins import get_pre_tool_call_block_message
                 block_message = get_pre_tool_call_block_message(
-                    function_name,
-                    function_args,
-                    task_id=effective_task_id or "",
-                    session_id=getattr(agent, "session_id", "") or "",
-                    tool_call_id=getattr(tool_call, "id", "") or "",
-                    turn_id=getattr(agent, "_current_turn_id", "") or "",
-                    api_request_id=getattr(agent, "_current_api_request_id", "") or "",
+                    function_name, function_args, task_id=effective_task_id or "",
                 )
             except Exception:
                 block_message = None
 
             if block_message is not None:
                 block_result = json.dumps({"error": block_message}, ensure_ascii=False)
-                _emit_terminal_post_tool_call(
-                    agent,
-                    function_name=function_name,
-                    function_args=function_args,
-                    result=block_result,
-                    effective_task_id=effective_task_id,
-                    tool_call_id=getattr(tool_call, "id", "") or "",
-                    status="blocked",
-                    error_type="plugin_block",
-                    error_message=block_message,
-                )
             else:
                 guardrail_decision = agent._tool_guardrails.before_call(function_name, function_args)
                 if not guardrail_decision.allows_execution:
                     block_result = agent._guardrail_block_result(guardrail_decision)
                     blocked_by_guardrail = True
-                    _emit_terminal_post_tool_call(
-                        agent,
-                        function_name=function_name,
-                        function_args=function_args,
-                        result=block_result,
-                        effective_task_id=effective_task_id,
-                        tool_call_id=getattr(tool_call, "id", "") or "",
-                        status="blocked",
-                        error_type="guardrail_block",
-                        error_message=getattr(guardrail_decision, "message", None) or "Tool blocked by guardrail policy",
-                    )
 
         # ── Checkpoint preflight (only for tools that will execute) ──
         if block_result is None:
@@ -424,23 +315,6 @@ def execute_tool_calls_concurrent(agent, assistant_message, messages: list, effe
                     messages=messages,
                     pre_tool_block_checked=True,
                 )
-            except KeyboardInterrupt:
-                try:
-                    agent.interrupt("keyboard interrupt")
-                except Exception:
-                    pass
-                result = _emit_cancelled_terminal_post_tool_call(
-                    agent,
-                    function_name=function_name,
-                    function_args=function_args,
-                    effective_task_id=effective_task_id,
-                    tool_call_id=getattr(tool_call, "id", "") or "",
-                    start_time=start,
-                )
-                duration = time.time() - start
-                logger.info("tool %s cancelled (%.2fs)", function_name, duration)
-                results[index] = (function_name, function_args, result, duration, True, False)
-                return
             except Exception as tool_error:
                 result = f"Error executing tool '{function_name}': {tool_error}"
                 logger.error("_invoke_tool raised for %s: %s", function_name, tool_error, exc_info=True)
@@ -552,30 +426,8 @@ def execute_tool_calls_concurrent(agent, assistant_message, messages: list, effe
             # Tool was cancelled (interrupt) or thread didn't return
             if agent._interrupt_requested:
                 function_result = f"[Tool execution cancelled — {name} was skipped due to user interrupt]"
-                _emit_terminal_post_tool_call(
-                    agent,
-                    function_name=name,
-                    function_args=args,
-                    result=function_result,
-                    effective_task_id=effective_task_id,
-                    tool_call_id=getattr(tc, "id", "") or "",
-                    status="cancelled",
-                    error_type="keyboard_interrupt",
-                    error_message="Tool execution cancelled by user interrupt",
-                )
             else:
                 function_result = f"Error executing tool '{name}': thread did not return a result"
-                _emit_terminal_post_tool_call(
-                    agent,
-                    function_name=name,
-                    function_args=args,
-                    result=function_result,
-                    effective_task_id=effective_task_id,
-                    tool_call_id=getattr(tc, "id", "") or "",
-                    status="error",
-                    error_type="thread_missing_result",
-                    error_message=function_result,
-                )
             tool_duration = 0.0
         else:
             function_name, function_args, function_result, tool_duration, is_error, blocked = r
@@ -740,21 +592,13 @@ def execute_tool_calls_sequential(agent, assistant_message, messages: list, effe
 
         # Check plugin hooks for a block directive before executing.
         _block_msg: Optional[str] = None
-        _block_error_type = "plugin_block"
         if _ts_scope_block is not None:
             _block_msg = _ts_scope_block
-            _block_error_type = "tool_scope_block"
         else:
             try:
                 from hermes_cli.plugins import get_pre_tool_call_block_message
                 _block_msg = get_pre_tool_call_block_message(
-                    function_name,
-                    function_args,
-                    task_id=effective_task_id or "",
-                    session_id=getattr(agent, "session_id", "") or "",
-                    tool_call_id=getattr(tool_call, "id", "") or "",
-                    turn_id=getattr(agent, "_current_turn_id", "") or "",
-                    api_request_id=getattr(agent, "_current_api_request_id", "") or "",
+                    function_name, function_args, task_id=effective_task_id or "",
                 )
             except Exception:
                 pass
@@ -843,33 +687,11 @@ def execute_tool_calls_sequential(agent, assistant_message, messages: list, effe
             # Tool blocked by plugin policy — return error without executing.
             function_result = json.dumps({"error": _block_msg}, ensure_ascii=False)
             tool_duration = 0.0
-            _emit_terminal_post_tool_call(
-                agent,
-                function_name=function_name,
-                function_args=function_args,
-                result=function_result,
-                effective_task_id=effective_task_id,
-                tool_call_id=getattr(tool_call, "id", "") or "",
-                status="blocked",
-                error_type=_block_error_type,
-                error_message=_block_msg,
-            )
         elif _guardrail_block_decision is not None:
             # Tool blocked by tool-loop guardrail — synthesize exactly one
             # tool result for the original tool_call_id without executing.
             function_result = agent._guardrail_block_result(_guardrail_block_decision)
             tool_duration = 0.0
-            _emit_terminal_post_tool_call(
-                agent,
-                function_name=function_name,
-                function_args=function_args,
-                result=function_result,
-                effective_task_id=effective_task_id,
-                tool_call_id=getattr(tool_call, "id", "") or "",
-                status="blocked",
-                error_type="guardrail_block",
-                error_message=getattr(_guardrail_block_decision, "message", None) or "Tool blocked by guardrail policy",
-            )
         elif function_name == "todo":
             from tools.todo_tool import todo_tool as _todo_tool
             function_result = _todo_tool(
@@ -1028,29 +850,12 @@ def execute_tool_calls_sequential(agent, assistant_message, messages: list, effe
                     function_name, function_args, effective_task_id,
                     tool_call_id=tool_call.id,
                     session_id=agent.session_id or "",
-                    turn_id=getattr(agent, "_current_turn_id", "") or "",
-                    api_request_id=getattr(agent, "_current_api_request_id", "") or "",
                     enabled_tools=list(agent.valid_tool_names) if agent.valid_tool_names else None,
                     skip_pre_tool_call_hook=True,
                     enabled_toolsets=getattr(agent, "enabled_toolsets", None),
                     disabled_toolsets=getattr(agent, "disabled_toolsets", None),
                 )
                 _spinner_result = function_result
-            except KeyboardInterrupt:
-                function_result = _emit_cancelled_terminal_post_tool_call(
-                    agent,
-                    function_name=function_name,
-                    function_args=function_args,
-                    effective_task_id=effective_task_id,
-                    tool_call_id=getattr(tool_call, "id", "") or "",
-                    start_time=tool_start_time,
-                )
-                _spinner_result = function_result
-                try:
-                    agent.interrupt("keyboard interrupt")
-                except Exception:
-                    pass
-                raise
             except Exception as tool_error:
                 function_result = f"Error executing tool '{function_name}': {tool_error}"
                 logger.error("handle_function_call raised for %s: %s", function_name, tool_error, exc_info=True)
@@ -1067,27 +872,11 @@ def execute_tool_calls_sequential(agent, assistant_message, messages: list, effe
                     function_name, function_args, effective_task_id,
                     tool_call_id=tool_call.id,
                     session_id=agent.session_id or "",
-                    turn_id=getattr(agent, "_current_turn_id", "") or "",
-                    api_request_id=getattr(agent, "_current_api_request_id", "") or "",
                     enabled_tools=list(agent.valid_tool_names) if agent.valid_tool_names else None,
                     skip_pre_tool_call_hook=True,
                     enabled_toolsets=getattr(agent, "enabled_toolsets", None),
                     disabled_toolsets=getattr(agent, "disabled_toolsets", None),
                 )
-            except KeyboardInterrupt:
-                _emit_cancelled_terminal_post_tool_call(
-                    agent,
-                    function_name=function_name,
-                    function_args=function_args,
-                    effective_task_id=effective_task_id,
-                    tool_call_id=getattr(tool_call, "id", "") or "",
-                    start_time=tool_start_time,
-                )
-                try:
-                    agent.interrupt("keyboard interrupt")
-                except Exception:
-                    pass
-                raise
             except Exception as tool_error:
                 function_result = f"Error executing tool '{function_name}': {tool_error}"
                 logger.error("handle_function_call raised for %s: %s", function_name, tool_error, exc_info=True)
@@ -1106,27 +895,6 @@ def execute_tool_calls_sequential(agent, assistant_message, messages: list, effe
         # Log tool errors to the persistent error log so [error] tags
         # in the UI always have a corresponding detailed entry on disk.
         _is_error_result, _ = _detect_tool_failure(function_name, function_result)
-        # The agent-runtime tools above (todo, session_search, memory,
-        # context-engine, memory-manager, clarify, delegate_task) are
-        # dispatched inline — they never reach handle_function_call, so the
-        # executor is the one that has to fire post_tool_call. For
-        # registry-dispatched tools the else-branch above invoked
-        # handle_function_call, which already fires the hook.
-        from agent.agent_runtime_helpers import agent_runtime_owns_post_tool_hook
-        _executor_must_emit_post_hook = (
-            not _execution_blocked
-            and agent_runtime_owns_post_tool_hook(agent, function_name)
-        )
-        if _executor_must_emit_post_hook:
-            _emit_terminal_post_tool_call(
-                agent,
-                function_name=function_name,
-                function_args=function_args,
-                result=function_result,
-                effective_task_id=effective_task_id,
-                tool_call_id=getattr(tool_call, "id", "") or "",
-                duration_ms=int(tool_duration * 1000),
-            )
         if not _execution_blocked:
             function_result = agent._append_guardrail_observation(
                 function_name,

agent/transports/chat_completions.py

@@ -99,22 +99,6 @@ def _is_gemini_openai_compat_base_url(base_url: Any) -> bool:
     return normalized.endswith("/openai")
 
 
-def _model_consumes_thought_signature(model: Any) -> bool:
-    """True when the outgoing model is a Gemini family model that requires
-    ``extra_content`` (thought_signature) to be replayed on tool calls.
-
-    Gemini 3 thinking models attach ``extra_content`` to each tool call and
-    reject subsequent requests with HTTP 400 if it is missing. Every other
-    strict OpenAI-compatible provider (Fireworks, Mistral, ...) rejects the
-    request with 400 if ``extra_content`` *is* present. So the field must be
-    kept only when the target model is itself Gemini-family, and stripped
-    otherwise — including when a non-Gemini model inherits stale Gemini
-    ``extra_content`` from earlier in a mixed-provider session.
-    """
-    m = str(model or "").lower()
-    return "gemini" in m or "gemma" in m
-
-
 class ChatCompletionsTransport(ProviderTransport):
     """Transport for api_mode='chat_completions'.
 
@@ -135,14 +119,6 @@ class ChatCompletionsTransport(ProviderTransport):
         - Codex Responses API fields: ``codex_reasoning_items`` /
           ``codex_message_items`` on the message, ``call_id`` /
           ``response_item_id`` on ``tool_calls`` entries.
-        - ``extra_content`` on ``tool_calls`` (Gemini thought_signature) —
-          stripped unless the outgoing ``model`` is itself Gemini-family.
-          Gemini 3 thinking models attach it for replay, but strict providers
-          (Fireworks, Mistral) reject any payload containing it with
-          ``Extra inputs are not permitted, field: 'messages[N].tool_calls[M].extra_content'``.
-          It must be kept for Gemini targets (replay required) and dropped for
-          everyone else, including non-Gemini models that inherited stale
-          Gemini ``extra_content`` earlier in a mixed-provider session.
         - ``tool_name`` on tool-result messages — written by
           ``make_tool_result_message()`` for the SQLite FTS index, but not
           part of the Chat Completions schema. Strict providers (Fireworks,
@@ -161,9 +137,6 @@ class ChatCompletionsTransport(ProviderTransport):
           ``Extra inputs are not permitted, field: 'messages[N]._empty_recovery_synthetic'``,
           which then poisons every subsequent request in the session.
         """
-        strip_extra_content = not _model_consumes_thought_signature(
-            kwargs.get("model")
-        )
         needs_sanitize = False
         for msg in messages:
             if not isinstance(msg, dict):
@@ -182,9 +155,7 @@ class ChatCompletionsTransport(ProviderTransport):
             if isinstance(tool_calls, list):
                 for tc in tool_calls:
                     if isinstance(tc, dict) and (
-                        "call_id" in tc
-                        or "response_item_id" in tc
-                        or (strip_extra_content and "extra_content" in tc)
+                        "call_id" in tc or "response_item_id" in tc
                     ):
                         needs_sanitize = True
                         break
@@ -212,8 +183,6 @@ class ChatCompletionsTransport(ProviderTransport):
                     if isinstance(tc, dict):
                         tc.pop("call_id", None)
                         tc.pop("response_item_id", None)
-                        if strip_extra_content:
-                            tc.pop("extra_content", None)
         return sanitized
 
     def convert_tools(self, tools: list[dict[str, Any]]) -> list[dict[str, Any]]:
@@ -271,10 +240,8 @@ class ChatCompletionsTransport(ProviderTransport):
             anthropic_max_output: int | None
             extra_body_additions: dict | None
         """
-        # Codex sanitization: drop reasoning_items / call_id / response_item_id.
-        # Pass model so the Gemini thought_signature (extra_content) is kept for
-        # Gemini targets and stripped for strict non-Gemini providers.
-        sanitized = self.convert_messages(messages, model=model)
+        # Codex sanitization: drop reasoning_items / call_id / response_item_id
+        sanitized = self.convert_messages(messages)
 
         # ── Provider profile: single-path when present ──────────────────
         _profile = params.get("provider_profile")
@@ -571,28 +538,7 @@ class ChatCompletionsTransport(ProviderTransport):
                     api_kwargs[k] = v
 
         if extra_body:
-            # Native Gemini (generativelanguage.googleapis.com, non-/openai)
-            # speaks Google's REST schema, not OpenAI's. OpenAI-style extra_body
-            # keys (tags, reasoning, provider, plugins, …) are unknown fields
-            # there and Gemini rejects the whole request with a non-retryable
-            # HTTP 400 ("Invalid JSON payload received. Unknown name 'tags'").
-            # This happens when a profile that emits extra_body (e.g. the Nous
-            # profile's portal `tags`) is active but the resolved endpoint is a
-            # Gemini base_url — typical when only Google credentials are set and
-            # a fallback/aux call lands on Gemini. The native client only reads
-            # thinking_config from extra_body, so drop everything else here.
-            try:
-                from agent.gemini_native_adapter import is_native_gemini_base_url
-                _native_gemini = is_native_gemini_base_url(params.get("base_url"))
-            except Exception:
-                _native_gemini = False
-            if _native_gemini:
-                extra_body = {
-                    k: v for k, v in extra_body.items()
-                    if k in ("thinking_config", "thinkingConfig")
-                }
-            if extra_body:
-                api_kwargs["extra_body"] = extra_body
+            api_kwargs["extra_body"] = extra_body
 
         return api_kwargs
 

apps/bootstrap-installer/src-tauri/src/bootstrap.rs

@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ use serde::{Deserialize, Serialize};
 use tauri::{AppHandle, Emitter, State};
 use tokio::sync::{mpsc, Mutex};
 
-use crate::events::{BootstrapEvent, LogStream, Manifest, StageState};
+use crate::events::{BootstrapEvent, Manifest, StageState};
 use crate::install_script::{self, Pin, ScriptKind, ScriptSource};
 use crate::powershell::{self, StreamSink};
 use crate::AppState;
@@ -179,11 +179,9 @@ pub async fn launch_hermes_desktop(
 
     tracing::info!(?exe_path, "launching Hermes desktop");
 
-    // Detach from us — the installer is about to exit. On macOS launch the
-    // bundle through LaunchServices instead of exec'ing Contents/MacOS/Hermes
-    // directly; this matches user double-click/open behavior and avoids cwd /
-    // quarantine oddities after a self-update rebuild.
-    let mut cmd = desktop_launch_command(&exe_path, &install_root);
+    // Detach from us — the installer is about to exit.
+    let mut cmd = tokio::process::Command::new(&exe_path);
+    cmd.current_dir(exe_path.parent().unwrap_or(&install_root));
     #[cfg(target_os = "windows")]
     {
         use std::os::windows::process::CommandExt;
@@ -234,24 +232,6 @@ pub(crate) fn resolve_hermes_desktop_exe(install_root: &std::path::Path) -> Opti
     None
 }
 
-pub(crate) fn resolve_hermes_desktop_app(install_root: &std::path::Path) -> Option<PathBuf> {
-    let exe = resolve_hermes_desktop_exe(install_root)?;
-    #[cfg(target_os = "macos")]
-    {
-        // .../Hermes.app/Contents/MacOS/Hermes -> .../Hermes.app
-        let app = exe.parent()?.parent()?.parent()?.to_path_buf();
-        if app.extension().and_then(|e| e.to_str()) == Some("app") && app.is_dir() {
-            return Some(app);
-        }
-    }
-    #[cfg(not(target_os = "macos"))]
-    {
-        return Some(exe);
-    }
-    #[allow(unreachable_code)]
-    None
-}
-
 /// True when a prior install completed (bootstrap-complete marker present) AND a
 /// launchable desktop app exists on disk. Used by the installer's launcher fast
 /// path so a bare re-open just opens Hermes instead of re-running setup.
@@ -267,7 +247,8 @@ pub(crate) fn spawn_installed_desktop(install_root: &std::path::Path) -> std::io
     let exe = resolve_hermes_desktop_exe(install_root).ok_or_else(|| {
         std::io::Error::new(std::io::ErrorKind::NotFound, "no built Hermes desktop app")
     })?;
-    let mut cmd = desktop_launch_command_std(&exe, install_root);
+    let mut cmd = std::process::Command::new(&exe);
+    cmd.current_dir(exe.parent().unwrap_or(install_root));
     #[cfg(target_os = "windows")]
     {
         use std::os::windows::process::CommandExt;
@@ -280,62 +261,6 @@ pub(crate) fn spawn_installed_desktop(install_root: &std::path::Path) -> std::io
     cmd.spawn().map(|_child| ())
 }
 
-#[cfg(target_os = "macos")]
-pub(crate) fn open_macos_app_detached(app_bundle: &std::path::Path) -> std::io::Result<()> {
-    let mut cmd = std::process::Command::new("/usr/bin/open");
-    cmd.arg(app_bundle);
-    cmd.current_dir(crate::paths::hermes_home());
-    cmd.spawn().map(|_child| ())
-}
-
-#[cfg(target_os = "macos")]
-fn app_bundle_for_exe(exe: &std::path::Path) -> Option<PathBuf> {
-    let app = exe.parent()?.parent()?.parent()?.to_path_buf();
-    if app.extension().and_then(|e| e.to_str()) == Some("app") && app.is_dir() {
-        Some(app)
-    } else {
-        None
-    }
-}
-
-fn desktop_launch_command(
-    exe_path: &std::path::Path,
-    install_root: &std::path::Path,
-) -> tokio::process::Command {
-    #[cfg(target_os = "macos")]
-    {
-        if let Some(app_bundle) = app_bundle_for_exe(exe_path) {
-            let mut cmd = tokio::process::Command::new("/usr/bin/open");
-            cmd.arg(app_bundle);
-            cmd.current_dir(crate::paths::hermes_home());
-            return cmd;
-        }
-    }
-
-    let mut cmd = tokio::process::Command::new(exe_path);
-    cmd.current_dir(exe_path.parent().unwrap_or(install_root));
-    cmd
-}
-
-fn desktop_launch_command_std(
-    exe_path: &std::path::Path,
-    install_root: &std::path::Path,
-) -> std::process::Command {
-    #[cfg(target_os = "macos")]
-    {
-        if let Some(app_bundle) = app_bundle_for_exe(exe_path) {
-            let mut cmd = std::process::Command::new("/usr/bin/open");
-            cmd.arg(app_bundle);
-            cmd.current_dir(crate::paths::hermes_home());
-            return cmd;
-        }
-    }
-
-    let mut cmd = std::process::Command::new(exe_path);
-    cmd.current_dir(exe_path.parent().unwrap_or(install_root));
-    cmd
-}
-
 // ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
 // Bootstrap implementation
 // ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
@@ -366,7 +291,6 @@ async fn run_bootstrap(
             BootstrapEvent::Log {
                 stage: None,
                 line: line.to_string(),
-                stream: LogStream::Stdout,
             },
         );
         // Bump to info-level so the line shows in bootstrap-installer.log
@@ -701,7 +625,6 @@ async fn run_install_script(
                 BootstrapEvent::Log {
                     stage: stage_for_stdout.clone(),
                     line: line.to_string(),
-                    stream: LogStream::Stdout,
                 },
             );
             // Tee to the rolling installer log so we have a persistent
@@ -720,8 +643,7 @@ async fn run_install_script(
                 &app_for_stderr,
                 BootstrapEvent::Log {
                     stage: stage_for_stderr.clone(),
-                    line: line.to_string(),
-                    stream: LogStream::Stderr,
+                    line: format!("stderr: {line}"),
                 },
             );
             // stderr-level lines get warn! so they're visually distinct
@@ -817,90 +739,3 @@ fn truncate(s: &str, max: usize) -> String {
         format!("{}...", &s[..max])
     }
 }
-
-#[cfg(test)]
-mod tests {
-    use super::*;
-    use std::path::PathBuf;
-    use std::path::Path;
-
-    fn unique_tmp_dir(tag: &str) -> PathBuf {
-        let base = std::env::temp_dir().join(format!(
-            "hermes-bootstrap-test-{tag}-{}-{}",
-            std::process::id(),
-            std::time::SystemTime::now()
-                .duration_since(std::time::UNIX_EPOCH)
-                .unwrap()
-                .as_nanos()
-        ));
-        std::fs::create_dir_all(&base).unwrap();
-        base
-    }
-
-    // Build a fake built-desktop release tree at the platform's expected path
-    // and return (install_root, expected_app_bundle_or_exe).
-    fn make_release_tree(install_root: &Path) -> PathBuf {
-        let release = install_root.join("apps").join("desktop").join("release");
-        if cfg!(target_os = "macos") {
-            let macos_dir = release
-                .join("mac-arm64")
-                .join("Hermes.app")
-                .join("Contents")
-                .join("MacOS");
-            std::fs::create_dir_all(&macos_dir).unwrap();
-            std::fs::write(macos_dir.join("Hermes"), b"#!/bin/sh\n").unwrap();
-            macos_dir.parent().unwrap().parent().unwrap().to_path_buf() // .../Hermes.app
-        } else if cfg!(target_os = "windows") {
-            let dir = release.join("win-unpacked");
-            std::fs::create_dir_all(&dir).unwrap();
-            let exe = dir.join("Hermes.exe");
-            std::fs::write(&exe, b"stub").unwrap();
-            exe
-        } else {
-            let dir = release.join("linux-unpacked");
-            std::fs::create_dir_all(&dir).unwrap();
-            let exe = dir.join("hermes");
-            std::fs::write(&exe, b"stub").unwrap();
-            exe
-        }
-    }
-
-    // The relaunch / install target is derived from the rebuilt desktop app.
-    // On macOS this MUST resolve to the .app bundle (what `open` relaunches and
-    // what the updater ditto's over /Applications/Hermes.app). A regression in
-    // this derivation breaks the post-update auto-relaunch, so guard it.
-    #[test]
-    fn resolve_hermes_desktop_app_finds_built_bundle() {
-        let root = unique_tmp_dir("app-ok");
-        let expected = make_release_tree(&root);
-
-        let resolved = resolve_hermes_desktop_app(&root)
-            .expect("should resolve the freshly-built desktop app");
-
-        #[cfg(target_os = "macos")]
-        {
-            assert_eq!(resolved, expected, "must resolve to the .app bundle");
-            assert_eq!(
-                resolved.extension().and_then(|e| e.to_str()),
-                Some("app"),
-                "relaunch target must be a .app bundle on macOS"
-            );
-        }
-        #[cfg(not(target_os = "macos"))]
-        {
-            assert_eq!(resolved, expected);
-        }
-        let _ = std::fs::remove_dir_all(&root);
-    }
-
-    #[test]
-    fn resolve_hermes_desktop_app_is_none_without_a_build() {
-        let root = unique_tmp_dir("app-none");
-        // No release tree created.
-        assert!(
-            resolve_hermes_desktop_app(&root).is_none(),
-            "no resolved app when nothing has been built"
-        );
-        let _ = std::fs::remove_dir_all(&root);
-    }
-}

apps/bootstrap-installer/src-tauri/src/events.rs

@@ -51,16 +51,6 @@ pub enum StageState {
     Failed,
 }
 
-/// Which pipe a raw log line came from. Reported as structured metadata so
-/// the UI can style stderr subtly rather than mislabeling it as an error:
-/// uv/pip/git/npm write normal progress to stderr by design.
-#[derive(Debug, Clone, Copy, PartialEq, Eq, Serialize)]
-#[serde(rename_all = "lowercase")]
-pub enum LogStream {
-    Stdout,
-    Stderr,
-}
-
 /// The single event channel `bootstrap` emits these. `type` discriminates.
 #[derive(Debug, Clone, Serialize)]
 #[serde(tag = "type", rename_all = "lowercase")]
@@ -82,14 +72,11 @@ pub enum BootstrapEvent {
         #[serde(skip_serializing_if = "Option::is_none")]
         error: Option<String>,
     },
-    /// Raw stdout/stderr line from install.ps1 (or our wrapper). `stream`
-    /// tells the UI which pipe it came from so stderr can be styled subtly
-    /// instead of being mislabeled as an error.
+    /// Raw stdout/stderr line from install.ps1 (or our wrapper).
     Log {
         #[serde(skip_serializing_if = "Option::is_none")]
         stage: Option<String>,
         line: String,
-        stream: LogStream,
     },
     /// Sent once when all stages complete successfully.
     Complete {

apps/bootstrap-installer/src-tauri/src/powershell.rs

@@ -45,14 +45,6 @@ pub async fn run_script(
 ) -> Result<ScriptResult> {
     let mut cmd = build_command(script_path, args);
 
-    // The installer can be launched from a .app bundle that is later replaced
-    // during self-update. Pin child scripts to a stable directory so bash/zsh
-    // never starts from a deleted cwd and emits getcwd/job-working-directory
-    // errors at the end of an otherwise successful install.
-    if let Some(cwd) = stable_script_cwd(script_path, hermes_home_override) {
-        cmd.current_dir(cwd);
-    }
-
     if let Some(home) = hermes_home_override {
         cmd.env("HERMES_HOME", home);
     }
@@ -154,16 +146,6 @@ pub async fn run_script(
     })
 }
 
-fn stable_script_cwd<'a>(script_path: &'a Path, hermes_home_override: Option<&'a str>) -> Option<&'a Path> {
-    if let Some(home) = hermes_home_override {
-        let path = Path::new(home);
-        if path.is_dir() {
-            return Some(path);
-        }
-    }
-    script_path.parent().filter(|p| p.is_dir())
-}
-
 async fn recv_cancel(rx: &mut Option<CancelRx>) {
     match rx {
         Some(r) => {
@@ -282,11 +264,4 @@ info line
         assert!(parse_stage_result("just banner\n").is_none());
         assert!(parse_manifest("just banner\n").is_none());
     }
-
-    #[test]
-    fn stable_script_cwd_prefers_existing_hermes_home() {
-        let script = Path::new("/tmp/install.sh");
-        let cwd = stable_script_cwd(script, Some("/"));
-        assert_eq!(cwd, Some(Path::new("/")));
-    }
 }

apps/bootstrap-installer/src-tauri/src/update.rs

@@ -19,11 +19,8 @@
 //! the no-window creation flag — both already cfg-gated. Keep new logic
 //! OS-agnostic so the mac/linux port stays "fill in the paths".
 
-use std::env;
-use std::ffi::OsString;
 use std::path::{Path, PathBuf};
 use std::process::Stdio;
-use std::sync::atomic::{AtomicBool, Ordering};
 use std::time::{Duration, Instant};
 
 use anyhow::{anyhow, Result};
@@ -31,7 +28,7 @@ use tauri::{AppHandle, Emitter};
 use tokio::io::{AsyncBufReadExt, BufReader};
 use tokio::process::Command;
 
-use crate::events::{BootstrapEvent, LogStream, StageInfo, StageState};
+use crate::events::{BootstrapEvent, StageInfo, StageState};
 
 /// `hermes update` exit code meaning "another hermes process is holding the
 /// venv shim open / dirty precondition" — see _cmd_update_impl in
@@ -43,48 +40,10 @@ const UPDATE_EXIT_CONCURRENT: i32 = 2;
 const DESKTOP_EXIT_WAIT: Duration = Duration::from_secs(20);
 const DESKTOP_EXIT_POLL: Duration = Duration::from_millis(500);
 
-/// Guards against concurrent update runs. The frontend kicks `startUpdate()`
-/// from a mount effect, which can fire more than once (React strict-mode
-/// double-invokes effects in dev; a window reload or stray re-init can do it
-/// in prod). Two `run_update` tasks racing on `git stash` corrupt the working
-/// tree — one stashes the changes the other then can't find. Exactly one task
-/// may hold this flag at a time.
-static UPDATE_RUNNING: AtomicBool = AtomicBool::new(false);
-
 /// Frontend → Rust: kick off the update flow. Mirrors `start_bootstrap`'s
 /// fire-and-forget shape; progress arrives on the `bootstrap` event channel.
 #[tauri::command]
 pub async fn start_update(app: AppHandle) -> Result<(), String> {
-    // Re-entrancy guard (see UPDATE_RUNNING). compare_exchange lets exactly one
-    // caller flip false→true; any concurrent caller no-ops instead of spawning
-    // a second racing update.
-    if UPDATE_RUNNING
-        .compare_exchange(false, true, Ordering::SeqCst, Ordering::SeqCst)
-        .is_err()
-    {
-        // Already running: re-emit the manifest so a duplicate startUpdate()
-        // call (which resets the frontend store) can recover its stage list.
-        let target_app = if cfg!(target_os = "macos") {
-            target_app_from_args(std::env::args().skip(1))
-        } else {
-            None
-        };
-        let mut stages = vec![
-            stage_info("update", "Updating Hermes"),
-            stage_info("rebuild", "Rebuilding the desktop app"),
-        ];
-        if cfg!(target_os = "macos") && target_app.is_some() {
-            stages.push(stage_info("install", "Installing the updated app"));
-        }
-        emit(
-            &app,
-            BootstrapEvent::Manifest {
-                stages,
-                protocol_version: None,
-            },
-        );
-        return Ok(());
-    }
     tokio::spawn(async move {
         if let Err(err) = run_update(app.clone()).await {
             // run_update already emits a Failed event on the paths that matter;
@@ -97,7 +56,6 @@ pub async fn start_update(app: AppHandle) -> Result<(), String> {
                 },
             );
         }
-        UPDATE_RUNNING.store(false, Ordering::SeqCst);
     });
     Ok(())
 }
@@ -105,14 +63,6 @@ pub async fn start_update(app: AppHandle) -> Result<(), String> {
 async fn run_update(app: AppHandle) -> Result<()> {
     let hermes_home = crate::paths::hermes_home();
     let install_root = hermes_home.join("hermes-agent");
-    let update_branch = update_branch_from_args(std::env::args().skip(1))
-        .or_else(|| option_env_string("BUILD_PIN_BRANCH"))
-        .unwrap_or_else(|| "main".to_string());
-    let target_app = if cfg!(target_os = "macos") {
-        target_app_from_args(std::env::args().skip(1))
-    } else {
-        None
-    };
 
     let hermes = resolve_hermes(&install_root).ok_or_else(|| {
         let msg = format!(
@@ -131,18 +81,13 @@ async fn run_update(app: AppHandle) -> Result<()> {
     })?;
 
     // Synthetic manifest so the existing progress UI renders our two stages.
-    let mut stages = vec![
-        stage_info("update", "Updating Hermes"),
-        stage_info("rebuild", "Rebuilding the desktop app"),
-    ];
-    if cfg!(target_os = "macos") && target_app.is_some() {
-        stages.push(stage_info("install", "Installing the updated app"));
-    }
-
     emit(
         &app,
         BootstrapEvent::Manifest {
-            stages,
+            stages: vec![
+                stage_info("update", "Updating Hermes"),
+                stage_info("rebuild", "Rebuilding the desktop app"),
+            ],
             protocol_version: None,
         },
     );
@@ -162,68 +107,23 @@ async fn run_update(app: AppHandle) -> Result<()> {
     // reports "already up to date" against the wrong branch. The desktop
     // detected the update against this same branch, so we must update against
     // it too.
-    emit_log(
-        &app,
-        Some("update"),
-        LogStream::Stdout,
-        &format!("[update] updating against branch {update_branch}"),
-    );
-    let child_env = update_child_env(&install_root);
-    let mut update_args: Vec<String> =
-        vec!["update".into(), "--yes".into(), "--gateway".into()];
-    // --force skips `hermes update`'s Windows running-exe guard (which would
-    // `sys.exit(2)` and dead-end the handoff). By contract the desktop has
-    // already exited and waited for the venv shim to unlock before launching
-    // us, and wait_for_venv_free below force-kills any straggler — so by the
-    // time `hermes update` runs there is no legitimate hermes.exe to protect,
-    // and the guard would only produce a false "Hermes is still running" stop.
-    update_args.push("--force".into());
-    update_args.push("--branch".into());
-    update_args.push(update_branch);
+    let pin_branch = option_env_string("BUILD_PIN_BRANCH");
+    let mut update_args: Vec<&str> = vec!["update", "--yes", "--gateway"];
+    if let Some(b) = pin_branch.as_deref() {
+        update_args.push("--branch");
+        update_args.push(b);
+    }
 
     emit_stage(&app, "update", StageState::Running, None, None);
     let started = Instant::now();
-    let mut update = run_streamed(
+    let update = run_streamed(
         &app,
         &hermes,
         &update_args,
         &install_root,
-        &child_env,
         Some("update"),
     )
     .await?;
-
-    // Retry-once for the update-boundary crash. `hermes update` lazily imports
-    // the FRESHLY PULLED modules, but the dependency-install step still runs the
-    // already-in-memory pre-pull code for one invocation. A release that changed
-    // an updater-path contract across that boundary (e.g. #39780's `_UvResult`,
-    // whose `__iter__` injected a bool into the argv and crashed Windows
-    // `list2cmdline` with `TypeError: sequence item 1: expected str instance,
-    // bool found`, fixed in #39820) therefore kills the FIRST update on the
-    // parked population — even though the fix is already on disk by then. A
-    // second `hermes update` runs clean because the now-current module is loaded
-    // from the start. Rather than make the parked user click Update twice (and
-    // stare at a scary crash first), retry once automatically. Skip the retry
-    // for the concurrent-instance guard (exit 2) — that's a "close Hermes" state
-    // a retry can't fix.
-    if !matches!(update.exit_code, Some(0) | Some(UPDATE_EXIT_CONCURRENT)) {
-        emit_log(
-            &app,
-            Some("update"),
-            LogStream::Stdout,
-            "[update] first update attempt failed; retrying once (the fix it just \
-             pulled loads on the second run)…",
-        );
-        update = run_streamed(
-            &app,
-            &hermes,
-            &update_args,
-            &install_root,
-            &child_env,
-            Some("update"),
-        )
-        .await?;
-    }
     let update_ms = started.elapsed().as_millis() as u64;
 
     match update.exit_code {
@@ -282,13 +182,11 @@ async fn run_update(app: AppHandle) -> Result<()> {
     // repo-root deps with --workspaces=false). This is the rebuild it skips.
     emit_stage(&app, "rebuild", StageState::Running, None, None);
     let started = Instant::now();
-    let rebuild_args: Vec<String> = vec!["desktop".into(), "--build-only".into()];
     let rebuild = run_streamed(
         &app,
         &hermes,
-        &rebuild_args,
+        &["desktop", "--build-only"],
         &install_root,
-        &child_env,
         Some("rebuild"),
     )
     .await?;
@@ -319,43 +217,6 @@ async fn run_update(app: AppHandle) -> Result<()> {
     }
     emit_stage(&app, "rebuild", StageState::Succeeded, Some(rebuild_ms), None);
 
-    let launch_target = if let Some(target_app) = target_app {
-        let started = Instant::now();
-        emit_stage(&app, "install", StageState::Running, None, None);
-        match install_macos_app_update(&app, &install_root, &target_app).await {
-            Ok(installed_app) => {
-                emit_stage(
-                    &app,
-                    "install",
-                    StageState::Succeeded,
-                    Some(started.elapsed().as_millis() as u64),
-                    None,
-                );
-                Some(installed_app)
-            }
-            Err(err) => {
-                let msg = format!("{err:#}");
-                emit_stage(
-                    &app,
-                    "install",
-                    StageState::Failed,
-                    Some(started.elapsed().as_millis() as u64),
-                    Some(msg.clone()),
-                );
-                emit(
-                    &app,
-                    BootstrapEvent::Failed {
-                        stage: Some("install".into()),
-                        error: msg.clone(),
-                    },
-                );
-                return Err(anyhow!(msg));
-            }
-        }
-    } else {
-        None
-    };
-
     // ---- done: signal complete, then launch the fresh desktop ------------
     emit(
         &app,
@@ -365,17 +226,10 @@ async fn run_update(app: AppHandle) -> Result<()> {
         },
     );
 
-    if let Some(target_app) = launch_target {
-        if let Err(err) = launch_macos_app_and_exit(&app, &target_app).await {
-            emit_log(
-                &app,
-                None,
-                LogStream::Stderr,
-                &format!("[update] could not auto-launch desktop: {err}. Launch Hermes manually."),
-            );
-        }
-    } else if let Err(err) =
-        crate::bootstrap::launch_hermes_desktop(app.clone(), install_root.to_string_lossy().into_owned()).await
+    // Reuse the same detached-launch + app.exit(0) used post-install.
+    if let Err(err) =
+        crate::bootstrap::launch_hermes_desktop(app.clone(), install_root.to_string_lossy().into_owned())
+            .await
     {
         // Launch failed: don't hard-fail the update (it succeeded); surface a
         // log line so the success screen can still tell the user to launch
@@ -383,7 +237,6 @@ async fn run_update(app: AppHandle) -> Result<()> {
         emit_log(
             &app,
             None,
-            LogStream::Stdout,
             &format!("[update] could not auto-launch desktop: {err}. Launch Hermes manually."),
         );
     }
@@ -398,84 +251,24 @@ async fn wait_for_venv_free(install_root: &Path, app: &AppHandle) {
     let shim = venv_hermes(install_root);
     let deadline = Instant::now() + DESKTOP_EXIT_WAIT;
 
-    emit_log(app, Some("update"), LogStream::Stdout, "[update] waiting for Hermes to exit…");
+    emit_log(app, Some("update"), "[update] waiting for Hermes to exit…");
 
     loop {
         if !is_locked(&shim) {
             return;
         }
         if Instant::now() >= deadline {
-            // Last resort: a backend hermes.exe (or a grandchild it spawned)
-            // is still holding the shim. The desktop should have reaped its
-            // tree before handing off, but SIGTERM races / detached
-            // grandchildren / AV handles can leave a straggler. Rather than
-            // "proceed anyway" straight into uv's "Access is denied", force-kill
-            // every hermes.exe except ourselves, then give the OS a beat to
-            // unload the image.
             emit_log(
                 app,
                 Some("update"),
-                LogStream::Stdout,
-                "[update] Hermes still holding the venv shim; force-killing stragglers…",
+                "[update] timed out waiting for Hermes to exit; proceeding anyway",
             );
-            force_kill_other_hermes();
-            tokio::time::sleep(Duration::from_millis(800)).await;
-            if !is_locked(&shim) {
-                emit_log(
-                    app,
-                    Some("update"),
-                    LogStream::Stdout,
-                    "[update] venv shim freed after force-kill",
-                );
-            } else {
-                emit_log(
-                    app,
-                    Some("update"),
-                    LogStream::Stdout,
-                    "[update] venv shim still locked; proceeding (--force + quarantine will handle it)",
-                );
-            }
             return;
         }
         tokio::time::sleep(DESKTOP_EXIT_POLL).await;
     }
 }
 
-/// Force-kill any `hermes.exe` other than this process. Windows-only; a no-op
-/// elsewhere (POSIX has no mandatory-lock contention). We can't selectively
-/// target "the backend" by PID here — the desktop already exited and we never
-/// knew its children — so we kill the whole `hermes.exe` image tree via
-/// taskkill, excluding our own PID.
-///
-/// Safe w.r.t. our own update child: this runs inside `wait_for_venv_free`,
-/// which completes BEFORE we spawn `venv\Scripts\hermes.exe update`. At this
-/// point no update-driven hermes.exe exists yet, so the only hermes.exe images
-/// are stragglers from the old desktop — exactly what we want gone. (`/FI PID
-/// ne <self>` also spares this Tauri process, though it isn't named
-/// hermes.exe.)
-fn force_kill_other_hermes() {
-    if !cfg!(target_os = "windows") {
-        return;
-    }
-    #[cfg(target_os = "windows")]
-    {
-        let my_pid = std::process::id();
-        // /FI excludes our own PID; /T kills the tree; /F forces.
-        let _ = std::process::Command::new("taskkill")
-            .args([
-                "/F",
-                "/T",
-                "/IM",
-                "hermes.exe",
-                "/FI",
-                &format!("PID ne {my_pid}"),
-            ])
-            .stdout(std::process::Stdio::null())
-            .stderr(std::process::Stdio::null())
-            .status();
-    }
-}
-
 /// Best-effort lock probe: try to open the file for read+write. On Windows an
 /// exclusively-held running .exe refuses the open with a sharing violation.
 /// On Unix this almost always succeeds (no mandatory locking), which is fine —
@@ -496,9 +289,8 @@ fn is_locked(path: &Path) -> bool {
 async fn run_streamed(
     app: &AppHandle,
     program: &Path,
-    args: &[String],
+    args: &[&str],
     cwd: &Path,
-    envs: &[(String, OsString)],
     stage: Option<&str>,
 ) -> Result<CmdResult> {
     let mut cmd = Command::new(program);
@@ -507,9 +299,6 @@ async fn run_streamed(
         .stdin(Stdio::null())
         .stdout(Stdio::piped())
         .stderr(Stdio::piped());
-    for (key, value) in envs {
-        cmd.env(key, value);
-    }
 
     #[cfg(target_os = "windows")]
     {
@@ -531,22 +320,22 @@ async fn run_streamed(
     loop {
         tokio::select! {
             line = out.next_line() => match line {
-                Ok(Some(l)) => emit_log(app, stage_owned.as_deref(), LogStream::Stdout, &l),
+                Ok(Some(l)) => emit_log(app, stage_owned.as_deref(), &l),
                 Ok(None) => break,
                 Err(e) => { tracing::warn!("stdout read error: {e}"); break; }
             },
             line = err.next_line() => match line {
-                Ok(Some(l)) => emit_log(app, stage_owned.as_deref(), LogStream::Stderr, &l),
+                Ok(Some(l)) => emit_log(app, stage_owned.as_deref(), &format!("stderr: {l}")),
                 Ok(None) => {}
                 Err(e) => { tracing::warn!("stderr read error: {e}"); }
             },
         }
     }
     while let Ok(Some(l)) = out.next_line().await {
-        emit_log(app, stage_owned.as_deref(), LogStream::Stdout, &l);
+        emit_log(app, stage_owned.as_deref(), &l);
     }
     while let Ok(Some(l)) = err.next_line().await {
-        emit_log(app, stage_owned.as_deref(), LogStream::Stderr, &l);
+        emit_log(app, stage_owned.as_deref(), &format!("stderr: {l}"));
     }
 
     let status = child.wait().await.map_err(|e| anyhow!("waiting for child: {e}"))?;
@@ -589,225 +378,6 @@ fn resolve_hermes(install_root: &Path) -> Option<PathBuf> {
     None
 }
 
-fn update_child_env(install_root: &Path) -> Vec<(String, OsString)> {
-    let hermes_home = crate::paths::hermes_home();
-    let mut envs = vec![(
-        "HERMES_HOME".to_string(),
-        hermes_home.as_os_str().to_os_string(),
-    )];
-    if let Some(path) = path_with_prepended_entries(&[
-        hermes_home.join("node").join("bin"),
-        venv_bin_dir(install_root),
-    ]) {
-        envs.push(("PATH".to_string(), path));
-    }
-    envs
-}
-
-fn venv_bin_dir(install_root: &Path) -> PathBuf {
-    if cfg!(target_os = "windows") {
-        install_root.join("venv").join("Scripts")
-    } else {
-        install_root.join("venv").join("bin")
-    }
-}
-
-fn path_with_prepended_entries(entries: &[PathBuf]) -> Option<OsString> {
-    let mut parts: Vec<PathBuf> = entries.to_vec();
-    if let Some(existing) = env::var_os("PATH") {
-        parts.extend(env::split_paths(&existing));
-    }
-    env::join_paths(parts).ok()
-}
-
-fn update_branch_from_args<I, S>(args: I) -> Option<String>
-where
-    I: IntoIterator<Item = S>,
-    S: AsRef<str>,
-{
-    arg_value_from_args(args, "--branch")
-        .map(|s| s.trim().to_string())
-        .filter(|s| !s.is_empty())
-}
-
-fn target_app_from_args<I, S>(args: I) -> Option<PathBuf>
-where
-    I: IntoIterator<Item = S>,
-    S: AsRef<str>,
-{
-    arg_value_from_args(args, "--target-app")
-        .map(PathBuf::from)
-        .filter(|p| p.extension().and_then(|e| e.to_str()) == Some("app"))
-}
-
-fn arg_value_from_args<I, S>(args: I, name: &str) -> Option<String>
-where
-    I: IntoIterator<Item = S>,
-    S: AsRef<str>,
-{
-    let mut iter = args.into_iter().map(|s| s.as_ref().to_string()).peekable();
-    while let Some(arg) = iter.next() {
-        if arg == name {
-            return iter.next();
-        }
-        if let Some(value) = arg.strip_prefix(&format!("{name}=")) {
-            return Some(value.to_string());
-        }
-    }
-    None
-}
-
-#[cfg(target_os = "macos")]
-async fn install_macos_app_update(
-    app: &AppHandle,
-    install_root: &Path,
-    target_app: &Path,
-) -> Result<PathBuf> {
-    if target_app.extension().and_then(|e| e.to_str()) != Some("app") {
-        return Err(anyhow!(
-            "refusing to install update into non-app path: {}",
-            target_app.display()
-        ));
-    }
-
-    let rebuilt_app = crate::bootstrap::resolve_hermes_desktop_app(install_root).ok_or_else(|| {
-        anyhow!(
-            "desktop rebuild succeeded but no Hermes.app was found under {}",
-            install_root.join("apps").join("desktop").join("release").display()
-        )
-    })?;
-
-    let same = match (rebuilt_app.canonicalize(), target_app.canonicalize()) {
-        (Ok(a), Ok(b)) => a == b,
-        _ => rebuilt_app == target_app,
-    };
-    if same {
-        emit_log(
-            app,
-            Some("install"),
-            LogStream::Stdout,
-            &format!(
-                "[update] rebuilt app is already the launch target: {}",
-                target_app.display()
-            ),
-        );
-        return Ok(target_app.to_path_buf());
-    }
-
-    emit_log(
-        app,
-        Some("install"),
-        LogStream::Stdout,
-        &format!(
-            "[update] installing rebuilt app {} -> {}",
-            rebuilt_app.display(),
-            target_app.display()
-        ),
-    );
-
-    if let Some(parent) = target_app.parent() {
-        tokio::fs::create_dir_all(parent).await?;
-    }
-    let tmp = PathBuf::from(format!("{}.hermes-update-new", target_app.display()));
-    let old = PathBuf::from(format!("{}.hermes-update-old", target_app.display()));
-    remove_dir_if_exists(&tmp).await;
-    remove_dir_if_exists(&old).await;
-
-    let ditto = Command::new("/usr/bin/ditto")
-        .arg(&rebuilt_app)
-        .arg(&tmp)
-        .current_dir(crate::paths::hermes_home())
-        .status()
-        .await
-        .map_err(|e| anyhow!("running ditto: {e}"))?;
-    if !ditto.success() {
-        return Err(anyhow!(
-            "ditto failed while copying updated app into {}",
-            tmp.display()
-        ));
-    }
-
-    // Atomic-as-possible swap with rollback. Extracted so the invariant
-    // (target is never left deleted-with-no-replacement) can be unit-tested
-    // without ditto / a real .app bundle.
-    swap_in_new_bundle(&tmp, target_app, &old).await?;
-
-    let _ = Command::new("/usr/bin/xattr")
-        .arg("-dr")
-        .arg("com.apple.quarantine")
-        .arg(target_app)
-        .current_dir(crate::paths::hermes_home())
-        .status()
-        .await;
-
-    Ok(target_app.to_path_buf())
-}
-
-/// Move a freshly-staged bundle (`tmp`) into place at `target`, parking any
-/// existing bundle at `old` so the move can succeed (macOS `rename` won't
-/// overwrite a non-empty directory).
-///
-/// Invariant: on ANY failure path, `target` is left pointing at a working
-/// bundle — either the original (rolled back from `old`) or untouched — and we
-/// never delete the running app with no replacement in place. The staged `tmp`
-/// copy is cleaned up on failure.
-async fn swap_in_new_bundle(tmp: &Path, target: &Path, old: &Path) -> Result<()> {
-    let moved_old = if target.exists() {
-        if let Err(err) = tokio::fs::rename(target, old).await {
-            // Could not move the existing app aside. Leave it untouched and
-            // bail — a failed update must not brick the install.
-            remove_dir_if_exists(tmp).await;
-            return Err(anyhow!(
-                "could not move existing app aside at {} (leaving it in place): {err}",
-                target.display()
-            ));
-        }
-        true
-    } else {
-        false
-    };
-    if let Err(err) = tokio::fs::rename(tmp, target).await {
-        // Restore the original app from the backup so the user keeps a working
-        // install, and clean up the staged copy.
-        if moved_old {
-            let _ = tokio::fs::rename(old, target).await;
-        }
-        remove_dir_if_exists(tmp).await;
-        return Err(anyhow!("installing updated app at {}: {err}", target.display()));
-    }
-    remove_dir_if_exists(old).await;
-    Ok(())
-}
-
-#[cfg(not(target_os = "macos"))]
-async fn install_macos_app_update(
-    _app: &AppHandle,
-    _install_root: &Path,
-    target_app: &Path,
-) -> Result<PathBuf> {
-    Ok(target_app.to_path_buf())
-}
-
-async fn remove_dir_if_exists(path: &Path) {
-    if path.exists() {
-        let _ = tokio::fs::remove_dir_all(path).await;
-    }
-}
-
-#[cfg(target_os = "macos")]
-async fn launch_macos_app_and_exit(app: &AppHandle, target_app: &Path) -> Result<()> {
-    crate::bootstrap::open_macos_app_detached(target_app)
-        .map_err(|e| anyhow!("launching {}: {e}", target_app.display()))?;
-    tokio::time::sleep(std::time::Duration::from_millis(150)).await;
-    app.exit(0);
-    Ok(())
-}
-
-#[cfg(not(target_os = "macos"))]
-async fn launch_macos_app_and_exit(_app: &AppHandle, _target_app: &Path) -> Result<()> {
-    Ok(())
-}
-
 // ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
 // Event helpers — keep emit shape identical to bootstrap.rs so the UI is reused
 // ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
@@ -859,7 +429,7 @@ fn emit_stage(
     );
 }
 
-fn emit_log(app: &AppHandle, stage: Option<&str>, stream: LogStream, line: &str) {
+fn emit_log(app: &AppHandle, stage: Option<&str>, line: &str) {
     match stage {
         Some(s) => tracing::info!(target: "bootstrap.log", stage = %s, "{line}"),
         None => tracing::info!(target: "bootstrap.log", "{line}"),
@@ -869,7 +439,6 @@ fn emit_log(app: &AppHandle, stage: Option<&str>, stream: LogStream, line: &str)
         BootstrapEvent::Log {
             stage: stage.map(|s| s.to_string()),
             line: line.to_string(),
-            stream,
         },
     );
 }
@@ -890,118 +459,4 @@ mod tests {
     fn missing_file_is_not_locked() {
         assert!(!is_locked(Path::new("/nonexistent/does/not/exist/xyz")));
     }
-
-    #[test]
-    fn parses_update_branch_from_space_or_equals_args() {
-        assert_eq!(
-            update_branch_from_args(["--update", "--branch", "bb/test"]),
-            Some("bb/test".to_string())
-        );
-        assert_eq!(
-            update_branch_from_args(["--update", "--branch=main"]),
-            Some("main".to_string())
-        );
-        assert_eq!(update_branch_from_args(["--update"]), None);
-    }
-
-    #[test]
-    fn parses_only_app_targets() {
-        assert_eq!(
-            target_app_from_args(["--update", "--target-app", "/Applications/Hermes.app"]),
-            Some(PathBuf::from("/Applications/Hermes.app"))
-        );
-        assert_eq!(target_app_from_args(["--target-app", "/tmp/not-an-app"]), None);
-    }
-
-    // Helpers for the swap tests: make a throwaway dir tree we can rename.
-    fn unique_tmp_dir(tag: &str) -> PathBuf {
-        let base = std::env::temp_dir().join(format!(
-            "hermes-swap-test-{tag}-{}-{}",
-            std::process::id(),
-            std::time::SystemTime::now()
-                .duration_since(std::time::UNIX_EPOCH)
-                .unwrap()
-                .as_nanos()
-        ));
-        std::fs::create_dir_all(&base).unwrap();
-        base
-    }
-
-    fn write_marker(dir: &Path, contents: &str) {
-        std::fs::create_dir_all(dir).unwrap();
-        std::fs::write(dir.join("marker.txt"), contents).unwrap();
-    }
-
-    #[tokio::test]
-    async fn swap_installs_new_bundle_and_cleans_up() {
-        let base = unique_tmp_dir("ok");
-        let target = base.join("Hermes.app");
-        let tmp = base.join("Hermes.app.hermes-update-new");
-        let old = base.join("Hermes.app.hermes-update-old");
-        write_marker(&target, "OLD");
-        write_marker(&tmp, "NEW");
-
-        swap_in_new_bundle(&tmp, &target, &old).await.unwrap();
-
-        // New bundle is now at target; staging + backup dirs are gone.
-        assert_eq!(
-            std::fs::read_to_string(target.join("marker.txt")).unwrap(),
-            "NEW"
-        );
-        assert!(!tmp.exists(), "staged copy should be cleaned up");
-        assert!(!old.exists(), "backup should be cleaned up on success");
-        let _ = std::fs::remove_dir_all(&base);
-    }
-
-    #[tokio::test]
-    async fn swap_failure_never_leaves_target_missing() {
-        // Regression guard for the catastrophic path: the move-aside of the
-        // existing app fails AND the staged bundle can't be installed. The
-        // buggy version deleted `target` when move-aside failed and then
-        // skipped rollback, bricking the install. The fixed version must leave
-        // the original app intact on disk.
-        //
-        // Trigger both failures deterministically:
-        //  - `old` is a NON-EMPTY dir  -> rename(target, old) fails
-        //  - `tmp` does not exist       -> rename(tmp, target) fails
-        let base = unique_tmp_dir("fail");
-        let target = base.join("Hermes.app");
-        let tmp = base.join("Hermes.app.hermes-update-new"); // intentionally absent
-        let old = base.join("Hermes.app.hermes-update-old");
-        write_marker(&target, "OLD");
-        write_marker(&old, "OCCUPIED"); // non-empty => rename(target,old) fails
-
-        let result = swap_in_new_bundle(&tmp, &target, &old).await;
-
-        assert!(result.is_err(), "swap should fail when neither move can complete");
-        assert!(target.exists(), "original app must NOT be deleted on failure");
-        assert_eq!(
-            std::fs::read_to_string(target.join("marker.txt")).unwrap(),
-            "OLD",
-            "original app contents must be intact after a failed swap"
-        );
-        let _ = std::fs::remove_dir_all(&base);
-    }
-
-    #[tokio::test]
-    async fn swap_rolls_back_when_install_step_fails() {
-        // Move-aside succeeds but installing the staged bundle fails (tmp
-        // absent). The original must be rolled back from `old` to `target`.
-        let base = unique_tmp_dir("rollback");
-        let target = base.join("Hermes.app");
-        let tmp = base.join("Hermes.app.hermes-update-new"); // absent
-        let old = base.join("Hermes.app.hermes-update-old");
-        write_marker(&target, "OLD");
-
-        let result = swap_in_new_bundle(&tmp, &target, &old).await;
-
-        assert!(result.is_err());
-        assert!(target.exists(), "original must be restored after failed install");
-        assert_eq!(
-            std::fs::read_to_string(target.join("marker.txt")).unwrap(),
-            "OLD"
-        );
-        assert!(!old.exists(), "backup should be rolled back, not left behind");
-        let _ = std::fs::remove_dir_all(&base);
-    }
 }

apps/bootstrap-installer/src/routes/failure.tsx

@@ -3,10 +3,8 @@ import { useStore } from '@nanostores/react'
 import { Button } from '../components/button'
 import {
   $logPath,
-  $mode,
   openLogDir,
   startInstall,
-  startUpdate,
   type BootstrapStateModel
 } from '../store'
 import { RefreshCw, FileText } from 'lucide-react'
@@ -24,8 +22,6 @@ interface FailureProps {
  */
 export default function Failure({ bootstrap }: FailureProps) {
   const logPath = useStore($logPath)
-  const mode = useStore($mode)
-  const isUpdate = mode === 'update'
 
   return (
     <div className="hermes-fade-in flex h-full flex-col items-center justify-center gap-6 px-12 py-10">
@@ -41,27 +37,24 @@ export default function Failure({ bootstrap }: FailureProps) {
           }
         >
           <span>
-            <span>{isUpdate ? 'Update didn\u2019t finish' : 'Install didn\u2019t finish'}</span>
+            <span>Install didn&rsquo;t finish</span>
           </span>
-          <span aria-hidden="true">{isUpdate ? 'Update didn\u2019t finish' : 'Install didn\u2019t finish'}</span>
+          <span aria-hidden="true">Install didn&rsquo;t finish</span>
         </p>
 
         <p className="m-0 mx-auto max-w-xl text-center text-sm leading-normal tracking-tight text-muted-foreground">
-          {bootstrap.error ??
-            (isUpdate
-              ? 'Something went wrong during the update.'
-              : 'Something went wrong during installation.')}
+          {bootstrap.error ?? 'Something went wrong during installation.'}
         </p>
       </div>
 
       <div className="flex items-center gap-3">
         <Button
-          onClick={() => void (isUpdate ? startUpdate() : startInstall())}
+          onClick={() => void startInstall()}
           size="lg"
           className="inline-flex items-center gap-2 px-6"
         >
           <RefreshCw size={16} />
-          {isUpdate ? 'Retry update' : 'Retry install'}
+          Retry install
         </Button>
         <Button
           variant="outline"

apps/bootstrap-installer/src/routes/progress.tsx

@@ -115,7 +115,9 @@ export default function ProgressScreen({ bootstrap }: ProgressProps) {
                   key={idx}
                   className={clsx(
                     'whitespace-pre-wrap',
-                    entry.stream === 'stderr' ? 'text-foreground/45' : 'text-foreground/70'
+                    entry.line.startsWith('stderr:')
+                      ? 'text-destructive'
+                      : 'text-foreground/70'
                   )}
                 >
                   {entry.line}

apps/bootstrap-installer/src/store.ts

@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ export interface BootstrapStateModel {
   currentStage: string | null
   installRoot: string | null
   error: string | null
-  logs: Array<{ stage?: string; line: string; stream?: 'stdout' | 'stderr' }>
+  logs: Array<{ stage?: string; line: string }>
 }
 
 const INITIAL: BootstrapStateModel = {
@@ -106,7 +106,6 @@ interface BootstrapLogEvent {
   type: 'log'
   stage?: string
   line: string
-  stream?: 'stdout' | 'stderr'
 }
 
 interface BootstrapCompleteEvent {
@@ -193,7 +192,7 @@ export async function initialize(): Promise<void> {
         break
       }
       case 'log': {
-        const logs = [...cur.logs, { stage: payload.stage, line: payload.line, stream: payload.stream }]
+        const logs = [...cur.logs, { stage: payload.stage, line: payload.line }]
         // Keep the rolling buffer bounded so the UI doesn't get OOM'd
         // during a long install (playwright chromium download is ~10k lines).
         const trimmed = logs.length > 2000 ? logs.slice(-2000) : logs

apps/desktop/README.md

@@ -24,6 +24,12 @@
 
 ### Install with Hermes (recommended)
 
+Add `--include-desktop` to the [one-line installer](../../README.md#quick-install) and it sets up the agent and builds the desktop app in one go:
+
+```bash
+curl -fsSL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/main/scripts/install.sh | bash -s -- --include-desktop
+```
+
 Already have the Hermes CLI? Just run:
 
 ```bash
@@ -34,7 +40,7 @@ It builds and launches the GUI against your existing install — same config, ke
 
 ### Prebuilt installers
 
-Prebuilt installers are built and distributed via [the Hermes Desktop website.](https://hermes-agent.nousresearch.com/desktop).
+When a release ships desktop installers they're attached to its [releases page](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/releases) — `.dmg` (macOS), `.exe` / `.msi` (Windows), `.AppImage` / `.deb` / `.rpm` (Linux). These are published manually, so the install-with-Hermes path above is the most reliable way to get the latest.
 
 ---
 
@@ -50,7 +56,10 @@ hermes update
 
 ## Requirements
 
-The installer handles everything for you (Python 3.11+, a portable Git, ripgrep).
+The installer handles everything for you (Python 3.11+, a portable Git, ripgrep). The only thing worth knowing:
+
+- **Windows** — the installer bundles its own Git and Python; no admin rights or system changes required.
+- **macOS / Linux** — uses your system Python 3.11+ (installed automatically if missing).
 
 ---
 
@@ -85,7 +94,7 @@ Installers are built and uploaded to GitHub Releases manually. macOS/Windows sig
 
 ### How it works
 
-The packaged app ships only the Electron shell. On first launch it installs the Hermes Agent runtime into `HERMES_HOME` (`~/.hermes`, or `%LOCALAPPDATA%\hermes` on Windows) — the **same layout a CLI install uses**, so the two are interchangeable. The renderer (React, in `src/`) talks to a `hermes dashboard` backend over the standard gateway APIs and reuses the embedded TUI rather than reimplementing chat. The install, backend-resolution, and self-update logic all live in `electron/main.cjs`.
+The packaged app ships only the Electron shell. On first launch it installs the Hermes Agent runtime into `HERMES_HOME` (`~/.hermes`, or `%LOCALAPPDATA%\hermes` on Windows) — the **same layout a CLI install uses**, so the two are interchangeable. The renderer (React, in `src/`) talks to a `hermes dashboard --tui` backend over the standard gateway APIs and reuses the embedded TUI rather than reimplementing chat. The install, backend-resolution, and self-update logic all live in `electron/main.cjs`.
 
 ### Verification
 

apps/desktop/electron/backend-probes.test.cjs

@@ -67,9 +67,7 @@ test('verifyHermesCli returns true when --version exits 0', () => {
   } finally {
     try {
       fs.unlinkSync(scriptPath)
-    } catch {
-      void 0
-    }
+    } catch {}
   }
 })
 

apps/desktop/electron/bootstrap-platform.cjs

@@ -52,9 +52,7 @@ function detectRemoteDisplay(options = {}) {
   const env = options.env ?? process.env
   const platform = options.platform ?? process.platform
 
-  const override = String(env.HERMES_DESKTOP_DISABLE_GPU || '')
-    .trim()
-    .toLowerCase()
+  const override = String(env.HERMES_DESKTOP_DISABLE_GPU || '').trim().toLowerCase()
   if (GPU_OVERRIDE_ON.has(override)) return 'override (HERMES_DESKTOP_DISABLE_GPU)'
   if (GPU_OVERRIDE_OFF.has(override)) return null
 

apps/desktop/electron/bootstrap-platform.test.cjs

@@ -45,17 +45,11 @@ test('detectRemoteDisplay does not treat WSLg as remote', () => {
   // WSLg renders locally via vGPU and doesn't show the flicker, so a WSL
   // session with a local DISPLAY keeps hardware acceleration on.
   assert.equal(detectRemoteDisplay({ env: { WSL_DISTRO_NAME: 'Ubuntu', DISPLAY: ':0' }, platform: 'linux' }), null)
-  assert.equal(
-    detectRemoteDisplay({ env: { WSL_INTEROP: '/run/WSL/1_interop', DISPLAY: ':0' }, platform: 'linux' }),
-    null
-  )
+  assert.equal(detectRemoteDisplay({ env: { WSL_INTEROP: '/run/WSL/1_interop', DISPLAY: ':0' }, platform: 'linux' }), null)
 })
 
 test('detectRemoteDisplay flags SSH sessions on any platform', () => {
-  assert.equal(
-    detectRemoteDisplay({ env: { SSH_CONNECTION: '1.2.3.4 5 6.7.8.9 22' }, platform: 'linux' }),
-    'ssh-session'
-  )
+  assert.equal(detectRemoteDisplay({ env: { SSH_CONNECTION: '1.2.3.4 5 6.7.8.9 22' }, platform: 'linux' }), 'ssh-session')
   assert.equal(detectRemoteDisplay({ env: { SSH_CLIENT: '1.2.3.4 5 22' }, platform: 'darwin' }), 'ssh-session')
   assert.equal(detectRemoteDisplay({ env: { SSH_TTY: '/dev/pts/0' }, platform: 'win32' }), 'ssh-session')
 })

apps/desktop/electron/bootstrap-runner.cjs

@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@
  *   { type: 'manifest',  stages: [{name, title, category, needs_user_input}, ...] }
  *   { type: 'stage',     name, state: 'running'|'succeeded'|'skipped'|'failed',
  *                        json?, durationMs?, error? }
- *   { type: 'log',       stage?, line, stream: 'stdout'|'stderr' } // raw line from install.ps1
+ *   { type: 'log',       stage?, line }      // raw line from install.ps1
  *   { type: 'complete',  marker: <written marker payload> }
  *   { type: 'failed',    stage?, error }     // bootstrap aborted
  *
@@ -101,9 +101,7 @@ function downloadInstallScript(commit, destPath) {
             .get(res.headers.location, res2 => {
               if (res2.statusCode !== 200) {
                 reject(
-                  new Error(
-                    `Failed to download ${scriptName}: HTTP ${res2.statusCode} from redirect ${res.headers.location}`
-                  )
+                  new Error(`Failed to download ${scriptName}: HTTP ${res2.statusCode} from redirect ${res.headers.location}`)
                 )
                 return
               }
@@ -123,9 +121,7 @@ function downloadInstallScript(commit, destPath) {
           out.close()
           try {
             fs.unlinkSync(tmpPath)
-          } catch {
-            void 0
-          }
+          } catch {}
           reject(new Error(`Failed to download ${scriptName}: HTTP ${res.statusCode} from ${url}`))
           return
         }
@@ -138,18 +134,14 @@ function downloadInstallScript(commit, destPath) {
         out.on('error', err => {
           try {
             fs.unlinkSync(tmpPath)
-          } catch {
-            void 0
-          }
+          } catch {}
           reject(err)
         })
       })
       .on('error', err => {
         try {
           fs.unlinkSync(tmpPath)
-        } catch {
-          void 0
-        }
+        } catch {}
         reject(err)
       })
   })
@@ -176,19 +168,13 @@ async function resolveInstallScript({ installStamp, sourceRepoRoot, hermesHome,
   const cached = cachedScriptPath(hermesHome, installStamp.commit)
   try {
     await fsp.access(cached, fs.constants.R_OK)
-    emit({
-      type: 'log',
-      line: `[bootstrap] using cached ${installScriptName()} for ${installStamp.commit.slice(0, 12)}`
-    })
+    emit({ type: 'log', line: `[bootstrap] using cached ${installScriptName()} for ${installStamp.commit.slice(0, 12)}` })
     return { path: cached, source: 'cache', commit: installStamp.commit, kind: installScriptKind() }
   } catch {
     // not cached; download
   }
 
-  emit({
-    type: 'log',
-    line: `[bootstrap] fetching ${installScriptName()} for ${installStamp.commit.slice(0, 12)} from GitHub`
-  })
+  emit({ type: 'log', line: `[bootstrap] fetching ${installScriptName()} for ${installStamp.commit.slice(0, 12)} from GitHub` })
   await downloadInstallScript(installStamp.commit, cached)
   emit({ type: 'log', line: `[bootstrap] saved to ${cached}` })
   return { path: cached, source: 'download', commit: installStamp.commit, kind: installScriptKind() }
@@ -221,9 +207,7 @@ function spawnPowerShell(scriptPath, args, { emit, stageName, abortSignal, herme
       killed = true
       try {
         child.kill('SIGTERM')
-      } catch {
-        void 0
-      }
+      } catch {}
     }
     if (abortSignal) {
       if (abortSignal.aborted) {
@@ -245,7 +229,7 @@ function spawnPowerShell(scriptPath, args, { emit, stageName, abortSignal, herme
       while ((nl = stdoutBuf.indexOf('\n')) !== -1) {
         const line = stdoutBuf.slice(0, nl).replace(/\r$/, '')
         stdoutBuf = stdoutBuf.slice(nl + 1)
-        if (line) emit && emit({ type: 'log', stage: stageName, line, stream: 'stdout' })
+        if (line) emit && emit({ type: 'log', stage: stageName, line })
       }
     })
 
@@ -257,7 +241,7 @@ function spawnPowerShell(scriptPath, args, { emit, stageName, abortSignal, herme
       while ((nl = stderrBuf.indexOf('\n')) !== -1) {
         const line = stderrBuf.slice(0, nl).replace(/\r$/, '')
         stderrBuf = stderrBuf.slice(nl + 1)
-        if (line) emit && emit({ type: 'log', stage: stageName, line, stream: 'stderr' })
+        if (line) emit && emit({ type: 'log', stage: stageName, line: `stderr: ${line}` })
       }
     })
 
@@ -269,8 +253,8 @@ function spawnPowerShell(scriptPath, args, { emit, stageName, abortSignal, herme
     child.on('close', (code, signal) => {
       if (abortSignal) abortSignal.removeEventListener('abort', onAbort)
       // Flush any trailing bytes
-      if (stdoutBuf) emit && emit({ type: 'log', stage: stageName, line: stdoutBuf, stream: 'stdout' })
-      if (stderrBuf) emit && emit({ type: 'log', stage: stageName, line: stderrBuf, stream: 'stderr' })
+      if (stdoutBuf) emit && emit({ type: 'log', stage: stageName, line: stdoutBuf })
+      if (stderrBuf) emit && emit({ type: 'log', stage: stageName, line: `stderr: ${stderrBuf}` })
       resolve({ stdout, stderr, code, signal, killed })
     })
   })
@@ -294,9 +278,7 @@ function spawnBash(scriptPath, args, { emit, stageName, abortSignal, hermesHome
       killed = true
       try {
         child.kill('SIGTERM')
-      } catch {
-        void 0
-      }
+      } catch {}
     }
     if (abortSignal) {
       if (abortSignal.aborted) {
@@ -317,7 +299,7 @@ function spawnBash(scriptPath, args, { emit, stageName, abortSignal, hermesHome
       while ((nl = stdoutBuf.indexOf('\n')) !== -1) {
         const line = stdoutBuf.slice(0, nl).replace(/\r$/, '')
         stdoutBuf = stdoutBuf.slice(nl + 1)
-        if (line) emit && emit({ type: 'log', stage: stageName, line, stream: 'stdout' })
+        if (line) emit && emit({ type: 'log', stage: stageName, line })
       }
     })
 
@@ -329,7 +311,7 @@ function spawnBash(scriptPath, args, { emit, stageName, abortSignal, hermesHome
       while ((nl = stderrBuf.indexOf('\n')) !== -1) {
         const line = stderrBuf.slice(0, nl).replace(/\r$/, '')
         stderrBuf = stderrBuf.slice(nl + 1)
-        if (line) emit && emit({ type: 'log', stage: stageName, line, stream: 'stderr' })
+        if (line) emit && emit({ type: 'log', stage: stageName, line: `stderr: ${line}` })
       }
     })
 
@@ -340,8 +322,8 @@ function spawnBash(scriptPath, args, { emit, stageName, abortSignal, hermesHome
 
     child.on('close', (code, signal) => {
       if (abortSignal) abortSignal.removeEventListener('abort', onAbort)
-      if (stdoutBuf) emit && emit({ type: 'log', stage: stageName, line: stdoutBuf, stream: 'stdout' })
-      if (stderrBuf) emit && emit({ type: 'log', stage: stageName, line: stderrBuf, stream: 'stderr' })
+      if (stdoutBuf) emit && emit({ type: 'log', stage: stageName, line: stdoutBuf })
+      if (stderrBuf) emit && emit({ type: 'log', stage: stageName, line: `stderr: ${stderrBuf}` })
       resolve({ stdout, stderr, code, signal, killed })
     })
   })
@@ -387,9 +369,7 @@ async function fetchManifest({ scriptPath, installerKind, emit, hermesHome, acti
     hermesHome
   })
   if (result.code !== 0) {
-    throw new Error(
-      `${isPosix ? 'install.sh --manifest' : 'install.ps1 -Manifest'} failed: exit ${result.code}\n${result.stderr || result.stdout}`
-    )
+    throw new Error(`${isPosix ? 'install.sh --manifest' : 'install.ps1 -Manifest'} failed: exit ${result.code}\n${result.stderr || result.stdout}`)
   }
   // The manifest is the LAST JSON line on stdout (install.ps1 may print
   // banner / info lines first depending on Console.OutputEncoding effects).
@@ -401,13 +381,9 @@ async function fetchManifest({ scriptPath, installerKind, emit, hermesHome, acti
       if (parsed && Array.isArray(parsed.stages)) {
         return parsed
       }
-    } catch {
-      void 0
-    }
+    } catch {}
   }
-  throw new Error(
-    `${isPosix ? 'install.sh --manifest' : 'install.ps1 -Manifest'} produced no parseable JSON payload\n${result.stdout}`
-  )
+  throw new Error(`${isPosix ? 'install.sh --manifest' : 'install.ps1 -Manifest'} produced no parseable JSON payload\n${result.stdout}`)
 }
 
 // Parse the JSON result frame from a stage run. The protocol guarantees
@@ -421,9 +397,7 @@ function parseStageResult(stdout) {
       if (parsed && typeof parsed.ok === 'boolean' && typeof parsed.stage === 'string') {
         return parsed
       }
-    } catch {
-      void 0
-    }
+    } catch {}
   }
   return null
 }
@@ -434,20 +408,13 @@ async function runStage({ scriptPath, installerKind, stage, emit, hermesHome, ac
 
   const isPosix = installerKind === 'posix'
   const args = isPosix
-    ? [
-        '--stage',
-        stage.name,
-        '--non-interactive',
-        '--json',
-        ...buildPosixPinArgs({ installStamp, activeRoot, hermesHome })
-      ]
+    ? ['--stage', stage.name, '--non-interactive', '--json', ...buildPosixPinArgs({ installStamp, activeRoot, hermesHome })]
     : ['-Stage', stage.name, '-NonInteractive', '-Json', ...buildPinArgs(installStamp)]
-  const result = await (isPosix ? spawnBash : spawnPowerShell)(scriptPath, args, {
-    emit,
-    stageName: stage.name,
-    abortSignal,
-    hermesHome
-  })
+  const result = await (isPosix ? spawnBash : spawnPowerShell)(
+    scriptPath,
+    args,
+    { emit, stageName: stage.name, abortSignal, hermesHome }
+  )
 
   const durationMs = Date.now() - startedAt
 
@@ -482,14 +449,7 @@ async function runStage({ scriptPath, installerKind, stage, emit, hermesHome, ac
     emit(ev)
     return ev
   }
-  const ev = {
-    type: 'stage',
-    name: stage.name,
-    state: 'failed',
-    durationMs,
-    json,
-    error: json.reason || `exit code ${result.code}`
-  }
+  const ev = { type: 'stage', name: stage.name, state: 'failed', durationMs, json, error: json.reason || `exit code ${result.code}` }
   emit(ev)
   return ev
 }
@@ -529,9 +489,7 @@ async function runBootstrap(opts) {
     if (typeof onEvent === 'function') {
       try {
         onEvent({ type: 'failed', error: 'bootstrap cancelled by user' })
-      } catch {
-        void 0
-      }
+      } catch {}
     }
     return { ok: false, cancelled: true }
   }
@@ -543,9 +501,7 @@ async function runBootstrap(opts) {
   const emit = ev => {
     try {
       runLog.stream.write(JSON.stringify(ev) + '\n')
-    } catch {
-      void 0
-    }
+    } catch {}
     try {
       if (typeof onEvent === 'function') onEvent(ev)
     } catch (err) {
@@ -622,9 +578,7 @@ async function runBootstrap(opts) {
   } finally {
     try {
       runLog.stream.end()
-    } catch {
-      void 0
-    }
+    } catch {}
   }
 }
 

apps/desktop/electron/connection-config.cjs

@@ -1,254 +0,0 @@
-/**
- * connection-config.cjs
- *
- * Pure, electron-free helpers for the desktop's remote-gateway connection
- * config: URL normalization, WS-URL construction (token vs OAuth ticket),
- * auth-mode classification, and the auth-mode coercion rules.
- *
- * Kept standalone (no `require('electron')`) so it can be unit-tested with
- * `node --test` — same pattern as backend-probes.cjs / bootstrap-platform.cjs.
- * main.cjs requires these and wires them into the electron-coupled IPC layer.
- *
- * Background on the two auth models a remote gateway can use:
- *   - 'token': legacy static dashboard session token. REST uses an
- *     `X-Hermes-Session-Token` header; WS uses `?token=`.
- *   - 'oauth': hosted gateways gate behind an OAuth provider. REST is authed
- *     by an HttpOnly session cookie; WS upgrades require a single-use
- *     `?ticket=` minted at POST /api/auth/ws-ticket. The gateway advertises
- *     this via the public `/api/status` field `auth_required: true`.
- */
-
-// Bare + prefixed variants of the session cookies the gateway may set,
-// depending on its deploy shape (HTTPS direct → __Host-, behind a path prefix
-// → __Secure-, loopback HTTP → bare). Mirrors
-// hermes_cli/dashboard_auth/cookies.py.
-//
-// Two cookies are in play (see that module):
-//   - hermes_session_at: the OAuth access token. Short-lived (~15 min); its
-//     Max-Age tracks the access-token TTL, so the cookie jar drops it the
-//     instant the AT expires.
-//   - hermes_session_rt: the OAuth refresh token. Long-lived (24h rotating,
-//     reuse-detected — Portal NAS #293 / hermes #37247). When the AT cookie
-//     has lapsed but the RT cookie is still present, the gateway middleware
-//     transparently rotates a fresh AT on the next authenticated request
-//     (POST /api/auth/ws-ticket), so the session is still LIVE even with no
-//     AT cookie. A liveness check that looked only at the AT cookie would
-//     force a needless full re-login every ~15 min — hence cookiesHaveLiveSession.
-const AT_COOKIE_VARIANTS = ['__Host-hermes_session_at', '__Secure-hermes_session_at', 'hermes_session_at']
-const RT_COOKIE_VARIANTS = ['__Host-hermes_session_rt', '__Secure-hermes_session_rt', 'hermes_session_rt']
-
-function normalizeRemoteBaseUrl(rawUrl) {
-  const value = String(rawUrl || '').trim()
-
-  if (!value) {
-    throw new Error('Remote gateway URL is required.')
-  }
-
-  let parsed
-  try {
-    parsed = new URL(value)
-  } catch (error) {
-    throw new Error(`Remote gateway URL is not valid: ${error.message}`)
-  }
-
-  if (parsed.protocol !== 'http:' && parsed.protocol !== 'https:') {
-    throw new Error(`Remote gateway URL must be http:// or https://, got ${parsed.protocol}`)
-  }
-
-  parsed.hash = ''
-  parsed.search = ''
-  parsed.pathname = parsed.pathname.replace(/\/+$/, '')
-
-  return parsed.toString().replace(/\/+$/, '')
-}
-
-function buildGatewayWsUrl(baseUrl, token) {
-  const parsed = new URL(baseUrl)
-  const wsScheme = parsed.protocol === 'https:' ? 'wss' : 'ws'
-  const prefix = parsed.pathname.replace(/\/+$/, '')
-
-  return `${wsScheme}://${parsed.host}${prefix}/api/ws?token=${encodeURIComponent(token)}`
-}
-
-function buildGatewayWsUrlWithTicket(baseUrl, ticket) {
-  const parsed = new URL(baseUrl)
-  const wsScheme = parsed.protocol === 'https:' ? 'wss' : 'ws'
-  const prefix = parsed.pathname.replace(/\/+$/, '')
-
-  return `${wsScheme}://${parsed.host}${prefix}/api/ws?ticket=${encodeURIComponent(ticket)}`
-}
-
-/**
- * Build the WS URL the renderer would connect with, so the connection test can
- * exercise the same transport the app actually uses.
- *
- * The OAuth ticket-minter is injected (`mintTicket(baseUrl) -> Promise<ticket>`)
- * so this stays electron-free and unit-testable; main.cjs passes the real
- * `mintGatewayWsTicket`.
- *
- * Return semantics:
- *   - token mode + token   → ws(s)://…/api/ws?token=…
- *   - token mode, no token → null  (genuine skip; nothing to authenticate with)
- *   - oauth, mint ok       → ws(s)://…/api/ws?ticket=…
- *   - oauth, mint fails    → THROWS  (NOT a skip)
- *
- * The oauth-mint-failure throw is the important case: the real boot path
- * (resolveRemoteBackend in main.cjs) treats a mint failure as a hard
- * "session expired" auth error and refuses to connect. Swallowing it here
- * would re-introduce the exact false-positive this test exists to catch —
- * HTTP /api/status passes, the test reports "reachable", then the renderer
- * can't authenticate /api/ws and boot dies with "Could not connect".
- *
- * @param {string} baseUrl
- * @param {'token'|'oauth'} authMode
- * @param {string|null} token
- * @param {{ mintTicket: (baseUrl: string) => Promise<string> }} deps
- * @returns {Promise<string|null>}
- */
-async function resolveTestWsUrl(baseUrl, authMode, token, deps = {}) {
-  if (authMode === 'oauth') {
-    const mintTicket = deps.mintTicket
-    if (typeof mintTicket !== 'function') {
-      throw new Error('resolveTestWsUrl: a mintTicket function is required in OAuth mode.')
-    }
-    let ticket
-    try {
-      ticket = await mintTicket(baseUrl)
-    } catch (error) {
-      const err = new Error(
-        'Reached the gateway over HTTP, but could not mint a WebSocket ticket for the OAuth session ' +
-          '(it may have expired). Open Settings → Gateway and sign in again.'
-      )
-      err.needsOauthLogin = true
-      err.cause = error
-      throw err
-    }
-    return buildGatewayWsUrlWithTicket(baseUrl, ticket)
-  }
-  if (!token) {
-    return null
-  }
-  return buildGatewayWsUrl(baseUrl, token)
-}
-
-// Normalize a profile name to a connection scope key, or null for the global
-// (default) connection. Shared by the resolver and the IPC layer.
-function connectionScopeKey(profile) {
-  return String(profile ?? '').trim() || null
-}
-
-// Coerce a remote auth mode to one of the two supported values ('token' default).
-function normAuthMode(mode) {
-  return mode === 'oauth' ? 'oauth' : 'token'
-}
-
-/**
- * Select a profile's explicit remote override from a connection config, or null
- * when it has none (so the caller falls back to env → global remote → local).
- *
- * The config may carry a `profiles` map keyed by name; an entry counts as an
- * override only with `mode === 'remote'` and a non-empty `url`. Pure: `token`
- * is the raw stored secret; main.cjs decrypts it. Returns
- * `{ url, authMode, token } | null`.
- */
-function profileRemoteOverride(config, profile) {
-  const key = connectionScopeKey(profile)
-  const entry = key ? config?.profiles?.[key] : null
-  if (!entry || typeof entry !== 'object' || entry.mode !== 'remote') {
-    return null
-  }
-
-  const url = String(entry.url || '').trim()
-  if (!url) {
-    return null
-  }
-
-  return { url, authMode: normAuthMode(entry.authMode), token: entry.token }
-}
-
-function tokenPreview(value) {
-  const raw = String(value || '')
-
-  if (!raw) {
-    return null
-  }
-
-  return raw.length <= 8 ? 'set' : `...${raw.slice(-6)}`
-}
-
-/**
- * Classify a gateway's auth mode from its public /api/status body.
- * `auth_required: true` → OAuth gate engaged; otherwise legacy token auth.
- * Returns 'oauth' | 'token'.
- */
-function authModeFromStatus(statusBody) {
-  return statusBody && statusBody.auth_required ? 'oauth' : 'token'
-}
-
-/**
- * Resolve the effective auth mode for a coerce/save operation.
- * Explicit input wins; otherwise inherit the saved value; default 'token'.
- * Returns 'oauth' | 'token'.
- */
-function resolveAuthMode(inputAuthMode, existingAuthMode) {
-  if (inputAuthMode === 'oauth') return 'oauth'
-  if (inputAuthMode === 'token') return 'token'
-  if (existingAuthMode === 'oauth') return 'oauth'
-  return 'token'
-}
-
-/**
- * True if any cookie in `cookies` is a hermes session ACCESS-token cookie
- * with a non-empty value. `cookies` is an array of {name, value} (the shape
- * Electron's session.cookies.get returns).
- *
- * Note: this is AT-only. A session whose AT cookie has lapsed but whose RT
- * cookie is still alive is STILL connectable (the gateway refreshes the AT on
- * the next request) — use `cookiesHaveLiveSession` for a connectivity/display
- * check. `cookiesHaveSession` remains exported for callers that specifically
- * need to know whether an unexpired access token is present right now.
- */
-function cookiesHaveSession(cookies) {
-  if (!Array.isArray(cookies)) return false
-  return cookies.some(c => c && AT_COOKIE_VARIANTS.includes(c.name) && c.value)
-}
-
-/**
- * True if the cookie jar holds a credential that can yield an authenticated
- * request — EITHER a live access-token cookie OR a refresh-token cookie. The
- * RT cookie outlives the AT cookie (24h vs ~15min), and the gateway middleware
- * transparently rotates a fresh AT from the RT on the next authenticated
- * request. Gating connectivity on the AT alone would force a full IDP
- * re-login every ~15 min even though a valid 24h RT is sitting in the jar.
- *
- * This answers "should we even attempt to connect / show as signed in?", not
- * "is the access token unexpired?". The authoritative liveness check is still
- * the actual ws-ticket mint at connect time (which surfaces a true 401 when
- * the RT is also dead/revoked).
- */
-function cookiesHaveLiveSession(cookies) {
-  if (!Array.isArray(cookies)) return false
-  return cookies.some(
-    c =>
-      c &&
-      c.value &&
-      (AT_COOKIE_VARIANTS.includes(c.name) || RT_COOKIE_VARIANTS.includes(c.name))
-  )
-}
-
-module.exports = {
-  AT_COOKIE_VARIANTS,
-  RT_COOKIE_VARIANTS,
-  authModeFromStatus,
-  buildGatewayWsUrl,
-  buildGatewayWsUrlWithTicket,
-  connectionScopeKey,
-  cookiesHaveSession,
-  cookiesHaveLiveSession,
-  normAuthMode,
-  normalizeRemoteBaseUrl,
-  profileRemoteOverride,
-  resolveAuthMode,
-  resolveTestWsUrl,
-  tokenPreview
-}

apps/desktop/electron/connection-config.test.cjs

@@ -1,329 +0,0 @@
-/**
- * Tests for electron/connection-config.cjs.
- *
- * Run with: node --test electron/connection-config.test.cjs
- * (Wire into npm test:desktop:platforms in package.json.)
- *
- * These are the pure helpers behind the remote-gateway connection settings:
- * URL normalization, WS-URL construction (token vs OAuth ticket), auth-mode
- * classification from /api/status, the coerce-time auth-mode resolution rules,
- * and the OAuth session-cookie detector.
- */
-
-const test = require('node:test')
-const assert = require('node:assert/strict')
-
-const {
-  AT_COOKIE_VARIANTS,
-  RT_COOKIE_VARIANTS,
-  authModeFromStatus,
-  buildGatewayWsUrl,
-  buildGatewayWsUrlWithTicket,
-  connectionScopeKey,
-  cookiesHaveSession,
-  cookiesHaveLiveSession,
-  normAuthMode,
-  normalizeRemoteBaseUrl,
-  profileRemoteOverride,
-  resolveAuthMode,
-  resolveTestWsUrl,
-  tokenPreview
-} = require('./connection-config.cjs')
-
-// --- connectionScopeKey / normAuthMode ---
-
-test('connectionScopeKey trims to a name or null for the global scope', () => {
-  assert.equal(connectionScopeKey('  coder '), 'coder')
-  assert.equal(connectionScopeKey(''), null)
-  assert.equal(connectionScopeKey(null), null)
-  assert.equal(connectionScopeKey(undefined), null)
-})
-
-test('normAuthMode coerces to token unless explicitly oauth', () => {
-  assert.equal(normAuthMode('oauth'), 'oauth')
-  assert.equal(normAuthMode('token'), 'token')
-  assert.equal(normAuthMode(undefined), 'token')
-  assert.equal(normAuthMode('weird'), 'token')
-})
-
-// --- profileRemoteOverride ---
-
-test('profileRemoteOverride returns null when no profile is given', () => {
-  const config = { profiles: { coder: { mode: 'remote', url: 'https://x' } } }
-  assert.equal(profileRemoteOverride(config, ''), null)
-  assert.equal(profileRemoteOverride(config, null), null)
-  assert.equal(profileRemoteOverride(config, undefined), null)
-})
-
-test('profileRemoteOverride returns null when the profile has no entry', () => {
-  const config = { profiles: { coder: { mode: 'remote', url: 'https://x' } } }
-  assert.equal(profileRemoteOverride(config, 'writer'), null)
-})
-
-test('profileRemoteOverride ignores local or url-less profile entries', () => {
-  assert.equal(profileRemoteOverride({ profiles: { p: { mode: 'local', url: 'https://x' } } }, 'p'), null)
-  assert.equal(profileRemoteOverride({ profiles: { p: { mode: 'remote', url: '' } } }, 'p'), null)
-  assert.equal(profileRemoteOverride({ profiles: { p: { mode: 'remote' } } }, 'p'), null)
-})
-
-test('profileRemoteOverride returns the per-profile remote with defaulted auth mode', () => {
-  const config = {
-    profiles: {
-      coder: { mode: 'remote', url: '  https://coder.example.com/hermes  ', token: { value: 'sek' } }
-    }
-  }
-  assert.deepEqual(profileRemoteOverride(config, 'coder'), {
-    url: 'https://coder.example.com/hermes',
-    authMode: 'token',
-    token: { value: 'sek' }
-  })
-})
-
-test('profileRemoteOverride preserves an explicit oauth auth mode', () => {
-  const config = { profiles: { coder: { mode: 'remote', url: 'https://x', authMode: 'oauth' } } }
-  assert.equal(profileRemoteOverride(config, 'coder').authMode, 'oauth')
-})
-
-test('profileRemoteOverride tolerates a missing/!object profiles map', () => {
-  assert.equal(profileRemoteOverride({}, 'coder'), null)
-  assert.equal(profileRemoteOverride({ profiles: null }, 'coder'), null)
-  assert.equal(profileRemoteOverride(null, 'coder'), null)
-})
-
-// --- normalizeRemoteBaseUrl ---
-
-test('normalizeRemoteBaseUrl strips trailing slashes, hash, and query', () => {
-  assert.equal(normalizeRemoteBaseUrl('https://gw.example.com/'), 'https://gw.example.com')
-  assert.equal(normalizeRemoteBaseUrl('https://gw.example.com/hermes/'), 'https://gw.example.com/hermes')
-  assert.equal(normalizeRemoteBaseUrl('https://gw.example.com/hermes?x=1#frag'), 'https://gw.example.com/hermes')
-})
-
-test('normalizeRemoteBaseUrl preserves a path prefix', () => {
-  assert.equal(normalizeRemoteBaseUrl('https://host/hermes'), 'https://host/hermes')
-})
-
-test('normalizeRemoteBaseUrl rejects empty input', () => {
-  assert.throws(() => normalizeRemoteBaseUrl(''), /required/)
-  assert.throws(() => normalizeRemoteBaseUrl('   '), /required/)
-})
-
-test('normalizeRemoteBaseUrl rejects non-http(s) protocols', () => {
-  assert.throws(() => normalizeRemoteBaseUrl('ftp://host'), /http:\/\/ or https:\/\//)
-  assert.throws(() => normalizeRemoteBaseUrl('file:///etc/passwd'), /http:\/\/ or https:\/\//)
-})
-
-test('normalizeRemoteBaseUrl rejects garbage', () => {
-  assert.throws(() => normalizeRemoteBaseUrl('not a url'), /not valid/)
-})
-
-// --- buildGatewayWsUrl (token) ---
-
-test('buildGatewayWsUrl uses wss for https and bakes the token', () => {
-  assert.equal(buildGatewayWsUrl('https://gw.example.com', 'tok123'), 'wss://gw.example.com/api/ws?token=tok123')
-})
-
-test('buildGatewayWsUrl uses ws for http', () => {
-  assert.equal(buildGatewayWsUrl('http://127.0.0.1:9119', 'abc'), 'ws://127.0.0.1:9119/api/ws?token=abc')
-})
-
-test('buildGatewayWsUrl honors a path prefix', () => {
-  assert.equal(buildGatewayWsUrl('https://host/hermes', 't'), 'wss://host/hermes/api/ws?token=t')
-})
-
-test('buildGatewayWsUrl url-encodes the token', () => {
-  assert.equal(buildGatewayWsUrl('https://host', 'a/b c+d'), 'wss://host/api/ws?token=a%2Fb%20c%2Bd')
-})
-
-// --- buildGatewayWsUrlWithTicket (oauth) ---
-
-test('buildGatewayWsUrlWithTicket uses ?ticket= not ?token=', () => {
-  const url = buildGatewayWsUrlWithTicket('https://gw.example.com/hermes', 'tkt-9')
-  assert.equal(url, 'wss://gw.example.com/hermes/api/ws?ticket=tkt-9')
-  assert.ok(!url.includes('token='))
-})
-
-test('buildGatewayWsUrlWithTicket url-encodes the ticket', () => {
-  assert.equal(buildGatewayWsUrlWithTicket('https://host', 'a+b/c'), 'wss://host/api/ws?ticket=a%2Bb%2Fc')
-})
-
-// --- authModeFromStatus ---
-
-test('authModeFromStatus returns oauth when auth_required is true', () => {
-  assert.equal(authModeFromStatus({ auth_required: true, auth_providers: ['nous'] }), 'oauth')
-})
-
-test('authModeFromStatus returns token when auth_required is false/missing', () => {
-  assert.equal(authModeFromStatus({ auth_required: false }), 'token')
-  assert.equal(authModeFromStatus({}), 'token')
-  assert.equal(authModeFromStatus(null), 'token')
-  assert.equal(authModeFromStatus(undefined), 'token')
-})
-
-// --- resolveAuthMode ---
-
-test('resolveAuthMode: explicit input wins over existing', () => {
-  assert.equal(resolveAuthMode('oauth', 'token'), 'oauth')
-  assert.equal(resolveAuthMode('token', 'oauth'), 'token')
-})
-
-test('resolveAuthMode: falls back to existing when input absent', () => {
-  assert.equal(resolveAuthMode(undefined, 'oauth'), 'oauth')
-  assert.equal(resolveAuthMode(undefined, 'token'), 'token')
-  assert.equal(resolveAuthMode('', 'oauth'), 'oauth')
-})
-
-test('resolveAuthMode: defaults to token when nothing is set', () => {
-  assert.equal(resolveAuthMode(undefined, undefined), 'token')
-  assert.equal(resolveAuthMode(null, null), 'token')
-})
-
-test('resolveAuthMode: ignores unknown values, defaults to token', () => {
-  assert.equal(resolveAuthMode('bogus', 'also-bogus'), 'token')
-})
-
-// --- cookiesHaveSession ---
-
-test('cookiesHaveSession detects the bare access-token cookie', () => {
-  assert.equal(cookiesHaveSession([{ name: 'hermes_session_at', value: 'x' }]), true)
-})
-
-test('cookiesHaveSession detects the __Host- and __Secure- prefixed variants', () => {
-  assert.equal(cookiesHaveSession([{ name: '__Host-hermes_session_at', value: 'x' }]), true)
-  assert.equal(cookiesHaveSession([{ name: '__Secure-hermes_session_at', value: 'x' }]), true)
-})
-
-test('cookiesHaveSession is false for an empty value', () => {
-  assert.equal(cookiesHaveSession([{ name: 'hermes_session_at', value: '' }]), false)
-})
-
-test('cookiesHaveSession ignores unrelated cookies (AT-only by design)', () => {
-  // cookiesHaveSession is deliberately access-token-only — a lone RT cookie
-  // is NOT an access token, so this returns false. Connectivity callers must
-  // use cookiesHaveLiveSession instead (see below).
-  assert.equal(cookiesHaveSession([{ name: 'hermes_session_rt', value: 'x' }]), false)
-  assert.equal(cookiesHaveSession([{ name: 'other', value: 'x' }]), false)
-})
-
-test('cookiesHaveSession handles non-arrays', () => {
-  assert.equal(cookiesHaveSession(null), false)
-  assert.equal(cookiesHaveSession(undefined), false)
-  assert.equal(cookiesHaveSession([]), false)
-})
-
-test('AT_COOKIE_VARIANTS covers all three deploy shapes', () => {
-  assert.deepEqual(AT_COOKIE_VARIANTS, ['__Host-hermes_session_at', '__Secure-hermes_session_at', 'hermes_session_at'])
-})
-
-test('RT_COOKIE_VARIANTS covers all three deploy shapes', () => {
-  assert.deepEqual(RT_COOKIE_VARIANTS, ['__Host-hermes_session_rt', '__Secure-hermes_session_rt', 'hermes_session_rt'])
-})
-
-// --- cookiesHaveLiveSession (AT or RT — the connectivity check) ---
-
-test('cookiesHaveLiveSession is true for a live access-token cookie', () => {
-  assert.equal(cookiesHaveLiveSession([{ name: 'hermes_session_at', value: 'x' }]), true)
-  assert.equal(cookiesHaveLiveSession([{ name: '__Host-hermes_session_at', value: 'x' }]), true)
-  assert.equal(cookiesHaveLiveSession([{ name: '__Secure-hermes_session_at', value: 'x' }]), true)
-})
-
-test('cookiesHaveLiveSession is true for an RT cookie even with NO access-token cookie', () => {
-  // This is the bug-fix case: the AT cookie has lapsed (dropped from the jar)
-  // but the 24h RT cookie is still alive. The session is still connectable —
-  // the gateway rotates a fresh AT from the RT on the next request.
-  assert.equal(cookiesHaveLiveSession([{ name: 'hermes_session_rt', value: 'x' }]), true)
-  assert.equal(cookiesHaveLiveSession([{ name: '__Host-hermes_session_rt', value: 'x' }]), true)
-  assert.equal(cookiesHaveLiveSession([{ name: '__Secure-hermes_session_rt', value: 'x' }]), true)
-})
-
-test('cookiesHaveLiveSession is true when both AT and RT are present', () => {
-  assert.equal(
-    cookiesHaveLiveSession([
-      { name: 'hermes_session_at', value: 'a' },
-      { name: 'hermes_session_rt', value: 'r' }
-    ]),
-    true
-  )
-})
-
-test('cookiesHaveLiveSession is false for empty values', () => {
-  assert.equal(cookiesHaveLiveSession([{ name: 'hermes_session_at', value: '' }]), false)
-  assert.equal(cookiesHaveLiveSession([{ name: 'hermes_session_rt', value: '' }]), false)
-  assert.equal(
-    cookiesHaveLiveSession([
-      { name: 'hermes_session_at', value: '' },
-      { name: 'hermes_session_rt', value: '' }
-    ]),
-    false
-  )
-})
-
-test('cookiesHaveLiveSession is false for unrelated cookies and non-arrays', () => {
-  assert.equal(cookiesHaveLiveSession([{ name: 'other', value: 'x' }]), false)
-  assert.equal(cookiesHaveLiveSession(null), false)
-  assert.equal(cookiesHaveLiveSession(undefined), false)
-  assert.equal(cookiesHaveLiveSession([]), false)
-})
-
-// --- tokenPreview ---
-
-test('tokenPreview returns null for empty', () => {
-  assert.equal(tokenPreview(''), null)
-  assert.equal(tokenPreview(null), null)
-})
-
-test('tokenPreview returns set for short tokens', () => {
-  assert.equal(tokenPreview('12345678'), 'set')
-})
-
-test('tokenPreview returns a masked suffix for long tokens', () => {
-  assert.equal(tokenPreview('abcdefghijklmnop'), '...klmnop')
-})
-
-// --- resolveTestWsUrl ---
-//
-// The "Test remote" button must exercise the same WS transport the app uses,
-// and must FAIL (not skip) when an OAuth session can't mint a ws-ticket — that
-// is the exact false-positive PR #39098 set out to eliminate.
-
-test('resolveTestWsUrl (token mode) builds a ?token= URL the WS probe can use', async () => {
-  const url = await resolveTestWsUrl('https://gw.example.com', 'token', 'tok123')
-  assert.equal(url, 'wss://gw.example.com/api/ws?token=tok123')
-})
-
-test('resolveTestWsUrl (token mode, no token) returns null — genuine skip', async () => {
-  assert.equal(await resolveTestWsUrl('https://gw.example.com', 'token', null), null)
-})
-
-test('resolveTestWsUrl (oauth, mint ok) builds a ?ticket= URL', async () => {
-  const url = await resolveTestWsUrl('https://gw.example.com', 'oauth', null, {
-    mintTicket: async () => 'tkt-9'
-  })
-  assert.equal(url, 'wss://gw.example.com/api/ws?ticket=tkt-9')
-})
-
-test('resolveTestWsUrl (oauth, mint FAILS) throws — must NOT skip WS validation', async () => {
-  await assert.rejects(
-    () =>
-      resolveTestWsUrl('https://gw.example.com', 'oauth', null, {
-        mintTicket: async () => {
-          throw new Error('401 ticket mint failed')
-        }
-      }),
-    err => {
-      // Actionable, points the user at re-auth, and preserves the cause + flag
-      // the boot overlay uses to offer a sign-in prompt.
-      assert.match(err.message, /WebSocket ticket/i)
-      assert.match(err.message, /sign in again/i)
-      assert.equal(err.needsOauthLogin, true)
-      assert.ok(err.cause instanceof Error)
-      return true
-    }
-  )
-})
-
-test('resolveTestWsUrl (oauth) requires a mintTicket function', async () => {
-  await assert.rejects(
-    () => resolveTestWsUrl('https://gw.example.com', 'oauth', null),
-    /mintTicket function is required/
-  )
-})

apps/desktop/electron/gateway-ws-probe.cjs

@@ -1,188 +0,0 @@
-/**
- * Live WebSocket validation for the remote-gateway "Test remote" button.
- *
- * Background: the desktop boot does two independent things to a remote gateway:
- *
- *   1. The MAIN process hits ``GET /api/status`` over HTTP (token in a header)
- *      to confirm the backend is up. This is what "Test remote" historically
- *      checked, and what the boot logs print as "Remote Hermes backend is
- *      ready".
- *   2. The RENDERER then opens a live WebSocket to ``/api/ws`` (credential in a
- *      query param) via ``gateway.connect()``. The chat surface only works once
- *      THIS succeeds.
- *
- * Those two paths use different processes, transports, and credentials, and the
- * server applies extra guards to the WS upgrade that the HTTP status route never
- * sees (Host/Origin checks, ws-ticket/token auth, peer-IP checks). So a gateway
- * can pass the HTTP status check yet reject the WebSocket — which surfaces to
- * the user as a green "Test remote" followed by an opaque "Could not connect to
- * Hermes gateway" on the boot overlay.
- *
- * This module performs the second half of the check: it actually opens the WS
- * URL and confirms the upgrade is accepted (and isn't immediately torn down by
- * a post-upgrade auth rejection). The ``WebSocketImpl`` is injectable so the
- * unit tests can drive the handshake without a real socket; in production the
- * caller passes the Node/Electron global ``WebSocket``.
- */
-
-const DEFAULT_CONNECT_TIMEOUT_MS = 10_000
-// After the upgrade is accepted, a gateway that rejects the credential
-// post-handshake closes the socket almost immediately. Wait a short grace
-// window: a frame (gateway.ready) or a still-open socket means success; an
-// early close means the upgrade was accepted but the session was refused.
-const DEFAULT_READY_GRACE_MS = 750
-
-/**
- * Attempt a live WebSocket connection and classify the outcome.
- *
- * @param {string} wsUrl - Fully-formed ws(s):// URL including the credential.
- * @param {object} [options]
- * @param {new (url: string) => any} [options.WebSocketImpl] - WebSocket ctor.
- * @param {number} [options.connectTimeoutMs]
- * @param {number} [options.readyGraceMs]
- * @returns {Promise<{ ok: boolean, reason?: string }>}
- */
-function probeGatewayWebSocket(wsUrl, options = {}) {
-  const WebSocketImpl = options.WebSocketImpl
-  const connectTimeoutMs = options.connectTimeoutMs ?? DEFAULT_CONNECT_TIMEOUT_MS
-  const readyGraceMs = options.readyGraceMs ?? DEFAULT_READY_GRACE_MS
-
-  if (typeof WebSocketImpl !== 'function') {
-    return Promise.resolve({
-      ok: false,
-      reason: 'WebSocket is not available in this runtime.'
-    })
-  }
-
-  return new Promise(resolve => {
-    let settled = false
-    let opened = false
-    let connectTimer = null
-    let graceTimer = null
-    let socket
-
-    const clearTimers = () => {
-      if (connectTimer !== null) {
-        clearTimeout(connectTimer)
-        connectTimer = null
-      }
-      if (graceTimer !== null) {
-        clearTimeout(graceTimer)
-        graceTimer = null
-      }
-    }
-
-    const finish = result => {
-      if (settled) return
-      settled = true
-      clearTimers()
-      try {
-        socket?.close?.()
-      } catch {
-        // ignore — best effort teardown
-      }
-      resolve(result)
-    }
-
-    try {
-      socket = new WebSocketImpl(wsUrl)
-    } catch (error) {
-      finish({
-        ok: false,
-        reason: error instanceof Error ? error.message : String(error)
-      })
-      return
-    }
-
-    const onOpen = () => {
-      if (settled) return
-      opened = true
-      // Upgrade accepted. Give the server a brief window to reject the
-      // credential post-handshake (early close) before declaring success.
-      graceTimer = setTimeout(() => {
-        finish({ ok: true })
-      }, readyGraceMs)
-    }
-
-    const onMessage = () => {
-      // Any frame means the gateway accepted us and is talking — unambiguous
-      // success, no need to wait out the grace window.
-      finish({ ok: true })
-    }
-
-    const onError = event => {
-      finish({
-        ok: false,
-        reason: extractErrorReason(event) || 'WebSocket connection failed.'
-      })
-    }
-
-    const onClose = event => {
-      if (settled) return
-      if (opened) {
-        // Opened, then closed inside the grace window: the upgrade was accepted
-        // but the session was refused (e.g. ws-ticket/token rejected, or a
-        // server-side Host/Origin guard tripped after accept).
-        finish({
-          ok: false,
-          reason: closeReason(event, 'The gateway accepted the connection then closed it (credential rejected?).')
-        })
-        return
-      }
-      finish({
-        ok: false,
-        reason: closeReason(event, 'The gateway closed the WebSocket before it opened.')
-      })
-    }
-
-    addListener(socket, 'open', onOpen)
-    addListener(socket, 'message', onMessage)
-    addListener(socket, 'error', onError)
-    addListener(socket, 'close', onClose)
-
-    if (connectTimeoutMs > 0) {
-      connectTimer = setTimeout(() => {
-        finish({
-          ok: false,
-          reason: `Timed out after ${connectTimeoutMs}ms waiting for the WebSocket to open.`
-        })
-      }, connectTimeoutMs)
-    }
-  })
-}
-
-function addListener(socket, type, handler) {
-  if (typeof socket.addEventListener === 'function') {
-    socket.addEventListener(type, handler)
-    return
-  }
-  // Node's global WebSocket implements addEventListener; this fallback keeps the
-  // helper usable with the `ws` package's EventEmitter shape too.
-  if (typeof socket.on === 'function') {
-    socket.on(type, handler)
-  }
-}
-
-function extractErrorReason(event) {
-  if (!event) return ''
-  if (event instanceof Error) return event.message
-  const err = event.error || event.message
-  if (err instanceof Error) return err.message
-  if (typeof err === 'string') return err
-  return ''
-}
-
-function closeReason(event, fallback) {
-  const code = event && typeof event.code === 'number' ? event.code : null
-  const reason = event && typeof event.reason === 'string' ? event.reason.trim() : ''
-  if (code && reason) return `${fallback} (code ${code}: ${reason})`
-  if (code) return `${fallback} (code ${code})`
-  if (reason) return `${fallback} (${reason})`
-  return fallback
-}
-
-module.exports = {
-  DEFAULT_CONNECT_TIMEOUT_MS,
-  DEFAULT_READY_GRACE_MS,
-  probeGatewayWebSocket
-}

apps/desktop/electron/gateway-ws-probe.test.cjs

@@ -1,122 +0,0 @@
-/**
- * Tests for electron/gateway-ws-probe.cjs.
- *
- * Run with: node --test electron/gateway-ws-probe.test.cjs
- * (Wired into npm test:desktop:platforms in package.json.)
- *
- * The probe drives a real WebSocket handshake for the "Test remote" button.
- * Here we inject a fake socket so we can deterministically replay each handshake
- * outcome (open, frame, error, early close, never-opens) without a network.
- */
-
-const test = require('node:test')
-const assert = require('node:assert/strict')
-
-const { probeGatewayWebSocket } = require('./gateway-ws-probe.cjs')
-
-// Minimal WebSocket double: records listeners synchronously (the probe attaches
-// them in its executor) and exposes emit() so the test can replay events.
-function makeFakeWs() {
-  const instances = []
-  class FakeWs {
-    constructor(url) {
-      this.url = url
-      this.listeners = {}
-      this.closed = false
-      instances.push(this)
-    }
-    addEventListener(type, fn) {
-      ;(this.listeners[type] ||= []).push(fn)
-    }
-    close() {
-      this.closed = true
-    }
-    emit(type, event) {
-      for (const fn of this.listeners[type] || []) fn(event)
-    }
-  }
-  return { FakeWs, instances }
-}
-
-const FAST = { connectTimeoutMs: 1_000, readyGraceMs: 10 }
-
-test('probe resolves ok when the socket opens and stays open', async () => {
-  const { FakeWs, instances } = makeFakeWs()
-  const promise = probeGatewayWebSocket('ws://host/api/ws?token=t', { WebSocketImpl: FakeWs, ...FAST })
-  instances[0].emit('open')
-  const result = await promise
-  assert.deepEqual(result, { ok: true })
-  assert.equal(instances[0].closed, true)
-})
-
-test('probe resolves ok immediately when a frame arrives', async () => {
-  const { FakeWs, instances } = makeFakeWs()
-  const promise = probeGatewayWebSocket('ws://host/api/ws?token=t', {
-    WebSocketImpl: FakeWs,
-    connectTimeoutMs: 1_000,
-    readyGraceMs: 10_000 // long grace: success must come from the frame, not the timer
-  })
-  instances[0].emit('open')
-  instances[0].emit('message', { data: '{"jsonrpc":"2.0"}' })
-  const result = await promise
-  assert.deepEqual(result, { ok: true })
-})
-
-test('probe fails when the socket errors before opening', async () => {
-  const { FakeWs, instances } = makeFakeWs()
-  const promise = probeGatewayWebSocket('ws://host/api/ws?token=t', { WebSocketImpl: FakeWs, ...FAST })
-  instances[0].emit('error', { message: 'ECONNREFUSED' })
-  const result = await promise
-  assert.equal(result.ok, false)
-  assert.match(result.reason, /ECONNREFUSED/)
-})
-
-test('probe fails when the gateway closes before opening', async () => {
-  const { FakeWs, instances } = makeFakeWs()
-  const promise = probeGatewayWebSocket('ws://host/api/ws?token=t', { WebSocketImpl: FakeWs, ...FAST })
-  instances[0].emit('close', { code: 1006 })
-  const result = await promise
-  assert.equal(result.ok, false)
-  assert.match(result.reason, /before it opened/)
-  assert.match(result.reason, /1006/)
-})
-
-test('probe fails when the gateway accepts then immediately closes (auth rejected)', async () => {
-  const { FakeWs, instances } = makeFakeWs()
-  const promise = probeGatewayWebSocket('ws://host/api/ws?token=t', { WebSocketImpl: FakeWs, ...FAST })
-  instances[0].emit('open')
-  instances[0].emit('close', { code: 4403, reason: 'forbidden' })
-  const result = await promise
-  assert.equal(result.ok, false)
-  assert.match(result.reason, /credential rejected/)
-  assert.match(result.reason, /4403/)
-  assert.match(result.reason, /forbidden/)
-})
-
-test('probe times out when the socket never opens', async () => {
-  const { FakeWs } = makeFakeWs()
-  const result = await probeGatewayWebSocket('ws://host/api/ws?token=t', {
-    WebSocketImpl: FakeWs,
-    connectTimeoutMs: 20,
-    readyGraceMs: 10
-  })
-  assert.equal(result.ok, false)
-  assert.match(result.reason, /Timed out/)
-})
-
-test('probe fails gracefully when the constructor throws', async () => {
-  class ThrowingWs {
-    constructor() {
-      throw new Error('bad url')
-    }
-  }
-  const result = await probeGatewayWebSocket('ws://host/api/ws', { WebSocketImpl: ThrowingWs, ...FAST })
-  assert.equal(result.ok, false)
-  assert.match(result.reason, /bad url/)
-})
-
-test('probe reports unavailable when no WebSocket implementation is provided', async () => {
-  const result = await probeGatewayWebSocket('ws://host/api/ws', { WebSocketImpl: undefined })
-  assert.equal(result.ok, false)
-  assert.match(result.reason, /not available/)
-})

apps/desktop/electron/preload.cjs

@@ -1,21 +1,12 @@
 const { contextBridge, ipcRenderer, webUtils } = require('electron')
 
 contextBridge.exposeInMainWorld('hermesDesktop', {
-  getConnection: profile => ipcRenderer.invoke('hermes:connection', profile),
-  touchBackend: profile => ipcRenderer.invoke('hermes:backend:touch', profile),
-  getGatewayWsUrl: profile => ipcRenderer.invoke('hermes:gateway:ws-url', profile),
+  getConnection: () => ipcRenderer.invoke('hermes:connection'),
   getBootProgress: () => ipcRenderer.invoke('hermes:boot-progress:get'),
-  getConnectionConfig: profile => ipcRenderer.invoke('hermes:connection-config:get', profile),
+  getConnectionConfig: () => ipcRenderer.invoke('hermes:connection-config:get'),
   saveConnectionConfig: payload => ipcRenderer.invoke('hermes:connection-config:save', payload),
   applyConnectionConfig: payload => ipcRenderer.invoke('hermes:connection-config:apply', payload),
   testConnectionConfig: payload => ipcRenderer.invoke('hermes:connection-config:test', payload),
-  probeConnectionConfig: remoteUrl => ipcRenderer.invoke('hermes:connection-config:probe', remoteUrl),
-  oauthLoginConnectionConfig: remoteUrl => ipcRenderer.invoke('hermes:connection-config:oauth-login', remoteUrl),
-  oauthLogoutConnectionConfig: remoteUrl => ipcRenderer.invoke('hermes:connection-config:oauth-logout', remoteUrl),
-  profile: {
-    get: () => ipcRenderer.invoke('hermes:profile:get'),
-    set: name => ipcRenderer.invoke('hermes:profile:set', name)
-  },
   api: request => ipcRenderer.invoke('hermes:api', request),
   notify: payload => ipcRenderer.invoke('hermes:notify', payload),
   requestMicrophoneAccess: () => ipcRenderer.invoke('hermes:requestMicrophoneAccess'),
@@ -92,11 +83,6 @@ contextBridge.exposeInMainWorld('hermesDesktop', {
     ipcRenderer.on('hermes:backend-exit', listener)
     return () => ipcRenderer.removeListener('hermes:backend-exit', listener)
   },
-  onPowerResume: callback => {
-    const listener = () => callback()
-    ipcRenderer.on('hermes:power-resume', listener)
-    return () => ipcRenderer.removeListener('hermes:power-resume', listener)
-  },
   onBootProgress: callback => {
     const listener = (_event, payload) => callback(payload)
     ipcRenderer.on('hermes:boot-progress', listener)

apps/desktop/package.json

@@ -7,9 +7,6 @@
   "author": "Nous Research",
   "type": "module",
   "main": "electron/main.cjs",
-  "engines": {
-    "node": "^20.19.0 || >=22.12.0"
-  },
   "scripts": {
     "dev": "concurrently -k \"npm:dev:renderer\" \"npm:dev:electron\"",
     "dev:fake-boot": "cross-env HERMES_DESKTOP_BOOT_FAKE=1 HERMES_DESKTOP_BOOT_FAKE_STEP_MS=650 npm run dev",
@@ -35,7 +32,7 @@
     "test:desktop:nsis": "node scripts/test-desktop.mjs nsis",
     "test:desktop:existing": "node scripts/test-desktop.mjs existing",
     "test:desktop:fresh": "node scripts/test-desktop.mjs fresh",
-    "test:desktop:platforms": "node --test electron/bootstrap-platform.test.cjs electron/hardening.test.cjs electron/backend-probes.test.cjs electron/bootstrap-runner.test.cjs electron/connection-config.test.cjs electron/gateway-ws-probe.test.cjs",
+    "test:desktop:platforms": "node --test electron/bootstrap-platform.test.cjs electron/hardening.test.cjs electron/backend-probes.test.cjs electron/bootstrap-runner.test.cjs",
     "type-check": "tsc -b",
     "lint": "eslint src/ electron/",
     "lint:fix": "eslint src/ electron/ --fix",
@@ -84,7 +81,7 @@
     "react": "^19.2.5",
     "react-arborist": "^3.5.0",
     "react-dom": "^19.2.5",
-    "react-router-dom": "^7.17.0",
+    "react-router-dom": "^7.14.2",
     "react-shiki": "^0.9.3",
     "remark-math": "^6.0.0",
     "shiki": "^4.0.2",
@@ -100,7 +97,6 @@
   },
   "devDependencies": {
     "@eslint/js": "^9.39.4",
-    "@testing-library/dom": "^10.4.0",
     "@testing-library/react": "^16.3.2",
     "@types/hast": "^3.0.4",
     "@types/node": "^24.12.2",
@@ -146,7 +142,6 @@
       "package.json"
     ],
     "beforeBuild": "scripts/before-build.cjs",
-    "beforePack": "scripts/before-pack.cjs",
     "afterPack": "scripts/after-pack.cjs",
     "extraResources": [
       {

apps/desktop/scripts/before-pack.cjs

@@ -1,78 +0,0 @@
-'use strict'
-
-/**
- * before-pack.cjs — electron-builder beforePack hook.
- *
- * Removes any stale unpacked app directory (`appOutDir`) before
- * electron-builder stages the Electron binaries into it.
- *
- * WHY THIS EXISTS
- * ---------------
- * electron-builder's final packaging step copies the stock `electron`
- * binary into `release/<platform>-unpacked/` and then renames it to the
- * product name (`Hermes`). If a PREVIOUS `npm run pack` was interrupted
- * (Ctrl-C, OOM kill, crash, full disk) the unpacked directory is left in a
- * corrupted partial state: it keeps the already-renamed `LICENSE.electron.txt`
- * and the Chromium payload (.pak/.so/icudtl.dat/chrome-sandbox) but is MISSING
- * the `electron` binary itself.
- *
- * On the next run, electron-builder sees the destination directory already
- * populated, skips re-copying the binary it thinks is present, then tries to
- * rename a `electron` file that no longer exists. The build dies with:
- *
- *   ENOENT: no such file or directory, rename
- *   '.../release/linux-unpacked/electron' -> '.../release/linux-unpacked/Hermes'
- *
- * This is a hard failure with no obvious cause for the user — `hermes desktop`
- * just prints "Desktop GUI build failed" and the only fix is to manually
- * `rm -rf` the release directory, which a normal user has no way to know.
- *
- * The packaging step is not idempotent across an interrupted run, so we make
- * it idempotent ourselves: wipe the target unpacked directory up front so
- * electron-builder always stages into a clean tree. This is safe — the
- * directory is a pure build artifact that electron-builder fully recreates
- * on every pack; nothing else depends on its prior contents.
- *
- * Cross-platform: the same partial-state trap exists on macOS
- * (the mac-unpacked Hermes.app bundle) and Windows (win-unpacked), so we
- * clean whatever `appOutDir` electron-builder hands us regardless of platform.
- *
- * Best-effort: a cleanup failure must never mask the real build. We log and
- * resolve rather than throw — worst case electron-builder hits the original
- * ENOENT, which is no worse than not having this hook at all.
- *
- * electron-builder passes a context with:
- *   - appOutDir:            the unpacked app directory about to be staged
- *   - electronPlatformName: 'win32' | 'darwin' | 'linux'
- */
-
-const fs = require('node:fs')
-
-function cleanStaleAppOutDir(appOutDir) {
-  if (!appOutDir || typeof appOutDir !== 'string') {
-    return false
-  }
-  if (!fs.existsSync(appOutDir)) {
-    return false
-  }
-  // Recursive + force so a half-written tree (read-only bits, partial files)
-  // can't block the wipe. retry/maxRetries rides out transient EBUSY on
-  // Windows where an AV/indexer may briefly hold a handle.
-  fs.rmSync(appOutDir, { recursive: true, force: true, maxRetries: 5, retryDelay: 100 })
-  return true
-}
-
-exports.cleanStaleAppOutDir = cleanStaleAppOutDir
-
-exports.default = async function beforePack(context) {
-  const appOutDir = context && context.appOutDir
-  try {
-    if (cleanStaleAppOutDir(appOutDir)) {
-      console.log(`[before-pack] removed stale unpacked dir before staging: ${appOutDir}`)
-    }
-  } catch (err) {
-    // Never fail the build over cleanup; surface why so a genuinely stuck
-    // directory (permissions, mount) is still diagnosable.
-    console.warn(`[before-pack] could not clean ${appOutDir} (${err.message}); continuing`)
-  }
-}

apps/desktop/scripts/before-pack.test.cjs

@@ -1,53 +0,0 @@
-const assert = require('node:assert/strict')
-const fs = require('node:fs')
-const os = require('node:os')
-const path = require('node:path')
-const test = require('node:test')
-
-const { cleanStaleAppOutDir } = require('../scripts/before-pack.cjs')
-
-test('cleanStaleAppOutDir removes a populated unpacked directory', () => {
-  const tempRoot = fs.mkdtempSync(path.join(os.tmpdir(), 'hermes-before-pack-'))
-  try {
-    const appOutDir = path.join(tempRoot, 'linux-unpacked')
-    fs.mkdirSync(appOutDir, { recursive: true })
-    // Reproduce the corrupted partial state: license + payload present,
-    // electron binary missing — exactly what trips the ENOENT rename.
-    fs.writeFileSync(path.join(appOutDir, 'LICENSE.electron.txt'), 'x', 'utf8')
-    fs.writeFileSync(path.join(appOutDir, 'resources.pak'), 'x', 'utf8')
-    fs.mkdirSync(path.join(appOutDir, 'resources'), { recursive: true })
-    fs.writeFileSync(path.join(appOutDir, 'resources', 'app.asar'), 'x', 'utf8')
-
-    const removed = cleanStaleAppOutDir(appOutDir)
-
-    assert.equal(removed, true)
-    assert.equal(fs.existsSync(appOutDir), false)
-  } finally {
-    fs.rmSync(tempRoot, { recursive: true, force: true })
-  }
-})
-
-test('cleanStaleAppOutDir is a no-op when the directory is absent', () => {
-  const tempRoot = fs.mkdtempSync(path.join(os.tmpdir(), 'hermes-before-pack-'))
-  try {
-    const missing = path.join(tempRoot, 'does-not-exist')
-    assert.equal(cleanStaleAppOutDir(missing), false)
-  } finally {
-    fs.rmSync(tempRoot, { recursive: true, force: true })
-  }
-})
-
-test('cleanStaleAppOutDir ignores empty or invalid input', () => {
-  assert.equal(cleanStaleAppOutDir(''), false)
-  assert.equal(cleanStaleAppOutDir(undefined), false)
-  assert.equal(cleanStaleAppOutDir(null), false)
-  assert.equal(cleanStaleAppOutDir(42), false)
-})
-
-test('beforePack default export resolves even when cleanup throws', async () => {
-  const { default: beforePack } = require('../scripts/before-pack.cjs')
-  // A directory path that rmSync can't remove is simulated by passing a
-  // context whose appOutDir is a file the hook will try (and be allowed) to
-  // remove; the contract under test is that the hook never rejects.
-  await assert.doesNotReject(beforePack({ appOutDir: '', electronPlatformName: 'linux' }))
-})

apps/desktop/src/app/agents/index.tsx

@@ -5,7 +5,6 @@ import { useElapsedSeconds } from '@/components/chat/activity-timer'
 import { ActivityTimerText } from '@/components/chat/activity-timer-text'
 import { BrailleSpinner } from '@/components/ui/braille-spinner'
 import { FadeText } from '@/components/ui/fade-text'
-import { type Translations, useI18n } from '@/i18n'
 import { AlertCircle, CheckCircle2, Sparkles } from '@/lib/icons'
 import { useEnterAnimation } from '@/lib/use-enter-animation'
 import { cn } from '@/lib/utils'
@@ -22,11 +21,11 @@ import { OverlayView } from '../overlays/overlay-view'
 
 // Mirrors statusGlyph() in tool-fallback.tsx so subagent rows speak the
 // same visual vocabulary as the chat tool blocks.
-function statusGlyph(status: SubagentStatus, a: Translations['agents']): ReactNode {
+function statusGlyph(status: SubagentStatus): ReactNode {
   if (status === 'running' || status === 'queued') {
     return (
       <BrailleSpinner
-        ariaLabel={a.running}
+        ariaLabel="Running"
         className="size-3.5 shrink-0 text-[0.95rem] text-muted-foreground/80"
         spinner="breathe"
       />
@@ -34,10 +33,10 @@ function statusGlyph(status: SubagentStatus, a: Translations['agents']): ReactNo
   }
 
   if (status === 'failed' || status === 'interrupted') {
-    return <AlertCircle aria-label={a.failed} className="size-3.5 shrink-0 text-destructive" />
+    return <AlertCircle aria-label="Failed" className="size-3.5 shrink-0 text-destructive" />
   }
 
-  return <CheckCircle2 aria-label={a.done} className="size-3.5 shrink-0 text-emerald-600/85 dark:text-emerald-400/85" />
+  return <CheckCircle2 aria-label="Done" className="size-3.5 shrink-0 text-emerald-600/85 dark:text-emerald-400/85" />
 }
 
 const STREAM_TONE: Record<SubagentStreamEntry['kind'], string> = {
@@ -76,7 +75,6 @@ interface AgentsViewProps {
 }
 
 export function AgentsView({ onClose }: AgentsViewProps) {
-  const { t } = useI18n()
   const activeSessionId = useStore($activeSessionId)
   const subagentsBySession = useStore($subagentsBySession)
 
@@ -89,61 +87,61 @@ export function AgentsView({ onClose }: AgentsViewProps) {
 
   return (
     <OverlayView
-      closeLabel={t.agents.close}
+      closeLabel="Close agents"
       contentClassName="px-5 pt-5 pb-4 sm:px-6"
       onClose={onClose}
       rootClassName="mx-auto max-w-3xl"
     >
       <header className="mb-3 shrink-0">
-        <h2 className="text-sm font-semibold text-foreground">{t.agents.title}</h2>
-        <p className="text-xs text-muted-foreground/80">{t.agents.subtitle}</p>
+        <h2 className="text-sm font-semibold text-foreground">Spawn tree</h2>
+        <p className="text-xs text-muted-foreground/80">Live subagent activity for the current turn.</p>
       </header>
       <SubagentTree tree={tree} />
     </OverlayView>
   )
 }
 
-const fmtDuration = (seconds: number | undefined, a: Translations['agents']) => {
+const fmtDuration = (seconds?: number) => {
   if (!seconds || seconds <= 0) {
     return ''
   }
 
   if (seconds < 60) {
-    return a.durationSeconds(seconds.toFixed(1))
+    return `${seconds.toFixed(1)}s`
   }
 
   const m = Math.floor(seconds / 60)
   const s = Math.round(seconds % 60)
 
-  return a.durationMinutes(m, s)
+  return `${m}m ${s}s`
 }
 
-const fmtTokens = (value: number | undefined, a: Translations['agents']) => {
+const fmtTokens = (value?: number) => {
   if (!value) {
     return ''
   }
 
-  return value >= 1000 ? a.tokensK((value / 1000).toFixed(1)) : a.tokens(value)
+  return value >= 1000 ? `${(value / 1000).toFixed(1)}k tok` : `${value} tok`
 }
 
-const fmtAge = (updatedAt: number, nowMs: number, a: Translations['agents']) => {
+const fmtAge = (updatedAt: number, nowMs: number) => {
   const s = Math.max(0, Math.round((nowMs - updatedAt) / 1000))
 
   if (s < 2) {
-    return a.ageNow
+    return 'now'
   }
 
   if (s < 60) {
-    return a.ageSeconds(s)
+    return `${s}s ago`
   }
 
   const m = Math.floor(s / 60)
 
   if (m < 60) {
-    return a.ageMinutes(m)
+    return `${m}m ago`
   }
 
-  return a.ageHours(Math.floor(m / 60))
+  return `${Math.floor(m / 60)}h ago`
 }
 
 const flatten = (nodes: readonly SubagentNode[]): SubagentNode[] =>
@@ -151,7 +149,7 @@ const flatten = (nodes: readonly SubagentNode[]): SubagentNode[] =>
 
 interface RootGroup {
   id: string
-  delegationIndex: number
+  label: string
   nodes: SubagentNode[]
   taskCount: number
 }
@@ -175,19 +173,18 @@ function groupDelegations(roots: readonly SubagentNode[]): RootGroup[] {
 
     if (node.taskCount > 1) {
       n += 1
-      groups.push({ id: `delegation-${n}`, delegationIndex: n, nodes: [node], taskCount: node.taskCount })
+      groups.push({ id: `delegation-${n}`, label: `Delegation ${n}`, nodes: [node], taskCount: node.taskCount })
 
       continue
     }
 
-    groups.push({ id: node.id, delegationIndex: 0, nodes: [node], taskCount: node.taskCount })
+    groups.push({ id: node.id, label: '', nodes: [node], taskCount: node.taskCount })
   }
 
   return groups
 }
 
 function SubagentTree({ tree }: { tree: SubagentNode[] }) {
-  const { t } = useI18n()
   const flat = useMemo(() => flatten(tree), [tree])
   const groups = useMemo(() => groupDelegations(tree), [tree])
   const [nowMs, setNowMs] = useState(() => Date.now())
@@ -213,19 +210,21 @@ function SubagentTree({ tree }: { tree: SubagentNode[] }) {
     return (
       <div className="grid place-items-center gap-3 py-12 text-center">
         <Sparkles className="size-6 text-muted-foreground/60" />
-        <p className="text-sm font-medium text-foreground/90">{t.agents.emptyTitle}</p>
-        <p className="max-w-md text-xs leading-relaxed text-muted-foreground/75">{t.agents.emptyDesc}</p>
+        <p className="text-sm font-medium text-foreground/90">No live subagents</p>
+        <p className="max-w-md text-xs leading-relaxed text-muted-foreground/75">
+          When a turn delegates work, child agents stream their progress here.
+        </p>
       </div>
     )
   }
 
   const summary = [
-    t.agents.agentsCount(flat.length),
-    active > 0 ? t.agents.activeCount(active) : '',
-    failed > 0 ? t.agents.failedCount(failed) : '',
-    tools > 0 ? t.agents.toolsCount(tools) : '',
-    files > 0 ? t.agents.filesCount(files) : '',
-    tokens > 0 ? fmtTokens(tokens, t.agents) : '',
+    `${flat.length} ${flat.length === 1 ? 'agent' : 'agents'}`,
+    active > 0 ? `${active} active` : '',
+    failed > 0 ? `${failed} failed` : '',
+    tools > 0 ? `${tools} tools` : '',
+    files > 0 ? `${files} files` : '',
+    tokens > 0 ? fmtTokens(tokens) : '',
     cost > 0 ? `$${cost.toFixed(2)}` : ''
   ].filter(Boolean)
 
@@ -244,8 +243,6 @@ function SubagentTree({ tree }: { tree: SubagentNode[] }) {
 }
 
 function DelegationGroup({ group, nowMs }: { group: RootGroup; nowMs: number }) {
-  const { t } = useI18n()
-
   if (group.nodes.length === 1 && group.taskCount <= 1) {
     return <SubagentRow node={group.nodes[0]!} nowMs={nowMs} />
   }
@@ -255,9 +252,8 @@ function DelegationGroup({ group, nowMs }: { group: RootGroup; nowMs: number })
   return (
     <section className="grid min-w-0 gap-3">
       <p className="text-[0.66rem] font-medium uppercase tracking-wider text-muted-foreground/70">
-        {group.delegationIndex > 0 ? t.agents.delegation(group.delegationIndex) : ''}{' '}
-        <span className="text-muted-foreground/50">·</span> {t.agents.workers(group.nodes.length)}
-        {activeWorkers > 0 ? <span className="text-primary/85"> · {t.agents.workersActive(activeWorkers)}</span> : null}
+        {group.label} <span className="text-muted-foreground/50">·</span> {group.nodes.length} workers
+        {activeWorkers > 0 ? <span className="text-primary/85"> · {activeWorkers} active</span> : null}
       </p>
       <div className="grid min-w-0 gap-4">
         {group.nodes.map(node => (
@@ -279,7 +275,6 @@ function StreamLine({
   parentRunning: boolean
   rowKey: string
 }) {
-  const { t } = useI18n()
   const enterRef = useEnterAnimation(parentRunning, `subagent-stream:${rowKey}`)
   const isMono = entry.kind === 'tool'
   const tone = entry.isError ? 'text-destructive' : STREAM_TONE[entry.kind]
@@ -291,7 +286,7 @@ function StreamLine({
         {entry.text}
         {active ? (
           <BrailleSpinner
-            ariaLabel={t.agents.streaming}
+            ariaLabel="Streaming"
             className="ml-1 inline-block size-2.5 align-middle text-muted-foreground/70"
             spinner="breathe"
           />
@@ -302,7 +297,6 @@ function StreamLine({
 }
 
 function SubagentRow({ node, depth = 0, nowMs }: { node: SubagentNode; depth?: number; nowMs: number }) {
-  const { t } = useI18n()
   const running = node.status === 'running' || node.status === 'queued'
   const elapsed = useElapsedSeconds(running, `subagent:${node.id}`)
 
@@ -323,10 +317,10 @@ function SubagentRow({ node, depth = 0, nowMs }: { node: SubagentNode; depth?: n
 
   const subtitle = [
     node.model,
-    fmtDuration(durationSeconds, t.agents),
-    node.toolCount ? t.agents.toolsCount(node.toolCount) : '',
-    fmtTokens((node.inputTokens ?? 0) + (node.outputTokens ?? 0), t.agents),
-    t.agents.updatedAgo(fmtAge(node.updatedAt, nowMs, t.agents))
+    fmtDuration(durationSeconds),
+    node.toolCount ? `${node.toolCount} tools` : '',
+    fmtTokens((node.inputTokens ?? 0) + (node.outputTokens ?? 0)),
+    `updated ${fmtAge(node.updatedAt, nowMs)}`
   ].filter(Boolean)
 
   return (
@@ -337,7 +331,7 @@ function SubagentRow({ node, depth = 0, nowMs }: { node: SubagentNode; depth?: n
         onClick={() => setOpen(v => !v)}
         type="button"
       >
-        <span className="mt-0.5 flex h-[1.1rem] shrink-0 items-center">{statusGlyph(node.status, t.agents)}</span>
+        <span className="mt-0.5 flex h-[1.1rem] shrink-0 items-center">{statusGlyph(node.status)}</span>
         <span className="flex min-w-0 flex-1 flex-col gap-0.5">
           <span
             className={cn(
@@ -372,7 +366,7 @@ function SubagentRow({ node, depth = 0, nowMs }: { node: SubagentNode; depth?: n
 
       {open && fileLines.length > 0 ? (
         <div className="grid min-w-0 gap-0.5 pl-6">
-          <p className="text-[0.58rem] font-medium tracking-wider text-muted-foreground/60 uppercase">{t.agents.files}</p>
+          <p className="text-[0.58rem] font-medium tracking-wider text-muted-foreground/60 uppercase">Files</p>
           {fileLines.slice(0, 8).map(line => (
             <p className="wrap-break-word font-mono text-[0.67rem] leading-relaxed text-muted-foreground/80" key={line}>
               {line}
@@ -380,7 +374,7 @@ function SubagentRow({ node, depth = 0, nowMs }: { node: SubagentNode; depth?: n
           ))}
           {fileLines.length > 8 ? (
             <p className="font-mono text-[0.67rem] leading-relaxed text-muted-foreground/65">
-              {t.agents.moreFiles(fileLines.length - 8)}
+              +{fileLines.length - 8} more files
             </p>
           ) : null}
         </div>

apps/desktop/src/app/artifacts/index.tsx

@@ -17,9 +17,7 @@ import {
   PaginationPrevious
 } from '@/components/ui/pagination'
 import { TextTab, TextTabMeta } from '@/components/ui/text-tab'
-import { Tip } from '@/components/ui/tooltip'
 import { getSessionMessages, listSessions } from '@/hermes'
-import { type Translations, useI18n } from '@/i18n'
 import { sessionTitle } from '@/lib/chat-runtime'
 import { ExternalLink, ExternalLinkIcon, hostPathLabel, urlSlugTitleLabel, useLinkTitle } from '@/lib/external-link'
 import { FileImage, FileText, FolderOpen, Link2 } from '@/lib/icons'
@@ -27,9 +25,7 @@ import { cn } from '@/lib/utils'
 import { notifyError } from '@/store/notifications'
 import type { SessionInfo, SessionMessage } from '@/types/hermes'
 
-import { useRefreshHotkey } from '../hooks/use-refresh-hotkey'
 import { useRouteEnumParam } from '../hooks/use-route-enum-param'
-import { PAGE_INSET_NEG_X, PAGE_INSET_X } from '../layout-constants'
 import { PageSearchShell } from '../page-search-shell'
 import { sessionRoute } from '../routes'
 import type { SetStatusbarItemGroup } from '../shell/statusbar-controls'
@@ -313,15 +309,15 @@ function formatArtifactTime(timestamp: number): string {
   return ARTIFACT_TIME_FMT.format(new Date(timestamp))
 }
 
-function pageRangeLabel(total: number, page: number, pageSize: number, a: Translations['artifacts']): string {
+function pageRangeLabel(total: number, page: number, pageSize: number): string {
   if (total === 0) {
-    return a.zero
+    return '0'
   }
 
   const start = (page - 1) * pageSize + 1
   const end = Math.min(total, page * pageSize)
 
-  return a.rangeOf(start, end, total)
+  return `${start}-${end} of ${total}`
 }
 
 function paginationItems(page: number, pageCount: number): Array<number | 'ellipsis'> {
@@ -358,28 +354,25 @@ type CellCtx = {
 interface ArtifactColumn {
   Cell: (props: { artifact: ArtifactRecord; ctx: CellCtx }) => React.ReactElement
   bodyClassName: string
-  header: (filter: ArtifactFilter, a: Translations['artifacts']) => string
+  header: (filter: ArtifactFilter) => string
   id: 'location' | 'primary' | 'session'
   width: (filter: ArtifactFilter) => string
 }
 
-const itemsLabel = (f: ArtifactFilter, a: Translations['artifacts']) =>
-  f === 'link' ? a.itemsLink : f === 'file' ? a.itemsFile : a.itemsGeneric
+const itemsLabel = (f: ArtifactFilter) => (f === 'link' ? 'links' : f === 'file' ? 'files' : 'items')
 
 interface ArtifactsViewProps extends React.ComponentProps<'section'> {
   setStatusbarItemGroup?: SetStatusbarItemGroup
 }
 
 export function ArtifactsView({ setStatusbarItemGroup: _setStatusbarItemGroup, ...props }: ArtifactsViewProps) {
-  const { t } = useI18n()
-  const a = t.artifacts
   const navigate = useNavigate()
   const [artifacts, setArtifacts] = useState<ArtifactRecord[] | null>(null)
   const [query, setQuery] = useState('')
-  const [refreshing, setRefreshing] = useState(false)
 
   const [kindFilter, setKindFilter] = useRouteEnumParam('tab', ARTIFACT_FILTERS, 'all')
 
+  const [refreshing, setRefreshing] = useState(false)
   const [failedImageIds, setFailedImageIds] = useState<Set<string>>(() => new Set())
   const [imagePage, setImagePage] = useState(1)
   const [filePage, setFilePage] = useState(1)
@@ -401,16 +394,14 @@ export function ArtifactsView({ setStatusbarItemGroup: _setStatusbarItemGroup, .
         nextArtifacts.push(...collectArtifactsForSession(session, result.value.messages))
       })
 
-      setArtifacts(nextArtifacts.sort((left, right) => right.timestamp - left.timestamp))
+      setArtifacts(nextArtifacts.sort((a, b) => b.timestamp - a.timestamp))
     } catch (err) {
-      notifyError(err, a.failedLoad)
+      notifyError(err, 'Artifacts failed to load')
       setArtifacts([])
     } finally {
       setRefreshing(false)
     }
-  }, [a])
-
-  useRefreshHotkey(refreshArtifacts)
+  }, [])
 
   useEffect(() => {
     void refreshArtifacts()
@@ -489,9 +480,9 @@ export function ArtifactsView({ setStatusbarItemGroup: _setStatusbarItemGroup, .
         window.open(href, '_blank', 'noopener,noreferrer')
       }
     } catch (err) {
-      notifyError(err, a.openFailed)
+      notifyError(err, 'Open failed')
     }
-  }, [a])
+  }, [])
 
   const markImageFailed = useCallback((id: string) => {
     setFailedImageIds(current => {
@@ -511,17 +502,32 @@ export function ArtifactsView({ setStatusbarItemGroup: _setStatusbarItemGroup, .
   return (
     <PageSearchShell
       {...props}
+      filters={
+        <>
+          <TextTab active={kindFilter === 'all'} onClick={() => setKindFilter('all')}>
+            All <TextTabMeta>({counts.all})</TextTabMeta>
+          </TextTab>
+          <TextTab active={kindFilter === 'image'} onClick={() => setKindFilter('image')}>
+            Images <TextTabMeta>({counts.image})</TextTabMeta>
+          </TextTab>
+          <TextTab active={kindFilter === 'file'} onClick={() => setKindFilter('file')}>
+            Files <TextTabMeta>({counts.file})</TextTabMeta>
+          </TextTab>
+          <TextTab active={kindFilter === 'link'} onClick={() => setKindFilter('link')}>
+            Links <TextTabMeta>({counts.link})</TextTabMeta>
+          </TextTab>
+        </>
+      }
       onSearchChange={setQuery}
-      searchHidden={counts.all === 0}
-      searchPlaceholder={a.search}
+      searchPlaceholder="Search artifacts..."
       searchTrailingAction={
         <Button
-          aria-label={refreshing ? a.refreshing : a.refresh}
+          aria-label={refreshing ? 'Refreshing artifacts' : 'Refresh artifacts'}
           className="text-(--ui-text-tertiary) hover:bg-transparent hover:text-foreground"
           disabled={refreshing}
           onClick={() => void refreshArtifacts()}
           size="icon-xs"
-          title={refreshing ? a.refreshing : a.refresh}
+          title={refreshing ? 'Refreshing artifacts' : 'Refresh artifacts'}
           type="button"
           variant="ghost"
         >
@@ -529,47 +535,27 @@ export function ArtifactsView({ setStatusbarItemGroup: _setStatusbarItemGroup, .
         </Button>
       }
       searchValue={query}
-      tabs={
-        <>
-          <TextTab active={kindFilter === 'all'} onClick={() => setKindFilter('all')}>
-            {a.tabAll} <TextTabMeta>({counts.all})</TextTabMeta>
-          </TextTab>
-          <TextTab active={kindFilter === 'image'} onClick={() => setKindFilter('image')}>
-            {a.tabImages} <TextTabMeta>({counts.image})</TextTabMeta>
-          </TextTab>
-          <TextTab active={kindFilter === 'file'} onClick={() => setKindFilter('file')}>
-            {a.tabFiles} <TextTabMeta>({counts.file})</TextTabMeta>
-          </TextTab>
-          <TextTab active={kindFilter === 'link'} onClick={() => setKindFilter('link')}>
-            {a.tabLinks} <TextTabMeta>({counts.link})</TextTabMeta>
-          </TextTab>
-        </>
-      }
     >
       {!artifacts ? (
-        <PageLoader label={a.indexing} />
+        <PageLoader label="Indexing recent session artifacts" />
       ) : visibleArtifacts.length === 0 ? (
         <div className="grid h-full place-items-center px-6 text-center">
           <div>
-            <div className="text-sm font-medium">{a.noArtifactsTitle}</div>
-            <div className="mt-1 text-xs text-muted-foreground">{a.noArtifactsDesc}</div>
+            <div className="text-sm font-medium">No artifacts found</div>
+            <div className="mt-1 text-xs text-muted-foreground">
+              Generated images and file outputs will appear here as sessions produce them.
+            </div>
           </div>
         </div>
       ) : (
         <div className="h-full overflow-y-auto">
-          <div className={cn('flex flex-col gap-3 pb-2', PAGE_INSET_X)}>
+          <div className="flex flex-col gap-3 px-2 pb-2">
             {visibleImageArtifacts.length > 0 && (
               <section className="flex flex-col">
-                <div
-                  className={cn(
-                    'sticky top-0 z-10 flex h-7 items-center gap-3 overflow-x-auto bg-background',
-                    PAGE_INSET_NEG_X,
-                    PAGE_INSET_X
-                  )}
-                >
+                <div className="sticky top-0 z-10 -mx-2 flex h-7 items-center gap-3 overflow-x-auto bg-background px-3">
                   <ArtifactsPagination
                     className="ml-auto justify-end px-0"
-                    itemLabel={a.itemsImage}
+                    itemLabel="images"
                     onPageChange={setImagePage}
                     page={currentImagePage}
                     pageSize={24}
@@ -592,23 +578,17 @@ export function ArtifactsView({ setStatusbarItemGroup: _setStatusbarItemGroup, .
 
             {visibleFileArtifacts.length > 0 && (
               <section className="flex flex-col">
-                <div
-                  className={cn(
-                    'sticky top-0 z-10 flex h-7 items-center gap-3 overflow-x-auto bg-background',
-                    PAGE_INSET_NEG_X,
-                    PAGE_INSET_X
-                  )}
-                >
+                <div className="sticky top-0 z-10 -mx-2 flex h-7 items-center gap-3 overflow-x-auto bg-background px-3">
                   <ArtifactsPagination
                     className="ml-auto justify-end px-0"
-                    itemLabel={itemsLabel(kindFilter, a)}
+                    itemLabel={itemsLabel(kindFilter)}
                     onPageChange={setFilePage}
                     page={currentFilePage}
                     pageSize={100}
                     total={visibleFileArtifacts.length}
                   />
                 </div>
-                <div className="overflow-x-auto rounded-lg border border-(--ui-stroke-tertiary) bg-(--ui-chat-bubble-background)">
+                <div className="overflow-x-auto rounded-lg border border-(--ui-stroke-tertiary) bg-(--ui-chat-bubble-background) shadow-sm">
                   <ArtifactTable artifacts={pagedFileArtifacts} ctx={cellCtx} filter={kindFilter} />
                 </div>
               </section>
@@ -630,14 +610,12 @@ interface ArtifactsPaginationProps {
 }
 
 function ArtifactsPagination({ className, itemLabel, onPageChange, page, pageSize, total }: ArtifactsPaginationProps) {
-  const { t } = useI18n()
-  const a = t.artifacts
   const pageCount = Math.max(1, Math.ceil(total / pageSize))
 
   return (
     <div className={cn('flex h-6 items-center justify-between gap-2 px-1', className)}>
       <div className="shrink-0 text-[0.62rem] text-muted-foreground">
-        {pageRangeLabel(total, page, pageSize, a)} {itemLabel}
+        {pageRangeLabel(total, page, pageSize)} {itemLabel}
       </div>
       {pageCount > 1 && (
         <Pagination className="mx-0 w-auto min-w-0 justify-end">
@@ -651,7 +629,7 @@ function ArtifactsPagination({ className, itemLabel, onPageChange, page, pageSiz
                   <PaginationEllipsis />
                 ) : (
                   <PaginationButton
-                    aria-label={a.goToPage(itemLabel, item)}
+                    aria-label={`Go to ${itemLabel} page ${item}`}
                     isActive={page === item}
                     onClick={() => onPageChange(item)}
                   >
@@ -681,12 +659,12 @@ interface ArtifactImageCardProps {
 }
 
 function ArtifactImageCard({ artifact, failedImage, onImageError, onOpenChat }: ArtifactImageCardProps) {
-  const { t } = useI18n()
-  const a = t.artifacts
-  const kindLabel = artifact.kind === 'image' ? a.kindImage : artifact.kind === 'file' ? a.kindFile : a.kindLink
-
   return (
-    <article className="group/artifact overflow-hidden rounded-lg border border-(--ui-stroke-tertiary) bg-(--ui-chat-bubble-background)">
+    <article
+      className={cn(
+        'group/artifact overflow-hidden rounded-lg border border-(--ui-stroke-tertiary) bg-(--ui-chat-bubble-background) shadow-sm'
+      )}
+    >
       <div
         className={cn(
           'relative flex h-40 w-full items-center justify-center overflow-hidden border-b border-(--ui-stroke-tertiary) bg-(--ui-bg-quinary) p-1.5',
@@ -696,7 +674,7 @@ function ArtifactImageCard({ artifact, failedImage, onImageError, onOpenChat }:
         {!failedImage && (
           <ZoomableImage
             alt={artifact.label}
-            className="max-h-40 max-w-full cursor-zoom-in rounded-md object-contain"
+            className="max-h-40 max-w-full cursor-zoom-in rounded-md object-contain shadow-sm"
             containerClassName="max-h-full"
             decoding="async"
             loading="lazy"
@@ -711,7 +689,7 @@ function ArtifactImageCard({ artifact, failedImage, onImageError, onOpenChat }:
         <div className="min-w-0">
           <div className="mb-0.5 flex items-center gap-1 text-[0.625rem] uppercase tracking-[0.08em] text-(--ui-text-tertiary)">
             <FileImage className="size-3" />
-            {kindLabel}
+            {artifact.kind}
           </div>
           <div className="truncate text-[length:var(--conversation-caption-font-size)] font-medium">
             {artifact.label}
@@ -724,9 +702,9 @@ function ArtifactImageCard({ artifact, failedImage, onImageError, onOpenChat }:
         </div>
 
         <div className="flex flex-wrap gap-1.5">
-          <Button onClick={() => onOpenChat(artifact.sessionId)} size="xs" type="button" variant="textStrong">
+          <Button onClick={() => onOpenChat(artifact.sessionId)} size="xs" type="button" variant="outline">
             <FolderOpen className="size-3" />
-            {a.chat}
+            Chat
           </Button>
         </div>
       </div>
@@ -763,8 +741,12 @@ function ArtifactCellAction({
 
   return (
     <button
-      className="flex h-full w-full min-w-0 items-center gap-2 px-2.5 py-1.5 text-left text-[length:var(--conversation-caption-font-size)] leading-(--conversation-caption-line-height) font-normal text-(--ui-text-secondary) no-underline underline-offset-4 decoration-current/20 transition-colors hover:text-foreground hover:underline"
+      className={cn(
+        'flex h-full w-full min-w-0 items-center gap-2 px-2.5 py-1.5 text-left text-[length:var(--conversation-caption-font-size)] leading-(--conversation-caption-line-height) font-normal text-(--ui-text-secondary) no-underline underline-offset-4 decoration-current/20 transition-colors hover:text-foreground hover:underline',
+        'cursor-pointer'
+      )}
       onClick={onClick}
+      title={title}
       type="button"
     >
       {children}
@@ -796,23 +778,21 @@ function PrimaryCell({ artifact, ctx }: { artifact: ArtifactRecord; ctx: CellCtx
 }
 
 function LocationCell({ artifact }: { artifact: ArtifactRecord; ctx: CellCtx }) {
-  const { t } = useI18n()
   const isLink = artifact.kind === 'link'
   const value = isLink ? hostPathLabel(artifact.value) : artifact.value
-  const copyLabel = isLink ? t.artifacts.copyUrl : t.artifacts.copyPath
+  const copyLabel = isLink ? 'Copy URL' : 'Copy path'
 
   return (
     <div className="group/location flex min-w-0 items-center gap-1.5">
-      <Tip label={artifact.value}>
-        <div
-          className={cn(
-            'min-w-0 flex-1 truncate text-[length:var(--conversation-caption-font-size)] text-(--ui-text-tertiary)',
-            isLink ? 'font-normal' : 'font-mono'
-          )}
-        >
-          {value}
-        </div>
-      </Tip>
+      <div
+        className={cn(
+          'min-w-0 flex-1 truncate text-[length:var(--conversation-caption-font-size)] text-(--ui-text-tertiary)',
+          isLink ? 'font-normal' : 'font-mono'
+        )}
+        title={artifact.value}
+      >
+        {value}
+      </div>
       <CopyButton
         appearance="icon"
         buttonSize="icon-xs"
@@ -843,22 +823,21 @@ const ARTIFACT_COLUMNS: readonly ArtifactColumn[] = [
   {
     Cell: PrimaryCell,
     bodyClassName: 'p-0',
-    header: (filter, a) => (filter === 'link' ? a.colTitleLink : filter === 'file' ? a.colTitleFile : a.colTitleDefault),
+    header: filter => (filter === 'link' ? 'Link title' : filter === 'file' ? 'Name' : 'Title / name'),
     id: 'primary',
     width: filter => (filter === 'link' ? 'w-[50%]' : 'w-[35%]')
   },
   {
     Cell: LocationCell,
     bodyClassName: 'px-2.5 py-1.5',
-    header: (filter, a) =>
-      filter === 'link' ? a.colLocationLink : filter === 'file' ? a.colLocationFile : a.colLocationDefault,
+    header: filter => (filter === 'link' ? 'URL' : filter === 'file' ? 'Path' : 'Location'),
     id: 'location',
     width: filter => (filter === 'link' ? 'w-[30%]' : 'w-[41%]')
   },
   {
     Cell: SessionCell,
     bodyClassName: 'p-0',
-    header: (_filter, a) => a.colSession,
+    header: () => 'Session',
     id: 'session',
     width: filter => (filter === 'link' ? 'w-[20%]' : 'w-[24%]')
   }
@@ -873,20 +852,18 @@ function ArtifactTable({
   ctx: CellCtx
   filter: ArtifactFilter
 }) {
-  const { t } = useI18n()
-
   return (
     <table className="w-full min-w-176 table-fixed text-left text-[length:var(--conversation-caption-font-size)]">
       <thead className="border-b border-(--ui-stroke-tertiary) bg-(--ui-bg-quinary) text-[0.625rem] uppercase tracking-[0.08em] text-(--ui-text-tertiary)">
         <tr>
           {ARTIFACT_COLUMNS.map(col => (
             <th className={cn(col.width(filter), 'px-2.5 py-1.5 font-medium')} key={col.id}>
-              {col.header(filter, t.artifacts)}
+              {col.header(filter)}
             </th>
           ))}
         </tr>
       </thead>
-      <tbody>
+      <tbody className="divide-y divide-(--ui-stroke-quaternary)">
         {artifacts.map(artifact => (
           <tr className="group/artifact" key={artifact.id}>
             {ARTIFACT_COLUMNS.map(col => {

apps/desktop/src/app/chat/chat-drop-overlay.tsx

@@ -1,43 +1,26 @@
-import { useRef } from 'react'
-
-import type { DragKind } from '@/app/chat/hooks/use-file-drop-zone'
 import { Codicon } from '@/components/ui/codicon'
 import { cn } from '@/lib/utils'
 
-const COPY: Record<'files' | 'session', { icon: string; label: string }> = {
-  files: { icon: 'cloud-upload', label: 'Drop files to attach' },
-  session: { icon: 'comment-discussion', label: 'Drop to link this chat' }
-}
-
 /**
- * Full-bleed affordance shown while files or a session are dragged over the chat
- * area. Always `pointer-events-none` so the drop lands on the real element
- * underneath and the drop-zone handler claims it — the overlay is purely visual.
- * Copy adapts to whatever is being dragged; the last kind is held through the
- * fade-out so the label doesn't blank.
+ * Full-bleed affordance shown while files are dragged over the chat area. Always
+ * `pointer-events-none` so the drop lands on the real element underneath and the
+ * drop-zone handler claims it — the overlay is purely visual. Mirrors the
+ * composer surface so the two read as one family.
  */
-export function ChatDropOverlay({ kind }: { kind: DragKind }) {
-  const lastKind = useRef<'files' | 'session'>('files')
-
-  if (kind) {
-    lastKind.current = kind
-  }
-
-  const { icon, label } = COPY[kind ?? lastKind.current]
-
+export function ChatDropOverlay({ active }: { active: boolean }) {
   return (
     <div
       aria-hidden
       className={cn(
         'pointer-events-none absolute inset-0 z-40 flex items-center justify-center p-4 transition-opacity duration-150 ease-out',
-        kind ? 'opacity-100' : 'opacity-0'
+        active ? 'opacity-100' : 'opacity-0'
       )}
       data-slot="chat-drop-overlay"
     >
       <div className="absolute inset-2 rounded-2xl border-2 border-dashed border-[color-mix(in_srgb,var(--dt-composer-ring)_55%,transparent)] bg-[color-mix(in_srgb,var(--dt-card)_55%,transparent)] backdrop-blur-[2px] [-webkit-backdrop-filter:blur(2px)]" />
       <div className="relative flex items-center gap-2 rounded-full border border-[color-mix(in_srgb,var(--dt-composer-ring)_45%,transparent)] bg-[color-mix(in_srgb,var(--dt-card)_92%,transparent)] px-4 py-2 text-[0.8125rem] font-medium text-foreground shadow-composer">
-        <Codicon className="text-(--ui-accent)" name={icon} size="1rem" />
-        {label}
+        <Codicon className="text-(--ui-accent)" name="cloud-upload" size="1rem" />
+        Drop files to attach
       </div>
     </div>
   )

apps/desktop/src/app/chat/chat-swap-overlay.tsx

@@ -1,45 +0,0 @@
-import { useEffect, useState } from 'react'
-
-import { cn } from '@/lib/utils'
-
-// Braille spinner frames — reads as a tiny ASCII loader in monospace.
-const FRAMES = ['⠋', '⠙', '⠹', '⠸', '⠼', '⠴', '⠦', '⠧', '⠇', '⠏']
-
-// Shown over the conversation while the live gateway swaps to another profile's
-// backend (lazily spawned). Keeps the last profile name through the fade-out so
-// the label doesn't blank. Purely visual — pointer-events-none.
-export function ChatSwapOverlay({ profile }: { profile: string | null }) {
-  const [frame, setFrame] = useState(0)
-  const [label, setLabel] = useState<null | string>(profile)
-
-  useEffect(() => {
-    if (profile) {
-      setLabel(profile)
-    }
-  }, [profile])
-
-  useEffect(() => {
-    if (!profile) {
-      return
-    }
-
-    const id = window.setInterval(() => setFrame(value => (value + 1) % FRAMES.length), 80)
-
-    return () => window.clearInterval(id)
-  }, [profile])
-
-  return (
-    <div
-      aria-hidden
-      className={cn(
-        'pointer-events-none absolute inset-0 z-50 flex items-center justify-center transition-opacity duration-150 ease-out',
-        profile ? 'opacity-100' : 'opacity-0'
-      )}
-    >
-      <div className="flex items-center gap-2 bg-[color-mix(in_srgb,var(--dt-card)_92%,transparent)] px-4 py-2 font-mono text-[0.8125rem] text-foreground shadow-composer">
-        <span className="w-3 text-(--ui-accent)">{FRAMES[frame]}</span>
-        Waking up {label}…
-      </div>
-    </div>
-  )
-}

apps/desktop/src/app/chat/composer/attachments.tsx

@@ -1,8 +1,6 @@
 import { useStore } from '@nanostores/react'
 
 import { Codicon } from '@/components/ui/codicon'
-import { Tip } from '@/components/ui/tooltip'
-import { useI18n } from '@/i18n'
 import { FileText, FolderOpen, ImageIcon, Link, Terminal } from '@/lib/icons'
 import { normalizeOrLocalPreviewTarget } from '@/lib/local-preview'
 import type { ComposerAttachment } from '@/store/composer'
@@ -27,8 +25,6 @@ export function AttachmentList({
 }
 
 function AttachmentPill({ attachment, onRemove }: { attachment: ComposerAttachment; onRemove?: (id: string) => void }) {
-  const { t } = useI18n()
-  const c = t.composer
   const Icon = { folder: FolderOpen, url: Link, image: ImageIcon, file: FileText, terminal: Terminal }[attachment.kind]
   const cwd = useStore($currentCwd)
   const canPreview = attachment.kind !== 'folder' && attachment.kind !== 'terminal'
@@ -56,59 +52,59 @@ function AttachmentPill({ attachment, onRemove }: { attachment: ComposerAttachme
       const preview = await normalizeOrLocalPreviewTarget(target, cwd || undefined)
 
       if (!preview) {
-        throw new Error(c.couldNotPreview(attachment.label))
+        throw new Error(`Could not preview ${attachment.label}`)
       }
 
       setCurrentSessionPreviewTarget(preview, 'manual', target)
     } catch (error) {
-      notifyError(error, c.previewUnavailable)
+      notifyError(error, 'Preview unavailable')
     }
   }
 
   return (
-    <Tip label={attachment.path || attachment.detail || attachment.label}>
-      <div className="group/attachment relative min-w-0 shrink-0">
+    <div
+      className="group/attachment relative min-w-0 shrink-0"
+      title={attachment.path || attachment.detail || attachment.label}
+    >
+      <button
+        aria-label={canPreview ? `Preview ${attachment.label}` : attachment.label}
+        className="flex max-w-56 items-center gap-2 border border-border/60 bg-background/50 px-2 py-1.5 text-left shadow-[inset_0_1px_0_rgba(255,255,255,0.25)] transition-colors hover:border-primary/35 hover:bg-accent/45 disabled:cursor-default"
+        disabled={!canPreview}
+        onClick={() => void openPreview()}
+        title={canPreview ? `Preview ${attachment.label}` : attachment.label}
+        type="button"
+      >
+        {attachment.previewUrl && attachment.kind === 'image' ? (
+          <img
+            alt={attachment.label}
+            className="size-8 shrink-0 border border-border/70 object-cover"
+            draggable={false}
+            src={attachment.previewUrl}
+          />
+        ) : (
+          <span className="grid size-8 shrink-0 place-items-center border border-border/55 bg-muted/35 text-muted-foreground">
+            <Icon className="size-3.5" />
+          </span>
+        )}
+        <span className="min-w-0">
+          <span className="block truncate text-[0.72rem] font-medium leading-4 text-foreground/90">
+            {attachment.label}
+          </span>
+          {detail && (
+            <span className="block truncate font-mono text-[0.6rem] leading-3 text-muted-foreground/65">{detail}</span>
+          )}
+        </span>
+      </button>
+      {onRemove && (
         <button
-          aria-label={canPreview ? c.previewLabel(attachment.label) : attachment.label}
-          className="flex max-w-56 items-center gap-2 border border-border/60 bg-background/50 px-2 py-1.5 text-left shadow-[inset_0_1px_0_rgba(255,255,255,0.25)] transition-colors hover:border-primary/35 hover:bg-accent/45 disabled:cursor-default"
-          disabled={!canPreview}
-          onClick={() => void openPreview()}
+          aria-label={`Remove ${attachment.label}`}
+          className="absolute -right-1 -top-1 grid size-3.5 place-items-center rounded-full border border-border/70 bg-background text-muted-foreground opacity-0 shadow-xs transition hover:bg-accent hover:text-foreground group-hover/attachment:opacity-100 focus-visible:opacity-100"
+          onClick={() => onRemove(attachment.id)}
           type="button"
         >
-          {attachment.previewUrl && attachment.kind === 'image' ? (
-            <img
-              alt={attachment.label}
-              className="size-8 shrink-0 border border-border/70 object-cover"
-              draggable={false}
-              src={attachment.previewUrl}
-            />
-          ) : (
-            <span className="grid size-8 shrink-0 place-items-center border border-border/55 bg-muted/35 text-muted-foreground">
-              <Icon className="size-3.5" />
-            </span>
-          )}
-          <span className="min-w-0">
-            <span className="block truncate text-[0.72rem] font-medium leading-4 text-foreground/90">
-              {attachment.label}
-            </span>
-            {detail && (
-              <span className="block truncate font-mono text-[0.6rem] leading-3 text-muted-foreground/65">
-                {detail}
-              </span>
-            )}
-          </span>
+          <Codicon name="close" size="0.625rem" />
         </button>
-        {onRemove && (
-          <button
-            aria-label={c.removeAttachment(attachment.label)}
-            className="absolute -right-1 -top-1 grid size-3.5 place-items-center rounded-full border border-border/70 bg-background text-muted-foreground opacity-0 shadow-xs transition hover:bg-accent hover:text-foreground group-hover/attachment:opacity-100 focus-visible:opacity-100"
-            onClick={() => onRemove(attachment.id)}
-            type="button"
-          >
-            <Codicon name="close" size="0.625rem" />
-          </button>
-        )}
-      </div>
-    </Tip>
+      )}
+    </div>
   )
 }

apps/desktop/src/app/chat/composer/context-menu.tsx

@@ -2,7 +2,13 @@ import { useState } from 'react'
 
 import { Button } from '@/components/ui/button'
 import { Codicon } from '@/components/ui/codicon'
-import { Dialog, DialogContent, DialogDescription, DialogHeader, DialogTitle } from '@/components/ui/dialog'
+import {
+  Dialog,
+  DialogContent,
+  DialogDescription,
+  DialogHeader,
+  DialogTitle
+} from '@/components/ui/dialog'
 import {
   DropdownMenu,
   DropdownMenuContent,
@@ -11,14 +17,29 @@ import {
   DropdownMenuSeparator,
   DropdownMenuTrigger
 } from '@/components/ui/dropdown-menu'
-import { useI18n } from '@/i18n'
 import { Clipboard, FileText, FolderOpen, type IconComponent, ImageIcon, Link, MessageSquareText } from '@/lib/icons'
 import { cn } from '@/lib/utils'
 
 import { GHOST_ICON_BTN } from './controls'
 import type { ChatBarState } from './types'
 
-const SNIPPET_KEYS = ['codeReview', 'implementationPlan', 'explainThis']
+const PROMPT_SNIPPETS: readonly PromptSnippet[] = [
+  {
+    description: 'Audit the current change for regressions, dropped edge cases, and missing tests.',
+    label: 'Code review',
+    text: 'Please review this for bugs, regressions, and missing tests.'
+  },
+  {
+    description: 'Outline an approach before touching code so the diff stays focused.',
+    label: 'Implementation plan',
+    text: 'Please make a concise implementation plan before changing code.'
+  },
+  {
+    description: 'Walk through how the selected code works and link to the key files.',
+    label: 'Explain this',
+    text: 'Please explain how this works and point me to the key files.'
+  }
+]
 
 export function ContextMenu({
   state,
@@ -29,8 +50,6 @@ export function ContextMenu({
   onPickFolders,
   onPickImages
 }: ContextMenuProps) {
-  const { t } = useI18n()
-  const c = t.composer
   // Prompt snippets used to be a Radix submenu. That submenu didn't open
   // reliably when the parent menu was positioned at the bottom of the
   // window (composer "+" anchor), so we promoted it to a real Dialog —
@@ -58,88 +77,95 @@ export function ContextMenu({
         </DropdownMenuTrigger>
         <DropdownMenuContent align="start" className="w-60" side="top" sideOffset={10}>
           <DropdownMenuLabel className="text-[0.7rem] font-medium uppercase tracking-wide text-muted-foreground/85">
-            {c.attachLabel}
+            Attach
           </DropdownMenuLabel>
           <ContextMenuItem disabled={!onPickFiles} icon={FileText} onSelect={onPickFiles}>
-            {c.files}
+            Files…
           </ContextMenuItem>
           <ContextMenuItem disabled={!onPickFolders} icon={FolderOpen} onSelect={onPickFolders}>
-            {c.folder}
+            Folder…
           </ContextMenuItem>
           <ContextMenuItem disabled={!onPickImages} icon={ImageIcon} onSelect={onPickImages}>
-            {c.images}
+            Images…
           </ContextMenuItem>
           <ContextMenuItem disabled={!onPasteClipboardImage} icon={Clipboard} onSelect={onPasteClipboardImage}>
-            {c.pasteImage}
+            Paste image
           </ContextMenuItem>
           <ContextMenuItem icon={Link} onSelect={onOpenUrlDialog}>
-            {c.url}
+            URL…
           </ContextMenuItem>
 
           <DropdownMenuSeparator />
 
           <ContextMenuItem icon={MessageSquareText} onSelect={() => setSnippetsOpen(true)}>
-            {c.promptSnippets}
+            Prompt snippets…
           </ContextMenuItem>
 
           <DropdownMenuSeparator />
 
           <div className="px-2 py-1 text-[0.7rem] text-muted-foreground/80">
-            {c.tipPre}
-            <kbd className="rounded bg-muted/70 px-1 py-px font-mono text-[0.65rem]">@</kbd>
-            {c.tipPost}
+            Tip: type <kbd className="rounded bg-muted/70 px-1 py-px font-mono text-[0.65rem]">@</kbd> to reference files
+            inline.
           </div>
         </DropdownMenuContent>
       </DropdownMenu>
 
-      <PromptSnippetsDialog onInsertText={onInsertText} onOpenChange={setSnippetsOpen} open={snippetsOpen} />
+      <PromptSnippetsDialog
+        onInsertText={onInsertText}
+        onOpenChange={setSnippetsOpen}
+        open={snippetsOpen}
+        snippets={PROMPT_SNIPPETS}
+      />
     </>
   )
 }
 
-function PromptSnippetsDialog({ onInsertText, onOpenChange, open }: PromptSnippetsDialogProps) {
-  const { t } = useI18n()
-  const c = t.composer
-
+function PromptSnippetsDialog({
+  onInsertText,
+  onOpenChange,
+  open,
+  snippets
+}: PromptSnippetsDialogProps) {
   return (
     <Dialog onOpenChange={onOpenChange} open={open}>
       <DialogContent className="max-w-md gap-3">
         <DialogHeader>
-          <DialogTitle>{c.snippetsTitle}</DialogTitle>
-          <DialogDescription>{c.snippetsDesc}</DialogDescription>
+          <DialogTitle>Prompt snippets</DialogTitle>
+          <DialogDescription>Pick a starter prompt to drop into the composer.</DialogDescription>
         </DialogHeader>
         <ul className="grid gap-1">
-          {SNIPPET_KEYS.map(key => {
-            const snippet = c.snippets[key]
-
-            return (
-              <li key={key}>
-                <button
-                  className="group/snippet flex w-full cursor-pointer items-start gap-2.5 rounded-md border border-transparent px-2.5 py-2 text-left transition-colors hover:border-(--ui-stroke-tertiary) hover:bg-(--ui-control-hover-background) focus-visible:border-(--ui-stroke-tertiary) focus-visible:bg-(--ui-control-hover-background) focus-visible:outline-none"
-                  onClick={() => {
-                    onInsertText(snippet.text)
-                    onOpenChange(false)
-                  }}
-                  type="button"
-                >
-                  <MessageSquareText className="mt-0.5 size-3.5 shrink-0 text-(--ui-text-tertiary) group-hover/snippet:text-foreground" />
-                  <span className="grid min-w-0 gap-0.5">
-                    <span className="text-sm font-medium text-foreground">{snippet.label}</span>
-                    <span className="text-[length:var(--conversation-caption-font-size)] text-(--ui-text-tertiary)">
-                      {snippet.description}
-                    </span>
+          {snippets.map(snippet => (
+            <li key={snippet.label}>
+              <button
+                className="group/snippet flex w-full cursor-pointer items-start gap-2.5 rounded-md border border-transparent px-2.5 py-2 text-left transition-colors hover:border-(--ui-stroke-tertiary) hover:bg-(--ui-control-hover-background) focus-visible:border-(--ui-stroke-tertiary) focus-visible:bg-(--ui-control-hover-background) focus-visible:outline-none"
+                onClick={() => {
+                  onInsertText(snippet.text)
+                  onOpenChange(false)
+                }}
+                type="button"
+              >
+                <MessageSquareText className="mt-0.5 size-3.5 shrink-0 text-(--ui-text-tertiary) group-hover/snippet:text-foreground" />
+                <span className="grid min-w-0 gap-0.5">
+                  <span className="text-sm font-medium text-foreground">{snippet.label}</span>
+                  <span className="text-[length:var(--conversation-caption-font-size)] text-(--ui-text-tertiary)">
+                    {snippet.description}
                   </span>
-                </button>
-              </li>
-            )
-          })}
+                </span>
+              </button>
+            </li>
+          ))}
         </ul>
       </DialogContent>
     </Dialog>
   )
 }
 
-export function ContextMenuItem({ children, disabled, icon: Icon, onSelect }: ContextMenuItemProps) {
+export function ContextMenuItem({
+  children,
+  disabled,
+  icon: Icon,
+  onSelect
+}: ContextMenuItemProps) {
   return (
     <DropdownMenuItem disabled={disabled} onSelect={onSelect}>
       <Icon />
@@ -165,8 +191,15 @@ interface ContextMenuProps {
   state: ChatBarState
 }
 
+interface PromptSnippet {
+  description: string
+  label: string
+  text: string
+}
+
 interface PromptSnippetsDialogProps {
   onInsertText: (text: string) => void
   onOpenChange: (open: boolean) => void
   open: boolean
+  snippets: readonly PromptSnippet[]
 }

apps/desktop/src/app/chat/composer/controls.tsx

@@ -1,7 +1,5 @@
 import { Button } from '@/components/ui/button'
 import { Codicon } from '@/components/ui/codicon'
-import { Tip } from '@/components/ui/tooltip'
-import { useI18n } from '@/i18n'
 import { triggerHaptic } from '@/lib/haptics'
 import { AudioLines, Layers3, Loader2, Square } from '@/lib/icons'
 import { cn } from '@/lib/utils'
@@ -56,9 +54,6 @@ export function ComposerControls({
   voiceStatus: VoiceStatus
   onDictate: () => void
 }) {
-  const { t } = useI18n()
-  const c = t.composer
-
   if (conversation.active) {
     return <ConversationPill {...conversation} disabled={disabled} />
   }
@@ -69,40 +64,38 @@ export function ComposerControls({
     <div className="ml-auto flex shrink-0 items-center gap-(--composer-control-gap)">
       <DictationButton disabled={disabled} onToggle={onDictate} state={state.voice} status={voiceStatus} />
       {showVoicePrimary ? (
-        <Tip label={c.startVoice}>
-          <Button
-            aria-label={c.startVoice}
-            className={PRIMARY_ICON_BTN}
-            disabled={disabled}
-            onClick={() => {
-              triggerHaptic('open')
-              conversation.onStart()
-            }}
-            size="icon"
-            type="button"
-          >
-            <AudioLines size={17} />
-          </Button>
-        </Tip>
+        <Button
+          aria-label="Start voice conversation"
+          className={PRIMARY_ICON_BTN}
+          disabled={disabled}
+          onClick={() => {
+            triggerHaptic('open')
+            conversation.onStart()
+          }}
+          size="icon"
+          title="Start voice conversation"
+          type="button"
+        >
+          <AudioLines size={17} />
+        </Button>
       ) : (
-        <Tip label={busy ? (busyAction === 'queue' ? c.queueMessage : c.stop) : c.send}>
-          <Button
-            aria-label={busy ? (busyAction === 'queue' ? c.queueMessage : c.stop) : c.send}
-            className={PRIMARY_ICON_BTN}
-            disabled={disabled || !canSubmit}
-            type="submit"
-          >
-            {busy ? (
-              busyAction === 'queue' ? (
-                <Layers3 size={16} />
-              ) : (
-                <span className="block size-3 rounded-[0.1875rem] bg-current" />
-              )
+        <Button
+          aria-label={busy ? (busyAction === 'queue' ? 'Queue message' : 'Stop') : 'Send'}
+          className={PRIMARY_ICON_BTN}
+          disabled={disabled || !canSubmit}
+          title={busy ? (busyAction === 'queue' ? 'Queue message' : 'Stop') : 'Send'}
+          type="submit"
+        >
+          {busy ? (
+            busyAction === 'queue' ? (
+              <Layers3 size={16} />
             ) : (
-              <Codicon name="arrow-up" size="1rem" />
-            )}
-          </Button>
-        </Tip>
+              <span className="block size-3 rounded-[0.1875rem] bg-current" />
+            )
+          ) : (
+            <Codicon name="arrow-up" size="1rem" />
+          )}
+        </Button>
       )}
     </div>
   )
@@ -117,71 +110,68 @@ function ConversationPill({
   onToggleMute,
   status
 }: ConversationProps & { disabled: boolean }) {
-  const { t } = useI18n()
-  const c = t.composer
   const speaking = status === 'speaking'
   const listening = status === 'listening' && !muted
 
   const label =
     status === 'speaking'
-      ? c.speaking
+      ? 'Speaking'
       : status === 'transcribing'
-        ? c.transcribing
+        ? 'Transcribing'
         : status === 'thinking'
-          ? c.thinking
+          ? 'Thinking'
           : muted
-            ? c.muted
-            : c.listening
+            ? 'Muted'
+            : 'Listening'
 
   return (
     <div className="ml-auto flex shrink-0 items-center gap-(--composer-control-gap)">
-      <Tip label={muted ? c.unmuteMic : c.muteMic}>
-        <Button
-          aria-label={muted ? c.unmuteMic : c.muteMic}
-          aria-pressed={muted}
-          className={cn(GHOST_ICON_BTN, 'p-0', muted && 'bg-muted text-muted-foreground')}
-          disabled={disabled}
-          onClick={() => {
-            triggerHaptic('selection')
-            onToggleMute()
-          }}
-          size="icon"
-          type="button"
-          variant="ghost"
-        >
-          <Codicon name={muted ? 'mic-off' : 'mic'} size="1rem" />
-        </Button>
-      </Tip>
+      <Button
+        aria-label={muted ? 'Unmute microphone' : 'Mute microphone'}
+        aria-pressed={muted}
+        className={cn(GHOST_ICON_BTN, 'p-0', muted && 'bg-muted text-muted-foreground')}
+        disabled={disabled}
+        onClick={() => {
+          triggerHaptic('selection')
+          onToggleMute()
+        }}
+        size="icon"
+        title={muted ? 'Unmute microphone' : 'Mute microphone'}
+        type="button"
+        variant="ghost"
+      >
+        <Codicon name={muted ? 'mic-off' : 'mic'} size="1rem" />
+      </Button>
       {listening && (
         <Button
-          aria-label={c.stopListening}
+          aria-label="Stop listening and send"
           className="h-(--composer-control-size) shrink-0 gap-1.5 rounded-full px-2.5 text-xs text-muted-foreground hover:bg-accent hover:text-foreground"
           disabled={disabled}
           onClick={() => {
             triggerHaptic('submit')
             onStopTurn()
           }}
-          title={c.stopListening}
+          title="Stop listening and send"
           type="button"
           variant="ghost"
         >
           <Square className="fill-current" size={11} />
-          <span>{c.stopShort}</span>
+          <span>Stop</span>
         </Button>
       )}
       <Button
-        aria-label={c.endConversation}
+        aria-label="End voice conversation"
         className="h-(--composer-control-size) gap-1.5 rounded-full bg-primary px-3 text-xs font-medium text-primary-foreground hover:bg-primary/90"
         disabled={disabled}
         onClick={() => {
           triggerHaptic('close')
           onEnd()
         }}
-        title={c.endConversation}
+        title="End voice conversation"
         type="button"
       >
         <ConversationIndicator level={level} listening={listening} speaking={speaking} />
-        <span>{c.endShort}</span>
+        <span>End</span>
       </Button>
       <span className="sr-only" role="status">
         {label}
@@ -228,43 +218,40 @@ function DictationButton({
   status: VoiceStatus
   onToggle: () => void
 }) {
-  const { t } = useI18n()
-  const c = t.composer
   const active = state.active || status !== 'idle'
 
   const aria =
-    status === 'recording' ? c.stopDictation : status === 'transcribing' ? c.transcribingDictation : c.voiceDictation
+    status === 'recording' ? 'Stop dictation' : status === 'transcribing' ? 'Transcribing dictation' : 'Voice dictation'
 
   return (
-    <Tip label={aria}>
-      <Button
-        aria-label={aria}
-        aria-pressed={active}
-        className={cn(
-          GHOST_ICON_BTN,
-          'p-0',
-          'data-[active=true]:bg-accent data-[active=true]:text-foreground',
-          status === 'recording' && 'bg-primary/10 text-primary hover:bg-primary/15 hover:text-primary',
-          status === 'transcribing' && 'bg-primary/10 text-primary'
-        )}
-        data-active={active}
-        disabled={disabled || !state.enabled || status === 'transcribing'}
-        onClick={() => {
-          triggerHaptic(active ? 'close' : 'open')
-          onToggle()
-        }}
-        size="icon"
-        type="button"
-        variant="ghost"
-      >
-        {status === 'recording' ? (
-          <Square className="fill-current" size={12} />
-        ) : status === 'transcribing' ? (
-          <Loader2 className="animate-spin" size={16} />
-        ) : (
-          <Codicon name="mic" size="1rem" />
-        )}
-      </Button>
-    </Tip>
+    <Button
+      aria-label={aria}
+      aria-pressed={active}
+      className={cn(
+        GHOST_ICON_BTN,
+        'p-0',
+        'data-[active=true]:bg-accent data-[active=true]:text-foreground',
+        status === 'recording' && 'bg-primary/10 text-primary hover:bg-primary/15 hover:text-primary',
+        status === 'transcribing' && 'bg-primary/10 text-primary'
+      )}
+      data-active={active}
+      disabled={disabled || !state.enabled || status === 'transcribing'}
+      onClick={() => {
+        triggerHaptic(active ? 'close' : 'open')
+        onToggle()
+      }}
+      size="icon"
+      title={aria}
+      type="button"
+      variant="ghost"
+    >
+      {status === 'recording' ? (
+        <Square className="fill-current" size={12} />
+      ) : status === 'transcribing' ? (
+        <Loader2 className="animate-spin" size={16} />
+      ) : (
+        <Codicon name="mic" size="1rem" />
+      )}
+    </Button>
   )
 }

apps/desktop/src/app/chat/composer/focus.ts

@@ -10,8 +10,6 @@
  * steal focus from the composer effect.
  */
 
-import type { InlineRefInput } from './inline-refs'
-
 export type ComposerTarget = 'edit' | 'main'
 export type ComposerInsertMode = 'block' | 'inline'
 
@@ -25,14 +23,8 @@ interface InsertDetail {
   text: string
 }
 
-interface InsertRefsDetail {
-  refs: InlineRefInput[]
-  target: ComposerTarget
-}
-
 const FOCUS_EVENT = 'hermes:composer-focus'
 const INSERT_EVENT = 'hermes:composer-insert'
-const INSERT_REFS_EVENT = 'hermes:composer-insert-refs'
 
 let activeTarget: ComposerTarget = 'main'
 
@@ -90,20 +82,6 @@ export const onComposerFocusRequest = (handler: (target: ComposerTarget) => void
 export const onComposerInsertRequest = (handler: (detail: InsertDetail) => void) =>
   subscribe<InsertDetail>(INSERT_EVENT, handler)
 
-/** Insert typed ref chips (carrying a display label) into a composer — the
- * structured cousin of {@link requestComposerInsert}, used for session links. */
-export const requestComposerInsertRefs = (
-  refs: InlineRefInput[],
-  { target = 'active' }: { target?: ComposerTarget | 'active' } = {}
-) => {
-  if (refs.length) {
-    dispatch<InsertRefsDetail>(INSERT_REFS_EVENT, { refs, target: resolve(target) })
-  }
-}
-
-export const onComposerInsertRefsRequest = (handler: (detail: InsertRefsDetail) => void) =>
-  subscribe<InsertRefsDetail>(INSERT_REFS_EVENT, handler)
-
 /**
  * Focus a composer input across React commit + browser focus restore.
  *

apps/desktop/src/app/chat/composer/help-hint.tsx

@@ -1,32 +1,44 @@
 import type { ReactNode } from 'react'
 
-import { useI18n } from '@/i18n'
-
 import { COMPLETION_DRAWER_CLASS } from './completion-drawer'
 
-const COMMON_COMMAND_KEYS = ['/help', '/clear', '/resume', '/details', '/copy', '/quit']
-const HOTKEY_KEYS = ['@', '/', '?', 'Enter', 'Cmd/Ctrl+K', 'Cmd/Ctrl+L', 'Esc', '↑ / ↓']
+const COMMON_COMMANDS: [string, string][] = [
+  ['/help', 'full list of commands + hotkeys'],
+  ['/clear', 'start a new session'],
+  ['/resume', 'resume a prior session'],
+  ['/details', 'control transcript detail level'],
+  ['/copy', 'copy selection or last assistant message'],
+  ['/quit', 'exit hermes']
+]
+
+const HOTKEYS: [string, string][] = [
+  ['@', 'reference files, folders, urls, git'],
+  ['/', 'slash command palette'],
+  ['?', 'this quick help (delete to dismiss)'],
+  ['Enter', 'send · Shift+Enter for newline'],
+  ['Cmd/Ctrl+K', 'send next queued turn'],
+  ['Cmd/Ctrl+L', 'redraw'],
+  ['Esc', 'close popover · cancel run'],
+  ['↑ / ↓', 'cycle popover / history']
+]
 
 export function HelpHint() {
-  const { t } = useI18n()
-  const c = t.composer
-
   return (
     <div className={COMPLETION_DRAWER_CLASS} data-slot="composer-completion-drawer" data-state="open" role="dialog">
-      <Section title={c.commonCommands}>
-        {COMMON_COMMAND_KEYS.map(key => (
-          <Row description={c.commandDescs[key] ?? ''} key={key} keyLabel={key} mono />
+      <Section title="Common commands">
+        {COMMON_COMMANDS.map(([key, desc]) => (
+          <Row description={desc} key={key} keyLabel={key} mono />
         ))}
       </Section>
 
-      <Section title={c.hotkeys}>
-        {HOTKEY_KEYS.map(key => (
-          <Row description={c.hotkeyDescs[key] ?? ''} key={key} keyLabel={key} />
+      <Section title="Hotkeys">
+        {HOTKEYS.map(([key, desc]) => (
+          <Row description={desc} key={key} keyLabel={key} />
         ))}
       </Section>
 
       <p className="px-2.5 py-1 text-xs text-muted-foreground/80">
-        <span className="font-mono text-foreground/80">/help</span> {c.helpFooter}
+        <span className="font-mono text-foreground/80">/help</span> opens the full panel · backspace dismisses
       </p>
     </div>
   )

apps/desktop/src/app/chat/composer/hooks/use-slash-completions.ts

@@ -16,7 +16,6 @@ interface SlashItemMetadata extends Record<string, string> {
   command: string
   display: string
   meta: string
-  rawText: string
 }
 
 function textValue(value: unknown, fallback = ''): string {
@@ -92,13 +91,7 @@ export function useSlashCompletions(options: { gateway: HermesGateway | null }):
     const metadata: SlashItemMetadata = {
       command,
       display,
-      meta,
-      // Provide rawText so hermesDirectiveFormatter.serialize uses the
-      // direct-insertion path instead of the legacy @type:id fallback.
-      // Without this, the item.id (which includes a "|index" suffix for
-      // trigger-adapter uniqueness) leaks into the serialized chip text
-      // and the submitted command.
-      rawText: command
+      meta
     }
 
     return {

apps/desktop/src/app/chat/composer/index.tsx

@@ -17,13 +17,15 @@ import { hermesDirectiveFormatter } from '@/components/assistant-ui/directive-te
 import { Button } from '@/components/ui/button'
 import { useMediaQuery } from '@/hooks/use-media-query'
 import { useResizeObserver } from '@/hooks/use-resize-observer'
-import { useI18n } from '@/i18n'
 import { chatMessageText } from '@/lib/chat-messages'
-import { SLASH_COMMAND_RE } from '@/lib/chat-runtime'
 import { DATA_IMAGE_URL_RE } from '@/lib/embedded-images'
 import { triggerHaptic } from '@/lib/haptics'
 import { cn } from '@/lib/utils'
-import { $composerAttachments, clearComposerAttachments, type ComposerAttachment } from '@/store/composer'
+import {
+  $composerAttachments,
+  clearComposerAttachments,
+  type ComposerAttachment
+} from '@/store/composer'
 import {
   $queuedPromptsBySession,
   enqueueQueuedPrompt,
@@ -32,7 +34,7 @@ import {
   shouldAutoDrainOnSettle,
   updateQueuedPrompt
 } from '@/store/composer-queue'
-import { $gatewayState, $messages } from '@/store/session'
+import { $messages } from '@/store/session'
 import { $threadScrolledUp } from '@/store/thread-scroll'
 
 import { extractDroppedFiles, HERMES_PATHS_MIME } from '../hooks/use-composer-actions'
@@ -46,7 +48,6 @@ import {
   focusComposerInput,
   markActiveComposer,
   onComposerFocusRequest,
-  onComposerInsertRefsRequest,
   onComposerInsertRequest
 } from './focus'
 import { HelpHint } from './help-hint'
@@ -54,12 +55,7 @@ import { useAtCompletions } from './hooks/use-at-completions'
 import { useSlashCompletions } from './hooks/use-slash-completions'
 import { useVoiceConversation } from './hooks/use-voice-conversation'
 import { useVoiceRecorder } from './hooks/use-voice-recorder'
-import {
-  dragHasAttachments,
-  droppedFileInlineRef,
-  type InlineRefInput,
-  insertInlineRefsIntoEditor
-} from './inline-refs'
+import { dragHasAttachments, droppedFileInlineRef, insertInlineRefsIntoEditor } from './inline-refs'
 import { QueuePanel } from './queue-panel'
 import {
   composerPlainText,
@@ -77,16 +73,9 @@ import { VoiceActivity, VoicePlaybackActivity } from './voice-activity'
 
 const COMPOSER_STACK_BREAKPOINT_PX = 320
 
-// A single editor line is ~28px (--composer-input-min-height 1.625rem + 0.5rem
-// vertical padding). Anything taller means the text wrapped to a second line,
-// which is when the composer should expand to the stacked layout.
-const COMPOSER_SINGLE_LINE_MAX_PX = 36
-
 const COMPOSER_FADE_BACKGROUND =
   'linear-gradient(to bottom, transparent, color-mix(in srgb, var(--dt-background) 10%, transparent))'
 
-const pickPlaceholder = (pool: readonly string[]) => pool[Math.floor(Math.random() * pool.length)]
-
 interface QueueEditState {
   attachments: ComposerAttachment[]
   draft: string
@@ -153,7 +142,6 @@ export function ChatBar({
   const [queueEdit, setQueueEdit] = useState<QueueEditState | null>(null)
   const [focusRequestId, setFocusRequestId] = useState(0)
   const dragDepthRef = useRef(0)
-  const composingRef = useRef(false) // true during IME composition (CJK input)
   const lastSpokenIdRef = useRef<string | null>(null)
 
   const narrow = useMediaQuery('(max-width: 30rem)')
@@ -168,47 +156,7 @@ export function ChatBar({
   const busyAction = busy && hasComposerPayload ? 'queue' : 'stop'
   const showHelpHint = draft === '?'
 
-  const { t } = useI18n()
-  const gatewayState = useStore($gatewayState)
-  const newSessionPlaceholders = t.composer.newSessionPlaceholders
-  const followUpPlaceholders = t.composer.followUpPlaceholders
-
-  // Resting placeholder: a starter for brand-new sessions, a continuation for
-  // existing ones. Picked once and only re-rolled when we genuinely move to a
-  // *different* conversation. Critically, the first id assignment of a freshly
-  // started session (null → id, on the first send) is treated as the same
-  // conversation so the placeholder doesn't visibly flip mid-stream.
-  const [restingPlaceholder, setRestingPlaceholder] = useState(() =>
-    pickPlaceholder(sessionId ? followUpPlaceholders : newSessionPlaceholders)
-  )
-
-  const prevSessionIdRef = useRef(sessionId)
-
-  useEffect(() => {
-    const prev = prevSessionIdRef.current
-    prevSessionIdRef.current = sessionId
-
-    if (prev === sessionId) {
-      return
-    }
-
-    // null → id: the new session we're already in just got persisted. Keep the
-    // starter we showed instead of swapping to a follow-up under the user.
-    if (prev == null && sessionId) {
-      return
-    }
-
-    setRestingPlaceholder(pickPlaceholder(sessionId ? followUpPlaceholders : newSessionPlaceholders))
-  }, [followUpPlaceholders, newSessionPlaceholders, sessionId])
-
-  // When the bar is disabled it's because the gateway isn't open. Distinguish a
-  // cold start ("Starting Hermes...") from a dropped connection we're trying to
-  // restore (e.g. after the Mac slept) so the stuck state reads as recoverable.
-  const placeholder = disabled
-    ? gatewayState === 'closed' || gatewayState === 'error'
-      ? t.composer.placeholderReconnecting
-      : t.composer.placeholderStarting
-    : restingPlaceholder
+  const placeholder = disabled ? 'Starting Hermes...' : 'Send follow-up'
 
   const focusInput = useCallback(() => {
     focusComposerInput(editorRef.current)
@@ -299,13 +247,14 @@ export function ChatBar({
     }
   }, [urlOpen])
 
-  // Expansion (input on its own full-width row, controls below) is driven by
-  // the editor's *actual* rendered height via the ResizeObserver in
-  // syncComposerMetrics — it only fires when the text genuinely wraps to a
-  // second line, so the layout flips exactly at the wrap point rather than at
-  // a guessed character count. We only handle the two cases the observer
-  // can't: an explicit newline (expand before layout settles) and an emptied
-  // draft (collapse back). We never read scrollHeight per keystroke.
+  // Track expansion via cheap heuristics (newline or length threshold) instead
+  // of reading editor.scrollHeight on every keystroke. scrollHeight forces a
+  // synchronous layout flush — measured at 2.27 layouts per character typed
+  // (see scripts/leak-typing.mjs). With ~30 chars before a typical wrap on
+  // composer-default-width, this heuristic flips at roughly the right time
+  // and the user only notices if they type far past the wrap boundary
+  // without a newline; in that case the ResizeObserver below catches it via
+  // a height delta and we still expand.
   useEffect(() => {
     if (!draft) {
       setExpanded(false)
@@ -317,7 +266,7 @@ export function ChatBar({
       return
     }
 
-    if (draft.includes('\n')) {
+    if (draft.includes('\n') || draft.length > 60) {
       setExpanded(true)
     }
   }, [draft, expanded])
@@ -353,18 +302,6 @@ export function ChatBar({
       }
     }
 
-    // Expand once the input has actually wrapped past a single line. The
-    // observer only fires on real size changes, so this reads scrollHeight at
-    // most once per wrap (not per keystroke). One line ≈ 28px (1.625rem
-    // min-height + padding); a second line clears ~36px. We only ever expand
-    // here — collapse is handled by the emptied-draft effect to avoid
-    // oscillating across the wrap boundary as the input switches widths.
-    const editor = editorRef.current
-
-    if (editor && editor.scrollHeight > COMPOSER_SINGLE_LINE_MAX_PX) {
-      setExpanded(true)
-    }
-
     if (height > 0) {
       const bucket = Math.round(height / 8) * 8
 
@@ -384,7 +321,7 @@ export function ChatBar({
     }
   }, [])
 
-  useResizeObserver(syncComposerMetrics, composerRef, composerSurfaceRef, editorRef)
+  useResizeObserver(syncComposerMetrics, composerRef, composerSurfaceRef)
 
   useEffect(() => {
     return () => {
@@ -419,7 +356,7 @@ export function ChatBar({
     requestMainFocus()
   }
 
-  const insertInlineRefs = (refs: InlineRefInput[]) => {
+  const insertInlineRefs = (refs: string[]) => {
     const editor = editorRef.current
 
     if (!editor) {
@@ -439,19 +376,6 @@ export function ChatBar({
     return true
   }
 
-  // Latest-closure ref so the (once-only) subscription always calls the current
-  // insertInlineRefs without re-subscribing every render.
-  const insertInlineRefsRef = useRef(insertInlineRefs)
-  insertInlineRefsRef.current = insertInlineRefs
-
-  useEffect(() => {
-    return onComposerInsertRefsRequest(({ refs, target }) => {
-      if (target === 'main') {
-        insertInlineRefsRef.current(refs)
-      }
-    })
-  }, [])
-
   const selectSkinSlashCommand = (command: string) => {
     draftRef.current = command
     aui.composer().setText(command)
@@ -475,19 +399,13 @@ export function ChatBar({
       return
     }
 
-    // Trim surrounding whitespace so a copy that dragged along leading/trailing
-    // blank lines (common when selecting from terminals, code blocks, web pages)
-    // doesn't dump multiline padding into the composer. Internal newlines are
-    // preserved — only the edges are cleaned up.
-    const pastedText = event.clipboardData.getData('text').trim()
+    const pastedText = event.clipboardData.getData('text')
 
     if (!pastedText) {
-      event.preventDefault()
-
       return
     }
 
-    if (DATA_IMAGE_URL_RE.test(pastedText)) {
+    if (DATA_IMAGE_URL_RE.test(pastedText.trim())) {
       event.preventDefault()
 
       return
@@ -550,13 +468,6 @@ export function ChatBar({
   }, [trigger])
 
   const handleEditorInput = (event: FormEvent<HTMLDivElement>) => {
-    // During IME composition the DOM contains uncommitted preedit text
-    // mixed with real content.  Skip state writes — compositionend will
-    // deliver the finalized text via a clean input event.
-    if (composingRef.current) {
-      return
-    }
-
     const editor = event.currentTarget
 
     if (editor.childNodes.length === 1 && editor.firstChild?.nodeName === 'BR') {
@@ -656,18 +567,7 @@ export function ChatBar({
   }
 
   const handleEditorKeyDown = (event: KeyboardEvent<HTMLDivElement>) => {
-    // IME composition: Enter confirms composed text, not a message submission.
-    // We check both composingRef (set by compositionstart/compositionend, robust
-    // across browsers) and nativeEvent.isComposing (Chromium fallback).  Without
-    // this guard, pressing Enter to finalise a Korean/Japanese/Chinese IME
-    // preedit fires submitDraft() and splits the message mid-word.
-    if (composingRef.current || event.nativeEvent.isComposing) {
-      return
-    }
-
-    // Cmd/Ctrl+Shift+K drains the next queued message. Plain Cmd/Ctrl+K is
-    // reserved for the global command palette.
-    if ((event.metaKey || event.ctrlKey) && !event.altKey && event.shiftKey && event.key.toLowerCase() === 'k') {
+    if ((event.metaKey || event.ctrlKey) && !event.altKey && !event.shiftKey && event.key.toLowerCase() === 'k') {
       event.preventDefault()
 
       if (!busy) {
@@ -1038,19 +938,7 @@ export function ChatBar({
     if (queueEdit) {
       exitQueuedEdit('save')
     } else if (busy) {
-      // Slash commands should execute immediately even while the agent is
-      // busy — they're client-side operations (/yolo, /skin, /new, /help,
-      // etc.) or self-contained gateway RPCs (/status, /compress).  onSubmit
-      // routes them to executeSlashCommand, which has its own per-command
-      // busy guard for commands that genuinely need an idle session (skill
-      // /send directives).  Queuing them would make every slash command wait
-      // for the current turn to finish, which is how the TUI never behaves.
-      if (!attachments.length && SLASH_COMMAND_RE.test(draft.trim())) {
-        const submitted = draft
-        triggerHaptic('submit')
-        clearDraft()
-        void onSubmit(submitted)
-      } else if (hasComposerPayload) {
+      if (hasComposerPayload) {
         queueCurrentDraft()
       } else {
         // Stop button: an explicit interrupt must actually halt the running
@@ -1068,8 +956,7 @@ export function ChatBar({
       const submitted = draft
       triggerHaptic('submit')
       clearDraft()
-      clearComposerAttachments()
-      void onSubmit(submitted, { attachments })
+      void onSubmit(submitted)
     }
 
     focusInput()
@@ -1194,11 +1081,11 @@ export function ChatBar({
   const input = (
     <div className={cn('relative', stacked ? 'w-full' : 'min-w-(--composer-input-inline-min-width) flex-1')}>
       <div
-        aria-label={t.composer.message}
-        autoCapitalize="off"
+        aria-label="Message"
         autoCorrect="off"
+        autoCapitalize="off"
         className={cn(
-          'min-h-(--composer-input-min-height) max-h-(--composer-input-max-height) overflow-y-auto whitespace-pre-wrap break-words [overflow-wrap:anywhere] bg-transparent pb-1 pr-1 pt-1 leading-normal text-foreground outline-none disabled:cursor-not-allowed',
+          'min-h-(--composer-input-min-height) max-h-(--composer-input-max-height) overflow-y-auto bg-transparent pb-1 pr-1 pt-1 leading-normal text-foreground outline-none disabled:cursor-not-allowed',
           'empty:before:content-[attr(data-placeholder)] empty:before:text-muted-foreground/60',
           '**:data-ref-text:cursor-default',
           stacked && 'pl-3',
@@ -1208,12 +1095,6 @@ export function ChatBar({
         data-placeholder={placeholder}
         data-slot={RICH_INPUT_SLOT}
         onBlur={() => window.setTimeout(closeTrigger, 80)}
-        onCompositionEnd={() => {
-          composingRef.current = false
-        }}
-        onCompositionStart={() => {
-          composingRef.current = true
-        }}
         onDragOver={handleInputDragOver}
         onDrop={handleInputDrop}
         onFocus={() => markActiveComposer('main')}
@@ -1242,7 +1123,7 @@ export function ChatBar({
 
         `asChild` swaps TextareaAutosize for a Radix Slot wrapping our
         plain <textarea>, which carries the binding but skips autosize. */}
-      <ComposerPrimitive.Input asChild submitMode="ctrlEnter" tabIndex={-1} unstable_focusOnScrollToBottom={false}>
+      <ComposerPrimitive.Input asChild tabIndex={-1} unstable_focusOnScrollToBottom={false}>
         <textarea aria-hidden className="sr-only" tabIndex={-1} />
       </ComposerPrimitive.Input>
     </div>
@@ -1262,11 +1143,6 @@ export function ChatBar({
           onDrop={handleDrop}
           onSubmit={e => {
             e.preventDefault()
-
-            if (composingRef.current) {
-              return
-            }
-
             submitDraft()
           }}
           ref={composerRef}
@@ -1369,7 +1245,7 @@ export function ChatBar({
                     'grid w-full',
                     stacked
                       ? 'grid-cols-[auto_1fr] gap-(--composer-row-gap) [grid-template-areas:"input_input"_"menu_controls"]'
-                      : 'grid-cols-[auto_1fr_auto] items-center gap-(--composer-control-gap) [grid-template-areas:"menu_input_controls"]'
+                      : 'grid-cols-[auto_1fr_auto] items-end gap-(--composer-control-gap) [grid-template-areas:"menu_input_controls"]'
                   )}
                 >
                   <div className="flex items-center [grid-area:menu]">{contextMenu}</div>

apps/desktop/src/app/chat/composer/inline-refs.ts

@@ -5,49 +5,6 @@ import type { DroppedFile } from '../hooks/use-composer-actions'
 
 import { composerPlainText, escapeHtml, placeCaretEnd, refChipHtml } from './rich-editor'
 
-/** A chip to insert: a raw `@kind:value` string, or a typed value + display label. */
-export type InlineRefInput = string | { kind: string; label?: string; value: string }
-
-/** MIME for an in-app session drag (sidebar row → composer). */
-export const HERMES_SESSION_MIME = 'application/x-hermes-session'
-
-export interface SessionDragPayload {
-  id: string
-  profile: string
-  title: string
-}
-
-export function writeSessionDrag(transfer: DataTransfer, payload: SessionDragPayload) {
-  transfer.setData(HERMES_SESSION_MIME, JSON.stringify(payload))
-  transfer.effectAllowed = 'copy'
-}
-
-export function dragHasSession(transfer: DataTransfer | null) {
-  return Boolean(transfer) && Array.from(transfer!.types || []).includes(HERMES_SESSION_MIME)
-}
-
-export function readSessionDrag(transfer: DataTransfer | null): null | SessionDragPayload {
-  const raw = transfer?.getData(HERMES_SESSION_MIME)
-
-  if (!raw) {
-    return null
-  }
-
-  try {
-    const parsed = JSON.parse(raw) as Partial<SessionDragPayload>
-
-    return parsed.id ? { id: parsed.id, profile: parsed.profile || 'default', title: parsed.title || '' } : null
-  } catch {
-    return null
-  }
-}
-
-/** Build a `@session:<profile>/<id>` chip. Value carries the metadata the agent
- * needs to resolve the link (session_search); label shows the friendly title. */
-export function sessionInlineRef({ id, profile, title }: SessionDragPayload): InlineRefInput {
-  return { kind: 'session', label: title || `chat ${id.slice(0, 8)}`, value: `${profile || 'default'}/${id}` }
-}
-
 export function dragHasAttachments(transfer: DataTransfer | null, pathsMime: string) {
   if (!transfer) {
     return false
@@ -83,17 +40,13 @@ export function droppedFileInlineRef(candidate: DroppedFile, cwd: string | null
   return `@${kind}:${formatRefValue(rel)}`
 }
 
-export function insertInlineRefsIntoEditor(editor: HTMLDivElement, refs: readonly InlineRefInput[]) {
+export function insertInlineRefsIntoEditor(editor: HTMLDivElement, refs: readonly string[]) {
   if (!refs.length) {
     return null
   }
 
   const refsHtml = refs
     .map(ref => {
-      if (typeof ref !== 'string') {
-        return refChipHtml(ref.kind, ref.value, ref.label)
-      }
-
       const match = ref.match(/^@([^:]+):(.+)$/)
 
       return match ? refChipHtml(match[1], match[2]) : escapeHtml(ref)

apps/desktop/src/app/chat/composer/queue-panel.tsx

@@ -2,8 +2,6 @@ import { useState } from 'react'
 
 import { Button } from '@/components/ui/button'
 import { DisclosureCaret } from '@/components/ui/disclosure-caret'
-import { Tip } from '@/components/ui/tooltip'
-import { type Translations, useI18n } from '@/i18n'
 import { ArrowUp, Pencil, Trash2 } from '@/lib/icons'
 import { cn } from '@/lib/utils'
 import type { QueuedPromptEntry } from '@/store/composer-queue'
@@ -17,12 +15,10 @@ interface QueuePanelProps {
   onSendNow: (id: string) => void
 }
 
-const entryPreview = (entry: QueuedPromptEntry, c: Translations['composer']) =>
-  entry.text.trim() || (entry.attachments.length > 0 ? c.attachmentOnly : c.emptyTurn)
+const entryPreview = (entry: QueuedPromptEntry) =>
+  entry.text.trim() || (entry.attachments.length > 0 ? 'Attachment-only turn' : 'Empty turn')
 
 export function QueuePanel({ busy, editingId, entries, onDelete, onEdit, onSendNow }: QueuePanelProps) {
-  const { t } = useI18n()
-  const c = t.composer
   const [collapsed, setCollapsed] = useState(false)
 
   if (entries.length === 0) {
@@ -37,7 +33,7 @@ export function QueuePanel({ busy, editingId, entries, onDelete, onEdit, onSendN
         type="button"
       >
         <DisclosureCaret className="shrink-0" open={!collapsed} size="0.875rem" />
-        <span className="truncate">{c.queued(entries.length)}</span>
+        <span className="truncate">{entries.length} Queued</span>
       </button>
 
       {!collapsed && (
@@ -60,17 +56,17 @@ export function QueuePanel({ busy, editingId, entries, onDelete, onEdit, onSendN
                   className="h-3.5 w-3.5 shrink-0 rounded-full border border-foreground/35 bg-transparent"
                 />
                 <div className="min-w-0 flex-1">
-                  <p className="truncate text-[0.73rem] leading-4 text-foreground/92">{entryPreview(entry, c)}</p>
+                  <p className="truncate text-[0.73rem] leading-4 text-foreground/92">{entryPreview(entry)}</p>
                   {(attachmentsCount > 0 || isEditing) && (
                     <div className="mt-0.5 flex items-center gap-1.5 text-[0.64rem] text-muted-foreground/75">
                       {attachmentsCount > 0 && (
                         <span>
-                          {c.attachments(attachmentsCount)}
+                          {attachmentsCount} attachment{attachmentsCount === 1 ? '' : 's'}
                         </span>
                       )}
                       {isEditing && (
                         <span className="text-[color-mix(in_srgb,var(--dt-composer-ring)_78%,var(--muted-foreground))]">
-                          {c.editingInComposer}
+                          Editing in composer
                         </span>
                       )}
                     </div>
@@ -84,44 +80,41 @@ export function QueuePanel({ busy, editingId, entries, onDelete, onEdit, onSendN
                       : 'opacity-0 group-hover/queue-row:opacity-100 group-focus-within/queue-row:opacity-100'
                   )}
                 >
-                  <Tip label={c.editQueued}>
-                    <Button
-                      aria-label={c.editQueued}
-                      className="h-5 w-5 rounded-md"
-                      disabled={Boolean(editingId) && !isEditing}
-                      onClick={() => onEdit(entry)}
-                      size="icon-xs"
-                      type="button"
-                      variant="ghost"
-                    >
-                      <Pencil size={11} />
-                    </Button>
-                  </Tip>
-                  <Tip label={c.sendQueuedNow}>
-                    <Button
-                      aria-label={c.sendQueuedNow}
-                      className="h-5 w-5 rounded-md"
-                      disabled={busy || isEditing}
-                      onClick={() => onSendNow(entry.id)}
-                      size="icon-xs"
-                      type="button"
-                      variant="ghost"
-                    >
-                      <ArrowUp size={11} />
-                    </Button>
-                  </Tip>
-                  <Tip label={c.deleteQueued}>
-                    <Button
-                      aria-label={c.deleteQueued}
-                      className="h-5 w-5 rounded-md"
-                      onClick={() => onDelete(entry.id)}
-                      size="icon-xs"
-                      type="button"
-                      variant="ghost"
-                    >
-                      <Trash2 size={11} />
-                    </Button>
-                  </Tip>
+                  <Button
+                    aria-label="Edit queued turn"
+                    className="h-5 w-5 rounded-md"
+                    disabled={Boolean(editingId) && !isEditing}
+                    onClick={() => onEdit(entry)}
+                    size="icon-xs"
+                    title="Edit queued turn"
+                    type="button"
+                    variant="ghost"
+                  >
+                    <Pencil size={11} />
+                  </Button>
+                  <Button
+                    aria-label="Send queued turn now"
+                    className="h-5 w-5 rounded-md"
+                    disabled={busy || isEditing}
+                    onClick={() => onSendNow(entry.id)}
+                    size="icon-xs"
+                    title="Send queued turn now"
+                    type="button"
+                    variant="ghost"
+                  >
+                    <ArrowUp size={11} />
+                  </Button>
+                  <Button
+                    aria-label="Delete queued turn"
+                    className="h-5 w-5 rounded-md"
+                    onClick={() => onDelete(entry.id)}
+                    size="icon-xs"
+                    title="Delete queued turn"
+                    type="button"
+                    variant="ghost"
+                  >
+                    <Trash2 size={11} />
+                  </Button>
                 </div>
               </div>
             )

apps/desktop/src/app/chat/composer/rich-editor.ts

@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ import {
 
 export const RICH_INPUT_SLOT = 'composer-rich-input'
 
-export const REF_RE = /@(file|folder|url|image|tool|line|terminal|session):(`[^`\n]+`|"[^"\n]+"|'[^'\n]+'|\S+)/g
+export const REF_RE = /@(file|folder|url|image|tool|line|terminal):(`[^`\n]+`|"[^"\n]+"|'[^'\n]+'|\S+)/g
 
 const ESC: Record<string, string> = { '&': '&amp;', '<': '&lt;', '>': '&gt;', '"': '&quot;', "'": '&#039;' }
 
@@ -52,14 +52,14 @@ export function quoteRefValue(value: string) {
   return formatRefValue(value)
 }
 
-export function refChipHtml(kind: string, rawValue: string, displayLabel?: string) {
+export function refChipHtml(kind: string, rawValue: string) {
   const id = unquoteRef(rawValue)
   const text = `@${kind}:${quoteRefValue(id)}`
 
-  return `<span contenteditable="false" data-ref-text="${escapeHtml(text)}" data-ref-id="${escapeHtml(id)}" data-ref-kind="${escapeHtml(kind)}" class="${DIRECTIVE_CHIP_CLASS}">${directiveIconSvg(kind)}<span class="truncate">${escapeHtml(displayLabel || refLabel(id))}</span></span>`
+  return `<span contenteditable="false" data-ref-text="${escapeHtml(text)}" data-ref-id="${escapeHtml(id)}" data-ref-kind="${escapeHtml(kind)}" class="${DIRECTIVE_CHIP_CLASS}">${directiveIconSvg(kind)}<span class="truncate">${escapeHtml(refLabel(id))}</span></span>`
 }
 
-export function refChipElement(kind: string, rawValue: string, displayLabel?: string) {
+export function refChipElement(kind: string, rawValue: string) {
   const id = unquoteRef(rawValue)
   const text = `@${kind}:${quoteRefValue(id)}`
   const chip = document.createElement('span')
@@ -71,7 +71,7 @@ export function refChipElement(kind: string, rawValue: string, displayLabel?: st
   chip.dataset.refKind = kind
   chip.className = DIRECTIVE_CHIP_CLASS
   label.className = 'truncate'
-  label.textContent = displayLabel || refLabel(id)
+  label.textContent = refLabel(id)
   chip.append(directiveIconElement(kind), label)
 
   return chip

apps/desktop/src/app/chat/composer/skin-slash-popover.tsx

@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
-import { useI18n } from '@/i18n'
 import { desktopSkinSlashCompletions } from '@/lib/desktop-slash-commands'
 import { triggerHaptic } from '@/lib/haptics'
 import { useTheme } from '@/themes/context'
@@ -11,8 +10,6 @@ interface SkinSlashPopoverProps {
 }
 
 export function SkinSlashPopover({ draft, onSelect }: SkinSlashPopoverProps) {
-  const { t } = useI18n()
-  const c = t.composer
   const { availableThemes, themeName } = useTheme()
   const match = draft.match(/^\/skin\s+(\S*)$/i)
 
@@ -24,7 +21,7 @@ export function SkinSlashPopover({ draft, onSelect }: SkinSlashPopoverProps) {
 
   return (
     <div
-      aria-label={c.themeSuggestions}
+      aria-label="Desktop theme suggestions"
       className={COMPLETION_DRAWER_CLASS}
       data-slot="composer-skin-completion-drawer"
       data-state="open"
@@ -32,10 +29,8 @@ export function SkinSlashPopover({ draft, onSelect }: SkinSlashPopoverProps) {
     >
       <div className="grid gap-0.5 pt-0.5">
         {items.length === 0 ? (
-          <CompletionDrawerEmpty title={c.noMatchingThemes}>
-            {c.themeTryPre}
-            <span className="font-mono text-foreground/80">/skin list</span>
-            {c.themeTryPost}
+          <CompletionDrawerEmpty title="No matching themes.">
+            Try <span className="font-mono text-foreground/80">/skin list</span>.
           </CompletionDrawerEmpty>
         ) : (
           items.map(item => (

apps/desktop/src/app/chat/composer/slash-nav-dom-repro.test.tsx

@@ -37,10 +37,7 @@ function Harness({
   const refreshTrigger = useCallback(() => {
     const editor = editorRef.current
 
-    if (!editor) {
-      return
-    }
-
+    if (!editor) {return}
     const raw = editor.textContent ?? ''
 
     if (!raw.includes('@') && !raw.includes('/')) {

apps/desktop/src/app/chat/composer/text-utils.test.ts

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 import { describe, expect, it } from 'vitest'
 
-import { blobDedupeKey, detectTrigger, extractClipboardImageBlobs } from './text-utils'
+import { detectTrigger } from './text-utils'
 
 describe('detectTrigger', () => {
   it('detects a bare slash trigger with an empty query', () => {
@@ -23,55 +23,3 @@ describe('detectTrigger', () => {
     expect(detectTrigger('hello there')).toBeNull()
   })
 })
-
-describe('extractClipboardImageBlobs', () => {
-  it('dedupes the same image exposed on both items and files', () => {
-    const image = new File([new Uint8Array([1, 2, 3])], 'paste.png', {
-      type: 'image/png',
-      lastModified: 1_700_000_000_000
-    })
-
-    const clipboard = {
-      files: {
-        length: 1,
-        item: (index: number) => (index === 0 ? image : null)
-      },
-      getData: () => '',
-      items: [
-        {
-          kind: 'file',
-          type: 'image/png',
-          getAsFile: () => image
-        }
-      ]
-    } as unknown as DataTransfer
-
-    expect(extractClipboardImageBlobs(clipboard)).toEqual([image])
-  })
-
-  it('falls back to files when items has no image', () => {
-    const image = new File([new Uint8Array([4, 5])], 'shot.jpg', {
-      type: 'image/jpeg',
-      lastModified: 1_700_000_000_001
-    })
-
-    const clipboard = {
-      files: {
-        length: 1,
-        item: (index: number) => (index === 0 ? image : null)
-      },
-      getData: () => '',
-      items: []
-    } as unknown as DataTransfer
-
-    expect(extractClipboardImageBlobs(clipboard)).toEqual([image])
-  })
-})
-
-describe('blobDedupeKey', () => {
-  it('uses file metadata for File blobs', () => {
-    const file = new File([], 'a.png', { type: 'image/png', lastModified: 42 })
-
-    expect(blobDedupeKey(file)).toBe('file:a.png:0:image/png:42')
-  })
-})

apps/desktop/src/app/chat/composer/text-utils.ts

@@ -8,31 +8,16 @@ export interface TriggerState {
 
 const TRIGGER_RE = /(?:^|[\s])([@/])([^\s@/]*)$/
 
-/** Stable key for paste dedupe — `items` and `files` often mirror the same image as different objects. */
-export function blobDedupeKey(blob: Blob): string {
-  if (blob instanceof File) {
-    return `file:${blob.name}:${blob.size}:${blob.type}:${blob.lastModified}`
-  }
-
-  return `blob:${blob.size}:${blob.type}`
-}
-
 export function extractClipboardImageBlobs(clipboard: DataTransfer): Blob[] {
   const blobs: Blob[] = []
-  const seen = new Set<string>()
+  const seen = new Set<Blob>()
 
   const push = (blob: Blob | null) => {
-    if (!blob || blob.size === 0) {
+    if (!blob || blob.size === 0 || seen.has(blob)) {
       return
     }
 
-    const key = blobDedupeKey(blob)
-
-    if (seen.has(key)) {
-      return
-    }
-
-    seen.add(key)
+    seen.add(blob)
     blobs.push(blob)
   }
 
@@ -44,8 +29,7 @@ export function extractClipboardImageBlobs(clipboard: DataTransfer): Blob[] {
     }
   }
 
-  // Chromium/Electron expose the same pasted image on both `items` and `files`.
-  if (blobs.length === 0 && clipboard.files?.length) {
+  if (clipboard.files?.length) {
     for (let i = 0; i < clipboard.files.length; i += 1) {
       const file = clipboard.files.item(i)
 

apps/desktop/src/app/chat/composer/url-dialog.tsx

@@ -10,7 +10,6 @@ import {
   DialogTitle
 } from '@/components/ui/dialog'
 import { Input } from '@/components/ui/input'
-import { useI18n } from '@/i18n'
 import { Globe } from '@/lib/icons'
 
 const URL_HINT = /^https?:\/\//i
@@ -30,8 +29,6 @@ export function UrlDialog({
   open: boolean
   value: string
 }) {
-  const { t } = useI18n()
-  const c = t.composer
   const trimmed = value.trim()
   const looksLikeUrl = trimmed.length > 0 && URL_HINT.test(trimmed)
 
@@ -46,8 +43,8 @@ export function UrlDialog({
             <Globe className="size-4" />
           </span>
           <div className="grid gap-0.5 text-left">
-            <DialogTitle>{c.attachUrlTitle}</DialogTitle>
-            <DialogDescription>{c.attachUrlDesc}</DialogDescription>
+            <DialogTitle>Attach a URL</DialogTitle>
+            <DialogDescription>Hermes will fetch the page and include it as context for this turn.</DialogDescription>
           </div>
         </DialogHeader>
         <form
@@ -63,24 +60,23 @@ export function UrlDialog({
               autoCorrect="off"
               inputMode="url"
               onChange={e => onChange(e.target.value)}
-              placeholder={c.urlPlaceholder}
+              placeholder="https://example.com/post"
               ref={inputRef}
               spellCheck={false}
               value={value}
             />
             {trimmed.length > 0 && !looksLikeUrl && (
               <p className="text-xs text-muted-foreground/85">
-                {c.urlHintPre}
-                <span className="font-mono">https://…</span>
+                Include the full URL, e.g. <span className="font-mono">https://…</span>
               </p>
             )}
           </div>
           <DialogFooter>
             <Button onClick={() => onOpenChange(false)} type="button" variant="ghost">
-              {t.common.cancel}
+              Cancel
             </Button>
             <Button disabled={!looksLikeUrl} type="submit">
-              {c.attach}
+              Attach
             </Button>
           </DialogFooter>
         </form>

apps/desktop/src/app/chat/composer/voice-activity.tsx

@@ -2,7 +2,6 @@ import { useStore } from '@nanostores/react'
 import { useEffect, useRef } from 'react'
 
 import { Button } from '@/components/ui/button'
-import { useI18n } from '@/i18n'
 import { Loader2, Mic, Volume2, VolumeX } from '@/lib/icons'
 import { cn } from '@/lib/utils'
 import { stopVoicePlayback } from '@/lib/voice-playback'
@@ -164,14 +163,12 @@ function PlaybackWaveform({ audioElement }: { audioElement: HTMLAudioElement | n
 }
 
 export function VoiceActivity({ state }: { state: VoiceActivityState }) {
-  const { t } = useI18n()
-
   if (state.status === 'idle') {
     return null
   }
 
   const recording = state.status === 'recording'
-  const title = recording ? t.composer.dictating : t.composer.transcribing
+  const title = recording ? 'Dictating' : 'Transcribing'
 
   return (
     <div
@@ -204,7 +201,6 @@ export function VoiceActivity({ state }: { state: VoiceActivityState }) {
 }
 
 export function VoicePlaybackActivity() {
-  const { t } = useI18n()
   const playback = useStore($voicePlayback)
 
   if (playback.status === 'idle') {
@@ -214,10 +210,10 @@ export function VoicePlaybackActivity() {
   const preparing = playback.status === 'preparing'
 
   const title = preparing
-    ? t.composer.preparingAudio
+    ? 'Preparing audio'
     : playback.source === 'voice-conversation'
-      ? t.composer.speakingResponse
-      : t.composer.readingAloud
+      ? 'Speaking response'
+      : 'Reading aloud'
 
   return (
     <div

apps/desktop/src/app/chat/hooks/use-file-drop-zone.ts

@@ -1,71 +1,50 @@
 import { type DragEvent as ReactDragEvent, useCallback, useRef, useState } from 'react'
 
-import {
-  dragHasAttachments,
-  dragHasSession,
-  readSessionDrag,
-  type SessionDragPayload
-} from '@/app/chat/composer/inline-refs'
+import { dragHasAttachments } from '@/app/chat/composer/inline-refs'
 
 import { type DroppedFile, extractDroppedFiles, HERMES_PATHS_MIME } from './use-composer-actions'
 
-export type DragKind = 'files' | 'session' | null
-
-const dragKindOf = (event: ReactDragEvent): DragKind => {
-  if (dragHasSession(event.dataTransfer)) {
-    return 'session'
-  }
-
-  if (dragHasAttachments(event.dataTransfer, HERMES_PATHS_MIME)) {
-    return 'files'
-  }
-
-  return null
-}
+const hasFiles = (event: ReactDragEvent) => dragHasAttachments(event.dataTransfer, HERMES_PATHS_MIME)
 
 interface FileDropZoneOptions {
   /** When false the zone ignores drags entirely. */
   enabled?: boolean
   onDropFiles: (files: DroppedFile[]) => void
-  onDropSession?: (session: SessionDragPayload) => void
 }
 
 /**
- * "Drop anywhere in this region" affordance for files *and* in-app session
- * links. An enter/leave depth counter keeps nested children from flickering the
- * active state; `onDropCapture` clears it even when a nested target (the
- * composer) handles the drop and stops propagation before our bubble-phase
- * `onDrop` would fire.
+ * "Drop files anywhere in this region" affordance. An enter/leave depth counter
+ * keeps nested children from flickering the active state; `onDropCapture` clears
+ * it even when a nested target (the composer) handles the drop and stops
+ * propagation before our bubble-phase `onDrop` would fire.
  *
- * Spread `dropHandlers` onto the container; render an overlay off `dragKind`.
+ * Spread `dropHandlers` onto the container; render an overlay off `dragActive`.
  */
-export function useFileDropZone({ enabled = true, onDropFiles, onDropSession }: FileDropZoneOptions) {
-  const [dragKind, setDragKind] = useState<DragKind>(null)
+export function useFileDropZone({ enabled = true, onDropFiles }: FileDropZoneOptions) {
+  const [dragActive, setDragActive] = useState(false)
   const depth = useRef(0)
 
   const reset = useCallback(() => {
     depth.current = 0
-    setDragKind(null)
+    setDragActive(false)
   }, [])
 
   const onDragEnter = useCallback(
     (event: ReactDragEvent) => {
-      const kind = enabled ? dragKindOf(event) : null
-
-      if (!kind) {
+      if (!enabled || !hasFiles(event)) {
         return
       }
 
       event.preventDefault()
       depth.current += 1
-      setDragKind(kind)
+      setDragActive(true)
     },
     [enabled]
   )
 
   const onDragOver = useCallback(
     (event: ReactDragEvent) => {
-      if (!enabled || !dragKindOf(event)) {
+      if (!enabled || !hasFiles(event)) {
         return
       }
 
@@ -83,36 +62,21 @@ export function useFileDropZone({ enabled = true, onDropFiles, onDropSession }:
 
   const onDrop = useCallback(
     (event: ReactDragEvent) => {
-      const kind = enabled ? dragKindOf(event) : null
-
-      if (!kind) {
+      if (!enabled || !hasFiles(event)) {
         return
       }
 
       event.preventDefault()
       reset()
 
-      if (kind === 'session') {
-        const session = readSessionDrag(event.dataTransfer)
-
-        if (session) {
-          onDropSession?.(session)
-        }
-
-        return
-      }
-
       const files = extractDroppedFiles(event.dataTransfer)
 
       if (files.length) {
         onDropFiles(files)
       }
     },
-    [enabled, onDropFiles, onDropSession, reset]
+    [enabled, onDropFiles, reset]
   )
 
-  return {
-    dragKind,
-    dropHandlers: { onDragEnter, onDragLeave, onDragOver, onDrop, onDropCapture: reset }
-  }
+  return { dragActive, dropHandlers: { onDragEnter, onDragLeave, onDragOver, onDrop, onDropCapture: reset } }
 }

apps/desktop/src/app/chat/index.tsx

@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ import { useLocation } from 'react-router-dom'
 
 import { Thread } from '@/components/assistant-ui/thread'
 import { Backdrop } from '@/components/Backdrop'
-import { PromptOverlays } from '@/components/prompt-overlays'
+import { NotificationStack } from '@/components/notifications'
 import { Button } from '@/components/ui/button'
 import { Codicon } from '@/components/ui/codicon'
 import { getGlobalModelOptions, type HermesGateway } from '@/hermes'
@@ -22,7 +22,6 @@ import { useIncrementalExternalStoreRuntime } from '@/lib/incremental-external-s
 import { cn } from '@/lib/utils'
 import type { ComposerAttachment } from '@/store/composer'
 import { $pinnedSessionIds } from '@/store/layout'
-import { $gatewaySwapTarget } from '@/store/profile'
 import {
   $activeSessionId,
   $awaitingResponse,
@@ -37,8 +36,7 @@ import {
   $introSeed,
   $messages,
   $selectedStoredSessionId,
-  $sessions,
-  sessionPinId
+  $sessions
 } from '@/store/session'
 import type { ModelOptionsResponse } from '@/types/hermes'
 
@@ -46,10 +44,9 @@ import { routeSessionId } from '../routes'
 import { titlebarHeaderBaseClass, titlebarHeaderShadowClass } from '../shell/titlebar'
 
 import { ChatDropOverlay } from './chat-drop-overlay'
-import { ChatSwapOverlay } from './chat-swap-overlay'
 import { ChatBar, ChatBarFallback } from './composer'
-import { requestComposerInsert, requestComposerInsertRefs } from './composer/focus'
-import { droppedFileInlineRef, type SessionDragPayload, sessionInlineRef } from './composer/inline-refs'
+import { requestComposerInsert } from './composer/focus'
+import { droppedFileInlineRef } from './composer/inline-refs'
 import type { ChatBarState } from './composer/types'
 import type { DroppedFile } from './hooks/use-composer-actions'
 import { useFileDropZone } from './hooks/use-file-drop-zone'
@@ -99,27 +96,9 @@ function ChatHeader({
 }: ChatHeaderProps) {
   const sessions = useStore($sessions)
   const pinnedSessionIds = useStore($pinnedSessionIds)
-
-  const activeStoredSession =
-    sessions.find(session => session.id === selectedSessionId || session._lineage_root_id === selectedSessionId) || null
-
+  const activeStoredSession = sessions.find(session => session.id === selectedSessionId) || null
   const title = activeStoredSession ? sessionTitle(activeStoredSession) : 'New session'
-
-  // Pins live on the durable lineage-root id, but selectedSessionId is the live
-  // (tip) id — resolve through the loaded row so the menu reflects the pin
-  // state after auto-compression rotates the id.
-  const selectedIsPinned = activeStoredSession
-    ? pinnedSessionIds.includes(sessionPinId(activeStoredSession))
-    : selectedSessionId
-      ? pinnedSessionIds.includes(selectedSessionId)
-      : false
-
-  // A brand-new session has no session to pin/delete/rename, so the header is
-  // just a dead "New session" label + chevron. Drop it (and its border)
-  // entirely until there's a real session to act on.
-  if (!selectedSessionId && !activeSessionId && !isRoutedSessionView) {
-    return null
-  }
+  const selectedIsPinned = selectedSessionId ? pinnedSessionIds.includes(selectedSessionId) : false
 
   return (
     <header className={cn(titlebarHeaderBaseClass, isRoutedSessionView && titlebarHeaderShadowClass)}>
@@ -134,7 +113,7 @@ function ChatHeader({
           title={title}
         >
           <Button
-            className="pointer-events-auto h-6 min-w-0 gap-1 border border-transparent bg-transparent px-2 py-0 text-(--ui-text-secondary) hover:border-(--ui-stroke-tertiary) hover:bg-(--ui-control-hover-background) hover:text-foreground data-[state=open]:border-(--ui-stroke-tertiary) data-[state=open]:bg-(--ui-control-active-background) [-webkit-app-region:no-drag]"
+            className="pointer-events-auto h-6 min-w-0 gap-1 rounded-md border border-transparent bg-transparent px-2 py-0 text-(--ui-text-secondary) hover:border-(--ui-stroke-tertiary) hover:bg-(--ui-control-hover-background) hover:text-foreground data-[state=open]:border-(--ui-stroke-tertiary) data-[state=open]:bg-(--ui-control-active-background) [-webkit-app-region:no-drag]"
             type="button"
             variant="ghost"
           >
@@ -180,7 +159,6 @@ export function ChatView({
   const currentProvider = useStore($currentProvider)
   const freshDraftReady = useStore($freshDraftReady)
   const gatewayState = useStore($gatewayState)
-  const gatewaySwapTarget = useStore($gatewaySwapTarget)
   const gatewayOpen = gatewayState === 'open'
   const introPersonality = useStore($introPersonality)
   const introSeed = useStore($introSeed)
@@ -309,13 +287,7 @@ export function ChatView({
     [currentCwd]
   )
 
-  // Dropping a sidebar session inserts an @session link the agent can resolve
-  // via session_search (carries the source profile, so cross-profile works).
-  const onDropSession = useCallback((session: SessionDragPayload) => {
-    requestComposerInsertRefs([sessionInlineRef(session)], { target: 'main' })
-  }, [])
-
-  const { dragKind, dropHandlers } = useFileDropZone({ enabled: showChatBar, onDropFiles, onDropSession })
+  const { dragActive, dropHandlers } = useFileDropZone({ enabled: showChatBar, onDropFiles })
 
   return (
     <div
@@ -333,7 +305,7 @@ export function ChatView({
         selectedSessionId={selectedSessionId}
       />
 
-      <PromptOverlays />
+      <NotificationStack />
 
       <div
         className="relative min-h-0 max-w-full flex-1 overflow-hidden bg-(--ui-chat-surface-background) contain-[layout_paint]"
@@ -379,8 +351,7 @@ export function ChatView({
             </Suspense>
           )}
         </AssistantRuntimeProvider>
-        <ChatDropOverlay kind={dragKind} />
-        <ChatSwapOverlay profile={gatewaySwapTarget} />
+        <ChatDropOverlay active={dragActive} />
       </div>
     </div>
   )

apps/desktop/src/app/chat/perf-probe.tsx

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 import { Profiler, type ProfilerOnRenderCallback, type ReactNode } from 'react'
 
-import { $messages, setBusy, setMessages } from '@/store/session'
+import { $messages, setMessages, setBusy } from '@/store/session'
 
 type Sample = {
   id: string
@@ -40,16 +40,13 @@ if (typeof window !== 'undefined' && !window.__PERF_PROBE__) {
     },
     summary: () => {
       const byId = new Map<string, number[]>()
-
       for (const s of samples) {
         const k = `${s.id}:${s.phase}`
         const arr = byId.get(k) ?? []
         arr.push(s.actualDuration)
         byId.set(k, arr)
       }
-
       const out: Record<string, { count: number; total: number; max: number; p50: number; p95: number }> = {}
-
       for (const [k, arr] of byId) {
         arr.sort((a, b) => a - b)
         const total = arr.reduce((a, b) => a + b, 0)
@@ -58,27 +55,19 @@ if (typeof window !== 'undefined' && !window.__PERF_PROBE__) {
           total: Math.round(total * 100) / 100,
           max: Math.round(arr[arr.length - 1] * 100) / 100,
           p50: Math.round(arr[Math.floor(arr.length * 0.5)] * 100) / 100,
-          p95: Math.round(arr[Math.floor(arr.length * 0.95)] * 100) / 100
+          p95: Math.round(arr[Math.floor(arr.length * 0.95)] * 100) / 100,
         }
       }
-
       return out
-    }
+    },
   }
 }
 
 const onRender: ProfilerOnRenderCallback = (id, phase, actualDuration, baseDuration, startTime, commitTime) => {
   const probe = typeof window !== 'undefined' ? window.__PERF_PROBE__ : undefined
-
-  if (!probe || !probe.enabled) {
-    return
-  }
-
+  if (!probe || !probe.enabled) return
   probe.samples.push({ id, phase, actualDuration, baseDuration, startTime, commitTime })
-
-  if (probe.samples.length > 5000) {
-    probe.samples.splice(0, probe.samples.length - 5000)
-  }
+  if (probe.samples.length > 5000) probe.samples.splice(0, probe.samples.length - 5000)
 }
 
 if (typeof window !== 'undefined' && !window.__PERF_DRIVE__) {
@@ -97,11 +86,7 @@ if (typeof window !== 'undefined' && !window.__PERF_DRIVE__) {
     snapshotMsgs: () => $messages.get().length,
     reset: () => {
       activeHandle?.stop()
-
-      if (baseline) {
-        setMessages(baseline)
-      }
-
+      if (baseline) setMessages(baseline)
       baseline = null
       setBusy(false)
     },
@@ -119,11 +104,7 @@ if (typeof window !== 'undefined' && !window.__PERF_DRIVE__) {
     }: { chunk?: string; intervalMs?: number; totalTokens?: number; flushMinMs?: number } = {}) => {
       activeHandle?.stop()
       const current = $messages.get()
-
-      if (!baseline) {
-        baseline = current
-      }
-
+      if (!baseline) baseline = current
       const msgId = `synthetic-${Date.now()}`
       // Seed an empty assistant message — assistant-ui will see it grow.
       setMessages([
@@ -145,20 +126,13 @@ if (typeof window !== 'undefined' && !window.__PERF_DRIVE__) {
       let flushHandle: number | null = null
 
       const applyDelta = (delta: string) => {
-        if (!delta) {
-          return
-        }
-
+        if (!delta) return
         setMessages(prev =>
           prev.map(m => {
-            if (m.id !== msgId) {
-              return m
-            }
-
+            if (m.id !== msgId) return m
             const head = m.parts.slice(0, -1)
             const last = m.parts.at(-1)
             const lastText = last && last.type === 'text' ? last.text : ''
-
             return {
               ...m,
               parts: [...head, { type: 'text', text: lastText + delta }]
@@ -176,16 +150,8 @@ if (typeof window !== 'undefined' && !window.__PERF_DRIVE__) {
       }
 
       const scheduleFlush = () => {
-        if (flushHandle !== null) {
-          return
-        }
-
-        if (flushMinMs <= 0) {
-          flushNow()
-
-          return
-        }
-
+        if (flushHandle !== null) return
+        if (flushMinMs <= 0) { flushNow(); return }
         const since = performance.now() - lastFlushAt
         const wait = Math.max(0, flushMinMs - since)
         flushHandle =
@@ -196,62 +162,48 @@ if (typeof window !== 'undefined' && !window.__PERF_DRIVE__) {
 
       const handle: SyntheticDriverHandle = {
         stop: () => {
-          if (timer) {
-            clearTimeout(timer)
-          }
-
+          if (timer) clearTimeout(timer)
           timer = null
-
           if (flushHandle !== null) {
             clearTimeout(flushHandle)
             cancelAnimationFrame?.(flushHandle)
           }
-
           flushHandle = null
-
           if (pendingDelta) {
             applyDelta(pendingDelta)
             pendingDelta = ''
           }
-
           activeHandle = null
           // Mark message finalized.
-          setMessages(prev => prev.map(m => (m.id === msgId ? { ...m, pending: false } : m)))
+          setMessages(prev =>
+            prev.map(m =>
+              m.id === msgId
+                ? { ...m, pending: false }
+                : m
+            )
+          )
           setBusy(false)
         }
       }
-
       activeHandle = handle
 
       const tick = () => {
-        if (activeHandle !== handle) {
-          return
-        }
-
+        if (activeHandle !== handle) return
         if (pushed >= totalTokens) {
-          if (pendingDelta) {
-            flushNow()
-          }
-
+          if (pendingDelta) flushNow()
           handle.stop()
-
           return
         }
-
         pushed += 1
-
         if (flushMinMs > 0) {
           pendingDelta += chunk
           scheduleFlush()
         } else {
           applyDelta(chunk)
         }
-
         timer = setTimeout(tick, intervalMs)
       }
-
       timer = setTimeout(tick, intervalMs)
-
       return handle
     }
   }

apps/desktop/src/app/chat/right-rail/preview-console.tsx

@@ -4,7 +4,6 @@ import { useEffect, useMemo, useRef } from 'react'
 
 import { requestComposerInsert } from '@/app/chat/composer/focus'
 import { CopyButton } from '@/components/ui/copy-button'
-import { Tip } from '@/components/ui/tooltip'
 import { PanelBottom, Send, Trash2 } from '@/lib/icons'
 import { cn } from '@/lib/utils'
 import { notify } from '@/store/notifications'
@@ -81,18 +80,17 @@ function ConsoleRow({ copyText, log, onSend, onToggleSelect, selected }: Console
         selected && 'border-border/60 bg-accent/40'
       )}
     >
-      <Tip label={selected ? 'Deselect entry' : 'Select entry'}>
-        <button
-          className={cn(
-            'mt-0.5 text-left uppercase opacity-70 transition-colors hover:opacity-100',
-            consoleLevelClass[log.level] ?? consoleLevelClass[0]
-          )}
-          onClick={onToggleSelect}
-          type="button"
-        >
-          {consoleLevelLabel[log.level] || 'log'}
-        </button>
-      </Tip>
+      <button
+        className={cn(
+          'mt-0.5 cursor-pointer text-left uppercase opacity-70 transition-colors hover:opacity-100',
+          consoleLevelClass[log.level] ?? consoleLevelClass[0]
+        )}
+        onClick={onToggleSelect}
+        title={selected ? 'Deselect entry' : 'Select entry'}
+        type="button"
+      >
+        {consoleLevelLabel[log.level] || 'log'}
+      </button>
       <div className="min-w-0" data-selectable-text="true">
         <span className={cn('block wrap-break-word', consoleLevelClass[log.level] ?? consoleLevelClass[0])}>
           {log.message}
@@ -114,15 +112,14 @@ function ConsoleRow({ copyText, log, onSend, onToggleSelect, selected }: Console
           showLabel={false}
           text={copyText}
         />
-        <Tip label="Send this entry to chat">
-          <button
-            className="rounded-md p-1 text-muted-foreground transition-colors hover:bg-accent hover:text-foreground"
-            onClick={onSend}
-            type="button"
-          >
-            <Send className="size-3" />
-          </button>
-        </Tip>
+        <button
+          className="rounded-md p-1 text-muted-foreground transition-colors hover:bg-accent hover:text-foreground"
+          onClick={onSend}
+          title="Send this entry to chat"
+          type="button"
+        >
+          <Send className="size-3" />
+        </button>
       </span>
     </div>
   )
@@ -228,6 +225,11 @@ export function PreviewConsolePanel({
             className="inline-flex items-center gap-1 rounded-md px-1.5 py-0.5 text-[0.625rem] text-muted-foreground transition-colors hover:bg-accent hover:text-foreground disabled:opacity-40"
             disabled={sendableLogs.length === 0}
             onClick={() => sendLogsToComposer(sendableLogs)}
+            title={
+              visibleSelection.length > 0
+                ? `Send ${visibleSelection.length} selected to chat`
+                : 'Send all log entries to chat'
+            }
             type="button"
           >
             <Send className="size-3" />
@@ -248,6 +250,7 @@ export function PreviewConsolePanel({
             className="inline-flex items-center gap-1 rounded-md px-1.5 py-0.5 text-[0.625rem] text-muted-foreground transition-colors hover:bg-accent hover:text-foreground disabled:opacity-40"
             disabled={logs.length === 0}
             onClick={consoleState.clear}
+            title="Clear console"
             type="button"
           >
             <Trash2 className="size-3" />

apps/desktop/src/app/chat/right-rail/preview-file.tsx

@@ -11,7 +11,6 @@ import ShikiHighlighter from 'react-shiki'
 import { Streamdown } from 'streamdown'
 
 import { HERMES_PATHS_MIME } from '@/app/chat/hooks/use-composer-actions'
-import { PageLoader } from '@/components/page-loader'
 import { cn } from '@/lib/utils'
 import type { PreviewTarget } from '@/store/preview'
 
@@ -482,7 +481,7 @@ export function LocalFilePreview({ reloadKey, target }: { reloadKey: number; tar
   }, [blockedByTarget, filePath, forcePreview, isImage, isText, reloadKey, target.language])
 
   if (state.loading) {
-    return <PageLoader label="Loading preview" />
+    return <div className="grid h-full place-items-center text-xs text-muted-foreground">Loading preview…</div>
   }
 
   if (state.error) {

apps/desktop/src/app/chat/right-rail/preview-pane.tsx

@@ -3,7 +3,6 @@ import type { PointerEvent as ReactPointerEvent } from 'react'
 import { useCallback, useEffect, useRef, useState } from 'react'
 
 import type { SetTitlebarToolGroup, TitlebarTool } from '@/app/shell/titlebar-controls'
-import { Tip } from '@/components/ui/tooltip'
 import { Bug } from '@/lib/icons'
 import { cn } from '@/lib/utils'
 import { notify, notifyError } from '@/store/notifications'
@@ -84,7 +83,7 @@ function PreviewLoadError({
       body={
         <>
           <a
-            className="pointer-events-auto block font-mono text-muted-foreground/90 underline decoration-current/20 underline-offset-4 transition-colors hover:text-foreground"
+            className="pointer-events-auto block cursor-pointer font-mono text-muted-foreground/90 underline decoration-current/20 underline-offset-4 transition-colors hover:text-foreground"
             href={error.url}
             onClick={event => {
               event.preventDefault()
@@ -608,16 +607,15 @@ export function PreviewPane({
         {!embedded && (
           <div className="pointer-events-none flex min-h-(--titlebar-height) items-center gap-1.5 border-b border-border/60 bg-background px-2 py-1">
             <div className="min-w-0 flex-1">
-              <Tip label={`Open ${currentUrl}`}>
-                <a
-                  className="pointer-events-auto inline max-w-full truncate text-left text-xs font-medium text-foreground underline-offset-4 decoration-current/20 transition-colors hover:text-primary hover:underline"
-                  href={currentUrl}
-                  rel="noreferrer"
-                  target="_blank"
-                >
-                  {previewLabel || 'Preview'}
-                </a>
-              </Tip>
+              <a
+                className="pointer-events-auto inline max-w-full cursor-pointer truncate text-left text-xs font-medium text-foreground underline-offset-4 decoration-current/20 transition-colors hover:text-primary hover:underline"
+                href={currentUrl}
+                rel="noreferrer"
+                target="_blank"
+                title={`Open ${currentUrl}`}
+              >
+                {previewLabel || 'Preview'}
+              </a>
             </div>
           </div>
         )}

apps/desktop/src/app/chat/right-rail/preview.tsx

@@ -3,7 +3,6 @@ import { useEffect, useMemo } from 'react'
 
 import type { SetTitlebarToolGroup } from '@/app/shell/titlebar-controls'
 import { Codicon } from '@/components/ui/codicon'
-import { Tip } from '@/components/ui/tooltip'
 import { cn } from '@/lib/utils'
 import {
   $rightRailActiveTabId,
@@ -102,33 +101,27 @@ export function ChatPreviewRail({ onRestartServer, setTitlebarToolGroup }: ChatP
                 // memory. `onMouseDown` swallows the middle-button press so
                 // Chromium doesn't switch into autoscroll mode.
                 onAuxClick={event => {
-                  if (event.button !== 1) {
-                    return
-                  }
-
+                  if (event.button !== 1) return
                   event.preventDefault()
                   closeRightRailTab(tab.id)
                 }}
                 onMouseDown={event => {
-                  if (event.button === 1) {
-                    event.preventDefault()
-                  }
+                  if (event.button === 1) event.preventDefault()
                 }}
               >
                 {active && (
                   <span aria-hidden="true" className="absolute inset-x-0 top-0 h-px bg-(--ui-stroke-primary)" />
                 )}
-                <Tip label={tab.label}>
-                  <button
-                    aria-selected={active}
-                    className="flex h-full min-w-0 max-w-full items-center overflow-hidden pl-3 pr-2 text-left outline-none"
-                    onClick={() => selectRightRailTab(tab.id)}
-                    role="tab"
-                    type="button"
-                  >
-                    <span className="block min-w-0 truncate">{tab.label}</span>
-                  </button>
-                </Tip>
+                <button
+                  aria-selected={active}
+                  className="flex h-full min-w-0 max-w-full items-center overflow-hidden pl-3 pr-2 text-left outline-none"
+                  onClick={() => selectRightRailTab(tab.id)}
+                  role="tab"
+                  title={tab.label}
+                  type="button"
+                >
+                  <span className="block min-w-0 truncate">{tab.label}</span>
+                </button>
                 <span
                   aria-hidden="true"
                   className="pointer-events-none absolute inset-y-0 right-0 w-9 bg-[linear-gradient(to_right,transparent,var(--tab-bg)_55%)] opacity-0 transition-opacity group-hover/tab:opacity-100 group-focus-within/tab:opacity-100"
@@ -137,6 +130,7 @@ export function ChatPreviewRail({ onRestartServer, setTitlebarToolGroup }: ChatP
                   aria-label={`Close ${tab.label}`}
                   className="pointer-events-none absolute right-1.5 top-1/2 grid size-4 -translate-y-1/2 place-items-center rounded-sm text-(--ui-text-tertiary) opacity-0 transition-[background-color,color,opacity] hover:bg-(--ui-bg-secondary) hover:text-foreground focus-visible:pointer-events-auto focus-visible:opacity-100 group-hover/tab:pointer-events-auto group-hover/tab:opacity-100 group-focus-within/tab:pointer-events-auto group-focus-within/tab:opacity-100"
                   onClick={() => closeRightRailTab(tab.id)}
+                  title={`Close ${tab.label}`}
                   type="button"
                 >
                   <Codicon name="close" size="0.75rem" />
@@ -149,6 +143,7 @@ export function ChatPreviewRail({ onRestartServer, setTitlebarToolGroup }: ChatP
           aria-label="Close preview pane"
           className="mr-1.5 grid size-6 shrink-0 self-center place-items-center rounded-md text-(--ui-text-tertiary) opacity-0 transition-opacity hover:bg-(--ui-control-hover-background) hover:text-foreground focus-visible:opacity-100 focus-visible:outline-none focus-visible:ring-2 focus-visible:ring-sidebar-ring group-hover/rail-tabs:opacity-100 [-webkit-app-region:no-drag]"
           onClick={closeRightRail}
+          title="Close preview pane"
           type="button"
         >
           <Codicon name="close" size="0.75rem" />

apps/desktop/src/app/chat/sidebar/index.tsx

@@ -17,13 +17,12 @@ import {
 import { CSS } from '@dnd-kit/utilities'
 import { useStore } from '@nanostores/react'
 import type * as React from 'react'
-import { useCallback, useEffect, useMemo, useState } from 'react'
+import { useEffect, useMemo, useState } from 'react'
 
 import { Button } from '@/components/ui/button'
 import { Codicon } from '@/components/ui/codicon'
 import { DisclosureCaret } from '@/components/ui/disclosure-caret'
 import { KbdGroup } from '@/components/ui/kbd'
-import { SearchField } from '@/components/ui/search-field'
 import {
   Sidebar,
   SidebarContent,
@@ -34,14 +33,9 @@ import {
   SidebarMenuItem
 } from '@/components/ui/sidebar'
 import { Skeleton } from '@/components/ui/skeleton'
-import { Tip } from '@/components/ui/tooltip'
 import { searchSessions, type SessionInfo, type SessionSearchResult } from '@/hermes'
-import { useI18n } from '@/i18n'
-import { profileColor } from '@/lib/profile-color'
-import { sessionMatchesSearch } from '@/lib/session-search'
 import { cn } from '@/lib/utils'
 import {
-  $panesFlipped,
   $pinnedSessionIds,
   $sidebarAgentsGrouped,
   $sidebarOpen,
@@ -55,17 +49,8 @@ import {
   SIDEBAR_SESSIONS_PAGE_SIZE,
   unpinSession
 } from '@/store/layout'
-import {
-  $newChatProfile,
-  $profiles,
-  $profileScope,
-  ALL_PROFILES,
-  newSessionInProfile,
-  normalizeProfileKey
-} from '@/store/profile'
 import {
   $selectedStoredSessionId,
-  $sessionProfileTotals,
   $sessions,
   $sessionsLoading,
   $sessionsTotal,
@@ -77,7 +62,6 @@ import { type AppView, ARTIFACTS_ROUTE, MESSAGING_ROUTE, SKILLS_ROUTE } from '..
 import { SidebarPanelLabel } from '../../shell/sidebar-label'
 import type { SidebarNavItem } from '../../types'
 
-import { ProfileRail } from './profile-switcher'
 import { SidebarSessionRow } from './session-row'
 import { VirtualSessionList } from './virtual-session-list'
 
@@ -107,9 +91,6 @@ const SIDEBAR_NAV: SidebarNavItem[] = [
 ]
 
 const WORKSPACE_PAGE = 5
-// ALL-profiles view: show only the latest N per profile up front to keep the
-// unified list scannable, then reveal/fetch more in N-sized steps on demand.
-const PROFILE_INITIAL_PAGE = 5
 const WS_ID_PREFIX = 'workspace:'
 
 const wsId = (id: string) => `${WS_ID_PREFIX}${id}`
@@ -162,7 +143,6 @@ function searchResultToSession(result: SessionSearchResult): SessionInfo {
     cwd: null,
     ended_at: null,
     id: result.session_id,
-    _lineage_root_id: result.lineage_root ?? null,
     input_tokens: 0,
     is_active: false,
     last_active: ts,
@@ -177,13 +157,13 @@ function searchResultToSession(result: SessionSearchResult): SessionInfo {
   }
 }
 
-function workspaceGroupsFor(sessions: SessionInfo[], noWorkspaceLabel: string): SidebarSessionGroup[] {
+function workspaceGroupsFor(sessions: SessionInfo[]): SidebarSessionGroup[] {
   const groups = new Map<string, SidebarSessionGroup>()
 
   for (const session of sessions) {
     const path = session.cwd?.trim() || ''
     const id = path || '__no_workspace__'
-    const label = baseName(path) || path || noWorkspaceLabel
+    const label = baseName(path) || path || 'No workspace'
 
     const group = groups.get(id) ?? { id, label, path: path || null, sessions: [] }
     group.sessions.push(session)
@@ -217,7 +197,6 @@ interface ChatSidebarProps extends React.ComponentProps<typeof Sidebar> {
   currentView: AppView
   onNavigate: (item: SidebarNavItem) => void
   onLoadMoreSessions: () => void
-  onLoadMoreProfileSessions?: (profile: string) => Promise<void> | void
   onResumeSession: (sessionId: string) => void
   onDeleteSession: (sessionId: string) => void
   onArchiveSession: (sessionId: string) => void
@@ -228,16 +207,12 @@ export function ChatSidebar({
   currentView,
   onNavigate,
   onLoadMoreSessions,
-  onLoadMoreProfileSessions,
   onResumeSession,
   onDeleteSession,
   onArchiveSession,
   onNewSessionInWorkspace
 }: ChatSidebarProps) {
-  const { t } = useI18n()
-  const s = t.sidebar
   const sidebarOpen = useStore($sidebarOpen)
-  const panesFlipped = useStore($panesFlipped)
   const agentsGrouped = useStore($sidebarAgentsGrouped)
   const pinnedSessionIds = useStore($pinnedSessionIds)
   const pinsOpen = useStore($sidebarPinsOpen)
@@ -246,44 +221,13 @@ export function ChatSidebar({
   const sessions = useStore($sessions)
   const sessionsLoading = useStore($sessionsLoading)
   const sessionsTotal = useStore($sessionsTotal)
-  const sessionProfileTotals = useStore($sessionProfileTotals)
   const workingSessionIds = useStore($workingSessionIds)
-  const profiles = useStore($profiles)
-  const profileScope = useStore($profileScope)
-  // Only surface the profile switcher when more than one profile exists, so
-  // single-profile users see the unchanged sidebar.
-  const multiProfile = profiles.length > 1
-  // Gate ALL-profiles grouping on multiProfile too: if a user drops back to one
-  // profile while scope is still ALL (persisted), the rail is hidden and they'd
-  // otherwise be stuck in the grouped view with no way out.
-  const showAllProfiles = multiProfile && profileScope === ALL_PROFILES
   const [agentOrderIds, setAgentOrderIds] = useState<string[]>([])
   const [workspaceOrderIds, setWorkspaceOrderIds] = useState<string[]>([])
   const [searchQuery, setSearchQuery] = useState('')
   const [serverMatches, setServerMatches] = useState<SessionSearchResult[]>([])
-  const [newSessionKbdFlash, setNewSessionKbdFlash] = useState(false)
-  const [profileLoadMorePending, setProfileLoadMorePending] = useState<Record<string, boolean>>({})
   const trimmedQuery = searchQuery.trim()
 
-  // Flash the ⌘N hint full-opacity (no transition) for the press, so hitting
-  // the shortcut visibly pings its affordance in the sidebar.
-  useEffect(() => {
-    let timeout: ReturnType<typeof setTimeout> | undefined
-
-    const onShortcut = () => {
-      setNewSessionKbdFlash(true)
-      clearTimeout(timeout)
-      timeout = setTimeout(() => setNewSessionKbdFlash(false), 140)
-    }
-
-    window.addEventListener('hermes:new-session-shortcut', onShortcut)
-
-    return () => {
-      window.removeEventListener('hermes:new-session-shortcut', onShortcut)
-      clearTimeout(timeout)
-    }
-  }, [])
-
   const activeSidebarSessionId = currentView === 'chat' ? selectedSessionId : null
 
   const dndSensors = useSensors(
@@ -291,19 +235,7 @@ export function ChatSidebar({
     useSensor(KeyboardSensor, { coordinateGetter: sortableKeyboardCoordinates })
   )
 
-  // Profile scope = the "workspace switcher" context. Concrete scope shows only
-  // that profile's sessions (clean rows, no per-row tags); ALL fans every
-  // profile in, grouped by profile below. Single-profile users land here with
-  // scope === their only profile, so nothing is filtered out.
-  const visibleSessions = useMemo(
-    () => (showAllProfiles ? sessions : sessions.filter(s => normalizeProfileKey(s.profile) === profileScope)),
-    [sessions, showAllProfiles, profileScope]
-  )
-
-  const sortedSessions = useMemo(
-    () => [...visibleSessions].sort((a, b) => sessionTime(b) - sessionTime(a)),
-    [visibleSessions]
-  )
+  const sortedSessions = useMemo(() => [...sessions].sort((a, b) => sessionTime(b) - sessionTime(a)), [sessions])
 
   const workingSessionIdSet = useMemo(() => new Set(workingSessionIds), [workingSessionIds])
 
@@ -312,7 +244,7 @@ export function ChatSidebar({
   const sessionByAnyId = useMemo(() => {
     const map = new Map<string, SessionInfo>()
 
-    for (const s of visibleSessions) {
+    for (const s of sessions) {
       map.set(s.id, s)
 
       if (s._lineage_root_id && !map.has(s._lineage_root_id)) {
@@ -321,7 +253,7 @@ export function ChatSidebar({
     }
 
     return map
-  }, [visibleSessions])
+  }, [sessions])
 
   const pinnedSessions = useMemo(() => {
     const seen = new Set<string>()
@@ -374,10 +306,11 @@ export function ChatSidebar({
       return []
     }
 
+    const needle = trimmedQuery.toLowerCase()
     const out = new Map<string, SessionInfo>()
 
     for (const s of sortedSessions) {
-      if (sessionMatchesSearch(s, trimmedQuery)) {
+      if (`${s.title ?? ''} ${s.preview ?? ''} ${s.cwd ?? ''}`.toLowerCase().includes(needle)) {
         out.set(s.id, s)
       }
     }
@@ -405,91 +338,15 @@ export function ChatSidebar({
   )
 
   const agentGroups = useMemo(
-    () => orderByIds(workspaceGroupsFor(agentSessions, s.noWorkspace), g => g.id, workspaceOrderIds),
-    [agentSessions, s.noWorkspace, workspaceOrderIds]
+    () => orderByIds(workspaceGroupsFor(agentSessions), g => g.id, workspaceOrderIds),
+    [agentSessions, workspaceOrderIds]
   )
 
-  const loadMoreForProfileGroup = useCallback(
-    (profile: string) => {
-      if (!onLoadMoreProfileSessions) {
-        return
-      }
-
-      setProfileLoadMorePending(prev => ({ ...prev, [profile]: true }))
-
-      void Promise.resolve(onLoadMoreProfileSessions(profile))
-        .catch(() => undefined)
-        .finally(() =>
-          setProfileLoadMorePending(({ [profile]: _done, ...rest }) => rest)
-        )
-    },
-    [onLoadMoreProfileSessions]
-  )
-
-  // ALL-profiles view: one collapsible group per profile, color on the header
-  // (not on every row). Default profile floats to the top, the rest alpha.
-  const profileGroups = useMemo<SidebarSessionGroup[] | undefined>(() => {
-    if (!showAllProfiles) {
-      return undefined
-    }
-
-    const groups = new Map<string, SidebarSessionGroup>()
-
-    for (const session of agentSessions) {
-      const key = normalizeProfileKey(session.profile)
-
-      const group = groups.get(key) ?? {
-        color: profileColor(key),
-        id: key,
-        label: key,
-        mode: 'profile',
-        path: null,
-        sessions: []
-      }
-
-      group.sessions.push(session)
-
-      groups.set(key, group)
-    }
-
-    return [...groups.values()]
-      .map(group => ({
-        ...group,
-        loadingMore: Boolean(profileLoadMorePending[group.id]),
-        onLoadMore: onLoadMoreProfileSessions ? () => loadMoreForProfileGroup(group.id) : undefined,
-        totalCount: Math.max(group.sessions.length, sessionProfileTotals[group.id] ?? 0)
-      }))
-      // default (root) first, then the rest alphabetically.
-      .sort((a, b) => (a.id === 'default' ? -1 : b.id === 'default' ? 1 : a.label.localeCompare(b.label)))
-  }, [
-    showAllProfiles,
-    agentSessions,
-    loadMoreForProfileGroup,
-    onLoadMoreProfileSessions,
-    profileLoadMorePending,
-    sessionProfileTotals
-  ])
-
   const showSessionSkeletons = sessionsLoading && sortedSessions.length === 0
   const showSessionSections = showSessionSkeletons || sortedSessions.length > 0
-  // Pagination is scope-aware. In "All profiles" mode it tracks the global
-  // unified set. When scoped to one profile it must compare that profile's own
-  // loaded rows against that profile's total — otherwise a huge default profile
-  // keeps "Load more" stuck on while you browse a small one (the aggregator's
-  // total sums every profile). Per-profile totals come from the aggregator
-  // (children excluded); fall back to the global total / loaded count.
-  const loadedSessionCount = showAllProfiles ? sessions.length : visibleSessions.length
-  const scopedProfileTotal = showAllProfiles ? undefined : sessionProfileTotals[profileScope]
-
-  const knownSessionTotal = Math.max(
-    showAllProfiles ? sessionsTotal : (scopedProfileTotal ?? loadedSessionCount),
-    loadedSessionCount
-  )
-
-  const hasMoreSessions = knownSessionTotal > loadedSessionCount
-  const remainingSessionCount = Math.max(0, knownSessionTotal - loadedSessionCount)
-
-  const recentsMeta = countLabel(agentSessions.length, knownSessionTotal)
+  const knownSessionTotal = Math.max(sessionsTotal, sortedSessions.length)
+  const hasMoreSessions = knownSessionTotal > sortedSessions.length
+  const remainingSessionCount = Math.max(0, knownSessionTotal - sortedSessions.length)
 
   const handlePinnedDragEnd = ({ active, over }: DragEndEvent) => {
     if (!over || active.id === over.id) {
@@ -548,8 +405,7 @@ export function ChatSidebar({
   return (
     <Sidebar
       className={cn(
-        'relative h-full min-w-0 overflow-hidden border-t-0 border-b-0 text-foreground transition-none',
-        panesFlipped ? 'border-l border-r-0' : 'border-r border-l-0',
+        'relative h-full min-w-0 overflow-hidden border-r border-t-0 border-b-0 border-l-0 text-foreground transition-none',
         sidebarOpen
           ? 'border-(--sidebar-edge-border) bg-(--ui-sidebar-surface-background) opacity-100'
           : 'pointer-events-none border-transparent bg-transparent opacity-0'
@@ -568,44 +424,27 @@ export function ChatSidebar({
                   (item.id === 'messaging' && currentView === 'messaging') ||
                   (item.id === 'artifacts' && currentView === 'artifacts')
 
-                const isNewSession = item.id === 'new-session'
-
                 return (
                   <SidebarMenuItem key={item.id}>
                     <SidebarMenuButton
                       aria-disabled={!isInteractive}
                       className={cn(
-                        'flex h-7 w-full justify-start gap-2 rounded-md border border-transparent px-2 text-left text-[0.8125rem] font-medium text-(--ui-text-secondary) transition-colors duration-100 ease-out hover:bg-(--ui-control-hover-background) hover:text-foreground hover:transition-none',
+                        'flex h-7 w-full cursor-pointer justify-start gap-2 rounded-md border border-transparent px-2 text-left text-[0.8125rem] font-medium text-(--ui-text-secondary) transition-colors duration-100 ease-out hover:bg-(--ui-control-hover-background) hover:text-foreground hover:transition-none',
                         active &&
                           'border-(--ui-stroke-tertiary) bg-(--ui-control-active-background) text-foreground shadow-none hover:border-(--ui-stroke-tertiary)!',
                         !isInteractive &&
                           'cursor-default hover:border-transparent hover:bg-transparent hover:text-inherit'
                       )}
-                      onClick={() => {
-                        // A plain new session lands in whatever profile the live
-                        // gateway is on (= the active switcher context). null →
-                        // no swap. The switcher header is the single place to
-                        // change which profile that is.
-                        if (isNewSession) {
-                          $newChatProfile.set(null)
-                        }
-
-                        onNavigate(item)
-                      }}
-                      tooltip={s.nav[item.id] ?? item.label}
+                      onClick={() => onNavigate(item)}
+                      tooltip={item.label}
                       type="button"
                     >
                       <item.icon className="size-4 shrink-0 text-[color-mix(in_srgb,currentColor_72%,transparent)]" />
                       {sidebarOpen && (
                         <>
-                          <span className="min-w-0 flex-1 truncate max-[46.25rem]:hidden">
-                            {s.nav[item.id] ?? item.label}
-                          </span>
-                          {isNewSession && (
-                            <KbdGroup
-                              className={cn('ml-auto max-[46.25rem]:hidden', newSessionKbdFlash && 'opacity-100!')}
-                              keys={[...NEW_SESSION_KBD]}
-                            />
+                          <span className="min-w-0 flex-1 truncate max-[46.25rem]:hidden">{item.label}</span>
+                          {item.id === 'new-session' && (
+                            <KbdGroup className="ml-auto max-[46.25rem]:hidden" keys={[...NEW_SESSION_KBD]} />
                           )}
                         </>
                       )}
@@ -618,13 +457,28 @@ export function ChatSidebar({
         </SidebarGroup>
 
         {sidebarOpen && showSessionSections && (
-          <div className="shrink-0 px-2 pb-1 pt-1">
-            <SearchField
-              aria-label={s.searchAria}
-              onChange={setSearchQuery}
-              placeholder={s.searchPlaceholder}
-              value={searchQuery}
-            />
+          <div className="shrink-0 pb-1 pt-1">
+            <div className="flex items-center gap-1.5 rounded-md border border-transparent bg-transparent px-2 transition-colors focus-within:border-(--ui-stroke-tertiary)">
+              <Codicon className="shrink-0 text-(--ui-text-tertiary)" name="search" size="0.75rem" />
+              <input
+                aria-label="Search sessions"
+                className="h-6 min-w-0 flex-1 bg-transparent text-[0.8125rem] text-foreground placeholder:text-(--ui-text-tertiary) focus:outline-none"
+                onChange={event => setSearchQuery(event.target.value)}
+                placeholder="Search sessions…"
+                type="text"
+                value={searchQuery}
+              />
+              {searchQuery && (
+                <button
+                  aria-label="Clear search"
+                  className="grid size-4 shrink-0 cursor-pointer place-items-center rounded-sm text-(--ui-text-tertiary) hover:bg-(--ui-control-active-background) hover:text-foreground"
+                  onClick={() => setSearchQuery('')}
+                  type="button"
+                >
+                  <Codicon name="close" size="0.75rem" />
+                </button>
+              )}
+            </div>
           </div>
         )}
 
@@ -634,10 +488,10 @@ export function ChatSidebar({
             contentClassName="flex min-h-0 flex-1 flex-col gap-px overflow-y-auto overscroll-contain pb-1.75"
             emptyState={
               <div className="grid min-h-24 place-items-center rounded-lg px-2 text-center text-xs text-(--ui-text-tertiary)">
-                {s.noMatch(trimmedQuery)}
+                No sessions match “{trimmedQuery}”.
               </div>
             }
-            label={s.results}
+            label="Results"
             labelMeta={String(searchResults.length)}
             onArchiveSession={onArchiveSession}
             onDeleteSession={onDeleteSession}
@@ -658,7 +512,7 @@ export function ChatSidebar({
             contentClassName="flex min-h-10 shrink-0 flex-col gap-px rounded-lg pb-2 pt-1"
             dndSensors={dndSensors}
             emptyState={<SidebarPinnedEmptyState />}
-            label={s.pinned}
+            label="Pinned"
             onArchiveSession={onArchiveSession}
             onDeleteSession={onDeleteSession}
             onReorder={handlePinnedDragEnd}
@@ -677,19 +531,11 @@ export function ChatSidebar({
         {sidebarOpen && showSessionSections && !trimmedQuery && (
           <SidebarSessionsSection
             activeSessionId={activeSidebarSessionId}
-            contentClassName={cn(
-              'flex min-h-0 flex-1 flex-col overflow-y-auto overscroll-contain pb-1.75',
-              // Separate profile sections clearly in the ALL view; rows inside
-              // each group keep their own tight gap-px rhythm.
-              showAllProfiles ? 'gap-3' : 'gap-px'
-            )}
+            contentClassName="flex min-h-0 flex-1 flex-col gap-px overflow-y-auto overscroll-contain pb-1.75"
             dndSensors={dndSensors}
             emptyState={showSessionSkeletons ? <SidebarSessionSkeletons /> : <SidebarAllPinnedState />}
             footer={
-              // Hide "load more" only when workspace-grouped (those groups page
-              // themselves). ALL-profiles now pages per-profile from each profile
-              // header; the global footer only applies to non-ALL views.
-              !showAllProfiles && !agentsGrouped && !showSessionSkeletons && hasMoreSessions ? (
+              !agentsGrouped && !showSessionSkeletons && hasMoreSessions ? (
                 <SidebarLoadMoreRow
                   loading={sessionsLoading}
                   onClick={onLoadMoreSessions}
@@ -698,43 +544,37 @@ export function ChatSidebar({
               ) : null
             }
             forceEmptyState={showSessionSkeletons}
-            groups={showAllProfiles ? profileGroups : agentsGrouped ? agentGroups : undefined}
+            groups={agentsGrouped ? agentGroups : undefined}
             headerAction={
-              // Always reserve the icon-xs (size-6) slot so the header keeps the
-              // same height whether or not the toggle renders — otherwise the
-              // "Sessions" label jumps when switching to the ALL-profiles view.
-              // Grouping operates on unpinned recents; if everything is pinned
-              // the toggle does nothing, and it's irrelevant in the ALL-profiles
-              // view (always grouped by profile), so hide the button (not the slot).
-              <div className="grid size-6 shrink-0 place-items-center">
-                {!showAllProfiles && agentSessions.length > 0 ? (
-                  <Tip label={agentsGrouped ? s.groupTitleGrouped : s.groupTitleUngrouped}>
-                    <Button
-                      aria-label={agentsGrouped ? s.groupAriaGrouped : s.groupAriaUngrouped}
-                      className={cn(
-                        'text-(--ui-text-tertiary) opacity-70 hover:bg-(--ui-control-hover-background) hover:text-foreground hover:opacity-100 focus-visible:opacity-100',
-                        agentsGrouped && 'bg-(--ui-control-active-background) text-foreground opacity-100'
-                      )}
-                      onClick={event => {
-                        event.stopPropagation()
-                        setSidebarRecentsOpen(true)
-                        setSidebarAgentsGrouped(!agentsGrouped)
-                      }}
-                      size="icon-xs"
-                      variant="ghost"
-                    >
-                      <Codicon name={agentsGrouped ? 'list-unordered' : 'root-folder'} size="0.75rem" />
-                    </Button>
-                  </Tip>
-                ) : null}
-              </div>
+              // Grouping operates on unpinned recents; if everything is
+              // pinned the toggle does nothing visible, so hide it to avoid
+              // a phantom click target.
+              agentSessions.length > 0 ? (
+                <Button
+                  aria-label={agentsGrouped ? 'Show sessions as a single list' : 'Group sessions by workspace'}
+                  className={cn(
+                    'cursor-pointer text-(--ui-text-tertiary) opacity-70 hover:bg-(--ui-control-hover-background) hover:text-foreground hover:opacity-100 focus-visible:opacity-100',
+                    agentsGrouped && 'bg-(--ui-control-active-background) text-foreground opacity-100'
+                  )}
+                  onClick={event => {
+                    event.stopPropagation()
+                    setSidebarRecentsOpen(true)
+                    setSidebarAgentsGrouped(!agentsGrouped)
+                  }}
+                  size="icon-xs"
+                  title={agentsGrouped ? 'Ungroup sessions' : 'Group by workspace'}
+                  variant="ghost"
+                >
+                  <Codicon name={agentsGrouped ? 'list-unordered' : 'root-folder'} size="0.75rem" />
+                </Button>
+              ) : null
             }
-            label={s.sessions}
-            labelMeta={recentsMeta}
+            label="Sessions"
+            labelMeta={countLabel(agentSessions.length, knownSessionTotal)}
             onArchiveSession={onArchiveSession}
             onDeleteSession={onDeleteSession}
-            onNewSessionInWorkspace={showAllProfiles ? undefined : onNewSessionInWorkspace}
-            onReorder={showAllProfiles ? undefined : handleAgentDragEnd}
+            onNewSessionInWorkspace={onNewSessionInWorkspace}
+            onReorder={handleAgentDragEnd}
             onResumeSession={onResumeSession}
             onToggle={() => setSidebarRecentsOpen(!agentsOpen)}
             onTogglePin={pinSession}
@@ -742,18 +582,10 @@ export function ChatSidebar({
             pinned={false}
             rootClassName="min-h-0 flex-1 p-0"
             sessions={agentSessions}
-            sortable={!showAllProfiles && agentSessions.length > 1}
+            sortable={agentSessions.length > 1}
             workingSessionIdSet={workingSessionIdSet}
           />
         )}
-
-        {sidebarOpen && !showSessionSections && <div className="min-h-0 flex-1" />}
-
-        {sidebarOpen && (
-          <div className="shrink-0 px-0.5 pb-1 pt-0.5">
-            <ProfileRail />
-          </div>
-        )}
       </SidebarContent>
     </Sidebar>
   )
@@ -771,7 +603,7 @@ function SidebarSectionHeader({ label, open, onToggle, action, meta }: SidebarSe
   return (
     <div className="group/section flex shrink-0 items-center justify-between pb-1 pt-1.5">
       <button
-        className="group/section-label flex w-fit items-center gap-1 bg-transparent text-left leading-none"
+        className="group/section-label flex w-fit cursor-pointer items-center gap-1 bg-transparent text-left leading-none"
         onClick={onToggle}
         type="button"
       >
@@ -800,25 +632,19 @@ function SidebarSessionSkeletons() {
   )
 }
 
-function SidebarAllPinnedState() {
-  const { t } = useI18n()
-
-  return (
-    <div className="grid min-h-24 place-items-center rounded-lg text-center text-xs text-(--ui-text-tertiary)">
-      {t.sidebar.allPinned}
-    </div>
-  )
-}
+const SidebarAllPinnedState = () => (
+  <div className="grid min-h-24 place-items-center rounded-lg text-center text-xs text-(--ui-text-tertiary)">
+    Everything here is pinned. Unpin a chat to show it in recents.
+  </div>
+)
 
 function SidebarPinnedEmptyState() {
-  const { t } = useI18n()
-
   return (
     <div className="flex min-h-7 items-center gap-1.5 rounded-lg pl-2 text-[0.75rem] text-(--ui-text-tertiary)">
       <span className="grid w-3.5 shrink-0 place-items-center text-(--ui-text-quaternary)">
         <Codicon name="pin" size="0.75rem" />
       </span>
-      <span>{t.sidebar.shiftClickHint}</span>
+      <span>Shift-click a chat to pin · drag to reorder</span>
     </div>
   )
 }
@@ -828,12 +654,6 @@ interface SidebarSessionGroup {
   label: string
   path: null | string
   sessions: SessionInfo[]
-  // Profile color for the ALL-profiles view; absent for workspace groups.
-  color?: null | string
-  loadingMore?: boolean
-  mode?: 'profile' | 'workspace'
-  onLoadMore?: () => void
-  totalCount?: number
 }
 
 interface SidebarSessionsSectionProps {
@@ -1017,72 +837,43 @@ function SidebarWorkspaceGroup({
   ref,
   ...rest
 }: SidebarWorkspaceGroupProps) {
-  const { t } = useI18n()
-  const s = t.sidebar
-  const isProfileGroup = group.mode === 'profile'
-  const pageStep = isProfileGroup ? PROFILE_INITIAL_PAGE : WORKSPACE_PAGE
   const [open, setOpen] = useState(true)
-  const [visibleCount, setVisibleCount] = useState(pageStep)
-
-  const loadedCount = group.sessions.length
-  // Profile groups know their on-disk total (children excluded); workspace
-  // groups only ever page within what's already loaded.
-  const totalCount = isProfileGroup ? Math.max(group.totalCount ?? loadedCount, loadedCount) : loadedCount
+  const [visibleCount, setVisibleCount] = useState(WORKSPACE_PAGE)
   const visibleSessions = group.sessions.slice(0, visibleCount)
-  const hiddenCount = Math.max(0, totalCount - visibleSessions.length)
-  const nextCount = Math.min(pageStep, hiddenCount)
-
-  // Reveal already-loaded rows first; only hit the backend when the next page
-  // crosses what's been fetched for this profile.
-  const handleProfileLoadMore = () => {
-    const target = visibleCount + pageStep
-
-    setVisibleCount(target)
-
-    if (target > loadedCount && loadedCount < totalCount) {
-      group.onLoadMore?.()
-    }
-  }
+  const hiddenCount = Math.max(0, group.sessions.length - visibleSessions.length)
+  const nextCount = Math.min(WORKSPACE_PAGE, hiddenCount)
 
   return (
     <div className={cn('grid gap-px', dragging && 'z-10 opacity-60', className)} ref={ref} style={style} {...rest}>
       <div className="group/workspace flex min-h-6 items-center gap-1 px-2 pt-1 text-[0.6875rem] font-medium text-(--ui-text-tertiary)">
         <button
-          className="flex min-w-0 items-center gap-1.5 bg-transparent text-left hover:text-(--ui-text-secondary)"
+          className="flex min-w-0 cursor-pointer items-center gap-1 bg-transparent text-left hover:text-(--ui-text-secondary)"
           onClick={() => setOpen(value => !value)}
+          title={group.path ?? undefined}
           type="button"
         >
-          {group.color ? (
-            <span aria-hidden="true" className="size-2 shrink-0 rounded-full" style={{ backgroundColor: group.color }} />
-          ) : null}
           <span className="truncate">{group.label}</span>
-          <SidebarCount>
-            {isProfileGroup ? countLabel(visibleSessions.length, totalCount) : group.sessions.length}
-          </SidebarCount>
+          <SidebarCount>{group.sessions.length}</SidebarCount>
           <DisclosureCaret
             className="text-(--ui-text-tertiary) opacity-0 transition group-hover/workspace:opacity-100"
             open={open}
           />
         </button>
-        {(onNewSession || isProfileGroup) && (
-          <Tip label={s.newSessionIn(group.label)}>
-            <button
-              aria-label={s.newSessionIn(group.label)}
-              className="grid size-4 shrink-0 place-items-center rounded-sm bg-transparent text-(--ui-text-quaternary) opacity-0 transition-opacity hover:bg-(--ui-control-hover-background) hover:text-foreground group-hover/workspace:opacity-100"
-              // Profile groups start a fresh session in that profile but keep the
-              // all-profiles browse view (newSessionInProfile leaves the scope
-              // alone); workspace groups seed the new session's cwd from the path.
-              onClick={() => (isProfileGroup ? newSessionInProfile(group.id) : onNewSession?.(group.path))}
-              type="button"
-            >
-              <Codicon name="add" size="0.75rem" />
-            </button>
-          </Tip>
+        {onNewSession && (
+          <button
+            aria-label={`New session in ${group.label}`}
+            className="grid size-4 shrink-0 cursor-pointer place-items-center rounded-sm bg-transparent text-(--ui-text-quaternary) opacity-0 transition-opacity hover:bg-(--ui-control-hover-background) hover:text-foreground group-hover/workspace:opacity-100"
+            onClick={() => onNewSession(group.path)}
+            title={`New session in ${group.label}`}
+            type="button"
+          >
+            <Codicon name="add" size="0.75rem" />
+          </button>
         )}
         {reorderable && (
           <span
             {...dragHandleProps}
-            aria-label={s.reorderWorkspace(group.label)}
+            aria-label={`Reorder workspace ${group.label}`}
             className="ml-auto -my-0.5 grid w-4 shrink-0 cursor-grab touch-none place-items-center self-stretch overflow-hidden active:cursor-grabbing"
             onClick={event => event.stopPropagation()}
           >
@@ -1100,21 +891,17 @@ function SidebarWorkspaceGroup({
       {open && (
         <>
           {renderRows(visibleSessions)}
-          {hiddenCount > 0 &&
-            (isProfileGroup ? (
-              <SidebarLoadMoreRow loading={Boolean(group.loadingMore)} onClick={handleProfileLoadMore} step={nextCount} />
-            ) : (
-              <Tip label={s.showMoreIn(nextCount, group.label)}>
-                <button
-                  aria-label={s.showMoreIn(nextCount, group.label)}
-                  className="ml-auto grid size-5 place-items-center rounded-sm bg-transparent text-(--ui-text-tertiary) transition-colors hover:bg-(--ui-control-hover-background) hover:text-foreground"
-                  onClick={() => setVisibleCount(count => count + WORKSPACE_PAGE)}
-                  type="button"
-                >
-                  <Codicon name="ellipsis" size="0.75rem" />
-                </button>
-              </Tip>
-            ))}
+          {hiddenCount > 0 && (
+            <button
+              aria-label={`Show ${nextCount} more in ${group.label}`}
+              className="ml-auto grid size-5 cursor-pointer place-items-center rounded-sm bg-transparent text-(--ui-text-tertiary) transition-colors hover:bg-(--ui-control-hover-background) hover:text-foreground"
+              onClick={() => setVisibleCount(count => count + WORKSPACE_PAGE)}
+              title={`Show ${nextCount} more in ${group.label}`}
+              type="button"
+            >
+              <Codicon name="ellipsis" size="0.75rem" />
+            </button>
+          )}
         </>
       )}
     </div>
@@ -1157,21 +944,16 @@ interface SidebarLoadMoreRowProps {
 }
 
 function SidebarLoadMoreRow({ loading, onClick, step }: SidebarLoadMoreRowProps) {
-  const { t } = useI18n()
-  const label = loading ? t.sidebar.loading : step > 0 ? t.sidebar.loadCount(step) : t.sidebar.loadMore
+  const label = loading ? 'Loading…' : step > 0 ? `Load ${step} more` : 'Load more'
 
   return (
     <button
-      className="flex min-h-5 items-center gap-1.5 self-start bg-transparent pl-2 text-left text-[0.6875rem] text-(--ui-text-tertiary) transition-colors duration-100 ease-out hover:text-foreground hover:transition-none disabled:cursor-default disabled:opacity-60 disabled:hover:text-(--ui-text-tertiary)"
+      className="flex min-h-5 cursor-pointer items-center gap-1 self-start bg-transparent pl-2 text-left text-[0.6875rem] text-(--ui-text-tertiary) transition-colors duration-100 ease-out hover:text-foreground hover:transition-none disabled:cursor-default disabled:opacity-60 disabled:hover:text-(--ui-text-tertiary)"
       disabled={loading}
       onClick={onClick}
       type="button"
     >
-      {/* Seat the icon in the same w-3.5 column session rows use for their dot
-          so the chevron + label line up with the rows above. */}
-      <span className="grid w-3.5 shrink-0 place-items-center">
-        <Codicon className="opacity-70" name={loading ? 'loading' : 'chevron-down'} size="0.75rem" spinning={loading} />
-      </span>
+      <Codicon className="opacity-70" name={loading ? 'loading' : 'chevron-down'} size="0.75rem" spinning={loading} />
       <span>{label}</span>
     </button>
   )

apps/desktop/src/app/chat/sidebar/profile-switcher.tsx

@@ -1,491 +0,0 @@
-import {
-  closestCenter,
-  DndContext,
-  type DragEndEvent,
-  type DragOverEvent,
-  type DragStartEvent,
-  KeyboardSensor,
-  type Modifier,
-  PointerSensor,
-  useSensor,
-  useSensors
-} from '@dnd-kit/core'
-import {
-  arrayMove,
-  horizontalListSortingStrategy,
-  SortableContext,
-  sortableKeyboardCoordinates,
-  useSortable
-} from '@dnd-kit/sortable'
-import { CSS } from '@dnd-kit/utilities'
-import { useStore } from '@nanostores/react'
-import { useEffect, useRef, useState } from 'react'
-import { useNavigate } from 'react-router-dom'
-
-import { Button } from '@/components/ui/button'
-import { Codicon } from '@/components/ui/codicon'
-import { ContextMenu, ContextMenuContent, ContextMenuItem, ContextMenuTrigger } from '@/components/ui/context-menu'
-import { Popover, PopoverAnchor, PopoverContent } from '@/components/ui/popover'
-import { Tip, Tooltip, TooltipContent, TooltipProvider, TooltipTrigger } from '@/components/ui/tooltip'
-import { triggerHaptic } from '@/lib/haptics'
-import { PROFILE_SWATCHES, profileColorSoft, resolveProfileColor } from '@/lib/profile-color'
-import { cn } from '@/lib/utils'
-import {
-  $activeGatewayProfile,
-  $profileColors,
-  $profileOrder,
-  $profiles,
-  $profileScope,
-  ALL_PROFILES,
-  normalizeProfileKey,
-  refreshActiveProfile,
-  selectProfile,
-  setProfileColor,
-  setProfileOrder,
-  setShowAllProfiles,
-  sortByProfileOrder
-} from '@/store/profile'
-import type { ProfileInfo } from '@/types/hermes'
-
-import { CreateProfileDialog } from '../../profiles/create-profile-dialog'
-import { DeleteProfileDialog } from '../../profiles/delete-profile-dialog'
-import { RenameProfileDialog } from '../../profiles/rename-profile-dialog'
-import { PROFILES_ROUTE } from '../../routes'
-
-const RAIL_GAP = 4 // px — matches gap-1 between squares.
-
-// easeOutBack — a little overshoot so squares spring into their new slot rather
-// than sliding in flat. Neighbors reflow on RAIL_TRANSITION; the dragged square
-// glides between snapped cells on the snappier DRAG_TRANSITION.
-const SPRING = 'cubic-bezier(0.34, 1.56, 0.64, 1)'
-const RAIL_TRANSITION = { duration: 300, easing: SPRING }
-const DRAG_TRANSITION = `transform 200ms ${SPRING}`
-
-// The rail is a single horizontal strip of fixed cells. Pin drags to the x-axis
-// (no cross-axis scrollbar), snap to whole cells so a square steps slot-to-slot
-// instead of gliding, and clamp to the occupied strip so it can't float past the
-// last profile onto the "+".
-const stepThroughCells: Modifier = ({ containerNodeRect, draggingNodeRect, transform }) => {
-  if (!draggingNodeRect || !containerNodeRect) {
-    return { ...transform, y: 0 }
-  }
-
-  const pitch = draggingNodeRect.width + RAIL_GAP
-  const minX = containerNodeRect.left - draggingNodeRect.left
-  const maxX = containerNodeRect.right - draggingNodeRect.right
-  const snapped = Math.round(transform.x / pitch) * pitch
-
-  return { ...transform, x: Math.min(maxX, Math.max(minX, snapped)), y: 0 }
-}
-
-// Arc-Spaces-style profile rail at the sidebar foot: a default↔all toggle pinned
-// left, the colored named profiles scrolling between, and Manage pinned right.
-// The active profile pops in its own color — the "where am I" cue. Single-
-// profile users see only the "+" (create their first profile); everything else
-// appears once a second profile exists.
-export function ProfileRail() {
-  const profiles = useStore($profiles)
-  const scope = useStore($profileScope)
-  const gatewayProfile = useStore($activeGatewayProfile)
-  const order = useStore($profileOrder)
-  const colors = useStore($profileColors)
-  const navigate = useNavigate()
-
-  const [createOpen, setCreateOpen] = useState(false)
-  const [pendingRename, setPendingRename] = useState<null | ProfileInfo>(null)
-  const [pendingDelete, setPendingDelete] = useState<null | ProfileInfo>(null)
-  const scrollRef = useRef<HTMLDivElement>(null)
-
-  // A plain mouse wheel only emits deltaY; map it to horizontal scroll so the
-  // rail is navigable without a trackpad. Trackpad x-scroll (deltaX) passes
-  // through. Native + non-passive so we can preventDefault and not bleed the
-  // gesture into the sessions list above.
-  useEffect(() => {
-    const el = scrollRef.current
-
-    if (!el) {
-      return
-    }
-
-    const onWheel = (event: WheelEvent) => {
-      if (el.scrollWidth <= el.clientWidth || Math.abs(event.deltaY) <= Math.abs(event.deltaX)) {
-        return
-      }
-
-      el.scrollLeft += event.deltaY
-      event.preventDefault()
-    }
-
-    el.addEventListener('wheel', onWheel, { passive: false })
-
-    return () => el.removeEventListener('wheel', onWheel)
-  }, [])
-
-  const isAll = scope === ALL_PROFILES
-  const activeKey = normalizeProfileKey(gatewayProfile)
-  const defaultProfile = profiles.find(profile => profile.is_default)
-  const onDefault = !isAll && activeKey === 'default'
-
-  const named = sortByProfileOrder(profiles.filter(profile => !profile.is_default), order)
-  const multiProfile = profiles.length > 1
-
-  // distance constraint: a small drag reorders, a tap still selects the profile.
-  const sensors = useSensors(
-    useSensor(PointerSensor, { activationConstraint: { distance: 4 } }),
-    useSensor(KeyboardSensor, { coordinateGetter: sortableKeyboardCoordinates })
-  )
-
-  // Tick a haptic each time the drag crosses into a new cell, and a satisfying
-  // confirm on a committed reorder.
-  const lastOverRef = useRef<string | null>(null)
-
-  const handleDragStart = ({ active }: DragStartEvent) => {
-    lastOverRef.current = String(active.id)
-  }
-
-  const handleDragOver = ({ over }: DragOverEvent) => {
-    const id = over ? String(over.id) : null
-
-    if (id && id !== lastOverRef.current) {
-      lastOverRef.current = id
-      triggerHaptic('selection')
-    }
-  }
-
-  const handleDragEnd = ({ active, over }: DragEndEvent) => {
-    lastOverRef.current = null
-
-    if (!over || active.id === over.id) {
-      return
-    }
-
-    const ids = named.map(profile => profile.name)
-    const from = ids.indexOf(String(active.id))
-    const to = ids.indexOf(String(over.id))
-
-    if (from >= 0 && to >= 0) {
-      setProfileOrder(arrayMove(ids, from, to))
-      triggerHaptic('success')
-    }
-  }
-
-  // Re-pull the running profile + list on mount so a profile created elsewhere
-  // shows up; cheap and best-effort.
-  useEffect(() => {
-    void refreshActiveProfile()
-  }, [])
-
-  return (
-    <div aria-label="Profiles" className="flex items-center gap-0.5" role="tablist">
-      {/* One button toggles default ↔ all: home face when scoped to a profile,
-          layers face when showing everything. Pinned left like Manage is right.
-          Hidden until a second profile exists. */}
-      {multiProfile &&
-        (defaultProfile ? (
-          // On default → toggle to all. Anywhere else (all view or a named
-          // profile) → return to default. So leaving a profile never lands on all.
-          <ProfilePill
-            active={isAll || onDefault}
-            glyph={isAll ? 'layers' : 'home'}
-            label={onDefault ? 'Show all profiles' : `Switch to ${defaultProfile.name}`}
-            onSelect={() => (onDefault ? setShowAllProfiles(true) : selectProfile(defaultProfile.name))}
-          />
-        ) : (
-          <ProfilePill active={isAll} glyph="layers" label="All profiles" onSelect={() => setShowAllProfiles(true)} />
-        ))}
-
-      {/* Single-profile: the active default's home icon next to the create +. */}
-      {!multiProfile && defaultProfile && (
-        <ProfilePill active glyph="home" label={defaultProfile.name} onSelect={() => selectProfile(defaultProfile.name)} />
-      )}
-
-      <div
-        className="flex min-w-0 flex-1 items-center gap-1 overflow-x-auto [scrollbar-width:none] [&::-webkit-scrollbar]:hidden"
-        ref={scrollRef}
-      >
-        {multiProfile && (
-          <DndContext
-            collisionDetection={closestCenter}
-            modifiers={[stepThroughCells]}
-            onDragEnd={handleDragEnd}
-            onDragOver={handleDragOver}
-            onDragStart={handleDragStart}
-            sensors={sensors}
-          >
-            <SortableContext items={named.map(profile => profile.name)} strategy={horizontalListSortingStrategy}>
-              {/* relative → the strip is the dragged square's offsetParent, so the
-                  clamp modifier bounds drags to the occupied cells (not the +). */}
-              <div className="relative flex items-center gap-1">
-                {named.map(profile => (
-                  <ProfileSquare
-                    active={!isAll && normalizeProfileKey(profile.name) === activeKey}
-                    color={resolveProfileColor(profile.name, colors)}
-                    key={profile.name}
-                    label={profile.name}
-                    onDelete={() => setPendingDelete(profile)}
-                    onRecolor={color => setProfileColor(profile.name, color)}
-                    onRename={() => setPendingRename(profile)}
-                    onSelect={() => selectProfile(profile.name)}
-                  />
-                ))}
-              </div>
-            </SortableContext>
-          </DndContext>
-        )}
-
-        <Tip label="New profile">
-          <button
-            aria-label="New profile"
-            className="grid size-5 shrink-0 place-items-center rounded-[3px] text-(--ui-text-tertiary) opacity-55 transition hover:bg-(--ui-control-hover-background) hover:text-foreground hover:opacity-100"
-            onClick={() => setCreateOpen(true)}
-            type="button"
-          >
-            <Codicon name="add" size="0.75rem" />
-          </button>
-        </Tip>
-      </div>
-
-      {multiProfile && (
-        <ProfilePill active={false} glyph="ellipsis" label="Manage profiles…" onSelect={() => navigate(PROFILES_ROUTE)} />
-      )}
-
-      {/* Land in the new profile on a fresh chat (selectProfile triggers the
-          new-session reset), not stuck on the session you were just in. */}
-      <CreateProfileDialog
-        onClose={() => setCreateOpen(false)}
-        onCreated={async name => {
-          await refreshActiveProfile()
-          selectProfile(name)
-        }}
-        open={createOpen}
-      />
-
-      <RenameProfileDialog
-        currentName={pendingRename?.name ?? ''}
-        onClose={() => setPendingRename(null)}
-        onRenamed={refreshActiveProfile}
-        open={pendingRename !== null}
-      />
-
-      <DeleteProfileDialog
-        onClose={() => setPendingDelete(null)}
-        onDeleted={refreshActiveProfile}
-        open={pendingDelete !== null}
-        profile={pendingDelete}
-      />
-    </div>
-  )
-}
-
-interface ProfilePillProps {
-  active: boolean
-  // home / All / Manage are glyph action buttons (navigation, not identity).
-  glyph: string
-  label: string
-  onSelect: () => void
-}
-
-function ProfilePill({ active, glyph, label, onSelect }: ProfilePillProps) {
-  return (
-    <Tip label={label}>
-      <Button
-        aria-label={label}
-        aria-pressed={active}
-        className={cn(
-          'bg-transparent text-(--ui-text-tertiary) hover:bg-(--ui-control-hover-background) hover:text-foreground',
-          active && 'bg-(--ui-control-active-background) text-foreground'
-        )}
-        onClick={onSelect}
-        size="icon-xs"
-        type="button"
-        variant="ghost"
-      >
-        <Codicon name={glyph} size="0.875rem" />
-      </Button>
-    </Tip>
-  )
-}
-
-interface ProfileSquareProps {
-  active: boolean
-  color: null | string
-  label: string
-  onSelect: () => void
-  onRecolor: (color: null | string) => void
-  onRename: () => void
-  onDelete: () => void
-}
-
-// Hold this long without moving (a drag would have started first) to open the
-// color picker — the "hard press" gesture, distinct from tap-to-select.
-const LONG_PRESS_MS = 450
-
-// A profile *is* its colored square — no icon-button chrome. Soft profile-tint
-// fill + the initial in the full color; the active one pops to full opacity with
-// a color ring. These pack tightly so the rail reads as a strip of profiles,
-// drag-sort to reorder (a tap below the drag threshold still selects), and
-// right-click to rename/delete. The button carries both the tooltip and
-// context-menu triggers via nested asChild Slots, so a single element keeps the
-// dnd listeners, hover tip, and right-click menu.
-function ProfileSquare({ active, color, label, onDelete, onRecolor, onRename, onSelect }: ProfileSquareProps) {
-  const hue = color ?? 'var(--ui-text-quaternary)'
-  const [pickerOpen, setPickerOpen] = useState(false)
-  const pressTimer = useRef<null | number>(null)
-  const suppressClick = useRef(false)
-
-  const { attributes, isDragging, listeners, setNodeRef, transform, transition } = useSortable({
-    id: label,
-    transition: RAIL_TRANSITION
-  })
-
-  const clearPress = () => {
-    if (pressTimer.current != null) {
-      clearTimeout(pressTimer.current)
-      pressTimer.current = null
-    }
-  }
-
-  // A real drag (movement past the dnd threshold) cancels the pending hold, so a
-  // reorder never doubles as a color pick. Also tidy up on unmount.
-  useEffect(() => {
-    if (isDragging) {
-      clearPress()
-    }
-  }, [isDragging])
-  useEffect(() => clearPress, [])
-
-  const base = CSS.Transform.toString(transform)
-  const ring = active ? `inset 0 0 0 1.5px ${hue}` : ''
-  const lift = isDragging ? '0 6px 16px -4px rgb(0 0 0 / 0.4)' : ''
-
-  const pickColor = (next: null | string) => {
-    onRecolor(next)
-    setPickerOpen(false)
-    triggerHaptic('selection')
-  }
-
-  return (
-    <Popover onOpenChange={setPickerOpen} open={pickerOpen}>
-      <ContextMenu>
-        <TooltipProvider delayDuration={0}>
-          <Tooltip>
-            <PopoverAnchor asChild>
-              <ContextMenuTrigger asChild>
-                <TooltipTrigger asChild>
-                  <button
-                    className={cn(
-                      'grid size-5 shrink-0 cursor-grab touch-none select-none place-items-center rounded-[3px] text-[0.5625rem] font-semibold uppercase leading-none transition-opacity hover:opacity-100',
-                      active ? 'opacity-100' : 'opacity-55',
-                      isDragging && 'z-10 cursor-grabbing opacity-100'
-                    )}
-                    ref={setNodeRef}
-                    style={{
-                      backgroundColor: profileColorSoft(hue, active ? 30 : 22),
-                      boxShadow: [ring, lift].filter(Boolean).join(', ') || undefined,
-                      color: color ?? undefined,
-                      // Glide the dragged square between snapped cells with a little
-                      // overshoot (no scale — the overflow-x strip would clip it).
-                      transform: base,
-                      transition: isDragging ? DRAG_TRANSITION : transition
-                    }}
-                    type="button"
-                    {...attributes}
-                    {...listeners}
-                    aria-label={label}
-                    aria-pressed={active}
-                    // Hold-to-recolor rides alongside the dnd pointer listener (call
-                    // it first so drag tracking still arms), then a timer opens the
-                    // picker and flags the trailing click so it doesn't also select.
-                    onClick={() => {
-                      if (suppressClick.current) {
-                        suppressClick.current = false
-
-                        return
-                      }
-
-                      onSelect()
-                    }}
-                    onPointerCancel={clearPress}
-                    onPointerDown={event => {
-                      listeners?.onPointerDown?.(event)
-
-                      if (event.button !== 0) {
-                        return
-                      }
-
-                      suppressClick.current = false
-                      clearPress()
-                      pressTimer.current = window.setTimeout(() => {
-                        suppressClick.current = true
-                        triggerHaptic('success')
-                        setPickerOpen(true)
-                      }, LONG_PRESS_MS)
-                    }}
-                    onPointerLeave={clearPress}
-                    onPointerUp={clearPress}
-                  >
-                    {label.replace(/[^a-z0-9]/gi, '').charAt(0) || '?'}
-                  </button>
-                </TooltipTrigger>
-              </ContextMenuTrigger>
-            </PopoverAnchor>
-            <TooltipContent>{label}</TooltipContent>
-          </Tooltip>
-        </TooltipProvider>
-
-        {/* The rail sits at the very bottom, so pad off the chrome (esp. the
-            statusbar) — Radix then flips the menu up instead of squishing it. */}
-        <ContextMenuContent
-          aria-label={`Actions for ${label}`}
-          className="w-40"
-          collisionPadding={{ bottom: 44, left: 8, right: 8, top: 8 }}
-        >
-          <ContextMenuItem onSelect={() => setPickerOpen(true)}>
-            <Codicon name="symbol-color" size="0.875rem" />
-            <span>Color…</span>
-          </ContextMenuItem>
-          <ContextMenuItem onSelect={onRename}>
-            <Codicon name="edit" size="0.875rem" />
-            <span>Rename</span>
-          </ContextMenuItem>
-          <ContextMenuItem className="text-destructive focus:text-destructive" onSelect={onDelete} variant="destructive">
-            <Codicon name="trash" size="0.875rem" />
-            <span>Delete</span>
-          </ContextMenuItem>
-        </ContextMenuContent>
-      </ContextMenu>
-
-      <PopoverContent
-        aria-label={`Color for ${label}`}
-        className="w-auto p-2"
-        collisionPadding={{ bottom: 44, left: 8, right: 8, top: 8 }}
-        side="top"
-      >
-        <div className="grid grid-cols-6 gap-1.5">
-          {PROFILE_SWATCHES.map(swatch => (
-            <button
-              aria-label={`Set color ${swatch}`}
-              className="size-5 rounded-full transition-transform hover:scale-110"
-              key={swatch}
-              onClick={() => pickColor(swatch)}
-              style={{
-                backgroundColor: swatch,
-                boxShadow: swatch === color ? '0 0 0 2px var(--ui-bg-elevated), 0 0 0 3.5px currentColor' : undefined,
-                color: swatch
-              }}
-              type="button"
-            />
-          ))}
-        </div>
-        <button
-          className="mt-2 flex w-full items-center justify-center gap-1.5 rounded-md py-1 text-xs text-(--ui-text-tertiary) transition hover:bg-(--ui-control-hover-background) hover:text-foreground"
-          onClick={() => pickColor(null)}
-          type="button"
-        >
-          <Codicon name="sync" size="0.75rem" />
-          Auto
-        </button>
-      </PopoverContent>
-    </Popover>
-  )
-}

apps/desktop/src/app/chat/sidebar/session-actions-menu.tsx

@@ -16,7 +16,6 @@ import {
 import { DropdownMenu, DropdownMenuContent, DropdownMenuItem, DropdownMenuTrigger } from '@/components/ui/dropdown-menu'
 import { Input } from '@/components/ui/input'
 import { renameSession } from '@/hermes'
-import { useI18n } from '@/i18n'
 import { triggerHaptic } from '@/lib/haptics'
 import { exportSession } from '@/lib/session-export'
 import { notify, notifyError } from '@/store/notifications'
@@ -26,7 +25,6 @@ interface SessionActions {
   sessionId: string
   title: string
   pinned?: boolean
-  profile?: string
   onPin?: () => void
   onArchive?: () => void
   onDelete?: () => void
@@ -43,16 +41,14 @@ interface ItemSpec {
   variant?: 'destructive'
 }
 
-function useSessionActions({ sessionId, title, pinned = false, profile, onPin, onArchive, onDelete }: SessionActions) {
-  const { t } = useI18n()
-  const r = t.sidebar.row
+function useSessionActions({ sessionId, title, pinned = false, onPin, onArchive, onDelete }: SessionActions) {
   const [renameOpen, setRenameOpen] = useState(false)
 
   const items: ItemSpec[] = [
     {
       disabled: !onPin,
       icon: 'pin',
-      label: pinned ? r.unpin : r.pin,
+      label: pinned ? 'Unpin' : 'Pin',
       onSelect: () => {
         triggerHaptic('selection')
         onPin?.()
@@ -61,17 +57,17 @@ function useSessionActions({ sessionId, title, pinned = false, profile, onPin, o
     {
       disabled: !sessionId,
       icon: 'copy',
-      label: r.copyId,
+      label: 'Copy ID',
       onSelect: event => {
         event.preventDefault()
         triggerHaptic('selection')
-        void writeClipboardText(sessionId).catch(err => notifyError(err, r.copyIdFailed))
+        void writeClipboardText(sessionId).catch(err => notifyError(err, 'Could not copy session ID'))
       }
     },
     {
       disabled: !sessionId,
       icon: 'cloud-download',
-      label: r.export,
+      label: 'Export',
       onSelect: () => {
         triggerHaptic('selection')
         void exportSession(sessionId, { title })
@@ -80,7 +76,7 @@ function useSessionActions({ sessionId, title, pinned = false, profile, onPin, o
     {
       disabled: !sessionId,
       icon: 'edit',
-      label: r.rename,
+      label: 'Rename',
       onSelect: () => {
         triggerHaptic('selection')
         setRenameOpen(true)
@@ -89,7 +85,7 @@ function useSessionActions({ sessionId, title, pinned = false, profile, onPin, o
     {
       disabled: !onArchive,
       icon: 'archive',
-      label: r.archive,
+      label: 'Archive',
       onSelect: () => {
         triggerHaptic('selection')
         onArchive?.()
@@ -99,7 +95,7 @@ function useSessionActions({ sessionId, title, pinned = false, profile, onPin, o
       className: 'text-destructive focus:text-destructive',
       disabled: !onDelete,
       icon: 'trash',
-      label: t.common.delete,
+      label: 'Delete',
       onSelect: () => {
         triggerHaptic('warning')
         onDelete?.()
@@ -117,13 +113,7 @@ function useSessionActions({ sessionId, title, pinned = false, profile, onPin, o
     ))
 
   const renameDialog = (
-    <RenameSessionDialog
-      currentTitle={title}
-      onOpenChange={setRenameOpen}
-      open={renameOpen}
-      profile={profile}
-      sessionId={sessionId}
-    />
+    <RenameSessionDialog currentTitle={title} onOpenChange={setRenameOpen} open={renameOpen} sessionId={sessionId} />
   )
 
   return { renameDialog, renderItems }
@@ -135,7 +125,6 @@ interface SessionActionsMenuProps
 }
 
 export function SessionActionsMenu({ children, align = 'end', sideOffset = 6, ...actions }: SessionActionsMenuProps) {
-  const { t } = useI18n()
   const { renameDialog, renderItems } = useSessionActions(actions)
 
   return (
@@ -144,7 +133,7 @@ export function SessionActionsMenu({ children, align = 'end', sideOffset = 6, ..
         <DropdownMenuTrigger asChild>{children}</DropdownMenuTrigger>
         <DropdownMenuContent
           align={align}
-          aria-label={t.sidebar.row.actionsFor(actions.title)}
+          aria-label={`Actions for ${actions.title}`}
           className="w-40"
           sideOffset={sideOffset}
         >
@@ -161,14 +150,13 @@ interface SessionContextMenuProps extends SessionActions {
 }
 
 export function SessionContextMenu({ children, ...actions }: SessionContextMenuProps) {
-  const { t } = useI18n()
   const { renameDialog, renderItems } = useSessionActions(actions)
 
   return (
     <>
       <ContextMenu>
         <ContextMenuTrigger asChild>{children}</ContextMenuTrigger>
-        <ContextMenuContent aria-label={t.sidebar.row.actionsFor(actions.title)} className="w-40">
+        <ContextMenuContent aria-label={`Actions for ${actions.title}`} className="w-40">
           {renderItems(ContextMenuItem)}
         </ContextMenuContent>
       </ContextMenu>
@@ -182,12 +170,9 @@ interface RenameSessionDialogProps {
   onOpenChange: (open: boolean) => void
   sessionId: string
   currentTitle: string
-  profile?: string
 }
 
-function RenameSessionDialog({ open, onOpenChange, sessionId, currentTitle, profile }: RenameSessionDialogProps) {
-  const { t } = useI18n()
-  const r = t.sidebar.row
+function RenameSessionDialog({ open, onOpenChange, sessionId, currentTitle }: RenameSessionDialogProps) {
   const [value, setValue] = useState(currentTitle)
   const [submitting, setSubmitting] = useState(false)
   const inputRef = useRef<HTMLInputElement>(null)
@@ -215,13 +200,13 @@ function RenameSessionDialog({ open, onOpenChange, sessionId, currentTitle, prof
     setSubmitting(true)
 
     try {
-      const result = await renameSession(sessionId, next, profile)
+      const result = await renameSession(sessionId, next)
       const finalTitle = result.title || next || ''
       setSessions(prev => prev.map(s => (s.id === sessionId ? { ...s, title: finalTitle || null } : s)))
-      notify({ durationMs: 2_000, kind: 'success', message: r.renamed })
+      notify({ durationMs: 2_000, kind: 'success', message: 'Renamed' })
       onOpenChange(false)
     } catch (err) {
-      notifyError(err, r.renameFailed)
+      notifyError(err, 'Rename failed')
     } finally {
       setSubmitting(false)
     }
@@ -231,8 +216,8 @@ function RenameSessionDialog({ open, onOpenChange, sessionId, currentTitle, prof
     <Dialog onOpenChange={onOpenChange} open={open}>
       <DialogContent className="max-w-md">
         <DialogHeader>
-          <DialogTitle>{r.renameTitle}</DialogTitle>
-          <DialogDescription>{r.renameDesc}</DialogDescription>
+          <DialogTitle>Rename session</DialogTitle>
+          <DialogDescription>Give this chat a memorable title. Leave empty to clear.</DialogDescription>
         </DialogHeader>
         <Input
           autoFocus
@@ -246,16 +231,16 @@ function RenameSessionDialog({ open, onOpenChange, sessionId, currentTitle, prof
               onOpenChange(false)
             }
           }}
-          placeholder={r.untitledPlaceholder}
+          placeholder="Untitled session"
           ref={inputRef}
           value={value}
         />
         <DialogFooter>
           <Button disabled={submitting} onClick={() => onOpenChange(false)} type="button" variant="ghost">
-            {t.common.cancel}
+            Cancel
           </Button>
           <Button disabled={submitting} onClick={() => void submit()} type="button">
-            {t.common.save}
+            Save
           </Button>
         </DialogFooter>
       </DialogContent>

apps/desktop/src/app/chat/sidebar/session-row.tsx

@@ -1,15 +1,11 @@
-import { useStore } from '@nanostores/react'
 import type * as React from 'react'
 
-import { writeSessionDrag } from '@/app/chat/composer/inline-refs'
 import { Button } from '@/components/ui/button'
 import { Codicon } from '@/components/ui/codicon'
 import type { SessionInfo } from '@/hermes'
-import { type Translations, useI18n } from '@/i18n'
 import { sessionTitle } from '@/lib/chat-runtime'
 import { triggerHaptic } from '@/lib/haptics'
 import { cn } from '@/lib/utils'
-import { $attentionSessionIds } from '@/store/session'
 
 import { SessionActionsMenu, SessionContextMenu } from './session-actions-menu'
 
@@ -27,22 +23,22 @@ interface SidebarSessionRowProps extends React.ComponentProps<'div'> {
   dragHandleProps?: React.HTMLAttributes<HTMLElement>
 }
 
-const AGE_TICKS: ReadonlyArray<[number, 'ageDay' | 'ageHour' | 'ageMin']> = [
-  [86_400_000, 'ageDay'],
-  [3_600_000, 'ageHour'],
-  [60_000, 'ageMin']
+const AGE_TICKS: ReadonlyArray<[number, string]> = [
+  [86_400_000, 'd'],
+  [3_600_000, 'h'],
+  [60_000, 'm']
 ]
 
-function formatAge(seconds: number, r: Translations['sidebar']['row']): string {
+function formatAge(seconds: number): string {
   const delta = Math.max(0, Date.now() - seconds * 1000)
 
-  for (const [ms, key] of AGE_TICKS) {
+  for (const [ms, suffix] of AGE_TICKS) {
     if (delta >= ms) {
-      return `${Math.floor(delta / ms)}${r[key]}`
+      return `${Math.floor(delta / ms)}${suffix}`
     }
   }
 
-  return r.ageNow
+  return 'now'
 }
 
 export function SidebarSessionRow({
@@ -62,15 +58,9 @@ export function SidebarSessionRow({
   ref,
   ...rest
 }: SidebarSessionRowProps) {
-  const { t } = useI18n()
-  const r = t.sidebar.row
   const title = sessionTitle(session)
-  const age = formatAge(session.last_active || session.started_at, r)
+  const age = formatAge(session.last_active || session.started_at)
   const handleLabel = `Reorder ${title}`
-  // Subscribe per-row (the leaf) instead of drilling a set through the list —
-  // the atom is tiny and rarely non-empty. True when a clarify prompt in this
-  // session is waiting on the user.
-  const needsInput = useStore($attentionSessionIds).includes(session.id)
 
   return (
     <SessionContextMenu
@@ -78,7 +68,6 @@ export function SidebarSessionRow({
       onDelete={onDelete}
       onPin={onPin}
       pinned={isPinned}
-      profile={session.profile}
       sessionId={session.id}
       title={title}
     >
@@ -91,29 +80,13 @@ export function SidebarSessionRow({
           className
         )}
         data-working={isWorking ? 'true' : undefined}
-        draggable
-        onDragStart={event => {
-          // Reorder drags belong to dnd-kit (the grab handle) — cancel the
-          // native drag so the two DnD systems don't fight.
-          if ((event.target as HTMLElement).closest('[data-reorder-handle]')) {
-            event.preventDefault()
-
-            return
-          }
-
-          writeSessionDrag(event.dataTransfer, {
-            id: session.id,
-            profile: session.profile || 'default',
-            title
-          })
-        }}
         ref={ref}
         style={style}
         {...rest}
       >
-        {isWorking && !needsInput && <span aria-hidden="true" className="arc-border" />}
+        {isWorking && <span aria-hidden="true" className="arc-border" />}
         <button
-          className="z-0 flex min-w-0 items-center gap-1.5 bg-transparent py-0.5 pl-2 pr-1 text-left group-hover:pr-12"
+          className="z-0 flex min-w-0 cursor-pointer items-center gap-1.5 bg-transparent py-0.5 pl-2 pr-1 text-left group-hover:pr-12"
           onClick={event => {
             if (event.shiftKey) {
               event.preventDefault()
@@ -141,28 +114,16 @@ export function SidebarSessionRow({
             <span
               {...dragHandleProps}
               aria-label={handleLabel}
-              className={cn(
-                // Scope the dot↔grabber swap to a local group so the grabber
-                // only reveals when hovering/focusing the handle itself, not
-                // anywhere on the row. Width MUST match the non-reorderable dot
-                // column (w-3.5) so rows don't shift horizontally when reorder is
-                // toggled (e.g. scoped → ALL-profiles view).
-                'group/handle relative -my-0.5 grid w-3.5 shrink-0 cursor-grab touch-none place-items-center self-stretch overflow-hidden active:cursor-grabbing',
-                // The quest-glow box-shadow extends past the dot; let it bleed
-                // out instead of being clipped by this handle's overflow-hidden.
-                needsInput && 'overflow-visible'
-              )}
-              data-reorder-handle
+              className="relative -my-0.5 grid w-4 shrink-0 cursor-grab touch-none place-items-center self-stretch overflow-hidden active:cursor-grabbing"
               onClick={event => event.stopPropagation()}
             >
               <SidebarRowDot
-                className="transition-opacity group-hover/handle:opacity-0 group-focus-within/handle:opacity-0"
+                className="transition-opacity group-hover:opacity-0 group-focus-within:opacity-0"
                 isWorking={isWorking}
-                needsInput={needsInput}
               />
               <Codicon
                 className={cn(
-                  'absolute text-(--ui-text-quaternary) opacity-0 transition-opacity group-hover/handle:opacity-80 group-focus-within/handle:opacity-80 hover:text-(--ui-text-secondary)',
+                  'absolute text-(--ui-text-quaternary) opacity-0 transition-opacity group-hover:opacity-80 group-focus-within:opacity-80 hover:text-(--ui-text-secondary)',
                   dragging && 'text-(--ui-text-secondary) opacity-100'
                 )}
                 name="grabber"
@@ -170,16 +131,11 @@ export function SidebarSessionRow({
               />
             </span>
           ) : (
-            <span
-              className={cn(
-                'grid w-3.5 shrink-0 place-items-center',
-                needsInput ? 'overflow-visible' : 'overflow-hidden'
-              )}
-            >
-            <SidebarRowDot isWorking={isWorking} needsInput={needsInput} />
-          </span>
+            <span className="grid w-3.5 shrink-0 place-items-center overflow-hidden">
+              <SidebarRowDot isWorking={isWorking} />
+            </span>
           )}
-          <span className="min-w-0 flex-1 truncate text-[0.8125rem] font-normal text-(--ui-text-secondary) group-hover:text-foreground group-data-[working=true]:text-foreground/90">
+          <span className="truncate text-[0.8125rem] font-normal text-(--ui-text-secondary) group-hover:text-foreground group-data-[working=true]:text-foreground/90">
             {title}
           </span>
         </button>
@@ -194,15 +150,14 @@ export function SidebarSessionRow({
             onDelete={onDelete}
             onPin={onPin}
             pinned={isPinned}
-            profile={session.profile}
             sessionId={session.id}
             title={title}
           >
             <Button
-              aria-label={r.actionsFor(title)}
-              className="size-5 rounded-[4px] bg-transparent text-transparent transition-colors duration-100 hover:bg-(--ui-control-active-background) hover:text-foreground focus-visible:bg-(--ui-control-active-background) focus-visible:text-foreground focus-visible:ring-0 data-[state=open]:bg-(--ui-control-active-background) data-[state=open]:text-foreground group-hover:text-(--ui-text-tertiary) [&_svg]:size-3.5!"
+              aria-label={`Actions for ${title}`}
+              className="size-5 rounded-md bg-transparent text-transparent transition-colors duration-100 hover:bg-(--ui-control-active-background) hover:text-foreground focus-visible:bg-(--ui-control-active-background) focus-visible:text-foreground focus-visible:ring-0 data-[state=open]:bg-(--ui-control-active-background) data-[state=open]:text-foreground group-hover:text-(--ui-text-tertiary) [&_svg]:size-3.5!"
               size="icon"
-              title={r.sessionActions}
+              title="Session actions"
               variant="ghost"
             >
               <Codicon name="ellipsis" size="0.875rem" />
@@ -214,36 +169,10 @@ export function SidebarSessionRow({
   )
 }
 
-function SidebarRowDot({
-  isWorking,
-  needsInput = false,
-  className
-}: {
-  isWorking: boolean
-  needsInput?: boolean
-  className?: string
-}) {
-  const { t } = useI18n()
-  const r = t.sidebar.row
-
-  // "Needs input" wins over "working": a clarify-blocked session is technically
-  // still running, but the actionable state is that it's waiting on the user.
-  // Amber + steady (no ping) reads as "your turn", distinct from the accent
-  // pulse of an active turn.
-  if (needsInput) {
-    return (
-      <span
-        aria-label={r.needsInput}
-        className={cn('quest-glow relative size-1.5 rounded-full bg-amber-500', className)}
-        role="status"
-        title={r.waitingForAnswer}
-      />
-    )
-  }
-
+function SidebarRowDot({ isWorking, className }: { isWorking: boolean; className?: string }) {
   return (
     <span
-      aria-label={isWorking ? r.sessionRunning : undefined}
+      aria-label={isWorking ? 'Session running' : undefined}
       className={cn(
         'rounded-full',
         isWorking

apps/desktop/src/app/command-center/index.tsx

@@ -24,7 +24,6 @@ import type {
   SessionSearchResult as SessionSearchApiResult,
   StatusResponse
 } from '@/hermes'
-import { useI18n } from '@/i18n'
 import { sessionTitle } from '@/lib/chat-runtime'
 import { Activity, AlertCircle, BarChart3, Pin } from '@/lib/icons'
 import { exportSession } from '@/lib/session-export'
@@ -33,7 +32,6 @@ import { upsertDesktopActionTask } from '@/store/activity'
 import { $pinnedSessionIds, pinSession, unpinSession } from '@/store/layout'
 import { $sessions } from '@/store/session'
 
-import { useRefreshHotkey } from '../hooks/use-refresh-hotkey'
 import { useRouteEnumParam } from '../hooks/use-route-enum-param'
 import { OverlayActionButton, OverlayCard, overlayCardClass, OverlayIconButton } from '../overlays/overlay-chrome'
 import { OverlaySearchInput } from '../overlays/overlay-search-input'
@@ -56,14 +54,49 @@ interface CommandCenterViewProps {
   onOpenSession: (sessionId: string) => void
 }
 
-type NavKey = 'newChat' | 'settings' | 'skills' | 'messaging' | 'artifacts'
+const SECTION_LABELS: Record<CommandCenterSection, string> = {
+  sessions: 'Sessions',
+  system: 'System',
+  usage: 'Usage'
+}
 
-const NAV_ROUTES: readonly { key: NavKey; route: string }[] = [
-  { key: 'newChat', route: NEW_CHAT_ROUTE },
-  { key: 'settings', route: SETTINGS_ROUTE },
-  { key: 'skills', route: SKILLS_ROUTE },
-  { key: 'messaging', route: MESSAGING_ROUTE },
-  { key: 'artifacts', route: ARTIFACTS_ROUTE }
+const SECTION_DESCRIPTIONS: Record<CommandCenterSection, string> = {
+  sessions: 'Search and manage sessions',
+  system: 'Status, logs, and system actions',
+  usage: 'Token, cost, and skill activity over time'
+}
+
+interface NavigationSearchEntry {
+  detail?: string
+  id: string
+  route: string
+  title: string
+}
+
+interface SectionSearchEntry {
+  detail?: string
+  id: string
+  section: CommandCenterSection
+  title: string
+}
+
+const NAVIGATION_SEARCH_ENTRIES: readonly NavigationSearchEntry[] = [
+  { id: 'nav-new-chat', route: NEW_CHAT_ROUTE, title: 'New session', detail: 'Start a fresh session' },
+  { id: 'nav-settings', route: SETTINGS_ROUTE, title: 'Settings', detail: 'Configure Hermes desktop' },
+  { id: 'nav-skills', route: SKILLS_ROUTE, title: 'Skills & Tools', detail: 'Enable skills, toolsets, and providers' },
+  {
+    id: 'nav-messaging',
+    route: MESSAGING_ROUTE,
+    title: 'Messaging',
+    detail: 'Set up Telegram, Slack, Discord, and more'
+  },
+  { id: 'nav-artifacts', route: ARTIFACTS_ROUTE, title: 'Artifacts', detail: 'Browse generated outputs' }
+]
+
+const SECTION_SEARCH_ENTRIES: readonly SectionSearchEntry[] = [
+  { id: 'section-sessions', section: 'sessions', title: 'Sessions panel', detail: 'Search, pin, and manage sessions' },
+  { id: 'section-system', section: 'system', title: 'System panel', detail: 'Gateway status, logs, restart/update' },
+  { id: 'section-usage', section: 'usage', title: 'Usage panel', detail: 'Token, cost, and skill activity' }
 ]
 
 interface SessionSearchHit {
@@ -153,8 +186,6 @@ export function CommandCenterView({
   onNavigateRoute,
   onOpenSession
 }: CommandCenterViewProps) {
-  const { t } = useI18n()
-  const cc = t.commandCenter
   const sessions = useStore($sessions)
   const pinnedSessionIds = useStore($pinnedSessionIds)
 
@@ -194,29 +225,24 @@ export function CommandCenterView({
     () => [
       {
         id: 'navigation',
-        label: cc.providerNavigate,
+        label: 'Navigate',
         search: async searchQuery => {
-          const routeHits: RouteSearchHit[] = NAV_ROUTES.filter(entry =>
-            matchesSearchQuery(searchQuery, cc.nav[entry.key].title, cc.nav[entry.key].detail, entry.route)
+          const routeHits: RouteSearchHit[] = NAVIGATION_SEARCH_ENTRIES.filter(entry =>
+            matchesSearchQuery(searchQuery, entry.title, entry.detail, entry.route)
           ).map(entry => ({
-            detail: cc.nav[entry.key].detail,
+            detail: entry.detail,
             kind: 'route',
             route: entry.route,
-            title: cc.nav[entry.key].title
+            title: entry.title
           }))
 
-          const sectionHits: SectionSearchHit[] = SECTIONS.filter(section =>
-            matchesSearchQuery(
-              searchQuery,
-              cc.sectionEntries[section].title,
-              cc.sectionEntries[section].detail,
-              cc.sections[section]
-            )
-          ).map(section => ({
-            detail: cc.sectionEntries[section].detail,
+          const sectionHits: SectionSearchHit[] = SECTION_SEARCH_ENTRIES.filter(entry =>
+            matchesSearchQuery(searchQuery, entry.title, entry.detail, SECTION_LABELS[entry.section])
+          ).map(entry => ({
+            detail: entry.detail,
             kind: 'section',
-            section,
-            title: cc.sectionEntries[section].title
+            section: entry.section,
+            title: entry.title
           }))
 
           return [...routeHits, ...sectionHits]
@@ -224,7 +250,7 @@ export function CommandCenterView({
       },
       {
         id: 'sessions',
-        label: cc.providerSessions,
+        label: 'Sessions',
         search: async searchQuery => {
           const response = await searchSessions(searchQuery)
 
@@ -242,7 +268,7 @@ export function CommandCenterView({
         }
       }
     ],
-    [cc, sessionsById]
+    [sessionsById]
   )
 
   const refreshSystem = useCallback(async () => {
@@ -338,14 +364,6 @@ export function CommandCenterView({
     }
   }, [refreshUsage, section, usagePeriod])
 
-  useRefreshHotkey(() => {
-    if (section === 'system') {
-      void refreshSystem()
-    } else if (section === 'usage') {
-      void refreshUsage(usagePeriod)
-    }
-  })
-
   const showGlobalSearchResults = debouncedQuery.length > 0
   const hasGlobalSearchResults = searchGroups.length > 0
   const sessionListHasResults = filteredSessions.length > 0
@@ -373,7 +391,7 @@ export function CommandCenterView({
         if (!nextStatus) {
           const pendingStatus = {
             exit_code: null,
-            lines: [cc.actionStartedWaiting],
+            lines: ['Action started, waiting for status...'],
             name: started.name,
             pid: started.pid,
             running: true
@@ -388,7 +406,7 @@ export function CommandCenterView({
         void refreshSystem()
       }
     },
-    [cc, refreshSystem]
+    [refreshSystem]
   )
 
   const handleSearchSelect = useCallback(
@@ -413,13 +431,13 @@ export function CommandCenterView({
 
   return (
     <OverlayView
-      closeLabel={cc.close}
+      closeLabel="Close command center"
       headerContent={
         <OverlaySearchInput
           containerClassName="w-[min(36rem,calc(100vw-32rem))] min-w-80"
           loading={searchLoading}
           onChange={next => setQuery(next)}
-          placeholder={cc.searchPlaceholder}
+          placeholder="Search sessions, views, and actions"
           value={query}
         />
       }
@@ -432,7 +450,7 @@ export function CommandCenterView({
               active={section === value}
               icon={value === 'sessions' ? Pin : value === 'system' ? Activity : BarChart3}
               key={value}
-              label={cc.sections[value]}
+              label={SECTION_LABELS[value]}
               onClick={() => setSection(value)}
             />
           ))}
@@ -441,19 +459,19 @@ export function CommandCenterView({
         <OverlayMain>
           <header className="mb-4 flex items-center justify-between gap-2">
             <div>
-              <h2 className="text-sm font-semibold text-foreground">{cc.sections[section]}</h2>
-              <p className="text-xs text-muted-foreground">{cc.sectionDescriptions[section]}</p>
+              <h2 className="text-sm font-semibold text-foreground">{SECTION_LABELS[section]}</h2>
+              <p className="text-xs text-muted-foreground">{SECTION_DESCRIPTIONS[section]}</p>
             </div>
             {section === 'system' && (
               <OverlayActionButton disabled={systemLoading} onClick={() => void refreshSystem()}>
                 <IconRefresh className={cn('mr-1.5 size-3.5', systemLoading && 'animate-spin')} />
-                {systemLoading ? cc.refreshing : cc.refresh}
+                {systemLoading ? 'Refreshing...' : 'Refresh'}
               </OverlayActionButton>
             )}
             {section === 'usage' && (
               <OverlayActionButton disabled={usageLoading} onClick={() => void refreshUsage(usagePeriod)}>
                 <IconRefresh className={cn('mr-1.5 size-3.5', usageLoading && 'animate-spin')} />
-                {usageLoading ? cc.refreshing : cc.refresh}
+                {usageLoading ? 'Refreshing...' : 'Refresh'}
               </OverlayActionButton>
             )}
           </header>
@@ -461,7 +479,9 @@ export function CommandCenterView({
           {showGlobalSearchResults ? (
             <div className="min-h-0 flex-1 overflow-y-auto pr-1">
               {!hasGlobalSearchResults ? (
-                <OverlayCard className="px-3 py-4 text-sm text-muted-foreground">{cc.noResults}</OverlayCard>
+                <OverlayCard className="px-3 py-4 text-sm text-muted-foreground">
+                  No matching results found.
+                </OverlayCard>
               ) : (
                 <div className="grid gap-3">
                   {searchGroups.map(group => (
@@ -497,7 +517,7 @@ export function CommandCenterView({
                                     event.stopPropagation()
                                     pinned ? unpinSession(result.sessionId) : pinSession(result.sessionId)
                                   }}
-                                  title={pinned ? cc.unpinSession : cc.pinSession}
+                                  title={pinned ? 'Unpin session' : 'Pin session'}
                                 >
                                   {pinned ? (
                                     <IconBookmarkFilled className="size-3.5" />
@@ -511,7 +531,7 @@ export function CommandCenterView({
                                     event.stopPropagation()
                                     void exportSession(result.sessionId, { title: result.title })
                                   }}
-                                  title={cc.exportSession}
+                                  title="Export session"
                                 >
                                   <IconDownload className="size-3.5" />
                                 </OverlayIconButton>
@@ -522,7 +542,7 @@ export function CommandCenterView({
                                     event.stopPropagation()
                                     void onDeleteSession(result.sessionId)
                                   }}
-                                  title={cc.deleteSession}
+                                  title="Delete session"
                                 >
                                   <IconTrash className="size-3.5" />
                                 </OverlayIconButton>
@@ -556,7 +576,7 @@ export function CommandCenterView({
           ) : section === 'sessions' ? (
             <div className="min-h-0 flex-1 overflow-y-auto">
               {!sessionListHasResults ? (
-                <OverlayCard className="px-3 py-4 text-sm text-muted-foreground">{cc.noSessions}</OverlayCard>
+                <OverlayCard className="px-3 py-4 text-sm text-muted-foreground">No sessions yet.</OverlayCard>
               ) : (
                 <div className="grid gap-1.5">
                   {filteredSessions.map(session => {
@@ -576,20 +596,20 @@ export function CommandCenterView({
                         </button>
                         <OverlayIconButton
                           onClick={() => (pinned ? unpinSession(session.id) : pinSession(session.id))}
-                          title={pinned ? cc.unpinSession : cc.pinSession}
+                          title={pinned ? 'Unpin session' : 'Pin session'}
                         >
                           {pinned ? <IconBookmarkFilled className="size-3.5" /> : <IconBookmark className="size-3.5" />}
                         </OverlayIconButton>
                         <OverlayIconButton
                           onClick={() => void exportSession(session.id, { session, title: sessionTitle(session) })}
-                          title={cc.exportSession}
+                          title="Export session"
                         >
                           <IconDownload className="size-3.5" />
                         </OverlayIconButton>
                         <OverlayIconButton
                           className="hover:text-destructive"
                           onClick={() => void onDeleteSession(session.id)}
-                          title={cc.deleteSession}
+                          title="Delete session"
                         >
                           <IconTrash className="size-3.5" />
                         </OverlayIconButton>
@@ -623,37 +643,37 @@ export function CommandCenterView({
                             )}
                           />
                           <span className="font-medium text-foreground">
-                            {status.gateway_running ? cc.gatewayRunning : cc.gatewayStopped}
+                            {status.gateway_running ? 'Messaging gateway running' : 'Messaging gateway stopped'}
                           </span>
                         </div>
                         <div className="mt-1 text-xs text-muted-foreground">
-                          {cc.hermesActiveSessions(status.version, status.active_sessions)}
+                          Hermes {status.version} · Active sessions {status.active_sessions}
                         </div>
                       </div>
                       <div className="flex shrink-0 items-center gap-1.5 whitespace-nowrap">
                         <OverlayActionButton className="h-7 px-2.5" onClick={() => void runSystemAction('restart')}>
-                          {cc.restartMessaging}
+                          Restart messaging
                         </OverlayActionButton>
                         <OverlayActionButton className="h-7 px-2.5" onClick={() => void runSystemAction('update')}>
-                          {cc.updateHermes}
+                          Update Hermes
                         </OverlayActionButton>
                       </div>
                     </div>
                     {systemAction && (
                       <div className="text-xs text-muted-foreground">
                         {systemAction.name} ·{' '}
-                        {systemAction.running ? cc.actionRunning : systemAction.exit_code === 0 ? cc.actionDone : cc.actionFailed}
+                        {systemAction.running ? 'running' : systemAction.exit_code === 0 ? 'done' : 'failed'}
                       </div>
                     )}
                   </div>
                 ) : (
-                  <div className="text-xs text-muted-foreground">{cc.loadingStatus}</div>
+                  <div className="text-xs text-muted-foreground">Loading status...</div>
                 )}
               </OverlayCard>
 
               <OverlayCard className="min-h-0 overflow-hidden p-2">
                 <div className="mb-2 flex items-center justify-between">
-                  <span className="text-xs font-medium text-muted-foreground">{cc.recentLogs}</span>
+                  <span className="text-xs font-medium text-muted-foreground">Recent logs</span>
                   {systemError && (
                     <span className="inline-flex items-center gap-1 text-xs text-destructive">
                       <AlertCircle className="size-3.5" />
@@ -662,7 +682,7 @@ export function CommandCenterView({
                   )}
                 </div>
                 <pre className="h-full min-h-0 overflow-auto whitespace-pre-wrap wrap-break-word font-mono text-[0.65rem] leading-relaxed text-muted-foreground">
-                  {logs.length ? logs.join('\n') : cc.noLogs}
+                  {logs.length ? logs.join('\n') : 'No logs loaded yet.'}
                 </pre>
               </OverlayCard>
             </div>
@@ -715,8 +735,6 @@ interface UsagePanelProps {
 }
 
 function UsagePanel({ error, loading, onPeriodChange, onRefresh, period, usage }: UsagePanelProps) {
-  const { t } = useI18n()
-  const cc = t.commandCenter
   const daily = useMemo(() => usage?.daily ?? [], [usage])
   const totals = usage?.totals
   const byModel = usage?.by_model ?? []
@@ -746,7 +764,7 @@ function UsagePanel({ error, loading, onPeriodChange, onRefresh, period, usage }
               onClick={() => onPeriodChange(value)}
               type="button"
             >
-              {cc.days(value)}
+              {value}d
             </button>
           ))}
         </div>
@@ -761,25 +779,25 @@ function UsagePanel({ error, loading, onPeriodChange, onRefresh, period, usage }
       <OverlayCard className="p-3">
         {totals ? (
           <div className="grid grid-cols-2 gap-3 sm:grid-cols-4">
-            <UsageStat label={cc.statSessions} value={formatInteger(totals.total_sessions)} />
-            <UsageStat label={cc.statApiCalls} value={formatInteger(totals.total_api_calls)} />
+            <UsageStat label="Sessions" value={formatInteger(totals.total_sessions)} />
+            <UsageStat label="API calls" value={formatInteger(totals.total_api_calls)} />
             <UsageStat
-              label={cc.statTokens}
+              label="Tokens in/out"
               value={`${formatTokens(totals.total_input)} / ${formatTokens(totals.total_output)}`}
             />
             <UsageStat
-              hint={totals.total_actual_cost > 0 ? cc.actualCost(formatCost(totals.total_actual_cost)) : undefined}
-              label={cc.statCost}
+              hint={totals.total_actual_cost > 0 ? `actual ${formatCost(totals.total_actual_cost)}` : undefined}
+              label="Est. cost"
               value={formatCost(totals.total_estimated_cost)}
             />
           </div>
         ) : loading ? (
-          <div className="text-xs text-muted-foreground">{cc.loadingUsage}</div>
+          <div className="text-xs text-muted-foreground">Loading usage...</div>
         ) : (
           <div className="text-xs text-muted-foreground">
-            {cc.noUsage(period)}{' '}
+            No usage in the last {period} days.{' '}
             <button className="underline underline-offset-4 decoration-current/20" onClick={onRefresh} type="button">
-              {cc.retry}
+              Retry
             </button>
           </div>
         )}
@@ -788,18 +806,18 @@ function UsagePanel({ error, loading, onPeriodChange, onRefresh, period, usage }
       <div className="grid min-h-0 grid-rows-[auto_minmax(0,1fr)] gap-3">
         <OverlayCard className="p-3">
           <div className="mb-2 flex items-baseline justify-between">
-            <span className="text-xs font-medium text-muted-foreground">{cc.dailyTokens}</span>
+            <span className="text-xs font-medium text-muted-foreground">Daily tokens</span>
             <span className="flex items-center gap-3 text-[0.65rem] text-muted-foreground">
               <span className="inline-flex items-center gap-1">
-                <span className="size-2 bg-[color:var(--dt-primary)]/60" /> {cc.input}
+                <span className="size-2 bg-[color:var(--dt-primary)]/60" /> input
               </span>
               <span className="inline-flex items-center gap-1">
-                <span className="size-2 bg-emerald-500/70" /> {cc.output}
+                <span className="size-2 bg-emerald-500/70" /> output
               </span>
             </span>
           </div>
           {daily.length === 0 ? (
-            <div className="grid h-24 place-items-center text-xs text-muted-foreground">{cc.noDailyActivity}</div>
+            <div className="grid h-24 place-items-center text-xs text-muted-foreground">No daily activity.</div>
           ) : (
             <>
               <div className="flex h-24 items-end gap-px">
@@ -838,10 +856,10 @@ function UsagePanel({ error, loading, onPeriodChange, onRefresh, period, usage }
           <div className="grid gap-3 sm:grid-cols-2">
             <section className="min-w-0">
               <div className="mb-1.5 text-[0.7rem] font-medium uppercase tracking-wide text-muted-foreground">
-                {cc.topModels}
+                Top models
               </div>
               {byModel.length === 0 ? (
-                <div className="text-xs text-muted-foreground">{cc.noModelUsage}</div>
+                <div className="text-xs text-muted-foreground">No model usage yet.</div>
               ) : (
                 <ul className="space-y-1">
                   {byModel.slice(0, 6).map(entry => (
@@ -862,10 +880,10 @@ function UsagePanel({ error, loading, onPeriodChange, onRefresh, period, usage }
 
             <section className="min-w-0">
               <div className="mb-1.5 text-[0.7rem] font-medium uppercase tracking-wide text-muted-foreground">
-                {cc.topSkills}
+                Top skills
               </div>
               {topSkills.length === 0 ? (
-                <div className="text-xs text-muted-foreground">{cc.noSkillActivity}</div>
+                <div className="text-xs text-muted-foreground">No skill activity yet.</div>
               ) : (
                 <ul className="space-y-1">
                   {topSkills.slice(0, 6).map(entry => (
@@ -875,7 +893,7 @@ function UsagePanel({ error, loading, onPeriodChange, onRefresh, period, usage }
                     >
                       <span className="min-w-0 truncate font-mono text-[0.7rem] text-foreground">{entry.skill}</span>
                       <span className="shrink-0 text-[0.65rem] text-muted-foreground">
-                        {cc.actions(entry.total_count.toLocaleString())}
+                        {entry.total_count.toLocaleString()} actions
                       </span>
                     </li>
                   ))}

apps/desktop/src/app/command-palette/index.tsx

@@ -1,487 +0,0 @@
-import { useStore } from '@nanostores/react'
-import { useQuery } from '@tanstack/react-query'
-import { Dialog as DialogPrimitive } from 'radix-ui'
-import { useCallback, useEffect, useMemo, useState } from 'react'
-import { useNavigate } from 'react-router-dom'
-
-import { Command, CommandEmpty, CommandGroup, CommandInput, CommandItem, CommandList } from '@/components/ui/command'
-import { getHermesConfigRecord, listSessions } from '@/hermes'
-import { sessionTitle } from '@/lib/chat-runtime'
-import {
-  Activity,
-  Archive,
-  BarChart3,
-  Check,
-  ChevronLeft,
-  ChevronRight,
-  Clock,
-  Cpu,
-  Globe,
-  type IconComponent,
-  Info,
-  KeyRound,
-  MessageCircle,
-  Monitor,
-  Moon,
-  Package,
-  Palette,
-  Plus,
-  Settings,
-  Settings2,
-  Sun,
-  Users,
-  Wrench,
-  Zap
-} from '@/lib/icons'
-import { cn } from '@/lib/utils'
-import { $commandPaletteOpen, closeCommandPalette, setCommandPaletteOpen } from '@/store/command-palette'
-import { type ThemeMode, useTheme } from '@/themes/context'
-
-import {
-  AGENTS_ROUTE,
-  ARTIFACTS_ROUTE,
-  COMMAND_CENTER_ROUTE,
-  CRON_ROUTE,
-  MESSAGING_ROUTE,
-  NEW_CHAT_ROUTE,
-  PROFILES_ROUTE,
-  sessionRoute,
-  SETTINGS_ROUTE,
-  SKILLS_ROUTE
-} from '../routes'
-import { FIELD_LABELS, SECTIONS } from '../settings/constants'
-import { prettyName } from '../settings/helpers'
-
-interface PaletteItem {
-  active?: boolean
-  icon: IconComponent
-  id: string
-  /** Keep the palette open after running (live-preview pickers like theme/mode). */
-  keepOpen?: boolean
-  keywords?: string[]
-  label: string
-  /** Action to run when selected. Mutually exclusive with `to`. */
-  run?: () => void
-  /** Open a nested palette page (VS Code-style "choose X → options"). */
-  to?: string
-}
-
-interface PaletteGroup {
-  heading: string
-  items: PaletteItem[]
-}
-
-/** A nested page reachable from a root item via `to`. */
-interface PalettePage {
-  groups: PaletteGroup[]
-  placeholder: string
-  title: string
-}
-
-interface SessionEntry {
-  id: string
-  preview?: string
-  title: string
-}
-
-type SessionRow = Awaited<ReturnType<typeof listSessions>>['sessions'][number]
-
-const toSessionEntry = (session: SessionRow): SessionEntry => ({
-  id: session.id,
-  preview: session.preview ?? undefined,
-  title: sessionTitle(session)
-})
-
-const NON_CONFIG_SETTINGS: ReadonlyArray<{ icon: IconComponent; keywords?: string[]; label: string; tab: string }> = [
-  {
-    icon: Zap,
-    keywords: ['accounts', 'sign in', 'oauth', 'login', 'subscription', 'models', 'anthropic', 'openai'],
-    label: 'Providers',
-    tab: 'providers&pview=accounts'
-  },
-  {
-    icon: KeyRound,
-    keywords: ['providers', 'api key', 'keys', 'secrets', 'tokens'],
-    label: 'Provider API keys',
-    tab: 'providers&pview=keys'
-  },
-  { icon: Globe, keywords: ['connection', 'messaging'], label: 'Gateway', tab: 'gateway' },
-  {
-    icon: KeyRound,
-    keywords: ['api', 'secrets', 'tokens', 'credentials', 'browser', 'search'],
-    label: 'Tools & Keys',
-    tab: 'keys&kview=tools'
-  },
-  {
-    icon: Settings2,
-    keywords: ['gateway', 'proxy', 'server', 'webhook', 'env'],
-    label: 'Tools & Keys settings',
-    tab: 'keys&kview=settings'
-  },
-  { icon: Wrench, keywords: ['servers', 'tools'], label: 'MCP', tab: 'mcp' },
-  { icon: Archive, keywords: ['history', 'archived'], label: 'Archived Chats', tab: 'sessions' },
-  { icon: Info, keywords: ['version', 'about'], label: 'About', tab: 'about' }
-]
-
-const THEME_MODES: ReadonlyArray<{ icon: IconComponent; label: string; mode: ThemeMode }> = [
-  { icon: Sun, label: 'Light', mode: 'light' },
-  { icon: Moon, label: 'Dark', mode: 'dark' },
-  { icon: Monitor, label: 'System', mode: 'system' }
-]
-
-function fieldLabel(key: string): string {
-  return FIELD_LABELS[key] ?? prettyName(key.split('.').pop() ?? key)
-}
-
-export function CommandPalette() {
-  const open = useStore($commandPaletteOpen)
-  const navigate = useNavigate()
-  const { availableThemes, mode, resolvedMode, setMode, setTheme, themeName } = useTheme()
-  const [search, setSearch] = useState('')
-  const [page, setPage] = useState<string | null>(null)
-
-  // Server-backed sources for the type-to-search groups, fetched lazily while
-  // the palette is open. react-query handles caching/dedup/staleness.
-  const configQuery = useQuery({
-    queryKey: ['command-palette', 'config'],
-    queryFn: getHermesConfigRecord,
-    enabled: open
-  })
-
-  const sessionsQuery = useQuery({
-    queryKey: ['command-palette', 'sessions'],
-    queryFn: () => listSessions(200, 1, 'exclude'),
-    enabled: open
-  })
-
-  const archivedQuery = useQuery({
-    queryKey: ['command-palette', 'archived'],
-    queryFn: () => listSessions(200, 0, 'only'),
-    enabled: open
-  })
-
-  const mcpServers = useMemo(() => {
-    const raw = configQuery.data?.mcp_servers
-
-    return raw && typeof raw === 'object' && !Array.isArray(raw)
-      ? Object.keys(raw as Record<string, unknown>).sort()
-      : []
-  }, [configQuery.data])
-
-  const sessions = useMemo(() => (sessionsQuery.data?.sessions ?? []).map(toSessionEntry), [sessionsQuery.data])
-  const archivedSessions = useMemo(() => (archivedQuery.data?.sessions ?? []).map(toSessionEntry), [archivedQuery.data])
-
-  // Reset the query/sub-page on close so it reopens clean.
-  useEffect(() => {
-    if (!open) {
-      setSearch('')
-      setPage(null)
-    }
-  }, [open])
-
-  const go = useCallback((path: string) => () => navigate(path), [navigate])
-
-  const baseGroups = useMemo<PaletteGroup[]>(() => {
-    const settingsTab = (tab: string) => `${SETTINGS_ROUTE}?tab=${tab}`
-
-    return [
-      {
-        heading: 'Go to',
-        items: [
-          { icon: Plus, id: 'nav-new', keywords: ['chat', 'create'], label: 'New session', run: go(NEW_CHAT_ROUTE) },
-          { icon: Settings, id: 'nav-settings', label: 'Settings', run: go(SETTINGS_ROUTE) },
-          {
-            icon: Wrench,
-            id: 'nav-skills',
-            keywords: ['tools', 'toolsets'],
-            label: 'Skills & Tools',
-            run: go(SKILLS_ROUTE)
-          },
-          { icon: MessageCircle, id: 'nav-messaging', label: 'Messaging', run: go(MESSAGING_ROUTE) },
-          { icon: Package, id: 'nav-artifacts', label: 'Artifacts', run: go(ARTIFACTS_ROUTE) },
-          { icon: Clock, id: 'nav-cron', keywords: ['schedule', 'jobs'], label: 'Cron', run: go(CRON_ROUTE) },
-          { icon: Users, id: 'nav-profiles', label: 'Profiles', run: go(PROFILES_ROUTE) },
-          { icon: Cpu, id: 'nav-agents', label: 'Agents', run: go(AGENTS_ROUTE) }
-        ]
-      },
-      {
-        heading: 'Command Center',
-        items: [
-          {
-            icon: Archive,
-            id: 'cc-sessions',
-            keywords: ['command center', 'sessions', 'pin'],
-            label: 'Sessions',
-            run: go(`${COMMAND_CENTER_ROUTE}?section=sessions`)
-          },
-          {
-            icon: Activity,
-            id: 'cc-system',
-            keywords: ['command center', 'system', 'status', 'logs'],
-            label: 'System',
-            run: go(`${COMMAND_CENTER_ROUTE}?section=system`)
-          },
-          {
-            icon: BarChart3,
-            id: 'cc-usage',
-            keywords: ['command center', 'usage', 'tokens', 'cost'],
-            label: 'Usage',
-            run: go(`${COMMAND_CENTER_ROUTE}?section=usage`)
-          }
-        ]
-      },
-      {
-        // Declared before Settings: cmdk keeps group order, so this keeps the
-        // theme/mode pickers on top for "theme"/"color" queries instead of
-        // buried under a fuzzy Settings match.
-        heading: 'Appearance',
-        items: [
-          {
-            icon: Palette,
-            id: 'appearance-theme',
-            keywords: ['theme', 'appearance', 'color', 'palette', 'skin', 'dark', 'light', 'look'],
-            label: 'Change theme…',
-            to: 'theme'
-          },
-          {
-            icon: Sun,
-            id: 'appearance-mode',
-            keywords: ['appearance', 'color mode', 'brightness', 'dark', 'light', 'system'],
-            label: 'Change color mode…',
-            to: 'color-mode'
-          }
-        ]
-      },
-      {
-        heading: 'Settings',
-        items: [
-          ...SECTIONS.map(section => ({
-            icon: section.icon,
-            id: `set-config-${section.id}`,
-            keywords: ['settings', section.label],
-            label: section.label,
-            run: go(settingsTab(`config:${section.id}`))
-          })),
-          ...NON_CONFIG_SETTINGS.map(entry => ({
-            icon: entry.icon,
-            id: `set-${entry.tab}`,
-            keywords: ['settings', ...(entry.keywords ?? [])],
-            label: entry.label,
-            run: go(settingsTab(entry.tab))
-          }))
-        ]
-      }
-    ]
-  }, [go])
-
-  // The long, granular lists (settings fields, API keys, MCP servers, archived
-  // chats) only surface once the user types — otherwise they'd bury the
-  // navigation entries on an empty palette.
-  const searchGroups = useMemo<PaletteGroup[]>(() => {
-    if (!search.trim()) {
-      return []
-    }
-
-    const result: PaletteGroup[] = []
-
-    if (sessions.length > 0) {
-      result.push({
-        heading: 'Sessions',
-        items: sessions.map(session => ({
-          icon: MessageCircle,
-          id: `session-${session.id}`,
-          keywords: ['chat', 'session', ...(session.preview ? [session.preview] : [])],
-          label: session.title,
-          run: go(sessionRoute(session.id))
-        }))
-      })
-    }
-
-    const fieldItems = SECTIONS.flatMap(section =>
-      section.keys.map(key => ({
-        icon: section.icon,
-        id: `field-${key}`,
-        keywords: ['settings', key, section.label],
-        label: `${section.label}: ${fieldLabel(key)}`,
-        run: go(`${SETTINGS_ROUTE}?tab=config:${section.id}&field=${encodeURIComponent(key)}`)
-      }))
-    )
-
-    result.push({ heading: 'Settings fields', items: fieldItems })
-
-    if (mcpServers.length > 0) {
-      result.push({
-        heading: 'MCP servers',
-        items: mcpServers.map(name => ({
-          icon: Wrench,
-          id: `mcp-${name}`,
-          keywords: ['mcp', 'server', 'tool'],
-          label: name,
-          run: go(`${SETTINGS_ROUTE}?tab=mcp&server=${encodeURIComponent(name)}`)
-        }))
-      })
-    }
-
-    if (archivedSessions.length > 0) {
-      result.push({
-        heading: 'Archived chats',
-        items: archivedSessions.map(session => ({
-          icon: Archive,
-          id: `archived-${session.id}`,
-          keywords: ['archived', 'chat', 'session', ...(session.preview ? [session.preview] : [])],
-          label: session.title,
-          run: go(`${SETTINGS_ROUTE}?tab=sessions&session=${encodeURIComponent(session.id)}`)
-        }))
-      })
-    }
-
-    return result
-  }, [archivedSessions, go, mcpServers, search, sessions])
-
-  const groups = useMemo(() => [...baseGroups, ...searchGroups], [baseGroups, searchGroups])
-
-  // Nested palette pages (VS Code-style submenus). Reusable: add an entry here
-  // and point a root item at it via `to`.
-  const subPages = useMemo<Record<string, PalettePage>>(
-    () => ({
-      theme: {
-        title: 'Theme',
-        placeholder: 'Choose a theme…',
-        // Skins aren't inherently light/dark — the same skin renders in either
-        // mode. Group by appearance so picking an entry sets skin + mode at
-        // once, and keep the palette open so each pick previews live.
-        groups: (['light', 'dark'] as const).map(groupMode => ({
-          heading: groupMode === 'light' ? 'Light' : 'Dark',
-          items: availableThemes.map(theme => ({
-            active: themeName === theme.name && resolvedMode === groupMode,
-            icon: groupMode === 'light' ? Sun : Moon,
-            id: `theme-${theme.name}-${groupMode}`,
-            keepOpen: true,
-            keywords: ['theme', 'appearance', 'palette', groupMode, theme.label, theme.description ?? ''],
-            label: theme.label,
-            run: () => {
-              setTheme(theme.name)
-              setMode(groupMode)
-            }
-          }))
-        }))
-      },
-      'color-mode': {
-        title: 'Color mode',
-        placeholder: 'Choose color mode…',
-        groups: [
-          {
-            heading: 'Color mode',
-            items: THEME_MODES.map(entry => ({
-              active: mode === entry.mode,
-              icon: entry.icon,
-              id: `mode-${entry.mode}`,
-              keepOpen: true,
-              keywords: ['appearance', 'brightness', entry.label],
-              label: entry.label,
-              run: () => setMode(entry.mode)
-            }))
-          }
-        ]
-      }
-    }),
-    [availableThemes, mode, resolvedMode, setMode, setTheme, themeName]
-  )
-
-  const activePage = page ? subPages[page] : null
-  const visibleGroups = activePage ? activePage.groups : groups
-  const placeholder = activePage ? activePage.placeholder : 'Search commands and settings...'
-
-  const handleSelect = (item: PaletteItem) => {
-    if (item.to) {
-      setPage(item.to)
-      setSearch('')
-
-      return
-    }
-
-    item.run?.()
-
-    if (!item.keepOpen) {
-      closeCommandPalette()
-    }
-  }
-
-  return (
-    <DialogPrimitive.Root onOpenChange={setCommandPaletteOpen} open={open}>
-      <DialogPrimitive.Portal>
-        <DialogPrimitive.Overlay className="fixed inset-0 z-[200] bg-black/15 backdrop-blur-[1px] data-[state=closed]:animate-out data-[state=closed]:fade-out-0 data-[state=open]:animate-in data-[state=open]:fade-in-0" />
-        <DialogPrimitive.Content
-          aria-describedby={undefined}
-          className="fixed left-1/2 top-[14vh] z-[210] w-[min(40rem,calc(100vw-2rem))] -translate-x-1/2 overflow-hidden rounded-xl border border-(--ui-stroke-secondary) bg-(--ui-chat-bubble-background) shadow-lg duration-150 data-[state=closed]:animate-out data-[state=closed]:fade-out-0 data-[state=closed]:zoom-out-95 data-[state=open]:animate-in data-[state=open]:fade-in-0 data-[state=open]:slide-in-from-top-2 data-[state=open]:zoom-in-95"
-        >
-          <DialogPrimitive.Title className="sr-only">Command palette</DialogPrimitive.Title>
-          <Command className="bg-transparent" loop>
-            {activePage && (
-              <button
-                className="flex w-full items-center gap-1.5 border-b border-border px-3 py-1.5 text-left text-xs text-muted-foreground transition-colors hover:text-foreground"
-                onClick={() => setPage(null)}
-                type="button"
-              >
-                <ChevronLeft className="size-3.5" />
-                <span>Back</span>
-                <span className="text-muted-foreground/50">/</span>
-                <span className="font-medium text-foreground">{activePage.title}</span>
-              </button>
-            )}
-            <CommandInput
-              onKeyDown={event => {
-                if (!activePage) {
-                  return
-                }
-
-                // In a submenu: Esc and empty-input Backspace step back out
-                // instead of closing the whole palette.
-                if (event.key === 'Escape' || (event.key === 'Backspace' && search === '')) {
-                  event.preventDefault()
-                  event.stopPropagation()
-                  setPage(null)
-                }
-              }}
-              onValueChange={setSearch}
-              placeholder={placeholder}
-              value={search}
-            />
-            <CommandList className="max-h-[min(24rem,60vh)]">
-              <CommandEmpty>No results found.</CommandEmpty>
-              {visibleGroups.map(group => (
-                <CommandGroup
-                  className="**:[[cmdk-group-heading]]:uppercase **:[[cmdk-group-heading]]:tracking-wider **:[[cmdk-group-heading]]:text-[0.6875rem] **:[[cmdk-group-heading]]:text-muted-foreground/70"
-                  heading={group.heading}
-                  key={group.heading}
-                >
-                  {group.items.map(item => {
-                    const Icon = item.icon
-
-                    return (
-                      <CommandItem
-                        className="gap-2.5"
-                        key={item.id}
-                        keywords={item.keywords}
-                        onSelect={() => handleSelect(item)}
-                        value={`${item.label} ${item.keywords?.join(' ') ?? ''} ${item.id}`}
-                      >
-                        <Icon className="size-4 shrink-0 text-muted-foreground" />
-                        <span className="truncate">{item.label}</span>
-                        {item.to ? (
-                          <ChevronRight className="ml-auto size-4 shrink-0 text-muted-foreground/70" />
-                        ) : (
-                          <Check className={cn('ml-auto size-4 text-foreground', !item.active && 'invisible')} />
-                        )}
-                      </CommandItem>
-                    )
-                  })}
-                </CommandGroup>
-              ))}
-            </CommandList>
-          </Command>
-        </DialogPrimitive.Content>
-      </DialogPrimitive.Portal>
-    </DialogPrimitive.Root>
-  )
-}

apps/desktop/src/app/cron/cron-job-actions-menu.tsx

@@ -1,114 +0,0 @@
-import type * as React from 'react'
-
-import { Button } from '@/components/ui/button'
-import { Codicon } from '@/components/ui/codicon'
-import { DropdownMenu, DropdownMenuContent, DropdownMenuItem, DropdownMenuTrigger } from '@/components/ui/dropdown-menu'
-import { useI18n } from '@/i18n'
-import { triggerHaptic } from '@/lib/haptics'
-
-interface CronJobActions {
-  busy?: boolean
-  isPaused: boolean
-  title: string
-  onDelete: () => void
-  onEdit: () => void
-  onPauseResume: () => void
-  onTrigger: () => void
-}
-
-interface CronJobActionsMenuProps
-  extends CronJobActions, Pick<React.ComponentProps<typeof DropdownMenuContent>, 'align' | 'sideOffset'> {
-  children: React.ReactNode
-}
-
-export function CronJobActionsMenu({
-  align = 'end',
-  busy = false,
-  children,
-  isPaused,
-  onDelete,
-  onEdit,
-  onPauseResume,
-  onTrigger,
-  sideOffset = 6,
-  title
-}: CronJobActionsMenuProps) {
-  const { t } = useI18n()
-  const c = t.cron
-
-  return (
-    <DropdownMenu>
-      <DropdownMenuTrigger asChild>{children}</DropdownMenuTrigger>
-      <DropdownMenuContent
-        align={align}
-        aria-label={c.actionsFor(title)}
-        className="w-44"
-        sideOffset={sideOffset}
-      >
-        <DropdownMenuItem
-          disabled={busy}
-          onSelect={() => {
-            triggerHaptic('selection')
-            onPauseResume()
-          }}
-        >
-          <Codicon name={isPaused ? 'play' : 'debug-pause'} size="0.875rem" />
-          <span>{isPaused ? c.resumeTitle : c.pauseTitle}</span>
-        </DropdownMenuItem>
-
-        <DropdownMenuItem
-          disabled={busy}
-          onSelect={() => {
-            triggerHaptic('selection')
-            onTrigger()
-          }}
-        >
-          <Codicon name="zap" size="0.875rem" />
-          <span>{c.triggerNow}</span>
-        </DropdownMenuItem>
-
-        <DropdownMenuItem
-          onSelect={() => {
-            triggerHaptic('selection')
-            onEdit()
-          }}
-        >
-          <Codicon name="edit" size="0.875rem" />
-          <span>{c.edit}</span>
-        </DropdownMenuItem>
-
-        <DropdownMenuItem
-          onSelect={() => {
-            triggerHaptic('warning')
-            onDelete()
-          }}
-          variant="destructive"
-        >
-          <Codicon name="trash" size="0.875rem" />
-          <span>{t.common.delete}</span>
-        </DropdownMenuItem>
-      </DropdownMenuContent>
-    </DropdownMenu>
-  )
-}
-
-interface CronJobActionsTriggerProps extends Omit<React.ComponentProps<typeof Button>, 'size' | 'variant'> {
-  title: string
-}
-
-export function CronJobActionsTrigger({ className, title, ...props }: CronJobActionsTriggerProps) {
-  const { t } = useI18n()
-
-  return (
-    <Button
-      aria-label={t.cron.actionsFor(title)}
-      className={className}
-      size="icon-sm"
-      title={t.cron.actionsTitle}
-      variant="ghost"
-      {...props}
-    >
-      <Codicon className="text-muted-foreground" name="ellipsis" size="0.875rem" />
-    </Button>
-  )
-}

apps/desktop/src/app/cron/index.tsx

@@ -25,30 +25,65 @@ import {
   triggerCronJob,
   updateCronJob
 } from '@/hermes'
-import { type Translations, useI18n } from '@/i18n'
-import { AlertTriangle, Clock } from '@/lib/icons'
+import { AlertTriangle, Clock, Pause, Pencil, Play, Trash2, Zap } from '@/lib/icons'
 import { cn } from '@/lib/utils'
 import { notify, notifyError } from '@/store/notifications'
 
-import { useRefreshHotkey } from '../hooks/use-refresh-hotkey'
-import { OverlayView } from '../overlays/overlay-view'
 import { PageSearchShell } from '../page-search-shell'
 import type { SetStatusbarItemGroup } from '../shell/statusbar-controls'
 
-import { CronJobActionsMenu, CronJobActionsTrigger } from './cron-job-actions-menu'
-
 const DEFAULT_DELIVER = 'local'
 
-const DELIVERY_VALUES: readonly string[] = ['local', 'telegram', 'discord', 'slack', 'email']
+const DELIVERY_OPTIONS: ReadonlyArray<{ label: string; value: string }> = [
+  { label: 'This desktop', value: 'local' },
+  { label: 'Telegram', value: 'telegram' },
+  { label: 'Discord', value: 'discord' },
+  { label: 'Slack', value: 'slack' },
+  { label: 'Email', value: 'email' }
+]
 
 const SCHEDULE_OPTIONS: ReadonlyArray<ScheduleOption> = [
-  { expr: '0 9 * * *', value: 'daily' },
-  { expr: '0 9 * * 1-5', value: 'weekdays' },
-  { expr: '0 9 * * 1', value: 'weekly' },
-  { expr: '0 9 1 * *', value: 'monthly' },
-  { expr: '0 * * * *', value: 'hourly' },
-  { expr: '*/15 * * * *', value: 'every-15-minutes' },
-  { value: 'custom' }
+  {
+    expr: '0 9 * * *',
+    hint: 'Every day at 9:00 AM',
+    label: 'Daily',
+    value: 'daily'
+  },
+  {
+    expr: '0 9 * * 1-5',
+    hint: 'Monday through Friday at 9:00 AM',
+    label: 'Weekdays',
+    value: 'weekdays'
+  },
+  {
+    expr: '0 9 * * 1',
+    hint: 'Every Monday at 9:00 AM',
+    label: 'Weekly',
+    value: 'weekly'
+  },
+  {
+    expr: '0 9 1 * *',
+    hint: 'The first day of each month at 9:00 AM',
+    label: 'Monthly',
+    value: 'monthly'
+  },
+  {
+    expr: '0 * * * *',
+    hint: 'At the top of every hour',
+    label: 'Hourly',
+    value: 'hourly'
+  },
+  {
+    expr: '*/15 * * * *',
+    hint: 'Every 15 minutes',
+    label: 'Every 15 minutes',
+    value: 'every-15-minutes'
+  },
+  {
+    hint: 'Cron syntax or natural language',
+    label: 'Custom',
+    value: 'custom'
+  }
 ]
 
 const STATE_TONE: Record<string, 'good' | 'muted' | 'warn' | 'bad'> = {
@@ -124,8 +159,19 @@ function cronParts(expr: string): null | string[] {
   return parts.length === 5 ? parts : null
 }
 
-function dayName(value: string, c: Translations['cron']): string {
-  return c.days[value] ?? c.dayFallback(value)
+function dayName(value: string): string {
+  const names: Record<string, string> = {
+    '0': 'Sunday',
+    '1': 'Monday',
+    '2': 'Tuesday',
+    '3': 'Wednesday',
+    '4': 'Thursday',
+    '5': 'Friday',
+    '6': 'Saturday',
+    '7': 'Sunday'
+  }
+
+  return names[value] ?? `day ${value}`
 }
 
 function formatCronTime(minute: string, hour: string): string {
@@ -201,36 +247,36 @@ function scheduleOptionForExpr(expr: string): ScheduleOption {
   return SCHEDULE_OPTIONS[SCHEDULE_OPTIONS.length - 1]
 }
 
-function scheduleSummary(option: ScheduleOption, expr: string, c: Translations['cron']): string {
+function scheduleSummary(option: ScheduleOption, expr: string): string {
   const parts = cronParts(expr)
 
   if (!parts) {
-    return c.scheduleHints[option.value] ?? ''
+    return option.hint
   }
 
   const [minute, hour, dayOfMonth, , dayOfWeek] = parts
 
   if (option.value === 'daily') {
-    return c.everyDayAt(formatCronTime(minute, hour))
+    return `Every day at ${formatCronTime(minute, hour)}`
   }
 
   if (option.value === 'weekdays') {
-    return c.weekdaysAt(formatCronTime(minute, hour))
+    return `Weekdays at ${formatCronTime(minute, hour)}`
   }
 
   if (option.value === 'weekly') {
-    return c.everyDayOfWeekAt(dayName(dayOfWeek, c), formatCronTime(minute, hour))
+    return `Every ${dayName(dayOfWeek)} at ${formatCronTime(minute, hour)}`
   }
 
   if (option.value === 'monthly') {
-    return c.monthlyOnDayAt(dayOfMonth, formatCronTime(minute, hour))
+    return `Monthly on day ${dayOfMonth} at ${formatCronTime(minute, hour)}`
   }
 
   if (option.value === 'hourly') {
-    return minute === '0' ? c.topOfHour : c.everyHourAt(minute.padStart(2, '0'))
+    return minute === '0' ? 'At the top of every hour' : `Every hour at :${minute.padStart(2, '0')}`
   }
 
-  return c.scheduleHints[option.value] ?? ''
+  return option.hint
 }
 
 function formatTime(iso?: null | string): string {
@@ -260,13 +306,10 @@ function matchesQuery(job: CronJob, q: string): boolean {
 }
 
 interface CronViewProps extends React.ComponentProps<'section'> {
-  onClose: () => void
   setStatusbarItemGroup?: SetStatusbarItemGroup
 }
 
-export function CronView({ onClose, setStatusbarItemGroup: _setStatusbarItemGroup, ...props }: CronViewProps) {
-  const { t } = useI18n()
-  const c = t.cron
+export function CronView({ setStatusbarItemGroup: _setStatusbarItemGroup, ...props }: CronViewProps) {
   const [jobs, setJobs] = useState<CronJob[] | null>(null)
   const [query, setQuery] = useState('')
   const [refreshing, setRefreshing] = useState(false)
@@ -283,13 +326,11 @@ export function CronView({ onClose, setStatusbarItemGroup: _setStatusbarItemGrou
       const result = await getCronJobs()
       setJobs(result)
     } catch (err) {
-      notifyError(err, c.failedLoad)
+      notifyError(err, 'Failed to load cron jobs')
     } finally {
       setRefreshing(false)
     }
-  }, [c])
-
-  useRefreshHotkey(refresh)
+  }, [])
 
   useEffect(() => {
     void refresh()
@@ -315,11 +356,11 @@ export function CronView({ onClose, setStatusbarItemGroup: _setStatusbarItemGrou
       setJobs(current => (current ? current.map(row => (row.id === job.id ? updated : row)) : current))
       notify({
         kind: 'success',
-        title: isPaused ? c.resumed : c.paused,
+        title: isPaused ? 'Cron resumed' : 'Cron paused',
         message: truncate(jobTitle(job), 60)
       })
     } catch (err) {
-      notifyError(err, c.failedUpdate)
+      notifyError(err, 'Failed to update cron job')
     } finally {
       setBusyJobId(null)
     }
@@ -331,9 +372,9 @@ export function CronView({ onClose, setStatusbarItemGroup: _setStatusbarItemGrou
     try {
       const updated = await triggerCronJob(job.id)
       setJobs(current => (current ? current.map(row => (row.id === job.id ? updated : row)) : current))
-      notify({ kind: 'success', title: c.triggered, message: truncate(jobTitle(job), 60) })
+      notify({ kind: 'success', title: 'Cron triggered', message: truncate(jobTitle(job), 60) })
     } catch (err) {
-      notifyError(err, c.failedTrigger)
+      notifyError(err, 'Failed to trigger cron job')
     } finally {
       setBusyJobId(null)
     }
@@ -349,10 +390,10 @@ export function CronView({ onClose, setStatusbarItemGroup: _setStatusbarItemGrou
     try {
       await deleteCronJob(pendingDelete.id)
       setJobs(current => (current ? current.filter(row => row.id !== pendingDelete.id) : current))
-      notify({ kind: 'success', title: c.deleted, message: truncate(jobTitle(pendingDelete), 60) })
+      notify({ kind: 'success', title: 'Cron deleted', message: truncate(jobTitle(pendingDelete), 60) })
       setPendingDelete(null)
     } catch (err) {
-      notifyError(err, c.failedDelete)
+      notifyError(err, 'Failed to delete cron job')
     } finally {
       setDeleting(false)
     }
@@ -368,7 +409,7 @@ export function CronView({ onClose, setStatusbarItemGroup: _setStatusbarItemGrou
       })
 
       setJobs(current => (current ? [...current, created] : [created]))
-      notify({ kind: 'success', title: c.created, message: truncate(jobTitle(created), 60) })
+      notify({ kind: 'success', title: 'Cron created', message: truncate(jobTitle(created), 60) })
     } else if (editor.mode === 'edit') {
       const updated = await updateCronJob(editor.job.id, {
         prompt: values.prompt,
@@ -378,112 +419,112 @@ export function CronView({ onClose, setStatusbarItemGroup: _setStatusbarItemGrou
       })
 
       setJobs(current => (current ? current.map(row => (row.id === updated.id ? updated : row)) : current))
-      notify({ kind: 'success', title: c.updated, message: truncate(jobTitle(updated), 60) })
+      notify({ kind: 'success', title: 'Cron updated', message: truncate(jobTitle(updated), 60) })
     }
 
     setEditor({ mode: 'closed' })
   }
 
   return (
-    <OverlayView closeLabel={c.close} onClose={onClose}>
-      <PageSearchShell
-        {...props}
-        onSearchChange={setQuery}
-        searchPlaceholder={c.search}
-        searchTrailingAction={
-          <Button
-            aria-label={refreshing ? c.refreshing : c.refresh}
-            className="text-(--ui-text-tertiary) hover:bg-(--chrome-action-hover) hover:text-foreground"
-            disabled={refreshing}
-            onClick={() => void refresh()}
-            size="icon-xs"
-            title={refreshing ? c.refreshing : c.refresh}
-            type="button"
-            variant="ghost"
-          >
-            <Codicon name="refresh" size="0.875rem" spinning={refreshing} />
-          </Button>
-        }
-        searchValue={query}
-      >
-        {!jobs ? (
-          <PageLoader label={c.loading} />
-        ) : visibleJobs.length === 0 ? (
-          // Empty state owns the primary "create" CTA — we used to also have
-          // one in the filters bar but it was redundant. Only show the button
-          // when there are zero jobs total; the search-empty case ("No
-          // matches") just asks the user to broaden their query.
-          <EmptyState
-            actionLabel={totalCount === 0 ? c.createFirst : undefined}
-            description={totalCount === 0 ? c.emptyDescNew : c.emptyDescSearch}
-            onAction={totalCount === 0 ? () => setEditor({ mode: 'create' }) : undefined}
-            title={totalCount === 0 ? c.emptyTitleNew : c.emptyTitleSearch}
-          />
-        ) : (
-          <div className="h-full overflow-y-auto px-4 py-3">
-            {/* Inline header replaces the old top-bar "New cron" button. We
-                still need a single, always-visible affordance to add a job
-                when the list is non-empty (rows themselves only expose
-                edit/pause/trigger/delete). */}
-            <div className="mb-2 flex items-center justify-between">
-              <span className="text-[0.7rem] uppercase tracking-wide text-muted-foreground">
-                {c.active(enabledCount, totalCount)}
-              </span>
-              <Button onClick={() => setEditor({ mode: 'create' })} size="sm">
-                <Codicon name="add" />
-                {c.newCron}
-              </Button>
-            </div>
-            <div className="divide-y divide-border/40 rounded-lg border border-border/40 bg-background/70">
-              {visibleJobs.map(job => (
-                <CronJobRow
-                  busy={busyJobId === job.id}
-                  c={c}
-                  job={job}
-                  key={job.id}
-                  onDelete={() => setPendingDelete(job)}
-                  onEdit={() => setEditor({ mode: 'edit', job })}
-                  onPauseResume={() => void handlePauseResume(job)}
-                  onTrigger={() => void handleTrigger(job)}
-                />
-              ))}
-            </div>
+    <PageSearchShell
+      {...props}
+      onSearchChange={setQuery}
+      searchPlaceholder="Search cron jobs..."
+      searchTrailingAction={
+        <Button
+          aria-label={refreshing ? 'Refreshing cron jobs' : 'Refresh cron jobs'}
+          className="text-(--ui-text-tertiary) hover:bg-(--chrome-action-hover) hover:text-foreground"
+          disabled={refreshing}
+          onClick={() => void refresh()}
+          size="icon-xs"
+          title={refreshing ? 'Refreshing cron jobs' : 'Refresh cron jobs'}
+          type="button"
+          variant="ghost"
+        >
+          <Codicon name="refresh" size="0.875rem" spinning={refreshing} />
+        </Button>
+      }
+      searchValue={query}
+    >
+      {!jobs ? (
+        <PageLoader label="Loading cron jobs..." />
+      ) : visibleJobs.length === 0 ? (
+        // Empty state owns the primary "create" CTA — we used to also have
+        // one in the filters bar but it was redundant. Only show the button
+        // when there are zero jobs total; the search-empty case ("No
+        // matches") just asks the user to broaden their query.
+        <EmptyState
+          actionLabel={totalCount === 0 ? 'Create first cron' : undefined}
+          description={
+            totalCount === 0
+              ? 'Schedule a prompt to run on a cron expression. Hermes will run it and deliver results to the destination you pick.'
+              : 'Try a broader search query.'
+          }
+          onAction={totalCount === 0 ? () => setEditor({ mode: 'create' }) : undefined}
+          title={totalCount === 0 ? 'No scheduled jobs yet' : 'No matches'}
+        />
+      ) : (
+        <div className="h-full overflow-y-auto px-4 py-3">
+          {/* Inline header replaces the old top-bar "New cron" button. We
+              still need a single, always-visible affordance to add a job
+              when the list is non-empty (rows themselves only expose
+              edit/pause/trigger/delete). */}
+          <div className="mb-2 flex items-center justify-between">
+            <span className="text-[0.7rem] uppercase tracking-wide text-muted-foreground">
+              {enabledCount}/{totalCount} active
+            </span>
+            <Button onClick={() => setEditor({ mode: 'create' })} size="sm">
+              <Codicon name="add" />
+              New cron
+            </Button>
           </div>
-        )}
-        <CronEditorDialog editor={editor} onClose={() => setEditor({ mode: 'closed' })} onSave={handleEditorSave} />
+          <div className="divide-y divide-border/40 rounded-lg border border-border/40 bg-background/70">
+            {visibleJobs.map(job => (
+              <CronJobRow
+                busy={busyJobId === job.id}
+                job={job}
+                key={job.id}
+                onDelete={() => setPendingDelete(job)}
+                onEdit={() => setEditor({ mode: 'edit', job })}
+                onPauseResume={() => void handlePauseResume(job)}
+                onTrigger={() => void handleTrigger(job)}
+              />
+            ))}
+          </div>
+        </div>
+      )}
+      <CronEditorDialog editor={editor} onClose={() => setEditor({ mode: 'closed' })} onSave={handleEditorSave} />
 
-        <Dialog onOpenChange={open => !open && !deleting && setPendingDelete(null)} open={pendingDelete !== null}>
-          <DialogContent className="max-w-md">
-            <DialogHeader>
-              <DialogTitle>{c.deleteTitle}</DialogTitle>
-              <DialogDescription>
-                {pendingDelete ? (
-                  <>
-                    {c.deleteDescPrefix}
-                    <span className="font-medium text-foreground">{truncate(jobTitle(pendingDelete), 60)}</span>
-                    {c.deleteDescSuffix}
-                  </>
-                ) : null}
-              </DialogDescription>
-            </DialogHeader>
-            <DialogFooter>
-              <Button disabled={deleting} onClick={() => setPendingDelete(null)} variant="outline">
-                {t.common.cancel}
-              </Button>
-              <Button disabled={deleting} onClick={() => void handleConfirmDelete()} variant="destructive">
-                {deleting ? c.deleting : t.common.delete}
-              </Button>
-            </DialogFooter>
-          </DialogContent>
-        </Dialog>
-      </PageSearchShell>
-    </OverlayView>
+      <Dialog onOpenChange={open => !open && !deleting && setPendingDelete(null)} open={pendingDelete !== null}>
+        <DialogContent className="max-w-md">
+          <DialogHeader>
+            <DialogTitle>Delete cron job?</DialogTitle>
+            <DialogDescription>
+              {pendingDelete ? (
+                <>
+                  This will remove{' '}
+                  <span className="font-medium text-foreground">{truncate(jobTitle(pendingDelete), 60)}</span>{' '}
+                  permanently. It will stop firing immediately.
+                </>
+              ) : null}
+            </DialogDescription>
+          </DialogHeader>
+          <DialogFooter>
+            <Button disabled={deleting} onClick={() => setPendingDelete(null)} variant="outline">
+              Cancel
+            </Button>
+            <Button disabled={deleting} onClick={() => void handleConfirmDelete()} variant="destructive">
+              {deleting ? 'Deleting...' : 'Delete'}
+            </Button>
+          </DialogFooter>
+        </DialogContent>
+      </Dialog>
+    </PageSearchShell>
   )
 }
 
 function CronJobRow({
   busy,
-  c,
   job,
   onDelete,
   onEdit,
@@ -491,7 +532,6 @@ function CronJobRow({
   onTrigger
 }: {
   busy: boolean
-  c: Translations['cron']
   job: CronJob
   onDelete: () => void
   onEdit: () => void
@@ -513,10 +553,8 @@ function CronJobRow({
       >
         <div className="flex flex-wrap items-center gap-2">
           <span className="truncate text-sm font-medium">{jobTitle(job)}</span>
-          <StatePill tone={STATE_TONE[state] ?? 'muted'}>{c.states[state] ?? state}</StatePill>
-          {deliver && deliver !== DEFAULT_DELIVER && (
-            <StatePill tone="muted">{c.deliveryLabels[deliver] ?? deliver}</StatePill>
-          )}
+          <StatePill tone={STATE_TONE[state] ?? 'muted'}>{state}</StatePill>
+          {deliver && deliver !== DEFAULT_DELIVER && <StatePill tone="muted">{deliver}</StatePill>}
         </div>
         {hasName && prompt && <p className="mt-1 truncate text-xs text-muted-foreground">{truncate(prompt, 120)}</p>}
         <div className="mt-1 flex flex-wrap items-center gap-x-4 gap-y-1 text-[0.68rem] text-muted-foreground">
@@ -524,12 +562,8 @@ function CronJobRow({
             <Clock className="size-3" />
             {jobScheduleDisplay(job)}
           </span>
-          <span>
-            {c.last} {formatTime(job.last_run_at)}
-          </span>
-          <span>
-            {c.next} {formatTime(job.next_run_at)}
-          </span>
+          <span>Last: {formatTime(job.last_run_at)}</span>
+          <span>Next: {formatTime(job.next_run_at)}</span>
         </div>
         {job.last_error && (
           <p className="mt-1 inline-flex items-start gap-1 text-[0.68rem] text-destructive">
@@ -539,27 +573,47 @@ function CronJobRow({
         )}
       </button>
 
-      <div className="flex shrink-0 items-center">
-        <CronJobActionsMenu
-          busy={busy}
-          isPaused={isPaused}
-          onDelete={onDelete}
-          onEdit={onEdit}
-          onPauseResume={onPauseResume}
-          onTrigger={onTrigger}
-          title={jobTitle(job)}
+      <div className="flex shrink-0 items-center gap-0.5">
+        <IconAction
+          aria-label={isPaused ? 'Resume cron' : 'Pause cron'}
+          disabled={busy}
+          onClick={onPauseResume}
+          title={isPaused ? 'Resume' : 'Pause'}
         >
-          <CronJobActionsTrigger
-            className="text-muted-foreground hover:text-foreground"
-            onClick={event => event.stopPropagation()}
-            title={jobTitle(job)}
-          />
-        </CronJobActionsMenu>
+          {isPaused ? <Play className="size-3.5" /> : <Pause className="size-3.5" />}
+        </IconAction>
+        <IconAction aria-label="Trigger now" disabled={busy} onClick={onTrigger} title="Trigger now">
+          <Zap className="size-3.5" />
+        </IconAction>
+        <IconAction aria-label="Edit cron" onClick={onEdit} title="Edit">
+          <Pencil className="size-3.5" />
+        </IconAction>
+        <IconAction
+          aria-label="Delete cron"
+          className="text-muted-foreground hover:bg-destructive/10 hover:text-destructive"
+          onClick={onDelete}
+          title="Delete"
+        >
+          <Trash2 className="size-3.5" />
+        </IconAction>
       </div>
     </div>
   )
 }
 
+function IconAction({ children, className, ...props }: Omit<React.ComponentProps<typeof Button>, 'size' | 'variant'>) {
+  return (
+    <Button
+      className={cn('size-7 text-muted-foreground hover:text-foreground', className)}
+      size="icon"
+      variant="ghost"
+      {...props}
+    >
+      {children}
+    </Button>
+  )
+}
+
 function StatePill({ children, tone }: { children: string; tone: keyof typeof PILL_TONE }) {
   return (
     <span
@@ -606,8 +660,6 @@ function CronEditorDialog({
   onClose: () => void
   onSave: (values: EditorValues) => Promise<void>
 }) {
-  const { t } = useI18n()
-  const c = t.cron
   const open = editor.mode !== 'closed'
   const isEdit = editor.mode === 'edit'
   const initial = isEdit ? editor.job : null
@@ -650,7 +702,7 @@ function CronEditorDialog({
     }
   }
 
-  const scheduleHint = scheduleSummary(selectedScheduleOption, schedule, c)
+  const scheduleHint = scheduleSummary(selectedScheduleOption, schedule)
 
   async function handleSubmit(event: React.FormEvent) {
     event.preventDefault()
@@ -658,7 +710,7 @@ function CronEditorDialog({
     const trimmedSchedule = schedule.trim()
 
     if (!trimmedPrompt || !trimmedSchedule) {
-      setError(c.promptScheduleRequired)
+      setError('Prompt and schedule are required.')
 
       return
     }
@@ -674,7 +726,7 @@ function CronEditorDialog({
         schedule: trimmedSchedule
       })
     } catch (err) {
-      setError(err instanceof Error ? err.message : c.failedSave)
+      setError(err instanceof Error ? err.message : 'Failed to save cron job')
     } finally {
       setSaving(false)
     }
@@ -684,33 +736,37 @@ function CronEditorDialog({
     <Dialog onOpenChange={value => !value && !saving && onClose()} open={open}>
       <DialogContent className="max-w-lg">
         <DialogHeader>
-          <DialogTitle>{isEdit ? c.editTitle : c.createTitle}</DialogTitle>
-          <DialogDescription>{isEdit ? c.editDesc : c.createDesc}</DialogDescription>
+          <DialogTitle>{isEdit ? 'Edit cron job' : 'New cron job'}</DialogTitle>
+          <DialogDescription>
+            {isEdit
+              ? 'Update the schedule, prompt, or delivery target. Changes apply on next run.'
+              : 'Schedule a prompt to run automatically. Use cron syntax or a natural phrase like "every 15 minutes".'}
+          </DialogDescription>
         </DialogHeader>
 
         <form className="grid gap-4" onSubmit={handleSubmit}>
-          <Field htmlFor="cron-name" label={c.nameLabel} optional optionalLabel={c.optional}>
+          <Field htmlFor="cron-name" label="Name" optional>
             <Input
               autoFocus
               id="cron-name"
               onChange={event => setName(event.target.value)}
-              placeholder={c.namePlaceholder}
+              placeholder="Morning briefing"
               value={name}
             />
           </Field>
 
-          <Field htmlFor="cron-prompt" label={c.promptLabel}>
+          <Field htmlFor="cron-prompt" label="Prompt">
             <Textarea
               className="min-h-24 font-mono"
               id="cron-prompt"
               onChange={event => setPrompt(event.target.value)}
-              placeholder={c.promptPlaceholder}
+              placeholder="Summarize my unread Slack threads and email me the top 5..."
               value={prompt}
             />
           </Field>
 
           <div className="grid items-start gap-4 sm:grid-cols-2">
-            <Field htmlFor="cron-frequency" label={c.frequencyLabel}>
+            <Field htmlFor="cron-frequency" label="Frequency">
               <Select onValueChange={handleSchedulePresetChange} value={schedulePreset}>
                 <SelectTrigger className="h-9 rounded-md" id="cron-frequency">
                   <SelectValue />
@@ -718,22 +774,22 @@ function CronEditorDialog({
                 <SelectContent>
                   {SCHEDULE_OPTIONS.map(option => (
                     <SelectItem key={option.value} value={option.value}>
-                      {c.scheduleLabels[option.value]}
+                      {option.label}
                     </SelectItem>
                   ))}
                 </SelectContent>
               </Select>
             </Field>
 
-            <Field htmlFor="cron-deliver" label={c.deliverLabel}>
+            <Field htmlFor="cron-deliver" label="Deliver to">
               <Select onValueChange={setDeliver} value={deliver}>
                 <SelectTrigger className="h-9 rounded-md" id="cron-deliver">
                   <SelectValue />
                 </SelectTrigger>
                 <SelectContent>
-                  {DELIVERY_VALUES.map(value => (
-                    <SelectItem key={value} value={value}>
-                      {c.deliveryLabels[value]}
+                  {DELIVERY_OPTIONS.map(option => (
+                    <SelectItem key={option.value} value={option.value}>
+                      {option.label}
                     </SelectItem>
                   ))}
                 </SelectContent>
@@ -742,15 +798,15 @@ function CronEditorDialog({
           </div>
 
           {schedulePreset === 'custom' ? (
-            <Field htmlFor="cron-schedule" label={c.customScheduleLabel}>
+            <Field htmlFor="cron-schedule" label="Custom schedule">
               <Input
                 className="font-mono"
                 id="cron-schedule"
                 onChange={event => setSchedule(event.target.value)}
-                placeholder={c.customPlaceholder}
+                placeholder="0 9 * * * or weekdays at 9am"
                 value={schedule}
               />
-              <FieldHint>{c.customHint}</FieldHint>
+              <FieldHint>Cron expression, or phrases like "every hour" or "weekdays at 9am".</FieldHint>
             </Field>
           ) : (
             <div className="rounded-md border border-border/60 bg-muted/30 px-3 py-2">
@@ -770,10 +826,10 @@ function CronEditorDialog({
 
           <DialogFooter>
             <Button disabled={saving} onClick={onClose} type="button" variant="outline">
-              {t.common.cancel}
+              Cancel
             </Button>
             <Button disabled={saving} type="submit">
-              {saving ? t.common.saving : isEdit ? c.saveChanges : c.createAction}
+              {saving ? 'Saving...' : isEdit ? 'Save changes' : 'Create cron'}
             </Button>
           </DialogFooter>
         </form>
@@ -786,20 +842,18 @@ function Field({
   children,
   htmlFor,
   label,
-  optional,
-  optionalLabel
+  optional
 }: {
   children: React.ReactNode
   htmlFor: string
   label: string
   optional?: boolean
-  optionalLabel?: string
 }) {
   return (
     <div className="grid gap-1.5">
       <label className="flex items-baseline gap-2 text-xs font-medium text-foreground" htmlFor={htmlFor}>
         {label}
-        {optional && <span className="text-[0.65rem] font-normal text-muted-foreground">{optionalLabel}</span>}
+        {optional && <span className="text-[0.65rem] font-normal text-muted-foreground">Optional</span>}
       </label>
       {children}
     </div>
@@ -821,5 +875,7 @@ interface EditorValues {
 
 interface ScheduleOption {
   expr?: string
+  hint: string
+  label: string
   value: string
 }

apps/desktop/src/app/desktop-controller.tsx

@@ -11,11 +11,9 @@ import { Pane, PaneMain } from '@/components/pane-shell'
 import { useSkinCommand } from '@/themes/use-skin-command'
 
 import { formatRefValue } from '../components/assistant-ui/directive-text'
-import { getSessionMessages, listAllProfileSessions, type SessionInfo } from '../hermes'
+import { getSessionMessages, listSessions } from '../hermes'
 import { preserveLocalAssistantErrors, toChatMessages } from '../lib/chat-messages'
-import { toggleCommandPalette } from '../store/command-palette'
 import {
-  $panesFlipped,
   $pinnedSessionIds,
   $sessionsLimit,
   bumpSessionsLimit,
@@ -25,11 +23,9 @@ import {
   pinSession,
   SIDEBAR_DEFAULT_WIDTH,
   SIDEBAR_MAX_WIDTH,
-  SIDEBAR_SESSIONS_PAGE_SIZE,
   unpinSession
 } from '../store/layout'
 import { $filePreviewTarget, $previewTarget, closeActiveRightRailTab } from '../store/preview'
-import { $activeGatewayProfile, $freshSessionRequest, normalizeProfileKey, refreshActiveProfile } from '../store/profile'
 import {
   $activeSessionId,
   $currentCwd,
@@ -38,7 +34,7 @@ import {
   $selectedStoredSessionId,
   $sessions,
   $workingSessionIds,
-  mergeSessionPage,
+  mergeWorkingSessions,
   sessionPinId,
   setAwaitingResponse,
   setBusy,
@@ -47,7 +43,6 @@ import {
   setCurrentModel,
   setCurrentProvider,
   setMessages,
-  setSessionProfileTotals,
   setSessions,
   setSessionsLoading,
   setSessionsTotal
@@ -63,7 +58,6 @@ import {
   PREVIEW_RAIL_PANE_WIDTH
 } from './chat/right-rail'
 import { ChatSidebar } from './chat/sidebar'
-import { CommandPalette } from './command-palette'
 import { useGatewayBoot } from './gateway/hooks/use-gateway-boot'
 import { useGatewayRequest } from './gateway/hooks/use-gateway-request'
 import { ModelPickerOverlay } from './model-picker-overlay'
@@ -101,26 +95,6 @@ const ProfilesView = lazy(async () => ({ default: (await import('./profiles')).P
 const SettingsView = lazy(async () => ({ default: (await import('./settings')).SettingsView }))
 const SkillsView = lazy(async () => ({ default: (await import('./skills')).SkillsView }))
 
-// Rows a session refresh must preserve even if the aggregator omits them:
-// in-flight first turns (message_count 0), pinned rows aged off the page, and
-// the actively-viewed chat (its "working" flag clears a beat before the
-// aggregator sees the persisted row). Pass `scope` to only keep the active row
-// when it belongs to the profile being paged.
-function sessionsToKeep(scope?: string): Set<string> {
-  const keep = new Set<string>([...$workingSessionIds.get(), ...$pinnedSessionIds.get()])
-  const active = $selectedStoredSessionId.get()
-
-  if (active) {
-    const session = scope ? $sessions.get().find(s => s.id === active) : null
-
-    if (!scope || !session || normalizeProfileKey(session.profile) === scope) {
-      keep.add(active)
-    }
-  }
-
-  return keep
-}
-
 export function DesktopController() {
   const queryClient = useQueryClient()
   const location = useLocation()
@@ -138,7 +112,6 @@ export function DesktopController() {
   const previewTarget = useStore($previewTarget)
   const selectedStoredSessionId = useStore($selectedStoredSessionId)
   const terminalTakeover = useStore($terminalTakeover)
-  const panesFlipped = useStore($panesFlipped)
 
   const routedSessionId = routeSessionId(location.pathname)
   const routeToken = `${location.pathname}:${location.search}:${location.hash}`
@@ -152,11 +125,9 @@ export function DesktopController() {
     closeOverlayToPreviousRoute,
     commandCenterInitialSection,
     commandCenterOpen,
-    cronOpen,
     currentView,
     openAgents,
     openCommandCenterSection,
-    profilesOpen,
     settingsOpen,
     toggleCommandCenter
   } = useOverlayRouting()
@@ -224,31 +195,6 @@ export function DesktopController() {
     }
   }, [])
 
-  // Global chrome shortcuts (plain Cmd/Ctrl, no alt/shift): Cmd+K / Cmd+P →
-  // command palette (the composer's "drain next queued" moved to Cmd+Shift+K),
-  // Cmd+. → command center (sessions / system / usage).
-  useEffect(() => {
-    const onKeyDown = (event: KeyboardEvent) => {
-      if (!(event.metaKey || event.ctrlKey) || event.altKey || event.shiftKey) {
-        return
-      }
-
-      const key = event.key.toLowerCase()
-
-      if (key === 'k' || key === 'p') {
-        event.preventDefault()
-        toggleCommandPalette()
-      } else if (key === '.') {
-        event.preventDefault()
-        toggleCommandCenter()
-      }
-    }
-
-    window.addEventListener('keydown', onKeyDown)
-
-    return () => window.removeEventListener('keydown', onKeyDown)
-  }, [toggleCommandCenter])
-
   const refreshSessions = useCallback(async () => {
     const requestId = refreshSessionsRequestRef.current + 1
     refreshSessionsRequestRef.current = requestId
@@ -259,15 +205,16 @@ export function DesktopController() {
       // Require at least one message so abandoned/empty "Untitled" drafts (one
       // was created per TUI/desktop launch before the lazy-create fix) don't
       // clutter the sidebar.
-      // Unified cross-profile list (served read-only off each profile's
-      // state.db; no per-profile backend is spawned). Single-profile users get
-      // the same rows tagged profile="default".
-      const result = await listAllProfileSessions(limit, 1)
+      const result = await listSessions(limit, 1)
 
       if (refreshSessionsRequestRef.current === requestId) {
-        setSessions(prev => mergeSessionPage(prev, result.sessions, sessionsToKeep()))
+        // Don't hard-replace: a session whose first turn is still in flight has
+        // message_count 0 in the DB, so min_messages=1 omits it. Since every
+        // message.complete refreshes the list, a plain replace would drop the
+        // other still-running new chats the moment one of them finishes. Keep
+        // any working session the server hasn't surfaced yet.
+        setSessions(prev => mergeWorkingSessions(prev, result.sessions, $workingSessionIds.get()))
         setSessionsTotal(typeof result.total === 'number' ? result.total : result.sessions.length)
-        setSessionProfileTotals(result.profile_totals ?? {})
       }
     } finally {
       if (refreshSessionsRequestRef.current === requestId) {
@@ -281,21 +228,6 @@ export function DesktopController() {
     void refreshSessions()
   }, [refreshSessions])
 
-  // ALL-profiles view pages one profile at a time: fetch that profile's next
-  // page and merge it in place, leaving every other profile's rows untouched.
-  const loadMoreSessionsForProfile = useCallback(async (profile: string) => {
-    const key = normalizeProfileKey(profile)
-    const inKey = (s: SessionInfo) => normalizeProfileKey(s.profile) === key
-    const loaded = $sessions.get().filter(inKey).length
-    const result = await listAllProfileSessions(loaded + SIDEBAR_SESSIONS_PAGE_SIZE, 1, 'exclude', 'recent', key)
-    const keep = sessionsToKeep(key)
-
-    setSessions(prev => [...prev.filter(s => !inKey(s)), ...mergeSessionPage(prev.filter(inKey), result.sessions, keep)])
-
-    const total = result.profile_totals?.[key] ?? result.total ?? result.sessions.length
-    setSessionProfileTotals(prev => ({ ...prev, [key]: Math.max(total, result.sessions.length) }))
-  }, [])
-
   const toggleSelectedPin = useCallback(() => {
     const sessionId = $selectedStoredSessionId.get()
 
@@ -352,7 +284,7 @@ export function DesktopController() {
   })
 
   const openProviderSettings = useCallback(() => {
-    navigate(`${SETTINGS_ROUTE}?tab=providers`)
+    navigate(`${SETTINGS_ROUTE}?tab=keys`)
   }, [navigate])
 
   const modelMenuContent = useMemo(
@@ -385,11 +317,9 @@ export function DesktopController() {
         return
       }
 
-      const storedProfile = $sessions.get().find(session => session.id === storedSessionId)?.profile
-
       for (let index = 0; index < Math.max(1, attempts); index += 1) {
         try {
-          const latest = await getSessionMessages(storedSessionId, storedProfile)
+          const latest = await getSessionMessages(storedSessionId)
           updateSessionState(
             runtimeSessionId,
             state => ({
@@ -483,8 +413,6 @@ export function DesktopController() {
 
       event.preventDefault()
       startFreshSessionDraft()
-      // Briefly light up the sidebar's ⌘N hint so the shortcut is discoverable.
-      window.dispatchEvent(new CustomEvent('hermes:new-session-shortcut'))
     }
 
     window.addEventListener('keydown', onKeyDown)
@@ -492,39 +420,6 @@ export function DesktopController() {
     return () => window.removeEventListener('keydown', onKeyDown)
   }, [startFreshSessionDraft])
 
-  // A profile switch/create drops to a fresh new-session draft so the previously
-  // open session doesn't bleed across contexts. Skip the initial value.
-  const freshSessionRequest = useStore($freshSessionRequest)
-  const lastFreshRef = useRef(freshSessionRequest)
-
-  useEffect(() => {
-    if (freshSessionRequest === lastFreshRef.current) {
-      return
-    }
-
-    lastFreshRef.current = freshSessionRequest
-    startFreshSessionDraft()
-  }, [freshSessionRequest, startFreshSessionDraft])
-
-  // Swapping the live gateway to another profile must re-pull that profile's
-  // global model + active-profile pill. Both are nanostores, so the blanket
-  // invalidateQueries() the profile store fires on swap doesn't touch them —
-  // without this the statusbar keeps showing the previous profile's model
-  // (the "forgets the LLM setting" report). gatewayState stays 'open' across a
-  // swap (background sockets persist), so the open→open effect won't re-run.
-  const activeGatewayProfile = useStore($activeGatewayProfile)
-  const lastGatewayProfileRef = useRef(activeGatewayProfile)
-
-  useEffect(() => {
-    if (activeGatewayProfile === lastGatewayProfileRef.current) {
-      return
-    }
-
-    lastGatewayProfileRef.current = activeGatewayProfile
-    void refreshCurrentModel()
-    void refreshActiveProfile()
-  }, [activeGatewayProfile, refreshCurrentModel])
-
   const composer = useComposerActions({
     activeSessionId,
     currentCwd,
@@ -577,7 +472,6 @@ export function DesktopController() {
       busyRef,
       createBackendSessionForSend,
       handleSkinCommand,
-      refreshSessions,
       requestGateway,
       selectedStoredSessionIdRef,
       startFreshSessionDraft,
@@ -600,7 +494,6 @@ export function DesktopController() {
   useEffect(() => {
     if (gatewayState === 'open') {
       void refreshCurrentModel()
-      void refreshActiveProfile()
       void refreshSessions().catch(() => undefined)
     }
   }, [gatewayState, refreshCurrentModel, refreshSessions])
@@ -631,9 +524,7 @@ export function DesktopController() {
     inferenceStatus,
     modelMenuContent,
     openAgents,
-    freshDraftReady,
     openCommandCenterSection,
-    requestGateway,
     statusSnapshot,
     toggleCommandCenter
   })
@@ -643,7 +534,6 @@ export function DesktopController() {
       currentView={currentView}
       onArchiveSession={sessionId => void archiveSession(sessionId)}
       onDeleteSession={sessionId => void removeSession(sessionId)}
-      onLoadMoreProfileSessions={loadMoreSessionsForProfile}
       onLoadMoreSessions={loadMoreSessions}
       onNavigate={selectSidebarItem}
       onNewSessionInWorkspace={startSessionInWorkspace}
@@ -671,7 +561,6 @@ export function DesktopController() {
       <UpdatesOverlay />
       <GatewayConnectingOverlay />
       <BootFailureOverlay />
-      <CommandPalette />
 
       {settingsOpen && (
         <Suspense fallback={null}>
@@ -711,18 +600,6 @@ export function DesktopController() {
           <AgentsView onClose={closeOverlayToPreviousRoute} />
         </Suspense>
       )}
-
-      {cronOpen && (
-        <Suspense fallback={null}>
-          <CronView onClose={closeOverlayToPreviousRoute} />
-        </Suspense>
-      )}
-
-      {profilesOpen && (
-        <Suspense fallback={null}>
-          <ProfilesView onClose={closeOverlayToPreviousRoute} />
-        </Suspense>
-      )}
     </>
   )
 
@@ -734,7 +611,7 @@ export function DesktopController() {
       onAddUrl={url => composer.addContextRefAttachment(`@url:${formatRefValue(url)}`, url)}
       onAttachDroppedItems={composer.attachDroppedItems}
       onAttachImageBlob={composer.attachImageBlob}
-      onBranchInNewChat={branchInNewChat}
+      onBranchInNewChat={messageId => void branchInNewChat(messageId)}
       onCancel={cancelRun}
       onDeleteSelectedSession={() => {
         if (selectedStoredSessionId) {
@@ -761,52 +638,12 @@ export function DesktopController() {
     </div>
   )
 
-  // Flipped layout mirrors the default: sessions sidebar → right, file
-  // browser + preview rail → left. Same panes, swapped sides.
-  const sidebarSide = panesFlipped ? 'right' : 'left'
-  const railSide = panesFlipped ? 'left' : 'right'
-
-  const previewPane = (
-    <Pane
-      disabled={!chatOpen || (!previewTarget && !filePreviewTarget)}
-      id="preview"
-      key="preview"
-      maxWidth={PREVIEW_RAIL_MAX_WIDTH}
-      minWidth={PREVIEW_RAIL_MIN_WIDTH}
-      resizable
-      side={railSide}
-      width={PREVIEW_RAIL_PANE_WIDTH}
-    >
-      {chatOpen ? (
-        <ChatPreviewRail onRestartServer={restartPreviewServer} setTitlebarToolGroup={setTitlebarToolGroup} />
-      ) : null}
-    </Pane>
-  )
-
-  const fileBrowserPane = (
-    <Pane
-      defaultOpen={false}
-      disabled={!chatOpen}
-      id="file-browser"
-      key="file-browser"
-      maxWidth={FILE_BROWSER_MAX_WIDTH}
-      minWidth={FILE_BROWSER_MIN_WIDTH}
-      resizable
-      side={railSide}
-      width={FILE_BROWSER_DEFAULT_WIDTH}
-    >
-      <RightSidebarPane
-        onActivateFile={composer.attachContextFilePath}
-        onActivateFolder={composer.attachContextFolderPath}
-        onChangeCwd={changeSessionCwd}
-      />
-    </Pane>
-  )
-
   return (
     <AppShell
+      commandCenterOpen={commandCenterOpen}
       leftStatusbarItems={leftStatusbarItems}
       leftTitlebarTools={titlebarToolGroups.flat.left}
+      onOpenSearch={() => openCommandCenterSection('sessions')}
       onOpenSettings={openSettings}
       overlays={overlays}
       statusbarItems={statusbarItems}
@@ -818,7 +655,7 @@ export function DesktopController() {
         maxWidth={SIDEBAR_MAX_WIDTH}
         minWidth={SIDEBAR_DEFAULT_WIDTH}
         resizable
-        side={sidebarSide}
+        side="left"
         width={`${SIDEBAR_DEFAULT_WIDTH}px`}
       >
         {sidebar}
@@ -851,8 +688,25 @@ export function DesktopController() {
             }
             path="artifacts"
           />
-          <Route element={null} path="cron" />
-          <Route element={null} path="profiles" />
+          <Route
+            element={
+              <Suspense fallback={null}>
+                <CronView setStatusbarItemGroup={setStatusbarItemGroup} />
+              </Suspense>
+            }
+            path="cron"
+          />
+          <Route
+            element={
+              <Suspense fallback={null}>
+                <ProfilesView
+                  setStatusbarItemGroup={setStatusbarItemGroup}
+                  setTitlebarToolGroup={setTitlebarToolGroup}
+                />
+              </Suspense>
+            }
+            path="profiles"
+          />
           <Route element={null} path="settings" />
           <Route element={null} path="command-center" />
           <Route element={null} path="agents" />
@@ -861,13 +715,35 @@ export function DesktopController() {
           <Route element={<Navigate replace to={NEW_CHAT_ROUTE} />} path="*" />
         </Routes>
       </PaneMain>
-      {/*
-        Order within a side maps to column order. Default (rail on the right):
-        main | preview | file-browser. Flipped (rail on the left): mirror it to
-        file-browser | preview | main so preview stays adjacent to the chat.
-      */}
-      {panesFlipped ? fileBrowserPane : previewPane}
-      {panesFlipped ? previewPane : fileBrowserPane}
+      <Pane
+        disabled={!chatOpen || (!previewTarget && !filePreviewTarget)}
+        id="preview"
+        maxWidth={PREVIEW_RAIL_MAX_WIDTH}
+        minWidth={PREVIEW_RAIL_MIN_WIDTH}
+        resizable
+        side="right"
+        width={PREVIEW_RAIL_PANE_WIDTH}
+      >
+        {chatOpen ? (
+          <ChatPreviewRail onRestartServer={restartPreviewServer} setTitlebarToolGroup={setTitlebarToolGroup} />
+        ) : null}
+      </Pane>
+      <Pane
+        defaultOpen={false}
+        disabled={!chatOpen}
+        id="file-browser"
+        maxWidth={FILE_BROWSER_MAX_WIDTH}
+        minWidth={FILE_BROWSER_MIN_WIDTH}
+        resizable
+        side="right"
+        width={FILE_BROWSER_DEFAULT_WIDTH}
+      >
+        <RightSidebarPane
+          onActivateFile={composer.attachContextFilePath}
+          onActivateFolder={composer.attachContextFolderPath}
+          onChangeCwd={changeSessionCwd}
+        />
+      </Pane>
     </AppShell>
   )
 }

apps/desktop/src/app/gateway/hooks/use-gateway-boot.ts

@@ -2,8 +2,6 @@ import { useEffect, useRef } from 'react'
 
 import type { HermesConnection } from '@/global'
 import { HermesGateway } from '@/hermes'
-import { translateNow } from '@/i18n'
-import { isGatewayReauthRequired, resolveGatewayWsUrl } from '@/lib/gateway-ws-url'
 import {
   $desktopBoot,
   applyDesktopBootProgress,
@@ -11,27 +9,9 @@ import {
   failDesktopBoot,
   setDesktopBootStep
 } from '@/store/boot'
-import {
-  $gateway,
-  closeSecondaryGateways,
-  configureGatewayRegistry,
-  ensureGatewayForProfile,
-  pruneSecondaryGateways,
-  reconnectSecondaryGateways,
-  reportPrimaryGatewayState,
-  setPrimaryGateway,
-  touchSecondaryGateways
-} from '@/store/gateway'
+import { setGateway } from '@/store/gateway'
 import { notify, notifyError } from '@/store/notifications'
-import { $activeGatewayProfile, normalizeProfileKey, touchActiveGatewayBackend } from '@/store/profile'
-import {
-  $attentionSessionIds,
-  $connection,
-  $sessions,
-  $workingSessionIds,
-  setConnection,
-  setSessionsLoading
-} from '@/store/session'
+import { $connection, setConnection, setGatewayState, setSessionsLoading } from '@/store/session'
 import type { RpcEvent } from '@/types/hermes'
 
 interface GatewayBootOptions {
@@ -83,114 +63,6 @@ export function useGatewayBoot({
       return () => void (cancelled = true)
     }
 
-    // --- Reconnect-after-sleep machinery -------------------------------------
-    // macOS sleep silently drops the renderer's WebSocket. The backend Python
-    // process keeps running, but nothing re-opened the socket on wake, so the
-    // composer stayed disabled forever on "Starting Hermes...". Once the
-    // initial boot succeeds we treat any non-open state as recoverable and
-    // reconnect with backoff, and we nudge a reconnect on the OS/browser
-    // signals that fire around wake (power resume, network online, the window
-    // becoming visible).
-    let bootCompleted = false
-    let reconnecting = false
-    let reconnectTimer: ReturnType<typeof setTimeout> | null = null
-    let reconnectAttempt = 0
-    // Surface "sign in again" once per disconnect episode, not on every backoff
-    // tick — a stale OAuth ticket fails every attempt and would otherwise stack
-    // identical error toasts (and their haptics). Reset on the next clean open.
-    let reauthNotified = false
-
-    // Wrap the live getter in a call so TS control-flow analysis doesn't narrow
-    // `connectionState` to a constant across the early-return guards (the state
-    // genuinely changes between reads).
-    const gatewayOpen = () => gateway.connectionState === 'open'
-
-    const clearReconnectTimer = () => {
-      if (reconnectTimer !== null) {
-        clearTimeout(reconnectTimer)
-        reconnectTimer = null
-      }
-    }
-
-    const attemptReconnect = async () => {
-      if (cancelled || reconnecting || gatewayOpen()) {
-        return
-      }
-
-      reconnecting = true
-
-      try {
-        const conn = await desktop.getConnection($activeGatewayProfile.get())
-
-        if (cancelled) {
-          return
-        }
-
-        publish(conn)
-        // Re-mint the WS URL before reconnecting. OAuth tickets are single-use
-        // with a short TTL, so the ticket baked into the cached conn.wsUrl is
-        // dead on every reconnect after the initial boot — reusing it surfaces
-        // as an opaque "Could not connect to Hermes gateway". resolveGatewayWsUrl
-        // mints a fresh ticket (or throws a reauth error in OAuth mode rather
-        // than connecting with a stale one). For local/token gateways the URL
-        // carries a long-lived token and the re-mint is a cheap no-op.
-        const wsUrl = await resolveGatewayWsUrl(desktop, conn)
-        await gateway.connect(wsUrl)
-
-        if (cancelled) {
-          return
-        }
-
-        reconnectAttempt = 0
-        // Resync state that may have moved on the backend while we were asleep.
-        await callbacksRef.current.refreshHermesConfig().catch(() => undefined)
-        await callbacksRef.current.refreshSessions().catch(() => undefined)
-      } catch (err) {
-        // OAuth session expired mid-reconnect: surface the actionable "sign in
-        // again" message once instead of silently looping the backoff against a
-        // ticket that can never succeed. Transport failures fall through to the
-        // backoff in the finally block below.
-        if (!cancelled && isGatewayReauthRequired(err) && !reauthNotified) {
-          reauthNotified = true
-          notifyError(err, translateNow('boot.errors.gatewaySignInRequired'))
-        }
-      } finally {
-        reconnecting = false
-
-        if (!cancelled && !gatewayOpen()) {
-          scheduleReconnect()
-        }
-      }
-    }
-
-    function scheduleReconnect() {
-      if (cancelled || reconnecting || reconnectTimer !== null || gatewayOpen()) {
-        return
-      }
-
-      // 1s, 2s, 4s … capped at 15s.
-      const delay = Math.min(15_000, 1_000 * 2 ** Math.min(reconnectAttempt, 4))
-      reconnectAttempt += 1
-      reconnectTimer = setTimeout(() => {
-        reconnectTimer = null
-        void attemptReconnect()
-      }, delay)
-    }
-
-    const reconnectNow = () => {
-      if (cancelled || !bootCompleted) {
-        return
-      }
-
-      clearReconnectTimer()
-      reconnectAttempt = 0
-      reconnectSecondaryGateways()
-
-      if (!gatewayOpen()) {
-        void attemptReconnect()
-      }
-    }
-
     const offBootProgress = desktop.onBootProgress(payload => applyDesktopBootProgress(payload))
     void desktop
       .getBootProgress()
@@ -205,71 +77,11 @@ export function useGatewayBoot({
 
     const gateway = new HermesGateway()
     callbacksRef.current.onGatewayReady(gateway)
-    setPrimaryGateway(gateway, normalizeProfileKey($activeGatewayProfile.get()))
-    // Secondary (background-profile) sockets funnel into the same handler.
-    configureGatewayRegistry({ onEvent: event => callbacksRef.current.handleGatewayEvent(event) })
-
-    const offState = gateway.onState(st => {
-      // Mirror to the composer only while the primary is the active profile —
-      // a background secondary reconnect mustn't flip the foreground state.
-      reportPrimaryGatewayState(st)
-
-      if (st === 'open') {
-        reconnectAttempt = 0
-        reauthNotified = false
-        clearReconnectTimer()
-      } else if (bootCompleted && (st === 'closed' || st === 'error')) {
-        // The socket dropped after a healthy boot (typically sleep/wake). Try
-        // to bring it back instead of leaving the composer stuck disabled.
-        scheduleReconnect()
-      }
-    })
+    setGateway(gateway)
 
+    const offState = gateway.onState(st => void setGatewayState(st))
     const offEvent = gateway.onEvent(event => callbacksRef.current.handleGatewayEvent(event))
 
-    // Wake signals: power resume (macOS/Windows), network coming back, and the
-    // window regaining focus/visibility. Each nudges an immediate reconnect.
-    const offPowerResume = desktop.onPowerResume?.(() => reconnectNow())
-
-    const onOnline = () => reconnectNow()
-
-    const onVisible = () => {
-      if (document.visibilityState === 'visible') {
-        reconnectNow()
-      }
-    }
-
-    window.addEventListener('online', onOnline)
-    document.addEventListener('visibilitychange', onVisible)
-
-    // Keep live pool backends alive while this window is open (the main process
-    // can't observe the direct renderer↔backend WS). No-op for the primary.
-    const keepaliveTimer = setInterval(() => {
-      touchActiveGatewayBackend()
-      touchSecondaryGateways()
-    }, 60_000)
-
-    // Bound concurrency cost to live work: keep a background socket only while
-    // its profile has a running (working) or blocked (needs-input) session.
-    // Once that profile goes idle its socket is dropped and its backend is free
-    // to idle-reap. The active profile is always spared.
-    const recomputeKeptGateways = () => {
-      const live = new Set([...$workingSessionIds.get(), ...$attentionSessionIds.get()])
-      const keep = new Set<string>()
-
-      for (const session of $sessions.get()) {
-        if (live.has(session.id)) {
-          keep.add(normalizeProfileKey(session.profile))
-        }
-      }
-
-      pruneSecondaryGateways(keep)
-    }
-
-    const offWorking = $workingSessionIds.subscribe(() => recomputeKeptGateways())
-    const offAttention = $attentionSessionIds.subscribe(() => recomputeKeptGateways())
-    const offActiveProfile = $activeGatewayProfile.subscribe(() => recomputeKeptGateways())
-
     const offWindowState = desktop.onWindowStateChanged?.(payload => {
       const current = $connection.get()
 
@@ -305,31 +117,12 @@ export function useGatewayBoot({
           progress: 95
         })
         publish(conn)
-        // Mint a fresh WS URL right before connecting. For OAuth gateways the
-        // ticket is single-use with a short TTL, so the ticket baked into
-        // conn.wsUrl is stale; resolveGatewayWsUrl() re-mints it and, on
-        // failure, throws a reauth error rather than connecting with a dead
-        // ticket (which would surface as an opaque "connection closed").
-        const wsUrl = await resolveGatewayWsUrl(desktop, conn)
-        await gateway.connect(wsUrl)
+        await gateway.connect(conn.wsUrl)
 
         if (cancelled) {
           return
         }
 
-        // Record which profile the primary (window) backend booted as, so
-        // same-profile resumes are no-op swaps and any reconnect targets the
-        // right backend. Best-effort: a missing preference means "default".
-        try {
-          const pref = await desktop.profile?.get?.()
-          const profileKey = (pref?.profile ?? '').trim() || 'default'
-          $activeGatewayProfile.set(profileKey)
-          setPrimaryGateway(gateway, profileKey)
-          void ensureGatewayForProfile(profileKey)
-        } catch {
-          $activeGatewayProfile.set('default')
-        }
-
         setDesktopBootStep({
           phase: 'renderer.config',
           message: 'Loading Hermes settings',
@@ -348,7 +141,6 @@ export function useGatewayBoot({
         })
         await callbacksRef.current.refreshSessions()
         completeDesktopBoot()
-        bootCompleted = true
       } catch (err) {
         if (!cancelled) {
           const message = err instanceof Error ? err.message : String(err)
@@ -363,25 +155,15 @@ export function useGatewayBoot({
 
     return () => {
       cancelled = true
-      clearReconnectTimer()
-      clearInterval(keepaliveTimer)
-      offWorking()
-      offAttention()
-      offActiveProfile()
-      window.removeEventListener('online', onOnline)
-      document.removeEventListener('visibilitychange', onVisible)
-      offPowerResume?.()
       offState()
       offEvent()
       offExit()
       offWindowState?.()
       offBootProgress()
-      closeSecondaryGateways()
       gateway.close()
       publish(null)
       callbacksRef.current.onGatewayReady(null)
-      setPrimaryGateway(null)
-      $gateway.set(null)
+      setGateway(null)
     }
   }, [])
 }

apps/desktop/src/app/gateway/hooks/use-gateway-request.ts

@@ -2,9 +2,6 @@ import { useStore } from '@nanostores/react'
 import { useCallback, useEffect, useRef } from 'react'
 
 import type { HermesGateway } from '@/hermes'
-import { isGatewayReauthRequired, resolveGatewayWsUrl } from '@/lib/gateway-ws-url'
-import { $gateway, ensureActiveGatewayOpen, isActivePrimary } from '@/store/gateway'
-import { $activeGatewayProfile } from '@/store/profile'
 import { $gatewayState, setConnection } from '@/store/session'
 
 export function useGatewayRequest() {
@@ -17,25 +14,11 @@ export function useGatewayRequest() {
 
   const gatewayStateRef = useRef(gatewayState)
   const reconnectingRef = useRef<Promise<HermesGateway | null> | null>(null)
-  // Holds the reauth error from the most recent failed reconnect so
-  // requestGateway can surface the gateway's "session expired, sign in again"
-  // message instead of the opaque "connection closed" that triggered the retry.
-  const reauthErrorRef = useRef<unknown>(null)
 
   useEffect(() => {
     gatewayStateRef.current = gatewayState
   }, [gatewayState])
 
-  // Track the active gateway (primary or a background profile's socket) so
-  // outbound requests and overlay props always target the focused profile.
-  useEffect(
-    () =>
-      $gateway.subscribe(gateway => {
-        gatewayRef.current = gateway as HermesGateway | null
-      }),
-    []
-  )
-
   const ensureGatewayOpen = useCallback(async () => {
     const existing = gatewayRef.current
 
@@ -58,29 +41,14 @@ export function useGatewayRequest() {
         return null
       }
 
-      reauthErrorRef.current = null
-
       try {
-        // Reconnect to whichever profile the gateway is currently routed to (not
-        // always the primary), so a sleep/wake reconnect keeps the user on the
-        // profile they were chatting in.
-        const conn = await desktop.getConnection($activeGatewayProfile.get())
+        const conn = await desktop.getConnection()
         connectionRef.current = conn
         setConnection(conn)
-        // Re-mint the WS URL before reconnecting. OAuth tickets are single-use
-        // and short-lived, so the cached conn.wsUrl ticket is dead here;
-        // resolveGatewayWsUrl() throws a reauth error in OAuth mode rather than
-        // connecting with a stale ticket. Stash it so requestGateway can show
-        // the actionable "sign in again" message.
-        const wsUrl = await resolveGatewayWsUrl(desktop, conn)
-        await existing.connect(wsUrl)
+        await existing.connect(conn.wsUrl)
 
         return existing
-      } catch (error) {
-        if (isGatewayReauthRequired(error)) {
-          reauthErrorRef.current = error
-        }
-
+      } catch {
         connectionRef.current = null
         setConnection(null)
 
@@ -110,21 +78,9 @@ export function useGatewayRequest() {
           throw error
         }
 
-        // Primary keeps the OAuth-aware reconnect (remote gateways re-mint a
-        // single-use ticket); background profiles are always local pool
-        // backends, so the registry handles their reconnect with no reauth.
-        const recovered = isActivePrimary() ? await ensureGatewayOpen() : await ensureActiveGatewayOpen()
+        const recovered = await ensureGatewayOpen()
 
         if (!recovered) {
-          // Prefer the reauth error from the failed reconnect (OAuth session
-          // expired) over the generic transport error that triggered the retry.
-          const reauthError = reauthErrorRef.current
-          reauthErrorRef.current = null
-
-          if (reauthError) {
-            throw reauthError
-          }
-
           throw error
         }
 

apps/desktop/src/app/hooks/use-refresh-hotkey.ts

@@ -1,45 +0,0 @@
-import { useEffect, useRef } from 'react'
-
-/**
- * Binds the bare `r` key to a refresh action while the calling view is mounted.
- * Ignored when a modifier is held, the event repeats, or focus is in an
- * editable field (so typing "r" in a search/input never triggers it).
- */
-export function useRefreshHotkey(onRefresh: () => void, enabled = true) {
-  const ref = useRef(onRefresh)
-  ref.current = onRefresh
-
-  useEffect(() => {
-    if (!enabled) {
-      return
-    }
-
-    const onKeyDown = (event: KeyboardEvent) => {
-      if (event.key !== 'r' && event.key !== 'R') {
-        return
-      }
-
-      if (event.metaKey || event.ctrlKey || event.altKey || event.shiftKey || event.repeat) {
-        return
-      }
-
-      const target = event.target as HTMLElement | null
-
-      if (
-        target?.isContentEditable ||
-        target instanceof HTMLInputElement ||
-        target instanceof HTMLTextAreaElement ||
-        target instanceof HTMLSelectElement
-      ) {
-        return
-      }
-
-      event.preventDefault()
-      ref.current()
-    }
-
-    window.addEventListener('keydown', onKeyDown)
-
-    return () => window.removeEventListener('keydown', onKeyDown)
-  }, [enabled])
-}

apps/desktop/src/app/layout-constants.ts

@@ -1,13 +0,0 @@
-// Responsive horizontal gutter for primary content bodies (settings right side,
-// skills, artifacts, command center / sessions). Ratio-based so it scales with
-// the window, but clamped so it never collapses on narrow widths or runs away
-// on ultrawide displays. Headers/tabs intentionally keep their own tighter
-// padding.
-//
-// NOTE: these must stay literal strings — Tailwind's scanner only picks up
-// complete class names, so do not build them via template interpolation.
-export const PAGE_INSET_X = 'px-[clamp(1.25rem,4vw,4rem)]'
-
-// Matching negative inline-margin to bleed an element (e.g. a sticky header bar)
-// out to the gutter edges before re-applying PAGE_INSET_X.
-export const PAGE_INSET_NEG_X = '-mx-[clamp(1.25rem,4vw,4rem)]'

apps/desktop/src/app/messaging/index.tsx

@@ -13,16 +13,12 @@ import {
   type MessagingPlatformInfo,
   updateMessagingPlatform
 } from '@/hermes'
-import { type Translations, useI18n } from '@/i18n'
 import { AlertTriangle, ExternalLink, Save, Trash2 } from '@/lib/icons'
 import { cn } from '@/lib/utils'
 import { notify, notifyError } from '@/store/notifications'
 
-import { useRefreshHotkey } from '../hooks/use-refresh-hotkey'
 import { useRouteEnumParam } from '../hooks/use-route-enum-param'
 import { PageSearchShell } from '../page-search-shell'
-import { CREDENTIAL_CONTROL_CLASS } from '../settings/credential-key-ui'
-import { ListRow } from '../settings/primitives'
 import type { SetStatusbarItemGroup } from '../shell/statusbar-controls'
 
 import { PlatformAvatar } from './platform-icon'
@@ -33,6 +29,18 @@ interface MessagingViewProps extends React.ComponentProps<'section'> {
 
 type EditMap = Record<string, Record<string, string>>
 
+const STATE_LABELS: Record<string, string> = {
+  connected: 'Connected',
+  connecting: 'Connecting',
+  disabled: 'Disabled',
+  fatal: 'Error',
+  gateway_stopped: 'Messaging gateway stopped',
+  not_configured: 'Needs setup',
+  pending_restart: 'Restart needed',
+  retrying: 'Retrying',
+  startup_failed: 'Startup failed'
+}
+
 const PILL_TONE: Record<StatusTone, string> = {
   good: 'bg-primary/10 text-primary',
   muted: 'bg-muted text-muted-foreground',
@@ -40,8 +48,12 @@ const PILL_TONE: Record<StatusTone, string> = {
   bad: 'bg-destructive/10 text-destructive'
 }
 
-const stateLabel = (state: null | string | undefined, m: Translations['messaging']) =>
-  state ? m.states[state] || state.replace(/_/g, ' ') : m.unknown
+const HINT_BY_STATE: Record<string, string> = {
+  pending_restart: 'Restart the gateway from the status bar to apply this change.',
+  gateway_stopped: 'Start the gateway from the status bar to connect.'
+}
+
+const stateLabel = (state?: null | string) => (state ? STATE_LABELS[state] || state.replace(/_/g, ' ') : 'Unknown')
 
 function stateTone({ enabled, state }: MessagingPlatformInfo): StatusTone {
   if (!enabled) {
@@ -70,7 +82,7 @@ const FIELD_COPY: Record<string, { advanced?: boolean; help?: string; label: str
   TELEGRAM_BOT_TOKEN: {
     label: 'Bot token',
     help: 'Create a bot with @BotFather, then paste the token it gives you.',
-    placeholder: 'Paste Telegram bot token'
+    placeholder: '123456:ABC...'
   },
   TELEGRAM_ALLOWED_USERS: {
     label: 'Allowed Telegram user IDs',
@@ -94,56 +106,15 @@ const FIELD_COPY: Record<string, { advanced?: boolean; help?: string; label: str
     help: 'first, all, or off.',
     advanced: true
   },
-  DISCORD_ALLOW_ALL_USERS: {
-    label: 'Allow all Discord users',
-    help: 'Development only. When true, anyone can DM the bot without an allowlist.',
-    advanced: true
-  },
-  DISCORD_HOME_CHANNEL: {
-    label: 'Home channel ID',
-    help: 'Channel where the bot sends proactive messages (cron output, reminders).',
-    advanced: true
-  },
-  DISCORD_HOME_CHANNEL_NAME: {
-    label: 'Home channel name',
-    help: 'Display name for the home channel in logs and status output.',
-    advanced: true
-  },
-  BLUEBUBBLES_ALLOW_ALL_USERS: {
-    label: 'Allow all iMessage users',
-    help: 'When true, skip the BlueBubbles allowlist.',
-    advanced: true
-  },
-  MATTERMOST_ALLOW_ALL_USERS: {
-    label: 'Allow all Mattermost users',
-    advanced: true
-  },
-  MATTERMOST_HOME_CHANNEL: {
-    label: 'Home channel',
-    advanced: true
-  },
-  QQ_ALLOW_ALL_USERS: {
-    label: 'Allow all QQ users',
-    advanced: true
-  },
-  QQBOT_HOME_CHANNEL: {
-    label: 'QQ home channel',
-    help: 'Default channel or group for cron delivery.',
-    advanced: true
-  },
-  QQBOT_HOME_CHANNEL_NAME: {
-    label: 'QQ home channel name',
-    advanced: true
-  },
   SLACK_BOT_TOKEN: {
     label: 'Slack bot token',
-    help: 'Use the bot token from OAuth & Permissions after installing your Slack app.',
-    placeholder: 'Paste Slack bot token'
+    help: 'Starts with xoxb-. Found under OAuth & Permissions after installing your Slack app.',
+    placeholder: 'xoxb-...'
   },
   SLACK_APP_TOKEN: {
     label: 'Slack app token',
-    help: 'Use the app-level token required for Socket Mode.',
-    placeholder: 'Paste Slack app token'
+    help: 'Starts with xapp-. Required for Socket Mode.',
+    placeholder: 'xapp-...'
   },
   SLACK_ALLOWED_USERS: {
     label: 'Allowed Slack user IDs',
@@ -203,21 +174,18 @@ const FIELD_COPY: Record<string, { advanced?: boolean; help?: string; label: str
   }
 }
 
-function fieldCopy(field: MessagingEnvVarInfo, m: Translations['messaging']) {
+function fieldCopy(field: MessagingEnvVarInfo) {
   const copy = FIELD_COPY[field.key] || {}
-  const localized = m.fieldCopy[field.key] || {}
 
   return {
-    label: localized.label || copy.label || field.prompt || field.key,
-    help: localized.help || copy.help || field.description,
-    placeholder: localized.placeholder || copy.placeholder || field.prompt,
+    label: copy.label || field.prompt || field.key,
+    help: copy.help || field.description,
+    placeholder: copy.placeholder || field.prompt,
     advanced: Boolean(copy.advanced || field.advanced)
   }
 }
 
 export function MessagingView({ setStatusbarItemGroup: _setStatusbarItemGroup, ...props }: MessagingViewProps) {
-  const { t } = useI18n()
-  const m = t.messaging
   const [platforms, setPlatforms] = useState<MessagingPlatformInfo[] | null>(null)
   const [edits, setEdits] = useState<EditMap>({})
   const [query, setQuery] = useState('')
@@ -236,16 +204,14 @@ export function MessagingView({ setStatusbarItemGroup: _setStatusbarItemGroup, .
       setPlatforms(result.platforms)
     } catch (err) {
       if (!silent) {
-        notifyError(err, m.loadFailed)
+        notifyError(err, 'Messaging platforms failed to load')
       }
     } finally {
       if (!silent) {
         setRefreshing(false)
       }
     }
-  }, [m])
-
-  useRefreshHotkey(() => void refreshPlatforms())
+  }, [])
 
   useEffect(() => {
     void refreshPlatforms()
@@ -317,11 +283,11 @@ export function MessagingView({ setStatusbarItemGroup: _setStatusbarItemGroup, .
       )
       notify({
         kind: 'success',
-        title: enabled ? m.platformEnabled(platform.name) : m.platformDisabled(platform.name),
-        message: m.restartToApply
+        title: enabled ? `${platform.name} enabled` : `${platform.name} disabled`,
+        message: 'Restart the gateway for this change to take effect.'
       })
     } catch (err) {
-      notifyError(err, m.failedUpdate(platform.name))
+      notifyError(err, `Failed to update ${platform.name}`)
     } finally {
       setSaving(null)
     }
@@ -342,11 +308,11 @@ export function MessagingView({ setStatusbarItemGroup: _setStatusbarItemGroup, .
       await refreshPlatforms()
       notify({
         kind: 'success',
-        title: m.setupSaved(platform.name),
-        message: m.restartToReconnect
+        title: `${platform.name} setup saved`,
+        message: 'Restart the gateway to reconnect with the new credentials.'
       })
     } catch (err) {
-      notifyError(err, m.failedSave(platform.name))
+      notifyError(err, `Failed to save ${platform.name}`)
     } finally {
       setSaving(null)
     }
@@ -365,9 +331,9 @@ export function MessagingView({ setStatusbarItemGroup: _setStatusbarItemGroup, .
         }
       }))
       await refreshPlatforms()
-      notify({ kind: 'success', title: m.keyCleared(key), message: m.setupUpdated(platform.name) })
+      notify({ kind: 'success', title: `${key} cleared`, message: `${platform.name} setup was updated.` })
     } catch (err) {
-      notifyError(err, m.failedClear(key))
+      notifyError(err, `Failed to clear ${key}`)
     } finally {
       setSaving(null)
     }
@@ -377,15 +343,15 @@ export function MessagingView({ setStatusbarItemGroup: _setStatusbarItemGroup, .
     <PageSearchShell
       {...props}
       onSearchChange={setQuery}
-      searchHidden={(platforms?.length ?? 0) === 0}
-      searchPlaceholder={m.search}
+      searchPlaceholder="Search messaging..."
+      searchTrailingAction={null}
       searchValue={query}
     >
       {!platforms ? (
-        <PageLoader label={m.loading} />
+        <PageLoader label="Loading messaging platforms..." />
       ) : (
         <div className="grid h-full min-h-0 grid-cols-1 lg:grid-cols-[14rem_minmax(0,1fr)]">
-          <aside className="min-h-0 overflow-y-auto p-2">
+          <aside className="min-h-0 overflow-y-auto border-b border-(--ui-stroke-tertiary) p-2 lg:border-b-0 lg:border-r">
             <ul className="space-y-1">
               {visiblePlatforms.map(platform => (
                 <li key={platform.id}>
@@ -440,8 +406,8 @@ function PlatformRow({
       className={cn(
         'flex w-full items-center gap-2 rounded-md px-2 py-1.5 text-left transition-colors',
         active
-          ? 'bg-(--ui-row-active-background) text-foreground'
-          : 'text-(--ui-text-secondary) hover:bg-(--ui-row-hover-background) hover:text-foreground'
+          ? 'bg-(--ui-bg-tertiary) text-foreground'
+          : 'text-(--ui-text-secondary) hover:bg-(--chrome-action-hover) hover:text-foreground'
       )}
       onClick={onSelect}
       type="button"
@@ -472,14 +438,12 @@ function PlatformDetail({
   platform: MessagingPlatformInfo
   saving: string | null
 }) {
-  const { t } = useI18n()
-  const m = t.messaging
   const [showAdvanced, setShowAdvanced] = useState(false)
 
   const hasEdits = Object.keys(trimEdits(edits)).length > 0
   const requiredFields = platform.env_vars.filter(field => field.required)
-  const optionalFields = platform.env_vars.filter(field => !field.required && !fieldCopy(field, m).advanced)
-  const advancedFields = platform.env_vars.filter(field => !field.required && fieldCopy(field, m).advanced)
+  const optionalFields = platform.env_vars.filter(field => !field.required && !fieldCopy(field).advanced)
+  const advancedFields = platform.env_vars.filter(field => !field.required && fieldCopy(field).advanced)
   const hiddenCount = advancedFields.length
   const isSavingEnv = saving === `env:${platform.id}`
 
@@ -495,11 +459,11 @@ function PlatformDetail({
                 {platform.description}
               </p>
               <div className="mt-3 flex flex-wrap items-center gap-2">
-                <StatePill tone={stateTone(platform)}>{stateLabel(platform.state, m)}</StatePill>
+                <StatePill tone={stateTone(platform)}>{stateLabel(platform.state)}</StatePill>
                 <SetupPill active={platform.configured}>
-                  {platform.configured ? m.credentialsSet : m.needsSetup}
+                  {platform.configured ? 'Credentials set' : 'Needs setup'}
                 </SetupPill>
-                {!platform.gateway_running && <SetupPill active={false}>{m.gatewayStopped}</SetupPill>}
+                {!platform.gateway_running && <SetupPill active={false}>Messaging gateway stopped</SetupPill>}
               </div>
               <PlatformHint platform={platform} />
             </div>
@@ -513,14 +477,14 @@ function PlatformDetail({
           )}
 
           <section>
-            <SectionTitle>{m.getCredentials}</SectionTitle>
+            <SectionTitle>Get your credentials</SectionTitle>
             <p className="mt-1 text-[length:var(--conversation-caption-font-size)] leading-(--conversation-caption-line-height) text-(--ui-text-tertiary)">
-              {introCopy(platform, m)}
+              {introCopy(platform)}
             </p>
             <div className="mt-3">
-              <Button asChild size="sm" variant="textStrong">
+              <Button asChild size="sm" variant="outline">
                 <a href={platform.docs_url} rel="noreferrer" target="_blank">
-                  {m.openSetupGuide}
+                  Open setup guide
                   <ExternalLink className="size-3.5" />
                 </a>
               </Button>
@@ -528,8 +492,8 @@ function PlatformDetail({
           </section>
 
           <section>
-            <SectionTitle>{m.required}</SectionTitle>
-            <div className="mt-3 grid gap-1">
+            <SectionTitle>Required</SectionTitle>
+            <div className="mt-3 space-y-4">
               {requiredFields.length > 0 ? (
                 requiredFields.map(field => (
                   <MessagingField
@@ -543,7 +507,7 @@ function PlatformDetail({
                 ))
               ) : (
                 <p className="text-[length:var(--conversation-caption-font-size)] leading-(--conversation-caption-line-height) text-(--ui-text-tertiary)">
-                  {m.noTokenNeeded}
+                  This platform does not need a token here. Use the setup guide above, then enable it below.
                 </p>
               )}
             </div>
@@ -551,8 +515,8 @@ function PlatformDetail({
 
           {optionalFields.length > 0 && (
             <section>
-              <SectionTitle>{m.recommended}</SectionTitle>
-              <div className="mt-3 grid gap-1">
+              <SectionTitle>Recommended</SectionTitle>
+              <div className="mt-3 space-y-4">
                 {optionalFields.map(field => (
                   <MessagingField
                     edits={edits}
@@ -574,11 +538,11 @@ function PlatformDetail({
                 onClick={() => setShowAdvanced(value => !value)}
                 type="button"
               >
-                <span>{m.advanced(hiddenCount)}</span>
+                <span>Advanced ({hiddenCount})</span>
                 <DisclosureCaret open={showAdvanced} size="0.875rem" />
               </button>
               {showAdvanced && (
-                <div className="mt-3 grid gap-1">
+                <div className="mt-3 space-y-4">
                   {advancedFields.map(field => (
                     <MessagingField
                       edits={edits}
@@ -596,25 +560,25 @@ function PlatformDetail({
         </div>
       </div>
 
-      <footer className="bg-(--ui-chat-surface-background) px-5 py-2.5">
+      <footer className="border-t border-(--ui-stroke-tertiary) bg-(--ui-chat-surface-background) px-5 py-2.5">
         <div className="mx-auto flex max-w-2xl flex-wrap items-center gap-2">
           <label className="flex shrink-0 items-center gap-2 rounded-md border border-(--ui-stroke-tertiary) bg-(--ui-bg-quinary) px-2.5 py-1.5 text-[length:var(--conversation-text-font-size)]">
             <Switch
-              aria-label={platform.enabled ? m.disableAria(platform.name) : m.enableAria(platform.name)}
+              aria-label={platform.enabled ? `Disable ${platform.name}` : `Enable ${platform.name}`}
               checked={platform.enabled}
               disabled={saving === `enabled:${platform.id}`}
               onCheckedChange={onToggle}
             />
             <span className="text-xs font-medium text-muted-foreground">
-              {platform.enabled ? m.enabled : m.disabled}
+              {platform.enabled ? 'Enabled' : 'Disabled'}
             </span>
           </label>
 
           <div className="ml-auto flex items-center gap-2">
-            {hasEdits && <span className="text-xs text-muted-foreground">{m.unsavedChanges}</span>}
+            {hasEdits && <span className="text-xs text-muted-foreground">Unsaved changes</span>}
             <Button disabled={!hasEdits || isSavingEnv} onClick={onSave} size="sm">
               <Save />
-              {isSavingEnv ? m.saving : m.saveChanges}
+              {isSavingEnv ? 'Saving...' : 'Save changes'}
             </Button>
           </div>
         </div>
@@ -629,7 +593,7 @@ const PLATFORM_INTRO: Record<string, string> = {
   discord:
     'Open the Discord Developer Portal, create an application, add a Bot, then copy its token. Invite the bot to your server with the right scopes.',
   slack:
-    'Create a Slack app, enable Socket Mode, install it to your workspace, then copy the bot token and app-level token.',
+    'Create a Slack app, enable Socket Mode, install it to your workspace, then copy the Bot token (xoxb-) and App-level token (xapp-).',
   mattermost:
     'On your Mattermost server, create a bot account or personal access token, then paste the server URL and token here.',
   matrix: 'Sign in to your homeserver with the bot account, then copy the access token, user ID, and homeserver URL.',
@@ -660,8 +624,7 @@ const PLATFORM_INTRO: Record<string, string> = {
     'Run an HTTP server that other tools (GitHub, GitLab, custom apps) can POST to. Use the secret to verify signatures.'
 }
 
-const introCopy = (platform: MessagingPlatformInfo, m: Translations['messaging']) =>
-  m.platformIntro[platform.id] || PLATFORM_INTRO[platform.id] || platform.description
+const introCopy = (platform: MessagingPlatformInfo) => PLATFORM_INTRO[platform.id] || platform.description
 
 function MessagingField({
   edits,
@@ -676,51 +639,46 @@ function MessagingField({
   onEdit: (key: string, value: string) => void
   saving: string | null
 }) {
-  const { t } = useI18n()
-  const m = t.messaging
-  const copy = fieldCopy(field, m)
-  const fieldId = `messaging-field-${field.key}`
+  const copy = fieldCopy(field)
 
   return (
-    <ListRow
-      action={
-        <div className="flex items-center gap-2">
-          <Input
-            className={CREDENTIAL_CONTROL_CLASS}
-            id={fieldId}
-            onChange={event => onEdit(field.key, event.target.value)}
-            placeholder={field.is_set ? field.redacted_value || m.replaceValue : copy.placeholder}
-            type={field.is_password ? 'password' : 'text'}
-            value={edits[field.key] || ''}
-          />
-          {field.url && (
-            <Button asChild className="size-8 shrink-0" title={m.openDocs} variant="ghost">
-              <a href={field.url} rel="noreferrer" target="_blank">
-                <ExternalLink className="size-3.5" />
-              </a>
-            </Button>
-          )}
-          {field.is_set && (
-            <Button
-              className="size-8 shrink-0"
-              disabled={saving === `clear:${field.key}`}
-              onClick={() => onClear(field.key)}
-              title={m.clearField(field.key)}
-              variant="ghost"
-            >
-              <Trash2 className="size-3.5" />
-            </Button>
-          )}
-        </div>
-      }
-      description={copy.help}
-      title={
-        <span className="flex flex-wrap items-center gap-2">
-          <label htmlFor={fieldId}>{copy.label}</label>
-          {field.is_set && <span className="text-[0.66rem] font-medium text-primary">{m.saved}</span>}
-        </span>
-      }
-    />
+    <div className="space-y-1.5">
+      <div className="flex flex-wrap items-baseline gap-2">
+        <label className="text-sm font-medium text-foreground" htmlFor={`messaging-field-${field.key}`}>
+          {copy.label}
+        </label>
+        {field.is_set && <span className="text-[0.66rem] font-medium text-primary">Saved</span>}
+      </div>
+      <div className="flex items-center gap-2">
+        <Input
+          className="h-9 rounded-lg font-mono text-sm"
+          id={`messaging-field-${field.key}`}
+          onChange={event => onEdit(field.key, event.target.value)}
+          placeholder={field.is_set ? field.redacted_value || 'Replace current value' : copy.placeholder}
+          type={field.is_password ? 'password' : 'text'}
+          value={edits[field.key] || ''}
+        />
+        {field.url && (
+          <Button asChild size="icon-sm" title="Open docs" variant="ghost">
+            <a href={field.url} rel="noreferrer" target="_blank">
+              <ExternalLink className="size-3.5" />
+            </a>
+          </Button>
+        )}
+        {field.is_set && (
+          <Button
+            disabled={saving === `clear:${field.key}`}
+            onClick={() => onClear(field.key)}
+            size="icon-sm"
+            title={`Clear ${field.key}`}
+            variant="ghost"
+          >
+            <Trash2 className="size-3.5" />
+          </Button>
+        )}
+      </div>
+      {copy.help && <p className="text-xs leading-5 text-muted-foreground">{copy.help}</p>}
+    </div>
   )
 }
 
@@ -729,18 +687,11 @@ function SectionTitle({ children }: { children: React.ReactNode }) {
 }
 
 function PlatformHint({ platform }: { platform: MessagingPlatformInfo }) {
-  const { t } = useI18n()
-
   if (!platform.enabled || platform.state === 'connected') {
     return null
   }
 
-  const hint =
-    platform.state === 'pending_restart'
-      ? t.messaging.hintPendingRestart
-      : platform.gateway_running
-        ? null
-        : t.messaging.hintGatewayStopped
+  const hint = HINT_BY_STATE[platform.state || ''] || (platform.gateway_running ? null : HINT_BY_STATE.gateway_stopped)
 
   return hint ? <p className="mt-2 text-xs leading-5 text-muted-foreground">{hint}</p> : null
 }

apps/desktop/src/app/messaging/platform-icon.tsx

@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+import type { ComponentType, SVGProps } from 'react'
+
 import {
   SiApple,
   SiBilibili,
@@ -12,7 +14,6 @@ import {
   SiWechat,
   SiWhatsapp
 } from '@icons-pack/react-simple-icons'
-import type { ComponentType, SVGProps } from 'react'
 
 import { Globe, Link as LinkIcon, MessageSquareText } from '@/lib/icons'
 import { cn } from '@/lib/utils'
@@ -68,7 +69,10 @@ export function PlatformAvatar({ className, platformId, platformName }: Platform
 
   if (!spec) {
     return (
-      <span aria-hidden="true" className={cn(baseClass, 'bg-(--ui-bg-tertiary) text-(--ui-text-tertiary)')}>
+      <span
+        aria-hidden="true"
+        className={cn(baseClass, 'bg-(--ui-bg-tertiary) text-(--ui-text-tertiary)')}
+      >
         {platformName.charAt(0).toUpperCase()}
       </span>
     )

apps/desktop/src/app/overlays/overlay-search-input.tsx

@@ -1,37 +1,77 @@
-import type { RefObject } from 'react'
+import type { ReactNode, RefObject } from 'react'
 
-import { SearchField } from '@/components/ui/search-field'
+import { Button } from '@/components/ui/button'
+import { Codicon } from '@/components/ui/codicon'
+import { Input } from '@/components/ui/input'
+import { Loader2, Search } from '@/lib/icons'
 import { cn } from '@/lib/utils'
 
 interface OverlaySearchInputProps {
-  containerClassName?: string
-  inputRef?: RefObject<HTMLInputElement | null>
-  loading?: boolean
-  onChange: (value: string) => void
   placeholder: string
   value: string
+  onChange: (value: string) => void
+  containerClassName?: string
+  inputClassName?: string
+  loading?: boolean
+  onClear?: () => void
+  inputRef?: RefObject<HTMLInputElement | null>
+  trailingAction?: ReactNode
 }
 
 export function OverlaySearchInput({
-  containerClassName,
-  inputRef,
-  loading = false,
-  onChange,
   placeholder,
-  value
+  value,
+  onChange,
+  containerClassName,
+  inputClassName,
+  loading = false,
+  onClear,
+  inputRef,
+  trailingAction
 }: OverlaySearchInputProps) {
+  const clear = onClear ?? (() => onChange(''))
+  const hasTrailing = Boolean(trailingAction)
+
   return (
-    <SearchField
-      containerClassName={cn(
-        'rounded-md border border-(--ui-stroke-tertiary) bg-(--ui-bg-quinary) px-2 shadow-sm focus-within:border-(--ui-stroke-secondary)',
-        containerClassName
-      )}
-      inputClassName="h-8 text-[0.8125rem]"
-      inputRef={inputRef}
-      loading={loading}
-      onChange={onChange}
-      placeholder={placeholder}
-      value={value}
+    <div className={cn('relative', containerClassName)}>
+      <Search className="pointer-events-none absolute left-3 top-1/2 z-1 size-3.5 -translate-y-1/2 text-muted-foreground/80" />
+      <Input
+        className={cn(
+          'relative z-0 h-8 rounded-lg py-2 pl-8 text-[length:var(--conversation-text-font-size)]',
+          hasTrailing || loading || value ? 'pr-16' : 'pr-8',
+          inputClassName
+        )}
+        onChange={event => onChange(event.target.value)}
+        placeholder={placeholder}
+        ref={inputRef}
+        value={value}
+      />
+      <div className="absolute right-1.5 top-1/2 z-1 flex -translate-y-1/2 items-center gap-0.5">
+        {trailingAction}
+        {loading ? (
+          <Loader2 className="pointer-events-none size-3.5 animate-spin text-muted-foreground/70" />
+        ) : value ? (
+          <Button
+            aria-label="Clear search"
+            className="text-muted-foreground/85 hover:bg-accent/60 hover:text-foreground"
+            onClick={clear}
+            size="icon-xs"
+            variant="ghost"
+          >
+            <Codicon name="close" size="0.875rem" />
+          </Button>
+        ) : null}
+      </div>
+    </div>
+  )
+}
+
+export function PageSearchInput(props: OverlaySearchInputProps) {
+  return (
+    <OverlaySearchInput
+      {...props}
+      containerClassName={cn('mx-auto w-[min(36rem,calc(100%-2rem))] min-w-0', props.containerClassName)}
+      inputClassName={cn('h-8 rounded-lg py-2 pl-8', props.inputClassName)}
     />
   )
 }

apps/desktop/src/app/overlays/overlay-split-layout.tsx

@@ -3,8 +3,6 @@ import type { ReactNode } from 'react'
 import type { IconComponent } from '@/lib/icons'
 import { cn } from '@/lib/utils'
 
-import { PAGE_INSET_X } from '../layout-constants'
-
 interface OverlaySplitLayoutProps {
   children: ReactNode
   className?: string
@@ -24,9 +22,6 @@ interface OverlayNavItemProps {
   active: boolean
   icon: IconComponent
   label: string
-  // Renders as an indented child of another nav item: smaller icon and a
-  // lighter active state so it never competes with the boxed parent item.
-  nested?: boolean
   onClick: () => void
   trailing?: ReactNode
 }
@@ -48,9 +43,7 @@ export function OverlaySidebar({ children, className }: OverlaySidebarProps) {
   return (
     <aside
       className={cn(
-        // pt clears the floating titlebar/header; the bg itself fills from the
-        // card's top edge so there's no surface-colored gap above the sidebar.
-        'flex min-h-0 flex-col gap-0.5 overflow-y-auto bg-(--ui-sidebar-surface-background) px-2.5 pb-3 pt-[calc(var(--titlebar-height)+1rem)]',
+        'flex min-h-0 flex-col gap-0.5 overflow-y-auto bg-(--ui-sidebar-surface-background) px-2.5 py-3',
         className
       )}
     >
@@ -61,41 +54,23 @@ export function OverlaySidebar({ children, className }: OverlaySidebarProps) {
 
 export function OverlayMain({ children, className }: OverlayMainProps) {
   return (
-    <main
-      className={cn(
-        'flex min-h-0 flex-1 flex-col overflow-hidden bg-transparent pb-3 pt-[calc(var(--titlebar-height)+1rem)]',
-        PAGE_INSET_X,
-        className
-      )}
-    >
-      {children}
-    </main>
+    <main className={cn('flex min-h-0 flex-1 flex-col overflow-hidden bg-transparent p-3', className)}>{children}</main>
   )
 }
 
-export function OverlayNavItem({ active, icon: Icon, label, nested, onClick, trailing }: OverlayNavItemProps) {
+export function OverlayNavItem({ active, icon: Icon, label, onClick, trailing }: OverlayNavItemProps) {
   return (
     <button
       className={cn(
         'flex h-7 w-full items-center justify-start gap-2 rounded-md border px-2 text-left text-[length:var(--conversation-text-font-size)] font-normal transition-colors',
-        nested
-          ? active
-            ? 'border-transparent bg-(--chrome-action-hover) font-medium text-foreground'
-            : 'border-transparent bg-transparent text-(--ui-text-tertiary) hover:bg-(--chrome-action-hover) hover:text-foreground'
-          : active
-            ? 'border-(--ui-stroke-tertiary) bg-(--ui-bg-tertiary) text-foreground'
-            : 'border-transparent bg-transparent text-(--ui-text-secondary) hover:bg-(--chrome-action-hover) hover:text-foreground'
+        active
+          ? 'border-(--ui-stroke-tertiary) bg-(--ui-bg-tertiary) text-foreground'
+          : 'border-transparent bg-transparent text-(--ui-text-secondary) hover:bg-(--chrome-action-hover) hover:text-foreground'
       )}
       onClick={onClick}
       type="button"
     >
-      <Icon
-        className={cn(
-          'shrink-0',
-          nested ? 'size-3.5' : 'size-4',
-          active ? 'text-foreground/80' : 'text-muted-foreground/80'
-        )}
-      />
+      <Icon className={cn('size-4 shrink-0', active ? 'text-foreground/80' : 'text-muted-foreground/80')} />
       <span className="min-w-0 flex-1 truncate">{label}</span>
       {trailing}
     </button>

apps/desktop/src/app/overlays/overlay-view.tsx

@@ -64,26 +64,23 @@ export function OverlayView({
       >
         <div className="pointer-events-none absolute inset-x-0 top-0 z-10 h-[calc(var(--titlebar-height)+0.1875rem)] [-webkit-app-region:drag]">
           {headerContent && (
-            <div className="pointer-events-auto absolute left-1/2 top-[calc(0.5rem+var(--titlebar-height)/2)] -translate-x-1/2 -translate-y-1/2 [-webkit-app-region:no-drag]">
+            <div className="pointer-events-auto absolute left-1/2 top-[calc(1rem+var(--titlebar-height)/2)] -translate-x-1/2 -translate-y-1/2 [-webkit-app-region:no-drag]">
               {headerContent}
             </div>
           )}
 
           <Button
             aria-label={closeLabel}
-            className="pointer-events-auto absolute right-3 top-[calc(0.1875rem+var(--titlebar-height)/2)] -translate-y-1/2 text-(--ui-text-tertiary) hover:bg-(--chrome-action-hover) hover:text-foreground [-webkit-app-region:no-drag]"
+            className="pointer-events-auto absolute right-3 top-[calc(0.1875rem+var(--titlebar-height)/2)] h-7 w-7 -translate-y-1/2 rounded-md text-(--ui-text-tertiary) hover:bg-(--chrome-action-hover) hover:text-foreground [-webkit-app-region:no-drag]"
             onClick={closeOverlay}
-            size="icon-titlebar"
+            size="icon"
             variant="ghost"
           >
             <Codicon name="close" size="1rem" />
           </Button>
         </div>
 
-        {/* No top padding here: the split-layout columns own their own
-            titlebar clearance so their backgrounds run flush to the card top
-            (otherwise the card surface shows as a gap above the sidebar). */}
-        <div className={cn('min-h-0 flex flex-1 flex-col', contentClassName)}>{children}</div>
+        <div className={cn('min-h-0 flex flex-1 flex-col pt-(--titlebar-height)', contentClassName)}>{children}</div>
       </div>
     </div>
   )

apps/desktop/src/app/page-search-shell.tsx

@@ -1,32 +1,26 @@
 import type { ReactNode } from 'react'
 
-import { SearchField } from '@/components/ui/search-field'
 import { cn } from '@/lib/utils'
 
+import { PageSearchInput } from './overlays/overlay-search-input'
+
 interface PageSearchShellProps extends React.ComponentProps<'section'> {
   children: ReactNode
-  /** Primary tabs shown on the top row, beside the search. */
-  tabs?: ReactNode
-  /** Secondary filters shown full-width on their own row below (expands). */
   filters?: ReactNode
   onSearchChange: (value: string) => void
   searchPlaceholder: string
   searchTrailingAction?: ReactNode
   searchValue: string
-  /** Hide the search field when there's nothing to search (empty dataset). */
-  searchHidden?: boolean
 }
 
 export function PageSearchShell({
   children,
   className,
-  tabs,
   filters,
   onSearchChange,
   searchPlaceholder,
   searchTrailingAction,
   searchValue,
-  searchHidden = false,
   ...props
 }: PageSearchShellProps) {
   return (
@@ -35,39 +29,29 @@ export function PageSearchShell({
       className={cn('flex h-full min-w-0 flex-col overflow-hidden bg-(--ui-chat-surface-background)', className)}
     >
       {/*
-        Header lives in the page body, below the window chrome (the shell floats
-        traffic lights over the top titlebar-height strip, which the `pt` clears
-        and leaves draggable). Top row: primary tabs + search. Second row:
-        secondary filters, full-width so they expand. Interactive bits opt out
-        of the drag region.
+        This header sits in the titlebar row, so it overlaps the OS window-drag
+        region painted by the shell. Without `-webkit-app-region: no-drag` on
+        the search row, mousedown on the input gets intercepted as a window-
+        drag start and the input never receives focus (visible as "I can't
+        click the search box" on the messaging/cron/etc pages).
       */}
-      {/*
-        IMPORTANT: do NOT put `-webkit-app-region: drag` on this header. It spans
-        full width over the band where the floating titlebar icon clusters live,
-        and an overlapping OS drag region eats their clicks at the compositor
-        level (pointer-events / no-drag carve-outs across separate stacking
-        contexts don't reliably fix it on macOS). The shell already supplies a
-        draggable titlebar strip that is `calc()`'d around the icon clusters
-        (see app-shell.tsx), so window dragging still works here.
-      */}
-      <div className="shrink-0">
-        {(tabs || !searchHidden) && (
-          <div className="flex items-center gap-3 px-3 pb-2 pt-[calc(var(--titlebar-height)+0.5rem)]">
-            {tabs ? <div className="flex min-w-0 flex-1 flex-wrap items-center gap-x-2 gap-y-1">{tabs}</div> : null}
-            {!searchHidden && (
-              <div className={cn('flex shrink-0 items-center', !tabs && 'flex-1')}>
-                <SearchField
-                  containerClassName="max-w-[45vw]"
-                  onChange={onSearchChange}
-                  placeholder={searchPlaceholder}
-                  trailingAction={searchTrailingAction}
-                  value={searchValue}
-                />
-              </div>
-            )}
-          </div>
-        )}
-        {filters ? <div className="flex flex-wrap items-center gap-x-2 gap-y-1 px-3 pb-2">{filters}</div> : null}
+      <div className="relative z-10 grid gap-2 border-b border-(--ui-stroke-tertiary) px-3 py-2.5 [-webkit-app-region:no-drag]">
+        {/* Reserve the top-right titlebar tools + native window-controls
+            footprint so the full-width search input never slides under them. */}
+        <div
+          style={{
+            paddingRight:
+              'max(0px, calc(var(--titlebar-tools-right, 0px) + var(--titlebar-tools-width, 0px) - 0.75rem))'
+          }}
+        >
+          <PageSearchInput
+            onChange={onSearchChange}
+            placeholder={searchPlaceholder}
+            trailingAction={searchTrailingAction}
+            value={searchValue}
+          />
+        </div>
+        {filters ? <div className="flex flex-wrap items-center justify-center gap-1.5">{filters}</div> : null}
       </div>
       <div className="min-h-0 flex-1 overflow-hidden bg-(--ui-chat-surface-background)">{children}</div>
     </section>

apps/desktop/src/app/profiles/create-profile-dialog.tsx

@@ -1,158 +0,0 @@
-import { useEffect, useState } from 'react'
-
-import { ActionStatus } from '@/components/ui/action-status'
-import { Button } from '@/components/ui/button'
-import { Checkbox } from '@/components/ui/checkbox'
-import { Dialog, DialogContent, DialogDescription, DialogFooter, DialogHeader, DialogTitle } from '@/components/ui/dialog'
-import { Input } from '@/components/ui/input'
-import { Textarea } from '@/components/ui/textarea'
-import { createProfile, updateProfileSoul } from '@/hermes'
-import { AlertTriangle } from '@/lib/icons'
-import { cn } from '@/lib/utils'
-
-const PROFILE_NAME_RE = /^[a-z0-9][a-z0-9_-]{0,63}$/
-
-export const PROFILE_NAME_HINT =
-  'Lowercase letters, digits, hyphens, and underscores. Must start with a letter or digit.'
-
-export function isValidProfileName(name: string): boolean {
-  return PROFILE_NAME_RE.test(name.trim())
-}
-
-// Self-contained create flow (name + clone toggle + optional SOUL.md). Owns the
-// createProfile/updateProfileSoul calls so every caller just refreshes/selects
-// via onCreated. SOUL left blank keeps the cloned/blank persona untouched.
-export function CreateProfileDialog({
-  onClose,
-  onCreated,
-  open
-}: {
-  onClose: () => void
-  onCreated?: (name: string) => Promise<void> | void
-  open: boolean
-}) {
-  const [name, setName] = useState('')
-  const [cloneFromDefault, setCloneFromDefault] = useState(true)
-  const [soul, setSoul] = useState('')
-  const [status, setStatus] = useState<'done' | 'idle' | 'saving'>('idle')
-  const [error, setError] = useState<null | string>(null)
-
-  useEffect(() => {
-    if (!open) {
-      return
-    }
-
-    setName('')
-    setCloneFromDefault(true)
-    setSoul('')
-    setError(null)
-    setStatus('idle')
-  }, [open])
-
-  const trimmed = name.trim()
-  const invalid = trimmed !== '' && !isValidProfileName(trimmed)
-  const busy = status === 'saving' || status === 'done'
-
-  async function handleSubmit(event: React.FormEvent) {
-    event.preventDefault()
-
-    if (!trimmed || invalid) {
-      setError(invalid ? `Invalid name. ${PROFILE_NAME_HINT}` : 'Name is required.')
-
-      return
-    }
-
-    setStatus('saving')
-    setError(null)
-
-    try {
-      await createProfile({ name: trimmed, clone_from_default: cloneFromDefault })
-
-      if (soul.trim()) {
-        await updateProfileSoul(trimmed, soul)
-      }
-
-      await onCreated?.(trimmed)
-      setStatus('done')
-      window.setTimeout(onClose, 800)
-    } catch (err) {
-      setStatus('idle')
-      setError(err instanceof Error ? err.message : 'Failed to create profile')
-    }
-  }
-
-  return (
-    <Dialog onOpenChange={value => !value && !busy && onClose()} open={open}>
-      <DialogContent className="max-w-md">
-        <DialogHeader>
-          <DialogTitle>New profile</DialogTitle>
-          <DialogDescription>
-            Profiles are independent Hermes environments: separate config, skills, and SOUL.md.
-          </DialogDescription>
-        </DialogHeader>
-
-        <form className="grid gap-4" onSubmit={handleSubmit}>
-          <div className="grid gap-1.5">
-            <label className="text-xs font-medium" htmlFor="new-profile-name">
-              Name
-            </label>
-            <Input
-              aria-invalid={invalid}
-              autoFocus
-              id="new-profile-name"
-              onChange={event => setName(event.target.value)}
-              placeholder="my-profile"
-              value={name}
-            />
-            <p className={cn('text-[0.66rem] leading-4', invalid ? 'text-destructive' : 'text-muted-foreground')}>
-              {PROFILE_NAME_HINT}
-            </p>
-          </div>
-
-          <label className="flex cursor-pointer select-none items-start gap-2.5 px-0.5 py-1">
-            <Checkbox
-              checked={cloneFromDefault}
-              className="mt-0.5 shrink-0"
-              onCheckedChange={checked => setCloneFromDefault(checked === true)}
-            />
-            <span className="grid gap-0.5 leading-snug">
-              <span className="text-sm font-medium">Clone from default</span>
-              <span className="text-xs text-muted-foreground">
-                Copy config, skills, and SOUL.md from your default profile.
-              </span>
-            </span>
-          </label>
-
-          <div className="grid gap-1.5">
-            <label className="text-xs font-medium" htmlFor="new-profile-soul">
-              SOUL.md <span className="font-normal text-muted-foreground">— optional</span>
-            </label>
-            <Textarea
-              className="min-h-28 font-mono text-xs leading-5"
-              id="new-profile-soul"
-              onChange={event => setSoul(event.target.value)}
-              placeholder={`The system prompt / persona for this profile.\nLeave blank to keep the ${cloneFromDefault ? 'cloned' : 'empty'} default.`}
-              value={soul}
-            />
-          </div>
-
-          {error && (
-            <div className="flex items-start gap-2 rounded-md border border-destructive/30 bg-destructive/10 px-3 py-2 text-xs text-destructive">
-              <AlertTriangle className="mt-0.5 size-3.5 shrink-0" />
-              <span>{error}</span>
-            </div>
-          )}
-
-          <DialogFooter>
-            <Button disabled={busy} onClick={onClose} type="button" variant="ghost">
-              Cancel
-            </Button>
-            <Button disabled={busy || !trimmed || invalid} type="submit">
-              <ActionStatus busy="Creating…" done="Created" idle="Create profile" state={status} />
-            </Button>
-          </DialogFooter>
-        </form>
-      </DialogContent>
-    </Dialog>
-  )
-}

apps/desktop/src/app/profiles/delete-profile-dialog.tsx

@@ -1,58 +0,0 @@
-import { ConfirmDialog } from '@/components/ui/confirm-dialog'
-import { deleteProfile } from '@/hermes'
-import { $activeGatewayProfile, normalizeProfileKey, selectProfile, setActiveProfile } from '@/store/profile'
-
-// Thin wrapper over ConfirmDialog: owns the deleteProfile call, inherits
-// Enter-to-confirm + busy/done/error from the shared dialog. The single choke
-// point for every delete entry point (rail + Profiles view).
-export function DeleteProfileDialog({
-  profile,
-  onClose,
-  onDeleted,
-  open
-}: {
-  profile: { name: string; path: string } | null
-  onClose: () => void
-  onDeleted?: () => Promise<void> | void
-  open: boolean
-}) {
-  return (
-    <ConfirmDialog
-      busyLabel="Deleting…"
-      confirmLabel="Delete"
-      description={
-        profile ? (
-          <>
-            This will delete <span className="font-medium text-foreground">{profile.name}</span> and remove its{' '}
-            <span className="font-mono text-xs">{profile.path}</span> directory. This cannot be undone.
-          </>
-        ) : null
-      }
-      destructive
-      doneLabel="Deleted"
-      onClose={onClose}
-      onConfirm={async () => {
-        if (!profile) {
-          return
-        }
-
-        // Deleting the profile the live gateway is on strands it on a dead
-        // backend. Capture that before the delete; reset *after* the host's
-        // onDeleted refresh so our reset is the last write — a refreshActiveProfile
-        // racing the (still-dying) backend can't clobber the pill back to it.
-        const wasActive = normalizeProfileKey(profile.name) === normalizeProfileKey($activeGatewayProfile.get())
-        await deleteProfile(profile.name)
-        await onDeleted?.()
-
-        if (wasActive) {
-          // Swap gateway/sidebar to default and set the pill now — the primary
-          // backend is always default, so this is correct, not just optimistic.
-          selectProfile('default')
-          setActiveProfile('default')
-        }
-      }}
-      open={open}
-      title="Delete profile?"
-    />
-  )
-}

apps/desktop/src/app/profiles/index.tsx

@@ -24,37 +24,32 @@ import {
   renameProfile,
   updateProfileSoul
 } from '@/hermes'
-import { useI18n } from '@/i18n'
 import { AlertTriangle, Pencil, Save, Terminal, Trash2, Users } from '@/lib/icons'
 import { cn } from '@/lib/utils'
 import { notify, notifyError } from '@/store/notifications'
 
-import { useRefreshHotkey } from '../hooks/use-refresh-hotkey'
-import { OverlayView } from '../overlays/overlay-view'
 import type { SetStatusbarItemGroup } from '../shell/statusbar-controls'
 import { titlebarHeaderBaseClass } from '../shell/titlebar'
 import type { SetTitlebarToolGroup } from '../shell/titlebar-controls'
 
 const PROFILE_NAME_RE = /^[a-z0-9][a-z0-9_-]{0,63}$/
 
+const PROFILE_NAME_HINT = 'Lowercase letters, digits, hyphens, and underscores. Must start with a letter or digit.'
+
 function isValidProfileName(name: string): boolean {
   return PROFILE_NAME_RE.test(name.trim())
 }
 
 interface ProfilesViewProps extends React.ComponentProps<'section'> {
-  onClose: () => void
   setStatusbarItemGroup?: SetStatusbarItemGroup
   setTitlebarToolGroup?: SetTitlebarToolGroup
 }
 
 export function ProfilesView({
-  onClose,
   setStatusbarItemGroup: _setStatusbarItemGroup,
   setTitlebarToolGroup,
   ...props
 }: ProfilesViewProps) {
-  const { t } = useI18n()
-  const p = t.profiles
   const [profiles, setProfiles] = useState<null | ProfileInfo[]>(null)
   const [refreshing, setRefreshing] = useState(false)
   const [selectedName, setSelectedName] = useState<null | string>(null)
@@ -76,13 +71,11 @@ export function ProfilesView({
         return list.find(p => p.is_default)?.name ?? list[0]?.name ?? null
       })
     } catch (err) {
-      notifyError(err, p.failedLoad)
+      notifyError(err, 'Failed to load profiles')
     } finally {
       setRefreshing(false)
     }
-  }, [p])
-
-  useRefreshHotkey(refresh)
+  }, [])
 
   useEffect(() => {
     void refresh()
@@ -98,13 +91,13 @@ export function ProfilesView({
         disabled: refreshing,
         icon: <Codicon name="refresh" spinning={refreshing} />,
         id: 'refresh-profiles',
-        label: refreshing ? p.refreshing : p.refresh,
+        label: refreshing ? 'Refreshing profiles' : 'Refresh profiles',
         onSelect: () => void refresh()
       }
     ])
 
     return () => setTitlebarToolGroup('profiles', [])
-  }, [p, refresh, refreshing, setTitlebarToolGroup])
+  }, [refresh, refreshing, setTitlebarToolGroup])
 
   const selected = useMemo(() => {
     if (!profiles) {
@@ -119,15 +112,15 @@ export function ProfilesView({
       const trimmed = name.trim()
 
       if (!isValidProfileName(trimmed)) {
-        throw new Error(p.nameHint)
+        throw new Error(PROFILE_NAME_HINT)
       }
 
       await createProfile({ name: trimmed, clone_from_default: cloneFromDefault })
-      notify({ kind: 'success', title: p.created, message: trimmed })
+      notify({ kind: 'success', title: 'Profile created', message: trimmed })
       setSelectedName(trimmed)
       await refresh()
     },
-    [p, refresh]
+    [refresh]
   )
 
   const handleRename = useCallback(
@@ -139,15 +132,15 @@ export function ProfilesView({
       }
 
       if (!isValidProfileName(target)) {
-        throw new Error(p.nameHint)
+        throw new Error(PROFILE_NAME_HINT)
       }
 
       await renameProfile(from, target)
-      notify({ kind: 'success', title: p.renamed, message: `${from} → ${target}` })
+      notify({ kind: 'success', title: 'Profile renamed', message: `${from} → ${target}` })
       setSelectedName(target)
       await refresh()
     },
-    [p, refresh]
+    [refresh]
   )
 
   const handleConfirmDelete = useCallback(async () => {
@@ -159,117 +152,109 @@ export function ProfilesView({
 
     try {
       await deleteProfile(pendingDelete.name)
-      notify({ kind: 'success', title: p.deleted, message: pendingDelete.name })
+      notify({ kind: 'success', title: 'Profile deleted', message: pendingDelete.name })
       setPendingDelete(null)
       setSelectedName(null)
       await refresh()
     } catch (err) {
-      notifyError(err, p.failedDelete)
+      notifyError(err, 'Failed to delete profile')
     } finally {
       setDeleting(false)
     }
-  }, [p, pendingDelete, refresh])
+  }, [pendingDelete, refresh])
 
   return (
-    <OverlayView closeLabel={p.close} onClose={onClose}>
-      <section {...props} className="flex h-full min-w-0 flex-col overflow-hidden rounded-b-[0.9375rem] bg-background">
-        <header className={titlebarHeaderBaseClass}>
-          <h2 className="pointer-events-auto text-base font-semibold leading-none tracking-tight">{p.title}</h2>
-          <span className="pointer-events-auto text-xs text-muted-foreground">
-            {profiles ? p.count(profiles.length) : ''}
-          </span>
-        </header>
+    <section {...props} className="flex h-full min-w-0 flex-col overflow-hidden rounded-b-[0.9375rem] bg-background">
+      <header className={titlebarHeaderBaseClass}>
+        <h2 className="pointer-events-auto text-base font-semibold leading-none tracking-tight">Profiles</h2>
+        <span className="pointer-events-auto text-xs text-muted-foreground">
+          {profiles ? `${profiles.length} ${profiles.length === 1 ? 'profile' : 'profiles'}` : ''}
+        </span>
+      </header>
 
-        <div className="min-h-0 flex-1 overflow-hidden rounded-b-[1.0625rem] border border-border/50 bg-background/85">
-          {!profiles ? (
-            <PageLoader label={p.loading} />
-          ) : (
-            <div className="grid h-full min-h-0 grid-cols-1 lg:grid-cols-[16rem_minmax(0,1fr)]">
-              <aside className="flex min-h-0 flex-col overflow-hidden border-b border-border/50 lg:border-b-0 lg:border-r">
-                <div className="border-b border-border/40 p-2">
-                  <Button className="w-full" onClick={() => setCreateOpen(true)} size="sm">
-                    <Codicon name="add" />
-                    {p.newProfile}
-                  </Button>
-                </div>
-                <ul className="min-h-0 flex-1 space-y-1 overflow-y-auto p-2">
-                  {profiles.map(profile => (
-                    <li key={profile.name}>
-                      <ProfileRow
-                        active={selected?.name === profile.name}
-                        onSelect={() => setSelectedName(profile.name)}
-                        profile={profile}
-                      />
-                    </li>
-                  ))}
-                  {profiles.length === 0 && (
-                    <li className="px-2 py-4 text-center text-xs text-muted-foreground">{p.noProfiles}</li>
-                  )}
-                </ul>
-              </aside>
-
-              <main className="min-h-0 overflow-hidden">
-                {selected ? (
-                  <ProfileDetail
-                    key={selected.name}
-                    onDelete={() => setPendingDelete(selected)}
-                    onRename={newName => handleRename(selected.name, newName)}
-                    profile={selected}
-                  />
-                ) : (
-                  <div className="grid h-full place-items-center px-6 py-12 text-center text-sm text-muted-foreground">
-                    <div>
-                      <Users className="mx-auto size-6 text-muted-foreground/60" />
-                      <p className="mt-3">{p.selectPrompt}</p>
-                    </div>
-                  </div>
+      <div className="min-h-0 flex-1 overflow-hidden rounded-b-[1.0625rem] border border-border/50 bg-background/85">
+        {!profiles ? (
+          <PageLoader label="Loading profiles..." />
+        ) : (
+          <div className="grid h-full min-h-0 grid-cols-1 lg:grid-cols-[16rem_minmax(0,1fr)]">
+            <aside className="flex min-h-0 flex-col overflow-hidden border-b border-border/50 lg:border-b-0 lg:border-r">
+              <div className="border-b border-border/40 p-2">
+                <Button className="w-full" onClick={() => setCreateOpen(true)} size="sm">
+                  <Codicon name="add" />
+                  New profile
+                </Button>
+              </div>
+              <ul className="min-h-0 flex-1 space-y-1 overflow-y-auto p-2">
+                {profiles.map(profile => (
+                  <li key={profile.name}>
+                    <ProfileRow
+                      active={selected?.name === profile.name}
+                      onSelect={() => setSelectedName(profile.name)}
+                      profile={profile}
+                    />
+                  </li>
+                ))}
+                {profiles.length === 0 && (
+                  <li className="px-2 py-4 text-center text-xs text-muted-foreground">No profiles yet.</li>
                 )}
-              </main>
-            </div>
-          )}
-        </div>
+              </ul>
+            </aside>
 
-        <CreateProfileDialog
-          onClose={() => setCreateOpen(false)}
-          onCreate={async (name, cloneFromDefault) => handleCreate(name, cloneFromDefault)}
-          open={createOpen}
-        />
+            <main className="min-h-0 overflow-hidden">
+              {selected ? (
+                <ProfileDetail
+                  key={selected.name}
+                  onDelete={() => setPendingDelete(selected)}
+                  onRename={newName => handleRename(selected.name, newName)}
+                  profile={selected}
+                />
+              ) : (
+                <div className="grid h-full place-items-center px-6 py-12 text-center text-sm text-muted-foreground">
+                  <div>
+                    <Users className="mx-auto size-6 text-muted-foreground/60" />
+                    <p className="mt-3">Select a profile to view its details.</p>
+                  </div>
+                </div>
+              )}
+            </main>
+          </div>
+        )}
+      </div>
 
-        <Dialog onOpenChange={open => !open && !deleting && setPendingDelete(null)} open={pendingDelete !== null}>
-          <DialogContent className="max-w-md">
-            <DialogHeader>
-              <DialogTitle>{p.deleteTitle}</DialogTitle>
-              <DialogDescription>
-                {pendingDelete ? (
-                  <>
-                    {p.deleteDescPrefix}
-                    <span className="font-medium text-foreground">{pendingDelete.name}</span>
-                    {p.deleteDescMid}
-                    <span className="font-mono text-xs">{pendingDelete.path}</span>
-                    {p.deleteDescSuffix}
-                  </>
-                ) : null}
-              </DialogDescription>
-            </DialogHeader>
-            <DialogFooter>
-              <Button disabled={deleting} onClick={() => setPendingDelete(null)} variant="outline">
-                {t.common.cancel}
-              </Button>
-              <Button disabled={deleting} onClick={() => void handleConfirmDelete()} variant="destructive">
-                {deleting ? p.deleting : t.common.delete}
-              </Button>
-            </DialogFooter>
-          </DialogContent>
-        </Dialog>
-      </section>
-    </OverlayView>
+      <CreateProfileDialog
+        onClose={() => setCreateOpen(false)}
+        onCreate={async (name, cloneFromDefault) => handleCreate(name, cloneFromDefault)}
+        open={createOpen}
+      />
+
+      <Dialog onOpenChange={open => !open && !deleting && setPendingDelete(null)} open={pendingDelete !== null}>
+        <DialogContent className="max-w-md">
+          <DialogHeader>
+            <DialogTitle>Delete profile?</DialogTitle>
+            <DialogDescription>
+              {pendingDelete ? (
+                <>
+                  This will delete <span className="font-medium text-foreground">{pendingDelete.name}</span> and remove
+                  its <span className="font-mono text-xs">{pendingDelete.path}</span> directory. This cannot be undone.
+                </>
+              ) : null}
+            </DialogDescription>
+          </DialogHeader>
+          <DialogFooter>
+            <Button disabled={deleting} onClick={() => setPendingDelete(null)} variant="outline">
+              Cancel
+            </Button>
+            <Button disabled={deleting} onClick={() => void handleConfirmDelete()} variant="destructive">
+              {deleting ? 'Deleting...' : 'Delete'}
+            </Button>
+          </DialogFooter>
+        </DialogContent>
+      </Dialog>
+    </section>
   )
 }
 
 function ProfileRow({ active, onSelect, profile }: { active: boolean; onSelect: () => void; profile: ProfileInfo }) {
-  const { t } = useI18n()
-  const p = t.profiles
-
   return (
     <button
       className={cn(
@@ -281,11 +266,11 @@ function ProfileRow({ active, onSelect, profile }: { active: boolean; onSelect:
     >
       <span className="flex w-full items-center justify-between gap-2">
         <span className="truncate text-sm font-medium">{profile.name}</span>
-        {profile.is_default && <span className="text-[0.6rem] text-primary">{p.default}</span>}
+        {profile.is_default && <span className="text-[0.6rem] text-primary">default</span>}
       </span>
       <span className="text-[0.66rem] text-muted-foreground">
-        {p.skills(profile.skill_count)}
-        {profile.has_env ? ` · ${p.env}` : ''}
+        {profile.skill_count} {profile.skill_count === 1 ? 'skill' : 'skills'}
+        {profile.has_env ? ' · env' : ''}
       </span>
     </button>
   )
@@ -300,8 +285,6 @@ function ProfileDetail({
   onRename: (newName: string) => Promise<void>
   profile: ProfileInfo
 }) {
-  const { t } = useI18n()
-  const p = t.profiles
   const [renameOpen, setRenameOpen] = useState(false)
   const [copying, setCopying] = useState(false)
 
@@ -311,13 +294,13 @@ function ProfileDetail({
     try {
       const { command } = await getProfileSetupCommand(profile.name)
       await navigator.clipboard.writeText(command)
-      notify({ kind: 'success', title: p.setupCopied, message: command })
+      notify({ kind: 'success', title: 'Setup command copied', message: command })
     } catch (err) {
-      notifyError(err, p.failedCopy)
+      notifyError(err, 'Failed to copy setup command')
     } finally {
       setCopying(false)
     }
-  }, [p, profile.name])
+  }, [profile.name])
 
   return (
     <div className="flex h-full min-h-0 flex-col">
@@ -330,7 +313,7 @@ function ProfileDetail({
                   <h3 className="text-xl font-semibold tracking-tight">{profile.name}</h3>
                   {profile.is_default && (
                     <span className="rounded-full bg-primary/10 px-2 py-0.5 text-[0.65rem] font-medium text-primary">
-                      {p.defaultBadge}
+                      Default
                     </span>
                   )}
                   {profile.has_env && (
@@ -347,12 +330,12 @@ function ProfileDetail({
                 {!profile.is_default && (
                   <Button onClick={() => setRenameOpen(true)} size="sm" variant="outline">
                     <Pencil />
-                    {p.rename}
+                    Rename
                   </Button>
                 )}
                 <Button disabled={copying} onClick={() => void handleCopySetup()} size="sm" variant="outline">
                   <Terminal />
-                  {copying ? p.copying : p.copySetup}
+                  {copying ? 'Copying...' : 'Copy setup'}
                 </Button>
                 {!profile.is_default && (
                   <Button
@@ -362,24 +345,24 @@ function ProfileDetail({
                     variant="ghost"
                   >
                     <Trash2 />
-                    {t.common.delete}
+                    Delete
                   </Button>
                 )}
               </div>
             </div>
 
             <dl className="grid gap-2 rounded-lg border border-border/40 bg-background/70 px-3 py-3 text-xs sm:grid-cols-2">
-              <DetailRow label={p.modelLabel}>
+              <DetailRow label="Model">
                 {profile.model ? (
                   <>
                     <span className="font-mono">{profile.model}</span>
                     {profile.provider && <span className="text-muted-foreground"> · {profile.provider}</span>}
                   </>
                 ) : (
-                  <span className="text-muted-foreground">{p.notSet}</span>
+                  <span className="text-muted-foreground">Not set</span>
                 )}
               </DetailRow>
-              <DetailRow label={p.skillsLabel}>{profile.skill_count}</DetailRow>
+              <DetailRow label="Skills">{profile.skill_count}</DetailRow>
             </dl>
           </header>
 
@@ -410,8 +393,6 @@ function DetailRow({ children, label }: { children: React.ReactNode; label: stri
 }
 
 function SoulEditor({ profileName }: { profileName: string }) {
-  const { t } = useI18n()
-  const p = t.profiles
   const [content, setContent] = useState('')
   const [original, setOriginal] = useState('')
   const [loading, setLoading] = useState(true)
@@ -436,7 +417,7 @@ function SoulEditor({ profileName }: { profileName: string }) {
         }
       } catch (err) {
         if (requestRef.current === profileName) {
-          setError(err instanceof Error ? err.message : p.failedLoadSoul)
+          setError(err instanceof Error ? err.message : 'Failed to load SOUL.md')
         }
       } finally {
         if (requestRef.current === profileName) {
@@ -444,7 +425,7 @@ function SoulEditor({ profileName }: { profileName: string }) {
         }
       }
     })()
-  }, [p, profileName])
+  }, [profileName])
 
   const dirty = content !== original
   const isEmpty = !content.trim()
@@ -456,9 +437,9 @@ function SoulEditor({ profileName }: { profileName: string }) {
     try {
       await updateProfileSoul(profileName, content)
       setOriginal(content)
-      notify({ kind: 'success', title: p.soulSaved, message: profileName })
+      notify({ kind: 'success', title: 'SOUL.md saved', message: profileName })
     } catch (err) {
-      setError(err instanceof Error ? err.message : p.failedSaveSoul)
+      setError(err instanceof Error ? err.message : 'Failed to save SOUL.md')
     } finally {
       setSaving(false)
     }
@@ -469,20 +450,22 @@ function SoulEditor({ profileName }: { profileName: string }) {
       <div className="flex flex-wrap items-baseline justify-between gap-2">
         <div>
           <h4 className="text-[0.7rem] font-semibold uppercase tracking-[0.14em] text-muted-foreground">SOUL.md</h4>
-          <p className="text-xs text-muted-foreground">{p.soulDesc}</p>
+          <p className="text-xs text-muted-foreground">
+            The system prompt and persona instructions baked into this profile.
+          </p>
         </div>
-        {dirty && <span className="text-[0.65rem] text-muted-foreground">{p.unsavedChanges}</span>}
+        {dirty && <span className="text-[0.65rem] text-muted-foreground">Unsaved changes</span>}
       </div>
 
       {loading ? (
         <div className="grid h-44 place-items-center rounded-md border border-border/40 bg-background/60 text-xs text-muted-foreground">
-          {p.loadingSoul}
+          Loading SOUL.md...
         </div>
       ) : (
         <Textarea
           className="min-h-72 font-mono text-xs leading-5"
           onChange={event => setContent(event.target.value)}
-          placeholder={isEmpty ? p.emptySoul : undefined}
+          placeholder={isEmpty ? 'Empty SOUL.md — start writing the persona...' : undefined}
           value={content}
         />
       )}
@@ -497,7 +480,7 @@ function SoulEditor({ profileName }: { profileName: string }) {
       <div className="flex justify-end">
         <Button disabled={!dirty || saving || loading} onClick={() => void handleSave()} size="sm">
           <Save />
-          {saving ? p.saving : p.saveSoul}
+          {saving ? 'Saving...' : 'Save SOUL.md'}
         </Button>
       </div>
     </section>
@@ -513,8 +496,6 @@ function CreateProfileDialog({
   onCreate: (name: string, cloneFromDefault: boolean) => Promise<void>
   open: boolean
 }) {
-  const { t } = useI18n()
-  const p = t.profiles
   const [name, setName] = useState('')
   const [cloneFromDefault, setCloneFromDefault] = useState(true)
   const [saving, setSaving] = useState(false)
@@ -538,7 +519,7 @@ function CreateProfileDialog({
     event.preventDefault()
 
     if (!trimmed || invalid) {
-      setError(invalid ? p.invalidName(p.nameHint) : p.nameRequired)
+      setError(invalid ? `Invalid name. ${PROFILE_NAME_HINT}` : 'Name is required.')
 
       return
     }
@@ -550,7 +531,7 @@ function CreateProfileDialog({
       await onCreate(trimmed, cloneFromDefault)
       onClose()
     } catch (err) {
-      setError(err instanceof Error ? err.message : p.failedCreate)
+      setError(err instanceof Error ? err.message : 'Failed to create profile')
     } finally {
       setSaving(false)
     }
@@ -560,14 +541,16 @@ function CreateProfileDialog({
     <Dialog onOpenChange={value => !value && !saving && onClose()} open={open}>
       <DialogContent className="max-w-md">
         <DialogHeader>
-          <DialogTitle>{p.newProfile}</DialogTitle>
-          <DialogDescription>{p.createDesc}</DialogDescription>
+          <DialogTitle>New profile</DialogTitle>
+          <DialogDescription>
+            Profiles are independent Hermes environments: separate config, skills, and SOUL.md.
+          </DialogDescription>
         </DialogHeader>
 
         <form className="grid gap-4" onSubmit={handleSubmit}>
           <div className="grid gap-1.5">
             <label className="text-xs font-medium" htmlFor="new-profile-name">
-              {p.nameLabel}
+              Name
             </label>
             <Input
               aria-invalid={invalid}
@@ -578,7 +561,7 @@ function CreateProfileDialog({
               value={name}
             />
             <p className={cn('text-[0.66rem] leading-4', invalid ? 'text-destructive' : 'text-muted-foreground')}>
-              {p.nameHint}
+              {PROFILE_NAME_HINT}
             </p>
           </div>
 
@@ -590,8 +573,10 @@ function CreateProfileDialog({
               type="checkbox"
             />
             <span>
-              <span className="font-medium">{p.cloneFromDefault}</span>
-              <span className="ml-2 text-xs text-muted-foreground">{p.cloneFromDefaultDesc}</span>
+              <span className="font-medium">Clone from default</span>
+              <span className="ml-2 text-xs text-muted-foreground">
+                Copy config, skills, and SOUL.md from your default profile.
+              </span>
             </span>
           </label>
 
@@ -604,10 +589,10 @@ function CreateProfileDialog({
 
           <DialogFooter>
             <Button disabled={saving} onClick={onClose} type="button" variant="outline">
-              {t.common.cancel}
+              Cancel
             </Button>
             <Button disabled={saving || !trimmed || invalid} type="submit">
-              {saving ? p.creating : p.createAction}
+              {saving ? 'Creating...' : 'Create profile'}
             </Button>
           </DialogFooter>
         </form>
@@ -627,8 +612,6 @@ function RenameProfileDialog({
   onRename: (newName: string) => Promise<void>
   open: boolean
 }) {
-  const { t } = useI18n()
-  const p = t.profiles
   const [name, setName] = useState(currentName)
   const [saving, setSaving] = useState(false)
   const [error, setError] = useState<null | string>(null)
@@ -657,7 +640,7 @@ function RenameProfileDialog({
     }
 
     if (!trimmed || invalid) {
-      setError(invalid ? p.invalidName(p.nameHint) : p.nameRequired)
+      setError(invalid ? `Invalid name. ${PROFILE_NAME_HINT}` : 'Name is required.')
 
       return
     }
@@ -668,7 +651,7 @@ function RenameProfileDialog({
     try {
       await onRename(trimmed)
     } catch (err) {
-      setError(err instanceof Error ? err.message : p.failedRename)
+      setError(err instanceof Error ? err.message : 'Failed to rename profile')
     } finally {
       setSaving(false)
     }
@@ -678,18 +661,17 @@ function RenameProfileDialog({
     <Dialog onOpenChange={value => !value && !saving && onClose()} open={open}>
       <DialogContent className="max-w-md">
         <DialogHeader>
-          <DialogTitle>{p.renameTitle}</DialogTitle>
+          <DialogTitle>Rename profile</DialogTitle>
           <DialogDescription>
-            {p.renameDescPrefix}
-            <span className="font-mono">~/.local/bin</span>
-            {p.renameDescSuffix}
+            Renaming updates the profile directory and any wrapper scripts in{' '}
+            <span className="font-mono">~/.local/bin</span>.
           </DialogDescription>
         </DialogHeader>
 
         <form className="grid gap-3" onSubmit={handleSubmit}>
           <div className="grid gap-1.5">
             <label className="text-xs font-medium" htmlFor="rename-profile-name">
-              {p.newNameLabel}
+              New name
             </label>
             <Input
               aria-invalid={invalid}
@@ -699,7 +681,7 @@ function RenameProfileDialog({
               value={name}
             />
             <p className={cn('text-[0.66rem] leading-4', invalid ? 'text-destructive' : 'text-muted-foreground')}>
-              {p.nameHint}
+              {PROFILE_NAME_HINT}
             </p>
           </div>
 
@@ -712,10 +694,10 @@ function RenameProfileDialog({
 
           <DialogFooter>
             <Button disabled={saving} onClick={onClose} type="button" variant="outline">
-              {t.common.cancel}
+              Cancel
             </Button>
             <Button disabled={saving || invalid || unchanged} type="submit">
-              {saving ? p.renaming : p.rename}
+              {saving ? 'Renaming...' : 'Rename'}
             </Button>
           </DialogFooter>
         </form>