Merge pull request #585 from Codename-11/fix/android-batch-clarify

fix(android): support batch Clarify and simplify chat cards

CHANGELOG.md

@@ -12,6 +12,8 @@ The format is based on [Keep a Changelog](https://keepachangelog.com/), and this
 
 ### Fixed
 
+- Android shows standalone response cards without an outer bubble, uses subtler assistant surfaces, and places delivery status beside message timestamps.
+- Android answers upstream Clarify batches one question at a time, with independent choices, custom answers, and confirmed progress preserved across reconnects. (#474)
 - Android context previews mark phone status and turn context as unavailable in Gateway chats instead of claiming they are sent. Settings clarify that automatic phone-status sharing applies to API-only chats. (#556)
 - Relay Dashboard WebSockets work with current Hermes authentication helpers while preserving older-host compatibility, single-use tickets, Host/Origin/IP checks, and Relay session authentication.
 - Android shows Hermes profile display names and groups the resolved server default under its agent identity, while preserving explicit profile selection and saved conversations.

app/src/androidTest/kotlin/com/hermesandroid/relay/viewmodel/ClarifyBatchInstrumentedTest.kt

@@ -0,0 +1,116 @@
+package com.hermesandroid.relay.viewmodel
+
+import android.os.Handler
+import android.os.Looper
+import androidx.activity.ComponentActivity
+import androidx.compose.foundation.layout.fillMaxSize
+import androidx.compose.foundation.lazy.LazyColumn
+import androidx.compose.material3.MaterialTheme
+import androidx.compose.runtime.getValue
+import androidx.compose.ui.Modifier
+import androidx.compose.ui.test.assertIsDisplayed
+import androidx.compose.ui.test.junit4.v2.createAndroidComposeRule
+import androidx.compose.ui.test.onNodeWithContentDescription
+import androidx.compose.ui.test.onNodeWithText
+import androidx.compose.ui.test.performClick
+import androidx.compose.ui.test.performImeAction
+import androidx.compose.ui.test.performTextInput
+import androidx.lifecycle.Lifecycle
+import androidx.lifecycle.compose.collectAsStateWithLifecycle
+import com.hermesandroid.relay.network.upstream.ChatHandler
+import com.hermesandroid.relay.network.upstream.DashboardApiClient
+import com.hermesandroid.relay.network.upstream.GatewayChatClient
+import com.hermesandroid.relay.network.upstream.HermesApiClient
+import com.hermesandroid.relay.ui.components.MessageBubble
+import kotlinx.coroutines.CoroutineScope
+import kotlinx.coroutines.Dispatchers
+import kotlinx.coroutines.SupervisorJob
+import kotlinx.coroutines.cancel
+import kotlinx.coroutines.runBlocking
+import kotlinx.serialization.json.Json
+import kotlinx.serialization.json.JsonObject
+import kotlinx.serialization.json.JsonPrimitive
+import okhttp3.OkHttpClient
+import okhttp3.WebSocket
+import org.junit.After
+import org.junit.Assert.assertEquals
+import org.junit.Assert.assertTrue
+import org.junit.Before
+import org.junit.Rule
+import org.junit.Test
+
+/** Production socket, ViewModel, transcript, Compose and IME actions on a virtual device. */
+class ClarifyBatchInstrumentedTest {
+    @get:Rule val compose = createAndroidComposeRule<ComponentActivity>()
+    private lateinit var fixture: AndroidGatewayContractFixture
+    private lateinit var scope: CoroutineScope
+    private lateinit var gateway: GatewayChatClient
+    private lateinit var viewModel: ChatViewModel
+    private lateinit var handler: ChatHandler
+    private lateinit var socket: WebSocket
+
+    @Before fun setUp() {
+        fixture = AndroidGatewayContractFixture()
+        scope = CoroutineScope(SupervisorJob() + Dispatchers.IO)
+        val http = OkHttpClient()
+        gateway = GatewayChatClient(
+            initialDashboardClient = DashboardApiClient(fixture.server.url("/").toString().trimEnd('/'), http),
+            okHttpClient = http, scope = scope,
+            callbackDispatcher = { Handler(Looper.getMainLooper()).post(it) },
+        )
+        handler = ChatHandler().also { it.setSessionId("20260821_120000_fixture") }
+        viewModel = ChatViewModel().also {
+            it.initialize(HermesApiClient(fixture.server.url("/").toString(), "fixture-key"), handler)
+            it.streamingEndpoint = "gateway"
+            it.setProfileMessageLoader { Result.success(emptyList()) }
+            it.updateGatewayClient(gateway)
+        }
+        compose.setContent {
+            val messages by handler.messages.collectAsStateWithLifecycle()
+            MaterialTheme {
+                LazyColumn(Modifier.fillMaxSize()) {
+                    items(messages.size, key = { messages[it].id }) { index ->
+                        MessageBubble(messages[index], showTimestamps = false,
+                            onCardInput = viewModel::answerAsk, animationEnabled = false)
+                    }
+                }
+            }
+        }
+        assertTrue(runBlocking { gateway.prewarmAwait("20260821_120000_fixture") })
+        socket = fixture.awaitServerSocket()
+    }
+
+    @After fun tearDown() {
+        viewModel.updateGatewayClient(null)
+        gateway.shutdown()
+        scope.cancel()
+        fixture.shutdown()
+    }
+
+    @Test fun confirmedProgressSurvivesLifecycleAndCustomAnswerUsesIme() {
+        compose.runOnIdle { viewModel.sendMessage("Ask two questions") }
+        fixture.awaitRpc("prompt.submit")
+        socket.send(fixture.event("clarify.request", Json.parseToJsonElement("""
+            {"request_id":"batch-device","questions":[
+              {"qid":"route/a","question":"Which route?","choices":["Canary","Immediate"]},
+              {"qid":"notes:b","question":"Anything else?","choices":null}
+            ]}
+        """) as JsonObject, "fixture-live-1"))
+        compose.waitUntil(10_000) { viewModel.pendingAsk.value != null }
+        compose.onNodeWithText("Canary").performClick()
+        compose.waitUntil(10_000) { viewModel.pendingAsk.value?.ask?.answers?.get("route/a") == "Canary" }
+        assertEquals(JsonPrimitive("route/a"), fixture.awaitRpc("clarify.respond")["question_id"])
+        compose.activityRule.scenario.moveToState(Lifecycle.State.STARTED)
+        compose.activityRule.scenario.moveToState(Lifecycle.State.RESUMED)
+        compose.onNodeWithText("Question 2 of 2").assertIsDisplayed()
+        compose.onNodeWithContentDescription("Type an answer…").apply {
+            performClick()
+            performTextInput("  Keep rollback ready  ")
+            performImeAction()
+        }
+        compose.waitUntil(10_000) { viewModel.pendingAsk.value == null }
+        compose.onNodeWithText("All questions answered").assertIsDisplayed()
+        assertEquals(2, fixture.rpcCount("clarify.respond"))
+        assertEquals(1, fixture.rpcCount("prompt.submit"))
+    }
+}

app/src/main/kotlin/com/hermesandroid/relay/data/ChatTurnCheckpointStore.kt

@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ import androidx.datastore.core.DataStore
 import androidx.datastore.preferences.core.Preferences
 import androidx.datastore.preferences.core.edit
 import androidx.datastore.preferences.core.stringPreferencesKey
+import com.hermesandroid.relay.network.upstream.GatewayClarifyQuestion
 import kotlinx.coroutines.flow.first
 import kotlinx.serialization.Serializable
 import kotlinx.serialization.encodeToString
@@ -135,6 +136,9 @@ data class ChatTurnAskCheckpoint(
     val text: String,
     val choices: List<String>? = null,
     val multiSelect: Boolean = false,
+    val questions: List<GatewayClarifyQuestion> = emptyList(),
+    val answers: Map<String, String> = emptyMap(),
+    val ownerId: String? = null,
     val smartDenied: Boolean = false,
     val envVar: String? = null,
     val timeoutSeconds: Int,

app/src/main/kotlin/com/hermesandroid/relay/data/HermesCard.kt

@@ -71,6 +71,8 @@ data class HermesCard(
      * actions.
      */
     val input: HermesCardInput? = null,
+    /** Local Gateway batch; never an ordinary chat-message answer protocol. */
+    val clarifyBatch: HermesCardClarifyBatch? = null,
 ) {
     object BuiltInTypes {
         const val SKILL_RESULT = "skill_result"
@@ -96,6 +98,25 @@ data class HermesCard(
     }
 }
 
+@Serializable
+data class HermesCardClarifyBatch(
+    val questions: List<HermesCardClarifyQuestion>,
+    val expiresAtMillis: Long? = null,
+)
+
+@Serializable
+data class HermesCardClarifyQuestion(
+    val key: String,
+    val question: String,
+    val input: HermesCardInput,
+    val answer: String? = null,
+    val submitting: Boolean = false,
+)
+
+/** Local callback identity. The RPC always uses the original qid, never this UI key. */
+fun clarifyQuestionCardKey(cardKey: String, qid: String): String =
+    Json.encodeToString(listOf(cardKey, qid))
+
 /**
  * Interactive input slot on a [HermesCard]. The flags compose rather than
  * branch — a sudo ask can be `masked + holdToConfirm` (password field whose

app/src/main/kotlin/com/hermesandroid/relay/network/upstream/ChatHandler.kt

@@ -518,6 +518,16 @@ class ChatHandler {
         }
     }
 
+    /** Refresh only an existing local ask, preserving its dispatches and transcript position. */
+    fun updateAskCardMessage(messageId: String, card: HermesCard) {
+        _messages.update { list ->
+            list.map { message ->
+                if (message.clientOnly && message.matchesIdentity(messageId)) message.copy(cards = listOf(card))
+                else message
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
     /**
      * Edit-and-regenerate local truncation: drop [messageId] and everything
      * after it. The gateway performs the authoritative truncation via

app/src/main/kotlin/com/hermesandroid/relay/network/upstream/GatewayChatClient.kt

@@ -1586,6 +1586,7 @@ class GatewayChatClient(
                 claimedBackground?.pendingAsk?.let { ask ->
                     boundTurn.restoreInteraction(ask)
                 }
+                boundTurn.restorePendingClarify(response)
                 boundTurn.armWatchdog()
             } else if (queued != null) {
                 synchronized(recoveryEventLock) { recoveryEvents = null }
@@ -1746,17 +1747,39 @@ class GatewayChatClient(
         )
 
     /** Answer a [GatewayAsk.Kind.CLARIFY] ask. */
-    suspend fun respondClarify(requestId: String, answer: String): Result<GatewayAskResponse> {
+    suspend fun respondClarify(
+        requestId: String,
+        answer: String,
+        questionId: String? = null,
+    ): Result<GatewayAskResponse> {
         val respondingTurn = activeTurn
+        if (questionId != null) {
+            val ask = respondingTurn?.pendingInteraction
+            // A lost acknowledgement is ambiguous until activation replays server progress.
+            // Never overwrite an accepted answer while reconnect is still reconciling it.
+            if (rejoinInProgress || ask?.kind != GatewayAsk.Kind.CLARIFY || ask.requestId != requestId ||
+                ask.questions.none { it.qid == questionId } || ask.ownershipToken.retired.get() ||
+                questionId in ask.ownershipToken.answers.get()
+            ) return Result.failure(GatewayRpcException("Clarification is not ready for this question"))
+        }
+        val generation = respondingTurn?.interactionGeneration
+        val ownershipToken = respondingTurn?.pendingInteraction?.ownershipToken
         return rpc(
             "clarify.respond",
             buildJsonObject {
                 put("request_id", requestId)
                 put("answer", answer)
+                questionId?.let { put("question_id", it) }
             },
         ).map {
             it.gatewayAskResponse().also {
-                respondingTurn?.acknowledgeInteraction(GatewayAskExpiry(GatewayAsk.Kind.CLARIFY, requestId))
+                if (generation != null) {
+                    respondingTurn.acknowledgeClarify(requestId, questionId, answer, it == GatewayAskResponse.EXPIRED, generation)
+                }
+                val currentTurn = activeTurn
+                if (ownershipToken != null && currentTurn !== respondingTurn) {
+                    currentTurn?.acknowledgeClarifyOwner(requestId, questionId, answer, it == GatewayAskResponse.EXPIRED, ownershipToken)
+                }
             }
         }
     }
@@ -3854,7 +3877,10 @@ class GatewayChatClient(
             val interactionRequest = GatewayEventMapper.interactionRequest(type, payload)
             if (interactionRequest != null) {
                 val previous = backgroundTurn.pendingAsk
-                backgroundTurn.pendingAsk = interactionRequest
+                backgroundTurn.pendingAsk = if (previous?.kind == interactionRequest.kind &&
+                    previous.requestId == interactionRequest.requestId && interactionRequest.questions.isNotEmpty()
+                ) interactionRequest.withAnswers(previous.answers + interactionRequest.answers, previous)
+                else interactionRequest
                 if (previous?.kind != interactionRequest.kind ||
                     previous.requestId != interactionRequest.requestId
                 ) {
@@ -3881,6 +3907,7 @@ class GatewayChatClient(
             // be replayed or buffered. Only an authoritative expiry retires a
             // detached ask; an explicit response is retired by its foreground VM.
             if (explicitlyExpired) {
+                pendingAsk.ownershipToken.retired.set(true)
                 backgroundTurn.pendingAsk = null
                 callbackDispatcher {
                     backgroundInteractionListener?.invoke(
@@ -3998,6 +4025,9 @@ class GatewayChatClient(
             }
             return
         }
+        if (type == "session.info" && eventSessionId != null && eventSessionId == liveSessionId) {
+            payload?.let(turn::restorePendingClarify)
+        }
         turn.onEvent(type, payload)
         if (turn.ended) {
             if (activeTurn === turn) activeTurn = null
@@ -4204,6 +4234,7 @@ class GatewayChatClient(
                         activated.isSuccess -> {
                             activated.getOrNull()?.let { result ->
                                 applySessionResultInfo(result)
+                                turn.restorePendingClarify(result)
                                 turn.settleFromAuthoritativeSessionState(
                                     running = result.booleanField("running"),
                                     source = "session.activate",
@@ -4506,6 +4537,19 @@ class GatewayChatClient(
         fun acknowledgeInteraction(expiry: GatewayAskExpiry) {
             mapper.acknowledgeInteraction(expiry)
         }
+        val interactionGeneration: Long get() = mapper.interactionGeneration
+        fun acknowledgeClarify(requestId: String, questionId: String?, answer: String, expired: Boolean, generation: Long) {
+            mapper.acknowledgeClarify(requestId, questionId, answer, expired, generation)
+        }
+        fun acknowledgeClarifyOwner(requestId: String, questionId: String?, answer: String, expired: Boolean, owner: GatewayAskOwnership) {
+            mapper.acknowledgeClarifyOwner(requestId, questionId, answer, expired, owner)
+        }
+        fun restorePendingClarify(snapshot: JsonObject) {
+            val payload = snapshot["pending_clarify"] as? JsonObject
+                ?: (snapshot["info"] as? JsonObject)?.get("pending_clarify") as? JsonObject
+                ?: return
+            GatewayEventMapper.interactionRequest("clarify.request", payload)?.let(mapper::restoreInteraction)
+        }
         private val deferredEventLock = Any()
         private val deferredEvents = mutableListOf<Pair<String, JsonObject?>>()
         private var eventsDeferred = deferEvents

app/src/main/kotlin/com/hermesandroid/relay/network/upstream/GatewayEventMapper.kt

@@ -32,19 +32,66 @@ class GatewayEventMapper(
     var turnEnded: Boolean = false
         private set
 
+    @get:Synchronized
     internal val currentInteraction: GatewayAsk?
         get() = pendingInteraction
+    @Volatile internal var interactionGeneration: Long = 0
+        private set
 
-    internal fun restoreInteraction(ask: GatewayAsk) {
-        val duplicate = pendingInteraction?.sameRequestAs(ask) == true
-        pendingInteraction = ask
-        if (!duplicate) callbacks.onInteractionRequest(ask)
+    @Synchronized internal fun restoreInteraction(ask: GatewayAsk) {
+        val previous = pendingInteraction
+        val duplicate = previous?.sameRequestAs(ask) == true
+        if (!duplicate) interactionGeneration++
+        val merged = if (duplicate && ask.questions.isNotEmpty()) {
+            ask.withAnswers(previous.answers + ask.answers, previous)
+        } else if (ask.questions.isNotEmpty()) ask.withAnswers(emptyMap()) else ask
+        if (merged.ownershipToken.retired.get() && !merged.clarifyComplete) {
+            if (duplicate) pendingInteraction = null
+            callbacks.onInteractionExpired(GatewayAskExpiry(merged.kind, merged.requestId))
+            if (pendingInteraction == null) drainDeferredTerminalEvent()
+            return
+        }
+        pendingInteraction = merged
+        if (!duplicate || previous != merged) callbacks.onInteractionRequest(merged)
+        if (merged.clarifyComplete) {
+            pendingInteraction = null
+            drainDeferredTerminalEvent()
+        }
+    }
+
+    @Synchronized internal fun acknowledgeClarify(
+        requestId: String,
+        questionId: String?,
+        answer: String,
+        expired: Boolean,
+        generation: Long = interactionGeneration,
+    ) {
+        if (generation != interactionGeneration) return
+        val pending = pendingInteraction ?: return
+        if (pending.kind != GatewayAsk.Kind.CLARIFY || pending.requestId != requestId) return
+        if (!expired && questionId != null && pending.questions.none { it.qid == questionId }) return
+        if (!expired && questionId != null && pending.questions.any { it.qid == questionId }) {
+            val updated = pending.withAnswers(pending.answers + (questionId to answer))
+            if (updated.questions.any { it.qid !in updated.answers }) {
+                pendingInteraction = updated
+                return
+            }
+        }
+        acknowledgeInteraction(GatewayAskExpiry(GatewayAsk.Kind.CLARIFY, requestId))
+    }
+
+    @Synchronized internal fun acknowledgeClarifyOwner(
+        requestId: String, questionId: String?, answer: String, expired: Boolean, owner: GatewayAskOwnership,
+    ) {
+        if (pendingInteraction?.ownershipToken !== owner) return
+        acknowledgeClarify(requestId, questionId, answer, expired)
     }
 
     /** Retire only the ask whose explicit respond RPC reached server truth. */
-    internal fun acknowledgeInteraction(expiry: GatewayAskExpiry) {
+    @Synchronized internal fun acknowledgeInteraction(expiry: GatewayAskExpiry) {
         val pending = pendingInteraction ?: return
         if (pending.matches(expiry)) {
+            pending.ownershipToken.retired.set(true)
             pendingInteraction = null
             drainDeferredTerminalEvent()
         }
@@ -77,7 +124,7 @@ class GatewayEventMapper(
      */
     private val generatingIdsByName = mutableMapOf<String, ArrayDeque<String>>()
 
-    fun onEvent(type: String, payload: JsonObject?) {
+    @Synchronized fun onEvent(type: String, payload: JsonObject?) {
         if (turnEnded) return
 
         interactionRequest(type, payload)?.let { ask ->
@@ -88,6 +135,7 @@ class GatewayEventMapper(
         interactionExpiry(type, payload)?.let { expiry ->
             val pending = pendingInteraction
             if (pending != null && pending.matches(expiry)) {
+                pending.ownershipToken.retired.set(true)
                 pendingInteraction = null
             }
             callbacks.onInteractionExpired(expiry)
@@ -503,26 +551,7 @@ class GatewayEventMapper(
         }
 
         fun interactionRequest(type: String, payload: JsonObject?): GatewayAsk? = when (type) {
-            "clarify.request" -> {
-                val choices = (payload?.get("choices") as? JsonArray)
-                    ?.mapNotNull { (it as? JsonPrimitive)?.contentOrNull?.trim() }
-                    ?.filter { it.isNotEmpty() }
-                    ?.distinct()
-                    ?.take(MAX_CLARIFY_CHOICES)
-                    ?.takeIf { it.isNotEmpty() }
-                GatewayAsk(
-                    kind = GatewayAsk.Kind.CLARIFY,
-                    requestId = payload.string("request_id"),
-                    text = payload.string("question") ?: "The agent needs clarification",
-                    choices = choices,
-                    multiSelect = payload.boolean("multi_select") == true && choices != null,
-                    // Current upstream owns expiry through clarify.expire and
-                    // does not advertise its configurable deadline. Never
-                    // invent a local deadline; consume future additive
-                    // metadata only when it is present and positive.
-                    timeoutSeconds = payload.int("timeout_seconds")?.coerceAtLeast(0) ?: 0,
-                )
-            }
+            "clarify.request" -> clarifyRequest(payload)
 
             "approval.request" -> GatewayAsk(
                 kind = GatewayAsk.Kind.APPROVAL,
@@ -555,6 +584,41 @@ class GatewayEventMapper(
             else -> null
         }
 
+        private fun clarifyRequest(payload: JsonObject?): GatewayAsk? {
+            val rawQuestions = payload?.get("questions")
+            if (rawQuestions != null && rawQuestions !is JsonArray) return null
+            val questions = rawQuestions?.map { value ->
+                val row = value as? JsonObject ?: return null
+                val qid = (row["qid"] as? JsonPrimitive)?.takeIf { it.isString }
+                    ?.contentOrNull?.takeIf(String::isNotBlank) ?: return null
+                val text = row.string("question")?.takeIf(String::isNotBlank) ?: return null
+                val choices = (row["choices"] as? JsonArray)?.mapNotNull {
+                    (it as? JsonPrimitive)?.takeIf { option -> option.isString }
+                        ?.contentOrNull?.takeIf(String::isNotBlank)
+                }.orEmpty().take(MAX_CLARIFY_CHOICES)
+                GatewayClarifyQuestion(qid, text, choices, row.boolean("multi_select") == true && choices.isNotEmpty())
+            }.orEmpty()
+            if (questions.size > MAX_CLARIFY_QUESTIONS || questions.map { it.qid }.distinct().size != questions.size) return null
+            val choices = (payload?.get("choices") as? JsonArray)
+                ?.mapNotNull { (it as? JsonPrimitive)?.contentOrNull?.trim() }
+                ?.filter(String::isNotEmpty)?.distinct()?.take(MAX_CLARIFY_CHOICES)
+                ?.takeIf { it.isNotEmpty() }
+            return GatewayAsk(
+                kind = GatewayAsk.Kind.CLARIFY,
+                requestId = payload.string("request_id"),
+                text = payload.string("question") ?: "The agent needs clarification",
+                choices = choices,
+                multiSelect = payload.boolean("multi_select") == true && choices != null,
+                // Upstream owns its configurable deadline; only consume advertised metadata.
+                timeoutSeconds = payload.int("timeout_seconds")?.coerceAtLeast(0) ?: 0,
+                questions = questions,
+                answers = (payload?.get("answers") as? JsonObject)?.mapNotNull { (qid, value) ->
+                    (value as? JsonPrimitive)?.takeIf { it.isString }?.contentOrNull
+                        ?.takeIf { questions.any { q -> q.qid == qid } }?.let { qid to it }
+                }?.toMap().orEmpty(),
+            )
+        }
+
         fun interactionExpiry(type: String, payload: JsonObject?): GatewayAskExpiry? = when (type) {
             "clarify.expire" -> GatewayAskExpiry(
                 kind = GatewayAsk.Kind.CLARIFY,
@@ -634,6 +698,7 @@ class GatewayEventMapper(
 // Upstream clarify tool accepts at most four choices. Sudo/secret retain fixed
 // `_block()` timeouts; clarify is configurable and expires authoritatively.
 private const val MAX_CLARIFY_CHOICES = 4
+private const val MAX_CLARIFY_QUESTIONS = 5
 private const val SUDO_TIMEOUT_SECONDS = 120
 private const val SECRET_TIMEOUT_SECONDS = 300
 

app/src/main/kotlin/com/hermesandroid/relay/network/upstream/GatewayModels.kt

@@ -2,11 +2,14 @@ package com.hermesandroid.relay.network.upstream
 
 import com.hermesandroid.relay.network.upstream.models.MessageItem
 import com.hermesandroid.relay.network.upstream.models.UsageInfo
+import kotlinx.serialization.Serializable
 import kotlinx.serialization.json.JsonArray
 import kotlinx.serialization.json.JsonObject
 import kotlinx.serialization.json.JsonPrimitive
 import kotlinx.serialization.json.booleanOrNull
 import kotlinx.serialization.json.contentOrNull
+import java.util.concurrent.atomic.AtomicBoolean
+import java.util.concurrent.atomic.AtomicReference
 
 /**
  * Shared types for the Gateway chat transport — upstream hermes-agent's
@@ -230,10 +233,35 @@ data class GatewayAsk(
      * authoritative `*.expire` event still retires the interaction.
      */
     val timeoutSeconds: Int,
+    val questions: List<GatewayClarifyQuestion> = emptyList(),
+    val answers: Map<String, String> = emptyMap(),
 ) {
     enum class Kind { CLARIFY, APPROVAL, SUDO, SECRET }
+    val clarifyComplete: Boolean get() = questions.isNotEmpty() && questions.all { it.qid in answers }
+
+    /** In-memory request incarnation shared when a live ask moves between turn mappers. */
+    internal var ownershipToken = GatewayAskOwnership(answers)
+        private set
+
+    internal fun withAnswers(answers: Map<String, String>, owner: GatewayAsk = this): GatewayAsk =
+        copy(answers = owner.ownershipToken.answers.updateAndGet { it + answers })
+            .also { it.ownershipToken = owner.ownershipToken }
 }
 
+/** A detached/reclaimed mapper shares confirmed progress with an RPC still owned by its predecessor. */
+internal class GatewayAskOwnership(answers: Map<String, String>) {
+    val answers = AtomicReference(answers.toMap())
+    val retired = AtomicBoolean(false)
+}
+
+@Serializable
+data class GatewayClarifyQuestion(
+    val qid: String,
+    val question: String,
+    val choices: List<String> = emptyList(),
+    val multiSelect: Boolean = false,
+)
+
 /**
  * Server-side expiry of one blocking gateway interaction. Sudo/secret asks
  * correlate by [requestId]; approvals remain session-scoped and therefore

app/src/main/kotlin/com/hermesandroid/relay/ui/components/ClarifyBatchContent.kt

@@ -0,0 +1,103 @@
+package com.hermesandroid.relay.ui.components
+
+import androidx.compose.foundation.layout.Arrangement
+import androidx.compose.foundation.layout.Column
+import androidx.compose.foundation.layout.Spacer
+import androidx.compose.foundation.layout.fillMaxWidth
+import androidx.compose.foundation.layout.height
+import androidx.compose.material3.LinearProgressIndicator
+import androidx.compose.material3.MaterialTheme
+import androidx.compose.material3.Text
+import androidx.compose.material3.TextButton
+import androidx.compose.runtime.Composable
+import androidx.compose.runtime.LaunchedEffect
+import androidx.compose.runtime.getValue
+import androidx.compose.runtime.key
+import androidx.compose.runtime.mutableStateOf
+import androidx.compose.runtime.saveable.rememberSaveable
+import androidx.compose.runtime.setValue
+import androidx.compose.ui.Modifier
+import androidx.compose.ui.platform.LocalFocusManager
+import androidx.compose.ui.res.stringResource
+import androidx.compose.ui.semantics.LiveRegionMode
+import androidx.compose.ui.semantics.heading
+import androidx.compose.ui.semantics.liveRegion
+import androidx.compose.ui.semantics.semantics
+import androidx.compose.ui.unit.dp
+import com.hermesandroid.relay.R
+import com.hermesandroid.relay.data.HermesCardClarifyBatch
+import kotlinx.serialization.json.Json
+
+/** One mobile question surface; confirmed qids advance without resubmitting earlier answers. */
+@Composable
+internal fun ClarifyBatchContent(
+    batch: HermesCardClarifyBatch,
+    expired: Boolean,
+    onInputSubmit: (String, String) -> Unit,
+) {
+    val answered = batch.questions.filter { it.answer != null }
+    val activeIndex = batch.questions.indexOfFirst { it.answer == null }
+    val active = batch.questions.getOrNull(activeIndex)
+    var showAnswers by rememberSaveable { mutableStateOf(false) }
+    val focusManager = LocalFocusManager.current
+    LaunchedEffect(active?.key, expired) { focusManager.clearFocus() }
+
+    Column(Modifier.fillMaxWidth(), verticalArrangement = Arrangement.spacedBy(8.dp)) {
+        Text(
+            text = when {
+                expired -> stringResource(R.string.clarify_batch_expired)
+                active == null -> stringResource(R.string.clarify_batch_complete)
+                else -> stringResource(R.string.clarify_batch_progress, activeIndex + 1, batch.questions.size)
+            },
+            style = MaterialTheme.typography.labelMedium,
+            color = MaterialTheme.colorScheme.onSurfaceVariant,
+            modifier = Modifier.semantics { liveRegion = LiveRegionMode.Polite },
+        )
+        if (batch.questions.size > 1) {
+            LinearProgressIndicator(
+                progress = { answered.size.toFloat() / batch.questions.size },
+                modifier = Modifier.fillMaxWidth(),
+            )
+        }
+        if (active != null && !expired) {
+            key(active.key) {
+                Text(
+                    active.question,
+                    style = MaterialTheme.typography.bodyLarge,
+                    color = MaterialTheme.colorScheme.onSurface,
+                    modifier = Modifier.semantics { heading() },
+                )
+                CardInputSlot(
+                    input = active.input,
+                    onSubmit = { if (!active.submitting) onInputSubmit(active.key, it) },
+                    enabled = !active.submitting,
+                    stackedChoices = true,
+                )
+                if (active.submitting) {
+                    Text(stringResource(R.string.clarify_batch_sending), style = MaterialTheme.typography.labelMedium)
+                }
+            }
+        }
+        if (answered.isNotEmpty()) {
+            if (active == null || expired) {
+                Text(stringResource(R.string.clarify_batch_answered, answered.size), style = MaterialTheme.typography.labelLarge)
+            } else {
+                TextButton(onClick = { showAnswers = !showAnswers }) {
+                    Text(stringResource(R.string.clarify_batch_answered, answered.size))
+                }
+            }
+            if (showAnswers || active == null || expired) {
+                answered.forEach { question ->
+                    Text(question.question, style = MaterialTheme.typography.labelLarge)
+                    val answer = if (question.input.multiSelect) {
+                        runCatching { Json.decodeFromString<List<String>>(question.answer.orEmpty()).joinToString(", ") }
+                            .getOrDefault(question.answer.orEmpty())
+                    } else question.answer.orEmpty()
+                    Text(answer, style = MaterialTheme.typography.bodyMedium,
+                        color = MaterialTheme.colorScheme.onSurfaceVariant)
+                    Spacer(Modifier.height(4.dp))
+                }
+            }
+        }
+    }
+}

app/src/main/kotlin/com/hermesandroid/relay/ui/components/HermesCardBubble.kt

@@ -59,6 +59,7 @@ import androidx.compose.runtime.mutableLongStateOf
 import androidx.compose.runtime.mutableStateOf
 import androidx.compose.runtime.remember
 import androidx.compose.runtime.setValue
+import androidx.compose.runtime.saveable.rememberSaveable
 import androidx.compose.ui.Alignment
 import androidx.compose.ui.Modifier
 import androidx.compose.ui.draw.clip
@@ -145,7 +146,7 @@ fun HermesCardBubble(
     // Expiry clock for timed asks. Ticks once a second while the deadline
     // is ahead; freezes after. Keyed on the deadline so a re-used card id
     // with a fresh expiry restarts the loop.
-    val expiresAt = card.input?.expiresAtMillis
+    val expiresAt = card.input?.expiresAtMillis ?: card.clarifyBatch?.expiresAtMillis
     var nowMillis by remember(expiresAt) { mutableLongStateOf(System.currentTimeMillis()) }
     LaunchedEffect(expiresAt) {
         if (expiresAt == null) return@LaunchedEffect
@@ -252,6 +253,14 @@ fun HermesCardBubble(
                 // action button all collapse the same way.
                 val input = card.input
                 when {
+                    card.clarifyBatch != null -> {
+                        Spacer(Modifier.height(10.dp))
+                        ClarifyBatchContent(
+                            batch = card.clarifyBatch,
+                            expired = expired || alreadyChosen?.actionValue == HermesCardDispatch.EXPIRED_STAMP,
+                            onInputSubmit = onInputSubmit,
+                        )
+                    }
                     alreadyChosen != null -> {
                         Spacer(Modifier.height(10.dp))
                         val chosenAction = card.actions.firstOrNull {
@@ -408,15 +417,18 @@ private fun ChoseRow(
  */
 @OptIn(ExperimentalLayoutApi::class)
 @Composable
-private fun CardInputSlot(
+internal fun CardInputSlot(
     input: HermesCardInput,
     onSubmit: (String) -> Unit,
+    enabled: Boolean = true,
+    stackedChoices: Boolean = false,
 ) {
-    // Deliberately remember, not rememberSaveable — a typed secret must
-    // never be written into the saved-instance-state Bundle.
-    var answerText by remember { mutableStateOf("") }
+    // Batch drafts survive lazy-item disposal. Secrets never enter saved state.
+    var answerText by if (stackedChoices && !input.masked) rememberSaveable { mutableStateOf("") }
+        else remember { mutableStateOf("") }
     var reveal by remember { mutableStateOf(false) }
-    var selectedChoices by remember(input.choices) { mutableStateOf(emptyList<String>()) }
+    var selectedChoices by if (stackedChoices) rememberSaveable(input.choices) { mutableStateOf(emptyList<String>()) }
+        else remember(input.choices) { mutableStateOf(emptyList<String>()) }
     val isMultiSelect = input.multiSelect && input.choices.isNotEmpty()
 
     val showFreeText = !input.masked && (
@@ -429,7 +441,7 @@ private fun CardInputSlot(
 
     val submitFreeText = {
         val customAnswer = answerText.trim()
-        if (customAnswer.isNotEmpty()) {
+        if (enabled && customAnswer.isNotEmpty()) {
             onSubmit(
                 if (isMultiSelect) {
                     encodeClarifyMultiSelectAnswer(selectedChoices + customAnswer)
@@ -443,14 +455,13 @@ private fun CardInputSlot(
     Column(modifier = Modifier.fillMaxWidth()) {
         // Choice chips
         if (input.choices.isNotEmpty()) {
-            FlowRow(
-                horizontalArrangement = Arrangement.spacedBy(8.dp),
-                verticalArrangement = Arrangement.spacedBy(8.dp),
-            ) {
+            val choices: @Composable () -> Unit = {
                 input.choices.forEach { choice ->
                     if (isMultiSelect) {
                         val selected = choice in selectedChoices
                         FilterChip(
+                            enabled = enabled,
+                            modifier = if (stackedChoices) Modifier.fillMaxWidth() else Modifier,
                             selected = selected,
                             onClick = {
                                 selectedChoices = if (selected) {
@@ -459,7 +470,11 @@ private fun CardInputSlot(
                                     selectedChoices + choice
                                 }
                             },
-                            label = { Text(choice, style = MaterialTheme.typography.labelMedium) },
+                            label = {
+                                Text(choice,
+                                    style = if (stackedChoices) MaterialTheme.typography.bodyMedium else MaterialTheme.typography.labelMedium,
+                                    modifier = if (stackedChoices) Modifier.padding(vertical = 8.dp) else Modifier)
+                            },
                             leadingIcon = if (selected) {
                                 {
                                     Icon(
@@ -477,9 +492,13 @@ private fun CardInputSlot(
                         )
                     } else {
                         AssistChip(
+                            enabled = enabled,
+                            modifier = if (stackedChoices) Modifier.fillMaxWidth() else Modifier,
                             onClick = { onSubmit(choice) },
                             label = {
-                                Text(choice, style = MaterialTheme.typography.labelMedium)
+                                Text(choice,
+                                    style = if (stackedChoices) MaterialTheme.typography.bodyMedium else MaterialTheme.typography.labelMedium,
+                                    modifier = if (stackedChoices) Modifier.padding(vertical = 8.dp) else Modifier)
                             },
                             colors = AssistChipDefaults.assistChipColors(
                                 containerColor = MaterialTheme.colorScheme.surfaceContainerHighest,
@@ -489,6 +508,11 @@ private fun CardInputSlot(
                     }
                 }
             }
+            if (stackedChoices) {
+                Column(Modifier.fillMaxWidth(), verticalArrangement = Arrangement.spacedBy(4.dp)) { choices() }
+            } else {
+                FlowRow(horizontalArrangement = Arrangement.spacedBy(8.dp), verticalArrangement = Arrangement.spacedBy(8.dp)) { choices() }
+            }
         }
 
         // Masked secret field
@@ -534,12 +558,13 @@ private fun CardInputSlot(
                         else R.string.card_answer_placeholder,
                     ),
                     onSubmit = submitFreeText,
+                    enabled = enabled,
                     modifier = Modifier.weight(1f),
                 )
                 if (!isMultiSelect) {
                     IconButton(
                         onClick = submitFreeText,
-                        enabled = answerText.isNotBlank(),
+                        enabled = enabled && answerText.isNotBlank(),
                     ) {
                         Icon(
                             imageVector = Icons.AutoMirrored.Filled.Send,
@@ -559,7 +584,7 @@ private fun CardInputSlot(
             Spacer(Modifier.height(10.dp))
             Button(
                 onClick = { onSubmit(encodeClarifyMultiSelectAnswer(answers)) },
-                enabled = answers.isNotEmpty(),
+                enabled = enabled && answers.isNotEmpty(),
             ) {
                 Text(
                     stringResource(R.string.card_submit),
@@ -615,6 +640,7 @@ private fun InlineAnswerField(
     placeholder: String,
     onSubmit: () -> Unit,
     modifier: Modifier = Modifier,
+    enabled: Boolean = true,
 ) {
     val shape = appearanceRoundedCornerShape(16.dp)
     Box(
@@ -632,6 +658,7 @@ private fun InlineAnswerField(
             )
         }
         BasicTextField(
+            enabled = enabled,
             value = value,
             onValueChange = onValueChange,
             textStyle = MaterialTheme.typography.bodyMedium.copy(
@@ -639,7 +666,7 @@ private fun InlineAnswerField(
             ),
             cursorBrush = SolidColor(MaterialTheme.colorScheme.primary),
             keyboardOptions = KeyboardOptions(imeAction = ImeAction.Send),
-            keyboardActions = KeyboardActions(onSend = { onSubmit() }),
+            keyboardActions = KeyboardActions(onSend = { onSubmit() }, onDone = { onSubmit() }),
             maxLines = 3,
             modifier = Modifier
                 .fillMaxWidth()

app/src/main/kotlin/com/hermesandroid/relay/ui/components/MessageBubble.kt

@@ -62,6 +62,7 @@ import androidx.compose.runtime.setValue
 import androidx.compose.ui.Alignment
 import androidx.compose.ui.Modifier
 import androidx.compose.ui.graphics.Color
+import androidx.compose.ui.graphics.RectangleShape
 import androidx.compose.ui.graphics.vector.ImageVector
 import androidx.compose.ui.hapticfeedback.HapticFeedbackType
 import androidx.compose.ui.platform.LocalContext
@@ -214,7 +215,7 @@ fun MessageBubble(
         message.role == MessageRole.USER -> MaterialTheme.colorScheme.primary
         message.role == MessageRole.SYSTEM -> MaterialTheme.colorScheme.tertiaryContainer
         isActionBubble -> MaterialTheme.colorScheme.tertiaryContainer.copy(alpha = 0.45f)
-        else -> MaterialTheme.colorScheme.surfaceVariant
+        else -> MaterialTheme.colorScheme.surfaceContainerLow
     }
 
     val textColor = when (message.role) {
@@ -436,8 +437,8 @@ fun MessageBubble(
         // rows) would otherwise paint a bare timestamp-only chip between the
         // Thought-process block and the tool pill. The first-token working state
         // is rendered directly in the conversation
-        // lane below, without an opaque bubble. Cards and attachments still own
-        // a normal bubble even when response prose has not arrived yet.
+        // lane below, without an opaque bubble. Standalone cards own their own
+        // surface; wrapping those in another filled bubble duplicates the chrome.
         streamingStatusLabel?.takeIf { showWorkingStatus }?.let { streamingStatus ->
             StandaloneStreamingStatus(
                 status = streamingStatus,
@@ -454,6 +455,10 @@ fun MessageBubble(
             message.cards.isNotEmpty() ||
             message.attachments.isNotEmpty() ||
             inlineImages.isNotEmpty()
+        val standaloneCards = !isUser && !isSystem &&
+            visibleMessageContent.isBlank() && quoteEnvelope == null &&
+            message.cards.isNotEmpty() && message.attachments.isEmpty() &&
+            inlineImages.isEmpty() && !showImageGeneration
         if (showBubble) {
         Row(
             modifier = Modifier.widthIn(max = maxBubbleWidth),
@@ -599,11 +604,11 @@ fun MessageBubble(
             ),
         ) {
         Surface(
-            shape = bubbleShape,
-            color = backgroundColor,
+            shape = if (standaloneCards) RectangleShape else bubbleShape,
+            color = if (standaloneCards) Color.Transparent else backgroundColor,
             modifier = Modifier
                 .then(
-                    if (!isUser && !isSystem && isDarkTheme) {
+                    if (!isUser && !isSystem && isDarkTheme && !standaloneCards) {
                         Modifier.leftEdgeGlow(
                             alpha = 0.12f,
                             width = 28.dp,
@@ -651,7 +656,8 @@ fun MessageBubble(
                 )
         ) {
             Column(
-                modifier = Modifier.padding(horizontal = 14.dp, vertical = 9.dp),
+                modifier = if (standaloneCards) Modifier
+                    else Modifier.padding(horizontal = 14.dp, vertical = 9.dp),
             ) {
                 quoteEnvelope?.let { envelope ->
                     ChatQuoteReferenceChip(
@@ -741,7 +747,7 @@ fun MessageBubble(
                             onInputSubmit = { key, value ->
                                 onCardInput(message.id, key, value)
                             },
-                            maxWidth = maxBubbleWidth - 24.dp,
+                            maxWidth = if (standaloneCards) maxBubbleWidth else maxBubbleWidth - 24.dp,
                             modifier = Modifier.padding(vertical = 2.dp),
                         )
                     }
@@ -823,6 +829,7 @@ fun MessageBubble(
 
                 val hasTokenUsage = showUsage && !isUser &&
                     (message.inputTokens != null || message.outputTokens != null)
+                val deliveryStatus = message.deliveryStatus?.takeIf { isUser }
 
                 // Timestamp — only on the LAST bubble of a same-author run so a
                 // burst of fragments doesn't stack three near-touching time labels.
@@ -831,13 +838,14 @@ fun MessageBubble(
                 // This row is reserved from the first streaming frame. Completion
                 // can reveal both timestamp and token usage without adding a new
                 // footer line or changing the bubble's measured height.
-                if (isLastInGroup && (showTimestamps || hasTokenUsage)) {
+                if ((isLastInGroup && (showTimestamps || hasTokenUsage)) || deliveryStatus != null) {
                     Spacer(modifier = Modifier.height(2.dp))
                     Row(
                         horizontalArrangement = Arrangement.spacedBy(6.dp),
                         verticalAlignment = Alignment.CenterVertically,
+                        modifier = if (standaloneCards) Modifier.padding(horizontal = 4.dp) else Modifier,
                     ) {
-                        if (showTimestamps) Text(
+                        if (isLastInGroup && showTimestamps) Text(
                             text = timeFormat.format(Date(message.timestamp)),
                             style = MaterialTheme.typography.labelSmall,
                             color = textColor.copy(alpha = if (message.isStreaming) 0f else 0.6f),
@@ -847,33 +855,30 @@ fun MessageBubble(
                                 Modifier
                             },
                         )
-                        if (hasTokenUsage) {
+                        if (isLastInGroup && hasTokenUsage) {
                             TokenDisplay(
                                 inputTokens = message.inputTokens,
                                 outputTokens = message.outputTokens,
                             )
                         }
+                        // Share the footer line, retaining the user bubble's contrasting foreground.
+                        deliveryStatus?.let { status ->
+                            MessageDeliveryIndicator(
+                                status = status,
+                                contentColor = textColor,
+                                text = MessageDeliveryIndicatorText(
+                                    sending = stringResource(R.string.msg_bubble_sending),
+                                    queued = stringResource(R.string.msg_bubble_queued),
+                                    steered = stringResource(R.string.msg_bubble_steered),
+                                    delivered = stringResource(R.string.msg_bubble_delivered),
+                                    failed = stringResource(R.string.msg_bubble_not_sent),
+                                    tapToRetry = stringResource(R.string.chat_retry),
+                                ),
+                            )
+                        }
                     }
                 }
 
-                // Delivery status for local user messages, including steering.
-                // Use the bubble's foreground: accent-on-accent hides the label.
-                message.deliveryStatus?.takeIf { isUser }?.let { status ->
-                    Spacer(modifier = Modifier.height(2.dp))
-                    MessageDeliveryIndicator(
-                        status = status,
-                        contentColor = textColor,
-                        text = MessageDeliveryIndicatorText(
-                            sending = stringResource(R.string.msg_bubble_sending),
-                            queued = stringResource(R.string.msg_bubble_queued),
-                            steered = stringResource(R.string.msg_bubble_steered),
-                            delivered = stringResource(R.string.msg_bubble_delivered),
-                            failed = stringResource(R.string.msg_bubble_not_sent),
-                            tapToRetry = stringResource(R.string.chat_retry),
-                        ),
-                    )
-                }
-
                 // Non-tail historical fragments have no reserved timestamp row.
                 // Preserve their existing standalone token metadata layout.
                 if (!isLastInGroup && hasTokenUsage) {

app/src/main/kotlin/com/hermesandroid/relay/viewmodel/ChatViewModel.kt

@@ -72,6 +72,9 @@ import com.hermesandroid.relay.network.upstream.ActiveTurnKeepAliveRegistry
 import com.hermesandroid.relay.network.upstream.GatewayAsk
 import com.hermesandroid.relay.network.upstream.GatewayAskExpiry
 import com.hermesandroid.relay.network.upstream.GatewayAskResponse
+import com.hermesandroid.relay.data.HermesCardClarifyBatch
+import com.hermesandroid.relay.data.HermesCardClarifyQuestion
+import com.hermesandroid.relay.data.clarifyQuestionCardKey
 import com.hermesandroid.relay.network.upstream.GatewayAgentNotice
 import com.hermesandroid.relay.network.upstream.GatewayActiveSession
 import com.hermesandroid.relay.network.upstream.GatewayActiveSessionStatus
@@ -3652,7 +3655,7 @@ class ChatViewModel : ViewModel() {
     private val backgroundPendingInteractions =
         ConcurrentHashMap<TurnCheckpointKey, BackgroundPendingInteraction>()
 
-    /** Ask cardKeys with a respond RPC in flight — blocks double-taps until it settles. */
+    /** Request-incarnation/card keys with a respond RPC in flight. */
     private val answeredAskIds = mutableSetOf<String>()
 
     /**
@@ -6774,7 +6777,18 @@ class ChatViewModel : ViewModel() {
             existing.ask.kind == ask.kind &&
             existing.ask.requestId == ask.requestId
         ) {
-            sessionId?.let { maybeNotifyInteraction(it, existing.ask) }
+            if (ask.questions.isNotEmpty()) {
+                val updated = existing.copy(ask = ask.copy(answers = existing.ask.answers + ask.answers))
+                _pendingAsk.value = updated
+                updateClarifyBatchCard(handler, updated)
+                if (updated.ask.clarifyComplete) {
+                    _pendingAsk.value = null
+                    updated.sessionId?.let { cancelInteractionNotification(it, updated.ask) }
+                    activeTurnCheckpointKey()?.let { ActiveTurnKeepAliveRegistry.setWaiting(it.keepAliveKey(), false) }
+                }
+                scheduleCheckpointWrite(immediate = true)
+            }
+            _pendingAsk.value?.let { pending -> sessionId?.let { maybeNotifyInteraction(it, pending.ask) } }
             return
         }
         existing?.let { pending ->
@@ -6787,8 +6801,11 @@ class ChatViewModel : ViewModel() {
             publishBackgroundSessionActivity()
         }
         val now = restored?.receivedAt ?: System.currentTimeMillis()
-        val cardKey = restored?.cardKey ?: ask.requestId
+        val proposedCardKey = restored?.cardKey ?: ask.requestId
             ?: "approval-${handler.currentSessionId.value ?: "session"}-$now"
+        val cardKey = if (restored == null && handler.messages.value.any { message ->
+                message.cards.any { it.id == proposedCardKey }
+            }) "$proposedCardKey-${java.util.UUID.randomUUID()}" else proposedCardKey
         val expiresAt = ask.timeoutSeconds.takeIf { it > 0 }?.let { now + it * 1_000L }
         val card = when (ask.kind) {
             GatewayAsk.Kind.APPROVAL -> HermesCard(
@@ -6887,12 +6904,52 @@ class ChatViewModel : ViewModel() {
             contextKey = contextKey,
             sessionId = sessionId,
             receivedAt = now,
+            ownerId = restored?.ownerId ?: java.util.UUID.randomUUID().toString(),
         )
+        if (ask.questions.isNotEmpty()) updateClarifyBatchCard(handler, requireNotNull(_pendingAsk.value))
+        if (ask.clarifyComplete) {
+            _pendingAsk.value = null
+            activeKey?.let { ActiveTurnKeepAliveRegistry.setWaiting(it.keepAliveKey(), false) }
+            scheduleCheckpointWrite(immediate = true)
+            return
+        }
         activeKey?.let { ActiveTurnKeepAliveRegistry.setWaiting(it.keepAliveKey(), true) }
         scheduleCheckpointWrite(immediate = true)
         sessionId?.let { maybeNotifyInteraction(it, ask) }
     }
 
+    private fun updateClarifyBatchCard(handler: ChatHandler, pending: PendingAsk) {
+        val ask = pending.ask
+        if (ask.questions.isEmpty()) return
+        handler.updateAskCardMessage(
+            pending.messageId,
+            HermesCard(
+                type = HermesCard.BuiltInTypes.ASK_CLARIFY,
+                title = appContext?.getString(R.string.chat_approval_clarify_title) ?: "Hermes needs clarification",
+                accent = HermesCard.Accents.INFO,
+                id = pending.cardKey,
+                clarifyBatch = HermesCardClarifyBatch(
+                    questions = ask.questions.map { question ->
+                        val key = clarifyQuestionCardKey(pending.cardKey, question.qid)
+                        HermesCardClarifyQuestion(
+                            key = key,
+                            question = question.question,
+                            input = HermesCardInput(
+                                kind = if (question.choices.isEmpty()) HermesCardInput.Kinds.TEXT else HermesCardInput.Kinds.CHOICE,
+                                choices = question.choices,
+                                multiSelect = question.multiSelect,
+                                allowFreeText = true,
+                            ),
+                            answer = ask.answers[question.qid],
+                            submitting = "${pending.ownerId}:$key" in answeredAskIds,
+                        )
+                    },
+                    expiresAtMillis = ask.timeoutSeconds.takeIf { it > 0 }?.let { pending.receivedAt + it * 1_000L },
+                ),
+            ),
+        )
+    }
+
     /**
      * Supervised Chat never exposes approval, clarification, sudo, or secret
      * inputs. Settle the upstream interaction immediately with its safest
@@ -6966,21 +7023,35 @@ class ChatViewModel : ViewModel() {
     fun answerAsk(messageId: String, cardKey: String, value: String) {
         val handler = chatHandler ?: return
         val pending = _pendingAsk.value
+        val question = pending?.ask?.questions?.firstOrNull {
+            clarifyQuestionCardKey(pending.cardKey, it.qid) == cardKey
+        }
         if (pending == null ||
-            pending.cardKey != cardKey ||
+            pending.messageId != messageId ||
+            (if (pending.ask.questions.isNotEmpty()) question == null else pending.cardKey != cardKey) ||
             pending.contextKey != activeProfileContextKey ||
             pending.sessionId != handler.currentSessionId.value
         ) {
             handler.addSystemNotice("This request is no longer active.")
             return
         }
+        if (pending.ask.kind == GatewayAsk.Kind.CLARIFY && value.isBlank()) return
+        if (pending.ask.kind == GatewayAsk.Kind.CLARIFY && pending.ask.timeoutSeconds > 0 &&
+            System.currentTimeMillis() >= pending.receivedAt + pending.ask.timeoutSeconds * 1_000L
+        ) {
+            expirePendingAsk(GatewayAskExpiry(pending.ask.kind, pending.ask.requestId))
+            return
+        }
+        if (question != null && question.qid in pending.ask.answers) return
         val gateway = gatewayClient
         if (gateway == null) {
             emitError(Exception("Gateway is not connected"), context = "send_message")
             return
         }
-        // In-flight guard: one respond RPC per card at a time.
-        if (!answeredAskIds.add(cardKey)) return
+        // Include the request incarnation so a late completion cannot unlock a reused id.
+        val flightKey = "${pending.ownerId}:$cardKey"
+        if (!answeredAskIds.add(flightKey)) return
+        updateClarifyBatchCard(handler, pending)
         val ask = pending.ask
         val stampValue = when (ask.kind) {
             // Empty sudo password = decline — stamp matches the Deny action
@@ -6992,11 +7063,19 @@ class ChatViewModel : ViewModel() {
             else -> value
         }
         viewModelScope.launch {
+            fun ownsResponse(): Boolean = chatHandler === handler && gatewayClient === gateway &&
+                activeProfileContextKey == pending.contextKey &&
+                handler.currentSessionId.value == pending.sessionId &&
+                _pendingAsk.value?.ownerId == pending.ownerId
+            if (!ownsResponse()) {
+                answeredAskIds.remove(flightKey)
+                return@launch
+            }
             val requestId = ask.requestId
             val result = when (ask.kind) {
                 GatewayAsk.Kind.APPROVAL -> gateway.respondApproval(choice = value)
                 GatewayAsk.Kind.CLARIFY ->
-                    requestId?.let { gateway.respondClarify(it, value) }
+                    requestId?.let { gateway.respondClarify(it, value.trim(), question?.qid) }
                         ?: Result.failure(GatewayRpcException("ask has no request id"))
                 GatewayAsk.Kind.SUDO ->
                     requestId?.let { gateway.respondSudo(it, value) }
@@ -7007,6 +7086,8 @@ class ChatViewModel : ViewModel() {
             }
             result.fold(
                 onSuccess = { response ->
+                    answeredAskIds.remove(flightKey)
+                    if (!ownsResponse()) return@fold
                     if (response == GatewayAskResponse.EXPIRED) {
                         expirePendingAsk(
                             GatewayAskExpiry(
@@ -7016,10 +7097,24 @@ class ChatViewModel : ViewModel() {
                         )
                         return@fold
                     }
+                    if (question != null) {
+                        val current = requireNotNull(_pendingAsk.value)
+                        val updated = current.copy(ask = current.ask.copy(answers = current.ask.answers + (question.qid to value.trim())))
+                        updateClarifyBatchCard(handler, updated)
+                        if (updated.ask.questions.all { it.qid in updated.ask.answers }) {
+                            updated.sessionId?.let { cancelInteractionNotification(it, updated.ask) }
+                            _pendingAsk.value = null
+                            activeTurnCheckpointKey()?.let { ActiveTurnKeepAliveRegistry.setWaiting(it.keepAliveKey(), false) }
+                        } else {
+                            _pendingAsk.value = updated
+                        }
+                        scheduleCheckpointWrite(immediate = true)
+                        return@fold
+                    }
                     // Collapse only after the server confirms — a failed RPC
                     // must leave the card answerable for a retry.
                     handler.recordCardDispatch(pending.messageId, cardKey, stampValue)
-                    if (_pendingAsk.value === pending) {
+                    if (ownsResponse()) {
                         pending.sessionId?.let { cancelInteractionNotification(it, pending.ask) }
                         _pendingAsk.value = null
                         activeTurnCheckpointKey()?.let {
@@ -7029,7 +7124,9 @@ class ChatViewModel : ViewModel() {
                     }
                 },
                 onFailure = { e ->
-                    answeredAskIds.remove(cardKey)
+                    answeredAskIds.remove(flightKey)
+                    if (!ownsResponse()) return@fold
+                    updateClarifyBatchCard(handler, requireNotNull(_pendingAsk.value))
                     emitError(e, context = "send_message")
                 },
             )
@@ -7054,7 +7151,6 @@ class ChatViewModel : ViewModel() {
         activeTurnCheckpointKey()?.let {
             ActiveTurnKeepAliveRegistry.setWaiting(it.keepAliveKey(), false)
         }
-        answeredAskIds.remove(pending.cardKey)
         scheduleCheckpointWrite(immediate = true)
         chatHandler?.recordCardDispatch(
             pending.messageId,
@@ -7077,7 +7173,9 @@ class ChatViewModel : ViewModel() {
             ActiveTurnKeepAliveRegistry.setWaiting(it.keepAliveKey(), false)
         }
         scheduleCheckpointWrite(immediate = true)
-        if (pending.ask.kind == GatewayAsk.Kind.APPROVAL) {
+        if (pending.ask.kind == GatewayAsk.Kind.CLARIFY) {
+            chatHandler?.recordCardDispatch(pending.messageId, pending.cardKey, HermesCardDispatch.EXPIRED_STAMP)
+        } else if (pending.ask.kind == GatewayAsk.Kind.APPROVAL) {
             chatHandler?.recordCardDispatch(pending.messageId, pending.cardKey, "deny")
         }
     }
@@ -7685,6 +7783,9 @@ class ChatViewModel : ViewModel() {
                     text = ask.ask.text,
                     choices = ask.ask.choices,
                     multiSelect = ask.ask.multiSelect,
+                    questions = ask.ask.questions,
+                    answers = ask.ask.answers,
+                    ownerId = ask.ownerId,
                     smartDenied = ask.ask.smartDenied,
                     envVar = ask.ask.envVar,
                     timeoutSeconds = ask.ask.timeoutSeconds,
@@ -7893,6 +7994,8 @@ class ChatViewModel : ViewModel() {
                 text = saved.text,
                 choices = saved.choices,
                 multiSelect = saved.multiSelect,
+                questions = saved.questions,
+                answers = saved.answers,
                 smartDenied = saved.smartDenied,
                 envVar = saved.envVar,
                 timeoutSeconds = saved.timeoutSeconds,
@@ -11846,6 +11949,7 @@ data class PendingAsk(
     /** Stored session id within [contextKey]; approvals are session-scoped upstream. */
     val sessionId: String?,
     val receivedAt: Long = System.currentTimeMillis(),
+    val ownerId: String = java.util.UUID.randomUUID().toString(),
 )
 
 /**

app/src/main/res/values-b+pt+BR/strings.xml

@@ -1,5 +1,10 @@
 <?xml version='1.0' encoding='utf-8'?>
 <resources>
+    <string name="clarify_batch_progress">Pergunta %1$d de %2$d</string>
+    <string name="clarify_batch_complete">Todas as perguntas respondidas</string>
+    <string name="clarify_batch_expired">Esta solicitação terminou</string>
+    <string name="clarify_batch_sending">Enviando resposta…</string>
+    <string name="clarify_batch_answered">Perguntas respondidas (%1$d)</string>
     <string name="app_name">Hermes-Relay</string>
     <string name="app_title">Hermes-Relay</string>
     <string name="agent_interface">interface do agente</string>

app/src/main/res/values-b+zh+Hans/strings.xml

@@ -1,5 +1,10 @@
 <?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
 <resources>
+    <string name="clarify_batch_progress">问题 %1$d / %2$d</string>
+    <string name="clarify_batch_complete">所有问题均已回答</string>
+    <string name="clarify_batch_expired">此请求已结束</string>
+    <string name="clarify_batch_sending">正在发送回答…</string>
+    <string name="clarify_batch_answered">已回答的问题（%1$d）</string>
     <string name="app_name">Hermes-Relay</string>
     <string name="app_title">Hermes-Relay</string>
     <string name="agent_interface">代理界面</string>

app/src/main/res/values-de/strings.xml

@@ -1,5 +1,10 @@
 <?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
 <resources>
+    <string name="clarify_batch_progress">Frage %1$d von %2$d</string>
+    <string name="clarify_batch_complete">Alle Fragen beantwortet</string>
+    <string name="clarify_batch_expired">Diese Anfrage ist beendet</string>
+    <string name="clarify_batch_sending">Antwort wird gesendet…</string>
+    <string name="clarify_batch_answered">Beantwortete Fragen (%1$d)</string>
     <string name="app_name">Hermes-Relay</string>
     <string name="app_title">Hermes-Relay</string>
     <string name="agent_interface">Agentenoberfläche</string>

app/src/main/res/values-es/strings.xml

@@ -1,5 +1,10 @@
 <?xml version='1.0' encoding='utf-8'?>
 <resources>
+    <string name="clarify_batch_progress">Pregunta %1$d de %2$d</string>
+    <string name="clarify_batch_complete">Todas las preguntas respondidas</string>
+    <string name="clarify_batch_expired">Esta solicitud ha finalizado</string>
+    <string name="clarify_batch_sending">Enviando respuesta…</string>
+    <string name="clarify_batch_answered">Preguntas respondidas (%1$d)</string>
     <string name="app_name">Hermes-Relay</string>
     <string name="app_title">Hermes-Relay</string>
     <string name="agent_interface">interfaz del agente</string>

app/src/main/res/values-ja/strings.xml

@@ -1,5 +1,10 @@
 <?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
 <resources>
+    <string name="clarify_batch_progress">質問 %1$d / %2$d</string>
+    <string name="clarify_batch_complete">すべての質問に回答しました</string>
+    <string name="clarify_batch_expired">このリクエストは終了しました</string>
+    <string name="clarify_batch_sending">回答を送信中…</string>
+    <string name="clarify_batch_answered">回答済みの質問（%1$d）</string>
     <string name="app_name">Hermes-Relay</string>
     <string name="app_title">Hermes-Relay</string>
     <string name="agent_interface">エージェントインターフェース</string>

app/src/main/res/values-ru/strings.xml

@@ -1,5 +1,10 @@
 <?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
 <resources>
+    <string name="clarify_batch_progress">Вопрос %1$d из %2$d</string>
+    <string name="clarify_batch_complete">Все вопросы отвечены</string>
+    <string name="clarify_batch_expired">Этот запрос завершён</string>
+    <string name="clarify_batch_sending">Отправка ответа…</string>
+    <string name="clarify_batch_answered">Отвеченные вопросы (%1$d)</string>
     <string name="app_name">Hermes-Relay</string>
     <string name="app_title">Hermes-Relay</string>
     <string name="agent_interface">интерфейс агента</string>

app/src/main/res/values/strings.xml

@@ -1,5 +1,10 @@
 <?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
 <resources>
+    <string name="clarify_batch_progress">Question %1$d of %2$d</string>
+    <string name="clarify_batch_complete">All questions answered</string>
+    <string name="clarify_batch_expired">This request has ended</string>
+    <string name="clarify_batch_sending">Sending answer…</string>
+    <string name="clarify_batch_answered">Answered questions (%1$d)</string>
     <string name="chat_debug_title" translatable="false">Session diagnostics</string>
     <string name="chat_debug_open" translatable="false">Open session diagnostics</string>
     <string name="chat_debug_close" translatable="false">Close session diagnostics</string>

app/src/test/kotlin/com/hermesandroid/relay/data/ChatTurnCheckpointStoreTest.kt

@@ -56,6 +56,21 @@ class ChatTurnCheckpointStoreTest {
         assertEquals(checkpoint, store.read())
     }
 
+    @Test
+    fun partialClarifyBatch_roundTripsWithExactQuestionOwnership() = runTest {
+        val checkpoint = sampleCheckpoint().copy(pendingAsk = ChatTurnAskCheckpoint(
+            kind = "CLARIFY", requestId = "batch", text = "", timeoutSeconds = 0,
+            messageId = "ask-batch", cardKey = "batch", receivedAt = now,
+            questions = listOf(
+                com.hermesandroid.relay.network.upstream.GatewayClarifyQuestion("route/a", "Which route?", listOf("Canary")),
+                com.hermesandroid.relay.network.upstream.GatewayClarifyQuestion("environment:b", "Which environments?", listOf("Stage", "Production"), true),
+            ), answers = mapOf("route/a" to "Canary"),
+        ))
+        store.write(checkpoint)
+        assertEquals(checkpoint, store.read())
+        assertEquals(mapOf("route/a" to "Canary"), store.read()?.pendingAsk?.answers)
+    }
+
     @Test
     fun corruptJson_isDiscarded() = runTest {
         dataStore.edit { preferences ->

app/src/test/kotlin/com/hermesandroid/relay/network/upstream/GatewayChatClientTest.kt

@@ -74,6 +74,8 @@ class GatewayClientHarness(
 
     @Volatile
     var recoveryRunning = false
+    @Volatile
+    var recoveryClarify: JsonObject? = null
 
     @Volatile
     var recoveryAssistant = ""
@@ -586,6 +588,7 @@ class GatewayClientHarness(
     private val autoRespondEnabled = autoRespond
 
     private fun recoveryPayload(sessionId: String, requestedProfile: String? = null): JsonObject = buildJsonObject {
+        recoveryClarify?.let { put("pending_clarify", it) }
         put("session_id", sessionId)
         put("running", recoveryRunning)
         put("status", if (recoveryRunning) "streaming" else "idle")
@@ -3165,6 +3168,75 @@ class GatewayChatClientTest {
 
     // --- Ask responders ---
 
+    @Test
+    fun `batch clarify reconnect adopts server answered qids without resubmitting`() {
+        val r = Recorder()
+        client.sendTurn(null, "hi", null, r.callbacks) { r.preflightFailures += it }
+        val socket = harness.awaitServerSocket()
+        harness.awaitRpc("prompt.submit")
+        harness.recoveryRunning = true
+        harness.recoveryClarify = harness.json.parseToJsonElement("""{
+            "request_id":"batch","questions":[{"qid":"q0","question":"First?"},{"qid":"q1","question":"Second?"}],
+            "answers":{"q0":"accepted before disconnect"}}
+        """) as JsonObject
+        socket.close(1001, "fixture reconnect")
+        val replacement = harness.awaitServerSocket()
+        harness.awaitRpc("session.activate")
+        val deadline = System.nanoTime() + TimeUnit.SECONDS.toNanos(5)
+        while (r.interactions.isEmpty() && System.nanoTime() < deadline) Thread.sleep(10)
+        assertEquals(mapOf("q0" to "accepted before disconnect"), r.interactions.last().answers)
+        assertTrue(harness.rpcLog.none { it.first == "clarify.respond" })
+        assertTrue(runBlocking { client.respondClarify("batch", "second", "q1") }.isSuccess)
+        replacement.send(harness.eventFrame("message.complete", buildJsonObject { put("text", "done") }, "live-1"))
+        assertTrue(r.completeLatch.await(5, TimeUnit.SECONDS))
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    fun `batch clarify responds with exact question id and JSON array answer`() {
+        val r = Recorder()
+        client.sendTurn(null, "hi", null, r.callbacks) { r.preflightFailures += it }
+        val socket = harness.awaitServerSocket()
+        harness.awaitRpc("prompt.submit")
+        socket.send(harness.eventFrame("clarify.request", harness.json.parseToJsonElement("""
+            {"request_id":"batch","questions":[{"qid":"env:b","question":"Which environments?","choices":["Stage","Production"],"multi_select":true}]}
+        """) as JsonObject, "live-1"))
+        awaitCondition { r.interactions.isNotEmpty() }
+        val answer = "[\"Stage\",\"Production\"]"
+        assertTrue(runBlocking { client.respondClarify("batch", answer, "env:b") }.isSuccess)
+        val respond = harness.awaitRpc("clarify.respond")
+        assertEquals("batch", (respond["request_id"] as? JsonPrimitive)?.contentOrNull)
+        assertEquals("env:b", (respond["question_id"] as? JsonPrimitive)?.contentOrNull)
+        assertEquals(answer, (respond["answer"] as? JsonPrimitive)?.contentOrNull)
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    fun `batch answer waits for reconnect replay and refuses an already answered qid`() {
+        val r = Recorder()
+        client.sendTurn(null, "hi", null, r.callbacks) { r.preflightFailures += it }
+        val socket = harness.awaitServerSocket()
+        harness.awaitRpc("prompt.submit")
+        val request = harness.json.parseToJsonElement("""{"request_id":"batch","questions":[
+            {"qid":"q0","question":"First?"},{"qid":"q1","question":"Second?"}]}""") as JsonObject
+        socket.send(harness.eventFrame("clarify.request", request, "live-1"))
+        awaitCondition { r.interactions.isNotEmpty() }
+        harness.recoveryRunning = true
+        harness.suppressAckMethods += "session.activate"
+        socket.close(1001, "fixture lost acknowledgement")
+        harness.awaitServerSocket()
+        val activation = harness.awaitPendingAck()
+        assertEquals("session.activate", activation.method)
+        assertTrue(runBlocking { client.respondClarify("batch", "retry", "q0") }.isFailure)
+        assertTrue(harness.rpcLog.none { it.first == "clarify.respond" })
+        harness.releaseAck(activation, buildJsonObject {
+            put("session_id", "live-1")
+            put("running", true)
+            put("pending_clarify", JsonObject(request + ("answers" to buildJsonObject { put("q0", "accepted") })))
+        })
+        awaitCondition { r.interactions.last().answers["q0"] == "accepted" }
+        assertTrue(runBlocking { client.respondClarify("batch", "overwrite", "q0") }.isFailure)
+        assertTrue(harness.rpcLog.none { it.first == "clarify.respond" })
+    }
+
     @Test
     fun `clarify respond carries request id and answer`() {
         val r = Recorder()

app/src/test/kotlin/com/hermesandroid/relay/network/upstream/GatewayEventMapperTest.kt

@@ -16,6 +16,103 @@ import org.junit.Test
  */
 class GatewayEventMapperTest {
 
+    @Test
+    fun `acknowledgement before reclaim remains in the shared request snapshot`() {
+        val original = mapperWith(Recorder())
+        original.onEvent("clarify.request", obj("""{"request_id":"batch","questions":[
+            {"qid":"q0","question":"First?"},{"qid":"q1","question":"Second?"}]}"""))
+        val detachedSnapshot = requireNotNull(original.currentInteraction)
+        original.acknowledgeClarify("batch", "q0", "first", false)
+        val recovered = mapperWith(Recorder())
+        recovered.restoreInteraction(detachedSnapshot)
+        assertEquals(mapOf("q0" to "first"), recovered.currentInteraction?.answers)
+        recovered.onEvent("message.complete", obj("""{"text":"done"}"""))
+        recovered.acknowledgeClarify("batch", "q1", "second", false)
+        assertTrue(recovered.turnEnded)
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    fun `expired detached snapshot cannot become pending again`() {
+        val original = mapperWith(Recorder())
+        original.onEvent("clarify.request", obj("""{"request_id":"batch","questions":[{"qid":"q0","question":"First?"}]}"""))
+        val snapshot = requireNotNull(original.currentInteraction)
+        original.acknowledgeClarify("batch", "q0", "ignored", true)
+        val r = Recorder()
+        val recovered = mapperWith(r)
+        recovered.restoreInteraction(snapshot)
+        assertNull(recovered.currentInteraction)
+        assertTrue(r.interactions.isEmpty())
+        assertEquals("batch", r.interactionExpiries.single().requestId)
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    fun `forwarded acknowledgement cannot touch a newer request incarnation`() {
+        val mapper = mapperWith(Recorder())
+        val request = obj("""{"request_id":"batch","questions":[{"qid":"q0","question":"First?"}]}""")
+        mapper.onEvent("clarify.request", request)
+        val oldOwner = requireNotNull(mapper.currentInteraction).ownershipToken
+        mapper.onEvent("clarify.expire", obj("""{"request_id":"batch"}"""))
+        mapper.onEvent("clarify.request", request)
+        mapper.acknowledgeClarifyOwner("batch", "q0", "stale", true, oldOwner)
+        assertTrue(requireNotNull(mapper.currentInteraction).answers.isEmpty())
+        assertFalse(mapper.turnEnded)
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    fun `partial acknowledgement holds terminal and merges replay without resurrecting an answer`() {
+        val r = Recorder()
+        val mapper = mapperWith(r)
+        val request = obj("""{"request_id":"batch","questions":[
+            {"qid":"q0","question":"First?"},{"qid":"q1","question":"Second?"}]}""")
+        mapper.onEvent("clarify.request", request)
+        mapper.onEvent("message.complete", obj("""{"text":"done"}"""))
+        mapper.acknowledgeClarify("batch", "q0", "first", false)
+        assertFalse(mapper.turnEnded)
+        assertEquals(mapOf("q0" to "first"), mapper.currentInteraction?.answers)
+        mapper.onEvent("clarify.request", request)
+        assertEquals(mapOf("q0" to "first"), mapper.currentInteraction?.answers)
+        mapper.acknowledgeClarify("old-batch", "q1", "stale", true)
+        assertFalse(mapper.turnEnded)
+        mapper.acknowledgeClarify("batch", "q1", "second", false)
+        assertNull(mapper.currentInteraction)
+        assertTrue(mapper.turnEnded)
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    fun `batch expiry retires partial progress only for exact request`() {
+        val r = Recorder()
+        val mapper = mapperWith(r)
+        mapper.onEvent("clarify.request", obj("""{"request_id":"batch","questions":[
+            {"qid":"q0","question":"First?"},{"qid":"q1","question":"Second?"}],"answers":{"q0":"done"}}"""))
+        mapper.onEvent("clarify.expire", obj("""{"request_id":"other"}"""))
+        assertEquals("done", mapper.currentInteraction?.answers?.get("q0"))
+        mapper.onEvent("clarify.expire", obj("""{"request_id":"batch"}"""))
+        assertNull(mapper.currentInteraction)
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    fun `batch clarify preserves exact qids question order choices and replayed answers`() {
+        val ask = GatewayEventMapper.interactionRequest("clarify.request", obj("""
+            {"request_id":"batch","questions":[
+              {"qid":"choice/a","question":"Which deployment?","choices":["Canary","Immediate"],"multi_select":false},
+              {"qid":"env:b","question":"Which environments?","choices":["Stage","Production"],"multi_select":true}
+            ],"answers":{"choice/a":"Canary","foreign":"ignored"}}
+        """))!!
+        assertEquals(listOf("choice/a", "env:b"), ask.questions.map { it.qid })
+        assertEquals("Which deployment?", ask.questions[0].question)
+        assertEquals(listOf("Stage", "Production"), ask.questions[1].choices)
+        assertTrue(ask.questions[1].multiSelect)
+        assertEquals(mapOf("choice/a" to "Canary"), ask.answers)
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    fun `one entry normalized clarify keeps its qid`() {
+        val ask = GatewayEventMapper.interactionRequest("clarify.request", obj("""
+            {"request_id":"one","questions":[{"qid":"q0","question":"Which file?","choices":null}]}
+        """))!!
+        assertEquals(listOf("q0"), ask.questions.map { it.qid })
+    }
+
     private class Recorder {
         val textDeltas = mutableListOf<String>()
         val interimMessages = mutableListOf<Pair<String, Boolean>>()

app/src/test/kotlin/com/hermesandroid/relay/screenshots/ChatBubblePolishScreenshotTest.kt

@@ -0,0 +1,121 @@
+package com.hermesandroid.relay.screenshots
+
+import androidx.compose.foundation.background
+import androidx.compose.foundation.layout.Arrangement
+import androidx.compose.foundation.layout.fillMaxSize
+import androidx.compose.foundation.layout.padding
+import androidx.compose.foundation.lazy.LazyColumn
+import androidx.compose.material3.MaterialTheme
+import androidx.compose.runtime.CompositionLocalProvider
+import androidx.compose.ui.Modifier
+import androidx.compose.ui.platform.LocalDensity
+import androidx.compose.ui.semantics.SemanticsActions
+import androidx.compose.ui.test.hasScrollAction
+import androidx.compose.ui.test.junit4.v2.createComposeRule
+import androidx.compose.ui.test.onNodeWithText
+import androidx.compose.ui.test.onRoot
+import androidx.compose.ui.test.performSemanticsAction
+import androidx.compose.ui.test.performTouchInput
+import androidx.compose.ui.test.swipeUp
+import androidx.compose.ui.text.TextLayoutResult
+import androidx.compose.ui.unit.Density
+import androidx.compose.ui.unit.dp
+import androidx.test.ext.junit.runners.AndroidJUnit4
+import com.github.takahirom.roborazzi.captureRoboImage
+import com.hermesandroid.relay.data.ChatMessage
+import com.hermesandroid.relay.data.HermesCard
+import com.hermesandroid.relay.data.HermesCardClarifyBatch
+import com.hermesandroid.relay.data.HermesCardClarifyQuestion
+import com.hermesandroid.relay.data.HermesCardInput
+import com.hermesandroid.relay.data.MessageDeliveryStatus
+import com.hermesandroid.relay.data.MessageRole
+import com.hermesandroid.relay.ui.components.MessageBubble
+import com.hermesandroid.relay.ui.theme.HermesRelayTheme
+import java.io.File
+import java.text.SimpleDateFormat
+import java.util.Date
+import java.util.Locale
+import org.junit.Assert.assertEquals
+import org.junit.Assert.assertTrue
+import org.junit.Rule
+import org.junit.Test
+import org.junit.runner.RunWith
+import org.robolectric.annotation.Config
+import org.robolectric.annotation.GraphicsMode
+
+@RunWith(AndroidJUnit4::class)
+@GraphicsMode(GraphicsMode.Mode.NATIVE)
+class ChatBubblePolishScreenshotTest {
+    @get:Rule val compose = createComposeRule()
+
+    @Test @Config(qualifiers = "w360dp-h800dp-xhdpi")
+    fun darkConversation() = capture("dark-conversation", "dark", 1f)
+
+    @Test @Config(qualifiers = "w360dp-h800dp-xhdpi")
+    fun lightConversation() = capture("light-conversation", "light", 1f)
+
+    @Test @Config(qualifiers = "w320dp-h568dp-xhdpi")
+    fun narrowLargeText() = capture("narrow-large-text", "dark", 1.5f)
+
+    @Test @Config(qualifiers = "w720dp-h360dp-xhdpi")
+    fun landscape() = capture("landscape", "dark", 1f)
+
+    @Test @Config(qualifiers = "w360dp-h800dp-xhdpi")
+    fun correctionAndTimeShareOneLine() {
+        compose.setContent {
+            HermesRelayTheme(themePreference = "dark") {
+                MessageBubble(correction(), animationEnabled = false)
+            }
+        }
+        val time = SimpleDateFormat("h:mm a", Locale.US).format(Date(TIMESTAMP))
+        val timeBounds = compose.onNodeWithText(time, useUnmergedTree = true).fetchSemanticsNode().boundsInRoot
+        val status = compose.onNodeWithText("Correction sent", useUnmergedTree = true)
+        val statusBounds = status.fetchSemanticsNode().boundsInRoot
+        assertTrue("Time and correction should share a footer row", kotlin.math.abs(timeBounds.center.y - statusBounds.center.y) <= 2f)
+        val layouts = mutableListOf<TextLayoutResult>()
+        status.performSemanticsAction(SemanticsActions.GetTextLayoutResult) { it(layouts) }
+        assertEquals(1, layouts.single().lineCount)
+    }
+
+    private fun capture(name: String, theme: String, scale: Float) {
+        val card = HermesCard(
+            type = HermesCard.BuiltInTypes.ASK_CLARIFY,
+            title = "Hermes needs clarification",
+            id = "clarify",
+            clarifyBatch = HermesCardClarifyBatch(listOf(
+                HermesCardClarifyQuestion("q0", "Which accent color?", HermesCardInput(HermesCardInput.Kinds.TEXT), "Orange"),
+                HermesCardClarifyQuestion("q1", "Which sections?", HermesCardInput(HermesCardInput.Kinds.CHOICE, multiSelect = true), "[\"Calendar\",\"Tasks\"]"),
+            )),
+        )
+        val messages = listOf(
+            ChatMessage(id = "ask", role = MessageRole.ASSISTANT, content = "", timestamp = TIMESTAMP, cards = listOf(card), clientOnly = true),
+            ChatMessage(id = "reply", role = MessageRole.ASSISTANT, content = "Got both responses in one batch:\n\n- Accent: **Orange**\n- Sections: **Calendar and Tasks**", timestamp = TIMESTAMP),
+            correction(),
+        )
+        compose.setContent {
+            val density = LocalDensity.current
+            CompositionLocalProvider(LocalDensity provides Density(density.density, scale)) {
+                HermesRelayTheme(themePreference = theme) {
+                    LazyColumn(
+                        Modifier.fillMaxSize().background(MaterialTheme.colorScheme.background).padding(12.dp),
+                        verticalArrangement = Arrangement.spacedBy(12.dp),
+                    ) {
+                        items(messages.size, key = { messages[it].id }) { index ->
+                            MessageBubble(messages[index], showAgentIdentity = false, isFirstInGroup = index == 0 || index == 2,
+                                isLastInGroup = index != 0, animationEnabled = false)
+                        }
+                    }
+                }
+            }
+        }
+        val directory = File("build/ui-evidence/bubble-polish").apply { mkdirs() }
+        compose.onRoot().captureRoboImage(File(directory, "$name-top.png").path)
+        repeat(3) { compose.onNode(hasScrollAction()).performTouchInput { swipeUp() } }
+        compose.onRoot().captureRoboImage(File(directory, "$name-bottom.png").path)
+    }
+
+    private fun correction() = ChatMessage(id = "correction", role = MessageRole.USER, content = "Test", timestamp = TIMESTAMP,
+        deliveryStatus = MessageDeliveryStatus.STEERED)
+
+    companion object { private const val TIMESTAMP = 1_700_000_000_000L }
+}

app/src/test/kotlin/com/hermesandroid/relay/screenshots/ClarifyBatchScreenshotTest.kt

@@ -0,0 +1,105 @@
+package com.hermesandroid.relay.screenshots
+
+import androidx.compose.foundation.background
+import androidx.compose.foundation.layout.fillMaxSize
+import androidx.compose.foundation.layout.padding
+import androidx.compose.foundation.lazy.LazyColumn
+import androidx.compose.material3.MaterialTheme
+import androidx.compose.runtime.CompositionLocalProvider
+import androidx.compose.ui.Modifier
+import androidx.compose.ui.platform.LocalDensity
+import androidx.compose.ui.test.hasScrollAction
+import androidx.compose.ui.test.junit4.v2.createComposeRule
+import androidx.compose.ui.test.onRoot
+import androidx.compose.ui.test.performTouchInput
+import androidx.compose.ui.test.swipeUp
+import androidx.compose.ui.unit.Density
+import androidx.compose.ui.unit.dp
+import androidx.test.ext.junit.runners.AndroidJUnit4
+import com.github.takahirom.roborazzi.captureRoboImage
+import com.hermesandroid.relay.data.ChatMessage
+import com.hermesandroid.relay.data.HermesCard
+import com.hermesandroid.relay.data.HermesCardClarifyBatch
+import com.hermesandroid.relay.data.HermesCardClarifyQuestion
+import com.hermesandroid.relay.data.HermesCardInput
+import com.hermesandroid.relay.data.MessageRole
+import com.hermesandroid.relay.ui.components.MessageBubble
+import com.hermesandroid.relay.ui.theme.HermesRelayTheme
+import java.io.File
+import org.junit.Rule
+import org.junit.Test
+import org.junit.runner.RunWith
+import org.robolectric.annotation.Config
+import org.robolectric.annotation.GraphicsMode
+
+@RunWith(AndroidJUnit4::class)
+@GraphicsMode(GraphicsMode.Mode.NATIVE)
+class ClarifyBatchScreenshotTest {
+    @get:Rule val compose = createComposeRule()
+
+    @Test @Config(qualifiers = "w320dp-h568dp-xhdpi")
+    fun compactDark() = capture("compact-dark")
+
+    @Test @Config(qualifiers = "w320dp-h568dp-xhdpi")
+    fun compactLightLargeText() = capture("compact-light-font-1_5", theme = "light", scale = 1.5f)
+
+    @Test @Config(qualifiers = "w720dp-h360dp-xhdpi")
+    fun landscape() = capture("landscape", width = 540)
+
+    @Test @Config(qualifiers = "w330dp-h720dp-xhdpi")
+    fun narrowFoldable() = capture("foldable-pane", scale = 1.5f)
+
+    @Test @Config(qualifiers = "w360dp-h720dp-xhdpi")
+    fun partialProgress() = capture("partial", answered = 1)
+
+    @Test @Config(qualifiers = "w360dp-h720dp-xhdpi")
+    fun sending() = capture("sending", answered = 1, submitting = true)
+
+    @Test @Config(qualifiers = "w360dp-h720dp-xhdpi")
+    fun completed() = capture("completed", answered = 2)
+
+    @Test @Config(qualifiers = "w320dp-h568dp-xhdpi")
+    fun expiredPartial() = capture("expired-partial", answered = 1, expired = true)
+
+    private fun capture(
+        name: String, theme: String = "dark", scale: Float = 1f, width: Int = 300,
+        answered: Int = 0, submitting: Boolean = false, expired: Boolean = false,
+    ) {
+        val options = listOf(
+            "Keep both systems running while traffic moves in measured stages (Recommended)",
+            "Migrate everything immediately and accept a short maintenance window",
+            "Pause until every downstream consumer has been verified",
+            "Use a reversible canary rollout with automatic rollback thresholds",
+        )
+        val questions = listOf(
+            HermesCardClarifyQuestion("q0", "Which deployment approach should I use for the migration, given the existing clients and the rollback requirements?",
+                HermesCardInput(HermesCardInput.Kinds.CHOICE, options, allowFreeText = true),
+                answer = options[0].takeIf { answered > 0 }),
+            HermesCardClarifyQuestion("q1", "Which environments should receive this change?",
+                HermesCardInput(HermesCardInput.Kinds.CHOICE, listOf("Staging", "Production"), multiSelect = true, allowFreeText = true),
+                answer = "[\"Staging\",\"Production\"]".takeIf { answered > 1 }, submitting = submitting),
+        )
+        val card = HermesCard(type = HermesCard.BuiltInTypes.ASK_CLARIFY, title = "Hermes needs clarification",
+            id = "batch", clarifyBatch = HermesCardClarifyBatch(questions, expiresAtMillis = if (expired) 1L else null))
+        compose.setContent {
+            val density = LocalDensity.current
+            CompositionLocalProvider(LocalDensity provides Density(density.density, scale)) {
+                HermesRelayTheme(themePreference = theme) {
+                    LazyColumn(Modifier.fillMaxSize().background(MaterialTheme.colorScheme.background).padding(10.dp)) {
+                        item {
+                            MessageBubble(
+                                message = ChatMessage(id = "batch-message", role = MessageRole.ASSISTANT, content = "",
+                                    timestamp = 0L, cards = listOf(card), clientOnly = true),
+                                maxBubbleWidth = width.dp, showTimestamps = false, animationEnabled = false,
+                            )
+                        }
+                    }
+                }
+            }
+        }
+        val directory = File("build/ui-evidence/clarify-batch").apply { mkdirs() }
+        compose.onRoot().captureRoboImage(File(directory, "$name-top.png").path)
+        repeat(4) { compose.onNode(hasScrollAction()).performTouchInput { swipeUp() } }
+        compose.onRoot().captureRoboImage(File(directory, "$name-bottom.png").path)
+    }
+}

app/src/test/kotlin/com/hermesandroid/relay/ui/components/ClarifyBatchInteractionTest.kt

@@ -0,0 +1,120 @@
+package com.hermesandroid.relay.ui.components
+
+import androidx.compose.material3.MaterialTheme
+import androidx.compose.runtime.getValue
+import androidx.compose.runtime.mutableStateOf
+import androidx.compose.runtime.setValue
+import androidx.compose.ui.test.assertIsNotEnabled
+import androidx.compose.ui.test.assertIsSelected
+import androidx.compose.ui.test.assertIsFocused
+import androidx.compose.ui.test.junit4.StateRestorationTester
+import androidx.compose.ui.test.performKeyInput
+import androidx.compose.ui.test.performSemanticsAction
+import androidx.compose.ui.test.pressKey
+import androidx.compose.ui.input.key.Key
+import androidx.compose.ui.input.InputMode
+import androidx.compose.ui.input.InputModeManager
+import androidx.compose.ui.platform.LocalInputModeManager
+import androidx.compose.ui.semantics.SemanticsActions
+import androidx.compose.ui.test.junit4.v2.createComposeRule
+import androidx.compose.ui.test.onNodeWithContentDescription
+import androidx.compose.ui.test.onNodeWithText
+import androidx.compose.ui.test.performClick
+import androidx.compose.ui.test.performImeAction
+import androidx.compose.ui.test.performTextInput
+import androidx.test.ext.junit.runners.AndroidJUnit4
+import com.hermesandroid.relay.data.HermesCard
+import com.hermesandroid.relay.data.HermesCardClarifyBatch
+import com.hermesandroid.relay.data.HermesCardClarifyQuestion
+import com.hermesandroid.relay.data.HermesCardInput
+import org.junit.Assert.assertEquals
+import org.junit.Rule
+import org.junit.Test
+import org.junit.runner.RunWith
+import org.robolectric.annotation.Config
+import org.robolectric.annotation.GraphicsMode
+
+@RunWith(AndroidJUnit4::class)
+@GraphicsMode(GraphicsMode.Mode.NATIVE)
+@Config(qualifiers = "w360dp-h720dp-xhdpi")
+class ClarifyBatchInteractionTest {
+    @get:Rule val compose = createComposeRule()
+
+    @Test fun draftsAndSelectionSurviveSavedStateAndFocusFollowsQuestionOrder() {
+        val restoration = StateRestorationTester(compose)
+        lateinit var inputMode: InputModeManager
+        restoration.setContent {
+            inputMode = LocalInputModeManager.current
+            MaterialTheme {
+                HermesCardBubble(card().copy(clarifyBatch = HermesCardClarifyBatch(listOf(question))),
+                    "batch", emptyList(), { _, _ -> }, { _, _ -> })
+            }
+        }
+        compose.onNodeWithText("Stage").performClick()
+        compose.onNodeWithContentDescription("Other (type your answer)…").performTextInput("Keep rollback")
+        restoration.emulateSavedInstanceStateRestore()
+        compose.onNodeWithText("Stage").assertIsSelected()
+        compose.onNodeWithText("Keep rollback").assertExists()
+        compose.runOnIdle { inputMode.requestInputMode(InputMode.Keyboard) }
+        compose.onNodeWithText("Stage").performSemanticsAction(SemanticsActions.RequestFocus) { it() }
+        compose.onNodeWithText("Stage").assertIsFocused()
+        compose.onNodeWithText("Stage").performKeyInput { pressKey(Key.Tab) }
+        compose.onNodeWithText("Production").assertIsFocused()
+    }
+
+    @Test fun multiSelectImeRetryKeepsChoicesAndDraftAndDisablesDuplicateActions() {
+        var submitting by mutableStateOf(false)
+        val answers = mutableListOf<Pair<String, String>>()
+        compose.setContent {
+            MaterialTheme {
+                HermesCardBubble(
+                    card = card().copy(clarifyBatch = HermesCardClarifyBatch(listOf(question.copy(submitting = submitting)))),
+                    cardKey = "batch", dispatches = emptyList(), onActionTap = { _, _ -> },
+                    onInputSubmit = { key, value -> answers += key to value; submitting = true },
+                )
+            }
+        }
+        compose.onNodeWithText("Submit").assertIsNotEnabled()
+        compose.onNodeWithContentDescription("Other (type your answer)…").apply {
+            performTextInput("   ")
+            performImeAction()
+        }
+        compose.runOnIdle { assertEquals(0, answers.size) }
+        compose.onNodeWithText("Stage").performClick().assertIsSelected()
+        compose.onNodeWithContentDescription("Other (type your answer)…").apply {
+            performTextInput("custom")
+            performImeAction()
+        }
+        compose.onNodeWithText("Stage").assertIsNotEnabled()
+        compose.onNodeWithText("Submit").assertIsNotEnabled()
+        compose.runOnIdle {
+            assertEquals(listOf("qid-key" to "[\"Stage\",\"custom\"]"), answers)
+            submitting = false
+        }
+        compose.onNodeWithText("Stage").assertIsSelected()
+        compose.onNodeWithText("Submit").performClick()
+        compose.runOnIdle { assertEquals(answers[0], answers[1]) }
+    }
+
+    @Test fun confirmedQuestionAdvancesAndExpiredBatchRetainsAnswersWithoutInputs() {
+        var batch by mutableStateOf(HermesCardClarifyBatch(listOf(question,
+            question.copy(key = "second", question = "Anything else?", input = HermesCardInput(HermesCardInput.Kinds.TEXT, allowFreeText = true)))))
+        compose.setContent {
+            MaterialTheme {
+                HermesCardBubble(card().copy(clarifyBatch = batch), "batch", emptyList(), { _, _ -> }, { _, _ -> })
+            }
+        }
+        compose.runOnIdle { batch = batch.copy(questions = batch.questions.map { if (it.key == "qid-key") it.copy(answer = "[\"Stage\"]") else it }) }
+        compose.onNodeWithText("Question 2 of 2").assertExists()
+        compose.onNodeWithText("Anything else?").assertExists()
+        compose.onNodeWithText("Stage").assertDoesNotExist()
+        compose.runOnIdle { batch = batch.copy(expiresAtMillis = 1L) }
+        compose.onNodeWithText("This request has ended").assertExists()
+        compose.onNodeWithText("Stage").assertExists()
+        compose.onNodeWithContentDescription("Type an answer…").assertDoesNotExist()
+    }
+
+    private val question = HermesCardClarifyQuestion("qid-key", "Which environments?",
+        HermesCardInput(HermesCardInput.Kinds.CHOICE, listOf("Stage", "Production"), multiSelect = true, allowFreeText = true))
+    private fun card() = HermesCard(HermesCard.BuiltInTypes.ASK_CLARIFY, title = "Hermes needs clarification")
+}

app/src/test/kotlin/com/hermesandroid/relay/viewmodel/ChatViewModelGatewayInboundTurnTest.kt

@@ -2747,6 +2747,121 @@ class ChatViewModelGatewayInboundTurnTest {
         awaitCondition { viewModel.pendingAsk.value == null }
     }
 
+    private fun presentBatchClarify(requestId: String = "batch") {
+        serverWs.send(gatewayHarness.eventFrame("clarify.request",
+            gatewayHarness.json.parseToJsonElement("""{"request_id":"$requestId","questions":[
+                {"qid":"route/a","question":"Which deployment?","choices":["Canary","Immediate"]},
+                {"qid":"environment:b","question":"Which environments?","choices":["Stage","Production"],"multi_select":true}
+            ]}""") as kotlinx.serialization.json.JsonObject, "live-resumed"))
+        awaitCondition { viewModel.pendingAsk.value?.ask?.requestId == requestId }
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    fun batchClarifyInFlightAnswerSurvivesSessionRoundTripWithoutDuplicateRpc() {
+        val contextKey = AgentDisplay.profileContextKey("connection-a", null)
+        val store = MemoryCheckpointStore()
+        viewModel.setChatTurnCheckpointStore(store)
+        viewModel.switchProfileContext(contextKey, STORED_SESSION_ID)
+        viewModel.sendMessage("Ask before continuing")
+        gatewayHarness.awaitRpc("prompt.submit")
+        presentBatchClarify()
+        val pending = requireNotNull(viewModel.pendingAsk.value)
+        val key = com.hermesandroid.relay.data.clarifyQuestionCardKey(pending.cardKey, "route/a")
+        gatewayHarness.suppressAckMethods += "clarify.respond"
+        viewModel.answerAsk(pending.messageId, key, "Canary")
+        shadowOf(Looper.getMainLooper()).idle()
+        val ack = gatewayHarness.awaitPendingAck()
+        viewModel.switchSession("other-session")
+        awaitCondition { handler.currentSessionId.value == "other-session" && store.checkpoint?.pendingAsk != null }
+        gatewayHarness.recoveryRunning = true
+        viewModel.switchSession(STORED_SESSION_ID)
+        awaitCondition { viewModel.pendingAsk.value != null && handler.currentSessionId.value == STORED_SESSION_ID }
+        val restored = requireNotNull(viewModel.pendingAsk.value)
+        assertEquals(pending.ownerId, restored.ownerId)
+        viewModel.answerAsk(restored.messageId, key, "Canary")
+        gatewayHarness.releaseAck(ack)
+        awaitCondition { viewModel.pendingAsk.value?.ask?.answers?.get("route/a") == "Canary" }
+        assertEquals(1, gatewayHarness.rpcLog.count { it.first == "clarify.respond" })
+        gatewayHarness.suppressAckMethods -= "clarify.respond"
+        viewModel.answerAsk(restored.messageId,
+            com.hermesandroid.relay.data.clarifyQuestionCardKey(restored.cardKey, "environment:b"), "[\"Stage\"]")
+        awaitCondition { viewModel.pendingAsk.value == null }
+        serverWs.send(gatewayHarness.eventFrame("message.complete", buildJsonObject { put("text", "All answers received") }, "live-resumed"))
+        awaitCondition { !handler.isStreaming.value && !gatewayClient.hasActiveTurn() }
+        assertEquals(2, gatewayHarness.rpcLog.count { it.first == "clarify.respond" })
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    fun batchClarifyKeepsPartialProgressRejectsDuplicateAndNeverSendsChatAnswers() {
+        viewModel.sendMessage("Ask a batch")
+        gatewayHarness.awaitRpc("prompt.submit")
+        presentBatchClarify()
+        val pending = requireNotNull(viewModel.pendingAsk.value)
+        val key = com.hermesandroid.relay.data.clarifyQuestionCardKey(pending.cardKey, "route/a")
+        gatewayHarness.suppressAckMethods += "clarify.respond"
+        viewModel.answerAsk(pending.messageId, key, "Canary")
+        viewModel.answerAsk(pending.messageId, key, "Canary")
+        shadowOf(Looper.getMainLooper()).idle()
+        val ack = gatewayHarness.awaitPendingAck()
+        assertEquals(1, gatewayHarness.rpcLog.count { it.first == "clarify.respond" })
+        gatewayHarness.releaseAck(ack)
+        awaitCondition { viewModel.pendingAsk.value?.ask?.answers?.get("route/a") == "Canary" }
+        presentBatchClarify()
+        viewModel.answerAsk(pending.messageId, key, "Immediate")
+        assertEquals("Canary", viewModel.pendingAsk.value?.ask?.answers?.get("route/a"))
+        gatewayHarness.suppressAckMethods -= "clarify.respond"
+        val secondKey = com.hermesandroid.relay.data.clarifyQuestionCardKey(pending.cardKey, "environment:b")
+        viewModel.answerAsk(pending.messageId, secondKey, "[\"Stage\",\"Production\"]")
+        awaitCondition { viewModel.pendingAsk.value == null }
+        val responses = gatewayHarness.rpcLog.filter { it.first == "clarify.respond" }.map { it.second }
+        assertEquals(listOf(JsonPrimitive("route/a"), JsonPrimitive("environment:b")), responses.map { it["question_id"] })
+        assertEquals(1, gatewayHarness.rpcLog.count { it.first == "prompt.submit" })
+        val card = handler.messages.value.single { it.id == pending.messageId }.cards.single()
+        assertEquals(listOf("Canary", "[\"Stage\",\"Production\"]"), card.clarifyBatch?.questions?.map { it.answer })
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    fun batchClarifyFailedRpcCanRetryAndWhitespaceCannotSubmit() {
+        viewModel.sendMessage("Ask a batch")
+        gatewayHarness.awaitRpc("prompt.submit")
+        presentBatchClarify()
+        val pending = requireNotNull(viewModel.pendingAsk.value)
+        val key = com.hermesandroid.relay.data.clarifyQuestionCardKey(pending.cardKey, "route/a")
+        viewModel.answerAsk(pending.messageId, key, "   ")
+        assertTrue(gatewayHarness.rpcLog.none { it.first == "clarify.respond" })
+        gatewayHarness.rpcErrors["clarify.respond"] = 5030 to "Try again"
+        viewModel.answerAsk(pending.messageId, key, "Canary")
+        awaitCondition { gatewayHarness.rpcLog.any { it.first == "clarify.respond" } &&
+            handler.messages.value.single { it.id == pending.messageId }.cards.single().clarifyBatch?.questions?.first()?.submitting == false }
+        assertTrue(requireNotNull(viewModel.pendingAsk.value).ask.answers.isEmpty())
+        gatewayHarness.rpcErrors.remove("clarify.respond")
+        viewModel.answerAsk(pending.messageId, key, "  custom route  ")
+        awaitCondition { viewModel.pendingAsk.value?.ask?.answers?.get("route/a") == "custom route" }
+        assertEquals(2, gatewayHarness.rpcLog.count { it.first == "clarify.respond" })
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    fun staleExpiredBatchResponseCannotRetireReusedRequestId() {
+        viewModel.sendMessage("Ask a batch")
+        gatewayHarness.awaitRpc("prompt.submit")
+        presentBatchClarify()
+        val pending = requireNotNull(viewModel.pendingAsk.value)
+        gatewayHarness.suppressAckMethods += "clarify.respond"
+        viewModel.answerAsk(pending.messageId, com.hermesandroid.relay.data.clarifyQuestionCardKey(pending.cardKey, "route/a"), "Canary")
+        shadowOf(Looper.getMainLooper()).idle()
+        val ack = gatewayHarness.awaitPendingAck()
+        serverWs.send(gatewayHarness.eventFrame("clarify.expire", buildJsonObject { put("request_id", "batch") }, "live-resumed"))
+        awaitCondition { viewModel.pendingAsk.value == null }
+        presentBatchClarify()
+        val newOwner = requireNotNull(viewModel.pendingAsk.value).ownerId
+        gatewayHarness.releaseAck(ack, buildJsonObject { put("status", "expired") })
+        gatewayHarness.suppressAckMethods -= "clarify.respond"
+        val current = requireNotNull(viewModel.pendingAsk.value)
+        viewModel.answerAsk(current.messageId, com.hermesandroid.relay.data.clarifyQuestionCardKey(current.cardKey, "route/a"), "Immediate")
+        awaitCondition { viewModel.pendingAsk.value?.ask?.answers?.get("route/a") == "Immediate" }
+        assertEquals(newOwner, viewModel.pendingAsk.value?.ownerId)
+    }
+
     @Test
     fun authoritativeClarifyExpiryCollapsesCardAndRejectsLateAction() {
         viewModel.sendMessage("Ask a question")

docs/gateway-contract-testing.md

@@ -68,6 +68,9 @@ the upstream contract identifiers it depends on.
 |---|---|
 | `initial_history_bind` | Durable, profile-scoped history is already available when the client resumes and first binds its rendered transcript |
 | `ordinary_turn` | Normal message start, deltas, completion, and persisted history |
+| `clarify_legacy` | Top-level single question and unkeyed `clarify.respond` |
+| `clarify_normalized_single` | One normalized `questions[]` entry still requires its exact `qid` |
+| `clarify_batch` | Independent qid responses, partial acknowledgement, and answered-question replay on reconnect |
 | `session_initialization_failure` | Exact-session initialization error arrives before a lazy create acknowledgement; Android must fail the pending send without waiting for the readiness deadline |
 | `subagent_child_preview` | Child activity continues after the parent terminal, followed by child completion and a separate completion wake; preview ownership remains on the same profile/session |
 | `ownership_rejection` | A submit acknowledged before the defense-in-depth ownership check emits the canonical terminal refusal; no user/model row is persisted and clients must not enter history recovery |

docs/localization-status.json

@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@
       "verification": "ai-translated",
       "review_refs": [],
       "source_sha256": {
-        "main": "03856583805b7bfa6f8134b9ff3bdc1c8f3bbd7b2a342dcd890ded66a04ee842",
+        "main": "8588c42385e783a2ddf888b515ca6b97a5df44a30d3619c048d3d03d91dd5278",
         "sideload": "4abff4f1069091ec2de735c3037a7ec7d77699cb4321e8511a622437bceaf7c2"
       },
       "surfaces": {
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@
       "verification": "ai-translated",
       "review_refs": [],
       "source_sha256": {
-        "main": "03856583805b7bfa6f8134b9ff3bdc1c8f3bbd7b2a342dcd890ded66a04ee842",
+        "main": "8588c42385e783a2ddf888b515ca6b97a5df44a30d3619c048d3d03d91dd5278",
         "sideload": "4abff4f1069091ec2de735c3037a7ec7d77699cb4321e8511a622437bceaf7c2"
       },
       "surfaces": {
@@ -72,7 +72,7 @@
       "verification": "ai-translated",
       "review_refs": [],
       "source_sha256": {
-        "main": "03856583805b7bfa6f8134b9ff3bdc1c8f3bbd7b2a342dcd890ded66a04ee842",
+        "main": "8588c42385e783a2ddf888b515ca6b97a5df44a30d3619c048d3d03d91dd5278",
         "sideload": "4abff4f1069091ec2de735c3037a7ec7d77699cb4321e8511a622437bceaf7c2"
       },
       "surfaces": {
@@ -96,7 +96,7 @@
       "verification": "ai-translated",
       "review_refs": [],
       "source_sha256": {
-        "main": "03856583805b7bfa6f8134b9ff3bdc1c8f3bbd7b2a342dcd890ded66a04ee842",
+        "main": "8588c42385e783a2ddf888b515ca6b97a5df44a30d3619c048d3d03d91dd5278",
         "sideload": "4abff4f1069091ec2de735c3037a7ec7d77699cb4321e8511a622437bceaf7c2"
       },
       "surfaces": {
@@ -120,7 +120,7 @@
       "verification": "ai-translated",
       "review_refs": [],
       "source_sha256": {
-        "main": "03856583805b7bfa6f8134b9ff3bdc1c8f3bbd7b2a342dcd890ded66a04ee842",
+        "main": "8588c42385e783a2ddf888b515ca6b97a5df44a30d3619c048d3d03d91dd5278",
         "sideload": "4abff4f1069091ec2de735c3037a7ec7d77699cb4321e8511a622437bceaf7c2"
       },
       "surfaces": {
@@ -135,7 +135,7 @@
       "verification": "ai-translated",
       "review_refs": [],
       "source_sha256": {
-        "main": "03856583805b7bfa6f8134b9ff3bdc1c8f3bbd7b2a342dcd890ded66a04ee842",
+        "main": "8588c42385e783a2ddf888b515ca6b97a5df44a30d3619c048d3d03d91dd5278",
         "sideload": "4abff4f1069091ec2de735c3037a7ec7d77699cb4321e8511a622437bceaf7c2"
       },
       "surfaces": {

docs/spec.md

@@ -640,7 +640,7 @@ Bottom navigation bar with 4 tabs:
 - **Agent Passport — profile inspection/configuration** — upstream Hermes profiles are selected from the Profile Shelf or the Passport's shared full switcher. Passport retains identity customization, model/personality/reasoning/safety configuration, inspection, and session analytics; it is not a second profile-picker implementation. See `docs/decisions.md` §21 and ADR 48.
 - **Agent sheet — Personality section** — personalities fetched from `GET /api/config` (`config.agent.personalities`). Shows server default (from `config.display.personality`) + all configured. Active personality name shown on assistant chat bubbles.
 - **Agent sheet — Approval controls** — gateway contract v3 exposes the profile-persisted `approvals.mode` policy (`manual` / `smart` / `off`) separately from YOLO. The launch/default profile gets the three-way control; multiplexed non-launch profiles reconcile `session.info.approval_mode` read-only until upstream config RPCs honor profile scope. The existing YOLO switch remains an explicit per-session override and never silently writes profile configuration. Older gateways keep chat and YOLO available while the profile control explains that an upstream update is required.
-- **Interactive clarify cards** — ordinary upstream choices retain one-tap submission; `multi_select:true` choices toggle independently and require explicit submission as one JSON-array answer. Open text remains available for an Other answer. Android never invents a clarify deadline when upstream omits timeout metadata: the correlated `clarify.expire` event or an expired response retires the card authoritatively.
+- **Interactive clarify cards** — ordinary upstream choices retain one-tap submission; `multi_select:true` choices toggle independently and require explicit submission as one JSON-array answer. Open text remains available for an Other answer. Upstream `questions[]` batches use one progressive card, retain exact qids, and answer each question through `clarify.respond` with `question_id`. Confirmed answers survive checkpoint recovery and merge with upstream replay without resubmission. Legacy top-level questions keep their original wire shape. Android never invents a clarify deadline when upstream omits timeout metadata: the correlated `clarify.expire` event or an expired response retires the card authoritatively.
 - **Streaming dots** — animated pulsing 3-dot indicator replaces static "streaming..." text
 - Displays: streaming delta text; quiet thinking/reasoning disclosures that open while live and collapse when settled; consecutive routine tool activity summarized as one live ticker or settled disclosure; standalone lifecycle surfaces for approvals, failures, generated media, file edits, and delegated work; per-message token counts + cost
 

scripts/check-gateway-scenario-conformance.py

@@ -36,7 +36,9 @@ SESSION_EXCLUSIVE_SUBMIT = "gateway.session_exclusive_submit"
 SUBAGENT_CHILD_WATCH = "gateway.subagent_child_watch"
 SESSION_INITIALIZATION = "gateway.session_initialization"
 API_BOUNDARY = "api.fallback_boundary"
+CLARIFY = "gateway.clarify"
 ALL_CONTRACTS = (
+    CLARIFY,
     GATEWAY_TERMINAL,
     GATEWAY_SETTLED_INFO,
     SESSION_ACTIVATE,
@@ -541,6 +543,27 @@ def load_requirements(manifest: Path | None) -> tuple[str, ...]:
     return tuple(contract for contract in ALL_CONTRACTS if contract in requested)
 
 
+def _check_clarify(server: SourceFile) -> CheckResult:
+    bridge = server.function("_clarify_block")
+    respond = server.function("_respond")
+    replay = server.function("_pending_clarify_request_payload")
+    block = server.function("_block")
+    required = (
+        {"questions", "qid", "question", "choices", "multi_select"} <= _string_constants(bridge)
+        and {"question_id", "request_id", "answers", "remaining", "expired"} <= _string_constants(respond)
+        and {"answers", "clarify.request"} <= _string_constants(replay)
+        and {"answers", "timed_out"} <= _string_constants(block)
+    )
+    return CheckResult(
+        CLARIFY, required,
+        tuple(server.evidence(node, label) for node, label in (
+            (bridge, "legacy and qid batch wire"), (respond, "per-question response"),
+            (replay, "answered-qid replay"), (block, "partial timeout"),
+        )),
+        None if required else "Clarify wire, response, replay, or partial-timeout contract changed",
+    )
+
+
 def audit_sources(root: Path, requirements: Iterable[str]) -> list[CheckResult]:
     server = SourceFile(root, SERVER)
     methods = SourceFile(root, SESSION_METHODS)
@@ -558,6 +581,7 @@ def audit_sources(root: Path, requirements: Iterable[str]) -> list[CheckResult]:
         raise ValueError("fork marker(s) found in upstream source: " + ", ".join(fork_hits))
 
     checks = {
+        CLARIFY: lambda: _check_clarify(server),
         GATEWAY_TERMINAL: lambda: _check_gateway_terminal(
             SourceFile(root, "tui_gateway/prompt_turn.py")
             if (root / "tui_gateway/prompt_turn.py").is_file() else server

scripts/tests/check_gateway_scenario_conformance_test.py

@@ -17,6 +17,19 @@ SPEC.loader.exec_module(module)
 
 
 SERVER_SOURCE = '''
+def _clarify_block(sid, q, c, multi_select=False, questions=None):
+    return {"questions": [{"qid": "q0", "question": q, "choices": c, "multi_select": multi_select}]}
+
+def _respond(rid, params, key):
+    return {"question_id": params.get("question_id"), "request_id": params.get("request_id"),
+            "answers": {}, "remaining": [], "status": "expired"}
+
+def _pending_clarify_request_payload(sid):
+    return {"answers": {}, "event": "clarify.request"}
+
+def _block(event, sid, payload):
+    return {"answers": {}, "timed_out": True}
+
 def _session_info(agent, session=None):
     return {"running": bool((session or {}).get("running"))}
 
@@ -164,6 +177,13 @@ async def _handle_runs(request):
 
 
 class GatewayScenarioConformanceTest(unittest.TestCase):
+    def test_clarify_conformance_requires_question_ownership_and_replay(self) -> None:
+        results = module.audit_sources(self.root, [module.CLARIFY])
+        self.assertTrue(results[0].passed)
+        source = self.root / module.SERVER
+        source.write_text(SERVER_SOURCE.replace('"remaining"', '"other"'), encoding="utf-8")
+        self.assertFalse(module.audit_sources(self.root, [module.CLARIFY])[0].passed)
+
     def setUp(self):
         self.temp = tempfile.TemporaryDirectory()
         self.root = Path(self.temp.name)

test-fixtures/vanilla-gateway/README.md

@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ distribution, and trust installation are deliberately outside this fixture.
 - `POST /api/auth/ws-ticket` mints a fresh, single-use 30-second ticket.
 - `GET /api/ws?ticket=...` upgrades to WebSocket and sends `gateway.ready`.
 - JSON-RPC methods: `session.create`, `session.resume`, `session.activate`,
-  `session.active_list`, `prompt.submit`, and `session.interrupt` when the
+  `session.active_list`, `prompt.submit`, `clarify.respond`, and `session.interrupt` when the
   selected scenario enables them.
 - `GET /api/sessions/{stored-id}/messages` returns persisted, paginated history
   and accepts the upstream `profile`, `limit`, `offset`, and `order` query shape.
@@ -66,6 +66,7 @@ ordered `steps` list using these operations:
 | Operation | Purpose |
 |---|---|
 | `event` | Send a Gateway event with `exact`, `foreign`, or `unscoped` identity. |
+| `clarify` | Emit the supplied Clarify `payload` and wait for its legacy answer or every batch qid; activation replays confirmed answers. |
 | `persist` | Append authoritative Dashboard history rows. |
 | `sleep` | Create a bounded deterministic ordering window (maximum 5 seconds). |
 | `set_running` | Change the authoritative session running state. |

test-fixtures/vanilla-gateway/tests/test_fixture.py

@@ -18,6 +18,58 @@ from vanilla_gateway.evidence import EvidenceLog  # noqa: E402
 
 
 class FixtureTestCase(unittest.IsolatedAsyncioTestCase):
+    async def test_clarify_batch_requires_each_qid_and_replays_partial_progress(self) -> None:
+        fixture, base_url = await self.start("clarify_batch")
+        ws, _ = await self.connect(base_url)
+        await self.rpc(ws, 1, "prompt.submit")
+        frames = await self.frames_until(ws, lambda f: f.get("params", {}).get("type") == "clarify.request")
+        request = frames[-1]["params"]["payload"]
+        rid = request["request_id"]
+        await self.rpc(ws, 2, "clarify.respond", {"request_id": rid, "question_id": "foreign", "answer": "x"})
+        frames = await self.frames_until(ws, lambda f: f.get("id") == 2)
+        self.assertEqual(4002, frames[-1]["error"]["code"])
+        await self.rpc(ws, 3, "clarify.respond", {"request_id": rid, "question_id": "route/a", "answer": "Canary"})
+        frames = await self.frames_until(ws, lambda f: f.get("id") == 3)
+        self.assertEqual(["environment:b"], frames[-1]["result"]["remaining"])
+        self.assertTrue(fixture.running)
+        await ws.close()
+        ws, _ = await self.connect(base_url)
+        await self.rpc(ws, 4, "session.activate", {"session_id": fixture.scenario.live_session_id})
+        frames = await self.frames_until(ws, lambda f: f.get("id") == 4)
+        self.assertEqual({"route/a": "Canary"}, frames[-1]["result"]["pending_clarify"]["answers"])
+        await self.rpc(ws, 5, "clarify.respond", {
+            "request_id": rid, "question_id": "environment:b", "answer": '["Stage","Production"]',
+        })
+        frames = await self.frames_until(ws, lambda f: f.get("id") == 5)
+        self.assertEqual([], frames[-1]["result"]["remaining"])
+        self.assertEqual('["Stage","Production"]', fixture._clarify_answers["environment:b"])
+        frames = await self.frames_until(ws, lambda f: f.get("params", {}).get("type") == "message.complete")
+        self.assertEqual("message.complete", frames[-1]["params"]["type"])
+
+    async def test_clarify_legacy_keeps_unkeyed_response(self) -> None:
+        _, base_url = await self.start("clarify_legacy")
+        ws, _ = await self.connect(base_url)
+        await self.rpc(ws, 1, "prompt.submit")
+        frames = await self.frames_until(ws, lambda f: f.get("params", {}).get("type") == "clarify.request")
+        payload = frames[-1]["params"]["payload"]
+        self.assertNotIn("questions", payload)
+        await self.rpc(ws, 2, "clarify.respond", {"request_id": payload["request_id"], "answer": "Canary"})
+        frames = await self.frames_until(ws, lambda f: f.get("id") == 2)
+        self.assertEqual("ok", frames[-1]["result"]["status"])
+
+    async def test_one_normalized_question_is_still_qid_owned(self) -> None:
+        _, base_url = await self.start("clarify_normalized_single")
+        ws, _ = await self.connect(base_url)
+        await self.rpc(ws, 1, "prompt.submit")
+        frames = await self.frames_until(ws, lambda f: f.get("params", {}).get("type") == "clarify.request")
+        payload = frames[-1]["params"]["payload"]
+        self.assertEqual(1, len(payload["questions"]))
+        await self.rpc(ws, 2, "clarify.respond", {
+            "request_id": payload["request_id"], "question_id": payload["questions"][0]["qid"], "answer": "Canary",
+        })
+        frames = await self.frames_until(ws, lambda f: f.get("id") == 2)
+        self.assertEqual([], frames[-1]["result"]["remaining"])
+
     async def asyncSetUp(self) -> None:
         self.session = ClientSession()
         self.runner: web.AppRunner | None = None

test-fixtures/vanilla-gateway/vanilla_gateway/scenario.py

@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ class ScenarioError(ValueError):
     """Raised when a scenario does not satisfy the fixture schema."""
 
 
-_STEP_OPS = {"event", "persist", "sleep", "close", "set_running"}
+_STEP_OPS = {"event", "persist", "sleep", "close", "set_running", "clarify"}
 _LIVE_STATUSES = {"starting", "working", "waiting", "idle"}
 _SAFE_NAME = re.compile(r"[A-Za-z0-9_.-]{1,120}")
 
@@ -68,6 +68,16 @@ class Scenario:
                     raise ScenarioError("event scope must be exact, foreign, or unscoped")
                 if step["op"] == "persist" and not isinstance(step.get("messages"), list):
                     raise ScenarioError("persist step requires a messages list")
+                if step["op"] == "clarify":
+                    payload = step.get("payload")
+                    if not isinstance(payload, dict) or not isinstance(payload.get("request_id"), str):
+                        raise ScenarioError("clarify step requires a request_id payload")
+                    questions = payload.get("questions", [])
+                    if not isinstance(questions, list) or any(
+                        not isinstance(q, dict) or not isinstance(q.get("qid"), str) or not q["qid"]
+                        for q in questions
+                    ):
+                        raise ScenarioError("clarify questions require exact qids")
                 if step["op"] == "set_running" and not isinstance(step.get("value"), bool):
                     raise ScenarioError("set_running step requires a boolean value")
                 if step["op"] == "sleep":

test-fixtures/vanilla-gateway/vanilla_gateway/scenarios/clarify_batch.json

@@ -0,0 +1,52 @@
+{
+  "name": "clarify_batch",
+  "live_session_id": "fixture-live-clarify",
+  "stored_session_id": "fixture-stored-clarify",
+  "profile": "default",
+  "contract_requirements": [
+    "gateway.clarify"
+  ],
+  "turns": [
+    {
+      "steps": [
+        {
+          "op": "event",
+          "type": "message.start"
+        },
+        {
+          "op": "clarify",
+          "payload": {
+            "request_id": "clarify-batch",
+            "questions": [
+              {
+                "qid": "route/a",
+                "question": "Which deployment?",
+                "choices": [
+                  "Canary",
+                  "Immediate"
+                ],
+                "multi_select": false
+              },
+              {
+                "qid": "environment:b",
+                "question": "Which environments?",
+                "choices": [
+                  "Stage",
+                  "Production"
+                ],
+                "multi_select": true
+              }
+            ]
+          }
+        },
+        {
+          "op": "event",
+          "type": "message.complete",
+          "payload": {
+            "text": "Clarification complete."
+          }
+        }
+      ]
+    }
+  ]
+}

test-fixtures/vanilla-gateway/vanilla_gateway/scenarios/clarify_legacy.json

@@ -0,0 +1,38 @@
+{
+  "name": "clarify_legacy",
+  "live_session_id": "fixture-live-clarify",
+  "stored_session_id": "fixture-stored-clarify",
+  "profile": "default",
+  "contract_requirements": [
+    "gateway.clarify"
+  ],
+  "turns": [
+    {
+      "steps": [
+        {
+          "op": "event",
+          "type": "message.start"
+        },
+        {
+          "op": "clarify",
+          "payload": {
+            "request_id": "clarify-legacy",
+            "question": "Which deployment?",
+            "choices": [
+              "Canary",
+              "Immediate"
+            ],
+            "multi_select": false
+          }
+        },
+        {
+          "op": "event",
+          "type": "message.complete",
+          "payload": {
+            "text": "Clarification complete."
+          }
+        }
+      ]
+    }
+  ]
+}

test-fixtures/vanilla-gateway/vanilla_gateway/scenarios/clarify_normalized_single.json

@@ -0,0 +1,43 @@
+{
+  "name": "clarify_normalized_single",
+  "live_session_id": "fixture-live-clarify",
+  "stored_session_id": "fixture-stored-clarify",
+  "profile": "default",
+  "contract_requirements": [
+    "gateway.clarify"
+  ],
+  "turns": [
+    {
+      "steps": [
+        {
+          "op": "event",
+          "type": "message.start"
+        },
+        {
+          "op": "clarify",
+          "payload": {
+            "request_id": "clarify-one",
+            "questions": [
+              {
+                "qid": "route/a",
+                "question": "Which deployment?",
+                "choices": [
+                  "Canary",
+                  "Immediate"
+                ],
+                "multi_select": false
+              }
+            ]
+          }
+        },
+        {
+          "op": "event",
+          "type": "message.complete",
+          "payload": {
+            "text": "Clarification complete."
+          }
+        }
+      ]
+    }
+  ]
+}

test-fixtures/vanilla-gateway/vanilla_gateway/server.py

@@ -55,6 +55,10 @@ class GatewayFixture:
         self._connection_sequence = 0
         self._tasks: set[asyncio.Task[None]] = set()
         self._sockets: set[web.WebSocketResponse] = set()
+        self._clarify: dict[str, Any] | None = None
+        self._clarify_answers: dict[str, str] = {}
+        self._clarify_done = asyncio.Event()
+        self._clarify_owner: tuple[web.WebSocketResponse, int] | None = None
 
     @property
     def running(self) -> bool:
@@ -135,16 +139,40 @@ class GatewayFixture:
                 await self._rpc_error(socket, request_id, 4040, "Stored session not found")
                 return
             result = self._session_snapshot(include_stored=True)
+            if self._clarify is not None:
+                self._clarify_owner = socket, connection
         elif method == "session.activate":
             requested = params.get("session_id")
             if requested != self.scenario.live_session_id:
                 await self._rpc_error(socket, request_id, 4041, "Live session not found")
                 return
             result = self._session_snapshot(include_stored=True)
+            if self._clarify is not None:
+                self._clarify_owner = socket, connection
         elif method == "prompt.submit":
             await self._rpc_result(socket, request_id, {"ok": True})
             await self._submit(socket, connection)
             return
+        elif method == "clarify.respond":
+            pending = self._clarify
+            if pending is None or params.get("request_id") != pending["request_id"]:
+                result = {"status": "expired"}
+            else:
+                qids = [q["qid"] for q in pending.get("questions", [])]
+                qid = params.get("question_id")
+                if qids and qid:
+                    if qid not in qids:
+                        await self._rpc_error(socket, request_id, 4002, "unknown question_id")
+                        return
+                    self._clarify_answers[qid] = params.get("answer", "")
+                    remaining = [q for q in qids if q not in self._clarify_answers]
+                    result = {"status": "ok", "remaining": remaining}
+                    if not remaining:
+                        self._clarify_done.set()
+                else:
+                    # Upstream's no-qid batch response cancels the whole request.
+                    self._clarify_done.set()
+                    result = {"status": "ok"}
         elif method == "session.interrupt":
             was_active = self._turn_active
             tasks = tuple(self._tasks)
@@ -179,6 +207,9 @@ class GatewayFixture:
         }
         if include_stored:
             snapshot["stored_session_id"] = self.scenario.stored_session_id
+        if self._clarify is not None:
+            snapshot["pending_clarify"] = dict(self._clarify, answers=dict(self._clarify_answers))
+            snapshot["info"]["pending_clarify"] = snapshot["pending_clarify"]
         if self._running:
             snapshot["inflight"] = {"user": "fixture turn", "assistant": "", "streaming": True}
         return snapshot
@@ -218,6 +249,18 @@ class GatewayFixture:
                 operation = step["op"]
                 if operation == "sleep":
                     await asyncio.sleep(step["milliseconds"] / 1_000)
+                elif operation == "clarify":
+                    self._clarify = dict(step["payload"])
+                    self._clarify_answers = {}
+                    self._clarify_owner = socket, connection
+                    self._clarify_done.clear()
+                    await self._send_event(
+                        socket, connection, "clarify.request", self._clarify,
+                        self.scenario.live_session_id,
+                    )
+                    await self._clarify_done.wait()
+                    socket, connection = self._clarify_owner
+                    self._clarify = None
                 elif operation == "set_running":
                     self._running = bool(step["value"])
                     self.evidence.add(
@@ -245,6 +288,8 @@ class GatewayFixture:
                     )
                     self.evidence.add("fault", connection=connection, outcome="socket_gap")
         finally:
+            self._clarify = None
+            self._clarify_owner = None
             self._turn_active = False
             if self._running:
                 self._running = False

user-docs/guide/chat.md

@@ -133,6 +133,13 @@ Sensitive prompts (sudo, secrets) are masked and hold-to-confirm. See
 [Markdown Rendering → Rich Cards](/features/markdown#rich-cards) for the full
 visual vocabulary.
 
+When Hermes asks several questions together, the card shows one question at a
+time and tracks your progress. Choose an option or type an **Other** answer;
+questions that allow several choices have a **Submit** button. Each confirmed
+answer stays recorded as you continue, including after a reconnect. If sending
+fails, your selections remain available to retry. When a request ends, the card
+keeps confirmed answers visible and stops accepting new ones.
+
 ## Context meter
 
 A thin strip under the chat header tracks how full the conversation's context