Merge pull request #366 from Codename-11/dev

release(android): android-v1.9.1

.github/workflows/ci-android.yml

@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@ jobs:
           java-version: 17
 
       - name: Setup Gradle
-        uses: gradle/actions/setup-gradle@v6.2.0
+        uses: gradle/actions/setup-gradle@v6.3.0
         with:
           cache-read-only: ${{ github.ref != 'refs/heads/main' && github.ref != 'refs/heads/dev' }}
 
@@ -95,7 +95,7 @@ jobs:
           java-version: 17
 
       - name: Setup Gradle
-        uses: gradle/actions/setup-gradle@v6.2.0
+        uses: gradle/actions/setup-gradle@v6.3.0
         with:
           cache-read-only: ${{ github.ref != 'refs/heads/main' && github.ref != 'refs/heads/dev' }}
 
@@ -139,7 +139,7 @@ jobs:
           java-version: 17
 
       - name: Setup Gradle
-        uses: gradle/actions/setup-gradle@v6.2.0
+        uses: gradle/actions/setup-gradle@v6.3.0
         with:
           cache-read-only: ${{ github.ref != 'refs/heads/main' && github.ref != 'refs/heads/dev' }}
 
@@ -203,7 +203,7 @@ jobs:
           java-version: 17
 
       - name: Setup Gradle
-        uses: gradle/actions/setup-gradle@v6.2.0
+        uses: gradle/actions/setup-gradle@v6.3.0
         with:
           cache-read-only: ${{ github.ref != 'refs/heads/main' && github.ref != 'refs/heads/dev' }}
 

.github/workflows/ci-contract.yml

@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@ jobs:
           fetch-depth: 1
 
       - name: Set up Python 3.11
-        uses: actions/setup-python@v6
+        uses: actions/setup-python@v7
         with:
           python-version: "3.11"
 

.github/workflows/ci-dashboard.yml

@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ jobs:
         run: npm run build
 
       - name: Setup Python
-        uses: actions/setup-python@v6
+        uses: actions/setup-python@v7
         with:
           python-version: "3.11"
 

.github/workflows/ci-desktop.yml

@@ -100,13 +100,15 @@ jobs:
         with:
           node-version: '22'
           cache: npm
-          cache-dependency-path: desktop/package-lock.json
+          cache-dependency-path: |
+            desktop/package-lock.json
+            desktop/tray/package-lock.json
 
       - name: Setup Rust
         uses: dtolnay/rust-toolchain@stable
 
       - name: Install deps
-        run: npm ci
+        run: npm ci && npm --prefix tray ci
 
       - name: Check tray formatting
         run: npm run tray:fmt

.github/workflows/ci-plugin.yml

@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ jobs:
         uses: actions/checkout@v7
 
       - name: Set up Python 3.11
-        uses: actions/setup-python@v6
+        uses: actions/setup-python@v7
         with:
           python-version: "3.11"
 
@@ -84,7 +84,7 @@ jobs:
         uses: actions/checkout@v7
 
       - name: Set up Python 3.11
-        uses: actions/setup-python@v6
+        uses: actions/setup-python@v7
         with:
           python-version: "3.11"
 

.github/workflows/ci-website.yml

@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ jobs:
         working-directory: website
     steps:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v4
-      - uses: actions/setup-node@v4
+      - uses: actions/setup-node@v7
         with:
           node-version: 22
           cache: npm

.github/workflows/play-listing.yml

@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ jobs:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v7
 
       - name: Set up Python
-        uses: actions/setup-python@v6
+        uses: actions/setup-python@v7
         with:
           python-version: "3.12"
 
@@ -76,7 +76,7 @@ jobs:
           java-version: 17
 
       - name: Setup Gradle
-        uses: gradle/actions/setup-gradle@v6.2.0
+        uses: gradle/actions/setup-gradle@v6.3.0
         with:
           cache-read-only: false
 

.github/workflows/play-preflight-android.yml

@@ -74,7 +74,7 @@ jobs:
           java-version: 17
 
       - name: Setup Gradle
-        uses: gradle/actions/setup-gradle@v6.2.0
+        uses: gradle/actions/setup-gradle@v6.3.0
         with:
           cache-read-only: false
 

.github/workflows/release-android.yml

@@ -125,7 +125,7 @@ jobs:
           java-version: 17
 
       - name: Setup Gradle
-        uses: gradle/actions/setup-gradle@v6.2.0
+        uses: gradle/actions/setup-gradle@v6.3.0
         with:
           cache-read-only: false
 
@@ -163,7 +163,7 @@ jobs:
           java-version: 17
 
       - name: Setup Gradle
-        uses: gradle/actions/setup-gradle@v6.2.0
+        uses: gradle/actions/setup-gradle@v6.3.0
         with:
           cache-read-only: false
 

.github/workflows/release-cli.yml

@@ -80,7 +80,7 @@ jobs:
       - name: Setup Bun
         uses: oven-sh/setup-bun@v2
         with:
-          bun-version: '1.3.x'
+          bun-version-file: 'desktop/.bun-version'
 
       - name: Install deps
         run: npm ci
@@ -153,6 +153,40 @@ jobs:
             desktop/dist/bin/hermes-relay-darwin-arm64
           retention-days: 7
 
+  smoke-windows-cli-release-asset:
+    name: Smoke exact Windows CLI release asset
+    runs-on: windows-latest
+    needs:
+      - validate-release
+      - build-cli-binaries
+    steps:
+      - uses: actions/download-artifact@v8
+        with:
+          name: cli-binaries
+          path: release-assets
+
+      - name: Repeated launch and process cleanup gate
+        shell: pwsh
+        env:
+          EXPECTED_DESKTOP_VERSION: ${{ needs.validate-release.outputs.version }}
+        run: |
+          $ErrorActionPreference = 'Stop'
+          $exe = (Resolve-Path 'release-assets/hermes-relay-win-x64.exe').Path
+          1..20 | ForEach-Object {
+            $output = & $exe --version
+            if ($LASTEXITCODE -ne 0) { throw "Windows CLI smoke failed with exit $LASTEXITCODE" }
+            if ($output -ne "hermes-relay $env:EXPECTED_DESKTOP_VERSION") {
+              throw "Unexpected Windows CLI version output: $output"
+            }
+          }
+          Start-Sleep -Milliseconds 500
+          $leftovers = Get-CimInstance Win32_Process | Where-Object {
+            $_.ExecutablePath -eq $exe
+          }
+          if ($leftovers) {
+            throw "Windows CLI smoke left $(@($leftovers).Count) process(es) behind"
+          }
+
   build-windows-tray-installer:
     name: Build Windows tray installer
     runs-on: windows-latest
@@ -168,18 +202,20 @@ jobs:
         with:
           node-version: '22'
           cache: npm
-          cache-dependency-path: desktop/package-lock.json
+          cache-dependency-path: |
+            desktop/package-lock.json
+            desktop/tray/package-lock.json
 
       - name: Setup Bun
         uses: oven-sh/setup-bun@v2
         with:
-          bun-version: '1.3.x'
+          bun-version-file: 'desktop/.bun-version'
 
       - name: Setup Rust
         uses: dtolnay/rust-toolchain@stable
 
       - name: Install deps
-        run: npm ci
+        run: npm ci && npm --prefix tray ci
 
       - name: Type-check
         run: npm run type-check
@@ -213,12 +249,153 @@ jobs:
           $proc = Start-Process -FilePath tray/target/release/hermes-relay-tray.exe -WindowStyle Hidden -PassThru
           Start-Sleep -Seconds 5
           if ($proc.HasExited) { throw "tray app exited early with code $($proc.ExitCode)" }
-          $proc.Refresh()
-          if ($proc.MainWindowHandle -ne 0) { throw 'menu-only systray created an application window' }
           $traySize = (Get-Item tray/target/release/hermes-relay-tray.exe).Length
-          if ($traySize -gt 5242880) { throw "tray executable exceeds 5 MiB: $traySize bytes" }
+          if ($traySize -le 0) { throw 'tray executable is empty' }
           Stop-Process -Id $proc.Id -Force
-          Write-Host "menu-only tray launch smoke OK pid=$($proc.Id) bytes=$traySize"
+          Write-Host "management tray launch smoke OK pid=$($proc.Id) bytes=$traySize"
+
+      - name: Smoke-test packaged installer lifecycle
+        shell: pwsh
+        env:
+          EXPECTED_DESKTOP_VERSION: ${{ needs.validate-release.outputs.version }}
+        run: |
+          $ErrorActionPreference = 'Stop'
+
+          function Normalize-UserPath([string]$Value) {
+            return (@($Value -split ';' | Where-Object { $_ }) -join ';')
+          }
+
+          function Get-RawUserPath {
+            $environmentKey = [Microsoft.Win32.Registry]::CurrentUser.OpenSubKey('Environment')
+            if ($null -eq $environmentKey) { return '' }
+            try {
+              return [string]$environmentKey.GetValue(
+                'Path',
+                '',
+                [Microsoft.Win32.RegistryValueOptions]::DoNotExpandEnvironmentNames
+              )
+            } finally {
+              $environmentKey.Dispose()
+            }
+          }
+
+          $setup = (Resolve-Path 'dist/tray/hermes-relay-windows-x64-setup.exe').Path
+          $smokeRoot = Join-Path $env:RUNNER_TEMP 'hermes-installer-lifecycle-smoke'
+          $smokeProfile = Join-Path $smokeRoot 'profile'
+          $installDir = Join-Path $smokeRoot 'installed files'
+          $sessionDir = Join-Path $smokeProfile '.hermes'
+          $sessionSentinel = Join-Path $sessionDir 'remote-sessions.json'
+          $uninstaller = Join-Path $installDir 'uninstall-hermes-relay.exe'
+          $uninstallKey = 'HKCU:\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\HermesRelay'
+          $productKey = 'HKCU:\Software\HermesRelay'
+          $startupKey = 'HKCU:\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run'
+          $startMenuDir = Join-Path $env:APPDATA 'Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\Hermes-Relay CLI'
+          $oldUserProfile = $env:USERPROFILE
+          $oldHomeEnv = $env:HOME
+          $environmentKey = [Microsoft.Win32.Registry]::CurrentUser.OpenSubKey('Environment', $true)
+          $hadUserPath = $environmentKey.GetValueNames() -contains 'Path'
+          $originalUserPath = Get-RawUserPath
+          $originalUserPathKind = if ($hadUserPath) { $environmentKey.GetValueKind('Path') } else { $null }
+          $userPathBefore = 'C:\Windows\System32'
+          $environmentKey.Dispose()
+          $startupBefore = (Get-ItemProperty -Path $startupKey -Name HermesRelayTray -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue).HermesRelayTray
+
+          if (Test-Path $uninstallKey) { throw 'installer smoke requires a clean HermesRelay uninstall registry key' }
+          if (Test-Path $productKey) { throw 'installer smoke requires a clean HermesRelay product registry key' }
+          if (Test-Path $smokeRoot) { Remove-Item -LiteralPath $smokeRoot -Recurse -Force }
+          New-Item -ItemType Directory -Force -Path $sessionDir | Out-Null
+          Set-Content -LiteralPath $sessionSentinel -Value '{"sentinel":"preserve-me"}' -Encoding UTF8
+
+          $env:USERPROFILE = $smokeProfile
+          $env:HOME = $smokeProfile
+          try {
+            $environmentKey = [Microsoft.Win32.Registry]::CurrentUser.OpenSubKey('Environment', $true)
+            $environmentKey.SetValue('Path', $userPathBefore, [Microsoft.Win32.RegistryValueKind]::String)
+            $environmentKey.Dispose()
+
+            $installProcess = Start-Process -FilePath $setup -ArgumentList @('/S', "/D=$installDir") -Wait -PassThru
+            if ($installProcess.ExitCode -ne 0) { throw "installer exited with code $($installProcess.ExitCode)" }
+
+            $expectedFiles = @(
+              'hermes-relay.exe',
+              'hermes-relay-tray.exe',
+              'hermes-relay-ui.cmd',
+              'hermes-relay-path.ps1',
+              'uninstall-hermes-relay.exe'
+            )
+            foreach ($name in $expectedFiles) {
+              $path = Join-Path $installDir $name
+              if (-not (Test-Path -LiteralPath $path -PathType Leaf)) {
+                throw "packaged installer did not create $path"
+              }
+            }
+
+            $cli = Join-Path $installDir 'hermes-relay.exe'
+            $versionOutput = (& $cli --version | Out-String).Trim()
+            if ($LASTEXITCODE -ne 0) { throw "installed CLI --version exited with code $LASTEXITCODE" }
+            if ($versionOutput -ne "hermes-relay $env:EXPECTED_DESKTOP_VERSION") {
+              throw "installed CLI version mismatch: expected $env:EXPECTED_DESKTOP_VERSION, got '$versionOutput'"
+            }
+            $helpOutput = (& $cli --help | Out-String)
+            if ($LASTEXITCODE -ne 0 -or $helpOutput -notmatch 'Usage:') {
+              throw 'installed CLI --help smoke failed'
+            }
+            if (-not (Test-Path -LiteralPath $sessionSentinel -PathType Leaf)) {
+              throw 'installer removed profile session data'
+            }
+
+            $uninstallProcess = Start-Process -FilePath $uninstaller -ArgumentList '/S' -Wait -PassThru
+            if ($uninstallProcess.ExitCode -ne 0) { throw "uninstaller exited with code $($uninstallProcess.ExitCode)" }
+
+            $deadline = [DateTime]::UtcNow.AddSeconds(20)
+            while ((Test-Path -LiteralPath $uninstaller) -and [DateTime]::UtcNow -lt $deadline) {
+              Start-Sleep -Milliseconds 250
+            }
+            foreach ($name in $expectedFiles) {
+              $path = Join-Path $installDir $name
+              if (Test-Path -LiteralPath $path) { throw "uninstaller left owned artifact $path" }
+            }
+            if (Test-Path $uninstallKey) { throw 'uninstaller left the Installed Apps registry key' }
+            if (Test-Path $productKey) { throw 'uninstaller left the HermesRelay product registry key' }
+            if (Test-Path -LiteralPath $startMenuDir) { throw "uninstaller left Start-menu artifacts at $startMenuDir" }
+            if (-not (Test-Path -LiteralPath $sessionSentinel -PathType Leaf)) {
+              throw 'uninstaller removed preserved profile session data'
+            }
+            if ((Get-Content -LiteralPath $sessionSentinel -Raw) -notmatch 'preserve-me') {
+              throw 'installer lifecycle modified preserved profile session data'
+            }
+
+            # Compare the raw registry value so expandable entries such as
+            # %USERPROFILE% are not resolved against the isolated smoke profile.
+            $userPathAfter = Normalize-UserPath (Get-RawUserPath)
+            if ($userPathAfter -ne $userPathBefore) {
+              throw "uninstaller did not restore user PATH (before='$userPathBefore', after='$userPathAfter')"
+            }
+            $startupAfter = (Get-ItemProperty -Path $startupKey -Name HermesRelayTray -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue).HermesRelayTray
+            if ($startupAfter -ne $startupBefore) {
+              throw "installer lifecycle changed the pre-existing tray startup preference"
+            }
+
+            Write-Host "packaged installer lifecycle smoke OK version=$versionOutput install=$installDir"
+          } finally {
+            Get-Process -Name 'hermes-relay-tray' -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue |
+              Stop-Process -Force -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue
+            if (Test-Path -LiteralPath $uninstaller) {
+              Start-Process -FilePath $uninstaller -ArgumentList '/S' -Wait | Out-Null
+            }
+            $env:USERPROFILE = $oldUserProfile
+            $env:HOME = $oldHomeEnv
+            $environmentKey = [Microsoft.Win32.Registry]::CurrentUser.OpenSubKey('Environment', $true)
+            if ($hadUserPath) {
+              $environmentKey.SetValue('Path', $originalUserPath, $originalUserPathKind)
+            } else {
+              $environmentKey.DeleteValue('Path', $false)
+            }
+            $environmentKey.Dispose()
+            if (Test-Path -LiteralPath $smokeRoot) {
+              Remove-Item -LiteralPath $smokeRoot -Recurse -Force -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue
+            }
+          }
 
       - name: Upload Windows tray release asset
         uses: actions/upload-artifact@v4
@@ -232,6 +409,7 @@ jobs:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     needs:
       - build-cli-binaries
+      - smoke-windows-cli-release-asset
       - build-windows-tray-installer
     steps:
       # Needed so CLI_RELEASE_NOTES.md is available to render into the release body

.github/workflows/release-plugin.yml

@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ jobs:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v7
 
       - name: Set up Python 3.11
-        uses: actions/setup-python@v6
+        uses: actions/setup-python@v7
         with:
           python-version: "3.11"
 
@@ -88,7 +88,7 @@ jobs:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v7
 
       - name: Set up Python 3.11
-        uses: actions/setup-python@v6
+        uses: actions/setup-python@v7
         with:
           python-version: "3.11"
 

CHANGELOG.md

@@ -6,11 +6,252 @@ The format is based on [Keep a Changelog](https://keepachangelog.com/), and this
 
 ## [Unreleased]
 
+## [1.9.1] - 2026-08-16
+
+### Added
+
+- **Android adopts Hermes-owned profile creation, shared avatars, and animated pets.** Current Gateways provide the profile roster, explicit shared/copied/isolated authentication choices, partial create outcomes, validated avatar upload/fetch/clear, and profile-scoped pet selection that follows the agent across supported Hermes clients. Older hosts retain authenticated Dashboard creation plus Relay/local presentation fallbacks, and profile deletion remains Dashboard-only.
+- **Android identifies proactive messages delivered after reconnect.** Relay marks messages flushed from its bounded offline queue, Thread bubbles label them as received “While away,” and Android shows one accessible localized summary for the completed batch.
+- **Android can create finite recurring schedules from Manage.** The native editor uses the authenticated Hermes Gateway `cron.manage` contract, optionally stops after 1–999 runs, and rejects invalid counts rather than silently creating unlimited work.
+- **Chat resets retain content-free local evidence.** New-chat and Thread transitions save a bounded app-private checkpoint for user-reviewed Diagnostics without prompts, message text, IDs, profile names, paths, URLs, media, tool payloads, secrets, or telemetry.
+- **Android surfaces host resource risk before chat state is lost.** Current Hermes Dashboard memory and disk pressure signals render as a persistent, capability-gated warning; older hosts remain unchanged and no telemetry is added.
+- **Android honors Hermes model-selection safeguards.** Every Gateway model transition, including fresh-chat and Server-default choices, now avoids raw session overrides; picks requiring cost or data-training consent show Hermes' exact warning and apply only after a confirmed second request.
+
+### Changed
+
+- **Profile identity sources are explicit in Agent Passport.** Server-owned static avatars and upstream pets follow the Hermes profile, while phone picks, Relay-host imports, phone-only animated icons, and Sphere skins remain separate local presentation choices.
+- **Interactive Gateway asks remain resolver-bound.** Android continues to use upstream clarify, approval, sudo, and secret response RPCs; connector-only prompt/reaction operations are not copied into Relay cards as a second approval protocol.
+
 ### Fixed
 
-- **Issue area labels require maintainer review.** The unreliable keyword-based auto-labeling workflow no longer assigns ownership from ambiguous issue text.
+- **Shared avatar picks now persist from Android's filesystem picker.** The app accepts any image Android can decode, applies display orientation, and safely resizes or re-encodes it to the upstream PNG/JPEG/WebP and 2,000,000-byte contract. Successful writes update the local shared cache immediately, and upload failures remain visible beside the control.
+
+- **Nous-hosted Android sign-in follows the official native broker contract.** The gateway now selects its native provider exactly as Hermes Desktop does, callback attempts retain the upstream five-minute window, and post-callback failures explain whether the one-time code, hosted gateway, network, response, or secure storage prevented session creation without exposing auth material.
+- **Android edit-and-regenerate fails closed on incomplete durable history.** Mixed Gateway transcripts now require the selected message's durable row identity instead of attempting an ordinal-only rewind, while older Hermes histories with no row identities remain editable.
+- **Android fails closed when a Gateway does not confirm the selected profile.** Named-profile session creation and recovery now require Hermes to echo the exact owning profile, preventing stale or older gateways from silently running the launch profile under another agent's identity. Profile inspection also keeps read-only Gateway data available when `profiles.configure` is unsupported while disabling further write attempts without discarding drafts.
+- **Android attachment sends are bounded and fail closed.** Picked files are size-limited while streaming into the encoder, cold and queued Gateway sends upload only after the exact session is ready, and an unsupported or interrupted document upload no longer falls through to a text-only route while its file card implies delivery. Every attachment type retains the same compact collapse/expand affordance.
+
+## [0.4.0-beta.4] - 2026-08-15
+
+### Fixed
+
+- **The Windows management UI remains available while the daemon is stopped.** Missing, stale, malformed, or temporarily unavailable daemon status now resolves to an explicit stopped state instead of trapping the tray on its loading screen, so configuration, diagnostics, host management, and daemon controls remain accessible.
+
+## [1.9.0] - 2026-08-14
+
+### Added
+
+- **Android session browsing matches Hermes Desktop's recent organization model.** The primary session drawer can toggle between the active profile and all profiles, group by recency, project, status, or profile, order by supported session metrics, and narrow rows by status, project, profile, or pull-request state without collapsing duplicate IDs across profile stores. Named profiles receive stable identity-color badges with locally persisted color overrides.
+- **Android can edit current Hermes profiles through the standard Gateway.** The Profile Inspector capability-gates `profiles.describe` and `profiles.configure`, keeps Relay-only memory editing and older-Hermes fallback intact, and reports partial section saves without discarding failed drafts.
+- **Android sessions show their coding context when Hermes supplies it.** Session rows can display repository, Git branch, and the current state of the pull request created by that session while older hosts remain unchanged.
+- Android Manage can now finish host-owned backup workflows, edit or remove learning nodes with explicit recovery guidance, configure and activate memory providers, and complete profile-scoped WhatsApp QR onboarding through the authenticated upstream Dashboard contracts.
+
+### Fixed
+
+- **Android network clients shut down safely during route changes.** Replacing an authenticated Dashboard client now moves OkHttp connection-pool eviction off the main thread, preventing a live TLS socket close from crashing the app with `NetworkOnMainThreadException`. (#334)
+- **Android preserves authoritative Gateway outcomes.** Protected-file cards cannot offer forbidden persistent scopes, compression no-ops show the server result, bounded resume failures do not create context-free replacement sessions, and edit/regenerate retains durable row identities across consecutive rewinds.
+- **Android routes and uploads against live upstream truth.** Multiplex API fallback trusts `served_profiles` instead of installed profiles, and generic documents carry the Gateway-issued `@file:` reference into ordinary and queued prompts.
+- **Android clarify cards preserve upstream decision semantics.** Multi-select prompts keep independent selections and submit one exact list, while server expiry events—not an invented local deadline—retire unanswered cards.
+- **Android keeps profile management and retained automation truthful.** Custom Endpoint list and mutation routes now follow the selected Hermes profile, while completed one-shot cron jobs show their retained outcome and expose only valid Runs/Delete actions.
+- **Android and Relay recover more generated media reliably.** Android accepts upstream-valid wrapped, punctuated, adjacent, spaced, and Windows `MEDIA:` markers without consuming fenced examples, and Relay translates Docker-visible workspace, home, cache, and configured-mount paths before applying its existing credential, sandbox, and size checks.
+- **Android keeps cross-profile sessions with their owning agent.** Opening a session from All Profiles hydrates, resumes, sends, and renders with that session's profile without changing the global profile selection; New Chat from that view starts with the default profile.
+- **Android reactions and standard voice follow the active conversation.** Reactions resolve durable rows for both user and assistant messages, while Vanilla Hermes voice remains on the authenticated Gateway instead of requiring the optional API fallback.
+- **Android session navigation behaves predictably.** The drawer closes on outside taps, uses an ungrouped recent-session list by default, retains project grouping as an explicit option, and exposes secondary actions in All Profiles mode.
+
+## [0.4.0-beta.3] - 2026-08-14
+
+### Fixed
+
+- **Windows tray polling can no longer accumulate unbounded helper processes.** Grant discovery now uses lightweight local state, management refreshes are single-flight and visibility-aware, and child probes have hard timeouts, bounded output, tree cleanup, caching, and backoff. A dedicated bounded `tray.log` records sanitized operational failures without mixing them into daemon logs.
+- **Concurrent Desktop lifecycle requests cannot start duplicate daemons.** Cross-process lifecycle and runtime ownership locks serialize startup and recovery while preserving stale-owner cleanup.
+
+## [1.8.0] - 2026-08-14
+
+### Added
+
+- **Official Hermes Desktop can surface Relay through its supported runtime Plugin SDK.** The unified plugin package now includes an opt-in, profile-scoped Desktop pane for Relay status, paired devices, bridge activity, media, pairing, revocation, and remote-access management. Loading, startup, reconnects, profile changes, and updates never open it; only labeled sidebar, status-bar, or command-palette actions register and reveal the movable native pane.
+
+## [0.4.0-beta.2] - 2026-08-14
+
+### Added
+
+- **Desktop Activity now keeps inspectable local evidence.** Commands, files, devices, connection lifecycle, and computer control share a truthful event stepper with dedicated failure details; screenshot events can retain bounded local PNG evidence and open it in a larger borderless viewer. Settings controls retention as Off, 1 day, 7 days, or 30 days and shows local file usage.
+
+### Fixed
+
+- **Tunnel state stays responsive through interruption and retry.** The CLI UI distinguishes connected, reconnecting, and stopped states, exposes retry attempt/timing and a Retry now action, records connection failures and recovery in Activity, and shows compact connection cards only while the main UI is hidden.
+- **Windows CUA readiness no longer depends on the flaky whole-desktop health scan.** Hermes-Relay verifies the canonical runtime, manifest, required tools, daemon, and safe permission mode before starting structured sessions, while accessibility health remains an explicit CLI/UI diagnostic that can be rechecked without forcing the compatibility backend. This temporary workaround is scoped to the upstream fixed-timeout issue and keeps individual actions fail-closed.
+
+## [0.4.0-beta.1] - 2026-08-14
+
+### Added
+
+- **CUA Driver is the preferred Windows structured-control engine.** New local settings prefer a verified CUA runtime for window-targeted background actions, fresh snapshot tokens, and optional per-session animated agent cursors without moving the physical pointer; Windows Input is the explicit compatibility backend and backend choice is fixed for each control session. Full-display observation remains on the read-only system capture path. CLI and UI can explicitly install, check, or update the canonical CUA package after verifying the upstream release manifest and installer checksum; nothing is bundled or updated automatically, driver telemetry stays off for Hermes sessions, and activity records contain only bounded, redacted control metadata.
+
+### Fixed
+
+- **Windows bundle updates fail closed when installed processes retain a binary lock.** Setup waits for the invoking CLI, quiesces the tray and its short-lived CLI children, checks every payload extraction before writing release metadata, preserves custom install directories, and returns a failure instead of reporting a mixed-version installation.
+- **CUA readiness follows the published driver contract.** Hermes accepts the documented `ok` health state, distinguishes an installed-but-degraded runtime from a missing installation, and constructs trusted Windows installer paths consistently across verification environments.
+
+## [1.7.0] - 2026-08-13
+
+### Added
+
+- **Hermes Secure Link provides self-hosted pinned TLS ingress.** Relay, API, and Dashboard namespaces share one operator-owned TLS endpoint while retaining their native authentication boundaries, QR-carried certificate continuity, explicit rotation, and fail-closed route validation.
+- **Hermes Reach is available for explicit experimentation.** The optional self-hosted rendezvous broker carries opaque Secure Link TLS records over outbound-only connections with bounded multiplexing, hashed credentials, replay protection, persistence, revocation, and no access to Hermes payloads.
+- **Remote-access management exposes supported reachability clearly.** Dashboard status and pairing metadata distinguish Tailscale reachability, Secure Link transport protection, direct routes, and experimental Reach without presenting the broker as a replacement for authentication.
+
+### Changed
+
+- **Tailscale is the recommended remote route.** Pairing, Dashboard, documentation, and public site guidance present Tailscale as the easiest supported remote-access path; Reach remains disabled by default, advanced, and lower priority than supported routes.
+- **Relay voice custom transports follow upstream provider security options.** Relay-owned OpenAI/xAI realtime and TTS clients honor custom headers, custom CA bundles, standard CA environment precedence, and an explicitly warned development-only verification override.
+- **Voice Lab xAI sign-in uses device authorization.** The standalone login shows a verification URL and user code and polls for approval without requiring a loopback callback.
+
+### Fixed
+
+- **Phone delivery remains compatible with strict Hermes targets.** Version-tolerant parser and validator hooks retain older-host registration and exactly-once standalone delivery.
+- **Profile-owned Relay registrations stay isolated.** Current Hermes uses profile-scoped ownership and context-local profile homes while legacy hosts retain a guarded compatibility path.
+- **Phone is discoverable before its first historical session.** The Relay phone adapter publishes its configured home destination through Hermes' standard channel directory.
+
+## [0.4.0-alpha.8] - 2026-08-13
+
+### Added
+
+- **Windows management separates each Relay host from this PC.** Host detail owns identity, pairing, access, capabilities, authorized clients, re-pairing, and guarded removal; Settings owns local daemon lifecycle, startup, privilege, terminal, logs, diagnostics, updates, and Help & About.
+- **Desktop access uses clear host-scoped presets and capabilities.** Restricted, Ask Every Time, Standard, Full Access, and Custom remain explicit across commands, files, screen/input, USB, microphone, and camera controls.
+- **Activity drilldown preserves bounded execution evidence.** Overview shows the latest three events and detail views expose request, output, result, exit, duration, and truncation metadata without copying sensitive inputs.
+- **Connection presentation shows the live Agent-to-PC path.** Host selection, bidirectional packet motion, transition feedback, route details, and connection testing stay compact, responsive, and reduced-motion aware.
+
+### Changed
+
+- **Connect and disconnect remain responsive during daemon work.** Lifecycle calls and snapshot collection run outside the UI thread, transition status polls quickly without overlapping probes, and progress remains visible until authoritative daemon state arrives.
+- **Tailscale is recommended for remote access.** Secure Link and direct TLS routes remain supported, while Hermes Reach is visibly experimental and lower priority.
+
+### Fixed
+
+- **Connection tests classify legacy private routes correctly.** A saved generic role is inferred from its actual endpoint, so LAN and Tailscale routes no longer appear as Custom VPN; results include reachability, latency, security, endpoint, and route count.
+- **Ask-mode approval cards show the requested action.** A bounded preview appears in the compact card with full context and an Open in UI action.
+- **Mixed capability policies are labeled Custom.** Overview no longer claims a preset when individual capability controls differ.
+- **Tray placement follows the notification-area monitor and DPI.** Responsive popup geometry stays anchored above the tray icon across compact and high-DPI desktops.
+- **PowerShell success output is complete and self-describing.** Scalar, pipeline, JSON, native stdout/stderr, exit status, and truncation metadata survive the desktop RPC response.
+
+## [1.6.4] - 2026-08-12
+
+### Added
+
+- **Desktop tools support explicit host targeting.** Every client-routed desktop tool accepts a stable device ID or unambiguous computer name, and `/desktop/health` enumerates connected targets and their advertised tools.
+- **USB operations retain both routing scopes.** Raw USB and ADB tools use `device` to select the desktop PC, while ADB operations continue to use `serial` to select hardware attached to that PC.
+
+### Fixed
+
+- **Multiple desktop clients remain connected simultaneously.** The Relay no longer replaces the previous desktop when another heartbeat arrives; concurrent requests are bound to their selected WebSockets, responses from another PC are ignored, and an untargeted call fails closed when several desktops are online.
+- **Pairing another desktop preserves existing credentials.** Legacy placeholder device identifiers are treated as absent instead of shared ownership, preventing an unrelated PC from revoking the first desktop's session.
+
+## [1.6.3] - 2026-08-11
+
+### Fixed
+
+- **Relay diagnostics distinguish a prior clean stop from a crash.** Doctor and `/relay/info` expose only bounded clean, unclean, or unknown gateway-exit state with an optional suspected out-of-memory hint, without returning raw log evidence.
+- **Relay reconnects spread out after shared gateway restarts.** Ordinary exponential reconnect delays use full jitter while explicit reconnects and server-directed retry timing retain their exact behavior.
+
+## [0.4.0-alpha.7] - 2026-08-11
+
+### Fixed
+
+- **Installer lifecycle validation uses an isolated Windows PATH fixture.** Release smoke tests now verify add/remove cleanup against a fixed registry value and restore the runner's original value afterward, independently of the temporary profile used for session-preservation checks.
+
+## [0.4.0-alpha.6] - 2026-08-11
+
+### Fixed
+
+- **Installer cleanup validation compares the unexpanded Windows PATH.** Release smoke tests now read the raw user registry value, ensuring `%USERPROFILE%` entries are verified without temporary-profile expansion changing their apparent value.
+
+## [0.4.0-alpha.5] - 2026-08-11
+
+### Fixed
+
+- **Installer cleanup validation handles expandable Windows PATH entries.** Release smoke tests restore the original profile environment before comparing user PATH, avoiding false failures when unchanged `%USERPROFILE%` entries are expanded inside an isolated test profile.
+
+## [0.4.0-alpha.4] - 2026-08-11
+
+### Fixed
+
+- **Windows release validation waits for installer processes.** The packaged install/uninstall lifecycle smoke now captures GUI-subsystem process exit codes reliably before validating installed files, preserved sessions, registry state, and cleanup.
+
+## [0.4.0-alpha.3] - 2026-08-11
+
+### Added
+
+- **Windows tray provides focused remote-access management.** The compact host-aware popup covers connection state, per-host Ask/Trusted/Full Access, pending grant dialogs, authorized-client revocation, activity, daemon controls, and settings without adding chat, terminal, plugin, voice, or session surfaces.
+- **Desktop access policy is isolated per Hermes host.** `hermes-relay hosts` lists and selects local pairings and stores fail-closed access modes independently for each canonical relay URL.
+- **Windows CLI installations can add or open the management UI directly.** `hermes-relay ui install|open|status` and the installed UI shim provide a supported lifecycle for optional UI setup, discovery, and activation.
+
+### Changed
+
+- **Daemon connectivity no longer requires a tool grant.** Ask mode can keep an authenticated daemon connected with zero desktop tools attached; Trusted enables command/file tools with task-scoped screen/input grants, while Full Access removes those task prompts only for the selected host.
+- **Windows bundle updates preserve the desktop lifecycle.** The CLI and tray coordinate one verified installer launch, restore the daemon and UI after setup, and permit same-version UI add or repair without silently downgrading a newer CLI.
+
+### Fixed
+
+- **Background daemon start reports real readiness.** Detached startup now waits for the spawned process to authenticate and connect, and returns actionable log evidence for configuration, authentication, early-exit, and timeout failures.
+- **Local and release tray builds embed the packaged UI.** Development installs use Tauri's production protocol instead of attempting to load a missing localhost development server, and release CI exercises a silent install/uninstall lifecycle.
 - **Windows-trusted certificates work in the desktop CLI.** The packaged Windows binary and newer Node runtimes add the Windows certificate store without dropping bundled or operator-supplied roots, while TLS verification and Relay certificate pinning remain enforced.
 
+## [1.6.2] - 2026-08-11
+
+### Fixed
+
+- **Paired sessions use recognizable device identities.** Relay sessions preserve a client-provided hostname as the primary name, retain model and platform details, and enrich valid reconnects without requiring users to pair again.
+- **Long-lived session expiry is readable.** The Dashboard presents paired-session lifetime in days or weeks with the exact local deadline available in the detail view instead of accumulating hundreds of hours.
+
+## [Android 1.8.1] - 2026-08-09
+
+### Fixed
+
+- **Android preserves complete long-session transcripts.** API-server and profile-scoped Dashboard history reads now use explicit bounded pagination, retain compatibility with older unpaginated responses, and keep edit, retry, sharing, and recovery anchors stable beyond Hermes' latest-500 default window.
+- **Android follows authoritative Gateway turn contracts.** Submit rejections retain the server's message without silently falling through to SSE, event envelopes reconcile consistently, and edit-and-regenerate requests send the required truncation confirmation.
+
+## [Android 1.8.0] - 2026-08-09
+
+### Added
+
+- **Android chat keeps work in context and makes live turns easier to read.** Draft text, edits, quotes, and attachments stay with their connection, profile, and session; conversation search and prompt-turn navigation jump by stable message identity; message actions reveal smoothly on tap; quoted replies use linked previews without placing markup in the composer; assistant replies retain their compact high-contrast bubbles; and pending attachments support preview, removal, and accessible reordering.
+- **Android reasoning and tool activity use a quieter transcript.** Live thinking opens as an inline disclosure and settles to a collapsed Thought row, while consecutive routine reads, searches, commands, browser actions, and device actions share one live activity ticker or concise completed summary. Approvals, failures, generated media, file changes, output risks, and delegated work keep their own visible lifecycle surfaces even when ordinary tool progress is hidden.
+- **Android Profile Shelf makes agent switching immediate without mixing conversations.** The Chat header expands a compact, accessible shelf with ordered profile avatars, a subtle Server-default home badge on the resolved identity, last-session restoration, display hiding, lock controls, and one full switcher shared with Agent Passport.
+- **Android accepts shared text as a new Chat draft.** Hermes Relay now appears in the system sharesheet for text, opens the active profile in a fresh conversation, and fills the composer for review without sending automatically.
+
+### Changed
+
+- **Android appearance controls are more expressive and easier to preview.** Theme presets, accent and shape customization, imported Sphere skins, and custom pet creation share one live-preview workflow while preserving separate agent, background, and companion identities.
+
+### Fixed
+
+- **Android restores complete Gateway activity and makes settled replies speakable.** Successful Gateway turns reconcile structured persisted tool calls even when an upstream server omits live tool lifecycle events, and a configured voice can read a completed assistant reply from its message actions without requiring Voice Mode. While that narration is active, the same message actions expose Stop without cancelling an unrelated chat turn.
+- **Android chat matches standard keyboard, scrolling, and photo behavior.** Sentence capitalization is enabled, physical Enter can send or insert a newline according to a device-level setting, Ctrl/Command+Enter always submits, directional keys stay with the text caret, expanded thinking and tool content retains bottom-follow until the user scrolls away, and portrait attachments honor their EXIF orientation in previews and message viewers.
+- **Android distinguishes live-turn corrections from queued follow-ups.** The composer names its current action with visible text and accessible state, successful gateway redirects show a correction lifecycle marker, and attachment-bearing follow-ups always enter the session-owned queue because the upstream redirect operation is text-only.
+- **Android visibly explains quiet startup work without an empty chat bubble.** The full-size thinking animation now sits directly in the conversation lane with a stable reviewable status until the first answer text arrives, while recovery keeps its explicit reconnecting state.
+- **Android keeps pets and screen chrome inside safe interaction bounds.** Floating companions avoid agent identity rows and controls during scrolling, remain touchable for their menu, and settings headers respect edge-to-edge system insets.
+
+## [Android 1.7.1] - 2026-08-08
+
+### Fixed
+
+- **Android chat follows a growing live reply.** Bottom-owned conversations now observe each replacement of the streaming message list, keeping newly added lines visible while preserving the reader's position after a manual scroll away.
+- **Hosted Hermes onboarding completes through the official Dashboard sign-in path.** Android recognizes hosted account addresses, uses the system-browser native PKCE flow, and resumes the verified Dashboard session after its loopback callback.
+- **Live Android tool cards remain expandable while a run is active.** Streaming Gateway updates preserve stable card identity and merge tool arguments and result previews into the existing row, so details can be opened before the session finishes.
+- **Completed Android replies format Markdown immediately.** Live assistant text keeps its stable plain renderer only while incomplete, then the same owned row transitions to rich code blocks, lists, emphasis, and links without leaving or reopening the session.
+- **Android approval cards require an explicit labeled decision.** Reading or scrolling a guarded command, navigating away, backgrounding, recomposition, later turn activity, and card dismissal cannot submit or locally resolve it; pending requests remain bound to their owning profile and session until an explicit response or authoritative upstream expiry.
+- **Android Agent Passport controls are readable and easy to dismiss.** Safety and speed choices use full-width accessible targets with plain-language selected-state explanations, while a persistent close action and boundary-aware downward swipe make the sheet reliably dismissible without stealing nested content scrolling.
+- **Android queued messages stay with their originating chat.** Follow-ups now retain their exact connection, profile, session, run, route, attachments, and voice context across concurrent Gateway session switches instead of following whichever session is visible when a run finishes.
+- **Android model pickers reject duplicate catalog identities before rendering.** Repeated provider/model rows from cached or refreshed inventories are merged at the provider boundary, while identical model IDs under different providers remain distinct choices with provider-aware reasoning capabilities.
+- **Android session pins and archives survive app restarts.** The session drawer now reads and updates the owning Hermes profile's durable session metadata, rolls failed changes back, and makes unpinned stars clearly distinct in light theme.
+
+## [1.6.1] - 2026-08-08
+
+### Fixed
+
+- **The Dashboard plugin hands hosted Hermes connections to Android reliably.** Mobile setup exposes the canonical Dashboard address and keeps dialog focus handling contained, so system-browser authentication can return to the correct connection without disrupting the Dashboard.
+
 ## [Android 1.7.0] - 2026-08-06
 
 ### Added
@@ -476,7 +717,7 @@ The format is based on [Keep a Changelog](https://keepachangelog.com/), and this
 - **Spoken-turn badges (chat).** Voice-mode replies now carry a "Voice" chip and realtime replies a "Realtime Agent" chip — both with a speaker glyph — so spoken turns are distinguishable from typed ones in the scrollback.
 - **App themes.** A new theme picker in Settings → Appearance ships eight looks: the signature Hermes Relay brand (with full light/dark) plus ports of the Nous Hermes baselines — Hermes Teal, Nous Blue (light), Midnight, Ember, Mono, Cyberpunk, and Rosé. The whole app — brand chrome, accents, and chat background — follows the chosen theme. Light/Dark/Auto applies to themes that ship both modes; fixed-mode themes show their own complete look.
 - **Hot-swappable agent sphere.** The orb is now a pluggable "skin": an Adaptive skin that recolors to match your theme, built-in Classic / Aurora / Solar / Mono looks, and support for **user-authored skins** loaded from a small JSON spec. Each skin declares which live signals it reacts to (voice, tool bursts, activity), shown as capability badges in the picker. See `docs/sphere-spec.md`.
-- **Connections separate features from routes (Android).** Connection settings now distinguish what a connection can *do* (a **Features** section) from how this phone *reaches* Hermes (a **Route** section), so you can enable Relay features over whichever transport you prefer. A plugin-provided **Secure proxy** route is surfaced alongside LAN, Tailscale, public, and custom routes. The standard direct-to-upstream path is unchanged and still needs no plugin. See `docs/plans/2026-06-18-native-secure-routes.md`.
+- **Connections separate features from routes (Android).** Connection settings now distinguish what a connection can *do* (a **Features** section) from how this phone *reaches* Hermes (a **Route** section), so you can enable Relay features over whichever transport you prefer. The optional plugin-provided **Hermes Secure Link** route is surfaced alongside LAN, Tailscale, public, and custom routes. The standard direct-to-upstream path is unchanged and still needs no plugin. See `docs/plans/2026-06-18-native-secure-routes.md`.
 - **Enhanced voice control (Gemini & xAI).** When the relay uses a Gemini or xAI voice provider, Voice Settings can now steer it: pick a Gemini voice and model and turn on expressive tone tags (with optional natural-language voice direction), or set an xAI voice with expressive speech tags. Expressive tags also apply to xAI on the streaming voice-output renderer. Standard (no-plugin) voice stays configured server-side.
 - **Voice render-path visibility.** Voice Settings shows which path is rendering speech (streaming vs. basic), and Diagnostics records it each session, making voice issues easier to troubleshoot.
 - **Agent pets — a living, swappable avatar.** The orb can be replaced with an animated "pet" that reacts to what the agent is doing: idle / thinking / writing / speaking / listening states, a distinct **working** pose during tool calls, one-shot **greet** / **celebrate** reactions, and a loop that quickens as output streams. Add or remove pets right in Settings → Appearance (no `adb` needed), with a live state preview, a playback-speed slider, and optional frame auto-stabilization; capability badges (Voice · Tools · Activity) show honestly what each pet actually reacts to. Pets are pure data — an AI authoring kit and a JSON schema let you generate one from sprite art. See `docs/pet-spec.md` and the custom-avatars guide.

CLI_RELEASE_NOTES.md

@@ -1,35 +1,21 @@
-# Hermes-Relay-CLI v__VERSION__
+# Hermes-Relay CLI v__VERSION__
 
-**Release Date:** 2026-07-13
+**Release Date:** 2026-08-15
 
-This alpha makes the desktop direction explicit: Hermes-Relay is a real CLI/TUI with an optional Windows right-click systray—not a second desktop application. The old Tauri/WebView dashboard and its embedded windows are gone. The installed CLI remains the single source of behavior for pairing, TUI, daemon management, grants, audit, diagnostics, chat, voice, and tools.
+This patch keeps the Windows management UI usable when the Relay daemon is stopped or its status cannot be read.
 
-**Experimental phase.** Assets are unsigned, so Windows SmartScreen and macOS Gatekeeper may warn on first launch. Standalone CLI binaries ship for Windows x64, Linux x64, and macOS x64/arm64; the optional native systray is Windows-only.
+**Beta phase.** Assets remain unsigned, so Windows SmartScreen and macOS Gatekeeper may warn on first launch. Standalone CLI binaries ship for Windows x64, Linux x64, and macOS x64/arm64; the management UI is Windows-only.
 
 ## What's changed
 
-### Added
-
-- **Persistent desktop-use control.** `hermes-relay computer-use status|enable|disable|cancel` stores one local preference, reports daemon privilege and active/pending grants, and can end an active task-scoped grant without relying on a GUI.
-- **Headless grant review.** `hermes-relay grants` lists pending local computer-use requests and supports interactive review plus explicit `approve`, `reject`, and JSON forms for scripts.
-- **Typed Relay chat option.** `chat --relay-chat` sends `chat.send` over WSS and renders typed `stream.event` v1 assistant, tool, artifact, memory, skill, and error lifecycles while preserving the existing gateway path as the default.
-- **Release-parity verification.** One version contract now keeps the npm package, compiled CLI, Rust tray, lockfile, and installer metadata aligned. The Windows verification target covers TypeScript, compiled-binary smoke tests, Rust formatting/lint/check/tests, and installer packaging.
-
-### Changed
-
-- **Menu-only Windows systray.** The optional tray is a small native Rust process with no application window, WebView, overlay, embedded terminal, chat view, voice view, or settings dashboard. Interactive actions open the installed CLI in a normal terminal.
-- **State- and privilege-aware daemon control.** The menu reports PID-backed daemon state and User/Administrator privilege, disables invalid lifecycle actions, and requests UAC only when **Start/Restart daemon as Administrator…** is explicitly chosen. The tray itself remains unprivileged.
-- **Visible desktop-use safety.** The tray shows enablement, active grant mode and expiry, warns when an Administrator control grant is active, raises a native alert for pending approvals, opens CLI grant review, and provides immediate cancellation and emergency stop.
-- **Per-user Windows installation.** The default PowerShell installer downloads the checksum-verified NSIS package, installs the CLI and optional tray under `~/.hermes/bin`, adds Start-menu shortcuts and user PATH, and can start the tray at sign-in. CLI-only installation remains available with `HERMES_RELAY_INSTALL_SURFACE=cli`.
-
 ### Fixed
 
-- **Installed-binary diagnostics.** `hermes-relay doctor` reports the physical Bun-compiled executable instead of a virtual embedded-module path, so PATH and install-directory checks describe the binary that actually launched.
-- **Release guardrails.** CLI tag automation rejects version drift, tags not contained in `main`, oversized tray binaries, or a tray process that creates an application window.
+- **Stopped daemons no longer block the management UI.** Missing, stale, malformed, or temporarily unavailable daemon status falls back to an explicit stopped state while hosts, settings, activity, CLI details, diagnostics, and daemon controls continue loading normally.
+- **Starting the daemon restores live status without reopening the UI.** A valid running status continues through the same bounded, single-flight snapshot path introduced in beta.3.
 
 ## Install
 
-**Windows CLI + optional systray (PowerShell):**
+**Windows CLI + management tray (PowerShell):**
 
 ```powershell
 irm https://raw.githubusercontent.com/Codename-11/hermes-relay/main/desktop/scripts/install.ps1 | iex
@@ -53,11 +39,11 @@ Pin this release with `HERMES_RELAY_VERSION=__TAG__`.
 
 ```text
 hermes-relay --version
-hermes-relay pair --remote ws://<host>:8767 --grant-tools
+hermes-relay hosts list --json
 hermes-relay daemon start
-hermes-relay daemon status
+hermes-relay daemon status --json
 ```
 
-On Windows, open **Hermes Relay Systray** from the Start menu and right-click its notification-area icon. No separate desktop window is installed.
+On Windows, click the Hermes-Relay CLI UI notification-area icon to open the management popup directly above it.
 
-See the [CLI and systray guide](https://hermes-relay.dev/docs/desktop/) for installation, commands, desktop-use safety, and troubleshooting.
+See the [CLI and tray guide](https://hermes-relay.dev/docs/desktop/) for installation, access modes, grants, and troubleshooting.

DEVLOG.md

@@ -1,5 +1,222 @@
 # Hermes-Relay — Dev Log
 
+## 2026-08-14 — Android 1.9.0 session identity and conversation controls
+
+Hermes-Relay Android 1.9.0 is published from the immutable
+`android-v1.9.0` tag. Multi-profile session browsing now keeps the aggregate
+drawer scope selected while transcript hydration, resume, sending, and header
+identity follow the session's owning profile. New Chat from All Profiles uses
+the default profile, and the session list starts ungrouped while retaining
+project grouping and the other desktop-style views as explicit options.
+
+Message reactions now resolve durable rows for both user and assistant
+messages. Vanilla Hermes voice remains on the authenticated Gateway instead of
+requiring the optional API fallback. Session rows can expose profile, project,
+branch, and pull-request context without crowding the chat header, secondary
+drawer actions remain available in All Profiles, and outside taps dismiss the
+drawer.
+
+## 2026-08-09 — Gateway activity recovery and chat speech
+
+Successful Android Gateway turns now reconcile against their profile-owned,
+structured session history. This recovers persisted tool calls when an upstream
+Gateway completes a turn without emitting live tool lifecycle events; assistant
+prose is never inspected for inferred activity, and the recovered calls continue
+through the existing Off, Compact, and Detailed display policy.
+
+The Speak message action now follows configured voice readiness and idle output
+state instead of active Voice Mode or presentation style. A settled assistant
+reply can therefore be read aloud directly from chat, while live or provider
+playback still prevents overlapping output. One-shot message narration owns its
+completion state outside Voice Mode and replaces Speak with Stop while active;
+stopping drains only that narration pipeline and does not cancel a chat turn
+started while the response was playing.
+
+## 2026-08-09 — Quiet reasoning and grouped tool activity
+
+Android Chat now treats reasoning and routine tools as transcript scaffolding.
+Visible live reasoning opens automatically without a tinted card, then collapses
+to a quiet Thought disclosure when it settles unless the reader has explicitly
+chosen its state. Empty reasoning remains absent and the existing first-token
+status continues to own the waiting state.
+
+Top-level routine calls retain their source order but render as consecutive
+activity runs. A live run keeps one summary and one latest-activity ticker in a
+stable footprint; a settled run becomes one collapsed summary that can disclose
+the original identity-preserving tool rows. File edits, approval/question tools,
+generated media, failures, output-risk findings, and delegated work split runs
+and retain independent surfaces. Off hides only ordinary activity runs, Compact
+uses compact disclosed rows, and Detailed preserves the full per-tool detail
+surface on demand. Expansion still yields bottom-follow ownership, and each run
+registers its measured bounds as Chat pet terrain.
+
+## 2026-08-09 — Android chat experience and attachment polish
+
+The Android composer now declares sentence capitalization and a Send IME
+action. A device-level setting chooses whether unmodified physical Enter sends
+or inserts a newline; Shift+Enter remains a newline and Ctrl/Command+Enter
+always submits. Every submit route converges on the existing live-turn owner,
+so the current gateway state still decides whether content steers the active
+turn or queues behind it. Directional focus traversal is cancelled while the
+editor owns focus so hardware arrow keys continue to move the caret and
+selection.
+
+Conversation bottom-follow now remains owned when thinking or tool details
+expand. Only an actual drag ending above the bottom yields that ownership, and
+a chat first measured while the IME is already visible now captures the same
+resize-follow state as a keyboard opened after composition.
+
+Bitmap-backed attachment surfaces now apply EXIF rotation and reflection before
+display. Attachment reads and Base64 conversion also leave the UI thread, so
+selecting a larger photo no longer performs the full ingestion path inside the
+activity-result callback.
+
+Composer drafts now belong to the stable connection, profile, and session
+identity. Text, edit context, and pending attachments restore when returning to
+a chat without persisting attachment bytes. Pending attachments expose bounded,
+orientation-aware previews plus explicit remove and reorder controls.
+
+Conversation overflow now opens transcript search with previous/next matches
+and a prompt-turn rail, both keyed to the same stable UI identity as the message
+list. Assistant prose retains the compact bubble and subtle edge treatment that
+keeps it legible above the animated chat background. Tapping a message reveals
+the existing copy, quote, speak, and edit actions with reduced-motion-aware
+expansion and accessible targets.
+
+Quotes are composer-owned structured references instead of raw blockquote text.
+The composer and sent message render a linked, highlighted author preview; the
+transport remains ordinary Markdown so unmodified Desktop and TUI clients show
+a readable quoted reply. Thinking and top-level tools continue to use their
+independent compact thought bubbles and configured compact or full tool cards,
+without an aggregate completion card. The composer also names Correction and
+Queue states with visible labels. Gateway redirects remain text-only:
+follow-ups with attachments are forced through the existing destination-owned
+queue so files cannot be left behind by a correction request.
+
+## 2026-08-08 — Standalone Android thinking status
+
+Blank streaming assistant rows now present the full-size working animation
+directly in the conversation lane above the visible `Still working…` label,
+without painting an empty assistant bubble around the status. The first answer
+token replaces that standalone state with the normal response bubble, while
+recovery retains the distinct `Reconnecting to your answer…` wording. The
+status owns one stable TalkBack description and suppresses animated child
+nodes, avoiding repeated announcements without claiming measurable progress.
+
+## 2026-08-08 — Android text-share draft handoff
+
+The shared Android manifest now advertises a `text/*` `ACTION_SEND` target for
+both app flavors. `MainActivity` accepts only non-blank single-item text shares
+and places them in a process-local, identity-fenced handoff that survives cold
+Compose initialization. Once the configured chat context settles, the app root
+navigates to Chat and delegates draft creation and composer prefill to
+`ChatViewModel`.
+
+The ViewModel reuses the existing new-chat lifecycle, preserving Gateway
+background-turn reconciliation and the active connection/profile/transport
+namespace. Composer prefills use a one-consumer conflated channel so an intent
+received before Chat composition is delivered once. Shared text is never
+routed through message sending; the user must review and submit it explicitly.
+
+## 2026-08-08 — Android Profile Shelf and profile-context identity
+
+Chat profile selection now lives in a collapsible shelf directly below the top
+app bar. The header toggles the shelf, the active capsule opens Agent Passport,
+inactive 48 dp avatars switch context, and a pinned overflow opens the same full
+switcher used by Passport. Saved ordering and hidden state drive both surfaces;
+the selected hidden profile remains disclosed, while a one-identity shelf stays
+out of the layout. Long-press actions expose inspection, Passport, profile lock,
+and hiding without adding activity or presence claims.
+
+The shelf uses the chat surface instead of a second elevated toolbar. A neutral
+active capsule, 36 dp avatar artwork inside 48 dp targets, compact spacing, and
+a contained overflow affordance keep the row visually subordinate to Chat. When
+Server default resolves to a concrete profile, that profile's avatar remains
+the identity and a small home badge discloses its default routing role.
+Local avatar lookup remains keyed to the Server-default presentation identity,
+so an image customized while that row is selected appears consistently in both
+the Chat header and shelf rather than being re-keyed to whichever explicit
+profile is currently active.
+
+The Server-default sentinel is now distinct from a profile literally named
+`default`. Profile selection restores the last compatible connection/profile/
+transport session, otherwise leaves a fresh draft. Gateway turns detach and
+reconcile in their original session, live SSE turns keep switching disabled,
+and every profile transition clears session-scoped model, provider, personality,
+reasoning, approval, Fast, and YOLO state before the destination session seeds
+its own values. Server sticky-default state is never written.
+
+## 2026-08-08 — Streaming reply tail follow
+
+Android's conversation-bottom follower now reads the current immutable message
+list from Compose state inside its long-lived layout observer. Each streamed
+replacement can therefore advance the viewport as the active bubble gains
+lines, while dragging or scrolling away still releases bottom ownership.
+
+## 2026-08-08 — Settled live replies transition to Markdown
+
+Android now releases the live plain-text renderer immediately after an
+assistant row settles. The transition retains the row's stable UI identity,
+commits the final live frame before replacing its selectable text topology,
+and anchors the same bottom-owned row during the Markdown remeasure. Readers
+who scrolled away retain their viewport, while completed code fences, lists,
+emphasis, links, and interrupted partial replies no longer require session
+navigation before rich rendering appears.
+
+## 2026-08-08 — Explicit-consent ownership for Android approvals
+
+Android no longer treats unrelated Gateway activity or a terminal display event
+as proof that an approval was resolved. Approval cards remain pending through
+scrolling, recomposition, navigation, and background restoration, and retain
+their exact connection, profile, and session ownership. Only a labeled action
+that successfully reaches `approval.respond`, an authoritative upstream expiry,
+or an explicit interrupt can retire the local request; the interrupt path stays
+visibly denied because upstream force-denies it.
+
+## 2026-08-08 — Agent Passport control and dismissal accessibility
+
+The Android Agent Passport keeps its title and explicit close action outside
+the nested content scroller. Material bottom-sheet gestures are enabled again,
+so a downward gesture scrolls long content toward its top boundary before the
+sheet receives the gesture and dismisses; backdrop and Back dismissal retain
+the same callback.
+
+Safety and speed choices now sit below their labels instead of competing for a
+narrow horizontal column. Every segment provides at least a 48 dp target,
+allows two-line labels, exposes radio-selection semantics, and states the
+meaning of the current approval, chat override, or processing-tier choice in
+plain language. The layout remains scrollable on compact heights and at larger
+font scales without moving the close action off-screen.
+
+## 2026-08-08 — Session-owned Android send queues
+
+Android follow-up queues now capture the composing connection/profile context,
+stored session, configured transport, originating run, attachments, and voice
+context as one immutable destination. Queue presentation is filtered to the
+visible session, while completion eligibility is tied to the exact run and live
+Gateway generation that owned the queue. A completion from another session or
+an older live generation cannot dispatch through the current composer route.
+
+In-flight checkpoints retain bounded queued text across process restoration.
+Attachment bytes are not copied into Preferences DataStore; an attachment queue
+that cannot be restored is rejected with a visible review-and-resend notice.
+Connection replacement and session deletion cancel their owned queues, while
+switching among concurrent Gateway sessions preserves each session's queue.
+
+## 2026-08-07 — Provider-owned model inventory identity
+
+Android now normalizes Gateway and API model inventories before publishing
+them to picker consumers. Repeated provider rows merge by canonical provider
+slug, repeated exact model IDs collapse within that provider, and capability
+metadata follows the same provider/model identity. Models intentionally offered
+by different providers remain distinct choices, even when their display labels
+and model IDs match.
+
+The searchable picker groups and keys rows by provider slug plus exact model ID
+instead of provider display text. Cached loads, dynamic refreshes, API aliases,
+and Manage inventory use the same idempotent identity rule, preventing duplicate
+catalog data from reaching keyed Compose lists without hiding valid routes.
+
 ## 2026-08-05 — Restored chat bottom ownership and effort fallback clarity
 
 Opening an existing Android session now retains exact bottom ownership through

PLUGIN_RELEASE_NOTES.md

@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
 # Hermes-Relay-Server v__VERSION__
 
-**Release Date:** August 6, 2026
+**Release Date:** August 14, 2026
 
-This patch adds an optional Relay capability overlay so clients can present the reasoning effort levels supported by an exact provider and model without changing upstream model selection or chat behavior.
+This release adds an official, opt-in Relay pane for Hermes Desktop through the supported runtime Plugin SDK. It keeps Relay management profile-scoped and user-invoked without opening a pane during startup, reconnects, profile changes, or plugin updates.
 
 Standard chat, session history, and Vanilla Hermes voice remain upstream-owned and do not require this plugin.
 
@@ -10,13 +10,13 @@ Standard chat, session history, and Vanilla Hermes voice remain upstream-owned a
 
 ### Added
 
-- **Profile-aware reasoning capability resolution.** `POST /relay/model-capabilities` accepts exact provider/model pairs and returns ordered effort choices with explicit exactness and source metadata.
-- **Bounded live discovery for local and authenticated providers.** Relay can query OpenAI Codex, GitHub Copilot, LM Studio, and Ollama Cloud capability surfaces with short timeouts, concurrency limits, isolated caches, and an explicit refresh option.
-- **Capability advertisement.** `/relay/info` now advertises `model_reasoning_capabilities_v1` so clients can detect the optional overlay before using it.
+- **Official Hermes Desktop pane.** The unified plugin package registers a movable native pane for Relay status, paired devices, bridge activity, media, pairing, revocation, and remote-access management.
+- **Explicit entry points.** Labeled sidebar, status-bar, and command-palette actions register and reveal the pane lazily; repeated opens reuse the same surface.
+- **Profile-scoped state.** Cached Relay state follows the active Hermes profile and is disposed cleanly when the plugin unloads.
 
-### Security
+### Changed
 
-- **Provider credentials remain host-local.** Remote requests require a paired session with the chat grant, and responses never serialize provider credentials.
+- **Plugin loading stays passive.** Loading, startup, reconnects, profile changes, and updates never reveal the pane or perform pane-owned network work.
 
 ## Install / update
 
@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@ Standard chat, session history, and Vanilla Hermes voice remain upstream-owned a
 ## Verify
 
     hermes relay doctor
+    # Agent/tool callers can use desktop_health to list desktop targets.
     python scripts/check-plugin-version-sync.py --expect __VERSION__
 
 ---

README.md

@@ -70,6 +70,21 @@ an HTTPS reverse proxy. The [full walkthrough](https://hermes-relay.dev/docs/gui
 covers Windows, remote access, and dashboard authentication. You do not need to
 enable the separate API server or invent an API key for the standard path.
 
+For plugin-enabled setups, optional **Hermes Secure Link** presents Relay, API,
+and Dashboard routes through one pairing-pinned TLS origin. It protects traffic
+to the paired endpoint while each service keeps its own authentication; it does
+not provide reachability or independently identify the physical host. You still
+use LAN routing, Tailscale or another VPN, or an operator-managed public route
+to reach the listener. Secure Link is off by default and requires a fresh QR
+pairing after it is enabled. See the
+[remote-access guide](https://hermes-relay.dev/docs/guide/remote-access/).
+
+**Hermes Reach** is an experimental, advanced outbound-broker route. It remains
+available for development and self-hosted evaluation, but it is disabled by
+default, ordered after supported routes, and not recommended for normal remote
+access. Use Tailscale for the easiest supported remote setup, or a public TLS
+domain / Direct Secure Link when you want to own the complete network path.
+
 ### 3 · Connect and talk
 
 Open the app, choose **Connect to Hermes**, and enter or discover the dashboard
@@ -138,7 +153,7 @@ Full server setup, TLS, and systemd details: [docs/relay-server.md](docs/relay-s
 
 <table>
   <tr>
-    <td align="center" width="25%"><img src="assets/screenshots/01_startup.png" alt="Cold start" width="100%"><br><sub><b>Cold start</b></sub></td>
+    <td align="center" width="25%"><img src="assets/screenshots/01_voice_conversation.png" alt="Voice controls in chat" width="100%"><br><sub><b>Voice in chat</b></sub></td>
     <td align="center" width="25%"><img src="assets/screenshots/02_chat.png" alt="Streaming chat" width="100%"><br><sub><b>Streaming chat</b></sub></td>
     <td align="center" width="25%"><img src="assets/screenshots/03_voice.png" alt="Hands-free voice" width="100%"><br><sub><b>Hands-free voice</b></sub></td>
     <td align="center" width="25%"><img src="assets/screenshots/04_sessions.png" alt="Session history" width="100%"><br><sub><b>Session history</b></sub></td>
@@ -186,7 +201,7 @@ tracked independently so community corrections remain easy to contribute.
 
 ## Hands on any machine — the Hermes-Relay CLI&nbsp;<sub>(alpha)</sub>
 
-> **Alpha.** Self-contained CLI binaries ship for Windows x64, Linux x64, and macOS x64/arm64 — no Node required. Windows also has an optional native, menu-only systray. Assets are unsigned during the experimental phase, so SmartScreen / Gatekeeper warnings are expected.
+> **Alpha.** Self-contained CLI binaries ship for Windows x64, Linux x64, and macOS x64/arm64 — no Node required. Windows also has an optional compact management tray. Assets are unsigned during the experimental phase, so SmartScreen / Gatekeeper warnings are expected.
 
 The agent's brain stays on the host; the CLI lets it call tools **on your machine** over the same WSS relay — `read_file`, `write_file`, `terminal`, `search_files`, `screenshot`, `clipboard`, `open_in_editor`, and more — behind a one-time consent gate, interactive diff approval for patches, and a `--no-tools` kill-switch.
 
@@ -202,7 +217,15 @@ hermes-relay update                            # self-update via GitHub Releases
 
 It pairs against the **same relay and credential store** as the Android app — pair once from either, both work. Tagged on the `desktop-v*` [release track](https://github.com/Codename-11/hermes-relay/releases?q=desktop), with historical releases still visible under `cli-v*`.
 
-On Windows, the default installer adds the optional right-click-only systray: no dashboard or app window, just TUI launch, User/Administrator-aware daemon controls, pairing, local grant review, audit, diagnostics, logs, desktop-use status/cancellation, sign-in startup, and emergency stop.
+On Windows, the default installer adds the optional compact **Hermes-Relay CLI UI** tray popup for host selection and pairing, connection and daemon state, per-host Ask/Trusted/Full Access, local grant dialogs, authorized-client revocation, activity, settings, and emergency stop. It is a management surface only—chat, TUI, plugins, voice, and agent sessions remain CLI/upstream concerns.
+
+Structured Windows computer control prefers a compatible local CUA Driver
+runtime for window-targeted background actions and virtual per-session agent
+cursors. It remains behind Hermes host policy, grants, targeting, audit, and
+emergency stop; Windows input is an explicit compatibility backend. CUA is not
+bundled or updated automatically, but the local CLI/UI can explicitly install,
+check, or update its verified canonical package. It is never exposed as a raw
+remote tool surface. See the [desktop tools guide](https://hermes-relay.dev/docs/desktop/tools.html#computer-use-engines).
 
 - **Docs:** [CLI guide](https://hermes-relay.dev/docs/desktop/) · [`desktop/README.md`](desktop/README.md)
 - **AI-agent setup recipe:** `/hermes-relay-desktop-setup`

RELEASE.md

@@ -119,19 +119,23 @@ artifacts.
 ### CLI / tray versioning
 
 `desktop/package.json` is the Desktop/CLI release track's source of truth. Its version
-must match the generated CLI and native Windows systray metadata. The systray is
-a menu-only controller for the installed CLI; it has no application window,
-WebView, embedded terminal, or separate desktop product surface. The public
+must match the generated CLI and Windows tray metadata. The tray is a compact
+management popup over the installed CLI and shared state; it has no chat,
+embedded terminal, plugins, voice, or separate desktop product surface. The public
 release remains one `Hermes-Relay-Desktop` track containing CLI binaries plus the
 optional Windows installer.
 
 | File | Purpose |
 |---|---|
 | `desktop/package.json` | canonical CLI version |
+| `desktop/.bun-version` | exact Bun compiler/runtime for standalone binaries |
 | `desktop/package-lock.json` | npm root/workspace package metadata |
 | `desktop/src/version.ts` | compiled CLI runtime version |
 | `desktop/tray/Cargo.toml` | native systray package version |
 | `desktop/tray/Cargo.lock` | locked systray package version |
+| `desktop/tray/tauri.conf.json` | tray application and bundle version |
+| `desktop/tray/package.json` | tray UI package version |
+| `desktop/tray/package-lock.json` | locked tray UI package version |
 
 Prepare a new CLI version on `dev` without creating a tag or npm-generated
 commit:
@@ -149,6 +153,8 @@ manually, run `npm run sync:version` before checking. `npm run verify` is the
 single Windows release-parity gate: version sync, type-check, tests, TypeScript
 build, compiled CLI smoke, and tray formatting, Clippy, check, and tests. CI runs
 the portable portions on every desktop change and the Windows tray gates separately.
+Release jobs read `desktop/.bun-version`; cross-built and Windows-built artifacts
+must not silently embed different Bun runtime versions.
 
 ## Branching policy
 

RELEASE_NOTES.md

@@ -1,10 +1,10 @@
-# Hermes-Relay-Android v1.7.0
+# Hermes-Relay-Android v1.9.1
 
-**Release Date:** August 6, 2026
+**Release Date:** August 16, 2026
 
 ## Download
 
-> Installing on your phone? Download `hermes-relay-1.7.0-sideload-release.apk` and tap it for the full feature set, or install the conservative build from [Google Play](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.axiomlabs.hermesrelay).
+> Installing on your phone? Download `hermes-relay-1.9.1-sideload-release.apk` and tap it for the full feature set, or install the conservative build from [Google Play](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.axiomlabs.hermesrelay).
 
 The `.aab` file is a Play Console upload bundle and cannot be installed by tapping it on a phone.
 
@@ -12,39 +12,35 @@ Verify the download against `SHA256SUMS.txt`. See the [sideload guide](https://h
 
 ## Summary
 
-This patch makes model reasoning controls provider-aware, keeps active and
-restored conversations stable, and adds private, actionable support information.
+This patch aligns Agent Passport with current Hermes profile identity, makes
+shared avatar changes reliable from the phone, and hardens several Gateway
+operations around profile ownership, attachments, recovery, and model consent.
 
 ## Added
 
-- Reasoning effort choices now follow the selected provider and model when an
-  exact list is available. Standard choices remain available as an advisory
-  fallback on unmodified Hermes or without the optional Relay capability overlay.
-- The session drawer can search sessions and shows which conversations are
-  working or waiting for input.
-- Diagnostics now provides a locally redacted support report that can be
-  reviewed before copy, share, or opening GitHub. Nothing uploads automatically.
+- Create Hermes profiles with explicit shared, copied, or isolated
+  authentication choices and inspect partial setup outcomes.
+- Select upstream animated pets that follow the active Hermes profile across
+  supported clients, while keeping phone-only animated icons separate.
+- Create finite recurring schedules, review bounded reset evidence, and see
+  host resource or model-consent warnings before taking action.
 
 ## Fixed
 
-- Restored and completed conversations remain at the exact bottom through late
-  message, composer, keyboard, and status-row layout changes without overriding
-  someone who intentionally scrolls up.
-- Chat recovery keeps one stable rendered row through checkpoint restore,
-  streaming callbacks, server reconciliation, and replay, preventing recurring
-  duplicate-row crashes in Chat and Voice.
-- Focus Voice controls receive taps again while the modal background continues
-  to block interaction with the chat behind it.
-- Connection diagnostics identify the attempted route and operation, redact host
-  details, and give targeted guidance for DNS, timeout, TLS, authentication,
-  rate-limit, missing-route, and server failures.
-- The session drawer dismisses the composer keyboard when opening, preserves the
-  newest row during refresh, and keeps floating pets on measured safe terrain.
+- Shared avatar images selected from Android now persist. The app accepts any
+  decodable image and safely converts it to Hermes' supported static format and
+  size contract when needed.
+- Named-profile sessions, draft writes, rewinds, and recovery fail closed when
+  Hermes cannot confirm the owning profile or durable history.
+- Attachment sends remain bounded and no longer fall through to text-only
+  delivery after an unsupported or interrupted upload.
+- Nous hosted sign-in follows the official native callback and provider
+  contract with clearer, non-sensitive failure guidance.
 
 ## Install / Verify
 
-- App version: **1.7.0** (versionCode **39**).
-- Standard Chat, model selection, and Vanilla Hermes voice continue to work
-  against unmodified upstream Hermes.
-- Relay capability discovery is optional and fail-soft; unavailable or older
-  Relay installations retain the standard reasoning choices.
+- App version: **1.9.1** (versionCode **44**).
+- Standard Chat, sessions, Manage, profile identity, and Vanilla Hermes voice
+  continue to work against unmodified upstream Hermes.
+- The optional Relay plugin is not required for standard Android chat, shared
+  profile avatars, upstream pets, or hosted Dashboard authentication.

TODO.md

@@ -6,6 +6,40 @@ For shipped work, see `DEVLOG.md`. For architectural decisions, see `docs/decisi
 
 ---
 
+## Certify the official Desktop Relay plugin
+
+The unified `plugin/desktop/plugin.js` implementation is covered by source-level
+SDK contract, packaging, explicit-open, no-auto-open, close, unload, and profile
+cache-isolation tests. A physical official Hermes Desktop session is still
+required before calling the UX live-certified:
+
+- Test default and named local profiles, ordinary authenticated remote mode,
+  and SSH mode with differently named local/remote profile mapping.
+- In two full app windows, prove enabling, registration, explicit open,
+  requests, close/reopen, hot reload, and disable/unload remain window-local.
+- Prove startup, reconnect, profile change, layout restore/reset, update, and
+  background events never open or focus Relay.
+- Drag and dock the pane across native zones, close it, reopen it from all three
+  labeled actions, and verify no private-hook fallback is needed.
+- Exercise Relay running/unreachable, zero/one/multiple devices, pairing,
+  revocation, bridge activity, media, remote access, and renderer error logging
+  without exposing credentials, pairing payloads, filesystem paths, or tokens.
+
+---
+
+## Structured desktop hardware capabilities
+
+Structured access and per-host USB policy now ship with typed, serial-bound ADB
+list, shell, push, pull, install, and bounded logcat operations. Remaining work:
+- Add microphone and camera only with backend readiness detection, bounded local
+  grants, active-use indicators, audit events, and immediate cancellation.
+- Reconcile legacy `desktop_screenshot` with the task-granted computer screenshot
+  path so screen capture follows one policy.
+- Extend capability policy beyond hardware only where a typed broker provides a
+  meaningfully stronger boundary than Structured mode already provides.
+
+---
+
 ## Android Plugin Studio protocol follow-ups
 
 The first live declarative Plugin lane is host-local: Relay tools create bounded
@@ -909,7 +943,7 @@ Phase 1 (end-to-end spine) shipped on `Codename-11/phone-platform` — `send_mes
 - Live gateway must discover the plugin (`~/.hermes/plugins/hermes-relay` → `plugin/`) and `plugins.enabled` must include `hermes-relay` for the `phone` platform to register. Confirm `phone` appears in `hermes gateway status` with `PHONE_ENABLED=1`.
 - End-to-end: with the app paired + "Let Hermes message me" on, run `send_message target=phone text=...` (and a cron `deliver=phone`) and confirm a notification on the device. Verify 503 (no phone) and the off-by-default gates.
 - **Phase 2c reply round-trip — ✅ DONE (verified on-device 2026-06-29).** Confirmed: agent → phone notification → inline reply → drained through the relay's loopback `GET /phone/replies` (different process) → `handle_message` (`role_authorized=True`, no `PHONE_ALLOW_ALL_USERS`) → agent answer back in the *same* thread. Both fixes required (see DEVLOG / the Phase 2c bullet above).
-- **FIX: cron `deliver=phone` / standalone send is broken.** Live testing: `hermes send --to phone` returns `{"error": "Unknown platform: phone"}`. The standalone (non-gateway) send path doesn't run a `kind=standalone` plugin's programmatic `ctx.register_platform`, so it never learns `phone` — only the running gateway (which loads `register()` at startup) does. The agent path (`send_message target=phone` in the gateway) works and was verified end-to-end on-device; the standalone/cron path needs the platform discoverable there too (declare it so the standalone loader picks it up, or route cron through the gateway). Until then `cron deliver=phone` won't work.
+- **Cron `deliver=phone` live certification pending.** The plugin now registers its standalone sender and enumerates the canonical phone home through the upstream adapter channel-directory hook. Re-run the device scenario above on the deployed plugin to certify scheduled delivery, including the offline queue and opt-in gates.
 - **FIX SHIPPED (2026-07-07) — installer + doctor guard against stale duplicate plugin copies; live-host verify pending.** Root cause of the 2026-06-29 round-trip failure: the gateway loader dedups discovered plugins by manifest `name`, so a second directory declaring `name: hermes-relay` (an old-installer backup copy, or a stray native install) could win the dedup and make the gateway load stale code — silently ignoring every later deploy. `plugin/doctor.py` now emits a `plugin-name-unique` warning when more than one directory under `~/.hermes/plugins/` declares the same plugin name (distinct real targets only — two links to the same target are deduped), and `install.sh` sweeps any such duplicate so only the canonical `hermes-relay` symlink survives. (Current `install.sh` already `rm -rf`s the old link rather than backing it up inside the plugins dir, so the original "back up outside the plugins dir" half is moot.) **Verify on the live host:** `hermes relay doctor` reports the `plugin-name-unique` check, and a reinstall leaves exactly one `hermes-relay` entry under `~/.hermes/plugins/`.
 
 ## Phone platform — usability roadmap (post device-verification, 2026-06-29)
@@ -920,9 +954,9 @@ Phase 1 (end-to-end spine) shipped on `Codename-11/phone-platform` — `send_mes
 
 **Refinement (2026-06-29) — unified-session model: "Threads."** Going further on "unified surface": the agent conversation is **not a separate tab/segment** at all — it is a **source-tagged session inside the one Chat surface**, a **Thread** (`source=phone`). What makes a Thread special vs. a normal gateway chat are *session properties*, not a separate UI: (a) the agent can initiate, (b) relay `proactive` transport + relay-gated, (c) standing/named DM. **Scrollback = the gateway session store** (same read path Chat uses); **live receive = relay `proactive` push** (→ notification); **send = `proactive.reply`**. `ProactiveInboxStore` is demoted to a live-push cache + outbox (no parallel history). The Thread capability shows in the **best-path/capability UI** (relay tier, like terminal/bridge/voice) and as a clean **Threads** entry — thread-spool icon, NOT a phone glyph — pinned atop the session drawer when active; never a connection-wizard step. Degrades cleanly (no plugin → no `source=phone` sessions → Chat unchanged). **Supersedes the "separate Agent lane / 4th nav segment" sketch** and merges with the "source attribution in Chat" goal below. Keep the two "gateway" senses straight: *platform layer* (the Thread's `source`) ≠ *dashboard `/api/ws` transport* (how live bytes flow). Full re-cut: docs/decisions.md ADR 12.
 
-- **Outbound buffering — ✅ relay-side DONE (2026-06-29).** `ProactiveChannel.push()` now queues agent→phone messages in a bounded deque (drop-oldest, 24 h TTL) when no phone is subscribed and returns `{queued: true}` (not 503); `_flush_outbound` delivers FIFO on the next subscribe (stale pruned). Inspect/cancel via `peek_outbound`/`cancel_outbound` + loopback `GET`/`DELETE /phone/outbound`. **UI surfacing of the queued state** (host-side, since the queue exists while the phone is OFFLINE): (a) ✅ **desktop CLI `relay queue` / `relay queue --clear` / `--cancel <id>` DONE (2026-06-29)** over the new endpoints (loopback-only — run on the relay host); a dashboard Relay-tab view is the optional GUI equivalent; (b) **remaining** — in the threaded agent surface, mark messages that arrived-while-away, and show the user's OWN pending replies (the Phase 3 reply queue) with a sending/Cancel affordance — that's where phone-side "queued + cancel" belongs.
+- **Outbound buffering — ✅ relay-side + arrived-while-away receive UX DONE.** `ProactiveChannel.push()` queues agent→phone messages in a bounded deque (drop-oldest, 24 h TTL) when no phone is subscribed and returns `{queued: true}`. `_flush_outbound` delivers FIFO on the next subscribe (stale pruned), marks flushed messages, and sends one batch-complete count; Android labels those Thread bubbles “While away” and shows one accessible batch summary without changing unread behavior. Inspect/cancel remains available through `peek_outbound`/`cancel_outbound`, loopback `GET`/`DELETE /phone/outbound`, and desktop `relay queue`. **Remaining:** show the user's OWN pending replies (the Phase 3 reply queue) with an honest Queued/Cancel affordance; a dashboard queue view remains optional.
 - **Threads surface (unified-session model — see ADR 12 + the Refinement above).** Build order, each shippable: **(1)** source tags in the session drawer (`source=phone` → clean **Threads** chip + thread-spool icon, NOT a phone glyph) — also delivers the "source attribution in Chat" goal; **(2)** open a Thread in Chat from its session-store history (reuse the existing message-history path); **(3)** route the live `proactive` push into the session view + notification + unread, demoting `ProactiveInboxStore` to cache/outbox; **(4)** reply from the Chat composer via `proactive.reply` + persist the user turn + local `Sending/Queued/Failed` status — **MVP**; **(5)** a **Threads capability row** in the best-path UI + a pinned **Threads** entry atop the drawer (thread-spool icon, shown only when relay-paired + opted-in) + retire `HermesInboxScreen`, re-point the notification deep-link + Settings "View messages"; **(6)** outbox/retry on reconnect; **(7)** relay `proactive.reply.ack` (honest Delivered) + `proactive.cancel`; **(8)** multi-thread `chat_id` (named/project Threads). **Verify gate before (1):** confirm the app's session-list/history path surfaces a `source=phone` session cleanly (upstream `session.list` returns all sources flat, so it should — but check whether the drawer currently filters it out). Honesty call: do NOT show "Delivered" until (7) lands (can't confirm it client-side before the ack).
-  - **Status (2026-06-29, implemented UNBUILT — verify in Studio):** **CODE-COMPLETE on `dev`:** slice **1** (drawer source tags + `ThreadSpoolGlyph` + Threads filter), **2** (open a Thread from history — free via the existing `loadSessionHistory` path), **3-parse** (carry `reply_to` on `ProactiveMessage`), **4** (composer reply in a `source=phone` session routes over `proactive.reply`; `MessageDeliveryStatus` SENDING→DELIVERED/FAILED on the bubble), **5** (Threads capability row in `SessionPathCard` + `threadsCapabilityActive` drawer wiring), **7** (relay `proactive.reply.ack` + `proactive.cancel` — 25/25 `unittest` green — and client ack handling). **DONE since (2026-06-29, built + on phone):** live **in-thread reply rendering** (an agent reply lands in the open Thread as an ASSISTANT bubble, suppressing the notification/inbox — `injectIntoThread`); **user-created named Threads** ("+ New Thread"); **retire `HermesInboxScreen`** (deleted; route + nav removed; notification tap + Settings "View messages" re-pointed to Chat; surface renamed "Hermes messages" → **"Threads"**); relay slice-7 ack/cancel **DEPLOYED** to the host so **"Delivered" is live**. **DEFERRED (reasons):** per-session **unread badge**; **outbox/retry** (needs multiplexer connection-state); **exact-Thread deep-link** from the notification (opens Chat today, not the specific thread — needs select-session-on-entry); **remove the now-orphaned `ProactiveInboxStore`** (viewer-less write-only log); **agent-initiated** named Threads (upstream `send_message` thread param). On-device verifies for the create-flow: fresh-`chat_id` auto-create, the `…:dm:<chat_id>` id form, `renameSession` on a phone session.
+  - **Status (2026-06-29, implemented UNBUILT — verify in Studio):** **CODE-COMPLETE on `dev`:** slice **1** (drawer source tags + `ThreadSpoolGlyph` + Threads filter), **2** (open a Thread from history — free via the existing `loadSessionHistory` path), **3-parse** (carry `reply_to` on `ProactiveMessage`), **4** (composer reply in a `source=phone` session routes over `proactive.reply`; `MessageDeliveryStatus` SENDING→DELIVERED/FAILED on the bubble), **5** (Threads capability row in `SessionPathCard` + `threadsCapabilityActive` drawer wiring), **7** (relay `proactive.reply.ack` + `proactive.cancel` — 25/25 `unittest` green — and client ack handling). **DONE since (2026-06-29, built + on phone):** live **in-thread reply rendering**; **user-created named Threads** ("+ New Thread"); **retire `HermesInboxScreen`**; relay slice-7 ack/cancel **DEPLOYED** to the host so **"Delivered" is live**. **DONE (2026-08-14):** notification taps survive cold start and open the exact `chat_id`; agent-initiated outbound messages appear as connection-scoped provisional Threads backed by the bounded proactive store, then promote to the real `source=phone` session after the first reply. **DEFERRED:** per-session **unread badge**; **outbox/retry** (needs multiplexer connection-state); **agent-initiated** named Threads (upstream `send_message` thread param). On-device verifies for the create-flow: fresh-`chat_id` auto-create, the `…:dm:<chat_id>` id form, `renameSession` on a phone session.
   - **User-created Threads (slice 8, Discord-style) — CODE-COMPLETE on `dev` (built + installed 2026-06-29; on-device behavior pending).** "+ New Thread" in the drawer's Threads view → name dialog → `ChatViewModel.startNewThread` mints a fresh `chat_id`; the first composer message opens it over `proactive.reply` (gateway auto-creates the `source=phone` session) → `switchToCreatedThread` polls + switches to the real session + applies the name. Existing-thread replies route by the `chat_id` parsed from the session id (`…:dm:<chat_id>`; opaque id → home fallback). **On-device verifies:** (1) a fresh-`chat_id` no-`reply_to` inbound creates a new `source=phone` session; (2) the phone session id carries the `…:dm:<chat_id>` form the client parses; (3) `renameSession` titles a phone session. **Remaining slice-8:** AGENT-initiated named Threads (the upstream `send_message` thread/chat_id param so the agent can open its own named Threads).
   - **`chat_id` not exposed by `/api/sessions` (root cause of the 2026-06-29 on-device create-flow bugs — fixed client-side).** Confirmed on the host: a phone session's `id` is a timestamp (e.g. `20260629_204755_94f391d6`); the real `chat_id` lives in the `session_key` (`agent:main:phone:dm:<chat_id>`) and a `chat_id` column — but `/api/sessions` returns **neither `chat_id` nor `session_key`**, only `source` + the timestamp `id`. So the client could not map a session ↔ its `chat_id`, which broke create-thread switch/rename + reply routing + in-thread injection. **Client workaround shipped:** find a created thread by session-list **diff** (the new `source=phone` session), keep an in-memory `sessionId → chat_id` map (learned at creation + from incoming `phone.message`s) for reply routing, and inject by source (+ learned chat_id) rather than a parsed id. **Limitation:** for a thread the app didn't create *this* session (agent-created, another device, or after an app restart) `chat_id` is unknown until a message arrives while viewing it → its replies fall back to the home channel until then. **RESOLVED via the plugin (2026-06-29, per upstream-or-plugin policy):** the relay now exposes `GET /phone/threads` (`plugin/relay/session_store.py` reads the gateway store read-only → `[{session_id, chat_id, title}]`; `server.py` `handle_phone_threads`, bearer for the app / loopback for diag; 5 unit tests). The app (`RelayHttpClient.fetchPhoneThreads` → `ConnectionViewModel.phoneThreadChatIds` on every `auth.ok` → `ChatViewModel.seedThreadChatIds`, authoritative over the learned map) now routes replies correctly for **any** Thread — incl. ones it didn't create + after restart. Deployed + verified live. **Still-nice-to-have (lower priority): the upstream PR** to add `chat_id`/`session_key` to `/api/sessions` (the standard-path proper fix; the relay route then becomes redundant + the client prefers upstream when present).
 - **Threads as named/project conversations (Discord-parity — folds into multi-thread #8).** A stable *named* `chat_id` per project = a persistent, agent-reachable project Thread (Discord named-thread parity for "persist a session for a project"). Enables: the agent **opening** a new named Thread for a background job/topic (a relay/gateway "open thread" affordance + a `send_message`-adjacent tool); cron/job updates landing in their own Thread; and replying to a Thread from any surface (desktop CLI / dashboard) since it is just a gateway session. Also evaluate per-Thread profile binding (a project Thread uses the "work" profile — ties to profile=contact).
@@ -942,7 +976,7 @@ Phase 1 (end-to-end spine) shipped on `Codename-11/phone-platform` — `send_mes
 The gateway-platform model is the *correct + sufficient architecture* (the phone is a registered platform peer, so anything that routes to a platform — `send_message`, cron `deliver=`, channel directory, background jobs — can reach the phone). These are the concrete gaps between "architecturally a peer" and "I never open Discord":
 
 - **Guaranteed background delivery (the biggest gap; no push today).** Delivery is **live-WSS-only** + a 24 h relay buffer; there is **no FCM/UnifiedPush** wake-up. If the app process is dead AND not holding a socket, a message waits for the next reconnect, and the relay buffer is ephemeral (lost on relay restart). Discord/Telegram feel instant because they wake the device via push even when the app is dead. Decide a **push transport**: **UnifiedPush/ntfy** (recommended — self-hostable, no Google dependency, upstream *already* ships an `ntfy` platform, on-brand for self-hosted) vs **FCM** (simplest UX but adds Play Services + a push relay; clashes with self-hosted ethos — at most the `googlePlay` flavor) vs **persistent foreground keep-alive service** holding the relay WSS (zero new infra, like `GatewayKeepAliveService`, but battery cost + Doze-fragile). Likely: UnifiedPush primary + foreground-keepalive fallback.
-- **Cron / background-job delivery is BROKEN** (already tracked above): `deliver=phone` standalone path → `Unknown platform: phone`. This is load-bearing for "receiver of crons/background jobs" — fix is required, not optional, for the replacement goal.
+- **Cron / background-job delivery needs live certification.** The standalone sender and channel-directory enumeration are implemented; certify `deliver=phone` against a deployed Relay and paired device, including reconnect delivery from the bounded offline queue.
 - **Agent-initiated multi-thread creation remains.** The app already renders N
   `source=phone` sessions, user-created Threads vary `chat_id`, and replies route
   by `chat_id` + `reply_to`. The missing parity is letting the agent open/name a
@@ -951,7 +985,7 @@ The gateway-platform model is the *correct + sufficient architecture* (the phone
   session store; the relay buffer is only the live/offline-delivery layer, not a
   parallel history database.
 - **Profile = contact mapping (new idea, fold in).** Multiple Hermes **profiles** (distinct agent personas/configs) could each be a distinct thread *source*/"contact" — DMing different agents. Maps cleanly onto the per-thread `chat_id` + source-attribution work; lets the app feel like a contact list of agents.
-- **Per-thread notification controls + deep-link (Discord-parity affordances).** Per-thread notification channels, mute/DND/quiet-hours (Phase 3 partially), and a notification that **deep-links into the exact thread** (tap → land in that conversation) so dipping in/out while multitasking is frictionless.
+- **Per-thread notification controls (Discord-parity affordances).** Exact-thread notification deep-linking is shipped. Remaining: per-thread notification channels and mute/DND/quiet-hours controls (Phase 3 partially).
 - **Agent-initiated rich content.** Agent → phone thread with **images/cards** (relay media infra + `InboundAttachmentCard`/`HermesCardBubble` already exist on the chat side — reuse). Inbound (phone → agent) reply media stays deferred (text-first), but outbound rich content is low-cost parity.
 - **In-thread "agent is working" indicator.** A typing/working state in the thread while the agent thinks/runs tools (Discord typing-dots parity) — the chat surface already has thinking indicators to reuse.
 
@@ -1217,6 +1251,25 @@ When the answer becomes clearer, this section becomes either an ADR in `docs/dec
 
 ## Smaller deferred items
 
+- **Certify the preferred CUA Driver backend (ADR 56).** The canonical-runtime
+  probe, bounded adapter, server-owned control-session envelope, per-session
+  grant state, local engine/status controls, telemetry-off process environment,
+  and Hermes snapshot-token primitives now exist. Before graduating the engine,
+  finish end-to-end enforcement of app/display/folder scopes and sensitive
+  pixel/accessibility denial or redaction, harden the grant-bridge ACL and nonce
+  lifecycle, and complete live Windows certification proving the physical cursor and
+  foreground app stay unchanged, stale or cross-window tokens fail, two remote
+  control sessions receive isolated animated cursors, and foreground escalation
+  never happens implicitly. Exercise revoke on grant expiry, disconnect,
+  re-pair, policy downgrade, emergency stop, Windows-session change, and daemon
+  shutdown. The explicit local CUA install/update surface now verifies upstream
+  manifest identity and installer SHA-256; add Windows publisher verification
+  when upstream signs the installer. Keep raw CUA tools, configuration,
+  recording, replay, and JavaScript outside the remote agent surface.
+  Remove the temporary Windows readiness/health split once
+  [trycua/cua#3103](https://github.com/trycua/cua/issues/3103) ships in the
+  supported CUA range; restore a mandatory health gate only if the upstream
+  probe is bounded and cannot leave UI Automation falsely busy.
 - **MediaProjection consent flow** — wired in MainActivity (2026-04-12), needs end-to-end test on a real device
 - **WorkManager upgrade for auto-disable timer** — currently a coroutine `Job + delay()` in `AutoDisableWorker.kt`; documented at top of file. Upgrade when androidx.work joins the classpath
 - **Wave 3 voice-bridge multi-turn confirmation** — currently a 5s TTS countdown with cancel; conversational confirmation is the follow-up
@@ -1274,7 +1327,7 @@ Follow-ups:
   profile/skill-aware empty-state chips and the ~40-flow recomposition hotspot at
   the top of `ChatScreen`.
 - **Pet hot-load + in-app add/remove (shipped 2026-06-20).** Pets now live-refresh: an `avatarsRefreshTick` keys the avatar `produceState` in `RelayApp`, and Appearance re-scans `pets/` on open and after in-app import/delete — no app restart. Appearance gained "Add a pet" (SAF `.zip` import via `PetImporter`, zip-slip/zip-bomb guarded + validated through `toAvatar`) and an "Installed pets" list with per-pet remove (`PetLoader.deletePet`, confirm dialog, Sphere fallback). Remaining:
-  - **Sphere-skin parity.** Skins are still process-scoped + `adb push` only — the live tick and the importer cover pets, not skins. Extend the tick to `loadUserSkins` and add a `.json` skin import if hot-loading/adding skins in-app is wanted.
+  - **Sphere-skin parity (shipped 2026-08-09).** Appearance now imports a bounded, validated declarative `.json` skin through the system picker, hot-refreshes the shared sphere registry, and selects the imported skin without an app restart.
   - `**adb push` into `Android/data` hangs on Samsung scoped storage.** Confirmed: pushing a pet pack to `/sdcard/Android/data/<pkg>/files/pets/` stalls (no bytes written) although `adb shell ls` of the dir works. In-app `.zip` import is the supported path; `/sdcard/Download` pushes fine. Consider softening `docs/pet-spec.md` + user-docs to lead with in-app import over adb.
   - **On-device import/delete smoke.** Import `/sdcard/Download/lucy.zip` via Add a pet → confirm Lucy appears, selects, and animates all states; then remove it and confirm the avatar falls back to the Sphere.
 - **Pet behavior model — richer state association (spec'd 2026-06-19, `docs/pet-spec.md` "Agent states &amp; pet behavior").** Shipped: the honesty clamp (declared reactivity ∩ `PET_RENDERER_CAPABILITIES`), the friendly `writing` alias, the `**working`/tool-use overlay** (pet-local sub-state from `toolCallBurst`; opt-in `working` clip drives both the swap and the Tools badge), the **one-shot reaction layer** (`greet`/`wake` on appear, `done`/`celebrate` on turn-finish — opt-in, play-once-then-revert, transition-derived; `ONE_SHOT_MAX_MS` backstop), and `**intensity` modulation** (opt-in `reactive.intensity` → live playback speedup ≤1.6× via `rememberUpdatedState`; un-clamps the Activity badge). Voice · Tools · Activity reactivity is now complete. Remaining:

app/build.gradle.kts

@@ -319,10 +319,13 @@ dependencies {
 
     // Coil 3 — async image loading for generated images in chat
     implementation(libs.coil.compose)
+    implementation(libs.coil.gif)
     implementation(libs.coil.network.okhttp)
+    implementation(libs.exifinterface)
 
     // QR Code scanning (ML Kit + CameraX)
     implementation(libs.mlkit.barcode)
+    implementation(libs.zxing.core)
     implementation(libs.camera.core)
     implementation(libs.camera.camera2)
     implementation(libs.camera.lifecycle)
@@ -369,8 +372,8 @@ dependencies {
     // [POC] Roborazzi host-side screenshot rendering (src/test, Robolectric).
     // Renders real composables on the JVM at an exact canvas — no device, no
     // status bar, no clipping. See StoreScreenshotTest.
-    testImplementation("io.github.takahirom.roborazzi:roborazzi:1.70.0")
-    testImplementation("io.github.takahirom.roborazzi:roborazzi-compose:1.70.0")
+    testImplementation("io.github.takahirom.roborazzi:roborazzi:1.71.0")
+    testImplementation("io.github.takahirom.roborazzi:roborazzi-compose:1.71.0")
     testImplementation(libs.compose.ui.test.junit4)
     testImplementation(libs.compose.ui.test.manifest)
     testImplementation("androidx.test.ext:junit:1.3.0")

app/src/androidTest/kotlin/com/hermesandroid/relay/ui/onboarding/OnboardingFlowTest.kt

@@ -121,12 +121,15 @@ class OnboardingFlowTest {
     }
 
     @Test
-    fun connectPage_showsNearbyFirst() {
+    fun connectPage_recommendsGeneralSetupQr() {
         setOnboardingContent()
         navigateToPage(4)
 
         composeTestRule
-            .onNodeWithText("Enter address instead")
+            .onNodeWithText("Scan Hermes setup QR")
+            .assertIsDisplayed()
+        composeTestRule
+            .onNodeWithText("Recommended")
             .assertIsDisplayed()
     }
 
@@ -135,7 +138,7 @@ class OnboardingFlowTest {
         setOnboardingContent()
         navigateToPage(4)
 
-        composeTestRule.onNodeWithText("Enter address instead").performClick()
+        composeTestRule.onNodeWithText("Server or VPS").performClick()
         composeTestRule.waitForIdle()
 
         composeTestRule
@@ -148,7 +151,7 @@ class OnboardingFlowTest {
         setOnboardingContent()
         navigateToPage(4)
 
-        composeTestRule.onNodeWithText("Enter address instead").performClick()
+        composeTestRule.onNodeWithText("Server or VPS").performClick()
         composeTestRule.waitForIdle()
 
         composeTestRule
@@ -156,12 +159,28 @@ class OnboardingFlowTest {
             .assertIsDisplayed()
     }
 
+    @Test
+    fun cloudSetup_requestsTheHostedDashboardAddress() {
+        setOnboardingContent()
+        navigateToPage(4)
+
+        composeTestRule.onNodeWithText("Nous-hosted Hermes").performClick()
+        composeTestRule.waitForIdle()
+
+        composeTestRule
+            .onNodeWithText("Connect to Nous-hosted Hermes")
+            .assertIsDisplayed()
+        composeTestRule
+            .onNodeWithText("Use the complete HTTPS address shown for your hosted agent.")
+            .assertIsDisplayed()
+    }
+
     @Test
     fun connectPage_keepsPairingOptional() {
         setOnboardingContent()
         navigateToPage(4)
 
-        composeTestRule.onNodeWithText("Other connection methods").performClick()
+        composeTestRule.onNodeWithText("Advanced").performClick()
         composeTestRule.waitForIdle()
 
         composeTestRule

app/src/googlePlay/play/release-notes/en-US/default.txt

@@ -1 +1 @@
-Smarter reasoning controls now match the selected provider and model, with standard choices when exact levels are unavailable. The session drawer shows working and needs-input chats. Restored and completed conversations stay bottom-pinned without overriding scrollback. Redacted local support information and clearer connection diagnostics make problems easier to resolve. Focus Voice controls and recovered chat rows are more reliable.
+Change shared avatars from your phone without oversized or native image formats disappearing. Select upstream animated pets that follow the Hermes profile across supported clients while keeping phone-only icons separate. Profile creation now exposes clear authentication choices, and attachment, recovery, rewind, model-consent, ownership, and hosted sign-in paths fail more safely.

app/src/main/AndroidManifest.xml

@@ -48,6 +48,25 @@
                 <action android:name="android.intent.action.MAIN" />
                 <category android:name="android.intent.category.LAUNCHER" />
             </intent-filter>
+            <!-- User-mediated text handoff. The app opens a fresh Chat draft
+                 and fills the composer; it never sends from an external intent. -->
+            <intent-filter>
+                <action android:name="android.intent.action.SEND" />
+                <category android:name="android.intent.category.DEFAULT" />
+                <data android:mimeType="text/*" />
+            </intent-filter>
+            <!-- The loopback native-PKCE result page uses this fixed, tokenless
+                 link only to bring the installed flavor back to the foreground.
+                 MainActivity intentionally does not interpret the URI as an auth
+                 callback or navigation command. -->
+            <intent-filter>
+                <action android:name="android.intent.action.VIEW" />
+                <category android:name="android.intent.category.DEFAULT" />
+                <category android:name="android.intent.category.BROWSABLE" />
+                <data
+                    android:scheme="${applicationId}"
+                    android:host="return" />
+            </intent-filter>
             <!-- Some Android OEM assistant pickers enumerate ACTION_ASSIST
                  activities in addition to VoiceInteractionService providers. -->
             <intent-filter>

app/src/main/assets/changelog.json

@@ -1,5 +1,145 @@
 {
  "versions": [
+  {
+   "version": "1.9.1",
+   "title": "Profile identity that sticks",
+   "date": "2026-08-16",
+   "sections": [
+    {
+     "header": "Identity follows the right scope",
+     "bullets": [
+      "Change shared avatars from Android with automatic orientation, resizing, and safe conversion to the Hermes profile-asset contract.",
+      "Select upstream animated pets that follow the Hermes profile while phone-only animated icons, local avatar overrides, and Sphere skins stay local."
+     ]
+    },
+    {
+     "header": "Profile setup stays explicit",
+     "bullets": [
+      "Create profiles with clear shared, copied, or isolated authentication choices and see partial setup outcomes.",
+      "Named-profile sessions and profile drafts fail closed when Hermes cannot confirm their owner."
+     ]
+    },
+    {
+     "header": "Safer Gateway operations",
+     "bullets": [
+      "Attachments, rewinds, recovery, model-consent changes, and hosted sign-in now follow stricter upstream contracts.",
+      "Finite schedules, bounded reset evidence, and host resource warnings make consequential actions easier to review."
+     ]
+    }
+   ]
+  },
+  {
+   "version": "1.9.0",
+   "title": "Better sessions, reactions, and voice",
+   "date": "2026-08-14",
+   "sections": [
+    {
+     "header": "Sessions keep their identity",
+     "bullets": [
+      "Browse one profile or all profiles, customize sorting and filters, and optionally group sessions by project, recency, status, or profile.",
+      "Cross-profile sessions hydrate, resume, and send with their owning agent without changing the global profile selection; New Chat in All Profiles uses the default profile."
+     ]
+    },
+    {
+     "header": "Conversation controls stay attached",
+     "bullets": [
+      "Reactions pin to durable rows on both user and assistant messages.",
+      "Vanilla Hermes voice stays on the authenticated Gateway instead of requiring the optional API fallback."
+     ]
+    },
+    {
+     "header": "Context without clutter",
+     "bullets": [
+      "Session rows show profile, project, branch, and pull-request context when Hermes supplies it, while the default view remains ungrouped.",
+      "The session drawer restores secondary actions in All Profiles and closes when you tap outside it."
+     ]
+    }
+   ]
+  },
+  {
+   "version": "1.8.1",
+   "title": "Complete, reliable transcripts",
+   "date": "2026-08-09",
+   "sections": [
+    {
+     "header": "Keep long sessions complete",
+     "bullets": [
+      "Android pages explicitly through complete API-server and profile-scoped Dashboard history instead of silently stopping at Hermes' latest-500 default.",
+      "Sharing, retry, edit, and recovery retain stable transcript anchors while bounded safety limits keep unusually large reads controlled."
+     ]
+    },
+    {
+     "header": "Follow Gateway truth",
+     "bullets": [
+      "Authoritative submit rejections preserve the server's message without an unintended SSE fallback.",
+      "Gateway event envelopes and edit-and-regenerate truncation confirmation now follow current upstream contracts."
+     ]
+    }
+   ]
+  },
+  {
+   "version": "1.8.0",
+   "title": "Conversations with more context",
+   "date": "2026-08-09",
+   "sections": [
+    {
+     "header": "Keep the whole turn together",
+     "bullets": [
+      "Quote, edit, search, and attach or reorder files without losing the active connection, profile, or session.",
+      "Share text from another Android app into a fresh Chat draft for review before sending."
+     ]
+    },
+    {
+     "header": "See the work without the clutter",
+     "bullets": [
+      "Live thinking settles into a compact Thought disclosure, while routine tool activity groups into concise runs.",
+      "Approvals, failures, generated media, file changes, risks, and delegated work remain clearly distinct."
+     ]
+    },
+    {
+     "header": "Switch agents, not identities",
+     "bullets": [
+      "The Profile Shelf switches agents from Chat while restoring each profile's last session.",
+      "Agent Passport model and reasoning controls remain scoped to the active session instead of rewriting server defaults."
+     ]
+    },
+    {
+     "header": "Make it yours",
+     "bullets": [
+      "Preview theme accents and shapes, Sphere skins, and pets in one Appearance workflow.",
+      "Message speech controls, pet touch targets, scrolling terrain, image rotation, and edge-to-edge settings layout are more reliable."
+     ]
+    }
+   ]
+  },
+  {
+   "version": "1.7.1",
+   "title": "Safer, steadier conversations",
+   "date": "2026-08-08",
+   "sections": [
+    {
+     "header": "Chat stays with you",
+     "bullets": [
+      "Growing streamed replies stay visible while you are at the bottom, and intentional scrollback remains undisturbed.",
+      "Completed replies render Markdown immediately while live tool details remain expandable."
+     ]
+    },
+    {
+     "header": "Sessions keep their ownership",
+     "bullets": [
+      "Queued follow-ups retain their originating connection, profile, session, route, attachments, and voice context.",
+      "Session pins and archives persist across restarts, and duplicate model rows are reconciled before rendering."
+     ]
+    },
+    {
+     "header": "Safer controls and setup",
+     "bullets": [
+      "Approval cards require an explicit labeled decision, and Agent Passport safety controls are easier to read and dismiss.",
+      "Hosted Hermes setup completes through the official Dashboard system-browser sign-in flow."
+     ]
+    }
+   ]
+  },
   {
    "version": "1.7.0",
    "title": "Smarter controls, steadier sessions",

app/src/main/assets/whats_new.txt

@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
-v1.7.0 - Smarter controls, steadier sessions
+v1.9.1 - Profile identity that sticks
 
-* Match reasoning levels to the selected provider and model, with a standard fallback.
-* See working and needs-input activity in the searchable session drawer.
-* Keep restored and completed chats bottom-pinned without overriding scrollback.
-* Review redacted local support information and actionable connection guidance.
-* Restore Focus Voice controls and stabilize recovered chat rows.
+* Change shared avatars from your phone without oversized or native image formats disappearing.
+* Select upstream animated pets that follow the Hermes profile across supported clients.
+* Keep phone-only animated icons and local avatar overrides clearly separate.
+* Create profiles with explicit authentication choices and safer ownership checks.
+* Get stricter attachment, recovery, rewind, model-consent, and hosted sign-in behavior.

app/src/main/kotlin/com/hermesandroid/relay/HermesRelayApp.kt

@@ -7,6 +7,8 @@ import android.os.Build
 import coil3.ImageLoader
 import coil3.PlatformContext
 import coil3.SingletonImageLoader
+import coil3.gif.AnimatedImageDecoder
+import coil3.gif.GifDecoder
 import coil3.network.okhttp.OkHttpNetworkFetcherFactory
 import coil3.request.crossfade
 import com.hermesandroid.relay.bridge.UnattendedAccessManager
@@ -38,7 +40,14 @@ class HermesRelayApp : Application(), SingletonImageLoader.Factory {
      */
     override fun newImageLoader(context: PlatformContext): ImageLoader =
         ImageLoader.Builder(context)
-            .components { add(OkHttpNetworkFetcherFactory()) }
+            .components {
+                add(OkHttpNetworkFetcherFactory())
+                if (Build.VERSION.SDK_INT >= Build.VERSION_CODES.P) {
+                    add(AnimatedImageDecoder.Factory())
+                } else {
+                    add(GifDecoder.Factory())
+                }
+            }
             .crossfade(true)
             .build()
 

app/src/main/kotlin/com/hermesandroid/relay/MainActivity.kt

@@ -25,6 +25,8 @@ import com.hermesandroid.relay.notifications.TurnCompleteNotifier
 import com.hermesandroid.relay.notifications.InteractionRequestNotifier
 import com.hermesandroid.relay.ui.RelayApp
 import com.hermesandroid.relay.util.NavRouteRequest
+import com.hermesandroid.relay.util.SharedTextRequest
+import com.hermesandroid.relay.util.extractSharedText
 import com.hermesandroid.relay.viewmodel.ConnectionViewModel
 import kotlinx.coroutines.launch
 import kotlinx.coroutines.flow.collect
@@ -127,6 +129,7 @@ class MainActivity : AppCompatActivity() {
         // in RelayApp's NavRouteRequest collector — we just pump the request
         // into the SharedFlow here.
         consumeNavRouteIntent(intent)
+        consumeSharedTextIntent(intent)
         val consumedAssistantActivation =
             com.hermesandroid.relay.assistant.AssistantSessionProtocol.consumeActivation(
                 this,
@@ -153,6 +156,7 @@ class MainActivity : AppCompatActivity() {
         // instead of onCreate. RelayApp's collector handles both cases.
         setIntent(intent)
         consumeNavRouteIntent(intent)
+        consumeSharedTextIntent(intent)
         com.hermesandroid.relay.assistant.AssistantSessionProtocol.consumeActivation(this, intent)
         // === END PHASE3-safety-rails-followup ===
     }
@@ -163,6 +167,15 @@ class MainActivity : AppCompatActivity() {
         NavRouteRequest.tryRequest(route)
     }
 
+    private fun consumeSharedTextIntent(intent: Intent?) {
+        val sharedText = extractSharedText(
+            action = intent?.action,
+            mimeType = intent?.type,
+            text = intent?.getCharSequenceExtra(Intent.EXTRA_TEXT),
+        ) ?: return
+        SharedTextRequest.tryRequest(sharedText)
+    }
+
     private fun configureAssistantWindow(intent: Intent?) {
         if (
             intent?.getBooleanExtra(

app/src/main/kotlin/com/hermesandroid/relay/auth/AuthManager.kt

@@ -1,11 +1,17 @@
 package com.hermesandroid.relay.auth
 
 import android.content.Context
+import android.provider.Settings
 import android.util.Log
 import com.hermesandroid.relay.data.Connection
 import com.hermesandroid.relay.data.EndpointCandidate
+import com.hermesandroid.relay.data.BrokerEndpoint
+import com.hermesandroid.relay.data.hasHermesReach
+import com.hermesandroid.relay.data.replaceHermesReachCredential
+import com.hermesandroid.relay.data.sameBrokerAuthority
 import com.hermesandroid.relay.data.PairingPreferences
 import com.hermesandroid.relay.data.Profile
+import com.hermesandroid.relay.data.isSafeProfileUiMeta
 import com.hermesandroid.relay.network.relay.ChannelMultiplexer
 import com.hermesandroid.relay.network.relay.models.Envelope
 import kotlinx.coroutines.CoroutineScope
@@ -14,6 +20,7 @@ import kotlinx.coroutines.flow.MutableStateFlow
 import kotlinx.coroutines.flow.StateFlow
 import kotlinx.coroutines.flow.asSharedFlow
 import kotlinx.coroutines.flow.asStateFlow
+import kotlinx.coroutines.flow.first
 import kotlinx.coroutines.launch
 import kotlinx.coroutines.sync.Mutex
 import kotlinx.coroutines.sync.withLock
@@ -280,6 +287,7 @@ class AuthManager(
                     ?: return@mapNotNull null
                 val model = obj["model"]?.jsonPrimitive?.contentOrNull
                     ?: "unknown"
+                val provider = obj["provider"]?.jsonPrimitive?.contentOrNull.orEmpty()
                 val description = obj["description"]?.jsonPrimitive?.contentOrNull
                     ?: ""
                 val systemMessage = obj["system_message"]?.jsonPrimitive?.contentOrNull
@@ -299,9 +307,15 @@ class AuthManager(
                     ?.jsonPrimitive?.intOrNull
                 val apiServerKeyPresent = obj["api_server_key_present"]
                     ?.jsonPrimitive?.booleanOrNull ?: false
+                val isDefault = obj["is_default"]?.jsonPrimitive?.booleanOrNull ?: false
+                val hasAvatar = obj["has_avatar"]?.jsonPrimitive?.booleanOrNull ?: false
+                val uiMeta = (obj["ui_meta"] as? JsonObject)
+                    ?.takeIf(::isSafeProfileUiMeta)
+                    ?: JsonObject(emptyMap())
                 Profile(
                     name = name,
                     model = model,
+                    provider = provider,
                     description = description,
                     systemMessage = systemMessage,
                     gatewayRunning = gatewayRunning,
@@ -312,6 +326,9 @@ class AuthManager(
                     apiServerHost = apiServerHost,
                     apiServerPort = apiServerPort,
                     apiServerKeyPresent = apiServerKeyPresent,
+                    isDefault = isDefault,
+                    hasAvatar = hasAvatar,
+                    uiMeta = uiMeta,
                 )
             }
         }
@@ -557,6 +574,12 @@ class AuthManager(
      * Either way, we leave the previously-persisted list untouched.
      */
     private var pendingEndpoints: List<EndpointCandidate>? = null
+    private var activeEndpointProvider: () -> EndpointCandidate? = { null }
+
+    /** Bind auth.ok route credentials to the transport that actually carried them. */
+    fun setActiveEndpointProvider(provider: () -> EndpointCandidate?) {
+        activeEndpointProvider = provider
+    }
 
     /**
      * Server-advertised agent profiles from the `auth.ok` payload's
@@ -631,7 +654,7 @@ class AuthManager(
         val now = System.currentTimeMillis() / 1000L
         val defaults = PairedSession(
             token = token,
-            deviceName = android.os.Build.MODEL,
+            deviceName = relayDeviceName(),
             expiresAt = null,
             grants = emptyMap(),
             transportHint = null,
@@ -651,7 +674,7 @@ class AuthManager(
             val transportHint = obj["transport_hint"]?.jsonPrimitive?.contentOrNull
             val firstSeen = obj["first_seen"]?.jsonPrimitive?.longOrNull ?: now
             val deviceName = obj["device_name"]?.jsonPrimitive?.contentOrNull
-                ?: android.os.Build.MODEL
+                ?: relayDeviceName()
 
             PairedSession(
                 token = token,
@@ -750,6 +773,26 @@ class AuthManager(
         })
     }
 
+    private fun JsonObjectBuilder.putRelayDeviceIdentity() {
+        val model = android.os.Build.MODEL.orEmpty().ifBlank { "Android device" }
+        val deviceName = relayDeviceName()
+        put("device_name", deviceName)
+        put("device_hostname", deviceName)
+        put("device_model", model)
+        put("device_platform", "Android ${android.os.Build.VERSION.RELEASE}")
+        put("client_surface", "android")
+        put("device_form_factor", "phone")
+    }
+
+    private fun relayDeviceName(): String {
+        val configured = runCatching {
+            Settings.Global.getString(context.contentResolver, "device_name")
+        }.getOrNull()?.trim().orEmpty()
+        return configured.ifBlank {
+            android.os.Build.MODEL.orEmpty().ifBlank { "Android device" }
+        }
+    }
+
     /**
      * Send auth envelope when connection is established.
      *
@@ -784,7 +827,7 @@ class AuthManager(
                             put("refresh_token", refreshToken)
                         }
                         put("device_id", deviceId)
-                        put("device_name", android.os.Build.MODEL)
+                        putRelayDeviceIdentity()
                         putRelayClientSupports()
                     }
                 }
@@ -800,7 +843,7 @@ class AuthManager(
                     buildJsonObject {
                         put("pairing_code", codeToSend)
                         put("device_id", deviceId)
-                        put("device_name", android.os.Build.MODEL)
+                        putRelayDeviceIdentity()
                         putRelayClientSupports()
                         pendingTtlSeconds?.let { put("ttl_seconds", it) }
                         pendingGrants?.let { grants ->
@@ -1021,6 +1064,7 @@ class AuthManager(
                 }
 
                 if (token != null) {
+                    applyBrokerRouteCredential(payload)
                     val s = store()
                     s.putString(KEY_SESSION_TOKEN, token)
                     val refreshToken = payload["refresh_token"]
@@ -1066,7 +1110,7 @@ class AuthManager(
 
                     val paired = PairedSession(
                         token = token,
-                        deviceName = android.os.Build.MODEL,
+                        deviceName = relayDeviceName(),
                         expiresAt = expiresAt,
                         grants = grantsMap,
                         transportHint = transportHint,
@@ -1129,6 +1173,40 @@ class AuthManager(
         }
     }
 
+    private suspend fun applyBrokerRouteCredential(payload: JsonObject) {
+        val active = activeEndpointProvider()?.takeIf { it.hasHermesReach() } ?: return
+        val current = active.broker ?: return
+        // Fresh pairing is scoped by pendingEndpoints; reconnect rotation is
+        // accepted only by this connection-scoped AuthManager's live session.
+        if (pendingEndpoints == null && _authState.value !is AuthState.Paired) return
+        val credential = payload["route_credential"] as? JsonObject ?: return
+        if (credential["kind"]?.jsonPrimitive?.contentOrNull != "broker_route") return
+        val brokerUrl = credential["broker_url"]?.jsonPrimitive?.contentOrNull ?: return
+        val hostId = credential["host_id"]?.jsonPrimitive?.contentOrNull ?: return
+        if (!sameBrokerAuthority(brokerUrl, current.url) || hostId != current.hostId) {
+            Log.w(TAG, "Ignoring broker route credential that does not match the active paired route")
+            return
+        }
+        val replacement = BrokerEndpoint(
+            url = current.url,
+            protocolVersion = current.protocolVersion,
+            hostId = current.hostId,
+            credentialKind = "route",
+            token = credential["token"]?.jsonPrimitive?.contentOrNull ?: return,
+            expiresAt = credential["expires_at"]?.jsonPrimitive?.longOrNull,
+        )
+        val validated = active.copy(broker = replacement).takeIf { it.hasHermesReach() } ?: return
+        val deviceId = getDeviceId()
+        val source = pendingEndpoints
+            ?: PairingPreferences.getDeviceEndpoints(context, deviceId).first()
+        val updated = replaceHermesReachCredential(source, current, validated)
+        if (updated == source) return
+        if (pendingEndpoints != null) pendingEndpoints = updated
+        else PairingPreferences.setDeviceEndpoints(context, deviceId, updated)
+        Log.i(TAG, "Accepted a durable Hermes Reach route credential for the active paired route")
+    }
+
+
     private fun handleAuthFail(envelope: Envelope) {
         try {
             val rawReason = envelope.payload["reason"]?.jsonPrimitive?.contentOrNull

app/src/main/kotlin/com/hermesandroid/relay/auth/CertPinStore.kt

@@ -90,12 +90,28 @@ class CertPinStore(private val context: Context) {
         if (pins.isEmpty()) return CertificatePinner.DEFAULT
         val builder = CertificatePinner.Builder()
         for ((hostPort, pin) in pins) {
-            val host = hostPort.substringBefore(':')
+            val host = hostPort.substringBeforeLast(':')
             builder.add(host, pin)
         }
         return builder.build()
     }
 
+    /**
+     * Build a pinner for one exact URL authority. CertificatePinner keys by
+     * hostname only, so adding every stored host:port entry to one client
+     * accidentally lets a pin learned on one port govern another port.
+     */
+    fun buildPinnerSnapshotFor(url: String): CertificatePinner {
+        val hostPort = hostPortFromUrl(url) ?: return CertificatePinner.DEFAULT
+        val pin = getPinsBlocking()[hostPort] ?: return CertificatePinner.DEFAULT
+        val host = runCatching { URI(url.trim()).host }.getOrNull()
+            ?.takeIf { it.isNotBlank() }
+            ?: return CertificatePinner.DEFAULT
+        return CertificatePinner.Builder()
+            .add(host, pin)
+            .build()
+    }
+
     /**
      * Record a pin for a host. Called from the WebSocket listener's `onOpen`
      * when we have a successful connection and can read the peer certs from

app/src/main/kotlin/com/hermesandroid/relay/auth/PairedSession.kt

@@ -74,6 +74,14 @@ data class PairedDeviceInfo(
     val deviceName: String = "",
     @SerialName("device_id")
     val deviceId: String = "",
+    @SerialName("device_model")
+    val deviceModel: String = "",
+    @SerialName("device_platform")
+    val devicePlatform: String = "",
+    @SerialName("client_surface")
+    val clientSurface: String = "",
+    @SerialName("device_form_factor")
+    val deviceFormFactor: String = "",
     @SerialName("created_at")
     val createdAt: Double? = null,
     @SerialName("last_seen")

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

@@ -3,10 +3,10 @@ package com.hermesandroid.relay.data
 /**
  * Shared profile/personality display and request identity helpers.
  *
- * A null profile name is the app's explicit "Server default" state. The
- * relay also advertises the root Hermes config as a synthetic profile named
- * "default"; for request/session identity that row is an alias of server
- * default so it does not split chat, voice, or session scope.
+ * A null profile name is the app's explicit "Server default" state. It is
+ * intentionally distinct from a real profile whose name is literally
+ * `default`: the former follows the server's sticky default, while the latter
+ * explicitly addresses the root profile.
  */
 object AgentDisplay {
     const val SERVER_DEFAULT_PROFILE_KEY: String = "__server_default__"
@@ -16,17 +16,16 @@ object AgentDisplay {
         "hermes agent",
     )
 
-    // Only an EXPLICIT pick drives request/session identity. The advertised
-    // "default" profile is an alias for server default, so falling back to it
-    // here would split chat, voice, or session scope.
+    // Only an explicit pick drives request identity. Server default is the null
+    // selection; a named `default` profile is an ordinary explicit pick.
     @Suppress("UNUSED_PARAMETER")
     fun effectiveProfile(
         selectedProfile: Profile?,
         profiles: List<Profile>,
     ): Profile? = selectedProfile
 
-    // Display can use the synthetic default profile's metadata without making
-    // it a request/session override. Verbose SOUL summaries are filtered by
+    // Display can use the root default profile's metadata without making it a
+    // request/session override. Verbose SOUL summaries are filtered by
     // profileDisplayName below, so this is safe for headers/cards.
     fun effectiveDisplayProfile(
         selectedProfile: Profile?,
@@ -39,7 +38,7 @@ object AgentDisplay {
             ?.let { activeName ->
                 profiles.firstOrNull { it.name.equals(activeName, ignoreCase = true) }
             }
-            ?: profiles.firstOrNull { isServerDefaultAlias(it.name) }
+            ?: profiles.firstOrNull { it.name.equals("default", ignoreCase = true) }
     }
 
     // The NAME goes in the name slot. Non-default profiles use their profile
@@ -48,7 +47,7 @@ object AgentDisplay {
     // verbose SOUL summary.
     fun profileDisplayName(profile: Profile?): String? {
         if (profile == null) return null
-        if (isServerDefaultAlias(profile.name)) {
+        if (profile.name.equals("default", ignoreCase = true)) {
             return defaultProfileDisplayName(profile)
         }
         return when {
@@ -135,22 +134,18 @@ object AgentDisplay {
             ?.takeIf { it.isNotEmpty() }
             ?.takeUnless { it.lowercase() in GENERIC_MODEL_ALIASES }
 
-    fun isServerDefaultAlias(profileName: String?): Boolean =
-        profileName?.trim()?.equals("default", ignoreCase = true) == true
-
-    fun normalizeSelection(profile: Profile?): Profile? =
-        if (isServerDefaultAlias(profile?.name)) null else profile
+    fun normalizeSelection(profile: Profile?): Profile? = profile
 
     fun profileRequestName(profileName: String?): String? =
         profileName
             ?.trim()
-            ?.takeIf { it.isNotEmpty() && !isServerDefaultAlias(it) }
+            ?.takeIf { it.isNotEmpty() && it != SERVER_DEFAULT_PROFILE_KEY }
 
     /**
      * The profile name that owns chat sessions for the current UI selection.
      *
-     * [selectedProfileName] is null (or the synthetic `default` alias) for the
-     * "Server default" row. That UI sentinel must remain distinct from the
+     * [selectedProfileName] is null for the "Server default" row. That UI
+     * sentinel must remain distinct from the
      * server's sticky active profile: a dashboard launched under the root home
      * may still report `active=victor`, in which case upstream Gateway and
      * dashboard session calls must explicitly target `victor`. The resolved

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

@@ -0,0 +1,147 @@
+package com.hermesandroid.relay.data
+
+import kotlinx.coroutines.flow.Flow
+import kotlinx.coroutines.flow.MutableStateFlow
+import kotlinx.coroutines.flow.distinctUntilChanged
+import kotlinx.coroutines.flow.map
+
+/**
+ * Immutable owner of one composer draft.
+ *
+ * Callers must supply stable ids rather than display labels. [sessionId] may be
+ * a server id or a stable client-generated id for a not-yet-created session.
+ * [draftId] separates the primary composer from any future named draft slot.
+ */
+data class ChatComposerDraftKey(
+    val connectionId: String,
+    val profileId: String,
+    val sessionId: String,
+    val draftId: String = PRIMARY_DRAFT_ID,
+) {
+    init {
+        require(connectionId.isNotBlank()) { "connectionId must not be blank" }
+        require(profileId.isNotBlank()) { "profileId must not be blank" }
+        require(sessionId.isNotBlank()) { "sessionId must not be blank" }
+        require(draftId.isNotBlank()) { "draftId must not be blank" }
+    }
+
+    companion object {
+        const val PRIMARY_DRAFT_ID = "primary"
+        const val DEFAULT_PROFILE_ID = "default"
+    }
+}
+
+/** Message references associated with composer content. */
+data class ChatComposerDraftContext(
+    val quotedMessageId: String? = null,
+    val editingMessageId: String? = null,
+) {
+    internal fun normalized(): ChatComposerDraftContext = copy(
+        quotedMessageId = quotedMessageId?.takeIf(String::isNotBlank),
+        editingMessageId = editingMessageId?.takeIf(String::isNotBlank),
+    )
+}
+
+/**
+ * Complete restorable state for one composer.
+ *
+ * Selection offsets use the same start-inclusive/end-exclusive convention as
+ * Compose text fields. The store clamps them whenever the text changes so a
+ * restored selection can never address outside the restored string.
+ */
+data class ChatComposerDraft(
+    val text: String = "",
+    val selectionStart: Int = text.length,
+    val selectionEnd: Int = selectionStart,
+    val context: ChatComposerDraftContext = ChatComposerDraftContext(),
+    val attachments: List<Attachment> = emptyList(),
+) {
+    val isEmpty: Boolean
+        get() = text.isEmpty() &&
+            context.quotedMessageId == null &&
+            context.editingMessageId == null &&
+            attachments.isEmpty()
+
+    internal fun normalized(): ChatComposerDraft {
+        val normalizedStart = selectionStart.coerceIn(0, text.length)
+        val normalizedEnd = selectionEnd.coerceIn(0, text.length)
+        return copy(
+            selectionStart = minOf(normalizedStart, normalizedEnd),
+            selectionEnd = maxOf(normalizedStart, normalizedEnd),
+            context = context.normalized(),
+            attachments = attachments.toList(),
+        )
+    }
+}
+
+/**
+ * Session-owned composer state.
+ *
+ * This store is deliberately memory-only: outbound [Attachment.content] can
+ * contain large Base64 payloads and must not enter Preferences DataStore. Keep
+ * one instance in the chat owner (normally its ViewModel) so drafts survive
+ * navigation and Activity recreation. Process death starts with empty drafts;
+ * a future durable implementation should persist URI grants, not attachment
+ * bytes.
+ */
+interface ChatComposerDraftStore {
+    fun observe(key: ChatComposerDraftKey): Flow<ChatComposerDraft>
+    fun snapshot(key: ChatComposerDraftKey): ChatComposerDraft
+    fun save(key: ChatComposerDraftKey, draft: ChatComposerDraft)
+    fun update(
+        key: ChatComposerDraftKey,
+        transform: (ChatComposerDraft) -> ChatComposerDraft,
+    )
+    fun remove(key: ChatComposerDraftKey)
+    fun removeSession(connectionId: String, profileId: String, sessionId: String)
+    fun clear()
+}
+
+class InMemoryChatComposerDraftStore : ChatComposerDraftStore {
+    private val drafts = MutableStateFlow<Map<ChatComposerDraftKey, ChatComposerDraft>>(emptyMap())
+
+    override fun observe(key: ChatComposerDraftKey): Flow<ChatComposerDraft> =
+        drafts
+            .map { it[key] ?: ChatComposerDraft() }
+            .distinctUntilChanged()
+
+    override fun snapshot(key: ChatComposerDraftKey): ChatComposerDraft =
+        drafts.value[key] ?: ChatComposerDraft()
+
+    @Synchronized
+    override fun save(key: ChatComposerDraftKey, draft: ChatComposerDraft) {
+        val normalized = draft.normalized()
+        drafts.value = if (normalized.isEmpty) {
+            drafts.value - key
+        } else {
+            drafts.value + (key to normalized)
+        }
+    }
+
+    @Synchronized
+    override fun update(
+        key: ChatComposerDraftKey,
+        transform: (ChatComposerDraft) -> ChatComposerDraft,
+    ) {
+        save(key, transform(snapshot(key)))
+    }
+
+    @Synchronized
+    override fun remove(key: ChatComposerDraftKey) {
+        drafts.value = drafts.value - key
+    }
+
+    @Synchronized
+    override fun removeSession(connectionId: String, profileId: String, sessionId: String) {
+        drafts.value = drafts.value.filterKeys { key ->
+            key.connectionId != connectionId ||
+                key.profileId != profileId ||
+                key.sessionId != sessionId
+        }
+    }
+
+    @Synchronized
+    override fun clear() {
+        drafts.value = emptyMap()
+    }
+}

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

@@ -0,0 +1,48 @@
+package com.hermesandroid.relay.data
+
+import android.content.Context
+import androidx.datastore.core.DataStore
+import androidx.datastore.preferences.core.Preferences
+import androidx.datastore.preferences.core.edit
+import androidx.datastore.preferences.core.stringPreferencesKey
+import kotlinx.coroutines.flow.Flow
+import kotlinx.coroutines.flow.distinctUntilChanged
+import kotlinx.coroutines.flow.map
+
+/** Phone-local behavior for a physical keyboard's unmodified Enter key. */
+enum class PhysicalKeyboardEnterBehavior(val storedValue: String) {
+    SendMessage("send_message"),
+    InsertNewline("insert_newline"),
+    ;
+
+    companion object {
+        fun fromStoredValue(value: String?): PhysicalKeyboardEnterBehavior =
+            entries.firstOrNull { it.storedValue == value } ?: SendMessage
+    }
+}
+
+/** Device-level chat input preferences shared by every Hermes profile. */
+class ChatInputPreferencesRepository(
+    private val dataStore: DataStore<Preferences>,
+) {
+    constructor(context: Context) : this(context.relayDataStore)
+
+    companion object {
+        internal val KEY_PHYSICAL_KEYBOARD_ENTER =
+            stringPreferencesKey("physical_keyboard_enter_behavior")
+    }
+
+    val physicalKeyboardEnterBehavior: Flow<PhysicalKeyboardEnterBehavior> = dataStore.data
+        .map { preferences ->
+            PhysicalKeyboardEnterBehavior.fromStoredValue(
+                preferences[KEY_PHYSICAL_KEYBOARD_ENTER],
+            )
+        }
+        .distinctUntilChanged()
+
+    suspend fun setPhysicalKeyboardEnterBehavior(behavior: PhysicalKeyboardEnterBehavior) {
+        dataStore.edit { preferences ->
+            preferences[KEY_PHYSICAL_KEYBOARD_ENTER] = behavior.storedValue
+        }
+    }
+}

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

@@ -112,12 +112,11 @@ data class ChatMessage(
      */
     val clientOnly: Boolean = false,
     /**
-     * Delivery state for a message the user sends into an agent **Thread** over
-     * the relay proactive channel ([com.hermesandroid.relay.viewmodel.ChatViewModel]
-     * routes `source=phone` sessions here instead of the normal chat send).
-     * `SENDING` until the relay acks (`proactive.reply.ack`) → `DELIVERED`;
-     * `FAILED` on a send error. Null for ordinary chat messages — those render
-     * no status affix.
+     * Delivery state for a user-authored message. Agent **Thread** replies use
+     * `SENDING` until the relay acks (`proactive.reply.ack`) → `DELIVERED`,
+     * with `FAILED` on a send error. Ordinary chat may additionally use
+     * `QUEUED` and `STEERED` to make active-turn routing visible. Null keeps the
+     * legacy behavior of rendering no status affix.
      */
     val deliveryStatus: MessageDeliveryStatus? = null,
     /**
@@ -142,6 +141,18 @@ data class ChatMessage(
      * through `copy`, while [id] remains the authoritative lookup/wire id.
      */
     val uiKey: String = id,
+    /**
+     * Durable Gateway transcript row identity for rewind/edit-regenerate.
+     * This is server-owned and can change after a truncating rewrite; it is
+     * never used as a Compose key or synthesized client-side.
+     */
+    val rowId: Long? = null,
+    /**
+     * Durable iOS-style tapbacks attached to this server message. Hermes keeps
+     * one reaction per author in the message's display metadata; the UI also
+     * updates this list optimistically while a reaction write is in flight.
+     */
+    val reactions: List<MessageReaction> = emptyList(),
     /**
      * Mixture-of-Agents advisor responses surfaced during the live turn.
      * Unavailable advisors retain only neutral state, never their raw failure
@@ -151,6 +162,29 @@ data class ChatMessage(
     val moaReferences: List<MoaReference> = emptyList(),
 )
 
+data class MessageReaction(
+    val emoji: String,
+    val author: String,
+    /** Epoch seconds, matching the Gateway/Desktop contract. */
+    val at: Double,
+)
+
+/** Apply Hermes' one-reaction-per-author, re-tap-to-retract semantics. */
+internal fun applyMessageReaction(
+    reactions: List<MessageReaction>,
+    emoji: String?,
+    author: String = "user",
+    at: Double = System.currentTimeMillis() / 1000.0,
+): List<MessageReaction> {
+    val previous = reactions.firstOrNull { it.author == author }
+    val withoutAuthor = reactions.filterNot { it.author == author }
+    return if (emoji.isNullOrBlank() || previous?.emoji == emoji) {
+        withoutAuthor
+    } else {
+        withoutAuthor + MessageReaction(emoji = emoji, author = author, at = at)
+    }
+}
+
 data class MoaReference(
     val index: Int,
     val count: Int?,
@@ -367,12 +401,20 @@ data class ToolCall(
      * header can render without a separate lane registry.
      */
     val taskLabel: String? = null,
+    /** Live upstream child id used by subagent.steer while this lane runs. */
+    val subagentId: String? = null,
     /** Deterministic non-low output risk reported by upstream for this call. */
     val outputRisk: String? = null,
     /** Human-readable deterministic findings; rendered as untrusted metadata. */
     val outputRiskFindings: List<String> = emptyList(),
     /** Upstream removed sensitive spans before emitting the findings. */
     val outputRiskRedacted: Boolean = false,
+    /**
+     * Stable UI identity retained when a generating placeholder adopts its
+     * gateway tool ID. This keeps per-card interaction state attached to the
+     * logical call across streaming reconciliation and list updates.
+     */
+    val uiKey: String = id ?: "$name:$startedAt",
 )
 
 enum class MessageRole {
@@ -382,21 +424,28 @@ enum class MessageRole {
 }
 
 /**
- * Delivery state of a user reply sent into an agent Thread over the relay
- * proactive channel. Only set on Thread replies; ordinary chat messages leave
- * it null and show no status affix.
+ * Delivery state of a user-authored message. Thread replies use the relay ack
+ * lifecycle; ordinary chat can additionally expose queue and steer outcomes.
+ * Null preserves the legacy behavior of rendering no status affix.
  *
  * - [SENDING]   handed to the relay; awaiting the per-reply ack.
+ * - [QUEUED]    held client-side until the active turn completes.
+ * - [STEERED]   accepted as a correction to the active turn.
  * - [DELIVERED] the relay acked (`proactive.reply.ack`) — buffered for the agent.
  * - [FAILED]    the send errored (e.g. relay disconnected).
  */
-enum class MessageDeliveryStatus { SENDING, DELIVERED, FAILED }
+enum class MessageDeliveryStatus { SENDING, QUEUED, STEERED, DELIVERED, FAILED }
 
 data class ChatSession(
     val sessionId: String,
     val title: String?,
     val model: String?,
     val messageCount: Int = 0,
+    val inputTokens: Int = 0,
+    val outputTokens: Int = 0,
+    val actualCostUsd: Double? = null,
+    val estimatedCostUsd: Double? = null,
+    val isActive: Boolean = false,
     val updatedAt: Long = 0L,
     val startedAt: Long = 0L,
     val lastActivityAt: Long = 0L,
@@ -409,7 +458,24 @@ data class ChatSession(
     val source: String? = null,
     /** Server reports a persisted session runtime/model binding. */
     val hasModelConfig: Boolean = false,
+    /** Durable upstream session metadata, scoped by the owning connection/profile DB. */
+    val pinned: Boolean = false,
+    val archived: Boolean = false,
+    /** Optional newer-upstream workspace context; absent on legacy/API-only hosts. */
+    val workingDirectory: String? = null,
+    val gitBranch: String? = null,
+    val gitRepoRoot: String? = null,
+    val pullRequestNumber: Int? = null,
+    val pullRequestUrl: String? = null,
+    val pullRequestState: String? = null,
+    val pullRequestDraft: Boolean = false,
 ) {
+    val totalTokens: Int
+        get() = inputTokens + outputTokens
+
+    val costUsd: Double
+        get() = actualCostUsd ?: estimatedCostUsd ?: 0.0
+
     val activityTimestamp: Long
         get() = firstPositive(lastActivityAt, updatedAt, startedAt)
 

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

@@ -0,0 +1,66 @@
+package com.hermesandroid.relay.data
+
+import java.nio.charset.StandardCharsets
+import java.util.Base64
+
+/** Structured identity and preview for a quoted chat message. */
+data class ChatQuoteReference(
+    val messageId: String,
+    val authorLabel: String,
+    val excerpt: String,
+)
+
+/** Parsed transport envelope: Android renders [reference] separately from [body]. */
+data class ChatQuoteEnvelope(
+    val reference: ChatQuoteReference,
+    val body: String,
+)
+
+/**
+ * Serialize a structured quote as ordinary Markdown for unmodified Hermes clients.
+ * Android parses the same envelope back into a quote chip, while Desktop/TUI see
+ * a readable linked attribution instead of an Android-only marker.
+ */
+fun buildChatQuotedPrompt(body: String, reference: ChatQuoteReference?): String {
+    if (reference == null) return body
+    val encodedId = Base64.getUrlEncoder().withoutPadding().encodeToString(
+        reference.messageId.toByteArray(StandardCharsets.UTF_8),
+    )
+    val author = reference.authorLabel.normalizedQuoteText(MAX_AUTHOR_CHARS)
+    val excerpt = reference.excerpt.normalizedQuoteText(MAX_EXCERPT_CHARS)
+    if (encodedId.isBlank() || author.isBlank() || excerpt.isBlank()) return body
+    return "> **Replying to [@$author](hermes-message://$encodedId):** $excerpt\n\n$body"
+}
+
+/** Parse only the exact bounded envelope emitted by [buildChatQuotedPrompt]. */
+fun parseChatQuotedPrompt(content: String): ChatQuoteEnvelope? {
+    val match = QUOTE_ENVELOPE.matchEntire(content) ?: return null
+    val author = match.groupValues[1]
+    val encodedId = match.groupValues[2]
+    val excerpt = match.groupValues[3]
+    val body = match.groupValues[4]
+    val messageId = runCatching {
+        String(Base64.getUrlDecoder().decode(encodedId), StandardCharsets.UTF_8)
+    }.getOrNull()?.takeIf { it.isNotBlank() && it.length <= MAX_MESSAGE_ID_CHARS } ?: return null
+    return ChatQuoteEnvelope(
+        reference = ChatQuoteReference(messageId, author, excerpt),
+        body = body,
+    )
+}
+
+private fun String.normalizedQuoteText(maxChars: Int): String =
+    replace(Regex("[\\p{Cc}\\s]+"), " ")
+        .replace("\\", "")
+        .replace("]", "")
+        .trim()
+        .take(maxChars)
+
+private val QUOTE_ENVELOPE = Regex(
+    pattern = "^> \\*\\*Replying to \\[@([^]\\r\\n]{1,$MAX_AUTHOR_CHARS})]" +
+        "\\(hermes-message://([A-Za-z0-9_-]{1,512})\\):\\*\\* " +
+        "([^\\r\\n]{1,$MAX_EXCERPT_CHARS})\\n\\n([\\s\\S]*)$",
+)
+
+private const val MAX_AUTHOR_CHARS = 40
+private const val MAX_EXCERPT_CHARS = 240
+private const val MAX_MESSAGE_ID_CHARS = 512

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

@@ -32,6 +32,7 @@ data class ChatTurnCheckpoint(
     val priorUserMessageCount: Int,
     val baselineAssistantCount: Int,
     val pendingAsk: ChatTurnAskCheckpoint? = null,
+    val queuedMessages: List<ChatQueuedMessageCheckpoint> = emptyList(),
     val startedAt: Long,
     val updatedAt: Long,
 ) {
@@ -41,6 +42,17 @@ data class ChatTurnCheckpoint(
     }
 }
 
+@Serializable
+data class ChatQueuedMessageCheckpoint(
+    val id: String,
+    val text: String,
+    val transport: String,
+    val ownerRunId: String,
+    val interfaceContextPrompt: String? = null,
+    /** Attachment bytes are intentionally not copied into Preferences DataStore. */
+    val hadAttachments: Boolean = false,
+)
+
 @Serializable
 data class ChatTurnUserCheckpoint(
     val id: String,
@@ -117,6 +129,7 @@ data class ChatTurnAskCheckpoint(
     val requestId: String? = null,
     val text: String,
     val choices: List<String>? = null,
+    val multiSelect: Boolean = false,
     val smartDenied: Boolean = false,
     val envVar: String? = null,
     val timeoutSeconds: Int,

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

@@ -14,6 +14,9 @@ data class DashboardConnectionStatus(
     val gatewayTicketAvailable: Boolean? = null,
     val message: String? = null,
     val gatewayMode: String? = null,
+    /** Profiles positively advertised by the live multiplex gateway. */
+    val servedProfiles: List<String> = emptyList(),
+    /** Installed profiles reported by the dashboard; never routing authority. */
     val profiles: List<String> = emptyList(),
 )
 
@@ -134,7 +137,7 @@ data class Connection(
          * than to crash).
          */
         fun extractDefaultLabel(apiServerUrl: String): String =
-            extractHost(apiServerUrl) ?: apiServerUrl
+            extractHost(apiServerUrl)?.let(::defaultLabelFromHost) ?: apiServerUrl
 
         /** Preserve explicit labels while upgrading an auto-generated IP label to a discovered host name. */
         fun chooseDiscoveredLabel(
@@ -160,7 +163,25 @@ data class Connection(
             val primary = dashboardUrl?.trim()?.takeIf { it.isNotBlank() }
                 ?: apiServerUrl.trim().takeIf { it.isNotBlank() }
                 ?: relayUrl.trim()
-            return extractHost(primary) ?: primary
+            return extractHost(primary)?.let(::defaultLabelFromHost) ?: primary
+        }
+
+        /**
+         * Nous-hosted agent gateways use the stable
+         * `<slug>.agents.nousresearch.com` origin contract. The public Hermes
+         * status response deliberately carries no tenant/agent display name,
+         * so a URL-only connection uses that exact single-label slug as its
+         * least-surprising default. Portal's human-readable agent name is only
+         * available through its separately authenticated discovery API.
+         *
+         * Match the complete suffix and exactly one leading DNS label. This
+         * avoids shortening lookalike or operator-controlled hostnames.
+         */
+        private fun defaultLabelFromHost(host: String): String {
+            val suffix = ".agents.nousresearch.com"
+            if (!host.endsWith(suffix, ignoreCase = true)) return host
+            val slug = host.dropLast(suffix.length)
+            return slug.takeIf { it.isNotBlank() && '.' !in it } ?: host
         }
 
         private fun extractHost(url: String): String? = try {

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

@@ -63,12 +63,8 @@ fun EndpointCandidate?.isEncryptedOverlayRoute(isTailscaleDetected: Boolean): Bo
     val hint = security.orEmpty().lowercase()
     return r == "tailscale" ||
         (isTailscaleDetected && hint.contains("tailscale")) ||
-        r == "plugin_proxy" ||
-        r == "plugin-proxy" ||
-        hasSecureProxy() ||
         hint.contains("wireguard") ||
-        hint.contains("https") ||
-        hint.contains("tls")
+        (!hasSecureProxy() && (hint.contains("https") || hint.contains("tls")))
 }
 
 /** Human label for the overlay mechanism encrypting a route. */
@@ -78,7 +74,6 @@ fun EndpointCandidate?.overlayMechanism(isTailscaleDetected: Boolean): String {
     val hint = security.orEmpty().lowercase()
     return when {
         r == "tailscale" || (isTailscaleDetected && hint.contains("tailscale")) -> "Tailscale"
-        r == "plugin_proxy" || r == "plugin-proxy" || hasSecureProxy() -> "Proxy"
         hint.contains("wireguard") -> "WireGuard"
         hint.contains("https") || hint.contains("tls") -> "TLS"
         else -> "Encrypted"
@@ -92,7 +87,10 @@ fun classifySurfaceSecurity(
     activeEndpoint: EndpointCandidate?,
     isTailscaleDetected: Boolean,
 ): SurfaceSecurity {
+    val secureLinkProtected = activeEndpoint.secureLinkProtects(label, url)
     val (kind, mechanism) = when {
+        secureLinkProtected -> SurfaceSecurityKind.Tls to
+            if (activeEndpoint?.hasHermesReach() == true) "Hermes Reach" else "Hermes Secure Link"
         isTlsUrl(url) -> SurfaceSecurityKind.Tls to "TLS"
         activeEndpoint.isEncryptedOverlayRoute(isTailscaleDetected) ->
             SurfaceSecurityKind.Overlay to activeEndpoint.overlayMechanism(isTailscaleDetected)
@@ -101,6 +99,33 @@ fun classifySurfaceSecurity(
     return SurfaceSecurity(label = label, kind = kind, mechanism = mechanism, url = url)
 }
 
+private fun EndpointCandidate?.secureLinkProtects(label: String, url: String): Boolean {
+    val candidate = this ?: return false
+    val routes = candidate.proxy?.takeIf { candidate.hasSecureProxy() }
+        ?.let { proxy ->
+            val base = proxy.url.trim().trimEnd('/')
+            Triple(
+                "$base/dashboard",
+                "$base/api",
+                "wss://${base.substringAfter("://")}/relay/ws",
+            )
+        } ?: return false
+    val normalized = url.trim().trimEnd('/')
+    val service = when (label) {
+        "Chat & Manage" -> "dashboard"
+        "API / sessions" -> "api"
+        "Relay tools" -> "relay"
+        else -> return false
+    }
+    if (service !in candidate.secureLinkServices()) return false
+    val expected = when (service) {
+        "dashboard" -> routes.first
+        "api" -> routes.second
+        else -> routes.third
+    }
+    return normalized.equals(expected, ignoreCase = true)
+}
+
 /**
  * Roll up the per-surface verdicts into one connection-level [ConnectionSecurity].
  * Pure + side-effect free so it is unit-testable without Android.

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

@@ -45,8 +45,13 @@ data class EndpointCandidate(
     val relay: RelayEndpoint? = null,
     val dashboard: DashboardEndpoint? = null,
     val proxy: ProxyEndpoint? = null,
+    /** Optional outbound rendezvous carrying the pinned [proxy] byte stream. */
+    val broker: BrokerEndpoint? = null,
     val security: String? = null,
     val recommended: Boolean = false,
+    val experimental: Boolean = false,
+    @SerialName("display_name")
+    val displayName: String? = null,
 )
 
 /**
@@ -110,6 +115,27 @@ data class ProxyEndpoint(
     val transportHint: String? = null,
     @SerialName("pin_sha256")
     val pinSha256: String? = null,
+    /** Independently authenticated services carried by this pinned origin. */
+    val surfaces: List<String> = listOf("relay"),
+)
+
+/**
+ * Hermes Reach rendezvous metadata from an operator-reviewed pairing payload.
+ * The token authenticates only this broker route; Hermes service credentials
+ * remain inside the QR-pinned Secure Link TLS connection.
+ */
+@Serializable
+data class BrokerEndpoint(
+    val url: String,
+    @SerialName("protocol_version")
+    val protocolVersion: Int = 1,
+    @SerialName("host_id")
+    val hostId: String,
+    @SerialName("credential_kind")
+    val credentialKind: String,
+    val token: String,
+    @SerialName("expires_at")
+    val expiresAt: Long? = null,
 )
 
 /**
@@ -123,7 +149,7 @@ data class ProxyEndpoint(
  */
 fun EndpointCandidate.isKnownRole(): Boolean {
     return when (role.lowercase()) {
-        "lan", "tailscale", "public", "plugin_proxy", "plugin-proxy", "https" -> true
+        "lan", "tailscale", "public", "plugin_proxy", "plugin-proxy", "outbound_broker", "https" -> true
         else -> false
     }
 }
@@ -146,7 +172,8 @@ fun EndpointCandidate.displayLabel(): String {
             "Public"
         }
         "https" -> "HTTPS"
-        "plugin_proxy", "plugin-proxy" -> "Plugin proxy"
+        "plugin_proxy", "plugin-proxy" -> "Hermes Secure Link"
+        "outbound_broker", "broker", "relay_broker" -> "Hermes Reach · Experimental"
         else -> "Custom VPN ($role)"
     }
 }
@@ -177,7 +204,69 @@ fun EndpointCandidate.routeAuthority(): String? {
 }
 
 fun EndpointCandidate.hasSecureProxy(): Boolean =
-    proxy?.url?.startsWith("https://", ignoreCase = true) == true ||
-        proxy?.url?.startsWith("wss://", ignoreCase = true) == true ||
-        role.equals("plugin_proxy", ignoreCase = true) ||
-        role.equals("plugin-proxy", ignoreCase = true)
+    proxy?.isValidPinnedProxy() == true
+
+/** Product-facing service inventory; wire identifiers remain unchanged. */
+fun EndpointCandidate.secureLinkServices(): List<String> =
+    if (!hasSecureProxy()) emptyList() else proxy.orEmptySurfaces()
+
+fun EndpointCandidate.secureLinkCoversAllServices(): Boolean =
+    secureLinkServices().containsAll(listOf("relay", "api", "dashboard"))
+
+fun EndpointCandidate.presentationRouteUrl(): String? =
+    broker?.url?.takeIf { hasHermesReach() } ?: proxy?.url?.takeIf { hasSecureProxy() } ?: primaryRouteUrl()
+
+fun EndpointCandidate.hasHermesReach(): Boolean =
+    role.lowercase() in setOf("outbound_broker", "broker", "relay_broker") &&
+        broker?.isValidHermesReach() == true && hasSecureProxy()
+
+fun BrokerEndpoint.isValidHermesReach(): Boolean {
+    if (protocolVersion != 1 || !hostId.isCanonicalBase64Url(16) || !token.isCanonicalBase64Url(32)) return false
+    if (credentialKind !in setOf("bootstrap", "route")) return false
+    if (credentialKind == "bootstrap" && expiresAt?.let { it <= System.currentTimeMillis() / 1000L } == true) return false
+    val uri = runCatching { URI(url.trim()) }.getOrNull() ?: return false
+    if (!uri.scheme.equals("wss", ignoreCase = true) || uri.host.isNullOrBlank()) return false
+    if (!uri.rawUserInfo.isNullOrBlank() || uri.rawQuery != null || uri.rawFragment != null) return false
+    return uri.rawPath.orEmpty().let { it.isEmpty() || it == "/" || it == "/v1/connect" }
+}
+
+private fun String.isCanonicalBase64Url(byteCount: Int): Boolean {
+    if (isBlank() || '=' in this) return false
+    val decoded = runCatching { java.util.Base64.getUrlDecoder().decode(this) }.getOrNull() ?: return false
+    return decoded.size == byteCount &&
+        java.util.Base64.getUrlEncoder().withoutPadding().encodeToString(decoded) == this
+}
+
+/** Exact host locator + broker authority replacement; never crosses devices. */
+internal fun replaceHermesReachCredential(
+    source: List<EndpointCandidate>,
+    expected: BrokerEndpoint,
+    replacement: EndpointCandidate,
+): List<EndpointCandidate> = source.map { candidate ->
+    if (candidate.broker?.hostId == expected.hostId &&
+        sameBrokerAuthority(candidate.broker.url, expected.url)
+    ) replacement else candidate
+}
+
+internal fun sameBrokerAuthority(left: String, right: String): Boolean = runCatching {
+    val a = URI(left.trim())
+    val b = URI(right.trim())
+    fun port(uri: URI) = if (uri.port > 0) uri.port else 443
+    a.scheme.equals("wss", true) && b.scheme.equals("wss", true) &&
+        a.host.equals(b.host, true) && port(a) == port(b) &&
+        a.rawPath.orEmpty().trimEnd('/') == b.rawPath.orEmpty().trimEnd('/')
+}.getOrDefault(false)
+
+private fun ProxyEndpoint?.orEmptySurfaces(): List<String> = this?.surfaces.orEmpty()
+    .map { it.trim().lowercase() }
+    .filter { it in setOf("relay", "api", "dashboard") }
+    .distinct()
+
+fun ProxyEndpoint.isValidPinnedProxy(): Boolean {
+    val uri = runCatching { URI(url.trim().trimEnd('/')) }.getOrNull() ?: return false
+    if (!uri.scheme.equals("https", ignoreCase = true) || uri.host.isNullOrBlank()) return false
+    if (!uri.rawUserInfo.isNullOrBlank() || uri.rawQuery != null || uri.rawFragment != null) return false
+    if (uri.rawPath.orEmpty().let { it.isNotEmpty() && it != "/" }) return false
+    val pin = pinSha256?.trim()?.removePrefix("sha256/") ?: return false
+    return runCatching { java.util.Base64.getDecoder().decode(pin).size == 32 }.getOrDefault(false)
+}

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

@@ -2,6 +2,8 @@ package com.hermesandroid.relay.data
 
 import kotlinx.serialization.SerialName
 import kotlinx.serialization.Serializable
+import kotlinx.serialization.encodeToString
+import kotlinx.serialization.json.Json
 
 /**
  * A rich content card emitted inline in an assistant message via the
@@ -117,6 +119,8 @@ data class HermesCardInput(
     val kind: String,
     /** Quick-answer chips (clarify). Empty = no chip row. */
     val choices: List<String> = emptyList(),
+    /** Choices toggle independently and require an explicit submit. */
+    val multiSelect: Boolean = false,
     /** Render the inline free-text mini field under the chips. */
     val allowFreeText: Boolean = false,
     /** Password-style field: masked glyphs + reveal toggle (secret/sudo). */
@@ -124,7 +128,7 @@ data class HermesCardInput(
     /** Submit is a 650ms hold-to-confirm press-fill instead of a tap (sudo). */
     val holdToConfirm: Boolean = false,
     /**
-     * Wall-clock expiry for timed asks (sudo 120s, clarify/secret 300s).
+     * Wall-clock expiry for asks with an advertised deadline.
      * The renderer shows a countdown footer (Amber under 30s) and
      * self-collapses to "Expired — not granted" past it. Null = no timeout
      * (approval is session-scoped).
@@ -155,6 +159,10 @@ data class HermesCardInput(
     }
 }
 
+/** Exact JSON-array wire value expected by upstream multi-select clarify. */
+internal fun encodeClarifyMultiSelectAnswer(values: List<String>): String =
+    Json.encodeToString(values.map(String::trim).filter(String::isNotEmpty).distinct())
+
 /**
  * A label/value row inside a card. [value] is rendered as markdown so the
  * agent can embed emphasis, inline code, or links.

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

@@ -34,6 +34,10 @@ data class ProactiveInboxEntry(
      * field).
      */
     val chatId: String? = null,
+    /** Owning saved connection. Null only for entries written by older builds. */
+    val connectionId: String? = null,
+    /** Relay proved this row came from its bounded offline queue. */
+    val arrivedWhileAway: Boolean = false,
 )
 
 private val Context.proactiveInboxStore: DataStore<Preferences> by
@@ -49,10 +53,10 @@ private const val MAX_ENTRIES = 100
  * newest-first, deduped by id (so a re-delivered message doesn't double up), and
  * capped at [MAX_ENTRIES]. Survives app restart.
  *
- * Demoted (2026-06-29): the agent conversation now lives as a Thread in Chat (the
- * gateway session is the durable history), so the in-app inbox view is retired.
- * This store is only fed for messages NOT shown in an open Thread; it currently
- * has no viewer and is fully retireable — see TODO.
+ * Demoted (2026-06-29): once a phone gateway session exists, it is the durable
+ * history. Outbound agent messages arrive before that session exists, so this
+ * bounded store also backs the provisional Thread until the user's first reply
+ * promotes it to a real `source=phone` session.
  */
 class ProactiveInboxRepository(private val context: Context) {
 

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

@@ -0,0 +1,125 @@
+package com.hermesandroid.relay.data
+
+import android.content.Context
+import android.graphics.Bitmap
+import android.graphics.BitmapFactory
+import android.graphics.ImageDecoder
+import android.net.Uri
+import android.os.Build
+import java.io.ByteArrayOutputStream
+import kotlin.math.roundToInt
+
+internal fun profileAvatarMime(bytes: ByteArray): String? = when {
+    bytes.size >= 8 && bytes.copyOfRange(0, 8).contentEquals(
+        byteArrayOf(0x89.toByte(), 0x50, 0x4e, 0x47, 0x0d, 0x0a, 0x1a, 0x0a),
+    ) -> "image/png"
+    bytes.size >= 3 && bytes[0] == 0xff.toByte() && bytes[1] == 0xd8.toByte() &&
+        bytes[2] == 0xff.toByte() -> "image/jpeg"
+    bytes.size >= 12 && bytes.copyOfRange(0, 4).contentEquals("RIFF".toByteArray()) &&
+        bytes.copyOfRange(8, 12).contentEquals("WEBP".toByteArray()) -> "image/webp"
+    else -> null
+}
+
+/**
+ * Convert any image Android can decode into the small static format accepted by
+ * upstream `profiles.set_asset`. ImageDecoder applies camera EXIF orientation
+ * and downsamples before allocating the bitmap on current Android releases.
+ */
+internal fun prepareProfileAvatar(
+    context: Context,
+    uri: Uri,
+    maxBytes: Int,
+): ByteArray? {
+    val original = runCatching {
+        context.contentResolver.openInputStream(uri)?.use { input ->
+            val output = ByteArrayOutputStream(minOf(maxBytes + 1, 64 * 1024))
+            val buffer = ByteArray(16 * 1024)
+            while (output.size() <= maxBytes) {
+                val read = input.read(buffer)
+                if (read < 0) break
+                output.write(buffer, 0, read)
+            }
+            output.toByteArray()
+        }
+    }.getOrNull()
+    if (original != null && original.size <= maxBytes && profileAvatarMime(original) != null) {
+        return original
+    }
+
+    val bitmap = decodeProfileAvatar(context, uri) ?: return null
+    return try {
+        encodeProfileAvatar(bitmap, maxBytes)
+    } finally {
+        bitmap.recycle()
+    }
+}
+
+private fun decodeProfileAvatar(context: Context, uri: Uri): Bitmap? = runCatching {
+    if (Build.VERSION.SDK_INT >= Build.VERSION_CODES.P) {
+        ImageDecoder.decodeBitmap(ImageDecoder.createSource(context.contentResolver, uri)) { decoder, info, _ ->
+            decoder.allocator = ImageDecoder.ALLOCATOR_SOFTWARE
+            val width = info.size.width
+            val height = info.size.height
+            val longest = maxOf(width, height)
+            if (longest > PROFILE_AVATAR_MAX_DIMENSION) {
+                val scale = PROFILE_AVATAR_MAX_DIMENSION.toFloat() / longest
+                decoder.setTargetSize(
+                    (width * scale).roundToInt().coerceAtLeast(1),
+                    (height * scale).roundToInt().coerceAtLeast(1),
+                )
+            }
+        }
+    } else {
+        val bounds = BitmapFactory.Options().apply { inJustDecodeBounds = true }
+        context.contentResolver.openInputStream(uri)?.use { BitmapFactory.decodeStream(it, null, bounds) }
+        var sample = 1
+        while (maxOf(bounds.outWidth, bounds.outHeight) / sample > PROFILE_AVATAR_MAX_DIMENSION) sample *= 2
+        context.contentResolver.openInputStream(uri)?.use {
+            BitmapFactory.decodeStream(it, null, BitmapFactory.Options().apply { inSampleSize = sample })
+        }
+    }
+}.getOrNull()
+
+internal fun encodeProfileAvatar(bitmap: Bitmap, maxBytes: Int): ByteArray? {
+    var working = bitmap.scaledToFit(PROFILE_AVATAR_MAX_DIMENSION)
+    var ownsWorking = working !== bitmap
+    try {
+        while (true) {
+            val format = if (working.hasAlpha()) Bitmap.CompressFormat.PNG else Bitmap.CompressFormat.JPEG
+            val qualities = if (format == Bitmap.CompressFormat.PNG) intArrayOf(100) else intArrayOf(92, 82, 72, 62)
+            for (quality in qualities) {
+                val encoded = ByteArrayOutputStream().use { output ->
+                    if (!working.compress(format, quality, output)) null else output.toByteArray()
+                }
+                if (encoded != null && encoded.size <= maxBytes) return encoded
+            }
+            if (maxOf(working.width, working.height) <= PROFILE_AVATAR_MIN_DIMENSION) return null
+            val next = Bitmap.createScaledBitmap(
+                working,
+                (working.width * 0.75f).roundToInt().coerceAtLeast(1),
+                (working.height * 0.75f).roundToInt().coerceAtLeast(1),
+                true,
+            )
+            if (ownsWorking) working.recycle()
+            working = next
+            ownsWorking = true
+        }
+    } finally {
+        if (ownsWorking) working.recycle()
+    }
+}
+
+private fun Bitmap.scaledToFit(maxDimension: Int): Bitmap {
+    val longest = maxOf(width, height)
+    if (longest <= maxDimension) return this
+    val scale = maxDimension.toFloat() / longest
+    return Bitmap.createScaledBitmap(
+        this,
+        (width * scale).roundToInt().coerceAtLeast(1),
+        (height * scale).roundToInt().coerceAtLeast(1),
+        true,
+    )
+}
+
+private const val PROFILE_AVATAR_MAX_DIMENSION = 1024
+private const val PROFILE_AVATAR_MIN_DIMENSION = 128

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

@@ -2,6 +2,35 @@ package com.hermesandroid.relay.data
 
 import kotlinx.serialization.SerialName
 import kotlinx.serialization.Serializable
+import kotlinx.serialization.json.JsonObject
+import kotlinx.serialization.json.JsonArray
+import kotlinx.serialization.json.JsonElement
+import kotlinx.serialization.json.JsonPrimitive
+import kotlinx.serialization.json.contentOrNull
+
+internal fun isSafeProfileUiMeta(meta: JsonObject): Boolean {
+    if (meta.toString().toByteArray(Charsets.UTF_8).size > 65_536) return false
+    fun containsEmbeddedAsset(value: String): Boolean {
+        val compact = value.trim()
+        return compact.startsWith("data:image/", ignoreCase = true) ||
+            compact.startsWith("iVBORw0KGgo") || // PNG
+            compact.startsWith("/9j/") || // JPEG
+            compact.startsWith("UklGR") || // RIFF/WebP
+            compact.startsWith("R0lGOD") || // GIF
+            compact.startsWith("UEsDB") // ZIP/pet archive
+    }
+    fun safe(element: JsonElement): Boolean = when (element) {
+        is JsonObject -> element.size <= 128 && element.all { (key, value) ->
+            key.length <= 128 && safe(value)
+        }
+        is JsonArray -> element.size <= 128 && element.all(::safe)
+        is JsonPrimitive -> {
+            val value = element.contentOrNull
+            value == null || (value.length <= 4_096 && !containsEmbeddedAsset(value))
+        }
+    }
+    return safe(meta)
+}
 
 /**
  * An agent profile advertised by a Hermes server in its `auth.ok` payload.
@@ -56,6 +85,7 @@ import kotlinx.serialization.Serializable
 data class Profile(
     val name: String,
     val model: String,
+    val provider: String = "",
     val description: String = "",
     @SerialName("system_message")
     val systemMessage: String? = null,
@@ -75,6 +105,12 @@ data class Profile(
     val apiServerPort: Int? = null,
     @SerialName("api_server_key_present")
     val apiServerKeyPresent: Boolean = false,
+    @SerialName("is_default")
+    val isDefault: Boolean = false,
+    @SerialName("has_avatar")
+    val hasAvatar: Boolean = false,
+    @SerialName("ui_meta")
+    val uiMeta: JsonObject = JsonObject(emptyMap()),
 ) {
     val hasIsolatedApi: Boolean
         get() = !apiServerUrl.isNullOrBlank()

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

@@ -4,13 +4,15 @@ import android.content.Context
 import androidx.datastore.core.DataStore
 import androidx.datastore.preferences.core.Preferences
 import androidx.datastore.preferences.core.edit
+import androidx.datastore.preferences.core.booleanPreferencesKey
 import androidx.datastore.preferences.core.stringPreferencesKey
 import androidx.datastore.preferences.preferencesDataStore
 import kotlinx.coroutines.flow.Flow
 import kotlinx.coroutines.flow.map
 
 /**
- * Local-only per-profile agent icons — the visual twin of [ProfileDisplayAliasStore].
+ * Per-profile icon cache. Local fallback paths and Hermes-owned avatar cache
+ * paths use separate keys so syncing either side never silently overwrites the other.
  *
  * Stores a **file path** to an image that was copied into app storage (not a SAF
  * content URI, so it survives without a persistable-permission grant). Like the
@@ -25,6 +27,8 @@ class ProfileIconStore(
 
     companion object {
         private const val PREFIX = "profile_icon__"
+        private const val SERVER_PREFIX = "profile_avatar_server__"
+        private const val LOCAL_OVERRIDE_PREFIX = "profile_icon_override__"
 
         private fun keyName(connectionId: String, profileName: String?): String =
             "$PREFIX${connectionId}__${AgentDisplay.profileSessionKey(profileName)}"
@@ -34,6 +38,20 @@ class ProfileIconStore(
 
         private fun connectionPrefix(connectionId: String): String =
             "$PREFIX${connectionId}__"
+
+        private fun serverKeyFor(connectionId: String, profileName: String) =
+            stringPreferencesKey("$SERVER_PREFIX${connectionId}__${AgentDisplay.profileSessionKey(profileName)}")
+
+        private fun serverConnectionPrefix(connectionId: String): String =
+            "$SERVER_PREFIX${connectionId}__"
+
+        private fun localOverrideKeyFor(connectionId: String, profileName: String?) =
+            booleanPreferencesKey(
+                "$LOCAL_OVERRIDE_PREFIX${connectionId}__${AgentDisplay.profileSessionKey(profileName)}",
+            )
+
+        private fun localOverrideConnectionPrefix(connectionId: String): String =
+            "$LOCAL_OVERRIDE_PREFIX${connectionId}__"
     }
 
     suspend fun setIcon(connectionId: String, profileName: String?, path: String?) {
@@ -52,11 +70,39 @@ class ProfileIconStore(
         return dataStore.data.map { prefs -> prefs[key] }
     }
 
+    suspend fun setServerAvatar(connectionId: String, profileName: String, path: String?) {
+        dataStore.edit { prefs ->
+            val key = serverKeyFor(connectionId, profileName)
+            if (path.isNullOrBlank()) prefs.remove(key) else prefs[key] = path
+        }
+    }
+
+    fun serverAvatarFlow(connectionId: String, profileName: String): Flow<String?> {
+        val key = serverKeyFor(connectionId, profileName)
+        return dataStore.data.map { prefs -> prefs[key] }
+    }
+
+    suspend fun setLocalOverride(connectionId: String, profileName: String?, enabled: Boolean) {
+        dataStore.edit { prefs ->
+            val key = localOverrideKeyFor(connectionId, profileName)
+            if (enabled) prefs[key] = true else prefs.remove(key)
+        }
+    }
+
+    fun localOverrideFlow(connectionId: String, profileName: String?): Flow<Boolean> {
+        val key = localOverrideKeyFor(connectionId, profileName)
+        return dataStore.data.map { prefs -> prefs[key] ?: false }
+    }
+
     suspend fun clearConnection(connectionId: String) {
-        val prefix = connectionPrefix(connectionId)
+        val prefixes = listOf(
+            connectionPrefix(connectionId),
+            serverConnectionPrefix(connectionId),
+            localOverrideConnectionPrefix(connectionId),
+        )
         dataStore.edit { prefs ->
             prefs.asMap().keys
-                .filter { it.name.startsWith(prefix) }
+                .filter { key -> prefixes.any(key.name::startsWith) }
                 .forEach { prefs.remove(it) }
         }
     }
@@ -66,5 +112,11 @@ class ProfileIconStore(
     }
 }
 
+internal fun preferredProfileIcon(
+    server: String?,
+    local: String?,
+    useLocalOverride: Boolean,
+): String? = if (useLocalOverride && !local.isNullOrBlank()) local else server ?: local
+
 internal val Context.profileIconsDataStore: DataStore<Preferences>
         by preferencesDataStore(name = "profile_icons")

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

@@ -136,3 +136,154 @@ data class ProfileMemoryUpdateResponse(
     @SerialName("bytes_written")
     val bytesWritten: Long,
 )
+
+/** Authoritative upstream `profiles.describe` snapshot. */
+data class GatewayProfileDescription(
+    val name: String,
+    val description: String,
+    val soul: String,
+    val provider: String,
+    val model: String,
+    val skills: List<GatewayProfileSkill>,
+    val toolsets: List<GatewayProfileToolset>,
+    val toolsetsPinned: Boolean,
+)
+
+data class GatewayProfileSkill(val name: String, val enabled: Boolean)
+
+data class GatewayProfileToolset(
+    val name: String,
+    val description: String,
+    val toolCount: Int,
+    val enabled: Boolean,
+)
+
+enum class GatewayProfileSection(val wireName: String) {
+    Description("description"),
+    Soul("soul"),
+    Model("model"),
+    Skills("skills"),
+    Toolsets("toolsets"),
+    McpServers("mcp_servers"),
+    UiMeta("ui_meta"),
+}
+
+/** Null leaves a section unchanged; empty lists retain upstream replace semantics. */
+data class GatewayProfilePatch(
+    val description: String? = null,
+    val soul: String? = null,
+    val provider: String? = null,
+    val model: String? = null,
+    val disabledSkills: List<String>? = null,
+    val enabledToolsets: List<String>? = null,
+    val enabledMcpServers: List<String>? = null,
+    /** Small interoperable preferences only; binary assets belong in profiles.set_asset. */
+    val uiMeta: JsonObject? = null,
+) {
+    val requestedSections: Set<GatewayProfileSection>
+        get() = buildSet {
+            if (description != null) add(GatewayProfileSection.Description)
+            if (soul != null) add(GatewayProfileSection.Soul)
+            if (provider != null && model != null) add(GatewayProfileSection.Model)
+            if (disabledSkills != null) add(GatewayProfileSection.Skills)
+            if (enabledToolsets != null) add(GatewayProfileSection.Toolsets)
+            if (enabledMcpServers != null) add(GatewayProfileSection.McpServers)
+            if (uiMeta != null) add(GatewayProfileSection.UiMeta)
+        }
+}
+
+enum class GatewayProfileAuthChoice {
+    /** Share the launch profile's refreshable OAuth/token store; copy static environment keys. */
+    Shared,
+
+    /** Copy the current credential snapshot into a separate profile-owned store. */
+    Copied,
+
+    /** Copy no credentials or provider defaults. */
+    Isolated,
+}
+
+data class GatewayProfileCreateRequest(
+    val name: String,
+    val description: String? = null,
+    val cloneFrom: String? = null,
+    val cloneAll: Boolean = false,
+    val noSkills: Boolean = false,
+    val soul: String? = null,
+    val model: String? = null,
+    val provider: String? = null,
+    val authChoice: GatewayProfileAuthChoice = GatewayProfileAuthChoice.Shared,
+)
+
+data class GatewayProfileCreateResult(
+    val name: String,
+    val soulWritten: Boolean,
+    val modelSet: Boolean,
+    val mirroredEnvironment: Boolean,
+    val mirroredAuth: String?,
+    val modelInherited: Boolean,
+    val voiceMirrored: Boolean,
+) {
+    fun partialMessages(request: GatewayProfileCreateRequest): List<String> = buildList {
+        if (!request.soul.isNullOrBlank() && !soulWritten) add("SOUL was not saved")
+        if (!request.model.isNullOrBlank() && !modelSet) add("model was not saved")
+        if (request.authChoice == GatewayProfileAuthChoice.Shared && mirroredAuth != "shared") {
+            add("shared sign-in was not confirmed")
+        }
+        if (
+            request.authChoice == GatewayProfileAuthChoice.Copied &&
+            !mirroredEnvironment && mirroredAuth != "true"
+        ) {
+            add("no credential source was copied")
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+data class GatewayProfileAsset(
+    val data: ByteArray,
+    val mime: String,
+)
+
+class GatewayProfileManagementUnsupportedException(
+    operation: String,
+) : Exception("$operation is not supported by this gateway")
+
+data class GatewayProfileConfigureResult(
+    val requested: Set<GatewayProfileSection>,
+    val applied: Set<GatewayProfileSection>,
+) {
+    val failed: Set<GatewayProfileSection> get() = requested - applied
+}
+
+interface GatewayProfileEditorClient {
+    suspend fun describeProfile(profileName: String): Result<GatewayProfileDescription>
+    suspend fun configureProfile(
+        profileName: String,
+        patch: GatewayProfilePatch,
+    ): Result<GatewayProfileConfigureResult>
+}
+
+class GatewayProfileEditorUnsupportedException : Exception(
+    "Profile editing is not supported by this gateway",
+)
+
+/** Relay fallback retained for older gateways and Relay-only memory files. */
+interface LegacyProfileInspectorClient {
+    suspend fun fetchConfig(profileName: String): Result<ProfileConfigResponse>
+    suspend fun fetchSkills(profileName: String): Result<ProfileSkillsResponse>
+    suspend fun fetchSoul(profileName: String): Result<ProfileSoulResponse>
+    suspend fun fetchMemory(profileName: String): Result<ProfileMemoryResponse>
+    suspend fun updateSoul(profileName: String, content: String): Result<ProfileSoulUpdateResponse>
+    suspend fun updateMemoryEntry(
+        profileName: String,
+        filename: String,
+        content: String,
+    ): Result<ProfileMemoryUpdateResponse>
+    suspend fun updateSkillToggle(skillName: String, enabled: Boolean): Result<RelaySkillToggleResult>
+    suspend fun probeSkillToggleSupported(): Boolean
+}
+
+sealed interface RelaySkillToggleResult {
+    data object Ok : RelaySkillToggleResult
+    data object NotImplemented : RelaySkillToggleResult
+}

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

@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ import androidx.datastore.preferences.preferencesDataStore
 import kotlinx.coroutines.flow.Flow
 import kotlinx.coroutines.flow.map
 import kotlinx.serialization.builtins.ListSerializer
+import kotlinx.serialization.builtins.MapSerializer
 import kotlinx.serialization.builtins.serializer
 import kotlinx.serialization.json.Json
 
@@ -16,6 +17,8 @@ import kotlinx.serialization.json.Json
 data class ProfilePresentation(
     val order: List<String> = emptyList(),
     val hidden: Set<String> = emptySet(),
+    /** Local-only named-profile accent overrides, stored as normalized RGB hex. */
+    val colors: Map<String, String> = emptyMap(),
 )
 
 /**
@@ -26,7 +29,6 @@ object ProfilePresentationPolicy {
     fun availableKeys(profiles: List<Profile>): List<String> = buildList {
         add(AgentDisplay.SERVER_DEFAULT_PROFILE_KEY)
         profiles.asSequence()
-            .filterNot { AgentDisplay.isServerDefaultAlias(it.name) }
             .map(Profile::name)
             .distinct()
             .forEach(::add)
@@ -49,6 +51,12 @@ object ProfilePresentationPolicy {
     ): List<String> = orderedKeys(profiles, presentation).filter { key ->
         key == selectedKey || key !in presentation.hidden
     }
+
+    fun shouldShowShelf(
+        profiles: List<Profile>,
+        presentation: ProfilePresentation,
+        selectedKey: String,
+    ): Boolean = visibleKeys(profiles, presentation, selectedKey).size > 1
 }
 
 class ProfilePresentationStore(
@@ -58,14 +66,17 @@ class ProfilePresentationStore(
 
     private val json = Json { ignoreUnknownKeys = true }
     private val listSerializer = ListSerializer(String.serializer())
+    private val mapSerializer = MapSerializer(String.serializer(), String.serializer())
 
     private fun orderKey(connectionId: String) = stringPreferencesKey("order_$connectionId")
     private fun hiddenKey(connectionId: String) = stringPreferencesKey("hidden_$connectionId")
+    private fun colorsKey(connectionId: String) = stringPreferencesKey("colors_$connectionId")
 
     fun presentationFlow(connectionId: String): Flow<ProfilePresentation> = dataStore.data.map { prefs ->
         ProfilePresentation(
             order = decode(prefs[orderKey(connectionId)]),
             hidden = decode(prefs[hiddenKey(connectionId)]).toSet(),
+            colors = decodeMap(prefs[colorsKey(connectionId)]),
         )
     }
 
@@ -77,10 +88,18 @@ class ProfilePresentationStore(
         dataStore.edit { it[hiddenKey(connectionId)] = json.encodeToString(listSerializer, hidden.sorted()) }
     }
 
+    suspend fun setColors(connectionId: String, colors: Map<String, String>) {
+        dataStore.edit {
+            if (colors.isEmpty()) it.remove(colorsKey(connectionId))
+            else it[colorsKey(connectionId)] = json.encodeToString(mapSerializer, colors.toSortedMap())
+        }
+    }
+
     suspend fun clear(connectionId: String) {
         dataStore.edit {
             it.remove(orderKey(connectionId))
             it.remove(hiddenKey(connectionId))
+            it.remove(colorsKey(connectionId))
         }
     }
 
@@ -93,6 +112,12 @@ class ProfilePresentationStore(
     } else {
         runCatching { json.decodeFromString(listSerializer, raw) }.getOrDefault(emptyList())
     }
+
+    private fun decodeMap(raw: String?): Map<String, String> = if (raw == null) {
+        emptyMap()
+    } else {
+        runCatching { json.decodeFromString(mapSerializer, raw) }.getOrDefault(emptyMap())
+    }
 }
 
 internal val Context.profilePresentationDataStore: DataStore<Preferences>

app/src/main/kotlin/com/hermesandroid/relay/network/relay/ConnectionManager.kt

@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ import com.hermesandroid.relay.auth.CertPinStore
 import com.hermesandroid.relay.data.EndpointCandidate
 import com.hermesandroid.relay.data.primaryRouteUrl
 import com.hermesandroid.relay.data.PairingPreferences
+import com.hermesandroid.relay.network.shared.pluginProxyRoutesOrNull
 import com.hermesandroid.relay.diagnostics.DiagnosticCategory
 import com.hermesandroid.relay.diagnostics.DiagnosticSeverity
 import com.hermesandroid.relay.diagnostics.DiagnosticsLog
@@ -19,6 +20,7 @@ import com.hermesandroid.relay.diagnostics.NetworkDiagnosticGuidance
 import com.hermesandroid.relay.network.relay.models.Envelope
 import com.hermesandroid.relay.network.shared.EndpointResolver
 import com.hermesandroid.relay.network.shared.EndpointSurface
+import com.hermesandroid.relay.network.shared.fullJitterDelayMs
 import com.hermesandroid.relay.network.shutdownOffMainThread
 import kotlinx.coroutines.CoroutineScope
 import kotlinx.coroutines.Dispatchers
@@ -76,6 +78,9 @@ internal fun buildRelayRequestOrNull(url: String): Request? =
         null
     }
 
+private fun EndpointCandidate.relayWebSocketUrl(): String? =
+    pluginProxyRoutesOrNull()?.relayWebSocketUrl ?: relay?.url
+
 class ConnectionManager(
     private val multiplexer: ChannelMultiplexer,
     /**
@@ -139,6 +144,12 @@ class ConnectionManager(
      * non-null — the manager falls back to the single-URL path.
      */
     private val deviceIdProvider: (suspend () -> String?)? = null,
+    /** Random source for ordinary reconnect full-jitter; exact backoffs never use it. */
+    private val reconnectJitterUnit: () -> Double = { kotlin.random.Random.nextDouble() },
+    /** Exact-authority pinned client for a plugin-proxy WSS URL. */
+    private val proxyClientProvider: ((String) -> OkHttpClient?)? = null,
+    /** Test seam for observing lifecycle teardown without opening a socket. */
+    private val okHttpClientFactory: (() -> OkHttpClient)? = null,
 ) {
     private val supervisorJob = SupervisorJob()
     private val scope = CoroutineScope(supervisorJob + Dispatchers.IO)
@@ -148,7 +159,8 @@ class ConnectionManager(
         encodeDefaults = true
     }
 
-    private fun buildClient(): OkHttpClient {
+    private fun buildClient(url: String? = null): OkHttpClient {
+        okHttpClientFactory?.let { return it() }
         val builder = OkHttpClient.Builder()
             // OkHttp's 10s default connectTimeout is LAN-tuned; a Tailscale
             // DERP-relayed cold-start handshake can exceed it, and a failed
@@ -162,7 +174,9 @@ class ConnectionManager(
         // that wipes a pin would still be subject to the pre-wipe rules.
         certPinStore?.let { store ->
             try {
-                builder.certificatePinner(store.buildPinnerSnapshot())
+                builder.certificatePinner(
+                    url?.let(store::buildPinnerSnapshotFor) ?: store.buildPinnerSnapshot(),
+                )
             } catch (e: Exception) {
                 Log.w(TAG, "CertificatePinner build failed: ${e.message}")
                 builder.certificatePinner(CertificatePinner.DEFAULT)
@@ -221,10 +235,12 @@ class ConnectionManager(
     // Endpoints card in Settings.
     private val _activeEndpoint = MutableStateFlow<EndpointCandidate?>(null)
     val activeEndpoint: StateFlow<EndpointCandidate?> = _activeEndpoint.asStateFlow()
+    private val _activeApiEndpoint = MutableStateFlow<EndpointCandidate?>(null)
+    val activeApiEndpoint: StateFlow<EndpointCandidate?> = _activeApiEndpoint.asStateFlow()
 
     /** Relay-only winner, deliberately separate from the standard route. */
-    @Volatile
-    private var activeRelayEndpoint: EndpointCandidate? = null
+    private val _activeRelayEndpoint = MutableStateFlow<EndpointCandidate?>(null)
+    val activeRelayEndpoint: StateFlow<EndpointCandidate?> = _activeRelayEndpoint.asStateFlow()
 
     /**
      * Manual role override. When non-null, the resolver's output is replaced
@@ -345,11 +361,14 @@ class ConnectionManager(
         // behavior for freshly-upgraded installs and for v1/v2 QRs where
         // the synthesized list just collapses to the same URL anyway.
         scope.launch {
-            val resolved = resolveBestEndpointSafe(EndpointSurface.Standard)
+            val resolved = resolveBestEndpointSafe(EndpointSurface.Dashboard)
+                ?: resolveBestEndpointSafe(EndpointSurface.Standard)
+            val apiResolved = resolveBestEndpointSafe(EndpointSurface.Api)
             val relayResolved = resolveBestEndpointSafe(EndpointSurface.Relay)
-            val resolvedRelayUrl = relayResolved?.relay?.url?.takeIf { it.isNotBlank() }
+            val resolvedRelayUrl = relayResolved?.relayWebSocketUrl()?.takeIf { it.isNotBlank() }
             val targetUrl = resolvedRelayUrl ?: url.takeIf { it.isNotBlank() }
-            activeRelayEndpoint = relayResolved
+            _activeRelayEndpoint.value = relayResolved
+            _activeApiEndpoint.value = apiResolved
             if (resolved != null) {
                 _activeEndpoint.value = resolved
                 Log.i(TAG, "connect: standard resolver picked role=${resolved.role} " +
@@ -376,7 +395,7 @@ class ConnectionManager(
                 Log.i(
                     TAG,
                     "connect: relay resolver picked role=${relayRoute.role} " +
-                        "url=${relayRoute.relay?.url}",
+                        "url=${relayRoute.relayWebSocketUrl()}",
                 )
             }
             if (targetUrl != null) {
@@ -531,7 +550,8 @@ class ConnectionManager(
      * for any reason we don't block the connect loop forever.
      */
     suspend fun resolveBestEndpoint(): EndpointCandidate? =
-        resolveBestEndpointSafe(EndpointSurface.Standard)
+        resolveBestEndpointSafe(EndpointSurface.Dashboard)
+            ?: resolveBestEndpointSafe(EndpointSurface.Standard)
 
     private suspend fun resolveBestEndpointSafe(
         surface: EndpointSurface,
@@ -609,7 +629,9 @@ class ConnectionManager(
     suspend fun probeAndReconnectNow(): EndpointCandidate? {
         endpointResolver?.clearCache()
         val current = serverUrl
-        val resolved = resolveBestEndpointSafe(EndpointSurface.Standard)
+        val resolved = resolveBestEndpointSafe(EndpointSurface.Dashboard)
+            ?: resolveBestEndpointSafe(EndpointSurface.Standard)
+        val apiResolved = resolveBestEndpointSafe(EndpointSurface.Api)
         val relayResolved = resolveBestEndpointSafe(EndpointSurface.Relay)
         if (resolved == null && _connectionState.value == ConnectionState.Connected) {
             // Transient probe miss while the relay socket is demonstrably up
@@ -618,8 +640,9 @@ class ConnectionManager(
             return _activeEndpoint.value
         }
         _activeEndpoint.value = resolved
-        if (relayResolved != null) activeRelayEndpoint = relayResolved
-        val targetUrl = relayResolved?.relay?.url ?: current ?: return resolved
+        _activeApiEndpoint.value = apiResolved
+        if (relayResolved != null) _activeRelayEndpoint.value = relayResolved
+        val targetUrl = relayResolved?.relayWebSocketUrl() ?: current ?: return resolved
         val normalizedTarget = normalizeRelayUrl(targetUrl)
         // Reconnect when the winner changed, and also when the socket is
         // stale/disconnected on the same winner. The latter makes the
@@ -656,7 +679,9 @@ class ConnectionManager(
      */
     suspend fun refreshActiveEndpoint(clearProbeCache: Boolean = false): EndpointCandidate? {
         if (clearProbeCache) endpointResolver?.clearCache()
-        val resolved = resolveBestEndpointSafe(EndpointSurface.Standard)
+        val resolved = resolveBestEndpointSafe(EndpointSurface.Dashboard)
+            ?: resolveBestEndpointSafe(EndpointSurface.Standard)
+        val apiResolved = resolveBestEndpointSafe(EndpointSurface.Api)
         if (resolved == null && _connectionState.value == ConnectionState.Connected) {
             // Transient probe miss while the relay socket is demonstrably up
             // (slow resume, mid-handoff blip) — keep publishing the live
@@ -665,6 +690,7 @@ class ConnectionManager(
             return _activeEndpoint.value
         }
         _activeEndpoint.value = resolved
+        _activeApiEndpoint.value = apiResolved
         return resolved
     }
 
@@ -681,7 +707,7 @@ class ConnectionManager(
     fun getManualRoleOverride(): String? = _manualRoleOverride.value
 
     private fun markActiveRelayEndpointUnreachable(reason: String) {
-        val active = activeRelayEndpoint ?: return
+        val active = _activeRelayEndpoint.value ?: return
         endpointResolver?.markUnreachable(active, EndpointSurface.Relay)
         Log.i(TAG, "marked endpoint role=${active.role} unreachable ($reason)")
     }
@@ -707,7 +733,9 @@ class ConnectionManager(
             // manages its own cache (clear + markUnreachable) and passes false.
             if (wipeCache) endpointResolver.clearCache()
             val current = serverUrl
-            val resolved = resolveBestEndpointSafe(EndpointSurface.Standard)
+            val resolved = resolveBestEndpointSafe(EndpointSurface.Dashboard)
+                ?: resolveBestEndpointSafe(EndpointSurface.Standard)
+            val apiResolved = resolveBestEndpointSafe(EndpointSurface.Api)
             if (resolved == null) {
                 // Hysteresis for the AUTOMATIC (network-callback) path. A
                 // transient cold-route probe miss must NOT null the published
@@ -744,6 +772,7 @@ class ConnectionManager(
             }
             sustainedLossDeclared = false
             _activeEndpoint.value = resolved
+            _activeApiEndpoint.value = apiResolved
             if (current == null) return@launch
             // After an explicit disconnect() the route still publishes above
             // (HTTP surfaces keep roaming), but no socket action: without
@@ -753,8 +782,8 @@ class ConnectionManager(
             // the swap path never re-checked it.)
             if (!shouldReconnect) return@launch
             val relayResolved = resolveBestEndpointSafe(EndpointSurface.Relay)
-            if (relayResolved != null) activeRelayEndpoint = relayResolved
-            val relayUrl = relayResolved?.relay?.url?.takeIf { it.isNotBlank() }
+            if (relayResolved != null) _activeRelayEndpoint.value = relayResolved
+            val relayUrl = relayResolved?.relayWebSocketUrl()?.takeIf { it.isNotBlank() }
                 ?: return@launch
             if (isRelayRateLimitBackoffActive(
                     rateLimitBackoffUntilMs,
@@ -899,7 +928,8 @@ class ConnectionManager(
         // the ViewModel on the next connection load.
         _manualRoleOverride.value = null
         _activeEndpoint.value = null
-        activeRelayEndpoint = null
+        _activeApiEndpoint.value = null
+        _activeRelayEndpoint.value = null
         reconnectState.reset()
     }
 
@@ -979,7 +1009,18 @@ class ConnectionManager(
         // Every new socket starts unauthenticated — the send-gate stays closed
         // (auth frame excepted) until this socket's own auth.ok arrives.
         authenticated = false
-        client = buildClient()
+        val isPluginProxyUrl = _activeRelayEndpoint.value?.pluginProxyRoutesOrNull()
+            ?.relayWebSocketUrl
+            ?.equals(url, ignoreCase = true) == true
+        client = if (isPluginProxyUrl) {
+            proxyClientProvider?.invoke(url) ?: run {
+                Log.e(TAG, "Pinned plugin proxy client unavailable — refusing generic TLS fallback")
+                _connectionState.value = ConnectionState.Disconnected
+                return
+            }
+        } else {
+            buildClient(url)
+        }
 
         val request = buildRelayRequestOrNull(url)
         if (request == null) {
@@ -1213,8 +1254,9 @@ class ConnectionManager(
                 SLOW_POLL_BACKOFF_MS
             }
             else -> {
-                val ms = (BASE_BACKOFF_MS * (1L shl minOf(reconnectAttempt - 1, 4)))
+                val capMs = (BASE_BACKOFF_MS * (1L shl minOf(reconnectAttempt - 1, 4)))
                     .coerceAtMost(MAX_BACKOFF_MS)
+                val ms = fullJitterDelayMs(capMs, reconnectJitterUnit())
                 DiagnosticsLog.record(
                     category = DiagnosticCategory.Relay,
                     severity = DiagnosticSeverity.Info,
@@ -1236,7 +1278,7 @@ class ConnectionManager(
             // during the retry window).
             if (shouldReconnect && reconnectGate()) {
                 val resolved = resolveBestEndpointSafe(EndpointSurface.Relay)
-                val targetUrl = resolved?.relay?.url
+                val targetUrl = resolved?.relayWebSocketUrl()
                 if (resolved != null) {
                     // Mirror scheduleNetworkReResolve: clear the sustained-loss
                     // latch on a successful resolve so a later transient miss
@@ -1244,7 +1286,7 @@ class ConnectionManager(
                     // in onLost's grace job but can be cleared on EITHER success
                     // edge — network-callback or relay-timer.)
                     sustainedLossDeclared = false
-                    activeRelayEndpoint = resolved
+                    _activeRelayEndpoint.value = resolved
                 }
                 if (targetUrl != null && normalizeRelayUrl(targetUrl) != url) {
                     Log.i(TAG, "scheduleReconnect: switching $url → ${normalizeRelayUrl(targetUrl)}")

app/src/main/kotlin/com/hermesandroid/relay/network/relay/ProactiveMessageHandler.kt

@@ -5,7 +5,9 @@ import android.util.Log
 import com.hermesandroid.relay.network.relay.models.Envelope
 import com.hermesandroid.relay.notifications.ProactiveMessageNotifier
 import kotlinx.serialization.json.JsonObject
+import kotlinx.serialization.json.booleanOrNull
 import kotlinx.serialization.json.contentOrNull
+import kotlinx.serialization.json.intOrNull
 import kotlinx.serialization.json.jsonPrimitive
 
 /**
@@ -50,7 +52,7 @@ class ProactiveMessageHandler(
     /** Sink for the dedicated Hermes inbox (Phase 2a) — the always-present log. */
     private val toInbox: ((ProactiveMessage) -> Unit)? = null,
     /** Sink for injecting into the active chat session (Phase 2b). */
-    var toSession: ((ProactiveMessage) -> Unit)? = null,
+    var toSession: ((ProactiveMessage) -> Boolean)? = null,
     /**
      * Sink for the relay's per-reply ack (`proactive.reply.ack`) — lets the
      * chat layer settle a Thread reply bubble from SENDING → DELIVERED. Wired
@@ -61,11 +63,13 @@ class ProactiveMessageHandler(
     /**
      * Show an inbound message inline in the Chat **Thread** it belongs to, when
      * that Thread is currently open. Returns true if it was shown there — in
-     * which case the message is NOT also notified or added to the inbox (you're
-     * already looking at the conversation). The unified-Threads counterpart of
+     * which case the message is persisted but not also notified (you're already
+     * looking at the conversation). The unified-Threads counterpart of
      * [toSession]; wired after construction.
      */
     var injectIntoThread: ((ProactiveMessage) -> Boolean)? = null,
+    /** One callback per completed queued-message flush, never per message. */
+    var onBacklogDelivered: ((Int) -> Unit)? = null,
 ) {
 
     fun onMessage(envelope: Envelope) {
@@ -80,6 +84,10 @@ class ProactiveMessageHandler(
             }
             // Subscribe ack — informational; nothing to do client-side.
             "proactive.subscribed" -> Log.d(TAG, "proactive subscribe acked")
+            "proactive.backlog.complete" -> {
+                val count = envelope.payload["count"]?.jsonPrimitive?.intOrNull ?: 0
+                if (count > 0) onBacklogDelivered?.invoke(count)
+            }
             // Per-reply ack — settle the matching Thread reply bubble (the
             // `client_msg_id` is the id the app stamped on its own reply).
             "proactive.reply.ack" -> {
@@ -94,24 +102,28 @@ class ProactiveMessageHandler(
     /** Route a parsed message: into the open Thread if it belongs there, else
      *  the durable inbox log + the surface its hint selects. */
     private fun dispatch(msg: ProactiveMessage) {
-        // Unified Threads: if this message belongs to the Thread currently open
-        // in Chat, render it inline there and STOP — no notification, no inbox
-        // entry (you're already looking at the conversation).
-        if (injectIntoThread?.invoke(msg) == true) return
-        // Otherwise the inbox is the durable log of agent-initiated messages and
-        // the surfacing hint selects the additional surface.
+        // Persist first even when the currently open Thread consumes the live
+        // message. Agent-initiated outbound sends do not create a gateway
+        // session until the phone replies, so this cache is the provisional
+        // Thread transcript during that gap.
         toInbox?.invoke(msg)
+        // The surfacing hint selects the additional surface. Thread injection
+        // is best-effort presentation of the persisted row, not itself a reason
+        // to suppress an explicitly requested notification.
         when (msg.surfacing?.lowercase()) {
-            "inbox" -> { /* inbox only — already recorded above */ }
+            "inbox" -> {
+                injectIntoThread?.invoke(msg)
+            }
             "session" -> {
-                val sink = toSession
-                // Legacy explicit "inject into active session" path; if no sink
-                // (or no active chat) fall back to a notification so it isn't
-                // silently missed (the inbox copy already exists either way).
-                if (sink != null) sink.invoke(msg) else notify(msg)
+                val delivered = injectIntoThread?.invoke(msg) == true ||
+                    toSession?.invoke(msg) == true
+                if (!delivered) notify(msg)
             }
             // null / "default" / "notification" / anything unrecognized.
-            else -> notify(msg)
+            else -> {
+                injectIntoThread?.invoke(msg)
+                notify(msg)
+            }
         }
     }
 
@@ -136,6 +148,7 @@ class ProactiveMessageHandler(
             surfacing = payload["surfacing"]?.jsonPrimitive?.contentOrNull,
             sentAt = payload["sent_at"]?.jsonPrimitive?.contentOrNull?.toLongOrNull(),
             replyTo = payload["reply_to"]?.jsonPrimitive?.contentOrNull,
+            arrivedWhileAway = payload["queued_delivery"]?.jsonPrimitive?.booleanOrNull == true,
         )
     }
 
@@ -157,4 +170,6 @@ data class ProactiveMessage(
     val sentAt: Long?,
     /** Id of the message this one answers, if any (server threading hint). */
     val replyTo: String? = null,
+    /** True only when Relay explicitly marked this as a reconnect queue flush. */
+    val arrivedWhileAway: Boolean = false,
 )

app/src/main/kotlin/com/hermesandroid/relay/network/relay/RelayProfileInspectorClient.kt

@@ -7,6 +7,8 @@ import com.hermesandroid.relay.data.ProfileSkillsResponse
 import com.hermesandroid.relay.data.ProfileSoulResponse
 import com.hermesandroid.relay.data.ProfileSoulUpdateResponse
 import com.hermesandroid.relay.data.ProfileMemoryUpdateResponse
+import com.hermesandroid.relay.data.LegacyProfileInspectorClient
+import com.hermesandroid.relay.data.RelaySkillToggleResult
 import kotlinx.coroutines.Dispatchers
 import kotlinx.coroutines.withContext
 import kotlinx.serialization.SerializationException
@@ -48,7 +50,7 @@ class RelayProfileInspectorClient(
     private val okHttpClient: OkHttpClient,
     private val relayUrlProvider: () -> String?,
     private val sessionTokenProvider: suspend () -> String?,
-) {
+) : LegacyProfileInspectorClient {
 
     companion object {
         private const val TAG = "RelayProfileInspector"
@@ -79,19 +81,19 @@ class RelayProfileInspectorClient(
 
 
     /** Fetch `GET /api/profiles/{name}/config`. */
-    suspend fun fetchConfig(profileName: String): Result<ProfileConfigResponse> =
+    override suspend fun fetchConfig(profileName: String): Result<ProfileConfigResponse> =
         get(profileName, "config", ProfileConfigResponse.serializer())
 
     /** Fetch `GET /api/profiles/{name}/skills`. */
-    suspend fun fetchSkills(profileName: String): Result<ProfileSkillsResponse> =
+    override suspend fun fetchSkills(profileName: String): Result<ProfileSkillsResponse> =
         get(profileName, "skills", ProfileSkillsResponse.serializer())
 
     /** Fetch `GET /api/profiles/{name}/soul`. */
-    suspend fun fetchSoul(profileName: String): Result<ProfileSoulResponse> =
+    override suspend fun fetchSoul(profileName: String): Result<ProfileSoulResponse> =
         get(profileName, "soul", ProfileSoulResponse.serializer())
 
     /** Fetch `GET /api/profiles/{name}/memory`. */
-    suspend fun fetchMemory(profileName: String): Result<ProfileMemoryResponse> =
+    override suspend fun fetchMemory(profileName: String): Result<ProfileMemoryResponse> =
         get(profileName, "memory", ProfileMemoryResponse.serializer())
 
     /**
@@ -108,7 +110,7 @@ class RelayProfileInspectorClient(
      * would be a protocol violation; we send empty-string for an empty
      * SOUL.
      */
-    suspend fun updateSoul(
+    override suspend fun updateSoul(
         profileName: String,
         content: String,
     ): Result<ProfileSoulUpdateResponse> = withContext(Dispatchers.IO) {
@@ -137,7 +139,7 @@ class RelayProfileInspectorClient(
      * Used for both creating a new memory entry (the relay writes the
      * file if missing) and updating an existing entry.
      */
-    suspend fun updateMemoryEntry(
+    override suspend fun updateMemoryEntry(
         profileName: String,
         filename: String,
         content: String,
@@ -270,10 +272,10 @@ class RelayProfileInspectorClient(
      * server" snackbar and ghost out the toggle. When the real
      * implementation lands server-side, this method needs no change.
      */
-    suspend fun updateSkillToggle(
+    override suspend fun updateSkillToggle(
         skillName: String,
         enabled: Boolean,
-    ): Result<SkillToggleResult> = withContext(Dispatchers.IO) {
+    ): Result<RelaySkillToggleResult> = withContext(Dispatchers.IO) {
         val relayUrl = relayUrlProvider()?.trim().orEmpty()
         if (relayUrl.isEmpty()) {
             return@withContext Result.failure(
@@ -319,8 +321,8 @@ class RelayProfileInspectorClient(
         try {
             okHttpClient.newCall(request).execute().use { response ->
                 when (response.code) {
-                    in 200..299 -> Result.success(SkillToggleResult.Ok)
-                    501 -> Result.success(SkillToggleResult.NotImplemented)
+                    in 200..299 -> Result.success(RelaySkillToggleResult.Ok)
+                    501 -> Result.success(RelaySkillToggleResult.NotImplemented)
                     401, 403 -> Result.failure(
                         IOException("Unauthorized — re-pair with the relay")
                     )
@@ -348,7 +350,7 @@ class RelayProfileInspectorClient(
      * "not implemented" and any 2xx as "supported". The relay serves
      * OPTIONS via aiohttp's CORS handling by default.
      */
-    suspend fun probeSkillToggleSupported(): Boolean = withContext(Dispatchers.IO) {
+    override suspend fun probeSkillToggleSupported(): Boolean = withContext(Dispatchers.IO) {
         val relayUrl = relayUrlProvider()?.trim().orEmpty()
         if (relayUrl.isEmpty()) return@withContext false
         val sessionToken = sessionTokenProvider() ?: return@withContext false
@@ -402,11 +404,6 @@ class RelayProfileInspectorClient(
      * answered 501 — not implemented yet" without inventing magic
      * error strings.
      */
-    sealed class SkillToggleResult {
-        data object Ok : SkillToggleResult()
-        data object NotImplemented : SkillToggleResult()
-    }
-
     /**
      * Best-effort pull of a `detail` or `error` string out of a relay
      * 400 body. Falls back to the first 120 chars of the payload when

app/src/main/kotlin/com/hermesandroid/relay/network/shared/EndpointResolver.kt

@@ -55,6 +55,8 @@ data class RouteProbeOutcome(
  */
 enum class EndpointSurface {
     Standard,
+    Dashboard,
+    Api,
     Relay,
 }
 
@@ -109,6 +111,8 @@ class EndpointResolver(
      * expected path for plain JVM tests.
      */
     private val context: Context? = null,
+    /** Route-aware client for pinned plugin proxy probes. */
+    private val clientForCandidate: ((EndpointCandidate) -> OkHttpClient?)? = null,
 ) {
 
     /**
@@ -196,8 +200,13 @@ class EndpointResolver(
             val authority = when (surface) {
                 EndpointSurface.Standard ->
                     candidate.routeAuthority() ?: candidate.primaryRouteUrl().orEmpty().lowercase()
+                EndpointSurface.Dashboard ->
+                    routeAuthority(candidate.pluginProxyRoutesOrNull()?.dashboardBaseUrl ?: candidate.dashboard?.url).orEmpty()
+                EndpointSurface.Api ->
+                    routeAuthority(candidate.pluginProxyRoutesOrNull()?.apiBaseUrl ?: candidate.api?.url).orEmpty()
                 EndpointSurface.Relay ->
-                    routeAuthority(candidate.relay?.url).orEmpty()
+                    candidate.pluginProxyRoutesOrNull()?.authority
+                        ?: routeAuthority(candidate.relay?.url).orEmpty()
             }
             return "${surface.name.lowercase()}|${candidate.role}|$authority"
         }
@@ -239,11 +248,16 @@ class EndpointResolver(
         val eligible = candidates.filter { probeTarget(it, surface) != null }
         if (eligible.isEmpty()) return null
 
-        // Strict priority: sort ascending so priority-0 lands first. Grouping
-        // preserves emitted order within a priority class (DNS SRV parity).
-        val groups = eligible.groupBy { it.priority }.toSortedMap()
+        // Supported routes always run before experimental routes. Priority is
+        // strict inside each stability tier, so Reach remains available as a
+        // last-resort fallback without displacing Tailscale or direct TLS.
+        val supported = eligible.filterNot { it.experimental || it.role.equals("outbound_broker", ignoreCase = true) }
+        val experimental = eligible.filter { it.experimental || it.role.equals("outbound_broker", ignoreCase = true) }
+        val groups = (supported.groupBy { it.priority }.toSortedMap().values +
+            experimental.groupBy { it.priority }.toSortedMap().values)
 
-        for ((priority, group) in groups) {
+        for (group in groups) {
+            val priority = group.first().priority
             Log.d(TAG, "probing priority=$priority group (size=${group.size})")
             val winner = raceGroup(group, surface)
             if (winner != null) {
@@ -356,6 +370,8 @@ class EndpointResolver(
         val startedAtMs = clock()
         val operation = when (surface) {
             EndpointSurface.Standard -> "Dashboard or API route health probe"
+            EndpointSurface.Dashboard -> "Dashboard route health probe"
+            EndpointSurface.Api -> "API route health probe"
             EndpointSurface.Relay -> "Relay route health probe"
         }
         val target = probeTarget(candidate, surface)
@@ -375,7 +391,7 @@ class EndpointResolver(
                 recordOutcome(candidate, surface, reachable = false, detail = "Invalid route URL")
                 return false
             }
-        val fastClient = httpClient.newBuilder()
+        val fastClient = (clientForCandidate?.invoke(candidate) ?: httpClient).newBuilder()
             .connectTimeout(PROBE_TIMEOUT_MS, TimeUnit.MILLISECONDS)
             .readTimeout(PROBE_TIMEOUT_MS, TimeUnit.MILLISECONDS)
             .writeTimeout(PROBE_TIMEOUT_MS, TimeUnit.MILLISECONDS)
@@ -480,6 +496,29 @@ class EndpointResolver(
         candidate: EndpointCandidate,
         surface: EndpointSurface,
     ): ProbeTarget? {
+        if (surface == EndpointSurface.Dashboard) {
+            candidate.pluginProxyRoutesOrNull()?.dashboardBaseUrl?.let { base ->
+                return ProbeTarget(base, "$base/api/status", "/dashboard/api/status")
+            }
+            candidate.dashboard?.url?.trim()?.trimEnd('/')?.takeIf { it.isNotBlank() }?.let { base ->
+                return ProbeTarget(base, "$base/api/status", "/api/status")
+            }
+            return null
+        }
+        if (surface == EndpointSurface.Api) {
+            candidate.pluginProxyRoutesOrNull()?.apiBaseUrl?.let { base ->
+                return ProbeTarget(base, "$base/health", "/api/health")
+            }
+            candidate.api?.url?.let { base -> return ProbeTarget(base, "$base/health", "/health") }
+            return null
+        }
+        if (surface == EndpointSurface.Relay) candidate.pluginProxyRoutesOrNull()?.let { proxy ->
+            return ProbeTarget(
+                baseUrl = proxy.relayHttpUrl,
+                requestUrl = "${proxy.relayHttpUrl}/health",
+                path = "/relay/health",
+            )
+        }
         if (surface == EndpointSurface.Relay) {
             return relayProbeTarget(candidate)
         }
@@ -529,6 +568,11 @@ class EndpointResolver(
         return null
     }
 
+    internal fun probeRequestUrlForTest(
+        candidate: EndpointCandidate,
+        surface: EndpointSurface,
+    ): String? = probeTarget(candidate, surface)?.requestUrl
+
     /**
      * Map a probe exception to a short, actionable string for the Routes
      * card. The TLS case is the headline: a route saved with `https://`
@@ -546,6 +590,8 @@ class EndpointResolver(
 
     private fun EndpointSurface.diagnosticTarget(): String = when (this) {
         EndpointSurface.Standard -> "Dashboard or API server"
+        EndpointSurface.Dashboard -> "Dashboard"
+        EndpointSurface.Api -> "API server"
         EndpointSurface.Relay -> "Relay"
     }
 

app/src/main/kotlin/com/hermesandroid/relay/network/shared/HermesLanDiscovery.kt

@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@ object HermesLanDiscovery {
             .callTimeout(PROBE_TIMEOUT_MS * 2, TimeUnit.MILLISECONDS)
             .build()
 
-        coroutineScope {
+        val results = coroutineScope {
             val semaphore = Semaphore(MAX_CONCURRENT_PROBES)
             hosts.map { host ->
                 async {
@@ -79,6 +79,8 @@ object HermesLanDiscovery {
                         .thenBy { it.host },
                 )
         }
+        Log.d(TAG, "scan complete hosts=${hosts.size} matches=${results.size}")
+        results
     }
 
     private fun probeHost(
@@ -133,8 +135,7 @@ object HermesLanDiscovery {
                 val body = response.body.string().take(2_048)
                 expectedBody(body, contentType)
             }
-        } catch (e: Exception) {
-            Log.d(TAG, "probe failed url=$url type=${e.javaClass.simpleName}")
+        } catch (_: Exception) {
             false
         }
     }

app/src/main/kotlin/com/hermesandroid/relay/network/shared/HermesReachTransport.kt

@@ -0,0 +1,402 @@
+package com.hermesandroid.relay.network.shared
+
+import com.hermesandroid.relay.data.EndpointCandidate
+import com.hermesandroid.relay.data.isValidHermesReach
+import kotlinx.serialization.SerialName
+import kotlinx.serialization.Serializable
+import kotlinx.serialization.encodeToString
+import kotlinx.serialization.json.Json
+import okhttp3.OkHttpClient
+import okhttp3.Request
+import okhttp3.Response
+import okhttp3.WebSocket
+import okhttp3.WebSocketListener
+import okio.ByteString
+import java.io.IOException
+import java.io.InputStream
+import java.io.OutputStream
+import java.net.InetAddress
+import java.net.InetSocketAddress
+import java.net.Socket
+import java.net.SocketAddress
+import java.net.SocketException
+import java.net.URI
+import java.security.SecureRandom
+import java.util.Base64
+import java.util.ArrayDeque
+import java.util.concurrent.CountDownLatch
+import java.util.concurrent.TimeUnit
+import javax.net.SocketFactory
+
+private const val REACH_PROTOCOL_VERSION = 1
+private const val REACH_MAX_FRAME_BYTES = 1024 * 1024
+internal const val REACH_MAX_QUEUED_FRAMES = 32
+internal const val REACH_MAX_QUEUED_BYTES = 8 * 1024 * 1024
+private const val REACH_MATCH_TIMEOUT_MS = 10_000L
+
+/**
+ * Connection metadata for Hermes Reach's outer WSS rendezvous.
+ *
+ * This is deliberately transport-only. The inner HTTPS/WSS origin and its
+ * pairing-authenticated SPKI pin continue to be owned by [PluginProxyRoutes],
+ * so broker reachability can never weaken Secure Link trust.
+ */
+data class HermesReachRoute(
+    val brokerUrl: String,
+    val hostId: String,
+    val credentialKind: String,
+    val token: String,
+) {
+    fun tunnelUrlOrNull(): String? {
+        if (hostId.isBlank() || token.isBlank()) return null
+        if (credentialKind !in setOf("bootstrap", "route")) return null
+        val uri = runCatching { URI(brokerUrl.trim()) }.getOrNull() ?: return null
+        if (!uri.scheme.equals("wss", ignoreCase = true) || uri.host.isNullOrBlank()) return null
+        if (!uri.rawUserInfo.isNullOrBlank() || uri.rawQuery != null || uri.rawFragment != null) return null
+        if (uri.rawPath.orEmpty().let { it.isNotEmpty() && it != "/" && it != "/v1/connect" }) return null
+        val authority = buildString {
+            append(if (':' in uri.host) "[${uri.host}]" else uri.host)
+            if (uri.port > 0 && uri.port != 443) append(":${uri.port}")
+        }
+        return "wss://$authority/v1/connect"
+    }
+}
+
+fun EndpointCandidate.hermesReachRouteOrNull(): HermesReachRoute? {
+    val metadata = broker?.takeIf { it.isValidHermesReach() } ?: return null
+    if (pluginProxyRoutesOrNull() == null) return null
+    return HermesReachRoute(
+        brokerUrl = metadata.url,
+        hostId = metadata.hostId,
+        credentialKind = metadata.credentialKind,
+        token = metadata.token,
+    )
+}
+
+/** Build the pinned inner Secure Link client over an outer Hermes Reach WSS. */
+fun buildHermesReachClient(
+    baseBuilder: OkHttpClient.Builder,
+    outerClient: OkHttpClient,
+    candidate: EndpointCandidate,
+    sessionTokenProvider: () -> String?,
+    includeRelaySessionHeader: Boolean = true,
+): OkHttpClient? {
+    val secureLink = candidate.pluginProxyRoutesOrNull() ?: return null
+    val reach = candidate.hermesReachRouteOrNull() ?: return null
+    return buildPluginProxyClient(
+        baseBuilder = baseBuilder,
+        routes = secureLink,
+        sessionTokenProvider = sessionTokenProvider,
+        includeRelaySessionHeader = includeRelaySessionHeader,
+        rawSocketFactory = HermesReachSocketFactory(outerClient, reach),
+    )
+}
+
+@Serializable
+private data class ReachRegistration(
+    val type: String = "register",
+    @SerialName("protocol_version") val protocolVersion: Int = REACH_PROTOCOL_VERSION,
+    val role: String = "client",
+    @SerialName("host_id") val hostId: String,
+    @SerialName("connection_id") val connectionId: String,
+    @SerialName("credential_kind") val credentialKind: String,
+    val token: String,
+)
+
+@Serializable
+private data class ReachControl(
+    val type: String? = null,
+    @SerialName("protocol_version") val protocolVersion: Int? = null,
+    @SerialName("stream_id") val streamId: String? = null,
+    val code: String? = null,
+)
+
+internal object HermesReachHandshake {
+    private val json = Json {
+        ignoreUnknownKeys = false
+        encodeDefaults = true
+    }
+
+    fun registration(route: HermesReachRoute, connectionId: String): String = json.encodeToString(
+        ReachRegistration(
+            hostId = route.hostId,
+            connectionId = connectionId,
+            credentialKind = route.credentialKind,
+            token = route.token,
+        ),
+    )
+
+    fun validateMatched(payload: String): String? {
+        val control = runCatching { json.decodeFromString<ReachControl>(payload) }
+            .getOrElse { return "Hermes Reach returned an invalid match response" }
+        if (control.type == "error") {
+            return "Hermes Reach rejected the route (${control.code ?: "unknown"})"
+        }
+        val streamIdValid = control.streamId?.let(::isCanonicalId) == true
+        if (control.type != "matched" ||
+            control.protocolVersion != REACH_PROTOCOL_VERSION ||
+            !streamIdValid
+        ) {
+            return "Hermes Reach returned a mismatched route response"
+        }
+        return null
+    }
+
+    private fun isCanonicalId(value: String): Boolean {
+        if (value.isBlank() || '=' in value) return false
+        val decoded = runCatching { Base64.getUrlDecoder().decode(value) }.getOrNull() ?: return false
+        return decoded.size == 16 && Base64.getUrlEncoder().withoutPadding().encodeToString(decoded) == value
+    }
+}
+
+/**
+ * Raw socket factory that carries bytes through Hermes Reach. OkHttp layers
+ * the normal Secure Link TLS socket factory over the returned socket, so SNI,
+ * hostname verification, and the QR SPKI pin all apply to the inner endpoint.
+ */
+class HermesReachSocketFactory(
+    private val outerClient: OkHttpClient,
+    private val route: HermesReachRoute,
+) : SocketFactory() {
+    init {
+        require(route.tunnelUrlOrNull() != null) { "Invalid Hermes Reach route" }
+    }
+
+    override fun createSocket(): Socket = HermesReachSocket(outerClient, route)
+
+    override fun createSocket(host: String?, port: Int): Socket =
+        createSocket().apply { connect(InetSocketAddress(host, port)) }
+
+    override fun createSocket(host: String?, port: Int, localHost: InetAddress?, localPort: Int): Socket =
+        createSocket().apply {
+            if (localHost != null) bind(InetSocketAddress(localHost, localPort))
+            connect(InetSocketAddress(host, port))
+        }
+
+    override fun createSocket(host: InetAddress?, port: Int): Socket =
+        createSocket().apply { connect(InetSocketAddress(host, port)) }
+
+    override fun createSocket(
+        address: InetAddress?,
+        port: Int,
+        localAddress: InetAddress?,
+        localPort: Int,
+    ): Socket = createSocket().apply {
+        if (localAddress != null) bind(InetSocketAddress(localAddress, localPort))
+        connect(InetSocketAddress(address, port))
+    }
+}
+
+private class HermesReachSocket(
+    private val outerClient: OkHttpClient,
+    private val route: HermesReachRoute,
+) : Socket() {
+    private val inbound = ReachInputStream()
+    private val matchLatch = CountDownLatch(1)
+    private val connectionId = randomConnectionId()
+    @Volatile private var matchError: IOException? = null
+    @Volatile private var webSocket: WebSocket? = null
+    @Volatile private var connected = false
+    @Volatile private var closed = false
+    @Volatile private var matched = false
+    @Volatile private var remote: InetSocketAddress? = null
+    private var readTimeoutMs: Int = 0
+
+    private val outbound = object : OutputStream() {
+        override fun write(value: Int) = write(byteArrayOf(value.toByte()))
+
+        override fun write(bytes: ByteArray, offset: Int, length: Int) {
+            if (length == 0) return
+            if (!matched || closed) throw SocketException("Hermes Reach tunnel is not open")
+            var cursor = offset
+            var remaining = length
+            while (remaining > 0) {
+                val count = minOf(remaining, REACH_MAX_FRAME_BYTES)
+                val accepted = webSocket?.send(ByteString.of(*bytes.copyOfRange(cursor, cursor + count))) == true
+                if (!accepted) throw SocketException("Hermes Reach could not queue tunnel bytes")
+                cursor += count
+                remaining -= count
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
+    override fun connect(endpoint: SocketAddress?) = connect(endpoint, REACH_MATCH_TIMEOUT_MS.toInt())
+
+    override fun connect(endpoint: SocketAddress?, timeout: Int) {
+        if (connected) throw SocketException("Socket is already connected")
+        if (closed) throw SocketException("Socket is closed")
+        remote = endpoint as? InetSocketAddress
+            ?: throw SocketException("Hermes Reach requires an internet socket target")
+        val request = Request.Builder().url(requireNotNull(route.tunnelUrlOrNull())).build()
+        webSocket = outerClient.newWebSocket(request, listener)
+        val waitMs = minOf(
+            timeout.takeIf { it > 0 }?.toLong() ?: REACH_MATCH_TIMEOUT_MS,
+            REACH_MATCH_TIMEOUT_MS,
+        )
+        if (!matchLatch.await(waitMs, TimeUnit.MILLISECONDS)) {
+            closeWithError(IOException("Hermes Reach host match timed out"))
+        }
+        matchError?.let { throw it }
+        if (!matched) throw IOException("Hermes Reach closed before matching the host")
+        connected = true
+    }
+
+    private val listener = object : WebSocketListener() {
+        override fun onOpen(webSocket: WebSocket, response: Response) {
+            val registration = HermesReachHandshake.registration(route, connectionId)
+            if (!webSocket.send(registration)) {
+                closeWithError(IOException("Hermes Reach registration could not be sent"))
+            }
+        }
+
+        override fun onMessage(webSocket: WebSocket, text: String) {
+            if (matched) {
+                closeWithError(IOException("Hermes Reach sent text after matching"))
+                return
+            }
+            HermesReachHandshake.validateMatched(text)?.let { message ->
+                closeWithError(IOException(message))
+                return
+            }
+            matched = true
+            matchLatch.countDown()
+        }
+
+        override fun onMessage(webSocket: WebSocket, bytes: ByteString) {
+            if (!matched) {
+                closeWithError(IOException("Hermes Reach sent bytes before matching"))
+                return
+            }
+            if (bytes.size > REACH_MAX_FRAME_BYTES) {
+                closeWithError(IOException("Hermes Reach frame exceeds 1 MiB"))
+                return
+            }
+            if (!inbound.offer(bytes.toByteArray())) {
+                closeWithError(IOException("Hermes Reach receive queue exceeded its safe limit"))
+            }
+        }
+
+        override fun onClosing(webSocket: WebSocket, code: Int, reason: String) {
+            webSocket.close(code, null)
+        }
+
+        override fun onClosed(webSocket: WebSocket, code: Int, reason: String) {
+            if (!matched) matchError = IOException("Hermes Reach closed before matching the host")
+            closed = true
+            inbound.close(matchError)
+            matchLatch.countDown()
+        }
+
+        override fun onFailure(webSocket: WebSocket, t: Throwable, response: Response?) {
+            closeWithError(IOException("Hermes Reach connection failed", t))
+        }
+    }
+
+    private fun closeWithError(error: IOException) {
+        matchError = error
+        closed = true
+        webSocket?.cancel()
+        inbound.close(error)
+        matchLatch.countDown()
+    }
+
+    override fun getInputStream(): InputStream {
+        if (!connected || closed) throw SocketException("Hermes Reach tunnel is not open")
+        inbound.readTimeoutMs = readTimeoutMs
+        return inbound
+    }
+
+    override fun getOutputStream(): OutputStream {
+        if (!connected || closed) throw SocketException("Hermes Reach tunnel is not open")
+        return outbound
+    }
+
+    override fun close() {
+        if (closed) return
+        closed = true
+        webSocket?.close(1000, null)
+        inbound.close(null)
+        matchLatch.countDown()
+    }
+
+    override fun isConnected(): Boolean = connected
+    override fun isClosed(): Boolean = closed
+    override fun getRemoteSocketAddress(): SocketAddress? = remote
+    override fun getInetAddress(): InetAddress? = remote?.address
+    override fun getPort(): Int = remote?.port ?: 0
+    override fun setSoTimeout(timeout: Int) { readTimeoutMs = timeout }
+    override fun getSoTimeout(): Int = readTimeoutMs
+    override fun setTcpNoDelay(on: Boolean) = Unit
+    override fun getTcpNoDelay(): Boolean = true
+    override fun setKeepAlive(on: Boolean) = Unit
+    override fun getKeepAlive(): Boolean = true
+    override fun setReuseAddress(on: Boolean) = Unit
+    override fun getReuseAddress(): Boolean = false
+}
+
+internal class ReachInputStream : InputStream() {
+    private val chunks = ArrayDeque<ByteArray>()
+    private var offset = 0
+    private var queuedBytes = 0
+    private var terminalError: IOException? = null
+    private var closed = false
+    @Volatile var readTimeoutMs: Int = 0
+
+    @Synchronized
+    fun offer(bytes: ByteArray): Boolean {
+        if (closed) return false
+        if (chunks.size >= REACH_MAX_QUEUED_FRAMES || queuedBytes + bytes.size > REACH_MAX_QUEUED_BYTES) {
+            return false
+        }
+        chunks.addLast(bytes)
+        queuedBytes += bytes.size
+        (this as java.lang.Object).notifyAll()
+        return true
+    }
+
+    @Synchronized
+    fun close(error: IOException?) {
+        if (closed) return
+        closed = true
+        terminalError = error
+        (this as java.lang.Object).notifyAll()
+    }
+
+    override fun read(): Int {
+        val one = ByteArray(1)
+        return if (read(one, 0, 1) < 0) -1 else one[0].toInt() and 0xff
+    }
+
+    @Synchronized
+    override fun read(target: ByteArray, targetOffset: Int, length: Int): Int {
+        if (length == 0) return 0
+        val started = System.nanoTime()
+        while (chunks.isEmpty() && !closed) {
+            val waitMs = if (readTimeoutMs > 0) {
+                val elapsed = TimeUnit.NANOSECONDS.toMillis(System.nanoTime() - started)
+                (readTimeoutMs - elapsed).coerceAtLeast(0)
+            } else 0L
+            if (readTimeoutMs > 0 && waitMs == 0L) throw java.net.SocketTimeoutException("Hermes Reach read timed out")
+            (this as java.lang.Object).wait(if (readTimeoutMs > 0) waitMs else 0L)
+        }
+        if (chunks.isEmpty()) {
+            terminalError?.let { throw it }
+            return -1
+        }
+        val chunk = chunks.first()
+        val count = minOf(length, chunk.size - offset)
+        chunk.copyInto(target, targetOffset, offset, offset + count)
+        offset += count
+        queuedBytes -= count
+        if (offset == chunk.size) {
+            chunks.remove(chunk)
+            offset = 0
+        }
+        return count
+    }
+}
+
+private fun randomConnectionId(): String {
+    val bytes = ByteArray(16).also(SecureRandom()::nextBytes)
+    return Base64.getUrlEncoder().withoutPadding().encodeToString(bytes)
+}

app/src/main/kotlin/com/hermesandroid/relay/network/shared/PluginProxyTransport.kt

@@ -0,0 +1,145 @@
+package com.hermesandroid.relay.network.shared
+
+import com.hermesandroid.relay.data.EndpointCandidate
+import com.hermesandroid.relay.data.ProxyEndpoint
+import com.hermesandroid.relay.data.isValidPinnedProxy
+import okhttp3.CertificatePinner
+import okhttp3.Interceptor
+import okhttp3.OkHttpClient
+import java.net.URI
+import java.security.KeyStore
+import java.security.MessageDigest
+import java.security.SecureRandom
+import java.security.cert.CertificateException
+import java.security.cert.X509Certificate
+import javax.net.ssl.SSLContext
+import javax.net.ssl.TrustManagerFactory
+import javax.net.ssl.X509TrustManager
+import javax.net.SocketFactory
+
+/** Runtime endpoints exposed beneath one plugin-owned pinned-TLS origin. */
+data class PluginProxyRoutes(
+    val authority: String,
+    val host: String,
+    val port: Int,
+    val relayHttpUrl: String,
+    val relayWebSocketUrl: String,
+    val apiBaseUrl: String?,
+    val dashboardBaseUrl: String?,
+    val pinSha256: String,
+)
+
+/**
+ * Resolve and validate the pairing-advertised proxy contract. Invalid or
+ * incomplete advertisements are never treated as secure routes.
+ */
+fun ProxyEndpoint.toPluginProxyRoutesOrNull(): PluginProxyRoutes? {
+    if (!isValidPinnedProxy()) return null
+    val base = url.trim().trimEnd('/')
+    val uri = runCatching { URI(base) }.getOrNull() ?: return null
+    if (!uri.scheme.equals("https", ignoreCase = true)) return null
+    val host = uri.host?.lowercase()?.takeIf { it.isNotBlank() } ?: return null
+    if (!uri.rawUserInfo.isNullOrBlank() || uri.rawQuery != null || uri.rawFragment != null) return null
+    val rawPath = uri.rawPath.orEmpty()
+    if (rawPath.isNotEmpty() && rawPath != "/") return null
+    val port = if (uri.port > 0) uri.port else 443
+    val pin = pinSha256!!.trim()
+    val authority = "$host:$port"
+    val wsBase = "wss://${formatHost(host)}${if (port == 443) "" else ":$port"}$rawPath"
+        .trimEnd('/')
+    val surfaces = surfaces.map(String::lowercase).toSet()
+    return PluginProxyRoutes(
+        authority = authority,
+        host = host,
+        port = port,
+        relayHttpUrl = "$base/relay",
+        relayWebSocketUrl = "$wsBase/relay/ws",
+        apiBaseUrl = "$base/api".takeIf { "api" in surfaces },
+        dashboardBaseUrl = "$base/dashboard".takeIf { "dashboard" in surfaces },
+        pinSha256 = pin,
+    )
+}
+
+fun EndpointCandidate.pluginProxyRoutesOrNull(): PluginProxyRoutes? =
+    proxy?.toPluginProxyRoutesOrNull()
+
+private fun formatHost(host: String): String = if (':' in host) "[$host]" else host
+
+/**
+ * Build a client that trusts the system normally, plus exactly the
+ * pairing-advertised SPKI for this proxy. The authority guard keeps a pin
+ * scoped to host *and port*; OkHttp's CertificatePinner alone is host-only.
+ */
+fun buildPluginProxyClient(
+    baseBuilder: OkHttpClient.Builder,
+    routes: PluginProxyRoutes,
+    sessionTokenProvider: () -> String?,
+    includeRelaySessionHeader: Boolean = true,
+    rawSocketFactory: SocketFactory? = null,
+): OkHttpClient {
+    val expectedHost = routes.host
+    val expectedPort = routes.port
+    val systemTrust = systemTrustManager()
+    val pinnedTrust = PinnedOrSystemTrustManager(systemTrust, routes.pinSha256)
+    val sslContext = SSLContext.getInstance("TLS").apply {
+        init(null, arrayOf(pinnedTrust), SecureRandom())
+    }
+
+    if (rawSocketFactory != null) baseBuilder.socketFactory(rawSocketFactory)
+    return baseBuilder
+        .sslSocketFactory(sslContext.socketFactory, pinnedTrust)
+        .certificatePinner(
+            CertificatePinner.Builder().add(expectedHost, routes.pinSha256).build(),
+        )
+        .addNetworkInterceptor(Interceptor { chain ->
+            val requestUrl = chain.request().url
+            if (!requestUrl.host.equals(expectedHost, ignoreCase = true) ||
+                requestUrl.port != expectedPort
+            ) {
+                throw java.io.IOException("Pinned proxy redirect left its paired authority")
+            }
+            val token = sessionTokenProvider().takeIf { includeRelaySessionHeader }
+                ?.takeIf { it.isNotBlank() }
+            val request = if (token != null) {
+                chain.request().newBuilder()
+                    .header("X-Hermes-Relay-Session", token)
+                    .build()
+            } else {
+                chain.request()
+            }
+            chain.proceed(request)
+        })
+        .build()
+}
+
+private fun systemTrustManager(): X509TrustManager {
+    val factory = TrustManagerFactory.getInstance(TrustManagerFactory.getDefaultAlgorithm())
+    factory.init(null as KeyStore?)
+    return factory.trustManagers.filterIsInstance<X509TrustManager>().single()
+}
+
+private class PinnedOrSystemTrustManager(
+    private val system: X509TrustManager,
+    private val expectedPin: String,
+) : X509TrustManager {
+    override fun checkClientTrusted(chain: Array<out X509Certificate>?, authType: String?) =
+        system.checkClientTrusted(chain, authType)
+
+    override fun checkServerTrusted(chain: Array<out X509Certificate>?, authType: String?) {
+        val certificates = chain?.takeIf { it.isNotEmpty() }
+            ?: throw CertificateException("Proxy supplied no certificate chain")
+        val systemAccepted = runCatching { system.checkServerTrusted(chain, authType) }.isSuccess
+        if (systemAccepted) return
+
+        val leaf = certificates.first()
+        leaf.checkValidity()
+        val actual = "sha256/" + java.util.Base64.getEncoder().encodeToString(
+            MessageDigest.getInstance("SHA-256").digest(leaf.publicKey.encoded),
+        )
+        if (!MessageDigest.isEqual(actual.toByteArray(), expectedPin.toByteArray())) {
+            throw CertificateException("Plugin proxy certificate does not match the paired pin")
+        }
+    }
+
+    override fun getAcceptedIssuers(): Array<X509Certificate> = system.acceptedIssuers
+}

app/src/main/kotlin/com/hermesandroid/relay/network/shared/ReconnectBackoff.kt

@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+package com.hermesandroid.relay.network.shared
+
+import kotlin.random.Random
+
+/** Full-jitter retry delay in the inclusive range 0..[capMs]. */
+internal fun fullJitterDelayMs(
+    capMs: Long,
+    unit: Double = Random.nextDouble(),
+): Long {
+    if (capMs <= 0L) return 0L
+    val boundedUnit = unit.coerceIn(0.0, Math.nextDown(1.0))
+    return (boundedUnit * (capMs + 1.0)).toLong().coerceAtMost(capMs)
+}

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

@@ -90,12 +90,9 @@ class ChatHandler {
         // Fallback form (no relay): `MEDIA:/absolute/path` — relay wasn't
         //   reachable when the tool fired, so we render an "unavailable"
         //   placeholder instead of attempting a fetch.
-        private val mediaRelayRegex = Regex("""MEDIA:hermes-relay://([A-Za-z0-9_-]+)""")
-        // `/.+?` (not `/\S+`) so absolute paths containing spaces — e.g.
-        // `MEDIA:/mnt/media/Coralee Adshade/undressher.jpg` — still match. The
-        // trailing `\s*$` trims any trailing whitespace; non-greedy keeps the
-        // capture to the path. OkHttp re-encodes the space for /media/by-path.
-        private val mediaBarePathRegex = Regex("""^\s*MEDIA:(/.+?)\s*$""")
+        private val mediaRelayPayloadRegex = Regex("""^hermes-relay://([A-Za-z0-9_-]+)$""")
+        private val mediaMarkerPrefixRegex = Regex("MEDIA:")
+        private val windowsAbsoluteMediaPathRegex = Regex("""^[A-Za-z]:[\\/].+""")
         // Rich card marker — single line, full JSON object payload.
         //
         // Agents emit:
@@ -188,6 +185,7 @@ class ChatHandler {
      * post-stream finalize reconciliation pass.
      */
     private var mediaLineBuffer = StringBuilder()
+    private var mediaFenceDelimiter: String? = null
     private val dispatchedMediaMarkers = mutableSetOf<String>()
 
     /**
@@ -473,7 +471,12 @@ class ChatHandler {
      * across the history reconcile; idempotent on the proactive [messageId] so a
      * re-delivered push (e.g. an outbound-buffer flush) never double-posts.
      */
-    fun addAgentThreadMessage(text: String, messageId: String?, agentName: String?) {
+    fun addAgentThreadMessage(
+        text: String,
+        messageId: String?,
+        agentName: String?,
+        arrivedWhileAway: Boolean = false,
+    ) {
         val id = messageId?.let { "proactive-$it" } ?: "proactive-${java.util.UUID.randomUUID()}"
         _messages.update { list ->
             if (messageId != null && list.any { it.id == id }) return@update list
@@ -483,6 +486,7 @@ class ChatHandler {
                 content = text,
                 timestamp = System.currentTimeMillis(),
                 agentName = agentName,
+                badges = if (arrivedWhileAway) listOf("While away") else emptyList(),
                 clientOnly = true,
             )
             (list + msg).let { if (it.size > MAX_MESSAGES) it.drop(it.size - MAX_MESSAGES) else it }
@@ -526,6 +530,42 @@ class ChatHandler {
         }
     }
 
+    /**
+     * Whether [messageId] can be addressed without downgrading a durable
+     * transcript to an ordinal-only rewind. A wholly legacy transcript has no
+     * row ids and remains compatible with older Gateways. Once any visible
+     * user turn has a durable row id, the selected turn must have one too;
+     * otherwise the caller must refresh instead of guessing by position.
+     */
+    fun hasSafeGatewayRewindAddress(messageId: String): Boolean {
+        val userTurns = _messages.value.filter { it.isGatewayRewindUser() }
+        val target = userTurns.firstOrNull { it.matchesIdentity(messageId) } ?: return false
+        return target.rowId != null || userTurns.none { it.rowId != null }
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Rebind visible user turns after Gateway rewrites a truncated durable
+     * prefix. The response is positional in the same user-ordinal space used
+     * for edit/regenerate. Missing entries clear cached ids so a later rewind
+     * cannot accidentally send an archived pre-rewrite row id.
+     */
+    fun rebindSurvivorUserRowIds(rowIds: List<Long?>) {
+        var ordinal = 0
+        _messages.update { messages ->
+            messages.map { message ->
+                if (!message.isGatewayRewindUser()) return@map message
+                val rebound = rowIds.getOrNull(ordinal)
+                ordinal += 1
+                if (message.rowId == rebound) message else message.copy(rowId = rebound)
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
+    private fun ChatMessage.isGatewayRewindUser(): Boolean =
+        role == MessageRole.USER &&
+            !id.startsWith("voice-intent-") &&
+            !id.startsWith("steer-")
+
     fun replaceMessageContent(messageId: String, content: String) {
         _messages.update { messages ->
             messages.map { message ->
@@ -1176,12 +1216,14 @@ class ChatHandler {
         // Drop any pending line buffers / dedupe state so a fresh session
         // doesn't inherit leftovers from the previous one.
         mediaLineBuffer.clear()
+        mediaFenceDelimiter = null
         dispatchedMediaMarkers.clear()
         annotationLineBuffer.clear()
         activeAnnotationTools.clear()
         cardLineBuffer.clear()
         dispatchedCardMarkers.clear()
         subagentLabels.clear()
+        subagentIds.clear()
     }
 
     /**
@@ -1497,6 +1539,8 @@ class ChatHandler {
                 // this as the same visible row across the post-turn reload.
                 prior.copy(
                     id = messageId,
+                    rowId = item.resolvedRowId,
+                    reactions = item.reactions,
                     role = role,
                     content = cleanedContent,
                     attachments = carriedAttachments,
@@ -1527,6 +1571,8 @@ class ChatHandler {
                 // nothing local to carry).
                 ChatMessage(
                     id = messageId,
+                    rowId = item.resolvedRowId,
+                    reactions = item.reactions,
                     role = role,
                     content = cleanedContent,
                     attachments = carriedAttachments,
@@ -1771,7 +1817,7 @@ class ChatHandler {
         for (line in text.lines()) {
             val t = line.trim()
             if (t.isEmpty()) continue
-            if (mediaRelayRegex.containsMatchIn(t) || mediaBarePathRegex.containsMatchIn(t)) continue
+            if (parseMediaMarkerLine(t).isNotEmpty()) continue
             if (PersistedImageReferenceParser.parse(t).paths.isNotEmpty()) continue
             if (cardMarkerRegex.containsMatchIn(t)) continue
             if (sb.isNotEmpty()) sb.append('\n')
@@ -1788,6 +1834,51 @@ class ChatHandler {
         data class BarePath(val path: String) : MediaMarkerHit
     }
 
+    /**
+     * Parse one marker-only line using upstream-compatible wrappers and
+     * boundaries. Prose and malformed examples remain ordinary text; a whole
+     * inline-code or emphasis wrapper is accepted, as are adjacent markers,
+     * sentence-final punctuation, POSIX paths, and Windows absolute paths.
+     */
+    private fun parseMediaMarkerLine(line: String): List<MediaMarkerHit> {
+        val trimmed = line.trim()
+        if (trimmed.isEmpty() || trimmed.startsWith("```") || trimmed.startsWith("~~~")) {
+            return emptyList()
+        }
+        val starts = mediaMarkerPrefixRegex.findAll(trimmed).map { it.range.first }.toList()
+        if (starts.isEmpty()) return emptyList()
+        val prefix = trimmed.substring(0, starts.first())
+        if (prefix.any { !it.isWhitespace() && it !in "`*_~" }) return emptyList()
+
+        val hits = ArrayList<MediaMarkerHit>(starts.size)
+        for ((index, start) in starts.withIndex()) {
+            val payloadStart = start + "MEDIA:".length
+            val payloadEnd = starts.getOrNull(index + 1) ?: trimmed.length
+            val payload = trimmed.substring(payloadStart, payloadEnd)
+                .trim()
+                .trimEnd { it in "`*_~.,;:)}]" }
+                .trim()
+            if (payload.isEmpty()) return emptyList()
+            val relay = mediaRelayPayloadRegex.matchEntire(payload)
+            when {
+                relay != null -> hits += MediaMarkerHit.RelayToken(relay.groupValues[1])
+                payload.startsWith("/") || windowsAbsoluteMediaPathRegex.matches(payload) ->
+                    hits += MediaMarkerHit.BarePath(payload)
+                else -> return emptyList()
+            }
+        }
+        return hits
+    }
+
+    private fun fenceDelimiter(line: String): String? {
+        val trimmed = line.trimStart()
+        return when {
+            trimmed.startsWith("```") -> "```"
+            trimmed.startsWith("~~~") -> "~~~"
+            else -> null
+        }
+    }
+
     /**
      * Scan loaded (non-streaming) message content line-by-line for media
      * markers, append hits to [out], and return the content with matched
@@ -1800,24 +1891,20 @@ class ChatHandler {
         out: MutableList<Pair<String, MediaMarkerHit>>,
     ): String {
         var cleaned = content
+        var openFence: String? = null
         for (rawLine in content.lines()) {
             val trimmed = rawLine.trim()
             if (trimmed.isEmpty()) continue
-
-            val relayMatch = mediaRelayRegex.find(trimmed)
-            if (relayMatch != null) {
-                out.add(messageId to MediaMarkerHit.RelayToken(relayMatch.groupValues[1]))
-                cleaned = cleaned
-                    .replace("\n$rawLine\n", "\n")
-                    .replace("\n$rawLine", "")
-                    .replace("$rawLine\n", "")
-                    .replace(rawLine, "")
+            val delimiter = fenceDelimiter(rawLine)
+            if (delimiter != null) {
+                openFence = if (openFence == delimiter) null else if (openFence == null) delimiter else openFence
                 continue
             }
+            if (openFence != null) continue
 
-            val bareMatch = mediaBarePathRegex.find(trimmed)
-            if (bareMatch != null) {
-                out.add(messageId to MediaMarkerHit.BarePath(bareMatch.groupValues[1]))
+            val hits = parseMediaMarkerLine(trimmed)
+            if (hits.isNotEmpty()) {
+                hits.forEach { out.add(messageId to it) }
                 cleaned = cleaned
                     .replace("\n$rawLine\n", "\n")
                     .replace("\n$rawLine", "")
@@ -1909,6 +1996,37 @@ class ChatHandler {
         }
     }
 
+    /**
+     * Returns true when structured session history contains tool lifecycle
+     * state that the live transcript did not receive. This is a read-only
+     * preflight for Gateway completion reconciliation: healthy live turns keep
+     * their current StateFlow list and UI identity, while omitted upstream
+     * tool events opt into [loadMessageHistory]. Assistant prose is never
+     * inspected or interpreted here.
+     */
+    fun hasMissingPersistedToolActivity(items: List<MessageItem>): Boolean {
+        val toolResults = items.filter { it.role == "tool" }
+            .associateBy { it.toolCallId }
+        val persistedCalls = coalesceRenderedHistoryItems(items)
+            .asSequence()
+            .filter { it.role == "assistant" }
+            .flatMap { parseToolCallsFromHistory(it.toolCalls, toolResults).asSequence() }
+            .toList()
+        if (persistedCalls.isEmpty()) return false
+
+        val localCalls = _messages.value.flatMap { it.toolCalls }
+        return persistedCalls.any { persisted ->
+            val local = persisted.id?.let { id -> localCalls.firstOrNull { it.id == id } }
+                ?: localCalls.firstOrNull {
+                    it.id == null && it.name == persisted.name && it.args == persisted.args
+                }
+            local == null ||
+                (persisted.isComplete && !local.isComplete) ||
+                (persisted.result != null && persisted.result != local.result) ||
+                (persisted.success != null && persisted.success != local.success)
+        }
+    }
+
     // --- Session management ---
 
     fun setSessionId(sessionId: String?) {
@@ -1953,6 +2071,11 @@ class ChatHandler {
                 title = resolvedTitle,
                 model = item.model,
                 messageCount = item.messageCount ?: 0,
+                inputTokens = item.inputTokens ?: 0,
+                outputTokens = item.outputTokens ?: 0,
+                actualCostUsd = item.actualCostUsd,
+                estimatedCostUsd = item.estimatedCostUsd,
+                isActive = item.isActive,
                 updatedAt = activityAtMs,
                 startedAt = startedAtMs,
                 lastActivityAt = lastActivityAtMs,
@@ -1962,6 +2085,15 @@ class ChatHandler {
                 // rows (default source). (ADR 12 — Threads surface, slice 1.)
                 source = item.source,
                 hasModelConfig = item.hasModelConfig,
+                pinned = item.pinned,
+                archived = item.archived,
+                workingDirectory = item.cwd,
+                gitBranch = item.gitBranch,
+                gitRepoRoot = item.gitRepoRoot,
+                pullRequestNumber = item.pullRequest?.number,
+                pullRequestUrl = item.pullRequest?.url,
+                pullRequestState = item.pullRequest?.state,
+                pullRequestDraft = item.pullRequest?.draft == true,
             )
         }.sortedByDescending { it.activityTimestamp }
         // Preserve the active session's optimistic row when the server list
@@ -2008,6 +2140,26 @@ class ChatHandler {
         }
     }
 
+    /** Apply an optimistic pin/archive mutation; a failed server write restores the copy. */
+    fun setSessionFlagsLocal(
+        sessionId: String,
+        pinned: Boolean? = null,
+        archived: Boolean? = null,
+    ) {
+        _sessions.update { sessions ->
+            sessions.map { session ->
+                if (session.sessionId == sessionId) {
+                    session.copy(
+                        pinned = pinned ?: session.pinned,
+                        archived = archived ?: session.archived,
+                    )
+                } else {
+                    session
+                }
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
     /**
      * Add a newly created session to the list.
      */
@@ -2212,6 +2364,18 @@ class ChatHandler {
             val trimmed = line.trim()
             if (trimmed.isEmpty()) continue
 
+            fenceDelimiter(line)?.let { delimiter ->
+                mediaFenceDelimiter = if (mediaFenceDelimiter == delimiter) {
+                    null
+                } else if (mediaFenceDelimiter == null) {
+                    delimiter
+                } else {
+                    mediaFenceDelimiter
+                }
+                continue
+            }
+            if (mediaFenceDelimiter != null) continue
+
             if (tryDispatchMediaMarker(messageId, trimmed)) {
                 stripLineFromContent(messageId, trimmed)
             }
@@ -2341,29 +2505,26 @@ class ChatHandler {
      * Returns true when a marker was matched so the caller can strip the line.
      */
     private fun tryDispatchMediaMarker(messageId: String, line: String): Boolean {
-        val relayMatch = mediaRelayRegex.find(line)
-        if (relayMatch != null) {
-            val token = relayMatch.groupValues[1]
-            val dedupeKey = "$messageId:relay:$token"
-            if (dispatchedMediaMarkers.add(dedupeKey)) {
-                Log.d(TAG, "Media marker (relay): token=$token")
-                onMediaAttachmentRequested(messageId, token)
+        val hits = parseMediaMarkerLine(line)
+        for (hit in hits) {
+            when (hit) {
+                is MediaMarkerHit.RelayToken -> {
+                    val dedupeKey = "$messageId:relay:${hit.token}"
+                    if (dispatchedMediaMarkers.add(dedupeKey)) {
+                        Log.d(TAG, "Media marker (relay): token=${hit.token}")
+                        onMediaAttachmentRequested(messageId, hit.token)
+                    }
+                }
+                is MediaMarkerHit.BarePath -> {
+                    val dedupeKey = "$messageId:bare:${hit.path}"
+                    if (dispatchedMediaMarkers.add(dedupeKey)) {
+                        Log.d(TAG, "Media marker (bare-path): ${hit.path}")
+                        onMediaBarePathRequested(messageId, hit.path)
+                    }
+                }
             }
-            return true
         }
-
-        val bareMatch = mediaBarePathRegex.find(line)
-        if (bareMatch != null) {
-            val path = bareMatch.groupValues[1]
-            val dedupeKey = "$messageId:bare:$path"
-            if (dispatchedMediaMarkers.add(dedupeKey)) {
-                Log.d(TAG, "Media marker (bare-path, unavailable): $path")
-                onMediaBarePathRequested(messageId, path)
-            }
-            return true
-        }
-
-        return false
+        return hits.isNotEmpty()
     }
 
     /**
@@ -2502,10 +2663,11 @@ class ChatHandler {
         if (mediaLineBuffer.isNotEmpty()) {
             val remaining = mediaLineBuffer.toString().trim()
             mediaLineBuffer.clear()
-            if (remaining.isNotEmpty() && tryDispatchMediaMarker(messageId, remaining)) {
+            if (mediaFenceDelimiter == null && remaining.isNotEmpty() && tryDispatchMediaMarker(messageId, remaining)) {
                 stripLineFromContent(messageId, remaining)
             }
         }
+        mediaFenceDelimiter = null
 
         // Post-stream reconciliation: re-scan the final content for markers
         // that raced with stripLineFromContent during streaming.
@@ -2514,12 +2676,16 @@ class ChatHandler {
                 if (!msg.matchesIdentity(messageId) || msg.role != MessageRole.ASSISTANT) return@map msg
                 var cleaned = msg.content
                 var changed = false
+                var openFence: String? = null
                 for (rawLine in msg.content.lines()) {
                     val trimmed = rawLine.trim()
                     if (trimmed.isEmpty()) continue
-                    if (mediaRelayRegex.containsMatchIn(trimmed) ||
-                        mediaBarePathRegex.containsMatchIn(trimmed)
-                    ) {
+                    val delimiter = fenceDelimiter(rawLine)
+                    if (delimiter != null) {
+                        openFence = if (openFence == delimiter) null else if (openFence == null) delimiter else openFence
+                        continue
+                    }
+                    if (openFence == null && parseMediaMarkerLine(trimmed).isNotEmpty()) {
                         tryDispatchMediaMarker(messageId, trimmed)
                         cleaned = cleaned
                             .replace("\n$rawLine\n", "\n")
@@ -2726,6 +2892,7 @@ class ChatHandler {
         messageId: String,
         toolCallId: String,
         toolName: String,
+        argsPreview: String? = null,
         runId: String? = null,
         provenance: String? = null,
     ) {
@@ -2753,6 +2920,7 @@ class ChatHandler {
                         calls[genIdx] = calls[genIdx].copy(
                             id = toolCallId,
                             name = toolName,
+                            args = argsPreview ?: calls[genIdx].args,
                             isGenerating = false,
                             // Execution starts now — preparing time isn't runtime.
                             startedAt = System.currentTimeMillis(),
@@ -2765,7 +2933,7 @@ class ChatHandler {
                             toolCalls = msg.toolCalls + ToolCall(
                                 id = toolCallId,
                                 name = toolName,
-                                args = null,
+                                args = argsPreview,
                                 result = null,
                                 success = null,
                                 isComplete = false,
@@ -2786,7 +2954,7 @@ class ChatHandler {
                         ToolCall(
                             id = toolCallId,
                             name = toolName,
-                            args = null,
+                            args = argsPreview,
                             result = null,
                             success = null,
                             isComplete = false,
@@ -2848,6 +3016,7 @@ class ChatHandler {
      * [onStreamComplete] / [clearMessages].
      */
     private val subagentLabels = mutableMapOf<Int, String>()
+    private val subagentIds = mutableMapOf<Int, String>()
 
     /**
      * Apply one gateway `subagent.*` lifecycle event to the streaming
@@ -2863,6 +3032,9 @@ class ChatHandler {
         when (event.phase) {
             GatewaySubagentEvent.Phase.START -> {
                 if (label != null) subagentLabels[event.taskIndex] = label
+                event.subagentId?.takeIf(String::isNotBlank)?.let {
+                    subagentIds[event.taskIndex] = it
+                }
             }
 
             GatewaySubagentEvent.Phase.TOOL -> {
@@ -2877,6 +3049,8 @@ class ChatHandler {
                     isComplete = false,
                     taskIndex = event.taskIndex,
                     taskLabel = laneLabel,
+                    subagentId = event.subagentId?.takeIf(String::isNotBlank)
+                        ?: subagentIds[event.taskIndex],
                 )
                 _messages.update { messages ->
                     val target = messages.findLast {
@@ -2916,6 +3090,7 @@ class ChatHandler {
                 // "interrupted" lanes never finished — not a success either.
                 val failed = event.status == "failed" || event.status == "interrupted"
                 val laneLabel = subagentLabels.remove(event.taskIndex) ?: label
+                val subagentId = subagentIds.remove(event.taskIndex) ?: event.subagentId
                 val summaryId = "subagent-${event.taskIndex}-${syntheticToolSeq++}"
                 _messages.update { messages ->
                     messages.map { msg ->
@@ -2948,6 +3123,7 @@ class ChatHandler {
                                 completedAt = System.currentTimeMillis(),
                                 taskIndex = event.taskIndex,
                                 taskLabel = laneLabel,
+                                subagentId = subagentId,
                             )
                         }
                         msg.copy(toolCalls = withSummary)
@@ -3205,6 +3381,7 @@ class ChatHandler {
             }
         }
         subagentLabels.clear()
+        subagentIds.clear()
     }
 
     fun onStreamError(message: String) {
@@ -3234,6 +3411,7 @@ class ChatHandler {
             }
         }
         subagentLabels.clear()
+        subagentIds.clear()
     }
 
     fun onThinkingDelta(messageId: String, delta: String) {

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

@@ -0,0 +1,50 @@
+package com.hermesandroid.relay.network.upstream
+
+/**
+ * User-reviewed input for upstream `cron.manage` creation.
+ *
+ * Repeat is intentionally bounded on the client. Upstream treats zero and
+ * negative values as an unlimited schedule, which is unsafe when the user
+ * explicitly chose a finite run count.
+ */
+data class CronCreationDraft(
+    val name: String,
+    val schedule: String,
+    val prompt: String,
+    val repeat: Int? = null,
+    val profile: String? = null,
+) {
+    fun validated(): Result<CronCreationDraft> = runCatching {
+        val cleanName = name.trim()
+        val cleanSchedule = schedule.trim()
+        val cleanPrompt = prompt.trim()
+        require(cleanName.isNotEmpty()) { "Schedule name is required" }
+        require(cleanSchedule.isNotEmpty()) { "Schedule is required" }
+        require(cleanPrompt.isNotEmpty()) { "Task instructions are required" }
+        require(repeat == null || repeat in MIN_REPEAT..MAX_REPEAT) {
+            "Run count must be between $MIN_REPEAT and $MAX_REPEAT"
+        }
+        copy(
+            name = cleanName,
+            schedule = cleanSchedule,
+            prompt = cleanPrompt,
+            profile = profile?.trim()?.takeIf(String::isNotEmpty),
+        )
+    }
+
+    companion object {
+        const val MIN_REPEAT = 1
+        const val MAX_REPEAT = 999
+    }
+}
+
+/** Parse an optional finite-count field without ever coercing invalid input to unlimited. */
+internal fun parseFiniteRepeat(value: String): Result<Int?> = runCatching {
+    val clean = value.trim()
+    if (clean.isEmpty()) return@runCatching null
+    val parsed = clean.toIntOrNull() ?: throw IllegalArgumentException("Run count must be a whole number")
+    require(parsed in CronCreationDraft.MIN_REPEAT..CronCreationDraft.MAX_REPEAT) {
+        "Run count must be between ${CronCreationDraft.MIN_REPEAT} and ${CronCreationDraft.MAX_REPEAT}"
+    }
+    parsed
+}

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

@@ -7,9 +7,12 @@ import com.hermesandroid.relay.network.upstream.models.MessageItem
 import com.hermesandroid.relay.network.upstream.models.MessageListResponse
 import com.hermesandroid.relay.network.upstream.models.SessionItem
 import com.hermesandroid.relay.network.upstream.models.SessionListResponse
+import com.hermesandroid.relay.network.upstream.models.SessionPullRequest
+import com.hermesandroid.relay.network.upstream.models.SessionPullRequestScanResponse
 import com.hermesandroid.relay.network.upstream.models.SessionPruneFilters
 import com.hermesandroid.relay.network.upstream.models.SessionPrunePreview
 import com.hermesandroid.relay.network.upstream.models.SessionPruneResult
+import com.hermesandroid.relay.network.upstream.models.RepositoryPullRequestListResponse
 import com.hermesandroid.relay.auth.SecureStoreCache
 import com.hermesandroid.relay.auth.SessionTokenStore
 import com.hermesandroid.relay.auth.buildRawTokenStore
@@ -35,13 +38,18 @@ import okhttp3.CookieJar
 import okhttp3.HttpUrl
 import okhttp3.HttpUrl.Companion.toHttpUrlOrNull
 import okhttp3.MediaType.Companion.toMediaType
+import okhttp3.MultipartBody
 import okhttp3.OkHttpClient
 import okhttp3.Request
+import okhttp3.RequestBody
 import okhttp3.RequestBody.Companion.toRequestBody
 import okhttp3.Response
 import java.io.IOException
+import java.io.InputStream
+import java.io.OutputStream
 import java.net.URLEncoder
 import java.util.concurrent.TimeUnit
+import okio.BufferedSink
 
 // Status/session/provider snapshots are @Serializable so the Manage tab's
 // disk cache (DashboardManageDiskCache) can persist Loaded entries verbatim.
@@ -58,6 +66,29 @@ data class DashboardStatus(
     @SerialName("gateway_mode") val gatewayMode: String? = null,
     val gateways: List<DashboardGatewayTopology> = emptyList(),
     val componentHealth: DashboardComponentHealthRollup = DashboardComponentHealthRollup(),
+    val memory: DashboardMemoryStatus? = null,
+    val disk: DashboardDiskStatus? = null,
+)
+
+@Serializable
+data class DashboardMemoryStatus(
+    val pressure: String,
+    @SerialName("gateway_rss_mb") val gatewayRssMb: Int? = null,
+    @SerialName("system_total_mb") val systemTotalMb: Int? = null,
+    @SerialName("system_available_mb") val systemAvailableMb: Int? = null,
+    @SerialName("swap_used_mb") val swapUsedMb: Int? = null,
+    @SerialName("sampled_at") val sampledAt: String? = null,
+    @SerialName("last_boot_unclean") val lastBootUnclean: Boolean = false,
+    @SerialName("last_boot_suspected_oom") val lastBootSuspectedOom: Boolean = false,
+    @SerialName("boot_id") val bootId: String? = null,
+)
+
+@Serializable
+data class DashboardDiskStatus(
+    val pressure: String,
+    @SerialName("total_mb") val totalMb: Int? = null,
+    @SerialName("free_mb") val freeMb: Int? = null,
+    @SerialName("used_percent") val usedPercent: Double? = null,
 )
 
 @Serializable
@@ -67,6 +98,23 @@ data class DashboardGatewayTopology(
     @SerialName("served_profiles") val servedProfiles: List<String> = emptyList(),
 )
 
+/**
+ * Return only profiles the launch gateway positively reports as served.
+ *
+ * `/api/status.profiles` is the installed-profile inventory. Selective
+ * multiplex serving can exclude an installed profile, so that list must never
+ * authorize construction of a `/p/<profile>` API fallback route.
+ */
+internal fun DashboardStatus.multiplexServedProfiles(): List<String> {
+    if (!gatewayMode.equals("multiplex", ignoreCase = true)) return emptyList()
+    return gateways.firstOrNull { it.profile.equals("default", ignoreCase = true) }
+        ?.servedProfiles
+        .orEmpty()
+        .map(String::trim)
+        .filter(String::isNotBlank)
+        .distinct()
+}
+
 @Serializable
 data class DashboardComponentHealthRollup(
     val supported: Boolean = false,
@@ -173,6 +221,71 @@ data class DashboardCustomEndpointValidation(
     val models: List<String>,
 )
 
+internal class BoundedStreamRequestBody(
+    private val declaredLength: Long?,
+    private val limitBytes: Long,
+    private val openStream: () -> InputStream,
+) : RequestBody() {
+    init {
+        require(limitBytes > 0)
+        require(declaredLength == null || declaredLength >= 0)
+        require(declaredLength == null || declaredLength <= limitBytes) {
+            "Backup archive exceeds the ${limitBytes / (1024 * 1024)} MB upload limit."
+        }
+    }
+
+    override fun contentType() = "application/zip".toMediaType()
+
+    override fun contentLength(): Long = declaredLength ?: -1L
+
+    override fun writeTo(sink: BufferedSink) {
+        openStream().use { input ->
+            val buffer = ByteArray(DEFAULT_BUFFER_SIZE)
+            var written = 0L
+            while (true) {
+                val read = input.read(buffer)
+                if (read < 0) break
+                written += read
+                if (written > limitBytes) {
+                    throw IOException("Backup archive exceeds the ${limitBytes / (1024 * 1024)} MB upload limit.")
+                }
+                sink.write(buffer, 0, read)
+            }
+            if (declaredLength != null && written != declaredLength) {
+                throw IOException("Backup archive changed while it was being read.")
+            }
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+internal fun copyBounded(
+    input: InputStream,
+    output: OutputStream,
+    declaredLength: Long?,
+    limitBytes: Long,
+): Long {
+    require(limitBytes > 0)
+    require(declaredLength == null || declaredLength >= 0)
+    require(declaredLength == null || declaredLength <= limitBytes) {
+        "Backup archive exceeds the ${limitBytes / (1024 * 1024)} MB download limit."
+    }
+    val buffer = ByteArray(DEFAULT_BUFFER_SIZE)
+    var written = 0L
+    while (true) {
+        val read = input.read(buffer)
+        if (read < 0) break
+        written += read
+        if (written > limitBytes) {
+            throw IOException("Backup archive exceeds the ${limitBytes / (1024 * 1024)} MB download limit.")
+        }
+        output.write(buffer, 0, read)
+    }
+    if (declaredLength != null && written != declaredLength) {
+        throw IOException("Backup archive changed while it was being downloaded.")
+    }
+    return written
+}
+
 /** One entry from `GET /api/audio/elevenlabs/voices` — non-secret voice metadata. */
 data class ElevenLabsVoice(
     val voiceId: String,
@@ -206,8 +319,14 @@ class DashboardApiClient(
         isLenient = true
         coerceInputValues = true
     },
+    private val nowMillis: () -> Long = System::currentTimeMillis,
 ) {
     private val baseUrl: String = baseUrl.trim().trimEnd('/')
+    private val sessionPrScanLock = Any()
+    private val sessionPrScannedAt = mutableMapOf<String, Long>()
+    private val sessionPrScanWasTerminal = mutableMapOf<String, Boolean>()
+    private val sessionPullRequests = mutableMapOf<String, SessionPullRequest>()
+    private var sessionPrScanSupported: Boolean? = null
 
     /**
      * Resolve a request URL without ever throwing. okhttp's
@@ -500,6 +619,7 @@ class DashboardApiClient(
         name: String,
         cloneFromDefault: Boolean = true,
         description: String? = null,
+        mcpServers: List<String> = emptyList(),
     ): Result<JsonObject> =
         postJsonObject(
             path = "/api/profiles",
@@ -507,9 +627,167 @@ class DashboardApiClient(
                 put("name", name)
                 put("clone_from_default", cloneFromDefault)
                 if (!description.isNullOrBlank()) put("description", description)
+                if (mcpServers.isNotEmpty()) {
+                    put("mcp_servers", JsonArray(mcpServers.map(::JsonPrimitive)))
+                }
             },
         )
 
+    /** Create a host-owned Hermes backup, distinct from Android settings export. */
+    suspend fun createServerBackup(): Result<JsonObject> =
+        postJsonObject("/api/ops/backup")
+
+    /** Download only archives created inside upstream's guarded dashboard backup directory. */
+    suspend fun downloadServerBackup(
+        archive: String,
+        openOutput: () -> OutputStream,
+    ): Result<String> = download(
+        path = "/api/ops/backup/download?archive=${queryValue(archive)}",
+        operation = "Hermes backup",
+        openOutput = openOutput,
+    )
+
+    /** Import a server-local archive path after the user confirms the destructive restore. */
+    suspend fun importServerBackup(archive: String): Result<JsonObject> =
+        postJsonObject(
+            path = "/api/ops/import",
+            payload = buildJsonObject { put("archive", archive) },
+        )
+
+    /** Upload an Android-selected zip to upstream's guarded staging directory and start import. */
+    suspend fun uploadServerBackup(
+        filename: String,
+        contentLength: Long?,
+        openStream: () -> InputStream,
+        force: Boolean = false,
+    ): Result<JsonObject> = withContext(Dispatchers.IO) {
+        val path = "/api/ops/import-upload"
+        val httpUrl = resolveUrl(path) ?: return@withContext Result.failure(invalidUrlException())
+        val body = MultipartBody.Builder()
+            .setType(MultipartBody.FORM)
+            .addFormDataPart("force", force.toString())
+            .addFormDataPart(
+                "file",
+                filename.ifBlank { "hermes-backup.zip" },
+                runCatching {
+                    BoundedStreamRequestBody(contentLength, MAX_BACKUP_TRANSFER_BYTES, openStream)
+                }.getOrElse { return@withContext Result.failure(it) },
+            )
+            .build()
+        executeJson(Request.Builder().url(httpUrl).post(body).build(), path)
+    }
+
+    suspend fun getLearningNode(id: String, profile: String? = null): Result<JsonObject> =
+        getJsonObject("/api/learning/node?id=${queryValue(id)}${profileQuerySuffix(profile)}")
+
+    suspend fun updateLearningNode(
+        id: String,
+        content: String,
+        profile: String? = null,
+    ): Result<JsonObject> = putJsonObject(
+        path = "/api/learning/node",
+        payload = buildJsonObject {
+            put("id", id)
+            put("content", content)
+            profile?.trim()?.takeIf(String::isNotBlank)?.let { put("profile", it) }
+        },
+    )
+
+    suspend fun deleteLearningNode(id: String, profile: String? = null): Result<JsonObject> =
+        deleteJsonObjectWithBody(
+            path = "/api/learning/node",
+            payload = buildJsonObject {
+                put("id", id)
+                profile?.trim()?.takeIf(String::isNotBlank)?.let { put("profile", it) }
+            },
+        )
+
+    suspend fun selectMemoryProvider(provider: String): Result<JsonObject> =
+        putJsonObject(
+            path = "/api/memory/provider",
+            payload = buildJsonObject { put("provider", provider) },
+        )
+
+    /** Activate an already-configured provider inside the selected upstream profile. */
+    suspend fun activateMemoryProvider(provider: String, profile: String? = null): Result<JsonObject> =
+        updateMemoryProviderConfig(provider, JsonObject(emptyMap()), profile)
+
+    suspend fun getMemoryProviderConfig(
+        provider: String,
+        profile: String? = null,
+    ): Result<JsonObject> = getJsonObject(
+        "/api/memory/providers/${pathSegment(provider)}/config${profileQuery(profile)}",
+    )
+
+    suspend fun updateMemoryProviderConfig(
+        provider: String,
+        values: JsonObject,
+        profile: String? = null,
+    ): Result<JsonObject> = putJsonObject(
+        path = "/api/memory/providers/${pathSegment(provider)}/config${profileQuery(profile)}",
+        payload = buildJsonObject { put("values", values) },
+    )
+
+    suspend fun setupMemoryProvider(provider: String): Result<JsonObject> =
+        postJsonObject(
+            path = "/api/memory/providers/${pathSegment(provider)}/setup",
+            // Dependency installation is host-global upstream. Do not submit
+            // profile-owned values through this unscoped route.
+            payload = buildJsonObject { put("values", JsonObject(emptyMap())) },
+        )
+
+    suspend fun startWhatsAppOnboarding(
+        mode: String,
+        allowedUsers: String,
+        profile: String? = null,
+    ): Result<JsonObject> = postJsonObject(
+        path = "/api/messaging/whatsapp/onboarding/start",
+        payload = buildJsonObject {
+            put("mode", mode)
+            put("allowed_users", allowedUsers)
+            profile?.trim()?.takeIf(String::isNotBlank)?.let { put("profile", it) }
+        },
+    )
+
+    suspend fun getWhatsAppOnboarding(pairingId: String): Result<JsonObject> =
+        getJsonObject("/api/messaging/whatsapp/onboarding/${pathSegment(pairingId)}")
+
+    suspend fun applyWhatsAppOnboarding(
+        pairingId: String,
+        mode: String,
+        allowedUsers: String,
+        profile: String? = null,
+    ): Result<JsonObject> = postJsonObject(
+        path = "/api/messaging/whatsapp/onboarding/${pathSegment(pairingId)}/apply",
+        payload = buildJsonObject {
+            put("mode", mode)
+            put("allowed_users", allowedUsers)
+            profile?.trim()?.takeIf(String::isNotBlank)?.let { put("profile", it) }
+        },
+    )
+
+    suspend fun cancelWhatsAppOnboarding(pairingId: String): Result<JsonObject> =
+        deleteJsonObject("/api/messaging/whatsapp/onboarding/${pathSegment(pairingId)}")
+
+    suspend fun setMessagingPlatformEnabled(
+        platform: String,
+        enabled: Boolean,
+        profile: String? = null,
+    ): Result<JsonObject> = putJsonObject(
+        path = "/api/messaging/platforms/${pathSegment(platform)}${profileQuery(profile)}",
+        payload = buildJsonObject {
+            put("enabled", enabled)
+            put("env", JsonObject(emptyMap()))
+            put("clear_env", JsonArray(emptyList()))
+            profile?.trim()?.takeIf(String::isNotBlank)?.let { put("profile", it) }
+        },
+    )
+
+    suspend fun testMessagingPlatform(platform: String, profile: String? = null): Result<JsonObject> =
+        postJsonObject(
+            "/api/messaging/platforms/${pathSegment(platform)}/test${profileQuery(profile)}",
+        )
+
     suspend fun setProfileDescription(name: String, description: String): Result<JsonObject> =
         putJsonObject(
             path = "/api/profiles/${pathSegment(name)}/description",
@@ -605,15 +883,16 @@ class DashboardApiClient(
         )
     }
 
-    suspend fun getCustomEndpoints(): Result<DashboardCustomEndpoints> =
-        getJsonObject("/api/providers/custom-endpoints")
+    suspend fun getCustomEndpoints(profile: String? = null): Result<DashboardCustomEndpoints> =
+        getJsonObject("/api/providers/custom-endpoints${profileQuery(profile)}")
             .mapCatching(::parseCustomEndpoints)
 
     suspend fun saveCustomEndpoint(
         draft: DashboardCustomEndpointDraft,
+        profile: String? = null,
     ): Result<DashboardCustomEndpoints> =
         postJsonObject(
-            "/api/providers/custom-endpoints",
+            "/api/providers/custom-endpoints${profileQuery(profile)}",
             customEndpointPayload(draft),
         ).mapCatching(::parseCustomEndpoints)
 
@@ -634,13 +913,19 @@ class DashboardApiClient(
 
     suspend fun activateCustomEndpoint(
         id: String,
+        profile: String? = null,
     ): Result<JsonObject> =
-        postJsonObject("/api/providers/custom-endpoints/${pathSegment(id)}/activate")
+        postJsonObject(
+            "/api/providers/custom-endpoints/${pathSegment(id)}/activate${profileQuery(profile)}",
+        )
 
     suspend fun deleteCustomEndpoint(
         id: String,
+        profile: String? = null,
     ): Result<DashboardCustomEndpoints> =
-        deleteJsonObject("/api/providers/custom-endpoints/${pathSegment(id)}")
+        deleteJsonObject(
+            "/api/providers/custom-endpoints/${pathSegment(id)}${profileQuery(profile)}",
+        )
             .mapCatching(::parseCustomEndpoints)
 
     suspend fun installMcpCatalogEntry(
@@ -749,9 +1034,157 @@ class DashboardApiClient(
                 pageSessions.forEach { sessions.putIfAbsent(it.id, it) }
                 if (pageSessions.size < page.limit) break
             }
-            Result.success(sessions.values.take(limit.coerceIn(1, SESSION_LIST_WINDOW_LIMIT)))
+            Result.success(
+                enrichSessionWorkState(
+                    sessions.values.take(limit.coerceIn(1, SESSION_LIST_WINDOW_LIMIT)),
+                    fixedProfile = profile?.trim()?.takeIf { it.isNotBlank() }
+                        ?: DEFAULT_SESSION_PROFILE_SCOPE,
+                ),
+            )
         }
 
+    /**
+     * Read the bounded, authoritative session window across every profile.
+     * Every usable row must retain its owning profile; rows without one are
+     * skipped rather than risking a cross-profile transcript or mutation.
+     */
+    suspend fun listAllProfileSessions(
+        limit: Int = SESSION_LIST_WINDOW_LIMIT,
+    ): Result<List<SessionItem>> = withContext(Dispatchers.IO) {
+        val boundedLimit = limit.coerceIn(1, SESSION_LIST_WINDOW_LIMIT)
+        val result = getJson(
+            "/api/profiles/sessions?limit=$boundedLimit&offset=0&order=recent" +
+                "&min_messages=1&archived=include&profile=all",
+        ).mapCatching { root ->
+            val parsed = json.decodeFromJsonElement(SessionListResponse.serializer(), root)
+            (parsed.sessions ?: parsed.items ?: parsed.data ?: emptyList())
+                .filter { it.id.isNotBlank() && !it.profile.isNullOrBlank() }
+                .distinctBy { "${it.profile}:${it.id}" }
+                .take(boundedLimit)
+        }
+        if (result.isFailure) return@withContext result
+        Result.success(enrichSessionWorkState(result.getOrThrow(), fixedProfile = null))
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Attach the PR a coding session created using the current upstream
+     * transcript-backed endpoint. Repository and branch already arrive on the
+     * list row. Missing/older endpoints are deliberately ignored, leaving the
+     * original rows intact. Active misses retry on a bounded cadence; terminal
+     * rows get one final scan and resolved associations remain cached.
+     */
+    private suspend fun enrichSessionWorkState(
+        sessions: List<SessionItem>,
+        fixedProfile: String?,
+    ): List<SessionItem> {
+        val candidates = sessions.filter {
+            it.id.isNotBlank() &&
+                (!it.gitRepoRoot.isNullOrBlank() || !it.gitBranch.isNullOrBlank() || !it.cwd.isNullOrBlank())
+        }
+        val duplicateIds = if (fixedProfile == null) {
+            candidates.groupingBy { it.id }.eachCount().filterValues { it > 1 }.keys
+        } else {
+            emptySet()
+        }
+        val now = nowMillis()
+        val pending = synchronized(sessionPrScanLock) {
+            candidates.filter { session ->
+                if (session.id in duplicateIds) return@filter false
+                val key = sessionWorkKey(session, fixedProfile)
+                val scannedAt = sessionPrScannedAt[key]
+                val resolved = sessionPullRequests[key] != null
+                !resolved && when {
+                    scannedAt == null -> true
+                    session.endedAt != null -> sessionPrScanWasTerminal[key] != true
+                    else -> now - scannedAt >= ACTIVE_SESSION_PR_MISS_TTL_MILLIS
+                }
+            }
+        }
+        val pendingIds = pending.map { it.id }.distinct()
+        if (pendingIds.isNotEmpty()) {
+            val payload = buildJsonObject {
+                put("ids", JsonArray(pendingIds.map { JsonPrimitive(it) }))
+            }
+            val scan = postJsonObject("/api/profiles/sessions/pull-requests", payload)
+                .mapCatching { root ->
+                    json.decodeFromJsonElement(SessionPullRequestScanResponse.serializer(), root)
+                }
+            synchronized(sessionPrScanLock) {
+                // A legacy 404 is a compatibility outcome, not a session-list failure.
+                // Avoid hammering an unsupported host on every drawer refresh.
+                if (scan.isSuccess || sessionPrScanSupported == null) {
+                    sessionPrScanSupported = scan.isSuccess
+                }
+                pending.forEach { session ->
+                    val key = sessionWorkKey(session, fixedProfile)
+                    sessionPrScannedAt[key] = now
+                    sessionPrScanWasTerminal[key] = session.endedAt != null
+                    scan.getOrNull()?.pullRequests?.get(session.id)?.takeIf {
+                        it.number > 0 && it.url.isNotBlank()
+                    }?.let { pullRequest ->
+                        sessionPullRequests[key] = pullRequest
+                    }
+                }
+            }
+        }
+        refreshPullRequestStates(candidates, fixedProfile)
+        val pullRequests = synchronized(sessionPrScanLock) { sessionPullRequests.toMap() }
+        return sessions.map { session ->
+            session.copy(pullRequest = pullRequests[sessionWorkKey(session, fixedProfile)])
+        }
+    }
+
+    /** Refresh current PR lifecycle state using upstream's repo-scoped GitHub view. */
+    private suspend fun refreshPullRequestStates(
+        sessions: List<SessionItem>,
+        fixedProfile: String?,
+    ) {
+        if (synchronized(sessionPrScanLock) { sessionPrScanSupported } != true) return
+        val known = synchronized(sessionPrScanLock) { sessionPullRequests.toMap() }
+        sessions.groupBy { (it.gitRepoRoot ?: it.cwd).orEmpty().trim() }
+            .filterKeys { it.isNotBlank() }
+            .forEach { (path, repositorySessions) ->
+                val branches = repositorySessions.mapNotNull { it.gitBranch?.trim() }
+                    .filter { it.isNotBlank() }
+                    .distinct()
+                val numbers = repositorySessions.mapNotNull {
+                    known[sessionWorkKey(it, fixedProfile)]?.number
+                }
+                    .filter { it > 0 }
+                    .distinct()
+                if (branches.isEmpty() && numbers.isEmpty()) return@forEach
+                val payload = buildJsonObject {
+                    put("path", path)
+                    put("branches", JsonArray(branches.map { JsonPrimitive(it) }))
+                    put("numbers", JsonArray(numbers.map { JsonPrimitive(it) }))
+                }
+                val response = postJsonObject("/api/git/review/pr-list", payload)
+                    .mapCatching { root ->
+                        json.decodeFromJsonElement(RepositoryPullRequestListResponse.serializer(), root)
+                    }
+                    .getOrNull()
+                    ?: return@forEach
+                if (!response.ghReady) return@forEach
+                synchronized(sessionPrScanLock) {
+                    repositorySessions.forEach { session ->
+                        val key = sessionWorkKey(session, fixedProfile)
+                        val recovered = sessionPullRequests[key]
+                        val current = response.prs.firstOrNull { pr ->
+                            recovered != null && pr.number == recovered.number
+                        } ?: response.prs.firstOrNull { pr ->
+                            !session.gitBranch.isNullOrBlank() && pr.branch == session.gitBranch
+                        }
+                        if (current != null && current.number > 0 && current.url.isNotBlank()) {
+                            sessionPullRequests[key] = current
+                        }
+                    }
+                }
+            }
+    }
+
+    private fun sessionWorkKey(session: SessionItem, fixedProfile: String?): String =
+        "${fixedProfile ?: session.profile.orEmpty()}\u0000${session.id}"
+
     /**
      * A session's message history, scoped to its owning profile via the dashboard
      * `GET /api/sessions/{id}/messages?profile=`. Required twin of [listSessions]:
@@ -763,12 +1196,24 @@ class DashboardApiClient(
     suspend fun getSessionMessages(
         sessionId: String,
         profile: String? = null,
+        mode: SessionMessageLoadMode = SessionMessageLoadMode.COMPLETE,
     ): Result<List<MessageItem>> = withContext(Dispatchers.IO) {
         val name = profile?.trim().orEmpty()
-        val query = if (name.isNotBlank()) "?profile=${pathSegment(name)}" else ""
-        getJson("/api/sessions/${pathSegment(sessionId)}/messages$query").mapCatching { root ->
-            val parsed = json.decodeFromJsonElement(MessageListResponse.serializer(), root)
-            parsed.messages ?: parsed.data ?: parsed.items ?: emptyList()
+        loadSessionMessages(mode) { page ->
+            val query = buildList {
+                add("limit=${page.limit}")
+                add("offset=${page.offset}")
+                add("order=${page.order}")
+                if (name.isNotBlank()) add("profile=${pathSegment(name)}")
+            }.joinToString(prefix = "?", separator = "&")
+            getJson("/api/sessions/${pathSegment(sessionId)}/messages$query").mapCatching { root ->
+                val parsed = json.decodeFromJsonElement(MessageListResponse.serializer(), root)
+                SessionMessagePage(
+                    messages = parsed.messages ?: parsed.data ?: parsed.items ?: emptyList(),
+                    pagination = parsed.pagination,
+                    payloadChars = root.toString().length,
+                )
+            }
         }
     }
 
@@ -832,6 +1277,20 @@ class DashboardApiClient(
             },
         )
 
+    /** Persist the upstream keep flag that backs official-client session pins. */
+    suspend fun setSessionPinned(
+        sessionId: String,
+        pinned: Boolean,
+        profile: String? = null,
+    ): Result<JsonObject> =
+        patchJsonObject(
+            "/api/sessions/${pathSegment(sessionId)}${profileQuery(profile)}",
+            buildJsonObject {
+                put("pinned", pinned)
+                profile?.trim()?.takeIf { it.isNotBlank() }?.let { put("profile", it) }
+            },
+        )
+
     /**
      * Dry-run a server-backed bulk session cleanup via the dashboard
      * `POST /api/sessions/prune` (`dry_run: true`). Returns what WOULD be
@@ -1048,8 +1507,44 @@ class DashboardApiClient(
         }
     }
 
+    private suspend fun download(
+        path: String,
+        operation: String,
+        openOutput: () -> OutputStream,
+    ): Result<String> =
+        withContext(Dispatchers.IO) {
+            val httpUrl = resolveUrl(path) ?: return@withContext Result.failure(invalidUrlException())
+            val request = Request.Builder().url(httpUrl).get().build()
+            try {
+                okHttpClient.newCall(request).execute().use { response ->
+                    if (!response.isSuccessful) return@withContext Result.failure(apiFailure(response, operation))
+                    val disposition = response.header("Content-Disposition").orEmpty()
+                    val filename = Regex("filename=\\\"?([^\\\";]+)").find(disposition)?.groupValues?.get(1)
+                        ?: "hermes-backup.zip"
+                    val body = response.body
+                    val declaredLength = body.contentLength().takeIf { it >= 0 }
+                    if (declaredLength != null && declaredLength > MAX_BACKUP_TRANSFER_BYTES) {
+                        throw IOException("Backup archive exceeds the ${MAX_BACKUP_TRANSFER_BYTES / (1024 * 1024)} MB download limit.")
+                    }
+                    openOutput().use { output ->
+                        body.byteStream().use { input ->
+                            copyBounded(input, output, declaredLength, MAX_BACKUP_TRANSFER_BYTES)
+                        }
+                    }
+                    Result.success(filename)
+                }
+            } catch (e: Exception) {
+                Result.failure(e)
+            }
+        }
+
     companion object {
         private val JSON_MEDIA = "application/json; charset=utf-8".toMediaType()
+        private const val DEFAULT_SESSION_PROFILE_SCOPE = "__dashboard_default__"
+        internal const val ACTIVE_SESSION_PR_MISS_TTL_MILLIS = 60_000L
+        // Mirrors current upstream `_MANAGED_FILE_MAX_BYTES`; enforcing it
+        // client-side avoids uploading a body the Dashboard will reject.
+        internal const val MAX_BACKUP_TRANSFER_BYTES = 100L * 1024L * 1024L
 
         fun pathSegment(value: String): String =
             URLEncoder.encode(value, "UTF-8").replace("+", "%20")
@@ -1107,6 +1602,11 @@ class DashboardApiClient(
             return if (trimmed.isBlank()) "" else "?profile=${pathSegment(trimmed)}"
         }
 
+        private fun profileQuerySuffix(profile: String?): String {
+            val trimmed = profile?.trim().orEmpty()
+            return if (trimmed.isBlank()) "" else "&profile=${queryValue(trimmed)}"
+        }
+
         private fun profileLimitQuery(profile: String?, limit: Int): String {
             val params = buildList {
                 val trimmed = profile?.trim().orEmpty()
@@ -1234,6 +1734,35 @@ class DashboardApiClient(
                 gatewayMode = root.stringField("gateway_mode"),
                 gateways = gateways,
                 componentHealth = parseComponentHealth(root),
+                memory = parseMemoryStatus(root["memory"] as? JsonObject),
+                disk = parseDiskStatus(root["disk"] as? JsonObject),
+            )
+        }
+
+        private fun parseMemoryStatus(obj: JsonObject?): DashboardMemoryStatus? {
+            obj ?: return null
+            val pressure = obj.stringField("pressure")?.lowercase() ?: return null
+            return DashboardMemoryStatus(
+                pressure = pressure,
+                gatewayRssMb = obj.intField("gateway_rss_mb"),
+                systemTotalMb = obj.intField("system_total_mb"),
+                systemAvailableMb = obj.intField("system_available_mb"),
+                swapUsedMb = obj.intField("swap_used_mb"),
+                sampledAt = obj.stringField("sampled_at"),
+                lastBootUnclean = obj.booleanField("last_boot_unclean") ?: false,
+                lastBootSuspectedOom = obj.booleanField("last_boot_suspected_oom") ?: false,
+                bootId = obj.stringField("boot_id"),
+            )
+        }
+
+        private fun parseDiskStatus(obj: JsonObject?): DashboardDiskStatus? {
+            obj ?: return null
+            val pressure = obj.stringField("pressure")?.lowercase() ?: return null
+            return DashboardDiskStatus(
+                pressure = pressure,
+                totalMb = obj.intField("total_mb"),
+                freeMb = obj.intField("free_mb"),
+                usedPercent = (obj["used_percent"] as? JsonPrimitive)?.contentOrNull?.toDoubleOrNull(),
             )
         }
 

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

@@ -40,6 +40,15 @@ class GatewayEventMapper(
         if (!duplicate) callbacks.onInteractionRequest(ask)
     }
 
+    /** Retire only the ask whose explicit respond RPC reached server truth. */
+    internal fun acknowledgeInteraction(expiry: GatewayAskExpiry) {
+        val pending = pendingInteraction ?: return
+        if (pending.matches(expiry)) {
+            pendingInteraction = null
+            drainDeferredTerminalEvent()
+        }
+    }
+
     private var sawMessageStart = false
     private var previousEventType: String? = null
     private var sawTextDelta = false
@@ -50,6 +59,7 @@ class GatewayEventMapper(
     private var compactionStatusActive = false
     private var moaStatusActive = false
     private var pendingInteraction: GatewayAsk? = null
+    private var deferredTerminalEvent: Pair<String, JsonObject?>? = null
 
     /**
      * `tool.complete` events match their `tool.start` by `tool_id`; when a
@@ -81,17 +91,17 @@ class GatewayEventMapper(
             }
             callbacks.onInteractionExpired(expiry)
             previousEventType = type
+            if (pendingInteraction == null) drainDeferredTerminalEvent()
             return
         }
-        if (type in INTERACTION_RESUME_EVENTS) {
-            pendingInteraction?.let { ask ->
-                pendingInteraction = null
-                callbacks.onInteractionResolved(
-                    GatewayAskExpiry(kind = ask.kind, requestId = ask.requestId),
-                )
-            }
+        if (pendingInteraction != null && type in TERMINAL_EVENTS) {
+            // A buffered/late terminal frame is not consent. Upstream blocks
+            // the turn on an interaction, so hold the first terminal until an
+            // explicit response acknowledgement or authoritative expiry.
+            if (deferredTerminalEvent == null) deferredTerminalEvent = type to payload
+            previousEventType = type
+            return
         }
-
         when (type) {
             "reasoning.delta" -> {
                 val text = payload.string("text")
@@ -197,7 +207,14 @@ class GatewayEventMapper(
                     }
                     else -> syntheticToolId(name)
                 }
-                callbacks.onToolCallStart(toolId, name)
+                val argsPreview = payload?.get("args")
+                    ?.takeUnless { it is JsonPrimitive && it.contentOrNull.isNullOrBlank() }
+                    ?.toString()
+                    ?.takeIf { it.isNotBlank() && it != "null" }
+                    ?: payload.string("args_text")
+                    ?.takeIf { it.isNotBlank() }
+                    ?: payload.string("context")?.takeIf { it.isNotBlank() }
+                callbacks.onToolCallStart(toolId, name, argsPreview)
             }
 
             "tool.complete" -> {
@@ -210,7 +227,10 @@ class GatewayEventMapper(
                 if (!error.isNullOrEmpty()) {
                     callbacks.onToolCallFailed(toolId, error)
                 } else {
-                    callbacks.onToolCallDone(toolId, payload.string("summary"))
+                    val resultPreview = payload.string("result_text")
+                        ?.takeIf { it.isNotBlank() }
+                        ?: payload.string("summary")?.takeIf { it.isNotBlank() }
+                    callbacks.onToolCallDone(toolId, resultPreview)
                 }
             }
 
@@ -278,6 +298,7 @@ class GatewayEventMapper(
                         // text; thinking/progress carry text only.
                         preview = payload.string("tool_preview") ?: payload.string("text"),
                         durationSeconds = payload.double("duration_seconds"),
+                        subagentId = payload.string("subagent_id"),
                     ),
                 )
             }
@@ -371,6 +392,12 @@ class GatewayEventMapper(
         previousEventType = type
     }
 
+    private fun drainDeferredTerminalEvent() {
+        val deferred = deferredTerminalEvent ?: return
+        deferredTerminalEvent = null
+        onEvent(deferred.first, deferred.second)
+    }
+
     private fun syntheticToolId(name: String): String {
         val id = "gateway-tool-$name-${syntheticToolCounter++}"
         openSyntheticIdsByName.getOrPut(name) { ArrayDeque() }.addLast(id)
@@ -410,35 +437,33 @@ class GatewayEventMapper(
         private const val MAX_MOA_LABEL_CHARS = 120
         private const val MAX_MOA_REFERENCE_CHARS = 16_000
         private val OUTPUT_RISK_LEVELS = setOf("low", "medium", "high", "critical")
-        private val INTERACTION_RESUME_EVENTS = setOf(
-            "reasoning.delta",
-            "thinking.delta",
-            "reasoning.available",
-            "message.delta",
-            "message.interim",
-            "message.start",
-            "tool.generating",
-            "tool.start",
-            "tool.complete",
-            "message.complete",
-            "error",
-        )
-
+        private val TERMINAL_EVENTS = setOf("message.complete", "error")
         internal fun isFailedMoaReference(text: String): Boolean {
             val normalized = text.trimStart().lowercase()
             return normalized.startsWith("[failed:") || normalized.startsWith("[skipped:")
         }
 
         fun interactionRequest(type: String, payload: JsonObject?): GatewayAsk? = when (type) {
-            "clarify.request" -> GatewayAsk(
-                kind = GatewayAsk.Kind.CLARIFY,
-                requestId = payload.string("request_id"),
-                text = payload.string("question") ?: "The agent needs clarification",
-                choices = (payload?.get("choices") as? JsonArray)
-                    ?.mapNotNull { (it as? JsonPrimitive)?.contentOrNull }
-                    ?.takeIf { it.isNotEmpty() },
-                timeoutSeconds = CLARIFY_TIMEOUT_SECONDS,
-            )
+            "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,
+                )
+            }
 
             "approval.request" -> GatewayAsk(
                 kind = GatewayAsk.Kind.APPROVAL,
@@ -497,8 +522,6 @@ class GatewayEventMapper(
             else -> null
         }
 
-        fun isInteractionResumeEvent(type: String): Boolean = type in INTERACTION_RESUME_EVENTS
-
         /**
          * Hermes 2026-07-15 emits these operational wait lines through the
          * legacy `thinking.delta` display callback. Match the deliberately
@@ -549,9 +572,9 @@ class GatewayEventMapper(
     }
 }
 
-// Upstream `_block()` timeouts per ask kind (server.py) — the blocked thread
-// resolves to "" when these elapse. Approval has none (session-scoped).
-private const val CLARIFY_TIMEOUT_SECONDS = 300
+// 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 SUDO_TIMEOUT_SECONDS = 120
 private const val SECRET_TIMEOUT_SECONDS = 300
 
@@ -571,6 +594,12 @@ private fun JsonObject?.approvalChoices(): List<String>? =
     (this?.get("choices") as? JsonArray)
         ?.mapNotNull { (it as? JsonPrimitive)?.contentOrNull?.lowercase() }
         ?.filter { it in setOf("once", "session", "always", "deny") }
+        // Scope-denial flags are authoritative. Current upstream protected-
+        // instruction requests set both flags false, but gateway event builders
+        // can still include the broader session choice in `choices`.
+        // Never offer a scope the request explicitly forbids.
+        ?.filterNot { it == "session" && this.boolean("allow_session") == false }
+        ?.filterNot { it == "always" && this.boolean("allow_permanent") == false }
         ?.distinct()
         ?.takeIf { it.isNotEmpty() }
 

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

@@ -173,6 +173,7 @@ data class GatewaySessionRecovery(
 /** A detached sibling turn reached its terminal event on the shared Gateway socket. */
 data class GatewayBackgroundTurnCompletion(
     val storedSessionId: String,
+    val liveSessionId: String,
     val profile: String?,
     val expectedAssistantText: String?,
 )
@@ -189,7 +190,8 @@ sealed interface GatewayBackgroundInteractionEvent {
         override val ask: GatewayAsk,
     ) : GatewayBackgroundInteractionEvent
 
-    data class Resolved(
+    /** An authoritative upstream `*.expire` event ended this request. */
+    data class Expired(
         override val storedSessionId: String,
         override val profile: String?,
         override val ask: GatewayAsk,
@@ -216,13 +218,15 @@ data class GatewayAsk(
     val text: String,
     /** Server-advertised answers for clarify and approval requests. */
     val choices: List<String>? = null,
+    /** Clarify-only: several advertised choices may be returned together. */
+    val multiSelect: Boolean = false,
     /** Approval-only: the smart observer denied and the owner may override once. */
     val smartDenied: Boolean = false,
     /** Secret-only: the env var the value will be stored under. */
     val envVar: String? = null,
     /**
-     * Upstream blocking timeout (clarify/secret 300s, sudo 120s). 0 means no
-     * countdown — approvals are session-scoped and never expire on their own.
+     * Server-advertised blocking timeout. 0 means no client countdown; the
+     * authoritative `*.expire` event still retires the interaction.
      */
     val timeoutSeconds: Int,
 ) {
@@ -268,6 +272,7 @@ data class GatewaySubagentEvent(
     val toolName: String? = null,
     val preview: String? = null,
     val durationSeconds: Double? = null,
+    val subagentId: String? = null,
 ) {
     enum class Phase { START, THINKING, TOOL, PROGRESS, COMPLETE }
 }
@@ -364,11 +369,14 @@ internal fun parseGatewayModelProvider(obj: JsonObject): GatewayModelProvider? {
         val row = raw as? JsonObject ?: return@mapNotNull null
         val effortsElement = row["reasoning_efforts"]
         val efforts = if (effortsElement is JsonArray) {
-            effortsElement.mapNotNull { (it as? JsonPrimitive)?.contentOrNull }
+            effortsElement
+                .mapNotNull { (it as? JsonPrimitive)?.contentOrNull?.trim()?.takeIf(String::isNotEmpty) }
+                .distinct()
         } else {
             null
         }
-        model to GatewayModelCapabilities(
+        val modelId = model.trim().takeIf { it.isNotEmpty() } ?: return@mapNotNull null
+        modelId to GatewayModelCapabilities(
             reasoning = (row["reasoning"] as? JsonPrimitive)?.booleanOrNull,
             reasoningEfforts = efforts,
             reasoningEffortsExact =
@@ -379,18 +387,92 @@ internal fun parseGatewayModelProvider(obj: JsonObject): GatewayModelProvider? {
         name = (obj["name"] as? JsonPrimitive)?.contentOrNull ?: slug,
         slug = slug,
         models = (obj["models"] as? JsonArray).orEmpty()
-            .mapNotNull { (it as? JsonPrimitive)?.contentOrNull },
+            .mapNotNull { (it as? JsonPrimitive)?.contentOrNull?.trim()?.takeIf(String::isNotEmpty) }
+            .distinct(),
         isCurrent = (obj["is_current"] as? JsonPrimitive)?.booleanOrNull ?: false,
         warning = (obj["warning"] as? JsonPrimitive)?.contentOrNull,
         authenticated = (obj["authenticated"] as? JsonPrimitive)?.booleanOrNull ?: true,
         unavailableModels = (obj["unavailable_models"] as? JsonArray).orEmpty()
-            .mapNotNull { (it as? JsonPrimitive)?.contentOrNull },
+            .mapNotNull { (it as? JsonPrimitive)?.contentOrNull?.trim()?.takeIf(String::isNotEmpty) }
+            .distinct(),
         freeTier = (obj["free_tier"] as? JsonPrimitive)?.booleanOrNull ?: false,
         totalModels = (obj["total_models"] as? JsonPrimitive)?.contentOrNull?.toIntOrNull() ?: 0,
         capabilities = capabilities,
     )
 }
 
+/**
+ * Publish one coherent row per provider identity.
+ *
+ * Dynamic catalogs and compatibility payloads can repeat a provider row or a
+ * model inside that row. Provider slugs are case-insensitive upstream, while
+ * model ids remain exact request values. Merge only equal provider slugs so a
+ * model intentionally offered by two different providers stays selectable.
+ */
+internal fun normalizeGatewayModelProviders(
+    providers: List<GatewayModelProvider>,
+): List<GatewayModelProvider> {
+    val normalized = linkedMapOf<String, GatewayModelProvider>()
+    providers.forEach { raw ->
+        val slug = raw.slug.trim()
+        if (slug.isEmpty()) return@forEach
+        val models = raw.models.map(String::trim).filter(String::isNotEmpty).distinct()
+        val unavailable = raw.unavailableModels
+            .map(String::trim)
+            .filter(String::isNotEmpty)
+            .distinct()
+        val capabilities = raw.capabilities.mapNotNull { (model, capability) ->
+            model.trim().takeIf(String::isNotEmpty)?.let { it to capability }
+        }.toMap()
+        val row = raw.copy(
+            name = raw.name.trim().ifEmpty { slug },
+            slug = slug,
+            models = models,
+            unavailableModels = unavailable,
+            totalModels = maxOf(raw.totalModels, models.size),
+            capabilities = capabilities,
+        )
+        val identity = slug.lowercase()
+        val existing = normalized[identity]
+        normalized[identity] = if (existing == null) {
+            row
+        } else {
+            val mergedModels = (existing.models + row.models).distinct()
+            existing.copy(
+                models = mergedModels,
+                isCurrent = existing.isCurrent || row.isCurrent,
+                warning = existing.warning ?: row.warning,
+                authenticated = existing.authenticated || row.authenticated,
+                unavailableModels = (existing.unavailableModels + row.unavailableModels).distinct(),
+                freeTier = existing.freeTier || row.freeTier,
+                totalModels = maxOf(existing.totalModels, row.totalModels, mergedModels.size),
+                capabilities = mergeGatewayModelCapabilities(existing.capabilities, row.capabilities),
+            )
+        }
+    }
+    return normalized.values.toList()
+}
+
+private fun mergeGatewayModelCapabilities(
+    existing: Map<String, GatewayModelCapabilities>,
+    incoming: Map<String, GatewayModelCapabilities>,
+): Map<String, GatewayModelCapabilities> {
+    val merged = existing.toMutableMap()
+    incoming.forEach { (model, next) ->
+        val current = merged[model]
+        merged[model] = if (current == null) {
+            next
+        } else {
+            GatewayModelCapabilities(
+                reasoning = next.reasoning ?: current.reasoning,
+                reasoningEfforts = next.reasoningEfforts ?: current.reasoningEfforts,
+                reasoningEffortsExact = next.reasoningEffortsExact ?: current.reasoningEffortsExact,
+            )
+        }
+    }
+    return merged
+}
+
 data class GatewayMoaReference(
     val index: Int?,
     val count: Int?,
@@ -424,6 +506,21 @@ internal fun isCurrentModelOptionsResponse(
 ): Boolean =
     requestGeneration == currentGeneration && requestProfileKey == currentProfileKey
 
+/**
+ * Selects the identity a model-options response may publish into chat UI state.
+ * Catalog-only requests populate picker choices without changing session identity.
+ */
+internal fun modelOptionsIdentityToPublish(
+    catalogOnly: Boolean,
+    hasLiveSession: Boolean,
+    sessionIdentity: GatewayModelIdentity?,
+    options: GatewayModelOptions,
+): GatewayModelIdentity? = when {
+    catalogOnly -> null
+    hasLiveSession && sessionIdentity != null -> sessionIdentity
+    else -> GatewayModelIdentity(options.currentModel, options.currentProvider)
+}
+
 /**
  * The explicit in-chat overrides to bind onto a gateway `session.create` as the
  * new session's PER-SESSION overrides. Matches the upstream desktop client,
@@ -488,7 +585,7 @@ class GatewayTurnCallbacks(
      */
     val onInterimReconciled: (text: String) -> Unit = { _ -> },
     val onThinkingDelta: (String) -> Unit,
-    val onToolCallStart: (toolCallId: String, toolName: String) -> Unit,
+    val onToolCallStart: (toolCallId: String, toolName: String, argsPreview: String?) -> Unit,
     val onToolCallDone: (toolCallId: String, resultPreview: String?) -> Unit,
     val onToolCallFailed: (toolCallId: String, errorMsg: String?) -> Unit,
     /** Attach deterministic output-risk metadata to the matching tool card. */
@@ -521,8 +618,6 @@ class GatewayTurnCallbacks(
     val onInteractionRequest: (GatewayAsk) -> Unit,
     /** Server declared a pending interaction expired; clear only the matching card. */
     val onInteractionExpired: (GatewayAskExpiry) -> Unit,
-    /** The turn resumed after a pending interaction was resolved elsewhere. */
-    val onInteractionResolved: (GatewayAskExpiry) -> Unit = { _ -> },
     /**
      * Gateway `status.update` lifecycle line — model fallback, retries, and
      * errors (often emoji-prefixed: 🔄 fallback, ⏳ retry, ❌ error). Default

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

@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ import com.hermesandroid.relay.network.upstream.models.SkillListResponse
 import com.hermesandroid.relay.network.upstream.models.UsageInfo
 import com.hermesandroid.relay.util.TurnLatencyTracer
 import kotlinx.coroutines.Dispatchers
+import kotlinx.coroutines.CancellationException
 import kotlinx.coroutines.withContext
 import kotlinx.serialization.encodeToString
 import kotlinx.serialization.Serializable
@@ -27,6 +28,7 @@ import kotlinx.serialization.json.JsonArray
 import kotlinx.serialization.json.JsonObject
 import kotlinx.serialization.json.JsonPrimitive
 import kotlinx.serialization.json.booleanOrNull
+import kotlinx.serialization.json.buildJsonObject
 import kotlinx.serialization.json.contentOrNull
 import kotlinx.serialization.json.decodeFromJsonElement
 import kotlinx.serialization.json.put
@@ -213,10 +215,12 @@ internal fun parseApiProviderModelOptionsBody(
     val root = runCatching { json.parseToJsonElement(body) as? JsonObject }.getOrNull()
         ?: return null
     val rows = root["providers"] as? JsonArray ?: return null
-    val providers = rows.mapNotNull { element ->
-        val obj = element as? JsonObject ?: return@mapNotNull null
-        parseGatewayModelProvider(obj)
-    }
+    val providers = normalizeGatewayModelProviders(
+        rows.mapNotNull { element ->
+            val obj = element as? JsonObject ?: return@mapNotNull null
+            parseGatewayModelProvider(obj)
+        },
+    )
     return ApiProviderModelOptions(
         providers = providers,
         currentModel = (root["model"] as? JsonPrimitive)?.contentOrNull.orEmpty(),
@@ -323,7 +327,7 @@ internal fun parseModelOptionsBody(json: Json, body: String): List<ApiModelOptio
             root = (obj["root"] as? JsonPrimitive)?.contentOrNull,
             parent = (obj["parent"] as? JsonPrimitive)?.contentOrNull,
         )
-    }
+    }.distinctBy { it.id }
 }
 
 private const val STREAM_ERROR_BODY_LIMIT = 16L * 1024L
@@ -428,10 +432,12 @@ private class RetryingEventSource(
 class HermesApiClient(
     baseUrl: String,
     private val apiKey: String,
+    httpClient: OkHttpClient? = null,
     private val json: Json = Json {
         ignoreUnknownKeys = true
         isLenient = true
-    }
+    },
+    okHttpClient: OkHttpClient? = null,
 ) {
     @Volatile
     private var lastCapabilities: ServerCapabilities? = null
@@ -475,7 +481,7 @@ class HermesApiClient(
 
     private val mainHandler = Handler(Looper.getMainLooper())
 
-    private val client: OkHttpClient = OkHttpClient.Builder()
+    private val client: OkHttpClient = httpClient ?: okHttpClient ?: OkHttpClient.Builder()
         .readTimeout(5, TimeUnit.MINUTES)
         .connectTimeout(10, TimeUnit.SECONDS)
         .build()
@@ -682,19 +688,62 @@ class HermesApiClient(
         }
     }
 
-    suspend fun getMessages(sessionId: String): List<MessageItem> = withContext(Dispatchers.IO) {
+    suspend fun setSessionPinned(sessionId: String, pinned: Boolean): Boolean =
+        patchSessionFlag(sessionId, "pinned", pinned)
+
+    suspend fun setSessionArchived(sessionId: String, archived: Boolean): Boolean =
+        patchSessionFlag(sessionId, "archived", archived)
+
+    private suspend fun patchSessionFlag(
+        sessionId: String,
+        field: String,
+        value: Boolean,
+    ): Boolean = withContext(Dispatchers.IO) {
         try {
-            val request = authRequest("$baseUrl/api/sessions/$sessionId/messages")
-                .get()
+            val reqBody = buildJsonObject { put(field, value) }.toString()
+            val request = authRequest("$baseUrl/api/sessions/$sessionId")
+                .patch(reqBody.toRequestBody(JSON_MEDIA))
                 .build()
             client.newCall(request).execute().use { response ->
-                if (!response.isSuccessful) return@withContext emptyList()
-                val body = response.body?.string() ?: return@withContext emptyList()
-                val parsed = json.decodeFromString<MessageListResponse>(body)
-                parsed.data ?: parsed.items ?: parsed.messages ?: emptyList()
+                if (!response.isSuccessful) {
+                    Log.w(TAG, "Set session $field failed: HTTP ${response.code}")
+                }
+                response.isSuccessful
             }
         } catch (e: Exception) {
-            Log.w(TAG, "Failed to get messages: ${e.message}")
+            Log.w(TAG, "Failed to set session $field: ${e.message}")
+            false
+        }
+    }
+
+    suspend fun getMessages(
+        sessionId: String,
+        mode: SessionMessageLoadMode = SessionMessageLoadMode.COMPLETE,
+    ): List<MessageItem> = withContext(Dispatchers.IO) {
+        loadSessionMessages(mode) { page ->
+            runCatching {
+                val url = "$baseUrl/api/sessions/$sessionId/messages".toHttpUrlOrNull()
+                    ?.newBuilder()
+                    ?.addQueryParameter("limit", page.limit.toString())
+                    ?.addQueryParameter("offset", page.offset.toString())
+                    ?.addQueryParameter("order", page.order)
+                    ?.build()
+                    ?: error("invalid session messages URL")
+                val request = authRequest(url.toString()).get().build()
+                client.newCall(request).execute().use { response ->
+                    if (!response.isSuccessful) error("HTTP ${response.code}")
+                    val body = response.body?.string() ?: error("empty response body")
+                    val parsed = json.decodeFromString<MessageListResponse>(body)
+                    SessionMessagePage(
+                        messages = parsed.data ?: parsed.items ?: parsed.messages ?: emptyList(),
+                        pagination = parsed.pagination,
+                        payloadChars = body.length,
+                    )
+                }
+            }
+        }.getOrElse { error ->
+            if (error is CancellationException) throw error
+            Log.w(TAG, "Failed to get messages: ${error.message}")
             emptyList()
         }
     }

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

@@ -4,17 +4,28 @@ import android.content.Context
 import com.hermesandroid.relay.auth.SessionTokenStore
 import com.hermesandroid.relay.auth.SecureStoreCache
 import com.hermesandroid.relay.auth.buildRawTokenStore
+import java.io.EOFException
 import java.io.IOException
+import java.io.InterruptedIOException
+import java.net.ConnectException
+import java.net.InetAddress
+import java.net.NoRouteToHostException
+import java.net.SocketException
+import java.net.UnknownHostException
 import java.security.MessageDigest
 import java.security.SecureRandom
+import java.util.Collections
+import java.util.IdentityHashMap
 import java.util.concurrent.ConcurrentHashMap
 import java.util.concurrent.TimeUnit
+import javax.net.ssl.SSLException
 import kotlinx.serialization.SerialName
 import kotlinx.serialization.Serializable
 import kotlinx.serialization.decodeFromString
 import kotlinx.serialization.encodeToString
 import kotlinx.serialization.json.Json
 import okhttp3.Authenticator
+import okhttp3.Dns
 import okhttp3.Interceptor
 import okhttp3.MediaType.Companion.toMediaType
 import okhttp3.OkHttpClient
@@ -28,6 +39,7 @@ import okio.ByteString.Companion.toByteString
 private const val NATIVE_PKCE_FLOW = "native_pkce"
 private const val CALLBACK_PATH = "/callback"
 private const val TOKEN_KEY = "dashboard_native_tokens_json"
+private const val NATIVE_AUTH_DNS_RETRY_BACKOFF_MILLIS = 75L
 private val JSON_MEDIA = "application/json; charset=utf-8".toMediaType()
 
 @Serializable
@@ -91,6 +103,8 @@ class NativeDashboardAuthClient(
     baseUrl: String,
     private val tokenStore: NativeDashboardTokenStore,
     private val client: OkHttpClient = OkHttpClient.Builder()
+        .dns(RetryingNativeAuthDns())
+        .retryOnConnectionFailure(false)
         .connectTimeout(10, TimeUnit.SECONDS)
         .readTimeout(15, TimeUnit.SECONDS)
         .writeTimeout(15, TimeUnit.SECONDS)
@@ -126,7 +140,16 @@ class NativeDashboardAuthClient(
             .addQueryParameter("code_challenge_method", "S256")
             .addQueryParameter("redirect_uri", redirectUri)
             .addQueryParameter("state", state)
-            .apply { provider?.takeIf(String::isNotBlank)?.let { addQueryParameter("provider", it) } }
+            // Match the official Desktop client for Nous-hosted gateways: the
+            // gateway selects its single native-eligible provider. The provider
+            // name advertised to UI clients is presentation/configuration data,
+            // not a stable native-broker identifier. Other providers retain the
+            // explicit selector for direct client use and tests.
+            .apply {
+                provider
+                    ?.takeIf { it.isNotBlank() && !it.equals("nous", ignoreCase = true) }
+                    ?.let { addQueryParameter("provider", it) }
+            }
             .build()
             .toString()
         val generation = NativeTokenRefreshCoordinator.beginAuthorization(
@@ -271,12 +294,19 @@ class NativeDashboardAuthClient(
                 }
                 throw NativeDashboardAuthHttpException(response.code)
             }
-            val body = response.body?.string().orEmpty()
+            val body = response.body.string()
             runCatching { json.decodeFromString<NativeDashboardTokens>(body) }
-                .getOrElse { throw IOException("Dashboard token response was malformed", it) }
+                .getOrElse {
+                    throw NativeDashboardTokenShapeException(
+                        "Dashboard token response was malformed",
+                        it,
+                    )
+                }
                 .also {
                     if (it.accessToken.isBlank()) {
-                        throw IOException("Dashboard token response did not include an access token")
+                        throw NativeDashboardTokenShapeException(
+                            "Dashboard token response did not include an access token",
+                        )
                     }
                 }
         }
@@ -285,7 +315,7 @@ class NativeDashboardAuthClient(
                 NativeTokenRefreshCoordinator.currentGeneration(tokenStore.coordinationKey) !=
                 expectedGeneration
             ) {
-                throw IOException("Dashboard sign-in is no longer active")
+                throw NativeDashboardInactiveAuthorizationException()
             }
             tokenStore.save(tokens)
         }
@@ -312,6 +342,42 @@ class NativeDashboardAuthClient(
     }
 }
 
+/**
+ * Retries only the name lookup that precedes a native-auth request. The HTTP
+ * call itself remains single-shot, so a one-time authorization code is never
+ * replayed after the server may have consumed it.
+ */
+internal class RetryingNativeAuthDns(
+    private val delegate: Dns = Dns.SYSTEM,
+    private val backoffMillis: Long = NATIVE_AUTH_DNS_RETRY_BACKOFF_MILLIS,
+    private val sleeper: (Long) -> Unit = { Thread.sleep(it) },
+) : Dns {
+    override fun lookup(hostname: String): List<InetAddress> {
+        val firstFailure = try {
+            return delegate.lookup(hostname)
+        } catch (error: UnknownHostException) {
+            error
+        }
+
+        if (backoffMillis > 0L) {
+            try {
+                sleeper(backoffMillis)
+            } catch (interrupted: InterruptedException) {
+                Thread.currentThread().interrupt()
+                firstFailure.addSuppressed(interrupted)
+                throw firstFailure
+            }
+        }
+
+        return try {
+            delegate.lookup(hostname)
+        } catch (secondFailure: UnknownHostException) {
+            secondFailure.addSuppressed(firstFailure)
+            throw secondFailure
+        }
+    }
+}
+
 internal class NativeDashboardCallbackException(
     message: String,
     val retryable: Boolean = true,
@@ -430,10 +496,56 @@ class DashboardBearerAuth(
     }
 }
 
-private class NativeDashboardAuthHttpException(
+internal class NativeDashboardAuthHttpException(
     val statusCode: Int,
 ) : IOException("Dashboard native authentication failed (HTTP $statusCode)")
 
+internal class NativeDashboardTokenShapeException(
+    message: String,
+    cause: Throwable? = null,
+) : IOException(message, cause)
+
+internal class NativeDashboardInactiveAuthorizationException :
+    IOException("Dashboard sign-in is no longer active")
+
+internal fun nativeDashboardSignInFailureStage(error: Throwable): String {
+    error.firstCauseOfType<NativeDashboardCallbackException>()?.let { return "callback_error" }
+    error.firstCauseOfType<NativeDashboardAuthHttpException>()?.let {
+        return "token_http_${it.statusCode}"
+    }
+    if (error.firstCauseOfType<NativeDashboardTokenShapeException>() != null) return "token_shape"
+    if (error.firstCauseOfType<NativeDashboardInactiveAuthorizationException>() != null) {
+        return "inactive_generation"
+    }
+    if (error.firstCauseOfType<InterruptedIOException>() != null) return "token_transport_timeout"
+    if (error.firstCauseOfType<UnknownHostException>() != null) return "token_transport_dns"
+    if (error.firstCauseOfType<ConnectException>() != null ||
+        error.firstCauseOfType<NoRouteToHostException>() != null
+    ) {
+        return "token_transport_connect"
+    }
+    if (error.firstCauseOfType<SSLException>() != null) return "token_transport_tls"
+    if (error.firstCauseOfType<SocketException>() != null ||
+        error.firstCauseOfType<EOFException>() != null
+    ) {
+        return "token_transport_socket"
+    }
+    return if (error.firstCauseOfType<IOException>() != null) "token_transport" else "token_store"
+}
+
+internal fun nativeDashboardSignInFailureDiagnostic(error: Throwable): String =
+    "dashboard_native_pkce_failed stage=${nativeDashboardSignInFailureStage(error)}"
+
+private inline fun <reified T : Throwable> Throwable.firstCauseOfType(): T? {
+    val seen = Collections.newSetFromMap(IdentityHashMap<Throwable, Boolean>())
+    var current: Throwable? = this
+    while (current != null && seen.add(current)) {
+        if (current is T) return current
+        current = current.cause
+    }
+    return null
+}
+
 private object NativeTokenRefreshCoordinator {
     private val locks = ConcurrentHashMap<String, Any>()
     private val generations = ConcurrentHashMap<String, Long>()

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

@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 package com.hermesandroid.relay.network.upstream
 
+import com.hermesandroid.relay.BuildConfig
 import java.io.IOException
 import java.io.InputStream
 import java.net.InetAddress
@@ -7,6 +8,7 @@ import java.net.InetSocketAddress
 import java.net.ServerSocket
 import java.net.Socket
 import java.net.SocketTimeoutException
+import java.security.MessageDigest
 import kotlinx.coroutines.Dispatchers
 import kotlinx.coroutines.TimeoutCancellationException
 import kotlinx.coroutines.currentCoroutineContext
@@ -14,12 +16,86 @@ import kotlinx.coroutines.ensureActive
 import kotlinx.coroutines.isActive
 import kotlinx.coroutines.withContext
 import kotlinx.coroutines.withTimeout
+import okio.ByteString.Companion.toByteString
 
 private const val CALLBACK_PATH = "/callback"
 private const val MAX_REQUEST_LINE_BYTES = 8 * 1024
 private const val MAX_HEADER_BYTES = 16 * 1024
 private const val ACCEPT_POLL_MILLIS = 500
-internal const val DEFAULT_NATIVE_SIGN_IN_TIMEOUT_MILLIS = 2 * 60 * 1000L
+internal const val DEFAULT_NATIVE_SIGN_IN_TIMEOUT_MILLIS = 5 * 60 * 1000L
+internal val NATIVE_SIGN_IN_RETURN_URI = "${BuildConfig.APPLICATION_ID}://return"
+
+private enum class CallbackPage(
+    val modifier: String,
+    val eyebrow: String,
+    val title: String,
+    val message: String,
+    val guidance: String,
+) {
+    Success(
+        modifier = "success",
+        eyebrow = "Secure sign-in",
+        title = "Sign-in complete",
+        message = "Your secure session is ready in Hermes Relay.",
+        guidance = "Return to Hermes Relay to continue.",
+    ),
+    Failure(
+        modifier = "failure",
+        eyebrow = "Secure sign-in",
+        title = "Sign-in needs another try",
+        message = "No session details were saved from this attempt.",
+        guidance = "Return to Hermes Relay and start sign-in again.",
+    ),
+    AuthorizationRejected(
+        modifier = "failure",
+        eyebrow = "Provider sign-in",
+        title = "Sign-in was not completed",
+        message = "The provider returned without an approved authorization for Hermes.",
+        guidance = "Return to Hermes Relay and start again if you still want to sign in.",
+    ),
+    CodeRejected(
+        modifier = "failure",
+        eyebrow = "Hosted Hermes callback",
+        title = "Hermes rejected the sign-in code",
+        message = "Google sign-in finished, but hosted Hermes could not exchange its one-time callback code for a session.",
+        guidance = "Return to Hermes Relay and start a fresh sign-in attempt.",
+    ),
+    GatewayUnavailable(
+        modifier = "failure",
+        eyebrow = "Hosted Hermes callback",
+        title = "Hosted Hermes could not finish sign-in",
+        message = "The callback reached Hermes Relay, but the hosted Hermes sign-in service was unavailable.",
+        guidance = "Return to Hermes Relay, wait a moment, and try again.",
+    ),
+    TransportFailure(
+        modifier = "failure",
+        eyebrow = "Secure sign-in connection",
+        title = "Could not reach hosted Hermes",
+        message = "Google sign-in finished, but the secure connection back to hosted Hermes was interrupted.",
+        guidance = "Return to Hermes Relay and retry on a stable connection.",
+    ),
+    ResponseUnsupported(
+        modifier = "failure",
+        eyebrow = "Hosted Hermes callback",
+        title = "Hermes returned an unsupported session",
+        message = "The hosted gateway answered, but its sign-in response was not compatible with this app.",
+        guidance = "Return to Hermes Relay and check for app and hosted Hermes updates.",
+    ),
+    SessionStorageFailure(
+        modifier = "failure",
+        eyebrow = "Secure session storage",
+        title = "The session could not be saved",
+        message = "Google sign-in finished, but Android could not securely save the Hermes session on this device.",
+        guidance = "Return to Hermes Relay and try again. If it repeats, check the app's diagnostics.",
+    ),
+    Rejected(
+        modifier = "rejected",
+        eyebrow = "Protected callback",
+        title = "Callback not accepted",
+        message = "Hermes Relay ignored this request to protect your sign-in.",
+        guidance = "Return to the app and continue the sign-in already in progress.",
+    ),
+}
 
 internal enum class DashboardRedirectAuthMode {
     NativePkce,
@@ -119,7 +195,7 @@ class NativeDashboardSignInCoordinator(
                     writeResponse(
                         socket,
                         status = "403 Forbidden",
-                        body = "This sign-in callback was not accepted.",
+                        page = CallbackPage.Rejected,
                     )
                     return@use null
                 }
@@ -132,7 +208,7 @@ class NativeDashboardSignInCoordinator(
                     writeResponse(
                         socket,
                         status = "400 Bad Request",
-                        body = "This sign-in callback was not accepted.",
+                        page = CallbackPage.Rejected,
                     )
                     return@use null
                 }
@@ -145,7 +221,7 @@ class NativeDashboardSignInCoordinator(
                         writeResponse(
                             socket,
                             status = "200 OK",
-                            body = "Sign-in complete. You can return to Hermes Relay.",
+                            page = CallbackPage.Success,
                         )
                     }
                 } catch (error: NativeDashboardCallbackException) {
@@ -153,21 +229,21 @@ class NativeDashboardSignInCoordinator(
                         writeResponse(
                             socket,
                             status = "400 Bad Request",
-                            body = "This sign-in callback was not accepted.",
+                            page = CallbackPage.Rejected,
                         )
                         return@use null
                     }
                     writeResponse(
                         socket,
                         status = "400 Bad Request",
-                        body = "Sign-in could not be completed. Return to Hermes Relay and try again.",
+                        page = CallbackPage.AuthorizationRejected,
                     )
                     throw error
                 } catch (error: Exception) {
                     writeResponse(
                         socket,
                         status = "400 Bad Request",
-                        body = "Sign-in could not be completed. Return to Hermes Relay and try again.",
+                        page = callbackFailurePage(error),
                     )
                     throw error
                 }
@@ -237,17 +313,20 @@ class NativeDashboardSignInCoordinator(
         throw IOException("Native sign-in callback line was too large")
     }
 
-    private fun writeResponse(socket: Socket, status: String, body: String) {
-        val html = """
-            <!doctype html>
-            <html><head><meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width,initial-scale=1"></head>
-            <body><p>${escapeHtml(body)}</p></body></html>
-        """.trimIndent().toByteArray(Charsets.UTF_8)
+    private fun writeResponse(socket: Socket, status: String, page: CallbackPage) {
+        val html = callbackPageHtml(page).toByteArray(Charsets.UTF_8)
         val headers = buildString {
             append("HTTP/1.1 ").append(status).append("\r\n")
             append("Content-Type: text/html; charset=utf-8\r\n")
             append("Content-Length: ").append(html.size).append("\r\n")
             append("Cache-Control: no-store\r\n")
+            append("Pragma: no-cache\r\n")
+            append("Expires: 0\r\n")
+            append("Content-Security-Policy: ").append(CALLBACK_CSP).append("\r\n")
+            append("Referrer-Policy: no-referrer\r\n")
+            append("X-Content-Type-Options: nosniff\r\n")
+            append("X-Frame-Options: DENY\r\n")
+            append("Permissions-Policy: camera=(), geolocation=(), microphone=(), payment=(), usb=()\r\n")
             append("Connection: close\r\n\r\n")
         }.toByteArray(Charsets.US_ASCII)
         runCatching {
@@ -259,8 +338,77 @@ class NativeDashboardSignInCoordinator(
         }
     }
 
-    private fun escapeHtml(value: String): String =
-        value.replace("&", "&amp;")
-            .replace("<", "&lt;")
-            .replace(">", "&gt;")
+    private fun callbackFailurePage(error: Throwable): CallbackPage {
+        val stage = nativeDashboardSignInFailureStage(error)
+        return when {
+            stage == "token_http_400" -> CallbackPage.CodeRejected
+            stage == "callback_error" -> CallbackPage.AuthorizationRejected
+            stage == "token_http_429" || stage.startsWith("token_http_5") ->
+                CallbackPage.GatewayUnavailable
+            stage == "token_shape" -> CallbackPage.ResponseUnsupported
+            stage == "token_store" -> CallbackPage.SessionStorageFailure
+            stage.startsWith("token_transport") -> CallbackPage.TransportFailure
+            else -> CallbackPage.Failure
+        }
+    }
+
+    private fun callbackPageHtml(page: CallbackPage): String = """
+        <!doctype html>
+        <html lang="en">
+        <head>
+          <meta charset="utf-8">
+          <meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width,initial-scale=1,viewport-fit=cover">
+          <meta name="color-scheme" content="dark">
+          <title>${page.title} · Hermes Relay</title>
+          <style>$CALLBACK_STYLE</style>
+        </head>
+        <body>
+          <main class="shell">
+            <section class="card ${page.modifier}" aria-labelledby="page-title" aria-describedby="page-message page-guidance">
+              <div class="status-rail" aria-hidden="true"></div>
+              <p class="brand">Hermes Relay</p>
+              <p class="eyebrow">${page.eyebrow}</p>
+              <h1 id="page-title" tabindex="-1">${page.title}</h1>
+              <p id="page-message" class="message">${page.message}</p>
+              <p id="page-guidance" class="guidance">${page.guidance}</p>
+              <a class="return-link" href="$NATIVE_SIGN_IN_RETURN_URI">Return to Hermes Relay</a>
+            </section>
+          </main>
+        </body>
+        </html>
+    """.trimIndent()
+
+    private companion object {
+        private val CALLBACK_STYLE = """
+            :root{color-scheme:dark;font-family:ui-sans-serif,system-ui,-apple-system,BlinkMacSystemFont,"Segoe UI",sans-serif;background:#08090d;color:#f7f4ff}
+            *{box-sizing:border-box}
+            body{margin:0;min-height:100vh;min-height:100svh;background:#08090d}
+            .shell{min-height:100vh;min-height:100svh;display:grid;place-items:center;padding:max(24px,env(safe-area-inset-top)) max(20px,env(safe-area-inset-right)) max(24px,env(safe-area-inset-bottom)) max(20px,env(safe-area-inset-left))}
+            .card{position:relative;width:min(100%,460px);overflow:hidden;border:1px solid #2d2938;border-radius:18px;background:#111219;padding:32px 28px 28px;box-shadow:0 18px 48px rgba(0,0,0,.34);animation:card-in 220ms ease-out both}
+            .status-rail{position:absolute;inset:0 auto 0 0;width:4px;background:#9b6bf0}
+            .success .status-rail{background:#55d98b}.failure .status-rail{background:#ff7188}
+            .brand{margin:0 0 28px;color:#bba4f5;font-size:.78rem;font-weight:750;letter-spacing:.12em;text-transform:uppercase}
+            .eyebrow{margin:0 0 8px;color:#cac4d8;font-size:.9rem;font-weight:650}
+            h1{margin:0;color:#fff;font-size:clamp(1.8rem,8vw,2.45rem);font-weight:720;letter-spacing:-.035em;line-height:1.08;outline:none}
+            h1:focus-visible{outline:2px solid #9b6bf0;outline-offset:6px;border-radius:3px}
+            .message{margin:18px 0 0;color:#eeeaf7;font-size:1.04rem;line-height:1.6}
+            .guidance{margin:12px 0 0;color:#bdb7c9;font-size:.95rem;line-height:1.55}
+            .return-link{display:block;width:100%;margin-top:26px;border:1px solid #8c5ef0;border-radius:12px;background:#6b35e8;color:#fff;padding:13px 18px;font:inherit;font-weight:700;text-align:center;text-decoration:none;cursor:pointer}
+            .return-link:hover{border-color:#c4a8ff}.return-link:focus-visible{outline:3px solid #c4a8ff;outline-offset:3px}.return-link:active{background:#5d28d3}
+            @keyframes card-in{from{opacity:0;transform:translateY(8px)}to{opacity:1;transform:none}}
+            @media (prefers-reduced-motion:reduce){*,*::before,*::after{animation:none!important;scroll-behavior:auto!important;transition:none!important}}
+            @media (max-width:380px){.card{padding:28px 22px 24px;border-radius:16px}}
+        """.trimIndent()
+
+        private fun cspHash(value: String): String = MessageDigest.getInstance("SHA-256")
+            .digest(value.toByteArray(Charsets.UTF_8))
+            .toByteString()
+            .base64()
+
+        private val CALLBACK_CSP = buildString {
+            append("default-src 'none'; base-uri 'none'; form-action 'none'; frame-ancestors 'none'; ")
+            append("img-src 'none'; connect-src 'none'; object-src 'none'; script-src 'none'; ")
+            append("style-src 'sha256-").append(cspHash(CALLBACK_STYLE)).append("'")
+        }
+    }
 }

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

@@ -0,0 +1,78 @@
+package com.hermesandroid.relay.network.upstream
+
+import com.hermesandroid.relay.network.upstream.models.MessageItem
+import com.hermesandroid.relay.network.upstream.models.MessagePagination
+import kotlinx.coroutines.CancellationException
+
+/** Explicit transcript read intent for Hermes' bounded messages endpoint. */
+enum class SessionMessageLoadMode {
+    /** One bounded newest-first window, returned in chronological order. */
+    LATEST,
+
+    /** Every page, oldest first, subject to Android memory safety bounds. */
+    COMPLETE,
+}
+
+internal const val SESSION_MESSAGE_PAGE_SIZE = 500
+private const val MAX_COMPLETE_TRANSCRIPT_MESSAGES = 50_000
+private const val MAX_COMPLETE_TRANSCRIPT_PAYLOAD_CHARS = 32_000_000
+
+internal data class SessionMessagePageRequest(
+    val limit: Int = SESSION_MESSAGE_PAGE_SIZE,
+    val offset: Int = 0,
+    val order: String,
+)
+
+internal data class SessionMessagePage(
+    val messages: List<MessageItem>,
+    val pagination: MessagePagination?,
+    val payloadChars: Int,
+)
+
+internal class SessionTranscriptTooLargeException(message: String) : IllegalStateException(message)
+
+/** Shared API-server/dashboard pagination contract. Legacy unpaginated envelopes remain valid. */
+internal suspend fun loadSessionMessages(
+    mode: SessionMessageLoadMode,
+    fetchPage: suspend (SessionMessagePageRequest) -> Result<SessionMessagePage>,
+): Result<List<MessageItem>> {
+    return try {
+        val order = if (mode == SessionMessageLoadMode.LATEST) "latest" else "oldest"
+        val collected = ArrayList<MessageItem>()
+        var offset = 0
+        var payloadChars = 0L
+
+        while (true) {
+            val request = SessionMessagePageRequest(offset = offset, order = order)
+            val page = fetchPage(request).getOrThrow()
+            payloadChars += page.payloadChars
+            if (payloadChars > MAX_COMPLETE_TRANSCRIPT_PAYLOAD_CHARS) {
+                throw SessionTranscriptTooLargeException(
+                    "Session transcript exceeds Android's 32 MB safe-load limit",
+                )
+            }
+            if (collected.size + page.messages.size > MAX_COMPLETE_TRANSCRIPT_MESSAGES) {
+                throw SessionTranscriptTooLargeException(
+                    "Session transcript exceeds Android's 50,000-message safe-load limit",
+                )
+            }
+            collected += page.messages
+
+            if (mode == SessionMessageLoadMode.LATEST) break
+            // Older Hermes returned one unpaginated complete envelope. Never issue
+            // a speculative second request against that contract.
+            val pagination = page.pagination ?: break
+            val returned = pagination.returned ?: page.messages.size
+            if (page.messages.isEmpty() || returned < request.limit || page.messages.size < request.limit) break
+
+            val nextOffset = offset + page.messages.size
+            if (nextOffset <= offset) break
+            offset = nextOffset
+        }
+        Result.success(collected)
+    } catch (error: CancellationException) {
+        throw error
+    } catch (error: Throwable) {
+        Result.failure(error)
+    }
+}

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

@@ -1,21 +1,27 @@
 package com.hermesandroid.relay.network.upstream.models
 
+import com.hermesandroid.relay.data.MessageReaction
 import kotlinx.serialization.ExperimentalSerializationApi
 import kotlinx.serialization.KSerializer
 import kotlinx.serialization.SerialName
 import kotlinx.serialization.Serializable
+import kotlinx.serialization.SerializationException
 import kotlinx.serialization.descriptors.PrimitiveKind
 import kotlinx.serialization.descriptors.PrimitiveSerialDescriptor
 import kotlinx.serialization.encoding.Decoder
 import kotlinx.serialization.encoding.Encoder
 import kotlinx.serialization.json.JsonArray
+import kotlinx.serialization.json.Json
 import kotlinx.serialization.json.JsonDecoder
 import kotlinx.serialization.json.JsonElement
+import kotlinx.serialization.json.JsonEncoder
 import kotlinx.serialization.json.JsonNull
 import kotlinx.serialization.json.JsonObject
 import kotlinx.serialization.json.JsonPrimitive
+import kotlinx.serialization.json.doubleOrNull
 import kotlinx.serialization.json.jsonArray
 import kotlinx.serialization.json.jsonPrimitive
+import kotlinx.serialization.json.longOrNull
 import java.time.Instant
 
 /**
@@ -76,6 +82,56 @@ object FlexibleIdNonNullSerializer : KSerializer<String> {
     }
 }
 
+/** Unknown-safe durable SQLite row id used by current Gateway history. */
+@OptIn(ExperimentalSerializationApi::class)
+object FlexibleLongSerializer : KSerializer<Long?> {
+    override val descriptor = PrimitiveSerialDescriptor("FlexibleLong", PrimitiveKind.LONG)
+
+    override fun deserialize(decoder: Decoder): Long? {
+        return try {
+            val jsonDecoder = decoder as? JsonDecoder
+                ?: return decoder.decodeLong()
+            (jsonDecoder.decodeJsonElement() as? JsonPrimitive)?.longOrNull
+        } catch (_: Exception) {
+            null
+        }
+    }
+
+    override fun serialize(encoder: Encoder, value: Long?) {
+        if (value != null) encoder.encodeLong(value) else encoder.encodeNull()
+    }
+}
+
+/**
+ * Dashboard versions may expose SQLite JSON columns either as an object or as
+ * their raw JSON string. Normalize both shapes so persisted presentation data
+ * (notably message reactions) survives a history reload on every supported
+ * upstream version.
+ */
+object FlexibleJsonObjectSerializer : KSerializer<JsonObject?> {
+    override val descriptor = JsonObject.serializer().descriptor
+
+    override fun deserialize(decoder: Decoder): JsonObject? {
+        return try {
+            val jsonDecoder = decoder as? JsonDecoder ?: return null
+            when (val element = jsonDecoder.decodeJsonElement()) {
+                is JsonObject -> element
+                is JsonPrimitive -> element.content.takeIf { it.isNotBlank() }
+                    ?.let { Json.parseToJsonElement(it) as? JsonObject }
+                else -> null
+            }
+        } catch (_: Exception) {
+            null
+        }
+    }
+
+    override fun serialize(encoder: Encoder, value: JsonObject?) {
+        val jsonEncoder = encoder as? JsonEncoder
+            ?: throw SerializationException("FlexibleJsonObjectSerializer requires JSON")
+        jsonEncoder.encodeJsonElement(value ?: JsonNull)
+    }
+}
+
 /** Timestamp serializer for Hermes session metadata.
  *
  * Upstream currently returns epoch seconds for `started_at` / `last_active`;
@@ -113,6 +169,32 @@ object FlexibleTimestampSerializer : KSerializer<Double?> {
     }
 }
 
+/**
+ * Boolean serializer for session flags backed by SQLite integer columns.
+ *
+ * Older Dashboard responses can expose those columns as `0` / `1` instead of
+ * JSON booleans. Accept the equivalent primitive forms without making arbitrary
+ * numbers or strings truthy, and always serialize back to a real JSON boolean.
+ */
+object FlexibleBooleanSerializer : KSerializer<Boolean> {
+    override val descriptor = PrimitiveSerialDescriptor("FlexibleBoolean", PrimitiveKind.BOOLEAN)
+
+    override fun deserialize(decoder: Decoder): Boolean {
+        val jsonDecoder = decoder as? JsonDecoder ?: return decoder.decodeBoolean()
+        val element = jsonDecoder.decodeJsonElement()
+        val value = (element as? JsonPrimitive)?.content?.trim()?.lowercase()
+        return when (value) {
+            "true", "1" -> true
+            "false", "0" -> false
+            else -> throw SerializationException("Expected a boolean-compatible value, got $element")
+        }
+    }
+
+    override fun serialize(encoder: Encoder, value: Boolean) {
+        encoder.encodeBoolean(value)
+    }
+}
+
 // --- Session CRUD responses ---
 
 @Serializable
@@ -142,6 +224,8 @@ data class SessionItem(
     val preview: String? = null,
     val model: String? = null,
     val source: String? = null,
+    /** Owning profile on the cross-profile `/api/profiles/sessions` endpoint. */
+    val profile: String? = null,
     @SerialName("started_at")
     @Serializable(with = FlexibleTimestampSerializer::class)
     val startedAt: Double? = null,
@@ -164,12 +248,50 @@ data class SessionItem(
     @SerialName("tool_call_count") val toolCallCount: Int? = null,
     @SerialName("input_tokens") val inputTokens: Int? = null,
     @SerialName("output_tokens") val outputTokens: Int? = null,
-    @SerialName("has_model_config") val hasModelConfig: Boolean = false,
+    @SerialName("actual_cost_usd") val actualCostUsd: Double? = null,
+    @SerialName("estimated_cost_usd") val estimatedCostUsd: Double? = null,
+    @SerialName("is_active") val isActive: Boolean = false,
+    @SerialName("has_model_config")
+    @Serializable(with = FlexibleBooleanSerializer::class)
+    val hasModelConfig: Boolean = false,
+    /** Durable flags returned by current Dashboard and API-server session resources. */
+    @Serializable(with = FlexibleBooleanSerializer::class)
+    val pinned: Boolean = false,
+    @Serializable(with = FlexibleBooleanSerializer::class)
+    val archived: Boolean = false,
+    /** Optional workspace metadata added by newer Dashboard session lists. */
+    val cwd: String? = null,
+    @SerialName("git_branch") val gitBranch: String? = null,
+    @SerialName("git_repo_root") val gitRepoRoot: String? = null,
+    /** Best-effort association from the Dashboard's read-only transcript scan. */
+    val pullRequest: SessionPullRequest? = null,
 ) {
     val resolvedLastActivity: Double?
         get() = lastActive ?: lastActivity ?: lastActivityAt ?: updatedAt
 }
 
+@Serializable
+data class SessionPullRequest(
+    val number: Int,
+    val url: String,
+    val branch: String? = null,
+    val state: String? = null,
+    val draft: Boolean = false,
+    val title: String? = null,
+)
+
+@Serializable
+data class SessionPullRequestScanResponse(
+    @SerialName("pull_requests") val pullRequests: Map<String, SessionPullRequest> = emptyMap(),
+    val scanned: List<String> = emptyList(),
+)
+
+@Serializable
+data class RepositoryPullRequestListResponse(
+    val ghReady: Boolean = false,
+    val prs: List<SessionPullRequest> = emptyList(),
+)
+
 @Serializable
 data class CreateSessionRequest(
     val title: String? = null,
@@ -241,7 +363,16 @@ data class MessageListResponse(
     val items: List<MessageItem>? = null,
     val messages: List<MessageItem>? = null, // alternate key
     val data: List<MessageItem>? = null, // upstream /api/sessions/{id}/messages list envelope
-    val total: Int? = null
+    val total: Int? = null,
+    val pagination: MessagePagination? = null,
+)
+
+@Serializable
+data class MessagePagination(
+    val limit: Int? = null,
+    val offset: Int? = null,
+    val order: String? = null,
+    val returned: Int? = null,
 )
 
 @Serializable
@@ -251,6 +382,9 @@ data class MessageItem(
     @SerialName("session_id")
     @Serializable(with = FlexibleIdSerializer::class)
     val sessionId: String? = null,
+    @SerialName("row_id")
+    @Serializable(with = FlexibleLongSerializer::class)
+    val rowId: Long? = null,
     val role: String,
     val content: JsonElement? = null,
     @SerialName("tool_calls") val toolCalls: JsonElement? = null,
@@ -261,7 +395,9 @@ data class MessageItem(
     val timestamp: Double? = null,
     @SerialName("finish_reason") val finishReason: String? = null,
     @SerialName("display_kind") val displayKind: String? = null,
-    @SerialName("display_metadata") val displayMetadata: JsonObject? = null,
+    @SerialName("display_metadata")
+    @Serializable(with = FlexibleJsonObjectSerializer::class)
+    val displayMetadata: JsonObject? = null,
     // Reasoning persisted with the assistant message (upstream serializes
     // both names; reasoning is the canonical one). Restored into
     // ChatMessage.thinkingContent so the Thought-process block survives a
@@ -269,11 +405,24 @@ data class MessageItem(
     val reasoning: String? = null,
     @SerialName("reasoning_content") val reasoningContent: String? = null,
 ) {
+    /**
+     * Dashboard history uses the SQLite row id as numeric `id`; Gateway
+     * history exposes the same value explicitly as `row_id`. Match Desktop by
+     * accepting either representation so persisted rows remain directly
+     * reactable after reload.
+     */
+    val resolvedRowId: Long?
+        get() = rowId ?: id?.toLongOrNull()
+
     /** Reasoning text under whichever field name the server used. */
     val resolvedReasoning: String?
         get() = reasoning?.takeIf { it.isNotBlank() }
             ?: reasoningContent?.takeIf { it.isNotBlank() }
 
+    /** Persisted tapbacks stored by Hermes in display_metadata.reactions. */
+    val reactions: List<MessageReaction>
+        get() = parseMessageReactions(displayMetadata?.get("reactions"))
+
     /** Extract content as plain text string. Handles both string and array-of-parts formats. */
     val contentText: String?
         get() = when (content) {
@@ -301,6 +450,21 @@ data class MessageItem(
         }
 }
 
+fun parseMessageReactions(element: JsonElement?): List<MessageReaction> =
+    (element as? JsonArray).orEmpty().mapNotNull { raw ->
+        val reaction = raw as? JsonObject ?: return@mapNotNull null
+        val emoji = (reaction["emoji"] as? JsonPrimitive)?.content?.takeIf { it.isNotBlank() }
+            ?: return@mapNotNull null
+        val author = (reaction["author"] as? JsonPrimitive)?.content
+            ?.takeIf { it == "user" || it == "agent" }
+            ?: return@mapNotNull null
+        MessageReaction(
+            emoji = emoji,
+            author = author,
+            at = (reaction["at"] as? JsonPrimitive)?.doubleOrNull ?: 0.0,
+        )
+    }
+
 // --- SSE streaming events from /api/sessions/{id}/chat/stream ---
 //
 // Hermes WebAPI event types (from server source):

app/src/main/kotlin/com/hermesandroid/relay/notifications/ProactiveMessageNotifier.kt

@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ import android.content.Context
 import android.content.Intent
 import android.content.pm.PackageManager
 import android.os.Build
+import android.net.Uri
 import android.util.Log
 import androidx.core.app.NotificationCompat
 import androidx.core.app.NotificationManagerCompat
@@ -47,10 +48,13 @@ object ProactiveMessageNotifier {
     /**
      * Tap route — opens Chat, where the message lives as a Thread. Must match
      * `Screen.Chat.route()` in RelayApp. Routed via the EXTRA_NAV_ROUTE deep-link
-     * path (MainActivity → NavRouteRequest → RelayApp collector). Opening the
-     * exact Thread by chat_id is a follow-up (see TODO).
+     * path (MainActivity → NavRouteRequest → RelayApp collector), carrying the
+     * `chat_id` so RelayApp opens the exact real or provisional Thread.
      */
-    private const val TAP_ROUTE = "chat"
+    private fun tapRoute(chatId: String?): String =
+        chatId?.takeIf { it.isNotBlank() }
+            ?.let { "chat?proactiveChatId=${Uri.encode(it)}" }
+            ?: "chat"
 
     /**
      * Post (or replace) a proactive-message notification.
@@ -80,7 +84,7 @@ object ProactiveMessageNotifier {
 
         val tapIntent = Intent(context, MainActivity::class.java).apply {
             flags = Intent.FLAG_ACTIVITY_NEW_TASK or Intent.FLAG_ACTIVITY_CLEAR_TOP
-            putExtra(MainActivity.EXTRA_NAV_ROUTE, TAP_ROUTE)
+            putExtra(MainActivity.EXTRA_NAV_ROUTE, tapRoute(chatId))
         }
         val pendingFlags = PendingIntent.FLAG_UPDATE_CURRENT or PendingIntent.FLAG_IMMUTABLE
         // Distinct requestCode per slot so each notification gets its own

app/src/main/kotlin/com/hermesandroid/relay/reliability/ReliabilityCenter.kt

@@ -90,6 +90,29 @@ object ReliabilityCenter {
         writer.execute { runCatching { target.append(report) } }
     }
 
+    /** Persist a bounded, content-free checkpoint before a user-requested chat reset. */
+    fun recordSessionCheckpoint(context: Context, evidence: SessionResetEvidence) {
+        initialize(context)
+        val report = ReliabilityReport(
+            reportId = ReliabilityReport.newId("checkpoint"),
+            appSessionId = appSessionId,
+            timeIso = Instant.now().toString(),
+            kind = ReliabilityKind.SessionCheckpoint,
+            owner = ReliabilityOwner.Android,
+            severity = ReliabilitySeverity.Info,
+            summary = "Chat context reset",
+            recovery = "The prior context remains on Hermes when it had a stored session.",
+            reportRecommended = false,
+            technicalDetail = evidence.technicalDetail(),
+            routeRole = evidence.transport,
+            environment = environment(),
+        )
+        // A pre-reset checkpoint is useful only if it lands before state is
+        // replaced. The store is tiny and atomically rewritten, so persist it
+        // synchronously instead of queueing behind later failures.
+        runCatching { store?.append(report) }
+    }
+
     fun reports(context: Context): List<ReliabilityReport> {
         initialize(context)
         return store?.readAll().orEmpty()

app/src/main/kotlin/com/hermesandroid/relay/reliability/ReliabilityReport.kt

@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ const val RELIABILITY_SCHEMA_VERSION = 1
 enum class ReliabilityKind {
     FatalCrash,
     AnrSignal,
+    SessionCheckpoint,
     RecoverableProductError,
     Connectivity,
     Authentication,

app/src/main/kotlin/com/hermesandroid/relay/reliability/SessionResetEvidence.kt

@@ -0,0 +1,33 @@
+package com.hermesandroid.relay.reliability
+
+/**
+ * Content-free evidence captured immediately before Android replaces a chat
+ * context. Deliberately excludes prompts, message text, IDs, profile names,
+ * URLs, paths, attachments, and tool arguments/results.
+ */
+data class SessionResetEvidence(
+    val reason: String,
+    val transport: String,
+    val messageCount: Int,
+    val toolCount: Int,
+    val queuedCount: Int,
+    val pendingAttachmentCount: Int,
+    val hadStoredSession: Boolean,
+    val turnActive: Boolean,
+    val askPending: Boolean,
+) {
+    fun technicalDetail(): String = buildString {
+        appendLine("reason=${reason.safeToken()}")
+        appendLine("transport=${transport.safeToken()}")
+        appendLine("messages=${messageCount.coerceAtLeast(0)}")
+        appendLine("tools=${toolCount.coerceAtLeast(0)}")
+        appendLine("queued=${queuedCount.coerceAtLeast(0)}")
+        appendLine("pending_attachments=${pendingAttachmentCount.coerceAtLeast(0)}")
+        appendLine("had_stored_session=$hadStoredSession")
+        appendLine("turn_active=$turnActive")
+        append("ask_pending=$askPending")
+    }
+
+    private fun String.safeToken(): String =
+        lowercase().replace(Regex("[^a-z0-9_.-]"), "_").take(40).ifBlank { "unknown" }
+}

app/src/main/kotlin/com/hermesandroid/relay/runtime/HermesRuntimeBinder.kt

@@ -176,10 +176,14 @@ internal class HermesRuntimeBinder(
         chat.setDisplayProfileProvider { connection.effectiveDisplayProfile.value }
         chat.setDisplayAliasProvider { connection.profileDisplayAlias.value }
         chat.setProfileSessionLister { connection.listProfileScopedSessions() }
-        chat.setProfileMessageLoader(connection::loadProfileScopedMessages)
+        chat.setProfileMessageLoaderWithMode { profileName, sessionId, mode ->
+            connection.loadProfileScopedMessages(profileName, sessionId, mode)
+        }
         chat.setDashboardConfigLoader { connection.loadActiveDashboardConfig() }
         chat.profileSessionDeleter = connection::deleteProfileScopedSession
         chat.profileSessionRenamer = connection::renameProfileScopedSession
+        chat.profileSessionPinner = connection::setProfileScopedSessionPinned
+        chat.profileSessionArchiver = connection::setProfileScopedSessionArchived
         chat.onSessionChanged = connection::saveLastSessionId
         chat.setDemoModeWiring(
             isDemo = { connection.isDemoMode.value },

app/src/main/kotlin/com/hermesandroid/relay/ui/RelayApp.kt

@@ -59,6 +59,7 @@ import androidx.compose.ui.draw.alpha
 import androidx.compose.ui.graphics.vector.ImageVector
 import androidx.compose.ui.platform.LocalConfiguration
 import androidx.compose.ui.platform.LocalContext
+import androidx.compose.ui.platform.LocalWindowInfo
 import androidx.compose.ui.res.stringResource
 import androidx.compose.ui.text.font.FontFamily
 import androidx.compose.ui.unit.dp
@@ -95,14 +96,18 @@ import com.hermesandroid.relay.ui.components.avatar.LocalFloatingPet
 import com.hermesandroid.relay.ui.components.avatar.LocalPetPlaybackSpeed
 import com.hermesandroid.relay.ui.components.avatar.LocalPetStabilize
 import com.hermesandroid.relay.ui.components.avatar.PetLoader
+import com.hermesandroid.relay.ui.components.avatar.toAvatar
 import com.hermesandroid.relay.ui.components.avatar.SphereAvatar
+import com.hermesandroid.relay.ui.components.avatar.resolveBackgroundAvatar
 import com.hermesandroid.relay.ui.components.FloatingPetCompanion
 import com.hermesandroid.relay.ui.components.shouldCompactFloatingPet
 import com.hermesandroid.relay.ui.components.pet.LocalPetCompanionCoordinator
 import com.hermesandroid.relay.ui.components.pet.LocalPetSafeAreaRegistry
 import com.hermesandroid.relay.ui.components.pet.PetCompanionCoordinator
+import com.hermesandroid.relay.ui.components.pet.PetInteractionLayer
 import com.hermesandroid.relay.ui.components.pet.PetSafeAreaRegistry
 import com.hermesandroid.relay.ui.components.pet.petPerchSurface
+import com.hermesandroid.relay.ui.components.pet.platformModalOwnsPetLayer
 import com.hermesandroid.relay.ui.components.ConnectionSwitcherSheet
 import com.hermesandroid.relay.ui.components.ChatTransportStatusBadge
 import com.hermesandroid.relay.ui.components.ChatTransportTier
@@ -112,6 +117,7 @@ import com.hermesandroid.relay.ui.components.PowerFeatureGateStatus
 import com.hermesandroid.relay.ui.components.RelayStatusStrip
 import com.hermesandroid.relay.ui.components.UnattendedGlobalBanner
 import com.hermesandroid.relay.ui.components.UpdateAvailableBanner
+import com.hermesandroid.relay.ui.components.HostResourcePressureBanner
 import com.hermesandroid.relay.ui.components.rememberUpdateAvailability
 import com.hermesandroid.relay.ui.components.resolveChatTransportStatus
 import com.hermesandroid.relay.ui.components.WhatsNewDialog
@@ -135,6 +141,7 @@ import com.hermesandroid.relay.ui.onboarding.OnboardingScreen
 import com.hermesandroid.relay.ui.screens.AboutScreen
 import com.hermesandroid.relay.ui.screens.AnalyticsScreen
 import com.hermesandroid.relay.ui.screens.AppearanceSettingsScreen
+import com.hermesandroid.relay.ui.screens.CustomPetGuideScreen
 import com.hermesandroid.relay.ui.screens.PetdexBrowseScreen
 import com.hermesandroid.relay.ui.screens.BridgeCoreScreen
 import com.hermesandroid.relay.ui.screens.DiagnosticsScreen
@@ -272,6 +279,20 @@ internal fun shouldShowConnectionFooter(
     presentationMode: VoicePresentationMode,
 ): Boolean = !voiceMode || presentationMode == VoicePresentationMode.Conversation
 
+/**
+ * Full-screen setup owns the whole window. Keeping connection-dependent app
+ * chrome composed behind it makes that chrome rebuild while Add connection
+ * swaps to its placeholder, visibly resizing the entering setup surface.
+ */
+internal fun shouldSuppressGlobalChrome(
+    onboardingCompleted: Boolean,
+    isDemoMode: Boolean,
+    currentRoute: String?,
+): Boolean =
+    (!onboardingCompleted && !isDemoMode) ||
+        currentRoute == Screen.Onboarding.route ||
+        currentRoute == Screen.Pair.route
+
 internal const val APP_STATUS_PET_WALK_REGION = "app-status-footer"
 
 /**
@@ -317,17 +338,20 @@ sealed class Screen(
     // NavHost, and the NavigationBarItem click must navigate via [route]()
     // so no unresolved `{openAgentSheet}` leaks into the destination.
     data object Chat : Screen(
-        "chat?openAgentSheet={openAgentSheet}&sessionId={sessionId}&profile={profile}",
+        "chat?openAgentSheet={openAgentSheet}&sessionId={sessionId}&profile={profile}" +
+            "&proactiveChatId={proactiveChatId}",
         "Chat",
         Icons.AutoMirrored.Filled.Chat,
     ) {
         const val ARG_OPEN_AGENT_SHEET: String = "openAgentSheet"
         const val ARG_SESSION_ID: String = "sessionId"
         const val ARG_PROFILE: String = "profile"
+        const val ARG_PROACTIVE_CHAT_ID: String = "proactiveChatId"
         fun route(
             openAgentSheet: Boolean = false,
             sessionId: String? = null,
             profile: String? = null,
+            proactiveChatId: String? = null,
         ): String {
             val params = buildList {
                 if (openAgentSheet) add("$ARG_OPEN_AGENT_SHEET=true")
@@ -337,6 +361,9 @@ sealed class Screen(
                 profile?.takeIf { it.isNotBlank() }?.let {
                     add("$ARG_PROFILE=${android.net.Uri.encode(it)}")
                 }
+                proactiveChatId?.takeIf { it.isNotBlank() }?.let {
+                    add("$ARG_PROACTIVE_CHAT_ID=${android.net.Uri.encode(it)}")
+                }
             }
             return if (params.isEmpty()) "chat" else "chat?${params.joinToString("&")}"
         }
@@ -451,6 +478,7 @@ sealed class Screen(
     data object MediaSettings : Screen("settings/media", "Media", Icons.Filled.Settings)
     data object AppearanceSettings : Screen("settings/appearance", "Appearance", Icons.Filled.Settings)
     data object PetdexBrowse : Screen("settings/appearance/petdex", "Petdex", Icons.Filled.Settings)
+    data object CustomPetGuide : Screen("settings/appearance/custom-pet", "Create a pet", Icons.Filled.Settings)
     data object Analytics : Screen("settings/analytics", "Analytics", Icons.Filled.Settings)
     data object Diagnostics : Screen("settings/diagnostics", "Diagnostics", Icons.Filled.Settings)
     data object DeveloperSettings : Screen("settings/developer", "Developer", Icons.Filled.Settings)
@@ -598,21 +626,11 @@ fun RelayApp() {
     val standardVoiceAvailability by connectionViewModel.standardVoiceAvailability.collectAsState()
     val relayVoiceReady by connectionViewModel.relayVoiceReady.collectAsState()
 
-    // Profile Inspector client. Shares the same lazy relay URL + bearer
-    // token providers as the voice client so any rotation/re-pair is
-    // automatically picked up on the next fetch. Process-stable via
-    // remember {} so the OkHttpClient isn't rebuilt on recomposition.
-    val profileInspectorClient = remember {
-        RelayProfileInspectorClient(
-            okHttpClient = okhttp3.OkHttpClient.Builder()
-                .readTimeout(30, java.util.concurrent.TimeUnit.SECONDS)
-                .connectTimeout(15, java.util.concurrent.TimeUnit.SECONDS)
-                .build(),
-            relayUrlProvider = { connectionViewModel.effectiveRelayUrl.value },
-            sessionTokenProvider = {
-                (connectionViewModel.authState.value as? AuthState.Paired)?.token
-            },
-        )
+    val profileInspectorHttpClient = remember {
+        okhttp3.OkHttpClient.Builder()
+            .readTimeout(30, java.util.concurrent.TimeUnit.SECONDS)
+            .connectTimeout(15, java.util.concurrent.TimeUnit.SECONDS)
+            .build()
     }
     // === PHASE3-status: sync granular phone-status settings to chat ===
     val appContextEnabled by connectionViewModel.appContextEnabled.collectAsState()
@@ -684,16 +702,20 @@ fun RelayApp() {
     val appThemeId by connectionViewModel.appTheme.collectAsState()
     val fontScale by connectionViewModel.fontScale.collectAsState()
     val appFontId by connectionViewModel.appFont.collectAsState()
+    val appearanceAccent by connectionViewModel.appearanceAccent.collectAsState()
+    val appearanceShape by connectionViewModel.appearanceShape.collectAsState()
 
     // Resolve the active sphere skin (built-in / adaptive / user-loaded) and
     // publish it + the full available set so every MorphingSphere picks it up
     // via LocalSphereSkin without per-call-site threading. Adaptive skins read
     // the brand lazily inside MorphingSphere, so this can sit outside the theme.
     val sphereSkinId by connectionViewModel.sphereSkin.collectAsState()
+    val appearanceAssetsRefreshTick by connectionViewModel.avatarsRefreshTick.collectAsState()
     val sphereContext = androidx.compose.ui.platform.LocalContext.current
     val availableSphereSkins by produceState(
         initialValue = SphereRegistry.builtIns,
         key1 = sphereContext,
+        key2 = appearanceAssetsRefreshTick,
     ) {
         value = SphereRegistry.builtIns +
             withContext(Dispatchers.IO) { SphereSkinLoader.loadUserSkins(sphereContext) }
@@ -706,14 +728,14 @@ fun RelayApp() {
         )
     }
 
-    // Ambient visualization and pet companionship are independent. Existing
-    // LocalAgentAvatar call sites keep rendering the sphere; a selected pet is
-    // published separately for the floating companion surface.
+    // Central/background visualization and pet companionship are independent.
+    // LocalAgentAvatar owns the central surfaces; LocalFloatingPet owns roaming.
     val floatingPetId by connectionViewModel.floatingPet.collectAsState()
+    val backgroundAvatarId by connectionViewModel.backgroundAvatar.collectAsState()
     // Re-scans the pets/ dir whenever the tick bumps (in-app import/delete, or the
     // Appearance screen opening), so newly added/removed pets appear everywhere
     // without an app restart.
-    val avatarsRefreshTick by connectionViewModel.avatarsRefreshTick.collectAsState()
+    val avatarsRefreshTick = appearanceAssetsRefreshTick
     val availablePets by produceState(
         initialValue = emptyList<AgentAvatar>(),
         key1 = sphereContext,
@@ -721,8 +743,16 @@ fun RelayApp() {
     ) {
         value = withContext(Dispatchers.IO) { PetLoader.loadPets(sphereContext) }
     }
-    val activeFloatingPet = remember(floatingPetId, availablePets) {
-        availablePets.firstOrNull { it.id == floatingPetId }
+    val hermesPetState by connectionViewModel.hermesPetState.collectAsState()
+    val upstreamProfilePet = remember(hermesPetState.active) {
+        hermesPetState.active?.toAvatar()
+    }
+    val activeFloatingPet = remember(floatingPetId, availablePets, upstreamProfilePet) {
+        availablePets.firstOrNull { it.id == floatingPetId } ?: upstreamProfilePet
+    }
+    var floatingPetMenuExpanded by remember(activeFloatingPet?.id) { mutableStateOf(false) }
+    val activeBackgroundAvatar = remember(backgroundAvatarId, availablePets) {
+        resolveBackgroundAvatar(backgroundAvatarId, availablePets)
     }
     val petSpeed by connectionViewModel.petSpeed.collectAsState()
     val petStabilize by connectionViewModel.petStabilize.collectAsState()
@@ -804,7 +834,7 @@ fun RelayApp() {
     CompositionLocalProvider(
         LocalSphereSkin provides activeSphereSkin,
         LocalAvailableSphereSkins provides availableSphereSkins,
-        LocalAgentAvatar provides SphereAvatar,
+        LocalAgentAvatar provides activeBackgroundAvatar,
         // Compatibility list for the existing Appearance picker during the
         // transition; new companion UI consumes LocalAvailablePets.
         LocalAvailableAvatars provides listOf(SphereAvatar) + availablePets,
@@ -817,11 +847,23 @@ fun RelayApp() {
         LocalPetSafeAreaRegistry provides petSafeAreaRegistry,
         LocalAgentIconPath provides agentIconPath,
     ) {
+        // Dialogs and modal sheets use their own focused window. Treat that
+        // focus handoff as an app-wide interaction layer so a dock-only pet on
+        // any route cannot remain visible beneath modal chrome.
+        PetInteractionLayer(
+            owner = "platform-modal-window",
+            active = platformModalOwnsPetLayer(
+                windowFocused = LocalWindowInfo.current.isWindowFocused,
+                petMenuExpanded = floatingPetMenuExpanded,
+            ),
+        )
     HermesRelayTheme(
         appThemeId = appThemeId,
         themePreference = themePreference,
         fontScale = fontScale,
         appFontId = appFontId,
+        accentHex = appearanceAccent,
+        shapeId = appearanceShape,
     ) {
         // Surface a crash report from a previous session, if any. Renders a
         // platform Dialog (own window) so tree position is z-order-agnostic;
@@ -851,6 +893,7 @@ fun RelayApp() {
         // ChatViewModel isn't available where ConnectionViewModel builds the
         // handler, so the session sink is set here at the app root where both
         // ViewModels are in scope.
+        val proactiveSummaryResources = LocalContext.current.resources
         LaunchedEffect(connectionViewModel, chatViewModel) {
             connectionViewModel.proactiveMessageHandler.toSession = { msg ->
                 val text = buildString {
@@ -859,6 +902,15 @@ fun RelayApp() {
                 }
                 chatViewModel.injectProactiveMessage(text)
             }
+            connectionViewModel.proactiveMessageHandler.onBacklogDelivered = { count ->
+                UiMessageBus.info(
+                    proactiveSummaryResources.getQuantityString(
+                        R.plurals.proactive_messages_arrived_while_away,
+                        count,
+                        count,
+                    ),
+                )
+            }
             // Agent Thread reply path: a send from the chat composer while a
             // source=phone Thread is open routes over the relay proactive
             // channel (continues the gateway phone session) instead of a normal
@@ -870,7 +922,8 @@ fun RelayApp() {
                 chatViewModel.onProactiveReplyAck(clientMsgId, status)
             }
             // Unified Threads: render an inbound agent message inline in the open
-            // Thread (suppressing the notification/inbox) when it belongs there.
+            // Thread when it belongs there. Surfacing semantics still decide
+            // independently whether a system notification is also required.
             connectionViewModel.proactiveMessageHandler.injectIntoThread = { msg ->
                 chatViewModel.injectThreadMessage(msg)
             }
@@ -907,8 +960,11 @@ fun RelayApp() {
 
         val navBackStackEntry by navController.currentBackStackEntryAsState()
         val currentRoute = navBackStackEntry?.destination?.route
-        val isOnboarding = currentRoute == Screen.Onboarding.route
-        val suppressGlobalChrome = (!onboardingCompleted && !isDemoMode) || isOnboarding
+        val suppressGlobalChrome = shouldSuppressGlobalChrome(
+            onboardingCompleted = onboardingCompleted,
+            isDemoMode = isDemoMode,
+            currentRoute = currentRoute,
+        )
 
         // Safety net: landing on a real connect surface (onboarding or the
         // Connect/Pair wizard) while demo is still active — via the banner's
@@ -1034,6 +1090,22 @@ fun RelayApp() {
         val gatewayCurrentModel by chatViewModel.gatewayCurrentModel.collectAsState()
         val appReady by connectionViewModel.isReady.collectAsState()
         val initialChatSettled by chatViewModel.initialChatSettled.collectAsState()
+        // Android sharesheet handoff: wait until the configured chat context is
+        // settled, then ask ChatViewModel to own the new draft and composer
+        // prefill. Navigation is presentation-only; no composable writes chat
+        // stores or sends the shared text.
+        LaunchedEffect(navController, onboardingCompleted, initialChatSettled) {
+            if (!onboardingCompleted || !initialChatSettled) return@LaunchedEffect
+            com.hermesandroid.relay.util.SharedTextRequest.pending.collect { request ->
+                request ?: return@collect
+                if (chatViewModel.openSharedTextDraft(request.text)) {
+                    navController.navigate(Screen.Chat.route(openAgentSheet = false)) {
+                        launchSingleTop = true
+                    }
+                    com.hermesandroid.relay.util.SharedTextRequest.consume(request.id)
+                }
+            }
+        }
         // The SAME readiness signal ChatScreen renders its "Connect Standard
         // Hermes" CTA from (chat client exists + reachable verdict). The gate
         // must release on this — releasing on the resolver's earlier
@@ -1328,6 +1400,22 @@ fun RelayApp() {
         // user always knows the chat is sample data with no live server, and
         // can exit into the real Connect flow with one tap.
         val showDemoBanner = isDemoMode && !voiceUiState.voiceMode
+        val hostResourcePressure by connectionViewModel.hostResourcePressure.collectAsState()
+        val showHostResourcePressure = hostResourcePressure.needsAttention &&
+            !isDemoMode && !voiceUiState.voiceMode && !showStartupSphere
+        val hostResourcePressureText = buildList {
+            if (hostResourcePressure.lastBootSuspectedOom) {
+                add(stringResource(R.string.host_resource_recent_oom))
+            }
+            when (hostResourcePressure.memoryPressure) {
+                "critical" -> add(stringResource(R.string.host_resource_memory_critical))
+                "elevated" -> add(stringResource(R.string.host_resource_memory_elevated))
+            }
+            when (hostResourcePressure.diskPressure) {
+                "critical" -> add(stringResource(R.string.host_resource_disk_critical))
+                "elevated" -> add(stringResource(R.string.host_resource_disk_elevated))
+            }
+        }.distinct().joinToString(" ")
         // Transient info/status banner (UiMessageBus) — thin, takes its own
         // space, auto-dismisses. Folded into the inset accounting below so a
         // child TopAppBar doesn't double-pad when this banner owns the top edge.
@@ -1434,6 +1522,18 @@ fun RelayApp() {
             DemoModeBanner(onConnect = exitDemoToConnect)
         }
 
+        AnimatedVisibility(
+            visible = showHostResourcePressure,
+            enter = fadeIn(tween(200)),
+            exit = fadeOut(tween(200)),
+        ) {
+            HostResourcePressureBanner(
+                text = hostResourcePressureText,
+                critical = hostResourcePressure.critical,
+                includeStatusBarPadding = !showUnattendedBanner && !showDemoBanner,
+            )
+        }
+
         // Connection status intentionally has NO top-of-screen surface (no
         // banner, no strip, no float). Chat/agent status rides the chat header
         // subtitle; the relay socket rides the bottom RelayStatusStrip cue. See
@@ -1444,7 +1544,7 @@ fun RelayApp() {
         // that banner already padded the top — avoid double padding).
         MessageBannerHost(
             includeStatusBarPadding =
-                !showUnattendedBanner && !showDemoBanner,
+                !showUnattendedBanner && !showDemoBanner && !showHostResourcePressure,
         )
 
         // The update banner AND the connection-status indicator now render as
@@ -1484,7 +1584,7 @@ fun RelayApp() {
                     // The connection-status toast is now a floating overlay and
                     // doesn't occupy space above the Scaffold, so it no longer
                     // participates in the top-inset accounting.
-                    if (showUnattendedBanner || showDemoBanner || connectionChipVisible ||
+                    if (showUnattendedBanner || showDemoBanner || showHostResourcePressure || connectionChipVisible ||
                         showMessageBanner
                     ) {
                         Modifier.consumeWindowInsets(WindowInsets.statusBars)
@@ -1636,13 +1736,18 @@ fun RelayApp() {
                             nullable = true
                             defaultValue = null
                         },
+                        navArgument(Screen.Chat.ARG_PROACTIVE_CHAT_ID) {
+                            type = NavType.StringType
+                            nullable = true
+                            defaultValue = null
+                        },
                     ),
                 ) { backStackEntry ->
                     // Responsive bubble width based on screen width. The "Blend"
                     // chat look favors wider bubbles: on compact phones the cap is
-                    // raised so long turns fill most of the row (binding on the
-                    // available width minus the assistant avatar gutter) instead
-                    // of wrapping early in a narrow column.
+                    // raised so long turns fill most of the row instead of
+                    // wrapping early in a narrow column. Assistant identity
+                    // stays in the group header and does not reduce this cap.
                     val configuration = LocalConfiguration.current
                     val screenWidthDp = configuration.screenWidthDp.dp
                     val maxBubbleWidth = when {
@@ -1666,6 +1771,35 @@ fun RelayApp() {
                     val requestedProfileRoute = backStackEntry.arguments
                         ?.getString(Screen.Chat.ARG_PROFILE)
                         ?.takeIf { it.isNotBlank() }
+                    val requestedProactiveChatId = backStackEntry.arguments
+                        ?.getString(Screen.Chat.ARG_PROACTIVE_CHAT_ID)
+                        ?.takeIf { it.isNotBlank() }
+                    val proactiveInboxEntries by connectionViewModel.inboxMessages.collectAsState()
+                    val phoneThreadChatIds by connectionViewModel.phoneThreadChatIds.collectAsState()
+                    LaunchedEffect(
+                        requestedProactiveChatId,
+                        proactiveInboxEntries,
+                        phoneThreadChatIds,
+                    ) {
+                        val chatId = requestedProactiveChatId ?: return@LaunchedEffect
+                        val realSessionId = phoneThreadChatIds.entries
+                            .firstOrNull { it.value == chatId }
+                            ?.key
+                        if (realSessionId != null) {
+                            chatViewModel.switchSession(realSessionId)
+                        } else {
+                            val entries = proactiveInboxEntries.filter {
+                                (it.connectionId == null || it.connectionId == activeConnectionId) &&
+                                    (it.chatId ?: "phone") == chatId
+                            }
+                            if (entries.isEmpty()) return@LaunchedEffect
+                            chatViewModel.openProactiveThread(chatId, entries)
+                        }
+                        backStackEntry.arguments?.putString(
+                            Screen.Chat.ARG_PROACTIVE_CHAT_ID,
+                            null,
+                        )
+                    }
                     LaunchedEffect(
                         requestedSessionId,
                         requestedProfileRoute,
@@ -2458,6 +2592,7 @@ fun RelayApp() {
                         connectionViewModel = connectionViewModel,
                         onBack = { navController.popBackStack() },
                         onBrowsePetdex = { navController.navigate(Screen.PetdexBrowse.route) },
+                        onCreatePet = { navController.navigate(Screen.CustomPetGuide.route) },
                     )
                 }
                 composable(Screen.PetdexBrowse.route) {
@@ -2466,6 +2601,20 @@ fun RelayApp() {
                         onBack = { navController.popBackStack() },
                     )
                 }
+                composable(Screen.CustomPetGuide.route) {
+                    CustomPetGuideScreen(
+                        connectionViewModel = connectionViewModel,
+                        onBack = { navController.popBackStack() },
+                        onStartNewChat = { prompt ->
+                            chatViewModel.createNewChat()
+                            chatViewModel.stageComposerDraft(prompt)
+                            navController.navigate(Screen.Chat.route(openAgentSheet = false)) {
+                                popUpTo(Screen.Chat.route) { inclusive = false }
+                                launchSingleTop = true
+                            }
+                        },
+                    )
+                }
                 composable(Screen.Analytics.route) {
                     AnalyticsScreen(
                         connectionViewModel = connectionViewModel,
@@ -2545,7 +2694,8 @@ fun RelayApp() {
                     val sectionArg = backStackEntry.arguments
                         ?.getString(Screen.ProfileInspector.ARG_SECTION)
                         ?: Screen.ProfileInspector.SECTION_CONFIG
-                    if (coldStartAuthState !is AuthState.Paired) {
+                    val inspectorGatewayClient = connectionViewModel.activeGatewayChatClient()
+                    if (coldStartAuthState !is AuthState.Paired && inspectorGatewayClient == null) {
                         PowerFeatureGateScreen(
                             title = stringResource(R.string.screen_profile_inspector_label),
                             summary = stringResource(R.string.power_gate_profile_inspector_summary),
@@ -2573,8 +2723,18 @@ fun RelayApp() {
                                 // SavedStateHandle contains our
                                 // `profileName` arg automatically.
                                 val ssh = extras.createSavedStateHandle()
+                                // Freeze both transports to the connection that
+                                // owned this nav entry. A later connection/profile
+                                // switch cannot redirect an open editor's writes.
+                                val relayUrl = connectionViewModel.effectiveRelayUrl.value
+                                val relayToken = (connectionViewModel.authState.value as? AuthState.Paired)?.token
                                 return ProfileInspectorViewModel(
-                                    client = profileInspectorClient,
+                                    legacyClient = RelayProfileInspectorClient(
+                                        okHttpClient = profileInspectorHttpClient,
+                                        relayUrlProvider = { relayUrl },
+                                        sessionTokenProvider = { relayToken },
+                                    ),
+                                    gatewayClient = inspectorGatewayClient,
                                     savedStateHandle = ssh,
                                 ) as T
                             }
@@ -2653,6 +2813,7 @@ fun RelayApp() {
                 onOpenAppearance = {
                     navController.navigate(Screen.AppearanceSettings.route) { launchSingleTop = true }
                 },
+                onMenuExpandedChanged = { floatingPetMenuExpanded = it },
                 onExitTerrainDebug = {
                     petTerrainOverlayScope.launch {
                         FeatureFlags.setPetTerrainOverlayEnabled(sphereContext, false)

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

@@ -1739,7 +1739,10 @@ fun ActiveCardRoutesSection(
     var routeEditorOriginal by remember(connection.id) {
         mutableStateOf<EndpointCandidate?>(null)
     }
-    val hasTailscaleRoute = endpoints.any { it.role.equals("tailscale", ignoreCase = true) }
+    val hasTailscaleRoute = hasConfiguredTailscaleRoute(
+        endpoints = endpoints,
+        primaryEndpointUrl = connection.primaryEndpointUrl,
+    )
     val tailscalePreferred = preferredRole?.equals("tailscale", ignoreCase = true) == true
     val routeNeedsAttention = activeEndpoint == null && liveState != RelayUiState.Connected
     val showTailscaleUnavailableHint =
@@ -2171,6 +2174,12 @@ fun ActiveCardRoutesSection(
     }
 }
 
+internal fun hasConfiguredTailscaleRoute(
+    endpoints: List<EndpointCandidate>,
+    primaryEndpointUrl: String,
+): Boolean = endpoints.any { it.role.equals("tailscale", ignoreCase = true) } ||
+    Connection.inferRouteRole(primaryEndpointUrl) == "tailscale"
+
 /**
  * Numbered step row for the Manual pairing code fallback. Tightly
  * coupled to its Card 3 layout — step badge sizing + content shape —

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

@@ -1,15 +1,20 @@
 package com.hermesandroid.relay.ui.components
 
+import androidx.compose.foundation.Image
 import androidx.compose.foundation.layout.Box
 import androidx.compose.foundation.layout.fillMaxSize
+import androidx.compose.foundation.layout.padding
 import androidx.compose.material3.MaterialTheme
 import androidx.compose.material3.Text
 import androidx.compose.runtime.Composable
 import androidx.compose.ui.Alignment
 import androidx.compose.ui.Modifier
 import androidx.compose.ui.layout.ContentScale
+import androidx.compose.ui.res.painterResource
 import androidx.compose.ui.text.TextStyle
+import androidx.compose.ui.unit.dp
 import coil3.compose.AsyncImage
+import com.hermesandroid.relay.R
 import java.io.File
 
 /**
@@ -28,6 +33,15 @@ fun AgentAvatarFace(name: String, letterStyle: TextStyle, modifier: Modifier = M
             contentScale = ContentScale.Crop,
             modifier = modifier.fillMaxSize(),
         )
+    } else if (name.equals("Hermes", ignoreCase = true)) {
+        Image(
+            painter = painterResource(R.drawable.splash_icon),
+            contentDescription = null,
+            contentScale = ContentScale.Fit,
+            modifier = modifier
+                .fillMaxSize()
+                .padding(2.dp),
+        )
     } else {
         Box(modifier = modifier.fillMaxSize(), contentAlignment = Alignment.Center) {
             Text(

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

@@ -3,105 +3,422 @@ package com.hermesandroid.relay.ui.components
 import android.net.Uri
 import androidx.activity.compose.rememberLauncherForActivityResult
 import androidx.activity.result.contract.ActivityResultContracts
+import androidx.compose.foundation.BorderStroke
 import androidx.compose.foundation.background
 import androidx.compose.foundation.layout.Arrangement
 import androidx.compose.foundation.layout.Box
 import androidx.compose.foundation.layout.Column
+import androidx.compose.foundation.layout.ColumnScope
 import androidx.compose.foundation.layout.Row
 import androidx.compose.foundation.layout.fillMaxSize
+import androidx.compose.foundation.layout.fillMaxWidth
+import androidx.compose.foundation.layout.heightIn
+import androidx.compose.foundation.layout.padding
 import androidx.compose.foundation.layout.size
+import androidx.compose.foundation.lazy.LazyColumn
+import androidx.compose.foundation.lazy.items
 import androidx.compose.foundation.shape.CircleShape
+import androidx.compose.foundation.shape.RoundedCornerShape
+import androidx.compose.material3.AlertDialog
+import androidx.compose.material3.CircularProgressIndicator
 import androidx.compose.material3.MaterialTheme
 import androidx.compose.material3.OutlinedButton
+import androidx.compose.material3.Surface
+import androidx.compose.material3.Switch
 import androidx.compose.material3.Text
 import androidx.compose.material3.TextButton
 import androidx.compose.runtime.Composable
+import androidx.compose.runtime.LaunchedEffect
 import androidx.compose.runtime.collectAsState
 import androidx.compose.runtime.getValue
+import androidx.compose.runtime.mutableStateOf
+import androidx.compose.runtime.remember
+import androidx.compose.runtime.setValue
 import androidx.compose.ui.Alignment
 import androidx.compose.ui.Modifier
 import androidx.compose.ui.draw.clip
 import androidx.compose.ui.layout.ContentScale
+import androidx.compose.ui.res.stringResource
 import androidx.compose.ui.unit.dp
 import coil3.compose.AsyncImage
-import androidx.compose.ui.res.stringResource
 import com.hermesandroid.relay.R
+import com.hermesandroid.relay.ui.components.SphereState
+import com.hermesandroid.relay.ui.components.avatar.AvatarRenderState
+import com.hermesandroid.relay.ui.components.avatar.PetAvatar
+import com.hermesandroid.relay.ui.components.avatar.toAvatar
 import com.hermesandroid.relay.viewmodel.ConnectionViewModel
 import java.io.File
 
-/**
- * Per-profile agent-icon picker — the visual twin of the local-name (alias) row.
- * The chosen image is copied into app storage and shown beside the agent's name
- * in chat. Client-side only: never sent to Hermes. Keyed per `(connection,
- * profile)` by [ConnectionViewModel.setProfileIcon] / `ProfileIconStore`.
- */
+/** Shared Hermes identity and a separately-scoped phone presentation override. */
 @Composable
 fun AgentIconRow(connectionViewModel: ConnectionViewModel) {
-    val iconPath by connectionViewModel.profileIcon.collectAsState()
+    val localIconPath by connectionViewModel.localProfileIcon.collectAsState()
+    val serverAvatarPath by connectionViewModel.serverProfileAvatar.collectAsState()
+    val useLocalOverride by connectionViewModel.useLocalProfileIconOverride.collectAsState()
     val hostImportState by connectionViewModel.hostProfileIconImportState.collectAsState()
-    val launcher = rememberLauncherForActivityResult(
-        ActivityResultContracts.OpenDocument()
-    ) { uri: Uri? -> uri?.let { connectionViewModel.setProfileIcon(it) } }
+    val sharedState by connectionViewModel.sharedProfileAvatarState.collectAsState()
+    val hermesPetState by connectionViewModel.hermesPetState.collectAsState()
+    val hermesPetAvatar = remember(hermesPetState.active) { hermesPetState.active?.toAvatar() }
+    var confirmSharedRemoval by remember { mutableStateOf(false) }
+    var showHermesPetPicker by remember { mutableStateOf(false) }
 
-    Column(verticalArrangement = Arrangement.spacedBy(6.dp)) {
+    LaunchedEffect(Unit) { connectionViewModel.refreshHermesPet() }
+
+    val sharedLauncher = rememberLauncherForActivityResult(
+        ActivityResultContracts.OpenDocument(),
+    ) { uri: Uri? -> uri?.let(connectionViewModel::setSharedProfileAvatar) }
+    val localLauncher = rememberLauncherForActivityResult(
+        ActivityResultContracts.OpenDocument(),
+    ) { uri: Uri? -> uri?.let(connectionViewModel::setProfileIcon) }
+
+    Column(verticalArrangement = Arrangement.spacedBy(10.dp)) {
         Text(
             text = stringResource(R.string.agent_icon_title),
             style = MaterialTheme.typography.labelLarge,
             color = MaterialTheme.colorScheme.onSurface,
         )
-        Row(
-            verticalAlignment = Alignment.CenterVertically,
-            horizontalArrangement = Arrangement.spacedBy(12.dp),
-        ) {
-            Box(
-                modifier = Modifier
-                    .size(44.dp)
-                    .clip(CircleShape)
-                    .background(MaterialTheme.colorScheme.surfaceVariant),
-                contentAlignment = Alignment.Center,
+
+        AvatarSourceCard {
+            Row(
+                modifier = Modifier.fillMaxWidth(),
+                verticalAlignment = Alignment.CenterVertically,
+                horizontalArrangement = Arrangement.spacedBy(12.dp),
             ) {
-                val path = iconPath
-                if (!path.isNullOrBlank()) {
-                    AsyncImage(
-                        model = File(path),
-                        contentDescription = stringResource(R.string.agent_icon_title),
-                        contentScale = ContentScale.Crop,
-                        modifier = Modifier.fillMaxSize(),
+                HermesPetPreview(hermesPetAvatar)
+                Column(modifier = Modifier.weight(1f)) {
+                    Text(
+                        text = stringResource(R.string.agent_icon_hermes_pet_title),
+                        style = MaterialTheme.typography.titleSmall,
+                    )
+                    Text(
+                        text = when {
+                            hermesPetState.supported == false -> stringResource(R.string.agent_icon_hermes_pet_unsupported)
+                            hermesPetState.active != null -> stringResource(
+                                R.string.agent_icon_hermes_pet_active,
+                                hermesPetState.active?.displayName.orEmpty(),
+                            )
+                            else -> stringResource(R.string.agent_icon_hermes_pet_empty)
+                        },
+                        style = MaterialTheme.typography.bodySmall,
+                        color = MaterialTheme.colorScheme.onSurfaceVariant,
+                    )
+                }
+                if (hermesPetState.loading) {
+                    CircularProgressIndicator(modifier = Modifier.size(24.dp), strokeWidth = 2.dp)
+                } else if (hermesPetState.supported != false) {
+                    Switch(
+                        checked = hermesPetState.active != null,
+                        onCheckedChange = { enabled ->
+                            if (enabled) {
+                                showHermesPetPicker = true
+                                connectionViewModel.loadHermesPetGallery()
+                            } else {
+                                connectionViewModel.disableHermesPet()
+                            }
+                        },
                     )
                 }
             }
-            OutlinedButton(onClick = { launcher.launch(arrayOf("image/*")) }) {
-                Text(if (iconPath.isNullOrBlank()) stringResource(R.string.agent_icon_set) else stringResource(R.string.agent_icon_change))
-            }
-            if (!iconPath.isNullOrBlank()) {
-                TextButton(onClick = { connectionViewModel.clearProfileIcon() }) {
-                    Text(stringResource(R.string.agent_icon_clear))
+            if (hermesPetState.supported != false) {
+                OutlinedButton(
+                    onClick = {
+                        showHermesPetPicker = true
+                        connectionViewModel.loadHermesPetGallery()
+                    },
+                    enabled = !hermesPetState.loading,
+                    modifier = Modifier.fillMaxWidth(),
+                ) {
+                    Text(stringResource(R.string.agent_icon_hermes_pet_browse))
                 }
             }
-        }
-        OutlinedButton(
-            onClick = { connectionViewModel.importProfileIconFromHost() },
-            enabled = !hostImportState.loading,
-        ) {
             Text(
-                if (hostImportState.loading) {
-                    stringResource(R.string.agent_icon_importing_host)
-                } else {
-                    stringResource(R.string.agent_icon_import_host)
-                }
-            )
-        }
-        hostImportState.error?.let { error ->
-            Text(
-                text = error,
+                text = stringResource(R.string.agent_icon_hermes_pet_description),
                 style = MaterialTheme.typography.bodySmall,
-                color = MaterialTheme.colorScheme.error,
+                color = MaterialTheme.colorScheme.onSurfaceVariant,
             )
         }
-        Text(
-            text = stringResource(R.string.agent_icon_description),
-            style = MaterialTheme.typography.bodySmall,
-            color = MaterialTheme.colorScheme.onSurfaceVariant,
+
+        AvatarSourceCard {
+            Row(
+                modifier = Modifier.fillMaxWidth(),
+                verticalAlignment = Alignment.CenterVertically,
+                horizontalArrangement = Arrangement.spacedBy(12.dp),
+            ) {
+                AvatarPreview(serverAvatarPath)
+                Column(modifier = Modifier.weight(1f)) {
+                    Text(
+                        text = stringResource(R.string.agent_icon_shared_title),
+                        style = MaterialTheme.typography.titleSmall,
+                    )
+                    Text(
+                        text = if (serverAvatarPath.isNullOrBlank()) {
+                            stringResource(R.string.agent_icon_shared_empty)
+                        } else {
+                            stringResource(R.string.agent_icon_shared_active)
+                        },
+                        style = MaterialTheme.typography.bodySmall,
+                        color = MaterialTheme.colorScheme.onSurfaceVariant,
+                    )
+                }
+            }
+            Row(horizontalArrangement = Arrangement.spacedBy(8.dp)) {
+                OutlinedButton(
+                    onClick = {
+                        sharedLauncher.launch(arrayOf("image/*"))
+                    },
+                    enabled = !sharedState.loading,
+                ) {
+                    Text(stringResource(R.string.agent_icon_change_shared))
+                }
+                if (!serverAvatarPath.isNullOrBlank()) {
+                    TextButton(
+                        onClick = { confirmSharedRemoval = true },
+                        enabled = !sharedState.loading,
+                    ) {
+                        Text(
+                            text = stringResource(R.string.agent_icon_remove_shared),
+                            color = MaterialTheme.colorScheme.error,
+                        )
+                    }
+                }
+            }
+            sharedState.error?.let { AvatarError(it) }
+        }
+
+        AvatarSourceCard {
+            Row(
+                modifier = Modifier.fillMaxWidth(),
+                verticalAlignment = Alignment.CenterVertically,
+                horizontalArrangement = Arrangement.spacedBy(12.dp),
+            ) {
+                AvatarPreview(localIconPath)
+                Column(modifier = Modifier.weight(1f)) {
+                    Text(
+                        text = stringResource(R.string.agent_icon_phone_title),
+                        style = MaterialTheme.typography.titleSmall,
+                    )
+                    Text(
+                        text = stringResource(R.string.agent_icon_phone_description),
+                        style = MaterialTheme.typography.bodySmall,
+                        color = MaterialTheme.colorScheme.onSurfaceVariant,
+                    )
+                }
+                Switch(
+                    checked = useLocalOverride,
+                    onCheckedChange = connectionViewModel::setUseLocalProfileIconOverride,
+                )
+            }
+            OutlinedButton(
+                onClick = { localLauncher.launch(arrayOf("image/*")) },
+                modifier = Modifier.fillMaxWidth(),
+                enabled = useLocalOverride,
+            ) {
+                Text(
+                    if (localIconPath.isNullOrBlank()) {
+                        stringResource(R.string.agent_icon_choose_phone)
+                    } else {
+                        stringResource(R.string.agent_icon_change_phone)
+                    },
+                )
+            }
+            OutlinedButton(
+                onClick = connectionViewModel::importProfileIconFromHost,
+                modifier = Modifier.fillMaxWidth(),
+                enabled = useLocalOverride && !hostImportState.loading,
+            ) {
+                Text(
+                    if (hostImportState.loading) {
+                        stringResource(R.string.agent_icon_importing_host)
+                    } else {
+                        stringResource(R.string.agent_icon_import_host)
+                    },
+                )
+            }
+            if (!localIconPath.isNullOrBlank()) {
+                TextButton(
+                    onClick = connectionViewModel::clearProfileIcon,
+                    enabled = useLocalOverride,
+                ) {
+                    Text(stringResource(R.string.agent_icon_remove_phone))
+                }
+            }
+            Text(
+                text = stringResource(R.string.agent_icon_animation_note),
+                style = MaterialTheme.typography.bodySmall,
+                color = MaterialTheme.colorScheme.onSurfaceVariant,
+            )
+        }
+
+        hostImportState.error?.let { AvatarError(it) }
+        hermesPetState.error?.let { AvatarError(it) }
+    }
+
+    if (confirmSharedRemoval) {
+        AlertDialog(
+            onDismissRequest = { confirmSharedRemoval = false },
+            title = { Text(stringResource(R.string.agent_icon_remove_shared_title)) },
+            text = { Text(stringResource(R.string.agent_icon_remove_shared_message)) },
+            confirmButton = {
+                TextButton(
+                    onClick = {
+                        confirmSharedRemoval = false
+                        connectionViewModel.clearSharedProfileAvatar()
+                    },
+                ) {
+                    Text(
+                        text = stringResource(R.string.agent_icon_remove_shared),
+                        color = MaterialTheme.colorScheme.error,
+                    )
+                }
+            },
+            dismissButton = {
+                TextButton(onClick = { confirmSharedRemoval = false }) {
+                    Text(stringResource(R.string.common_cancel))
+                }
+            },
+        )
+    }
+
+    if (showHermesPetPicker) {
+        AlertDialog(
+            onDismissRequest = { showHermesPetPicker = false },
+            title = { Text(stringResource(R.string.agent_icon_hermes_pet_picker_title)) },
+            text = {
+                if (hermesPetState.galleryLoading && hermesPetState.gallery.isEmpty()) {
+                    Box(
+                        modifier = Modifier.fillMaxWidth().padding(24.dp),
+                        contentAlignment = Alignment.Center,
+                    ) { CircularProgressIndicator() }
+                } else {
+                    LazyColumn(modifier = Modifier.fillMaxWidth().heightIn(max = 420.dp)) {
+                        if (hermesPetState.gallery.isEmpty()) {
+                            item {
+                                Text(
+                                    text = stringResource(R.string.agent_icon_hermes_pet_empty),
+                                    style = MaterialTheme.typography.bodyMedium,
+                                    color = MaterialTheme.colorScheme.onSurfaceVariant,
+                                    modifier = Modifier.padding(12.dp),
+                                )
+                            }
+                        }
+                        items(hermesPetState.gallery, key = { it.slug }) { pet ->
+                            LaunchedEffect(pet.slug, pet.spritesheetUrl) {
+                                connectionViewModel.loadHermesPetThumbnail(pet)
+                            }
+                            TextButton(
+                                onClick = {
+                                    showHermesPetPicker = false
+                                    connectionViewModel.selectHermesPet(pet.slug)
+                                },
+                                modifier = Modifier.fillMaxWidth(),
+                            ) {
+                                Row(
+                                    modifier = Modifier.fillMaxWidth(),
+                                    verticalAlignment = Alignment.CenterVertically,
+                                    horizontalArrangement = Arrangement.spacedBy(12.dp),
+                                ) {
+                                    PetGalleryPreview(hermesPetState.thumbnails[pet.slug])
+                                    Column(modifier = Modifier.weight(1f)) {
+                                        Text(pet.displayName, style = MaterialTheme.typography.titleSmall)
+                                        Text(
+                                            text = when {
+                                                pet.slug == hermesPetState.active?.slug -> stringResource(R.string.agent_icon_hermes_pet_selected)
+                                                pet.installed -> stringResource(R.string.agent_icon_hermes_pet_installed)
+                                                else -> stringResource(R.string.agent_icon_hermes_pet_adopt)
+                                            },
+                                            style = MaterialTheme.typography.bodySmall,
+                                            color = MaterialTheme.colorScheme.onSurfaceVariant,
+                                        )
+                                    }
+                                }
+                            }
+                        }
+                    }
+                }
+            },
+            confirmButton = {},
+            dismissButton = {
+                TextButton(onClick = { showHermesPetPicker = false }) {
+                    Text(stringResource(R.string.common_cancel))
+                }
+            },
         )
     }
 }
+
+@Composable
+private fun AvatarSourceCard(content: @Composable ColumnScope.() -> Unit) {
+    Surface(
+        shape = RoundedCornerShape(16.dp),
+        color = MaterialTheme.colorScheme.surfaceContainerLow,
+        border = BorderStroke(1.dp, MaterialTheme.colorScheme.outlineVariant.copy(alpha = 0.6f)),
+    ) {
+        Column(
+            modifier = Modifier.padding(12.dp),
+            verticalArrangement = Arrangement.spacedBy(8.dp),
+            content = content,
+        )
+    }
+}
+
+@Composable
+private fun AvatarPreview(path: String?) {
+    Box(
+        modifier = Modifier
+            .size(48.dp)
+            .clip(CircleShape)
+            .background(MaterialTheme.colorScheme.surfaceVariant),
+        contentAlignment = Alignment.Center,
+    ) {
+        if (!path.isNullOrBlank()) {
+            AsyncImage(
+                model = File(path),
+                contentDescription = null,
+                contentScale = ContentScale.Crop,
+                modifier = Modifier.fillMaxSize(),
+            )
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+@Composable
+private fun HermesPetPreview(pet: PetAvatar?) {
+    Box(
+        modifier = Modifier.size(56.dp),
+        contentAlignment = Alignment.Center,
+    ) {
+        pet?.Render(
+            state = AvatarRenderState(state = SphereState.Idle),
+            modifier = Modifier.fillMaxSize(),
+        )
+    }
+}
+
+@Composable
+private fun PetGalleryPreview(dataUri: String?) {
+    Box(
+        modifier = Modifier
+            .size(48.dp)
+            .clip(RoundedCornerShape(12.dp))
+            .background(MaterialTheme.colorScheme.surfaceVariant),
+        contentAlignment = Alignment.Center,
+    ) {
+        if (dataUri != null) {
+            AsyncImage(
+                model = dataUri,
+                contentDescription = null,
+                contentScale = ContentScale.Fit,
+                modifier = Modifier.fillMaxSize().padding(3.dp),
+            )
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+@Composable
+private fun AvatarError(message: String) {
+    Text(
+        text = message,
+        style = MaterialTheme.typography.bodySmall,
+        color = MaterialTheme.colorScheme.error,
+    )
+}

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

@@ -332,7 +332,7 @@ private fun decodeGalleryBitmap(bytes: ByteArray): android.graphics.Bitmap? {
         sample *= 2
     }
     val options = BitmapFactory.Options().apply { inSampleSize = sample }
-    return BitmapFactory.decodeByteArray(bytes, 0, bytes.size, options)
+    return decodeOrientedBitmap(bytes, options)
 }
 
 private const val GALLERY_COLUMNS = 2

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

@@ -4,7 +4,6 @@ package com.hermesandroid.relay.ui.components
 
 import android.content.Context
 import android.graphics.Bitmap
-import android.graphics.BitmapFactory
 import android.graphics.pdf.PdfRenderer
 import android.media.audiofx.Visualizer
 import android.net.Uri
@@ -697,7 +696,7 @@ private fun ImageBody(
                 val decoded = withContext(Dispatchers.IO) {
                     runCatching {
                         val bytes = attachmentBytes(context, attachment)
-                        bytes?.let { BitmapFactory.decodeByteArray(it, 0, it.size)?.asImageBitmap() }
+                        bytes?.let { decodeOrientedBitmap(it)?.asImageBitmap() }
                     }.getOrNull()
                 }
                 if (decoded != null) bitmap = decoded else failed = true

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

@@ -304,10 +304,8 @@ private fun DataUrlChatImage(image: ChatInlineImage, maxWidth: Dp) {
             BitmapFactory.decodeByteArray(decoded.bytes, 0, decoded.bytes.size, bounds)
             val sample = inlineImageSampleSize(bounds.outWidth, bounds.outHeight)
                 ?: return@withInlineImageDecodeLock DataUrlImagePhase.Rejected
-            val bitmap = BitmapFactory.decodeByteArray(
+            val bitmap = decodeOrientedBitmap(
                 decoded.bytes,
-                0,
-                decoded.bytes.size,
                 BitmapFactory.Options().apply {
                     inSampleSize = sample
                     inPreferredConfig = android.graphics.Bitmap.Config.ARGB_8888
@@ -482,7 +480,7 @@ private fun RelayServerImage(
                 is ServerImageResult.Success -> {
                     val bytes = result.bytes
                     val bmp = runCatching {
-                        BitmapFactory.decodeByteArray(bytes, 0, bytes.size)
+                        decodeOrientedBitmap(bytes)
                     }.getOrNull()?.asImageBitmap()
                     if (bmp != null) {
                         putInlineImage(image.src, bmp, result.sensitive)

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

@@ -29,6 +29,8 @@ import androidx.compose.foundation.layout.widthIn
 import androidx.compose.foundation.shape.CircleShape
 import androidx.compose.foundation.shape.RoundedCornerShape
 import androidx.compose.foundation.text.BasicTextField
+import androidx.compose.foundation.text.KeyboardActions
+import androidx.compose.foundation.text.KeyboardOptions
 import androidx.compose.material.icons.Icons
 import androidx.compose.material.icons.automirrored.filled.Send
 import androidx.compose.material.icons.filled.Add
@@ -58,8 +60,18 @@ import androidx.compose.runtime.setValue
 import androidx.compose.ui.Alignment
 import androidx.compose.ui.Modifier
 import androidx.compose.ui.draw.clip
+import androidx.compose.ui.focus.FocusRequester
+import androidx.compose.ui.focus.focusProperties
 import androidx.compose.ui.graphics.SolidColor
+import androidx.compose.ui.input.key.onPreviewKeyEvent
 import androidx.compose.ui.res.stringResource
+import androidx.compose.ui.platform.testTag
+import androidx.compose.ui.semantics.LiveRegionMode
+import androidx.compose.ui.semantics.contentDescription
+import androidx.compose.ui.semantics.liveRegion
+import androidx.compose.ui.semantics.semantics
+import androidx.compose.ui.text.input.ImeAction
+import androidx.compose.ui.text.input.KeyboardCapitalization
 import androidx.compose.ui.text.style.TextOverflow
 import androidx.compose.ui.unit.dp
 import com.hermesandroid.relay.R
@@ -82,8 +94,9 @@ import kotlinx.coroutines.delay
  */
 enum class ChatInputTrailing { SEND, VOICE, STOP, STEER, QUEUE }
 
-private val ChatComposerShape = RoundedCornerShape(18.dp)
+private val ChatComposerShape = RoundedCornerShape(26.dp)
 private val ChatInputChipShape = RoundedCornerShape(12.dp)
+internal const val CHAT_INPUT_FIELD_TEST_TAG = "chat-input-field"
 
 data class ChatInputPickerOption(
     val label: String,
@@ -174,7 +187,14 @@ fun ChatInputBar(
     modifier: Modifier = Modifier,
     surfaceModifier: Modifier = Modifier,
     enabled: Boolean = true,
+    physicalEnterSends: Boolean = true,
 ) {
+    val canSubmit = enabled && trailing in setOf(
+        ChatInputTrailing.SEND,
+        ChatInputTrailing.STEER,
+        ChatInputTrailing.QUEUE,
+    )
+
     // Keep the last caption around so the AnimatedVisibility exit doesn't
     // flash an empty line while collapsing.
     var lastCaption by remember { mutableStateOf<String?>(null) }
@@ -203,18 +223,57 @@ fun ChatInputBar(
     }
 
     Column(modifier = modifier.fillMaxWidth()) {
-        // Caption row — correct/queue hinting, single line, no buttons.
+        // Correction and queueing are materially different actions. Keep the
+        // explanation, but lead with a visible state pill so the distinction
+        // does not depend on the trailing icon or accent color alone.
         AnimatedVisibility(visible = caption != null) {
-            Text(
-                text = caption ?: lastCaption.orEmpty(),
-                style = relayMetadataStyle(),
-                color = if (trailing == ChatInputTrailing.STEER) {
-                    MaterialTheme.colorScheme.tertiary.copy(alpha = 0.9f)
-                } else {
-                    MaterialTheme.colorScheme.onSurfaceVariant
-                },
-                modifier = Modifier.padding(horizontal = 20.dp, vertical = 2.dp),
-            )
+            val detail = caption ?: lastCaption.orEmpty()
+            val actionLabel = when (trailing) {
+                ChatInputTrailing.STEER -> stringResource(R.string.chat_input_steer_response)
+                ChatInputTrailing.QUEUE -> stringResource(R.string.chat_input_queue_message)
+                else -> null
+            }
+            Row(
+                modifier = Modifier
+                    .fillMaxWidth()
+                    .padding(horizontal = 20.dp, vertical = 2.dp)
+                    .semantics {
+                        liveRegion = LiveRegionMode.Polite
+                        contentDescription = listOfNotNull(actionLabel, detail)
+                            .joinToString(separator = ". ")
+                    },
+                horizontalArrangement = Arrangement.spacedBy(8.dp),
+                verticalAlignment = Alignment.CenterVertically,
+            ) {
+                if (actionLabel != null) {
+                    Text(
+                        text = actionLabel,
+                        style = MaterialTheme.typography.labelSmall,
+                        color = if (trailing == ChatInputTrailing.STEER) {
+                            MaterialTheme.colorScheme.onTertiaryContainer
+                        } else {
+                            MaterialTheme.colorScheme.onSecondaryContainer
+                        },
+                        modifier = Modifier
+                            .clip(RoundedCornerShape(999.dp))
+                            .background(
+                                if (trailing == ChatInputTrailing.STEER) {
+                                    MaterialTheme.colorScheme.tertiaryContainer
+                                } else {
+                                    MaterialTheme.colorScheme.secondaryContainer
+                                },
+                            )
+                            .padding(horizontal = 8.dp, vertical = 3.dp),
+                    )
+                }
+                Text(
+                    text = detail,
+                    style = relayMetadataStyle(),
+                    color = MaterialTheme.colorScheme.onSurfaceVariant,
+                    maxLines = 1,
+                    overflow = TextOverflow.Ellipsis,
+                )
+            }
         }
 
         // Voice hint pill — floats above the trailing button.
@@ -256,7 +315,7 @@ fun ChatInputBar(
             border = BorderStroke(1.dp, MaterialTheme.colorScheme.outlineVariant),
             modifier = Modifier
                 .fillMaxWidth()
-                .padding(horizontal = 8.dp, vertical = 6.dp)
+                .padding(horizontal = 8.dp, vertical = 3.dp)
                 .then(surfaceModifier),
         ) {
             Column {
@@ -282,17 +341,52 @@ fun ChatInputBar(
                 }
 
                 Column(
-                    modifier = Modifier.padding(horizontal = 8.dp, vertical = 6.dp),
+                    modifier = Modifier.padding(horizontal = 6.dp, vertical = 3.dp),
                 ) {
                     BasicTextField(
                         value = value,
                         onValueChange = { if (it.length <= charLimit) onValueChange(it) },
                         modifier = Modifier
                             .fillMaxWidth()
-                            .heightIn(min = 34.dp)
-                            .padding(horizontal = 8.dp, vertical = 4.dp),
+                            .heightIn(min = 30.dp)
+                            .padding(horizontal = 10.dp, vertical = 2.dp)
+                            // Keep directional keys inside the editor. Compose's
+                            // BasicTextField owns normal caret/selection movement;
+                            // cancelling focus traversal prevents a boundary arrow
+                            // from jumping to a neighboring composer control.
+                            .focusProperties {
+                                left = FocusRequester.Cancel
+                                right = FocusRequester.Cancel
+                                up = FocusRequester.Cancel
+                                down = FocusRequester.Cancel
+                            }
+                            .onPreviewKeyEvent { event ->
+                                val native = event.nativeKeyEvent
+                                val isEnter = native.keyCode == android.view.KeyEvent.KEYCODE_ENTER ||
+                                    native.keyCode == android.view.KeyEvent.KEYCODE_NUMPAD_ENTER
+                                val isSubmitShortcut = native.isCtrlPressed || native.isMetaPressed
+                                if (native.action != android.view.KeyEvent.ACTION_DOWN || !isEnter) {
+                                    false
+                                } else if (isSubmitShortcut || (physicalEnterSends && !native.isShiftPressed)) {
+                                    if (canSubmit) onSend()
+                                    true
+                                } else {
+                                    // Shift+Enter always inserts a newline. When
+                                    // Enter is configured for newlines, the plain
+                                    // key also stays owned by BasicTextField.
+                                    false
+                                }
+                            }
+                            .testTag(CHAT_INPUT_FIELD_TEST_TAG),
                         maxLines = 5,
                         enabled = enabled,
+                        keyboardOptions = KeyboardOptions(
+                            capitalization = KeyboardCapitalization.Sentences,
+                            imeAction = ImeAction.Send,
+                        ),
+                        keyboardActions = KeyboardActions(
+                            onSend = { if (canSubmit) onSend() },
+                        ),
                         textStyle = MaterialTheme.typography.bodyLarge.copy(
                             color = MaterialTheme.colorScheme.onSurface,
                         ),
@@ -314,7 +408,7 @@ fun ChatInputBar(
                 Row(
                     modifier = Modifier
                         .fillMaxWidth()
-                        .heightIn(min = 40.dp),
+                        .heightIn(min = 44.dp),
                     verticalAlignment = Alignment.CenterVertically,
                     horizontalArrangement = Arrangement.spacedBy(4.dp),
                 ) {
@@ -324,7 +418,7 @@ fun ChatInputBar(
                     Box {
                         Box(
                             modifier = Modifier
-                                .size(38.dp)
+                                .size(48.dp)
                                 .clip(CircleShape)
                                 .combinedClickable(
                                     onClick = { attachMenuExpanded = true },

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

@@ -0,0 +1,122 @@
+package com.hermesandroid.relay.ui.components
+
+import androidx.compose.foundation.background
+import androidx.compose.foundation.clickable
+import androidx.compose.foundation.layout.Box
+import androidx.compose.foundation.layout.Column
+import androidx.compose.foundation.layout.Row
+import androidx.compose.foundation.layout.fillMaxWidth
+import androidx.compose.foundation.layout.height
+import androidx.compose.foundation.layout.padding
+import androidx.compose.foundation.layout.size
+import androidx.compose.foundation.layout.width
+import androidx.compose.foundation.shape.RoundedCornerShape
+import androidx.compose.material.icons.Icons
+import androidx.compose.material.icons.filled.Close
+import androidx.compose.material3.Icon
+import androidx.compose.material3.IconButton
+import androidx.compose.material3.ColorScheme
+import androidx.compose.material3.MaterialTheme
+import androidx.compose.material3.Surface
+import androidx.compose.material3.Text
+import androidx.compose.runtime.Composable
+import androidx.compose.ui.Alignment
+import androidx.compose.ui.Modifier
+import androidx.compose.ui.draw.clip
+import androidx.compose.ui.graphics.Color
+import androidx.compose.ui.res.stringResource
+import androidx.compose.ui.semantics.Role
+import androidx.compose.ui.semantics.contentDescription
+import androidx.compose.ui.semantics.semantics
+import androidx.compose.ui.text.font.FontWeight
+import androidx.compose.ui.text.style.TextOverflow
+import androidx.compose.ui.unit.dp
+import com.hermesandroid.relay.R
+import com.hermesandroid.relay.data.ChatQuoteReference
+
+internal data class ChatQuoteReferenceColors(
+    val background: Color,
+    val author: Color,
+    val excerpt: Color,
+    val accent: Color,
+)
+
+internal fun chatQuoteReferenceColors(colorScheme: ColorScheme) = ChatQuoteReferenceColors(
+    background = colorScheme.surfaceContainerHigh,
+    author = colorScheme.onSurface,
+    excerpt = colorScheme.onSurfaceVariant,
+    accent = colorScheme.primary,
+)
+
+/** Attachment-like quote reference used in both the composer and sent bubbles. */
+@Composable
+fun ChatQuoteReferenceChip(
+    reference: ChatQuoteReference,
+    modifier: Modifier = Modifier,
+    onOpenOriginal: (() -> Unit)? = null,
+    onRemove: (() -> Unit)? = null,
+) {
+    val openDescription = stringResource(R.string.chat_quote_open, reference.authorLabel)
+    val colors = chatQuoteReferenceColors(MaterialTheme.colorScheme)
+    Surface(
+        modifier = modifier.fillMaxWidth(),
+        shape = RoundedCornerShape(8.dp),
+        color = colors.background,
+    ) {
+        Row(
+            modifier = Modifier
+                .then(
+                    onOpenOriginal?.let { open ->
+                        Modifier.clickable(
+                            role = Role.Button,
+                            onClickLabel = openDescription,
+                            onClick = open,
+                        )
+                    } ?: Modifier,
+                )
+                .semantics { contentDescription = "$openDescription. ${reference.excerpt}" }
+                .padding(start = 7.dp),
+            verticalAlignment = Alignment.CenterVertically,
+        ) {
+            Box(
+                modifier = Modifier
+                    .width(3.dp)
+                    .height(32.dp)
+                    .clip(RoundedCornerShape(99.dp))
+                    .background(colors.accent),
+            )
+            Column(
+                modifier = Modifier
+                    .weight(1f)
+                    .padding(horizontal = 8.dp, vertical = 5.dp),
+            ) {
+                Text(
+                    text = "@${reference.authorLabel}",
+                    style = MaterialTheme.typography.labelMedium,
+                    fontWeight = FontWeight.Medium,
+                    color = colors.author,
+                )
+                Text(
+                    text = reference.excerpt,
+                    style = MaterialTheme.typography.labelSmall,
+                    color = colors.excerpt,
+                    maxLines = 2,
+                    overflow = TextOverflow.Ellipsis,
+                )
+            }
+            if (onRemove != null) {
+                IconButton(
+                    onClick = onRemove,
+                    modifier = Modifier.size(48.dp),
+                ) {
+                    Icon(
+                        imageVector = Icons.Filled.Close,
+                        contentDescription = stringResource(R.string.chat_quote_remove),
+                        tint = colors.excerpt,
+                        modifier = Modifier.size(18.dp),
+                    )
+                }
+            }
+        }
+    }
+}

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

@@ -64,6 +64,10 @@ data class SlashCommand(
      * instead of plain text.
      */
     val source: String? = null,
+    /** Bounded server-recorded skill usage; zero for non-skill commands. */
+    val usageRank: Int = 0,
+    /** Sanitized server skill origin such as local or bundled. */
+    val origin: String? = null,
 ) {
     companion object {
         const val SOURCE_SERVER = "server"

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

@@ -5,9 +5,11 @@ import androidx.activity.compose.BackHandler
 import androidx.compose.foundation.background
 import androidx.compose.foundation.border
 import androidx.compose.foundation.clickable
+import androidx.compose.foundation.ScrollState
 import androidx.compose.foundation.layout.Arrangement
 import androidx.compose.foundation.layout.Box
 import androidx.compose.foundation.layout.Column
+import androidx.compose.foundation.layout.ColumnScope
 import androidx.compose.foundation.layout.ExperimentalLayoutApi
 import androidx.compose.foundation.layout.FlowRow
 import androidx.compose.foundation.layout.Row
@@ -15,6 +17,7 @@ import androidx.compose.foundation.layout.Spacer
 import androidx.compose.foundation.layout.fillMaxHeight
 import androidx.compose.foundation.layout.fillMaxWidth
 import androidx.compose.foundation.layout.height
+import androidx.compose.foundation.layout.heightIn
 import androidx.compose.foundation.layout.navigationBarsPadding
 import androidx.compose.foundation.layout.padding
 import androidx.compose.foundation.layout.size
@@ -32,6 +35,7 @@ import androidx.compose.material.icons.automirrored.filled.KeyboardArrowRight
 import androidx.compose.material.icons.filled.Check
 import androidx.compose.material.icons.filled.Bolt
 import androidx.compose.material.icons.filled.ChatBubble
+import androidx.compose.material.icons.filled.Close
 import androidx.compose.material.icons.filled.ContentCopy
 import androidx.compose.material.icons.filled.Edit
 import androidx.compose.material.icons.filled.Language
@@ -83,6 +87,7 @@ import androidx.compose.ui.graphics.vector.ImageVector
 import androidx.compose.ui.platform.ClipEntry
 import androidx.compose.ui.platform.LocalClipboard
 import androidx.compose.ui.platform.LocalContext
+import androidx.compose.ui.platform.testTag
 import androidx.compose.ui.semantics.Role
 import androidx.compose.ui.res.stringResource
 import androidx.compose.ui.semantics.contentDescription
@@ -679,7 +684,6 @@ fun RelayInfoSheet(
 // the Profile section footer spells out the override.
 
 private enum class AgentPassportPicker {
-    Profile,
     Personality,
     Model,
     Reasoning,
@@ -694,7 +698,6 @@ fun AgentInfoSheet(
     onNavigateToConnections: () -> Unit,
     onNavigateToProfileInspector: (String) -> Unit = {},
 ) {
-    val sheetState = rememberModalBottomSheetState(skipPartiallyExpanded = true)
     val agentProfiles by connectionViewModel.agentProfiles.collectAsState()
     val selectedProfile by connectionViewModel.selectedProfile.collectAsState()
     val resolvedProfile by connectionViewModel.effectiveDisplayProfile.collectAsState()
@@ -758,6 +761,7 @@ fun AgentInfoSheet(
 
     var selectedTab by remember { mutableStateOf(0) }
     var activePicker by remember { mutableStateOf<AgentPassportPicker?>(null) }
+    var showProfileSwitcher by remember { mutableStateOf(false) }
     var showIdentityEditor by remember { mutableStateOf(false) }
     var showProfileManager by remember { mutableStateOf(false) }
 
@@ -767,6 +771,20 @@ fun AgentInfoSheet(
     val currentSession = remember(sessions, currentSessionId) {
         sessions.firstOrNull { it.sessionId == currentSessionId }
     }
+    val sessionModelState = resolveSessionModelUiState(
+        hasSession = currentSessionId != null,
+        pendingModel = selectedModel,
+        pendingProvider = selectedProvider,
+        gatewayModel = gatewayModel,
+        gatewayProvider = gatewayProvider,
+        persistedSessionModel = currentSession?.model,
+        profileDefaultModel = resolvedProfile?.model,
+        serverDefaultModel = serverModel,
+    )
+    val sessionPickerProvider = sessionModelState.pickerProvider
+        ?: sessionModelState.pickerModel?.let { model ->
+            modelProviders.singleOrNull { model in it.models }?.slug
+        }
     val agentName = AgentDisplay.agentName(
         profile = resolvedProfile,
         selectedPersonality = selectedPersonality,
@@ -778,25 +796,22 @@ fun AgentInfoSheet(
         AgentDisplay.profileDisplayName(it) ?: it.name
     } ?: stringResource(R.string.conn_info_server_default)
     val serverDefaultLabel = stringResource(R.string.conn_info_server_default)
-    val modelLabel = AgentDisplay.displayModelName(selectedModel ?: gatewayModel)
-        ?: AgentDisplay.displayModelName(resolvedProfile?.model)
-        ?: AgentDisplay.displayModelName(serverModel)
+    val modelLabel = AgentDisplay.displayModelName(sessionModelState.model)
         ?: serverDefaultLabel
     val serverDefaultModelLabel = AgentDisplay.displayModelName(serverModel)
         ?: AgentDisplay.displayModelName(resolvedProfile?.model)
     val providerLabel = modelProviders
-        .firstOrNull { it.slug.equals(gatewayProvider, ignoreCase = true) }
+        .firstOrNull { it.slug.equals(sessionModelState.provider, ignoreCase = true) }
         ?.name
         ?.takeIf { it.isNotBlank() }
-        ?: gatewayProvider.takeIf { it.isNotBlank() }
-    val sessionModelLabel = AgentDisplay.displayModelName(currentSession?.model)
-        ?: modelLabel
-    val sessionProviderLabel = currentSession?.model
+        ?: sessionModelState.provider
+    val sessionModelLabel = modelLabel
+    val sessionProviderLabel = sessionModelState.model
         ?.takeIf { it.isNotBlank() }
         ?.let { sessionModel ->
             modelProviders.firstOrNull { sessionModel in it.models }?.name
         }
-        ?: providerLabel.takeIf { currentSession?.model.isNullOrBlank() }
+        ?: providerLabel
     val connected = chatReady
     val resolvedPresence = resolvedProfile?.let {
         ProfilePresenceResolver.resolve(it, connected)
@@ -846,6 +861,9 @@ fun AgentInfoSheet(
         apiModelOptions,
         agentProfiles,
         selectedModel,
+        selectedProvider,
+        sessionModelState,
+        sessionPickerProvider,
         modelLabel,
         unavailableModelLabel,
         modelNeedsSetupLabel,
@@ -866,7 +884,7 @@ fun AgentInfoSheet(
                     label = serverDefaultLabel,
                     value = null,
                     secondary = serverDefaultModelLabel,
-                    selected = selectedModel == null,
+                    selected = sessionModelState.inheritsProfileDefault,
                 ),
             )
             modelProviders
@@ -886,7 +904,8 @@ fun AgentInfoSheet(
                                         provider.warning ?: modelNeedsSetupLabel
                                     else -> null
                                 },
-                                selected = selectedModel == model,
+                                selected = sessionModelState.pickerModel == model &&
+                                    sessionPickerProvider.equals(provider.slug, ignoreCase = true),
                                 enabled = !unavailable,
                             ),
                         )
@@ -902,7 +921,7 @@ fun AgentInfoSheet(
                             value = model.id,
                             group = "Routes",
                             secondary = model.routeDetail,
-                            selected = selectedModel == model.id,
+                            selected = sessionModelState.pickerModel == model.id,
                         ),
                     )
                 }
@@ -910,10 +929,10 @@ fun AgentInfoSheet(
     }
 
     LaunchedEffect(Unit) {
-        chatViewModel.refreshModelOptions()
+        chatViewModel.refreshModelOptions(catalogOnly = true)
         chatViewModel.refreshApprovalMode()
         chatViewModel.refreshPersonalities()
-        chatViewModel.refreshModels()
+        chatViewModel.refreshModels(catalogOnly = true)
         connectionViewModel.refreshDashboardProfiles()
     }
 
@@ -926,28 +945,10 @@ fun AgentInfoSheet(
         showIdentityEditor = false
     }
 
-    ModalBottomSheet(
-        onDismissRequest = onDismiss,
-        sheetState = sheetState,
-        sheetGesturesEnabled = false,
-        dragHandle = null,
+    AgentPassportSheetHost(
+        scrollState = passportScrollState,
+        onDismiss = onDismiss,
     ) {
-        Column(
-            modifier = Modifier
-                .fillMaxHeight(0.94f)
-                .verticalScroll(
-                    state = passportScrollState,
-                    overscrollEffect = null,
-                )
-                .padding(horizontal = 20.dp, vertical = 4.dp)
-                .navigationBarsPadding(),
-            verticalArrangement = Arrangement.spacedBy(10.dp),
-        ) {
-            Text(
-                text = stringResource(R.string.conn_info_agent_passport),
-                style = MaterialTheme.typography.titleMedium,
-                fontWeight = FontWeight.SemiBold,
-            )
             AgentPassportHeader(
                 agentName = agentName,
                 profileLabel = profileLabel,
@@ -957,10 +958,7 @@ fun AgentInfoSheet(
                 presence = resolvedPresence,
                 hasSoul = resolvedProfile?.hasSoul == true,
                 skillCount = resolvedProfile?.skillCount ?: 0,
-                transportLabel = transportFriendlyName(sessionTransport.type),
-                sessionLabel = currentSessionId?.take(8) ?: "—",
-                contextLabel = contextLabel,
-                onProfileClick = { activePicker = AgentPassportPicker.Profile },
+                onProfileClick = { showProfileSwitcher = true },
             )
 
             if (showIdentityEditor) {
@@ -994,7 +992,7 @@ fun AgentInfoSheet(
                 ) {
                     Column {
                         Text(
-                            text = stringResource(R.string.conn_info_active_configuration),
+                            text = stringResource(R.string.conn_info_session_title),
                             modifier = Modifier.padding(
                                 start = 18.dp,
                                 top = 17.dp,
@@ -1004,25 +1002,13 @@ fun AgentInfoSheet(
                             style = MaterialTheme.typography.titleMedium,
                             fontWeight = FontWeight.SemiBold,
                         )
-                        PassportConfigRow(
-                            icon = Icons.Filled.Person,
-                            title = stringResource(R.string.conn_info_personality_title),
-                            value = AgentDisplay.personalityLabel(
-                                selectedPersonality,
-                                defaultPersonality,
-                            ),
-                            expanded = false,
-                            enabled = !isStreaming,
-                            onClick = { activePicker = AgentPassportPicker.Personality },
-                        )
-                        PassportDivider()
                         PassportConfigRow(
                             icon = Icons.Filled.ViewInAr,
                             title = stringResource(R.string.conn_info_model_title),
-                            value = selectedModel ?: if (modelLabel == serverDefaultLabel) {
-                                serverDefaultLabel
-                            } else {
+                            value = if (sessionModelState.inheritsProfileDefault) {
                                 stringResource(R.string.conn_info_server_default_model, modelLabel)
+                            } else {
+                                modelLabel
                             },
                             expanded = false,
                             enabled = !isStreaming,
@@ -1046,6 +1032,44 @@ fun AgentInfoSheet(
                     }
                 }
 
+                // Upstream personality changes persist to the active profile
+                // while also applying to the live session. Keep that control
+                // visibly separate from the session-only model/effort card so
+                // it cannot be mistaken for an ephemeral override.
+                Surface(
+                    shape = RoundedCornerShape(22.dp),
+                    color = MaterialTheme.colorScheme.surfaceContainer,
+                    border = androidx.compose.foundation.BorderStroke(
+                        1.dp,
+                        MaterialTheme.colorScheme.outlineVariant.copy(alpha = 0.55f),
+                    ),
+                ) {
+                    Column {
+                        Text(
+                            text = stringResource(R.string.conn_info_profile),
+                            modifier = Modifier.padding(
+                                start = 18.dp,
+                                top = 17.dp,
+                                end = 18.dp,
+                                bottom = 4.dp,
+                            ),
+                            style = MaterialTheme.typography.titleMedium,
+                            fontWeight = FontWeight.SemiBold,
+                        )
+                        PassportConfigRow(
+                            icon = Icons.Filled.Person,
+                            title = stringResource(R.string.conn_info_personality_title),
+                            value = AgentDisplay.personalityLabel(
+                                selectedPersonality,
+                                defaultPersonality,
+                            ),
+                            expanded = false,
+                            enabled = !isStreaming,
+                            onClick = { activePicker = AgentPassportPicker.Personality },
+                        )
+                    }
+                }
+
                 AgentPassportSafetyCard(
                     approvalMode = approvalMode,
                     approvalCapability = approvalCapability,
@@ -1164,53 +1188,9 @@ fun AgentInfoSheet(
                 )
                 }
             }
-        }
     }
 
     when (activePicker) {
-        AgentPassportPicker.Profile -> {
-            val selectedProfileKey = AgentDisplay.profileSessionKey(selectedProfile?.name)
-            val visibleProfileKeys = ProfilePresentationPolicy.visibleKeys(
-                profiles = agentProfiles,
-                presentation = profilePresentation,
-                selectedKey = selectedProfileKey,
-            )
-            val options = visibleProfileKeys.mapNotNull { profileKey ->
-                if (profileKey == AgentDisplay.SERVER_DEFAULT_PROFILE_KEY) {
-                    ChatInputPickerOption(
-                        label = serverDefaultLabel,
-                        value = null,
-                        secondary = AgentDisplay.profileDisplayName(resolvedProfile),
-                        selected = selectedProfile == null,
-                        enabled = !isProfileLocked && profileSwitchEnabled,
-                    )
-                } else {
-                    agentProfiles.firstOrNull { it.name == profileKey }?.let { profile ->
-                        ChatInputPickerOption(
-                            label = AgentDisplay.profileDisplayName(profile)
-                                ?: profile.name.replaceFirstChar { it.uppercase() },
-                            value = profile.name,
-                            secondary = profile.model.takeIf { it.isNotBlank() },
-                            selected = selectedProfile?.name == profile.name,
-                            enabled = !isProfileLocked && profileSwitchEnabled,
-                        )
-                    }
-                }
-            }
-            OptionPickerSheet(
-                title = stringResource(R.string.conn_info_profile),
-                options = options,
-                onSelect = { option ->
-                    val profile = option.value?.let { name ->
-                        agentProfiles.firstOrNull { it.name == name }
-                    }
-                    connectionViewModel.selectProfile(profile)
-                    chatViewModel.activateGatewayProfile(profile)
-                    activePicker = null
-                },
-                onDismiss = { activePicker = null },
-            )
-        }
         AgentPassportPicker.Personality -> OptionPickerSheet(
             title = stringResource(R.string.conn_info_personality_title),
             options = buildList {
@@ -1241,7 +1221,9 @@ fun AgentInfoSheet(
         AgentPassportPicker.Model -> ModelPickerSheet(
             options = passportModelOptions,
             refreshing = modelOptionsRefreshing,
-            onRefresh = { chatViewModel.refreshModelOptions(refresh = true) },
+            onRefresh = {
+                chatViewModel.refreshModelOptions(refresh = true, catalogOnly = true)
+            },
             onSelect = { option ->
                 activePicker = null
                 if (option.provider == null && apiModelOptions.any { it.id == option.value }) {
@@ -1287,6 +1269,31 @@ fun AgentInfoSheet(
         null -> Unit
     }
 
+    if (showProfileSwitcher) {
+        ProfileSwitcherSheet(
+            connectionViewModel = connectionViewModel,
+            profiles = agentProfiles,
+            selectedProfile = selectedProfile,
+            resolvedProfile = resolvedProfile,
+            presentation = profilePresentation,
+            isProfileLocked = isProfileLocked,
+            switchEnabled = profileSwitchEnabled,
+            onSelect = { profile ->
+                if (AgentDisplay.profileSessionKey(profile?.name) !=
+                    AgentDisplay.profileSessionKey(selectedProfile?.name)
+                ) {
+                    connectionViewModel.selectProfile(profile)
+                    chatViewModel.activateGatewayProfile(profile)
+                }
+            },
+            onManageDisplay = {
+                showProfileSwitcher = false
+                showProfileManager = true
+            },
+            onDismiss = { showProfileSwitcher = false },
+        )
+    }
+
     if (showProfileManager) {
         ProfileDisplayManagerDialog(
             profiles = agentProfiles,
@@ -1300,6 +1307,75 @@ fun AgentInfoSheet(
     }
 }
 
+internal const val AGENT_PASSPORT_SHEET_TAG = "agentPassportSheet"
+internal const val AGENT_PASSPORT_SCROLL_TAG = "agentPassportScroll"
+internal const val AGENT_PASSPORT_CLOSE_TAG = "agentPassportClose"
+
+@OptIn(ExperimentalMaterial3Api::class)
+@Composable
+internal fun AgentPassportSheetHost(
+    scrollState: ScrollState,
+    onDismiss: () -> Unit,
+    content: @Composable ColumnScope.() -> Unit,
+) {
+    val sheetState = rememberModalBottomSheetState(skipPartiallyExpanded = true)
+
+    ModalBottomSheet(
+        onDismissRequest = onDismiss,
+        sheetState = sheetState,
+        // A full-height sheet and its long verticalScroll child otherwise
+        // compete for the same drag at the content boundaries. On some devices
+        // that repeatedly settles/re-expands the sheet and produces a visible
+        // vibration at the bottom. Close and system Back remain explicit.
+        sheetGesturesEnabled = false,
+    ) {
+        Column(
+            modifier = Modifier
+                .fillMaxHeight(0.94f)
+                .testTag(AGENT_PASSPORT_SHEET_TAG),
+        ) {
+            // Keep the close action visible while compact or large-font content
+            // scrolls independently below it.
+            Row(
+                modifier = Modifier
+                    .fillMaxWidth()
+                    .heightIn(min = 56.dp)
+                    .padding(start = 20.dp, end = 8.dp),
+                horizontalArrangement = Arrangement.SpaceBetween,
+                verticalAlignment = Alignment.CenterVertically,
+            ) {
+                Text(
+                    text = stringResource(R.string.conn_info_agent_passport),
+                    style = MaterialTheme.typography.titleMedium,
+                    fontWeight = FontWeight.SemiBold,
+                )
+                IconButton(
+                    onClick = onDismiss,
+                    modifier = Modifier.testTag(AGENT_PASSPORT_CLOSE_TAG),
+                ) {
+                    Icon(
+                        imageVector = Icons.Filled.Close,
+                        contentDescription = stringResource(R.string.common_close),
+                    )
+                }
+            }
+            Column(
+                modifier = Modifier
+                    .weight(1f)
+                    .verticalScroll(
+                        state = scrollState,
+                        overscrollEffect = null,
+                    )
+                    .testTag(AGENT_PASSPORT_SCROLL_TAG)
+                    .padding(horizontal = 20.dp, vertical = 4.dp)
+                    .navigationBarsPadding(),
+                verticalArrangement = Arrangement.spacedBy(10.dp),
+                content = content,
+            )
+        }
+    }
+}
+
 @Composable
 private fun AgentPassportIdentityEditor(
     connectionViewModel: ConnectionViewModel,
@@ -1385,9 +1461,6 @@ private fun AgentPassportHeader(
     presence: ProfilePresence?,
     hasSoul: Boolean,
     skillCount: Int,
-    transportLabel: String,
-    sessionLabel: String,
-    contextLabel: String,
     onProfileClick: () -> Unit,
 ) {
     val brand = LocalBrand.current
@@ -1405,18 +1478,9 @@ private fun AgentPassportHeader(
         }
     }
     val identityMetadata = listOfNotNull(
-        providerLabel,
         stringResource(R.string.conn_info_soul).takeIf { hasSoul },
         stringResource(R.string.conn_info_skills_count, skillCount).takeIf { skillCount > 0 },
     ).joinToString(" · ")
-    val connectionValue = listOf(
-        transportLabel,
-        if (connected) {
-            stringResource(R.string.conn_info_connected)
-        } else {
-            stringResource(R.string.conn_info_disconnected)
-        },
-    ).joinToString(" · ")
     Surface(
         shape = RoundedCornerShape(24.dp),
         color = MaterialTheme.colorScheme.surfaceContainer,
@@ -1509,7 +1573,7 @@ private fun AgentPassportHeader(
             ) {
                 Column(modifier = Modifier.padding(horizontal = 14.dp, vertical = 10.dp)) {
                     Text(
-                        text = stringResource(R.string.conn_info_active_profile).uppercase(),
+                        text = stringResource(R.string.profile_shelf_switch_agent).uppercase(),
                         style = MaterialTheme.typography.labelSmall,
                         color = MaterialTheme.colorScheme.primary,
                     )
@@ -1551,40 +1615,17 @@ private fun AgentPassportHeader(
                 }
             }
             HorizontalDivider(color = MaterialTheme.colorScheme.outlineVariant.copy(alpha = 0.5f))
-            Row(modifier = Modifier.fillMaxWidth()) {
-                PassportTechnicalField(
-                    label = stringResource(R.string.conn_info_model_title),
-                    value = modelLabel,
-                    modifier = Modifier.weight(1f),
-                )
-                PassportTechnicalDivider(height = 44.dp)
-                PassportTechnicalField(
-                    label = stringResource(R.string.conn_info_connection),
-                    value = connectionValue,
-                    valueColor = if (connected) brand.green else MaterialTheme.colorScheme.error,
-                    modifier = Modifier.weight(1f),
-                )
-            }
-            HorizontalDivider(color = MaterialTheme.colorScheme.outlineVariant.copy(alpha = 0.5f))
-            Row(modifier = Modifier.fillMaxWidth()) {
-                PassportTechnicalField(
-                    label = stringResource(R.string.conn_info_session_title),
-                    value = sessionLabel,
-                    modifier = Modifier.weight(1f),
-                )
-                PassportTechnicalDivider(height = 42.dp)
-                PassportTechnicalField(
-                    label = stringResource(R.string.conn_info_context),
-                    value = contextLabel,
-                    modifier = Modifier.weight(1f),
-                )
-                PassportTechnicalDivider(height = 42.dp)
-                PassportTechnicalField(
-                    label = stringResource(R.string.conn_info_transport),
-                    value = transportLabel,
-                    modifier = Modifier.weight(1f),
-                )
-            }
+            PassportTechnicalField(
+                label = stringResource(R.string.voice_test_label_provider),
+                value = providerLabel ?: "—",
+                modifier = Modifier.fillMaxWidth(),
+            )
+            PassportTechnicalField(
+                label = stringResource(R.string.conn_info_model_title),
+                value = modelLabel,
+                modifier = Modifier.fillMaxWidth(),
+                maxLines = 2,
+            )
         }
     }
 }
@@ -1595,6 +1636,7 @@ private fun PassportTechnicalField(
     value: String,
     modifier: Modifier = Modifier,
     valueColor: Color = MaterialTheme.colorScheme.onSurface,
+    maxLines: Int = 1,
 ) {
     Column(
         modifier = modifier.padding(horizontal = 8.dp),
@@ -1610,22 +1652,12 @@ private fun PassportTechnicalField(
             text = value,
             style = MaterialTheme.typography.labelLarge,
             color = valueColor,
-            maxLines = 1,
+            maxLines = maxLines,
             overflow = TextOverflow.Ellipsis,
         )
     }
 }
 
-@Composable
-private fun PassportTechnicalDivider(height: Dp) {
-    Box(
-        modifier = Modifier
-            .height(height)
-            .widthIn(min = 1.dp, max = 1.dp)
-            .background(MaterialTheme.colorScheme.outlineVariant.copy(alpha = 0.5f)),
-    )
-}
-
 @Composable
 private fun AgentPassportTabs(
     selected: Int,
@@ -1751,8 +1783,17 @@ private fun PassportDivider() {
     )
 }
 
+internal const val PASSPORT_APPROVAL_CONTROL_TAG = "passportApproval"
+internal const val PASSPORT_CHAT_OVERRIDE_CONTROL_TAG = "passportChatOverride"
+internal const val PASSPORT_FAST_CONTROL_TAG = "passportFast"
+
+internal data class PassportSegmentOption(
+    val label: String,
+    val description: String,
+)
+
 @Composable
-private fun AgentPassportSafetyCard(
+internal fun AgentPassportSafetyCard(
     approvalMode: GatewayApprovalMode?,
     approvalCapability: GatewayApprovalModeCapability,
     approvalWritable: Boolean,
@@ -1766,9 +1807,18 @@ private fun AgentPassportSafetyCard(
     onFast: (Boolean) -> Unit,
 ) {
     val approvalModes = listOf(
-        GatewayApprovalMode.Manual to stringResource(R.string.conn_info_approval_mode_manual),
-        GatewayApprovalMode.Smart to stringResource(R.string.conn_info_approval_mode_smart),
-        GatewayApprovalMode.Off to stringResource(R.string.conn_info_approval_mode_off),
+        GatewayApprovalMode.Manual to PassportSegmentOption(
+            label = stringResource(R.string.conn_info_approval_mode_manual),
+            description = stringResource(R.string.conn_info_approval_mode_manual_desc),
+        ),
+        GatewayApprovalMode.Smart to PassportSegmentOption(
+            label = stringResource(R.string.conn_info_approval_mode_smart),
+            description = stringResource(R.string.conn_info_approval_mode_smart_desc),
+        ),
+        GatewayApprovalMode.Off to PassportSegmentOption(
+            label = stringResource(R.string.conn_info_approval_mode_off),
+            description = stringResource(R.string.conn_info_approval_mode_off_desc),
+        ),
     )
     Surface(
         shape = RoundedCornerShape(22.dp),
@@ -1811,11 +1861,12 @@ private fun AgentPassportSafetyCard(
                     }
                     GatewayApprovalModeCapability.Supported -> {
                         PassportSegmentedControl(
-                            labels = approvalModes.map { it.second },
+                            options = approvalModes.map { it.second },
                             selected = approvalModes.indexOfFirst { it.first == approvalMode }
                                 .takeIf { it >= 0 },
                             enabled = controlsAvailable && gatewayReady &&
                                 approvalWritable && !isStreaming,
+                            testTagPrefix = PASSPORT_APPROVAL_CONTROL_TAG,
                             onSelected = { index -> onApprovalMode(approvalModes[index].first) },
                         )
                     }
@@ -1833,15 +1884,26 @@ private fun AgentPassportSafetyCard(
                 },
             ) {
                 PassportSegmentedControl(
-                    labels = listOf(
-                        stringResource(R.string.conn_info_inherited),
-                        stringResource(R.string.conn_info_bypassed),
+                    options = listOf(
+                        PassportSegmentOption(
+                            label = stringResource(R.string.conn_info_inherited),
+                            description = if (approvalMode == GatewayApprovalMode.Off) {
+                                stringResource(R.string.conn_info_profile_already_bypasses)
+                            } else {
+                                stringResource(R.string.conn_info_chat_override_inherited_desc)
+                            },
+                        ),
+                        PassportSegmentOption(
+                            label = stringResource(R.string.conn_info_bypassed),
+                            description = stringResource(R.string.conn_info_yolo_mode_desc_ephemeral),
+                        ),
                     ),
                     selected = if (
                         approvalMode != GatewayApprovalMode.Off && yoloEnabled == true
                     ) 1 else 0,
                     enabled = controlsAvailable && gatewayReady && !isStreaming &&
                         approvalMode != GatewayApprovalMode.Off,
+                    testTagPrefix = PASSPORT_CHAT_OVERRIDE_CONTROL_TAG,
                     onSelected = { onYolo(it == 1) },
                 )
             }
@@ -1853,12 +1915,19 @@ private fun AgentPassportSafetyCard(
                 description = stringResource(R.string.conn_info_fast_mode_desc),
             ) {
                 PassportSegmentedControl(
-                    labels = listOf(
-                        stringResource(R.string.conn_info_fast),
-                        stringResource(R.string.appearance_font_normal),
+                    options = listOf(
+                        PassportSegmentOption(
+                            label = stringResource(R.string.conn_info_fast),
+                            description = stringResource(R.string.conn_info_fast_mode_desc),
+                        ),
+                        PassportSegmentOption(
+                            label = stringResource(R.string.appearance_font_normal),
+                            description = stringResource(R.string.conn_info_normal_tier_desc),
+                        ),
                     ),
                     selected = if (fastEnabled == true) 0 else 1,
                     enabled = controlsAvailable && gatewayReady && !isStreaming,
+                    testTagPrefix = PASSPORT_FAST_CONTROL_TAG,
                     onSelected = { onFast(it == 0) },
                 )
             }
@@ -1873,91 +1942,119 @@ private fun PassportSafetyRow(
     description: String,
     control: @Composable () -> Unit,
 ) {
-    Row(
+    Column(
         modifier = Modifier
             .fillMaxWidth()
             .padding(vertical = 7.dp),
-        verticalAlignment = Alignment.CenterVertically,
-        horizontalArrangement = Arrangement.spacedBy(10.dp),
+        verticalArrangement = Arrangement.spacedBy(10.dp),
     ) {
-        Surface(
-            modifier = Modifier.size(38.dp),
-            shape = CircleShape,
-            color = MaterialTheme.colorScheme.surfaceContainerHighest,
-            contentColor = MaterialTheme.colorScheme.primary,
+        Row(
+            modifier = Modifier.fillMaxWidth(),
+            verticalAlignment = Alignment.CenterVertically,
+            horizontalArrangement = Arrangement.spacedBy(10.dp),
         ) {
-            Box(contentAlignment = Alignment.Center) {
-                Icon(icon, contentDescription = null, modifier = Modifier.size(20.dp))
+            Surface(
+                modifier = Modifier.size(40.dp),
+                shape = CircleShape,
+                color = MaterialTheme.colorScheme.surfaceContainerHighest,
+                contentColor = MaterialTheme.colorScheme.primary,
+            ) {
+                Box(contentAlignment = Alignment.Center) {
+                    Icon(icon, contentDescription = null, modifier = Modifier.size(20.dp))
+                }
+            }
+            Column(modifier = Modifier.weight(1f)) {
+                Text(
+                    text = title,
+                    style = MaterialTheme.typography.bodyLarge,
+                    fontWeight = FontWeight.Medium,
+                )
+                Text(
+                    text = description,
+                    style = MaterialTheme.typography.bodySmall,
+                    color = MaterialTheme.colorScheme.onSurfaceVariant,
+                )
             }
         }
-        Column(modifier = Modifier.weight(1.25f)) {
-            Text(
-                text = title,
-                style = MaterialTheme.typography.bodyMedium,
-                fontWeight = FontWeight.Medium,
-            )
-            Text(
-                text = description,
-                style = MaterialTheme.typography.labelSmall,
-                color = MaterialTheme.colorScheme.onSurfaceVariant,
-                maxLines = 3,
-                overflow = TextOverflow.Ellipsis,
-            )
-        }
-        Box(modifier = Modifier.weight(1f)) {
-            control()
-        }
+        control()
     }
 }
 
 @Composable
-private fun PassportSegmentedControl(
-    labels: List<String>,
+internal fun PassportSegmentedControl(
+    options: List<PassportSegmentOption>,
     selected: Int?,
     enabled: Boolean,
+    testTagPrefix: String,
     onSelected: (Int) -> Unit,
 ) {
-    Row(
-        modifier = Modifier
-            .fillMaxWidth()
-            .selectableGroup()
-            .clip(RoundedCornerShape(14.dp))
-            .background(MaterialTheme.colorScheme.surfaceContainerHighest)
-            .padding(3.dp)
-            .alpha(if (enabled) 1f else 0.52f),
-    ) {
-        labels.forEachIndexed { index, label ->
-            Surface(
-                modifier = Modifier
-                    .weight(1f)
-                    .selectable(
-                        selected = selected == index,
-                        enabled = enabled,
-                        role = Role.RadioButton,
-                        onClick = { onSelected(index) },
-                    ),
-                shape = RoundedCornerShape(11.dp),
-                color = if (selected == index) {
-                    MaterialTheme.colorScheme.primary
-                } else {
-                    Color.Transparent
-                },
-                contentColor = if (selected == index) {
-                    MaterialTheme.colorScheme.onPrimary
-                } else {
-                    MaterialTheme.colorScheme.onSurfaceVariant
-                },
-            ) {
-                Text(
-                    text = label,
-                    modifier = Modifier.padding(horizontal = 4.dp, vertical = 8.dp),
-                    textAlign = androidx.compose.ui.text.style.TextAlign.Center,
-                    style = MaterialTheme.typography.labelMedium,
-                    maxLines = 1,
-                    overflow = TextOverflow.Ellipsis,
-                )
+    Column(verticalArrangement = Arrangement.spacedBy(6.dp)) {
+        Row(
+            modifier = Modifier
+                .fillMaxWidth()
+                .selectableGroup()
+                .clip(RoundedCornerShape(14.dp))
+                .background(MaterialTheme.colorScheme.surfaceContainerHighest)
+                .padding(3.dp),
+        ) {
+            options.forEachIndexed { index, option ->
+                Surface(
+                    modifier = Modifier
+                        .weight(1f)
+                        .heightIn(min = 48.dp)
+                        .testTag("$testTagPrefix-$index")
+                        .selectable(
+                            selected = selected == index,
+                            enabled = enabled,
+                            role = Role.RadioButton,
+                            onClick = { onSelected(index) },
+                        )
+                        .semantics {
+                            contentDescription = "${option.label}. ${option.description}"
+                        },
+                    shape = RoundedCornerShape(11.dp),
+                    color = when {
+                        selected != index -> Color.Transparent
+                        enabled -> MaterialTheme.colorScheme.primary
+                        else -> MaterialTheme.colorScheme.primaryContainer
+                    },
+                    contentColor = when {
+                        selected == index && enabled -> MaterialTheme.colorScheme.onPrimary
+                        selected == index -> MaterialTheme.colorScheme.onPrimaryContainer
+                        enabled -> MaterialTheme.colorScheme.onSurfaceVariant
+                        else -> MaterialTheme.colorScheme.onSurfaceVariant.copy(alpha = 0.7f)
+                    },
+                ) {
+                    Box(
+                        modifier = Modifier
+                            .fillMaxWidth()
+                            .heightIn(min = 48.dp)
+                            .padding(horizontal = 6.dp, vertical = 6.dp),
+                        contentAlignment = Alignment.Center,
+                    ) {
+                        Text(
+                            text = option.label,
+                            textAlign = androidx.compose.ui.text.style.TextAlign.Center,
+                            style = MaterialTheme.typography.bodyMedium,
+                            fontWeight = if (selected == index) {
+                                FontWeight.SemiBold
+                            } else {
+                                FontWeight.Medium
+                            },
+                            maxLines = 2,
+                        )
+                    }
+                }
             }
         }
+        selected?.let(options::getOrNull)?.let { option ->
+            Text(
+                text = option.description,
+                style = MaterialTheme.typography.bodySmall,
+                color = MaterialTheme.colorScheme.onSurfaceVariant,
+                modifier = Modifier.padding(horizontal = 4.dp),
+            )
+        }
     }
 }
 
@@ -2169,7 +2266,7 @@ private fun LegacyAgentInfoSheet(
 
     // Pull the gateway's curated provider/model list (model.options) when the
     // sheet opens — the real switchable models, grouped by provider.
-    LaunchedEffect(Unit) { chatViewModel.refreshModelOptions() }
+    LaunchedEffect(Unit) { chatViewModel.refreshModelOptions(catalogOnly = true) }
     LaunchedEffect(Unit) { chatViewModel.refreshApprovalMode() }
     // Re-pull server-supplied personalities (list + default + active) on open so
     // a server-side change shows without an app reload.
@@ -2177,7 +2274,7 @@ private fun LegacyAgentInfoSheet(
     // Re-pull the SSE-fallback model list + skill catalog on open so server-side
     // changes surface without an app reload (gateway model groups are covered by
     // refreshModelOptions above; skills feed the command palette).
-    LaunchedEffect(Unit) { chatViewModel.refreshModels() }
+    LaunchedEffect(Unit) { chatViewModel.refreshModels(catalogOnly = true) }
     LaunchedEffect(Unit) { chatViewModel.refreshSkills() }
     // Pull the host's agent profiles from the dashboard so they appear in the
     // Profile picker even on a dashboard-only (non-relay) connection.
@@ -2382,7 +2479,7 @@ private fun LegacyAgentInfoSheet(
                 // "default" so "Server default" vs "default" would be
                 // otherwise indistinguishable.
                 val serverDefaultProfile = agentProfiles
-                    .firstOrNull { AgentDisplay.isServerDefaultAlias(it.name) }
+                    .firstOrNull { it.name.equals("default", ignoreCase = true) }
                 val selectedKey = AgentDisplay.profileSessionKey(selectedProfile?.name)
                 val visibleProfileKeys = ProfilePresentationPolicy
                     .visibleKeys(agentProfiles, profilePresentation, selectedKey)
@@ -2405,8 +2502,7 @@ private fun LegacyAgentInfoSheet(
                     val lockedDisplayName = when {
                         lockedProfileName == null ->
                             stringResource(R.string.conn_info_server_default)
-                        AgentDisplay.isServerDefaultAlias(lockedProfileName) ||
-                            lockedProfileName == AgentDisplay.SERVER_DEFAULT_PROFILE_KEY ->
+                        lockedProfileName == AgentDisplay.SERVER_DEFAULT_PROFILE_KEY ->
                             stringResource(R.string.conn_info_server_default)
                         else ->
                             agentProfiles
@@ -3494,7 +3590,7 @@ private fun LegacyAgentInfoSheet(
 // --- AgentInfoSheet helpers ----------------------------------------------
 
 @Composable
-private fun ProfileDisplayManagerDialog(
+internal fun ProfileDisplayManagerDialog(
     profiles: List<Profile>,
     presentation: ProfilePresentation,
     selectedProfileName: String?,

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

@@ -10,7 +10,9 @@ import android.widget.Toast
 import androidx.activity.compose.rememberLauncherForActivityResult
 import androidx.activity.result.contract.ActivityResultContracts
 import androidx.compose.animation.AnimatedContent
-import androidx.compose.animation.animateContentSize
+import androidx.compose.animation.EnterTransition
+import androidx.compose.animation.ExitTransition
+import androidx.compose.animation.core.tween
 import androidx.compose.animation.fadeIn
 import androidx.compose.animation.fadeOut
 import androidx.compose.animation.togetherWith
@@ -38,12 +40,15 @@ import androidx.compose.material.icons.automirrored.outlined.MenuBook
 import androidx.compose.material.icons.filled.ArrowDropDown
 import androidx.compose.material.icons.filled.Check
 import androidx.compose.material.icons.filled.ChevronRight
+import androidx.compose.material.icons.filled.Cloud
 import androidx.compose.material.icons.filled.ContentCopy
+import androidx.compose.material.icons.filled.Dns
 import androidx.compose.material.icons.filled.ErrorOutline
 import androidx.compose.material.icons.filled.Keyboard
 import androidx.compose.material.icons.filled.PhonelinkLock
 import androidx.compose.material.icons.filled.QrCodeScanner
 import androidx.compose.material.icons.filled.Refresh
+import androidx.compose.material.icons.filled.Wifi
 import androidx.compose.material.icons.filled.Visibility
 import androidx.compose.material.icons.filled.VisibilityOff
 import androidx.compose.material3.AlertDialog
@@ -76,7 +81,6 @@ import androidx.compose.runtime.saveable.rememberSaveable
 import androidx.compose.ui.Alignment
 import androidx.compose.ui.Modifier
 import androidx.compose.ui.draw.clip
-import androidx.compose.ui.draw.rotate
 import androidx.compose.ui.graphics.Color
 import androidx.compose.ui.platform.LocalClipboard
 import androidx.compose.ui.platform.LocalContext
@@ -101,6 +105,11 @@ import com.hermesandroid.relay.data.Connection
 import com.hermesandroid.relay.data.ConnectionValidation
 import com.hermesandroid.relay.data.EndpointCandidate
 import com.hermesandroid.relay.data.displayLabel
+import com.hermesandroid.relay.data.hasSecureProxy
+import com.hermesandroid.relay.data.hasHermesReach
+import com.hermesandroid.relay.data.presentationRouteUrl
+import com.hermesandroid.relay.data.secureLinkCoversAllServices
+import com.hermesandroid.relay.data.secureLinkServices
 import com.hermesandroid.relay.data.primaryRouteUrl
 import com.hermesandroid.relay.network.shared.HermesLanDiscovery
 import com.hermesandroid.relay.network.shared.HermesLanDiscoveryResult
@@ -201,6 +210,8 @@ fun ConnectionWizard(
     val currentRelayUrl by connectionViewModel.relayUrl.collectAsState()
     val currentDashboardUrl by connectionViewModel.effectiveDashboardUrl.collectAsState()
     val activeConnection by connectionViewModel.activeConnection.collectAsState()
+    val accessibleMotion = rememberAccessibleMotionState()
+    val animateWizardTransitions = shouldAnimateWizardTransitions(accessibleMotion)
 
     var step by remember { mutableStateOf(WizardStep.Nearby) }
     var chosenMethod by remember { mutableStateOf(PairMethod.Standard) }
@@ -222,7 +233,7 @@ fun ConnectionWizard(
         mutableStateOf<ConnectionViewModel.DashboardSetupResult?>(null)
     }
     var dashboardSuggestedHostname by remember { mutableStateOf<String?>(null) }
-    var connectionGuideExpanded by rememberSaveable { mutableStateOf(showSkip) }
+    var dashboardEntryIntent by rememberSaveable { mutableStateOf(DashboardEntryIntent.Server) }
     var pendingDashboardDraft by remember { mutableStateOf<DashboardConnectionDraft?>(null) }
     val relayScopedFlow = autoStart == "relay"
     val pairingHome = if (relayScopedFlow) WizardStep.RelayChoice else WizardStep.Method
@@ -527,18 +538,27 @@ fun ConnectionWizard(
         }
     }
 
-    Column(
-        modifier = modifier
-            .fillMaxWidth()
-            .verticalScroll(rememberScrollState())
-            .padding(horizontal = 20.dp, vertical = 16.dp),
-        verticalArrangement = Arrangement.spacedBy(16.dp),
-    ) {
-        WizardStepIndicator(currentStep = step.indicatorIndex, method = chosenMethod)
+    if (!showQrScanner) {
+        Column(
+            modifier = modifier
+                .fillMaxWidth()
+                .verticalScroll(rememberScrollState())
+                .padding(horizontal = 20.dp, vertical = 16.dp),
+            verticalArrangement = Arrangement.spacedBy(16.dp),
+        ) {
+        if (step != WizardStep.Nearby) {
+            WizardStepIndicator(currentStep = step.indicatorIndex, method = chosenMethod)
+        }
 
         AnimatedContent(
             targetState = step,
-            transitionSpec = { fadeIn() togetherWith fadeOut() },
+            transitionSpec = {
+                if (animateWizardTransitions) {
+                    fadeIn(tween(200)) togetherWith fadeOut(tween(180))
+                } else {
+                    EnterTransition.None togetherWith ExitTransition.None
+                }
+            },
             label = "wizard-step",
         ) { current ->
             when (current) {
@@ -553,7 +573,14 @@ fun ConnectionWizard(
                             inspectDashboard(dashboardUrl, candidate.hostname)
                         }
                     },
-                    onManual = {
+                    onCloud = {
+                        dashboardEntryIntent = DashboardEntryIntent.Cloud
+                        dashboardProbeError = null
+                        dashboardAddress = ""
+                        step = WizardStep.DashboardManual
+                    },
+                    onManualServer = {
+                        dashboardEntryIntent = DashboardEntryIntent.Server
                         dashboardProbeError = null
                         step = WizardStep.DashboardManual
                     },
@@ -569,11 +596,10 @@ fun ConnectionWizard(
                     onOtherWays = { step = WizardStep.Method },
                     onSkip = if (showSkip) onCancel else null,
                     onTryDemo = onTryDemo,
-                    guideExpanded = connectionGuideExpanded,
-                    onGuideExpandedChange = { connectionGuideExpanded = it },
                 )
 
                 WizardStep.DashboardManual -> DashboardManualStep(
+                    intent = dashboardEntryIntent,
                     address = dashboardAddress,
                     onAddressChange = {
                         dashboardAddress = it
@@ -582,7 +608,7 @@ fun ConnectionWizard(
                     busy = dashboardProbeBusy,
                     error = dashboardProbeError,
                     onBack = { step = WizardStep.Nearby },
-                    onSubmit = { inspectDashboard(dashboardAddress, null) },
+                    onSubmit = { resolvedAddress -> inspectDashboard(resolvedAddress, null) },
                 )
 
                 WizardStep.DashboardFound -> dashboardProbeResult?.let { result ->
@@ -728,47 +754,65 @@ fun ConnectionWizard(
                                 // role — otherwise Retry would drop the user's
                                 // "Prefer" choice on every failure.
                                 pendingPayload = reorderedPayload
-                                // Pre-pair duplicate check — stops the flow
-                                // on the Confirm screen if the scanned
-                                // serverUrl already matches an existing
-                                // connection. User can then re-pair that
-                                // existing entry in place (see the
-                                // DuplicateConnectionDialog at the bottom
-                                // of this composable) or cancel out. If no
-                                // duplicate, proceed to Verify as before.
-                                val existing = if (relayScopedFlow) {
-                                    null
-                                } else {
-                                    findDuplicateFor(
-                                        reorderedPayload.serverUrl,
-                                        reorderedPayload.relay?.url.orEmpty(),
-                                        reorderedPayload.dashboardUrl,
-                                    )
-                                }
-                                if (existing != null) {
-                                    duplicatePrompt = existing
-                                } else if (reorderedPayload.relay == null) {
-                                    launchStandardConnect(
-                                        reorderedPayload.serverUrl,
-                                        reorderedPayload.key,
-                                        "",
-                                        reorderedPayload.dashboardUrl.orEmpty(),
-                                        reorderedPayload.endpoints,
-                                    )
-                                } else {
-                                    wizardScope.launch {
-                                        connectionViewModel.ensureActiveConnectionForSetup(
-                                            apiServerUrl = reorderedPayload.serverUrl,
-                                            relayUrl = reorderedPayload.relay.url,
-                                            routeCandidates = reorderedPayload.endpoints,
+                                val dispatch = setupQrDispatch(reorderedPayload)
+                                when (dispatch) {
+                                    SetupQrDispatch.Dashboard -> {
+                                        // Dashboard-only setup belongs to the same
+                                        // upstream probe/auth owner as manual and LAN
+                                        // Dashboard setup. DashboardFound performs the
+                                        // existing duplicate check before persistence,
+                                        // and applyDashboardConnect launches native
+                                        // sign-in when the advertised status requires it.
+                                        // Move to the manual Dashboard surface before
+                                        // probing so a contract failure is visible and
+                                        // retryable instead of being hidden by Confirm.
+                                        dashboardEntryIntent = DashboardEntryIntent.Server
+                                        dashboardAddress = reorderedPayload.dashboardUrl.orEmpty()
+                                        step = WizardStep.DashboardManual
+                                        inspectDashboard(
+                                            reorderedPayload.dashboardUrl.orEmpty(),
+                                            null,
                                         )
-                                        connectionViewModel.applyPairingPayload(
-                                            reorderedPayload,
-                                            ttlSeconds,
-                                            preserveStandardConfig = relayScopedFlow,
-                                        )
-                                        step = WizardStep.Verify
-                                        verifyAttempt += 1
+                                    }
+                                    SetupQrDispatch.StandardApi,
+                                    SetupQrDispatch.Relay -> {
+                                        // API and Relay payloads retain their existing
+                                        // duplicate/persistence behavior unchanged.
+                                        val existing = if (relayScopedFlow) {
+                                            null
+                                        } else {
+                                            findDuplicateFor(
+                                                reorderedPayload.serverUrl,
+                                                reorderedPayload.relay?.url.orEmpty(),
+                                                reorderedPayload.dashboardUrl,
+                                            )
+                                        }
+                                        if (existing != null) {
+                                            duplicatePrompt = existing
+                                        } else if (dispatch == SetupQrDispatch.StandardApi) {
+                                            launchStandardConnect(
+                                                reorderedPayload.serverUrl,
+                                                reorderedPayload.key,
+                                                "",
+                                                reorderedPayload.dashboardUrl.orEmpty(),
+                                                reorderedPayload.endpoints,
+                                            )
+                                        } else {
+                                            wizardScope.launch {
+                                                connectionViewModel.ensureActiveConnectionForSetup(
+                                                    apiServerUrl = reorderedPayload.serverUrl,
+                                                    relayUrl = reorderedPayload.relay?.url.orEmpty(),
+                                                    routeCandidates = reorderedPayload.endpoints,
+                                                )
+                                                connectionViewModel.applyPairingPayload(
+                                                    reorderedPayload,
+                                                    ttlSeconds,
+                                                    preserveStandardConfig = relayScopedFlow,
+                                                )
+                                                step = WizardStep.Verify
+                                                verifyAttempt += 1
+                                            }
+                                        }
                                     }
                                 }
                             },
@@ -839,6 +883,7 @@ fun ConnectionWizard(
             }
         }
     }
+    }
 
     if (showQrScanner) {
         QrPairingScanner(
@@ -1096,6 +1141,44 @@ private enum class WizardStep {
 
 private enum class PairMethod { Standard, Scan, EnterCode, ShowCode }
 
+private enum class DashboardEntryIntent { Cloud, Server }
+
+internal enum class SetupQrDispatch { Dashboard, StandardApi, Relay }
+
+/** Keep setup QR routing aligned with the surface that owns its credentials. */
+internal fun setupQrDispatch(payload: HermesPairingPayload): SetupQrDispatch = when {
+    payload.relay != null -> SetupQrDispatch.Relay
+    !payload.hasApiServer && !payload.dashboardUrl.isNullOrBlank() -> SetupQrDispatch.Dashboard
+    else -> SetupQrDispatch.StandardApi
+}
+
+/** Wizard motion follows the shared OS-animation and touch-exploration policy. */
+internal fun shouldAnimateWizardTransitions(state: AccessibleMotionState): Boolean =
+    state.osAnimations && !state.touchExploration
+
+private const val NOUS_CLOUD_HOST_SUFFIX = ".agents.nousresearch.com"
+private val NOUS_CLOUD_SLUG = Regex("^[a-z0-9](?:[a-z0-9-]{0,61}[a-z0-9])?$")
+
+internal fun resolveNousCloudDashboardAddress(value: String): String {
+    val trimmed = value.trim()
+    if (trimmed.contains("://")) return trimmed
+    val slug = trimmed.removeSuffix(NOUS_CLOUD_HOST_SUFFIX)
+    return if (NOUS_CLOUD_SLUG.matches(slug)) {
+        "https://$slug$NOUS_CLOUD_HOST_SUFFIX"
+    } else {
+        trimmed
+    }
+}
+
+internal fun isValidNousCloudSlug(value: String): Boolean =
+    NOUS_CLOUD_SLUG.matches(value.trim())
+
+internal fun isValidNousCloudAddressInput(value: String): Boolean {
+    val trimmed = value.trim()
+    if (trimmed.contains("://")) return false
+    return isValidNousCloudSlug(trimmed.removeSuffix(NOUS_CLOUD_HOST_SUFFIX))
+}
+
 private data class StandardConnectionDraft(
     val apiUrl: String,
     val apiKey: String,
@@ -1201,19 +1284,50 @@ private fun NearbyHermesStep(
     message: String?,
     onSearchAgain: () -> Unit,
     onSelect: (HermesLanDiscoveryResult) -> Unit,
-    onManual: () -> Unit,
+    onCloud: () -> Unit,
+    onManualServer: () -> Unit,
     onPairRelayQr: () -> Unit,
     onPairRelayCode: () -> Unit,
     onOtherWays: () -> Unit,
     onSkip: (() -> Unit)?,
     onTryDemo: (() -> Unit)?,
-    guideExpanded: Boolean,
-    onGuideExpandedChange: (Boolean) -> Unit,
+) {
+    NewNearbyHermesStep(
+        busy = busy,
+        setupReady = setupReady,
+        results = results,
+        message = message,
+        onSearchAgain = onSearchAgain,
+        onSelect = onSelect,
+        onCloud = onCloud,
+        onManualServer = onManualServer,
+        onScanQr = onPairRelayQr,
+        onAdvanced = onOtherWays,
+        onSkip = onSkip,
+        onTryDemo = onTryDemo,
+    )
+}
+
+
+@Composable
+private fun NewNearbyHermesStep(
+    busy: Boolean,
+    setupReady: Boolean,
+    results: List<HermesLanDiscoveryResult>,
+    message: String?,
+    onSearchAgain: () -> Unit,
+    onSelect: (HermesLanDiscoveryResult) -> Unit,
+    onCloud: () -> Unit,
+    onManualServer: () -> Unit,
+    onScanQr: () -> Unit,
+    onAdvanced: () -> Unit,
+    onSkip: (() -> Unit)?,
+    onTryDemo: (() -> Unit)?,
 ) {
     val context = LocalContext.current
     Column(
         modifier = Modifier.fillMaxWidth(),
-        verticalArrangement = Arrangement.spacedBy(14.dp),
+        verticalArrangement = Arrangement.spacedBy(16.dp),
     ) {
         Text(
             text = stringResource(R.string.cw_connect_to_hermes),
@@ -1221,183 +1335,140 @@ private fun NearbyHermesStep(
             modifier = Modifier.semantics { heading() },
         )
         Text(
-            text = stringResource(R.string.cw_nearby_description),
+            text = stringResource(R.string.cw_connection_chooser_description),
             style = MaterialTheme.typography.bodyMedium,
             color = MaterialTheme.colorScheme.onSurfaceVariant,
         )
 
-        Surface(
-            color = MaterialTheme.colorScheme.surfaceVariant.copy(alpha = 0.72f),
-            shape = RoundedCornerShape(16.dp),
+        Card(
             modifier = Modifier
                 .fillMaxWidth()
-                .animateContentSize(),
+                .clickable(enabled = setupReady, role = Role.Button, onClick = onScanQr),
+            colors = CardDefaults.cardColors(
+                containerColor = MaterialTheme.colorScheme.primaryContainer,
+            ),
+            shape = RoundedCornerShape(18.dp),
         ) {
-            Column(
-                modifier = Modifier.fillMaxWidth(),
+            Row(
+                modifier = Modifier.padding(horizontal = 18.dp, vertical = 20.dp),
+                verticalAlignment = Alignment.CenterVertically,
+                horizontalArrangement = Arrangement.spacedBy(16.dp),
             ) {
-                Row(
-                    modifier = Modifier
-                        .fillMaxWidth()
-                        .clickable(
-                            role = Role.Button,
-                            onClick = { onGuideExpandedChange(!guideExpanded) },
-                        )
-                        .padding(horizontal = 16.dp, vertical = 14.dp),
-                    verticalAlignment = Alignment.CenterVertically,
-                    horizontalArrangement = Arrangement.spacedBy(12.dp),
+                Icon(
+                    imageVector = Icons.Filled.QrCodeScanner,
+                    contentDescription = null,
+                    tint = MaterialTheme.colorScheme.onPrimaryContainer,
+                    modifier = Modifier.size(34.dp),
+                )
+                Column(
+                    modifier = Modifier.weight(1f),
+                    verticalArrangement = Arrangement.spacedBy(3.dp),
                 ) {
                     Text(
-                        text = stringResource(R.string.cw_before_connecting),
+                        text = stringResource(R.string.cw_scan_setup_qr_title),
                         style = MaterialTheme.typography.titleMedium,
                         fontWeight = FontWeight.SemiBold,
-                        modifier = Modifier.weight(1f),
+                        color = MaterialTheme.colorScheme.onPrimaryContainer,
                     )
-                    Icon(
-                        imageVector = Icons.Filled.ChevronRight,
-                        contentDescription = null,
-                        modifier = Modifier
-                            .size(22.dp)
-                            .rotate(if (guideExpanded) 90f else 0f),
+                    Text(
+                        text = stringResource(R.string.cw_recommended),
+                        style = MaterialTheme.typography.labelMedium,
+                        color = MaterialTheme.colorScheme.onPrimaryContainer,
+                    )
+                    Text(
+                        text = stringResource(R.string.cw_scan_setup_qr_subtitle),
+                        style = MaterialTheme.typography.bodySmall,
+                        color = MaterialTheme.colorScheme.onPrimaryContainer.copy(alpha = 0.82f),
                     )
                 }
-                if (guideExpanded) {
-                    Column(
-                        modifier = Modifier.padding(start = 16.dp, end = 16.dp, bottom = 12.dp),
-                        verticalArrangement = Arrangement.spacedBy(14.dp),
-                    ) {
-                        ConnectionGuideStep(
-                            number = "1",
-                            title = stringResource(R.string.cw_connect_step_server_title),
-                            body = stringResource(R.string.cw_connect_step_server_body),
-                        )
-                        ConnectionGuideStep(
-                            number = "2",
-                            title = stringResource(R.string.cw_connect_step_network_title),
-                            body = stringResource(R.string.cw_connect_step_network_body),
-                        )
-                        ConnectionGuideStep(
-                            number = "3",
-                            title = stringResource(R.string.cw_connect_step_phone_title),
-                            body = stringResource(R.string.cw_connect_step_phone_body),
-                        )
-                        TextButton(
-                            onClick = { openExternalUrl(context, SetupGuideUrl) },
-                            modifier = Modifier.align(Alignment.End),
-                        ) {
-                            Icon(
-                                imageVector = Icons.AutoMirrored.Outlined.MenuBook,
-                                contentDescription = null,
-                                modifier = Modifier.size(16.dp),
-                            )
-                            Spacer(Modifier.size(6.dp))
-                            Text(stringResource(R.string.cw_setup_guide))
-                        }
-                    }
-                }
+                Icon(
+                    imageVector = Icons.Filled.ChevronRight,
+                    contentDescription = null,
+                    tint = MaterialTheme.colorScheme.onPrimaryContainer,
+                )
             }
         }
 
-        if (busy) {
-            Surface(
-                color = MaterialTheme.colorScheme.surfaceVariant,
-                shape = RoundedCornerShape(12.dp),
-                modifier = Modifier.fillMaxWidth(),
-            ) {
-                Row(
-                    modifier = Modifier.padding(16.dp),
-                    verticalAlignment = Alignment.CenterVertically,
-                    horizontalArrangement = Arrangement.spacedBy(12.dp),
-                ) {
-                    CircularProgressIndicator(modifier = Modifier.size(22.dp), strokeWidth = 2.dp)
-                    Column {
-                        Text(
-                            stringResource(
-                                if (setupReady) R.string.cw_nearby_searching
-                                else R.string.cw_preparing_connection,
-                            ),
-                            style = MaterialTheme.typography.titleSmall,
-                        )
-                        Text(
-                            stringResource(
-                                if (setupReady) R.string.cw_nearby_searching_hint
-                                else R.string.cw_preparing_connection_hint,
-                            ),
-                            style = MaterialTheme.typography.bodySmall,
-                            color = MaterialTheme.colorScheme.onSurfaceVariant,
-                        )
-                    }
-                }
-            }
-        }
-
-        if (results.isNotEmpty()) {
-            Text(
-                text = stringResource(R.string.cw_nearby_heading),
-                style = MaterialTheme.typography.titleMedium,
-                modifier = Modifier.semantics { heading() },
-            )
-            results.forEach { candidate ->
-                NearbyHermesResult(candidate = candidate, onClick = { onSelect(candidate) })
-            }
-        }
-
-        message?.let {
-            Text(
-                text = it,
-                style = MaterialTheme.typography.bodyMedium,
-                color = MaterialTheme.colorScheme.onSurfaceVariant,
-                modifier = Modifier.semantics { liveRegion = LiveRegionMode.Polite },
-            )
-            Text(
-                text = stringResource(R.string.cw_nearby_empty_hint),
-                style = MaterialTheme.typography.bodySmall,
-                color = MaterialTheme.colorScheme.onSurfaceVariant,
-            )
-        }
-
-        if (!busy) {
-            OutlinedButton(
-                onClick = onSearchAgain,
-                modifier = Modifier.fillMaxWidth().heightIn(min = 48.dp),
-            ) {
-                Icon(Icons.Filled.Refresh, contentDescription = null, modifier = Modifier.size(18.dp))
-                Spacer(Modifier.size(8.dp))
-                Text(stringResource(R.string.cw_nearby_search_again))
-            }
-        }
-        Button(
-            onClick = onManual,
-            enabled = setupReady,
-            modifier = Modifier.fillMaxWidth().heightIn(min = 48.dp),
-        ) {
-            Text(stringResource(R.string.cw_nearby_enter_address))
-        }
-
-        HorizontalDivider(modifier = Modifier.padding(vertical = 2.dp))
         Text(
-            text = stringResource(R.string.cw_relay_entry_title),
+            text = stringResource(R.string.cw_other_ways_to_connect),
             style = MaterialTheme.typography.titleMedium,
             fontWeight = FontWeight.SemiBold,
+            modifier = Modifier.semantics { heading() },
         )
+        Surface(
+            color = MaterialTheme.colorScheme.surfaceVariant.copy(alpha = 0.58f),
+            shape = RoundedCornerShape(16.dp),
+            modifier = Modifier.fillMaxWidth(),
+        ) {
+            Column(modifier = Modifier.fillMaxWidth()) {
+                ConnectionChooserRow(
+                    icon = Icons.Filled.Cloud,
+                    title = stringResource(R.string.cw_cloud_title),
+                    subtitle = stringResource(R.string.cw_cloud_subtitle),
+                    onClick = onCloud,
+                    enabled = setupReady,
+                )
+                HorizontalDivider(color = MaterialTheme.colorScheme.outlineVariant)
+                ConnectionChooserRow(
+                    icon = Icons.Filled.Dns,
+                    title = stringResource(R.string.cw_server_vps_title),
+                    subtitle = stringResource(R.string.cw_server_vps_subtitle),
+                    onClick = onManualServer,
+                    enabled = setupReady,
+                )
+                if (results.isNotEmpty()) {
+                    results.forEach { candidate ->
+                        HorizontalDivider(color = MaterialTheme.colorScheme.outlineVariant)
+                        ConnectionChooserRow(
+                            icon = Icons.Filled.Wifi,
+                            title = stringResource(R.string.cw_nearby_heading),
+                            subtitle = candidate.dashboardUrl.orEmpty(),
+                            onClick = { onSelect(candidate) },
+                            enabled = setupReady,
+                            status = stringResource(R.string.cw_ready),
+                        )
+                    }
+                } else {
+                    HorizontalDivider(color = MaterialTheme.colorScheme.outlineVariant)
+                    ConnectionChooserRow(
+                        icon = Icons.Filled.Wifi,
+                        title = stringResource(R.string.cw_nearby_heading),
+                        subtitle = when {
+                            busy -> stringResource(R.string.cw_nearby_searching)
+                            !message.isNullOrBlank() -> message
+                            else -> stringResource(R.string.cw_nearby_empty_hint)
+                        },
+                        onClick = onSearchAgain,
+                        enabled = setupReady && !busy,
+                        showProgress = busy,
+                    )
+                }
+            }
+        }
+
         Text(
-            text = stringResource(R.string.cw_relay_entry_desc),
+            text = stringResource(R.string.cw_relay_optional_note),
             style = MaterialTheme.typography.bodySmall,
             color = MaterialTheme.colorScheme.onSurfaceVariant,
         )
-        MethodTile(
-            icon = Icons.Filled.QrCodeScanner,
-            title = stringResource(R.string.cw_relay_pair_qr),
-            subtitle = stringResource(R.string.cw_relay_pair_qr_desc),
-            onClick = onPairRelayQr,
-            enabled = setupReady,
-        )
-        TextButton(onClick = onPairRelayCode, enabled = setupReady, modifier = Modifier.fillMaxWidth()) {
-            Text(stringResource(R.string.cw_relay_enter_code))
-        }
 
-        TextButton(onClick = onOtherWays, enabled = setupReady, modifier = Modifier.fillMaxWidth()) {
-            Text(stringResource(R.string.cw_other_connection_methods))
+        Row(
+            modifier = Modifier.fillMaxWidth(),
+            horizontalArrangement = Arrangement.Center,
+            verticalAlignment = Alignment.CenterVertically,
+        ) {
+            TextButton(onClick = { openExternalUrl(context, SetupGuideUrl) }) {
+                Icon(
+                    imageVector = Icons.AutoMirrored.Outlined.MenuBook,
+                    contentDescription = null,
+                    modifier = Modifier.size(16.dp),
+                )
+                Spacer(Modifier.size(6.dp))
+                Text(stringResource(R.string.cw_setup_guide))
+            }
+            TextButton(onClick = onAdvanced, enabled = setupReady) {
+                Text(stringResource(R.string.cw_advanced))
+            }
         }
         if (onTryDemo != null) {
             TextButton(onClick = onTryDemo, modifier = Modifier.fillMaxWidth()) {
@@ -1413,33 +1484,55 @@ private fun NearbyHermesStep(
 }
 
 @Composable
-private fun ConnectionGuideStep(
-    number: String,
+private fun ConnectionChooserRow(
+    icon: androidx.compose.ui.graphics.vector.ImageVector,
     title: String,
-    body: String,
+    subtitle: String,
+    onClick: () -> Unit,
+    enabled: Boolean,
+    status: String? = null,
+    showProgress: Boolean = false,
 ) {
     Row(
-        verticalAlignment = Alignment.Top,
-        horizontalArrangement = Arrangement.spacedBy(12.dp),
+        modifier = Modifier
+            .fillMaxWidth()
+            .clickable(enabled = enabled, role = Role.Button, onClick = onClick)
+            .padding(horizontal = 16.dp, vertical = 14.dp),
+        verticalAlignment = Alignment.CenterVertically,
+        horizontalArrangement = Arrangement.spacedBy(14.dp),
     ) {
         Surface(
-            color = MaterialTheme.colorScheme.primaryContainer,
-            contentColor = MaterialTheme.colorScheme.onPrimaryContainer,
-            shape = CircleShape,
-            modifier = Modifier.size(28.dp),
+            color = MaterialTheme.colorScheme.surface,
+            shape = RoundedCornerShape(12.dp),
         ) {
-            Box(contentAlignment = Alignment.Center) {
-                Text(number, style = MaterialTheme.typography.labelLarge, fontWeight = FontWeight.Bold)
-            }
+            Icon(
+                imageVector = icon,
+                contentDescription = null,
+                tint = MaterialTheme.colorScheme.primary,
+                modifier = Modifier.padding(10.dp).size(24.dp),
+            )
         }
-        Column(verticalArrangement = Arrangement.spacedBy(2.dp)) {
+        Column(modifier = Modifier.weight(1f), verticalArrangement = Arrangement.spacedBy(2.dp)) {
             Text(title, style = MaterialTheme.typography.titleSmall, fontWeight = FontWeight.SemiBold)
             Text(
-                body,
+                subtitle,
                 style = MaterialTheme.typography.bodySmall,
                 color = MaterialTheme.colorScheme.onSurfaceVariant,
+                maxLines = 2,
             )
         }
+        status?.let {
+            Text(
+                it,
+                style = MaterialTheme.typography.labelMedium,
+                color = MaterialTheme.colorScheme.primary,
+            )
+        }
+        if (showProgress) {
+            CircularProgressIndicator(modifier = Modifier.size(20.dp), strokeWidth = 2.dp)
+        } else {
+            Icon(Icons.Filled.ChevronRight, contentDescription = null)
+        }
     }
 }
 
@@ -1488,42 +1581,103 @@ private fun NearbyHermesResult(
 
 @Composable
 private fun DashboardManualStep(
+    intent: DashboardEntryIntent,
     address: String,
     onAddressChange: (String) -> Unit,
     busy: Boolean,
     error: String?,
     onBack: () -> Unit,
-    onSubmit: () -> Unit,
+    onSubmit: (String) -> Unit,
 ) {
     val context = LocalContext.current
-    val fieldError = optionalHttpUrlError(address, context)
+    var useCustomAddress by rememberSaveable(intent) { mutableStateOf(false) }
+    val cloudSlugMode = intent == DashboardEntryIntent.Cloud && !useCustomAddress
+    val fieldError = if (cloudSlugMode) {
+        when {
+            address.isBlank() -> null
+            !isValidNousCloudAddressInput(address) -> context.getString(R.string.cw_cloud_slug_error)
+            else -> null
+        }
+    } else {
+        optionalHttpUrlError(address, context)
+    }
+    val resolvedAddress = if (cloudSlugMode) resolveNousCloudDashboardAddress(address) else address.trim()
     Column(modifier = Modifier.fillMaxWidth(), verticalArrangement = Arrangement.spacedBy(14.dp)) {
         Text(
-            text = stringResource(R.string.cw_manual_hermes_title),
+            text = stringResource(
+                if (intent == DashboardEntryIntent.Cloud) R.string.cw_cloud_entry_title
+                else R.string.cw_manual_hermes_title,
+            ),
             style = MaterialTheme.typography.headlineSmall,
             modifier = Modifier.semantics { heading() },
         )
         Text(
-            text = stringResource(R.string.cw_manual_hermes_description),
+            text = stringResource(
+                if (intent == DashboardEntryIntent.Cloud) R.string.cw_cloud_entry_description
+                else R.string.cw_manual_hermes_description,
+            ),
             style = MaterialTheme.typography.bodyMedium,
             color = MaterialTheme.colorScheme.onSurfaceVariant,
         )
         OutlinedTextField(
             value = address,
-            onValueChange = onAddressChange,
-            label = { Text(stringResource(R.string.cw_hermes_address)) },
-            placeholder = { Text(stringResource(R.string.cw_hermes_address_placeholder)) },
+            onValueChange = { updated ->
+                if (cloudSlugMode && (updated.contains("://") || updated.contains('/'))) {
+                    useCustomAddress = true
+                }
+                onAddressChange(updated)
+            },
+            label = {
+                Text(
+                    stringResource(
+                        if (cloudSlugMode) R.string.cw_cloud_agent_name
+                        else R.string.cw_hermes_address,
+                    )
+                )
+            },
+            placeholder = {
+                Text(
+                    stringResource(
+                        if (cloudSlugMode) R.string.cw_cloud_slug_placeholder
+                        else if (intent == DashboardEntryIntent.Cloud) R.string.cw_cloud_address_placeholder
+                        else R.string.cw_hermes_address_placeholder,
+                    )
+                )
+            },
             supportingText = {
-                Text(fieldError ?: stringResource(R.string.cw_hermes_address_hint))
+                Text(
+                    fieldError ?: stringResource(
+                        if (cloudSlugMode) R.string.cw_cloud_slug_hint
+                        else if (intent == DashboardEntryIntent.Cloud) R.string.cw_cloud_address_hint
+                        else R.string.cw_hermes_address_hint,
+                    )
+                )
             },
             isError = fieldError != null || error != null,
             singleLine = true,
             keyboardOptions = KeyboardOptions(imeAction = ImeAction.Go, autoCorrectEnabled = false),
             keyboardActions = KeyboardActions(onGo = {
-                if (address.isNotBlank() && fieldError == null && !busy) onSubmit()
+                if (address.isNotBlank() && fieldError == null && !busy) onSubmit(resolvedAddress)
             }),
             modifier = Modifier.fillMaxWidth(),
         )
+        if (intent == DashboardEntryIntent.Cloud) {
+            TextButton(
+                onClick = {
+                    useCustomAddress = !useCustomAddress
+                    onAddressChange("")
+                },
+                enabled = !busy,
+                modifier = Modifier.align(Alignment.End),
+            ) {
+                Text(
+                    stringResource(
+                        if (useCustomAddress) R.string.cw_cloud_use_nous_address
+                        else R.string.cw_cloud_use_custom_address,
+                    )
+                )
+            }
+        }
         error?.let {
             Text(it, style = MaterialTheme.typography.bodySmall, color = MaterialTheme.colorScheme.error)
         }
@@ -1532,7 +1686,7 @@ private fun DashboardManualStep(
                 Text(stringResource(R.string.cw_back))
             }
             Button(
-                onClick = onSubmit,
+                onClick = { onSubmit(resolvedAddress) },
                 enabled = address.isNotBlank() && fieldError == null && !busy,
                 modifier = Modifier.weight(1f).heightIn(min = 48.dp),
             ) {
@@ -3025,7 +3179,7 @@ private fun ConfirmStep(
     // app auto-falls back to the secure one, so a blanket "Insecure (dev)"
     // badge from endpoint[0] alone would lie to the user.
     val anySecure = endpoints.any { c ->
-        c.relay?.url?.startsWith("wss://") == true || c.api?.tls == true ||
+        c.hasSecureProxy() || c.relay?.url?.startsWith("wss://") == true || c.api?.tls == true ||
             c.relay?.transportHint.equals("wss", ignoreCase = true) ||
             c.dashboard?.url?.startsWith("https://", ignoreCase = true) == true
     }
@@ -3046,7 +3200,7 @@ private fun ConfirmStep(
     // Mixed case ("Tailscale is encrypted..." vs "Public is encrypted...").
     val firstSecureLabel = endpoints
         .firstOrNull { c ->
-            c.relay?.url?.startsWith("wss://") == true || c.api?.tls == true ||
+            c.hasSecureProxy() || c.relay?.url?.startsWith("wss://") == true || c.api?.tls == true ||
                 c.relay?.transportHint.equals("wss", ignoreCase = true) ||
                 c.dashboard?.url?.startsWith("https://", ignoreCase = true) == true
         }?.displayLabel()
@@ -3059,6 +3213,7 @@ private fun ConfirmStep(
     val distinctRoles = endpoints.map { it.role }.distinct()
     var preferRole by remember(payload) { mutableStateOf<String?>(null) }
     var preferMenuOpen by remember { mutableStateOf(false) }
+    val secureLink = endpoints.firstOrNull { it.hasSecureProxy() }
 
     Column(
         verticalArrangement = Arrangement.spacedBy(14.dp),
@@ -3093,11 +3248,13 @@ private fun ConfirmStep(
                 modifier = Modifier.padding(14.dp),
                 verticalArrangement = Arrangement.spacedBy(8.dp),
             ) {
-                LabeledLine(
-                    label = stringResource(R.string.cw_label_api_server),
-                    value = payload.serverUrl,
-                    hint = stringResource(R.string.cw_hint_chat),
-                )
+                if (payload.hasApiServer) {
+                    LabeledLine(
+                        label = stringResource(R.string.cw_label_api_server),
+                        value = payload.serverUrl,
+                        hint = stringResource(R.string.cw_hint_chat),
+                    )
+                }
                 if (relayUrl == null) {
                     LabeledLine(
                         label = stringResource(R.string.cw_label_dashboard),
@@ -3108,14 +3265,16 @@ private fun ConfirmStep(
                             ?: stringResource(R.string.cw_value_derived),
                         hint = stringResource(R.string.cw_hint_manage),
                     )
-                    LabeledLine(
-                        label = stringResource(R.string.cw_label_api_key),
-                        value = if (payload.key.isBlank()) {
-                            stringResource(R.string.cw_value_not_included)
-                        } else {
-                            stringResource(R.string.cw_value_included)
-                        },
-                    )
+                    if (payload.hasApiServer) {
+                        LabeledLine(
+                            label = stringResource(R.string.cw_label_api_key),
+                            value = if (payload.key.isBlank()) {
+                                stringResource(R.string.cw_value_not_included)
+                            } else {
+                                stringResource(R.string.cw_value_included)
+                            },
+                        )
+                    }
                 }
                 if (relayUrl != null) {
                     LabeledLine(
@@ -3165,6 +3324,15 @@ private fun ConfirmStep(
                         style = MaterialTheme.typography.bodySmall,
                         color = MaterialTheme.colorScheme.onSurfaceVariant,
                     )
+                    secureLink?.let { route ->
+                        SecureLinkPairingSummary(
+                            services = route.secureLinkServices(),
+                            complete = route.secureLinkCoversAllServices(),
+                            hasFallback = endpoints.size > 1,
+                            usesReach = route.hasHermesReach(),
+                        )
+                        HorizontalDivider()
+                    }
                     endpoints.forEachIndexed { index, candidate ->
                         if (index > 0) HorizontalDivider()
                         EndpointPreviewRow(
@@ -3567,7 +3735,7 @@ private fun EndpointPreviewRow(
 ) {
     // Per-row security derived from the same three signals as the overall
     // securityState computation — scheme, tls flag, transportHint.
-    val isSecure = candidate.relay?.url?.startsWith("wss://") == true ||
+    val isSecure = candidate.hasSecureProxy() || candidate.relay?.url?.startsWith("wss://") == true ||
         candidate.api?.tls == true ||
         candidate.relay?.transportHint.equals("wss", ignoreCase = true) ||
         candidate.dashboard?.url?.startsWith("https://", ignoreCase = true) == true
@@ -3603,7 +3771,7 @@ private fun EndpointPreviewRow(
                 }
             }
             Text(
-                text = candidate.primaryRouteUrl().orEmpty() +
+                text = candidate.presentationRouteUrl().orEmpty() +
                     (candidate.relay?.transportHint?.let { " \u00b7 $it" } ?: ""),
                 style = MaterialTheme.typography.bodySmall,
                 color = MaterialTheme.colorScheme.onSurfaceVariant,
@@ -3619,6 +3787,75 @@ private fun EndpointPreviewRow(
     }
 }
 
+@Composable
+private fun SecureLinkPairingSummary(
+    services: List<String>,
+    complete: Boolean,
+    hasFallback: Boolean,
+    usesReach: Boolean,
+) {
+    val relayLabel = stringResource(R.string.secure_link_service_relay)
+    val apiLabel = stringResource(R.string.secure_link_service_api)
+    val dashboardLabel = stringResource(R.string.secure_link_service_dashboard)
+    val serviceText = services.map { service ->
+        when (service) {
+            "relay" -> relayLabel
+            "api" -> apiLabel
+            "dashboard" -> dashboardLabel
+            else -> service
+        }
+    }.joinToString(" · ")
+    Surface(
+        color = MaterialTheme.colorScheme.primary.copy(alpha = 0.08f),
+        shape = RoundedCornerShape(12.dp),
+    ) {
+        Column(
+            modifier = Modifier.fillMaxWidth().padding(12.dp),
+            verticalArrangement = Arrangement.spacedBy(4.dp),
+        ) {
+            Text(
+                stringResource(if (usesReach) R.string.hermes_reach_title else R.string.secure_link_title),
+                style = MaterialTheme.typography.titleSmall,
+            )
+            if (usesReach) {
+                Text(
+                    stringResource(R.string.hermes_reach_summary),
+                    style = MaterialTheme.typography.bodySmall,
+                    color = MaterialTheme.colorScheme.onSurfaceVariant,
+                )
+            }
+            Text(
+                stringResource(R.string.secure_link_pinned_tls),
+                style = MaterialTheme.typography.bodySmall,
+                color = MaterialTheme.colorScheme.primary,
+            )
+            Text(
+                if (serviceText.isBlank()) stringResource(R.string.secure_link_no_services)
+                else stringResource(R.string.secure_link_protects, serviceText),
+                style = MaterialTheme.typography.bodySmall,
+            )
+            if (!complete) {
+                Text(
+                    stringResource(R.string.secure_link_partial_warning),
+                    style = MaterialTheme.typography.bodySmall,
+                    color = MaterialTheme.colorScheme.tertiary,
+                )
+            }
+            Text(
+                if (hasFallback) stringResource(R.string.secure_link_fallback_ready)
+                else stringResource(R.string.secure_link_no_fallback),
+                style = MaterialTheme.typography.bodySmall,
+                color = MaterialTheme.colorScheme.onSurfaceVariant,
+            )
+            Text(
+                stringResource(R.string.secure_link_auth_note),
+                style = MaterialTheme.typography.labelSmall,
+                color = MaterialTheme.colorScheme.onSurfaceVariant,
+            )
+        }
+    }
+}
+
 /**
  * Compact pill used by [EndpointPreviewRow] — matches the "Preferred" soft
  * chip style so the row reads as a row of related chips rather than a mix

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

@@ -57,6 +57,9 @@ import com.hermesandroid.relay.data.Connection
 import com.hermesandroid.relay.data.EndpointCandidate
 import com.hermesandroid.relay.data.SurfaceSecurityKind
 import com.hermesandroid.relay.data.displayLabel
+import com.hermesandroid.relay.data.hasSecureProxy
+import com.hermesandroid.relay.data.secureLinkCoversAllServices
+import com.hermesandroid.relay.data.secureLinkServices
 import com.hermesandroid.relay.data.isEncryptedOverlayRoute
 import com.hermesandroid.relay.data.isKnownRole
 import com.hermesandroid.relay.data.isTlsUrl
@@ -323,6 +326,9 @@ private fun EndpointRow(
                 val apiLabel = stringResource(R.string.active_section_api_server)
                 val relayLabel = stringResource(R.string.active_section_relay)
                 val surfaceSummary = listOfNotNull(
+                    candidate.proxy?.takeIf { candidate.hasSecureProxy() }?.let {
+                        stringResource(R.string.secure_link_pinned_tls_short)
+                    },
                     dashboardSurfaceUrl?.let { "$dashboardLabel ${displayPort(it)}" },
                     candidate.api?.url?.let { "$apiLabel ${displayPort(it)}" },
                     candidate.relay?.url?.let { "$relayLabel ${displayPort(it)}" },
@@ -357,6 +363,36 @@ private fun EndpointRow(
                         )
                     }
                 }
+                if (candidate.hasSecureProxy()) {
+                    val secureRelayLabel = stringResource(R.string.secure_link_service_relay)
+                    val secureApiLabel = stringResource(R.string.secure_link_service_api)
+                    val secureDashboardLabel = stringResource(R.string.secure_link_service_dashboard)
+                    val services = candidate.secureLinkServices().map { service ->
+                        when (service) {
+                            "relay" -> secureRelayLabel
+                            "api" -> secureApiLabel
+                            "dashboard" -> secureDashboardLabel
+                            else -> service
+                        }
+                    }.joinToString(" · ")
+                    Text(
+                        text = stringResource(R.string.secure_link_protects, services),
+                        style = MaterialTheme.typography.labelSmall,
+                        color = MaterialTheme.colorScheme.primary,
+                    )
+                    if (!candidate.secureLinkCoversAllServices()) {
+                        Text(
+                            text = stringResource(R.string.secure_link_partial_warning),
+                            style = MaterialTheme.typography.labelSmall,
+                            color = MaterialTheme.colorScheme.tertiary,
+                        )
+                    }
+                    Text(
+                        text = stringResource(R.string.secure_link_auth_note),
+                        style = MaterialTheme.typography.labelSmall,
+                        color = MaterialTheme.colorScheme.onSurfaceVariant,
+                    )
+                }
             }
 
             // 3-dot overflow menu — actions per-row so the card stays flat
@@ -680,6 +716,7 @@ private fun roleIcon(role: String): ImageVector = when (role.lowercase()) {
  * be classified independently before it's the active route.
  */
 private fun EndpointCandidate.routeSecurityKind(): SurfaceSecurityKind = when {
+    hasSecureProxy() -> SurfaceSecurityKind.Tls
     isTlsUrl(primaryRouteUrl().orEmpty()) -> SurfaceSecurityKind.Tls
     isEncryptedOverlayRoute(isTailscaleDetected = false) -> SurfaceSecurityKind.Overlay
     else -> SurfaceSecurityKind.Plain

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

@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ import androidx.compose.material3.MaterialTheme
 import androidx.compose.material3.Text
 import androidx.compose.runtime.Composable
 import androidx.compose.runtime.CompositionLocalProvider
+import androidx.compose.runtime.DisposableEffect
 import androidx.compose.runtime.LaunchedEffect
 import androidx.compose.runtime.getValue
 import androidx.compose.runtime.key
@@ -319,6 +320,31 @@ internal fun shouldDockFloatingPet(
     roamingAllowed: Boolean,
 ): Boolean = !roamingEnabled || !roamingAllowed
 
+/**
+ * Chat gives a deliberately paused companion one stable home: the live
+ * composer rail. Other routes retain the user's saved free-form edge home, and
+ * active roaming keeps its richer settled-chat habitat hierarchy.
+ */
+internal fun floatingPetHomePoint(
+    route: String?,
+    roamingEnabled: Boolean,
+    roamingAllowed: Boolean,
+    manualHomePoint: PetPoint,
+    roamingHomePoint: PetPoint?,
+    pausedChatDockPoint: PetPoint?,
+): PetPoint = when {
+    route == "chat" && roamingAllowed && !roamingEnabled && pausedChatDockPoint != null -> {
+        pausedChatDockPoint
+    }
+    roamingEnabled && roamingAllowed -> roamingHomePoint ?: manualHomePoint
+    else -> manualHomePoint
+}
+
+internal fun floatingPetAllowsVerticalMoveActions(
+    route: String?,
+    roamingEnabled: Boolean,
+): Boolean = route != "chat" || roamingEnabled
+
 internal fun petRailSupportingPoint(
     rails: Iterable<PetRoamingRail>,
     point: PetPoint,
@@ -465,10 +491,19 @@ fun FloatingPetCompanion(
     onResetPlacement: () -> Unit,
     onHide: () -> Unit,
     onOpenAppearance: () -> Unit,
+    onMenuExpandedChanged: (Boolean) -> Unit = {},
     onExitTerrainDebug: () -> Unit = {},
     modifier: Modifier = Modifier,
 ) {
     var menuExpanded by remember(pet.id) { mutableStateOf(false) }
+    val latestOnMenuExpandedChanged by rememberUpdatedState(onMenuExpandedChanged)
+    fun setMenuExpanded(expanded: Boolean) {
+        menuExpanded = expanded
+        onMenuExpandedChanged(expanded)
+    }
+    DisposableEffect(pet.id) {
+        onDispose { latestOnMenuExpandedChanged(false) }
+    }
     var dragging by remember(pet.id) { mutableStateOf(false) }
     var draggedPoint by remember(pet.id) { mutableStateOf<PetPoint?>(null) }
     var pendingDrop by remember(pet.id) { mutableStateOf<PendingPetDrop?>(null) }
@@ -834,30 +869,47 @@ fun FloatingPetCompanion(
         val requested = placement.sanitized().resolve(safeBounds, petLayoutDirection)
         projectIntoSafeBounds(requested, safeBounds, registeredObstacles) ?: requested
     }
-    val homeRail = remember(roamingRails, manualHomePoint, settledHabitat) {
+    val composerHomeRail = remember(composerRails, manualHomePoint) {
+        val distanceToHome: (PetRoamingRail) -> Float = { rail ->
+            rail.bounds.clamp(manualHomePoint).distanceSquaredTo(manualHomePoint)
+        }
+        composerRails.minByOrNull(distanceToHome)
+    }
+    val homeRail = remember(roamingRails, manualHomePoint, settledHabitat, composerHomeRail) {
         val distanceToHome: (PetRoamingRail) -> Float = { rail ->
             rail.bounds.clamp(manualHomePoint).distanceSquaredTo(manualHomePoint)
         }
         settledHabitat?.rail
-            ?: roamingRails.filter { it.perchKey == CHAT_PET_WALK_REGION }.minByOrNull(distanceToHome)
+            ?: composerHomeRail
             ?: roamingRails.minByOrNull(distanceToHome)
     }
+    fun pointAtPlacementEdge(rail: PetSafeBounds): PetPoint {
+        val xAtEdge = if (
+            (placement.edge == PetLogicalEdge.Start) == (petLayoutDirection == PetLayoutDirection.Ltr)
+        ) rail.left else rail.right
+        return PetPoint(xAtEdge, rail.top)
+    }
     val roamingHomePoint = remember(placement.edge, homeRail, petLayoutDirection) {
-        homeRail?.bounds?.let { rail ->
+        homeRail?.bounds?.let(::pointAtPlacementEdge)
+    }
+    val pausedChatDockPoint = remember(placement.edge, composerHomeRail, petLayoutDirection) {
+        composerHomeRail?.bounds?.let { rail ->
             val xAtEdge = if (
                 (placement.edge == PetLogicalEdge.Start) == (petLayoutDirection == PetLayoutDirection.Ltr)
             ) rail.left else rail.right
             PetPoint(xAtEdge, rail.top)
         }
     }
-    // Enabling roaming explicitly docks onto the screen-owned safe rail. A
-    // manual drag or vertical accessibility action pauses roaming first, so the
-    // persisted free-form placement remains visible and authoritative.
-    val homePoint = if (roamingEnabled && roamingAllowed) {
-        roamingHomePoint ?: manualHomePoint
-    } else {
-        manualHomePoint
-    }
+    // Active roaming uses screen-owned terrain. Paused Chat deliberately uses
+    // the composer rail; other routes retain the persisted free-form edge home.
+    val homePoint = floatingPetHomePoint(
+        route = route,
+        roamingEnabled = roamingEnabled,
+        roamingAllowed = roamingAllowed,
+        manualHomePoint = manualHomePoint,
+        roamingHomePoint = roamingHomePoint,
+        pausedChatDockPoint = pausedChatDockPoint,
+    )
 
     val heldProgress by animateFloatAsState(
         targetValue = if (dragging) 1f else 0f,
@@ -1606,7 +1658,7 @@ fun FloatingPetCompanion(
     // Chat roaming owns a measured composer rail. Publishing before that rail
     // exists lets initialization race route registration and can strand the
     // pet on transient fallback geometry until direct manipulation.
-    val initialTerrainReady = route != "chat" || !roamingEnabled || !roamingAllowed ||
+    val initialTerrainReady = route != "chat" || !roamingAllowed ||
         composerRails.isNotEmpty()
     LaunchedEffect(
         pet.id,
@@ -2350,31 +2402,43 @@ fun FloatingPetCompanion(
                     enabled = floatingPetAcceptsPointerInput(positioned, surfaceScrolling),
                 ) {
                     tapReactionNonce += 1
-                    menuExpanded = true
+                    setMenuExpanded(true)
                 }
                 .semantics(mergeDescendants = true) {
                     role = Role.Button
                     contentDescription = companionDescription
                     stateDescription = stateLabel
-                    customActions = listOf(
-                        CustomAccessibilityAction(moveStartLabel) {
+                    customActions = buildList {
+                        add(CustomAccessibilityAction(moveStartLabel) {
                             onPlacementChanged(placement.copy(edge = PetLogicalEdge.Start)); true
-                        },
-                        CustomAccessibilityAction(moveEndLabel) {
+                        })
+                        add(CustomAccessibilityAction(moveEndLabel) {
                             onPlacementChanged(placement.copy(edge = PetLogicalEdge.End)); true
-                        },
-                        CustomAccessibilityAction(moveUpLabel) {
-                            if (roamingEnabled) onRoamingEnabledChanged(false)
-                            onPlacementChanged(placement.copy(verticalFraction = placement.verticalFraction - 0.15f)); true
-                        },
-                        CustomAccessibilityAction(moveDownLabel) {
-                            if (roamingEnabled) onRoamingEnabledChanged(false)
-                            onPlacementChanged(placement.copy(verticalFraction = placement.verticalFraction + 0.15f)); true
-                        },
-                        CustomAccessibilityAction(resetLabel) { onResetPlacement(); true },
-                        CustomAccessibilityAction(appearanceLabel) { onOpenAppearance(); true },
-                        CustomAccessibilityAction(hideLabel) { onHide(); true },
-                    )
+                        })
+                        // A paused Chat pet has no meaningful vertical free-form
+                        // coordinate: it is deliberately attached to the composer.
+                        // Do not expose TalkBack actions that would appear to do
+                        // nothing; start/end still choose the dock corner.
+                        if (floatingPetAllowsVerticalMoveActions(route, roamingEnabled)) {
+                            add(CustomAccessibilityAction(moveUpLabel) {
+                                if (roamingEnabled) onRoamingEnabledChanged(false)
+                                onPlacementChanged(
+                                    placement.copy(verticalFraction = placement.verticalFraction - 0.15f),
+                                )
+                                true
+                            })
+                            add(CustomAccessibilityAction(moveDownLabel) {
+                                if (roamingEnabled) onRoamingEnabledChanged(false)
+                                onPlacementChanged(
+                                    placement.copy(verticalFraction = placement.verticalFraction + 0.15f),
+                                )
+                                true
+                            })
+                        }
+                        add(CustomAccessibilityAction(resetLabel) { onResetPlacement(); true })
+                        add(CustomAccessibilityAction(appearanceLabel) { onOpenAppearance(); true })
+                        add(CustomAccessibilityAction(hideLabel) { onHide(); true })
+                    }
                 },
             contentAlignment = Alignment.Center,
         ) {
@@ -2419,7 +2483,7 @@ fun FloatingPetCompanion(
 
             DropdownMenu(
                 expanded = menuExpanded,
-                onDismissRequest = { menuExpanded = false },
+                onDismissRequest = { setMenuExpanded(false) },
             ) {
                 DropdownMenuItem(
                     text = { Text("${pet.label} · $stateLabel", color = MaterialTheme.colorScheme.onSurfaceVariant) },
@@ -2436,28 +2500,28 @@ fun FloatingPetCompanion(
                         )
                     },
                     onClick = {
-                        menuExpanded = false
+                        setMenuExpanded(false)
                         onRoamingEnabledChanged(!roamingEnabled)
                     },
                 )
                 DropdownMenuItem(
                     text = { Text(resetLabel) },
                     onClick = {
-                        menuExpanded = false
+                        setMenuExpanded(false)
                         onResetPlacement()
                     },
                 )
                 DropdownMenuItem(
                     text = { Text(appearanceLabel) },
                     onClick = {
-                        menuExpanded = false
+                        setMenuExpanded(false)
                         onOpenAppearance()
                     },
                 )
                 DropdownMenuItem(
                     text = { Text(hideLabel) },
                     onClick = {
-                        menuExpanded = false
+                        setMenuExpanded(false)
                         onHide()
                     },
                 )

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

@@ -45,6 +45,8 @@ import androidx.compose.material3.Button
 import androidx.compose.material3.ButtonDefaults
 import androidx.compose.material3.Card
 import androidx.compose.material3.CardDefaults
+import androidx.compose.material3.FilterChip
+import androidx.compose.material3.FilterChipDefaults
 import androidx.compose.material3.Icon
 import androidx.compose.material3.IconButton
 import androidx.compose.material3.MaterialTheme
@@ -81,6 +83,7 @@ import com.hermesandroid.relay.data.HermesCardAction
 import com.hermesandroid.relay.data.HermesCardDispatch
 import com.hermesandroid.relay.data.HermesCardField
 import com.hermesandroid.relay.data.HermesCardInput
+import com.hermesandroid.relay.data.encodeClarifyMultiSelectAnswer
 import com.hermesandroid.relay.ui.theme.RelayRefresh
 import com.hermesandroid.relay.ui.theme.relayMetadataStyle
 import kotlinx.coroutines.coroutineScope
@@ -389,7 +392,8 @@ private fun ChoseRow(
 /**
  * The interactive answer surface for ask cards, composed from the
  * [HermesCardInput] flags rather than the card type:
- *  - [HermesCardInput.choices] → AssistChip row, one tap dispatches.
+ *  - [HermesCardInput.choices] → one-tap AssistChips, or independently
+ *    selected FilterChips plus explicit submit for multi-select clarifies.
  *  - [HermesCardInput.allowFreeText] → [InlineAnswerField] mini pill +
  *    18dp send affordance.
  *  - [HermesCardInput.masked] → password-style OutlinedTextField with a
@@ -411,6 +415,8 @@ private fun CardInputSlot(
     // never be written into the saved-instance-state Bundle.
     var answerText by remember { mutableStateOf("") }
     var reveal by remember { mutableStateOf(false) }
+    var selectedChoices by remember(input.choices) { mutableStateOf(emptyList<String>()) }
+    val isMultiSelect = input.multiSelect && input.choices.isNotEmpty()
 
     val showFreeText = !input.masked && (
         input.allowFreeText ||
@@ -428,16 +434,45 @@ private fun CardInputSlot(
                 verticalArrangement = Arrangement.spacedBy(8.dp),
             ) {
                 input.choices.forEach { choice ->
-                    AssistChip(
-                        onClick = { onSubmit(choice) },
-                        label = {
-                            Text(choice, style = MaterialTheme.typography.labelMedium)
-                        },
-                        colors = AssistChipDefaults.assistChipColors(
-                            containerColor = MaterialTheme.colorScheme.surfaceContainerHighest,
-                            labelColor = MaterialTheme.colorScheme.onSurface,
-                        ),
-                    )
+                    if (isMultiSelect) {
+                        val selected = choice in selectedChoices
+                        FilterChip(
+                            selected = selected,
+                            onClick = {
+                                selectedChoices = if (selected) {
+                                    selectedChoices - choice
+                                } else {
+                                    selectedChoices + choice
+                                }
+                            },
+                            label = { Text(choice, style = MaterialTheme.typography.labelMedium) },
+                            leadingIcon = if (selected) {
+                                {
+                                    Icon(
+                                        Icons.Filled.Check,
+                                        contentDescription = null,
+                                        modifier = Modifier.size(16.dp),
+                                    )
+                                }
+                            } else {
+                                null
+                            },
+                            colors = FilterChipDefaults.filterChipColors(
+                                selectedContainerColor = MaterialTheme.colorScheme.secondaryContainer,
+                            ),
+                        )
+                    } else {
+                        AssistChip(
+                            onClick = { onSubmit(choice) },
+                            label = {
+                                Text(choice, style = MaterialTheme.typography.labelMedium)
+                            },
+                            colors = AssistChipDefaults.assistChipColors(
+                                containerColor = MaterialTheme.colorScheme.surfaceContainerHighest,
+                                labelColor = MaterialTheme.colorScheme.onSurface,
+                            ),
+                        )
+                    }
                 }
             }
         }
@@ -482,21 +517,38 @@ private fun CardInputSlot(
                     onValueChange = { answerText = it },
                     modifier = Modifier.weight(1f),
                 )
-                IconButton(
-                    onClick = { onSubmit(answerText.trim()) },
-                    enabled = answerText.isNotBlank(),
-                ) {
-                    Icon(
-                        imageVector = Icons.AutoMirrored.Filled.Send,
-                        contentDescription = stringResource(R.string.card_send_answer_a11y),
-                        tint = if (answerText.isNotBlank()) MaterialTheme.colorScheme.primary
-                            else MaterialTheme.colorScheme.onSurfaceVariant,
-                        modifier = Modifier.size(18.dp),
-                    )
+                if (!isMultiSelect) {
+                    IconButton(
+                        onClick = { onSubmit(answerText.trim()) },
+                        enabled = answerText.isNotBlank(),
+                    ) {
+                        Icon(
+                            imageVector = Icons.AutoMirrored.Filled.Send,
+                            contentDescription = stringResource(R.string.card_send_answer_a11y),
+                            tint = if (answerText.isNotBlank()) MaterialTheme.colorScheme.primary
+                                else MaterialTheme.colorScheme.onSurfaceVariant,
+                            modifier = Modifier.size(18.dp),
+                        )
+                    }
                 }
             }
         }
 
+        if (isMultiSelect) {
+            val answers = selectedChoices +
+                listOfNotNull(answerText.trim().takeIf(String::isNotEmpty))
+            Spacer(Modifier.height(10.dp))
+            Button(
+                onClick = { onSubmit(encodeClarifyMultiSelectAnswer(answers)) },
+                enabled = answers.isNotEmpty(),
+            ) {
+                Text(
+                    stringResource(R.string.card_submit),
+                    style = MaterialTheme.typography.labelMedium,
+                )
+            }
+        }
+
         // Submit affordance for masked / hold-to-confirm inputs
         when {
             input.holdToConfirm -> {

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

@@ -0,0 +1,81 @@
+package com.hermesandroid.relay.ui.components
+
+import androidx.compose.foundation.background
+import androidx.compose.foundation.layout.Arrangement
+import androidx.compose.foundation.layout.Column
+import androidx.compose.foundation.layout.Row
+import androidx.compose.foundation.layout.WindowInsets
+import androidx.compose.foundation.layout.fillMaxWidth
+import androidx.compose.foundation.layout.heightIn
+import androidx.compose.foundation.layout.padding
+import androidx.compose.foundation.layout.size
+import androidx.compose.foundation.layout.statusBars
+import androidx.compose.foundation.layout.windowInsetsPadding
+import androidx.compose.material.icons.Icons
+import androidx.compose.material.icons.outlined.WarningAmber
+import androidx.compose.material3.Icon
+import androidx.compose.material3.MaterialTheme
+import androidx.compose.material3.Text
+import androidx.compose.runtime.Composable
+import androidx.compose.ui.Alignment
+import androidx.compose.ui.Modifier
+import androidx.compose.ui.text.font.FontWeight
+import androidx.compose.ui.text.style.TextOverflow
+import androidx.compose.ui.unit.dp
+
+/** Persistent, server-authored resource-pressure warning for the active Hermes host. */
+@Composable
+fun HostResourcePressureBanner(
+    text: String,
+    critical: Boolean,
+    includeStatusBarPadding: Boolean,
+    modifier: Modifier = Modifier,
+) {
+    val background = if (critical) {
+        MaterialTheme.colorScheme.errorContainer
+    } else {
+        MaterialTheme.colorScheme.tertiaryContainer
+    }
+    val foreground = if (critical) {
+        MaterialTheme.colorScheme.onErrorContainer
+    } else {
+        MaterialTheme.colorScheme.onTertiaryContainer
+    }
+    Column(
+        modifier = modifier
+            .fillMaxWidth()
+            .background(background)
+            .then(
+                if (includeStatusBarPadding) {
+                    Modifier.windowInsetsPadding(WindowInsets.statusBars)
+                } else {
+                    Modifier
+                },
+            ),
+    ) {
+        Row(
+            modifier = Modifier
+                .fillMaxWidth()
+                .heightIn(min = 32.dp)
+                .padding(horizontal = 12.dp, vertical = 6.dp),
+            verticalAlignment = Alignment.CenterVertically,
+            horizontalArrangement = Arrangement.spacedBy(8.dp),
+        ) {
+            Icon(
+                imageVector = Icons.Outlined.WarningAmber,
+                contentDescription = null,
+                tint = foreground,
+                modifier = Modifier.size(17.dp),
+            )
+            Text(
+                text = text,
+                color = foreground,
+                style = MaterialTheme.typography.labelMedium,
+                fontWeight = FontWeight.Medium,
+                maxLines = 2,
+                overflow = TextOverflow.Ellipsis,
+                modifier = Modifier.weight(1f),
+            )
+        }
+    }
+}

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

@@ -2,7 +2,6 @@ package com.hermesandroid.relay.ui.components
 
 import android.content.Context
 import android.graphics.Bitmap
-import android.graphics.BitmapFactory
 import android.graphics.pdf.PdfRenderer
 import android.media.MediaMetadataRetriever
 import android.net.Uri
@@ -290,7 +289,7 @@ private fun ImageRender(
                         android.util.Base64.decode(attachment.content, android.util.Base64.DEFAULT)
                     else -> null
                 }
-                bytes?.let { BitmapFactory.decodeByteArray(it, 0, it.size)?.asImageBitmap() }
+                bytes?.let { decodeOrientedBitmap(it)?.asImageBitmap() }
             }.getOrNull()
         }
         if (decoded != null) bitmap = decoded else decodeFailed = true

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

@@ -42,6 +42,9 @@ import androidx.compose.runtime.setValue
 import androidx.compose.runtime.snapshots.SnapshotStateList
 import androidx.compose.ui.Alignment
 import androidx.compose.ui.Modifier
+import androidx.compose.ui.semantics.LiveRegionMode
+import androidx.compose.ui.semantics.liveRegion
+import androidx.compose.ui.semantics.semantics
 import androidx.compose.ui.graphics.Color
 import androidx.compose.ui.graphics.vector.ImageVector
 import androidx.compose.ui.res.stringResource
@@ -252,6 +255,7 @@ private fun MessageRow(
     Row(
         modifier = Modifier
             .fillMaxWidth()
+            .semantics { liveRegion = LiveRegionMode.Polite }
             .heightIn(min = ROW_MIN_HEIGHT_DP.dp)
             .padding(horizontal = 10.dp, vertical = 7.dp),
         horizontalArrangement = Arrangement.spacedBy(9.dp),

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

@@ -1,6 +1,11 @@
 package com.hermesandroid.relay.ui.components
 
+import androidx.compose.animation.AnimatedVisibility
 import androidx.compose.animation.animateContentSize
+import androidx.compose.animation.expandVertically
+import androidx.compose.animation.fadeIn
+import androidx.compose.animation.fadeOut
+import androidx.compose.animation.shrinkVertically
 import androidx.compose.animation.core.LinearOutSlowInEasing
 import androidx.compose.animation.core.RepeatMode
 import androidx.compose.animation.core.animateFloat
@@ -22,6 +27,7 @@ import androidx.compose.foundation.layout.fillMaxHeight
 import androidx.compose.foundation.layout.fillMaxWidth
 import androidx.compose.foundation.layout.height
 import androidx.compose.foundation.layout.padding
+import androidx.compose.foundation.layout.offset
 import androidx.compose.foundation.layout.size
 import androidx.compose.foundation.layout.width
 import androidx.compose.foundation.layout.widthIn
@@ -32,15 +38,21 @@ import androidx.compose.foundation.text.selection.SelectionContainer
 import androidx.compose.foundation.text.selection.DisableSelection
 import androidx.compose.material.icons.Icons
 import androidx.compose.material.icons.automirrored.filled.VolumeUp
+import androidx.compose.material.icons.filled.ContentCopy
+import androidx.compose.material.icons.filled.Edit
+import androidx.compose.material.icons.filled.FormatQuote
+import androidx.compose.material.icons.filled.Stop
 import androidx.compose.material3.Icon
+import androidx.compose.material3.IconButton
+import androidx.compose.material3.HorizontalDivider
 import androidx.compose.material3.MaterialTheme
 import androidx.compose.material3.Surface
 import androidx.compose.material3.Text
+import androidx.compose.material3.TextButton
 import androidx.compose.material3.DropdownMenu
 import androidx.compose.material3.DropdownMenuItem
 import androidx.compose.runtime.Composable
 import androidx.compose.runtime.CompositionLocalProvider
-import androidx.compose.runtime.LaunchedEffect
 import androidx.compose.runtime.collectAsState
 import androidx.compose.runtime.getValue
 import androidx.compose.runtime.key
@@ -71,13 +83,17 @@ import com.hermesandroid.relay.data.HermesCardAction
 import com.hermesandroid.relay.data.MediaSettingsRepository
 import com.hermesandroid.relay.data.MessageDeliveryStatus
 import com.hermesandroid.relay.data.MessageRole
+import com.hermesandroid.relay.data.parseChatQuotedPrompt
+import com.hermesandroid.relay.ui.components.pet.petObstacleSurface
 import com.hermesandroid.relay.ui.components.pet.petPerchSurface
 import com.hermesandroid.relay.ui.components.pet.petVisitTargetSurface
 import com.hermesandroid.relay.ui.theme.leftEdgeGlow
-import kotlinx.coroutines.delay
 import java.text.SimpleDateFormat
 import java.util.Date
 
+internal const val CHAT_PET_IDENTITY_OBSTACLE_PREFIX = "chat-message-identity:"
+private val MESSAGE_REACTIONS = listOf("❤️", "👍", "👎", "😂", "‼️", "❓")
+
 @OptIn(ExperimentalFoundationApi::class)
 @Composable
 fun MessageBubble(
@@ -88,23 +104,31 @@ fun MessageBubble(
     isFirstInGroup: Boolean = true,
     isLastInGroup: Boolean = true,
     /**
-     * Keeps a just-completed live tail on its stable Text layout. The owning
-     * list releases this once another row becomes the tail, allowing full
-     * Markdown to render without disturbing the visible bottom anchor.
+     * Keeps the current live tail on its stable Text layout while a final
+     * streaming frame commits. The owning list releases it immediately after
+     * completion so the same row transitions to full Markdown with its bottom
+     * anchor preserved.
      */
     retainStreamingLayout: Boolean = false,
     onCopyMessage: (String) -> Unit = {},
     /**
-     * Quote this message into the input field. Null hides the Quote entry in
-     * the long-press menu, so legacy call sites keep the copy-only behavior.
+     * Select this message as a structured composer quote. Null hides Quote.
      */
-    onQuoteMessage: ((String) -> Unit)? = null,
+    onQuoteMessage: ((ChatMessage) -> Unit)? = null,
+    /** Navigate a rendered quote chip to its original message id. */
+    onNavigateToMessage: ((String) -> Unit)? = null,
+    /** Open an upstream @session:<profile>/<id> reference in app. */
+    onSessionReference: ((SessionReference) -> Unit)? = null,
+    /** React to the newest message for this role; null removes the reaction. */
+    onReact: ((String?) -> Unit)? = null,
     /**
      * Reads a completed assistant response through the active voice renderer.
      * Null hides the entry; the owning screen uses that to limit the action to
      * idle Conversation voice sessions.
      */
     onSpeakMessage: ((String) -> Unit)? = null,
+    /** Stops a message-context narration currently owned by the voice pipeline. */
+    onStopSpeaking: (() -> Unit)? = null,
     /**
      * Invoked when the user taps a FAILED inbound attachment card.
      * `attachmentIndex` is the position in [ChatMessage.attachments] so the
@@ -150,9 +174,11 @@ fun MessageBubble(
     imageGenerationRotationIndex: Int = 0,
     petVisitTargetKey: String? = null,
     petPerchKey: String? = null,
+    animationEnabled: Boolean = true,
 ) {
     val isUser = message.role == MessageRole.USER
     val isSystem = message.role == MessageRole.SYSTEM
+    val sessionReferences = remember(message.content) { parseSessionReferences(message.content) }
 
     // Phone/voice-origin action bubble marker.
     //
@@ -203,18 +229,19 @@ fun MessageBubble(
     val alignment = if (isUser) Alignment.End else Alignment.Start
     val locale = LocalLocale.current.platformLocale
     val timeFormat = remember(locale) { SimpleDateFormat("h:mm a", locale) }
-    val a11yDescription = "${message.role.name.lowercase()} message: ${message.content.take(100)}"
+    val quoteEnvelope = remember(message.content) { parseChatQuotedPrompt(message.content) }
+    val visibleMessageContent = quoteEnvelope?.body ?: message.content
     val isDarkTheme = LocalBrand.current.isDark
 
     // Pull generated/inline image links (`![alt](src)`) out of assistant
     // content so they render as real images (remote URLs via Coil) or a
     // graceful inline notice — not the blank element the markdown renderer
     // emits for an image link. User/system bubbles keep their raw content.
-    val (markdownBody, inlineImages) = remember(message.content, isUser, isSystem) {
+    val (markdownBody, inlineImages) = remember(visibleMessageContent, isUser, isSystem) {
         if (isUser || isSystem) {
-            message.content to emptyList()
+            visibleMessageContent to emptyList()
         } else {
-            extractChatInlineImages(message.content)
+            extractChatInlineImages(visibleMessageContent)
         }
     }
     val showImageGeneration = shouldShowImageGenerationPlaceholder(
@@ -222,6 +249,26 @@ fun MessageBubble(
         isStreaming = message.isStreaming,
         hasMediaResult = message.attachments.isNotEmpty() || inlineImages.isNotEmpty(),
     )
+    val streamingStatusLabel = if (
+        !isUser &&
+        !isSystem &&
+        message.isStreaming &&
+        message.content.isBlank() &&
+        !showImageGeneration
+    ) {
+        if (recoveringAnswer) {
+            stringResource(R.string.msg_bubble_reconnecting)
+        } else {
+            stringResource(R.string.msg_bubble_still_working)
+        }
+    } else {
+        null
+    }
+    val a11yDescription = buildString {
+        append(message.role.name.lowercase())
+        append(" message: ")
+        append(streamingStatusLabel ?: visibleMessageContent.take(100))
+    }
     val hasImageGenerationCall = remember(message.toolCalls) {
         message.toolCalls.any {
             it.name.trim().lowercase() == "image_generate"
@@ -250,52 +297,36 @@ fun MessageBubble(
     val blurMode by blurRepo.blurMode.collectAsState(initial = BlurMode.FLAGGED)
 
     CompositionLocalProvider(LocalMediaBlurMode provides blurMode) {
-    // The active profile image is sender identity, distinct from both the
-    // floating pet companion and the ambient Sphere. Reserve one stable gutter
-    // for an assistant run and render the identity only on its first message.
-    Row(
+    Column(
         modifier = modifier.fillMaxWidth(),
-        verticalAlignment = Alignment.Top,
+        horizontalAlignment = alignment,
     ) {
-    if (!isUser && !isSystem) {
-        Box(
-            modifier = Modifier.width(40.dp),
-            contentAlignment = Alignment.TopCenter,
-        ) {
-            if (shouldShowMessageGroupAvatar(
-                    isUser = isUser,
-                    isSystem = isSystem,
-                    isFirstInGroup = isFirstInGroup,
-                    agentName = message.agentName,
-                )
+        // Keep sender identity in the first-message label rather than a
+        // persistent leading column. Long responses and every follow-up in the
+        // group therefore retain the full bubble-width allowance.
+        if (!isUser && !isSystem && isFirstInGroup && !message.agentName.isNullOrBlank()) {
+            Row(
+                verticalAlignment = Alignment.CenterVertically,
+                horizontalArrangement = Arrangement.spacedBy(6.dp),
+                modifier = Modifier
+                    .padding(bottom = 3.dp, start = 4.dp)
+                    .petObstacleSurface(
+                        key = "$CHAT_PET_IDENTITY_OBSTACLE_PREFIX${message.uiKey}",
+                        routes = setOf("chat"),
+                    ),
             ) {
                 Surface(
                     // Decorative: the adjacent visible agent name already owns
                     // the identity announcement, avoiding duplicate TalkBack copy.
-                    modifier = Modifier.size(32.dp),
+                    modifier = Modifier.size(24.dp),
                     shape = CircleShape,
                     color = MaterialTheme.colorScheme.primary,
                 ) {
                     AgentAvatarFace(
                         name = message.agentName.orEmpty(),
-                        letterStyle = MaterialTheme.typography.labelMedium,
+                        letterStyle = MaterialTheme.typography.labelSmall,
                     )
                 }
-            }
-        }
-    }
-    Column(
-        modifier = Modifier.weight(1f),
-        horizontalAlignment = alignment
-    ) {
-        // Agent name label sits beside the first group identity avatar. Pet
-        // companions never enter this row.
-        if (!isUser && !isSystem && isFirstInGroup && !message.agentName.isNullOrBlank()) {
-            Row(
-                verticalAlignment = Alignment.CenterVertically,
-                horizontalArrangement = Arrangement.spacedBy(4.dp),
-                modifier = Modifier.padding(bottom = 2.dp, start = 4.dp),
-            ) {
                 Text(
                     text = localizeAgentName(message.agentName),
                     style = MaterialTheme.typography.labelSmall,
@@ -330,7 +361,7 @@ fun MessageBubble(
         }
 
         // Thinking block (above the bubble, only for assistant messages)
-        if (!isUser && showThinking && message.thinkingContent.isNotEmpty()) {
+        if (!isUser && showThinking && message.thinkingContent.isNotBlank()) {
             ThinkingBlock(
                 thinkingContent = message.thinkingContent,
                 isStreaming = message.isThinkingStreaming,
@@ -379,12 +410,22 @@ fun MessageBubble(
         // carries only thinking and/or tool calls (both rendered OUTSIDE
         // this Surface — the ThinkingBlock above, the tool pills as separate
         // rows) would otherwise paint a bare timestamp-only chip between the
-        // Thought-process block and the tool pill. Keep the bubble while
-        // streaming (StreamingDots is the live "working" indicator) and
-        // whenever there are cards/attachments to render inside it.
+        // 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.
+        streamingStatusLabel?.let { streamingStatus ->
+            StandaloneStreamingStatus(
+                status = streamingStatus,
+                accessibilityDescription = a11yDescription,
+                textColor = textColor,
+                modifier = Modifier.padding(start = 12.dp, top = 4.dp, bottom = 6.dp),
+            )
+        }
+
         val showBubble = isUser || isSystem ||
-            message.content.isNotBlank() ||
-            message.isStreaming ||
+            visibleMessageContent.isNotBlank() ||
+            quoteEnvelope != null ||
             showImageGeneration ||
             message.cards.isNotEmpty() ||
             message.attachments.isNotEmpty() ||
@@ -399,28 +440,74 @@ fun MessageBubble(
                     modifier = Modifier
                         .padding(top = 8.dp, bottom = 8.dp, end = 6.dp)
                         .width(3.dp)
-                        .height(if (message.content.isBlank()) 14.dp else 24.dp)
+                        .height(if (visibleMessageContent.isBlank()) 14.dp else 24.dp)
                         .clip(CircleShape)
                         .background(MaterialTheme.colorScheme.tertiary.copy(alpha = 0.85f))
                 )
             }
-        // Long-press opens a compact action menu when a quote handler is
-        // wired; with copy as the only action it stays a direct copy so the
-        // one-action case doesn't pay a menu tap.
+        Column(horizontalAlignment = alignment) {
+        // A normal tap reveals the compact action strip. Long-press preserves
+        // the existing overflow menu (or direct-copy shortcut when Copy is the
+        // only available action).
         var showMessageActions by remember { mutableStateOf(false) }
+        var showInlineActions by remember(message.uiKey) { mutableStateOf(false) }
         val haptic = LocalHapticFeedback.current
+        val accessibleMotion = rememberAccessibleMotionState()
+        val animateInlineActions = animationEnabled && accessibleMotion.osAnimations &&
+            !accessibleMotion.touchExploration
         val showEditAction = onEditMessage != null && isUser
         val showSpeakAction = shouldShowSpeakResponseAction(message, onSpeakMessage != null)
-        if (onQuoteMessage != null || showEditAction || showSpeakAction) {
+        val showStopSpeakingAction = shouldShowStopSpeakingAction(message, onStopSpeaking != null)
+        val selectedUserReaction = message.reactions.firstOrNull { it.author == "user" }?.emoji
+        if (onQuoteMessage != null || onReact != null || showEditAction || showSpeakAction || showStopSpeakingAction) {
             DropdownMenu(
                 expanded = showMessageActions,
                 onDismissRequest = { showMessageActions = false },
+                shape = RoundedCornerShape(24.dp),
+                containerColor = MaterialTheme.colorScheme.surfaceContainerHigh,
+                tonalElevation = 3.dp,
+                shadowElevation = 8.dp,
             ) {
+                if (onReact != null) {
+                    Row(
+                        horizontalArrangement = Arrangement.SpaceEvenly,
+                        verticalAlignment = Alignment.CenterVertically,
+                        modifier = Modifier
+                            .fillMaxWidth()
+                            .padding(horizontal = 4.dp, vertical = 6.dp),
+                    ) {
+                        MESSAGE_REACTIONS.forEach { emoji ->
+                            IconButton(
+                                onClick = {
+                                    showMessageActions = false
+                                    onReact(emoji)
+                                },
+                                modifier = Modifier.background(
+                                    color = if (selectedUserReaction == emoji) {
+                                        MaterialTheme.colorScheme.secondaryContainer
+                                    } else {
+                                        Color.Transparent
+                                    },
+                                    shape = CircleShape,
+                                ),
+                            ) {
+                                Text(
+                                    text = emoji,
+                                    fontSize = 24.sp,
+                                    modifier = Modifier.semantics {
+                                        contentDescription = "React with $emoji"
+                                    },
+                                )
+                            }
+                        }
+                    }
+                    HorizontalDivider()
+                }
                 DropdownMenuItem(
                     text = { Text(stringResource(R.string.msg_bubble_copy)) },
                     onClick = {
                         showMessageActions = false
-                        onCopyMessage(message.content)
+                        onCopyMessage(visibleMessageContent)
                     },
                 )
                 if (onQuoteMessage != null) {
@@ -428,7 +515,7 @@ fun MessageBubble(
                         text = { Text(stringResource(R.string.msg_bubble_quote)) },
                         onClick = {
                             showMessageActions = false
-                            onQuoteMessage(message.content)
+                            onQuoteMessage(message.copy(content = visibleMessageContent))
                         },
                     )
                 }
@@ -443,7 +530,22 @@ fun MessageBubble(
                         },
                         onClick = {
                             showMessageActions = false
-                            onSpeakMessage?.invoke(message.content)
+                            onSpeakMessage?.invoke(visibleMessageContent)
+                        },
+                    )
+                }
+                if (showStopSpeakingAction) {
+                    DropdownMenuItem(
+                        text = { Text(stringResource(R.string.msg_bubble_stop_speaking)) },
+                        leadingIcon = {
+                            Icon(
+                                imageVector = Icons.Filled.Stop,
+                                contentDescription = null,
+                            )
+                        },
+                        onClick = {
+                            showMessageActions = false
+                            onStopSpeaking?.invoke()
                         },
                     )
                 }
@@ -456,8 +558,22 @@ fun MessageBubble(
                         },
                     )
                 }
+                if (onReact != null && selectedUserReaction != null) {
+                    DropdownMenuItem(
+                        text = { Text("Remove reaction") },
+                        onClick = {
+                            showMessageActions = false
+                            onReact(null)
+                        },
+                    )
+                }
             }
         }
+        Box(
+            modifier = Modifier.padding(
+                bottom = if (message.reactions.isNotEmpty()) 8.dp else 0.dp,
+            ),
+        ) {
         Surface(
             shape = bubbleShape,
             color = backgroundColor,
@@ -492,16 +608,19 @@ fun MessageBubble(
                     } else Modifier
                 )
                 .combinedClickable(
-                    onClick = {},
+                    onClick = { showInlineActions = !showInlineActions },
                     onLongClick = {
                         // Buzz the instant the long-press registers — opening the
                         // action menu is the discoverability moment, so it gets the
                         // same tactile confirm every chat app fires.
                         haptic.performHapticFeedback(HapticFeedbackType.LongPress)
-                        if (onQuoteMessage != null || showEditAction || showSpeakAction) {
+                        if (
+                            onQuoteMessage != null || onReact != null || showEditAction || showSpeakAction ||
+                            showStopSpeakingAction
+                        ) {
                             showMessageActions = true
                         } else {
-                            onCopyMessage(message.content)
+                            onCopyMessage(visibleMessageContent)
                         }
                     }
                 )
@@ -527,12 +646,23 @@ fun MessageBubble(
                     }
                 )
         ) {
-            Column(modifier = Modifier.padding(horizontal = 14.dp, vertical = 9.dp)) {
+            Column(
+                modifier = Modifier.padding(horizontal = 14.dp, vertical = 9.dp),
+            ) {
+                quoteEnvelope?.let { envelope ->
+                    ChatQuoteReferenceChip(
+                        reference = envelope.reference,
+                        onOpenOriginal = onNavigateToMessage?.let { navigate ->
+                            { navigate(envelope.reference.messageId) }
+                        },
+                        modifier = Modifier.padding(bottom = 7.dp),
+                    )
+                }
                 val messageTextContent: @Composable () -> Unit = {
                     if (isUser || isSystem) {
                         // Plain text for user and system messages
                         Text(
-                            text = message.content,
+                            text = visibleMessageContent,
                             style = MaterialTheme.typography.bodyMedium.copy(
                                 fontSize = 15.sp,
                                 lineHeight = 21.sp,
@@ -540,11 +670,10 @@ fun MessageBubble(
                             color = textColor
                         )
                     } else {
-                        // Keep one plain Text node stable while content grows
-                        // and while this completed response remains the visible
-                        // tail. Full Markdown renders once another row becomes
-                        // the tail (or the session is revisited), where its
-                        // remeasure cannot reset the active viewport.
+                        // Keep one plain Text node stable only while content is
+                        // incomplete (plus the final committed live frame).
+                        // Completion releases this flag and selects the full
+                        // Markdown tree on the same stable message row.
                         if (markdownBody.isNotEmpty()) {
                             StreamingMarkdownContent(
                                 content = markdownBody,
@@ -559,7 +688,7 @@ fun MessageBubble(
                 // a live Text node becomes a Markdown tree, or settled
                 // Markdown content changes its node topology, so a handle
                 // cannot keep pointing at a removed selectable.
-                if (showSpeakAction) {
+                if (showSpeakAction || showStopSpeakingAction) {
                     DisableSelection { messageTextContent() }
                 } else {
                     key(
@@ -573,6 +702,16 @@ fun MessageBubble(
                         SelectionContainer { messageTextContent() }
                     }
                 }
+                if (onSessionReference != null && sessionReferences.isNotEmpty()) {
+                    sessionReferences.forEach { reference ->
+                        TextButton(
+                            onClick = { onSessionReference(reference) },
+                            modifier = Modifier.padding(top = 2.dp),
+                        ) {
+                            Text("Open ${reference.label}")
+                        }
+                    }
+                }
 
                 // Inline generated images (assistant only) — rendered OUTSIDE
                 // the SelectionContainer (they're not selectable text). Remote
@@ -687,64 +826,6 @@ fun MessageBubble(
                         }
                 }
 
-                // Streaming indicator — only while awaiting the first token. Once
-                // text starts flowing, the growing reply is itself the progress
-                // signal, so the pulsing dots stop (Messenger/Telegram drop the
-                // typing bubble the moment content appears) instead of throbbing
-                // under the text for the whole turn.
-                if (
-                    message.isStreaming &&
-                    message.content.isBlank() &&
-                    !showImageGeneration
-                ) {
-                    // After a few seconds with no content yet, escalate the bare
-                    // dots to a labeled "Still working…" so a slow first token
-                    // never reads as a hang on the SSE / sessions paths.
-                    val awaitingFirstToken = message.content.isBlank()
-                    var showStillWorking by remember(message.id) { mutableStateOf(false) }
-                    LaunchedEffect(message.id, awaitingFirstToken) {
-                        showStillWorking = false
-                        if (awaitingFirstToken) {
-                            delay(4_000)
-                            showStillWorking = true
-                        }
-                    }
-                    val thinkingIndicator = LocalThinkingIndicator.current
-                    Row(verticalAlignment = Alignment.CenterVertically) {
-                        when (thinkingIndicator.style) {
-                            ThinkingIndicatorStyle.Matrix -> DotMatrixIndicator(
-                                // Auto follows the bubble text color; accents
-                                // come from the brand palette. The grid modulates
-                                // its own alpha (idle dots ≈0.18, lit dots 1.0).
-                                color = thinkingIndicator.color.toColor(autoColor = textColor),
-                                pattern = thinkingIndicator.pattern,
-                                animated = thinkingIndicator.animated,
-                                modifier = Modifier.padding(top = 4.dp),
-                            )
-                            ThinkingIndicatorStyle.Dots -> StreamingDots(
-                                color = textColor.copy(alpha = 0.6f),
-                                modifier = Modifier.padding(top = 4.dp),
-                            )
-                        }
-                        // During dropped-stream answer recovery the label shows
-                        // immediately (the 4s escalation is for a slow first
-                        // token; a recovery is already known to be slow).
-                        if ((showStillWorking || recoveringAnswer) && awaitingFirstToken) {
-                            Spacer(modifier = Modifier.width(8.dp))
-                            Text(
-                                text = if (recoveringAnswer) {
-                                    stringResource(R.string.msg_bubble_reconnecting)
-                                } else {
-                                    stringResource(R.string.msg_bubble_still_working)
-                                },
-                                style = MaterialTheme.typography.labelSmall,
-                                color = textColor.copy(alpha = 0.6f),
-                                modifier = Modifier.padding(top = 4.dp),
-                            )
-                        }
-                    }
-                }
-
                 // Timestamp — only on the LAST bubble of a same-author run so a
                 // burst of fragments doesn't stack three near-touching time labels.
                 // Grouping breaks on a >5min gap (ChatScreen), so every pause still
@@ -771,23 +852,17 @@ fun MessageBubble(
                 // message routed over the relay proactive channel). Null on every
                 // ordinary chat message, which render nothing here.
                 message.deliveryStatus?.takeIf { isUser }?.let { status ->
-                    val label = stringResource(
-                        when (status) {
-                            MessageDeliveryStatus.SENDING -> R.string.msg_bubble_sending
-                            MessageDeliveryStatus.DELIVERED -> R.string.msg_bubble_delivered
-                            MessageDeliveryStatus.FAILED -> R.string.msg_bubble_not_sent
-                        }
-                    )
-                    val alpha = when (status) {
-                        MessageDeliveryStatus.SENDING -> 0.5f
-                        MessageDeliveryStatus.DELIVERED -> 0.5f
-                        MessageDeliveryStatus.FAILED -> 0.7f
-                    }
                     Spacer(modifier = Modifier.height(2.dp))
-                    Text(
-                        text = label,
-                        style = MaterialTheme.typography.labelSmall,
-                        color = textColor.copy(alpha = alpha),
+                    MessageDeliveryIndicator(
+                        status = status,
+                        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),
+                        ),
                     )
                 }
 
@@ -801,13 +876,175 @@ fun MessageBubble(
                 }
             }
         }
+        if (message.reactions.isNotEmpty()) {
+            MessageReactionBadge(
+                reactions = message.reactions.map { it.emoji },
+                onOpen = onReact?.let { { showMessageActions = true } },
+                modifier = Modifier
+                    .align(if (isUser) Alignment.BottomEnd else Alignment.BottomStart)
+                    .offset(
+                        x = if (isUser) (-10).dp else 10.dp,
+                        y = 9.dp,
+                    ),
+            )
+        }
+        }
+        val inlineActions: @Composable () -> Unit = {
+            MessageInlineActions(
+                showQuote = onQuoteMessage != null,
+                showSpeak = showSpeakAction,
+                showStopSpeaking = showStopSpeakingAction,
+                showEdit = showEditAction,
+                onCopy = {
+                    showInlineActions = false
+                    onCopyMessage(visibleMessageContent)
+                },
+                onQuote = {
+                    showInlineActions = false
+                    onQuoteMessage?.invoke(message.copy(content = visibleMessageContent))
+                },
+                onSpeak = {
+                    showInlineActions = false
+                    onSpeakMessage?.invoke(visibleMessageContent)
+                },
+                onStopSpeaking = {
+                    showInlineActions = false
+                    onStopSpeaking?.invoke()
+                },
+                onEdit = {
+                    showInlineActions = false
+                    onEditMessage?.invoke(message)
+                },
+            )
+        }
+        if (animateInlineActions) {
+            AnimatedVisibility(
+                visible = showInlineActions,
+                enter = fadeIn(tween(120)) + expandVertically(
+                    animationSpec = tween(180, easing = LinearOutSlowInEasing),
+                    expandFrom = Alignment.Top,
+                ),
+                exit = fadeOut(tween(90)) + shrinkVertically(
+                    animationSpec = tween(140),
+                    shrinkTowards = Alignment.Top,
+                ),
+            ) {
+                inlineActions()
+            }
+        } else if (showInlineActions) {
+            inlineActions()
+        }
+        } // end Column (bubble + revealed actions)
         } // end Row (bubble + optional leading accent bar)
         } // end if (showBubble)
     } // end content Column
-    } // end Row (avatar gutter + content)
     } // end CompositionLocalProvider(LocalMediaBlurMode)
 }
 
+@OptIn(ExperimentalFoundationApi::class)
+@Composable
+private fun MessageReactionBadge(
+    reactions: List<String>,
+    onOpen: (() -> Unit)?,
+    modifier: Modifier = Modifier,
+) {
+    val description = "Reactions: ${reactions.joinToString(" ")}"
+    Surface(
+        shape = RoundedCornerShape(12.dp),
+        color = MaterialTheme.colorScheme.surfaceContainerHighest,
+        tonalElevation = 2.dp,
+        shadowElevation = 2.dp,
+        modifier = modifier
+            .then(
+                if (onOpen != null) {
+                    Modifier.combinedClickable(onClick = onOpen, onLongClick = onOpen)
+                } else {
+                    Modifier
+                },
+            )
+            .semantics { contentDescription = description },
+    ) {
+        Row(
+            horizontalArrangement = Arrangement.spacedBy(2.dp),
+            verticalAlignment = Alignment.CenterVertically,
+            modifier = Modifier.padding(horizontal = 7.dp, vertical = 3.dp),
+        ) {
+            reactions.forEach { emoji ->
+                Text(text = emoji, fontSize = 14.sp, lineHeight = 16.sp)
+            }
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+@Composable
+private fun MessageInlineActions(
+    showQuote: Boolean,
+    showSpeak: Boolean,
+    showStopSpeaking: Boolean,
+    showEdit: Boolean,
+    onCopy: () -> Unit,
+    onQuote: () -> Unit,
+    onSpeak: () -> Unit,
+    onStopSpeaking: () -> Unit,
+    onEdit: () -> Unit,
+) {
+    Surface(
+        shape = RoundedCornerShape(12.dp),
+        color = MaterialTheme.colorScheme.surfaceContainerHigh,
+        tonalElevation = 2.dp,
+        modifier = Modifier.padding(top = 2.dp),
+    ) {
+        Row(
+            verticalAlignment = Alignment.CenterVertically,
+            modifier = Modifier.padding(horizontal = 2.dp),
+        ) {
+            IconButton(onClick = onCopy, modifier = Modifier.size(48.dp)) {
+                Icon(
+                    imageVector = Icons.Filled.ContentCopy,
+                    contentDescription = stringResource(R.string.msg_bubble_copy),
+                    modifier = Modifier.size(18.dp),
+                )
+            }
+            if (showQuote) {
+                IconButton(onClick = onQuote, modifier = Modifier.size(48.dp)) {
+                    Icon(
+                        imageVector = Icons.Filled.FormatQuote,
+                        contentDescription = stringResource(R.string.msg_bubble_quote),
+                        modifier = Modifier.size(18.dp),
+                    )
+                }
+            }
+            if (showSpeak) {
+                IconButton(onClick = onSpeak, modifier = Modifier.size(48.dp)) {
+                    Icon(
+                        imageVector = Icons.AutoMirrored.Filled.VolumeUp,
+                        contentDescription = stringResource(R.string.msg_bubble_speak_response),
+                        modifier = Modifier.size(18.dp),
+                    )
+                }
+            }
+            if (showStopSpeaking) {
+                IconButton(onClick = onStopSpeaking, modifier = Modifier.size(48.dp)) {
+                    Icon(
+                        imageVector = Icons.Filled.Stop,
+                        contentDescription = stringResource(R.string.msg_bubble_stop_speaking),
+                        modifier = Modifier.size(18.dp),
+                    )
+                }
+            }
+            if (showEdit) {
+                IconButton(onClick = onEdit, modifier = Modifier.size(48.dp)) {
+                    Icon(
+                        imageVector = Icons.Filled.Edit,
+                        contentDescription = stringResource(R.string.msg_bubble_edit),
+                        modifier = Modifier.size(18.dp),
+                    )
+                }
+            }
+        }
+    }
+}
+
 internal data class MessageSelectionTopologyKey(
     val renderer: String,
     val markdownBody: String?,
@@ -881,6 +1118,15 @@ internal fun shouldShowSpeakResponseAction(
         !message.isStreaming &&
         message.content.isNotBlank()
 
+internal fun shouldShowStopSpeakingAction(
+    message: ChatMessage,
+    handlerAvailable: Boolean,
+): Boolean =
+    handlerAvailable &&
+        message.role == MessageRole.ASSISTANT &&
+        !message.isStreaming &&
+        message.content.isNotBlank()
+
 internal fun shouldShowMessageGroupAvatar(
     isUser: Boolean,
     isSystem: Boolean,
@@ -918,6 +1164,42 @@ private fun MessagePathBadge(text: String, leadingIcon: ImageVector? = null) {
     }
 }
 
+/** First-token progress rendered in the conversation lane, not inside a message bubble. */
+@Composable
+private fun StandaloneStreamingStatus(
+    status: String,
+    accessibilityDescription: String,
+    textColor: Color,
+    modifier: Modifier = Modifier,
+) {
+    val thinkingIndicator = LocalThinkingIndicator.current
+    Column(
+        horizontalAlignment = Alignment.CenterHorizontally,
+        verticalArrangement = Arrangement.spacedBy(5.dp),
+        modifier = modifier.clearAndSetSemantics {
+            contentDescription = accessibilityDescription
+        },
+    ) {
+        when (thinkingIndicator.style) {
+            ThinkingIndicatorStyle.Matrix -> DotMatrixIndicator(
+                color = thinkingIndicator.color.toColor(autoColor = textColor),
+                pattern = thinkingIndicator.pattern,
+                animated = thinkingIndicator.animated,
+            )
+            ThinkingIndicatorStyle.Dots -> StreamingDots(
+                color = textColor.copy(alpha = 0.6f),
+            )
+        }
+        Text(
+            text = status,
+            style = MaterialTheme.typography.labelSmall,
+            color = textColor.copy(alpha = 0.68f),
+            maxLines = 2,
+            overflow = TextOverflow.Ellipsis,
+        )
+    }
+}
+
 /**
  * Three dots that animate opacity in sequence to indicate streaming is in progress.
  */

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

@@ -0,0 +1,167 @@
+package com.hermesandroid.relay.ui.components
+
+import androidx.compose.foundation.clickable
+import androidx.compose.foundation.layout.Arrangement
+import androidx.compose.foundation.layout.Row
+import androidx.compose.foundation.layout.padding
+import androidx.compose.foundation.layout.size
+import androidx.compose.material.icons.Icons
+import androidx.compose.material.icons.automirrored.filled.Send
+import androidx.compose.material.icons.filled.Bolt
+import androidx.compose.material.icons.filled.CheckCircle
+import androidx.compose.material.icons.filled.ErrorOutline
+import androidx.compose.material.icons.filled.Schedule
+import androidx.compose.material3.Icon
+import androidx.compose.material3.MaterialTheme
+import androidx.compose.material3.Text
+import androidx.compose.material3.minimumInteractiveComponentSize
+import androidx.compose.runtime.Composable
+import androidx.compose.ui.Alignment
+import androidx.compose.ui.Modifier
+import androidx.compose.ui.graphics.vector.ImageVector
+import androidx.compose.ui.semantics.LiveRegionMode
+import androidx.compose.ui.semantics.Role
+import androidx.compose.ui.semantics.contentDescription
+import androidx.compose.ui.semantics.liveRegion
+import androidx.compose.ui.semantics.semantics
+import androidx.compose.ui.text.style.TextOverflow
+import androidx.compose.ui.unit.dp
+import com.hermesandroid.relay.data.MessageDeliveryStatus
+import com.hermesandroid.relay.ui.theme.relayMetadataStyle
+
+/**
+ * Localized copy for [MessageDeliveryIndicator]. Keeping copy at the call site
+ * lets MessageBubble use Android string resources without coupling this small
+ * presentation component to a particular resource catalog.
+ */
+data class MessageDeliveryIndicatorText(
+    val sending: String,
+    val queued: String,
+    val steered: String,
+    val delivered: String,
+    val failed: String,
+    val tapToRetry: String,
+)
+
+/**
+ * Compact, accessible lifecycle feedback for a user-authored chat message.
+ *
+ * Every state has both a distinct icon and a visible text label, so meaning is
+ * never carried by color alone. A failed state becomes a button only when
+ * [onRetry] is supplied; its entire 48dp row is then the retry target.
+ */
+@Composable
+fun MessageDeliveryIndicator(
+    status: MessageDeliveryStatus,
+    text: MessageDeliveryIndicatorText,
+    modifier: Modifier = Modifier,
+    failureMessage: String? = null,
+    onRetry: (() -> Unit)? = null,
+) {
+    val retryAction = onRetry.takeIf { status == MessageDeliveryStatus.FAILED }
+    val retryable = retryAction != null
+    val line = messageDeliveryStatusLine(
+        status = status,
+        text = text,
+        failureMessage = failureMessage,
+        retryable = retryable,
+    )
+    val presentation = messageDeliveryPresentation(status)
+    val tint = when (presentation.colorRole) {
+        DeliveryColorRole.NEUTRAL -> MaterialTheme.colorScheme.onSurfaceVariant
+        DeliveryColorRole.ACCENT -> MaterialTheme.colorScheme.primary
+        DeliveryColorRole.QUEUED -> MaterialTheme.colorScheme.tertiary
+        DeliveryColorRole.ERROR -> MaterialTheme.colorScheme.error
+    }
+
+    Row(
+        modifier = modifier
+            .then(
+                if (retryable) {
+                    Modifier
+                        .minimumInteractiveComponentSize()
+                        .clickable(
+                            role = Role.Button,
+                            onClickLabel = text.tapToRetry,
+                            onClick = retryAction,
+                        )
+                } else {
+                    Modifier
+                },
+            )
+            .semantics(mergeDescendants = true) {
+                contentDescription = line
+                liveRegion = LiveRegionMode.Polite
+            }
+            .padding(horizontal = 2.dp, vertical = 2.dp),
+        horizontalArrangement = Arrangement.spacedBy(4.dp),
+        verticalAlignment = Alignment.CenterVertically,
+    ) {
+        Icon(
+            imageVector = presentation.icon,
+            contentDescription = null,
+            tint = tint,
+            modifier = Modifier.size(14.dp),
+        )
+        Text(
+            text = line,
+            style = relayMetadataStyle(),
+            color = tint,
+            maxLines = 2,
+            overflow = TextOverflow.Ellipsis,
+        )
+    }
+}
+
+internal fun messageDeliveryStatusLine(
+    status: MessageDeliveryStatus,
+    text: MessageDeliveryIndicatorText,
+    failureMessage: String? = null,
+    retryable: Boolean = false,
+): String {
+    val label = when (status) {
+        MessageDeliveryStatus.SENDING -> text.sending
+        MessageDeliveryStatus.QUEUED -> text.queued
+        MessageDeliveryStatus.STEERED -> text.steered
+        MessageDeliveryStatus.DELIVERED -> text.delivered
+        MessageDeliveryStatus.FAILED -> text.failed
+    }
+    if (status != MessageDeliveryStatus.FAILED) return label
+
+    return buildList {
+        add(label)
+        failureMessage?.trim()?.takeIf(String::isNotEmpty)?.let(::add)
+        if (retryable) add(text.tapToRetry)
+    }.joinToString(" · ")
+}
+
+private data class DeliveryPresentation(
+    val icon: ImageVector,
+    val colorRole: DeliveryColorRole,
+)
+
+private enum class DeliveryColorRole { NEUTRAL, ACCENT, QUEUED, ERROR }
+
+private fun messageDeliveryPresentation(status: MessageDeliveryStatus): DeliveryPresentation =
+    when (status) {
+        MessageDeliveryStatus.SENDING -> DeliveryPresentation(
+            icon = Icons.AutoMirrored.Filled.Send,
+            colorRole = DeliveryColorRole.NEUTRAL,
+        )
+        MessageDeliveryStatus.QUEUED -> DeliveryPresentation(
+            icon = Icons.Filled.Schedule,
+            colorRole = DeliveryColorRole.QUEUED,
+        )
+        MessageDeliveryStatus.STEERED -> DeliveryPresentation(
+            icon = Icons.Filled.Bolt,
+            colorRole = DeliveryColorRole.ACCENT,
+        )
+        MessageDeliveryStatus.DELIVERED -> DeliveryPresentation(
+            icon = Icons.Filled.CheckCircle,
+            colorRole = DeliveryColorRole.ACCENT,
+        )
+        MessageDeliveryStatus.FAILED -> DeliveryPresentation(
+            icon = Icons.Filled.ErrorOutline,
+            colorRole = DeliveryColorRole.ERROR,
+        )
+    }

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

@@ -85,7 +85,12 @@ fun ModelPickerSheet(
     // (the caller sorts is_current to the front).
     val otherGroupLabel = stringResource(R.string.model_picker_other)
     val grouped = remember(filtered, otherGroupLabel) {
-        filtered.groupBy { it.group?.takeIf { g -> g.isNotBlank() } ?: otherGroupLabel }
+        filtered.groupBy { option ->
+            ModelPickerGroupIdentity(
+                provider = option.provider?.trim()?.lowercase().orEmpty(),
+                label = option.group?.takeIf { it.isNotBlank() } ?: otherGroupLabel,
+            )
+        }
     }
 
     ModalBottomSheet(
@@ -180,10 +185,10 @@ fun ModelPickerSheet(
                     }
                 }
 
-                grouped.forEach { (provider, opts) ->
-                    item(key = "header_$provider") {
+                grouped.forEach { (group, opts) ->
+                    item(key = modelPickerHeaderKey(group)) {
                         Text(
-                            text = provider,
+                            text = group.label,
                             style = MaterialTheme.typography.labelMedium,
                             color = MaterialTheme.colorScheme.primary,
                             modifier = Modifier.padding(
@@ -191,7 +196,7 @@ fun ModelPickerSheet(
                             ),
                         )
                     }
-                    items(items = opts, key = { "$provider:${it.value}" }) { opt ->
+                    items(items = opts, key = ::modelPickerOptionKey) { opt ->
                         ModelPickerRow(option = opt, onClick = { onSelect(opt) })
                     }
                 }
@@ -217,6 +222,18 @@ fun ModelPickerSheet(
     }
 }
 
+internal data class ModelPickerGroupIdentity(
+    val provider: String,
+    val label: String,
+)
+
+internal fun modelPickerHeaderKey(group: ModelPickerGroupIdentity): String =
+    "provider:${group.provider}:${group.label}"
+
+/** Exact domain identity; duplicate provider/model rows must be repaired upstream. */
+internal fun modelPickerOptionKey(option: ChatInputPickerOption): String =
+    "model:${option.provider?.trim()?.lowercase().orEmpty()}:${option.value}"
+
 /**
  * Compact sibling of [ModelPickerSheet] for short, ungrouped control lists.
  * Passport selectors use this so profile, personality, and reasoning choices

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

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+package com.hermesandroid.relay.ui.components
+
+import android.graphics.Bitmap
+import android.graphics.BitmapFactory
+import android.graphics.Matrix
+import androidx.exifinterface.media.ExifInterface
+import java.io.ByteArrayInputStream
+
+internal data class ImageOrientationTransform(
+    val rotationDegrees: Float = 0f,
+    val flipHorizontal: Boolean = false,
+)
+
+internal fun imageOrientationTransform(orientation: Int): ImageOrientationTransform = when (orientation) {
+    ExifInterface.ORIENTATION_FLIP_HORIZONTAL -> ImageOrientationTransform(flipHorizontal = true)
+    ExifInterface.ORIENTATION_ROTATE_180 -> ImageOrientationTransform(rotationDegrees = 180f)
+    ExifInterface.ORIENTATION_FLIP_VERTICAL ->
+        ImageOrientationTransform(rotationDegrees = 180f, flipHorizontal = true)
+    ExifInterface.ORIENTATION_TRANSPOSE ->
+        ImageOrientationTransform(rotationDegrees = 90f, flipHorizontal = true)
+    ExifInterface.ORIENTATION_ROTATE_90 -> ImageOrientationTransform(rotationDegrees = 90f)
+    ExifInterface.ORIENTATION_TRANSVERSE ->
+        ImageOrientationTransform(rotationDegrees = -90f, flipHorizontal = true)
+    ExifInterface.ORIENTATION_ROTATE_270 -> ImageOrientationTransform(rotationDegrees = -90f)
+    else -> ImageOrientationTransform()
+}
+
+/**
+ * Decode image bytes for display and apply their EXIF orientation. BitmapFactory
+ * returns the stored pixel layout and otherwise leaves portrait phone photos
+ * sideways when the camera encoded rotation as metadata.
+ */
+internal fun decodeOrientedBitmap(
+    bytes: ByteArray,
+    options: BitmapFactory.Options? = null,
+): Bitmap? {
+    if (bytes.isEmpty()) return null
+    val decoded = if (options == null) {
+        BitmapFactory.decodeByteArray(bytes, 0, bytes.size)
+    } else {
+        BitmapFactory.decodeByteArray(bytes, 0, bytes.size, options)
+    } ?: return null
+
+    val orientation = runCatching {
+        ByteArrayInputStream(bytes).use { stream ->
+            ExifInterface(stream).getAttributeInt(
+                ExifInterface.TAG_ORIENTATION,
+                ExifInterface.ORIENTATION_NORMAL,
+            )
+        }
+    }.getOrDefault(ExifInterface.ORIENTATION_NORMAL)
+    val transform = imageOrientationTransform(orientation)
+    if (transform.rotationDegrees == 0f && !transform.flipHorizontal) return decoded
+
+    val matrix = Matrix().apply {
+        if (transform.rotationDegrees != 0f) postRotate(transform.rotationDegrees)
+        if (transform.flipHorizontal) postScale(-1f, 1f)
+    }
+    return runCatching {
+        Bitmap.createBitmap(decoded, 0, 0, decoded.width, decoded.height, matrix, true)
+    }.getOrNull()?.also { oriented ->
+        if (oriented !== decoded) decoded.recycle()
+    } ?: decoded
+}