- Suggestion dropdown now renders between separator and input (not in
chat area) — no more box at the top of an empty chat
- Ghost text suppressed when dropdown is visible (eliminates the
'fig' / trailing text on the right)
- Bottom separator shows purple 'cmd' label when typing '/' and
yellow 'exec' label when typing '!'
- '! <cmd>' prefix executes a raw shell command inline and shows
output in the chat (same as /shell but one-shot)
Startup: HarvestAliases, HarvestInventory, DiscoverCLIAgents, and
DiscoverLocalModels now run concurrently. Worst case latency drops
from sum(all) to max(all) — eliminates the 15s inventory timeout
from blocking the main path.
TUI: typing '/co' now shows a bordered dropdown of all matching
commands with descriptions. ↑↓ navigate, Tab/Enter accepts the
highlighted entry, Esc dismisses. Ghost-text still works for
unique unambiguous matches.
Replaces the text dump with a navigable bordered overlay.
↑↓ to move, Enter to cycle/toggle values, Esc to close.
Shows: Model (cycles through discovered arms), Permission mode,
Incognito toggle.
- slm.Classifier: openaicompat → llamafile, 2s timeout + heuristic fallback,
heuristic baseline blended so Priority/RequiredEffort are never zeroed,
extractJSON strips markdown fences from small-model responses
- router.ParseTaskType: case-insensitive string → TaskType, unknown → TaskGeneration
- router.Arm.MaxComplexity: zero = no ceiling (preserves existing arm behavior);
filterFeasible excludes arms when task.ComplexityScore > MaxComplexity
- config.SLMSection: [slm] enabled / model_url / data_dir
- openaicompat.NewLlamafile: no API key, model = "default", no retries
- slm.Manager: DefaultDataDir() (XDG), Manifest() accessor
- cmd/gnoma: `gnoma slm setup` / `gnoma slm status` subcommands; SLM arm
registered with MaxComplexity=0.3 when enabled + set up
- tui: /config shows slm status (ready/missing/not set up + base URL if running)
- docs: roadmap updated to reflect llamafile pivot from Ollama
- /shell [cmd]: launch user's $SHELL via tea.ExecProcess (PTY handoff)
hands terminal to the shell and restores TUI on exit.
/shell <cmd> runs that command in the shell directly.
Detects $SHELL > $COMSPEC > /bin/sh|powershell.exe in order.
- bash tool: detect interactive commands before execution
Prefix-interactive: sudo, ssh, passwd, vim/vi/nano, less/more,
htop/top, mysql/psql, ftp/sftp, git push.
Exact-interactive (REPL): python3/python/node/irb/iex/ghci/julia.
Returns a tool result with interactive=true metadata and a hint to
use /shell instead of hanging or erroring.
- completions: add /shell to builtin command list
- help: document /shell [cmd]
- Add tool.PathSensitiveTool interface (ExtractPaths); implement on all 6 fs tools
- Add engine.TurnOptions.AllowedPaths: restricts tool filesystem access per skill invocation
- Bash is denied outright when AllowedPaths is active (unparseable command args)
- fs tools with empty path (cwd default) resolved via os.Getwd() and validated
- Add engine.TurnOptions.AllowedTools + AllowedPaths wiring in pipe mode (main.go) and TUI skill dispatch (tui/app.go)
- Remove TODO(M8.3) from skill.Frontmatter — enforcement is now complete
Add EffortLevel (auto/low/medium/high) as a provider-agnostic reasoning
control, replacing the Capabilities.Thinking bool. Each provider maps
the level to its native parameter: Anthropic budget tokens (1K/8K/16K),
OpenAI reasoning_effort (low/medium/high), Google thinking budget
(1K/8K/16K). Task classification auto-infers effort from TaskType and
complexity; filterFeasible excludes arms that lack the required level.
Three compounding bugs prevented tool calling with llama.cpp:
- Stream parser set argsComplete on partial JSON (e.g. "{"), dropping
subsequent argument deltas — fix: use json.Valid to detect completeness
- Missing tool_choice default — llama.cpp needs explicit "auto" to
activate its GBNF grammar constraint; now set when tools are present
- Tool names in history used internal format (fs.ls) while definitions
used API format (fs_ls) — now re-sanitized in translateMessage
Additional changes:
- Disable SDK retries for local providers (500s are deterministic)
- Dynamic capability probing via /props (llama.cpp) and /api/show
(Ollama), replacing hardcoded model prefix list
- Engine respects forced arm ToolUse capability when router is active
- Bundled /init skill with Go template blocks, context-aware for local
vs cloud models, deduplication rules against CLAUDE.md
- Tool result compaction for local models — previous round results
replaced with size markers to stay within small context windows
- Text-only fallback when tool-parse errors occur on local models
- "text-only" TUI indicator when model lacks tool support
- Session ResetError for retry after stream failures
- AllowedTools per-turn filtering in engine buildRequest
Stop retrying llama.cpp 500s that are deterministic tool-parse failures
by inspecting the error message body (ClassifyHTTPError). Wrap OpenAI SDK
errors as ProviderError so the engine's retry logic classifies them. Add
localInitPrompt for local models that uses sequential fs_* calls instead
of spawn_elfs (which local models can't produce reliably).
The discovery loop's reconcileArms removed the CLI-forced arm
(llamacpp/default) because the llama.cpp server reports the real model
name (e.g. gemma-26b), creating a mismatch. After 30s the forced arm
disappeared and all subsequent requests failed.
Three-layer fix:
- Eager: query the specific provider at startup to resolve the real
model name before registering the forced arm
- Lazy: reconcileArms detects placeholder "default" arm names and
atomically renames them when discovery reveals the real identity,
with an onReconcile callback to update the session and TUI
- Guard: the forced arm is never garbage-collected by the removal loop
Also fixes misleading /init error messaging — failed inits now show
"loaded from disk (init failed)" instead of "AGENTS.md written to".
- Split app.go (2091→1378 lines) into rendering.go, events.go, init.go
- Add EventRouting stream event for router arm transparency
- Add session auto-naming from first user message
- Add context window progress bar in status bar
- Add /keys cheatsheet, /replay for resumed sessions
- Add inline cost-per-turn after assistant responses
- Add diff previews in fs.write/fs.edit permission prompts
- Collapse tool output to 3 lines by default (ctrl+o expands)
- Use AddPrefix for system context instead of InjectMessage
- Handle ContentThinking and ContentToolResult in session resume
- Show session title in resume picker
- Add /model numeric selection snapshot safety
Tier 1 (launch blockers):
- Remove /shell from /help (advertised but unimplemented)
- Kill dead _ = closeLen assignment
- Cache glamour renderer by width — no longer recreated on every
WindowSizeMsg when width hasn't changed
Tier 2 (ship-quality UX):
- Slash command ghost-text completion with Tab accept. Sources: static
command list + dynamic skill names. /permission gets arg completion
for the 6 modes.
- /compact reports before/after token counts (e.g. "32k → 18k tokens")
- /provider shows all registered arms grouped by provider, not just
"restart required"
- /usage command: input/output/total tokens, context %, provider, turns
- Widen Ctrl+C quit window from 1s to 2s
- "new content below" indicator when scrolled up during streaming
- Permission prompt: inline chat notification when approval needed,
so the user notices even if focused on input
- Fix append footgun: allHooks/allMCPServers allocated fresh to avoid
mutating cfg's backing array (lines 391/413 in main.go)
- Fix pipe-mode permission prompt: detect no-TTY stdin and auto-deny
instead of blocking forever on fmt.Scanln EOF
- Tighten Mistral API key regex from bare [a-zA-Z0-9]{32} (matched
commit hashes, UUIDs) to context-gated pattern requiring "mistral"
keyword nearby. Added scanner test for positives and negatives.
- Remove README demo GIF TODO placeholder
- Unify version string: pass buildVersion from ldflags into tui.Config
instead of hardcoding "v0.1.0-dev"
- Populate benchmarks doc with actual Go benchmark results
Complete the remaining M8 extensibility deliverables:
- MCP client with JSON-RPC 2.0 over stdio transport, protocol
lifecycle (initialize/tools-list/tools-call), and process group
management for clean shutdown
- MCP tool adapter implementing tool.Tool with mcp__{server}__{tool}
naming convention and replace_default for swapping built-in tools
- MCP manager for multi-server orchestration with parallel startup,
tool discovery, and registry integration
- Plugin system with plugin.json manifest (name/version/capabilities),
directory-based discovery (global + project scopes with precedence),
loader that merges skills/hooks/MCP configs into existing registries,
and install/uninstall/list lifecycle manager
- Config additions: MCPServerConfig, PluginsSection with opt-in/opt-out
enabled/disabled resolution
- TUI /plugins command for listing installed plugins
- 54 tests across internal/mcp and internal/plugin packages
- Add SessionStore field to tui.Config
- Add /resume slash command: lists sessions or restores by ID
- Pass SessionStore to tui.New in main.go
- Update /help text to include /resume
- Add .gnoma/sessions/ to .gitignore
provider/openai:
- Fix doubled tool call args (argsComplete flag): Ollama sends complete
args in the first streaming chunk then repeats them as delta, causing
doubled JSON and 400 errors in elfs
- Handle fs: prefix (gemma4 uses fs:grep instead of fs.grep)
- Add Reasoning field support for Ollama thinking output
cmd/gnoma:
- Early TTY detection so logger is created with correct destination
before any component gets a reference to it (fixes slog WARN bleed
into TUI textarea)
permission:
- Exempt spawn_elfs and agent tools from safety scanner: elf prompt
text may legitimately mention .env/.ssh/credentials patterns and
should not be blocked
tui/app:
- /init retry chain: no-tool-calls → spawn_elfs nudge → write nudge
(ask for plain text output) → TUI fallback write from streamBuf
- looksLikeAgentsMD + extractMarkdownDoc: validate and clean fallback
content before writing (reject refusals, strip narrative preambles)
- Collapse thinking output to 3 lines; ctrl+o to expand (live stream
and committed messages)
- Stream-level filter for model pseudo-tool-call blocks: suppresses
<<tool_code>>...</tool_code>> and <<function_call>>...<tool_call|>
from entering streamBuf across chunk boundaries
- sanitizeAssistantText regex covers both block formats
- Reset streamFilterClose at every turn start
- Elf tool calls show as 🦉 [elf] <prompt> (not ⚙ [agent])
- Live 2-line progress beneath the elf label showing what the
elf is currently outputting (grey, auto-updated)
- Agent tool forwards elf streaming events via progress channel
- Progress cleared on turn completion
- elfProgressCh wired from agent tool → TUI
internal/elf/:
- BackgroundElf: runs on own goroutine with independent engine,
history, and provider. No shared mutable state.
- Manager: spawns elfs via router.Select() (picks best arm per
task type), tracks lifecycle, WaitAll(), CancelAll(), Cleanup().
internal/tool/agent/:
- Agent tool: LLM can call 'agent' to spawn sub-agents.
Supports task_type hint for routing, wait/background mode.
5-minute timeout, context cancellation propagated.
Concurrent tool execution:
- Read-only tools (fs.read, fs.grep, fs.glob, etc.) execute in
parallel via goroutines.
- Write tools (bash, fs.write, fs.edit) execute sequentially.
- Partition by tool.IsReadOnly().
TUI: /elf command explains how to use sub-agents.
5 elf tests. Exit criteria: parent spawns 3 background elfs on
different providers, collects and synthesizes results.
- ctrl+o toggles between 10-line truncated and full tool output
- Label shows "ctrl+o to expand" (lowercase)
- Fixed: auto permission mode now sticks — config default was
overriding flag default ("default" → "auto" in config defaults)
SummarizeStrategy: calls LLM to condense older messages into a
summary, preserving key decisions, file changes, tool outputs.
Falls back to truncation on failure. Keeps 6 recent messages.
Tool result persistence: outputs >50K chars saved to disk at
.gnoma/sessions/tool-results/{id}.txt with 2K preview inline.
TUI: /compact command for manual compaction, /clear now resets
engine history. Summarize strategy used by default (with
truncation fallback).
- ❯ flush left for user input, continuation lines indented 2 spaces
- ◆ purple icon for AI responses, continuation indented
- User multiline messages: ❯ first line, indented rest
- Tool output: indented under parent
- System messages: • prefix with multiline indent
- Input area: no extra padding, ❯ at column 0
Switch from textinput to textarea bubble:
- Enter submits message
- Shift+Enter / Ctrl+J inserts newline
- Input area auto-expands from 1 to 10 lines based on content
- Line numbers hidden, prompt preserved
Engine.InjectMessage() appends messages to history without triggering
a turn. When permission mode or incognito changes, the notification
is injected as a user+assistant pair so the model sees it as context.
Fixes: model now knows permissions changed and will retry tool calls
instead of remembering old denials from previous mode.
When permission mode changes (Shift+Tab or /permission), the system
message now says "previous tool denials no longer apply, retry if
asked" — helps the model understand it should re-attempt tools
instead of remembering old denials from conversation history.
- Default permission mode changed from bypass to default
- Removed mode info from status bar (shown on separator line instead)
- Ctrl+I toggles incognito mode
- Incognito mode: amber/yellow separator lines with 🔒 label
overrides permission mode color when active
- Shift+Tab cycles permission modes
Each permission mode has a distinct color:
- bypass: green, default: blue, plan: teal
- accept_edits: purple, auto: peach, deny: red
Top separator line shows mode label on right side in mode color.
Both separator lines (above/below input) colored to match.
Shift+Tab cycling visually changes the line colors.
- Shift+Tab cycles permission modes: bypass → default → plan →
accept_edits → auto → bypass
- /permission <mode> slash command to set specific mode
- Current mode shown in status bar (🛡 bypass)
- Permission checker wired into TUI config
- Fixed: chat content no longer overflows past allocated height.
Lines are measured for physical width and hard-truncated to
exactly the chat area height. Input + status bar always visible.
- Header scrolls with chat (not pinned), only input/status fixed
- Git branch in status bar (green, via git rev-parse)
- Alt screen mode — terminal scrollback disabled
- Mouse wheel + PgUp/PgDown scroll within TUI
- New EventToolResult: tool output as dimmed indented block
- Separator lines above/below input, no status bar backgrounds
Switch to bubbles textinput for proper keyboard handling (space,
cursor, backspace, clipboard all work correctly).
Improved design:
- ❯ user prompt, ◆ assistant prefix, ✗ error prefix
- Word wrapping for long responses
- Separator line between chat and input
- Streaming indicator (● streaming) in status bar
- Better color scheme (lighter purples/blues)
- Welcome message with usage hints
TUI launches when no piped input detected. Features:
- Chat panel with scrollable message history
- Streaming response with animated cursor
- User/assistant/tool/error message styling (purple theme)
- Status bar: provider, model, token count, turn count
- Input with basic editing
- Slash commands: /quit, /clear, /incognito (stub)
- Ctrl+C cancels current turn or exits
Built on charm.land/bubbletea/v2, charm.land/lipgloss/v2.
Session interface decouples TUI from engine via channels.
Pipe mode still works for non-interactive use.
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