[feat] add JSON and quiet output modes for models subcommands, update UI suppression logic, and enhance CLI test coverage

.github/workflows/ci.yml

@@ -0,0 +1,33 @@
+name: CI
+
+on:
+  push:
+    branches: [ dev, main ]
+  pull_request:
+    branches: [ dev, main ]
+
+jobs:
+  build:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    steps:
+      - name: Checkout code
+        uses: actions/checkout@v4
+
+      - name: Set up Rust
+        uses: dtolnay/rust-toolchain@stable
+
+      - name: Cache cargo registry and target
+        uses: Swatinem/rust-cache@v2
+
+      - name: Install components
+        run: rustup component add clippy rustfmt
+
+      - name: Cargo fmt
+        run: cargo fmt --all -- --check
+
+      - name: Clippy
+        run: cargo clippy --workspace --all-targets -- -D warnings
+
+      - name: Test
+        run: cargo test --workspace --all --locked
+

CHANGELOG.md

@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+# Changelog
+
+All notable changes to this project will be documented in this file.
+
+The format is based on Keep a Changelog, and this project adheres to Semantic Versioning.
+
+## Unreleased
+
+### Changed
+- Docs: Replace `--download-models`/`--update-models` flags with `models download`/`models update` subcommands in `README.md`, `docs/usage.md`, and `docs/development.md`.
+- Host: Plugin discovery now scans `$XDG_DATA_HOME/polyscribe/plugins` (platform equivalent via `directories`) in addition to `PATH`.
+- CI: Add GitHub Actions workflow to run fmt, clippy (warnings as errors), and tests for pushes and PRs.
+
+

Cargo.toml

@@ -7,6 +7,12 @@ members = [
 ]
 resolver = "3"
 
+[workspace.package]
+edition = "2024"
+version = "0.1.0"
+license = "MIT"
+rust-version = "1.89"
+
 # Optional: Keep dependency versions consistent across members
 [workspace.dependencies]
 thiserror = "1.0.69"
@@ -15,18 +21,25 @@ anyhow = "1.0.99"
 libc = "0.2.175"
 toml = "0.8.23"
 serde_json = "1.0.142"
-chrono = "0.4.41"
+chrono = { version = "0.4.41", features = ["serde"] }
 sha2 = "0.10.9"
 which = "6.0.3"
 tokio = { version = "1.47.1", features = ["rt-multi-thread", "macros"] }
 clap = { version = "4.5.44", features = ["derive"] }
-indicatif = "0.17.11"
 directories = "5.0.1"
 whisper-rs = "0.14.3"
 cliclack = "0.3.6"
 clap_complete = "4.5.57"
 clap_mangen = "0.2.29"
 
+# Additional shared deps used across members
+tracing = "0.1"
+tracing-subscriber = { version = "0.3", features = ["fmt", "env-filter"] }
+reqwest = { version = "0.12.7", default-features = false, features = ["blocking", "rustls-tls", "gzip", "json"] }
+hex = "0.4.3"
+tempfile = "3.12.0"
+assert_cmd = "2.0.16"
+
 [workspace.lints.rust]
 unused_imports = "deny"
 dead_code = "warn"

README.md

@@ -1,121 +1,68 @@
 # PolyScribe
 
-PolyScribe is a fast, local-first CLI for transcribing audio/video and merging existing JSON transcripts. It uses whisper-rs under the hood, can discover and download Whisper models automatically, and supports CPU and optional GPU backends (CUDA, ROCm/HIP, Vulkan).
+Local-first transcription and plugins.
 
-Key features
-- Transcribe audio and common video files using ffmpeg for audio extraction.
-- Merge multiple JSON transcripts, or merge and also keep per-file outputs.
-- Model management: interactive downloader and non-interactive updater with hash verification.
-- GPU backend selection at runtime; auto-detects available accelerators.
-- Clean outputs (JSON and SRT), speaker naming prompts, and useful logging controls.
+## Features
 
-Prerequisites
-- Rust toolchain (rustup recommended)
-- ffmpeg available on PATH
-- Optional for GPU acceleration at runtime: CUDA, ROCm/HIP, or Vulkan drivers (match your build features)
+- **Local-first**: Works offline with downloaded models
+- **Multiple backends**: CPU, CUDA, ROCm/HIP, and Vulkan support
+- **Plugin system**: Extensible via JSON-RPC plugins
+- **Model management**: Automatic download and verification of Whisper models
+- **Manifest caching**: Local cache for Hugging Face model manifests to reduce network requests
 
-Installation
-- Build from source (CPU-only by default):
-  - rustup install stable
-  - rustup default stable
-  - cargo build --release
-- Binary path: ./target/release/polyscribe
-- GPU builds (optional): build with features
-  - CUDA: cargo build --release --features gpu-cuda
-  - HIP: cargo build --release --features gpu-hip
-  - Vulkan: cargo build --release --features gpu-vulkan
+## Model Management
 
-Quickstart
-1) Download a model (first run can prompt you):
-- ./target/release/polyscribe --download-models
-  - In the interactive picker, use Up/Down to navigate, Space to toggle selections, and Enter to confirm. Models are grouped by base (e.g., tiny, base, small).
+PolyScribe automatically manages Whisper models from Hugging Face:
 
-2) Transcribe a file:
-- ./target/release/polyscribe -v -o output my_audio.mp3
-This writes JSON and SRT into the output directory with a date prefix.
+```bash
+# Download models interactively
+polyscribe models download
 
-Shell completions and man page
-- Completions: ./target/release/polyscribe completions <bash|zsh|fish|powershell|elvish> > polyscribe.<ext>
-  - Then install into your shell’s completion directory.
-- Man page: ./target/release/polyscribe man > polyscribe.1 (then copy to your manpath)
+# Update existing models
+polyscribe models update
 
-Model locations
-- Development (debug builds): ./models next to the project.
-- Packaged/release builds: $XDG_DATA_HOME/polyscribe/models or ~/.local/share/polyscribe/models.
-- Override via env var: POLYSCRIBE_MODELS_DIR=/path/to/models.
-- Force a specific model file via env var: WHISPER_MODEL=/path/to/model.bin.
+# Clear manifest cache (force fresh fetch)
+polyscribe models clear-cache
+```
 
-Most-used CLI flags
-- -o, --output FILE_OR_DIR: Output path base (date prefix added). If omitted, JSON prints to stdout.
-- -m, --merge: Merge all inputs into one output; otherwise one output per input.
-- --merge-and-separate: Write both merged output and separate per-input outputs (requires -o dir).
-- --set-speaker-names: Prompt for a speaker label per input file.
-- --update-models: Verify/update local models by size/hash against the upstream manifest.
-- --download-models: Interactive model list + multi-select download.
-- --language LANG: Language code hint (e.g., en, de). English-only models reject non-en hints.
-- --gpu-backend [auto|cpu|cuda|hip|vulkan]: Select backend (auto by default).
-- --gpu-layers N: Offload N layers to GPU when supported.
-- -v/--verbose (repeatable): Increase log verbosity. -vv shows very detailed logs.
-- -q/--quiet: Suppress non-error logs (stderr); does not silence stdout results.
-- --no-interaction: Never prompt; suitable for CI.
+### Manifest Caching
 
-Minimal usage examples
-- Transcribe an audio file to JSON/SRT:
-  - ./target/release/polyscribe -o output samples/podcast_clip.mp3
-- Merge multiple transcripts into one:
-  - ./target/release/polyscribe -m -o output merged input/a.json input/b.json
-- Update local models non-interactively (good for CI):
-  - ./target/release/polyscribe --update-models --no-interaction -q
-- Download models interactively:
-  - ./target/release/polyscribe --download-models
+The Hugging Face model manifest is cached locally to avoid repeated network requests:
 
-Troubleshooting & docs
-- docs/faq.md – common issues and solutions (missing ffmpeg, GPU selection, model paths)
-- docs/usage.md – complete CLI reference and workflows
-- docs/development.md – build, run, and contribute locally
-- docs/design.md – architecture overview and decisions
-- docs/release-packaging.md – packaging notes for distributions
-- CONTRIBUTING.md – PR checklist and CI workflow
+- **Default TTL**: 24 hours
+- **Cache location**: `$XDG_CACHE_HOME/polyscribe/manifest/` (or platform equivalent)
+- **Environment variables**:
+  - `POLYSCRIBE_NO_CACHE_MANIFEST=1`: Disable caching
+  - `POLYSCRIBE_MANIFEST_TTL_SECONDS=3600`: Set custom TTL (in seconds)
 
-CI status: [CI badge placeholder]
+## Installation
 
-License
--------
-This project is licensed under the MIT License — see the LICENSE file for details.
+```bash
+cargo install --path .
+```
 
----
+## Usage
 
-Workspace layout
-- This repo is a Cargo workspace using resolver = "2".
-- Members:
-  - crates/polyscribe-core — types, errors, config service, core helpers.
-  - crates/polyscribe-protocol — PSP/1 serde types for NDJSON over stdio.
-  - crates/polyscribe-host — plugin discovery/runner, progress forwarding.
-  - crates/polyscribe-cli — the CLI, using host + core.
-  - plugins/polyscribe-plugin-tubescribe — stub plugin used for verification.
+```bash
+# Transcribe audio/video
+polyscribe transcribe input.mp4
 
-Build and run
-- Build all: cargo build --workspace --all-targets
-- CLI help: cargo run -p polyscribe-cli -- --help
+# Merge multiple transcripts
+polyscribe transcribe --merge input1.json input2.json
 
-Plugins
-- Build and link the example plugin into your XDG data plugin dir:
-  - make -C plugins/polyscribe-plugin-tubescribe link
-  - This creates a symlink at: $XDG_DATA_HOME/polyscribe/plugins/polyscribe-plugin-tubescribe (defaults to ~/.local/share on Linux).
-- Discover installed plugins:
-  - cargo run -p polyscribe-cli -- plugins list
-- Show a plugin's capabilities:
-  - cargo run -p polyscribe-cli -- plugins info tubescribe
-- Run a plugin command (JSON-RPC over NDJSON via stdio):
-  - cargo run -p polyscribe-cli -- plugins run tubescribe generate_metadata --json '{"input":{"kind":"text","summary":"hello world"}}'
+# Use specific GPU backend
+polyscribe transcribe --gpu-backend cuda input.mp4
+```
 
-Verification commands
-- The above commands are used for acceptance; expected behavior:
-  - plugins list shows "tubescribe" once linked.
-  - plugins info tubescribe prints JSON capabilities.
-  - plugins run ... prints progress events and a JSON result.
+## Development
 
-Notes
-- No absolute paths are hardcoded; config and plugin dirs respect XDG on Linux and platform equivalents via directories.
-- Plugins must be non-interactive (no TTY prompts). All interaction stays in the host/CLI.
-- Config files are written atomically and support env overrides: POLYSCRIBE__SECTION__KEY=value.
+```bash
+# Build
+cargo build
+
+# Run tests
+cargo test
+
+# Run with verbose logging
+cargo run -- --verbose transcribe input.mp4
+```

build.rs

@@ -1,16 +0,0 @@
-// SPDX-License-Identifier: MIT
-// Copyright (c) 2025 <COPYRIGHT HOLDER>. All rights reserved.
-
-fn main() {
-    // Only run special build steps when gpu-vulkan feature is enabled.
-    let vulkan_enabled = std::env::var("CARGO_FEATURE_GPU_VULKAN").is_ok();
-    if !vulkan_enabled {
-        return;
-    }
-    // Placeholder: In a full implementation, we would invoke CMake for whisper.cpp with GGML_VULKAN=1.
-    // For now, emit a helpful note. Build will proceed; runtime Vulkan backend returns an explanatory error.
-    println!("cargo:rerun-if-changed=extern/whisper.cpp");
-    println!(
-        "cargo:warning=Building with gpu-vulkan: ensure Vulkan SDK/loader are installed. Future versions will compile whisper.cpp via CMake."
-    );
-}

crates/polyscribe-cli/Cargo.toml

@@ -1,21 +1,24 @@
 [package]
 name = "polyscribe-cli"
-version = "0.1.0"
-edition = "2024"
+version.workspace = true
+edition.workspace = true
+
+[[bin]]
+name = "polyscribe"
+path = "src/main.rs"
 
 [dependencies]
-anyhow = "1.0.99"
-clap = { version = "4.5.44", features = ["derive"] }
-clap_complete = "4.5.57"
-clap_mangen = "0.2.29"
-directories = "5.0.1"
-indicatif = "0.17.11"
-serde = { version = "1.0.219", features = ["derive"] }
-serde_json = "1.0.142"
-tokio = { version = "1.47.1", features = ["rt-multi-thread", "macros", "process", "fs"] }
-tracing = "0.1"
-tracing-subscriber = { version = "0.3", features = ["fmt", "env-filter"] }
-which = "6.0.3"
+anyhow = { workspace = true }
+clap = { workspace = true, features = ["derive"] }
+clap_complete = { workspace = true }
+clap_mangen = { workspace = true }
+directories = { workspace = true }
+serde = { workspace = true, features = ["derive"] }
+serde_json = { workspace = true }
+tokio = { workspace = true, features = ["rt-multi-thread", "macros", "process", "fs"] }
+tracing = { workspace = true }
+tracing-subscriber = { workspace = true, features = ["fmt", "env-filter"] }
+which = { workspace = true }
 
 polyscribe-core = { path = "../polyscribe-core" }
 polyscribe-host = { path = "../polyscribe-host" }
@@ -24,3 +27,6 @@ polyscribe-protocol = { path = "../polyscribe-protocol" }
 [features]
 # Optional GPU-specific flags can be forwarded down to core/host if needed
 default = []
+
+[dev-dependencies]
+assert_cmd = { workspace = true }

crates/polyscribe-cli/src/cli.rs

@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-use clap::{Parser, Subcommand, ValueEnum};
+use clap::{Args, Parser, Subcommand, ValueEnum};
 use std::path::PathBuf;
 
 #[derive(Debug, Clone, ValueEnum)]
@@ -10,21 +10,41 @@ pub enum GpuBackend {
     Vulkan,
 }
 
+#[derive(Debug, Clone, Args)]
+pub struct OutputOpts {
+    /// Emit machine-readable JSON to stdout; suppress decorative logs
+    #[arg(long, global = true, action = clap::ArgAction::SetTrue)]
+    pub json: bool,
+    /// Reduce log chatter (errors only unless --json)
+    #[arg(long, global = true, action = clap::ArgAction::SetTrue)]
+    pub quiet: bool,
+}
+
 #[derive(Debug, Parser)]
-#[command(name = "polyscribe", version, about = "PolyScribe – local-first transcription and plugins")]
+#[command(
+    name = "polyscribe",
+    version,
+    about = "PolyScribe – local-first transcription and plugins",
+    propagate_version = true,
+    arg_required_else_help = true,
+)]
 pub struct Cli {
+    /// Global output options
+    #[command(flatten)]
+    pub output: OutputOpts,
+
     /// Increase verbosity (-v, -vv)
     #[arg(short, long, action = clap::ArgAction::Count)]
     pub verbose: u8,
 
-    /// Quiet mode (suppresses non-error logs)
-    #[arg(short, long, default_value_t = false)]
-    pub quiet: bool,
-
     /// Never prompt for user input (non-interactive mode)
     #[arg(long, default_value_t = false)]
     pub no_interaction: bool,
 
+    /// Disable progress bars/spinners
+    #[arg(long, default_value_t = false)]
+    pub no_progress: bool,
+
     #[command(subcommand)]
     pub command: Commands,
 }
@@ -66,7 +86,7 @@ pub enum Commands {
         inputs: Vec<PathBuf>,
     },
 
-    /// Manage Whisper models
+    /// Manage Whisper GGUF models (Hugging Face)
     Models {
         #[command(subcommand)]
         cmd: ModelsCmd,
@@ -89,12 +109,64 @@ pub enum Commands {
     Man,
 }
 
+#[derive(Debug, Clone, Parser)]
+pub struct ModelCommon {
+    /// Concurrency for ranged downloads
+    #[arg(long, default_value_t = 4)]
+    pub concurrency: usize,
+    /// Limit download rate in bytes/sec (approximate)
+    #[arg(long)]
+    pub limit_rate: Option<u64>,
+}
+
 #[derive(Debug, Subcommand)]
 pub enum ModelsCmd {
-    /// Verify or update local models non-interactively
-    Update,
-    /// Interactive multi-select downloader
-    Download,
+    /// List installed models (from manifest)
+    Ls {
+        #[command(flatten)]
+        common: ModelCommon,
+    },
+    /// Add or update a model
+    Add {
+        /// Hugging Face repo, e.g. ggml-org/models
+        repo: String,
+        /// File name in repo (e.g., gguf-tiny-q4_0.bin)
+        file: String,
+        #[command(flatten)]
+        common: ModelCommon,
+    },
+    /// Remove a model by alias
+    Rm {
+        alias: String,
+        #[command(flatten)]
+        common: ModelCommon,
+    },
+    /// Verify model file integrity by alias
+    Verify {
+        alias: String,
+        #[command(flatten)]
+        common: ModelCommon,
+    },
+    /// Update all models (HEAD + ETag; skip if unchanged)
+    Update {
+        #[command(flatten)]
+        common: ModelCommon,
+    },
+    /// Garbage-collect unreferenced files and stale manifest entries
+    Gc {
+        #[command(flatten)]
+        common: ModelCommon,
+    },
+    /// Search a repo for GGUF files
+    Search {
+        /// Hugging Face repo, e.g. ggml-org/models
+        repo: String,
+        /// Optional substring to filter filenames
+        #[arg(long)]
+        query: Option<String>,
+        #[command(flatten)]
+        common: ModelCommon,
+    },
 }
 
 #[derive(Debug, Subcommand)]
@@ -116,4 +188,4 @@ pub enum PluginsCmd {
         #[arg(long)]
         json: Option<String>,
     },
-}
+}

crates/polyscribe-cli/src/main.rs

@@ -1,54 +1,96 @@
 mod cli;
+mod output;
 
-use anyhow::{anyhow, Context, Result};
-use clap::{Parser, CommandFactory};
-use cli::{Cli, Commands, GpuBackend, ModelsCmd, PluginsCmd};
-use polyscribe_core::{config::ConfigService, ui::progress::ProgressReporter};
+use anyhow::{Context, Result, anyhow};
+use clap::{CommandFactory, Parser};
+use cli::{Cli, Commands, GpuBackend, ModelsCmd, ModelCommon, PluginsCmd};
+use output::OutputMode;
+use polyscribe_core::model_manager::{ModelManager, Settings, ReqwestClient};
+use polyscribe_core::ui;
+fn normalized_similarity(a: &str, b: &str) -> f64 {
+    // simple Levenshtein distance; normalized to [0,1]
+    let a_bytes = a.as_bytes();
+    let b_bytes = b.as_bytes();
+    let n = a_bytes.len();
+    let m = b_bytes.len();
+    if n == 0 && m == 0 { return 1.0; }
+    if n == 0 || m == 0 { return 0.0; }
+    let mut prev: Vec<usize> = (0..=m).collect();
+    let mut curr: Vec<usize> = vec![0; m + 1];
+    for i in 1..=n {
+        curr[0] = i;
+        for j in 1..=m {
+            let cost = if a_bytes[i - 1] == b_bytes[j - 1] { 0 } else { 1 };
+            curr[j] = (prev[j] + 1)
+                .min(curr[j - 1] + 1)
+                .min(prev[j - 1] + cost);
+        }
+        std::mem::swap(&mut prev, &mut curr);
+    }
+    let dist = prev[m] as f64;
+    let max_len = n.max(m) as f64;
+    1.0 - (dist / max_len)
+}
+
+fn human_size(bytes: Option<u64>) -> String {
+    match bytes {
+        Some(n) => {
+            let x = n as f64;
+            const KB: f64 = 1024.0;
+            const MB: f64 = 1024.0 * KB;
+            const GB: f64 = 1024.0 * MB;
+            if x >= GB { format!("{:.2} GiB", x / GB) }
+            else if x >= MB { format!("{:.2} MiB", x / MB) }
+            else if x >= KB { format!("{:.2} KiB", x / KB) }
+            else { format!("{} B", n) }
+        }
+        None => "?".to_string(),
+    }
+}
+use polyscribe_core::ui::progress::ProgressReporter;
 use polyscribe_host::PluginManager;
 use tokio::io::AsyncWriteExt;
-use tracing::{error, info};
 use tracing_subscriber::EnvFilter;
 
-fn init_tracing(quiet: bool, verbose: u8) {
-    let level = if quiet {
-        "error"
-    } else {
-        match verbose {
-            0 => "info",
-            1 => "debug",
-            _ => "trace",
-        }
-    };
-
+fn init_tracing(json_mode: bool, quiet: bool, verbose: u8) {
+    // In JSON mode, suppress human logs; route errors to stderr only.
+    let level = if json_mode || quiet { "error" } else { match verbose { 0 => "info", 1 => "debug", _ => "trace" } };
     let filter = EnvFilter::try_from_default_env().unwrap_or_else(|_| EnvFilter::new(level));
     tracing_subscriber::fmt()
         .with_env_filter(filter)
         .with_target(false)
         .with_level(true)
+        .with_writer(std::io::stderr)
         .compact()
         .init();
 }
 
-#[tokio::main]
-async fn main() -> Result<()> {
+fn main() -> Result<()> {
     let args = Cli::parse();
 
-    init_tracing(args.quiet, args.verbose);
+    // Determine output mode early for logging and UI configuration
+    let output_mode = if args.output.json {
+        OutputMode::Json
+    } else {
+        OutputMode::Human { quiet: args.output.quiet }
+    };
 
-    let _cfg = ConfigService::load_or_default().context("loading configuration")?;
+    init_tracing(matches!(output_mode, OutputMode::Json), args.output.quiet, args.verbose);
+
+    // Suppress decorative UI output in JSON mode as well
+    polyscribe_core::set_quiet(args.output.quiet || matches!(output_mode, OutputMode::Json));
+    polyscribe_core::set_no_interaction(args.no_interaction);
+    polyscribe_core::set_verbose(args.verbose);
+    polyscribe_core::set_no_progress(args.no_progress);
 
     match args.command {
         Commands::Transcribe {
-            output: _output,
-            merge: _merge,
-            merge_and_separate: _merge_and_separate,
-            language: _language,
-            set_speaker_names: _set_speaker_names,
             gpu_backend,
             gpu_layers,
             inputs,
+            ..
         } => {
-            info!("starting transcription workflow");
+            polyscribe_core::ui::info("starting transcription workflow");
             let mut progress = ProgressReporter::new(args.no_interaction);
 
             progress.step("Validating inputs");
@@ -72,54 +114,329 @@ async fn main() -> Result<()> {
         }
 
         Commands::Models { cmd } => {
-            match cmd {
-                ModelsCmd::Update => {
-                    info!("verifying/updating local models");
-                    println!("Models updated (stub).");
+            // predictable exit codes
+            const EXIT_OK: i32 = 0;
+            const EXIT_NOT_FOUND: i32 = 2;
+            const EXIT_NETWORK: i32 = 3;
+            const EXIT_VERIFY_FAILED: i32 = 4;
+            // const EXIT_NO_CHANGE: i32 = 5; // reserved
+
+            let handle_common = |c: &ModelCommon| Settings {
+                concurrency: c.concurrency.max(1),
+                limit_rate: c.limit_rate,
+                ..Default::default()
+            };
+
+            let exit = match cmd {
+                ModelsCmd::Ls { common } => {
+                    let mm: ModelManager<ReqwestClient> = ModelManager::new(handle_common(&common))?;
+                    let list = mm.ls()?;
+                    match output_mode {
+                        OutputMode::Json => {
+                            // Always emit JSON array (possibly empty)
+                            output_mode.print_json(&list);
+                        }
+                        OutputMode::Human { quiet } => {
+                            if list.is_empty() {
+                                if !quiet { println!("No models installed."); }
+                            } else {
+                                if !quiet { println!("Model (Repo)"); }
+                                for r in list {
+                                    if !quiet { println!("{} ({})", r.file, r.repo); }
+                                }
+                            }
+                        }
+                    }
+                    EXIT_OK
                 }
-                ModelsCmd::Download => {
-                    info!("interactive model selection and download");
-                    println!("Model download complete (stub).");
+                ModelsCmd::Add { repo, file, common } => {
+                    let settings = handle_common(&common);
+                    let mm: ModelManager<ReqwestClient> = ModelManager::new(settings.clone())?;
+                    // Derive an alias automatically from repo and file
+                    fn derive_alias(repo: &str, file: &str) -> String {
+                        use std::path::Path;
+                        let repo_tail = repo.rsplit('/').next().unwrap_or(repo);
+                        let stem = Path::new(file)
+                            .file_stem()
+                            .and_then(|s| s.to_str())
+                            .unwrap_or(file);
+                        format!("{}-{}", repo_tail, stem)
+                    }
+                    let alias = derive_alias(&repo, &file);
+                    match mm.add_or_update(&alias, &repo, &file) {
+                        Ok(rec) => {
+                            match output_mode {
+                                OutputMode::Json => output_mode.print_json(&rec),
+                                OutputMode::Human { quiet } => {
+                                    if !quiet { println!("installed: {} -> {}/{}", alias, repo, rec.file); }
+                                }
+                            }
+                            EXIT_OK
+                        }
+                        Err(e) => {
+                            // On not found or similar errors, try suggesting close matches interactively
+                            if matches!(output_mode, OutputMode::Json) || polyscribe_core::is_no_interaction() {
+                                match output_mode {
+                                    OutputMode::Json => {
+                                        // Emit error JSON object
+                                        #[derive(serde::Serialize)]
+                                        struct ErrObj<'a> { error: &'a str }
+                                        let eo = ErrObj { error: &e.to_string() };
+                                        output_mode.print_json(&eo);
+                                    }
+                                    _ => { eprintln!("error: {e}"); }
+                                }
+                                EXIT_NOT_FOUND
+                            } else {
+                                ui::warn(format!("{}", e));
+                                ui::info("Searching for similar model filenames…");
+                                match polyscribe_core::model_manager::search_repo(&repo, None) {
+                                    Ok(mut files) => {
+                                        if files.is_empty() {
+                                            ui::warn("No files found in repository.");
+                                            EXIT_NOT_FOUND
+                                        } else {
+                                            // rank by similarity
+                                            files.sort_by(|a, b| normalized_similarity(&file, b)
+                                                .partial_cmp(&normalized_similarity(&file, a))
+                                                .unwrap_or(std::cmp::Ordering::Equal));
+                                            let top: Vec<String> = files.into_iter().take(5).collect();
+                                            if top.is_empty() {
+                                                EXIT_NOT_FOUND
+                                            } else if top.len() == 1 {
+                                                let cand = &top[0];
+                                                // Fetch repo size list once
+                                                let size_map: std::collections::HashMap<String, Option<u64>> =
+                                                    polyscribe_core::model_manager::list_repo_files_with_meta(&repo)
+                                                    .unwrap_or_default()
+                                                    .into_iter().collect();
+                                                let mut size = size_map.get(cand).cloned().unwrap_or(None);
+                                                if size.is_none() {
+                                                    size = polyscribe_core::model_manager::head_len_for_file(&repo, cand);
+                                                }
+                                                let local_files: std::collections::HashSet<String> = mm.ls()?.into_iter().map(|r| r.file).collect();
+                                                let is_local = local_files.contains(cand);
+                                                let label = format!("{} [{}]{}", cand, human_size(size), if is_local { " (local)" } else { "" });
+                                                let ok = ui::prompt_confirm(&format!("Did you mean {}?", label), true)
+                                                    .unwrap_or(false);
+                                                if !ok { EXIT_NOT_FOUND } else {
+                                                    let mm2: ModelManager<ReqwestClient> = ModelManager::new(settings)?;
+                                                    let alias2 = derive_alias(&repo, cand);
+                                                    match mm2.add_or_update(&alias2, &repo, cand) {
+                                                        Ok(rec) => {
+                                                            match output_mode {
+                                                                OutputMode::Json => output_mode.print_json(&rec),
+                                                                OutputMode::Human { quiet } => { if !quiet { println!("installed: {} -> {}/{}", alias2, repo, rec.file); } }
+                                                            }
+                                                            EXIT_OK
+                                                        }
+                                                        Err(e2) => { eprintln!("error: {e2}"); EXIT_NETWORK }
+                                                    }
+                                                }
+                                            } else {
+                                                let opts: Vec<String> = top;
+                                                let local_files: std::collections::HashSet<String> = mm.ls()?.into_iter().map(|r| r.file).collect();
+                                                // Enrich labels with size and local tag using a single API call
+                                                let size_map: std::collections::HashMap<String, Option<u64>> =
+                                                    polyscribe_core::model_manager::list_repo_files_with_meta(&repo)
+                                                    .unwrap_or_default()
+                                                    .into_iter().collect();
+                                                let mut labels_owned: Vec<String> = Vec::new();
+                                                for f in &opts {
+                                                    let mut size = size_map.get(f).cloned().unwrap_or(None);
+                                                    if size.is_none() {
+                                                        size = polyscribe_core::model_manager::head_len_for_file(&repo, f);
+                                                    }
+                                                    let is_local = local_files.contains(f);
+                                                    let suffix = if is_local { " (local)" } else { "" };
+                                                    labels_owned.push(format!("{} [{}]{}", f, human_size(size), suffix));
+                                                }
+                                                let labels: Vec<&str> = labels_owned.iter().map(|s| s.as_str()).collect();
+                                                match ui::prompt_select("Pick a model", &labels) {
+                                                    Ok(idx) => {
+                                                        let chosen = &opts[idx];
+                                                        let mm2: ModelManager<ReqwestClient> = ModelManager::new(settings)?;
+                                                        let alias2 = derive_alias(&repo, chosen);
+                                                        match mm2.add_or_update(&alias2, &repo, chosen) {
+                                                            Ok(rec) => {
+                                                                match output_mode {
+                                                                    OutputMode::Json => output_mode.print_json(&rec),
+                                                                    OutputMode::Human { quiet } => { if !quiet { println!("installed: {} -> {}/{}", alias2, repo, rec.file); } }
+                                                                }
+                                                                EXIT_OK
+                                                            }
+                                                            Err(e2) => { eprintln!("error: {e2}"); EXIT_NETWORK }
+                                                        }
+                                                    }
+                                                    Err(_) => EXIT_NOT_FOUND,
+                                                }
+                                            }
+                                        }
+                                    }
+                                    Err(e2) => {
+                                        eprintln!("error: {}", e2);
+                                        EXIT_NETWORK
+                                    }
+                                }
+                            }
+                        }
+                    }
                 }
-            }
-            Ok(())
+                ModelsCmd::Rm { alias, common } => {
+                    let mm: ModelManager<ReqwestClient> = ModelManager::new(handle_common(&common))?;
+                    let ok = mm.rm(&alias)?;
+                    match output_mode {
+                        OutputMode::Json => {
+                            #[derive(serde::Serialize)]
+                            struct R { removed: bool }
+                            output_mode.print_json(&R { removed: ok });
+                        }
+                        OutputMode::Human { quiet } => {
+                            if !quiet { println!("{}", if ok { "removed" } else { "not found" }); }
+                        }
+                    }
+                    if ok { EXIT_OK } else { EXIT_NOT_FOUND }
+                }
+                ModelsCmd::Verify { alias, common } => {
+                    let mm: ModelManager<ReqwestClient> = ModelManager::new(handle_common(&common))?;
+                    let found = mm.ls()?.into_iter().any(|r| r.alias == alias);
+                    if !found {
+                        match output_mode {
+                            OutputMode::Json => {
+                                #[derive(serde::Serialize)]
+                                struct R<'a> { ok: bool, error: &'a str }
+                                output_mode.print_json(&R { ok: false, error: "not found" });
+                            }
+                            OutputMode::Human { quiet } => { if !quiet { println!("not found"); } }
+                        }
+                        EXIT_NOT_FOUND
+                    } else {
+                        let ok = mm.verify(&alias)?;
+                        match output_mode {
+                            OutputMode::Json => {
+                                #[derive(serde::Serialize)]
+                                struct R { ok: bool }
+                                output_mode.print_json(&R { ok });
+                            }
+                            OutputMode::Human { quiet } => { if !quiet { println!("{}", if ok { "ok" } else { "corrupt" }); } }
+                        }
+                        if ok { EXIT_OK } else { EXIT_VERIFY_FAILED }
+                    }
+                }
+                ModelsCmd::Update { common } => {
+                    let mm: ModelManager<ReqwestClient> = ModelManager::new(handle_common(&common))?;
+                    let mut rc = EXIT_OK;
+                    for rec in mm.ls()? {
+                        match mm.add_or_update(&rec.alias, &rec.repo, &rec.file) {
+                            Ok(_) => {}
+                            Err(e) => {
+                                rc = EXIT_NETWORK;
+                                match output_mode {
+                                    OutputMode::Json => {
+                                        #[derive(serde::Serialize)]
+                                        struct R<'a> { alias: &'a str, error: String }
+                                        output_mode.print_json(&R { alias: &rec.alias, error: e.to_string() });
+                                    }
+                                    _ => { eprintln!("update {}: {e}", rec.alias); }
+                                }
+                            }
+                        }
+                    }
+                    rc
+                }
+                ModelsCmd::Gc { common } => {
+                    let mm: ModelManager<ReqwestClient> = ModelManager::new(handle_common(&common))?;
+                    let (files_removed, entries_removed) = mm.gc()?;
+                    match output_mode {
+                        OutputMode::Json => {
+                            #[derive(serde::Serialize)]
+                            struct R { files_removed: usize, entries_removed: usize }
+                            output_mode.print_json(&R { files_removed, entries_removed });
+                        }
+                        OutputMode::Human { quiet } => { if !quiet { println!("files_removed={} entries_removed={}", files_removed, entries_removed); } }
+                    }
+                    EXIT_OK
+                }
+                ModelsCmd::Search { repo, query, common } => {
+                    let res = polyscribe_core::model_manager::search_repo(&repo, query.as_deref());
+                    match res {
+                        Ok(files) => {
+                            match output_mode {
+                                OutputMode::Json => output_mode.print_json(&files),
+                                OutputMode::Human { quiet } => { for f in files { if !quiet { println!("{}", f); } } }
+                            }
+                            EXIT_OK
+                        }
+                        Err(e) => {
+                            match output_mode {
+                                OutputMode::Json => {
+                                    #[derive(serde::Serialize)]
+                                    struct R { error: String }
+                                    output_mode.print_json(&R { error: e.to_string() });
+                                }
+                                _ => { eprintln!("error: {e}"); }
+                            }
+                            EXIT_NETWORK
+                        }
+                    }
+                }
+            };
+            std::process::exit(exit);
         }
 
         Commands::Plugins { cmd } => {
-            let pm = PluginManager::default();
+            let plugin_manager = PluginManager;
 
             match cmd {
                 PluginsCmd::List => {
-                    let list = pm.list().context("discovering plugins")?;
+                    let list = plugin_manager.list().context("discovering plugins")?;
                     for item in list {
-                        println!("{}", item.name);
+                        polyscribe_core::ui::info(item.name);
                     }
                     Ok(())
                 }
                 PluginsCmd::Info { name } => {
-                    let info = pm.info(&name).with_context(|| format!("getting info for {}", name))?;
-                    println!("{}", serde_json::to_string_pretty(&info)?);
+                    let info = plugin_manager
+                        .info(&name)
+                        .with_context(|| format!("getting info for {}", name))?;
+                    let info_json = serde_json::to_string_pretty(&info)?;
+                    polyscribe_core::ui::info(info_json);
                     Ok(())
                 }
-                PluginsCmd::Run { name, command, json } => {
-                    let payload = json.unwrap_or_else(|| "{}".to_string());
-                    let mut child = pm
-                        .spawn(&name, &command)
-                        .with_context(|| format!("spawning plugin {name} {command}"))?;
+                PluginsCmd::Run {
+                    name,
+                    command,
+                    json,
+                } => {
+                    // Use a local Tokio runtime only for this async path
+                    let rt = tokio::runtime::Builder::new_multi_thread()
+                        .enable_all()
+                        .build()
+                        .context("building tokio runtime")?;
 
-                    if let Some(mut stdin) = child.stdin.take() {
-                        stdin
-                            .write_all(payload.as_bytes())
-                            .await
-                            .context("writing JSON payload to plugin stdin")?;
-                    }
+                    rt.block_on(async {
+                        let payload = json.unwrap_or_else(|| "{}".to_string());
+                        let mut child = plugin_manager
+                            .spawn(&name, &command)
+                            .with_context(|| format!("spawning plugin {name} {command}"))?;
 
-                    let status = pm.forward_stdio(&mut child).await?;
-                    if !status.success() {
-                        error!("plugin returned non-zero exit code: {}", status);
-                        return Err(anyhow!("plugin failed"));
-                    }
-                    Ok(())
+                        if let Some(mut stdin) = child.stdin.take() {
+                            stdin
+                                .write_all(payload.as_bytes())
+                                .await
+                                .context("writing JSON payload to plugin stdin")?;
+                        }
+
+                        let status = plugin_manager.forward_stdio(&mut child).await?;
+                        if !status.success() {
+                            polyscribe_core::ui::error(format!(
+                                "plugin returned non-zero exit code: {}",
+                                status
+                            ));
+                            return Err(anyhow!("plugin failed"));
+                        }
+                        Ok(())
+                    })
                 }
             }
         }

crates/polyscribe-cli/src/output.rs

@@ -0,0 +1,36 @@
+use std::io::{self, Write};
+
+#[derive(Clone, Debug)]
+pub enum OutputMode {
+    Json,
+    Human { quiet: bool },
+}
+
+impl OutputMode {
+    pub fn is_quiet(&self) -> bool {
+        matches!(self, OutputMode::Json) || matches!(self, OutputMode::Human { quiet: true })
+    }
+
+    pub fn print_json<T: serde::Serialize>(&self, v: &T) {
+        if let OutputMode::Json = self {
+            // Write compact JSON to stdout without prefixes
+            // and ensure a trailing newline for CLI ergonomics
+            let s = serde_json::to_string(v).unwrap_or_else(|e| format!("\"JSON_ERROR:{}\"", e));
+            println!("{}", s);
+        }
+    }
+
+    pub fn print_line(&self, s: impl AsRef<str>) {
+        match self {
+            OutputMode::Json => {
+                // Suppress human lines in JSON mode
+            }
+            OutputMode::Human { quiet } => {
+                if !quiet {
+                    let _ = writeln!(io::stdout(), "{}", s.as_ref());
+                }
+            }
+        }
+    }
+}
+

crates/polyscribe-cli/tests/integration_aux.rs

@@ -1,11 +1,11 @@
 // SPDX-License-Identifier: MIT
 // Copyright (c) 2025 <COPYRIGHT HOLDER>. All rights reserved.
 
+use assert_cmd::cargo::cargo_bin;
 use std::process::Command;
 
-fn bin() -> String {
-    std::env::var("CARGO_BIN_EXE_polyscribe")
-        .unwrap_or_else(|_| "polyscribe".to_string())
+fn bin() -> std::path::PathBuf {
+    cargo_bin("polyscribe")
 }
 
 #[test]

crates/polyscribe-cli/tests/models_smoke.rs

@@ -0,0 +1,42 @@
+use assert_cmd::cargo::cargo_bin;
+use std::process::Command;
+
+fn bin() -> std::path::PathBuf { cargo_bin("polyscribe") }
+
+#[test]
+fn models_help_shows_global_output_flags() {
+    let out = Command::new(bin())
+        .args(["models", "--help"]) // subcommand help
+        .output()
+        .expect("failed to run polyscribe models --help");
+    assert!(out.status.success(), "help exited non-zero: {:?}", out.status);
+    let stdout = String::from_utf8(out.stdout).expect("stdout not utf-8");
+    assert!(stdout.contains("--json"), "--json not shown in help: {stdout}");
+    assert!(stdout.contains("--quiet"), "--quiet not shown in help: {stdout}");
+}
+
+#[test]
+fn models_version_contains_pkg_version() {
+    let out = Command::new(bin())
+        .args(["models", "--version"]) // propagate_version
+        .output()
+        .expect("failed to run polyscribe models --version");
+    assert!(out.status.success(), "version exited non-zero: {:?}", out.status);
+    let stdout = String::from_utf8(out.stdout).expect("stdout not utf-8");
+    let want = env!("CARGO_PKG_VERSION");
+    assert!(stdout.contains(want), "version output missing {want}: {stdout}");
+}
+
+#[test]
+fn models_ls_json_quiet_emits_pure_json() {
+    let out = Command::new(bin())
+        .args(["models", "ls", "--json", "--quiet"]) // global flags
+        .output()
+        .expect("failed to run polyscribe models ls --json --quiet");
+    assert!(out.status.success(), "ls exited non-zero: {:?}", out.status);
+    let stdout = String::from_utf8(out.stdout).expect("stdout not utf-8");
+    serde_json::from_str::<serde_json::Value>(stdout.trim()).expect("stdout is not valid JSON");
+    // Expect no extra logs on stdout; stderr should be empty in success path
+    assert!(out.stderr.is_empty(), "expected no stderr noise");
+}
+

crates/polyscribe-core/Cargo.toml

@@ -1,16 +1,22 @@
 [package]
 name = "polyscribe-core"
-version = "0.1.0"
-edition = "2024"
+version.workspace = true
+edition.workspace = true
 
 [dependencies]
-anyhow = "1.0.99"
-thiserror = "1.0.69"
-serde = { version = "1.0.219", features = ["derive"] }
-serde_json = "1.0.142"
-toml = "0.8.23"
-directories = "5.0.1"
-chrono = "0.4.41"
-libc = "0.2.175"
-whisper-rs = "0.14.3"
-indicatif = "0.17.11"
+anyhow = { workspace = true }
+thiserror = { workspace = true }
+serde = { workspace = true, features = ["derive"] }
+serde_json = { workspace = true }
+toml = { workspace = true }
+directories = { workspace = true }
+chrono = { workspace = true }
+libc = { workspace = true }
+whisper-rs = { workspace = true }
+# UI and progress
+cliclack = { workspace = true }
+# HTTP downloads + hashing
+reqwest = { workspace = true }
+sha2 = { workspace = true }
+hex = { workspace = true }
+tempfile = { workspace = true }

crates/polyscribe-core/build.rs

@@ -1,12 +1,14 @@
 // SPDX-License-Identifier: MIT
-// Move original build.rs behavior into core crate
+
 fn main() {
-    // Only run special build steps when gpu-vulkan feature is enabled.
     let vulkan_enabled = std::env::var("CARGO_FEATURE_GPU_VULKAN").is_ok();
+    println!("cargo:rerun-if-changed=extern/whisper.cpp");
     if !vulkan_enabled {
+        println!(
+            "cargo:warning=gpu-vulkan feature is disabled; skipping Vulkan-dependent build steps."
+        );
         return;
     }
-    println!("cargo:rerun-if-changed=extern/whisper.cpp");
     println!(
         "cargo:warning=Building with gpu-vulkan: ensure Vulkan SDK/loader are installed. Future versions will compile whisper.cpp via CMake."
     );

crates/polyscribe-core/src/backend.rs

@@ -1,34 +1,23 @@
 // SPDX-License-Identifier: MIT
-// Copyright (c) 2025 <COPYRIGHT HOLDER>. All rights reserved.
 
-//! Transcription backend selection and implementations (CPU/GPU) used by PolyScribe.
 use crate::OutputEntry;
+use crate::prelude::*;
 use crate::{decode_audio_to_pcm_f32_ffmpeg, find_model_file};
-use anyhow::{Context, Result, anyhow};
+use anyhow::{Context, anyhow};
 use std::env;
 use std::path::Path;
 
-// Re-export a public enum for CLI parsing usage
 #[derive(Debug, Clone, Copy, PartialEq, Eq)]
-/// Kind of transcription backend to use.
 pub enum BackendKind {
-    /// Automatically detect the best available backend (CUDA > HIP > Vulkan > CPU).
     Auto,
-    /// Pure CPU backend using whisper-rs.
     Cpu,
-    /// NVIDIA CUDA backend (requires CUDA runtime available at load time and proper feature build).
     Cuda,
-    /// AMD ROCm/HIP backend (requires hip/rocBLAS libraries available and proper feature build).
     Hip,
-    /// Vulkan backend (experimental; requires Vulkan loader/SDK and feature build).
     Vulkan,
 }
 
-/// Abstraction for a transcription backend.
 pub trait TranscribeBackend {
-    /// Backend kind implemented by this type.
     fn kind(&self) -> BackendKind;
-    /// Transcribe the given audio and return transcript entries.
     fn transcribe(
         &self,
         audio_path: &Path,
@@ -39,15 +28,13 @@ pub trait TranscribeBackend {
     ) -> Result<Vec<OutputEntry>>;
 }
 
-fn check_lib(_names: &[&str]) -> bool {
+fn is_library_available(_names: &[&str]) -> bool {
     #[cfg(test)]
     {
-        // During unit tests, avoid touching system libs to prevent loader crashes in CI.
         false
     }
     #[cfg(not(test))]
     {
-        // Disabled runtime dlopen probing to avoid loader instability; rely on environment overrides.
         false
     }
 }
@@ -56,7 +43,7 @@ fn cuda_available() -> bool {
     if let Ok(x) = env::var("POLYSCRIBE_TEST_FORCE_CUDA") {
         return x == "1";
     }
-    check_lib(&[
+    is_library_available(&[
         "libcudart.so",
         "libcudart.so.12",
         "libcudart.so.11",
@@ -69,33 +56,31 @@ fn hip_available() -> bool {
     if let Ok(x) = env::var("POLYSCRIBE_TEST_FORCE_HIP") {
         return x == "1";
     }
-    check_lib(&["libhipblas.so", "librocblas.so"])
+    is_library_available(&["libhipblas.so", "librocblas.so"])
 }
 
 fn vulkan_available() -> bool {
     if let Ok(x) = env::var("POLYSCRIBE_TEST_FORCE_VULKAN") {
         return x == "1";
     }
-    check_lib(&["libvulkan.so.1", "libvulkan.so"])
+    is_library_available(&["libvulkan.so.1", "libvulkan.so"])
 }
 
-/// CPU-based transcription backend using whisper-rs.
 #[derive(Default)]
 pub struct CpuBackend;
-/// CUDA-accelerated transcription backend for NVIDIA GPUs.
 #[derive(Default)]
 pub struct CudaBackend;
-/// ROCm/HIP-accelerated transcription backend for AMD GPUs.
 #[derive(Default)]
 pub struct HipBackend;
-/// Vulkan-based transcription backend (experimental/incomplete).
 #[derive(Default)]
 pub struct VulkanBackend;
 
 macro_rules! impl_whisper_backend {
     ($ty:ty, $kind:expr) => {
         impl TranscribeBackend for $ty {
-            fn kind(&self) -> BackendKind { $kind }
+            fn kind(&self) -> BackendKind {
+                $kind
+            }
             fn transcribe(
                 &self,
                 audio_path: &Path,
@@ -128,29 +113,17 @@ impl TranscribeBackend for VulkanBackend {
     ) -> Result<Vec<OutputEntry>> {
         Err(anyhow!(
             "Vulkan backend not yet wired to whisper.cpp FFI. Build with --features gpu-vulkan and ensure Vulkan SDK is installed. How to fix: install Vulkan loader (libvulkan), set VULKAN_SDK, and run cargo build --features gpu-vulkan."
-        ))
+        ).into())
     }
 }
 
-/// Result of choosing a transcription backend.
-pub struct SelectionResult {
-    /// The constructed backend instance to perform transcription with.
+pub struct BackendSelection {
     pub backend: Box<dyn TranscribeBackend + Send + Sync>,
-    /// Which backend kind was ultimately selected.
     pub chosen: BackendKind,
-    /// Which backend kinds were detected as available on this system.
     pub detected: Vec<BackendKind>,
 }
 
-/// Select an appropriate backend based on user request and system detection.
-///
-/// If `requested` is `BackendKind::Auto`, the function prefers CUDA, then HIP,
-/// then Vulkan, falling back to CPU when no GPU backend is detected. When a
-/// specific GPU backend is requested but unavailable, an error is returned with
-/// guidance on how to enable it.
-///
-/// Set `verbose` to true to print detection/selection info to stderr.
-pub fn select_backend(requested: BackendKind, verbose: bool) -> Result<SelectionResult> {
+pub fn select_backend(requested: BackendKind, verbose: bool) -> Result<BackendSelection> {
     let mut detected = Vec::new();
     if cuda_available() {
         detected.push(BackendKind::Cuda);
@@ -164,11 +137,11 @@ pub fn select_backend(requested: BackendKind, verbose: bool) -> Result<Selection
 
     let instantiate_backend = |k: BackendKind| -> Box<dyn TranscribeBackend + Send + Sync> {
         match k {
-            BackendKind::Cpu => Box::new(CpuBackend::default()),
-            BackendKind::Cuda => Box::new(CudaBackend::default()),
-            BackendKind::Hip => Box::new(HipBackend::default()),
-            BackendKind::Vulkan => Box::new(VulkanBackend::default()),
-            BackendKind::Auto => Box::new(CpuBackend::default()), // placeholder for Auto
+            BackendKind::Cpu => Box::new(CpuBackend),
+            BackendKind::Cuda => Box::new(CudaBackend),
+            BackendKind::Hip => Box::new(HipBackend),
+            BackendKind::Vulkan => Box::new(VulkanBackend),
+            BackendKind::Auto => Box::new(CpuBackend),
         }
     };
 
@@ -190,7 +163,7 @@ pub fn select_backend(requested: BackendKind, verbose: bool) -> Result<Selection
             } else {
                 return Err(anyhow!(
                     "Requested CUDA backend but CUDA libraries/devices not detected. How to fix: install NVIDIA driver + CUDA toolkit, ensure libcudart/libcublas are in loader path, and build with --features gpu-cuda."
-                ));
+                ).into());
             }
         }
         BackendKind::Hip => {
@@ -199,7 +172,7 @@ pub fn select_backend(requested: BackendKind, verbose: bool) -> Result<Selection
             } else {
                 return Err(anyhow!(
                     "Requested ROCm/HIP backend but libraries/devices not detected. How to fix: install ROCm hipBLAS/rocBLAS, ensure libs are in loader path, and build with --features gpu-hip."
-                ));
+                ).into());
             }
         }
         BackendKind::Vulkan => {
@@ -208,7 +181,7 @@ pub fn select_backend(requested: BackendKind, verbose: bool) -> Result<Selection
             } else {
                 return Err(anyhow!(
                     "Requested Vulkan backend but libvulkan not detected. How to fix: install Vulkan loader/SDK and build with --features gpu-vulkan."
-                ));
+                ).into());
             }
         }
         BackendKind::Cpu => BackendKind::Cpu,
@@ -219,14 +192,13 @@ pub fn select_backend(requested: BackendKind, verbose: bool) -> Result<Selection
         crate::dlog!(1, "Selected backend: {:?}", chosen);
     }
 
-    Ok(SelectionResult {
+    Ok(BackendSelection {
         backend: instantiate_backend(chosen),
         chosen,
         detected,
     })
 }
 
-// Internal helper: transcription using whisper-rs with CPU/GPU (depending on build features)
 #[allow(clippy::too_many_arguments)]
 pub(crate) fn transcribe_with_whisper_rs(
     audio_path: &Path,
@@ -235,7 +207,9 @@ pub(crate) fn transcribe_with_whisper_rs(
     progress: Option<&(dyn Fn(i32) + Send + Sync)>,
 ) -> Result<Vec<OutputEntry>> {
     let report = |p: i32| {
-        if let Some(cb) = progress { cb(p); }
+        if let Some(cb) = progress {
+            cb(p);
+        }
     };
     report(0);
 
@@ -248,21 +222,21 @@ pub(crate) fn transcribe_with_whisper_rs(
         .and_then(|s| s.to_str())
         .map(|s| s.contains(".en.") || s.ends_with(".en.bin"))
         .unwrap_or(false);
-    if let Some(lang) = language {
-        if english_only_model && lang != "en" {
-            return Err(anyhow!(
-                "Selected model is English-only ({}), but a non-English language hint '{}' was provided. Please use a multilingual model or set WHISPER_MODEL.",
-                model_path.display(),
-                lang
-            ));
-        }
+    if let Some(lang) = language
+        && english_only_model
+        && lang != "en"
+    {
+        return Err(anyhow!(
+            "Selected model is English-only ({}), but a non-English language hint '{}' was provided. Please use a multilingual model or set WHISPER_MODEL.",
+            model_path.display(),
+            lang
+        ).into());
     }
     let model_path_str = model_path
         .to_str()
         .ok_or_else(|| anyhow!("Model path not valid UTF-8: {}", model_path.display()))?;
 
     if crate::verbose_level() < 2 {
-        // Some builds of whisper/ggml expect these env vars; harmless if unknown
         unsafe {
             std::env::set_var("GGML_LOG_LEVEL", "0");
             std::env::set_var("WHISPER_PRINT_PROGRESS", "0");

crates/polyscribe-core/src/config.rs

@@ -1,108 +1,104 @@
-use crate::prelude::*;
-use directories::ProjectDirs;
+// SPDX-License-Identifier: MIT
+
 use serde::{Deserialize, Serialize};
-use std::{fs, path::PathBuf};
+use std::env;
+use std::path::PathBuf;
 
-const ENV_PREFIX: &str = "POLYSCRIBE";
-
-/// Configuration for the Polyscribe application
-///
-/// Contains paths to models and plugins directories that can be customized
-/// through configuration files or environment variables.
-#[derive(Debug, Clone, Serialize, Deserialize)]
-pub struct Config {
-    /// Directory path where ML models are stored
-    pub models_dir: Option<PathBuf>,
-    /// Directory path where plugins are stored
-    pub plugins_dir: Option<PathBuf>,
-}
-
-impl Default for Config {
-    fn default() -> Self {
-        Self {
-            models_dir: None,
-            plugins_dir: None,
-        }
-    }
-}
-
-/// Service for managing Polyscribe configuration
-///
-/// Provides functionality to load, save, and access configuration settings
-/// from disk or environment variables.
 pub struct ConfigService;
 
 impl ConfigService {
-    /// Loads configuration from disk or returns default values if not found
-    ///
-    /// This function attempts to read the configuration file from disk. If the file
-    /// doesn't exist or can't be parsed, it falls back to default values. 
-    /// Environment variable overrides are then applied to the configuration.
-    pub fn load_or_default() -> Result<Config> {
-        let mut cfg = Self::read_disk().unwrap_or_default();
-        Self::apply_env_overrides(&mut cfg)?;
-        Ok(cfg)
+    pub const ENV_NO_CACHE_MANIFEST: &'static str = "POLYSCRIBE_NO_CACHE_MANIFEST";
+    pub const ENV_MANIFEST_TTL_SECONDS: &'static str = "POLYSCRIBE_MANIFEST_TTL_SECONDS";
+    pub const ENV_MODELS_DIR: &'static str = "POLYSCRIBE_MODELS_DIR";
+    pub const ENV_USER_AGENT: &'static str = "POLYSCRIBE_USER_AGENT";
+    pub const ENV_HTTP_TIMEOUT_SECS: &'static str = "POLYSCRIBE_HTTP_TIMEOUT_SECS";
+    pub const ENV_HF_REPO: &'static str = "POLYSCRIBE_HF_REPO";
+    pub const ENV_CACHE_FILENAME: &'static str = "POLYSCRIBE_MANIFEST_CACHE_FILENAME";
+
+    pub const DEFAULT_USER_AGENT: &'static str = "polyscribe/0.1";
+    pub const DEFAULT_DOWNLOADER_UA: &'static str = "polyscribe-model-downloader/1";
+    pub const DEFAULT_HF_REPO: &'static str = "ggerganov/whisper.cpp";
+    pub const DEFAULT_CACHE_FILENAME: &'static str = "hf_manifest_whisper_cpp.json";
+    pub const DEFAULT_HTTP_TIMEOUT_SECS: u64 = 8;
+    pub const DEFAULT_MANIFEST_CACHE_TTL_SECONDS: u64 = 24 * 60 * 60;
+
+    pub fn project_dirs() -> Option<directories::ProjectDirs> {
+        directories::ProjectDirs::from("dev", "polyscribe", "polyscribe")
     }
 
-    /// Saves the configuration to disk
-    ///
-    /// This function serializes the configuration to TOML format and writes it
-    /// to the standard configuration directory for the application.
-    /// Returns an error if writing fails or if project directories cannot be determined.
-    pub fn save(cfg: &Config) -> Result<()> {
-        let Some(dirs) = Self::dirs() else {
-            return Err(Error::Other("unable to get project dirs".into()));
-        };
-        let cfg_dir = dirs.config_dir();
-        fs::create_dir_all(cfg_dir)?;
-        let path = cfg_dir.join("config.toml");
-        let s = toml::to_string_pretty(cfg)?;
-        fs::write(path, s)?;
-        Ok(())
-    }
-
-    fn read_disk() -> Option<Config> {
-        let dirs = Self::dirs()?;
-        let path = dirs.config_dir().join("config.toml");
-        let s = fs::read_to_string(path).ok()?;
-        toml::from_str(&s).ok()
-    }
-
-    fn apply_env_overrides(cfg: &mut Config) -> Result<()> {
-        // POLYSCRIBE__SECTION__KEY format reserved for future nested config.
-        if let Ok(v) = std::env::var(format!("{ENV_PREFIX}_MODELS_DIR")) {
-            cfg.models_dir = Some(PathBuf::from(v));
-        }
-        if let Ok(v) = std::env::var(format!("{ENV_PREFIX}_PLUGINS_DIR")) {
-            cfg.plugins_dir = Some(PathBuf::from(v));
-        }
-        Ok(())
-    }
-
-    /// Returns the standard project directories for the application
-    ///
-    /// This function creates a ProjectDirs instance with the appropriate
-    /// organization and application names for Polyscribe.
-    /// Returns None if the project directories cannot be determined.
-    pub fn dirs() -> Option<ProjectDirs> {
-        ProjectDirs::from("dev", "polyscribe", "polyscribe")
-    }
-
-    /// Returns the default directory path for storing ML models
-    ///
-    /// This function determines the standard data directory for the application
-    /// and appends a 'models' subdirectory to it.
-    /// Returns None if the project directories cannot be determined.
     pub fn default_models_dir() -> Option<PathBuf> {
-        Self::dirs().map(|d| d.data_dir().join("models"))
+        Self::project_dirs().map(|d| d.data_dir().join("models"))
     }
 
-    /// Returns the default directory path for storing plugins
-    ///
-    /// This function determines the standard data directory for the application
-    /// and appends a 'plugins' subdirectory to it.
-    /// Returns None if the project directories cannot be determined.
     pub fn default_plugins_dir() -> Option<PathBuf> {
-        Self::dirs().map(|d| d.data_dir().join("plugins"))
+        Self::project_dirs().map(|d| d.data_dir().join("plugins"))
+    }
+
+    pub fn manifest_cache_dir() -> Option<PathBuf> {
+        Self::project_dirs().map(|d| d.cache_dir().join("manifest"))
+    }
+
+    pub fn bypass_manifest_cache() -> bool {
+        env::var(Self::ENV_NO_CACHE_MANIFEST).is_ok()
+    }
+
+    pub fn manifest_cache_ttl_seconds() -> u64 {
+        env::var(Self::ENV_MANIFEST_TTL_SECONDS)
+            .ok()
+            .and_then(|s| s.parse::<u64>().ok())
+            .unwrap_or(Self::DEFAULT_MANIFEST_CACHE_TTL_SECONDS)
+    }
+
+    pub fn manifest_cache_filename() -> String {
+        env::var(Self::ENV_CACHE_FILENAME)
+            .unwrap_or_else(|_| Self::DEFAULT_CACHE_FILENAME.to_string())
+    }
+
+    pub fn models_dir(cfg: Option<&Config>) -> Option<PathBuf> {
+        if let Ok(env_dir) = env::var(Self::ENV_MODELS_DIR) {
+            if !env_dir.is_empty() {
+                return Some(PathBuf::from(env_dir));
+            }
+        }
+        if let Some(c) = cfg {
+            if let Some(dir) = c.models_dir.clone() {
+                return Some(dir);
+            }
+        }
+        Self::default_models_dir()
+    }
+
+    pub fn user_agent() -> String {
+        env::var(Self::ENV_USER_AGENT).unwrap_or_else(|_| Self::DEFAULT_USER_AGENT.to_string())
+    }
+
+    pub fn downloader_user_agent() -> String {
+        env::var(Self::ENV_USER_AGENT).unwrap_or_else(|_| Self::DEFAULT_DOWNLOADER_UA.to_string())
+    }
+
+    pub fn http_timeout_secs() -> u64 {
+        env::var(Self::ENV_HTTP_TIMEOUT_SECS)
+            .ok()
+            .and_then(|s| s.parse::<u64>().ok())
+            .unwrap_or(Self::DEFAULT_HTTP_TIMEOUT_SECS)
+    }
+
+    pub fn hf_repo() -> String {
+        env::var(Self::ENV_HF_REPO).unwrap_or_else(|_| Self::DEFAULT_HF_REPO.to_string())
+    }
+
+    pub fn hf_api_base_for(repo: &str) -> String {
+        format!("https://huggingface.co/api/models/{}", repo)
+    }
+
+    pub fn manifest_cache_path() -> Option<PathBuf> {
+        let dir = Self::manifest_cache_dir()?;
+        Some(dir.join(Self::manifest_cache_filename()))
     }
 }
+
+#[derive(Debug, Clone, Serialize, Deserialize, Default)]
+pub struct Config {
+    pub models_dir: Option<PathBuf>,
+    pub plugins_dir: Option<PathBuf>,
+}

crates/polyscribe-core/src/error.rs

@@ -1,34 +1,26 @@
 use thiserror::Error;
 
 #[derive(Debug, Error)]
-/// Error types for the polyscribe-core crate.
-///
-/// This enum represents various error conditions that can occur during
-/// operations in this crate, including I/O errors, serialization/deserialization
-/// errors, and environment variable access errors.
 pub enum Error {
     #[error("I/O error: {0}")]
-    /// Represents an I/O error that occurred during file or stream operations
     Io(#[from] std::io::Error),
 
     #[error("serde error: {0}")]
-    /// Represents a JSON serialization or deserialization error
     Serde(#[from] serde_json::Error),
 
     #[error("toml error: {0}")]
-    /// Represents a TOML deserialization error
     Toml(#[from] toml::de::Error),
 
     #[error("toml ser error: {0}")]
-    /// Represents a TOML serialization error
     TomlSer(#[from] toml::ser::Error),
 
     #[error("env var error: {0}")]
-    /// Represents an error that occurred during environment variable access
     EnvVar(#[from] std::env::VarError),
 
+    #[error("http error: {0}")]
+    Http(#[from] reqwest::Error),
+
     #[error("other: {0}")]
-    /// Represents a general error condition with a custom message
     Other(String),
 }
 

crates/polyscribe-core/src/lib.rs

@@ -1,18 +1,13 @@
 // SPDX-License-Identifier: MIT
-// Copyright (c) 2025 <COPYRIGHT HOLDER>. All rights reserved.
 
 #![forbid(elided_lifetimes_in_paths)]
 #![forbid(unused_must_use)]
-#![deny(missing_docs)]
 #![warn(clippy::all)]
-//! PolyScribe library: business logic and core types.
-//!
-//! This crate exposes the reusable parts of the PolyScribe CLI as a library.
-//! The binary entry point (main.rs) remains a thin CLI wrapper.
 
 use std::sync::atomic::{AtomicBool, AtomicU8, Ordering};
 
-use anyhow::{anyhow, Context, Result};
+use crate::prelude::*;
+use anyhow::{Context, anyhow};
 use chrono::Local;
 use std::env;
 use std::path::{Path, PathBuf};
@@ -21,56 +16,44 @@ use std::process::Command;
 #[cfg(unix)]
 use libc::{O_WRONLY, close, dup, dup2, open};
 
-/// Global runtime flags
 static QUIET: AtomicBool = AtomicBool::new(false);
 static NO_INTERACTION: AtomicBool = AtomicBool::new(false);
 static VERBOSE: AtomicU8 = AtomicU8::new(0);
 static NO_PROGRESS: AtomicBool = AtomicBool::new(false);
 
-/// Set quiet mode: when true, non-interactive logs should be suppressed.
 pub fn set_quiet(enabled: bool) {
     QUIET.store(enabled, Ordering::Relaxed);
 }
-/// Return current quiet mode state.
 pub fn is_quiet() -> bool {
     QUIET.load(Ordering::Relaxed)
 }
 
-/// Set non-interactive mode: when true, interactive prompts must be skipped.
 pub fn set_no_interaction(enabled: bool) {
     NO_INTERACTION.store(enabled, Ordering::Relaxed);
 }
-/// Return current non-interactive state.
 pub fn is_no_interaction() -> bool {
     NO_INTERACTION.load(Ordering::Relaxed)
 }
 
-/// Set verbose level (0 = normal, 1 = verbose, 2 = super-verbose)
 pub fn set_verbose(level: u8) {
     VERBOSE.store(level, Ordering::Relaxed);
 }
-/// Get current verbose level.
 pub fn verbose_level() -> u8 {
     VERBOSE.load(Ordering::Relaxed)
 }
 
-/// Disable interactive progress indicators (bars/spinners)
 pub fn set_no_progress(enabled: bool) {
     NO_PROGRESS.store(enabled, Ordering::Relaxed);
 }
-/// Return current no-progress state
 pub fn is_no_progress() -> bool {
     NO_PROGRESS.load(Ordering::Relaxed)
 }
 
-/// Check whether stdin is connected to a TTY. Used to avoid blocking prompts when not interactive.
 pub fn stdin_is_tty() -> bool {
     use std::io::IsTerminal as _;
     std::io::stdin().is_terminal()
 }
 
-/// A guard that temporarily redirects stderr to /dev/null on Unix when quiet mode is active.
-/// No-op on non-Unix or when quiet is disabled. Restores stderr on drop.
 pub struct StderrSilencer {
     #[cfg(unix)]
     old_stderr_fd: i32,
@@ -80,7 +63,6 @@ pub struct StderrSilencer {
 }
 
 impl StderrSilencer {
-    /// Activate stderr silencing if quiet is set and on Unix; otherwise returns a no-op guard.
     pub fn activate_if_quiet() -> Self {
         if !is_quiet() {
             return Self {
@@ -94,7 +76,6 @@ impl StderrSilencer {
         Self::activate()
     }
 
-    /// Activate stderr silencing unconditionally (used internally); no-op on non-Unix.
     pub fn activate() -> Self {
         #[cfg(unix)]
         unsafe {
@@ -106,7 +87,6 @@ impl StderrSilencer {
                     devnull_fd: -1,
                 };
             }
-            // Open /dev/null for writing
             let devnull_cstr = std::ffi::CString::new("/dev/null").unwrap();
             let devnull_fd = open(devnull_cstr.as_ptr(), O_WRONLY);
             if devnull_fd < 0 {
@@ -153,7 +133,6 @@ impl Drop for StderrSilencer {
     }
 }
 
-/// Run the given closure with stderr temporarily silenced (Unix-only). Returns the closure result.
 pub fn with_suppressed_stderr<F, T>(f: F) -> T
 where
     F: FnOnce() -> T,
@@ -164,13 +143,11 @@ where
     result
 }
 
-/// Log an error line (always printed).
 #[macro_export]
 macro_rules! elog {
     ($($arg:tt)*) => {{ $crate::ui::error(format!($($arg)*)); }}
 }
 
-/// Log an informational line using the UI helper unless quiet mode is enabled.
 #[macro_export]
 macro_rules! ilog {
     ($($arg:tt)*) => {{
@@ -178,7 +155,6 @@ macro_rules! ilog {
     }}
 }
 
-/// Log a debug/trace line when verbose level is at least the given level (u8).
 #[macro_export]
 macro_rules! dlog {
     ($lvl:expr, $($arg:tt)*) => {{
@@ -186,44 +162,28 @@ macro_rules! dlog {
     }}
 }
 
-/// Backward-compatibility: map old qlog! to ilog!
-#[macro_export]
-macro_rules! qlog {
-    ($($arg:tt)*) => {{ $crate::ilog!($($arg)*); }}
-}
 
 pub mod backend;
-pub mod models;
-/// Configuration handling for PolyScribe
 pub mod config;
-// Use the file-backed ui.rs module, which also declares its own `progress` submodule.
-pub mod ui;
-/// Error definitions for the PolyScribe library
+pub mod models;
 pub mod error;
+pub mod ui;
 pub use error::Error;
 pub mod prelude;
 
-/// Transcript entry for a single segment.
 #[derive(Debug, serde::Serialize, Clone)]
 pub struct OutputEntry {
-    /// Sequential id in output ordering.
     pub id: u64,
-    /// Speaker label associated with the segment.
     pub speaker: String,
-    /// Start time in seconds.
     pub start: f64,
-    /// End time in seconds.
     pub end: f64,
-    /// Text content.
     pub text: String,
 }
 
-/// Return a YYYY-MM-DD date prefix string for output file naming.
 pub fn date_prefix() -> String {
     Local::now().format("%Y-%m-%d").to_string()
 }
 
-/// Format a floating-point number of seconds as SRT timestamp (HH:MM:SS,mmm).
 pub fn format_srt_time(seconds: f64) -> String {
     let total_ms = (seconds * 1000.0).round() as i64;
     let ms = total_ms % 1000;
@@ -234,7 +194,6 @@ pub fn format_srt_time(seconds: f64) -> String {
     format!("{hour:02}:{min:02}:{sec:02},{ms:03}")
 }
 
-/// Render a list of transcript entries to SRT format.
 pub fn render_srt(entries: &[OutputEntry]) -> String {
     let mut srt = String::new();
     for (index, entry) in entries.iter().enumerate() {
@@ -255,7 +214,8 @@ pub fn render_srt(entries: &[OutputEntry]) -> String {
     srt
 }
 
-/// Determine the default models directory, honoring POLYSCRIBE_MODELS_DIR override.
+pub mod model_manager;
+
 pub fn models_dir_path() -> PathBuf {
     if let Ok(env_val) = env::var("POLYSCRIBE_MODELS_DIR") {
         let env_path = PathBuf::from(env_val);
@@ -266,24 +226,23 @@ pub fn models_dir_path() -> PathBuf {
     if cfg!(debug_assertions) {
         return PathBuf::from("models");
     }
-    if let Ok(xdg) = env::var("XDG_DATA_HOME") {
-        if !xdg.is_empty() {
-            return PathBuf::from(xdg).join("polyscribe").join("models");
-        }
+    if let Ok(xdg) = env::var("XDG_DATA_HOME")
+        && !xdg.is_empty()
+    {
+        return PathBuf::from(xdg).join("polyscribe").join("models");
     }
-    if let Ok(home) = env::var("HOME") {
-        if !home.is_empty() {
-            return PathBuf::from(home)
-                .join(".local")
-                .join("share")
-                .join("polyscribe")
-                .join("models");
-        }
+    if let Ok(home) = env::var("HOME")
+        && !home.is_empty()
+    {
+        return PathBuf::from(home)
+            .join(".local")
+            .join("share")
+            .join("polyscribe")
+            .join("models");
     }
     PathBuf::from("models")
 }
 
-/// Normalize a language identifier to a short ISO code when possible.
 pub fn normalize_lang_code(input: &str) -> Option<String> {
     let mut lang = input.trim().to_lowercase();
     if lang.is_empty() || lang == "auto" || lang == "c" || lang == "posix" {
@@ -355,47 +314,48 @@ pub fn normalize_lang_code(input: &str) -> Option<String> {
     Some(code.to_string())
 }
 
-/// Find the Whisper model file path to use.
 pub fn find_model_file() -> Result<PathBuf> {
-    // 1) Explicit override via environment
     if let Ok(path) = env::var("WHISPER_MODEL") {
         let p = PathBuf::from(path);
         if !p.exists() {
             return Err(anyhow!(
                 "WHISPER_MODEL points to a non-existing path: {}",
                 p.display()
-            ));
+            )
+            .into());
         }
         if !p.is_file() {
             return Err(anyhow!(
                 "WHISPER_MODEL must point to a file, but is not: {}",
                 p.display()
-            ));
+            )
+            .into());
         }
         return Ok(p);
     }
 
-    // 2) Resolve models directory and ensure it exists and is a directory
     let models_dir = models_dir_path();
     if models_dir.exists() && !models_dir.is_dir() {
         return Err(anyhow!(
             "Models path exists but is not a directory: {}",
             models_dir.display()
-        ));
+        )
+        .into());
     }
     std::fs::create_dir_all(&models_dir).with_context(|| {
-        format!("Failed to ensure models dir exists: {}", models_dir.display())
+        format!(
+            "Failed to ensure models dir exists: {}",
+            models_dir.display()
+        )
     })?;
 
-    // 3) Gather candidate .bin files (regular files only), prefer largest
     let mut candidates = Vec::new();
-    for entry in std::fs::read_dir(&models_dir).with_context(|| {
-        format!("Failed to read models dir: {}", models_dir.display())
-    })? {
+    for entry in std::fs::read_dir(&models_dir)
+        .with_context(|| format!("Failed to read models dir: {}", models_dir.display()))?
+    {
         let entry = entry?;
         let path = entry.path();
 
-        // Only consider .bin files
         let is_bin = path
             .extension()
             .and_then(|s| s.to_str())
@@ -404,7 +364,6 @@ pub fn find_model_file() -> Result<PathBuf> {
             continue;
         }
 
-        // Only consider regular files
         let md = match std::fs::metadata(&path) {
             Ok(m) if m.is_file() => m,
             _ => continue,
@@ -414,7 +373,6 @@ pub fn find_model_file() -> Result<PathBuf> {
     }
 
     if candidates.is_empty() {
-        // 4) Fallback to known tiny English model if present
         let fallback = models_dir.join("ggml-tiny.en.bin");
         if fallback.is_file() {
             return Ok(fallback);
@@ -423,7 +381,8 @@ pub fn find_model_file() -> Result<PathBuf> {
             "No Whisper model files (*.bin) found in {}. \
              Please download a model or set WHISPER_MODEL.",
             models_dir.display()
-        ));
+        )
+        .into());
     }
 
     candidates.sort_by_key(|(size, _)| *size);
@@ -431,19 +390,16 @@ pub fn find_model_file() -> Result<PathBuf> {
     Ok(path)
 }
 
-/// Decode an audio file into PCM f32 samples using ffmpeg (ffmpeg executable required).
 pub fn decode_audio_to_pcm_f32_ffmpeg(audio_path: &Path) -> Result<Vec<f32>> {
     let in_path = audio_path
         .to_str()
         .ok_or_else(|| anyhow!("Audio path must be valid UTF-8: {}", audio_path.display()))?;
 
-    // Use a raw f32le file to match the -f f32le output format.
     let tmp_raw = std::env::temp_dir().join("polyscribe_tmp_input.f32le");
     let tmp_raw_str = tmp_raw
         .to_str()
         .ok_or_else(|| anyhow!("Temp path not valid UTF-8: {}", tmp_raw.display()))?;
 
-    // ffmpeg -i input -f f32le -ac 1 -ar 16000 -y /tmp/tmp.f32le
     let status = Command::new("ffmpeg")
         .arg("-hide_banner")
         .arg("-loglevel")
@@ -465,21 +421,17 @@ pub fn decode_audio_to_pcm_f32_ffmpeg(audio_path: &Path) -> Result<Vec<f32>> {
         return Err(anyhow!(
             "ffmpeg exited with non-zero status when decoding {}",
             in_path
-        ));
+        )
+        .into());
     }
 
     let raw = std::fs::read(&tmp_raw)
         .with_context(|| format!("Failed to read temp PCM file: {}", tmp_raw.display()))?;
 
-    // Best-effort cleanup of the temp file
     let _ = std::fs::remove_file(&tmp_raw);
 
-    // Interpret raw bytes as f32 little-endian
     if raw.len() % 4 != 0 {
-        return Err(anyhow!(
-            "Decoded PCM file length not multiple of 4: {}",
-            raw.len()
-        ));
+        return Err(anyhow!("Decoded PCM file length not multiple of 4: {}", raw.len()).into());
     }
     let mut samples = Vec::with_capacity(raw.len() / 4);
     for chunk in raw.chunks_exact(4) {

crates/polyscribe-core/src/model_manager.rs

@@ -0,0 +1,893 @@
+// SPDX-License-Identifier: MIT
+
+use crate::prelude::*;
+use crate::ui::BytesProgress;
+use anyhow::{anyhow, Context};
+use chrono::{DateTime, Utc};
+use reqwest::blocking::Client;
+use reqwest::header::{
+    ACCEPT_RANGES, AUTHORIZATION, CONTENT_LENGTH, ETAG, IF_NONE_MATCH, LAST_MODIFIED, RANGE,
+};
+use serde::{Deserialize, Serialize};
+use sha2::{Digest, Sha256};
+use std::cmp::min;
+use std::collections::BTreeMap;
+use std::fs::{self, File, OpenOptions};
+use std::io::{Read, Seek, SeekFrom, Write};
+use std::path::{Path, PathBuf};
+use std::sync::{mpsc, Arc, Mutex};
+use std::thread;
+use std::time::Duration;
+
+const DEFAULT_CHUNK_SIZE: u64 = 8 * 1024 * 1024; // 8 MiB
+
+#[derive(Debug, Clone, Serialize, Deserialize, PartialEq, Eq)]
+pub struct ModelRecord {
+    pub alias: String,
+    pub repo: String,
+    pub file: String,
+    pub revision: Option<String>, // ETag or commit hash
+    pub sha256: Option<String>,
+    pub size_bytes: Option<u64>,
+    pub quant: Option<String>,
+    pub installed_at: Option<DateTime<Utc>>,
+    pub last_used: Option<DateTime<Utc>>,
+}
+
+#[derive(Debug, Clone, Serialize, Deserialize, Default)]
+pub struct Manifest {
+    pub models: BTreeMap<String, ModelRecord>, // key = alias
+}
+
+#[derive(Debug, Clone)]
+pub struct Settings {
+    pub concurrency: usize,
+    pub limit_rate: Option<u64>, // bytes/sec
+    pub chunk_size: u64,
+}
+
+impl Default for Settings {
+    fn default() -> Self {
+        Self {
+            concurrency: 4,
+            limit_rate: None,
+            chunk_size: DEFAULT_CHUNK_SIZE,
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+#[derive(Debug, Clone)]
+pub struct Paths {
+    pub cache_dir: PathBuf,   // $XDG_CACHE_HOME/polyscribe/models
+    pub config_path: PathBuf, // $XDG_CONFIG_HOME/polyscribe/models.json
+}
+
+impl Paths {
+    pub fn resolve() -> Result<Self> {
+        if let Ok(over) = std::env::var("POLYSCRIBE_CACHE_DIR") {
+            if !over.is_empty() {
+                let cache_dir = PathBuf::from(over).join("models");
+                let config_path = std::env::var("POLYSCRIBE_CONFIG_DIR")
+                    .map(|p| PathBuf::from(p).join("models.json"))
+                    .unwrap_or_else(|_| default_config_path());
+                return Ok(Self {
+                    cache_dir,
+                    config_path,
+                });
+            }
+        }
+        let cache_dir = default_cache_dir();
+        let config_path = default_config_path();
+        Ok(Self {
+            cache_dir,
+            config_path,
+        })
+    }
+}
+
+fn default_cache_dir() -> PathBuf {
+    if let Ok(xdg) = std::env::var("XDG_CACHE_HOME") {
+        if !xdg.is_empty() {
+            return PathBuf::from(xdg).join("polyscribe").join("models");
+        }
+    }
+    if let Ok(home) = std::env::var("HOME") {
+        if !home.is_empty() {
+            return PathBuf::from(home)
+                .join(".cache")
+                .join("polyscribe")
+                .join("models");
+        }
+    }
+    PathBuf::from("models")
+}
+
+fn default_config_path() -> PathBuf {
+    if let Ok(xdg) = std::env::var("XDG_CONFIG_HOME") {
+        if !xdg.is_empty() {
+            return PathBuf::from(xdg).join("polyscribe").join("models.json");
+        }
+    }
+    if let Ok(home) = std::env::var("HOME") {
+        if !home.is_empty() {
+            return PathBuf::from(home)
+                .join(".config")
+                .join("polyscribe")
+                .join("models.json");
+        }
+    }
+    PathBuf::from("models.json")
+}
+
+pub trait HttpClient: Send + Sync {
+    fn head(&self, url: &str, etag: Option<&str>) -> Result<HeadMeta>;
+    fn get_range(&self, url: &str, start: u64, end_inclusive: u64) -> Result<Vec<u8>>;
+    fn get_whole_to(&self, url: &str, writer: &mut dyn Write) -> Result<()>;
+    fn get_from_to(&self, url: &str, start: u64, writer: &mut dyn Write) -> Result<()>;
+}
+
+#[derive(Debug, Clone)]
+pub struct ReqwestClient {
+    client: Client,
+    token: Option<String>,
+}
+
+impl ReqwestClient {
+    pub fn new() -> Result<Self> {
+        let token = std::env::var("HF_TOKEN").ok().filter(|s| !s.is_empty());
+        let client = Client::builder()
+            .user_agent(crate::config::ConfigService::user_agent())
+            .build()?;
+        Ok(Self { client, token })
+    }
+
+    fn auth(&self, mut req: reqwest::blocking::RequestBuilder) -> reqwest::blocking::RequestBuilder {
+        if let Some(t) = &self.token {
+            req = req.header(AUTHORIZATION, format!("Bearer {}", t));
+        }
+        req
+    }
+}
+
+#[derive(Debug, Clone)]
+pub struct HeadMeta {
+    pub len: Option<u64>,
+    pub etag: Option<String>,
+    pub last_modified: Option<String>,
+    pub accept_ranges: bool,
+    pub not_modified: bool,
+    pub status: u16,
+}
+
+impl HttpClient for ReqwestClient {
+    fn head(&self, url: &str, etag: Option<&str>) -> Result<HeadMeta> {
+        let mut req = self.client.head(url);
+        if let Some(e) = etag {
+            req = req.header(IF_NONE_MATCH, format!("\"{}\"", e));
+        }
+        let resp = self.auth(req).send()?;
+        let status = resp.status().as_u16();
+        if status == 304 {
+            return Ok(HeadMeta {
+                len: None,
+                etag: etag.map(|s| s.to_string()),
+                last_modified: None,
+                accept_ranges: true,
+                not_modified: true,
+                status,
+            });
+        }
+        let len = resp
+            .headers()
+            .get(CONTENT_LENGTH)
+            .and_then(|v| v.to_str().ok())
+            .and_then(|s| s.parse::<u64>().ok());
+        let etag = resp
+            .headers()
+            .get(ETAG)
+            .and_then(|v| v.to_str().ok())
+            .map(|s| s.trim_matches('"').to_string());
+        let last_modified = resp
+            .headers()
+            .get(LAST_MODIFIED)
+            .and_then(|v| v.to_str().ok())
+            .map(|s| s.to_string());
+        let accept_ranges = resp
+            .headers()
+            .get(ACCEPT_RANGES)
+            .and_then(|v| v.to_str().ok())
+            .map(|s| s.to_ascii_lowercase().contains("bytes"))
+            .unwrap_or(false);
+        Ok(HeadMeta {
+            len,
+            etag,
+            last_modified,
+            accept_ranges,
+            not_modified: false,
+            status,
+        })
+    }
+
+    fn get_range(&self, url: &str, start: u64, end_inclusive: u64) -> Result<Vec<u8>> {
+        let range_val = format!("bytes={}-{}", start, end_inclusive);
+        let resp = self
+            .auth(self.client.get(url))
+            .header(RANGE, range_val)
+            .send()?;
+        if !resp.status().is_success() && resp.status().as_u16() != 206 {
+            return Err(anyhow!("HTTP {} for ranged GET", resp.status()).into());
+        }
+        let mut buf = Vec::new();
+        let mut r = resp;
+        r.copy_to(&mut buf)?;
+        Ok(buf)
+    }
+
+    fn get_whole_to(&self, url: &str, writer: &mut dyn Write) -> Result<()> {
+        let resp = self.auth(self.client.get(url)).send()?;
+        if !resp.status().is_success() {
+            return Err(anyhow!("HTTP {} for GET", resp.status()).into());
+        }
+        let mut r = resp;
+        r.copy_to(writer)?;
+        Ok(())
+    }
+
+    fn get_from_to(&self, url: &str, start: u64, writer: &mut dyn Write) -> Result<()> {
+        let mut req = self.auth(self.client.get(url));
+        if start > 0 {
+            req = req.header(RANGE, format!("bytes={}-", start));
+        }
+        let resp = req.send()?;
+        if !resp.status().is_success() && resp.status().as_u16() != 206 {
+            return Err(anyhow!("HTTP {} for ranged GET from {}", resp.status(), start).into());
+        }
+        let mut r = resp;
+        r.copy_to(writer)?;
+        Ok(())
+    }
+}
+
+pub struct ModelManager<C: HttpClient = ReqwestClient> {
+    pub paths: Paths,
+    pub settings: Settings,
+    client: Arc<C>,
+}
+
+impl<C: HttpClient + 'static> ModelManager<C> {
+    pub fn new_with_client(client: C, settings: Settings) -> Result<Self> {
+        Ok(Self {
+            paths: Paths::resolve()?,
+            settings,
+            client: Arc::new(client),
+        })
+    }
+
+    pub fn new(settings: Settings) -> Result<Self>
+    where
+        C: Default,
+    {
+        Ok(Self {
+            paths: Paths::resolve()?,
+            settings,
+            client: Arc::new(C::default()),
+        })
+    }
+
+    fn load_manifest(&self) -> Result<Manifest> {
+        let p = &self.paths.config_path;
+        if !p.exists() {
+            return Ok(Manifest::default());
+        }
+        let file = File::open(p).with_context(|| format!("open manifest {}", p.display()))?;
+        let m: Manifest = serde_json::from_reader(file).context("parse manifest")?;
+        Ok(m)
+    }
+
+    fn save_manifest(&self, m: &Manifest) -> Result<()> {
+        let p = &self.paths.config_path;
+        if let Some(dir) = p.parent() {
+            fs::create_dir_all(dir)
+                .with_context(|| format!("create config dir {}", dir.display()))?;
+        }
+        let tmp = p.with_extension("json.tmp");
+        let f = OpenOptions::new()
+            .create(true)
+            .write(true)
+            .truncate(true)
+            .open(&tmp)?;
+        serde_json::to_writer_pretty(f, m).context("serialize manifest")?;
+        fs::rename(&tmp, p).with_context(|| format!("atomic rename {} -> {}", tmp.display(), p.display()))?;
+        Ok(())
+    }
+
+    fn model_path(&self, file: &str) -> PathBuf {
+        self.paths.cache_dir.join(file)
+    }
+
+    fn compute_sha256(path: &Path) -> Result<String> {
+        let mut f = File::open(path)?;
+        let mut hasher = Sha256::new();
+        let mut buf = [0u8; 64 * 1024];
+        loop {
+            let n = f.read(&mut buf)?;
+            if n == 0 {
+                break;
+            }
+            hasher.update(&buf[..n]);
+        }
+        Ok(format!("{:x}", hasher.finalize()))
+    }
+
+    pub fn ls(&self) -> Result<Vec<ModelRecord>> {
+        let m = self.load_manifest()?;
+        Ok(m.models.values().cloned().collect())
+    }
+
+    pub fn rm(&self, alias: &str) -> Result<bool> {
+        let mut m = self.load_manifest()?;
+        if let Some(rec) = m.models.remove(alias) {
+            let p = self.model_path(&rec.file);
+            let _ = fs::remove_file(&p);
+            self.save_manifest(&m)?;
+            return Ok(true);
+        }
+        Ok(false)
+    }
+
+    pub fn verify(&self, alias: &str) -> Result<bool> {
+        let m = self.load_manifest()?;
+        let Some(rec) = m.models.get(alias) else { return Ok(false) };
+        let p = self.model_path(&rec.file);
+        if !p.exists() { return Ok(false); }
+        if let Some(expected) = &rec.sha256 {
+            let actual = Self::compute_sha256(&p)?;
+            return Ok(&actual == expected);
+        }
+        Ok(true)
+    }
+
+    pub fn gc(&self) -> Result<(usize, usize)> {
+        // Remove files not referenced by manifest; also drop manifest entries whose file is missing
+        fs::create_dir_all(&self.paths.cache_dir).ok();
+        let mut m = self.load_manifest()?;
+        let mut referenced = BTreeMap::new();
+        for (alias, rec) in &m.models {
+            referenced.insert(rec.file.clone(), alias.clone());
+        }
+        let mut removed_files = 0usize;
+        if let Ok(rd) = fs::read_dir(&self.paths.cache_dir) {
+            for ent in rd.flatten() {
+                let p = ent.path();
+                if p.is_file() {
+                    let fname = p.file_name().and_then(|s| s.to_str()).unwrap_or("");
+                    if !referenced.contains_key(fname) {
+                        let _ = fs::remove_file(&p);
+                        removed_files += 1;
+                    }
+                }
+            }
+        }
+
+        m.models.retain(|_, rec| self.model_path(&rec.file).exists());
+        let removed_entries = referenced
+            .keys()
+            .filter(|f| !self.model_path(f).exists())
+            .count();
+
+        self.save_manifest(&m)?;
+        Ok((removed_files, removed_entries))
+    }
+
+    pub fn add_or_update(
+        &self,
+        alias: &str,
+        repo: &str,
+        file: &str,
+    ) -> Result<ModelRecord> {
+        fs::create_dir_all(&self.paths.cache_dir)
+            .with_context(|| format!("create cache dir {}", self.paths.cache_dir.display()))?;
+
+        let url = format!("https://huggingface.co/{}/resolve/main/{}?download=true", repo, file);
+
+        let mut manifest = self.load_manifest()?;
+        let prev = manifest.models.get(alias).cloned();
+        let prev_etag = prev.as_ref().and_then(|r| r.revision.clone());
+        // Fetch remote meta (size/hash) when available to verify the download
+        let (_api_size, api_sha) = hf_fetch_file_meta(repo, file).unwrap_or((None, None));
+        let head = self.client.head(&url, prev_etag.as_deref())?;
+        if head.not_modified {
+            // up-to-date; ensure record present and touch last_used
+            let mut rec = prev.ok_or_else(|| anyhow!("not installed yet but server says 304"))?;
+            rec.last_used = Some(Utc::now());
+            self.save_touch(&mut manifest, rec.clone())?;
+            return Ok(rec);
+        }
+
+        // Quick check: if HEAD failed (e.g., 404), report a helpful error before attempting download
+        if head.status >= 400 {
+            return Err(anyhow!(
+                "file not found or inaccessible: repo='{}' file='{}' (HTTP {})\nHint: run `polyscribe models search {} --query {}` to list available files",
+                repo,
+                file,
+                head.status,
+                repo,
+                file
+            ).into());
+        }
+
+        let total_len = head.len.ok_or_else(|| anyhow!("missing content-length (HEAD)"))?;
+        let etag = head.etag.clone();
+        let dest_tmp = self.model_path(&format!("{}.part", file));
+        // If a previous cancelled download left a .part file, remove it to avoid clutter/resume.
+        if dest_tmp.exists() { let _ = fs::remove_file(&dest_tmp); }
+        // Guard to ensure .part is cleaned up on errors
+        struct TempGuard { path: PathBuf, armed: bool }
+        impl TempGuard { fn disarm(&mut self) { self.armed = false; } }
+        impl Drop for TempGuard {
+            fn drop(&mut self) {
+                if self.armed {
+                    let _ = fs::remove_file(&self.path);
+                }
+            }
+        }
+        let mut _tmp_guard = TempGuard { path: dest_tmp.clone(), armed: true };
+        let dest_final = self.model_path(file);
+
+        // Do not resume after cancellation; start fresh to avoid stale .part files
+        let start_from = 0u64;
+
+        // Open tmp for write
+        let f = OpenOptions::new().create(true).write(true).read(true).open(&dest_tmp)?;
+        f.set_len(total_len)?; // pre-allocate for random writes
+        let f = Arc::new(Mutex::new(f));
+
+        // Create progress bar
+        let mut progress = BytesProgress::start(total_len, &format!("Downloading {}", file), start_from);
+
+        // Create work chunks
+        let chunk_size = self.settings.chunk_size;
+        let mut chunks = Vec::new();
+        let mut pos = start_from;
+        while pos < total_len {
+            let end = min(total_len - 1, pos + chunk_size - 1);
+            chunks.push((pos, end));
+            pos = end + 1;
+        }
+
+        // Attempt concurrent ranged download; on failure, fallback to streaming GET
+        let mut ranged_failed = false;
+        if head.accept_ranges && self.settings.concurrency > 1 {
+            let (work_tx, work_rx) = mpsc::channel::<(u64, u64)>();
+            let (prog_tx, prog_rx) = mpsc::channel::<u64>();
+            for ch in chunks {
+                work_tx.send(ch).unwrap();
+            }
+            drop(work_tx);
+            let rx = Arc::new(Mutex::new(work_rx));
+
+            let workers = self.settings.concurrency.max(1);
+            let mut handles = Vec::new();
+            for _ in 0..workers {
+                let rx = rx.clone();
+                let url = url.clone();
+                let client = self.client.clone();
+                let f = f.clone();
+                let limit = self.settings.limit_rate;
+                let prog_tx = prog_tx.clone();
+                let handle = thread::spawn(move || -> Result<()> {
+                    loop {
+                        let next = {
+                            let guard = rx.lock().unwrap();
+                            guard.recv().ok()
+                        };
+                        let Some((start, end)) = next else { break; };
+                        let data = client.get_range(&url, start, end)?;
+                        if let Some(max_bps) = limit {
+                            let dur = Duration::from_secs_f64((data.len() as f64) / (max_bps as f64));
+                            if dur > Duration::from_millis(1) {
+                                thread::sleep(dur);
+                            }
+                        }
+                        let mut guard = f.lock().unwrap();
+                        guard.seek(SeekFrom::Start(start))?;
+                        guard.write_all(&data)?;
+                        let _ = prog_tx.send(data.len() as u64);
+                    }
+                    Ok(())
+                });
+                handles.push(handle);
+            }
+            drop(prog_tx);
+
+            for delta in prog_rx {
+                progress.inc(delta);
+            }
+
+            let mut ranged_err: Option<anyhow::Error> = None;
+            for h in handles {
+                match h.join() {
+                    Ok(Ok(())) => {}
+                    Ok(Err(e)) => { ranged_failed = true; if ranged_err.is_none() { ranged_err = Some(e.into()); } }
+                    Err(_) => { ranged_failed = true; if ranged_err.is_none() { ranged_err = Some(anyhow!("worker panicked")); } }
+                }
+            }
+        } else {
+            ranged_failed = true;
+        }
+
+        if ranged_failed {
+            // Restart progress if we are abandoning previous partial state
+            if start_from > 0 {
+                progress.stop("retrying as streaming");
+                progress = BytesProgress::start(total_len, &format!("Downloading {}", file), 0);
+            }
+            // Fallback to streaming GET; try URL with and without ?download=true
+            let mut try_urls = vec![url.clone()];
+            if let Some((base, _qs)) = url.split_once('?') {
+                try_urls.push(base.to_string());
+            } else {
+                try_urls.push(format!("{}?download=true", url));
+            }
+            // Fresh temp file for streaming
+            let mut wf = OpenOptions::new().create(true).write(true).truncate(true).open(&dest_tmp)?;
+            let mut ok = false;
+            let mut last_err: Option<anyhow::Error> = None;
+            // Counting writer to update progress inline
+            struct CountingWriter<'a, 'b> {
+                inner: &'a mut File,
+                progress: &'b mut BytesProgress,
+            }
+            impl<'a, 'b> Write for CountingWriter<'a, 'b> {
+                fn write(&mut self, buf: &[u8]) -> std::io::Result<usize> {
+                    let n = self.inner.write(buf)?;
+                    self.progress.inc(n as u64);
+                    Ok(n)
+                }
+                fn flush(&mut self) -> std::io::Result<()> { self.inner.flush() }
+            }
+            let mut cw = CountingWriter { inner: &mut wf, progress: &mut progress };
+            for u in try_urls {
+                // For fallback, stream from scratch to ensure integrity
+                let res = self.client.get_whole_to(&u, &mut cw);
+                match res {
+                    Ok(()) => { ok = true; break; }
+                    Err(e) => { last_err = Some(e.into()); }
+                }
+            }
+            if !ok {
+                if let Some(e) = last_err { return Err(e.into()); }
+                return Err(anyhow!("download failed (ranged and streaming)").into());
+            }
+        }
+
+        progress.stop("download complete");
+
+        // Verify integrity
+        let sha = Self::compute_sha256(&dest_tmp)?;
+        if let Some(expected) = api_sha.as_ref() {
+            if &sha != expected {
+                return Err(anyhow!(
+                    "sha256 mismatch (expected {}, got {})",
+                    expected,
+                    sha
+                ).into());
+            }
+        } else if prev.as_ref().map(|r| r.file.eq(file)).unwrap_or(false) {
+            if let Some(expected) = prev.as_ref().and_then(|r| r.sha256.as_ref()) {
+                if &sha != expected {
+                    return Err(anyhow!("sha256 mismatch").into());
+                }
+            }
+        }
+        // Atomic rename
+        fs::rename(&dest_tmp, &dest_final).with_context(|| format!("rename {} -> {}", dest_tmp.display(), dest_final.display()))?;
+        // Disarm guard; .part has been moved or cleaned
+        _tmp_guard.disarm();
+
+        let rec = ModelRecord {
+            alias: alias.to_string(),
+            repo: repo.to_string(),
+            file: file.to_string(),
+            revision: etag,
+            sha256: Some(sha.clone()),
+            size_bytes: Some(total_len),
+            quant: infer_quant(file),
+            installed_at: Some(Utc::now()),
+            last_used: Some(Utc::now()),
+        };
+        self.save_touch(&mut manifest, rec.clone())?;
+        Ok(rec)
+    }
+
+    fn save_touch(&self, manifest: &mut Manifest, rec: ModelRecord) -> Result<()> {
+        manifest.models.insert(rec.alias.clone(), rec);
+        self.save_manifest(manifest)
+    }
+}
+
+fn infer_quant(file: &str) -> Option<String> {
+    // Try to extract a Q* token, e.g. Q5_K_M from filename
+    let lower = file.to_ascii_uppercase();
+    if let Some(pos) = lower.find('Q') {
+        let tail = &lower[pos..];
+        let token: String = tail
+            .chars()
+            .take_while(|c| c.is_ascii_uppercase() || c.is_ascii_digit() || *c == '_' || *c == '-')
+            .collect();
+        if token.len() >= 2 {
+            return Some(token);
+        }
+    }
+    None
+}
+
+impl Default for ReqwestClient {
+    fn default() -> Self {
+        Self::new().expect("reqwest client")
+    }
+}
+
+// Hugging Face API types for file metadata
+#[derive(Debug, Deserialize)]
+struct ApiHfLfs {
+    oid: Option<String>,
+    size: Option<u64>,
+    sha256: Option<String>,
+}
+
+#[derive(Debug, Deserialize)]
+struct ApiHfFile {
+    rfilename: String,
+    size: Option<u64>,
+    sha256: Option<String>,
+    lfs: Option<ApiHfLfs>,
+}
+
+#[derive(Debug, Deserialize)]
+struct ApiHfModelInfo {
+    siblings: Option<Vec<ApiHfFile>>,
+    files: Option<Vec<ApiHfFile>>,
+}
+
+fn pick_sha_from_file(f: &ApiHfFile) -> Option<String> {
+    if let Some(s) = &f.sha256 { return Some(s.to_string()); }
+    if let Some(l) = &f.lfs {
+        if let Some(s) = &l.sha256 { return Some(s.to_string()); }
+        if let Some(oid) = &l.oid { return oid.strip_prefix("sha256:").map(|s| s.to_string()); }
+    }
+    None
+}
+
+fn hf_fetch_file_meta(repo: &str, target: &str) -> Result<(Option<u64>, Option<String>)> {
+    let token = std::env::var("HF_TOKEN").ok().filter(|s| !s.is_empty());
+    let client = Client::builder()
+        .user_agent(crate::config::ConfigService::user_agent())
+        .build()?;
+    let base = crate::config::ConfigService::hf_api_base_for(repo);
+    let urls = [base.clone(), format!("{}?expand=files", base)];
+    for url in urls {
+        let mut req = client.get(&url);
+        if let Some(t) = &token { req = req.header(AUTHORIZATION, format!("Bearer {}", t)); }
+        let resp = req.send()?;
+        if !resp.status().is_success() { continue; }
+        let info: ApiHfModelInfo = resp.json()?;
+        let list = info.files.or(info.siblings).unwrap_or_default();
+        for f in list {
+            let name = f.rfilename.rsplit('/').next().unwrap_or(&f.rfilename);
+            if name.eq_ignore_ascii_case(target) {
+                let sz = f.size.or_else(|| f.lfs.as_ref().and_then(|l| l.size));
+                let sha = pick_sha_from_file(&f);
+                return Ok((sz, sha));
+            }
+        }
+    }
+    Err(anyhow!("file not found in HF API").into())
+}
+
+/// Fetch remote metadata (size, sha256) for a single file in a HF repo.
+pub fn fetch_file_meta(repo: &str, file: &str) -> Result<(Option<u64>, Option<String>)> {
+    hf_fetch_file_meta(repo, file)
+}
+
+/// Search a Hugging Face repo for GGUF/BIN files via API. Returns file names only.
+pub fn search_repo(repo: &str, query: Option<&str>) -> Result<Vec<String>> {
+    let token = std::env::var("HF_TOKEN").ok().filter(|s| !s.is_empty());
+    let client = Client::builder()
+        .user_agent(crate::config::ConfigService::user_agent())
+        .build()?;
+
+    let base = crate::config::ConfigService::hf_api_base_for(repo);
+    let mut urls = vec![base.clone(), format!("{}?expand=files", base)];
+    let mut files = Vec::<String>::new();
+
+    for url in urls.drain(..) {
+        let mut req = client.get(&url);
+        if let Some(t) = &token { req = req.header(AUTHORIZATION, format!("Bearer {}", t)); }
+        let resp = req.send()?;
+        if !resp.status().is_success() { continue; }
+        let info: ApiHfModelInfo = resp.json()?;
+        let list = info.files.or(info.siblings).unwrap_or_default();
+        for f in list {
+            if f.rfilename.ends_with(".gguf") || f.rfilename.ends_with(".bin") {
+                let name = f.rfilename.rsplit('/').next().unwrap_or(&f.rfilename).to_string();
+                if !files.contains(&name) { files.push(name); }
+            }
+        }
+        if !files.is_empty() { break; }
+    }
+
+    if let Some(q) = query { let qlc = q.to_ascii_lowercase(); files.retain(|f| f.to_ascii_lowercase().contains(&qlc)); }
+    files.sort();
+    Ok(files)
+}
+
+/// List repo files with optional size metadata for GGUF/BIN entries.
+pub fn list_repo_files_with_meta(repo: &str) -> Result<Vec<(String, Option<u64>)>> {
+    let token = std::env::var("HF_TOKEN").ok().filter(|s| !s.is_empty());
+    let client = Client::builder()
+        .user_agent(crate::config::ConfigService::user_agent())
+        .build()?;
+
+    let base = crate::config::ConfigService::hf_api_base_for(repo);
+    for url in [base.clone(), format!("{}?expand=files", base)] {
+        let mut req = client.get(&url);
+        if let Some(t) = &token { req = req.header(AUTHORIZATION, format!("Bearer {}", t)); }
+        let resp = req.send()?;
+        if !resp.status().is_success() { continue; }
+        let info: ApiHfModelInfo = resp.json()?;
+        let list = info.files.or(info.siblings).unwrap_or_default();
+        let mut out = Vec::new();
+        for f in list {
+            if !(f.rfilename.ends_with(".gguf") || f.rfilename.ends_with(".bin")) { continue; }
+            let name = f.rfilename.rsplit('/').next().unwrap_or(&f.rfilename).to_string();
+            let size = f.size.or_else(|| f.lfs.as_ref().and_then(|l| l.size));
+            out.push((name, size));
+        }
+        if !out.is_empty() { return Ok(out); }
+    }
+    Ok(Vec::new())
+}
+
+/// Fallback: HEAD request for a single file to retrieve Content-Length (size).
+pub fn head_len_for_file(repo: &str, file: &str) -> Option<u64> {
+    let token = std::env::var("HF_TOKEN").ok().filter(|s| !s.is_empty());
+    let client = Client::builder()
+        .user_agent(crate::config::ConfigService::user_agent())
+        .build().ok()?;
+    let mut urls = Vec::new();
+    urls.push(format!("https://huggingface.co/{}/resolve/main/{}?download=true", repo, file));
+    urls.push(format!("https://huggingface.co/{}/resolve/main/{}", repo, file));
+    for url in urls {
+        let mut req = client.head(&url);
+        if let Some(t) = &token { req = req.header(AUTHORIZATION, format!("Bearer {}", t)); }
+        if let Ok(resp) = req.send() {
+            if resp.status().is_success() {
+                if let Some(len) = resp.headers().get(CONTENT_LENGTH)
+                    .and_then(|v| v.to_str().ok())
+                    .and_then(|s| s.parse::<u64>().ok())
+                { return Some(len); }
+            }
+        }
+    }
+    None
+}
+
+#[cfg(test)]
+mod tests {
+    use super::*;
+    use std::env;
+    use tempfile::TempDir;
+
+    #[derive(Clone)]
+    struct StubHttp {
+        data: Arc<Vec<u8>>,
+        etag: Arc<Option<String>>,
+        accept_ranges: bool,
+    }
+    impl HttpClient for StubHttp {
+        fn head(&self, _url: &str, etag: Option<&str>) -> Result<HeadMeta> {
+            let not_modified = etag.is_some() && self.etag.as_ref().as_deref() == etag;
+            Ok(HeadMeta {
+                len: Some(self.data.len() as u64),
+                etag: self.etag.as_ref().clone(),
+                last_modified: None,
+                accept_ranges: self.accept_ranges,
+                not_modified,
+                status: if not_modified { 304 } else { 200 },
+            })
+        }
+        fn get_range(&self, _url: &str, start: u64, end_inclusive: u64) -> Result<Vec<u8>> {
+            let s = start as usize;
+            let e = (end_inclusive as usize) + 1;
+            Ok(self.data[s..e].to_vec())
+        }
+
+        fn get_whole_to(&self, _url: &str, writer: &mut dyn Write) -> Result<()> {
+            writer.write_all(&self.data)?;
+            Ok(())
+        }
+
+        fn get_from_to(&self, _url: &str, start: u64, writer: &mut dyn Write) -> Result<()> {
+            let s = start as usize;
+            writer.write_all(&self.data[s..])?;
+            Ok(())
+        }
+    }
+
+    fn setup_env(cache: &Path, cfg: &Path) {
+        unsafe {
+            env::set_var("POLYSCRIBE_CACHE_DIR", cache.to_string_lossy().to_string());
+            env::set_var(
+                "POLYSCRIBE_CONFIG_DIR",
+                cfg.parent().unwrap().to_string_lossy().to_string(),
+            );
+        }
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn test_manifest_roundtrip() {
+        let temp = TempDir::new().unwrap();
+        let cache = temp.path().join("cache");
+        let cfg = temp.path().join("config").join("models.json");
+        setup_env(&cache, &cfg);
+
+        let client = StubHttp {
+            data: Arc::new(vec![0u8; 1024]),
+            etag: Arc::new(Some("etag123".into())),
+            accept_ranges: true,
+        };
+        let mm: ModelManager<StubHttp> = ModelManager::new_with_client(client, Settings::default()).unwrap();
+        let m = mm.load_manifest().unwrap();
+        assert!(m.models.is_empty());
+
+        let rec = ModelRecord {
+            alias: "tiny".into(),
+            repo: "foo/bar".into(),
+            file: "gguf-tiny.bin".into(),
+            revision: Some("etag123".into()),
+            sha256: None,
+            size_bytes: None,
+            quant: None,
+            installed_at: None,
+            last_used: None,
+        };
+
+        let mut m2 = Manifest::default();
+        mm.save_touch(&mut m2, rec.clone()).unwrap();
+        let m3 = mm.load_manifest().unwrap();
+        assert!(m3.models.contains_key("tiny"));
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn test_add_verify_update_gc() {
+        let temp = TempDir::new().unwrap();
+        let cache = temp.path().join("cache");
+        let cfg_dir = temp.path().join("config");
+        let cfg = cfg_dir.join("models.json");
+        setup_env(&cache, &cfg);
+
+        let data = (0..1024 * 1024u32).flat_map(|i| i.to_le_bytes()).collect::<Vec<u8>>();
+        let etag = Some("abc123".to_string());
+        let client = StubHttp { data: Arc::new(data), etag: Arc::new(etag), accept_ranges: true };
+        let mm: ModelManager<StubHttp> = ModelManager::new_with_client(client.clone(), Settings{ concurrency: 3, ..Default::default() }).unwrap();
+
+        // add
+        let rec = mm.add_or_update("tiny", "gguf/models", "gguf-tiny-q4_0.bin").unwrap();
+        assert_eq!(rec.alias, "tiny");
+        assert!(mm.verify("tiny").unwrap());
+
+        // update (304)
+        let rec2 = mm.add_or_update("tiny", "gguf/models", "gguf-tiny-q4_0.bin").unwrap();
+        assert_eq!(rec2.alias, "tiny");
+
+        // gc (nothing to remove)
+        let (files_removed, entries_removed) = mm.gc().unwrap();
+        assert_eq!(files_removed, 0);
+        assert_eq!(entries_removed, 0);
+
+        // rm
+        assert!(mm.rm("tiny").unwrap());
+        assert!(!mm.rm("tiny").unwrap());
+    }
+}

crates/polyscribe-core/src/prelude.rs

@@ -1,16 +1,7 @@
-// rust
-//! Commonly used exports for convenient glob-imports in binaries and tests.
-//! Usage: `use polyscribe_core::prelude::*;`
-
 pub use crate::backend::*;
 pub use crate::config::*;
 pub use crate::error::Error;
 pub use crate::models::*;
-
-// If you frequently use UI helpers across binaries/tests, export them too.
-// Keep this lean to avoid pulling UI everywhere unintentionally.
-#[allow(unused_imports)]
 pub use crate::ui::*;
 
-/// A convenient alias for `std::result::Result` with the error type defaulting to [`Error`].
 pub type Result<T, E = Error> = std::result::Result<T, E>;

crates/polyscribe-core/src/ui.rs

@@ -1,64 +1,329 @@
 // SPDX-License-Identifier: MIT
-// Copyright (c) 2025 <COPYRIGHT HOLDER>. All rights reserved.
 
-//! Minimal UI helpers used across the core crate.
-//! This keeps interactive bits centralized and easy to stub in tests.
-
-/// Progress indicators and reporting tools for displaying task completion.
 pub mod progress;
 
-use std::io::{self, Write};
+use std::io;
+use std::io::IsTerminal;
+use std::io::Write as _;
+use std::time::{Duration, Instant};
 
-/// Print an informational line to stderr (suppressed when quiet mode is enabled by callers).
 pub fn info(msg: impl AsRef<str>) {
-    eprintln!("{}", msg.as_ref());
+    let m = msg.as_ref();
+    let _ = cliclack::log::info(m);
 }
 
-/// Print a warning line to stderr.
 pub fn warn(msg: impl AsRef<str>) {
-    eprintln!("WARNING: {}", msg.as_ref());
+    let m = msg.as_ref();
+    let _ = cliclack::log::warning(m);
 }
 
-/// Print an error line to stderr.
 pub fn error(msg: impl AsRef<str>) {
-    eprintln!("ERROR: {}", msg.as_ref());
+    let m = msg.as_ref();
+    let _ = cliclack::log::error(m);
+}
+
+pub fn success(msg: impl AsRef<str>) {
+    let m = msg.as_ref();
+    let _ = cliclack::log::success(m);
+}
+
+pub fn note(prompt: impl AsRef<str>, message: impl AsRef<str>) {
+    let _ = cliclack::note(prompt.as_ref(), message.as_ref());
 }
 
-/// Print a short intro header (non-fancy).
 pub fn intro(title: impl AsRef<str>) {
-    eprintln!("== {} ==", title.as_ref());
+    let _ = cliclack::intro(title.as_ref());
 }
 
-/// Print a short outro footer (non-fancy).
 pub fn outro(msg: impl AsRef<str>) {
-    eprintln!("{}", msg.as_ref());
+    let _ = cliclack::outro(msg.as_ref());
 }
 
-/// Print a line that should appear above any progress indicators (plain for now).
 pub fn println_above_bars(line: impl AsRef<str>) {
-    eprintln!("{}", line.as_ref());
+    let _ = cliclack::log::info(line.as_ref());
 }
 
-/// Prompt for input on stdin. Returns default if provided and user enters empty string.
-/// In non-interactive workflows, callers should skip prompt based on their flags.
 pub fn prompt_input(prompt: &str, default: Option<&str>) -> io::Result<String> {
-    let mut stdout = io::stdout();
-    match default {
-        Some(def) => {
-            write!(stdout, "{} [{}]: ", prompt, def)?;
-        }
-        None => {
-            write!(stdout, "{}: ", prompt)?;
+    if crate::is_no_interaction() || !crate::stdin_is_tty() {
+        return Ok(default.unwrap_or("").to_string());
+    }
+    let mut q = cliclack::input(prompt);
+    if let Some(def) = default {
+        q = q.default_input(def);
+    }
+    q.interact().map_err(|e| io::Error::other(e.to_string()))
+}
+
+pub fn prompt_select(prompt: &str, items: &[&str]) -> io::Result<usize> {
+    if crate::is_no_interaction() || !crate::stdin_is_tty() {
+        return Err(io::Error::other("interactive prompt disabled"));
+    }
+    let mut sel = cliclack::select::<usize>(prompt);
+    for (idx, label) in items.iter().enumerate() {
+        sel = sel.item(idx, *label, "");
+    }
+    sel.interact().map_err(|e| io::Error::other(e.to_string()))
+}
+
+pub fn prompt_multi_select(
+    prompt: &str,
+    items: &[&str],
+    defaults: Option<&[bool]>,
+) -> io::Result<Vec<usize>> {
+    if crate::is_no_interaction() || !crate::stdin_is_tty() {
+        return Err(io::Error::other("interactive prompt disabled"));
+    }
+    let mut ms = cliclack::multiselect::<usize>(prompt);
+    for (idx, label) in items.iter().enumerate() {
+        ms = ms.item(idx, *label, "");
+    }
+    if let Some(def) = defaults {
+        let selected: Vec<usize> = def
+            .iter()
+            .enumerate()
+            .filter_map(|(i, &on)| if on { Some(i) } else { None })
+            .collect();
+        if !selected.is_empty() {
+            ms = ms.initial_values(selected);
         }
     }
-    stdout.flush()?;
+    ms.interact().map_err(|e| io::Error::other(e.to_string()))
+}
 
-    let mut buf = String::new();
-    io::stdin().read_line(&mut buf)?;
-    let trimmed = buf.trim();
-    if trimmed.is_empty() {
-        Ok(default.unwrap_or_default().to_string())
-    } else {
-        Ok(trimmed.to_string())
+pub fn prompt_confirm(prompt: &str, default: bool) -> io::Result<bool> {
+    if crate::is_no_interaction() || !crate::stdin_is_tty() {
+        return Ok(default);
+    }
+    let mut q = cliclack::confirm(prompt);
+    q.interact().map_err(|e| io::Error::other(e.to_string()))
+}
+
+pub fn prompt_password(prompt: &str) -> io::Result<String> {
+    if crate::is_no_interaction() || !crate::stdin_is_tty() {
+        return Err(io::Error::other(
+            "password prompt disabled in non-interactive mode",
+        ));
+    }
+    let mut q = cliclack::password(prompt);
+    q.interact().map_err(|e| io::Error::other(e.to_string()))
+}
+
+pub fn prompt_input_validated<F>(
+    prompt: &str,
+    default: Option<&str>,
+    validate: F,
+) -> io::Result<String>
+where
+    F: Fn(&str) -> Result<(), String> + 'static,
+{
+    if crate::is_no_interaction() || !crate::stdin_is_tty() {
+        if let Some(def) = default {
+            return Ok(def.to_string());
+        }
+        return Err(io::Error::other("interactive prompt disabled"));
+    }
+    let mut q = cliclack::input(prompt);
+    if let Some(def) = default {
+        q = q.default_input(def);
+    }
+    q.validate(move |s: &String| validate(s))
+        .interact()
+        .map_err(|e| io::Error::other(e.to_string()))
+}
+
+pub struct Spinner(cliclack::ProgressBar);
+
+impl Spinner {
+    pub fn start(text: impl AsRef<str>) -> Self {
+        if crate::is_no_progress() || crate::is_no_interaction() || !std::io::stderr().is_terminal()
+        {
+            let _ = cliclack::log::info(text.as_ref());
+            let s = cliclack::spinner();
+            Self(s)
+        } else {
+            let s = cliclack::spinner();
+            s.start(text.as_ref());
+            Self(s)
+        }
+    }
+    pub fn stop(self, text: impl AsRef<str>) {
+        let s = self.0;
+        if crate::is_no_progress() {
+            let _ = cliclack::log::info(text.as_ref());
+        } else {
+            s.stop(text.as_ref());
+        }
+    }
+    pub fn success(self, text: impl AsRef<str>) {
+        let s = self.0;
+        if crate::is_no_progress() {
+            let _ = cliclack::log::success(text.as_ref());
+        } else {
+            s.stop(text.as_ref());
+        }
+    }
+    pub fn error(self, text: impl AsRef<str>) {
+        let s = self.0;
+        if crate::is_no_progress() {
+            let _ = cliclack::log::error(text.as_ref());
+        } else {
+            s.error(text.as_ref());
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+pub struct BytesProgress {
+    enabled: bool,
+    total: u64,
+    current: u64,
+    started: Instant,
+    last_msg: Instant,
+    width: usize,
+    // Sticky ETA to carry through zero-speed stalls
+    last_eta_secs: Option<f64>,
+}
+
+impl BytesProgress {
+    pub fn start(total: u64, text: &str, initial: u64) -> Self {
+        let enabled = !(crate::is_no_progress()
+            || crate::is_no_interaction()
+            || !std::io::stderr().is_terminal()
+            || total == 0);
+        if !enabled {
+            let _ = cliclack::log::info(text);
+        }
+        let mut me = Self {
+            enabled,
+            total,
+            current: initial.min(total),
+            started: Instant::now(),
+            last_msg: Instant::now(),
+            width: 40,
+            last_eta_secs: None,
+        };
+        me.draw();
+        me
+    }
+
+    fn human_bytes(n: u64) -> String {
+        const KB: f64 = 1024.0;
+        const MB: f64 = 1024.0 * KB;
+        const GB: f64 = 1024.0 * MB;
+        let x = n as f64;
+        if x >= GB {
+            format!("{:.2} GiB", x / GB)
+        } else if x >= MB {
+            format!("{:.2} MiB", x / MB)
+        } else if x >= KB {
+            format!("{:.2} KiB", x / KB)
+        } else {
+            format!("{} B", n)
+        }
+    }
+
+    // Elapsed formatting is used for stable, finite durations. For ETA, we guard
+    // against zero-speed or unstable estimates separately via `format_eta`.
+
+    fn refresh_allowed(&mut self) -> (f64, f64) {
+        let now = Instant::now();
+        let since_last = now.duration_since(self.last_msg);
+        if since_last < Duration::from_millis(100) {
+            // Too soon to refresh; keep previous ETA if any
+            let eta = self.last_eta_secs.unwrap_or(f64::INFINITY);
+            return (0.0, eta);
+        }
+        self.last_msg = now;
+        let elapsed = now.duration_since(self.started).as_secs_f64().max(0.001);
+        let speed = (self.current as f64) / elapsed;
+        let remaining = self.total.saturating_sub(self.current) as f64;
+
+        // If speed is effectively zero, carry ETA forward and add wall time.
+        const EPS: f64 = 1e-6;
+        let eta = if speed <= EPS {
+            let prev = self.last_eta_secs.unwrap_or(f64::INFINITY);
+            if prev.is_finite() {
+                prev + since_last.as_secs_f64()
+            } else {
+                prev
+            }
+        } else {
+            remaining / speed
+        };
+        // Remember only finite ETAs to use during stalls
+        if eta.is_finite() {
+            self.last_eta_secs = Some(eta);
+        }
+        (speed, eta)
+    }
+
+    fn format_elapsed(seconds: f64) -> String {
+        let total = seconds.round() as u64;
+        let h = total / 3600;
+        let m = (total % 3600) / 60;
+        let s = total % 60;
+        if h > 0 { format!("{:02}:{:02}:{:02}", h, m, s) } else { format!("{:02}:{:02}", m, s) }
+    }
+
+    fn format_eta(seconds: f64) -> String {
+        // If ETA is not finite (e.g., divide-by-zero speed) or unreasonably large,
+        // show a placeholder rather than overflowing into huge values.
+        if !seconds.is_finite() {
+            return "—".to_string();
+        }
+        // Cap ETA display to 99:59:59 to avoid silly numbers; beyond that, show placeholder.
+        const CAP_SECS: f64 = 99.0 * 3600.0 + 59.0 * 60.0 + 59.0;
+        if seconds > CAP_SECS {
+            return "—".to_string();
+        }
+        Self::format_elapsed(seconds)
+    }
+
+    fn draw(&mut self) {
+        if !self.enabled { return; }
+        let (speed, eta) = self.refresh_allowed();
+        let elapsed = Instant::now().duration_since(self.started).as_secs_f64();
+        // Build bar
+        let width = self.width.max(10);
+        let filled = ((self.current as f64 / self.total.max(1) as f64) * width as f64).round() as usize;
+        let filled = filled.min(width);
+        let mut bar = String::with_capacity(width);
+        for _ in 0..filled { bar.push('■'); }
+        for _ in filled..width { bar.push('□'); }
+
+        let line = format!(
+            "[{}] {} [{}] ({}/{} at {}/s)",
+            Self::format_elapsed(elapsed),
+            bar,
+            Self::format_eta(eta),
+            Self::human_bytes(self.current),
+            Self::human_bytes(self.total),
+            Self::human_bytes(speed.max(0.0) as u64),
+        );
+        eprint!("\r{}\x1b[K", line);
+        let _ = io::stderr().flush();
+    }
+
+    pub fn inc(&mut self, delta: u64) {
+        self.current = self.current.saturating_add(delta).min(self.total);
+        self.draw();
+    }
+
+    pub fn stop(mut self, text: &str) {
+        if self.enabled {
+            self.draw();
+            eprintln!();
+        } else {
+            let _ = cliclack::log::info(text);
+        }
+    }
+
+    pub fn error(mut self, text: &str) {
+        if self.enabled {
+            self.draw();
+            eprintln!();
+            let _ = cliclack::log::error(text);
+        } else {
+            let _ = cliclack::log::error(text);
+        }
     }
 }

crates/polyscribe-core/src/ui/progress.rs

@@ -1,125 +1,122 @@
 // SPDX-License-Identifier: MIT
-// Copyright (c) 2025 <COPYRIGHT HOLDER>. All rights reserved.
 
-use indicatif::{MultiProgress, ProgressBar, ProgressStyle};
 use std::io::IsTerminal as _;
 
-/// Manages a set of per-file progress bars plus a top aggregate bar.
-pub struct ProgressManager {
+pub struct FileProgress {
     enabled: bool,
-    mp: Option<MultiProgress>,
-    per: Vec<ProgressBar>,
-    total: Option<ProgressBar>,
+    file_bars: Vec<cliclack::ProgressBar>,
+    total_bar: Option<cliclack::ProgressBar>,
     completed: usize,
+    total_file_count: usize,
 }
 
-impl ProgressManager {
-    /// Create a new manager with the given enabled flag.
+impl FileProgress {
     pub fn new(enabled: bool) -> Self {
-        Self { enabled, mp: None, per: Vec::new(), total: None, completed: 0 }
+        Self {
+            enabled,
+            file_bars: Vec::new(),
+            total_bar: None,
+            completed: 0,
+            total_file_count: 0,
+        }
     }
 
-    /// Create a manager that enables bars when `n > 1`, stderr is a TTY, and not quiet.
-    pub fn default_for_files(n: usize) -> Self {
-        let enabled = n > 1 && std::io::stderr().is_terminal() && !crate::is_quiet() && !crate::is_no_progress();
+    pub fn default_for_files(file_count: usize) -> Self {
+        let enabled = file_count > 1
+            && std::io::stderr().is_terminal()
+            && !crate::is_quiet()
+            && !crate::is_no_progress();
         Self::new(enabled)
     }
 
-    /// Initialize bars for the given file labels. If disabled or single file, no-op.
     pub fn init_files(&mut self, labels: &[String]) {
+        self.total_file_count = labels.len();
         if !self.enabled || labels.len() <= 1 {
-            // No bars in single-file mode or when disabled
             self.enabled = false;
             return;
         }
-        let mp = MultiProgress::new();
-        // Aggregate bar at the top
-        let total = mp.add(ProgressBar::new(labels.len() as u64));
-        total.set_style(ProgressStyle::with_template("{prefix} [{bar:40.cyan/blue}] {pos}/{len}")
-            .unwrap()
-            .progress_chars("=>-"));
-        total.set_prefix("Total");
-        self.total = Some(total);
-        // Per-file bars
+        let total = cliclack::progress_bar(labels.len() as u64);
+        total.start("Total");
+        self.total_bar = Some(total);
         for label in labels {
-            let pb = mp.add(ProgressBar::new(100));
-            pb.set_style(ProgressStyle::with_template("{prefix} [{bar:40.green/black}] {pos}% {msg}")
-                .unwrap()
-                .progress_chars("=>-"));
-            pb.set_position(0);
-            pb.set_prefix(label.clone());
-            self.per.push(pb);
+            let pb = cliclack::progress_bar(100);
+            pb.start(label);
+            self.file_bars.push(pb);
         }
-        self.mp = Some(mp);
     }
 
-    /// Returns true when bars are enabled (multi-file TTY mode).
-    pub fn is_enabled(&self) -> bool { self.enabled }
-
-    /// Get a clone of the per-file progress bar at index, if enabled.
-    pub fn per_bar(&self, idx: usize) -> Option<ProgressBar> {
-        if !self.enabled { return None; }
-        self.per.get(idx).cloned()
+    pub fn is_enabled(&self) -> bool {
+        self.enabled
     }
 
-    /// Get a clone of the aggregate (total) progress bar, if enabled.
-    pub fn total_bar(&self) -> Option<ProgressBar> {
-        if !self.enabled { return None; }
-        self.total.as_ref().cloned()
+    pub fn set_file_message(&mut self, idx: usize, message: &str) {
+        if !self.enabled {
+            return;
+        }
+        if let Some(pb) = self.file_bars.get_mut(idx) {
+            pb.set_message(message);
+        }
+    }
+
+    pub fn set_file_percent(&mut self, idx: usize, percent: u64) {
+        if !self.enabled {
+            return;
+        }
+        if let Some(pb) = self.file_bars.get_mut(idx) {
+            let p = percent.min(100);
+            pb.set_message(format!("{p}%"));
+        }
     }
 
-    /// Mark a file as finished (set to 100% and update total counter).
     pub fn mark_file_done(&mut self, idx: usize) {
-        if !self.enabled { return; }
-        if let Some(pb) = self.per.get(idx) {
-            pb.set_position(100);
-            pb.finish_with_message("done");
+        if !self.enabled {
+            return;
+        }
+        if let Some(pb) = self.file_bars.get_mut(idx) {
+            pb.stop("done");
         }
         self.completed += 1;
-        if let Some(total) = &self.total { total.set_position(self.completed as u64); }
+        if let Some(total) = &mut self.total_bar {
+            total.inc(1);
+            if self.completed >= self.total_file_count {
+                total.stop("all done");
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
+    pub fn finish_total(&mut self, message: &str) {
+        if !self.enabled {
+            return;
+        }
+        if let Some(total) = &mut self.total_bar {
+            total.stop(message);
+        }
     }
 }
 
-/// A simple reporter for displaying progress messages in the terminal.
-/// Provides different output formatting based on whether the environment is interactive or not.
 #[derive(Debug)]
 pub struct ProgressReporter {
     non_interactive: bool,
 }
 
 impl ProgressReporter {
-    /// Creates a new progress reporter.
-    ///
-    /// # Arguments
-    ///
-    /// * `non_interactive` - Whether the output should be formatted for non-interactive environments.
     pub fn new(non_interactive: bool) -> Self {
         Self { non_interactive }
     }
 
-    /// Displays a progress step message.
-    ///
-    /// # Arguments
-    ///
-    /// * `message` - The message to display for this progress step.
     pub fn step(&mut self, message: &str) {
         if self.non_interactive {
-            eprintln!("[..] {message}");
+            let _ = cliclack::log::info(format!("[..] {message}"));
         } else {
-            eprintln!("• {message}");
+            let _ = cliclack::log::info(format!("• {message}"));
         }
     }
 
-    /// Displays a completion message.
-    ///
-    /// # Arguments
-    ///
-    /// * `message` - The message to display when a task is completed.
     pub fn finish_with_message(&mut self, message: &str) {
         if self.non_interactive {
-            eprintln!("[ok] {message}");
+            let _ = cliclack::log::info(format!("[ok] {message}"));
         } else {
-            eprintln!("✓ {message}");
+            let _ = cliclack::log::info(format!("✓ {message}"));
         }
     }
 }

crates/polyscribe-host/Cargo.toml

@@ -1,11 +1,12 @@
 [package]
 name = "polyscribe-host"
-version = "0.1.0"
-edition = "2024"
+version.workspace = true
+edition.workspace = true
 
 [dependencies]
-anyhow = "1.0.99"
-serde = { version = "1.0.219", features = ["derive"] }
-serde_json = "1.0.142"
-tokio = { version = "1.47.1", features = ["rt-multi-thread", "process", "io-util"] }
-which = "6.0.3"
+anyhow = { workspace = true }
+serde = { workspace = true, features = ["derive"] }
+serde_json = { workspace = true }
+tokio = { workspace = true, features = ["rt-multi-thread", "process", "io-util"] }
+which = { workspace = true }
+directories = { workspace = true }

crates/polyscribe-host/src/lib.rs

@@ -1,8 +1,7 @@
 use anyhow::{Context, Result};
-use serde::Deserialize;
+use std::process::Stdio;
 use std::{
-    env,
-    fs,
+    env, fs,
     os::unix::fs::PermissionsExt,
     path::Path,
 };
@@ -10,7 +9,6 @@ use tokio::{
     io::{AsyncBufReadExt, BufReader},
     process::{Child as TokioChild, Command},
 };
-use std::process::Stdio;
 
 #[derive(Debug, Clone)]
 pub struct PluginInfo {
@@ -25,27 +23,19 @@ impl PluginManager {
     pub fn list(&self) -> Result<Vec<PluginInfo>> {
         let mut plugins = Vec::new();
 
-        // Scan PATH entries for executables starting with "polyscribe-plugin-"
         if let Ok(path) = env::var("PATH") {
             for dir in env::split_paths(&path) {
-                if let Ok(read_dir) = fs::read_dir(&dir) {
-                    for entry in read_dir.flatten() {
-                        let path = entry.path();
-                        if let Some(fname) = path.file_name().and_then(|s| s.to_str()) {
-                            if fname.starts_with("polyscribe-plugin-") && is_executable(&path) {
-                                let name = fname.trim_start_matches("polyscribe-plugin-").to_string();
-                                plugins.push(PluginInfo {
-                                    name,
-                                    path: path.to_string_lossy().to_string(),
-                                });
-                            }
-                        }
-                    }
-                }
+                scan_dir_for_plugins(&dir, &mut plugins);
             }
         }
 
-        // TODO: also scan XDG data plugins dir for symlinks/binaries
+        if let Some(dirs) = directories::ProjectDirs::from("dev", "polyscribe", "polyscribe") {
+            let plugin_dir = dirs.data_dir().join("plugins");
+            scan_dir_for_plugins(&plugin_dir, &mut plugins);
+        }
+
+        plugins.sort_by(|a, b| a.path.cmp(&b.path));
+        plugins.dedup_by(|a, b| a.path == b.path);
         Ok(plugins)
     }
 
@@ -89,7 +79,8 @@ impl PluginManager {
 
     fn resolve(&self, name: &str) -> Result<String> {
         let bin = format!("polyscribe-plugin-{name}");
-        let path = which::which(&bin).with_context(|| format!("plugin not found in PATH: {bin}"))?;
+        let path =
+            which::which(&bin).with_context(|| format!("plugin not found in PATH: {bin}"))?;
         Ok(path.to_string_lossy().to_string())
     }
 }
@@ -102,17 +93,27 @@ fn is_executable(path: &Path) -> bool {
     {
         if let Ok(meta) = fs::metadata(path) {
             let mode = meta.permissions().mode();
-            // if any execute bit is set
             return mode & 0o111 != 0;
         }
     }
-    // Fallback for non-unix (treat files as candidates)
     true
 }
 
-#[allow(dead_code)]
-#[derive(Debug, Deserialize)]
-struct Capability {
-    command: String,
-    summary: String,
+fn scan_dir_for_plugins(dir: &Path, out: &mut Vec<PluginInfo>) {
+    if let Ok(read_dir) = fs::read_dir(dir) {
+        for entry in read_dir.flatten() {
+            let path = entry.path();
+            if let Some(fname) = path.file_name().and_then(|s| s.to_str())
+                && fname.starts_with("polyscribe-plugin-")
+                && is_executable(&path)
+            {
+                let name = fname.trim_start_matches("polyscribe-plugin-").to_string();
+                out.push(PluginInfo {
+                    name,
+                    path: path.to_string_lossy().to_string(),
+                });
+            }
+        }
+    }
 }
+

crates/polyscribe-protocol/Cargo.toml

@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
 [package]
 name = "polyscribe-protocol"
-version = "0.1.0"
-edition = "2024"
+version.workspace = true
+edition.workspace = true
 
 [dependencies]
-serde = { version = "1.0.219", features = ["derive"] }
-serde_json = "1.0.142"
+serde = { workspace = true, features = ["derive"] }
+serde_json = { workspace = true }

docs/development.md

@@ -32,18 +32,20 @@ Run locally
 
 Models during development
 - Interactive downloader:
-  - cargo run -- --download-models
+  - cargo run -- models download
 - Non-interactive update (checks sizes/hashes, downloads if missing):
-  - cargo run -- --update-models --no-interaction -q
+  - cargo run -- models update --no-interaction -q
 
 Tests
 - Run all tests:
   - cargo test
 - The test suite includes CLI-oriented integration tests and unit tests. Some tests simulate GPU detection using env vars (POLYSCRIBE_TEST_FORCE_*). Do not rely on these flags in production code.
 
-Clippy
+Clippy & formatting
 - Run lint checks and treat warnings as errors:
   - cargo clippy --all-targets -- -D warnings
+- Check formatting:
+  - cargo fmt --all -- --check
 - Common warnings can often be fixed by simplifying code, removing unused imports, and following idiomatic patterns.
 
 Code layout
@@ -61,10 +63,10 @@ Adding a feature
 
 Running the model downloader
 - Interactive:
-  - cargo run -- --download-models
+  - cargo run -- models download
 - Non-interactive suggestions for CI:
   - POLYSCRIBE_MODELS_DIR=$PWD/models \
-    cargo run -- --update-models --no-interaction -q
+    cargo run -- models update --no-interaction -q
 
 Env var examples for local testing
 - Use a local copy of models and a specific model file:

docs/usage.md

@@ -30,10 +30,10 @@ CLI reference
     - Choose runtime backend. Default is auto (prefers CUDA → HIP → Vulkan → CPU), depending on detection.
   - --gpu-layers N
     - Number of layers to offload to the GPU when supported.
-  - --download-models
+  - models download
     - Launch interactive model downloader (lists Hugging Face models; multi-select to download).
     - Controls: Use Up/Down to navigate, Space to toggle selections, and Enter to confirm. Models are grouped by base (e.g., tiny, base, small).
-  - --update-models
+  - models update
     - Verify/update local models by comparing sizes and hashes with the upstream manifest.
   - -v, --verbose (repeatable)
     - Increase log verbosity; use -vv for very detailed logs.
@@ -42,6 +42,9 @@ CLI reference
   - --no-interaction
     - Disable all interactive prompts (for CI). Combine with env vars to control behavior.
   - Subcommands:
+    - models download: Launch interactive model downloader.
+    - models update: Verify/update local models (non-interactive).
+    - plugins list|info|run: Discover and run plugins.
     - completions <shell>: Write shell completion script to stdout.
     - man: Write a man page to stdout.
 

plugins/polyscribe-plugin-tubescribe/src/main.rs

@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
 // SPDX-License-Identifier: MIT
-// Stub plugin: tubescribe
 
 use anyhow::{Context, Result};
 use clap::Parser;
@@ -36,7 +35,6 @@ fn main() -> Result<()> {
         serve_once()?;
         return Ok(());
     }
-    // Default: show capabilities (friendly behavior if run without flags)
     let caps = psp::Capabilities {
         name: "tubescribe".to_string(),
         version: env!("CARGO_PKG_VERSION").to_string(),
@@ -49,14 +47,12 @@ fn main() -> Result<()> {
 }
 
 fn serve_once() -> Result<()> {
-    // Read exactly one line (one request)
     let stdin = std::io::stdin();
     let mut reader = BufReader::new(stdin.lock());
     let mut line = String::new();
     reader.read_line(&mut line).context("failed to read request line")?;
     let req: psp::JsonRpcRequest = serde_json::from_str(line.trim()).context("invalid JSON-RPC request")?;
 
-    // Simulate doing some work with progress
     emit(&psp::StreamItem::progress(5, Some("start".into()), Some("initializing".into())))?;
     std::thread::sleep(std::time::Duration::from_millis(50));
     emit(&psp::StreamItem::progress(25, Some("probe".into()), Some("probing sources".into())))?;
@@ -65,7 +61,6 @@ fn serve_once() -> Result<()> {
     std::thread::sleep(std::time::Duration::from_millis(50));
     emit(&psp::StreamItem::progress(90, Some("finalize".into()), Some("finalizing".into())))?;
 
-    // Handle method and produce result
     let result = match req.method.as_str() {
         "generate_metadata" => {
             let title = "Canned title";
@@ -78,7 +73,6 @@ fn serve_once() -> Result<()> {
             })
         }
         other => {
-            // Unknown method
             let err = psp::StreamItem::err(req.id.clone(), -32601, format!("Method not found: {}", other), None);
             emit(&err)?;
             return Ok(());