feat(maestro): swap web session-list/pane focus keys to Tab/Esc

Tab now moves the keyboard from the session list to the pane (was
Escape); Escape moves it back from the pane to the list, intercepted via
xterm's attachCustomKeyEventHandler so it never reaches the shell/app.
Matches the TUI's `tab`/`esc` pair; Ctrl+Q was ruled out since browsers
reserve it and never deliver it to page JS.

Co-Authored-By: Claude Sonnet 5 <noreply@anthropic.com>

.gitea/workflows/ci.yml

@@ -7,6 +7,10 @@ on:
       - 'linear/**'
   pull_request:
 
+concurrency:
+  group: ci-${{ github.workflow }}-${{ github.ref }}
+  cancel-in-progress: ${{ github.ref != 'refs/heads/main' }}
+
 jobs:
   rust:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest

CLAUDE.md

@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ persistence, WebSocket for transport.
 maestro daemon            tmux wrapper + session API on 127.0.0.1:7070
   ├── GET/POST /api/sessions        list / spawn
   ├── DELETE   /api/sessions/:id    kill
+  ├── POST     /api/sessions/:id/input  type text into a session
   ├── GET      /api/info            hostname, version, home dir, spawn presets
   ├── GET      /api/dirs            directory listing (spawn autocomplete)
   ├── GET      /api/recent-dirs     spawn history
@@ -18,7 +19,7 @@ maestro daemon            tmux wrapper + session API on 127.0.0.1:7070
   ├── WS       /api/events          Snapshot + session deltas
   └── WS       /api/attach/:id      raw PTY bytes
 
-maestro list/spawn/attach/kill      CLI client
+maestro list/spawn/attach/kill/send  CLI client
 maestro tui                         ratatui client
 maestro-web                         serves the SPA, reverse-proxies /api/* to the daemon
 ```
@@ -63,13 +64,18 @@ nix/                     # Home Manager module (`services.maestro`)
 See `docs/INSTALL.md` for end-user install instructions.
 
 `docs/WORKTREES.md` is the contract for session worktrees — placement,
-collisions, what blocks a kill, what `--force` retains, and what reclaim
-touches. Read it before changing anything that creates or removes one.
+collisions, what blocks a kill, and what `--force` leaves behind. Read it
+before changing anything that creates or removes one.
 
 `docs/SIDEBAR.md` is the contract for session cards in the web and TUI
 sidebars — line layout, activity colours, duration format, state precedence.
 Read it before changing sidebar rendering.
 
+`docs/RESTART.md` is the contract for what clients do when the daemon restarts
+or is upgraded under them — the build stamp on `/api/info`, the status
+indicator's states, the blocking overlay, grace and poll timings. Read it
+before changing reconnect behaviour on either client.
+
 `nix run .#dev` (or `just dev`) brings up the whole local stack under
 process-compose: a debug daemon on 127.0.0.1:7071, then Vite on :5173 once the
 daemon answers `/api/info`. The SPA proxies `/api/*` back to the daemon, so only

DESIGN.md

@@ -100,10 +100,11 @@ Three surfaces, all DOM built in TS, styled by class:
   no-sessions, no-search-match.
 - **Attach** — header (back, `session <id>`, live/closed/error state pill) over
   a framed dark xterm with a green cursor.
-- **Draft pane** — the spawn form mounted inline in an empty split pane,
-  focusable like any session pane; mono inputs with green focus ring; grouped
-  worktree fieldset. Spawn opens one (reusing an empty focused pane, else
-  splitting), and "Spawn similar" seeds one from a session's dir + command.
+- **Spawn modal** — the spawn form in a centered dialog (a bottom sheet below
+  600px) over a blurred backdrop; mono inputs with green focus ring; grouped
+  worktree fieldset. Escape, Cancel, ✕ and a backdrop click all dismiss it.
+  Submitting gives the new session its own tab; "Spawn similar" seeds the form
+  from a session's dir + command and puts the result beside it.
 
 Interactive elements ship default / hover / focus-visible / active / disabled
 states; the accent green is used only for action, selection, focus, and live
@@ -112,5 +113,5 @@ status — never decoration.
 ## Dev review aids (DEV-only, stripped from production)
 
 `web/src/mock.ts` + query params seed a representative catalog without a running
-daemon: `?mock` (seed sessions), `?mock&spawn` (open a draft pane),
+daemon: `?mock` (seed sessions), `?mock&spawn` (open the spawn modal),
 `?theme=light|dark` (pin a theme). Guarded by `import.meta.env.DEV`.

crates/maestro-cli/src/cli.rs

@@ -41,8 +41,9 @@ pub enum Command {
     Attach(AttachArgs),
     /// Kill a session by ID.
     Kill(KillArgs),
-    /// List retained worktrees, or reclaim one by ID (#86).
-    Worktrees(WorktreesArgs),
+    /// Type text into a running session, as if it had been typed on an
+    /// attached terminal.
+    Send(SendArgs),
     /// Install or update the agent activity hook (#106).
     Hooks(HooksArgs),
 }
@@ -62,34 +63,6 @@ pub enum HooksCommand {
     Install,
 }
 
-/// `maestro worktrees <list|reclaim>`
-#[derive(Debug, clap::Args)]
-pub struct WorktreesArgs {
-    #[command(subcommand)]
-    pub command: WorktreesCommand,
-}
-
-#[derive(Debug, Subcommand)]
-pub enum WorktreesCommand {
-    /// List retained worktrees and what is in the way of reclaiming each.
-    List(ListWorktreesArgs),
-    /// Reclaim one retained worktree: removes the directory, never the branch.
-    Reclaim(ReclaimArgs),
-}
-
-#[derive(Debug, clap::Args)]
-pub struct ListWorktreesArgs {
-    /// Output as JSON instead of a table.
-    #[arg(long)]
-    pub json: bool,
-}
-
-#[derive(Debug, clap::Args)]
-pub struct ReclaimArgs {
-    /// Retained worktree ID to reclaim. Required — there is no reclaim-all.
-    pub id: Uuid,
-}
-
 #[derive(Debug, clap::Args)]
 pub struct ListArgs {
     /// Output as JSON instead of a table.
@@ -133,13 +106,26 @@ pub struct AttachArgs {
     pub detach_key: String,
 }
 
+/// `maestro send <session> <text...>`
+#[derive(Debug, clap::Args)]
+pub struct SendArgs {
+    /// Session to type into: its ID, a unique ID prefix, or its name.
+    pub session: String,
+    /// Text to send. Omit it to read the text from stdin.
+    #[arg(trailing_var_arg = true, allow_hyphen_values = true)]
+    pub text: Vec<String>,
+    /// Leave the text sitting in the session's prompt instead of pressing
+    /// Enter after it.
+    #[arg(long)]
+    pub no_enter: bool,
+}
+
 #[derive(Debug, clap::Args)]
 pub struct KillArgs {
     /// Session ID to kill.
     pub session_id: Uuid,
     /// End the session even when its worktree holds unsaved work (#81). The
-    /// worktree is retained — never removed — and enters the retained store;
-    /// the output says where the work went.
+    /// worktree is left on disk — never removed.
     #[arg(long)]
     pub force: bool,
 }
@@ -276,6 +262,40 @@ mod tests {
         }
     }
 
+    #[test]
+    fn parses_send_joining_the_message_words() {
+        let cli =
+            Cli::try_parse_from(["maestro", "send", "planner", "run", "the", "tests"]).unwrap();
+        let Command::Send(a) = cli.command else {
+            panic!("expected send")
+        };
+        assert_eq!(a.session, "planner");
+        assert_eq!(a.text, vec!["run", "the", "tests"]);
+        assert!(!a.no_enter);
+    }
+
+    /// The message is trailing_var_arg, so a word starting with `-` inside it
+    /// is text, not a flag clap should reject.
+    #[test]
+    fn send_message_may_start_with_a_dash() {
+        let cli =
+            Cli::try_parse_from(["maestro", "send", "--no-enter", "planner", "--force"]).unwrap();
+        let Command::Send(a) = cli.command else {
+            panic!("expected send")
+        };
+        assert!(a.no_enter);
+        assert_eq!(a.text, vec!["--force"]);
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn send_text_may_be_omitted_for_stdin() {
+        let cli = Cli::try_parse_from(["maestro", "send", "planner"]).unwrap();
+        let Command::Send(a) = cli.command else {
+            panic!("expected send")
+        };
+        assert!(a.text.is_empty());
+    }
+
     #[test]
     fn rejects_env_without_equals() {
         let err = Cli::try_parse_from([
@@ -301,63 +321,11 @@ mod tests {
             }
             _ => panic!("wrong subcommand"),
         }
-        // No subcommand → help, like `worktrees`.
+        // No subcommand → help.
         let err = Cli::try_parse_from(["maestro", "hooks"]).unwrap_err();
         assert!(matches!(
             err.kind(),
             clap::error::ErrorKind::DisplayHelpOnMissingArgumentOrSubcommand
         ));
     }
-
-    #[test]
-    fn parses_worktrees_list() {
-        let cli = Cli::try_parse_from(["maestro", "worktrees", "list", "--json"]).unwrap();
-        match cli.command {
-            Command::Worktrees(w) => match w.command {
-                WorktreesCommand::List(a) => assert!(a.json),
-                _ => panic!("wrong worktrees subcommand"),
-            },
-            _ => panic!("wrong subcommand"),
-        }
-    }
-
-    #[test]
-    fn parses_worktrees_reclaim() {
-        let id = "01234567-89ab-cdef-0123-456789abcdef";
-        let cli = Cli::try_parse_from(["maestro", "worktrees", "reclaim", id]).unwrap();
-        match cli.command {
-            Command::Worktrees(w) => match w.command {
-                WorktreesCommand::Reclaim(a) => assert_eq!(a.id.to_string(), id),
-                _ => panic!("wrong worktrees subcommand"),
-            },
-            _ => panic!("wrong subcommand"),
-        }
-    }
-
-    /// Contract rule: reclaim refuses to run without an explicit target.
-    /// There is no reclaim-everything convenience.
-    #[test]
-    fn reclaim_requires_an_explicit_target() {
-        let err = Cli::try_parse_from(["maestro", "worktrees", "reclaim"]).unwrap_err();
-        assert!(
-            matches!(
-                err.kind(),
-                clap::error::ErrorKind::InvalidSubcommand
-                    | clap::error::ErrorKind::MissingRequiredArgument
-            ),
-            "{err}"
-        );
-    }
-
-    #[test]
-    fn worktrees_without_subcommand_shows_help() {
-        let err = Cli::try_parse_from(["maestro", "worktrees"]).unwrap_err();
-        assert!(
-            matches!(
-                err.kind(),
-                clap::error::ErrorKind::DisplayHelpOnMissingArgumentOrSubcommand
-            ),
-            "{err}"
-        );
-    }
 }

crates/maestro-cli/src/dispatch.rs

@@ -9,9 +9,8 @@ use std::path::{Path, PathBuf};
 use maestro_protocol::DaemonClient;
 
 use crate::attach::{parse_detach_key, run_attach_url};
-use crate::cli::{Command, WorktreesCommand};
-use crate::sessions::{run_kill, run_list, run_spawn};
-use crate::worktrees::{run_list as run_worktree_list, run_reclaim as run_worktree_reclaim};
+use crate::cli::Command;
+use crate::sessions::{run_kill, run_list, run_send, run_spawn};
 use maestro_config::{default_config_path, MaestroConfigFile};
 
 #[derive(Debug, thiserror::Error)]
@@ -25,6 +24,10 @@ pub enum CliError {
     Attach(#[from] crate::attach::AttachError),
     #[error("{0}")]
     Hooks(#[from] maestro_hooks::HooksError),
+    #[error("{0}")]
+    Resolve(#[from] crate::sessions::ResolveError),
+    #[error("nothing to send: pass the text as arguments or pipe it on stdin")]
+    NothingToSend,
     #[error("could not determine the home directory ($HOME unset?)")]
     NoHome,
     #[error("{0}")]
@@ -80,37 +83,14 @@ pub async fn dispatch(
             if !args.force {
                 warn_if_blocked(&daemon, args.session_id).await;
             }
-            let outcome = run_kill(&daemon, &args).await?;
+            run_kill(&daemon, &args).await?;
             println!("killed {}", args.session_id);
-            if let Some(w) = outcome.retained {
-                println!(
-                    "worktree retained at {} (branch {}, force-killed)",
-                    w.path.display(),
-                    w.branch
-                );
-            }
+        }
+        Command::Send(args) => {
+            let id = run_send(&daemon, &args, &mut std::io::stdin()).await?;
+            println!("sent to {id}");
         }
         Command::Hooks(_) => unreachable!("hooks handled before the daemon client exists"),
-        Command::Worktrees(args) => match args.command {
-            WorktreesCommand::List(list_args) => {
-                let mut stdout = std::io::stdout().lock();
-                run_worktree_list(&daemon, &list_args, &mut stdout).await?;
-            }
-            WorktreesCommand::Reclaim(reclaim_args) => {
-                // The daemon removes the directory and the store entry; the
-                // branch is never deleted — worth saying out loud (#86).
-                let entry = run_worktree_reclaim(&daemon, &reclaim_args).await?;
-                match entry {
-                    Some(wt) => println!(
-                        "reclaimed {} ({})\nbranch '{}' kept",
-                        wt.id,
-                        wt.path.display(),
-                        wt.branch
-                    ),
-                    None => println!("reclaimed {}\nbranch kept", reclaim_args.id),
-                }
-            }
-        },
     }
     Ok(())
 }
@@ -150,7 +130,7 @@ async fn warn_if_blocked(daemon: &DaemonClient, id: uuid::Uuid) {
     {
         if !b.is_clear() {
             eprintln!(
-                "warning: this kill will be refused — the session's worktree holds unsaved work ({b}); use --force to retain it"
+                "warning: this kill will be refused — the session's worktree holds unsaved work ({b}); use --force to end it anyway"
             );
         }
     }

crates/maestro-cli/src/lib.rs

@@ -6,6 +6,5 @@ pub mod attach;
 pub mod cli;
 pub mod dispatch;
 pub mod sessions;
-pub mod worktrees;
 
 pub use dispatch::{dispatch, CliError};

crates/maestro-cli/src/sessions.rs

@@ -3,13 +3,15 @@
 use std::collections::HashMap;
 use std::io::Write;
 
+use maestro_protocol::display::abbreviate_dir;
 use maestro_protocol::{
-    ActivityState, ClientError, CreateSessionRequest, DaemonClient, DaemonInfo, Session,
-    SessionStatus, WorktreeSpec,
+    ActivityState, ClientError, CreateSessionRequest, DaemonClient, DaemonInfo, SendInputRequest,
+    Session, SessionStatus, WorktreeSpec,
 };
 use serde_json::Value;
 
-use crate::cli::{KillArgs, ListArgs, SpawnArgs};
+use crate::cli::{KillArgs, ListArgs, SendArgs, SpawnArgs};
+use crate::dispatch::CliError;
 
 /// `maestro list`
 pub async fn run_list(
@@ -61,13 +63,96 @@ pub async fn run_spawn(client: &DaemonClient, args: SpawnArgs) -> Result<Session
 /// `maestro kill`. A forced kill (#81) retains the guarded worktree instead
 /// of removing it; the outcome names what was kept so dispatch can say where
 /// the work went.
-pub async fn run_kill(
-    client: &DaemonClient,
-    args: &KillArgs,
-) -> Result<maestro_protocol::KillOutcome, ClientError> {
+pub async fn run_kill(client: &DaemonClient, args: &KillArgs) -> Result<(), ClientError> {
     client.kill_session(args.session_id, args.force).await
 }
 
+/// Nothing on the daemon answers to what the operator named.
+#[derive(Debug, thiserror::Error)]
+pub enum ResolveError {
+    #[error("no session matches {0:?} — run `maestro list` to see what is running")]
+    NoMatch(String),
+    #[error("{0:?} matches {1} sessions; use a session id instead")]
+    Ambiguous(String, usize),
+}
+
+/// Turn what the operator typed into a session id: a full ID, a unique ID
+/// prefix, or a session's name (#125), matched case-insensitively. Names come
+/// first — an operator who named a session after a hex string meant the name.
+pub fn resolve_session(sessions: &[Session], needle: &str) -> Result<uuid::Uuid, ResolveError> {
+    let needle = needle.trim();
+    let by_name: Vec<&Session> = sessions
+        .iter()
+        .filter(|s| {
+            maestro_protocol::display::custom_name(s)
+                .is_some_and(|n| n.eq_ignore_ascii_case(needle))
+        })
+        .collect();
+    match by_name.len() {
+        1 => return Ok(by_name[0].id),
+        0 => {}
+        n => return Err(ResolveError::Ambiguous(needle.to_string(), n)),
+    }
+
+    let by_id: Vec<&Session> = sessions
+        .iter()
+        .filter(|s| {
+            s.id.to_string()
+                .to_ascii_lowercase()
+                .starts_with(&needle.to_ascii_lowercase())
+        })
+        .collect();
+    match by_id.len() {
+        1 => Ok(by_id[0].id),
+        0 => Err(ResolveError::NoMatch(needle.to_string())),
+        n => Err(ResolveError::Ambiguous(needle.to_string(), n)),
+    }
+}
+
+/// `maestro send`. Answers with the session that was typed into, so the
+/// caller can name it once the daemon has accepted the text.
+///
+/// A bare ID skips the catalog fetch; anything else needs the list to match
+/// against. Text comes from the arguments, or from stdin when there is none —
+/// the shape a heredoc or a pipe wants.
+#[allow(clippy::result_large_err)]
+pub async fn run_send(
+    client: &DaemonClient,
+    args: &SendArgs,
+    stdin: &mut impl std::io::Read,
+) -> Result<uuid::Uuid, CliError> {
+    let text = if args.text.is_empty() {
+        let mut buf = String::new();
+        stdin.read_to_string(&mut buf)?;
+        // One trailing newline is how a pipe ends, not part of the message —
+        // keeping it would submit the text twice.
+        buf.strip_suffix('\n')
+            .map(|t| t.strip_suffix('\r').unwrap_or(t))
+            .unwrap_or(&buf)
+            .to_string()
+    } else {
+        args.text.join(" ")
+    };
+    if text.is_empty() {
+        return Err(CliError::NothingToSend);
+    }
+
+    let id = match uuid::Uuid::parse_str(args.session.trim()) {
+        Ok(id) => id,
+        Err(_) => {
+            let sessions = client.list_sessions().await?;
+            resolve_session(&sessions, &args.session)?
+        }
+    };
+
+    let req = SendInputRequest {
+        text,
+        submit: !args.no_enter,
+    };
+    client.send_input(id, &req).await?;
+    Ok(id)
+}
+
 #[allow(clippy::write_literal)]
 fn print_session_table(out: &mut impl Write, sessions: &[Session], info: &DaemonInfo) {
     if sessions.is_empty() {
@@ -138,21 +223,6 @@ pub(crate) fn blocked_label(s: &Session) -> String {
         .unwrap_or_default()
 }
 
-/// Render a path with the daemon's home dir collapsed to `~`. Mirrors the web
-/// UI's abbreviation so CLI and browser show the same directory shorthand.
-pub(crate) fn abbreviate_dir(path: &std::path::Path, home: &str) -> String {
-    let p = path.to_string_lossy();
-    if !home.is_empty() {
-        if p == home {
-            return "~".into();
-        }
-        if let Some(rest) = p.strip_prefix(&format!("{home}/")) {
-            return format!("~/{rest}");
-        }
-    }
-    p.into_owned()
-}
-
 #[cfg(test)]
 mod tests {
     use std::collections::HashMap;
@@ -235,6 +305,63 @@ mod tests {
         assert!(out.contains("bash [claude]"), "{out}");
     }
 
+    fn named(id: u128, name: &str) -> Session {
+        let mut s = session("/tmp", "claude", id);
+        s.metadata
+            .insert("name".into(), serde_json::Value::String(name.into()));
+        s
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn resolves_by_name_id_prefix_and_reports_what_it_cannot() {
+        use super::{resolve_session, ResolveError};
+
+        // Ids that differ in their first characters, so a short prefix is
+        // enough to pick one — the ergonomics the prefix match exists for.
+        let (a, b) = (1u128 << 124, 2u128 << 124);
+        let sessions = vec![named(a, "planner"), named(b, "builder")];
+        let one = Uuid::from_u128(a);
+
+        assert_eq!(resolve_session(&sessions, "planner").unwrap(), one);
+        // Names match case-insensitively and ignore surrounding space.
+        assert_eq!(resolve_session(&sessions, " Planner ").unwrap(), one);
+        // An id prefix works when it picks exactly one session.
+        let prefix = &one.to_string()[..8];
+        assert_eq!(resolve_session(&sessions, prefix).unwrap(), one);
+        assert!(matches!(
+            resolve_session(&sessions, "nope"),
+            Err(ResolveError::NoMatch(_))
+        ));
+    }
+
+    /// Two sessions sharing a name is legal — the daemon never enforced
+    /// uniqueness — so `send` must refuse rather than pick one.
+    #[test]
+    fn an_ambiguous_name_is_refused() {
+        use super::{resolve_session, ResolveError};
+
+        let sessions = vec![named(1 << 124, "worker"), named(2 << 124, "worker")];
+        assert!(matches!(
+            resolve_session(&sessions, "worker"),
+            Err(ResolveError::Ambiguous(_, 2))
+        ));
+    }
+
+    /// A session named after its own id prefix means the name: an operator
+    /// who typed a name they chose should not be routed by hex coincidence.
+    #[test]
+    fn names_win_over_id_prefixes() {
+        use super::resolve_session;
+
+        let two = Uuid::from_u128(2 << 124);
+        let prefix = two.to_string()[..8].to_string();
+        let sessions = vec![named(1 << 124, &prefix), session("/tmp", "bash", 2 << 124)];
+        assert_eq!(
+            resolve_session(&sessions, &prefix).unwrap(),
+            Uuid::from_u128(1 << 124)
+        );
+    }
+
     #[test]
     fn empty_sessions() {
         let mut buf = Vec::new();

crates/maestro-cli/src/worktrees.rs

@@ -1,204 +0,0 @@
-//! `maestro worktrees list / reclaim` — the retained-store surface (#86).
-//!
-//! `reclaim` removes one directory; it never deletes the branch, which is
-//! said out loud in the output because "reclaim" otherwise sounds like it
-//! takes the commits too.
-
-use std::io::Write;
-
-use maestro_protocol::{ClientError, DaemonClient, DaemonInfo, InTheWay, RetainedWorktree};
-
-use crate::cli::{ListWorktreesArgs, ReclaimArgs};
-use crate::sessions::abbreviate_dir;
-
-/// `maestro worktrees list`
-pub async fn run_list(
-    client: &DaemonClient,
-    args: &ListWorktreesArgs,
-    out: &mut impl Write,
-) -> Result<(), ClientError> {
-    let worktrees = client.list_worktrees().await?;
-    let info = client.daemon_info().await.unwrap_or_default();
-
-    if args.json {
-        let body = serde_json::json!({ "worktrees": worktrees });
-        writeln!(out, "{}", serde_json::to_string_pretty(&body)?).ok();
-        return Ok(());
-    }
-
-    print_worktree_table(out, &worktrees, &info);
-    Ok(())
-}
-
-/// `maestro worktrees reclaim <id>`
-///
-/// Returns the entry as listed just before the reclaim, when it was found in
-/// the listing, so the confirmation can name what was removed.
-pub async fn run_reclaim(
-    client: &DaemonClient,
-    args: &ReclaimArgs,
-) -> Result<Option<RetainedWorktree>, ClientError> {
-    let listed = client
-        .list_worktrees()
-        .await?
-        .into_iter()
-        .find(|w| w.id == args.id);
-    client.reclaim_worktree(args.id).await?;
-    Ok(listed)
-}
-
-fn print_worktree_table(out: &mut impl Write, worktrees: &[RetainedWorktree], info: &DaemonInfo) {
-    if worktrees.is_empty() {
-        writeln!(out, "no retained worktrees").ok();
-        return;
-    }
-
-    let mut sorted: Vec<&RetainedWorktree> = worktrees.iter().collect();
-    sorted.sort_by_key(|w| w.retained_at);
-
-    if !info.hostname.is_empty() {
-        let warn = if maestro_protocol::is_compatible(&info.version) {
-            ""
-        } else {
-            "  (protocol mismatch)"
-        };
-        let version = if info.version.is_empty() {
-            String::new()
-        } else {
-            format!("  maestro {}{warn}", info.version)
-        };
-        writeln!(out, "\n{}{version}", info.hostname).ok();
-    }
-    writeln!(
-        out,
-        "  {:<36}  {:<24}  {:<28}  {:<24}  IN THE WAY",
-        "ID", "BRANCH", "PATH", "REASON"
-    )
-    .ok();
-    for w in sorted {
-        writeln!(
-            out,
-            "  {:<36}  {:<24}  {:<28}  {:<24}  {}",
-            w.id,
-            w.branch,
-            abbreviate_dir(&w.path, &info.home_dir),
-            reason_label(w.reason),
-            blocker_label(&w.in_the_way),
-        )
-        .ok();
-    }
-    // The branch survives every reclaim — see docs/WORKTREES.md.
-    writeln!(
-        out,
-        "\nreclaim removes the directory only; branches are never deleted"
-    )
-    .ok();
-}
-
-fn reason_label(reason: maestro_protocol::RetainedReason) -> &'static str {
-    match reason {
-        maestro_protocol::RetainedReason::ForceKilled => "force-killed",
-        maestro_protocol::RetainedReason::ExitedWithUnsavedWork => "exited-with-unsaved-work",
-    }
-}
-
-/// The same breakdown that blocks an unforced kill, as words: what is still
-/// in the way, or `clear` when the work has since been committed and pushed.
-fn blocker_label(in_the_way: &InTheWay) -> String {
-    if in_the_way.is_clear() {
-        return "clear".into();
-    }
-    let mut parts: Vec<String> = Vec::new();
-    if in_the_way.uncommitted_files > 0 {
-        parts.push(format!("{} uncommitted", in_the_way.uncommitted_files));
-    }
-    if in_the_way.untracked_files > 0 {
-        parts.push(format!("{} untracked", in_the_way.untracked_files));
-    }
-    if in_the_way.unpushed_commits > 0 {
-        parts.push(format!("{} unpushed", in_the_way.unpushed_commits));
-    }
-    parts.join(", ")
-}
-
-#[cfg(test)]
-mod tests {
-    use std::path::PathBuf;
-
-    use chrono::{TimeZone, Utc};
-    use maestro_protocol::{DaemonInfo, InTheWay, RetainedReason, RetainedWorktree};
-    use uuid::Uuid;
-
-    fn worktree(branch: &str, path: &str, id: u128) -> RetainedWorktree {
-        RetainedWorktree {
-            id: Uuid::from_u128(id),
-            path: PathBuf::from(path),
-            base_repo: PathBuf::from("/home/naps/maestro"),
-            branch: branch.into(),
-            reason: RetainedReason::ForceKilled,
-            retained_at: Utc.with_ymd_and_hms(2026, 8, 24, 10, 0, 0).unwrap(),
-            in_the_way: InTheWay::default(),
-        }
-    }
-
-    fn info(home: &str) -> DaemonInfo {
-        DaemonInfo {
-            hostname: "naps-laptop".into(),
-            home_dir: home.into(),
-            ..Default::default()
-        }
-    }
-
-    #[test]
-    fn formats_table() {
-        let mut w = worktree("feat/login", "/home/naps/maestro/worktrees/feat/login", 1);
-        w.in_the_way = InTheWay {
-            uncommitted_files: 2,
-            untracked_files: 1,
-            unpushed_commits: 3,
-        };
-        let mut buf = Vec::new();
-        super::print_worktree_table(&mut buf, &[w], &info("/home/naps"));
-        let s = String::from_utf8(buf).unwrap();
-        assert!(s.contains("naps-laptop"), "{s}");
-        assert!(s.contains("feat/login"), "{s}");
-        // Home dir collapses to ~ in the PATH column, like sessions' DIR.
-        assert!(s.contains("~/maestro/worktrees/feat/login"), "{s}");
-        assert!(s.contains("force-killed"), "{s}");
-        assert!(s.contains("2 uncommitted, 1 untracked, 3 unpushed"), "{s}");
-        assert!(s.contains("IN THE WAY"), "{s}");
-    }
-
-    /// Contract rule, visible to the operator: reclaiming a tree must not
-    /// throw away commits on its branch.
-    #[test]
-    fn says_the_branch_survives() {
-        let mut buf = Vec::new();
-        super::print_worktree_table(
-            &mut buf,
-            &[worktree("feat/x", "/repo/worktrees/feat/x", 1)],
-            &info(""),
-        );
-        let s = String::from_utf8(buf).unwrap();
-        assert!(s.contains("never deleted"), "{s}");
-    }
-
-    #[test]
-    fn clear_tree_says_clear() {
-        let mut buf = Vec::new();
-        super::print_worktree_table(
-            &mut buf,
-            &[worktree("main-ish", "/repo/worktrees/main-ish", 1)],
-            &info(""),
-        );
-        let s = String::from_utf8(buf).unwrap();
-        assert!(s.contains("clear"), "{s}");
-    }
-
-    #[test]
-    fn empty_store() {
-        let mut buf = Vec::new();
-        super::print_worktree_table(&mut buf, &[], &info(""));
-        assert_eq!(String::from_utf8(buf).unwrap(), "no retained worktrees\n");
-    }
-}

crates/maestro-cli/tests/against_mock_daemon.rs

@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@ async fn info_carries_version_and_presets() {
             label: "Claude".into(),
             command: "claude".into(),
         }],
+        ..Default::default()
     });
 
     let info = mock.client().daemon_info().await.expect("info");
@@ -108,3 +109,110 @@ async fn spawn_round_trips_through_the_daemon() {
         .expect("kill");
     assert_eq!(mock.session_count(), 0);
 }
+
+#[tokio::test]
+async fn send_types_text_and_submits_by_default() {
+    let mock = MockDaemon::start().await;
+    let id = Uuid::from_u128(7);
+    mock.add_session(session(id, "/home/mock/work", "claude"));
+
+    let args = maestro_cli::cli::SendArgs {
+        session: id.to_string(),
+        text: vec!["run".into(), "the".into(), "tests".into()],
+        no_enter: false,
+    };
+    let sent = maestro_cli::sessions::run_send(&mock.client(), &args, &mut std::io::empty())
+        .await
+        .expect("send");
+
+    assert_eq!(sent, id);
+    let inputs = mock.inputs();
+    assert_eq!(inputs.len(), 1);
+    assert_eq!(inputs[0].0, id);
+    assert_eq!(inputs[0].1.text, "run the tests");
+    assert!(inputs[0].1.submit, "Enter is the default");
+}
+
+/// `--no-enter` leaves the text in the prompt; the flag has to survive the
+/// whole way to the daemon or the message is sent anyway.
+#[tokio::test]
+async fn send_without_enter_leaves_the_text_unsubmitted() {
+    let mock = MockDaemon::start().await;
+    let id = Uuid::from_u128(8);
+    mock.add_session(session(id, "/tmp", "bash"));
+
+    let args = maestro_cli::cli::SendArgs {
+        session: id.to_string(),
+        text: vec!["ls".into()],
+        no_enter: true,
+    };
+    maestro_cli::sessions::run_send(&mock.client(), &args, &mut std::io::empty())
+        .await
+        .expect("send");
+
+    assert!(!mock.inputs()[0].1.submit);
+}
+
+/// No text arguments → the message comes from stdin, minus the trailing
+/// newline a pipe or heredoc adds.
+#[tokio::test]
+async fn send_reads_stdin_and_drops_its_trailing_newline() {
+    let mock = MockDaemon::start().await;
+    let id = Uuid::from_u128(9);
+    mock.add_session(session(id, "/tmp", "bash"));
+
+    let args = maestro_cli::cli::SendArgs {
+        session: id.to_string(),
+        text: Vec::new(),
+        no_enter: false,
+    };
+    let mut stdin = std::io::Cursor::new(b"multi\nline\n".to_vec());
+    maestro_cli::sessions::run_send(&mock.client(), &args, &mut stdin)
+        .await
+        .expect("send");
+
+    assert_eq!(mock.inputs()[0].1.text, "multi\nline");
+}
+
+/// A session named through `PATCH /api/sessions/:id` is addressable by that
+/// name, so scripts don't have to carry a UUID around.
+#[tokio::test]
+async fn send_resolves_a_session_by_name() {
+    let mock = MockDaemon::start().await;
+    let id = Uuid::from_u128(10);
+    let mut named = session(id, "/tmp", "claude");
+    named
+        .metadata
+        .insert("name".into(), serde_json::Value::String("planner".into()));
+    mock.add_session(named);
+    mock.add_session(session(Uuid::from_u128(11), "/tmp", "bash"));
+
+    let args = maestro_cli::cli::SendArgs {
+        session: "Planner".into(),
+        text: vec!["go".into()],
+        no_enter: false,
+    };
+    let sent = maestro_cli::sessions::run_send(&mock.client(), &args, &mut std::io::empty())
+        .await
+        .expect("send");
+
+    assert_eq!(sent, id);
+}
+
+#[tokio::test]
+async fn send_to_an_unknown_session_fails_without_typing_anything() {
+    let mock = MockDaemon::start().await;
+    mock.add_session(session(Uuid::from_u128(12), "/tmp", "bash"));
+
+    let args = maestro_cli::cli::SendArgs {
+        session: "nope".into(),
+        text: vec!["hi".into()],
+        no_enter: false,
+    };
+    let err = maestro_cli::sessions::run_send(&mock.client(), &args, &mut std::io::empty())
+        .await
+        .expect_err("should not resolve");
+
+    assert!(err.to_string().contains("no session matches"), "{err}");
+    assert!(mock.inputs().is_empty());
+}

crates/maestro-config/src/lib.rs

@@ -22,7 +22,8 @@ use std::collections::BTreeMap;
 use std::net::SocketAddr;
 use std::path::{Path, PathBuf};
 
-use serde::Deserialize;
+use serde::de::Error as _;
+use serde::{Deserialize, Deserializer};
 
 /// Directory name under `$XDG_CONFIG_HOME` (default `~/.config`).
 pub const DIR_NAME: &str = "maestro";
@@ -146,11 +147,14 @@ pub struct WebSection {
 
 /// `[tui]` — `maestro tui` settings (NAP-275 epic, phase 2 NAP-277).
 ///
-/// Leader key, chord timeout, and per-mode keymap overrides. The TUI ships
-/// with a default keymap; entries in `keymap_normal` / `keymap_insert` are
-/// applied **over** the defaults, so a partial override is enough.
+/// Theme, leader key, chord timeout, and per-mode keymap overrides. The TUI
+/// ships with a default keymap; entries in `keymap_normal` / `keymap_insert`
+/// are applied **over** the defaults, so a partial override is enough.
 #[derive(Debug, Clone, Default, PartialEq, Eq, Deserialize)]
 pub struct TuiSection {
+    /// Named palette preset. Defaults to the dark preset.
+    #[serde(default, deserialize_with = "deserialize_theme")]
+    pub theme: Option<TuiTheme>,
     /// Canonical key form, e.g. `"ctrl-a"`. Default `ctrl-a`.
     #[serde(default)]
     pub leader: Option<String>,
@@ -167,6 +171,90 @@ pub struct TuiSection {
     pub keymap_insert: BTreeMap<String, String>,
 }
 
+/// Palette presets supported by the TUI's `[tui].theme` setting.
+#[derive(Debug, Clone, Copy, PartialEq, Eq)]
+pub enum TuiTheme {
+    /// The graphite dark palette and the default.
+    Dark,
+    /// A high-contrast light palette.
+    Light,
+    /// Ice Cyan — cyan accent on the graphite base.
+    IceCyan,
+    /// Periwinkle — indigo base, blue-violet accent.
+    Periwinkle,
+    /// Amber Phosphor — CRT amber on warm graphite.
+    AmberPhosphor,
+    /// Ember — warm orange-red accent.
+    Ember,
+    /// Orchid — muted violet accent.
+    Orchid,
+    /// Named ANSI colours, allowing the terminal to provide the colour set.
+    Ansi,
+    /// Solarized Dark.
+    SolarizedDark,
+    /// Solarized Light.
+    SolarizedLight,
+    /// Catppuccin Mocha.
+    Catppuccin,
+    /// GitHub Dark.
+    GithubDark,
+    /// GitHub Light.
+    GithubLight,
+    /// Tokyo Night.
+    TokyoNight,
+    /// Gruvbox Dark.
+    Gruvbox,
+    /// Nord.
+    Nord,
+    /// Dracula.
+    Dracula,
+}
+
+/// Every `[tui].theme` name and its variant, in documentation order.
+pub const TUI_THEMES: &[(&str, TuiTheme)] = &[
+    ("dark", TuiTheme::Dark),
+    ("light", TuiTheme::Light),
+    ("ice-cyan", TuiTheme::IceCyan),
+    ("periwinkle", TuiTheme::Periwinkle),
+    ("amber-phosphor", TuiTheme::AmberPhosphor),
+    ("ember", TuiTheme::Ember),
+    ("orchid", TuiTheme::Orchid),
+    ("ansi", TuiTheme::Ansi),
+    ("solarized-dark", TuiTheme::SolarizedDark),
+    ("solarized-light", TuiTheme::SolarizedLight),
+    ("catppuccin", TuiTheme::Catppuccin),
+    ("github-dark", TuiTheme::GithubDark),
+    ("github-light", TuiTheme::GithubLight),
+    ("tokyo-night", TuiTheme::TokyoNight),
+    ("gruvbox", TuiTheme::Gruvbox),
+    ("nord", TuiTheme::Nord),
+    ("dracula", TuiTheme::Dracula),
+];
+
+fn deserialize_theme<'de, D>(deserializer: D) -> Result<Option<TuiTheme>, D::Error>
+where
+    D: Deserializer<'de>,
+{
+    let raw = Option::<String>::deserialize(deserializer)?;
+    raw.map(|name| {
+        TUI_THEMES
+            .iter()
+            .find(|(n, _)| *n == name)
+            .map(|(_, theme)| *theme)
+            .ok_or_else(|| {
+                let known = TUI_THEMES
+                    .iter()
+                    .map(|(n, _)| format!("{n:?}"))
+                    .collect::<Vec<_>>()
+                    .join(", ");
+                D::Error::custom(format!(
+                    "invalid [tui].theme {name:?}; expected one of {known}"
+                ))
+            })
+    })
+    .transpose()
+}
+
 /// `[spawn]` — command presets for the spawn form (#22, part of #21).
 ///
 /// Defined in shared config so every binary sees the same list: the web reads
@@ -596,6 +684,29 @@ bind_addr = "127.0.0.1:9090"
         );
     }
 
+    #[test]
+    fn tui_theme_parses_named_presets_and_defaults_when_absent() {
+        assert_eq!(TuiSection::default().theme, None);
+        for (name, theme) in TUI_THEMES {
+            let cfg = file_with(&format!("[tui]\ntheme = \"{name}\"\n"));
+            assert_eq!(cfg.tui.theme, Some(*theme));
+        }
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn tui_theme_rejects_unknown_names_with_the_field_name() {
+        let err = toml::from_str::<MaestroConfigFile>("[tui]\ntheme = \"glorb\"\n").unwrap_err();
+        let message = err.to_string();
+        assert!(
+            message.contains("[tui].theme"),
+            "diagnostic should name the field: {message}"
+        );
+        assert!(
+            message.contains("glorb"),
+            "diagnostic should name the invalid value: {message}"
+        );
+    }
+
     fn file_with(body: &str) -> MaestroConfigFile {
         toml::from_str(body).expect("parse")
     }

crates/maestro-daemon/build.rs

@@ -0,0 +1,77 @@
+//! Stamps the daemon binary with the commit it was built from, so
+//! `GET /api/info` can tell clients which release they are talking to.
+//!
+//! Two sources, in order:
+//!
+//! 1. `MAESTRO_BUILD_COMMIT` / `MAESTRO_BUILD_DATE` / `MAESTRO_BUILD_DIRTY` in
+//!    the environment. The Nix build has no `.git` in its source tree (crane
+//!    filters it out), so `flake.nix` passes the flake's own revision this way.
+//! 2. The git checkout the crate is being compiled in.
+//!
+//! Neither available leaves the values empty; clients treat that as "unknown
+//! release" rather than an error.
+
+use std::path::PathBuf;
+use std::process::Command;
+
+fn main() {
+    println!("cargo:rerun-if-env-changed=MAESTRO_BUILD_COMMIT");
+    println!("cargo:rerun-if-env-changed=MAESTRO_BUILD_DATE");
+    println!("cargo:rerun-if-env-changed=MAESTRO_BUILD_DIRTY");
+    // Rebuild when HEAD moves, so a plain `cargo build` after a commit or a
+    // branch switch restamps instead of serving the previous hash.
+    for f in ["HEAD", "ORIG_HEAD"] {
+        if let Some(p) = git_dir().map(|d| d.join(f)) {
+            if p.exists() {
+                println!("cargo:rerun-if-changed={}", p.display());
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
+    let commit = env_or_git("MAESTRO_BUILD_COMMIT", &["rev-parse", "--short=12", "HEAD"]);
+    let date = env_or_git("MAESTRO_BUILD_DATE", &["log", "-1", "--format=%cI"]);
+    let dirty = match std::env::var("MAESTRO_BUILD_DIRTY") {
+        Ok(v) => v == "1" || v.eq_ignore_ascii_case("true"),
+        Err(_) => !git(&["status", "--porcelain"])
+            .unwrap_or_default()
+            .is_empty(),
+    };
+
+    println!("cargo:rustc-env=MAESTRO_BUILD_COMMIT={commit}");
+    println!("cargo:rustc-env=MAESTRO_BUILD_DATE={date}");
+    println!("cargo:rustc-env=MAESTRO_BUILD_DIRTY={dirty}");
+}
+
+/// The environment variable if set and non-empty, else what git reports, else
+/// an empty string.
+fn env_or_git(var: &str, args: &[&str]) -> String {
+    match std::env::var(var) {
+        Ok(v) if !v.trim().is_empty() => v.trim().to_string(),
+        _ => git(args).unwrap_or_default(),
+    }
+}
+
+/// Run `git` inside the crate's source tree. `None` when git is missing, the
+/// tree is not a checkout, or the command fails — every one of which is a
+/// legitimate way to build Maestro.
+fn git(args: &[&str]) -> Option<String> {
+    let out = Command::new("git")
+        .args(args)
+        .current_dir(env!("CARGO_MANIFEST_DIR"))
+        .output()
+        .ok()?;
+    if !out.status.success() {
+        return None;
+    }
+    Some(String::from_utf8_lossy(&out.stdout).trim().to_string())
+}
+
+/// Absolute path of the `.git` directory (a worktree's `.git` is a file
+/// pointing elsewhere, and `--git-common-dir` resolves both).
+fn git_dir() -> Option<PathBuf> {
+    let dir = git(&["rev-parse", "--path-format=absolute", "--git-common-dir"])?;
+    if dir.is_empty() {
+        return None;
+    }
+    Some(PathBuf::from(dir))
+}

crates/maestro-daemon/src/cli.rs

@@ -70,9 +70,6 @@ async fn run(config_override: Option<PathBuf>) -> Result<(), Box<dyn Error>> {
         Some(p) => Tmux::new().with_tmpdir(p),
         None => Tmux::new(),
     };
-    let retained = std::sync::Arc::new(crate::retained_store::RetainedStore::new(
-        config.retained_worktree_dir(),
-    ));
     let manager = SessionManager::new_with_replay(
         std::sync::Arc::new(tmux),
         sidecar,
@@ -83,10 +80,7 @@ async fn run(config_override: Option<PathBuf>) -> Result<(), Box<dyn Error>> {
     .with_spawn_history(crate::spawn_history::SpawnHistory::new(
         config.spawn_history_path(),
         config.spawn_history_days,
-    ))
-    // One store instance shared with the API handlers: forced kills (#81)
-    // record here, `GET /api/worktrees` (#80) reads back from here.
-    .with_retained_store((*retained).clone());
+    ));
     // Spawned sessions learn where to report back (#103). Derived from the
     // configured bind address; set before any spawn can happen.
     manager.set_daemon_url(format!("http://{}", config.bind_addr));
@@ -108,7 +102,6 @@ async fn run(config_override: Option<PathBuf>) -> Result<(), Box<dyn Error>> {
         config.home_dir.clone(),
         config.spawn_presets.clone(),
         projects,
-        retained,
     ));
 
     let listener = TcpListener::bind(config.bind_addr).await?;

crates/maestro-daemon/src/config.rs

@@ -107,11 +107,6 @@ impl DaemonConfig {
     pub fn spawn_history_path(&self) -> PathBuf {
         self.state_dir.join("spawn-history.jsonl")
     }
-
-    /// Retained-worktree store directory (#78): `<state_dir>/retained-worktrees/`.
-    pub fn retained_worktree_dir(&self) -> PathBuf {
-        self.state_dir.join("retained-worktrees")
-    }
 }
 
 /// Env-var overrides applied by [`load_config`]. Tests pass explicit

crates/maestro-daemon/src/lib.rs

@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ pub mod panes;
 pub mod proc;
 pub mod projects;
 pub mod pty;
-pub mod retained_store;
+pub mod release;
 pub mod session;
 pub mod sidecar;
 pub mod spawn_history;

crates/maestro-daemon/src/local_api.rs

@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ use axum::{Json, Router};
 use maestro_config::SpawnPreset;
 use maestro_protocol::{
     routes, ApiError, CatalogEvent, CreateSessionRequest, DaemonInfo, GitRoot, NameBatch,
-    ReportActivityRequest, Session, PROTOCOL_VERSION,
+    RenameSessionRequest, ReportActivityRequest, SendInputRequest, Session, PROTOCOL_VERSION,
 };
 use serde::Deserialize;
 use uuid::Uuid;
@@ -38,24 +38,23 @@ pub struct LocalApiState {
     pub presets: Arc<Vec<SpawnPreset>>,
     /// Project discovery (#54) backing `GET /api/projects`.
     pub projects: Arc<crate::projects::ProjectScanner>,
-    /// Retained worktrees (#78) backing `GET /api/worktrees` and their
-    /// reclaim endpoint (#80).
-    pub retained: Arc<crate::retained_store::RetainedStore>,
 }
 
 pub fn router(state: LocalApiState) -> Router {
     Router::new()
         .route(routes::SESSIONS, get(list_sessions).post(create_session))
         .route(routes::patterns::SESSION_ACTIVITY, post(report_activity))
-        .route(routes::patterns::SESSION, delete(kill_session))
+        .route(routes::patterns::SESSION_INPUT, post(send_input))
+        .route(
+            routes::patterns::SESSION,
+            delete(kill_session).patch(rename_session),
+        )
         .route(routes::DIRS, get(list_dir))
         .route(routes::RECENT_DIRS, get(recent_dirs))
         .route(routes::PROJECTS, get(projects))
         .route(routes::GITROOT, get(git_root))
         .route(routes::BRANCHES, get(crate::branches::handler))
         .route(routes::NAMES, get(names))
-        .route(routes::WORKTREES, get(list_worktrees))
-        .route(routes::patterns::WORKTREE, delete(reclaim_worktree))
         .route(routes::INFO, get(daemon_info))
         .route(routes::EVENTS, any(events_ws))
         .route(routes::patterns::ATTACH, any(attach_ws))
@@ -102,8 +101,9 @@ fn session_error_status(code: &str) -> StatusCode {
         "invalid_env" => StatusCode::BAD_REQUEST,
         // A guard refusal is the daemon doing its job, not a failure (#79).
         "kill_guarded" => StatusCode::CONFLICT,
-        // The retention record failed before anything was torn down (#81).
-        "retain_failed" => StatusCode::INTERNAL_SERVER_ERROR,
+        // The session outlived its pane: nothing to type into, and nothing
+        // the daemon can do about it.
+        "not_running" => StatusCode::CONFLICT,
         _ => StatusCode::BAD_GATEWAY,
     }
 }
@@ -141,7 +141,7 @@ struct NamesQuery {
 }
 
 /// Fresh session handles for the spawn form's instant reroll (#53). The web
-/// client fetches one batch per draft pane and rerolls locally from it.
+/// client fetches one batch per spawn form and rerolls locally from it.
 async fn names(Query(q): Query<NamesQuery>) -> Json<NameBatch> {
     let count = q.count.unwrap_or(1).clamp(1, maestro_names::MAX_BATCH);
     Json(NameBatch {
@@ -155,6 +155,8 @@ async fn daemon_info(State(s): State<LocalApiState>) -> Json<DaemonInfo> {
         version: PROTOCOL_VERSION.into(),
         home_dir: (*s.home_dir).clone(),
         presets: (*s.presets).clone(),
+        build: crate::release::build_info(),
+        instance: crate::release::instance_id().to_string(),
     })
 }
 
@@ -183,9 +185,8 @@ async fn create_session(
 /// code + message: a `kill_guarded` refusal (#79) carries the unsaved-work
 /// breakdown clients render as "3 uncommitted files, 2 unpushed commits".
 ///
-/// With `force=true` (#81) the refusal is overridden and the worktree
-/// retained; the answer is `200` with a [`KillOutcome`] naming what was kept.
-/// Without it the historical `204` stands.
+/// With `force=true` (#81) the refusal is overridden and the worktree is left
+/// on disk rather than removed. Either way the answer is `204`.
 #[derive(Debug, Deserialize)]
 struct KillQuery {
     #[serde(default)]
@@ -198,13 +199,7 @@ async fn kill_session(
     Query(q): Query<KillQuery>,
 ) -> Response {
     match s.manager.kill(id, q.force).await {
-        Ok(outcome) => {
-            if q.force {
-                (StatusCode::OK, Json(outcome)).into_response()
-            } else {
-                StatusCode::NO_CONTENT.into_response()
-            }
-        }
+        Ok(()) => StatusCode::NO_CONTENT.into_response(),
         Err(e) => {
             let info = e.to_error_info();
             let status = session_error_status(&info.code);
@@ -213,109 +208,25 @@ async fn kill_session(
     }
 }
 
-/// `GET /api/worktrees` (#80): every retained worktree, with the in-the-way
-/// breakdown recomputed at read time — never stored, so a tree whose work has
-/// since been committed or pushed says so. Entries whose directory somebody
-/// removed by hand are pruned on the way through.
-async fn list_worktrees(State(s): State<LocalApiState>) -> Response {
-    let retained = s.retained.clone();
-    let listed = tokio::task::spawn_blocking(move || {
-        retained.prune_missing()?;
-        retained
-            .load_all()?
-            .iter()
-            .map(|entry| {
-                // A tree git cannot read (permissions, corrupt checkout)
-                // still gets listed; it just reports nothing in the way.
-                let in_the_way = crate::worktree_probe::in_the_way(&entry.path).unwrap_or_default();
-                Ok(maestro_protocol::RetainedWorktree {
-                    id: entry.id,
-                    path: entry.path.clone(),
-                    base_repo: entry.base_repo.clone(),
-                    branch: entry.branch.clone(),
-                    reason: entry.reason,
-                    retained_at: entry.retained_at,
-                    in_the_way,
-                })
-            })
-            .collect::<Result<Vec<_>, crate::retained_store::RetainedStoreError>>()
-    })
-    .await;
-    match listed {
-        Ok(Ok(worktrees)) => Json(worktrees).into_response(),
-        Ok(Err(e)) => error_response(
-            StatusCode::INTERNAL_SERVER_ERROR,
-            "store_failed",
-            &e.to_string(),
-        ),
-        Err(e) => error_response(
-            StatusCode::INTERNAL_SERVER_ERROR,
-            "join_failed",
-            &e.to_string(),
-        ),
-    }
-}
-
-/// `DELETE /api/worktrees/:id` (#80): reclaim one retained worktree. Removes
-/// the directory and drops the store entry, without consulting the guard —
-/// reclaim is the deliberate destructive act, chosen while looking at what is
-/// in the way. The branch itself is never deleted; commits on it survive.
-async fn reclaim_worktree(State(s): State<LocalApiState>, Path(id): Path<Uuid>) -> Response {
-    let found = {
-        let retained = s.retained.clone();
-        tokio::task::spawn_blocking(move || -> Result<
-            Option<crate::retained_store::RetainedWorktreeRecord>,
-            crate::retained_store::RetainedStoreError,
-        > {
-            Ok(retained.load_all()?.into_iter().find(|e| e.id == id))
-        })
-        .await
-    };
-    let entry = match found {
-        Ok(Ok(Some(entry))) => entry,
-        Ok(Ok(None)) => {
-            return error_response(
-                StatusCode::NOT_FOUND,
-                "not_found",
-                "no such retained worktree",
-            )
-        }
-        Ok(Err(e)) => {
-            return error_response(
-                StatusCode::INTERNAL_SERVER_ERROR,
-                "store_failed",
-                &e.to_string(),
-            )
-        }
+/// `PATCH /api/sessions/:id` (#125): rename a session. The name is trimmed
+/// and capped server-side; a blank one clears `metadata.name` so the session
+/// falls back to its command. Answers with the updated session, which also
+/// goes out as `SessionUpdated` to every events subscriber.
+async fn rename_session(
+    State(s): State<LocalApiState>,
+    Path(id): Path<Uuid>,
+    Json(body): Json<RenameSessionRequest>,
+) -> Response {
+    match s.manager.rename(id, &body.name).await {
+        Ok(session) => (StatusCode::OK, Json(session)).into_response(),
         Err(e) => {
-            return error_response(
-                StatusCode::INTERNAL_SERVER_ERROR,
-                "join_failed",
-                &e.to_string(),
+            let info = e.to_error_info();
+            error_response(
+                session_error_status(&info.code),
+                info.code.as_str(),
+                info.message.as_str(),
             )
         }
-    };
-
-    let outcome = {
-        let retained = s.retained.clone();
-        tokio::task::spawn_blocking(move || -> Result<(), String> {
-            crate::worktree_probe::reclaim(&entry.base_repo, &entry.path)
-                .map_err(|e| e.to_string())?;
-            retained.remove(id).map_err(|e| e.to_string())?;
-            Ok(())
-        })
-        .await
-    };
-    match outcome {
-        Ok(Ok(())) => StatusCode::NO_CONTENT.into_response(),
-        // The directory could not be removed: leave the entry so the
-        // operator still sees the tree and can retry.
-        Ok(Err(e)) => error_response(StatusCode::BAD_GATEWAY, "reclaim_failed", &e.to_string()),
-        Err(e) => error_response(
-            StatusCode::INTERNAL_SERVER_ERROR,
-            "join_failed",
-            &e.to_string(),
-        ),
     }
 }
 
@@ -342,6 +253,28 @@ async fn report_activity(
     }
 }
 
+/// `POST /api/sessions/:id/input`: type text into a session's pane, then
+/// press Enter unless the request turns `submit` off. Answers `204 No
+/// Content`. A session that has exited is refused (409) rather than accepted
+/// into nowhere.
+async fn send_input(
+    State(s): State<LocalApiState>,
+    Path(id): Path<Uuid>,
+    Json(body): Json<SendInputRequest>,
+) -> Response {
+    match s.manager.send_input(id, &body.text, body.submit).await {
+        Ok(()) => StatusCode::NO_CONTENT.into_response(),
+        Err(e) => {
+            let info = e.to_error_info();
+            error_response(
+                session_error_status(&info.code),
+                info.code.as_str(),
+                info.message.as_str(),
+            )
+        }
+    }
+}
+
 fn error_response(status: StatusCode, code: &str, message: &str) -> Response {
     (status, Json(ApiError::new(code, message))).into_response()
 }
@@ -357,7 +290,6 @@ pub fn state_for(
     home_dir: impl Into<String>,
     presets: Vec<SpawnPreset>,
     projects: Arc<crate::projects::ProjectScanner>,
-    retained: Arc<crate::retained_store::RetainedStore>,
 ) -> LocalApiState {
     LocalApiState {
         manager,
@@ -365,7 +297,6 @@ pub fn state_for(
         home_dir: Arc::new(home_dir.into()),
         presets: Arc::new(presets),
         projects,
-        retained,
     }
 }
 

crates/maestro-daemon/src/panes.rs

@@ -39,6 +39,10 @@ pub trait Panes: std::fmt::Debug + Send + Sync + 'static {
     fn pipe_pane(&self, id: Uuid, sink_command: &str) -> Result<(), TmuxError>;
 
     fn resize_window(&self, id: Uuid, cols: u16, rows: u16) -> Result<(), TmuxError>;
+
+    /// Escape-sequence snapshot of the pane's current screen, or `None` when
+    /// there is no pane to capture. See [`Tmux::capture_pane`].
+    fn capture_pane(&self, id: Uuid) -> Result<Option<Vec<u8>>, TmuxError>;
 }
 
 impl Panes for Tmux {
@@ -76,6 +80,10 @@ impl Panes for Tmux {
     fn resize_window(&self, id: Uuid, cols: u16, rows: u16) -> Result<(), TmuxError> {
         Tmux::resize_window(self, id, cols, rows)
     }
+
+    fn capture_pane(&self, id: Uuid) -> Result<Option<Vec<u8>>, TmuxError> {
+        Tmux::capture_pane(self, id)
+    }
 }
 
 // ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
@@ -92,6 +100,7 @@ pub enum Op {
     SendKeys,
     PipePane,
     ResizeWindow,
+    CapturePane,
 }
 
 /// One recorded call, in the order the manager made it. Rollback ordering is a
@@ -116,6 +125,7 @@ pub enum Call {
         cols: u16,
         rows: u16,
     },
+    CapturePane(Uuid),
 }
 
 /// In-memory [`Panes`] for tests.
@@ -133,6 +143,7 @@ struct FakeState {
     live: HashSet<Uuid>,
     panes: HashMap<Uuid, PaneInfo>,
     calls: Vec<Call>,
+    captures: HashMap<Uuid, Vec<u8>>,
     fail: HashMap<Op, String>,
 }
 
@@ -162,6 +173,12 @@ impl FakePanes {
         self.lock().live.contains(&id)
     }
 
+    /// Screen snapshot `capture_pane` hands back for `id`. Unset means "no
+    /// pane", which is what a dead session looks like.
+    pub fn set_capture(&self, id: Uuid, bytes: impl Into<Vec<u8>>) {
+        self.lock().captures.insert(id, bytes.into());
+    }
+
     pub fn set_pane_info(&self, id: Uuid, info: PaneInfo) {
         self.lock().panes.insert(id, info);
     }
@@ -242,6 +259,12 @@ impl Panes for FakePanes {
     fn resize_window(&self, id: Uuid, cols: u16, rows: u16) -> Result<(), TmuxError> {
         self.record(Call::ResizeWindow { id, cols, rows }, Op::ResizeWindow)
     }
+
+    fn capture_pane(&self, id: Uuid) -> Result<Option<Vec<u8>>, TmuxError> {
+        self.record(Call::CapturePane(id), Op::CapturePane)?;
+        let st = self.lock();
+        Ok(st.captures.get(&id).cloned())
+    }
 }
 
 #[cfg(test)]

crates/maestro-daemon/src/projects.rs

@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ pub const DEFAULT_HOME_IGNORE: &[&str] =
 /// triggers a rescan.
 ///
 /// A scan walks the roots and runs one `git worktree list` per hit, holding
-/// the scanner lock throughout, and clients re-request whenever a draft pane
+/// the scanner lock throughout, and clients re-request whenever a spawn form
 /// re-mounts — which `multiview.render()` does on unrelated events. Keep this
 /// comfortably longer than [`REFRESH_INTERVAL`] so the background timer is
 /// what refreshes, and a request only rescans when that timer has failed to.

crates/maestro-daemon/src/pty.rs

@@ -141,8 +141,21 @@ impl PtyBridge {
     /// `subscribe()` keeps the reader task from publishing in between, so
     /// the seam has no gap and no duplicates.
     pub fn subscribe_with_replay(&self) -> (Vec<u8>, broadcast::Receiver<Vec<u8>>) {
+        self.subscribe_with_snapshot(|| None)
+    }
+
+    /// As [`Self::subscribe_with_replay`], but lets the caller supply the
+    /// replay payload instead of the raw byte buffer — used to hand a fresh
+    /// client tmux's own view of the screen, which the byte tail cannot
+    /// reconstruct for a full-screen program. `capture` runs while the reader
+    /// is held off, so the payload and the live stream still meet with no gap
+    /// and no duplicate. Returning `None` falls back to the byte buffer.
+    pub fn subscribe_with_snapshot<F>(&self, capture: F) -> (Vec<u8>, broadcast::Receiver<Vec<u8>>)
+    where
+        F: FnOnce() -> Option<Vec<u8>>,
+    {
         let guard = self.replay.lock_for_snapshot();
-        let snapshot = guard.snapshot();
+        let snapshot = capture().unwrap_or_else(|| guard.snapshot());
         let rx = match &self.sender {
             Some(tx) => tx.subscribe(),
             // Sealed: hand back the scrollback plus a receiver that is already

crates/maestro-daemon/src/release.rs

@@ -0,0 +1,31 @@
+//! What release this daemon is, and which run of it.
+//!
+//! Two facts ride `GET /api/info` so clients can render a status indicator and
+//! survive an upgrade:
+//!
+//! * [`build_info`] — the commit the binary was compiled from, stamped by
+//!   `build.rs`. Shown in the indicator's tooltip; a change across a reconnect
+//!   means the operator upgraded, so a browser reloads its assets.
+//! * [`instance_id`] — a fresh id per daemon process. A change with the same
+//!   commit means a plain restart, which clients ride out silently.
+
+use std::sync::OnceLock;
+
+use maestro_protocol::BuildInfo;
+
+/// The commit this binary was built from. Every field is empty when the build
+/// happened outside a git checkout and no `MAESTRO_BUILD_*` override was given.
+pub fn build_info() -> BuildInfo {
+    BuildInfo {
+        commit: env!("MAESTRO_BUILD_COMMIT").to_string(),
+        commit_date: env!("MAESTRO_BUILD_DATE").to_string(),
+        dirty: env!("MAESTRO_BUILD_DIRTY") == "true",
+    }
+}
+
+/// Identity of this daemon process, stable for its lifetime and different on
+/// every start. Clients diff it across a reconnect to detect a restart.
+pub fn instance_id() -> &'static str {
+    static ID: OnceLock<String> = OnceLock::new();
+    ID.get_or_init(|| uuid::Uuid::new_v4().to_string())
+}

crates/maestro-daemon/src/retained_store.rs

@@ -1,310 +0,0 @@
-//! Store of retained worktrees (#78): worktrees the daemon created whose
-//! session is gone.
-//!
-//! One JSON file per entry under `<state_dir>/retained-worktrees/`, written
-//! the way `sidecar.rs` writes session records — atomic tmp+rename replace,
-//! missing or malformed files tolerated on read. The store survives a daemon
-//! restart; it is the recovery path for everything else in the worktree
-//! lifecycle.
-//!
-//! It is not an ownership record: it must never be consulted to decide whether
-//! a path may be adopted. Its only job is to remember what the daemon is
-//! holding so it can be listed and reclaimed.
-
-use std::path::{Path, PathBuf};
-
-use chrono::{DateTime, Utc};
-/// Why a worktree outlived its session — [`maestro_protocol::RetainedReason`],
-/// so the store and the wire payload cannot drift apart.
-pub use maestro_protocol::RetainedReason;
-use uuid::Uuid;
-
-#[derive(Debug, thiserror::Error)]
-pub enum RetainedStoreError {
-    #[error("io: {0}")]
-    Io(#[from] std::io::Error),
-    #[error("json: {0}")]
-    Json(#[from] serde_json::Error),
-}
-
-#[derive(Debug, Clone, PartialEq, serde::Serialize, serde::Deserialize)]
-pub struct RetainedWorktreeRecord {
-    pub id: Uuid,
-    pub path: PathBuf,
-    pub base_repo: PathBuf,
-    pub branch: String,
-    pub reason: RetainedReason,
-    pub retained_at: DateTime<Utc>,
-}
-
-#[derive(Debug, Clone)]
-pub struct RetainedStore {
-    dir: PathBuf,
-}
-
-impl RetainedStore {
-    pub fn new(dir: impl Into<PathBuf>) -> Self {
-        Self { dir: dir.into() }
-    }
-
-    pub fn dir(&self) -> &Path {
-        &self.dir
-    }
-
-    fn path_for(&self, id: Uuid) -> PathBuf {
-        self.dir.join(format!("{id}.json"))
-    }
-
-    /// Record a retained worktree and return the entry that was written.
-    pub fn retain(
-        &self,
-        path: &Path,
-        base_repo: &Path,
-        branch: &str,
-        reason: RetainedReason,
-    ) -> Result<RetainedWorktreeRecord, RetainedStoreError> {
-        let entry = RetainedWorktreeRecord {
-            id: Uuid::new_v4(),
-            path: path.to_path_buf(),
-            base_repo: base_repo.to_path_buf(),
-            branch: branch.to_string(),
-            reason,
-            retained_at: Utc::now(),
-        };
-        self.overwrite(&entry)?;
-        Ok(entry)
-    }
-
-    /// Atomically write `entry`. Creates the directory if it does not exist.
-    pub fn overwrite(&self, entry: &RetainedWorktreeRecord) -> Result<(), RetainedStoreError> {
-        std::fs::create_dir_all(&self.dir)?;
-        let final_path = self.path_for(entry.id);
-        let tmp = self.dir.join(format!("{}.json.tmp", entry.id));
-        let json = serde_json::to_vec_pretty(entry)?;
-        std::fs::write(&tmp, json)?;
-        std::fs::rename(&tmp, &final_path)?;
-        Ok(())
-    }
-
-    /// Drop one entry. No-op when the id is unknown — reclaiming an entry the
-    /// store already lost (e.g. pruned) must not fail.
-    pub fn remove(&self, id: Uuid) -> Result<(), RetainedStoreError> {
-        match std::fs::remove_file(self.path_for(id)) {
-            Ok(()) => Ok(()),
-            Err(e) if e.kind() == std::io::ErrorKind::NotFound => Ok(()),
-            Err(e) => Err(e.into()),
-        }
-    }
-
-    /// Read every entry. Files that are missing or malformed are skipped
-    /// silently: a corrupt record must not hide the others, and an empty or
-    /// absent directory simply means nothing is retained.
-    pub fn load_all(&self) -> Result<Vec<RetainedWorktreeRecord>, RetainedStoreError> {
-        let mut out = Vec::new();
-        let entries = match std::fs::read_dir(&self.dir) {
-            Ok(e) => e,
-            Err(e) if e.kind() == std::io::ErrorKind::NotFound => return Ok(out),
-            Err(e) => return Err(e.into()),
-        };
-        for entry in entries {
-            let entry = entry?;
-            let path = entry.path();
-            if path.extension().and_then(|s| s.to_str()) != Some("json") {
-                continue;
-            }
-            let Ok(bytes) = std::fs::read(&path) else {
-                continue;
-            };
-            if let Ok(worktree) = serde_json::from_slice::<RetainedWorktreeRecord>(&bytes) {
-                out.push(worktree);
-            }
-        }
-        out.sort_by_key(|w| w.retained_at);
-        Ok(out)
-    }
-
-    /// Drop entries whose worktree directory no longer exists — somebody
-    /// removed it by hand. Returns the ids that were pruned.
-    pub fn prune_missing(&self) -> Result<Vec<Uuid>, RetainedStoreError> {
-        let mut pruned = Vec::new();
-        for entry in self.load_all()? {
-            if !entry.path.exists() {
-                self.remove(entry.id)?;
-                pruned.push(entry.id);
-            }
-        }
-        Ok(pruned)
-    }
-}
-
-#[cfg(test)]
-mod tests {
-    use super::*;
-    use chrono::Duration;
-    use std::path::PathBuf;
-
-    fn tmp_dir() -> tempfile::TempDir {
-        tempfile::tempdir().expect("tempdir")
-    }
-
-    fn sample_path(root: &std::path::Path, name: &str) -> PathBuf {
-        let p = root.join(name);
-        std::fs::create_dir_all(&p).expect("mkdir");
-        p
-    }
-
-    #[test]
-    fn retain_then_load_round_trips_every_field() {
-        let dir = tmp_dir();
-        let store = RetainedStore::new(dir.path());
-        let wt = sample_path(dir.path(), "wt");
-        let repo = sample_path(dir.path(), "repo");
-
-        let entry = store
-            .retain(&wt, &repo, "feature/login", RetainedReason::ForceKilled)
-            .expect("retain");
-
-        let all = store.load_all().expect("load_all");
-        assert_eq!(all, vec![entry.clone()]);
-        assert_eq!(entry.path, wt);
-        assert_eq!(entry.base_repo, repo);
-        assert_eq!(entry.branch, "feature/login");
-        assert_eq!(entry.reason, RetainedReason::ForceKilled);
-        let age = Utc::now() - entry.retained_at;
-        assert!(age >= Duration::zero() && age < Duration::minutes(1));
-    }
-
-    #[test]
-    fn reason_serializes_kebab_case() {
-        let json =
-            serde_json::to_string(&RetainedReason::ExitedWithUnsavedWork).expect("serialize");
-        assert_eq!(json, r#""exited-with-unsaved-work""#);
-    }
-
-    #[test]
-    fn entries_survive_a_restart() {
-        let dir = tmp_dir();
-        let wt = sample_path(dir.path(), "wt");
-
-        let first = RetainedStore::new(dir.path());
-        let entry = first
-            .retain(&wt, dir.path(), "main", RetainedReason::ForceKilled)
-            .expect("retain");
-
-        // A fresh store over the same state_dir — what a daemon restart sees.
-        let second = RetainedStore::new(dir.path());
-        assert_eq!(second.load_all().expect("load_all"), vec![entry]);
-    }
-
-    #[test]
-    fn missing_store_reads_as_empty() {
-        let dir = tmp_dir();
-        let store = RetainedStore::new(dir.path().join("does-not-exist"));
-        assert_eq!(store.load_all().expect("load_all"), Vec::new());
-    }
-
-    #[test]
-    fn malformed_entries_are_skipped_silently() {
-        let dir = tmp_dir();
-        let store = RetainedStore::new(dir.path());
-        let wt = sample_path(dir.path(), "wt");
-        store
-            .retain(&wt, dir.path(), "kept", RetainedReason::ForceKilled)
-            .expect("retain");
-        std::fs::write(dir.path().join("not-a-uuid.json"), b"{oops").expect("write junk");
-
-        let all = store.load_all().expect("load_all");
-        assert_eq!(all.len(), 1);
-        assert_eq!(all[0].branch, "kept");
-    }
-
-    #[test]
-    fn ids_are_unique() {
-        let dir = tmp_dir();
-        let store = RetainedStore::new(dir.path());
-        let a = store
-            .retain(dir.path(), dir.path(), "a", RetainedReason::ForceKilled)
-            .expect("retain");
-        let b = store
-            .retain(dir.path(), dir.path(), "b", RetainedReason::ForceKilled)
-            .expect("retain");
-        assert_ne!(a.id, b.id);
-    }
-
-    #[test]
-    fn remove_drops_the_entry() {
-        let dir = tmp_dir();
-        let store = RetainedStore::new(dir.path());
-        let wt = sample_path(dir.path(), "wt");
-        let entry = store
-            .retain(&wt, dir.path(), "main", RetainedReason::ForceKilled)
-            .expect("retain");
-
-        store.remove(entry.id).expect("remove");
-        assert_eq!(store.load_all().expect("load_all"), Vec::new());
-
-        // Removing an unknown id is a no-op, not an error.
-        store.remove(entry.id).expect("remove again");
-    }
-
-    #[test]
-    fn load_all_is_sorted_by_time() {
-        let dir = tmp_dir();
-        let store = RetainedStore::new(dir.path());
-        let mut first = store
-            .retain(dir.path(), dir.path(), "first", RetainedReason::ForceKilled)
-            .expect("retain");
-        first.retained_at -= Duration::hours(1);
-        store.overwrite(&first).expect("rewrite");
-
-        let second = store
-            .retain(
-                dir.path(),
-                dir.path(),
-                "second",
-                RetainedReason::ForceKilled,
-            )
-            .expect("retain");
-
-        let branches: Vec<_> = store
-            .load_all()
-            .expect("load_all")
-            .into_iter()
-            .map(|e| e.branch)
-            .collect();
-        assert_eq!(branches, vec!["first", "second"]);
-        let _ = second;
-    }
-
-    #[test]
-    fn prune_missing_drops_gone_directories_only() {
-        let dir = tmp_dir();
-        let store = RetainedStore::new(dir.path());
-        let alive = sample_path(dir.path(), "alive");
-        let gone = sample_path(dir.path(), "gone");
-        let keep = store
-            .retain(&alive, dir.path(), "keep", RetainedReason::ForceKilled)
-            .expect("retain");
-        let drop = store
-            .retain(
-                &gone,
-                dir.path(),
-                "drop",
-                RetainedReason::ExitedWithUnsavedWork,
-            )
-            .expect("retain");
-        std::fs::remove_dir_all(&gone).expect("rm");
-
-        let pruned = store.prune_missing().expect("prune_missing");
-        assert_eq!(pruned, vec![drop.id]);
-
-        let branches: Vec<_> = store
-            .load_all()
-            .expect("load_all")
-            .into_iter()
-            .map(|e| e.branch)
-            .collect();
-        assert_eq!(branches, vec!["keep"]);
-        let _ = keep;
-    }
-}

crates/maestro-daemon/src/session.rs

@@ -12,8 +12,8 @@ use std::time::Duration;
 
 use chrono::Utc;
 use maestro_protocol::{
-    ActivityState, CatalogEvent, CreateSessionRequest, ErrorInfo, KillOutcome, RetainedReason,
-    RetainedWorktree, Session, SessionStatus, WorktreeSpec,
+    ActivityState, CatalogEvent, CreateSessionRequest, ErrorInfo, Session, SessionStatus,
+    WorktreeSpec,
 };
 use tokio::sync::{broadcast, Mutex};
 use uuid::Uuid;
@@ -40,6 +40,15 @@ pub const DEFAULT_LIVENESS_INTERVAL: Duration = Duration::from_secs(2);
 /// attempt, which is all #83 needs.
 pub const DEFAULT_BLOCKED_WORK_INTERVAL: Duration = Duration::from_secs(15);
 
+/// Gap between the text of a `send` and the Enter that submits it.
+///
+/// Agents that run a full-screen prompt (Claude Code, opencode) coalesce a
+/// burst of input into one paste; a newline inside that burst becomes a line
+/// break in the message instead of sending it. Landing the Enter as its own
+/// write, after the reader has drained the text, is what makes the message
+/// actually go.
+const SUBMIT_DELAY: Duration = Duration::from_millis(150);
+
 /// Per-session daemon-local bookkeeping that complements the public `Session`.
 #[derive(Debug)]
 pub struct SessionRecord {
@@ -51,11 +60,6 @@ pub struct SessionRecord {
     /// `base_repo` from the original `WorktreeSpec`. Needed because `git
     /// worktree remove` is invoked from the base repo.
     pub worktree_base_repo: Option<PathBuf>,
-    /// Branch the worktree was created for, recorded at spawn time so a
-    /// forced kill (#81) can name it in the retained store without asking
-    /// git. Sessions adopted from a sidecar have no branch on record and
-    /// fall back to a probe.
-    pub worktree_branch: Option<String>,
     pub bridge: PtyBridge,
     /// Agent-reported activity (#105) still within its TTL. While in force it
     /// outranks the activity pass's own inference; when it lapses, inference
@@ -83,16 +87,16 @@ pub enum SessionError {
     NotFound(Uuid),
     #[error("invalid environment variable name: {0:?}")]
     InvalidEnv(String),
+    /// The session exists but its pane is gone, so there is nothing to type
+    /// into. Writing to a dead session is a client bug worth reporting, unlike
+    /// a stray keystroke on an attach socket, which is dropped.
+    #[error("session is no longer running: {0}")]
+    NotRunning(Uuid),
     /// The kill was refused (#79): the session's worktree holds unsaved work.
     /// Nothing happened — the session keeps running and the tree is untouched,
     /// so it stays the operator's handle on their own unfinished work.
     #[error("kill refused: the session's worktree holds unsaved work ({0})")]
     KillGuarded(maestro_protocol::InTheWay),
-    /// A forced kill (#81) records the retained worktree *before* tearing
-    /// anything down; if that write fails nothing was destroyed, and the
-    /// error says so rather than silently dropping unrecorded work.
-    #[error("could not record the retained worktree: {0}")]
-    RetainFailed(String),
 }
 
 impl SessionError {
@@ -104,8 +108,8 @@ impl SessionError {
             SessionError::Io(_) => "io_failed",
             SessionError::NotFound(_) => "not_found",
             SessionError::InvalidEnv(_) => "invalid_env",
+            SessionError::NotRunning(_) => "not_running",
             SessionError::KillGuarded(_) => "kill_guarded",
-            SessionError::RetainFailed(_) => "retain_failed",
         };
         let unsaved_work = match self {
             SessionError::KillGuarded(b) => Some(*b),
@@ -138,9 +142,6 @@ struct Inner {
     /// `None` when not wired (tests, or before `with_spawn_history`); a present
     /// but disabled (`0`-day) history no-ops internally.
     spawn_history: Option<SpawnHistory>,
-    /// Retained-worktree store (#78). `None` when not wired (tests); a forced
-    /// kill (#81) without one fails rather than destroying unrecorded work.
-    retained: Option<crate::retained_store::RetainedStore>,
     /// The daemon's own HTTP base URL (#103), exported to spawned sessions as
     /// `MAESTRO_URL`. `None` when unknown — those sessions simply don't get
     /// the variable. A mutex because the runner sets it after construction,
@@ -187,7 +188,6 @@ impl SessionManager {
                 fifo_dir,
                 replay_bytes,
                 spawn_history: None,
-                retained: None,
                 daemon_url: std::sync::Mutex::new(None),
                 report_ttl: crate::activity::REPORT_TTL,
                 sessions: Mutex::new(HashMap::new()),
@@ -212,16 +212,6 @@ impl SessionManager {
         self
     }
 
-    /// Attach the retained-worktree store (#78). A forced kill (#81) needs it
-    /// to record what it retained; without one, forcing a guarded kill fails
-    /// instead of destroying unrecorded work.
-    pub fn with_retained_store(mut self, store: crate::retained_store::RetainedStore) -> Self {
-        let inner = Arc::get_mut(&mut self.inner)
-            .expect("with_retained_store must be called before the SessionManager is cloned");
-        inner.retained = Some(store);
-        self
-    }
-
     /// Override the agent-report TTL (#105). Tests pass a short one to watch
     /// inference resume without waiting out [`crate::activity::REPORT_TTL`].
     pub fn with_activity_report_ttl(mut self, ttl: Duration) -> Self {
@@ -285,8 +275,29 @@ impl SessionManager {
         &self,
         id: Uuid,
     ) -> Option<(Vec<u8>, broadcast::Receiver<Vec<u8>>)> {
+        let tmux = self.inner.tmux.clone();
         let sessions = self.inner.sessions.lock().await;
-        sessions.get(&id).map(|r| r.bridge.subscribe_with_replay())
+        let rec = sessions.get(&id)?;
+        // For a live session, tmux's own screen beats the byte tail: the tail
+        // starts mid-stream, so a full-screen program (an agent TUI) replayed
+        // from it renders as garbage until something forces a repaint. A dead
+        // session has no pane left to capture, so it keeps the byte tail.
+        let alive = rec.session.status == SessionStatus::Running;
+        // The capture shells out to tmux while the replay lock is held, which
+        // parks the reader for the length of one tmux round-trip. That only
+        // happens on attach, and the alternative is a seam in the stream.
+        Some(rec.bridge.subscribe_with_snapshot(|| {
+            if !alive {
+                return None;
+            }
+            match tmux.capture_pane(id) {
+                Ok(snapshot) => snapshot,
+                Err(e) => {
+                    tracing::warn!(error = ?e, %id, "capture-pane failed; replaying raw bytes");
+                    None
+                }
+            }
+        }))
     }
 
     pub async fn has(&self, id: Uuid) -> bool {
@@ -442,7 +453,6 @@ impl SessionManager {
                     fifo_path,
                     worktree_path,
                     worktree_base_repo,
-                    worktree_branch: req.worktree.as_ref().map(|w| w.branch.clone()),
                     bridge,
                     reported_activity: None,
                     settled: false,
@@ -494,19 +504,19 @@ impl SessionManager {
     /// is removed; the error names what blocked it and how much of it there
     /// is. The session stays as the operator's handle on their own unfinished
     /// work, so ending a session that still matters becomes a deliberate
-    /// `--force`, which retains rather than destroys (WORKTREES.md).
+    /// `--force`, which leaves the tree alone rather than destroying it
+    /// (WORKTREES.md).
     ///
     /// With `force` (#81) the refusal — and nothing else — is overridden:
-    /// the session ends and the guarded worktree is retained into the store
-    /// with reason `force-killed`, never removed. The outcome names what was
-    /// kept so a client can say where the work went. A tree whose guard is
-    /// clear never needed the override; force removes it as usual.
+    /// the session ends and the guarded worktree is left on disk, never
+    /// removed. A tree whose guard is clear never needed the override; force
+    /// removes it as usual.
     ///
     /// This is also how an already-dead session is dismissed. tmux is only
     /// asked to kill something it still has — calling `kill-session` on a
     /// session tmux already lost fails, and that failure is not interesting.
-    pub async fn kill(&self, id: Uuid, force: bool) -> Result<KillOutcome, SessionError> {
-        let (worktree, alive, known_branch) = {
+    pub async fn kill(&self, id: Uuid, force: bool) -> Result<(), SessionError> {
+        let (worktree, alive) = {
             let sessions = self.inner.sessions.lock().await;
             match sessions.get(&id) {
                 None => return Err(SessionError::NotFound(id)),
@@ -516,7 +526,6 @@ impl SessionManager {
                         .clone()
                         .zip(record.worktree_path.clone()),
                     record.session.status == SessionStatus::Running,
-                    record.worktree_branch.clone(),
                 ),
             }
         };
@@ -529,35 +538,13 @@ impl SessionManager {
             return Err(SessionError::KillGuarded(probe.expect("guarded ⇒ probed")));
         }
 
-        let mut retained = None;
-        if guarded {
-            let entry = record_retention(
-                &self.inner,
-                worktree.as_ref().expect("guarded ⇒ worktree"),
-                known_branch,
-                RetainedReason::ForceKilled,
-            )
-            .await?;
-            retained = Some((entry, probe.expect("guarded ⇒ probed")));
-        }
-
         let removed = {
             let mut sessions = self.inner.sessions.lock().await;
             sessions.remove(&id)
         };
         let record = removed.ok_or(SessionError::NotFound(id))?;
-        cleanup_record(&self.inner, id, record, alive, retained.is_some()).await;
-        Ok(KillOutcome {
-            retained: retained.map(|(entry, in_the_way)| RetainedWorktree {
-                id: entry.id,
-                path: entry.path,
-                base_repo: entry.base_repo,
-                branch: entry.branch,
-                reason: entry.reason,
-                retained_at: entry.retained_at,
-                in_the_way,
-            }),
-        })
+        cleanup_record(&self.inner, id, record, alive, guarded).await;
+        Ok(())
     }
 
     /// Spawn a background task that polls tmux every `interval` and reaps any
@@ -669,9 +656,6 @@ impl SessionManager {
                     // directory blocks that branch forever (#54 review).
                     worktree_path: session.worktree.as_ref().map(|w| w.path.clone()),
                     worktree_base_repo: session.worktree.as_ref().map(|w| w.base_repo.clone()),
-                    // The sidecar carries no branch; a forced kill of a
-                    // recovered session probes git for it at retain time.
-                    worktree_branch: None,
                     bridge,
                     reported_activity: None,
                     settled: false,
@@ -702,6 +686,33 @@ impl SessionManager {
             .map_err(SessionError::Tmux)
     }
 
+    /// Type `text` into a session's pane, with an Enter after it when
+    /// `submit` is set.
+    ///
+    /// Unlike [`Self::send_keys`], a dead session is an error: the caller
+    /// asked for text to land somewhere, and a silent success would let a
+    /// script believe an agent had been told something it never heard.
+    pub async fn send_input(&self, id: Uuid, text: &str, submit: bool) -> Result<(), SessionError> {
+        match self.status(id).await {
+            None => return Err(SessionError::NotFound(id)),
+            Some(SessionStatus::Dead) => return Err(SessionError::NotRunning(id)),
+            Some(SessionStatus::Running) => {}
+        }
+        let tmux = self.inner.tmux.clone();
+        let bytes = text.as_bytes().to_vec();
+        tmux_blocking(move || tmux.send_keys(id, &bytes))
+            .await
+            .map_err(SessionError::Tmux)?;
+        if submit {
+            tokio::time::sleep(SUBMIT_DELAY).await;
+            let tmux = self.inner.tmux.clone();
+            tmux_blocking(move || tmux.send_keys(id, b"\r"))
+                .await
+                .map_err(SessionError::Tmux)?;
+        }
+        Ok(())
+    }
+
     /// Resize a session's window. No-op for a dead session, as with
     /// [`Self::send_keys`].
     pub async fn resize(&self, id: Uuid, cols: u16, rows: u16) -> Result<(), SessionError> {
@@ -716,6 +727,38 @@ impl SessionManager {
             .map_err(SessionError::Tmux)
     }
 
+    /// Rename a session (#125): set `metadata.name`, or clear it when the
+    /// requested name is blank so the session falls back to its command.
+    ///
+    /// The new name is persisted to the sidecar before the event goes out — a
+    /// rename the operator can see but that a daemon restart would undo is
+    /// worse than one that failed outright.
+    pub async fn rename(&self, id: Uuid, name: &str) -> Result<Session, SessionError> {
+        // The sidecar write happens under the sessions lock so what is on disk
+        // and what is in memory can never disagree about the newest rename.
+        let session = {
+            let mut sessions = self.inner.sessions.lock().await;
+            let rec = sessions.get_mut(&id).ok_or(SessionError::NotFound(id))?;
+            let mut renamed = rec.session.clone();
+            match maestro_protocol::normalize_session_name(name) {
+                Some(name) => renamed
+                    .metadata
+                    .insert("name".into(), serde_json::Value::String(name)),
+                None => renamed.metadata.remove("name"),
+            };
+            self.inner
+                .sidecar
+                .write(&renamed)
+                .map_err(SessionError::Sidecar)?;
+            rec.session = renamed.clone();
+            renamed
+        };
+        let _ = self.inner.events.send(CatalogEvent::SessionUpdated {
+            session: session.clone(),
+        });
+        Ok(session)
+    }
+
     /// Accept an agent-reported activity state (#105), the only path that can
     /// produce `ActivityState::Error`. The report outranks the activity pass's
     /// own inference until its TTL lapses — so an agent that dies mid-run
@@ -808,32 +851,6 @@ async fn probe_worktree(
         .map_err(|e| SessionError::Worktree(crate::worktree::WorktreeError::from(e)))
 }
 
-/// Record a guarded worktree into the retained store with `reason`, BEFORE
-/// the caller tears anything down: a failed write then leaves every artifact
-/// untouched instead of destroying work nothing records anymore. Shared by
-/// the forced kill (`ForceKilled`, #81) and the natural exit
-/// (`ExitedWithUnsavedWork`, #82) so the two paths cannot drift apart.
-async fn record_retention(
-    inner: &Arc<Inner>,
-    (base_repo, path): &(PathBuf, PathBuf),
-    known_branch: Option<String>,
-    reason: RetainedReason,
-) -> Result<crate::retained_store::RetainedWorktreeRecord, SessionError> {
-    let store = inner
-        .retained
-        .clone()
-        .ok_or_else(|| SessionError::RetainFailed("no retained store is wired".into()))?;
-    // Sessions adopted from a sidecar carry no branch; ask the tree itself.
-    let branch = known_branch
-        .or_else(|| crate::worktree_probe::current_branch(path))
-        .unwrap_or_default();
-    let base_repo = base_repo.clone();
-    let path = path.clone();
-    tmux_blocking(move || store.retain(&path, &base_repo, &branch, reason))
-        .await
-        .map_err(|e| SessionError::RetainFailed(e.to_string()))
-}
-
 /// One pass of the liveness watcher: diff the in-memory session set against
 /// the tmux-reported one, and reap anything we still track but tmux has lost.
 async fn run_liveness_pass(inner: &Arc<Inner>) {
@@ -1037,13 +1054,11 @@ async fn run_blocked_work_pass(inner: &Arc<Inner>) {
 /// The record, its [`PtyBridge`] and its sidecar all survive, so a client can
 /// still attach and read the replay buffer — the last thing a crashed agent
 /// printed. The worktree, though, is settled right away: a pristine tree is
-/// removed, anything else is retained into the store with reason
-/// `exited-with-unsaved-work` (#82) — nobody is waiting for an answer here,
-/// so there is nothing to refuse. Once settled, the session drops its
-/// worktree reference so a later dismissal neither re-probes nor retains
-/// twice. When settling is impossible (probe or store failure) nothing is
-/// destroyed: the tree stays attached to the dead record for a later forced
-/// dismissal (#81).
+/// removed (#82) — nobody is waiting for an answer here, so there is nothing
+/// to refuse. Once settled, the session drops its worktree reference so a
+/// later dismissal does not re-probe it. A tree holding unsaved work is left
+/// alone and stays attached to the dead record for a later forced dismissal
+/// (#81), which leaves it on disk too.
 ///
 /// Dead sessions do not survive a daemon restart: [`SessionManager::recover`]
 /// adopts only what tmux still holds.
@@ -1061,21 +1076,20 @@ async fn mark_session_dead(inner: &Arc<Inner>, id: Uuid) {
                     .worktree_base_repo
                     .clone()
                     .zip(record.worktree_path.clone());
-                let branch = record.worktree_branch.clone();
-                Some((session, worktree, branch))
+                Some((session, worktree))
             }
             _ => None,
         }
     };
-    let Some((mut session, worktree, branch)) = flipped else {
+    let Some((mut session, worktree)) = flipped else {
         return;
     };
     tracing::info!(%id, "session vanished from tmux — marking dead");
 
     if let Some(wt) = &worktree {
-        if settle_worktree_on_exit(inner, id, wt, branch).await {
-            // The tree is settled (removed or retained); a stale "in the
-            // way" would describe something the session no longer holds.
+        if settle_worktree_on_exit(inner, id, wt).await {
+            // The tree is settled (removed); a stale "in the way" would
+            // describe something the session no longer holds.
             session.blocked_work = None;
             let mut sessions = inner.sessions.lock().await;
             if let Some(record) = sessions.get_mut(&id) {
@@ -1083,7 +1097,6 @@ async fn mark_session_dead(inner: &Arc<Inner>, id: Uuid) {
                 record.session.blocked_work = None;
                 record.worktree_path = None;
                 record.worktree_base_repo = None;
-                record.worktree_branch = None;
             }
         }
     }
@@ -1102,10 +1115,8 @@ async fn mark_session_dead(inner: &Arc<Inner>, id: Uuid) {
 
 /// Apply the exit rule (#82) to a vanished session's worktree: probe what
 /// would be lost through the kill's own predicate, then remove a pristine
-/// tree or retain anything else under `exited-with-unsaved-work` — recorded
-/// before anything is torn down, exactly as the forced kill does (#81). A
-/// removal that fails falls back to retaining, since whatever blocked it is
-/// by definition something worth keeping.
+/// tree. Anything holding unsaved work is left exactly where it is — the
+/// same thing a forced kill does with a guarded tree (#81).
 ///
 /// Returns whether the worktree was fully accounted for. When it wasn't,
 /// nothing was destroyed and the caller keeps the reference on the record.
@@ -1113,7 +1124,6 @@ async fn settle_worktree_on_exit(
     inner: &Arc<Inner>,
     id: Uuid,
     (base_repo, path): &(PathBuf, PathBuf),
-    known_branch: Option<String>,
 ) -> bool {
     let probe = match probe_worktree(&(base_repo.clone(), path.clone())).await {
         Ok(probe) => probe,
@@ -1127,45 +1137,25 @@ async fn settle_worktree_on_exit(
             return false;
         }
     };
-    if probe.is_clear() {
-        match inner.worktree_mgr.remove(base_repo, path) {
-            Ok(()) => {
-                tracing::info!(%id, path = %path.display(), "natural exit: pristine worktree removed");
-                return true;
-            }
-            Err(e) => {
-                tracing::warn!(
-                    %id,
-                    path = %path.display(),
-                    error = ?e,
-                    "natural exit: removal failed; falling back to retention"
-                );
-            }
-        }
+    if !probe.is_clear() {
+        tracing::info!(
+            %id,
+            path = %path.display(),
+            "natural exit: worktree holds unsaved work; leaving it on disk"
+        );
+        return false;
     }
-    match record_retention(
-        inner,
-        &(base_repo.clone(), path.clone()),
-        known_branch,
-        RetainedReason::ExitedWithUnsavedWork,
-    )
-    .await
-    {
-        Ok(entry) => {
-            tracing::info!(
-                %id,
-                path = %path.display(),
-                entry = %entry.id,
-                "natural exit: worktree retained with unsaved work"
-            );
+    match inner.worktree_mgr.remove(base_repo, path) {
+        Ok(()) => {
+            tracing::info!(%id, path = %path.display(), "natural exit: pristine worktree removed");
             true
         }
         Err(e) => {
-            tracing::error!(
+            tracing::warn!(
                 %id,
                 path = %path.display(),
                 error = ?e,
-                "natural exit: could not record the retained worktree; leaving it untouched"
+                "natural exit: removal failed; leaving the worktree on disk"
             );
             false
         }
@@ -1182,15 +1172,15 @@ async fn settle_worktree_on_exit(
 /// resurrect it. `kill_tmux` is `true` for an explicit kill and `false` for the
 /// liveness reaper (tmux already lost the session).
 ///
-/// `retain_worktree` is `true` for a forced kill (#81) that retained the
-/// worktree instead of removing it: the store entry is already written, so
-/// only the removal is skipped.
+/// `keep_worktree` is `true` for a forced kill (#81) over a guarded tree: the
+/// session ends but the worktree is left on disk, so only the removal is
+/// skipped.
 async fn cleanup_record(
     inner: &Arc<Inner>,
     id: Uuid,
     record: SessionRecord,
     kill_tmux: bool,
-    retain_worktree: bool,
+    keep_worktree: bool,
 ) {
     if kill_tmux {
         let tmux = inner.tmux.clone();
@@ -1201,11 +1191,11 @@ async fn cleanup_record(
         tracing::warn!(error = ?e, %id, "cleanup: failed to delete sidecar");
     }
     if let (Some(base), Some(path)) = (&record.worktree_base_repo, &record.worktree_path) {
-        if retain_worktree {
+        if keep_worktree {
             tracing::info!(
                 %id,
                 path = %path.display(),
-                "forced kill: worktree retained in the store"
+                "forced kill: worktree left on disk"
             );
         } else if let Err(e) = inner.worktree_mgr.remove(base, path) {
             // The kill already passed the unsaved-work guard (#79), so this

crates/maestro-daemon/src/tmux.rs

@@ -246,6 +246,70 @@ impl Tmux {
         check(out)
     }
 
+    /// Escape-sequence snapshot of a pane's current screen (#…), for clients
+    /// that just attached.
+    ///
+    /// The raw byte replay buffer cannot reconstruct a full-screen program:
+    /// its tail starts mid-stream, long after the app set up the modes,
+    /// colours and cursor position that give those bytes meaning. A browser
+    /// refresh therefore painted garbage until something forced the app to
+    /// repaint. tmux already holds the authoritative screen, so ask it.
+    ///
+    /// Returns `Ok(None)` when the session or the tmux server is gone — the
+    /// caller falls back to the byte replay, which is all a dead session has.
+    pub fn capture_pane(&self, id: Uuid) -> Result<Option<Vec<u8>>, TmuxError> {
+        let name = session_name(id);
+        let start = format!("-{CAPTURE_HISTORY_LINES}");
+        // One invocation, so tmux runs both commands in a single pass of its
+        // command queue: the cursor position cannot belong to an older screen
+        // than the captured content. Two invocations raced — a program that
+        // switched to the alternate screen in between produced a snapshot with
+        // the new screen and the old cursor.
+        let out = self
+            .cmd()
+            .args([
+                "display-message",
+                "-p",
+                "-t",
+                &name,
+                "-F",
+                SCREEN_GEOMETRY_FORMAT,
+                ";",
+                "capture-pane",
+                "-p",
+                "-e",
+                // Keep trailing spaces, so a line's background colour reaches
+                // the edge instead of stopping at the last glyph and letting
+                // the client's own background show through.
+                "-N",
+                "-t",
+                &name,
+                "-S",
+                &start,
+            ])
+            .output()?;
+        let Some(stdout) = soft_output(out)? else {
+            return Ok(None);
+        };
+        let Some((head, content)) = stdout.split_once('\n') else {
+            return Ok(None);
+        };
+        let Some(geom) = parse_screen_geometry(head) else {
+            return Ok(None);
+        };
+        let mut lines: Vec<&str> = content
+            .strip_suffix('\n')
+            .unwrap_or(content)
+            .split('\n')
+            .collect();
+        // Scrollback belongs to the normal screen. Replaying it under an
+        // alternate-screen program would paste the shell's history behind it.
+        if geom.alternate {
+            lines.drain(..lines.len().saturating_sub(geom.pane_height));
+        }
+        Ok(Some(render_screen_snapshot(&lines, geom)))
+    }
+
     /// `tmux resize-window -t maestro-<id> -x <cols> -y <rows>`.
     pub fn resize_window(&self, id: Uuid, cols: u16, rows: u16) -> Result<(), TmuxError> {
         let name = session_name(id);
@@ -446,6 +510,191 @@ fn new_session_args(
     args
 }
 
+/// How much scrollback a fresh attach inherits from tmux's history, in lines.
+/// Enough to land in context after a browser refresh without making the first
+/// frame huge.
+const CAPTURE_HISTORY_LINES: usize = 300;
+
+/// `display-message -F` request behind [`parse_screen_geometry`]. tmux expands
+/// a name it does not know to the empty string rather than failing, so a field
+/// missing on an older tmux shifts everything after it — hence the parser keys
+/// the optional tail off the field count.
+const SCREEN_GEOMETRY_FORMAT: &str = concat!(
+    "#{cursor_x} #{cursor_y} #{pane_height} #{alternate_on} #{cursor_flag} ",
+    "#{mouse_standard_flag} #{mouse_button_flag} #{mouse_all_flag} ",
+    "#{mouse_utf8_flag} #{mouse_sgr_flag}",
+);
+
+/// Field count of [`SCREEN_GEOMETRY_FORMAT`]; fewer means an older tmux did not
+/// know one of the names, and the mouse tail cannot be trusted by position.
+const SCREEN_GEOMETRY_FIELDS: usize = 10;
+
+/// Mouse-reporting modes a pane has turned on. A full-screen program sets these
+/// once, at startup, so a client attaching later never sees the sequences —
+/// [`render_screen_snapshot`] replays them.
+#[derive(Debug, Clone, Copy, PartialEq, Eq, Default)]
+struct MouseModes {
+    /// `?1000` — report button press and release.
+    standard: bool,
+    /// `?1002` — also report motion while a button is held.
+    button: bool,
+    /// `?1003` — report all motion.
+    all: bool,
+    /// `?1005` — UTF-8 coordinates (superseded by SGR, still replayed if on).
+    utf8: bool,
+    /// `?1006` — SGR-encoded coordinates.
+    sgr: bool,
+}
+
+impl MouseModes {
+    /// DECSET parameters to re-enable these modes, private-mode order.
+    fn decset_params(self) -> impl Iterator<Item = u16> {
+        [
+            (self.standard, 1000),
+            (self.button, 1002),
+            (self.all, 1003),
+            (self.utf8, 1005),
+            (self.sgr, 1006),
+        ]
+        .into_iter()
+        .filter_map(|(on, param)| on.then_some(param))
+    }
+}
+
+/// Cursor position and screen geometry of a pane, from `display-message`.
+#[derive(Debug, Clone, Copy, PartialEq, Eq)]
+struct ScreenGeometry {
+    cursor_x: usize,
+    cursor_y: usize,
+    pane_height: usize,
+    alternate: bool,
+    cursor_visible: bool,
+    mouse: MouseModes,
+}
+
+fn parse_screen_geometry(s: &str) -> Option<ScreenGeometry> {
+    let line = s.lines().next()?;
+    let fields: Vec<&str> = line.split_whitespace().collect();
+    let cursor_x = fields.first()?.parse().ok()?;
+    let cursor_y = fields.get(1)?.parse().ok()?;
+    let pane_height: usize = fields.get(2)?.parse().ok()?;
+    let alternate = *fields.get(3)? == "1";
+    // Older tmux without `cursor_flag` just means "assume visible".
+    let cursor_visible = fields.get(4).map(|f| *f == "1").unwrap_or(true);
+    // Only trust the mouse tail when every field expanded; a short line means
+    // some name is unknown here and the remaining ones sit at other offsets.
+    let mouse = if fields.len() >= SCREEN_GEOMETRY_FIELDS {
+        MouseModes {
+            standard: fields[5] == "1",
+            button: fields[6] == "1",
+            all: fields[7] == "1",
+            utf8: fields[8] == "1",
+            sgr: fields[9] == "1",
+        }
+    } else {
+        MouseModes::default()
+    };
+    if pane_height == 0 {
+        return None;
+    }
+    Some(ScreenGeometry {
+        cursor_x,
+        cursor_y,
+        pane_height,
+        alternate,
+        cursor_visible,
+        mouse,
+    })
+}
+
+/// Turn captured pane lines into bytes a fresh terminal can replay: clear,
+/// print the lines, then put the cursor back where the pane has it.
+///
+/// The cursor is restored with *relative* moves so the snapshot renders the
+/// same whatever height the client's terminal has — it may not match the
+/// pane's yet, since the client's first `Resize` arrives after this.
+fn render_screen_snapshot(lines: &[&str], geom: ScreenGeometry) -> Vec<u8> {
+    // Screen rows are the last `pane_height` captured lines; anything before
+    // them is scrollback.
+    let screen_top = lines.len().saturating_sub(geom.pane_height);
+    let cursor_row = (screen_top + geom.cursor_y).min(lines.len().saturating_sub(1));
+    // Trailing blank rows would scroll the real content off a short client
+    // terminal, so drop them — but never the cursor's own row or anything
+    // above it, which is where a program that draws below its cursor lives.
+    let last = lines
+        .iter()
+        .rposition(|l| !strip_sgr(l).trim().is_empty())
+        .unwrap_or(0)
+        .max(cursor_row);
+
+    let mut out = Vec::new();
+    // Put the client on the same buffer the pane is using, so a program's
+    // repaints stay out of the client's scrollback while it runs.
+    if geom.alternate {
+        out.extend_from_slice(b"\x1b[?1049h");
+    }
+    // Mouse reporting is set up once, before this client existed. Without it
+    // the client cannot tell a mouse-driven app from a plain alternate screen,
+    // and its wheel and touch gestures have nowhere to go.
+    for param in geom.mouse.decset_params() {
+        out.extend_from_slice(format!("\x1b[?{param}h").as_bytes());
+    }
+    out.extend_from_slice(b"\x1b[H\x1b[2J\x1b[m");
+    for (i, line) in lines[..=last].iter().enumerate() {
+        if i > 0 {
+            out.extend_from_slice(b"\r\n");
+        }
+        out.extend_from_slice(line.as_bytes());
+    }
+    out.extend_from_slice(b"\x1b[m\r");
+    if last > cursor_row {
+        out.extend_from_slice(format!("\x1b[{}A", last - cursor_row).as_bytes());
+    }
+    if geom.cursor_x > 0 {
+        out.extend_from_slice(format!("\x1b[{}C", geom.cursor_x).as_bytes());
+    }
+    if !geom.cursor_visible {
+        out.extend_from_slice(b"\x1b[?25l");
+    }
+    out
+}
+
+/// Text of a line with SGR escapes removed, for emptiness checks.
+fn strip_sgr(line: &str) -> String {
+    let mut out = String::with_capacity(line.len());
+    let mut chars = line.chars();
+    while let Some(c) = chars.next() {
+        if c != '\x1b' {
+            out.push(c);
+            continue;
+        }
+        // Skip CSI ... final-byte. Anything else escape-ish is not produced by
+        // `capture-pane -e`, so treating it the same way is harmless.
+        for c in chars.by_ref() {
+            if c.is_ascii_alphabetic() {
+                break;
+            }
+        }
+    }
+    out
+}
+
+/// `Ok(None)` when tmux failed because the server or the target is gone,
+/// `Ok(Some(stdout))` on success, `Err` for anything else.
+fn soft_output(out: Output) -> Result<Option<String>, TmuxError> {
+    if out.status.success() {
+        return Ok(Some(String::from_utf8_lossy(&out.stdout).into_owned()));
+    }
+    let stderr = String::from_utf8_lossy(&out.stderr);
+    if is_no_server_error(&stderr) || stderr.contains("can't find") {
+        return Ok(None);
+    }
+    Err(TmuxError::NonZero {
+        code: out.status.code().unwrap_or(-1),
+        stderr: stderr.into_owned(),
+    })
+}
+
 fn check(out: Output) -> Result<(), TmuxError> {
     if out.status.success() {
         Ok(())
@@ -461,6 +710,145 @@ fn check(out: Output) -> Result<(), TmuxError> {
 mod tests {
     use super::*;
 
+    #[test]
+    fn parse_screen_geometry_reads_cursor_and_alternate_flag() {
+        let g = parse_screen_geometry("12 3 40 1 0 0 1 0 0 1\n").unwrap();
+        assert_eq!(
+            g,
+            ScreenGeometry {
+                cursor_x: 12,
+                cursor_y: 3,
+                pane_height: 40,
+                alternate: true,
+                cursor_visible: false,
+                mouse: MouseModes {
+                    button: true,
+                    sgr: true,
+                    ..MouseModes::default()
+                },
+            }
+        );
+        let g = parse_screen_geometry("0 0 24 0").unwrap();
+        assert!(!g.alternate);
+        assert!(g.cursor_visible, "missing cursor_flag means visible");
+        assert!(parse_screen_geometry("0 0 0 0").is_none());
+        assert!(parse_screen_geometry("garbage").is_none());
+    }
+
+    /// A tmux that does not know one of the mouse names expands it to nothing,
+    /// so the tail is one field short and every flag in it has slid. Reading it
+    /// by position would claim modes the pane never set.
+    #[test]
+    fn parse_screen_geometry_drops_a_short_mouse_tail() {
+        let g = parse_screen_geometry("0 0 24 1 1 0 0 1 1").unwrap();
+        assert_eq!(g.mouse, MouseModes::default());
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn mouse_modes_map_to_private_mode_parameters() {
+        let all = MouseModes {
+            standard: true,
+            button: true,
+            all: true,
+            utf8: true,
+            sgr: true,
+        };
+        assert_eq!(
+            all.decset_params().collect::<Vec<_>>(),
+            vec![1000, 1002, 1003, 1005, 1006]
+        );
+        assert_eq!(MouseModes::default().decset_params().count(), 0);
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn snapshot_clears_prints_lines_and_parks_the_cursor() {
+        // Two scrollback lines, then a 3-row screen with the cursor on row 1.
+        let lines = ["old", "older", "prompt> hi", "", ""];
+        let out = render_screen_snapshot(
+            &lines,
+            ScreenGeometry {
+                cursor_x: 10,
+                cursor_y: 0,
+                pane_height: 3,
+                alternate: false,
+                cursor_visible: true,
+                mouse: MouseModes::default(),
+            },
+        );
+        let out = String::from_utf8(out).unwrap();
+        assert_eq!(
+            out,
+            "\x1b[H\x1b[2J\x1b[mold\r\nolder\r\nprompt> hi\x1b[m\r\x1b[10C"
+        );
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn snapshot_keeps_rows_below_the_cursor_and_moves_back_up() {
+        let lines = ["prompt> hi", "hint line", ""];
+        let out = render_screen_snapshot(
+            &lines,
+            ScreenGeometry {
+                cursor_x: 0,
+                cursor_y: 0,
+                pane_height: 3,
+                alternate: true,
+                cursor_visible: false,
+                mouse: MouseModes::default(),
+            },
+        );
+        let out = String::from_utf8(out).unwrap();
+        assert!(out.starts_with("\x1b[?1049h\x1b[H\x1b[2J"), "{out:?}");
+        assert!(
+            out.ends_with("prompt> hi\r\nhint line\x1b[m\r\x1b[1A\x1b[?25l"),
+            "{out:?}"
+        );
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn snapshot_ignores_colour_only_rows_when_trimming() {
+        let lines = ["text", "\x1b[38;5;4m\x1b[m", ""];
+        let out = String::from_utf8(render_screen_snapshot(
+            &lines,
+            ScreenGeometry {
+                cursor_x: 4,
+                cursor_y: 0,
+                pane_height: 3,
+                alternate: false,
+                cursor_visible: true,
+                mouse: MouseModes::default(),
+            },
+        ))
+        .unwrap();
+        assert_eq!(out, "\x1b[H\x1b[2J\x1b[mtext\x1b[m\r\x1b[4C");
+    }
+
+    /// A client attaching to a running full-screen app never saw it turn mouse
+    /// reporting on, so the snapshot has to. Without this the client reads the
+    /// pane as a plain alternate screen and its scroll gestures go nowhere.
+    #[test]
+    fn snapshot_replays_the_panes_mouse_modes() {
+        let out = String::from_utf8(render_screen_snapshot(
+            &["app"],
+            ScreenGeometry {
+                cursor_x: 0,
+                cursor_y: 0,
+                pane_height: 1,
+                alternate: true,
+                cursor_visible: true,
+                mouse: MouseModes {
+                    button: true,
+                    sgr: true,
+                    ..MouseModes::default()
+                },
+            },
+        ))
+        .unwrap();
+        assert!(
+            out.starts_with("\x1b[?1049h\x1b[?1002h\x1b[?1006h\x1b[H\x1b[2J"),
+            "{out:?}"
+        );
+    }
+
     /// Every phrasing must be recognised: an unmatched one makes
     /// `list_sessions` fail, and a failed pass reaps nothing.
     #[test]

crates/maestro-daemon/src/worktree_probe.rs

@@ -1,14 +1,8 @@
-//! The one git probe for what a worktree holds that would be lost, plus
-//! guard-free reclaim (#79, #80).
+//! The one git probe for what a worktree holds that would be lost (#79).
 //!
-//! [`in_the_way`] is the single predicate behind all three paths: the kill
-//! refusal (#79), the natural-exit classifier (#82), and the retained list
-//! (#80). It lives here rather than in `worktree.rs` so that none of them can
-//! answer the question differently — #79 and #80 were built in parallel and
-//! each grew its own copy, which is exactly the drift this collapses.
-//!
-//! Reclaim never consults it: reclaim is the deliberate destructive act, and
-//! the operator chose it while looking at what was in the way.
+//! [`in_the_way`] is the single predicate behind both paths: the kill refusal
+//! (#79) and the natural-exit classifier (#82). It lives here rather than in
+//! `worktree.rs` so that neither can answer the question differently.
 
 use std::path::Path;
 
@@ -27,7 +21,7 @@ pub enum ProbeError {
 /// Ignored files never count (`--ignored=no`) — every Rust worktree has a
 /// `target/`, and counting those would put every tree permanently in the way.
 /// A directory that no longer exists reports nothing in the way: there is
-/// nothing left to lose, and the store's own pruning drops the entry.
+/// nothing left to lose.
 pub fn in_the_way(path: &Path) -> Result<InTheWay, ProbeError> {
     let mut breakdown = InTheWay::default();
     // `symlink_metadata` rather than `exists`: a broken symlink is gone for
@@ -51,6 +45,25 @@ pub fn in_the_way(path: &Path) -> Result<InTheWay, ProbeError> {
             breakdown.uncommitted_files += 1;
         }
     }
+    // The line delta behind the sidebar's `+N −M` (docs/SIDEBAR.md). Diffing
+    // the working tree against HEAD covers staged and unstaged changes in one
+    // pass, so a `git add` never makes the counter drop.
+    let numstat = run_git(path, ["diff", "--numstat", "HEAD"]);
+    if let Ok(numstat) = numstat {
+        for line in String::from_utf8_lossy(&numstat.stdout).lines() {
+            let mut cols = line.split('\t');
+            // A binary file reports `-` for both columns; it has no lines to
+            // add to either total.
+            let added: usize = cols.next().and_then(|c| c.parse().ok()).unwrap_or(0);
+            let removed: usize = cols.next().and_then(|c| c.parse().ok()).unwrap_or(0);
+            breakdown.insertions += added;
+            breakdown.deletions += removed;
+        }
+    }
+    // A repo with no commits yet has no HEAD to diff against, and the counts
+    // stay zero rather than failing the whole probe — the file counts above
+    // already reported the work.
+
     // Resolved inside the worktree so a detached HEAD still has a starting
     // point; asking the base repo for `refs/heads/<branch>` fails there.
     let head = run_git(path, ["rev-parse", "--abbrev-ref", "HEAD"])?;
@@ -67,37 +80,6 @@ pub fn in_the_way(path: &Path) -> Result<InTheWay, ProbeError> {
     Ok(breakdown)
 }
 
-/// Remove a retained worktree's directory without consulting any guard, per
-/// the reclaim contract: the operator chose this while looking at what was in
-/// the way. `git worktree remove` keeps `refs/heads/<branch>`, so commits on
-/// the branch survive even when they were never pushed.
-///
-/// A directory that is already gone only leaves a stale registration behind;
-/// `worktree prune` clears it so the branch can be spawned again.
-pub fn reclaim(base_repo: &Path, path: &Path) -> Result<(), ProbeError> {
-    if !path.exists() {
-        return run_git(base_repo, ["worktree", "prune"]).map(|_| ());
-    }
-    run_git(
-        base_repo,
-        [
-            "worktree",
-            "remove",
-            "--force",
-            path.to_str().expect("worktree path is valid utf-8"),
-        ],
-    )
-    .map(|_| ())
-}
-
-/// Branch checked out at `path`. Sessions adopted from a sidecar carry no
-/// branch on record, so a forced kill (#81) asks the tree itself when it
-/// needs one for the retained store. `None` when git cannot answer.
-pub fn current_branch(path: &Path) -> Option<String> {
-    let out = run_git(path, ["rev-parse", "--abbrev-ref", "HEAD"]).ok()?;
-    Some(String::from_utf8_lossy(&out.stdout).trim().to_string())
-}
-
 fn run_git<I, S>(dir: &Path, args: I) -> Result<std::process::Output, ProbeError>
 where
     I: IntoIterator<Item = S>,
@@ -247,6 +229,67 @@ mod tests {
         assert_eq!(dirty.untracked_files, 1);
     }
 
+    /// docs/SIDEBAR.md: the sidebar renders `+N −M`, so the probe carries the
+    /// line delta of the tracked changes — staged and unstaged together,
+    /// against HEAD.
+    #[test]
+    fn staged_and_unstaged_lines_both_count() {
+        let r = repo_with_worktree();
+        std::fs::write(r.wt().join("staged.txt"), b"a\nb\n").unwrap();
+        git(&r.wt(), &["add", "staged.txt"]);
+        // README loses its one line and gains three, unstaged.
+        std::fs::write(r.wt().join("README"), b"x\ny\nz\n").unwrap();
+
+        let breakdown = in_the_way(&r.wt()).expect("probe");
+        assert_eq!(breakdown.insertions, 5, "2 staged + 3 unstaged");
+        assert_eq!(breakdown.deletions, 1);
+    }
+
+    /// Untracked files are counted as files and never as lines — reading each
+    /// one off disk is the cost the sidebar contract declines to pay.
+    #[test]
+    fn untracked_files_contribute_no_lines() {
+        let r = repo_with_worktree();
+        std::fs::write(r.wt().join("scratch.txt"), b"a\nb\nc\n").unwrap();
+        let breakdown = in_the_way(&r.wt()).expect("probe");
+        assert_eq!(breakdown.untracked_files, 1);
+        assert_eq!(breakdown.insertions, 0);
+        assert_eq!(breakdown.deletions, 0);
+    }
+
+    /// A binary file's numstat is `-\t-`. It must not poison the totals, and
+    /// it must not abort the probe either.
+    #[test]
+    fn binary_changes_add_no_lines() {
+        let r = repo_with_worktree();
+        std::fs::write(r.wt().join("blob.bin"), [0u8, 159, 0, 12]).unwrap();
+        git(&r.wt(), &["add", "blob.bin"]);
+        git(&r.wt(), &["commit", "-qm", "blob"]);
+        std::fs::write(r.wt().join("blob.bin"), [0u8, 1, 2, 3, 4]).unwrap();
+
+        let breakdown = in_the_way(&r.wt()).expect("probe");
+        assert_eq!(breakdown.uncommitted_files, 1);
+        assert_eq!(breakdown.insertions, 0);
+        assert_eq!(breakdown.deletions, 0);
+    }
+
+    /// A line delta alone never decides `is_clear` — the file counts do — so a
+    /// mode change with no line delta still blocks a kill.
+    #[test]
+    fn a_line_less_change_still_blocks() {
+        let r = repo_with_worktree();
+        let script = r.wt().join("run.sh");
+        std::fs::write(&script, b"echo hi\n").unwrap();
+        git(&r.wt(), &["add", "run.sh"]);
+        git(&r.wt(), &["commit", "-qm", "script"]);
+        git(&r.wt(), &["update-index", "--chmod=+x", "run.sh"]);
+
+        let breakdown = in_the_way(&r.wt()).expect("probe");
+        assert_eq!(breakdown.insertions, 0);
+        assert_eq!(breakdown.deletions, 0);
+        assert!(!breakdown.is_clear());
+    }
+
     #[test]
     fn ignored_files_never_count() {
         let r = repo_with_worktree();
@@ -272,54 +315,4 @@ mod tests {
         let breakdown = in_the_way(&gone).expect("probe");
         assert!(breakdown.is_clear());
     }
-
-    #[test]
-    fn reclaim_removes_the_directory_and_prunes_a_gone_one() {
-        let r = repo_with_worktree();
-        r.commit_in_wt("precious");
-        reclaim(&r.repo, &r.wt()).expect("reclaim");
-        assert!(!r.wt().exists());
-
-        // A second reclaim over the now-missing path just prunes.
-        reclaim(&r.repo, &r.wt()).expect("reclaim again");
-    }
-
-    #[test]
-    fn reclaim_keeps_the_branch_and_its_commits() {
-        let r = repo_with_worktree();
-        r.commit_in_wt("precious");
-        let sha = {
-            let out = Command::new("git")
-                .arg("-C")
-                .arg(r.wt())
-                .args(["rev-parse", "HEAD"])
-                .output()
-                .unwrap();
-            String::from_utf8_lossy(&out.stdout).trim().to_string()
-        };
-
-        reclaim(&r.repo, &r.wt()).expect("reclaim");
-
-        let out = Command::new("git")
-            .arg("-C")
-            .arg(&r.repo)
-            .args(["rev-parse", "--verify", "refs/heads/feature"])
-            .output()
-            .unwrap();
-        assert!(
-            out.status.success(),
-            "branch must survive reclaim: {}",
-            String::from_utf8_lossy(&out.stderr)
-        );
-        assert_eq!(String::from_utf8_lossy(&out.stdout).trim(), sha);
-    }
-
-    #[test]
-    fn reclaim_is_guard_free_on_a_dirty_tree() {
-        let r = repo_with_worktree();
-        std::fs::write(r.wt().join("README"), b"unsaved\n").unwrap();
-        std::fs::write(r.wt().join("notes.txt"), b"unsaved\n").unwrap();
-        reclaim(&r.repo, &r.wt()).expect("reclaim ignores the guard");
-        assert!(!r.wt().exists());
-    }
 }

crates/maestro-daemon/tests/attach.rs

@@ -38,7 +38,6 @@ async fn spawn_daemon_ws() -> Harness {
         "/home/test",
         Vec::new(),
         std::sync::Arc::new(maestro_daemon::projects::ProjectScanner::disabled()),
-        std::sync::Arc::new(fx.retained_store()),
     ));
     let listener = TcpListener::bind(SocketAddr::from((Ipv4Addr::LOCALHOST, 0)))
         .await

crates/maestro-daemon/tests/branches.rs

@@ -27,7 +27,6 @@ async fn spawn() -> Harness {
         "/home/test",
         presets,
         Arc::new(maestro_daemon::projects::ProjectScanner::disabled()),
-        std::sync::Arc::new(fx.retained_store()),
     ));
     let listener = TcpListener::bind(SocketAddr::from((Ipv4Addr::LOCALHOST, 0)))
         .await

crates/maestro-daemon/tests/common/mod.rs

@@ -176,11 +176,6 @@ impl DaemonFixture {
             manager =
                 manager.with_spawn_history(SpawnHistory::new(Self::history_path(&state_dir), days));
         }
-        // Same wiring as production: the manager records retained worktrees
-        // into the same dir the API reads back from (#78/#81).
-        let retained =
-            maestro_daemon::retained_store::RetainedStore::new(Self::retained_path(&state_dir));
-        manager = manager.with_retained_store(retained.clone());
         Self {
             tmux,
             manager,
@@ -192,10 +187,6 @@ impl DaemonFixture {
         state_dir.path().join("spawn-history.jsonl")
     }
 
-    fn retained_path(state_dir: &TempDir) -> PathBuf {
-        state_dir.path().join("retained-worktrees")
-    }
-
     pub fn spawn_history_path(&self) -> PathBuf {
         Self::history_path(&self.state_dir)
     }
@@ -204,15 +195,6 @@ impl DaemonFixture {
         self.state_dir.path().join("sessions")
     }
 
-    /// Retained-worktree store rooted at the fixture's own state dir (#78).
-    pub fn retained_store(&self) -> maestro_daemon::retained_store::RetainedStore {
-        maestro_daemon::retained_store::RetainedStore::new(self.retained_dir())
-    }
-
-    pub fn retained_dir(&self) -> PathBuf {
-        self.state_dir.path().join("retained-worktrees")
-    }
-
     pub fn fifo_dir(&self) -> PathBuf {
         self.state_dir.path().join("fifos")
     }

crates/maestro-daemon/tests/local_api.rs

@@ -25,13 +25,6 @@ struct Harness {
     _fx: DaemonFixture,
 }
 
-impl Harness {
-    /// Store over the same dir the manager records into.
-    fn fx_retained(&self) -> maestro_daemon::retained_store::RetainedStore {
-        self._fx.retained_store()
-    }
-}
-
 async fn spawn(hostname: &str) -> Harness {
     spawn_with(
         hostname,
@@ -55,7 +48,6 @@ async fn spawn_with(
         "/home/test",
         presets,
         projects,
-        std::sync::Arc::new(fx.retained_store()),
     ));
     let listener = TcpListener::bind(SocketAddr::from((Ipv4Addr::LOCALHOST, 0)))
         .await
@@ -99,6 +91,35 @@ async fn info_returns_daemon_identity() {
     assert!(resp["version"].is_string());
 }
 
+#[tokio::test]
+async fn info_reports_build_and_instance() {
+    // The status indicator needs a release to name and a process to compare
+    // against after a reconnect. `commit`/`commit_date` are empty when the
+    // binary was built outside a checkout, so only their presence is asserted;
+    // `instance` is a fresh uuid per daemon process.
+    let h = spawn("naps-laptop").await;
+    let resp: serde_json::Value = reqwest::get(url(h.addr, "/api/info"))
+        .await
+        .unwrap()
+        .json()
+        .await
+        .unwrap();
+    assert!(resp["build"]["commit"].is_string());
+    assert!(resp["build"]["commit_date"].is_string());
+    assert!(resp["build"]["dirty"].is_boolean());
+    let instance = resp["instance"].as_str().unwrap();
+    assert!(Uuid::parse_str(instance).is_ok(), "instance is a uuid");
+
+    // Same process, same id — a client only treats a *changed* id as a restart.
+    let again: serde_json::Value = reqwest::get(url(h.addr, "/api/info"))
+        .await
+        .unwrap()
+        .json()
+        .await
+        .unwrap();
+    assert_eq!(again["instance"].as_str().unwrap(), instance);
+}
+
 #[tokio::test]
 async fn list_sessions_starts_empty_and_reflects_creates() {
     let h = spawn("naps-laptop").await;
@@ -240,17 +261,14 @@ async fn projects_returns_empty_for_a_disabled_scanner() {
     assert!(projects.is_empty());
 }
 
-/// #53: every returned handle splits into a known adjective and noun.
+/// #53: every returned handle is one word from the shared list.
 fn assert_valid_names(batch: &maestro_protocol::NameBatch) {
     for name in &batch.names {
-        let (adj, noun) = name.split_once('-').unwrap_or_else(|| {
-            panic!("handle {name:?} is not adjective-noun");
-        });
+        assert!(!name.contains('-'), "handle {name:?} is not one word");
         assert!(
-            maestro_names::ADJECTIVES.contains(&adj),
-            "{adj} not in ADJECTIVES"
+            maestro_names::WORDS.contains(&name.as_str()),
+            "{name} not in WORDS"
         );
-        assert!(maestro_names::NOUNS.contains(&noun), "{noun} not in NOUNS");
     }
 }
 
@@ -323,6 +341,48 @@ async fn delete_unknown_session_returns_404() {
     assert_eq!(resp.status(), reqwest::StatusCode::NOT_FOUND);
 }
 
+/// #125: the rename endpoint answers with the updated session, and the name
+/// it stored is the trimmed one.
+#[tokio::test]
+async fn patch_session_renames_it() {
+    let h = spawn("naps-laptop").await;
+    let session = h
+        .manager
+        .create(CreateSessionRequest {
+            cwd: "/tmp".into(),
+            command: "sleep 60".into(),
+            env: HashMap::new(),
+            metadata: HashMap::new(),
+            worktree: None,
+        })
+        .await
+        .unwrap();
+    let resp = reqwest::Client::new()
+        .patch(url(h.addr, &format!("/api/sessions/{}", session.id)))
+        .json(&serde_json::json!({ "name": "  crimson-otter " }))
+        .send()
+        .await
+        .unwrap();
+    assert_eq!(resp.status(), reqwest::StatusCode::OK);
+    let updated: Session = resp.json().await.unwrap();
+    assert_eq!(
+        updated.metadata.get("name").and_then(|v| v.as_str()),
+        Some("crimson-otter")
+    );
+}
+
+#[tokio::test]
+async fn patch_unknown_session_returns_404() {
+    let h = spawn("naps-laptop").await;
+    let resp = reqwest::Client::new()
+        .patch(url(h.addr, &format!("/api/sessions/{}", Uuid::new_v4())))
+        .json(&serde_json::json!({ "name": "nope" }))
+        .send()
+        .await
+        .unwrap();
+    assert_eq!(resp.status(), reqwest::StatusCode::NOT_FOUND);
+}
+
 #[tokio::test]
 async fn delete_owned_session_kills_it() {
     let h = spawn("naps-laptop").await;
@@ -495,11 +555,10 @@ async fn delete_a_session_whose_worktree_holds_unsaved_work_returns_409_with_the
     assert!(h.manager.has(session.id).await, "the session keeps running");
 }
 
-/// `?force=true` on the wire (#81): the refusal is overridden, the session
-/// ends, and the answer is 200 with the retained worktree named — path,
-/// branch, reason — while the directory survives on disk.
+/// `?force=true` on the wire (#81): the refusal is overridden and the session
+/// ends, while the guarded worktree survives on disk.
 #[tokio::test]
-async fn delete_with_force_ends_the_session_and_answers_what_was_retained() {
+async fn delete_with_force_ends_the_session_and_keeps_the_worktree() {
     let h = spawn("naps-laptop").await;
     let repo = tempfile::TempDir::new().unwrap();
     common::init_repo(repo.path());
@@ -532,22 +591,11 @@ async fn delete_with_force_ends_the_session_and_answers_what_was_retained() {
         .send()
         .await
         .unwrap();
-    assert_eq!(resp.status(), reqwest::StatusCode::OK);
-    let body: maestro_protocol::KillOutcome = resp.json().await.unwrap();
-    let retained = body.retained.expect("force names what was kept");
-    assert_eq!(retained.path, wt_path);
-    assert_eq!(retained.branch, "feat/guarded");
-    assert_eq!(
-        retained.reason,
-        maestro_protocol::RetainedReason::ForceKilled
-    );
+    assert_eq!(resp.status(), reqwest::StatusCode::NO_CONTENT);
 
     // The tree would have blocked; force must not have removed it.
     assert!(wt_path.exists(), "a forced kill never removes the worktree");
-    // And the store entry exists, so reclaim can find it (#80).
-    let all = h.fx_retained().load_all().unwrap();
-    assert_eq!(all.len(), 1);
-    assert_eq!(all[0].id, retained.id);
+    assert!(!h.manager.has(session.id).await, "the session is gone");
 }
 
 #[tokio::test]
@@ -704,234 +752,3 @@ async fn next_event(ws: &mut WsClient) -> maestro_protocol::CatalogEvent {
         }
     }
 }
-
-// ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
-// GET /api/worktrees + DELETE /api/worktrees/:id (#80)
-// ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
-
-/// `git -C dir args`, asserting success — the worktree endpoints are tested
-/// against real git, like everything else in this crate.
-fn git(dir: &std::path::Path, args: &[&str]) {
-    let out = std::process::Command::new("git")
-        .arg("-C")
-        .arg(dir)
-        .args(args)
-        .output()
-        .expect("git spawn");
-    assert!(
-        out.status.success(),
-        "git {args:?} failed: {}",
-        String::from_utf8_lossy(&out.stderr)
-    );
-}
-
-struct RetainedFixture {
-    repo: tempfile::TempDir,
-    wt: std::path::PathBuf,
-}
-
-/// A real repo with a linked worktree for branch `feat/login` whose tree holds
-/// an uncommitted tracked edit and an unpushed commit.
-fn retained_fixture() -> RetainedFixture {
-    let repo = tempfile::tempdir().unwrap();
-    common::init_repo(repo.path());
-    // A pushed main, so "unpushed" means commits made on the feature branch,
-    // not the shared history.
-    let remote = repo.path().join("remote.git");
-    std::fs::create_dir_all(&remote).unwrap();
-    let remote_s = remote.to_string_lossy().into_owned();
-    git(&remote, &["init", "-q", "--bare"]);
-    git(repo.path(), &["remote", "add", "origin", &remote_s]);
-    git(repo.path(), &["push", "-q", "-u", "origin", "main"]);
-    git(
-        repo.path(),
-        &[
-            "worktree",
-            "add",
-            "-q",
-            "-b",
-            "feat/login",
-            "worktrees/feat/login",
-        ],
-    );
-    let wt = repo.path().join("worktrees").join("feat").join("login");
-    RetainedFixture { repo, wt }
-}
-
-impl RetainedFixture {
-    fn commit_in_wt(&self, msg: &str) {
-        std::fs::write(self.wt.join("README"), msg.as_bytes()).unwrap();
-        git(&self.wt, &["add", "-A"]);
-        git(&self.wt, &["commit", "-qm", msg]);
-    }
-
-    fn branch_sha(&self, branch: &str) -> String {
-        let out = std::process::Command::new("git")
-            .arg("-C")
-            .arg(self.repo.path())
-            .args(["rev-parse", "--verify", &format!("refs/heads/{branch}")])
-            .output()
-            .unwrap();
-        assert!(out.status.success(), "branch {branch} must exist");
-        String::from_utf8_lossy(&out.stdout).trim().to_string()
-    }
-}
-
-#[tokio::test]
-async fn worktrees_lists_retained_entries_with_recomputed_breakdown() {
-    let h = spawn("naps-laptop").await;
-    let fx = retained_fixture();
-    // Uncommitted tracked edit + an untracked file; the branch has no commits
-    // beyond main yet.
-    std::fs::write(fx.wt.join("README"), b"unsaved\n").unwrap();
-    std::fs::write(fx.wt.join("scratch.txt"), b"loose\n").unwrap();
-
-    let store = h._fx.retained_store();
-    let entry = store
-        .retain(
-            &fx.wt,
-            fx.repo.path(),
-            "feat/login",
-            maestro_daemon::retained_store::RetainedReason::ForceKilled,
-        )
-        .unwrap();
-
-    let listed: Vec<maestro_protocol::RetainedWorktree> =
-        reqwest::get(url(h.addr, "/api/worktrees"))
-            .await
-            .unwrap()
-            .json()
-            .await
-            .unwrap();
-    assert_eq!(listed.len(), 1);
-    let w = &listed[0];
-    assert_eq!(w.id, entry.id);
-    assert_eq!(w.path, fx.wt);
-    assert_eq!(w.base_repo, fx.repo.path());
-    assert_eq!(w.branch, "feat/login");
-    assert_eq!(w.reason, maestro_protocol::RetainedReason::ForceKilled);
-    assert_eq!(w.in_the_way.uncommitted_files, 1);
-    assert_eq!(w.in_the_way.untracked_files, 1);
-    assert_eq!(w.in_the_way.unpushed_commits, 0);
-
-    // The operator saves the work themselves. The stored entry is untouched —
-    // the next read must report the tree as it is *now*, not as it was when
-    // it was retained.
-    fx.commit_in_wt("saved");
-    let listed: Vec<maestro_protocol::RetainedWorktree> =
-        reqwest::get(url(h.addr, "/api/worktrees"))
-            .await
-            .unwrap()
-            .json()
-            .await
-            .unwrap();
-    assert_eq!(listed.len(), 1, "same entry, still retained");
-    assert_eq!(listed[0].id, entry.id);
-    assert_eq!(listed[0].in_the_way.uncommitted_files, 0);
-    assert_eq!(listed[0].in_the_way.unpushed_commits, 1);
-}
-
-#[tokio::test]
-async fn reclaim_removes_directory_and_entry_but_never_the_branch() {
-    let h = spawn("naps-laptop").await;
-    let fx = retained_fixture();
-    fx.commit_in_wt("precious");
-    let sha = fx.branch_sha("feat/login");
-    std::fs::write(fx.wt.join("README"), b"unsaved\n").unwrap(); // guard would refuse
-
-    let store = h._fx.retained_store();
-    let entry = store
-        .retain(
-            &fx.wt,
-            fx.repo.path(),
-            "feat/login",
-            maestro_daemon::retained_store::RetainedReason::ExitedWithUnsavedWork,
-        )
-        .unwrap();
-
-    let resp = reqwest::Client::new()
-        .delete(url(h.addr, &format!("/api/worktrees/{}", entry.id)))
-        .send()
-        .await
-        .unwrap();
-    assert_eq!(resp.status(), reqwest::StatusCode::NO_CONTENT);
-
-    assert!(!fx.wt.exists(), "reclaim removes the directory");
-    let listed: Vec<maestro_protocol::RetainedWorktree> =
-        reqwest::get(url(h.addr, "/api/worktrees"))
-            .await
-            .unwrap()
-            .json()
-            .await
-            .unwrap();
-    assert!(listed.is_empty(), "reclaim drops the store entry");
-    assert_eq!(
-        fx.branch_sha("feat/login"),
-        sha,
-        "the branch and its commits survive"
-    );
-}
-
-#[tokio::test]
-async fn reclaim_of_an_already_gone_directory_still_drops_the_entry() {
-    let h = spawn("naps-laptop").await;
-    let fx = retained_fixture();
-    let store = h._fx.retained_store();
-    let entry = store
-        .retain(
-            &fx.wt,
-            fx.repo.path(),
-            "feat/login",
-            maestro_daemon::retained_store::RetainedReason::ForceKilled,
-        )
-        .unwrap();
-    std::fs::remove_dir_all(&fx.wt).unwrap(); // operator rm -rf
-
-    let resp = reqwest::Client::new()
-        .delete(url(h.addr, &format!("/api/worktrees/{}", entry.id)))
-        .send()
-        .await
-        .unwrap();
-    assert_eq!(resp.status(), reqwest::StatusCode::NO_CONTENT);
-    assert!(store.load_all().unwrap().is_empty());
-}
-
-#[tokio::test]
-async fn reclaim_unknown_id_returns_404() {
-    let h = spawn("naps-laptop").await;
-    let resp = reqwest::Client::new()
-        .delete(url(h.addr, &format!("/api/worktrees/{}", Uuid::new_v4())))
-        .send()
-        .await
-        .unwrap();
-    assert_eq!(resp.status(), reqwest::StatusCode::NOT_FOUND);
-}
-
-#[tokio::test]
-async fn worktrees_prunes_entries_whose_directory_vanished_by_hand() {
-    let h = spawn("naps-laptop").await;
-    let fx = retained_fixture();
-    let store = h._fx.retained_store();
-    store
-        .retain(
-            &fx.wt,
-            fx.repo.path(),
-            "feat/login",
-            maestro_daemon::retained_store::RetainedReason::ForceKilled,
-        )
-        .unwrap();
-    std::fs::remove_dir_all(&fx.wt).unwrap();
-
-    let listed: Vec<maestro_protocol::RetainedWorktree> =
-        reqwest::get(url(h.addr, "/api/worktrees"))
-            .await
-            .unwrap()
-            .json()
-            .await
-            .unwrap();
-    assert!(listed.is_empty(), "a hand-removed directory is not listed");
-    assert!(
-        store.load_all().unwrap().is_empty(),
-        "and its entry is gone"
-    );
-}

crates/maestro-daemon/tests/rename.rs

@@ -0,0 +1,138 @@
+//! Renaming a live session (#125): `SessionManager::rename` semantics —
+//! what lands in `metadata.name`, what reaches the sidecar, and what goes out
+//! on the event stream.
+
+mod common;
+
+use std::sync::Arc;
+
+use common::TmuxFixture;
+use maestro_daemon::sidecar::SidecarStore;
+use maestro_daemon::worktree::WorktreeManager;
+use maestro_daemon::SessionManager;
+use maestro_protocol::{CatalogEvent, CreateSessionRequest, MAX_SESSION_NAME_LEN};
+use tempfile::TempDir;
+use uuid::Uuid;
+
+struct Fixture {
+    manager: SessionManager,
+    sidecar: SidecarStore,
+    _tmux: TmuxFixture,
+    _state_dir: TempDir,
+}
+
+fn fixture() -> Fixture {
+    let tmux = TmuxFixture::new();
+    let state_dir = TempDir::new().unwrap();
+    let sidecar = SidecarStore::new(state_dir.path().join("sessions"));
+    let manager = SessionManager::new(
+        Arc::new(tmux.tmux.clone()),
+        sidecar.clone(),
+        WorktreeManager::new(None),
+        state_dir.path().join("fifos"),
+    );
+    Fixture {
+        manager,
+        sidecar,
+        _tmux: tmux,
+        _state_dir: state_dir,
+    }
+}
+
+async fn spawn_named(manager: &SessionManager, name: Option<&str>) -> Uuid {
+    let metadata = match name {
+        Some(n) => std::collections::HashMap::from([(
+            "name".to_string(),
+            serde_json::Value::String(n.to_string()),
+        )]),
+        None => Default::default(),
+    };
+    manager
+        .create(CreateSessionRequest {
+            cwd: "/tmp".into(),
+            command: "sleep 60".into(),
+            env: Default::default(),
+            metadata,
+            worktree: None,
+        })
+        .await
+        .unwrap()
+        .id
+}
+
+fn name_of(session: &maestro_protocol::Session) -> Option<&str> {
+    session.metadata.get("name").and_then(|v| v.as_str())
+}
+
+#[tokio::test]
+async fn rename_on_unknown_session_is_not_found() {
+    let fx = fixture();
+    let err = fx
+        .manager
+        .rename(Uuid::new_v4(), "whatever")
+        .await
+        .unwrap_err();
+    assert!(matches!(err, maestro_daemon::SessionError::NotFound(_)));
+}
+
+#[tokio::test]
+async fn rename_sets_the_name_in_memory_and_on_disk() {
+    let fx = fixture();
+    let id = spawn_named(&fx.manager, Some("amber-falcon")).await;
+
+    let renamed = fx.manager.rename(id, "  crimson-otter  ").await.unwrap();
+    assert_eq!(name_of(&renamed), Some("crimson-otter"));
+
+    let snapshot = fx.manager.snapshot().await;
+    let live = snapshot.iter().find(|s| s.id == id).unwrap();
+    assert_eq!(name_of(live), Some("crimson-otter"));
+
+    // A rename a daemon restart would undo is worse than one that failed.
+    let persisted = fx.sidecar.read(id).unwrap().unwrap();
+    assert_eq!(name_of(&persisted), Some("crimson-otter"));
+}
+
+#[tokio::test]
+async fn a_blank_rename_clears_the_name() {
+    let fx = fixture();
+    let id = spawn_named(&fx.manager, Some("amber-falcon")).await;
+
+    let renamed = fx.manager.rename(id, "   ").await.unwrap();
+    assert_eq!(name_of(&renamed), None);
+    // Line 1 falls back to the command, per docs/SIDEBAR.md.
+    assert_eq!(renamed.command, "sleep 60");
+    assert_eq!(name_of(&fx.sidecar.read(id).unwrap().unwrap()), None);
+}
+
+#[tokio::test]
+async fn rename_caps_a_long_name() {
+    let fx = fixture();
+    let id = spawn_named(&fx.manager, None).await;
+    let long = "x".repeat(MAX_SESSION_NAME_LEN + 20);
+    let renamed = fx.manager.rename(id, &long).await.unwrap();
+    assert_eq!(
+        name_of(&renamed).unwrap().chars().count(),
+        MAX_SESSION_NAME_LEN
+    );
+}
+
+#[tokio::test]
+async fn rename_broadcasts_a_session_update() {
+    let fx = fixture();
+    let id = spawn_named(&fx.manager, Some("amber-falcon")).await;
+    let mut events = fx.manager.events();
+
+    fx.manager.rename(id, "crimson-otter").await.unwrap();
+
+    let event = tokio::time::timeout(std::time::Duration::from_secs(5), events.recv())
+        .await
+        .expect("an update within the timeout")
+        .expect("the event channel stays open");
+    match event {
+        CatalogEvent::SessionUpdated { session } => {
+            assert_eq!(session.id, id);
+            assert_eq!(name_of(&session), Some("crimson-otter"));
+        }
+        other => panic!("expected SessionUpdated, got {other:?}"),
+    }
+}

crates/maestro-daemon/tests/session_manager.rs

@@ -8,9 +8,7 @@ use std::process::Command;
 use std::sync::Arc;
 use std::time::Duration;
 
-use common::{
-    init_bare_repo, init_repo, push_all_to_origin, wait_for_async, DaemonFixture, TmuxFixture,
-};
+use common::{init_bare_repo, init_repo, push_all_to_origin, wait_for_async, DaemonFixture};
 use maestro_daemon::SessionError;
 use maestro_protocol::CreateSessionRequest;
 use maestro_protocol::{CatalogEvent, SessionStatus, WorktreeSpec};
@@ -190,6 +188,117 @@ async fn create_captures_initial_output_in_replay_buffer() {
     fx.manager.kill(s.id, false).await.unwrap();
 }
 
+/// A fresh attach must land on the pane's *current* screen. Replaying the raw
+/// byte tail instead reproduced a browser refresh painting garbage over an
+/// agent TUI: the tail starts mid-stream, so the clears, modes and cursor
+/// moves that gave those bytes meaning are long gone.
+#[tokio::test]
+async fn attach_replay_is_the_current_screen_not_the_byte_tail() {
+    let fx = DaemonFixture::new();
+    let cwd = TempDir::new().unwrap();
+
+    let s = fx
+        .manager
+        .create(CreateSessionRequest {
+            cwd: cwd.path().to_path_buf(),
+            // Print a line, then switch to the alternate screen the way a
+            // full-screen program does on startup. Only the second marker is
+            // on the pane; the first belongs to the screen behind it.
+            command: "sh -c 'printf STALE_MARKER_LINE\\\\n; sleep 0.5; printf \"\\\\033[?1049h\\\\033[2J\\\\033[HLIVE_MARKER\"; exec sleep 30'"
+                .into(),
+            env: HashMap::new(),
+            metadata: HashMap::new(),
+            worktree: None,
+        })
+        .await
+        .expect("create");
+
+    let want = b"LIVE_MARKER";
+    let deadline = std::time::Instant::now() + Duration::from_secs(5);
+    let mut replay = Vec::new();
+    while std::time::Instant::now() < deadline {
+        let (bytes, _rx) = fx
+            .manager
+            .subscribe_pty_with_replay(s.id)
+            .await
+            .expect("subscribe");
+        replay = bytes;
+        if replay.windows(want.len()).any(|w| w == want) {
+            break;
+        }
+        tokio::time::sleep(Duration::from_millis(50)).await;
+    }
+
+    let text = String::from_utf8_lossy(&replay).into_owned();
+    assert!(
+        replay.starts_with(b"\x1b[?1049h\x1b[H\x1b[2J"),
+        "replay did not start with an alternate-screen snapshot: {text:?}"
+    );
+    assert!(
+        text.contains("LIVE_MARKER"),
+        "replay lost the live screen: {text:?}"
+    );
+    assert!(
+        !text.contains("STALE_MARKER_LINE"),
+        "replay carried bytes from behind the alternate screen: {text:?}"
+    );
+
+    fx.manager.kill(s.id, false).await.unwrap();
+}
+
+/// A full-screen app turns mouse reporting on once, at startup. A client that
+/// attaches later never sees those sequences, so it reads the pane as a plain
+/// alternate screen and its wheel and touch gestures have nowhere to go. The
+/// snapshot must carry the pane's mouse modes with it.
+#[tokio::test]
+async fn attach_replay_carries_the_panes_mouse_modes() {
+    let fx = DaemonFixture::new();
+    let cwd = TempDir::new().unwrap();
+
+    let s = fx
+        .manager
+        .create(CreateSessionRequest {
+            cwd: cwd.path().to_path_buf(),
+            // Alternate screen, then button-event tracking (?1002) with SGR
+            // coordinates (?1006) — what tmux and agent TUIs actually request.
+            command: "sh -c 'printf \"\\\\033[?1049h\\\\033[?1002h\\\\033[?1006h\\\\033[2J\\\\033[HMOUSE_MARKER\"; exec sleep 30'"
+                .into(),
+            env: HashMap::new(),
+            metadata: HashMap::new(),
+            worktree: None,
+        })
+        .await
+        .expect("create");
+
+    let want = b"MOUSE_MARKER";
+    let deadline = std::time::Instant::now() + Duration::from_secs(5);
+    let mut replay = Vec::new();
+    while std::time::Instant::now() < deadline {
+        let (bytes, _rx) = fx
+            .manager
+            .subscribe_pty_with_replay(s.id)
+            .await
+            .expect("subscribe");
+        replay = bytes;
+        if replay.windows(want.len()).any(|w| w == want) {
+            break;
+        }
+        tokio::time::sleep(Duration::from_millis(50)).await;
+    }
+
+    let text = String::from_utf8_lossy(&replay).into_owned();
+    assert!(
+        text.contains("MOUSE_MARKER"),
+        "replay never reached the live screen: {text:?}"
+    );
+    assert!(
+        replay.starts_with(b"\x1b[?1049h\x1b[?1002h\x1b[?1006h\x1b[H\x1b[2J"),
+        "replay dropped the pane's mouse modes: {text:?}"
+    );
+
+    fx.manager.kill(s.id, false).await.unwrap();
+}
+
 /// Regression for NAP-228: after `recover`, PTY output must reach new
 /// subscribers. Before the fix tmux's stale `pipe-pane` (with `-o`) silently
 /// kept feeding the old FIFO and the revived manager's subscribers saw
@@ -609,11 +718,9 @@ async fn killing_refuses_until_the_branch_is_pushed() {
 }
 
 /// `--force` overrides the refusal and nothing else (#81): the session ends,
-/// but the guarded worktree is RETAINED — never removed — and enters the
-/// retained store with reason `force-killed`. The outcome names what was
-/// kept, so a client can say where the work went.
+/// but the guarded worktree is left on disk — never removed.
 #[tokio::test]
-async fn force_killing_a_guarded_worktree_retains_it_in_the_store() {
+async fn force_killing_a_guarded_worktree_leaves_it_on_disk() {
     let fx = DaemonFixture::new();
     let repo = TempDir::new().unwrap();
     init_repo(repo.path());
@@ -639,8 +746,7 @@ async fn force_killing_a_guarded_worktree_retains_it_in_the_store() {
     // Without force the same kill is refused (#79).
     assert!(fx.manager.kill(s.id, false).await.is_err());
 
-    let outcome = fx
-        .manager
+    fx.manager
         .kill(s.id, true)
         .await
         .expect("force overrides the refusal");
@@ -653,30 +759,11 @@ async fn force_killing_a_guarded_worktree_retains_it_in_the_store() {
     // ...but the session itself still ends.
     assert!(!fx.manager.has(s.id).await);
     assert!(!fx.sidecar_dir().join(format!("{}.json", s.id)).exists());
-
-    let retained = outcome.retained.expect("the outcome names what was kept");
-    assert_eq!(retained.path, wt_path);
-    assert_eq!(retained.branch, "feat/forced");
-    assert_eq!(
-        retained.reason,
-        maestro_protocol::RetainedReason::ForceKilled
-    );
-    assert!(
-        retained.in_the_way.uncommitted_files >= 1,
-        "the outcome carries what blocked the unforced kill"
-    );
-
-    // The store holds the same entry, so reclaim can find it later (#80).
-    let all = fx.retained_store().load_all().expect("load_all");
-    assert_eq!(all.len(), 1);
-    assert_eq!(all[0].id, retained.id);
-    assert_eq!(all[0].path, wt_path);
-    assert_eq!(all[0].branch, "feat/forced");
 }
 
 /// Force overrides the *refusal*, not ordinary cleanup (#81): a tree whose
 /// guard is clear never needed the override, so a forced kill removes it as
-/// usual and retains nothing.
+/// usual.
 #[tokio::test]
 async fn force_on_a_clear_worktree_removes_it_as_usual() {
     let fx = DaemonFixture::new();
@@ -704,10 +791,8 @@ async fn force_on_a_clear_worktree_removes_it_as_usual() {
     init_bare_repo(origin.path());
     push_all_to_origin(repo.path(), origin.path());
 
-    let outcome = fx.manager.kill(s.id, true).await.expect("kill");
+    fx.manager.kill(s.id, true).await.expect("kill");
     assert!(!wt_path.exists(), "a clear tree needs no override");
-    assert_eq!(outcome.retained, None);
-    assert!(fx.retained_store().load_all().unwrap().is_empty());
 }
 
 /// Ignored files NEVER block (#79): build output like `target/` exists in
@@ -757,12 +842,11 @@ async fn killing_an_ignored_only_worktree_succeeds() {
 
 /// Natural exit (#82): a session that ends on its own never reaches the kill
 /// path, so the watcher applies the kill's rule itself. A worktree holding
-/// unsaved work is RETAINED into the store with reason
-/// `exited-with-unsaved-work`; the session stays in the catalog marked dead
-/// until dismissed — and dismissing it afterwards neither refuses nor
-/// retains a second time.
+/// unsaved work is LEFT ON DISK and stays attached to the dead record; the
+/// session stays in the catalog marked dead until dismissed, and dismissing
+/// it goes through `--force`, which leaves the tree alone too.
 #[tokio::test]
-async fn natural_exit_of_a_guarded_worktree_retains_it_in_the_store() {
+async fn natural_exit_of_a_guarded_worktree_leaves_it_on_disk() {
     let fx = DaemonFixture::new();
     let repo = TempDir::new().unwrap();
     init_repo(repo.path());
@@ -793,56 +877,35 @@ async fn natural_exit_of_a_guarded_worktree_retains_it_in_the_store() {
     })
     .await;
 
-    // The tree would have blocked a kill, so the exit kept it...
+    // The settle step has been applied or refused either way — here refused,
+    // since the tree holds unsaved work. Only from this point is "the tree
+    // survived" a settled fact rather than a race (#115).
+    wait_for_async(Duration::from_secs(3), || async {
+        fx.manager.is_settled(s.id).await == Some(true)
+    })
+    .await;
+
+    // The tree would have blocked a kill, so the exit kept it.
     assert!(
         wt_path.exists(),
-        "a dirty worktree must be retained on natural exit"
+        "a dirty worktree must be left alone on natural exit"
     );
-    // ...in the store, under the exit reason.
-    // (`Dead` is observable a moment before the settle step's store write lands.)
-    wait_for_async(Duration::from_secs(3), || async {
-        fx.retained_store()
-            .load_all()
-            .map(|all| all.len() == 1)
-            .unwrap_or(false)
-    })
-    .await;
-    let all = fx.retained_store().load_all().expect("load_all");
-    assert_eq!(all.len(), 1);
-    assert_eq!(all[0].path, wt_path);
-    assert_eq!(all[0].branch, "feat/exited");
-    assert_eq!(
-        all[0].reason,
-        maestro_protocol::RetainedReason::ExitedWithUnsavedWork
-    );
-
-    // The session itself stays until dismissed; its worktree reference is
-    // settled, so dismissal is neither refused nor retained twice.
-    // (`Dead` is observable a moment before the settle step finishes.)
-    wait_for_async(Duration::from_secs(3), || async {
-        let s = &fx.manager.snapshot().await[0];
-        s.worktree.is_none() && s.blocked_work.is_none()
-    })
-    .await;
     let snap = fx.manager.snapshot().await;
     assert_eq!(snap.len(), 1);
-    assert_eq!(snap[0].worktree, None);
-
-    fx.manager.kill(s.id, false).await.expect("dismiss");
-    assert!(!fx.manager.has(s.id).await);
     assert!(
-        wt_path.exists(),
-        "dismissal must not remove what was retained"
-    );
-    assert_eq!(
-        fx.retained_store().load_all().unwrap().len(),
-        1,
-        "dismissal must not record a second entry for the same tree"
+        snap[0].worktree.is_some(),
+        "the tree stays attached to the dead record"
     );
+
+    // Dismissing it needs --force, and force never removes what would block.
+    assert!(fx.manager.kill(s.id, false).await.is_err());
+    fx.manager.kill(s.id, true).await.expect("forced dismissal");
+    assert!(!fx.manager.has(s.id).await);
+    assert!(wt_path.exists(), "dismissal must not remove the work");
 }
 
 /// Natural exit (#82), pristine side of the same rule: nothing in the tree,
-/// nothing to keep — the worktree is removed and no store entry appears.
+/// nothing to keep — the worktree is removed.
 #[tokio::test]
 async fn natural_exit_of_a_pristine_worktree_removes_it() {
     let fx = DaemonFixture::new();
@@ -879,92 +942,18 @@ async fn natural_exit_of_a_pristine_worktree_removes_it() {
     .await;
 
     // (`Dead` is observable a moment before the settle step removes the tree.)
-    wait_for_async(Duration::from_secs(3), || async {
-        !wt_path.exists()
-            && fx
-                .retained_store()
-                .load_all()
-                .map(|all| all.is_empty())
-                .unwrap_or(false)
-    })
-    .await;
+    wait_for_async(Duration::from_secs(3), || async { !wt_path.exists() }).await;
 
     assert!(
         !wt_path.exists(),
         "a pristine worktree leaves nothing behind"
     );
-    assert!(
-        fx.retained_store().load_all().unwrap().is_empty(),
-        "nothing was retained"
-    );
     assert!(
         fx.manager.has(s.id).await,
         "the session stays until dismissed"
     );
 }
 
-/// When nothing can be recorded — here: no retained store wired — the exit
-/// destroys nothing. The tree stays on disk AND stays attached to the dead
-/// record, where dismissing it later still goes through #81's forced-kill
-/// retention. Losing the store must not lose the work.
-#[tokio::test]
-async fn natural_exit_without_a_retained_store_destroys_nothing() {
-    let tmux = TmuxFixture::new();
-    let state_dir = TempDir::new().unwrap();
-    let manager = maestro_daemon::SessionManager::new(
-        Arc::new(tmux.tmux.clone()),
-        maestro_daemon::sidecar::SidecarStore::new(state_dir.path().join("sessions")),
-        maestro_daemon::worktree::WorktreeManager::new(None),
-        state_dir.path().join("fifos"),
-    );
-    // Deliberately NO with_retained_store.
-
-    let repo = TempDir::new().unwrap();
-    init_repo(repo.path());
-    let wt_path = repo.path().join("worktrees").join("feat").join("nostore");
-
-    let s = manager
-        .create(CreateSessionRequest {
-            cwd: repo.path().to_path_buf(),
-            command: "sleep 30".into(),
-            env: HashMap::new(),
-            metadata: HashMap::new(),
-            worktree: Some(WorktreeSpec {
-                base_repo: repo.path().to_path_buf(),
-                branch: "feat/nostore".into(),
-                create_branch: true,
-            }),
-        })
-        .await
-        .expect("create");
-    std::fs::write(wt_path.join("README"), b"unsaved edits\n").unwrap();
-
-    tmux.tmux.kill_session(s.id).expect("kill tmux directly");
-    manager.start_liveness_watcher(Duration::from_millis(50));
-    wait_for_async(Duration::from_secs(3), || async {
-        manager.status(s.id).await == Some(SessionStatus::Dead)
-    })
-    .await;
-
-    // The settle step has been applied or refused either way — here refused,
-    // since there is no store to record the tree into. Only from this point
-    // is "the tree survived" a settled fact rather than a race (#115).
-    wait_for_async(Duration::from_secs(3), || async {
-        manager.is_settled(s.id).await == Some(true)
-    })
-    .await;
-
-    assert!(
-        wt_path.exists(),
-        "nothing may be destroyed when it cannot be recorded"
-    );
-    let snap = manager.snapshot().await;
-    assert!(
-        snap[0].worktree.is_some(),
-        "the tree must stay attached to the record so a later forced kill can retain it"
-    );
-}
-
 fn run_git_in(dir: &std::path::Path, args: &[&str]) {
     let out = Command::new("git")
         .arg("-C")

crates/maestro-e2e/src/client.rs

@@ -12,8 +12,7 @@ use std::time::Duration;
 
 use futures_util::{SinkExt, StreamExt};
 use maestro_protocol::{
-    BranchInfo, CatalogEvent, CreateSessionRequest, DaemonClient, KillOutcome, Project,
-    RetainedWorktree, Session,
+    BranchInfo, CatalogEvent, CreateSessionRequest, DaemonClient, Project, Session,
 };
 use tokio_tungstenite::tungstenite::client::IntoClientRequest;
 use tokio_tungstenite::tungstenite::Message as WsMessage;
@@ -65,20 +64,12 @@ impl TestClient {
         Ok(self.daemon.kill_session(id, false).await.map(|_| ())?)
     }
 
-    /// Kill with `force=true`: overrides a kill refusal and retains the
-    /// guarded worktree (#81). Answers with what was kept.
-    pub async fn kill_session_forced(&self, id: Uuid) -> Result<KillOutcome, ClientError> {
+    /// Kill with `force=true`: overrides a kill refusal and leaves the
+    /// guarded worktree on disk (#81).
+    pub async fn kill_session_forced(&self, id: Uuid) -> Result<(), ClientError> {
         Ok(self.daemon.kill_session(id, true).await?)
     }
 
-    pub async fn list_worktrees(&self) -> Result<Vec<RetainedWorktree>, ClientError> {
-        Ok(self.daemon.list_worktrees().await?)
-    }
-
-    pub async fn reclaim_worktree(&self, id: Uuid) -> Result<(), ClientError> {
-        Ok(self.daemon.reclaim_worktree(id).await?)
-    }
-
     pub async fn list_projects(&self) -> Result<Vec<Project>, ClientError> {
         Ok(self.daemon.list_projects().await?)
     }

crates/maestro-e2e/tests/e2e.rs

@@ -415,7 +415,7 @@ async fn spawn_from_linked_worktree_places_in_main_checkout() {
 }
 
 // ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
-// Worktree lifecycle: collisions, retention, reclaim (#88)
+// Worktree lifecycle: collisions, guards, settling (#88)
 // ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
 /// #77/#88: the target path `<repo>/worktrees/<branch>` is occupied by a real
@@ -621,10 +621,10 @@ async fn guarded_kill_then_commit_and_push_makes_the_same_kill_succeed() {
 }
 
 /// #81/#88: commits that no remote has refuse the kill; `--force` ends the
-/// session anyway but RETAINS the worktree — force never destroys blocked
-/// work, it parks it in the retained store with reason `force-killed`.
+/// session anyway but LEAVES the worktree on disk — force never destroys
+/// blocked work.
 #[tokio::test(flavor = "multi_thread")]
-async fn unpushed_commits_block_kill_and_force_retains_the_tree() {
+async fn unpushed_commits_block_kill_and_force_keeps_the_tree() {
     let (_daemon, client) = bring_up().await;
 
     let base = TempDir::new().unwrap();
@@ -655,17 +655,7 @@ async fn unpushed_commits_block_kill_and_force_retains_the_tree() {
     }
 
     // Force overrides the refusal and nothing else: session gone, tree kept.
-    let outcome = client.kill_session_forced(s.id).await.expect("forced kill");
-    let retained = outcome
-        .retained
-        .expect("force must retain the guarded tree");
-    assert_eq!(
-        retained.reason,
-        maestro_protocol::RetainedReason::ForceKilled
-    );
-    assert_eq!(retained.path, wt);
-    assert_eq!(retained.branch, "feature/local");
-    assert_eq!(retained.in_the_way.unpushed_commits, 1);
+    client.kill_session_forced(s.id).await.expect("forced kill");
 
     assert!(
         !client
@@ -676,18 +666,18 @@ async fn unpushed_commits_block_kill_and_force_retains_the_tree() {
             .any(|x| x.id == s.id),
         "the forced kill ends the session"
     );
-    assert!(wt.is_dir(), "a force-retained worktree must stay on disk");
+    assert!(wt.is_dir(), "a guarded worktree must stay on disk");
     assert!(
         git_worktree_list(base.path())
             .iter()
             .any(|l| l.contains("feature/local")),
-        "the retained tree stays registered in git"
+        "the kept tree stays registered in git"
     );
 }
 
 /// #82/#88: a session that exits on its own never reaches the kill path, but
-/// its worktree follows the same rule. Dirty → retained with reason
-/// `exited-with-unsaved-work`; pristine → removed, leaving nothing behind.
+/// its worktree follows the same rule. Dirty: left on disk. Pristine:
+/// removed, leaving nothing behind.
 #[tokio::test(flavor = "multi_thread")]
 async fn natural_exit_settles_dirty_and_pristine_worktrees_differently() {
     let (_daemon, client) = bring_up().await;
@@ -734,46 +724,18 @@ async fn natural_exit_settles_dirty_and_pristine_worktrees_differently() {
 
     // The watcher reaps dead tmux sessions every couple of ticks and settles
     // each worktree accordingly. Poll for both outcomes.
-    wait_for_async(
-        "dirty exit retains its worktree",
-        Duration::from_secs(20),
-        || {
-            let client = client.clone();
-            let path = dirty_wt.clone();
-            async move {
-                client
-                    .list_worktrees()
-                    .await
-                    .ok()
-                    .map(|wts| {
-                        wts.iter().any(|w| {
-                            w.path == path
-                                && w.reason
-                                    == maestro_protocol::RetainedReason::ExitedWithUnsavedWork
-                        })
-                    })
-                    .unwrap_or(false)
-            }
-        },
-    )
-    .await;
     wait_for_async(
         "pristine exit removes its worktree entirely",
         Duration::from_secs(20),
         || {
-            let client = client.clone();
             let repo = pristine_repo.path().to_path_buf();
             let path = pristine_wt.clone();
             async move {
                 if path.exists() {
                     return false;
                 }
-                let listed = client.list_worktrees().await.ok();
-                let listed_clear = listed
-                    .map(|wts| !wts.iter().any(|w| w.path == path))
-                    .unwrap_or(false);
                 let registered = git_worktree_list(&repo);
-                !registered.iter().any(|l| l.contains("feature/tidy")) && listed_clear
+                !registered.iter().any(|l| l.contains("feature/tidy"))
             }
         },
     )
@@ -797,94 +759,6 @@ fn create_req_cmd(cwd: &std::path::Path, command: &str, branch: &str) -> CreateS
     }
 }
 
-/// #80/#88: `GET /api/worktrees` lists what the daemon is holding, with the
-/// reason and a live in-the-way breakdown; reclaim removes the directory and
-/// the store entry but NEVER the branch — its commits outlive the reclaim.
-#[tokio::test(flavor = "multi_thread")]
-async fn worktrees_endpoint_lists_reasons_and_reclaim_keeps_the_branch() {
-    let (_daemon, client) = bring_up().await;
-
-    let base = TempDir::new().unwrap();
-    init_repo(base.path());
-    let _origin = throwaway_origin(base.path());
-
-    let wt = base.path().join("worktrees").join("feature").join("parked");
-    let s = client
-        .spawn_session(&worktree_req(base.path(), "feature/parked", true))
-        .await
-        .expect("spawn");
-    std::fs::write(wt.join("README"), b"worth keeping\n").unwrap();
-    commit_all(&wt, "worth keeping");
-    let sha = branch_sha(&wt, "feature/parked");
-
-    let outcome = client.kill_session_forced(s.id).await.expect("force kill");
-    assert!(outcome.retained.is_some());
-
-    let listed = client.list_worktrees().await.expect("list worktrees");
-    assert_eq!(listed.len(), 1, "exactly one retained entry: {listed:?}");
-    let entry = &listed[0];
-    assert_eq!(entry.path, wt);
-    assert_eq!(entry.branch, "feature/parked");
-    assert_eq!(entry.reason, maestro_protocol::RetainedReason::ForceKilled);
-    assert_eq!(entry.in_the_way.unpushed_commits, 1);
-
-    client.reclaim_worktree(entry.id).await.expect("reclaim");
-    assert!(!wt.exists(), "reclaim removes the directory");
-    assert!(
-        client.list_worktrees().await.unwrap().is_empty(),
-        "reclaim drops the store entry"
-    );
-
-    // The whole point of reclaim: the branch and its commits survive.
-    assert_eq!(
-        branch_sha(base.path(), "feature/parked"),
-        sha,
-        "the branch must keep pointing at the same commit after reclaim"
-    );
-}
-
-/// The retained store is state-dir backed (#80): a daemon restart must not
-/// orphan the trees it is holding — they are still on disk with entries
-/// pointing at them, and still reclaimable afterwards.
-#[tokio::test(flavor = "multi_thread")]
-async fn retained_store_survives_a_daemon_restart() {
-    let (mut daemon, client) = bring_up().await;
-
-    let base = TempDir::new().unwrap();
-    init_repo(base.path());
-    let _origin = throwaway_origin(base.path());
-
-    let wt = base
-        .path()
-        .join("worktrees")
-        .join("feature")
-        .join("durable");
-    let s = client
-        .spawn_session(&worktree_req(base.path(), "feature/durable", true))
-        .await
-        .expect("spawn");
-    std::fs::write(wt.join("README"), b"survives restarts\n").unwrap();
-    commit_all(&wt, "survives restarts");
-    client.kill_session_forced(s.id).await.expect("force kill");
-
-    daemon.restart().await;
-
-    let listed = client.list_worktrees().await.expect("list after restart");
-    assert_eq!(listed.len(), 1, "store must survive restart: {listed:?}");
-    assert_eq!(listed[0].path, wt);
-    assert_eq!(
-        listed[0].reason,
-        maestro_protocol::RetainedReason::ForceKilled
-    );
-    assert!(wt.is_dir(), "the tree itself must survive the restart too");
-
-    client
-        .reclaim_worktree(listed[0].id)
-        .await
-        .expect("reclaim");
-    assert!(!wt.exists());
-}
-
 // ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
 // GET /api/projects + /api/branches (#54/#55/#66)
 // ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
@@ -1280,21 +1154,6 @@ fn commit_all(dir: &std::path::Path, message: &str) {
     run_git(&["commit", "-q", "-m", message], dir);
 }
 
-fn branch_sha(repo: &std::path::Path, branch: &str) -> String {
-    let out = Command::new("git")
-        .arg("-C")
-        .arg(repo)
-        .args(["rev-parse", "--verify", &format!("refs/heads/{branch}")])
-        .output()
-        .expect("git rev-parse");
-    assert!(
-        out.status.success(),
-        "branch {branch} missing: {}",
-        String::from_utf8_lossy(&out.stderr)
-    );
-    String::from_utf8_lossy(&out.stdout).trim().to_string()
-}
-
 #[tokio::test(flavor = "multi_thread")]
 async fn daemon_events_ws_streams_snapshot_then_session_added() {
     // NAP-248: subscribe to the daemon's WS /api/events, expect an initial
@@ -1391,6 +1250,143 @@ async fn cli_list_reads_from_daemon() {
     );
 }
 
+/// `maestro send` end to end: the shipped binary, a real daemon, a real tmux
+/// pane. The shell only runs the command if the Enter arrived as its own
+/// write after the text, so the file appearing is the whole path working.
+#[tokio::test(flavor = "multi_thread")]
+async fn cli_send_types_a_command_into_a_live_shell() {
+    let (daemon, client) = bring_up().await;
+    let cwd = TempDir::new().unwrap();
+    let sess = client
+        .spawn_session(&create_req(cwd.path(), "bash --norc --noprofile"))
+        .await
+        .expect("spawn bash");
+
+    let home = TempDir::new().unwrap();
+    let cfg_path = home.path().join("config.toml");
+    let out = run_cli(
+        &["send", &sess.id.to_string(), "touch", "marker.txt"],
+        &[
+            ("HOME", home.path().to_str().unwrap()),
+            ("MAESTRO_CONFIG", cfg_path.to_str().unwrap()),
+            ("MAESTRO_DAEMON_URL", &daemon.http_base()),
+        ],
+    );
+    assert!(
+        out.status.success(),
+        "send failed: {}",
+        String::from_utf8_lossy(&out.stderr)
+    );
+
+    let marker = cwd.path().join("marker.txt");
+    wait_for_async(
+        "the shell runs the sent command",
+        Duration::from_secs(10),
+        || {
+            let marker = marker.clone();
+            async move { marker.exists() }
+        },
+    )
+    .await;
+
+    client.kill_session(sess.id).await.expect("kill");
+}
+
+/// `--no-enter` fills the prompt without submitting: the command must sit
+/// there unrun. Same setup as the test above, so the only difference is the
+/// flag.
+#[tokio::test(flavor = "multi_thread")]
+async fn send_without_enter_does_not_run_the_command() {
+    let (daemon, client) = bring_up().await;
+    let cwd = TempDir::new().unwrap();
+    let sess = client
+        .spawn_session(&create_req(cwd.path(), "bash --norc --noprofile"))
+        .await
+        .expect("spawn bash");
+
+    let home = TempDir::new().unwrap();
+    let out = run_cli(
+        &[
+            "send",
+            "--no-enter",
+            &sess.id.to_string(),
+            "touch",
+            "unsubmitted.txt",
+        ],
+        &[
+            ("HOME", home.path().to_str().unwrap()),
+            (
+                "MAESTRO_CONFIG",
+                home.path().join("c.toml").to_str().unwrap(),
+            ),
+            ("MAESTRO_DAEMON_URL", &daemon.http_base()),
+        ],
+    );
+    assert!(
+        out.status.success(),
+        "send failed: {}",
+        String::from_utf8_lossy(&out.stderr)
+    );
+
+    tokio::time::sleep(Duration::from_secs(2)).await;
+    assert!(
+        !cwd.path().join("unsubmitted.txt").exists(),
+        "the command ran despite --no-enter"
+    );
+
+    client.kill_session(sess.id).await.expect("kill");
+}
+
+/// A session whose command exited still exists in the catalog, but its pane
+/// is gone. Typing into it is refused instead of being swallowed — a script
+/// that sends an instruction to a dead agent has to hear about it.
+#[tokio::test(flavor = "multi_thread")]
+async fn send_to_a_dead_session_is_refused() {
+    use maestro_protocol::{SendInputRequest, SessionStatus};
+    let (_daemon, client) = bring_up().await;
+    let cwd = TempDir::new().unwrap();
+    let sess = client
+        .spawn_session(&create_req(cwd.path(), "true"))
+        .await
+        .expect("spawn true");
+
+    wait_for_async(
+        "the session to be seen dead",
+        Duration::from_secs(15),
+        || {
+            let client = client.clone();
+            let id = sess.id;
+            async move {
+                client
+                    .list_sessions()
+                    .await
+                    .map(|ss| {
+                        ss.iter()
+                            .any(|s| s.id == id && s.status == SessionStatus::Dead)
+                    })
+                    .unwrap_or(false)
+            }
+        },
+    )
+    .await;
+
+    let err = client
+        .daemon()
+        .send_input(
+            sess.id,
+            &SendInputRequest {
+                text: "hello".into(),
+                submit: true,
+            },
+        )
+        .await
+        .expect_err("a dead session cannot be typed into");
+    assert!(
+        err.to_string().contains("no longer running"),
+        "unexpected error: {err}"
+    );
+}
+
 #[tokio::test(flavor = "multi_thread")]
 async fn cli_list_fails_when_daemon_is_down() {
     let dead_daemon = format!("http://127.0.0.1:{}", maestro_e2e::util::free_port());

crates/maestro-names/src/lib.rs

@@ -1,10 +1,195 @@
-//! The one home of the session-handle wordlists (#53).
+//! The one home of the session-handle wordlist (#53).
 //!
 //! Previously duplicated in `web/src/names.ts`; every client now gets handles
 //! from here, served by `GET /api/names`.
 
-/// Musical adjectives — tempo, dynamics, and articulation markings.
-pub const ADJECTIVES: &[&str] = &[
+/// Every word a handle can be: instruments, forms, and the vocabulary of
+/// tempo, dynamics, notation and theory. One word per handle — the list is
+/// wide enough that a single word still reads as distinct.
+pub const WORDS: &[&str] = &[
+    // Instruments
+    "cello",
+    "violin",
+    "viola",
+    "oboe",
+    "flute",
+    "piccolo",
+    "clarinet",
+    "bassoon",
+    "trumpet",
+    "trombone",
+    "tuba",
+    "horn",
+    "cornet",
+    "bugle",
+    "flugelhorn",
+    "euphonium",
+    "saxophone",
+    "recorder",
+    "timpani",
+    "harp",
+    "piano",
+    "organ",
+    "lyre",
+    "lute",
+    "mandolin",
+    "banjo",
+    "ukulele",
+    "guitar",
+    "sitar",
+    "koto",
+    "shamisen",
+    "balalaika",
+    "zither",
+    "dulcimer",
+    "kantele",
+    "erhu",
+    "guzheng",
+    "pipa",
+    "duduk",
+    "ocarina",
+    "kalimba",
+    "harmonica",
+    "accordion",
+    "bandoneon",
+    "bagpipe",
+    "harpsichord",
+    "clavichord",
+    "celesta",
+    "theremin",
+    "marimba",
+    "xylophone",
+    "vibraphone",
+    "glockenspiel",
+    "snare",
+    "cymbal",
+    "tambourine",
+    "castanet",
+    "djembe",
+    "tabla",
+    "bodhran",
+    "gong",
+    "chimes",
+    "contrabass",
+    "shawm",
+    "crumhorn",
+    "sackbut",
+    "didgeridoo",
+    // Forms and pieces
+    "sonata",
+    "fugue",
+    "canon",
+    "prelude",
+    "overture",
+    "rondo",
+    "nocturne",
+    "scherzo",
+    "etude",
+    "ballade",
+    "barcarolle",
+    "bagatelle",
+    "caprice",
+    "chaconne",
+    "passacaglia",
+    "toccata",
+    "intermezzo",
+    "interlude",
+    "minuet",
+    "gavotte",
+    "sarabande",
+    "gigue",
+    "allemande",
+    "courante",
+    "mazurka",
+    "polonaise",
+    "waltz",
+    "bolero",
+    "habanera",
+    "tarantella",
+    "fandango",
+    "serenade",
+    "aubade",
+    "requiem",
+    "cantata",
+    "oratorio",
+    "madrigal",
+    "motet",
+    "chorale",
+    "hymn",
+    "anthem",
+    "lullaby",
+    "elegy",
+    "rhapsody",
+    "symphony",
+    "concerto",
+    "fantasia",
+    "divertimento",
+    "quartet",
+    "quintet",
+    "sextet",
+    "septet",
+    "octet",
+    "trio",
+    // Structure, notation and theory
+    "octave",
+    "chord",
+    "cadence",
+    "cadenza",
+    "coda",
+    "motif",
+    "refrain",
+    "verse",
+    "chorus",
+    "bridge",
+    "finale",
+    "arpeggio",
+    "glissando",
+    "ostinato",
+    "counterpoint",
+    "descant",
+    "harmony",
+    "melody",
+    "rhythm",
+    "tempo",
+    "timbre",
+    "treble",
+    "clef",
+    "staff",
+    "quaver",
+    "crotchet",
+    "semibreve",
+    "fermata",
+    "trill",
+    "mordent",
+    "appoggiatura",
+    "portamento",
+    "vibrato",
+    "triplet",
+    "tuplet",
+    "downbeat",
+    "upbeat",
+    "anacrusis",
+    "syncopation",
+    "modulation",
+    "transposition",
+    "unison",
+    "semitone",
+    "tritone",
+    "diapason",
+    "tonic",
+    "dominant",
+    "mediant",
+    "ionian",
+    "dorian",
+    "phrygian",
+    "lydian",
+    "mixolydian",
+    "aeolian",
+    "locrian",
+    "pentatonic",
+    "chromatic",
+    "diatonic",
+    // Tempo, dynamics and articulation
     "allegro",
     "andante",
     "adagio",
@@ -15,6 +200,7 @@ pub const ADJECTIVES: &[&str] = &[
     "lento",
     "moderato",
     "crescendo",
+    "diminuendo",
     "staccato",
     "legato",
     "forte",
@@ -35,60 +221,78 @@ pub const ADJECTIVES: &[&str] = &[
     "sotto",
     "vivo",
     "feroce",
-];
-
-/// Musical nouns — instruments and forms from the concert hall.
-pub const NOUNS: &[&str] = &[
-    "cello", "violin", "viola", "oboe", "flute", "clarinet", "bassoon", "trumpet", "trombone",
-    "tuba", "horn", "timpani", "harp", "piano", "organ", "lyre", "lute", "fugue", "sonata",
-    "octave", "chord", "cadence", "prelude", "rondo", "nocturne", "scherzo", "refrain", "coda",
-    "motif", "overture",
+    "giocoso",
+    "affettuoso",
+    "risoluto",
+    "leggiero",
+    "pesante",
+    "morendo",
+    "accelerando",
+    "ritardando",
 ];
 
 /// Upper bound for a `GET /api/names?count=N` batch.
 pub const MAX_BATCH: usize = 100;
 
-/// A fresh `adjective-noun` handle, e.g. `allegro-cello`.
+/// A fresh one-word handle, e.g. `nocturne`.
 pub fn generate() -> String {
     use rand::seq::SliceRandom;
     let mut rng = rand::thread_rng();
-    format!(
-        "{}-{}",
-        ADJECTIVES.choose(&mut rng).unwrap(),
-        NOUNS.choose(&mut rng).unwrap()
-    )
+    (*WORDS.choose(&mut rng).unwrap()).to_string()
 }
 
-/// `count` fresh handles (the caller clamps; this only trusts its input).
+/// `count` fresh handles, distinct while the wordlist lasts (the caller
+/// clamps; this only trusts its input).
 pub fn generate_batch(count: usize) -> Vec<String> {
-    (0..count).map(|_| generate()).collect()
+    use rand::seq::SliceRandom;
+    let mut rng = rand::thread_rng();
+    let mut pool: Vec<&str> = WORDS.to_vec();
+    pool.shuffle(&mut rng);
+    (0..count)
+        .map(|i| match pool.get(i) {
+            // Past the wordlist a batch has to repeat itself.
+            Some(word) => (*word).to_string(),
+            None => generate(),
+        })
+        .collect()
 }
 
 #[cfg(test)]
 mod tests {
     use super::*;
+    use std::collections::HashSet;
 
     #[test]
-    fn generated_name_is_adjective_dash_noun() {
+    fn generated_name_is_a_single_known_word() {
         let name = generate();
-        let (adj, noun) = name.split_once('-').expect("name contains a dash");
-        assert!(ADJECTIVES.contains(&adj), "{adj} not in ADJECTIVES");
-        assert!(NOUNS.contains(&noun), "{noun} not in NOUNS");
+        assert!(!name.contains('-'), "{name} is not one word");
+        assert!(WORDS.contains(&name.as_str()), "{name} not in WORDS");
     }
 
     #[test]
-    fn batch_returns_the_requested_count() {
+    fn the_wordlist_has_no_duplicates_and_covers_a_full_batch() {
+        let unique: HashSet<&&str> = WORDS.iter().collect();
+        assert_eq!(unique.len(), WORDS.len(), "WORDS has duplicates");
+        assert!(
+            WORDS.len() >= MAX_BATCH,
+            "a full batch would have to repeat"
+        );
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn batch_returns_the_requested_count_without_repeats() {
         assert_eq!(generate_batch(1).len(), 1);
-        assert_eq!(generate_batch(50).len(), 50);
-        for name in generate_batch(10) {
-            let (adj, noun) = name.split_once('-').unwrap();
-            assert!(ADJECTIVES.contains(&adj) && NOUNS.contains(&noun));
+        let batch = generate_batch(MAX_BATCH);
+        assert_eq!(batch.len(), MAX_BATCH);
+        for name in &batch {
+            assert!(WORDS.contains(&name.as_str()), "{name} not in WORDS");
         }
+        let unique: HashSet<&String> = batch.iter().collect();
+        assert_eq!(unique.len(), batch.len(), "batch repeated a handle");
     }
 
     #[test]
     fn rerolls_can_differ() {
-        // 30x30=900 combinations; 20 draws all matching has probability ~1e-40.
         let first = generate();
         let differs = (0..20).any(|_| generate() != first);
         assert!(differs);

crates/maestro-protocol/src/client.rs

@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ use uuid::Uuid;
 use crate::routes::{self, UrlError};
 use crate::{
     ApiError, BranchInfo, CreateSessionRequest, DaemonInfo, DirListing, ErrorInfo, GitRoot,
-    KillOutcome, Project, RecentDirs, ReportActivityRequest, RetainedWorktree, Session,
+    Project, RecentDirs, RenameSessionRequest, ReportActivityRequest, SendInputRequest, Session,
 };
 
 /// Time budget for establishing a TCP connection to the daemon.
@@ -115,9 +115,8 @@ impl DaemonClient {
     }
 
     /// Kill a session. With `force`, the daemon overrides the kill refusal
-    /// (#79) and retains the worktree instead of removing it (#81); the
-    /// outcome then names what was kept and where.
-    pub async fn kill_session(&self, id: Uuid, force: bool) -> Result<KillOutcome, ClientError> {
+    /// (#79) and leaves the worktree on disk instead of removing it (#81).
+    pub async fn kill_session(&self, id: Uuid, force: bool) -> Result<(), ClientError> {
         let query: &[(&str, &str)] = if force {
             &[(routes::FORCE_QUERY, "true")]
         } else {
@@ -126,12 +125,19 @@ impl DaemonClient {
         let resp = self
             .send(Method::DELETE, &routes::session(id), query, None::<&()>)
             .await?;
-        let resp = check(resp).await?;
-        // An unforced kill keeps its historical `204 No Content`.
-        if resp.status() == reqwest::StatusCode::NO_CONTENT {
-            return Ok(KillOutcome { retained: None });
-        }
-        json(resp).await
+        check(resp).await?;
+        Ok(())
+    }
+
+    /// `PATCH /api/sessions/:id` (#125): rename a live session. A blank name
+    /// clears the custom one, so the session falls back to its command. The
+    /// daemon trims and caps the name and answers with the updated session.
+    pub async fn rename_session(&self, id: Uuid, name: &str) -> Result<Session, ClientError> {
+        let req = RenameSessionRequest { name: name.into() };
+        let resp = self
+            .send(Method::PATCH, &routes::session(id), &[], Some(&req))
+            .await?;
+        json(check(resp).await?).await
     }
 
     /// `POST /api/sessions/:id/activity` (#105): report an agent-observed
@@ -149,6 +155,17 @@ impl DaemonClient {
         Ok(())
     }
 
+    /// `POST /api/sessions/:id/input`: type text into a session's pane, with
+    /// an Enter after it unless `submit` is off. Answers `204 No Content`; a
+    /// session that has exited is refused rather than silently accepted.
+    pub async fn send_input(&self, id: Uuid, req: &SendInputRequest) -> Result<(), ClientError> {
+        let resp = self
+            .send(Method::POST, &routes::session_input(id), &[], Some(req))
+            .await?;
+        check(resp).await?;
+        Ok(())
+    }
+
     pub async fn daemon_info(&self) -> Result<DaemonInfo, ClientError> {
         self.get(routes::INFO, &[]).await
     }
@@ -175,23 +192,6 @@ impl DaemonClient {
             .await
     }
 
-    /// `GET /api/worktrees` (#80): every retained worktree with its in-the-way
-    /// breakdown as of this read.
-    pub async fn list_worktrees(&self) -> Result<Vec<RetainedWorktree>, ClientError> {
-        self.get(routes::WORKTREES, &[]).await
-    }
-
-    /// `DELETE /api/worktrees/:id` (#86): reclaim one retained worktree. The
-    /// daemon removes the directory and drops the store entry; the branch is
-    /// never deleted.
-    pub async fn reclaim_worktree(&self, id: Uuid) -> Result<(), ClientError> {
-        let resp = self
-            .send(Method::DELETE, &routes::worktree(id), &[], None::<&()>)
-            .await?;
-        check(resp).await?;
-        Ok(())
-    }
-
     // -- plumbing -----------------------------------------------------------
 
     async fn get<T: DeserializeOwned>(

crates/maestro-protocol/src/display.rs

@@ -0,0 +1,411 @@
+//! Path-abbreviation helpers shared by every client that renders a session's
+//! directory (CLI, TUI, web (#117)). Ports of `web/src/types.ts` and
+//! `web/src/tree.ts`'s `abbreviateCwd`, `abbreviateFolderName`, `mergeLinear`,
+//! and `sessionTreePath` — keep them in sync.
+
+use std::path::{Path, PathBuf};
+
+use crate::Session;
+
+/// The name a session was given (#125), if any. `None` for one that was never
+/// renamed — clients fall back to the command.
+pub fn custom_name(s: &Session) -> Option<&str> {
+    match s.metadata.get("name") {
+        Some(serde_json::Value::String(name)) => Some(name.as_str()),
+        _ => None,
+    }
+}
+
+/// Collapse a daemon's home dir to `~`. `home` empty leaves the path
+/// untouched. Mirrors the web's `abbreviateCwd`.
+pub fn abbreviate_dir(path: &Path, home: &str) -> String {
+    let p = path.to_string_lossy();
+    if !home.is_empty() {
+        if p == home {
+            return "~".into();
+        }
+        if let Some(rest) = p.strip_prefix(&format!("{home}/")) {
+            return format!("~/{rest}");
+        }
+    }
+    p.into_owned()
+}
+
+/// Result of [`abbreviate_folder_name`]: the last path segment kept verbatim,
+/// and — when there was something to collapse — the shortened lead-in a
+/// caller can render dimmed (the web's `.folder-stem`).
+#[derive(Debug, Clone, PartialEq, Eq)]
+pub struct AbbreviatedFolderName {
+    /// The collapsed earlier segments, joined by `/`, with no trailing
+    /// slash. `None` when `name` had two or fewer segments — nothing to
+    /// gain from collapsing, so `last` carries the name unabbreviated.
+    pub stem: Option<String>,
+    pub last: String,
+}
+
+/// `~/git.naps.pt/naps62/maestro` → stem `~/g/n`, last `maestro`: keep the
+/// last segment verbatim, collapse every earlier one to its first character.
+/// Two-or-fewer segments are left alone. Mirrors the web's
+/// `abbreviateFolderName`, minus the HTML escaping/wrapping — a ratatui
+/// caller styles `stem` dim itself rather than parsing markup out of it.
+pub fn abbreviate_folder_name(name: &str) -> AbbreviatedFolderName {
+    let parts: Vec<&str> = name.split('/').collect();
+    if parts.len() <= 2 {
+        return AbbreviatedFolderName {
+            stem: None,
+            last: name.to_string(),
+        };
+    }
+    let last = parts[parts.len() - 1].to_string();
+    let stem = parts[..parts.len() - 1]
+        .iter()
+        .map(|p| {
+            if *p == "~" {
+                "~".to_string()
+            } else {
+                p.chars().next().map(String::from).unwrap_or_default()
+            }
+        })
+        .collect::<Vec<_>>()
+        .join("/");
+    AbbreviatedFolderName {
+        stem: Some(stem),
+        last,
+    }
+}
+
+/// The directory a session lives in: its live `current_cwd` if the daemon
+/// has observed one, else the spawn `cwd`. Mirrors the web's `sessionCwd`.
+fn session_cwd(s: &Session) -> Option<PathBuf> {
+    if let Some(cur) = &s.current_cwd {
+        if !cur.as_os_str().is_empty() {
+            return Some(cur.clone());
+        }
+    }
+    if !s.cwd.as_os_str().is_empty() {
+        return Some(s.cwd.clone());
+    }
+    None
+}
+
+/// Where a session sits in the directory tree. A worktree session belongs to
+/// its repository, not to the worktree (#99): otherwise `~/tea/agent-skills`
+/// grows a `~/tea/agent-skills/worktrees/largo-clarinet` folder holding one
+/// session of the same name, and the repository stops being where you look
+/// for the work. Mirrors the web's `sessionTreePath`.
+pub fn session_tree_path(s: &Session) -> Option<PathBuf> {
+    if let Some(wt) = &s.worktree {
+        return Some(wt.base_repo.clone());
+    }
+    session_cwd(s)
+}
+
+/// One node of a directory tree grouping sessions by path, generic over the
+/// leaf payload since building the tree itself (grouping key, sort order,
+/// filtering) is not this crate's job — only [`merge_linear`] is.
+#[derive(Debug, Clone, PartialEq, Eq)]
+pub enum TreeNode<T> {
+    Folder(TreeFolder<T>),
+    Leaf(T),
+}
+
+#[derive(Debug, Clone, PartialEq, Eq)]
+pub struct TreeFolder<T> {
+    pub name: String,
+    pub path: String,
+    pub children: Vec<TreeNode<T>>,
+}
+
+/// Fold a folder with a single folder-child into one node (`a` + `b` →
+/// `a/b`), repeating down the chain, then recurse into the surviving
+/// branches. The merged node keeps the deepest path so collapse/expand state
+/// stays stable as it grows. Mirrors the web's `mergeLinear`.
+pub fn merge_linear<T>(folder: TreeFolder<T>) -> TreeFolder<T> {
+    let mut cur = folder;
+    loop {
+        let single_folder_child =
+            cur.children.len() == 1 && matches!(cur.children[0], TreeNode::Folder(_));
+        if !single_folder_child {
+            break;
+        }
+        let child = match cur.children.pop().expect("checked len == 1 above") {
+            TreeNode::Folder(f) => f,
+            TreeNode::Leaf(_) => unreachable!("checked matches! above"),
+        };
+        cur = TreeFolder {
+            name: format!("{}/{}", cur.name, child.name),
+            path: child.path,
+            children: child.children,
+        };
+    }
+    cur.children = cur
+        .children
+        .into_iter()
+        .map(|c| match c {
+            TreeNode::Folder(f) => TreeNode::Folder(merge_linear(f)),
+            leaf => leaf,
+        })
+        .collect();
+    cur
+}
+
+/// Command wrappers that run another program: the program is what follows.
+const WRAPPERS: [&str; 8] = [
+    "sudo", "env", "npx", "bunx", "uvx", "pnpm", "yarn", "command",
+];
+
+/// The program a command line runs, basenamed and stripped of its arguments —
+/// what a session card shows per `docs/SIDEBAR.md`, which names the program
+/// and never its flags. Leading `FOO=bar` assignments and wrappers (`sudo`,
+/// `npx`, `pnpm dlx`, …) are looked through. Mirrors the web's `splitCommand`.
+pub fn command_program(command: &str) -> String {
+    let words: Vec<&str> = command.split_whitespace().collect();
+    let mut i = 0;
+    while i < words.len() {
+        let word = words[i];
+        if is_env_assignment(word) {
+            i += 1;
+            continue;
+        }
+        let wrapper = basename(word).to_lowercase();
+        if WRAPPERS.contains(&wrapper.as_str()) {
+            i += 1;
+            if (wrapper == "pnpm" || wrapper == "yarn") && words.get(i) == Some(&"dlx") {
+                i += 1;
+            }
+            continue;
+        }
+        break;
+    }
+    match words.get(i) {
+        Some(word) => basename(word).to_string(),
+        // Nothing but wrappers and assignments: say what was there rather than
+        // rendering an empty fragment.
+        None => command.trim().to_string(),
+    }
+}
+
+/// `FOO=bar`, the shell's own prefix for one command's environment.
+fn is_env_assignment(word: &str) -> bool {
+    let mut chars = word.chars();
+    match chars.next() {
+        Some(c) if c.is_ascii_alphabetic() || c == '_' => {}
+        _ => return false,
+    }
+    let rest: String = chars.collect();
+    match rest.split_once('=') {
+        Some((name, _)) => name.chars().all(|c| c.is_ascii_alphanumeric() || c == '_'),
+        None => false,
+    }
+}
+
+fn basename(word: &str) -> &str {
+    match word.rsplit_once('/') {
+        Some((_, tail)) => tail,
+        None => word,
+    }
+}
+
+#[cfg(test)]
+mod tests {
+    use super::*;
+    use crate::{SessionStatus, SessionWorktree};
+    use chrono::{TimeZone, Utc};
+    use std::collections::HashMap;
+    use uuid::Uuid;
+
+    fn session(cwd: &str) -> Session {
+        Session {
+            id: Uuid::from_u128(1),
+            cwd: PathBuf::from(cwd),
+            command: "bash".into(),
+            env: HashMap::new(),
+            metadata: HashMap::new(),
+            worktree: None,
+            status: SessionStatus::Running,
+            created_at: Utc.with_ymd_and_hms(2026, 8, 25, 12, 0, 0).unwrap(),
+            foreground: None,
+            activity: Default::default(),
+            activity_detail: None,
+            last_activity_at: Utc::now(),
+            activity_since: Utc::now(),
+            current_cwd: None,
+            blocked_work: None,
+        }
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn abbreviate_dir_collapses_home() {
+        assert_eq!(
+            abbreviate_dir(Path::new("/home/naps/maestro"), "/home/naps"),
+            "~/maestro"
+        );
+        assert_eq!(abbreviate_dir(Path::new("/home/naps"), "/home/naps"), "~");
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn abbreviate_dir_leaves_paths_outside_home_untouched() {
+        assert_eq!(
+            abbreviate_dir(Path::new("/srv/work/api"), "/home/naps"),
+            "/srv/work/api"
+        );
+        assert_eq!(
+            abbreviate_dir(Path::new("/srv/work/api"), ""),
+            "/srv/work/api"
+        );
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn abbreviate_folder_name_collapses_the_stem() {
+        let got = abbreviate_folder_name("~/git.naps.pt/naps62/maestro");
+        assert_eq!(
+            got,
+            AbbreviatedFolderName {
+                stem: Some("~/g/n".into()),
+                last: "maestro".into(),
+            }
+        );
+    }
+
+    /// Two-or-fewer segments are left alone — nothing to gain from collapsing.
+    #[test]
+    fn abbreviate_folder_name_two_segment_no_op() {
+        assert_eq!(
+            abbreviate_folder_name("~/work"),
+            AbbreviatedFolderName {
+                stem: None,
+                last: "~/work".into(),
+            }
+        );
+        assert_eq!(
+            abbreviate_folder_name("work"),
+            AbbreviatedFolderName {
+                stem: None,
+                last: "work".into(),
+            }
+        );
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn session_tree_path_prefers_worktree_base_repo() {
+        let mut s = session("/home/n/tea/agent-skills/worktrees/largo-clarinet");
+        s.worktree = Some(SessionWorktree {
+            path: PathBuf::from("/home/n/tea/agent-skills/worktrees/largo-clarinet"),
+            base_repo: PathBuf::from("/home/n/tea/agent-skills"),
+        });
+        assert_eq!(
+            session_tree_path(&s),
+            Some(PathBuf::from("/home/n/tea/agent-skills"))
+        );
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn session_tree_path_falls_back_to_cwd_without_a_worktree() {
+        let s = session("/home/n/tea/arr");
+        assert_eq!(
+            session_tree_path(&s),
+            Some(PathBuf::from("/home/n/tea/arr"))
+        );
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn session_tree_path_prefers_live_current_cwd_over_spawn_cwd() {
+        let mut s = session("/home/n/tea/arr");
+        s.current_cwd = Some(PathBuf::from("/home/n/tea/arr/crates"));
+        assert_eq!(
+            session_tree_path(&s),
+            Some(PathBuf::from("/home/n/tea/arr/crates"))
+        );
+    }
+
+    fn leaf(name: &str) -> TreeNode<String> {
+        TreeNode::Leaf(name.into())
+    }
+
+    fn folder(name: &str, path: &str, children: Vec<TreeNode<String>>) -> TreeFolder<String> {
+        TreeFolder {
+            name: name.into(),
+            path: path.into(),
+            children,
+        }
+    }
+
+    /// The web's mergeLinear test: keeps the deepest path so collapse state
+    /// survives growth.
+    #[test]
+    fn merge_linear_folds_a_chain_and_keeps_the_deepest_path() {
+        let tree = folder("a", "a", vec![TreeNode::Folder(folder("b", "a/b", vec![]))]);
+        let merged = merge_linear(tree);
+        assert_eq!(merged.name, "a/b");
+        assert_eq!(merged.path, "a/b");
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn merge_linear_stops_where_a_directory_branches() {
+        let tree = folder(
+            "git",
+            "git",
+            vec![
+                TreeNode::Folder(folder("one", "git/one", vec![])),
+                TreeNode::Folder(folder("two", "git/two", vec![])),
+            ],
+        );
+        let merged = merge_linear(tree);
+        assert_eq!(merged.name, "git");
+        assert_eq!(merged.children.len(), 2);
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn merge_linear_stops_at_a_leaf() {
+        let tree = folder("a", "a", vec![leaf("session")]);
+        let merged = merge_linear(tree);
+        assert_eq!(merged.name, "a");
+        assert_eq!(merged.children, vec![leaf("session")]);
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn merge_linear_recurses_into_surviving_branches() {
+        let tree = folder(
+            "root",
+            "root",
+            vec![
+                TreeNode::Folder(folder(
+                    "a",
+                    "root/a",
+                    vec![TreeNode::Folder(folder("b", "root/a/b", vec![leaf("s")]))],
+                )),
+                leaf("other"),
+            ],
+        );
+        let merged = merge_linear(tree);
+        assert_eq!(merged.children.len(), 2);
+        let TreeNode::Folder(nested) = &merged.children[0] else {
+            panic!("expected folder")
+        };
+        assert_eq!(nested.name, "a/b");
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn command_program_drops_arguments() {
+        assert_eq!(
+            command_program("claude --dangerously-skip-permissions"),
+            "claude"
+        );
+        assert_eq!(command_program("  zsh   -l  "), "zsh");
+        assert_eq!(command_program("hx src/main.rs"), "hx");
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn command_program_looks_through_paths_env_and_wrappers() {
+        assert_eq!(command_program("/usr/local/bin/claude -p hi"), "claude");
+        assert_eq!(command_program("FOO=1 BAR=2 claude"), "claude");
+        assert_eq!(command_program("npx opencode"), "opencode");
+        assert_eq!(command_program("pnpm dlx opencode run"), "opencode");
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn command_program_keeps_a_line_that_is_only_wrappers() {
+        assert_eq!(command_program("sudo"), "sudo");
+        assert_eq!(command_program(""), "");
+    }
+}

crates/maestro-protocol/src/lib.rs

@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@
 
 #[cfg(feature = "client")]
 pub mod client;
+pub mod display;
 pub mod routes;
 
 #[cfg(feature = "client")]
@@ -221,23 +222,9 @@ pub struct SessionWorktree {
     pub base_repo: PathBuf,
 }
 
-/// Why a retained worktree outlived its session (#80). Same values the
-/// daemon's retained store persists; new variants are additive but clients
-/// should render unknown reasons generically.
-#[derive(Debug, Clone, Copy, PartialEq, Eq, Serialize, Deserialize)]
-#[serde(rename_all = "kebab-case")]
-pub enum RetainedReason {
-    /// The session was killed with `--force` while its worktree held unsaved
-    /// work.
-    ForceKilled,
-    /// The session ended by itself and its worktree held unsaved work.
-    ExitedWithUnsavedWork,
-}
-
-/// What a kill refusal would report about a worktree right now (#80) — the
-/// same breakdown that blocks an unforced kill, recomputed on every read of
-/// [`RetainedWorktree`] so it reflects the tree now rather than when it was
-/// retained.
+/// What a kill refusal reports about a worktree (#80) — the breakdown that
+/// blocks an unforced kill, recomputed on every probe so it reflects the tree
+/// now.
 #[derive(Debug, Clone, Copy, Default, PartialEq, Eq, Serialize, Deserialize)]
 pub struct InTheWay {
     /// Tracked files with uncommitted modifications.
@@ -249,41 +236,72 @@ pub struct InTheWay {
     /// Commits on the branch reachable from no remote-tracking ref.
     #[serde(default)]
     pub unpushed_commits: usize,
+    /// Lines added across the tracked changes — staged and unstaged alike,
+    /// measured against `HEAD`. Untracked files contribute nothing: counting
+    /// their lines means reading every one off disk, and they already have
+    /// their own count above (docs/SIDEBAR.md).
+    #[serde(default)]
+    pub insertions: usize,
+    /// Lines removed across the same tracked changes.
+    #[serde(default)]
+    pub deletions: usize,
 }
 
 impl InTheWay {
     /// Nothing blocks any more — the work has since been committed and pushed.
+    ///
+    /// The line counts are not consulted: they describe the same tracked
+    /// changes `uncommitted_files` counts, and a change with no line delta —
+    /// a mode change, a rename — still blocks.
     pub fn is_clear(&self) -> bool {
-        *self == Self::default()
+        self.uncommitted_files == 0 && self.untracked_files == 0 && self.unpushed_commits == 0
     }
 }
 
-/// One entry of `GET /api/worktrees` (#80): a retained worktree with its
-/// in-the-way state as of this read. Reclaiming it via
-/// `DELETE /api/worktrees/:id` removes the directory but **never** the branch.
-#[derive(Debug, Clone, PartialEq, Eq, Serialize, Deserialize)]
-pub struct RetainedWorktree {
-    pub id: Uuid,
-    pub path: PathBuf,
-    pub base_repo: PathBuf,
-    pub branch: String,
-    pub reason: RetainedReason,
-    pub retained_at: DateTime<Utc>,
-    #[serde(default)]
-    pub in_the_way: InTheWay,
+/// Which fragment of the compact blocked-work stat a value is, and so which
+/// colour the client paints it (docs/SIDEBAR.md).
+#[derive(Debug, Clone, Copy, PartialEq, Eq)]
+pub enum StatKind {
+    /// Lines added.
+    Added,
+    /// Lines removed.
+    Removed,
+    /// Changed tracked files, when the change carries no line delta.
+    Files,
+    /// Untracked files.
+    Untracked,
+    /// Unpushed commits.
+    Unpushed,
 }
 
-/// Body of a successful forced `DELETE /api/sessions/:id?force=true` (#81).
-/// A forced kill ends the session and retains its worktree instead of
-/// removing it; this names what was kept, where, and why, so a client can say
-/// where the work went rather than leaving the operator to wonder.
-#[derive(Debug, Clone, PartialEq, Eq, Serialize, Deserialize)]
-pub struct KillOutcome {
-    /// Set when the worktree was retained with reason `force-killed`; `None`
-    /// when there was nothing to retain — no worktree at all, or one whose
-    /// guard was clear, which a forced kill removes as usual.
-    #[serde(default)]
-    pub retained: Option<RetainedWorktree>,
+impl InTheWay {
+    /// The breakdown as diff notation: `+124`, `-18`, `?3`, `↑2`.
+    ///
+    /// The line counts cover tracked changes only, so a tree whose only
+    /// tracked change carries no line delta — a mode change, a rename —
+    /// reports the file count (`~2`) rather than claiming `+0 -0`. Both
+    /// sidebars render exactly these fragments; [`Display`](std::fmt::Display)
+    /// remains the spelled-out phrasing for the kill refusal and the tooltip.
+    pub fn stats(&self) -> Vec<(StatKind, String)> {
+        let mut out = Vec::new();
+        if self.insertions > 0 || self.deletions > 0 {
+            if self.insertions > 0 {
+                out.push((StatKind::Added, format!("+{}", self.insertions)));
+            }
+            if self.deletions > 0 {
+                out.push((StatKind::Removed, format!("-{}", self.deletions)));
+            }
+        } else if self.uncommitted_files > 0 {
+            out.push((StatKind::Files, format!("~{}", self.uncommitted_files)));
+        }
+        if self.untracked_files > 0 {
+            out.push((StatKind::Untracked, format!("?{}", self.untracked_files)));
+        }
+        if self.unpushed_commits > 0 {
+            out.push((StatKind::Unpushed, format!("↑{}", self.unpushed_commits)));
+        }
+        out
+    }
 }
 
 impl std::fmt::Display for InTheWay {
@@ -467,6 +485,40 @@ pub struct SpawnPreset {
     pub command: String,
 }
 
+/// Build provenance of the running daemon: the commit it was compiled
+/// from and when that commit was authored.
+///
+/// Clients show it in the status indicator's tooltip, and compare `commit`
+/// across a reconnect to tell an upgrade apart from a plain restart — an
+/// upgrade means the served assets changed, so a browser reloads rather than
+/// resuming against new code with an old bundle.
+///
+/// Stamped at compile time by `maestro-daemon/build.rs`, which reads the git
+/// checkout it is built in, or the `MAESTRO_BUILD_COMMIT` / `MAESTRO_BUILD_DATE`
+/// environment variables when there is no checkout (the Nix build). Every field
+/// is empty when neither is available; clients must render that gracefully.
+#[derive(Debug, Clone, Default, PartialEq, Eq, Serialize, Deserialize)]
+pub struct BuildInfo {
+    /// Abbreviated commit hash the binary was built from. Empty if unknown.
+    #[serde(default)]
+    pub commit: String,
+    /// Commit date of `commit`, RFC 3339 (`2026-09-02T14:03:11+01:00`). Empty
+    /// if unknown.
+    #[serde(default)]
+    pub commit_date: String,
+    /// Whether the working tree carried uncommitted changes at build time.
+    #[serde(default)]
+    pub dirty: bool,
+}
+
+impl BuildInfo {
+    /// Whether anything is known about this build. A client with `false` here
+    /// shows the indicator without a release line rather than an empty one.
+    pub fn is_known(&self) -> bool {
+        !self.commit.is_empty()
+    }
+}
+
 /// Payload of `GET /api/info` — daemon identity, protocol version, and the
 /// spawn presets clients render as one-click tiles.
 ///
@@ -485,15 +537,67 @@ pub struct DaemonInfo {
     pub home_dir: String,
     #[serde(default)]
     pub presets: Vec<SpawnPreset>,
+    /// Which commit this daemon was built from.
+    #[serde(default)]
+    pub build: BuildInfo,
+    /// Identity of this daemon *process*, regenerated on every start. Two
+    /// replies carrying different ids mean the daemon restarted in between —
+    /// which is how a client that lost its socket tells a restart from a
+    /// network blip, even when the build did not change.
+    #[serde(default)]
+    pub instance: String,
 }
 
 /// Payload of `GET /api/names?count=N` (#53) — a batch of fresh
-/// `adjective-noun` session handles generated by the `maestro-names` crate.
+/// one-word session handles generated by the `maestro-names` crate.
 #[derive(Debug, Clone, PartialEq, Eq, Serialize, Deserialize)]
 pub struct NameBatch {
     pub names: Vec<String>,
 }
 
+/// HTTP `POST /api/sessions/:id/input` body: text typed into a session's
+/// pane, as if the operator had typed it on an attached terminal.
+///
+/// `submit` presses Enter after the text — what makes `maestro send` a way to
+/// give an agent an instruction rather than only to fill its prompt. It goes
+/// out as its own write a beat later, because a TUI agent that reads the text
+/// as one paste would otherwise swallow the newline into the message.
+#[derive(Debug, Clone, PartialEq, Eq, Serialize, Deserialize)]
+pub struct SendInputRequest {
+    pub text: String,
+    #[serde(default = "submit_default")]
+    pub submit: bool,
+}
+
+fn submit_default() -> bool {
+    true
+}
+
+/// Longest session name the daemon stores (#125), in characters. A name is a
+/// sidebar card's line 1; past this it only truncates on every client anyway.
+pub const MAX_SESSION_NAME_LEN: usize = 64;
+
+/// HTTP `PATCH /api/sessions/:id` body (#125): rename a live session.
+#[derive(Debug, Clone, PartialEq, Eq, Serialize, Deserialize)]
+pub struct RenameSessionRequest {
+    pub name: String,
+}
+
+/// Trim a requested session name and cap it at [`MAX_SESSION_NAME_LEN`]
+/// characters. `None` when nothing is left — that clears `metadata.name` and
+/// the card falls back to the command, the same rule the spawn form uses when
+/// its name field is blank.
+///
+/// Shared so the daemon and every Rust client agree on what a name becomes;
+/// `web/src/types.ts` carries the same function for the browser.
+pub fn normalize_session_name(name: &str) -> Option<String> {
+    let trimmed = name.trim();
+    if trimmed.is_empty() {
+        return None;
+    }
+    Some(trimmed.chars().take(MAX_SESSION_NAME_LEN).collect())
+}
+
 // ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
 // Catalog events (`WS /api/events`)
 // ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
@@ -560,6 +664,50 @@ mod tests {
         assert!(is_compatible("unknown"));
     }
 
+    /// docs/SIDEBAR.md: the sidebars render the breakdown as diff notation.
+    #[test]
+    fn stats_read_as_a_diff() {
+        let w = InTheWay {
+            uncommitted_files: 3,
+            untracked_files: 2,
+            unpushed_commits: 1,
+            insertions: 124,
+            deletions: 18,
+        };
+        let text: Vec<String> = w.stats().into_iter().map(|(_, t)| t).collect();
+        assert_eq!(text, ["+124", "-18", "?2", "↑1"]);
+        let kinds: Vec<StatKind> = w.stats().into_iter().map(|(k, _)| k).collect();
+        assert_eq!(
+            kinds,
+            [
+                StatKind::Added,
+                StatKind::Removed,
+                StatKind::Untracked,
+                StatKind::Unpushed
+            ]
+        );
+    }
+
+    /// A change with no line delta — a mode change — still has to say
+    /// something, and `+0 -0` would be a lie about the tree.
+    #[test]
+    fn stats_fall_back_to_the_file_count_without_a_line_delta() {
+        let w = InTheWay {
+            uncommitted_files: 2,
+            ..InTheWay::default()
+        };
+        let text: Vec<String> = w.stats().into_iter().map(|(_, t)| t).collect();
+        assert_eq!(text, ["~2"]);
+        assert!(!w.is_clear());
+    }
+
+    /// A clear tree says nothing at all — the fragment is omitted, not empty.
+    #[test]
+    fn a_clear_tree_has_no_stats() {
+        assert!(InTheWay::default().stats().is_empty());
+        assert!(InTheWay::default().is_clear());
+    }
+
     fn round_trip<T>(value: &T) -> T
     where
         T: Serialize + for<'de> Deserialize<'de>,
@@ -847,76 +995,6 @@ mod tests {
         assert_eq!(spec, round_trip(&spec));
     }
 
-    fn sample_retained_worktree() -> RetainedWorktree {
-        RetainedWorktree {
-            id: Uuid::from_u128(0x0123_4567_89ab_cdef_0123_4567_89ab_cdef),
-            path: PathBuf::from("/work/maestro/worktrees/feat/login"),
-            base_repo: PathBuf::from("/work/maestro"),
-            branch: "feat/login".into(),
-            reason: RetainedReason::ForceKilled,
-            retained_at: DateTime::parse_from_rfc3339("2026-08-24T10:00:00Z")
-                .unwrap()
-                .with_timezone(&Utc),
-            in_the_way: InTheWay {
-                uncommitted_files: 2,
-                untracked_files: 1,
-                unpushed_commits: 3,
-            },
-        }
-    }
-
-    #[test]
-    fn retained_worktree_round_trips() {
-        let wt = sample_retained_worktree();
-        assert_eq!(wt, round_trip(&wt));
-    }
-
-    /// A payload from a daemon predating `in_the_way` still decodes; the
-    /// breakdown defaults to "nothing in the way".
-    #[test]
-    fn retained_worktree_defaults_in_the_way_on_legacy_payload() {
-        let legacy = serde_json::json!({
-            "id": Uuid::from_u128(1),
-            "path": "/w/t",
-            "base_repo": "/w",
-            "branch": "feat/login",
-            "reason": "force-killed",
-            "retained_at": "2026-08-24T10:00:00Z",
-        });
-        let wt: RetainedWorktree = serde_json::from_value(legacy).unwrap();
-        assert_eq!(wt.reason, RetainedReason::ForceKilled);
-        assert_eq!(wt.in_the_way, InTheWay::default());
-        assert!(wt.in_the_way.is_clear());
-    }
-
-    #[test]
-    fn retained_reason_serializes_kebab_case() {
-        assert_eq!(
-            serde_json::to_value(RetainedReason::ForceKilled).unwrap(),
-            serde_json::json!("force-killed")
-        );
-        assert_eq!(
-            serde_json::to_value(RetainedReason::ExitedWithUnsavedWork).unwrap(),
-            serde_json::json!("exited-with-unsaved-work")
-        );
-    }
-
-    #[test]
-    fn kill_outcome_round_trips_a_retained_worktree() {
-        let outcome = KillOutcome {
-            retained: Some(sample_retained_worktree()),
-        };
-        assert_eq!(outcome, round_trip(&outcome));
-    }
-
-    /// A kill with nothing to retain — no worktree, or a clean one removed as
-    /// usual — decodes from an absent field.
-    #[test]
-    fn kill_outcome_defaults_to_nothing_retained() {
-        let outcome: KillOutcome = serde_json::from_value(serde_json::json!({})).unwrap();
-        assert_eq!(outcome.retained, None);
-    }
-
     #[test]
     fn catalog_event_round_trips_and_tags() {
         let session = sample_session();
@@ -963,4 +1041,42 @@ mod tests {
             assert_eq!(c, round_trip(&c));
         }
     }
+
+    /// #125: a rename request is trimmed and capped; a blank one clears the
+    /// name so the card falls back to the command.
+    #[test]
+    fn session_names_are_trimmed_capped_and_blankable() {
+        assert_eq!(
+            normalize_session_name("  amber-falcon  "),
+            Some("amber-falcon".into())
+        );
+        assert_eq!(normalize_session_name(""), None);
+        assert_eq!(normalize_session_name("   \t "), None);
+        let long = "x".repeat(MAX_SESSION_NAME_LEN + 10);
+        assert_eq!(
+            normalize_session_name(&long).unwrap().chars().count(),
+            MAX_SESSION_NAME_LEN
+        );
+    }
+
+    /// The cap counts characters, not bytes — a multi-byte name must not be
+    /// sliced mid-codepoint.
+    #[test]
+    fn session_name_cap_counts_characters() {
+        let name = "é".repeat(MAX_SESSION_NAME_LEN + 5);
+        let capped = normalize_session_name(&name).unwrap();
+        assert_eq!(capped.chars().count(), MAX_SESSION_NAME_LEN);
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn rename_request_round_trips() {
+        let req = RenameSessionRequest {
+            name: "amber-falcon".into(),
+        };
+        assert_eq!(req, round_trip(&req));
+        assert_eq!(
+            serde_json::to_value(&req).unwrap(),
+            serde_json::json!({"name": "amber-falcon"})
+        );
+    }
 }

crates/maestro-protocol/src/routes.rs

@@ -26,9 +26,6 @@ pub const BRANCHES: &str = "/api/branches";
 /// `GET` a batch of generated session handles (#53). Takes a `count` query
 /// param (default 1, capped at [`maestro_names`]' batch cap).
 pub const NAMES: &str = "/api/names";
-/// `GET` retained worktrees (#80): what the store holds, with the in-the-way
-/// breakdown recomputed on read.
-pub const WORKTREES: &str = "/api/worktrees";
 /// `WS` catalog snapshot + session deltas.
 pub const EVENTS: &str = "/api/events";
 
@@ -39,7 +36,7 @@ pub const PATH_QUERY: &str = "path";
 pub const COUNT_QUERY: &str = "count";
 
 /// Name of the boolean query parameter `DELETE /api/sessions/:id` takes (#81).
-/// `force=true` overrides the kill refusal and retains the worktree.
+/// `force=true` overrides the kill refusal and leaves the worktree on disk.
 pub const FORCE_QUERY: &str = "force";
 
 /// `DELETE /api/sessions/:id`.
@@ -52,9 +49,9 @@ pub fn session_activity(id: Uuid) -> String {
     format!("{SESSIONS}/{id}/activity")
 }
 
-/// `DELETE /api/worktrees/:id` — reclaim one retained worktree (#80).
-pub fn worktree(id: Uuid) -> String {
-    format!("{WORKTREES}/{id}")
+/// `POST /api/sessions/:id/input`: type text into a session's pane.
+pub fn session_input(id: Uuid) -> String {
+    format!("{SESSIONS}/{id}/input")
 }
 
 /// `WS /api/attach/:id` — raw PTY bytes.
@@ -67,8 +64,8 @@ pub fn attach(id: Uuid) -> String {
 pub mod patterns {
     pub const SESSION: &str = "/api/sessions/:id";
     pub const SESSION_ACTIVITY: &str = "/api/sessions/:id/activity";
+    pub const SESSION_INPUT: &str = "/api/sessions/:id/input";
     pub const ATTACH: &str = "/api/attach/:id";
-    pub const WORKTREE: &str = "/api/worktrees/:id";
 }
 
 /// A daemon base URL that could not be turned into a WebSocket base.
@@ -180,12 +177,12 @@ mod tests {
             "/api/sessions/6f1a7c0e-0f5e-4a2b-9a3d-6b1c2d3e4f50/activity"
         );
         assert_eq!(
-            attach(id()),
-            "/api/attach/6f1a7c0e-0f5e-4a2b-9a3d-6b1c2d3e4f50"
+            session_input(id()),
+            "/api/sessions/6f1a7c0e-0f5e-4a2b-9a3d-6b1c2d3e4f50/input"
         );
         assert_eq!(
-            worktree(id()),
-            "/api/worktrees/6f1a7c0e-0f5e-4a2b-9a3d-6b1c2d3e4f50"
+            attach(id()),
+            "/api/attach/6f1a7c0e-0f5e-4a2b-9a3d-6b1c2d3e4f50"
         );
         assert_eq!(
             attach_url("https://laptop.lan:7070", id()).unwrap(),
@@ -206,12 +203,12 @@ mod tests {
             session(id()).trim_end_matches(&id().to_string())
         );
         assert_eq!(
-            patterns::ATTACH.trim_end_matches(":id"),
-            attach(id()).trim_end_matches(&id().to_string())
+            patterns::SESSION_INPUT.trim_end_matches(":id/input"),
+            session(id()).trim_end_matches(&id().to_string())
         );
         assert_eq!(
-            patterns::WORKTREE.trim_end_matches(":id"),
-            worktree(id()).trim_end_matches(&id().to_string())
+            patterns::ATTACH.trim_end_matches(":id"),
+            attach(id()).trim_end_matches(&id().to_string())
         );
     }
 
@@ -226,7 +223,6 @@ mod tests {
             GITROOT,
             BRANCHES,
             NAMES,
-            WORKTREES,
             EVENTS,
         ] {
             assert!(path.starts_with(API_PREFIX), "{path} escapes {API_PREFIX}");

crates/maestro-testing/src/lib.rs

@@ -16,13 +16,13 @@ use axum::extract::ws::{Message, WebSocket, WebSocketUpgrade};
 use axum::extract::{Path, Query, State};
 use axum::http::StatusCode;
 use axum::response::{IntoResponse, Response};
-use axum::routing::{any, delete, get};
+use axum::routing::{any, delete, get, post};
 use axum::{Json, Router};
 use chrono::Utc;
 use futures_util::{SinkExt, StreamExt};
 use maestro_protocol::{
     routes, ApiError, CatalogEvent, CreateSessionRequest, DaemonClient, DaemonInfo, DirListing,
-    GitRoot, RecentDirs, Session, SessionStatus, PROTOCOL_VERSION,
+    GitRoot, RecentDirs, SendInputRequest, Session, SessionStatus, PROTOCOL_VERSION,
 };
 use tokio::net::TcpListener;
 use tokio::sync::{broadcast, oneshot};
@@ -55,6 +55,8 @@ struct Inner {
     info: Option<DaemonInfo>,
     /// When set, every route answers with this instead of its normal response.
     forced_error: Option<(u16, ApiError)>,
+    /// Everything `POST /api/sessions/:id/input` was asked to type, in order.
+    inputs: Vec<(Uuid, SendInputRequest)>,
 }
 
 #[derive(Clone)]
@@ -86,6 +88,7 @@ impl MockDaemon {
         let app = Router::new()
             .route(routes::SESSIONS, get(list_sessions).post(create_session))
             .route(routes::patterns::SESSION, delete(kill_session))
+            .route(routes::patterns::SESSION_INPUT, post(send_input))
             .route(routes::INFO, get(daemon_info))
             .route(routes::DIRS, get(list_dir))
             .route(routes::RECENT_DIRS, get(recent_dirs))
@@ -167,6 +170,11 @@ impl MockDaemon {
         self.state.inner.lock().expect("poisoned").forced_error = None;
     }
 
+    /// Every `send` this daemon received, oldest first.
+    pub fn inputs(&self) -> Vec<(Uuid, SendInputRequest)> {
+        self.state.inner.lock().expect("poisoned").inputs.clone()
+    }
+
     pub fn session_count(&self) -> usize {
         self.state.inner.lock().expect("poisoned").sessions.len()
     }
@@ -233,6 +241,28 @@ async fn kill_session(State(s): State<AppState>, Path(id): Path<Uuid>) -> Respon
     StatusCode::NO_CONTENT.into_response()
 }
 
+/// Records the text instead of typing it — the subject under test is the
+/// client's request, not tmux.
+async fn send_input(
+    State(s): State<AppState>,
+    Path(id): Path<Uuid>,
+    Json(req): Json<SendInputRequest>,
+) -> Response {
+    if let Some(r) = forced(&s) {
+        return r;
+    }
+    let mut guard = s.inner.lock().expect("poisoned");
+    if !guard.sessions.iter().any(|x| x.id == id) {
+        return (
+            StatusCode::NOT_FOUND,
+            Json(ApiError::new("not_found", "no such session on this daemon")),
+        )
+            .into_response();
+    }
+    guard.inputs.push((id, req));
+    StatusCode::NO_CONTENT.into_response()
+}
+
 async fn daemon_info(State(s): State<AppState>) -> Response {
     if let Some(r) = forced(&s) {
         return r;
@@ -248,6 +278,7 @@ async fn daemon_info(State(s): State<AppState>) -> Response {
             version: PROTOCOL_VERSION.into(),
             home_dir: "/home/mock".into(),
             presets: Vec::new(),
+            ..Default::default()
         });
     Json(info).into_response()
 }

crates/maestro-tui/src/action.rs

@@ -31,27 +31,26 @@ pub enum Action {
     FocusSidebar,
     FocusPane(Direction),
 
+    // Session scrollback
+    ScrollPanePageUp,
+    ScrollPanePageDown,
+
     // Sidebar highlight movement
     SidebarNext,
     SidebarPrev,
+    ToggleSidebarGroup,
 
     // Catalog actions on the highlighted sidebar row
     AttachHighlighted,
     ToggleAttachHighlighted,
-    NewDraftPane,
+    OpenSpawnModal,
     /// Fast-forward spawn (#67): spawn immediately with every default
-    /// resolved; unresolvable defaults open a pre-filled draft instead.
+    /// resolved; unresolvable defaults open a pre-filled form instead.
     FastForwardSpawn,
     KillHighlighted,
-    /// Open the retained-worktrees view (#85).
-    ShowWorktrees,
-
-    // Tabs
-    NewTab,
-    CloseTab,
-    NextTab,
-    PrevTab,
-    GotoTab(u8),
+    /// Rename the highlighted session (#125): opens a prompt pre-filled with
+    /// its current name.
+    RenameHighlighted,
 
     // Chrome
     ToggleSidebar,
@@ -70,8 +69,39 @@ pub enum ActionParseError {
 }
 
 impl Action {
-    /// Parse a canonical action string like `"EnterInsert"`, `"FocusPane(Left)"`,
-    /// or `"GotoTab(3)"`.
+    /// Plain-language label for the in-app help menu. Configuration keeps the
+    /// stable enum spelling; operators should not have to decode it.
+    pub fn help_label(&self) -> String {
+        match self {
+            Action::Noop => "Do nothing".into(),
+            Action::EnterInsert => "Send keys to session".into(),
+            Action::LeaveInsert => "Return to sidebar".into(),
+            Action::FocusSidebar => "Focus sidebar".into(),
+            Action::FocusPane(direction) => {
+                format!(
+                    "Focus session pane ({})",
+                    format!("{direction:?}").to_lowercase()
+                )
+            }
+            Action::ScrollPanePageUp => "Scroll session up one page".into(),
+            Action::ScrollPanePageDown => "Scroll session down one page".into(),
+            Action::SidebarNext => "Select next sidebar item".into(),
+            Action::SidebarPrev => "Select previous sidebar item".into(),
+            Action::ToggleSidebarGroup => "Expand or collapse directory".into(),
+            Action::AttachHighlighted => "Open selected item".into(),
+            Action::ToggleAttachHighlighted => "Open selected item".into(),
+            Action::OpenSpawnModal => "Create a session".into(),
+            Action::FastForwardSpawn => "Create session with defaults".into(),
+            Action::KillHighlighted => "Kill selected session".into(),
+            Action::RenameHighlighted => "Rename selected session".into(),
+            Action::ToggleSidebar => "Show or hide sidebar".into(),
+            Action::ShowHelp => "Show help".into(),
+            Action::Quit => "Quit Maestro".into(),
+        }
+    }
+
+    /// Parse a canonical action string like `"EnterInsert"` or
+    /// `"FocusPane(Left)"`.
     pub fn parse(s: &str) -> Result<Self, ActionParseError> {
         let s = s.trim();
         match s {
@@ -79,18 +109,17 @@ impl Action {
             "EnterInsert" => return Ok(Action::EnterInsert),
             "LeaveInsert" => return Ok(Action::LeaveInsert),
             "FocusSidebar" => return Ok(Action::FocusSidebar),
+            "ScrollPanePageUp" => return Ok(Action::ScrollPanePageUp),
+            "ScrollPanePageDown" => return Ok(Action::ScrollPanePageDown),
             "SidebarNext" => return Ok(Action::SidebarNext),
             "SidebarPrev" => return Ok(Action::SidebarPrev),
+            "ToggleSidebarGroup" => return Ok(Action::ToggleSidebarGroup),
             "AttachHighlighted" => return Ok(Action::AttachHighlighted),
             "ToggleAttachHighlighted" => return Ok(Action::ToggleAttachHighlighted),
-            "NewDraftPane" => return Ok(Action::NewDraftPane),
+            "OpenSpawnModal" => return Ok(Action::OpenSpawnModal),
             "FastForwardSpawn" => return Ok(Action::FastForwardSpawn),
             "KillHighlighted" => return Ok(Action::KillHighlighted),
-            "ShowWorktrees" => return Ok(Action::ShowWorktrees),
-            "NewTab" => return Ok(Action::NewTab),
-            "CloseTab" => return Ok(Action::CloseTab),
-            "NextTab" => return Ok(Action::NextTab),
-            "PrevTab" => return Ok(Action::PrevTab),
+            "RenameHighlighted" => return Ok(Action::RenameHighlighted),
             "ToggleSidebar" => return Ok(Action::ToggleSidebar),
             "ShowHelp" => return Ok(Action::ShowHelp),
             "Quit" => return Ok(Action::Quit),
@@ -111,13 +140,6 @@ impl Action {
                 })?;
                 Ok(Action::FocusPane(dir))
             }
-            "GotoTab" => {
-                let n: u8 = arg.parse().map_err(|_| ActionParseError::BadArg {
-                    action: name.to_string(),
-                    detail: format!("expected u8 0..=255, got {arg:?}"),
-                })?;
-                Ok(Action::GotoTab(n))
-            }
             _ => Err(ActionParseError::Unknown(name.to_string())),
         }
     }
@@ -137,7 +159,6 @@ impl fmt::Display for Action {
     fn fmt(&self, f: &mut fmt::Formatter<'_>) -> fmt::Result {
         match self {
             Action::FocusPane(d) => write!(f, "FocusPane({d:?})"),
-            Action::GotoTab(n) => write!(f, "GotoTab({n})"),
             other => write!(f, "{other:?}"),
         }
     }
@@ -154,6 +175,15 @@ mod tests {
         assert_eq!(Action::parse("  Noop  ").unwrap(), Action::Noop);
     }
 
+    #[test]
+    fn help_labels_are_plain_language() {
+        assert_eq!(Action::EnterInsert.help_label(), "Send keys to session");
+        assert_eq!(Action::AttachHighlighted.help_label(), "Open selected item");
+        assert!(!Action::OpenSpawnModal
+            .help_label()
+            .contains("OpenSpawnModal"));
+    }
+
     #[test]
     fn parses_focus_pane_directions() {
         assert_eq!(
@@ -166,12 +196,6 @@ mod tests {
         );
     }
 
-    #[test]
-    fn parses_goto_tab() {
-        assert_eq!(Action::parse("GotoTab(3)").unwrap(), Action::GotoTab(3));
-        assert_eq!(Action::parse("GotoTab(0)").unwrap(), Action::GotoTab(0));
-    }
-
     #[test]
     fn rejects_unknown_action() {
         let err = Action::parse("Frobnicate").unwrap_err();
@@ -186,25 +210,13 @@ mod tests {
         );
     }
 
-    #[test]
-    fn rejects_non_numeric_tab_arg() {
-        let err = Action::parse("GotoTab(abc)").unwrap_err();
-        assert!(matches!(err, ActionParseError::BadArg { ref action, .. } if action == "GotoTab"));
-    }
-
-    #[test]
-    fn rejects_overflow_tab_arg() {
-        let err = Action::parse("GotoTab(9999)").unwrap_err();
-        assert!(matches!(err, ActionParseError::BadArg { .. }));
-    }
-
     #[test]
     fn rejects_unclosed_paren() {
-        let err = Action::parse("GotoTab(3").unwrap_err();
-        assert_eq!(err, ActionParseError::Malformed("GotoTab(3".into()));
+        let err = Action::parse("FocusPane(Left").unwrap_err();
+        assert_eq!(err, ActionParseError::Malformed("FocusPane(Left".into()));
     }
 
-    /// The fast-forward pair sits next to the draft-pane key (#67).
+    /// The fast-forward pair sits next to the spawn key (#67).
     #[test]
     fn fast_forward_spawn_round_trips() {
         assert_eq!(
@@ -214,27 +226,40 @@ mod tests {
         assert_eq!(Action::FastForwardSpawn.to_string(), "FastForwardSpawn");
     }
 
+    #[test]
+    fn rename_action_round_trips() {
+        assert_eq!(
+            Action::parse("RenameHighlighted").unwrap(),
+            Action::RenameHighlighted
+        );
+        assert_eq!(Action::RenameHighlighted.to_string(), "RenameHighlighted");
+        assert_eq!(
+            Action::RenameHighlighted.help_label(),
+            "Rename selected session"
+        );
+    }
+
     #[test]
     fn display_round_trips() {
         for a in [
             Action::EnterInsert,
+            Action::RenameHighlighted,
             Action::Quit,
-            Action::NewDraftPane,
+            Action::OpenSpawnModal,
+            Action::ScrollPanePageDown,
             Action::FocusPane(Direction::Right),
-            Action::GotoTab(7),
         ] {
             let s = a.to_string();
             assert_eq!(Action::parse(&s).unwrap(), a, "round-trip for {a:?}");
         }
     }
 
-    /// The spawn modal is gone (issue #63); its old action string must not
-    /// resolve to anything.
+    /// Draft panes are gone; their old action string must not resolve.
     #[test]
-    fn the_removed_spawn_modal_action_no_longer_parses() {
+    fn the_removed_draft_pane_action_no_longer_parses() {
         assert_eq!(
-            Action::parse("OpenSpawnModal").unwrap_err(),
-            ActionParseError::Unknown("OpenSpawnModal".into())
+            Action::parse("NewDraftPane").unwrap_err(),
+            ActionParseError::Unknown("NewDraftPane".into())
         );
     }
 }

crates/maestro-tui/src/catalog.rs

@@ -127,11 +127,24 @@ impl CatalogStore {
     /// apply them. Reconnects with exponential backoff on disconnect. Never
     /// returns — spawn it on a Tokio task.
     pub async fn run_events_loop(self, ws_url: String) {
+        self.run_events_loop_reporting(ws_url, crate::daemon_link::DaemonLink::default())
+            .await
+    }
+
+    /// [`Self::run_events_loop`], reporting every connect and disconnect to
+    /// `link` — the socket dying is the first sign the daemon went down or was
+    /// upgraded under the client (`docs/RESTART.md`).
+    pub async fn run_events_loop_reporting(
+        self,
+        ws_url: String,
+        link: crate::daemon_link::DaemonLink,
+    ) {
         let mut backoff = Duration::from_secs(1);
         loop {
             match tokio_tungstenite::connect_async(&ws_url).await {
                 Ok((ws, _resp)) => {
                     backoff = Duration::from_secs(1);
+                    link.note_connected();
                     let (_sink, mut stream) = ws.split();
                     while let Some(frame) = stream.next().await {
                         match frame {
@@ -152,6 +165,7 @@ impl CatalogStore {
                     tracing::debug!(error = ?e, "catalog: connect failed");
                 }
             }
+            link.note_disconnected(std::time::Instant::now());
             tracing::debug!(?backoff, "catalog: sleeping before reconnect");
             tokio::time::sleep(jitter(backoff)).await;
             backoff = std::cmp::min(backoff.saturating_mul(2), Duration::from_secs(30));

crates/maestro-tui/src/config.rs

@@ -8,13 +8,15 @@
 
 use std::time::Duration;
 
-use maestro_config::TuiSection;
+use maestro_config::{TuiSection, TuiTheme};
 
 use crate::input::InputKey;
 use crate::keymap::{Keymap, KeymapError, Mode};
+use crate::palette::Palette;
 
 #[derive(Debug)]
 pub struct TuiConfig {
+    pub palette: Palette,
     pub leader: InputKey,
     pub chord_timeout: Duration,
     pub keymap: Keymap,
@@ -38,44 +40,69 @@ pub enum TuiConfigError {
 const DEFAULT_NORMAL: &[(&str, &str)] = &[
     // Mode
     ("i", "EnterInsert"),
-    // Sidebar nav
+    // Sidebar navigation
     ("j", "SidebarNext"),
     ("k", "SidebarPrev"),
     ("down", "SidebarNext"),
     ("up", "SidebarPrev"),
+    ("c", "ToggleSidebarGroup"),
     // Catalog actions
     ("enter", "AttachHighlighted"),
-    ("s", "NewDraftPane"),
-    // Fast-forward spawn (#67): the draft-pane key's neighbour does the same
+    // Tab focuses the highlighted pane, mirroring the web keybind — bare
+    // because Normal mode only exists while the sidebar is focused, so
+    // nothing forwards it to a pty.
+    ("tab", "AttachHighlighted"),
+    ("s", "OpenSpawnModal"),
+    // Fast-forward spawn (#67): the spawn key's neighbour does the same
     // thing with every default resolved and no form.
     ("S", "FastForwardSpawn"),
     ("x", "KillHighlighted"),
-    ("w", "ShowWorktrees"),
-    // Tabs
-    ("ctrl-t", "NewTab"),
-    ("g t", "NextTab"),
-    ("g T", "PrevTab"),
+    ("r", "RenameHighlighted"),
     // Focus
     ("ctrl-w h", "FocusSidebar"),
+    // Session scrollback
+    ("pageup", "ScrollPanePageUp"),
+    ("pagedown", "ScrollPanePageDown"),
     // Chrome
     ("ctrl-w b", "ToggleSidebar"),
     ("?", "ShowHelp"),
     ("ctrl-w q", "Quit"),
+    // Bare quit, AoE-style: only reachable from the sidebar (Normal mode
+    // never forwards keys to a pty), same reasoning as bare `tab` above.
+    ("q", "Quit"),
     // Mouse
     ("mouse:dblclick(sidebar-row)", "AttachHighlighted"),
-    ("mouse:click(tab)", "NextTab"),
 ];
 
-/// Default Insert-mode bindings. Empty by default — the only Insert binding
-/// is the leader, which is inserted dynamically by [`TuiConfig::load`] so
-/// rebinding the leader rebinds its Insert escape automatically.
-const DEFAULT_INSERT: &[(&str, &str)] = &[];
+/// Default Insert-mode bindings. The leader (`LeaveInsert`) is inserted
+/// dynamically by [`TuiConfig::load`] so rebinding it rebinds its Insert
+/// escape automatically; `esc` is a second, fixed way back to the sidebar.
+const DEFAULT_INSERT: &[(&str, &str)] = &[("esc", "LeaveInsert")];
 
 impl TuiConfig {
     /// Build a runtime config from a [`TuiSection`] (typically the `tui`
     /// field of the loaded `MaestroConfigFile`). The shipped defaults are
     /// applied first, then user overrides on top.
     pub fn load(section: &TuiSection) -> Result<Self, TuiConfigError> {
+        let palette = match section.theme.unwrap_or(TuiTheme::Dark) {
+            TuiTheme::Dark => Palette::DARK,
+            TuiTheme::Light => Palette::LIGHT,
+            TuiTheme::IceCyan => Palette::ICE_CYAN,
+            TuiTheme::Periwinkle => Palette::PERIWINKLE,
+            TuiTheme::AmberPhosphor => Palette::AMBER_PHOSPHOR,
+            TuiTheme::Ember => Palette::EMBER,
+            TuiTheme::Orchid => Palette::ORCHID,
+            TuiTheme::Ansi => Palette::ANSI,
+            TuiTheme::SolarizedDark => Palette::SOLARIZED_DARK,
+            TuiTheme::SolarizedLight => Palette::SOLARIZED_LIGHT,
+            TuiTheme::Catppuccin => Palette::CATPPUCCIN,
+            TuiTheme::GithubDark => Palette::GITHUB_DARK,
+            TuiTheme::GithubLight => Palette::GITHUB_LIGHT,
+            TuiTheme::TokyoNight => Palette::TOKYO_NIGHT,
+            TuiTheme::Gruvbox => Palette::GRUVBOX,
+            TuiTheme::Nord => Palette::NORD,
+            TuiTheme::Dracula => Palette::DRACULA,
+        };
         let leader_str = section.leader.as_deref().unwrap_or("ctrl-a");
         let leader = InputKey::parse(leader_str)
             .map_err(|_| TuiConfigError::BadLeader(leader_str.to_string()))?;
@@ -131,6 +158,7 @@ impl TuiConfig {
         }
 
         Ok(TuiConfig {
+            palette,
             leader,
             chord_timeout,
             keymap,
@@ -143,6 +171,42 @@ impl TuiConfig {
 mod tests {
     use super::*;
     use crate::action::Action;
+    use maestro_config::{TuiSection, TuiTheme};
+
+    #[test]
+    fn absent_theme_selects_the_dark_default() {
+        let cfg = TuiConfig::load(&TuiSection::default()).unwrap();
+        assert_eq!(cfg.palette, Palette::DARK);
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn named_themes_select_the_matching_complete_palette() {
+        for (theme, expected) in [
+            (TuiTheme::Dark, Palette::DARK),
+            (TuiTheme::Light, Palette::LIGHT),
+            (TuiTheme::IceCyan, Palette::ICE_CYAN),
+            (TuiTheme::Periwinkle, Palette::PERIWINKLE),
+            (TuiTheme::AmberPhosphor, Palette::AMBER_PHOSPHOR),
+            (TuiTheme::Ember, Palette::EMBER),
+            (TuiTheme::Orchid, Palette::ORCHID),
+            (TuiTheme::Ansi, Palette::ANSI),
+            (TuiTheme::SolarizedDark, Palette::SOLARIZED_DARK),
+            (TuiTheme::SolarizedLight, Palette::SOLARIZED_LIGHT),
+            (TuiTheme::Catppuccin, Palette::CATPPUCCIN),
+            (TuiTheme::GithubDark, Palette::GITHUB_DARK),
+            (TuiTheme::GithubLight, Palette::GITHUB_LIGHT),
+            (TuiTheme::TokyoNight, Palette::TOKYO_NIGHT),
+            (TuiTheme::Gruvbox, Palette::GRUVBOX),
+            (TuiTheme::Nord, Palette::NORD),
+            (TuiTheme::Dracula, Palette::DRACULA),
+        ] {
+            let section = TuiSection {
+                theme: Some(theme),
+                ..Default::default()
+            };
+            assert_eq!(TuiConfig::load(&section).unwrap().palette, expected);
+        }
+    }
 
     #[test]
     fn defaults_cover_core_actions() {
@@ -155,21 +219,30 @@ mod tests {
             cfg.keymap.resolve(Mode::Normal, "enter"),
             Some(Action::AttachHighlighted),
         );
-        assert_eq!(
-            cfg.keymap.resolve(Mode::Normal, "g t"),
-            Some(Action::NextTab),
-        );
         assert_eq!(
             cfg.keymap.resolve(Mode::Normal, "s"),
-            Some(Action::NewDraftPane),
+            Some(Action::OpenSpawnModal),
         );
         assert_eq!(
             cfg.keymap.resolve(Mode::Normal, "S"),
             Some(Action::FastForwardSpawn),
         );
+    }
+
+    /// AoE-style defaults (#shortcuts): `q` and `tab` are bare because Normal
+    /// mode only exists while the sidebar is focused, so neither can leak
+    /// into a pty; `esc` is a second way out of Insert alongside the leader.
+    #[test]
+    fn aoe_style_defaults_are_bound() {
+        let cfg = TuiConfig::load(&TuiSection::default()).unwrap();
+        assert_eq!(cfg.keymap.resolve(Mode::Normal, "q"), Some(Action::Quit));
         assert_eq!(
-            cfg.keymap.resolve(Mode::Normal, "w"),
-            Some(Action::ShowWorktrees),
+            cfg.keymap.resolve(Mode::Normal, "tab"),
+            Some(Action::AttachHighlighted),
+        );
+        assert_eq!(
+            cfg.keymap.resolve(Mode::Insert, "esc"),
+            Some(Action::LeaveInsert),
         );
     }
 

crates/maestro-tui/src/daemon_link.rs

@@ -0,0 +1,343 @@
+//! Liveness and identity of the daemon behind this TUI.
+//!
+//! The status bar renders [`LinkStatus`], and [`LinkState::Down`] puts the
+//! restart overlay up and locks the keyboard. `docs/RESTART.md` is the
+//! contract; this is the TUI half of what `web/src/daemonLink.ts` does.
+
+use std::sync::{Arc, RwLock};
+use std::time::{Duration, Instant};
+
+use maestro_protocol::{BuildInfo, DaemonClient, DaemonInfo};
+use tokio::sync::Notify;
+
+/// How long a lost connection stays quiet before the overlay blocks the UI.
+pub const GRACE: Duration = Duration::from_millis(1200);
+/// Cadence of `GET /api/info` while the daemon is unreachable.
+pub const POLL: Duration = Duration::from_millis(700);
+
+#[derive(Debug, Clone, Copy, PartialEq, Eq)]
+pub enum LinkState {
+    /// No probe has landed yet.
+    Connecting,
+    /// The daemon answered.
+    Online,
+    /// The events socket dropped, still inside the grace window.
+    Reconnecting,
+    /// Unreachable past the grace window: the overlay is up.
+    Down,
+}
+
+/// What happened between two `/api/info` replies.
+#[derive(Debug, Clone, Copy, PartialEq, Eq)]
+pub enum RestartKind {
+    Same,
+    Restarted,
+    Upgraded,
+}
+
+/// Compare two daemon replies. The commit decides first — a different one is
+/// new code. `instance` catches a restart of the same build, and is the only
+/// signal for a daemon built outside a git checkout (empty commit), which must
+/// never be read as an upgrade.
+pub fn compare_identity(before: &DaemonInfo, after: &DaemonInfo) -> RestartKind {
+    let a = before.build.commit.as_str();
+    let b = after.build.commit.as_str();
+    if !a.is_empty() && !b.is_empty() && a != b {
+        return RestartKind::Upgraded;
+    }
+    if !before.instance.is_empty()
+        && !after.instance.is_empty()
+        && before.instance != after.instance
+    {
+        return RestartKind::Restarted;
+    }
+    RestartKind::Same
+}
+
+/// One line naming a release: `f89be4a716c7 · 2026-09-02`, `(dirty)` when the
+/// build carried uncommitted changes.
+pub fn format_release(build: &BuildInfo) -> String {
+    if build.commit.is_empty() {
+        return "unknown release".to_string();
+    }
+    let mut out = build.commit.clone();
+    if build.commit_date.len() >= 10 {
+        out.push_str(" · ");
+        out.push_str(&build.commit_date[..10]);
+    }
+    if build.dirty {
+        out.push_str(" (dirty)");
+    }
+    out
+}
+
+/// Snapshot of the link, taken once per frame by the renderer.
+#[derive(Debug, Clone)]
+pub struct LinkStatus {
+    pub state: LinkState,
+    /// The release the daemon last reported. `None` until the first probe.
+    pub build: Option<BuildInfo>,
+    /// Failed probes in the current outage — the overlay counts them so a long
+    /// restart doesn't read as a hang.
+    pub attempts: u32,
+    /// Set once the daemon comes back on a different commit. The TUI is its own
+    /// binary, so it keeps running against the new daemon and shows this until
+    /// the user restarts it onto the new client.
+    pub upgraded_to: Option<BuildInfo>,
+}
+
+#[derive(Debug, Default, Clone)]
+pub struct DaemonLink {
+    inner: Arc<Inner>,
+}
+
+#[derive(Debug, Default)]
+struct Inner {
+    state: RwLock<State>,
+    notify: Notify,
+}
+
+#[derive(Debug)]
+struct State {
+    state: LinkState,
+    identity: Option<DaemonInfo>,
+    attempts: u32,
+    /// When the events socket dropped, for the grace window.
+    down_since: Option<Instant>,
+    upgraded_to: Option<BuildInfo>,
+}
+
+impl Default for State {
+    fn default() -> Self {
+        Self {
+            state: LinkState::Connecting,
+            identity: None,
+            attempts: 0,
+            down_since: None,
+            upgraded_to: None,
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+impl DaemonLink {
+    pub fn status(&self) -> LinkStatus {
+        let s = self.read();
+        LinkStatus {
+            state: s.state,
+            build: s.identity.as_ref().map(|i| i.build.clone()),
+            attempts: s.attempts,
+            upgraded_to: s.upgraded_to.clone(),
+        }
+    }
+
+    /// Whether the UI is locked behind the restart overlay.
+    pub fn is_blocking(&self) -> bool {
+        self.read().state == LinkState::Down
+    }
+
+    /// Wait until anything about the link changes, so the render loop redraws.
+    pub async fn changed(&self) {
+        self.inner.notify.notified().await;
+    }
+
+    /// The events socket dropped. Starts the grace window.
+    pub fn note_disconnected(&self, now: Instant) {
+        {
+            let mut s = self.write();
+            if s.state == LinkState::Down {
+                return;
+            }
+            s.state = LinkState::Reconnecting;
+            s.attempts = 0;
+            s.down_since = Some(now);
+        }
+        self.wake();
+    }
+
+    /// The events socket came back. Does not clear the state on its own: the
+    /// socket carries no identity, and only a probe can say which daemon
+    /// answered.
+    pub fn note_connected(&self) {
+        self.wake();
+    }
+
+    /// Fold in a successful `/api/info`. A reply on a new commit is recorded as
+    /// an upgrade; either way the link is back online.
+    pub fn apply_info(&self, info: DaemonInfo) {
+        {
+            let mut s = self.write();
+            if let Some(before) = &s.identity {
+                if compare_identity(before, &info) == RestartKind::Upgraded {
+                    s.upgraded_to = Some(info.build.clone());
+                }
+            }
+            s.identity = Some(info);
+            s.state = LinkState::Online;
+            s.attempts = 0;
+            s.down_since = None;
+        }
+        self.wake();
+    }
+
+    /// Fold in a failed probe. The overlay goes up once the grace window since
+    /// the disconnect has passed.
+    pub fn probe_failed(&self, now: Instant) {
+        {
+            let mut s = self.write();
+            s.attempts = s.attempts.saturating_add(1);
+            let since = *s.down_since.get_or_insert(now);
+            if now.duration_since(since) >= GRACE {
+                s.state = LinkState::Down;
+            } else if s.state == LinkState::Online {
+                s.state = LinkState::Reconnecting;
+            }
+        }
+        self.wake();
+    }
+
+    /// Long-running task: keep [`LinkStatus`] true. Probes on a flat cadence
+    /// while the daemon is unreachable and idles while it is up. Never returns.
+    pub async fn run_probe_loop(self, daemon: DaemonClient) {
+        loop {
+            if self.read().state == LinkState::Online {
+                // A tick bounds the wait so a disconnect racing the notify
+                // costs a second, not the whole outage.
+                let _ = tokio::time::timeout(Duration::from_secs(1), self.changed()).await;
+                continue;
+            }
+            match daemon.daemon_info().await {
+                Ok(info) => self.apply_info(info),
+                Err(_) => {
+                    self.probe_failed(Instant::now());
+                    tokio::time::sleep(POLL).await;
+                }
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
+    fn wake(&self) {
+        self.inner.notify.notify_waiters();
+    }
+
+    fn read(&self) -> std::sync::RwLockReadGuard<'_, State> {
+        self.inner
+            .state
+            .read()
+            .expect("daemon link rwlock poisoned")
+    }
+
+    fn write(&self) -> std::sync::RwLockWriteGuard<'_, State> {
+        self.inner
+            .state
+            .write()
+            .expect("daemon link rwlock poisoned")
+    }
+}
+
+#[cfg(test)]
+mod tests {
+    use super::*;
+
+    fn info(commit: &str, instance: &str) -> DaemonInfo {
+        DaemonInfo {
+            hostname: "konishi".into(),
+            version: "0.1.0".into(),
+            home_dir: "/home/naps".into(),
+            presets: Vec::new(),
+            build: BuildInfo {
+                commit: commit.into(),
+                commit_date: "2026-09-02T14:03:11Z".into(),
+                dirty: false,
+            },
+            instance: instance.into(),
+        }
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn identity_tells_upgrade_from_restart() {
+        assert_eq!(
+            compare_identity(&info("aaa", "i1"), &info("bbb", "i2")),
+            RestartKind::Upgraded
+        );
+        assert_eq!(
+            compare_identity(&info("aaa", "i1"), &info("aaa", "i2")),
+            RestartKind::Restarted
+        );
+        assert_eq!(
+            compare_identity(&info("aaa", "i1"), &info("aaa", "i1")),
+            RestartKind::Same
+        );
+        // No build stamp: the instance still reports the restart, and nothing
+        // ever claims a phantom upgrade.
+        assert_eq!(
+            compare_identity(&info("", "i1"), &info("", "i2")),
+            RestartKind::Restarted
+        );
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn release_line_pairs_hash_with_date() {
+        assert_eq!(
+            format_release(&info("f89be4a716c7", "i1").build),
+            "f89be4a716c7 · 2026-09-02"
+        );
+        assert_eq!(
+            format_release(&BuildInfo {
+                commit: "abc".into(),
+                commit_date: String::new(),
+                dirty: true,
+            }),
+            "abc (dirty)"
+        );
+        assert_eq!(format_release(&BuildInfo::default()), "unknown release");
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn grace_window_holds_the_overlay_back() {
+        let link = DaemonLink::default();
+        link.apply_info(info("aaa", "i1"));
+        assert_eq!(link.status().state, LinkState::Online);
+
+        let t0 = Instant::now();
+        link.note_disconnected(t0);
+        assert_eq!(link.status().state, LinkState::Reconnecting);
+        assert!(!link.is_blocking());
+
+        link.probe_failed(t0 + Duration::from_millis(400));
+        assert_eq!(link.status().state, LinkState::Reconnecting);
+
+        link.probe_failed(t0 + GRACE);
+        assert_eq!(link.status().state, LinkState::Down);
+        assert!(link.is_blocking());
+        assert_eq!(link.status().attempts, 2);
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn a_plain_restart_unlocks_without_an_upgrade_note() {
+        let link = DaemonLink::default();
+        link.apply_info(info("aaa", "i1"));
+        let t0 = Instant::now();
+        link.note_disconnected(t0);
+        link.probe_failed(t0 + GRACE);
+        assert!(link.is_blocking());
+
+        link.apply_info(info("aaa", "i2"));
+        assert_eq!(link.status().state, LinkState::Online);
+        assert!(link.status().upgraded_to.is_none());
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn an_upgrade_unlocks_and_names_the_new_release() {
+        let link = DaemonLink::default();
+        link.apply_info(info("aaa", "i1"));
+        let t0 = Instant::now();
+        link.note_disconnected(t0);
+        link.probe_failed(t0 + GRACE);
+
+        link.apply_info(info("bbb", "i2"));
+        let status = link.status();
+        assert_eq!(status.state, LinkState::Online);
+        assert_eq!(status.upgraded_to.unwrap().commit, "bbb");
+        assert!(!link.is_blocking());
+    }
+}

crates/maestro-tui/src/draft.rs

@@ -1,9 +1,9 @@
-//! Draft pane — the spawn form living in an ordinary pane (issues #63/#64).
+//! The spawn form (issues #63/#64), drawn inside the spawn modal.
 //!
-//! An empty pane renders a [`DraftPane`] instead of nothing; submitting hands
-//! the caller a built request and the pane is replaced with the new session,
-//! matching the web client's inline draft panes (#57). Field editing goes
-//! through [`crate::text_input::TextInput`]; Tab / BackTab walk the fields.
+//! Submitting hands the caller a built request; the modal closes and the new
+//! session takes the pane, matching the web client's spawn modal. Field
+//! editing goes through [`crate::text_input::TextInput`]; Tab / BackTab walk
+//! the fields.
 //!
 //! Field groups (#64), mirroring the web form (`web/src/spawnForm.ts`):
 //! command presets from `/api/info` (with an implicit `custom` free-text
@@ -18,8 +18,9 @@
 //!
 //! The picker itself is two steps (#96), verbatim from the rules in
 //! `web/src/spawnForm.ts`'s "working-directory picker (#95)" comment:
-//!  1. Step one is one box per repository (name, then full path). A worktree
-//!     is a box only when its main checkout is missing from the scan.
+//!  1. Step one is one box per repository (name, then its parent directory).
+//!     A worktree is a box only when its main checkout is missing from the
+//!     scan.
 //!  2. The filter keeps a repository when the query matches it or any of its
 //!     worktrees, so a worktree name still finds its box.
 //!  3. Picking a box reveals step two: "+ new", then that repository's
@@ -32,6 +33,8 @@
 //!     these are separate acts.
 //!  6. Neither step probes `/api/gitroot`; the scan already reports
 //!     repository membership. Only the free-text hatch pays for a probe.
+//!  7. Neither step touches the command: the directory and what runs in it
+//!     are independent choices.
 
 use std::collections::VecDeque;
 use std::path::{Path, PathBuf};
@@ -39,11 +42,12 @@ use std::time::{Duration, Instant};
 
 use chrono::{DateTime, Utc};
 use maestro_config::{builtin_presets, custom_preset};
+use maestro_protocol::display::abbreviate_dir;
 use maestro_protocol::{BranchInfo, CreateSessionRequest, Project, SpawnPreset, WorktreeSpec};
 use ratatui::layout::{Constraint, Layout, Rect};
 use ratatui::style::{Modifier, Style};
 use ratatui::text::{Line, Span};
-use ratatui::widgets::{Block, Borders, Paragraph};
+use ratatui::widgets::Paragraph;
 use ratatui::Frame;
 
 use crate::input::InputKey;
@@ -128,6 +132,15 @@ pub struct DraftWorktreeRow {
     pub stale: bool,
 }
 
+/// A box's second column: the directory holding the project, `~`-abbreviated.
+/// Only the stem — the last segment is the name column beside it.
+fn parent_dir_label(path: &Path, home: &str) -> String {
+    match path.parent() {
+        Some(parent) => abbreviate_dir(parent, home),
+        None => String::new(),
+    }
+}
+
 /// The repository key a [`DraftGroup`] was formed under — same key
 /// `projects::group_projects` groups by, kept separately because the main
 /// box's own path only equals it when the main checkout itself was found.
@@ -208,6 +221,11 @@ pub struct DraftPane {
     pub cwd_raw_visible: bool,
     pub cwd_raw: crate::text_input::TextInput,
     pub picked_cwd: Option<PathBuf>,
+    /// Directory to preselect once the project scan lands — the project of
+    /// the session the operator was last looking at, so `n` then Enter
+    /// respawns there without touching the picker. Consumed by the first
+    /// [`Self::set_projects`]; `None` once applied or when nothing seeded it.
+    pub seed_cwd: Option<PathBuf>,
     /// The repository picked in step one ([`group_key`] of its main box),
     /// `None` until a box is picked. Looked up fresh in `groups` rather than
     /// cached, so a project-list refresh can't leave it stale.
@@ -280,6 +298,7 @@ impl Default for DraftPane {
             cwd_raw_visible: false,
             cwd_raw: crate::text_input::TextInput::default(),
             picked_cwd: None,
+            seed_cwd: None,
             selected_group_key: None,
             worktree_choice: WorktreeChoice::New,
             name: crate::text_input::TextInput::default(),
@@ -302,7 +321,9 @@ impl Default for DraftPane {
             branches_for: None,
             needs_branches: false,
             error: None,
-            focused_field: DraftField::Preset,
+            // The picker owns the keyboard on open: typing filters projects
+            // straight away, and Tab from here reaches the command tiles.
+            focused_field: DraftField::DirPicker,
             home_dir: String::new(),
         }
     }
@@ -345,6 +366,26 @@ impl DraftPane {
             })
             .collect();
         self.highlighted = self.highlighted.min(self.entry_count().saturating_sub(1));
+        self.apply_seed_cwd();
+    }
+
+    /// Preselect the seeded directory now that the scan has landed: highlight
+    /// its repository box and pick it, so Enter from the untouched picker
+    /// spawns there. A seed no box matches is dropped — the operator picks by
+    /// hand, exactly as before.
+    fn apply_seed_cwd(&mut self) {
+        let Some(seed) = self.seed_cwd.take() else {
+            return;
+        };
+        let hit = self.visible_groups().iter().enumerate().find_map(|(i, g)| {
+            let matches = g.main.path == seed || g.worktrees.iter().any(|w| w.project.path == seed);
+            matches.then(|| (i, (*g).clone()))
+        });
+        let Some((index, group)) = hit else {
+            return;
+        };
+        self.highlighted = index;
+        self.select_group(&group);
     }
 
     /// Fill the local name batch from `GET /api/names`, seeding the field
@@ -692,19 +733,20 @@ impl DraftPane {
     }
 
     fn field_order(&self) -> Vec<DraftField> {
-        let mut order = vec![DraftField::Preset];
-        if self.is_custom() {
-            order.push(DraftField::CustomCommand);
-        }
-        order.push(DraftField::DirPicker);
+        let mut order = vec![DraftField::DirPicker];
         if self.cwd_raw_visible {
             order.push(DraftField::CwdRaw);
-        } else if self.selected_group_key.is_some() {
-            order.push(DraftField::WorktreeChoice);
+        }
+        order.push(DraftField::Preset);
+        if self.is_custom() {
+            order.push(DraftField::CustomCommand);
         }
         order.push(DraftField::Name);
         order.push(DraftField::Advanced);
         if !self.advanced_collapsed {
+            if !self.cwd_raw_visible && self.selected_group_key.is_some() {
+                order.push(DraftField::WorktreeChoice);
+            }
             order.push(DraftField::WorktreeToggle);
             if self.worktree_body_visible() {
                 order.push(DraftField::BranchMode);
@@ -892,13 +934,6 @@ impl DraftPane {
         self.worktree_choice = choice.clone();
         self.picked_cwd = Some(target.path.clone());
         self.cwd_raw_visible = false;
-        if let Some(cmd) = target.last_command.as_deref() {
-            if !cmd.is_empty() {
-                if let Some(idx) = self.presets.iter().position(|p| p.command == cmd) {
-                    self.selected_preset = idx;
-                }
-            }
-        }
         match choice {
             WorktreeChoice::New => {
                 self.worktree_enabled = true;
@@ -1078,20 +1113,17 @@ impl DraftPane {
     /// cursor placement the same way a session pane hides its cursor when
     /// unfocused.
     pub fn render(&self, f: &mut Frame, area: Rect, pane_focused: bool) {
-        let block = Block::default().title(" draft ").borders(Borders::ALL);
-        let inner = block.inner(area);
-        f.render_widget(block, area);
+        let inner = area;
 
         let show_custom = self.is_custom();
         let show_raw = self.cwd_raw_visible;
-        // The worktree toggle and its body stay behind the "Advanced options"
-        // disclosure (#93): collapsed hides both, regardless of what they'd
-        // otherwise show. The worktree *choice* step is not part of that —
-        // it belongs to the directory picker (#95 rule 3), so it stays
-        // visible once a project is picked.
+        // The worktree choice step, the worktree toggle and its body all stay
+        // behind the "Advanced options" disclosure (#93): collapsed hides
+        // them, regardless of what they'd otherwise show.
         let show_wt_toggle = !self.advanced_collapsed;
         let show_wt_body = show_wt_toggle && self.worktree_body_visible();
-        let show_wt_choice = self.selected_group_key.is_some() && !show_raw;
+        let show_wt_choice =
+            !self.advanced_collapsed && self.selected_group_key.is_some() && !show_raw;
         let wt_choice_rows_data = if show_wt_choice {
             self.worktree_choice_rows()
         } else {
@@ -1112,19 +1144,22 @@ impl DraftPane {
             + u16::from(self.error.is_some());
         let list_capacity = (inner.height.saturating_sub(fixed)).max(1) as usize;
 
-        let mut constraints = vec![Constraint::Length(1)];
-        if show_custom {
-            constraints.push(Constraint::Length(1));
-        }
-        constraints.push(Constraint::Length(1));
+        // The picker leads the form: it is where focus lands on open, and Tab
+        // walks down from it into the command tiles.
+        let mut constraints = vec![Constraint::Length(1)]; // dir filter
         constraints.push(Constraint::Length(list_capacity as u16));
         if show_raw {
             constraints.push(Constraint::Length(1));
-        } else if show_wt_choice {
-            constraints.push(Constraint::Length(wt_choice_capacity));
+        }
+        constraints.push(Constraint::Length(1)); // command tiles
+        if show_custom {
+            constraints.push(Constraint::Length(1));
         }
         constraints.push(Constraint::Length(1)); // name
         constraints.push(Constraint::Length(1)); // advanced header
+        if show_wt_choice {
+            constraints.push(Constraint::Length(wt_choice_capacity));
+        }
         if show_wt_toggle {
             constraints.push(Constraint::Length(1)); // worktree toggle
         }
@@ -1158,36 +1193,6 @@ impl DraftPane {
         // Tracks where the terminal cursor belongs for the focused text field.
         let mut cursor: Option<(u16, u16)> = None;
 
-        // -- command presets ---------------------------------------------------
-        let tiles_row = next_row();
-        let mut tiles = vec![Span::raw(format!("{:<GUTTER$}", "cmd:"))];
-        for (i, preset) in self.presets.iter().enumerate() {
-            if i > 0 {
-                tiles.push(Span::raw(" "));
-            }
-            let mut style = Style::default();
-            if i == self.selected_preset {
-                style = style.add_modifier(Modifier::REVERSED);
-            }
-            tiles.push(Span::styled(format!("[{}]", preset.label), style));
-        }
-        f.render_widget(Paragraph::new(Line::from(tiles)), tiles_row);
-
-        // -- custom command (only while a custom tile is selected) -------------
-        if show_custom {
-            let row = next_row();
-            draw_gutter(f, row, "");
-            let col = draw_text_field(
-                f,
-                &self.custom_command,
-                row,
-                field_style(DraftField::CustomCommand),
-            );
-            if self.focused_field == DraftField::CustomCommand {
-                cursor = Some((col, row.y));
-            }
-        }
-
         // -- directory picker ----------------------------------------------------
         let filter_row = next_row();
         draw_gutter(f, filter_row, "dir:");
@@ -1201,9 +1206,9 @@ impl DraftPane {
             cursor = Some((col, filter_row.y));
         }
 
-        // Step one (#96 rule 1): one box per repository, name then the FULL
-        // path — not the abbreviated form other lists use — so two projects
-        // sharing a basename stay distinguishable.
+        // Step one (#96 rule 1): one box per repository, name then the parent
+        // directory it sits in. The last segment is the name column already;
+        // the stem is what keeps two projects sharing a basename apart.
         let visible = self.visible_groups();
         let sel = self.selection();
         let count = visible.len() + 1;
@@ -1242,7 +1247,10 @@ impl DraftPane {
                     Span::styled(if active { ">" } else { " " }, base),
                     Span::raw(" "),
                     Span::styled(format!("{:<name_width$}", group.main.name), base),
-                    Span::styled(format!(" {}", group.main.path.display()), base),
+                    Span::styled(
+                        format!(" {}", parent_dir_label(&group.main.path, &self.home_dir)),
+                        base,
+                    ),
                 ])
             } else {
                 let mut style = Style::default();
@@ -1270,7 +1278,82 @@ impl DraftPane {
             if self.focused_field == DraftField::CwdRaw {
                 cursor = Some((col, row.y));
             }
-        } else if show_wt_choice {
+        }
+
+        // -- command presets ---------------------------------------------------
+        let tiles_row = next_row();
+        let mut tiles = vec![Span::raw(format!("{:<GUTTER$}", "cmd:"))];
+        for (i, preset) in self.presets.iter().enumerate() {
+            if i > 0 {
+                tiles.push(Span::raw(" "));
+            }
+            let mut style = Style::default();
+            if i == self.selected_preset {
+                style = style.add_modifier(Modifier::REVERSED);
+            }
+            tiles.push(Span::styled(format!("[{}]", preset.label), style));
+        }
+        f.render_widget(Paragraph::new(Line::from(tiles)), tiles_row);
+
+        // -- custom command (only while a custom tile is selected) -------------
+        if show_custom {
+            let row = next_row();
+            draw_gutter(f, row, "");
+            let col = draw_text_field(
+                f,
+                &self.custom_command,
+                row,
+                field_style(DraftField::CustomCommand),
+            );
+            if self.focused_field == DraftField::CustomCommand {
+                cursor = Some((col, row.y));
+            }
+        }
+
+        // -- name + reroll ---------------------------------------------------------
+        let name_row = next_row();
+        draw_gutter(f, name_row, "name:");
+        let col = draw_text_field(f, &self.name, name_row, field_style(DraftField::Name));
+        if self.focused_field == DraftField::Name {
+            cursor = Some((col, name_row.y));
+        }
+        // Dim reroll hint, tucked after the typed name without covering it.
+        let hint_offset = (GUTTER as u16 + self.name.value().chars().count() as u16 + 1)
+            .min(name_row.width.saturating_sub(10));
+        f.render_widget(
+            Paragraph::new(Line::from(Span::styled(
+                "^R reroll",
+                Style::default().add_modifier(Modifier::DIM),
+            ))),
+            Rect {
+                x: name_row.x + hint_offset,
+                y: name_row.y,
+                width: name_row.width.saturating_sub(hint_offset),
+                height: 1,
+            },
+        );
+
+        // -- advanced disclosure (#93) ------------------------------------------
+        let advanced_row = next_row();
+        f.render_widget(
+            Paragraph::new(Line::from(vec![
+                Span::raw(format!("{:<GUTTER$}", "adv:")),
+                Span::styled(
+                    format!(
+                        "[{}] Advanced options",
+                        if self.advanced_collapsed { "+" } else { "-" }
+                    ),
+                    field_style(DraftField::Advanced),
+                ),
+                Span::styled(
+                    format!(" — {}", self.advanced_summary()),
+                    Style::default().add_modifier(Modifier::DIM),
+                ),
+            ])),
+            advanced_row,
+        );
+
+        if show_wt_choice {
             // Step two (#96 rule 3): "+ new" first, then the repository's
             // worktrees newest-first.
             let choice_rows = wt_choice_rows_data;
@@ -1319,49 +1402,6 @@ impl DraftPane {
             }
         }
 
-        // -- name + reroll ---------------------------------------------------------
-        let name_row = next_row();
-        draw_gutter(f, name_row, "name:");
-        let col = draw_text_field(f, &self.name, name_row, field_style(DraftField::Name));
-        if self.focused_field == DraftField::Name {
-            cursor = Some((col, name_row.y));
-        }
-        // Dim reroll hint, tucked after the typed name without covering it.
-        let hint_offset = (GUTTER as u16 + self.name.value().chars().count() as u16 + 1)
-            .min(name_row.width.saturating_sub(10));
-        f.render_widget(
-            Paragraph::new(Line::from(Span::styled(
-                "^R reroll",
-                Style::default().add_modifier(Modifier::DIM),
-            ))),
-            Rect {
-                x: name_row.x + hint_offset,
-                y: name_row.y,
-                width: name_row.width.saturating_sub(hint_offset),
-                height: 1,
-            },
-        );
-
-        // -- advanced disclosure (#93) ------------------------------------------
-        let advanced_row = next_row();
-        f.render_widget(
-            Paragraph::new(Line::from(vec![
-                Span::raw(format!("{:<GUTTER$}", "adv:")),
-                Span::styled(
-                    format!(
-                        "[{}] Advanced options",
-                        if self.advanced_collapsed { "+" } else { "-" }
-                    ),
-                    field_style(DraftField::Advanced),
-                ),
-                Span::styled(
-                    format!(" — {}", self.advanced_summary()),
-                    Style::default().add_modifier(Modifier::DIM),
-                ),
-            ])),
-            advanced_row,
-        );
-
         // -- worktree (#65) -----------------------------------------------------
         if show_wt_toggle {
             let wt_row = next_row();
@@ -1671,7 +1711,10 @@ mod tests {
 
     #[test]
     fn left_right_cycles_presets_wrapping_into_custom() {
-        let mut draft = DraftPane::default();
+        let mut draft = DraftPane {
+            focused_field: DraftField::Preset,
+            ..DraftPane::default()
+        };
         draft.on_input(&InputKey::Right);
         assert_eq!(draft.command(), "opencode");
         draft.on_input(&InputKey::Left);
@@ -1694,17 +1737,22 @@ mod tests {
         draft.selected_preset = draft.presets.len() - 1;
         assert!(draft.is_custom());
         assert_eq!(
-            draft.field_order()[..2],
-            [DraftField::Preset, DraftField::CustomCommand],
-            "custom command sits between presets and the dir picker"
+            draft.field_order()[..3],
+            [
+                DraftField::DirPicker,
+                DraftField::Preset,
+                DraftField::CustomCommand
+            ],
+            "the picker leads; custom command sits right after the tiles"
         );
+        draft.next_field(); // DirPicker → Preset
         draft.next_field();
         assert_eq!(draft.focused_field, DraftField::CustomCommand);
         typed(&mut draft, "bash -l");
         assert_eq!(draft.command(), "bash -l");
         // Tab walks past the hidden fields in order.
         draft.next_field();
-        assert_eq!(draft.focused_field, DraftField::DirPicker);
+        assert_eq!(draft.focused_field, DraftField::Name);
     }
 
     #[test]
@@ -1740,8 +1788,9 @@ mod tests {
         let stale_pos = rendered.find("stale-repo").unwrap();
         assert!(fresh_pos < stale_pos, "fresh before stale:\n{rendered}");
         assert!(
-            rendered.contains("/home/u/new/repo"),
-            "the full path, not an abbreviation (#96 rule 1):\n{rendered}"
+            rendered.contains("~/new") && !rendered.contains("~/new/repo"),
+            "the parent directory only — the name column is the last segment \
+             (#96 rule 1):\n{rendered}"
         );
 
         // Staleness dims the row's cells.
@@ -1766,8 +1815,11 @@ mod tests {
             ],
             Utc::now(),
         );
-        draft.next_field(); // Preset → DirPicker
-        assert_eq!(draft.focused_field, DraftField::DirPicker);
+        assert_eq!(
+            draft.focused_field,
+            DraftField::DirPicker,
+            "the form opens with the project filter focused"
+        );
         typed(&mut draft, "maes");
         assert_eq!(
             draft.visible_groups().len(),
@@ -1786,7 +1838,7 @@ mod tests {
         assert_eq!(
             draft.command(),
             "claude",
-            "pick pre-selects the last command"
+            "the preset is the operator's own choice — picking a project leaves it alone"
         );
     }
 
@@ -1879,6 +1931,47 @@ mod tests {
         assert_eq!(draft.on_input(&InputKey::Enter), DraftInputResult::Submit);
     }
 
+    #[test]
+    fn a_seeded_directory_is_preselected_so_one_enter_spawns_there() {
+        let mut draft = DraftPane {
+            seed_cwd: Some(PathBuf::from("/repos/other")),
+            ..DraftPane::default()
+        };
+        draft.set_projects(
+            vec![
+                project("maestro", "/repos/maestro", 1, Some("claude")),
+                project("other", "/repos/other", 2, Some("zsh")),
+            ],
+            Utc::now(),
+        );
+        assert_eq!(
+            draft.picked_cwd.as_deref(),
+            Some(Path::new("/repos/other")),
+            "the seeded project is picked before a key is pressed"
+        );
+        assert_eq!(draft.selection(), 1, "and its row is the highlighted one");
+        assert_eq!(
+            draft.on_input(&InputKey::Enter),
+            DraftInputResult::Submit,
+            "one Enter spawns in the seeded project"
+        );
+        assert_eq!(draft.picked_cwd.as_deref(), Some(Path::new("/repos/other")));
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn a_seed_no_project_matches_leaves_the_picker_untouched() {
+        let mut draft = DraftPane {
+            seed_cwd: Some(PathBuf::from("/gone")),
+            ..DraftPane::default()
+        };
+        draft.set_projects(
+            vec![project("maestro", "/repos/maestro", 1, None)],
+            Utc::now(),
+        );
+        assert_eq!(draft.picked_cwd, None);
+        assert_eq!(draft.selection(), 0);
+    }
+
     #[test]
     fn dir_picker_enter_on_other_directory_never_submits_directly_97() {
         let mut draft = DraftPane::default();
@@ -2117,7 +2210,7 @@ mod tests {
     }
 
     /// The terminal cursor must sit right after the typed text in the focused
-    /// field (gutter is 5 chars, block border takes column 0).
+    /// field (gutter is 5 chars and the pane has no border).
     #[test]
     fn render_places_the_cursor_in_the_focused_text_field() {
         let mut draft = DraftPane {
@@ -2129,10 +2222,7 @@ mod tests {
         let mut terminal = Terminal::new(backend).unwrap();
         terminal.draw(|f| draft.render(f, f.area(), true)).unwrap();
         let pos = terminal.get_cursor_position().unwrap();
-        assert_eq!(
-            pos,
-            ratatui::layout::Position::new(1 + GUTTER as u16 + 2, 2)
-        );
+        assert_eq!(pos, ratatui::layout::Position::new(GUTTER as u16 + 2, 0));
     }
 
     #[test]
@@ -2212,9 +2302,14 @@ mod tests {
         assert_eq!(draft.worktree_choice, WorktreeChoice::New);
         assert_eq!(draft.picked_cwd.as_deref(), Some(Path::new("/repos/main")));
         assert!(draft.worktree_enabled, "\"+ new\" means create-worktree on");
+        assert!(
+            !draft.field_order().contains(&DraftField::WorktreeChoice),
+            "step two lives behind the collapsed \"Advanced options\" disclosure"
+        );
+        draft.toggle_advanced();
         assert!(
             draft.field_order().contains(&DraftField::WorktreeChoice),
-            "step two is now reachable"
+            "step two is reachable once advanced is open"
         );
         assert!(
             draft.take_gitroot_probe(probe_due()).is_none(),
@@ -2627,11 +2722,18 @@ mod tests {
         );
         draft.focused_field = DraftField::DirPicker;
         draft.on_input(&InputKey::Enter); // picks the "main" box
+        let collapsed = render_to_string(100, 24, |f| draft.render(f, f.area(), true));
+        assert!(
+            !collapsed.contains("+ new"),
+            "step two hides with \"Advanced options\" closed:\n{collapsed}"
+        );
+
+        draft.toggle_advanced();
         let rendered = render_to_string(100, 24, |f| draft.render(f, f.area(), true));
 
         assert!(
-            rendered.contains("/home/u/repos/main"),
-            "step one shows the full repository path:\n{rendered}"
+            rendered.contains("~/repos"),
+            "step one shows the directory holding the repository:\n{rendered}"
         );
         assert!(
             rendered.contains("+ new"),

crates/maestro-tui/src/fast_forward.rs

@@ -1,11 +1,11 @@
 //! Fast-forward spawn (#67): one keystroke, every default resolved, no form.
 //!
-//! The defaults mirror what a draft pane would settle on after the operator
+//! The defaults mirror what the spawn form would settle on after the operator
 //! picked the most recent project and kept their hands off everything else:
 //! its last command (or the first non-custom preset), a freshly generated
 //! name, and a worktree with a branch named after that name. Any default
 //! that cannot be resolved — no projects yet, no command, no generated
-//! name — downgrades the keystroke to a draft pane pre-filled with whatever
+//! name — downgrades the keystroke to the spawn form pre-filled with whatever
 //! did resolve ([`FastForwardDefaults::apply_to_draft`]).
 
 use std::path::PathBuf;
@@ -26,16 +26,25 @@ pub struct FastForwardDefaults {
 
 /// Resolve the fast-forward defaults from the daemon's answers. `name` is
 /// `None` when `/api/names` yielded nothing; `presets` may be empty (the
-/// caller falls back to the built-ins it already has).
+/// caller falls back to the built-ins it already has). `focused_cwd` is the
+/// project of the session the operator was last on ([`crate::app`]'s
+/// `focused_seed_cwd`) — when it matches a known project, that project wins
+/// over the global recency ranking, so `N` lands where the operator
+/// currently is rather than wherever was freshest.
 pub fn resolve(
     projects: &[Project],
     presets: &[SpawnPreset],
     name: Option<String>,
     now: DateTime<Utc>,
+    focused_cwd: Option<&std::path::Path>,
 ) -> FastForwardDefaults {
-    let project = crate::projects::sort_projects(projects.to_vec(), now)
-        .into_iter()
-        .next();
+    let project = focused_cwd
+        .and_then(|cwd| projects.iter().find(|p| p.path == cwd).cloned())
+        .or_else(|| {
+            crate::projects::sort_projects(projects.to_vec(), now)
+                .into_iter()
+                .next()
+        });
     let command = project
         .as_ref()
         .and_then(|p| p.last_command.clone())
@@ -85,7 +94,7 @@ impl FastForwardDefaults {
         })
     }
 
-    /// Seed a fresh draft pane with whatever did resolve — the fallback when
+    /// Seed a fresh spawn form with whatever did resolve — the fallback when
     /// [`Self::build_request`] is `None`. The operator fills in the rest.
     pub fn apply_to_draft(&self, draft: &mut DraftPane) {
         if let Some(project) = &self.project {
@@ -155,7 +164,13 @@ mod tests {
             repo_project("/repos/fresh", "/repos/fresh", 0, Some("claude")),
         ];
         let presets = vec![preset("aider", "aider"), preset("custom", "")];
-        let r = resolve(&projects, &presets, Some("amber-falcon".into()), Utc::now());
+        let r = resolve(
+            &projects,
+            &presets,
+            Some("amber-falcon".into()),
+            Utc::now(),
+            None,
+        );
         assert_eq!(
             r.project.as_ref().unwrap().path,
             PathBuf::from("/repos/fresh")
@@ -176,6 +191,46 @@ mod tests {
         assert!(wt.create_branch, "fresh branch named after the session");
     }
 
+    #[test]
+    fn the_focused_sessions_project_wins_over_the_freshest_one() {
+        let projects = vec![
+            repo_project("/repos/fresh", "/repos/fresh", 0, Some("claude")),
+            project("/repos/current", 5, Some("zsh")),
+        ];
+        let presets = vec![preset("claude", "claude")];
+        let r = resolve(
+            &projects,
+            &presets,
+            Some("n".into()),
+            Utc::now(),
+            Some(std::path::Path::new("/repos/current")),
+        );
+        assert_eq!(
+            r.project.as_ref().unwrap().path,
+            PathBuf::from("/repos/current")
+        );
+        assert_eq!(r.command.as_deref(), Some("zsh"));
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn an_unknown_focused_cwd_falls_back_to_the_freshest_project() {
+        let projects = vec![
+            project("/repos/old", 30, Some("zsh")),
+            repo_project("/repos/fresh", "/repos/fresh", 0, Some("claude")),
+        ];
+        let r = resolve(
+            &projects,
+            &[preset("claude", "claude")],
+            Some("n".into()),
+            Utc::now(),
+            Some(std::path::Path::new("/repos/gone")),
+        );
+        assert_eq!(
+            r.project.as_ref().unwrap().path,
+            PathBuf::from("/repos/fresh")
+        );
+    }
+
     #[test]
     fn worktree_of_the_most_recent_project_targets_its_base_repo() {
         let projects = vec![repo_project("/repos/main/wt-x", "/repos/main", 0, None)];
@@ -184,6 +239,7 @@ mod tests {
             &[preset("zsh", "zsh")],
             Some("s".into()),
             Utc::now(),
+            None,
         );
         let wt = r.build_request().unwrap().worktree.unwrap();
         assert_eq!(wt.base_repo, PathBuf::from("/repos/main"));
@@ -193,7 +249,7 @@ mod tests {
     fn missing_last_command_falls_back_to_the_first_non_custom_preset() {
         let projects = vec![project("/repos/p", 0, None)];
         let presets = vec![preset("custom", ""), preset("claude", "claude")];
-        let r = resolve(&projects, &presets, Some("n".into()), Utc::now());
+        let r = resolve(&projects, &presets, Some("n".into()), Utc::now(), None);
         assert_eq!(r.command.as_deref(), Some("claude"));
     }
 
@@ -201,7 +257,7 @@ mod tests {
     fn an_empty_last_command_is_no_command_at_all() {
         let projects = vec![project("/repos/p", 0, Some(""))];
         let presets = vec![preset("custom", "")];
-        let r = resolve(&projects, &presets, Some("n".into()), Utc::now());
+        let r = resolve(&projects, &presets, Some("n".into()), Utc::now(), None);
         assert_eq!(r.command, None);
         assert!(r.build_request().is_none());
     }
@@ -213,6 +269,7 @@ mod tests {
             &[preset("claude", "claude")],
             Some("n".into()),
             Utc::now(),
+            None,
         );
         assert_eq!(r.project, None);
         // No project → no directory → no request, even with command + name.
@@ -222,14 +279,26 @@ mod tests {
     #[test]
     fn a_missing_generated_name_downgrades_to_a_draft() {
         let projects = vec![project("/repos/p", 0, Some("claude"))];
-        let r = resolve(&projects, &[preset("claude", "claude")], None, Utc::now());
+        let r = resolve(
+            &projects,
+            &[preset("claude", "claude")],
+            None,
+            Utc::now(),
+            None,
+        );
         assert!(r.build_request().is_none(), "no name → no immediate spawn");
     }
 
     #[test]
     fn unresolvable_defaults_still_seed_the_draft_with_what_resolved() {
         let projects = vec![repo_project("/repos/p", "/repos/p", 0, Some("aider"))];
-        let r = resolve(&projects, &[preset("aider", "aider")], None, Utc::now());
+        let r = resolve(
+            &projects,
+            &[preset("aider", "aider")],
+            None,
+            Utc::now(),
+            None,
+        );
 
         let mut draft = DraftPane::default();
         r.apply_to_draft(&mut draft);
@@ -251,6 +320,7 @@ mod tests {
             &[preset("claude", "claude")],
             Some("amber-falcon".into()),
             Utc::now(),
+            None,
         );
         let mut draft = DraftPane::default();
         named.apply_to_draft(&mut draft);
@@ -263,7 +333,13 @@ mod tests {
     #[test]
     fn an_unresolved_name_still_gets_generated_by_a_later_batch() {
         let projects = vec![project("/repos/p", 0, Some("claude"))];
-        let r = resolve(&projects, &[preset("claude", "claude")], None, Utc::now());
+        let r = resolve(
+            &projects,
+            &[preset("claude", "claude")],
+            None,
+            Utc::now(),
+            None,
+        );
         let mut draft = DraftPane::default();
         r.apply_to_draft(&mut draft);
         draft.seed_names(vec!["late-name".into()]);
@@ -273,7 +349,13 @@ mod tests {
     #[test]
     fn a_last_command_no_preset_advertises_lands_in_custom_text() {
         let projects = vec![project("/repos/p", 0, Some("nvim -d"))];
-        let r = resolve(&projects, &[preset("claude", "claude")], None, Utc::now());
+        let r = resolve(
+            &projects,
+            &[preset("claude", "claude")],
+            None,
+            Utc::now(),
+            None,
+        );
         let mut draft = DraftPane::default();
         r.apply_to_draft(&mut draft);
         assert_eq!(draft.command(), "nvim -d");

crates/maestro-tui/src/input.rs

@@ -36,6 +36,8 @@ pub enum InputKey {
     Right,
     Home,
     End,
+    PageUp,
+    PageDown,
     Delete,
     /// Bracketed paste: crossterm delivers the whole payload as one event, so
     /// text fields can insert it as a single operation.
@@ -63,7 +65,6 @@ pub enum MouseKind {
 #[derive(Debug, Clone, Copy, PartialEq, Eq, Hash)]
 pub enum Region {
     SidebarRow,
-    Tab,
     Pane,
     Modal,
     Unknown,
@@ -136,6 +137,8 @@ impl InputKey {
             InputKey::Right => "right".into(),
             InputKey::Home => "home".into(),
             InputKey::End => "end".into(),
+            InputKey::PageUp => "pageup".into(),
+            InputKey::PageDown => "pagedown".into(),
             InputKey::Delete => "delete".into(),
             // Pastes are not bindable; the canonical form exists only to
             // satisfy exhaustiveness and never round-trips through `parse`.
@@ -150,7 +153,6 @@ impl InputKey {
                 };
                 let r = match region {
                     Region::SidebarRow => "sidebar-row",
-                    Region::Tab => "tab",
                     Region::Pane => "pane",
                     Region::Modal => "modal",
                     Region::Unknown => "unknown",
@@ -182,7 +184,6 @@ impl InputKey {
             };
             let region = match r {
                 "sidebar-row" => Region::SidebarRow,
-                "tab" => Region::Tab,
                 "pane" => Region::Pane,
                 "modal" => Region::Modal,
                 "unknown" => Region::Unknown,
@@ -207,6 +208,8 @@ impl InputKey {
             "right" => return Ok(InputKey::Right),
             "home" => return Ok(InputKey::Home),
             "end" => return Ok(InputKey::End),
+            "pageup" => return Ok(InputKey::PageUp),
+            "pagedown" => return Ok(InputKey::PageDown),
             "delete" => return Ok(InputKey::Delete),
             _ => {}
         }
@@ -281,6 +284,8 @@ where
                 KeyCode::Right => InputKey::Right,
                 KeyCode::Home => InputKey::Home,
                 KeyCode::End => InputKey::End,
+                KeyCode::PageUp => InputKey::PageUp,
+                KeyCode::PageDown => InputKey::PageDown,
                 KeyCode::Delete => InputKey::Delete,
                 _ => return None,
             })
@@ -617,6 +622,8 @@ mod tests {
             "right",
             "home",
             "end",
+            "pageup",
+            "pagedown",
             "delete",
         ] {
             let k = InputKey::parse(s).unwrap();

crates/maestro-tui/src/keymap.rs

@@ -107,8 +107,8 @@ mod tests {
 
     #[test]
     fn resolves_chord() {
-        let k = build(&[(Mode::Normal, "g t", "NextTab")]);
-        assert_eq!(k.resolve(Mode::Normal, "g t"), Some(Action::NextTab));
+        let k = build(&[(Mode::Normal, "g h", "FocusSidebar")]);
+        assert_eq!(k.resolve(Mode::Normal, "g h"), Some(Action::FocusSidebar));
     }
 
     #[test]
@@ -123,11 +123,11 @@ mod tests {
     #[test]
     fn known_bindings_sees_everything() {
         let k = build(&[
-            (Mode::Normal, "g t", "NextTab"),
+            (Mode::Normal, "g h", "FocusSidebar"),
             (Mode::Normal, "i", "EnterInsert"),
         ]);
         let kb = k.known_bindings(Mode::Normal);
-        assert!(kb.contains("g t"));
+        assert!(kb.contains("g h"));
         assert!(kb.contains("i"));
         assert_eq!(kb.len(), 2);
     }

crates/maestro-tui/src/lib.rs

@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ pub mod app;
 pub mod catalog;
 pub mod cli;
 pub mod config;
+pub mod daemon_link;
 pub mod draft;
 pub mod emulators;
 pub mod fast_forward;
@@ -20,10 +21,8 @@ pub mod render;
 pub mod session_task;
 pub mod sidebar;
 pub mod state;
-pub mod tabs;
 pub mod terminal;
 pub mod text_input;
-pub mod worktrees;
 
 use std::path::PathBuf;
 use std::time::Duration;
@@ -35,6 +34,7 @@ use ratatui::Terminal;
 use crate::app::App;
 use crate::catalog::CatalogStore;
 use crate::config::TuiConfig;
+use crate::daemon_link::DaemonLink;
 
 /// Inputs for [`run`]. Built by the umbrella binary from the parsed
 /// `TuiArgs` plus any global flags.
@@ -90,13 +90,21 @@ pub async fn run(cfg: RunConfig) -> Result<(), TuiError> {
         Err(_) => maestro_config::MaestroConfigFile::default(),
     };
     let tui_cfg = TuiConfig::load(&cfg_file.tui).map_err(|e| TuiError::Config(e.to_string()))?;
+    palette::set_active(tui_cfg.palette);
 
     let catalog = CatalogStore::default();
     let ws_url = daemon
         .events_url()
         .map_err(|e| TuiError::Config(e.to_string()))?;
+    // The link watches the same daemon over `/api/info`; the events socket
+    // reports its own connects and disconnects into it (`docs/RESTART.md`).
+    let link = DaemonLink::default();
     let bg_catalog = catalog.clone();
-    tokio::spawn(async move { bg_catalog.run_events_loop(ws_url).await });
+    let ws_link = link.clone();
+    tokio::spawn(async move { bg_catalog.run_events_loop_reporting(ws_url, ws_link).await });
+    let probe_link = link.clone();
+    let probe_daemon = daemon.clone();
+    tokio::spawn(async move { probe_link.run_probe_loop(probe_daemon).await });
 
     // Wait briefly for the bootstrap Snapshot to land. If it doesn't, we
     // still enter the UI — the sidebar will populate when events flow.
@@ -108,7 +116,7 @@ pub async fn run(cfg: RunConfig) -> Result<(), TuiError> {
     let backend = CrosstermBackend::new(std::io::stdout());
     let mut terminal = Terminal::new(backend).map_err(|e| TuiError::Terminal(e.to_string()))?;
 
-    let app = App::new(tui_cfg, catalog, daemon);
+    let app = App::new(tui_cfg, catalog, daemon, link);
     app.run(&mut terminal).await
 }
 

crates/maestro-tui/src/overlays.rs

@@ -1,16 +1,74 @@
-//! Overlay widgets: kill-confirm prompt, help overlay, transient toast.
-//!
-//! The spawn form is no longer an overlay (issue #63) — it lives in draft
-//! panes ([`crate::draft::DraftPane`]).
+//! Overlay widgets: spawn modal, kill-confirm prompt, rename prompt, help
+//! overlay, restart overlay, transient toast.
 //!
 //! All overlays are centered popups drawn over the rest of the UI; the
 //! `Clear` widget wipes the underlying buffer before drawing.
 
 use ratatui::layout::Rect;
+use ratatui::style::Style;
 use ratatui::text::Line;
 use ratatui::widgets::{Block, Borders, Clear, List, ListItem, Paragraph};
 use ratatui::Frame;
 
+use crate::text_input::TextInput;
+
+/// Chrome for the spawn form. The form itself ([`crate::draft::DraftPane`])
+/// draws into the rect this returns, so the two can be sized independently.
+#[derive(Debug, Clone, Copy)]
+pub struct SpawnModal;
+
+impl SpawnModal {
+    /// Draw the frame and return the area the form should render into.
+    pub fn render(&self, f: &mut Frame, parent: Rect) -> (Rect, Rect) {
+        // Tall enough for the whole form — presets, picker, name and the
+        // advanced section — without pushing past small terminals.
+        let area = centered(parent, 72, parent.height.saturating_sub(4).min(26));
+        f.render_widget(Clear, area);
+        let block = Block::default()
+            .title(" new session ")
+            .borders(Borders::ALL);
+        let inner = block.inner(area);
+        f.render_widget(block, area);
+        (area, inner)
+    }
+}
+
+/// Shown while the daemon is unreachable past the grace window, over
+/// everything else, with the keyboard locked (`docs/RESTART.md`). Nothing to
+/// dismiss: it clears itself when a probe succeeds.
+#[derive(Debug, Clone)]
+pub struct RestartOverlay {
+    /// Failed probes so far, so a long restart doesn't read as a hang.
+    pub attempts: u32,
+    /// The release the daemon was running before it went away.
+    pub release: String,
+}
+
+impl RestartOverlay {
+    pub fn render(&self, f: &mut Frame, parent: Rect) {
+        let area = centered(parent, 54, 7);
+        f.render_widget(Clear, area);
+        let block = Block::default()
+            .title(" daemon restarting ")
+            .borders(Borders::ALL);
+        let inner = block.inner(area);
+        f.render_widget(block, area);
+        let attempts = if self.attempts <= 1 {
+            String::new()
+        } else {
+            format!(" ({} attempts)", self.attempts)
+        };
+        let lines = vec![
+            Line::from("Waiting for the daemon to come back…"),
+            Line::from(format!("Polling /api/info{attempts}")),
+            Line::from(""),
+            Line::from(format!("was: {}", self.release)),
+            Line::from("Sessions are held by tmux and survive the restart."),
+        ];
+        f.render_widget(Paragraph::new(lines), inner);
+    }
+}
+
 #[derive(Debug, Clone)]
 pub struct KillConfirm {
     pub label: String,
@@ -29,7 +87,6 @@ impl KillConfirm {
         f.render_widget(block, area);
         let mut lines = vec![Line::from(format!("Kill session {}?", self.label))];
         if let Some(blockers) = &self.blockers {
-            // Same phrasing the reclaim confirmation uses for its own guard.
             lines.push(Line::from(format!("Currently in the way: {blockers}")));
             lines.push(Line::from("The kill will be refused unless forced."));
         }
@@ -39,6 +96,49 @@ impl KillConfirm {
     }
 }
 
+/// Rename prompt for the highlighted session (#125).
+///
+/// Borrows its text buffer rather than owning it: the buffer lives on `App`,
+/// so [`crate::state::OverlayKind`] stays a plain comparable enum.
+#[derive(Debug)]
+pub struct RenamePrompt<'a> {
+    /// What the card shows today — the session's name, or the command it
+    /// falls back to when it has none.
+    pub current: &'a str,
+    pub input: &'a TextInput,
+}
+
+impl RenamePrompt<'_> {
+    /// Draws the prompt and returns where the terminal cursor belongs.
+    pub fn render(&self, f: &mut Frame, parent: Rect) -> Option<(u16, u16)> {
+        let area = centered(parent, 64, 7);
+        f.render_widget(Clear, area);
+        let block = Block::default().title(" rename ").borders(Borders::ALL);
+        let inner = block.inner(area);
+        f.render_widget(block, area);
+        if inner.height < 4 || inner.width == 0 {
+            return None;
+        }
+        let row = |offset: u16| Rect {
+            x: inner.x,
+            y: inner.y + offset,
+            width: inner.width,
+            height: 1,
+        };
+        f.render_widget(
+            Paragraph::new(Line::from(format!("Rename {}", self.current))),
+            row(0),
+        );
+        let field = row(1);
+        let col = self.input.render(field, f.buffer_mut(), Style::default());
+        f.render_widget(
+            Paragraph::new(Line::from("[enter] save   [esc] cancel")),
+            row(3),
+        );
+        Some((col, field.y))
+    }
+}
+
 #[derive(Debug, Clone)]
 pub struct HelpOverlay {
     pub lines: Vec<String>,
@@ -122,6 +222,20 @@ mod tests {
         out
     }
 
+    #[test]
+    fn spawn_modal_frames_an_inner_area_inside_its_border() {
+        let mut inner = None;
+        let rendered = render_to_string(90, 30, |f| {
+            let (area, i) = SpawnModal.render(f, f.area());
+            inner = Some((area, i));
+            f.render_widget(Paragraph::new("form goes here"), i);
+        });
+        let (area, i) = inner.unwrap();
+        assert!(i.x > area.x && i.y > area.y, "{area:?} vs {i:?}");
+        assert!(rendered.contains("new session"), "{rendered}");
+        assert!(rendered.contains("form goes here"), "{rendered}");
+    }
+
     #[test]
     fn kill_confirm_renders_prompt() {
         let modal = KillConfirm {
@@ -151,16 +265,32 @@ mod tests {
         assert!(rendered.contains("refused"), "{rendered}");
     }
 
+    #[test]
+    fn rename_prompt_shows_the_current_name_and_the_edit_buffer() {
+        let input = TextInput::with_value("crimson-otter");
+        let prompt = RenamePrompt {
+            current: "amber-falcon",
+            input: &input,
+        };
+        let rendered = render_to_string(70, 12, |f| {
+            prompt.render(f, f.area());
+        });
+        assert!(rendered.contains("Rename amber-falcon"), "{rendered}");
+        assert!(rendered.contains("crimson-otter"), "{rendered}");
+        assert!(rendered.contains("[enter] save"), "{rendered}");
+        assert!(rendered.contains("[esc] cancel"), "{rendered}");
+    }
+
     #[test]
     fn help_overlay_lists_lines() {
         let help = HelpOverlay {
             lines: vec![
-                "i           EnterInsert".into(),
-                "s           NewDraftPane".into(),
+                "i           Send keys to session".into(),
+                "s           Create a session".into(),
             ],
         };
         let rendered = render_to_string(80, 12, |f| help.render(f, f.area()));
-        assert!(rendered.contains("EnterInsert"));
-        assert!(rendered.contains("NewDraftPane"));
+        assert!(rendered.contains("Send keys to session"));
+        assert!(rendered.contains("Create a session"));
     }
 }

crates/maestro-tui/src/palette.rs

@@ -13,12 +13,17 @@
 //!
 //! Each surface carries its own activity colours. A state colour picked for
 //! the dark card background is not legible on the selection background, so
-//! the selected card uses the selection surface's own state colours; the dot
-//! keeps carrying the state either way (docs/SIDEBAR.md).
+//! the selected card uses the selection surface's own state colours; the
+//! rail keeps carrying the state either way (docs/SIDEBAR.md).
 //!
-//! One palette ships today, reached through [`active`]. Selecting between
-//! presets from config is a separate issue; [`active`] is the seam it
-//! replaces.
+//! [`Palette::DARK`] — graphite, no accent hue — is the default.
+//! [`Palette::LIGHT`] is its light peer and [`Palette::ANSI`] uses
+//! terminal-provided ANSI colours. Five house presets recolour the graphite
+//! base with an accent (Ice Cyan, Periwinkle, Amber Phosphor, Ember, Orchid);
+//! the remaining presets ([`Palette::presets`]) adapt well-known editor
+//! themes — Solarized, Catppuccin, GitHub, Tokyo Night, Gruvbox, Nord,
+//! Dracula — with individual colours lifted or darkened where the originals
+//! fall short of the contrast floors asserted below.
 //!
 //! Out of scope: PTY cell colours. Those belong to the program running in the
 //! pane and pass through `pane::translate_color` verbatim.
@@ -106,6 +111,12 @@ pub struct Palette {
     pub card: Surface,
     /// The surface the highlighted card swaps in.
     pub selection: Surface,
+    /// Background for TUI-owned chrome outside cards. Fixed-RGB chrome must
+    /// paint this background too; otherwise its contrast depends on the
+    /// operator's terminal theme.
+    pub chrome_bg: Color,
+    /// Subtle full-panel background while the sidebar owns focus.
+    pub sidebar_focus_bg: Color,
     /// Panel border while that panel holds focus.
     pub border_focused: Color,
     /// Panel border while it does not.
@@ -126,39 +137,672 @@ pub struct Palette {
 }
 
 impl Palette {
-    /// The one palette that ships today.
-    pub const DEFAULT: Palette = Palette {
+    /// The graphite dark palette and the default preset: pure near-neutral
+    /// chrome with an ink-coloured accent, so activity colours are the only
+    /// hue on screen.
+    pub const DARK: Palette = Palette {
         card: Surface {
-            bg: Color::Rgb(0x14, 0x16, 0x1b),
-            fg: Color::Rgb(0xd6, 0xdc, 0xe5),
-            muted: Color::Rgb(0x9a, 0xa3, 0xb2),
-            dim: Color::Rgb(0x6b, 0x72, 0x80),
+            bg: Color::Rgb(0x1d, 0x1f, 0x22),
+            fg: Color::Rgb(0xe6, 0xe8, 0xeb),
+            muted: Color::Rgb(0xb1, 0xb4, 0xb9),
+            dim: Color::Rgb(0x86, 0x89, 0x8e),
+            active: Color::Rgb(0x72, 0xd6, 0x87),
+            idle: Color::Rgb(0xb1, 0xb4, 0xb9),
+            awaiting: Color::Rgb(0xf2, 0xc9, 0x5c),
+            error: Color::Rgb(0xff, 0x82, 0x7a),
+        },
+        selection: Surface {
+            bg: Color::Rgb(0x3f, 0x43, 0x48),
+            fg: Color::Rgb(0xf0, 0xf2, 0xf5),
+            muted: Color::Rgb(0xce, 0xd1, 0xd5),
+            dim: Color::Rgb(0xa5, 0xa8, 0xab),
+            active: Color::Rgb(0x9a, 0xf0, 0xa6),
+            idle: Color::Rgb(0xd5, 0xd8, 0xdb),
+            awaiting: Color::Rgb(0xf6, 0xd9, 0x78),
+            error: Color::Rgb(0xff, 0xa8, 0xa3),
+        },
+        chrome_bg: Color::Rgb(0x1d, 0x1f, 0x22),
+        sidebar_focus_bg: Color::Rgb(0x28, 0x2a, 0x2d),
+        border_focused: Color::Rgb(0xe2, 0xe5, 0xe8),
+        border_unfocused: Color::Rgb(0x72, 0x75, 0x79),
+        focus_accent: Color::Rgb(0xe2, 0xe5, 0xe8),
+        group_row: Color::Rgb(0xba, 0xbe, 0xc3),
+        mode_normal_bg: Color::Rgb(0xe2, 0xe5, 0xe8),
+        mode_normal_fg: Color::Rgb(0x17, 0x1b, 0x20),
+        mode_insert_bg: Color::Rgb(0xf2, 0xc9, 0x5c),
+        mode_insert_fg: Color::Rgb(0x1d, 0x1f, 0x22),
+        error_text: Color::Rgb(0xff, 0x82, 0x7a),
+    };
+
+    /// A high-contrast light peer to [`Self::DARK`]: ink-on-paper graphite.
+    pub const LIGHT: Palette = Palette {
+        card: Surface {
+            bg: Color::Rgb(0xff, 0xff, 0xff),
+            fg: Color::Rgb(0x20, 0x24, 0x2a),
+            muted: Color::Rgb(0x56, 0x5b, 0x63),
+            dim: Color::Rgb(0x7b, 0x81, 0x89),
+            active: Color::Rgb(0x21, 0x7a, 0x3c),
+            idle: Color::Rgb(0x56, 0x5b, 0x63),
+            awaiting: Color::Rgb(0x8f, 0x63, 0x00),
+            error: Color::Rgb(0xb4, 0x23, 0x18),
+        },
+        selection: Surface {
+            bg: Color::Rgb(0xc5, 0xc7, 0xca),
+            fg: Color::Rgb(0x15, 0x19, 0x1e),
+            muted: Color::Rgb(0x43, 0x48, 0x4f),
+            dim: Color::Rgb(0x5e, 0x64, 0x6b),
+            active: Color::Rgb(0x15, 0x5b, 0x2e),
+            idle: Color::Rgb(0x38, 0x3e, 0x45),
+            awaiting: Color::Rgb(0x69, 0x46, 0x00),
+            error: Color::Rgb(0x99, 0x1a, 0x12),
+        },
+        chrome_bg: Color::Rgb(0xff, 0xff, 0xff),
+        sidebar_focus_bg: Color::Rgb(0xef, 0xf0, 0xf2),
+        border_focused: Color::Rgb(0x36, 0x3b, 0x41),
+        border_unfocused: Color::Rgb(0x76, 0x7b, 0x82),
+        focus_accent: Color::Rgb(0x36, 0x3b, 0x41),
+        group_row: Color::Rgb(0x4e, 0x53, 0x5a),
+        mode_normal_bg: Color::Rgb(0x23, 0x27, 0x2c),
+        mode_normal_fg: Color::Rgb(0xf9, 0xfa, 0xfb),
+        mode_insert_bg: Color::Rgb(0x8f, 0x63, 0x00),
+        mode_insert_fg: Color::Rgb(0xff, 0xff, 0xff),
+        error_text: Color::Rgb(0xb4, 0x23, 0x18),
+    };
+
+    /// A palette of named ANSI colours for terminals without truecolour.
+    pub const ANSI: Palette = Palette {
+        card: Surface {
+            bg: Color::Black,
+            fg: Color::White,
+            muted: Color::Gray,
+            dim: Color::DarkGray,
+            active: Color::Green,
+            idle: Color::Gray,
+            awaiting: Color::Yellow,
+            error: Color::Red,
+        },
+        selection: Surface {
+            bg: Color::Blue,
+            fg: Color::White,
+            muted: Color::White,
+            dim: Color::LightBlue,
+            active: Color::LightGreen,
+            idle: Color::White,
+            awaiting: Color::LightYellow,
+            error: Color::LightRed,
+        },
+        chrome_bg: Color::Black,
+        sidebar_focus_bg: Color::DarkGray,
+        border_focused: Color::LightGreen,
+        border_unfocused: Color::DarkGray,
+        focus_accent: Color::LightGreen,
+        group_row: Color::LightCyan,
+        mode_normal_bg: Color::Green,
+        mode_normal_fg: Color::Black,
+        mode_insert_bg: Color::Yellow,
+        mode_insert_fg: Color::Black,
+        error_text: Color::LightRed,
+    };
+
+    /// Solarized Dark — Ethan Schoonover's low-contrast classic,
+    /// accents lifted where the originals fall short of WCAG AA.
+    pub const SOLARIZED_DARK: Palette = Palette {
+        card: Surface {
+            bg: Color::Rgb(0x00, 0x2b, 0x36),
+            fg: Color::Rgb(0x93, 0xa1, 0xa1),
+            muted: Color::Rgb(0x83, 0x94, 0x96),
+            dim: Color::Rgb(0x65, 0x7b, 0x83),
+            active: Color::Rgb(0x85, 0x99, 0x00),
+            idle: Color::Rgb(0x83, 0x94, 0x96),
+            awaiting: Color::Rgb(0xb5, 0x89, 0x00),
+            error: Color::Rgb(0xe5, 0x68, 0x65),
+        },
+        selection: Surface {
+            bg: Color::Rgb(0x10, 0x53, 0x62),
+            fg: Color::Rgb(0xb6, 0xc0, 0xc0),
+            muted: Color::Rgb(0xb5, 0xc0, 0xc1),
+            dim: Color::Rgb(0x8b, 0x9f, 0xa6),
+            active: Color::Rgb(0xaf, 0xca, 0x00),
+            idle: Color::Rgb(0xb5, 0xc0, 0xc1),
+            awaiting: Color::Rgb(0xef, 0xb5, 0x00),
+            error: Color::Rgb(0xf1, 0xad, 0xab),
+        },
+        chrome_bg: Color::Rgb(0x00, 0x2b, 0x36),
+        sidebar_focus_bg: Color::Rgb(0x00, 0x1a, 0x21),
+        border_focused: Color::Rgb(0x2a, 0xa1, 0x98),
+        border_unfocused: Color::Rgb(0x5e, 0x76, 0x7e),
+        focus_accent: Color::Rgb(0x2a, 0xa1, 0x98),
+        group_row: Color::Rgb(0x93, 0xa1, 0xa1),
+        mode_normal_bg: Color::Rgb(0x2a, 0xa1, 0x98),
+        mode_normal_fg: Color::Rgb(0x00, 0x2b, 0x36),
+        mode_insert_bg: Color::Rgb(0xb5, 0x89, 0x00),
+        mode_insert_fg: Color::Rgb(0x00, 0x2b, 0x36),
+        error_text: Color::Rgb(0xe5, 0x68, 0x65),
+    };
+
+    /// Solarized Light — the warm cream-paper peer of Solarized Dark.
+    pub const SOLARIZED_LIGHT: Palette = Palette {
+        card: Surface {
+            bg: Color::Rgb(0xfd, 0xf6, 0xe3),
+            fg: Color::Rgb(0x58, 0x6e, 0x75),
+            muted: Color::Rgb(0x5e, 0x73, 0x7a),
+            dim: Color::Rgb(0x7e, 0x8f, 0x92),
+            active: Color::Rgb(0x67, 0x76, 0x00),
+            idle: Color::Rgb(0x5e, 0x73, 0x7a),
+            awaiting: Color::Rgb(0x8d, 0x6a, 0x00),
+            error: Color::Rgb(0xd7, 0x27, 0x24),
+        },
+        selection: Surface {
+            bg: Color::Rgb(0xcb, 0xbd, 0x93),
+            fg: Color::Rgb(0x3f, 0x4e, 0x53),
+            muted: Color::Rgb(0x40, 0x4e, 0x53),
+            dim: Color::Rgb(0x59, 0x67, 0x69),
+            active: Color::Rgb(0x46, 0x50, 0x00),
+            idle: Color::Rgb(0x40, 0x4e, 0x53),
+            awaiting: Color::Rgb(0x60, 0x48, 0x00),
+            error: Color::Rgb(0x94, 0x1b, 0x19),
+        },
+        chrome_bg: Color::Rgb(0xfd, 0xf6, 0xe3),
+        sidebar_focus_bg: Color::Rgb(0xf7, 0xf4, 0xed),
+        border_focused: Color::Rgb(0x29, 0x9b, 0x93),
+        border_unfocused: Color::Rgb(0x7f, 0x8f, 0x8f),
+        focus_accent: Color::Rgb(0x29, 0x9b, 0x93),
+        group_row: Color::Rgb(0x58, 0x6e, 0x75),
+        mode_normal_bg: Color::Rgb(0x2a, 0xa1, 0x98),
+        mode_normal_fg: Color::Rgb(0x00, 0x2b, 0x36),
+        mode_insert_bg: Color::Rgb(0x8d, 0x6a, 0x00),
+        mode_insert_fg: Color::Rgb(0xfd, 0xf6, 0xe3),
+        error_text: Color::Rgb(0xd7, 0x27, 0x24),
+    };
+
+    /// Catppuccin Mocha — soothing pastels on a soft dark base.
+    pub const CATPPUCCIN: Palette = Palette {
+        card: Surface {
+            bg: Color::Rgb(0x1e, 0x1e, 0x2e),
+            fg: Color::Rgb(0xcd, 0xd6, 0xf4),
+            muted: Color::Rgb(0xa6, 0xad, 0xc8),
+            dim: Color::Rgb(0x7f, 0x84, 0x9c),
+            active: Color::Rgb(0xa6, 0xe3, 0xa1),
+            idle: Color::Rgb(0xa6, 0xad, 0xc8),
+            awaiting: Color::Rgb(0xf9, 0xe2, 0xaf),
+            error: Color::Rgb(0xf3, 0x8b, 0xa8),
+        },
+        selection: Surface {
+            bg: Color::Rgb(0x45, 0x47, 0x5a),
+            fg: Color::Rgb(0xcd, 0xd6, 0xf4),
+            muted: Color::Rgb(0xb2, 0xb8, 0xcf),
+            dim: Color::Rgb(0x92, 0x97, 0xab),
+            active: Color::Rgb(0xb5, 0xe8, 0xb1),
+            idle: Color::Rgb(0xb2, 0xb8, 0xcf),
+            awaiting: Color::Rgb(0xfa, 0xe9, 0xc2),
+            error: Color::Rgb(0xf5, 0xa1, 0xb8),
+        },
+        chrome_bg: Color::Rgb(0x1e, 0x1e, 0x2e),
+        sidebar_focus_bg: Color::Rgb(0x2a, 0x2a, 0x3c),
+        border_focused: Color::Rgb(0xcb, 0xa6, 0xf7),
+        border_unfocused: Color::Rgb(0x6c, 0x70, 0x86),
+        focus_accent: Color::Rgb(0xcb, 0xa6, 0xf7),
+        group_row: Color::Rgb(0xb4, 0xbe, 0xfe),
+        mode_normal_bg: Color::Rgb(0xcb, 0xa6, 0xf7),
+        mode_normal_fg: Color::Rgb(0x1e, 0x1e, 0x2e),
+        mode_insert_bg: Color::Rgb(0xf9, 0xe2, 0xaf),
+        mode_insert_fg: Color::Rgb(0x1e, 0x1e, 0x2e),
+        error_text: Color::Rgb(0xf3, 0x8b, 0xa8),
+    };
+
+    /// GitHub Dark — the github.com dark default.
+    pub const GITHUB_DARK: Palette = Palette {
+        card: Surface {
+            bg: Color::Rgb(0x0d, 0x11, 0x17),
+            fg: Color::Rgb(0xe6, 0xed, 0xf3),
+            muted: Color::Rgb(0x91, 0x98, 0xa1),
+            dim: Color::Rgb(0x6e, 0x76, 0x81),
             active: Color::Rgb(0x3f, 0xb9, 0x50),
-            idle: Color::Rgb(0x8b, 0x94, 0x9e),
+            idle: Color::Rgb(0x91, 0x98, 0xa1),
             awaiting: Color::Rgb(0xd2, 0x99, 0x22),
             error: Color::Rgb(0xf8, 0x51, 0x49),
         },
         selection: Surface {
-            bg: Color::Rgb(0x2b, 0x3f, 0x6e),
-            fg: Color::Rgb(0xf0, 0xf4, 0xfa),
-            muted: Color::Rgb(0xc0, 0xc9, 0xda),
-            dim: Color::Rgb(0x93, 0xa0, 0xbc),
-            active: Color::Rgb(0x7e, 0xe7, 0x87),
-            idle: Color::Rgb(0xb6, 0xc0, 0xd4),
-            awaiting: Color::Rgb(0xf2, 0xcc, 0x60),
-            error: Color::Rgb(0xff, 0x94, 0x92),
+            bg: Color::Rgb(0x1f, 0x3a, 0x5f),
+            fg: Color::Rgb(0xe6, 0xed, 0xf3),
+            muted: Color::Rgb(0x9f, 0xa5, 0xad),
+            dim: Color::Rgb(0x7e, 0x86, 0x91),
+            active: Color::Rgb(0x40, 0xbc, 0x51),
+            idle: Color::Rgb(0x9f, 0xa5, 0xad),
+            awaiting: Color::Rgb(0xd4, 0x9b, 0x22),
+            error: Color::Rgb(0xfa, 0x81, 0x7b),
         },
+        chrome_bg: Color::Rgb(0x0d, 0x11, 0x17),
+        sidebar_focus_bg: Color::Rgb(0x16, 0x1b, 0x26),
         border_focused: Color::Rgb(0x58, 0xa6, 0xff),
-        border_unfocused: Color::Rgb(0x30, 0x36, 0x3d),
+        border_unfocused: Color::Rgb(0x58, 0x64, 0x70),
         focus_accent: Color::Rgb(0x58, 0xa6, 0xff),
-        group_row: Color::Rgb(0x8f, 0xa3, 0xc8),
+        group_row: Color::Rgb(0x91, 0x98, 0xa1),
         mode_normal_bg: Color::Rgb(0x58, 0xa6, 0xff),
-        mode_normal_fg: Color::Rgb(0x0b, 0x0d, 0x11),
+        mode_normal_fg: Color::Rgb(0x0d, 0x11, 0x17),
         mode_insert_bg: Color::Rgb(0xd2, 0x99, 0x22),
-        mode_insert_fg: Color::Rgb(0x0b, 0x0d, 0x11),
+        mode_insert_fg: Color::Rgb(0x0d, 0x11, 0x17),
         error_text: Color::Rgb(0xf8, 0x51, 0x49),
     };
 
+    /// GitHub Light — the github.com light default.
+    pub const GITHUB_LIGHT: Palette = Palette {
+        card: Surface {
+            bg: Color::Rgb(0xff, 0xff, 0xff),
+            fg: Color::Rgb(0x1f, 0x23, 0x28),
+            muted: Color::Rgb(0x59, 0x63, 0x6e),
+            dim: Color::Rgb(0x81, 0x8b, 0x98),
+            active: Color::Rgb(0x1a, 0x7f, 0x37),
+            idle: Color::Rgb(0x59, 0x63, 0x6e),
+            awaiting: Color::Rgb(0x9a, 0x67, 0x00),
+            error: Color::Rgb(0xd1, 0x24, 0x2f),
+        },
+        selection: Surface {
+            bg: Color::Rgb(0xa5, 0xcd, 0xf0),
+            fg: Color::Rgb(0x1f, 0x23, 0x28),
+            muted: Color::Rgb(0x4b, 0x53, 0x5d),
+            dim: Color::Rgb(0x64, 0x6d, 0x7a),
+            active: Color::Rgb(0x14, 0x5f, 0x29),
+            idle: Color::Rgb(0x4b, 0x53, 0x5d),
+            awaiting: Color::Rgb(0x71, 0x4b, 0x00),
+            error: Color::Rgb(0xa1, 0x1c, 0x24),
+        },
+        chrome_bg: Color::Rgb(0xff, 0xff, 0xff),
+        sidebar_focus_bg: Color::Rgb(0xf0, 0xf6, 0xfc),
+        border_focused: Color::Rgb(0x09, 0x69, 0xda),
+        border_unfocused: Color::Rgb(0x89, 0x93, 0x9d),
+        focus_accent: Color::Rgb(0x09, 0x69, 0xda),
+        group_row: Color::Rgb(0x59, 0x63, 0x6e),
+        mode_normal_bg: Color::Rgb(0x09, 0x69, 0xda),
+        mode_normal_fg: Color::Rgb(0xff, 0xff, 0xff),
+        mode_insert_bg: Color::Rgb(0x9a, 0x67, 0x00),
+        mode_insert_fg: Color::Rgb(0xff, 0xff, 0xff),
+        error_text: Color::Rgb(0xd1, 0x24, 0x2f),
+    };
+
+    /// Tokyo Night — neon-tinted blues of the VS Code / vim favourite.
+    pub const TOKYO_NIGHT: Palette = Palette {
+        card: Surface {
+            bg: Color::Rgb(0x1a, 0x1b, 0x26),
+            fg: Color::Rgb(0xc0, 0xca, 0xf5),
+            muted: Color::Rgb(0xa9, 0xb1, 0xd6),
+            dim: Color::Rgb(0x5d, 0x67, 0x95),
+            active: Color::Rgb(0x9e, 0xce, 0x6a),
+            idle: Color::Rgb(0xa9, 0xb1, 0xd6),
+            awaiting: Color::Rgb(0xe0, 0xaf, 0x68),
+            error: Color::Rgb(0xf7, 0x76, 0x8e),
+        },
+        selection: Surface {
+            bg: Color::Rgb(0x33, 0x46, 0x7c),
+            fg: Color::Rgb(0xc0, 0xca, 0xf5),
+            muted: Color::Rgb(0xb0, 0xb8, 0xd9),
+            dim: Color::Rgb(0x8e, 0x96, 0xb8),
+            active: Color::Rgb(0xa8, 0xd3, 0x79),
+            idle: Color::Rgb(0xb0, 0xb8, 0xd9),
+            awaiting: Color::Rgb(0xe1, 0xb1, 0x6b),
+            error: Color::Rgb(0xf9, 0xa0, 0xb0),
+        },
+        chrome_bg: Color::Rgb(0x1a, 0x1b, 0x26),
+        sidebar_focus_bg: Color::Rgb(0x24, 0x28, 0x3b),
+        border_focused: Color::Rgb(0x7a, 0xa2, 0xf7),
+        border_unfocused: Color::Rgb(0x5d, 0x67, 0x95),
+        focus_accent: Color::Rgb(0x7a, 0xa2, 0xf7),
+        group_row: Color::Rgb(0xa9, 0xb1, 0xd6),
+        mode_normal_bg: Color::Rgb(0x7a, 0xa2, 0xf7),
+        mode_normal_fg: Color::Rgb(0x1a, 0x1b, 0x26),
+        mode_insert_bg: Color::Rgb(0xe0, 0xaf, 0x68),
+        mode_insert_fg: Color::Rgb(0x1a, 0x1b, 0x26),
+        error_text: Color::Rgb(0xf7, 0x76, 0x8e),
+    };
+
+    /// Gruvbox Dark — retro warm earth tones.
+    pub const GRUVBOX: Palette = Palette {
+        card: Surface {
+            bg: Color::Rgb(0x28, 0x28, 0x28),
+            fg: Color::Rgb(0xeb, 0xdb, 0xb2),
+            muted: Color::Rgb(0xbd, 0xae, 0x93),
+            dim: Color::Rgb(0x92, 0x83, 0x74),
+            active: Color::Rgb(0xb8, 0xbb, 0x26),
+            idle: Color::Rgb(0xbd, 0xae, 0x93),
+            awaiting: Color::Rgb(0xfa, 0xbd, 0x2f),
+            error: Color::Rgb(0xfb, 0x58, 0x44),
+        },
+        selection: Surface {
+            bg: Color::Rgb(0x50, 0x49, 0x45),
+            fg: Color::Rgb(0xeb, 0xdb, 0xb2),
+            muted: Color::Rgb(0xc7, 0xbb, 0xa4),
+            dim: Color::Rgb(0xa4, 0x98, 0x8b),
+            active: Color::Rgb(0xbf, 0xc3, 0x28),
+            idle: Color::Rgb(0xc7, 0xbb, 0xa4),
+            awaiting: Color::Rgb(0xfa, 0xc3, 0x43),
+            error: Color::Rgb(0xfd, 0xa5, 0x9a),
+        },
+        chrome_bg: Color::Rgb(0x28, 0x28, 0x28),
+        sidebar_focus_bg: Color::Rgb(0x32, 0x30, 0x2f),
+        border_focused: Color::Rgb(0xfe, 0x80, 0x19),
+        border_unfocused: Color::Rgb(0x7e, 0x71, 0x67),
+        focus_accent: Color::Rgb(0xfe, 0x80, 0x19),
+        group_row: Color::Rgb(0xd5, 0xc4, 0xa1),
+        mode_normal_bg: Color::Rgb(0xfe, 0x80, 0x19),
+        mode_normal_fg: Color::Rgb(0x28, 0x28, 0x28),
+        mode_insert_bg: Color::Rgb(0xfa, 0xbd, 0x2f),
+        mode_insert_fg: Color::Rgb(0x28, 0x28, 0x28),
+        error_text: Color::Rgb(0xfb, 0x58, 0x44),
+    };
+
+    /// Nord — arctic, bluish and calm; the red lifted to stay legible.
+    pub const NORD: Palette = Palette {
+        card: Surface {
+            bg: Color::Rgb(0x2e, 0x34, 0x40),
+            fg: Color::Rgb(0xec, 0xef, 0xf4),
+            muted: Color::Rgb(0xd8, 0xde, 0xe9),
+            dim: Color::Rgb(0x9a, 0xa5, 0xb5),
+            active: Color::Rgb(0xa3, 0xbe, 0x8c),
+            idle: Color::Rgb(0xd8, 0xde, 0xe9),
+            awaiting: Color::Rgb(0xeb, 0xcb, 0x8b),
+            error: Color::Rgb(0xd0, 0x8b, 0x91),
+        },
+        selection: Surface {
+            bg: Color::Rgb(0x4c, 0x56, 0x6a),
+            fg: Color::Rgb(0xec, 0xef, 0xf4),
+            muted: Color::Rgb(0xd8, 0xde, 0xe9),
+            dim: Color::Rgb(0x9f, 0xaa, 0xb9),
+            active: Color::Rgb(0xc0, 0xd3, 0xb0),
+            idle: Color::Rgb(0xe5, 0xe9, 0xf0),
+            awaiting: Color::Rgb(0xee, 0xd3, 0x9c),
+            error: Color::Rgb(0xe7, 0xc5, 0xc8),
+        },
+        chrome_bg: Color::Rgb(0x2e, 0x34, 0x40),
+        sidebar_focus_bg: Color::Rgb(0x35, 0x3b, 0x49),
+        border_focused: Color::Rgb(0x88, 0xc0, 0xd0),
+        border_unfocused: Color::Rgb(0x72, 0x80, 0x9a),
+        focus_accent: Color::Rgb(0x88, 0xc0, 0xd0),
+        group_row: Color::Rgb(0xd8, 0xde, 0xe9),
+        mode_normal_bg: Color::Rgb(0x88, 0xc0, 0xd0),
+        mode_normal_fg: Color::Rgb(0x2e, 0x34, 0x40),
+        mode_insert_bg: Color::Rgb(0xeb, 0xcb, 0x8b),
+        mode_insert_fg: Color::Rgb(0x2e, 0x34, 0x40),
+        error_text: Color::Rgb(0xd0, 0x8b, 0x91),
+    };
+
+    /// Dracula — high-saturation accents on a dark violet-grey base.
+    pub const DRACULA: Palette = Palette {
+        card: Surface {
+            bg: Color::Rgb(0x28, 0x2a, 0x36),
+            fg: Color::Rgb(0xf8, 0xf8, 0xf2),
+            muted: Color::Rgb(0xbf, 0xc3, 0xd9),
+            dim: Color::Rgb(0x65, 0x74, 0xa6),
+            active: Color::Rgb(0x50, 0xfa, 0x7b),
+            idle: Color::Rgb(0xbf, 0xc3, 0xd9),
+            awaiting: Color::Rgb(0xf1, 0xfa, 0x8c),
+            error: Color::Rgb(0xff, 0x59, 0x59),
+        },
+        selection: Surface {
+            bg: Color::Rgb(0x4a, 0x4e, 0x62),
+            fg: Color::Rgb(0xf8, 0xf8, 0xf2),
+            muted: Color::Rgb(0xbf, 0xc3, 0xd9),
+            dim: Color::Rgb(0x94, 0x9f, 0xc1),
+            active: Color::Rgb(0x64, 0xfb, 0x8a),
+            idle: Color::Rgb(0xcc, 0xcf, 0xe1),
+            awaiting: Color::Rgb(0xf3, 0xfb, 0xa0),
+            error: Color::Rgb(0xff, 0xad, 0xad),
+        },
+        chrome_bg: Color::Rgb(0x28, 0x2a, 0x36),
+        sidebar_focus_bg: Color::Rgb(0x31, 0x33, 0x42),
+        border_focused: Color::Rgb(0xbd, 0x93, 0xf9),
+        border_unfocused: Color::Rgb(0x65, 0x74, 0xa6),
+        focus_accent: Color::Rgb(0xbd, 0x93, 0xf9),
+        group_row: Color::Rgb(0xbf, 0xc3, 0xd9),
+        mode_normal_bg: Color::Rgb(0xbd, 0x93, 0xf9),
+        mode_normal_fg: Color::Rgb(0x28, 0x2a, 0x36),
+        mode_insert_bg: Color::Rgb(0xf1, 0xfa, 0x8c),
+        mode_insert_fg: Color::Rgb(0x28, 0x2a, 0x36),
+        error_text: Color::Rgb(0xff, 0x59, 0x59),
+    };
+
+    /// Ice Cyan — signal-cyan accent on the graphite slate base.
+    pub const ICE_CYAN: Palette = Palette {
+        card: Surface {
+            bg: Color::Rgb(0x1c, 0x20, 0x25),
+            fg: Color::Rgb(0xe4, 0xe8, 0xed),
+            muted: Color::Rgb(0xaf, 0xb5, 0xbc),
+            dim: Color::Rgb(0x84, 0x8a, 0x91),
+            active: Color::Rgb(0x72, 0xd6, 0x87),
+            idle: Color::Rgb(0xaf, 0xb5, 0xbc),
+            awaiting: Color::Rgb(0xf2, 0xc9, 0x5c),
+            error: Color::Rgb(0xff, 0x82, 0x7a),
+        },
+        selection: Surface {
+            bg: Color::Rgb(0x24, 0x4d, 0x59),
+            fg: Color::Rgb(0xee, 0xf2, 0xf7),
+            muted: Color::Rgb(0xcd, 0xd1, 0xd7),
+            dim: Color::Rgb(0xa4, 0xa8, 0xae),
+            active: Color::Rgb(0x9a, 0xf0, 0xa6),
+            idle: Color::Rgb(0xd3, 0xd8, 0xde),
+            awaiting: Color::Rgb(0xf6, 0xd9, 0x78),
+            error: Color::Rgb(0xff, 0xa8, 0xa3),
+        },
+        chrome_bg: Color::Rgb(0x1c, 0x20, 0x25),
+        sidebar_focus_bg: Color::Rgb(0x26, 0x2a, 0x30),
+        border_focused: Color::Rgb(0x61, 0xe3, 0xf1),
+        border_unfocused: Color::Rgb(0x70, 0x75, 0x7b),
+        focus_accent: Color::Rgb(0x61, 0xe3, 0xf1),
+        group_row: Color::Rgb(0xb8, 0xbe, 0xc6),
+        mode_normal_bg: Color::Rgb(0x61, 0xe3, 0xf1),
+        mode_normal_fg: Color::Rgb(0x0f, 0x22, 0x2b),
+        mode_insert_bg: Color::Rgb(0xf2, 0xc9, 0x5c),
+        mode_insert_fg: Color::Rgb(0x1c, 0x20, 0x25),
+        error_text: Color::Rgb(0xff, 0x82, 0x7a),
+    };
+
+    /// Periwinkle — indigo-tinted base with a soft blue-violet accent.
+    pub const PERIWINKLE: Palette = Palette {
+        card: Surface {
+            bg: Color::Rgb(0x1d, 0x1e, 0x29),
+            fg: Color::Rgb(0xe5, 0xe7, 0xf1),
+            muted: Color::Rgb(0xb1, 0xb3, 0xc2),
+            dim: Color::Rgb(0x86, 0x88, 0x96),
+            active: Color::Rgb(0x72, 0xd6, 0x87),
+            idle: Color::Rgb(0xb1, 0xb3, 0xc2),
+            awaiting: Color::Rgb(0xf2, 0xc9, 0x5c),
+            error: Color::Rgb(0xff, 0x82, 0x7a),
+        },
+        selection: Surface {
+            bg: Color::Rgb(0x3b, 0x43, 0x6c),
+            fg: Color::Rgb(0xef, 0xf1, 0xfb),
+            muted: Color::Rgb(0xce, 0xd0, 0xdc),
+            dim: Color::Rgb(0xa5, 0xa7, 0xb2),
+            active: Color::Rgb(0x9a, 0xf0, 0xa6),
+            idle: Color::Rgb(0xd4, 0xd7, 0xe3),
+            awaiting: Color::Rgb(0xf6, 0xd9, 0x78),
+            error: Color::Rgb(0xff, 0xa8, 0xa3),
+        },
+        chrome_bg: Color::Rgb(0x1d, 0x1e, 0x29),
+        sidebar_focus_bg: Color::Rgb(0x27, 0x29, 0x35),
+        border_focused: Color::Rgb(0x97, 0xa7, 0xfd),
+        border_unfocused: Color::Rgb(0x71, 0x74, 0x80),
+        focus_accent: Color::Rgb(0x97, 0xa7, 0xfd),
+        group_row: Color::Rgb(0xba, 0xbd, 0xcc),
+        mode_normal_bg: Color::Rgb(0x97, 0xa7, 0xfd),
+        mode_normal_fg: Color::Rgb(0x12, 0x14, 0x28),
+        mode_insert_bg: Color::Rgb(0xf2, 0xc9, 0x5c),
+        mode_insert_fg: Color::Rgb(0x1d, 0x1e, 0x29),
+        error_text: Color::Rgb(0xff, 0x82, 0x7a),
+    };
+
+    /// Amber Phosphor — CRT amber on warm graphite. The awaiting colour
+    /// shifts orange so it stays distinct from the amber accent.
+    pub const AMBER_PHOSPHOR: Palette = Palette {
+        card: Surface {
+            bg: Color::Rgb(0x22, 0x1f, 0x1a),
+            fg: Color::Rgb(0xec, 0xe7, 0xe1),
+            muted: Color::Rgb(0xba, 0xb3, 0xaa),
+            dim: Color::Rgb(0x8f, 0x88, 0x7f),
+            active: Color::Rgb(0x72, 0xd6, 0x87),
+            idle: Color::Rgb(0xba, 0xb3, 0xaa),
+            awaiting: Color::Rgb(0xff, 0x9b, 0x50),
+            error: Color::Rgb(0xff, 0x82, 0x7a),
+        },
+        selection: Surface {
+            bg: Color::Rgb(0x55, 0x43, 0x26),
+            fg: Color::Rgb(0xf6, 0xf1, 0xeb),
+            muted: Color::Rgb(0xd6, 0xd0, 0xc9),
+            dim: Color::Rgb(0xad, 0xa7, 0xa0),
+            active: Color::Rgb(0x9a, 0xf0, 0xa6),
+            idle: Color::Rgb(0xdd, 0xd6, 0xcf),
+            awaiting: Color::Rgb(0xff, 0xb9, 0x72),
+            error: Color::Rgb(0xff, 0xa8, 0xa3),
+        },
+        chrome_bg: Color::Rgb(0x22, 0x1f, 0x1a),
+        sidebar_focus_bg: Color::Rgb(0x2d, 0x29, 0x25),
+        border_focused: Color::Rgb(0xf9, 0xbb, 0x51),
+        border_unfocused: Color::Rgb(0x7a, 0x73, 0x6c),
+        focus_accent: Color::Rgb(0xf9, 0xbb, 0x51),
+        group_row: Color::Rgb(0xc4, 0xbc, 0xb3),
+        mode_normal_bg: Color::Rgb(0xf9, 0xbb, 0x51),
+        mode_normal_fg: Color::Rgb(0x2f, 0x1e, 0x01),
+        mode_insert_bg: Color::Rgb(0xff, 0x9b, 0x50),
+        mode_insert_fg: Color::Rgb(0x22, 0x1f, 0x1a),
+        error_text: Color::Rgb(0xff, 0x82, 0x7a),
+    };
+
+    /// Ember — warm orange-red accent on a cleaner warm neutral.
+    pub const EMBER: Palette = Palette {
+        card: Surface {
+            bg: Color::Rgb(0x23, 0x1e, 0x1b),
+            fg: Color::Rgb(0xed, 0xe6, 0xe3),
+            muted: Color::Rgb(0xbc, 0xb2, 0xad),
+            dim: Color::Rgb(0x90, 0x87, 0x82),
+            active: Color::Rgb(0x72, 0xd6, 0x87),
+            idle: Color::Rgb(0xbc, 0xb2, 0xad),
+            awaiting: Color::Rgb(0xf2, 0xc9, 0x5c),
+            error: Color::Rgb(0xff, 0x82, 0x7a),
+        },
+        selection: Surface {
+            bg: Color::Rgb(0x5d, 0x3e, 0x30),
+            fg: Color::Rgb(0xf7, 0xf0, 0xed),
+            muted: Color::Rgb(0xd7, 0xcf, 0xcb),
+            dim: Color::Rgb(0xae, 0xa6, 0xa2),
+            active: Color::Rgb(0x9a, 0xf0, 0xa6),
+            idle: Color::Rgb(0xde, 0xd5, 0xd1),
+            awaiting: Color::Rgb(0xf6, 0xd9, 0x78),
+            error: Color::Rgb(0xff, 0xa8, 0xa3),
+        },
+        chrome_bg: Color::Rgb(0x23, 0x1e, 0x1b),
+        sidebar_focus_bg: Color::Rgb(0x2e, 0x29, 0x26),
+        border_focused: Color::Rgb(0xf7, 0x89, 0x55),
+        border_unfocused: Color::Rgb(0x7b, 0x72, 0x6e),
+        focus_accent: Color::Rgb(0xf7, 0x89, 0x55),
+        group_row: Color::Rgb(0xc6, 0xbb, 0xb6),
+        mode_normal_bg: Color::Rgb(0xf7, 0x89, 0x55),
+        mode_normal_fg: Color::Rgb(0x2a, 0x14, 0x0a),
+        mode_insert_bg: Color::Rgb(0xf2, 0xc9, 0x5c),
+        mode_insert_fg: Color::Rgb(0x23, 0x1e, 0x1b),
+        error_text: Color::Rgb(0xff, 0x82, 0x7a),
+    };
+
+    /// Orchid — muted violet accent on a faintly violet base.
+    pub const ORCHID: Palette = Palette {
+        card: Surface {
+            bg: Color::Rgb(0x21, 0x1e, 0x25),
+            fg: Color::Rgb(0xe9, 0xe6, 0xee),
+            muted: Color::Rgb(0xb6, 0xb2, 0xbd),
+            dim: Color::Rgb(0x8b, 0x87, 0x91),
+            active: Color::Rgb(0x72, 0xd6, 0x87),
+            idle: Color::Rgb(0xb6, 0xb2, 0xbd),
+            awaiting: Color::Rgb(0xf2, 0xc9, 0x5c),
+            error: Color::Rgb(0xff, 0x82, 0x7a),
+        },
+        selection: Surface {
+            bg: Color::Rgb(0x51, 0x3c, 0x63),
+            fg: Color::Rgb(0xf3, 0xf0, 0xf8),
+            muted: Color::Rgb(0xd3, 0xcf, 0xd8),
+            dim: Color::Rgb(0xa9, 0xa6, 0xaf),
+            active: Color::Rgb(0x9a, 0xf0, 0xa6),
+            idle: Color::Rgb(0xd9, 0xd5, 0xdf),
+            awaiting: Color::Rgb(0xf6, 0xd9, 0x78),
+            error: Color::Rgb(0xff, 0xa8, 0xa3),
+        },
+        chrome_bg: Color::Rgb(0x21, 0x1e, 0x25),
+        sidebar_focus_bg: Color::Rgb(0x2c, 0x28, 0x30),
+        border_focused: Color::Rgb(0xd1, 0x9f, 0xf5),
+        border_unfocused: Color::Rgb(0x76, 0x72, 0x7c),
+        focus_accent: Color::Rgb(0xd1, 0x9f, 0xf5),
+        group_row: Color::Rgb(0xc0, 0xbb, 0xc7),
+        mode_normal_bg: Color::Rgb(0xd1, 0x9f, 0xf5),
+        mode_normal_fg: Color::Rgb(0x22, 0x13, 0x2c),
+        mode_insert_bg: Color::Rgb(0xf2, 0xc9, 0x5c),
+        mode_insert_fg: Color::Rgb(0x21, 0x1e, 0x25),
+        error_text: Color::Rgb(0xff, 0x82, 0x7a),
+    };
+
+    /// The default preset, retained as a named compatibility constant.
+    pub const DEFAULT: Palette = Self::DARK;
+
+    /// All preset names and their complete palettes.
+    pub fn presets() -> [(&'static str, Palette); 17] {
+        [
+            ("dark", Self::DARK),
+            ("light", Self::LIGHT),
+            ("ice-cyan", Self::ICE_CYAN),
+            ("periwinkle", Self::PERIWINKLE),
+            ("amber-phosphor", Self::AMBER_PHOSPHOR),
+            ("ember", Self::EMBER),
+            ("orchid", Self::ORCHID),
+            ("ansi", Self::ANSI),
+            ("solarized-dark", Self::SOLARIZED_DARK),
+            ("solarized-light", Self::SOLARIZED_LIGHT),
+            ("catppuccin", Self::CATPPUCCIN),
+            ("github-dark", Self::GITHUB_DARK),
+            ("github-light", Self::GITHUB_LIGHT),
+            ("tokyo-night", Self::TOKYO_NIGHT),
+            ("gruvbox", Self::GRUVBOX),
+            ("nord", Self::NORD),
+            ("dracula", Self::DRACULA),
+        ]
+    }
+
+    /// Resolve a config name to a palette.
+    pub fn named(name: &str) -> Option<Palette> {
+        Self::presets()
+            .into_iter()
+            .find(|(n, _)| *n == name)
+            .map(|(_, p)| p)
+    }
+
+    /// Every role, including the backgrounds it is painted against.
+    pub fn roles(&self) -> [(&'static str, Color); 27] {
+        [
+            ("card.bg", self.card.bg),
+            ("card.fg", self.card.fg),
+            ("card.muted", self.card.muted),
+            ("card.dim", self.card.dim),
+            ("card.active", self.card.active),
+            ("card.idle", self.card.idle),
+            ("card.awaiting", self.card.awaiting),
+            ("card.error", self.card.error),
+            ("selection.bg", self.selection.bg),
+            ("selection.fg", self.selection.fg),
+            ("selection.muted", self.selection.muted),
+            ("selection.dim", self.selection.dim),
+            ("selection.active", self.selection.active),
+            ("selection.idle", self.selection.idle),
+            ("selection.awaiting", self.selection.awaiting),
+            ("selection.error", self.selection.error),
+            ("chrome_bg", self.chrome_bg),
+            ("sidebar_focus_bg", self.sidebar_focus_bg),
+            ("border_focused", self.border_focused),
+            ("border_unfocused", self.border_unfocused),
+            ("focus_accent", self.focus_accent),
+            ("group_row", self.group_row),
+            ("mode_normal_bg", self.mode_normal_bg),
+            ("mode_normal_fg", self.mode_normal_fg),
+            ("mode_insert_bg", self.mode_insert_bg),
+            ("mode_insert_fg", self.mode_insert_fg),
+            ("error_text", self.error_text),
+        ]
+    }
+
     /// The surface a card sits on: the selection surface when it is the
     /// highlighted card, the card surface otherwise.
     pub fn surface(&self, selected: bool) -> &Surface {
@@ -172,15 +816,18 @@ impl Palette {
     /// Border style for a panel, by whether it holds focus.
     pub fn border_style(&self, focused: bool) -> Style {
         if focused {
-            Style::default().fg(self.border_focused)
+            Style::default().bg(self.chrome_bg).fg(self.border_focused)
         } else {
-            Style::default().fg(self.border_unfocused)
+            Style::default()
+                .bg(self.chrome_bg)
+                .fg(self.border_unfocused)
         }
     }
 
     /// Style for a sidebar group heading.
     pub fn group_row_style(&self) -> Style {
         Style::default()
+            .bg(self.chrome_bg)
             .fg(self.group_row)
             .add_modifier(Modifier::BOLD)
     }
@@ -200,7 +847,7 @@ impl Palette {
 
     /// Style for error text outside a card.
     pub fn error_style(&self) -> Style {
-        Style::default().fg(self.error_text)
+        Style::default().bg(self.chrome_bg).fg(self.error_text)
     }
 }
 
@@ -210,9 +857,20 @@ impl Default for Palette {
     }
 }
 
-/// The palette in force. Config-driven preset selection lands here.
+fn active_slot() -> &'static std::sync::RwLock<Palette> {
+    static ACTIVE: std::sync::OnceLock<std::sync::RwLock<Palette>> = std::sync::OnceLock::new();
+    ACTIVE.get_or_init(|| std::sync::RwLock::new(Palette::DEFAULT))
+}
+
+/// Set the palette used by the running TUI.
+pub(crate) fn set_active(palette: Palette) {
+    *active_slot().write().expect("active palette lock poisoned") = palette;
+}
+
+/// The palette in force. Config-driven preset selection lands here at TUI
+/// startup, before the first frame is drawn.
 pub fn active() -> Palette {
-    Palette::DEFAULT
+    *active_slot().read().expect("active palette lock poisoned")
 }
 
 /// WCAG relative luminance of an RGB role. Non-RGB colours have no fixed
@@ -252,34 +910,53 @@ mod tests {
         ActivityState::Error,
     ];
 
+    /// Every preset except `ansi`, whose colours the terminal owns and which
+    /// therefore has no fixed luminance to assert against.
+    fn rgb_presets() -> impl Iterator<Item = (&'static str, Palette)> {
+        Palette::presets()
+            .into_iter()
+            .filter(|(_, p)| relative_luminance(p.card.bg).is_some())
+    }
+
     /// Text roles clear WCAG AA (4.5:1) against their own surface; `dim` is
     /// decoration and only has to clear the 3:1 non-text threshold.
     #[test]
     fn every_role_is_legible_on_its_own_surface() {
-        let p = active();
-        for (name, surface) in [("card", &p.card), ("selection", &p.selection)] {
-            for (role, color) in surface.roles() {
-                let ratio = contrast_ratio(surface.bg, color)
-                    .unwrap_or_else(|| panic!("{name}.{role} must be an RGB value"));
-                let floor = if role == "dim" { 3.0 } else { 4.5 };
-                assert!(
-                    ratio >= floor,
-                    "{name}.{role} contrast {ratio:.2} is below {floor}"
-                );
+        for (preset, p) in rgb_presets() {
+            for (surface_name, surface) in [("card", &p.card), ("selection", &p.selection)] {
+                for (role, color) in surface.roles() {
+                    let ratio = contrast_ratio(surface.bg, color)
+                        .unwrap_or_else(|| panic!("{preset}.{surface_name}.{role} must be RGB"));
+                    let floor = if role == "dim" { 3.0 } else { 4.5 };
+                    assert!(
+                        ratio >= floor,
+                        "{preset}.{surface_name}.{role} contrast {ratio:.2} is below {floor}"
+                    );
+                }
             }
         }
     }
 
+    #[test]
+    fn every_preset_supplies_every_role() {
+        for (name, p) in Palette::presets() {
+            assert_eq!(p.roles().len(), 27, "{name} role set is incomplete");
+            assert_eq!(Palette::named(name), Some(p));
+        }
+        assert_eq!(Palette::named("unknown"), None);
+    }
+
     /// The selection background exists to be seen as a different surface, not
     /// merely a slightly different shade of the card.
     #[test]
     fn selection_background_is_distinguishable_from_the_card_background() {
-        let p = active();
-        let ratio = contrast_ratio(p.card.bg, p.selection.bg).unwrap();
-        assert!(
-            ratio >= 1.6,
-            "card and selection backgrounds differ by only {ratio:.2}"
-        );
+        for (name, p) in rgb_presets() {
+            let ratio = contrast_ratio(p.card.bg, p.selection.bg).unwrap();
+            assert!(
+                ratio >= 1.6,
+                "{name} card and selection backgrounds differ by only {ratio:.2}"
+            );
+        }
     }
 
     /// The bug this palette fixes: a state colour chosen for the dark card
@@ -287,43 +964,64 @@ mod tests {
     /// selection surface carries its own — distinct — state colours.
     #[test]
     fn selection_state_colours_are_not_the_card_state_colours() {
-        let p = active();
-        for state in STATES {
-            assert_ne!(
-                p.card.activity(state),
-                p.selection.activity(state),
-                "{state:?} must have a selection-specific colour"
-            );
+        for (name, p) in Palette::presets() {
+            for state in STATES {
+                assert_ne!(
+                    p.card.activity(state),
+                    p.selection.activity(state),
+                    "{name} {state:?} must have a selection-specific colour"
+                );
+            }
         }
     }
 
     /// Other panels' roles are RGB too, so a preset swap moves all of them.
+    /// Foregrounds are checked against the chrome background they are
+    /// actually painted on; they must never rely on the terminal default.
     #[test]
     fn chrome_roles_are_rgb_values() {
-        let p = active();
-        for (name, color) in [
-            ("border_focused", p.border_focused),
-            ("border_unfocused", p.border_unfocused),
-            ("focus_accent", p.focus_accent),
-            ("group_row", p.group_row),
-            ("mode_normal_bg", p.mode_normal_bg),
-            ("mode_normal_fg", p.mode_normal_fg),
-            ("mode_insert_bg", p.mode_insert_bg),
-            ("mode_insert_fg", p.mode_insert_fg),
-            ("error_text", p.error_text),
-        ] {
-            assert!(
-                relative_luminance(color).is_some(),
-                "{name} must be an RGB value"
-            );
-        }
-        // The mode indicator paints fg on bg; both pairs must stay readable.
-        for (name, fg, bg) in [
-            ("normal", p.mode_normal_fg, p.mode_normal_bg),
-            ("insert", p.mode_insert_fg, p.mode_insert_bg),
-        ] {
-            let ratio = contrast_ratio(fg, bg).unwrap();
-            assert!(ratio >= 4.5, "mode {name} contrast {ratio:.2} is below 4.5");
+        for (preset, p) in rgb_presets() {
+            for (name, color) in p.roles().into_iter().skip(16) {
+                assert!(
+                    relative_luminance(color).is_some(),
+                    "{preset}.{name} must be an RGB value"
+                );
+            }
+            // The mode indicator paints fg on bg; both pairs must stay readable.
+            for (name, fg, bg) in [
+                ("normal", p.mode_normal_fg, p.mode_normal_bg),
+                ("insert", p.mode_insert_fg, p.mode_insert_bg),
+            ] {
+                let ratio = contrast_ratio(fg, bg).unwrap();
+                assert!(
+                    ratio >= 4.5,
+                    "{preset} mode {name} contrast {ratio:.2} is below 4.5"
+                );
+            }
+            for (name, fg, floor) in [
+                ("border_focused", p.border_focused, 3.0),
+                ("border_unfocused", p.border_unfocused, 3.0),
+                ("focus_accent", p.focus_accent, 3.0),
+                ("group_row", p.group_row, 4.5),
+                ("error_text", p.error_text, 4.5),
+            ] {
+                let ratio = contrast_ratio(fg, p.chrome_bg).unwrap();
+                assert!(
+                    ratio >= floor,
+                    "{preset}.{name} contrast {ratio:.2} is below {floor} on chrome_bg"
+                );
+            }
+            for (name, fg) in [
+                ("card.fg", p.card.fg),
+                ("card.muted", p.card.muted),
+                ("group_row", p.group_row),
+            ] {
+                let ratio = contrast_ratio(fg, p.sidebar_focus_bg).unwrap();
+                assert!(
+                    ratio >= 4.5,
+                    "{preset}.{name} contrast {ratio:.2} is below 4.5 on sidebar_focus_bg"
+                );
+            }
         }
     }
 

crates/maestro-tui/src/pane.rs

@@ -74,7 +74,7 @@ impl Pane {
 
         // Place the terminal cursor at vt100's cursor position when we own
         // focus and the cursor is on-screen. Terminals blink it on their own.
-        if self.focused && !screen.hide_cursor() {
+        if self.focused && screen.scrollback() == 0 && !screen.hide_cursor() {
             let (cr, cc) = screen.cursor_position();
             if cr < rows && cc < cols {
                 f.set_cursor_position((area.x + cc, area.y + cr));

crates/maestro-tui/src/projects.rs

@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-//! Pure helpers behind the draft pane's project picker (#64): staleness,
+//! Pure helpers behind the spawn form's project picker (#64): staleness,
 //! recency ordering, worktree grouping, and free-text filtering. Mirrors
 //! `web/src/projectList.ts` so both clients order and dim identically — the
 //! daemon reports the timestamps; what "stale" means is a client decision

crates/maestro-tui/src/render.rs

@@ -1,29 +1,30 @@
-//! Top-level draw orchestration. Composes sidebar / tab bar / pane / overlays
+//! Top-level draw orchestration. Composes sidebar / pane / overlays
 //! into one frame, and returns a [`RegionMap`] that the input router uses to
 //! hit-test mouse clicks.
 
 use ratatui::layout::{Constraint, Direction, Layout, Rect};
-use ratatui::style::Style;
+use ratatui::style::{Modifier, Style};
 use ratatui::text::Span;
-use ratatui::widgets::{Block, Borders, Paragraph};
+use ratatui::widgets::Paragraph;
 use ratatui::Frame;
 
+use maestro_protocol::ActivityState;
+
+use crate::daemon_link::{format_release, LinkState, LinkStatus};
 use crate::input::Region;
 use crate::keymap::Mode;
-use crate::overlays::{HelpOverlay, KillConfirm, Toast};
+use crate::overlays::{HelpOverlay, KillConfirm, RenamePrompt, RestartOverlay, SpawnModal, Toast};
 use crate::palette;
 use crate::pane::Pane;
 use crate::sidebar::Sidebar;
-use crate::state::{AppState, Focus, OverlayKind};
-use crate::tabs::TabBar;
-use crate::worktrees::{ReclaimConfirm, WorktreesView};
+use crate::state::{AppState, Focus, OverlayKind, SidebarItem};
 
 /// Tagged regions for mouse hit-testing. The input router resolves a mouse
 /// coordinate to one of these via [`RegionMap::region_at`].
 #[derive(Debug, Default, Clone)]
 pub struct RegionMap {
     pub sidebar: Option<Rect>,
-    pub tab_bar: Option<Rect>,
+    pub sidebar_items: Vec<SidebarItem>,
     pub pane: Option<Rect>,
     pub modal: Option<Rect>,
 }
@@ -35,11 +36,6 @@ impl RegionMap {
                 return Region::Modal;
             }
         }
-        if let Some(r) = self.tab_bar {
-            if inside(r, col, row) {
-                return Region::Tab;
-            }
-        }
         if let Some(r) = self.sidebar {
             if inside(r, col, row) {
                 return Region::SidebarRow;
@@ -52,6 +48,24 @@ impl RegionMap {
         }
         Region::Unknown
     }
+
+    /// Resolve a mouse row against the rendered sidebar sequence. The title
+    /// occupies one inner row; groups occupy one row and visible cards two.
+    pub fn sidebar_item_at(&self, row: u16) -> Option<SidebarItem> {
+        let area = self.sidebar?;
+        let mut cursor = area.y.saturating_add(1);
+        for item in &self.sidebar_items {
+            let height = match item {
+                SidebarItem::Group(_) => 1,
+                SidebarItem::Session(_) => 2,
+            };
+            if row >= cursor && row < cursor.saturating_add(height) {
+                return Some(item.clone());
+            }
+            cursor = cursor.saturating_add(height);
+        }
+        None
+    }
 }
 
 fn inside(r: Rect, col: u16, row: u16) -> bool {
@@ -63,14 +77,18 @@ fn inside(r: Rect, col: u16, row: u16) -> bool {
 #[derive(Debug)]
 pub struct RenderInputs<'a> {
     pub sidebar: &'a Sidebar,
-    pub tab_bar: &'a TabBar,
+    pub home_dir: &'a str,
+    pub pane_title: &'a str,
     pub pane: Option<&'a Pane>,
-    /// Inline spawn form when the active tab's pane is a draft (issue #63).
+    /// The spawn form behind [`OverlayKind::Spawn`], when one is up.
     pub draft: Option<&'a crate::draft::DraftPane>,
     pub state: &'a AppState,
     pub help: &'a HelpOverlay,
-    /// Retained-worktree entries for the worktrees view (#85).
-    pub worktrees: Option<&'a WorktreesView>,
+    /// Edit buffer behind the rename prompt (#125).
+    pub rename_input: &'a crate::text_input::TextInput,
+    /// Liveness + release of the daemon, for the status bar's indicator and the
+    /// restart overlay (`docs/RESTART.md`).
+    pub link: &'a crate::daemon_link::LinkStatus,
 }
 
 /// Draw one frame. Returns the `RegionMap` the input router will consult for
@@ -102,50 +120,49 @@ pub fn draw(f: &mut Frame, inputs: RenderInputs<'_>) -> RegionMap {
     let right = cols[1];
 
     if inputs.state.sidebar_visible {
-        inputs
-            .sidebar
-            .render_with_focus(f, sidebar_area, inputs.state.focus == Focus::Sidebar);
+        inputs.sidebar.render_with_focus_and_collapsed_home(
+            f,
+            sidebar_area,
+            inputs.state.focus == Focus::Sidebar,
+            &inputs.state.collapsed_sidebar_groups,
+            inputs.home_dir,
+        );
         map.sidebar = Some(sidebar_area);
+        map.sidebar_items = inputs
+            .sidebar
+            .rendered_items_with_collapsed(&inputs.state.collapsed_sidebar_groups);
     }
 
-    // 1-row tab bar + 1-row horizontal rule (doubles as the pane's focus
-    // indicator) + flex pane area below. Saves the 4 rows the old
-    // `Length(3) + Borders::ALL` layout was eating before any content showed.
     let rows = Layout::default()
         .direction(Direction::Vertical)
-        .constraints([
-            Constraint::Length(1),
-            Constraint::Length(1),
-            Constraint::Min(0),
-        ])
+        .constraints([Constraint::Length(1), Constraint::Min(0)])
         .split(right);
-    let tab_area = rows[0];
-    let separator_area = rows[1];
-    let pane_area = rows[2];
-
-    inputs.tab_bar.render(f, tab_area);
-    map.tab_bar = Some(tab_area);
+    let title_area = rows[0];
+    let pane_area = rows[1];
 
     let pane_focused = inputs.state.focus == Focus::Pane;
-    f.render_widget(
-        Block::default()
-            .borders(Borders::TOP)
-            .border_style(focus_style(pane_focused)),
-        separator_area,
-    );
+    render_title_bar(f, title_area, inputs.pane_title, pane_focused);
     if let Some(p) = inputs.pane {
         p.render(f, pane_area);
     }
-    if let Some(d) = inputs.draft {
-        d.render(f, pane_area, pane_focused);
-    }
+    // `RegionMap::pane` is also the PTY resize source. The title bar is
+    // chrome; every remaining cell belongs to the emulator.
     map.pane = Some(pane_area);
 
     // Status bar — always visible, never eclipsed by overlays so the user can
     // always see the current mode + key hints.
-    render_status_bar(f, status_area, inputs.state);
+    render_status_bar(f, status_area, inputs.state, inputs.link);
 
     match inputs.state.overlay() {
+        Some(OverlayKind::Spawn) => {
+            if let Some(d) = inputs.draft {
+                let (area, inner) = SpawnModal.render(f, area);
+                // The modal owns the keyboard while it is up, so the form
+                // always draws focused.
+                d.render(f, inner, true);
+                map.modal = Some(area);
+            }
+        }
         Some(OverlayKind::KillConfirm(id)) => {
             // #83: surface what the watcher last saw in the worktree, in
             // InTheWay's own words, before the operator commits to the kill.
@@ -164,24 +181,25 @@ pub fn draw(f: &mut Frame, inputs: RenderInputs<'_>) -> RegionMap {
             kc.render(f, area);
             map.modal = Some(area);
         }
-        Some(OverlayKind::Help) => {
-            inputs.help.render(f, area);
+        Some(OverlayKind::Rename(id)) => {
+            let current = inputs
+                .sidebar
+                .sessions
+                .iter()
+                .find(|s| &s.id == id)
+                .map(crate::sidebar::name_for)
+                .unwrap_or_else(|| id.to_string());
+            let prompt = RenamePrompt {
+                current: &current,
+                input: inputs.rename_input,
+            };
+            if let Some((x, y)) = prompt.render(f, area) {
+                f.set_cursor_position((x, y));
+            }
             map.modal = Some(area);
         }
-        Some(OverlayKind::Worktrees) => {
-            if let Some(view) = inputs.worktrees {
-                view.render(f, area);
-                map.modal = Some(area);
-            }
-        }
-        Some(OverlayKind::ReclaimConfirm {
-            branch, blockers, ..
-        }) => {
-            let rc = ReclaimConfirm {
-                branch: branch.clone(),
-                blockers: blockers.clone(),
-            };
-            rc.render(f, area);
+        Some(OverlayKind::Help) => {
+            inputs.help.render(f, area);
             map.modal = Some(area);
         }
         Some(OverlayKind::Toast(text)) => {
@@ -191,19 +209,49 @@ pub fn draw(f: &mut Frame, inputs: RenderInputs<'_>) -> RegionMap {
         None => {}
     }
 
+    // Last, so it covers whatever else is up: while the daemon is gone none of
+    // it can act (`docs/RESTART.md`).
+    if inputs.link.state == LinkState::Down {
+        RestartOverlay {
+            attempts: inputs.link.attempts,
+            release: inputs
+                .link
+                .build
+                .as_ref()
+                .map(format_release)
+                .unwrap_or_else(|| "unknown release".to_string()),
+        }
+        .render(f, area);
+        map.modal = Some(area);
+    }
+
     map
 }
 
-/// Border style for a panel based on whether it currently has focus. Both
-/// forms are palette roles (`border_focused` / `border_unfocused`).
-fn focus_style(focused: bool) -> Style {
-    palette::active().border_style(focused)
+fn render_title_bar(f: &mut Frame, area: Rect, title: &str, focused: bool) {
+    let palette = palette::active();
+    let style = if focused {
+        palette.mode_style(false)
+    } else {
+        palette.card.text_style()
+    }
+    .add_modifier(Modifier::BOLD);
+    f.render_widget(Paragraph::new(format!(" {title}")).style(style), area);
 }
 
 /// Render the always-visible status bar at the bottom of the frame. Surfaces
 /// mode + focused panel + the most useful key hints so the user is never
 /// guessing what state they're in.
-fn render_status_bar(f: &mut Frame, area: Rect, state: &AppState) {
+fn render_status_bar(f: &mut Frame, area: Rect, state: &AppState, link: &LinkStatus) {
+    // The daemon indicator is pinned right and sized to its own text, so a
+    // narrow terminal truncates the key hints rather than the release.
+    let label = link_label(link);
+    let indicator_w = (label.chars().count() as u16).saturating_add(3);
+    let cols = Layout::default()
+        .direction(Direction::Horizontal)
+        .constraints([Constraint::Min(0), Constraint::Length(indicator_w)])
+        .split(area);
+
     let mode_label = match state.mode {
         Mode::Normal => "[NORMAL]",
         Mode::Insert => "[INSERT]",
@@ -213,15 +261,50 @@ fn render_status_bar(f: &mut Frame, area: Rect, state: &AppState) {
         Focus::Pane => "pane",
     };
     let hint = match state.mode {
-        Mode::Normal => "j/k: nav  •  enter: attach  •  s: new draft  •  ?: help  •  ^Wq: quit",
-        Mode::Insert => "^a: back to normal",
+        Mode::Normal => "j/k: nav  •  enter: attach  •  s: spawn  •  ?: help  •  ^Wq: quit",
+        Mode::Insert => "^a: return to sidebar",
     };
     let mode_style = palette::active().mode_style(state.mode == Mode::Insert);
     let line = ratatui::text::Line::from(vec![
         Span::styled(format!(" {mode_label} "), mode_style),
         Span::raw(format!("  {focus_label}  •  {hint}")),
     ]);
-    f.render_widget(Paragraph::new(line), area);
+    f.render_widget(Paragraph::new(line), cols[0]);
+
+    let indicator = ratatui::text::Line::from(vec![
+        Span::styled(" ●", Style::default().fg(link_colour(link.state))),
+        Span::raw(format!(" {label} ")),
+    ]);
+    f.render_widget(Paragraph::new(indicator), cols[1]);
+}
+
+/// The status dot's colour: the same three the sidebar cards use for session
+/// activity, so "green is fine, red is broken" reads the same everywhere.
+fn link_colour(state: LinkState) -> ratatui::style::Color {
+    let card = palette::active().card;
+    match state {
+        LinkState::Online => card.activity(ActivityState::Active),
+        LinkState::Connecting | LinkState::Reconnecting => {
+            card.activity(ActivityState::AwaitingInput)
+        }
+        LinkState::Down => card.activity(ActivityState::Error),
+    }
+}
+
+/// What sits next to the dot. The browser shows the release on hover; a
+/// terminal has no hover, so it is always on the line — replaced by the state
+/// while the daemon is not answering, which is the more urgent fact.
+fn link_label(link: &LinkStatus) -> String {
+    match link.state {
+        LinkState::Connecting => "connecting…".to_string(),
+        LinkState::Reconnecting => "reconnecting…".to_string(),
+        LinkState::Down => "daemon unreachable".to_string(),
+        LinkState::Online => match (&link.upgraded_to, &link.build) {
+            (Some(build), _) => format!("updated: {} (restart tui)", format_release(build)),
+            (None, Some(build)) => format_release(build),
+            (None, None) => "unknown release".to_string(),
+        },
+    }
 }
 
 #[cfg(test)]
@@ -229,6 +312,16 @@ mod tests {
     use super::*;
     use crate::input::Region;
 
+    /// A link that answered — the normal case every other render test assumes.
+    fn online_link() -> LinkStatus {
+        LinkStatus {
+            state: LinkState::Online,
+            build: None,
+            attempts: 0,
+            upgraded_to: None,
+        }
+    }
+
     #[test]
     fn region_map_resolves_known_areas() {
         let map = RegionMap {
@@ -238,22 +331,16 @@ mod tests {
                 width: 10,
                 height: 20,
             }),
-            tab_bar: Some(Rect {
+            sidebar_items: Vec::new(),
+            pane: Some(Rect {
                 x: 10,
                 y: 0,
                 width: 30,
-                height: 3,
-            }),
-            pane: Some(Rect {
-                x: 10,
-                y: 3,
-                width: 30,
-                height: 17,
+                height: 20,
             }),
             modal: None,
         };
         assert_eq!(map.region_at(5, 5), Region::SidebarRow);
-        assert_eq!(map.region_at(15, 1), Region::Tab);
         assert_eq!(map.region_at(15, 5), Region::Pane);
         assert_eq!(map.region_at(50, 50), Region::Unknown);
     }
@@ -267,17 +354,12 @@ mod tests {
                 width: 10,
                 height: 20,
             }),
-            tab_bar: Some(Rect {
+            sidebar_items: Vec::new(),
+            pane: Some(Rect {
                 x: 10,
                 y: 0,
                 width: 30,
-                height: 3,
-            }),
-            pane: Some(Rect {
-                x: 10,
-                y: 3,
-                width: 30,
-                height: 17,
+                height: 20,
             }),
             modal: Some(Rect {
                 x: 5,
@@ -291,41 +373,63 @@ mod tests {
         assert_eq!(map.region_at(3, 12), Region::SidebarRow); // outside modal
     }
 
-    /// Issue #63: an empty pane is a draft — the frame must show the spawn
-    /// form where the terminal would otherwise be.
     #[test]
-    fn a_draft_pane_renders_the_spawn_form_in_its_pane_area() {
+    fn sidebar_mouse_rows_follow_group_and_two_line_card_heights() {
+        use std::path::PathBuf;
+        use uuid::Uuid;
+
+        let group_a = SidebarItem::Group(PathBuf::from("/a"));
+        let card_a = SidebarItem::Session(Uuid::from_u128(1));
+        let group_b = SidebarItem::Group(PathBuf::from("/b"));
+        let card_b = SidebarItem::Session(Uuid::from_u128(2));
+        let map = RegionMap {
+            sidebar: Some(Rect::new(0, 0, 28, 10)),
+            sidebar_items: vec![group_a.clone(), card_a.clone(), group_b.clone(), card_b],
+            ..RegionMap::default()
+        };
+        assert_eq!(map.sidebar_item_at(1), Some(group_a));
+        assert_eq!(map.sidebar_item_at(2), Some(card_a.clone()));
+        assert_eq!(map.sidebar_item_at(3), Some(card_a));
+        assert_eq!(map.sidebar_item_at(4), Some(group_b));
+
+        let collapsed = RegionMap {
+            sidebar: Some(Rect::new(0, 0, 28, 10)),
+            sidebar_items: vec![
+                SidebarItem::Group(PathBuf::from("/a")),
+                SidebarItem::Group(PathBuf::from("/b")),
+                SidebarItem::Session(Uuid::from_u128(2)),
+            ],
+            ..RegionMap::default()
+        };
+        assert_eq!(
+            collapsed.sidebar_item_at(2),
+            Some(SidebarItem::Group(PathBuf::from("/b")))
+        );
+    }
+
+    fn frame_text(link: &LinkStatus) -> String {
         use crate::overlays::HelpOverlay;
-        use crate::state::PaneRef;
         use std::collections::HashSet;
 
-        let mut state = AppState::new();
-        state.open_draft_pane();
-        let draft = match &state.tabs[0].pane {
-            Some(PaneRef::Draft(d)) => d,
-            other => panic!("expected a draft pane, got {other:?}"),
-        };
         let sidebar = Sidebar {
             sessions: Vec::new(),
             highlight: None,
             attached: HashSet::new(),
         };
-        let tab_bar = TabBar {
-            tab_names: vec!["1".into()],
-            active_idx: 0,
-        };
         let help = HelpOverlay { lines: Vec::new() };
+        let state = AppState::new();
         let inputs = RenderInputs {
             sidebar: &sidebar,
-            tab_bar: &tab_bar,
+            home_dir: "",
+            pane_title: "session",
             pane: None,
-            draft: Some(draft),
+            draft: None,
             state: &state,
             help: &help,
-            worktrees: None,
+            rename_input: &crate::text_input::TextInput::default(),
+            link,
         };
-
-        let backend = ratatui::backend::TestBackend::new(80, 24);
+        let backend = ratatui::backend::TestBackend::new(120, 24);
         let mut terminal = ratatui::Terminal::new(backend).unwrap();
         terminal
             .draw(|f| {
@@ -333,6 +437,101 @@ mod tests {
             })
             .unwrap();
         let buf = terminal.backend().buffer().clone();
+        buf.content()
+            .iter()
+            .map(|c| c.symbol())
+            .collect::<Vec<_>>()
+            .join("")
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn the_status_bar_names_the_release_the_daemon_is_running() {
+        let text = frame_text(&LinkStatus {
+            state: LinkState::Online,
+            build: Some(maestro_protocol::BuildInfo {
+                commit: "f89be4a716c7".into(),
+                commit_date: "2026-09-02T14:03:11Z".into(),
+                dirty: false,
+            }),
+            attempts: 0,
+            upgraded_to: None,
+        });
+        assert!(text.contains("f89be4a716c7"), "{text}");
+        assert!(text.contains("2026-09-02"), "{text}");
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn an_unreachable_daemon_covers_the_frame_with_the_restart_overlay() {
+        let up = frame_text(&LinkStatus {
+            state: LinkState::Online,
+            build: None,
+            attempts: 0,
+            upgraded_to: None,
+        });
+        assert!(!up.contains("daemon restarting"));
+
+        let down = frame_text(&LinkStatus {
+            state: LinkState::Down,
+            build: None,
+            attempts: 4,
+            upgraded_to: None,
+        });
+        assert!(down.contains("daemon restarting"), "{down}");
+        assert!(down.contains("(4 attempts)"), "{down}");
+        assert!(down.contains("daemon unreachable"), "{down}");
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn an_upgraded_daemon_tells_the_user_to_restart_the_tui() {
+        let text = frame_text(&LinkStatus {
+            state: LinkState::Online,
+            build: Some(maestro_protocol::BuildInfo::default()),
+            attempts: 0,
+            upgraded_to: Some(maestro_protocol::BuildInfo {
+                commit: "bbb111222333".into(),
+                commit_date: "2026-09-03T09:00:00Z".into(),
+                dirty: false,
+            }),
+        });
+        assert!(text.contains("updated: bbb111222333"), "{text}");
+        assert!(text.contains("restart tui"), "{text}");
+    }
+
+    /// The spawn form is a modal: the frame shows it over whatever the pane
+    /// was displaying, framed by its own border.
+    #[test]
+    fn the_spawn_overlay_renders_the_form_in_a_modal() {
+        use crate::overlays::HelpOverlay;
+        use std::collections::HashSet;
+
+        let mut state = AppState::new();
+        state.open_spawn_modal();
+        let draft = crate::draft::DraftPane::default();
+        let sidebar = Sidebar {
+            sessions: Vec::new(),
+            highlight: None,
+            attached: HashSet::new(),
+        };
+        let help = HelpOverlay { lines: Vec::new() };
+        let inputs = RenderInputs {
+            sidebar: &sidebar,
+            home_dir: "",
+            pane_title: "session",
+            pane: None,
+            draft: Some(&draft),
+            state: &state,
+            help: &help,
+            rename_input: &crate::text_input::TextInput::default(),
+            link: &online_link(),
+        };
+
+        let backend = ratatui::backend::TestBackend::new(80, 24);
+        let mut terminal = ratatui::Terminal::new(backend).unwrap();
+        let mut map = None;
+        terminal.draw(|f| map = Some(draw(f, inputs))).unwrap();
+        // Mouse clicks inside the form must not fall through to the pane.
+        assert!(map.unwrap().modal.is_some());
+        let buf = terminal.backend().buffer().clone();
         let mut out = String::new();
         for y in 0..buf.area.height {
             for x in 0..buf.area.width {
@@ -341,7 +540,7 @@ mod tests {
             out.push('\n');
         }
         for s in [
-            "draft",
+            "new session",
             "cmd:",
             "dir:",
             "name:",
@@ -351,4 +550,91 @@ mod tests {
             assert!(out.contains(s), "missing {s:?}:\n{out}");
         }
     }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn panel_rectangles_are_stable_when_focus_moves() {
+        use crate::overlays::HelpOverlay;
+        use crate::sidebar::Sidebar;
+        use std::collections::HashSet;
+
+        let sidebar = Sidebar {
+            sessions: Vec::new(),
+            highlight: None,
+            attached: HashSet::new(),
+        };
+        let help = HelpOverlay { lines: Vec::new() };
+        let draw_map = |focus| {
+            let mut state = AppState::new();
+            state.focus = focus;
+            let inputs = RenderInputs {
+                sidebar: &sidebar,
+                home_dir: "",
+                pane_title: "session",
+                pane: None,
+                draft: None,
+                state: &state,
+                help: &help,
+                rename_input: &crate::text_input::TextInput::default(),
+                link: &online_link(),
+            };
+            let backend = ratatui::backend::TestBackend::new(80, 24);
+            let mut terminal = ratatui::Terminal::new(backend).unwrap();
+            let mut map = None;
+            terminal.draw(|f| map = Some(draw(f, inputs))).unwrap();
+            map.unwrap()
+        };
+
+        let sidebar_focus = draw_map(Focus::Sidebar);
+        let pane_focus = draw_map(Focus::Pane);
+        assert_eq!(sidebar_focus.sidebar, pane_focus.sidebar);
+        assert_eq!(sidebar_focus.pane, pane_focus.pane);
+        assert_eq!(sidebar_focus.pane, Some(Rect::new(28, 1, 52, 22)));
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn panel_focus_uses_backgrounds_without_borders() {
+        use crate::overlays::HelpOverlay;
+        use crate::sidebar::Sidebar;
+        use std::collections::HashSet;
+
+        let sidebar = Sidebar {
+            sessions: Vec::new(),
+            highlight: None,
+            attached: HashSet::new(),
+        };
+        let help = HelpOverlay { lines: Vec::new() };
+        let render = |focus| {
+            let mut state = AppState::new();
+            state.focus = focus;
+            let inputs = RenderInputs {
+                sidebar: &sidebar,
+                home_dir: "",
+                pane_title: "session",
+                pane: None,
+                draft: None,
+                state: &state,
+                help: &help,
+                rename_input: &crate::text_input::TextInput::default(),
+                link: &online_link(),
+            };
+            let backend = ratatui::backend::TestBackend::new(80, 24);
+            let mut terminal = ratatui::Terminal::new(backend).unwrap();
+            terminal
+                .draw(|f| {
+                    draw(f, inputs);
+                })
+                .unwrap();
+            terminal.backend().buffer().clone()
+        };
+
+        let sidebar_focused = render(Focus::Sidebar);
+        let pane_focused = render(Focus::Pane);
+        let p = palette::active();
+        assert_eq!(sidebar_focused[(0, 0)].style().bg, Some(p.sidebar_focus_bg));
+        assert_eq!(pane_focused[(0, 0)].style().bg, Some(p.chrome_bg));
+        assert_eq!(sidebar_focused[(28, 0)].style().bg, Some(p.card.bg));
+        assert_eq!(pane_focused[(28, 0)].style().bg, Some(p.mode_normal_bg));
+        let title: String = (28..80).map(|x| pane_focused[(x, 0)].symbol()).collect();
+        assert!(title.contains("session"), "missing title: {title:?}");
+    }
 }

crates/maestro-tui/src/session_task.rs

@@ -23,6 +23,10 @@ use maestro_protocol::ClientControl;
 use tokio::sync::mpsc;
 use tokio_tungstenite::tungstenite::Message;
 
+/// Match the browser terminal's retained history without letting long-running
+/// sessions grow the client without bound.
+pub const SCROLLBACK_ROWS: usize = 5_000;
+
 /// Input the dispatcher (or the resize tracker) pushes to a session task.
 #[derive(Debug, Clone)]
 pub enum SessionInput {
@@ -103,7 +107,7 @@ impl SessionTask {
     /// up with `SessionInput::Resize` on every frame whose allocation changes.
     pub fn spawn(ws_url: String, rows: u16, cols: u16) -> SessionHandle {
         let (tx, mut rx) = mpsc::channel::<SessionInput>(64);
-        let parser = Arc::new(Mutex::new(vt100::Parser::new(rows, cols, 0)));
+        let parser = Arc::new(Mutex::new(vt100::Parser::new(rows, cols, SCROLLBACK_ROWS)));
         let state = Arc::new(AtomicU8::new(SessionState::Connecting as u8));
 
         let parser_bg = parser.clone();

crates/maestro-tui/src/state.rs

@@ -1,16 +1,16 @@
 //! `AppState` — the top-level mutable state of the running TUI.
 //!
-//! v1 keeps it small on purpose: a list of tabs (each bound to at most one
-//! session or a draft form), an active tab index, focus split between sidebar
-//! and pane, the current input mode, and an optional overlay (kill confirm,
-//! help, transient toast). The spawn form is no longer an overlay — an empty
-//! pane is a draft pane (issue #63).
+//! v1 keeps it small on purpose: one pane containing a session, focus split
+//! between sidebar and pane, the current input mode, and an optional overlay
+//! (spawn form, kill confirm, rename, help, transient toast).
 //!
 //! v1.5 will replace `Tab::pane`'s single slot with a split tree.
 
+use std::collections::HashSet;
+use std::path::PathBuf;
+
 use uuid::Uuid;
 
-use crate::draft::DraftPane;
 use crate::keymap::Mode;
 
 #[derive(Debug, Clone, Copy, PartialEq, Eq)]
@@ -19,48 +19,40 @@ pub enum Focus {
     Pane,
 }
 
-/// What a tab's pane slot holds: a live session, or an inline draft form.
-// The draft variant dwarfs `Session(Uuid)`; tabs are moved rarely enough
-// that boxing every access costs more than the copy does.
-#[allow(clippy::large_enum_variant)]
-#[derive(Debug, Clone, PartialEq)]
-pub enum PaneRef {
+/// One selectable item in the rendered sidebar sequence.
+///
+/// Group paths, unlike a session's position in the catalog, survive catalog
+/// redraws and make a highlighted collapsed group unambiguous.
+#[derive(Debug, Clone, PartialEq, Eq, Hash)]
+pub enum SidebarItem {
+    Group(PathBuf),
     Session(Uuid),
-    Draft(DraftPane),
 }
 
 #[derive(Debug, Clone)]
 pub struct Tab {
     pub name: String,
-    pub pane: Option<PaneRef>,
+    pub pane: Option<Uuid>,
 }
 
 impl Tab {
-    /// The session this tab shows, if it shows one. Draft panes have none.
+    /// The session this tab shows, if it shows one.
     pub fn session(&self) -> Option<Uuid> {
-        match &self.pane {
-            Some(PaneRef::Session(sid)) => Some(*sid),
-            _ => None,
-        }
+        self.pane
     }
 }
 
 #[derive(Debug, Clone, PartialEq, Eq)]
 pub enum OverlayKind {
+    /// The spawn form. Its [`crate::draft::DraftPane`] lives on `App` for the
+    /// same reason the rename buffer does — so this stays comparable.
+    Spawn,
     KillConfirm(Uuid),
+    /// Rename prompt for this session (#125). The edit buffer lives on `App`,
+    /// so this stays comparable.
+    Rename(Uuid),
     Help,
     Toast(String),
-    /// The retained-worktrees view (#85); its entries live on `App` because
-    /// they are daemon data, not UI state.
-    Worktrees,
-    /// Reclaim confirmation for the worktree with this id (#85), guarding
-    /// the destructive key like [`OverlayKind::KillConfirm`] does.
-    ReclaimConfirm {
-        id: Uuid,
-        branch: String,
-        /// [`maestro_protocol::InTheWay`] as of when the confirm was opened.
-        blockers: String,
-    },
 }
 
 #[derive(Debug)]
@@ -70,7 +62,10 @@ pub struct AppState {
     pub focus: Focus,
     pub mode: Mode,
     pub sidebar_visible: bool,
-    pub sidebar_highlight: Option<Uuid>,
+    pub sidebar_highlight: Option<SidebarItem>,
+    /// Group paths whose cards are hidden. This is UI state rather than
+    /// catalog state, so it survives every catalog redraw.
+    pub collapsed_sidebar_groups: HashSet<PathBuf>,
     /// Private: every transition goes through [`AppState::show_overlay`],
     /// [`AppState::dismiss_overlay`] or [`AppState::toast`]. Poking the field
     /// from four call sites is what left a toast on screen with no way to
@@ -96,6 +91,7 @@ impl AppState {
             mode: Mode::Normal,
             sidebar_visible: true,
             sidebar_highlight: None,
+            collapsed_sidebar_groups: HashSet::new(),
             overlay: None,
         }
     }
@@ -126,85 +122,27 @@ impl AppState {
         &mut self.tabs[self.active_tab_idx]
     }
 
-    /// Append a new tab and switch to it. Sidebar regains focus so the user
-    /// can pick something to attach.
-    pub fn new_tab(&mut self) {
-        let name = format!("{}", self.tabs.len() + 1);
-        self.tabs.push(Tab { name, pane: None });
-        self.active_tab_idx = self.tabs.len() - 1;
-        self.focus = Focus::Sidebar;
-    }
-
-    /// Drop the active tab. No-op if it's the only one — there must always
-    /// be at least one tab.
-    ///
-    /// Returns the session that tab was showing, if any, so the caller can
-    /// release its emulator. Without that the tab's WebSocket task and vt100
-    /// parser outlive the tab forever. A draft pane holds no session and
-    /// releases nothing.
-    pub fn close_tab(&mut self) -> Option<Uuid> {
-        if self.tabs.len() <= 1 {
-            return None;
-        }
-        let closed = self.tabs.remove(self.active_tab_idx);
-        if self.active_tab_idx >= self.tabs.len() {
-            self.active_tab_idx = self.tabs.len() - 1;
-        }
-        let sid = closed.session()?;
-        // Only release it if no other tab still shows the same session.
-        let still_shown = self.tabs.iter().any(|t| t.session() == Some(sid));
-        (!still_shown).then_some(sid)
-    }
-
-    pub fn next_tab(&mut self) {
-        if self.tabs.is_empty() {
-            return;
-        }
-        self.active_tab_idx = (self.active_tab_idx + 1) % self.tabs.len();
-    }
-
-    pub fn prev_tab(&mut self) {
-        if self.tabs.is_empty() {
-            return;
-        }
-        self.active_tab_idx = (self.active_tab_idx + self.tabs.len() - 1) % self.tabs.len();
-    }
-
-    pub fn goto_tab(&mut self, n: u8) {
-        let idx = (n as usize)
-            .saturating_sub(1)
-            .min(self.tabs.len().saturating_sub(1));
-        self.active_tab_idx = idx;
-    }
-
     /// Bind a session to the active tab, move focus into the pane, and
     /// drop straight into Insert mode so keystrokes go to the session
     /// without an extra `i` press. The leader returns to Normal.
     pub fn attach_to_focused(&mut self, session_id: Uuid) {
-        self.active_tab_mut().pane = Some(PaneRef::Session(session_id));
+        self.active_tab_mut().pane = Some(session_id);
         self.focus = Focus::Pane;
         self.mode = Mode::Insert;
     }
 
-    /// Open a draft form in a pane (issue #63): reuse the empty active pane,
-    /// otherwise open a fresh tab for it — v1 has no split tree, so "split"
-    /// means a new tab. Focus lands in the pane, Insert mode on, so typing
-    /// starts immediately, same flow as [`Self::attach_to_focused`].
-    pub fn open_draft_pane(&mut self) {
-        if self.active_tab().pane.is_some() {
-            self.new_tab();
-        }
-        self.active_tab_mut().pane = Some(PaneRef::Draft(DraftPane::default()));
-        self.focus = Focus::Pane;
-        self.mode = Mode::Insert;
+    /// Put the spawn form up. Whatever the pane was showing stays behind it,
+    /// so dismissing gives that back untouched — the modal owns the keyboard
+    /// while it is up, so focus and mode are left alone.
+    pub fn open_spawn_modal(&mut self) {
+        self.show_overlay(OverlayKind::Spawn);
     }
 
-    /// A draft submit succeeded: replace whatever the active tab showed with
-    /// the new session in place, matching the web client's behaviour (#57).
+    /// A spawn submit succeeded: the modal closes and the new session takes
+    /// the pane, attached and ready to type into.
     pub fn complete_spawn(&mut self, sid: Uuid) {
-        self.active_tab_mut().pane = Some(PaneRef::Session(sid));
-        self.focus = Focus::Pane;
-        self.mode = Mode::Insert;
+        self.dismiss_overlay();
+        self.attach_to_focused(sid);
     }
 
     /// The session shown by the active tab's pane, if any.
@@ -212,20 +150,54 @@ impl AppState {
         self.active_tab().session()
     }
 
-    /// Move the sidebar highlight by `delta` (positive = down) within the
-    /// given ordered list of selectable session ids. Wraps. No-op on empty.
-    pub fn move_sidebar_highlight(&mut self, order: &[Uuid], delta: i32) {
-        if order.is_empty() {
+    /// Move the sidebar highlight one step through the rendered item
+    /// sequence, in the direction of `delta` (positive = down), landing only
+    /// on items `is_stop` accepts. Only the sign of `delta` matters. Wraps.
+    /// No-op when `order` holds no stop.
+    ///
+    /// Anchoring walks the *full* rendered order, not just the stops, so a
+    /// highlight parked on a skipped row — an expanded group header, which a
+    /// mouse click can still select — steps to its neighbour instead of
+    /// jumping to the far end of the list.
+    pub fn move_sidebar_highlight(
+        &mut self,
+        order: &[SidebarItem],
+        delta: i32,
+        is_stop: impl Fn(&SidebarItem) -> bool,
+    ) {
+        if order.is_empty() || delta == 0 {
             return;
         }
         let len = order.len() as i32;
+        let step = delta.signum();
         let cur = self
             .sidebar_highlight
-            .and_then(|id| order.iter().position(|x| *x == id))
+            .as_ref()
+            .and_then(|id| order.iter().position(|x| x == id))
             .map(|i| i as i32)
-            .unwrap_or(-1);
-        let next = (cur + delta).rem_euclid(len) as usize;
-        self.sidebar_highlight = Some(order[next]);
+            // Nothing highlighted: start one off the end we walk from, so the
+            // first step lands on the first (or last) item.
+            .unwrap_or(if step > 0 { -1 } else { 0 });
+        let mut idx = cur;
+        for _ in 0..len {
+            idx = (idx + step).rem_euclid(len);
+            if is_stop(&order[idx as usize]) {
+                self.sidebar_highlight = Some(order[idx as usize].clone());
+                return;
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
+    /// Toggle a group. When collapsing a group containing the current card,
+    /// leave the highlight on the group row that remains visible.
+    pub fn toggle_sidebar_group(&mut self, key: PathBuf, contains_highlight: bool) {
+        if self.collapsed_sidebar_groups.remove(&key) {
+            return;
+        }
+        self.collapsed_sidebar_groups.insert(key.clone());
+        if contains_highlight {
+            self.sidebar_highlight = Some(SidebarItem::Group(key));
+        }
     }
 
     /// Toggle sidebar visibility.
@@ -252,97 +224,119 @@ mod tests {
         assert!(state.overlay.is_none());
     }
 
-    #[test]
-    fn new_tab_extends_and_focuses() {
-        let mut state = AppState::new();
-        state.new_tab();
-        assert_eq!(state.tabs.len(), 2);
-        assert_eq!(state.active_tab_idx, 1);
-        assert_eq!(state.focus, Focus::Sidebar);
-    }
-
-    #[test]
-    fn close_tab_keeps_at_least_one() {
-        let mut state = AppState::new();
-        state.close_tab();
-        assert_eq!(state.tabs.len(), 1);
-        state.new_tab();
-        state.close_tab();
-        assert_eq!(state.tabs.len(), 1);
-    }
-
-    #[test]
-    fn close_tab_advances_when_last_is_closed() {
-        let mut state = AppState::new();
-        state.new_tab();
-        state.new_tab();
-        assert_eq!(state.active_tab_idx, 2);
-        state.close_tab();
-        assert_eq!(state.tabs.len(), 2);
-        assert_eq!(state.active_tab_idx, 1);
-    }
-
-    #[test]
-    fn next_prev_tab_wraps() {
-        let mut state = AppState::new();
-        state.new_tab();
-        state.new_tab();
-        state.active_tab_idx = 0;
-        state.next_tab();
-        assert_eq!(state.active_tab_idx, 1);
-        state.next_tab();
-        assert_eq!(state.active_tab_idx, 2);
-        state.next_tab();
-        assert_eq!(state.active_tab_idx, 0);
-        state.prev_tab();
-        assert_eq!(state.active_tab_idx, 2);
-    }
-
-    #[test]
-    fn goto_tab_uses_one_based_clamp() {
-        let mut state = AppState::new();
-        state.new_tab();
-        state.new_tab();
-        state.goto_tab(1);
-        assert_eq!(state.active_tab_idx, 0);
-        state.goto_tab(2);
-        assert_eq!(state.active_tab_idx, 1);
-        state.goto_tab(99);
-        // Clamped to last available tab.
-        assert_eq!(state.active_tab_idx, state.tabs.len() - 1);
-    }
-
     #[test]
     fn move_sidebar_highlight_walks_order_and_wraps() {
         let mut state = AppState::new();
         let a = Uuid::from_u128(1);
         let b = Uuid::from_u128(2);
         let c = Uuid::from_u128(3);
-        let order = vec![a, b, c];
+        let order = vec![
+            SidebarItem::Session(a),
+            SidebarItem::Group("repo".into()),
+            SidebarItem::Session(b),
+            SidebarItem::Session(c),
+        ];
 
         // No prior highlight + delta +1 lands on first item.
-        state.move_sidebar_highlight(&order, 1);
-        assert_eq!(state.sidebar_highlight, Some(a));
+        state.move_sidebar_highlight(&order, 1, |_| true);
+        assert_eq!(state.sidebar_highlight, Some(SidebarItem::Session(a)));
 
-        state.move_sidebar_highlight(&order, 1);
-        assert_eq!(state.sidebar_highlight, Some(b));
-        state.move_sidebar_highlight(&order, 1);
-        assert_eq!(state.sidebar_highlight, Some(c));
+        state.move_sidebar_highlight(&order, 1, |_| true);
+        assert_eq!(
+            state.sidebar_highlight,
+            Some(SidebarItem::Group("repo".into()))
+        );
+        state.move_sidebar_highlight(&order, 1, |_| true);
+        assert_eq!(state.sidebar_highlight, Some(SidebarItem::Session(b)));
+        state.move_sidebar_highlight(&order, 1, |_| true);
+        assert_eq!(state.sidebar_highlight, Some(SidebarItem::Session(c)));
         // Wraps forward.
-        state.move_sidebar_highlight(&order, 1);
-        assert_eq!(state.sidebar_highlight, Some(a));
+        state.move_sidebar_highlight(&order, 1, |_| true);
+        assert_eq!(state.sidebar_highlight, Some(SidebarItem::Session(a)));
         // Wraps backward.
-        state.move_sidebar_highlight(&order, -1);
-        assert_eq!(state.sidebar_highlight, Some(c));
+        state.move_sidebar_highlight(&order, -1, |_| true);
+        assert_eq!(state.sidebar_highlight, Some(SidebarItem::Session(c)));
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn move_sidebar_highlight_skips_rows_the_filter_rejects() {
+        let mut state = AppState::new();
+        let a = Uuid::from_u128(1);
+        let b = Uuid::from_u128(2);
+        let order = vec![
+            SidebarItem::Group("repo".into()),
+            SidebarItem::Session(a),
+            SidebarItem::Group("other".into()),
+            SidebarItem::Session(b),
+        ];
+        let sessions_only = |item: &SidebarItem| matches!(item, SidebarItem::Session(_));
+
+        state.move_sidebar_highlight(&order, 1, sessions_only);
+        assert_eq!(state.sidebar_highlight, Some(SidebarItem::Session(a)));
+        state.move_sidebar_highlight(&order, 1, sessions_only);
+        assert_eq!(state.sidebar_highlight, Some(SidebarItem::Session(b)));
+        state.move_sidebar_highlight(&order, -1, sessions_only);
+        assert_eq!(state.sidebar_highlight, Some(SidebarItem::Session(a)));
+
+        // Backwards from nothing lands on the last stop, not the last row.
+        state.sidebar_highlight = None;
+        state.move_sidebar_highlight(&order, -1, sessions_only);
+        assert_eq!(state.sidebar_highlight, Some(SidebarItem::Session(b)));
+    }
+
+    /// A highlight sitting on a skipped row still moves to its neighbour.
+    #[test]
+    fn move_sidebar_highlight_anchors_on_a_skipped_row() {
+        let mut state = AppState::new();
+        let a = Uuid::from_u128(1);
+        let b = Uuid::from_u128(2);
+        let order = vec![
+            SidebarItem::Session(a),
+            SidebarItem::Group("repo".into()),
+            SidebarItem::Session(b),
+        ];
+        let sessions_only = |item: &SidebarItem| matches!(item, SidebarItem::Session(_));
+
+        state.sidebar_highlight = Some(SidebarItem::Group("repo".into()));
+        state.move_sidebar_highlight(&order, 1, sessions_only);
+        assert_eq!(state.sidebar_highlight, Some(SidebarItem::Session(b)));
+
+        state.sidebar_highlight = Some(SidebarItem::Group("repo".into()));
+        state.move_sidebar_highlight(&order, -1, sessions_only);
+        assert_eq!(state.sidebar_highlight, Some(SidebarItem::Session(a)));
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn move_sidebar_highlight_is_noop_when_nothing_is_a_stop() {
+        let mut state = AppState::new();
+        let order = vec![SidebarItem::Group("repo".into())];
+        state.move_sidebar_highlight(&order, 1, |_| false);
+        assert_eq!(state.sidebar_highlight, None);
     }
 
     #[test]
     fn move_sidebar_highlight_is_noop_on_empty_order() {
         let mut state = AppState::new();
-        state.move_sidebar_highlight(&[], 1);
+        state.move_sidebar_highlight(&[], 1, |_| true);
         assert_eq!(state.sidebar_highlight, None);
     }
 
+    #[test]
+    fn collapsing_highlighted_group_moves_a_card_highlight_to_the_group() {
+        let key = PathBuf::from("/repo");
+        let mut state = AppState::new();
+        state.sidebar_highlight = Some(SidebarItem::Session(Uuid::from_u128(9)));
+        state.toggle_sidebar_group(key.clone(), true);
+        assert_eq!(
+            state.sidebar_highlight,
+            Some(SidebarItem::Group(key.clone()))
+        );
+        assert!(state.collapsed_sidebar_groups.contains(&key));
+        state.toggle_sidebar_group(key.clone(), false);
+        assert!(!state.collapsed_sidebar_groups.contains(&key));
+        assert_eq!(state.sidebar_highlight, Some(SidebarItem::Group(key)));
+    }
+
     #[test]
     fn attach_binds_focuses_pane_and_enters_insert_mode() {
         let mut state = AppState::new();
@@ -367,38 +361,6 @@ mod tests {
         assert_eq!(state.focus, Focus::Pane);
     }
 
-    /// The emulator leak: a closed tab's session must come back so the caller
-    /// can abort its WebSocket task.
-    #[test]
-    fn close_tab_reports_the_session_it_dropped() {
-        let mut state = AppState::new();
-        let sid = Uuid::from_u128(3);
-        state.new_tab();
-        state.active_tab_mut().pane = Some(PaneRef::Session(sid));
-
-        assert_eq!(state.close_tab(), Some(sid));
-    }
-
-    /// ...but not while another tab still shows it.
-    #[test]
-    fn close_tab_keeps_a_session_another_tab_still_shows() {
-        let mut state = AppState::new();
-        let sid = Uuid::from_u128(4);
-        state.active_tab_mut().pane = Some(PaneRef::Session(sid));
-        state.new_tab();
-        state.active_tab_mut().pane = Some(PaneRef::Session(sid));
-
-        assert_eq!(state.close_tab(), None);
-    }
-
-    #[test]
-    fn close_tab_is_a_no_op_on_the_last_tab() {
-        let mut state = AppState::new();
-        state.active_tab_mut().pane = Some(PaneRef::Session(Uuid::from_u128(5)));
-        assert_eq!(state.close_tab(), None);
-        assert_eq!(state.tabs.len(), 1);
-    }
-
     #[test]
     fn dismiss_overlay_reports_whether_one_was_showing() {
         let mut state = AppState::new();
@@ -408,51 +370,30 @@ mod tests {
         assert!(state.overlay().is_none());
     }
 
-    /// Issue #63: `s` over an empty pane turns that pane into a draft —
-    /// focused, Insert mode on, typing starts immediately.
+    /// The modal covers the pane rather than replacing it: an attached
+    /// session is still there once the form is dismissed.
     #[test]
-    fn open_draft_reuses_the_empty_active_pane() {
+    fn open_spawn_modal_leaves_the_pane_alone() {
         let mut state = AppState::new();
-        state.open_draft_pane();
-        assert!(matches!(state.active_tab().pane, Some(PaneRef::Draft(_))));
-        assert_eq!(state.focus, Focus::Pane);
-        assert_eq!(state.mode, Mode::Insert);
-        assert_eq!(state.tabs.len(), 1);
+        let sid = Uuid::from_u128(9);
+        state.attach_to_focused(sid);
+        state.open_spawn_modal();
+        assert_eq!(state.overlay(), Some(&OverlayKind::Spawn));
+        assert_eq!(state.active_tab().session(), Some(sid));
+
+        state.dismiss_overlay();
+        assert_eq!(state.active_tab().session(), Some(sid));
     }
 
-    /// A tab already showing a session gets a fresh tab for the draft; v1
-    /// has no split tree, so a new tab is the "split".
     #[test]
-    fn open_draft_over_a_session_opens_a_new_tab() {
+    fn complete_spawn_dismisses_the_modal_and_attaches() {
         let mut state = AppState::new();
-        state.attach_to_focused(Uuid::from_u128(9));
-        state.open_draft_pane();
-        assert_eq!(state.tabs.len(), 2);
-        assert_eq!(state.active_tab_idx, 1);
-        assert!(matches!(state.active_tab().pane, Some(PaneRef::Draft(_))));
-        // The session tab is untouched.
-        assert_eq!(state.tabs[0].session(), Some(Uuid::from_u128(9)));
-    }
-
-    /// Web parity (#57): submitting fills the pane in place.
-    #[test]
-    fn complete_spawn_replaces_the_draft_with_the_session() {
-        let mut state = AppState::new();
-        state.open_draft_pane();
+        state.open_spawn_modal();
         let sid = Uuid::from_u128(21);
         state.complete_spawn(sid);
+        assert!(state.overlay().is_none());
         assert_eq!(state.active_tab().session(), Some(sid));
         assert_eq!(state.focus, Focus::Pane);
         assert_eq!(state.mode, Mode::Insert);
     }
-
-    /// A closed draft tab holds no session, so nothing is released.
-    #[test]
-    fn close_tab_reports_nothing_for_a_draft_pane() {
-        let mut state = AppState::new();
-        state.open_draft_pane();
-        state.new_tab();
-        state.active_tab_idx = 0;
-        assert_eq!(state.close_tab(), None);
-    }
 }

crates/maestro-tui/src/tabs.rs

@@ -1,61 +0,0 @@
-//! Tab-bar widget — top row of the main area.
-
-use ratatui::layout::Rect;
-use ratatui::style::{Modifier, Style};
-use ratatui::text::Line;
-use ratatui::widgets::Tabs;
-use ratatui::Frame;
-
-#[derive(Debug, Clone)]
-pub struct TabBar {
-    pub tab_names: Vec<String>,
-    pub active_idx: usize,
-}
-
-impl TabBar {
-    pub fn render(&self, f: &mut Frame, area: Rect) {
-        let titles: Vec<Line> = self
-            .tab_names
-            .iter()
-            .map(|n| Line::from(n.as_str()))
-            .collect();
-        let tabs = Tabs::new(titles)
-            .select(self.active_idx)
-            .highlight_style(Style::default().add_modifier(Modifier::REVERSED));
-        f.render_widget(tabs, area);
-    }
-}
-
-#[cfg(test)]
-mod tests {
-    use super::*;
-    use ratatui::backend::TestBackend;
-    use ratatui::Terminal;
-
-    fn render_to_string(bar: &TabBar, w: u16, h: u16) -> String {
-        let backend = TestBackend::new(w, h);
-        let mut terminal = Terminal::new(backend).unwrap();
-        terminal.draw(|f| bar.render(f, f.area())).unwrap();
-        let buf = terminal.backend().buffer().clone();
-        let mut out = String::new();
-        for y in 0..buf.area.height {
-            for x in 0..buf.area.width {
-                out.push_str(buf[(x, y)].symbol());
-            }
-            out.push('\n');
-        }
-        out
-    }
-
-    #[test]
-    fn renders_three_tab_names() {
-        let bar = TabBar {
-            tab_names: vec!["1".into(), "2".into(), "3".into()],
-            active_idx: 1,
-        };
-        let rendered = render_to_string(&bar, 40, 1);
-        assert!(rendered.contains("1"));
-        assert!(rendered.contains("2"));
-        assert!(rendered.contains("3"));
-    }
-}

crates/maestro-tui/src/worktrees.rs

@@ -1,259 +0,0 @@
-//! Retained-worktrees view (#85): an overlay listing every retained worktree
-//! — branch, abbreviated path, reason, what is in the way — with j/k to move,
-//! `r` to reclaim behind a confirmation, esc to close.
-//!
-//! The in-the-way summary comes straight from [`InTheWay`]'s `Display` impl,
-//! the same source the kill refusal and the web client use, so no two clients
-//! can describe the same tree differently.
-
-use ratatui::layout::Rect;
-use ratatui::text::Line;
-use ratatui::widgets::{Block, Borders, Clear, Paragraph};
-use ratatui::Frame;
-
-use maestro_protocol::{RetainedReason, RetainedWorktree};
-
-use crate::draft::abbreviate_path;
-
-/// The open worktrees overlay: its entries and which one is highlighted.
-#[derive(Debug, Clone, Default)]
-pub struct WorktreesView {
-    pub items: Vec<RetainedWorktree>,
-    pub highlight: usize,
-    /// Daemon-reported home dir, for `~` abbreviation of paths.
-    pub home_dir: String,
-}
-
-impl WorktreesView {
-    /// Replace the listing and keep the highlight pointing at something real.
-    pub fn apply(&mut self, items: Vec<RetainedWorktree>) {
-        self.items = items;
-        if !self.items.is_empty() {
-            self.highlight = self.highlight.min(self.items.len() - 1);
-        } else {
-            self.highlight = 0;
-        }
-    }
-
-    pub fn remove(&mut self, id: uuid::Uuid) {
-        let idx = self.items.iter().position(|w| w.id == id);
-        self.items.retain(|w| w.id != id);
-        if let Some(i) = idx {
-            self.highlight = self.highlight.min(self.items.len().saturating_sub(1));
-            let _ = i;
-        }
-    }
-
-    /// Move the highlight by `delta` (positive = down). Wraps. No-op on empty.
-    pub fn move_highlight(&mut self, delta: i32) {
-        if self.items.is_empty() {
-            return;
-        }
-        let len = self.items.len() as i32;
-        let next = (self.highlight as i32 + delta).rem_euclid(len);
-        self.highlight = next as usize;
-    }
-
-    pub fn selected(&self) -> Option<&RetainedWorktree> {
-        self.items.get(self.highlight)
-    }
-
-    pub fn render(&self, f: &mut Frame, parent: Rect) {
-        let h = (self.items.len() as u16 + 6).clamp(4, parent.height);
-        let area = super::overlays::centered(parent, parent.width.saturating_sub(4), h);
-        f.render_widget(Clear, area);
-        let block = Block::default()
-            .title(" retained worktrees ")
-            .borders(Borders::ALL);
-        let inner = block.inner(area);
-        f.render_widget(block, area);
-
-        let mut lines: Vec<Line> = Vec::new();
-        if self.items.is_empty() {
-            // A drained store is the normal state — say so plainly, not like
-            // something went wrong.
-            lines.push(Line::from("no retained worktrees"));
-        } else {
-            lines.push(Line::from(format!(
-                "  {:<26}  {:<34}  {:<24}  IN THE WAY",
-                "BRANCH", "PATH", "REASON"
-            )));
-            for (i, w) in self.items.iter().enumerate() {
-                let marker = if i == self.highlight { ">" } else { " " };
-                lines.push(Line::from(format!(
-                    "{marker} {:<25}  {:<34}  {:<24}  {}",
-                    w.branch,
-                    abbreviate_path(&w.path, &self.home_dir),
-                    reason_label(w.reason),
-                    w.in_the_way,
-                )));
-            }
-        }
-        lines.push(Line::from(""));
-        lines.push(Line::from("j/k: select  r: reclaim  esc: close"));
-        f.render_widget(Paragraph::new(lines), inner);
-    }
-}
-
-/// The confirmation guarding reclaim, mirroring [`super::overlays::KillConfirm`].
-/// It names the branch and says out loud what reclaim does not take with it —
-/// docs/WORKTREES.md: "reclaim" otherwise sounds like it takes the commits too.
-#[derive(Debug, Clone)]
-pub struct ReclaimConfirm {
-    pub branch: String,
-    /// [`maestro_protocol::InTheWay`] rendered via its `Display` impl.
-    pub blockers: String,
-}
-
-impl ReclaimConfirm {
-    pub fn render(&self, f: &mut Frame, parent: Rect) {
-        let area = super::overlays::centered(parent, 70, 7);
-        f.render_widget(Clear, area);
-        let block = Block::default().title(" reclaim ").borders(Borders::ALL);
-        let inner = block.inner(area);
-        f.render_widget(block, area);
-        f.render_widget(
-            ratatui::widgets::Paragraph::new(vec![
-                Line::from(format!("Reclaim worktree {}?", self.branch)),
-                Line::from(format!("Currently in the way: {}", self.blockers)),
-                Line::from("The directory is removed; the branch is never deleted."),
-                Line::from(""),
-                Line::from("[y] yes   [n] no"),
-            ]),
-            inner,
-        );
-    }
-}
-
-fn reason_label(reason: RetainedReason) -> &'static str {
-    match reason {
-        RetainedReason::ForceKilled => "force-killed",
-        RetainedReason::ExitedWithUnsavedWork => "exited-with-unsaved-work",
-    }
-}
-
-#[cfg(test)]
-mod tests {
-    use super::*;
-    use chrono::{TimeZone, Utc};
-    use maestro_protocol::{InTheWay, RetainedReason};
-    use ratatui::backend::TestBackend;
-    use ratatui::Terminal;
-
-    fn render_to_string<F>(w: u16, h: u16, draw: F) -> String
-    where
-        F: FnOnce(&mut Frame),
-    {
-        let backend = TestBackend::new(w, h);
-        let mut terminal = Terminal::new(backend).unwrap();
-        terminal.draw(draw).unwrap();
-        let buf = terminal.backend().buffer().clone();
-        let mut out = String::new();
-        for y in 0..buf.area.height {
-            for x in 0..buf.area.width {
-                out.push_str(buf[(x, y)].symbol());
-            }
-            out.push('\n');
-        }
-        out
-    }
-
-    fn worktree(branch: &str, path: &str, id: u128) -> RetainedWorktree {
-        RetainedWorktree {
-            id: uuid::Uuid::from_u128(id),
-            path: path.into(),
-            base_repo: "/home/naps/tea/maestro".into(),
-            branch: branch.into(),
-            reason: RetainedReason::ForceKilled,
-            retained_at: Utc.with_ymd_and_hms(2026, 8, 24, 10, 0, 0).unwrap(),
-            in_the_way: InTheWay::default(),
-        }
-    }
-
-    #[test]
-    fn view_lists_branch_path_reason_and_what_is_in_the_way() {
-        let mut view = WorktreesView {
-            home_dir: "/home/naps".into(),
-            ..Default::default()
-        };
-        let mut wt = worktree(
-            "feat/login",
-            "/home/naps/tea/maestro/worktrees/feat/login",
-            1,
-        );
-        wt.in_the_way = InTheWay {
-            uncommitted_files: 2,
-            untracked_files: 1,
-            unpushed_commits: 3,
-        };
-        view.apply(vec![wt]);
-
-        let rendered = render_to_string(160, 20, |f| view.render(f, f.area()));
-        assert!(rendered.contains("feat/login"), "{rendered}");
-        // Path abbreviated against the daemon's home dir, same helper as the
-        // draft pane's project list.
-        assert!(rendered.contains("~/t/m/w/f/login"), "{rendered}");
-        assert!(rendered.contains("force-killed"), "{rendered}");
-        // Phrasing comes from InTheWay's Display impl — shared with the kill
-        // refusal and the web client.
-        assert!(
-            rendered.contains("2 uncommitted files, 1 untracked file, 3 unpushed commits"),
-            "{rendered}"
-        );
-    }
-
-    #[test]
-    fn empty_store_looks_like_a_normal_state_not_an_error() {
-        let view = WorktreesView::default();
-        let rendered = render_to_string(80, 12, |f| view.render(f, f.area()));
-        assert!(rendered.contains("no retained worktrees"), "{rendered}");
-        assert!(!rendered.contains("error"), "{rendered}");
-        assert!(!rendered.contains("failed"), "{rendered}");
-    }
-
-    #[test]
-    fn highlight_moves_and_wraps() {
-        let mut view = WorktreesView::default();
-        view.apply(vec![
-            worktree("a", "/r/a", 1),
-            worktree("b", "/r/b", 2),
-            worktree("c", "/r/c", 3),
-        ]);
-        assert_eq!(view.selected().unwrap().branch, "a");
-        view.move_highlight(1);
-        assert_eq!(view.selected().unwrap().branch, "b");
-        view.move_highlight(-1);
-        assert_eq!(view.selected().unwrap().branch, "a");
-        view.move_highlight(-1);
-        // Wraps backward to the last entry.
-        assert_eq!(view.selected().unwrap().branch, "c");
-        view.move_highlight(1);
-        assert_eq!(view.selected().unwrap().branch, "a");
-    }
-
-    #[test]
-    fn apply_clamps_a_stale_highlight() {
-        let mut view = WorktreesView::default();
-        view.apply(vec![worktree("a", "/r/a", 1), worktree("b", "/r/b", 2)]);
-        view.move_highlight(1);
-        view.apply(vec![worktree("c", "/r/c", 3)]);
-        assert_eq!(view.selected().unwrap().branch, "c");
-    }
-
-    #[test]
-    fn reclaim_confirm_names_the_branch_and_says_it_survives() {
-        let confirm = ReclaimConfirm {
-            branch: "feat/login".into(),
-            blockers: "2 uncommitted files".into(),
-        };
-        let rendered = render_to_string(80, 14, |f| confirm.render(f, f.area()));
-        assert!(
-            rendered.contains("Reclaim worktree feat/login?"),
-            "{rendered}"
-        );
-        assert!(rendered.contains("2 uncommitted files"), "{rendered}");
-        assert!(rendered.contains("never deleted"), "{rendered}");
-        assert!(rendered.contains("yes"), "{rendered}");
-        assert!(rendered.contains("no"), "{rendered}");
-    }
-}

crates/maestro/src/main.rs

@@ -19,8 +19,7 @@ use tracing_subscriber::EnvFilter;
 #[command(
     name = "maestro",
     version,
-    about = "Unified CLI / daemon / TUI for the Maestro terminal-session orchestrator",
-    arg_required_else_help = true
+    about = "Unified CLI / daemon / TUI for the Maestro terminal-session orchestrator"
 )]
 struct Cli {
     /// Override the daemon HTTP base clients talk to (e.g.
@@ -37,8 +36,11 @@ struct Cli {
     #[arg(short, long, global = true, action = clap::ArgAction::Count)]
     verbose: u8,
 
+    /// A missing subcommand defaults to the TUI (#119): a bare `maestro` opens
+    /// the terminal UI. Builds without the `tui` feature have no UI surface,
+    /// so they print help and exit 0 instead.
     #[command(subcommand)]
-    command: Command,
+    command: Option<Command>,
 }
 
 #[derive(Debug, Subcommand)]
@@ -55,6 +57,10 @@ enum Command {
     /// Kill a session by ID.
     #[cfg(feature = "cli")]
     Kill(maestro_cli::cli::KillArgs),
+    /// Type text into a running session, as if it had been typed on an
+    /// attached terminal.
+    #[cfg(feature = "cli")]
+    Send(maestro_cli::cli::SendArgs),
     /// Install or update the agent activity hook (#106).
     #[cfg(feature = "cli")]
     Hooks(maestro_cli::cli::HooksArgs),
@@ -89,7 +95,22 @@ fn main() -> ExitCode {
 }
 
 async fn dispatch(cli: Cli) -> Result<(), Box<dyn std::error::Error>> {
-    match cli.command {
+    let command = match cli.command {
+        Some(command) => command,
+        None => {
+            #[cfg(feature = "tui")]
+            {
+                Command::Tui(maestro_tui::cli::TuiArgs { daemon_url: None })
+            }
+            #[cfg(not(feature = "tui"))]
+            {
+                use clap::CommandFactory;
+                let _ = <Cli as CommandFactory>::command().print_help();
+                return Ok(());
+            }
+        }
+    };
+    match command {
         #[cfg(feature = "cli")]
         Command::List(args) => {
             maestro_cli::dispatch(
@@ -127,6 +148,15 @@ async fn dispatch(cli: Cli) -> Result<(), Box<dyn std::error::Error>> {
             .await?
         }
         #[cfg(feature = "cli")]
+        Command::Send(args) => {
+            maestro_cli::dispatch(
+                maestro_cli::cli::Command::Send(args),
+                cli.config,
+                cli.daemon_url,
+            )
+            .await?
+        }
+        #[cfg(feature = "cli")]
         Command::Hooks(args) => {
             maestro_cli::dispatch(
                 maestro_cli::cli::Command::Hooks(args),
@@ -166,19 +196,20 @@ fn init_tracing(cli: &Cli) {
 }
 
 #[cfg(feature = "cli")]
-fn is_cli_subcommand(command: &Command) -> bool {
+fn is_cli_subcommand(command: &Option<Command>) -> bool {
     matches!(
         command,
-        Command::List(_)
-            | Command::Spawn(_)
-            | Command::Attach(_)
-            | Command::Kill(_)
-            | Command::Hooks(_)
+        Some(Command::List(_))
+            | Some(Command::Spawn(_))
+            | Some(Command::Attach(_))
+            | Some(Command::Kill(_))
+            | Some(Command::Send(_))
+            | Some(Command::Hooks(_))
     )
 }
 
 #[cfg(not(feature = "cli"))]
-fn is_cli_subcommand(_command: &Command) -> bool {
+fn is_cli_subcommand(_command: &Option<Command>) -> bool {
     false
 }
 
@@ -216,12 +247,20 @@ mod tests {
     }
 
     /// Parse argv the way `main` does, returning just the dispatched subcommand.
-    fn command_of(argv: &[&str]) -> Command {
+    fn command_of(argv: &[&str]) -> Option<Command> {
         Cli::try_parse_from(argv)
             .unwrap_or_else(|e| panic!("parse {argv:?}: {e}"))
             .command
     }
 
+    #[test]
+    fn bare_invocation_parses_to_no_subcommand() {
+        // The TUI-vs-help default is applied in `dispatch`; parsing must not
+        // reject an empty argv.
+        assert!(command_of(&["maestro"]).is_none());
+        assert!(command_of(&["maestro", "--verbose"]).is_none());
+    }
+
     #[cfg(feature = "cli")]
     #[test]
     fn cli_subcommands_are_classified_as_cli() {

crates/maestro/tests/cli.rs

@@ -54,11 +54,35 @@ fn version_flag_succeeds() {
     assert!(text.contains("maestro"), "--version output: {text}");
 }
 
+/// A bare `maestro` must never fall back to help on a build that has a TUI:
+/// the missing subcommand defaults to `tui` (#119). Point at a port with
+/// nothing listening so the TUI's health probe fails fast instead of blocking
+/// on a terminal.
+#[cfg(feature = "tui")]
 #[test]
-fn no_args_prints_help_and_fails() {
-    // `arg_required_else_help = true` => exit non-zero but show usage.
+fn bare_invocation_dispatches_to_the_tui() {
+    let (ok, text) = run(&["--daemon-url", "http://127.0.0.1:9"]);
+    assert!(
+        !ok,
+        "TUI against a dead daemon should exit non-zero:\n{text}"
+    );
+    assert!(
+        text.contains("daemon unreachable"),
+        "bare invocation should have run the TUI's daemon probe:\n{text}"
+    );
+    assert!(
+        !text.contains("Usage"),
+        "bare invocation must not print help when a TUI exists:\n{text}"
+    );
+}
+
+/// Builds without the `tui` feature keep the historical behaviour: no args =>
+/// help, exit 0 (#119).
+#[cfg(not(feature = "tui"))]
+#[test]
+fn bare_invocation_prints_help_and_exits_zero() {
     let (ok, text) = run(&[]);
-    assert!(!ok, "bare invocation should fail:\n{text}");
+    assert!(ok, "bare invocation should exit 0:\n{text}");
     assert!(text.contains("Usage"), "expected usage text:\n{text}");
 }
 

docs/INSTALL.md

@@ -119,6 +119,9 @@ The wizard always installs the default-feature build.
 
 `maestro tui` is the keyboard-and-mouse driven terminal UI client. It ships
 in the default feature set, so a vanilla `cargo install maestro` builds it.
+A bare `maestro` opens the TUI too — the missing subcommand defaults to `tui`
+(#119), so `maestro --daemon-url http://host:7070` works as well. Builds
+without the `tui` feature have no UI to open and print help instead (exit 0).
 Drop the `tui` feature to skip it on hosts that don't need the UI surface
 (`--no-default-features --features cli,daemon`).
 
@@ -131,24 +134,54 @@ cover every v1 action — only override what you want to change:
 
 ```toml
 [tui]
+theme = "dark"              # see the theme list below
 leader = "ctrl-a"            # one byte that escapes Insert mode
-chord_timeout_ms = 1000      # how long to hold a partial chord like `g`
+chord_timeout_ms = 1000      # how long to hold a partial chord like `ctrl-w`
 
 [tui.keymap.normal]
 "i"            = "EnterInsert"
 "s"            = "OpenSpawnModal"
 "x"            = "KillHighlighted"
+"r"            = "RenameHighlighted"
 "?"            = "ShowHelp"
-"ctrl-t"       = "NewTab"
-"g t"          = "NextTab"
 "ctrl-w h"     = "FocusSidebar"
 "enter"        = "AttachHighlighted"
+"pageup"       = "ScrollPanePageUp"
+"pagedown"     = "ScrollPanePageDown"
 
 [tui.keymap.insert]
 # (leader is added automatically as LeaveInsert; only override here when you
 # want extra Insert-mode bindings)
 ```
 
+`theme` selects the complete TUI palette. `dark` is the default: Maestro's
+graphite palette, near-neutral chrome where the activity colours are the only
+hue on screen; `light` is its light peer; `ansi` uses the terminal's named
+ANSI colours for terminals without truecolour. Five house presets recolour
+the graphite base with an accent, and the remaining presets adapt well-known
+editor themes — in both groups individual colours are lifted or darkened
+where they would fall short of the WCAG AA contrast floors the palette tests
+assert:
+
+| name              | based on         |
+|-------------------|------------------|
+| `ice-cyan`        | graphite base, signal-cyan accent |
+| `periwinkle`      | indigo base, blue-violet accent   |
+| `amber-phosphor`  | warm graphite, CRT-amber accent   |
+| `ember`           | warm graphite, orange-red accent  |
+| `orchid`          | violet base, muted violet accent  |
+| `solarized-dark`  | Solarized Dark   |
+| `solarized-light` | Solarized Light  |
+| `catppuccin`      | Catppuccin Mocha |
+| `github-dark`     | GitHub Dark      |
+| `github-light`    | GitHub Light     |
+| `tokyo-night`     | Tokyo Night      |
+| `gruvbox`         | Gruvbox Dark     |
+| `nord`            | Nord             |
+| `dracula`         | Dracula          |
+
+An unknown name is rejected as an `[tui].theme` configuration error.
+
 The full action vocabulary is the `Action` enum in
 `crates/maestro-tui/src/action.rs`.
 

docs/RESTART.md

@@ -0,0 +1,84 @@
+# Restart and upgrade contract
+
+Maestro is upgraded in place: the operator reinstalls the binary and systemd
+restarts the daemon under every browser tab and TUI that is attached to it.
+tmux keeps the sessions alive across that (see `docs/INSTALL.md`), but clients
+lose their sockets. This document is the contract for what a client does about
+it — what the daemon publishes, how a client tells a restart from a blip, and
+what the user sees while it happens.
+
+## What the daemon publishes
+
+`GET /api/info` carries two fields beyond identity and presets:
+
+| field      | meaning                                                        |
+| ---------- | -------------------------------------------------------------- |
+| `build`    | `{ commit, commit_date, dirty }` — the commit the binary was compiled from |
+| `instance` | uuid regenerated on every daemon start                          |
+
+`build` is stamped at compile time by `crates/maestro-daemon/build.rs`, which
+runs `git` in the checkout it is compiled in. The Nix build has no `.git` in the
+crane-filtered source tree, so `flake.nix` passes the flake's own revision as
+`MAESTRO_BUILD_COMMIT` / `MAESTRO_BUILD_DATE` / `MAESTRO_BUILD_DIRTY`. A build
+with neither source reports empty strings — clients render that as
+"unknown release" and fall back to `instance` alone.
+
+`instance` is the one that never goes missing. It says *this process*, so two
+replies that differ on it are two runs of the daemon, even when the commit did
+not change (a plain `systemctl restart`, or a crash).
+
+## How a client reads them
+
+Three verdicts, from comparing the reply before an outage with the one after
+(`compareIdentity` in `web/src/daemonLink.ts`, mirrored by
+`crates/maestro-tui/src/daemon_link.rs`):
+
+- **upgraded** — both commits are known and differ. New server code.
+- **restarted** — commits match (or are unknown) and `instance` differs.
+- **same** — neither changed; the socket blipped, the daemon never moved.
+
+Only *upgraded* is special. A browser tab is holding a bundle that the upgraded
+daemon no longer serves, so it reloads the page rather than driving new server
+code from an old bundle. The TUI is its own binary — a reload would not replace
+it — so it stays up, reconnects, and says which release it is now talking to;
+the user restarts `maestro tui` when they want the new client.
+
+## What the user sees
+
+The **status indicator** lives in the sidebar footer, left of the spawn button,
+in both clients. Its colour is the link state, and it names the running release
+— commit hash and commit date — on hover (web) or in the status bar (TUI).
+
+| state          | colour | meaning                                              |
+| -------------- | ------ | ---------------------------------------------------- |
+| `connecting`   | amber  | first probe hasn't landed                            |
+| `online`       | green  | daemon answered; same process, or a resolved new one |
+| `reconnecting` | amber  | socket dropped, still inside the grace window        |
+| `down`         | red    | unreachable past the grace window — the UI blocks    |
+| `updating`     | red    | answered on a new commit; the page is reloading      |
+
+`updating` is web-only, because reloading is web-only. The TUI goes straight
+back to `online` after an upgrade and puts `updated: <hash> (restart tui)` on
+its status bar instead, until the user restarts it.
+
+The **restart overlay** is up for exactly `down` and `updating`. It is not
+dismissable and it swallows the app's keyboard shortcuts: everything behind it
+would act on a daemon that is not there. In the TUI the quit binding still
+resolves, so a blocked client is never a trapped one. It clears itself the
+moment a probe succeeds — there is no "retry" button, because the client is
+already retrying.
+
+## Timing
+
+- **Grace window** — 1200 ms between the socket dropping and the overlay
+  appearing. A wifi hiccup or a laptop waking up should not throw a modal.
+- **Poll cadence** — `GET /api/info` every 700 ms while unreachable, flat, not
+  backed off: a restart takes a second or two and the point is to unlock as soon
+  as it is over. The events socket keeps its own exponential backoff for the
+  session stream; the two are independent, and the probe is what decides state.
+
+The events socket dropping is the trigger, not a timer: the daemon cannot warn
+anyone it is about to die, so its socket closing is the earliest signal there
+is. A reconnect of that socket does **not** by itself clear the state — only a
+probe does, because the socket carries no identity and reconnecting to an
+upgraded daemon must reload rather than resume.

docs/SIDEBAR.md

@@ -7,21 +7,26 @@ written here; if it needs to change, change it here first.
 
 A card is always two lines: **line 1** and **line 2**.
 
-## Line 1 — name + actions
+## Line 1 — name
 
 - Left: the session name — `metadata.name` if present, else the command line
   (same fallback both clients already use).
-- Right: two actions anchored to the top-right corner: **spawn similar**
-  (`⧉`) and **kill** (`✕`). In the TUI these are keyboard affordances shown on
-  the highlighted row; in the web they are buttons. The glyphs are shared so
-  muscle memory transfers.
-- Actions reserve their fixed width; the name truncates with `…` before it can
-  ever reach them. **Overlap between the name and the actions is a defect** —
-  that overlap is what started this milestone.
+- In the web client, **spawn similar** (`⧉`) and **kill** (`✕`) remain buttons
+  anchored on the right. The TUI omits those glyphs because its actions are
+  keyboard-driven and the icons do not identify their keys.
+- The name truncates with `…` at the available width. In the web client it
+  must stop before the action buttons; in the TUI it may use the full row.
 
 Line 1 carries no badges. The `⚠ blocked work` badge (#83) and the `exited`
 badge move off this row into line 2.
 
+The name is editable in place (#125). In the web client, right-clicking a card
+opens a context menu whose **rename** entry swaps the name for a text field —
+Enter commits, Escape cancels. The TUI opens the same edit as a prompt, bound
+to `r` in the sidebar by default. Both send `PATCH /api/sessions/:id`; both
+start from the session's own name, never from the command it falls back to,
+and an empty field clears the name so the fallback resumes.
+
 ## Line 2 — meta line (adaptive)
 
 Line 2 always renders — never an empty placeholder row either, since its
@@ -32,23 +37,47 @@ itself is not.
 Line 2 reads left to right:
 
 ```
-<dot> [<duration>] [<detail>] [<blocked work> | exited] <command>
+[<duration>] [<detail>] <command> [<diff stat> | exited]
 ```
 
-Its minimum content is therefore the dot and the command.
+Its minimum content is therefore just the command.
 
-`<dot>` is a single filled glyph (`●` on both clients) carrying the activity
-state's colour, and `<duration>` follows in the same colour when shown. There
-is no state word and no second badge: the dot exists so the state is still
-legible when a row is dimmed or the terminal renders the duration in the
-default fg. The dot is an unconditional part of line 2; the bracketed
-fragments appear only when their trigger holds.
+The activity state does not render as an inline glyph on line 2 — a **rail**
+carries it instead: a coloured bar in the gutter to the left of the card, the
+space nesting already reserves for indentation. The rail paints for every
+card, `Idle` included, and is independent of whatever line 2 has to say; a
+card with nothing else to report still shows its rail next to the bare
+command. `<duration>` follows in the rail's colour when shown. There is no
+state word and no second badge: the rail exists so the state is still legible
+when a row is dimmed or the terminal renders the duration in the default fg.
+
+In the **web client** the rail is a 5px bar pinned to the row's own left
+edge, square corners, spanning the full card height edge to edge — it
+shifts outward with nesting depth along with the row's own padding, since
+it is positioned relative to the row. It carries motion only for states that
+need attention (DESIGN.md's "living signals" rule): a hard blink while
+`AwaitingInput`, a fast flash while `Error`. `Active` and `Idle` are both
+solid and still — colour alone (green vs. the idle grey) is the signal for
+`Active`, so it does not also pulse. `prefers-reduced-motion` leaves every
+state as a solid bar.
+
+In the **TUI** the rail is a one-column-wide block glyph (`▌`) in the state's
+palette role, leading the existing indent gutter (`INDENT`/`META_INDENT`) on
+both the name row and the meta row, so the two lines read as one continuous
+bar. Folder headers gain a matching blank leading column so labels still
+align under session names. The TUI has no render cadence to animate against,
+so its rail is always static — colour is the whole signal there, as it
+always was.
+
+Either client's rail carries the accessibility duty the old inline dot did:
+it is the element whose `title`/`aria-label` names the state, so status still
+never relies on colour alone.
 
 `<duration>` renders only once the session has been held in its current
 activity state longer than **30 seconds** (`activity_since` from #102) — under
-that threshold the duration is absent and the dot renders alone. A payload
-that predates #102 (no usable `activity_since`) likewise contributes no
-duration — the dot still renders. This rule now governs only the duration
+that threshold the duration is absent and the rail carries the state alone. A
+payload that predates #102 (no usable `activity_since`) likewise contributes
+no duration — the rail still renders. This rule now governs only the duration
 fragment; it no longer decides whether line 2 exists.
 
 `<detail>` is an agent-reported string (#105) — e.g. why a session is in
@@ -56,14 +85,53 @@ fragment; it no longer decides whether line 2 exists.
 while an agent-reported state is in force (see Precedence): when the report
 lapses at its TTL or is replaced, the detail goes with it. The detail
 truncates with `…` ahead of the trailing fragments — a long detail never
-pushes `<blocked work>`, `exited`, or `<command>` off the line, and neither
+pushes `<command>`, `<blocked work>`, or `exited` off the line, and neither
 client ever lets it wrap.
 
-`<command>` is unconditional and muted: the session's command line, shown on
-every card in both clients — no omission in the TUI, no name-vs-command
-comparison gating it. A session named by its command line then shows the same
-string on both lines; that is accepted, the price of a row that never changes
-height.
+`<diff stat>` is the blocked-work breakdown (#83) in diff notation, replacing
+the spelled-out `⚠ 3 uncommitted files, 2 unpushed commits`. It renders only
+while something would block an unforced kill, and reads:
+
+```
++<insertions> -<deletions> ?<untracked files> ↑<unpushed commits>
+```
+
+Each fragment is omitted when its count is zero. The line counts cover
+**tracked** changes only — staged and unstaged together, measured against
+`HEAD` — so a `git add` never makes the counter drop. Untracked files are
+counted as files, not lines: counting their lines means reading every one off
+disk, and `?3` already says what is there. A tree whose only tracked change
+carries no line delta — a mode change, a rename — shows `~<changed files>`
+instead of the additions and deletions, since `+0 -0` would describe it
+wrongly.
+
+Only `+` and `-` take colour (`--live` / `--danger` in the web client, the
+surface's `active` / `error` roles in the TUI); `~`, `?` and `↑` stay muted, so
+the fragment reads as a diff rather than as an alarm. The spelled-out phrasing
+of `maestro_protocol::InTheWay`'s `Display` does not disappear: it is the web
+card's tooltip and the wording of the kill refusal, so no two clients describe
+the same tree differently.
+
+`<command>` is unconditional and muted: it names the **program** the session
+runs — never its arguments. `claude --dangerously-skip-permissions` renders as
+`claude`. Flags say how a session was invoked, which is not what a card is for,
+and a long one crowds out every other fragment on the line. It shows on every
+card in both clients — no omission in the TUI, no name-vs-command comparison
+gating it. A session named by its program then shows the same string on both
+lines; that is accepted, the price of a row that never changes height.
+
+The program is found by looking through a path, leading `FOO=bar` assignments
+and wrappers (`sudo`, `env`, `npx`, `pnpm dlx`, …), then taking the basename:
+`/usr/local/bin/claude -p hi` is `claude`. A line that is nothing but wrappers
+is shown as written rather than as an empty fragment.
+
+In the **web client** the program is replaced by that tool's icon when it is
+one we have a mark for — Claude Code, Codex, opencode, Gemini CLI, Aider,
+Cursor, pi, and any shell — and nothing follows it as text. An unrecognised
+program keeps its name as text, so the card never shows a mark standing for the
+wrong tool. The full command line, arguments and all, stays in the card's
+tooltip either way. The **TUI** keeps the program as text: a terminal cannot be
+assumed to have a font carrying tool glyphs.
 
 ## Colour per activity state
 
@@ -90,9 +158,10 @@ surface; a colour chosen for the card background is never painted onto the
 selection background. Contrast is a property of the palette (values are RGB)
 and is asserted in the palette's tests, not left to the terminal theme.
 
-The duration text inherits its state's colour; the blocked-work, exited and
-command fragments use the surface's `muted` role, since the ⚠ glyph already
-signals severity.
+The duration text inherits its state's colour; the exited and command
+fragments use the surface's `muted` role, as do the diff stat's `~`, `?` and
+`↑` fragments. Only `+` and `-` step outside the surface's muted role, and they
+take the `active` and `error` roles of the same surface.
 
 ## Duration format
 
@@ -141,3 +210,22 @@ dropping the whole session would be worse than dimming one card. A report
 arriving at `POST /api/sessions/:id/activity` is parsed strictly and an unknown
 state is a 4xx: an agent posting a state the daemon does not know is a bug in
 the agent, and answering 204 would hide it.
+
+## Keyboard walk
+
+`j`/`k` (and the arrow keys) move a highlight through the sidebar. Both clients
+follow one rule for what the walk stops on:
+
+- **Session cards, always.**
+- **Folder headers, only while collapsed.** An expanded folder's cards are one
+  row away, so its header is nothing to land on; a collapsed folder's header is
+  the only row it has, and skipping it would leave the folder unreachable.
+
+Enter opens the highlighted session, or expands the highlighted folder and
+lands on the first row it was hiding. A highlight parked on a skipped row —
+reachable by clicking a folder header — still steps to its neighbour rather
+than jumping to the end of the list.
+
+The web client needs a chord to reach the list at all (`Ctrl+Shift+H`, and the
+same chord back): an attached terminal owns every plain keystroke. The TUI uses
+`ctrl-w h`.

docs/WORKTREES.md

@@ -12,9 +12,9 @@ have to reconstruct it.
 
 ## Nothing is ever adopted
 
-The daemon only ever removes a worktree it created in this session's lifetime or
-recorded in its retained store. It never takes ownership of a directory it finds
-on disk, whatever that directory looks like.
+The daemon only ever removes a worktree it created in this session's lifetime.
+It never takes ownership of a directory it finds on disk, whatever that
+directory looks like.
 
 There is no reliable way to ask "is this worktree mine?". A git worktree carries
 no marker distinguishing one a daemon made from one a human made ten minutes
@@ -69,75 +69,53 @@ its worktree still matters leaves a directory nobody is looking at.
 
 A consequence, accepted deliberately: a feature branch almost always has unpushed
 commits, so `--force` is the ordinary way to end a session, not an exception.
-That is only safe because force retains.
+That is only safe because force never removes what blocked.
 
 ### `--force`
 
 `--force` overrides the refusal and nothing else. It ends the session and
-**retains** the worktree, which enters the retained store with reason
-`force-killed`. Force never removes a tree that would have blocked. A tree
-whose guard is clear never needed the override, so a forced kill removes it as
-usual — force changes what happens to blocked work, not ordinary cleanup.
+**leaves the worktree on disk**, untouched. Force never removes a tree that
+would have blocked. A tree whose guard is clear never needed the override, so a
+forced kill removes it as usual — force changes what happens to blocked work,
+not ordinary cleanup.
 
-Ending a session and destroying its work are two separate destructive acts.
-Each is chosen on its own, and the second one — reclaim — is chosen while
-looking at exactly what would be lost.
+In the web client the kill button sends the unforced `DELETE` straight away —
+there is no pre-confirmation, because the daemon is the one that decides. Only
+the refusal raises a prompt, and that prompt names what is in the way and offers
+"Force kill", which repeats the request with `force=true`.
 
-A forced kill answers with what was retained and why, so a client can say where
-the work went rather than leaving the operator to wonder.
+Ending a session and destroying its work are two separate acts. Maestro only
+performs the first one. Removing a tree it left behind is the operator's own
+`git worktree remove`, chosen while looking at exactly what would be lost.
 
 ### Exiting on its own
 
 A session that ends by itself — the command finished, the operator typed `exit` —
 never reaches the kill path. When the watcher notices the tmux session is gone it
-applies the same rule: a pristine worktree is removed, anything else is retained
-with reason `exited-with-unsaved-work`.
+applies the same rule: a pristine worktree is removed, anything else is left on
+disk.
 
 Nobody is waiting for an answer here, so there is nothing to refuse; the choice is
-only between removing and retaining. It uses the same predicate as the kill, from
+only between removing and leaving. It uses the same predicate as the kill, from
 the same place, so the two paths cannot drift apart.
 
 The session itself stays in the catalog marked dead until it is dismissed — the
 replay buffer of a crashed agent outlives it — but its worktree is settled at
-once. Once settled, the session drops its worktree reference, so dismissing it
-afterwards neither refuses (there is no guard left to trip) nor records a second
-store entry.
+once. A removed tree drops off the record, so dismissing the session afterwards
+does not refuse: there is no guard left to trip.
 
-If settling is impossible — the probe fails, or the store cannot take the entry —
-nothing is destroyed. The tree stays on disk *and* stays attached to the dead
-record, where dismissing it later still goes through `--force`'s
-retain-before-teardown path. Losing the store must never mean losing the work.
+A tree that was left alone stays attached to the dead record, where dismissing it
+later goes through `--force`, which leaves it on disk too. The same holds when
+the probe itself fails: nothing is destroyed.
 
-## The retained store
+## Nothing is removed on the operator's behalf
 
-A `state_dir`-backed record of worktrees the daemon created that no longer have a
-session. For each one: the path, the base repository, the branch, why it was
-retained, and when.
+There is no store of worktrees the daemon is holding, no list endpoint, and no
+reclaim command. A tree left behind by a forced kill or a dirty exit is an
+ordinary git worktree on disk; `git worktree list` finds it and
+`git worktree remove` removes it.
 
-It survives a daemon restart. It is the recovery path for everything above — a
-store that is lost on restart is worse than no store, because the worktrees are
-still on disk with nothing pointing at them.
-
-Entries leave when the worktree is reclaimed, and when the daemon notices the
-directory is gone because somebody removed it by hand.
-
-**It is not an ownership record.** It must never be consulted to decide whether a
-path may be adopted — see the first rule. Its only job is to remember what the
-daemon is holding so that it can be listed and reclaimed.
-
-## Reclaim
-
-`GET /api/worktrees` lists the store: path, base repository, branch, reason, when,
-and what is currently in the way. The in-the-way breakdown is recomputed on read,
-not stored, so a tree whose work has since been pushed says so.
-
-`DELETE /api/worktrees/<id>` reclaims one. It removes the directory and drops the
-store entry. It does **not** consult the guard — reclaim is the deliberate
-destructive act, and the operator chose it while looking at what was in the way.
-
-It never deletes the branch. `git worktree remove` leaves the ref, and reclaiming
-a tree must not throw away commits on it. This is worth saying out loud in every
-client, because "reclaim" otherwise sounds like it takes the commits too.
-
-Nothing is reclaimed automatically. There is no age-based expiry and no bulk
-reclaim.
+That is deliberate. A tracked list of trees pending deletion is a second place
+the truth can live, and it goes stale the moment somebody removes a directory by
+hand. Git already knows which worktrees exist, and removing one is not a
+decision Maestro is better placed to make.

flake.nix

@@ -33,6 +33,25 @@
 
           version = (lib.importTOML ./Cargo.toml).workspace.package.version;
 
+          # Build provenance for `GET /api/info`. The Rust source tree crane
+          # hands to the compiler has no `.git`, so `maestro-daemon/build.rs`
+          # cannot ask git itself — the flake's own revision is passed instead.
+          # A dirty tree has no `rev`, and `dirtyRev` carries a `-dirty` suffix.
+          rev = inputs.self.rev or inputs.self.dirtyRev or "";
+          # `lastModifiedDate` is `YYYYMMDDhhmmss` in UTC; clients want RFC 3339.
+          ld = inputs.self.lastModifiedDate or "";
+          iso =
+            if ld == "" then
+              ""
+            else
+              "${builtins.substring 0 4 ld}-${builtins.substring 4 2 ld}-${builtins.substring 6 2 ld}"
+              + "T${builtins.substring 8 2 ld}:${builtins.substring 10 2 ld}:${builtins.substring 12 2 ld}Z";
+          buildStamp = {
+            MAESTRO_BUILD_COMMIT = builtins.substring 0 12 rev;
+            MAESTRO_BUILD_DATE = iso;
+            MAESTRO_BUILD_DIRTY = if inputs.self ? rev then "0" else "1";
+          };
+
           # Cargo source filtering keeps only *.rs, *.toml and Cargo.lock. The
           # SPA is built separately (below) and handed to the Rust build as a
           # path, so nothing under web/ needs to be in this source tree.
@@ -85,6 +104,7 @@
 
           maestro = craneLib.buildPackage (
             commonArgs
+            // buildStamp
             // {
               inherit cargoArtifacts;
               pname = "maestro";
@@ -125,7 +145,7 @@
             pnpmDeps = (pkgs.fetchPnpmDeps.override { pnpm = pkgs.pnpm_10; }) {
               inherit (finalAttrs) pname version src;
               fetcherVersion = 3;
-              hash = "sha256-D9JdgI92vzAY8en2zGEEPd4hwOLVi3sr1joT4b17Be4=";
+              hash = "sha256-AvIrpXipbcp7hRujh/L4UAc6tAJOxe67P/iji6L/oL0=";
             };
 
             buildPhase = ''

web/README.md

@@ -22,8 +22,9 @@ src/
   events.ts      # `/api/events` WebSocket subscriber
    catalog.ts     # session tree view (groups by working directory)
    attach.ts      # xterm.js + attach WS view
-   multiview.ts   # tabs + split panes; draft panes host the spawn form
+   multiview.ts   # tabs + split panes
    spawnForm.ts   # shared spawn form (preset tiles, project picker, worktree)
+   spawnModal.ts  # dialog chrome around the spawn form
   theme.ts       # dark/light theme toggle + persistence
   types.ts       # mirror of `maestro-protocol` JSON shapes
   styles.css     # design-system tokens + component styles
@@ -41,7 +42,7 @@ follows the OS by default and can be pinned via the header toggle (persisted in
 
 `mock.ts` is a DEV-only fixture (stripped from production builds): visit the dev
 server with `?mock` to seed a representative catalog without a running daemon,
-`?mock&spawn` to open a draft pane, and `?theme=light|dark` to pin a theme.
+`?mock&spawn` to open the spawn modal, and `?theme=light|dark` to pin a theme.
 
 Routing is hash-based:
 - `#/` → catalog

web/package.json

@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@
     "test:watch": "vitest"
   },
   "dependencies": {
+    "@fontsource/jetbrains-mono": "^5.3.0",
     "@xterm/addon-fit": "^0.10.0",
     "@xterm/xterm": "^5.5.0"
   },

web/pnpm-lock.yaml

@@ -8,6 +8,9 @@ importers:
 
   .:
     dependencies:
+      '@fontsource/jetbrains-mono':
+        specifier: ^5.3.0
+        version: 5.3.0
       '@xterm/addon-fit':
         specifier: ^0.10.0
         version: 0.10.0(@xterm/xterm@5.5.0)
@@ -168,6 +171,9 @@ packages:
     cpu: [x64]
     os: [win32]
 
+  '@fontsource/jetbrains-mono@5.3.0':
+    resolution: {integrity: sha512-fqDfB5I9f1p1TV486aUgB9t8zP84P0O1FtQR5Ol9vjwPy+S+EIGlVYm1cvj2W5shcZMTg2nZFdVMoH5wFu8a1A==}
+
   '@jridgewell/sourcemap-codec@1.5.5':
     resolution: {integrity: sha512-cYQ9310grqxueWbl+WuIUIaiUaDcj7WOq5fVhEljNVgRfOUhY9fy2zTvfoqWsnebh8Sl70VScFbICvJnLKB0Og==}
 
@@ -631,6 +637,8 @@ snapshots:
   '@esbuild/win32-x64@0.21.5':
     optional: true
 
+  '@fontsource/jetbrains-mono@5.3.0': {}
+
   '@jridgewell/sourcemap-codec@1.5.5': {}
 
   '@rollup/rollup-android-arm-eabi@4.60.4':

web/src/activity.test.ts

@@ -4,9 +4,7 @@ import {
   activityColorSlug,
   activityDurationLabel,
   activityHeldMs,
-  showsMetaLine,
 } from "./activity.js";
-import type { Session } from "./types.js";
 
 describe("activityHeldMs", () => {
   it("measures time spent in the current state", () => {
@@ -60,42 +58,3 @@ describe("activityColorSlug", () => {
     expect(activityColorSlug("Teleported")).toBe("idle");
   });
 });
-
-function session(overrides: Partial<Session>): Session {
-  return {
-    id: "11111111-2222-3333-4444-555555555555",
-    cwd: "/home/naps/tea/maestro",
-    command: "claude",
-    env: {},
-    metadata: {},
-    status: "Running",
-    created_at: "2026-08-24T10:00:00Z",
-    activity: "Active",
-    ...overrides,
-  };
-}
-
-describe("showsMetaLine", () => {
-  const fresh = new Date(Date.now() - 10_000).toISOString();
-
-  it("stays hidden for a freshly-active session", () => {
-    expect(showsMetaLine(session({ activity_since: fresh }))).toBe(false);
-  });
-
-  it("appears once the state has been held past 30 seconds", () => {
-    const held = new Date(Date.now() - 31_000).toISOString();
-    expect(showsMetaLine(session({ activity_since: held }))).toBe(true);
-  });
-
-  it("appears for blocked work, exited sessions and reported errors", () => {
-    expect(
-      showsMetaLine(session({ activity_since: fresh, blocked_work: { uncommitted_files: 1 } })),
-    ).toBe(true);
-    expect(showsMetaLine(session({ activity_since: fresh, status: "Dead" }))).toBe(true);
-    expect(showsMetaLine(session({ activity_since: fresh, activity: "Error" }))).toBe(true);
-  });
-
-  it("needs no activity timestamp when another trigger holds", () => {
-    expect(showsMetaLine(session({ activity_since: undefined, status: "Dead" }))).toBe(true);
-  });
-});

web/src/activity.ts

@@ -2,11 +2,10 @@
 // the shared duration format. Both clients compute it identically; the TUI
 // mirrors this in crates/maestro-tui.
 
-import type { ActivityState, IsoTimestamp, Session } from "./types.js";
-import { sessionBlockers } from "./types.js";
+import type { ActivityState, IsoTimestamp } from "./types.js";
 
-/** A state held shorter than this keeps the card to one line (contract rule 1). */
-const META_LINE_MIN_HOLD_MS = 30_000;
+/** A state held shorter than this has no duration fragment. */
+export const META_LINE_MIN_HOLD_MS = 30_000;
 
 // Payloads predating #102 default `activity_since` to the Unix epoch; anything
 // implausibly old is treated as "never observed" rather than a huge duration.
@@ -43,14 +42,3 @@ export function activityColorSlug(state: ActivityState | string): string {
       return "idle";
   }
 }
-
-/** Line 2 renders only when at least one contract trigger holds. */
-export function showsMetaLine(s: Session, now: number = Date.now()): boolean {
-  const held = activityHeldMs(s.activity_since, now);
-  return (
-    (held !== null && held >= META_LINE_MIN_HOLD_MS) ||
-    sessionBlockers(s) !== null ||
-    s.status === "Dead" ||
-    s.activity === "Error"
-  );
-}

web/src/api.ts

@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 import * as routes from "./routes.js";
 import type {
   ApiError,
+  InTheWay,
   Branches,
   CreateSessionRequest,
   DaemonInfo,
@@ -9,24 +10,42 @@ import type {
   NameBatch,
   Projects,
   RecentDirs,
-  RetainedWorktree,
   Session,
   Uuid,
 } from "./types.js";
 
+/** A `/api/*` failure with the daemon's own error envelope kept intact, so a
+ * caller can branch on `code` — the kill guard's `kill_guarded` (#79) — and
+ * render `unsavedWork` rather than re-parsing the message. */
+export class ApiRequestError extends Error {
+  readonly status: number;
+  readonly code: string;
+  readonly detail: string;
+  readonly unsavedWork: InTheWay | null;
+
+  constructor(res: Response, info?: ApiError["error"], text?: string) {
+    const detail = info ? `${info.code}: ${info.message}` : (text ?? "");
+    super(`${res.status} ${res.statusText}${detail ? ` — ${detail}` : ""}`);
+    this.name = "ApiRequestError";
+    this.status = res.status;
+    this.code = info?.code ?? "";
+    this.detail = info?.message ?? text ?? "";
+    this.unsavedWork = info?.unsaved_work ?? null;
+  }
+}
+
 async function jsonOrError<T>(res: Response): Promise<T> {
   if (res.ok) {
     if (res.status === 204) return undefined as unknown as T;
     return (await res.json()) as T;
   }
-  let detail = "";
   try {
     const body = (await res.json()) as ApiError;
-    detail = `${body.error.code}: ${body.error.message}`;
-  } catch {
-    detail = await res.text();
+    throw new ApiRequestError(res, body.error);
+  } catch (e) {
+    if (e instanceof ApiRequestError) throw e;
+    throw new ApiRequestError(res, undefined, await res.text().catch(() => ""));
   }
-  throw new Error(`${res.status} ${res.statusText}${detail ? ` — ${detail}` : ""}`);
 }
 
 export async function listSessions(): Promise<Session[]> {
@@ -44,9 +63,28 @@ export async function createSession(req: CreateSessionRequest): Promise<Session>
   );
 }
 
-export async function killSession(id: Uuid): Promise<void> {
-  await jsonOrError(
+/** Rename a session (#125). An empty name clears the custom one, so the card
+ * falls back to the command. The daemon trims and caps what it stores and
+ * broadcasts the update, so callers need not patch the store themselves. */
+export async function renameSession(id: Uuid, name: string): Promise<Session> {
+  return jsonOrError(
     await fetch(routes.session(id), {
+      method: "PATCH",
+      credentials: "same-origin",
+      headers: { "content-type": "application/json" },
+      body: JSON.stringify({ name }),
+    }),
+  );
+}
+
+/** Kill a session. With `force` (#81) the daemon overrides its refusal over a
+ * worktree holding unsaved work and leaves that worktree on disk. */
+export async function killSession(id: Uuid, force = false): Promise<void> {
+  const url = force
+    ? `${routes.session(id)}?${routes.FORCE_QUERY}=true`
+    : routes.session(id);
+  await jsonOrError(
+    await fetch(url, {
       method: "DELETE",
       credentials: "same-origin",
     }),
@@ -98,22 +136,4 @@ export async function fetchBranches(path: string): Promise<Branches> {
   return jsonOrError(await fetch(url, { credentials: "same-origin" }));
 }
 
-/** The daemon's retained worktrees (#80): trees kept after a session ended
- * with unsaved work, with what is currently in the way. Drives the
- * retained-worktrees view (#84). */
-export async function listWorktrees(): Promise<RetainedWorktree[]> {
-  return jsonOrError(await fetch(routes.WORKTREES, { credentials: "same-origin" }));
-}
-
-/** Reclaim a retained worktree: removes its directory and drops the store
- * entry. Never deletes the branch (docs/WORKTREES.md). */
-export async function reclaimWorktree(id: Uuid): Promise<void> {
-  await jsonOrError(
-    await fetch(routes.worktree(id), {
-      method: "DELETE",
-      credentials: "same-origin",
-    }),
-  );
-}
-
 export { eventsWsUrl } from "./routes.js";

web/src/attach.ts

@@ -3,9 +3,12 @@ import { Terminal } from "@xterm/xterm";
 import "@xterm/xterm/css/xterm.css";
 
 import { attachWsUrl } from "./routes.js";
+import { FOCUS_SIDEBAR_EVENT } from "./catalog.js";
 import { escapeHtml } from "./html.js";
 import { INITIAL_RECONNECT_MS, MAX_RECONNECT_MS } from "./reconnect.js";
-import { applyModsToChar, cursorSeq } from "./keys.js";
+import { applyModsToChar, cursorSeq, tildeSeq } from "./keys.js";
+import { requestToggleDrawer } from "./drawer.js";
+import { splitCommand, toolIconSvg } from "./toolIcon.js";
 import type { ClientControl, Uuid } from "./types.js";
 
 /**
@@ -27,6 +30,8 @@ export interface AttachConnection {
   onMount(): void;
   /** Parked into the cache: keep streaming, just stop driving focus/resize. */
   onUnmount(): void;
+  /** Put the keyboard back into this terminal — what leaving the sidebar does. */
+  focusTerminal(): void;
   /** Fully disconnect: close the WS, dispose the terminal, remove the element. */
   dispose(): void;
 }
@@ -52,6 +57,16 @@ export interface AttachInfo {
   command: string;
 }
 
+/** Header echoes the sidebar: the program becomes its tool icon when we have a
+ * mark for it and stays as its bare name when we do not. Arguments are
+ * dropped, as on the card. */
+function commandFragment(command: string): string {
+  const { tool, program } = splitCommand(command);
+  const icon = tool ? toolIconSvg(tool) : null;
+  const text = icon ? "" : program;
+  return `<span class="at-cmd">${icon ?? ""}${text ? escapeHtml(text) : ""}</span>`;
+}
+
 export function createAttachConnection(
   sessionId: Uuid,
   opts: AttachOptions = {},
@@ -63,14 +78,12 @@ export function createAttachConnection(
   // tooltip for when you really need it.
   const titleHtml = info
     ? `<span class="at-name">${escapeHtml(info.name)}</span>` +
-      (info.command && info.command !== info.name
-        ? `<span class="at-cmd">${escapeHtml(info.command)}</span>`
-        : "")
+      (info.command && info.command !== info.name ? commandFragment(info.command) : "")
     : `session <span class="sid">${escapeHtml(sessionId.slice(0, 8))}</span>`;
   const titleAttr = info ? `${info.name} · ${info.command}  (${sessionId})` : sessionId;
   el.innerHTML = `
     <header class="attach-header">
-      <a class="btn btn-ghost back" href="#/" aria-label="Back to catalog" title="Back to catalog">←</a>
+      <button type="button" class="btn btn-ghost btn-icon sessions-btn" aria-label="Show sessions" title="Show sessions">☰</button>
       <span class="attach-title" title="${escapeHtml(titleAttr)}">${titleHtml}</span>
       <span class="attach-state" data-state="connecting">connecting…</span>
       <button class="btn btn-ghost btn-icon disconnect" type="button" aria-label="Disconnect" title="Disconnect this session">⏻</button>
@@ -90,6 +103,12 @@ export function createAttachConnection(
     stateEl.dataset.state = kind;
   };
 
+  // Mobile-only (CSS hides it on desktop, where the sidebar is always in view):
+  // the session list is an off-canvas drawer and this is what opens it.
+  (el.querySelector(".sessions-btn") as HTMLElement).addEventListener("click", () =>
+    requestToggleDrawer(),
+  );
+
   disconnectBtn.addEventListener("click", () => {
     opts.onRequestClose?.(sessionId);
   });
@@ -97,7 +116,7 @@ export function createAttachConnection(
   const term = new Terminal({
     cursorBlink: true,
     fontFamily:
-      'ui-monospace, SFMono-Regular, "SF Mono", Menlo, Consolas, "Liberation Mono", monospace',
+      '"JetBrains Mono", ui-monospace, SFMono-Regular, "SF Mono", Menlo, Consolas, "Liberation Mono", monospace',
     fontSize: 13,
     convertEol: false,
     theme: {
@@ -116,6 +135,15 @@ export function createAttachConnection(
   term.loadAddon(fit);
   term.open(body);
 
+  // Plain Escape hands the keyboard back to the session list instead of the
+  // shell/app. `false` tells xterm to skip its own handling of this event.
+  term.attachCustomKeyEventHandler((e) => {
+    if (e.type !== "keydown" || e.key !== "Escape") return true;
+    if (e.ctrlKey || e.altKey || e.metaKey || e.shiftKey) return true;
+    document.dispatchEvent(new CustomEvent(FOCUS_SIDEBAR_EVENT));
+    return false;
+  });
+
   // Touch scrolling: xterm's built-in touch handling is jittery (drags crawl a
   // line at a time and stall), so map finger drags ourselves. Two routes:
   //   • normal buffer  → term.scrollLines walks the scrollback.
@@ -123,9 +151,12 @@ export function createAttachConnection(
   //     wheel events so xterm encodes them as mouse-wheel reports the app reads,
   //     scrolling *its* content (the only scroll that exists on the alt screen).
   //   • alt screen with no mouse tracking → nothing to do; the app owns input.
-  // `touch-action: pan-y` (CSS) tells the browser we handle the Y gesture.
+  // `touch-action: none` (CSS) keeps the browser from cancelling the custom
+  // gesture stream; only the terminal surface opts out of native page panning.
+  // Listeners MUST sit on `.xterm`, not `.xterm-viewport`: `.xterm-screen` is a
+  // later sibling of the viewport, so it paints over it and takes every touch.
   {
-    const vp = el.querySelector(".xterm-viewport") as HTMLElement | null;
+    const root = term.element as HTMLElement | undefined;
     const screen = el.querySelector(".xterm-screen") as HTMLElement | null;
     const cellH = () => {
       const core = (term as unknown as {
@@ -133,11 +164,11 @@ export function createAttachConnection(
       })._core;
       return core?._renderService?.dimensions?.css?.cell?.height || 16;
     };
-    if (vp) {
+    if (root) {
       let lastY = 0;
       let lastX = 0;
       let remainder = 0;
-      vp.addEventListener(
+      root.addEventListener(
         "touchstart",
         (e) => {
           if (e.touches.length !== 1) return;
@@ -147,7 +178,7 @@ export function createAttachConnection(
         },
         { passive: true },
       );
-      vp.addEventListener(
+      root.addEventListener(
         "touchmove",
         (e) => {
           if (e.touches.length !== 1) return;
@@ -381,6 +412,9 @@ export function createAttachConnection(
     onUnmount() {
       mounted = false;
     },
+    focusTerminal() {
+      term.focus();
+    },
     dispose() {
       if (disposed) return;
       disposed = true;
@@ -409,11 +443,17 @@ export function createAttachConnection(
  * - `mod` is a sticky one-shot modifier toggle (Ctrl / Alt).
  * - `cursor` is a cursor/navigation key, identified by its CSI final byte, so a
  *   pending modifier can promote it to the `\x1b[1;<n><final>` form.
+ * - `tilde` is a `~`-terminated navigation key (PgUp/PgDn), identified by its
+ *   CSI parameter, whose modified form is `\x1b[<code>;<n>~`.
+ * - `char` is a literal character (the symbols the soft keyboard buries behind
+ *   a page switch), folded through a pending modifier like typed input.
  * - `seq` is a plain key (Esc, Tab) sent verbatim.
  */
 type KeyDef =
   | { label: string; mod: Modifier }
   | { label: string; cursor: CursorFinal }
+  | { label: string; tilde: number }
+  | { label: string; char: string }
   | { label: string; seq: string };
 
 type Modifier = "ctrl" | "alt";
@@ -421,14 +461,17 @@ type Modifier = "ctrl" | "alt";
 type CursorFinal = "A" | "B" | "C" | "D" | "H" | "F";
 
 /**
- * The keys the mobile soft keyboard hides, ordered to flow row-major into a
- * 5-column / 2-row grid (NAP-342 review):
+ * The keys the mobile soft keyboard hides, ordered to flow row-major into an
+ * 8-column / 2-row grid (#7):
  *
- *     Esc  Tab  Home  ↑   End
- *     Ctrl Alt   ←    ↓    →
+ *     Esc  Tab  Home  ↑   End  PgUp  -  /
+ *     Ctrl Alt   ←    ↓    →   PgDn  |  ~
  *
- * — Esc/Tab + the Ctrl/Alt sticky modifiers on the left, and the cursor keys as
- * a real-keyboard inverted-T on the right, with Home/End filling its top corners.
+ * — Esc/Tab + the Ctrl/Alt sticky modifiers on the left, the cursor keys as a
+ * real-keyboard inverted-T in the middle with Home/End filling its top corners,
+ * then the paging pair and the shell symbols that cost a soft-keyboard page
+ * switch to reach. Narrower screens scroll the bar sideways rather than
+ * shrinking the caps below a thumb's width.
  */
 const KEY_DEFS: KeyDef[] = [
   { label: "Esc", seq: "\x1b" },
@@ -436,11 +479,17 @@ const KEY_DEFS: KeyDef[] = [
   { label: "Home", cursor: "H" },
   { label: "↑", cursor: "A" },
   { label: "End", cursor: "F" },
+  { label: "PgUp", tilde: 5 },
+  { label: "-", char: "-" },
+  { label: "/", char: "/" },
   { label: "Ctrl", mod: "ctrl" },
   { label: "Alt", mod: "alt" },
   { label: "←", cursor: "D" },
   { label: "↓", cursor: "B" },
   { label: "→", cursor: "C" },
+  { label: "PgDn", tilde: 6 },
+  { label: "|", char: "|" },
+  { label: "~", char: "~" },
 ];
 
 /**
@@ -497,6 +546,16 @@ function buildKeyBar(send: (data: string) => void): KeyBar {
         send(cursorSeq(def.cursor, armed.ctrl, armed.alt));
         clearMods();
       });
+    } else if ("tilde" in def) {
+      btn.addEventListener("click", () => {
+        send(tildeSeq(def.tilde, armed.ctrl, armed.alt));
+        clearMods();
+      });
+    } else if ("char" in def) {
+      btn.addEventListener("click", () => {
+        send(applyModsToChar(def.char, armed.ctrl, armed.alt));
+        clearMods();
+      });
     } else {
       btn.addEventListener("click", () => {
         send(def.seq);

web/src/catalog.test.ts

@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 // @vitest-environment happy-dom
-import { beforeAll, describe, expect, it } from "vitest";
+import { afterEach, beforeAll, describe, expect, it } from "vitest";
 
 import { renderSidebar } from "./catalog.js";
 import type { CatalogListener, CatalogStore } from "./events.js";
@@ -16,6 +16,10 @@ beforeAll(() => {
   window.fetch = () => Promise.reject(new Error("offline"));
 });
 
+afterEach(() => {
+  document.querySelector(".kill-dialog")?.remove();
+});
+
 function session(overrides: Partial<Session>): Session {
   return {
     id: "11111111-2222-3333-4444-555555555555",
@@ -46,16 +50,39 @@ function rowFor(el: HTMLElement, id: string): HTMLElement | null {
   return el.querySelector<HTMLElement>(`[data-session-id="${id}"]`);
 }
 
+/** Let the kill chain's awaits (fetch, its json body) settle. */
+async function flush(): Promise<void> {
+  for (let i = 0; i < 8; i++) await Promise.resolve();
+}
+
 describe("blocked-work indicator (#83)", () => {
-  it("marks the row of a blocked session with the shared phrasing", () => {
+  it("marks the row of a blocked session in diff notation", () => {
     const blocked = session({
       id: "aaaaaaaa-0000-0000-0000-000000000001",
-      blocked_work: { uncommitted_files: 3, unpushed_commits: 2 },
+      blocked_work: {
+        uncommitted_files: 3,
+        unpushed_commits: 2,
+        insertions: 124,
+        deletions: 18,
+      },
     });
     const el = renderSidebar(storeWith([blocked])).el;
     const badge = rowFor(el, blocked.id)?.querySelector(".leaf-blocked");
-    expect(badge?.textContent).toContain("⚠");
-    expect(badge?.textContent).toContain("3 uncommitted files, 2 unpushed commits");
+    expect(badge?.textContent).toBe("+124-18↑2");
+    // The spelled-out breakdown survives in the tooltip.
+    expect(badge?.getAttribute("title")).toContain(
+      "3 uncommitted files, 2 unpushed commits",
+    );
+  });
+
+  it("falls back to the file count when tracked changes carry no lines", () => {
+    const blocked = session({
+      id: "aaaaaaaa-0000-0000-0000-00000000001a",
+      blocked_work: { uncommitted_files: 2, untracked_files: 1 },
+    });
+    const el = renderSidebar(storeWith([blocked])).el;
+    const badge = rowFor(el, blocked.id)?.querySelector(".leaf-blocked");
+    expect(badge?.textContent).toBe("~2?1");
   });
 
   it("does not mark clear or unprobed sessions", () => {
@@ -71,37 +98,77 @@ describe("blocked-work indicator (#83)", () => {
     expect(rowFor(el, unprobed.id)?.querySelector(".leaf-blocked")).toBeNull();
   });
 
-  it("restates the warning at the kill confirm", async () => {
-    const confirmations: string[] = [];
-    window.confirm = (msg?: string) => {
-      confirmations.push(msg ?? "");
-      return false;
-    };
+  it("kills straight away, without a first confirmation", async () => {
+    const calls: string[] = [];
+    window.fetch = ((url: string, init?: RequestInit) => {
+      calls.push(`${init?.method ?? "GET"} ${url}`);
+      return Promise.resolve(new Response(null, { status: 204 }));
+    }) as typeof fetch;
+    const plain = session({ id: "aaaaaaaa-0000-0000-0000-000000000005" });
+    const el = renderSidebar(storeWith([plain])).el;
+    rowFor(el, plain.id)?.querySelector<HTMLButtonElement>(".leaf-kill")?.click();
+    await flush();
+    expect(calls).toContain(`DELETE /api/sessions/${plain.id}`);
+    expect(document.querySelector(".kill-dialog")).toBeNull();
+  });
+
+  it("offers the override when the daemon refuses a guarded kill", async () => {
+    const calls: string[] = [];
+    window.fetch = ((url: string, init?: RequestInit) => {
+      calls.push(`${init?.method ?? "GET"} ${url}`);
+      if (url.includes("force=true")) return Promise.resolve(new Response(null, { status: 204 }));
+      return Promise.resolve(
+        new Response(
+          JSON.stringify({
+            error: {
+              code: "kill_guarded",
+              message: "worktree has unsaved work",
+              unsaved_work: { untracked_files: 1 },
+            },
+          }),
+          { status: 409, headers: { "content-type": "application/json" } },
+        ),
+      );
+    }) as typeof fetch;
     const blocked = session({
       id: "aaaaaaaa-0000-0000-0000-000000000004",
       command: "bash",
       blocked_work: { untracked_files: 1 },
     });
     const el = renderSidebar(storeWith([blocked])).el;
-    const kill = rowFor(el, blocked.id)?.querySelector<HTMLButtonElement>(".leaf-kill");
-    kill?.click();
-    await Promise.resolve();
-    expect(confirmations).toHaveLength(1);
-    expect(confirmations[0]).toContain("1 untracked file");
-    expect(confirmations[0]).toContain("refused unless forced");
+    rowFor(el, blocked.id)?.querySelector<HTMLButtonElement>(".leaf-kill")?.click();
+    await flush();
+    const dialog = document.querySelector(".kill-dialog");
+    expect(dialog?.textContent).toContain("1 untracked file");
+    dialog?.querySelector<HTMLButtonElement>(".kill-dialog-force")?.click();
+    await flush();
+    expect(calls).toContain(`DELETE /api/sessions/${blocked.id}?force=true`);
+    expect(document.querySelector(".kill-dialog")).toBeNull();
   });
 
-  it("confirms plainly when nothing blocks", async () => {
-    const confirmations: string[] = [];
-    window.confirm = (msg?: string) => {
-      confirmations.push(msg ?? "");
-      return false;
-    };
-    const plain = session({ id: "aaaaaaaa-0000-0000-0000-000000000005" });
-    const el = renderSidebar(storeWith([plain])).el;
-    rowFor(el, plain.id)?.querySelector<HTMLButtonElement>(".leaf-kill")?.click();
-    await Promise.resolve();
-    expect(confirmations).toEqual(['Kill session "claude"?']);
+  it("closes the override prompt without killing on cancel", async () => {
+    const calls: string[] = [];
+    window.fetch = ((url: string, init?: RequestInit) => {
+      calls.push(`${init?.method ?? "GET"} ${url}`);
+      return Promise.resolve(
+        new Response(
+          JSON.stringify({
+            error: { code: "kill_guarded", message: "worktree has unsaved work" },
+          }),
+          { status: 409, headers: { "content-type": "application/json" } },
+        ),
+      );
+    }) as typeof fetch;
+    const blocked = session({
+      id: "aaaaaaaa-0000-0000-0000-000000000006",
+      blocked_work: { unpushed_commits: 2 },
+    });
+    const el = renderSidebar(storeWith([blocked])).el;
+    rowFor(el, blocked.id)?.querySelector<HTMLButtonElement>(".leaf-kill")?.click();
+    await flush();
+    document.querySelector<HTMLButtonElement>(".kill-dialog-cancel")?.click();
+    expect(document.querySelector(".kill-dialog")).toBeNull();
+    expect(calls.filter((c) => c.includes("force=true"))).toHaveLength(0);
   });
 });
 
@@ -150,14 +217,19 @@ describe("session cards (#107)", () => {
     expect(line1?.querySelector(".leaf-actions")).toBe(line1?.lastElementChild);
   });
 
-  it("stays a single line while freshly active", () => {
+  it("always renders line 2 for a freshly spawned session", () => {
     const s = session({
       id: "aaaaaaaa-0000-0000-0000-000000000011",
       activity: "Active",
       activity_since: ago(5_000),
     });
     const el = renderSidebar(storeWith([s])).el;
-    expect(rowFor(el, s.id)?.querySelector(".card-line2")).toBeNull();
+    const row = rowFor(el, s.id);
+    const line2 = row?.querySelector<HTMLElement>(".card-line2");
+    expect(line2).not.toBeNull();
+    expect(row?.querySelector(".activity-rail")).not.toBeNull();
+    expect(line2?.querySelector(".activity-duration")).toBeNull();
+    expect(line2?.querySelector(".leaf-cmd")).not.toBeNull();
   });
 
   it("shows dot + floored duration once the state has been held past 30s", () => {
@@ -167,12 +239,51 @@ describe("session cards (#107)", () => {
       activity_since: ago(4 * 60_000 + 30_000),
     });
     const el = renderSidebar(storeWith([s])).el;
-    const line2 = rowFor(el, s.id)?.querySelector<HTMLElement>(".card-line2");
+    const row = rowFor(el, s.id);
+    const line2 = row?.querySelector<HTMLElement>(".card-line2");
     expect(line2?.dataset.activity).toBe("active");
-    expect(line2?.querySelector(".activity-dot")).not.toBeNull();
+    expect(row?.querySelector(".activity-rail")).not.toBeNull();
     expect(line2?.querySelector(".activity-duration")?.textContent).toBe("4m");
   });
 
+  it("renders the command as its tool icon when the tool is known", () => {
+    const s = session({
+      id: "aaaaaaaa-0000-0000-0000-00000000001b",
+      command: "claude",
+      metadata: { name: "claude" },
+    });
+    const el = renderSidebar(storeWith([s])).el;
+    const cmd = rowFor(el, s.id)?.querySelector<HTMLElement>(".card-line2 .leaf-cmd");
+    expect(cmd?.querySelector(".tool-icon")?.getAttribute("data-tool")).toBe("claude");
+    expect(cmd?.getAttribute("title")).toBe("claude");
+    // The icon said it all: no text left over.
+    expect(cmd?.querySelector(".leaf-cmd-rest")).toBeNull();
+  });
+
+  it("drops the command's arguments, keeping them in the tooltip", () => {
+    const s = session({
+      id: "aaaaaaaa-0000-0000-0000-00000000001c",
+      command: "claude --dangerously-skip-permissions",
+    });
+    const el = renderSidebar(storeWith([s])).el;
+    const cmd = rowFor(el, s.id)?.querySelector<HTMLElement>(".card-line2 .leaf-cmd");
+    expect(cmd?.querySelector(".tool-icon")?.getAttribute("data-tool")).toBe("claude");
+    expect(cmd?.querySelector(".leaf-cmd-rest")).toBeNull();
+    expect(cmd?.getAttribute("title")).toBe("claude --dangerously-skip-permissions");
+  });
+
+  it("keeps an unknown command as plain text", () => {
+    const s = session({
+      id: "aaaaaaaa-0000-0000-0000-00000000001d",
+      command: "hx src/main.rs",
+    });
+    const el = renderSidebar(storeWith([s])).el;
+    const cmd = rowFor(el, s.id)?.querySelector<HTMLElement>(".card-line2 .leaf-cmd");
+    expect(cmd?.querySelector(".tool-icon")).toBeNull();
+    expect(cmd?.querySelector(".leaf-cmd-rest")?.textContent).toBe("hx");
+    expect(cmd?.getAttribute("title")).toBe("hx src/main.rs");
+  });
+
   it("maps each activity state to its contract slug", () => {
     const mk = (id: string, activity: string) =>
       session({
@@ -208,15 +319,20 @@ describe("session cards (#107)", () => {
     expect(line2?.querySelector(".activity-duration")?.textContent).toBe("2m");
   });
 
-  it("moves blocked work onto line 2 in the shared phrasing", () => {
+  it("moves blocked work onto line 2 as diff notation", () => {
     const s = session({
       id: "aaaaaaaa-0000-0000-0000-000000000017",
-      blocked_work: { uncommitted_files: 3, unpushed_commits: 2 },
+      blocked_work: {
+        uncommitted_files: 3,
+        unpushed_commits: 2,
+        insertions: 124,
+        deletions: 18,
+      },
     });
     const el = renderSidebar(storeWith([s])).el;
     const line2 = rowFor(el, s.id)?.querySelector<HTMLElement>(".card-line2");
-    expect(line2?.textContent).toContain("⚠");
-    expect(line2?.textContent).toContain("3 uncommitted files, 2 unpushed commits");
+    expect(line2?.textContent).toContain("+124");
+    expect(line2?.textContent).toContain("-18");
     // Line 1 carries no badges.
     expect(rowFor(el, s.id)?.querySelector(".leaf-badge")).toBeNull();
   });
@@ -241,9 +357,9 @@ describe("session cards (#107)", () => {
     });
     const el = renderSidebar(storeWith([s])).el;
     const row = rowFor(el, s.id) as HTMLElement;
-    const dot = row.querySelector<HTMLElement>(".activity-dot");
-    expect(dot?.getAttribute("title")).toContain("Awaiting input");
-    expect(dot?.getAttribute("aria-label")).toContain("Awaiting input");
+    const rail = row.querySelector<HTMLElement>(".activity-rail");
+    expect(rail?.getAttribute("title")).toContain("Awaiting input");
+    expect(rail?.getAttribute("aria-label")).toContain("Awaiting input");
     expect(row.textContent).not.toMatch(/awaiting.?input/i);
   });
 

web/src/catalog.ts

@@ -1,25 +1,78 @@
 import { escapeHtml } from "./html.js";
-import { getDaemonInfo, killSession } from "./api.js";
-import { HUD_TOGGLE_EVENT, isHudEnabled, toggleHud } from "./debug.js";
+import { ApiRequestError, getDaemonInfo, killSession, renameSession } from "./api.js";
+import { openForceKillDialog } from "./killDialog.js";
+import { openContextMenu } from "./contextMenu.js";
+import { isTypingTarget, toggleHelp } from "./help.js";
 import { CatalogStore } from "./events.js";
-import type { Session } from "./types.js";
-import { abbreviateFolderName, formatInTheWay, sessionBlockers, sessionName } from "./types.js";
-import { activityColorSlug, activityDurationLabel, activityHeldMs, showsMetaLine } from "./activity.js";
+import type { InTheWay, Session } from "./types.js";
+import {
+  abbreviateFolderName,
+  blockerStats,
+  customSessionName,
+  formatInTheWay,
+  MAX_SESSION_NAME_LEN,
+  normalizeSessionName,
+  sessionBlockers,
+  sessionName,
+} from "./types.js";
+import { splitCommand, toolIconSvg } from "./toolIcon.js";
+import {
+  activityColorSlug,
+  activityDurationLabel,
+  activityHeldMs,
+  META_LINE_MIN_HOLD_MS,
+} from "./activity.js";
 import type { TreeNode } from "./tree.js";
 import { buildTree } from "./tree.js";
-import { createThemeToggle } from "./theme.js";
+import { createPaletteSelect, createThemeToggle } from "./theme.js";
+import type { DaemonLink } from "./daemonLink.js";
+import { createStatusIndicator } from "./statusIndicator.js";
 
-/** Ask the shell to open a new draft pane (#62). Handled in main.ts, where the
+/** Ask the shell to open the spawn modal. Handled in main.ts, where the
  *  multi-view controller lives; dispatched from every Spawn affordance. */
 export const OPEN_SPAWN_EVENT = "catalog-open-spawn";
 export function requestOpenSpawn(): void {
   document.dispatchEvent(new CustomEvent(OPEN_SPAWN_EVENT));
 }
 
+/** Ask the shell to hand the keyboard back to the focused pane's terminal —
+ *  what Tab in the sidebar list does. Handled in main.ts, which owns the
+ *  connection pool. */
+export const FOCUS_PANE_EVENT = "catalog-focus-pane";
+
+/** Ask the shell to hand the keyboard back to the session list — what Escape
+ *  does when the pane's terminal is focused. Handled in main.ts. */
+export const FOCUS_SIDEBAR_EVENT = "catalog-focus-sidebar";
+
+/** Ask the shell to open the spawn modal seeded from an existing session
+ *  ("Spawn similar"). Detail is the session being cloned. */
+export const SPAWN_SIMILAR_EVENT = "catalog-spawn-similar";
+
+/** A session row was clicked (issue #133). The row's `href` drives normal
+ *  hash navigation, but a split/drag can move focus without ever touching
+ *  `location.hash` — so a click back onto a session whose hash still
+ *  matches fires no `hashchange` and the app never hears about it. This
+ *  event is the click-driven path that doesn't depend on the hash actually
+ *  changing. */
+export const SESSION_SELECT_EVENT = "catalog-session-select";
+
+/** The rows a keyboard walk stops on, in visual (document) order. Expanded
+ *  folder headers are skipped: a directory is not something to focus, and the
+ *  cards under it are one row away anyway. A *collapsed* folder still counts —
+ *  its header is the only row it has, so skipping it would leave the folder
+ *  unreachable. Same rule as the TUI sidebar. */
+const NAV_SELECTOR = '.tree-leaf, .tree-folder-header[aria-expanded="false"]';
+
 const collapsed = new Set<string>();
 
-// docs/SIDEBAR.md: the state word is never rendered — the dot's colour carries
-// it. It survives only in tooltips/aria labels so meaning is not colour-only.
+/** Session whose card is currently being renamed inline (#125). The tree
+ * re-renders on every catalog delta, and an activity update arriving mid-edit
+ * would otherwise replace the field the user is typing into. */
+let renamingId: string | null = null;
+
+// docs/SIDEBAR.md: the state word is never rendered — the rail's colour
+// carries it. It survives only in tooltips/aria labels so meaning is not
+// colour-only.
 const STATE_WORDS: Record<string, string> = {
   active: "Active",
   idle: "Idle",
@@ -27,35 +80,54 @@ const STATE_WORDS: Record<string, string> = {
   error: "Error",
 };
 
+/** docs/SIDEBAR.md: the activity rail is pinned to the row's own left edge,
+ * full height. The row's own padding (`renderNode`) shifts outward with
+ * nesting depth, carrying the rail with it. */
+function activityRailMarkup(slug: string, stateWord: string): string {
+  return `<span class="activity-rail" data-activity="${slug}" role="img" title="${escapeHtml(stateWord)}" aria-label="${escapeHtml(stateWord)}"></span>`;
+}
+
 function metaLine(s: Session, now: number): string {
-  const name = sessionName(s);
   const dead = s.status === "Dead";
   const blockers = sessionBlockers(s);
   const slug = activityColorSlug(s.activity ?? "Idle");
-  const stateWord = STATE_WORDS[slug] ?? STATE_WORDS.idle;
   const held = activityHeldMs(s.activity_since, now);
-  const duration = held !== null ? activityDurationLabel(held) : null;
-  // The directory is the enclosing folder, so only surface the command — and
-  // only when it isn't already what the name shows.
-  const showCmd = s.command !== name;
+  const duration =
+    held !== null && held >= META_LINE_MIN_HOLD_MS ? activityDurationLabel(held) : null;
 
   const fragments = [
-    `<span class="activity-dot" role="img" title="${escapeHtml(stateWord)}" aria-label="${escapeHtml(stateWord)}"></span>`,
     duration ? `<span class="activity-duration">${duration}</span>` : "",
     s.activity_detail
       ? `<span class="activity-detail">${escapeHtml(s.activity_detail)}</span>`
       : "",
-    blockers
-      ? `<span class="card-flag leaf-blocked" title="Kill will be refused unless forced">⚠ ${escapeHtml(formatInTheWay(blockers))}</span>`
-      : "",
+    commandFragment(s.command),
+    blockers ? blockedFragment(blockers) : "",
     dead ? `<span class="card-flag">exited</span>` : "",
-    showCmd
-      ? `<span class="card-flag leaf-cmd" title="${escapeHtml(s.command)}">${escapeHtml(s.command)}</span>`
-      : "",
   ];
   return `<span class="card-line2" data-activity="${slug}">${fragments.join("")}</span>`;
 }
 
+/** docs/SIDEBAR.md: blocked work renders as diff notation — `+124 -18 ?3 ↑2`
+ * — with the spelled-out breakdown kept in the tooltip. */
+function blockedFragment(blockers: InTheWay): string {
+  const stats = blockerStats(blockers)
+    .map((st) => `<span class="blocked-stat" data-stat="${st.kind}">${escapeHtml(st.text)}</span>`)
+    .join("");
+  const title = `Kill will be refused unless forced — ${formatInTheWay(blockers)}`;
+  return `<span class="card-flag leaf-blocked" title="${escapeHtml(title)}">${stats}</span>`;
+}
+
+/** docs/SIDEBAR.md: the card names the program only — arguments never reach
+ * the card. The program becomes its tool icon when we have a mark for it, and
+ * stays as its bare name when we do not. The full command line, arguments and
+ * all, stays in the tooltip either way. */
+function commandFragment(command: string): string {
+  const { tool, program } = splitCommand(command);
+  const icon = tool ? toolIconSvg(tool) : null;
+  const text = icon ? "" : program;
+  return `<span class="card-flag leaf-cmd" title="${escapeHtml(command)}">${icon ?? ""}${text ? `<span class="leaf-cmd-rest">${escapeHtml(text)}</span>` : ""}</span>`;
+}
+
 function renderNode(node: TreeNode, depth: number): HTMLElement {
   if (node.kind === "folder") {
     const wrap = document.createElement("div");
@@ -68,6 +140,7 @@ function renderNode(node: TreeNode, depth: number): HTMLElement {
       header.style.paddingLeft = `${depth * 16}px`;
       const isCollapsed = collapsed.has(node.path);
       header.setAttribute("aria-expanded", String(!isCollapsed));
+      header.dataset.navKey = `folder:${node.path}`;
       // Single down-chevron; CSS rotates it -90° (→ right) when collapsed, so the
       // glyph and the rotation never fight each other.
       // A deep path (`~/git.naps.pt/naps62/maestro`) collapses its leading
@@ -97,20 +170,19 @@ function renderNode(node: TreeNode, depth: number): HTMLElement {
   row.href = `#/attach/${encodeURIComponent(s.id)}`;
   row.style.paddingLeft = `${depth * 16 + 8}px`;
   row.dataset.sessionId = s.id;
+  row.dataset.navKey = `session:${s.id}`;
   const running = s.status === "Running";
   row.dataset.status = running ? "running" : "dead";
   const name = sessionName(s);
-  const stateWord =
-    STATE_WORDS[activityColorSlug(s.activity ?? "Idle")] ?? STATE_WORDS.idle;
+  const slug = activityColorSlug(s.activity ?? "Idle");
+  const stateWord = STATE_WORDS[slug] ?? STATE_WORDS.idle;
   row.setAttribute(
     "aria-label",
     `${name}, ${running ? "running" : "exited"}, ${stateWord}`,
   );
-  // docs/SIDEBAR.md line 1: name + top-right actions in the same flow line —
-  // the actions reserve their width, so the name truncates before it can ever
-  // reach them. Line 2 renders only when a contract trigger holds.
-  const showMeta = showsMetaLine(s, now);
+  // docs/SIDEBAR.md: line 1 reserves action width, and line 2 is unconditional.
   row.innerHTML = `
+    ${activityRailMarkup(slug, stateWord)}
     <span class="card-line1">
       <span class="leaf-name">${escapeHtml(name)}</span>
       <span class="leaf-actions">
@@ -118,43 +190,115 @@ function renderNode(node: TreeNode, depth: number): HTMLElement {
         <button class="leaf-act leaf-kill" type="button" title="Kill session" aria-label="Kill ${escapeHtml(name)}">✕</button>
       </span>
     </span>
-    ${showMeta ? metaLine(s, now) : ""}
+    ${metaLine(s, now)}
   `;
   const similarBtn = row.querySelector(".leaf-clone") as HTMLButtonElement;
   similarBtn.addEventListener("click", (ev) => {
     ev.preventDefault();
     ev.stopPropagation();
-    document.dispatchEvent(new CustomEvent("catalog-spawn-similar", { detail: s }));
+    document.dispatchEvent(new CustomEvent(SPAWN_SIMILAR_EVENT, { detail: s }));
   });
   const killBtn = row.querySelector(".leaf-kill") as HTMLButtonElement;
-  killBtn.addEventListener("click", async (ev) => {
+  killBtn.addEventListener("click", (ev) => {
     ev.preventDefault();
     ev.stopPropagation();
-    // #83: the confirm restates the warning at the moment of decision.
-    const blockers = sessionBlockers(s);
-    const question = blockers
-      ? `Kill session "${name}"? Its worktree still has ${formatInTheWay(blockers)} — the kill will be refused unless forced.`
-      : `Kill session "${name}"?`;
-    if (!confirm(question)) return;
-    try {
-      await killSession(s.id);
-    } catch (e) {
-      alert(`Failed to kill: ${(e as Error).message}`);
-    }
+    void requestKill(s, name);
+  });
+  row.addEventListener("click", () => {
+    document.dispatchEvent(new CustomEvent(SESSION_SELECT_EVENT, { detail: s.id }));
+  });
+  row.addEventListener("contextmenu", (ev) => {
+    ev.preventDefault();
+    ev.stopPropagation();
+    openContextMenu(ev.clientX, ev.clientY, [
+      { label: "Rename…", onSelect: () => beginRename(row, s) },
+      {
+        label: "Spawn similar",
+        onSelect: () =>
+          document.dispatchEvent(new CustomEvent(SPAWN_SIMILAR_EVENT, { detail: s })),
+      },
+      { label: "Kill session", danger: true, onSelect: () => void requestKill(s, name) },
+    ]);
   });
   return row;
 }
 
-function renderStatusbar(sessions: Session[]): HTMLElement {
-  const wrap = document.createElement("div");
-  wrap.className = "statusbar";
+/**
+ * Kill on the first click (#81): the daemon is the one that decides whether a
+ * session may go, and it refuses over a worktree holding unsaved work. Only
+ * that refusal is worth a prompt, and it needs one `confirm()` cannot give —
+ * a forced kill. Anything else surfaces as an alert.
+ */
+async function requestKill(s: Session, name: string): Promise<void> {
+  try {
+    await killSession(s.id);
+  } catch (e) {
+    if (e instanceof ApiRequestError && e.code === "kill_guarded") {
+      openForceKillDialog({
+        name,
+        blockers: e.unsavedWork ?? sessionBlockers(s),
+        reason: e.detail,
+        onForce: () => killSession(s.id, true),
+      });
+      return;
+    }
+    alert(`Failed to kill: ${(e as Error).message}`);
+  }
+}
 
-  const live = sessions.filter((s) => s.status === "Running").length;
-  const tally = document.createElement("span");
-  tally.className = "session-tally";
-  tally.textContent = `${sessions.length} session${sessions.length === 1 ? "" : "s"} · ${live} live`;
-  wrap.appendChild(tally);
-  return wrap;
+/**
+ * Swap the card's name for a text field (#125). Enter commits, Escape and
+ * blur cancel. An emptied field clears the name, so the card falls back to
+ * the command — the same rule the spawn form's blank name field follows.
+ */
+function beginRename(row: HTMLElement, s: Session): void {
+  const nameEl = row.querySelector<HTMLElement>(".leaf-name");
+  if (!nameEl) return;
+  const input = document.createElement("input");
+  input.type = "text";
+  input.className = "leaf-name leaf-rename";
+  input.value = customSessionName(s) ?? "";
+  input.maxLength = MAX_SESSION_NAME_LEN;
+  input.setAttribute("aria-label", `Rename ${sessionName(s)}`);
+  // The card is an <a>, and the tree starts a drag on pointerdown: without
+  // these, clicking into the field navigates away or begins dragging the row.
+  for (const type of ["click", "pointerdown", "dblclick"]) {
+    input.addEventListener(type, (ev) => {
+      ev.preventDefault();
+      ev.stopPropagation();
+      input.focus();
+    });
+  }
+
+  renamingId = s.id;
+  let settled = false;
+  const finish = () => {
+    if (settled) return false;
+    settled = true;
+    renamingId = null;
+    document.dispatchEvent(new CustomEvent("catalog-rerender"));
+    return true;
+  };
+
+  input.addEventListener("keydown", (ev) => {
+    if (ev.key === "Enter") {
+      ev.preventDefault();
+      // Normalised here so what is sent is what the daemon will store.
+      const name = normalizeSessionName(input.value);
+      if (!finish()) return;
+      void renameSession(s.id, name).catch((e: Error) => {
+        alert(`Failed to rename: ${e.message}`);
+      });
+    } else if (ev.key === "Escape") {
+      ev.preventDefault();
+      finish();
+    }
+  });
+  input.addEventListener("blur", () => finish());
+
+  nameEl.replaceWith(input);
+  input.focus();
+  input.select();
 }
 
 function renderEmpty(filtering: boolean, onSpawn: () => void): HTMLElement {
@@ -181,96 +325,11 @@ function renderEmpty(filtering: boolean, onSpawn: () => void): HTMLElement {
   return el;
 }
 
-/**
- * The global app header (full width, above the sidebar/content split): brand +
- * the app-level actions (spawn, theme toggle). Kept out of the sidebar so these
- * stay put and reachable regardless of which pane is showing.
- */
-/** Navbar toggle for the debug HUD (#20), next to the design-kit shortcut.
- * Reflects the current state and stays in sync with the Ctrl+Shift+D keybind. */
-function createDebugToggle(): HTMLButtonElement {
-  const btn = document.createElement("button");
-  btn.type = "button";
-  btn.className = "btn btn-ghost debug-toggle";
-  btn.textContent = "debug";
-  btn.title = "Toggle the debug HUD (Ctrl+Shift+D)";
-  const sync = () => {
-    const on = isHudEnabled();
-    btn.setAttribute("aria-pressed", String(on));
-    btn.classList.toggle("is-active", on);
-  };
-  btn.addEventListener("click", () => toggleHud());
-  window.addEventListener(HUD_TOGGLE_EVENT, sync);
-  sync();
-  return btn;
-}
-
-export function renderTopbar(store: CatalogStore, onToggleSidebar?: () => void): HTMLElement {
-  const header = document.createElement("header");
-  header.className = "app-header";
-  header.innerHTML = `
-    <button type="button" class="app-menu" title="Sessions" aria-label="Toggle session list">☰</button>
-    <a class="brand" href="#/" aria-label="maestro — clear selection">
-      <span class="brand-dot" aria-hidden="true"></span>
-      <h1>maestro<span class="blink" aria-hidden="true">_</span></h1>
-    </a>
-    <div class="app-status"></div>
-    <div class="app-actions"></div>
-  `;
-  // Mobile-only ☰ (CSS hides it on desktop) — opens the off-canvas session drawer.
-  (header.querySelector(".app-menu") as HTMLElement).addEventListener("click", () =>
-    onToggleSidebar?.(),
-  );
-
-  // Session tally lives centered in the header (not the sidebar).
-  const statusHost = header.querySelector(".app-status") as HTMLElement;
-  const renderStatus = () => {
-    const state = store.snapshot();
-    statusHost.replaceChildren(renderStatusbar([...state.sessions.values()]));
-  };
-  store.subscribe(renderStatus);
-  renderStatus();
-
-  const actions = header.querySelector(".app-actions") as HTMLElement;
-  // Retained worktrees (#84): a section reachable from the header, not a
-  // sidebar fixture — PRODUCT.md's scan is the product, so this must not
-  // compete with the session catalog for attention.
-  const worktreesLink = document.createElement("a");
-  worktreesLink.className = "btn btn-ghost";
-  worktreesLink.href = "#/worktrees";
-  worktreesLink.textContent = "worktrees";
-  worktreesLink.title = "Retained worktrees";
-  actions.appendChild(worktreesLink);
-  // DEV-only shortcut to the standalone design kit (?kit). Lets you reach it by
-  // clicking inside a proxied preview (e.g. crit live) that has no address bar.
-  if (import.meta.env.DEV) {
-    const kit = document.createElement("a");
-    kit.className = "btn btn-ghost";
-    kit.href = "?kit";
-    kit.textContent = "kit";
-    kit.title = "Open the design kit (DEV)";
-    actions.appendChild(kit);
-  }
-  actions.appendChild(createDebugToggle());
-  actions.appendChild(createThemeToggle());
-  const spawnBtn = document.createElement("button");
-  spawnBtn.type = "button";
-  spawnBtn.className = "btn btn-primary spawn-btn";
-  spawnBtn.textContent = "+ Spawn";
-  // The keyboard pair sits right here in the tooltip (#67).
-  spawnBtn.title = "Draft pane: n — fast-forward spawn: N";
-  spawnBtn.addEventListener("click", () => requestOpenSpawn());
-  actions.appendChild(spawnBtn);
-  return header;
-}
-
 /** Two-tier sidebar highlight state (issue #33): which sessions are open in some
- *  pane (quiet), which one is focused (loud), and a stable per-session colour so
- *  a row maps to its pane. */
+ *  pane (quiet), and which one is focused (loud). */
 export interface SidebarHighlights {
   open: Set<string>;
   focused: string | null;
-  colors: Map<string, string>;
 }
 
 /** Live handle to the persistent sidebar (built once, survives navigation). */
@@ -280,8 +339,12 @@ export interface SidebarHandle {
   /** Highlight the row for `id` (or clear it with `null`) as the focused session.
    *  Back-compat shim over {@link setHighlights}. */
   setActive(id: string | null): void;
-  /** Apply the full open/focused/colour highlight state. */
+  /** Apply the full open/focused highlight state. */
   setHighlights(h: SidebarHighlights): void;
+  /** Hand the keyboard to the session list, highlighting a row to walk from. */
+  focusList(): void;
+  /** Whether the session list currently holds DOM focus. */
+  hasListFocus(): boolean;
   /** Tear down the store subscription + listeners. */
   dispose(): void;
 }
@@ -297,6 +360,9 @@ export interface SidebarOptions {
   /** Pointerdown on a session row — the multi-view controller decides drag vs
    *  tap (issue #32). Tap falls through to the row's normal click (open). */
   onLeafDrag?: (sessionId: string, e: PointerEvent) => void;
+  /** Daemon link behind the footer's status dot. Omitted in tests and in the
+   *  design kit, which render the sidebar without a daemon. */
+  link?: DaemonLink;
 }
 
 export function renderSidebar(store: CatalogStore, opts: SidebarOptions = {}): SidebarHandle {
@@ -327,6 +393,45 @@ export function renderSidebar(store: CatalogStore, opts: SidebarOptions = {}): S
   treeHost.className = "tree";
   el.appendChild(treeHost);
 
+  // App-level actions (help, theme, spawn) live pinned to the sidebar's foot
+  // rather than the sidebar's own scrolling content, so they stay reachable
+  // regardless of tree scroll position.
+  const footer = document.createElement("div");
+  footer.className = "sidebar-footer";
+  const helpBtn = document.createElement("button");
+  helpBtn.type = "button";
+  helpBtn.className = "btn btn-ghost btn-icon help-btn";
+  helpBtn.textContent = "?";
+  helpBtn.title = "Keyboard shortcuts (?)";
+  helpBtn.setAttribute("aria-label", "Keyboard shortcuts");
+  helpBtn.addEventListener("click", () => toggleHelp());
+  footer.appendChild(helpBtn);
+  footer.appendChild(createThemeToggle());
+  footer.appendChild(createPaletteSelect());
+  // DEV-only shortcut to the standalone design kit (?kit). Lets you reach it by
+  // clicking inside a proxied preview (e.g. crit live) that has no address bar.
+  if (import.meta.env.DEV) {
+    const kit = document.createElement("a");
+    kit.className = "btn btn-ghost";
+    kit.href = "?kit";
+    kit.textContent = "kit";
+    kit.title = "Open the design kit (DEV)";
+    footer.appendChild(kit);
+  }
+  // Daemon status sits beside the spawn button: colour for the link state,
+  // hover for the release the daemon is running.
+  const status = opts.link ? createStatusIndicator(opts.link) : null;
+  if (status) footer.appendChild(status.el);
+  const spawnBtn = document.createElement("button");
+  spawnBtn.type = "button";
+  spawnBtn.className = "btn btn-primary spawn-btn";
+  spawnBtn.textContent = "+ Spawn";
+  // The keyboard pair sits right here in the tooltip (#67).
+  spawnBtn.title = "Spawn form: n — fast-forward spawn: N";
+  spawnBtn.addEventListener("click", () => requestOpenSpawn());
+  footer.appendChild(spawnBtn);
+  el.appendChild(footer);
+
   // Drag a session row into the canvas (issue #32). Delegated so it survives
   // tree re-renders; the controller handles drag-vs-tap (tap still navigates).
   treeHost.addEventListener("pointerdown", (e) => {
@@ -389,7 +494,7 @@ export function renderSidebar(store: CatalogStore, opts: SidebarOptions = {}): S
     refresh();
   });
 
-  let highlights: SidebarHighlights = { open: new Set(), focused: null, colors: new Map() };
+  let highlights: SidebarHighlights = { open: new Set(), focused: null };
   const applyHighlights = () => {
     for (const n of treeHost.querySelectorAll<HTMLElement>(".tree-leaf")) {
       const id = n.dataset.sessionId;
@@ -398,13 +503,83 @@ export function renderSidebar(store: CatalogStore, opts: SidebarOptions = {}): S
       const open = highlights.open.has(id);
       n.classList.toggle("is-active", focused);
       n.classList.toggle("is-open", open && !focused);
-      const color = highlights.colors.get(id);
-      if (color && (open || focused)) n.style.setProperty("--mv-color", color);
-      else n.style.removeProperty("--mv-color");
     }
   };
 
+  // ---- keyboard navigation ----
+  // The walk reads the rendered DOM rather than a parallel model, so it can
+  // never disagree with what is on screen. Rows carry a `data-nav-key`
+  // (`session:<id>` / `folder:<path>`) that survives a re-render.
+  let navKey: string | null = null;
+
+  const navRows = (): HTMLElement[] => [
+    ...treeHost.querySelectorAll<HTMLElement>(NAV_SELECTOR),
+  ];
+
+  const rowFor = (key: string | null): HTMLElement | undefined =>
+    key === null ? undefined : navRows().find((r) => r.dataset.navKey === key);
+
+  const applyNav = () => {
+    const rows = navRows();
+    // A row that went away (session killed, folder collapsed) drops the
+    // highlight rather than leaving it pointing at nothing.
+    if (navKey !== null && !rows.some((r) => r.dataset.navKey === navKey)) navKey = null;
+    for (const r of rows) r.classList.toggle("is-highlighted", r.dataset.navKey === navKey);
+  };
+
+  const moveNav = (delta: number) => {
+    const rows = navRows();
+    if (rows.length === 0) return;
+    const cur = rows.findIndex((r) => r.dataset.navKey === navKey);
+    // Nothing highlighted: start one off the end we are walking from, so the
+    // first step lands on the first (or last) row.
+    const from = cur === -1 ? (delta > 0 ? -1 : 0) : cur;
+    const next = rows[(((from + delta) % rows.length) + rows.length) % rows.length];
+    navKey = next.dataset.navKey ?? null;
+    applyNav();
+    next.scrollIntoView({ block: "nearest" });
+  };
+
+  /** Enter: open the highlighted session, or expand the highlighted folder. */
+  const activateNav = () => {
+    const row = rowFor(navKey);
+    if (!row) return;
+    if (row.classList.contains("tree-leaf")) {
+      row.click();
+      return;
+    }
+    // Expanding replaces the folder's header in the walk with the rows it was
+    // hiding, so land on the first of them instead of losing the highlight.
+    const key = navKey;
+    row.click();
+    const header = [...treeHost.querySelectorAll<HTMLElement>(".tree-folder-header")].find(
+      (h) => h.dataset.navKey === key,
+    );
+    const revealed = header?.parentElement
+      ? [...header.parentElement.querySelectorAll<HTMLElement>(NAV_SELECTOR)][0]
+      : undefined;
+    navKey = revealed?.dataset.navKey ?? null;
+    applyNav();
+  };
+
+  // Focusable as a unit: the walk moves a highlight, not DOM focus, so the
+  // keyboard stays here while j/k runs.
+  treeHost.tabIndex = -1;
+  treeHost.addEventListener("keydown", (e) => {
+    if (e.ctrlKey || e.altKey || e.metaKey) return;
+    // The inline rename field lives inside a row and owns its own keys.
+    if (isTypingTarget(e.target)) return;
+    if (e.key === "j" || e.key === "ArrowDown") moveNav(1);
+    else if (e.key === "k" || e.key === "ArrowUp") moveNav(-1);
+    else if (e.key === "Enter") activateNav();
+    else if (e.key === "Tab") document.dispatchEvent(new CustomEvent(FOCUS_PANE_EVENT));
+    else return;
+    e.preventDefault();
+  });
+
   const refresh = () => {
+    // Rebuilding the tree now would blow away the field being typed into.
+    if (renamingId !== null) return;
     const state = store.snapshot();
     const sessions = [...state.sessions.values()];
     const tree = buildTree(sessions, homeDir, filter);
@@ -419,6 +594,7 @@ export function renderSidebar(store: CatalogStore, opts: SidebarOptions = {}): S
       for (const child of tree.children) treeHost.appendChild(renderNode(child, 0));
     }
     applyHighlights();
+    applyNav();
   };
 
   void getDaemonInfo()
@@ -434,7 +610,7 @@ export function renderSidebar(store: CatalogStore, opts: SidebarOptions = {}): S
   document.addEventListener("catalog-rerender", rerenderHandler);
 
   // "Spawn similar" (#28) is dispatched here and handled in main.ts, where the
-  // multi-view controller can seed a draft pane with the session's dir/command.
+  // multi-view controller can seed the spawn modal with the session's dir/command.
 
   const unsubscribe = store.subscribe(refresh);
 
@@ -451,7 +627,6 @@ export function renderSidebar(store: CatalogStore, opts: SidebarOptions = {}): S
       highlights = {
         open: id ? new Set([id]) : new Set(),
         focused: id,
-        colors: new Map(),
       };
       applyHighlights();
     },
@@ -459,8 +634,25 @@ export function renderSidebar(store: CatalogStore, opts: SidebarOptions = {}): S
       highlights = h;
       applyHighlights();
     },
+    focusList() {
+      // Start from the session on screen — that is where the user's attention
+      // already is — falling back to the standing highlight, then the top row.
+      const preferred = highlights.focused ? `session:${highlights.focused}` : null;
+      const start = rowFor(preferred) ?? rowFor(navKey) ?? navRows()[0];
+      navKey = start?.dataset.navKey ?? null;
+      applyNav();
+      treeHost.focus();
+      start?.scrollIntoView({ block: "nearest" });
+    },
+    hasListFocus() {
+      return treeHost.contains(document.activeElement);
+    },
     dispose() {
       clearInterval(clock);
+      status?.dispose();
+      // An unfinished rename would otherwise leave every later sidebar
+      // refusing to refresh.
+      renamingId = null;
       document.removeEventListener("catalog-rerender", rerenderHandler);
       unsubscribe();
     },

web/src/connections.ts

@@ -140,6 +140,13 @@ export class ConnectionPool {
     this.setFocus(null);
   }
 
+  /** Put the keyboard back into the focused session's terminal. No-op when
+   *  nothing is focused (welcome pane) or its connection is gone. */
+  focusTerminal(): void {
+    if (this.focusedId === null) return;
+    this.cache.get(this.focusedId)?.focusTerminal();
+  }
+
   /** Fully disconnect + forget a session. */
   close(id: Uuid): void {
     const conn = this.cache.get(id);

web/src/contextMenu.test.ts

@@ -0,0 +1,58 @@
+// @vitest-environment happy-dom
+import { afterEach, describe, expect, it, vi } from "vitest";
+
+import { closeContextMenu, openContextMenu } from "./contextMenu.js";
+
+afterEach(() => {
+  closeContextMenu();
+  document.body.replaceChildren();
+});
+
+function labels(): string[] {
+  return [...document.querySelectorAll(".context-menu-item")].map((b) => b.textContent ?? "");
+}
+
+describe("context menu (#125)", () => {
+  it("renders one item per entry, in order", () => {
+    openContextMenu(10, 20, [
+      { label: "Rename…", onSelect: () => {} },
+      { label: "Kill session", onSelect: () => {}, danger: true },
+    ]);
+    expect(labels()).toEqual(["Rename…", "Kill session"]);
+    expect(document.querySelector(".context-menu-item.is-danger")?.textContent).toBe(
+      "Kill session",
+    );
+  });
+
+  it("runs the selected entry and closes", () => {
+    const chosen = vi.fn();
+    openContextMenu(0, 0, [{ label: "Rename…", onSelect: chosen }]);
+    (document.querySelector(".context-menu-item") as HTMLButtonElement).click();
+    expect(chosen).toHaveBeenCalledOnce();
+    expect(document.querySelector(".context-menu")).toBeNull();
+  });
+
+  it("opening a second menu replaces the first", () => {
+    openContextMenu(0, 0, [{ label: "first", onSelect: () => {} }]);
+    openContextMenu(0, 0, [{ label: "second", onSelect: () => {} }]);
+    expect(document.querySelectorAll(".context-menu")).toHaveLength(1);
+    expect(labels()).toEqual(["second"]);
+  });
+
+  it("closes on Escape and on a press outside it", () => {
+    openContextMenu(0, 0, [{ label: "Rename…", onSelect: () => {} }]);
+    window.dispatchEvent(new KeyboardEvent("keydown", { key: "Escape" }));
+    expect(document.querySelector(".context-menu")).toBeNull();
+
+    openContextMenu(0, 0, [{ label: "Rename…", onSelect: () => {} }]);
+    document.body.dispatchEvent(new Event("pointerdown", { bubbles: true }));
+    expect(document.querySelector(".context-menu")).toBeNull();
+  });
+
+  it("stays open for a press inside itself", () => {
+    openContextMenu(0, 0, [{ label: "Rename…", onSelect: () => {} }]);
+    const menu = document.querySelector(".context-menu") as HTMLElement;
+    menu.dispatchEvent(new Event("pointerdown", { bubbles: true }));
+    expect(document.querySelector(".context-menu")).not.toBeNull();
+  });
+});

web/src/contextMenu.ts

@@ -0,0 +1,81 @@
+/** Custom right-click menu (#125).
+ *
+ * One menu exists at a time: opening a second closes the first. The menu is
+ * appended to `<body>` rather than to the row it belongs to, so an overflowing
+ * sidebar cannot clip it.
+ */
+
+export interface ContextMenuItem {
+  label: string;
+  onSelect: () => void;
+  /** Renders the entry in the destructive style. */
+  danger?: boolean;
+}
+
+let open: { el: HTMLElement; dispose: () => void } | null = null;
+
+/** Close the menu that is currently up, if any. */
+export function closeContextMenu(): void {
+  open?.dispose();
+}
+
+/**
+ * Open a menu at viewport coordinates `x`/`y`. The menu closes on selection,
+ * on Escape, on a pointer press anywhere outside it, and on scroll or resize —
+ * a menu anchored to coordinates goes stale the moment the page moves under it.
+ */
+export function openContextMenu(x: number, y: number, items: ContextMenuItem[]): HTMLElement {
+  closeContextMenu();
+
+  const el = document.createElement("div");
+  el.className = "context-menu";
+  el.setAttribute("role", "menu");
+  for (const item of items) {
+    const btn = document.createElement("button");
+    btn.type = "button";
+    btn.className = item.danger ? "context-menu-item is-danger" : "context-menu-item";
+    btn.setAttribute("role", "menuitem");
+    btn.textContent = item.label;
+    btn.addEventListener("click", (ev) => {
+      ev.preventDefault();
+      ev.stopPropagation();
+      closeContextMenu();
+      item.onSelect();
+    });
+    el.appendChild(btn);
+  }
+  document.body.appendChild(el);
+
+  // Nudge back inside the viewport when the click was near an edge. happy-dom
+  // reports 0 for every measurement, which lands the menu at the click point —
+  // the same place it would sit with room to spare.
+  const rect = el.getBoundingClientRect();
+  const maxX = window.innerWidth - rect.width;
+  const maxY = window.innerHeight - rect.height;
+  el.style.left = `${Math.max(0, Math.min(x, maxX))}px`;
+  el.style.top = `${Math.max(0, Math.min(y, maxY))}px`;
+
+  const onPointerDown = (ev: Event) => {
+    if (!el.contains(ev.target as Node)) closeContextMenu();
+  };
+  const onKeyDown = (ev: KeyboardEvent) => {
+    if (ev.key === "Escape") closeContextMenu();
+  };
+  const dispose = () => {
+    if (open?.el !== el) return;
+    open = null;
+    el.remove();
+    window.removeEventListener("pointerdown", onPointerDown, true);
+    window.removeEventListener("keydown", onKeyDown, true);
+    window.removeEventListener("scroll", closeContextMenu, true);
+    window.removeEventListener("resize", closeContextMenu);
+  };
+  window.addEventListener("pointerdown", onPointerDown, true);
+  window.addEventListener("keydown", onKeyDown, true);
+  window.addEventListener("scroll", closeContextMenu, true);
+  window.addEventListener("resize", closeContextMenu);
+
+  open = { el, dispose };
+  (el.firstElementChild as HTMLElement | null)?.focus();
+  return el;
+}

web/src/daemonLink.test.ts

@@ -0,0 +1,193 @@
+import { describe, expect, it, vi } from "vitest";
+
+import { DaemonLink, compareIdentity, formatRelease } from "./daemonLink.js";
+import type { Scheduler } from "./events.js";
+import type { DaemonInfo } from "./types.js";
+
+function info(commit: string, instance: string, date = "2026-09-02T14:03:11+01:00"): DaemonInfo {
+  return {
+    hostname: "konishi",
+    version: "0.1.0",
+    presets: [],
+    build: { commit, commit_date: date, dirty: false },
+    instance,
+  };
+}
+
+/** Scheduler whose timers only fire when the test says so. */
+function manual(): Scheduler & { run(): void; pending(): number } {
+  let next = 1;
+  const timers = new Map<number, () => void>();
+  return {
+    setTimer(fn) {
+      const h = next++;
+      timers.set(h, fn);
+      return h;
+    },
+    clearTimer(h) {
+      timers.delete(h);
+    },
+    run() {
+      const due = [...timers.entries()];
+      timers.clear();
+      for (const [, fn] of due) fn();
+    },
+    pending: () => timers.size,
+  };
+}
+
+describe("compareIdentity", () => {
+  it("reads a changed commit as an upgrade", () => {
+    expect(compareIdentity(info("aaa", "i1"), info("bbb", "i2"))).toBe("upgraded");
+  });
+
+  it("reads a changed instance on the same commit as a plain restart", () => {
+    expect(compareIdentity(info("aaa", "i1"), info("aaa", "i2"))).toBe("restarted");
+  });
+
+  it("reads an unchanged process as no event at all", () => {
+    expect(compareIdentity(info("aaa", "i1"), info("aaa", "i1"))).toBe("same");
+  });
+
+  it("falls back to the instance when the build is unknown", () => {
+    // A daemon built outside a checkout reports empty commits; the instance is
+    // still enough to see the restart, and never claims a phantom upgrade.
+    expect(compareIdentity(info("", "i1"), info("", "i2"))).toBe("restarted");
+    expect(compareIdentity(info("", "i1"), info("", "i1"))).toBe("same");
+  });
+});
+
+describe("formatRelease", () => {
+  it("pairs the short hash with a readable date", () => {
+    expect(formatRelease({ commit: "f89be4a716c7", commit_date: "2026-09-02T14:03:11Z", dirty: false })).toBe(
+      "f89be4a716c7 · 2026-09-02",
+    );
+  });
+
+  it("marks a dirty build", () => {
+    expect(formatRelease({ commit: "f89be4a", commit_date: "", dirty: true })).toBe("f89be4a (dirty)");
+  });
+
+  it("says so when the release is unknown", () => {
+    expect(formatRelease(undefined)).toBe("unknown release");
+  });
+});
+
+describe("DaemonLink", () => {
+  it("starts online once the first probe lands", async () => {
+    const link = new DaemonLink({
+      fetchInfo: async () => info("aaa", "i1"),
+      scheduler: manual(),
+      reload: () => {},
+    });
+    await link.start();
+    expect(link.status().state).toBe("online");
+    expect(link.status().build?.commit).toBe("aaa");
+  });
+
+  it("holds the modal back during the grace period, then blocks", async () => {
+    const sched = manual();
+    const link = new DaemonLink({
+      fetchInfo: async () => {
+        throw new Error("down");
+      },
+      scheduler: sched,
+      reload: () => {},
+      graceMs: 1000,
+    });
+    link.noteDisconnected();
+    // Still inside the grace window: the dot goes amber, nothing blocks.
+    expect(link.status().state).toBe("reconnecting");
+    sched.run();
+    await Promise.resolve();
+    expect(link.status().state).toBe("down");
+  });
+
+  it("unlocks without reloading when the same build comes back", async () => {
+    const sched = manual();
+    const reload = vi.fn();
+    let reply: DaemonInfo | null = info("aaa", "i1");
+    const link = new DaemonLink({
+      fetchInfo: async () => {
+        if (!reply) throw new Error("down");
+        return reply;
+      },
+      scheduler: sched,
+      reload,
+    });
+    await link.start();
+
+    reply = null;
+    link.noteDisconnected();
+    sched.run(); // grace expires → blocked, poll scheduled
+    await Promise.resolve();
+    expect(link.status().state).toBe("down");
+
+    // Same commit, new process: a restart, not an upgrade — the page stays.
+    reply = info("aaa", "i2");
+    await link.probe();
+    expect(reload).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
+    expect(link.status().state).toBe("online");
+  });
+
+  it("reloads the page when the daemon comes back on a new commit", async () => {
+    const sched = manual();
+    const reload = vi.fn();
+    let reply = info("aaa", "i1");
+    const link = new DaemonLink({
+      fetchInfo: async () => reply,
+      scheduler: sched,
+      reload,
+    });
+    await link.start();
+
+    link.noteDisconnected();
+    reply = info("bbb", "i2");
+    await link.probe();
+    expect(reload).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1);
+    // Left blocked deliberately: the reload is what ends this page's life, and
+    // flashing an unlocked UI in between would let the user act on stale code.
+    expect(link.status().state).toBe("updating");
+  });
+
+  it("keeps polling on a scheduled cadence while the daemon is unreachable", async () => {
+    const sched = manual();
+    let attempts = 0;
+    const link = new DaemonLink({
+      fetchInfo: async () => {
+        attempts += 1;
+        throw new Error("down");
+      },
+      scheduler: sched,
+      reload: () => {},
+    });
+    link.noteDisconnected();
+    sched.run(); // grace → first poll
+    await Promise.resolve();
+    await Promise.resolve();
+    const first = attempts;
+    expect(first).toBeGreaterThan(0);
+    sched.run(); // next poll tick
+    await Promise.resolve();
+    await Promise.resolve();
+    expect(attempts).toBeGreaterThan(first);
+    link.stop();
+  });
+
+  it("notifies subscribers on every state change", async () => {
+    const sched = manual();
+    const seen: string[] = [];
+    const link = new DaemonLink({
+      fetchInfo: async () => info("aaa", "i1"),
+      scheduler: sched,
+      reload: () => {},
+    });
+    link.subscribe((s) => seen.push(s.state));
+    await link.start();
+    link.noteDisconnected();
+    sched.run();
+    await Promise.resolve();
+    expect(seen).toContain("reconnecting");
+    expect(seen[0]).toBe("connecting");
+  });
+});

web/src/daemonLink.ts

@@ -0,0 +1,218 @@
+// The link to the daemon behind this page: is it up, and which release is it?
+// The sidebar's status indicator and the restart overlay both read this one
+// controller. See docs/RESTART.md for the restart contract it implements.
+
+import { getDaemonInfo } from "./api.js";
+import type { Scheduler } from "./events.js";
+import type { BuildInfo, DaemonInfo } from "./types.js";
+
+/**
+ * - `connecting` — first probe hasn't landed yet.
+ * - `online` — the daemon answered and is the same process, or a resolved new one.
+ * - `reconnecting` — the socket dropped, but within the grace window; a blip
+ *   shouldn't throw a modal in the user's face.
+ * - `down` — unreachable past the grace window: the overlay blocks the UI and
+ *   the poll runs until it answers.
+ * - `updating` — it answered on a different commit; the page is reloading and
+ *   stays blocked until it does.
+ */
+export type LinkState = "connecting" | "online" | "reconnecting" | "down" | "updating";
+
+export interface LinkStatus {
+  state: LinkState;
+  /** The release the daemon last reported. Undefined until the first probe,
+   *  and on a daemon too old to carry one. */
+  build?: BuildInfo;
+  /** Hostname the daemon reports, for the indicator's tooltip. */
+  hostname?: string;
+  /** How many probes have failed in the current outage — the overlay counts
+   *  attempts so a long restart doesn't look frozen. */
+  attempts: number;
+}
+
+/** What happened between two `/api/info` replies. */
+export type RestartKind = "same" | "restarted" | "upgraded";
+
+/** How long a dropped socket may stay dropped before the UI blocks. Long enough
+ *  to ride out a wifi hiccup, short enough that a real restart is visible. */
+export const GRACE_MS = 1200;
+/** Cadence of the `/api/info` poll while the daemon is unreachable. */
+export const POLL_MS = 700;
+
+const browserScheduler: Scheduler = {
+  setTimer: (fn, ms) => window.setTimeout(fn, ms),
+  clearTimer: (h) => window.clearTimeout(h),
+};
+
+/**
+ * Compare two daemon replies.
+ *
+ * The commit decides first: a different one means new code, which for a browser
+ * means new assets. The per-process `instance` catches the rest — a restart of
+ * the same build, which needs no reload. A daemon built outside a git checkout
+ * reports an empty commit, so an empty-vs-empty pair never counts as an
+ * upgrade; the instance still reports the restart.
+ */
+export function compareIdentity(before: DaemonInfo, after: DaemonInfo): RestartKind {
+  const a = before.build?.commit ?? "";
+  const b = after.build?.commit ?? "";
+  if (a && b && a !== b) return "upgraded";
+  if (before.instance && after.instance && before.instance !== after.instance) return "restarted";
+  return "same";
+}
+
+/** One line naming a release: `f89be4a716c7 · 2026-09-02`, with `(dirty)` when
+ *  the build carried uncommitted changes. Empty builds say so rather than
+ *  rendering a blank tooltip. */
+export function formatRelease(build: BuildInfo | undefined): string {
+  if (!build?.commit) return "unknown release";
+  const day = build.commit_date ? build.commit_date.slice(0, 10) : "";
+  const parts = [build.commit];
+  if (day) parts.push(`· ${day}`);
+  if (build.dirty) parts.push("(dirty)");
+  return parts.join(" ");
+}
+
+export interface DaemonLinkOptions {
+  /** Injectable for tests; defaults to `GET /api/info`. */
+  fetchInfo?: () => Promise<DaemonInfo>;
+  scheduler?: Scheduler;
+  /** What an upgrade does. Injectable so tests don't navigate. */
+  reload?: () => void;
+  graceMs?: number;
+  pollMs?: number;
+}
+
+export type LinkListener = (status: LinkStatus) => void;
+
+export class DaemonLink {
+  private state: LinkState = "connecting";
+  private identity: DaemonInfo | null = null;
+  private attempts = 0;
+  private graceTimer: number | null = null;
+  private pollTimer: number | null = null;
+  private readonly listeners = new Set<LinkListener>();
+  private readonly fetchInfo: () => Promise<DaemonInfo>;
+  private readonly scheduler: Scheduler;
+  private readonly reload: () => void;
+  private readonly graceMs: number;
+  private readonly pollMs: number;
+
+  constructor(opts: DaemonLinkOptions = {}) {
+    this.fetchInfo = opts.fetchInfo ?? getDaemonInfo;
+    this.scheduler = opts.scheduler ?? browserScheduler;
+    this.reload = opts.reload ?? (() => window.location.reload());
+    this.graceMs = opts.graceMs ?? GRACE_MS;
+    this.pollMs = opts.pollMs ?? POLL_MS;
+  }
+
+  /** Record the release we started against. Everything later is a diff on it. */
+  async start(): Promise<void> {
+    await this.probe();
+  }
+
+  status(): LinkStatus {
+    return {
+      state: this.state,
+      build: this.identity?.build,
+      hostname: this.identity?.hostname,
+      attempts: this.attempts,
+    };
+  }
+
+  subscribe(listener: LinkListener): () => void {
+    this.listeners.add(listener);
+    listener(this.status());
+    return () => this.listeners.delete(listener);
+  }
+
+  /** The events socket dropped. Starts the grace timer and the poll. */
+  noteDisconnected(): void {
+    if (this.state === "down" || this.state === "updating") return;
+    this.attempts = 0;
+    this.setState("reconnecting");
+    if (this.graceTimer === null) {
+      this.graceTimer = this.scheduler.setTimer(() => {
+        this.graceTimer = null;
+        if (this.state === "reconnecting") this.setState("down");
+        void this.poll();
+      }, this.graceMs);
+    }
+  }
+
+  /** The events socket came back. It carries no identity of its own, so the
+   *  state only clears once a probe confirms *which* daemon answered — a
+   *  reconnect to an upgraded daemon must reload, not resume. */
+  noteConnected(): void {
+    if (this.state === "online" || this.state === "updating") return;
+    void this.probe();
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * One `/api/info` round-trip. Resolves `true` when the daemon answered.
+   *
+   * A first answer becomes the baseline. A later one that differs on commit
+   * reloads the page; anything else (plain restart, or the same process) puts
+   * the UI back online.
+   */
+  async probe(): Promise<boolean> {
+    let info: DaemonInfo;
+    try {
+      info = await this.fetchInfo();
+    } catch {
+      this.attempts += 1;
+      this.emit();
+      return false;
+    }
+    const before = this.identity;
+    this.identity = info;
+    if (before && compareIdentity(before, info) === "upgraded") {
+      // Stay blocked through the reload: an unlocked frame here would let the
+      // user drive new server code from the bundle it just replaced.
+      this.setState("updating");
+      this.reload();
+      return true;
+    }
+    this.attempts = 0;
+    this.clearTimers();
+    this.setState("online");
+    return true;
+  }
+
+  /** Stop polling. The page's own teardown; not used in normal operation. */
+  stop(): void {
+    this.clearTimers();
+  }
+
+  private async poll(): Promise<void> {
+    if (this.state === "online" || this.state === "updating") return;
+    const ok = await this.probe();
+    if (ok || this.pollTimer !== null) return;
+    this.pollTimer = this.scheduler.setTimer(() => {
+      this.pollTimer = null;
+      void this.poll();
+    }, this.pollMs);
+  }
+
+  private clearTimers(): void {
+    if (this.graceTimer !== null) {
+      this.scheduler.clearTimer(this.graceTimer);
+      this.graceTimer = null;
+    }
+    if (this.pollTimer !== null) {
+      this.scheduler.clearTimer(this.pollTimer);
+      this.pollTimer = null;
+    }
+  }
+
+  private setState(state: LinkState): void {
+    if (this.state === state) return;
+    this.state = state;
+    this.emit();
+  }
+
+  private emit(): void {
+    const s = this.status();
+    for (const fn of this.listeners) fn(s);
+  }
+}

web/src/dirAutocomplete.ts

@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@
 //   ↑/↓    move the highlight
 //   Enter  accept the highlighted entry (and suppress form submit)
 //   Esc    close the dropdown, refocus the input, and swallow the key so it
-//          can't also discard a surrounding draft pane
+//          can't also discard the surrounding spawn modal
 //
 // Once dismissed (Esc or blur) the popup stays closed until the operator types
 // again — refocusing alone doesn't reopen it.
@@ -181,8 +181,8 @@ export function attachDirAutocomplete(input: HTMLInputElement): DirAutocompleteH
     if (e.key === "Escape") {
       if (open) {
         e.preventDefault();
-        // Swallow the key: an Escape that bubbles would also discard the
-        // draft pane hosting this form.
+        // Swallow the key: an Escape that bubbles would also close the
+        // spawn modal hosting this form.
         e.stopPropagation();
         dismiss();
         input.focus();

web/src/drawer.test.ts

@@ -0,0 +1,47 @@
+// @vitest-environment happy-dom
+import { beforeEach, describe, expect, it } from "vitest";
+
+import { OPEN_SPAWN_EVENT, SPAWN_SIMILAR_EVENT } from "./catalog.js";
+import { installDrawer, type Drawer } from "./drawer.js";
+
+function mount(): { shell: HTMLElement; sidebar: HTMLElement; drawer: Drawer } {
+  const shell = document.createElement("div");
+  const sidebar = document.createElement("aside");
+  const backdrop = document.createElement("div");
+  const row = document.createElement("div");
+  row.className = "tree-leaf";
+  sidebar.appendChild(row);
+  shell.append(sidebar, backdrop);
+  document.body.replaceChildren(shell);
+  const drawer = installDrawer(shell, sidebar, backdrop);
+  drawer.open();
+  return { shell, sidebar, drawer };
+}
+
+describe("mobile drawer", () => {
+  beforeEach(() => document.body.replaceChildren());
+
+  it("closes when a session row is tapped", () => {
+    const { shell, sidebar } = mount();
+    (sidebar.querySelector(".tree-leaf") as HTMLElement).click();
+    expect(shell.classList.contains("drawer-open")).toBe(false);
+  });
+
+  it("closes when a spawn is requested", () => {
+    const { shell } = mount();
+    document.dispatchEvent(new CustomEvent(OPEN_SPAWN_EVENT));
+    expect(shell.classList.contains("drawer-open")).toBe(false);
+  });
+
+  it("closes when spawn similar is requested", () => {
+    const { shell } = mount();
+    document.dispatchEvent(new CustomEvent(SPAWN_SIMILAR_EVENT, { detail: {} }));
+    expect(shell.classList.contains("drawer-open")).toBe(false);
+  });
+
+  it("leaves the backdrop click closing it", () => {
+    const { shell } = mount();
+    (shell.lastElementChild as HTMLElement).click();
+    expect(shell.classList.contains("drawer-open")).toBe(false);
+  });
+});

web/src/drawer.ts

@@ -0,0 +1,83 @@
+// Mobile off-canvas sidebar (issue #35); on desktop the `drawer-open` class is
+// inert (CSS gates the drawer styling).
+//
+// Anything that puts a new view in the content area must close the drawer, or
+// it renders behind the sidebar and the tap reads as a dead button. "Spawn
+// similar" sits inside a session row but stops propagation, so it never reaches
+// the row's own close — both spawn paths arrive here via document events.
+
+import { OPEN_SPAWN_EVENT, SPAWN_SIMILAR_EVENT } from "./catalog.js";
+
+/** Toggling the drawer from outside the shell (the pane header's ☰ on mobile),
+ *  without threading the controller through every view. */
+export const TOGGLE_DRAWER_EVENT = "maestro-toggle-drawer";
+
+export function requestToggleDrawer(): void {
+  document.dispatchEvent(new CustomEvent(TOGGLE_DRAWER_EVENT));
+}
+
+export interface Drawer {
+  open(): void;
+  close(): void;
+  toggle(): void;
+  isOpen(): boolean;
+}
+
+export function installDrawer(
+  shellEl: HTMLElement,
+  sidebarEl: HTMLElement,
+  backdropEl: HTMLElement,
+): Drawer {
+  const drawer: Drawer = {
+    open: () => shellEl.classList.add("drawer-open"),
+    close: () => shellEl.classList.remove("drawer-open"),
+    toggle: () => shellEl.classList.toggle("drawer-open"),
+    isOpen: () => shellEl.classList.contains("drawer-open"),
+  };
+
+  backdropEl.addEventListener("click", () => drawer.close());
+  sidebarEl.addEventListener("click", (e) => {
+    if ((e.target as HTMLElement).closest(".tree-leaf")) drawer.close();
+  });
+  document.addEventListener(TOGGLE_DRAWER_EVENT, () => drawer.toggle());
+  document.addEventListener(OPEN_SPAWN_EVENT, () => drawer.close());
+  document.addEventListener(SPAWN_SIMILAR_EVENT, () => drawer.close());
+
+  return drawer;
+}
+
+/** Horizontal swipes drive the drawer (right opens, left closes) rather than
+ *  the browser's back/forward navigation. Only a clearly horizontal gesture past
+ *  a threshold counts, so vertical terminal scrolling (which owns its own touch
+ *  handler) is untouched. */
+export function installDrawerSwipe(drawer: Drawer): void {
+  const mobileMq = window.matchMedia("(max-width: 859px)");
+  let sx = 0;
+  let sy = 0;
+  let tracking = false;
+  document.addEventListener(
+    "touchstart",
+    (e) => {
+      tracking = mobileMq.matches && e.touches.length === 1;
+      if (tracking) {
+        sx = e.touches[0].clientX;
+        sy = e.touches[0].clientY;
+      }
+    },
+    { passive: true },
+  );
+  document.addEventListener(
+    "touchend",
+    (e) => {
+      if (!tracking) return;
+      tracking = false;
+      const t = e.changedTouches[0];
+      const dx = t.clientX - sx;
+      const dy = t.clientY - sy;
+      if (Math.abs(dx) < 60 || Math.abs(dx) < Math.abs(dy) * 1.5) return;
+      if (dx > 0 && !drawer.isOpen()) drawer.open();
+      else if (dx < 0 && drawer.isOpen()) drawer.close();
+    },
+    { passive: true },
+  );
+}

web/src/events.test.ts

@@ -160,3 +160,21 @@ describe("CatalogStore reconnect", () => {
     expect(store.backoff()).toBe(INITIAL_BACKOFF_MS);
   });
 });
+
+describe("connection listeners", () => {
+  it("report the socket opening and dropping", () => {
+    const sock = new FakeSocket();
+    const store = new CatalogStore({
+      socket: () => sock as unknown as WebSocket,
+      scheduler: fakeScheduler(),
+    });
+    const seen: boolean[] = [];
+    store.subscribeConnection((up) => seen.push(up));
+    store.start();
+    // Nothing on subscribe — the daemon link's own probe sets the first state.
+    expect(seen).toEqual([]);
+    sock.open();
+    sock.drop();
+    expect(seen).toEqual([true, false]);
+  });
+});

web/src/events.ts

@@ -33,9 +33,15 @@ export interface CatalogStoreOptions {
   refetch?: () => Promise<Session[]>;
 }
 
+/** Called with `true` when the events socket opens, `false` when it drops.
+ *  Drives the daemon link (daemonLink.ts) — the socket dying is the first sign
+ *  the daemon went down or was upgraded under the page. */
+export type ConnectionListener = (up: boolean) => void;
+
 export class CatalogStore {
   private state: CatalogState = { sessions: new Map() };
   private listeners = new Set<CatalogListener>();
+  private connectionListeners = new Set<ConnectionListener>();
   private ws: WebSocket | null = null;
   private reconnectTimer: number | null = null;
   private backoffMs = INITIAL_BACKOFF_MS;
@@ -70,6 +76,13 @@ export class CatalogStore {
     }
   }
 
+  /** Watch the socket's up/down transitions. Not called on subscribe: the
+   *  caller's own probe decides the starting state. */
+  subscribeConnection(listener: ConnectionListener): () => void {
+    this.connectionListeners.add(listener);
+    return () => this.connectionListeners.delete(listener);
+  }
+
   subscribe(listener: CatalogListener): () => void {
     this.listeners.add(listener);
     listener(this.snapshot());
@@ -99,10 +112,12 @@ export class CatalogStore {
 
     ws.onopen = () => {
       this.backoffMs = INITIAL_BACKOFF_MS;
+      this.emitConnection(true);
     };
 
     ws.onclose = () => {
       this.ws = null;
+      this.emitConnection(false);
       this.scheduleReconnect();
     };
 
@@ -161,6 +176,10 @@ export class CatalogStore {
     }
   }
 
+  private emitConnection(up: boolean): void {
+    for (const fn of this.connectionListeners) fn(up);
+  }
+
   private emit(): void {
     const snap = this.snapshot();
     for (const fn of this.listeners) fn(snap);

web/src/fastForward.test.ts

@@ -47,6 +47,30 @@ describe("resolveFastForward (#67)", () => {
     });
   });
 
+  it("prefers the focused session's project over the freshest one", () => {
+    const projects = [
+      project({ path: "/repos/fresh", name: "fresh", last_command: "claude" }),
+      project({
+        path: "/repos/current",
+        name: "current",
+        last_activity: "2020-01-01T00:00:00Z",
+        last_command: "zsh",
+      }),
+    ];
+    const res = resolveFastForward(projects, presets, "n", "/repos/current");
+    expect(res.project?.path).toBe("/repos/current");
+    expect(res.command).toBe("zsh");
+  });
+
+  it("falls back to the freshest project when the focused cwd is unknown", () => {
+    const projects = [
+      project({ path: "/repos/old", name: "old", last_activity: "2020-01-01T00:00:00Z" }),
+      project({ path: "/repos/fresh", name: "fresh" }),
+    ];
+    const res = resolveFastForward(projects, presets, "n", "/repos/gone");
+    expect(res.project?.path).toBe("/repos/fresh");
+  });
+
   it("falls back to the first non-custom preset when there is no last command", () => {
     const res = resolveFastForward([project({ last_command: undefined })], presets, "n");
     expect(res.command).toBe("claude");

web/src/fastForward.ts

@@ -1,27 +1,32 @@
 // Fast-forward spawn (#67): one keystroke, every default resolved, no form.
 // Pure resolution only — the caller (main.ts) owns the fetches and the POST,
-// and falls back to a seeded draft pane when anything is missing.
+// and falls back to a seeded spawn form when anything is missing.
 
 import type { CreateSessionRequest, Project, SpawnPreset } from "./types.js";
 import { sortProjects } from "./projectList.js";
 
 /** What one fast-forward keystroke resolved. Anything absent means "open a
- *  draft pre-filled with the rest instead of spawning". */
+ *  form pre-filled with the rest instead of spawning". */
 export interface FastForwardResolution {
   project?: Project;
   command?: string;
   name?: string;
 }
 
-/** The defaults: most recent project (fresh-first, same ordering the picker
- *  shows), its last command falling back to the first non-custom preset, and
- *  a freshly generated name when the daemon supplied one. */
+/** The defaults: the currently focused session's project when it's still a
+ *  known project, else the most recent one (fresh-first, same ordering the
+ *  picker shows) — so `N` lands where the operator currently is, matching
+ *  what plain `n` seeds from `spawnSimilarProjectSeed`. Its last command
+ *  falls back to the first non-custom preset, and the name is freshly
+ *  generated when the daemon supplied one. */
 export function resolveFastForward(
   projects: Project[],
   presets: SpawnPreset[],
   name?: string,
+  focusedCwd?: string,
 ): FastForwardResolution {
-  const project = sortProjects(projects, new Date())[0];
+  const project =
+    projects.find((p) => p.path === focusedCwd) ?? sortProjects(projects, new Date())[0];
   const lastCommand = project?.last_command?.trim();
   const command =
     lastCommand || presets.find((p) => p.command !== "")?.command || undefined;
@@ -47,7 +52,7 @@ export function buildFastForwardRequest(
   };
 }
 
-/** Seed for the fallback draft pane: whatever did resolve goes into the
+/** Seed for the fallback spawn form: whatever did resolve goes into the
  *  form; the rest stays with its own defaults. */
 export function fastForwardSeed(res: FastForwardResolution) {
   return {
@@ -55,8 +60,8 @@ export function fastForwardSeed(res: FastForwardResolution) {
     command: res.command ?? "",
     name: res.name ?? "",
     // Left undefined rather than false when nothing resolved: the form
-    // defaults the toggle on, and `false` would stick, so the fallback draft
-    // would disagree with both a normally-opened draft and the TUI's fast path
+    // defaults the toggle on, and `false` would stick, so the fallback form
+    // would disagree with both a normally-opened form and the TUI's fast path
     // (#67 review).
     worktreeEnabled: res.project ? true : undefined,
     worktreeBranch:

web/src/help.test.ts

@@ -0,0 +1,112 @@
+// @vitest-environment happy-dom
+import { afterEach, beforeEach, describe, expect, it } from "vitest";
+
+import {
+  SHORTCUTS,
+  closeHelp,
+  installHelpKeybind,
+  isHelpOpen,
+  isTypingTarget,
+  openHelp,
+} from "./help.js";
+
+beforeEach(() => {
+  installHelpKeybind();
+});
+
+afterEach(() => {
+  closeHelp();
+  document.body.replaceChildren();
+});
+
+function press(key: string, init: KeyboardEventInit = {}): void {
+  window.dispatchEvent(new KeyboardEvent("keydown", { key, bubbles: true, ...init }));
+}
+
+function rows(): string[] {
+  return [...document.querySelectorAll(".help-row")].map((r) =>
+    [...r.querySelectorAll("kbd")].map((k) => k.textContent).join(" "),
+  );
+}
+
+describe("help overlay", () => {
+  it("renders every registered shortcut, grouped", () => {
+    openHelp();
+    const groups = [...document.querySelectorAll(".help-group-title")].map((h) => h.textContent);
+    expect(groups).toEqual(SHORTCUTS.map((g) => g.title));
+    expect(rows()).toEqual(SHORTCUTS.flatMap((g) => g.items.map((s) => s.keys.join(" "))));
+    expect(document.querySelectorAll(".help-desc")).toHaveLength(
+      SHORTCUTS.reduce((n, g) => n + g.items.length, 0),
+    );
+  });
+
+  it("opens on ? and closes on a second ?", () => {
+    press("?", { shiftKey: true });
+    expect(isHelpOpen()).toBe(true);
+    press("?", { shiftKey: true });
+    expect(isHelpOpen()).toBe(false);
+  });
+
+  it("closes on Escape, on the close button, and on a click outside the panel", () => {
+    openHelp();
+    press("Escape");
+    expect(isHelpOpen()).toBe(false);
+
+    openHelp();
+    (document.querySelector(".help-close") as HTMLButtonElement).click();
+    expect(isHelpOpen()).toBe(false);
+
+    openHelp();
+    (document.querySelector(".help-overlay") as HTMLElement).dispatchEvent(
+      new MouseEvent("click", { bubbles: true }),
+    );
+    expect(isHelpOpen()).toBe(false);
+  });
+
+  it("stays open for a click inside the panel", () => {
+    openHelp();
+    (document.querySelector(".help-panel") as HTMLElement).dispatchEvent(
+      new MouseEvent("click", { bubbles: true }),
+    );
+    expect(isHelpOpen()).toBe(true);
+  });
+
+  it("opening twice leaves one overlay", () => {
+    openHelp();
+    openHelp();
+    expect(document.querySelectorAll(".help-overlay")).toHaveLength(1);
+  });
+
+  it("ignores ? while typing and when a non-shift modifier is held", () => {
+    const input = document.createElement("input");
+    document.body.appendChild(input);
+    input.dispatchEvent(new KeyboardEvent("keydown", { key: "?", bubbles: true, shiftKey: true }));
+    expect(isHelpOpen()).toBe(false);
+
+    press("?", { ctrlKey: true });
+    expect(isHelpOpen()).toBe(false);
+  });
+
+  it("installing the keybind twice still toggles once", () => {
+    installHelpKeybind();
+    press("?", { shiftKey: true });
+    expect(isHelpOpen()).toBe(true);
+    expect(document.querySelectorAll(".help-overlay")).toHaveLength(1);
+  });
+});
+
+describe("isTypingTarget", () => {
+  it("is true for form fields and editable nodes, false otherwise", () => {
+    const el = (html: string) => {
+      const d = document.createElement("div");
+      d.innerHTML = html;
+      return d.firstElementChild as HTMLElement;
+    };
+    expect(isTypingTarget(el("<input>"))).toBe(true);
+    expect(isTypingTarget(el("<textarea></textarea>"))).toBe(true);
+    expect(isTypingTarget(el("<select></select>"))).toBe(true);
+    expect(isTypingTarget(el('<div contenteditable="true"></div>'))).toBe(true);
+    expect(isTypingTarget(el("<button></button>"))).toBe(false);
+    expect(isTypingTarget(null)).toBe(false);
+  });
+});

web/src/help.ts

@@ -0,0 +1,173 @@
+/** Keyboard-shortcut overlay (`?`), the web counterpart of the TUI's help
+ *  overlay. One registry drives both the rendering and what we claim is bound,
+ *  so a binding added to `main.ts` without an entry here reads as missing. */
+
+export interface Shortcut {
+  /** Keycaps, rendered left to right as separate <kbd>. */
+  keys: string[];
+  description: string;
+}
+
+export interface ShortcutGroup {
+  title: string;
+  items: Shortcut[];
+}
+
+export const SHORTCUTS: ShortcutGroup[] = [
+  {
+    title: "Sessions",
+    items: [
+      { keys: ["n"], description: "Open the spawn form" },
+      { keys: ["N"], description: "Spawn a session with every default resolved" },
+    ],
+  },
+  {
+    title: "Session list",
+    items: [
+      {
+        keys: ["Ctrl", "Shift", "H"],
+        description: "Move the keyboard between the session list and the pane",
+      },
+      { keys: ["j"], description: "Highlight the next session" },
+      { keys: ["k"], description: "Highlight the previous session" },
+      { keys: ["Enter"], description: "Open the highlighted session, or expand a folder" },
+      { keys: ["Tab"], description: "Send the keyboard to the pane" },
+      { keys: ["Esc"], description: "Hand the keyboard back to the session list, from the pane" },
+    ],
+  },
+  {
+    title: "Help",
+    items: [
+      { keys: ["?"], description: "Show or hide this help" },
+      { keys: ["Esc"], description: "Close the help overlay or an open menu" },
+    ],
+  },
+  {
+    title: "Debug",
+    items: [{ keys: ["Ctrl", "Shift", "D"], description: "Toggle the debug HUD" }],
+  },
+];
+
+/** True when the event target swallows plain keystrokes — a form field, or the
+ *  hidden textarea xterm types into. Shared with `main.ts` so every global
+ *  single-key binding is deaf in the same places. */
+export function isTypingTarget(target: EventTarget | null): boolean {
+  const el = target as HTMLElement | null;
+  if (!el || typeof el.tagName !== "string") return false;
+  return (
+    el.tagName === "INPUT" ||
+    el.tagName === "TEXTAREA" ||
+    el.tagName === "SELECT" ||
+    el.isContentEditable
+  );
+}
+
+let open: { el: HTMLElement; dispose: () => void } | null = null;
+
+export function isHelpOpen(): boolean {
+  return open !== null;
+}
+
+export function closeHelp(): void {
+  open?.dispose();
+}
+
+export function toggleHelp(): void {
+  if (open) closeHelp();
+  else openHelp();
+}
+
+/** Mount the overlay. Opening while already open is a no-op re-render, so a
+ *  stray second call can never stack two dialogs. */
+export function openHelp(): HTMLElement {
+  closeHelp();
+
+  const el = document.createElement("div");
+  el.className = "help-overlay";
+  el.setAttribute("role", "dialog");
+  el.setAttribute("aria-modal", "true");
+  el.setAttribute("aria-label", "Keyboard shortcuts");
+
+  const panel = document.createElement("div");
+  panel.className = "help-panel";
+
+  const head = document.createElement("header");
+  head.className = "help-head";
+  const title = document.createElement("h2");
+  title.className = "help-title";
+  title.textContent = "Keyboard shortcuts";
+  const close = document.createElement("button");
+  close.type = "button";
+  close.className = "help-close";
+  close.setAttribute("aria-label", "Close");
+  close.textContent = "✕";
+  close.addEventListener("click", closeHelp);
+  head.append(title, close);
+  panel.appendChild(head);
+
+  for (const group of SHORTCUTS) {
+    const section = document.createElement("section");
+    section.className = "help-group";
+    const heading = document.createElement("h3");
+    heading.className = "help-group-title";
+    heading.textContent = group.title;
+    const list = document.createElement("dl");
+    list.className = "help-list";
+    for (const item of group.items) {
+      const row = document.createElement("div");
+      row.className = "help-row";
+      const keys = document.createElement("dt");
+      keys.className = "help-keys";
+      for (const key of item.keys) {
+        const cap = document.createElement("kbd");
+        cap.textContent = key;
+        keys.appendChild(cap);
+      }
+      const desc = document.createElement("dd");
+      desc.className = "help-desc";
+      desc.textContent = item.description;
+      row.append(keys, desc);
+      list.appendChild(row);
+    }
+    section.append(heading, list);
+    panel.appendChild(section);
+  }
+
+  // A press on the scrim closes; one inside the panel is left alone.
+  el.addEventListener("click", (ev) => {
+    if (!panel.contains(ev.target as Node)) closeHelp();
+  });
+  el.appendChild(panel);
+  document.body.appendChild(el);
+
+  const dispose = () => {
+    if (open?.el !== el) return;
+    open = null;
+    el.remove();
+  };
+  open = { el, dispose };
+  close.focus();
+  return el;
+}
+
+let installed = false;
+
+/** Global keybind: `?` toggles the overlay, Escape closes it. Idempotent, so a
+ *  second call during a hot reload doesn't double-toggle. */
+export function installHelpKeybind(): void {
+  if (installed) return;
+  installed = true;
+  window.addEventListener("keydown", (e) => {
+    if (e.key === "Escape" && open) {
+      e.preventDefault();
+      closeHelp();
+      return;
+    }
+    // Shift is how `?` is typed on most layouts; the others would be a
+    // different binding entirely.
+    if (e.key !== "?" || e.ctrlKey || e.altKey || e.metaKey) return;
+    if (isTypingTarget(e.target)) return;
+    e.preventDefault();
+    toggleHelp();
+  });
+}

web/src/keys.test.ts

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 import { describe, expect, it } from "vitest";
 
-import { applyModsToChar, cursorSeq, toCtrl } from "./keys.js";
+import { applyModsToChar, cursorSeq, tildeSeq, toCtrl } from "./keys.js";
 
 describe("toCtrl", () => {
   it("maps letters to their control code, case-insensitively", () => {
@@ -43,3 +43,16 @@ describe("cursorSeq", () => {
     expect(cursorSeq("A", true, true)).toBe("\x1b[1;7A");
   });
 });
+
+describe("tildeSeq", () => {
+  it("uses the bare CSI form when unmodified", () => {
+    expect(tildeSeq(5, false, false)).toBe("\x1b[5~");
+    expect(tildeSeq(6, false, false)).toBe("\x1b[6~");
+  });
+
+  it("keeps the parameter in place when modified, unlike the cursor keys", () => {
+    expect(tildeSeq(5, true, false)).toBe("\x1b[5;5~");
+    expect(tildeSeq(6, false, true)).toBe("\x1b[6;3~");
+    expect(tildeSeq(6, true, true)).toBe("\x1b[6;7~");
+  });
+});

web/src/keys.ts

@@ -23,6 +23,18 @@ export function applyModsToChar(ch: string, ctrl: boolean, alt: boolean): string
  *  pending — `\x1b[1;<n><final>`, n = 1 + alt(2) + ctrl(4) (xterm convention). */
 export function cursorSeq(final: string, ctrl: boolean, alt: boolean): string {
   if (!ctrl && !alt) return `\x1b[${final}`;
-  const n = 1 + (alt ? 2 : 0) + (ctrl ? 4 : 0);
-  return `\x1b[1;${n}${final}`;
+  return `\x1b[1;${modParam(ctrl, alt)}${final}`;
+}
+
+/** Modifier parameter of the xterm CSI forms: n = 1 + alt(2) + ctrl(4). */
+function modParam(ctrl: boolean, alt: boolean): number {
+  return 1 + (alt ? 2 : 0) + (ctrl ? 4 : 0);
+}
+
+/** Sequence for the `~`-terminated navigation keys (PgUp `5`, PgDn `6`), which
+ *  carry modifiers as `\x1b[<code>;<n>~` rather than the cursor keys' `1;<n>`
+ *  form. */
+export function tildeSeq(code: number, ctrl: boolean, alt: boolean): string {
+  if (!ctrl && !alt) return `\x1b[${code}~`;
+  return `\x1b[${code};${modParam(ctrl, alt)}~`;
 }

web/src/killDialog.ts

@@ -0,0 +1,104 @@
+/**
+ * Forced-kill prompt (#81).
+ *
+ * The daemon refuses to kill a session whose worktree still holds uncommitted
+ * or unpushed work. `confirm()` can only ask the same question twice, so the
+ * refusal gets its own dialog: it names what is in the way and offers the
+ * override the daemon's `force=true` already implements. A kill the daemon
+ * accepts never reaches here — there is nothing to warn about.
+ */
+import { formatInTheWay, type InTheWay } from "./types.js";
+
+export interface ForceKillPrompt {
+  /** Session name, as the sidebar shows it. */
+  name: string;
+  /** What the daemon reported in the way, when it reported anything. */
+  blockers: InTheWay | null;
+  /** Message from the daemon's refusal, shown when there is no breakdown. */
+  reason: string;
+  /** Run the forced kill. A rejection is rendered in the dialog, which stays
+   *  open so the override can be retried. */
+  onForce: () => Promise<void>;
+}
+
+let open: { el: HTMLElement; onKeydown: (ev: KeyboardEvent) => void } | null = null;
+
+export function closeForceKillDialog(): void {
+  if (!open) return;
+  window.removeEventListener("keydown", open.onKeydown, true);
+  open.el.remove();
+  open = null;
+}
+
+/** Mount the prompt. Opening while one is up replaces it, so a second refusal
+ *  can never stack two dialogs. */
+export function openForceKillDialog(p: ForceKillPrompt): HTMLElement {
+  closeForceKillDialog();
+
+  const el = document.createElement("div");
+  el.className = "kill-dialog";
+  el.setAttribute("role", "dialog");
+  el.setAttribute("aria-modal", "true");
+  el.setAttribute("aria-label", `Kill ${p.name}`);
+
+  const panel = document.createElement("div");
+  panel.className = "kill-dialog-panel";
+
+  const title = document.createElement("h2");
+  title.className = "kill-dialog-title";
+  title.textContent = `Kill "${p.name}"?`;
+
+  const body = document.createElement("p");
+  body.className = "kill-dialog-body";
+  body.textContent = p.blockers
+    ? `Its worktree still has ${formatInTheWay(p.blockers)}. Forcing the kill removes the session and leaves the worktree on disk.`
+    : `${p.reason} Forcing the kill removes the session and leaves the worktree on disk.`;
+
+  const error = document.createElement("p");
+  error.className = "kill-dialog-error";
+  error.hidden = true;
+
+  const actions = document.createElement("div");
+  actions.className = "kill-dialog-actions";
+  const cancel = document.createElement("button");
+  cancel.type = "button";
+  cancel.className = "btn btn-ghost kill-dialog-cancel";
+  cancel.textContent = "Cancel";
+  cancel.addEventListener("click", closeForceKillDialog);
+  const force = document.createElement("button");
+  force.type = "button";
+  force.className = "btn btn-danger kill-dialog-force";
+  force.textContent = "Force kill";
+  force.addEventListener("click", () => {
+    force.disabled = true;
+    void p
+      .onForce()
+      .then(closeForceKillDialog)
+      .catch((e: unknown) => {
+        force.disabled = false;
+        error.hidden = false;
+        error.textContent = `Failed to kill: ${(e as Error).message}`;
+      });
+  });
+  actions.append(cancel, force);
+
+  panel.append(title, body, error, actions);
+
+  // A press on the scrim cancels; one inside the panel is left alone.
+  el.addEventListener("click", (ev) => {
+    if (!panel.contains(ev.target as Node)) closeForceKillDialog();
+  });
+  el.appendChild(panel);
+  document.body.appendChild(el);
+
+  const onKeydown = (ev: KeyboardEvent): void => {
+    if (ev.key !== "Escape") return;
+    ev.preventDefault();
+    ev.stopPropagation();
+    closeForceKillDialog();
+  };
+  window.addEventListener("keydown", onKeydown, true);
+  open = { el, onKeydown };
+  cancel.focus();
+  return el;
+}

web/src/kit.ts

@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 // critiqued as a whole — buttons (including terminal-native variants for
 // review), inputs, chips, badges, session rows, and empty states.
 import "./kit.css";
-import { createThemeToggle } from "./theme.js";
+import { createPaletteSelect, createThemeToggle } from "./theme.js";
 
 function h(tag: string, className?: string, html?: string): HTMLElement {
   const el = document.createElement(tag);
@@ -66,12 +66,15 @@ function leafRow(opts: {
   (row as HTMLAnchorElement).href = "#/kit";
   row.dataset.status = opts.status;
   if (opts.active) row.classList.add("is-active");
-  row.style.paddingLeft = `${(opts.indent ?? 0) * 16 + 8}px`;
+  const depth = opts.indent ?? 0;
+  row.style.paddingLeft = `${depth * 16 + 8}px`;
   const flags = [
     opts.status === "dead" ? `<span class="card-flag">exited</span>` : "",
     opts.cmd !== opts.name ? `<span class="card-flag leaf-cmd">${opts.cmd}</span>` : "",
   ].join("");
+  const activity = opts.activity ?? "idle";
   row.innerHTML = `
+    <span class="activity-rail" data-activity="${activity}" style="left:${depth * 16 + 2}px" title="${activity}"></span>
     <span class="card-line1">
       <span class="leaf-name">${opts.name}</span>
       <span class="leaf-actions">
@@ -79,7 +82,7 @@ function leafRow(opts: {
         <button class="leaf-act leaf-kill" type="button" title="Kill session">✕</button>
       </span>
     </span>
-    ${opts.activity ? `<span class="card-line2" data-activity="${opts.activity}"><span class="activity-dot" title="${opts.activity}"></span><span class="activity-duration">${opts.duration ?? ""}</span>${flags}</span>` : ""}
+    ${opts.activity ? `<span class="card-line2" data-activity="${opts.activity}"><span class="activity-duration">${opts.duration ?? ""}</span>${flags}</span>` : ""}
   `;
   return row;
 }
@@ -102,7 +105,7 @@ export function renderKit(): HTMLElement {
   back.className = "btn btn-ghost";
   back.href = "?mock";
   back.textContent = "← back to app";
-  headerActions.append(back, createThemeToggle());
+  headerActions.append(back, createThemeToggle(), createPaletteSelect());
   header.appendChild(headerActions);
   page.appendChild(header);
 
@@ -113,7 +116,7 @@ export function renderKit(): HTMLElement {
   {
     const { el, body } = section(
       "Color tokens",
-      "Slate neutrals (hue ~256) + signal-green = alive. Swap by theme toggle.",
+      "Graphite neutrals; activity colours are the only hue. Swap by theme toggle + palette picker.",
     );
     body.classList.add("kit-swatches");
     const tokens = [
@@ -201,12 +204,15 @@ export function renderKit(): HTMLElement {
     const activeLine = h(
       "span",
       "card-line2",
-      `<span class="activity-dot"></span><span class="activity-duration">4m</span>`,
+      `<span class="activity-duration">4m</span>`,
     );
     activeLine.setAttribute("data-activity", "active");
+    const rail = h("span", "activity-rail");
+    rail.dataset.activity = "active";
+    rail.style.cssText = "position:static;display:inline-block;height:14px;";
     body.append(
-      specimen("session-tally", h("span", "session-tally", "6 sessions · 5 live")),
       specimen("folder-count", h("span", "folder-count", "4")),
+      specimen("activity-rail · active", rail),
       specimen("card-line2 · active", activeLine),
       specimen("attach-state · open", h("span", "attach-state", "live")),
     );
@@ -226,7 +232,7 @@ export function renderKit(): HTMLElement {
   {
     const { el, body } = section(
       "Session rows — nested by host, then directory",
-      "docs/SIDEBAR.md cards: line 1 is name + top-right actions (the name truncates before it can reach them); line 2 only when there's something to say — dot + duration in the state's colour, then blocked-work / exited fragments.",
+      "docs/SIDEBAR.md cards: line 1 is name + top-right actions (the name truncates before it can reach them); the activity rail sits in the indent gutter to the left; line 2 carries duration in the state's colour, then blocked-work / exited fragments, whenever there's something to say.",
     );
     const list = h("div", "kit-tree");
     list.append(

web/src/layout.ts

@@ -11,23 +11,8 @@ import type { Uuid } from "./types.js";
 
 export type Dir = "row" | "col";
 
-/** Half-filled spawn-form state for a draft pane (issue #57): an empty leaf
- *  renders the spawn form instead of a placeholder, and each pane's values
- *  hang off its own leaf so two drafts stay independent. Never persisted —
- *  a reload gives back an empty form (persistence strips it). */
-export interface Draft {
-  command: string;
-  cwd: string;
-  name: string;
-  worktreeEnabled?: boolean;
-  worktreeBranch?: string;
-  worktreeCleanup?: boolean;
-  /** Whether the cwd lives in the raw text input (vs a picked recent row). */
-  cwdRawVisible?: boolean;
-}
-
 export type Node =
-  | { kind: "leaf"; id: string; sessionId: Uuid | null; draft?: Draft | null }
+  | { kind: "leaf"; id: string; sessionId: Uuid | null }
   | { kind: "split"; dir: Dir; a: Node; b: Node; ratio: number };
 
 export type Leaf = Extract<Node, { kind: "leaf" }>;
@@ -104,7 +89,7 @@ export function splitLeaf(
   dir: Dir,
   after: boolean,
 ): string {
-  const fresh: Leaf = { kind: "leaf", id: freshId("l"), sessionId, draft: null };
+  const fresh: Leaf = { kind: "leaf", id: freshId("l"), sessionId };
   const rec = (n: Node): Node => {
     if (n.kind === "leaf") {
       if (n.id !== targetId) return n;

web/src/main.ts

@@ -1,15 +1,21 @@
-import { renderSidebar, renderTopbar } from "./catalog.js";
+import "@fontsource/jetbrains-mono/400.css";
+import "@fontsource/jetbrains-mono/500.css";
+import "@fontsource/jetbrains-mono/600.css";
+import "@fontsource/jetbrains-mono/700.css";
+import { renderSidebar } from "./catalog.js";
 import { ConnectionPool } from "./connections.js";
+import { installDrawer, installDrawerSwipe, requestToggleDrawer } from "./drawer.js";
 import { installHudKeybind } from "./debug.js";
+import { installHelpKeybind, isHelpOpen, isTypingTarget } from "./help.js";
+import { DaemonLink } from "./daemonLink.js";
 import { CatalogStore } from "./events.js";
+import { installRestartOverlay } from "./restartOverlay.js";
 import { shouldRetryClose } from "./reconnect.js";
 import {
   createSession,
   fetchNames,
   getDaemonInfo,
-  listWorktrees,
   projects as fetchProjects,
-  reclaimWorktree,
 } from "./api.js";
 import {
   buildFastForwardRequest,
@@ -17,20 +23,28 @@ import {
   resolveFastForward,
 } from "./fastForward.js";
 import { FALLBACK_PRESETS } from "./spawnForm.js";
+import { openSpawnModal } from "./spawnModal.js";
+import { spawnSimilarProjectSeed, spawnSimilarSeed } from "./spawnSimilar.js";
 import { mountHud, type Hud } from "./hud.js";
 import { emptyLayout, type Layout, openSessions } from "./layout.js";
 import { createMultiView, type MultiView } from "./multiview.js";
 import { loadLayout, saveLayout } from "./persistence.js";
-import { OPEN_SPAWN_EVENT } from "./catalog.js";
+import {
+  FOCUS_PANE_EVENT,
+  FOCUS_SIDEBAR_EVENT,
+  OPEN_SPAWN_EVENT,
+  SESSION_SELECT_EVENT,
+  SPAWN_SIMILAR_EVENT,
+} from "./catalog.js";
 import { initTheme } from "./theme.js";
 import { sessionName, type Project, type Session, type SpawnPreset } from "./types.js";
-import { createWorktreesView, type WorktreesViewHandle } from "./worktreesView.js";
 import { installViewportSizing } from "./viewport.js";
 import "./styles.css";
 
 initTheme();
 installViewportSizing();
 installHudKeybind();
+installHelpKeybind();
 registerServiceWorker();
 
 // Register the PWA service worker so the app is installable and the shell loads
@@ -63,6 +77,15 @@ if (import.meta.env.DEV && location.search.includes("kit")) {
 async function bootApp(): Promise<void> {
 
 const store = new CatalogStore();
+
+// The daemon's identity and liveness: names the release in the sidebar's status
+// dot, and blocks the UI behind the restart overlay while the daemon is away
+// (docs/RESTART.md). The events socket is the trigger — it dies first.
+const link = new DaemonLink();
+installRestartOverlay(link);
+store.subscribeConnection((up) => (up ? link.noteConnected() : link.noteDisconnected()));
+void link.start();
+
 store.start();
 
 // Dev-only: `?mock` seeds a representative catalog so the UI can be reviewed
@@ -83,68 +106,21 @@ shellEl.dataset.route = "catalog";
 let mv: MultiView;
 const sidebar = renderSidebar(store, {
   onLeafDrag: (id, e) => mv?.beginSessionDrag(id, e),
+  link,
 });
 const content = document.createElement("section");
 content.className = "content";
 
 // Mobile (issue #35): the sidebar is an off-canvas drawer toggled by the ☰ in
-// the header; a backdrop covers the content while it's open, and tapping a
-// session closes it. On desktop these are inert (CSS gates the drawer styling).
+// the pane header (and the welcome state). `installDrawer` owns the close rules (session tap, Spawn, Spawn
+// similar, backdrop); on desktop the class it toggles is inert.
 const backdrop = document.createElement("div");
 backdrop.className = "mv-backdrop";
-function closeDrawer(): void {
-  shellEl.classList.remove("drawer-open");
-}
-function openDrawer(): void {
-  shellEl.classList.add("drawer-open");
-}
-function toggleDrawer(): void {
-  shellEl.classList.toggle("drawer-open");
-}
-backdrop.addEventListener("click", closeDrawer);
-sidebar.el.addEventListener("click", (e) => {
-  if ((e.target as HTMLElement).closest(".tree-leaf")) closeDrawer();
-});
-
-// Mobile: horizontal swipes drive the drawer (right opens, left closes) rather
-// than the browser's back/forward navigation. We only act on a clearly
-// horizontal gesture past a threshold, so vertical terminal scrolling (which
-// owns its own touch handler) is untouched.
-{
-  const mobileMq = window.matchMedia("(max-width: 859px)");
-  let sx = 0;
-  let sy = 0;
-  let tracking = false;
-  document.addEventListener(
-    "touchstart",
-    (e) => {
-      tracking = mobileMq.matches && e.touches.length === 1;
-      if (tracking) {
-        sx = e.touches[0].clientX;
-        sy = e.touches[0].clientY;
-      }
-    },
-    { passive: true },
-  );
-  document.addEventListener(
-    "touchend",
-    (e) => {
-      if (!tracking) return;
-      tracking = false;
-      const t = e.changedTouches[0];
-      const dx = t.clientX - sx;
-      const dy = t.clientY - sy;
-      if (Math.abs(dx) < 60 || Math.abs(dx) < Math.abs(dy) * 1.5) return;
-      const open = shellEl.classList.contains("drawer-open");
-      if (dx > 0 && !open) openDrawer();
-      else if (dx < 0 && open) closeDrawer();
-    },
-    { passive: true },
-  );
-}
+const drawer = installDrawer(shellEl, sidebar.el, backdrop);
+installDrawerSwipe(drawer);
 
 shellEl.append(sidebar.el, content, backdrop);
-root.replaceChildren(renderTopbar(store, toggleDrawer), shellEl);
+root.replaceChildren(shellEl);
 
 // The pool owns attach connections independently of the route: navigating away
 // parks a session (keeps it streaming); navigating back re-mounts it instantly.
@@ -222,14 +198,24 @@ function renderWelcome(): HTMLElement {
       Pick a session from the list, or start a new one. Open sessions keep
       streaming in the background — switching back is instant.
     </p>
+    <p class="empty-hint">Press <kbd>?</kbd> for keyboard shortcuts.</p>
     <div class="empty-actions"></div>`;
+  const actions = el.querySelector(".empty-actions") as HTMLElement;
+  // Mobile-only: with no pane open there is no pane header to carry the ☰, so
+  // the drawer would be swipe-only. CSS hides this on desktop.
+  const sessions = document.createElement("button");
+  sessions.type = "button";
+  sessions.className = "btn btn-ghost welcome-sessions";
+  sessions.textContent = "☰ Sessions";
+  sessions.addEventListener("click", () => requestToggleDrawer());
+  actions.appendChild(sessions);
   const spawn = document.createElement("button");
   spawn.type = "button";
   spawn.className = "btn btn-primary";
   spawn.textContent = "+ Spawn session";
   spawn.title = "Draft pane: n — fast-forward spawn: N";
   spawn.addEventListener("click", () => requestOpenSpawn());
-  (el.querySelector(".empty-actions") as HTMLElement).appendChild(spawn);
+  actions.appendChild(spawn);
   return el;
 }
 
@@ -252,8 +238,8 @@ mv = createMultiView({
   infoFor,
   onDisconnect: closePane,
   renderWelcome,
-  // A draft-pane submit (#57) fills its leaf in place; the shell route may flip
-  // from catalog (no sessions) to attach.
+  // A spawn fills a pane with its new session; the shell route may flip from
+  // catalog (no sessions) to attach.
   onOpenSessionsChange: updateShellRoute,
   onLayoutChange: scheduleSave,
 });
@@ -267,32 +253,59 @@ function showMultiView(): void {
   updateShellRoute();
 }
 
-// Spawn affordances (#62): the header button, the sidebar's empty state, and
-// `?mock&spawn` all open a draft pane; "Spawn similar" seeds one with the
-// cloned session's dir + command.
+// Spawn affordances: the sidebar's footer button, its empty state, and
+// `?mock&spawn` all open the spawn modal; "Spawn similar" seeds one from the
+// cloned session (see spawnSimilar.ts).
 function requestOpenSpawn(): void {
-  showMultiView();
-  // A new tab, not a split of the pane you were reading (#100). "Spawn
-  // similar" and the fast-forward key below deliberately keep the old
-  // behaviour: both act on the session in front of you, so a split beside it
-  // is the point.
-  mv.openDraft(undefined, { newTab: true });
+  // The session lands in a new tab, not a split of the pane you were reading
+  // (#100). "Spawn similar" and the fast-forward key below deliberately keep
+  // the old behaviour: both act on the session in front of you, so a split
+  // beside it is the point.
+  // The session you were last on preselects its project: `n` then Enter spawns
+  // another session there without touching the picker.
+  const current = focusedSession();
+  openSpawnModal({
+    seed: current ? spawnSimilarProjectSeed(current) : undefined,
+    onSuccess: (session) => mountSpawned(session, { newTab: true }),
+  });
+}
+
+/** The session the operator was last on, if any. Shared by the plain spawn
+ *  modal seed and fast-forward's project pick: both should land on "where I
+ *  currently am". */
+function focusedSession(): Session | undefined {
+  const focused = mv?.focusedSessionId() ?? null;
+  return focused ? store.snapshot().sessions.get(focused) : undefined;
+}
+
+/** The focused session's project — its base repo for a worktree session, its
+ *  cwd otherwise (same rule as spawnSimilarProjectSeed). */
+function focusedProjectCwd(): string | undefined {
+  const s = focusedSession();
+  if (!s) return undefined;
+  return s.worktree ? s.worktree.base_repo : s.cwd;
 }
 document.addEventListener(OPEN_SPAWN_EVENT, () => requestOpenSpawn());
-document.addEventListener("catalog-spawn-similar", (ev) => {
+document.addEventListener(SPAWN_SIMILAR_EVENT, (ev) => {
   const s = (ev as CustomEvent<Session>).detail;
-  showMultiView();
-  mv.openDraft({ cwd: s.cwd, command: s.command });
+  openSpawnModal({ seed: spawnSimilarSeed(s), onSuccess: (session) => mountSpawned(session) });
 });
 
-// Fast-forward spawn (#67): the draft pane's keystroke neighbour spawns
+/** Show a freshly spawned session: bring the multi-view up (the shell may still
+ *  be on the catalog route) and give the session a pane. */
+function mountSpawned(session: Session, placement?: { newTab?: boolean }): void {
+  showMultiView();
+  mv.openSessionBeside(session.id, placement);
+  updateShellRoute();
+}
+
+// Fast-forward spawn (#67): the spawn modal's keystroke neighbour spawns
 // immediately with every default resolved — most recent project, its last
 // command (or the first non-custom preset), a fresh name, worktree on with
 // a new branch named after that name. Anything unresolvable (no projects
-// known yet, no command, no generated name) opens a draft pre-filled with
+// known yet, no command, no generated name) opens the form pre-filled with
 // what did resolve instead.
 async function requestFastForward(): Promise<void> {
-  showMultiView();
   const [discovered, name] = await Promise.all([
     fetchProjects().catch(() => [] as Project[]),
     fetchNames(1)
@@ -306,7 +319,7 @@ async function requestFastForward(): Promise<void> {
   } catch {
     /* keep fallbacks */
   }
-  const resolved = resolveFastForward(discovered, presets, name);
+  const resolved = resolveFastForward(discovered, presets, name, focusedProjectCwd());
   const req = buildFastForwardRequest(resolved);
   if (req) {
     try {
@@ -314,32 +327,27 @@ async function requestFastForward(): Promise<void> {
       // Mount it, the way the TUI's fast path attaches. Without this the
       // keystroke creates a session and leaves the UI untouched, so it reads
       // as a dead key (#67 review).
-      mv.openSessionBeside(session.id);
-      updateShellRoute();
+      mountSpawned(session);
       return;
     } catch {
-      // A failed POST degrades to the same pre-filled draft as an
+      // A failed POST degrades to the same pre-filled form as an
       // unresolvable default — never a silent dead keystroke.
     }
   }
-  mv.openDraft(fastForwardSeed(resolved));
+  openSpawnModal({
+    seed: fastForwardSeed(resolved),
+    onSuccess: (session) => mountSpawned(session),
+  });
 }
 
-// Keyboard pair (#67): `n` opens a draft pane, `N` fast-forwards a spawn.
+// Keyboard pair (#67): `n` opens the spawn modal, `N` fast-forwards a spawn.
 // Ignored while typing anywhere (form fields, the terminal's hidden
 // textarea, search) so an attached session's keys are never hijacked.
 document.addEventListener("keydown", (e) => {
   if (e.ctrlKey || e.altKey || e.metaKey) return;
-  const target = e.target as HTMLElement | null;
-  if (
-    target &&
-    (target.tagName === "INPUT" ||
-      target.tagName === "TEXTAREA" ||
-      target.tagName === "SELECT" ||
-      target.isContentEditable)
-  ) {
-    return;
-  }
+  if (isTypingTarget(e.target)) return;
+  // The help overlay owns the keyboard while it is up.
+  if (isHelpOpen()) return;
   if (e.key === "n") {
     e.preventDefault();
     requestOpenSpawn();
@@ -349,58 +357,63 @@ document.addEventListener("keydown", (e) => {
   }
 });
 
+// Ctrl+Shift+H moves the keyboard between the session list and the pane, the
+// web counterpart of the TUI's `ctrl-w h`. It has to be a chord: an attached
+// terminal owns every plain keystroke, so nothing unmodified could ever get
+// the focus back out of it.
+window.addEventListener("keydown", (e) => {
+  if (!e.ctrlKey || !e.shiftKey || e.altKey || e.metaKey) return;
+  if (e.key !== "H" && e.key !== "h") return;
+  e.preventDefault();
+  if (sidebar.hasListFocus()) {
+    pool.focusTerminal();
+  } else {
+    drawer.open(); // no-op on desktop; on mobile the list is off-canvas
+    sidebar.focusList();
+  }
+});
+
+// Tab in the session list hands the keyboard to the pane; Escape in the pane
+// hands it back — the pair the TUI gets from `tab` and `esc`.
+document.addEventListener(FOCUS_PANE_EVENT, () => pool.focusTerminal());
+document.addEventListener(FOCUS_SIDEBAR_EVENT, () => {
+  drawer.open(); // no-op on desktop; on mobile the list is off-canvas
+  sidebar.focusList();
+});
+
+/** Open/focus a session and reflect it in the shell chrome. Shared by the
+ *  hash router and the sidebar's click-driven path (#133), which can't rely
+ *  on `hashchange` alone — a split or drag can move focus without the hash
+ *  changing, leaving a click back onto that session's row silently ignored. */
+function focusSession(sessionId: string): void {
+  showMultiView();
+  mv.openSession(sessionId);
+  updateShellRoute();
+}
+
+document.addEventListener(SESSION_SELECT_EVENT, (e) => {
+  focusSession((e as CustomEvent<string>).detail);
+});
+
 type Route =
   | { kind: "catalog" }
   | { kind: "attach"; sessionId: string }
-  | { kind: "worktrees" }
   | { kind: "not-found"; raw: string };
 
 function parseRoute(): Route {
   const hash = location.hash.replace(/^#/, "");
   if (hash === "" || hash === "/") return { kind: "catalog" };
-  if (hash === "/worktrees") return { kind: "worktrees" };
   const m = hash.match(/^\/attach\/([^/?#]+)$/);
   if (m) return { kind: "attach", sessionId: decodeURIComponent(m[1]) };
   return { kind: "not-found", raw: hash };
 }
 
-// Retained worktrees (#84): built lazily on first visit, then kept so a
-// revisit re-enters instantly. The daemon's home dir abbreviates paths once
-// `/api/info` answers.
-let worktreesView: WorktreesViewHandle | undefined;
-let homeDir: string | undefined;
-void getDaemonInfo()
-  .then((info) => {
-    homeDir = info.home_dir;
-  })
-  .catch(() => {
-    /* absolute paths are a fine fallback */
-  });
-
-function showWorktrees(): void {
-  pool.setVisible([]);
-  pool.setFocus(null);
-  contentShowsMv = false;
-  if (!worktreesView) {
-    worktreesView = createWorktreesView({
-      load: listWorktrees,
-      reclaim: reclaimWorktree,
-      homeDir: () => homeDir,
-    });
-  }
-  content.replaceChildren(worktreesView.el);
-  shellEl.dataset.route = "worktrees";
-  void worktreesView.refresh();
-}
-
 function dispatch(): void {
   const route = parseRoute();
   switch (route.kind) {
     case "attach":
       // Deep-link: open/focus the session, then show the layout.
-      showMultiView();
-      mv.openSession(route.sessionId);
-      updateShellRoute();
+      focusSession(route.sessionId);
       return;
     case "not-found":
       shellEl.dataset.route = "notfound";
@@ -414,9 +427,6 @@ function dispatch(): void {
       // tears panes down.
       showMultiView();
       return;
-    case "worktrees":
-      showWorktrees();
-      return;
   }
 }
 

web/src/mock.ts

@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ function sess(
   status: "Running" | "Dead",
   cwd: string,
   name?: string,
+  blocked_work?: Session["blocked_work"],
 ): Session {
   const seed = parseInt(id.slice(-1), 16) || 0;
   return {
@@ -30,6 +31,7 @@ function sess(
     last_activity_at: new Date(Date.now() - seed * 11_000).toISOString(),
     // The session tree nests by current_cwd; default it to the spawn dir.
     current_cwd: cwd,
+    blocked_work,
   };
 }
 
@@ -109,16 +111,26 @@ function stubSpawnApi(): void {
 export function seedMock(store: CatalogStore): void {
   const sessions: Session[] = [
     // ~/git/maestro/web/* — deep dir chain; "~/git/maestro" collapses to one node.
-    sess("a1b2c3d4-0000-0000-0000-000000000001", "claude", "Running", "/home/dev/git/maestro/web", "redesign"),
+    sess("a1b2c3d4-0000-0000-0000-000000000001", "claude", "Running", "/home/dev/git/maestro/web", "redesign", {
+      uncommitted_files: 4,
+      untracked_files: 2,
+      unpushed_commits: 1,
+      insertions: 312,
+      deletions: 47,
+    }),
     sess("a1b2c3d4-0000-0000-0000-000000000002", "vite dev", "Running", "/home/dev/git/maestro/web", "dev-server"),
     sess("a1b2c3d4-0000-0000-0000-000000000003", "bash", "Dead", "/home/dev/git/maestro/web", "scratch"),
-    sess("a1b2c3d4-0000-0000-0000-000000000004", "claude", "Running", "/home/dev/git/maestro/web/tests", "e2e-fixes"),
+    sess("a1b2c3d4-0000-0000-0000-000000000004", "codex --resume", "Running", "/home/dev/git/maestro/web/tests", "e2e-fixes", {
+      uncommitted_files: 1,
+    }),
     // ~/git/maestro/crates/* — sibling subtree under the same repo.
     sess("a1b2c3d4-0000-0000-0000-000000000005", "claude", "Running", "/home/dev/git/maestro/crates/daemon", "daemon-work"),
     sess("a1b2c3d4-0000-0000-0000-000000000006", "cargo watch -x test", "Running", "/home/dev/git/maestro/crates/daemon", "test-loop"),
     sess("a1b2c3d4-0000-0000-0000-000000000007", "cargo run -- daemon", "Running", "/home/dev/git/maestro/crates/daemon", "daemon"),
     // ~/work/acme/* — a separate top-level dir on the same host.
-    sess("a1b2c3d4-0000-0000-0000-000000000008", "claude", "Running", "/home/dev/work/acme/api", "billing-api"),
+    sess("a1b2c3d4-0000-0000-0000-000000000008", "gemini", "Running", "/home/dev/work/acme/api", "billing-api", {
+      untracked_files: 3,
+    }),
     sess("a1b2c3d4-0000-0000-0000-000000000009", "pnpm dev", "Dead", "/home/dev/work/acme/web", "dashboard"),
     // ~/git/dotfiles — single session, fully collapsed chain.
     sess("a1b2c3d4-0000-0000-0000-000000000010", "opencode", "Running", "/home/dev/git/dotfiles", "dotfiles"),
@@ -135,7 +147,7 @@ export function seedMock(store: CatalogStore): void {
     sessions,
   });
 
-  // `?mock&spawn` auto-opens a draft pane for visual review, with the spawn
+  // `?mock&spawn` auto-opens the spawn modal for visual review, with the spawn
   // backend endpoints stubbed so presets/projects/gitroot all render.
   if (location.search.includes("spawn")) {
     stubSpawnApi();

web/src/multiview.test.ts

@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 // @vitest-environment happy-dom
 import { afterEach, beforeEach, describe, expect, it, vi } from "vitest";
 
-import { emptyLayout, leaves, type Layout } from "./layout.js";
+import { addTab, emptyLayout, leaves, type Layout } from "./layout.js";
 import { splitLeaf } from "./layout.js";
 import { createMultiView, type MultiView } from "./multiview.js";
 import type { ConnectionPool } from "./connections.js";
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ function stubFetch(): void {
         : url.includes("/api/projects")
           ? []
           : url.includes("/api/names")
-            ? { names: ["allegro-cello"] }
+            ? { names: ["cello"] }
             : undefined;
       return new Response(JSON.stringify(body), { status: 200 });
     }),
@@ -36,6 +36,10 @@ function fakeSidebar(): SidebarHandle {
     el: document.createElement("aside"),
     setActive() {},
     setHighlights() {},
+    focusList() {},
+    hasListFocus() {
+      return false;
+    },
     dispose() {},
   };
 }
@@ -51,12 +55,12 @@ function makeMv(layout: Layout): MultiView {
   });
 }
 
-/** Drain the microtask queue so the draft form's async seed application lands. */
+/** Drain the microtask queue so any pending async work lands. */
 async function flush(): Promise<void> {
   for (let i = 0; i < 20; i++) await Promise.resolve();
 }
 
-describe("multiview openDraft (#62)", () => {
+describe("multiview empty panes", () => {
   beforeEach(() => {
     stubFetch();
     document.body.replaceChildren();
@@ -66,144 +70,23 @@ describe("multiview openDraft (#62)", () => {
     vi.unstubAllGlobals();
   });
 
-  it("turns an empty tab into a draft pane", async () => {
-    const layout = emptyLayout();
-    const mv = makeMv(layout);
-    document.body.appendChild(mv.el);
-
-    mv.openDraft();
-    await flush();
-
-    const ls = leaves(layout.tabs[0].root);
-    expect(ls).toHaveLength(1);
-    expect(ls[0].sessionId).toBeNull();
-    expect(ls[0].draft).not.toBeNull();
-    expect(mv.el.querySelector(".mv-draft")).toBeTruthy();
-  });
-
-  it("splits the focused session pane into a fresh draft", async () => {
+  it("renders a placeholder, not a spawn form", async () => {
     const layout = emptyLayout();
     const tab = layout.tabs[0];
     const first = splitLeaf(tab, "", "s1", "row", true);
-    tab.focusedLeafId = first;
+    tab.focusedLeafId = splitLeaf(tab, first, null, "row", true);
     const mv = makeMv(layout);
     document.body.appendChild(mv.el);
     mv.render();
-
-    mv.openDraft();
     await flush();
 
-    const ls = leaves(tab.root);
-    expect(ls).toHaveLength(2);
-    expect(ls[0].sessionId).toBe("s1");
-    const draftLeaf = ls.find((l) => l.sessionId === null)!;
-    expect(draftLeaf.draft).not.toBeNull();
-    expect(tab.focusedLeafId).toBe(draftLeaf.id);
     expect(mv.el.querySelectorAll(".mv-pane")).toHaveLength(2);
-  });
-
-  it("reuses the focused pane when it is already empty", async () => {
-    const layout = emptyLayout();
-    const tab = layout.tabs[0];
-    const first = splitLeaf(tab, "", "s1", "row", true);
-    const empty = splitLeaf(tab, first, null, "row", true);
-    tab.focusedLeafId = empty;
-    const mv = makeMv(layout);
-    document.body.appendChild(mv.el);
-    mv.render();
-
-    mv.openDraft();
-    await flush();
-
-    const ls = leaves(tab.root);
-    expect(ls).toHaveLength(2);
-    const target = ls.find((l) => l.id === empty)!;
-    expect(target.draft).not.toBeNull();
-    expect(tab.focusedLeafId).toBe(empty);
-  });
-
-  it("keeps the draft form instance when an unrelated session closes (#68)", async () => {
-    const layout = emptyLayout();
-    const tab = layout.tabs[0];
-    const s1 = splitLeaf(tab, "", "s1", "row", true);
-    const draftLeaf = splitLeaf(tab, s1, null, "row", true);
-    tab.focusedLeafId = draftLeaf;
-    const mv = makeMv(layout);
-    document.body.appendChild(mv.el);
-    mv.render();
-    await flush();
-
-    const nameInput = mv.el.querySelector(".mv-draft input[name=name]") as HTMLInputElement;
-    nameInput.value = "wip";
-    nameInput.dispatchEvent(new Event("input"));
-    await flush();
-    expect(leaves(tab.root).find((l) => l.id === draftLeaf)?.draft?.name).toBe("wip");
-
-    const formBefore = mv.el.querySelector(".mv-draft");
-    mv.closeSession("s1");
-    await flush();
-
-    expect(mv.el.querySelector(".mv-draft")).toBe(formBefore);
-    expect((mv.el.querySelector(".mv-draft input[name=name]") as HTMLInputElement).value).toBe("wip");
-  });
-
-  it("reuses an already-synced empty pane instead of splitting (#72)", async () => {
-    const layout = emptyLayout();
-    const tab = layout.tabs[0];
-    const first = splitLeaf(tab, "", "s1", "row", true);
-    const empty = splitLeaf(tab, first, null, "row", true);
-    tab.focusedLeafId = empty;
-    const mv = makeMv(layout);
-    document.body.appendChild(mv.el);
-    mv.render();
-    // Let the mounted form's loadProjects() settle and auto-sync its picked
-    // defaults into leaf.draft before openDraft runs (#72's dead-branch window).
-    await flush();
-    expect(leaves(tab.root).find((l) => l.id === empty)?.draft).not.toBeNull();
-
-    mv.openDraft();
-    await flush();
-
-    expect(leaves(tab.root)).toHaveLength(2);
-    expect(tab.focusedLeafId).toBe(empty);
-  });
-
-  it("keeps a seed after reusing an already-synced empty pane (#72)", async () => {
-    const layout = emptyLayout();
-    const tab = layout.tabs[0];
-    const first = splitLeaf(tab, "", "s1", "row", true);
-    const empty = splitLeaf(tab, first, null, "row", true);
-    tab.focusedLeafId = empty;
-    const mv = makeMv(layout);
-    document.body.appendChild(mv.el);
-    mv.render();
-    await flush();
-
-    mv.openDraft({ cwd: "/home/user/proj", command: "claude" });
-    await flush();
-
-    const leaf = leaves(tab.root).find((l) => l.id === empty)!;
-    expect(leaf.draft?.cwd).toBe("/home/user/proj");
-    expect(leaf.draft?.command).toBe("claude");
-    const cwdRaw = mv.el.querySelector(".mv-draft .cwd-raw") as HTMLInputElement;
-    expect(cwdRaw.value).toBe("/home/user/proj");
-  });
-
-  it("seeds a clone's cwd and command into the draft", async () => {
-    const layout = emptyLayout();
-    const mv = makeMv(layout);
-    document.body.appendChild(mv.el);
-
-    mv.openDraft({ cwd: "/home/user/proj", command: "claude" });
-    await flush();
-
-    const leaf = leaves(layout.tabs[0].root)[0];
-    expect(leaf.draft?.cwd).toBe("/home/user/proj");
-    expect(leaf.draft?.command).toBe("claude");
+    expect(mv.el.querySelector(".mv-pane-empty")).toBeTruthy();
+    expect(mv.el.querySelector(".spawn-form")).toBeNull();
   });
 });
 
-describe("multiview pane-drag swap (#73)", () => {
+describe("multiview pane-drag swap", () => {
   beforeEach(() => {
     stubFetch();
     document.body.replaceChildren();
@@ -219,8 +102,8 @@ describe("multiview pane-drag swap (#73)", () => {
    *  updateDock() in multiview.ts, since neither is exposed on MultiView. */
   async function dragPaneOntoCenter(sourcePane: HTMLElement, targetPane: HTMLElement): Promise<void> {
     // The real drag-start gate requires the pointerdown target to sit inside
-    // an `.attach-header` (attach.ts's session title bar). Draft panes mount
-    // no such element, so stand one in for the gate check itself.
+    // an `.attach-header` (attach.ts's session title bar), which the fake pool
+    // never mounts; stand one in for the gate check itself.
     const marker = document.createElement("div");
     marker.className = "attach-header";
     sourcePane.appendChild(marker);
@@ -250,40 +133,26 @@ describe("multiview pane-drag swap (#73)", () => {
     await flush();
   }
 
-  it("moves each draft's form along with its data when two draft panes are swapped", async () => {
+  it("swaps the two panes' sessions when one is dropped on the other's centre", async () => {
     const layout = emptyLayout();
     const tab = layout.tabs[0];
-    const leaf1 = splitLeaf(tab, "", null, "row", true);
-    const leaf2 = splitLeaf(tab, leaf1, null, "row", true);
+    const leaf1 = splitLeaf(tab, "", "s1", "row", true);
+    const leaf2 = splitLeaf(tab, leaf1, "s2", "row", true);
     const mv = makeMv(layout);
     document.body.appendChild(mv.el);
     mv.render();
     await flush();
 
     const paneOf = (leafId: string) => mv.el.querySelector(`[data-leaf-id="${leafId}"]`) as HTMLElement;
-    const nameInputOf = (leafId: string) => paneOf(leafId).querySelector("input[name=name]") as HTMLInputElement;
-
-    nameInputOf(leaf1).value = "west";
-    nameInputOf(leaf1).dispatchEvent(new Event("input"));
-    nameInputOf(leaf2).value = "east";
-    nameInputOf(leaf2).dispatchEvent(new Event("input"));
-    await flush();
-    expect(leaves(tab.root).find((l) => l.id === leaf1)?.draft?.name).toBe("west");
-    expect(leaves(tab.root).find((l) => l.id === leaf2)?.draft?.name).toBe("east");
-
     await dragPaneOntoCenter(paneOf(leaf1), paneOf(leaf2));
 
-    // The leaf data swaps (already correct pre-fix)...
-    expect(leaves(tab.root).find((l) => l.id === leaf1)?.draft?.name).toBe("east");
-    expect(leaves(tab.root).find((l) => l.id === leaf2)?.draft?.name).toBe("west");
-    // ...and the mounted forms must follow, not stay behind showing the old
-    // pane's values (#73).
-    expect(nameInputOf(leaf1).value).toBe("east");
-    expect(nameInputOf(leaf2).value).toBe("west");
+    expect(leaves(tab.root).find((l) => l.id === leaf1)?.sessionId).toBe("s2");
+    expect(leaves(tab.root).find((l) => l.id === leaf2)?.sessionId).toBe("s1");
+    expect(tab.focusedLeafId).toBe(leaf2);
   });
 });
 
-describe("openDraft newTab (#100)", () => {
+describe("openSessionBeside newTab (#100)", () => {
   beforeEach(() => {
     stubFetch();
     document.body.replaceChildren();
@@ -302,7 +171,7 @@ describe("openDraft newTab (#100)", () => {
     document.body.appendChild(mv.el);
     mv.render();
 
-    mv.openDraft(undefined, { newTab: true });
+    mv.openSessionBeside("s2", { newTab: true });
     await flush();
 
     expect(layout.tabs).toHaveLength(2);
@@ -310,11 +179,10 @@ describe("openDraft newTab (#100)", () => {
     const original = leaves(layout.tabs[0].root);
     expect(original).toHaveLength(1);
     expect(original[0].sessionId).toBe("s1");
-    // The draft is alone in the new, now-active tab.
+    // The new session is alone in the new, now-active tab.
     const fresh = leaves(layout.tabs[1].root);
     expect(fresh).toHaveLength(1);
-    expect(fresh[0].sessionId).toBeNull();
-    expect(fresh[0].draft).not.toBeNull();
+    expect(fresh[0].sessionId).toBe("s2");
     expect(layout.activeTabId).toBe(layout.tabs[1].id);
   });
 
@@ -326,10 +194,230 @@ describe("openDraft newTab (#100)", () => {
     document.body.appendChild(mv.el);
     mv.render();
 
-    mv.openDraft();
+    mv.openSessionBeside("s2");
     await flush();
 
     expect(layout.tabs).toHaveLength(1);
     expect(leaves(tab.root)).toHaveLength(2);
   });
 });
+
+describe("multiview closeSession tab cleanup (#137)", () => {
+  beforeEach(() => {
+    stubFetch();
+    document.body.replaceChildren();
+  });
+
+  afterEach(() => {
+    vi.unstubAllGlobals();
+  });
+
+  it("closes the tab when its last session goes away", () => {
+    const layout = emptyLayout();
+    const first = layout.tabs[0];
+    first.focusedLeafId = splitLeaf(first, "", "s1", "row", true);
+    const second = addTab(layout);
+    second.focusedLeafId = splitLeaf(second, "", "s2", "row", true);
+    const mv = makeMv(layout);
+    document.body.appendChild(mv.el);
+    mv.render();
+
+    mv.closeSession("s2");
+
+    expect(layout.tabs).toHaveLength(1);
+    expect(layout.tabs[0].id).toBe(first.id);
+    expect(layout.activeTabId).toBe(first.id);
+  });
+
+  it("closes a background tab without stealing focus from the active one", () => {
+    const layout = emptyLayout();
+    const background = layout.tabs[0];
+    background.focusedLeafId = splitLeaf(background, "", "s1", "row", true);
+    const active = addTab(layout);
+    active.focusedLeafId = splitLeaf(active, "", "s2", "row", true);
+    const mv = makeMv(layout);
+    document.body.appendChild(mv.el);
+    mv.render();
+
+    mv.closeSession("s1");
+
+    expect(layout.tabs).toHaveLength(1);
+    expect(layout.tabs[0].id).toBe(active.id);
+    expect(layout.activeTabId).toBe(active.id);
+  });
+
+  it("keeps a tab that still holds another pane", () => {
+    const layout = emptyLayout();
+    const tab = layout.tabs[0];
+    const first = splitLeaf(tab, "", "s1", "row", true);
+    tab.focusedLeafId = splitLeaf(tab, first, "s2", "row", true);
+    addTab(layout);
+    layout.activeTabId = tab.id;
+    const mv = makeMv(layout);
+    document.body.appendChild(mv.el);
+    mv.render();
+
+    mv.closeSession("s2");
+
+    expect(layout.tabs).toHaveLength(2);
+    expect(leaves(tab.root)).toHaveLength(1);
+  });
+
+  it("keeps a tab holding an empty pane", async () => {
+    const layout = emptyLayout();
+    const tab = layout.tabs[0];
+    const s1 = splitLeaf(tab, "", "s1", "row", true);
+    splitLeaf(tab, s1, null, "row", true);
+    addTab(layout);
+    layout.activeTabId = tab.id;
+    const mv = makeMv(layout);
+    document.body.appendChild(mv.el);
+    mv.render();
+    await flush();
+
+    mv.closeSession("s1");
+
+    expect(layout.tabs).toHaveLength(2);
+    expect(leaves(tab.root)).toHaveLength(1);
+  });
+
+  it("never closes the only tab", () => {
+    const layout = emptyLayout();
+    const tab = layout.tabs[0];
+    tab.focusedLeafId = splitLeaf(tab, "", "s1", "row", true);
+    const mv = makeMv(layout);
+    document.body.appendChild(mv.el);
+    mv.render();
+
+    mv.closeSession("s1");
+
+    expect(layout.tabs).toHaveLength(1);
+    expect(layout.tabs[0].root).toBeNull();
+    expect(layout.activeTabId).toBe(tab.id);
+  });
+});
+
+describe("multiview mobile single pane", () => {
+  /** Force the mobile media query on, whatever happy-dom's viewport says. */
+  function forceMobile(): void {
+    vi.spyOn(window, "matchMedia").mockImplementation(
+      (query: string) =>
+        ({
+          matches: query.includes("859"),
+          media: query,
+          onchange: null,
+          addEventListener() {},
+          removeEventListener() {},
+          addListener() {},
+          removeListener() {},
+          dispatchEvent: () => false,
+        }) as unknown as MediaQueryList,
+    );
+  }
+
+  beforeEach(() => {
+    stubFetch();
+    forceMobile();
+    document.body.replaceChildren();
+  });
+
+  afterEach(() => {
+    vi.unstubAllGlobals();
+    vi.restoreAllMocks();
+  });
+
+  it("replaces the focused pane instead of splitting beside it", () => {
+    const layout = emptyLayout();
+    const tab = layout.tabs[0];
+    tab.focusedLeafId = splitLeaf(tab, "", "s1", "row", true);
+    const mv = makeMv(layout);
+    document.body.appendChild(mv.el);
+    mv.render();
+
+    mv.openSessionBeside("s2");
+
+    const ls = leaves(tab.root);
+    expect(ls).toHaveLength(1);
+    expect(ls[0].sessionId).toBe("s2");
+    expect(layout.tabs).toHaveLength(1);
+  });
+
+  it("keeps a spawned session in the current pane rather than a new tab", async () => {
+    const layout = emptyLayout();
+    const tab = layout.tabs[0];
+    tab.focusedLeafId = splitLeaf(tab, "", "s1", "row", true);
+    const mv = makeMv(layout);
+    document.body.appendChild(mv.el);
+    mv.render();
+
+    mv.openSessionBeside("s2", { newTab: true });
+    await flush();
+
+    expect(layout.tabs).toHaveLength(1);
+    const ls = leaves(tab.root);
+    expect(ls).toHaveLength(1);
+    expect(ls[0].sessionId).toBe("s2");
+  });
+
+  it("renders one pane and no pane pills for a multi-leaf tab", () => {
+    const layout = emptyLayout();
+    const tab = layout.tabs[0];
+    const first = splitLeaf(tab, "", "s1", "row", true);
+    tab.focusedLeafId = splitLeaf(tab, first, "s2", "row", true);
+    const mv = makeMv(layout);
+    document.body.appendChild(mv.el);
+    mv.render();
+
+    expect(mv.el.querySelectorAll(".mv-pane")).toHaveLength(1);
+    expect(mv.el.querySelector(".mv-panebar")).toBeNull();
+    expect(mv.el.querySelector(".mv-pill")).toBeNull();
+  });
+
+  it("collapses the tab bar even with several tabs", () => {
+    const layout = emptyLayout();
+    const first = layout.tabs[0];
+    first.focusedLeafId = splitLeaf(first, "", "s1", "row", true);
+    const second = addTab(layout);
+    second.focusedLeafId = splitLeaf(second, "", "s2", "row", true);
+    const mv = makeMv(layout);
+    document.body.appendChild(mv.el);
+    mv.render();
+
+    expect(mv.el.classList.contains("mv-mobile-solo")).toBe(true);
+  });
+});
+
+describe("multiview solo tab bar", () => {
+  beforeEach(() => {
+    stubFetch();
+    document.body.replaceChildren();
+  });
+
+  afterEach(() => {
+    vi.unstubAllGlobals();
+  });
+
+  it("hides the tab bar while only one tab exists", () => {
+    const layout = emptyLayout();
+    const tab = layout.tabs[0];
+    tab.focusedLeafId = splitLeaf(tab, "", "s1", "row", true);
+    const mv = makeMv(layout);
+    document.body.appendChild(mv.el);
+    mv.render();
+
+    expect(mv.el.classList.contains("mv-solo-tab")).toBe(true);
+  });
+
+  it("shows the tab bar again once a second tab appears", () => {
+    const layout = emptyLayout();
+    const first = layout.tabs[0];
+    first.focusedLeafId = splitLeaf(first, "", "s1", "row", true);
+    const second = addTab(layout);
+    second.focusedLeafId = splitLeaf(second, "", "s2", "row", true);
+    const mv = makeMv(layout);
+    document.body.appendChild(mv.el);
+    mv.render();
+
+    expect(mv.el.classList.contains("mv-solo-tab")).toBe(false);
+  });
+});

web/src/multiview.ts

@@ -1,9 +1,8 @@
 // The multi-view renderer/controller (issues #30 splits, #31 tabs, #33
 // highlights). Owns the tab bar + canvas inside the content pane, builds the
 // active tab's split tree into DOM, and mounts a live AttachConnection into each
-// session leaf via the pool. Empty leaves are draft panes (#57): they render
-// the spawn form inline, and submitting replaces the draft with that session's
-// terminal in place. Drag-to-dock is issue #32; mobile projection is #35.
+// session leaf via the pool. Empty leaves (freshly split, not yet filled) show a
+// placeholder. Drag-to-dock is issue #32; mobile projection is #35.
 
 import type { SidebarHandle } from "./catalog.js";
 import type { ConnectionPool } from "./connections.js";
@@ -13,7 +12,6 @@ import {
   closeTab,
   findLeaf,
   type Dir,
-  type Draft,
   type Layout,
   leaves,
   locateSession,
@@ -22,9 +20,7 @@ import {
   removeLeaf,
   splitLeaf,
 } from "./layout.js";
-import { sessionColor } from "./sessioncolor.js";
 import type { AttachInfo } from "./attach.js";
-import { createSpawnForm, type SpawnFormHandle } from "./spawnForm.js";
 
 export interface MultiViewOptions {
   pool: ConnectionPool;
@@ -36,8 +32,8 @@ export interface MultiViewOptions {
   onDisconnect: (sessionId: string) => void;
   /** Welcome content for an empty tab. */
   renderWelcome: () => HTMLElement;
-  /** Called when a draft-pane submit turns an empty pane into a session pane,
-   *  so the shell can re-evaluate its route (sidebar vs attach layout). */
+  /** Called when a spawn fills a pane with a new session, so the shell can
+   *  re-evaluate its route (sidebar vs attach layout). */
   onOpenSessionsChange?: () => void;
   /** Called after any layout change (structure, focus, or divider resize) so the
    *  shell can persist it (issue #34). */
@@ -49,15 +45,11 @@ export interface MultiView {
   /** Bring a session into the layout: focus it if already open, else fill the
    *  focused pane (or open the first pane in an empty tab). */
   openSession: (sessionId: string) => void;
-  openSessionBeside: (sessionId: string) => void;
+  openSessionBeside: (sessionId: string, opts?: { newTab?: boolean }) => void;
   /** Drop the pane showing `sessionId` (the session was disconnected/killed). */
   closeSession: (sessionId: string) => void;
   /** Every session currently shown in some pane, across all tabs. */
   openSessions: () => Set<string>;
-  /** Open a draft pane (issue #62): reuse the focused pane if it is already
-   *  empty, otherwise split the focused pane. `seed` pre-fills the form
-   *  ("Spawn similar" clones a session's cwd + command). */
-  openDraft: (seed?: Partial<Draft>, opts?: { newTab?: boolean }) => void;
   /** Start dragging a sidebar session into the canvas (issue #32). The
    *  controller owns drag-vs-tap: a tap lets the row's normal click open it, a
    *  drag shows drop zones to place it. */
@@ -71,12 +63,6 @@ export function createMultiView(opts: MultiViewOptions): MultiView {
   const { pool, layout, sidebar, infoFor, onDisconnect, renderWelcome } = opts;
   const persist = () => opts.onLayoutChange?.();
 
-  // Draft-pane forms (#57) carry global listeners (dir autocomplete), so forms
-  // whose leaves are gone are destroyed on each render. Forms for draft leaves
-  // that survive the render are reused in place (#68): rebuilding one mid-edit
-  // would drop focus, caret and selection, and re-fetch info/projects/names.
-  const draftForms = new Map<string, SpawnFormHandle>();
-
   const el = document.createElement("div");
   el.className = "mv";
   const tabBar = document.createElement("div");
@@ -85,9 +71,11 @@ export function createMultiView(opts: MultiViewOptions): MultiView {
   canvas.className = "mv-canvas";
   el.append(tabBar, canvas);
 
-  // Mobile (issue #35): below 860px the tree projects to a one-pane-at-a-time
-  // strip of pills — splits/drag/resize are desktop-only. The tree is untouched,
-  // so widening restores the splits.
+  // Mobile (issue #35): below 860px the layout collapses to exactly one visible
+  // pane and no tab bar — splits/drag/resize are desktop-only, and opening or
+  // spawning replaces the pane rather than adding a second thing to navigate.
+  // The sidebar drawer is the only navigation. The tree is untouched, so
+  // widening restores whatever splits and tabs a desktop session built.
   const mq = window.matchMedia("(max-width: 859px)");
   let isMobile = mq.matches;
   mq.addEventListener("change", (e) => {
@@ -97,12 +85,6 @@ export function createMultiView(opts: MultiViewOptions): MultiView {
 
   // ---- highlight helpers ----
 
-  function colorMap(): Map<string, string> {
-    const m = new Map<string, string>();
-    for (const id of openSessions(layout)) m.set(id, sessionColor(id));
-    return m;
-  }
-
   function focusedLeafSession(): string | null {
     const tab = activeTab(layout);
     const fl = tab.focusedLeafId ? findLeaf(tab.root, tab.focusedLeafId) : null;
@@ -120,7 +102,6 @@ export function createMultiView(opts: MultiViewOptions): MultiView {
     sidebar.setHighlights({
       open: openSessions(layout),
       focused: focusedLeafSession(),
-      colors: colorMap(),
     });
   }
 
@@ -142,46 +123,15 @@ export function createMultiView(opts: MultiViewOptions): MultiView {
     const pane = document.createElement("div");
     pane.className = "mv-pane";
     pane.dataset.leafId = leaf.id;
-    if (leaf.sessionId) {
-      pane.dataset.sessionId = leaf.sessionId;
-      pane.style.setProperty("--mv-color", sessionColor(leaf.sessionId));
-    }
+    if (leaf.sessionId) pane.dataset.sessionId = leaf.sessionId;
 
     const host = document.createElement("div");
     host.className = "mv-pane-host";
     if (!leaf.sessionId) {
-      // Draft pane (#57): an empty pane is a spawn form. Values hang off the
-      // leaf (never persisted) so each draft keeps its own half-filled state;
-      // submitting fills this leaf with the new session in place.
-      const form = draftForms.get(leaf.id);
-      if (form) {
-        host.appendChild(form.el);
-      } else {
-        const created = createSpawnForm({
-          seed: leaf.draft ?? undefined,
-          class: "mv-draft",
-          onChange: (values) => {
-            leaf.draft = values;
-          },
-          onSuccess: (session) => {
-            // The pane can be closed while the POST is in flight. Mounting the
-            // session onto a leaf no longer in the tree would strand it in no
-            // pane at all, so only claim the leaf while it is still there —
-            // searching every tab, since the operator may have switched tabs
-            // while the request was in flight.
-            const host = layout.tabs.find((t) => leaves(t.root).includes(leaf));
-            if (host) {
-              leaf.sessionId = session.id;
-              leaf.draft = null;
-              host.focusedLeafId = leaf.id;
-            }
-            render();
-            opts.onOpenSessionsChange?.();
-          },
-        });
-        draftForms.set(leaf.id, created);
-        host.appendChild(created.el);
-      }
+      const empty = document.createElement("div");
+      empty.className = "mv-pane-empty";
+      empty.textContent = "Empty pane — pick a session from the sidebar, or press n to spawn.";
+      host.appendChild(empty);
     }
 
     const tools = document.createElement("div");
@@ -374,7 +324,6 @@ export function createMultiView(opts: MultiViewOptions): MultiView {
     // Fill the focused pane (VS Code style: open replaces the active group).
     const target = (tab.focusedLeafId && findLeaf(tab.root, tab.focusedLeafId)) || leaves(tab.root)[0];
     target.sessionId = sessionId;
-    target.draft = null;
     tab.focusedLeafId = target.id;
     render();
   }
@@ -384,9 +333,10 @@ export function createMultiView(opts: MultiViewOptions): MultiView {
   /// `openSession` deliberately replaces the focused pane (VS Code style) for
   /// a sidebar click, but the fast path must never do that: pressing the key
   /// while attached would drop the running session out of the layout
-  /// entirely. Follows `openDraft`'s rule instead — reuse an empty pane, else
-  /// split beside the focused one (#67 review).
-  function openSessionBeside(sessionId: string): void {
+  /// entirely. Reuses an empty pane, else splits beside the focused one
+  /// (#67 review). `newTab` opens its own tab instead of halving whatever the
+  /// operator was reading (#100) — what the Spawn button asks for.
+  function openSessionBeside(sessionId: string, placement?: { newTab?: boolean }): void {
     const loc = locateSession(layout, sessionId);
     if (loc) {
       layout.activeTabId = loc.tab.id;
@@ -394,6 +344,15 @@ export function createMultiView(opts: MultiViewOptions): MultiView {
       render();
       return;
     }
+    // Mobile keeps a single tab and a single pane, so a new tab is not an
+    // option there: the session takes over the pane below.
+    if (placement?.newTab && !isMobile) {
+      const fresh = addTab(layout);
+      fresh.focusedLeafId = splitLeaf(fresh, "", sessionId, "row", true);
+      render();
+      opts.onOpenSessionsChange?.();
+      return;
+    }
     const tab = activeTab(layout);
     if (!tab.root || !tab.focusedLeafId || !findLeaf(tab.root, tab.focusedLeafId)) {
       tab.focusedLeafId = splitLeaf(tab, "", sessionId, "row", true);
@@ -402,9 +361,10 @@ export function createMultiView(opts: MultiViewOptions): MultiView {
       return;
     }
     const target = findLeaf(tab.root, tab.focusedLeafId)!;
-    if (!target.sessionId) {
+    // Mobile shows one pane, so there is no "beside": take over the pane. The
+    // evicted session keeps running and stays a tap away in the sidebar.
+    if (!target.sessionId || isMobile) {
       target.sessionId = sessionId;
-      target.draft = null;
     } else {
       tab.focusedLeafId = splitLeaf(tab, target.id, sessionId, "row", true);
     }
@@ -412,77 +372,25 @@ export function createMultiView(opts: MultiViewOptions): MultiView {
     opts.onOpenSessionsChange?.();
   }
 
-  function openDraft(seed?: Partial<Draft>, opts?: { newTab?: boolean }): void {
-    const draft = (): Draft => ({ command: "", cwd: "", name: "", ...seed });
-    if (opts?.newTab) {
-      // Spawn opens its own tab rather than halving whatever you were reading
-      // (#100). The empty-pane reuse below still applies within a tab.
-      const fresh = addTab(layout);
-      fresh.focusedLeafId = splitLeaf(fresh, "", null, "row", true);
-      findLeaf(fresh.root!, fresh.focusedLeafId)!.draft = draft();
-      render();
-      return;
-    }
-    const tab = activeTab(layout);
-    if (!tab.root || !tab.focusedLeafId || !findLeaf(tab.root, tab.focusedLeafId)) {
-      // Empty tab (or stale focus): the draft becomes the first pane.
-      tab.focusedLeafId = splitLeaf(tab, "", null, "row", true);
-      findLeaf(tab.root!, tab.focusedLeafId)!.draft = draft();
-      render();
-      return;
-    }
-    const target = findLeaf(tab.root, tab.focusedLeafId)!;
-    if (!target.sessionId) {
-      // Empty = no session, not `!draft` (#72): the mounted form auto-syncs
-      // picked defaults into `draft` once ready, so that's never reliably null.
-      target.draft = draft();
-      const stale = draftForms.get(target.id);
-      if (stale) {
-        stale.destroy();
-        draftForms.delete(target.id);
-      }
-    } else {
-      // Split a fresh draft beside the focused pane.
-      tab.focusedLeafId = splitLeaf(tab, target.id, null, "row", true);
-      findLeaf(tab.root, tab.focusedLeafId)!.draft = draft();
-    }
-    render();
-  }
-
   // ---- top-level render ----
 
-  /** Destroy forms whose leaf is no longer a draft (leaf removed or filled by
-   *  a session). Surviving draft leaves keep their form instance (#68). */
-  function pruneForms(tab: { root: Node | null }): void {
-    const alive = new Set(
-      tab.root
-        ? leaves(tab.root)
-            .filter((l) => !l.sessionId)
-            .map((l) => l.id)
-        : [],
-    );
-    for (const [id, f] of draftForms) {
-      if (!alive.has(id)) {
-        f.destroy();
-        draftForms.delete(id);
-      }
-    }
-  }
-
   function render(): void {
     renderTabs();
     canvas.replaceChildren();
     const tab = activeTab(layout);
-    // Mobile single-tab: the tab bar carries no information (one tab, one pane),
-    // so CSS collapses it and we float a ☰ instead (rendered in renderMobile).
-    el.classList.toggle("mv-mobile-solo", isMobile && layout.tabs.length === 1);
+    // Mobile: the tab bar is a second navigation surface we don't want, so CSS
+    // collapses it; the pane header's ☰ keeps the sidebar drawer reachable.
+    el.classList.toggle("mv-mobile-solo", isMobile);
+    // A lone tab has nothing to switch between, so the bar is only a strip of
+    // chrome; CSS hides it until a second tab exists. Spawning still opens its
+    // own tab (#100), which brings the bar back with the "+" button on it.
+    el.classList.toggle("mv-solo-tab", layout.tabs.length === 1);
 
     if (!tab.root) {
-      pruneForms(tab);
       pool.setVisible([]);
       pool.setFocus(null);
       canvas.appendChild(renderWelcome());
-      sidebar.setHighlights({ open: openSessions(layout), focused: null, colors: colorMap() });
+      sidebar.setHighlights({ open: openSessions(layout), focused: null });
       persist();
       return;
     }
@@ -494,20 +402,20 @@ export function createMultiView(opts: MultiViewOptions): MultiView {
 
     if (isMobile) {
       renderMobile(tab);
-      pruneForms(tab);
       persist();
       return;
     }
 
     const hosts: { id: string; host: HTMLElement; info?: AttachInfo }[] = [];
     canvas.appendChild(buildTree(tab.root, hosts));
-    pruneForms(tab);
     pool.setVisible(hosts.map((h) => ({ id: h.id, pane: h.host, info: h.info })));
     syncFocus();
     persist();
   }
 
-  // Mobile: a pill strip of the active tab's leaves + one full-screen pane.
+  // Mobile: the focused leaf, full screen, alone. Panes a desktop session left
+  // behind stay in the tree but are reached only by tapping the session in the
+  // sidebar drawer — mobile shows no pane switcher of its own.
   function renderMobile(tab: { root: Node | null; focusedLeafId: string | null }): void {
     const ls = leaves(tab.root);
     const focused = (tab.focusedLeafId && findLeaf(tab.root, tab.focusedLeafId)) || ls[0];
@@ -515,24 +423,6 @@ export function createMultiView(opts: MultiViewOptions): MultiView {
     const wrap = document.createElement("div");
     wrap.className = "mv-mobile";
 
-    if (ls.length > 1) {
-      const bar = document.createElement("div");
-      bar.className = "mv-panebar";
-      for (const l of ls) {
-        const pill = document.createElement("button");
-        pill.type = "button";
-        pill.className = "mv-pill" + (l.id === focused.id ? " is-active" : "");
-        pill.textContent = l.sessionId ? (infoFor(l.sessionId)?.name ?? l.sessionId.slice(0, 8)) : "empty";
-        if (l.sessionId) pill.style.setProperty("--mv-color", sessionColor(l.sessionId));
-        pill.addEventListener("click", () => {
-          tab.focusedLeafId = l.id;
-          render();
-        });
-        bar.appendChild(pill);
-      }
-      wrap.appendChild(bar);
-    }
-
     const pane = buildPane(focused);
     pane.el.classList.add("is-focused"); // the only pane — never dimmed
     wrap.appendChild(pane.el);
@@ -543,7 +433,7 @@ export function createMultiView(opts: MultiViewOptions): MultiView {
       focused.sessionId ? [{ id: focused.sessionId, pane: pane.host, info: infoFor(focused.sessionId) }] : [],
     );
     pool.setFocus(focused.sessionId ?? null);
-    sidebar.setHighlights({ open: openSessions(layout), focused: focused.sessionId ?? null, colors: colorMap() });
+    sidebar.setHighlights({ open: openSessions(layout), focused: focused.sessionId ?? null });
   }
 
   function closeSession(sessionId: string): void {
@@ -553,6 +443,10 @@ export function createMultiView(opts: MultiViewOptions): MultiView {
     if (loc.tab.focusedLeafId === loc.leaf.id) {
       loc.tab.focusedLeafId = leaves(loc.tab.root)[0]?.id ?? null;
     }
+    // A tab that held nothing but the dead session goes with it (#137): a killed
+    // session should not leave an empty tab behind for the operator to close by
+    // hand. `closeTab` keeps the last tab (emptied) so there is always one.
+    if (!loc.tab.root) closeTab(layout, loc.tab.id);
     render();
   }
 
@@ -709,17 +603,6 @@ export function createMultiView(opts: MultiViewOptions): MultiView {
       if (source.kind === "pane" && self) {
         const dragged = findLeaf(tab.root, self)!;
         [dragged.sessionId, target.sessionId] = [target.sessionId, dragged.sessionId];
-        [dragged.draft, target.draft] = [target.draft, dragged.draft];
-        // The leaf data moved but each pane's mounted form is still keyed to
-        // its old leaf (#73) — tear both down like openDraft's reuse case
-        // (#72) so render() remounts fresh forms seeded from the swapped data.
-        for (const id of [dragged.id, target.id]) {
-          const stale = draftForms.get(id);
-          if (stale) {
-            stale.destroy();
-            draftForms.delete(id);
-          }
-        }
         tab.focusedLeafId = target.id;
       } else if (sessionId) {
         const loc = locateSession(layout, sessionId);
@@ -727,7 +610,6 @@ export function createMultiView(opts: MultiViewOptions): MultiView {
         const t2 = findLeaf(tab.root, targetLeafId);
         if (t2) {
           t2.sessionId = sessionId;
-          t2.draft = null;
           tab.focusedLeafId = t2.id;
         }
       }
@@ -753,7 +635,6 @@ export function createMultiView(opts: MultiViewOptions): MultiView {
     el,
     openSession,
     openSessionBeside,
-    openDraft,
     closeSession,
     openSessions: () => openSessions(layout),
     beginSessionDrag,

web/src/paths.test.ts

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 import { describe, expect, it } from "vitest";
 
-import { longestCommonPrefix, splitPath } from "./paths.js";
+import { longestCommonPrefix, parentDir, splitPath } from "./paths.js";
 
 describe("splitPath", () => {
   it("splits on the last slash, keeping it with the directory", () => {
@@ -29,3 +29,19 @@ describe("longestCommonPrefix", () => {
     expect(longestCommonPrefix(["Alpha", "alpha"])).toBe("");
   });
 });
+
+describe("parentDir", () => {
+  it("drops the last segment", () => {
+    expect(parentDir("/home/user/tea/maestro")).toBe("/home/user/tea");
+    expect(parentDir("/home/user/tea/maestro/")).toBe("/home/user/tea");
+  });
+
+  it("keeps the root for a top-level path", () => {
+    expect(parentDir("/maestro")).toBe("/");
+    expect(parentDir("/")).toBe("/");
+  });
+
+  it("is empty for a bare name", () => {
+    expect(parentDir("maestro")).toBe("");
+  });
+});

web/src/paths.ts

@@ -19,3 +19,12 @@ export function longestCommonPrefix(items: string[]): string {
   }
   return lcp;
 }
+
+/** Everything above the last segment of an absolute path: `/a/b/c` → `/a/b`.
+ * A top-level path keeps `/`, and a trailing slash is ignored. */
+export function parentDir(path: string): string {
+  const trimmed = path.length > 1 && path.endsWith("/") ? path.slice(0, -1) : path;
+  const slash = trimmed.lastIndexOf("/");
+  if (slash <= 0) return slash === 0 ? "/" : "";
+  return trimmed.slice(0, slash);
+}

web/src/persistence.test.ts

@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@ describe("hydrate", () => {
     expect(leaves(layout!.tabs[0].root).map((l) => l.sessionId)).toEqual(["s"]);
   });
 
-  it("never restores draft state, even if a stale blob carries it", () => {
+  it("ignores leaf fields a stale blob carries that the layout no longer has", () => {
     const layout = hydrate({
       tabs: [
         { id: "t", root: { kind: "leaf", id: "l1", sessionId: null, draft: { command: "zsh", cwd: "/x" } } },
@@ -74,7 +74,7 @@ describe("hydrate", () => {
 });
 
 describe("serializeLayout", () => {
-  it("strips draft state so a reload gives back an empty form", () => {
+  it("round-trips the tree, its sessions and its split ratios", () => {
     const layout = hydrate({
       tabs: [
         {
@@ -82,6 +82,7 @@ describe("serializeLayout", () => {
           root: {
             kind: "split",
             dir: "row",
+            ratio: 0.3,
             a: { kind: "leaf", id: "l1", sessionId: "s1" },
             b: { kind: "leaf", id: "l2", sessionId: null },
           },
@@ -89,40 +90,10 @@ describe("serializeLayout", () => {
       ],
       activeTabId: "t",
     }) as Layout;
-    const draftLeaf = leaves(layout.tabs[0].root).find((l) => !l.sessionId)!;
-    draftLeaf.draft = { command: "claude", cwd: "/home/user/project", name: "amber-fox" };
 
     const restored = hydrate(JSON.parse(serializeLayout(layout)).layout);
     expect(restored).not.toBeNull();
-    for (const leaf of leaves(restored!.tabs[0].root)) {
-      expect(leaf.draft ?? null).toBeNull();
-    }
     expect(leaves(restored!.tabs[0].root).map((l) => l.sessionId)).toEqual(["s1", null]);
-  });
-
-  it("keeps the draft out of the stored blob itself, not just out of hydrate", () => {
-    // A draft pane only exists once a tab has split, so the strip has to walk
-    // into split branches; asserting on the restored layout alone passes even
-    // when the draft was written to localStorage, because hydrate drops it.
-    const layout = hydrate({
-      tabs: [
-        {
-          id: "t",
-          root: {
-            kind: "split",
-            dir: "row",
-            a: { kind: "leaf", id: "l1", sessionId: "s1" },
-            b: { kind: "leaf", id: "l2", sessionId: null },
-          },
-        },
-      ],
-      activeTabId: "t",
-    }) as Layout;
-    const draftLeaf = leaves(layout.tabs[0].root).find((l) => !l.sessionId)!;
-    draftLeaf.draft = { command: "claude", cwd: "/home/user/secret-project", name: "amber-fox" };
-
-    const raw = serializeLayout(layout);
-    expect(raw).not.toContain("secret-project");
-    expect(raw).not.toContain("amber-fox");
+    expect((restored!.tabs[0].root as { ratio: number }).ratio).toBe(0.3);
   });
 });

web/src/persistence.ts

@@ -20,27 +20,8 @@ export function saveLayout(layout: Layout): void {
   }
 }
 
-/** Serialise the layout for storage with draft state stripped (issue #57): a
- *  reload gives back an empty form, never a stale half-filled one. */
 export function serializeLayout(layout: Layout): string {
-  const clean: Layout = {
-    ...layout,
-    tabs: layout.tabs.map((t) => ({
-      ...t,
-      root: stripDrafts(t.root),
-    })),
-  };
-  return JSON.stringify({ v: VERSION, layout: clean });
-}
-
-function stripDrafts(node: Node | null): Node | null {
-  if (!node) return node;
-  // Recurse: a draft pane only exists once a tab has split, so a shallow strip
-  // would persist every half-filled form it was meant to drop.
-  if (node.kind === "split") {
-    return { ...node, a: stripDrafts(node.a)!, b: stripDrafts(node.b)! };
-  }
-  return { ...node, draft: null };
+  return JSON.stringify({ v: VERSION, layout });
 }
 
 export function loadLayout(): Layout | null {