feat(app): store assistant image previews as assets

Codex was clearing fast mode after approving a plan.

This keeps fast mode and plan mode independent. Approving a plan still exits plan collaboration mode, and the follow-up implementation turn now keeps serviceTier=fast when fast mode was already enabled.

Verified locally:
- node node_modules/vitest/vitest.mjs run packages/server/src/server/agent/providers/codex-app-server-agent.test.ts --bail=1
- node node_modules/vitest/vitest.mjs run packages/server/src/server/agent/agent-manager.test.ts --bail=1
- npm run typecheck

.github/workflows/ci.yml

@@ -43,6 +43,9 @@ jobs:
       - name: Build relay dependency
         run: npm run build --workspace=@getpaseo/relay
 
+      - name: Build server dependency
+        run: npm run build --workspace=@getpaseo/server
+
       - name: Typecheck all packages
         run: npm run typecheck
 
@@ -99,7 +102,22 @@ jobs:
 
       - name: Run Windows-critical server tests
         working-directory: packages/server
-        run: npx vitest run src/utils/executable.test.ts src/utils/spawn.test.ts src/utils/run-git-command.test.ts src/server/agent/provider-registry.test.ts src/server/agent/provider-launch-config.test.ts src/server/agent/provider-snapshot-manager.test.ts src/server/persisted-config.test.ts
+        run: >
+          npx vitest run
+          src/utils/executable.test.ts
+          src/utils/spawn.launch-regression.test.ts
+          src/utils/spawn.test.ts
+          src/utils/run-git-command.test.ts
+          src/utils/checkout-git-rev-parse.test.ts
+          src/server/agent/provider-registry.test.ts
+          src/server/agent/provider-launch-config.test.ts
+          src/server/agent/provider-snapshot-manager.test.ts
+          src/server/agent/providers/claude-agent.spawn.test.ts
+          src/server/agent/providers/provider-windows-launch.test.ts
+          src/server/agent/providers/provider-availability.test.ts
+          src/server/workspace-registry-model.test.ts
+          src/server/persisted-config.test.ts
+          src/server/bootstrap-provider-availability.test.ts
 
   app-tests:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
@@ -114,6 +132,9 @@ jobs:
       - name: Install dependencies
         run: npm install
 
+      - name: Install Playwright browsers
+        run: npx playwright install --with-deps chromium
+
       - name: Build highlight dependency
         run: npm run build --workspace=@getpaseo/highlight
 

.github/workflows/deploy-app.yml

@@ -4,9 +4,9 @@ on:
   push:
     tags:
       - 'v*'
-      - '!v*-rc.*'
+      - '!v*-beta.*'
       - 'app-v*'
-      - '!app-v*-rc.*'
+      - '!app-v*-beta.*'
   workflow_dispatch:
 
 jobs:

.github/workflows/desktop-release.yml

@@ -66,7 +66,9 @@ jobs:
               --repo "${{ github.repository }}" \
               --title "Paseo $RELEASE_TAG" \
               --generate-notes \
-              $prerelease_flag
+              $prerelease_flag || {
+                echo "Release creation raced with another workflow; continuing."
+              }
           fi
 
   publish-macos:
@@ -145,6 +147,7 @@ jobs:
           if [[ "$IS_SMOKE_TAG" != "true" ]]; then
             publish_mode="always"
             publish_args+=("-c.publish.releaseType=$RELEASE_TYPE")
+            publish_args+=("-c.publish.channel=$RELEASE_CHANNEL")
           fi
 
           npm run build --workspace="$DESKTOP_WORKSPACE" -- --publish "$publish_mode" --mac --${{ matrix.electron_arch }} "${publish_args[@]}"
@@ -154,7 +157,7 @@ jobs:
         uses: actions/upload-artifact@v4
         with:
           name: mac-manifest-${{ matrix.electron_arch }}
-          path: ${{ env.DESKTOP_PACKAGE_PATH }}/release/latest-mac.yml
+          path: ${{ env.DESKTOP_PACKAGE_PATH }}/release/${{ env.RELEASE_CHANNEL }}-mac.yml
           retention-days: 1
 
   finalize-mac-manifest:
@@ -227,8 +230,9 @@ jobs:
             return out;
           }
 
-          const arm64Text = fs.readFileSync('mac-manifest-arm64/latest-mac.yml', 'utf8');
-          const x64Text = fs.readFileSync('mac-manifest-x64/latest-mac.yml', 'utf8');
+          const manifestName = `${process.env.RELEASE_CHANNEL}-mac.yml`;
+          const arm64Text = fs.readFileSync(`mac-manifest-arm64/${manifestName}`, 'utf8');
+          const x64Text = fs.readFileSync(`mac-manifest-x64/${manifestName}`, 'utf8');
 
           const arm64 = parseManifest(arm64Text);
           const x64 = parseManifest(x64Text);
@@ -243,7 +247,7 @@ jobs:
           };
 
           const output = toYaml(merged);
-          fs.writeFileSync('latest-mac.yml', output);
+          fs.writeFileSync(manifestName, output);
           console.log('Merged manifest:\n' + output);
           NODE
 
@@ -251,7 +255,7 @@ jobs:
         if: env.IS_SMOKE_TAG != 'true'
         env:
           GH_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
-        run: gh release upload "$RELEASE_TAG" latest-mac.yml --clobber --repo "${{ github.repository }}"
+        run: gh release upload "$RELEASE_TAG" "$RELEASE_CHANNEL-mac.yml" --clobber --repo "${{ github.repository }}"
 
   publish-linux:
     needs: [create-release]
@@ -316,6 +320,7 @@ jobs:
           if [[ "$IS_SMOKE_TAG" != "true" ]]; then
             publish_mode="always"
             publish_args+=("-c.publish.releaseType=$RELEASE_TYPE")
+            publish_args+=("-c.publish.channel=$RELEASE_CHANNEL")
           fi
 
           npm run build --workspace="$DESKTOP_WORKSPACE" -- --publish "$publish_mode" --linux --x64 "${publish_args[@]}"
@@ -391,6 +396,7 @@ jobs:
           if [[ "$IS_SMOKE_TAG" != "true" ]]; then
             publish_mode="always"
             publish_args+=("-c.publish.releaseType=$RELEASE_TYPE")
+            publish_args+=("-c.publish.channel=$RELEASE_CHANNEL")
           fi
 
           npm run build --workspace="$DESKTOP_WORKSPACE" -- --publish "$publish_mode" --win --x64 "${publish_args[@]}"

.github/workflows/release-notes-sync.yml

@@ -54,9 +54,7 @@ jobs:
           fi
 
           create_if_missing="false"
-          if [ "$EVENT_NAME" = "push" ] && [[ "$REF" == refs/tags/v* ]]; then
-            create_if_missing="true"
-          elif [ "$EVENT_NAME" = "workflow_dispatch" ] && [ "${INPUT_CREATE_IF_MISSING:-false}" = "true" ]; then
+          if [ "$EVENT_NAME" = "workflow_dispatch" ] && [ "${INPUT_CREATE_IF_MISSING:-false}" = "true" ]; then
             create_if_missing="true"
           fi
 

CHANGELOG.md

@@ -1,5 +1,88 @@
 # Changelog
 
+## 0.1.60 - 2026-04-22
+
+### Added
+- Scripts and services per worktree — define named commands in `paseo.json`, and long-running services get supervised with their own ports and nice proxy URLs like `http://web.my-app.localhost:6767`. See the [worktrees guide](https://paseo.sh/docs/worktrees).
+- Launch scripts and services for a worktree directly from the workspace header.
+- New Setup tab in every workspace showing setup, teardown, and script progress live.
+- GitHub checks and PR reviews in the explorer sidebar, with a hover card for the full breakdown.
+- New worktree creation flow lets you pick a base branch or check out an existing GitHub pull request.
+- Attach GitHub issues and pull requests to an agent as part of its prompt context.
+- Pull request pane in the workspace sidebar.
+- Redesigned Settings screen with modular section navigation.
+- Per-host provider configuration — set providers, models, and credentials independently on each remote host.
+- Direct Pi integration replaces the ACP bridge, with faster streaming and fewer hiccups.
+- Beta release channel — opt in from Settings to receive beta desktop builds before they are promoted to stable.
+- New-workspace picker ranks branches by recency with fast search.
+
+### Improved
+- Workspace and tab switching are dramatically faster on desktop and mobile — you can keep many workspaces open in parallel without lag.
+- Agent streams render more smoothly during heavy tool output.
+- App startup routes through a stable connection and lands on the right screen without flicker.
+- Provider refresh is reliable and no longer stalls on transient failures.
+- Git and GitHub state stay in sync with local changes like commits, branch switches, and pushes.
+- Composer attachments redesigned with a cleaner pill layout and an image lightbox.
+- In-app notifications route to whichever surface you're actually looking at.
+- Keyboard shortcuts keep working while Settings is open.
+- Escape reliably interrupts the active agent.
+- Checking out a pull request from a fork lands on an owner-prefixed branch so multiple forks don't collide.
+- `paseo ls` defaults to active agents; pass `-a` to include archived.
+- GitHub branch and PR picker loads faster — queries are deferred until the picker opens.
+
+### Fixed
+- Composer textarea shrinks back down after sending on web.
+- New workspace drafts clear after submit instead of sticking around.
+- Replacing a running agent cleans up the previous one without leaving it behind.
+- Agent notifications no longer get swallowed by a backgrounded focused client.
+- Removed workspace folders disappear from the workspace list again.
+- Codex keeps fast mode after you approve a plan. ([#526](https://github.com/getpaseo/paseo/pull/526) by [@therainisme](https://github.com/therainisme))
+- Workspace tab focus is preserved across page refreshes.
+- Settings screen no longer pushes its header down with extra spacing.
+- Branch switcher title no longer overflows on narrow rows.
+- iOS image picker no longer leaves the screen unresponsive after cancelling.
+- Archiving a worktree recovers cleanly if a previous attempt was interrupted.
+- Images in agent messages with `~`-prefixed paths load instead of spinning forever.
+- Tool call blocks expand correctly on mobile while an agent is still streaming.
+- Timeline no longer stutters when catch-up and projected ranges overlap.
+- Codex no longer flashes idle when a replacement turn is in progress.
+- Branch state recovers correctly when a rebase is in progress.
+- Workspace hover card no longer clips near screen edges.
+
+## 0.1.59 - 2026-04-16
+
+### Added
+- Opus 4.7 in the Claude model picker, with a 1M-context variant.
+- Extra High reasoning effort for Opus 4.7, between High and Max.
+
+## 0.1.58 - 2026-04-16
+
+### Added
+- Markdown files render as formatted markdown in the file pane. ([#427](https://github.com/getpaseo/paseo/pull/427) by [@aaronflorey](https://github.com/aaronflorey))
+- Cmd+L (Ctrl+L on Windows/Linux) focuses the agent message input.
+- Provider models refresh on a freshness TTL; Settings shows last-updated time and any fetch errors. ([#426](https://github.com/getpaseo/paseo/pull/426))
+- `disallowedTools` option in provider config to block specific tools from an agent.
+
+### Improved
+- Windows: agents launch reliably from npm `.cmd` shims, paths with spaces, and JSON config args — fixes `spawn EINVAL` startup errors. ([#454](https://github.com/getpaseo/paseo/pull/454))
+- OpenCode permission prompts include the requesting tool's context. ([#398](https://github.com/getpaseo/paseo/pull/398) by [@aaronflorey](https://github.com/aaronflorey))
+- OpenCode todo and compaction events render in the timeline. ([#429](https://github.com/getpaseo/paseo/pull/429) by [@aaronflorey](https://github.com/aaronflorey))
+- OpenCode sessions archive cleanly when closed. ([#408](https://github.com/getpaseo/paseo/pull/408) by [@aaronflorey](https://github.com/aaronflorey))
+- OpenCode slash commands recover from SSE timeouts. ([#407](https://github.com/getpaseo/paseo/pull/407) by [@aaronflorey](https://github.com/aaronflorey))
+- Paseo MCP tools work against archived agents, matching the CLI. ([#423](https://github.com/getpaseo/paseo/pull/423))
+- Native scrollbars match the active theme across all web views. ([#399](https://github.com/getpaseo/paseo/pull/399) by [@ethersh](https://github.com/ethersh))
+
+### Fixed
+- Code file previews can be selected and copied on iOS. ([#447](https://github.com/getpaseo/paseo/pull/447) by [@muzhi1991](https://github.com/muzhi1991))
+- File preview no longer shows stale content when reopening the same file. ([#411](https://github.com/getpaseo/paseo/pull/411) by [@muzhi1991](https://github.com/muzhi1991))
+- File explorer reinitialises when the client reconnects after a page refresh. ([#442](https://github.com/getpaseo/paseo/pull/442) by [@1996fanrui](https://github.com/1996fanrui))
+- Generic ACP providers no longer receive duplicated command arguments. ([#444](https://github.com/getpaseo/paseo/pull/444) by [@edvardchen](https://github.com/edvardchen))
+- Workspace headers no longer show a branch icon for non-git workspaces.
+- Branch switcher layout is stable on mobile.
+- Model names no longer truncate mid-word in the picker rows.
+- Messages appear in the correct order after reconnecting on mobile.
+- Clearing agent attention no longer throws on timeout.
+
 ## 0.1.56 - 2026-04-14
 
 ### Fixed

docs/ANDROID.md

@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ Stable tag pushes like `v0.1.0` trigger:
 - `packages/app/.eas/workflows/release-mobile.yml` on Expo servers (iOS + Android build + submit)
 - `.github/workflows/android-apk-release.yml` on GitHub Actions (APK asset on GitHub Release)
 
-Release candidate tags like `v0.1.1-rc.1` only trigger the GitHub APK workflow. They publish a GitHub prerelease APK for testing and do not submit to the stores.
+Beta tags like `v0.1.1-beta.1` only trigger the GitHub APK workflow. They publish a GitHub prerelease APK for testing and do not submit to the stores.
 
 ### Useful commands
 

docs/ATTACHMENT_BASED_REVIEW_CONTEXT_PLAN.md

@@ -0,0 +1,158 @@
+# Attachment-Based Review Context Plan
+
+## Goal
+
+Use structured attachments as the source of truth for review context during agent creation.
+
+This covers two related behaviors:
+
+1. Provider-facing context for the agent prompt
+2. Worktree checkout behavior when creating a worktree from a review item
+
+The design should stay compatible with future forge support such as GitLab.
+
+## Core Direction
+
+- Do not parse the prompt to discover issue/PR intent.
+- Do not introduce deeply nested transport objects for this flow.
+- Make the attachment itself the discriminated union.
+- Keep forge-specific checkout logic below the attachment layer.
+- Let each agent provider translate attachments into its own prompt/input format.
+
+## Initial Attachment Types
+
+Two initial structured attachment types:
+
+- `github_pr`
+- `github_issue`
+
+With separate MIME types:
+
+- `application/github-pr`
+- `application/github-issue`
+
+Proposed wire shape:
+
+```ts
+type AgentAttachment =
+  | {
+      type: "github_pr";
+      mimeType: "application/github-pr";
+      number: number;
+      title: string;
+      url: string;
+      body?: string | null;
+      baseRefName?: string | null;
+      headRefName?: string | null;
+    }
+  | {
+      type: "github_issue";
+      mimeType: "application/github-issue";
+      number: number;
+      title: string;
+      url: string;
+      body?: string | null;
+    };
+```
+
+## Backward Compatibility
+
+- Add new optional `attachments` fields; keep existing `images` fields.
+- Unknown attachment discriminators must be dropped during schema normalization instead of failing the full request.
+- Malformed attachment entries should also be ignored safely.
+- Old clients continue working because `attachments` is optional.
+- New clients can send `attachments` without breaking older flows that still rely on `images`.
+
+## Request-Level Changes
+
+Add optional `attachments` to:
+
+- `create_agent_request`
+- `send_agent_message_request`
+
+Existing `initialPrompt` remains plain user text.
+
+The selected GitHub PR/issue becomes a structured attachment instead of being injected into prompt text as the primary source of truth.
+
+## App Responsibilities
+
+When the user selects a GitHub item:
+
+- If it is a PR, create a `github_pr` attachment
+- If it is an issue, create a `github_issue` attachment
+- Include the attachment in the create-agent request
+
+The UI can still render friendly labels and previews from the same data.
+
+The app should stop treating PR/issue context as prompt-only metadata.
+
+## Worktree Creation Behavior
+
+During agent creation, if worktree creation is requested:
+
+- Inspect normalized attachments
+- If a `github_pr` attachment is present, use it to drive checkout for the worktree
+
+The important rule:
+
+- attachment type identifies the review object
+- server-side git logic decides how to check it out
+
+This keeps the attachment contract simple while allowing fork-safe implementation details.
+
+## Checkout Resolution
+
+The attachment itself should not encode the full checkout strategy.
+
+Instead, the server should resolve checkout from the `github_pr` attachment using forge-aware logic.
+
+Examples of possible implementation strategies:
+
+- `gh pr checkout`
+- `git fetch origin refs/pull/<number>/head:<local-branch>`
+- another GitHub-aware resolver if needed later
+
+This is intentionally a server implementation detail, not part of the attachment schema.
+
+## Provider Responsibilities
+
+Each provider adapter should receive normalized attachments and decide how to represent them for the model.
+
+Examples:
+
+- Claude: render attachment into text blocks
+- Codex: inject as blocks or text
+- OpenCode: send as file/resource-like input where appropriate
+- ACP: convert to resource/text forms as supported
+
+The session layer should not hardcode one translation strategy for all providers.
+
+## Suggested Implementation Order
+
+1. Add tolerant attachment schema and normalization in shared/server message handling.
+2. Thread `attachments` through app -> daemon client -> session layer.
+3. Update create-agent UI flows to emit `github_pr` / `github_issue` attachments from GitHub selection.
+4. Teach worktree creation to inspect attachments and special-case `github_pr`.
+5. Update provider adapters to translate attachments into provider-specific prompt/input forms.
+6. Optionally migrate image transport into the same attachment mechanism later.
+
+## Files Likely Involved
+
+- `packages/server/src/shared/messages.ts`
+- `packages/server/src/client/daemon-client.ts`
+- `packages/server/src/server/session.ts`
+- `packages/server/src/server/worktree-session.ts`
+- `packages/server/src/server/agent/agent-sdk-types.ts`
+- `packages/server/src/server/agent/providers/claude-agent.ts`
+- `packages/server/src/server/agent/providers/codex-app-server-agent.ts`
+- `packages/server/src/server/agent/providers/opencode-agent.ts`
+- `packages/server/src/server/agent/providers/acp-agent.ts`
+- `packages/app/src/screens/new-workspace-screen.tsx`
+- `packages/app/src/screens/agent/draft-agent-screen.tsx`
+- `packages/app/src/contexts/session-context.tsx`
+
+## Notes
+
+- The current image path can remain in place initially.
+- The plan intentionally keeps checkout concerns separate from provider prompt translation.
+- Future forge support should add new attachment discriminators rather than expanding GitHub-only nested fields.

docs/CUSTOM-PROVIDERS.md

@@ -107,6 +107,7 @@ Required fields for custom providers:
 - `ANTHROPIC_AUTH_TOKEN` is used instead of `ANTHROPIC_API_KEY` — this is the z.ai API key
 - The `API_TIMEOUT_MS` env var extends the request timeout (z.ai can be slower than direct Anthropic)
 - If you get auth errors, run `/logout` inside Claude Code before switching to the z.ai provider
+- Web search (`WebSearch` tool) is an Anthropic-only server-side feature — third-party endpoints don't support it. Add `"disallowedTools": ["WebSearch"]` to avoid errors.
 - Automated setup is also available: `npx @z_ai/coding-helper`
 - Official docs: [docs.z.ai/devpack/tool/claude](https://docs.z.ai/devpack/tool/claude)
 
@@ -173,6 +174,7 @@ For pay-as-you-go, use `ANTHROPIC_API_KEY` with a standard Model Studio key (`sk
 
 - API keys must be created in the **Singapore region**
 - The coding plan is for personal use only in interactive coding tools
+- Web search (`WebSearch` tool) is an Anthropic-only server-side feature — third-party endpoints don't support it. Add `"disallowedTools": ["WebSearch"]` to avoid errors.
 - Official docs: [alibabacloud.com/help/en/model-studio/claude-code-coding-plan](https://www.alibabacloud.com/help/en/model-studio/claude-code-coding-plan)
 
 ---
@@ -436,6 +438,7 @@ Every entry under `agents.providers` accepts these fields:
 | `command` | `string[]` | Yes (ACP only) | Command to spawn the agent process |
 | `env` | `Record<string, string>` | No | Environment variables to set for the agent process |
 | `models` | `ProviderProfileModel[]` | No | Static model list (overrides runtime discovery) |
+| `disallowedTools` | `string[]` | No | Tool names to disable for this provider (e.g. `["WebSearch"]`) |
 | `enabled` | `boolean` | No | Set to `false` to hide the provider (default: `true`) |
 | `order` | `number` | No | Sort order in the provider list |
 
@@ -460,6 +463,29 @@ Each entry in the `models` array:
 | `description` | `string` | No | Short description |
 | `isDefault` | `boolean` | No | Mark as the default thinking option |
 
+### Gotcha: `extends: "claude"` with third-party endpoints
+
+When a custom provider extends `"claude"` but points `ANTHROPIC_BASE_URL` at a non-Anthropic API (Z.AI, Alibaba/Qwen, proxies), the Claude Agent SDK may try to use Anthropic-only server-side tools like `WebSearch`. Third-party APIs don't support these tools, causing errors.
+
+Use `disallowedTools` to disable unsupported tools:
+
+```json
+{
+  "agents": {
+    "providers": {
+      "my-proxy": {
+        "extends": "claude",
+        "label": "My Proxy",
+        "env": {
+          "ANTHROPIC_BASE_URL": "https://my-proxy.example.com/v1"
+        },
+        "disallowedTools": ["WebSearch"]
+      }
+    }
+  }
+}
+```
+
 ### Valid `extends` values
 
 Built-in providers: `claude`, `codex`, `copilot`, `opencode`, `pi`

docs/DEVELOPMENT.md

@@ -22,6 +22,11 @@ PASEO_HOME=~/.paseo-blue npm run dev
 ```
 
 - `PASEO_HOME` — path for runtime state (agents, sockets, etc.). Defaults to `~/.paseo`.
+- In git worktrees, `npm run dev` derives a stable home like `~/.paseo-<worktree-name>`.
+  On first run, it seeds that home from `~/.paseo` by copying agent/project JSON metadata
+  and `config.json`; actual checkout/worktree directories are not copied.
+- `PASEO_DEV_SEED_HOME=/path/to/home npm run dev` seeds from a different source home.
+- `PASEO_DEV_RESET_HOME=1 npm run dev` clears and reseeds the derived worktree home.
 
 ### Default ports
 
@@ -35,6 +40,52 @@ In worktrees or with `npm run dev`, ports may differ. Never assume defaults.
 
 Check `$PASEO_HOME/daemon.log` for trace-level logs.
 
+### Database queries
+
+Run arbitrary SQL against the SQLite database:
+
+```bash
+# Show table row counts
+npm run db:query
+
+# Run any SQL
+npm run db:query -- "SELECT agent_id, title, last_status FROM agent_snapshots"
+npm run db:query -- "SELECT agent_id, seq, item_kind FROM agent_timeline_rows ORDER BY committed_at DESC LIMIT 10"
+
+# Point at a specific DB directory
+npm run db:query -- --db /path/to/db "SELECT ..."
+```
+
+Auto-detects the running dev daemon's database from `/tmp/paseo-dev.*`, `PASEO_HOME`, or `~/.paseo/db`.
+Pass either a DB directory or a `paseo.sqlite` file to `--db`. The script opens the database directly in read-only mode.
+
+## paseo.json service scripts
+
+Every `scripts` entry with `"type": "service"` receives these environment variables:
+
+| Variable | Value |
+|---|---|
+| `PASEO_SERVICE_<NAME>_URL` | Proxied daemon URL for a declared peer service. Prefer this for peer discovery; it survives peer restarts. |
+| `PASEO_SERVICE_<NAME>_PORT` | Raw ephemeral port for a declared peer service. Use only as a bypass escape hatch; it can go stale if that peer restarts. |
+| `PASEO_URL` | Self alias for `PASEO_SERVICE_<SELF>_URL`. |
+| `PASEO_PORT` | Self alias for `PASEO_SERVICE_<SELF>_PORT`. |
+| `HOST` | Bind host for the service process. |
+
+`<NAME>` is normalized from the script name by uppercasing it, replacing each run of non-`A-Z0-9` characters with `_`, and trimming leading or trailing `_`. For example, `app-server` and `app.server` both normalize to `APP_SERVER`; that collision fails at spawn time with an actionable error.
+
+`PORT` is not injected by default. If a framework requires `PORT`, set it in the command:
+
+```json
+{
+  "scripts": {
+    "web": {
+      "type": "service",
+      "command": "PORT=$PASEO_PORT npm run dev:web"
+    }
+  }
+}
+```
+
 ## Build sync gotchas
 
 ### Relay → Daemon

docs/MOBILE_TESTING.md

@@ -95,6 +95,64 @@ Two reusable flows handle Expo dev client screens after launch:
 - `flows/launch.yaml` — handles dev launcher, dismisses dev menu, asserts "Welcome to Paseo"
 - `flows/dev-client.yaml` — same but without asserting a particular app route
 
+### Reach the composer
+
+`flows/land-in-chat.yaml` is the canonical "get into a chat" primitive. It `clearState`s, runs `launch.yaml`, taps the welcome screen's direct-connection option, types `127.0.0.1:6767`, submits, and waits for `message-input-root`. Compose any composer-level fixture on top of it:
+
+```yaml
+appId: sh.paseo
+---
+- runFlow: flows/land-in-chat.yaml
+# ...your scenario here, starting from a ready composer
+```
+
+See `image-picker-repro.yaml` for an example.
+
+**Prefer direct connection over relay pairing for local E2E.** Relay needs a 400+ character pairing URL typed into an input; direct needs `127.0.0.1:6767`. The daemon listens on 6767 and the simulator can reach it directly.
+
+### New Workspace Creation
+
+The Android workspace-creation regression has a dedicated harness:
+
+```bash
+bash packages/app/maestro/test-workspace-create-android-crash.sh
+```
+
+For a short recording that starts after launch/connection/sidebar setup:
+
+```bash
+bash packages/app/maestro/record-workspace-create-android-focus.sh
+```
+
+The flow details are documented in `packages/app/maestro/README.md`. The important rule is that a valid new-workspace assertion must prove the redirect completed: select a real model, tap `Create`, wait for `workspace-header-title`, wait for `message-input-root`, assert `New workspace` is gone, and assert the Android redbox strings are absent. Waiting for the composer alone is too weak because it can still be the `/new` route after a validation error.
+
+New workspace scenarios should compose the reusable subflows in `packages/app/maestro/flows/`:
+
+- `android-dev-client.yaml`
+- `connect-direct-if-welcome.yaml`
+- `open-prepared-project-sidebar.yaml`
+- `new-workspace-open-from-sidebar.yaml`
+- `new-workspace-select-codex-gpt54.yaml`
+- `new-workspace-submit-and-assert-created.yaml`
+
+The workspace-create shell scripts render those subflows into a temp directory before running Maestro, which keeps nested `runFlow` paths and `${PASEO_MAESTRO_*}` placeholders working together.
+
+### Inputs that Maestro types into
+
+Maestro `inputText` fires one character at a time. React Native's **controlled** `TextInput` re-renders per keystroke; if a controlled input's state update lags or re-mounts mid-type, characters are dropped silently — the final value on screen is a truncated/scrambled version of what was "typed."
+
+For inputs that E2E flows type into (host endpoint, pairing URL, etc.), use an **uncontrolled ref-backed input**: `defaultValue` + `onChangeText` writes into a `useRef`, reads via the ref on submit. No per-keystroke re-render, no dropped characters.
+
+See `add-host-modal.tsx` and `pair-link-modal.tsx` for the pattern. Always pair the source change with a Maestro `assertVisible` on the input's `id + text` after `inputText`, so regressions are caught immediately.
+
+### Dropdowns that launch native presenters (iOS)
+
+On iOS, when a dropdown menu (`DropdownMenu` / RN `Modal`) item needs to launch a native presenter like `PHPickerViewController` (image picker) or a `UIDocumentPicker`, the callback **must not fire while the `Modal` is still dismissing**. UIKit dismissal completion spans multiple frames beyond React unmount; launching a native presenter mid-dismissal leaves an invisible backdrop mounted that traps every subsequent touch.
+
+`DropdownMenu` handles this by deferring the selected item's `onSelect` until `Modal.onDismiss` fires (UIKit-level dismissal complete), then adds a small extra buffer before invoking it. See `components/ui/dropdown-menu.tsx`'s `selectItem` / `flushPendingSelect`.
+
+When building a new component that composes a dropdown with a native presenter, reuse this dropdown — do not invent a new timing shim.
+
 ## Self-verification loops
 
 Maestro can only interact with the app UI — it can't toggle iOS appearance, change locale, or simulate network conditions. For bugs that depend on system-level state, wrap Maestro in a bash script that handles the system changes between Maestro runs.

docs/RELEASE.md

@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ All workspaces share one version and release together.
 There are two supported ways to ship from `main`:
 
 1. **Direct stable release**: you are ready to ship the current `main` commit to everyone immediately.
-2. **Release candidate flow**: you want public test builds first, but you are not ready for the website, npm, or production mobile release flows to move yet.
+2. **Beta flow**: you want public test builds first, but you are not ready for the website, npm, or production mobile release flows to move yet.
 
 ## Standard release (patch)
 
@@ -37,31 +37,32 @@ npm run release:publish      # Publish to npm
 npm run release:push         # Push HEAD + tag (triggers CI workflows)
 ```
 
-## Release candidate flow
+## Beta flow
 
 ```bash
-npm run release:rc:patch       # Bump to X.Y.Z-rc.1, push commit + tag
+npm run release:beta:patch       # Bump to X.Y.Z-beta.1, push commit + tag
 # ... test desktop and APK prerelease assets from GitHub Releases ...
-npm run release:rc:next        # Optional: cut X.Y.Z-rc.2, rc.3, ...
-npm run release:promote        # Promote X.Y.Z-rc.N to stable X.Y.Z
+npm run release:beta:next        # Optional: cut X.Y.Z-beta.2, beta.3, ...
+npm run release:promote          # Promote X.Y.Z-beta.N to stable X.Y.Z
 ```
 
-- RC tags are published GitHub prereleases like `v0.1.41-rc.1`
-- RCs publish desktop assets and APKs for testing, but they do not publish npm packages and do not trigger the production web/mobile release flows
-- `release:promote` creates a fresh stable tag like `v0.1.41`; the final release never reuses the RC tag
+- Beta tags are published GitHub prereleases like `v0.1.41-beta.1`
+- Betas publish desktop assets and APKs for testing, but they do not publish npm packages and do not trigger the production web/mobile release flows
+- `release:promote` creates a fresh stable tag like `v0.1.41`; the final release never reuses the beta tag
 - Desktop assets now come from the Electron package at `packages/desktop`
-- **Do NOT create a changelog entry for RCs.** The changelog remains stable-only. RC release notes are generated automatically so the website stays pinned to the latest published stable release.
+- Beta releases use Electron's `beta` update channel. Users on the stable channel only receive stable releases; users on the beta channel receive beta releases and the final stable release when it is published.
+- **Do create a changelog entry for betas.** The beta entry is temporary and gets updated in place until promotion.
 
-Use the RC path when you need to:
+Use the beta path when you need to:
 
 - test a build manually in a Linux or Windows VM
 - send a build to a user who is hitting a specific problem
-- iterate on `rc.1`, `rc.2`, `rc.3`, and so on before deciding to ship broadly
+- iterate on `beta.1`, `beta.2`, `beta.3`, and so on before deciding to ship broadly
 
 ## Website behavior
 
 - The website download page points to GitHub's latest published **stable** release.
-- Published RC prereleases are public on GitHub Releases, but they do **not** become the website download target.
+- Published beta prereleases are public on GitHub Releases, but they do **not** become the website download target.
 - The website only moves when you publish the final stable release tag like `v0.1.41`.
 
 ## Fixing a failed release build
@@ -88,13 +89,13 @@ git tag -f desktop-windows-v0.1.28 HEAD && git push origin desktop-windows-v0.1.
 # Android APK
 git tag -f android-v0.1.28 HEAD && git push origin android-v0.1.28 --force
 
-# RC
-git tag -f v0.1.29-rc.2 HEAD && git push origin v0.1.29-rc.2 --force
+# Beta
+git tag -f v0.1.29-beta.2 HEAD && git push origin v0.1.29-beta.2 --force
 ```
 
 This ensures the checkout ref matches the actual code on `main` with the fix included.
 
-- `vX.Y.Z` or `vX.Y.Z-rc.N` rebuilds the full tagged release
+- `vX.Y.Z` or `vX.Y.Z-beta.N` rebuilds the full tagged release
 - `desktop-vX.Y.Z` rebuilds desktop for all desktop platforms only
 - `desktop-macos-vX.Y.Z`, `desktop-linux-vX.Y.Z`, and `desktop-windows-vX.Y.Z` rebuild only that desktop platform
 - `android-vX.Y.Z` rebuilds the Android APK release only
@@ -105,24 +106,26 @@ This ensures the checkout ref matches the actual code on `main` with the fix inc
 - `release:prepare` refreshes workspace `node_modules` links to prevent stale types
 - `npm run dev:desktop` and `npm run build:desktop` target the Electron desktop package in `packages/desktop`
 - If `release:publish` partially fails, re-run it — npm skips already-published versions
-- The website uses GitHub's latest published release API for download links, so published RC prereleases do not replace the stable download target.
+- The website uses GitHub's latest published release API for download links, so published beta prereleases do not replace the stable download target.
 
 ## Changelog format
 
-Stable release notes depend on the changelog heading format. The heading **must** be strictly followed:
+Release notes depend on the changelog heading format. The heading **must** be strictly followed:
 
 ```
 ## X.Y.Z - YYYY-MM-DD
+## X.Y.Z-beta.N - YYYY-MM-DD
 ```
 
 No prefix (`v`), no extra text. The parser matches the first `## X.Y.Z` line to extract the version. A malformed heading will break download links on the homepage.
 
 ## Changelog policy
 
-- `CHANGELOG.md` is for **final stable releases only**.
-- Do not add or edit changelog entries while iterating on RCs.
-- Write the proper changelog entry when you are cutting the final stable release that comes after the RC cycle.
-- Between stable releases, keep changelog work out of the repo until the final release is ready.
+- `CHANGELOG.md` includes stable releases and the current beta line.
+- The first beta inserts a top entry like `## 0.1.60-beta.1 - YYYY-MM-DD`.
+- The next beta updates that same top entry in place, for example from `0.1.60-beta.1` to `0.1.60-beta.2`.
+- Stable promotion updates that same entry in place, for example from `0.1.60-beta.2` to `0.1.60`.
+- Do not create duplicate entries for each beta on the same version line.
 
 ## Changelog ownership
 
@@ -139,9 +142,46 @@ The changelog is shown on the Paseo homepage. Write it for **end users**, not de
 - **Only list changes relative to the previous stable release.** The diff is `v(previous)..HEAD`. If something was introduced and fixed between those two tags, it never shipped — don't mention the fix.
 - **Cut low-signal entries.** "Toolbar buttons have consistent sizing" is too granular. Combine small polish items or drop them.
 
+## Changelog conciseness
+
+Every bullet must be scannable at a glance. The changelog is not release documentation — it's a list.
+
+- **One line per bullet.** If a bullet wraps to three lines in a narrow column, it's too long.
+- **Split bullets that pack multiple distinct changes.** If a bullet uses "and", "plus", a comma list, or an em-dash to chain several independent improvements, break them into separate bullets — even when they share a theme or author. One bullet = one user-facing change.
+- **Trim qualifying clauses.** Drop "with a hint shown when…", "matching the CLI's behaviour", "across common install shapes". If the detail doesn't change whether a user cares, cut it.
+- **Lead with the outcome.** "Windows: agents launch reliably from npm `.cmd` shims…" is better than "Windows: agents launch reliably across common install shapes. Claude, Codex, and OpenCode now start correctly…".
+- **Attribution follows the split.** When you split a dense bullet, move each PR/author to the bullet it belongs to. Never duplicate the same PR across multiple bullets.
+
+## Changelog attribution
+
+Every changelog bullet must credit contributors and link to the PR(s) that delivered the change. This is not one-PR-per-line — a single bullet describes a user-facing change and may reference multiple PRs.
+
+Format: append `([#123](https://github.com/getpaseo/paseo/pull/123) by [@user](https://github.com/user))` at the end of each bullet. For changes spanning multiple PRs or contributors:
+
+```markdown
+- Voice mode now works on tablets with proper microphone permissions. ([#210](https://github.com/getpaseo/paseo/pull/210), [#215](https://github.com/getpaseo/paseo/pull/215) by [@alice](https://github.com/alice), [@bob](https://github.com/bob))
+```
+
+Rules:
+
+- **Always link the PR number** as `[#N](https://github.com/getpaseo/paseo/pull/N)`.
+- **Always link the contributor's GitHub profile** as `[@user](https://github.com/user)`.
+- **One bullet = one user-facing change**, regardless of how many PRs went into it. Group related PRs on the same bullet.
+- **De-duplicate contributors.** If the same person authored multiple PRs in one bullet, list them once.
+- **Only credit external contributors.** Skip attribution for [@boudra](https://github.com/boudra). The changelog credits community contributions — core team work is the default.
+- **Use `git log` to find PR numbers and authors.** PR numbers are typically in the commit message as `(#N)`. Use `gh pr view N --json author` if the commit doesn't include the GitHub username.
+
+## Changelog ordering
+
+Entries within each section (Added, Improved, Fixed) are ordered by user impact:
+
+1. **User-facing features and changes first** — things users will notice, want to try, or that change their workflow.
+2. **Quality-of-life improvements** — polish, performance, smoother interactions.
+3. **Internal/infra changes last** — only include if they have a tangible user benefit (e.g. "faster startup" is user-facing even if the fix was internal).
+
 ## Pre-release sanity check
 
-Before cutting any release (RC or stable), run a Codex review of the diff as a last line of defence against shipping bugs.
+Before cutting any release (beta or stable), run a Codex review of the diff as a last line of defence against shipping bugs.
 
 Load the `paseo` skill and launch a **Codex 5.4** agent with a prompt like:
 
@@ -159,10 +199,10 @@ The agent's job is a deep sanity check, not a full code review. If it flags anyt
 
 The changelog always covers **stable-to-HEAD**:
 
-- **RC release**: the diff and release notes cover `latest stable tag → HEAD`. RC release notes are auto-generated and not added to `CHANGELOG.md`.
-- **Stable release**: the diff and changelog entry cover `latest stable tag → HEAD`. Any intermediate RCs are skipped — the changelog captures the full delta from the previous stable release, not just what changed since the last RC.
+- **Beta release**: the diff and release notes cover `latest stable tag -> HEAD`. The current beta changelog entry is updated in place.
+- **Stable release**: the same changelog entry is promoted in place. It still captures the full delta from the previous stable release, not just what changed since the last beta.
 
-In other words, RCs are checkpoints along the way; the changelog only records the final jump from one stable version to the next.
+In other words, betas are checkpoints along the way; the changelog entry remains the single record for the final jump from one stable version to the next.
 
 ## Completion checklist
 

docs/UNISTYLES.md

@@ -0,0 +1,236 @@
+# Unistyles Gotchas
+
+This app uses [`react-native-unistyles` v3](https://www.unistyl.es/) for theme-aware styles. Unistyles is fast because most style updates do not go through React renders: the [Babel plugin](https://www.unistyl.es/v3/other/babel-plugin) rewrites React Native component imports, attaches style metadata, and lets the native ShadowRegistry update tracked views when theme or runtime dependencies change.
+
+That model is powerful, but it has sharp edges. Use this note when adding theme-dependent styles.
+
+## How Updates Propagate
+
+For standard React Native components, the [Unistyles Babel plugin](https://www.unistyl.es/v3/other/babel-plugin) rewrites imports such as `View`, `Text`, `Pressable`, and `ScrollView` to Unistyles-aware component factories. On native, those factories borrow the component ref and register the `style` prop with the ShadowRegistry. The upstream ["Why my view doesn't update?"](https://www.unistyl.es/v3/guides/why-my-view-doesnt-update) guide describes this as the ShadowTree update path that avoids unnecessary React re-renders.
+
+The important detail: the automatic native path tracks `props.style`. It does not generally track every prop that happens to carry style-like values.
+
+[`useUnistyles()`](https://www.unistyl.es/v3/references/use-unistyles) is different. It gives React access to the current theme/runtime and can make a component re-render when those values change. Use it for values that must be rendered through React props, such as icon colors or small escape hatches. Do not expect direct reads from `UnistylesRuntime` to re-render a component; [issue #817](https://github.com/jpudysz/react-native-unistyles/issues/817) is a useful reminder of that invariant.
+
+## Main Gotcha: `contentContainerStyle`
+
+`ScrollView.contentContainerStyle` is the canonical trap. It looks like a style prop, but it is not the same prop that Unistyles' remapped native component registers by default. The upstream tutorial calls this out directly in its [ScrollView Background Issue](https://www.unistyl.es/v3/tutorial/settings-screen#scrollview-background-issue) section.
+
+Avoid this pattern when the style depends on the theme:
+
+```tsx
+<ScrollView contentContainerStyle={styles.container} />
+
+const styles = StyleSheet.create((theme) => ({
+  container: {
+    flexGrow: 1,
+    backgroundColor: theme.colors.surface0,
+  },
+}));
+```
+
+On first mount this can paint with the current adaptive or initial theme. If app settings later load a persisted theme and call [`UnistylesRuntime.setTheme`](https://www.unistyl.es/v3/guides/theming#change-theme), the JS-side style proxy may report the new theme while the native content container keeps the old background. That is how the welcome screen ended up with a light background and dark foreground/buttons.
+
+This applies broadly to non-`style` props that carry theme-dependent values, such as component props named `color`, `trackColor`, `tintColor`, `backgroundStyle`, `handleIndicatorStyle`, and other library-specific style props. The [3rd-party view decision algorithm](https://www.unistyl.es/v3/references/3rd-party-views) recommends explicit handling for these cases, and [issue #1030](https://github.com/jpudysz/react-native-unistyles/issues/1030) shows a related native-prop update edge case around `Image.tintColor`. Treat these values as React props unless wrapped with `withUnistyles`.
+
+## Fix Patterns
+
+Preferred pattern: put themed backgrounds on a normal wrapper view, and keep `contentContainerStyle` theme-free.
+
+```tsx
+<View style={styles.container}>
+  <ScrollView contentContainerStyle={styles.contentContainer}>
+    {children}
+  </ScrollView>
+</View>
+
+const styles = StyleSheet.create((theme) => ({
+  container: {
+    flex: 1,
+    backgroundColor: theme.colors.surface0,
+  },
+  contentContainer: {
+    flexGrow: 1,
+    padding: theme.spacing[4],
+  },
+}));
+```
+
+This is the pattern used by the settings screen: the screen background lives on a normal `View style={styles.container}`, while the scroll content container only carries layout.
+
+When the content container itself needs themed behavior, wrap the component with [`withUnistyles`](https://www.unistyl.es/v3/references/with-unistyles):
+
+```tsx
+import { ScrollView } from "react-native";
+import { StyleSheet, withUnistyles } from "react-native-unistyles";
+
+const ThemedScrollView = withUnistyles(ScrollView);
+
+<ThemedScrollView
+  style={styles.scrollView}
+  contentContainerStyle={styles.contentContainer}
+/>
+```
+
+`withUnistyles` extracts dependency metadata from both `style` and `contentContainerStyle`, subscribes to the relevant theme/runtime changes, and re-renders only that wrapped component when needed. Its [auto-mapping behavior for `style` and `contentContainerStyle`](https://www.unistyl.es/v3/references/with-unistyles#auto-mapping-for-style-and-contentcontainerstyle-props) is the reason it fixes themed `ScrollView` content containers. Reach for it when wrapper-view layout would be awkward or when a third-party component needs theme-aware non-`style` props mapped through Unistyles.
+
+The smallest escape hatch is to use `useUnistyles()` and pass an inline value through React:
+
+```tsx
+const { theme } = useUnistyles();
+
+<ScrollView
+  contentContainerStyle={[
+    styles.contentContainer,
+    { backgroundColor: theme.colors.surface0 },
+  ]}
+/>
+```
+
+Use this sparingly. It works because React re-renders the prop, but it gives up the main Unistyles native-update path for that value.
+
+## `withUnistyles` And The `> *` Child-Selector Leak
+
+`withUnistyles` on a component with a theme-dependent `style` prop works by wrapping the component in a `<div style={{display: 'contents'}} className={hash}>` and emitting the style under a `.hash > *` child selector so the styles cascade onto the wrapped component. This is how auto-mapping for `style` and `contentContainerStyle` works on web.
+
+The sharp edge: Unistyles hashes styles by value. If `withUnistyles` receives a style whose value is **identical** to a style used elsewhere in the app on a plain `View`, both usages get the same hash — and both CSS rules (the element rule and the `> *` child rule) are emitted under the same class name. The `> *` rule then leaks onto the direct children of every `View` that shares the hash.
+
+Concrete regression we hit: `welcome-screen.tsx` had `const ThemedScrollView = withUnistyles(ScrollView)` with `style={{ flex: 1, backgroundColor: theme.colors.surface0 }}`. `agent-panel.tsx` had `root` and `container` styles with the exact same value. All three collided on class `unistyles_j2k2iilhfz`, so the browser stylesheet contained:
+
+```css
+.unistyles_j2k2iilhfz { flex: 1 1 0%; background-color: var(--colors-surface0); }
+.unistyles_j2k2iilhfz > * { flex: 1 1 0%; background-color: var(--colors-surface0); }
+```
+
+The child-selector rule forced `flex:1` and `background-color: surface0` onto the Composer's outer `Animated.View` (a direct child of `container`), stretching it to fill remaining space and leaving a large empty gap between the composer UI and the bottom of the screen. It also painted a `surface0` band behind the scroll-to-bottom button. The bug only appeared in the browser — Electron skips `WelcomeScreen` after pairing, so the `> *` rule was never injected there.
+
+Symptoms to watch for:
+
+- A sibling of a themed panel-background `View` stretches unexpectedly on web only.
+- Random direct children of a `{ flex: 1, backgroundColor: surface0 }` `View` pick up an unexpected background.
+- DevTools shows a `.unistyles_xxx > *` rule you did not write.
+
+Quick confirmation in DevTools console:
+
+```js
+[...document.styleSheets].flatMap(s => [...(s.cssRules || [])])
+  .map(r => r.cssText).filter(t => t.includes("unistyles") && t.includes("> *"));
+```
+
+Any match beyond benign `r-pointerEvents-* > *` rules from react-native-web is a leak.
+
+Avoid the bug by preferring the wrapper-`View` pattern from the previous section whenever possible: put `{ flex: 1, backgroundColor: surface0 }` on a plain `View` and give the `ScrollView` a theme-free `style`/`contentContainerStyle`. That keeps `withUnistyles` off the hot path and avoids the hash collision. Only reach for `withUnistyles(ScrollView)` when a wrapper view is genuinely awkward, and when you do, give the wrapped style a distinctive shape (extra key, different layout) so it does not hash-collide with a common panel background used elsewhere.
+
+## Hidden Sheet Content
+
+`@gorhom/bottom-sheet` can keep `BottomSheetModal` content mounted while the sheet is hidden. That matters during Paseo's startup theme transition: a header node can be created under the initial adaptive theme, stay hidden, then appear later with stale native style values even though surrounding content has re-rendered correctly.
+
+We saw this in `AdaptiveModalSheet`: the body text and buttons were dark-theme-correct, but the shared sheet title opened with the initial light-theme text color on a dark sheet background. For tiny values in a reusable sheet header, prefer the inline escape hatch:
+
+```tsx
+const { theme } = useUnistyles();
+
+<Text style={[styles.title, { color: theme.colors.foreground }]}>
+  {title}
+</Text>
+```
+
+Keep layout and typography in `StyleSheet.create`; move only the stale theme-dependent value through React. If a larger subtree shows the same behavior, consider remounting the sheet on theme changes or moving the themed paint onto a wrapper that is mounted with the visible content.
+
+The same rule applies to bottom-sheet component props such as `backgroundStyle` and `handleIndicatorStyle`: they are library props, not the direct React Native `style` prop Unistyles registers. Prefer a custom `backgroundComponent` that calls `useUnistyles()`, or pass a small inline object from the hook theme.
+
+## Memoized Style Objects
+
+When a third-party library receives a plain style object, it is outside Unistyles' native tracking path. Make sure any memo that builds that style object depends on the actual theme values it reads.
+
+Avoid indirect keys like this:
+
+```tsx
+const { theme, rt } = useUnistyles();
+const markdownStyles = useMemo(() => createMarkdownStyles(theme), [rt.themeName]);
+```
+
+On adaptive system-theme changes, the hook can provide a light/dark theme update while an indirect runtime key is not the value that invalidates the memo. That leaves the library rendering stale colors. Assistant markdown hit this exact failure: the workspace shell switched to light, but assistant text and code spans kept the old dark-theme markdown style object.
+
+Prefer the hook theme itself, or explicit theme tokens, as the dependency:
+
+```tsx
+const { theme } = useUnistyles();
+const markdownStyles = useMemo(() => createMarkdownStyles(theme), [theme]);
+```
+
+If a style factory is cheap, skipping `useMemo` entirely is also fine.
+
+## Static Theme Imports
+
+Do not import `theme` from `@/styles/theme` for live UI colors. That export is a dark-theme compatibility default, so using it in render code leaves icons, placeholders, or third-party props pinned to dark colors in light mode.
+
+Use `useUnistyles()` inside the component instead:
+
+```tsx
+const { theme } = useUnistyles();
+
+<ChevronDown size={theme.iconSize.md} color={theme.colors.foregroundMuted} />
+```
+
+Importing `baseColors`, theme-name constants, or `type Theme` is fine when the value is intentionally static or type-only.
+
+## Adaptive Themes And Persisted Settings
+
+Unistyles [`initialTheme`](https://www.unistyl.es/v3/guides/theming#select-theme) and [`adaptiveThemes`](https://www.unistyl.es/v3/guides/theming#adaptive-themes) are mutually exclusive. `initialTheme` can be a string or a synchronous function, but it cannot wait on async storage.
+
+Paseo currently stores app settings in AsyncStorage and loads them through react-query. That means the app can mount under adaptive/system theme first, then switch after settings load:
+
+1. Unistyles config starts with `adaptiveThemes: true`.
+2. The device may report system light.
+3. Settings load a persisted non-auto preference, such as dark.
+4. The app calls `setAdaptiveThemes(false)` and `setTheme("dark")`.
+
+That brief transition is expected with the current storage model. It makes tracking-compatible styles important: anything mounted during the initial adaptive theme must update correctly after the persisted preference applies. [Issue #550](https://github.com/jpudysz/react-native-unistyles/issues/550) was a separate ScrollView sticky-header bug, but it is still useful context for why ScrollView theme updates deserve extra suspicion.
+
+If we ever need to avoid the transition entirely, store at least the theme preference in synchronous storage and configure Unistyles with `initialTheme`.
+
+## Debugging
+
+To inspect what the Babel plugin sees, temporarily enable [`debug: true`](https://www.unistyl.es/v3/other/babel-plugin#debug) in `packages/app/babel.config.js`:
+
+```js
+[
+  "react-native-unistyles/plugin",
+  {
+    root: "src",
+    debug: true,
+  },
+],
+```
+
+Then rebuild the bundle and look for lines such as:
+
+```text
+src/components/welcome-screen.tsx: styles.container: [Theme]
+```
+
+This only confirms that the stylesheet dependency was detected. The upstream debugging guide makes the same distinction: dependency detection is only one failure mode. It does not prove the style prop is registered on the native view you care about.
+
+For paint-layer bugs, use high-contrast probes:
+
+1. Paint each candidate layer a distinct color, such as root wrapper cyan, `ScrollView.style` yellow, and `contentContainerStyle` magenta.
+2. Cold-restart the app, not just Fast Refresh.
+3. Screenshot the simulator and sample pixels to see which color fills the area.
+4. Remove the probes before committing.
+
+The welcome-screen investigation used this approach to prove the white layer was the `ScrollView` content container. Deep-dive evidence is in [welcome-theme-split-research.md](/Users/moboudra/.paseo/notes/welcome-theme-split-research.md).
+
+## References
+
+- [Unistyles v3 documentation](https://www.unistyl.es/)
+- [Theming: initial theme, adaptive themes, and runtime theme changes](https://www.unistyl.es/v3/guides/theming)
+- [ScrollView Background Issue](https://www.unistyl.es/v3/tutorial/settings-screen#scrollview-background-issue)
+- [withUnistyles reference](https://www.unistyl.es/v3/references/with-unistyles)
+- [3rd-party view decision algorithm](https://www.unistyl.es/v3/references/3rd-party-views)
+- [Babel plugin debug option](https://www.unistyl.es/v3/other/babel-plugin#debug)
+- [Why my view doesn't update?](https://www.unistyl.es/v3/guides/why-my-view-doesnt-update)
+- [GitHub issue #550: ScrollView sticky-header theme updates](https://github.com/jpudysz/react-native-unistyles/issues/550)
+- [GitHub issue #817: `UnistylesRuntime.themeName` does not re-render](https://github.com/jpudysz/react-native-unistyles/issues/817)
+- [GitHub issue #1030: `Image.tintColor` and native style update edge case](https://github.com/jpudysz/react-native-unistyles/issues/1030)
+- [Local research note: welcome theme split](</Users/moboudra/.paseo/notes/welcome-theme-split-research.md>)

nix/package.nix

@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ buildNpmPackage rec {
 
   # To update: run `nix build` with lib.fakeHash, copy the `got:` hash.
   # CI auto-updates this when package-lock.json changes (see .github/workflows/).
-  npmDepsHash = "sha256-NBB8+DNyodnREhVEiNMLADd+4MMK4lssRuzlwvvPjk8=";
+  npmDepsHash = "sha256-p7luf7/eeQR5seXerJd42x7gY73qqOecStNZN/3wIlk=";
 
   # Prevent onnxruntime-node's install script from running during automatic
   # npm rebuild (it tries to download from api.nuget.org, which fails in the sandbox).

package.json

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "paseo",
-  "version": "0.1.57-rc.1",
+  "version": "0.1.60",
   "private": true,
   "workspaces": [
     "packages/expo-two-way-audio",
@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@
     "dev:desktop": "npm run dev --workspace=@getpaseo/desktop",
     "dev:win:desktop": "npm run dev:win --workspace=@getpaseo/desktop",
     "build:desktop": "npm run version:sync-internal && npm run build:web --workspace=@getpaseo/app && npm run build --workspace=@getpaseo/desktop",
+    "db:query": "npm run db:query --workspace=@getpaseo/server --",
     "cli": "npx tsx packages/cli/src/index.js",
     "version": "npm run version:sync-internal && npm run release:prepare && git add -A",
     "version:sync-internal": "node scripts/sync-workspace-versions.mjs",
@@ -46,19 +47,19 @@
     "version:all:patch": "node scripts/set-release-version.mjs --mode patch",
     "version:all:minor": "node scripts/set-release-version.mjs --mode minor",
     "version:all:major": "node scripts/set-release-version.mjs --mode major",
-    "version:all:rc:patch": "node scripts/set-release-version.mjs --mode rc-patch",
-    "version:all:rc:minor": "node scripts/set-release-version.mjs --mode rc-minor",
-    "version:all:rc:major": "node scripts/set-release-version.mjs --mode rc-major",
-    "version:all:rc:next": "node scripts/set-release-version.mjs --mode rc-next",
+    "version:all:beta:patch": "node scripts/set-release-version.mjs --mode beta-patch",
+    "version:all:beta:minor": "node scripts/set-release-version.mjs --mode beta-minor",
+    "version:all:beta:major": "node scripts/set-release-version.mjs --mode beta-major",
+    "version:all:beta:next": "node scripts/set-release-version.mjs --mode beta-next",
     "version:all:promote": "node scripts/set-release-version.mjs --mode promote",
     "release:check": "npm run release:prepare && npm run typecheck --workspace=@getpaseo/highlight && npm run build --workspace=@getpaseo/highlight && npm run typecheck --workspace=@getpaseo/relay && npm run build --workspace=@getpaseo/relay && npm run typecheck --workspace=@getpaseo/server && npm run build --workspace=@getpaseo/server && npm run typecheck --workspace=@getpaseo/cli && npm run build --workspace=@getpaseo/cli && npm pack --dry-run --workspace=@getpaseo/highlight && npm pack --dry-run --workspace=@getpaseo/relay && npm pack --dry-run --workspace=@getpaseo/server && npm pack --dry-run --workspace=@getpaseo/cli",
     "release:publish:dry-run": "npm publish --dry-run --workspace=@getpaseo/highlight --access public && npm publish --dry-run --workspace=@getpaseo/relay --access public && npm publish --dry-run --workspace=@getpaseo/server --access public && npm publish --dry-run --workspace=@getpaseo/cli --access public",
     "release:publish": "npm publish --workspace=@getpaseo/highlight --access public && npm publish --workspace=@getpaseo/relay --access public && npm publish --workspace=@getpaseo/server --access public && npm publish --workspace=@getpaseo/cli --access public",
     "release:push": "node scripts/push-current-release-tag.mjs",
-    "release:rc:patch": "npm run release:check && npm run version:all:rc:patch && npm run release:push",
-    "release:rc:minor": "npm run release:check && npm run version:all:rc:minor && npm run release:push",
-    "release:rc:major": "npm run release:check && npm run version:all:rc:major && npm run release:push",
-    "release:rc:next": "npm run release:check && npm run version:all:rc:next && npm run release:push",
+    "release:beta:patch": "npm run release:check && npm run version:all:beta:patch && npm run release:push",
+    "release:beta:minor": "npm run release:check && npm run version:all:beta:minor && npm run release:push",
+    "release:beta:major": "npm run release:check && npm run version:all:beta:major && npm run release:push",
+    "release:beta:next": "npm run release:check && npm run version:all:beta:next && npm run release:push",
     "release:promote": "npm run release:check && npm run version:all:promote && npm run release:publish && npm run release:push",
     "release:patch": "npm run release:check && npm run version:all:patch && npm run release:publish && npm run release:push",
     "release:minor": "npm run release:check && npm run version:all:minor && npm run release:publish && npm run release:push",
@@ -70,8 +71,8 @@
     "get-port-cli": "^3.0.0",
     "knip": "^5.82.1",
     "patch-package": "^8.0.1",
-    "react": "19.1.4",
-    "react-dom": "19.1.4",
+    "react": "19.1.0",
+    "react-dom": "19.1.0",
     "typescript": "^5.9.3"
   },
   "description": "Paseo: voice-controlled development environment with OpenAI Realtime API",
@@ -95,11 +96,14 @@
   "license": "AGPL-3.0-or-later",
   "overrides": {
     "lightningcss": "1.30.1",
-    "react": "19.1.4",
-    "react-dom": "19.1.4"
+    "react": "19.1.0",
+    "react-dom": "19.1.0"
   },
   "dependencies": {
     "@anthropic-ai/claude-agent-sdk": "^0.2.11",
-    "@modelcontextprotocol/sdk": "^1.27.1"
+    "@modelcontextprotocol/sdk": "^1.27.1",
+    "expo": "~54.0.33",
+    "react": "19.1.0",
+    "react-native": "0.81.5"
   }
 }

packages/app/e2e/archive-tab.spec.ts

@@ -4,10 +4,15 @@ import { createTempGitRepo } from "./helpers/workspace";
 import {
   archiveAgentFromDaemon,
   archiveAgentFromSessions,
+  clickSessionRow,
+  closeWorkspaceAgentTab,
   connectArchiveTabDaemonClient,
   createIdleAgent,
+  expectArchivedAgentFocused,
+  expectSessionRowArchived,
   expectSessionRowVisible,
   expectWorkspaceArchiveOutcome,
+  expectWorkspaceTabHidden,
   openSessions,
   openWorkspaceWithAgents,
   primeAdditionalPage,
@@ -19,7 +24,7 @@ test.describe("Archive tab reconciliation", () => {
   let client: Awaited<ReturnType<typeof connectArchiveTabDaemonClient>>;
   let tempRepo: { path: string; cleanup: () => Promise<void> };
 
-  test.describe.configure({ timeout: 120_000 });
+  test.describe.configure({ timeout: 300_000 });
 
   test.beforeAll(async () => {
     tempRepo = await createTempGitRepo("archive-tab-");
@@ -64,10 +69,7 @@ test.describe("Archive tab reconciliation", () => {
         survivingAgentId: surviving.id,
       });
       await reloadWorkspace(passivePage, tempRepo.path);
-      await expectWorkspaceArchiveOutcome(passivePage, {
-        archivedAgentId: archived.id,
-        survivingAgentId: surviving.id,
-      });
+      await expectWorkspaceTabHidden(passivePage, archived.id);
     } finally {
       await passivePage.close();
     }
@@ -93,10 +95,7 @@ test.describe("Archive tab reconciliation", () => {
       await openSessions(page);
       await archiveAgentFromSessions(page, { agentId: archived.id, title: archived.title });
       await reloadWorkspace(page, tempRepo.path);
-      await expectWorkspaceArchiveOutcome(page, {
-        archivedAgentId: archived.id,
-        survivingAgentId: surviving.id,
-      });
+      await expectWorkspaceTabHidden(page, archived.id);
       await expectWorkspaceArchiveOutcome(passivePage, {
         archivedAgentId: archived.id,
         survivingAgentId: surviving.id,
@@ -105,4 +104,26 @@ test.describe("Archive tab reconciliation", () => {
       await passivePage.close();
     }
   });
+
+  test("clicking an archived session reopens its closed tab focused", async ({ page }) => {
+    const archived = await createIdleAgent(client, {
+      cwd: tempRepo.path,
+      title: `reopen-archived-${randomUUID().slice(0, 8)}`,
+    });
+    const surviving = await createIdleAgent(client, {
+      cwd: tempRepo.path,
+      title: `reopen-control-${randomUUID().slice(0, 8)}`,
+    });
+
+    await resetSeededPageState(page);
+    await openWorkspaceWithAgents(page, [archived, surviving]);
+    await closeWorkspaceAgentTab(page, archived.id);
+    await archiveAgentFromDaemon(client, archived.id);
+    await openSessions(page);
+    await expectSessionRowArchived(page, archived.title);
+
+    await clickSessionRow(page, archived.title);
+
+    await expectArchivedAgentFocused(page, archived.id);
+  });
 });

packages/app/e2e/file-explorer-collapse.spec.ts

@@ -0,0 +1,61 @@
+import { test } from "./fixtures";
+import {
+  collapseFolder,
+  expandFolder,
+  expectExplorerEntryHidden,
+  expectExplorerEntryVisible,
+  expectFileTabOpen,
+  openFileExplorer,
+  openFileFromExplorer,
+} from "./helpers/file-explorer";
+import { gotoWorkspace } from "./helpers/launcher";
+import { createTempGitRepo } from "./helpers/workspace";
+import {
+  connectWorkspaceSetupClient,
+  type WorkspaceSetupDaemonClient,
+} from "./helpers/workspace-setup";
+
+let tempRepo: { path: string; cleanup: () => Promise<void> };
+let workspaceId: string;
+let seedClient: WorkspaceSetupDaemonClient;
+
+test.beforeAll(async () => {
+  tempRepo = await createTempGitRepo("file-explorer-collapse-", {
+    files: [
+      { path: "assets/logo.png", content: "image bytes for explorer e2e\n" },
+      { path: "docs/guide.md", content: "# Guide\n" },
+    ],
+  });
+  seedClient = await connectWorkspaceSetupClient();
+  const result = await seedClient.openProject(tempRepo.path);
+  if (!result.workspace) {
+    throw new Error(result.error ?? "Failed to seed workspace");
+  }
+  workspaceId = String(result.workspace.id);
+});
+
+test.afterAll(async () => {
+  await seedClient?.close();
+  await tempRepo?.cleanup();
+});
+
+test.describe("File explorer collapse", () => {
+  test("collapses an opened image file parent folder and still expands other folders", async ({
+    page,
+  }) => {
+    await gotoWorkspace(page, workspaceId);
+    await openFileExplorer(page);
+
+    await expandFolder(page, "assets");
+    await expectExplorerEntryVisible(page, "logo.png");
+
+    await openFileFromExplorer(page, "logo.png");
+    await expectFileTabOpen(page, "assets/logo.png");
+
+    await collapseFolder(page, "assets");
+    await expectExplorerEntryHidden(page, "logo.png");
+
+    await expandFolder(page, "docs");
+    await expectExplorerEntryVisible(page, "guide.md");
+  });
+});

packages/app/e2e/global-setup.ts

@@ -1,11 +1,12 @@
 import { spawn, type ChildProcess, execFileSync, execSync } from "node:child_process";
 import { existsSync } from "node:fs";
-import { mkdtemp, rm } from "node:fs/promises";
+import { chmod, mkdtemp, rm, writeFile } from "node:fs/promises";
 import { tmpdir } from "node:os";
 import path from "node:path";
 import net from "node:net";
 import { Buffer } from "node:buffer";
 import dotenv from "dotenv";
+import { forkPaseoHomeMetadata, resolvePaseoHomePath } from "./helpers/paseo-home-fork";
 
 type WaitForServerOptions = {
   host?: string;
@@ -182,8 +183,20 @@ async function isOpenAiApiKeyUsable(apiKey: string | undefined): Promise<boolean
 let daemonProcess: ChildProcess | null = null;
 let metroProcess: ChildProcess | null = null;
 let paseoHome: string | null = null;
+let fakeGhBinDir: string | null = null;
 let relayProcess: ChildProcess | null = null;
 
+function resolveOptionalPaseoHomeEnv(value: string | undefined): string | null {
+  const trimmed = value?.trim();
+  if (!trimmed) {
+    return null;
+  }
+  if (trimmed === "current") {
+    return resolvePaseoHomePath("~/.paseo");
+  }
+  return resolvePaseoHomePath(trimmed);
+}
+
 type OfferPayload = {
   v: 2;
   serverId: string;
@@ -191,6 +204,52 @@ type OfferPayload = {
   relay: { endpoint: string };
 };
 
+async function createFakeGhBin(): Promise<string> {
+  const binDir = await mkdtemp(path.join(tmpdir(), "paseo-e2e-gh-bin-"));
+  const ghPath = path.join(binDir, "gh");
+  await writeFile(
+    ghPath,
+    `#!/usr/bin/env node
+const args = process.argv.slice(2);
+
+if (args[0] === "auth" && args[1] === "status") {
+  process.exit(0);
+}
+
+if (args[0] === "pr" && args[1] === "list") {
+  console.log(JSON.stringify([
+    {
+      number: 515,
+      title: "Review selected start ref",
+      url: "https://github.com/getpaseo/paseo/pull/515",
+      state: "OPEN",
+      body: "Fixture pull request for app e2e.",
+      labels: [],
+      baseRefName: "main",
+      headRefName: "feature/start-from-pr"
+    }
+  ]));
+  process.exit(0);
+}
+
+if (args[0] === "pr" && args[1] === "view" && args[2] === "--json" && args[3]) {
+  console.error("no pull requests found for branch");
+  process.exit(1);
+}
+
+if (args[0] === "issue" && args[1] === "list") {
+  console.log("[]");
+  process.exit(0);
+}
+
+console.error("Unsupported fake gh invocation: " + args.join(" "));
+process.exit(1);
+`,
+  );
+  await chmod(ghPath, 0o755);
+  return binDir;
+}
+
 function stripAnsi(input: string): string {
   return input.replace(/\u001b\[[0-9;]*m/g, "");
 }
@@ -280,11 +339,36 @@ export default async function globalSetup() {
   const port = await getAvailablePort();
   let relayPort = 0;
   const metroPort = await getAvailablePort();
-  paseoHome = await mkdtemp(path.join(tmpdir(), "paseo-e2e-home-"));
+  const requestedPaseoHome = resolveOptionalPaseoHomeEnv(process.env.E2E_PASEO_HOME);
+  const shouldRemovePaseoHome = !requestedPaseoHome && process.env.E2E_KEEP_PASEO_HOME !== "1";
+  paseoHome = requestedPaseoHome ?? (await mkdtemp(path.join(tmpdir(), "paseo-e2e-home-")));
+  fakeGhBinDir = await createFakeGhBin();
   let relayLineBuffer = createLineBuffer();
   const metroLineBuffer = createLineBuffer();
   const daemonLineBuffer = createLineBuffer();
 
+  const forkSourceHome = resolveOptionalPaseoHomeEnv(process.env.E2E_FORK_PASEO_HOME_FROM);
+  if (forkSourceHome) {
+    const forkResult = await forkPaseoHomeMetadata({
+      sourceHome: forkSourceHome,
+      targetHome: paseoHome,
+    });
+    process.env.E2E_FORK_SOURCE_PASEO_HOME = forkResult.sourceHome;
+    process.env.E2E_FORK_TARGET_PASEO_HOME = forkResult.targetHome;
+    process.env.E2E_FORK_COPIED_FILES = String(forkResult.copiedFiles);
+    process.env.E2E_FORK_COPIED_BYTES = String(forkResult.copiedBytes);
+    console.log(
+      `[e2e] Forked Paseo metadata from ${forkResult.sourceHome} to ${forkResult.targetHome} ` +
+        `(${forkResult.agentFiles} agent files, ${forkResult.projectFiles} project registry files, ` +
+        `${forkResult.copiedBytes} bytes)`,
+    );
+    if (forkResult.skippedMissing.length > 0) {
+      console.warn(
+        `[e2e] Paseo metadata fork skipped missing paths: ${forkResult.skippedMissing.join(", ")}`,
+      );
+    }
+  }
+
   const cleanup = async () => {
     await Promise.all([
       stopProcess(daemonProcess),
@@ -294,9 +378,15 @@ export default async function globalSetup() {
     daemonProcess = null;
     metroProcess = null;
     relayProcess = null;
-    if (paseoHome) {
+    if (paseoHome && shouldRemovePaseoHome) {
       await rm(paseoHome, { recursive: true, force: true });
       paseoHome = null;
+    } else if (paseoHome) {
+      console.log(`[e2e] Preserving PASEO_HOME: ${paseoHome}`);
+    }
+    if (fakeGhBinDir) {
+      await rm(fakeGhBinDir, { recursive: true, force: true });
+      fakeGhBinDir = null;
     }
   };
 
@@ -482,6 +572,7 @@ export default async function globalSetup() {
       cwd: serverDir,
       env: {
         ...process.env,
+        PATH: `${fakeGhBinDir}${path.delimiter}${process.env.PATH ?? ""}`,
         PASEO_HOME: paseoHome,
         PASEO_SERVER_ID: "srv_e2e_test_daemon",
         PASEO_LISTEN: `0.0.0.0:${port}`,

packages/app/e2e/helpers/app.ts

@@ -200,16 +200,11 @@ export const gotoHome = async (page: Page) => {
 };
 
 export const openSettings = async (page: Page) => {
-  const serverId = process.env.E2E_SERVER_ID;
-  if (!serverId) {
-    throw new Error("E2E_SERVER_ID is not set (expected from Playwright globalSetup).");
-  }
-
   // Navigate through the real app control so route changes stay aligned with UI behavior.
   const settingsButton = page.locator('[data-testid="sidebar-settings"]:visible').first();
   await expect(settingsButton).toBeVisible();
   await settingsButton.click();
-  await expect(page).toHaveURL(new RegExp(`/h/${escapeRegex(serverId)}/settings$`));
+  await expect(page).toHaveURL(/\/settings\/general$/);
 };
 
 export const setWorkingDirectory = async (page: Page, directory: string) => {

packages/app/e2e/helpers/archive-tab.ts

@@ -27,10 +27,15 @@ type ArchiveTabDaemonClient = {
     modeId: string;
     cwd: string;
     title: string;
-    initialPrompt: string;
+    initialPrompt?: string;
   }): Promise<{ id: string }>;
   archiveAgent(agentId: string): Promise<{ archivedAt: string }>;
   waitForFinish(agentId: string, timeout?: number): Promise<{ status: string }>;
+  waitForAgentUpsert(
+    agentId: string,
+    predicate: (snapshot: { status: string }) => boolean,
+    timeout?: number,
+  ): Promise<{ status: string }>;
 };
 
 function getDaemonPort(): string {
@@ -110,16 +115,17 @@ export async function createIdleAgent(
   const created = await client.createAgent({
     provider: "opencode",
     model: "opencode/gpt-5-nano",
-    modeId: "default",
+    modeId: "bypassPermissions",
     cwd: input.cwd,
     title: input.title,
-    initialPrompt: "Reply with exactly READY.",
   });
-  const finished = await client.waitForFinish(created.id, 120_000);
-  if (finished.status !== "idle") {
-    throw new Error(
-      `Expected agent ${created.id} to become idle, got ${finished.status}. Error: ${JSON.stringify((finished as Record<string, unknown>).error ?? "unknown")}`,
-    );
+  const snapshot = await client.waitForAgentUpsert(
+    created.id,
+    (agent) => agent.status === "idle",
+    30_000,
+  );
+  if (snapshot.status !== "idle") {
+    throw new Error(`Expected agent ${created.id} to become idle, got ${snapshot.status}.`);
   }
   return {
     id: created.id,
@@ -188,19 +194,31 @@ export async function openWorkspaceWithAgents(
   const serverId = getServerId();
   for (const agent of agents) {
     await page.goto(buildHostAgentDetailRoute(serverId, agent.id, agent.cwd));
+
+    // The workspace layout consumes `?open=agent:xxx`, returns null during the effect,
+    // then replaces the URL with the clean workspace route after preparing the tab.
+    // On CI, Expo Router's rootNavigationState may take time to initialize,
+    // so we allow a generous timeout here (matching terminal-perf pattern).
+    await page.waitForURL(
+      (url) => url.pathname.includes("/workspace/") && !url.searchParams.has("open"),
+      { timeout: 60_000 },
+    );
+
     await waitForWorkspaceTabsVisible(page);
     await expectWorkspaceTabVisible(page, agent.id);
   }
 }
 
 export async function expectWorkspaceTabVisible(page: Page, agentId: string): Promise<void> {
-  await expect(page.getByTestId(`workspace-tab-agent_${agentId}`).first()).toBeVisible({
-    timeout: 30_000,
-  });
+  await expect(
+    page.getByTestId(`workspace-tab-agent_${agentId}`).filter({ visible: true }).first(),
+  ).toBeVisible({ timeout: 30_000 });
 }
 
 export async function expectWorkspaceTabHidden(page: Page, agentId: string): Promise<void> {
-  await expect(page.getByTestId(`workspace-tab-agent_${agentId}`)).toHaveCount(0, {
+  await expect(
+    page.getByTestId(`workspace-tab-agent_${agentId}`).filter({ visible: true }),
+  ).toHaveCount(0, {
     timeout: 30_000,
   });
 }
@@ -213,6 +231,24 @@ export async function expectWorkspaceArchiveOutcome(
   await expectWorkspaceTabVisible(page, input.survivingAgentId);
 }
 
+export async function closeWorkspaceAgentTab(page: Page, agentId: string): Promise<void> {
+  const closeButton = page.getByTestId(`workspace-agent-close-${agentId}`).filter({
+    visible: true,
+  });
+  await expect(closeButton.first()).toBeVisible({ timeout: 30_000 });
+  await closeButton.first().click();
+  await expectWorkspaceTabHidden(page, agentId);
+}
+
+export async function expectArchivedAgentFocused(page: Page, agentId: string): Promise<void> {
+  await expectWorkspaceTabVisible(page, agentId);
+  await expect(
+    page.getByText("This agent is archived").filter({ visible: true }).first(),
+  ).toBeVisible({
+    timeout: 30_000,
+  });
+}
+
 export async function reloadWorkspace(page: Page, workspaceId: string): Promise<void> {
   const serverId = getServerId();
   await page.goto(buildHostWorkspaceRoute(serverId, workspaceId));
@@ -243,6 +279,12 @@ export async function expectSessionRowArchived(page: Page, title: string): Promi
   await expect(getSessionRowByTitle(page, title)).toContainText("Archived", { timeout: 30_000 });
 }
 
+export async function clickSessionRow(page: Page, title: string): Promise<void> {
+  const row = getSessionRowByTitle(page, title);
+  await expect(row).toBeVisible({ timeout: 30_000 });
+  await row.click();
+}
+
 export async function archiveAgentFromSessions(
   page: Page,
   input: { agentId: string; title: string },
@@ -254,13 +296,19 @@ export async function archiveAgentFromSessions(
     throw new Error(`Could not read bounding box for session row ${input.agentId}.`);
   }
 
+  // Long-press the row. Idle agents are archived immediately (no modal).
+  // Running/initializing agents show a confirmation modal instead.
   await page.mouse.move(box.x + box.width / 2, box.y + box.height / 2);
   await page.mouse.down();
   await page.waitForTimeout(900);
   await page.mouse.up();
 
+  // If a confirmation modal appears (running agent), click the archive button.
   const archiveButton = page.getByTestId("agent-action-archive").first();
-  await expect(archiveButton).toBeVisible({ timeout: 10_000 });
-  await archiveButton.click();
+  const modalVisible = await archiveButton.isVisible().catch(() => false);
+  if (modalVisible) {
+    await archiveButton.click();
+  }
+
   await expectSessionRowArchived(page, input.title);
 }

packages/app/e2e/helpers/file-explorer.ts

@@ -0,0 +1,41 @@
+import { expect, type Page } from "@playwright/test";
+
+function fileExplorerTree(page: Page) {
+  return page.getByTestId("file-explorer-tree-scroll");
+}
+
+function fileExplorerEntry(page: Page, name: string) {
+  return fileExplorerTree(page).getByText(name, { exact: true }).first();
+}
+
+export async function openFileExplorer(page: Page): Promise<void> {
+  await page.getByRole("button", { name: "Open explorer" }).first().click();
+  await page.getByTestId("explorer-tab-files").click();
+  await expect(fileExplorerTree(page)).toBeVisible({ timeout: 30_000 });
+}
+
+export async function expandFolder(page: Page, folderName: string): Promise<void> {
+  await fileExplorerEntry(page, folderName).click();
+}
+
+export async function collapseFolder(page: Page, folderName: string): Promise<void> {
+  await fileExplorerEntry(page, folderName).click();
+}
+
+export async function openFileFromExplorer(page: Page, fileName: string): Promise<void> {
+  await fileExplorerEntry(page, fileName).click();
+}
+
+export async function expectExplorerEntryVisible(page: Page, name: string): Promise<void> {
+  await expect(fileExplorerEntry(page, name)).toBeVisible({ timeout: 30_000 });
+}
+
+export async function expectExplorerEntryHidden(page: Page, name: string): Promise<void> {
+  await expect(fileExplorerEntry(page, name)).toBeHidden({ timeout: 30_000 });
+}
+
+export async function expectFileTabOpen(page: Page, filePath: string): Promise<void> {
+  await expect(page.getByTestId(`workspace-tab-file_${filePath}`).first()).toBeVisible({
+    timeout: 30_000,
+  });
+}

packages/app/e2e/helpers/launcher.ts

@@ -0,0 +1,203 @@
+import { expect, type Page } from "@playwright/test";
+import { buildHostWorkspaceRoute } from "../../src/utils/host-routes";
+import { createTempGitRepo } from "./workspace";
+
+// ─── Navigation ────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
+
+function getServerId(): string {
+  const serverId = process.env.E2E_SERVER_ID;
+  if (!serverId) {
+    throw new Error("E2E_SERVER_ID is not set (expected from Playwright globalSetup).");
+  }
+  return serverId;
+}
+
+/** Navigate to a workspace and wait for the tab bar to appear. */
+export async function gotoWorkspace(page: Page, cwd: string): Promise<void> {
+  const route = buildHostWorkspaceRoute(getServerId(), cwd);
+  await page.goto(route);
+  await waitForTabBar(page);
+}
+
+// ─── Tab bar queries ───────────────────────────────────────────────────────
+
+/** Wait for the workspace tab bar to be visible. */
+export async function waitForTabBar(page: Page): Promise<void> {
+  await expect(
+    page.getByTestId("workspace-tabs-row").filter({ visible: true }).first(),
+  ).toBeVisible({
+    timeout: 30_000,
+  });
+}
+
+/** Return all tab test IDs currently in the tab bar. */
+export async function getTabTestIds(page: Page): Promise<string[]> {
+  const tabs = page
+    .locator('[data-testid^="workspace-tab-"]:not([data-testid^="workspace-tab-context-"])')
+    .filter({ visible: true });
+  const count = await tabs.count();
+  const ids: string[] = [];
+  for (let i = 0; i < count; i++) {
+    const testId = await tabs.nth(i).getAttribute("data-testid");
+    if (testId) ids.push(testId);
+  }
+  return ids;
+}
+
+/** Return the number of tabs matching a kind prefix (e.g. "launcher", "draft", "terminal", "agent"). */
+export async function countTabsOfKind(page: Page, kind: string): Promise<number> {
+  const ids = await getTabTestIds(page);
+  return ids.filter((id) => id.includes(kind)).length;
+}
+
+/** Return the currently active tab's test ID (the one with aria-selected or focus styling). */
+export async function getActiveTabTestId(page: Page): Promise<string | null> {
+  // Active tab has the focused highlight — check for the aria-selected or data-active attribute
+  const activeTab = page
+    .locator(
+      '[data-testid^="workspace-tab-"]:not([data-testid^="workspace-tab-context-"])[aria-selected="true"]',
+    )
+    .filter({ visible: true })
+    .first();
+  if (await activeTab.isVisible().catch(() => false)) {
+    return activeTab.getAttribute("data-testid");
+  }
+  // Fallback: the tab with focused styling
+  return null;
+}
+
+// ─── Tab actions ───────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
+
+/** Click the new agent tab button in the tab bar. Creates a draft/chat tab directly. */
+export async function clickNewTabButton(page: Page): Promise<void> {
+  const button = page.getByTestId("workspace-new-agent-tab").filter({ visible: true }).first();
+  await expect(button).toBeVisible({ timeout: 10_000 });
+  await button.click();
+}
+
+/** Click the new terminal button in the workspace tab bar. Creates a terminal tab directly. */
+export async function clickNewTerminalButton(page: Page): Promise<void> {
+  const button = page.getByTestId("workspace-new-terminal").filter({ visible: true }).first();
+  await expect(button).toBeVisible({ timeout: 10_000 });
+  await button.click();
+}
+
+/** Press Cmd+T (macOS) or Ctrl+T (Linux/Windows) to open a new tab. */
+export async function pressNewTabShortcut(page: Page): Promise<void> {
+  const modifier = process.platform === "darwin" ? "Meta" : "Control";
+  await page.keyboard.press(`${modifier}+t`);
+}
+
+// ─── Tab bar assertions ───────────────────────────────────────────────────
+
+/** @deprecated The launcher panel was removed. Actions go directly to their target. */
+export async function waitForLauncherPanel(page: Page): Promise<void> {
+  // No-op: the launcher panel no longer exists.
+}
+
+/** Assert the new agent tab button is visible in the tab bar. */
+export async function assertNewChatTileVisible(page: Page): Promise<void> {
+  await expect(
+    page.getByTestId("workspace-new-agent-tab").filter({ visible: true }).first(),
+  ).toBeVisible();
+}
+
+/** Assert the new terminal button is visible in the tab bar. */
+export async function assertTerminalTileVisible(page: Page): Promise<void> {
+  await expect(
+    page.getByTestId("workspace-new-terminal").filter({ visible: true }).first(),
+  ).toBeVisible();
+}
+
+// ─── Tab creation actions ─────────────────────────────────────────────────
+
+/** Click the new agent tab button to create a draft/chat tab. */
+export async function clickNewChat(page: Page): Promise<void> {
+  const button = page.getByTestId("workspace-new-agent-tab").filter({ visible: true }).first();
+  await expect(button).toBeVisible({ timeout: 10_000 });
+  await button.click();
+}
+
+/** Click the new terminal button to create a terminal tab. */
+export async function clickTerminal(page: Page): Promise<void> {
+  const button = page.getByTestId("workspace-new-terminal").filter({ visible: true }).first();
+  await expect(button).toBeVisible({ timeout: 10_000 });
+  await button.click();
+}
+
+// ─── Tab title assertions ──────────────────────────────────────────────────
+
+/** Wait for any tab in the bar to display the given title text. */
+export async function waitForTabWithTitle(
+  page: Page,
+  title: string | RegExp,
+  timeout = 30_000,
+): Promise<void> {
+  const matcher = typeof title === "string" ? new RegExp(title, "i") : title;
+  await expect(
+    page
+      .locator('[data-testid^="workspace-tab-"]:not([data-testid^="workspace-tab-context-"])')
+      .filter({ hasText: matcher })
+      .filter({ visible: true })
+      .first(),
+  ).toBeVisible({ timeout });
+}
+
+/** Assert the new agent tab button is visible in the tab bar. */
+export async function assertSingleNewTabButton(page: Page): Promise<void> {
+  const buttons = page.getByTestId("workspace-new-agent-tab").filter({ visible: true });
+  const count = await buttons.count();
+  expect(count).toBeGreaterThanOrEqual(1);
+}
+
+// ─── No-flash measurement ──────────────────────────────────────────────────
+
+/**
+ * Measure the time between clicking a launcher tile and the replacement panel becoming visible.
+ * Returns elapsed milliseconds.
+ */
+export async function measureTileTransition(
+  page: Page,
+  clickAction: () => Promise<void>,
+  successLocator: ReturnType<Page["locator"]>,
+  timeout = 5_000,
+): Promise<number> {
+  const start = Date.now();
+  await clickAction();
+  await expect(successLocator).toBeVisible({ timeout });
+  return Date.now() - start;
+}
+
+/**
+ * Sample tab IDs at high frequency across a transition to detect blank/intermediate states.
+ * Returns all unique snapshots observed.
+ */
+export async function sampleTabsDuringTransition(
+  page: Page,
+  action: () => Promise<void>,
+  durationMs = 2_000,
+  intervalMs = 30,
+): Promise<string[][]> {
+  const snapshots: string[][] = [];
+  const startSampling = async () => {
+    const start = Date.now();
+    while (Date.now() - start < durationMs) {
+      snapshots.push(await getTabTestIds(page));
+      await page.waitForTimeout(intervalMs);
+    }
+  };
+
+  const samplingPromise = startSampling();
+  await action();
+  await samplingPromise;
+  return snapshots;
+}
+
+// ─── Workspace setup ───────────────────────────────────────────────────────
+
+/** Create a temp git repo and return its path with a cleanup function. */
+export async function createWorkspace(
+  prefix = "launcher-e2e-",
+): ReturnType<typeof createTempGitRepo> {
+  return createTempGitRepo(prefix);
+}

packages/app/e2e/helpers/new-workspace.ts

@@ -84,21 +84,6 @@ function parseWorkspaceIdFromPageUrl(page: Page, serverId: string): string | nul
   return decodeWorkspaceIdFromPathSegment(match[1]);
 }
 
-function parseWorkspaceIdFromSidebarRowTestId(
-  testId: string,
-  input: { serverId: string; previousWorkspaceId: string },
-): string | null {
-  const prefix = `sidebar-workspace-row-${input.serverId}:`;
-  if (!testId.startsWith(prefix)) {
-    return null;
-  }
-  const workspaceId = testId.slice(prefix.length).trim();
-  if (!workspaceId || workspaceId === input.previousWorkspaceId) {
-    return null;
-  }
-  return workspaceId;
-}
-
 export async function connectNewWorkspaceDaemonClient(): Promise<NewWorkspaceDaemonClient> {
   const DaemonClient = await loadDaemonClientConstructor();
   const webSocketFactory = createNodeWebSocketFactory();
@@ -168,7 +153,7 @@ export async function createWorktreeViaDaemon(
   };
 }
 
-export async function clickNewWorkspaceButton(
+export async function openNewWorkspaceComposer(
   page: Page,
   input: { projectKey: string; projectDisplayName: string },
 ): Promise<void> {
@@ -179,42 +164,80 @@ export async function clickNewWorkspaceButton(
   const button = page.getByTestId(`sidebar-project-new-worktree-${input.projectKey}`).first();
   await expect(button).toBeVisible({ timeout: 30_000 });
   await button.click();
+
+  await expect(page).toHaveURL(/\/h\/[^/]+\/new(?:\?.*)?$/, {
+    timeout: 30_000,
+  });
+}
+
+export async function clickNewWorkspaceButton(
+  page: Page,
+  input: { projectKey: string; projectDisplayName: string },
+): Promise<void> {
+  await openNewWorkspaceComposer(page, input);
+  const createButton = page
+    .getByTestId("message-input-root")
+    .getByRole("button", { name: "Create" });
+  await expect(createButton).toBeVisible({ timeout: 30_000 });
+  await createButton.click();
+}
+
+export async function openStartingRefPicker(page: Page): Promise<void> {
+  const trigger = page.getByTestId("new-workspace-ref-picker-trigger");
+  await expect(trigger).toBeVisible({ timeout: 30_000 });
+  await trigger.click();
+}
+
+export async function selectBranchInPicker(page: Page, name: string): Promise<void> {
+  const branchRow = page.getByTestId(`new-workspace-ref-picker-branch-${name}`);
+  await expect(branchRow).toBeVisible({ timeout: 30_000 });
+  await branchRow.click();
+}
+
+export async function selectGitHubPrInPicker(page: Page, number: number): Promise<void> {
+  const prRow = page.getByTestId(`new-workspace-ref-picker-pr-${number}`);
+  await expect(prRow).toBeVisible({ timeout: 30_000 });
+  await prRow.click();
+}
+
+export async function expectStartingRefPickerTriggerPr(
+  page: Page,
+  input: { number: number; title: string; headRef: string },
+): Promise<void> {
+  const trigger = page.getByTestId("new-workspace-ref-picker-trigger");
+  await expect(trigger).toContainText(`#${input.number}`);
+  await expect(trigger).toContainText(input.title);
+  await expect(trigger).not.toContainText(input.headRef);
+}
+
+export async function expectComposerGithubAttachmentPill(
+  page: Page,
+  input: { number: number; title: string },
+): Promise<void> {
+  const pills = page.getByTestId("composer-github-attachment-pill");
+  await expect(pills).toHaveCount(1);
+  await expect(pills.first()).toContainText(`#${input.number}`);
+  await expect(pills.first()).toContainText(input.title);
 }
 
 export async function assertNewWorkspaceSidebarAndHeader(
   page: Page,
   input: { serverId: string; previousWorkspaceId: string; projectDisplayName: string },
 ): Promise<{ workspaceId: string }> {
+  // Wait for URL to redirect to the newly created workspace.
+  // Uses URL as source of truth to avoid picking up sidebar rows from concurrent tests.
   let workspaceId: string | null = null;
-  const sidebarWorkspaceRows = page.locator(
-    `[data-testid^="sidebar-workspace-row-${input.serverId}:"]`,
-  );
-  const deadline = Date.now() + 30_000;
+  const deadline = Date.now() + 60_000;
   while (Date.now() < deadline) {
-    const sidebarRowTestIds = await sidebarWorkspaceRows.evaluateAll((elements) =>
-      elements.map((element) => element.getAttribute("data-testid") ?? ""),
-    );
-    workspaceId =
-      sidebarRowTestIds
-        .map((testId) => parseWorkspaceIdFromSidebarRowTestId(testId, input))
-        .find((id) => id !== null) ?? null;
-    if (workspaceId) {
+    workspaceId = parseWorkspaceIdFromPageUrl(page, input.serverId);
+    if (workspaceId && workspaceId !== input.previousWorkspaceId) {
       break;
     }
     await page.waitForTimeout(250);
   }
 
   if (!workspaceId || workspaceId === input.previousWorkspaceId) {
-    const sidebarWorkspaceRowIds = await sidebarWorkspaceRows.evaluateAll((elements) =>
-      elements.map((element) => element.getAttribute("data-testid") ?? "<missing-testid>"),
-    );
-    throw new Error(
-      [
-        "Expected a newly created workspace to load.",
-        `Current URL: ${page.url()}`,
-        `Sidebar rows: ${sidebarWorkspaceRowIds.join(", ") || "<none>"}`,
-      ].join("\n"),
-    );
+    throw new Error(`Expected URL to redirect to a new workspace.\nCurrent URL: ${page.url()}`);
   }
 
   const createdWorkspaceRow = page.getByTestId(

packages/app/e2e/helpers/paseo-home-fork.ts

@@ -0,0 +1,131 @@
+import { existsSync } from "node:fs";
+import { copyFile, mkdir, readdir, rm, stat } from "node:fs/promises";
+import { homedir } from "node:os";
+import path from "node:path";
+
+export type PaseoHomeMetadataForkResult = {
+  sourceHome: string;
+  targetHome: string;
+  agentFiles: number;
+  agentBytes: number;
+  projectFiles: number;
+  projectBytes: number;
+  copiedFiles: number;
+  copiedBytes: number;
+  skippedMissing: string[];
+};
+
+type CopyStats = {
+  files: number;
+  bytes: number;
+  skippedMissing: string[];
+};
+
+export function resolvePaseoHomePath(value: string): string {
+  if (value === "~") {
+    return homedir();
+  }
+  if (value.startsWith("~/")) {
+    return path.join(homedir(), value.slice(2));
+  }
+  return path.resolve(value);
+}
+
+async function copyJsonTree(sourceDir: string, targetDir: string): Promise<CopyStats> {
+  if (!existsSync(sourceDir)) {
+    return { files: 0, bytes: 0, skippedMissing: [sourceDir] };
+  }
+
+  const stats: CopyStats = { files: 0, bytes: 0, skippedMissing: [] };
+  const entries = await readdir(sourceDir, { withFileTypes: true });
+  await mkdir(targetDir, { recursive: true });
+
+  for (const entry of entries) {
+    const sourcePath = path.join(sourceDir, entry.name);
+    const targetPath = path.join(targetDir, entry.name);
+
+    if (entry.isDirectory()) {
+      const nested = await copyJsonTree(sourcePath, targetPath);
+      stats.files += nested.files;
+      stats.bytes += nested.bytes;
+      stats.skippedMissing.push(...nested.skippedMissing);
+      continue;
+    }
+
+    if (!entry.isFile() || !entry.name.endsWith(".json")) {
+      continue;
+    }
+
+    await mkdir(path.dirname(targetPath), { recursive: true });
+    await copyFile(sourcePath, targetPath);
+    const fileStat = await stat(sourcePath);
+    stats.files += 1;
+    stats.bytes += fileStat.size;
+  }
+
+  return stats;
+}
+
+async function copyProjectRegistryFiles(
+  sourceHome: string,
+  targetHome: string,
+): Promise<CopyStats> {
+  const stats: CopyStats = { files: 0, bytes: 0, skippedMissing: [] };
+  const sourceProjectsDir = path.join(sourceHome, "projects");
+  const targetProjectsDir = path.join(targetHome, "projects");
+  await mkdir(targetProjectsDir, { recursive: true });
+
+  for (const fileName of ["projects.json", "workspaces.json"]) {
+    const sourcePath = path.join(sourceProjectsDir, fileName);
+    const targetPath = path.join(targetProjectsDir, fileName);
+    if (!existsSync(sourcePath)) {
+      stats.skippedMissing.push(sourcePath);
+      continue;
+    }
+    await copyFile(sourcePath, targetPath);
+    const fileStat = await stat(sourcePath);
+    stats.files += 1;
+    stats.bytes += fileStat.size;
+  }
+
+  return stats;
+}
+
+export async function forkPaseoHomeMetadata(input: {
+  sourceHome: string;
+  targetHome: string;
+}): Promise<PaseoHomeMetadataForkResult> {
+  const sourceHome = resolvePaseoHomePath(input.sourceHome);
+  const targetHome = resolvePaseoHomePath(input.targetHome);
+
+  if (sourceHome === targetHome) {
+    throw new Error("Refusing to fork Paseo metadata onto the same PASEO_HOME.");
+  }
+
+  await mkdir(targetHome, { recursive: true });
+
+  // Reset only the copied metadata surface. In particular, do not copy or remove
+  // worktrees here: forked workspace records should continue to point at the
+  // original checkout/worktree paths from the source home.
+  await rm(path.join(targetHome, "agents"), { recursive: true, force: true });
+  await rm(path.join(targetHome, "projects", "projects.json"), { force: true });
+  await rm(path.join(targetHome, "projects", "workspaces.json"), { force: true });
+
+  const agents = await copyJsonTree(
+    path.join(sourceHome, "agents"),
+    path.join(targetHome, "agents"),
+  );
+  const projects = await copyProjectRegistryFiles(sourceHome, targetHome);
+
+  return {
+    sourceHome,
+    targetHome,
+    agentFiles: agents.files,
+    agentBytes: agents.bytes,
+    projectFiles: projects.files,
+    projectBytes: projects.bytes,
+    copiedFiles: agents.files + projects.files,
+    copiedBytes: agents.bytes + projects.bytes,
+    skippedMissing: [...agents.skippedMissing, ...projects.skippedMissing],
+  };
+}

packages/app/e2e/helpers/startup-dsl.ts

@@ -0,0 +1,237 @@
+import { expect, type Page } from "../fixtures";
+import { buildCreateAgentPreferences, buildSeededHost } from "./daemon-registry";
+
+const DISABLE_DEFAULT_SEED_ONCE_KEY = "@paseo:e2e-disable-default-seed-once";
+const SEED_NONCE_KEY = "@paseo:e2e-seed-nonce";
+const REGISTRY_KEY = "@paseo:daemon-registry";
+const E2E_KEY = "@paseo:e2e";
+
+type SavedHostInput = {
+  serverId: string;
+  label: string;
+  endpoint: string;
+};
+
+export function startupScenario(page: Page) {
+  return new StartupScenario(page);
+}
+
+class StartupScenario {
+  private readonly page: Page;
+  private savedHosts: SavedHostInput[] = [];
+  private desktopBridge = false;
+  private blockedEndpointPorts = new Set<string>();
+  private viewport: { width: number; height: number } | null = null;
+
+  constructor(page: Page) {
+    this.page = page;
+  }
+
+  withMobileViewport(): this {
+    this.viewport = { width: 390, height: 844 };
+    return this;
+  }
+
+  withSavedHost(input: SavedHostInput): this {
+    this.savedHosts.push(input);
+    const port = input.endpoint.match(/:(\d+)$/)?.[1];
+    if (port) {
+      this.blockedEndpointPorts.add(port);
+    }
+    return this;
+  }
+
+  withPendingDesktopDaemon(): this {
+    this.desktopBridge = true;
+    return this;
+  }
+
+  withBlockedPort(port: string): this {
+    this.blockedEndpointPorts.add(port);
+    return this;
+  }
+
+  async openRoot(): Promise<StartupAssertions> {
+    await this.prepare();
+    await this.page.goto("/");
+    return new StartupAssertions(this.page);
+  }
+
+  async openHostWorkspace(input: {
+    serverId: string;
+    workspaceId: string;
+  }): Promise<StartupAssertions> {
+    await this.prepare();
+    await this.page.goto(
+      `/h/${encodeURIComponent(input.serverId)}/workspace/${encodeURIComponent(input.workspaceId)}`,
+    );
+    return new StartupAssertions(this.page);
+  }
+
+  private async prepare(): Promise<void> {
+    if (this.viewport) {
+      await this.page.setViewportSize(this.viewport);
+    }
+
+    if (this.desktopBridge) {
+      await installPendingDesktopBridge(this.page);
+    }
+
+    for (const port of this.blockedEndpointPorts) {
+      await this.page.routeWebSocket(new RegExp(`:${escapeRegex(port)}\\b`), async (ws) => {
+        await ws.close({ code: 1008, reason: "Blocked unreachable startup test host." });
+      });
+    }
+
+    if (this.savedHosts.length === 0) {
+      return;
+    }
+
+    // Let the shared fixture create its seed nonce, then opt out of that seed for
+    // the next navigation so this scenario owns the stored host registry.
+    await this.page.goto("/");
+    const nowIso = new Date().toISOString();
+    const registry = this.savedHosts.map((host) =>
+      buildStoredHost({
+        serverId: host.serverId,
+        endpoint: host.endpoint,
+        label: host.label,
+        nowIso,
+      }),
+    );
+    const firstHost = registry[0];
+    if (!firstHost) {
+      throw new Error("Expected at least one startup test host.");
+    }
+    const createAgentPreferences = buildStoredCreateAgentPreferences(firstHost.serverId);
+
+    await this.page.evaluate(
+      ({ keys, registry, createAgentPreferences }) => {
+        const nonce = localStorage.getItem(keys.seedNonce);
+        if (!nonce) {
+          throw new Error("Expected e2e seed nonce before overriding startup registry.");
+        }
+
+        localStorage.setItem(keys.e2e, "1");
+        localStorage.setItem(keys.registry, JSON.stringify(registry));
+        localStorage.setItem(
+          "@paseo:create-agent-preferences",
+          JSON.stringify(createAgentPreferences),
+        );
+        localStorage.setItem(keys.disableDefaultSeedOnce, nonce);
+      },
+      {
+        keys: {
+          disableDefaultSeedOnce: DISABLE_DEFAULT_SEED_ONCE_KEY,
+          e2e: E2E_KEY,
+          registry: REGISTRY_KEY,
+          seedNonce: SEED_NONCE_KEY,
+        },
+        registry,
+        createAgentPreferences,
+      },
+    );
+  }
+}
+
+class StartupAssertions {
+  private readonly page: Page;
+
+  constructor(page: Page) {
+    this.page = page;
+  }
+
+  async expectsReconnectWelcome(): Promise<this> {
+    await expect(this.page.getByTestId("welcome-screen")).toBeVisible({ timeout: 15_000 });
+    await expect(this.page.getByText("Connecting…", { exact: true })).toBeVisible();
+    await expect(this.page.getByTestId("welcome-open-settings")).toBeVisible();
+    await expect(this.page.getByTestId("welcome-direct-connection")).toBeVisible();
+    await expect(this.page.getByTestId("welcome-paste-pairing-link")).toBeVisible();
+    await expect(this.page.getByTestId("welcome-scan-qr")).toHaveCount(0);
+    return this;
+  }
+
+  async expectsNoSavedHostStatus(input: { label: string }): Promise<this> {
+    await expect(this.page.getByText(input.label, { exact: true })).toHaveCount(0);
+    await expect(this.page.getByText("Connection error", { exact: true })).toHaveCount(0);
+    await expect(this.page.getByText("Offline", { exact: true })).toHaveCount(0);
+    return this;
+  }
+
+  async expectsNoLocalServerStartupCopy(): Promise<this> {
+    await expect(this.page.getByText("Starting local server...", { exact: true })).toHaveCount(0);
+    await expect(this.page.getByText("Connecting to local server...", { exact: true })).toHaveCount(
+      0,
+    );
+    return this;
+  }
+
+  async expectsDesktopDaemonStartup(): Promise<this> {
+    await expect(this.page.getByText("Starting local server...", { exact: true })).toBeVisible({
+      timeout: 15_000,
+    });
+    return this;
+  }
+
+  async expectsSidebarHidden(): Promise<this> {
+    await expect(this.page.locator('[data-testid="sidebar-settings"]:visible')).toHaveCount(0);
+    await expect(this.page.locator('[data-testid="sidebar-project-list"]:visible')).toHaveCount(0);
+    return this;
+  }
+
+  async expectsNoUndefinedRoute(): Promise<this> {
+    await expect(this.page).not.toHaveURL(/\/h\/undefined\/workspace\/undefined/);
+    return this;
+  }
+}
+
+async function installPendingDesktopBridge(page: Page): Promise<void> {
+  await page.addInitScript(() => {
+    (window as unknown as { paseoDesktop: unknown }).paseoDesktop = {
+      platform: "darwin",
+      invoke: async (command: string) => {
+        if (command === "start_desktop_daemon") {
+          await new Promise(() => {
+            // Keep the daemon in the startup phase until the test ends.
+          });
+        }
+        if (command === "desktop_daemon_status") {
+          return {
+            serverId: "srv_desktop_pending",
+            status: "starting",
+            listen: null,
+            hostname: null,
+            pid: null,
+            home: "",
+            version: null,
+            desktopManaged: true,
+            error: null,
+          };
+        }
+        if (command === "desktop_daemon_logs") {
+          return { logPath: "", contents: "" };
+        }
+        return null;
+      },
+      getPendingOpenProject: async () => null,
+      events: { on: async () => () => undefined },
+    };
+  });
+}
+
+function buildStoredHost(input: {
+  serverId: string;
+  endpoint: string;
+  label: string;
+  nowIso: string;
+}) {
+  return buildSeededHost(input);
+}
+
+function buildStoredCreateAgentPreferences(serverId: string) {
+  return buildCreateAgentPreferences(serverId);
+}
+
+function escapeRegex(value: string): string {
+  return value.replace(/[.*+?^${}()|[\]\\]/g, "\\$&");
+}

packages/app/e2e/helpers/terminal-dsl.ts

@@ -0,0 +1,98 @@
+import type { Page } from "@playwright/test";
+import { createTempGitRepo } from "./workspace";
+import {
+  connectTerminalClient,
+  navigateToTerminal,
+  setupDeterministicPrompt,
+  type TerminalPerfDaemonClient,
+} from "./terminal-perf";
+
+type TempRepo = {
+  path: string;
+  cleanup: () => Promise<void>;
+};
+
+export type TerminalInstance = {
+  id: string;
+  name: string;
+  cwd: string;
+};
+
+export class TerminalE2EHarness {
+  readonly client: TerminalPerfDaemonClient;
+  readonly tempRepo: TempRepo;
+  readonly workspaceId: string;
+
+  private constructor(input: {
+    client: TerminalPerfDaemonClient;
+    tempRepo: TempRepo;
+    workspaceId: string;
+  }) {
+    this.client = input.client;
+    this.tempRepo = input.tempRepo;
+    this.workspaceId = input.workspaceId;
+  }
+
+  static async create(input: { tempPrefix: string }): Promise<TerminalE2EHarness> {
+    const tempRepo = await createTempGitRepo(input.tempPrefix);
+    const client = await connectTerminalClient();
+    const seedResult = await client.openProject(tempRepo.path);
+    if (!seedResult.workspace) {
+      await client.close().catch(() => {});
+      await tempRepo.cleanup().catch(() => {});
+      throw new Error(seedResult.error ?? "Failed to seed workspace");
+    }
+    return new TerminalE2EHarness({
+      client,
+      tempRepo,
+      workspaceId: seedResult.workspace.id,
+    });
+  }
+
+  async cleanup(): Promise<void> {
+    await this.client.close().catch(() => {});
+    await this.tempRepo.cleanup().catch(() => {});
+  }
+
+  async createTerminal(input: { name: string }): Promise<TerminalInstance> {
+    const result = await this.client.createTerminal(this.tempRepo.path, input.name);
+    if (!result.terminal) {
+      throw new Error(`Failed to create terminal: ${result.error}`);
+    }
+    return result.terminal;
+  }
+
+  async killTerminal(terminalId: string): Promise<void> {
+    await this.client.killTerminal(terminalId).catch(() => {});
+  }
+
+  async openTerminal(page: Page, input: { terminalId: string }): Promise<void> {
+    await navigateToTerminal(page, {
+      workspaceId: this.workspaceId,
+      terminalId: input.terminalId,
+    });
+  }
+
+  terminalSurface(page: Page) {
+    return page.locator('[data-testid="terminal-surface"]');
+  }
+
+  async setupPrompt(page: Page, sentinel?: string): Promise<void> {
+    await setupDeterministicPrompt(page, sentinel);
+  }
+}
+
+export async function withTerminalInApp<T>(
+  page: Page,
+  harness: TerminalE2EHarness,
+  input: { name: string },
+  fn: (terminal: TerminalInstance) => Promise<T>,
+): Promise<T> {
+  const terminal = await harness.createTerminal({ name: input.name });
+  try {
+    await harness.openTerminal(page, { terminalId: terminal.id });
+    return await fn(terminal);
+  } finally {
+    await harness.killTerminal(terminal.id);
+  }
+}

packages/app/e2e/helpers/terminal-perf.ts

@@ -8,6 +8,10 @@ import { buildHostWorkspaceRoute } from "../../src/utils/host-routes";
 export type TerminalPerfDaemonClient = {
   connect(): Promise<void>;
   close(): Promise<void>;
+  openProject(cwd: string): Promise<{
+    workspace: { id: string; name: string; projectRootPath: string } | null;
+    error: string | null;
+  }>;
   createTerminal(
     cwd: string,
     name?: string,
@@ -15,6 +19,13 @@ export type TerminalPerfDaemonClient = {
     terminal: { id: string; name: string; cwd: string } | null;
     error: string | null;
   }>;
+  createAgent(options: {
+    provider: string;
+    cwd: string;
+    title?: string;
+    modeId?: string;
+  }): Promise<{ id: string; status: string }>;
+  sendAgentMessage(agentId: string, text: string): Promise<void>;
   subscribeTerminal(
     terminalId: string,
   ): Promise<{ terminalId: string; slot: number; error: null } | { error: string }>;
@@ -79,14 +90,14 @@ export async function connectTerminalClient(): Promise<TerminalPerfDaemonClient>
   return client;
 }
 
-export function buildTerminalWorkspaceUrl(cwd: string, terminalId: string): string {
+export function buildTerminalWorkspaceUrl(workspaceId: string, terminalId: string): string {
   const serverId = getServerId();
-  const route = buildHostWorkspaceRoute(serverId, cwd);
+  const route = buildHostWorkspaceRoute(serverId, workspaceId);
   return `${route}?open=${encodeURIComponent(`terminal:${terminalId}`)}`;
 }
 
-function buildWorkspaceUrl(cwd: string): string {
-  return buildHostWorkspaceRoute(getServerId(), cwd);
+function buildWorkspaceUrl(workspaceId: string): string {
+  return buildHostWorkspaceRoute(getServerId(), workspaceId);
 }
 
 export async function getTerminalBufferText(page: Page): Promise<string> {
@@ -125,31 +136,35 @@ export async function waitForTerminalContent(
 
 export async function navigateToTerminal(
   page: Page,
-  input: { cwd: string; terminalId: string },
+  input: { workspaceId: string; terminalId: string },
 ): Promise<void> {
   // Boot the app at the workspace route directly.
   // The fixtures.ts beforeEach addInitScript seeds localStorage on every navigation,
   // so the daemon registry is already configured when the app starts.
-  const workspaceRoute = buildTerminalWorkspaceUrl(input.cwd, input.terminalId);
+  const workspaceRoute = buildTerminalWorkspaceUrl(input.workspaceId, input.terminalId);
   await page.goto(workspaceRoute);
 
   // The workspace layout consumes `?open=...`, returns null during the effect,
   // then replaces the URL with the clean workspace route after preparing the tab.
-  const cleanWorkspaceRoute = buildWorkspaceUrl(input.cwd);
+  // On CI, Expo Router's rootNavigationState may take time to initialize,
+  // so we allow a generous timeout here.
+  const cleanWorkspaceRoute = buildWorkspaceUrl(input.workspaceId);
   await page.waitForURL(
     (url) => url.pathname === cleanWorkspaceRoute && !url.searchParams.has("open"),
-    { timeout: 15_000 },
+    { timeout: 30_000 },
   );
 
   // Wait for daemon connection (sidebar shows host label)
   await page
     .getByText("localhost", { exact: true })
     .first()
-    .waitFor({ state: "visible", timeout: 15_000 });
+    .waitFor({ state: "visible", timeout: 30_000 });
 
   // The open intent should have prepared and focused the exact pre-created terminal tab.
+  // The tab reconciliation effect also auto-creates terminal tabs once hydration completes,
+  // so we give it enough time for the full workspace hydration + tab creation cycle.
   const terminalTab = page.locator(`[data-testid="workspace-tab-terminal_${input.terminalId}"]`);
-  await terminalTab.waitFor({ state: "visible", timeout: 15_000 });
+  await terminalTab.waitFor({ state: "visible", timeout: 30_000 });
   await terminalTab.click();
 
   const terminalSurface = page.locator('[data-testid="terminal-surface"]');

packages/app/e2e/helpers/terminal-probes.ts

@@ -0,0 +1,680 @@
+import type { Page } from "@playwright/test";
+
+export type TerminalRenderProbeSnapshot = {
+  setCount: number;
+  unsetCount: number;
+  writeCount: number;
+  resetWrites: number;
+  clearScreenWrites: number;
+  altEnterWrites: number;
+  altExitWrites: number;
+  events: TerminalRenderProbeEvent[];
+  frames: TerminalFrame[];
+};
+
+export type TerminalRenderProbeEvent = {
+  at: number;
+  type: "set" | "unset" | "reset-write" | "clear-write" | "alt-enter-write" | "alt-exit-write";
+  preview?: string;
+};
+
+export type TerminalFrame = {
+  at: number;
+  rowCount: number;
+  nonEmptyRows: number;
+  firstNonEmptyRow: number | null;
+  text: string;
+  topText: string;
+};
+
+export type TerminalRenderProbeSummary = Omit<TerminalRenderProbeSnapshot, "frames"> & {
+  frameCount: number;
+};
+
+export type TerminalKeystrokeStressReport = {
+  inputTextLength: number;
+  keydownCount: number;
+  inputFrameCount: number;
+  outputFrameCount: number;
+  textMessageFrameCount: number;
+  textMessagePayloadBytes: number;
+  largeTextMessageCount: number;
+  largestTextMessageBytes: number;
+  agentStreamTextMessageCount: number;
+  agentStreamTextMessagePayloadBytes: number;
+  largeAgentStreamTextMessageCount: number;
+  largestAgentStreamTextMessageBytes: number;
+  appEventCount: number;
+  appEventCounts: Record<string, number>;
+  runtimeMaxQueueDepth: number;
+  xtermWriteCount: number;
+  inputFramePayloadBytes: number;
+  outputFramePayloadBytes: number;
+  keydownToInputFrameMs: LatencyStats | null;
+  inputFrameToOutputFrameMs: LatencyStats | null;
+  appBinaryReceivedToFrameDecodedMs: LatencyStats | null;
+  appFrameDecodedToTerminalEmitMs: LatencyStats | null;
+  appTerminalEmitListenerDurationMs: LatencyStats | null;
+  appTerminalEmitToStreamControllerOutputMs: LatencyStats | null;
+  appStreamControllerDecodeToOnOutputMs: LatencyStats | null;
+  appStreamControllerToEmulatorWriteMs: LatencyStats | null;
+  appEmulatorWriteToRuntimeEnqueuedMs: LatencyStats | null;
+  appRuntimeEnqueuedToOperationStartMs: LatencyStats | null;
+  appRuntimeOperationStartToXtermWriteMs: LatencyStats | null;
+  appRuntimeXtermWriteToCommitMs: LatencyStats | null;
+  appBinaryReceivedToRuntimeEnqueuedMs: LatencyStats | null;
+  appBinaryReceivedToRuntimeOperationStartMs: LatencyStats | null;
+  appBinaryReceivedToXtermCommitMs: LatencyStats | null;
+  outputFrameToXtermWriteMs: LatencyStats | null;
+  xtermWriteDurationMs: LatencyStats | null;
+  keydownToXtermCommitMs: LatencyStats | null;
+  firstKeydownAt: number | null;
+  lastXtermCommitAt: number | null;
+};
+
+export type LatencyStats = {
+  count: number;
+  minMs: number;
+  p50Ms: number;
+  p95Ms: number;
+  maxMs: number;
+  avgMs: number;
+};
+
+export async function installTerminalRenderProbe(page: Page): Promise<void> {
+  await page.addInitScript(() => {
+    type ProbeState = {
+      term: any;
+      setCount: number;
+      unsetCount: number;
+      writeCount: number;
+      resetWrites: number;
+      clearScreenWrites: number;
+      altEnterWrites: number;
+      altExitWrites: number;
+      events: TerminalRenderProbeEvent[];
+      frames: TerminalFrame[];
+      rafId: number | null;
+      sampleUntil: number;
+      reset: () => void;
+      snapshot: () => TerminalRenderProbeSnapshot;
+      startSampling: (durationMs: number) => void;
+    };
+
+    const win = window as any;
+    const existingDescriptor = Object.getOwnPropertyDescriptor(win, "__paseoTerminal");
+    const getExisting = () =>
+      existingDescriptor?.get ? existingDescriptor.get.call(win) : existingDescriptor?.value;
+
+    const probe: ProbeState = {
+      term: getExisting(),
+      setCount: 0,
+      unsetCount: 0,
+      writeCount: 0,
+      resetWrites: 0,
+      clearScreenWrites: 0,
+      altEnterWrites: 0,
+      altExitWrites: 0,
+      events: [],
+      frames: [],
+      rafId: null,
+      sampleUntil: 0,
+      reset() {
+        this.setCount = 0;
+        this.unsetCount = 0;
+        this.writeCount = 0;
+        this.resetWrites = 0;
+        this.clearScreenWrites = 0;
+        this.altEnterWrites = 0;
+        this.altExitWrites = 0;
+        this.events = [];
+        this.frames = [];
+      },
+      snapshot() {
+        return {
+          setCount: this.setCount,
+          unsetCount: this.unsetCount,
+          writeCount: this.writeCount,
+          resetWrites: this.resetWrites,
+          clearScreenWrites: this.clearScreenWrites,
+          altEnterWrites: this.altEnterWrites,
+          altExitWrites: this.altExitWrites,
+          events: this.events,
+          frames: this.frames,
+        };
+      },
+      startSampling(durationMs: number) {
+        this.sampleUntil = performance.now() + durationMs;
+        if (this.rafId !== null) {
+          cancelAnimationFrame(this.rafId);
+        }
+        const sample = () => {
+          const rows = Array.from(document.querySelectorAll(".xterm-rows > div")).map(
+            (row) => row.textContent ?? "",
+          );
+          const nonEmptyRows = rows.filter((row) => row.trim().length > 0);
+          const firstNonEmptyRow = rows.findIndex((row) => row.trim().length > 0);
+          this.frames.push({
+            at: performance.now(),
+            rowCount: rows.length,
+            nonEmptyRows: nonEmptyRows.length,
+            firstNonEmptyRow: firstNonEmptyRow === -1 ? null : firstNonEmptyRow,
+            text: rows.join("\n"),
+            topText: rows.slice(0, 3).join("\n"),
+          });
+          if (performance.now() < this.sampleUntil) {
+            this.rafId = requestAnimationFrame(sample);
+          } else {
+            this.rafId = null;
+          }
+        };
+        this.rafId = requestAnimationFrame(sample);
+      },
+    };
+
+    Object.defineProperty(win, "__terminalRenderProbe", {
+      configurable: true,
+      value: probe,
+    });
+
+    Object.defineProperty(win, "__paseoTerminal", {
+      configurable: true,
+      get() {
+        return probe.term;
+      },
+      set(next: any) {
+        if (next === undefined) {
+          probe.unsetCount += 1;
+          probe.events.push({ at: performance.now(), type: "unset" });
+          probe.term = next;
+          return;
+        }
+
+        probe.setCount += 1;
+        probe.events.push({ at: performance.now(), type: "set" });
+        probe.term = next;
+
+        if (next?.write && !next.__paseoRenderProbeWriteWrapped) {
+          const originalWrite = next.write.bind(next);
+          next.write = (data: string | Uint8Array, callback?: () => void) => {
+            const text =
+              typeof data === "string" ? data : new TextDecoder().decode(data as Uint8Array);
+            probe.writeCount += 1;
+            const preview = text
+              .replace(/\u001b/g, "\\x1b")
+              .replace(/\r/g, "\\r")
+              .replace(/\n/g, "\\n")
+              .slice(0, 160);
+            if (text.includes("\u001bc")) {
+              probe.resetWrites += 1;
+              probe.events.push({ at: performance.now(), type: "reset-write", preview });
+            }
+            if (text.includes("\u001b[2J")) {
+              probe.clearScreenWrites += 1;
+              probe.events.push({ at: performance.now(), type: "clear-write", preview });
+            }
+            if (text.includes("\u001b[?1049h")) {
+              probe.altEnterWrites += 1;
+              probe.events.push({ at: performance.now(), type: "alt-enter-write", preview });
+            }
+            if (text.includes("\u001b[?1049l")) {
+              probe.altExitWrites += 1;
+              probe.events.push({ at: performance.now(), type: "alt-exit-write", preview });
+            }
+            return originalWrite(data, callback);
+          };
+          next.__paseoRenderProbeWriteWrapped = true;
+        }
+      },
+    });
+  });
+}
+
+export async function resetTerminalRenderProbe(page: Page): Promise<void> {
+  await page.evaluate(() => {
+    (window as any).__terminalRenderProbe.reset();
+  });
+}
+
+export async function startTerminalFrameSampling(page: Page, durationMs = 2500): Promise<void> {
+  await page.evaluate((ms) => {
+    (window as any).__terminalRenderProbe.startSampling(ms);
+  }, durationMs);
+}
+
+export async function readTerminalRenderProbe(page: Page): Promise<TerminalRenderProbeSnapshot> {
+  return page.evaluate(() => (window as any).__terminalRenderProbe.snapshot());
+}
+
+export async function terminalVisibleText(page: Page): Promise<string> {
+  return page.evaluate(() =>
+    Array.from(document.querySelectorAll(".xterm-rows > div"))
+      .map((row) => row.textContent ?? "")
+      .join("\n"),
+  );
+}
+
+export function summarizeTerminalRenderProbe(
+  probe: TerminalRenderProbeSnapshot,
+): TerminalRenderProbeSummary {
+  return {
+    setCount: probe.setCount,
+    unsetCount: probe.unsetCount,
+    writeCount: probe.writeCount,
+    resetWrites: probe.resetWrites,
+    clearScreenWrites: probe.clearScreenWrites,
+    altEnterWrites: probe.altEnterWrites,
+    altExitWrites: probe.altExitWrites,
+    events: probe.events,
+    frameCount: probe.frames.length,
+  };
+}
+
+export async function installTerminalKeystrokeStressProbe(page: Page): Promise<void> {
+  await page.addInitScript(() => {
+    type TimedTextEvent = {
+      at: number;
+      text: string;
+      bytes: number;
+    };
+    type TimedTextMessageEvent = {
+      at: number;
+      bytes: number;
+      kind: string | null;
+    };
+    type XtermWriteEvent = {
+      at: number;
+      committedAt: number | null;
+      text: string;
+      bytes: number;
+    };
+    type AppProbeEvent = {
+      type: string;
+      at: number;
+      bytes?: number;
+      queueDepth?: number;
+    };
+    type StressProbeState = {
+      keydowns: Array<{ at: number; key: string }>;
+      inputFrames: TimedTextEvent[];
+      outputFrames: TimedTextEvent[];
+      textMessageFrames: TimedTextMessageEvent[];
+      xtermWrites: XtermWriteEvent[];
+      appEvents: AppProbeEvent[];
+      reset: () => void;
+      report: (inputText: string) => TerminalKeystrokeStressReport;
+    };
+
+    const INPUT_OPCODE = 0x02;
+    const OUTPUT_OPCODE = 0x01;
+    const decoder = new TextDecoder();
+
+    function bytesFrom(data: unknown): Uint8Array | null {
+      if (data instanceof Uint8Array) return data;
+      if (data instanceof ArrayBuffer) return new Uint8Array(data);
+      if (ArrayBuffer.isView(data)) {
+        return new Uint8Array(data.buffer, data.byteOffset, data.byteLength);
+      }
+      return null;
+    }
+
+    function eventDataBytes(data: unknown): Promise<Uint8Array | null> {
+      const bytes = bytesFrom(data);
+      if (bytes) return Promise.resolve(bytes);
+      if (typeof Blob !== "undefined" && data instanceof Blob) {
+        return data.arrayBuffer().then((buffer) => new Uint8Array(buffer));
+      }
+      return Promise.resolve(null);
+    }
+
+    function frameText(bytes: Uint8Array): string {
+      return decoder.decode(bytes.slice(2));
+    }
+
+    function eventDataText(data: unknown): Promise<string | null> {
+      if (typeof data === "string") {
+        return Promise.resolve(data);
+      }
+      if (typeof Blob !== "undefined" && data instanceof Blob) {
+        return data.text();
+      }
+      return Promise.resolve(null);
+    }
+
+    function textMessageKind(text: string): string | null {
+      try {
+        const parsed = JSON.parse(text) as {
+          type?: unknown;
+          message?: {
+            type?: unknown;
+          };
+        };
+        if (typeof parsed.type !== "string") {
+          return null;
+        }
+        if (typeof parsed.message?.type === "string") {
+          return `${parsed.type}:${parsed.message.type}`;
+        }
+        return parsed.type;
+      } catch {
+        return null;
+      }
+    }
+
+    function summarize(values: number[]): LatencyStats | null {
+      if (values.length === 0) return null;
+      const sorted = [...values].sort((a, b) => a - b);
+      const percentile = (p: number) => {
+        const index = Math.ceil((p / 100) * sorted.length) - 1;
+        return sorted[Math.max(0, Math.min(sorted.length - 1, index))];
+      };
+      const total = values.reduce((sum, value) => sum + value, 0);
+      const round2 = (value: number) => Math.round(value * 100) / 100;
+      return {
+        count: values.length,
+        minMs: round2(sorted[0] ?? 0),
+        p50Ms: round2(percentile(50)),
+        p95Ms: round2(percentile(95)),
+        maxMs: round2(sorted[sorted.length - 1] ?? 0),
+        avgMs: round2(total / values.length),
+      };
+    }
+
+    function firstAtOrAfter<T extends { at: number }>(events: T[], at: number): T | null {
+      return events.find((event) => event.at >= at) ?? null;
+    }
+
+    function firstCommitAtOrAfter(events: XtermWriteEvent[], at: number): XtermWriteEvent | null {
+      return (
+        events.find((event) => typeof event.committedAt === "number" && event.committedAt >= at) ??
+        null
+      );
+    }
+
+    function countByType(events: AppProbeEvent[]): Record<string, number> {
+      const counts: Record<string, number> = {};
+      for (const event of events) {
+        counts[event.type] = (counts[event.type] ?? 0) + 1;
+      }
+      return counts;
+    }
+
+    function appEventsOf(type: string, events: AppProbeEvent[]): AppProbeEvent[] {
+      return events.filter((event) => event.type === type);
+    }
+
+    function latencyByIndex(from: AppProbeEvent[], to: AppProbeEvent[]): number[] {
+      const count = Math.min(from.length, to.length);
+      const values: number[] = [];
+      for (let index = 0; index < count; index += 1) {
+        values.push(to[index]!.at - from[index]!.at);
+      }
+      return values;
+    }
+
+    const probe: StressProbeState = {
+      keydowns: [],
+      inputFrames: [],
+      outputFrames: [],
+      textMessageFrames: [],
+      xtermWrites: [],
+      appEvents: [],
+      reset() {
+        this.keydowns = [];
+        this.inputFrames = [];
+        this.outputFrames = [];
+        this.textMessageFrames = [];
+        this.xtermWrites = [];
+        this.appEvents = [];
+      },
+      report(inputText: string) {
+        const binaryReceived = appEventsOf("daemon-client-binary-received", this.appEvents);
+        const frameDecoded = appEventsOf("daemon-client-frame-decoded", this.appEvents);
+        const terminalEmit = appEventsOf("daemon-client-terminal-emit", this.appEvents);
+        const terminalEmitted = appEventsOf("daemon-client-terminal-emitted", this.appEvents);
+        const streamControllerOutput = appEventsOf("stream-controller-output", this.appEvents);
+        const streamControllerOnOutput = appEventsOf("stream-controller-on-output", this.appEvents);
+        const emulatorWriteOutput = appEventsOf("terminal-emulator-write-output", this.appEvents);
+        const runtimeWriteEnqueued = appEventsOf("runtime-write-enqueued", this.appEvents);
+        const runtimeOperationStart = appEventsOf("runtime-operation-start", this.appEvents);
+        const runtimeXtermWrite = appEventsOf("runtime-xterm-write", this.appEvents);
+        const runtimeXtermCommitted = appEventsOf("runtime-xterm-committed", this.appEvents);
+        const keydownToInputFrame = this.keydowns
+          .map((keydown) => firstAtOrAfter(this.inputFrames, keydown.at)?.at ?? null)
+          .filter((at): at is number => at !== null)
+          .map((at, index) => at - this.keydowns[index]!.at);
+        const inputFrameToOutputFrame = this.inputFrames
+          .map((input) => {
+            const output = firstAtOrAfter(this.outputFrames, input.at);
+            return output ? output.at - input.at : null;
+          })
+          .filter((value): value is number => value !== null);
+        const outputFrameToXtermWrite = this.outputFrames
+          .map((output) => {
+            const write = firstAtOrAfter(this.xtermWrites, output.at);
+            return write ? write.at - output.at : null;
+          })
+          .filter((value): value is number => value !== null);
+        const xtermWriteDurations = this.xtermWrites
+          .map((write) => (write.committedAt === null ? null : write.committedAt - write.at))
+          .filter((value): value is number => value !== null);
+        const keydownToXtermCommit = this.keydowns
+          .map((keydown) => {
+            const write = firstCommitAtOrAfter(this.xtermWrites, keydown.at);
+            return write?.committedAt ? write.committedAt - keydown.at : null;
+          })
+          .filter((value): value is number => value !== null);
+
+        return {
+          inputTextLength: inputText.length,
+          keydownCount: this.keydowns.length,
+          inputFrameCount: this.inputFrames.length,
+          outputFrameCount: this.outputFrames.length,
+          textMessageFrameCount: this.textMessageFrames.length,
+          textMessagePayloadBytes: this.textMessageFrames.reduce(
+            (sum, frame) => sum + frame.bytes,
+            0,
+          ),
+          largeTextMessageCount: this.textMessageFrames.filter((frame) => frame.bytes >= 50_000)
+            .length,
+          largestTextMessageBytes: Math.max(
+            0,
+            ...this.textMessageFrames.map((frame) => frame.bytes),
+          ),
+          agentStreamTextMessageCount: this.textMessageFrames.filter(
+            (frame) => frame.kind === "session:agent_stream",
+          ).length,
+          agentStreamTextMessagePayloadBytes: this.textMessageFrames
+            .filter((frame) => frame.kind === "session:agent_stream")
+            .reduce((sum, frame) => sum + frame.bytes, 0),
+          largeAgentStreamTextMessageCount: this.textMessageFrames.filter(
+            (frame) => frame.kind === "session:agent_stream" && frame.bytes >= 50_000,
+          ).length,
+          largestAgentStreamTextMessageBytes: Math.max(
+            0,
+            ...this.textMessageFrames
+              .filter((frame) => frame.kind === "session:agent_stream")
+              .map((frame) => frame.bytes),
+          ),
+          appEventCount: this.appEvents.length,
+          appEventCounts: countByType(this.appEvents),
+          runtimeMaxQueueDepth: Math.max(
+            0,
+            ...this.appEvents
+              .map((event) => event.queueDepth)
+              .filter((value): value is number => typeof value === "number"),
+          ),
+          xtermWriteCount: this.xtermWrites.length,
+          inputFramePayloadBytes: this.inputFrames.reduce((sum, frame) => sum + frame.bytes, 0),
+          outputFramePayloadBytes: this.outputFrames.reduce((sum, frame) => sum + frame.bytes, 0),
+          keydownToInputFrameMs: summarize(keydownToInputFrame),
+          inputFrameToOutputFrameMs: summarize(inputFrameToOutputFrame),
+          appBinaryReceivedToFrameDecodedMs: summarize(
+            latencyByIndex(binaryReceived, frameDecoded),
+          ),
+          appFrameDecodedToTerminalEmitMs: summarize(latencyByIndex(frameDecoded, terminalEmit)),
+          appTerminalEmitListenerDurationMs: summarize(
+            latencyByIndex(terminalEmit, terminalEmitted),
+          ),
+          appTerminalEmitToStreamControllerOutputMs: summarize(
+            latencyByIndex(terminalEmit, streamControllerOutput),
+          ),
+          appStreamControllerDecodeToOnOutputMs: summarize(
+            latencyByIndex(streamControllerOutput, streamControllerOnOutput),
+          ),
+          appStreamControllerToEmulatorWriteMs: summarize(
+            latencyByIndex(streamControllerOnOutput, emulatorWriteOutput),
+          ),
+          appEmulatorWriteToRuntimeEnqueuedMs: summarize(
+            latencyByIndex(emulatorWriteOutput, runtimeWriteEnqueued),
+          ),
+          appRuntimeEnqueuedToOperationStartMs: summarize(
+            latencyByIndex(runtimeWriteEnqueued, runtimeOperationStart),
+          ),
+          appRuntimeOperationStartToXtermWriteMs: summarize(
+            latencyByIndex(runtimeOperationStart, runtimeXtermWrite),
+          ),
+          appRuntimeXtermWriteToCommitMs: summarize(
+            latencyByIndex(runtimeXtermWrite, runtimeXtermCommitted),
+          ),
+          appBinaryReceivedToRuntimeEnqueuedMs: summarize(
+            latencyByIndex(binaryReceived, runtimeWriteEnqueued),
+          ),
+          appBinaryReceivedToRuntimeOperationStartMs: summarize(
+            latencyByIndex(binaryReceived, runtimeOperationStart),
+          ),
+          appBinaryReceivedToXtermCommitMs: summarize(
+            latencyByIndex(binaryReceived, runtimeXtermCommitted),
+          ),
+          outputFrameToXtermWriteMs: summarize(outputFrameToXtermWrite),
+          xtermWriteDurationMs: summarize(xtermWriteDurations),
+          keydownToXtermCommitMs: summarize(keydownToXtermCommit),
+          firstKeydownAt: this.keydowns[0]?.at ?? null,
+          lastXtermCommitAt:
+            this.xtermWrites
+              .map((write) => write.committedAt)
+              .filter((at): at is number => typeof at === "number")
+              .at(-1) ?? null,
+        };
+      },
+    };
+
+    Object.defineProperty(window, "__terminalKeystrokeStressProbe", {
+      configurable: true,
+      value: probe,
+    });
+
+    document.addEventListener(
+      "keydown",
+      (event) => {
+        if (event.key.length === 1) {
+          probe.keydowns.push({ at: performance.now(), key: event.key });
+        }
+      },
+      true,
+    );
+
+    const NativeWebSocket = window.WebSocket;
+    class InstrumentedWebSocket extends NativeWebSocket {
+      constructor(url: string | URL, protocols?: string | string[]) {
+        if (protocols === undefined) {
+          super(url);
+        } else {
+          super(url, protocols);
+        }
+        super.addEventListener("message", (event) => {
+          void eventDataBytes(event.data).then((bytes) => {
+            if (!bytes || bytes.byteLength < 2 || bytes[0] !== OUTPUT_OPCODE) {
+              return;
+            }
+            probe.outputFrames.push({
+              at: performance.now(),
+              text: frameText(bytes),
+              bytes: bytes.byteLength - 2,
+            });
+          });
+          void eventDataText(event.data).then((text) => {
+            if (text === null) {
+              return;
+            }
+            probe.textMessageFrames.push({
+              at: performance.now(),
+              bytes: new TextEncoder().encode(text).byteLength,
+              kind: textMessageKind(text),
+            });
+          });
+        });
+      }
+
+      send(data: string | ArrayBufferLike | Blob | ArrayBufferView): void {
+        const bytes = bytesFrom(data);
+        if (bytes && bytes.byteLength >= 2 && bytes[0] === INPUT_OPCODE) {
+          probe.inputFrames.push({
+            at: performance.now(),
+            text: frameText(bytes),
+            bytes: bytes.byteLength - 2,
+          });
+        }
+        super.send(data);
+      }
+    }
+
+    Object.defineProperty(InstrumentedWebSocket, "CONNECTING", {
+      value: NativeWebSocket.CONNECTING,
+    });
+    Object.defineProperty(InstrumentedWebSocket, "OPEN", { value: NativeWebSocket.OPEN });
+    Object.defineProperty(InstrumentedWebSocket, "CLOSING", { value: NativeWebSocket.CLOSING });
+    Object.defineProperty(InstrumentedWebSocket, "CLOSED", { value: NativeWebSocket.CLOSED });
+    window.WebSocket = InstrumentedWebSocket as typeof WebSocket;
+
+    const existingDescriptor = Object.getOwnPropertyDescriptor(window, "__paseoTerminal");
+    const getExisting = () =>
+      existingDescriptor?.get ? existingDescriptor.get.call(window) : existingDescriptor?.value;
+
+    let terminal = getExisting();
+    Object.defineProperty(window, "__paseoTerminal", {
+      configurable: true,
+      get() {
+        return terminal;
+      },
+      set(next: any) {
+        terminal = next;
+        if (next?.write && !next.__paseoKeystrokeProbeWriteWrapped) {
+          const originalWrite = next.write.bind(next);
+          next.write = (data: string | Uint8Array, callback?: () => void) => {
+            const text =
+              typeof data === "string" ? data : new TextDecoder().decode(data as Uint8Array);
+            const event: XtermWriteEvent = {
+              at: performance.now(),
+              committedAt: null,
+              text,
+              bytes: text.length,
+            };
+            probe.xtermWrites.push(event);
+            return originalWrite(data, () => {
+              event.committedAt = performance.now();
+              callback?.();
+            });
+          };
+          next.__paseoKeystrokeProbeWriteWrapped = true;
+        }
+      },
+    });
+  });
+}
+
+export async function resetTerminalKeystrokeStressProbe(page: Page): Promise<void> {
+  await page.evaluate(() => {
+    (window as any).__terminalKeystrokeStressProbe.reset();
+  });
+}
+
+export async function readTerminalKeystrokeStressReport(
+  page: Page,
+  inputText: string,
+): Promise<TerminalKeystrokeStressReport> {
+  return page.evaluate(
+    (text) => (window as any).__terminalKeystrokeStressProbe.report(text),
+    inputText,
+  );
+}

packages/app/e2e/helpers/workspace-lifecycle.ts

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+import { expect, type Page } from "@playwright/test";
+import { clickNewChat, clickTerminal } from "./launcher";
+import { setupDeterministicPrompt, waitForTerminalContent } from "./terminal-perf";
+
+function terminalSurface(page: Page) {
+  return page.locator('[data-testid="terminal-surface"]').first();
+}
+
+function composerInput(page: Page) {
+  return page.getByRole("textbox", { name: "Message agent..." }).first();
+}
+
+export async function expectTerminalCwd(page: Page, expectedPath: string): Promise<void> {
+  const terminal = terminalSurface(page);
+  await expect(terminal).toBeVisible({ timeout: 20_000 });
+  await terminal.click();
+  await setupDeterministicPrompt(page, `SENTINEL_${Date.now()}`);
+  await terminal.pressSequentially("pwd\n", { delay: 0 });
+  await waitForTerminalContent(page, (text) => text.includes(expectedPath), 10_000);
+}
+
+export async function createStandaloneTerminalFromLauncher(page: Page): Promise<void> {
+  await clickTerminal(page);
+  await expect(terminalSurface(page)).toBeVisible({ timeout: 20_000 });
+}
+
+export async function createAgentChatFromLauncher(page: Page): Promise<void> {
+  await clickNewChat(page);
+  await expect(composerInput(page)).toBeVisible({ timeout: 15_000 });
+  await expect(composerInput(page)).toBeEditable({ timeout: 15_000 });
+  await expect(page.getByTestId("agent-loading")).toHaveCount(0);
+}

packages/app/e2e/helpers/workspace-setup.ts

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+import { realpathSync } from "node:fs";
+import path from "node:path";
+import { randomUUID } from "node:crypto";
+import { pathToFileURL } from "node:url";
+import { expect, type Page } from "@playwright/test";
+import { parseHostWorkspaceRouteFromPathname } from "../../src/utils/host-routes";
+import { gotoAppShell } from "./app";
+import { createNodeWebSocketFactory, type NodeWebSocketFactory } from "./node-ws-factory";
+import type { SessionOutboundMessage } from "@server/shared/messages";
+
+type WorkspaceSetupDaemonClient = {
+  connect(): Promise<void>;
+  close(): Promise<void>;
+  openProject(cwd: string): Promise<{
+    workspace: {
+      id: string;
+      name: string;
+      workspaceDirectory: string;
+      projectRootPath: string;
+    } | null;
+    error: string | null;
+  }>;
+  createPaseoWorktree(input: { cwd: string; worktreeSlug?: string }): Promise<{
+    workspace: {
+      id: string;
+      name: string;
+      workspaceDirectory: string;
+      projectRootPath: string;
+    } | null;
+    error: string | null;
+  }>;
+  fetchWorkspaces(): Promise<{
+    entries: Array<{
+      id: string;
+      name: string;
+      workspaceDirectory: string;
+      projectRootPath: string;
+    }>;
+  }>;
+  fetchAgents(): Promise<{
+    entries: Array<{
+      agent: { id: string; cwd: string; workspaceId?: string | null };
+    }>;
+  }>;
+  fetchAgent(agentId: string): Promise<{
+    agent: { id: string; cwd: string } | null;
+    project: unknown | null;
+  } | null>;
+  listTerminals(cwd: string): Promise<{
+    cwd?: string;
+    terminals: Array<{ id: string; cwd: string; name: string }>;
+    error?: string | null;
+  }>;
+  subscribeRawMessages(handler: (message: SessionOutboundMessage) => void): () => void;
+};
+
+export type WorkspaceSetupProgressPayload = Extract<
+  SessionOutboundMessage,
+  { type: "workspace_setup_progress" }
+>["payload"];
+
+export type { WorkspaceSetupDaemonClient };
+
+function getDaemonWsUrl(): string {
+  const daemonPort = process.env.E2E_DAEMON_PORT;
+  if (!daemonPort) {
+    throw new Error("E2E_DAEMON_PORT is not set.");
+  }
+  return `ws://127.0.0.1:${daemonPort}/ws`;
+}
+
+async function loadDaemonClientConstructor(): Promise<
+  new (config: {
+    url: string;
+    clientId: string;
+    clientType: "cli";
+    webSocketFactory?: NodeWebSocketFactory;
+  }) => WorkspaceSetupDaemonClient
+> {
+  const repoRoot = path.resolve(process.cwd(), "../..");
+  const moduleUrl = pathToFileURL(
+    path.join(repoRoot, "packages/server/dist/server/server/exports.js"),
+  ).href;
+  const mod = (await import(moduleUrl)) as {
+    DaemonClient: new (config: {
+      url: string;
+      clientId: string;
+      clientType: "cli";
+      webSocketFactory?: NodeWebSocketFactory;
+    }) => WorkspaceSetupDaemonClient;
+  };
+  return mod.DaemonClient;
+}
+
+export async function connectWorkspaceSetupClient(): Promise<WorkspaceSetupDaemonClient> {
+  const DaemonClient = await loadDaemonClientConstructor();
+  const webSocketFactory = createNodeWebSocketFactory();
+  const client = new DaemonClient({
+    url: getDaemonWsUrl(),
+    clientId: `workspace-setup-${randomUUID()}`,
+    clientType: "cli",
+    webSocketFactory,
+  });
+  await client.connect();
+  return client;
+}
+
+export async function seedProjectForWorkspaceSetup(
+  client: WorkspaceSetupDaemonClient,
+  repoPath: string,
+): Promise<void> {
+  const result = await client.openProject(repoPath);
+  if (!result.workspace || result.error) {
+    throw new Error(result.error ?? `Failed to open project ${repoPath}`);
+  }
+}
+
+export function projectNameFromPath(repoPath: string): string {
+  return repoPath.replace(/\/+$/, "").split("/").filter(Boolean).pop() ?? repoPath;
+}
+
+export async function openHomeWithProject(page: Page, repoPath: string): Promise<void> {
+  await gotoAppShell(page);
+  await expect(
+    page
+      .locator('[data-testid^="sidebar-project-row-"]')
+      .filter({ hasText: projectNameFromPath(repoPath) })
+      .first(),
+  ).toBeVisible({ timeout: 30_000 });
+}
+
+function createWorkspaceButton(page: Page, repoPath: string) {
+  return page.getByRole("button", {
+    name: `Create a new workspace for ${projectNameFromPath(repoPath)}`,
+  });
+}
+
+async function revealWorkspaceButton(page: Page, repoPath: string): Promise<void> {
+  await page
+    .locator('[data-testid^="sidebar-project-row-"]')
+    .filter({ hasText: projectNameFromPath(repoPath) })
+    .first()
+    .hover();
+}
+
+export async function createWorkspaceFromSidebar(page: Page, repoPath: string): Promise<void> {
+  const button = createWorkspaceButton(page, repoPath);
+  await revealWorkspaceButton(page, repoPath);
+  await expect(button).toBeVisible({ timeout: 30_000 });
+  await expect(button).toBeEnabled({ timeout: 30_000 });
+  await button.click();
+  await expect(page).toHaveURL(/\/new\?/, { timeout: 30_000 });
+  await expect(page.getByRole("textbox", { name: "Message agent..." }).first()).toBeVisible({
+    timeout: 30_000,
+  });
+}
+
+export async function getCurrentWorkspaceIdFromRoute(page: Page): Promise<string> {
+  await expect
+    .poll(
+      () => parseHostWorkspaceRouteFromPathname(new URL(page.url()).pathname)?.workspaceId ?? null,
+      { timeout: 30_000 },
+    )
+    .not.toBeNull();
+
+  const workspaceId =
+    parseHostWorkspaceRouteFromPathname(new URL(page.url()).pathname)?.workspaceId ?? null;
+  if (!workspaceId) {
+    throw new Error(`Expected a workspace route but found ${page.url()}`);
+  }
+
+  return workspaceId;
+}
+
+function workspaceSetupDialog(page: Page) {
+  return page.getByTestId("workspace-setup-dialog");
+}
+
+export async function createChatAgentFromWorkspaceSetup(
+  page: Page,
+  input: { message: string },
+): Promise<void> {
+  const messageInput = page.getByRole("textbox", { name: "Message agent..." }).first();
+  await expect(messageInput).toBeVisible({ timeout: 15_000 });
+  await messageInput.fill(input.message);
+  await messageInput.press("Enter");
+}
+
+/**
+ * @deprecated The new workspace screen no longer has a standalone terminal button.
+ * Use the daemon API to create a workspace, then open a terminal from the launcher.
+ */
+export async function createStandaloneTerminalFromWorkspaceSetup(page: Page): Promise<void> {
+  await workspaceSetupDialog(page)
+    .getByRole("button", { name: /^Terminal Create the workspace/i })
+    .click();
+}
+
+export async function waitForWorkspaceSetupDialogToClose(
+  page: Page,
+  timeoutMs = 45_000,
+): Promise<void> {
+  const dialog = workspaceSetupDialog(page);
+
+  try {
+    await expect(dialog).toHaveCount(0, { timeout: timeoutMs });
+  } catch (error) {
+    const dialogText = (await dialog.textContent().catch(() => null))?.replace(/\s+/g, " ").trim();
+    throw new Error(
+      dialogText
+        ? `Workspace setup dialog stayed open. Visible text: ${dialogText}`
+        : `Workspace setup dialog did not close within ${timeoutMs}ms`,
+      { cause: error },
+    );
+  }
+}
+
+export async function expectSetupPanel(page: Page): Promise<void> {
+  // If the setup panel is already visible (auto-opened), we're done.
+  const panel = page.getByTestId("workspace-setup-panel");
+  if (await panel.isVisible().catch(() => false)) {
+    return;
+  }
+  // Otherwise open it manually via workspace header actions menu.
+  // Use the specific testID to avoid matching the sidebar kebab which shares
+  // the same "Workspace actions" accessibility label.
+  const actionsButton = page.getByTestId("workspace-header-menu-trigger");
+  await expect(actionsButton).toBeVisible({ timeout: 10_000 });
+  await actionsButton.click();
+  const showSetup = page.getByTestId("workspace-header-show-setup");
+  await expect(showSetup).toBeVisible({ timeout: 5_000 });
+  await showSetup.click();
+  await expect(panel).toBeVisible({ timeout: 30_000 });
+}
+
+export async function expectSetupStatus(
+  page: Page,
+  status: "Running" | "Completed" | "Failed",
+): Promise<void> {
+  await expect(page.getByTestId("workspace-setup-status")).toContainText(status, {
+    timeout: 30_000,
+  });
+}
+
+export async function expectSetupLogContains(page: Page, text: string): Promise<void> {
+  await expect(page.getByTestId("workspace-setup-log")).toContainText(text, {
+    timeout: 30_000,
+  });
+}
+
+export async function expectNoSetupMessage(page: Page): Promise<void> {
+  await expect(
+    page.getByText("No setup commands ran for this workspace.", { exact: true }),
+  ).toBeVisible({
+    timeout: 30_000,
+  });
+}
+
+export async function createWorkspaceThroughDaemon(
+  client: WorkspaceSetupDaemonClient,
+  input: { cwd: string; worktreeSlug: string },
+): Promise<{ id: string; name: string }> {
+  const result = await client.createPaseoWorktree(input);
+  if (!result.workspace || result.error) {
+    throw new Error(result.error ?? `Failed to create workspace for ${input.cwd}`);
+  }
+  return {
+    id: String(result.workspace.id),
+    name: result.workspace.name,
+  };
+}
+
+export async function findWorktreeWorkspaceForProject(
+  client: WorkspaceSetupDaemonClient,
+  repoPath: string,
+): Promise<{
+  id: string;
+  name: string;
+  projectRootPath: string;
+  workspaceDirectory: string;
+}> {
+  const payload = await client.fetchWorkspaces();
+  const normalizedRepoPath = realpathSync(repoPath);
+  const workspace =
+    payload.entries.find(
+      (entry) =>
+        entry.projectRootPath === normalizedRepoPath &&
+        entry.workspaceDirectory !== normalizedRepoPath,
+    ) ?? null;
+  if (!workspace) {
+    throw new Error(`Failed to find created worktree workspace for ${repoPath}`);
+  }
+  return {
+    id: String(workspace.id),
+    name: workspace.name,
+    projectRootPath: workspace.projectRootPath,
+    workspaceDirectory: workspace.workspaceDirectory,
+  };
+}
+
+export async function fetchWorkspaceById(
+  client: WorkspaceSetupDaemonClient,
+  workspaceId: string,
+): Promise<{
+  id: string;
+  name: string;
+  workspaceDirectory: string;
+  projectRootPath: string;
+}> {
+  const payload = await client.fetchWorkspaces();
+  const workspace = payload.entries.find((entry) => String(entry.id) === workspaceId) ?? null;
+  if (!workspace) {
+    throw new Error(`Workspace not found: ${workspaceId}`);
+  }
+  return workspace;
+}
+
+export async function waitForWorkspaceSetupProgress(
+  client: WorkspaceSetupDaemonClient,
+  predicate: (payload: WorkspaceSetupProgressPayload) => boolean,
+  timeoutMs = 30_000,
+): Promise<WorkspaceSetupProgressPayload> {
+  return new Promise((resolve, reject) => {
+    const timeout = setTimeout(() => {
+      unsubscribe();
+      reject(new Error(`Timed out waiting for workspace_setup_progress after ${timeoutMs}ms`));
+    }, timeoutMs);
+
+    const unsubscribe = client.subscribeRawMessages((message) => {
+      if (message.type !== "workspace_setup_progress") {
+        return;
+      }
+      if (!predicate(message.payload)) {
+        return;
+      }
+      clearTimeout(timeout);
+      unsubscribe();
+      resolve(message.payload);
+    });
+  });
+}

packages/app/e2e/helpers/workspace-tabs.ts

@@ -13,15 +13,49 @@ export async function getWorkspaceTabTestIds(page: Page): Promise<string[]> {
   return ids;
 }
 
+function visibleTestId(page: Page, testId: string) {
+  return page.getByTestId(testId).filter({ visible: true });
+}
+
 export async function waitForWorkspaceTabsVisible(page: Page): Promise<void> {
-  await expect(page.getByTestId("workspace-tabs-row").first()).toBeVisible({
+  await expect(visibleTestId(page, "workspace-tabs-row").first()).toBeVisible({
     timeout: 30_000,
   });
-  await expect(page.getByTestId("workspace-new-agent-tab").first()).toBeVisible({
+  await expect(visibleTestId(page, "workspace-new-agent-tab").first()).toBeVisible({
     timeout: 30_000,
   });
 }
 
+export async function getVisibleWorkspaceAgentTabIds(page: Page): Promise<string[]> {
+  const tabs = page.locator('[data-testid^="workspace-tab-agent_"]').filter({ visible: true });
+  const count = await tabs.count();
+  const ids: string[] = [];
+  for (let index = 0; index < count; index += 1) {
+    const testId = await tabs.nth(index).getAttribute("data-testid");
+    if (testId && !ids.includes(testId)) {
+      ids.push(testId);
+    }
+  }
+  return ids;
+}
+
+export async function expectOnlyWorkspaceAgentTabsVisible(
+  page: Page,
+  expectedAgentIds: string[],
+): Promise<void> {
+  const expected = new Set(expectedAgentIds.map((id) => `workspace-tab-agent_${id}`));
+  const visible = await getVisibleWorkspaceAgentTabIds(page);
+  const unexpected = visible.filter((id) => !expected.has(id));
+
+  expect(unexpected).toEqual([]);
+  expect(visible.length).toBe(expected.size);
+  for (const expectedId of expectedAgentIds) {
+    await expect(visibleTestId(page, `workspace-tab-agent_${expectedId}`).first()).toBeVisible({
+      timeout: 30_000,
+    });
+  }
+}
+
 export async function ensureWorkspaceAgentPaneVisible(page: Page): Promise<void> {
   const toggle = page.getByTestId("workspace-explorer-toggle").first();
   if (!(await toggle.isVisible().catch(() => false))) {

packages/app/e2e/helpers/workspace-ui.ts

@@ -6,6 +6,17 @@ export async function openNewAgentComposer(page: Page): Promise<void> {
   await gotoHome(page);
 }
 
+/**
+ * Wait for the sidebar to show at least one project row, indicating that the
+ * WebSocket connection is up and workspace hydration has completed.
+ */
+export async function waitForSidebarHydration(page: Page, timeout = 60_000): Promise<void> {
+  await page
+    .locator('[data-testid^="sidebar-project-row-"]')
+    .first()
+    .waitFor({ state: "visible", timeout });
+}
+
 export function workspaceLabelFromPath(value: string): string {
   const normalized = value.replace(/\\/g, "/").replace(/\/+$/, "");
   const parts = normalized.split("/").filter(Boolean);
@@ -35,6 +46,29 @@ function workspaceRowLocator(page: Page, serverId: string, workspacePath: string
   return page.locator(ids.join(",")).first();
 }
 
+export async function expectSidebarWorkspaceSelected(input: {
+  page: Page;
+  serverId: string;
+  workspaceId: string;
+  selected?: boolean;
+}): Promise<void> {
+  const row = workspaceRowLocator(input.page, input.serverId, input.workspaceId);
+  await expect(row).toBeVisible({ timeout: 30_000 });
+  const expected = input.selected === false ? "false" : "true";
+
+  const hasDataSelected = await row.getAttribute("data-selected");
+  if (hasDataSelected !== null) {
+    await expect(row).toHaveAttribute("data-selected", expected, {
+      timeout: 30_000,
+    });
+    return;
+  }
+
+  await expect(row).toHaveAttribute("aria-selected", expected, {
+    timeout: 30_000,
+  });
+}
+
 export async function switchWorkspaceViaSidebar(input: {
   page: Page;
   serverId: string;
@@ -50,12 +84,27 @@ export async function switchWorkspaceViaSidebar(input: {
   });
 }
 
+/**
+ * Wait for a workspace's sidebar row to appear, confirming the workspace
+ * descriptor has been hydrated into the session store.
+ */
+export async function waitForWorkspaceInSidebar(
+  page: Page,
+  input: { serverId: string; workspaceId: string },
+): Promise<void> {
+  const candidates = candidateWorkspaceIds(input.workspaceId);
+  const selector = candidates
+    .map((id) => `[data-testid="sidebar-workspace-row-${input.serverId}:${id}"]`)
+    .join(",");
+  await page.locator(selector).first().waitFor({ state: "visible", timeout: 60_000 });
+}
+
 export async function expectWorkspaceHeader(
   page: Page,
   input: { title: string; subtitle: string },
 ): Promise<void> {
-  const titleLocator = page.getByTestId("workspace-header-title");
-  const subtitleLocator = page.getByTestId("workspace-header-subtitle");
+  const titleLocator = page.getByTestId("workspace-header-title").filter({ visible: true });
+  const subtitleLocator = page.getByTestId("workspace-header-subtitle").filter({ visible: true });
 
   await expect(titleLocator.first()).toHaveText(input.title, {
     timeout: 30_000,

packages/app/e2e/helpers/workspace.ts

@@ -1,19 +1,26 @@
 import { execSync } from "node:child_process";
-import { mkdtemp, writeFile, rm, mkdir } from "node:fs/promises";
+import { mkdtemp, writeFile, rm, mkdir, realpath } from "node:fs/promises";
 import { tmpdir } from "node:os";
 import path from "node:path";
 
 type TempRepo = {
   path: string;
+  branchHeads: Record<string, string>;
   cleanup: () => Promise<void>;
 };
 
 export const createTempGitRepo = async (
   prefix = "paseo-e2e-",
-  options?: { withRemote?: boolean },
+  options?: {
+    withRemote?: boolean;
+    paseoConfig?: Record<string, unknown>;
+    files?: Array<{ path: string; content: string }>;
+    branches?: string[];
+  },
 ): Promise<TempRepo> => {
   // Keep E2E repo paths short so terminal prompt + typed commands stay visible without zsh clipping.
-  const tempRoot = process.platform === "win32" ? tmpdir() : "/tmp";
+  // Resolve symlinks (macOS: /tmp → /private/tmp) so paths match the daemon's resolved paths.
+  const tempRoot = process.platform === "win32" ? tmpdir() : await realpath("/tmp");
   const repoPath = await mkdtemp(path.join(tempRoot, prefix));
   const withRemote = options?.withRemote ?? false;
 
@@ -22,22 +29,92 @@ export const createTempGitRepo = async (
   execSync('git config user.name "Paseo E2E"', { cwd: repoPath, stdio: "ignore" });
   execSync("git config commit.gpgsign false", { cwd: repoPath, stdio: "ignore" });
   await writeFile(path.join(repoPath, "README.md"), "# Temp Repo\n");
+  if (options?.paseoConfig) {
+    await writeFile(
+      path.join(repoPath, "paseo.json"),
+      JSON.stringify(options.paseoConfig, null, 2),
+    );
+  }
+  for (const file of options?.files ?? []) {
+    const filePath = path.join(repoPath, file.path);
+    await mkdir(path.dirname(filePath), { recursive: true });
+    await writeFile(filePath, file.content);
+  }
   execSync("git add README.md", { cwd: repoPath, stdio: "ignore" });
+  if (options?.paseoConfig) {
+    execSync("git add paseo.json", { cwd: repoPath, stdio: "ignore" });
+  }
+  for (const file of options?.files ?? []) {
+    execSync(`git add ${JSON.stringify(file.path)}`, { cwd: repoPath, stdio: "ignore" });
+  }
   execSync('git commit -m "Initial commit"', { cwd: repoPath, stdio: "ignore" });
 
+  const branchHeads: Record<string, string> = {};
+  const branches = Array.from(new Set(options?.branches ?? []));
+  for (const branch of branches) {
+    if (branch !== "main") {
+      execSync(`git checkout -b ${JSON.stringify(branch)} main`, {
+        cwd: repoPath,
+        stdio: "ignore",
+      });
+    }
+    const markerPath = `.paseo-e2e-${branch.replace(/[^a-zA-Z0-9._-]/g, "-")}.txt`;
+    await writeFile(path.join(repoPath, markerPath), `branch ${branch}\n`);
+    execSync(`git add ${JSON.stringify(markerPath)}`, { cwd: repoPath, stdio: "ignore" });
+    execSync(`git commit -m ${JSON.stringify(`Add ${branch} marker`)}`, {
+      cwd: repoPath,
+      stdio: "ignore",
+    });
+    branchHeads[branch] = execSync(`git rev-parse ${JSON.stringify(branch)}`, {
+      cwd: repoPath,
+      stdio: "pipe",
+    })
+      .toString()
+      .trim();
+    execSync("git checkout main", { cwd: repoPath, stdio: "ignore" });
+  }
+
   if (withRemote) {
     // Deterministic local remote to avoid relying on external auth/network in e2e.
     const remoteDir = path.join(repoPath, "remote.git");
     await mkdir(remoteDir, { recursive: true });
     execSync(`git init --bare -b main ${remoteDir}`, { cwd: repoPath, stdio: "ignore" });
     execSync(`git remote add origin ${remoteDir}`, { cwd: repoPath, stdio: "ignore" });
-    execSync("git push -u origin main", { cwd: repoPath, stdio: "ignore" });
+    execSync("git push -u origin --all", { cwd: repoPath, stdio: "ignore" });
   }
 
   return {
     path: repoPath,
+    branchHeads,
     cleanup: async () => {
       await rm(repoPath, { recursive: true, force: true });
     },
   };
 };
+
+export async function readWorktreeBranchInfo({ worktreePath }: { worktreePath: string }): Promise<{
+  currentBranch: string;
+  hasAncestor: (ref: string) => boolean;
+}> {
+  const currentBranch = execSync("git branch --show-current", {
+    cwd: worktreePath,
+    stdio: "pipe",
+  })
+    .toString()
+    .trim();
+
+  return {
+    currentBranch,
+    hasAncestor: (ref: string) => {
+      try {
+        execSync(`git merge-base --is-ancestor ${JSON.stringify(ref)} HEAD`, {
+          cwd: worktreePath,
+          stdio: "ignore",
+        });
+        return true;
+      } catch {
+        return false;
+      }
+    },
+  };
+}

packages/app/e2e/launcher-tab.spec.ts

@@ -0,0 +1,258 @@
+import { test, expect } from "./fixtures";
+import { createTempGitRepo } from "./helpers/workspace";
+import {
+  gotoWorkspace,
+  assertNewChatTileVisible,
+  assertTerminalTileVisible,
+  assertSingleNewTabButton,
+  clickNewTabButton,
+  pressNewTabShortcut,
+  clickNewChat,
+  clickTerminal,
+  countTabsOfKind,
+  getTabTestIds,
+  waitForTabWithTitle,
+  measureTileTransition,
+  sampleTabsDuringTransition,
+} from "./helpers/launcher";
+import {
+  connectTerminalClient,
+  waitForTerminalContent,
+  setupDeterministicPrompt,
+  type TerminalPerfDaemonClient,
+} from "./helpers/terminal-perf";
+
+// ─── Shared state ──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
+
+let tempRepo: { path: string; cleanup: () => Promise<void> };
+let workspaceId: string;
+let seedClient: TerminalPerfDaemonClient;
+
+test.beforeAll(async () => {
+  tempRepo = await createTempGitRepo("launcher-e2e-");
+  seedClient = await connectTerminalClient();
+  const result = await seedClient.openProject(tempRepo.path);
+  if (!result.workspace) throw new Error(result.error ?? "Failed to seed workspace");
+  workspaceId = String(result.workspace.id);
+});
+
+test.afterAll(async () => {
+  if (seedClient) await seedClient.close();
+  if (tempRepo) await tempRepo.cleanup();
+});
+
+// ═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════
+// Tab Creation Tests
+// ═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════
+
+test.describe("Tab creation", () => {
+  test("Cmd+T opens a new agent tab with composer", async ({ page }) => {
+    await gotoWorkspace(page, workspaceId);
+
+    await pressNewTabShortcut(page);
+
+    // Should show the composer directly (no launcher panel)
+    const composer = page.getByRole("textbox", { name: "Message agent..." });
+    await expect(composer.first()).toBeVisible({ timeout: 15_000 });
+  });
+
+  test("opening two new tabs creates two draft tabs", async ({ page }) => {
+    await gotoWorkspace(page, workspaceId);
+
+    const countBefore = await countTabsOfKind(page, "draft");
+
+    await pressNewTabShortcut(page);
+    await expect
+      .poll(() => countTabsOfKind(page, "draft"), { timeout: 15_000 })
+      .toBe(countBefore + 1);
+    const countAfterFirst = await countTabsOfKind(page, "draft");
+
+    // Blur the composer so the second shortcut isn't swallowed by the focused input
+    await page.evaluate(() => (document.activeElement as HTMLElement)?.blur?.());
+    await pressNewTabShortcut(page);
+    await expect
+      .poll(() => countTabsOfKind(page, "draft"), { timeout: 15_000 })
+      .toBe(countAfterFirst + 1);
+  });
+
+  test("clicking new agent tab creates a draft tab", async ({ page }) => {
+    await gotoWorkspace(page, workspaceId);
+
+    await clickNewTabButton(page);
+
+    // Draft composer should appear (the agent message input)
+    const composer = page.getByRole("textbox", { name: "Message agent..." });
+    await expect(composer.first()).toBeVisible({ timeout: 15_000 });
+
+    const tabsAfter = await getTabTestIds(page);
+    const draftCountAfter = tabsAfter.filter((id) => id.includes("draft")).length;
+    expect(draftCountAfter).toBeGreaterThanOrEqual(1);
+  });
+
+  test("clicking terminal button creates a standalone terminal", async ({ page }) => {
+    test.setTimeout(45_000);
+    await gotoWorkspace(page, workspaceId);
+
+    await clickTerminal(page);
+
+    // Terminal surface should appear
+    const terminal = page.locator('[data-testid="terminal-surface"]');
+    await expect(terminal.first()).toBeVisible({ timeout: 20_000 });
+
+    const tabsAfter = await getTabTestIds(page);
+    const terminalTabs = tabsAfter.filter((id) => id.includes("terminal"));
+    expect(terminalTabs.length).toBeGreaterThanOrEqual(1);
+  });
+
+  test("tab bar shows action buttons per pane", async ({ page }) => {
+    await gotoWorkspace(page, workspaceId);
+    await assertSingleNewTabButton(page);
+    await assertNewChatTileVisible(page);
+    await assertTerminalTileVisible(page);
+  });
+});
+
+// ═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════
+// Terminal Title Tests
+// ═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════
+
+test.describe("Terminal title propagation", () => {
+  // OSC title escape sequence propagation is inherently flaky — the terminal
+  // must process the sequence, emit a title change event, and the tab bar
+  // must re-render before the assertion deadline. Allow retries.
+  test.describe.configure({ retries: 2 });
+
+  let client: TerminalPerfDaemonClient;
+
+  test.beforeAll(async () => {
+    client = await connectTerminalClient();
+  });
+
+  test.afterAll(async () => {
+    if (client) await client.close();
+  });
+
+  test.skip("terminal tab title updates from OSC title escape sequence", async ({ page }) => {
+    test.setTimeout(60_000);
+
+    const result = await client.createTerminal(tempRepo.path, "title-test");
+    if (!result.terminal) throw new Error(`Failed to create terminal: ${result.error}`);
+    const terminalId = result.terminal.id;
+
+    try {
+      // Navigate to workspace and open a terminal
+      await gotoWorkspace(page, workspaceId);
+      await clickTerminal(page);
+
+      const terminal = page.locator('[data-testid="terminal-surface"]');
+      await expect(terminal.first()).toBeVisible({ timeout: 20_000 });
+      await terminal.first().click();
+
+      await setupDeterministicPrompt(page);
+
+      // Send OSC 0 (set window title) escape sequence
+      const testTitle = `E2E-Title-${Date.now()}`;
+      await terminal
+        .first()
+        .pressSequentially(`printf '\\033]0;${testTitle}\\007'\n`, { delay: 0 });
+
+      // Wait for the tab to reflect the new title
+      await waitForTabWithTitle(page, testTitle, 15_000);
+    } finally {
+      await client.killTerminal(terminalId).catch(() => {});
+    }
+  });
+
+  test.skip("title debouncing coalesces rapid changes", async ({ page }) => {
+    test.setTimeout(60_000);
+
+    const result = await client.createTerminal(tempRepo.path, "debounce-test");
+    if (!result.terminal) throw new Error(`Failed to create terminal: ${result.error}`);
+    const terminalId = result.terminal.id;
+
+    try {
+      await gotoWorkspace(page, workspaceId);
+      await clickTerminal(page);
+
+      const terminal = page.locator('[data-testid="terminal-surface"]');
+      await expect(terminal.first()).toBeVisible({ timeout: 20_000 });
+      await terminal.first().click();
+
+      await setupDeterministicPrompt(page);
+
+      // Fire many rapid title changes — only the last should stick
+      const finalTitle = `Final-${Date.now()}`;
+      for (let i = 0; i < 5; i++) {
+        await terminal
+          .first()
+          .pressSequentially(`printf '\\033]0;Rapid-${i}\\007'\n`, { delay: 0 });
+      }
+      await terminal
+        .first()
+        .pressSequentially(`printf '\\033]0;${finalTitle}\\007'\n`, { delay: 0 });
+
+      // The tab should eventually settle on the final title
+      await waitForTabWithTitle(page, finalTitle, 15_000);
+    } finally {
+      await client.killTerminal(terminalId).catch(() => {});
+    }
+  });
+});
+
+// ═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════
+// No-Flash Transition Tests
+// ═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════
+
+test.describe("Tab transitions (no flash)", () => {
+  test("New agent tab transition has no blank intermediate tab state", async ({ page }) => {
+    await gotoWorkspace(page, workspaceId);
+
+    // Sample tabs at high frequency across the transition
+    const snapshots = await sampleTabsDuringTransition(page, () => clickNewChat(page), 2_000, 30);
+
+    // Every snapshot should have at least one tab — no blank/zero-tab frames
+    for (const snapshot of snapshots) {
+      expect(snapshot.length).toBeGreaterThanOrEqual(1);
+    }
+
+    // Tab count should never spike excessively (no duplicate flash from add-then-remove).
+    // When running in-suite, previous tests may have created tabs on the shared workspace,
+    // so we allow +2 tolerance for accumulated state and React render batching.
+    const counts = snapshots.map((s) => s.length);
+    const maxCount = Math.max(...counts);
+    const initialCount = counts[0] ?? 0;
+
+    expect(maxCount).toBeLessThanOrEqual(initialCount + 2);
+  });
+
+  test("Terminal transition completes within visual budget", async ({ page }) => {
+    test.setTimeout(30_000);
+    await gotoWorkspace(page, workspaceId);
+
+    const terminal = page.locator('[data-testid="terminal-surface"]');
+    const elapsed = await measureTileTransition(
+      page,
+      () => clickTerminal(page),
+      terminal.first(),
+      20_000,
+    );
+
+    // Terminal surface should appear within a reasonable budget.
+    // Note: terminal creation involves a server round-trip, so we allow more time
+    // than a pure in-memory transition, but it should still be well under 5 seconds.
+    expect(elapsed).toBeLessThan(5_000);
+  });
+
+  test("New agent tab click shows composer without flash", async ({ page }) => {
+    await gotoWorkspace(page, workspaceId);
+
+    const composer = page.getByRole("textbox", { name: "Message agent..." }).first();
+
+    const elapsed = await measureTileTransition(page, () => clickNewChat(page), composer, 10_000);
+
+    // Draft creation is fully in-memory — should be fast
+    // We use a generous budget here because CI can be slow, but the key assertion
+    // is that no blank/flash frame appears (tested above).
+    expect(elapsed).toBeLessThan(3_000);
+  });
+});

packages/app/e2e/new-workspace.spec.ts

@@ -1,5 +1,8 @@
+import { existsSync } from "node:fs";
+import path from "node:path";
 import { buildHostWorkspaceRoute } from "@/utils/host-routes";
-import { expect, test } from "./fixtures";
+import { expect, test, type Page } from "./fixtures";
+import { gotoAppShell } from "./helpers/app";
 import {
   archiveWorkspaceFromDaemon,
   archiveLocalWorkspaceFromDaemon,
@@ -7,21 +10,132 @@ import {
   clickNewWorkspaceButton,
   connectNewWorkspaceDaemonClient,
   createWorktreeViaDaemon,
+  expectComposerGithubAttachmentPill,
+  expectStartingRefPickerTriggerPr,
+  openNewWorkspaceComposer,
+  openStartingRefPicker,
   openProjectViaDaemon,
+  selectBranchInPicker,
+  selectGitHubPrInPicker,
 } from "./helpers/new-workspace";
-import { createTempGitRepo } from "./helpers/workspace";
+import { createTempGitRepo, readWorktreeBranchInfo } from "./helpers/workspace";
 import {
+  expectSidebarWorkspaceSelected,
   expectWorkspaceHeader,
   switchWorkspaceViaSidebar,
+  waitForSidebarHydration,
+  waitForWorkspaceInSidebar,
   workspaceLabelFromPath,
 } from "./helpers/workspace-ui";
 
+type WebSocketMessage = string | Buffer;
+
+function parseWebSocketJson(message: WebSocketMessage): unknown {
+  const rawMessage = typeof message === "string" ? message : message.toString("utf8");
+  try {
+    return JSON.parse(rawMessage);
+  } catch {
+    return null;
+  }
+}
+
+function getSessionMessage(message: WebSocketMessage): Record<string, unknown> | null {
+  const envelope = parseWebSocketJson(message);
+  if (!envelope || typeof envelope !== "object") {
+    return null;
+  }
+
+  const maybeEnvelope = envelope as { type?: unknown; message?: unknown };
+  if (maybeEnvelope.type !== "session" || !maybeEnvelope.message) {
+    return null;
+  }
+  if (typeof maybeEnvelope.message !== "object") {
+    return null;
+  }
+
+  return maybeEnvelope.message as Record<string, unknown>;
+}
+
+function getStringField(input: Record<string, unknown>, key: string): string | null {
+  const value = input[key];
+  return typeof value === "string" ? value : null;
+}
+
+async function delayBrowserAgentCreatedStatus(page: Page) {
+  const daemonPort = process.env.E2E_DAEMON_PORT;
+  if (!daemonPort) {
+    throw new Error("E2E_DAEMON_PORT is not set.");
+  }
+
+  const daemonPortPattern = new RegExp(`:${daemonPort.replace(/[.*+?^${}()|[\]\\]/g, "\\$&")}\\b`);
+  const createRequestIds = new Set<string>();
+  const delayedForwards: Array<() => void> = [];
+  let releaseRequested = false;
+  let resolveCreateRequest: (() => void) | null = null;
+  let resolveDelayedCreatedStatus: (() => void) | null = null;
+  const createRequestSeen = new Promise<void>((resolve) => {
+    resolveCreateRequest = resolve;
+  });
+  const delayedCreatedStatusSeen = new Promise<void>((resolve) => {
+    resolveDelayedCreatedStatus = resolve;
+  });
+
+  await page.routeWebSocket(daemonPortPattern, (ws) => {
+    const server = ws.connectToServer();
+
+    ws.onMessage((message) => {
+      const sessionMessage = getSessionMessage(message);
+      if (sessionMessage?.type === "create_agent_request") {
+        const requestId = getStringField(sessionMessage, "requestId");
+        if (requestId) {
+          createRequestIds.add(requestId);
+          resolveCreateRequest?.();
+        }
+      }
+      server.send(message);
+    });
+
+    server.onMessage((message) => {
+      const sessionMessage = getSessionMessage(message);
+      const payload =
+        sessionMessage?.type === "status" && typeof sessionMessage.payload === "object"
+          ? (sessionMessage.payload as Record<string, unknown>)
+          : null;
+      const requestId = payload ? getStringField(payload, "requestId") : null;
+
+      if (payload?.status === "agent_created" && requestId && createRequestIds.has(requestId)) {
+        resolveDelayedCreatedStatus?.();
+        if (releaseRequested) {
+          ws.send(message);
+          return;
+        }
+
+        delayedForwards.push(() => ws.send(message));
+        return;
+      }
+
+      ws.send(message);
+    });
+  });
+
+  return {
+    release() {
+      releaseRequested = true;
+      for (const forward of delayedForwards.splice(0)) {
+        forward();
+      }
+    },
+    waitForCreateRequest: () => createRequestSeen,
+    waitForDelayedCreatedStatus: () => delayedCreatedStatusSeen,
+  };
+}
+
 test.describe("New workspace flow", () => {
   let client: Awaited<ReturnType<typeof connectNewWorkspaceDaemonClient>>;
   const localWorkspaceIds = new Set<string>();
   const createdWorktreeIds = new Set<string>();
 
-  test.describe.configure({ timeout: 120_000 });
+  test.describe.configure({ timeout: 240_000 });
 
   test.beforeEach(async () => {
     client = await connectNewWorkspaceDaemonClient();
@@ -56,11 +170,17 @@ test.describe("New workspace flow", () => {
       localWorkspaceIds.add(firstWorkspace.workspaceId);
       localWorkspaceIds.add(secondWorkspace.workspaceId);
 
-      await page.goto(buildHostWorkspaceRoute(serverId, firstWorkspace.workspaceId));
-      await expect(page).toHaveURL(buildHostWorkspaceRoute(serverId, firstWorkspace.workspaceId));
+      await gotoAppShell(page);
+      await waitForSidebarHydration(page);
+
+      await switchWorkspaceViaSidebar({
+        page,
+        serverId,
+        targetWorkspacePath: firstWorkspace.workspaceId,
+      });
       await expectWorkspaceHeader(page, {
         title: firstWorkspace.workspaceName,
-        subtitle: workspaceLabelFromPath(firstRepo.path),
+        subtitle: firstWorkspace.projectDisplayName,
       });
 
       await switchWorkspaceViaSidebar({
@@ -68,9 +188,13 @@ test.describe("New workspace flow", () => {
         serverId,
         targetWorkspacePath: secondWorkspace.workspaceId,
       });
+      await waitForWorkspaceInSidebar(page, {
+        serverId,
+        workspaceId: secondWorkspace.workspaceId,
+      });
       await expectWorkspaceHeader(page, {
         title: secondWorkspace.workspaceName,
-        subtitle: workspaceLabelFromPath(secondRepo.path),
+        subtitle: secondWorkspace.projectDisplayName,
       });
 
       await switchWorkspaceViaSidebar({
@@ -80,7 +204,7 @@ test.describe("New workspace flow", () => {
       });
       await expectWorkspaceHeader(page, {
         title: firstWorkspace.workspaceName,
-        subtitle: workspaceLabelFromPath(firstRepo.path),
+        subtitle: firstWorkspace.projectDisplayName,
       });
     } finally {
       await secondRepo.cleanup();
@@ -88,7 +212,88 @@ test.describe("New workspace flow", () => {
     }
   });
 
-  test("clicking new workspace redirects, renders header, shows sidebar row, and keeps one draft tab", async ({
+  test("same-project workspaces switch content without requiring refresh", async ({ page }) => {
+    const serverId = process.env.E2E_SERVER_ID;
+    if (!serverId) {
+      throw new Error("E2E_SERVER_ID is not set.");
+    }
+
+    const repo = await createTempGitRepo("workspace-nav-same-project-");
+
+    try {
+      const rootWorkspace = await openProjectViaDaemon(client, repo.path);
+      const worktreeWorkspace = await createWorktreeViaDaemon(client, {
+        cwd: repo.path,
+        slug: `nav-${Date.now()}`,
+      });
+      localWorkspaceIds.add(rootWorkspace.workspaceId);
+      createdWorktreeIds.add(worktreeWorkspace.workspaceId);
+
+      await gotoAppShell(page);
+      await waitForSidebarHydration(page);
+
+      await switchWorkspaceViaSidebar({
+        page,
+        serverId,
+        targetWorkspacePath: rootWorkspace.workspaceId,
+      });
+      await expectWorkspaceHeader(page, {
+        title: rootWorkspace.workspaceName,
+        subtitle: rootWorkspace.projectDisplayName,
+      });
+      await expectSidebarWorkspaceSelected({
+        page,
+        serverId,
+        workspaceId: rootWorkspace.workspaceId,
+      });
+
+      await switchWorkspaceViaSidebar({
+        page,
+        serverId,
+        targetWorkspacePath: worktreeWorkspace.workspaceId,
+      });
+      await expectWorkspaceHeader(page, {
+        title: worktreeWorkspace.workspaceName,
+        subtitle: worktreeWorkspace.projectDisplayName,
+      });
+      await expectSidebarWorkspaceSelected({
+        page,
+        serverId,
+        workspaceId: worktreeWorkspace.workspaceId,
+      });
+      await expectSidebarWorkspaceSelected({
+        page,
+        serverId,
+        workspaceId: rootWorkspace.workspaceId,
+        selected: false,
+      });
+
+      await switchWorkspaceViaSidebar({
+        page,
+        serverId,
+        targetWorkspacePath: rootWorkspace.workspaceId,
+      });
+      await expectWorkspaceHeader(page, {
+        title: rootWorkspace.workspaceName,
+        subtitle: rootWorkspace.projectDisplayName,
+      });
+      await expectSidebarWorkspaceSelected({
+        page,
+        serverId,
+        workspaceId: rootWorkspace.workspaceId,
+      });
+      await expectSidebarWorkspaceSelected({
+        page,
+        serverId,
+        workspaceId: worktreeWorkspace.workspaceId,
+        selected: false,
+      });
+    } finally {
+      await repo.cleanup();
+    }
+  });
+
+  test("clicking new workspace redirects, renders header, shows sidebar row, and keeps one agent tab", async ({
     page,
   }) => {
     const serverId = process.env.E2E_SERVER_ID;
@@ -102,11 +307,17 @@ test.describe("New workspace flow", () => {
       const openedProject = await openProjectViaDaemon(client, tempRepo.path);
       localWorkspaceIds.add(openedProject.workspaceId);
 
-      await page.goto(buildHostWorkspaceRoute(serverId, openedProject.workspaceId));
-      await expect(page).toHaveURL(buildHostWorkspaceRoute(serverId, openedProject.workspaceId));
+      await gotoAppShell(page);
+      await waitForSidebarHydration(page);
+
+      await switchWorkspaceViaSidebar({
+        page,
+        serverId,
+        targetWorkspacePath: openedProject.workspaceId,
+      });
       await expectWorkspaceHeader(page, {
         title: openedProject.workspaceName,
-        subtitle: workspaceLabelFromPath(tempRepo.path),
+        subtitle: openedProject.projectDisplayName,
       });
 
       await clickNewWorkspaceButton(page, {
@@ -139,13 +350,186 @@ test.describe("New workspace flow", () => {
         subtitle: openedProject.projectDisplayName,
       });
 
-      const draftTabs = page.locator('[data-testid^="workspace-tab-"]').filter({
-        has: page.getByText("New Agent", { exact: true }),
-      });
-      await expect(draftTabs).toHaveCount(1, { timeout: 30_000 });
+      const activeWorkspaceDeckEntry = page
+        .getByTestId(`workspace-deck-entry-${serverId}:${createdWorkspace.workspaceId}`)
+        .filter({ visible: true });
+      await expect(activeWorkspaceDeckEntry).toBeVisible({ timeout: 30_000 });
+
+      const agentTabs = activeWorkspaceDeckEntry.locator('[data-testid^="workspace-tab-agent_"]');
+      await expect(agentTabs).toHaveCount(1, { timeout: 30_000 });
+
+      // Workspace setup may auto-open a setup tab that steals focus,
+      // hiding the agent panel (display:none removes it from the
+      // accessibility tree). Click the agent tab to ensure it's active.
+      await agentTabs.first().click();
 
       const composer = page.getByRole("textbox", { name: "Message agent..." });
-      await expect(composer).toBeEditable({ timeout: 30_000 });
+      await expect(composer).toBeVisible({ timeout: 30_000 });
+    } finally {
+      await tempRepo.cleanup();
+    }
+  });
+
+  test("redirects to the optimistic draft tab before agent creation resolves", async ({ page }) => {
+    const serverId = process.env.E2E_SERVER_ID;
+    if (!serverId) {
+      throw new Error("E2E_SERVER_ID is not set.");
+    }
+
+    const tempRepo = await createTempGitRepo("new-workspace-optimistic-");
+    const agentCreatedDelay = await delayBrowserAgentCreatedStatus(page);
+
+    try {
+      const openedProject = await openProjectViaDaemon(client, tempRepo.path);
+      localWorkspaceIds.add(openedProject.workspaceId);
+
+      await gotoAppShell(page);
+      await waitForSidebarHydration(page);
+
+      await switchWorkspaceViaSidebar({
+        page,
+        serverId,
+        targetWorkspacePath: openedProject.workspaceId,
+      });
+      await expectWorkspaceHeader(page, {
+        title: openedProject.workspaceName,
+        subtitle: openedProject.projectDisplayName,
+      });
+
+      await openNewWorkspaceComposer(page, {
+        projectKey: openedProject.projectKey,
+        projectDisplayName: openedProject.projectDisplayName,
+      });
+
+      const createButton = page
+        .getByTestId("message-input-root")
+        .getByRole("button", { name: "Create" });
+      await expect(createButton).toBeVisible({ timeout: 30_000 });
+      await createButton.click();
+
+      await agentCreatedDelay.waitForCreateRequest();
+      await agentCreatedDelay.waitForDelayedCreatedStatus();
+
+      const createdWorkspace = await assertNewWorkspaceSidebarAndHeader(page, {
+        serverId,
+        previousWorkspaceId: openedProject.workspaceId,
+        projectDisplayName: openedProject.projectDisplayName,
+      });
+      createdWorktreeIds.add(createdWorkspace.workspaceId);
+
+      await expect(page).toHaveURL(
+        buildHostWorkspaceRoute(serverId, createdWorkspace.workspaceId),
+        {
+          timeout: 30_000,
+        },
+      );
+
+      const activeWorkspaceDeckEntry = page
+        .getByTestId(`workspace-deck-entry-${serverId}:${createdWorkspace.workspaceId}`)
+        .filter({ visible: true });
+      await expect(activeWorkspaceDeckEntry).toBeVisible({ timeout: 30_000 });
+
+      const draftTabs = activeWorkspaceDeckEntry.locator('[data-testid^="workspace-tab-draft_"]');
+      await expect(draftTabs).toHaveCount(1, { timeout: 30_000 });
+      await expect(
+        activeWorkspaceDeckEntry.locator('[data-testid^="workspace-tab-agent_"]'),
+      ).toHaveCount(0);
+
+      agentCreatedDelay.release();
+      await expect(
+        activeWorkspaceDeckEntry.locator('[data-testid^="workspace-tab-agent_"]'),
+      ).toHaveCount(1, { timeout: 30_000 });
+    } finally {
+      agentCreatedDelay.release();
+      await tempRepo.cleanup();
+    }
+  });
+
+  test("selected branch becomes the base of a new workspace worktree", async ({ page }) => {
+    const serverId = process.env.E2E_SERVER_ID;
+    if (!serverId) {
+      throw new Error("E2E_SERVER_ID is not set.");
+    }
+
+    const tempRepo = await createTempGitRepo("new-workspace-ref-", {
+      branches: ["main", "dev"],
+    });
+
+    try {
+      const openedProject = await openProjectViaDaemon(client, tempRepo.path);
+      localWorkspaceIds.add(openedProject.workspaceId);
+
+      await gotoAppShell(page);
+      await waitForSidebarHydration(page);
+
+      await switchWorkspaceViaSidebar({
+        page,
+        serverId,
+        targetWorkspacePath: openedProject.workspaceId,
+      });
+      await expectWorkspaceHeader(page, {
+        title: openedProject.workspaceName,
+        subtitle: openedProject.projectDisplayName,
+      });
+
+      await openNewWorkspaceComposer(page, {
+        projectKey: openedProject.projectKey,
+        projectDisplayName: openedProject.projectDisplayName,
+      });
+      await openStartingRefPicker(page);
+      await selectBranchInPicker(page, "dev");
+
+      const createButton = page
+        .getByTestId("message-input-root")
+        .getByRole("button", { name: "Create" });
+      await expect(createButton).toBeVisible({ timeout: 30_000 });
+      await createButton.click();
+
+      const createdWorkspace = await assertNewWorkspaceSidebarAndHeader(page, {
+        serverId,
+        previousWorkspaceId: openedProject.workspaceId,
+        projectDisplayName: openedProject.projectDisplayName,
+      });
+      createdWorktreeIds.add(createdWorkspace.workspaceId);
+
+      expect(existsSync(createdWorkspace.workspaceId)).toBe(true);
+
+      const branchInfo = await readWorktreeBranchInfo({
+        worktreePath: createdWorkspace.workspaceId,
+      });
+      expect(branchInfo.currentBranch).toBe(path.basename(createdWorkspace.workspaceId));
+      expect(branchInfo.hasAncestor(tempRepo.branchHeads.main)).toBe(true);
+      expect(branchInfo.hasAncestor(tempRepo.branchHeads.dev)).toBe(true);
+    } finally {
+      await tempRepo.cleanup();
+    }
+  });
+
+  test("selected GitHub PR shows PR context in the trigger and composer", async ({ page }) => {
+    const tempRepo = await createTempGitRepo("new-workspace-pr-ref-");
+
+    try {
+      const openedProject = await openProjectViaDaemon(client, tempRepo.path);
+      localWorkspaceIds.add(openedProject.workspaceId);
+
+      await gotoAppShell(page);
+      await waitForSidebarHydration(page);
+      await openNewWorkspaceComposer(page, {
+        projectKey: openedProject.projectKey,
+        projectDisplayName: openedProject.projectDisplayName,
+      });
+      await openStartingRefPicker(page);
+      await selectGitHubPrInPicker(page, 515);
+
+      await expectStartingRefPickerTriggerPr(page, {
+        number: 515,
+        title: "Review selected start ref",
+        headRef: "feature/start-from-pr",
+      });
+      await expectComposerGithubAttachmentPill(page, {
+        number: 515,
+        title: "Review selected start ref",
+      });
     } finally {
       await tempRepo.cleanup();
     }

packages/app/e2e/settings-host-page.spec.ts

@@ -0,0 +1,179 @@
+import { test, expect, type Page } from "./fixtures";
+import { gotoAppShell, openSettings } from "./helpers/app";
+import { TEST_HOST_LABEL } from "./helpers/daemon-registry";
+
+function getSeededServerId(): string {
+  const serverId = process.env.E2E_SERVER_ID;
+  if (!serverId) {
+    throw new Error("E2E_SERVER_ID is not set (expected from Playwright globalSetup).");
+  }
+  return serverId;
+}
+
+function getSeededDaemonPort(): string {
+  const port = process.env.E2E_DAEMON_PORT;
+  if (!port) {
+    throw new Error("E2E_DAEMON_PORT is not set (expected from Playwright globalSetup).");
+  }
+  return port;
+}
+
+async function openHostPage(page: Page, serverId: string) {
+  await page.getByTestId(`settings-host-entry-${serverId}`).click();
+  await expect(page.getByTestId(`settings-host-page-${serverId}`)).toBeVisible();
+}
+
+async function expectHostLabelHeader(page: Page) {
+  await expect(page.getByTestId("settings-detail-header-title")).toHaveText(TEST_HOST_LABEL);
+  await expect(page.getByTestId("host-page-label-edit-button")).toBeVisible();
+  await expect(page.getByTestId("host-page-label-input")).toHaveCount(0);
+}
+
+test.describe("Settings host page", () => {
+  test("host page shows seeded label, connection endpoint, inject MCP toggle, and all action rows", async ({
+    page,
+  }) => {
+    const serverId = getSeededServerId();
+    const port = getSeededDaemonPort();
+
+    await gotoAppShell(page);
+    await openSettings(page);
+    await openHostPage(page, serverId);
+
+    // Label renders in the detail header with a pencil edit affordance; the input is hidden until edit.
+    await expectHostLabelHeader(page);
+
+    // Connections is its own section with a "Connections" heading and the seeded endpoint row.
+    const connectionsCard = page.getByTestId("host-page-connections-card");
+    await expect(connectionsCard).toBeVisible();
+    await expect(page.getByText("Connections", { exact: true })).toBeVisible();
+    await expect(
+      connectionsCard.getByText(new RegExp(`TCP \\((localhost|127\\.0\\.0\\.1):${port}\\)`)),
+    ).toBeVisible();
+
+    const injectMcpCard = page.getByTestId("host-page-inject-mcp-card");
+    await expect(injectMcpCard).toBeVisible();
+    await expect(injectMcpCard.getByRole("button", { name: "On", exact: true })).toBeVisible();
+    await expect(injectMcpCard.getByRole("button", { name: "Off", exact: true })).toBeVisible();
+
+    await expect(page.getByTestId("host-page-restart-card")).toBeVisible();
+    await expect(page.getByTestId("host-page-restart-button")).toBeVisible();
+    await expect(page.getByTestId("host-page-providers-card")).toBeVisible();
+    await expect(page.getByTestId("host-page-remove-host-card")).toBeVisible();
+    await expect(page.getByTestId("host-page-remove-host-button")).toBeVisible();
+  });
+
+  test("clicking the label pencil reveals the inline editor", async ({ page }) => {
+    const serverId = getSeededServerId();
+
+    await gotoAppShell(page);
+    await openSettings(page);
+    await openHostPage(page, serverId);
+
+    await expect(page.getByTestId("host-page-label-input")).toHaveCount(0);
+
+    await page.getByTestId("host-page-label-edit-button").click();
+
+    await expect(page.getByTestId("host-page-label-input")).toBeVisible();
+    await expect(page.getByTestId("host-page-label-input")).toHaveValue(TEST_HOST_LABEL);
+    await expect(page.getByTestId("host-page-label-save")).toBeVisible();
+  });
+
+  test("host page does not render pair-device or daemon-lifecycle rows for a remote daemon", async ({
+    page,
+  }) => {
+    const serverId = getSeededServerId();
+
+    await gotoAppShell(page);
+    await openSettings(page);
+    await openHostPage(page, serverId);
+
+    // TODO: add local-daemon fixture for positive Pair/Daemon coverage.
+    // Pair-device now lives behind a row that only the local host sees
+    // (gated by useIsLocalDaemon); the seeded host is remote, so it must
+    // not appear. The daemon-lifecycle card is still local-host only.
+    await expect(page.getByTestId("host-page-pair-device-row")).toHaveCount(0);
+    await expect(page.getByTestId("host-page-daemon-lifecycle-card")).toHaveCount(0);
+  });
+
+  test("settings sidebar does not expose retired top-level sections", async ({ page }) => {
+    await gotoAppShell(page);
+    await openSettings(page);
+
+    const sidebar = page.getByTestId("settings-sidebar");
+    await expect(sidebar).toBeVisible();
+
+    await expect(sidebar.getByRole("button", { name: "Hosts", exact: true })).toHaveCount(0);
+    await expect(sidebar.getByRole("button", { name: "Providers", exact: true })).toHaveCount(0);
+    await expect(sidebar.getByRole("button", { name: "Pair device", exact: true })).toHaveCount(0);
+    await expect(sidebar.getByRole("button", { name: "Daemon", exact: true })).toHaveCount(0);
+
+    await expect(sidebar.getByRole("button", { name: "General", exact: true })).toBeVisible();
+    await expect(sidebar.getByRole("button", { name: "Diagnostics", exact: true })).toBeVisible();
+    await expect(sidebar.getByRole("button", { name: "About", exact: true })).toBeVisible();
+  });
+
+  test("navigating to /settings/hosts/[serverId] directly renders the host page", async ({
+    page,
+  }) => {
+    const serverId = getSeededServerId();
+
+    await gotoAppShell(page);
+    await page.goto(`/settings/hosts/${encodeURIComponent(serverId)}`);
+
+    await expect(page.getByTestId(`settings-host-page-${serverId}`)).toBeVisible();
+    await expectHostLabelHeader(page);
+    await expect(page.getByTestId("host-page-remove-host-card")).toBeVisible();
+  });
+
+  test("sidebar pins the local daemon host first with a Local marker", async ({ page }) => {
+    const serverId = getSeededServerId();
+
+    // Simulate the Electron desktop bridge so `useIsLocalDaemon` resolves the
+    // seeded host to the local daemon. `manageBuiltInDaemon: false` bypasses
+    // the desktop bootstrap flow so only the sidebar's status query runs.
+    await page.addInitScript((localServerId) => {
+      localStorage.setItem(
+        "@paseo:app-settings",
+        JSON.stringify({ theme: "auto", manageBuiltInDaemon: false, sendBehavior: "interrupt" }),
+      );
+      (window as unknown as { paseoDesktop: unknown }).paseoDesktop = {
+        platform: "darwin",
+        invoke: async (command: string) => {
+          if (command === "desktop_daemon_status") {
+            return {
+              serverId: localServerId,
+              status: "running",
+              listen: null,
+              hostname: null,
+              pid: null,
+              home: "",
+              version: null,
+              desktopManaged: true,
+              error: null,
+            };
+          }
+          return null;
+        },
+        getPendingOpenProject: async () => null,
+        events: { on: async () => () => undefined },
+      };
+    }, serverId);
+
+    await gotoAppShell(page);
+    await openSettings(page);
+
+    const sidebar = page.getByTestId("settings-sidebar");
+    await expect(sidebar).toBeVisible({ timeout: 15000 });
+
+    const hostEntries = sidebar.locator('[data-testid^="settings-host-entry-"]');
+    await expect(hostEntries.first()).toHaveAttribute(
+      "data-testid",
+      `settings-host-entry-${serverId}`,
+    );
+
+    const localHostEntry = page.getByTestId(`settings-host-entry-${serverId}`);
+    await expect(localHostEntry.getByTestId("settings-host-local-marker")).toBeVisible();
+    await expect(localHostEntry.getByText("Local", { exact: true })).toBeVisible();
+  });
+});

packages/app/e2e/settings-navigation.spec.ts

@@ -0,0 +1,186 @@
+import { test, expect, type Page } from "./fixtures";
+import { gotoAppShell, openSettings } from "./helpers/app";
+
+function escapeRegex(value: string): string {
+  return value.replace(/[.*+?^${}()|[\]\\]/g, "\\$&");
+}
+
+function getServerId(): string {
+  const serverId = process.env.E2E_SERVER_ID;
+  if (!serverId) {
+    throw new Error("E2E_SERVER_ID is not set (expected from Playwright globalSetup).");
+  }
+  return serverId;
+}
+
+async function clickSidebarSection(page: Page, label: string) {
+  const sidebar = page.getByTestId("settings-sidebar");
+  await expect(sidebar).toBeVisible();
+  await sidebar.getByRole("button", { name: label, exact: true }).click();
+}
+
+test.describe("Settings sidebar navigation", () => {
+  test("clicking a sidebar section updates the URL and renders the section", async ({ page }) => {
+    await gotoAppShell(page);
+    await openSettings(page);
+
+    await clickSidebarSection(page, "Diagnostics");
+    await expect(page).toHaveURL(/\/settings\/diagnostics$/);
+    await expect(page.getByRole("button", { name: "Play test" })).toBeVisible();
+    await expect(page.getByTestId("settings-detail-header-title")).toHaveText("Diagnostics");
+
+    await clickSidebarSection(page, "About");
+    await expect(page).toHaveURL(/\/settings\/about$/);
+    await expect(page.getByText("Version", { exact: true }).first()).toBeVisible();
+    await expect(page.getByTestId("settings-detail-header-title")).toHaveText("About");
+
+    await clickSidebarSection(page, "General");
+    await expect(page).toHaveURL(/\/settings\/general$/);
+    await expect(page.getByText("Theme", { exact: true }).first()).toBeVisible();
+    await expect(page.getByTestId("settings-detail-header-title")).toHaveText("General");
+  });
+
+  test("/h/[serverId]/settings redirects to /settings/hosts/[serverId]", async ({ page }) => {
+    const serverId = getServerId();
+    await gotoAppShell(page);
+    await page.goto(`/h/${encodeURIComponent(serverId)}/settings`);
+    await expect(page).toHaveURL(
+      new RegExp(`/settings/hosts/${escapeRegex(encodeURIComponent(serverId))}$`),
+    );
+  });
+
+  test("the + Add host button opens the add-host method modal", async ({ page }) => {
+    await gotoAppShell(page);
+    await openSettings(page);
+
+    await page.getByTestId("settings-add-host").click();
+    await expect(page.getByText("Add connection", { exact: true })).toBeVisible();
+    await expect(page.getByRole("button", { name: "Direct connection" })).toBeVisible();
+    await expect(page.getByRole("button", { name: "Paste pairing link" })).toBeVisible();
+  });
+
+  test("sidebar shows a Back to workspace row that leaves /settings", async ({ page }) => {
+    await gotoAppShell(page);
+    await openSettings(page);
+
+    const backRow = page.getByTestId("settings-back-to-workspace");
+    await expect(backRow).toBeVisible();
+
+    await backRow.click();
+    await expect(page).not.toHaveURL(/\/settings(\/|$)/);
+  });
+});
+
+test.describe("Settings — compact master-detail", () => {
+  test.use({ viewport: { width: 390, height: 844 } });
+
+  async function openCompactSettingsRoot(page: Page) {
+    await gotoAppShell(page);
+    // Wait for bootstrap to settle on a host route so storeReady is true before
+    // we navigate into the protected settings stack. A direct page.goto("/settings")
+    // on a cold load is eaten by Stack.Protected while bootstrap is still running.
+    await expect(page).toHaveURL(/\/h\/|\/welcome/, { timeout: 15000 });
+
+    // Drive navigation the same way a user would: open the mobile drawer and tap
+    // the Settings footer icon. This preserves the in-app router state instead of
+    // triggering a full reload through Stack.Protected.
+    await page.getByRole("button", { name: "Open menu", exact: true }).first().click();
+    const sidebarSettingsButton = page.locator('[data-testid="sidebar-settings"]:visible').first();
+    await expect(sidebarSettingsButton).toBeVisible();
+    await sidebarSettingsButton.click();
+
+    await expect(page).toHaveURL(/\/settings$/);
+    await expect(page.getByTestId("settings-sidebar")).toBeVisible();
+  }
+
+  async function expectCompactSettingsRootList(page: Page) {
+    await expect(page).toHaveURL(/\/settings$/);
+    await expect(page.getByTestId("settings-sidebar")).toBeVisible();
+
+    await expect(page.getByText("Theme", { exact: true })).toHaveCount(0);
+    await expect(page.getByRole("button", { name: "Play test" })).toHaveCount(0);
+    await expect(page.locator('[data-testid^="settings-host-page-"]')).toHaveCount(0);
+  }
+
+  test("/settings renders only the sidebar list (no section content)", async ({ page }) => {
+    await openCompactSettingsRoot(page);
+
+    // Sidebar rows are present.
+    await expect(
+      page.getByTestId("settings-sidebar").getByRole("button", { name: "General", exact: true }),
+    ).toBeVisible();
+    await expect(
+      page
+        .getByTestId("settings-sidebar")
+        .getByRole("button", { name: "Diagnostics", exact: true }),
+    ).toBeVisible();
+    await expect(
+      page.getByTestId("settings-sidebar").getByRole("button", { name: "About", exact: true }),
+    ).toBeVisible();
+
+    // Section detail content is NOT rendered at the root.
+    await expectCompactSettingsRootList(page);
+
+    const rootBackButton = page.getByRole("button", { name: "Back", exact: true });
+    await expect(rootBackButton).toBeVisible();
+    await rootBackButton.click();
+    await expect(page).not.toHaveURL(/\/settings(\/|$)/);
+  });
+
+  test("tapping a section pushes /settings/[section] and shows a back button", async ({ page }) => {
+    await openCompactSettingsRoot(page);
+
+    await page
+      .getByTestId("settings-sidebar")
+      .getByRole("button", { name: "Diagnostics", exact: true })
+      .click();
+    await expect(page).toHaveURL(/\/settings\/diagnostics$/);
+    await expect(page.getByRole("button", { name: "Play test" })).toBeVisible();
+    // Sidebar is no longer visible — we are on a detail screen.
+    // (Expo Router stack keeps the previous screen in the DOM but hidden; check
+    // only visible instances.)
+    await expect(page.locator('[data-testid="settings-sidebar"]:visible')).toHaveCount(0);
+    await expect(page.getByRole("button", { name: "Back", exact: true })).toBeVisible();
+  });
+
+  test("back from a section detail returns to the /settings list", async ({ page }) => {
+    await openCompactSettingsRoot(page);
+
+    await page
+      .getByTestId("settings-sidebar")
+      .getByRole("button", { name: "About", exact: true })
+      .click();
+    await expect(page).toHaveURL(/\/settings\/about$/);
+
+    await page.getByRole("button", { name: "Back", exact: true }).click();
+    await expectCompactSettingsRootList(page);
+    await expect(page.getByRole("button", { name: "Back", exact: true })).toBeVisible();
+  });
+
+  test("tapping a host entry pushes /settings/hosts/[serverId]", async ({ page }) => {
+    const serverId = getServerId();
+    await openCompactSettingsRoot(page);
+
+    await page.getByTestId(`settings-host-entry-${serverId}`).click();
+    await expect(page).toHaveURL(
+      new RegExp(`/settings/hosts/${escapeRegex(encodeURIComponent(serverId))}$`),
+    );
+    await expect(page.getByTestId(`settings-host-page-${serverId}`)).toBeVisible();
+    await expect(page.getByRole("button", { name: "Back", exact: true })).toBeVisible();
+    await expect(page.locator('[data-testid="settings-sidebar"]:visible')).toHaveCount(0);
+  });
+
+  test("back from a host detail returns to the /settings list", async ({ page }) => {
+    const serverId = getServerId();
+    await openCompactSettingsRoot(page);
+
+    await page.getByTestId(`settings-host-entry-${serverId}`).click();
+    await expect(page).toHaveURL(
+      new RegExp(`/settings/hosts/${escapeRegex(encodeURIComponent(serverId))}$`),
+    );
+
+    await page.getByRole("button", { name: "Back", exact: true }).click();
+    await expect(page).toHaveURL(/\/settings$/);
+    await expect(page.getByTestId("settings-sidebar")).toBeVisible();
+  });
+});

packages/app/e2e/settings-toggle-tab-regression.spec.ts

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+import { buildHostAgentDetailRoute, buildHostWorkspaceRoute } from "@/utils/host-routes";
+import { expect, test, type Page } from "./fixtures";
+import {
+  archiveAgentFromDaemon,
+  connectArchiveTabDaemonClient,
+  createIdleAgent,
+  openWorkspaceWithAgents,
+} from "./helpers/archive-tab";
+import { getActiveTabTestId, waitForTabBar } from "./helpers/launcher";
+import { createTempGitRepo } from "./helpers/workspace";
+
+function getServerId(): string {
+  const serverId = process.env.E2E_SERVER_ID;
+  if (!serverId) {
+    throw new Error("E2E_SERVER_ID is not set.");
+  }
+  return serverId;
+}
+
+async function pressSettingsToggleShortcut(page: Page) {
+  const modifier = process.platform === "darwin" ? "Meta" : "Control";
+  await page.keyboard.press(`${modifier}+Comma`);
+}
+
+async function expectSendBehavior(page: Page, expected: "interrupt" | "queue") {
+  await expect
+    .poll(async () => {
+      const raw = await page.evaluate(() => localStorage.getItem("@paseo:app-settings"));
+      if (!raw) {
+        return null;
+      }
+      return (JSON.parse(raw) as { sendBehavior?: string }).sendBehavior ?? null;
+    })
+    .toBe(expected);
+}
+
+async function openAgentRouteAndExpectFocused(input: {
+  page: Page;
+  serverId: string;
+  workspaceId: string;
+  agentId: string;
+}) {
+  const expectedActiveTabId = `workspace-tab-agent_${input.agentId}`;
+  await input.page.goto(
+    buildHostAgentDetailRoute(input.serverId, input.agentId, input.workspaceId),
+  );
+  await input.page.waitForURL(
+    (url) => url.pathname.includes("/workspace/") && !url.searchParams.has("open"),
+    { timeout: 60_000 },
+  );
+  await waitForTabBar(input.page);
+  await expect(
+    input.page.getByTestId(expectedActiveTabId).filter({ visible: true }),
+  ).toHaveAttribute("aria-selected", "true");
+  await expect(getActiveTabTestId(input.page)).resolves.toBe(expectedActiveTabId);
+}
+
+test.describe("Settings toggle tab regression", () => {
+  test.describe.configure({ timeout: 180_000 });
+
+  test("toggling settings after changing a setting returns to the same workspace tab", async ({
+    page,
+  }) => {
+    const serverId = getServerId();
+    const client = await connectArchiveTabDaemonClient();
+    const repo = await createTempGitRepo("settings-toggle-tab-");
+    const agentIds: string[] = [];
+
+    try {
+      const firstAgent = await createIdleAgent(client, {
+        cwd: repo.path,
+        title: `settings-toggle-a-${Date.now()}`,
+      });
+      const secondAgent = await createIdleAgent(client, {
+        cwd: repo.path,
+        title: `settings-toggle-b-${Date.now()}`,
+      });
+      agentIds.push(firstAgent.id, secondAgent.id);
+
+      await openWorkspaceWithAgents(page, [firstAgent, secondAgent]);
+      await waitForTabBar(page);
+
+      const expectedActiveTabId = `workspace-tab-agent_${secondAgent.id}`;
+      await expect(page.getByTestId(expectedActiveTabId).filter({ visible: true })).toHaveAttribute(
+        "aria-selected",
+        "true",
+      );
+      await expect(getActiveTabTestId(page)).resolves.toBe(expectedActiveTabId);
+
+      await pressSettingsToggleShortcut(page);
+      await expect(page).toHaveURL(/\/settings\/general$/);
+
+      await page.getByRole("button", { name: "Queue", exact: true }).click();
+      await expectSendBehavior(page, "queue");
+      await page.getByRole("button", { name: "Interrupt", exact: true }).click();
+      await expectSendBehavior(page, "interrupt");
+
+      await pressSettingsToggleShortcut(page);
+      await expect(page).toHaveURL(buildHostWorkspaceRoute(serverId, repo.path));
+      await waitForTabBar(page);
+      await expect(page.getByTestId(expectedActiveTabId).filter({ visible: true })).toHaveAttribute(
+        "aria-selected",
+        "true",
+      );
+      await expect(getActiveTabTestId(page)).resolves.toBe(expectedActiveTabId);
+
+      await page.reload();
+      await waitForTabBar(page);
+      await expect(page.getByTestId(expectedActiveTabId).filter({ visible: true })).toHaveAttribute(
+        "aria-selected",
+        "true",
+      );
+      await expect(getActiveTabTestId(page)).resolves.toBe(expectedActiveTabId);
+    } finally {
+      for (const agentId of agentIds) {
+        await archiveAgentFromDaemon(client, agentId).catch(() => undefined);
+      }
+      await client.close().catch(() => undefined);
+      await repo.cleanup();
+    }
+  });
+
+  test("refresh after navigating between agent routes keeps the latest agent focused", async ({
+    page,
+  }) => {
+    const serverId = getServerId();
+    const client = await connectArchiveTabDaemonClient();
+    const repo = await createTempGitRepo("agent-route-refresh-");
+    const agentIds: string[] = [];
+
+    try {
+      const firstAgent = await createIdleAgent(client, {
+        cwd: repo.path,
+        title: `agent-route-refresh-a-${Date.now()}`,
+      });
+      const secondAgent = await createIdleAgent(client, {
+        cwd: repo.path,
+        title: `agent-route-refresh-b-${Date.now()}`,
+      });
+      agentIds.push(firstAgent.id, secondAgent.id);
+
+      await openAgentRouteAndExpectFocused({
+        page,
+        serverId,
+        workspaceId: repo.path,
+        agentId: firstAgent.id,
+      });
+      await openAgentRouteAndExpectFocused({
+        page,
+        serverId,
+        workspaceId: repo.path,
+        agentId: secondAgent.id,
+      });
+
+      const expectedActiveTabId = `workspace-tab-agent_${secondAgent.id}`;
+      for (let attempt = 0; attempt < 5; attempt += 1) {
+        await page.reload();
+        await waitForTabBar(page);
+        await expect(
+          page.getByTestId(expectedActiveTabId).filter({ visible: true }),
+        ).toHaveAttribute("aria-selected", "true");
+        await expect(getActiveTabTestId(page)).resolves.toBe(expectedActiveTabId);
+      }
+    } finally {
+      for (const agentId of agentIds) {
+        await archiveAgentFromDaemon(client, agentId).catch(() => undefined);
+      }
+      await client.close().catch(() => undefined);
+      await repo.cleanup();
+    }
+  });
+});

packages/app/e2e/sidebar-workspace.spec.ts

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+import { execSync } from "node:child_process";
+import { mkdtemp, realpath, rm, writeFile } from "node:fs/promises";
+import { tmpdir } from "node:os";
+import path from "node:path";
+import { test, expect } from "./fixtures";
+import { gotoAppShell } from "./helpers/app";
+import { createTempGitRepo } from "./helpers/workspace";
+import { expectWorkspaceHeader } from "./helpers/workspace-ui";
+import { connectWorkspaceSetupClient } from "./helpers/workspace-setup";
+
+function getServerId(): string {
+  const serverId = process.env.E2E_SERVER_ID;
+  if (!serverId) {
+    throw new Error("E2E_SERVER_ID is not set (expected from Playwright globalSetup).");
+  }
+  return serverId;
+}
+
+function getWorkspaceRowTestId(workspaceId: string): string {
+  return `sidebar-workspace-row-${getServerId()}:${workspaceId}`;
+}
+
+function escapeRegex(value: string): string {
+  return value.replace(/[.*+?^${}()|[\]\\]/g, "\\$&");
+}
+
+function setGitHubRemote(repoPath: string): void {
+  execSync("git remote set-url origin https://github.com/test-owner/test-repo.git", {
+    cwd: repoPath,
+    stdio: "ignore",
+  });
+}
+
+async function createTempDirectory(prefix = "paseo-e2e-dir-") {
+  const tempRoot = process.platform === "win32" ? tmpdir() : await realpath("/tmp");
+  const dirPath = await mkdtemp(path.join(tempRoot, prefix));
+  await writeFile(path.join(dirPath, "README.md"), "# Temp Directory\n");
+  return {
+    path: dirPath,
+    cleanup: async () => {
+      await rm(dirPath, { recursive: true, force: true });
+    },
+  };
+}
+
+async function openProjectViaDaemon(
+  client: Awaited<ReturnType<typeof connectWorkspaceSetupClient>>,
+  cwd: string,
+): Promise<{ id: string; name: string }> {
+  const result = await client.openProject(cwd);
+  if (!result.workspace || result.error) {
+    throw new Error(result.error ?? `Failed to open project ${cwd}`);
+  }
+  return {
+    id: String(result.workspace.id),
+    name: result.workspace.name,
+  };
+}
+
+async function openWorkspaceFromSidebar(
+  page: import("@playwright/test").Page,
+  workspaceId: string,
+) {
+  const row = page.getByTestId(getWorkspaceRowTestId(workspaceId));
+  await expect(row).toBeVisible({ timeout: 30_000 });
+  await row.click();
+  await expect(page).toHaveURL(/\/workspace\//, { timeout: 30_000 });
+  return row;
+}
+
+async function waitForSidebarProject(page: import("@playwright/test").Page, projectName: string) {
+  const row = page
+    .getByRole("button", {
+      name: new RegExp(escapeRegex(projectName), "i"),
+    })
+    .first();
+  await expect(row).toBeVisible({ timeout: 30_000 });
+  return row;
+}
+
+async function waitForSidebarWorkspace(page: import("@playwright/test").Page, workspaceId: string) {
+  const row = page.getByTestId(getWorkspaceRowTestId(workspaceId));
+  await expect(row).toBeVisible({ timeout: 30_000 });
+  return row;
+}
+
+test.describe("Sidebar workspace list", () => {
+  test("project with GitHub remote shows owner/repo name in sidebar", async ({ page }) => {
+    const client = await connectWorkspaceSetupClient();
+    const repo = await createTempGitRepo("sidebar-remote-", { withRemote: true });
+
+    try {
+      setGitHubRemote(repo.path);
+      const workspace = await openProjectViaDaemon(client, repo.path);
+      await gotoAppShell(page);
+      await waitForSidebarProject(page, "test-owner/test-repo");
+      await waitForSidebarWorkspace(page, workspace.id);
+
+      const projectRow = page
+        .locator('[data-testid^="sidebar-project-row-"]')
+        .filter({ hasText: "test-owner/test-repo" })
+        .first();
+
+      await expect(projectRow).toBeVisible({ timeout: 30_000 });
+      await expect(projectRow).not.toContainText(path.basename(repo.path));
+    } finally {
+      await client.close();
+      await repo.cleanup();
+    }
+  });
+
+  test("project shows workspace under it", async ({ page }) => {
+    const client = await connectWorkspaceSetupClient();
+    const repo = await createTempGitRepo("sidebar-workspace-under-project-");
+
+    try {
+      const workspace = await openProjectViaDaemon(client, repo.path);
+      await gotoAppShell(page);
+
+      await waitForSidebarProject(page, path.basename(repo.path));
+      await waitForSidebarWorkspace(page, workspace.id);
+    } finally {
+      await client.close();
+      await repo.cleanup();
+    }
+  });
+
+  test("non-git project shows directory name", async ({ page }) => {
+    const client = await connectWorkspaceSetupClient();
+    const project = await createTempDirectory("sidebar-directory-");
+
+    try {
+      await openProjectViaDaemon(client, project.path);
+      await gotoAppShell(page);
+
+      const projectRow = await waitForSidebarProject(page, path.basename(project.path));
+      await expect(projectRow).toContainText(path.basename(project.path));
+    } finally {
+      await client.close();
+      await project.cleanup();
+    }
+  });
+
+  test("workspace header shows correct title and subtitle", async ({ page }) => {
+    const client = await connectWorkspaceSetupClient();
+    const repo = await createTempGitRepo("sidebar-header-", { withRemote: true });
+
+    try {
+      setGitHubRemote(repo.path);
+      const workspace = await openProjectViaDaemon(client, repo.path);
+      await gotoAppShell(page);
+      await waitForSidebarProject(page, "test-owner/test-repo");
+      await waitForSidebarWorkspace(page, workspace.id);
+      await openWorkspaceFromSidebar(page, workspace.id);
+
+      await expectWorkspaceHeader(page, {
+        title: workspace.name,
+        subtitle: "test-owner/test-repo",
+      });
+    } finally {
+      await client.close();
+      await repo.cleanup();
+    }
+  });
+
+  test("git project shows branch name in workspace row", async ({ page }) => {
+    const client = await connectWorkspaceSetupClient();
+    const repo = await createTempGitRepo("sidebar-branch-");
+
+    try {
+      const workspace = await openProjectViaDaemon(client, repo.path);
+      await gotoAppShell(page);
+      await waitForSidebarProject(page, path.basename(repo.path));
+
+      expect(workspace.name).toBe("main");
+      await expect(await waitForSidebarWorkspace(page, workspace.id)).toContainText("main");
+    } finally {
+      await client.close();
+      await repo.cleanup();
+    }
+  });
+});

packages/app/e2e/startup-loading.spec.ts

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+import { test } from "./fixtures";
+import { startupScenario } from "./helpers/startup-dsl";
+
+function getE2EDaemonPort(): string {
+  const port = process.env.E2E_DAEMON_PORT;
+  if (!port) {
+    throw new Error("E2E_DAEMON_PORT is not set.");
+  }
+  return port;
+}
+
+function getE2EServerId(): string {
+  const serverId = process.env.E2E_SERVER_ID;
+  if (!serverId) {
+    throw new Error("E2E_SERVER_ID is not set.");
+  }
+  return serverId;
+}
+
+test.describe("Startup loading presentation", () => {
+  test("mobile reconnect keeps connection recovery actions visible", async ({ page }) => {
+    const startup = await startupScenario(page)
+      .withMobileViewport()
+      .withSavedHost({
+        serverId: "srv_unreachable_mobile",
+        label: "Dev",
+        endpoint: "127.0.0.1:45678",
+      })
+      .openRoot();
+
+    await startup.expectsReconnectWelcome();
+    await startup.expectsNoSavedHostStatus({ label: "Dev" });
+    await startup.expectsNoLocalServerStartupCopy();
+  });
+
+  test("desktop daemon bootstrap keeps the local server startup copy desktop-only", async ({
+    page,
+  }) => {
+    const startup = await startupScenario(page)
+      .withPendingDesktopDaemon()
+      .withBlockedPort(getE2EDaemonPort())
+      .openRoot();
+
+    await startup.expectsDesktopDaemonStartup();
+    await startup.expectsSidebarHidden();
+    await startup.expectsNoUndefinedRoute();
+  });
+
+  test("host-route refresh does not render route chrome around the bootstrap splash", async ({
+    page,
+  }) => {
+    const serverId = getE2EServerId();
+    const startup = await startupScenario(page)
+      .withPendingDesktopDaemon()
+      .withBlockedPort(getE2EDaemonPort())
+      .openHostWorkspace({
+        serverId,
+        workspaceId: "workspace-1",
+      });
+
+    await startup.expectsDesktopDaemonStartup();
+    await startup.expectsSidebarHidden();
+  });
+});

packages/app/e2e/startup-wire-metrics.spec.ts

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+import { Buffer } from "node:buffer";
+import type { CDPSession, Page, TestInfo } from "@playwright/test";
+import { expect, test } from "./fixtures";
+import { gotoAppShell } from "./helpers/app";
+import { waitForSidebarHydration } from "./helpers/workspace-ui";
+
+type WireDirection = "sent" | "received";
+type WirePhase = "startup" | "workspace_clicks";
+
+type ParsedWireMessage = {
+  type: string | null;
+  requestId: string | null;
+  entryCount: number | null;
+  hasMore: boolean | null;
+  providerEntries: ProviderSnapshotWireEntry[] | null;
+};
+
+type WireFrameRecord = ParsedWireMessage & {
+  phase: WirePhase;
+  direction: WireDirection;
+  bytes: number;
+};
+
+type ProviderSnapshotWireEntry = {
+  provider: string;
+  status: string | null;
+  modelCount: number;
+  modeCount: number;
+  bytes: number;
+};
+
+type WebSocketFrameEvent = {
+  requestId: string;
+  response: {
+    opcode: number;
+    payloadData: string;
+  };
+};
+
+type WireSummary = {
+  totalFrames: number;
+  totalBytes: number;
+  byDirection: Record<WireDirection, { frames: number; bytes: number }>;
+  byPhase: Record<
+    WirePhase,
+    {
+      frames: number;
+      bytes: number;
+      byType: Array<{ type: string; frames: number; bytes: number }>;
+      rpcCounts: Array<{ requestType: string; count: number }>;
+      rpcs: Array<{ requestType: string; requestId: string; responseType: string | null }>;
+    }
+  >;
+  fetchPages: Array<{
+    phase: WirePhase;
+    type: string;
+    requestId: string | null;
+    entries: number | null;
+    hasMore: boolean | null;
+    bytes: number;
+  }>;
+  clickedWorkspaces: Array<{ testId: string; frames: number; bytes: number }>;
+  providerSnapshots: Array<{
+    phase: WirePhase;
+    type: string;
+    requestId: string | null;
+    totalModels: number;
+    totalModes: number;
+    bytes: number;
+    providers: ProviderSnapshotWireEntry[];
+  }>;
+  providerSnapshotTotals: Array<{
+    phase: WirePhase;
+    provider: string;
+    frames: number;
+    bytes: number;
+    maxModels: number;
+    maxModes: number;
+    statuses: string[];
+  }>;
+  fork: {
+    sourceHome: string | null;
+    targetHome: string | null;
+    copiedFiles: number | null;
+    copiedBytes: number | null;
+  };
+};
+
+class WireMonitor {
+  private phase: WirePhase = "startup";
+  private session: CDPSession | null = null;
+  readonly records: WireFrameRecord[] = [];
+
+  async start(page: Page): Promise<void> {
+    this.session = await page.context().newCDPSession(page);
+    await this.session.send("Network.enable");
+    this.session.on("Network.webSocketFrameSent", (event: WebSocketFrameEvent) => {
+      this.record("sent", event);
+    });
+    this.session.on("Network.webSocketFrameReceived", (event: WebSocketFrameEvent) => {
+      this.record("received", event);
+    });
+  }
+
+  setPhase(phase: WirePhase): void {
+    this.phase = phase;
+  }
+
+  hasCompletedStartupFetches(): boolean {
+    return (
+      this.records.some(
+        (record) =>
+          record.direction === "received" &&
+          record.type === "fetch_agents_response" &&
+          record.hasMore === false,
+      ) &&
+      this.records.some(
+        (record) =>
+          record.direction === "received" &&
+          record.type === "fetch_workspaces_response" &&
+          record.hasMore === false,
+      )
+    );
+  }
+
+  summarize(clickedWorkspaces: WireSummary["clickedWorkspaces"]): WireSummary {
+    return {
+      totalFrames: this.records.length,
+      totalBytes: sumBytes(this.records),
+      byDirection: {
+        sent: summarizeDirection(this.records, "sent"),
+        received: summarizeDirection(this.records, "received"),
+      },
+      byPhase: {
+        startup: summarizePhase(this.records, "startup"),
+        workspace_clicks: summarizePhase(this.records, "workspace_clicks"),
+      },
+      fetchPages: this.records
+        .filter(
+          (record) =>
+            record.direction === "received" &&
+            (record.type === "fetch_agents_response" ||
+              record.type === "fetch_workspaces_response"),
+        )
+        .map((record) => ({
+          phase: record.phase,
+          type: record.type ?? "unknown",
+          requestId: record.requestId,
+          entries: record.entryCount,
+          hasMore: record.hasMore,
+          bytes: record.bytes,
+        })),
+      clickedWorkspaces,
+      providerSnapshots: this.records
+        .filter((record) => record.direction === "received" && record.providerEntries)
+        .map((record) => ({
+          phase: record.phase,
+          type: record.type ?? "unknown",
+          requestId: record.requestId,
+          totalModels: sumProviderModels(record.providerEntries ?? []),
+          totalModes: sumProviderModes(record.providerEntries ?? []),
+          bytes: record.bytes,
+          providers: record.providerEntries ?? [],
+        })),
+      providerSnapshotTotals: summarizeProviderSnapshots(this.records),
+      fork: {
+        sourceHome: process.env.E2E_FORK_SOURCE_PASEO_HOME ?? null,
+        targetHome: process.env.E2E_FORK_TARGET_PASEO_HOME ?? null,
+        copiedFiles: parseOptionalNumber(process.env.E2E_FORK_COPIED_FILES),
+        copiedBytes: parseOptionalNumber(process.env.E2E_FORK_COPIED_BYTES),
+      },
+    };
+  }
+
+  private record(direction: WireDirection, event: WebSocketFrameEvent): void {
+    if (event.response.opcode !== 1) {
+      this.records.push({
+        phase: this.phase,
+        direction,
+        bytes: Buffer.byteLength(event.response.payloadData),
+        type: `opcode:${event.response.opcode}`,
+        requestId: null,
+        entryCount: null,
+        hasMore: null,
+        providerEntries: null,
+      });
+      return;
+    }
+
+    this.records.push({
+      phase: this.phase,
+      direction,
+      bytes: Buffer.byteLength(event.response.payloadData, "utf8"),
+      ...parseWireMessage(event.response.payloadData),
+    });
+  }
+}
+
+function parseOptionalNumber(value: string | undefined): number | null {
+  if (!value) {
+    return null;
+  }
+  const parsed = Number(value);
+  return Number.isFinite(parsed) ? parsed : null;
+}
+
+function parseWireMessage(payloadData: string): ParsedWireMessage {
+  try {
+    const parsed = JSON.parse(payloadData) as unknown;
+    if (!parsed || typeof parsed !== "object") {
+      return emptyParsedWireMessage();
+    }
+    const envelope = parsed as {
+      type?: unknown;
+      message?: unknown;
+    };
+    const unwrapped =
+      envelope.type === "session" && envelope.message && typeof envelope.message === "object"
+        ? envelope.message
+        : parsed;
+    const message = unwrapped as {
+      type?: unknown;
+      requestId?: unknown;
+      payload?: {
+        requestId?: unknown;
+        entries?: unknown;
+        agents?: unknown;
+        pageInfo?: { hasMore?: unknown };
+      };
+    };
+    const entries = readMessageEntries(message.payload);
+    const hasMore = readMessageHasMore(message.payload);
+    const messageType = typeof message.type === "string" ? message.type : null;
+    const providerEntries = isProviderSnapshotMessage(messageType)
+      ? parseProviderSnapshotEntries(message.payload)
+      : null;
+    return {
+      type: messageType,
+      requestId: readMessageRequestId(message),
+      entryCount: entries ? entries.length : null,
+      hasMore,
+      providerEntries,
+    };
+  } catch {
+    return emptyParsedWireMessage();
+  }
+}
+
+function readMessageRequestId(message: {
+  requestId?: unknown;
+  payload?: { requestId?: unknown };
+}): string | null {
+  if (typeof message.requestId === "string") {
+    return message.requestId;
+  }
+  if (typeof message.payload?.requestId === "string") {
+    return message.payload.requestId;
+  }
+  return null;
+}
+
+function isProviderSnapshotMessage(messageType: string | null): boolean {
+  return (
+    messageType === "get_providers_snapshot_response" || messageType === "providers_snapshot_update"
+  );
+}
+
+function readMessageEntries(
+  payload:
+    | {
+        entries?: unknown;
+        agents?: unknown;
+      }
+    | undefined,
+): unknown[] | null {
+  if (Array.isArray(payload?.entries)) {
+    return payload.entries;
+  }
+  if (Array.isArray(payload?.agents)) {
+    return payload.agents;
+  }
+  return null;
+}
+
+function readMessageHasMore(
+  payload: { pageInfo?: { hasMore?: unknown } } | undefined,
+): boolean | null {
+  return typeof payload?.pageInfo?.hasMore === "boolean" ? payload.pageInfo.hasMore : null;
+}
+
+function emptyParsedWireMessage(): ParsedWireMessage {
+  return {
+    type: null,
+    requestId: null,
+    entryCount: null,
+    hasMore: null,
+    providerEntries: null,
+  };
+}
+
+function parseProviderSnapshotEntries(payload: unknown): ProviderSnapshotWireEntry[] | null {
+  if (!payload || typeof payload !== "object") {
+    return null;
+  }
+  const entries = (payload as { entries?: unknown }).entries;
+  if (!Array.isArray(entries)) {
+    return null;
+  }
+
+  const providerEntries: ProviderSnapshotWireEntry[] = [];
+  for (const entry of entries) {
+    if (!entry || typeof entry !== "object") {
+      continue;
+    }
+    const provider = (entry as { provider?: unknown }).provider;
+    if (typeof provider !== "string") {
+      continue;
+    }
+    const models = (entry as { models?: unknown }).models;
+    const modes = (entry as { modes?: unknown }).modes;
+    const status = (entry as { status?: unknown }).status;
+    providerEntries.push({
+      provider,
+      status: typeof status === "string" ? status : null,
+      modelCount: Array.isArray(models) ? models.length : 0,
+      modeCount: Array.isArray(modes) ? modes.length : 0,
+      bytes: Buffer.byteLength(JSON.stringify(entry), "utf8"),
+    });
+  }
+
+  return providerEntries.length > 0 ? providerEntries : null;
+}
+
+function sumBytes(records: WireFrameRecord[]): number {
+  return records.reduce((sum, record) => sum + record.bytes, 0);
+}
+
+function summarizeDirection(records: WireFrameRecord[], direction: WireDirection) {
+  const selected = records.filter((record) => record.direction === direction);
+  return {
+    frames: selected.length,
+    bytes: sumBytes(selected),
+  };
+}
+
+function summarizePhase(records: WireFrameRecord[], phase: WirePhase) {
+  const selected = records.filter((record) => record.phase === phase);
+  return {
+    frames: selected.length,
+    bytes: sumBytes(selected),
+    byType: summarizeByType(selected),
+    rpcCounts: summarizeRpcCounts(selected),
+    rpcs: summarizeRpcs(selected),
+  };
+}
+
+function summarizeByType(records: WireFrameRecord[]): Array<{
+  type: string;
+  frames: number;
+  bytes: number;
+}> {
+  const byType = new Map<string, { frames: number; bytes: number }>();
+  for (const record of records) {
+    const type = record.type ?? "unknown";
+    const current = byType.get(type) ?? { frames: 0, bytes: 0 };
+    current.frames += 1;
+    current.bytes += record.bytes;
+    byType.set(type, current);
+  }
+  return [...byType.entries()]
+    .map(([type, value]) => ({ type, ...value }))
+    .sort((left, right) => right.bytes - left.bytes);
+}
+
+function summarizeRpcs(records: WireFrameRecord[]): WireSummary["byPhase"][WirePhase]["rpcs"] {
+  const responsesByRequestId = new Map<string, string>();
+  for (const record of records) {
+    if (record.direction !== "received" || !record.requestId) {
+      continue;
+    }
+    responsesByRequestId.set(record.requestId, record.type ?? "unknown");
+  }
+
+  return records
+    .filter((record) => record.direction === "sent" && record.requestId && record.type)
+    .map((record) => ({
+      requestType: record.type ?? "unknown",
+      requestId: record.requestId ?? "",
+      responseType: responsesByRequestId.get(record.requestId ?? "") ?? null,
+    }));
+}
+
+function summarizeRpcCounts(
+  records: WireFrameRecord[],
+): Array<{ requestType: string; count: number }> {
+  const counts = new Map<string, number>();
+  for (const record of records) {
+    if (record.direction !== "sent" || !record.type || !record.requestId) {
+      continue;
+    }
+    counts.set(record.type, (counts.get(record.type) ?? 0) + 1);
+  }
+  return [...counts.entries()]
+    .map(([requestType, count]) => ({ requestType, count }))
+    .sort(
+      (left, right) =>
+        right.count - left.count || left.requestType.localeCompare(right.requestType),
+    );
+}
+
+function sumProviderModels(entries: ProviderSnapshotWireEntry[]): number {
+  return entries.reduce((sum, entry) => sum + entry.modelCount, 0);
+}
+
+function sumProviderModes(entries: ProviderSnapshotWireEntry[]): number {
+  return entries.reduce((sum, entry) => sum + entry.modeCount, 0);
+}
+
+function summarizeProviderSnapshots(
+  records: WireFrameRecord[],
+): WireSummary["providerSnapshotTotals"] {
+  const byProvider = new Map<
+    string,
+    {
+      phase: WirePhase;
+      provider: string;
+      frames: number;
+      bytes: number;
+      maxModels: number;
+      maxModes: number;
+      statuses: Set<string>;
+    }
+  >();
+
+  for (const record of records) {
+    if (record.direction !== "received" || !record.providerEntries) {
+      continue;
+    }
+    for (const entry of record.providerEntries) {
+      const key = `${record.phase}:${entry.provider}`;
+      const current = byProvider.get(key) ?? {
+        phase: record.phase,
+        provider: entry.provider,
+        frames: 0,
+        bytes: 0,
+        maxModels: 0,
+        maxModes: 0,
+        statuses: new Set<string>(),
+      };
+      current.frames += 1;
+      current.bytes += entry.bytes;
+      current.maxModels = Math.max(current.maxModels, entry.modelCount);
+      current.maxModes = Math.max(current.maxModes, entry.modeCount);
+      if (entry.status) {
+        current.statuses.add(entry.status);
+      }
+      byProvider.set(key, current);
+    }
+  }
+
+  return [...byProvider.values()]
+    .map((entry) => ({
+      phase: entry.phase,
+      provider: entry.provider,
+      frames: entry.frames,
+      bytes: entry.bytes,
+      maxModels: entry.maxModels,
+      maxModes: entry.maxModes,
+      statuses: [...entry.statuses].sort(),
+    }))
+    .sort((left, right) => right.bytes - left.bytes);
+}
+
+async function attachSummary(testInfo: TestInfo, summary: WireSummary): Promise<void> {
+  await testInfo.attach("startup-wire-metrics.json", {
+    body: JSON.stringify(summary, null, 2),
+    contentType: "application/json",
+  });
+}
+
+test.describe("ad hoc startup wire metrics", () => {
+  test.skip(
+    process.env.E2E_WIRE_METRICS !== "1",
+    "Set E2E_WIRE_METRICS=1 to run this ad hoc measurement.",
+  );
+
+  test("measures startup hydration and workspace navigation websocket traffic", async ({
+    page,
+  }, testInfo) => {
+    test.setTimeout(180_000);
+
+    const monitor = new WireMonitor();
+    await monitor.start(page);
+
+    await gotoAppShell(page);
+    await waitForSidebarHydration(page, 120_000);
+    await expect.poll(() => monitor.hasCompletedStartupFetches(), { timeout: 120_000 }).toBe(true);
+    await page.waitForTimeout(1_000);
+
+    const workspaceTestIds = await page
+      .locator('[data-testid^="sidebar-workspace-row-"]:visible')
+      .evaluateAll((elements) =>
+        elements
+          .slice(0, 3)
+          .map((element) => element.getAttribute("data-testid"))
+          .filter((value): value is string => Boolean(value)),
+      );
+
+    monitor.setPhase("workspace_clicks");
+    const clickedWorkspaces: WireSummary["clickedWorkspaces"] = [];
+    for (const testId of workspaceTestIds) {
+      const row = page.getByTestId(testId);
+      if (!(await row.isVisible().catch(() => false))) {
+        continue;
+      }
+      const beforeFrames = monitor.records.length;
+      const beforeBytes = sumBytes(monitor.records);
+      await row.click();
+      await expect(page).toHaveURL(/\/workspace\//, { timeout: 30_000 });
+      await page.waitForTimeout(1_000);
+      clickedWorkspaces.push({
+        testId,
+        frames: monitor.records.length - beforeFrames,
+        bytes: sumBytes(monitor.records) - beforeBytes,
+      });
+    }
+
+    const summary = monitor.summarize(clickedWorkspaces);
+    await attachSummary(testInfo, summary);
+    console.log("PASEO_STARTUP_WIRE_METRICS_BEGIN");
+    console.log(JSON.stringify(summary, null, 2));
+    console.log("PASEO_STARTUP_WIRE_METRICS_END");
+
+    expect(summary.byPhase.startup.byType.length).toBeGreaterThan(0);
+    expect(clickedWorkspaces.length).toBeGreaterThan(0);
+  });
+});

packages/app/e2e/terminal-alternate-screen.spec.ts

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+import type { Page } from "@playwright/test";
+import { test, expect } from "./fixtures";
+import { TerminalE2EHarness, withTerminalInApp } from "./helpers/terminal-dsl";
+import {
+  installTerminalRenderProbe,
+  readTerminalRenderProbe,
+  resetTerminalRenderProbe,
+  startTerminalFrameSampling,
+  summarizeTerminalRenderProbe,
+} from "./helpers/terminal-probes";
+import { getTerminalBufferText, waitForTerminalContent } from "./helpers/terminal-perf";
+
+async function waitForAlternateScreenExit(page: Page, afterAlt: string, timeout: number) {
+  let lastBufferText = "";
+  let lastProbe = await readTerminalRenderProbe(page);
+
+  try {
+    await expect
+      .poll(
+        async () => {
+          lastBufferText = await getTerminalBufferText(page);
+          lastProbe = await readTerminalRenderProbe(page);
+          return (
+            lastProbe.altEnterWrites > 0 &&
+            lastProbe.altExitWrites > 0 &&
+            lastBufferText.includes(afterAlt)
+          );
+        },
+        {
+          intervals: [50],
+          message: `wait for alternate-screen exit and ${afterAlt} output`,
+          timeout,
+        },
+      )
+      .toBe(true);
+  } catch (error) {
+    const message = error instanceof Error ? error.message : String(error);
+    throw new Error(
+      `Timed out waiting for alternate-screen exit: ${message}\n${JSON.stringify(
+        {
+          afterAlt,
+          probe: summarizeTerminalRenderProbe(lastProbe),
+          bufferTextTail: lastBufferText.slice(-500),
+        },
+        null,
+        2,
+      )}`,
+    );
+  }
+
+  return lastProbe;
+}
+
+test.describe("Terminal alternate-screen transitions", () => {
+  let harness: TerminalE2EHarness;
+
+  test.beforeAll(async () => {
+    harness = await TerminalE2EHarness.create({ tempPrefix: "terminal-alt-" });
+  });
+
+  test.afterAll(async () => {
+    await harness?.cleanup();
+  });
+
+  test("restores the normal screen after full-screen alternate buffer exit without remounting", async ({
+    page,
+  }, testInfo) => {
+    test.setTimeout(60_000);
+
+    await installTerminalRenderProbe(page);
+
+    await withTerminalInApp(page, harness, { name: "alternate-screen" }, async () => {
+      await harness.setupPrompt(page);
+
+      const terminal = harness.terminalSurface(page);
+      const historyReady = `HISTORY_READY_${Date.now()}`;
+      await terminal.pressSequentially(
+        `for i in $(seq 1 80); do echo HISTORY_$i; done; echo ${historyReady}\n`,
+        { delay: 0 },
+      );
+      await waitForTerminalContent(page, (text) => text.includes(historyReady), 10_000);
+
+      await resetTerminalRenderProbe(page);
+      await page.waitForTimeout(500);
+      const settledProbe = await readTerminalRenderProbe(page);
+      expect(settledProbe.resetWrites, "terminal should be idle before alternate-screen act").toBe(
+        0,
+      );
+      await resetTerminalRenderProbe(page);
+
+      const afterAlt = `AFTER_ALT_${Date.now()}`;
+      await startTerminalFrameSampling(page);
+      await terminal.pressSequentially(
+        `printf '\\033[?1049h\\033[2J\\033[HALT_SCREEN_TOP\\n'; sleep 0.25; printf '\\033[?1049l'; echo ${afterAlt}\n`,
+        { delay: 0 },
+      );
+      const probe = await waitForAlternateScreenExit(page, afterAlt, 10_000);
+      const probeSummary = summarizeTerminalRenderProbe(probe);
+
+      await testInfo.attach("alternate-screen-probe", {
+        body: JSON.stringify({ summary: probeSummary, probe }, null, 2),
+        contentType: "application/json",
+      });
+
+      expect(probe.setCount, "terminal instance should not be replaced after attach").toBe(0);
+      expect(probe.unsetCount, "terminal instance should not be unset after attach").toBe(0);
+      expect(
+        probe.altEnterWrites,
+        "test command should enter the alternate screen",
+      ).toBeGreaterThan(0);
+      expect(probe.altExitWrites, "test command should exit the alternate screen").toBeGreaterThan(
+        0,
+      );
+      expect(probe.resetWrites, "alternate-screen exit should not replay a snapshot reset").toBe(0);
+
+      const finalBufferText = await getTerminalBufferText(page);
+      expect(finalBufferText).toContain(historyReady);
+      expect(finalBufferText).toContain(afterAlt);
+
+      const suspiciousFrames = probe.frames.filter(
+        (frame) =>
+          frame.text.includes("$") &&
+          !frame.text.includes(historyReady) &&
+          !frame.text.includes(afterAlt) &&
+          frame.nonEmptyRows <= 2 &&
+          (frame.firstNonEmptyRow ?? Number.POSITIVE_INFINITY) <= 1,
+      );
+
+      expect(
+        suspiciousFrames,
+        "normal-screen restore should not flash to a mostly blank prompt-at-top frame",
+      ).toEqual([]);
+    });
+  });
+});

packages/app/e2e/terminal-keystroke-stress.spec.ts

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+import { performance } from "node:perf_hooks";
+import type { Page, TestInfo } from "@playwright/test";
+import { test, expect } from "./fixtures";
+import { TerminalE2EHarness, type TerminalInstance } from "./helpers/terminal-dsl";
+import {
+  installTerminalKeystrokeStressProbe,
+  readTerminalKeystrokeStressReport,
+  resetTerminalKeystrokeStressProbe,
+  type LatencyStats,
+} from "./helpers/terminal-probes";
+import { waitForTerminalContent } from "./helpers/terminal-perf";
+
+const INPUT_TEXT = buildStressText(600);
+const BIG_DIFF_BYTES = 256_000;
+const SMALL_AGENT_STREAM_UPDATES = 1000;
+const STRESS_TIMEOUT_MS = 15_000;
+const RUN_MANUAL_TERMINAL_PERF = process.env.PASEO_TERMINAL_PERF_E2E === "1";
+const terminalPerfDescribe = RUN_MANUAL_TERMINAL_PERF ? test.describe : test.describe.skip;
+
+type DaemonEchoReport = {
+  inputTextLength: number;
+  inputFrameCount: number;
+  outputEventCount: number;
+  echoedBytes: number;
+  sendToOutputMs: LatencyStats;
+  firstSendAt: number;
+  lastOutputAt: number;
+};
+
+terminalPerfDescribe("Terminal keystroke stress", () => {
+  let harness: TerminalE2EHarness;
+
+  test.beforeAll(async () => {
+    harness = await TerminalE2EHarness.create({ tempPrefix: "terminal-key-stress-" });
+  });
+
+  test.afterAll(async () => {
+    await harness?.cleanup();
+  });
+
+  test("logs daemon-only and app keystroke echo latency under burst input", async ({
+    page,
+  }, testInfo) => {
+    test.setTimeout(75_000);
+
+    const daemonTerminal = await harness.createTerminal({ name: "daemon-keystroke-baseline" });
+    try {
+      const daemonReport = await measureDaemonBurstEcho(harness, daemonTerminal, INPUT_TEXT);
+      await attachJson(testInfo, "daemon-keystroke-baseline", daemonReport);
+      console.log("[terminal-stress-daemon]", JSON.stringify(daemonReport));
+
+      expect(daemonReport.echoedBytes).toBeGreaterThanOrEqual(INPUT_TEXT.length);
+    } finally {
+      await harness.killTerminal(daemonTerminal.id);
+    }
+
+    await installTerminalKeystrokeStressProbe(page);
+    const appBaselineReport = await measureAppBurstEcho({
+      page,
+      harness,
+      terminalName: "app-keystroke-stress",
+    });
+    await attachJson(testInfo, "app-keystroke-stress", appBaselineReport);
+    console.log("[terminal-stress-app]", JSON.stringify(appBaselineReport));
+
+    expect(appBaselineReport.keydownCount).toBeGreaterThanOrEqual(INPUT_TEXT.length);
+    expect(appBaselineReport.inputFramePayloadBytes).toBeGreaterThanOrEqual(INPUT_TEXT.length);
+    expect(appBaselineReport.outputFramePayloadBytes).toBeGreaterThanOrEqual(INPUT_TEXT.length);
+    expect(appBaselineReport.keydownToXtermCommitMs?.count ?? 0).toBeGreaterThan(0);
+
+    const appSmallChunksReport = await measureAppBurstEcho({
+      page,
+      harness,
+      terminalName: "app-keystroke-stress-small-agent-chunks",
+      agentStreamUpdateCount: SMALL_AGENT_STREAM_UPDATES,
+    });
+    await attachJson(testInfo, "app-keystroke-stress-small-agent-chunks", appSmallChunksReport);
+    console.log("[terminal-stress-app-small-agent-chunks]", JSON.stringify(appSmallChunksReport));
+
+    expect(appSmallChunksReport.keydownCount).toBeGreaterThanOrEqual(INPUT_TEXT.length);
+    expect(appSmallChunksReport.inputFramePayloadBytes).toBeGreaterThanOrEqual(INPUT_TEXT.length);
+    expect(appSmallChunksReport.outputFramePayloadBytes).toBeGreaterThanOrEqual(INPUT_TEXT.length);
+    expect(appSmallChunksReport.keydownToXtermCommitMs?.count ?? 0).toBeGreaterThan(0);
+    expect(appSmallChunksReport.agentStreamTextMessageCount).toBeGreaterThanOrEqual(
+      SMALL_AGENT_STREAM_UPDATES,
+    );
+
+    const appBigDiffReport = await measureAppBurstEcho({
+      page,
+      harness,
+      terminalName: "app-keystroke-stress-big-diff",
+      bigDiffBytes: BIG_DIFF_BYTES,
+    });
+    await attachJson(testInfo, "app-keystroke-stress-big-diff", appBigDiffReport);
+    console.log("[terminal-stress-app-big-diff]", JSON.stringify(appBigDiffReport));
+
+    expect(appBigDiffReport.keydownCount).toBeGreaterThanOrEqual(INPUT_TEXT.length);
+    expect(appBigDiffReport.inputFramePayloadBytes).toBeGreaterThanOrEqual(INPUT_TEXT.length);
+    expect(appBigDiffReport.outputFramePayloadBytes).toBeGreaterThanOrEqual(INPUT_TEXT.length);
+    expect(appBigDiffReport.keydownToXtermCommitMs?.count ?? 0).toBeGreaterThan(0);
+    expect(appBigDiffReport.largeAgentStreamTextMessageCount).toBeGreaterThanOrEqual(1);
+    expect(appBigDiffReport.largestAgentStreamTextMessageBytes).toBeGreaterThanOrEqual(
+      BIG_DIFF_BYTES,
+    );
+  });
+});
+
+async function measureAppBurstEcho(input: {
+  page: Page;
+  harness: TerminalE2EHarness;
+  terminalName: string;
+  bigDiffBytes?: number;
+  agentStreamUpdateCount?: number;
+}) {
+  const appTerminal = await input.harness.createTerminal({ name: input.terminalName });
+  try {
+    await input.harness.openTerminal(input.page, { terminalId: appTerminal.id });
+    await input.harness.setupPrompt(input.page);
+
+    const agent =
+      input.bigDiffBytes === undefined && input.agentStreamUpdateCount === undefined
+        ? null
+        : await input.harness.client.createAgent({
+            provider: "mock",
+            cwd: input.harness.tempRepo.path,
+            title: "Large WebSocket payload",
+            modeId: "load-test",
+          });
+
+    const bigDiffBytes = input.bigDiffBytes;
+    const agentStreamUpdateCount = input.agentStreamUpdateCount;
+    const startAgentLoad =
+      agent === null
+        ? null
+        : () => {
+            if (bigDiffBytes !== undefined) {
+              return emitLargeDiffAgentPayload(input.harness, {
+                agentId: agent.id,
+                bytes: bigDiffBytes,
+              });
+            }
+            if (agentStreamUpdateCount !== undefined) {
+              return emitRapidAgentStreamUpdates(input.harness, {
+                agentId: agent.id,
+                count: agentStreamUpdateCount,
+              });
+            }
+            return Promise.resolve();
+          };
+
+    const terminal = input.harness.terminalSurface(input.page);
+    await terminal.press("Control+c");
+    await input.page.waitForTimeout(200);
+    await resetTerminalKeystrokeStressProbe(input.page);
+
+    const activeAgentLoadPromise = startAgentLoad === null ? Promise.resolve() : startAgentLoad();
+
+    await terminal.pressSequentially(INPUT_TEXT, { delay: 0 });
+    await waitForAppStressEcho(input.page, INPUT_TEXT);
+    await waitForAppProbePayload(input.page, INPUT_TEXT.length);
+    if (input.bigDiffBytes !== undefined) {
+      await waitForLargeAgentStreamMessage(input.page, input.bigDiffBytes);
+    }
+    if (input.agentStreamUpdateCount !== undefined) {
+      await waitForAgentStreamMessages(input.page, input.agentStreamUpdateCount);
+    }
+    await activeAgentLoadPromise;
+
+    return readTerminalKeystrokeStressReport(input.page, INPUT_TEXT);
+  } finally {
+    await input.harness.killTerminal(appTerminal.id);
+  }
+}
+
+async function emitRapidAgentStreamUpdates(
+  harness: TerminalE2EHarness,
+  input: { agentId: string; count: number },
+): Promise<void> {
+  await harness.client.sendAgentMessage(input.agentId, `emit ${input.count} agent stream updates`);
+}
+
+async function emitLargeDiffAgentPayload(
+  harness: TerminalE2EHarness,
+  input: { agentId: string; bytes: number },
+): Promise<void> {
+  await harness.client.sendAgentMessage(
+    input.agentId,
+    `emit ${input.bytes} byte large diff agent stream update`,
+  );
+}
+
+async function measureDaemonBurstEcho(
+  harness: TerminalE2EHarness,
+  terminal: TerminalInstance,
+  inputText: string,
+): Promise<DaemonEchoReport> {
+  await harness.client.subscribeTerminal(terminal.id);
+
+  const outputTimesByByte: number[] = [];
+  let outputEventCount = 0;
+  let echoedBytes = 0;
+  const decoder = new TextDecoder();
+  const unsubscribe = harness.client.onTerminalStreamEvent((event) => {
+    if (event.terminalId !== terminal.id || event.type !== "output" || !event.data) {
+      return;
+    }
+    outputEventCount += 1;
+    const text = decoder.decode(event.data);
+    const now = performance.now();
+    const previousEchoedBytes = echoedBytes;
+    echoedBytes += text.length;
+    for (let index = previousEchoedBytes; index < echoedBytes; index += 1) {
+      outputTimesByByte[index] = now;
+    }
+  });
+
+  try {
+    await new Promise((resolve) => setTimeout(resolve, 250));
+    echoedBytes = 0;
+    outputTimesByByte.length = 0;
+
+    const sendTimes: number[] = [];
+    for (const char of inputText) {
+      sendTimes.push(performance.now());
+      harness.client.sendTerminalInput(terminal.id, {
+        type: "input",
+        data: char,
+      });
+    }
+
+    await waitForDaemonEchoBytes({
+      getEchoedBytes: () => echoedBytes,
+      expectedBytes: inputText.length,
+      timeoutMs: STRESS_TIMEOUT_MS,
+    });
+
+    const latencies = sendTimes.map((sentAt, index) => outputTimesByByte[index]! - sentAt);
+    return {
+      inputTextLength: inputText.length,
+      inputFrameCount: sendTimes.length,
+      outputEventCount,
+      echoedBytes,
+      sendToOutputMs: summarizeLatency(latencies),
+      firstSendAt: sendTimes[0] ?? 0,
+      lastOutputAt: outputTimesByByte[inputText.length - 1] ?? 0,
+    };
+  } finally {
+    unsubscribe();
+  }
+}
+
+async function waitForDaemonEchoBytes(input: {
+  getEchoedBytes: () => number;
+  expectedBytes: number;
+  timeoutMs: number;
+}): Promise<void> {
+  const deadline = Date.now() + input.timeoutMs;
+  while (Date.now() < deadline) {
+    if (input.getEchoedBytes() >= input.expectedBytes) {
+      return;
+    }
+    await new Promise((resolve) => setTimeout(resolve, 10));
+  }
+  throw new Error(
+    `Timed out waiting for daemon echo bytes: ${input.getEchoedBytes()}/${input.expectedBytes}`,
+  );
+}
+
+async function waitForAppStressEcho(page: Page, text: string): Promise<void> {
+  const tail = text.slice(-80);
+  await waitForTerminalContent(page, (content) => content.includes(tail), STRESS_TIMEOUT_MS);
+}
+
+async function waitForAppProbePayload(page: Page, expectedBytes: number): Promise<void> {
+  const deadline = Date.now() + STRESS_TIMEOUT_MS;
+  while (Date.now() < deadline) {
+    const report = await readTerminalKeystrokeStressReport(page, INPUT_TEXT);
+    if (report.outputFramePayloadBytes >= expectedBytes) {
+      return;
+    }
+    await page.waitForTimeout(25);
+  }
+}
+
+async function waitForLargeAgentStreamMessage(page: Page, expectedBytes: number): Promise<void> {
+  const deadline = Date.now() + STRESS_TIMEOUT_MS;
+  while (Date.now() < deadline) {
+    const report = await readTerminalKeystrokeStressReport(page, INPUT_TEXT);
+    if (report.largestAgentStreamTextMessageBytes >= expectedBytes) {
+      return;
+    }
+    await page.waitForTimeout(25);
+  }
+  const report = await readTerminalKeystrokeStressReport(page, INPUT_TEXT);
+  throw new Error(
+    `Timed out waiting for large agent_stream message: largest=${report.largestAgentStreamTextMessageBytes}, expected=${expectedBytes}`,
+  );
+}
+
+async function waitForAgentStreamMessages(page: Page, expectedCount: number): Promise<void> {
+  const deadline = Date.now() + STRESS_TIMEOUT_MS;
+  while (Date.now() < deadline) {
+    const report = await readTerminalKeystrokeStressReport(page, INPUT_TEXT);
+    if (report.agentStreamTextMessageCount >= expectedCount) {
+      return;
+    }
+    await page.waitForTimeout(25);
+  }
+  const report = await readTerminalKeystrokeStressReport(page, INPUT_TEXT);
+  throw new Error(
+    `Timed out waiting for agent_stream messages: count=${report.agentStreamTextMessageCount}, expected=${expectedCount}`,
+  );
+}
+
+async function attachJson(testInfo: TestInfo, name: string, value: unknown): Promise<void> {
+  await testInfo.attach(name, {
+    body: JSON.stringify(value, null, 2),
+    contentType: "application/json",
+  });
+}
+
+function buildStressText(length: number): string {
+  const alphabet = "abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyzABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ0123456789";
+  let output = "";
+  while (output.length < length) {
+    output += alphabet;
+  }
+  return output.slice(0, length);
+}
+
+function summarizeLatency(values: number[]): LatencyStats {
+  const sorted = [...values].sort((a, b) => a - b);
+  const percentile = (p: number) => {
+    const index = Math.ceil((p / 100) * sorted.length) - 1;
+    return sorted[Math.max(0, Math.min(sorted.length - 1, index))] ?? 0;
+  };
+  const total = values.reduce((sum, value) => sum + value, 0);
+  return {
+    count: values.length,
+    minMs: round2(sorted[0] ?? 0),
+    p50Ms: round2(percentile(50)),
+    p95Ms: round2(percentile(95)),
+    maxMs: round2(sorted[sorted.length - 1] ?? 0),
+    avgMs: round2(total / values.length),
+  };
+}
+
+function round2(value: number): number {
+  return Math.round(value * 100) / 100;
+}

packages/app/e2e/terminal-performance.spec.ts

@@ -16,14 +16,21 @@ const LINE_COUNT = 50_000;
 const THROUGHPUT_BUDGET_MS = 30_000;
 const KEYSTROKE_SAMPLE_COUNT = 20;
 const KEYSTROKE_P95_BUDGET_MS = 150;
+const RUN_MANUAL_TERMINAL_PERF = process.env.PASEO_TERMINAL_PERF_E2E === "1";
+const terminalPerfDescribe = RUN_MANUAL_TERMINAL_PERF ? test.describe : test.describe.skip;
 
-test.describe("Terminal wire performance", () => {
+terminalPerfDescribe("Terminal wire performance", () => {
   let client: TerminalPerfDaemonClient;
   let tempRepo: { path: string; cleanup: () => Promise<void> };
+  let workspaceId: string;
 
   test.beforeAll(async () => {
     tempRepo = await createTempGitRepo("perf-");
     client = await connectTerminalClient();
+    // Seed the workspace in the daemon so the app can resolve the path
+    const seedResult = await client.openProject(tempRepo.path);
+    if (!seedResult.workspace) throw new Error(seedResult.error ?? "Failed to seed workspace");
+    workspaceId = seedResult.workspace.id;
   });
 
   test.afterAll(async () => {
@@ -45,7 +52,7 @@ test.describe("Terminal wire performance", () => {
     const terminalId = result.terminal.id;
 
     try {
-      await navigateToTerminal(page, { cwd: tempRepo.path, terminalId });
+      await navigateToTerminal(page, { workspaceId, terminalId });
       await setupDeterministicPrompt(page);
 
       const sentinel = `PERF_DONE_${Date.now()}`;
@@ -104,7 +111,7 @@ test.describe("Terminal wire performance", () => {
     const terminalId = result.terminal.id;
 
     try {
-      await navigateToTerminal(page, { cwd: tempRepo.path, terminalId });
+      await navigateToTerminal(page, { workspaceId, terminalId });
       await setupDeterministicPrompt(page);
 
       // Ensure clean prompt state

packages/app/e2e/workspace-cwd.spec.ts

@@ -0,0 +1,129 @@
+import { execSync } from "node:child_process";
+import { realpathSync } from "node:fs";
+import path from "node:path";
+import { expect, test } from "./fixtures";
+import { clickTerminal, waitForTabBar } from "./helpers/launcher";
+import { setupDeterministicPrompt, waitForTerminalContent } from "./helpers/terminal-perf";
+import { createTempGitRepo } from "./helpers/workspace";
+import {
+  connectWorkspaceSetupClient,
+  openHomeWithProject,
+  seedProjectForWorkspaceSetup,
+} from "./helpers/workspace-setup";
+
+function getServerId(): string {
+  const serverId = process.env.E2E_SERVER_ID;
+  if (!serverId) {
+    throw new Error("E2E_SERVER_ID is not set.");
+  }
+  return serverId;
+}
+
+/** Navigate to a workspace via sidebar row testID and wait for tab bar. */
+async function navigateToWorkspaceViaSidebar(
+  page: import("@playwright/test").Page,
+  workspaceId: string,
+): Promise<void> {
+  const testId = `sidebar-workspace-row-${getServerId()}:${workspaceId}`;
+  const row = page.getByTestId(testId);
+  await expect(row).toBeVisible({ timeout: 30_000 });
+  await row.click();
+  await waitForTabBar(page);
+}
+
+test.describe("Workspace cwd correctness", () => {
+  test("main checkout workspace opens terminals in the project root", async ({ page }) => {
+    test.setTimeout(60_000);
+
+    const client = await connectWorkspaceSetupClient();
+    const repo = await createTempGitRepo("workspace-cwd-main-");
+
+    try {
+      await seedProjectForWorkspaceSetup(client, repo.path);
+
+      const workspaceResult = await client.openProject(repo.path);
+      if (!workspaceResult.workspace) {
+        throw new Error(workspaceResult.error ?? `Failed to open project ${repo.path}`);
+      }
+      const workspaceId = String(workspaceResult.workspace.id);
+
+      // Use sidebar navigation to avoid Expo Router hydration issues
+      await openHomeWithProject(page, repo.path);
+      await navigateToWorkspaceViaSidebar(page, workspaceId);
+      await clickTerminal(page);
+
+      const terminal = page.locator('[data-testid="terminal-surface"]');
+      await expect(terminal.first()).toBeVisible({ timeout: 20_000 });
+      await terminal.first().click();
+
+      await setupDeterministicPrompt(page, `PWD_READY_${Date.now()}`);
+      await terminal.first().pressSequentially("pwd\n", { delay: 0 });
+
+      await waitForTerminalContent(page, (text) => text.includes(repo.path), 10_000);
+    } finally {
+      await client.close();
+      await repo.cleanup();
+    }
+  });
+
+  test("worktree workspace opens terminals in the worktree directory", async ({ page }) => {
+    test.setTimeout(90_000);
+
+    const client = await connectWorkspaceSetupClient();
+    const repo = await createTempGitRepo("workspace-cwd-worktree-");
+    const resolvedTmp = realpathSync("/tmp");
+    const worktreePath = path.join(
+      resolvedTmp,
+      `paseo-wt-${Date.now()}-${Math.random().toString(36).slice(2)}`,
+    );
+    const branchName = `workspace-cwd-${Date.now()}`;
+    let worktreeCreated = false;
+
+    try {
+      await seedProjectForWorkspaceSetup(client, repo.path);
+
+      execSync(
+        `git worktree add ${JSON.stringify(worktreePath)} -b ${JSON.stringify(branchName)} main`,
+        {
+          cwd: repo.path,
+          stdio: "ignore",
+        },
+      );
+      worktreeCreated = true;
+
+      const workspaceResult = await client.openProject(worktreePath);
+      if (!workspaceResult.workspace) {
+        throw new Error(workspaceResult.error ?? `Failed to open project ${worktreePath}`);
+      }
+      const workspaceId = String(workspaceResult.workspace.id);
+
+      // Use sidebar navigation to avoid Expo Router hydration issues
+      // with direct URL navigation to the 2nd+ workspace.
+      await openHomeWithProject(page, repo.path);
+      await navigateToWorkspaceViaSidebar(page, workspaceId);
+
+      await clickTerminal(page);
+
+      const terminal = page.locator('[data-testid="terminal-surface"]');
+      await expect(terminal.first()).toBeVisible({ timeout: 20_000 });
+      await terminal.first().click();
+
+      await setupDeterministicPrompt(page, `PWD_READY_${Date.now()}`);
+      await terminal.first().pressSequentially("pwd\n", { delay: 0 });
+      await waitForTerminalContent(page, (text) => text.includes(worktreePath), 10_000);
+    } finally {
+      if (worktreeCreated) {
+        try {
+          execSync(`git worktree remove ${JSON.stringify(worktreePath)} --force`, {
+            cwd: repo.path,
+            stdio: "ignore",
+          });
+        } catch {
+          // Best-effort cleanup so test failures preserve the original error.
+        }
+      }
+      await client.close();
+      await repo.cleanup();
+    }
+  });
+});

packages/app/e2e/workspace-lifecycle.spec.ts

@@ -0,0 +1,195 @@
+import { execSync } from "node:child_process";
+import { realpathSync } from "node:fs";
+import path from "node:path";
+import { expect, test } from "./fixtures";
+import { waitForTabBar } from "./helpers/launcher";
+import { createTempGitRepo } from "./helpers/workspace";
+import {
+  createAgentChatFromLauncher,
+  createStandaloneTerminalFromLauncher,
+  expectTerminalCwd,
+} from "./helpers/workspace-lifecycle";
+import {
+  connectWorkspaceSetupClient,
+  openHomeWithProject,
+  seedProjectForWorkspaceSetup,
+} from "./helpers/workspace-setup";
+
+function getServerId(): string {
+  const serverId = process.env.E2E_SERVER_ID;
+  if (!serverId) {
+    throw new Error("E2E_SERVER_ID is not set.");
+  }
+  return serverId;
+}
+
+/** Navigate to a workspace via sidebar row testID and wait for the tab bar. */
+async function navigateToWorkspaceViaSidebar(
+  page: import("@playwright/test").Page,
+  workspaceId: string,
+): Promise<void> {
+  const testId = `sidebar-workspace-row-${getServerId()}:${workspaceId}`;
+  const row = page.getByTestId(testId);
+  await expect(row).toBeVisible({ timeout: 30_000 });
+  await row.click();
+  await waitForTabBar(page);
+}
+
+test.describe("Workspace lifecycle", () => {
+  // The first test after a spec-file switch can intermittently fail because
+  // the shared daemon still holds stale sessions from the previous spec.
+  // One retry is enough for the daemon to stabilize.
+  test.describe.configure({ retries: 1 });
+
+  test.describe("Main checkout", () => {
+    test("creates an agent chat via New Chat", async ({ page }) => {
+      test.setTimeout(60_000);
+
+      const client = await connectWorkspaceSetupClient();
+      const repo = await createTempGitRepo("lifecycle-main-chat-");
+
+      try {
+        await seedProjectForWorkspaceSetup(client, repo.path);
+        const workspaceResult = await client.openProject(repo.path);
+        if (!workspaceResult.workspace) {
+          throw new Error(workspaceResult.error ?? `Failed to open project ${repo.path}`);
+        }
+        const workspaceId = String(workspaceResult.workspace.id);
+
+        await openHomeWithProject(page, repo.path);
+        await navigateToWorkspaceViaSidebar(page, workspaceId);
+        await createAgentChatFromLauncher(page);
+      } finally {
+        await client.close();
+        await repo.cleanup();
+      }
+    });
+
+    test("creates a terminal with correct CWD", async ({ page }) => {
+      test.setTimeout(60_000);
+
+      const client = await connectWorkspaceSetupClient();
+      const repo = await createTempGitRepo("lifecycle-main-shell-");
+
+      try {
+        await seedProjectForWorkspaceSetup(client, repo.path);
+        const workspaceResult = await client.openProject(repo.path);
+        if (!workspaceResult.workspace) {
+          throw new Error(workspaceResult.error ?? `Failed to open project ${repo.path}`);
+        }
+        const workspaceId = String(workspaceResult.workspace.id);
+
+        await openHomeWithProject(page, repo.path);
+        await navigateToWorkspaceViaSidebar(page, workspaceId);
+        await createStandaloneTerminalFromLauncher(page);
+        await expectTerminalCwd(page, repo.path);
+      } finally {
+        await client.close();
+        await repo.cleanup();
+      }
+    });
+  });
+
+  test.describe("Worktree workspace", () => {
+    test("creates an agent chat via New Chat", async ({ page }) => {
+      test.setTimeout(90_000);
+
+      const client = await connectWorkspaceSetupClient();
+      const repo = await createTempGitRepo("lifecycle-wt-chat-");
+      const resolvedTmp = realpathSync("/tmp");
+      const worktreePath = path.join(
+        resolvedTmp,
+        `paseo-wt-${Date.now()}-${Math.random().toString(36).slice(2)}`,
+      );
+      const branchName = `lifecycle-wt-chat-${Date.now()}`;
+      let worktreeCreated = false;
+
+      try {
+        await seedProjectForWorkspaceSetup(client, repo.path);
+
+        execSync(
+          `git worktree add ${JSON.stringify(worktreePath)} -b ${JSON.stringify(branchName)} main`,
+          {
+            cwd: repo.path,
+            stdio: "ignore",
+          },
+        );
+        worktreeCreated = true;
+
+        const workspaceResult = await client.openProject(worktreePath);
+        if (!workspaceResult.workspace) {
+          throw new Error(workspaceResult.error ?? `Failed to open project ${worktreePath}`);
+        }
+        const workspaceId = String(workspaceResult.workspace.id);
+
+        await openHomeWithProject(page, repo.path);
+        await navigateToWorkspaceViaSidebar(page, workspaceId);
+        await createAgentChatFromLauncher(page);
+      } finally {
+        if (worktreeCreated) {
+          try {
+            execSync(`git worktree remove ${JSON.stringify(worktreePath)} --force`, {
+              cwd: repo.path,
+              stdio: "ignore",
+            });
+          } catch {
+            // Best-effort cleanup so test failures preserve the original error.
+          }
+        }
+        await client.close();
+        await repo.cleanup();
+      }
+    });
+
+    test("creates a terminal with correct CWD", async ({ page }) => {
+      test.setTimeout(90_000);
+
+      const client = await connectWorkspaceSetupClient();
+      const repo = await createTempGitRepo("lifecycle-wt-shell-");
+      const resolvedTmp = realpathSync("/tmp");
+      const worktreePath = path.join(
+        resolvedTmp,
+        `paseo-wt-${Date.now()}-${Math.random().toString(36).slice(2)}`,
+      );
+      const branchName = `lifecycle-wt-shell-${Date.now()}`;
+      let worktreeCreated = false;
+
+      try {
+        await seedProjectForWorkspaceSetup(client, repo.path);
+
+        execSync(
+          `git worktree add ${JSON.stringify(worktreePath)} -b ${JSON.stringify(branchName)} main`,
+          {
+            cwd: repo.path,
+            stdio: "ignore",
+          },
+        );
+        worktreeCreated = true;
+
+        const workspaceResult = await client.openProject(worktreePath);
+        if (!workspaceResult.workspace) {
+          throw new Error(workspaceResult.error ?? `Failed to open project ${worktreePath}`);
+        }
+        const workspaceId = String(workspaceResult.workspace.id);
+
+        await openHomeWithProject(page, repo.path);
+        await navigateToWorkspaceViaSidebar(page, workspaceId);
+        await createStandaloneTerminalFromLauncher(page);
+        await expectTerminalCwd(page, worktreePath);
+      } finally {
+        if (worktreeCreated) {
+          try {
+            execSync(`git worktree remove ${JSON.stringify(worktreePath)} --force`, {
+              cwd: repo.path,
+              stdio: "ignore",
+            });
+          } catch {
+            // Best-effort cleanup so test failures preserve the original error.
+          }
+        }
+        await client.close();
+        await repo.cleanup();
+      }
+    });
+  });
+});

packages/app/e2e/workspace-navigation-regression.spec.ts

@@ -0,0 +1,219 @@
+import { buildHostWorkspaceRoute } from "@/utils/host-routes";
+import { expect, test } from "./fixtures";
+import { gotoAppShell } from "./helpers/app";
+import {
+  archiveAgentFromDaemon,
+  connectArchiveTabDaemonClient,
+  createIdleAgent,
+  expectWorkspaceTabHidden,
+  expectWorkspaceTabVisible,
+  openWorkspaceWithAgents,
+} from "./helpers/archive-tab";
+import {
+  archiveLocalWorkspaceFromDaemon,
+  connectNewWorkspaceDaemonClient,
+  openProjectViaDaemon,
+} from "./helpers/new-workspace";
+import { createTempGitRepo } from "./helpers/workspace";
+import {
+  getVisibleWorkspaceAgentTabIds,
+  expectOnlyWorkspaceAgentTabsVisible,
+  waitForWorkspaceTabsVisible,
+} from "./helpers/workspace-tabs";
+import {
+  expectSidebarWorkspaceSelected,
+  expectWorkspaceHeader,
+  switchWorkspaceViaSidebar,
+  waitForSidebarHydration,
+} from "./helpers/workspace-ui";
+
+test.describe("Workspace navigation regression", () => {
+  test.describe.configure({ timeout: 240_000 });
+
+  test("sidebar navigation and reload keep workspace selection and tabs aligned", async ({
+    page,
+  }) => {
+    const serverId = process.env.E2E_SERVER_ID;
+    if (!serverId) {
+      throw new Error("E2E_SERVER_ID is not set.");
+    }
+
+    const workspaceClient = await connectNewWorkspaceDaemonClient();
+    const archiveClient = await connectArchiveTabDaemonClient();
+    const workspaceIds = new Set<string>();
+    const agentIds: string[] = [];
+    const firstRepo = await createTempGitRepo("workspace-nav-reg-a-");
+    const secondRepo = await createTempGitRepo("workspace-nav-reg-b-");
+
+    try {
+      const firstWorkspace = await openProjectViaDaemon(workspaceClient, firstRepo.path);
+      const secondWorkspace = await openProjectViaDaemon(workspaceClient, secondRepo.path);
+      workspaceIds.add(firstWorkspace.workspaceId);
+      workspaceIds.add(secondWorkspace.workspaceId);
+
+      const firstAgent = await createIdleAgent(archiveClient, {
+        cwd: firstRepo.path,
+        title: `workspace-nav-a-${Date.now()}`,
+      });
+      const secondAgent = await createIdleAgent(archiveClient, {
+        cwd: secondRepo.path,
+        title: `workspace-nav-b-${Date.now()}`,
+      });
+      agentIds.push(firstAgent.id, secondAgent.id);
+
+      await gotoAppShell(page);
+      await waitForSidebarHydration(page);
+      await openWorkspaceWithAgents(page, [firstAgent, secondAgent]);
+
+      await switchWorkspaceViaSidebar({
+        page,
+        serverId,
+        targetWorkspacePath: firstWorkspace.workspaceId,
+      });
+      await waitForWorkspaceTabsVisible(page);
+      await expect(page).toHaveURL(buildHostWorkspaceRoute(serverId, firstWorkspace.workspaceId), {
+        timeout: 30_000,
+      });
+      await expectSidebarWorkspaceSelected({
+        page,
+        serverId,
+        workspaceId: firstWorkspace.workspaceId,
+      });
+      await expectSidebarWorkspaceSelected({
+        page,
+        serverId,
+        workspaceId: secondWorkspace.workspaceId,
+        selected: false,
+      });
+      await expectWorkspaceHeader(page, {
+        title: firstWorkspace.workspaceName,
+        subtitle: firstWorkspace.projectDisplayName,
+      });
+      await expectWorkspaceTabVisible(page, firstAgent.id);
+      await expectWorkspaceTabHidden(page, secondAgent.id);
+      await expectOnlyWorkspaceAgentTabsVisible(page, [firstAgent.id]);
+      await expect(getVisibleWorkspaceAgentTabIds(page)).resolves.toEqual([
+        `workspace-tab-agent_${firstAgent.id}`,
+      ]);
+
+      const firstDeckEntry = page.getByTestId(
+        `workspace-deck-entry-${serverId}:${firstWorkspace.workspaceId}`,
+      );
+      const secondDeckEntry = page.getByTestId(
+        `workspace-deck-entry-${serverId}:${secondWorkspace.workspaceId}`,
+      );
+      await expect(firstDeckEntry).toBeVisible({ timeout: 30_000 });
+
+      await switchWorkspaceViaSidebar({
+        page,
+        serverId,
+        targetWorkspacePath: secondWorkspace.workspaceId,
+      });
+      await waitForWorkspaceTabsVisible(page);
+      await expect(page).toHaveURL(buildHostWorkspaceRoute(serverId, secondWorkspace.workspaceId), {
+        timeout: 30_000,
+      });
+      await expectSidebarWorkspaceSelected({
+        page,
+        serverId,
+        workspaceId: secondWorkspace.workspaceId,
+      });
+      await expectSidebarWorkspaceSelected({
+        page,
+        serverId,
+        workspaceId: firstWorkspace.workspaceId,
+        selected: false,
+      });
+      await expectWorkspaceHeader(page, {
+        title: secondWorkspace.workspaceName,
+        subtitle: secondWorkspace.projectDisplayName,
+      });
+      await expectWorkspaceTabVisible(page, secondAgent.id);
+      await expectWorkspaceTabHidden(page, firstAgent.id);
+      await expectOnlyWorkspaceAgentTabsVisible(page, [secondAgent.id]);
+      await expect(getVisibleWorkspaceAgentTabIds(page)).resolves.toEqual([
+        `workspace-tab-agent_${secondAgent.id}`,
+      ]);
+      await expect(firstDeckEntry).toBeAttached();
+      await expect(firstDeckEntry).toBeHidden();
+      await expect(secondDeckEntry).toBeVisible({ timeout: 30_000 });
+      await expect(page.locator('[data-testid^="workspace-deck-entry-"]')).toHaveCount(2);
+
+      await page.evaluate(
+        ({ agentId, serverId }) => {
+          globalThis.dispatchEvent(
+            new CustomEvent("paseo:web-notification-click", {
+              detail: {
+                data: {
+                  serverId,
+                  agentId,
+                  reason: "finished",
+                },
+              },
+              cancelable: true,
+            }),
+          );
+        },
+        { agentId: secondAgent.id, serverId },
+      );
+      await waitForWorkspaceTabsVisible(page);
+      await expect(page).toHaveURL(buildHostWorkspaceRoute(serverId, secondWorkspace.workspaceId), {
+        timeout: 30_000,
+      });
+      await expect(secondDeckEntry).toBeVisible({ timeout: 30_000 });
+      await expectWorkspaceTabVisible(page, secondAgent.id);
+      await expectWorkspaceTabHidden(page, firstAgent.id);
+      await expectOnlyWorkspaceAgentTabsVisible(page, [secondAgent.id]);
+      await expect(firstDeckEntry).toBeAttached();
+      await expect(firstDeckEntry).toBeHidden();
+      await expect(page.locator('[data-testid^="workspace-deck-entry-"]')).toHaveCount(2);
+
+      await switchWorkspaceViaSidebar({
+        page,
+        serverId,
+        targetWorkspacePath: firstWorkspace.workspaceId,
+      });
+      await waitForWorkspaceTabsVisible(page);
+      await expect(page).toHaveURL(buildHostWorkspaceRoute(serverId, firstWorkspace.workspaceId), {
+        timeout: 30_000,
+      });
+      await expect(firstDeckEntry).toBeVisible({ timeout: 30_000 });
+      await expect(secondDeckEntry).toBeAttached();
+      await expect(secondDeckEntry).toBeHidden();
+      await expect(page.locator('[data-testid^="workspace-deck-entry-"]')).toHaveCount(2);
+
+      await page.reload();
+      await waitForSidebarHydration(page);
+      await waitForWorkspaceTabsVisible(page);
+      await expect(page).toHaveURL(buildHostWorkspaceRoute(serverId, firstWorkspace.workspaceId), {
+        timeout: 30_000,
+      });
+      await expectSidebarWorkspaceSelected({
+        page,
+        serverId,
+        workspaceId: firstWorkspace.workspaceId,
+      });
+      await expectWorkspaceHeader(page, {
+        title: firstWorkspace.workspaceName,
+        subtitle: firstWorkspace.projectDisplayName,
+      });
+      await expectWorkspaceTabVisible(page, firstAgent.id);
+      await expectWorkspaceTabHidden(page, secondAgent.id);
+      await expectOnlyWorkspaceAgentTabsVisible(page, [firstAgent.id]);
+      await expect(getVisibleWorkspaceAgentTabIds(page)).resolves.toEqual([
+        `workspace-tab-agent_${firstAgent.id}`,
+      ]);
+    } finally {
+      for (const agentId of agentIds) {
+        await archiveAgentFromDaemon(archiveClient, agentId).catch(() => undefined);
+      }
+      for (const workspaceId of workspaceIds) {
+        await archiveLocalWorkspaceFromDaemon(workspaceClient, workspaceId).catch(() => undefined);
+      }
+      await archiveClient.close().catch(() => undefined);
+      await workspaceClient.close().catch(() => undefined);
+      await secondRepo.cleanup();
+      await firstRepo.cleanup();
+    }
+  });
+});

packages/app/e2e/workspace-setup-runtime.spec.ts

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+import { existsSync } from "node:fs";
+import { expect, test } from "./fixtures";
+import { createTempGitRepo } from "./helpers/workspace";
+import { clickTerminal, waitForTabBar } from "./helpers/launcher";
+import {
+  connectWorkspaceSetupClient,
+  createWorkspaceThroughDaemon,
+  findWorktreeWorkspaceForProject,
+  openHomeWithProject,
+} from "./helpers/workspace-setup";
+
+function getServerId(): string {
+  const serverId = process.env.E2E_SERVER_ID;
+  if (!serverId) {
+    throw new Error("E2E_SERVER_ID is not set.");
+  }
+  return serverId;
+}
+
+async function navigateToWorkspaceViaSidebar(
+  page: import("@playwright/test").Page,
+  workspaceId: string,
+): Promise<void> {
+  const row = page.getByTestId(`sidebar-workspace-row-${getServerId()}:${workspaceId}`);
+  await expect(row).toBeVisible({ timeout: 30_000 });
+  await row.click();
+  await waitForTabBar(page);
+}
+
+test.describe("Workspace setup runtime authority", () => {
+  test.describe.configure({ retries: 1 });
+
+  test("worktree workspace is created in its own directory", async ({ page }) => {
+    test.setTimeout(90_000);
+
+    const client = await connectWorkspaceSetupClient();
+    const repo = await createTempGitRepo("workspace-setup-chat-");
+
+    try {
+      await client.openProject(repo.path);
+      const workspace = await createWorkspaceThroughDaemon(client, {
+        cwd: repo.path,
+        worktreeSlug: `setup-chat-${Date.now()}`,
+      });
+      const workspaceId = String(workspace.id);
+
+      const wsInfo = await findWorktreeWorkspaceForProject(client, repo.path);
+      expect(wsInfo.workspaceDirectory).not.toBe(repo.path);
+      expect(existsSync(wsInfo.workspaceDirectory)).toBe(true);
+
+      // Navigate to the workspace via sidebar
+      await openHomeWithProject(page, repo.path);
+      await navigateToWorkspaceViaSidebar(page, workspaceId);
+      await expect(page).toHaveURL(/\/workspace\//, { timeout: 30_000 });
+    } finally {
+      await client.close();
+      await repo.cleanup();
+    }
+  });
+
+  test("first terminal opens in the created workspace directory", async ({ page }) => {
+    test.setTimeout(90_000);
+
+    const client = await connectWorkspaceSetupClient();
+    const repo = await createTempGitRepo("workspace-setup-terminal-");
+
+    try {
+      await client.openProject(repo.path);
+
+      // Create workspace via daemon API since the new workspace screen
+      // no longer has a standalone terminal button
+      const worktreeSlug = `setup-terminal-${Date.now()}`;
+      const result = await client.createPaseoWorktree({
+        cwd: repo.path,
+        worktreeSlug,
+      });
+      if (!result.workspace || result.error) {
+        throw new Error(result.error ?? "Failed to create workspace");
+      }
+      const workspaceDir = result.workspace.workspaceDirectory;
+      const workspaceId = String(result.workspace.id);
+
+      // Navigate to the worktree workspace via sidebar click (direct URL
+      // navigation for freshly created worktree workspaces can race with
+      // Expo Router hydration, so we use the sidebar which is authoritative).
+      await openHomeWithProject(page, repo.path);
+      await navigateToWorkspaceViaSidebar(page, workspaceId);
+
+      await clickTerminal(page);
+
+      const terminal = page.locator('[data-testid="terminal-surface"]');
+      await expect(terminal.first()).toBeVisible({ timeout: 20_000 });
+
+      // Verify terminal is listed under the worktree directory, not the original repo
+      await expect
+        .poll(async () => (await client.listTerminals(workspaceDir)).terminals.length > 0, {
+          timeout: 30_000,
+        })
+        .toBe(true);
+      expect((await client.listTerminals(repo.path)).terminals.length).toBe(0);
+    } finally {
+      await client.close();
+      await repo.cleanup();
+    }
+  });
+});

packages/app/e2e/workspace-setup-streaming.spec.ts

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+import { test, expect } from "./fixtures";
+import { createTempGitRepo } from "./helpers/workspace";
+import { waitForWorkspaceTabsVisible } from "./helpers/workspace-tabs";
+import { waitForTerminalContent } from "./helpers/terminal-perf";
+import {
+  connectWorkspaceSetupClient,
+  createWorkspaceThroughDaemon,
+  expectSetupPanel,
+  openHomeWithProject,
+  seedProjectForWorkspaceSetup,
+  waitForWorkspaceSetupProgress,
+} from "./helpers/workspace-setup";
+
+function getServerId(): string {
+  const serverId = process.env.E2E_SERVER_ID;
+  if (!serverId) {
+    throw new Error("E2E_SERVER_ID is not set.");
+  }
+  return serverId;
+}
+
+type WorkspaceScriptStarter = {
+  startWorkspaceScript(
+    workspaceId: string,
+    scriptName: string,
+  ): Promise<{
+    workspaceId: string;
+    scriptName: string;
+    terminalId: string | null;
+    error: string | null;
+  }>;
+};
+
+/** Click the sidebar row for a workspace (by ID) and wait for navigation. */
+async function navigateToWorkspaceViaSidebar(
+  page: import("@playwright/test").Page,
+  workspaceId: string,
+): Promise<void> {
+  const testId = `sidebar-workspace-row-${getServerId()}:${workspaceId}`;
+  const row = page.getByTestId(testId);
+  await expect(row).toBeVisible({ timeout: 30_000 });
+  await row.click();
+  await expect(page).toHaveURL(/\/workspace\//, { timeout: 30_000 });
+}
+
+test.describe("Workspace setup streaming", () => {
+  test("opens the setup tab when a workspace is created from the sidebar", async ({ page }) => {
+    const client = await connectWorkspaceSetupClient();
+    const repo = await createTempGitRepo("setup-open-", {
+      paseoConfig: {
+        worktree: {
+          setup: [
+            "sh -c 'echo starting setup; for i in $(seq 1 30); do echo tick $i; sleep 1; done; echo setup complete'",
+          ],
+        },
+      },
+    });
+
+    try {
+      await seedProjectForWorkspaceSetup(client, repo.path);
+      const workspace = await createWorkspaceThroughDaemon(client, {
+        cwd: repo.path,
+        worktreeSlug: `setup-open-${Date.now()}`,
+      });
+      await openHomeWithProject(page, repo.path);
+      await navigateToWorkspaceViaSidebar(page, workspace.id);
+
+      await expectSetupPanel(page);
+    } finally {
+      await client.close();
+      await repo.cleanup();
+    }
+  });
+
+  test("runs setup through the sidebar and leaves the workspace usable", async ({ page }) => {
+    const client = await connectWorkspaceSetupClient();
+    const repo = await createTempGitRepo("setup-ui-flow-", {
+      paseoConfig: {
+        worktree: {
+          setup: [
+            "sh -c 'echo starting setup; sleep 1; echo loading dependencies; sleep 1; echo setup complete'",
+          ],
+        },
+      },
+      files: [{ path: "src/index.ts", content: "export const ready = true;\n" }],
+    });
+
+    try {
+      await seedProjectForWorkspaceSetup(client, repo.path);
+
+      // Wait for setup completion via daemon (setup snapshots are per-session,
+      // so the browser session won't receive progress events).
+      const completed = waitForWorkspaceSetupProgress(
+        client,
+        (payload) =>
+          payload.status === "completed" && payload.detail.log.includes("setup complete"),
+      );
+      const workspace = await createWorkspaceThroughDaemon(client, {
+        cwd: repo.path,
+        worktreeSlug: `setup-ui-flow-${Date.now()}`,
+      });
+      await completed;
+
+      // Navigate to workspace and verify it's usable
+      await openHomeWithProject(page, repo.path);
+      await navigateToWorkspaceViaSidebar(page, workspace.id);
+
+      await waitForWorkspaceTabsVisible(page);
+      await page.getByTestId("workspace-new-agent-tab").filter({ visible: true }).first().click();
+      await expect(page.getByRole("textbox", { name: "Message agent..." }).first()).toBeVisible({
+        timeout: 30_000,
+      });
+
+      const explorerToggle = page.getByTestId("workspace-explorer-toggle").first();
+      if ((await explorerToggle.getAttribute("aria-label")) === "Open explorer") {
+        await explorerToggle.click();
+      }
+      await expect(explorerToggle).toHaveAttribute("aria-label", "Close explorer", {
+        timeout: 30_000,
+      });
+      await page.getByTestId("explorer-tab-files").click();
+      await expect(page.getByTestId("file-explorer-tree-scroll")).toBeVisible({ timeout: 30_000 });
+      await expect(page.getByText("README.md", { exact: true }).first()).toBeVisible({
+        timeout: 30_000,
+      });
+      await expect(page.getByText("src", { exact: true }).first()).toBeVisible({
+        timeout: 30_000,
+      });
+    } finally {
+      await client.close();
+      await repo.cleanup();
+    }
+  });
+
+  test("streams running and completed setup snapshots for a successful setup", async () => {
+    const client = await connectWorkspaceSetupClient();
+    const repo = await createTempGitRepo("setup-success-", {
+      paseoConfig: {
+        worktree: {
+          setup: ["sh -c 'echo starting setup; sleep 2; echo setup complete'"],
+        },
+      },
+    });
+
+    try {
+      await seedProjectForWorkspaceSetup(client, repo.path);
+      const initialRunning = waitForWorkspaceSetupProgress(
+        client,
+        (payload) => payload.status === "running" && payload.detail.log === "",
+      );
+      const runningWithOutput = waitForWorkspaceSetupProgress(
+        client,
+        (payload) => payload.status === "running" && payload.detail.log.includes("starting setup"),
+      );
+      const completed = waitForWorkspaceSetupProgress(
+        client,
+        (payload) =>
+          payload.status === "completed" && payload.detail.log.includes("setup complete"),
+      );
+
+      await createWorkspaceThroughDaemon(client, {
+        cwd: repo.path,
+        worktreeSlug: "workspace-setup-success",
+      });
+
+      const initialPayload = await initialRunning;
+      const runningPayload = await runningWithOutput;
+      const completedPayload = await completed;
+
+      expect(initialPayload.detail.log).toBe("");
+      expect(runningPayload.detail.log).toContain("starting setup");
+      expect(completedPayload.detail.log).toContain("setup complete");
+      expect(completedPayload.error).toBeNull();
+    } finally {
+      await client.close();
+      await repo.cleanup();
+    }
+  });
+
+  test("streams a failed setup snapshot when setup fails", async () => {
+    const client = await connectWorkspaceSetupClient();
+    const repo = await createTempGitRepo("setup-failure-", {
+      paseoConfig: {
+        worktree: {
+          setup: ["sh -c 'echo starting setup; sleep 2; echo setup failed 1>&2; exit 1'"],
+        },
+      },
+    });
+
+    try {
+      await seedProjectForWorkspaceSetup(client, repo.path);
+      const failed = waitForWorkspaceSetupProgress(
+        client,
+        (payload) => payload.status === "failed" && payload.detail.log.includes("setup failed"),
+      );
+
+      await createWorkspaceThroughDaemon(client, {
+        cwd: repo.path,
+        worktreeSlug: "workspace-setup-failure",
+      });
+
+      const failedPayload = await failed;
+      expect(failedPayload.detail.log).toContain("starting setup");
+      expect(failedPayload.detail.log).toContain("setup failed");
+      expect(failedPayload.error).toMatch(/failed/i);
+    } finally {
+      await client.close();
+      await repo.cleanup();
+    }
+  });
+
+  test("emits a completed empty snapshot when no setup commands exist", async () => {
+    const client = await connectWorkspaceSetupClient();
+    const repo = await createTempGitRepo("setup-none-");
+
+    try {
+      await seedProjectForWorkspaceSetup(client, repo.path);
+      const completed = waitForWorkspaceSetupProgress(
+        client,
+        (payload) =>
+          payload.status === "completed" &&
+          payload.detail.commands.length === 0 &&
+          payload.detail.log === "",
+      );
+
+      await createWorkspaceThroughDaemon(client, {
+        cwd: repo.path,
+        worktreeSlug: "workspace-setup-none",
+      });
+
+      const completedPayload = await completed;
+      expect(completedPayload.error).toBeNull();
+      expect(completedPayload.detail.commands).toEqual([]);
+      expect(completedPayload.detail.log).toBe("");
+    } finally {
+      await client.close();
+      await repo.cleanup();
+    }
+  });
+
+  test("launches script terminals from the workspace scripts menu", async ({ page }) => {
+    test.setTimeout(90_000);
+    const client = await connectWorkspaceSetupClient();
+    const repo = await createTempGitRepo("setup-svc-ui-", {
+      paseoConfig: {
+        worktree: {
+          setup: ["sh -c 'echo bootstrapping; sleep 1; echo setup complete'"],
+        },
+        scripts: {
+          web: {
+            command:
+              "node -e \"const http = require('http'); const s = http.createServer((q,r) => r.end('ok')); s.listen(process.env.PORT || 3000, () => console.log('listening on ' + s.address().port))\"",
+          },
+        },
+      },
+    });
+
+    try {
+      await seedProjectForWorkspaceSetup(client, repo.path);
+
+      // Wait for setup completion via daemon (setup snapshots are per-session)
+      const completed = waitForWorkspaceSetupProgress(
+        client,
+        (payload) =>
+          payload.status === "completed" && payload.detail.log.includes("setup complete"),
+      );
+      const workspace = await createWorkspaceThroughDaemon(client, {
+        cwd: repo.path,
+        worktreeSlug: `setup-svc-${Date.now()}`,
+      });
+      await completed;
+
+      await openHomeWithProject(page, repo.path);
+      await navigateToWorkspaceViaSidebar(page, workspace.id);
+
+      await waitForWorkspaceTabsVisible(page);
+
+      await expect(page.locator('[data-testid^="workspace-tab-terminal_"]')).toHaveCount(0);
+      await page.getByTestId("workspace-scripts-button").click();
+      await expect(page.getByTestId("workspace-scripts-menu")).toBeVisible({ timeout: 10_000 });
+      await page.getByTestId("workspace-scripts-start-web").click();
+      await page.keyboard.press("Escape");
+
+      const terminalTab = page.locator('[data-testid^="workspace-tab-terminal_"]').first();
+      await expect(terminalTab).toBeVisible({ timeout: 30_000 });
+
+      await terminalTab.click();
+
+      // Verify the terminal surface rendered
+      const terminalSurface = page.getByTestId("terminal-surface").first();
+      await expect(terminalSurface).toBeVisible({ timeout: 10_000 });
+
+      // Wait for terminal to fully attach (loading overlay gone)
+      await page
+        .locator('[data-testid="terminal-attach-loading"]')
+        .waitFor({ state: "hidden", timeout: 10_000 })
+        .catch(() => {
+          // overlay may never appear if attachment is instant
+        });
+
+      await terminalSurface.click();
+
+      // Verify the terminal output contains "listening on" via xterm buffer API.
+      // The .xterm-rows CSS selector is fragile; reading the buffer directly is reliable.
+      await waitForTerminalContent(page, (text) => text.includes("listening on"), 60_000);
+    } finally {
+      await client.close();
+      await repo.cleanup();
+    }
+  });
+
+  test("launches workspace scripts through an explicit daemon request", async () => {
+    const client = await connectWorkspaceSetupClient();
+    const repo = await createTempGitRepo("setup-scripts-", {
+      paseoConfig: {
+        worktree: {
+          setup: ["sh -c 'echo bootstrapping; sleep 1; echo setup complete'"],
+        },
+        scripts: {
+          editor: {
+            command: "node -e \"console.log('editor ready'); setInterval(() => {}, 1000)\"",
+          },
+        },
+      },
+    });
+
+    try {
+      await seedProjectForWorkspaceSetup(client, repo.path);
+      const completed = waitForWorkspaceSetupProgress(
+        client,
+        (payload) =>
+          payload.status === "completed" && payload.detail.log.includes("setup complete"),
+      );
+
+      const result = await client.createPaseoWorktree({
+        cwd: repo.path,
+        worktreeSlug: "workspace-setup-scripts",
+      });
+      if (!result.workspace) {
+        throw new Error(result.error ?? "Failed to create workspace");
+      }
+      const workspaceDir = result.workspace.workspaceDirectory;
+      const workspaceId = String(result.workspace.id);
+
+      await completed;
+
+      const scriptClient = client as typeof client & WorkspaceScriptStarter;
+      const startResult = await scriptClient.startWorkspaceScript(workspaceId, "editor");
+      expect(startResult).toMatchObject({
+        workspaceId,
+        scriptName: "editor",
+        terminalId: expect.any(String),
+        error: null,
+      });
+
+      await expect
+        .poll(async () => {
+          const terminals = await client.listTerminals(workspaceDir);
+          return terminals.terminals.find((terminal) => terminal.name === "editor") ?? null;
+        })
+        .toMatchObject({
+          id: expect.any(String),
+          name: "editor",
+        });
+    } finally {
+      await client.close();
+      await repo.cleanup();
+    }
+  });
+});

packages/app/maestro/README.md

@@ -0,0 +1,71 @@
+# Maestro Flows
+
+This directory contains local mobile UI flows. Keep flows small enough that a
+failure screenshot proves the intended behavior, not just that the app launched.
+
+## New Workspace Android Flow
+
+Use these files when debugging or extending workspace creation on Android:
+
+- `test-workspace-create-android-crash.sh` runs the full regression harness.
+- `workspace-create-android-crash.yaml` is the full Maestro flow used by the
+  harness.
+- `record-workspace-create-android-focus.sh` records only the focused repro
+  window after setup.
+- `workspace-create-android-ready-sidebar.yaml` stages the app with the Android
+  sidebar open and a prepared project visible.
+- `workspace-create-android-create-focused.yaml` starts from that staged sidebar
+  and performs the actual workspace creation.
+
+The reusable pieces live in `flows/`:
+
+- `flows/android-dev-client.yaml` handles Expo dev launcher/dev menu screens.
+- `flows/connect-direct-if-welcome.yaml` connects to the local daemon only when
+  the welcome screen is visible.
+- `flows/open-prepared-project-sidebar.yaml` waits for the home screen, opens
+  the compact Android sidebar, and waits for the prepared project.
+- `flows/new-workspace-open-from-sidebar.yaml` taps the project row's
+  new-workspace action and waits for `/new`.
+- `flows/new-workspace-select-codex-gpt54.yaml` selects a real provider/model.
+- `flows/new-workspace-submit-and-assert-created.yaml` taps `Create` and proves
+  the app landed on the created workspace.
+
+Compose new workspace scenarios out of these primitives instead of copying the
+old full flow. The shell scripts render the top-level flows and every `flows/*.yaml`
+file into the same temp directory, so nested `runFlow: flows/...` paths keep
+working with `${PASEO_MAESTRO_*}` placeholders.
+
+The flow is intentionally strict. It must:
+
+1. Open a prepared project from the daemon.
+2. Tap the project row's new-workspace action.
+3. Select an actual provider/model before tapping `Create`.
+4. Tap `Create`.
+5. Assert the app lands on a workspace header and the draft composer.
+6. Assert `New workspace`, `Select a model`, and the Android redbox text are not
+   visible.
+7. For the shell harness, grep logcat for `failed to insert view` and
+   `specified child already has a parent`.
+
+Do not weaken this flow to only wait for `message-input-root`. That can pass on
+the wrong route. The header assertion and the `New workspace` negative assertion
+are what prove the redirect actually completed.
+
+The scripts assume a development build with package id `sh.paseo.debug`, an
+already-running local daemon on `127.0.0.1:6767`, and a connected Android device
+or emulator. They call `adb reverse tcp:6767 tcp:6767`; they do not restart the
+daemon.
+
+```bash
+bash packages/app/maestro/test-workspace-create-android-crash.sh
+bash packages/app/maestro/record-workspace-create-android-focus.sh
+```
+
+Optional environment:
+
+```bash
+PASEO_MAESTRO_APP_ID=sh.paseo.debug
+PASEO_MAESTRO_DIRECT_ENDPOINT=127.0.0.1:6767
+PASEO_MAESTRO_DAEMON_WS_URL=ws://127.0.0.1:6767/ws
+PASEO_MAESTRO_PROJECT_PATH=/path/to/git/repo
+```

packages/app/maestro/flows/android-dev-client.yaml

@@ -0,0 +1,41 @@
+# NOTE: Render through the workspace-create shell scripts before running when
+# using ${PASEO_MAESTRO_APP_ID}. Maestro does not substitute environment vars.
+appId: ${PASEO_MAESTRO_APP_ID}
+---
+# Handle Expo dev launcher/dev menu screens when testing Android development
+# builds. Release builds no-op through these optional/conditional steps.
+
+- tapOn:
+    text: ".*(localhost|127\\.0\\.0\\.1|10\\.0\\.2\\.2|192\\.168\\.).*"
+    optional: true
+
+- runFlow:
+    when:
+      visible: "DEVELOPMENT SERVERS"
+    commands:
+      # Expo dev launcher text matching is flaky on Android here; tap the first
+      # development server row by coordinate as the fallback.
+      - tapOn:
+          point: "50%,8%"
+
+- waitForAnimationToEnd
+
+- runFlow:
+    when:
+      visible: "Continue"
+    commands:
+      - tapOn: "Continue"
+
+- tapOn:
+    text: "Continue"
+    optional: true
+
+- waitForAnimationToEnd
+
+- runFlow:
+    when:
+      visible: "Performance monitor"
+    commands:
+      # Close the Expo dev menu if it opens as a bottom sheet.
+      - tapOn:
+          point: "89%,9%"

packages/app/maestro/flows/connect-direct-if-welcome.yaml

@@ -0,0 +1,30 @@
+# NOTE: Render through the workspace-create shell scripts before running when
+# using ${PASEO_MAESTRO_*}. Maestro does not substitute environment vars.
+appId: ${PASEO_MAESTRO_APP_ID}
+---
+# Connect to the local daemon only when the app is on the welcome screen.
+
+- runFlow:
+    when:
+      visible:
+        id: "welcome-screen"
+    commands:
+      - tapOn:
+          id: "welcome-direct-connection"
+
+      - extendedWaitUntil:
+          visible:
+            id: "add-host-modal"
+          timeout: 10000
+
+      - tapOn:
+          id: "direct-host-input"
+      - eraseText
+      - inputText: ${PASEO_MAESTRO_DIRECT_ENDPOINT}
+
+      - assertVisible:
+          id: "direct-host-input"
+          text: ${PASEO_MAESTRO_DIRECT_ENDPOINT}
+
+      - tapOn:
+          id: "direct-host-submit"

packages/app/maestro/flows/land-in-chat.yaml

@@ -0,0 +1,40 @@
+# NOTE: Maestro requires a config section for every flow file, even when used
+# via `runFlow`. Keep this aligned with the dev build application id.
+appId: sh.paseo
+---
+- launchApp:
+    clearState: true
+- runFlow: launch.yaml
+
+- extendedWaitUntil:
+    visible:
+      id: "welcome-screen"
+    timeout: 30000
+
+- tapOn:
+    id: "welcome-direct-connection"
+
+- extendedWaitUntil:
+    visible:
+      id: "add-host-modal"
+    timeout: 10000
+
+- tapOn:
+    id: "direct-host-input"
+- eraseText
+- inputText: "127.0.0.1:6767"
+
+- assertVisible:
+    id: "direct-host-input"
+    text: "127.0.0.1:6767"
+
+- tapOn:
+    id: "direct-host-submit"
+
+- extendedWaitUntil:
+    visible:
+      id: "message-input-root"
+    timeout: 60000
+
+- assertVisible:
+    id: "message-input-attach-button"

packages/app/maestro/flows/new-workspace-open-from-sidebar.yaml

@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+# NOTE: Render through the workspace-create shell scripts before running when
+# using ${PASEO_MAESTRO_*}. Maestro does not substitute environment vars.
+appId: ${PASEO_MAESTRO_APP_ID}
+---
+# Start from an open Android sidebar with ${PASEO_MAESTRO_PROJECT_NAME}
+# visible. Ends on the New Workspace screen.
+
+- assertVisible:
+    id: "sidebar-project-list"
+
+- assertVisible: ${PASEO_MAESTRO_PROJECT_NAME}
+
+- tapOn: "Create a new workspace for ${PASEO_MAESTRO_PROJECT_NAME}"
+
+- extendedWaitUntil:
+    visible: "New workspace"
+    timeout: 30000

packages/app/maestro/flows/new-workspace-select-codex-gpt54.yaml

@@ -0,0 +1,36 @@
+# NOTE: Render through the workspace-create shell scripts before running when
+# using ${PASEO_MAESTRO_APP_ID}. Maestro does not substitute environment vars.
+appId: ${PASEO_MAESTRO_APP_ID}
+---
+# Select a real provider/model on the New Workspace screen. Do not skip this
+# in redirect tests: without a selected model, Create only shows validation and
+# never exercises workspace creation.
+
+- tapOn:
+    id: "agent-preferences-button"
+
+- extendedWaitUntil:
+    visible:
+      id: "agent-preferences-sheet"
+    timeout: 10000
+
+- tapOn:
+    id: "combined-model-selector"
+
+- extendedWaitUntil:
+    visible: "Select model"
+    timeout: 30000
+
+- tapOn: "Codex"
+
+- extendedWaitUntil:
+    visible: "GPT-5.4"
+    timeout: 30000
+
+- tapOn: "GPT-5.4"
+
+- tapOn: "Close"
+
+- extendedWaitUntil:
+    visible: "GPT-5.4"
+    timeout: 10000

packages/app/maestro/flows/new-workspace-submit-and-assert-created.yaml

@@ -0,0 +1,23 @@
+# NOTE: Render through the workspace-create shell scripts before running when
+# using ${PASEO_MAESTRO_APP_ID}. Maestro does not substitute environment vars.
+appId: ${PASEO_MAESTRO_APP_ID}
+---
+# Start on the New Workspace screen after model selection. Taps Create and
+# proves the redirect completed into a workspace draft-agent tab.
+
+- tapOn: "Create"
+
+- extendedWaitUntil:
+    visible:
+      id: "workspace-header-title"
+    timeout: 60000
+
+- extendedWaitUntil:
+    visible:
+      id: "message-input-root"
+    timeout: 30000
+
+- assertNotVisible: "New workspace"
+- assertNotVisible: "Select a model"
+- assertNotVisible: "There was a problem loading the project."
+- assertNotVisible: "The specified child already has a parent"

packages/app/maestro/flows/open-prepared-project-sidebar.yaml

@@ -0,0 +1,22 @@
+# NOTE: Render through the workspace-create shell scripts before running when
+# using ${PASEO_MAESTRO_*}. Maestro does not substitute environment vars.
+appId: ${PASEO_MAESTRO_APP_ID}
+---
+# Start from the connected home screen and leave the Android sidebar open with
+# the prepared project visible.
+
+- extendedWaitUntil:
+    visible: "What shall we build today?"
+    timeout: 60000
+
+- tapOn:
+    id: "menu-button"
+
+- extendedWaitUntil:
+    visible:
+      id: "sidebar-project-list"
+    timeout: 10000
+
+- extendedWaitUntil:
+    visible: ${PASEO_MAESTRO_PROJECT_NAME}
+    timeout: 30000

packages/app/maestro/image-picker-repro.yaml

@@ -0,0 +1,50 @@
+appId: sh.paseo
+---
+- runFlow: flows/land-in-chat.yaml
+
+- tapOn:
+    id: "message-input-attach-button"
+
+- extendedWaitUntil:
+    visible:
+      id: "message-input-attachment-menu"
+    timeout: 10000
+
+- tapOn:
+    id: "message-input-attachment-menu-item-image"
+
+- runFlow:
+    when:
+      visible: "Allow Full Access"
+    commands:
+      - tapOn: "Allow Full Access"
+
+- runFlow:
+    when:
+      visible: "Allow Access to All Photos"
+    commands:
+      - tapOn: "Allow Access to All Photos"
+
+- extendedWaitUntil:
+    visible: "Cancel"
+    timeout: 30000
+
+- tapOn: "Cancel"
+
+- extendedWaitUntil:
+    visible:
+      id: "message-input-root"
+    timeout: 10000
+
+# If the dropdown Modal left an invisible backdrop mounted behind the picker,
+# this tap is swallowed and the attachment menu never reopens.
+- tapOn:
+    id: "message-input-attach-button"
+
+- extendedWaitUntil:
+    visible:
+      id: "message-input-attachment-menu"
+    timeout: 10000
+
+- tapOn:
+    id: "message-input-attachment-menu-backdrop"

packages/app/maestro/record-workspace-create-android-focus.sh

@@ -0,0 +1,154 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env bash
+# Records only the Android workspace-creation repro window.
+#
+# The setup Maestro flow gets the app to the open sidebar with a prepared
+# project visible. Recording starts after that, then the focused flow taps the
+# new-workspace button, selects a provider/model, taps Create, and asserts the
+# app lands on the created workspace rather than remaining on /new.
+set -euo pipefail
+
+REPO_ROOT="$(cd "$(dirname "$0")/../../.." && pwd)"
+FLOW_TEMPLATE_DIR="$REPO_ROOT/packages/app/maestro"
+SETUP_TEMPLATE="$REPO_ROOT/packages/app/maestro/workspace-create-android-ready-sidebar.yaml"
+FOCUS_TEMPLATE="$REPO_ROOT/packages/app/maestro/workspace-create-android-create-focused.yaml"
+OUT_DIR="/tmp/paseo-workspace-create-android-focus-$(date +%s)"
+VIDEO_DIR="/tmp/paseo-maestro-videos"
+DEVICE_VIDEO="/sdcard/paseo-maestro-workspace-create-focused.mp4"
+LOCAL_VIDEO="$VIDEO_DIR/paseo-maestro-workspace-create-focused.mp4"
+
+export PASEO_MAESTRO_APP_ID="${PASEO_MAESTRO_APP_ID:-sh.paseo.debug}"
+export PASEO_MAESTRO_DIRECT_ENDPOINT="${PASEO_MAESTRO_DIRECT_ENDPOINT:-127.0.0.1:6767}"
+export PASEO_MAESTRO_DAEMON_WS_URL="${PASEO_MAESTRO_DAEMON_WS_URL:-ws://127.0.0.1:6767/ws}"
+
+require_command() {
+  if ! command -v "$1" >/dev/null 2>&1; then
+    echo "Missing required command: $1" >&2
+    exit 1
+  fi
+}
+
+render_flow() {
+  local source="$1"
+  local target="$2"
+  mkdir -p "$(dirname "$target")"
+  perl -0pe '
+    s/\$\{PASEO_MAESTRO_APP_ID\}/$ENV{PASEO_MAESTRO_APP_ID}/g;
+    s/\$\{PASEO_MAESTRO_DIRECT_ENDPOINT\}/$ENV{PASEO_MAESTRO_DIRECT_ENDPOINT}/g;
+    s/\$\{PASEO_MAESTRO_PROJECT_NAME\}/$ENV{PASEO_MAESTRO_PROJECT_NAME}/g;
+  ' "$source" > "$target"
+}
+
+render_flow_tree() {
+  mkdir -p "$OUT_DIR/flows"
+  render_flow "$SETUP_TEMPLATE" "$SETUP_FLOW"
+  render_flow "$FOCUS_TEMPLATE" "$FOCUS_FLOW"
+  for source in "$FLOW_TEMPLATE_DIR"/flows/*.yaml; do
+    render_flow "$source" "$OUT_DIR/flows/$(basename "$source")"
+  done
+}
+
+require_command adb
+require_command git
+require_command maestro
+require_command node
+require_command perl
+
+mkdir -p "$OUT_DIR" "$VIDEO_DIR"
+
+if [ -z "${PASEO_MAESTRO_PROJECT_PATH:-}" ]; then
+  PROJECT_PARENT="$(mktemp -d /tmp/paseo-maestro-project-XXXXXX)"
+  PROJECT_BASENAME="aaa-workspace-create-android-$(basename "$PROJECT_PARENT")"
+  export PASEO_MAESTRO_PROJECT_PATH="$PROJECT_PARENT/$PROJECT_BASENAME"
+  mkdir -p "$PASEO_MAESTRO_PROJECT_PATH"
+  git -C "$PASEO_MAESTRO_PROJECT_PATH" init >/dev/null
+  git -C "$PASEO_MAESTRO_PROJECT_PATH" checkout -b main >/dev/null 2>&1 || true
+  git -C "$PASEO_MAESTRO_PROJECT_PATH" config user.name "Paseo Maestro"
+  git -C "$PASEO_MAESTRO_PROJECT_PATH" config user.email "maestro@getpaseo.local"
+  printf "# Workspace create Android focused recording\n" > "$PASEO_MAESTRO_PROJECT_PATH/README.md"
+  git -C "$PASEO_MAESTRO_PROJECT_PATH" add README.md
+  git -C "$PASEO_MAESTRO_PROJECT_PATH" commit -m "Initial commit" >/dev/null
+fi
+
+export PASEO_MAESTRO_PROJECT_NAME="${PASEO_MAESTRO_PROJECT_NAME:-$(basename "$PASEO_MAESTRO_PROJECT_PATH")}"
+
+SETUP_FLOW="$OUT_DIR/workspace-create-android-ready-sidebar.rendered.yaml"
+FOCUS_FLOW="$OUT_DIR/workspace-create-android-create-focused.rendered.yaml"
+render_flow_tree
+
+echo "=== Focused Android Workspace Create Recording ==="
+echo "Output dir: $OUT_DIR"
+echo "Video: $LOCAL_VIDEO"
+echo "Project: $PASEO_MAESTRO_PROJECT_PATH"
+echo "Project name: $PASEO_MAESTRO_PROJECT_NAME"
+
+adb reverse tcp:6767 tcp:6767 >/dev/null
+
+echo ""
+echo "Opening project in daemon..."
+REPO_ROOT="$REPO_ROOT" node --input-type=module <<'NODE'
+import { pathToFileURL } from "node:url";
+import WebSocket from "ws";
+
+const repoRoot = process.env.REPO_ROOT;
+const projectPath = process.env.PASEO_MAESTRO_PROJECT_PATH;
+const daemonUrl = process.env.PASEO_MAESTRO_DAEMON_WS_URL;
+if (!repoRoot || !projectPath || !daemonUrl) {
+  throw new Error("Missing required environment for daemon project setup.");
+}
+
+const moduleUrl = pathToFileURL(`${repoRoot}/packages/server/dist/server/server/exports.js`).href;
+const { DaemonClient } = await import(moduleUrl);
+const client = new DaemonClient({
+  url: daemonUrl,
+  clientId: `maestro-workspace-create-focus-${Date.now()}`,
+  clientType: "cli",
+  webSocketFactory: (url, options) => new WebSocket(url, { headers: options?.headers }),
+});
+
+try {
+  await client.connect();
+  const payload = await client.openProject(projectPath);
+  if (payload.error || !payload.workspace) {
+    throw new Error(payload.error ?? "openProject returned no workspace");
+  }
+  console.log(
+    JSON.stringify({
+      workspaceId: payload.workspace.id,
+      projectDisplayName: payload.workspace.projectDisplayName,
+    }),
+  );
+} finally {
+  await client.close().catch(() => undefined);
+}
+NODE
+
+echo ""
+echo "Staging app at open sidebar..."
+(cd "$OUT_DIR" && maestro test "$SETUP_FLOW") 2>&1 | tee "$OUT_DIR/setup.log"
+
+echo ""
+echo "Recording focused create flow..."
+adb shell rm -f "$DEVICE_VIDEO" >/dev/null 2>&1 || true
+adb shell screenrecord --time-limit 90 "$DEVICE_VIDEO" &
+SCREENRECORD_PID=$!
+sleep 1
+
+set +e
+(cd "$OUT_DIR" && maestro test "$FOCUS_FLOW") 2>&1 | tee "$OUT_DIR/focus.log"
+FOCUS_STATUS=${PIPESTATUS[0]}
+set -e
+
+kill -INT "$SCREENRECORD_PID" >/dev/null 2>&1 || true
+wait "$SCREENRECORD_PID" >/dev/null 2>&1 || true
+adb shell pkill -INT screenrecord >/dev/null 2>&1 || true
+
+adb pull "$DEVICE_VIDEO" "$LOCAL_VIDEO" >/dev/null
+ls -lh "$LOCAL_VIDEO"
+
+if [ "$FOCUS_STATUS" -ne 0 ]; then
+  echo "Focused Maestro flow failed. Artifacts: $OUT_DIR" >&2
+  exit "$FOCUS_STATUS"
+fi
+
+echo "Focused recording complete."
+echo "Artifacts: $OUT_DIR"

packages/app/maestro/relay-pairing.yaml

@@ -8,7 +8,15 @@ appId: sh.paseo
 
 - eraseText
 - inputText: ${PAIRING_OFFER_URL}
-- tapOn: "Pair"
+
+# Prove the input received the URL intact. If this fails, iOS keyboard input
+# dropped characters and the controlled input path needs a source fix.
+- assertVisible:
+    id: "pair-link-input"
+    text: ${PAIRING_OFFER_URL}
+
+- tapOn:
+    id: "pair-link-submit"
 
 - extendedWaitUntil:
     visible: "New agent"

packages/app/maestro/relay-then-direct.yaml

@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ appId: sh.paseo
 - eraseText
 - inputText: ${PAIRING_OFFER_URL}
 - tapOn:
-    point: "75%,36%"
+    id: "pair-link-submit"
 
 - extendedWaitUntil:
     visible: "New agent"

packages/app/maestro/test-workspace-create-android-crash.sh

@@ -0,0 +1,187 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env bash
+# Android Maestro harness for the workspace-creation redirect crash.
+#
+# Starts from a clean app state, connects the Android app to the local daemon,
+# opens a prepared git project, creates a workspace through the UI, and captures
+# adb logcat around the redirect window.
+#
+# This harness is deliberately stronger than "composer is visible": it selects
+# a model, taps Create, asserts the workspace header, asserts the New Workspace
+# route is gone, and fails if logcat contains the Android Fabric view-parent
+# crash signature.
+#
+# Usage:
+#   bash packages/app/maestro/test-workspace-create-android-crash.sh
+#
+# Optional environment:
+#   PASEO_MAESTRO_APP_ID=sh.paseo.debug
+#   PASEO_MAESTRO_DIRECT_ENDPOINT=127.0.0.1:6767
+#   PASEO_MAESTRO_DAEMON_WS_URL=ws://127.0.0.1:6767/ws
+#   PASEO_MAESTRO_PROJECT_PATH=/path/to/git/repo
+set -euo pipefail
+
+REPO_ROOT="$(cd "$(dirname "$0")/../../.." && pwd)"
+FLOW_TEMPLATE="$REPO_ROOT/packages/app/maestro/workspace-create-android-crash.yaml"
+FLOW_TEMPLATE_DIR="$REPO_ROOT/packages/app/maestro"
+OUT_DIR="/tmp/paseo-workspace-create-android-$(date +%s)"
+SERVER_EXPORTS="$REPO_ROOT/packages/server/dist/server/server/exports.js"
+
+export PASEO_MAESTRO_APP_ID="${PASEO_MAESTRO_APP_ID:-sh.paseo.debug}"
+export PASEO_MAESTRO_DIRECT_ENDPOINT="${PASEO_MAESTRO_DIRECT_ENDPOINT:-127.0.0.1:6767}"
+export PASEO_MAESTRO_DAEMON_WS_URL="${PASEO_MAESTRO_DAEMON_WS_URL:-ws://127.0.0.1:6767/ws}"
+
+require_command() {
+  if ! command -v "$1" >/dev/null 2>&1; then
+    echo "Missing required command: $1" >&2
+    exit 1
+  fi
+}
+
+require_command adb
+require_command git
+require_command maestro
+require_command node
+require_command perl
+
+render_flow() {
+  local source="$1"
+  local target="$2"
+  mkdir -p "$(dirname "$target")"
+  perl -0pe '
+    s/\$\{PASEO_MAESTRO_APP_ID\}/$ENV{PASEO_MAESTRO_APP_ID}/g;
+    s/\$\{PASEO_MAESTRO_DIRECT_ENDPOINT\}/$ENV{PASEO_MAESTRO_DIRECT_ENDPOINT}/g;
+    s/\$\{PASEO_MAESTRO_PROJECT_NAME\}/$ENV{PASEO_MAESTRO_PROJECT_NAME}/g;
+  ' "$source" > "$target"
+}
+
+render_flow_tree() {
+  mkdir -p "$OUT_DIR/flows"
+  render_flow "$FLOW_TEMPLATE" "$FLOW"
+  for source in "$FLOW_TEMPLATE_DIR"/flows/*.yaml; do
+    render_flow "$source" "$OUT_DIR/flows/$(basename "$source")"
+  done
+}
+
+if [ ! -f "$SERVER_EXPORTS" ]; then
+  echo "Missing server build artifact: $SERVER_EXPORTS" >&2
+  echo "Run: npm run build --workspace=@getpaseo/server" >&2
+  exit 1
+fi
+
+mkdir -p "$OUT_DIR"
+
+if [ -z "${PASEO_MAESTRO_PROJECT_PATH:-}" ]; then
+  PROJECT_PARENT="$(mktemp -d /tmp/paseo-maestro-project-XXXXXX)"
+  PROJECT_BASENAME="aaa-workspace-create-android-$(basename "$PROJECT_PARENT")"
+  export PASEO_MAESTRO_PROJECT_PATH="$PROJECT_PARENT/$PROJECT_BASENAME"
+  mkdir -p "$PASEO_MAESTRO_PROJECT_PATH"
+  git -C "$PASEO_MAESTRO_PROJECT_PATH" init >/dev/null
+  git -C "$PASEO_MAESTRO_PROJECT_PATH" checkout -b main >/dev/null 2>&1 || true
+  git -C "$PASEO_MAESTRO_PROJECT_PATH" config user.name "Paseo Maestro"
+  git -C "$PASEO_MAESTRO_PROJECT_PATH" config user.email "maestro@getpaseo.local"
+  printf "# Workspace create Android repro\n" > "$PASEO_MAESTRO_PROJECT_PATH/README.md"
+  git -C "$PASEO_MAESTRO_PROJECT_PATH" add README.md
+  git -C "$PASEO_MAESTRO_PROJECT_PATH" commit -m "Initial commit" >/dev/null
+else
+  PROJECT_PARENT=""
+fi
+
+export PASEO_MAESTRO_PROJECT_NAME="${PASEO_MAESTRO_PROJECT_NAME:-$(basename "$PASEO_MAESTRO_PROJECT_PATH")}"
+
+echo "=== Workspace Create Android Crash Harness ==="
+echo "Output dir: $OUT_DIR"
+echo "App id: $PASEO_MAESTRO_APP_ID"
+echo "Android direct endpoint: $PASEO_MAESTRO_DIRECT_ENDPOINT"
+echo "Daemon websocket: $PASEO_MAESTRO_DAEMON_WS_URL"
+echo "Project: $PASEO_MAESTRO_PROJECT_PATH"
+echo "Project name: $PASEO_MAESTRO_PROJECT_NAME"
+
+FLOW="$OUT_DIR/workspace-create-android-crash.rendered.yaml"
+render_flow_tree
+echo "Rendered flow: $FLOW"
+
+echo ""
+echo "Preparing Android port reverse..."
+adb reverse tcp:6767 tcp:6767 >/dev/null
+
+echo ""
+echo "Opening project in daemon..."
+REPO_ROOT="$REPO_ROOT" node --input-type=module <<'NODE'
+import { pathToFileURL } from "node:url";
+import WebSocket from "ws";
+
+const repoRoot = process.env.REPO_ROOT;
+const projectPath = process.env.PASEO_MAESTRO_PROJECT_PATH;
+const daemonUrl = process.env.PASEO_MAESTRO_DAEMON_WS_URL;
+if (!repoRoot || !projectPath || !daemonUrl) {
+  throw new Error("Missing required environment for daemon project setup.");
+}
+
+const moduleUrl = pathToFileURL(`${repoRoot}/packages/server/dist/server/server/exports.js`).href;
+const { DaemonClient } = await import(moduleUrl);
+const client = new DaemonClient({
+  url: daemonUrl,
+  clientId: `maestro-workspace-create-${Date.now()}`,
+  clientType: "cli",
+  webSocketFactory: (url, options) => new WebSocket(url, { headers: options?.headers }),
+});
+
+try {
+  await client.connect();
+  const payload = await client.openProject(projectPath);
+  if (payload.error || !payload.workspace) {
+    throw new Error(payload.error ?? "openProject returned no workspace");
+  }
+  console.log(
+    JSON.stringify({
+      workspaceId: payload.workspace.id,
+      projectId: payload.workspace.projectId,
+      projectDisplayName: payload.workspace.projectDisplayName,
+    }),
+  );
+} finally {
+  await client.close().catch(() => undefined);
+}
+NODE
+
+LOGCAT_PID=""
+cleanup() {
+  if [ -n "$LOGCAT_PID" ]; then
+    kill "$LOGCAT_PID" >/dev/null 2>&1 || true
+  fi
+}
+trap cleanup EXIT
+
+echo ""
+echo "Capturing Android logcat..."
+adb logcat -c || true
+adb logcat -v time > "$OUT_DIR/logcat.txt" &
+LOGCAT_PID="$!"
+
+echo "Running Maestro flow..."
+set +e
+(cd "$OUT_DIR" && maestro test "$FLOW") 2>&1 | tee "$OUT_DIR/maestro.log"
+MAESTRO_STATUS=${PIPESTATUS[0]}
+set -e
+
+cleanup
+LOGCAT_PID=""
+
+if [ "$MAESTRO_STATUS" -ne 0 ]; then
+  adb exec-out screencap -p > "$OUT_DIR/failure-state.png" 2>/dev/null || true
+  echo ""
+  echo "Maestro failed. Artifacts: $OUT_DIR" >&2
+  exit "$MAESTRO_STATUS"
+fi
+
+if grep -E "failed to insert view|specified child already has a parent" "$OUT_DIR/logcat.txt" >/dev/null; then
+  adb exec-out screencap -p > "$OUT_DIR/failure-state.png" 2>/dev/null || true
+  echo ""
+  echo "Android native view crash signature found in logcat. Artifacts: $OUT_DIR" >&2
+  grep -n -E "failed to insert view|specified child already has a parent" "$OUT_DIR/logcat.txt" >&2 || true
+  exit 1
+fi
+
+echo ""
+echo "PASS: workspace creation flow completed without the Android view-parent crash signature."
+echo "Artifacts: $OUT_DIR"

packages/app/maestro/workspace-create-android-crash.yaml

@@ -0,0 +1,26 @@
+appId: ${PASEO_MAESTRO_APP_ID}
+---
+# Android regression/reproduction flow for creating a workspace from an existing project.
+# The shell wrapper prepares the daemon/project and captures logcat around this flow.
+
+- launchApp:
+    clearState: true
+
+- runFlow: flows/android-dev-client.yaml
+- runFlow: flows/connect-direct-if-welcome.yaml
+
+- extendedWaitUntil:
+    visible: "What shall we build today?"
+    timeout: 60000
+
+- takeScreenshot: 01-connected
+
+- runFlow: flows/open-prepared-project-sidebar.yaml
+- runFlow: flows/new-workspace-open-from-sidebar.yaml
+
+- takeScreenshot: 02-new-workspace
+
+- runFlow: flows/new-workspace-select-codex-gpt54.yaml
+- runFlow: flows/new-workspace-submit-and-assert-created.yaml
+
+- takeScreenshot: 03-created-workspace

packages/app/maestro/workspace-create-android-create-focused.yaml

@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+appId: ${PASEO_MAESTRO_APP_ID}
+---
+# Focused repro window. Assumes `workspace-create-android-ready-sidebar.yaml`
+# already left the sidebar open with the prepared project visible.
+
+- runFlow: flows/new-workspace-open-from-sidebar.yaml
+- runFlow: flows/new-workspace-select-codex-gpt54.yaml
+- runFlow: flows/new-workspace-submit-and-assert-created.yaml

packages/app/maestro/workspace-create-android-ready-sidebar.yaml

@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+appId: ${PASEO_MAESTRO_APP_ID}
+---
+# Setup-only flow. It stops with the Android sidebar open and the prepared
+# project visible, so focused recordings can start at the actual repro window.
+
+- launchApp:
+    clearState: true
+
+- runFlow: flows/android-dev-client.yaml
+- runFlow: flows/connect-direct-if-welcome.yaml
+- runFlow: flows/open-prepared-project-sidebar.yaml

packages/app/package.json

@@ -1,10 +1,10 @@
 {
   "name": "@getpaseo/app",
   "main": "index.ts",
-  "version": "0.1.57-rc.1",
+  "version": "0.1.60",
   "private": true,
   "scripts": {
-    "start": "expo start",
+    "start": "APP_VARIANT=development expo start",
     "reset-project": "node ./scripts/reset-project.js",
     "build:workspace-deps": "npm run build --workspace=@getpaseo/highlight && npm run build --workspace=@getpaseo/expo-two-way-audio",
     "eas-build-post-install": "npm run build:workspace-deps",
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@
     "lint": "expo lint",
     "typecheck": "tsc --noEmit",
     "test": "vitest run",
+    "test:browser": "vitest run --project browser",
     "test:e2e": "playwright test",
     "test:e2e:ui": "playwright test --ui",
     "build": "npm run build:web",
@@ -31,9 +32,9 @@
     "@dnd-kit/utilities": "^3.2.2",
     "@expo/vector-icons": "^15.0.2",
     "@floating-ui/react-native": "^0.10.7",
-    "@getpaseo/expo-two-way-audio": "0.1.57-rc.1",
-    "@getpaseo/highlight": "0.1.57-rc.1",
-    "@getpaseo/server": "0.1.57-rc.1",
+    "@getpaseo/expo-two-way-audio": "0.1.60",
+    "@getpaseo/highlight": "0.1.60",
+    "@getpaseo/server": "0.1.60",
     "@gorhom/bottom-sheet": "^5.2.6",
     "@gorhom/portal": "^1.0.14",
     "@react-native-async-storage/async-storage": "2.2.0",
@@ -79,10 +80,11 @@
     "expo-system-ui": "~6.0.7",
     "expo-updates": "~29.0.12",
     "expo-web-browser": "~15.0.8",
+    "fast-deep-equal": "^3.1.3",
     "lucide-react-native": "^0.546.0",
     "mnemonic-id": "^3.2.7",
-    "react": "19.1.4",
-    "react-dom": "19.1.4",
+    "react": "19.1.0",
+    "react-dom": "19.1.0",
     "react-native": "^0.81.5",
     "react-native-css": "^3.0.1",
     "react-native-draggable-flatlist": "^4.0.3",
@@ -102,13 +104,16 @@
     "react-native-web": "~0.21.0",
     "react-native-webview": "^13.16.0",
     "react-native-worklets": "0.5.1",
+    "use-sync-external-store": "^1.6.0",
     "zod": "^3.23.8",
     "zustand": "^5.0.9"
   },
   "devDependencies": {
     "@playwright/test": "^1.56.1",
+    "@testing-library/react": "^16.3.2",
     "@types/react": "~19.2.0",
     "@types/ws": "^8.18.1",
+    "@vitest/browser": "^3.2.4",
     "eas-cli": "^16.24.1",
     "eslint": "^9.25.0",
     "eslint-config-expo": "~10.0.0",

packages/app/public/index.html

@@ -51,6 +51,17 @@
       [contenteditable='true'] {
         -webkit-app-region: no-drag !important;
       }
+
+      /* Suppress the browser's default focus outline — it appears on mouse
+         clicks and looks out of place against our themed surfaces. Keep a
+         themed ring for keyboard users via :focus-visible. */
+      *:focus {
+        outline: none;
+      }
+      *:focus-visible {
+        outline: 2px solid #20744A;
+        outline-offset: 2px;
+      }
     </style>
   </head>
   <body>

packages/app/src/app/_layout.tsx

@@ -10,7 +10,6 @@ import {
 import { SafeAreaProvider } from "react-native-safe-area-context";
 import { KeyboardProvider } from "react-native-keyboard-controller";
 import { GestureHandlerRootView, Gesture, GestureDetector } from "react-native-gesture-handler";
-import { BottomSheetModalProvider } from "@gorhom/bottom-sheet";
 import { PortalProvider } from "@gorhom/portal";
 import { VoiceProvider } from "@/contexts/voice-context";
 import { useAppSettings } from "@/hooks/use-settings";
@@ -29,6 +28,7 @@ import { shouldUseDesktopDaemon } from "@/desktop/daemon/desktop-daemon";
 import { loadSettingsFromStorage } from "@/hooks/use-settings";
 import { useColorScheme } from "@/hooks/use-color-scheme";
 import { useOpenProject } from "@/hooks/use-open-project";
+import { useStableEvent } from "@/hooks/use-stable-event";
 import { SessionProvider } from "@/contexts/session-context";
 import type { HostProfile } from "@/types/host-connection";
 import {
@@ -62,8 +62,14 @@ import { getIsElectronRuntime, useIsCompactFormFactor } from "@/constants/layout
 import { CommandCenter } from "@/components/command-center";
 import { ProjectPickerModal } from "@/components/project-picker-modal";
 import { KeyboardShortcutsDialog } from "@/components/keyboard-shortcuts-dialog";
+import { WorkspaceSetupDialog } from "@/components/workspace-setup-dialog";
+import { WorkspaceShortcutTargetsSubscriber } from "@/components/workspace-shortcut-targets-subscriber";
+import { resolveActiveHost } from "@/utils/active-host";
 import { useKeyboardShortcuts } from "@/hooks/use-keyboard-shortcuts";
+import { useActiveWorktreeNewAction } from "@/hooks/use-active-worktree-new-action";
+import { keyboardActionDispatcher } from "@/keyboard/keyboard-action-dispatcher";
 import { queryClient } from "@/query/query-client";
+import { toggleDesktopSidebarsWithCheckoutIntent } from "@/utils/desktop-sidebar-toggle";
 import {
   WEB_NOTIFICATION_CLICK_EVENT,
   type WebNotificationClickDetail,
@@ -72,15 +78,23 @@ import {
 import { listenToDesktopEvent } from "@/desktop/electron/events";
 import { getDesktopHost } from "@/desktop/host";
 import { updateDesktopWindowControls } from "@/desktop/electron/window";
-import { buildNotificationRoute } from "@/utils/notification-routing";
+import { buildNotificationRoute, resolveNotificationTarget } from "@/utils/notification-routing";
 import {
   buildHostRootRoute,
   mapPathnameToServer,
   parseServerIdFromPathname,
   parseHostAgentRouteFromPathname,
   parseWorkspaceOpenIntent,
+  decodeWorkspaceIdFromPathSegment,
 } from "@/utils/host-routes";
-import { syncNavigationActiveWorkspace } from "@/stores/navigation-active-workspace-store";
+import { useSessionStore } from "@/stores/session-store";
+import { resolveWorkspaceIdByExecutionDirectory } from "@/utils/workspace-execution";
+import { navigateToWorkspace } from "@/hooks/use-workspace-navigation";
+import { prepareWorkspaceTab } from "@/utils/workspace-navigation";
+import {
+  addBrowserActiveWorkspaceLocationListener,
+  syncNavigationActiveWorkspace,
+} from "@/stores/navigation-active-workspace-store";
 import { isWeb, isNative } from "@/constants/platform";
 
 polyfillCrypto();
@@ -115,7 +129,36 @@ const HostRuntimeBootstrapContext = createContext<HostRuntimeBootstrapState>({
 
 function PushNotificationRouter() {
   const router = useRouter();
+  const pathname = usePathname();
   const lastHandledIdRef = useRef<string | null>(null);
+  const openNotification = useStableEvent((data: Record<string, unknown> | undefined) => {
+    const target = resolveNotificationTarget(data);
+    const serverId = target.serverId;
+    const agentId = target.agentId;
+    if (serverId && agentId) {
+      const session = useSessionStore.getState().sessions[serverId];
+      const agent = session?.agents.get(agentId);
+      const workspaceId =
+        target.workspaceId ??
+        resolveWorkspaceIdByExecutionDirectory({
+          workspaces: session?.workspaces.values(),
+          workspaceDirectory: agent?.cwd,
+        });
+
+      if (workspaceId) {
+        prepareWorkspaceTab({
+          serverId,
+          workspaceId,
+          target: { kind: "agent", agentId },
+          pin: true,
+        });
+        navigateToWorkspace(serverId, workspaceId, { currentPathname: pathname });
+        return;
+      }
+    }
+
+    router.navigate(buildNotificationRoute(data));
+  });
 
   useEffect(() => {
     if (isWeb) {
@@ -136,7 +179,7 @@ function PushNotificationRouter() {
               (payload as { data?: unknown }).data !== null
                 ? (payload as { data: Record<string, unknown> }).data
                 : undefined;
-            router.push(buildNotificationRoute(data) as any);
+            openNotification(data);
           },
         );
 
@@ -156,7 +199,7 @@ function PushNotificationRouter() {
       const openFromWebClick = (event: Event) => {
         const customEvent = event as CustomEvent<WebNotificationClickDetail>;
         event.preventDefault();
-        router.push(buildNotificationRoute(customEvent.detail?.data) as any);
+        openNotification(customEvent.detail?.data);
       };
 
       target.addEventListener(WEB_NOTIFICATION_CLICK_EVENT, openFromWebClick as EventListener);
@@ -189,7 +232,7 @@ function PushNotificationRouter() {
       const data = response.notification.request.content.data as
         | Record<string, unknown>
         | undefined;
-      router.push(buildNotificationRoute(data) as any);
+      openNotification(data);
     };
 
     const subscription = Notifications.addNotificationResponseReceivedListener(openFromResponse);
@@ -203,7 +246,7 @@ function PushNotificationRouter() {
     return () => {
       subscription.remove();
     };
-  }, [router]);
+  }, [openNotification]);
 
   return null;
 }
@@ -310,7 +353,9 @@ function HostRuntimeBootstrapProvider({ children }: { children: ReactNode }) {
           }
         }
       } else {
-        void store.bootstrap({ manageBuiltInDaemon: settings.manageBuiltInDaemon });
+        setPhase("connecting");
+        setError(null);
+        await store.bootstrap({ manageBuiltInDaemon: settings.manageBuiltInDaemon });
         if (!cancelled) {
           setPhase("online");
           setError(null);
@@ -385,13 +430,13 @@ function AppContainer({
   const { theme } = useUnistyles();
   const daemons = useHosts();
   const { settings, updateSettings } = useAppSettings();
-  const toggleAgentList = usePanelStore((state) => state.toggleAgentList);
-  const toggleFileExplorer = usePanelStore((state) => state.toggleFileExplorer);
-  const toggleBothSidebars = usePanelStore((state) => state.toggleBothSidebars);
+  const toggleMobileAgentList = usePanelStore((state) => state.toggleMobileAgentList);
+  const toggleDesktopAgentList = usePanelStore((state) => state.toggleDesktopAgentList);
+  const openDesktopAgentList = usePanelStore((state) => state.openDesktopAgentList);
+  const closeDesktopAgentList = usePanelStore((state) => state.closeDesktopAgentList);
+  const closeDesktopFileExplorer = usePanelStore((state) => state.closeDesktopFileExplorer);
   const toggleFocusMode = usePanelStore((state) => state.toggleFocusMode);
   const isFocusModeEnabled = usePanelStore((state) => state.desktop.focusModeEnabled);
-  const agentListOpen = usePanelStore((state) => state.desktop.agentListOpen);
-  const sidebarWidth = usePanelStore((state) => state.sidebarWidth);
 
   const cycleTheme = useCallback(() => {
     const currentIndex = THEME_CYCLE_ORDER.indexOf(settings.theme as ThemeName);
@@ -401,47 +446,44 @@ function AppContainer({
 
   const isCompactLayout = useIsCompactFormFactor();
   const chromeEnabled = chromeEnabledOverride ?? daemons.length > 0;
-
-  useEffect(() => {
-    const bp = UnistylesRuntime.breakpoint;
-    const screenW = UnistylesRuntime.screen.width;
-    const screenH = UnistylesRuntime.screen.height;
-    const isElectron = getIsElectronRuntime();
-    const windowW = isWeb ? window.innerWidth : undefined;
-    const windowH = isWeb ? window.innerHeight : undefined;
-    const dpr = isWeb ? window.devicePixelRatio : undefined;
-    const ua = isWeb ? navigator.userAgent : undefined;
-
-    console.log(
-      "[layout-debug]",
-      JSON.stringify({
-        breakpoint: bp,
-        isCompactLayout,
-        isElectron,
-        chromeEnabled,
-        isFocusModeEnabled,
-        agentListOpen,
-        sidebarWidth,
-        sidebarRenderedInRow: !isCompactLayout && chromeEnabled && !isFocusModeEnabled,
-        unistylesScreen: { w: screenW, h: screenH },
-        window: { w: windowW, h: windowH },
-        devicePixelRatio: dpr,
-        userAgent: ua,
-      }),
-    );
-  }, [isCompactLayout, chromeEnabled, isFocusModeEnabled, agentListOpen, sidebarWidth]);
+  const pathname = usePathname();
+  const activeServerId = useMemo(
+    () => resolveActiveHost({ hosts: daemons, pathname })?.serverId ?? null,
+    [daemons, pathname],
+  );
+  const toggleAgentList = isCompactLayout ? toggleMobileAgentList : toggleDesktopAgentList;
+  const toggleDesktopSidebars = useCallback(() => {
+    const { desktop } = usePanelStore.getState();
+    toggleDesktopSidebarsWithCheckoutIntent({
+      isAgentListOpen: desktop.agentListOpen,
+      isFileExplorerOpen: desktop.fileExplorerOpen,
+      openAgentList: openDesktopAgentList,
+      closeAgentList: closeDesktopAgentList,
+      closeFileExplorer: closeDesktopFileExplorer,
+      toggleFocusedFileExplorer: () =>
+        keyboardActionDispatcher.dispatch({
+          id: "sidebar.toggle.right",
+          scope: "sidebar",
+        }),
+    });
+  }, [closeDesktopAgentList, closeDesktopFileExplorer, openDesktopAgentList]);
+  // TODO: stop matching pathname here as a branch. `chromeEnabled` should not
+  // conflate workspace/project-specific chrome (sidebar, mobile gesture) with
+  // global concerns like keyboard shortcuts. Split those out so settings (and
+  // other non-workspace routes) don't need a special-case to keep shortcuts alive.
+  const keyboardShortcutsEnabled = chromeEnabled || pathname.startsWith("/settings");
 
   useKeyboardShortcuts({
-    enabled: chromeEnabled,
+    enabled: keyboardShortcutsEnabled,
     isMobile: isCompactLayout,
     toggleAgentList,
-    selectedAgentId,
-    toggleFileExplorer,
-    toggleBothSidebars,
+    toggleBothSidebars: toggleDesktopSidebars,
     toggleFocusMode,
     cycleTheme,
   });
 
+  useActiveWorktreeNewAction();
+
   const containerStyle = useMemo(
     () => ({ flex: 1 as const, backgroundColor: theme.colors.surface0 }),
     [theme.colors.surface0],
@@ -460,6 +502,11 @@ function AppContainer({
       <UpdateBanner />
       <CommandCenter />
       <ProjectPickerModal />
+      <WorkspaceShortcutTargetsSubscriber
+        enabled={keyboardShortcutsEnabled}
+        serverId={activeServerId}
+      />
+      <WorkspaceSetupDialog />
       <KeyboardShortcutsDialog />
     </View>
   );
@@ -479,7 +526,7 @@ function MobileGestureWrapper({
   chromeEnabled: boolean;
 }) {
   const mobileView = usePanelStore((state) => state.mobileView);
-  const openAgentList = usePanelStore((state) => state.openAgentList);
+  const showMobileAgentList = usePanelStore((state) => state.showMobileAgentList);
   const horizontalScroll = useHorizontalScrollOptional();
   const {
     translateX,
@@ -496,8 +543,8 @@ function MobileGestureWrapper({
 
   const handleGestureOpen = useCallback(() => {
     gestureAnimatingRef.current = true;
-    openAgentList();
-  }, [openAgentList, gestureAnimatingRef]);
+    showMobileAgentList();
+  }, [showMobileAgentList, gestureAnimatingRef]);
 
   const openGesture = useMemo(
     () =>
@@ -741,8 +788,10 @@ function AppWithSidebar({ children }: { children: ReactNode }) {
   const pathname = usePathname();
   const params = useGlobalSearchParams<{ open?: string | string[] }>();
   const hosts = useHosts();
+  const storeReady = useStoreReady();
   const activeServerId = useMemo(() => parseServerIdFromPathname(pathname), [pathname]);
-  const shouldShowAppChrome = activeServerId !== null;
+  const shouldShowAppChrome =
+    storeReady && activeServerId !== null && hosts.some((host) => host.serverId === activeServerId);
 
   useEffect(() => {
     if (!activeServerId || hosts.length === 0) {
@@ -788,7 +837,6 @@ function FaviconStatusSync() {
 function RootStack() {
   const storeReady = useStoreReady();
   const { theme } = useUnistyles();
-
   return (
     <Stack
       screenOptions={{
@@ -799,25 +847,27 @@ function RootStack() {
         },
       }}
     >
+      <Stack.Screen name="index" />
       <Stack.Protected guard={storeReady}>
         <Stack.Screen name="welcome" />
-        <Stack.Screen name="settings" />
+        <Stack.Screen name="settings/index" />
+        <Stack.Screen name="settings/[section]" />
         <Stack.Screen name="pair-scan" />
       </Stack.Protected>
-      <Stack.Screen
-        name="h/[serverId]/workspace/[workspaceId]"
-        getId={({ params }) => {
-          const serverId = getRouteParamValue(params?.serverId);
-          const workspaceId = getRouteParamValue(params?.workspaceId);
-          return serverId && workspaceId ? `${serverId}:${workspaceId}` : undefined;
-        }}
-      />
+      {/*
+        Do not add getId or dangerouslySingular back to the workspace route.
+        Expo Router maps dangerouslySingular to React Navigation getId, and
+        getId repeatedly breaks Android native-stack/Fabric by reordering an
+        already-mounted workspace screen. Keep workspace identity/retention
+        outside this route-level native-stack API.
+      */}
+      <Stack.Screen name="h/[serverId]/workspace/[workspaceId]" />
       <Stack.Screen name="h/[serverId]/agent/[agentId]" options={{ gestureEnabled: false }} />
       <Stack.Screen name="h/[serverId]/index" />
       <Stack.Screen name="h/[serverId]/sessions" />
       <Stack.Screen name="h/[serverId]/open-project" />
       <Stack.Screen name="h/[serverId]/settings" />
-      <Stack.Screen name="index" />
+      <Stack.Screen name="settings/hosts/[serverId]" />
     </Stack>
   );
 }
@@ -827,6 +877,7 @@ function NavigationActiveWorkspaceObserver() {
 
   useEffect(() => {
     syncNavigationActiveWorkspace(navigationRef);
+    const unsubscribeBrowserLocation = addBrowserActiveWorkspaceLocationListener();
     const unsubscribeState = navigationRef.addListener("state", () => {
       syncNavigationActiveWorkspace(navigationRef);
     });
@@ -834,6 +885,7 @@ function NavigationActiveWorkspaceObserver() {
       syncNavigationActiveWorkspace(navigationRef);
     });
     return () => {
+      unsubscribeBrowserLocation();
       unsubscribeState();
       unsubscribeReady();
     };
@@ -852,23 +904,21 @@ export default function RootLayout() {
         <SafeAreaProvider>
           <KeyboardProvider>
             <QueryProvider>
-              <BottomSheetModalProvider>
-                <HostRuntimeBootstrapProvider>
-                  <PushNotificationRouter />
+              <HostRuntimeBootstrapProvider>
+                <PushNotificationRouter />
+                <ToastProvider>
                   <ProvidersWrapper>
                     <SidebarAnimationProvider>
                       <HorizontalScrollProvider>
-                        <ToastProvider>
-                          <OpenProjectListener />
-                          <AppWithSidebar>
-                            <RootStack />
-                          </AppWithSidebar>
-                        </ToastProvider>
+                        <OpenProjectListener />
+                        <AppWithSidebar>
+                          <RootStack />
+                        </AppWithSidebar>
                       </HorizontalScrollProvider>
                     </SidebarAnimationProvider>
                   </ProvidersWrapper>
-                </HostRuntimeBootstrapProvider>
-              </BottomSheetModalProvider>
+                </ToastProvider>
+              </HostRuntimeBootstrapProvider>
             </QueryProvider>
           </KeyboardProvider>
         </SafeAreaProvider>

packages/app/src/app/h/[serverId]/agent/[agentId].tsx

@@ -2,8 +2,10 @@ import { useEffect, useRef } from "react";
 import { useLocalSearchParams, useRouter } from "expo-router";
 import { HostRouteBootstrapBoundary } from "@/components/host-route-bootstrap-boundary";
 import { useSessionStore } from "@/stores/session-store";
+import { useResolveWorkspaceIdByCwd } from "@/stores/session-store-hooks";
 import { useHostRuntimeClient, useHostRuntimeIsConnected } from "@/runtime/host-runtime";
 import { buildHostRootRoute } from "@/utils/host-routes";
+import { resolveWorkspaceIdByExecutionDirectory } from "@/utils/workspace-execution";
 import { prepareWorkspaceTab } from "@/utils/workspace-navigation";
 
 export default function HostAgentReadyRoute() {
@@ -31,6 +33,10 @@ function HostAgentReadyRouteContent() {
     }
     return state.sessions[serverId]?.agents?.get(agentId)?.cwd ?? null;
   });
+  const hasHydratedWorkspaces = useSessionStore((state) =>
+    serverId ? (state.sessions[serverId]?.hasHydratedWorkspaces ?? false) : false,
+  );
+  const resolvedWorkspaceId = useResolveWorkspaceIdByCwd(serverId, agentCwd);
 
   useEffect(() => {
     if (redirectedRef.current) {
@@ -42,18 +48,17 @@ function HostAgentReadyRouteContent() {
       return;
     }
 
-    const normalizedCwd = agentCwd?.trim();
-    if (normalizedCwd) {
+    if (resolvedWorkspaceId) {
       redirectedRef.current = true;
       router.replace(
         prepareWorkspaceTab({
           serverId,
-          workspaceId: normalizedCwd,
+          workspaceId: resolvedWorkspaceId,
           target: { kind: "agent", agentId },
         }) as any,
       );
     }
-  }, [agentCwd, agentId, router, serverId]);
+  }, [agentId, resolvedWorkspaceId, router, serverId]);
 
   useEffect(() => {
     if (redirectedRef.current) {
@@ -62,14 +67,14 @@ function HostAgentReadyRouteContent() {
     if (!serverId || !agentId) {
       return;
     }
-    if (agentCwd?.trim()) {
+    if (agentCwd?.trim() && !hasHydratedWorkspaces) {
       return;
     }
     if (!client || !isConnected) {
       redirectedRef.current = true;
       router.replace(buildHostRootRoute(serverId));
     }
-  }, [agentCwd, agentId, client, isConnected, router, serverId]);
+  }, [agentCwd, agentId, client, hasHydratedWorkspaces, isConnected, router, serverId]);
 
   useEffect(() => {
     if (redirectedRef.current) {
@@ -87,12 +92,20 @@ function HostAgentReadyRouteContent() {
           return;
         }
         const cwd = result?.agent?.cwd?.trim();
+        const workspaces = useSessionStore.getState().sessions[serverId]?.workspaces;
+        const workspaceId = resolveWorkspaceIdByExecutionDirectory({
+          workspaces: workspaces?.values(),
+          workspaceDirectory: cwd,
+        });
+        if (!workspaceId && !hasHydratedWorkspaces) {
+          return;
+        }
         redirectedRef.current = true;
-        if (cwd) {
+        if (workspaceId) {
           router.replace(
             prepareWorkspaceTab({
               serverId,
-              workspaceId: cwd,
+              workspaceId,
               target: { kind: "agent", agentId },
             }) as any,
           );
@@ -111,7 +124,7 @@ function HostAgentReadyRouteContent() {
     return () => {
       cancelled = true;
     };
-  }, [agentId, client, isConnected, router, serverId]);
+  }, [agentId, client, hasHydratedWorkspaces, isConnected, router, serverId]);
 
   return null;
 }

packages/app/src/app/h/[serverId]/index.tsx

@@ -1,86 +1,9 @@
-import { useEffect } from "react";
-import { useLocalSearchParams, usePathname, useRouter } from "expo-router";
-import { HostRouteBootstrapBoundary } from "@/components/host-route-bootstrap-boundary";
-import { useSessionStore } from "@/stores/session-store";
-import { useFormPreferences } from "@/hooks/use-form-preferences";
-import {
-  buildHostOpenProjectRoute,
-  buildHostRootRoute,
-  buildHostWorkspaceRoute,
-} from "@/utils/host-routes";
-import { prepareWorkspaceTab } from "@/utils/workspace-navigation";
-
-const HOST_ROOT_REDIRECT_DELAY_MS = 300;
+import { Redirect, useLocalSearchParams } from "expo-router";
+import { buildHostOpenProjectRoute } from "@/utils/host-routes";
 
 export default function HostIndexRoute() {
-  return (
-    <HostRouteBootstrapBoundary>
-      <HostIndexRouteContent />
-    </HostRouteBootstrapBoundary>
-  );
-}
-
-function HostIndexRouteContent() {
-  const router = useRouter();
-  const pathname = usePathname();
   const params = useLocalSearchParams<{ serverId?: string }>();
   const serverId = typeof params.serverId === "string" ? params.serverId : "";
-  const { isLoading: preferencesLoading } = useFormPreferences();
-  const sessionAgents = useSessionStore((state) =>
-    serverId ? state.sessions[serverId]?.agents : undefined,
-  );
-  const sessionWorkspaces = useSessionStore((state) =>
-    serverId ? state.sessions[serverId]?.workspaces : undefined,
-  );
-
-  useEffect(() => {
-    if (preferencesLoading) {
-      return;
-    }
-    if (!serverId) {
-      return;
-    }
-    const rootRoute = buildHostRootRoute(serverId);
-    if (pathname !== rootRoute && pathname !== `${rootRoute}/`) {
-      return;
-    }
-    const timer = setTimeout(() => {
-      if (pathname !== rootRoute && pathname !== `${rootRoute}/`) {
-        return;
-      }
-
-      const visibleAgents = sessionAgents
-        ? Array.from(sessionAgents.values()).filter((agent) => !agent.archivedAt)
-        : [];
-      visibleAgents.sort(
-        (left, right) => right.lastActivityAt.getTime() - left.lastActivityAt.getTime(),
-      );
-
-      const visibleWorkspaces = sessionWorkspaces ? Array.from(sessionWorkspaces.values()) : [];
-
-      const primaryAgent = visibleAgents[0];
-      if (primaryAgent?.cwd?.trim()) {
-        router.replace(
-          prepareWorkspaceTab({
-            serverId,
-            workspaceId: primaryAgent.cwd.trim(),
-            target: { kind: "agent", agentId: primaryAgent.id },
-          }) as any,
-        );
-        return;
-      }
-
-      const primaryWorkspace = visibleWorkspaces[0];
-      if (primaryWorkspace?.id?.trim()) {
-        router.replace(buildHostWorkspaceRoute(serverId, primaryWorkspace.id.trim()));
-        return;
-      }
-
-      router.replace(buildHostOpenProjectRoute(serverId));
-    }, HOST_ROOT_REDIRECT_DELAY_MS);
-
-    return () => clearTimeout(timer);
-  }, [pathname, preferencesLoading, router, serverId, sessionAgents, sessionWorkspaces]);
-
-  return null;
+  if (!serverId) return null;
+  return <Redirect href={buildHostOpenProjectRoute(serverId)} />;
 }

packages/app/src/app/h/[serverId]/new.tsx

@@ -0,0 +1,21 @@
+import { useLocalSearchParams } from "expo-router";
+import { NewWorkspaceScreen } from "@/screens/new-workspace-screen";
+
+export default function HostNewWorkspaceRoute() {
+  const params = useLocalSearchParams<{ serverId?: string; dir?: string; name?: string }>();
+  const serverId = typeof params.serverId === "string" ? params.serverId : "";
+  const sourceDirectory = typeof params.dir === "string" ? params.dir : "";
+  const displayName = typeof params.name === "string" ? params.name : undefined;
+
+  if (!sourceDirectory) {
+    return null;
+  }
+
+  return (
+    <NewWorkspaceScreen
+      serverId={serverId}
+      sourceDirectory={sourceDirectory}
+      displayName={displayName}
+    />
+  );
+}

packages/app/src/app/h/[serverId]/settings.tsx

@@ -1,10 +1,15 @@
+import { Redirect, useLocalSearchParams } from "expo-router";
 import { HostRouteBootstrapBoundary } from "@/components/host-route-bootstrap-boundary";
-import SettingsScreen from "@/screens/settings-screen";
+import { buildSettingsHostRoute, buildSettingsRoute } from "@/utils/host-routes";
+
+export default function LegacyHostSettingsRoute() {
+  const params = useLocalSearchParams<{ serverId?: string }>();
+  const serverId = typeof params.serverId === "string" ? params.serverId.trim() : "";
+  const href = serverId.length > 0 ? buildSettingsHostRoute(serverId) : buildSettingsRoute();
 
-export default function HostSettingsRoute() {
   return (
     <HostRouteBootstrapBoundary>
-      <SettingsScreen />
+      <Redirect href={href} />
     </HostRouteBootstrapBoundary>
   );
 }

packages/app/src/app/h/[serverId]/workspace/[workspaceId]/_layout.tsx

@@ -1,9 +1,23 @@
-import { useEffect, useRef, useState } from "react";
-import { useGlobalSearchParams, useLocalSearchParams, useRootNavigationState } from "expo-router";
+import { useEffect, useMemo, useRef, useState } from "react";
+import { useNavigation } from "@react-navigation/native";
+import { StyleSheet, View } from "react-native";
+import {
+  useGlobalSearchParams,
+  useLocalSearchParams,
+  useRouter,
+  useRootNavigationState,
+} from "expo-router";
 import { HostRouteBootstrapBoundary } from "@/components/host-route-bootstrap-boundary";
+import {
+  activateNavigationWorkspaceSelection,
+  type ActiveWorkspaceSelection,
+  useNavigationActiveWorkspaceSelection,
+} from "@/stores/navigation-active-workspace-store";
 import type { WorkspaceTabTarget } from "@/stores/workspace-tabs-store";
 import { WorkspaceScreen } from "@/screens/workspace/workspace-screen";
+import { useWorkspaceLayoutStoreHydrated } from "@/stores/workspace-layout-store";
 import {
+  buildHostWorkspaceRoute,
   decodeWorkspaceIdFromPathSegment,
   parseWorkspaceOpenIntent,
   type WorkspaceOpenIntent,
@@ -32,9 +46,37 @@ function getOpenIntentTarget(openIntent: WorkspaceOpenIntent): WorkspaceTabTarge
   if (openIntent.kind === "file") {
     return { kind: "file", path: openIntent.path };
   }
+  if (openIntent.kind === "setup") {
+    return { kind: "setup", workspaceId: openIntent.workspaceId };
+  }
   return { kind: "draft", draftId: openIntent.draftId };
 }
 
+function stripOpenSearchParamFromBrowserUrl() {
+  if (!isWeb || typeof window === "undefined") {
+    return;
+  }
+  const url = new URL(window.location.href);
+  if (!url.searchParams.has("open")) {
+    return;
+  }
+  url.searchParams.delete("open");
+  window.history.replaceState(null, "", url.toString());
+}
+
+function clearConsumedOpenIntent(input: {
+  navigation: { setParams: (...args: any[]) => void };
+  router: { replace: (...args: any[]) => void };
+  serverId: string;
+  workspaceId: string;
+}) {
+  input.navigation.setParams({ open: undefined });
+  if (isWeb) {
+    input.router.replace(buildHostWorkspaceRoute(input.serverId, input.workspaceId));
+    stripOpenSearchParamFromBrowserUrl();
+  }
+}
+
 export default function HostWorkspaceLayout() {
   return (
     <HostRouteBootstrapBoundary>
@@ -44,7 +86,10 @@ export default function HostWorkspaceLayout() {
 }
 
 function HostWorkspaceLayoutContent() {
+  const navigation = useNavigation();
+  const router = useRouter();
   const rootNavigationState = useRootNavigationState();
+  const hasHydratedWorkspaceLayoutStore = useWorkspaceLayoutStoreHydrated();
   const consumedIntentRef = useRef<string | null>(null);
   const [intentConsumed, setIntentConsumed] = useState(false);
   const params = useLocalSearchParams<{
@@ -60,6 +105,23 @@ function HostWorkspaceLayoutContent() {
     ? (decodeWorkspaceIdFromPathSegment(workspaceValue) ?? "")
     : "";
   const openValue = getParamValue(globalParams.open);
+  const routeWorkspaceSelection = useMemo(
+    () =>
+      serverId && workspaceId
+        ? {
+            serverId,
+            workspaceId,
+          }
+        : null,
+    [serverId, workspaceId],
+  );
+
+  useEffect(() => {
+    if (!routeWorkspaceSelection) {
+      return;
+    }
+    activateNavigationWorkspaceSelection(routeWorkspaceSelection);
+  }, [routeWorkspaceSelection]);
 
   useEffect(() => {
     if (!openValue) {
@@ -68,9 +130,19 @@ function HostWorkspaceLayoutContent() {
     if (!rootNavigationState?.key) {
       return;
     }
+    if (!hasHydratedWorkspaceLayoutStore) {
+      return;
+    }
 
     const consumptionKey = `${serverId}:${workspaceId}:${openValue}`;
     if (consumedIntentRef.current === consumptionKey) {
+      clearConsumedOpenIntent({
+        navigation,
+        router,
+        serverId,
+        workspaceId,
+      });
+      setIntentConsumed(true);
       return;
     }
     consumedIntentRef.current = consumptionKey;
@@ -88,26 +160,95 @@ function HostWorkspaceLayoutContent() {
     // Expo Router's replace ignores query-param-only changes (findDivergentState
     // skips search params). Strip ?open from the browser URL directly so the
     // address bar reflects the clean workspace route.
-    if (isWeb && typeof window !== "undefined") {
-      const url = new URL(window.location.href);
-      if (url.searchParams.has("open")) {
-        url.searchParams.delete("open");
-        window.history.replaceState(null, "", url.toString());
-      }
-    }
+    clearConsumedOpenIntent({
+      navigation,
+      router,
+      serverId,
+      workspaceId,
+    });
 
     setIntentConsumed(true);
-  }, [openValue, rootNavigationState?.key, serverId, workspaceId]);
+  }, [
+    hasHydratedWorkspaceLayoutStore,
+    navigation,
+    openValue,
+    rootNavigationState?.key,
+    router,
+    serverId,
+    workspaceId,
+  ]);
 
-  if (openValue && !intentConsumed) {
+  if (openValue && (!intentConsumed || !hasHydratedWorkspaceLayoutStore)) {
+    return null;
+  }
+
+  return <WorkspaceDeck fallbackSelection={routeWorkspaceSelection} />;
+}
+
+function areWorkspaceSelectionsEqual(
+  left: ActiveWorkspaceSelection | null,
+  right: ActiveWorkspaceSelection | null,
+): boolean {
+  return left?.serverId === right?.serverId && left?.workspaceId === right?.workspaceId;
+}
+
+function WorkspaceDeck({
+  fallbackSelection,
+}: {
+  fallbackSelection: ActiveWorkspaceSelection | null;
+}) {
+  const activeSelection = useNavigationActiveWorkspaceSelection() ?? fallbackSelection;
+  const [mountedSelections, setMountedSelections] = useState<ActiveWorkspaceSelection[]>(() =>
+    activeSelection ? [activeSelection] : [],
+  );
+
+  useEffect(() => {
+    if (!activeSelection) {
+      return;
+    }
+    setMountedSelections((current) => {
+      if (current.some((selection) => areWorkspaceSelectionsEqual(selection, activeSelection))) {
+        return current;
+      }
+      return [...current, activeSelection];
+    });
+  }, [activeSelection]);
+
+  if (!activeSelection) {
     return null;
   }
 
   return (
-    <WorkspaceScreen
-      key={`${serverId}:${workspaceId}`}
-      serverId={serverId}
-      workspaceId={workspaceId}
-    />
+    <View style={styles.deck}>
+      {mountedSelections.map((selection) => {
+        const isActive = areWorkspaceSelectionsEqual(selection, activeSelection);
+        return (
+          <View
+            key={`${selection.serverId}:${selection.workspaceId}`}
+            style={isActive ? styles.activeDeckEntry : styles.inactiveDeckEntry}
+            testID={`workspace-deck-entry-${selection.serverId}:${selection.workspaceId}`}
+          >
+            <WorkspaceScreen
+              serverId={selection.serverId}
+              workspaceId={selection.workspaceId}
+              isRouteFocused={isActive}
+            />
+          </View>
+        );
+      })}
+    </View>
   );
 }
+
+const styles = StyleSheet.create({
+  deck: {
+    flex: 1,
+  },
+  activeDeckEntry: {
+    flex: 1,
+  },
+  inactiveDeckEntry: {
+    display: "none",
+    flex: 1,
+  },
+});

packages/app/src/app/index.tsx

@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ import { StartupSplashScreen } from "@/screens/startup-splash-screen";
 import { useHostRuntimeBootstrapState, useStoreReady } from "@/app/_layout";
 import { getHostRuntimeStore, isHostRuntimeConnected, useHosts } from "@/runtime/host-runtime";
 import { buildHostRootRoute } from "@/utils/host-routes";
+import { shouldUseDesktopDaemon } from "@/desktop/daemon/desktop-daemon";
 
 const WELCOME_ROUTE = "/welcome";
 
@@ -32,6 +33,8 @@ function useAnyOnlineHostServerId(serverIds: string[]): string | null {
   );
 }
 
+const isDesktop = shouldUseDesktopDaemon();
+
 export default function Index() {
   const router = useRouter();
   const pathname = usePathname();
@@ -52,5 +55,5 @@ export default function Index() {
     router.replace(targetRoute);
   }, [anyOnlineServerId, pathname, router, storeReady]);
 
-  return <StartupSplashScreen bootstrapState={bootstrapState} />;
+  return <StartupSplashScreen bootstrapState={isDesktop ? bootstrapState : undefined} />;
 }

packages/app/src/app/pair-scan.tsx

@@ -5,35 +5,19 @@ import { useSafeAreaInsets } from "react-native-safe-area-context";
 import { StyleSheet, useUnistyles } from "react-native-unistyles";
 import { CameraView, useCameraPermissions } from "expo-camera";
 import type { BarcodeScanningResult } from "expo-camera";
-import { useHosts, useHostMutations } from "@/runtime/host-runtime";
+import { useHostMutations } from "@/runtime/host-runtime";
 import { decodeOfferFragmentPayload, normalizeHostPort } from "@/utils/daemon-endpoints";
 import { connectToDaemon } from "@/utils/test-daemon-connection";
 import { ConnectionOfferSchema } from "@server/shared/connection-offer";
-import { buildHostRootRoute, buildHostSettingsRoute } from "@/utils/host-routes";
+import { buildHostRootRoute, buildSettingsHostRoute } from "@/utils/host-routes";
 import { isWeb } from "@/constants/platform";
+import { BackHeader } from "@/components/headers/back-header";
 
 const styles = StyleSheet.create((theme) => ({
   container: {
     flex: 1,
     backgroundColor: theme.colors.surface0,
   },
-  header: {
-    paddingHorizontal: theme.spacing[6],
-    paddingBottom: theme.spacing[4],
-    flexDirection: "row",
-    justifyContent: "space-between",
-    alignItems: "center",
-  },
-  headerTitle: {
-    color: theme.colors.foreground,
-    fontSize: theme.fontSize.lg,
-    fontWeight: theme.fontWeight.semibold,
-  },
-  headerButtonText: {
-    color: theme.colors.palette.blue[400],
-    fontSize: theme.fontSize.base,
-    fontWeight: theme.fontWeight.medium,
-  },
   body: {
     flex: 1,
     paddingHorizontal: theme.spacing[6],
@@ -140,63 +124,32 @@ export default function PairScanScreen() {
   const router = useRouter();
   const params = useLocalSearchParams<{
     source?: string;
-    sourceServerId?: string;
-    targetServerId?: string;
   }>();
   const source = typeof params.source === "string" ? params.source : "settings";
-  const sourceServerId = typeof params.sourceServerId === "string" ? params.sourceServerId : null;
-  const targetServerId = typeof params.targetServerId === "string" ? params.targetServerId : null;
-  const daemons = useHosts();
   const { upsertConnectionFromOfferUrl: upsertDaemonFromOfferUrl } = useHostMutations();
 
   const [permission, requestPermission] = useCameraPermissions();
   const [isPairing, setIsPairing] = useState(false);
   const lastScannedRef = useRef<string | null>(null);
 
-  const returnToSource = useCallback(
+  const navigateToPairedHost = useCallback(
     (serverId: string) => {
       if (source === "onboarding") {
         router.replace(buildHostRootRoute(serverId));
         return;
       }
-      if (source === "editHost" && targetServerId) {
-        const settingsServerId = sourceServerId ?? targetServerId;
-        router.replace({
-          pathname: buildHostSettingsRoute(settingsServerId),
-          params: { editHost: targetServerId },
-        } as any);
-        return;
-      }
-      // settings (default): return to previous screen
-      try {
-        router.back();
-      } catch {
-        const settingsServerId = sourceServerId ?? serverId;
-        router.replace(buildHostSettingsRoute(settingsServerId));
-      }
+      router.replace(buildSettingsHostRoute(serverId));
     },
-    [router, source, sourceServerId, targetServerId],
+    [router, source],
   );
 
   const closeToSource = useCallback(() => {
-    if (source === "editHost" && targetServerId) {
-      const settingsServerId = sourceServerId ?? targetServerId;
-      router.replace({
-        pathname: buildHostSettingsRoute(settingsServerId),
-        params: { editHost: targetServerId },
-      } as any);
-      return;
-    }
     try {
       router.back();
     } catch {
-      if (sourceServerId) {
-        router.replace(buildHostSettingsRoute(sourceServerId));
-        return;
-      }
       router.replace("/" as any);
     }
-  }, [router, source, sourceServerId, targetServerId]);
+  }, [router]);
 
   useEffect(() => {
     if (isWeb) return;
@@ -220,15 +173,6 @@ export default function PairScanScreen() {
         const offerPayload = decodeOfferFragmentPayload(encoded);
         const offer = ConnectionOfferSchema.parse(offerPayload);
 
-        if (targetServerId && offer.serverId !== targetServerId) {
-          lastScannedRef.current = null;
-          Alert.alert(
-            "Wrong daemon",
-            `That QR code belongs to ${offer.serverId}, not ${targetServerId}.`,
-          );
-          return;
-        }
-
         const { client, hostname } = await connectToDaemon(
           {
             id: "probe",
@@ -242,7 +186,7 @@ export default function PairScanScreen() {
 
         const profile = await upsertDaemonFromOfferUrl(offerUrl, hostname ?? undefined);
 
-        returnToSource(profile.serverId);
+        navigateToPairedHost(profile.serverId);
       } catch (error) {
         lastScannedRef.current = null;
         const message = error instanceof Error ? error.message : "Unable to pair host";
@@ -251,18 +195,13 @@ export default function PairScanScreen() {
         setIsPairing(false);
       }
     },
-    [daemons, isPairing, returnToSource, targetServerId, upsertDaemonFromOfferUrl],
+    [isPairing, navigateToPairedHost, upsertDaemonFromOfferUrl],
   );
 
   if (isWeb) {
     return (
       <View style={styles.container}>
-        <View style={[styles.header, { paddingTop: insets.top + theme.spacing[2] }]}>
-          <Text style={styles.headerTitle}>Scan QR</Text>
-          <Pressable onPress={() => router.back()}>
-            <Text style={styles.headerButtonText}>Close</Text>
-          </Pressable>
-        </View>
+        <BackHeader title="Scan QR" onBack={() => router.back()} />
         <View style={[styles.body, { paddingBottom: insets.bottom + theme.spacing[6] }]}>
           <View style={styles.permissionCard}>
             <Text style={styles.permissionTitle}>Not available on web</Text>
@@ -282,12 +221,7 @@ export default function PairScanScreen() {
 
   return (
     <View style={styles.container}>
-      <View style={[styles.header, { paddingTop: insets.top + theme.spacing[2] }]}>
-        <Text style={styles.headerTitle}>Scan QR</Text>
-        <Pressable onPress={closeToSource}>
-          <Text style={styles.headerButtonText}>Close</Text>
-        </Pressable>
-      </View>
+      <BackHeader title="Scan QR" onBack={closeToSource} />
 
       <View style={[styles.body, { paddingBottom: insets.bottom + theme.spacing[6] }]}>
         {!granted ? (

packages/app/src/app/settings.tsx

@@ -1,27 +0,0 @@
-import { useEffect, useMemo } from "react";
-import { useRouter } from "expo-router";
-import { DraftAgentScreen } from "@/screens/agent/draft-agent-screen";
-import { useHosts } from "@/runtime/host-runtime";
-import { buildHostSettingsRoute } from "@/utils/host-routes";
-
-export default function LegacySettingsRoute() {
-  const router = useRouter();
-  const daemons = useHosts();
-
-  const targetServerId = useMemo(() => {
-    return daemons[0]?.serverId ?? null;
-  }, [daemons]);
-
-  useEffect(() => {
-    if (!targetServerId) {
-      return;
-    }
-    router.replace(buildHostSettingsRoute(targetServerId));
-  }, [router, targetServerId]);
-
-  if (!targetServerId) {
-    return <DraftAgentScreen />;
-  }
-
-  return null;
-}

packages/app/src/app/settings/[section].tsx

@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+import { useLocalSearchParams } from "expo-router";
+import SettingsScreen from "@/screens/settings-screen";
+import { isSettingsSectionSlug, type SettingsSectionSlug } from "@/utils/host-routes";
+
+export default function SettingsSectionRoute() {
+  const params = useLocalSearchParams<{ section?: string }>();
+  const rawSection = typeof params.section === "string" ? params.section : "";
+  const section: SettingsSectionSlug = isSettingsSectionSlug(rawSection) ? rawSection : "general";
+
+  return <SettingsScreen view={{ kind: "section", section }} />;
+}

packages/app/src/app/settings/hosts/[serverId].tsx

@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+import { useLocalSearchParams } from "expo-router";
+import { HostRouteBootstrapBoundary } from "@/components/host-route-bootstrap-boundary";
+import SettingsScreen from "@/screens/settings-screen";
+
+export default function SettingsHostRoute() {
+  const params = useLocalSearchParams<{ serverId?: string }>();
+  const serverId = typeof params.serverId === "string" ? params.serverId.trim() : "";
+
+  return (
+    <HostRouteBootstrapBoundary>
+      <SettingsScreen view={{ kind: "host", serverId }} />
+    </HostRouteBootstrapBoundary>
+  );
+}

packages/app/src/app/settings/index.tsx

@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+import { Redirect } from "expo-router";
+import { useIsCompactFormFactor } from "@/constants/layout";
+import SettingsScreen from "@/screens/settings-screen";
+import { buildSettingsSectionRoute } from "@/utils/host-routes";
+
+export default function SettingsIndexRoute() {
+  const isCompactLayout = useIsCompactFormFactor();
+
+  if (!isCompactLayout) {
+    return <Redirect href={buildSettingsSectionRoute("general")} />;
+  }
+
+  return <SettingsScreen view={{ kind: "root" }} />;
+}

packages/app/src/attachments/local-file-attachment-store.test.ts

@@ -0,0 +1,70 @@
+import { beforeEach, describe, expect, it, vi } from "vitest";
+import { createLocalFileAttachmentStore } from "./local-file-attachment-store";
+
+const fileSystemMock = vi.hoisted(() => ({
+  getInfoAsync: vi.fn(async (uri: string) => {
+    if (uri.endsWith("/preview-assets/")) {
+      return { exists: true, isDirectory: true };
+    }
+    return { exists: true, isDirectory: false, size: 4 };
+  }),
+  makeDirectoryAsync: vi.fn(async () => {}),
+  writeAsStringAsync: vi.fn(async () => {}),
+  copyAsync: vi.fn(async () => {}),
+  readAsStringAsync: vi.fn(async () => "AAECAw=="),
+  deleteAsync: vi.fn(async () => {}),
+  readDirectoryAsync: vi.fn(async () => []),
+}));
+
+vi.mock("expo-file-system/legacy", () => ({
+  cacheDirectory: "file:///cache/",
+  EncodingType: { Base64: "base64" },
+  getInfoAsync: fileSystemMock.getInfoAsync,
+  makeDirectoryAsync: fileSystemMock.makeDirectoryAsync,
+  writeAsStringAsync: fileSystemMock.writeAsStringAsync,
+  copyAsync: fileSystemMock.copyAsync,
+  readAsStringAsync: fileSystemMock.readAsStringAsync,
+  deleteAsync: fileSystemMock.deleteAsync,
+  readDirectoryAsync: fileSystemMock.readDirectoryAsync,
+}));
+
+describe("local file attachment store", () => {
+  beforeEach(() => {
+    fileSystemMock.getInfoAsync.mockClear();
+    fileSystemMock.makeDirectoryAsync.mockClear();
+    fileSystemMock.writeAsStringAsync.mockClear();
+    fileSystemMock.copyAsync.mockClear();
+    fileSystemMock.readAsStringAsync.mockClear();
+    fileSystemMock.deleteAsync.mockClear();
+    fileSystemMock.readDirectoryAsync.mockClear();
+  });
+
+  it("writes raw base64 sources directly to the managed file path", async () => {
+    const store = createLocalFileAttachmentStore({
+      storageType: "native-file",
+      baseDirectoryName: "preview-assets",
+      resolvePreviewUrl: async (attachment) => `file://${attachment.storageKey}`,
+    });
+
+    const attachment = await store.save({
+      id: "preview_8_test",
+      mimeType: "image/png",
+      fileName: "result.png",
+      source: { kind: "base64", base64: "AAECAw==" },
+    });
+
+    expect(fileSystemMock.writeAsStringAsync).toHaveBeenCalledWith(
+      "file:///cache/preview-assets/preview_8_test.png",
+      "AAECAw==",
+      { encoding: "base64" },
+    );
+    expect(attachment).toMatchObject({
+      id: "preview_8_test",
+      mimeType: "image/png",
+      storageType: "native-file",
+      storageKey: "/cache/preview-assets/preview_8_test.png",
+      fileName: "result.png",
+      byteSize: 4,
+    });
+  });
+});

packages/app/src/attachments/local-file-attachment-store.ts

@@ -72,6 +72,13 @@ async function writeFromSource(input: {
     return;
   }
 
+  if (input.source.kind === "base64") {
+    await FileSystem.writeAsStringAsync(input.targetUri, input.source.base64, {
+      encoding: FileSystem.EncodingType.Base64,
+    });
+    return;
+  }
+
   const base64 = await blobToBase64(input.source.blob);
   await FileSystem.writeAsStringAsync(input.targetUri, base64, {
     encoding: FileSystem.EncodingType.Base64,

packages/app/src/attachments/service.test.ts

@@ -0,0 +1,96 @@
+import { afterEach, describe, expect, it } from "vitest";
+import type { AttachmentMetadata, AttachmentStore, SaveAttachmentInput } from "@/attachments/types";
+import { __setAttachmentStoreForTests } from "./store";
+import { encodeAttachmentsForSend, persistAttachmentFromBase64 } from "./service";
+
+function createAttachment(input: Partial<AttachmentMetadata> = {}): AttachmentMetadata {
+  return {
+    id: input.id ?? "att_1",
+    mimeType: input.mimeType ?? "image/png",
+    storageType: input.storageType ?? "web-indexeddb",
+    storageKey: input.storageKey ?? "att_1",
+    fileName: input.fileName,
+    byteSize: input.byteSize,
+    createdAt: input.createdAt ?? 1700000000000,
+  };
+}
+
+function createRecordingStore(): AttachmentStore & {
+  savedSources: SaveAttachmentInput[];
+  releasedUrls: string[];
+} {
+  const savedSources: SaveAttachmentInput[] = [];
+  const releasedUrls: string[] = [];
+
+  return {
+    storageType: "web-indexeddb",
+    savedSources,
+    releasedUrls,
+    async save(input) {
+      savedSources.push(input);
+      return createAttachment({
+        id: input.id,
+        mimeType: input.mimeType,
+        fileName: input.fileName,
+        byteSize: 4,
+      });
+    },
+    async encodeBase64({ attachment }) {
+      return `${attachment.id}:base64`;
+    },
+    async resolvePreviewUrl({ attachment }) {
+      return `blob:${attachment.id}`;
+    },
+    async releasePreviewUrl({ url }) {
+      releasedUrls.push(url);
+    },
+    async delete() {},
+    async garbageCollect() {},
+  };
+}
+
+describe("attachment service", () => {
+  afterEach(() => {
+    __setAttachmentStoreForTests(null);
+  });
+
+  it("persists raw base64 without requiring a data URL wrapper", async () => {
+    const store = createRecordingStore();
+    __setAttachmentStoreForTests(store);
+
+    const attachment = await persistAttachmentFromBase64({
+      id: "att_base64",
+      base64: "AAECAw==",
+      mimeType: "image/png",
+      fileName: "image.png",
+    });
+
+    expect(attachment).toEqual({
+      id: "att_base64",
+      mimeType: "image/png",
+      storageType: "web-indexeddb",
+      storageKey: "att_1",
+      fileName: "image.png",
+      byteSize: 4,
+      createdAt: 1700000000000,
+    });
+    expect(store.savedSources).toEqual([
+      {
+        id: "att_base64",
+        mimeType: "image/png",
+        fileName: "image.png",
+        source: { kind: "base64", base64: "AAECAw==" },
+      },
+    ]);
+  });
+
+  it("keeps provider send output byte-compatible", async () => {
+    const store = createRecordingStore();
+    __setAttachmentStoreForTests(store);
+    const attachment = createAttachment({ id: "att_send", mimeType: "image/jpeg" });
+
+    await expect(encodeAttachmentsForSend([attachment])).resolves.toEqual([
+      { data: "att_send:base64", mimeType: "image/jpeg" },
+    ]);
+  });
+});

packages/app/src/attachments/service.ts

@@ -31,6 +31,21 @@ export async function persistAttachmentFromDataUrl(input: {
   });
 }
 
+export async function persistAttachmentFromBase64(input: {
+  base64: string;
+  mimeType?: string;
+  fileName?: string | null;
+  id?: string;
+}): Promise<AttachmentMetadata> {
+  const store = await getAttachmentStore();
+  return await store.save({
+    id: input.id,
+    mimeType: input.mimeType,
+    fileName: input.fileName,
+    source: { kind: "base64", base64: input.base64 },
+  });
+}
+
 export async function persistAttachmentFromFileUri(input: {
   uri: string;
   mimeType?: string;

packages/app/src/attachments/types.ts

@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+import type { GitHubSearchItem } from "@server/shared/messages";
+
 export type AttachmentStorageType = "web-indexeddb" | "desktop-file" | "native-file";
 
 export interface AttachmentMetadata {
@@ -15,7 +17,13 @@ export interface AttachmentMetadata {
   createdAt: number;
 }
 
+export type ComposerAttachment =
+  | { kind: "image"; metadata: AttachmentMetadata }
+  | { kind: "github_issue"; item: GitHubSearchItem }
+  | { kind: "github_pr"; item: GitHubSearchItem };
+
 export type AttachmentDataSource =
+  | { kind: "base64"; base64: string }
   | { kind: "blob"; blob: Blob }
   | { kind: "data_url"; dataUrl: string }
   | { kind: "file_uri"; uri: string };

packages/app/src/attachments/utils.test.ts

@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 import { describe, expect, it } from "vitest";
-import { pathToFileUri } from "./utils";
+import { createImageSourceCacheKey, parseDataUrl, parseImageDataUrl, pathToFileUri } from "./utils";
 
 describe("pathToFileUri", () => {
   it("converts POSIX absolute paths to file URIs", () => {
@@ -22,3 +22,35 @@ describe("pathToFileUri", () => {
     expect(pathToFileUri("relative/path")).toBe("relative/path");
   });
 });
+
+describe("parseDataUrl", () => {
+  it("accepts base64 data URLs with media-type parameters", () => {
+    expect(parseDataUrl("data:image/png;charset=utf-8;name=preview;base64,AAECAw==")).toEqual({
+      mimeType: "image/png",
+      base64: "AAECAw==",
+    });
+  });
+
+  it("rejects non-base64 data URLs", () => {
+    expect(() => parseDataUrl("data:image/png,not-base64")).toThrow(
+      "Attachment data URL is not base64 encoded.",
+    );
+  });
+});
+
+describe("parseImageDataUrl", () => {
+  it("returns a compact cache key for image data URLs", () => {
+    const dataUrl = `data:image/png;base64,${"a".repeat(512)}`;
+
+    expect(parseImageDataUrl(dataUrl)).toMatchObject({
+      mimeType: "image/png",
+      base64: "a".repeat(512),
+    });
+    expect(createImageSourceCacheKey(dataUrl)).toMatch(/^data-image:image\/png:512:/);
+    expect(createImageSourceCacheKey(dataUrl)).not.toContain("a".repeat(128));
+  });
+
+  it("ignores non-image data URLs", () => {
+    expect(parseImageDataUrl("data:text/plain;base64,SGVsbG8=")).toBeNull();
+  });
+});

packages/app/src/attachments/utils.ts

@@ -14,11 +14,17 @@ export function normalizeMimeType(input: string | undefined | null): string {
 }
 
 export function parseDataUrl(dataUrl: string): { mimeType: string; base64: string } {
-  const match = /^data:([^;,]+)?;base64,(.+)$/i.exec(dataUrl);
+  const match = /^data:([^,]*),([\s\S]+)$/i.exec(dataUrl.trim());
   if (!match) {
     throw new Error("Malformed data URL for attachment.");
   }
-  const [, mimeTypeRaw, base64] = match;
+  const metadata = match[1] ?? "";
+  const base64 = match[2]?.replace(/\s/g, "");
+  const [mimeTypeRaw, ...parameters] = metadata.split(";").map((part) => part.trim());
+  const isBase64 = parameters.some((part) => part.toLowerCase() === "base64");
+  if (!isBase64) {
+    throw new Error("Attachment data URL is not base64 encoded.");
+  }
   if (!base64) {
     throw new Error("Attachment data URL is missing base64 payload.");
   }
@@ -28,6 +34,61 @@ export function parseDataUrl(dataUrl: string): { mimeType: string; base64: strin
   };
 }
 
+function hashString(value: string): string {
+  let hash = 2166136261;
+  for (let index = 0; index < value.length; index += 1) {
+    hash ^= value.charCodeAt(index);
+    hash = Math.imul(hash, 16777619);
+  }
+  return (hash >>> 0).toString(36);
+}
+
+export function parseImageDataUrl(
+  uri: string,
+): { mimeType: string; base64: string; cacheKey: string } | null {
+  if (!uri.trim().toLowerCase().startsWith("data:image/")) {
+    return null;
+  }
+
+  try {
+    const parsed = parseDataUrl(uri);
+    if (!parsed.mimeType.toLowerCase().startsWith("image/")) {
+      return null;
+    }
+    return {
+      ...parsed,
+      cacheKey: `data-image:${parsed.mimeType}:${parsed.base64.length}:${hashString(parsed.base64)}`,
+    };
+  } catch {
+    return null;
+  }
+}
+
+export function createImageSourceCacheKey(source: string): string {
+  return parseImageDataUrl(source)?.cacheKey ?? source;
+}
+
+export function getFileNameFromPath(path: string | null | undefined): string | null {
+  const trimmed = path?.trim();
+  if (!trimmed) {
+    return null;
+  }
+
+  const normalized = trimmed.replace(/\\/g, "/").replace(/\/+$/, "");
+  const fileName = normalized.split("/").pop()?.trim();
+  return fileName || null;
+}
+
+export function createPreviewAttachmentId(input: {
+  base64: string;
+  mimeType: string;
+  path?: string | null;
+}): string {
+  const path = input.path?.trim() ?? "";
+  const hash = hashString(`${input.mimeType}\0${path}\0${input.base64}`);
+  return `preview_${input.base64.length}_${hash}`;
+}
+
 export async function blobToBase64(blob: Blob): Promise<string> {
   return await new Promise<string>((resolve, reject) => {
     const reader = new FileReader();

packages/app/src/attachments/web/indexeddb-attachment-store.ts

@@ -74,6 +74,15 @@ function runTx<T>(
   });
 }
 
+function base64ToBlob(input: { base64: string; mimeType: string }): Blob {
+  const binary = atob(input.base64);
+  const bytes = new Uint8Array(binary.length);
+  for (let index = 0; index < binary.length; index += 1) {
+    bytes[index] = binary.charCodeAt(index);
+  }
+  return new Blob([bytes], { type: input.mimeType });
+}
+
 async function sourceToBlob(input: SaveAttachmentInput): Promise<{ blob: Blob; mimeType: string }> {
   const source = input.source;
   if (source.kind === "blob") {
@@ -96,6 +105,14 @@ async function sourceToBlob(input: SaveAttachmentInput): Promise<{ blob: Blob; m
     };
   }
 
+  if (source.kind === "base64") {
+    const mimeType = normalizeMimeType(input.mimeType);
+    return {
+      blob: base64ToBlob({ base64: source.base64, mimeType }),
+      mimeType,
+    };
+  }
+
   const response = await fetch(source.uri);
   const blob = await response.blob();
   const mimeType = normalizeMimeType(input.mimeType ?? blob.type);

packages/app/src/components/adaptive-modal-sheet.tsx

@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import { forwardRef, useCallback, useEffect, useMemo, useRef } from "react";
+import { forwardRef, useCallback, useEffect, useMemo } from "react";
 import type { ReactNode } from "react";
 import { createPortal } from "react-dom";
 import { Modal, Pressable, ScrollView, Text, TextInput, View } from "react-native";
@@ -7,15 +7,49 @@ import { StyleSheet, useUnistyles } from "react-native-unistyles";
 import { useIsCompactFormFactor } from "@/constants/layout";
 import { getOverlayRoot, OVERLAY_Z } from "../lib/overlay-root";
 import {
-  BottomSheetModal,
   BottomSheetBackdrop,
   BottomSheetScrollView,
   BottomSheetTextInput,
   type BottomSheetBackgroundProps,
 } from "@gorhom/bottom-sheet";
 import { X } from "lucide-react-native";
+import { FileDropZone } from "@/components/file-drop-zone";
+import type { ImageAttachment } from "@/components/message-input";
+import {
+  IsolatedBottomSheetModal,
+  useIsolatedBottomSheetVisibility,
+} from "@/components/ui/isolated-bottom-sheet-modal";
 import { isWeb } from "@/constants/platform";
 
+type EscHandler = () => void;
+const escStack: EscHandler[] = [];
+let escListenerAttached = false;
+
+function handleEscKeyDown(event: KeyboardEvent) {
+  if (event.key !== "Escape") return;
+  const top = escStack[escStack.length - 1];
+  if (!top) return;
+  event.stopPropagation();
+  event.preventDefault();
+  top();
+}
+
+function pushEscHandler(handler: EscHandler): () => void {
+  escStack.push(handler);
+  if (!escListenerAttached && typeof window !== "undefined") {
+    window.addEventListener("keydown", handleEscKeyDown, true);
+    escListenerAttached = true;
+  }
+  return () => {
+    const index = escStack.lastIndexOf(handler);
+    if (index !== -1) escStack.splice(index, 1);
+    if (escStack.length === 0 && escListenerAttached && typeof window !== "undefined") {
+      window.removeEventListener("keydown", handleEscKeyDown, true);
+      escListenerAttached = false;
+    }
+  };
+}
+
 const styles = StyleSheet.create((theme) => ({
   desktopOverlay: {
     ...StyleSheet.absoluteFillObject,
@@ -36,22 +70,34 @@ const styles = StyleSheet.create((theme) => ({
     borderRadius: theme.borderRadius.xl,
     borderWidth: 1,
     borderColor: theme.colors.surface2,
-    overflow: "hidden",
   },
   header: {
     paddingHorizontal: theme.spacing[6],
     paddingVertical: theme.spacing[4],
     flexDirection: "row",
-    alignItems: "center",
+    alignItems: "flex-start",
     justifyContent: "space-between",
     borderBottomWidth: 1,
     borderBottomColor: theme.colors.surface2,
+    gap: theme.spacing[3],
+  },
+  headerTitleGroup: {
+    flex: 1,
+    gap: theme.spacing[2],
+    minWidth: 0,
   },
   title: {
-    color: theme.colors.foreground,
+    flex: 1,
     fontSize: theme.fontSize.lg,
     fontWeight: theme.fontWeight.medium,
   },
+  headerActions: {
+    flexDirection: "row",
+    alignItems: "center",
+    gap: theme.spacing[2],
+    marginLeft: theme.spacing[3],
+    marginRight: theme.spacing[2],
+  },
   closeButton: {
     padding: theme.spacing[2],
     borderRadius: theme.borderRadius.lg,
@@ -66,23 +112,33 @@ const styles = StyleSheet.create((theme) => ({
     gap: theme.spacing[4],
     flexGrow: 1,
   },
-  bottomSheetHandle: {
-    backgroundColor: theme.colors.surface2,
-  },
   bottomSheetHeader: {
     paddingHorizontal: theme.spacing[6],
     paddingTop: theme.spacing[4],
     paddingBottom: theme.spacing[3],
     flexDirection: "row",
     justifyContent: "space-between",
-    alignItems: "center",
+    alignItems: "flex-start",
     borderBottomWidth: 1,
     borderBottomColor: theme.colors.surface2,
+    gap: theme.spacing[3],
   },
   bottomSheetContent: {
     padding: theme.spacing[6],
     gap: theme.spacing[4],
   },
+  bottomSheetStaticContent: {
+    flex: 1,
+    padding: theme.spacing[6],
+    gap: theme.spacing[4],
+    minHeight: 0,
+  },
+  desktopStaticContent: {
+    flexShrink: 1,
+    minHeight: 0,
+    padding: theme.spacing[6],
+    gap: theme.spacing[4],
+  },
 }));
 
 function SheetBackground({ style }: BottomSheetBackgroundProps) {
@@ -103,52 +159,43 @@ function SheetBackground({ style }: BottomSheetBackgroundProps) {
 
 export interface AdaptiveModalSheetProps {
   title: string;
+  /** Optional content rendered below the title in the header area. */
+  subtitle?: ReactNode;
   visible: boolean;
   onClose: () => void;
   children: ReactNode;
+  headerActions?: ReactNode;
   snapPoints?: string[];
-  stackBehavior?: "push" | "switch" | "replace";
   testID?: string;
+  /** Override the max width of the desktop card. */
+  desktopMaxWidth?: number;
+  /** When provided, wraps the card content in a FileDropZone. */
+  onFilesDropped?: (files: ImageAttachment[]) => void;
+  scrollable?: boolean;
 }
 
 export function AdaptiveModalSheet({
   title,
+  subtitle,
   visible,
   onClose,
   children,
+  headerActions,
   snapPoints,
-  stackBehavior,
   testID,
+  desktopMaxWidth,
+  onFilesDropped,
+  scrollable = true,
 }: AdaptiveModalSheetProps) {
   const { theme } = useUnistyles();
   const isMobile = useIsCompactFormFactor();
-  const sheetRef = useRef<BottomSheetModal>(null);
-  const dismissingForVisibilityRef = useRef(false);
+  const titleColor = theme.colors.foreground;
   const resolvedSnapPoints = useMemo(() => snapPoints ?? ["65%", "90%"], [snapPoints]);
-
-  useEffect(() => {
-    if (!isMobile) return;
-    if (visible) {
-      dismissingForVisibilityRef.current = false;
-      sheetRef.current?.present();
-    } else {
-      dismissingForVisibilityRef.current = true;
-      sheetRef.current?.dismiss();
-    }
-  }, [visible, isMobile]);
-
-  const handleSheetChange = useCallback(
-    (index: number) => {
-      if (index === -1) {
-        if (dismissingForVisibilityRef.current) {
-          dismissingForVisibilityRef.current = false;
-          return;
-        }
-        onClose();
-      }
-    },
-    [onClose],
-  );
+  const { sheetRef, handleSheetChange } = useIsolatedBottomSheetVisibility({
+    visible,
+    isEnabled: isMobile,
+    onClose,
+  });
 
   const renderBackdrop = useCallback(
     (props: React.ComponentProps<typeof BottomSheetBackdrop>) => (
@@ -157,9 +204,14 @@ export function AdaptiveModalSheet({
     [],
   );
 
+  useEffect(() => {
+    if (!isWeb || isMobile || !visible) return;
+    return pushEscHandler(onClose);
+  }, [visible, isMobile, onClose]);
+
   if (isMobile) {
     return (
-      <BottomSheetModal
+      <IsolatedBottomSheetModal
         ref={sheetRef}
         snapPoints={resolvedSnapPoints}
         index={0}
@@ -167,43 +219,54 @@ export function AdaptiveModalSheet({
         onChange={handleSheetChange}
         backdropComponent={renderBackdrop}
         enablePanDownToClose
-        stackBehavior={stackBehavior}
         backgroundComponent={SheetBackground}
-        handleIndicatorStyle={styles.bottomSheetHandle}
+        handleIndicatorStyle={{ backgroundColor: theme.colors.surface2 }}
         keyboardBehavior="extend"
         keyboardBlurBehavior="restore"
+        accessible={false}
       >
-        <View style={styles.bottomSheetHeader}>
-          <Text style={styles.title}>{title}</Text>
+        <View style={styles.bottomSheetHeader} testID={testID}>
+          <View style={styles.headerTitleGroup}>
+            <Text key={titleColor} style={[styles.title, { color: titleColor }]} numberOfLines={1}>
+              {title}
+            </Text>
+            {subtitle}
+          </View>
+          {headerActions ? <View style={styles.headerActions}>{headerActions}</View> : null}
           <Pressable accessibilityLabel="Close" style={styles.closeButton} onPress={onClose}>
             <X size={16} color={theme.colors.foregroundMuted} />
           </Pressable>
         </View>
-        <BottomSheetScrollView
-          contentContainerStyle={styles.bottomSheetContent}
-          keyboardShouldPersistTaps="handled"
-          showsVerticalScrollIndicator={false}
-        >
-          {children}
-        </BottomSheetScrollView>
-      </BottomSheetModal>
+        {scrollable ? (
+          <BottomSheetScrollView
+            contentContainerStyle={styles.bottomSheetContent}
+            keyboardShouldPersistTaps="handled"
+            showsVerticalScrollIndicator={false}
+          >
+            {children}
+          </BottomSheetScrollView>
+        ) : (
+          <View style={styles.bottomSheetStaticContent}>{children}</View>
+        )}
+      </IsolatedBottomSheetModal>
     );
   }
 
-  const desktopContent = (
-    <View style={styles.desktopOverlay} testID={testID}>
-      <Pressable
-        accessibilityLabel="Dismiss"
-        style={{ ...StyleSheet.absoluteFillObject }}
-        onPress={onClose}
-      />
-      <View style={styles.desktopCard}>
-        <View style={styles.header}>
-          <Text style={styles.title}>{title}</Text>
-          <Pressable accessibilityLabel="Close" style={styles.closeButton} onPress={onClose}>
-            <X size={16} color={theme.colors.foregroundMuted} />
-          </Pressable>
+  const cardInner = (
+    <>
+      <View style={styles.header}>
+        <View style={styles.headerTitleGroup}>
+          <Text key={titleColor} style={[styles.title, { color: titleColor }]} numberOfLines={1}>
+            {title}
+          </Text>
+          {subtitle}
         </View>
+        {headerActions ? <View style={styles.headerActions}>{headerActions}</View> : null}
+        <Pressable accessibilityLabel="Close" style={styles.closeButton} onPress={onClose}>
+          <X size={16} color={theme.colors.foregroundMuted} />
+        </Pressable>
+      </View>
+      {scrollable ? (
         <ScrollView
           style={styles.desktopScroll}
           contentContainerStyle={styles.desktopContent}
@@ -212,6 +275,25 @@ export function AdaptiveModalSheet({
         >
           {children}
         </ScrollView>
+      ) : (
+        <View style={styles.desktopStaticContent}>{children}</View>
+      )}
+    </>
+  );
+
+  const desktopContent = (
+    <View style={styles.desktopOverlay} testID={testID}>
+      <Pressable
+        accessibilityLabel="Dismiss"
+        style={{ ...StyleSheet.absoluteFillObject }}
+        onPress={onClose}
+      />
+      <View style={[styles.desktopCard, desktopMaxWidth != null && { maxWidth: desktopMaxWidth }]}>
+        {onFilesDropped ? (
+          <FileDropZone onFilesDropped={onFilesDropped}>{cardInner}</FileDropZone>
+        ) : (
+          cardInner
+        )}
       </View>
     </View>
   );

packages/app/src/components/add-host-method-modal.tsx

@@ -70,7 +70,9 @@ export function AddHostMethodModal({
       <Pressable
         style={styles.option}
         onPress={handleDirect}
+        accessibilityRole="button"
         accessibilityLabel="Direct connection"
+        testID="add-host-method-direct"
       >
         <Link2 size={18} color={theme.colors.foreground} />
         <View style={styles.optionBody}>
@@ -80,7 +82,12 @@ export function AddHostMethodModal({
       </Pressable>
 
       {isNative ? (
-        <Pressable style={styles.option} onPress={handleScan} accessibilityLabel="Scan QR code">
+        <Pressable
+          style={styles.option}
+          onPress={handleScan}
+          accessibilityRole="button"
+          accessibilityLabel="Scan QR code"
+        >
           <QrCode size={18} color={theme.colors.foreground} />
           <View style={styles.optionBody}>
             <Text style={styles.optionText}>Scan QR code</Text>
@@ -92,7 +99,9 @@ export function AddHostMethodModal({
       <Pressable
         style={styles.option}
         onPress={handlePaste}
+        accessibilityRole="button"
         accessibilityLabel="Paste pairing link"
+        testID="add-host-method-pair-link"
       >
         <ClipboardPaste size={18} color={theme.colors.foreground} />
         <View style={styles.optionBody}>

packages/app/src/components/add-host-modal.tsx

@@ -132,7 +132,6 @@ function buildConnectionFailureCopy(
 export interface AddHostModalProps {
   visible: boolean;
   onClose: () => void;
-  targetServerId?: string;
   onCancel?: () => void;
   onSaved?: (result: {
     profile: HostProfile;
@@ -142,42 +141,41 @@ export interface AddHostModalProps {
   }) => void;
 }
 
-export function AddHostModal({
-  visible,
-  onClose,
-  onCancel,
-  onSaved,
-  targetServerId,
-}: AddHostModalProps) {
+export function AddHostModal({ visible, onClose, onCancel, onSaved }: AddHostModalProps) {
   const { theme } = useUnistyles();
   const daemons = useHosts();
   const { upsertDirectConnection } = useHostMutations();
   const isMobile = useIsCompactFormFactor();
 
   const hostInputRef = useRef<TextInput>(null);
+  const endpointRawRef = useRef("");
 
-  const [endpointRaw, setEndpointRaw] = useState("");
   const [isSaving, setIsSaving] = useState(false);
   const [errorMessage, setErrorMessage] = useState("");
 
+  const clearInput = useCallback(() => {
+    endpointRawRef.current = "";
+    hostInputRef.current?.clear();
+  }, []);
+
   const handleClose = useCallback(() => {
     if (isSaving) return;
-    setEndpointRaw("");
+    clearInput();
     setErrorMessage("");
     onClose();
-  }, [isSaving, onClose]);
+  }, [isSaving, clearInput, onClose]);
 
   const handleCancel = useCallback(() => {
     if (isSaving) return;
-    setEndpointRaw("");
+    clearInput();
     setErrorMessage("");
     (onCancel ?? onClose)();
-  }, [isSaving, onCancel, onClose]);
+  }, [isSaving, clearInput, onCancel, onClose]);
 
   const handleSave = useCallback(async () => {
     if (isSaving) return;
 
-    const raw = endpointRaw.trim();
+    const raw = endpointRawRef.current.trim();
     if (!raw) {
       setErrorMessage("Host is required");
       return;
@@ -206,15 +204,6 @@ export function AddHostModal({
         endpoint,
       });
       await client.close().catch(() => undefined);
-      if (targetServerId && serverId !== targetServerId) {
-        const message = `That endpoint belongs to ${serverId}, not ${targetServerId}.`;
-        setErrorMessage(message);
-        if (!isMobile) {
-          Alert.alert("Wrong daemon", message);
-        }
-        return;
-      }
-
       const isNewHost = !daemons.some((daemon) => daemon.serverId === serverId);
       const profile = await upsertDirectConnection({
         serverId,
@@ -240,16 +229,7 @@ export function AddHostModal({
     } finally {
       setIsSaving(false);
     }
-  }, [
-    daemons,
-    endpointRaw,
-    handleClose,
-    isMobile,
-    isSaving,
-    onSaved,
-    targetServerId,
-    upsertDirectConnection,
-  ]);
+  }, [daemons, handleClose, isMobile, isSaving, onSaved, upsertDirectConnection]);
 
   return (
     <AdaptiveModalSheet
@@ -264,8 +244,12 @@ export function AddHostModal({
         <Text style={styles.label}>Host</Text>
         <AdaptiveTextInput
           ref={hostInputRef}
-          value={endpointRaw}
-          onChangeText={setEndpointRaw}
+          testID="direct-host-input"
+          nativeID="direct-host-input"
+          accessibilityLabel="direct-host-input"
+          onChangeText={(next) => {
+            endpointRawRef.current = next;
+          }}
           placeholder="hostname:port"
           placeholderTextColor={theme.colors.foregroundMuted}
           style={styles.input}
@@ -289,6 +273,7 @@ export function AddHostModal({
           onPress={() => void handleSave()}
           disabled={isSaving}
           leftIcon={<Link2 size={16} color={theme.colors.palette.white} />}
+          testID="direct-host-submit"
         >
           {isSaving ? "Connecting..." : "Connect"}
         </Button>

packages/app/src/components/agent-form/agent-form-dropdowns.tsx

@@ -4,7 +4,6 @@ import { View, Text, Pressable, TextInput, ActivityIndicator } from "react-nativ
 import type { StyleProp, ViewStyle, TextProps } from "react-native";
 import { StyleSheet, useUnistyles } from "react-native-unistyles";
 import {
-  BottomSheetModal,
   BottomSheetScrollView,
   BottomSheetBackdrop,
   BottomSheetBackgroundProps,
@@ -22,7 +21,6 @@ import {
   ShieldAlert,
   ShieldOff,
 } from "lucide-react-native";
-import { theme as defaultTheme } from "@/styles/theme";
 import type {
   AgentMode,
   AgentModelDefinition,
@@ -31,6 +29,10 @@ import type {
 import type { AgentProviderDefinition } from "@server/server/agent/provider-manifest";
 import { getModeVisuals, type AgentModeIcon } from "@server/server/agent/provider-manifest";
 import { Combobox, ComboboxItem, ComboboxEmpty } from "@/components/ui/combobox";
+import {
+  IsolatedBottomSheetModal,
+  useIsolatedBottomSheetVisibility,
+} from "@/components/ui/isolated-bottom-sheet-modal";
 import { baseColors } from "@/styles/theme";
 import { isNative } from "@/constants/platform";
 
@@ -86,6 +88,8 @@ export function DropdownField({
   renderTrigger,
   testID,
 }: DropdownFieldProps): ReactElement {
+  const { theme } = useUnistyles();
+
   if (renderTrigger) {
     return (
       <>
@@ -115,7 +119,7 @@ export function DropdownField({
         <Text style={value ? styles.dropdownValue : styles.dropdownPlaceholder} numberOfLines={1}>
           {value || placeholder}
         </Text>
-        <ChevronDown size={defaultTheme.iconSize.md} color={defaultTheme.colors.foregroundMuted} />
+        <ChevronDown size={theme.iconSize.md} color={theme.colors.foregroundMuted} />
       </Pressable>
       {errorMessage ? <Text style={styles.errorText}>{errorMessage}</Text> : null}
       {warningMessage ? <Text style={styles.warningText}>{warningMessage}</Text> : null}
@@ -151,6 +155,8 @@ export function SelectField({
   valueEllipsizeMode,
   testID,
 }: SelectFieldProps): ReactElement {
+  const { theme } = useUnistyles();
+
   const getWebKey = useCallback((event: unknown): string | null => {
     if (!event || typeof event !== "object") return null;
     const eventWithNative = event as { nativeEvent?: unknown; key?: unknown };
@@ -210,7 +216,7 @@ export function SelectField({
             {value || placeholder || "Select..."}
           </Text>
         </View>
-        <ChevronRight size={defaultTheme.iconSize.lg} color={defaultTheme.colors.foregroundMuted} />
+        <ChevronRight size={theme.iconSize.lg} color={theme.colors.foregroundMuted} />
       </Pressable>
       {errorMessage ? <Text style={styles.errorText}>{errorMessage}</Text> : null}
       {warningMessage ? <Text style={styles.warningText}>{warningMessage}</Text> : null}
@@ -229,7 +235,21 @@ interface DropdownSheetProps {
 }
 
 function DropdownSheetBackground({ style }: BottomSheetBackgroundProps) {
-  return <Animated.View pointerEvents="none" style={[style, styles.bottomSheetBackground]} />;
+  const { theme } = useUnistyles();
+
+  return (
+    <Animated.View
+      pointerEvents="none"
+      style={[
+        style,
+        {
+          backgroundColor: theme.colors.surface2,
+          borderTopLeftRadius: theme.borderRadius["2xl"],
+          borderTopRightRadius: theme.borderRadius["2xl"],
+        },
+      ]}
+    />
+  );
 }
 
 export function DropdownSheet({
@@ -238,31 +258,18 @@ export function DropdownSheet({
   onClose,
   children,
 }: DropdownSheetProps): ReactElement {
-  const bottomSheetRef = useRef<BottomSheetModal>(null);
+  const { theme } = useUnistyles();
+  const titleColor = theme.colors.foreground;
   const snapPoints = useMemo(() => ["60%", "90%"], []);
+  const { sheetRef, handleSheetChange } = useIsolatedBottomSheetVisibility({
+    visible,
+    onClose,
+  });
 
   const handleClose = useCallback(() => {
-    bottomSheetRef.current?.dismiss();
     onClose();
   }, [onClose]);
 
-  useEffect(() => {
-    if (visible) {
-      bottomSheetRef.current?.present();
-    } else {
-      bottomSheetRef.current?.dismiss();
-    }
-  }, [visible]);
-
-  const handleSheetChange = useCallback(
-    (index: number) => {
-      if (index === -1) {
-        onClose();
-      }
-    },
-    [onClose],
-  );
-
   const renderBackdrop = useCallback(
     (props: React.ComponentProps<typeof BottomSheetBackdrop>) => (
       <BottomSheetBackdrop {...props} disappearsOnIndex={-1} appearsOnIndex={0} opacity={0.45} />
@@ -271,8 +278,8 @@ export function DropdownSheet({
   );
 
   return (
-    <BottomSheetModal
-      ref={bottomSheetRef}
+    <IsolatedBottomSheetModal
+      ref={sheetRef}
       snapPoints={snapPoints}
       index={0}
       enableDynamicSizing={false}
@@ -280,12 +287,14 @@ export function DropdownSheet({
       backdropComponent={renderBackdrop}
       enablePanDownToClose
       backgroundComponent={DropdownSheetBackground}
-      handleIndicatorStyle={styles.bottomSheetHandle}
+      handleIndicatorStyle={{ backgroundColor: theme.colors.palette.zinc[600] }}
       keyboardBehavior="extend"
       keyboardBlurBehavior="restore"
     >
       <View style={styles.bottomSheetHeader}>
-        <Text style={styles.dropdownSheetTitle}>{title}</Text>
+        <Text key={titleColor} style={[styles.dropdownSheetTitle, { color: titleColor }]}>
+          {title}
+        </Text>
         <Pressable
           accessibilityRole="button"
           accessibilityLabel="Close sheet"
@@ -293,7 +302,7 @@ export function DropdownSheet({
           hitSlop={10}
           testID="dropdown-sheet-close"
         >
-          <X size={defaultTheme.iconSize.md} color={defaultTheme.colors.foregroundMuted} />
+          <X size={theme.iconSize.md} color={theme.colors.foregroundMuted} />
         </Pressable>
       </View>
       <BottomSheetScrollView
@@ -303,7 +312,7 @@ export function DropdownSheet({
       >
         {children}
       </BottomSheetScrollView>
-    </BottomSheetModal>
+    </IsolatedBottomSheetModal>
   );
 }
 
@@ -413,6 +422,8 @@ export function FormSelectTrigger({
   valueEllipsizeMode,
   testID,
 }: CompactSelectFieldProps): ReactElement {
+  const { theme } = useUnistyles();
+
   const getWebKey = useCallback((event: unknown): string | null => {
     if (!event || typeof event !== "object") return null;
     const eventWithNative = event as { nativeEvent?: unknown; key?: unknown };
@@ -469,7 +480,7 @@ export function FormSelectTrigger({
       <View style={styles.compactSelectValueContainer}>
         {showLabel ? <Text style={styles.compactSelectLabel}>{label}</Text> : null}
         {isLoading ? (
-          <ActivityIndicator size="small" color={defaultTheme.colors.foregroundMuted} />
+          <ActivityIndicator size="small" color={theme.colors.foregroundMuted} />
         ) : (
           <Text
             style={hasConcreteValue ? styles.compactSelectValue : styles.compactSelectPlaceholder}
@@ -480,7 +491,7 @@ export function FormSelectTrigger({
           </Text>
         )}
       </View>
-      <ChevronDown size={defaultTheme.iconSize.md} color={defaultTheme.colors.foregroundMuted} />
+      <ChevronDown size={theme.iconSize.md} color={theme.colors.foregroundMuted} />
     </Pressable>
   );
 }
@@ -518,6 +529,8 @@ export function AgentConfigRow({
   onSelectThinkingOption,
   disabled,
 }: AgentConfigRowProps): ReactElement {
+  const { theme } = useUnistyles();
+
   const providerOptions: ComboSelectOption[] = useMemo(
     () =>
       providerDefinitions.map((def) => ({
@@ -576,7 +589,7 @@ export function AgentConfigRow({
           placeholder={providerOptions.length > 0 ? "Select..." : "No providers available"}
           disabled={disabled || providerOptions.length === 0}
           onSelect={onSelectProvider}
-          icon={<Bot size={defaultTheme.iconSize.md} color={defaultTheme.colors.foregroundMuted} />}
+          icon={<Bot size={theme.iconSize.md} color={theme.colors.foregroundMuted} />}
           showLabel={false}
           testID="draft-provider-select"
         />
@@ -591,9 +604,7 @@ export function AgentConfigRow({
           disabled={disabled}
           isLoading={isModelLoading}
           onSelect={onSelectModel}
-          icon={
-            <Brain size={defaultTheme.iconSize.md} color={defaultTheme.colors.foregroundMuted} />
-          }
+          icon={<Brain size={theme.iconSize.md} color={theme.colors.foregroundMuted} />}
           showLabel={false}
           testID="draft-model-select"
         />
@@ -607,7 +618,7 @@ export function AgentConfigRow({
           placeholder="Default"
           disabled={disabled || modeOptions.length === 0}
           onSelect={onSelectMode}
-          icon={<ModeIcon size={defaultTheme.iconSize.md} color={modeIconColor} />}
+          icon={<ModeIcon size={theme.iconSize.md} color={modeIconColor} />}
           showLabel={false}
           testID="draft-mode-select"
         />
@@ -622,9 +633,7 @@ export function AgentConfigRow({
             placeholder="Select..."
             disabled={disabled}
             onSelect={onSelectThinkingOption}
-            icon={
-              <Brain size={defaultTheme.iconSize.md} color={defaultTheme.colors.foregroundMuted} />
-            }
+            icon={<Brain size={theme.iconSize.md} color={theme.colors.foregroundMuted} />}
             showLabel={false}
           />
         </View>
@@ -969,6 +978,8 @@ export function GitOptionsSection({
   attachWorktreeError,
   onSelectWorktreePath,
 }: GitOptionsSectionProps): ReactElement {
+  const { theme } = useUnistyles();
+
   const isLoading = status === "loading";
   const isCreateMode = worktreeMode === "create";
   const isAttachMode = worktreeMode === "attach";
@@ -1103,7 +1114,7 @@ export function GitOptionsSection({
                 autoCapitalize="none"
                 autoCorrect={false}
                 placeholder="branch name"
-                placeholderTextColor={defaultTheme.colors.foregroundMuted}
+                placeholderTextColor={theme.colors.foregroundMuted}
                 onSubmitEditing={handleConfirmEdit}
               />
               <Pressable
@@ -1111,19 +1122,16 @@ export function GitOptionsSection({
                 hitSlop={8}
                 style={styles.baseBranchIconButton}
               >
-                <Check
-                  size={defaultTheme.iconSize.md}
-                  color={defaultTheme.colors.palette.green[500]}
-                />
+                <Check size={theme.iconSize.md} color={theme.colors.palette.green[500]} />
               </Pressable>
               <Pressable onPress={handleCancelEdit} hitSlop={8} style={styles.baseBranchIconButton}>
-                <X size={defaultTheme.iconSize.md} color={defaultTheme.colors.foregroundMuted} />
+                <X size={theme.iconSize.md} color={theme.colors.foregroundMuted} />
               </Pressable>
             </View>
           ) : (
             <Pressable onPress={handleStartEdit} style={styles.baseBranchValueRow}>
               <Text style={styles.baseBranchValue}>{displayBranch}</Text>
-              <Pencil size={defaultTheme.iconSize.sm} color={defaultTheme.colors.foregroundMuted} />
+              <Pencil size={theme.iconSize.sm} color={theme.colors.foregroundMuted} />
             </Pressable>
           )}
         </View>
@@ -1171,14 +1179,6 @@ const styles = StyleSheet.create((theme) => ({
     color: theme.colors.foregroundMuted,
     fontSize: theme.fontSize.base,
   },
-  bottomSheetBackground: {
-    backgroundColor: theme.colors.surface2,
-    borderTopLeftRadius: theme.borderRadius["2xl"],
-    borderTopRightRadius: theme.borderRadius["2xl"],
-  },
-  bottomSheetHandle: {
-    backgroundColor: theme.colors.palette.zinc[600],
-  },
   bottomSheetHeader: {
     flexDirection: "row",
     alignItems: "center",
@@ -1220,7 +1220,6 @@ const styles = StyleSheet.create((theme) => ({
   dropdownSheetTitle: {
     fontSize: theme.fontSize.lg,
     fontWeight: theme.fontWeight.semibold,
-    color: theme.colors.foreground,
     textAlign: "center",
   },
   dropdownSheetScrollContent: {

packages/app/src/components/agent-input-submit.test.ts

@@ -24,19 +24,20 @@ describe("submitAgentInput", () => {
     });
     const clearDraft = vi.fn();
     const setUserInput = vi.fn();
-    const setSelectedImages = vi.fn();
+    const setAttachments = vi.fn();
     const setSendError = vi.fn();
     const setIsProcessing = vi.fn();
 
     const submitPromise = submitAgentInput({
       message: "  hello world  ",
+      attachments: [],
       isAgentRunning: false,
       canSubmit: true,
       queueMessage,
       submitMessage,
       clearDraft,
       setUserInput,
-      setSelectedImages,
+      setAttachments,
       setSendError,
       setIsProcessing,
     });
@@ -44,10 +45,55 @@ describe("submitAgentInput", () => {
     expect(queueMessage).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
     expect(submitMessage).toHaveBeenCalledWith({
       message: "hello world",
-      imageAttachments: undefined,
+      attachments: [],
     });
     expect(setUserInput).toHaveBeenCalledWith("");
-    expect(setSelectedImages).toHaveBeenCalledWith([]);
+    expect(setAttachments).toHaveBeenCalledWith([]);
+    expect(setSendError).toHaveBeenCalledWith(null);
+    expect(setIsProcessing).toHaveBeenCalledWith(true);
+    expect(clearDraft).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
+
+    deferred.resolve();
+
+    await expect(submitPromise).resolves.toBe("submitted");
+    expect(clearDraft).toHaveBeenCalledWith("sent");
+  });
+
+  it("preserves the composer before an in-flight submit resolves when requested", async () => {
+    const deferred = createDeferredPromise<void>();
+    const attachments = [{ id: "img-1" }];
+    const queueMessage = vi.fn();
+    const submitMessage = vi.fn(async () => {
+      await deferred.promise;
+    });
+    const clearDraft = vi.fn();
+    const setUserInput = vi.fn();
+    const setAttachments = vi.fn();
+    const setSendError = vi.fn();
+    const setIsProcessing = vi.fn();
+
+    const submitPromise = submitAgentInput({
+      message: "  keep me  ",
+      attachments,
+      submitBehavior: "preserve-and-lock",
+      isAgentRunning: false,
+      canSubmit: true,
+      queueMessage,
+      submitMessage,
+      clearDraft,
+      setUserInput,
+      setAttachments,
+      setSendError,
+      setIsProcessing,
+    });
+
+    expect(queueMessage).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
+    expect(submitMessage).toHaveBeenCalledWith({
+      message: "keep me",
+      attachments,
+    });
+    expect(setUserInput).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
+    expect(setAttachments).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
     expect(setSendError).toHaveBeenCalledWith(null);
     expect(setIsProcessing).toHaveBeenCalledWith(true);
     expect(clearDraft).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
@@ -63,21 +109,21 @@ describe("submitAgentInput", () => {
     const submitMessage = vi.fn();
     const clearDraft = vi.fn();
     const setUserInput = vi.fn();
-    const setSelectedImages = vi.fn();
+    const setAttachments = vi.fn();
     const setSendError = vi.fn();
     const setIsProcessing = vi.fn();
 
     await expect(
       submitAgentInput({
         message: "  queued message  ",
-        imageAttachments: [{ id: "img-1" }],
+        attachments: [{ id: "img-1" }],
         isAgentRunning: true,
         canSubmit: true,
         queueMessage,
         submitMessage,
         clearDraft,
         setUserInput,
-        setSelectedImages,
+        setAttachments,
         setSendError,
         setIsProcessing,
       }),
@@ -85,11 +131,11 @@ describe("submitAgentInput", () => {
 
     expect(queueMessage).toHaveBeenCalledWith({
       message: "queued message",
-      imageAttachments: [{ id: "img-1" }],
+      attachments: [{ id: "img-1" }],
     });
     expect(submitMessage).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
     expect(setUserInput).toHaveBeenCalledWith("");
-    expect(setSelectedImages).toHaveBeenCalledWith([]);
+    expect(setAttachments).toHaveBeenCalledWith([]);
     expect(setSendError).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
     expect(setIsProcessing).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
     expect(clearDraft).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
@@ -103,23 +149,23 @@ describe("submitAgentInput", () => {
     });
     const clearDraft = vi.fn();
     const setUserInput = vi.fn();
-    const setSelectedImages = vi.fn();
+    const setAttachments = vi.fn();
     const setSendError = vi.fn();
     const setIsProcessing = vi.fn();
     const onSubmitError = vi.fn();
-    const imageAttachments = [{ id: "img-1" }];
+    const attachments = [{ id: "img-1" }];
 
     await expect(
       submitAgentInput({
         message: "  hello world  ",
-        imageAttachments,
+        attachments,
         isAgentRunning: false,
         canSubmit: true,
         queueMessage,
         submitMessage,
         clearDraft,
         setUserInput,
-        setSelectedImages,
+        setAttachments,
         setSendError,
         setIsProcessing,
         onSubmitError,
@@ -129,12 +175,46 @@ describe("submitAgentInput", () => {
     expect(onSubmitError).toHaveBeenCalledWith(submitError);
     expect(setUserInput).toHaveBeenNthCalledWith(1, "");
     expect(setUserInput).toHaveBeenNthCalledWith(2, "hello world");
-    expect(setSelectedImages).toHaveBeenNthCalledWith(1, []);
-    expect(setSelectedImages).toHaveBeenNthCalledWith(2, imageAttachments);
+    expect(setAttachments).toHaveBeenNthCalledWith(1, []);
+    expect(setAttachments).toHaveBeenNthCalledWith(2, attachments);
     expect(setSendError).toHaveBeenNthCalledWith(1, null);
     expect(setSendError).toHaveBeenNthCalledWith(2, "No host selected");
     expect(setIsProcessing).toHaveBeenNthCalledWith(1, true);
     expect(setIsProcessing).toHaveBeenNthCalledWith(2, false);
     expect(clearDraft).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
   });
+
+  it("submits when empty submit is explicitly allowed", async () => {
+    const queueMessage = vi.fn();
+    const submitMessage = vi.fn(async () => {});
+    const clearDraft = vi.fn();
+    const setUserInput = vi.fn();
+    const setAttachments = vi.fn();
+    const setSendError = vi.fn();
+    const setIsProcessing = vi.fn();
+
+    await expect(
+      submitAgentInput({
+        message: "   ",
+        attachments: [],
+        allowEmptySubmit: true,
+        isAgentRunning: false,
+        canSubmit: true,
+        queueMessage,
+        submitMessage,
+        clearDraft,
+        setUserInput,
+        setAttachments,
+        setSendError,
+        setIsProcessing,
+      }),
+    ).resolves.toBe("submitted");
+
+    expect(queueMessage).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
+    expect(submitMessage).toHaveBeenCalledWith({
+      message: "",
+      attachments: [],
+    });
+    expect(clearDraft).toHaveBeenCalledWith("sent");
+  });
 });

packages/app/src/components/agent-input-submit.ts

@@ -1,28 +1,37 @@
 export type AgentInputSubmitResult = "noop" | "queued" | "submitted" | "failed";
 
-export interface AgentInputSubmitActionInput<TImage> {
+export interface AgentInputSubmitActionInput<TAttachment> {
   message: string;
-  imageAttachments?: TImage[];
+  attachments: TAttachment[];
+  hasExternalContent?: boolean;
+  allowEmptySubmit?: boolean;
+  submitBehavior?: "clear" | "preserve-and-lock";
   forceSend?: boolean;
   isAgentRunning: boolean;
   canSubmit: boolean;
-  queueMessage: (input: { message: string; imageAttachments?: TImage[] }) => void;
-  submitMessage: (input: { message: string; imageAttachments?: TImage[] }) => Promise<void>;
+  queueMessage: (input: { message: string; attachments: TAttachment[] }) => void;
+  submitMessage: (input: { message: string; attachments: TAttachment[] }) => Promise<void>;
   clearDraft: (lifecycle: "sent" | "abandoned") => void;
   setUserInput: (text: string) => void;
-  setSelectedImages: (images: TImage[]) => void;
+  setAttachments: (attachments: TAttachment[]) => void;
   setSendError: (message: string | null) => void;
   setIsProcessing: (isProcessing: boolean) => void;
   onSubmitError?: (error: unknown) => void;
 }
 
-export async function submitAgentInput<TImage>(
-  input: AgentInputSubmitActionInput<TImage>,
+export async function submitAgentInput<TAttachment>(
+  input: AgentInputSubmitActionInput<TAttachment>,
 ): Promise<AgentInputSubmitResult> {
   const trimmedMessage = input.message.trim();
-  const imageAttachments = input.imageAttachments;
+  const attachments = input.attachments;
+  const shouldClearOnSubmit = input.submitBehavior !== "preserve-and-lock";
 
-  if (!trimmedMessage && !imageAttachments?.length) {
+  if (
+    !trimmedMessage &&
+    attachments.length === 0 &&
+    !input.hasExternalContent &&
+    !input.allowEmptySubmit
+  ) {
     return "noop";
   }
 
@@ -31,27 +40,33 @@ export async function submitAgentInput<TImage>(
   }
 
   if (input.isAgentRunning && !input.forceSend) {
-    input.queueMessage({ message: trimmedMessage, imageAttachments });
-    input.setUserInput("");
-    input.setSelectedImages([]);
+    input.queueMessage({ message: trimmedMessage, attachments });
+    if (shouldClearOnSubmit) {
+      input.setUserInput("");
+      input.setAttachments([]);
+    }
     return "queued";
   }
 
   // Clear immediately so optimistic stream updates and composer state stay in sync.
-  input.setUserInput("");
-  input.setSelectedImages([]);
+  if (shouldClearOnSubmit) {
+    input.setUserInput("");
+    input.setAttachments([]);
+  }
   input.setSendError(null);
   input.setIsProcessing(true);
 
   try {
-    await input.submitMessage({ message: trimmedMessage, imageAttachments });
+    await input.submitMessage({ message: trimmedMessage, attachments });
     input.clearDraft("sent");
     input.setIsProcessing(false);
     return "submitted";
   } catch (error) {
     input.onSubmitError?.(error);
-    input.setUserInput(trimmedMessage);
-    input.setSelectedImages(imageAttachments ?? []);
+    if (shouldClearOnSubmit) {
+      input.setUserInput(trimmedMessage);
+      input.setAttachments(attachments);
+    }
     input.setSendError(error instanceof Error ? error.message : "Failed to send message");
     input.setIsProcessing(false);
     return "failed";

packages/app/src/components/agent-list.tsx

@@ -17,7 +17,12 @@ import { shortenPath } from "@/utils/shorten-path";
 import { type AggregatedAgent } from "@/hooks/use-aggregated-agents";
 import { useSessionStore } from "@/stores/session-store";
 import { Archive } from "lucide-react-native";
+import { getProviderIcon } from "@/components/provider-icons";
+import { buildHostAgentDetailRoute } from "@/utils/host-routes";
+import { resolveWorkspaceIdByExecutionDirectory } from "@/utils/workspace-execution";
 import { prepareWorkspaceTab } from "@/utils/workspace-navigation";
+import type { Agent } from "@/stores/session-store";
+import { useArchiveAgent } from "@/hooks/use-archive-agent";
 
 interface AgentListProps {
   agents: AggregatedAgent[];
@@ -34,6 +39,62 @@ type FlatListItem =
   | { type: "header"; key: string; title: string }
   | { type: "agent"; key: string; agent: AggregatedAgent };
 
+function buildHistoricalAgentDetail(agent: AggregatedAgent): Agent {
+  return {
+    serverId: agent.serverId,
+    id: agent.id,
+    provider: agent.provider,
+    status: agent.status,
+    createdAt: agent.createdAt,
+    updatedAt: agent.lastActivityAt,
+    lastUserMessageAt: null,
+    lastActivityAt: agent.lastActivityAt,
+    capabilities: {
+      supportsStreaming: false,
+      supportsSessionPersistence: false,
+      supportsDynamicModes: false,
+      supportsMcpServers: false,
+      supportsReasoningStream: false,
+      supportsToolInvocations: false,
+    },
+    currentModeId: null,
+    availableModes: [],
+    pendingPermissions: [],
+    persistence: null,
+    runtimeInfo: {
+      provider: agent.provider,
+      sessionId: null,
+    },
+    title: agent.title,
+    cwd: agent.cwd,
+    model: null,
+    thinkingOptionId: null,
+    requiresAttention: agent.requiresAttention,
+    attentionReason: agent.attentionReason,
+    attentionTimestamp: agent.attentionTimestamp,
+    archivedAt: agent.archivedAt,
+    labels: agent.labels,
+  };
+}
+
+function rememberArchivedAgentDetail(agent: AggregatedAgent) {
+  if (!agent.archivedAt) {
+    return;
+  }
+
+  useSessionStore.getState().setAgentDetails(agent.serverId, (previous) => {
+    const existing = previous.get(agent.id);
+    const next = new Map(previous);
+    next.set(agent.id, {
+      ...buildHistoricalAgentDetail(agent),
+      ...existing,
+      archivedAt: existing?.archivedAt ?? agent.archivedAt,
+      cwd: existing?.cwd ?? agent.cwd,
+    });
+    return next;
+  });
+}
+
 function deriveDateSectionLabel(lastActivityAt: Date): string {
   const now = new Date();
   const todayStart = new Date(now.getFullYear(), now.getMonth(), now.getDate());
@@ -131,6 +192,7 @@ function SessionRow({
   const isSelected = selectedAgentId === agentKey;
   const statusLabel = formatStatusLabel(agent.status);
   const projectPath = shortenPath(agent.cwd);
+  const ProviderIcon = getProviderIcon(agent.provider);
 
   return (
     <Pressable
@@ -146,6 +208,9 @@ function SessionRow({
     >
       <View style={styles.rowContent}>
         <View style={styles.rowTitleRow}>
+          <View style={styles.providerIconWrap}>
+            <ProviderIcon size={theme.iconSize.sm} color={theme.colors.foregroundMuted} />
+          </View>
           <Text
             style={[styles.sessionTitle, isSelected && styles.sessionTitleHighlighted]}
             numberOfLines={1}
@@ -216,6 +281,7 @@ export function AgentList({
   const insets = useSafeAreaInsets();
   const [actionAgent, setActionAgent] = useState<AggregatedAgent | null>(null);
   const isMobile = useIsCompactFormFactor();
+  const { archiveAgent } = useArchiveAgent();
 
   const actionClient = useSessionStore((state) =>
     actionAgent?.serverId ? (state.sessions[actionAgent.serverId]?.client ?? null) : null,
@@ -232,12 +298,22 @@ export function AgentList({
 
       const serverId = agent.serverId;
       const agentId = agent.id;
+      const workspaceId = resolveWorkspaceIdByExecutionDirectory({
+        workspaces: useSessionStore.getState().sessions[serverId]?.workspaces?.values(),
+        workspaceDirectory: agent.cwd,
+      });
 
       onAgentSelect?.();
 
+      if (!workspaceId) {
+        router.navigate(buildHostAgentDetailRoute(serverId, agentId) as any);
+        return;
+      }
+
+      rememberArchivedAgentDetail(agent);
       const route = prepareWorkspaceTab({
         serverId,
-        workspaceId: agent.cwd,
+        workspaceId,
         target: { kind: "agent", agentId },
         pin: Boolean(agent.archivedAt),
       });
@@ -246,9 +322,23 @@ export function AgentList({
     [isActionSheetVisible, onAgentSelect],
   );
 
-  const handleAgentLongPress = useCallback((agent: AggregatedAgent) => {
-    setActionAgent(agent);
-  }, []);
+  const handleAgentLongPress = useCallback(
+    (agent: AggregatedAgent) => {
+      const isRunning = agent.status === "running" || agent.status === "initializing";
+      if (isRunning) {
+        setActionAgent(agent);
+        return;
+      }
+
+      const client = useSessionStore.getState().sessions[agent.serverId]?.client ?? null;
+      if (!client) {
+        setActionAgent(agent);
+        return;
+      }
+      void archiveAgent({ serverId: agent.serverId, agentId: agent.id }).catch(() => {});
+    },
+    [archiveAgent],
+  );
 
   const handleCloseActionSheet = useCallback(() => {
     setActionAgent(null);
@@ -259,9 +349,9 @@ export function AgentList({
       return;
     }
     // Timeout errors are swallowed — the daemon will still process the archive
-    void actionClient.archiveAgent(actionAgent.id).catch(() => {});
+    void archiveAgent({ serverId: actionAgent.serverId, agentId: actionAgent.id }).catch(() => {});
     setActionAgent(null);
-  }, [actionAgent, actionClient]);
+  }, [actionAgent, actionClient, archiveAgent]);
 
   const flatItems = useMemo((): FlatListItem[] => {
     const order = ["Today", "Yesterday", "This week", "This month", "Older"] as const;
@@ -351,7 +441,9 @@ export function AgentList({
           >
             <View style={styles.sheetHandle} />
             <Text style={styles.sheetTitle}>
-              {isActionDaemonUnavailable ? "Host offline" : "Archive this session?"}
+              {isActionDaemonUnavailable
+                ? "Host offline"
+                : "This agent is still running. Archiving it will stop the agent."}
             </Text>
             <View style={styles.sheetButtonRow}>
               <Pressable
@@ -435,6 +527,11 @@ const styles = StyleSheet.create((theme) => ({
     flexWrap: "wrap",
     gap: theme.spacing[2],
   },
+  providerIconWrap: {
+    width: theme.iconSize.md,
+    alignItems: "center",
+    justifyContent: "center",
+  },
   rowMetaRow: {
     flexDirection: "row",
     alignItems: "center",

packages/app/src/components/agent-status-bar.tsx

@@ -52,6 +52,8 @@ import {
   resolveAgentModelSelection,
 } from "@/components/agent-status-bar.utils";
 import { isWeb as platformIsWeb } from "@/constants/platform";
+import { useToast } from "@/contexts/toast-context";
+import { toErrorMessage } from "@/utils/error-messages";
 
 type StatusOption = {
   id: string;
@@ -90,7 +92,7 @@ type ControlledAgentStatusBarProps = {
 
 export interface DraftAgentStatusBarProps {
   providerDefinitions: AgentProviderDefinition[];
-  selectedProvider: AgentProvider;
+  selectedProvider: AgentProvider | null;
   onSelectProvider: (provider: AgentProvider) => void;
   modeOptions: AgentMode[];
   selectedMode: string;
@@ -253,7 +255,8 @@ function ControlledStatusBar({
     : undefined;
   const ModeIconComponent = modeVisuals?.icon ? MODE_ICONS[modeVisuals.icon] : null;
   const modeIconColor = getModeIconColor(modeVisuals?.colorTier, theme.colors.palette);
-  const ProviderIcon = getProviderIcon(provider);
+  const hasSelectedProvider = provider.trim().length > 0;
+  const ProviderIcon = hasSelectedProvider ? getProviderIcon(provider) : null;
 
   const hasAnyControl =
     Boolean(providerOptions?.length) ||
@@ -424,12 +427,7 @@ function ControlledStatusBar({
 
           {thinkingOptions && thinkingOptions.length > 0 ? (
             <>
-              <Tooltip
-                key={`thinking-${openSelector === "thinking" ? "open" : "closed"}`}
-                delayDuration={0}
-                enabledOnDesktop
-                enabledOnMobile={false}
-              >
+              <Tooltip delayDuration={0} enabledOnDesktop enabledOnMobile={false}>
                 <TooltipTrigger asChild triggerRefProp="ref">
                   <Pressable
                     ref={thinkingAnchorRef}
@@ -470,12 +468,7 @@ function ControlledStatusBar({
 
           {modeOptions && modeOptions.length > 0 ? (
             <>
-              <Tooltip
-                key={`mode-${openSelector === "mode" ? "open" : "closed"}`}
-                delayDuration={0}
-                enabledOnDesktop
-                enabledOnMobile={false}
-              >
+              <Tooltip delayDuration={0} enabledOnDesktop enabledOnMobile={false}>
                 <TooltipTrigger asChild triggerRefProp="ref">
                   <Pressable
                     ref={modeAnchorRef}
@@ -628,7 +621,9 @@ function ControlledStatusBar({
             accessibilityLabel="Agent preferences"
             testID="agent-preferences-button"
           >
-            <ProviderIcon size={theme.iconSize.lg} color={theme.colors.foregroundMuted} />
+            {ProviderIcon ? (
+              <ProviderIcon size={theme.iconSize.lg} color={theme.colors.foregroundMuted} />
+            ) : null}
             <Text style={styles.prefsButtonText} numberOfLines={1}>
               {displayModel}
             </Text>
@@ -638,7 +633,6 @@ function ControlledStatusBar({
             title="Preferences"
             visible={prefsOpen}
             onClose={() => setPrefsOpen(false)}
-            stackBehavior="replace"
             testID="agent-preferences-sheet"
           >
             {canSelectModel ? (
@@ -671,7 +665,12 @@ function ControlledStatusBar({
                       pointerEvents="none"
                       testID="agent-preferences-model"
                     >
-                      <ProviderIcon size={theme.iconSize.md} color={theme.colors.foregroundMuted} />
+                      {ProviderIcon ? (
+                        <ProviderIcon
+                          size={theme.iconSize.md}
+                          color={theme.colors.foregroundMuted}
+                        />
+                      ) : null}
                       <Text style={styles.sheetSelectText}>{selectedModelLabel}</Text>
                       <ChevronDown size={theme.iconSize.md} color={theme.colors.foregroundMuted} />
                     </View>
@@ -873,23 +872,23 @@ export const AgentStatusBar = memo(function AgentStatusBar({
     (a, b) => a === b || JSON.stringify(a) === JSON.stringify(b),
   );
   const client = useSessionStore((state) => state.sessions[serverId]?.client ?? null);
+  const toast = useToast();
 
   const {
     entries: snapshotEntries,
     isLoading: snapshotIsLoading,
-    isFetching: snapshotIsFetching,
-    invalidate: invalidateSnapshot,
+    refetchIfStale: refetchSnapshotIfStale,
   } = useProvidersSnapshot(serverId);
 
-  const snapshotModels = useMemo(() => {
+  const snapshotSelectedEntry = useMemo(() => {
     if (!snapshotEntries || !agent?.provider) {
       return null;
     }
-    const entry = snapshotEntries.find((e) => e.provider === agent.provider);
-    return entry?.models ?? null;
+    return snapshotEntries.find((e) => e.provider === agent.provider) ?? null;
   }, [snapshotEntries, agent?.provider]);
 
-  const models = snapshotModels;
+  const models = snapshotSelectedEntry?.models ?? null;
+  const selectedProviderIsLoading = snapshotSelectedEntry?.status === "loading";
 
   const agentProviderDefinitions = useMemo(() => {
     const definition = agent?.provider
@@ -900,11 +899,11 @@ export const AgentStatusBar = memo(function AgentStatusBar({
 
   const agentProviderModels = useMemo(() => {
     const map = new Map<string, AgentModelDefinition[]>();
-    if (agent?.provider && snapshotModels) {
-      map.set(agent.provider, snapshotModels);
+    if (agent?.provider && models) {
+      map.set(agent.provider, models);
     }
     return map;
-  }, [agent?.provider, snapshotModels]);
+  }, [agent?.provider, models]);
 
   const displayMode =
     availableModes.find((mode) => mode.id === agent?.currentModeId)?.label ||
@@ -964,6 +963,7 @@ export const AgentStatusBar = memo(function AgentStatusBar({
         }
         void client.setAgentMode(agentId, modeId).catch((error) => {
           console.warn("[AgentStatusBar] setAgentMode failed", error);
+          toast.error(toErrorMessage(error));
         });
       }}
       modelOptions={modelOptions}
@@ -985,6 +985,7 @@ export const AgentStatusBar = memo(function AgentStatusBar({
         });
         void client.setAgentModel(agentId, modelId).catch((error) => {
           console.warn("[AgentStatusBar] setAgentModel failed", error);
+          toast.error(toErrorMessage(error));
         });
       }}
       favoriteKeys={favoriteKeys}
@@ -1020,6 +1021,7 @@ export const AgentStatusBar = memo(function AgentStatusBar({
         }
         void client.setAgentThinkingOption(agentId, thinkingOptionId).catch((error) => {
           console.warn("[AgentStatusBar] setAgentThinkingOption failed", error);
+          toast.error(toErrorMessage(error));
         });
       }}
       features={agent.features}
@@ -1042,10 +1044,11 @@ export const AgentStatusBar = memo(function AgentStatusBar({
         });
         void client.setAgentFeature(agentId, featureId, value).catch((error) => {
           console.warn("[AgentStatusBar] setAgentFeature failed", error);
+          toast.error(toErrorMessage(error));
         });
       }}
-      isModelLoading={snapshotIsLoading || snapshotIsFetching}
-      onModelSelectorOpen={invalidateSnapshot}
+      isModelLoading={snapshotIsLoading || selectedProviderIsLoading}
+      onModelSelectorOpen={() => refetchSnapshotIfStale(agent?.provider)}
       onDropdownClose={onDropdownClose}
       disabled={!client}
     />
@@ -1101,6 +1104,7 @@ export function DraftAgentStatusBar({
   const effectiveSelectedMode = selectedMode || mappedModeOptions[0]?.id || "";
   const effectiveSelectedThinkingOption =
     selectedThinkingOptionId || mappedThinkingOptions[0]?.id || undefined;
+  const hasSelectedProvider = selectedProvider !== null;
 
   if (platformIsWeb) {
     return (
@@ -1108,7 +1112,7 @@ export function DraftAgentStatusBar({
         <CombinedModelSelector
           providerDefinitions={providerDefinitions}
           allProviderModels={allProviderModels}
-          selectedProvider={selectedProvider}
+          selectedProvider={selectedProvider ?? ""}
           selectedModel={selectedModel}
           onSelect={onSelectProviderAndModel}
           favoriteKeys={favoriteKeys}
@@ -1124,20 +1128,22 @@ export function DraftAgentStatusBar({
           onOpen={onModelSelectorOpen}
           onClose={onDropdownClose}
         />
-        <ControlledStatusBar
-          provider={selectedProvider}
-          providerDefinitions={providerDefinitions}
-          modeOptions={mappedModeOptions}
-          selectedModeId={effectiveSelectedMode}
-          onSelectMode={onSelectMode}
-          thinkingOptions={mappedThinkingOptions.length > 0 ? mappedThinkingOptions : undefined}
-          selectedThinkingOptionId={effectiveSelectedThinkingOption}
-          onSelectThinkingOption={onSelectThinkingOption}
-          features={features}
-          onSetFeature={onSetFeature}
-          onDropdownClose={onDropdownClose}
-          disabled={disabled}
-        />
+        {selectedProvider ? (
+          <ControlledStatusBar
+            provider={selectedProvider}
+            providerDefinitions={providerDefinitions}
+            modeOptions={mappedModeOptions}
+            selectedModeId={effectiveSelectedMode}
+            onSelectMode={onSelectMode}
+            thinkingOptions={mappedThinkingOptions.length > 0 ? mappedThinkingOptions : undefined}
+            selectedThinkingOptionId={effectiveSelectedThinkingOption}
+            onSelectThinkingOption={onSelectThinkingOption}
+            features={features}
+            onSetFeature={onSetFeature}
+            onDropdownClose={onDropdownClose}
+            disabled={disabled}
+          />
+        ) : null}
       </View>
     );
   }
@@ -1150,10 +1156,10 @@ export function DraftAgentStatusBar({
   return (
     <>
       <ControlledStatusBar
-        provider={selectedProvider}
+        provider={selectedProvider ?? ""}
         providerDefinitions={providerDefinitions}
         allProviderModels={allProviderModels}
-        modeOptions={mappedModeOptions}
+        modeOptions={hasSelectedProvider ? mappedModeOptions : undefined}
         selectedModeId={effectiveSelectedMode}
         onSelectMode={onSelectMode}
         modelOptions={modelOptions}

packages/app/src/components/agent-stream-render-model.ts

@@ -8,8 +8,8 @@ import {
 import {
   orderHeadForStreamRenderStrategy,
   orderTailForStreamRenderStrategy,
-  resolveStreamRenderStrategy,
 } from "./stream-strategy";
+import { resolveStreamRenderStrategy } from "./stream-strategy-resolver";
 
 export type StreamRenderSegments = {
   historyVirtualized: StreamItem[];

packages/app/src/components/agent-stream-render-strategy.ts

@@ -1,2 +1,3 @@
 export * from "./stream-strategy";
+export * from "./stream-strategy-resolver";
 export * from "./agent-stream-render-model";

packages/app/src/components/agent-stream-view.tsx

@@ -66,6 +66,7 @@ import {
 } from "./use-bottom-anchor-controller";
 import { MAX_CONTENT_WIDTH } from "@/constants/layout";
 import { normalizeInlinePathTarget } from "@/utils/inline-path";
+import { resolveWorkspaceIdByExecutionDirectory } from "@/utils/workspace-execution";
 import { prepareWorkspaceTab } from "@/utils/workspace-navigation";
 import { useStableEvent } from "@/hooks/use-stable-event";
 import {
@@ -78,6 +79,43 @@ import { isWeb } from "@/constants/platform";
 const isUserMessageItem = (item?: StreamItem) => item?.kind === "user_message";
 const isToolSequenceItem = (item?: StreamItem) =>
   item?.kind === "tool_call" || item?.kind === "thought" || item?.kind === "todo_list";
+
+const isSameAssistantBlockGroup = (params: {
+  item: StreamItem | null | undefined;
+  other: StreamItem | null | undefined;
+}) =>
+  params.item?.kind === "assistant_message" &&
+  params.other?.kind === "assistant_message" &&
+  params.item.blockGroupId !== undefined &&
+  params.item.blockGroupId === params.other.blockGroupId;
+
+const getAssistantBlockSpacing = (params: {
+  item: StreamItem;
+  aboveItem: StreamItem | null | undefined;
+  belowItem: StreamItem | null | undefined;
+}): "default" | "compactTop" | "compactBottom" | "compactBoth" => {
+  if (params.item.kind !== "assistant_message") {
+    return "default";
+  }
+  const compactTop = isSameAssistantBlockGroup({
+    item: params.item,
+    other: params.aboveItem,
+  });
+  const compactBottom = isSameAssistantBlockGroup({
+    item: params.item,
+    other: params.belowItem,
+  });
+  if (compactTop && compactBottom) {
+    return "compactBoth";
+  }
+  if (compactTop) {
+    return "compactTop";
+  }
+  if (compactBottom) {
+    return "compactBottom";
+  }
+  return "default";
+};
 export interface AgentStreamViewHandle {
   scrollToBottom(reason?: BottomAnchorLocalRequest["reason"]): void;
   prepareForViewportChange(): void;
@@ -124,7 +162,7 @@ const AgentStreamViewComponent = forwardRef<AgentStreamViewHandle, AgentStreamVi
     const [expandedInlineToolCallIds, setExpandedInlineToolCallIds] = useState<Set<string>>(
       new Set(),
     );
-    const openFileExplorer = usePanelStore((state) => state.openFileExplorer);
+    const openFileExplorerForCheckout = usePanelStore((state) => state.openFileExplorerForCheckout);
     const setExplorerTabForCheckout = usePanelStore((state) => state.setExplorerTabForCheckout);
 
     // Get serverId (fallback to agent's serverId if not provided)
@@ -136,10 +174,13 @@ const AgentStreamViewComponent = forwardRef<AgentStreamViewHandle, AgentStreamVi
     );
 
     const workspaceRoot = agent.cwd?.trim() || "";
-    const workspaceId = agent.projectPlacement?.checkout?.cwd?.trim() || workspaceRoot;
+    const workspaceId = resolveWorkspaceIdByExecutionDirectory({
+      workspaces: useSessionStore.getState().sessions[resolvedServerId]?.workspaces?.values(),
+      workspaceDirectory: workspaceRoot,
+    });
     const { requestDirectoryListing } = useFileExplorerActions({
       serverId: resolvedServerId,
-      workspaceId,
+      workspaceId: workspaceId ?? undefined,
       workspaceRoot,
     });
     const openWorkspaceFile = useStableEvent(function openWorkspaceFile(input: {
@@ -179,12 +220,14 @@ const AgentStreamViewComponent = forwardRef<AgentStreamViewHandle, AgentStreamVi
             return;
           }
 
-          const route = prepareWorkspaceTab({
-            serverId: resolvedServerId,
-            workspaceId,
-            target: { kind: "file", path: normalized.file },
-          });
-          router.navigate(route);
+          if (workspaceId) {
+            const route = prepareWorkspaceTab({
+              serverId: resolvedServerId,
+              workspaceId,
+              target: { kind: "file", path: normalized.file },
+            });
+            router.navigate(route);
+          }
           return;
         }
 
@@ -193,17 +236,21 @@ const AgentStreamViewComponent = forwardRef<AgentStreamViewHandle, AgentStreamVi
           setCurrentPath: false,
         });
 
-        setExplorerTabForCheckout({
+        const checkout = {
           serverId: resolvedServerId,
           cwd: agent.cwd,
           isGit: agent.projectPlacement?.checkout?.isGit ?? true,
-          tab: "files",
+        };
+        setExplorerTabForCheckout({ ...checkout, tab: "files" });
+        openFileExplorerForCheckout({
+          isCompact: isMobile,
+          checkout,
         });
-        openFileExplorer();
       },
       [
         agent.cwd,
-        openFileExplorer,
+        isMobile,
+        openFileExplorerForCheckout,
         requestDirectoryListing,
         resolvedServerId,
         router,
@@ -239,6 +286,7 @@ const AgentStreamViewComponent = forwardRef<AgentStreamViewHandle, AgentStreamVi
     }
 
     const tightGap = theme.spacing[1]; // 4px
+    const assistantBlockGap = theme.spacing[3]; // 12px
     const looseGap = theme.spacing[4]; // 16px
 
     const getGapBetween = useCallback(
@@ -251,26 +299,23 @@ const AgentStreamViewComponent = forwardRef<AgentStreamViewHandle, AgentStreamVi
           return tightGap;
         }
         if (isToolSequenceItem(item) && isToolSequenceItem(belowItem)) {
-          return tightGap;
+          return 0;
         }
         if (item.kind === "user_message" && isToolSequenceItem(belowItem)) {
           return looseGap;
         }
-        if (
-          (item.kind === "user_message" || item.kind === "assistant_message") &&
-          isToolSequenceItem(belowItem)
-        ) {
-          return tightGap;
-        }
-        if (item.kind === "todo_list" && isToolSequenceItem(belowItem)) {
+        if (item.kind === "assistant_message" && isToolSequenceItem(belowItem)) {
           return tightGap;
         }
         if (isToolSequenceItem(item) && belowItem.kind === "assistant_message") {
-          return tightGap;
+          return looseGap;
+        }
+        if (isSameAssistantBlockGroup({ item, other: belowItem })) {
+          return assistantBlockGap;
         }
         return looseGap;
       },
-      [looseGap, tightGap],
+      [assistantBlockGap, looseGap, tightGap],
     );
 
     const renderStreamItemContent = useCallback(
@@ -325,7 +370,27 @@ const AgentStreamViewComponent = forwardRef<AgentStreamViewHandle, AgentStreamVi
             );
           }
 
-          case "assistant_message":
+          case "assistant_message": {
+            const aboveItem =
+              getStreamNeighborItem({
+                strategy: streamRenderStrategy,
+                items,
+                index,
+                relation: "above",
+              }) ??
+              seamAboveItem ??
+              undefined;
+            const belowItem = getStreamNeighborItem({
+              strategy: streamRenderStrategy,
+              items,
+              index,
+              relation: "below",
+            });
+            const spacing = getAssistantBlockSpacing({
+              item,
+              aboveItem,
+              belowItem,
+            });
             return (
               <AssistantMessage
                 message={item.text}
@@ -334,8 +399,10 @@ const AgentStreamViewComponent = forwardRef<AgentStreamViewHandle, AgentStreamVi
                 workspaceRoot={workspaceRoot}
                 serverId={serverId}
                 client={client}
+                spacing={spacing}
               />
             );
+          }
           case "thought": {
             const nextItem = getStreamNeighborItem({
               strategy: streamRenderStrategy,
@@ -475,21 +542,27 @@ const AgentStreamViewComponent = forwardRef<AgentStreamViewHandle, AgentStreamVi
     );
 
     const showWorkingIndicator = agent.status === "running";
-    const renderModel = useMemo<AgentStreamRenderModel>(() => {
-      const pendingPermissionsNode =
+    const pendingPermissionsNode = useMemo(
+      () =>
         pendingPermissionItems.length > 0 ? (
           <View style={stylesheet.permissionsContainer}>
             {pendingPermissionItems.map((permission) => (
               <PermissionRequestCard key={permission.key} permission={permission} client={client} />
             ))}
           </View>
-        ) : null;
-      const workingIndicatorNode = showWorkingIndicator ? (
-        <View style={stylesheet.bottomBarWrapper}>
-          <WorkingIndicator />
-        </View>
-      ) : null;
-
+        ) : null,
+      [client, pendingPermissionItems],
+    );
+    const workingIndicatorNode = useMemo(
+      () =>
+        showWorkingIndicator ? (
+          <View style={stylesheet.bottomBarWrapper}>
+            <WorkingIndicator />
+          </View>
+        ) : null,
+      [showWorkingIndicator],
+    );
+    const renderModel = useMemo<AgentStreamRenderModel>(() => {
       return {
         ...baseRenderModel,
         boundary: {
@@ -504,7 +577,7 @@ const AgentStreamViewComponent = forwardRef<AgentStreamViewHandle, AgentStreamVi
           workingIndicator: workingIndicatorNode,
         },
       };
-    }, [baseRenderModel, client, getGapBetween, pendingPermissionItems, showWorkingIndicator]);
+    }, [baseRenderModel, getGapBetween, pendingPermissionsNode, workingIndicatorNode]);
 
     const listEmptyComponent = useMemo(() => {
       if (
@@ -569,7 +642,11 @@ const AgentStreamViewComponent = forwardRef<AgentStreamViewHandle, AgentStreamVi
           <View
             style={[
               stylesheet.listHeaderContent,
-              boundary.hasLiveHead ? { paddingTop: tightGap } : null,
+              boundary.hasLiveHead
+                ? streamRenderStrategy.getFlatListInverted()
+                  ? { paddingBottom: looseGap }
+                  : { paddingTop: looseGap }
+                : null,
             ]}
           >
             {auxiliary.pendingPermissions}
@@ -577,7 +654,13 @@ const AgentStreamViewComponent = forwardRef<AgentStreamViewHandle, AgentStreamVi
           </View>
         </View>
       );
-    }, [auxiliary.pendingPermissions, auxiliary.workingIndicator, boundary.hasLiveHead, tightGap]);
+    }, [
+      auxiliary.pendingPermissions,
+      auxiliary.workingIndicator,
+      boundary.hasLiveHead,
+      looseGap,
+      streamRenderStrategy,
+    ]);
 
     const renderers = useMemo<StreamSegmentRenderers>(
       () => ({
@@ -986,6 +1069,7 @@ const stylesheet = StyleSheet.create((theme) => ({
     flexDirection: "row",
     alignItems: "center",
     justifyContent: "flex-start",
+    marginTop: theme.spacing[4],
     paddingLeft: 3,
     paddingRight: 3,
     paddingTop: theme.spacing[3],

packages/app/src/components/artifact-drawer.tsx

@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ import { View, Text, ScrollView, Pressable, Modal } from "react-native";
 import { SafeAreaView } from "react-native-safe-area-context";
 import { StyleSheet } from "react-native-unistyles";
 import { Fonts } from "@/constants/theme";
+import { useWebScrollbarStyle } from "@/hooks/use-web-scrollbar-style";
 
 export interface Artifact {
   id: string;
@@ -147,6 +148,8 @@ const styles = StyleSheet.create((theme) => ({
 }));
 
 export function ArtifactDrawer({ artifact, onClose }: ArtifactDrawerProps) {
+  const webScrollbarStyle = useWebScrollbarStyle();
+
   if (!artifact) {
     return null;
   }
@@ -190,7 +193,7 @@ export function ArtifactDrawer({ artifact, onClose }: ArtifactDrawerProps) {
         </View>
         {/* Content */}
         <ScrollView
-          style={styles.contentScroll}
+          style={[styles.contentScroll, webScrollbarStyle]}
           contentContainerStyle={styles.contentScrollContainer}
         >
           {artifact.type === "image" ? (
@@ -200,7 +203,11 @@ export function ArtifactDrawer({ artifact, onClose }: ArtifactDrawerProps) {
             </View>
           ) : (
             <View style={styles.codeContainer}>
-              <ScrollView horizontal showsHorizontalScrollIndicator={true}>
+              <ScrollView
+                horizontal
+                showsHorizontalScrollIndicator={true}
+                style={webScrollbarStyle}
+              >
                 <Text style={styles.codeText}>{content}</Text>
               </ScrollView>
             </View>

packages/app/src/components/attachment-lightbox.test.tsx

@@ -0,0 +1,223 @@
+import React from "react";
+import { act } from "react";
+import { createRoot, type Root } from "react-dom/client";
+import { JSDOM } from "jsdom";
+import { afterEach, beforeEach, describe, expect, it, vi } from "vitest";
+import type { AttachmentMetadata } from "@/attachments/types";
+import { AttachmentLightbox } from "./attachment-lightbox";
+
+const { theme, imageMetadata, useAttachmentPreviewUrlMock } = vi.hoisted(() => {
+  const theme = {
+    spacing: { 1: 4, 2: 8, 3: 12, 4: 16 },
+    iconSize: { sm: 14, md: 18, lg: 22 },
+    borderWidth: { 1: 1 },
+    borderRadius: { full: 999, md: 6, lg: 8 },
+    fontSize: { xs: 11, sm: 13, base: 15 },
+    fontWeight: { normal: "400" },
+    colors: {
+      surface1: "#111",
+      surface2: "#222",
+      foreground: "#fff",
+      foregroundMuted: "#aaa",
+      border: "#555",
+      borderAccent: "#444",
+    },
+  };
+
+  const imageMetadata: AttachmentMetadata = {
+    id: "img-1",
+    mimeType: "image/png",
+    storageType: "web-indexeddb",
+    storageKey: "img-1",
+    fileName: "img-1.png",
+    byteSize: 42,
+    createdAt: 1,
+  };
+
+  return {
+    theme,
+    imageMetadata,
+    useAttachmentPreviewUrlMock: vi.fn<(metadata: AttachmentMetadata | null) => string | null>(
+      () => "blob:preview",
+    ),
+  };
+});
+
+vi.mock("react-native-unistyles", () => ({
+  StyleSheet: {
+    create: (factory: unknown) => (typeof factory === "function" ? factory(theme) : factory),
+  },
+  useUnistyles: () => ({ theme }),
+}));
+
+vi.mock("@/constants/platform", () => ({
+  isWeb: true,
+  isNative: false,
+}));
+
+vi.mock("react-native-safe-area-context", () => ({
+  useSafeAreaInsets: () => ({ top: 0, right: 0, bottom: 0, left: 0 }),
+}));
+
+vi.mock("lucide-react-native", () => {
+  const createIcon = (name: string) => (props: Record<string, unknown>) =>
+    React.createElement("span", { ...props, "data-icon": name });
+  return {
+    X: createIcon("X"),
+  };
+});
+
+vi.mock("expo-image", () => ({
+  Image: (props: Record<string, unknown>) => {
+    const source = props.source as { uri?: string } | string | undefined;
+    const uri = typeof source === "string" ? source : source?.uri;
+    return React.createElement("div", {
+      "data-testid": props.testID,
+      "data-source": uri,
+      "data-style": JSON.stringify(props.style ?? null),
+      role: "img",
+    });
+  },
+}));
+
+vi.mock("react-native", async () => {
+  const actual = await vi.importActual<Record<string, unknown>>("react-native");
+  const Modal = ({
+    visible = true,
+    children,
+  }: {
+    visible?: boolean;
+    children?: React.ReactNode;
+  }) =>
+    visible ? React.createElement("div", { "data-testid": "lightbox-modal" }, children) : null;
+  return { ...actual, Modal };
+});
+
+vi.mock("@/attachments/use-attachment-preview-url", () => ({
+  useAttachmentPreviewUrl: (metadata: AttachmentMetadata | null) =>
+    useAttachmentPreviewUrlMock(metadata),
+}));
+
+let root: Root | null = null;
+let container: HTMLElement | null = null;
+
+beforeEach(() => {
+  const dom = new JSDOM("<!doctype html><html><body></body></html>");
+  vi.stubGlobal("React", React);
+  vi.stubGlobal("IS_REACT_ACT_ENVIRONMENT", true);
+  vi.stubGlobal("window", dom.window);
+  vi.stubGlobal("document", dom.window.document);
+  vi.stubGlobal("HTMLElement", dom.window.HTMLElement);
+  vi.stubGlobal("Node", dom.window.Node);
+  vi.stubGlobal("navigator", dom.window.navigator);
+
+  container = document.createElement("div");
+  document.body.appendChild(container);
+  root = createRoot(container);
+  useAttachmentPreviewUrlMock.mockReturnValue("blob:preview");
+});
+
+afterEach(() => {
+  if (root) {
+    act(() => {
+      root?.unmount();
+    });
+  }
+  root = null;
+  container = null;
+  vi.unstubAllGlobals();
+});
+
+function render(element: React.ReactElement) {
+  act(() => {
+    root?.render(element);
+  });
+}
+
+function click(element: Element) {
+  act(() => {
+    element.dispatchEvent(new window.MouseEvent("click", { bubbles: true }));
+  });
+}
+
+function queryByTestId(testID: string): HTMLElement | null {
+  return document.querySelector(`[data-testid="${testID}"]`);
+}
+
+describe("AttachmentLightbox", () => {
+  it("renders nothing when metadata is null", () => {
+    render(<AttachmentLightbox metadata={null} onClose={vi.fn()} />);
+
+    expect(queryByTestId("attachment-lightbox-backdrop")).toBeNull();
+    expect(queryByTestId("attachment-lightbox-image")).toBeNull();
+  });
+
+  it("renders the image when metadata is provided", () => {
+    render(<AttachmentLightbox metadata={imageMetadata} onClose={vi.fn()} />);
+
+    const image = queryByTestId("attachment-lightbox-image");
+    expect(image).not.toBeNull();
+    expect(image?.getAttribute("data-source")).toBe("blob:preview");
+  });
+
+  it("fills its parent via absolute positioning so expo-image does not collapse to 0px", () => {
+    render(<AttachmentLightbox metadata={imageMetadata} onClose={vi.fn()} />);
+
+    const image = queryByTestId("attachment-lightbox-image");
+    const style = JSON.parse(image?.getAttribute("data-style") ?? "null") as {
+      position?: string;
+      top?: number;
+      left?: number;
+      right?: number;
+      bottom?: number;
+    } | null;
+    expect(style?.position).toBe("absolute");
+    expect(style?.top).toBe(0);
+    expect(style?.left).toBe(0);
+    expect(style?.right).toBe(0);
+    expect(style?.bottom).toBe(0);
+  });
+
+  it("calls onClose when the backdrop is pressed", () => {
+    const onClose = vi.fn();
+    render(<AttachmentLightbox metadata={imageMetadata} onClose={onClose} />);
+
+    const backdrop = queryByTestId("attachment-lightbox-backdrop");
+    expect(backdrop).not.toBeNull();
+    click(backdrop!);
+
+    expect(onClose).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1);
+  });
+
+  it("calls onClose when the close button is pressed", () => {
+    const onClose = vi.fn();
+    render(<AttachmentLightbox metadata={imageMetadata} onClose={onClose} />);
+
+    const closeButton = document.querySelector(
+      '[aria-label="Close image"][data-testid="attachment-lightbox-close"]',
+    );
+    expect(closeButton).not.toBeNull();
+    click(closeButton!);
+
+    expect(onClose).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1);
+  });
+
+  it("shows error text when the preview URL resolves to null", () => {
+    useAttachmentPreviewUrlMock.mockReturnValue(null);
+    render(<AttachmentLightbox metadata={imageMetadata} onClose={vi.fn()} />);
+
+    expect(queryByTestId("attachment-lightbox-image")).toBeNull();
+    expect(document.body.textContent ?? "").toContain("Couldn't load image");
+  });
+
+  it("closes on Escape key on web", () => {
+    const onClose = vi.fn();
+    render(<AttachmentLightbox metadata={imageMetadata} onClose={onClose} />);
+
+    act(() => {
+      window.dispatchEvent(new window.KeyboardEvent("keydown", { key: "Escape" }));
+    });
+
+    expect(onClose).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1);
+  });
+});