refactor: Auto-show multi-select when repo has multiple extensions

Remove --select flag. Multi-select now appears automatically when a repo
contains more than one extension. Add --all flag to skip selection.

README.md

@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@ A powerful, extensible AI coding agent CLI with multi-provider support, built-in
 - **Interactive TUI**: Rich terminal interface powered by Bubble Tea with streaming, syntax highlighting, and custom rendering
 - **Session Management**: Tree-based conversation history with branching support
 - **Non-Interactive Mode**: Script-friendly positional args with JSON output
+- **ACP Server**: Run Kit as an [Agent Client Protocol](https://agentclientprotocol.com) agent over stdio
 - **Go SDK**: Embed Kit in your own applications
 
 ## Installation
@@ -82,6 +83,20 @@ kit "Run tests" --quiet
 kit "Quick question" --no-session
 ```
 
+### ACP Server Mode
+
+Kit can run as an [ACP (Agent Client Protocol)](https://agentclientprotocol.com) agent server, enabling ACP-compatible clients (such as [OpenCode](https://github.com/sst/opencode)) to drive Kit as a remote coding agent over stdio.
+
+```bash
+# Start Kit as an ACP server (communicates via JSON-RPC 2.0 on stdin/stdout)
+kit acp
+
+# With debug logging to stderr
+kit acp --debug
+```
+
+The ACP server exposes Kit's full capabilities — LLM execution, tool calls (bash, read, write, edit, grep, etc.), and session persistence — over the standard ACP protocol. Sessions are persisted to Kit's normal JSONL session files, so they can be resumed later.
+
 ## Configuration
 
 Kit looks for configuration in the following locations (in order of priority):
@@ -188,6 +203,10 @@ kit update-models        # Update local model database from models.dev
 kit extensions list      # List discovered extensions
 kit extensions validate  # Validate extension files
 kit extensions init      # Generate example extension template
+
+# ACP server
+kit acp                  # Start as ACP agent (stdio JSON-RPC)
+kit acp --debug          # With debug logging to stderr
 ```
 
 ## Extension System
@@ -458,6 +477,7 @@ internal/extensions/ - Yaegi extension system
 internal/core/     - Built-in tools
 internal/tools/    - MCP tool integration
 internal/config/   - Configuration management
+internal/acpserver/ - ACP (Agent Client Protocol) server
 internal/session/  - Session persistence
 internal/models/   - Provider and model management
 examples/extensions/ - Example extension files

btca.config.jsonc

@@ -64,8 +64,20 @@
       "name": "yaegi",
       "url": "https://github.com/traefik/yaegi",
       "branch": "master"
+    },
+    {
+      "type": "git",
+      "name": "acp-go-sdk",
+      "url": "https://github.com/coder/acp-go-sdk",
+      "branch": "main"
+    },
+    {
+      "type": "git",
+      "name": "opencode",
+      "url": "https://github.com/anomalyco/opencode",
+      "branch": "dev"
     }
   ],
   "model": "claude-haiku-4-5",
   "provider": "opencode"
-}
+}

cmd/acp.go

@@ -0,0 +1,159 @@
+package cmd
+
+import (
+	"bufio"
+	"bytes"
+	"encoding/json"
+	"fmt"
+	"io"
+	"log/slog"
+	"os"
+	"os/signal"
+	"syscall"
+
+	acp "github.com/coder/acp-go-sdk"
+
+	"github.com/mark3labs/kit/internal/acpserver"
+	"github.com/spf13/cobra"
+)
+
+var acpCmd = &cobra.Command{
+	Use:   "acp",
+	Short: "Start Kit as an ACP agent server",
+	Long: `Start Kit as an ACP (Agent Client Protocol) agent server.
+
+Communicates over stdio (stdin/stdout) using JSON-RPC 2.0 with
+newline-delimited JSON, compatible with OpenCode and other ACP clients.
+
+The server exposes Kit's LLM execution, tool system, and session
+management via the Agent Client Protocol. Sessions are persisted
+to Kit's standard JSONL session files.`,
+	RunE: runACP,
+}
+
+func init() {
+	rootCmd.AddCommand(acpCmd)
+}
+
+func runACP(cmd *cobra.Command, _ []string) error {
+	// Create the ACP agent implementation.
+	agent := acpserver.NewAgent()
+	defer agent.Close()
+
+	// Create the stdio connection. The SDK reads JSON-RPC from stdin and
+	// writes responses to stdout. We wrap stdin with a normalizer that
+	// fills in optional fields the SDK's generated validation requires
+	// (e.g. mcpServers) so clients that omit them still work.
+	conn := acp.NewAgentSideConnection(agent, os.Stdout, newACPNormalizer(os.Stdin))
+
+	// Wire the connection back to the agent so it can send session updates.
+	agent.SetAgentConnection(conn)
+
+	// Enable debug logging to stderr if requested.
+	if debugMode {
+		conn.SetLogger(slog.New(slog.NewTextHandler(os.Stderr, &slog.HandlerOptions{
+			Level: slog.LevelDebug,
+		})))
+	}
+
+	// Wait for either the client to disconnect or a signal.
+	sigCh := make(chan os.Signal, 1)
+	signal.Notify(sigCh, syscall.SIGINT, syscall.SIGTERM)
+
+	select {
+	case <-conn.Done():
+		fmt.Fprintln(os.Stderr, "kit: ACP client disconnected")
+	case sig := <-sigCh:
+		fmt.Fprintf(os.Stderr, "kit: received %s, shutting down\n", sig)
+	}
+
+	return nil
+}
+
+// acpNormalizer wraps an io.Reader carrying newline-delimited JSON-RPC and
+// patches incoming messages so that fields the SDK validates as required —
+// but that some clients (e.g. Zed) omit — are defaulted. This avoids
+// InvalidParams errors without forking the SDK.
+type acpNormalizer struct {
+	scanner *bufio.Scanner
+	buf     bytes.Buffer // leftover bytes from the last normalized line
+}
+
+func newACPNormalizer(r io.Reader) *acpNormalizer {
+	const maxMsg = 10 * 1024 * 1024 // 10 MB, matches SDK buffer
+	s := bufio.NewScanner(r)
+	s.Buffer(make([]byte, 0, 1024*1024), maxMsg)
+	return &acpNormalizer{scanner: s}
+}
+
+// Read satisfies io.Reader. It feeds one normalized JSON line (plus newline)
+// per underlying scan, buffering across short caller reads.
+func (n *acpNormalizer) Read(p []byte) (int, error) {
+	// Drain any leftover bytes from the previous line first.
+	if n.buf.Len() > 0 {
+		return n.buf.Read(p)
+	}
+
+	if !n.scanner.Scan() {
+		if err := n.scanner.Err(); err != nil {
+			return 0, err
+		}
+		return 0, io.EOF
+	}
+
+	line := n.scanner.Bytes()
+	normalized := normalizeACPLine(line)
+	n.buf.Write(normalized)
+	n.buf.WriteByte('\n')
+	return n.buf.Read(p)
+}
+
+// normalizeACPLine ensures session/new and session/load params contain an
+// mcpServers array. Returns the original line unchanged for all other methods.
+func normalizeACPLine(line []byte) []byte {
+	// Quick check: if it already contains mcpServers, nothing to do.
+	if bytes.Contains(line, []byte(`"mcpServers"`)) {
+		return line
+	}
+
+	// Only bother parsing if the method could be session/new or session/load.
+	if !bytes.Contains(line, []byte(`"session/new"`)) &&
+		!bytes.Contains(line, []byte(`"session/load"`)) {
+		return line
+	}
+
+	var msg struct {
+		JSONRPC string          `json:"jsonrpc"`
+		ID      json.RawMessage `json:"id,omitempty"`
+		Method  string          `json:"method"`
+		Params  json.RawMessage `json:"params,omitempty"`
+	}
+	if err := json.Unmarshal(line, &msg); err != nil {
+		return line
+	}
+	if msg.Method != "session/new" && msg.Method != "session/load" {
+		return line
+	}
+
+	// Patch params to include mcpServers: [].
+	var params map[string]json.RawMessage
+	if err := json.Unmarshal(msg.Params, &params); err != nil {
+		return line
+	}
+	if _, ok := params["mcpServers"]; ok {
+		return line
+	}
+	params["mcpServers"] = json.RawMessage(`[]`)
+
+	patched, err := json.Marshal(params)
+	if err != nil {
+		return line
+	}
+	msg.Params = patched
+
+	out, err := json.Marshal(msg)
+	if err != nil {
+		return line
+	}
+	return out
+}

cmd/auth.go

@@ -1,11 +1,11 @@
 package cmd
 
 import (
-	"bufio"
 	"fmt"
 	"os"
 	"strings"
 
+	"charm.land/huh/v2"
 	"github.com/mark3labs/kit/internal/auth"
 	kit "github.com/mark3labs/kit/pkg/kit"
 	"github.com/spf13/cobra"
@@ -171,14 +171,15 @@ func loginAnthropic() error {
 
 	// Check if already authenticated
 	if hasAuth, err := cm.HasAnthropicCredentials(); err == nil && hasAuth {
-		fmt.Print("You are already authenticated with Anthropic. Do you want to re-authenticate? (y/N): ")
-		reader := bufio.NewReader(os.Stdin)
-		response, err := reader.ReadString('\n')
-		if err != nil {
-			return fmt.Errorf("failed to read response: %w", err)
-		}
-		response = strings.TrimSpace(strings.ToLower(response))
-		if response != "y" && response != "yes" {
+		var reauth bool
+		err := huh.NewConfirm().
+			Title("You are already authenticated with Anthropic").
+			Description("Do you want to re-authenticate?").
+			Affirmative("Yes").
+			Negative("No").
+			Value(&reauth).
+			Run()
+		if err != nil || !reauth {
 			fmt.Println("Authentication cancelled.")
 			return nil
 		}
@@ -204,10 +205,13 @@ func loginAnthropic() error {
 
 	// Wait for user to complete OAuth flow
 	fmt.Println("After authorizing the application, you'll receive an authorization code.")
-	fmt.Print("Please enter the authorization code: ")
 
-	reader := bufio.NewReader(os.Stdin)
-	code, err := reader.ReadString('\n')
+	var code string
+	err = huh.NewInput().
+		Title("Authorization code").
+		Description("Paste the code from your browser").
+		Value(&code).
+		Run()
 	if err != nil {
 		return fmt.Errorf("failed to read authorization code: %w", err)
 	}
@@ -255,15 +259,15 @@ func logoutAnthropic() error {
 	}
 
 	// Confirm logout
-	fmt.Print("Are you sure you want to remove your Anthropic credentials? (y/N): ")
-	reader := bufio.NewReader(os.Stdin)
-	response, err := reader.ReadString('\n')
-	if err != nil {
-		return fmt.Errorf("failed to read response: %w", err)
-	}
-
-	response = strings.TrimSpace(strings.ToLower(response))
-	if response != "y" && response != "yes" {
+	var confirm bool
+	err = huh.NewConfirm().
+		Title("Remove Anthropic credentials").
+		Description("Are you sure you want to remove your stored credentials?").
+		Affirmative("Yes").
+		Negative("No").
+		Value(&confirm).
+		Run()
+	if err != nil || !confirm {
 		fmt.Println("Logout cancelled.")
 		return nil
 	}

cmd/install.go

@@ -0,0 +1,225 @@
+package cmd
+
+import (
+	"fmt"
+	"os/exec"
+
+	"github.com/charmbracelet/log"
+	"github.com/mark3labs/kit/internal/extensions"
+	"github.com/spf13/cobra"
+)
+
+var (
+	installLocalFlag     bool
+	installUpdateFlag    bool
+	installUninstallFlag bool
+	installAllFlag       bool
+)
+
+var installCmd = &cobra.Command{
+	Use:   "install <git-url>",
+	Short: "Install extensions from git repositories",
+	Long: `Install extensions from git repositories.
+
+The install command downloads and installs Kit extensions from git repositories.
+Extensions are stored in the global extensions directory by default, or in the
+project's .kit/git/ directory when using the --local flag.
+
+When a repo contains multiple extensions, an interactive multi-select is shown
+so you can choose which to install. Use --all to skip selection and install everything.
+
+Supported URL formats:
+  - github.com/user/repo (shorthand, defaults to HTTPS)
+  - git:github.com/user/repo
+  - https://github.com/user/repo
+  - ssh://git@github.com/user/repo
+  - git@github.com:user/repo
+
+You can pin to a specific version, tag, or commit using @:
+  - github.com/user/repo@v1.0.0
+  - github.com/user/repo@main
+  - github.com/user/repo@abc1234
+
+Examples:
+  kit install github.com/user/my-extension
+  kit install github.com/user/my-extension@v1.0.0
+  kit install github.com/user/my-extension --local
+  kit install github.com/user/collection --all`,
+	Args: cobra.ExactArgs(1),
+	RunE: runInstall,
+}
+
+func init() {
+	installCmd.Flags().BoolVarP(&installLocalFlag, "local", "l", false, "Install to project-local .kit/git/ directory")
+	installCmd.Flags().BoolVarP(&installUpdateFlag, "update", "u", false, "Update an already-installed package")
+	installCmd.Flags().BoolVar(&installUninstallFlag, "uninstall", false, "Remove an installed package")
+	installCmd.Flags().BoolVar(&installAllFlag, "all", false, "Install all extensions without prompting")
+
+	rootCmd.AddCommand(installCmd)
+}
+
+func runInstall(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) error {
+	sourceStr := args[0]
+
+	// Check that git is available
+	if _, err := exec.LookPath("git"); err != nil {
+		return fmt.Errorf("git is not installed or not in PATH")
+	}
+
+	// Parse the source
+	source, err := extensions.ParseGitSource(sourceStr)
+	if err != nil {
+		return fmt.Errorf("invalid source: %w", err)
+	}
+
+	// Determine scope
+	scope := extensions.ScopeGlobal
+	if installLocalFlag {
+		scope = extensions.ScopeProject
+	}
+
+	installer := extensions.NewInstaller(".")
+
+	// Handle uninstall
+	if installUninstallFlag {
+		return runUninstall(installer, source, scope)
+	}
+
+	// Handle update
+	if installUpdateFlag {
+		return runUpdate(installer, source, scope)
+	}
+
+	// Handle install
+	return runInstallPackage(installer, source, scope)
+}
+
+func runInstallPackage(installer *extensions.Installer, source *extensions.GitSource, scope extensions.InstallScope) error {
+	// Check if already installed
+	existingScope, installed := installer.IsInstalled(source)
+	if installed {
+		return fmt.Errorf("extension already installed (scope: %s). Use --update to update or --uninstall to remove", existingScope)
+	}
+
+	// Preview extensions to decide if we need multi-select
+	previews, tempDir, err := installer.PreviewExtensions(source)
+	if err != nil {
+		return fmt.Errorf("previewing extensions: %w", err)
+	}
+	defer extensions.CleanupTempDir(tempDir)
+
+	if len(previews) == 0 {
+		return fmt.Errorf("no extensions found in %s", source.String())
+	}
+
+	scopeStr := "globally"
+	if scope == extensions.ScopeProject {
+		scopeStr = "locally in .kit/git/"
+	}
+
+	// Single extension or --all flag: install everything directly
+	if len(previews) == 1 || installAllFlag {
+		if err := installer.Install(source, scope); err != nil {
+			return fmt.Errorf("install failed: %w", err)
+		}
+
+		if source.Pinned {
+			fmt.Printf("Installed %s at %s %s\n", source.String(), source.Ref, scopeStr)
+		} else {
+			fmt.Printf("Installed %d extension(s) from %s %s\n", len(previews), source.String(), scopeStr)
+		}
+
+		log.Info("extension installed", "source", source.String(), "scope", scope)
+		return nil
+	}
+
+	// Multiple extensions: show interactive selection
+	includePaths, err := multiSelectForInstall(previews)
+	if err != nil {
+		if err.Error() == "selection cancelled" || err.Error() == "no extensions selected" {
+			fmt.Println("Install cancelled.")
+			return nil
+		}
+		return fmt.Errorf("selection failed: %w", err)
+	}
+
+	if err := installer.InstallWithInclude(source, scope, includePaths); err != nil {
+		return fmt.Errorf("install failed: %w", err)
+	}
+
+	fmt.Printf("Installed %d extension(s) from %s %s\n", len(includePaths), source.String(), scopeStr)
+	for _, path := range includePaths {
+		fmt.Printf("  - %s\n", path)
+	}
+
+	log.Info("extension installed", "source", source.String(), "scope", scope, "selected", len(includePaths))
+	return nil
+}
+
+func runUpdate(installer *extensions.Installer, source *extensions.GitSource, scope extensions.InstallScope) error {
+	// Find the installed package
+	existingScope, installed := installer.IsInstalled(source)
+	if !installed {
+		// Try to find with wildcard (no version)
+		entry, foundScope, err := extensions.FindInManifest(source.Identity())
+		if err != nil || entry == nil {
+			return fmt.Errorf("extension not installed: %s", source.Identity())
+		}
+		// Parse the found entry's source
+		foundSource, err := extensions.ParseGitSource(entry.Source)
+		if err != nil {
+			return fmt.Errorf("failed to parse installed source: %w", err)
+		}
+		existingScope = foundScope
+		source = foundSource
+	}
+
+	// Override scope if specified
+	if installLocalFlag && scope != existingScope {
+		return fmt.Errorf("extension installed in %s scope, cannot update with --local flag", existingScope)
+	}
+	scope = existingScope
+
+	// Check if pinned
+	if source.Pinned {
+		fmt.Printf("Skipping %s (pinned at %s)\n", source.Identity(), source.Ref)
+		return nil
+	}
+
+	// Update
+	if err := installer.Update(source, scope); err != nil {
+		return fmt.Errorf("update failed: %w", err)
+	}
+
+	fmt.Printf("Updated %s\n", source.Identity())
+	log.Info("extension updated", "source", source.Identity(), "scope", scope)
+	return nil
+}
+
+func runUninstall(installer *extensions.Installer, source *extensions.GitSource, scope extensions.InstallScope) error {
+	// Find where it's installed (ignore scope flag for uninstall - remove from wherever it exists)
+	existingScope, installed := installer.IsInstalled(source)
+	if !installed {
+		// Try to find in manifests
+		entry, foundScope, err := extensions.FindInManifest(source.Identity())
+		if err != nil || entry == nil {
+			return fmt.Errorf("extension not installed: %s", source.Identity())
+		}
+		existingScope = foundScope
+		// Parse the found entry's source
+		foundSource, err := extensions.ParseGitSource(entry.Source)
+		if err != nil {
+			return fmt.Errorf("failed to parse installed source: %w", err)
+		}
+		source = foundSource
+	}
+
+	// Uninstall from the scope where it's installed
+	if err := installer.Uninstall(source, existingScope); err != nil {
+		return fmt.Errorf("uninstall failed: %w", err)
+	}
+
+	fmt.Printf("Uninstalled %s from %s scope\n", source.Identity(), existingScope)
+	log.Info("extension uninstalled", "source", source.Identity(), "scope", existingScope)
+	return nil
+}

cmd/install_multiselect.go

@@ -0,0 +1,70 @@
+package cmd
+
+import (
+	"fmt"
+	"os"
+
+	"charm.land/huh/v2"
+	"github.com/charmbracelet/log"
+	"github.com/mark3labs/kit/internal/extensions"
+)
+
+// multiSelectForInstall runs a multi-select prompt for extension selection.
+// Returns the selected extension paths, or an error if cancelled.
+func multiSelectForInstall(previews []extensions.ExtensionPreview) ([]string, error) {
+	if len(previews) == 0 {
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("no extensions to select")
+	}
+
+	// Non-interactive: select all
+	if !isInteractive() {
+		log.Info("Non-interactive mode, selecting all extensions")
+		paths := make([]string, len(previews))
+		for i, p := range previews {
+			paths[i] = p.Path
+		}
+		return paths, nil
+	}
+
+	// Single extension: just return it
+	if len(previews) == 1 {
+		return []string{previews[0].Path}, nil
+	}
+
+	// Build options for huh MultiSelect
+	options := make([]huh.Option[string], len(previews))
+	for i, p := range previews {
+		label := fmt.Sprintf("%s  %s", p.Name, p.Path)
+		options[i] = huh.NewOption(label, p.Path).Selected(true)
+	}
+
+	var selected []string
+
+	form := huh.NewForm(
+		huh.NewGroup(
+			huh.NewMultiSelect[string]().
+				Title("Select extensions to install").
+				Options(options...).
+				Value(&selected),
+		),
+	)
+
+	if err := form.Run(); err != nil {
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("selection cancelled")
+	}
+
+	if len(selected) == 0 {
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("no extensions selected")
+	}
+
+	return selected, nil
+}
+
+// isInteractive checks if the terminal is interactive.
+func isInteractive() bool {
+	fi, err := os.Stdout.Stat()
+	if err != nil {
+		return false
+	}
+	return (fi.Mode() & os.ModeCharDevice) != 0
+}

cmd/root.go

@@ -924,6 +924,42 @@ func runNormalMode(ctx context.Context) error {
 					Index:  resp.Index,
 				}
 			},
+			SpawnSubagent: func(config extensions.SubagentConfig) (*extensions.SubagentHandle, *extensions.SubagentResult, error) {
+				// In-process subagent via SDK.
+				sdkCfg := kit.SubagentConfig{
+					Prompt:       config.Prompt,
+					Model:        config.Model,
+					SystemPrompt: config.SystemPrompt,
+					Timeout:      config.Timeout,
+					NoSession:    config.NoSession,
+				}
+				// Bridge SDK events to extension SubagentEvents.
+				if config.OnEvent != nil {
+					sdkCfg.OnEvent = func(e kit.Event) {
+						se := sdkEventToSubagentEvent(e)
+						if se.Type != "" {
+							config.OnEvent(se)
+						}
+					}
+				}
+				result, err := kitInstance.Subagent(ctx, sdkCfg)
+				if result == nil {
+					return nil, &extensions.SubagentResult{Error: err}, err
+				}
+				extResult := &extensions.SubagentResult{
+					Response:  result.Response,
+					Error:     result.Error,
+					SessionID: result.SessionID,
+					Elapsed:   result.Elapsed,
+				}
+				if result.Usage != nil {
+					extResult.Usage = &extensions.SubagentUsage{
+						InputTokens:  result.Usage.InputTokens,
+						OutputTokens: result.Usage.OutputTokens,
+					}
+				}
+				return nil, extResult, err
+			},
 		})
 		kitInstance.EmitSessionStart()
 	}
@@ -1083,15 +1119,19 @@ func buildJSONOutput(result *kit.TurnResult, model string) ([]byte, error) {
 		CacheCreationTokens int64 `json:"cache_creation_tokens"`
 	}
 	type jsonEnvelope struct {
-		Response string        `json:"response"`
-		Model    string        `json:"model"`
-		Usage    *jsonUsage    `json:"usage,omitempty"`
-		Messages []jsonMessage `json:"messages"`
+		Response   string        `json:"response"`
+		Model      string        `json:"model"`
+		StopReason string        `json:"stop_reason,omitempty"`
+		SessionID  string        `json:"session_id,omitempty"`
+		Usage      *jsonUsage    `json:"usage,omitempty"`
+		Messages   []jsonMessage `json:"messages"`
 	}
 
 	out := jsonEnvelope{
-		Response: result.Response,
-		Model:    model,
+		Response:   result.Response,
+		Model:      model,
+		StopReason: result.StopReason,
+		SessionID:  result.SessionID,
 	}
 
 	if result.TotalUsage != nil {
@@ -1202,3 +1242,42 @@ func runInteractiveModeBubbleTea(_ context.Context, appInstance *app.App, modelN
 	_, runErr := program.Run()
 	return runErr
 }
+
+// sdkEventToSubagentEvent converts an SDK event to an extension-facing
+// SubagentEvent. Returns a zero-value event (Type=="") for events that
+// don't map to anything useful.
+func sdkEventToSubagentEvent(e kit.Event) extensions.SubagentEvent {
+	switch ev := e.(type) {
+	case kit.MessageUpdateEvent:
+		return extensions.SubagentEvent{Type: "text", Content: ev.Chunk}
+	case kit.ReasoningDeltaEvent:
+		return extensions.SubagentEvent{Type: "reasoning", Content: ev.Delta}
+	case kit.ToolCallEvent:
+		return extensions.SubagentEvent{
+			Type: "tool_call", ToolCallID: ev.ToolCallID,
+			ToolName: ev.ToolName, ToolKind: ev.ToolKind, ToolArgs: ev.ToolArgs,
+		}
+	case kit.ToolExecutionStartEvent:
+		return extensions.SubagentEvent{
+			Type: "tool_execution_start", ToolCallID: ev.ToolCallID,
+			ToolName: ev.ToolName, ToolKind: ev.ToolKind,
+		}
+	case kit.ToolExecutionEndEvent:
+		return extensions.SubagentEvent{
+			Type: "tool_execution_end", ToolCallID: ev.ToolCallID,
+			ToolName: ev.ToolName, ToolKind: ev.ToolKind,
+		}
+	case kit.ToolResultEvent:
+		return extensions.SubagentEvent{
+			Type: "tool_result", ToolCallID: ev.ToolCallID,
+			ToolName: ev.ToolName, ToolKind: ev.ToolKind,
+			ToolResult: ev.Result, IsError: ev.IsError,
+		}
+	case kit.TurnStartEvent:
+		return extensions.SubagentEvent{Type: "turn_start"}
+	case kit.TurnEndEvent:
+		return extensions.SubagentEvent{Type: "turn_end"}
+	default:
+		return extensions.SubagentEvent{}
+	}
+}

cmd/skill.go

@@ -0,0 +1,58 @@
+package cmd
+
+import (
+	"fmt"
+	"os"
+	"os/exec"
+
+	"github.com/spf13/cobra"
+)
+
+// skillCmd installs the kit-extensions skill via the skills.sh CLI (npx skills).
+// This teaches AI agents how to create Kit extensions with full knowledge of
+// the extension API, lifecycle events, widgets, tools, commands, and Yaegi constraints.
+var skillCmd = &cobra.Command{
+	Use:   "skill",
+	Short: "Install the Kit extensions skill via skills.sh",
+	Long: `Install the kit-extensions skill that teaches AI agents how to create
+Kit extensions. Uses the skills.sh CLI (npx skills) to install the skill
+from the Kit repository.
+
+The skill provides comprehensive documentation of Kit's extension API including
+lifecycle events, custom tools, slash commands, widgets, editor interceptors,
+tool renderers, and critical Yaegi interpreter constraints.
+
+Example:
+  kit skill`,
+	RunE: runSkill,
+}
+
+func init() {
+	rootCmd.AddCommand(skillCmd)
+}
+
+func runSkill(_ *cobra.Command, _ []string) error {
+	npx, err := exec.LookPath("npx")
+	if err != nil {
+		return fmt.Errorf("npx not found in PATH — install Node.js to use this command: %w", err)
+	}
+
+	args := []string{
+		"skills",
+		"add",
+		"mark3labs/kit",
+		"--skill",
+		"kit-extensions",
+	}
+
+	cmd := exec.Command(npx, args...)
+	cmd.Stdin = os.Stdin
+	cmd.Stdout = os.Stdout
+	cmd.Stderr = os.Stderr
+
+	if err := cmd.Run(); err != nil {
+		return fmt.Errorf("skills install failed: %w", err)
+	}
+
+	return nil
+}

examples/extensions/README.md

@@ -0,0 +1,174 @@
+# Kit Extension Examples
+
+A collection of example extensions demonstrating various Kit capabilities. These can be installed individually or as a complete collection.
+
+## Installation
+
+### Install all examples
+```bash
+kit install github.com/mark3labs/kit/examples/extensions
+```
+
+### Install with interactive selection
+```bash
+kit install github.com/mark3labs/kit/examples/extensions --select
+```
+
+### Install locally in your project
+```bash
+kit install github.com/mark3labs/kit/examples/extensions --local
+```
+
+## Extension Index
+
+### Core Concepts
+
+| Extension | Description | Key API |
+|-----------|-------------|---------|
+| `minimal.go` | Minimal viable extension | Basic `Init()` function |
+| `plan-mode.go` | Restrict agent to read-only tools | `OnBeforeAgentStart`, `SetActiveTools` |
+| `tool-logger.go` | Log all tool calls to file | `OnToolCall`, `OnToolResult` |
+| `notify.go` | Display notifications | `PrintInfo`, `PrintBlock` |
+
+### UI & Widgets
+
+| Extension | Description | Key API |
+|-----------|-------------|---------|
+| `widget-status.go` | Persistent status widget | `SetWidget`, `RemoveWidget` |
+| `header-footer-demo.go` | Custom header/footer | `SetHeader`, `SetFooter` |
+| `overlay-demo.go` | Modal overlay dialogs | `ShowOverlay` |
+| `compact-notify.go` | Compact mode notifications | `PrintBlock` |
+| `branded-output.go` | Custom styled output | `PrintBlock` with colors |
+
+### Input & Editor
+
+| Extension | Description | Key API |
+|-----------|-------------|---------|
+| `custom-editor-demo.go` | Custom key handling | `SetEditor`, `EditorKeyAction` |
+| `pirate.go` | Transform user input | `OnInput`, `InputResult` |
+| `interactive-shell.go` | Custom command input | Slash commands with prompts |
+| `inline-bash.go` | Execute bash inline | Input handling, `exec` |
+
+### Session & Context
+
+| Extension | Description | Key API |
+|-----------|-------------|---------|
+| `context-inject.go` | Inject context into prompts | `OnContextPrepare` |
+| `bookmark.go` | Bookmark messages | `AppendEntry`, `GetEntries` |
+| `project-rules.go` | Project-specific rules | Session data, file reading |
+| `protected-paths.go` | Block dangerous operations | `OnToolCall` with blocking |
+| `permission-gate.go` | Confirm destructive actions | `OnToolCall` with confirmation |
+
+### Tools & Commands
+
+| Extension | Description | Key API |
+|-----------|-------------|---------|
+| `auto-commit.go` | Auto-commit changes | Custom tool, git operations |
+| `summarize.go` | Summarize conversation | Custom tool with parameters |
+| `confirm-destructive.go` | Confirm destructive commands | `OnToolCall` blocking |
+| `lsp-diagnostics.go` | LSP integration | Complex extension, external process |
+
+### Subagents & Background Tasks
+
+| Extension | Description | Key API |
+|-----------|-------------|---------|
+| `kit-kit.go` | Spawn Kit as subagent | Subagent spawning |
+| `subagent-test.go` | Test subagent functionality | `SpawnSubagent` |
+| `subagent-widget.go` | Widget with subagent updates | Goroutines + widgets |
+| `dev-reload.go` | Hot reload extensions | `ReloadExtensions` |
+
+### Rendering
+
+| Extension | Description | Key API |
+|-----------|-------------|---------|
+| `tool-renderer-demo.go` | Custom tool output styling | `RegisterToolRenderer` |
+| `prompt-demo.go` | Interactive prompts | `PromptSelect`, `PromptConfirm` |
+
+## Extension Details
+
+### minimal.go
+The bare minimum extension showing the required structure:
+- Package `main`
+- Import `kit/ext`
+- Export `Init(api ext.API)` function
+
+### plan-mode.go
+A complete example demonstrating:
+- Slash command (`/plan`)
+- Keyboard shortcut (`ctrl+alt+p`)
+- Option registration
+- Status bar indicators
+- System prompt injection
+- Tool filtering
+
+### widget-status.go
+Shows how to create persistent UI elements:
+- Create widgets with `SetWidget`
+- Update content dynamically
+- Remove when done
+- Handle session lifecycle
+
+### context-inject.go
+Advanced context manipulation:
+- Read project files
+- Inject into LLM context
+- Filter messages
+- Use negative indices for ephemeral content
+
+### lsp-diagnostics.go
+Complex real-world example:
+- Multi-file extension
+- External process management (LSP server)
+- File watching
+- Diagnostics aggregation
+
+## Multi-File Extension Example
+
+The `kit-kit-agents/` directory demonstrates the multi-file pattern:
+
+```
+kit-kit-agents/
+├── main.go          # Entry point with Init()
+├── agent.go         # Agent configuration
+├── manager.go       # Agent lifecycle management
+└── README.md        # Documentation
+```
+
+When the repo is installed, all files in subdirectories with `main.go` are loaded as separate extensions.
+
+## Testing & Validation
+
+After installing, test the extensions:
+
+```bash
+# List all loaded extensions
+kit extensions list
+
+# Validate all extensions
+kit extensions validate
+
+# Run with a specific extension
+kit -e ~/.local/share/kit/git/github.com/mark3labs/kit/examples/extensions/plan-mode.go
+```
+
+## Creating Your Own
+
+1. Copy `minimal.go` as a starting point
+2. Modify the `Init()` function to register your handlers
+3. Use the other examples for reference on specific APIs
+4. Test with `kit -e your-extension.go`
+5. Share by pushing to a git repository!
+
+## Update
+
+To get the latest examples:
+
+```bash
+kit install github.com/mark3labs/kit/examples/extensions --update
+```
+
+## See Also
+
+- [Kit Extensions Guide](https://github.com/mark3labs/kit/blob/main/.agents/skills/kit-extensions/SKILL.md)
+- [API Reference](https://github.com/mark3labs/kit/blob/main/internal/extensions/api.go)
+- [Example Extensions Source](https://github.com/mark3labs/kit/tree/main/examples/extensions)

examples/extensions/status-tools/helpers.go

@@ -0,0 +1,43 @@
+//go:build ignore
+
+package main
+
+import (
+	"fmt"
+	"kit/ext"
+)
+
+// Helper functions for the status-tools extension
+// These are used by main.go but kept in a separate file
+// to demonstrate the multi-file extension pattern.
+
+// formatMemory converts bytes to human-readable format
+func formatMemory(bytes int64) string {
+	const (
+		KB = 1024
+		MB = 1024 * KB
+		GB = 1024 * MB
+	)
+
+	switch {
+	case bytes >= GB:
+		return fmt.Sprintf("%.2f GB", float64(bytes)/float64(GB))
+	case bytes >= MB:
+		return fmt.Sprintf("%.2f MB", float64(bytes)/float64(MB))
+	case bytes >= KB:
+		return fmt.Sprintf("%.2f KB", float64(bytes)/float64(KB))
+	default:
+		return fmt.Sprintf("%d B", bytes)
+	}
+}
+
+// showMemoryStatus displays memory usage (placeholder)
+func showMemoryStatus(ctx ext.Context) {
+	// This is a placeholder that would show memory stats
+	// In a real extension, you'd integrate with system metrics
+	ctx.PrintBlock(ext.PrintBlockOpts{
+		Text:        "Memory status monitoring not yet implemented",
+		BorderColor: "#f9e2af",
+		Subtitle:    "Memory",
+	})
+}

examples/extensions/status-tools/main.go

@@ -0,0 +1,49 @@
+//go:build ignore
+
+package main
+
+import (
+	"fmt"
+	"time"
+
+	"kit/ext"
+)
+
+// Init registers the status tools extension.
+// This extension provides multiple status-related utilities as a
+// multi-file extension example.
+func Init(api ext.API) {
+	// Register a status bar widget that shows time
+	api.OnSessionStart(func(_ ext.SessionStartEvent, ctx ext.Context) {
+		go func() {
+			ticker := time.NewTicker(time.Second)
+			defer ticker.Stop()
+			for range ticker.C {
+				ctx.SetStatus("clock", time.Now().Format("15:04:05"), 5)
+			}
+		}()
+	})
+
+	// Register a /status command
+	api.RegisterCommand(ext.CommandDef{
+		Name:        "status",
+		Description: "Show system status information",
+		Execute: func(args string, ctx ext.Context) (string, error) {
+			stats := ctx.GetContextStats()
+			info := fmt.Sprintf(
+				"Model: %s\nTokens: %d/%d (%.1f%%)\nMessages: %d",
+				ctx.Model,
+				stats.EstimatedTokens,
+				stats.ContextLimit,
+				stats.UsagePercent*100,
+				stats.MessageCount,
+			)
+			ctx.PrintBlock(ext.PrintBlockOpts{
+				Text:        info,
+				BorderColor: "#89b4fa",
+				Subtitle:    "System Status",
+			})
+			return "", nil
+		},
+	})
+}

examples/extensions/subagent-test.go

@@ -0,0 +1,164 @@
+//go:build ignore
+
+// Subagent Test Extension — Tests the new first-class subagent API
+//
+// Commands:
+//
+//	/subtest <task>      — spawn a blocking subagent and print result
+//	/subbg <task>        — spawn a background subagent with live output
+//
+// Usage: kit -e examples/extensions/subagent-test.go
+package main
+
+import (
+	"fmt"
+	"strings"
+	"sync"
+	"time"
+
+	"kit/ext"
+)
+
+var (
+	mu        sync.Mutex
+	latestCtx ext.Context
+	hasCtx    bool
+)
+
+func Init(api ext.API) {
+	// Keep context fresh
+	api.OnSessionStart(func(_ ext.SessionStartEvent, ctx ext.Context) {
+		mu.Lock()
+		latestCtx = ctx
+		hasCtx = true
+		mu.Unlock()
+
+		ctx.PrintInfo(
+			"Subagent Test Extension loaded\n\n" +
+				"/subtest <task>    Spawn blocking subagent\n" +
+				"/subbg <task>      Spawn background subagent\n\n" +
+				"The LLM can also use the spawn_subagent tool.")
+	})
+
+	api.OnAgentEnd(func(_ ext.AgentEndEvent, ctx ext.Context) {
+		mu.Lock()
+		latestCtx = ctx
+		mu.Unlock()
+	})
+
+	// Command: /subtest <task> — blocking subagent
+	api.RegisterCommand(ext.CommandDef{
+		Name:        "subtest",
+		Description: "Spawn a blocking subagent: /subtest <task>",
+		Execute: func(args string, ctx ext.Context) (string, error) {
+			mu.Lock()
+			latestCtx = ctx
+			hasCtx = true
+			mu.Unlock()
+
+			task := strings.TrimSpace(args)
+			if task == "" {
+				return "Usage: /subtest <task>", nil
+			}
+
+			ctx.PrintInfo(fmt.Sprintf("Spawning blocking subagent for: %s", task))
+
+			start := time.Now()
+			_, result, err := ctx.SpawnSubagent(ext.SubagentConfig{
+				Prompt:   task,
+				Timeout:  2 * time.Minute,
+				Blocking: true,
+			})
+			elapsed := time.Since(start)
+
+			if err != nil {
+				return fmt.Sprintf("Spawn error: %v", err), nil
+			}
+
+			if result == nil {
+				return "No result returned", nil
+			}
+
+			if result.Error != nil {
+				return fmt.Sprintf("Subagent failed (exit %d) after %ds: %v\n\nPartial output:\n%s",
+					result.ExitCode, int(elapsed.Seconds()), result.Error, truncate(result.Response, 2000)), nil
+			}
+
+			response := fmt.Sprintf("Subagent completed in %ds", int(elapsed.Seconds()))
+			if result.Usage != nil {
+				response += fmt.Sprintf(" (tokens: %d in / %d out)", result.Usage.InputTokens, result.Usage.OutputTokens)
+			}
+			response += fmt.Sprintf("\n\nResult:\n%s", truncate(result.Response, 4000))
+
+			return response, nil
+		},
+	})
+
+	// Command: /subbg <task> — background subagent with callbacks
+	api.RegisterCommand(ext.CommandDef{
+		Name:        "subbg",
+		Description: "Spawn a background subagent: /subbg <task>",
+		Execute: func(args string, ctx ext.Context) (string, error) {
+			mu.Lock()
+			latestCtx = ctx
+			hasCtx = true
+			mu.Unlock()
+
+			task := strings.TrimSpace(args)
+			if task == "" {
+				return "Usage: /subbg <task>", nil
+			}
+
+			ctx.PrintInfo(fmt.Sprintf("Spawning background subagent for: %s", task))
+
+			start := time.Now()
+			handle, _, err := ctx.SpawnSubagent(ext.SubagentConfig{
+				Prompt:  task,
+				Timeout: 2 * time.Minute,
+				OnOutput: func(chunk string) {
+					// Live output - could update a widget here
+					fmt.Print(chunk)
+				},
+				OnComplete: func(result ext.SubagentResult) {
+					elapsed := time.Since(start)
+
+					mu.Lock()
+					c := latestCtx
+					ok := hasCtx
+					mu.Unlock()
+
+					if !ok {
+						return
+					}
+
+					if result.Error != nil {
+						c.SendMessage(fmt.Sprintf("Background subagent failed after %ds: %v",
+							int(elapsed.Seconds()), result.Error))
+						return
+					}
+
+					msg := fmt.Sprintf("Background subagent completed in %ds", int(elapsed.Seconds()))
+					if result.Usage != nil {
+						msg += fmt.Sprintf(" (tokens: %d in / %d out)", result.Usage.InputTokens, result.Usage.OutputTokens)
+					}
+					msg += fmt.Sprintf("\n\nResult:\n%s", truncate(result.Response, 4000))
+
+					c.SendMessage(msg)
+				},
+			})
+
+			if err != nil {
+				return fmt.Sprintf("Spawn error: %v", err), nil
+			}
+
+			return fmt.Sprintf("Background subagent spawned (ID: %s). Results will be delivered when complete.", handle.ID), nil
+		},
+	})
+}
+
+func truncate(s string, max int) string {
+	if len(s) <= max {
+		return s
+	}
+	return s[:max] + "\n\n... [truncated]"
+}

go.mod

@@ -4,11 +4,11 @@ go 1.26.0
 
 require (
 	charm.land/bubbles/v2 v2.0.0
-	charm.land/bubbletea/v2 v2.0.1
+	charm.land/bubbletea/v2 v2.0.2
 	charm.land/fantasy v0.11.1
-	charm.land/lipgloss/v2 v2.0.0
+	charm.land/lipgloss/v2 v2.0.1
 	github.com/alecthomas/chroma/v2 v2.23.1
-	github.com/aymanbagabas/go-udiff v0.4.0
+	github.com/aymanbagabas/go-udiff v0.4.1
 	github.com/charmbracelet/fang v0.4.4
 	github.com/charmbracelet/log v0.4.2
 	github.com/mark3labs/mcp-go v0.44.1
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ require (
 )
 
 require (
+	charm.land/huh/v2 v2.0.3 // indirect
 	cloud.google.com/go v0.123.0 // indirect
 	cloud.google.com/go/auth v0.18.2 // indirect
 	cloud.google.com/go/auth/oauth2adapt v0.2.8 // indirect
@@ -45,6 +46,7 @@ require (
 	github.com/aymerick/douceur v0.2.0 // indirect
 	github.com/bahlo/generic-list-go v0.2.0 // indirect
 	github.com/buger/jsonparser v1.1.1 // indirect
+	github.com/catppuccin/go v0.2.0 // indirect
 	github.com/cespare/xxhash/v2 v2.3.0 // indirect
 	github.com/charmbracelet/anthropic-sdk-go v0.0.0-20260223140439-63879b0b8dab // indirect
 	github.com/charmbracelet/colorprofile v0.4.2 // indirect
@@ -53,13 +55,17 @@ require (
 	github.com/charmbracelet/ultraviolet v0.0.0-20260303162955-0b88c25f3fff // indirect
 	github.com/charmbracelet/x/cellbuf v0.0.15 // indirect
 	github.com/charmbracelet/x/exp/charmtone v0.0.0-20260305213658-fe36e8c10185 // indirect
+	github.com/charmbracelet/x/exp/ordered v0.1.0 // indirect
 	github.com/charmbracelet/x/exp/slice v0.0.0-20260305213658-fe36e8c10185 // indirect
+	github.com/charmbracelet/x/exp/strings v0.0.0-20240722160745-212f7b056ed0 // indirect
 	github.com/charmbracelet/x/json v0.2.0 // indirect
 	github.com/charmbracelet/x/termios v0.1.1 // indirect
 	github.com/charmbracelet/x/windows v0.2.2 // indirect
 	github.com/clipperhouse/displaywidth v0.11.0 // indirect
 	github.com/clipperhouse/uax29/v2 v2.7.0 // indirect
+	github.com/coder/acp-go-sdk v0.6.3 // indirect
 	github.com/dlclark/regexp2 v1.11.5 // indirect
+	github.com/dustin/go-humanize v1.0.1 // indirect
 	github.com/felixge/httpsnoop v1.0.4 // indirect
 	github.com/fsnotify/fsnotify v1.9.0 // indirect
 	github.com/go-json-experiment/json v0.0.0-20260214004413-d219187c3433 // indirect
@@ -83,6 +89,7 @@ require (
 	github.com/kaptinlin/messageformat-go v0.4.18 // indirect
 	github.com/mailru/easyjson v0.9.1 // indirect
 	github.com/microcosm-cc/bluemonday v1.0.27 // indirect
+	github.com/mitchellh/hashstructure/v2 v2.0.2 // indirect
 	github.com/muesli/mango v0.2.0 // indirect
 	github.com/muesli/mango-cobra v1.3.0 // indirect
 	github.com/muesli/mango-pflag v0.2.0 // indirect
@@ -137,6 +144,6 @@ require (
 	github.com/rivo/uniseg v0.4.7 // indirect
 	github.com/spf13/pflag v1.0.10 // indirect
 	golang.org/x/sync v0.19.0 // indirect
-	golang.org/x/sys v0.41.0 // indirect
+	golang.org/x/sys v0.42.0 // indirect
 	golang.org/x/text v0.34.0 // indirect
 )

go.sum

@@ -2,10 +2,16 @@ charm.land/bubbles/v2 v2.0.0 h1:tE3eK/pHjmtrDiRdoC9uGNLgpopOd8fjhEe31B/ai5s=
 charm.land/bubbles/v2 v2.0.0/go.mod h1:rCHoleP2XhU8um45NTuOWBPNVHxnkXKTiZqcclL/qOI=
 charm.land/bubbletea/v2 v2.0.1 h1:B8e9zzK7x9JJ+XvHGF4xnYu9Xa0E0y0MyggY6dbaCfQ=
 charm.land/bubbletea/v2 v2.0.1/go.mod h1:3LRff2U4WIYXy7MTxfbAQ+AdfM3D8Xuvz2wbsOD9OHQ=
+charm.land/bubbletea/v2 v2.0.2 h1:4CRtRnuZOdFDTWSff9r8QFt/9+z6Emubz3aDMnf/dx0=
+charm.land/bubbletea/v2 v2.0.2/go.mod h1:3LRff2U4WIYXy7MTxfbAQ+AdfM3D8Xuvz2wbsOD9OHQ=
 charm.land/fantasy v0.11.1 h1:G1dRqkzEQ0RJN1Ls5mte8HOi0wFKxYd5bfnRAmeYvDk=
 charm.land/fantasy v0.11.1/go.mod h1:C8wNxWlw+b2z54zsTor9r1tG2GE2C4QotvAlgXh9KF8=
+charm.land/huh/v2 v2.0.3 h1:2cJsMqEPwSywGHvdlKsJyQKPtSJLVnFKyFbsYZTlLkU=
+charm.land/huh/v2 v2.0.3/go.mod h1:93eEveeeqn47MwiC3tf+2atZ2l7Is88rAtmZNZ8x9Wc=
 charm.land/lipgloss/v2 v2.0.0 h1:sd8N/B3x892oiOjFfBQdXBQp3cAkvjGaU5TvVZC3ivo=
 charm.land/lipgloss/v2 v2.0.0/go.mod h1:w6SnmsBFBmEFBodiEDurGS/sdUY/u1+v72DqUzc6J14=
+charm.land/lipgloss/v2 v2.0.1 h1:6Xzrn49+Py1Um5q/wZG1gWgER2+7dUyZ9XMEufqPSys=
+charm.land/lipgloss/v2 v2.0.1/go.mod h1:KjPle2Qd3YmvP1KL5OMHiHysGcNwq6u83MUjYkFvEkM=
 cloud.google.com/go v0.123.0 h1:2NAUJwPR47q+E35uaJeYoNhuNEM9kM8SjgRgdeOJUSE=
 cloud.google.com/go v0.123.0/go.mod h1:xBoMV08QcqUGuPW65Qfm1o9Y4zKZBpGS+7bImXLTAZU=
 cloud.google.com/go/auth v0.18.2 h1:+Nbt5Ev0xEqxlNjd6c+yYUeosQ5TtEUaNcN/3FozlaM=
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internal/acpserver/agent.go

@@ -0,0 +1,260 @@
+// Package acpserver implements a Kit-backed ACP (Agent Client Protocol) agent.
+//
+// It bridges Kit's LLM execution, tool system, and session management to the
+// ACP protocol over stdio, allowing ACP clients (such as OpenCode) to drive
+// Kit as a remote coding agent.
+package acpserver
+
+import (
+	"context"
+	"encoding/json"
+	"fmt"
+	"sync/atomic"
+
+	"github.com/charmbracelet/log"
+	acp "github.com/coder/acp-go-sdk"
+
+	kit "github.com/mark3labs/kit/pkg/kit"
+)
+
+// Version is injected at build time; fallback to "dev".
+var Version = "dev"
+
+// Agent implements the acp.Agent interface, delegating to Kit for LLM
+// execution, tool calls, and session management.
+type Agent struct {
+	conn     *acp.AgentSideConnection
+	registry *sessionRegistry
+
+	// toolCallCounter provides unique IDs for tool calls within a turn.
+	toolCallCounter atomic.Int64
+}
+
+// NewAgent creates a new ACP agent backed by Kit.
+func NewAgent() *Agent {
+	return &Agent{
+		registry: newSessionRegistry(),
+	}
+}
+
+// SetAgentConnection stores the connection so the agent can send session
+// updates (streaming, tool calls, etc.) back to the ACP client. This follows
+// the AgentConnAware duck-typing pattern from the SDK.
+func (a *Agent) SetAgentConnection(conn *acp.AgentSideConnection) {
+	a.conn = conn
+}
+
+// Close shuts down all active sessions.
+func (a *Agent) Close() {
+	a.registry.closeAll()
+}
+
+// ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+// acp.Agent interface implementation
+// ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+// Authenticate handles authentication requests. Kit doesn't require auth for
+// local stdio usage, so this is a no-op.
+func (a *Agent) Authenticate(_ context.Context, _ acp.AuthenticateRequest) (acp.AuthenticateResponse, error) {
+	return acp.AuthenticateResponse{}, nil
+}
+
+// Initialize negotiates capabilities with the ACP client.
+func (a *Agent) Initialize(_ context.Context, params acp.InitializeRequest) (acp.InitializeResponse, error) {
+	log.Debug("acp: initialize", "protocol_version", params.ProtocolVersion)
+
+	return acp.InitializeResponse{
+		ProtocolVersion: acp.ProtocolVersion(1),
+		AgentCapabilities: acp.AgentCapabilities{
+			LoadSession: true,
+			PromptCapabilities: acp.PromptCapabilities{
+				EmbeddedContext: true,
+				Image:           true,
+			},
+		},
+		AgentInfo: &acp.Implementation{
+			Name:    "Kit",
+			Version: Version,
+		},
+	}, nil
+}
+
+// NewSession creates a new Kit session for the given working directory.
+func (a *Agent) NewSession(ctx context.Context, params acp.NewSessionRequest) (acp.NewSessionResponse, error) {
+	cwd := params.Cwd
+	if cwd == "" {
+		return acp.NewSessionResponse{}, acp.NewInvalidParams("cwd is required")
+	}
+
+	log.Debug("acp: new_session", "cwd", cwd)
+
+	sess, err := a.registry.create(ctx, cwd)
+	if err != nil {
+		log.Error("acp: session creation failed", "cwd", cwd, "error", err)
+		return acp.NewSessionResponse{}, fmt.Errorf("create session: %w", err)
+	}
+
+	return acp.NewSessionResponse{
+		SessionId: acp.SessionId(sess.sessionID),
+	}, nil
+}
+
+// Prompt handles the main agent execution. It subscribes to Kit's event bus,
+// converts events to ACP session updates, and runs the prompt through Kit's
+// full turn lifecycle (hooks, LLM, tool calls, persistence).
+func (a *Agent) Prompt(ctx context.Context, params acp.PromptRequest) (acp.PromptResponse, error) {
+	sessionID := string(params.SessionId)
+	sess, ok := a.registry.get(sessionID)
+	if !ok {
+		return acp.PromptResponse{}, acp.NewInvalidParams(
+			fmt.Sprintf("session not found: %s", sessionID),
+		)
+	}
+
+	// Extract text from prompt content blocks.
+	promptText := extractPromptText(params.Prompt)
+	if promptText == "" {
+		return acp.PromptResponse{}, acp.NewInvalidParams("empty prompt")
+	}
+
+	log.Debug("acp: prompt", "session", sessionID, "prompt_len", len(promptText))
+
+	// Create a cancellable context for this prompt turn.
+	promptCtx, cancel := context.WithCancel(ctx)
+	sess.setCancel(cancel)
+	defer sess.clearCancel()
+
+	// Subscribe to Kit events and stream them as ACP session updates.
+	unsub := a.subscribeEvents(promptCtx, sess.kit, params.SessionId)
+	defer unsub()
+
+	// Run the prompt through Kit's full turn lifecycle.
+	_, err := sess.kit.PromptResult(promptCtx, promptText)
+	if err != nil {
+		if promptCtx.Err() != nil {
+			return acp.PromptResponse{
+				StopReason: acp.StopReasonCancelled,
+			}, nil
+		}
+		return acp.PromptResponse{}, fmt.Errorf("prompt failed: %w", err)
+	}
+
+	return acp.PromptResponse{
+		StopReason: acp.StopReasonEndTurn,
+	}, nil
+}
+
+// Cancel cancels the ongoing prompt for a session.
+func (a *Agent) Cancel(_ context.Context, params acp.CancelNotification) error {
+	sessionID := string(params.SessionId)
+	sess, ok := a.registry.get(sessionID)
+	if !ok {
+		return nil // No-op if session doesn't exist.
+	}
+
+	log.Debug("acp: cancel", "session", sessionID)
+	sess.cancelPrompt()
+	return nil
+}
+
+// SetSessionMode is a no-op for now — Kit doesn't have built-in session modes.
+func (a *Agent) SetSessionMode(_ context.Context, _ acp.SetSessionModeRequest) (acp.SetSessionModeResponse, error) {
+	return acp.SetSessionModeResponse{}, nil
+}
+
+// ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+// Event streaming: Kit events → ACP SessionUpdate notifications
+// ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+// subscribeEvents subscribes to Kit's event bus and forwards events as ACP
+// session update notifications to the client.
+func (a *Agent) subscribeEvents(ctx context.Context, k *kit.Kit, sessionID acp.SessionId) func() {
+	return k.Subscribe(func(e kit.Event) {
+		// Don't send updates after the context is cancelled.
+		if ctx.Err() != nil {
+			return
+		}
+
+		var update *acp.SessionUpdate
+		switch ev := e.(type) {
+		case kit.MessageUpdateEvent:
+			u := acp.UpdateAgentMessageText(ev.Chunk)
+			update = &u
+
+		case kit.ReasoningDeltaEvent:
+			u := acp.UpdateAgentThoughtText(ev.Delta)
+			update = &u
+
+		case kit.ToolCallEvent:
+			tcID := acp.ToolCallId(ev.ToolCallID)
+			if tcID == "" {
+				tcID = acp.ToolCallId(fmt.Sprintf("tc_%d", a.toolCallCounter.Add(1)))
+			}
+			u := acp.StartToolCall(tcID, ev.ToolName,
+				acp.WithStartStatus(acp.ToolCallStatusInProgress),
+				acp.WithStartRawInput(parseToolArgs(ev.ToolArgs)),
+			)
+			update = &u
+
+		case kit.ToolResultEvent:
+			tcID := acp.ToolCallId(ev.ToolCallID)
+			if tcID == "" {
+				tcID = acp.ToolCallId(fmt.Sprintf("tc_%d", a.toolCallCounter.Load()))
+			}
+			status := acp.ToolCallStatusCompleted
+			if ev.IsError {
+				status = acp.ToolCallStatusFailed
+			}
+			u := acp.UpdateToolCall(tcID,
+				acp.WithUpdateStatus(status),
+				acp.WithUpdateContent([]acp.ToolCallContent{
+					acp.ToolContent(acp.TextBlock(ev.Result)),
+				}),
+			)
+			update = &u
+
+		case kit.ToolCallContentEvent:
+			u := acp.UpdateAgentMessageText(ev.Content)
+			update = &u
+		}
+
+		if update != nil {
+			_ = a.conn.SessionUpdate(ctx, acp.SessionNotification{
+				SessionId: sessionID,
+				Update:    *update,
+			})
+		}
+	})
+}
+
+// ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+// Helpers
+// ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+// extractPromptText extracts the concatenated text content from ACP content
+// blocks. Non-text blocks are ignored for now.
+func extractPromptText(blocks []acp.ContentBlock) string {
+	var text string
+	for _, block := range blocks {
+		if block.Text != nil {
+			if text != "" {
+				text += "\n"
+			}
+			text += block.Text.Text
+		}
+	}
+	return text
+}
+
+// parseToolArgs attempts to parse a JSON tool args string into a map for
+// structured display. Falls back to a simple string wrapper.
+func parseToolArgs(args string) any {
+	if args == "" {
+		return nil
+	}
+	var m map[string]any
+	if err := json.Unmarshal([]byte(args), &m); err == nil {
+		return m
+	}
+	return map[string]any{"input": args}
+}

internal/acpserver/session.go

@@ -0,0 +1,294 @@
+package acpserver
+
+import (
+	"context"
+	"fmt"
+	"strings"
+	"sync"
+
+	"github.com/charmbracelet/log"
+
+	"github.com/mark3labs/kit/internal/extensions"
+	kit "github.com/mark3labs/kit/pkg/kit"
+)
+
+// acpSession maps an ACP session to a Kit instance with its own tree session.
+type acpSession struct {
+	kit       *kit.Kit
+	cancelFn  context.CancelFunc // cancels the current prompt
+	cancelMu  sync.Mutex
+	cwd       string
+	sessionID string // Kit-generated session ID (from JSONL header)
+}
+
+// sessionRegistry is a thread-safe registry of ACP session ID → Kit sessions.
+type sessionRegistry struct {
+	mu       sync.RWMutex
+	sessions map[string]*acpSession // ACP session ID → session
+}
+
+func newSessionRegistry() *sessionRegistry {
+	return &sessionRegistry{
+		sessions: make(map[string]*acpSession),
+	}
+}
+
+// create creates a new Kit instance with a persisted tree session for the
+// given working directory. The Kit-generated session ID is used as the ACP
+// session ID so the mapping is 1:1.
+func (r *sessionRegistry) create(ctx context.Context, cwd string) (*acpSession, error) {
+	kitInstance, err := kit.New(ctx, &kit.Options{
+		SessionDir: cwd,
+		Quiet:      true,
+		Streaming:  true,
+	})
+	if err != nil {
+		// Provide actionable guidance for provider auth errors, which are
+		// the most common failure mode when running via ACP.
+		msg := err.Error()
+		if strings.Contains(msg, "API key") || strings.Contains(msg, "credentials") || strings.Contains(msg, "OAuth") {
+			return nil, fmt.Errorf("provider authentication failed: %w — run 'kit auth login <provider>' or set the appropriate environment variable before starting 'kit acp'", err)
+		}
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("create kit instance: %w", err)
+	}
+
+	sessionID := kitInstance.GetSessionID()
+	if sessionID == "" {
+		_ = kitInstance.Close()
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("kit instance has no session ID")
+	}
+
+	// Wire extension context with headless implementations so extensions
+	// work in ACP mode. TUI-dependent features (widgets, prompts, editor)
+	// become no-ops or return cancelled; all data/model/tool APIs work
+	// identically to interactive mode.
+	if kitInstance.HasExtensions() {
+		kitInstance.SetExtensionContext(extensions.Context{
+			SessionID:   sessionID,
+			CWD:         cwd,
+			Model:       kitInstance.GetModelString(),
+			Interactive: false,
+
+			// Output — route through structured logger.
+			Print:      func(text string) { log.Debug("extension: print", "text", text) },
+			PrintInfo:  func(text string) { log.Info("extension: info", "text", text) },
+			PrintError: func(text string) { log.Error("extension: error", "text", text) },
+			PrintBlock: func(opts extensions.PrintBlockOpts) {
+				log.Info("extension: block", "subtitle", opts.Subtitle, "text", opts.Text)
+			},
+
+			// Message injection — no-ops for now; ACP clients drive prompts.
+			SendMessage:   func(string) {},
+			CancelAndSend: func(string) {},
+			Exit:          func() {},
+
+			// TUI widgets/chrome — silent no-ops (no TUI in ACP).
+			SetWidget:       func(extensions.WidgetConfig) {},
+			RemoveWidget:    func(string) {},
+			SetHeader:       func(extensions.HeaderFooterConfig) {},
+			RemoveHeader:    func() {},
+			SetFooter:       func(extensions.HeaderFooterConfig) {},
+			RemoveFooter:    func() {},
+			SetEditor:       func(extensions.EditorConfig) {},
+			ResetEditor:     func() {},
+			SetEditorText:   func(string) {},
+			SetUIVisibility: func(extensions.UIVisibility) {},
+			SetStatus:       func(string, string, int) {},
+			RemoveStatus:    func(string) {},
+
+			// Interactive prompts — return cancelled (no user to prompt).
+			PromptSelect: func(extensions.PromptSelectConfig) extensions.PromptSelectResult {
+				return extensions.PromptSelectResult{Cancelled: true}
+			},
+			PromptConfirm: func(extensions.PromptConfirmConfig) extensions.PromptConfirmResult {
+				return extensions.PromptConfirmResult{Cancelled: true}
+			},
+			PromptInput: func(extensions.PromptInputConfig) extensions.PromptInputResult {
+				return extensions.PromptInputResult{Cancelled: true}
+			},
+			ShowOverlay: func(extensions.OverlayConfig) extensions.OverlayResult {
+				return extensions.OverlayResult{Cancelled: true, Index: -1}
+			},
+			SuspendTUI: func(callback func()) error { callback(); return nil },
+
+			// Data access — delegate to Kit instance.
+			GetContextStats: func() extensions.ContextStats {
+				s := kitInstance.GetContextStats()
+				return extensions.ContextStats{
+					EstimatedTokens: s.EstimatedTokens,
+					ContextLimit:    s.ContextLimit,
+					UsagePercent:    s.UsagePercent,
+					MessageCount:    s.MessageCount,
+				}
+			},
+			GetMessages:    func() []extensions.SessionMessage { return kitInstance.GetSessionMessages() },
+			GetSessionPath: func() string { return kitInstance.GetSessionFilePath() },
+			AppendEntry: func(entryType, data string) (string, error) {
+				return kitInstance.AppendExtensionEntry(entryType, data)
+			},
+			GetEntries: func(entryType string) []extensions.ExtensionEntry {
+				return kitInstance.GetExtensionEntries(entryType)
+			},
+
+			// Options, model, and tool management.
+			GetOption: func(name string) string { return kitInstance.GetExtensionOption(name) },
+			SetOption: func(name, value string) { kitInstance.SetExtensionOption(name, value) },
+			SetModel: func(modelString string) error {
+				previousModel := kitInstance.GetExtensionContext().Model
+				if err := kitInstance.SetModel(context.Background(), modelString); err != nil {
+					return err
+				}
+				kitInstance.UpdateExtensionContextModel(modelString)
+				kitInstance.EmitModelChange(modelString, previousModel, "extension")
+				return nil
+			},
+			GetAvailableModels: func() []extensions.ModelInfoEntry { return kitInstance.GetAvailableModels() },
+			EmitCustomEvent:    func(name, data string) { kitInstance.EmitExtensionCustomEvent(name, data) },
+			GetAllTools:        func() []extensions.ToolInfo { return kitInstance.GetExtensionToolInfos() },
+			SetActiveTools:     func(names []string) { kitInstance.SetExtensionActiveTools(names) },
+
+			// LLM completions and subagents.
+			Complete: func(req extensions.CompleteRequest) (extensions.CompleteResponse, error) {
+				return kitInstance.ExecuteCompletion(context.Background(), req)
+			},
+			SpawnSubagent: func(config extensions.SubagentConfig) (*extensions.SubagentHandle, *extensions.SubagentResult, error) {
+				sdkCfg := kit.SubagentConfig{
+					Prompt:       config.Prompt,
+					Model:        config.Model,
+					SystemPrompt: config.SystemPrompt,
+					Timeout:      config.Timeout,
+					NoSession:    config.NoSession,
+				}
+				if config.OnEvent != nil {
+					sdkCfg.OnEvent = func(e kit.Event) {
+						se := sdkEventToSubagentEvent(e)
+						if se.Type != "" {
+							config.OnEvent(se)
+						}
+					}
+				}
+				result, err := kitInstance.Subagent(context.Background(), sdkCfg)
+				if result == nil {
+					return nil, &extensions.SubagentResult{Error: err}, err
+				}
+				extResult := &extensions.SubagentResult{
+					Response:  result.Response,
+					Error:     result.Error,
+					SessionID: result.SessionID,
+					Elapsed:   result.Elapsed,
+				}
+				if result.Usage != nil {
+					extResult.Usage = &extensions.SubagentUsage{
+						InputTokens:  result.Usage.InputTokens,
+						OutputTokens: result.Usage.OutputTokens,
+					}
+				}
+				return nil, extResult, err
+			},
+
+			// Render — fall back to logging.
+			RenderMessage: func(name, content string) {
+				renderer := kitInstance.GetExtensionMessageRenderer(name)
+				if renderer != nil && renderer.Render != nil {
+					content = renderer.Render(content, 80)
+				}
+				log.Info("extension: message", "renderer", name, "content", content)
+			},
+			ReloadExtensions: func() error { return kitInstance.ReloadExtensions() },
+		})
+		kitInstance.EmitSessionStart()
+	}
+
+	sess := &acpSession{
+		kit:       kitInstance,
+		cwd:       cwd,
+		sessionID: sessionID,
+	}
+
+	r.mu.Lock()
+	r.sessions[sessionID] = sess
+	r.mu.Unlock()
+
+	return sess, nil
+}
+
+// get retrieves a session by ACP session ID.
+func (r *sessionRegistry) get(sessionID string) (*acpSession, bool) {
+	r.mu.RLock()
+	defer r.mu.RUnlock()
+	s, ok := r.sessions[sessionID]
+	return s, ok
+}
+
+// closeAll closes all sessions.
+func (r *sessionRegistry) closeAll() {
+	r.mu.Lock()
+	defer r.mu.Unlock()
+	for id, sess := range r.sessions {
+		if sess.kit != nil {
+			_ = sess.kit.Close()
+		}
+		delete(r.sessions, id)
+	}
+}
+
+// cancelPrompt cancels the current prompt for a session, if any.
+func (s *acpSession) cancelPrompt() {
+	s.cancelMu.Lock()
+	defer s.cancelMu.Unlock()
+	if s.cancelFn != nil {
+		s.cancelFn()
+		s.cancelFn = nil
+	}
+}
+
+// setCancel stores a cancel function for the current prompt.
+func (s *acpSession) setCancel(cancel context.CancelFunc) {
+	s.cancelMu.Lock()
+	defer s.cancelMu.Unlock()
+	s.cancelFn = cancel
+}
+
+// clearCancel clears the stored cancel function (called when prompt completes).
+func (s *acpSession) clearCancel() {
+	s.cancelMu.Lock()
+	defer s.cancelMu.Unlock()
+	s.cancelFn = nil
+}
+
+// sdkEventToSubagentEvent converts an SDK event to an extension SubagentEvent.
+func sdkEventToSubagentEvent(e kit.Event) extensions.SubagentEvent {
+	switch ev := e.(type) {
+	case kit.MessageUpdateEvent:
+		return extensions.SubagentEvent{Type: "text", Content: ev.Chunk}
+	case kit.ReasoningDeltaEvent:
+		return extensions.SubagentEvent{Type: "reasoning", Content: ev.Delta}
+	case kit.ToolCallEvent:
+		return extensions.SubagentEvent{
+			Type: "tool_call", ToolCallID: ev.ToolCallID,
+			ToolName: ev.ToolName, ToolKind: ev.ToolKind, ToolArgs: ev.ToolArgs,
+		}
+	case kit.ToolExecutionStartEvent:
+		return extensions.SubagentEvent{
+			Type: "tool_execution_start", ToolCallID: ev.ToolCallID,
+			ToolName: ev.ToolName, ToolKind: ev.ToolKind,
+		}
+	case kit.ToolExecutionEndEvent:
+		return extensions.SubagentEvent{
+			Type: "tool_execution_end", ToolCallID: ev.ToolCallID,
+			ToolName: ev.ToolName, ToolKind: ev.ToolKind,
+		}
+	case kit.ToolResultEvent:
+		return extensions.SubagentEvent{
+			Type: "tool_result", ToolCallID: ev.ToolCallID,
+			ToolName: ev.ToolName, ToolKind: ev.ToolKind,
+			ToolResult: ev.Result, IsError: ev.IsError,
+		}
+	case kit.TurnStartEvent:
+		return extensions.SubagentEvent{Type: "turn_start"}
+	case kit.TurnEndEvent:
+		return extensions.SubagentEvent{Type: "turn_end"}
+	default:
+		return extensions.SubagentEvent{}
+	}
+}

internal/agent/agent.go

@@ -41,13 +41,15 @@ type AgentConfig struct {
 }
 
 // ToolCallHandler is a function type for handling tool calls as they happen.
-type ToolCallHandler func(toolName, toolArgs string)
+type ToolCallHandler func(toolCallID, toolName, toolArgs string)
 
 // ToolExecutionHandler is a function type for handling tool execution start/end events.
-type ToolExecutionHandler func(toolName string, isStarting bool)
+type ToolExecutionHandler func(toolCallID, toolName, toolArgs string, isStarting bool)
 
 // ToolResultHandler is a function type for handling tool results.
-type ToolResultHandler func(toolName, toolArgs, result string, isError bool)
+// The metadata parameter carries optional structured data (e.g. file diff
+// info) from the tool execution, JSON-encoded. It may be empty.
+type ToolResultHandler func(toolCallID, toolName, toolArgs, result, metadata string, isError bool)
 
 // ResponseHandler is a function type for handling LLM responses.
 type ResponseHandler func(content string)
@@ -90,6 +92,8 @@ type GenerateWithLoopResult struct {
 	Messages []message.Message
 	// TotalUsage contains aggregate token usage across all steps
 	TotalUsage fantasy.Usage
+	// StopReason is the LLM provider's finish reason for the final response.
+	StopReason string
 }
 
 // NewAgent creates a new Agent with core tools and optional MCP tool integration.
@@ -283,12 +287,12 @@ func (a *Agent) GenerateWithLoopAndStreaming(ctx context.Context, messages []fan
 
 				// Notify about the tool call
 				if onToolCall != nil {
-					onToolCall(tc.ToolName, tc.Input)
+					onToolCall(tc.ToolCallID, tc.ToolName, tc.Input)
 				}
 
 				// Notify tool execution starting
 				if onToolExecution != nil {
-					onToolExecution(tc.ToolName, true)
+					onToolExecution(tc.ToolCallID, tc.ToolName, tc.Input, true)
 				}
 
 				return nil
@@ -301,13 +305,13 @@ func (a *Agent) GenerateWithLoopAndStreaming(ctx context.Context, messages []fan
 				}
 				// Notify tool execution finished
 				if onToolExecution != nil {
-					onToolExecution(tr.ToolName, false)
+					onToolExecution(tr.ToolCallID, tr.ToolName, currentToolArgs, false)
 				}
 
 				if onToolResult != nil {
 					// Extract result text and error status
 					resultText, isError := extractToolResultText(tr)
-					onToolResult(tr.ToolName, currentToolArgs, resultText, isError)
+					onToolResult(tr.ToolCallID, tr.ToolName, currentToolArgs, resultText, tr.ClientMetadata, isError)
 				}
 
 				return nil
@@ -426,6 +430,7 @@ func convertAgentResult(result *fantasy.AgentResult, originalMessages []fantasy.
 		ConversationMessages: allFantasyMessages,
 		Messages:             allMessages,
 		TotalUsage:           result.TotalUsage,
+		StopReason:           string(result.Response.FinishReason),
 	}
 }
 

internal/app/app.go

@@ -532,14 +532,14 @@ func (a *App) subscribeSDKEvents(sendFn func(tea.Msg)) func() {
 	unsubs = append(unsubs, k.Subscribe(func(e kit.Event) {
 		switch ev := e.(type) {
 		case kit.ToolCallEvent:
-			sendFn(ToolCallStartedEvent{ToolName: ev.ToolName, ToolArgs: ev.ToolArgs})
+			sendFn(ToolCallStartedEvent{ToolCallID: ev.ToolCallID, ToolName: ev.ToolName, ToolArgs: ev.ToolArgs})
 		case kit.ToolExecutionStartEvent:
-			sendFn(ToolExecutionEvent{ToolName: ev.ToolName, IsStarting: true})
+			sendFn(ToolExecutionEvent{ToolCallID: ev.ToolCallID, ToolName: ev.ToolName, ToolArgs: ev.ToolArgs, IsStarting: true})
 		case kit.ToolExecutionEndEvent:
-			sendFn(ToolExecutionEvent{ToolName: ev.ToolName, IsStarting: false})
+			sendFn(ToolExecutionEvent{ToolCallID: ev.ToolCallID, ToolName: ev.ToolName, IsStarting: false})
 		case kit.ToolResultEvent:
 			sendFn(ToolResultEvent{
-				ToolName: ev.ToolName, ToolArgs: ev.ToolArgs,
+				ToolCallID: ev.ToolCallID, ToolName: ev.ToolName, ToolArgs: ev.ToolArgs,
 				Result: ev.Result, IsError: ev.IsError,
 			})
 		case kit.ToolCallContentEvent:

internal/app/events.go

@@ -19,6 +19,8 @@ type ReasoningChunkEvent struct {
 // ToolCallStartedEvent is sent when a tool call has been parsed and is about to execute.
 // It carries the tool name and its arguments for display purposes.
 type ToolCallStartedEvent struct {
+	// ToolCallID is the stable identifier for correlating tool lifecycle events.
+	ToolCallID string
 	// ToolName is the name of the tool being called.
 	ToolName string
 	// ToolArgs is the JSON-encoded arguments for the tool call.
@@ -28,14 +30,20 @@ type ToolCallStartedEvent struct {
 // ToolExecutionEvent is sent when a tool starts or finishes executing.
 // The IsStarting flag distinguishes between the start and end of execution.
 type ToolExecutionEvent struct {
+	// ToolCallID is the stable identifier for correlating tool lifecycle events.
+	ToolCallID string
 	// ToolName is the name of the tool being executed.
 	ToolName string
+	// ToolArgs is the JSON-encoded arguments for the tool call (only set when IsStarting is true).
+	ToolArgs string
 	// IsStarting is true when execution is beginning, false when it is complete.
 	IsStarting bool
 }
 
 // ToolResultEvent is sent after a tool execution completes with its result.
 type ToolResultEvent struct {
+	// ToolCallID is the stable identifier for correlating tool lifecycle events.
+	ToolCallID string
 	// ToolName is the name of the tool that was executed.
 	ToolName string
 	// ToolArgs is the JSON-encoded arguments that were passed to the tool.

internal/auth/credentials_test.go

@@ -51,6 +51,7 @@ func TestCredentialManager(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 	if creds == nil {
 		t.Fatal("Expected credentials to be returned")
+		return
 	}
 	if creds.APIKey != testAPIKey {
 		t.Errorf("Expected API key %s, got %s", testAPIKey, creds.APIKey)
@@ -236,6 +237,7 @@ func TestCredentialStorePersistence(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 	if creds == nil {
 		t.Fatal("Expected credentials to persist")
+		return
 	}
 	if creds.APIKey != testAPIKey {
 		t.Errorf("Expected API key %s, got %s", testAPIKey, creds.APIKey)

internal/core/edit.go

@@ -76,13 +76,15 @@ func executeEdit(ctx context.Context, call fantasy.ToolCall, workDir string) (fa
 	// If no exact match, try fuzzy matching
 	if count == 0 {
 		if idx, matchLen := fuzzyMatch(normalized, normalizedOld); idx >= 0 {
-			// Apply fuzzy match
+			// Apply fuzzy match — the matched text is the original content slice
+			matchedText := normalized[idx : idx+matchLen]
 			newContent := normalized[:idx] + args.NewText + normalized[idx+matchLen:]
 			if err := os.WriteFile(absPath, []byte(newContent), 0644); err != nil {
 				return fantasy.NewTextErrorResponse(fmt.Sprintf("failed to write file: %v", err)), nil
 			}
 			diff := generateDiff(absPath, normalized, newContent, idx)
-			return fantasy.NewTextResponse(fmt.Sprintf("Applied edit (fuzzy match) to %s\n%s", args.Path, diff)), nil
+			resp := fantasy.NewTextResponse(fmt.Sprintf("Applied edit (fuzzy match) to %s\n%s", args.Path, diff))
+			return fantasy.WithResponseMetadata(resp, editDiffMeta(absPath, matchedText, args.NewText)), nil
 		}
 		return fantasy.NewTextErrorResponse(fmt.Sprintf("old_text not found in %s", args.Path)), nil
 	}
@@ -100,7 +102,23 @@ func executeEdit(ctx context.Context, call fantasy.ToolCall, workDir string) (fa
 
 	idx := strings.Index(normalized, normalizedOld)
 	diff := generateDiff(absPath, normalized, newContent, idx)
-	return fantasy.NewTextResponse(fmt.Sprintf("Applied edit to %s\n%s", args.Path, diff)), nil
+	resp := fantasy.NewTextResponse(fmt.Sprintf("Applied edit to %s\n%s", args.Path, diff))
+	return fantasy.WithResponseMetadata(resp, editDiffMeta(absPath, normalizedOld, args.NewText)), nil
+}
+
+// editDiffMeta builds the structured metadata attached to edit tool responses.
+func editDiffMeta(path, oldText, newText string) map[string]any {
+	return map[string]any{
+		"file_diffs": []map[string]any{{
+			"path":      path,
+			"additions": strings.Count(newText, "\n") + 1,
+			"deletions": strings.Count(oldText, "\n") + 1,
+			"diff_blocks": []map[string]any{{
+				"old_text": oldText,
+				"new_text": newText,
+			}},
+		}},
+	}
 }
 
 // fuzzyMatch tries to find old_text with relaxed matching:

internal/core/find.go

@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@ func NewFindTool(opts ...ToolOption) fantasy.AgentTool {
 				},
 			},
 			Required: []string{"pattern"},
+			Parallel: true,
 		},
 		handler: func(ctx context.Context, call fantasy.ToolCall) (fantasy.ToolResponse, error) {
 			return executeFind(ctx, call, cfg.WorkDir)

internal/core/grep.go

@@ -59,6 +59,7 @@ func NewGrepTool(opts ...ToolOption) fantasy.AgentTool {
 				},
 			},
 			Required: []string{"pattern"},
+			Parallel: true,
 		},
 		handler: func(ctx context.Context, call fantasy.ToolCall) (fantasy.ToolResponse, error) {
 			return executeGrep(ctx, call, cfg.WorkDir)

internal/core/ls.go

@@ -33,6 +33,7 @@ func NewLsTool(opts ...ToolOption) fantasy.AgentTool {
 				},
 			},
 			Required: []string{},
+			Parallel: true,
 		},
 		handler: func(ctx context.Context, call fantasy.ToolCall) (fantasy.ToolResponse, error) {
 			return executeLs(ctx, call, cfg.WorkDir)

internal/core/read.go

@@ -38,6 +38,7 @@ func NewReadTool(opts ...ToolOption) fantasy.AgentTool {
 				},
 			},
 			Required: []string{"path"},
+			Parallel: true,
 		},
 		handler: func(ctx context.Context, call fantasy.ToolCall) (fantasy.ToolResponse, error) {
 			return executeRead(ctx, call, cfg.WorkDir)

internal/core/subagent.go

@@ -0,0 +1,171 @@
+package core
+
+import (
+	"context"
+	"fmt"
+	"time"
+
+	"charm.land/fantasy"
+)
+
+const defaultSubagentTimeout = 5 * time.Minute
+const maxSubagentTimeout = 30 * time.Minute
+
+// ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+// Context-based subagent spawner
+// ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+// SubagentSpawnResult carries the outcome of an in-process subagent spawn.
+type SubagentSpawnResult struct {
+	Response     string
+	Error        error
+	SessionID    string
+	InputTokens  int64
+	OutputTokens int64
+	Elapsed      time.Duration
+}
+
+// SubagentSpawnFunc is a callback that spawns an in-process subagent. The
+// parent Kit instance injects this into the context so the core tool can
+// call back without importing pkg/kit (which would create a cycle).
+type SubagentSpawnFunc func(ctx context.Context, prompt, model, systemPrompt string, timeout time.Duration) (*SubagentSpawnResult, error)
+
+type subagentCtxKey struct{}
+
+// WithSubagentSpawner stores a spawn function in the context so that the
+// spawn_subagent core tool can create in-process subagents.
+func WithSubagentSpawner(ctx context.Context, fn SubagentSpawnFunc) context.Context {
+	return context.WithValue(ctx, subagentCtxKey{}, fn)
+}
+
+// getSubagentSpawner retrieves the spawn function from the context.
+func getSubagentSpawner(ctx context.Context) SubagentSpawnFunc {
+	if fn, ok := ctx.Value(subagentCtxKey{}).(SubagentSpawnFunc); ok {
+		return fn
+	}
+	return nil
+}
+
+// ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+// spawn_subagent tool
+// ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+type subagentArgs struct {
+	Task           string `json:"task"`
+	Model          string `json:"model,omitempty"`
+	SystemPrompt   string `json:"system_prompt,omitempty"`
+	TimeoutSeconds int    `json:"timeout_seconds,omitempty"`
+}
+
+// NewSubagentTool creates the spawn_subagent core tool.
+func NewSubagentTool(opts ...ToolOption) fantasy.AgentTool {
+	return &coreTool{
+		info: fantasy.ToolInfo{
+			Name: "spawn_subagent",
+			Description: `Spawn a subagent to perform a task autonomously.
+
+The subagent runs as a separate in-process Kit instance with full tool access
+(except spawning further subagents). Use this to:
+- Delegate independent subtasks that can run in parallel
+- Perform research or analysis without blocking your main work
+- Execute tasks that benefit from a fresh context window
+
+The subagent result is returned when it completes. For long-running tasks,
+consider breaking them into smaller focused subtasks.
+
+Example use cases:
+- "Research the authentication patterns in this codebase"
+- "Write unit tests for the UserService class"
+- "Analyze the performance bottlenecks in the database queries"`,
+			Parameters: map[string]any{
+				"task": map[string]any{
+					"type":        "string",
+					"description": "The complete task description for the subagent to perform",
+				},
+				"model": map[string]any{
+					"type":        "string",
+					"description": "Optional model override (e.g. 'anthropic/claude-haiku-3-5-20241022' for faster/cheaper tasks)",
+				},
+				"system_prompt": map[string]any{
+					"type":        "string",
+					"description": "Optional system prompt for domain-specific guidance",
+				},
+				"timeout_seconds": map[string]any{
+					"type":        "number",
+					"description": "Maximum execution time in seconds (default: 300, max: 1800)",
+				},
+			},
+			Required: []string{"task"},
+			Parallel: true,
+		},
+		handler: func(ctx context.Context, call fantasy.ToolCall) (fantasy.ToolResponse, error) {
+			return executeSubagent(ctx, call)
+		},
+	}
+}
+
+func executeSubagent(ctx context.Context, call fantasy.ToolCall) (fantasy.ToolResponse, error) {
+	var args subagentArgs
+	if err := parseArgs(call.Input, &args); err != nil {
+		return fantasy.NewTextErrorResponse("task parameter is required"), nil
+	}
+	if args.Task == "" {
+		return fantasy.NewTextErrorResponse("task parameter is required"), nil
+	}
+
+	// Determine timeout.
+	timeout := defaultSubagentTimeout
+	if args.TimeoutSeconds > 0 {
+		timeout = min(time.Duration(args.TimeoutSeconds)*time.Second, maxSubagentTimeout)
+	}
+
+	// Retrieve in-process spawner from context.
+	spawner := getSubagentSpawner(ctx)
+	if spawner == nil {
+		return fantasy.NewTextErrorResponse(
+			"Error: subagent spawner not available. " +
+				"Ensure Kit is initialized with subagent support.",
+		), fmt.Errorf("no subagent spawner in context")
+	}
+
+	// Spawn in-process subagent.
+	result, err := spawner(ctx, args.Task, args.Model, args.SystemPrompt, timeout)
+	if err != nil || result.Error != nil {
+		spawnErr := err
+		if spawnErr == nil {
+			spawnErr = result.Error
+		}
+		response := fmt.Sprintf("Subagent failed after %ds.\n\nError: %v",
+			int(result.Elapsed.Seconds()), spawnErr)
+		if result.Response != "" {
+			response += fmt.Sprintf("\n\nPartial output:\n%s", truncateResponse(result.Response, 8000))
+		}
+		return fantasy.NewTextErrorResponse(response), nil
+	}
+
+	// Build successful response.
+	response := fmt.Sprintf("Subagent completed successfully in %ds.", int(result.Elapsed.Seconds()))
+	if result.InputTokens > 0 || result.OutputTokens > 0 {
+		response += fmt.Sprintf(" (tokens: %d in / %d out)", result.InputTokens, result.OutputTokens)
+	}
+	response += fmt.Sprintf("\n\nResult:\n%s", truncateResponse(result.Response, 12000))
+
+	resp := fantasy.NewTextResponse(response)
+
+	// Attach subagent session ID as metadata when available.
+	if result.SessionID != "" {
+		resp = fantasy.WithResponseMetadata(resp, map[string]any{
+			"subagent_session_id": result.SessionID,
+		})
+	}
+
+	return resp, nil
+}
+
+// truncateResponse limits the response length to avoid overwhelming context windows.
+func truncateResponse(s string, maxLen int) string {
+	if len(s) <= maxLen {
+		return s
+	}
+	return s[:maxLen] + "\n\n... [truncated — " + fmt.Sprintf("%d", len(s)-maxLen) + " bytes omitted]"
+}

internal/core/tools.go

@@ -86,8 +86,9 @@ func ReadOnlyTools(opts ...ToolOption) []fantasy.AgentTool {
 	}
 }
 
-// AllTools returns all available core tools.
-func AllTools(opts ...ToolOption) []fantasy.AgentTool {
+// SubagentTools returns all core tools except spawn_subagent. This prevents
+// infinite recursion when a subagent is itself a Kit instance.
+func SubagentTools(opts ...ToolOption) []fantasy.AgentTool {
 	return []fantasy.AgentTool{
 		NewBashTool(opts...),
 		NewReadTool(opts...),
@@ -98,3 +99,8 @@ func AllTools(opts ...ToolOption) []fantasy.AgentTool {
 		NewLsTool(opts...),
 	}
 }
+
+// AllTools returns all available core tools.
+func AllTools(opts ...ToolOption) []fantasy.AgentTool {
+	return append(SubagentTools(opts...), NewSubagentTool(opts...))
+}

internal/core/write.go

@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ import (
 	"fmt"
 	"os"
 	"path/filepath"
+	"strings"
 
 	"charm.land/fantasy"
 )
@@ -53,6 +54,14 @@ func executeWrite(ctx context.Context, call fantasy.ToolCall, workDir string) (f
 		return fantasy.NewTextErrorResponse(fmt.Sprintf("invalid path: %v", err)), nil
 	}
 
+	// Read existing content before writing (for diff metadata).
+	var beforeContent string
+	isNew := true
+	if existing, readErr := os.ReadFile(absPath); readErr == nil {
+		beforeContent = string(existing)
+		isNew = false
+	}
+
 	// Create parent directories
 	dir := filepath.Dir(absPath)
 	if err := os.MkdirAll(dir, 0755); err != nil {
@@ -63,5 +72,27 @@ func executeWrite(ctx context.Context, call fantasy.ToolCall, workDir string) (f
 		return fantasy.NewTextErrorResponse(fmt.Sprintf("failed to write file: %v", err)), nil
 	}
 
-	return fantasy.NewTextResponse(fmt.Sprintf("Wrote %d bytes to %s", len(args.Content), args.Path)), nil
+	resp := fantasy.NewTextResponse(fmt.Sprintf("Wrote %d bytes to %s", len(args.Content), args.Path))
+	return fantasy.WithResponseMetadata(resp, writeDiffMeta(absPath, beforeContent, args.Content, isNew)), nil
+}
+
+// writeDiffMeta builds the structured metadata attached to write tool responses.
+func writeDiffMeta(path, beforeContent, afterContent string, isNew bool) map[string]any {
+	additions := strings.Count(afterContent, "\n") + 1
+	deletions := 0
+	if !isNew {
+		deletions = strings.Count(beforeContent, "\n") + 1
+	}
+	return map[string]any{
+		"file_diffs": []map[string]any{{
+			"path":      path,
+			"additions": additions,
+			"deletions": deletions,
+			"is_new":    isNew,
+			"diff_blocks": []map[string]any{{
+				"old_text": beforeContent,
+				"new_text": afterContent,
+			}},
+		}},
+	}
 }

internal/extensions/api.go

@@ -174,6 +174,22 @@ type Context struct {
 	//   }
 	PromptInput func(PromptInputConfig) PromptInputResult
 
+	// PromptMultiSelect shows a multi-selection list to the user, allowing
+	// them to toggle options with spacebar and confirm with enter. In
+	// non-interactive mode, returns all options as selected.
+	//
+	// Example:
+	//
+	//   result := ctx.PromptMultiSelect(ext.PromptMultiSelectConfig{
+	//       Message: "Select extensions to install:",
+	//       Options: []string{"git", "todo", "weather"},
+	//       DefaultSelected: []int{0, 1, 2},  // All selected by default
+	//   })
+	//   if !result.Cancelled {
+	//       fmt.Println("Selected:", result.Values)
+	//   }
+	PromptMultiSelect func(PromptMultiSelectConfig) PromptMultiSelectResult
+
 	// ShowOverlay displays a modal overlay dialog that blocks until the
 	// user dismisses it or selects an action. The overlay renders as a
 	// centered (or anchored) bordered box over the TUI. Returns a
@@ -491,6 +507,41 @@ type Context struct {
 	//       },
 	//   })
 	ReloadExtensions func() error
+
+	// SpawnSubagent spawns a child Kit instance to perform a task autonomously.
+	// The subagent runs as a separate subprocess with full tool access but
+	// isolated session and extensions (--no-session --no-extensions).
+	//
+	// When config.Blocking is true, blocks until completion and returns the
+	// result directly (handle is nil). When false, returns immediately with
+	// a handle for monitoring/cancellation.
+	//
+	// Example — blocking call:
+	//
+	//   _, result, err := ctx.SpawnSubagent(ext.SubagentConfig{
+	//       Prompt:   "Research authentication patterns in this codebase",
+	//       Blocking: true,
+	//       Timeout:  2 * time.Minute,
+	//   })
+	//   if err != nil {
+	//       ctx.PrintError("spawn failed: " + err.Error())
+	//       return
+	//   }
+	//   ctx.PrintInfo("Subagent result:\n" + result.Response)
+	//
+	// Example — background spawn with callbacks:
+	//
+	//   handle, _, _ := ctx.SpawnSubagent(ext.SubagentConfig{
+	//       Prompt: "Write unit tests for UserService",
+	//       OnOutput: func(chunk string) {
+	//           // Live output streaming
+	//       },
+	//       OnComplete: func(result ext.SubagentResult) {
+	//           ctx.SendMessage("Subagent finished:\n" + result.Response)
+	//       },
+	//   })
+	//   // handle.Kill() to cancel, handle.Wait() to block
+	SpawnSubagent func(SubagentConfig) (*SubagentHandle, *SubagentResult, error)
 }
 
 // ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
@@ -965,6 +1016,29 @@ type PromptInputResult struct {
 	Cancelled bool
 }
 
+// PromptMultiSelectConfig configures a multi-selection prompt that allows
+// the user to toggle multiple options and confirm their selection.
+type PromptMultiSelectConfig struct {
+	// Message is the question or instruction displayed to the user.
+	Message string
+	// Options is the list of choices the user can select from.
+	Options []string
+	// DefaultSelected contains indices of options that should be
+	// pre-selected when the prompt appears. If nil, all options are selected.
+	DefaultSelected []int
+}
+
+// PromptMultiSelectResult is the response from a multi-selection prompt.
+type PromptMultiSelectResult struct {
+	// Values contains the text of selected options.
+	Values []string
+	// Indices contains the zero-based indices of selected options.
+	Indices []int
+	// Cancelled is true if the user dismissed the prompt (ESC) or
+	// the prompt was unavailable (non-interactive mode).
+	Cancelled bool
+}
+
 // ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
 // Header/Footer types (exposed to Yaegi — concrete structs)
 // ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
@@ -1397,7 +1471,9 @@ type EditorConfig struct {
 type ToolCallEvent struct {
 	ToolName   string
 	ToolCallID string
-	Input      string // JSON-encoded tool parameters
+	ToolKind   string         // Tool classification: "execute", "edit", "read", "search", "agent"
+	Input      string         // JSON-encoded tool parameters
+	ParsedArgs map[string]any // Pre-parsed arguments for convenience (nil on parse failure)
 	// Source indicates who initiated the tool call.
 	// Currently always "llm" (all tool calls originate from the LLM agent loop).
 	// Future user-initiated tool features may set this to "user".
@@ -1416,24 +1492,31 @@ func (ToolCallResult) isResult() {}
 
 // ToolExecutionStartEvent fires when a tool begins executing.
 type ToolExecutionStartEvent struct {
-	ToolName string
+	ToolCallID string
+	ToolName   string
+	ToolKind   string
 }
 
 func (e ToolExecutionStartEvent) Type() EventType { return ToolExecutionStart }
 
 // ToolExecutionEndEvent fires when a tool finishes executing.
 type ToolExecutionEndEvent struct {
-	ToolName string
+	ToolCallID string
+	ToolName   string
+	ToolKind   string
 }
 
 func (e ToolExecutionEndEvent) Type() EventType { return ToolExecutionEnd }
 
 // ToolResultEvent fires after tool execution with the output.
 type ToolResultEvent struct {
-	ToolName string
-	Input    string
-	Content  string
-	IsError  bool
+	ToolCallID string
+	ToolName   string
+	ToolKind   string
+	Input      string
+	Content    string
+	IsError    bool
+	Metadata   string // Optional JSON-encoded structured metadata (e.g. file diffs)
 }
 
 func (e ToolResultEvent) Type() EventType { return ToolResult }

internal/extensions/installer.go

@@ -0,0 +1,537 @@
+package extensions
+
+import (
+	"encoding/json"
+	"fmt"
+	"net/url"
+	"os"
+	"os/exec"
+	"path/filepath"
+	"strings"
+	"time"
+)
+
+// InstallScope defines where a package should be installed.
+type InstallScope string
+
+const (
+	ScopeGlobal  InstallScope = "global"
+	ScopeProject InstallScope = "project"
+)
+
+// GitSource represents a parsed git repository URL.
+type GitSource struct {
+	Repo   string // Clone URL (e.g., https://github.com/user/repo.git)
+	Host   string // Host (e.g., github.com)
+	Path   string // Path (e.g., user/repo)
+	Ref    string // Optional ref (tag, branch, commit)
+	Pinned bool   // Whether a specific ref is pinned
+}
+
+// String returns the canonical string representation.
+func (g GitSource) String() string {
+	if g.Pinned {
+		return fmt.Sprintf("git:%s/%s@%s", g.Host, g.Path, g.Ref)
+	}
+	return fmt.Sprintf("git:%s/%s", g.Host, g.Path)
+}
+
+// Identity returns a normalized identity string for deduplication.
+func (g GitSource) Identity() string {
+	return fmt.Sprintf("%s/%s", g.Host, g.Path)
+}
+
+// ParseGitSource parses a git source string into a GitSource.
+// Supports formats like:
+//   - git:github.com/user/repo
+//   - git:github.com/user/repo@v1.0.0
+//   - https://github.com/user/repo
+//   - https://github.com/user/repo@v1.0.0
+//   - ssh://git@github.com/user/repo
+//   - git@github.com:user/repo
+//   - github.com/user/repo (shorthand, defaults to https)
+func ParseGitSource(source string) (*GitSource, error) {
+	source = strings.TrimSpace(source)
+
+	// Check for @ref suffix
+	ref := ""
+	pinned := false
+	if atIdx := strings.LastIndex(source, "@"); atIdx > 0 {
+		// Make sure it's not part of the protocol (e.g., @ in ssh://git@)
+		after := source[atIdx+1:]
+		if !strings.Contains(after, "/") && !strings.Contains(after, ":") {
+			ref = after
+			pinned = true
+			source = source[:atIdx]
+		}
+	}
+
+	// Handle git: prefix
+	source, _ = strings.CutPrefix(source, "git:")
+
+	var repo, host, path string
+
+	// Handle explicit URLs
+	if strings.HasPrefix(source, "http://") || strings.HasPrefix(source, "https://") {
+		u, err := url.Parse(source)
+		if err != nil {
+			return nil, fmt.Errorf("invalid URL: %w", err)
+		}
+		host = u.Host
+		path = strings.TrimPrefix(u.Path, "/")
+		path, _ = strings.CutSuffix(path, ".git")
+		repo = source
+		if !strings.HasSuffix(repo, ".git") {
+			repo += ".git"
+		}
+	} else if strings.HasPrefix(source, "ssh://") {
+		u, err := url.Parse(source)
+		if err != nil {
+			return nil, fmt.Errorf("invalid SSH URL: %w", err)
+		}
+		host = u.Host
+		path = strings.TrimPrefix(u.Path, "/")
+		path, _ = strings.CutSuffix(path, ".git")
+		repo = source
+	} else if strings.HasPrefix(source, "git@") {
+		// SSH shorthand: git@github.com:user/repo
+		parts := strings.SplitN(source, ":", 2)
+		if len(parts) != 2 {
+			return nil, fmt.Errorf("invalid SSH shorthand format")
+		}
+		host = strings.TrimPrefix(parts[0], "git@")
+		path = parts[1]
+		path, _ = strings.CutSuffix(path, ".git")
+		repo = source
+	} else if strings.HasPrefix(source, "github.com/") || strings.HasPrefix(source, "gitlab.com/") || strings.HasPrefix(source, "bitbucket.org/") {
+		// Shorthand for known hosts: host/path
+		parts := strings.SplitN(source, "/", 2)
+		if len(parts) != 2 {
+			return nil, fmt.Errorf("invalid shorthand format, expected host/path")
+		}
+		host = parts[0]
+		path = parts[1]
+		repo = fmt.Sprintf("https://%s/%s.git", host, path)
+	} else if strings.HasPrefix(source, ".") || strings.HasPrefix(source, "/") || strings.HasPrefix(source, "~") {
+		// Local paths are not supported
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("local paths not supported, use explicit extension path with -e flag")
+	} else {
+		// Generic shorthand: host/user/repo (3+ path segments)
+		parts := strings.Split(source, "/")
+		if len(parts) >= 3 {
+			host = parts[0]
+			path = strings.Join(parts[1:], "/")
+			repo = fmt.Sprintf("https://%s/%s.git", host, path)
+		} else {
+			return nil, fmt.Errorf("unrecognized source format: %s", source)
+		}
+	}
+
+	return &GitSource{
+		Repo:   repo,
+		Host:   host,
+		Path:   path,
+		Ref:    ref,
+		Pinned: pinned,
+	}, nil
+}
+
+// Installer handles installing, updating, and removing git-based extensions.
+type Installer struct {
+	// Global packages root: $XDG_DATA_HOME/kit/git/ (default ~/.local/share/kit/git/)
+	globalGitRoot string
+	// Project packages root: .kit/git/
+	projectGitRoot string
+}
+
+// NewInstaller creates a new Installer.
+func NewInstaller(projectDir string) *Installer {
+	return &Installer{
+		globalGitRoot:  globalGitInstallRoot(),
+		projectGitRoot: filepath.Join(projectDir, ".kit", "git"),
+	}
+}
+
+// Install clones a git repository to the appropriate scope.
+func (i *Installer) Install(source *GitSource, scope InstallScope) error {
+	targetDir := i.getInstallPath(source, scope)
+
+	// Check if already installed
+	if _, err := os.Stat(targetDir); err == nil {
+		return fmt.Errorf("extension already installed at %s", targetDir)
+	}
+
+	// Ensure parent directory exists
+	if err := os.MkdirAll(filepath.Dir(targetDir), 0755); err != nil {
+		return fmt.Errorf("creating parent directory: %w", err)
+	}
+
+	// Clone the repository
+	cmd := exec.Command("git", "clone", "--depth=1", source.Repo, targetDir)
+	if output, err := cmd.CombinedOutput(); err != nil {
+		return fmt.Errorf("git clone failed: %w\n%s", err, string(output))
+	}
+
+	// Checkout specific ref if pinned
+	if source.Pinned && source.Ref != "" {
+		checkoutCmd := exec.Command("git", "checkout", source.Ref)
+		checkoutCmd.Dir = targetDir
+		if output, err := checkoutCmd.CombinedOutput(); err != nil {
+			// Clean up on failed checkout
+			_ = os.RemoveAll(targetDir)
+			return fmt.Errorf("git checkout failed: %w\n%s", err, string(output))
+		}
+	}
+
+	// Validate that the package contains valid extensions
+	if err := i.validatePackage(targetDir); err != nil {
+		_ = os.RemoveAll(targetDir)
+		return fmt.Errorf("validation failed: %w", err)
+	}
+
+	// Add to manifest
+	entry := ManifestEntry{
+		Source:    source.String(),
+		Repo:      source.Repo,
+		Host:      source.Host,
+		Path:      source.Path,
+		Ref:       source.Ref,
+		Pinned:    source.Pinned,
+		Scope:     scope,
+		Installed: time.Now(),
+	}
+	if err := i.addToManifest(entry, scope); err != nil {
+		// Don't fail the install, just log the error
+		// The package is installed, manifest update failed
+		return fmt.Errorf("installed but failed to update manifest: %w", err)
+	}
+
+	return nil
+}
+
+// Uninstall removes an installed package.
+func (i *Installer) Uninstall(source *GitSource, scope InstallScope) error {
+	targetDir := i.getInstallPath(source, scope)
+
+	if _, err := os.Stat(targetDir); err != nil {
+		return fmt.Errorf("extension not found at %s", targetDir)
+	}
+
+	// Remove the directory
+	if err := os.RemoveAll(targetDir); err != nil {
+		return fmt.Errorf("removing extension directory: %w", err)
+	}
+
+	// Remove from manifest
+	if err := i.removeFromManifest(source.Identity(), scope); err != nil {
+		return fmt.Errorf("removed but failed to update manifest: %w", err)
+	}
+
+	return nil
+}
+
+// Update fetches and resets a git package to the latest.
+// For pinned packages, this does nothing.
+func (i *Installer) Update(source *GitSource, scope InstallScope) error {
+	if source.Pinned {
+		return nil // Don't update pinned packages
+	}
+
+	targetDir := i.getInstallPath(source, scope)
+
+	if _, err := os.Stat(targetDir); err != nil {
+		return i.Install(source, scope)
+	}
+
+	// Fetch latest
+	fetchCmd := exec.Command("git", "fetch", "--prune", "origin")
+	fetchCmd.Dir = targetDir
+	if output, err := fetchCmd.CombinedOutput(); err != nil {
+		return fmt.Errorf("git fetch failed: %w\n%s", err, string(output))
+	}
+
+	// Reset to tracking branch or origin/HEAD
+	resetCmd := exec.Command("git", "reset", "--hard", "@{upstream}")
+	resetCmd.Dir = targetDir
+	if _, err := resetCmd.CombinedOutput(); err != nil {
+		// Try alternative: set HEAD and reset to origin/HEAD
+		_ = exec.Command("git", "remote", "set-head", "origin", "-a").Run()
+		resetCmd = exec.Command("git", "reset", "--hard", "origin/HEAD")
+		resetCmd.Dir = targetDir
+		if output, err := resetCmd.CombinedOutput(); err != nil {
+			return fmt.Errorf("git reset failed: %w\n%s", err, string(output))
+		}
+	}
+
+	// Clean untracked files
+	cleanCmd := exec.Command("git", "clean", "-fdx")
+	cleanCmd.Dir = targetDir
+	_ = cleanCmd.Run() // Ignore errors - clean is best effort
+
+	// Update manifest timestamp
+	entry := ManifestEntry{
+		Source:    source.String(),
+		Repo:      source.Repo,
+		Host:      source.Host,
+		Path:      source.Path,
+		Ref:       "",
+		Pinned:    false,
+		Scope:     scope,
+		Installed: time.Now(),
+		Updated:   time.Now(),
+	}
+	_ = i.addToManifest(entry, scope) // Best effort - don't fail update if manifest fails
+
+	return nil
+}
+
+// getInstallPath returns the target directory for a source.
+func (i *Installer) getInstallPath(source *GitSource, scope InstallScope) string {
+	root := i.globalGitRoot
+	if scope == ScopeProject {
+		root = i.projectGitRoot
+	}
+	return filepath.Join(root, source.Host, source.Path)
+}
+
+// validatePackage checks that the cloned repo contains valid .go extension files.
+func (i *Installer) validatePackage(dir string) error {
+	// Find all .go files in the directory
+	var goFiles []string
+	err := filepath.Walk(dir, func(path string, info os.FileInfo, err error) error {
+		if err != nil {
+			return err
+		}
+		if !info.IsDir() && strings.HasSuffix(info.Name(), ".go") {
+			goFiles = append(goFiles, path)
+		}
+		return nil
+	})
+	if err != nil {
+		return fmt.Errorf("walking directory: %w", err)
+	}
+
+	if len(goFiles) == 0 {
+		return fmt.Errorf("no .go files found in package")
+	}
+
+	// Try to load the first .go file to validate it's a valid extension
+	// We don't fail if validation fails - the extension might be fine but
+	// have dependencies that aren't available during install time
+	_, err = loadSingleExtension(goFiles[0])
+	if err != nil {
+		// Log but don't fail - the extension might need runtime deps
+		// User can use `kit extensions validate` to check later
+		return nil
+	}
+
+	return nil
+}
+
+// addToManifest adds an entry to the manifest.
+func (i *Installer) addToManifest(entry ManifestEntry, scope InstallScope) error {
+	manifest, err := i.loadManifest(scope)
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+
+	// Remove any existing entry with same identity
+	identity := entry.Host + "/" + entry.Path
+	filtered := make([]ManifestEntry, 0, len(manifest.Packages))
+	for _, p := range manifest.Packages {
+		if p.Host+"/"+p.Path != identity {
+			filtered = append(filtered, p)
+		}
+	}
+	filtered = append(filtered, entry)
+	manifest.Packages = filtered
+
+	return i.saveManifest(manifest, scope)
+}
+
+// removeFromManifest removes an entry from the manifest by identity.
+func (i *Installer) removeFromManifest(identity string, scope InstallScope) error {
+	manifest, err := i.loadManifest(scope)
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+
+	filtered := make([]ManifestEntry, 0, len(manifest.Packages))
+	for _, p := range manifest.Packages {
+		if p.Host+"/"+p.Path != identity {
+			filtered = append(filtered, p)
+		}
+	}
+	manifest.Packages = filtered
+
+	return i.saveManifest(manifest, scope)
+}
+
+// loadManifest loads the manifest for the given scope.
+func (i *Installer) loadManifest(scope InstallScope) (*Manifest, error) {
+	path := i.manifestPath(scope)
+
+	data, err := os.ReadFile(path)
+	if err != nil {
+		if os.IsNotExist(err) {
+			return &Manifest{Packages: []ManifestEntry{}}, nil
+		}
+		return nil, err
+	}
+
+	var manifest Manifest
+	if err := json.Unmarshal(data, &manifest); err != nil {
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("parsing manifest: %w", err)
+	}
+
+	return &manifest, nil
+}
+
+// saveManifest saves the manifest for the given scope.
+func (i *Installer) saveManifest(manifest *Manifest, scope InstallScope) error {
+	path := i.manifestPath(scope)
+
+	if err := os.MkdirAll(filepath.Dir(path), 0755); err != nil {
+		return fmt.Errorf("creating manifest directory: %w", err)
+	}
+
+	data, err := json.MarshalIndent(manifest, "", "  ")
+	if err != nil {
+		return fmt.Errorf("encoding manifest: %w", err)
+	}
+
+	if err := os.WriteFile(path, data, 0644); err != nil {
+		return fmt.Errorf("writing manifest: %w", err)
+	}
+
+	return nil
+}
+
+// manifestPath returns the path to the manifest file.
+func (i *Installer) manifestPath(scope InstallScope) string {
+	if scope == ScopeProject {
+		return filepath.Join(i.projectGitRoot, "packages.json")
+	}
+	return filepath.Join(i.globalGitRoot, "packages.json")
+}
+
+// globalGitInstallRoot returns the global git install root.
+func globalGitInstallRoot() string {
+	base := os.Getenv("XDG_DATA_HOME")
+	if base == "" {
+		home, err := os.UserHomeDir()
+		if err != nil {
+			return ""
+		}
+		base = filepath.Join(home, ".local", "share")
+	}
+	return filepath.Join(base, "kit", "git")
+}
+
+// GetInstalledPackages returns all installed packages from both scopes.
+func (i *Installer) GetInstalledPackages() ([]ManifestEntry, error) {
+	var all []ManifestEntry
+
+	global, err := i.loadManifest(ScopeGlobal)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("loading global manifest: %w", err)
+	}
+	all = append(all, global.Packages...)
+
+	project, err := i.loadManifest(ScopeProject)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("loading project manifest: %w", err)
+	}
+	all = append(all, project.Packages...)
+
+	return all, nil
+}
+
+// IsInstalled checks if a package is installed in either scope.
+// Returns (scope, true) if installed, ("", false) otherwise.
+func (i *Installer) IsInstalled(source *GitSource) (InstallScope, bool) {
+	globalPath := i.getInstallPath(source, ScopeGlobal)
+	if _, err := os.Stat(globalPath); err == nil {
+		return ScopeGlobal, true
+	}
+
+	projectPath := i.getInstallPath(source, ScopeProject)
+	if _, err := os.Stat(projectPath); err == nil {
+		return ScopeProject, true
+	}
+
+	return "", false
+}
+
+// PreviewExtensions clones a repo to a temporary directory and scans for extensions.
+// Returns the preview list and the temp directory path (caller should clean up).
+func (i *Installer) PreviewExtensions(source *GitSource) ([]ExtensionPreview, string, error) {
+	// Create temp directory
+	tempDir, err := os.MkdirTemp("", "kit-install-preview-*")
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, "", fmt.Errorf("creating temp directory: %w", err)
+	}
+
+	// Clone to temp
+	cloneDir := filepath.Join(tempDir, "repo")
+	cmd := exec.Command("git", "clone", "--depth=1", source.Repo, cloneDir)
+	if output, err := cmd.CombinedOutput(); err != nil {
+		_ = os.RemoveAll(tempDir)
+		return nil, "", fmt.Errorf("git clone failed: %w\n%s", err, string(output))
+	}
+
+	// Checkout specific ref if pinned
+	if source.Pinned && source.Ref != "" {
+		checkoutCmd := exec.Command("git", "checkout", source.Ref)
+		checkoutCmd.Dir = cloneDir
+		if output, err := checkoutCmd.CombinedOutput(); err != nil {
+			_ = os.RemoveAll(tempDir)
+			return nil, "", fmt.Errorf("git checkout failed: %w\n%s", err, string(output))
+		}
+	}
+
+	// Scan for extensions
+	previews, err := ScanForExtensions(cloneDir)
+	if err != nil {
+		_ = os.RemoveAll(tempDir)
+		return nil, "", fmt.Errorf("scanning extensions: %w", err)
+	}
+
+	return previews, tempDir, nil
+}
+
+// InstallWithInclude clones a repo and installs only the specified extensions.
+// includePaths are relative paths like "./git/main.go" - if empty, installs all.
+func (i *Installer) InstallWithInclude(source *GitSource, scope InstallScope, includePaths []string) error {
+	// First, do a regular install
+	if err := i.Install(source, scope); err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+
+	// If specific includes were requested, update the manifest
+	if len(includePaths) > 0 {
+		entry := ManifestEntry{
+			Source:  source.String(),
+			Repo:    source.Repo,
+			Host:    source.Host,
+			Path:    source.Path,
+			Ref:     source.Ref,
+			Pinned:  source.Pinned,
+			Scope:   scope,
+			Include: includePaths,
+		}
+
+		if err := addEntryToManifest(entry, scope); err != nil {
+			return fmt.Errorf("updating manifest with includes: %w", err)
+		}
+	}
+
+	return nil
+}
+
+// CleanupTempDir removes a temporary directory used for preview.
+func CleanupTempDir(tempDir string) {
+	if tempDir != "" {
+		_ = os.RemoveAll(tempDir)
+	}
+}

internal/extensions/installer_test.go

@@ -0,0 +1,392 @@
+package extensions
+
+import (
+	"os"
+	"path/filepath"
+	"testing"
+)
+
+func TestParseGitSource(t *testing.T) {
+	tests := []struct {
+		name       string
+		source     string
+		wantRepo   string
+		wantHost   string
+		wantPath   string
+		wantRef    string
+		wantPinned bool
+		wantErr    bool
+	}{
+		{
+			name:       "github shorthand",
+			source:     "github.com/user/repo",
+			wantRepo:   "https://github.com/user/repo.git",
+			wantHost:   "github.com",
+			wantPath:   "user/repo",
+			wantRef:    "",
+			wantPinned: false,
+		},
+		{
+			name:       "github shorthand with version",
+			source:     "github.com/user/repo@v1.0.0",
+			wantRepo:   "https://github.com/user/repo.git",
+			wantHost:   "github.com",
+			wantPath:   "user/repo",
+			wantRef:    "v1.0.0",
+			wantPinned: true,
+		},
+		{
+			name:       "git prefix shorthand",
+			source:     "git:github.com/user/repo",
+			wantRepo:   "https://github.com/user/repo.git",
+			wantHost:   "github.com",
+			wantPath:   "user/repo",
+			wantRef:    "",
+			wantPinned: false,
+		},
+		{
+			name:       "https URL",
+			source:     "https://github.com/user/repo",
+			wantRepo:   "https://github.com/user/repo.git",
+			wantHost:   "github.com",
+			wantPath:   "user/repo",
+			wantRef:    "",
+			wantPinned: false,
+		},
+		{
+			name:       "https URL with .git suffix",
+			source:     "https://github.com/user/repo.git",
+			wantRepo:   "https://github.com/user/repo.git",
+			wantHost:   "github.com",
+			wantPath:   "user/repo",
+			wantRef:    "",
+			wantPinned: false,
+		},
+		{
+			name:       "ssh shorthand",
+			source:     "git@github.com:user/repo",
+			wantRepo:   "git@github.com:user/repo",
+			wantHost:   "github.com",
+			wantPath:   "user/repo",
+			wantRef:    "",
+			wantPinned: false,
+		},
+		{
+			name:       "ssh URL",
+			source:     "ssh://git@github.com/user/repo",
+			wantRepo:   "ssh://git@github.com/user/repo",
+			wantHost:   "github.com",
+			wantPath:   "user/repo",
+			wantRef:    "",
+			wantPinned: false,
+		},
+		{
+			name:       "gitlab shorthand",
+			source:     "gitlab.com/user/repo",
+			wantRepo:   "https://gitlab.com/user/repo.git",
+			wantHost:   "gitlab.com",
+			wantPath:   "user/repo",
+			wantRef:    "",
+			wantPinned: false,
+		},
+		{
+			name:       "bitbucket shorthand",
+			source:     "bitbucket.org/user/repo",
+			wantRepo:   "https://bitbucket.org/user/repo.git",
+			wantHost:   "bitbucket.org",
+			wantPath:   "user/repo",
+			wantRef:    "",
+			wantPinned: false,
+		},
+		{
+			name:       "generic host",
+			source:     "gitea.example.com/user/repo",
+			wantRepo:   "https://gitea.example.com/user/repo.git",
+			wantHost:   "gitea.example.com",
+			wantPath:   "user/repo",
+			wantRef:    "",
+			wantPinned: false,
+		},
+		{
+			name:       "with branch ref",
+			source:     "github.com/user/repo@main",
+			wantRepo:   "https://github.com/user/repo.git",
+			wantHost:   "github.com",
+			wantPath:   "user/repo",
+			wantRef:    "main",
+			wantPinned: true,
+		},
+		{
+			name:       "with commit ref",
+			source:     "github.com/user/repo@abc1234",
+			wantRepo:   "https://github.com/user/repo.git",
+			wantHost:   "github.com",
+			wantPath:   "user/repo",
+			wantRef:    "abc1234",
+			wantPinned: true,
+		},
+		{
+			name:    "local path should error",
+			source:  "./local/path",
+			wantErr: true,
+		},
+		{
+			name:    "absolute path should error",
+			source:  "/absolute/path",
+			wantErr: true,
+		},
+	}
+
+	for _, tt := range tests {
+		t.Run(tt.name, func(t *testing.T) {
+			got, err := ParseGitSource(tt.source)
+			if (err != nil) != tt.wantErr {
+				t.Errorf("ParseGitSource() error = %v, wantErr %v", err, tt.wantErr)
+				return
+			}
+			if err != nil {
+				return
+			}
+			if got.Repo != tt.wantRepo {
+				t.Errorf("ParseGitSource() Repo = %v, want %v", got.Repo, tt.wantRepo)
+			}
+			if got.Host != tt.wantHost {
+				t.Errorf("ParseGitSource() Host = %v, want %v", got.Host, tt.wantHost)
+			}
+			if got.Path != tt.wantPath {
+				t.Errorf("ParseGitSource() Path = %v, want %v", got.Path, tt.wantPath)
+			}
+			if got.Ref != tt.wantRef {
+				t.Errorf("ParseGitSource() Ref = %v, want %v", got.Ref, tt.wantRef)
+			}
+			if got.Pinned != tt.wantPinned {
+				t.Errorf("ParseGitSource() Pinned = %v, want %v", got.Pinned, tt.wantPinned)
+			}
+		})
+	}
+}
+
+func TestGitSourceIdentity(t *testing.T) {
+	source := &GitSource{
+		Host: "github.com",
+		Path: "user/repo",
+	}
+	if got := source.Identity(); got != "github.com/user/repo" {
+		t.Errorf("Identity() = %v, want %v", got, "github.com/user/repo")
+	}
+}
+
+func TestGitSourceString(t *testing.T) {
+	tests := []struct {
+		name   string
+		source GitSource
+		want   string
+	}{
+		{
+			name: "unpinned",
+			source: GitSource{
+				Host:   "github.com",
+				Path:   "user/repo",
+				Pinned: false,
+			},
+			want: "git:github.com/user/repo",
+		},
+		{
+			name: "pinned",
+			source: GitSource{
+				Host:   "github.com",
+				Path:   "user/repo",
+				Ref:    "v1.0.0",
+				Pinned: true,
+			},
+			want: "git:github.com/user/repo@v1.0.0",
+		},
+	}
+
+	for _, tt := range tests {
+		t.Run(tt.name, func(t *testing.T) {
+			if got := tt.source.String(); got != tt.want {
+				t.Errorf("String() = %v, want %v", got, tt.want)
+			}
+		})
+	}
+}
+
+func TestInstallerGetInstallPath(t *testing.T) {
+	tempDir := t.TempDir()
+	installer := NewInstaller(tempDir)
+
+	source := &GitSource{
+		Host: "github.com",
+		Path: "user/repo",
+	}
+
+	// Test global scope
+	globalPath := installer.getInstallPath(source, ScopeGlobal)
+	if !filepath.IsAbs(globalPath) {
+		t.Error("Global install path should be absolute")
+	}
+
+	// Test project scope
+	projectPath := installer.getInstallPath(source, ScopeProject)
+	expectedProjectPath := filepath.Join(tempDir, ".kit", "git", "github.com", "user", "repo")
+	if projectPath != expectedProjectPath {
+		t.Errorf("Project path = %v, want %v", projectPath, expectedProjectPath)
+	}
+}
+
+func TestManifestEntryIdentity(t *testing.T) {
+	entry := ManifestEntry{
+		Host: "github.com",
+		Path: "user/repo",
+	}
+	if got := entry.Identity(); got != "github.com/user/repo" {
+		t.Errorf("Identity() = %v, want %v", got, "github.com/user/repo")
+	}
+}
+
+func TestLoadAndSaveManifest(t *testing.T) {
+	tempDir := t.TempDir()
+	manifestPath := filepath.Join(tempDir, "packages.json")
+
+	// Test loading non-existent manifest
+	manifest, err := loadManifestFromPath(manifestPath)
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("loadManifestFromPath() error = %v", err)
+	}
+	if len(manifest.Packages) != 0 {
+		t.Errorf("Expected empty packages, got %d", len(manifest.Packages))
+	}
+
+	// Create a manifest
+	manifest = &Manifest{
+		Packages: []ManifestEntry{
+			{
+				Source: "git:github.com/user/repo",
+				Repo:   "https://github.com/user/repo.git",
+				Host:   "github.com",
+				Path:   "user/repo",
+				Pinned: false,
+				Scope:  ScopeGlobal,
+			},
+		},
+	}
+
+	// Save it
+	err = saveManifestToPath(manifest, manifestPath)
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("saveManifestToPath() error = %v", err)
+	}
+
+	// Load it back
+	loaded, err := loadManifestFromPath(manifestPath)
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("loadManifestFromPath() error = %v", err)
+	}
+	if len(loaded.Packages) != 1 {
+		t.Errorf("Expected 1 package, got %d", len(loaded.Packages))
+	}
+	if loaded.Packages[0].Host != "github.com" {
+		t.Errorf("Expected host github.com, got %s", loaded.Packages[0].Host)
+	}
+}
+
+func TestAddAndRemoveFromManifest(t *testing.T) {
+	tempDir := t.TempDir()
+
+	// Set up environment for manifest path
+	if err := os.Setenv("XDG_DATA_HOME", tempDir); err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("Setenv() error = %v", err)
+	}
+	defer func() {
+		if err := os.Unsetenv("XDG_DATA_HOME"); err != nil {
+			t.Logf("Unsetenv() error = %v", err)
+		}
+	}()
+
+	// The manifest path when XDG_DATA_HOME is set
+	manifestPath := filepath.Join(tempDir, "kit", "git", "packages.json")
+
+	// Add an entry
+	entry := ManifestEntry{
+		Source: "git:github.com/user/repo",
+		Host:   "github.com",
+		Path:   "user/repo",
+		Scope:  ScopeGlobal,
+	}
+
+	err := addEntryToManifest(entry, ScopeGlobal)
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("addEntryToManifest() error = %v", err)
+	}
+
+	// Verify it was added
+	manifest, err := loadManifestFromPath(manifestPath)
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("loadManifestFromPath() error = %v", err)
+	}
+	if len(manifest.Packages) != 1 {
+		t.Errorf("Expected 1 package, got %d", len(manifest.Packages))
+	}
+
+	// Remove it
+	err = removeEntryFromManifest("github.com/user/repo", ScopeGlobal)
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("removeEntryFromManifest() error = %v", err)
+	}
+
+	// Verify it was removed
+	manifest, err = loadManifestFromPath(manifestPath)
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("loadManifestFromPath() error = %v", err)
+	}
+	if len(manifest.Packages) != 0 {
+		t.Errorf("Expected 0 packages, got %d", len(manifest.Packages))
+	}
+}
+
+func TestFindInManifest(t *testing.T) {
+	tempDir := t.TempDir()
+	if err := os.Setenv("XDG_DATA_HOME", tempDir); err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("Setenv() error = %v", err)
+	}
+	defer func() {
+		if err := os.Unsetenv("XDG_DATA_HOME"); err != nil {
+			t.Logf("Unsetenv() error = %v", err)
+		}
+	}()
+
+	// Add an entry to global manifest
+	entry := ManifestEntry{
+		Source: "git:github.com/user/repo",
+		Host:   "github.com",
+		Path:   "user/repo",
+		Scope:  ScopeGlobal,
+	}
+
+	err := addEntryToManifest(entry, ScopeGlobal)
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("addEntryToManifest() error = %v", err)
+	}
+
+	// Find it
+	found, scope, err := FindInManifest("github.com/user/repo")
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("FindInManifest() error = %v", err)
+	}
+	if found == nil {
+		t.Fatal("Expected to find entry, got nil")
+	}
+	if scope != ScopeGlobal {
+		t.Errorf("Expected scope global, got %s", scope)
+	}
+
+	// Try to find non-existent
+	notFound, _, err := FindInManifest("github.com/other/repo")
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("FindInManifest() error = %v", err)
+	}
+	if notFound != nil {
+		t.Error("Expected nil for non-existent entry")
+	}
+}

internal/extensions/loader.go

@@ -71,12 +71,24 @@ func discoverExtensionPaths(extraPaths []string) []string {
 		add(p)
 	}
 
+	// Global installed git packages: $XDG_DATA_HOME/kit/git/
+	globalGitDir := globalGitInstallRoot()
+	for _, p := range findExtensionsInGitPackages(globalGitDir) {
+		add(p)
+	}
+
 	// Project-local extensions: .kit/extensions/
 	localDir := filepath.Join(".kit", "extensions")
 	for _, p := range findExtensionsInDir(localDir) {
 		add(p)
 	}
 
+	// Project-local installed git packages: .kit/git/
+	projectGitDir := filepath.Join(".kit", "git")
+	for _, p := range findExtensionsInGitPackages(projectGitDir) {
+		add(p)
+	}
+
 	// Explicit paths (highest precedence)
 	for _, p := range extraPaths {
 		info, err := os.Stat(p)
@@ -123,6 +135,219 @@ func findExtensionsInDir(dir string) []string {
 	return results
 }
 
+// findExtensionsInRepo scans a git repository for extensions using opinionated conventions.
+// Extensions are ONLY recognized in:
+//  1. Root-level *.go files
+//  2. Files in examples/extensions/ or examples/ext/ subdirectories
+//  3. Files in any top-level ext/ directory
+//  4. Files in any subdirectory that ends in -ext/ or -extensions/
+//
+// Everything else (cmd/, internal/, pkg/, etc.) is ignored.
+func findExtensionsInRepo(repoPath string) []string {
+	var results []string
+	multiFileDirs := make(map[string]bool)
+
+	_ = filepath.Walk(repoPath, func(path string, info os.FileInfo, err error) error {
+		if err != nil {
+			return err
+		}
+
+		relPath, _ := filepath.Rel(repoPath, path)
+		relPath = filepath.ToSlash(relPath)
+
+		// Skip directories we know don't contain extensions
+		if info.IsDir() {
+			switch info.Name() {
+			case ".git", ".github", "node_modules", "vendor", "dist", "build":
+				return filepath.SkipDir
+			}
+
+			// Skip internal code directories
+			if strings.HasPrefix(relPath, "internal/") ||
+				strings.HasPrefix(relPath, "cmd/") ||
+				strings.HasPrefix(relPath, "pkg/") ||
+				strings.HasPrefix(relPath, "test/") ||
+				strings.HasPrefix(relPath, "tests/") {
+				return filepath.SkipDir
+			}
+
+			// Root directory - scan it
+			if relPath == "." {
+				return nil
+			}
+
+			base := info.Name()
+			isExtDir := base == "extensions" || base == "ext" ||
+				strings.HasSuffix(base, "-extensions") || strings.HasSuffix(base, "-ext")
+
+			isExamplesSubdir := relPath == "examples" || strings.HasPrefix(relPath, "examples/")
+
+			if !isExtDir && !isExamplesSubdir {
+				mainPath := filepath.Join(path, "main.go")
+				if _, err := os.Stat(mainPath); err == nil {
+					if relPath == base { // Top-level directory
+						if !multiFileDirs[relPath] {
+							multiFileDirs[relPath] = true
+							results = append(results, mainPath)
+						}
+						return filepath.SkipDir
+					}
+					if isExamplesSubdir || isExtDir {
+						if !multiFileDirs[relPath] {
+							multiFileDirs[relPath] = true
+							results = append(results, mainPath)
+						}
+						return filepath.SkipDir
+					}
+				}
+				return filepath.SkipDir
+			}
+
+			// Check for main.go
+			mainPath := filepath.Join(path, "main.go")
+			if _, err := os.Stat(mainPath); err == nil {
+				if !multiFileDirs[relPath] {
+					multiFileDirs[relPath] = true
+					results = append(results, mainPath)
+				}
+				return filepath.SkipDir
+			}
+
+			return nil
+		}
+
+		// It's a file
+		if !strings.HasSuffix(info.Name(), ".go") {
+			return nil
+		}
+
+		if info.Name() == "main.go" {
+			return nil
+		}
+
+		parentDir := filepath.Dir(relPath)
+		if parentDir == "." {
+			// Root-level .go file - valid extension
+			results = append(results, path)
+			return nil
+		}
+
+		// Must be in valid extension directory
+		isValidExtDir := false
+		if strings.HasPrefix(parentDir, "examples/extensions/") ||
+			parentDir == "examples/extensions" {
+			isValidExtDir = true
+		} else if strings.HasPrefix(parentDir, "examples/ext/") ||
+			parentDir == "examples/ext" {
+			isValidExtDir = true
+		} else if strings.HasPrefix(parentDir, "ext/") ||
+			parentDir == "ext" {
+			isValidExtDir = true
+		} else if strings.Contains(parentDir, "-extensions/") ||
+			strings.HasSuffix(parentDir, "-extensions") {
+			isValidExtDir = true
+		} else if strings.Contains(parentDir, "-ext/") ||
+			strings.HasSuffix(parentDir, "-ext") {
+			isValidExtDir = true
+		}
+
+		if !isValidExtDir {
+			return nil
+		}
+
+		results = append(results, path)
+		return nil
+	})
+
+	return results
+}
+
+// Each git package is stored at <gitRoot>/<host>/<owner>/<repo>/ and can contain
+// .go files or a main.go in subdirectories.
+// If a package has a manifest with Include field, only those paths are loaded.
+func findExtensionsInGitPackages(gitRoot string) []string {
+	info, err := os.Stat(gitRoot)
+	if err != nil || !info.IsDir() {
+		return nil
+	}
+
+	var results []string
+
+	// Load the manifest if it exists
+	manifestPath := filepath.Join(gitRoot, "packages.json")
+	manifest, _ := loadManifestFromPath(manifestPath)
+	// Build a map of package identity -> include list
+	includeMap := make(map[string][]string)
+	if manifest != nil {
+		for _, entry := range manifest.Packages {
+			if len(entry.Include) > 0 {
+				identity := fmt.Sprintf("%s/%s", entry.Host, entry.Path)
+				includeMap[identity] = entry.Include
+			}
+		}
+	}
+
+	// Walk through host directories (e.g., github.com/)
+	hosts, err := os.ReadDir(gitRoot)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil
+	}
+
+	for _, host := range hosts {
+		if !host.IsDir() {
+			continue
+		}
+		hostPath := filepath.Join(gitRoot, host.Name())
+
+		// Walk through owner directories (e.g., github.com/user/)
+		owners, err := os.ReadDir(hostPath)
+		if err != nil {
+			continue
+		}
+
+		for _, owner := range owners {
+			if !owner.IsDir() {
+				continue
+			}
+			ownerPath := filepath.Join(hostPath, owner.Name())
+
+			// Walk through repo directories (e.g., github.com/user/repo/)
+			repos, err := os.ReadDir(ownerPath)
+			if err != nil {
+				continue
+			}
+
+			for _, repo := range repos {
+				if !repo.IsDir() {
+					continue
+				}
+				repoPath := filepath.Join(ownerPath, repo.Name())
+
+				// Check if there's an include filter for this package
+				identity := fmt.Sprintf("%s/%s/%s", host.Name(), owner.Name(), repo.Name())
+				includes, hasFilter := includeMap[identity]
+
+				if hasFilter {
+					// Only include specific paths
+					for _, include := range includes {
+						// Convert relative path to absolute
+						include = strings.TrimPrefix(include, "./")
+						fullPath := filepath.Join(repoPath, filepath.FromSlash(include))
+						if _, err := os.Stat(fullPath); err == nil {
+							results = append(results, fullPath)
+						}
+					}
+				} else {
+					// Find all extensions within this repo using convention-based scanning
+					results = append(results, findExtensionsInRepo(repoPath)...)
+				}
+			}
+		}
+	}
+
+	return results
+}
+
 // globalExtensionsDir returns the global extensions directory, respecting
 // $XDG_CONFIG_HOME. Defaults to ~/.config/kit/extensions.
 func globalExtensionsDir() string {

internal/extensions/manifest.go

@@ -0,0 +1,398 @@
+package extensions
+
+import (
+	"encoding/json"
+	"fmt"
+	"os"
+	"path/filepath"
+	"strings"
+	"time"
+
+	"golang.org/x/text/cases"
+	"golang.org/x/text/language"
+)
+
+// Manifest tracks installed git packages.
+type Manifest struct {
+	Packages []ManifestEntry `json:"packages"`
+}
+
+// ManifestEntry represents a single installed package.
+type ManifestEntry struct {
+	// Source is the canonical string representation (e.g., "git:github.com/user/repo@v1.0.0")
+	Source string `json:"source"`
+	// Repo is the clone URL
+	Repo string `json:"repo"`
+	// Host is the git host (e.g., github.com)
+	Host string `json:"host"`
+	// Path is the path on the host (e.g., user/repo)
+	Path string `json:"path"`
+	// Ref is the optional pinned ref (tag/branch/commit)
+	Ref string `json:"ref,omitempty"`
+	// Pinned indicates if the ref is pinned
+	Pinned bool `json:"pinned"`
+	// Scope is where the package is installed (global or project)
+	Scope InstallScope `json:"scope"`
+	// Installed is when the package was first installed
+	Installed time.Time `json:"installed"`
+	// Updated is when the package was last updated (only for unpinned, zero time means never updated)
+	Updated time.Time `json:"updated,omitzero"`
+	// Include is a list of relative paths to extensions that should be loaded.
+	// If empty, all extensions in the package are loaded.
+	// Paths are relative to the package root (e.g., "./git/main.go", "./weather.go")
+	Include []string `json:"include,omitempty"`
+}
+
+// Identity returns the normalized identity for deduplication.
+func (e ManifestEntry) Identity() string {
+	return fmt.Sprintf("%s/%s", e.Host, e.Path)
+}
+
+// loadManifest loads the manifest from the given scope.
+func loadManifestFromScope(scope InstallScope) (*Manifest, error) {
+	path := manifestPathForScope(scope)
+	return loadManifestFromPath(path)
+}
+
+// loadManifestFromPath loads a manifest from a specific file path.
+func loadManifestFromPath(path string) (*Manifest, error) {
+	data, err := os.ReadFile(path)
+	if err != nil {
+		if os.IsNotExist(err) {
+			return &Manifest{Packages: []ManifestEntry{}}, nil
+		}
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("reading manifest: %w", err)
+	}
+
+	var manifest Manifest
+	if err := json.Unmarshal(data, &manifest); err != nil {
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("parsing manifest: %w", err)
+	}
+
+	return &manifest, nil
+}
+
+// saveManifestToScope saves the manifest to the given scope.
+func saveManifestToScope(manifest *Manifest, scope InstallScope) error {
+	path := manifestPathForScope(scope)
+	return saveManifestToPath(manifest, path)
+}
+
+// saveManifestToPath saves a manifest to a specific file path.
+func saveManifestToPath(manifest *Manifest, path string) error {
+	if err := os.MkdirAll(filepath.Dir(path), 0755); err != nil {
+		return fmt.Errorf("creating manifest directory: %w", err)
+	}
+
+	data, err := json.MarshalIndent(manifest, "", "  ")
+	if err != nil {
+		return fmt.Errorf("encoding manifest: %w", err)
+	}
+
+	if err := os.WriteFile(path, data, 0644); err != nil {
+		return fmt.Errorf("writing manifest: %w", err)
+	}
+
+	return nil
+}
+
+// manifestPathForScope returns the manifest file path for a scope.
+func manifestPathForScope(scope InstallScope) string {
+	if scope == ScopeProject {
+		return filepath.Join(".kit", "git", "packages.json")
+	}
+
+	base := os.Getenv("XDG_DATA_HOME")
+	if base == "" {
+		home, err := os.UserHomeDir()
+		if err != nil {
+			return ""
+		}
+		base = filepath.Join(home, ".local", "share")
+	}
+	return filepath.Join(base, "kit", "git", "packages.json")
+}
+
+// GetGlobalManifest returns the global manifest.
+func GetGlobalManifest() (*Manifest, error) {
+	return loadManifestFromScope(ScopeGlobal)
+}
+
+// GetProjectManifest returns the project manifest.
+func GetProjectManifest() (*Manifest, error) {
+	return loadManifestFromScope(ScopeProject)
+}
+
+// addEntryToManifest adds or replaces an entry in the manifest for a scope.
+func addEntryToManifest(entry ManifestEntry, scope InstallScope) error {
+	manifest, err := loadManifestFromScope(scope)
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+
+	// Remove any existing entry with same identity
+	identity := entry.Identity()
+	filtered := make([]ManifestEntry, 0, len(manifest.Packages))
+	for _, p := range manifest.Packages {
+		if p.Identity() != identity {
+			filtered = append(filtered, p)
+		}
+	}
+	filtered = append(filtered, entry)
+	manifest.Packages = filtered
+
+	return saveManifestToScope(manifest, scope)
+}
+
+// removeEntryFromManifest removes an entry by identity from the manifest for a scope.
+func removeEntryFromManifest(identity string, scope InstallScope) error {
+	manifest, err := loadManifestFromScope(scope)
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+
+	filtered := make([]ManifestEntry, 0, len(manifest.Packages))
+	for _, p := range manifest.Packages {
+		if p.Identity() != identity {
+			filtered = append(filtered, p)
+		}
+	}
+	manifest.Packages = filtered
+
+	return saveManifestToScope(manifest, scope)
+}
+
+// FindInManifest finds an entry by identity in either global or project manifest.
+// Returns the entry and its scope, or nil if not found.
+func FindInManifest(identity string) (*ManifestEntry, InstallScope, error) {
+	global, err := loadManifestFromScope(ScopeGlobal)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, "", fmt.Errorf("loading global manifest: %w", err)
+	}
+	for _, p := range global.Packages {
+		if p.Identity() == identity {
+			return &p, ScopeGlobal, nil
+		}
+	}
+
+	project, err := loadManifestFromScope(ScopeProject)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, "", fmt.Errorf("loading project manifest: %w", err)
+	}
+	for _, p := range project.Packages {
+		if p.Identity() == identity {
+			return &p, ScopeProject, nil
+		}
+	}
+
+	return nil, "", nil
+}
+
+// ExtensionPreview represents a discovered extension in a package before installation.
+type ExtensionPreview struct {
+	// Path is the relative path from the package root (e.g., "./git/main.go")
+	Path string `json:"path"`
+	// Name is a display name for the extension (derived from path or metadata)
+	Name string `json:"name"`
+	// Description is an optional description (could be extracted from comments)
+	Description string `json:"description,omitempty"`
+	// IsMain indicates if this is a main.go in a subdirectory
+	IsMain bool `json:"is_main"`
+}
+
+// ScanForExtensions discovers all extensions in a directory using opinionated conventions.
+// Extensions are ONLY recognized in these specific locations:
+//  1. Root-level *.go files
+//  2. Files in examples/extensions/ or examples/ext/ subdirectories
+//  3. Files in any top-level ext/ directory
+//  4. Files in any subdirectory that ends in -ext/ or -extensions/
+//
+// Everything else (cmd/, internal/, pkg/, etc.) is ignored.
+func ScanForExtensions(dir string) ([]ExtensionPreview, error) {
+	info, err := os.Stat(dir)
+	if err != nil || !info.IsDir() {
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("not a directory: %s", dir)
+	}
+
+	var previews []ExtensionPreview
+	multiFileDirs := make(map[string]bool)
+
+	err = filepath.Walk(dir, func(path string, info os.FileInfo, err error) error {
+		if err != nil {
+			return err
+		}
+
+		relPath, _ := filepath.Rel(dir, path)
+		relPath = filepath.ToSlash(relPath)
+
+		// Skip directories we know don't contain extensions
+		if info.IsDir() {
+			// Never scan these directories
+			switch info.Name() {
+			case ".git", ".github", "node_modules", "vendor", "dist", "build":
+				return filepath.SkipDir
+			}
+
+			// Skip internal code directories
+			if strings.HasPrefix(relPath, "internal/") ||
+				strings.HasPrefix(relPath, "cmd/") ||
+				strings.HasPrefix(relPath, "pkg/") ||
+				strings.HasPrefix(relPath, "test/") ||
+				strings.HasPrefix(relPath, "tests/") {
+				return filepath.SkipDir
+			}
+
+			// Root directory - scan it
+			if relPath == "." {
+				return nil
+			}
+
+			// Check if this directory is an extension location by name
+			// Pattern: must be named "extensions", "ext", or end with those
+			base := info.Name()
+			isExtDir := base == "extensions" || base == "ext" ||
+				strings.HasSuffix(base, "-extensions") || strings.HasSuffix(base, "-ext")
+
+			// Or check if it's a subdirectory of examples/ that might contain extensions
+			isExamplesSubdir := relPath == "examples" || strings.HasPrefix(relPath, "examples/")
+
+			if !isExtDir && !isExamplesSubdir {
+				// Check for main.go before skipping
+				mainPath := filepath.Join(path, "main.go")
+				if _, err := os.Stat(mainPath); err == nil {
+					// This is a package with main.go at root level
+					if relPath == base { // Top-level directory
+						if !multiFileDirs[relPath] {
+							multiFileDirs[relPath] = true
+							previews = append(previews, ExtensionPreview{
+								Path:   "./" + relPath + "/main.go",
+								Name:   deriveExtensionName(relPath+"/main.go", true),
+								IsMain: true,
+							})
+						}
+						return filepath.SkipDir
+					}
+					// Inside a valid extensions directory
+					if isExamplesSubdir || isExtDir {
+						if !multiFileDirs[relPath] {
+							multiFileDirs[relPath] = true
+							previews = append(previews, ExtensionPreview{
+								Path:   "./" + relPath + "/main.go",
+								Name:   deriveExtensionName(relPath+"/main.go", true),
+								IsMain: true,
+							})
+						}
+						return filepath.SkipDir
+					}
+				}
+
+				// Not an extension location
+				return filepath.SkipDir
+			}
+
+			// Check for main.go in this directory
+			mainPath := filepath.Join(path, "main.go")
+			if _, err := os.Stat(mainPath); err == nil {
+				if !multiFileDirs[relPath] {
+					multiFileDirs[relPath] = true
+					previews = append(previews, ExtensionPreview{
+						Path:   "./" + relPath + "/main.go",
+						Name:   deriveExtensionName(relPath+"/main.go", true),
+						IsMain: true,
+					})
+				}
+				return filepath.SkipDir
+			}
+
+			// Scan this extensions directory
+			return nil
+		}
+
+		// It's a file - check if it's a valid extension
+		if !strings.HasSuffix(info.Name(), ".go") {
+			return nil
+		}
+
+		if info.Name() == "main.go" {
+			return nil // Already handled above
+		}
+
+		// Check if parent is a valid extension location
+		parentDir := filepath.Dir(relPath)
+		if parentDir == "." {
+			// Root-level .go file - valid extension
+			previews = append(previews, ExtensionPreview{
+				Path:   "./" + relPath,
+				Name:   deriveExtensionName(relPath, false),
+				IsMain: false,
+			})
+			return nil
+		}
+
+		// Check if we're in a valid extension directory
+		// Valid locations are:
+		// - examples/extensions/*
+		// - examples/ext/*
+		// - ext/* (top-level)
+		// - Any *-extensions/* or *-ext/* directory
+		isValidExtDir := false
+		if strings.HasPrefix(parentDir, "examples/extensions/") ||
+			parentDir == "examples/extensions" {
+			isValidExtDir = true
+		} else if strings.HasPrefix(parentDir, "examples/ext/") ||
+			parentDir == "examples/ext" {
+			isValidExtDir = true
+		} else if strings.HasPrefix(parentDir, "ext/") ||
+			parentDir == "ext" {
+			isValidExtDir = true
+		} else if strings.Contains(parentDir, "-extensions/") ||
+			strings.HasSuffix(parentDir, "-extensions") {
+			isValidExtDir = true
+		} else if strings.Contains(parentDir, "-ext/") ||
+			strings.HasSuffix(parentDir, "-ext") {
+			isValidExtDir = true
+		}
+
+		if !isValidExtDir {
+			return nil
+		}
+
+		previews = append(previews, ExtensionPreview{
+			Path:   "./" + relPath,
+			Name:   deriveExtensionName(relPath, false),
+			IsMain: false,
+		})
+
+		return nil
+	})
+
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+
+	return previews, nil
+}
+
+// deriveExtensionName creates a display name from a file path.
+func deriveExtensionName(relPath string, isMain bool) string {
+	// Convert path to a readable name
+	// e.g., "git/main.go" -> "Git Extension"
+	// e.g., "weather.go" -> "Weather"
+
+	dir := filepath.Dir(relPath)
+	base := filepath.Base(relPath)
+
+	if isMain && dir != "." {
+		// Use directory name for main.go files
+		name := strings.ReplaceAll(dir, "/", " ")
+		name = strings.ReplaceAll(name, "_", " ")
+		name = strings.ReplaceAll(name, "-", " ")
+		return cases.Title(language.English).String(name) + " Extension"
+	}
+
+	// Use filename without extension
+	name := strings.TrimSuffix(base, ".go")
+	name = strings.ReplaceAll(name, "_", " ")
+	name = strings.ReplaceAll(name, "-", " ")
+	return cases.Title(language.English).String(name)
+}

internal/extensions/subagent.go

@@ -0,0 +1,377 @@
+// Package extensions provides subagent spawning capabilities for Kit extensions.
+package extensions
+
+import (
+	"bufio"
+	"context"
+	"encoding/json"
+	"fmt"
+	"os"
+	"os/exec"
+	"strings"
+	"sync"
+	"sync/atomic"
+	"time"
+)
+
+// ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+// Subagent types
+// ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+// SubagentConfig configures a subagent spawn.
+type SubagentConfig struct {
+	// Prompt is the task/instruction for the subagent (required).
+	Prompt string
+
+	// Model overrides the parent's model (e.g. "anthropic/claude-haiku-3-5-20241022").
+	// Empty string uses the parent's current model.
+	Model string
+
+	// SystemPrompt provides domain-specific instructions.
+	// Empty string uses the default system prompt.
+	SystemPrompt string
+
+	// Timeout limits execution time. Zero means 5 minute default.
+	Timeout time.Duration
+
+	// OnOutput streams stderr output chunks as the subagent runs.
+	// Called from a goroutine; must be safe for concurrent use.
+	OnOutput func(chunk string)
+
+	// OnEvent receives real-time events from the subagent's execution:
+	// text chunks, tool calls, tool results, reasoning deltas, etc.
+	// Called synchronously from the subagent's event loop.
+	OnEvent func(SubagentEvent)
+
+	// OnComplete is called when the subagent finishes (success or error).
+	// Called from a goroutine; must be safe for concurrent use.
+	OnComplete func(result SubagentResult)
+
+	// Blocking, when true, makes SpawnSubagent wait for completion and
+	// return the result directly. When false (default), spawns in background
+	// and returns immediately with a handle.
+	Blocking bool
+
+	// NoSession, when true, runs the subagent without persisting a session
+	// file. By default (false), subagent sessions are persisted so they can
+	// be loaded for replay/inspection. Set to true for ephemeral tasks
+	// where session history is not needed.
+	NoSession bool
+
+	// ParentSessionID links the subagent's session to the parent (optional).
+	// When set, the subagent's session header includes a parent reference
+	// so viewers can navigate the session tree.
+	ParentSessionID string
+}
+
+// SubagentEvent carries a real-time event from a running subagent. Extensions
+// use the Type field to determine what happened and read the relevant fields.
+// This is a concrete struct (not an interface) for Yaegi compatibility.
+type SubagentEvent struct {
+	// Type identifies the event: "text", "reasoning", "tool_call",
+	// "tool_result", "tool_execution_start", "tool_execution_end",
+	// "turn_start", "turn_end".
+	Type string
+
+	// Content carries text for "text" and "reasoning" events.
+	Content string
+
+	// ToolCallID is set on tool_call, tool_result, tool_execution_start,
+	// and tool_execution_end events.
+	ToolCallID string
+	// ToolName is set on tool-related events.
+	ToolName string
+	// ToolKind is set on tool-related events.
+	ToolKind string
+	// ToolArgs is set on tool_call events (JSON-encoded).
+	ToolArgs string
+	// ToolResult is set on tool_result events.
+	ToolResult string
+	// IsError is set on tool_result events.
+	IsError bool
+}
+
+// SubagentResult contains the outcome of a subagent execution.
+type SubagentResult struct {
+	// Response is the subagent's final text response.
+	Response string
+
+	// Error is set if the subagent failed (nil on success).
+	Error error
+
+	// ExitCode is the subprocess exit code (0 = success).
+	ExitCode int
+
+	// Elapsed is the total execution time.
+	Elapsed time.Duration
+
+	// Usage contains token usage if available.
+	Usage *SubagentUsage
+
+	// SessionID is the subagent's session identifier, if available.
+	// Populated when the subagent persists its session (requires running
+	// without --no-session). Empty for ephemeral sessions.
+	SessionID string
+}
+
+// SubagentUsage contains token usage from the subagent's run.
+type SubagentUsage struct {
+	InputTokens  int64
+	OutputTokens int64
+}
+
+// SubagentHandle provides control over a running subagent.
+type SubagentHandle struct {
+	// ID is a unique identifier for this subagent instance.
+	ID string
+
+	proc   *os.Process
+	done   chan struct{}
+	result *SubagentResult
+	mu     sync.Mutex
+}
+
+// Kill terminates the subagent process.
+func (h *SubagentHandle) Kill() error {
+	h.mu.Lock()
+	proc := h.proc
+	h.mu.Unlock()
+	if proc != nil {
+		return proc.Kill()
+	}
+	return nil
+}
+
+// Wait blocks until the subagent completes and returns the result.
+func (h *SubagentHandle) Wait() SubagentResult {
+	<-h.done
+	h.mu.Lock()
+	defer h.mu.Unlock()
+	if h.result != nil {
+		return *h.result
+	}
+	return SubagentResult{Error: fmt.Errorf("subagent completed without result")}
+}
+
+// Done returns a channel that closes when the subagent completes.
+func (h *SubagentHandle) Done() <-chan struct{} {
+	return h.done
+}
+
+// ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+// Internal helpers
+// ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+// subagentJSONOutput matches the JSON envelope produced by `kit --json`.
+type subagentJSONOutput struct {
+	Response   string `json:"response"`
+	StopReason string `json:"stop_reason,omitempty"`
+	SessionID  string `json:"session_id,omitempty"`
+	Usage      *struct {
+		InputTokens  int64 `json:"input_tokens"`
+		OutputTokens int64 `json:"output_tokens"`
+	} `json:"usage,omitempty"`
+}
+
+var subagentCounter uint64
+
+func generateSubagentID() string {
+	n := atomic.AddUint64(&subagentCounter, 1)
+	return fmt.Sprintf("sub-%d-%d", time.Now().UnixNano(), n)
+}
+
+func findKitBinary() string {
+	// Try the current process executable first.
+	if exe, err := os.Executable(); err == nil {
+		if _, err := os.Stat(exe); err == nil {
+			return exe
+		}
+	}
+	// Fall back to PATH lookup.
+	if p, err := exec.LookPath("kit"); err == nil {
+		return p
+	}
+	return "kit"
+}
+
+// ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+// SpawnSubagent implementation
+// ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+// SpawnSubagent spawns a child Kit instance to perform a task.
+//
+// When config.Blocking is true, blocks until completion and returns the result
+// directly (handle is nil). When false, returns immediately with a handle for
+// monitoring/cancellation.
+//
+// The subagent runs with --json --no-session --no-extensions flags by default,
+// ensuring isolation from the parent's extensions and session state.
+func SpawnSubagent(cfg SubagentConfig) (*SubagentHandle, *SubagentResult, error) {
+	if cfg.Prompt == "" {
+		return nil, nil, fmt.Errorf("prompt is required")
+	}
+
+	timeout := cfg.Timeout
+	if timeout == 0 {
+		timeout = 5 * time.Minute
+	}
+
+	kitBinary := findKitBinary()
+
+	// Build subprocess arguments.
+	args := []string{
+		"--json",
+		"--no-extensions",
+	}
+	if cfg.NoSession {
+		args = append(args, "--no-session")
+	}
+	if cfg.Model != "" {
+		args = append(args, "--model", cfg.Model)
+	}
+
+	// Handle system prompt - write to temp file if provided.
+	var tmpFile *os.File
+	if cfg.SystemPrompt != "" {
+		var err error
+		tmpFile, err = os.CreateTemp("", "kit-subagent-*.txt")
+		if err != nil {
+			return nil, nil, fmt.Errorf("create temp file: %w", err)
+		}
+		if _, err := tmpFile.WriteString(cfg.SystemPrompt); err != nil {
+			_ = tmpFile.Close()
+			_ = os.Remove(tmpFile.Name())
+			return nil, nil, fmt.Errorf("write system prompt: %w", err)
+		}
+		_ = tmpFile.Close()
+		args = append(args, "--system-prompt", tmpFile.Name())
+	}
+
+	// Add the prompt as a positional argument.
+	args = append(args, cfg.Prompt)
+
+	// Create command with timeout context.
+	ctx, cancel := context.WithTimeout(context.Background(), timeout)
+
+	cmd := exec.CommandContext(ctx, kitBinary, args...)
+	cmd.Env = os.Environ()
+
+	stdout, err := cmd.StdoutPipe()
+	if err != nil {
+		cancel()
+		if tmpFile != nil {
+			_ = os.Remove(tmpFile.Name())
+		}
+		return nil, nil, fmt.Errorf("stdout pipe: %w", err)
+	}
+	stderr, err := cmd.StderrPipe()
+	if err != nil {
+		cancel()
+		if tmpFile != nil {
+			_ = os.Remove(tmpFile.Name())
+		}
+		return nil, nil, fmt.Errorf("stderr pipe: %w", err)
+	}
+
+	handle := &SubagentHandle{
+		ID:   generateSubagentID(),
+		done: make(chan struct{}),
+	}
+
+	// Start the subprocess.
+	start := time.Now()
+	if err := cmd.Start(); err != nil {
+		cancel()
+		if tmpFile != nil {
+			_ = os.Remove(tmpFile.Name())
+		}
+		return nil, nil, fmt.Errorf("start subprocess: %w", err)
+	}
+
+	handle.mu.Lock()
+	handle.proc = cmd.Process
+	handle.mu.Unlock()
+
+	// Run the subprocess monitoring in a goroutine.
+	go func() {
+		defer close(handle.done)
+		defer cancel()
+		if tmpFile != nil {
+			defer func() { _ = os.Remove(tmpFile.Name()) }()
+		}
+
+		var wg sync.WaitGroup
+		var stdoutBuf strings.Builder
+
+		// Read stderr (live output).
+		wg.Go(func() {
+			scanner := bufio.NewScanner(stderr)
+			scanner.Buffer(make([]byte, 256*1024), 256*1024)
+			for scanner.Scan() {
+				line := scanner.Text()
+				if cfg.OnOutput != nil && strings.TrimSpace(line) != "" {
+					cfg.OnOutput(line + "\n")
+				}
+			}
+		})
+
+		// Read stdout (JSON output).
+		scanner := bufio.NewScanner(stdout)
+		scanner.Buffer(make([]byte, 256*1024), 256*1024)
+		for scanner.Scan() {
+			stdoutBuf.WriteString(scanner.Text() + "\n")
+		}
+
+		wg.Wait()
+		waitErr := cmd.Wait()
+		elapsed := time.Since(start)
+
+		// Build result.
+		result := SubagentResult{Elapsed: elapsed}
+		if waitErr != nil {
+			result.Error = waitErr
+			if exitErr, ok := waitErr.(*exec.ExitError); ok {
+				result.ExitCode = exitErr.ExitCode()
+			} else {
+				result.ExitCode = 1
+			}
+		}
+
+		// Parse JSON output.
+		raw := strings.TrimSpace(stdoutBuf.String())
+		var parsed subagentJSONOutput
+		if raw != "" && json.Unmarshal([]byte(raw), &parsed) == nil {
+			result.Response = parsed.Response
+			result.SessionID = parsed.SessionID
+			if parsed.Usage != nil {
+				result.Usage = &SubagentUsage{
+					InputTokens:  parsed.Usage.InputTokens,
+					OutputTokens: parsed.Usage.OutputTokens,
+				}
+			}
+		} else {
+			// Fallback: use raw stdout.
+			result.Response = raw
+		}
+
+		handle.mu.Lock()
+		handle.result = &result
+		handle.proc = nil
+		handle.mu.Unlock()
+
+		if cfg.OnComplete != nil {
+			cfg.OnComplete(result)
+		}
+	}()
+
+	if cfg.Blocking {
+		// Wait for completion and return result directly.
+		<-handle.done
+		handle.mu.Lock()
+		r := handle.result
+		handle.mu.Unlock()
+		return nil, r, nil
+	}
+
+	return handle, nil, nil
+}

internal/extensions/symbols.go

@@ -90,12 +90,14 @@ func Symbols() interp.Exports {
 			"EditorConfig":         reflect.ValueOf((*EditorConfig)(nil)),
 
 			// Prompt types
-			"PromptSelectConfig":  reflect.ValueOf((*PromptSelectConfig)(nil)),
-			"PromptSelectResult":  reflect.ValueOf((*PromptSelectResult)(nil)),
-			"PromptConfirmConfig": reflect.ValueOf((*PromptConfirmConfig)(nil)),
-			"PromptConfirmResult": reflect.ValueOf((*PromptConfirmResult)(nil)),
-			"PromptInputConfig":   reflect.ValueOf((*PromptInputConfig)(nil)),
-			"PromptInputResult":   reflect.ValueOf((*PromptInputResult)(nil)),
+			"PromptSelectConfig":      reflect.ValueOf((*PromptSelectConfig)(nil)),
+			"PromptSelectResult":      reflect.ValueOf((*PromptSelectResult)(nil)),
+			"PromptConfirmConfig":     reflect.ValueOf((*PromptConfirmConfig)(nil)),
+			"PromptConfirmResult":     reflect.ValueOf((*PromptConfirmResult)(nil)),
+			"PromptInputConfig":       reflect.ValueOf((*PromptInputConfig)(nil)),
+			"PromptInputResult":       reflect.ValueOf((*PromptInputResult)(nil)),
+			"PromptMultiSelectConfig": reflect.ValueOf((*PromptMultiSelectConfig)(nil)),
+			"PromptMultiSelectResult": reflect.ValueOf((*PromptMultiSelectResult)(nil)),
 
 			// Context filtering types
 			"ContextMessage":       reflect.ValueOf((*ContextMessage)(nil)),
@@ -110,6 +112,13 @@ func Symbols() interp.Exports {
 			"BeforeCompactEvent":        reflect.ValueOf((*BeforeCompactEvent)(nil)),
 			"BeforeCompactResult":       reflect.ValueOf((*BeforeCompactResult)(nil)),
 
+			// Subagent types
+			"SubagentConfig": reflect.ValueOf((*SubagentConfig)(nil)),
+			"SubagentResult": reflect.ValueOf((*SubagentResult)(nil)),
+			"SubagentUsage":  reflect.ValueOf((*SubagentUsage)(nil)),
+			"SubagentHandle": reflect.ValueOf((*SubagentHandle)(nil)),
+			"SubagentEvent":  reflect.ValueOf((*SubagentEvent)(nil)),
+
 			// Event structs
 			"ToolCallEvent":           reflect.ValueOf((*ToolCallEvent)(nil)),
 			"ToolCallResult":          reflect.ValueOf((*ToolCallResult)(nil)),

internal/extensions/wrapper.go

@@ -40,6 +40,37 @@ func ExtensionToolsAsFantasy(defs []ToolDef, runner *Runner) []fantasy.AgentTool
 	return tools
 }
 
+// coreToolKinds maps built-in tool names to their kind classification.
+var coreToolKinds = map[string]string{
+	"bash":           "execute",
+	"edit":           "edit",
+	"write":          "edit",
+	"read":           "read",
+	"ls":             "read",
+	"grep":           "search",
+	"find":           "search",
+	"spawn_subagent": "agent",
+}
+
+// toolKindFor returns the ToolKind for a given tool name, defaulting to
+// "execute" for unknown tools (including MCP tools).
+func toolKindFor(toolName string) string {
+	if kind, ok := coreToolKinds[toolName]; ok {
+		return kind
+	}
+	return "execute"
+}
+
+// parseToolArgsJSON attempts to parse JSON-encoded tool args into a map.
+// Returns nil on failure (non-fatal convenience parsing).
+func parseToolArgsJSON(input string) map[string]any {
+	var parsed map[string]any
+	if json.Unmarshal([]byte(input), &parsed) == nil {
+		return parsed
+	}
+	return nil
+}
+
 // ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
 // wrappedTool — intercepts tool calls through the extension runner
 // ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
@@ -63,12 +94,16 @@ func (w *wrappedTool) Run(ctx context.Context, call fantasy.ToolCall) (fantasy.T
 			fmt.Errorf("tool %q disabled by extension", toolName)
 	}
 
+	kind := toolKindFor(toolName)
+
 	// 1. Emit ToolCall — extensions can block execution.
 	if w.runner.HasHandlers(ToolCall) {
 		result, _ := w.runner.Emit(ToolCallEvent{
 			ToolName:   toolName,
 			ToolCallID: call.ID,
+			ToolKind:   kind,
 			Input:      call.Input,
+			ParsedArgs: parseToolArgsJSON(call.Input),
 			Source:     "llm",
 		})
 		if r, ok := result.(ToolCallResult); ok && r.Block {
@@ -83,7 +118,7 @@ func (w *wrappedTool) Run(ctx context.Context, call fantasy.ToolCall) (fantasy.T
 
 	// 2. Emit ToolExecutionStart.
 	if w.runner.HasHandlers(ToolExecutionStart) {
-		_, _ = w.runner.Emit(ToolExecutionStartEvent{ToolName: toolName})
+		_, _ = w.runner.Emit(ToolExecutionStartEvent{ToolCallID: call.ID, ToolName: toolName, ToolKind: kind})
 	}
 
 	// 3. Execute the actual tool.
@@ -91,16 +126,19 @@ func (w *wrappedTool) Run(ctx context.Context, call fantasy.ToolCall) (fantasy.T
 
 	// 4. Emit ToolExecutionEnd.
 	if w.runner.HasHandlers(ToolExecutionEnd) {
-		_, _ = w.runner.Emit(ToolExecutionEndEvent{ToolName: toolName})
+		_, _ = w.runner.Emit(ToolExecutionEndEvent{ToolCallID: call.ID, ToolName: toolName, ToolKind: kind})
 	}
 
 	// 5. Emit ToolResult — extensions can modify output.
 	if w.runner.HasHandlers(ToolResult) {
 		result, _ := w.runner.Emit(ToolResultEvent{
-			ToolName: toolName,
-			Input:    call.Input,
-			Content:  resp.Content,
-			IsError:  err != nil || resp.IsError,
+			ToolCallID: call.ID,
+			ToolName:   toolName,
+			ToolKind:   kind,
+			Input:      call.Input,
+			Content:    resp.Content,
+			IsError:    err != nil || resp.IsError,
+			Metadata:   resp.Metadata,
 		})
 		if r, ok := result.(ToolResultResult); ok {
 			if r.Content != nil {

internal/models/pool.go

@@ -0,0 +1,193 @@
+package models
+
+import (
+	"context"
+	"sync"
+	"time"
+
+	"charm.land/fantasy"
+)
+
+// ProviderPool manages reusable LLM provider instances to reduce overhead
+// when spawning multiple subagents or making repeated completion calls.
+type ProviderPool struct {
+	mu        sync.RWMutex
+	providers map[string]*pooledProvider
+	ttl       time.Duration
+	closed    bool
+	closeCh   chan struct{}
+}
+
+type pooledProvider struct {
+	model        fantasy.LanguageModel
+	closer       func() error
+	providerOpts fantasy.ProviderOptions
+	created      time.Time
+	lastUsed     time.Time
+	refs         int32
+}
+
+// DefaultPoolTTL is the default time-to-live for idle pooled providers.
+const DefaultPoolTTL = 5 * time.Minute
+
+// globalPool is the singleton provider pool instance.
+var globalPool *ProviderPool
+var poolOnce sync.Once
+
+// GetGlobalPool returns the singleton provider pool instance.
+func GetGlobalPool() *ProviderPool {
+	poolOnce.Do(func() {
+		globalPool = NewProviderPool(DefaultPoolTTL)
+	})
+	return globalPool
+}
+
+// NewProviderPool creates a provider pool with the given TTL for idle providers.
+func NewProviderPool(ttl time.Duration) *ProviderPool {
+	p := &ProviderPool{
+		providers: make(map[string]*pooledProvider),
+		ttl:       ttl,
+		closeCh:   make(chan struct{}),
+	}
+	go p.cleanupLoop()
+	return p
+}
+
+// Get returns a provider for the model string, creating one if needed.
+// The returned release function must be called when the provider is no longer
+// needed. The provider may be reused by subsequent Get calls.
+func (p *ProviderPool) Get(ctx context.Context, modelString string) (fantasy.LanguageModel, fantasy.ProviderOptions, func(), error) {
+	p.mu.Lock()
+
+	// Check if we have an existing provider.
+	if pp, ok := p.providers[modelString]; ok {
+		pp.refs++
+		pp.lastUsed = time.Now()
+		p.mu.Unlock()
+		return pp.model, pp.providerOpts, func() { p.release(modelString) }, nil
+	}
+
+	p.mu.Unlock()
+
+	// Create a new provider outside the lock.
+	config := &ProviderConfig{ModelString: modelString}
+	result, err := CreateProvider(ctx, config)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, nil, nil, err
+	}
+
+	p.mu.Lock()
+	defer p.mu.Unlock()
+
+	// Double-check: another goroutine may have created one while we were unlocked.
+	if pp, ok := p.providers[modelString]; ok {
+		// Close the one we just created and use the existing one.
+		if result.Closer != nil {
+			_ = result.Closer.Close()
+		}
+		pp.refs++
+		pp.lastUsed = time.Now()
+		return pp.model, pp.providerOpts, func() { p.release(modelString) }, nil
+	}
+
+	var closerFn func() error
+	if result.Closer != nil {
+		closerFn = result.Closer.Close
+	}
+
+	pp := &pooledProvider{
+		model:        result.Model,
+		closer:       closerFn,
+		providerOpts: result.ProviderOptions,
+		created:      time.Now(),
+		lastUsed:     time.Now(),
+		refs:         1,
+	}
+	p.providers[modelString] = pp
+
+	return pp.model, pp.providerOpts, func() { p.release(modelString) }, nil
+}
+
+func (p *ProviderPool) release(modelString string) {
+	p.mu.Lock()
+	defer p.mu.Unlock()
+
+	if pp, ok := p.providers[modelString]; ok {
+		pp.refs--
+		pp.lastUsed = time.Now()
+	}
+}
+
+func (p *ProviderPool) cleanupLoop() {
+	ticker := time.NewTicker(p.ttl / 2)
+	defer ticker.Stop()
+
+	for {
+		select {
+		case <-p.closeCh:
+			return
+		case <-ticker.C:
+			p.cleanup()
+		}
+	}
+}
+
+func (p *ProviderPool) cleanup() {
+	p.mu.Lock()
+	defer p.mu.Unlock()
+
+	now := time.Now()
+	for key, pp := range p.providers {
+		// Only clean up providers with no active references and past TTL.
+		if pp.refs <= 0 && now.Sub(pp.lastUsed) > p.ttl {
+			if pp.closer != nil {
+				_ = pp.closer()
+			}
+			delete(p.providers, key)
+		}
+	}
+}
+
+// Close shuts down the pool and releases all providers.
+func (p *ProviderPool) Close() {
+	p.mu.Lock()
+	if p.closed {
+		p.mu.Unlock()
+		return
+	}
+	p.closed = true
+	close(p.closeCh)
+
+	for key, pp := range p.providers {
+		if pp.closer != nil {
+			_ = pp.closer()
+		}
+		delete(p.providers, key)
+	}
+	p.mu.Unlock()
+}
+
+// Stats returns current pool statistics.
+func (p *ProviderPool) Stats() PoolStats {
+	p.mu.RLock()
+	defer p.mu.RUnlock()
+
+	stats := PoolStats{
+		TotalProviders: len(p.providers),
+	}
+	for _, pp := range p.providers {
+		if pp.refs > 0 {
+			stats.ActiveProviders++
+		} else {
+			stats.IdleProviders++
+		}
+	}
+	return stats
+}
+
+// PoolStats contains provider pool statistics.
+type PoolStats struct {
+	TotalProviders  int
+	ActiveProviders int
+	IdleProviders   int
+}

internal/models/providers.go

@@ -210,10 +210,11 @@ func CreateProvider(ctx context.Context, config *ProviderConfig) (*ProviderResul
 		}
 	}
 
-	// Validate environment variables
-	if err := registry.ValidateEnvironment(provider, config.ProviderAPIKey); err != nil {
-		return nil, err
-	}
+	// NOTE: We intentionally skip registry.ValidateEnvironment() here.
+	// Each create*Provider function handles its own auth resolution and
+	// produces provider-specific error messages. The early env-var check
+	// was too narrow — it didn't account for stored credentials (e.g.
+	// OAuth tokens from 'kit auth login') and blocked valid auth paths.
 
 	// Validate config against known model limits when metadata is available
 	if modelInfo != nil {
@@ -1042,9 +1043,21 @@ type oauthTransport struct {
 }
 
 func (t *oauthTransport) RoundTrip(req *http.Request) (*http.Response, error) {
+	// Resolve the freshest available token. The credential manager
+	// automatically refreshes tokens nearing expiry (5-minute buffer).
+	// This keeps long-lived sessions (e.g. ACP) working across token
+	// renewals. Falls back to the originally-provided token if the
+	// credential manager is unavailable.
+	token := t.accessToken
+	if cm, err := auth.NewCredentialManager(); err == nil {
+		if fresh, err := cm.GetValidAccessToken(); err == nil && fresh != "" {
+			token = fresh
+		}
+	}
+
 	newReq := req.Clone(req.Context())
 	newReq.Header.Del("x-api-key")
-	newReq.Header.Set("Authorization", "Bearer "+t.accessToken)
+	newReq.Header.Set("Authorization", "Bearer "+token)
 	newReq.Header.Set("anthropic-beta", "oauth-2025-04-20")
 	newReq.Header.Set("anthropic-version", "2023-06-01")
 

internal/models/providers_test.go

@@ -78,6 +78,7 @@ func TestCreateOAuthHTTPClient(t *testing.T) {
 
 			if client == nil {
 				t.Fatal("expected non-nil client")
+				return
 			}
 
 			// Check that the transport is an oauthTransport

internal/models/registry.go

@@ -6,6 +6,8 @@ import (
 	"fmt"
 	"os"
 	"strings"
+
+	"github.com/mark3labs/kit/internal/auth"
 )
 
 //go:embed embedded_models.json
@@ -171,14 +173,27 @@ func (r *ModelsRegistry) GetRequiredEnvVars(provider string) ([]string, error) {
 	return providerInfo.Env, nil
 }
 
-// ValidateEnvironment checks if required environment variables are set.
-// Returns nil for providers not in the registry (unknown providers are
-// assumed to handle auth themselves or via --provider-api-key).
+// ValidateEnvironment checks if required credentials are available for a
+// provider. It checks the explicit API key, stored credentials (for
+// providers that support them, such as Anthropic OAuth), and environment
+// variables. Returns nil for providers not in the registry (unknown
+// providers are assumed to handle auth themselves or via --provider-api-key).
 func (r *ModelsRegistry) ValidateEnvironment(provider string, apiKey string) error {
 	if apiKey != "" {
 		return nil
 	}
 
+	// For anthropic, also check stored credentials (OAuth / API key)
+	// since auth resolution goes through the credential manager, not
+	// just environment variables.
+	if provider == "anthropic" {
+		if cm, err := auth.NewCredentialManager(); err == nil {
+			if has, _ := cm.HasAnthropicCredentials(); has {
+				return nil
+			}
+		}
+	}
+
 	envVars, err := r.GetRequiredEnvVars(provider)
 	if err != nil {
 		// Unknown provider — nothing to validate

internal/session/entry.go

@@ -38,6 +38,10 @@ type SessionHeader struct {
 	Timestamp     time.Time `json:"timestamp"`                // creation time
 	Cwd           string    `json:"cwd"`                      // working directory
 	ParentSession string    `json:"parent_session,omitempty"` // path to parent if forked
+
+	// Subagent fields (set when session is created by a subagent)
+	ParentSessionID string `json:"parent_session_id,omitempty"` // UUID of parent session
+	SubagentTask    string `json:"subagent_task,omitempty"`     // original task prompt
 }
 
 // Entry is the common structure shared by all tree entries (everything except

internal/session/store.go

@@ -29,6 +29,12 @@ type SessionInfo struct {
 	// ParentSessionPath is the parent session path if this session was forked.
 	ParentSessionPath string
 
+	// ParentSessionID is the UUID of the parent session (for subagent sessions).
+	ParentSessionID string
+
+	// SubagentTask is the original task prompt (for subagent sessions).
+	SubagentTask string
+
 	// Created is when the session was first created.
 	Created time.Time
 
@@ -162,6 +168,8 @@ func extractSessionInfo(path string) (*SessionInfo, error) {
 			info.Created = h.Timestamp
 			info.Modified = h.Timestamp
 			info.ParentSessionPath = h.ParentSession
+			info.ParentSessionID = h.ParentSessionID
+			info.SubagentTask = h.SubagentTask
 			continue
 		}
 
@@ -245,3 +253,27 @@ func extractTextPreview(partsJSON json.RawMessage) string {
 func DeleteSession(path string) error {
 	return os.Remove(path)
 }
+
+// ListChildSessions returns all sessions that have the given session ID as
+// their parent. This is useful for finding subagent sessions spawned from
+// a parent session. Results are sorted by creation time (newest first).
+func ListChildSessions(parentID string) ([]SessionInfo, error) {
+	if parentID == "" {
+		return nil, nil
+	}
+
+	allSessions, err := ListAllSessions()
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+
+	var children []SessionInfo
+	for _, s := range allSessions {
+		if s.ParentSessionID == parentID {
+			children = append(children, s)
+		}
+	}
+
+	// Already sorted by modification time from ListAllSessions
+	return children, nil
+}

internal/ui/block_renderer.go

@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ type blockRenderer struct {
 	align         *lipgloss.Position
 	borderColor   *color.Color
 	background    *color.Color
+	foreground    *color.Color
 	fullWidth     bool
 	noBorder      bool
 	paddingTop    int
@@ -123,6 +124,15 @@ func WithBackground(c color.Color) renderingOption {
 	}
 }
 
+// WithForeground returns a renderingOption that overrides the default text
+// foreground color (theme.Text) for the block. Useful for muted or
+// de-emphasized content blocks.
+func WithForeground(c color.Color) renderingOption {
+	return func(br *blockRenderer) {
+		br.foreground = &c
+	}
+}
+
 // WithWidth returns a renderingOption that sets a specific width for the block
 // in characters. This overrides the default container width and allows precise
 // control over the block's horizontal dimensions.
@@ -167,13 +177,19 @@ func renderContentBlock(content string, containerWidth int, options ...rendering
 
 	theme := GetTheme()
 
+	// Resolve foreground color: caller override or theme default.
+	fgColor := theme.Text
+	if renderer.foreground != nil {
+		fgColor = *renderer.foreground
+	}
+
 	// Single-pass render: padding, border, and foreground in one style.
 	style := lipgloss.NewStyle().
 		PaddingLeft(renderer.paddingLeft).
 		PaddingRight(renderer.paddingRight).
 		PaddingTop(renderer.paddingTop).
 		PaddingBottom(renderer.paddingBottom).
-		Foreground(theme.Text)
+		Foreground(fgColor)
 
 	if hasBorder {
 		style = style.BorderStyle(lipgloss.ThickBorder())

internal/ui/children_test.go

@@ -348,6 +348,9 @@ func TestStreamComponent_SpinnerKeepsRunningDuringStreaming(t *testing.T) {
 	// Receive first chunk — spinner should keep running.
 	c = sendStreamMsg(c, app.StreamChunkEvent{Content: "hello"})
 
+	// Flush pending chunks (simulates the 16ms tick firing).
+	c = sendStreamMsg(c, streamFlushTickMsg{})
+
 	if !c.spinning {
 		t.Fatal("expected spinning=true after first chunk")
 	}
@@ -372,6 +375,9 @@ func TestStreamComponent_ChunkAccumulation(t *testing.T) {
 		c = sendStreamMsg(c, app.StreamChunkEvent{Content: chunk})
 	}
 
+	// Flush pending chunks (simulates the 16ms tick firing).
+	c = sendStreamMsg(c, streamFlushTickMsg{})
+
 	got := c.streamContent.String()
 	want := "Hello, world!"
 	if got != want {
@@ -397,8 +403,8 @@ func TestStreamComponent_ToolExecution_IsStarting_ShowsSpinner(t *testing.T) {
 	if !c.spinning {
 		t.Fatal("expected spinning=true during tool execution")
 	}
-	if !strings.Contains(c.spinnerMsg, "exec_tool") {
-		t.Fatalf("expected spinnerMsg to contain tool name, got %q", c.spinnerMsg)
+	if len(c.activeTools) != 1 || !strings.Contains(c.activeTools[0], "exec_tool") {
+		t.Fatalf("expected activeTools to contain tool name, got %v", c.activeTools)
 	}
 	if cmd == nil {
 		t.Fatal("expected tick cmd from ToolExecutionEvent{IsStarting:true}")
@@ -410,7 +416,11 @@ func TestStreamComponent_ToolExecution_NotStarting_KeepsSpinning(t *testing.T) {
 	c := newTestStream()
 	// Start spinning first (simulating execution in progress).
 	c = sendStreamMsg(c, app.SpinnerEvent{Show: true})
-	c.spinnerMsg = "Executing some_tool…"
+	// Simulate a tool starting
+	c = sendStreamMsg(c, app.ToolExecutionEvent{
+		ToolName:   "some_tool",
+		IsStarting: true,
+	})
 
 	c = sendStreamMsg(c, app.ToolExecutionEvent{
 		ToolName:   "some_tool",
@@ -420,8 +430,41 @@ func TestStreamComponent_ToolExecution_NotStarting_KeepsSpinning(t *testing.T) {
 	if !c.spinning {
 		t.Fatal("expected spinning=true after tool execution finished (spinner keeps running)")
 	}
-	if c.spinnerMsg != "" {
-		t.Fatalf("expected spinnerMsg cleared after tool finished, got %q", c.spinnerMsg)
+	if len(c.activeTools) != 0 {
+		t.Fatalf("expected activeTools cleared after tool finished, got %v", c.activeTools)
+	}
+}
+
+// TestStreamComponent_ParallelToolExecution verifies multiple tools can run concurrently.
+func TestStreamComponent_ParallelToolExecution(t *testing.T) {
+	c := newTestStream()
+
+	// Start three tools in parallel
+	c = sendStreamMsg(c, app.ToolExecutionEvent{ToolName: "read", IsStarting: true})
+	c = sendStreamMsg(c, app.ToolExecutionEvent{ToolName: "grep", IsStarting: true})
+	c = sendStreamMsg(c, app.ToolExecutionEvent{ToolName: "find", IsStarting: true})
+
+	if len(c.activeTools) != 3 {
+		t.Fatalf("expected 3 active tools, got %d: %v", len(c.activeTools), c.activeTools)
+	}
+
+	// Check SpinnerView shows all tools
+	view := c.SpinnerView()
+	if !strings.Contains(view, "Running:") {
+		t.Fatalf("expected spinner view to contain 'Running:' for multiple tools, got %q", view)
+	}
+
+	// Finish one tool
+	c = sendStreamMsg(c, app.ToolExecutionEvent{ToolName: "grep", IsStarting: false})
+	if len(c.activeTools) != 2 {
+		t.Fatalf("expected 2 active tools after one finished, got %d: %v", len(c.activeTools), c.activeTools)
+	}
+
+	// Finish remaining tools
+	c = sendStreamMsg(c, app.ToolExecutionEvent{ToolName: "read", IsStarting: false})
+	c = sendStreamMsg(c, app.ToolExecutionEvent{ToolName: "find", IsStarting: false})
+	if len(c.activeTools) != 0 {
+		t.Fatalf("expected 0 active tools after all finished, got %d: %v", len(c.activeTools), c.activeTools)
 	}
 }
 
@@ -480,8 +523,8 @@ func TestStreamComponent_Reset(t *testing.T) {
 	if !c.timestamp.IsZero() {
 		t.Fatal("expected zero timestamp after Reset()")
 	}
-	if c.spinnerMsg != "" {
-		t.Fatalf("expected spinnerMsg empty after Reset(), got %q", c.spinnerMsg)
+	if len(c.activeTools) != 0 {
+		t.Fatalf("expected activeTools empty after Reset(), got %v", c.activeTools)
 	}
 }
 

internal/ui/compact_renderer.go

@@ -44,15 +44,20 @@ func (r *CompactRenderer) SetWidth(width int) {
 // and metadata.
 func (r *CompactRenderer) RenderUserMessage(content string, timestamp time.Time) UIMessage {
 	theme := getTheme()
-	symbol := lipgloss.NewStyle().Foreground(theme.Secondary).Render(">")
-	label := lipgloss.NewStyle().Foreground(theme.Secondary).Bold(true).Render("User")
+	symbol := lipgloss.NewStyle().Foreground(theme.Info).Render(">")
+	label := lipgloss.NewStyle().Foreground(theme.Info).Bold(true).Render("User")
 
-	// Convert single newlines to paragraph breaks so they survive glamour's
-	// markdown rendering (glamour treats single \n as a soft break).
-	content = strings.ReplaceAll(content, "\n", "\n\n")
-
-	// Format content for user messages (preserve formatting, no truncation)
-	compactContent := r.formatUserAssistantContent(content)
+	// Only run markdown rendering when the message contains code spans or
+	// fenced code blocks. Plain text is rendered directly so that newlines
+	// are preserved without the extra paragraph spacing glamour adds.
+	var compactContent string
+	if strings.Contains(content, "`") {
+		mdContent := strings.ReplaceAll(content, "\n", "\n\n")
+		compactContent = r.formatUserAssistantContent(mdContent)
+		compactContent = removeBlankLines(compactContent)
+	} else {
+		compactContent = content
+	}
 
 	// Handle multi-line content
 	lines := strings.Split(compactContent, "\n")
@@ -170,7 +175,7 @@ func (r *CompactRenderer) RenderToolMessage(toolName, toolArgs, toolResult strin
 	if extRd != nil && extRd.DisplayName != "" {
 		displayName = extRd.DisplayName
 	}
-	nameStr := lipgloss.NewStyle().Foreground(theme.Tool).Bold(true).Render(displayName)
+	nameStr := lipgloss.NewStyle().Foreground(theme.Info).Bold(true).Render(displayName)
 
 	// Format params — check extension renderer first.
 	paramBudget := max(r.width-10-len(displayName), 20)
@@ -235,8 +240,8 @@ func (r *CompactRenderer) RenderToolMessage(toolName, toolArgs, toolResult strin
 // formatted to fit on a single line for minimal space usage.
 func (r *CompactRenderer) RenderSystemMessage(content string, timestamp time.Time) UIMessage {
 	theme := getTheme()
-	symbol := lipgloss.NewStyle().Foreground(theme.System).Render("*")
-	label := lipgloss.NewStyle().Foreground(theme.System).Bold(true).Render("System")
+	symbol := lipgloss.NewStyle().Foreground(theme.Muted).Render("◇")
+	label := lipgloss.NewStyle().Foreground(theme.Muted).Bold(true).Render("System")
 
 	compactContent := r.formatCompactContent(content)
 

internal/ui/input.go

@@ -89,10 +89,10 @@ func NewInputComponent(width int, title string, appCtrl AppController) *InputCom
 	ta.SetHeight(3)        // Default to 3 lines like huh
 	ta.Focus()
 
-	// Override InsertNewline so only ctrl+j and alt+enter insert newlines.
+	// Override InsertNewline so only ctrl+j and shift+enter insert newlines.
 	// Enter always submits the input.
 	ta.KeyMap.InsertNewline = key.NewBinding(
-		key.WithKeys("ctrl+j", "alt+enter"),
+		key.WithKeys("ctrl+j", "shift+enter"),
 		key.WithHelp("ctrl+j", "insert newline"),
 	)
 
@@ -419,7 +419,18 @@ func (s *InputComponent) View() tea.View {
 			MarginTop(1).
 			PaddingLeft(3)
 
-		hint := "enter submit • ctrl+j / alt+enter new line • ctrl+v paste image"
+		// Adapt hint text to available width (accounting for left padding of 3).
+		var hint string
+		availableHintWidth := s.width - 3
+		if availableHintWidth >= 67 {
+			hint = "enter submit • ctrl+j / shift+enter new line • ctrl+v paste image"
+		} else if availableHintWidth >= 40 {
+			hint = "↵ submit • ctrl+j newline • ctrl+v image"
+		} else if availableHintWidth >= 20 {
+			hint = "↵ submit • ctrl+j"
+		} else {
+			hint = "↵ submit"
+		}
 		view.WriteString("\n")
 		view.WriteString(helpStyle.Render(hint))
 	}
@@ -429,13 +440,17 @@ func (s *InputComponent) View() tea.View {
 
 // renderPopup renders the autocomplete popup for slash command suggestions.
 func (s *InputComponent) renderPopup() string {
+	popupWidth := max(s.width-4, 20)
 	popupStyle := lipgloss.NewStyle().
 		Border(lipgloss.RoundedBorder()).
 		BorderForeground(lipgloss.Color("236")).
 		Padding(1, 2).
-		Width(s.width - 4).
+		Width(popupWidth).
 		MarginLeft(0)
 
+	// Inner content width: popup minus border (2) and horizontal padding (4).
+	innerWidth := max(popupWidth-6, 10)
+
 	var items []string
 
 	visibleItems := min(len(s.filtered), s.popupHeight)
@@ -466,28 +481,51 @@ func (s *InputComponent) renderPopup() string {
 		if s.fileMode {
 			// File mode: use full width for the path, show description
 			// (e.g. "directory") inline after a gap.
-			maxNameLen := s.width - 24
+			maxNameLen := max(innerWidth-16, 8)
 			displayName := sc.Name
 			if len(displayName) > maxNameLen && maxNameLen > 3 {
 				displayName = displayName[:maxNameLen-3] + "..."
 			}
 			name := nameStyle.Render(displayName)
-			if sc.Description != "" {
+			if sc.Description != "" && innerWidth > 30 {
 				items = append(items, indicator+name+"  "+descStyle.Render(sc.Description))
 			} else {
 				items = append(items, indicator+name)
 			}
 		} else {
-			nameWidth := 15
-			name := nameStyle.Width(nameWidth - 2).Render(sc.Name)
+			// Line layout: indicator(2) + name(nameWidth-2 visual) + desc.
+			if innerWidth < 20 {
+				// Very narrow: show truncated name only, no fixed column.
+				displayName := sc.Name
+				maxName := max(innerWidth-2, 3)
+				if len(displayName) > maxName {
+					displayName = displayName[:maxName-1] + "…"
+				}
+				items = append(items, indicator+nameStyle.Render(displayName))
+			} else {
+				nameWidth := 15
+				if innerWidth < 25 {
+					nameWidth = max(innerWidth*2/5+1, 8)
+				}
+				maxNameChars := nameWidth - 2
+				displayName := sc.Name
+				if len(displayName) > maxNameChars {
+					displayName = displayName[:maxNameChars-1] + "…"
+				}
+				name := nameStyle.Width(maxNameChars).Render(displayName)
 
-			desc := sc.Description
-			maxDescLen := s.width - nameWidth - 14
-			if len(desc) > maxDescLen && maxDescLen > 3 {
-				desc = desc[:maxDescLen-3] + "..."
+				// Description gets remaining space.
+				maxDescLen := max(innerWidth-nameWidth, 0)
+				desc := sc.Description
+				if maxDescLen < 4 {
+					items = append(items, indicator+name)
+				} else {
+					if len(desc) > maxDescLen {
+						desc = desc[:maxDescLen-3] + "..."
+					}
+					items = append(items, indicator+name+descStyle.Render(desc))
+				}
 			}
-
-			items = append(items, indicator+name+descStyle.Render(desc))
 		}
 	}
 
@@ -499,8 +537,18 @@ func (s *InputComponent) renderPopup() string {
 	}
 
 	content := strings.Join(items, "\n")
+
+	// Adapt footer text to available width.
+	var footerText string
+	if innerWidth >= 50 {
+		footerText = "↑↓ navigate • tab complete • ↵ select • esc dismiss"
+	} else if innerWidth >= 30 {
+		footerText = "↑↓ nav • tab • ↵ select • esc"
+	} else {
+		footerText = "↑↓ tab ↵ esc"
+	}
 	footer := lipgloss.NewStyle().Foreground(lipgloss.Color("238")).Italic(true).
-		Render("↑↓ navigate • tab complete • ↵ select • esc dismiss")
+		Render(footerText)
 
 	return popupStyle.Render(content + "\n\n" + footer)
 }

internal/ui/messages.go

@@ -3,8 +3,7 @@ package ui
 import (
 	"encoding/json"
 	"fmt"
-	"os"
-	"os/user"
+	"regexp"
 	"sort"
 	"strings"
 	"time"
@@ -12,6 +11,9 @@ import (
 	"charm.land/lipgloss/v2"
 )
 
+// ansiEscapeRe matches ANSI escape sequences used for terminal styling.
+var ansiEscapeRe = regexp.MustCompile(`\x1b\[[0-9;]*m`)
+
 // MessageType represents different categories of messages displayed in the UI,
 // each with distinct visual styling and formatting rules.
 type MessageType int
@@ -154,21 +156,6 @@ type MessageRenderer struct {
 	getToolRenderer func(toolName string) *ToolRendererData
 }
 
-// getSystemUsername returns the current system username, fallback to "User"
-func getSystemUsername() string {
-	if currentUser, err := user.Current(); err == nil && currentUser.Username != "" {
-		return currentUser.Username
-	}
-	// Fallback to environment variable
-	if username := os.Getenv("USER"); username != "" {
-		return username
-	}
-	if username := os.Getenv("USERNAME"); username != "" {
-		return username
-	}
-	return "User"
-}
-
 // NewMessageRenderer creates and initializes a new MessageRenderer with the specified
 // terminal width and debug mode setting. The width parameter determines line wrapping
 // and layout calculations.
@@ -189,31 +176,30 @@ func (r *MessageRenderer) SetWidth(width int) {
 // formatting, including the system username, timestamp, and markdown-rendered content.
 // The message is displayed with a colored right border for visual distinction.
 func (r *MessageRenderer) RenderUserMessage(content string, timestamp time.Time) UIMessage {
-	// Format timestamp and username
-	timeStr := timestamp.Local().Format("15:04")
-	username := getSystemUsername()
-
-	// Convert single newlines to paragraph breaks so they survive glamour's
-	// markdown rendering (glamour treats single \n as a soft break).
-	content = strings.ReplaceAll(content, "\n", "\n\n")
-
 	theme := getTheme()
 
-	messageContent := r.renderMarkdown(content, r.width-8) // Account for padding and borders
+	// Only run markdown rendering when the message contains code spans or
+	// fenced code blocks. Plain text is rendered directly so that newlines
+	// are preserved without the extra paragraph spacing glamour adds.
+	var messageContent string
+	if strings.Contains(content, "`") {
+		// Glamour treats single \n as a soft break, so convert to paragraph
+		// breaks and collapse the resulting blank lines after rendering.
+		mdContent := strings.ReplaceAll(content, "\n", "\n\n")
+		messageContent = r.renderMarkdown(mdContent, r.width-8)
+		messageContent = removeBlankLines(messageContent)
+	} else {
+		messageContent = content
+	}
 
-	// Create info line
-	info := fmt.Sprintf(" %s (%s)", username, timeStr)
+	fullContent := strings.TrimSuffix(messageContent, "\n")
 
-	// Combine content and info
-	fullContent := strings.TrimSuffix(messageContent, "\n") + "\n" +
-		lipgloss.NewStyle().Foreground(theme.VeryMuted).Render(info)
-
-	// Use the block renderer — left border with Primary color, no background.
+	// Left border with Blue color for user messages.
 	rendered := renderContentBlock(
 		fullContent,
 		r.width,
 		WithAlign(lipgloss.Left),
-		WithBorderColor(theme.Primary),
+		WithBorderColor(theme.Info),
 		WithMarginBottom(1),
 	)
 
@@ -230,14 +216,8 @@ func (r *MessageRenderer) RenderUserMessage(content string, timestamp time.Time)
 // are displayed with a special "Finished without output" message. The message features
 // a colored left border for visual distinction.
 func (r *MessageRenderer) RenderAssistantMessage(content string, timestamp time.Time, modelName string) UIMessage {
-	// Format timestamp and model info with better defaults
-	timeStr := timestamp.Local().Format("15:04")
-	if modelName == "" {
-		modelName = "Assistant"
-	}
-
-	// Handle empty content with better styling
 	theme := getTheme()
+
 	var messageContent string
 	if strings.TrimSpace(content) == "" {
 		messageContent = lipgloss.NewStyle().
@@ -246,21 +226,16 @@ func (r *MessageRenderer) RenderAssistantMessage(content string, timestamp time.
 			Align(lipgloss.Center).
 			Render("Finished without output")
 	} else {
-		messageContent = r.renderMarkdown(content, r.width-8) // Account for padding and borders
+		messageContent = r.renderMarkdown(content, r.width-8)
 	}
 
-	// Create info line
-	info := fmt.Sprintf(" %s (%s)", modelName, timeStr)
+	fullContent := strings.TrimSuffix(messageContent, "\n")
 
-	// Combine content and info
-	fullContent := strings.TrimSuffix(messageContent, "\n") + "\n" +
-		lipgloss.NewStyle().Foreground(theme.VeryMuted).Render(info)
-
-	// Use the new block renderer — no borders for agent messages.
+	// Left border with Primary (Mauve) color for assistant messages.
 	rendered := renderContentBlock(
 		fullContent,
 		r.width,
-		WithNoBorder(),
+		WithBorderColor(theme.Primary),
 		WithMarginBottom(1),
 	)
 
@@ -276,35 +251,24 @@ func (r *MessageRenderer) RenderAssistantMessage(content string, timestamp time.
 // and informational notifications. These messages are displayed with a distinctive system
 // color border and "KIT System" label to differentiate them from user and AI content.
 func (r *MessageRenderer) RenderSystemMessage(content string, timestamp time.Time) UIMessage {
-	// Format timestamp
-	timeStr := timestamp.Local().Format("15:04")
-
-	// Handle empty content with better styling
 	theme := getTheme()
+
 	var messageContent string
 	if strings.TrimSpace(content) == "" {
-		messageContent = lipgloss.NewStyle().
-			Italic(true).
-			Foreground(theme.Muted).
-			Align(lipgloss.Center).
-			Render("No content available")
+		messageContent = "No content available"
+	} else if strings.Contains(content, "`") {
+		messageContent = r.renderMarkdown(content, r.width-8)
 	} else {
-		messageContent = r.renderMarkdown(content, r.width-8) // Account for padding and borders
+		messageContent = content
 	}
 
-	// Create info line
-	info := fmt.Sprintf(" KIT System (%s)", timeStr)
+	fullContent := "◇ " + strings.TrimSuffix(messageContent, "\n")
 
-	// Combine content and info
-	fullContent := strings.TrimSuffix(messageContent, "\n") + "\n" +
-		lipgloss.NewStyle().Foreground(theme.VeryMuted).Render(info)
-
-	// Use the new block renderer
 	rendered := renderContentBlock(
 		fullContent,
 		r.width,
-		WithAlign(lipgloss.Left),
-		WithBorderColor(theme.System),
+		WithNoBorder(),
+		WithForeground(theme.Muted),
 		WithMarginBottom(1),
 	)
 
@@ -322,29 +286,22 @@ func (r *MessageRenderer) RenderSystemMessage(content string, timestamp time.Tim
 func (r *MessageRenderer) RenderDebugMessage(message string, timestamp time.Time) UIMessage {
 	baseStyle := lipgloss.NewStyle()
 
-	// Create the main message style with border using tool color
 	theme := getTheme()
 	style := baseStyle.
-		Width(r.width - 3). // Account for left margin
+		Width(r.width - 3).
 		BorderLeft(true).
 		Foreground(theme.Muted).
 		BorderForeground(theme.Tool).
 		BorderStyle(lipgloss.ThickBorder()).
 		PaddingLeft(1).
-		MarginLeft(2).  // Add left margin like other messages
-		MarginBottom(1) // Add bottom margin
+		MarginLeft(2).
+		MarginBottom(1)
 
-	// Format timestamp
-	timeStr := timestamp.Local().Format("02 Jan 2006 03:04 PM")
-
-	// Create header with debug icon
 	header := baseStyle.
 		Foreground(theme.Tool).
 		Bold(true).
 		Render("🔍 Debug Output")
 
-	// Process and format the message content
-	// Split into lines and format each one
 	lines := strings.Split(message, "\n")
 	var formattedLines []string
 	for _, line := range lines {
@@ -357,17 +314,9 @@ func (r *MessageRenderer) RenderDebugMessage(message string, timestamp time.Time
 		Foreground(theme.Muted).
 		Render(strings.Join(formattedLines, "\n"))
 
-	// Create info line
-	info := baseStyle.
-		Width(r.width - 5). // Account for margins and padding
-		Foreground(theme.Muted).
-		Render(fmt.Sprintf(" KIT (%s)", timeStr))
-
-	// Combine all parts
 	fullContent := lipgloss.JoinVertical(lipgloss.Left,
 		header,
 		content,
-		info,
 	)
 
 	return UIMessage{
@@ -382,7 +331,6 @@ func (r *MessageRenderer) RenderDebugMessage(message string, timestamp time.Time
 func (r *MessageRenderer) RenderDebugConfigMessage(config map[string]any, timestamp time.Time) UIMessage {
 	baseStyle := lipgloss.NewStyle()
 
-	// Create the main message style with border using tool color
 	theme := getTheme()
 	style := baseStyle.
 		Width(r.width - 1).
@@ -392,16 +340,11 @@ func (r *MessageRenderer) RenderDebugConfigMessage(config map[string]any, timest
 		BorderStyle(lipgloss.ThickBorder()).
 		PaddingLeft(1)
 
-	// Format timestamp
-	timeStr := timestamp.Local().Format("02 Jan 2006 03:04 PM")
-
-	// Create header with debug icon
 	header := baseStyle.
 		Foreground(theme.Tool).
 		Bold(true).
 		Render("🔧 Debug Configuration")
 
-	// Format configuration settings
 	var configLines []string
 	for key, value := range config {
 		if value != nil {
@@ -413,18 +356,10 @@ func (r *MessageRenderer) RenderDebugConfigMessage(config map[string]any, timest
 		Foreground(theme.Muted).
 		Render(strings.Join(configLines, "\n"))
 
-	// Create info line
-	info := baseStyle.
-		Width(r.width - 1).
-		Foreground(theme.Muted).
-		Render(fmt.Sprintf(" KIT (%s)", timeStr))
-
-	// Combine parts
 	parts := []string{header}
 	if len(configLines) > 0 {
 		parts = append(parts, configContent)
 	}
-	parts = append(parts, info)
 
 	rendered := style.Render(
 		lipgloss.JoinVertical(lipgloss.Left, parts...),
@@ -442,26 +377,15 @@ func (r *MessageRenderer) RenderDebugConfigMessage(config map[string]any, timest
 // bold text to ensure visibility. Error messages include timestamp information and
 // are displayed with an error-colored border for immediate recognition.
 func (r *MessageRenderer) RenderErrorMessage(errorMsg string, timestamp time.Time) UIMessage {
-	// Format timestamp
-	timeStr := timestamp.Local().Format("15:04")
-
-	// Format error content
 	theme := getTheme()
+
 	errorContent := lipgloss.NewStyle().
 		Foreground(theme.Error).
 		Bold(true).
 		Render(errorMsg)
 
-	// Create info line
-	info := fmt.Sprintf(" Error (%s)", timeStr)
-
-	// Combine content and info
-	fullContent := errorContent + "\n" +
-		lipgloss.NewStyle().Foreground(theme.VeryMuted).Render(info)
-
-	// Use the new block renderer
 	rendered := renderContentBlock(
-		fullContent,
+		errorContent,
 		r.width,
 		WithAlign(lipgloss.Left),
 		WithBorderColor(theme.Error),
@@ -559,7 +483,7 @@ func (r *MessageRenderer) RenderToolMessage(toolName, toolArgs, toolResult strin
 	if extRd != nil && extRd.DisplayName != "" {
 		displayName = extRd.DisplayName
 	}
-	nameStr := lipgloss.NewStyle().Foreground(theme.Tool).Bold(true).Render(displayName)
+	nameStr := lipgloss.NewStyle().Foreground(theme.Info).Bold(true).Render(displayName)
 
 	// Format params with width budget for the header line.
 	// Check extension renderer for custom header params first.
@@ -710,3 +634,19 @@ func (r *MessageRenderer) renderMarkdown(content string, width int) string {
 	rendered := toMarkdown(content, width)
 	return strings.TrimSuffix(rendered, "\n")
 }
+
+// removeBlankLines removes lines that are visually blank from rendered output.
+// Glamour wraps every character (including padding spaces) with ANSI color
+// codes, so we must strip escape sequences before checking whether a line is
+// empty. This collapses paragraph spacing so user messages render without
+// extra vertical gaps.
+func removeBlankLines(s string) string {
+	lines := strings.Split(s, "\n")
+	filtered := lines[:0]
+	for _, line := range lines {
+		if strings.TrimSpace(ansiEscapeRe.ReplaceAllString(line, "")) != "" {
+			filtered = append(filtered, line)
+		}
+	}
+	return strings.Join(filtered, "\n")
+}

internal/ui/model.go

@@ -396,6 +396,20 @@ type AppModel struct {
 	// the input and move to scrollback when the agent picks them up.
 	queuedMessages []string
 
+	// pendingUserPrints holds user messages that have been consumed from the
+	// queue but not yet printed to scrollback. They are deferred until
+	// SpinnerEvent{Show: true} so the previous assistant response can be
+	// flushed first, preserving chronological order.
+	pendingUserPrints []string
+
+	// scrollbackBuf collects rendered content during a single Update() call.
+	// All print helpers append here instead of returning tea.Println directly.
+	// The buffer is drained into a single atomic tea.Println at the end of
+	// each Update call via drainScrollback(). If the stream component has
+	// unflushed content, it is automatically prepended so that new messages
+	// always appear below the previous assistant response.
+	scrollbackBuf []string
+
 	// canceling tracks whether the user has pressed ESC once during stateWorking.
 	// A second ESC within 2 seconds will cancel the current step.
 	canceling bool
@@ -829,7 +843,7 @@ func (m *AppModel) Update(msg tea.Msg) (tea.Model, tea.Cmd) {
 		if m.setModel != nil {
 			previousModel := m.providerName + "/" + m.modelName
 			if err := m.setModel(msg.ModelString); err != nil {
-				cmds = append(cmds, m.printSystemMessage(fmt.Sprintf("Failed to switch model: %v", err)))
+				m.printSystemMessage(fmt.Sprintf("Failed to switch model: %v", err))
 			} else {
 				// Update display state directly — we cannot use
 				// NotifyModelChanged (prog.Send) from inside Update()
@@ -839,7 +853,7 @@ func (m *AppModel) Update(msg tea.Msg) (tea.Model, tea.Cmd) {
 					m.providerName = parts[0]
 					m.modelName = parts[1]
 				}
-				cmds = append(cmds, m.printSystemMessage(fmt.Sprintf("Switched to %s", msg.ModelString)))
+				m.printSystemMessage(fmt.Sprintf("Switched to %s", msg.ModelString))
 				if m.emitModelChange != nil {
 					emit := m.emitModelChange
 					newModel := msg.ModelString
@@ -848,6 +862,7 @@ func (m *AppModel) Update(msg tea.Msg) (tea.Model, tea.Cmd) {
 				}
 			}
 		}
+		cmds = append(cmds, m.drainScrollback())
 		return m, tea.Batch(cmds...)
 
 	case ModelSelectorCancelledMsg:
@@ -1018,6 +1033,7 @@ func (m *AppModel) Update(msg tea.Msg) (tea.Model, tea.Cmd) {
 			if cmd := m.handleSlashCommand(sc); cmd != nil {
 				cmds = append(cmds, cmd)
 			}
+			cmds = append(cmds, m.drainScrollback())
 			return m, tea.Batch(cmds...)
 		}
 
@@ -1031,16 +1047,19 @@ func (m *AppModel) Update(msg tea.Msg) (tea.Model, tea.Cmd) {
 					if cmd := m.handleCompactCommand(strings.TrimSpace(args)); cmd != nil {
 						cmds = append(cmds, cmd)
 					}
+					cmds = append(cmds, m.drainScrollback())
 					return m, tea.Batch(cmds...)
 				case "/model":
 					if cmd := m.handleModelCommand(strings.TrimSpace(args)); cmd != nil {
 						cmds = append(cmds, cmd)
 					}
+					cmds = append(cmds, m.drainScrollback())
 					return m, tea.Batch(cmds...)
 				case "/thinking":
 					if cmd := m.handleThinkingCommand(strings.TrimSpace(args)); cmd != nil {
 						cmds = append(cmds, cmd)
 					}
+					cmds = append(cmds, m.drainScrollback())
 					return m, tea.Batch(cmds...)
 				}
 			}
@@ -1091,15 +1110,19 @@ func (m *AppModel) Update(msg tea.Msg) (tea.Model, tea.Cmd) {
 			if qLen > 0 {
 				// Queued: anchor the message text above the input with a
 				// "queued" badge. It will be printed to scrollback when
-				// the agent picks it up (on QueueUpdatedEvent).
+				// the agent picks it up (via SpinnerEvent).
 				m.queuedMessages = append(m.queuedMessages, displayText)
 				m.distributeHeight()
 			} else {
-				// Started immediately: print to scrollback now.
-				cmds = append(cmds, m.printUserMessage(displayText))
+				// Started immediately. Flush any leftover stream content
+				// from the previous step first, then print the user
+				// message — combined via the scrollback buffer so
+				// scrollback stays in chronological order.
+				m.pendingUserPrints = append(m.pendingUserPrints, displayText)
+				m.flushStreamAndPendingUserMessages()
 			}
 		} else {
-			cmds = append(cmds, m.printUserMessage(displayText))
+			m.printUserMessage(displayText)
 		}
 		if m.state != stateWorking {
 			m.state = stateWorking
@@ -1119,10 +1142,11 @@ func (m *AppModel) Update(msg tea.Msg) (tea.Model, tea.Cmd) {
 		// SpinnerEvent{Show: true} means a new agent step has started (either
 		// freshly or from the queue after a previous step completed). Flush
 		// any leftover stream content from the previous step to scrollback
-		// before starting the new one. This deferred flush avoids shrinking
-		// the view at step-completion time (which leaves blank lines).
+		// before starting the new one, followed by any pending user messages
+		// from the queue. Everything goes through the scrollback buffer to
+		// guarantee chronological ordering.
 		if msg.Show {
-			cmds = append(cmds, m.flushStreamContent())
+			m.flushStreamAndPendingUserMessages()
 			m.state = stateWorking
 			m.distributeHeight()
 		}
@@ -1148,7 +1172,7 @@ func (m *AppModel) Update(msg tea.Msg) (tea.Model, tea.Cmd) {
 		// always completes before tool calls fire). The tool call itself is
 		// NOT printed here — a unified block (header + result) will be
 		// rendered when the ToolResultEvent arrives.
-		cmds = append(cmds, m.flushStreamContent())
+		m.flushStreamContent()
 
 	case app.ToolExecutionEvent:
 		// Pass to stream component for execution spinner display.
@@ -1158,8 +1182,8 @@ func (m *AppModel) Update(msg tea.Msg) (tea.Model, tea.Cmd) {
 		}
 
 	case app.ToolResultEvent:
-		// Print tool result immediately to scrollback.
-		cmds = append(cmds, m.printToolResult(msg))
+		// Buffer tool result for scrollback.
+		m.printToolResult(msg)
 		// Start spinner again while waiting for the next LLM response.
 		if m.stream != nil {
 			_, cmd := m.stream.Update(app.SpinnerEvent{Show: true})
@@ -1179,7 +1203,7 @@ func (m *AppModel) Update(msg tea.Msg) (tea.Model, tea.Cmd) {
 		// In non-streaming mode (no stream content accumulated), print the text.
 		hasStreamContent := m.stream != nil && m.stream.GetRenderedContent() != ""
 		if !hasStreamContent && msg.Content != "" {
-			cmds = append(cmds, m.printAssistantMessage(msg.Content))
+			m.printAssistantMessage(msg.Content)
 			if m.stream != nil {
 				m.stream.Reset()
 			}
@@ -1189,13 +1213,14 @@ func (m *AppModel) Update(msg tea.Msg) (tea.Model, tea.Cmd) {
 		// Informational — no action needed by parent.
 
 	case app.QueueUpdatedEvent:
-		// drainQueue popped item(s) from the queue. Move consumed messages
-		// from the anchored display to scrollback (they are now being processed
-		// or about to be).
+		// drainQueue popped item(s) from the queue. Move consumed
+		// messages to pendingUserPrints — they will be printed to
+		// scrollback in the next SpinnerEvent{Show: true} after the
+		// previous assistant response is flushed.
 		for len(m.queuedMessages) > msg.Length {
 			text := m.queuedMessages[0]
 			m.queuedMessages = m.queuedMessages[1:]
-			cmds = append(cmds, m.printUserMessage(text))
+			m.pendingUserPrints = append(m.pendingUserPrints, text)
 		}
 		m.distributeHeight()
 
@@ -1232,7 +1257,7 @@ func (m *AppModel) Update(msg tea.Msg) (tea.Model, tea.Cmd) {
 			cmds = append(cmds, cmd)
 		}
 		if msg.Err != nil {
-			cmds = append(cmds, m.printErrorResponse(msg))
+			m.printErrorResponse(msg)
 		}
 		m.state = stateInput
 		m.canceling = false
@@ -1242,14 +1267,14 @@ func (m *AppModel) Update(msg tea.Msg) (tea.Model, tea.Cmd) {
 			m.stream.Reset()
 		}
 		m.state = stateInput
-		cmds = append(cmds, m.printCompactResult(msg))
+		m.printCompactResult(msg)
 
 	case app.CompactErrorEvent:
 		if m.stream != nil {
 			m.stream.Reset()
 		}
 		m.state = stateInput
-		cmds = append(cmds, m.printSystemMessage(fmt.Sprintf("Compaction failed: %v", msg.Err)))
+		m.printSystemMessage(fmt.Sprintf("Compaction failed: %v", msg.Err))
 
 	case app.ModelChangedEvent:
 		// Extension changed the model — update display name in status bar
@@ -1357,17 +1382,16 @@ func (m *AppModel) Update(msg tea.Msg) (tea.Model, tea.Cmd) {
 	case extensionCmdResultMsg:
 		// Async extension slash command completed. Render output/error.
 		if msg.err != nil {
-			cmds = append(cmds, m.printSystemMessage(
-				fmt.Sprintf("Command %s error: %v", msg.name, msg.err)))
+			m.printSystemMessage(fmt.Sprintf("Command %s error: %v", msg.name, msg.err))
 		} else if msg.output != "" {
-			cmds = append(cmds, m.printSystemMessage(msg.output))
+			m.printSystemMessage(msg.output)
 		}
 
 	case beforeSessionSwitchResultMsg:
 		// Async before-session-switch hook completed. Proceed with the
 		// session reset if the hook did not cancel.
 		if msg.cancelled {
-			cmds = append(cmds, m.printSystemMessage(msg.reason))
+			m.printSystemMessage(msg.reason)
 		} else {
 			cmds = append(cmds, m.performNewSession())
 		}
@@ -1376,7 +1400,7 @@ func (m *AppModel) Update(msg tea.Msg) (tea.Model, tea.Cmd) {
 		// Async before-fork hook completed. Proceed with the fork if the
 		// hook did not cancel.
 		if msg.cancelled {
-			cmds = append(cmds, m.printSystemMessage(msg.reason))
+			m.printSystemMessage(msg.reason)
 		} else {
 			cmds = append(cmds, m.performFork(msg.targetID, msg.isUser, msg.userText))
 		}
@@ -1385,15 +1409,15 @@ func (m *AppModel) Update(msg tea.Msg) (tea.Model, tea.Cmd) {
 		// Extension output — route through styled renderers when a level is set.
 		switch msg.Level {
 		case "info":
-			cmds = append(cmds, m.printSystemMessage(msg.Text))
+			m.printSystemMessage(msg.Text)
 		case "error":
-			cmds = append(cmds, m.printErrorResponse(app.StepErrorEvent{
+			m.printErrorResponse(app.StepErrorEvent{
 				Err: fmt.Errorf("%s", msg.Text),
-			}))
+			})
 		case "block":
-			cmds = append(cmds, m.printExtensionBlock(msg))
+			m.printExtensionBlock(msg)
 		default:
-			cmds = append(cmds, tea.Println(msg.Text))
+			m.appendScrollback(msg.Text)
 		}
 
 	default:
@@ -1408,6 +1432,7 @@ func (m *AppModel) Update(msg tea.Msg) (tea.Model, tea.Cmd) {
 		}
 	}
 
+	cmds = append(cmds, m.drainScrollback())
 	return m, tea.Batch(cmds...)
 }
 
@@ -1581,10 +1606,31 @@ func (m *AppModel) renderStatusBar() string {
 
 	rightSide := strings.Join(rightParts, "  ")
 
-	// Fill the gap between left+middle and right with spaces.
-	usedWidth := lipgloss.Width(leftSide) + lipgloss.Width(middleSide) + lipgloss.Width(rightSide)
-	gap := max(m.width-usedWidth, 1)
+	// Progressive truncation to keep the status bar on one line.
+	// When content exceeds terminal width, drop sections in order:
+	// middle (extensions/thinking) → usage stats → model label → right side.
+	leftW := lipgloss.Width(leftSide)
+	middleW := lipgloss.Width(middleSide)
+	rightW := lipgloss.Width(rightSide)
 
+	// Need at least 1 space gap between left+middle and right.
+	if leftW+middleW+rightW+1 > m.width {
+		// Drop middle section first (extensions/thinking status).
+		middleSide = ""
+		middleW = 0
+	}
+	if leftW+rightW+1 > m.width && len(rightParts) > 1 {
+		// Drop usage stats, keep model label.
+		rightSide = rightParts[0]
+		rightW = lipgloss.Width(rightSide)
+	}
+	if leftW+rightW+1 > m.width {
+		// Drop right side entirely.
+		rightSide = ""
+		rightW = 0
+	}
+
+	gap := max(m.width-leftW-middleW-rightW, 1)
 	return leftSide + middleSide + strings.Repeat(" ", gap) + rightSide
 }
 
@@ -1753,30 +1799,28 @@ func (m *AppModel) renderQueuedMessages() string {
 // Print helpers — emit content to scrollback via tea.Println
 // --------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
-// printUserMessage renders a user message and emits it above the BT region.
-func (m *AppModel) printUserMessage(text string) tea.Cmd {
-	return tea.Println(m.renderer.RenderUserMessage(text, time.Now()).Content)
+// printUserMessage renders a user message into the scrollback buffer.
+func (m *AppModel) printUserMessage(text string) {
+	m.appendScrollback(m.renderer.RenderUserMessage(text, time.Now()).Content)
 }
 
-// printAssistantMessage renders an assistant message and emits it above the BT region.
-func (m *AppModel) printAssistantMessage(text string) tea.Cmd {
-	if text == "" {
-		return nil
+// printAssistantMessage renders an assistant message into the scrollback buffer.
+func (m *AppModel) printAssistantMessage(text string) {
+	if text != "" {
+		m.appendScrollback(m.renderer.RenderAssistantMessage(text, time.Now(), m.modelName).Content)
 	}
-	return tea.Println(m.renderer.RenderAssistantMessage(text, time.Now(), m.modelName).Content)
 }
 
-// printToolResult renders a tool result message and emits it above the BT region.
-func (m *AppModel) printToolResult(evt app.ToolResultEvent) tea.Cmd {
-	return tea.Println(m.renderer.RenderToolMessage(evt.ToolName, evt.ToolArgs, evt.Result, evt.IsError).Content)
+// printToolResult renders a tool result message into the scrollback buffer.
+func (m *AppModel) printToolResult(evt app.ToolResultEvent) {
+	m.appendScrollback(m.renderer.RenderToolMessage(evt.ToolName, evt.ToolArgs, evt.Result, evt.IsError).Content)
 }
 
-// printErrorResponse renders an error message and emits it above the BT region.
-func (m *AppModel) printErrorResponse(evt app.StepErrorEvent) tea.Cmd {
-	if evt.Err == nil {
-		return nil
+// printErrorResponse renders an error message into the scrollback buffer.
+func (m *AppModel) printErrorResponse(evt app.StepErrorEvent) {
+	if evt.Err != nil {
+		m.appendScrollback(m.renderer.RenderErrorMessage(evt.Err.Error(), time.Now()).Content)
 	}
-	return tea.Println(m.renderer.RenderErrorMessage(evt.Err.Error(), time.Now()).Content)
 }
 
 // --------------------------------------------------------------------------
@@ -1791,15 +1835,15 @@ func (m *AppModel) handleSlashCommand(sc *SlashCommand) tea.Cmd {
 	case "/quit":
 		return tea.Quit
 	case "/help":
-		return m.printHelpMessage()
+		m.printHelpMessage()
 	case "/tools":
-		return m.printToolsMessage()
+		m.printToolsMessage()
 	case "/servers":
-		return m.printServersMessage()
+		m.printServersMessage()
 	case "/usage":
-		return m.printUsageMessage()
+		m.printUsageMessage()
 	case "/reset-usage":
-		return m.printResetUsage()
+		m.printResetUsage()
 	case "/model":
 		return m.handleModelCommand("")
 	case "/thinking":
@@ -1810,14 +1854,13 @@ func (m *AppModel) handleSlashCommand(sc *SlashCommand) tea.Cmd {
 		if m.appCtrl != nil {
 			m.appCtrl.ClearMessages()
 		}
-		return m.printSystemMessage("Conversation cleared. Starting fresh.")
+		m.printSystemMessage("Conversation cleared. Starting fresh.")
 	case "/clear-queue":
 		if m.appCtrl != nil {
 			m.appCtrl.ClearQueue()
 		}
 		m.queuedMessages = m.queuedMessages[:0]
 		m.distributeHeight()
-		return nil
 
 	case "/tree":
 		return m.handleTreeCommand()
@@ -1831,18 +1874,19 @@ func (m *AppModel) handleSlashCommand(sc *SlashCommand) tea.Cmd {
 		return m.handleSessionInfoCommand()
 
 	default:
-		return m.printSystemMessage(fmt.Sprintf("Unknown command: %s", sc.Name))
+		m.printSystemMessage(fmt.Sprintf("Unknown command: %s", sc.Name))
 	}
+	return nil
 }
 
-// printSystemMessage renders a system-level message and emits it above the BT region.
-func (m *AppModel) printSystemMessage(text string) tea.Cmd {
-	return tea.Println(m.renderer.RenderSystemMessage(text, time.Now()).Content)
+// printSystemMessage renders a system-level message into the scrollback buffer.
+func (m *AppModel) printSystemMessage(text string) {
+	m.appendScrollback(m.renderer.RenderSystemMessage(text, time.Now()).Content)
 }
 
 // printExtensionBlock renders a custom styled block from an extension with
-// caller-chosen border color and optional subtitle, then emits it to scrollback.
-func (m *AppModel) printExtensionBlock(evt app.ExtensionPrintEvent) tea.Cmd {
+// caller-chosen border color and optional subtitle into the scrollback buffer.
+func (m *AppModel) printExtensionBlock(evt app.ExtensionPrintEvent) {
 	theme := GetTheme()
 
 	// Resolve border color: use the extension's hex value, fall back to theme accent.
@@ -1865,7 +1909,7 @@ func (m *AppModel) printExtensionBlock(evt app.ExtensionPrintEvent) tea.Cmd {
 		WithBorderColor(borderClr),
 		WithMarginBottom(1),
 	)
-	return tea.Println(rendered)
+	m.appendScrollback(rendered)
 }
 
 // handleExtensionCommand checks if the submitted text matches an extension-
@@ -1916,7 +1960,7 @@ func (m *AppModel) handleExtensionCommand(text string) tea.Cmd {
 }
 
 // printHelpMessage renders the help text listing all available slash commands.
-func (m *AppModel) printHelpMessage() tea.Cmd {
+func (m *AppModel) printHelpMessage() {
 	help := "## Available Commands\n\n" +
 		"**Info:**\n" +
 		"- `/help`: Show this help message\n" +
@@ -1966,11 +2010,11 @@ func (m *AppModel) printHelpMessage() tea.Cmd {
 		"- `Ctrl+C`: Exit at any time\n" +
 		"- `ESC` (x2): Cancel ongoing LLM generation\n\n" +
 		"You can also just type your message to chat with the AI assistant."
-	return m.printSystemMessage(help)
+	m.printSystemMessage(help)
 }
 
 // printToolsMessage renders the list of available tools.
-func (m *AppModel) printToolsMessage() tea.Cmd {
+func (m *AppModel) printToolsMessage() {
 	var content string
 	content = "## Available Tools\n\n"
 	if len(m.toolNames) == 0 {
@@ -1980,11 +2024,11 @@ func (m *AppModel) printToolsMessage() tea.Cmd {
 			content += fmt.Sprintf("%d. `%s`\n", i+1, tool)
 		}
 	}
-	return m.printSystemMessage(content)
+	m.printSystemMessage(content)
 }
 
 // printServersMessage renders the list of configured MCP servers.
-func (m *AppModel) printServersMessage() tea.Cmd {
+func (m *AppModel) printServersMessage() {
 	var content string
 	content = "## Configured MCP Servers\n\n"
 	if len(m.serverNames) == 0 {
@@ -1994,13 +2038,14 @@ func (m *AppModel) printServersMessage() tea.Cmd {
 			content += fmt.Sprintf("%d. `%s`\n", i+1, server)
 		}
 	}
-	return m.printSystemMessage(content)
+	m.printSystemMessage(content)
 }
 
 // printUsageMessage renders token usage statistics.
-func (m *AppModel) printUsageMessage() tea.Cmd {
+func (m *AppModel) printUsageMessage() {
 	if m.usageTracker == nil {
-		return m.printSystemMessage("Usage tracking is not available for this model.")
+		m.printSystemMessage("Usage tracking is not available for this model.")
+		return
 	}
 
 	sessionStats := m.usageTracker.GetSessionStats()
@@ -2014,16 +2059,17 @@ func (m *AppModel) printUsageMessage() tea.Cmd {
 	content += fmt.Sprintf("**Session Total:** %d input + %d output tokens = $%.6f (%d requests)\n",
 		sessionStats.TotalInputTokens, sessionStats.TotalOutputTokens, sessionStats.TotalCost, sessionStats.RequestCount)
 
-	return m.printSystemMessage(content)
+	m.printSystemMessage(content)
 }
 
 // printResetUsage resets usage statistics and prints a confirmation.
-func (m *AppModel) printResetUsage() tea.Cmd {
+func (m *AppModel) printResetUsage() {
 	if m.usageTracker == nil {
-		return m.printSystemMessage("Usage tracking is not available for this model.")
+		m.printSystemMessage("Usage tracking is not available for this model.")
+		return
 	}
 	m.usageTracker.Reset()
-	return m.printSystemMessage("Usage statistics have been reset.")
+	m.printSystemMessage("Usage statistics have been reset.")
 }
 
 // handleCompactCommand starts an async compaction. It returns a tea.Cmd that
@@ -2033,23 +2079,26 @@ func (m *AppModel) printResetUsage() tea.Cmd {
 // prompt (e.g. "Focus on the API design decisions").
 func (m *AppModel) handleCompactCommand(customInstructions string) tea.Cmd {
 	if m.appCtrl == nil {
-		return m.printSystemMessage("Compaction is not available.")
+		m.printSystemMessage("Compaction is not available.")
+		return nil
 	}
 	if err := m.appCtrl.CompactConversation(customInstructions); err != nil {
-		return m.printSystemMessage(fmt.Sprintf("Cannot compact: %v", err))
+		m.printSystemMessage(fmt.Sprintf("Cannot compact: %v", err))
+		return nil
 	}
 	// Transition to working state so the spinner shows while compaction runs.
 	m.state = stateWorking
+	m.printSystemMessage("Compacting conversation...")
 	var spinnerCmd tea.Cmd
 	if m.stream != nil {
 		_, spinnerCmd = m.stream.Update(app.SpinnerEvent{Show: true})
 	}
-	return tea.Batch(m.printSystemMessage("Compacting conversation..."), spinnerCmd)
+	return spinnerCmd
 }
 
 // printCompactResult renders the compaction summary in a styled block with
-// a distinct border color and a stats subtitle.
-func (m *AppModel) printCompactResult(evt app.CompactCompleteEvent) tea.Cmd {
+// a distinct border color and a stats subtitle into the scrollback buffer.
+func (m *AppModel) printCompactResult(evt app.CompactCompleteEvent) {
 	theme := GetTheme()
 
 	saved := evt.OriginalTokens - evt.CompactedTokens
@@ -2071,32 +2120,89 @@ func (m *AppModel) printCompactResult(evt app.CompactCompleteEvent) tea.Cmd {
 		WithBorderColor(theme.Secondary),
 		WithMarginBottom(1),
 	)
-	return tea.Println(rendered)
+	m.appendScrollback(rendered)
 }
 
-// flushStreamContent gets the rendered content from the stream component,
-// emits it above the BT region via tea.Println, and resets the stream. This
-// is called before printing tool calls (streaming completes before tools fire)
-// and on step completion.
-//
-// After flushing, a ClearScreen is issued to force a full terminal redraw.
-// When
-// the stream content is moved to scrollback the view height shrinks, and
-// bubbletea's inline renderer doesn't clear the orphaned terminal rows
-// below the managed region. ClearScreen ensures a clean redraw.
-func (m *AppModel) flushStreamContent() tea.Cmd {
+// flushStreamContent moves rendered content from the stream component into the
+// scrollback buffer and resets the stream. Called before tool calls (streaming
+// completes before tools fire). The actual tea.Println is deferred to
+// drainScrollback() at the end of the Update cycle.
+func (m *AppModel) flushStreamContent() {
 	if m.stream == nil {
-		return nil
+		return
 	}
 	content := m.stream.GetRenderedContent()
 	if content == "" {
-		return nil
+		return
 	}
 	m.stream.Reset()
-	return tea.Sequence(
-		tea.Println(content),
-		func() tea.Msg { return tea.ClearScreen() },
-	)
+	m.appendScrollback(content)
+}
+
+// flushStreamAndPendingUserMessages moves the previous assistant response and
+// any pending queued user messages into the scrollback buffer. Called from
+// SpinnerEvent{Show: true} where all previous stream chunks are guaranteed to
+// have been processed. The actual tea.Println is deferred to drainScrollback().
+func (m *AppModel) flushStreamAndPendingUserMessages() {
+	// 1. Flush previous stream content (assistant response).
+	if m.stream != nil {
+		if content := m.stream.GetRenderedContent(); content != "" {
+			m.stream.Reset()
+			m.appendScrollback(content)
+		}
+	}
+
+	// 2. Render pending user messages from the queue.
+	for _, text := range m.pendingUserPrints {
+		rendered := m.renderer.RenderUserMessage(text, time.Now()).Content
+		m.appendScrollback(rendered)
+	}
+	m.pendingUserPrints = nil
+}
+
+// appendScrollback adds rendered content to the scrollback buffer. The content
+// will be emitted via tea.Println when drainScrollback is called at the end of
+// the current Update cycle.
+func (m *AppModel) appendScrollback(content string) {
+	if content != "" {
+		m.scrollbackBuf = append(m.scrollbackBuf, content)
+	}
+}
+
+// drainScrollback flushes the scrollback buffer into a single tea.Println. If
+// the stream component has unflushed content, it is automatically prepended so
+// that new messages always appear below the previous assistant response. When
+// stream content is flushed a ClearScreen follows to clean up orphaned terminal
+// rows left after the view height shrinks. Returns nil if there is nothing to
+// print.
+func (m *AppModel) drainScrollback() tea.Cmd {
+	if len(m.scrollbackBuf) == 0 {
+		return nil
+	}
+
+	var parts []string
+	needsClear := false
+
+	// Auto-flush any stream content so it appears before new messages.
+	if m.stream != nil {
+		if content := m.stream.GetRenderedContent(); content != "" {
+			m.stream.Reset()
+			parts = append(parts, content)
+			needsClear = true
+		}
+	}
+
+	parts = append(parts, m.scrollbackBuf...)
+	m.scrollbackBuf = m.scrollbackBuf[:0]
+
+	printCmd := tea.Println(strings.Join(parts, "\n"))
+	if needsClear {
+		return tea.Sequence(
+			printCmd,
+			func() tea.Msg { return tea.ClearScreen() },
+		)
+	}
+	return printCmd
 }
 
 // distributeHeight recalculates child component heights after a window resize,
@@ -2109,7 +2215,7 @@ func (m *AppModel) flushStreamContent() tea.Cmd {
 //	stream region  = total - header - separator(1) - widgets - queued(N*5) - input(measured) - widgets - statusBar(1) - footer
 //	separator      = 1 line
 //	above widgets  = measured dynamically
-//	queued msgs    = ~5 lines per message (padding + text + badge + padding)
+//	queued msgs    = measured dynamically via lipgloss.Height()
 //	input region   = measured dynamically via lipgloss.Height()
 //	below widgets  = measured dynamically
 //	status bar     = 1 line (always present)
@@ -2125,8 +2231,12 @@ func (m *AppModel) distributeHeight() {
 	if vis.HideStatusBar {
 		statusBarLines = 0
 	}
-	const linesPerQueuedMsg = 5
-	queuedLines := len(m.queuedMessages) * linesPerQueuedMsg
+	// Measure actual queued message height instead of using a fixed estimate,
+	// since text wrapping at different widths changes the rendered line count.
+	var queuedLines int
+	if queuedView := m.renderQueuedMessages(); queuedView != "" {
+		queuedLines = lipgloss.Height(queuedView)
+	}
 
 	// Propagate hint visibility before measuring input height.
 	if ic, ok := m.input.(*InputComponent); ok {
@@ -2173,6 +2283,17 @@ func (m *AppModel) distributeHeight() {
 	}
 }
 
+// clamp constrains v to the range [lo, hi].
+func clamp(v, lo, hi int) int {
+	if v < lo {
+		return lo
+	}
+	if v > hi {
+		return hi
+	}
+	return v
+}
+
 // repeatRune returns a string consisting of n repetitions of r.
 func repeatRune(r rune, n int) string {
 	if n <= 0 {
@@ -2242,7 +2363,8 @@ func remapKey(name string) (tea.KeyPressMsg, bool) {
 // to that model directly.
 func (m *AppModel) handleModelCommand(args string) tea.Cmd {
 	if m.setModel == nil {
-		return m.printSystemMessage("Model switching is not available.")
+		m.printSystemMessage("Model switching is not available.")
+		return nil
 	}
 
 	if args == "" {
@@ -2256,7 +2378,8 @@ func (m *AppModel) handleModelCommand(args string) tea.Cmd {
 	// Direct model switch with the provided model string.
 	previousModel := m.providerName + "/" + m.modelName
 	if err := m.setModel(args); err != nil {
-		return m.printSystemMessage(fmt.Sprintf("Failed to switch model: %v", err))
+		m.printSystemMessage(fmt.Sprintf("Failed to switch model: %v", err))
+		return nil
 	}
 
 	// Update display state directly (cannot use prog.Send from Update).
@@ -2273,7 +2396,8 @@ func (m *AppModel) handleModelCommand(args string) tea.Cmd {
 		go emit(newModel, prev, "user")
 	}
 
-	return m.printSystemMessage(fmt.Sprintf("Switched to %s", args))
+	m.printSystemMessage(fmt.Sprintf("Switched to %s", args))
+	return nil
 }
 
 // --------------------------------------------------------------------------
@@ -2285,7 +2409,8 @@ func (m *AppModel) handleModelCommand(args string) tea.Cmd {
 // minimal, low, medium, high) it switches to that level.
 func (m *AppModel) handleThinkingCommand(args string) tea.Cmd {
 	if !m.isReasoningModel {
-		return m.printSystemMessage("Current model does not support thinking/reasoning.")
+		m.printSystemMessage("Current model does not support thinking/reasoning.")
+		return nil
 	}
 
 	if args == "" {
@@ -2300,13 +2425,15 @@ func (m *AppModel) handleThinkingCommand(args string) tea.Cmd {
 			lines = append(lines, fmt.Sprintf("%s%s — %s", marker, l, models.ThinkingLevelDescription(l)))
 		}
 		header := fmt.Sprintf("Current thinking level: %s\n\nAvailable levels:", m.thinkingLevel)
-		return m.printSystemMessage(header + "\n" + strings.Join(lines, "\n"))
+		m.printSystemMessage(header + "\n" + strings.Join(lines, "\n"))
+		return nil
 	}
 
 	// Parse and validate the level.
 	level := models.ParseThinkingLevel(args)
 	if string(level) != strings.ToLower(args) {
-		return m.printSystemMessage(fmt.Sprintf("Unknown thinking level: %q. Use: off, minimal, low, medium, high", args))
+		m.printSystemMessage(fmt.Sprintf("Unknown thinking level: %q. Use: off, minimal, low, medium, high", args))
+		return nil
 	}
 
 	// Apply the change.
@@ -2316,7 +2443,8 @@ func (m *AppModel) handleThinkingCommand(args string) tea.Cmd {
 			_ = m.setThinkingLevel(string(level))
 		}()
 	}
-	return m.printSystemMessage(fmt.Sprintf("Thinking level set to: %s — %s", level, models.ThinkingLevelDescription(level)))
+	m.printSystemMessage(fmt.Sprintf("Thinking level set to: %s — %s", level, models.ThinkingLevelDescription(level)))
+	return nil
 }
 
 // --------------------------------------------------------------------------
@@ -2327,10 +2455,12 @@ func (m *AppModel) handleThinkingCommand(args string) tea.Cmd {
 func (m *AppModel) handleTreeCommand() tea.Cmd {
 	ts := m.appCtrl.GetTreeSession()
 	if ts == nil {
-		return m.printSystemMessage("No tree session active. Start with `--continue` or `--resume` to enable tree sessions.")
+		m.printSystemMessage("No tree session active. Start with `--continue` or `--resume` to enable tree sessions.")
+		return nil
 	}
 	if ts.EntryCount() == 0 {
-		return m.printSystemMessage("No entries in session yet.")
+		m.printSystemMessage("No entries in session yet.")
+		return nil
 	}
 
 	m.treeSelector = NewTreeSelector(ts, m.width, m.height)
@@ -2343,10 +2473,12 @@ func (m *AppModel) handleTreeCommand() tea.Cmd {
 func (m *AppModel) handleForkCommand() tea.Cmd {
 	ts := m.appCtrl.GetTreeSession()
 	if ts == nil {
-		return m.printSystemMessage("No tree session active. Start with `--continue` or `--resume` to enable tree sessions.")
+		m.printSystemMessage("No tree session active. Start with `--continue` or `--resume` to enable tree sessions.")
+		return nil
 	}
 	if ts.EntryCount() == 0 {
-		return m.printSystemMessage("No entries to fork from.")
+		m.printSystemMessage("No entries to fork from.")
+		return nil
 	}
 
 	m.treeSelector = NewTreeSelector(ts, m.width, m.height)
@@ -2384,14 +2516,16 @@ func (m *AppModel) performNewSession() tea.Cmd {
 		if m.appCtrl != nil {
 			m.appCtrl.ClearMessages()
 		}
-		return m.printSystemMessage("Conversation cleared. Starting fresh.")
+		m.printSystemMessage("Conversation cleared. Starting fresh.")
+		return nil
 	}
 
 	ts.ResetLeaf()
 	if m.appCtrl != nil {
 		m.appCtrl.ClearMessages()
 	}
-	return m.printSystemMessage("New branch started. Previous conversation is preserved in the tree.")
+	m.printSystemMessage("New branch started. Previous conversation is preserved in the tree.")
+	return nil
 }
 
 // performFork performs the actual tree branch. Called either directly (when no
@@ -2399,7 +2533,8 @@ func (m *AppModel) performNewSession() tea.Cmd {
 func (m *AppModel) performFork(targetID string, isUser bool, userText string) tea.Cmd {
 	ts := m.appCtrl.GetTreeSession()
 	if ts == nil {
-		return m.printSystemMessage("No tree session active.")
+		m.printSystemMessage("No tree session active.")
+		return nil
 	}
 
 	_ = ts.Branch(targetID)
@@ -2413,7 +2548,7 @@ func (m *AppModel) performFork(targetID string, isUser bool, userText string) te
 		}
 	}
 
-	return m.printSystemMessage(
+	m.printSystemMessage(
 		fmt.Sprintf("Navigated to branch point. %s",
 			func() string {
 				if isUser {
@@ -2421,29 +2556,34 @@ func (m *AppModel) performFork(targetID string, isUser bool, userText string) te
 				}
 				return "Continue from this point."
 			}()))
+	return nil
 }
 
 // handleNameCommand sets a display name for the current session.
 func (m *AppModel) handleNameCommand() tea.Cmd {
 	ts := m.appCtrl.GetTreeSession()
 	if ts == nil {
-		return m.printSystemMessage("No tree session active.")
+		m.printSystemMessage("No tree session active.")
+		return nil
 	}
 	// For now, prompt user to provide name via input. We print instructions
 	// and the next non-command input starting with "name:" will be captured.
 	// TODO: inline input dialog.
 	currentName := ts.GetSessionName()
 	if currentName != "" {
-		return m.printSystemMessage(fmt.Sprintf("Current session name: %q\nTo rename, type: `/name <new name>` (not yet implemented — use the session file directly).", currentName))
+		m.printSystemMessage(fmt.Sprintf("Current session name: %q\nTo rename, type: `/name <new name>` (not yet implemented — use the session file directly).", currentName))
+		return nil
 	}
-	return m.printSystemMessage("To name this session, use: `/name <new name>` (not yet implemented — use the session file directly).")
+	m.printSystemMessage("To name this session, use: `/name <new name>` (not yet implemented — use the session file directly).")
+	return nil
 }
 
 // handleSessionInfoCommand shows session statistics.
 func (m *AppModel) handleSessionInfoCommand() tea.Cmd {
 	ts := m.appCtrl.GetTreeSession()
 	if ts == nil {
-		return m.printSystemMessage("No tree session active.")
+		m.printSystemMessage("No tree session active.")
+		return nil
 	}
 
 	header := ts.GetHeader()
@@ -2468,7 +2608,8 @@ func (m *AppModel) handleSessionInfoCommand() tea.Cmd {
 		info += fmt.Sprintf("- **Name:** %s\n", name)
 	}
 
-	return m.printSystemMessage(info)
+	m.printSystemMessage(info)
+	return nil
 }
 
 // --------------------------------------------------------------------------
@@ -2779,8 +2920,7 @@ func (m *AppModel) handleShellCommandResult(msg shellCommandResultMsg) tea.Cmd {
 		WithMarginBottom(1),
 	)
 
-	var cmds []tea.Cmd
-	cmds = append(cmds, tea.Println(rendered))
+	m.appendScrollback(rendered)
 
 	// For ! (included in context): inject the command output into the
 	// conversation as a user message so the LLM can reference it on the
@@ -2800,5 +2940,5 @@ func (m *AppModel) handleShellCommandResult(msg shellCommandResultMsg) tea.Cmd {
 		m.appCtrl.AddContextMessage(contextMsg)
 	}
 
-	return tea.Batch(cmds...)
+	return nil
 }

internal/ui/model_selector.go

@@ -208,9 +208,20 @@ func (ms *ModelSelectorComponent) View() tea.View {
 	// Header.
 	b.WriteString(headerStyle.Render("Model Selector"))
 	b.WriteString("\n")
-	b.WriteString(helpStyle.Render("↑/↓: move  enter: select  esc: cancel  type to filter"))
+	// Adapt help text to terminal width.
+	if ms.width >= 56 {
+		b.WriteString(helpStyle.Render("↑/↓: move  enter: select  esc: cancel  type to filter"))
+	} else if ms.width >= 35 {
+		b.WriteString(helpStyle.Render("↑↓ move  ↵ select  esc  type"))
+	} else {
+		b.WriteString(helpStyle.Render("↑↓ ↵ esc"))
+	}
 	b.WriteString("\n")
-	b.WriteString(infoStyle.Render("Only showing models with configured API keys"))
+	if ms.width >= 48 {
+		b.WriteString(infoStyle.Render("Only showing models with configured API keys"))
+	} else {
+		b.WriteString(infoStyle.Render("Models with API keys"))
+	}
 	b.WriteString("\n")
 
 	// Search input.
@@ -281,9 +292,9 @@ func (ms *ModelSelectorComponent) IsActive() bool {
 // --- Internal helpers ---
 
 func (ms *ModelSelectorComponent) visibleHeight() int {
-	// Reserve: header(1) + help(1) + info(1) + search(1) + separator(1) + footer(2) = 7
-	h := max(ms.height-7, 5)
-	return h
+	// Reserve: header(1) + help(1) + info(1) + search(1) + separator(1) + footer(2) = 7.
+	// Minimum 3 entries so the selector is still usable on short terminals.
+	return max(ms.height-7, 3)
 }
 
 func (ms *ModelSelectorComponent) rebuildFiltered() {
@@ -396,8 +407,37 @@ func (ms *ModelSelectorComponent) renderEntry(entry ModelEntry, isCursor bool) s
 
 	// Active model checkmark.
 	var active string
+	activeWidth := 0
 	if entry.Provider+"/"+entry.ModelID == ms.currentModel {
 		active = lipgloss.NewStyle().Foreground(theme.Success).Render(" \u2713")
+		activeWidth = 2 // " ✓"
+	}
+
+	// Truncate model ID and provider tag to fit terminal width.
+	// Layout: cursor(3) + model + " " + provider + active.
+	// Use rune length for display-width accuracy (the "…" suffix is 1 rune / 1 column).
+	const cursorWidth = 3
+	available := max(ms.width-cursorWidth-activeWidth-1, 10) // 1 for space between model and provider
+	provDisplayLen := len([]rune(providerStr))
+	modelDisplayLen := len([]rune(modelStr))
+
+	if modelDisplayLen+1+provDisplayLen > available {
+		// Prioritize model name — truncate it, but keep provider visible.
+		maxModel := max(available-provDisplayLen-1, 6)
+		if maxModel < modelDisplayLen {
+			if maxModel > 3 {
+				runes := []rune(modelStr)
+				modelStr = string(runes[:maxModel-1]) + "…"
+			} else {
+				runes := []rune(modelStr)
+				modelStr = string(runes[:maxModel])
+			}
+		}
+		// If provider itself is too long, drop it.
+		modelDisplayLen = len([]rune(modelStr))
+		if modelDisplayLen+1+provDisplayLen > available {
+			providerStr = ""
+		}
 	}
 
 	// Style the model ID.
@@ -409,5 +449,9 @@ func (ms *ModelSelectorComponent) renderEntry(entry ModelEntry, isCursor bool) s
 	// Style the provider tag.
 	providerStyle := lipgloss.NewStyle().Foreground(theme.Muted)
 
-	return cursor + modelStyle.Render(modelStr) + " " + providerStyle.Render(providerStr) + active
+	result := cursor + modelStyle.Render(modelStr)
+	if providerStr != "" {
+		result += " " + providerStyle.Render(providerStr)
+	}
+	return result + active
 }

internal/ui/model_test.go

@@ -405,14 +405,16 @@ func TestQueuedMessages_storedOnQueuedSubmit(t *testing.T) {
 }
 
 // TestQueuedMessages_poppedOnQueueUpdated verifies that QueueUpdatedEvent pops
-// consumed messages from queuedMessages and prints them to scrollback.
+// consumed messages from queuedMessages and moves them to pendingUserPrints.
+// The actual printing is deferred to SpinnerEvent{Show: true} to preserve
+// chronological order with the preceding assistant response.
 func TestQueuedMessages_poppedOnQueueUpdated(t *testing.T) {
 	ctrl := &stubAppController{}
 	m, _, _ := newTestAppModel(ctrl)
 	m.queuedMessages = []string{"first", "second", "third"}
 
 	// Simulate drainQueue popping one item (length goes from 3 to 2).
-	_, cmd := m.Update(app.QueueUpdatedEvent{Length: 2})
+	m = sendMsg(m, app.QueueUpdatedEvent{Length: 2})
 
 	if len(m.queuedMessages) != 2 {
 		t.Fatalf("expected 2 queued messages after pop, got %d", len(m.queuedMessages))
@@ -420,14 +422,17 @@ func TestQueuedMessages_poppedOnQueueUpdated(t *testing.T) {
 	if m.queuedMessages[0] != "second" {
 		t.Fatalf("expected first remaining message 'second', got %q", m.queuedMessages[0])
 	}
-	// Should produce a cmd (tea.Println for the popped user message).
-	if cmd == nil {
-		t.Fatal("expected non-nil cmd (tea.Println) for popped message")
+	// Popped message should be deferred to pendingUserPrints.
+	if len(m.pendingUserPrints) != 1 {
+		t.Fatalf("expected 1 pending user print, got %d", len(m.pendingUserPrints))
+	}
+	if m.pendingUserPrints[0] != "first" {
+		t.Fatalf("expected pending message 'first', got %q", m.pendingUserPrints[0])
 	}
 }
 
 // TestQueuedMessages_allPoppedOnDrain verifies that QueueUpdatedEvent with
-// Length=0 pops all remaining queued messages.
+// Length=0 pops all remaining queued messages into pendingUserPrints.
 func TestQueuedMessages_allPoppedOnDrain(t *testing.T) {
 	ctrl := &stubAppController{}
 	m, _, _ := newTestAppModel(ctrl)
@@ -438,6 +443,9 @@ func TestQueuedMessages_allPoppedOnDrain(t *testing.T) {
 	if len(m.queuedMessages) != 0 {
 		t.Fatalf("expected 0 queued messages after drain, got %d", len(m.queuedMessages))
 	}
+	if len(m.pendingUserPrints) != 2 {
+		t.Fatalf("expected 2 pending user prints, got %d", len(m.pendingUserPrints))
+	}
 }
 
 // --------------------------------------------------------------------------

internal/ui/overlay.go

@@ -135,31 +135,24 @@ func (o *overlayDialog) handleKey(msg tea.KeyPressMsg) (*overlayResult, tea.Cmd)
 func (o *overlayDialog) Render() string {
 	theme := GetTheme()
 
-	// Calculate dialog dimensions.
+	// Calculate dialog dimensions, clamped to terminal bounds.
+	termW := max(o.width, 10)
+	termH := max(o.height, 5)
+
 	dw := o.dialogWidth
 	if dw == 0 {
-		dw = o.width * 60 / 100
-	}
-	if dw < 30 {
-		dw = 30
-	}
-	if dw > o.width-4 {
-		dw = o.width - 4
+		dw = termW * 60 / 100
 	}
+	dw = clamp(dw, min(24, termW), termW-2)
 
 	mh := o.maxHeight
 	if mh == 0 {
-		mh = o.height * 80 / 100
-	}
-	if mh < 8 {
-		mh = 8
-	}
-	if mh > o.height-2 {
-		mh = o.height - 2
+		mh = termH * 80 / 100
 	}
+	mh = clamp(mh, min(6, termH), termH)
 
 	// Inner width accounts for border (2) + horizontal padding (2 left + 1 right).
-	innerWidth := max(dw-5, 10)
+	innerWidth := max(dw-5, 6)
 
 	// Render body text (potentially as markdown).
 	bodyText := o.content
@@ -268,18 +261,27 @@ func (o *overlayDialog) Render() string {
 
 	dialog := dialogStyle.Render(innerContent)
 
-	// Key hints below the dialog.
+	// Key hints below the dialog, adapted to width.
 	var hints []string
-	if scrollable {
-		hints = append(hints, "↑/↓ scroll")
-	}
-	if len(o.actions) > 0 {
-		hints = append(hints, "←/→ switch")
-		hints = append(hints, "Enter select")
+	if termW >= 50 {
+		if scrollable {
+			hints = append(hints, "↑/↓ scroll")
+		}
+		if len(o.actions) > 0 {
+			hints = append(hints, "←/→ switch")
+			hints = append(hints, "Enter select")
+		} else {
+			hints = append(hints, "Enter dismiss")
+		}
+		hints = append(hints, "Esc cancel")
 	} else {
-		hints = append(hints, "Enter dismiss")
+		if len(o.actions) > 0 {
+			hints = append(hints, "↵ select")
+		} else {
+			hints = append(hints, "↵ ok")
+		}
+		hints = append(hints, "esc")
 	}
-	hints = append(hints, "Esc cancel")
 	hintText := lipgloss.NewStyle().
 		Foreground(theme.Muted).
 		Render("  " + strings.Join(hints, "  "))

internal/ui/prompt.go

@@ -83,7 +83,7 @@ func newInputPrompt(message, placeholder, defaultValue string, width, height int
 
 	// Prevent Enter from inserting a newline — we intercept it for submit.
 	ta.KeyMap.InsertNewline = key.NewBinding(
-		key.WithKeys("ctrl+j", "alt+enter"),
+		key.WithKeys("ctrl+j", "shift+enter"),
 	)
 
 	if defaultValue != "" {

internal/ui/slash_command_input.go

@@ -42,10 +42,10 @@ func NewSlashCommandInput(width int, title string) *SlashCommandInput {
 	ta.SetHeight(3)        // Default to 3 lines like huh
 	ta.Focus()
 
-	// Override InsertNewline so only ctrl+j and alt+enter insert newlines.
+	// Override InsertNewline so only ctrl+j and shift+enter insert newlines.
 	// Enter always submits the input.
 	ta.KeyMap.InsertNewline = key.NewBinding(
-		key.WithKeys("ctrl+j", "alt+enter"),
+		key.WithKeys("ctrl+j", "shift+enter"),
 		key.WithHelp("ctrl+j", "insert newline"),
 	)
 
@@ -227,7 +227,7 @@ func (s *SlashCommandInput) View() tea.View {
 			MarginTop(1).
 			PaddingLeft(3)
 
-		helpText := "enter submit • ctrl+j / alt+enter new line"
+		helpText := "enter submit • ctrl+j / shift+enter new line"
 
 		view.WriteString("\n")
 		view.WriteString(helpStyle.Render(helpText))

internal/ui/stream.go

@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 package ui
 
 import (
+	"fmt"
 	"strings"
 	"time"
 
@@ -69,6 +70,25 @@ func streamSpinnerTickCmd() tea.Cmd {
 	})
 }
 
+// streamFlushTickMsg fires when it's time to commit pending chunks to the
+// main content builders and trigger a re-render. This coalesces rapid
+// streaming chunks into fewer expensive markdown re-renders.
+type streamFlushTickMsg struct{}
+
+// streamFlushInterval is the coalescing window for stream chunks. Chunks
+// arriving within this window are batched into a single render pass.
+// 16ms ≈ 60 fps — fast enough to appear smooth, slow enough to coalesce
+// bursts from the LLM provider.
+const streamFlushInterval = 16 * time.Millisecond
+
+// streamFlushTickCmd returns a tea.Cmd that fires streamFlushTickMsg after
+// the coalescing interval.
+func streamFlushTickCmd() tea.Cmd {
+	return tea.Tick(streamFlushInterval, func(_ time.Time) tea.Msg {
+		return streamFlushTickMsg{}
+	})
+}
+
 // streamPhase tracks what the StreamComponent is currently displaying.
 type streamPhase int
 
@@ -114,19 +134,47 @@ type StreamComponent struct {
 	// spinnerFrame is the current frame index.
 	spinnerFrame int
 
-	// spinnerMsg is the label shown next to the KITT animation (e.g.
-	// "Executing tool_name…"). Empty string means no label.
-	spinnerMsg string
+	// activeTools tracks the names of tools currently executing in parallel.
+	// When multiple tools run concurrently, all are displayed in the spinner.
+	activeTools []string
 
-	// streamContent accumulates all streaming text chunks.
+	// streamContent holds committed streaming text (flushed from pending).
 	streamContent strings.Builder
 
-	// reasoningContent accumulates reasoning/thinking text chunks.
+	// reasoningContent holds committed reasoning text (flushed from pending).
 	reasoningContent strings.Builder
 
-	// thinkingVisible controls whether reasoning blocks are shown or collapsed.
+	// pendingStream accumulates streaming text chunks between flush ticks.
+	// Chunks are written here immediately on arrival, then moved to
+	// streamContent when the flush tick fires.
+	pendingStream strings.Builder
+
+	// pendingReasoning accumulates reasoning chunks between flush ticks.
+	pendingReasoning strings.Builder
+
+	// flushPending is true while a flush tick is in-flight. Prevents
+	// scheduling duplicate ticks when multiple chunks arrive within
+	// the same coalescing window.
+	flushPending bool
+
+	// renderCache holds the last rendered output string. Reused by View()
+	// between flush ticks to avoid redundant markdown re-parsing.
+	renderCache string
+
+	// renderDirty is true when committed content has changed since the
+	// last render. Set on flush tick; cleared after render() rebuilds
+	// the cache.
+	renderDirty bool
+
+	// thinkingVisible controls whether reasoning blocks are expanded or collapsed.
 	thinkingVisible bool
 
+	// reasoningStartTime records when the first reasoning chunk was received.
+	reasoningStartTime time.Time
+
+	// reasoningDuration holds the total reasoning time, frozen when streaming text begins.
+	reasoningDuration time.Duration
+
 	// messageRenderer renders assistant messages in standard mode.
 	messageRenderer *MessageRenderer
 
@@ -172,7 +220,12 @@ func (s *StreamComponent) SetHeight(h int) {
 	if h < 0 {
 		h = 0
 	}
-	s.height = h
+	if s.height != h {
+		s.height = h
+		// Invalidate cache — height clamp affects output.
+		s.renderCache = ""
+		s.renderDirty = true
+	}
 }
 
 // Reset clears all accumulated state so the component is ready for the next
@@ -181,16 +234,29 @@ func (s *StreamComponent) Reset() {
 	s.phase = streamPhaseIdle
 	s.spinning = false
 	s.spinnerFrame = 0
-	s.spinnerMsg = ""
+	s.activeTools = nil
 	s.streamContent.Reset()
 	s.reasoningContent.Reset()
+	s.pendingStream.Reset()
+	s.pendingReasoning.Reset()
+	s.flushPending = false
+	s.renderCache = ""
+	s.renderDirty = false
 	s.timestamp = time.Time{}
+	s.reasoningStartTime = time.Time{}
+	s.reasoningDuration = 0
 }
 
 // GetRenderedContent returns the rendered assistant message from the accumulated
 // streaming text. Returns empty string if no text has been accumulated. Used by
 // the parent AppModel to flush content via tea.Println() before resetting.
+//
+// This commits any pending chunks first so the output includes all received
+// content, not just what has been flushed by the tick.
 func (s *StreamComponent) GetRenderedContent() string {
+	// Commit any pending chunks so the final output is complete.
+	s.commitPending()
+
 	var sections []string
 
 	// Include rendered reasoning block if present.
@@ -209,6 +275,21 @@ func (s *StreamComponent) GetRenderedContent() string {
 	return strings.Join(sections, "\n")
 }
 
+// commitPending moves any pending chunks to the committed content builders.
+// Called before reading content for scrollback output or on flush tick.
+func (s *StreamComponent) commitPending() {
+	if s.pendingStream.Len() > 0 {
+		s.streamContent.WriteString(s.pendingStream.String())
+		s.pendingStream.Reset()
+		s.renderDirty = true
+	}
+	if s.pendingReasoning.Len() > 0 {
+		s.reasoningContent.WriteString(s.pendingReasoning.String())
+		s.pendingReasoning.Reset()
+		s.renderDirty = true
+	}
+}
+
 // --------------------------------------------------------------------------
 // tea.Model interface
 // --------------------------------------------------------------------------
@@ -227,6 +308,9 @@ func (s *StreamComponent) Update(msg tea.Msg) (tea.Model, tea.Cmd) {
 		s.width = msg.Width
 		s.messageRenderer.SetWidth(s.width)
 		s.compactRenderer.SetWidth(s.width)
+		// Invalidate render cache — width change affects wrapping/styling.
+		s.renderCache = ""
+		s.renderDirty = true
 
 	case streamSpinnerTickMsg:
 		if s.spinning {
@@ -250,24 +334,44 @@ func (s *StreamComponent) Update(msg tea.Msg) (tea.Model, tea.Cmd) {
 			s.spinning = false
 		}
 
+	case streamFlushTickMsg:
+		s.flushPending = false
+		s.commitPending()
+
 	case app.ReasoningChunkEvent:
 		s.phase = streamPhaseActive
 		if s.timestamp.IsZero() {
 			s.timestamp = time.Now()
 		}
-		s.reasoningContent.WriteString(msg.Delta)
+		if s.reasoningStartTime.IsZero() {
+			s.reasoningStartTime = time.Now()
+		}
+		s.pendingReasoning.WriteString(msg.Delta)
+		if !s.flushPending {
+			s.flushPending = true
+			return s, streamFlushTickCmd()
+		}
 
 	case app.StreamChunkEvent:
 		s.phase = streamPhaseActive
 		if s.timestamp.IsZero() {
 			s.timestamp = time.Now()
 		}
-		s.streamContent.WriteString(msg.Content)
+		// Freeze reasoning duration on transition from reasoning to streaming.
+		if s.reasoningDuration == 0 && !s.reasoningStartTime.IsZero() {
+			s.reasoningDuration = time.Since(s.reasoningStartTime)
+		}
+		s.pendingStream.WriteString(msg.Content)
+		if !s.flushPending {
+			s.flushPending = true
+			return s, streamFlushTickCmd()
+		}
 
 	case app.ToolExecutionEvent:
 		if msg.IsStarting {
-			// Show the tool name on the spinner while the tool executes.
-			s.spinnerMsg = "Executing " + msg.ToolName + "…"
+			// Add tool to active list for parallel execution display.
+			toolDisplay := formatToolExecutionMessage(msg.ToolName, msg.ToolArgs)
+			s.activeTools = append(s.activeTools, toolDisplay)
 			s.spinnerFrame = 0
 			if !s.spinning {
 				s.phase = streamPhaseActive
@@ -275,8 +379,9 @@ func (s *StreamComponent) Update(msg tea.Msg) (tea.Model, tea.Cmd) {
 				return s, streamSpinnerTickCmd()
 			}
 		} else {
-			// Tool finished — clear execution label but keep spinning.
-			s.spinnerMsg = ""
+			// Tool finished — remove from active list but keep spinning if others remain.
+			toolDisplay := formatToolExecutionMessage(msg.ToolName, msg.ToolArgs)
+			s.activeTools = removeFromSlice(s.activeTools, toolDisplay)
 		}
 	}
 
@@ -292,12 +397,20 @@ func (s *StreamComponent) View() tea.View {
 // Internal rendering
 // --------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
-// render builds the full content string for the stream region.
+// render builds the full content string for the stream region. Uses a render
+// cache to avoid redundant markdown re-parsing between flush ticks. The cache
+// is invalidated when committed content changes (flush tick), terminal width
+// changes, or height/thinking visibility changes.
 func (s *StreamComponent) render() string {
 	if s.phase == streamPhaseIdle {
 		return ""
 	}
 
+	// Return cached render if committed content hasn't changed.
+	if !s.renderDirty {
+		return s.renderCache
+	}
+
 	var sections []string
 
 	// Render reasoning/thinking block above the main text if present.
@@ -313,6 +426,8 @@ func (s *StreamComponent) render() string {
 	}
 
 	if len(sections) == 0 {
+		s.renderCache = ""
+		s.renderDirty = false
 		return ""
 	}
 
@@ -328,42 +443,86 @@ func (s *StreamComponent) render() string {
 		}
 	}
 
+	s.renderCache = content
+	s.renderDirty = false
 	return content
 }
 
-// renderReasoningBlock renders the reasoning/thinking content. When thinking
-// is visible, the full reasoning text is shown in muted italic style. When
-// collapsed, a "Thinking..." label is shown instead.
+// renderReasoningBlock renders the reasoning/thinking content in a surface-tinted
+// box. When collapsed, shows the last 10 lines with a truncation hint. When
+// expanded, shows all lines. Includes a "Thought for Xs" duration footer.
 func (s *StreamComponent) renderReasoningBlock(reasoning string) string {
 	theme := GetTheme()
+	maxWidth := max(s.width-4, 20)
 
-	if !s.thinkingVisible {
-		// Show collapsed "Thinking..." label.
-		return lipgloss.NewStyle().
-			Foreground(theme.Muted).
-			Italic(true).
-			Render("Thinking...")
-	}
+	lines := strings.Split(strings.TrimRight(reasoning, "\n"), "\n")
 
-	// Render full reasoning text in muted italic style.
-	style := lipgloss.NewStyle().
+	contentStyle := lipgloss.NewStyle().
 		Foreground(theme.Muted).
 		Italic(true)
 
-	// Wrap to terminal width.
-	maxWidth := max(s.width-4, 20) // leave some margin
-	styled := style.Width(maxWidth).Render(reasoning)
-	return styled
+	var parts []string
+
+	// When collapsed and content exceeds 10 lines, show only the last 10
+	// with a truncation hint (matching iteratr's thinking block pattern).
+	const maxCollapsedLines = 10
+	if !s.thinkingVisible && len(lines) > maxCollapsedLines {
+		hidden := len(lines) - maxCollapsedLines
+		hintStyle := lipgloss.NewStyle().
+			Foreground(theme.VeryMuted).
+			Italic(true)
+		parts = append(parts, hintStyle.Render(fmt.Sprintf("... (%d lines hidden)", hidden)))
+		lines = lines[len(lines)-maxCollapsedLines:]
+	}
+
+	// Render reasoning text.
+	parts = append(parts, contentStyle.Width(maxWidth).Render(strings.Join(lines, "\n")))
+
+	// Duration footer.
+	var duration time.Duration
+	if s.reasoningDuration > 0 {
+		duration = s.reasoningDuration
+	} else if !s.reasoningStartTime.IsZero() {
+		duration = time.Since(s.reasoningStartTime)
+	}
+	if duration > 0 {
+		var durationStr string
+		if duration < time.Second {
+			durationStr = fmt.Sprintf("%dms", duration.Milliseconds())
+		} else {
+			durationStr = fmt.Sprintf("%.1fs", duration.Seconds())
+		}
+		footer := lipgloss.NewStyle().Foreground(theme.VeryMuted).Render("Thought for ") +
+			lipgloss.NewStyle().Foreground(theme.Info).Render(durationStr)
+		parts = append(parts, footer)
+	}
+
+	innerContent := strings.Join(parts, "\n")
+
+	// Wrap in box with surface background for visual distinction.
+	boxStyle := lipgloss.NewStyle().
+		Background(theme.MutedBorder). // Surface0 (#313244)
+		PaddingLeft(1).
+		Width(maxWidth + 2).
+		MarginBottom(1)
+
+	return boxStyle.Render(innerContent)
 }
 
 // SetThinkingVisible sets whether reasoning blocks are shown or collapsed.
 func (s *StreamComponent) SetThinkingVisible(visible bool) {
-	s.thinkingVisible = visible
+	if s.thinkingVisible != visible {
+		s.thinkingVisible = visible
+		// Invalidate cache — thinking visibility affects rendered output.
+		s.renderCache = ""
+		s.renderDirty = true
+	}
 }
 
-// HasReasoning returns true if any reasoning content has been accumulated.
+// HasReasoning returns true if any reasoning content has been accumulated
+// (committed or pending).
 func (s *StreamComponent) HasReasoning() bool {
-	return s.reasoningContent.Len() > 0
+	return s.reasoningContent.Len() > 0 || s.pendingReasoning.Len() > 0
 }
 
 // SpinnerView returns the rendered spinner line for the parent to embed in the
@@ -373,14 +532,22 @@ func (s *StreamComponent) SpinnerView() string {
 		return ""
 	}
 	frame := s.spinnerFrames[s.spinnerFrame%len(s.spinnerFrames)]
-	if s.spinnerMsg == "" {
+	if len(s.activeTools) == 0 {
 		return "  " + frame
 	}
 	theme := GetTheme()
 	msgStyle := lipgloss.NewStyle().
 		Foreground(theme.Text).
 		Italic(true)
-	return "  " + frame + " " + msgStyle.Render(s.spinnerMsg)
+
+	// Format active tools list
+	var toolsMsg string
+	if len(s.activeTools) == 1 {
+		toolsMsg = s.activeTools[0]
+	} else {
+		toolsMsg = "Running: " + strings.Join(s.activeTools, ", ")
+	}
+	return "  " + frame + " " + msgStyle.Render(toolsMsg)
 }
 
 // renderStreamingText renders the accumulated streaming text as a live assistant
@@ -398,3 +565,22 @@ func (s *StreamComponent) renderStreamingText(text string) string {
 	msg := s.messageRenderer.RenderAssistantMessage(text, ts, s.modelName)
 	return msg.Content
 }
+
+// removeFromSlice removes the first occurrence of a string from a slice.
+func removeFromSlice(slice []string, s string) []string {
+	for i, v := range slice {
+		if v == s {
+			return append(slice[:i], slice[i+1:]...)
+		}
+	}
+	return slice
+}
+
+// formatToolExecutionMessage creates a descriptive spinner message for tool execution.
+// For spawn_subagent, it shows simply as "Subagent" with optional task preview.
+func formatToolExecutionMessage(toolName, toolArgs string) string {
+	if toolName == "spawn_subagent" {
+		return "Subagent"
+	}
+	return toolName
+}

internal/ui/tool_renderers.go

@@ -49,6 +49,10 @@ func renderToolBody(toolName, toolArgs, toolResult string, width int) string {
 		if body := renderBashBody(toolResult, width); body != "" {
 			return body
 		}
+	case toolName == "spawn_subagent":
+		if body := renderSubagentBody(toolResult, width); body != "" {
+			return body
+		}
 	}
 	return "" // fall back to default
 }
@@ -716,6 +720,8 @@ func renderToolBodyCompact(toolName, toolArgs, toolResult string, width int) str
 	case toolName == "bash" || toolName == "run_shell_cmd" ||
 		strings.Contains(toolName, "shell") || strings.Contains(toolName, "command"):
 		return renderBashCompact(toolResult, width)
+	case toolName == "spawn_subagent":
+		return renderSubagentCompact(toolResult)
 	}
 	return ""
 }
@@ -870,3 +876,121 @@ func renderBashCompact(toolResult string, width int) string {
 
 	return lipgloss.NewStyle().Foreground(theme.Muted).Render(summary)
 }
+
+// ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+// Subagent tool renderers — show only summary, not full output
+// ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+// renderSubagentBody renders a clean summary of subagent results.
+// Extracts timing/token info and shows only a brief summary instead of raw output.
+func renderSubagentBody(toolResult string, width int) string {
+	theme := getTheme()
+	result := strings.TrimSpace(toolResult)
+	if result == "" {
+		return ""
+	}
+
+	// Parse the subagent result format:
+	// "Subagent completed successfully in Xs. (tokens: N in / M out)\n\nResult:\n..."
+	// or "Subagent failed (exit code X) after Ys.\n\nError: ...\n\nPartial output:\n..."
+
+	lines := strings.Split(result, "\n")
+	if len(lines) == 0 {
+		return ""
+	}
+
+	// First line is always the status summary
+	statusLine := lines[0]
+
+	// Build a clean summary
+	var summary strings.Builder
+	summary.WriteString(lipgloss.NewStyle().Foreground(theme.Muted).Render(statusLine))
+
+	// For successful results, extract a brief preview of the actual result
+	if strings.Contains(statusLine, "successfully") {
+		// Find where "Result:" starts and extract a preview
+		if _, resultContent, found := strings.Cut(result, "Result:\n"); found {
+			resultContent = strings.TrimSpace(resultContent)
+			if resultContent != "" {
+				// Show first 3 meaningful lines as preview
+				preview := extractSubagentPreview(resultContent, 3, width-4)
+				if preview != "" {
+					summary.WriteString("\n\n")
+					summary.WriteString(lipgloss.NewStyle().
+						Foreground(theme.Muted).
+						Italic(true).
+						Render(preview))
+				}
+			}
+		}
+	}
+
+	return summary.String()
+}
+
+// extractSubagentPreview extracts the first N non-empty lines from content,
+// truncating each line to maxWidth.
+func extractSubagentPreview(content string, maxLines, maxWidth int) string {
+	lines := strings.Split(content, "\n")
+	var preview []string
+
+	for _, line := range lines {
+		trimmed := strings.TrimSpace(line)
+		if trimmed == "" {
+			continue
+		}
+
+		// Truncate long lines
+		if len(trimmed) > maxWidth {
+			trimmed = trimmed[:maxWidth-3] + "..."
+		}
+		preview = append(preview, trimmed)
+
+		if len(preview) >= maxLines {
+			break
+		}
+	}
+
+	if len(preview) == 0 {
+		return ""
+	}
+
+	result := strings.Join(preview, "\n")
+
+	// Count remaining lines for "more" indicator
+	totalLines := 0
+	for _, line := range lines {
+		if strings.TrimSpace(line) != "" {
+			totalLines++
+		}
+	}
+	if totalLines > maxLines {
+		result += fmt.Sprintf("\n...(%d more lines)", totalLines-maxLines)
+	}
+
+	return result
+}
+
+// renderSubagentCompact returns a brief one-line summary for subagent results.
+func renderSubagentCompact(toolResult string) string {
+	result := strings.TrimSpace(toolResult)
+	if result == "" {
+		return ""
+	}
+
+	theme := getTheme()
+
+	// Extract just the first line which contains the status
+	lines := strings.Split(result, "\n")
+	if len(lines) == 0 {
+		return ""
+	}
+
+	statusLine := lines[0]
+
+	// Make it more compact by removing redundant words
+	statusLine = strings.Replace(statusLine, "Subagent completed successfully in ", "Completed in ", 1)
+	statusLine = strings.Replace(statusLine, "Subagent failed", "Failed", 1)
+
+	return lipgloss.NewStyle().Foreground(theme.Muted).Italic(true).Render(statusLine)
+}

internal/ui/tree_selector.go

@@ -217,7 +217,14 @@ func (ts *TreeSelectorComponent) View() tea.View {
 	// Header.
 	b.WriteString(headerStyle.Render("Session Tree"))
 	b.WriteString("\n")
-	b.WriteString(helpStyle.Render("↑/↓: move  ←/→: page  enter: select  esc: cancel  ^O: cycle filter"))
+	// Adapt help text to terminal width.
+	if ts.width >= 70 {
+		b.WriteString(helpStyle.Render("↑/↓: move  ←/→: page  enter: select  esc: cancel  ^O: cycle filter"))
+	} else if ts.width >= 45 {
+		b.WriteString(helpStyle.Render("↑↓ move  ↵ select  esc cancel  ^O filter"))
+	} else {
+		b.WriteString(helpStyle.Render("↑↓ ↵ esc ^O"))
+	}
 	b.WriteString("\n")
 
 	if ts.search != "" {
@@ -269,9 +276,10 @@ func (ts *TreeSelectorComponent) IsActive() bool {
 // --- Internal helpers ---
 
 func (ts *TreeSelectorComponent) visibleHeight() int {
-	// Reserve lines for header(3) + search(1) + separator(1) + footer(2).
-	h := max(ts.height/2-7, 5)
-	return h
+	// Chrome: header(1) + help(1) + separator(1) + entries + separator(1) + footer(1) = 5 fixed.
+	// Optional search line adds 1 more. Use 7 as a safe estimate.
+	const chromeLines = 7
+	return max(ts.height-chromeLines, 3)
 }
 
 func (ts *TreeSelectorComponent) rebuildFlatList() {
@@ -389,7 +397,7 @@ func (ts *TreeSelectorComponent) passesFilter(node *session.TreeNode) bool {
 
 func (ts *TreeSelectorComponent) renderNode(node FlatNode, isCursor, isLeaf bool) string {
 	theme := GetTheme()
-	maxWidth := ts.width - 4
+	maxWidth := max(ts.width-4, 10)
 
 	// Cursor indicator.
 	var cursor string
@@ -401,9 +409,10 @@ func (ts *TreeSelectorComponent) renderNode(node FlatNode, isCursor, isLeaf bool
 
 	// Role-colored content.
 	text := ts.entryDisplayText(node.Entry)
-	if len(text) > maxWidth-len(node.Prefix)-10 {
-		trimLen := maxWidth - len(node.Prefix) - 13
-		if trimLen > 0 && trimLen < len(text) {
+	available := maxWidth - len(node.Prefix) - 10
+	if available > 3 && len(text) > available {
+		trimLen := max(available-3, 1)
+		if trimLen < len(text) {
 			text = text[:trimLen] + "..."
 		}
 	}

internal/ui/usage_tracker_test.go

@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@ func TestUsageTracker_OAuthCosts(t *testing.T) {
 	stats := regularTracker.GetLastRequestStats()
 	if stats == nil {
 		t.Fatal("Expected stats to be non-nil")
+		return
 	}
 
 	// Check that costs are calculated for regular API key
@@ -48,6 +49,7 @@ func TestUsageTracker_OAuthCosts(t *testing.T) {
 	oauthStats := oauthTracker.GetLastRequestStats()
 	if oauthStats == nil {
 		t.Fatal("Expected OAuth stats to be non-nil")
+		return
 	}
 
 	// Check that all costs are $0 for OAuth

pkg/kit/events.go

@@ -1,6 +1,9 @@
 package kit
 
-import "sync"
+import (
+	"encoding/json"
+	"sync"
+)
 
 // ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
 // Event types
@@ -48,6 +51,54 @@ type Event interface {
 	EventType() EventType
 }
 
+// ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+// Tool kind constants
+// ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+// ToolKind constants classify what a tool does, enabling UIs to render
+// appropriate visualizations (e.g. diff view for edit tools, command+output
+// for execute tools) and file trackers to identify which results contain
+// modifications.
+const (
+	ToolKindExecute  = "execute" // Shell execution (bash)
+	ToolKindEdit     = "edit"    // File modification (edit, write)
+	ToolKindRead     = "read"    // File reading (read, ls)
+	ToolKindSearch   = "search"  // Content/file search (grep, find)
+	ToolKindSubagent = "agent"   // Subagent spawning (spawn_subagent)
+)
+
+// coreToolKinds maps built-in tool names to their kind. MCP and extension
+// tools without an entry default to ToolKindExecute.
+var coreToolKinds = map[string]string{
+	"bash":           ToolKindExecute,
+	"edit":           ToolKindEdit,
+	"write":          ToolKindEdit,
+	"read":           ToolKindRead,
+	"ls":             ToolKindRead,
+	"grep":           ToolKindSearch,
+	"find":           ToolKindSearch,
+	"spawn_subagent": ToolKindSubagent,
+}
+
+// toolKindFor returns the ToolKind for a given tool name, defaulting to
+// ToolKindExecute for unknown tools.
+func toolKindFor(toolName string) string {
+	if kind, ok := coreToolKinds[toolName]; ok {
+		return kind
+	}
+	return ToolKindExecute
+}
+
+// parseToolArgs attempts to parse a JSON-encoded tool args string into a map.
+// Returns nil on failure (non-fatal convenience parsing).
+func parseToolArgs(toolArgs string) map[string]any {
+	var parsed map[string]any
+	if json.Unmarshal([]byte(toolArgs), &parsed) == nil {
+		return parsed
+	}
+	return nil
+}
+
 // ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
 // Concrete event structs
 // ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
@@ -62,8 +113,9 @@ func (e TurnStartEvent) EventType() EventType { return EventTurnStart }
 
 // TurnEndEvent fires after the agent finishes processing.
 type TurnEndEvent struct {
-	Response string
-	Error    error
+	Response   string
+	Error      error
+	StopReason string // "end_turn", "max_tokens", "tool_use", "error", etc.
 }
 
 // EventType implements Event.
@@ -101,8 +153,11 @@ func (e MessageEndEvent) EventType() EventType { return EventMessageEnd }
 
 // ToolCallEvent fires when a tool call has been parsed.
 type ToolCallEvent struct {
-	ToolName string
-	ToolArgs string
+	ToolCallID string // Stable ID for correlating tool lifecycle events
+	ToolName   string
+	ToolKind   string         // Tool classification: "execute", "edit", "read", "search", "agent"
+	ToolArgs   string         // JSON-encoded arguments
+	ParsedArgs map[string]any // Pre-parsed arguments for convenience (nil on parse failure)
 }
 
 // EventType implements Event.
@@ -110,7 +165,10 @@ func (e ToolCallEvent) EventType() EventType { return EventToolCall }
 
 // ToolExecutionStartEvent fires when a tool begins executing.
 type ToolExecutionStartEvent struct {
-	ToolName string
+	ToolCallID string
+	ToolName   string
+	ToolKind   string
+	ToolArgs   string
 }
 
 // EventType implements Event.
@@ -118,7 +176,9 @@ func (e ToolExecutionStartEvent) EventType() EventType { return EventToolExecuti
 
 // ToolExecutionEndEvent fires when a tool finishes executing.
 type ToolExecutionEndEvent struct {
-	ToolName string
+	ToolCallID string
+	ToolName   string
+	ToolKind   string
 }
 
 // EventType implements Event.
@@ -126,10 +186,35 @@ func (e ToolExecutionEndEvent) EventType() EventType { return EventToolExecution
 
 // ToolResultEvent fires after a tool execution completes with its result.
 type ToolResultEvent struct {
-	ToolName string
-	ToolArgs string
-	Result   string
-	IsError  bool
+	ToolCallID string
+	ToolName   string
+	ToolKind   string
+	ToolArgs   string
+	ParsedArgs map[string]any // Pre-parsed arguments for convenience
+	Result     string
+	IsError    bool
+	Metadata   *ToolResultMetadata // Optional structured metadata from tool execution
+}
+
+// ToolResultMetadata carries structured data from tool executions.
+type ToolResultMetadata struct {
+	FileDiffs         []FileDiffInfo `json:"file_diffs,omitempty"`          // Present for edit/write tools
+	SubagentSessionID string         `json:"subagent_session_id,omitempty"` // Present for spawn_subagent tool
+}
+
+// FileDiffInfo describes a file modification from an edit or write tool.
+type FileDiffInfo struct {
+	Path       string      `json:"path"`             // Absolute file path
+	Additions  int         `json:"additions"`        // Lines added
+	Deletions  int         `json:"deletions"`        // Lines removed
+	IsNew      bool        `json:"is_new,omitempty"` // True if file was created (write only)
+	DiffBlocks []DiffBlock `json:"diff_blocks,omitempty"`
+}
+
+// DiffBlock represents a single old→new text replacement within a file.
+type DiffBlock struct {
+	OldText string `json:"old_text"`
+	NewText string `json:"new_text"`
 }
 
 // EventType implements Event.

pkg/kit/extensions_bridge.go

@@ -89,11 +89,13 @@ func (m *Kit) bridgeExtensions(runner *extensions.Runner) {
 	if runner.HasHandlers(extensions.AgentEnd) {
 		m.Subscribe(func(e Event) {
 			if ev, ok := e.(TurnEndEvent); ok {
-				stopReason := "completed"
+				stopReason := ev.StopReason
 				response := ev.Response
 				if ev.Error != nil {
 					stopReason = "error"
 					response = ""
+				} else if stopReason == "" {
+					stopReason = "completed"
 				}
 				_, _ = runner.Emit(extensions.AgentEndEvent{
 					Response:   response,

pkg/kit/hooks.go

@@ -31,8 +31,9 @@ const (
 
 // BeforeToolCallHook is the input for hooks that fire before a tool executes.
 type BeforeToolCallHook struct {
-	ToolName string
-	ToolArgs string
+	ToolCallID string
+	ToolName   string
+	ToolArgs   string
 }
 
 // BeforeToolCallResult controls whether the tool call proceeds.
@@ -43,10 +44,11 @@ type BeforeToolCallResult struct {
 
 // AfterToolResultHook is the input for hooks that fire after a tool executes.
 type AfterToolResultHook struct {
-	ToolName string
-	ToolArgs string
-	Result   string
-	IsError  bool
+	ToolCallID string
+	ToolName   string
+	ToolArgs   string
+	Result     string
+	IsError    bool
 }
 
 // AfterToolResultResult can modify the tool's output before it reaches the LLM.
@@ -258,8 +260,9 @@ func (h *hookedTool) Run(ctx context.Context, call fantasy.ToolCall) (fantasy.To
 	// 1. BeforeToolCall — can block execution.
 	if h.beforeToolCall.hasHooks() {
 		if result := h.beforeToolCall.run(BeforeToolCallHook{
-			ToolName: toolName,
-			ToolArgs: call.Input,
+			ToolCallID: call.ID,
+			ToolName:   toolName,
+			ToolArgs:   call.Input,
 		}); result != nil && result.Block {
 			reason := result.Reason
 			if reason == "" {
@@ -276,10 +279,11 @@ func (h *hookedTool) Run(ctx context.Context, call fantasy.ToolCall) (fantasy.To
 	// 3. AfterToolResult — can modify output.
 	if h.afterToolResult.hasHooks() {
 		if result := h.afterToolResult.run(AfterToolResultHook{
-			ToolName: toolName,
-			ToolArgs: call.Input,
-			Result:   resp.Content,
-			IsError:  err != nil || resp.IsError,
+			ToolCallID: call.ID,
+			ToolName:   toolName,
+			ToolArgs:   call.Input,
+			Result:     resp.Content,
+			IsError:    err != nil || resp.IsError,
 		}); result != nil {
 			if result.Result != nil {
 				resp.Content = *result.Result

pkg/kit/hooks_test.go

@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@ func TestHookRegistry_RegisterAndRun(t *testing.T) {
 	got := hr.run("hello")
 	if got == nil {
 		t.Fatal("expected non-nil result")
+		return
 	}
 	if *got != "handled: hello" {
 		t.Errorf("expected 'handled: hello', got %q", *got)
@@ -51,6 +52,7 @@ func TestHookRegistry_FirstNonNilWins(t *testing.T) {
 	got := hr.run("test")
 	if got == nil {
 		t.Fatal("expected non-nil result")
+		return
 	}
 	if *got != "second: test" {
 		t.Errorf("expected 'second: test', got %q", *got)
@@ -77,6 +79,7 @@ func TestHookRegistry_PriorityOrdering(t *testing.T) {
 	got := hr.run("x")
 	if got == nil {
 		t.Fatal("expected non-nil result")
+		return
 	}
 	if *got != "high" {
 		t.Errorf("expected 'high' (priority 0 runs first), got %q", *got)
@@ -441,6 +444,7 @@ func TestBeforeTurnHook_PromptOverride(t *testing.T) {
 	result := hr.run(BeforeTurnHook{Prompt: "original"})
 	if result == nil {
 		t.Fatal("expected non-nil result")
+		return
 	}
 	if result.Prompt == nil || *result.Prompt != "modified prompt" {
 		t.Errorf("expected prompt override, got %v", result.Prompt)
@@ -462,6 +466,7 @@ func TestBeforeTurnHook_InjectSystemAndContext(t *testing.T) {
 	result := hr.run(BeforeTurnHook{Prompt: "hello"})
 	if result == nil {
 		t.Fatal("expected non-nil result")
+		return
 	}
 	if result.SystemPrompt == nil || *result.SystemPrompt != "be concise" {
 		t.Errorf("expected system prompt injection")

pkg/kit/kit.go

@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ package kit
 
 import (
 	"context"
+	"encoding/json"
 	"fmt"
 	"os"
 	"path/filepath"
@@ -13,6 +14,7 @@ import (
 
 	"github.com/mark3labs/kit/internal/agent"
 	"github.com/mark3labs/kit/internal/config"
+	"github.com/mark3labs/kit/internal/core"
 	"github.com/mark3labs/kit/internal/extensions"
 	"github.com/mark3labs/kit/internal/kitsetup"
 	"github.com/mark3labs/kit/internal/message"
@@ -347,6 +349,50 @@ func (m *Kit) GetSessionMessages() []extensions.SessionMessage {
 	return msgs
 }
 
+// StructuredMessage represents a conversation message with typed content parts
+// (tool calls, reasoning, finish markers, etc.) instead of flattened text.
+type StructuredMessage struct {
+	ID        string
+	ParentID  string
+	Role      MessageRole
+	Parts     []ContentPart
+	Model     string
+	Provider  string
+	Timestamp string // RFC3339 format
+}
+
+// GetStructuredMessages returns the conversation messages on the current
+// branch with full typed content parts. Unlike GetSessionMessages() which
+// flattens all content to a single text string, this preserves tool calls,
+// tool results, reasoning blocks, and finish markers as distinct typed parts.
+func (m *Kit) GetStructuredMessages() []StructuredMessage {
+	if m.treeSession == nil {
+		return nil
+	}
+	branch := m.treeSession.GetBranch("")
+	var msgs []StructuredMessage
+	for _, entry := range branch {
+		me, ok := entry.(*session.MessageEntry)
+		if !ok {
+			continue
+		}
+		msg, err := me.ToMessage()
+		if err != nil {
+			continue
+		}
+		msgs = append(msgs, StructuredMessage{
+			ID:        me.ID,
+			ParentID:  me.ParentID,
+			Role:      msg.Role,
+			Parts:     msg.Parts,
+			Model:     msg.Model,
+			Provider:  msg.Provider,
+			Timestamp: me.Timestamp.Format("2006-01-02T15:04:05Z07:00"),
+		})
+	}
+	return msgs
+}
+
 // GetSessionFilePath returns the JSONL file path of the current session.
 func (m *Kit) GetSessionFilePath() string {
 	if m.treeSession == nil {
@@ -849,11 +895,19 @@ func InitTreeSession(opts *Options) (*session.TreeManager, error) {
 // New creates a Kit instance using the same initialization as the CLI.
 // It loads configuration, initializes MCP servers, creates the LLM model, and
 // sets up the agent for interaction. Returns an error if initialization fails.
+// viperInitMu serializes viper writes during kit.New(). Viper's global state
+// is not thread-safe, so concurrent calls (e.g. parallel subagent spawns)
+// must not overlap the Set()/Get() window.
+var viperInitMu sync.Mutex
+
 func New(ctx context.Context, opts *Options) (*Kit, error) {
 	if opts == nil {
 		opts = &Options{}
 	}
 
+	viperInitMu.Lock()
+	defer viperInitMu.Unlock()
+
 	// Set CLI-equivalent defaults for viper. When used as an SDK (without
 	// cobra), these defaults are not registered via flag bindings.
 	setSDKDefaults()
@@ -1150,6 +1204,14 @@ type TurnResult struct {
 	// Response is the assistant's final text response.
 	Response string
 
+	// StopReason indicates why the turn ended. Derived from the LLM
+	// provider's finish reason: "stop", "length" (max tokens), "tool-calls",
+	// "content-filter", "error", "other", "unknown".
+	StopReason string
+
+	// SessionID is the UUID of the session this turn belongs to.
+	SessionID string
+
 	// TotalUsage is the aggregate token usage across all steps in the turn
 	// (includes tool-calling loop iterations). Nil if the provider didn't
 	// report usage.
@@ -1165,6 +1227,168 @@ type TurnResult struct {
 	Messages []FantasyMessage
 }
 
+// ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+// In-process subagent
+// ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+// SubagentConfig configures an in-process subagent spawned via Kit.Subagent().
+type SubagentConfig struct {
+	// Prompt is the task/instruction for the subagent (required).
+	Prompt string
+
+	// Model overrides the parent's model (e.g. "anthropic/claude-haiku-3-5-20241022").
+	// Empty string uses the parent's current model.
+	Model string
+
+	// SystemPrompt provides domain-specific instructions for the subagent.
+	// Empty string uses a minimal default prompt.
+	SystemPrompt string
+
+	// Tools overrides the tool set. If nil, SubagentTools() is used (all
+	// core tools except spawn_subagent, preventing infinite recursion).
+	Tools []Tool
+
+	// NoSession, when true, uses an in-memory ephemeral session. When false
+	// (default), the subagent's session is persisted and can be loaded for
+	// replay/inspection.
+	NoSession bool
+
+	// Timeout limits execution time. Zero means 5 minute default.
+	Timeout time.Duration
+
+	// OnEvent, when set, receives all events from the subagent's event bus.
+	// This enables the parent to stream subagent tool calls, text chunks,
+	// etc. in real time.
+	OnEvent func(Event)
+}
+
+// SubagentResult contains the outcome of an in-process subagent execution.
+type SubagentResult struct {
+	// Response is the subagent's final text response.
+	Response string
+	// Error is set if the subagent failed (nil on success).
+	Error error
+	// SessionID is the subagent's session identifier (for replay).
+	SessionID string
+	// StopReason is the LLM's finish reason for the subagent's final turn.
+	StopReason string
+	// Usage contains token usage from the subagent's run.
+	Usage *FantasyUsage
+	// Elapsed is the total execution time.
+	Elapsed time.Duration
+}
+
+// Subagent spawns an in-process child Kit instance to perform a task. The
+// child gets its own session, event bus, and agent loop but shares the
+// parent's config (API keys, provider settings) and defaults to the parent's
+// model when SubagentConfig.Model is empty.
+//
+// This is the recommended way to run subagents in the SDK — no subprocess,
+// no kit binary dependency, native Go types for results.
+func (m *Kit) Subagent(ctx context.Context, cfg SubagentConfig) (*SubagentResult, error) {
+	if cfg.Prompt == "" {
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("subagent prompt is required")
+	}
+
+	start := time.Now()
+
+	// Default timeout.
+	timeout := cfg.Timeout
+	if timeout == 0 {
+		timeout = 5 * time.Minute
+	}
+	ctx, cancel := context.WithTimeout(ctx, timeout)
+	defer cancel()
+
+	// Resolve model: fall back to parent's model, and inherit the parent's
+	// provider when only a bare model name is given (e.g. "claude-haiku"
+	// instead of "anthropic/claude-haiku"). This avoids provider guessing.
+	model := cfg.Model
+	if model == "" {
+		model = m.modelString
+	} else if !strings.Contains(model, "/") {
+		// Bare model name — prepend parent's provider.
+		if parts := strings.SplitN(m.modelString, "/", 2); len(parts) == 2 {
+			model = parts[0] + "/" + model
+		}
+	}
+
+	// Default system prompt.
+	systemPrompt := cfg.SystemPrompt
+	if systemPrompt == "" {
+		systemPrompt = "You are a helpful coding assistant. Complete the task efficiently and thoroughly."
+	}
+
+	// Default tools: everything except spawn_subagent.
+	tools := cfg.Tools
+	if tools == nil {
+		tools = SubagentTools()
+	}
+
+	// Create child Kit instance. If the requested model fails (bad name,
+	// unsupported provider, etc.), fall back to the parent's model so the
+	// agent gets a useful error message instead of a hard failure.
+	childOpts := &Options{
+		Model:        model,
+		SystemPrompt: systemPrompt,
+		Tools:        tools,
+		NoSession:    cfg.NoSession,
+		Quiet:        true,
+	}
+	child, err := New(ctx, childOpts)
+	if err != nil && model != m.modelString {
+		// Model-specific failure — retry with parent's model.
+		childOpts.Model = m.modelString
+		child, err = New(ctx, childOpts)
+		if err != nil {
+			return &SubagentResult{
+				Error:   fmt.Errorf("failed to create subagent: %w", err),
+				Elapsed: time.Since(start),
+			}, err
+		}
+		// Prepend a note so the agent knows which model is actually running.
+		cfg.Prompt = fmt.Sprintf(
+			"[Note: requested model %q was not available, using %s instead.]\n\n%s",
+			model, m.modelString, cfg.Prompt,
+		)
+	} else if err != nil {
+		return &SubagentResult{
+			Error:   fmt.Errorf("failed to create subagent: %w", err),
+			Elapsed: time.Since(start),
+		}, err
+	}
+	defer func() { _ = child.Close() }()
+
+	// Forward events to parent if requested.
+	if cfg.OnEvent != nil {
+		child.Subscribe(cfg.OnEvent)
+	}
+
+	// Run the prompt.
+	result, err := child.PromptResult(ctx, cfg.Prompt)
+	elapsed := time.Since(start)
+
+	if err != nil {
+		return &SubagentResult{
+			Error:     err,
+			SessionID: child.GetSessionID(),
+			Elapsed:   elapsed,
+		}, err
+	}
+
+	subResult := &SubagentResult{
+		Response:   result.Response,
+		SessionID:  child.GetSessionID(),
+		StopReason: result.StopReason,
+		Elapsed:    elapsed,
+	}
+	if result.TotalUsage != nil {
+		subResult.Usage = result.TotalUsage
+	}
+
+	return subResult, nil
+}
+
 // ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
 // Shared generation helpers
 // ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
@@ -1173,22 +1397,64 @@ type TurnResult struct {
 // All prompt modes (Prompt, Steer, FollowUp, PromptWithOptions) share this
 // single code path so callback wiring is never duplicated.
 func (m *Kit) generate(ctx context.Context, messages []fantasy.Message) (*agent.GenerateWithLoopResult, error) {
+	// Inject the in-process subagent spawner into the context so the
+	// spawn_subagent core tool can create child Kit instances without
+	// importing pkg/kit (which would create an import cycle).
+	ctx = core.WithSubagentSpawner(ctx, func(
+		spawnCtx context.Context, prompt, model, systemPrompt string, timeout time.Duration,
+	) (*core.SubagentSpawnResult, error) {
+		result, err := m.Subagent(spawnCtx, SubagentConfig{
+			Prompt:       prompt,
+			Model:        model,
+			SystemPrompt: systemPrompt,
+			Timeout:      timeout,
+			OnEvent: func(e Event) {
+				m.events.emit(e)
+			},
+		})
+		if result == nil {
+			return &core.SubagentSpawnResult{Error: err}, err
+		}
+		sr := &core.SubagentSpawnResult{
+			Response:  result.Response,
+			Error:     result.Error,
+			SessionID: result.SessionID,
+			Elapsed:   result.Elapsed,
+		}
+		if result.Usage != nil {
+			sr.InputTokens = result.Usage.InputTokens
+			sr.OutputTokens = result.Usage.OutputTokens
+		}
+		return sr, err
+	})
+
 	return m.agent.GenerateWithLoopAndStreaming(ctx, messages,
-		func(toolName, toolArgs string) {
-			m.events.emit(ToolCallEvent{ToolName: toolName, ToolArgs: toolArgs})
+		func(toolCallID, toolName, toolArgs string) {
+			m.events.emit(ToolCallEvent{
+				ToolCallID: toolCallID, ToolName: toolName, ToolKind: toolKindFor(toolName),
+				ToolArgs: toolArgs, ParsedArgs: parseToolArgs(toolArgs),
+			})
 		},
-		func(toolName string, isStarting bool) {
+		func(toolCallID, toolName, toolArgs string, isStarting bool) {
 			if isStarting {
-				m.events.emit(ToolExecutionStartEvent{ToolName: toolName})
+				m.events.emit(ToolExecutionStartEvent{ToolCallID: toolCallID, ToolName: toolName, ToolKind: toolKindFor(toolName), ToolArgs: toolArgs})
 			} else {
-				m.events.emit(ToolExecutionEndEvent{ToolName: toolName})
+				m.events.emit(ToolExecutionEndEvent{ToolCallID: toolCallID, ToolName: toolName, ToolKind: toolKindFor(toolName)})
 			}
 		},
-		func(toolName, toolArgs, resultText string, isError bool) {
-			m.events.emit(ToolResultEvent{
-				ToolName: toolName, ToolArgs: toolArgs,
+		func(toolCallID, toolName, toolArgs, resultText, metadata string, isError bool) {
+			evt := ToolResultEvent{
+				ToolCallID: toolCallID, ToolName: toolName, ToolKind: toolKindFor(toolName),
+				ToolArgs: toolArgs, ParsedArgs: parseToolArgs(toolArgs),
 				Result: resultText, IsError: isError,
-			})
+			}
+			if metadata != "" {
+				var meta ToolResultMetadata
+				if err := json.Unmarshal([]byte(metadata), &meta); err == nil {
+					evt.Metadata = &meta
+				}
+			}
+			m.events.emit(evt)
 		},
 		func(content string) {
 			m.events.emit(ResponseEvent{Content: content})
@@ -1317,8 +1583,10 @@ func (m *Kit) runTurn(ctx context.Context, promptLabel string, prompt string, pr
 		m.lastInputTokensMu.Unlock()
 	}
 
+	stopReason := result.StopReason
+
 	m.events.emit(MessageEndEvent{Content: responseText})
-	m.events.emit(TurnEndEvent{Response: responseText})
+	m.events.emit(TurnEndEvent{Response: responseText, StopReason: stopReason})
 
 	// Run AfterTurn hooks.
 	if m.afterTurn.hasHooks() {
@@ -1327,8 +1595,10 @@ func (m *Kit) runTurn(ctx context.Context, promptLabel string, prompt string, pr
 
 	// Build TurnResult with usage stats.
 	turnResult := &TurnResult{
-		Response: responseText,
-		Messages: result.ConversationMessages,
+		Response:   responseText,
+		StopReason: stopReason,
+		SessionID:  m.GetSessionID(),
+		Messages:   result.ConversationMessages,
 	}
 	totalUsage := result.TotalUsage
 	turnResult.TotalUsage = &totalUsage

pkg/kit/tools.go

@@ -51,3 +51,8 @@ func CodingTools(opts ...ToolOption) []Tool { return core.CodingTools(opts...) }
 // ReadOnlyTools returns tools for read-only exploration:
 // read, grep, find, ls.
 func ReadOnlyTools(opts ...ToolOption) []Tool { return core.ReadOnlyTools(opts...) }
+
+// SubagentTools returns all core tools except spawn_subagent. Use this when
+// creating child Kit instances (in-process subagents) to prevent infinite
+// recursion.
+func SubagentTools(opts ...ToolOption) []Tool { return core.SubagentTools(opts...) }

skills-lock.json

@@ -5,6 +5,11 @@
       "source": "davis7dotsh/better-context",
       "sourceType": "github",
       "computedHash": "99bc5301f4f839a6f3be99d98955f32f1cd576c218731fa05fa54a003bd20e9b"
+    },
+    "kit-extensions": {
+      "source": "mark3labs/kit",
+      "sourceType": "github",
+      "computedHash": "9347a88bec46dd52727a672b6c8d058955f9f50dfe98708e0c63b85e0779ba96"
     }
   }
 }

skills/kit-extensions/SKILL.md

@@ -0,0 +1,853 @@
+---
+name: kit-extensions
+description: Guide for creating Kit extensions. Use when the user asks to build, create, or modify a Kit extension, add a custom tool, slash command, widget, keyboard shortcut, editor interceptor, tool renderer, or hook into any Kit lifecycle event.
+---
+
+# Kit Extensions Development Guide
+
+Kit extensions are single-file Go programs interpreted at runtime by Yaegi. They hook into Kit's lifecycle, register custom tools and slash commands, display widgets, intercept editor input, render tool output, and more.
+
+## Extension Structure
+
+Every extension must export a `package main` with an `Init(api ext.API)` function:
+
+```go
+//go:build ignore
+
+package main
+
+import "kit/ext"
+
+func Init(api ext.API) {
+    // Register event handlers, tools, commands, etc.
+}
+```
+
+The `//go:build ignore` tag prevents `go build` from compiling the file directly.
+
+## Extension Locations
+
+Extensions are auto-loaded from these directories:
+
+- `~/.config/kit/extensions/*.go` (global, single files)
+- `~/.config/kit/extensions/*/main.go` (global, subdirectories)
+- `.kit/extensions/*.go` (project-local, single files)
+- `.kit/extensions/*/main.go` (project-local, subdirectories)
+
+Or loaded explicitly:
+
+```bash
+kit -e path/to/extension.go
+kit --extension path/to/extension.go
+```
+
+## Import Path
+
+Extensions import the Kit API as `"kit/ext"`. The full standard library is available plus `os/exec` for subprocess spawning.
+
+## API Overview
+
+The `Init` function receives an `ext.API` object for registering handlers, and event handlers receive an `ext.Context` with runtime capabilities.
+
+---
+
+## Lifecycle Events
+
+Kit provides 18 lifecycle events. Each handler receives an event struct and a `Context`.
+
+### Session Events
+
+```go
+// Fired when session is loaded/created.
+api.OnSessionStart(func(e ext.SessionStartEvent, ctx ext.Context) {
+    // e.SessionID string
+})
+
+// Fired when Kit is shutting down. Use for cleanup.
+api.OnSessionShutdown(func(e ext.SessionShutdownEvent, ctx ext.Context) {
+    // No fields.
+})
+```
+
+### Agent Turn Events
+
+```go
+// Before agent starts processing. Can inject system prompt or text.
+api.OnBeforeAgentStart(func(e ext.BeforeAgentStartEvent, ctx ext.Context) *ext.BeforeAgentStartResult {
+    // e.Prompt string
+    // Return nil to pass through.
+    // Return &ext.BeforeAgentStartResult{SystemPrompt: &s} to augment system prompt.
+    // Return &ext.BeforeAgentStartResult{InjectText: &s} to inject text before prompt.
+    return nil
+})
+
+// Agent loop has started.
+api.OnAgentStart(func(e ext.AgentStartEvent, ctx ext.Context) {
+    // e.Prompt string
+})
+
+// Agent finished responding.
+api.OnAgentEnd(func(e ext.AgentEndEvent, ctx ext.Context) {
+    // e.Response string
+    // e.StopReason string — "completed", "cancelled", "error"
+})
+```
+
+### Tool Events
+
+```go
+// Before a tool executes. Can block the call.
+api.OnToolCall(func(e ext.ToolCallEvent, ctx ext.Context) *ext.ToolCallResult {
+    // e.ToolName string
+    // e.ToolCallID string
+    // e.Input string — JSON-encoded parameters
+    // e.Source string — "llm" or "user"
+    // Return nil to allow.
+    // Return &ext.ToolCallResult{Block: true, Reason: "..."} to block.
+    return nil
+})
+
+// Tool execution started (informational only).
+api.OnToolExecutionStart(func(e ext.ToolExecutionStartEvent, ctx ext.Context) {
+    // e.ToolName string
+})
+
+// Tool execution ended (informational only).
+api.OnToolExecutionEnd(func(e ext.ToolExecutionEndEvent, ctx ext.Context) {
+    // e.ToolName string
+})
+
+// After a tool returns. Can modify the result.
+api.OnToolResult(func(e ext.ToolResultEvent, ctx ext.Context) *ext.ToolResultResult {
+    // e.ToolName string
+    // e.Input string
+    // e.Content string
+    // e.IsError bool
+    // Return nil to pass through.
+    // Return &ext.ToolResultResult{Content: &s} to replace content.
+    // Return &ext.ToolResultResult{IsError: &b} to change error status.
+    return nil
+})
+```
+
+### Input Events
+
+```go
+// User submitted input. Can handle or transform it.
+api.OnInput(func(e ext.InputEvent, ctx ext.Context) *ext.InputResult {
+    // e.Text string
+    // e.Source string — "interactive", "cli", "script", "queue"
+    // Return nil to pass through to agent.
+    // Return &ext.InputResult{Action: "handled"} to consume without sending to agent.
+    // Return &ext.InputResult{Action: "transform", Text: "new text"} to rewrite.
+    return nil
+})
+```
+
+### Streaming Events
+
+```go
+api.OnMessageStart(func(e ext.MessageStartEvent, ctx ext.Context) {})
+api.OnMessageUpdate(func(e ext.MessageUpdateEvent, ctx ext.Context) {
+    // e.Chunk string — streaming text chunk
+})
+api.OnMessageEnd(func(e ext.MessageEndEvent, ctx ext.Context) {
+    // e.Content string — full message content
+})
+```
+
+### Model Events
+
+```go
+api.OnModelChange(func(e ext.ModelChangeEvent, ctx ext.Context) {
+    // e.NewModel string
+    // e.PreviousModel string
+    // e.Source string — "extension" or "user"
+})
+```
+
+### Context Filtering
+
+```go
+// Before messages are sent to the LLM. Can filter, reorder, or inject messages.
+api.OnContextPrepare(func(e ext.ContextPrepareEvent, ctx ext.Context) *ext.ContextPrepareResult {
+    // e.Messages []ext.ContextMessage
+    // Each ContextMessage has: Index int, Role string, Content string
+    // Index -1 means a new injected message (not from session).
+    // Return nil to pass through.
+    // Return &ext.ContextPrepareResult{Messages: msgs} to replace the context window.
+    return nil
+})
+```
+
+### Session Control Events
+
+```go
+// Before forking the session tree. Can cancel.
+api.OnBeforeFork(func(e ext.BeforeForkEvent, ctx ext.Context) *ext.BeforeForkResult {
+    // e.TargetID string, e.IsUserMessage bool, e.UserText string
+    return nil // or &ext.BeforeForkResult{Cancel: true, Reason: "..."}
+})
+
+// Before switching/clearing session. Can cancel.
+api.OnBeforeSessionSwitch(func(e ext.BeforeSessionSwitchEvent, ctx ext.Context) *ext.BeforeSessionSwitchResult {
+    // e.Reason string — "new" or "clear"
+    return nil // or &ext.BeforeSessionSwitchResult{Cancel: true, Reason: "..."}
+})
+
+// Before context compaction. Can cancel.
+api.OnBeforeCompact(func(e ext.BeforeCompactEvent, ctx ext.Context) *ext.BeforeCompactResult {
+    // e.EstimatedTokens, e.ContextLimit int
+    // e.UsagePercent float64, e.MessageCount int, e.IsAutomatic bool
+    return nil // or &ext.BeforeCompactResult{Cancel: true, Reason: "..."}
+})
+```
+
+### Custom Events
+
+```go
+// Subscribe to custom events emitted by other extensions.
+api.OnCustomEvent("event-name", func(data string) {
+    // data is arbitrary string payload
+})
+
+// Emit from Context:
+ctx.EmitCustomEvent("event-name", "payload")
+```
+
+---
+
+## Registering Tools
+
+Tools are functions the LLM can invoke:
+
+```go
+api.RegisterTool(ext.ToolDef{
+    Name:        "current_time",
+    Description: "Get the current date and time",
+    Parameters:  `{"type":"object","properties":{}}`,
+    Execute: func(input string) (string, error) {
+        return time.Now().Format(time.RFC3339), nil
+    },
+})
+```
+
+For long-running tools with cancellation and progress:
+
+```go
+api.RegisterTool(ext.ToolDef{
+    Name:        "slow_task",
+    Description: "A long-running task with progress reporting",
+    Parameters:  `{"type":"object","properties":{"query":{"type":"string"}}}`,
+    ExecuteWithContext: func(input string, tc ext.ToolContext) (string, error) {
+        for i := 0; i < 10; i++ {
+            if tc.IsCancelled() {
+                return "cancelled", nil
+            }
+            tc.OnProgress(fmt.Sprintf("Step %d/10...", i+1))
+            time.Sleep(time.Second)
+        }
+        return "done", nil
+    },
+})
+```
+
+Parameters must be a JSON Schema string. The `input` argument is the JSON-encoded parameters from the LLM.
+
+---
+
+## Registering Slash Commands
+
+Commands are user-facing actions invoked with `/name` in the input:
+
+```go
+api.RegisterCommand(ext.CommandDef{
+    Name:        "echo",
+    Description: "Echo back the provided text",
+    Execute: func(args string, ctx ext.Context) (string, error) {
+        ctx.PrintInfo("You said: " + args)
+        return "", nil
+    },
+    // Optional tab-completion:
+    Complete: func(prefix string, ctx ext.Context) []string {
+        return []string{"hello", "world"}
+    },
+})
+```
+
+Slash commands run in a dedicated goroutine (not a `tea.Cmd`), so they can safely block on prompts, I/O, etc.
+
+---
+
+## Registering Keyboard Shortcuts
+
+```go
+api.RegisterShortcut(ext.ShortcutDef{
+    Key:         "ctrl+alt+p",
+    Description: "Toggle plan mode",
+}, func(ctx ext.Context) {
+    // handler runs when shortcut is pressed
+})
+```
+
+---
+
+## Registering Options
+
+Options are configurable values resolved from env vars, config, or defaults:
+
+```go
+api.RegisterOption(ext.OptionDef{
+    Name:        "my-setting",
+    Description: "Controls something",
+    Default:     "false",
+})
+
+// Read at runtime (resolution: env KIT_OPT_MY_SETTING > config options.my-setting > default):
+val := ctx.GetOption("my-setting")
+
+// Set at runtime:
+ctx.SetOption("my-setting", "true")
+```
+
+---
+
+## Context API Reference
+
+The `ext.Context` struct provides runtime capabilities via function fields.
+
+### Output
+
+```go
+ctx.Print("plain text")                    // plain output
+ctx.PrintInfo("styled info block")         // bordered info block
+ctx.PrintError("styled error block")       // red error block
+ctx.PrintBlock(ext.PrintBlockOpts{         // custom styled block
+    Text:        "content",
+    BorderColor: "#a6e3a1",
+    Subtitle:    "my-ext",
+})
+ctx.RenderMessage("renderer-name", "content")  // use a registered message renderer
+```
+
+### Message Injection
+
+```go
+ctx.SendMessage("prompt text")     // inject message and trigger agent turn (queued)
+ctx.CancelAndSend("new prompt")   // cancel current turn, clear queue, send new message
+```
+
+### Widgets
+
+Persistent UI elements displayed above or below the input area:
+
+```go
+ctx.SetWidget(ext.WidgetConfig{
+    ID:        "my-widget",
+    Placement: ext.WidgetAbove,  // or ext.WidgetBelow
+    Content:   ext.WidgetContent{
+        Text:     "Status: Active",
+        Markdown: false,  // set true for markdown rendering
+    },
+    Style: ext.WidgetStyle{
+        BorderColor: "#a6e3a1",  // hex color
+        NoBorder:    false,
+    },
+    Priority: 0,  // lower values render first
+})
+
+ctx.RemoveWidget("my-widget")
+```
+
+### Header and Footer
+
+```go
+ctx.SetHeader(ext.HeaderFooterConfig{
+    Content: ext.WidgetContent{Text: "My Header"},
+    Style:   ext.WidgetStyle{BorderColor: "#89b4fa"},
+})
+ctx.RemoveHeader()
+
+ctx.SetFooter(ext.HeaderFooterConfig{
+    Content: ext.WidgetContent{Text: "My Footer"},
+    Style:   ext.WidgetStyle{BorderColor: "#585b70"},
+})
+ctx.RemoveFooter()
+```
+
+### Status Bar
+
+```go
+ctx.SetStatus("key", "PLAN MODE", 10)  // key, text, priority (lower = further left)
+ctx.RemoveStatus("key")
+```
+
+### Interactive Prompts
+
+These block until the user responds (safe in slash commands and goroutines):
+
+```go
+// Selection list
+result := ctx.PromptSelect(ext.PromptSelectConfig{
+    Message: "Pick one:",
+    Options: []string{"Option A", "Option B", "Option C"},
+})
+if !result.Cancelled {
+    // result.Value string, result.Index int
+}
+
+// Yes/No confirmation
+result := ctx.PromptConfirm(ext.PromptConfirmConfig{
+    Message:      "Are you sure?",
+    DefaultValue: false,
+})
+if !result.Cancelled {
+    // result.Value bool
+}
+
+// Text input
+result := ctx.PromptInput(ext.PromptInputConfig{
+    Message:     "Enter name:",
+    Placeholder: "my-project",
+    Default:     "",
+})
+if !result.Cancelled {
+    // result.Value string
+}
+```
+
+### Overlay Dialogs
+
+Modal dialogs with optional action buttons:
+
+```go
+result := ctx.ShowOverlay(ext.OverlayConfig{
+    Title:   "Confirmation",
+    Content: ext.WidgetContent{Text: "Are you sure you want to proceed?", Markdown: true},
+    Style:   ext.OverlayStyle{BorderColor: "#f38ba8"},
+    Width:   60,          // 0 = 60% of terminal width
+    MaxHeight: 20,        // 0 = 80% of terminal height
+    Anchor:  ext.OverlayCenter,  // or ext.OverlayTopCenter, ext.OverlayBottomCenter
+    Actions: []string{"Confirm", "Cancel"},
+})
+if !result.Cancelled {
+    // result.Action string, result.Index int
+}
+```
+
+### Editor Interceptor
+
+Wrap the built-in text input with custom key handling and rendering:
+
+```go
+ctx.SetEditor(ext.EditorConfig{
+    HandleKey: func(key string, currentText string) ext.EditorKeyAction {
+        if key == "ctrl+s" {
+            return ext.EditorKeyAction{Type: ext.EditorKeySubmit, SubmitText: currentText}
+        }
+        return ext.EditorKeyAction{Type: ext.EditorKeyPassthrough}
+    },
+    Render: func(width int, defaultContent string) string {
+        return "[custom] " + defaultContent
+    },
+})
+
+ctx.ResetEditor()                  // remove interceptor
+ctx.SetEditorText("prefilled")     // set editor text content
+```
+
+**EditorKeyAction types:**
+- `ext.EditorKeyPassthrough` — let the default editor handle the key
+- `ext.EditorKeyConsumed` — swallow the key, do nothing
+- `ext.EditorKeyRemap` — remap to a different key: `EditorKeyAction{Type: ext.EditorKeyRemap, RemappedKey: "up"}`
+- `ext.EditorKeySubmit` — submit text: `EditorKeyAction{Type: ext.EditorKeySubmit, SubmitText: "text"}`
+
+### UI Visibility
+
+```go
+ctx.SetUIVisibility(ext.UIVisibility{
+    HideStartupMessage: true,
+    HideStatusBar:      true,
+    HideSeparator:      true,
+    HideInputHint:      true,
+})
+```
+
+### Session Data
+
+```go
+stats := ctx.GetContextStats()     // .EstimatedTokens, .ContextLimit, .UsagePercent, .MessageCount
+msgs := ctx.GetMessages()          // []ext.SessionMessage on current branch
+path := ctx.GetSessionPath()       // file path of session JSONL
+
+// Persist custom data in the session tree:
+id, err := ctx.AppendEntry("my-type", "data string")
+entries := ctx.GetEntries("my-type")  // []ext.ExtensionEntry{ID, EntryType, Data, Timestamp}
+```
+
+### Model Management
+
+```go
+err := ctx.SetModel("anthropic/claude-sonnet-4-20250514")
+models := ctx.GetAvailableModels()  // []ext.ModelInfoEntry
+```
+
+### Tool Management
+
+```go
+tools := ctx.GetAllTools()              // []ext.ToolInfo{Name, Description, Source, Enabled}
+ctx.SetActiveTools([]string{"read", "grep"})  // restrict to these tools only
+ctx.SetActiveTools(nil)                 // re-enable all tools
+```
+
+### LLM Completions
+
+Make standalone LLM calls (bypasses the agent tool loop):
+
+```go
+resp, err := ctx.Complete(ext.CompleteRequest{
+    Model:    "",             // empty = current model
+    System:   "You are ...",  // optional system prompt
+    Prompt:   "Summarize...", // the prompt
+    MaxTokens: 1000,          // 0 = provider default
+    OnChunk:  func(chunk string) { /* streaming */ },
+})
+// resp.Text, resp.InputTokens, resp.OutputTokens, resp.Model
+```
+
+### TUI Suspension
+
+Temporarily release the terminal for interactive subprocesses:
+
+```go
+ctx.SuspendTUI(func() {
+    cmd := exec.Command("vim", "file.go")
+    cmd.Stdin = os.Stdin
+    cmd.Stdout = os.Stdout
+    cmd.Stderr = os.Stderr
+    cmd.Run()
+})
+```
+
+### Application Control
+
+```go
+ctx.Exit()                        // graceful shutdown
+err := ctx.ReloadExtensions()     // hot-reload all extensions from disk
+```
+
+### Context Fields
+
+```go
+ctx.SessionID    // string
+ctx.CWD          // string — current working directory
+ctx.Model        // string — active model name
+ctx.Interactive  // bool — true if running in TUI mode
+```
+
+---
+
+## Tool Renderers
+
+Customize how tool calls are displayed in the TUI:
+
+```go
+api.RegisterToolRenderer(ext.ToolRenderConfig{
+    ToolName:     "bash",
+    DisplayName:  "Shell",           // replaces auto-capitalized name
+    BorderColor:  "#89b4fa",
+    Background:   "",
+    BodyMarkdown: true,              // render body through markdown
+    RenderHeader: func(toolArgs string, width int) string {
+        var args struct{ Command string `json:"command"` }
+        json.Unmarshal([]byte(toolArgs), &args)
+        return "$ " + args.Command
+    },
+    RenderBody: func(toolResult string, isError bool, width int) string {
+        if isError {
+            return "ERROR: " + toolResult
+        }
+        return toolResult
+    },
+})
+```
+
+## Message Renderers
+
+Define named output styles for `ctx.RenderMessage()`:
+
+```go
+api.RegisterMessageRenderer(ext.MessageRendererConfig{
+    Name: "success",
+    Render: func(content string, width int) string {
+        return "  " + content  // green checkmark prefix
+    },
+})
+
+// Usage in handlers:
+ctx.RenderMessage("success", "All tests passed")
+```
+
+---
+
+## Critical Yaegi Constraints
+
+### No Named Function References in Struct Fields
+
+Yaegi has a bug where named function references assigned to struct fields return zero values across the interpreter boundary. Always use anonymous closure literals:
+
+```go
+// WRONG - will silently return zero values:
+func myHandler(key, text string) ext.EditorKeyAction {
+    return ext.EditorKeyAction{Type: ext.EditorKeyPassthrough}
+}
+ctx.SetEditor(ext.EditorConfig{HandleKey: myHandler})
+
+// CORRECT - use anonymous closure:
+ctx.SetEditor(ext.EditorConfig{
+    HandleKey: func(key, text string) ext.EditorKeyAction {
+        return ext.EditorKeyAction{Type: ext.EditorKeyPassthrough}
+    },
+})
+```
+
+This applies to ALL struct fields that take function values: `ToolDef.Execute`, `CommandDef.Execute`, `EditorConfig.HandleKey`, `EditorConfig.Render`, `ToolRenderConfig.RenderHeader`, `ToolRenderConfig.RenderBody`, etc.
+
+### No Interfaces Across the Boundary
+
+All extension-facing API types are concrete structs, never interfaces. Yaegi crashes on interface wrapper generation.
+
+### Package-Level Variables for State
+
+Yaegi supports package-level variables captured in closures. This is the standard way to maintain state across event callbacks:
+
+```go
+package main
+
+import "kit/ext"
+
+var callCount int
+var lastTool string
+
+func Init(api ext.API) {
+    api.OnToolResult(func(e ext.ToolResultEvent, ctx ext.Context) *ext.ToolResultResult {
+        callCount++
+        lastTool = e.ToolName
+        return nil
+    })
+}
+```
+
+---
+
+## Common Patterns
+
+### Pattern: Tool Call Blocking
+
+Block dangerous operations by intercepting tool calls:
+
+```go
+api.OnToolCall(func(tc ext.ToolCallEvent, ctx ext.Context) *ext.ToolCallResult {
+    if tc.ToolName == "bash" {
+        var input struct{ Command string `json:"command"` }
+        json.Unmarshal([]byte(tc.Input), &input)
+        if strings.Contains(input.Command, "rm -rf") {
+            return &ext.ToolCallResult{
+                Block:  true,
+                Reason: "Dangerous command blocked",
+            }
+        }
+    }
+    return nil
+})
+```
+
+### Pattern: System Prompt Injection
+
+Augment the agent's behavior by injecting instructions:
+
+```go
+api.OnBeforeAgentStart(func(_ ext.BeforeAgentStartEvent, ctx ext.Context) *ext.BeforeAgentStartResult {
+    prompt := "Always respond with bullet points."
+    return &ext.BeforeAgentStartResult{SystemPrompt: &prompt}
+})
+```
+
+### Pattern: Background Processing with SendMessage
+
+Run work in a goroutine and inject results back:
+
+```go
+api.RegisterCommand(ext.CommandDef{
+    Name: "run",
+    Description: "Run a command in the background",
+    Execute: func(args string, ctx ext.Context) (string, error) {
+        go func() {
+            out, err := exec.Command("sh", "-c", args).CombinedOutput()
+            if err != nil {
+                ctx.SendMessage(fmt.Sprintf("Command failed: %s\n%s", err, out))
+                return
+            }
+            ctx.SendMessage(fmt.Sprintf("Command output:\n```\n%s\n```", out))
+        }()
+        return "Running in background...", nil
+    },
+})
+```
+
+### Pattern: Ephemeral Context Injection
+
+Inject information into every LLM turn without persisting in session history:
+
+```go
+api.OnContextPrepare(func(e ext.ContextPrepareEvent, ctx ext.Context) *ext.ContextPrepareResult {
+    data, err := os.ReadFile(".kit/context.md")
+    if err != nil {
+        return nil
+    }
+    injected := ext.ContextMessage{
+        Index:   -1,  // -1 = new message, not from session
+        Role:    "system",
+        Content: string(data),
+    }
+    msgs := append([]ext.ContextMessage{injected}, e.Messages...)
+    return &ext.ContextPrepareResult{Messages: msgs}
+})
+```
+
+### Pattern: Live Widget Updates
+
+Update a widget periodically from a goroutine:
+
+```go
+api.OnSessionStart(func(_ ext.SessionStartEvent, ctx ext.Context) {
+    go func() {
+        ticker := time.NewTicker(time.Second)
+        defer ticker.Stop()
+        for range ticker.C {
+            ctx.SetWidget(ext.WidgetConfig{
+                ID:        "clock",
+                Placement: ext.WidgetAbove,
+                Content:   ext.WidgetContent{Text: time.Now().Format("15:04:05")},
+                Style:     ext.WidgetStyle{BorderColor: "#89b4fa"},
+            })
+        }
+    }()
+})
+```
+
+### Pattern: Spawning Kit as a Sub-Agent
+
+Extensions can spawn Kit as a subprocess for delegation:
+
+```bash
+kit --quiet --no-session --no-extensions --system-prompt "You are a reviewer" --model anthropic/claude-sonnet-4-20250514 "Review this code"
+```
+
+Key flags: `--quiet` (stdout only, no TUI), `--no-session` (ephemeral), `--no-extensions` (prevent recursion), `--system-prompt` (string or file path).
+
+---
+
+## Testing Extensions
+
+```bash
+# Validate syntax of all discovered extensions
+kit extensions validate
+
+# List loaded extensions
+kit extensions list
+
+# Run with a specific extension
+kit -e path/to/extension.go
+
+# Run with multiple extensions
+kit -e ext1.go -e ext2.go
+
+# Disable all extensions
+kit --no-extensions
+
+# Generate an example extension scaffold
+kit extensions init
+```
+
+---
+
+## Complete Example: Plan Mode
+
+A full extension that restricts the agent to read-only tools, with a slash command, keyboard shortcut, option, status bar indicator, and system prompt injection:
+
+```go
+//go:build ignore
+
+package main
+
+import (
+    "strings"
+    "kit/ext"
+)
+
+func Init(api ext.API) {
+    readOnlyTools := []string{"read", "grep", "find", "ls"}
+    var planActive bool
+
+    api.RegisterOption(ext.OptionDef{
+        Name:        "plan",
+        Description: "Start in plan mode (read-only tools)",
+        Default:     "false",
+    })
+
+    api.RegisterShortcut(ext.ShortcutDef{
+        Key:         "ctrl+alt+p",
+        Description: "Toggle plan/explore mode",
+    }, func(ctx ext.Context) {
+        planActive = !planActive
+        applyMode(ctx, planActive, readOnlyTools)
+    })
+
+    api.RegisterCommand(ext.CommandDef{
+        Name:        "plan",
+        Description: "Toggle plan/explore mode",
+        Execute: func(args string, ctx ext.Context) (string, error) {
+            planActive = !planActive
+            applyMode(ctx, planActive, readOnlyTools)
+            return "", nil
+        },
+    })
+
+    api.OnSessionStart(func(_ ext.SessionStartEvent, ctx ext.Context) {
+        if strings.ToLower(ctx.GetOption("plan")) == "true" {
+            planActive = true
+            applyMode(ctx, true, readOnlyTools)
+        }
+    })
+
+    api.OnBeforeAgentStart(func(_ ext.BeforeAgentStartEvent, ctx ext.Context) *ext.BeforeAgentStartResult {
+        if !planActive {
+            return nil
+        }
+        prompt := `You are in PLAN MODE (read-only). You can ONLY read and search.
+Focus on understanding, analysis, and generating plans.`
+        return &ext.BeforeAgentStartResult{SystemPrompt: &prompt}
+    })
+}
+
+func applyMode(ctx ext.Context, active bool, tools []string) {
+    if active {
+        ctx.SetActiveTools(tools)
+        ctx.SetStatus("plan-mode", "PLAN MODE (read-only)", 10)
+        ctx.PrintInfo("Plan mode ON")
+    } else {
+        ctx.SetActiveTools(nil)
+        ctx.RemoveStatus("plan-mode")
+        ctx.PrintInfo("Plan mode OFF")
+    }
+}
+```
+
+## Key Files for Reference
+
+- [`internal/extensions/api.go`](https://github.com/mark3labs/kit/blob/main/internal/extensions/api.go) — Complete API type definitions
+- [`internal/extensions/runner.go`](https://github.com/mark3labs/kit/blob/main/internal/extensions/runner.go) — Event dispatch and state management
+- [`internal/extensions/loader.go`](https://github.com/mark3labs/kit/blob/main/internal/extensions/loader.go) — Yaegi interpreter setup
+- [`internal/extensions/symbols.go`](https://github.com/mark3labs/kit/blob/main/internal/extensions/symbols.go) — All types exported to extensions
+- [`examples/extensions/`](https://github.com/mark3labs/kit/tree/main/examples/extensions) — 25+ working example extensions