chore(vscode): remove /reportbug slash command

/reportbug survived the SDK migration in a broken, partial state: the
controller handler (reportBug.ts) just called
handleWebviewAskResponse("yesButtonClicked") unconditionally, with no
SDK-side tool ever emitting the ask:"report_bug" message it expects to
resolve, and no GitHub issue URL builder left in github-url-utils.ts
(createGitHubIssueUrl/createAndOpenGitHubIssue were dropped during the
migration). Selecting "Report bug" was effectively a no-op.

This mirrors an earlier full removal of the feature elsewhere in the
project's history (a232def05, "feat: remove /reportbug slash
command") for the same reasoning: it's a rarely-used utility that adds
system-prompt noise and slash-command clutter for a task users can
already do directly at github.com/cline/cline/issues. Rather than
rebuild the AI-driven flow (custom SDK tool + coordinator + ask/preview
+ restored URL builder) on top of the SDK architecture, remove it
entirely, consistent with that precedent.

Removed:
- Backend: reportBug.ts handler, the reportBug RPC (slash.proto) and
  REPORT_BUG value (ui.proto's ClineAsk enum, tools.ts's
  ClineDefaultTool enum), proto-conversion mapping entries.
- Webview: ReportBugPreview.tsx, the /reportbug entry in
  BASE_SLASH_COMMANDS, the report_bug button config and ask-routing
  cases (buttonConfig.ts, useMessageHandlers.ts, ChatRow.tsx), the
  App.stories.tsx story, and the rotating FeatureTip mentioning
  /reportbug.
- Docs: the /reportbug table row and section in using-commands.mdx,
  and the ide.mdx "Report issues" bullet, repointed at the GitHub
  issues URL directly.

Ran `bun run protos` to regenerate the ProtoBus/gRPC bindings
accordingly (git-ignored, not committed).

.claude/hooks/claude-code-for-web-setup.sh

@@ -41,11 +41,11 @@ fi
 
 # Install project dependencies
 echo "Installing dependencies..."
-npm run install:all
+bun run install:all
 
 # Generate gRPC/protobuf types (required for TypeScript)
 echo "Generating proto types..."
-npm run protos
+bun run protos
 
 echo ""
 echo "Session setup complete!"

.clinerules/bun-and-node.md

@@ -0,0 +1,55 @@
+# Bun (tooling) and Node (runtime)
+
+This repo uses **bun** for package management and task running, and **Node** as
+the execution runtime. Both are correct at the same time; the distinction is the
+source of most confusion, so keep it straight before editing scripts, configs,
+docs, or comments.
+
+## Use bun for tooling
+
+- `bun install` (never `npm install` / `npm ci`)
+- `bun run <script>` (never `npm run <script>`)
+- `bunx <bin>` (never `npx <bin>`)
+- `bun <file>.ts` to run a TS entrypoint directly (no `ts-node` / `tsx`)
+- `bun esbuild.mjs` to drive the build (esbuild/vite are still the bundlers)
+- `bun run --parallel ...` for parallel tasks
+
+The root `bun.lock` is the single lockfile for the whole workspace, including
+`apps/vscode`, `webview-ui`, and `testing-platform`. There are no per-package npm
+lockfiles.
+
+## Node is the runtime — do NOT rewrite these to bun
+
+The build product runs on Node: the VS Code extension host loads
+`dist/extension.js` as CommonJS under Node, and the standalone `cline-core` is a
+Node process. The following are Node runtime/ABI references and are correct as-is:
+
+| Reference | Why it is Node |
+|-----------|----------------|
+| esbuild `platform: "node"` / `target: "node..."` | The bundle targets the Node runtime (extension host, standalone core). |
+| `TARGET_NODE_VERSION` (`scripts/package-standalone.mjs`) | Pins the Node ABI of the bundled standalone runtime (matches the JetBrains-packaged Node). |
+| `prebuild-install --target=<node version>` | Downloads native `.node` binaries for that Node ABI. |
+| `NODE_PATH=... node cline-core.js` | The standalone core is launched by Node, not bun. |
+| `node:` import specifiers (e.g. `node:fs`) | Node builtin module scheme; unrelated to tooling. |
+| `process.versions.node`, `engines.node`, `@types/node` | Runtime version probe / declared runtime / its types. |
+| `ELECTRON_RUN_AS_NODE` | VS Code/Electron runs the extension host as Node. |
+
+When a file legitimately uses both bun and node (e.g. `package-standalone.mjs`
+does `bun install` but `prebuild-install --target=<node>`), the `node` token is
+the runtime/ABI target, not tooling. If unsure, leave it.
+
+## Tests: bun vs the VS Code host
+
+A test file's runner is decided by its import:
+
+- **`import ... from "bun:test"`** → runs under `bun test` (the node-side unit
+  suites + the SDK/model-catalog suites). `scripts/run-bun-unit-tests.ts`
+  discovers these by the `bun:test` import and runs one isolated bun process per
+  file. `build-tests.js` excludes them from the integration compile so the
+  `bun:test` builtin never reaches Node.
+- **`import ... from "mocha"`** → runs under `@vscode/test-cli` in a real VS Code
+  extension host (Node). These exercise the live `vscode` API and cannot run
+  under bun.
+
+So a file imports `bun:test` XOR `mocha`. Don't add `bun:test` to a test that
+needs the real extension host.

.clinerules/debug-harness.md

@@ -0,0 +1,128 @@
+# Debug Harness
+
+HTTP-controlled debugger for the VSCode extension at `src/dev/debug-harness/server.ts`.
+
+## Quick start
+
+```bash
+# Build extension first if needed (protos + esbuild):
+bun run protos && IS_DEV=true bun esbuild.mjs
+
+# Launch (skip-build if already built):
+bun src/dev/debug-harness/server.ts --skip-build --auto-launch
+
+# In another terminal:
+curl localhost:19229/api -d '{"method":"status"}'
+```
+
+## Data Isolation
+
+The debugee runs with `CLINE_DIR=~/.cline2` by default, separate from your real `~/.cline`.
+This prevents the debugee's logout from logging out the debugger, and vice versa.
+Override with `--cline-dir /tmp/test-dir`. Check with `status()` → `clineDir`.
+
+## Browser Capture & OAuth
+
+The debugee runs with `CLINE_CAPTURE_BROWSER=1`, which intercepts `openExternal()` in
+`src/utils/env.ts`. URLs are captured instead of opening a real browser:
+
+- Logged to `$CLINE_DIR/data/debug-captured-urls.jsonl`
+- POSTed in real-time to `/captured-url` on the harness server
+- Queryable via `oauth.captured_urls`
+
+### OAuth API
+
+- **`oauth.captured_urls`** `{clear?}` — URLs the debugee tried to open
+- **`oauth.read_stored_token`** — Check auth token presence in secrets.json
+- **`oauth.simulate_callback`** `{path, code?, state?, provider?, token?}` — Build vscode:// callback URI
+- **`oauth.read_captured_urls_file`** — Read on-disk JSONL of captured URLs
+
+### OAuth testing flow
+
+For **Cline OAuth** (SDK local callback): The SDK starts a local HTTP server, the auth URL
+is captured. To complete: open the captured URL in a real browser (it redirects back to the
+SDK's callback server), OR extract the callback port and `curl http://127.0.0.1:PORT/callback?code=...`.
+
+For **MCP/Provider OAuth** (vscode:// URI): The redirect goes to a vscode:// URI.
+`oauth.simulate_callback` only *builds* the URI — it does not deliver it, and the ESM
+extension host can't `require()` the handler. To actually deliver the callback, call the
+debug-only hook via `ext.evaluate` (with `awaitPromise: true`):
+`globalThis.__clineHandleUri("vscode://saoudrizwan.claude-dev/...?code=...&state=...")`.
+It runs the same `SharedUriHandler.handleUri` as VSCode's real URI handler and exists only
+when `CLINE_CAPTURE_BROWSER` is set (the harness always sets it; never ships in prod).
+For end-to-end MCP OAuth, get a real `code` from the local MCP OAuth test server
+(`bun run dev:mcp-oauth-test-server`).
+
+## Navigating Views — Use Commands, Not Clicks
+
+Don't try to find/click small sidebar icons. Use VSCode commands via command palette.
+Registered in `src/registry.ts`:
+
+| Command | View |
+|---------|------|
+| `cline.accountButtonClicked` | Account / sign-in |
+| `cline.historyButtonClicked` | Task history |
+| `cline.settingsButtonClicked` | Settings |
+| `cline.mcpButtonClicked` | MCP servers |
+| `cline.plusButtonClicked` | New task (chat) |
+| `cline.worktreesButtonClicked` | Worktrees |
+
+```bash
+curl localhost:19229/api -d '{"method":"ui.command_palette","params":{"command":"cline.accountButtonClicked"}}'
+```
+
+## Key commands
+
+All via `POST localhost:19229/api` with `{"method":"...", "params":{...}}`:
+
+- **`launch`** / **`shutdown`** — lifecycle
+- **`ui.screenshot`** — screenshot to `/tmp/cline-debug/`; returns `{path}` — **use `read_file` on the path to examine, do NOT `open` the file** (Preview.app covers the VSCode window)
+- **`ui.open_sidebar`** — open the Cline sidebar
+- **`ext.set_breakpoint`** `{file, line, condition?}` — breakpoint by source file (sourcemap-resolved)
+- **`ext.evaluate`** `{expression, callFrameId?}` — eval in extension host
+- **`ext.resume`** / **`ext.step_over`** / **`ext.step_into`** — stepping
+- **`ext.call_stack`** — inspect when paused
+- **`web.evaluate`** `{expression}` — eval in webview
+- **`web.post_message`** `{message}` — send postMessage to extension host via exposed vsCodeApi
+- **`wait_for_pause`** `{timeout?}` — block until breakpoint hit
+- **`ui.locator`** `{role?, testId?, text?, frame?}` — Playwright locator (auto-retries on stale sidebar frame)
+- **`ui.react_input`** `{text, selector?, clear?, submit?}` — set React textarea value via `execCommand('insertText')`; works reliably across multiple tasks
+- **`ui.send_message`** `{text, images?, files?, responseType?}` — send chat message bypassing the textarea entirely (via gRPC postMessage)
+- **`ui.command_palette`** `{command}` — run VSCode command
+
+## Typical Session
+
+```bash
+# 1. Launch
+curl localhost:19229/api -d '{"method":"launch","params":{"skipBuild":true}}'
+
+# 2. Open sidebar + dismiss overlays (ALWAYS do this first)
+curl localhost:19229/api -d '{"method":"ui.open_sidebar"}'
+curl localhost:19229/api -d '{"method":"web.evaluate","params":{"expression":"document.querySelectorAll(\".sr-only\").forEach(el => el.parentElement?.click())"}}'
+
+# 3. Navigate to view
+curl localhost:19229/api -d '{"method":"ui.command_palette","params":{"command":"cline.accountButtonClicked"}}'
+
+# 4. Check captured OAuth URLs if testing auth
+curl localhost:19229/api -d '{"method":"oauth.captured_urls"}'
+
+# 5. Verify
+curl localhost:19229/api -d '{"method":"ui.screenshot"}'
+```
+
+## Caveats
+
+- **⚠️ Dismiss promotional overlays FIRST**: On fresh launches, full-screen promo overlays block the sidebar. **Dismiss immediately after `ui.open_sidebar`**, before any other interaction or screenshot. May need to run twice:
+  ```bash
+  curl localhost:19229/api -d '{"method": "ui.open_sidebar"}'
+  curl localhost:19229/api -d '{"method": "web.evaluate", "params": {"expression": "document.querySelectorAll(\".sr-only\").forEach(el => el.parentElement?.click())"}}'
+  ```
+- **Screenshots — don't open the file**: `ui.screenshot` and `ui.sidebar_screenshot` save PNGs to `/tmp/cline-debug/` and return the `{path}`. Use `read_file` on that path to examine screenshots. Running `open <path>` launches Preview.app on macOS which covers the VSCode window.
+- **Scripts count = 0 after launch**: CDP connects after extension host starts, so scripts parsed during startup aren't tracked. Breakpoints still work via sourcemap resolution.
+- **Port 9230**: Extension host inspector. If another VSCode instance uses this port, the harness will fail to connect. Kill other debug instances first.
+- **macOS only** for now (Playwright Electron launch behavior).
+- **Webview CDP**: `connect_webview` may fail depending on Electron version. `web.evaluate` still works via Playwright's `frame.evaluate()` fallback.
+- **Sourcemap paths**: esbuild outputs relative paths like `../src/extension.ts` in the sourcemap. The resolver handles this, but if a file isn't found, use `ext.source_files` to see exact paths.
+- **OAuth with fake codes**: Browser capture intercepts the URL but doesn't provide a valid auth code. For real OAuth testing, open the captured URL in a browser. For unit testing, mock the token exchange.
+
+See `src/dev/debug-harness/README.md` for full API reference.

.clinerules/general.md

@@ -13,11 +13,56 @@ This file is the secret sauce for working effectively in this codebase. It captu
 **What NOT to add:** Stuff you can figure out from reading a few files, obvious patterns, or standard practices. This file should be high-signal, not comprehensive.
 
 ## Miscellaneous
-- This is a VS Code extension—check `package.json` for available scripts before trying to verify builds (e.g., `npm run compile`, not `npm run build`).
+- The whole repo (including `apps/vscode`) uses **bun** for package management and task running. Emit `bun run X` / `bun install` / `bunx <bin>` / `bun file.ts`, never npm/npx. Node remains the *runtime* (VS Code's extension host and the standalone cline-core are Node), so Node-runtime tokens are legitimate and must not be "fixed" to bun — see @.clinerules/bun-and-node.md for the keep-list vs rewrite-list.
+- Avoid provider-specific string matching / hardcoded provider branches when fixing provider/config plumbing. Prefer provider metadata, shared catalog/defaults, explicit protocol/client capabilities, or centralized normalization utilities that apply by data shape rather than `providerId === "..."`. If a provider exception seems necessary, stop and explain why instead of adding ad-hoc string matching.
+- This is a VS Code extension—check `package.json` for available scripts before trying to verify builds (e.g., `bun run compile`, not `bun run build`).
 - When creating PRs, contributors should not create changelog-entry files. Maintainers handle release versioning and changelog curation during the release process.
 - When adding new feature flags, see this PR as a reference https://github.com/cline/cline/pull/7566
 - Additional instructions about making requests: @.clinerules/network.md
 
+## Searching the Codebase — Avoiding Build Output
+
+Several directories contain build output or generated code that produces
+noisy or unusable results with `search_files` / `grep`:
+
+| Directory | What it is | Why it's a problem |
+|-----------|-----------|-------------------|
+| `out/` | esbuild bundle output | Mirrors `src/` structure as minified JS — every search gets duplicate hits on single-line files |
+| `dist/` | Packaged extension | Entire extension bundled into one minified `extension.js` (~1 long line) |
+| `dist-standalone/` | Standalone build output | Same minification issue |
+| `src/generated/` | Generated protobuf code | Auto-generated from `proto/`; not the source of truth |
+| `src/shared/proto/` | Generated proto type defs | Auto-generated from `proto/`; not the source of truth |
+| `node_modules/` | Dependencies | Huge, not project source |
+
+### How to skip build output
+
+**`search_files`** — Point at `src/` (not the project root) and use `file_pattern`:
+```
+search_files(path="src/core", regex="myFunction", file_pattern="*.ts")
+```
+The `file_pattern` parameter is the most effective filter — e.g. `"*.ts"`,
+`"*.tsx"`, `"*.proto"`.
+
+**`grep` directly** — Exclude build dirs and restrict to source extensions:
+```bash
+grep -rn "myFunction" src/ --include="*.ts" --exclude-dir={out,dist,node_modules,generated}
+```
+
+### When you must search minified files
+
+Sometimes you need to verify what got bundled (e.g., checking if a change
+made it into the build). Minified files are typically one long line, so
+normal `grep` shows the entire file as context. Use these approaches:
+
+- **`grep -oP`** to extract just the match with limited surrounding context:
+  ```bash
+  grep -oP '.{0,40}myFunction.{0,40}' dist/extension.js
+  ```
+- **`read_file`** on files in `out/src/` — these have source maps and are
+  more readable than `dist/extension.js` (which is the fully bundled output).
+- **Source maps** — `out/src/*.js.map` and `dist/extension.js.map` can be
+  used to trace minified output back to original source locations.
+
 ## gRPC/Protobuf Communication
 The extension and webview communicate via gRPC-like protocol over VS Code message passing.
 
@@ -28,7 +73,7 @@ The extension and webview communicate via gRPC-like protocol over VS Code messag
 - Naming: Services `PascalCaseService`, RPCs `camelCase`, Messages `PascalCase`
 - For streaming responses, use `stream` keyword (see `subscribeToAuthCallback` in `account.proto`)
 
-**Run `npm run protos`** after any proto changes—generates types in:
+**Run `bun run protos`** after any proto changes—generates types in:
 - `src/shared/proto/` - Shared type definitions
 - `src/generated/grpc-js/` - Service implementations
 - `src/generated/nice-grpc/` - Promise-based clients
@@ -48,93 +93,6 @@ The extension and webview communicate via gRPC-like protocol over VS Code messag
 - `src/core/controller/task/explainChanges.ts` - Handler implementation
 - `webview-ui/src/components/chat/ChatRow.tsx` - UI rendering
 
-## Adding a New API Provider
-When adding a new provider (e.g., "openai-codex"), you must update the proto conversion layer in THREE places or the provider will silently reset to Anthropic:
-
-1. `proto/cline/models.proto` - Add to the `ApiProvider` enum (e.g., `OPENAI_CODEX = 40;`)
-2. `convertApiProviderToProto()` in `src/shared/proto-conversions/models/api-configuration-conversion.ts` - Add case mapping string to proto enum
-3. `convertProtoToApiProvider()` in the same file - Add case mapping proto enum back to string
-
-**Why this matters:** Without these, the provider string hits the `default` case and returns `ANTHROPIC`. The webview, provider list, and handler all work fine, but the state silently resets when it round-trips through proto serialization. No error is thrown.
-
-**Other files to update when adding a provider:**
-- `src/shared/api.ts` - Add to `ApiProvider` union type, define models
-- `src/shared/providers/providers.json` - Add to provider list for dropdown
-- `src/core/api/index.ts` - Register handler in `createHandlerForProvider()`
-- `webview-ui/src/components/settings/utils/providerUtils.ts` - Add cases in `getModelsForProvider()` and `normalizeApiConfiguration()`
-- `webview-ui/src/utils/validate.ts` - Add validation case
-- `webview-ui/src/components/settings/ApiOptions.tsx` - Render provider component
-
-## Responses API Providers (OpenAI Codex, OpenAI Native)
-Providers using OpenAI's Responses API require native tool calling. XML tools don't work with the Responses API.
-
-**Symptoms of broken native tool calling:**
-- Tools get called multiple times (e.g., `ask_followup_question` asks the same question twice)
-- Tool arguments get duplicated or malformed
-- The model responds but tools aren't recognized
-
-**Root causes to check:**
-1. **Provider missing from `isNextGenModelProvider()`** in `src/utils/model-utils.ts`. The native variant matchers (e.g., `native-gpt-5/config.ts`) call this function. If your provider isn't in the list, the matcher returns false and falls back to XML tools.
-
-2. **Model missing `apiFormat: ApiFormat.OPENAI_RESPONSES`** in its model info (`src/shared/api.ts`). This property signals that the model requires native tool calling. The task runner in `src/core/task/index.ts` checks this and forces `enableNativeToolCalls: true` regardless of user settings.
-
-**When adding a new Responses API provider:**
-1. Add provider to `isNextGenModelProvider()` list in `src/utils/model-utils.ts`
-2. Set `apiFormat: ApiFormat.OPENAI_RESPONSES` on all models that use the Responses API
-3. The variant matcher and task runner will handle the rest automatically
-
-## Adding Tools to System Prompt
-This is tricky—multiple prompt variants and configs. **Always search for existing similar tools first and follow their pattern.** Look at the full chain from prompt definition → variant configs → handler → UI before implementing.
-
-1. **Add to `ClineDefaultTool` enum** in `src/shared/tools.ts`
-2. **Tool definition** in `src/core/prompts/system-prompt/tools/` (create file like `generate_explanation.ts`)
-   - Define variants for each `ModelFamily` (generic, next-gen, xs, etc.)
-   - Export variants array (e.g., `export const my_tool_variants = [GENERIC, NATIVE_NEXT_GEN, XS]`)
-   - **Fallback behavior**: If a variant isn't defined for a model family, `ClineToolSet.getToolByNameWithFallback()` automatically falls back to GENERIC. So you only need to export `[GENERIC]` unless the tool needs model-specific behavior.
-3. **Register in `src/core/prompts/system-prompt/tools/init.ts`** - Import and spread into `allToolVariants`
-4. **Add to variant configs** - Each model family has its own config in `src/core/prompts/system-prompt/variants/*/config.ts`. Add your tool's enum to the `.tools()` list:
-   - `generic/config.ts`, `next-gen/config.ts`, `gpt-5/config.ts`, `native-gpt-5/config.ts`, `native-gpt-5-1/config.ts`, `native-next-gen/config.ts`, `gemini-3/config.ts`, `glm/config.ts`, `hermes/config.ts`, `xs/config.ts`
-   - **Important**: If you add to a variant's config, make sure the tool spec exports a variant for that ModelFamily (or relies on GENERIC fallback)
-5. **Create handler** in `src/core/task/tools/handlers/`
-6. **Wire up in `ToolExecutor.ts`** if needed for execution flow
-7. **Add to tool parsing** in `src/core/assistant-message/index.ts` if needed
-8. **If tool has UI feedback**: add `ClineSay` enum in proto, update `src/shared/ExtensionMessage.ts`, update `src/shared/proto-conversions/cline-message.ts`, update `webview-ui/src/components/chat/ChatRow.tsx`
-
-## Modifying System Prompt
-**Read these first:** `src/core/prompts/system-prompt/README.md`, `tools/README.md`, `__tests__/README.md`
-
-System prompt is modular: **components** (reusable sections) + **variants** (model-specific configs) + **templates** (with `{{PLACEHOLDER}}` resolution).
-
-**Key directories:**
-- `components/` - Shared sections: `rules.ts`, `capabilities.ts`, `editing_files.ts`, etc.
-- `variants/` - Model-specific: `generic/`, `next-gen/`, `xs/`, `gpt-5/`, `gemini-3/`, `hermes/`, `glm/`, etc.
-- `templates/` - Template engine and placeholder definitions
-
-**Variant tiers (ask user which to modify):**
-- **Next-gen** (Claude 4, GPT-5, Gemini 2.5): `next-gen/`, `native-next-gen/`, `native-gpt-5/`, `native-gpt-5-1/`, `gemini-3/`, `gpt-5/`
-- **Standard** (default fallback): `generic/`
-- **Local/small models**: `xs/`, `hermes/`, `glm/`
-
-**How overrides work:** Variants can override components via `componentOverrides` in their `config.ts`, or provide a custom template in `template.ts` (e.g., `next-gen/template.ts` exports `rules_template`). If no override, the shared component from `components/` is used.
-
-**Example: Adding a rule to RULES section**
-1. Check if variant overrides rules: look for `rules_template` in `variants/*/template.ts` or `componentOverrides.RULES` in `config.ts`
-2. If shared: modify `components/rules.ts`
-3. If overridden: modify that variant's template
-4. XS variant is special—has heavily condensed inline content in `template.ts`
-
-**After any changes, regenerate snapshots:**
-```bash
-UPDATE_SNAPSHOTS=true npm run test:unit
-```
-Snapshots live in `__tests__/__snapshots__/`. Tests validate across model families and context variations (browser, MCP, focus chain).
-
-## Modifying Default Slash Commands
-Three places need updates:
-- `src/core/slash-commands/index.ts` - Command definitions
-- `src/core/prompts/commands.ts` - System prompt integration
-- `webview-ui/src/utils/slash-commands.ts` - Webview autocomplete
-
 ## Adding New Global State Keys
 Adding a new key to global state requires updates in multiple places. Missing any step causes silent failures.
 
@@ -151,7 +109,7 @@ Settings plumbing gotcha: if a key is user-toggleable from settings, wire both c
 Missing one path causes a toggle to appear to change in one surface while the backend state stays unchanged.
 
 Webview toggle gotcha: settings changes must also round-trip back in state payloads.
-- Add the field to `UpdateSettingsRequest` in `proto/cline/state.proto` (for webview update requests), then run `npm run protos`
+- Add the field to `UpdateSettingsRequest` in `proto/cline/state.proto` (for webview update requests), then run `bun run protos`
 - Include the key in `Controller.getStateToPostToWebview()` (`src/core/controller/index.ts`)
 - Ensure `ExtensionState` and webview defaults include the key (`src/shared/ExtensionMessage.ts`, `webview-ui/src/context/ExtensionStateContext.tsx`)
 If this round-trip wiring is missing, the backend value can update but the toggle in webview appears stuck or reverts.
@@ -199,3 +157,48 @@ const isGenerating = explanationInfo.status === "generating" && !wasCancelled
 **See also:** `BrowserSessionRow.tsx` uses similar pattern with `isLastApiReqInterrupted` and `isLastMessageResume`.
 
 **Backend side:** When streaming is cancelled, clean up properly (close tabs, clear comments, etc.) by checking `taskState.abort` after the streaming function returns.
+
+## Debug Harness: clear inherited VSCode/Electron env vars before launching
+
+The debug harness (`apps/vscode/src/dev/debug-harness/server.ts`) launches a child
+VSCode via Playwright's `_electron.launch({ env: { ...process.env, ... } })`. If you
+run the harness from a process that was itself spawned by VSCode (e.g. the Cline
+extension host, an integrated terminal, or an agent running inside VSCode), the
+parent's VSCode/Electron env vars leak into the child and break the launch.
+
+The fatal one is **`ELECTRON_RUN_AS_NODE=1`**: it makes the child VSCode binary run
+as plain Node, so it rejects every VSCode CLI flag. Symptom:
+
+```
+.../Visual Studio Code.app/Contents/MacOS/Code: bad option: --extensionDevelopmentPath=...
+Error: Process failed to launch!   (Playwright _electron.launch)
+```
+
+This is NOT the macOS Playwright flakiness mentioned in the harness README — it's
+env inheritance. Fix: strip the inherited vars before starting the harness:
+
+```bash
+env -u ELECTRON_RUN_AS_NODE -u ELECTRON_NO_ATTACH_CONSOLE \
+    -u VSCODE_CLI -u VSCODE_CODE_CACHE_PATH -u VSCODE_CRASH_REPORTER_PROCESS_TYPE \
+    -u VSCODE_CWD -u VSCODE_ESM_ENTRYPOINT -u VSCODE_HANDLES_UNCAUGHT_ERRORS \
+    -u VSCODE_IPC_HOOK -u VSCODE_NLS_CONFIG -u VSCODE_PID -u VSCODE_L10N_BUNDLE_LOCATION \
+    bun src/dev/debug-harness/server.ts --auto-launch --skip-build
+```
+
+Check your own env with `env | grep -iE 'electron|vscode_'` first; `ELECTRON_RUN_AS_NODE=1`
+present means you must scrub before launching.
+
+Other harness notes confirmed in practice:
+- The extension host is **ESM** (`VSCODE_ESM_ENTRYPOINT`), so `ext.evaluate` has no
+  `require` and module-internal functions aren't reachable as globals. To inspect
+  internal builders (e.g. `buildBedrockProviderConfig`), set a breakpoint with
+  `ext.set_breakpoint` and read locals via `ext.evaluate` with the paused `callFrameId`
+  — don't try to `require()` the bundle.
+- `web.evaluate` wraps the expression as a single returned expression; multi-statement
+  snippets must be an IIFE `(() => { ...; return x; })()`, otherwise you get
+  `SyntaxError: Unexpected token ';'`.
+- Webview settings inputs are `vscode-text-field` web components with debounced React
+  onChange. Setting `.value` + dispatching events via `web.evaluate` is unreliable for
+  some fields; focus the inner shadow `input` then use real keystrokes (`ui.type` +
+  `ui.press Tab`, or click the dropdown option) to make the value persist.
+

.clinerules/protobuf-development.md

@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ Here, we use the common `StringRequest` and `KeyValuePair` types.
 
 After editing a `.proto` file, regenerate the TypeScript code. From the project root, run:
 ```bash
-npm run protos
+bun run protos
 ```
 This command compiles all `.proto` files and outputs the generated code to `src/generated/` and `src/shared/`. Do not edit these generated files manually.
 

.clinerules/sdk-migration.md

@@ -0,0 +1,26 @@
+# SDK Adapter
+
+The VSCode extension runs on the Cline SDK (`@cline/core`, `@cline/llms`,
+`@cline/shared`) through an adapter layer in `apps/vscode/src/sdk/`. The
+webview still talks gRPC; the adapter translates between gRPC handlers and SDK
+calls. See `apps/vscode/src/dev/debug-harness/README.md` for the debug harness.
+
+## Conventions
+
+1. **Look up SDK APIs, don't guess.** Use `kb_search(name="sdk", query="...")`
+   before implementing against an SDK surface.
+2. **Reference the pre-SDK implementation when replacing a module.** Add a
+   `// Replaces classic src/core/... (see origin/main)` header and use
+   `kb_search(name="cline", commit="origin/main")` or
+   `git show origin/main:path` to consult the prior implementation.
+3. **Single entry point.** There is one codepath — the SDK adapter. No
+   `CLINE_SDK` env flag.
+4. **Use `{appBaseUrl}`**, never hardcode `app.cline.bot`.
+5. **Avoid `as` casts.** Use explicit conversion functions with tests. The
+   branded types in `apps/vscode/src/sdk/model-catalog/contracts.ts` exist so
+   casts are unnecessary outside parse/compute boundaries.
+
+## Debug harness
+
+- **Dismiss the Kanban/promo overlay** before any debug harness interaction.
+- **Use the command palette** to navigate tabs in the debug harness.

.clinerules/workflows/hotfix-release.md

@@ -91,7 +91,7 @@ On the main branch, create a commit that updates:
 
 3. No changelog-entry file cleanup is needed. Contributors do not create changelog-entry files in this repo.
 
-**Skip running `npm run install:all`** - release automation handles lockfile consistency as needed.
+**No dependency install is needed.** A CHANGELOG + `version` bump does not change any dependency, and `bun.lock` does not pin workspace-package versions, so the lockfile stays consistent. The publish workflow runs `bun install --frozen-lockfile`, which would *fail* on an out-of-sync lock — so only run `bun install` here if you actually change dependencies (then commit the updated `bun.lock`).
 
 Commit with message format: `v{VERSION} Release Notes (hotfix)`
 

.github/copilot-instructions.md

@@ -9,14 +9,14 @@ This is a VS Code extension. Read `.clinerules/general.md` for tribal knowledge
 - **MCP**: `src/services/mcp/McpHub.ts`.
 
 ## Build & Test (Critical — non-obvious commands)
-- **Build**: `npm run compile` — NOT `npm run build`.
-- **Watch**: `npm run watch` (extension + webview).
-- **Protos**: `npm run protos` — run **immediately** after any `.proto` change. Generates into `src/shared/proto/`, `src/generated/`.
-- **Tests**: `npm run test:unit`. After prompt/tool changes: `UPDATE_SNAPSHOTS=true npm run test:unit`.
+- **Build**: `bun run compile` — NOT `bun run build`.
+- **Watch**: `bun run watch` (extension + webview).
+- **Protos**: `bun run protos` — run **immediately** after any `.proto` change. Generates into `src/shared/proto/`, `src/generated/`.
+- **Tests**: `bun run test:unit`. After prompt/tool changes: `UPDATE_SNAPSHOTS=true bun run test:unit`.
 
 ## Protobuf RPC Workflow (4 steps)
 1. **Define** in `proto/cline/*.proto`. Naming: `PascalCaseService`, `camelCase` RPCs, `PascalCase` Messages. Use `common.proto` shared types for simple data.
-2. **Generate**: `npm run protos`.
+2. **Generate**: `bun run protos`.
 3. **Backend handler**: `src/core/controller/<domain>/`. 
 4. **Frontend call**: `UiServiceClient.myMethod(Request.create({...}))`.
 - Adding enums (e.g. `ClineSay`) → also update `src/shared/proto-conversions/cline-message.ts`.
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ For Responses API providers: add to `isNextGenModelProvider()` in `src/utils/mod
 4. Whitelist in `src/core/prompts/system-prompt/variants/*/config.ts` for each model family.
 5. Handler in `src/core/task/tools/handlers/`, wire in `ToolExecutor.ts`.
 6. If tool has UI: add `ClineSay` enum in proto → `ExtensionMessage.ts` → `cline-message.ts` → `ChatRow.tsx`.
-7. Regenerate snapshots: `UPDATE_SNAPSHOTS=true npm run test:unit`.
+7. Regenerate snapshots: `UPDATE_SNAPSHOTS=true bun run test:unit`.
 
 ## Modifying System Prompt
 Modular: `components/` (shared) + `variants/` (model-specific) + `templates/` (`{{PLACEHOLDER}}`). Variants override components via `componentOverrides` in `config.ts` or custom `template.ts`. XS variant is heavily condensed inline. Always regenerate snapshots after changes.

.github/pull_request_template.md

@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ We're not looking for exhaustive documentation - just evidence that you've thoug
 <!-- Put an 'x' in all boxes that apply -->
 
 -   [ ] Changes are limited to a single feature, bugfix or chore (split larger changes into separate PRs)
--   [ ] Tests are passing (`npm test`) and code is formatted and linted (`npm run format && npm run lint`)
+-   [ ] Tests are passing (`bun test`) and code is formatted and linted (`bun run format && bun run lint`)
 -   [ ] I have reviewed [contributor guidelines](https://github.com/cline/cline/blob/main/CONTRIBUTING.md)
 
 ### Screenshots

.github/workflows/ext-vscode-publish-legacy.yml

@@ -0,0 +1,294 @@
+name: ext-vscode-publish-legacy
+
+# Publishes the legacy (pre-SDK-migration) VS Code extension from the
+# `legacy-extension` branch. This branch holds the npm-based 3.89.x codebase,
+# rolled forward under a 4.0.x version so existing 4.0.0 users still receive
+# the update. The main `ext-vscode-publish-stable.yml` workflow (bun-based)
+# stays the path for releasing main once the SDK migration is solid.
+#
+# This workflow lives on and is dispatched from `main` (so it satisfies the
+# default-branch dispatch requirement), but it checks out and builds the
+# `legacy-extension` branch.
+
+on:
+    workflow_dispatch:
+        inputs:
+            release-type:
+                description: "Choose release type (release or pre-release)"
+                required: true
+                default: "release"
+                type: choice
+                options:
+                    - pre-release
+                    - release
+            branch:
+                description: "Branch holding the legacy extension code"
+                required: true
+                default: "legacy-extension"
+                type: string
+
+permissions:
+    contents: write
+    packages: write
+    checks: write
+    pull-requests: write
+
+concurrency:
+    group: ext-vscode-publish-legacy-${{ github.event.inputs.branch }}
+    cancel-in-progress: false
+
+jobs:
+    # Gate the publish on the legacy branch's own npm-based test suite. We can't
+    # reuse ./.github/workflows/ext-vscode-test.yml here — on main that's the
+    # bun-based suite and it would test main, not the legacy branch — so the
+    # essential quality + test steps are inlined against the checked-out legacy
+    # branch.
+    test:
+        name: Test Legacy Extension
+        runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+        defaults:
+          run:
+            working-directory: apps/vscode
+        steps:
+            - uses: actions/checkout@v4
+              with:
+                  ref: ${{ github.event.inputs.branch }}
+
+            - name: Setup Node.js
+              uses: actions/setup-node@v4
+              with:
+                  node-version: 22
+                  cache: 'npm'
+                  cache-dependency-path: |
+                      apps/vscode/package-lock.json
+                      apps/vscode/webview-ui/package-lock.json
+
+            - name: Install extension dependencies
+              working-directory: ${{ github.workspace }}
+              run: npm --prefix apps/vscode ci
+              env:
+                  GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
+
+            - name: Install webview-ui dependencies
+              working-directory: ${{ github.workspace }}
+              run: npm --prefix apps/vscode/webview-ui ci
+
+            - name: Run Quality Checks (lint + typecheck)
+              run: npm run ci:check-all
+
+            - name: Build Tests and Extension
+              id: build_step
+              run: npm run ci:build
+
+            - name: Unit Tests
+              if: ${{ !cancelled() && steps.build_step.outcome == 'success' }}
+              run: npm run test:unit
+
+            - name: Extension Integration Tests
+              if: ${{ !cancelled() && steps.build_step.outcome == 'success' }}
+              run: xvfb-run -a npm run test:coverage
+
+            - name: Webview Tests
+              if: ${{ !cancelled() && steps.build_step.outcome == 'success' }}
+              run: |
+                  cd webview-ui
+                  npm run test:coverage
+
+    publish:
+        needs: test
+        name: Publish Legacy Extension
+        runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+        environment: publish
+        defaults:
+          run:
+            working-directory: apps/vscode
+
+        steps:
+            # Check out the legacy branch (NOT main). fetch-depth: 0 + tags so we
+            # can create/push the release tag and compute the previous tag.
+            - uses: actions/checkout@v4
+              with:
+                  ref: ${{ github.event.inputs.branch }}
+                  fetch-depth: 0
+                  fetch-tags: true
+                  lfs: true
+
+            - name: Resolve Release Tag
+              id: resolve_tag
+              working-directory: ${{ github.workspace }}
+              env:
+                  BRANCH: ${{ github.event.inputs.branch }}
+              run: |
+                  # Tag is derived from the package version on the legacy branch.
+                  VERSION=$(node -p "require('./apps/vscode/package.json').version")
+                  TAG="v$VERSION"
+
+                  if [[ ! "$TAG" =~ ^v[0-9]+\.[0-9]+\.[0-9]+([-.][0-9A-Za-z.]+)?$ ]]; then
+                    echo "Error: derived tag '$TAG' does not match vX.Y.Z"
+                    exit 1
+                  fi
+                  TAG_REF="refs/tags/$TAG"
+                  HEAD_SHA=$(git rev-parse HEAD)
+
+                  if git show-ref --verify --quiet "$TAG_REF"; then
+                    TAG_SHA=$(git rev-list -n 1 "$TAG_REF^{commit}")
+                    if [[ "$TAG_SHA" != "$HEAD_SHA" ]]; then
+                      echo "Error: tag '$TAG' already exists at $TAG_SHA, not at branch head ($HEAD_SHA)"
+                      exit 1
+                    fi
+                    echo "Tag '$TAG' already exists at branch head. Continuing."
+                  else
+                    git config user.name "github-actions[bot]"
+                    git config user.email "github-actions[bot]@users.noreply.github.com"
+                    git tag "$TAG" "$HEAD_SHA"
+                    git push origin "$TAG_REF"
+                    echo "Created and pushed tag '$TAG' from $BRANCH head $HEAD_SHA."
+                  fi
+
+                  echo "tag=$TAG" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
+
+            - name: Setup Node.js
+              uses: actions/setup-node@v4
+              with:
+                  node-version: 22
+
+            - name: Install extension dependencies
+              working-directory: ${{ github.workspace }}
+              run: npm --prefix apps/vscode install --include=optional
+
+            - name: Install webview-ui dependencies
+              working-directory: ${{ github.workspace }}
+              run: npm --prefix apps/vscode/webview-ui install --include=optional
+
+            - name: Install Publishing Tools
+              run: npm install -g @vscode/vsce ovsx
+
+            - name: Get Version
+              id: get_version
+              run: |
+                  VERSION=$(node -p "require('./package.json').version")
+                  echo "version=$VERSION" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
+
+            - name: Verify Tag Matches Package Version
+              run: |
+                  TAG="${{ steps.resolve_tag.outputs.tag }}"
+                  VERSION="v${{ steps.get_version.outputs.version }}"
+                  if [[ "$TAG" != "$VERSION" ]]; then
+                    echo "Error: tag '$TAG' does not match package version '$VERSION'"
+                    exit 1
+                  fi
+                  echo "Tag and package version match: $TAG"
+
+            - name: Verify Changelog Entry
+              working-directory: ${{ github.workspace }}
+              run: |
+                  EXPECTED_HEADING="## [${{ steps.get_version.outputs.version }}]"
+                  FIRST_HEADING=$(grep -m 1 '^## \[' CHANGELOG.md || true)
+                  if [[ "$FIRST_HEADING" != "$EXPECTED_HEADING" ]]; then
+                    echo "Error: CHANGELOG.md must start with '$EXPECTED_HEADING' before publishing."
+                    echo "Current first release heading: ${FIRST_HEADING:-<none>}"
+                    exit 1
+                  fi
+                  echo "Found changelog entry for ${{ steps.get_version.outputs.version }}"
+
+            - name: Verify Marketplace Tokens
+              env:
+                  VSCE_PAT: ${{ secrets.VSCE_PAT }}
+                  OVSX_PAT: ${{ secrets.OVSX_PAT }}
+              run: |
+                  if [[ -z "$VSCE_PAT" ]]; then
+                    echo "Error: VSCE_PAT is required to publish the stable VS Code extension."
+                    exit 1
+                  fi
+                  if [[ -z "$OVSX_PAT" ]]; then
+                    echo "Error: OVSX_PAT is required to publish the stable Open VSX extension."
+                    exit 1
+                  fi
+                  echo "Marketplace publish tokens are configured."
+
+            - name: Package and Publish Extension
+              env:
+                  VSCE_PAT: ${{ secrets.VSCE_PAT }}
+                  OVSX_PAT: ${{ secrets.OVSX_PAT }}
+                  CLINE_ENVIRONMENT: production
+                  TELEMETRY_SERVICE_API_KEY: ${{ secrets.TELEMETRY_SERVICE_API_KEY }}
+                  ERROR_SERVICE_API_KEY: ${{ secrets.ERROR_SERVICE_API_KEY }}
+                  # OpenTelemetry production defaults (can be overridden at runtime)
+                  OTEL_TELEMETRY_ENABLED: ${{ secrets.OTEL_TELEMETRY_ENABLED }}
+                  OTEL_LOGS_EXPORTER: otlp
+                  OTEL_METRICS_EXPORTER: otlp
+                  OTEL_EXPORTER_OTLP_PROTOCOL: ${{ secrets.OTEL_EXPORTER_OTLP_PROTOCOL }}
+                  OTEL_EXPORTER_OTLP_ENDPOINT: ${{ secrets.OTEL_EXPORTER_OTLP_ENDPOINT }}
+                  OTEL_EXPORTER_OTLP_HEADERS: ${{ secrets.OTEL_EXPORTER_OTLP_HEADERS }}
+                  RELEASE_TYPE: ${{ github.event.inputs.release-type }}
+              run: |
+                  # Swap README.marketplace.md into README.md so both the GitHub
+                  # release artifact (vsce package below) and the marketplace
+                  # publish (npm run publish:marketplace below, which swaps
+                  # internally as an idempotent no-op) ship the same README.
+                  node scripts/marketplace-readme.mjs swap-in
+                  trap 'node scripts/marketplace-readme.mjs restore' EXIT
+
+                  # Required to generate the .vsix
+                  vsce package --allow-package-secrets sendgrid --out "cline-${{ steps.get_version.outputs.version }}.vsix"
+
+                  if [ "$RELEASE_TYPE" = "pre-release" ]; then
+                    npm run publish:marketplace:prerelease
+                    echo "Successfully published pre-release version ${{ steps.get_version.outputs.version }} to VS Code Marketplace and Open VSX Registry"
+                  else
+                    npm run publish:marketplace
+                    echo "Successfully published release version ${{ steps.get_version.outputs.version }} to VS Code Marketplace and Open VSX Registry"
+                  fi
+
+            - name: Get Previous Tag
+              id: prev_tag
+              working-directory: ${{ github.workspace }}
+              run: |
+                  CURRENT_TAG="${{ steps.resolve_tag.outputs.tag }}"
+                  PREV_TAG=$(git describe --tags --abbrev=0 "$CURRENT_TAG^" 2>/dev/null || echo "")
+                  echo "prev_tag=$PREV_TAG" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
+
+            - name: Get Changelog Entry
+              id: changelog
+              working-directory: ${{ github.workspace }}
+              run: |
+                  # Get content between first ## [ and second ## [
+                  CONTENT=$(awk '/^## \[/{if(found) exit; found=1; next} found{print}' CHANGELOG.md)
+                  echo "content<<EOF" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
+                  echo "$CONTENT" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
+                  echo "EOF" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
+
+            - name: Create GitHub Release
+              uses: softprops/action-gh-release@v1
+              with:
+                  tag_name: ${{ steps.resolve_tag.outputs.tag }}
+                  files: "apps/vscode/*.vsix"
+                  body: |
+                      ${{ steps.changelog.outputs.content }}
+
+                      **Full Changelog**: https://github.com/${{ github.repository }}/compare/${{ steps.prev_tag.outputs.prev_tag }}...${{ steps.resolve_tag.outputs.tag }}
+                  prerelease: ${{ github.event.inputs.release-type == 'pre-release' }}
+              env:
+                  GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
+
+            - name: Post release to Slack
+              uses: slackapi/slack-github-action@v3.0.1
+              with:
+                  method: chat.postMessage
+                  token: ${{ secrets.SLACK_RELEASE_BOT_TOKEN }}
+                  payload: |
+                    channel: "C0APVKGGZFC"
+                    text: "Cline ${{ steps.resolve_tag.outputs.tag }} (legacy)"
+                    blocks:
+                      - type: "section"
+                        text:
+                          type: "mrkdwn"
+                          text: "*Cline ${{ steps.resolve_tag.outputs.tag }} (legacy)*"
+                      - type: "section"
+                        text:
+                          type: "mrkdwn"
+                          text: ${{ toJSON(steps.changelog.outputs.content) }}
+                      - type: "context"
+                        elements:
+                          - type: "mrkdwn"
+                            text: "Full Changelog: https://github.com/${{ github.repository }}/compare/${{ steps.prev_tag.outputs.prev_tag }}...${{ steps.resolve_tag.outputs.tag }}"

.github/workflows/ext-vscode-publish-nightly.yml

@@ -1,6 +1,9 @@
 name: ext-vscode-publish-nightly
 
 on:
+  schedule:
+    # Every day at 4:00 AM PST (12:00 UTC)
+    - cron: "0 12 * * *"
   workflow_dispatch:
 
 run-name: "Publish Nightly from ${{ github.ref_name }} @ ${{ github.sha }}"
@@ -31,6 +34,9 @@ jobs:
     if: github.repository == 'cline/cline' && (github.ref == 'refs/heads/main' || github.ref == 'refs/heads/dpc/sdk-migration-simpler-login')
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     environment: PublishNightly
+    # The VS Code extension's package.json and lockfiles live under apps/vscode/
+    # (the repo root has no package.json). Mirror ext-vscode-test.yml so install
+    # and publish steps run in the correct workspace.
     defaults:
       run:
         working-directory: apps/vscode
@@ -50,21 +56,47 @@ jobs:
           echo "Building sha: $GITHUB_SHA"
           git --no-pager log -1 --oneline
 
+      - name: Setup Bun
+        uses: oven-sh/setup-bun@v2
+        with:
+          bun-version: 1.3.14
+
+      # Node is still REQUIRED in the publish job (not just for install): the publish
+      # scripts run as `node ./scripts/publish-*.mjs` and shell out to `npx ovsx`.
+      # setup-bun does not provide a Node runtime, so keep setup-node here.
+      # Pinned to Node 22 because newer LTS (Node 24 / npm 11) can make vsce's
+      # `npm list` dependency detection fail with ELSPROBLEMS during packaging.
       - name: Setup Node.js
         uses: actions/setup-node@v4
         with:
-          # Keep publish environment aligned with test workflow/tooling lockfile expectations.
-          # Newer LTS (Node 24 / npm 11) can make `npm list` fail with ELSPROBLEMS during vsce packaging.
           node-version: 22
 
-      - name: Install extension dependencies
+      # Single root install resolves the whole bun workspace at once (replaces the
+      # per-package `npm ci` steps for apps/vscode + webview-ui).
+      - name: Install workspace dependencies
         working-directory: ${{ github.workspace }}
-        run: npm --prefix apps/vscode ci --include=optional
+        run: bun install --frozen-lockfile
 
-      - name: Install webview-ui dependencies
+      # @cline/* are local workspace symlinks to source packages; build dist/ before
+      # packaging/publishing the extension.
+      - name: Build SDK packages
         working-directory: ${{ github.workspace }}
-        run: npm --prefix apps/vscode/webview-ui ci --include=optional
+        run: bun run build:sdk
 
+      - name: Assert better-sqlite3 native binary present
+        run: |
+          NODE_FILE="node_modules/better-sqlite3/build/Release/better_sqlite3.node"
+          if [ ! -f "$NODE_FILE" ]; then
+            echo "ERROR: better-sqlite3 native binary missing at apps/vscode/$NODE_FILE"
+            echo "(bun trustedDependencies postinstall likely did not run)"
+            exit 1
+          fi
+          echo "Found better-sqlite3 native binary: $NODE_FILE"
+
+      # vsce is now a workspace devDependency (on node_modules/.bin), but ovsx is not
+      # vendored and the publish script invokes it via `npx ovsx`, so install ovsx
+      # globally here (npm is available via setup-node). vsce is installed globally
+      # too to preserve the script's existing PATH expectations.
       - name: Install Publishing Tools
         run: npm install -g @vscode/vsce ovsx
 
@@ -82,7 +114,9 @@ jobs:
           OTEL_EXPORTER_OTLP_PROTOCOL: ${{ secrets.OTEL_EXPORTER_OTLP_PROTOCOL }}
           OTEL_EXPORTER_OTLP_ENDPOINT: ${{ secrets.OTEL_EXPORTER_OTLP_ENDPOINT }}
           OTEL_EXPORTER_OTLP_HEADERS: ${{ secrets.OTEL_EXPORTER_OTLP_HEADERS }}
-        run: npm run publish:marketplace:nightly
+        # The script itself runs under `node ./scripts/publish-nightly.mjs`; bun run
+        # just launches it. Node + npm (for `npx ovsx`) are provided by setup-node above.
+        run: bun run publish:marketplace:nightly
 
       - name: Tag published commit
         working-directory: ${{ github.workspace }}

.github/workflows/ext-vscode-publish-stable.yml

@@ -27,6 +27,10 @@ permissions:
     checks: write
     pull-requests: write
 
+concurrency:
+    group: ext-vscode-publish-stable-${{ github.event.inputs.tag }}
+    cancel-in-progress: false
+
 jobs:
     test:
         uses: ./.github/workflows/ext-vscode-test.yml
@@ -102,26 +106,61 @@ jobs:
                       echo "Error: tag '$TAG' does not exist in the repository"
                       exit 1
                     fi
-                    echo "Using existing tag '$TAG'."
+                    TAG_SHA=$(git rev-list -n 1 "$TAG_REF^{commit}")
+                    if [[ "$TAG_SHA" != "$TESTED_SHA" ]]; then
+                      echo "Error: existing tag '$TAG' points to $TAG_SHA, but this workflow tested $TESTED_SHA"
+                      echo "Dispatch from the tag ref, or from the exact main commit the tag points to."
+                      exit 1
+                    fi
+                    echo "Using existing tag '$TAG' at tested SHA $TESTED_SHA."
                   fi
 
                   git checkout --detach "$TAG_REF^{commit}"
                   echo "tag=$TAG" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
                   echo "resolved_sha=$(git rev-parse HEAD)" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
 
+            - name: Setup Bun
+              uses: oven-sh/setup-bun@v2
+              with:
+                  bun-version: 1.3.14
+
+            # Node is still REQUIRED in the publish job (not just for install): the
+            # publish scripts run as `node scripts/publish-*.mjs`, the version step uses
+            # `node -p`, and `npx ovsx` needs npm. setup-bun does not provide a Node
+            # runtime, so keep setup-node. Pinned to Node 22 because newer LTS
+            # (Node 24 / npm 11) can make vsce's `npm list` detection fail with
+            # ELSPROBLEMS during packaging.
             - name: Setup Node.js
               uses: actions/setup-node@v4
               with:
                   node-version: 22
 
-            - name: Install extension dependencies
+            # Single root install resolves the whole bun workspace at once (replaces the
+            # per-package `npm install` steps for apps/vscode + webview-ui).
+            - name: Install workspace dependencies
               working-directory: ${{ github.workspace }}
-              run: npm --prefix apps/vscode install --include=optional
+              run: bun install --frozen-lockfile
 
-            - name: Install webview-ui dependencies
+            # @cline/* are local workspace symlinks to source packages; build dist/ before
+            # packaging/publishing the extension.
+            - name: Build SDK packages
               working-directory: ${{ github.workspace }}
-              run: npm --prefix apps/vscode/webview-ui install --include=optional
+              run: bun run build:sdk
 
+            - name: Assert better-sqlite3 native binary present
+              run: |
+                  NODE_FILE="node_modules/better-sqlite3/build/Release/better_sqlite3.node"
+                  if [ ! -f "$NODE_FILE" ]; then
+                    echo "ERROR: better-sqlite3 native binary missing at apps/vscode/$NODE_FILE"
+                    echo "(bun trustedDependencies postinstall likely did not run)"
+                    exit 1
+                  fi
+                  echo "Found better-sqlite3 native binary: $NODE_FILE"
+
+            # vsce is a workspace devDependency (on node_modules/.bin), but ovsx is not
+            # vendored and the publish script invokes it via `npx ovsx`, so install ovsx
+            # globally (npm is available via setup-node). vsce is installed globally too
+            # to preserve the script's existing PATH expectations.
             - name: Install Publishing Tools
               run: npm install -g @vscode/vsce ovsx
 
@@ -141,6 +180,60 @@ jobs:
                   fi
                   echo "Tag and package version match: $TAG"
 
+            - name: Verify Changelog Entry
+              working-directory: ${{ github.workspace }}
+              run: |
+                  EXPECTED_HEADING="## [${{ steps.get_version.outputs.version }}]"
+                  FIRST_HEADING=$(grep -m 1 '^## \[' CHANGELOG.md || true)
+                  if [[ "$FIRST_HEADING" != "$EXPECTED_HEADING" ]]; then
+                    echo "Error: CHANGELOG.md must start with '$EXPECTED_HEADING' before publishing."
+                    echo "Current first release heading: ${FIRST_HEADING:-<none>}"
+                    exit 1
+                  fi
+                  echo "Found changelog entry for ${{ steps.get_version.outputs.version }}"
+
+            - name: Verify Marketplace Tokens
+              env:
+                  VSCE_PAT: ${{ secrets.VSCE_PAT }}
+                  OVSX_PAT: ${{ secrets.OVSX_PAT }}
+              run: |
+                  if [[ -z "$VSCE_PAT" ]]; then
+                    echo "Error: VSCE_PAT is required to publish the stable VS Code extension."
+                    exit 1
+                  fi
+                  if [[ -z "$OVSX_PAT" ]]; then
+                    echo "Error: OVSX_PAT is required to publish the stable Open VSX extension."
+                    exit 1
+                  fi
+                  echo "Marketplace publish tokens are configured."
+
+            - name: Get Previous Tag
+              id: prev_tag
+              working-directory: ${{ github.workspace }}
+              run: |
+                  CURRENT_TAG="${{ steps.resolve_tag.outputs.tag }}"
+                  PREV_TAG=$(
+                    git tag --merged "$CURRENT_TAG^" --list 'v[0-9]*.[0-9]*.[0-9]*' --sort=-v:refname \
+                      | grep -E '^v[0-9]+\.[0-9]+\.[0-9]+([-.][0-9A-Za-z.]+)?$' \
+                      | head -n 1 || true
+                  )
+                  echo "prev_tag=$PREV_TAG" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
+
+            - name: Get Changelog Entry
+              id: changelog
+              working-directory: ${{ github.workspace }}
+              run: |
+                  # Get content between the matching version heading and the next release heading.
+                  CONTENT=$(awk -v version="${{ steps.get_version.outputs.version }}" '
+                    $0 == "## [" version "]" { found=1; next }
+                    found && /^## \[/ { exit }
+                    found { print }
+                    END { if (!found) exit 1 }
+                  ' CHANGELOG.md)
+                  echo "content<<EOF" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
+                  echo "$CONTENT" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
+                  echo "EOF" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
+
             - name: Package and Publish Extension
               env:
                   VSCE_PAT: ${{ secrets.VSCE_PAT }}
@@ -164,35 +257,23 @@ jobs:
                   node scripts/marketplace-readme.mjs swap-in
                   trap 'node scripts/marketplace-readme.mjs restore' EXIT
 
-                  # Required to generate the .vsix
-                  vsce package  --allow-package-secrets sendgrid --out "cline-${{ steps.get_version.outputs.version }}.vsix"
+                  # Required to generate the .vsix. --no-dependencies: the extension
+                  # is fully esbuild-bundled, and under the bun workspace the @cline/*
+                  # deps are symlinks pointing outside the package, so without this vsce
+                  # would walk them and pull the whole monorepo into the .vsix.
+                  vsce package --no-dependencies --allow-package-secrets sendgrid --out "cline-${{ steps.get_version.outputs.version }}.vsix"
 
+                  # These scripts run under `node scripts/publish-marketplace.mjs`;
+                  # bun run just launches them. Node + npm (for `npx ovsx`) come from
+                  # setup-node above.
                   if [ "$RELEASE_TYPE" = "pre-release" ]; then
-                    npm run publish:marketplace:prerelease
+                    bun run publish:marketplace:prerelease
                     echo "Successfully published pre-release version ${{ steps.get_version.outputs.version }} to VS Code Marketplace and Open VSX Registry"
                   else
-                    npm run publish:marketplace
+                    bun run publish:marketplace
                     echo "Successfully published release version ${{ steps.get_version.outputs.version }} to VS Code Marketplace and Open VSX Registry"
                   fi
 
-            - name: Get Previous Tag
-              id: prev_tag
-              working-directory: ${{ github.workspace }}
-              run: |
-                  CURRENT_TAG="${{ steps.resolve_tag.outputs.tag }}"
-                  PREV_TAG=$(git describe --tags --abbrev=0 "$CURRENT_TAG^" 2>/dev/null || echo "")
-                  echo "prev_tag=$PREV_TAG" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
-
-            - name: Get Changelog Entry
-              id: changelog
-              working-directory: ${{ github.workspace }}
-              run: |
-                  # Get content between first ## [ and second ## [
-                  CONTENT=$(awk '/^## \[/{if(found) exit; found=1; next} found{print}' CHANGELOG.md)
-                  echo "content<<EOF" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
-                  echo "$CONTENT" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
-                  echo "EOF" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
-
             - name: Create GitHub Release
               uses: softprops/action-gh-release@v1
               with:

.github/workflows/ext-vscode-test-e2e.yml

@@ -45,12 +45,16 @@ jobs:
                           - 'apps/vscode/assets/**'
                           - 'apps/vscode/walkthrough/**'
                           - 'apps/vscode/package.json'
-                          - 'apps/vscode/package-lock.json'
+                          - 'apps/vscode/webview-ui/package.json'
+                          # Root bun lockfile is authoritative for the whole workspace (incl. apps/vscode).
+                          - 'bun.lock'
+                          # SDK source packages are local workspace symlinks (@cline/*), so SDK changes affect the build.
+                          - 'sdk/packages/**'
                           - 'apps/vscode/buf.yaml'
                           - 'apps/vscode/tsconfig*.json'
                           - 'apps/vscode/biome.jsonc'
                           - 'apps/vscode/esbuild.mjs'
-                          - 'apps/vscode/.mocharc.json'
+                          - 'apps/vscode/bunfig.toml'
                           - 'apps/vscode/.vscode-test.mjs'
                           - 'apps/vscode/.vscodeignore'
                           - 'apps/vscode/playwright*.ts'
@@ -84,26 +88,20 @@ jobs:
                 working-directory: apps/vscode
         steps:
             - uses: actions/checkout@v4
-            - name: Setup Node.js environment
-              uses: actions/setup-node@v4
+            - name: Setup Bun
+              uses: oven-sh/setup-bun@v2
               with:
-                  node-version: 22
+                  bun-version: 1.3.14
 
-            # Cache root dependencies - only reuse if package-lock.json exactly matches
-            - name: Cache root dependencies
+            # Cache Bun's global install cache - keyed on the authoritative root bun.lock.
+            - name: Cache Bun install cache
               uses: actions/cache@v4
-              id: root-cache
+              id: bun-cache
               with:
-                  path: apps/vscode/node_modules
-                  key: ${{ runner.os }}-npm-${{ hashFiles('apps/vscode/package-lock.json') }}
-
-            # Cache webview-ui dependencies - only reuse if package-lock.json exactly matches
-            - name: Cache webview-ui dependencies
-              uses: actions/cache@v4
-              id: webview-cache
-              with:
-                  path: apps/vscode/webview-ui/node_modules
-                  key: ${{ runner.os }}-npm-webview-${{ hashFiles('apps/vscode/webview-ui/package-lock.json') }}
+                  path: ~/.bun/install/cache
+                  key: ${{ runner.os }}-bun-${{ hashFiles('bun.lock') }}
+                  restore-keys: |
+                      ${{ runner.os }}-bun-
 
             # Cache VS Code installation
             - name: Cache VS Code
@@ -124,22 +122,41 @@ jobs:
                       ~/.cache/ms-playwright
                       ~/Library/Caches/ms-playwright
                       ~/AppData/Local/ms-playwright
-                  key: playwright-browsers-${{ runner.os }}-${{ hashFiles('apps/vscode/package-lock.json') }}
+                  key: playwright-browsers-${{ runner.os }}-${{ hashFiles('bun.lock') }}
                   restore-keys: |
                       playwright-browsers-${{ runner.os }}-
 
-            - name: Install extension dependencies
+            # Single root install resolves the entire bun workspace at once (replaces
+            # the per-package `npm ci` steps for apps/vscode + webview-ui).
+            - name: Install workspace dependencies
               working-directory: ${{ github.workspace }}
-              run: npm --prefix apps/vscode ci
+              run: bun install --frozen-lockfile
               env:
                   GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
 
-            - name: Install webview-ui dependencies
+            # @cline/* are local workspace symlinks to source packages; build dist/
+            # before building/packaging the extension for E2E.
+            - name: Build SDK packages
               working-directory: ${{ github.workspace }}
-              run: npm --prefix apps/vscode/webview-ui ci
+              run: bun run build:sdk
 
-            - name: Install vsce
-              run: npm install -g @vscode/vsce
+            - name: Assert better-sqlite3 native binary present
+              # Force bash: the Windows runner defaults to pwsh, which can't parse this
+              # POSIX test. Git Bash ships on GitHub's windows-latest images.
+              shell: bash
+              run: |
+                  NODE_FILE="node_modules/better-sqlite3/build/Release/better_sqlite3.node"
+                  if [ ! -f "$NODE_FILE" ]; then
+                    echo "ERROR: better-sqlite3 native binary missing at apps/vscode/$NODE_FILE"
+                    echo "(bun trustedDependencies postinstall likely did not run)"
+                    exit 1
+                  fi
+                  echo "Found better-sqlite3 native binary: $NODE_FILE"
+
+            # NOTE: vsce is no longer installed globally. @vscode/vsce is a workspace
+            # devDependency of apps/vscode (resolved into node_modules/.bin), and the
+            # `test:e2e:build` script invokes `vsce` via `bun run`, which puts the local
+            # .bin on PATH. No global install needed.
 
             - name: Install xvfb on Linux
               if: matrix.runner == 'ubuntu'
@@ -148,11 +165,11 @@ jobs:
             # Run optimized E2E tests (eliminates redundant builds)
             - name: Run E2E tests - Linux
               if: matrix.runner == 'ubuntu'
-              run: xvfb-run -a npm run test:e2e:optimal
+              run: xvfb-run -a bun run test:e2e:optimal
 
             - name: Run E2E tests - Non-Linux
               if: matrix.runner != 'ubuntu'
-              run: npm run test:e2e:optimal
+              run: bun run test:e2e:optimal
 
             - uses: actions/upload-artifact@v4
               if: ${{ failure() }}

.github/workflows/ext-vscode-test.yml

@@ -45,13 +45,16 @@ jobs:
                           - 'apps/vscode/assets/**'
                           - 'apps/vscode/walkthrough/**'
                           - 'apps/vscode/package.json'
-                          - 'apps/vscode/package-lock.json'
+                          - 'apps/vscode/webview-ui/package.json'
+                          # Root bun lockfile is authoritative for the whole workspace (incl. apps/vscode).
+                          - 'bun.lock'
+                          # SDK source packages are local workspace symlinks (@cline/*), so SDK changes affect the build.
+                          - 'sdk/packages/**'
                           - 'apps/vscode/buf.yaml'
                           - 'apps/vscode/tsconfig*.json'
                           - 'apps/vscode/biome.jsonc'
                           - 'apps/vscode/esbuild.mjs'
-                          - 'apps/vscode/.mocharc.json'
-                          - 'apps/vscode/.nycrc*.json'
+                          - 'apps/vscode/bunfig.toml'
                           - 'apps/vscode/.vscode-test.mjs'
                           - 'apps/vscode/test-setup.js'
                           - '.github/workflows/ext-vscode-test.yml'
@@ -60,9 +63,13 @@ jobs:
                           - 'apps/vscode/proto/**'
                           - 'apps/vscode/standalone/**'
                           - 'apps/vscode/testing-platform/**'
+                          - 'apps/vscode/testing-platform/package.json'
                           - 'apps/vscode/tests/specs/**'
                           - 'apps/vscode/package.json'
-                          - 'apps/vscode/package-lock.json'
+                          # Root bun lockfile is authoritative for the whole workspace (incl. apps/vscode).
+                          - 'bun.lock'
+                          # SDK source packages are local workspace symlinks (@cline/*), so SDK changes affect the build.
+                          - 'sdk/packages/**'
                           - 'apps/vscode/buf.yaml'
                           - 'apps/vscode/tsconfig*.json'
                           - 'apps/vscode/esbuild.mjs'
@@ -82,27 +89,38 @@ jobs:
             - name: Checkout code
               uses: actions/checkout@v4
 
-            - name: Setup Node.js environment
-              uses: actions/setup-node@v4
+            - name: Setup Bun
+              uses: oven-sh/setup-bun@v2
               with:
-                  node-version: 22
-                  cache: 'npm'
-                  cache-dependency-path: |
-                      apps/vscode/package-lock.json
-                      apps/vscode/webview-ui/package-lock.json
+                  bun-version: 1.3.14
 
-            - name: Install extension dependencies
+            # Single root install resolves the entire bun workspace (apps/vscode,
+            # webview-ui, testing-platform and the @cline/* SDK symlinks) at once,
+            # so the previous per-package `npm ci` steps collapse into one.
+            - name: Install workspace dependencies
               working-directory: ${{ github.workspace }}
-              run: npm --prefix apps/vscode ci
+              run: bun install --frozen-lockfile
               env:
                   GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
 
-            - name: Install webview-ui dependencies
+            # @cline/* are local workspace symlinks to source packages; their dist/
+            # output must be built before the extension can type-check/compile.
+            - name: Build SDK packages
               working-directory: ${{ github.workspace }}
-              run: npm --prefix apps/vscode/webview-ui ci
+              run: bun run build:sdk
+
+            - name: Assert better-sqlite3 native binary present
+              run: |
+                  NODE_FILE="node_modules/better-sqlite3/build/Release/better_sqlite3.node"
+                  if [ ! -f "$NODE_FILE" ]; then
+                    echo "ERROR: better-sqlite3 native binary missing at apps/vscode/$NODE_FILE"
+                    echo "(bun trustedDependencies postinstall likely did not run)"
+                    exit 1
+                  fi
+                  echo "Found better-sqlite3 native binary: $NODE_FILE"
 
             - name: Run Quality Checks (Parallel)
-              run: npm run ci:check-all
+              run: bun run ci:check-all
 
     vscode-test:
         needs: [detect-changes, quality-checks]
@@ -123,30 +141,43 @@ jobs:
             - name: Checkout code
               uses: actions/checkout@v4
 
-            - name: Setup Node.js environment
-              uses: actions/setup-node@v4
+            - name: Setup Bun
+              uses: oven-sh/setup-bun@v2
               with:
-                  node-version: 22
-                  cache: 'npm'
-                  cache-dependency-path: |
-                      apps/vscode/package-lock.json
-                      apps/vscode/webview-ui/package-lock.json
+                  bun-version: 1.3.14
 
-            - name: Install extension dependencies
+            # Single root install resolves the entire bun workspace at once (replaces
+            # the per-package `npm ci` steps for apps/vscode + webview-ui).
+            - name: Install workspace dependencies
               working-directory: ${{ github.workspace }}
-              run: npm --prefix apps/vscode ci
+              run: bun install --frozen-lockfile
               env:
                   GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
 
-            - name: Install webview-ui dependencies
+            # @cline/* are local workspace symlinks to source packages; build dist/
+            # before compiling/testing the extension.
+            - name: Build SDK packages
               working-directory: ${{ github.workspace }}
-              run: npm --prefix apps/vscode/webview-ui ci
+              run: bun run build:sdk
 
-            - name: Set up NPM on Windows
-              if: runner.os == 'Windows'
-              working-directory: ${{ github.workspace }}
+            - name: Assert better-sqlite3 native binary present
               run: |
-                  npm config set script-shell "C:\\Program Files\\Git\\bin\\bash.exe"
+                  NODE_FILE="node_modules/better-sqlite3/build/Release/better_sqlite3.node"
+                  if [ ! -f "$NODE_FILE" ]; then
+                    echo "ERROR: better-sqlite3 native binary missing at apps/vscode/$NODE_FILE"
+                    echo "(bun trustedDependencies postinstall likely did not run)"
+                    exit 1
+                  fi
+                  echo "Found better-sqlite3 native binary: $NODE_FILE"
+
+            # NOTE: The old `npm config set script-shell bash` step is intentionally
+            # removed. Scripts are now launched with `bun run`, which uses Bun's own
+            # built-in cross-platform shell rather than npm's configured script-shell,
+            # so that npm-specific Windows workaround no longer applies. Bash-dependent
+            # scripts (e.g. scripts/proto-lint.sh, standalone/runclinecore.sh) are
+            # invoked explicitly via `bash ...` from within the package scripts, and
+            # this job's `defaults.run.shell: bash` (Git Bash on Windows) still covers
+            # the workflow `run:` blocks below.
 
             - name: Cache VS Code test runtime
               if: runner.os == 'Windows'
@@ -158,24 +189,51 @@ jobs:
             # Build the extension and tests (without redundant checks)
             - name: Build Tests and Extension
               id: build_step
-              run: npm run ci:build
+              run: bun run ci:build
 
-            - name: Unit Tests with coverage - Linux
+            - name: Vitest Suites (SDK adapter + model catalog)
+              id: vitest_tests
+              if: ${{ !cancelled() && steps.build_step.outcome == 'success' }}
+              # The vitest config sets passWithNoTests: true, so a broken glob/alias
+              # would "pass" with zero tests. Capture output and assert a non-zero
+              # test count to guard against silent skips.
+              run: |
+                  set -o pipefail
+                  bun run test:vitest 2>&1 | tee vitest-output.log
+                  # Strip ANSI color codes before matching — vitest colorizes the
+                  # "Tests  N passed" summary, so the count is not adjacent to the
+                  # "Tests" label in the raw bytes.
+                  if ! sed -r 's/\x1b\[[0-9;]*m//g' vitest-output.log | grep -Eq 'Tests[[:space:]]+[0-9]*[1-9][0-9]* (passed|failed)'; then
+                    echo "ERROR: vitest reported zero tests (possible silent skip)."
+                    exit 1
+                  fi
+
+            - name: Unit Tests (bun) - Linux
               id: unit_tests_linux
               if: ${{ !cancelled() && steps.build_step.outcome == 'success' && runner.os == 'Linux' }}
+              # The node-side unit suite (.mocharc spec set) now runs under `bun test`
+              # via scripts/run-bun-unit-tests.ts (one isolated bun process per file).
+              # The runner exits non-zero on any failure and prints a final
+              # "Files: N  Pass: P  Fail: F" summary; assert a non-zero pass count to
+              # guard against an empty glob silently "passing".
               run: |
-                  npx nyc --nycrc-path .nycrc.unit.json --reporter=lcov npm run test:unit
+                  set -o pipefail
+                  bun run test:unit 2>&1 | tee unit-output.log
+                  if ! grep -Eq 'Pass:[[:space:]]+[0-9]*[1-9][0-9]*' unit-output.log; then
+                    echo "ERROR: bun unit runner reported zero passing tests (possible silent skip)."
+                    exit 1
+                  fi
 
-            - name: Unit Tests - Non-Linux
+            - name: Unit Tests (bun) - Non-Linux
               id: unit_tests_non_linux
               if: ${{ !cancelled() && steps.build_step.outcome == 'success' && runner.os != 'Linux' }}
               run: |
-                  npm run test:unit
+                  bun run test:unit
 
             - name: Extension Integration Tests - Linux
               id: integration_tests_linux
               if: ${{ !cancelled() && steps.build_step.outcome == 'success' && runner.os == 'Linux' }}
-              run: xvfb-run -a npm run test:coverage
+              run: xvfb-run -a bun run test:coverage
 
             - name: Extension Integration Tests - Non-Linux
               id: integration_tests_non_linux
@@ -183,7 +241,7 @@ jobs:
               run: |
                   for attempt in 1 2 3; do
                     echo "Running extension integration tests (attempt ${attempt}/3)"
-                    if npm run test:integration; then
+                    if bun run test:integration; then
                       exit 0
                     fi
 
@@ -201,7 +259,7 @@ jobs:
               if: ${{ !cancelled() && steps.build_step.outcome == 'success' }}
               run: |
                   cd webview-ui
-                  npm run test:coverage
+                  bun run test:coverage
 
             - name: Save Coverage Reports
               uses: actions/upload-artifact@v4
@@ -210,7 +268,6 @@ jobs:
               with:
                   name: pr-coverage-reports
                   path: |
-                      apps/vscode/coverage-unit/lcov.info
                       apps/vscode/webview-ui/coverage/lcov.info
 
     test-platform-integration:
@@ -224,39 +281,45 @@ jobs:
             - name: Checkout code
               uses: actions/checkout@v4
 
-            - name: Setup Node.js environment
-              uses: actions/setup-node@v4
+            - name: Setup Bun
+              uses: oven-sh/setup-bun@v2
               with:
-                  node-version: 22
-                  cache: 'npm'
-                  cache-dependency-path: |
-                      apps/vscode/package-lock.json
-                      apps/vscode/webview-ui/package-lock.json
-                      apps/vscode/testing-platform/package-lock.json
+                  bun-version: 1.3.14
 
-            - name: Install extension dependencies
+            # Single root install resolves the whole bun workspace, including the
+            # testing-platform package, so the separate per-package `npm ci` steps
+            # (extension + webview-ui + testing-platform) collapse into one.
+            - name: Install workspace dependencies
               working-directory: ${{ github.workspace }}
-              run: npm --prefix apps/vscode ci
+              run: bun install --frozen-lockfile
               env:
                   GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
 
-            - name: Install webview-ui dependencies
+            # @cline/* are local workspace symlinks to source packages; build dist/
+            # before compiling the standalone core.
+            - name: Build SDK packages
               working-directory: ${{ github.workspace }}
-              run: npm --prefix apps/vscode/webview-ui ci
+              run: bun run build:sdk
+
+            - name: Assert better-sqlite3 native binary present
+              run: |
+                  NODE_FILE="node_modules/better-sqlite3/build/Release/better_sqlite3.node"
+                  if [ ! -f "$NODE_FILE" ]; then
+                    echo "ERROR: better-sqlite3 native binary missing at apps/vscode/$NODE_FILE"
+                    echo "(bun trustedDependencies postinstall likely did not run)"
+                    exit 1
+                  fi
+                  echo "Found better-sqlite3 native binary: $NODE_FILE"
 
             - name: Download ripgrep binaries
-              run: npm run download-ripgrep
+              run: bun run download-ripgrep
 
             - name: Compile Standalone
-              run: npm run compile-standalone
-
-            - name: Install testing platform dependencies
-              working-directory: ${{ github.workspace }}
-              run: npm --prefix apps/vscode/testing-platform ci
+              run: bun run compile-standalone
 
             - name: Running testing platform integration spec tests
               timeout-minutes: 7
-              run: npm run test:tp-orchestrator -- tests/specs/ --count=1 --coverage
+              run: bun run test:tp-orchestrator -- tests/specs/ --count=1 --coverage
 
             - name: Save Coverage Reports
               uses: actions/upload-artifact@v4

.gitignore

@@ -13,6 +13,9 @@ tmp
 pnpm-lock.yaml
 
 .clineignore
+.cline/enterprise
+.cline/remote-config
+**/.cline/remote-config
 .venv
 .actrc
 CLAUDE.local.md
@@ -81,3 +84,11 @@ apps/vscode/webview-ui/src/**/*.js.map
 *.db-wal
 .cline/**/managed.json
 .cline/**/bundle.json
+apps/vscode/tsconfig.test.generated.json
+.next/dev/static
+**/src-tauri/target/debug/.fingerprint
+apps/examples/desktop-app/src-tauri/target
+apps/examples/desktop-app/webview/.next
+
+# Next.js generated type shim (churns between dev and build)
+apps/examples/desktop-app/webview/next-env.d.ts

.husky/pre-commit

@@ -7,4 +7,5 @@ fi
 
 gitleaks git --pre-commit --redact --staged --verbose || exit 1
 
-lint-staged
+cd apps/vscode && bunx lint-staged
+

.vscode/launch.json

@@ -126,10 +126,7 @@
 				"${workspaceFolder}/apps/vscode/dist-standalone/**/*.js"
 			],
 			"preLaunchTask": "compile-standalone",
-			"runtimeExecutable": "npx",
-			"runtimeArgs": [
-				"tsx"
-			],
+			"runtimeExecutable": "bun",
 			"program": "scripts/test-standalone-core-api-server.ts",
 			"envFile": "${workspaceFolder}/apps/vscode/.env",
 			"env": {
@@ -183,7 +180,7 @@
 			"name": "Open Storybook",
 			"type": "node",
 			"request": "launch",
-			"runtimeExecutable": "npm",
+			"runtimeExecutable": "bun",
 			"runtimeArgs": [
 				"run",
 				"storybook"

.vscode/settings.json

@@ -22,11 +22,24 @@
 	},
 	// Enable Lint and format using Biome
 	"biome.enabled": true,
+	"biome.requireConfiguration": true,
+	"prettier.enable": false,
 	"editor.defaultFormatter": "biomejs.biome",
+	"[javascript]": {
+		"editor.defaultFormatter": "biomejs.biome"
+	},
+	"[javascriptreact]": {
+		"editor.defaultFormatter": "biomejs.biome"
+	},
+	"[typescript]": {
+		"editor.defaultFormatter": "biomejs.biome"
+	},
+	"[typescriptreact]": {
+		"editor.defaultFormatter": "biomejs.biome"
+	},
 	"editor.codeActionsOnSave": {
 		"source.fixAll.biome": "explicit",
 		"source.removeUnused.biome": "always",
-		"source.removeUnusedImports": "always",
 		"source.organizeImports.biome": "always"
 	},
 	// Disable auto-forwarding ports to prevent Simple Browser from opening the Vite dev server

.vscode/tasks.json

@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
 		{
 			"label": "compile-standalone",
 			"type": "shell",
-			"command": "npm run compile-standalone",
+			"command": "bun run compile-standalone",
 			"group": "build",
 			"problemMatcher": [],
 			"presentation": {
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@
 		{
 			"label": "npm: protos",
 			"type": "shell",
-			"command": "npm run protos",
+			"command": "bun run protos",
 			"problemMatcher": [],
 			"isBackground": false,
 			"presentation": {
@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@
 		},
 		{
 			"type": "shell",
-			"command": "npm run build:webview",
+			"command": "bun run build:webview",
 			"group": "build",
 			"problemMatcher": [],
 			"isBackground": true,
@@ -86,7 +86,7 @@
 		},
 		{
 			"type": "shell",
-			"command": "npm run build:webview:test",
+			"command": "bun run build:webview:test",
 			"group": "build",
 			"problemMatcher": [],
 			"isBackground": true,
@@ -108,7 +108,7 @@
 		},
 		{
 			"type": "shell",
-			"command": "npm run dev:webview",
+			"command": "bun run dev:webview",
 			"group": "build",
 			"problemMatcher": [
 				{
@@ -145,7 +145,7 @@
 		},
 		{
 			"type": "shell",
-			"command": "npm run watch:esbuild",
+			"command": "bun run watch:esbuild",
 			"group": "build",
 			"problemMatcher": {
 				"pattern": [
@@ -169,7 +169,8 @@
 			"isBackground": true,
 			"label": "npm: watch:esbuild",
 			"dependsOn": [
-				"npm: protos"
+				"npm: protos",
+				"build-sdk:debug"
 			],
 			"presentation": {
 				"group": "watch",
@@ -184,7 +185,7 @@
 		},
 		{
 			"type": "shell",
-			"command": "npm run watch:esbuild:test",
+			"command": "bun run watch:esbuild:test",
 			"group": "build",
 			"problemMatcher": {
 				"pattern": [
@@ -208,7 +209,8 @@
 			"isBackground": true,
 			"label": "npm: watch:esbuild:test",
 			"dependsOn": [
-				"npm: protos"
+				"npm: protos",
+				"build-sdk:debug"
 			],
 			"presentation": {
 				"group": "watch",
@@ -224,7 +226,7 @@
 		},
 		{
 			"type": "shell",
-			"command": "npm run watch:tsc",
+			"command": "bun run watch:tsc",
 			"group": "build",
 			"problemMatcher": "$tsc-watch",
 			"isBackground": true,
@@ -242,7 +244,7 @@
 		},
 		{
 			"type": "shell",
-			"command": "npm run watch-tests",
+			"command": "bun run watch-tests",
 			"label": "npm: watch-tests",
 			"problemMatcher": "$tsc-watch",
 			"isBackground": true,
@@ -282,7 +284,7 @@
 		},
 		{
 			"type": "shell",
-			"command": "npm run storybook",
+			"command": "bun run storybook",
 			"group": "build",
 			"problemMatcher": [],
 			"isBackground": false,
@@ -311,6 +313,24 @@
 			"options": {
 				"cwd": "${workspaceFolder}"
 			}
+		},
+		{
+			"label": "build-sdk:debug",
+			"type": "shell",
+			"command": "bun run build:sdk",
+			"problemMatcher": [
+				"$tsc"
+			],
+			"presentation": {
+				"group": "watch",
+				"reveal": "always"
+			},
+			"options": {
+				"cwd": "${workspaceFolder}",
+				"env": {
+					"CLINE_SOURCEMAPS": "1"
+				}
+			}
 		}
 	],
 	"inputs": [

CHANGELOG.md

@@ -1,5 +1,58 @@
 # Changelog
 
+## [4.0.0]
+
+### Added
+
+- Add the SDK-backed VS Code extension runtime. Cline now runs tasks through the shared Cline SDK session layer for agent turns, tools, Plan/Act mode coordination, MCP, checkpoints, telemetry, provider changes, compaction, mistake limits, and task history.
+- Add ClinePass to the VS Code extension, including onboarding, provider selection, signup and subscription handoff, live model lists, entitlement and organization error states, out-of-credit prompts, and clearer ClinePass auth/error handling.
+- Add the Customize marketplace for discovering and managing Skills, MCP servers, and Plugins from the extension, including installed/marketplace tabs, search and filtering, install/uninstall flows, enable/disable controls, and support for plugin-bundled skills.
+- Cline Plugins: Plugins let you extend Cline with custom tools, workflows, skills, and MCP-powered capabilities tailored to your team or project. Install them from the new Customize marketplace to add specialized behavior, connect external services, and package reusable automations—so Cline can do more than code: it can adapt to the way you work.
+- Add queued prompts in chat. Messages submitted while Cline is already working are now queued, shown while the current turn streams, and can be cancelled before they run.
+- Add edit-and-regenerate support for previous user messages, with clearer Reset Chat and Reset Code actions.
+- Add generic SDK provider settings and model-catalog support so more providers can share the same model picker, reasoning controls, dynamic model IDs, provider config persistence, and custom model handling.
+- Add additional SDK-backed provider exposure and model/provider updates, including ClinePass models, refreshed Cline catalog data, Fireworks GLM 5.2, Kimi K2.6 Fast, Kimi K2.7 Code, Qwen 3.7 Plus, MiniMax M3 updates, SAP AI Core wiring, LiteLLM model fetching, Codex OAuth credentials, and OpenAI-compatible model settings.
+- Add MCP support for plugins and shared marketplace install/uninstall plumbing used by the VS Code extension.
+
+### Changed
+
+- Migrate the VS Code extension from the legacy task implementation to the shared Cline SDK and move the extension build/package workflow to Bun.
+- Rework Plan/Act mode handling through SDK coordinators, including closer CLI parity and automatic continuation when switching from Plan to Act.
+- Rework provider and model configuration around `providers.json`, the model catalog, and SDK session config so settings are preserved consistently across provider switches and active sessions can restart when the selected provider changes.
+- Simplify provider settings UI by replacing many provider-specific views with shared generic settings components and consistent reasoning selectors.
+- Simplify terminal execution through the SDK run-commands path, including clearer non-interactive command guidance and safer structured command formatting.
+- Migrate legacy MCP files and formats into the shared settings file and protect MCP settings writes with safer locking/atomic updates.
+- Refresh the MCP hub automatically after marketplace installs so newly installed servers are available without a manual restart.
+- Reorganize MCP/Skills/Plugins entry points under Customize, hide workflows from the Customize menu, wrap Customize tabs on narrow screens, and allow the MCP Marketplace tab to be disabled remotely while installed MCP servers remain accessible.
+- Simplify auto-approval settings. Command auto-approval is now disabled by default for safer new and reset configurations, and the auto-approval UI has been streamlined.
+- Update task history handling for the SDK migration, including legacy task history visibility, metadata preservation on resume, and corrected deletion behavior.
+- Route compacting and mistake-limit behavior through the SDK so the Compact button and mistake tracking affect the active SDK session.
+- Remove the legacy Explain Changes feature as part of the SDK migration cleanup.
+- Temporarily disable subagents in the VS Code extension while the SDK-backed experience is stabilized.
+
+### Fixed
+
+- Fix marketplace edge cases, including refreshing MCP servers after marketplace installs, disabling the MCP Marketplace tab from remote config, hiding workflows from Customize, surfacing plugin-bundled skills, and uninstalling shared marketplace entries.
+- Fix chat submission during active turns by queuing user messages instead of dropping or racing them, showing pending/queued states promptly, rendering direct user messages immediately, and removing delayed send behavior.
+- Fix editing previous user messages so Escape cancels editing locally and reset action labels are clearer.
+- Fix terminal reliability, including standalone Windows output capture, hardened PowerShell command handling, running-state display for in-progress commands, raw structured command preservation, single-quote handling, cwd setup timeouts, failing-command stdout capture, heredoc coalescing, and removal of duplicated command echoes in tool results.
+- Fix SDK tool-result and provider-message budgeting by truncating large tool outputs by default, capping assistant text, limiting bash/file-read/search output ingestion, bounding media budgets, batching outdated-read rewrites to preserve provider prefix caches, and normalizing JSON-like tool inputs by schema.
+- Fix login and feature-flag resolution by using the correct user/account identity on startup and simplifying the login UX.
+
+## [3.89.2]
+
+### Fixed
+
+- Complete the fix for the Anthropic provider on VS Code 1.123 and later by upgrading the bundled Anthropic SDK to a release compatible with the Node 24 runtime.
+- Update the Vertex AI provider to a compatible Anthropic Vertex SDK release so it works with the upgraded Anthropic SDK.
+
+## [3.89.1]
+
+### Fixed
+
+- Restore the Anthropic provider on VS Code 1.123 and later, where the updated Node 24 runtime broke the bundled Anthropic SDK.
+- Handle the DeepSeek V4 reasoning format.
+
 ## [3.89.0]
 
 ### Added

CLAUDE.md

@@ -1,2 +0,0 @@
-@.clinerules/general.md
-@.clinerules/network.md

CONTRIBUTING.md

@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ We also welcome contributions to our [documentation](https://github.com/cline/cl
 3. Install [bun](https://bun.com)
 4. Install the necessary dependencies for the extension and webview-gui:
     ```bash
-    cd apps/vscode && npm run install:all && cd ../..
+    cd apps/vscode && bun run install:all && cd ../..
     cd sdk && bun run build && cd ..
     ```
 5. Generate Protocol Buffer files (required before first build):
@@ -61,8 +61,8 @@ We also welcome contributions to our [documentation](https://github.com/cline/cl
 2. Push your branch and create a PR on GitHub. Our CI will:
    - Run tests and checks
 3. Testing
-    - Run `cd apps/vscode && npm run test` to run tests locally. 
-    - Before submitting PR, run `npm run format:fix` to format your code
+    - Run `cd apps/vscode && bun run test` to run tests locally. 
+    - Before submitting PR, run `bun run format:fix` to format your code
 
 ### Extension
 
@@ -74,12 +74,12 @@ We also welcome contributions to our [documentation](https://github.com/cline/cl
 
 2. **Local Development**
     - cd into the vscode extension, `cd apps/vscode`
-    - Run `npm run install:all` to install dependencies
-    - Run `npm run protos` to generate Protocol Buffer files (required before first build)
-    - Run `npm run test` to run tests locally
+    - Run `bun run install:all` to install dependencies
+    - Run `bun run protos` to generate Protocol Buffer files (required before first build)
+    - Run `bun run test` to run tests locally
     - Run → Start Debugging or `>Debug: Select and Start Debugging` and wait for a new VS Code instance to open
-    - **Terminal Workflow**: Use `npm run dev` (generates protos + runs watch mode) or `npm run watch` (if protos already generated)
-    - Before submitting PR, run `npm run format:fix` to format your code
+    - **Terminal Workflow**: Use `bun run dev` (generates protos + runs watch mode) or `bun run watch` (if protos already generated)
+    - Before submitting PR, run `bun run format:fix` to format your code
 
 3. **Linux-specific Setup**
     VS Code extension tests on Linux require the following system libraries:
@@ -135,8 +135,8 @@ Anyone can contribute code to Cline, but we ask that you follow these guidelines
 
 2. **Code Quality**
 
-    - Run `npm run lint` to check code style
-    - Run `npm run format` to automatically format code
+    - Run `bun run lint` to check code style
+    - Run `bun run format` to automatically format code
     - All PRs must pass CI checks which include both linting and formatting
     - Address any warnings or errors from linter before submitting
     - Follow TypeScript best practices and maintain type safety
@@ -144,7 +144,7 @@ Anyone can contribute code to Cline, but we ask that you follow these guidelines
 3. **Testing**
 
     - Add tests for new features
-    - Run `npm test` to ensure all tests pass
+    - Run `bun test` to ensure all tests pass
     - Update existing tests if your changes affect them
     - Include both unit tests and integration tests where appropriate
 
@@ -154,9 +154,9 @@ Anyone can contribute code to Cline, but we ask that you follow these guidelines
     
     - **Running E2E tests:**
       ```bash
-      npm run test:e2e        # Build and run all E2E tests
-      npm run e2e             # Run tests without rebuilding
-      npm run test:e2e -- --debug  # Run with interactive debugger
+      bun run test:e2e        # Build and run all E2E tests
+      bun run e2e             # Run tests without rebuilding
+      bun run test:e2e -- --debug  # Run with interactive debugger
       ```
     
     - **Writing E2E tests:**

README.md

@@ -149,7 +149,7 @@ Toggle between Plan mode and Act mode. In Plan mode, Cline explores your codebas
 
 ## Rules and Skills
 
-Define project-specific rules in `.clinerules` files that guide how Cline works in your codebase: coding standards, architecture conventions, deployment procedures, testing requirements. Rules are picked up automatically by the CLI, VS Code extension, and JetBrains plugin. Use skills to let the model load specific rules when needed. 
+Define project-specific rules in `.clinerules` files that guide how Cline works in your codebase: coding standards, architecture conventions, deployment procedures, testing requirements. Rules are picked up automatically by the CLI, VS Code extension, and JetBrains plugin. Use skills to let the model load specific rules when needed.
 
 ## Works With Every Model
 
@@ -158,10 +158,10 @@ Cline is not locked to a single AI provider. Use whichever model fits your workf
 | Provider | Models |
 |----------|--------|
 | Anthropic | Claude Opus, Sonnet, Haiku |
-| OpenAI | GPT series model |
-| Google | Gemini series model |
+| OpenAI | GPT series models |
+| Google | Gemini series models |
 | OpenRouter | 200+ models from any provider |
-| Vercel AI Gateway | Models through Vercel AI Gateway |
+| Vercel AI Gateway | Route to many providers through one gateway |
 | AWS Bedrock | Claude, Llama, and more |
 | Azure / GCP Vertex | All hosted models |
 | Cerebras / Groq | Fast inference models |

apps/cli/CHANGELOG.md

@@ -1,5 +1,138 @@
 # Cline CLI Changelog
 
+## 3.0.38
+
+- New plan/act accent palette: act mode is now blue (`#79b8ff`) and plan mode amber, replacing the old cyan/yellow — applied across dialogs, the model selector, config, onboarding, markdown, and syntax highlighting, with light-theme variants tuned for contrast
+- Restyled chat input: a minimal frame with full-width horizontal rules and a bold accent prompt glyph instead of the tinted background, plus slimmer user-message bubbles
+- Assistant markdown accents are now tinted by the mode (plan/act) they were produced in
+- Polished the status bar usage display and ClinePass model name
+- Harmonized the success/diff green and dark syntax-highlighting colors with the new brand palette
+- The thinking-level picker now defaults its cursor to Medium instead of Off
+- `read_files` now tolerates malformed input from weaker models: line-range entries (`start_line`/`end_line`) sent as separate array items are coalesced back onto the preceding file path instead of being rejected (from SDK v0.0.58)
+- Models in the live catalog that don't report a context window now default to a 128K input-token limit, so under-specified models get a usable context budget (from SDK v0.0.57)
+
+## 3.0.37
+
+- Weaker models (e.g. DeepSeek) that emit malformed tool calls — wrong argument types or truncated JSON — are now handled gracefully and run instead of erroring out
+- Plan/act mode switches are now visible to the model, so it knows when you change modes mid-session
+- Fixed plan/act mode notices being dropped from prompts sent to the model
+- Fixed a race where switching modes in an empty session could trigger an unexpected restart
+
+## 3.0.36
+
+- Fixed plan mode's `switch_to_act_mode` tool not taking effect until the end of the turn: the model would keep running with plan-mode tools (no file editor) and fall back to editing files through shell commands. Switching to act mode now ends the plan-mode run and automatically continues with the approved plan using the full act-mode toolset. A Tab mode toggle racing a completing turn can no longer auto-start plan execution you didn't approve.
+
+## 3.0.35
+
+- ClinePass is now enabled for all CLI users
+- Recover missing interactive sessions when reading messages
+- Format structured commands in history export
+- Add the subscription promo code when linking to the dashboard subscription page
+- Add Tencent TokenHub as a provider (from SDK v0.0.55)
+- Fix first-prompt truncation on high-output models (e.g. MiniMax M3) that could immediately auto-compact and cut the initial task down to just the input wrapper (from SDK v0.0.55)
+- Use a curated default when migrating legacy provider settings (from SDK v0.0.55)
+- Advertise run commands as shell strings (from SDK v0.0.55)
+- Refresh the bundled model catalog with the latest provider models (from SDK v0.0.55)
+
+## 3.0.34
+
+- Fixed the ClinePass upgrade notice appearing immediately after completing onboarding.
+- Improved the wording of the ClinePass onboarding step.
+- Streamlined the Cline provider picker by merging the subscription and usage/billing options into one and removing the credits link.
+
+## 3.0.33
+
+- Show a ClinePass subscription URL as a fallback during onboarding so you can still subscribe if the subscription screen can't open automatically
+- Hide the ClinePass promo for users who already have a ClinePass subscription
+- Use an adaptive plan accent color for ClinePass prompts so they fit the active theme
+
+## 3.0.32
+
+- Improved the ClinePass onboarding experience
+- Added an intermediate step before going to ClinePass model selection
+- Made the ClinePass subscription screen selectable
+- Promoted ClinePass in the startup notice
+- Used "ClinePass" as one word consistently and refined the provider UI copy
+- More accurate context compaction and clearer error messages (from SDK v0.0.54)
+
+## 3.0.31
+
+- Show when request cost is covered by your Cline subscription
+- Prompt to switch to ClinePass when you run out of credits, and list ClinePass features in the not-subscribed message
+- Added an option to open the subscription page from the ClinePass options
+- Added marketplace uninstall support and surfaced plugin-bundled skills
+- Require quoted prompts for one-shot mode
+- Capped MCP tool names at 64 characters for OpenAI-compatible providers
+- Updated coupon code
+
+## 3.0.30
+
+- Added a token count to the status bar, shown alongside cost
+- Added organization-specific error messages
+- Added SAP AI Core provider support
+- Refreshed the model catalog with the latest provider models
+- Preserved OpenRouter reasoning-disable behavior and improved OpenRouter prompt caching
+- Routed LiteLLM model fetches through the SDK and stopped unrelated models from appearing in the LiteLLM model list
+- Updated ClinePass models live, restored ClinePass models in onboarding, and improved ClinePass error messages
+- Threaded proxy/CA-aware networking into the inference path
+- Persisted Bedrock settings to providers.json
+- Normalized JSON-like tool inputs by schema for more reliable tool calls
+- Fixed an "ERROR: EMPTY CONTENT" message that could appear when an error occurred
+- Fixed a packaging issue (createRequire) that could break the CLI at runtime
+
+## 3.0.29
+
+- Costs are now hidden for Cline free models
+- Fixed Z.ai model metadata resolution for Z.ai models accessed through the Cline provider
+- Reverted the model-name-only display change from v3.0.28; the model picker, selector, and status bar return to their previous display behavior
+
+## 3.0.28
+
+- Added a ClinePass onboarding flow with selectable ClinePass models, plus improved ClinePass error handling
+- Added hub primitive catalogs and refreshed the hub dashboard design with a dedicated customizations breakout
+- Auto-approve toggles now apply immediately when changed
+- Feature flags now resolve using your user ID on startup
+- Fixed Cline model display names so they resolve by model name
+- Truncate large tool results by default (including MCP and custom tool output) to keep requests within context budget
+- Hardened parallel tool-call guidance for faster, more reliable multi-tool execution
+
+## 3.0.27
+
+- Added a `cline skill` command to install and manage skills, matching `cline plugin install` and `cline mcp` (installs default to the Cline agent directory)
+- Added a prefilled MCP install wizard command for quicker MCP server setup
+- Improved error handling and messaging when plugin MCP OAuth authorization fails
+- The CLI now rejects unknown commands and unquoted multi-word input with a clear error instead of silently treating bad arguments as a prompt
+
+## 3.0.26
+
+- Reverted the expandable model picker sections and ClinePass models, restoring the previous model-selection UI
+
+## 3.0.25
+
+- Added ClinePass support, with selectable ClinePass models in the model picker
+- Made model picker sections expandable
+- Added MCP server support to plugins, including authorizing plugin MCP OAuth during install
+- Encouraged parallel tool calls for faster task execution
+- Capped tool output for bash commands and file reads to keep large output within context limits
+- Allowed ranged reads on large files
+- Fixed apply_patch to fail when a hunk is skipped
+- Fixed run_commands to return captured stdout on failure and handle split heredocs
+- Fixed search tools to treat zero results as success
+- Fixed disabled-reasoning handling for StepFun flash
+- Fixed history resume rendering isolation
+- Fixed the Hugging Face URL
+- Fixed Cline OAuth token formatting in provider config
+
+## 3.0.24
+
+- Plugin commands can now submit prompts to the agent
+- Added support for overriding the API base URL
+- Open the verification URL automatically when starting device authentication
+- Enforced a single shared Cline Hub, so a stale hub is respawned after an upgrade
+- Suppressed flickering console windows on Windows
+- Fixed truncation of structured tool operation result strings so oversized tool output stays within limits
+- Stopped echoing the full command text in run_commands tool results
+
 ## 3.0.23
 
 - Fixed Vertex AI GCP settings configuration

apps/cli/README.md

@@ -163,6 +163,30 @@ cline auth --provider anthropic --apikey sk-... --modelid claude-sonnet-4-6
 cline auth --provider openai-native --apikey sk-... --modelid gpt-5 --baseurl https://api.example.com/v1
 ```
 
+### MCP servers
+
+Manage MCP servers with the interactive wizard:
+
+```sh
+cline mcp
+cline config mcp
+```
+
+Open the add-server wizard with the name, transport, and command or URL already filled in with `cline mcp install` (`cline mcp add` also works). Stdio servers use everything after `--` as the command and arguments:
+
+```sh
+cline mcp install fs -- npx -y @modelcontextprotocol/server-filesystem /tmp
+```
+
+Remote HTTP and SSE servers take a name, transport, and URL. The wizard still asks for auth details before saving:
+
+```sh
+cline mcp install ctx7 --transport http https://mcp.context7.com/mcp
+cline mcp install events --transport sse https://example.com/sse
+```
+
+Because this command opens the wizard, it requires a TTY.
+
 ### Connectors
 
 Bridge a chat surface into RPC-backed Cline sessions. Each conversation thread maps to a session with full context. Supported platforms: Telegram, Slack, Google Chat, WhatsApp, and Linear.

apps/cli/bun.mts

@@ -85,6 +85,20 @@ const result = await Bun.build({
 	],
 	define: {
 		"process.env.NODE_ENV": '"production"',
+		...(process.env.TELEMETRY_SERVICE_API_KEY
+			? {
+					"process.env.TELEMETRY_SERVICE_API_KEY": defineProcessEnv(
+						"TELEMETRY_SERVICE_API_KEY",
+					),
+				}
+			: {}),
+		...(process.env.ERROR_SERVICE_API_KEY
+			? {
+					"process.env.ERROR_SERVICE_API_KEY": defineProcessEnv(
+						"ERROR_SERVICE_API_KEY",
+					),
+				}
+			: {}),
 		"process.env.OTEL_TELEMETRY_ENABLED": defineProcessEnv(
 			"OTEL_TELEMETRY_ENABLED",
 		),
@@ -107,7 +121,7 @@ const result = await Bun.build({
 	},
 	env: "OTEL_*",
 	banner:
-		'import { createRequire as __createRequire } from "node:module"; const require = __createRequire(import.meta.url);',
+		'import { createRequire as __clineCreateRequire } from "node:module"; const require = __clineCreateRequire(import.meta.url);',
 });
 
 if (result.logs.length > 0) {

apps/cli/package.json

@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 {
 	"name": "@cline/cli",
 	"displayName": "cline",
-	"version": "3.0.23",
+	"version": "3.0.38",
 	"description": "Autonomous coding agent CLI - capable of creating/editing files, running commands, using the browser, and more",
 	"type": "module",
 	"publishConfig": {
@@ -87,6 +87,7 @@
 		"open": "^10.2.0",
 		"opentui-spinner": "^0.0.6",
 		"pino": "^10.3.1",
+		"posthog-node": "^5.8.0",
 		"react": "19.2.4",
 		"react-devtools-core": "^7.0.1",
 		"react-reconciler": "0.32.0",

apps/cli/src/cli.e2e.test.ts

@@ -746,6 +746,27 @@ Break work into clear steps.`,
 		).toBe(true);
 	});
 
+	it("routes mcp install and requires a TTY for the prefilled wizard", () => {
+		const result = runCli(
+			[
+				"mcp",
+				"install",
+				"fs",
+				"--",
+				"npx",
+				"-y",
+				"@modelcontextprotocol/server-filesystem",
+				"/tmp",
+			],
+			{ env: createIsolatedEnv() },
+		);
+
+		expect(result.status).toBe(1);
+		expect(asText(result.stderr)).toContain(
+			"cline mcp install opens the MCP wizard and requires a TTY.",
+		);
+	});
+
 	it("lists available tools", () => {
 		const homeDir = mkdtempSync(path.join(os.tmpdir(), "cli-e2e-home-"));
 		const dataDir = mkdtempSync(path.join(os.tmpdir(), "cli-e2e-data-"));

apps/cli/src/cli.interactive.e2e.test.ts

@@ -18,6 +18,8 @@ interface KeyStep {
 const INITIAL_RENDER_DELAY_SECONDS = 2.5;
 const POST_ACTION_SETTLE_SECONDS = 1.0;
 const INTERACTIVE_TEST_TIMEOUT_MS = 40_000;
+const HISTORY_PICKER_READY_DELAY_SECONDS = 8.0;
+const HISTORY_RESUME_READY_DELAY_SECONDS = 15.0;
 
 function normalizeTerminalOutput(output: string): string {
 	// biome-ignore lint/suspicious/noControlCharactersInRegex: this regex intentionally strips ANSI escape sequences
@@ -51,16 +53,40 @@ function buildScriptCommand(scriptedInput: string, launchArgs: string): string {
 	return `(${scriptedInput}) | script ${quietFlag} /dev/null ${toShellSingleQuotedLiteral(bunExec)} ${launchArgs}`;
 }
 
-function runInteractiveCli(
-	steps: KeyStep[],
-	options?: { launchConfigView?: boolean },
-): CliResult {
+function createCliEnv(): NodeJS.ProcessEnv {
 	const homeDir = mkdtempSync(path.join(os.tmpdir(), "cli-int-home-"));
 	const dataDir = mkdtempSync(path.join(os.tmpdir(), "cli-int-data-"));
 	const sessionDir = mkdtempSync(path.join(os.tmpdir(), "cli-int-sessions-"));
 	const teamDir = mkdtempSync(path.join(os.tmpdir(), "cli-int-teams-"));
 	tempDirs.push(homeDir, dataDir, sessionDir, teamDir);
 
+	return {
+		...process.env,
+		HOME: homeDir,
+		CLINE_DATA_DIR: dataDir,
+		CLINE_DB_DATA_DIR: path.join(dataDir, "db"),
+		CLINE_SESSION_DATA_DIR: sessionDir,
+		CLINE_TEAM_DATA_DIR: teamDir,
+		CLINE_SESSION_BACKEND_MODE: "local",
+		CLINE_PROVIDER_SETTINGS_PATH: path.join(
+			dataDir,
+			"settings",
+			"providers.json",
+		),
+		CLINE_HOOKS_LOG_PATH: path.join(dataDir, "logs", "hooks.jsonl"),
+	};
+}
+
+function runInteractiveCli(
+	steps: KeyStep[],
+	options?: {
+		launchConfigView?: boolean;
+		launchArgs?: string[];
+		env?: NodeJS.ProcessEnv;
+	},
+): CliResult {
+	const env = options?.env ?? createCliEnv();
+
 	const scriptedInput = [
 		...steps,
 		// Exit each interactive run explicitly so tests do not idle until timeout.
@@ -80,9 +106,13 @@ function runInteractiveCli(
 		"-k",
 		"test-key",
 	];
-	const launchArgs = [
-		...(options?.launchConfigView ? [...baseArgs, "config"] : baseArgs),
-	]
+	const launchArgs = (
+		options?.launchArgs
+			? [cliEntry, ...options.launchArgs]
+			: options?.launchConfigView
+				? [...baseArgs, "config"]
+				: baseArgs
+	)
 		.map((arg) => toShellSingleQuotedLiteral(arg))
 		.join(" ");
 	const command = buildScriptCommand(scriptedInput, launchArgs);
@@ -90,21 +120,7 @@ function runInteractiveCli(
 	return spawnSync("bash", ["-lc", command], {
 		cwd: cliRoot,
 		encoding: "utf8",
-		env: {
-			...process.env,
-			HOME: homeDir,
-			CLINE_DATA_DIR: dataDir,
-			CLINE_DB_DATA_DIR: path.join(dataDir, "db"),
-			CLINE_SESSION_DATA_DIR: sessionDir,
-			CLINE_TEAM_DATA_DIR: teamDir,
-			CLINE_SESSION_BACKEND_MODE: "local",
-			CLINE_PROVIDER_SETTINGS_PATH: path.join(
-				dataDir,
-				"settings",
-				"providers.json",
-			),
-			CLINE_HOOKS_LOG_PATH: path.join(dataDir, "logs", "hooks.jsonl"),
-		},
+		env,
 		timeout: INTERACTIVE_TEST_TIMEOUT_MS,
 		maxBuffer: 10 * 1024 * 1024,
 	});
@@ -188,6 +204,62 @@ describe("cli interactive e2e", () => {
 		expect(output).toContain("/ for commands · @ for files");
 	});
 
+	it("resumes a history-picked session and survives Ctrl+C without a native crash", {
+		timeout: 120_000,
+	}, () => {
+		const env = createCliEnv();
+		// Seed one session; the invalid key makes the run fail fast while
+		// still persisting a resumable session record.
+		const seed = spawnSync(
+			bunExec,
+			[
+				cliEntry,
+				"--provider",
+				"anthropic",
+				"-m",
+				"claude-sonnet-4-6",
+				"-k",
+				"test-key",
+				"hello",
+			],
+			{ cwd: cliRoot, encoding: "utf8", env, timeout: 60_000 },
+		);
+		expect(seed.error).toBeUndefined();
+		const history = spawnSync(bunExec, [cliEntry, "history", "--json"], {
+			cwd: cliRoot,
+			encoding: "utf8",
+			env,
+			timeout: 60_000,
+		});
+		expect(history.error).toBeUndefined();
+		expect(history.status).toBe(0);
+		const historyRows = JSON.parse(history.stdout) as unknown[];
+		expect(historyRows.length).toBeGreaterThan(0);
+
+		// history picker -> Enter resumes the seeded session in the
+		// interactive TUI -> double Ctrl+C exits it. Regression guard for
+		// the Bun "panic(main thread): Segmentation fault" that occurred
+		// when the resumed TUI shared the picker's process (a second
+		// OpenTUI renderer in one process crashes natively on teardown).
+		const result = runInteractiveCli(
+			[
+				// Select the seeded session in the picker.
+				{ delaySeconds: HISTORY_PICKER_READY_DELAY_SECONDS, input: "\r" },
+				// Give the resumed TUI time to start, then double-press
+				// Ctrl+C; the harness appends the final press 0.2s later.
+				{ delaySeconds: HISTORY_RESUME_READY_DELAY_SECONDS, input: "\u0003" },
+			],
+			{ launchArgs: ["history"], env },
+		);
+		const output = outputOf(result);
+		// The exit summary only prints after the resumed interactive TUI ran
+		// and shut down cleanly; the history picker alone never prints it.
+		expect(output).toContain("Session Summary");
+		expect(output).not.toContain("panic(");
+		expect(output).not.toContain("Segmentation fault");
+		expect(result.status).toBe(0);
+	});
+
 	it("launches config view directly with `cline config`", () => {
 		const result = runInteractiveCli(
 			[{ delaySeconds: INITIAL_RENDER_DELAY_SECONDS, input: "" }],

apps/cli/src/commands/auth.ts

@@ -4,7 +4,6 @@ import {
 	createOAuthClientCallbacks,
 	ensureCustomProvidersLoaded,
 	getProviderAuthHandler,
-	listLocalProviders,
 	loginAndSaveProviderOAuthCredentials,
 	type ProviderSettings,
 	type ProviderSettingsManager,
@@ -22,6 +21,8 @@ import {
 	type OAuthCredentials,
 	toProviderApiKey,
 } from "../utils/provider-auth";
+import { listLocalProviders } from "../utils/provider-catalog";
+import { identifyTelemetryAccount } from "../utils/telemetry";
 
 export {
 	getPersistedProviderApiKey,
@@ -434,11 +435,15 @@ export async function runAuthProviderCommand(
 		return 1;
 	}
 	try {
-		await loginAndSaveProviderOAuthCredentials(
+		const settings = await loginAndSaveProviderOAuthCredentials(
 			providerSettingsManager,
 			providerId,
 			{ callbacks: createOAuthCallbacks(io) },
 		);
+		identifyTelemetryAccount({
+			id: settings.auth?.accountId,
+			provider: providerId,
+		});
 		io.writeln(
 			`${c.green}You are now logged in to ${c.cyan}${providerId}${c.reset}`,
 		);

apps/cli/src/commands/dashboard.test.ts

@@ -6,6 +6,15 @@ import { runDashboardCommand, waitForProcessShutdown } from "./dashboard";
 
 const ENV_KEYS = [
 	"WORKSPACE_ROOT",
+	"CLINE_DIR",
+	"CLINE_SANDBOX",
+	"CLINE_SANDBOX_DATA_DIR",
+	"CLINE_DATA_DIR",
+	"CLINE_DB_DATA_DIR",
+	"CLINE_SESSION_DATA_DIR",
+	"CLINE_TEAM_DATA_DIR",
+	"CLINE_PROVIDER_SETTINGS_PATH",
+	"CLINE_HOOKS_LOG_PATH",
 	"HOST",
 	"CLINE_HUB_DASHBOARD_PORT",
 	"PUBLIC_URL",
@@ -38,6 +47,9 @@ describe("runDashboardCommand", () => {
 		let observedEnv:
 			| {
 					workspaceRoot: string | undefined;
+					clineDir: string | undefined;
+					clineDataDir: string | undefined;
+					providerSettingsPath: string | undefined;
 					host: string | undefined;
 					port: string | undefined;
 					publicUrl: string | undefined;
@@ -50,7 +62,9 @@ describe("runDashboardCommand", () => {
 		process.env.CLINE_HUB_WEBVIEW_DIST_DIR = webviewDistDir;
 
 		const exitCode = await runDashboardCommand({
+			configDir: "/tmp/cline-config",
 			cwd: "sdk",
+			dataDir: ".cline-dashboard-data",
 			host: "127.0.0.1",
 			port: "9090",
 			publicUrl: "http://127.0.0.1:9090",
@@ -62,6 +76,9 @@ describe("runDashboardCommand", () => {
 			startServer: async () => {
 				observedEnv = {
 					workspaceRoot: process.env.WORKSPACE_ROOT,
+					clineDir: process.env.CLINE_DIR,
+					clineDataDir: process.env.CLINE_DATA_DIR,
+					providerSettingsPath: process.env.CLINE_PROVIDER_SETTINGS_PATH,
 					host: process.env.HOST,
 					port: process.env.CLINE_HUB_DASHBOARD_PORT,
 					publicUrl: process.env.PUBLIC_URL,
@@ -87,6 +104,13 @@ describe("runDashboardCommand", () => {
 		expect(exitCode).toBe(0);
 		expect(observedEnv).toEqual({
 			workspaceRoot: resolve("sdk"),
+			clineDir: "/tmp/cline-config",
+			clineDataDir: resolve("sdk", ".cline-dashboard-data"),
+			providerSettingsPath: join(
+				resolve("sdk", ".cline-dashboard-data"),
+				"settings",
+				"providers.json",
+			),
 			host: "127.0.0.1",
 			port: "9090",
 			publicUrl: "http://127.0.0.1:9090",

apps/cli/src/commands/dashboard.ts

@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ import { arch, platform } from "node:os";
 import { dirname, join, resolve } from "node:path";
 import { fileURLToPath } from "node:url";
 import open from "open";
+import { configureSandboxEnvironment } from "../utils/helpers";
 import { c } from "../utils/output";
 
 export interface DashboardServerHandle {
@@ -19,7 +20,9 @@ interface DashboardCommandIo {
 }
 
 export interface RunDashboardCommandOptions {
+	configDir?: string;
 	cwd?: string;
+	dataDir?: string;
 	host?: string;
 	port?: string;
 	publicUrl?: string;
@@ -36,10 +39,9 @@ const WEBVIEW_DIST_ENV = "CLINE_HUB_WEBVIEW_DIST_DIR";
 
 function setEnvValue(name: string, value: string | undefined): () => void {
 	const previous = process.env[name];
-	if (value === undefined) {
-		return () => {};
+	if (value !== undefined) {
+		process.env[name] = value;
 	}
-	process.env[name] = value;
 	return () => {
 		if (previous === undefined) {
 			delete process.env[name];
@@ -49,21 +51,39 @@ function setEnvValue(name: string, value: string | undefined): () => void {
 	};
 }
 
+const SANDBOX_ENV_KEYS = [
+	"CLINE_SANDBOX",
+	"CLINE_SANDBOX_DATA_DIR",
+	"CLINE_DATA_DIR",
+	"CLINE_DB_DATA_DIR",
+	"CLINE_SESSION_DATA_DIR",
+	"CLINE_TEAM_DATA_DIR",
+	"CLINE_PROVIDER_SETTINGS_PATH",
+	"CLINE_HOOKS_LOG_PATH",
+] as const;
+
 async function withDashboardEnvironment<T>(
 	options: RunDashboardCommandOptions,
 	fn: () => Promise<T>,
 ): Promise<T> {
+	const cwd = options.cwd ? resolve(options.cwd) : process.cwd();
 	const restore = [
-		setEnvValue(
-			"WORKSPACE_ROOT",
-			options.cwd ? resolve(options.cwd) : undefined,
-		),
+		setEnvValue("WORKSPACE_ROOT", options.cwd ? cwd : undefined),
+		setEnvValue("CLINE_DIR", options.configDir?.trim() || undefined),
 		setEnvValue("HOST", options.host),
 		setEnvValue(DASHBOARD_PORT_ENV, options.port),
 		setEnvValue("PUBLIC_URL", options.publicUrl),
 		setEnvValue("ROOM_SECRET", options.roomSecret),
 		setEnvValue(WEBVIEW_DIST_ENV, resolveDefaultWebviewDistDir()),
+		...SANDBOX_ENV_KEYS.map((key) => setEnvValue(key, undefined)),
 	];
+	if (options.dataDir || process.env.CLINE_SANDBOX?.trim() === "1") {
+		configureSandboxEnvironment({
+			enabled: true,
+			cwd,
+			explicitDir: options.dataDir,
+		});
+	}
 	try {
 		return await fn();
 	} finally {

apps/cli/src/commands/doctor.test.ts

@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ import { getCliBuildInfo } from "../utils/common";
 const {
 	mockSpawnSync,
 	mockResolveClineDataDir,
+	mockResolveProductionHubOwnerContext,
 	mockResolveSharedHubOwnerContext,
 	mockReadHubDiscovery,
 	mockProbeHubServer,
@@ -24,6 +25,15 @@ const {
 } = vi.hoisted(() => ({
 	mockSpawnSync: vi.fn(),
 	mockResolveClineDataDir: vi.fn(() => "/tmp/cline-data"),
+	mockResolveProductionHubOwnerContext: vi.fn(() => ({
+		ownerId: "hub-production",
+		discoveryPath: path.join(
+			"/tmp/cline-data",
+			"locks",
+			"hub",
+			"production.json",
+		),
+	})),
 	mockResolveSharedHubOwnerContext: vi.fn(() => ({
 		ownerId: "hub-owner",
 		discoveryPath: path.join(
@@ -52,6 +62,7 @@ vi.mock("node:child_process", () => ({
 
 vi.mock("@cline/core", () => ({
 	resolveClineDataDir: mockResolveClineDataDir,
+	resolveProductionHubOwnerContext: mockResolveProductionHubOwnerContext,
 	resolveSharedHubOwnerContext: mockResolveSharedHubOwnerContext,
 	clearHubDiscovery: mockClearHubDiscovery,
 	probeHubServer: mockProbeHubServer,
@@ -76,6 +87,15 @@ describe("runDoctorCommand", () => {
 	afterEach(() => {
 		vi.clearAllMocks();
 		mockResolveClineDataDir.mockReturnValue("/tmp/cline-data");
+		mockResolveProductionHubOwnerContext.mockReturnValue({
+			ownerId: "hub-production",
+			discoveryPath: path.join(
+				"/tmp/cline-data",
+				"locks",
+				"hub",
+				"production.json",
+			),
+		});
 		mockStopLocalHubServerGracefully.mockResolvedValue(false);
 		mockStopAllConnectors.mockResolvedValue({
 			stoppedProcesses: 0,
@@ -110,7 +130,8 @@ describe("runDoctorCommand", () => {
 				command === "pgrep" &&
 				Array.isArray(args) &&
 				args[0] === "-fal" &&
-				args[1] === "/apps/cli/src/index.ts"
+				args[1] === "--" &&
+				args[2] === "/apps/cli/src/index.ts"
 			) {
 				return {
 					status: 0,
@@ -261,7 +282,8 @@ describe("runDoctorCommand", () => {
 				command === "pgrep" &&
 				Array.isArray(args) &&
 				args[0] === "-fal" &&
-				args[1] === "/src-tauri/bin/code-sidecar"
+				args[1] === "--" &&
+				args[2] === "/src-tauri/bin/code-sidecar"
 			) {
 				return {
 					status: 0,

apps/cli/src/commands/doctor.ts

@@ -7,10 +7,11 @@ import {
 	probeHubServer,
 	readHubDiscovery,
 	resolveClineDataDir,
+	resolveProductionHubOwnerContext,
 	resolveSharedHubOwnerContext,
 	stopLocalHubServerGracefully,
 } from "@cline/core";
-import { formatUptime } from "@cline/shared";
+import { formatUptime, resolveClineBuildEnv } from "@cline/shared";
 import { Command } from "commander";
 import open from "open";
 import { isProcessRunning } from "../connectors/common";
@@ -54,6 +55,7 @@ type DoctorStatus = {
 	hubStartedAt?: string;
 	hubUptime?: string;
 	listeningPids: number[];
+	staleHubPids: number[];
 	hubStartupLocks: StartupArtifact[];
 	staleCliPids: number[];
 	staleSidecarPids: number[];
@@ -77,7 +79,11 @@ function listMatchingProcesses(pattern: string): ProcessRecord[] {
 	if (process.platform === "win32") {
 		return [];
 	}
-	const result = spawnSync("pgrep", ["-fal", pattern], { encoding: "utf8" });
+	// "--" stops pgrep's option parsing so patterns that start with dashes
+	// (e.g. the "--cline-hub-daemon" marker) are treated as patterns.
+	const result = spawnSync("pgrep", ["-fal", "--", pattern], {
+		encoding: "utf8",
+	});
 	if (result.status !== 0 && result.status !== 1) {
 		return [];
 	}
@@ -148,6 +154,25 @@ function listStaleCliPids(): number[] {
 		.map((record) => record.pid);
 }
 
+function listStaleHubPids(currentHubPids: number[]): number[] {
+	const current = new Set(currentHubPids.filter((pid) => pid > 0));
+	const patterns = [
+		"/sdk/packages/core/src/hub/daemon/entry.ts",
+		"/sdk/packages/core/dist/hub/daemon/entry.js",
+		"--cline-hub-daemon",
+	];
+	const records = new Map<number, ProcessRecord>();
+	for (const pattern of patterns) {
+		for (const record of listMatchingProcesses(pattern)) {
+			if (current.has(record.pid) || /\bpgrep\s+-fal\b/.test(record.command)) {
+				continue;
+			}
+			records.set(record.pid, record);
+		}
+	}
+	return [...records.values()].map((record) => record.pid);
+}
+
 function listStaleSidecarPids(): number[] {
 	const patterns = [
 		"/apps/examples/desktop-app/sidecar/index.ts",
@@ -235,7 +260,7 @@ function readStartupArtifact(path: string): StartupArtifact | undefined {
 }
 
 function listHubStartupLocks(_cwd: string): StartupArtifact[] {
-	const owner = resolveSharedHubOwnerContext();
+	const owner = resolveCliHubOwnerContext();
 	const ownerPath = join(`${owner.discoveryPath}.lock`, "owner.json");
 	if (!existsSync(ownerPath)) {
 		return [];
@@ -259,7 +284,7 @@ async function clearHubStartupArtifacts(
 	_cwd: string,
 	options?: { clearDiscovery?: boolean },
 ): Promise<{ startupLocks: number; discovery: number }> {
-	const owner = resolveSharedHubOwnerContext();
+	const owner = resolveCliHubOwnerContext();
 	const startupLocks = listHubStartupLocks(_cwd);
 	let clearedStartupLocks = 0;
 	for (const artifact of startupLocks) {
@@ -291,14 +316,25 @@ function formatHubUptimeFromStartedAt(
 	return formatUptime(Date.now() - timestamp);
 }
 
+function resolveCliHubOwnerContext() {
+	return resolveClineBuildEnv() === "production"
+		? resolveProductionHubOwnerContext()
+		: resolveSharedHubOwnerContext();
+}
+
 async function collectDoctorStatus(cwd: string): Promise<DoctorStatus> {
-	const owner = resolveSharedHubOwnerContext();
+	const owner = resolveCliHubOwnerContext();
 	const discovery = await readHubDiscovery(owner.discoveryPath);
 	const health = discovery?.url
-		? await probeHubServer(discovery.url)
+		? await probeHubServer(discovery.url, { authToken: discovery.authToken })
 		: undefined;
 	const current = health ?? discovery;
 	const hubUptime = formatHubUptimeFromStartedAt(health?.startedAt);
+	const listeningPids = listListeningPids(current?.port);
+	const currentHubPids = [
+		...(current?.pid ? [current.pid] : []),
+		...listeningPids,
+	];
 	return {
 		cwd,
 		hubUrl: current?.url,
@@ -306,7 +342,8 @@ async function collectDoctorStatus(cwd: string): Promise<DoctorStatus> {
 		hubPid: current?.pid,
 		hubStartedAt: health?.startedAt,
 		hubUptime,
-		listeningPids: listListeningPids(current?.port),
+		listeningPids,
+		staleHubPids: listStaleHubPids(currentHubPids),
 		hubStartupLocks: listHubStartupLocks(cwd),
 		staleCliPids: listStaleCliPids(),
 		staleSidecarPids: listStaleSidecarPids(),
@@ -388,6 +425,7 @@ export async function runDoctorCommand(
 		);
 		writeln(`hub uptime ${c.dim}${before.hubUptime ?? "n/a"}${c.reset}`);
 		writeln(formatPidList("hub listeners", before.listeningPids));
+		writeln(formatPidList("stale hub daemons", before.staleHubPids));
 		writeln(
 			formatPidList(
 				"hub startup locks",
@@ -412,6 +450,7 @@ export async function runDoctorCommand(
 		}
 		if (
 			before.listeningPids.length > 0 ||
+			before.staleHubPids.length > 0 ||
 			before.staleCliPids.length > 0 ||
 			before.staleSidecarPids.length > 0
 		) {
@@ -423,7 +462,9 @@ export async function runDoctorCommand(
 	}
 
 	const gracefullyStoppedHub = before.hubHealthy
-		? await stopLocalHubServerGracefully().catch(() => false)
+		? await stopLocalHubServerGracefully(resolveCliHubOwnerContext()).catch(
+				() => false,
+			)
 		: false;
 	const refreshedAfterGracefulStop = gracefullyStoppedHub
 		? await collectDoctorStatus(opts.cwd)
@@ -431,13 +472,20 @@ export async function runDoctorCommand(
 	const killedHub = gracefullyStoppedHub
 		? 0
 		: killPids(refreshedAfterGracefulStop.listeningPids);
-	const staleCliTargets = before.staleCliPids.filter(
+	const staleHubTargets = before.staleHubPids.filter(
 		(pid) => !refreshedAfterGracefulStop.listeningPids.includes(pid),
 	);
+	const killedStaleHubs = killPids(staleHubTargets);
+	const staleCliTargets = before.staleCliPids.filter(
+		(pid) =>
+			!refreshedAfterGracefulStop.listeningPids.includes(pid) &&
+			!staleHubTargets.includes(pid),
+	);
 	const killedCli = killPids(staleCliTargets);
 	const staleSidecarTargets = before.staleSidecarPids.filter(
 		(pid) =>
 			!refreshedAfterGracefulStop.listeningPids.includes(pid) &&
+			!staleHubTargets.includes(pid) &&
 			!staleCliTargets.includes(pid),
 	);
 	const killedSidecars = killPids(staleSidecarTargets);
@@ -459,6 +507,7 @@ export async function runDoctorCommand(
 				after,
 				killed: {
 					hubListeners: killedHub,
+					staleHubDaemons: killedStaleHubs,
 					cliProcesses: killedCli,
 					sidecarProcesses: killedSidecars,
 					connectorProcesses: stoppedConnectors.stoppedProcesses,
@@ -471,6 +520,7 @@ export async function runDoctorCommand(
 		return 0;
 	}
 	writeln(`killed hub listeners ${c.dim}${killedHub}${c.reset}`);
+	writeln(`killed stale hub daemons ${c.dim}${killedStaleHubs}${c.reset}`);
 	writeln(`killed cli processes ${c.dim}${killedCli}${c.reset}`);
 	writeln(`killed sidecar processes ${c.dim}${killedSidecars}${c.reset}`);
 	writeln(
@@ -487,6 +537,7 @@ export async function runDoctorCommand(
 	);
 	writeln(`hub healthy after fix: ${after.hubHealthy ? "yes" : "no"}`);
 	writeln(formatPidList("remaining hub listeners", after.listeningPids));
+	writeln(formatPidList("remaining stale hub daemons", after.staleHubPids));
 	writeln(
 		formatPidList(
 			"remaining hub startup locks",

apps/cli/src/commands/history.test.ts

@@ -313,6 +313,45 @@ describe("runHistoryExport", () => {
 		await expect(readFile(outputPath, "utf8")).resolves.toContain("world");
 	});
 
+	it("exports run_commands history with structured command objects", async () => {
+		tempDir = await mkdtemp(join(tmpdir(), "cline-history-export-"));
+		const outputPath = join(tempDir, "export.html");
+		const artifact = {
+			version: 1,
+			updated_at: "2026-04-22T17:42:10.123Z",
+			sessionId: "sess_1",
+			messages: [
+				{
+					id: "m1",
+					role: "assistant",
+					content: [
+						{
+							type: "tool_use",
+							id: "tool_1",
+							name: "run_commands",
+							input: {
+								commands: [{ command: "cmd", args: ["/c", "dir"] }],
+							},
+						},
+					],
+				},
+			],
+		} satisfies NonNullable<
+			Awaited<ReturnType<typeof readSessionMessagesArtifact>>
+		>;
+		mockedReadSessionMessagesArtifact.mockResolvedValue(artifact);
+		const io = {
+			writeln: vi.fn(),
+			writeErr: vi.fn(),
+		};
+
+		const code = await runHistoryExport("sess_1", outputPath, "text", io);
+
+		expect(code).toBe(0);
+		expect(io.writeErr).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
+		await expect(readFile(outputPath, "utf8")).resolves.toContain("cmd /c dir");
+	});
+
 	it("fails when the session artifact is missing", async () => {
 		mockedReadSessionMessagesArtifact.mockResolvedValue(undefined);
 		const io = {

apps/cli/src/commands/hub.test.ts

@@ -1,10 +1,11 @@
-import { describe, expect, it, vi } from "vitest";
+import { afterEach, describe, expect, it, vi } from "vitest";
 
 const {
 	mockClearHubDiscovery,
 	mockEnsureDetachedHubServer,
 	mockProbeHubServer,
 	mockReadHubDiscovery,
+	mockResolveProductionHubOwnerContext,
 	mockResolveSharedHubOwnerContext,
 	mockStopLocalHubServerGracefully,
 } = vi.hoisted(() => ({
@@ -12,6 +13,10 @@ const {
 	mockEnsureDetachedHubServer: vi.fn(),
 	mockProbeHubServer: vi.fn(),
 	mockReadHubDiscovery: vi.fn(),
+	mockResolveProductionHubOwnerContext: vi.fn(() => ({
+		ownerId: "hub-production",
+		discoveryPath: "/tmp/cline-data/locks/hub/production.json",
+	})),
 	mockResolveSharedHubOwnerContext: vi.fn(() => ({
 		ownerId: "hub-owner",
 		discoveryPath: "/tmp/cline-data/locks/hub/owners/hub-owner.json",
@@ -24,13 +29,25 @@ vi.mock("@cline/core", () => ({
 	ensureDetachedHubServer: mockEnsureDetachedHubServer,
 	probeHubServer: mockProbeHubServer,
 	readHubDiscovery: mockReadHubDiscovery,
+	resolveProductionHubOwnerContext: mockResolveProductionHubOwnerContext,
 	resolveSharedHubOwnerContext: mockResolveSharedHubOwnerContext,
 	stopLocalHubServerGracefully: mockStopLocalHubServerGracefully,
 }));
 
 import { createHubCommand } from "./hub";
 
+const originalBuildEnv = process.env.CLINE_BUILD_ENV;
+
 describe("createHubCommand", () => {
+	afterEach(() => {
+		vi.clearAllMocks();
+		if (originalBuildEnv === undefined) {
+			delete process.env.CLINE_BUILD_ENV;
+		} else {
+			process.env.CLINE_BUILD_ENV = originalBuildEnv;
+		}
+	});
+
 	it("includes uptime in hub status output", async () => {
 		vi.spyOn(Date, "now").mockReturnValue(
 			new Date("2026-01-01T00:01:05.000Z").getTime(),
@@ -73,4 +90,37 @@ describe("createHubCommand", () => {
 			uptime: "1m 5s",
 		});
 	});
+
+	it("passes the selected owner to graceful stop", async () => {
+		process.env.CLINE_BUILD_ENV = "development";
+		mockReadHubDiscovery.mockResolvedValue({
+			url: "ws://127.0.0.1:25466/hub",
+			port: 25466,
+			pid: 50174,
+		});
+		mockStopLocalHubServerGracefully.mockResolvedValue(true);
+
+		const output: string[] = [];
+		let exitCode = 0;
+		const cmd = createHubCommand(
+			{
+				writeln: (text) => {
+					output.push(text ?? "");
+				},
+				writeErr: () => {},
+			},
+			(code) => {
+				exitCode = code;
+			},
+		);
+
+		await cmd.parseAsync(["stop"], { from: "user" });
+
+		expect(exitCode).toBe(0);
+		expect(mockStopLocalHubServerGracefully).toHaveBeenCalledWith({
+			ownerId: "hub-owner",
+			discoveryPath: "/tmp/cline-data/locks/hub/owners/hub-owner.json",
+		});
+		expect(JSON.parse(output[0] || "")).toEqual({ stopped: true });
+	});
 });

apps/cli/src/commands/hub.ts

@@ -3,10 +3,11 @@ import {
 	ensureDetachedHubServer,
 	probeHubServer,
 	readHubDiscovery,
+	resolveProductionHubOwnerContext,
 	resolveSharedHubOwnerContext,
 	stopLocalHubServerGracefully,
 } from "@cline/core";
-import { formatUptime } from "@cline/shared";
+import { formatUptime, resolveClineBuildEnv } from "@cline/shared";
 import { Command } from "commander";
 
 interface HubCommandIo {
@@ -15,9 +16,9 @@ interface HubCommandIo {
 }
 
 async function stopHubServer(_workspaceRoot: string): Promise<boolean> {
-	const owner = resolveSharedHubOwnerContext();
+	const owner = resolveCliHubOwnerContext();
 	const discovery = await readHubDiscovery(owner.discoveryPath);
-	if (await stopLocalHubServerGracefully()) {
+	if (await stopLocalHubServerGracefully(owner)) {
 		await clearHubDiscovery(owner.discoveryPath);
 		return true;
 	}
@@ -46,6 +47,12 @@ function formatHubUptimeFromStartedAt(
 	return formatUptime(Date.now() - timestamp);
 }
 
+function resolveCliHubOwnerContext() {
+	return resolveClineBuildEnv() === "production"
+		? resolveProductionHubOwnerContext()
+		: resolveSharedHubOwnerContext();
+}
+
 export function createHubCommand(
 	io: HubCommandIo,
 	setExitCode: (code: number) => void,
@@ -112,10 +119,12 @@ export function createHubCommand(
 
 	hub.command("status").action(
 		action(async () => {
-			const owner = resolveSharedHubOwnerContext();
+			const owner = resolveCliHubOwnerContext();
 			const discovery = await readHubDiscovery(owner.discoveryPath);
 			const health = discovery?.url
-				? await probeHubServer(discovery.url)
+				? await probeHubServer(discovery.url, {
+						authToken: discovery.authToken,
+					})
 				: undefined;
 			const uptime = formatHubUptimeFromStartedAt(health?.startedAt);
 			io.writeln(

apps/cli/src/commands/kanban.ts

@@ -168,6 +168,8 @@ export function buildKanbanSpawnOptions(
 		detached: shouldDetachKanbanProcess(platform),
 		...(platform === "win32" ? { shell: true } : {}),
 		...options,
+		// Prevent a console window from flashing on Windows.
+		windowsHide: true,
 	};
 }
 
@@ -178,6 +180,8 @@ function buildKanbanInstallSpawnOptions(
 	return {
 		detached: false,
 		stdio: "inherit",
+		// Prevent a console window from flashing on Windows.
+		windowsHide: true,
 		...(platform === "win32" ? { shell: true } : {}),
 		...options,
 	};
@@ -203,6 +207,8 @@ export function getInstalledKanbanVersion(): string | null {
 		const result = spawnSync(getKanbanCommand(), ["--version"], {
 			encoding: "utf8",
 			shell: process.platform === "win32",
+			// Prevent a console window from flashing on Windows.
+			windowsHide: true,
 		});
 		if (result.status !== 0) {
 			return null;

apps/cli/src/commands/mcp.test.ts

@@ -0,0 +1,271 @@
+import { installMcpServer } from "@cline/core";
+import { describe, expect, it, vi } from "vitest";
+import {
+	buildMcpInstallDefaults,
+	buildMcpInstallTransport,
+	runMcpInstallCommand,
+} from "./mcp";
+
+vi.mock("@cline/core", async (importOriginal) => {
+	const actual = await importOriginal<typeof import("@cline/core")>();
+	return {
+		...actual,
+		installMcpServer: vi.fn((options) => {
+			const { name, transport, warnings } =
+				actual.buildMcpInstallTransport(options);
+			return {
+				name,
+				status: "installed",
+				transport,
+				warnings,
+			};
+		}),
+	};
+});
+
+describe("mcp install command", () => {
+	it("builds stdio wizard defaults from command args", () => {
+		expect(
+			buildMcpInstallDefaults({
+				name: "fs",
+				targetArgs: [
+					"npx",
+					"-y",
+					"@modelcontextprotocol/server-filesystem",
+					"/tmp/my dir",
+				],
+			}),
+		).toEqual({
+			name: "fs",
+			type: "stdio",
+			command: 'npx -y @modelcontextprotocol/server-filesystem "/tmp/my dir"',
+		});
+	});
+
+	it("builds remote wizard defaults and normalizes http transport", () => {
+		expect(
+			buildMcpInstallDefaults({
+				name: "ctx7",
+				transport: "http",
+				targetArgs: ["https://mcp.context7.com/mcp"],
+			}),
+		).toEqual({
+			name: "ctx7",
+			type: "streamableHttp",
+			url: "https://mcp.context7.com/mcp",
+		});
+	});
+
+	it("normalizes streamable-http transport", () => {
+		expect(
+			buildMcpInstallDefaults({
+				name: "docs",
+				transport: "streamable-http",
+				targetArgs: ["https://example.com/mcp"],
+			}),
+		).toEqual({
+			name: "docs",
+			type: "streamableHttp",
+			url: "https://example.com/mcp",
+		});
+	});
+
+	it("builds SSE wizard defaults", () => {
+		expect(
+			buildMcpInstallDefaults({
+				name: "events",
+				transport: "sse",
+				targetArgs: ["https://example.com/sse"],
+			}),
+		).toEqual({
+			name: "events",
+			type: "sse",
+			url: "https://example.com/sse",
+		});
+	});
+
+	it("rejects missing stdio command and invalid remote URL", () => {
+		expect(() =>
+			buildMcpInstallDefaults({
+				name: "fs",
+			}),
+		).toThrow(/requires a command/);
+
+		expect(() =>
+			buildMcpInstallDefaults({
+				name: "bad",
+				transport: "http",
+				targetArgs: ["not-a-url"],
+			}),
+		).toThrow(/Invalid MCP server URL/);
+	});
+
+	it("rejects remote URL schemes other than http and https", () => {
+		expect(() =>
+			buildMcpInstallDefaults({
+				name: "bad",
+				transport: "http",
+				targetArgs: ["file:///etc/passwd"],
+			}),
+		).toThrow(/only http and https are supported/);
+	});
+
+	it("builds direct stdio installs without shell-joining args", () => {
+		expect(
+			buildMcpInstallTransport({
+				name: "fs",
+				targetArgs: [
+					"npx",
+					"-y",
+					"@modelcontextprotocol/server-filesystem",
+					"/tmp/my dir",
+				],
+			}),
+		).toEqual({
+			name: "fs",
+			transport: {
+				type: "stdio",
+				command: "npx",
+				args: ["-y", "@modelcontextprotocol/server-filesystem", "/tmp/my dir"],
+			},
+			warnings: [],
+		});
+	});
+
+	it("builds direct remote installs with headers and placeholder warnings", () => {
+		expect(
+			buildMcpInstallTransport({
+				name: "docs",
+				transport: "http",
+				headers: ["Authorization: Bearer <token>"],
+				targetArgs: ["https://example.com/mcp", "--header=X-Extra: yes"],
+			}),
+		).toEqual({
+			name: "docs",
+			transport: {
+				type: "streamableHttp",
+				url: "https://example.com/mcp",
+				headers: {
+					Authorization: "Bearer <token>",
+					"X-Extra": "yes",
+				},
+			},
+			warnings: [
+				'Header "Authorization" looks like it contains a placeholder. Update it in MCP settings before using this server.',
+			],
+		});
+	});
+
+	it("opens the add wizard with prefilled defaults", async () => {
+		const runWizard = vi.fn(async () => 0);
+
+		const code = await runMcpInstallCommand({
+			name: "ctx7",
+			transport: "http",
+			targetArgs: ["https://mcp.context7.com/mcp"],
+			isTty: true,
+			runWizard,
+			io: { writeErr: vi.fn() },
+		});
+
+		expect(code).toBe(0);
+		expect(runWizard).toHaveBeenCalledWith({
+			name: "ctx7",
+			type: "streamableHttp",
+			url: "https://mcp.context7.com/mcp",
+		});
+	});
+
+	it("requires a TTY because it opens the wizard", async () => {
+		const writeErr = vi.fn();
+		const runWizard = vi.fn(async () => 0);
+
+		const code = await runMcpInstallCommand({
+			name: "ctx7",
+			transport: "http",
+			targetArgs: ["https://mcp.context7.com/mcp"],
+			isTty: false,
+			runWizard,
+			io: { writeErr },
+		});
+
+		expect(code).toBe(1);
+		expect(runWizard).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
+		expect(writeErr).toHaveBeenCalledWith(
+			"cline mcp install opens the MCP wizard and requires a TTY. Pass --yes to install noninteractively.",
+		);
+	});
+
+	it("checks for TTY before validating wizard install arguments", async () => {
+		const writeErr = vi.fn();
+
+		const code = await runMcpInstallCommand({
+			name: "fs",
+			isTty: false,
+			io: { writeErr },
+		});
+
+		expect(code).toBe(1);
+		expect(writeErr).toHaveBeenCalledWith(
+			"cline mcp install opens the MCP wizard and requires a TTY. Pass --yes to install noninteractively.",
+		);
+	});
+
+	it("installs directly with --yes without requiring a TTY", async () => {
+		const writeln = vi.fn();
+		const writeErr = vi.fn();
+
+		const code = await runMcpInstallCommand({
+			name: "docs",
+			transport: "http",
+			targetArgs: [
+				"https://example.com/mcp",
+				"--header",
+				"Authorization: Bearer token",
+			],
+			isTty: false,
+			yes: true,
+			io: { writeln, writeErr },
+		});
+
+		expect(code).toBe(0);
+		expect(installMcpServer).toHaveBeenCalledWith({
+			name: "docs",
+			transport: "http",
+			targetArgs: [
+				"https://example.com/mcp",
+				"--header",
+				"Authorization: Bearer token",
+			],
+			isTty: false,
+			yes: true,
+			io: { writeln, writeErr },
+		});
+		expect(writeln).toHaveBeenCalledWith("Installed MCP server docs.");
+		expect(writeErr).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
+	});
+
+	it("prints direct install JSON with --yes --json", async () => {
+		const writeln = vi.fn();
+
+		const code = await runMcpInstallCommand({
+			name: "fs",
+			targetArgs: ["node", "server.js"],
+			isTty: false,
+			yes: true,
+			json: true,
+			io: { writeln, writeErr: vi.fn() },
+		});
+
+		expect(code).toBe(0);
+		expect(JSON.parse(writeln.mock.calls[0]?.[0])).toMatchObject({
+			name: "fs",
+			status: "installed",
+			transport: {
+				type: "stdio",
+				command: "node",
+				args: ["server.js"],
+			},
+		});
+	});
+});

apps/cli/src/commands/mcp.ts

@@ -0,0 +1,160 @@
+import {
+	type McpInstallOptions as CoreMcpInstallOptions,
+	installMcpServer,
+	type McpInstallResult,
+	type McpServerTransportConfig,
+} from "@cline/core";
+import type { McpAddDefaults } from "../wizards/mcp";
+
+export { buildMcpInstallTransport } from "@cline/core";
+
+export interface McpCommandIo {
+	writeln?: (text: string) => void;
+	writeErr: (text: string) => void;
+}
+
+export interface McpInstallOptions extends CoreMcpInstallOptions {
+	io?: McpCommandIo;
+	isTty?: boolean;
+	json?: boolean;
+	runWizard?: (defaults: McpAddDefaults) => Promise<number>;
+	yes?: boolean;
+}
+
+export interface McpInstallDirectResult {
+	name: string;
+	status: "installed";
+	transport: McpServerTransportConfig;
+	warnings: string[];
+}
+
+function normalizeTransportType(
+	value: string | undefined,
+): McpServerTransportConfig["type"] {
+	const normalized = (value ?? "stdio").trim();
+	if (normalized === "http" || normalized === "streamable-http") {
+		return "streamableHttp";
+	}
+	if (
+		normalized === "stdio" ||
+		normalized === "sse" ||
+		normalized === "streamableHttp"
+	) {
+		return normalized;
+	}
+	throw new Error(
+		`Unsupported MCP transport "${normalized}". Expected stdio, sse, http, streamable-http, or streamableHttp.`,
+	);
+}
+
+function assertValidUrl(url: string): void {
+	let parsed: URL;
+	try {
+		parsed = new URL(url);
+	} catch {
+		throw new Error(`Invalid MCP server URL: ${url}`);
+	}
+	if (parsed.protocol !== "http:" && parsed.protocol !== "https:") {
+		throw new Error(
+			`Invalid MCP server URL: ${url} (only http and https are supported)`,
+		);
+	}
+}
+
+function quoteCommandArg(arg: string): string {
+	if (/^[^\s"'\\]+$/.test(arg)) {
+		return arg;
+	}
+	return `"${arg.replace(/(["\\])/g, "\\$1")}"`;
+}
+
+export function buildMcpInstallDefaults(options: {
+	name: string;
+	targetArgs?: string[];
+	transport?: string;
+}): McpAddDefaults {
+	const name = options.name.trim();
+	if (!name) {
+		throw new Error("MCP server name is required");
+	}
+	const type = normalizeTransportType(options.transport);
+	const targetArgs = options.targetArgs ?? [];
+	if (type === "stdio") {
+		if (targetArgs.length === 0) {
+			throw new Error(
+				"Stdio MCP install requires a command after the server name, for example: cline mcp install fs -- npx -y @modelcontextprotocol/server-filesystem /tmp",
+			);
+		}
+		return {
+			name,
+			type,
+			command: targetArgs.map(quoteCommandArg).join(" "),
+		};
+	}
+
+	if (targetArgs.length !== 1) {
+		throw new Error(
+			"Remote MCP install requires exactly one URL argument after the server name.",
+		);
+	}
+	const url = targetArgs[0]?.trim() ?? "";
+	assertValidUrl(url);
+	return {
+		name,
+		type,
+		url,
+	};
+}
+
+export function installMcpServerDirect(
+	options: McpInstallOptions,
+): McpInstallDirectResult {
+	const result: McpInstallResult = installMcpServer(options);
+	return {
+		name: result.name,
+		status: result.status,
+		transport: result.transport,
+		warnings: result.warnings,
+	};
+}
+
+async function runPrefilledWizard(defaults: McpAddDefaults): Promise<number> {
+	const { runMcpWizard } = await import("../wizards/mcp");
+	return runMcpWizard({
+		initialAction: "add",
+		addDefaults: defaults,
+		exitAfterInitialAction: true,
+	});
+}
+
+export async function runMcpInstallCommand(
+	options: McpInstallOptions,
+): Promise<number> {
+	try {
+		if (options.yes) {
+			const result = installMcpServerDirect(options);
+			if (options.json) {
+				options.io?.writeln?.(JSON.stringify(result));
+			} else {
+				options.io?.writeln?.(`Installed MCP server ${result.name}.`);
+				for (const warning of result.warnings) {
+					options.io?.writeErr(warning);
+				}
+			}
+			return 0;
+		}
+		const isTty =
+			options.isTty ?? (process.stdin.isTTY && process.stdout.isTTY);
+		if (!isTty) {
+			throw new Error(
+				"cline mcp install opens the MCP wizard and requires a TTY. Pass --yes to install noninteractively.",
+			);
+		}
+		const defaults = buildMcpInstallDefaults(options);
+		return await (options.runWizard ?? runPrefilledWizard)(defaults);
+	} catch (error) {
+		const message = error instanceof Error ? error.message : String(error);
+		options.io?.writeErr(message);
+		return 1;
+	}
+}

apps/cli/src/commands/plugin.test.ts

@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ import {
 } from "@cline/shared/storage";
 import { afterEach, beforeEach, describe, expect, it, vi } from "vitest";
 import {
+	collectPluginMcpOAuthCandidates,
 	installPlugin,
 	isOfficialPluginSlug,
 	parsePluginSource,
@@ -35,6 +36,7 @@ describe("plugin install command", () => {
 	let originalHome: string | undefined;
 	let originalClineDir: string | undefined;
 	let originalClineDataDir: string | undefined;
+	let originalMcpSettingsPath: string | undefined;
 
 	beforeEach(() => {
 		root = mkdtempSync(join(tmpdir(), "cli-plugin-install-"));
@@ -43,6 +45,7 @@ describe("plugin install command", () => {
 		originalHome = process.env.HOME;
 		originalClineDir = process.env.CLINE_DIR;
 		originalClineDataDir = process.env.CLINE_DATA_DIR;
+		originalMcpSettingsPath = process.env.CLINE_MCP_SETTINGS_PATH;
 		process.env.HOME = home;
 		process.env.CLINE_DIR = join(home, ".cline");
 		process.env.CLINE_DATA_DIR = join(home, ".cline", "data");
@@ -91,6 +94,11 @@ describe("plugin install command", () => {
 		} else {
 			process.env.CLINE_DATA_DIR = originalClineDataDir;
 		}
+		if (originalMcpSettingsPath === undefined) {
+			delete process.env.CLINE_MCP_SETTINGS_PATH;
+		} else {
+			process.env.CLINE_MCP_SETTINGS_PATH = originalMcpSettingsPath;
+		}
 		rmSync(root, { recursive: true, force: true });
 	});
 
@@ -676,11 +684,341 @@ describe("plugin install command", () => {
 			expect(code).toBe(0);
 			const parsed = JSON.parse(stdout.join("")) as { installPath: string };
 			expect(parsed.installPath).toContain(join(home, ".cline", "plugins"));
+			expect("mcpOAuthCandidates" in parsed).toBe(false);
 		} finally {
 			process.stdout.write = originalWrite;
 		}
 	});
 
+	it("does not run MCP OAuth follow-up for JSON plugin installs", async () => {
+		process.env.CLINE_MCP_SETTINGS_PATH = join(root, "mcp-settings.json");
+		const source = join(root, "json-oauth-mcp-plugin.js");
+		writeFileSync(
+			source,
+			`
+export default {
+  name: "json-oauth-mcp-plugin",
+  manifest: { capabilities: ["mcp"] },
+  setup(api) {
+    api.registerMcpServer({
+      name: "json-oauth-docs",
+      transport: { type: "streamableHttp", url: "https://example.com/mcp" },
+    })
+  },
+}
+`,
+			"utf8",
+		);
+		const stdout: string[] = [];
+		const originalWrite = process.stdout.write;
+		const authorize = vi.fn();
+		process.stdout.write = ((chunk: string | Uint8Array) => {
+			stdout.push(String(chunk));
+			return true;
+		}) as typeof process.stdout.write;
+		try {
+			const code = await runPluginInstallCommand({
+				source,
+				json: true,
+				io: {
+					writeln: () => {},
+					writeErr: () => {},
+				},
+				mcpOAuth: {
+					interactive: true,
+					selectCandidates: async (candidates) => candidates,
+					authorize,
+				},
+			});
+			expect(code).toBe(0);
+			expect(authorize).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
+			const parsed = JSON.parse(stdout.join("")) as {
+				installPath: string;
+				mcpOAuthCandidates?: unknown;
+			};
+			expect(parsed.installPath).toContain(join(home, ".cline", "plugins"));
+			expect(parsed.mcpOAuthCandidates).toBeUndefined();
+		} finally {
+			process.stdout.write = originalWrite;
+		}
+	});
+
+	it("warns when plugin MCP settings sync fails after install", async () => {
+		const source = join(root, "mcp-plugin.js");
+		writeFileSync(
+			source,
+			`
+export default {
+  name: "mcp-plugin",
+  manifest: { capabilities: ["mcp"] },
+  setup(api) {
+    api.registerMcpServer({
+      name: "mcp-plugin",
+      transport: { type: "streamableHttp", url: "https://example.com/mcp" },
+    })
+  },
+}
+`,
+			"utf8",
+		);
+		const blockedDirectory = join(root, "not-a-directory");
+		writeFileSync(blockedDirectory, "file", "utf8");
+		const originalSettingsPath = process.env.CLINE_MCP_SETTINGS_PATH;
+		process.env.CLINE_MCP_SETTINGS_PATH = join(
+			blockedDirectory,
+			"cline_mcp_settings.json",
+		);
+		const output: string[] = [];
+		try {
+			const code = await runPluginInstallCommand({
+				source,
+				io: {
+					writeln: (text = "") => output.push(text),
+					writeErr: (text) => output.push(text),
+				},
+			});
+
+			expect(code).toBe(0);
+			expect(output.join("\n")).toContain("Installed plugin from");
+			expect(output.join("\n")).toContain(
+				"Warning: failed to sync plugin MCP servers",
+			);
+			expect(output.join("\n")).toContain("mcp-plugin");
+		} finally {
+			if (originalSettingsPath === undefined) {
+				delete process.env.CLINE_MCP_SETTINGS_PATH;
+			} else {
+				process.env.CLINE_MCP_SETTINGS_PATH = originalSettingsPath;
+			}
+		}
+	});
+
+	it("detects plugin-owned remote MCP servers as OAuth candidates", async () => {
+		process.env.CLINE_MCP_SETTINGS_PATH = join(root, "mcp-settings.json");
+		const source = join(root, "oauth-mcp-plugin.js");
+		writeFileSync(
+			source,
+			`
+export default {
+  name: "oauth-mcp-plugin",
+  manifest: { capabilities: ["mcp"] },
+  setup(api) {
+    api.registerMcpServer({
+      name: "oauth-docs",
+      transport: { type: "streamableHttp", url: "https://example.com/mcp" },
+    })
+  },
+}
+`,
+			"utf8",
+		);
+
+		const result = await installPlugin({ source });
+
+		expect(result.mcpOAuthCandidates).toEqual([
+			expect.objectContaining({
+				name: "oauth-docs",
+				pluginName: "oauth-mcp-plugin",
+				transportType: "streamableHttp",
+			}),
+		]);
+	});
+
+	it("does not treat remote MCP servers with static headers as OAuth candidates", async () => {
+		process.env.CLINE_MCP_SETTINGS_PATH = join(root, "mcp-settings.json");
+		const source = join(root, "headers-mcp-plugin.js");
+		writeFileSync(
+			source,
+			`
+export default {
+  name: "headers-mcp-plugin",
+  manifest: { capabilities: ["mcp"] },
+  setup(api) {
+    api.registerMcpServer({
+      name: "headers-docs",
+      transport: {
+        type: "streamableHttp",
+        url: "https://example.com/mcp",
+        headers: { Authorization: "Bearer token" },
+      },
+    })
+  },
+}
+`,
+			"utf8",
+		);
+
+		const result = await installPlugin({ source });
+
+		expect(result.mcpOAuthCandidates).toEqual([]);
+	});
+
+	it("skips plugin MCP OAuth candidates that already have tokens", async () => {
+		const settingsPath = join(root, "mcp-settings.json");
+		process.env.CLINE_MCP_SETTINGS_PATH = settingsPath;
+		const source = join(root, "authorized-mcp-plugin.js");
+		writeFileSync(
+			source,
+			`
+export default {
+  name: "authorized-mcp-plugin",
+  manifest: { capabilities: ["mcp"] },
+  setup(api) {
+    api.registerMcpServer({
+      name: "authorized-docs",
+      transport: { type: "streamableHttp", url: "https://example.com/mcp" },
+    })
+  },
+}
+`,
+			"utf8",
+		);
+		const result = await installPlugin({ source });
+		const settings = JSON.parse(readFileSync(settingsPath, "utf8")) as {
+			mcpServers?: Record<string, { oauth?: unknown }>;
+		};
+		const server = settings.mcpServers?.["authorized-docs"];
+		if (!server) {
+			throw new Error("Expected authorized-docs MCP server to be written");
+		}
+		server.oauth = { tokens: { access_token: "oauth-token" } };
+		writeFileSync(settingsPath, JSON.stringify(settings, null, 2), "utf8");
+
+		expect(
+			collectPluginMcpOAuthCandidates({
+				pluginPaths: result.entryPaths,
+				settingsPath,
+			}),
+		).toEqual([]);
+	});
+
+	it("authorizes selected plugin MCP OAuth candidates during interactive installs", async () => {
+		process.env.CLINE_MCP_SETTINGS_PATH = join(root, "mcp-settings.json");
+		const source = join(root, "interactive-mcp-plugin.js");
+		writeFileSync(
+			source,
+			`
+export default {
+  name: "interactive-mcp-plugin",
+  manifest: { capabilities: ["mcp"] },
+  setup(api) {
+    api.registerMcpServer({
+      name: "interactive-docs",
+      transport: { type: "streamableHttp", url: "https://example.com/mcp" },
+    })
+  },
+}
+`,
+			"utf8",
+		);
+		const authorized: string[] = [];
+		const output: string[] = [];
+
+		const code = await runPluginInstallCommand({
+			source,
+			io: {
+				writeln: (text = "") => output.push(text),
+				writeErr: (text) => output.push(text),
+			},
+			mcpOAuth: {
+				interactive: true,
+				selectCandidates: async (candidates) => candidates,
+				authorize: async (candidate) => {
+					authorized.push(candidate.name);
+				},
+			},
+		});
+
+		expect(code).toBe(0);
+		expect(authorized).toEqual(["interactive-docs"]);
+		expect(output.join("\n")).toContain("Installed plugin from");
+	});
+
+	it("keeps plugin install successful when MCP OAuth authorization fails", async () => {
+		process.env.CLINE_MCP_SETTINGS_PATH = join(root, "mcp-settings.json");
+		const source = join(root, "failing-oauth-mcp-plugin.js");
+		writeFileSync(
+			source,
+			`
+export default {
+  name: "failing-oauth-mcp-plugin",
+  manifest: { capabilities: ["mcp"] },
+  setup(api) {
+    api.registerMcpServer({
+      name: "failing-docs",
+      transport: { type: "streamableHttp", url: "https://example.com/mcp" },
+    })
+  },
+}
+`,
+			"utf8",
+		);
+		const output: string[] = [];
+
+		const code = await runPluginInstallCommand({
+			source,
+			io: {
+				writeln: (text = "") => output.push(text),
+				writeErr: (text) => output.push(text),
+			},
+			mcpOAuth: {
+				interactive: true,
+				selectCandidates: async (candidates) => candidates,
+				authorize: async () => {
+					throw new Error("oauth unavailable");
+				},
+			},
+		});
+
+		expect(code).toBe(0);
+		expect(output.join("\n")).toContain(
+			"Warning: failed to authorize MCP server failing-docs: oauth unavailable",
+		);
+	});
+
+	it("prints guidance for plugin MCP OAuth candidates in non-interactive installs", async () => {
+		process.env.CLINE_MCP_SETTINGS_PATH = join(root, "mcp-settings.json");
+		const source = join(root, "non-interactive-mcp-plugin.js");
+		writeFileSync(
+			source,
+			`
+export default {
+  name: "non-interactive-mcp-plugin",
+  manifest: { capabilities: ["mcp"] },
+  setup(api) {
+    api.registerMcpServer({
+      name: "non-interactive-docs",
+      transport: { type: "streamableHttp", url: "https://example.com/mcp" },
+    })
+  },
+}
+`,
+			"utf8",
+		);
+		const output: string[] = [];
+		const authorize = vi.fn();
+
+		const code = await runPluginInstallCommand({
+			source,
+			io: {
+				writeln: (text = "") => output.push(text),
+				writeErr: (text) => output.push(text),
+			},
+			mcpOAuth: {
+				interactive: false,
+				authorize,
+			},
+		});
+
+		expect(code).toBe(0);
+		expect(authorize).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
+		expect(output.join("\n")).toContain(
+			"Plugin MCP servers may require OAuth authorization",
+		);
+		expect(output.join("\n")).toContain("non-interactive-docs");
+		expect(output.join("\n")).toContain('Run "cline mcp"');
+	});
+
 	it("prints JSON output for official plugin installs", async () => {
 		const officialPluginsRepo = await createOfficialPluginsRepo({
 			"json-plugin": {

apps/cli/src/commands/program.ts

@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ export function addRootOptions(cmd: Command): Command {
 			.option("-c, --cwd <path>", "Working directory")
 			.option(
 				"--thinking <level>",
-				"Set reasoning effort level between none|low|medium|high|xhigh (default: medium)",
+				"Set reasoning effort: none|low|medium|high|xhigh. Bare --thinking uses medium; omitted leaves provider default.",
 			)
 			.option("--compaction <mode>", CLI_COMPACTION_MODE_OPTION_DESCRIPTION)
 			.option(
@@ -116,7 +116,6 @@ export function createProgram(): Command {
 			writeOut: () => {}, // suppress by default; main.ts re-enables for routing
 			writeErr: () => {},
 		})
-		.allowUnknownOption()
 		.allowExcessArguments()
 		.enablePositionalOptions()
 		.argument(

apps/cli/src/commands/skill.test.ts

@@ -0,0 +1,88 @@
+import { describe, expect, it } from "vitest";
+import { buildSkillsArgs } from "./skill";
+
+describe("buildSkillsArgs", () => {
+	it("runs the skills package through npx with -y", () => {
+		expect(buildSkillsArgs(["list"])).toEqual(["-y", "skills@latest", "list"]);
+	});
+
+	it("injects --agent cline for install-style subcommands", () => {
+		expect(buildSkillsArgs(["install", "owner/repo"])).toEqual([
+			"-y",
+			"skills@latest",
+			"add",
+			"owner/repo",
+			"--agent",
+			"cline",
+		]);
+		expect(buildSkillsArgs(["add", "owner/repo"])).toContain("cline");
+		expect(buildSkillsArgs(["i", "owner/repo"])).toContain("cline");
+		expect(buildSkillsArgs(["update", "owner/repo"])).toContain("cline");
+	});
+
+	it("aliases uninstall to the skills remove subcommand", () => {
+		expect(buildSkillsArgs(["uninstall", "my-skill"])).toEqual([
+			"-y",
+			"skills@latest",
+			"remove",
+			"my-skill",
+			"--agent",
+			"cline",
+		]);
+	});
+
+	it("does not inject when the user already targeted an agent", () => {
+		expect(
+			buildSkillsArgs(["install", "owner/repo", "--agent", "cursor"]),
+		).not.toContain("cline");
+		expect(
+			buildSkillsArgs(["install", "owner/repo", "-a", "cursor"]),
+		).not.toContain("cline");
+		expect(
+			buildSkillsArgs(["install", "owner/repo", "--agent=cursor"]),
+		).not.toContain("cline");
+	});
+
+	it("aliases install and uninstall when agent options come before the subcommand", () => {
+		expect(
+			buildSkillsArgs(["--agent", "cursor", "install", "owner/repo"]),
+		).toEqual([
+			"-y",
+			"skills@latest",
+			"--agent",
+			"cursor",
+			"add",
+			"owner/repo",
+		]);
+		expect(
+			buildSkillsArgs(["--agent=cursor", "uninstall", "my-skill"]),
+		).toEqual(["-y", "skills@latest", "--agent=cursor", "remove", "my-skill"]);
+	});
+
+	it("does not scope non-install subcommands to cline", () => {
+		expect(buildSkillsArgs(["use", "owner/repo"])).not.toContain("--agent");
+		expect(buildSkillsArgs(["list"])).not.toContain("--agent");
+	});
+
+	it("scopes remove-style subcommands to cline", () => {
+		expect(buildSkillsArgs(["remove"])).toEqual([
+			"-y",
+			"skills@latest",
+			"remove",
+			"--agent",
+			"cline",
+		]);
+		expect(buildSkillsArgs(["rm", "my-skill"])).toContain("cline");
+		expect(buildSkillsArgs(["r", "my-skill"])).toContain("cline");
+	});
+
+	it("ignores leading flags when detecting the subcommand", () => {
+		expect(buildSkillsArgs(["--global", "install", "owner/repo"])).toContain(
+			"cline",
+		);
+	});
+
+	it("forwards an empty arg list unchanged", () => {
+		expect(buildSkillsArgs([])).toEqual(["-y", "skills@latest"]);
+	});
+});

apps/cli/src/commands/skill.ts

@@ -0,0 +1,160 @@
+import { type SpawnOptions, spawn } from "node:child_process";
+
+export interface SkillCommandIo {
+	writeln: (text?: string) => void;
+	writeErr: (text: string) => void;
+}
+
+// `cline skill` is a thin wrapper around the open skills CLI
+// (https://www.npmjs.com/package/skills). We run it through `npx` so users
+// don't need a separate global install. Pin the version here if we ever need to
+// lock behavior to a known-good release.
+const SKILLS_PACKAGE = "skills@latest";
+
+// Subcommands that write skill files into an agent's skills directory. For a
+// `cline skill` command we default these to Cline unless the user picked their
+// own agent. `use` is intentionally excluded: without --agent it prints the
+// generated prompt to stdout, whereas adding --agent would launch that agent
+// interactively instead — not what someone scoping to Cline would expect.
+const CLINE_SCOPED_SUBCOMMANDS = new Set([
+	"add",
+	"install",
+	"i",
+	"update",
+	"remove",
+	"rm",
+	"r",
+	"uninstall",
+]);
+
+const SKILLS_SUBCOMMAND_ALIASES = new Map([
+	["install", "add"],
+	["uninstall", "remove"],
+]);
+
+function hasAgentFlag(args: readonly string[]): boolean {
+	return args.some(
+		(arg) => arg === "-a" || arg === "--agent" || arg.startsWith("--agent="),
+	);
+}
+
+function optionConsumesNextValue(arg: string): boolean {
+	return arg === "-a" || arg === "--agent";
+}
+
+function findSubcommandIndex(args: readonly string[]): number {
+	for (let index = 0; index < args.length; index++) {
+		const arg = args[index];
+		if (arg.startsWith("-")) {
+			if (optionConsumesNextValue(arg)) {
+				index++;
+			}
+			continue;
+		}
+		return index;
+	}
+	return -1;
+}
+
+function findSubcommand(args: readonly string[]): string | undefined {
+	const index = findSubcommandIndex(args);
+	return index >= 0 ? args[index] : undefined;
+}
+
+function normalizeSkillsSubcommandAliases(args: string[]): void {
+	const index = findSubcommandIndex(args);
+	if (index < 0) return;
+	const alias = SKILLS_SUBCOMMAND_ALIASES.get(args[index]);
+	if (alias) {
+		args[index] = alias;
+	}
+}
+
+/**
+ * Build the argument list passed to `npx`, injecting `--agent cline` for
+ * install-style subcommands unless the user already targeted an agent.
+ */
+export function buildSkillsArgs(userArgs: readonly string[]): string[] {
+	const args = [...userArgs];
+	const subcommand = findSubcommand(args);
+	normalizeSkillsSubcommandAliases(args);
+	if (
+		subcommand &&
+		CLINE_SCOPED_SUBCOMMANDS.has(subcommand) &&
+		!hasAgentFlag(args)
+	) {
+		args.push("--agent", "cline");
+	}
+	return ["-y", SKILLS_PACKAGE, ...args];
+}
+
+function resolveExitCode(
+	code: number | null,
+	signal: NodeJS.Signals | null,
+): number {
+	if (code !== null) {
+		return code;
+	}
+	switch (signal) {
+		case "SIGINT":
+			return 130;
+		case "SIGTERM":
+			return 143;
+		default:
+			return 1;
+	}
+}
+
+/**
+ * Forward all arguments to the open skills CLI via `npx skills`.
+ *
+ * Returns the child process exit code, or 1 if npx is unavailable or fails to
+ * spawn. stdio is inherited so the skills CLI's interactive prompts and output
+ * pass straight through to the user's terminal.
+ */
+export async function runSkillCommand(
+	userArgs: readonly string[],
+	io: SkillCommandIo,
+): Promise<number> {
+	const args = buildSkillsArgs(userArgs);
+	const isWindows = process.platform === "win32";
+	const options: SpawnOptions = {
+		stdio: "inherit",
+		env: process.env,
+		// Prevent a console window from flashing on Windows.
+		windowsHide: true,
+		...(isWindows ? { shell: true } : {}),
+	};
+
+	return new Promise<number>((resolve) => {
+		const child = spawn("npx", args, options);
+
+		const forward = (signal: NodeJS.Signals) => {
+			child.kill(signal);
+		};
+		const handleSigint = () => forward("SIGINT");
+		const handleSigterm = () => forward("SIGTERM");
+		process.on("SIGINT", handleSigint);
+		process.on("SIGTERM", handleSigterm);
+		const cleanup = () => {
+			process.off("SIGINT", handleSigint);
+			process.off("SIGTERM", handleSigterm);
+		};
+
+		child.once("error", (error: NodeJS.ErrnoException) => {
+			cleanup();
+			if (error.code === "ENOENT") {
+				io.writeErr(
+					'npx was not found. Install Node.js (which includes npx) to use "cline skill".',
+				);
+			} else {
+				io.writeErr(`Failed to run npx ${SKILLS_PACKAGE}: ${error.message}`);
+			}
+			resolve(1);
+		});
+		child.once("close", (code, signal) => {
+			cleanup();
+			resolve(resolveExitCode(code, signal));
+		});
+	});
+}

apps/cli/src/commands/update.test.ts

@@ -7,10 +7,14 @@ import {
 	checkForUpdates,
 	getInstallationInfo,
 	PackageManager,
+	resolveCliHubOwnerContext,
 	withMinimumReleaseAgeBypass,
 } from "./update";
 
 const originalArgv = [...process.argv];
+const originalBuildEnv = process.env.CLINE_BUILD_ENV;
+const originalDataDir = process.env.CLINE_DATA_DIR;
+const originalHubDiscoveryPath = process.env.CLINE_HUB_DISCOVERY_PATH;
 const originalWrapperPath = process.env.CLINE_WRAPPER_PATH;
 const originalGlobalSettingsPath = process.env.CLINE_GLOBAL_SETTINGS_PATH;
 const originalIsDev = process.env.IS_DEV;
@@ -32,6 +36,21 @@ function createTempFile(pathSuffix: string): string {
 describe("getInstallationInfo", () => {
 	afterEach(() => {
 		process.argv = [...originalArgv];
+		if (originalBuildEnv === undefined) {
+			delete process.env.CLINE_BUILD_ENV;
+		} else {
+			process.env.CLINE_BUILD_ENV = originalBuildEnv;
+		}
+		if (originalDataDir === undefined) {
+			delete process.env.CLINE_DATA_DIR;
+		} else {
+			process.env.CLINE_DATA_DIR = originalDataDir;
+		}
+		if (originalHubDiscoveryPath === undefined) {
+			delete process.env.CLINE_HUB_DISCOVERY_PATH;
+		} else {
+			process.env.CLINE_HUB_DISCOVERY_PATH = originalHubDiscoveryPath;
+		}
 		if (originalWrapperPath === undefined) {
 			delete process.env.CLINE_WRAPPER_PATH;
 		} else {
@@ -96,6 +115,21 @@ describe("getInstallationInfo", () => {
 describe("auto update settings", () => {
 	afterEach(() => {
 		process.argv = [...originalArgv];
+		if (originalBuildEnv === undefined) {
+			delete process.env.CLINE_BUILD_ENV;
+		} else {
+			process.env.CLINE_BUILD_ENV = originalBuildEnv;
+		}
+		if (originalDataDir === undefined) {
+			delete process.env.CLINE_DATA_DIR;
+		} else {
+			process.env.CLINE_DATA_DIR = originalDataDir;
+		}
+		if (originalHubDiscoveryPath === undefined) {
+			delete process.env.CLINE_HUB_DISCOVERY_PATH;
+		} else {
+			process.env.CLINE_HUB_DISCOVERY_PATH = originalHubDiscoveryPath;
+		}
 		if (originalWrapperPath === undefined) {
 			delete process.env.CLINE_WRAPPER_PATH;
 		} else {
@@ -153,6 +187,39 @@ describe("auto update settings", () => {
 	});
 });
 
+describe("hub restart owner selection", () => {
+	afterEach(() => {
+		if (originalBuildEnv === undefined) {
+			delete process.env.CLINE_BUILD_ENV;
+		} else {
+			process.env.CLINE_BUILD_ENV = originalBuildEnv;
+		}
+		if (originalDataDir === undefined) {
+			delete process.env.CLINE_DATA_DIR;
+		} else {
+			process.env.CLINE_DATA_DIR = originalDataDir;
+		}
+		if (originalHubDiscoveryPath === undefined) {
+			delete process.env.CLINE_HUB_DISCOVERY_PATH;
+		} else {
+			process.env.CLINE_HUB_DISCOVERY_PATH = originalHubDiscoveryPath;
+		}
+	});
+
+	it("uses the shared hub owner outside production builds", () => {
+		process.env.CLINE_BUILD_ENV = "development";
+		process.env.CLINE_DATA_DIR = "/tmp/cline-update-test-data";
+		delete process.env.CLINE_HUB_DISCOVERY_PATH;
+
+		const owner = resolveCliHubOwnerContext();
+
+		expect(owner.discoveryPath).toContain("/locks/hub/owners/");
+		expect(owner.discoveryPath).not.toBe(
+			"/tmp/cline-update-test-data/locks/hub/production.json",
+		);
+	});
+});
+
 describe("withMinimumReleaseAgeBypass", () => {
 	it("adds the package-manager-specific cooldown bypass", () => {
 		expect(

apps/cli/src/commands/update.ts

@@ -5,9 +5,11 @@ import {
 	isAutoUpdateEnabledGlobally,
 	probeHubServer,
 	readHubDiscovery,
+	resolveProductionHubOwnerContext,
 	resolveSharedHubOwnerContext,
 	stopLocalHubServerGracefully,
 } from "@cline/core";
+import { resolveClineBuildEnv } from "@cline/shared";
 import { version } from "../../package.json";
 import { ensureCliHubServer } from "../utils/hub-runtime";
 import { c, writeErr, writeln } from "../utils/output";
@@ -269,13 +271,22 @@ export function getPreferredKanbanInstaller(
 
 const sleep = (ms: number) => new Promise<void>((r) => setTimeout(r, ms));
 
+export function resolveCliHubOwnerContext() {
+	return resolveClineBuildEnv() === "production"
+		? resolveProductionHubOwnerContext()
+		: resolveSharedHubOwnerContext();
+}
+
 async function waitForHubToStop(
 	url: string,
+	authToken: string | undefined,
 	timeoutMs: number,
 ): Promise<boolean> {
 	const deadline = Date.now() + timeoutMs;
 	while (Date.now() < deadline) {
-		const check = await probeHubServer(url).catch(() => undefined);
+		const check = await probeHubServer(url, { authToken }).catch(
+			() => undefined,
+		);
 		if (!check?.url) return true;
 		await sleep(100);
 	}
@@ -288,20 +299,22 @@ async function waitForHubToStop(
  * clears stale discovery, then re-ensures a fresh instance is spawned.
  */
 async function restartHubServerIfRunning(): Promise<void> {
-	const owner = resolveSharedHubOwnerContext();
+	const owner = resolveCliHubOwnerContext();
 	const discovery = await readHubDiscovery(owner.discoveryPath).catch(
 		() => undefined,
 	);
 
 	const health = discovery?.url
-		? await probeHubServer(discovery.url).catch(() => undefined)
+		? await probeHubServer(discovery.url, {
+				authToken: discovery.authToken,
+			}).catch(() => undefined)
 		: undefined;
-	if (!health?.url) return;
+	if (!discovery || !health?.url) return;
 
 	const pid = discovery?.pid;
 	writeln(`${c.dim}[hub] restarting server…${c.reset}`);
 
-	let stopped = await stopLocalHubServerGracefully().catch(() => false);
+	let stopped = await stopLocalHubServerGracefully(owner).catch(() => false);
 	if (!stopped && pid) {
 		try {
 			process.kill(pid, "SIGTERM");
@@ -310,14 +323,14 @@ async function restartHubServerIfRunning(): Promise<void> {
 		}
 	}
 
-	stopped = await waitForHubToStop(health.url, 3_000);
+	stopped = await waitForHubToStop(health.url, discovery.authToken, 3_000);
 	if (!stopped && pid) {
 		try {
 			process.kill(pid, "SIGKILL");
 		} catch {
 			// best-effort
 		}
-		stopped = await waitForHubToStop(health.url, 2_000);
+		stopped = await waitForHubToStop(health.url, discovery.authToken, 2_000);
 	}
 
 	await clearHubDiscovery(owner.discoveryPath).catch(() => undefined);
@@ -362,6 +375,9 @@ export function autoUpdateOnStartup(): void {
 				env: autoUpdateCommand.env
 					? { ...process.env, ...autoUpdateCommand.env }
 					: process.env,
+				// Prevent a console window from flashing on Windows; detached
+				// processes otherwise allocate a new visible console.
+				windowsHide: true,
 			});
 			const exitCode = await waitForProcessExit(child);
 			if (exitCode === 0) {

apps/cli/src/connectors/catalog.ts

@@ -1,36 +1,2 @@
-export type ConnectorCatalogEntry = {
-	name: string;
-	description: string;
-};
-
-export const CONNECTOR_CATALOG: ConnectorCatalogEntry[] = [
-	{
-		name: "discord",
-		description:
-			"Discord interactions and gateway bridge backed by RPC runtime sessions",
-	},
-	{
-		name: "gchat",
-		description: "Google Chat webhook bridge backed by RPC runtime sessions",
-	},
-	{
-		name: "linear",
-		description: "Linear webhook bridge backed by RPC runtime sessions",
-	},
-	{
-		name: "slack",
-		description: "Slack webhook/socket bridge backed by RPC runtime sessions",
-	},
-	{
-		name: "telegram",
-		description: "Bridge Telegram bot messages into RPC chat sessions",
-	},
-	{
-		name: "whatsapp",
-		description: "Bridge WhatsApp webhook messages into RPC chat sessions",
-	},
-];
-
-export function listConnectorCatalog(): ConnectorCatalogEntry[] {
-	return CONNECTOR_CATALOG.map((entry) => ({ ...entry }));
-}
+export type { ConnectorCatalogEntry } from "@cline/shared";
+export { CONNECTOR_CATALOG, listConnectorCatalog } from "@cline/shared";

apps/cli/src/connectors/common.ts

@@ -194,6 +194,9 @@ export function spawnDetachedConnector(
 				...withResolvedClineBuildEnv(process.env),
 				[childEnvKey]: "1",
 			},
+			// Prevent a console window from appearing on Windows; detached
+			// processes otherwise allocate a new visible console.
+			windowsHide: true,
 		});
 		logSpawnedProcess({
 			component: options?.component ?? "connectors",

apps/cli/src/connectors/session-runtime.test.ts

@@ -1,15 +1,17 @@
-import { afterEach, describe, expect, it, vi } from "vitest";
+import { afterEach, beforeEach, describe, expect, it, vi } from "vitest";
 
 const {
 	mockGetLastUsedProviderSettings,
 	mockGetProviderSettings,
 	mockResolveSystemPrompt,
 	mockGetProviderCollection,
+	mockGetBooleanFlagEnabled,
 } = vi.hoisted(() => ({
 	mockGetLastUsedProviderSettings: vi.fn(),
 	mockGetProviderSettings: vi.fn(),
 	mockResolveSystemPrompt: vi.fn(),
 	mockGetProviderCollection: vi.fn(),
+	mockGetBooleanFlagEnabled: vi.fn(),
 }));
 
 vi.mock("@cline/core", async () => {
@@ -18,8 +20,8 @@ vi.mock("@cline/core", async () => {
 	return {
 		...actual,
 		ProviderSettingsManager: class {
-			getLastUsedProviderSettings() {
-				return mockGetLastUsedProviderSettings();
+			getLastUsedProviderSettings(options?: unknown) {
+				return mockGetLastUsedProviderSettings(options);
 			}
 
 			getProviderSettings(providerId: string) {
@@ -43,6 +45,12 @@ vi.mock("../utils/helpers", () => ({
 	resolveWorkspaceRoot: vi.fn((cwd: string) => cwd),
 }));
 
+vi.mock("../utils/feature-flags", () => ({
+	getCliFeatureFlagsService: () => ({
+		getBooleanFlagEnabled: mockGetBooleanFlagEnabled,
+	}),
+}));
+
 vi.mock("../commands/auth", async () => {
 	const actual =
 		await vi.importActual<typeof import("../commands/auth")>(
@@ -57,6 +65,10 @@ vi.mock("../commands/auth", async () => {
 import { buildConnectorStartRequest } from "./session-runtime";
 
 describe("buildConnectorStartRequest", () => {
+	beforeEach(() => {
+		mockGetBooleanFlagEnabled.mockReturnValue(false);
+	});
+
 	afterEach(() => {
 		vi.clearAllMocks();
 		delete process.env.OPENROUTER_API_KEY;
@@ -88,5 +100,64 @@ describe("buildConnectorStartRequest", () => {
 		expect(request.provider).toBe("openrouter");
 		expect(request.apiKey).toBe("env-openrouter-key");
 		expect(request.model).toBe("anthropic/claude-sonnet-4.6");
+		expect(mockGetLastUsedProviderSettings).toHaveBeenCalledWith({
+			isClinePassEnabled: true,
+		});
+	});
+
+	it("uses auth material resolved by provider settings manager", async () => {
+		mockGetLastUsedProviderSettings.mockReturnValue({ provider: "cline-pass" });
+		mockGetProviderSettings.mockReturnValue({
+			provider: "cline-pass",
+			auth: { accessToken: "workos:resolved-token" },
+		});
+		mockGetProviderCollection.mockReturnValue({
+			provider: { env: ["CLINE_API_KEY"] },
+		});
+		mockResolveSystemPrompt.mockResolvedValue("system");
+
+		const request = await buildConnectorStartRequest({
+			options: {
+				cwd: "/tmp/work",
+				mode: "act",
+				enableTools: false,
+			},
+			io: { writeln: vi.fn(), writeErr: vi.fn() },
+			loggerConfig: { enabled: false, level: "info", destination: "stdout" },
+			systemRules: "Rules",
+			defaultModel: "cline-pass/glm-5.1",
+		});
+
+		expect(request.provider).toBe("cline-pass");
+		expect(request.apiKey).toBe("workos:resolved-token");
+		expect(request.model).toBe("cline-pass/glm-5.1");
+	});
+
+	it("uses auth material resolved by provider settings manager", async () => {
+		mockGetLastUsedProviderSettings.mockReturnValue({ provider: "cline-pass" });
+		mockGetProviderSettings.mockReturnValue({
+			provider: "cline-pass",
+			auth: { accessToken: "workos:resolved-token" },
+		});
+		mockGetProviderCollection.mockReturnValue({
+			provider: { env: ["CLINE_API_KEY"] },
+		});
+		mockResolveSystemPrompt.mockResolvedValue("system");
+
+		const request = await buildConnectorStartRequest({
+			options: {
+				cwd: "/tmp/work",
+				mode: "act",
+				enableTools: false,
+			},
+			io: { writeln: vi.fn(), writeErr: vi.fn() },
+			loggerConfig: { enabled: false, level: "info", destination: "stdout" },
+			systemRules: "Rules",
+			defaultModel: "cline-pass/glm-5.1",
+		});
+
+		expect(request.provider).toBe("cline-pass");
+		expect(request.apiKey).toBe("workos:resolved-token");
+		expect(request.model).toBe("cline-pass/glm-5.1");
 	});
 });

apps/cli/src/connectors/session-runtime.ts

@@ -62,7 +62,9 @@ export async function buildConnectorStartRequest(input: {
 }): Promise<ChatStartSessionRequest> {
 	const providerSettingsManager = new ProviderSettingsManager();
 	const lastUsedProviderSettings =
-		providerSettingsManager.getLastUsedProviderSettings();
+		providerSettingsManager.getLastUsedProviderSettings({
+			isClinePassEnabled: true,
+		});
 	const provider = normalizeProviderId(
 		input.options.provider?.trim() ||
 			lastUsedProviderSettings?.provider ||

apps/cli/src/kanban-migration/notice-dialog.tsx

@@ -1,7 +1,10 @@
 // @jsxImportSource @opentui/react
 import type { ChoiceContext } from "@opentui-ui/dialog";
 import { useDialogKeyboard } from "@opentui-ui/dialog/react";
+import open from "open";
+import { useCallback, useMemo, useState } from "react";
 import { palette } from "../tui/palette";
+import { getCliSubscriptionUrl } from "../utils/cline-pass-errors";
 import type { CliMigrationNotice } from "./notice";
 
 export function MigrationNoticeContent(
@@ -10,10 +13,29 @@ export function MigrationNoticeContent(
 	},
 ) {
 	const { dialogId, notice, resolve } = props;
+	const subscriptionUrl = useMemo(() => getCliSubscriptionUrl(), []);
+	const [status, setStatus] = useState<string | undefined>();
+
+	const openSubscriptionPage = useCallback(() => {
+		setStatus("Opening ClinePass in your browser...");
+		void open(subscriptionUrl, { wait: false })
+			.then(() => {
+				setStatus("Opened ClinePass in your browser.");
+			})
+			.catch(() => {
+				setStatus(
+					"Could not open the browser automatically. Use the URL below.",
+				);
+			});
+	}, [subscriptionUrl]);
 
 	useDialogKeyboard((key) => {
 		if (key.name === "escape") {
 			resolve(true);
+			return;
+		}
+		if (key.name === "return" || key.name === "enter") {
+			openSubscriptionPage();
 		}
 	}, dialogId);
 
@@ -22,25 +44,24 @@ export function MigrationNoticeContent(
 			<text fg={palette.act}>{notice.title}</text>
 			<box flexDirection="column">
 				<text selectable>
-					We rebuilt the CLI from the ground up using the new Cline SDK. Learn
-					more:{" "}
-					<a href="https://github.com/cline/cline">
-						<span fg={palette.act}>https://github.com/cline/cline</span>
-					</a>
+					ClinePass is a $9.99/month subscription plan to get access to the
+					latest open-weight coding models with enough quota for day-to-day
+					work, at a much lower cost than paying API costs directly.
 				</text>
-				<text selectable>
-					Running{" "}
-					<span fg="#98c379" bg="#1f2937">
-						{" cline "}
-					</span>{" "}
-					now opens the terminal UI. To open Kanban, use /quit and run{" "}
-					<span fg="#98c379" bg="#1f2937">
-						{" cline kanban "}
-					</span>{" "}
-					in your terminal
+				<text selectable>Try it now with a limited-time promo for $1.99.</text>
+			</box>
+			<box flexDirection="row">
+				<text fg={palette.act} selectable>
+					<a href={subscriptionUrl}>{subscriptionUrl}</a>
 				</text>
 			</box>
-			<text fg={palette.muted}>Press Esc to close</text>
+			<box flexDirection="row">
+				<box paddingX={1} backgroundColor={palette.act}>
+					<text fg={palette.textOnSelection}>Open ClinePass</text>
+				</box>
+			</box>
+			{status && <text fg={palette.muted}>{status}</text>}
+			<text fg={palette.muted}>Press Enter to open, Esc to close</text>
 		</box>
 	);
 }

apps/cli/src/kanban-migration/notice.test.ts

@@ -1,11 +1,18 @@
-import { mkdtempSync, readFileSync, rmSync } from "node:fs";
+import {
+	mkdirSync,
+	mkdtempSync,
+	readFileSync,
+	rmSync,
+	writeFileSync,
+} from "node:fs";
 import { tmpdir } from "node:os";
-import { join } from "node:path";
+import { dirname, join } from "node:path";
 import { afterEach, describe, expect, it } from "vitest";
 import {
 	getClineCliMigrationNotice,
 	markClineCliMigrationNoticeShown,
 	resolveCliNoticeStatePath,
+	shouldSuppressClineCliMigrationNoticeForActiveProvider,
 } from "./notice";
 
 const tempDirs: string[] = [];
@@ -26,8 +33,25 @@ describe("migration notice", () => {
 	it("returns the notice for a fresh data dir", () => {
 		const dataDir = createTempDataDir();
 
-		expect(getClineCliMigrationNotice(dataDir)?.title).toBe(
-			"Welcome to the new Cline CLI",
+		expect(getClineCliMigrationNotice(dataDir)?.title).toBe("Try ClinePass");
+	});
+
+	it("shows when only the old Kanban notice was marked as shown", () => {
+		const dataDir = createTempDataDir();
+		const noticePath = resolveCliNoticeStatePath(dataDir);
+		mkdirSync(dirname(noticePath), { recursive: true, mode: 0o700 });
+		writeFileSync(
+			noticePath,
+			`${JSON.stringify(
+				{ shown: { "cline-cli-tui-default": true } },
+				null,
+				2,
+			)}\n`,
+			"utf8",
+		);
+
+		expect(getClineCliMigrationNotice(dataDir)?.id).toBe(
+			"cline-cli-cline-pass-intro",
 		);
 	});
 
@@ -46,7 +70,7 @@ describe("migration notice", () => {
 
 		expect(
 			getClineCliMigrationNotice(dataDir, {
-				CLINE_FORCE_MIGRATION_NOTICE: "1",
+				CLINE_FORCE_CLINE_PASS_NOTICE: "1",
 			}),
 		).toBeDefined();
 	});
@@ -56,18 +80,56 @@ describe("migration notice", () => {
 
 		expect(
 			getClineCliMigrationNotice(dataDir, {
-				CLINE_DISABLE_MIGRATION_NOTICE: "1",
+				CLINE_DISABLE_CLINE_PASS_NOTICE: "1",
 			}),
 		).toBeUndefined();
 	});
 
+	it("does not show when ClinePass is already the active provider", () => {
+		const dataDir = createTempDataDir();
+
+		expect(
+			getClineCliMigrationNotice(
+				dataDir,
+				{},
+				{ activeProviderId: "cline-pass" },
+			),
+		).toBeUndefined();
+	});
+
+	it("suppresses the active ClinePass provider even when the provider id has surrounding whitespace", () => {
+		expect(
+			shouldSuppressClineCliMigrationNoticeForActiveProvider(" cline-pass "),
+		).toBe(true);
+	});
+
+	it("does not suppress the active ClinePass provider when forced", () => {
+		expect(
+			shouldSuppressClineCliMigrationNoticeForActiveProvider("cline-pass", {
+				CLINE_FORCE_CLINE_PASS_NOTICE: "1",
+			}),
+		).toBe(false);
+	});
+
+	it("shows for the active ClinePass provider when forced", () => {
+		const dataDir = createTempDataDir();
+
+		expect(
+			getClineCliMigrationNotice(
+				dataDir,
+				{ CLINE_FORCE_CLINE_PASS_NOTICE: "1" },
+				{ activeProviderId: "cline-pass" },
+			),
+		).toBeDefined();
+	});
+
 	it("shows when forced even if disabled through the environment", () => {
 		const dataDir = createTempDataDir();
 
 		expect(
 			getClineCliMigrationNotice(dataDir, {
-				CLINE_DISABLE_MIGRATION_NOTICE: "1",
-				CLINE_FORCE_MIGRATION_NOTICE: "1",
+				CLINE_DISABLE_CLINE_PASS_NOTICE: "1",
+				CLINE_FORCE_CLINE_PASS_NOTICE: "1",
 			}),
 		).toBeDefined();
 	});
@@ -78,7 +140,7 @@ describe("migration notice", () => {
 		markClineCliMigrationNoticeShown(dataDir);
 
 		const rawState = readFileSync(resolveCliNoticeStatePath(dataDir), "utf8");
-		expect(rawState).toContain("cline-cli-tui-default");
+		expect(rawState).toContain("cline-cli-cline-pass-intro");
 		expect(getClineCliMigrationNotice(dataDir)).toBeUndefined();
 	});
 });

apps/cli/src/kanban-migration/notice.ts

@@ -2,15 +2,19 @@ import { existsSync, mkdirSync, readFileSync, writeFileSync } from "node:fs";
 import { dirname, join } from "node:path";
 import { resolveClineDataDir } from "@cline/shared/storage";
 
-const NOTICE_ID = "cline-cli-tui-default";
-const FORCE_NOTICE_ENV = "CLINE_FORCE_MIGRATION_NOTICE";
-const DISABLE_NOTICE_ENV = "CLINE_DISABLE_MIGRATION_NOTICE";
+const NOTICE_ID = "cline-cli-cline-pass-intro";
+const FORCE_NOTICE_ENV = "CLINE_FORCE_CLINE_PASS_NOTICE";
+const DISABLE_NOTICE_ENV = "CLINE_DISABLE_CLINE_PASS_NOTICE";
 
 export interface CliMigrationNotice {
 	id: string;
 	title: string;
 }
 
+export interface CliMigrationNoticeOptions {
+	activeProviderId?: string;
+}
+
 interface CliNoticeState {
 	shown: Record<string, boolean>;
 }
@@ -49,6 +53,19 @@ function readNoticeState(filePath: string): CliNoticeState {
 	return { shown };
 }
 
+function isForceNoticeEnabled(env: NodeJS.ProcessEnv): boolean {
+	return env[FORCE_NOTICE_ENV]?.trim() === "1";
+}
+
+export function shouldSuppressClineCliMigrationNoticeForActiveProvider(
+	activeProviderId: string | undefined,
+	env: NodeJS.ProcessEnv = process.env,
+): boolean {
+	return (
+		activeProviderId?.trim() === "cline-pass" && !isForceNoticeEnabled(env)
+	);
+}
+
 export function resolveCliNoticeStatePath(
 	dataDir = resolveClineDataDir(),
 ): string {
@@ -58,20 +75,29 @@ export function resolveCliNoticeStatePath(
 export function getClineCliMigrationNotice(
 	dataDir = resolveClineDataDir(),
 	env: NodeJS.ProcessEnv = process.env,
+	options: CliMigrationNoticeOptions = {},
 ): CliMigrationNotice | undefined {
 	const noticePath = resolveCliNoticeStatePath(dataDir);
 	const noticeState = readNoticeState(noticePath);
-	const forceNotice = env[FORCE_NOTICE_ENV]?.trim() === "1";
+	const forceNotice = isForceNoticeEnabled(env);
 	const disableNotice = env[DISABLE_NOTICE_ENV]?.trim() === "1";
 	if (disableNotice && !forceNotice) {
 		return undefined;
 	}
+	if (
+		shouldSuppressClineCliMigrationNoticeForActiveProvider(
+			options.activeProviderId,
+			env,
+		)
+	) {
+		return undefined;
+	}
 	if (noticeState.shown[NOTICE_ID] && !forceNotice) {
 		return undefined;
 	}
 	return {
 		id: NOTICE_ID,
-		title: "Welcome to the new Cline CLI",
+		title: "Try ClinePass",
 	};
 }
 

apps/cli/src/main.test.ts

@@ -1,6 +1,9 @@
 import { fstatSync } from "node:fs";
 import { afterEach, beforeEach, describe, expect, it, vi } from "vitest";
-import type { CliMigrationNotice } from "./kanban-migration/notice";
+import type {
+	CliMigrationNotice,
+	CliMigrationNoticeOptions,
+} from "./kanban-migration/notice";
 
 /** Real `fstatSync`: used when tests stub only stdin (fd 0); throwing for every fd breaks imports and session I/O. */
 const fsActual = vi.hoisted(() => ({
@@ -29,7 +32,9 @@ const authMocks = vi.hoisted(() => ({
 	runAuthCommand: vi.fn(),
 }));
 const providerSettingsMocks = vi.hoisted(() => ({
-	getLastUsedProviderSettings: vi.fn<() => unknown>(() => undefined),
+	getLastUsedProviderSettings: vi.fn<(options?: unknown) => unknown>(
+		() => undefined,
+	),
 	getProviderConfig: vi.fn<(providerId: string, options?: unknown) => unknown>(
 		() => undefined,
 	),
@@ -57,9 +62,13 @@ const dashboardMocks = vi.hoisted(() => ({
 	runDashboardCommand: vi.fn(),
 }));
 const migrationNoticeMocks = vi.hoisted(() => ({
-	getClineCliMigrationNotice: vi.fn<() => CliMigrationNotice | undefined>(
-		() => undefined,
-	),
+	getClineCliMigrationNotice: vi.fn<
+		(
+			dataDir?: string,
+			env?: NodeJS.ProcessEnv,
+			options?: CliMigrationNoticeOptions,
+		) => CliMigrationNotice | undefined
+	>(() => undefined),
 	markClineCliMigrationNoticeShown: vi.fn(),
 }));
 const updateMocks = vi.hoisted(() => ({
@@ -82,6 +91,11 @@ const historyMocks = vi.hoisted(() => ({
 	runHistoryExport: vi.fn(async () => 0),
 	runHistoryUpdate: vi.fn(async () => 0),
 }));
+const historyResumeMocks = vi.hoisted(() => ({
+	spawnHistoryResume: vi.fn<() => Promise<number | undefined>>(
+		async () => undefined,
+	),
+}));
 const loggingMocks = vi.hoisted(() => ({
 	createCliLoggerAdapter: vi.fn(() => ({
 		core: {
@@ -101,10 +115,15 @@ const hubRuntimeMocks = vi.hoisted(() => ({
 }));
 const telemetryMocks = vi.hoisted(() => ({
 	captureCliExtensionActivated: vi.fn(),
-	identifyCliTelemetryAccount: vi.fn(),
+	identifyTelemetryAccount: vi.fn(),
 	getCliTelemetryService: vi.fn(),
 	disposeCliTelemetryService: vi.fn(async () => {}),
 }));
+const featureFlagMocks = vi.hoisted(() => ({
+	getBooleanFlagEnabled: vi.fn(() => false),
+	setCliFeatureFlagsAccountContext: vi.fn(),
+	refreshCliFeatureFlagsInBackground: vi.fn(),
+}));
 
 function forcePromptModeInput() {
 	Object.defineProperty(process.stdin, "isTTY", {
@@ -148,8 +167,8 @@ vi.mock("@cline/core", () => {
 			stop: vi.fn(),
 		})),
 		ProviderSettingsManager: class {
-			getLastUsedProviderSettings() {
-				return providerSettingsMocks.getLastUsedProviderSettings();
+			getLastUsedProviderSettings(options?: unknown) {
+				return providerSettingsMocks.getLastUsedProviderSettings(options);
 			}
 			getProviderSettings(providerId: string) {
 				return providerSettingsMocks.getProviderSettings(providerId);
@@ -164,6 +183,15 @@ vi.mock("@cline/core", () => {
 	};
 });
 vi.mock("./utils/provider-auth", () => authMocks);
+vi.mock("./utils/feature-flags", () => ({
+	getCliFeatureFlagsService: () => ({
+		getBooleanFlagEnabled: featureFlagMocks.getBooleanFlagEnabled,
+	}),
+	refreshCliFeatureFlagsInBackground:
+		featureFlagMocks.refreshCliFeatureFlagsInBackground,
+	setCliFeatureFlagsAccountContext:
+		featureFlagMocks.setCliFeatureFlagsAccountContext,
+}));
 vi.mock("./runtime/prompt", () => ({
 	resolveSystemPrompt: promptMocks.resolveSystemPrompt,
 }));
@@ -172,6 +200,7 @@ vi.mock("./commands/dashboard", () => dashboardMocks);
 vi.mock("./kanban-migration/notice", () => migrationNoticeMocks);
 vi.mock("./commands/update", () => updateMocks);
 vi.mock("./commands/history", () => historyMocks);
+vi.mock("./utils/history-resume", () => historyResumeMocks);
 vi.mock("./logging/adapter", () => loggingMocks);
 vi.mock("./utils/hub-runtime", () => hubRuntimeMocks);
 vi.mock("./utils/telemetry", () => telemetryMocks);
@@ -191,6 +220,8 @@ describe("runCli lightweight command dispatch", () => {
 		historyMocks.runHistoryExport.mockResolvedValue(0);
 		historyMocks.runHistoryUpdate.mockReset();
 		historyMocks.runHistoryUpdate.mockResolvedValue(0);
+		historyResumeMocks.spawnHistoryResume.mockReset();
+		historyResumeMocks.spawnHistoryResume.mockResolvedValue(undefined);
 		sessionMocks.getSessionRow.mockReset();
 		sessionMocks.getSessionRow.mockResolvedValue({
 			sessionId: "sess_123",
@@ -233,6 +264,10 @@ describe("runCli lightweight command dispatch", () => {
 		providerSettingsMocks.getProviderSettings.mockReset();
 		providerSettingsMocks.getProviderSettings.mockReturnValue(undefined);
 		providerSettingsMocks.saveProviderSettings.mockReset();
+		featureFlagMocks.getBooleanFlagEnabled.mockReset();
+		featureFlagMocks.getBooleanFlagEnabled.mockReturnValue(false);
+		featureFlagMocks.setCliFeatureFlagsAccountContext.mockReset();
+		featureFlagMocks.refreshCliFeatureFlagsInBackground.mockReset();
 		kanbanMocks.launchKanban.mockReset();
 		kanbanMocks.launchKanban.mockResolvedValue(0);
 		dashboardMocks.runDashboardCommand.mockReset();
@@ -246,7 +281,7 @@ describe("runCli lightweight command dispatch", () => {
 		updateMocks.getPreferredKanbanInstaller.mockReset();
 		updateMocks.getPreferredKanbanInstaller.mockReturnValue(undefined);
 		telemetryMocks.captureCliExtensionActivated.mockReset();
-		telemetryMocks.identifyCliTelemetryAccount.mockReset();
+		telemetryMocks.identifyTelemetryAccount.mockReset();
 		telemetryMocks.getCliTelemetryService.mockReset();
 		telemetryMocks.disposeCliTelemetryService.mockReset();
 		telemetryMocks.disposeCliTelemetryService.mockResolvedValue(undefined);
@@ -382,7 +417,7 @@ describe("runCli lightweight command dispatch", () => {
 
 	it("does not load interactive runtime for single-prompt mode", async () => {
 		forcePromptModeInput();
-		process.argv = ["bun", "src/index.ts", "hello"];
+		process.argv = ["bun", "src/index.ts", "say hello"];
 
 		const { runCli } = await import("./main");
 
@@ -392,9 +427,88 @@ describe("runCli lightweight command dispatch", () => {
 		expect(mockState.runInteractiveImports).toBe(0);
 	});
 
+	it("rejects a single bare positional prompt token", async () => {
+		const consoleError = vi
+			.spyOn(console, "error")
+			.mockImplementation(() => undefined);
+		forcePromptModeInput();
+		process.argv = ["bun", "src/index.ts", "nonexistent-command"];
+
+		const { runCli } = await import("./main");
+
+		await expect(runCli()).resolves.toBeUndefined();
+		expect(process.exitCode).toBe(1);
+		expect(consoleError).toHaveBeenCalledWith(
+			expect.stringContaining(
+				"Unknown command or unquoted prompt: nonexistent-command",
+			),
+		);
+		expect(consoleError).toHaveBeenCalledWith(
+			expect.stringContaining('Use "cline --help"'),
+		);
+		expect(runtimeMocks.runAgent).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
+		expect(mockState.runAgentImports).toBe(0);
+		expect(mockState.runInteractiveImports).toBe(0);
+	});
+
+	it("rejects multiple bare positional prompt tokens", async () => {
+		const consoleError = vi
+			.spyOn(console, "error")
+			.mockImplementation(() => undefined);
+		forcePromptModeInput();
+		process.argv = ["bun", "src/index.ts", "hello", "world"];
+
+		const { runCli } = await import("./main");
+
+		await expect(runCli()).resolves.toBeUndefined();
+		expect(process.exitCode).toBe(1);
+		expect(consoleError).toHaveBeenCalledWith(
+			expect.stringContaining(
+				"Unknown command or unquoted prompt: hello world",
+			),
+		);
+		expect(runtimeMocks.runAgent).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
+		expect(mockState.runAgentImports).toBe(0);
+		expect(mockState.runInteractiveImports).toBe(0);
+	});
+
+	it("runs quoted positional prompt text", async () => {
+		forcePromptModeInput();
+		process.argv = ["bun", "src/index.ts", "hello world"];
+
+		const { runCli } = await import("./main");
+
+		await expect(runCli()).resolves.toBeUndefined();
+		expect(runtimeMocks.runAgent).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1);
+		expect(runtimeMocks.runAgent).toHaveBeenCalledWith(
+			"hello world",
+			expect.any(Object),
+			expect.anything(),
+		);
+	});
+
+	it("rejects unknown root flags before loading runtime modules", async () => {
+		const consoleError = vi
+			.spyOn(console, "error")
+			.mockImplementation(() => undefined);
+		forcePromptModeInput();
+		process.argv = ["bun", "src/index.ts", "--made-up-flag"];
+
+		const { runCli } = await import("./main");
+
+		await expect(runCli()).resolves.toBeUndefined();
+		expect(process.exitCode).toBe(1);
+		expect(consoleError).toHaveBeenCalledWith(
+			expect.stringContaining("unknown option '--made-up-flag'"),
+		);
+		expect(runtimeMocks.runAgent).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
+		expect(mockState.runAgentImports).toBe(0);
+		expect(mockState.runInteractiveImports).toBe(0);
+	});
+
 	it("creates a worktree and runs prompt sessions from it", async () => {
 		forcePromptModeInput();
-		process.argv = ["bun", "src/index.ts", "--worktree", "hello"];
+		process.argv = ["bun", "src/index.ts", "--worktree", "say hello"];
 
 		const { runCli } = await import("./main");
 
@@ -403,7 +517,7 @@ describe("runCli lightweight command dispatch", () => {
 			cwd: process.cwd(),
 		});
 		expect(runtimeMocks.runAgent).toHaveBeenCalledWith(
-			"hello",
+			"say hello",
 			expect.objectContaining({
 				cwd: "/tmp/cline-worktree",
 				workspaceRoot: "/tmp/cline-worktree",
@@ -526,8 +640,8 @@ describe("runCli lightweight command dispatch", () => {
 
 	it("passes the migration notice marker into interactive mode", async () => {
 		const notice = {
-			id: "cline-cli-tui-default",
-			title: "Welcome to the new Cline CLI",
+			id: "cline-cli-cline-pass-intro",
+			title: "Try ClinePass",
 		};
 		migrationNoticeMocks.getClineCliMigrationNotice.mockReturnValue(notice);
 		Object.defineProperty(process.stdout, "isTTY", {
@@ -558,6 +672,37 @@ describe("runCli lightweight command dispatch", () => {
 		).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1);
 	});
 
+	it("passes the active ClinePass provider into the migration notice gate", async () => {
+		providerSettingsMocks.getLastUsedProviderSettings.mockReturnValue({
+			provider: "cline-pass",
+			model: "cline-pass/test-model",
+		});
+		Object.defineProperty(process.stdout, "isTTY", {
+			value: true,
+			configurable: true,
+		});
+		process.argv = ["bun", "src/index.ts"];
+
+		const { runCli } = await import("./main");
+
+		await expect(runCli()).resolves.toBeUndefined();
+		expect(
+			migrationNoticeMocks.getClineCliMigrationNotice,
+		).toHaveBeenCalledWith(undefined, process.env, {
+			activeProviderId: "cline-pass",
+		});
+		expect(runtimeMocks.runInteractive).toHaveBeenCalledWith(
+			expect.objectContaining({
+				providerId: "cline-pass",
+			}),
+			expect.anything(),
+			undefined,
+			expect.objectContaining({
+				initialNotice: undefined,
+			}),
+		);
+	});
+
 	it("does not start OAuth before onboarding in interactive mode", async () => {
 		authMocks.isOAuthProvider.mockReturnValue(true);
 		authMocks.normalizeProviderId.mockReturnValue("cline");
@@ -647,7 +792,7 @@ describe("runCli lightweight command dispatch", () => {
 
 	it("uses the bundled catalog path for single-prompt runs", async () => {
 		forcePromptModeInput();
-		process.argv = ["bun", "src/index.ts", "hello"];
+		process.argv = ["bun", "src/index.ts", "say hello"];
 
 		const { runCli } = await import("./main");
 
@@ -719,10 +864,47 @@ describe("runCli lightweight command dispatch", () => {
 		);
 	});
 
-	it("forces chat view when resuming from history picker", async () => {
+	it("resumes a history-picked session in a child process", async () => {
 		historyMocks.runHistoryList.mockImplementationOnce(
 			async () => "sess_from_history",
 		);
+		historyResumeMocks.spawnHistoryResume.mockResolvedValueOnce(0);
+		process.argv = ["bun", "src/index.ts", "history"];
+
+		const { runCli } = await import("./main");
+
+		await expect(runCli()).resolves.toBeUndefined();
+		expect(historyResumeMocks.spawnHistoryResume).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1);
+		expect(historyResumeMocks.spawnHistoryResume).toHaveBeenCalledWith(
+			expect.objectContaining({
+				sessionId: "sess_from_history",
+				normalizedArgs: ["history"],
+				remainingArgs: ["history"],
+			}),
+		);
+		expect(runtimeMocks.runInteractive).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
+		expect(process.exitCode).toBe(0);
+	});
+
+	it("propagates the child exit code when resuming from history picker", async () => {
+		historyMocks.runHistoryList.mockImplementationOnce(
+			async () => "sess_from_history",
+		);
+		historyResumeMocks.spawnHistoryResume.mockResolvedValueOnce(3);
+		process.argv = ["bun", "src/index.ts", "history"];
+
+		const { runCli } = await import("./main");
+
+		await expect(runCli()).resolves.toBeUndefined();
+		expect(process.exitCode).toBe(3);
+		expect(runtimeMocks.runInteractive).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
+	});
+
+	it("forces chat view when the history-picker child cannot launch", async () => {
+		historyMocks.runHistoryList.mockImplementationOnce(
+			async () => "sess_from_history",
+		);
+		historyResumeMocks.spawnHistoryResume.mockResolvedValueOnce(undefined);
 		process.argv = ["bun", "src/index.ts", "history"];
 
 		const { runCli } = await import("./main");
@@ -801,6 +983,110 @@ describe("runCli lightweight command dispatch", () => {
 		);
 	});
 
+	it("seeds feature flag identity from persisted Cline account id before refreshing flags", async () => {
+		const clineSettings = {
+			provider: "cline",
+			model: "anthropic/claude-sonnet-4.6",
+			auth: {
+				accountId: "acct-startup",
+				accessToken: "workos:token",
+				refreshToken: "refresh-token",
+			},
+		};
+		providerSettingsMocks.getProviderSettings.mockReturnValue(clineSettings);
+		process.argv = ["bun", "src/index.ts"];
+
+		const { runCli } = await import("./main");
+
+		await expect(runCli()).resolves.toBeUndefined();
+		expect(
+			featureFlagMocks.setCliFeatureFlagsAccountContext,
+		).toHaveBeenCalledWith({ id: "acct-startup" });
+		// The account identity must be seeded before flags are refreshed/used so
+		// the background refresh resolves flags for the correct account.
+		expect(
+			featureFlagMocks.setCliFeatureFlagsAccountContext.mock
+				.invocationCallOrder[0],
+		).toBeLessThan(
+			featureFlagMocks.refreshCliFeatureFlagsInBackground.mock
+				.invocationCallOrder[0],
+		);
+	});
+
+	it("identifies saved Cline accountId for telemetry before runtime events", async () => {
+		// CLINE-2406: when persisted Cline auth includes an accountId, the
+		// runtime path must call identifyTelemetryAccount(accountContext) so
+		// subsequent task.* and workspace.* events carry user_id.
+		const clineSettings = {
+			provider: "cline",
+			model: "anthropic/claude-sonnet-4.6",
+			auth: { accountId: "usr-abc-123", refreshToken: "rt-token" },
+		};
+		providerSettingsMocks.getLastUsedProviderSettings.mockReturnValue(
+			clineSettings,
+		);
+		providerSettingsMocks.getProviderSettings.mockReturnValue(clineSettings);
+		authMocks.normalizeProviderId.mockImplementation(
+			(providerId?: string) => providerId ?? "cline",
+		);
+		process.argv = ["bun", "src/index.ts"];
+
+		const { runCli } = await import("./main");
+
+		await expect(runCli()).resolves.toBeUndefined();
+		expect(telemetryMocks.identifyTelemetryAccount).toHaveBeenCalledWith(
+			expect.objectContaining({
+				id: "usr-abc-123",
+				provider: "cline",
+			}),
+		);
+	});
+
+	it("does not call identifyTelemetryAccount in runtime path when no saved Cline accountId", async () => {
+		// CLINE-2406: when no persisted accountId is found (anonymous/unauthenticated),
+		// identifyTelemetryAccount should not be called from the runtime path.
+		const clineSettings = {
+			provider: "cline",
+			model: "anthropic/claude-sonnet-4.6",
+			// no auth / no accountId
+		};
+		providerSettingsMocks.getLastUsedProviderSettings.mockReturnValue(
+			clineSettings,
+		);
+		providerSettingsMocks.getProviderSettings.mockReturnValue(clineSettings);
+		authMocks.normalizeProviderId.mockImplementation(
+			(providerId?: string) => providerId ?? "cline",
+		);
+		process.argv = ["bun", "src/index.ts"];
+
+		const { runCli } = await import("./main");
+
+		await expect(runCli()).resolves.toBeUndefined();
+		expect(telemetryMocks.identifyTelemetryAccount).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
+	});
+
+	it("does not call identifyTelemetryAccount from runtime path when provider is not cline", async () => {
+		// CLINE-2406: identity identification from saved settings only applies
+		// to Cline-provider sessions; other providers use different auth flows.
+		providerSettingsMocks.getLastUsedProviderSettings.mockReturnValue({
+			provider: "openrouter",
+			model: "openai/gpt-5",
+		});
+		providerSettingsMocks.getProviderSettings.mockReturnValue({
+			provider: "openrouter",
+			model: "openai/gpt-5",
+		});
+		authMocks.normalizeProviderId.mockImplementation(
+			(providerId?: string) => providerId ?? "openrouter",
+		);
+		process.argv = ["bun", "src/index.ts"];
+
+		const { runCli } = await import("./main");
+
+		await expect(runCli()).resolves.toBeUndefined();
+		expect(telemetryMocks.identifyTelemetryAccount).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
+	});
+
 	it("runs kanban before loading runtime modules", async () => {
 		process.argv = ["bun", "src/index.ts", "kanban"];
 
@@ -818,6 +1104,10 @@ describe("runCli lightweight command dispatch", () => {
 			"bun",
 			"src/index.ts",
 			"dashboard",
+			"--config",
+			"/tmp/cline-config",
+			"--data-dir",
+			".cline-dashboard-data",
 			"--port",
 			"9090",
 			"--no-open",
@@ -828,6 +1118,8 @@ describe("runCli lightweight command dispatch", () => {
 		await expect(runCli()).resolves.toBeUndefined();
 		expect(dashboardMocks.runDashboardCommand).toHaveBeenCalledWith(
 			expect.objectContaining({
+				configDir: "/tmp/cline-config",
+				dataDir: ".cline-dashboard-data",
 				port: "9090",
 				openBrowser: false,
 				io: expect.any(Object),
@@ -863,7 +1155,7 @@ describe("runCli lightweight command dispatch", () => {
 
 	it("skips hub prewarm for yolo runs", async () => {
 		forcePromptModeInput();
-		process.argv = ["bun", "src/index.ts", "--yolo", "hello"];
+		process.argv = ["bun", "src/index.ts", "--yolo", "say hello"];
 
 		const { runCli } = await import("./main");
 
@@ -872,11 +1164,29 @@ describe("runCli lightweight command dispatch", () => {
 		expect(hubRuntimeMocks.ensureCliHubServer).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
 	});
 
+	it("rejects yolo runs with a single bare prompt token", async () => {
+		const consoleError = vi
+			.spyOn(console, "error")
+			.mockImplementation(() => undefined);
+		forcePromptModeInput();
+		process.argv = ["bun", "src/index.ts", "--yolo", "hello"];
+
+		const { runCli } = await import("./main");
+
+		await expect(runCli()).resolves.toBeUndefined();
+		expect(process.exitCode).toBe(1);
+		expect(consoleError).toHaveBeenCalledWith(
+			expect.stringContaining("Unknown command or unquoted prompt: hello"),
+		);
+		expect(runtimeMocks.runAgent).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
+		expect(hubRuntimeMocks.ensureCliHubServer).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
+	});
+
 	it("rewrites /team prompts and enables teams in single-prompt mode", async () => {
 		runtimeMocks.runAgent.mockClear();
 
 		forcePromptModeInput();
-		process.argv = ["bun", "src/index.ts", "/team", "find", "the", "bug"];
+		process.argv = ["bun", "src/index.ts", "/team find the bug"];
 
 		const { runCli } = await import("./main");
 
@@ -892,12 +1202,12 @@ describe("runCli lightweight command dispatch", () => {
 		);
 	});
 
-	it("shows /team usage in single-prompt mode when no task is provided", async () => {
+	it("rejects /team without quoted task text", async () => {
 		mockState.runAgentCalls = 0;
 		runtimeMocks.runAgent.mockClear();
-		const stdoutWrite = vi
-			.spyOn(process.stdout, "write")
-			.mockImplementation(() => true);
+		const consoleError = vi
+			.spyOn(console, "error")
+			.mockImplementation(() => undefined);
 
 		forcePromptModeInput();
 		process.argv = ["bun", "src/index.ts", "/team"];
@@ -905,9 +1215,10 @@ describe("runCli lightweight command dispatch", () => {
 		const { runCli } = await import("./main");
 
 		await expect(runCli()).resolves.toBeUndefined();
+		expect(process.exitCode).toBe(1);
 		expect(mockState.runAgentCalls).toBe(0);
-		expect(stdoutWrite).toHaveBeenCalledWith(
-			expect.stringContaining("Usage: /team <task description>"),
+		expect(consoleError).toHaveBeenCalledWith(
+			expect.stringContaining("Unknown command or unquoted prompt: /team"),
 		);
 	});
 
@@ -916,14 +1227,14 @@ describe("runCli lightweight command dispatch", () => {
 		runtimeMocks.runAgent.mockClear();
 
 		forcePromptModeInput();
-		process.argv = ["bun", "src/index.ts", "--thinking", "high", "hello"];
+		process.argv = ["bun", "src/index.ts", "--thinking", "high", "say hello"];
 
 		const { runCli } = await import("./main");
 
 		await expect(runCli()).resolves.toBeUndefined();
 		expect(mockState.runAgentCalls).toBe(1);
 		expect(runtimeMocks.runAgent).toHaveBeenCalledWith(
-			"hello",
+			"say hello",
 			expect.objectContaining({
 				thinking: true,
 				reasoningEffort: "high",
@@ -932,19 +1243,40 @@ describe("runCli lightweight command dispatch", () => {
 		);
 	});
 
-	it("leaves thinking disabled when --thinking is not provided", async () => {
+	it("leaves thinking unset when --thinking is not provided", async () => {
 		mockState.runAgentCalls = 0;
 		runtimeMocks.runAgent.mockClear();
 
 		forcePromptModeInput();
-		process.argv = ["bun", "src/index.ts", "hello"];
+		process.argv = ["bun", "src/index.ts", "say hello"];
 
 		const { runCli } = await import("./main");
 
 		await expect(runCli()).resolves.toBeUndefined();
 		expect(mockState.runAgentCalls).toBe(1);
 		expect(runtimeMocks.runAgent).toHaveBeenCalledWith(
-			"hello",
+			"say hello",
+			expect.objectContaining({
+				thinking: undefined,
+				reasoningEffort: undefined,
+			}),
+			expect.anything(),
+		);
+	});
+
+	it("disables thinking when --thinking none is explicitly provided", async () => {
+		mockState.runAgentCalls = 0;
+		runtimeMocks.runAgent.mockClear();
+
+		forcePromptModeInput();
+		process.argv = ["bun", "src/index.ts", "--thinking", "none", "say hello"];
+
+		const { runCli } = await import("./main");
+
+		await expect(runCli()).resolves.toBeUndefined();
+		expect(mockState.runAgentCalls).toBe(1);
+		expect(runtimeMocks.runAgent).toHaveBeenCalledWith(
+			"say hello",
 			expect.objectContaining({
 				thinking: false,
 				reasoningEffort: undefined,
@@ -958,14 +1290,14 @@ describe("runCli lightweight command dispatch", () => {
 		runtimeMocks.runAgent.mockClear();
 
 		forcePromptModeInput();
-		process.argv = ["bun", "src/index.ts", "--thinking", "--", "hello"];
+		process.argv = ["bun", "src/index.ts", "--thinking", "--", "say hello"];
 
 		const { runCli } = await import("./main");
 
 		await expect(runCli()).resolves.toBeUndefined();
 		expect(mockState.runAgentCalls).toBe(1);
 		expect(runtimeMocks.runAgent).toHaveBeenCalledWith(
-			"hello",
+			"say hello",
 			expect.objectContaining({
 				compaction: {
 					enabled: true,
@@ -988,14 +1320,14 @@ describe("runCli lightweight command dispatch", () => {
 		});
 
 		forcePromptModeInput();
-		process.argv = ["bun", "src/index.ts", "hello"];
+		process.argv = ["bun", "src/index.ts", "say hello"];
 
 		const { runCli } = await import("./main");
 
 		await expect(runCli()).resolves.toBeUndefined();
 		expect(mockState.runAgentCalls).toBe(1);
 		expect(runtimeMocks.runAgent).toHaveBeenCalledWith(
-			"hello",
+			"say hello",
 			expect.objectContaining({
 				thinking: true,
 				reasoningEffort: "high",
@@ -1004,6 +1336,32 @@ describe("runCli lightweight command dispatch", () => {
 		);
 	});
 
+	it("uses persisted disabled reasoning when --thinking is not provided", async () => {
+		mockState.runAgentCalls = 0;
+		runtimeMocks.runAgent.mockClear();
+		providerSettingsMocks.getProviderSettings.mockReturnValue({
+			provider: "cline",
+			model: "openai/gpt-5",
+			reasoning: { enabled: false },
+		});
+
+		forcePromptModeInput();
+		process.argv = ["bun", "src/index.ts", "say hello"];
+
+		const { runCli } = await import("./main");
+
+		await expect(runCli()).resolves.toBeUndefined();
+		expect(mockState.runAgentCalls).toBe(1);
+		expect(runtimeMocks.runAgent).toHaveBeenCalledWith(
+			"say hello",
+			expect.objectContaining({
+				thinking: false,
+				reasoningEffort: undefined,
+			}),
+			expect.anything(),
+		);
+	});
+
 	it("prefers explicit --thinking over persisted reasoning effort", async () => {
 		mockState.runAgentCalls = 0;
 		runtimeMocks.runAgent.mockClear();
@@ -1014,14 +1372,14 @@ describe("runCli lightweight command dispatch", () => {
 		});
 
 		forcePromptModeInput();
-		process.argv = ["bun", "src/index.ts", "--thinking", "low", "hello"];
+		process.argv = ["bun", "src/index.ts", "--thinking", "low", "say hello"];
 
 		const { runCli } = await import("./main");
 
 		await expect(runCli()).resolves.toBeUndefined();
 		expect(mockState.runAgentCalls).toBe(1);
 		expect(runtimeMocks.runAgent).toHaveBeenCalledWith(
-			"hello",
+			"say hello",
 			expect.objectContaining({
 				thinking: true,
 				reasoningEffort: "low",
@@ -1035,13 +1393,13 @@ describe("runCli lightweight command dispatch", () => {
 		runtimeMocks.runAgent.mockClear();
 
 		forcePromptModeInput();
-		process.argv = ["bun", "src/index.ts", "hello"];
+		process.argv = ["bun", "src/index.ts", "say hello"];
 
 		const { runCli } = await import("./main");
 
 		await expect(runCli()).resolves.toBeUndefined();
 		expect(runtimeMocks.runAgent).toHaveBeenCalledWith(
-			"hello",
+			"say hello",
 			expect.objectContaining({
 				compaction: {
 					enabled: true,
@@ -1057,13 +1415,19 @@ describe("runCli lightweight command dispatch", () => {
 		runtimeMocks.runAgent.mockClear();
 
 		forcePromptModeInput();
-		process.argv = ["bun", "src/index.ts", "--compaction", "basic", "hello"];
+		process.argv = [
+			"bun",
+			"src/index.ts",
+			"--compaction",
+			"basic",
+			"say hello",
+		];
 
 		const { runCli } = await import("./main");
 
 		await expect(runCli()).resolves.toBeUndefined();
 		expect(runtimeMocks.runAgent).toHaveBeenCalledWith(
-			"hello",
+			"say hello",
 			expect.objectContaining({
 				compaction: {
 					enabled: true,
@@ -1079,13 +1443,19 @@ describe("runCli lightweight command dispatch", () => {
 		runtimeMocks.runAgent.mockClear();
 
 		forcePromptModeInput();
-		process.argv = ["bun", "src/index.ts", "--compaction", "agentic", "hello"];
+		process.argv = [
+			"bun",
+			"src/index.ts",
+			"--compaction",
+			"agentic",
+			"say hello",
+		];
 
 		const { runCli } = await import("./main");
 
 		await expect(runCli()).resolves.toBeUndefined();
 		expect(runtimeMocks.runAgent).toHaveBeenCalledWith(
-			"hello",
+			"say hello",
 			expect.objectContaining({
 				compaction: {
 					enabled: true,
@@ -1135,13 +1505,13 @@ describe("runCli lightweight command dispatch", () => {
 		runtimeMocks.runAgent.mockClear();
 
 		forcePromptModeInput();
-		process.argv = ["bun", "src/index.ts", "--compaction", "off", "hello"];
+		process.argv = ["bun", "src/index.ts", "--compaction", "off", "say hello"];
 
 		const { runCli } = await import("./main");
 
 		await expect(runCli()).resolves.toBeUndefined();
 		expect(runtimeMocks.runAgent).toHaveBeenCalledWith(
-			"hello",
+			"say hello",
 			expect.objectContaining({
 				compaction: {
 					enabled: false,
@@ -1180,7 +1550,7 @@ describe("runCli lightweight command dispatch", () => {
 		authMocks.ensureOAuthProviderApiKey.mockClear();
 
 		forcePromptModeInput();
-		process.argv = ["bun", "src/index.ts", "--json", "hello"];
+		process.argv = ["bun", "src/index.ts", "--json", "say hello"];
 
 		const { runCli } = await import("./main");
 
@@ -1188,7 +1558,7 @@ describe("runCli lightweight command dispatch", () => {
 		expect(mockState.runAgentCalls).toBe(1);
 		expect(authMocks.ensureOAuthProviderApiKey).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
 		expect(runtimeMocks.runAgent).toHaveBeenCalledWith(
-			"hello",
+			"say hello",
 			expect.objectContaining({
 				outputMode: "json",
 				apiKey: "",
@@ -1207,7 +1577,7 @@ describe("runCli lightweight command dispatch", () => {
 		authMocks.ensureOAuthProviderApiKey.mockClear();
 
 		forcePromptModeInput();
-		process.argv = ["bun", "src/index.ts", "--json", "hello"];
+		process.argv = ["bun", "src/index.ts", "--json", "say hello"];
 
 		const { runCli } = await import("./main");
 
@@ -1215,7 +1585,7 @@ describe("runCli lightweight command dispatch", () => {
 		expect(mockState.runAgentCalls).toBe(1);
 		expect(authMocks.ensureOAuthProviderApiKey).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
 		expect(runtimeMocks.runAgent).toHaveBeenCalledWith(
-			"hello",
+			"say hello",
 			expect.objectContaining({
 				outputMode: "json",
 				apiKey: "",

apps/cli/src/main.ts

@@ -19,6 +19,10 @@ import {
 	buildCliCompactionConfig,
 	CLI_COMPACTION_MODE_EXPECTED_TEXT,
 } from "./utils/compaction-mode";
+import {
+	refreshCliFeatureFlagsInBackground,
+	setCliFeatureFlagsAccountContext,
+} from "./utils/feature-flags";
 import {
 	configureSandboxEnvironment,
 	normalizeAutoApproveArgs,
@@ -37,10 +41,12 @@ import {
 	isOAuthProvider,
 	normalizeProviderId,
 } from "./utils/provider-auth";
+import { resolveCliReasoning } from "./utils/reasoning";
 import { rewriteTeamPrompt, TEAM_COMMAND_USAGE } from "./utils/team-command";
 import {
 	captureCliExtensionActivated,
 	getCliTelemetryService,
+	identifyTelemetryAccount,
 } from "./utils/telemetry";
 import type { Config } from "./utils/types";
 import { runConnectWizard } from "./wizards/connect";
@@ -107,6 +113,23 @@ export function resolveConfigDirArg(argv: string[]): string | undefined {
 	return undefined;
 }
 
+function collectOption(value: string, previous: string[] = []): string[] {
+	return [...previous, value];
+}
+
+// Shells strip quote characters before argv reaches us, so a prompt that was
+// typed in quotes is only observable when it remains one argv token with spaces.
+function promptArgLooksQuoted(arg: string | undefined): boolean {
+	return !!arg && /\s/.test(arg);
+}
+
+function writePromptArgError(args: string[]): void {
+	const renderedArgs = args.join(" ");
+	writeErr(
+		`Unknown command or unquoted prompt: ${renderedArgs}\nPrompt text must be passed as a single quoted argument, for example: cline "fix the tests". Use "cline --help" to see available commands and flags.`,
+	);
+}
+
 export async function runCli(): Promise<void> {
 	installStreamErrorGuards();
 	autoUpdateOnStartup();
@@ -135,7 +158,7 @@ export async function runCli(): Promise<void> {
 	// Re-enable built-in help/version output for the routing program
 	program.configureOutput({
 		writeOut: (str: string) => process.stdout.write(str),
-		writeErr: (str: string) => process.stderr.write(str),
+		writeErr: () => {},
 	});
 	// Default action handles non-subcommand args (e.g. prompt text)
 	program.action(() => {});
@@ -311,6 +334,28 @@ export async function runCli(): Promise<void> {
 				io,
 			});
 		});
+	const skillCmd = program
+		.command("skill")
+		.description("Manage Cline Skills via the open skills CLI (npx skills)")
+		.allowUnknownOption()
+		.passThroughOptions()
+		.argument("[args...]", "arguments forwarded to the skills CLI")
+		.addHelpText(
+			"after",
+			"\nForwards to the open skills CLI via npx. Examples:\n" +
+				"  cline skill add <owner/repo>       Add a skill into Cline\n" +
+				"  cline skill install <owner/repo>   Alias for add\n" +
+				"  cline skill list                   List installed skills\n" +
+				"  cline skill remove                 Remove installed skills\n" +
+				"  cline skill uninstall              Alias for remove\n" +
+				"\nadd/install and remove/uninstall default to '--agent cline' unless you pass your own --agent.\n" +
+				"Run 'npx skills --help' for the full command reference.",
+		)
+		.action(async () => {
+			const { runSkillCommand } = await import("./commands/skill");
+			ctx.exitCode = await runSkillCommand(skillCmd.args, io);
+		});
+
 	const connectCmd = program
 		.command("connect")
 		.description("Connect to an external channel")
@@ -352,7 +397,7 @@ export async function runCli(): Promise<void> {
 			}
 		});
 
-	program
+	const mcpCmd = program
 		.command("mcp")
 		.description("Manage MCP servers")
 		.action(async () => {
@@ -364,6 +409,40 @@ export async function runCli(): Promise<void> {
 				);
 			}
 		});
+	const mcpInstallCmd = mcpCmd
+		.command("install")
+		.alias("add")
+		.description("Open the MCP add wizard with server fields prefilled")
+		.argument("<name>", "MCP server name")
+		.argument(
+			"[targetArgs...]",
+			"URL for remote transports, or command and args after -- for stdio",
+		)
+		.option(
+			"--transport <transport>",
+			"stdio, sse, http, streamable-http, or streamableHttp (default: stdio)",
+		)
+		.option("--header <header>", "Remote MCP request header", collectOption, [])
+		.option("--yes", "Install noninteractively without opening the wizard")
+		.option("--json", "Output as JSON")
+		.action(async (name: string, targetArgs: string[]) => {
+			const opts = mcpInstallCmd.opts<{
+				header?: string[];
+				json?: boolean;
+				transport?: string;
+				yes?: boolean;
+			}>();
+			const { runMcpInstallCommand } = await import("./commands/mcp");
+			ctx.exitCode = await runMcpInstallCommand({
+				name,
+				headers: opts.header,
+				targetArgs,
+				transport: opts.transport,
+				json: opts.json === true || program.opts().json === true,
+				yes: opts.yes === true,
+				io,
+			});
+		});
 
 	const createDoctorRuntimeCommand = async () => {
 		const { createDoctorCommand } = await import("./commands/doctor");
@@ -544,7 +623,12 @@ export async function runCli(): Promise<void> {
 	const dashboardCmd = program
 		.command("dashboard")
 		.description("Start the Cline Hub dashboard and open it in a browser")
+		.option("--config <dir>", "configuration directory")
 		.option("-c, --cwd <path>", "Workspace root", process.cwd())
+		.option(
+			"--data-dir <dir>",
+			"Use isolated local state at <dir> instead of ~/.cline (enables sandbox mode)",
+		)
 		.option("--host <host>", "Dashboard bind host")
 		.option("--port <port>", "Dashboard HTTP/WebSocket port")
 		.option("--public-url <url>", "Public dashboard URL")
@@ -552,7 +636,9 @@ export async function runCli(): Promise<void> {
 		.option("--no-open", "Start the dashboard without opening a browser")
 		.action(async () => {
 			const opts = dashboardCmd.opts<{
+				config?: string;
 				cwd?: string;
+				dataDir?: string;
 				host?: string;
 				port?: string;
 				publicUrl?: string;
@@ -561,7 +647,9 @@ export async function runCli(): Promise<void> {
 			}>();
 			const { runDashboardCommand } = await import("./commands/dashboard");
 			ctx.exitCode = await runDashboardCommand({
+				configDir: opts.config,
 				cwd: opts.cwd,
+				dataDir: opts.dataDir,
 				host: opts.host,
 				port: opts.port,
 				publicUrl: opts.publicUrl,
@@ -610,6 +698,7 @@ export async function runCli(): Promise<void> {
 		if (err instanceof CommanderError) {
 			if (err.exitCode !== 0) {
 				writeErr(err.message);
+				process.exitCode = err.exitCode;
 				return;
 			}
 			return;
@@ -663,6 +752,21 @@ export async function runCli(): Promise<void> {
 
 	let resumeSessionId: string | undefined = ctx.resumeSessionId;
 	if (resumeSessionId) {
+		// The history picker already created (and tore down) an OpenTUI renderer
+		// in this process; starting the interactive TUI here would create a
+		// second one, which can crash natively during teardown. Resume in a
+		// fresh `cline --id <session-id>` child process instead.
+		const { spawnHistoryResume } = await import("./utils/history-resume");
+		const childExitCode = await spawnHistoryResume({
+			sessionId: resumeSessionId,
+			normalizedArgs,
+			remainingArgs: program.args,
+			configDir,
+		});
+		if (childExitCode !== undefined) {
+			process.exitCode = childExitCode;
+			return;
+		}
 		args = {
 			...args,
 			interactive: true,
@@ -731,6 +835,13 @@ export async function runCli(): Promise<void> {
 	if (args.hooksDir?.trim()) {
 		process.env.CLINE_HOOKS_DIR = args.hooksDir.trim();
 	}
+	if (args.prompt && !args.interactive) {
+		if (program.args.length > 1 || !promptArgLooksQuoted(program.args[0])) {
+			writePromptArgError(program.args);
+			process.exitCode = 1;
+			return;
+		}
+	}
 	setCurrentOutputMode(args.outputMode);
 	const defaultToolAutoApprove = true;
 	const effectiveToolAutoApprove =
@@ -836,13 +947,35 @@ export async function runCli(): Promise<void> {
 	};
 	registerDisposable(stopUserInstructionService);
 	try {
+		const persistedClineAccountId = providerSettingsManager
+			.getProviderSettings("cline")
+			?.auth?.accountId?.trim();
+		if (persistedClineAccountId) {
+			setCliFeatureFlagsAccountContext({ id: persistedClineAccountId });
+		}
+		refreshCliFeatureFlagsInBackground();
 		const lastUsedProviderSettings =
-			providerSettingsManager.getLastUsedProviderSettings();
+			providerSettingsManager.getLastUsedProviderSettings({
+				isClinePassEnabled: true,
+			});
 		const provider = normalizeProviderId(
 			args.provider?.trim() || lastUsedProviderSettings?.provider || "cline",
 		);
 		let selectedProviderSettings =
 			providerSettingsManager.getProviderSettings(provider);
+
+		// Apply locally persisted Cline account identity so subsequent events
+		// (task.*, workspace.initialized) carry user_id when available.
+		// Note: user.extension_activated fires anonymously earlier in startup
+		// and cannot be retroactively updated; this is by design for
+		// lightweight subcommand and pre-auth CLI flows. See CLINE-2406.
+		if (provider === "cline") {
+			const savedAccountId = selectedProviderSettings?.auth?.accountId;
+			if (savedAccountId) {
+				identifyTelemetryAccount({ id: savedAccountId, provider: "cline" });
+			}
+		}
+
 		const persistedApiKey = getPersistedProviderApiKey(
 			provider,
 			selectedProviderSettings,
@@ -904,19 +1037,12 @@ export async function runCli(): Promise<void> {
 			);
 		}
 		const knownModelIds = knownModels ? Object.keys(knownModels) : [];
-		const persistedReasoning = selectedProviderSettings?.reasoning;
-		const persistedReasoningEffort = persistedReasoning?.effort;
-		const reasoningEffortFromSettings =
-			persistedReasoning?.enabled === false
-				? "none"
-				: persistedReasoningEffort && persistedReasoningEffort !== "none"
-					? persistedReasoningEffort
-					: persistedReasoning?.enabled === true
-						? "medium"
-						: "none";
-		const effectiveReasoningEffort = args.thinkingExplicitlySet
-			? (args.reasoningEffort ?? "none")
-			: (args.reasoningEffort ?? reasoningEffortFromSettings);
+		const resolvedReasoning = resolveCliReasoning({
+			thinking: args.thinking,
+			thinkingExplicitlySet: args.thinkingExplicitlySet,
+			reasoningEffort: args.reasoningEffort,
+			persistedReasoning: selectedProviderSettings?.reasoning,
+		});
 		const { createCliLoggerAdapter } = await import("./logging/adapter");
 		const loggerAdapter = createCliLoggerAdapter({
 			runtime: "cli",
@@ -952,11 +1078,8 @@ export async function runCli(): Promise<void> {
 			sandbox: sandboxEnabled,
 			sandboxDataDir,
 			verbose: args.verbose,
-			thinking: effectiveReasoningEffort !== "none",
-			reasoningEffort:
-				effectiveReasoningEffort === "none"
-					? undefined
-					: effectiveReasoningEffort,
+			thinking: resolvedReasoning.thinking,
+			reasoningEffort: resolvedReasoning.reasoningEffort,
 			outputMode: args.outputMode,
 			mode: args.mode,
 			logger: loggerAdapter.core,
@@ -1071,7 +1194,9 @@ export async function runCli(): Promise<void> {
 			if (!launchConfigView && process.stdin.isTTY && process.stdout.isTTY) {
 				const { getClineCliMigrationNotice, markClineCliMigrationNoticeShown } =
 					await import("./kanban-migration/notice");
-				initialNotice = getClineCliMigrationNotice();
+				initialNotice = getClineCliMigrationNotice(undefined, process.env, {
+					activeProviderId: provider,
+				});
 				if (initialNotice) {
 					markInitialNoticeShown = () => {
 						markClineCliMigrationNoticeShown();

apps/cli/src/runtime/interactive/approvals.test.ts

@@ -61,6 +61,20 @@ describe("createInteractiveApprovalController", () => {
 		).resolves.toEqual({ approved: false, reason: "no" });
 	});
 
+	it("approves stale required-approval requests after auto-approve is enabled", async () => {
+		const controller = createInteractiveApprovalController(makeConfig(false));
+		controller.tuiToolApprover.current = async () => ({
+			approved: false,
+			reason: "stale prompt",
+		});
+
+		controller.setInteractiveAutoApprove(true);
+
+		await expect(
+			controller.requestToolApproval(makeRequest({ autoApprove: false })),
+		).resolves.toEqual({ approved: true });
+	});
+
 	it("denies approval-required requests when no TUI approver is available", async () => {
 		const controller = createInteractiveApprovalController(makeConfig(false));
 
@@ -77,6 +91,7 @@ describe("createInteractiveApprovalController", () => {
 
 		expect(controller.autoApproveAllRef.current).toBe(true);
 		expect(config.defaultToolAutoApprove).toBe(false);
-		expect(config.toolPolicies["*"]?.autoApprove).toBe(false);
+		expect(config.toolPolicies["*"]?.autoApprove).toBe(true);
+		expect(controller.resolveToolPolicy("run_commands").autoApprove).toBe(true);
 	});
 });

apps/cli/src/runtime/interactive/approvals.ts

@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ import type { Config } from "../../utils/types";
 import {
 	applyInteractiveAutoApproveOverride,
 	cloneToolPolicies,
+	resolveInteractiveAutoApprovePolicy,
 } from "../tool-policies";
 
 export interface InteractiveRuntimeRefs {
@@ -38,10 +39,10 @@ export function createInteractiveApprovalController(config: Config) {
 	const requestToolApproval = async (
 		request: ToolApprovalRequest,
 	): Promise<ToolApprovalResult> => {
-		if (request.policy?.autoApprove === true) {
+		if (autoApproveAllRef.current) {
 			return { approved: true };
 		}
-		if (autoApproveAllRef.current && request.policy?.autoApprove !== false) {
+		if (request.policy?.autoApprove === true) {
 			return { approved: true };
 		}
 		if (refs.tuiToolApprover.current) {
@@ -54,6 +55,12 @@ export function createInteractiveApprovalController(config: Config) {
 		autoApproveAllRef,
 		setInteractiveAutoApprove,
 		requestToolApproval,
+		resolveToolPolicy: (toolName: string) =>
+			resolveInteractiveAutoApprovePolicy({
+				toolName,
+				baselinePolicies: baselineToolPolicies,
+				enabled: autoApproveAllRef.current,
+			}),
 		...refs,
 	};
 }

apps/cli/src/runtime/interactive/chat-command-runner.test.ts

@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ import { describe, expect, it, vi } from "vitest";
 import {
 	type ChatCommandState,
 	chatCommandHost,
+	createChatCommandHost,
 } from "../../utils/chat-commands";
 import type { Config } from "../../utils/types";
 import {
@@ -162,4 +163,37 @@ describe("runInteractiveChatCommand", () => {
 		expect(state.autoApproveTools).toBe(true);
 		expect(setInteractiveAutoApprove).toHaveBeenCalledWith(true);
 	});
+
+	it("returns plugin command submit prompts as model input", async () => {
+		const config = makeConfig();
+		const runtime = makeRuntime();
+		const onCommandOutput = vi.fn();
+		const host = createChatCommandHost().register("command", {
+			names: ["/goal"],
+			run: async ({ args }, context) => {
+				await context.reply(`Goal guard set: ${args.join(" ")}`);
+				await context.submitPrompt?.(args.join(" "));
+			},
+		});
+
+		const result = await runInteractiveChatCommand({
+			prompt: "/goal fix tests",
+			enabled: true,
+			config,
+			host,
+			chatCommandState: makeState(config),
+			autoApproveAllRef: { current: false },
+			setInteractiveAutoApprove: () => {},
+			sessionRuntime: runtime,
+			stop: () => {},
+			onCommandOutput,
+		});
+
+		expect(result).toEqual({
+			handled: false,
+			input: "fix tests",
+			commandOutput: "Goal guard set: fix tests",
+		});
+		expect(onCommandOutput).toHaveBeenCalledWith("Goal guard set: fix tests");
+	});
 });

apps/cli/src/runtime/interactive/chat-command-runner.ts

@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ export type InteractiveChatCommandRuntime = Pick<
 
 export type InteractiveChatCommandResult =
 	| { handled: true; turnResult: InteractiveTurnResult }
-	| { handled: false; input: string };
+	| { handled: false; input: string; commandOutput?: string };
 
 function commandTurnResult(commandOutput?: string): InteractiveTurnResult {
 	return {
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ export async function runInteractiveChatCommand(input: {
 	setInteractiveAutoApprove: (enabled: boolean) => void;
 	sessionRuntime: InteractiveChatCommandRuntime;
 	stop: () => void;
+	onCommandOutput?: (text: string) => void;
 }): Promise<InteractiveChatCommandResult> {
 	let prompt = input.prompt;
 	const rewrittenTeamPrompt = rewriteTeamPrompt(prompt);
@@ -64,6 +65,7 @@ export async function runInteractiveChatCommand(input: {
 	}
 
 	let commandOutput: string | undefined;
+	let submitPrompt: string | undefined;
 	const handled = await maybeHandleChatCommand(prompt, {
 		enabled: input.enabled,
 		host: input.host,
@@ -80,6 +82,13 @@ export async function runInteractiveChatCommand(input: {
 		},
 		reply: async (text) => {
 			commandOutput = text;
+			input.onCommandOutput?.(text);
+		},
+		submitPrompt: async (text) => {
+			const trimmed = text.trim();
+			if (trimmed) {
+				submitPrompt = trimmed;
+			}
 		},
 		reset: async () => {
 			await input.sessionRuntime.resetForNewSession();
@@ -98,6 +107,13 @@ export async function runInteractiveChatCommand(input: {
 		fork: input.sessionRuntime.forkCurrentSession,
 	});
 	if (handled) {
+		if (submitPrompt) {
+			return {
+				handled: false,
+				input: submitPrompt,
+				...(commandOutput ? { commandOutput } : {}),
+			};
+		}
 		return {
 			handled: true,
 			turnResult: commandTurnResult(commandOutput),

apps/cli/src/runtime/interactive/compaction.test.ts

@@ -126,7 +126,8 @@ describe("compactInteractiveMessages", () => {
 
 		expect(compact).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1);
 		expect(result.compacted).toBe(true);
-		expect(result.messages).toEqual([messages[0]]);
+		expect(result.canonicalMessages).toEqual(messages);
+		expect(result.compactionState?.messages).toEqual([messages[0]]);
 	});
 
 	it("falls back to legacy contextWindow for manual compaction", async () => {
@@ -157,7 +158,8 @@ describe("compactInteractiveMessages", () => {
 
 		expect(compact).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1);
 		expect(result.compacted).toBe(true);
-		expect(result.messages).toEqual([messages[0]]);
+		expect(result.canonicalMessages).toEqual(messages);
+		expect(result.compactionState?.messages).toEqual([messages[0]]);
 	});
 
 	it("uses a useful target budget for manual compaction", async () => {
@@ -174,7 +176,8 @@ describe("compactInteractiveMessages", () => {
 			messages,
 		});
 
-		const compactedTextLength = result.messages.reduce(
+		const compactedMessages = result.compactionState?.messages ?? [];
+		const compactedTextLength = compactedMessages.reduce(
 			(total, message) =>
 				total +
 				(typeof message.content === "string" ? message.content.length : 0),
@@ -182,8 +185,9 @@ describe("compactInteractiveMessages", () => {
 		);
 
 		expect(result.compacted).toBe(true);
-		expect(result.messages.length).toBeGreaterThan(1);
-		expect(result.messages.length).toBeLessThan(messages.length);
+		expect(result.canonicalMessages).toEqual(messages);
+		expect(compactedMessages.length).toBeGreaterThan(1);
+		expect(compactedMessages.length).toBeLessThan(messages.length);
 		expect(compactedTextLength).toBeGreaterThan(1_000);
 	});
 
@@ -214,8 +218,9 @@ describe("compactInteractiveMessages", () => {
 		});
 
 		expect(result.compacted).toBe(true);
-		expect(result.messages).toHaveLength(messages.length);
-		expect(result.messages[0]?.content).toBe(
+		expect(result.canonicalMessages).toEqual(messages);
+		expect(result.compactionState?.messages).toHaveLength(messages.length);
+		expect(result.compactionState?.messages[0]?.content).toBe(
 			"same count but content should be trimmed",
 		);
 	});

apps/cli/src/runtime/interactive/compaction.ts

@@ -1,9 +1,11 @@
 import {
 	createContextCompactionPrepareTurn,
+	createSessionCompactionState,
 	type ProviderConfig,
 	type ProviderSettings,
 	type ProviderSettingsManager,
 	type ReasoningSettings,
+	type SessionCompactionState,
 	toProviderConfig,
 } from "@cline/core";
 import type { Message } from "@cline/shared";
@@ -52,7 +54,12 @@ export async function compactInteractiveMessages(input: {
 	providerSettingsManager: ProviderSettingsManager;
 	sessionId: string;
 	messages: Message[];
-}): Promise<{ compacted: boolean; messages: Message[] }> {
+	abortSignal?: AbortSignal;
+}): Promise<{
+	compacted: boolean;
+	canonicalMessages: Message[];
+	compactionState?: SessionCompactionState;
+}> {
 	const modelInfo = input.config.knownModels?.[input.config.modelId];
 	const maxInputTokens =
 		input.config.compaction?.maxInputTokens ??
@@ -81,8 +88,11 @@ export async function compactInteractiveMessages(input: {
 		{ mode: "manual" },
 	);
 	if (!compact) {
-		return { compacted: false, messages: input.messages };
+		return { compacted: false, canonicalMessages: input.messages };
 	}
+	// Manual compaction intentionally summarizes the full canonical transcript
+	// instead of reusing a prior sidecar summary, which avoids summary-of-summary
+	// drift across repeated `/compact` calls.
 	const result = await compact({
 		agentId: "cli",
 		conversationId: input.sessionId,
@@ -90,7 +100,7 @@ export async function compactInteractiveMessages(input: {
 		iteration: 0,
 		messages: input.messages,
 		apiMessages: input.messages,
-		abortSignal: new AbortController().signal,
+		abortSignal: input.abortSignal ?? new AbortController().signal,
 		systemPrompt: "",
 		tools: [],
 		model: {
@@ -103,8 +113,17 @@ export async function compactInteractiveMessages(input: {
 			},
 		},
 	});
-	if (!result) {
-		return { compacted: false, messages: input.messages };
+	if (!result?.messages) {
+		return { compacted: false, canonicalMessages: input.messages };
 	}
-	return { compacted: true, messages: result.messages };
+	return {
+		compacted: true,
+		canonicalMessages: input.messages,
+		compactionState: createSessionCompactionState({
+			sourceMessages: input.messages,
+			compactedMessages: result.messages,
+			conversationId: input.sessionId,
+			systemPrompt: result.systemPrompt,
+		}),
+	};
 }

apps/cli/src/runtime/interactive/config-data.test.ts

@@ -1,4 +1,11 @@
-import { mkdir, mkdtemp, readFile, rm, writeFile } from "node:fs/promises";
+import {
+	chmod,
+	mkdir,
+	mkdtemp,
+	readFile,
+	rm,
+	writeFile,
+} from "node:fs/promises";
 import { tmpdir } from "node:os";
 import { join } from "node:path";
 import type { UserInstructionConfigService } from "@cline/core";
@@ -43,9 +50,17 @@ describe("interactive config data loader", () => {
 	};
 
 	afterEach(async () => {
-		process.env.CLINE_GLOBAL_SETTINGS_PATH =
-			envSnapshot.CLINE_GLOBAL_SETTINGS_PATH;
-		process.env.CLINE_MCP_SETTINGS_PATH = envSnapshot.CLINE_MCP_SETTINGS_PATH;
+		if (envSnapshot.CLINE_GLOBAL_SETTINGS_PATH === undefined) {
+			delete process.env.CLINE_GLOBAL_SETTINGS_PATH;
+		} else {
+			process.env.CLINE_GLOBAL_SETTINGS_PATH =
+				envSnapshot.CLINE_GLOBAL_SETTINGS_PATH;
+		}
+		if (envSnapshot.CLINE_MCP_SETTINGS_PATH === undefined) {
+			delete process.env.CLINE_MCP_SETTINGS_PATH;
+		} else {
+			process.env.CLINE_MCP_SETTINGS_PATH = envSnapshot.CLINE_MCP_SETTINGS_PATH;
+		}
 		await Promise.all(
 			tempRoots.map((dir) => rm(dir, { recursive: true, force: true })),
 		);
@@ -76,6 +91,28 @@ describe("interactive config data loader", () => {
 		return pluginPath;
 	}
 
+	async function writeMcpSettingsPlugin(tempRoot: string): Promise<string> {
+		const pluginsDir = join(tempRoot, ".cline", "plugins");
+		await mkdir(pluginsDir, { recursive: true });
+		const pluginPath = join(pluginsDir, "settings-mcp-plugin.js");
+		await writeFile(
+			pluginPath,
+			[
+				"export default {",
+				"  name: 'settings-mcp-plugin',",
+				"  manifest: { capabilities: ['mcp'] },",
+				"  setup(api) {",
+				"    api.registerMcpServer({",
+				"      name: 'smoke',",
+				"      transport: { type: 'stdio', command: process.execPath, args: ['-e', 'process.exit(0)'] },",
+				"    });",
+				"  },",
+				"};",
+			].join("\n"),
+		);
+		return pluginPath;
+	}
+
 	it("toggles a skill item to the opposite enabled state and refreshes before reload", async () => {
 		const tempRoot = await mkdtemp(join(tmpdir(), "cli-config-data-"));
 		tempRoots.push(tempRoot);
@@ -311,6 +348,70 @@ Find installable skills.`,
 		).toBe(true);
 	});
 
+	it("loads plugin-owned MCP servers from settings", async () => {
+		const tempRoot = await mkdtemp(join(tmpdir(), "cli-config-data-"));
+		tempRoots.push(tempRoot);
+		const settingsPath = join(tempRoot, "cline_mcp_settings.json");
+		process.env.CLINE_MCP_SETTINGS_PATH = settingsPath;
+		const pluginPath = await writeMcpSettingsPlugin(tempRoot);
+		await writeFile(
+			settingsPath,
+			`${JSON.stringify(
+				{
+					mcpServers: {
+						smoke: {
+							transport: {
+								type: "stdio",
+								command: process.execPath,
+								args: ["-e", "process.exit(0)"],
+							},
+							metadata: {
+								source: "plugin",
+								pluginName: "settings-mcp-plugin",
+								pluginPath,
+							},
+						},
+					},
+				},
+				null,
+				2,
+			)}\n`,
+		);
+		const loader = createInteractiveConfigDataLoader({
+			config: createConfig(tempRoot),
+		});
+
+		const data = await loader.loadConfigData({ includePluginTools: true });
+
+		expect(
+			data.mcp.some(
+				(item) =>
+					item.name === "smoke" &&
+					item.pluginName === "settings-mcp-plugin" &&
+					item.pluginPath === pluginPath &&
+					item.kind === "mcp",
+			),
+		).toBe(true);
+	});
+
+	it("does not load plugin MCP rows directly from plugin diagnostics", async () => {
+		const tempRoot = await mkdtemp(join(tmpdir(), "cli-config-data-"));
+		tempRoots.push(tempRoot);
+		process.env.CLINE_GLOBAL_SETTINGS_PATH = join(
+			tempRoot,
+			"global-settings.json",
+		);
+		const pluginPath = await writeMcpSettingsPlugin(tempRoot);
+		const loader = createInteractiveConfigDataLoader({
+			config: createConfig(tempRoot),
+		});
+
+		const data = await loader.loadConfigData({ includePluginTools: true });
+
+		expect(data.plugins.some((item) => item.path === pluginPath)).toBe(true);
+		expect(data.mcp.some((item) => item.pluginPath === pluginPath)).toBe(false);
+	});
+
 	it("keeps failed plugins visible with their load error", async () => {
 		const tempRoot = await mkdtemp(join(tmpdir(), "cli-config-data-"));
 		tempRoots.push(tempRoot);
@@ -731,6 +832,142 @@ Review with the bundled skill.`,
 		).toBe(false);
 	});
 
+	it("disables and re-syncs plugin-owned MCP servers when toggling plugins", async () => {
+		const tempRoot = await mkdtemp(join(tmpdir(), "cli-config-data-"));
+		tempRoots.push(tempRoot);
+		const settingsPath = join(tempRoot, "cline_mcp_settings.json");
+		process.env.CLINE_GLOBAL_SETTINGS_PATH = join(
+			tempRoot,
+			"global-settings.json",
+		);
+		process.env.CLINE_MCP_SETTINGS_PATH = settingsPath;
+		const pluginPath = await writeMcpSettingsPlugin(tempRoot);
+		await writeFile(
+			settingsPath,
+			`${JSON.stringify(
+				{
+					mcpServers: {
+						smoke: {
+							transport: {
+								type: "stdio",
+								command: process.execPath,
+								args: ["-e", "process.exit(0)"],
+							},
+							oauth: {
+								tokens: {
+									access_token: "token",
+								},
+							},
+							metadata: {
+								source: "plugin",
+								pluginName: "settings-mcp-plugin",
+								pluginPath,
+							},
+						},
+					},
+				},
+				null,
+				2,
+			)}\n`,
+		);
+		const loader = createInteractiveConfigDataLoader({
+			config: createConfig(tempRoot),
+		});
+		const item: InteractiveConfigItem = {
+			id: pluginPath,
+			name: "settings-mcp-plugin",
+			path: pluginPath,
+			enabled: true,
+			source: "workspace-plugin",
+			kind: "plugin",
+		};
+
+		await loader.onToggleConfigItem(item);
+		let settings = JSON.parse(await readFile(settingsPath, "utf8")) as {
+			mcpServers?: Record<
+				string,
+				{ disabled?: boolean; oauth?: { tokens?: Record<string, string> } }
+			>;
+		};
+		expect(settings.mcpServers?.smoke?.disabled).toBe(true);
+		expect(settings.mcpServers?.smoke?.oauth?.tokens?.access_token).toBe(
+			"token",
+		);
+
+		await loader.onToggleConfigItem({ ...item, enabled: false });
+		settings = JSON.parse(await readFile(settingsPath, "utf8")) as {
+			mcpServers?: Record<
+				string,
+				{ disabled?: boolean; oauth?: { tokens?: Record<string, string> } }
+			>;
+		};
+		expect(settings.mcpServers?.smoke?.disabled).toBeUndefined();
+		expect(settings.mcpServers?.smoke?.oauth?.tokens?.access_token).toBe(
+			"token",
+		);
+	});
+
+	it.skipIf(process.platform === "win32")(
+		"does not mark plugin disabled when MCP disable write fails",
+		async () => {
+			const tempRoot = await mkdtemp(join(tmpdir(), "cli-config-data-"));
+			tempRoots.push(tempRoot);
+			const settingsPath = join(tempRoot, "cline_mcp_settings.json");
+			const globalSettingsPath = join(tempRoot, "global-settings.json");
+			process.env.CLINE_GLOBAL_SETTINGS_PATH = globalSettingsPath;
+			process.env.CLINE_MCP_SETTINGS_PATH = settingsPath;
+			const pluginPath = await writeMcpSettingsPlugin(tempRoot);
+			await writeFile(
+				settingsPath,
+				`${JSON.stringify(
+					{
+						mcpServers: {
+							smoke: {
+								transport: {
+									type: "stdio",
+									command: process.execPath,
+									args: ["-e", "process.exit(0)"],
+								},
+								metadata: {
+									source: "plugin",
+									pluginName: "settings-mcp-plugin",
+									pluginPath,
+								},
+							},
+						},
+					},
+					null,
+					2,
+				)}\n`,
+			);
+			await chmod(settingsPath, 0o444);
+			const loader = createInteractiveConfigDataLoader({
+				config: createConfig(tempRoot),
+			});
+
+			try {
+				await expect(
+					loader.onToggleConfigItem({
+						id: pluginPath,
+						name: "settings-mcp-plugin",
+						path: pluginPath,
+						enabled: true,
+						source: "workspace-plugin",
+						kind: "plugin",
+					}),
+				).rejects.toThrow();
+			} finally {
+				await chmod(settingsPath, 0o644);
+			}
+
+			await expect(readFile(globalSettingsPath, "utf8")).rejects.toThrow();
+			const settings = JSON.parse(await readFile(settingsPath, "utf8")) as {
+				mcpServers?: Record<string, { disabled?: boolean }>;
+			};
+			expect(settings.mcpServers?.smoke?.disabled).toBeUndefined();
+		},
+	);
+
 	it("surfaces MCP OAuth status and errors", async () => {
 		const tempRoot = await mkdtemp(join(tmpdir(), "cli-config-data-"));
 		tempRoots.push(tempRoot);

apps/cli/src/runtime/interactive/config-data.ts

@@ -1,7 +1,9 @@
 import {
 	createCoreSettingsService,
+	disablePluginMcpServersInSettings,
 	setDisabledPlugin,
 	setDisabledTools,
+	syncPluginMcpServersToSettings,
 	type UserInstructionConfigService,
 	uninstallPlugin,
 } from "@cline/core";
@@ -70,7 +72,32 @@ export function createInteractiveConfigDataLoader(input: {
 		}
 
 		if (item.kind === "plugin" && typeof item.enabled === "boolean") {
-			setDisabledPlugin(item.path, item.enabled);
+			if (item.enabled) {
+				disablePluginMcpServersInSettings({ pluginPaths: [item.path] });
+				setDisabledPlugin(item.path, true);
+			} else {
+				const ownedMcpMutations = disablePluginMcpServersInSettings({
+					pluginPaths: [item.path],
+				});
+				const result = await syncPluginMcpServersToSettings({
+					pluginPaths: [item.path],
+					cwd: input.config.cwd,
+					workspacePath: workspaceRoot(),
+					providerId: input.config.providerId,
+					modelId: input.config.modelId,
+				});
+				if (ownedMcpMutations.length > 0 && result.failures.length > 0) {
+					throw new Error(
+						`Failed to sync plugin MCP servers: ${result.failures
+							.map((failure) => {
+								const plugin = failure.pluginName ?? failure.pluginPath;
+								return `${plugin}: ${failure.message}`;
+							})
+							.join("; ")}`,
+					);
+				}
+				setDisabledPlugin(item.path, false);
+			}
 			return undefined;
 		}
 

apps/cli/src/runtime/interactive/mode.test.ts

@@ -2,7 +2,15 @@ import { createTool } from "@cline/shared";
 import { beforeEach, describe, expect, it, vi } from "vitest";
 import type { Config } from "../../utils/types";
 import { resolveSystemPrompt } from "../prompt";
-import { applyInteractiveModeConfig } from "./mode";
+import {
+	ACT_MODE_CONTINUATION_PROMPT,
+	type AppliedModeChange,
+	applyInteractiveModeConfig,
+	createInteractiveModeSwitchTool,
+	createModeSwitchNoticeTracker,
+	type PendingModeChange,
+	sendTurnWithActModeContinuation,
+} from "./mode";
 
 vi.mock("../prompt", () => ({
 	resolveSystemPrompt: vi.fn(async (input: { mode?: string }) => {
@@ -40,6 +48,190 @@ const switchToActModeTool = createTool({
 	execute: async () => "ok",
 });
 
+describe("createInteractiveModeSwitchTool", () => {
+	function makeSwitchTool(config: Config) {
+		const pendingModeChange: PendingModeChange = {
+			current: null,
+			source: null,
+		};
+		const tuiModeChanged: {
+			current: ((mode: "plan" | "act") => void) | null;
+		} = { current: vi.fn() };
+		const tool = createInteractiveModeSwitchTool({
+			config,
+			pendingModeChange,
+			tuiModeChanged,
+		});
+		return { tool, pendingModeChange, tuiModeChanged };
+	}
+
+	const toolContext = {
+		agentId: "agent-1",
+		iteration: 0,
+	} as const;
+
+	it("completes the run so the model never continues with plan-mode tools", () => {
+		const config = makeConfig();
+		config.mode = "plan";
+		const { tool } = makeSwitchTool(config);
+
+		// The act-mode tool set only exists after the session rebuild, which
+		// happens between runs; without completesRun the model keeps working
+		// with stale plan-mode tools after being told the switch succeeded.
+		expect(tool.lifecycle?.completesRun).toBe(true);
+	});
+
+	it("queues a tool-sourced mode change and notifies the TUI", async () => {
+		const config = makeConfig();
+		config.mode = "plan";
+		const { tool, pendingModeChange, tuiModeChanged } = makeSwitchTool(config);
+
+		const result = await tool.execute({}, toolContext);
+
+		expect(pendingModeChange).toEqual({ current: "act", source: "tool" });
+		expect(tuiModeChanged.current).toHaveBeenCalledWith("act");
+		expect(result).toContain("successfully switched to act mode");
+	});
+
+	it("errors instead of completing the run when already in act mode", async () => {
+		const config = makeConfig();
+		config.mode = "act";
+		const { tool, pendingModeChange } = makeSwitchTool(config);
+
+		// A successful result would end the run via completesRun even though
+		// nothing changed, so the no-op case must surface as a tool error.
+		await expect(tool.execute({}, toolContext)).rejects.toThrow(
+			"Already in act mode.",
+		);
+		expect(pendingModeChange.current).toBeNull();
+	});
+});
+
+describe("sendTurnWithActModeContinuation", () => {
+	type TurnResult = { finishReason: string; iterations: number };
+
+	function makeHarness(input: {
+		initial: TurnResult | undefined;
+		continuation?: TurnResult | undefined;
+		modeChanges: Array<AppliedModeChange | undefined>;
+	}) {
+		const applied = [...input.modeChanges];
+		const sendContinuationTurn = vi.fn(async () => input.continuation);
+		return {
+			sendContinuationTurn,
+			run: () =>
+				sendTurnWithActModeContinuation<TurnResult>({
+					sendInitialTurn: async () => input.initial,
+					sendContinuationTurn,
+					applyPendingModeChange: async () => applied.shift(),
+				}),
+		};
+	}
+
+	it("continues the plan after a tool-initiated switch completes the run", async () => {
+		const { run, sendContinuationTurn } = makeHarness({
+			initial: { finishReason: "completed", iterations: 2 },
+			continuation: { finishReason: "completed", iterations: 3 },
+			modeChanges: [{ mode: "act", source: "tool" }, undefined],
+		});
+
+		const result = await run();
+
+		expect(sendContinuationTurn).toHaveBeenCalledWith(
+			ACT_MODE_CONTINUATION_PROMPT,
+		);
+		expect(result).toEqual({ finishReason: "completed", iterations: 5 });
+	});
+
+	it("does not continue after a UI-initiated mode change", async () => {
+		// A Tab toggle can race a natural turn completion; a "ui" source must
+		// never start executing a plan the user did not approve.
+		const { run, sendContinuationTurn } = makeHarness({
+			initial: { finishReason: "completed", iterations: 2 },
+			modeChanges: [{ mode: "act", source: "ui" }],
+		});
+
+		const result = await run();
+
+		expect(sendContinuationTurn).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
+		expect(result).toEqual({ finishReason: "completed", iterations: 2 });
+	});
+
+	it("does not continue when the switch turn was aborted", async () => {
+		const { run, sendContinuationTurn } = makeHarness({
+			initial: { finishReason: "aborted", iterations: 1 },
+			modeChanges: [{ mode: "act", source: "tool" }],
+		});
+
+		const result = await run();
+
+		expect(sendContinuationTurn).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
+		expect(result).toEqual({ finishReason: "aborted", iterations: 1 });
+	});
+
+	it("does not continue when no mode change was pending", async () => {
+		const { run, sendContinuationTurn } = makeHarness({
+			initial: { finishReason: "completed", iterations: 2 },
+			modeChanges: [undefined],
+		});
+
+		const result = await run();
+
+		expect(sendContinuationTurn).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
+		expect(result).toEqual({ finishReason: "completed", iterations: 2 });
+	});
+
+	it("returns the switch turn result when the continuation yields nothing", async () => {
+		const { run } = makeHarness({
+			initial: { finishReason: "completed", iterations: 2 },
+			continuation: undefined,
+			modeChanges: [{ mode: "act", source: "tool" }, undefined],
+		});
+
+		const result = await run();
+
+		expect(result).toEqual({ finishReason: "completed", iterations: 2 });
+	});
+});
+
+describe("createModeSwitchNoticeTracker", () => {
+	it("records a switch and clears it on consume", () => {
+		const tracker = createModeSwitchNoticeTracker();
+
+		tracker.record("act", "plan");
+
+		expect(tracker.consume()).toEqual({ from: "act", to: "plan" });
+		expect(tracker.consume()).toBeNull();
+	});
+
+	it("cancels a round trip that returns to the mode the model last saw", () => {
+		const tracker = createModeSwitchNoticeTracker();
+
+		tracker.record("act", "plan");
+		tracker.record("plan", "act");
+
+		expect(tracker.consume()).toBeNull();
+	});
+
+	it("keeps the original starting mode across chained switches", () => {
+		const tracker = createModeSwitchNoticeTracker();
+
+		tracker.record("act", "plan");
+		tracker.record("plan", "act");
+		tracker.record("act", "plan");
+
+		expect(tracker.consume()).toEqual({ from: "act", to: "plan" });
+	});
+
+	it("ignores a no-op switch", () => {
+		const tracker = createModeSwitchNoticeTracker();
+
+		tracker.record("plan", "plan");
+
+		expect(tracker.consume()).toBeNull();
+	});
+});
+
 describe("applyInteractiveModeConfig", () => {
 	beforeEach(() => {
 		vi.mocked(resolveSystemPrompt).mockClear();

apps/cli/src/runtime/interactive/mode.ts

@@ -2,17 +2,42 @@ import { createTool } from "@cline/shared";
 import type { Config } from "../../utils/types";
 import { resolveSystemPrompt } from "../prompt";
 
-type InteractiveUiMode = "plan" | "act";
+export type InteractiveUiMode = "plan" | "act";
+
+/**
+ * Pending mode change plus who requested it. The switch_to_act_mode tool and
+ * the TUI mode toggle share this slot, but only a tool-initiated switch means
+ * "the user approved the plan" -- a UI toggle that lands as a turn finishes
+ * must not trigger plan execution.
+ */
+export type PendingModeChange = {
+	current: InteractiveUiMode | null;
+	source: "tool" | "ui" | null;
+};
+
+export type AppliedModeChange = {
+	mode: InteractiveUiMode;
+	source: "tool" | "ui";
+};
+
+/**
+ * Canned prompt that drives the auto-continue turn after the model calls
+ * switch_to_act_mode. It is a synthetic user message, so transcript hydration
+ * filters it out of the chat display.
+ */
+export const ACT_MODE_CONTINUATION_PROMPT =
+	"The user approved switching to act mode. Continue with the approved plan now.";
 
 export function createInteractiveModeSwitchTool(input: {
 	config: Config;
-	pendingModeChange: { current: InteractiveUiMode | null };
+	pendingModeChange: PendingModeChange;
 	tuiModeChanged: { current: ((mode: InteractiveUiMode) => void) | null };
 }) {
 	return createTool({
 		name: "switch_to_act_mode",
 		description:
-			"Switch from plan mode to act mode. Call this after the user has confirmed they want to proceed with the plan. Do not call this proactively or before the user has agreed.",
+			"Switch from plan mode to act mode. Switching to act mode immediately starts executing the plan, so only call this after the user has explicitly approved the plan in a message sent AFTER you presented it (e.g. 'looks good', 'go ahead', 'switch to act mode'). " +
+			"Never call this in the same turn you present a plan, never call it proactively, and never treat the original task request as approval.",
 		inputSchema: {
 			type: "object",
 			properties: {},
@@ -20,17 +45,101 @@ export function createInteractiveModeSwitchTool(input: {
 		timeoutMs: 5000,
 		retryable: false,
 		maxRetries: 0,
+		// The act-mode tools only exist after the session is rebuilt with the
+		// new mode config, which can't happen mid-run. End the run right after
+		// the tool result so the model never keeps working with plan-mode tools
+		// it was just told it no longer has; run-interactive applies the pending
+		// change and auto-continues on the rebuilt session.
+		lifecycle: {
+			completesRun: true,
+		},
 		execute: async () => {
 			if (input.config.mode === "act") {
-				return "Already in act mode.";
+				// Throw instead of returning: a successful result would end the
+				// run via completesRun even though nothing changed.
+				throw new Error("Already in act mode.");
 			}
 			input.pendingModeChange.current = "act";
+			input.pendingModeChange.source = "tool";
 			input.tuiModeChanged.current?.("act");
 			return "You successfully switched to act mode, proceed with the plan. You now have access to editing files and running commands. (The switch_to_act_mode tool is only available in plan mode.)";
 		},
 	});
 }
 
+/**
+ * Runs one interactive turn, and when the model ended it by calling
+ * switch_to_act_mode, continues the approved plan on the rebuilt act-mode
+ * session instead of waiting for the user to prompt again.
+ *
+ * The continuation only fires for a tool-initiated switch on a turn that
+ * finished "completed": a UI toggle mid-run aborts the turn, and even if the
+ * toggle races a natural completion its source is "ui", so the user's Tab
+ * press can never start executing a plan they did not approve.
+ */
+export async function sendTurnWithActModeContinuation<
+	T extends { finishReason: string; iterations: number },
+>(input: {
+	sendInitialTurn: () => Promise<T | undefined>;
+	sendContinuationTurn: (prompt: string) => Promise<T | undefined>;
+	applyPendingModeChange: () => Promise<AppliedModeChange | undefined>;
+}): Promise<T | undefined> {
+	const result = await input.sendInitialTurn();
+	const switched = await input.applyPendingModeChange();
+	if (
+		switched?.mode !== "act" ||
+		switched.source !== "tool" ||
+		result?.finishReason !== "completed"
+	) {
+		return result;
+	}
+	const continuation = await input.sendContinuationTurn(
+		ACT_MODE_CONTINUATION_PROMPT,
+	);
+	// Honor a mode toggle made while the continuation was running.
+	await input.applyPendingModeChange();
+	if (!continuation) {
+		return result;
+	}
+	return {
+		...continuation,
+		iterations: result.iterations + continuation.iterations,
+	};
+}
+
+export type ModeSwitchNotice = {
+	from: InteractiveUiMode;
+	to: InteractiveUiMode;
+};
+
+/**
+ * Tracks a user-initiated mode switch so the next user message can carry a
+ * <mode_notice> marking it. Only UI toggles are recorded: the model-initiated
+ * switch_to_act_mode path already announces itself via the continuation
+ * prompt. A round trip (plan -> act -> plan before sending anything) cancels
+ * out, since the mode the model last saw never effectively changed.
+ */
+export function createModeSwitchNoticeTracker() {
+	let pending: ModeSwitchNotice | null = null;
+	return {
+		record(from: InteractiveUiMode, to: InteractiveUiMode): void {
+			if (from === to) {
+				return;
+			}
+			if (pending) {
+				pending = pending.from === to ? null : { from: pending.from, to };
+				return;
+			}
+			pending = { from, to };
+		},
+		consume(): ModeSwitchNotice | null {
+			const notice = pending;
+			pending = null;
+			return notice;
+		},
+	};
+}
+
 export async function applyInteractiveModeConfig(input: {
 	config: Config;
 	mode: InteractiveUiMode;

apps/cli/src/runtime/interactive/session-runtime.test.ts

@@ -1,81 +1,89 @@
-import type {
-	AgentEvent,
-	ProviderSettingsManager,
-	TeamEvent,
-	ToolApprovalRequest,
-	ToolApprovalResult,
+import {
+	createSessionCompactionState,
+	type ProviderSettingsManager,
+	type SessionManifest,
+	SessionNotFoundError,
+	SessionSource,
+	type ToolApprovalRequest,
+	type ToolApprovalResult,
 } from "@cline/core";
-import { SessionNotFoundError } from "@cline/core";
 import type { AgentTool, Message } from "@cline/shared";
 import { beforeEach, describe, expect, it, vi } from "vitest";
 import type { ChatCommandState } from "../../utils/chat-commands";
 import type { Config } from "../../utils/types";
 
-const {
-	mockCreateCliCore,
-	mockCreateRuntimeHooks,
-	mockLoadInteractiveResumeMessages,
-	mockSetActiveCliSession,
-} = vi.hoisted(() => ({
-	mockCreateCliCore: vi.fn(),
-	mockCreateRuntimeHooks: vi.fn(),
-	mockLoadInteractiveResumeMessages: vi.fn(),
-	mockSetActiveCliSession: vi.fn(),
-}));
+const createCliCoreMock = vi.hoisted(() => vi.fn());
+const compactInteractiveMessagesMock = vi.hoisted(() => vi.fn());
+const createRuntimeHooksMock = vi.hoisted(() => vi.fn());
+const setActiveCliSessionMock = vi.hoisted(() => vi.fn());
+const loadInteractiveResumeMessagesMock = vi.hoisted(() => vi.fn());
+const subscribeToAgentEventsMock = vi.hoisted(() => vi.fn());
+const subscribeToPendingPromptEventsMock = vi.hoisted(() => vi.fn());
+const markAbortInProgressMock = vi.hoisted(() => vi.fn());
+const submitAndExitInTerminalMock = vi.hoisted(() => vi.fn());
+const createInteractiveExitSummaryMock = vi.hoisted(() => vi.fn());
 
 vi.mock("../../session/session", () => ({
-	createCliCore: mockCreateCliCore,
-}));
-
-vi.mock("../../utils/hooks", () => ({
-	createRuntimeHooks: mockCreateRuntimeHooks,
-}));
-
-vi.mock("../../utils/output", () => ({
-	setActiveCliSession: mockSetActiveCliSession,
-}));
-
-vi.mock("../../utils/resume", () => ({
-	loadInteractiveResumeMessages: mockLoadInteractiveResumeMessages,
+	createCliCore: createCliCoreMock,
 }));
 
 vi.mock("../../utils/approval", () => ({
-	submitAndExitInTerminal: vi.fn(),
+	submitAndExitInTerminal: submitAndExitInTerminalMock,
+}));
+
+vi.mock("../../utils/hooks", () => ({
+	createRuntimeHooks: createRuntimeHooksMock,
+}));
+
+vi.mock("../../utils/output", () => ({
+	setActiveCliSession: setActiveCliSessionMock,
+}));
+
+vi.mock("../../utils/resume", () => ({
+	loadInteractiveResumeMessages: loadInteractiveResumeMessagesMock,
 }));
 
 vi.mock("../active-runtime", () => ({
-	markAbortInProgress: vi.fn(),
+	markAbortInProgress: markAbortInProgressMock,
 }));
 
 vi.mock("../session-events", () => ({
-	subscribeToAgentEvents: vi.fn(() => vi.fn()),
-	subscribeToPendingPromptEvents: vi.fn(() => vi.fn()),
+	subscribeToAgentEvents: subscribeToAgentEventsMock,
+	subscribeToPendingPromptEvents: subscribeToPendingPromptEventsMock,
 }));
 
-import { createInteractiveSessionRuntime } from "./session-runtime";
+vi.mock("./compaction", () => ({
+	compactInteractiveMessages: compactInteractiveMessagesMock,
+}));
 
-function makeConfig(): Config {
+vi.mock("./exit-summary", () => ({
+	createInteractiveExitSummary: createInteractiveExitSummaryMock,
+}));
+
+function createConfig(): Config {
 	return {
+		providerId: "anthropic",
+		modelId: "claude-test",
 		apiKey: "",
-		providerId: "cline",
-		modelId: "openai/gpt-5.3-codex",
-		verbose: false,
-		sandbox: false,
-		thinking: false,
-		outputMode: "text",
+		cwd: "/tmp/project",
+		workspaceRoot: "/tmp/project",
+		systemPrompt: "system",
 		mode: "act",
-		systemPrompt: "",
 		enableTools: true,
 		enableSpawnAgent: true,
-		enableAgentTeams: false,
-		defaultToolAutoApprove: false,
-		toolPolicies: {},
-		cwd: "/tmp/work",
-		workspaceRoot: "/tmp/work",
+		enableAgentTeams: true,
+		verbose: false,
+		thinking: false,
+		outputMode: "text",
+		sandbox: false,
+		defaultToolAutoApprove: true,
+		toolPolicies: {
+			"*": { autoApprove: true },
+		},
 	};
 }
 
-function makeChatCommandState(config: Config): ChatCommandState {
+function createChatCommandState(config = createConfig()): ChatCommandState {
 	return {
 		enableTools: config.enableTools,
 		autoApproveTools: config.defaultToolAutoApprove,
@@ -84,6 +92,35 @@ function makeChatCommandState(config: Config): ChatCommandState {
 	};
 }
 
+function createProviderSettingsManager(): ProviderSettingsManager {
+	return {
+		getProviderSettings: vi.fn().mockReturnValue(undefined),
+	} as unknown as ProviderSettingsManager;
+}
+
+function createManifest(sessionId: string): SessionManifest {
+	return {
+		version: 1,
+		session_id: sessionId,
+		source: SessionSource.CLI,
+		pid: 1,
+		started_at: "2026-01-01T00:00:00.000Z",
+		status: "running",
+		interactive: true,
+		provider: "anthropic",
+		model: "claude-test",
+		cwd: "/tmp/project",
+		workspace_root: "/tmp/project",
+		enable_tools: true,
+		enable_spawn: true,
+		enable_teams: true,
+	};
+}
+
+async function importRuntime() {
+	return await import("./session-runtime");
+}
+
 function makeSwitchToActModeTool(): AgentTool {
 	return {
 		name: "switch_to_act_mode",
@@ -100,9 +137,9 @@ function makeManager() {
 		const sessionId = `session-${startCount}`;
 		return {
 			sessionId,
-			manifest: {
-				session_id: sessionId,
-			},
+			manifest: createManifest(sessionId),
+			manifestPath: `/tmp/${sessionId}.json`,
+			messagesPath: `/tmp/${sessionId}.messages.json`,
 		};
 	});
 	return {
@@ -114,6 +151,8 @@ function makeManager() {
 		dispose: vi.fn(),
 		get: vi.fn(),
 		readMessages: vi.fn(async (): Promise<Message[]> => []),
+		readSessionCompactionState: vi.fn().mockResolvedValue(undefined),
+		updateSessionCompactionState: vi.fn(),
 		readTranscript: vi.fn(),
 		ingestHookEvent: vi.fn(),
 		subscribe: vi.fn(),
@@ -133,7 +172,7 @@ function makeTurnResult() {
 		toolCalls: [],
 		iterations: 1,
 		finishReason: "completed" as const,
-		model: { id: "openai/gpt-5.3-codex", provider: "cline" },
+		model: { id: "claude-test", provider: "anthropic" },
 		startedAt: new Date("2026-01-01T00:00:00.000Z"),
 		endedAt: new Date("2026-01-01T00:00:00.100Z"),
 		durationMs: 100,
@@ -150,43 +189,349 @@ function deferred<T>() {
 	return { promise, resolve, reject };
 }
 
-function makeRuntime(
+async function makeRuntime(
 	manager: ReturnType<typeof makeManager>,
-	options: { resumeSessionId?: string } = {},
+	options: {
+		config?: Config;
+		resumeSessionId?: string;
+		resolveToolPolicy?: (toolName: string) => Config["toolPolicies"][string];
+	} = {},
 ) {
-	mockCreateCliCore.mockResolvedValue(manager);
-	const config = makeConfig();
+	createCliCoreMock.mockResolvedValue(manager);
+	const config = options.config ?? createConfig();
+	const { createInteractiveSessionRuntime } = await importRuntime();
 	return createInteractiveSessionRuntime({
 		config,
-		providerSettingsManager: {} as ProviderSettingsManager,
+		providerSettingsManager: createProviderSettingsManager(),
 		resumeSessionId: options.resumeSessionId,
-		chatCommandState: makeChatCommandState(config),
+		chatCommandState: createChatCommandState(config),
 		requestToolApproval: async (
 			_request: ToolApprovalRequest,
 		): Promise<ToolApprovalResult> => ({ approved: true }),
+		resolveToolPolicy:
+			options.resolveToolPolicy ?? (() => ({ autoApprove: true })),
 		askQuestionRef: { current: null },
 		resolveMistakeLimitDecision: undefined,
 		switchToActModeTool: makeSwitchToActModeTool(),
-		onAgentEvent: (_event: AgentEvent) => {},
-		onTeamEvent: (_event: TeamEvent) => {},
-		onPendingPrompts: () => {},
-		onPendingPromptSubmitted: () => {},
+		onAgentEvent: vi.fn(),
+		onTeamEvent: vi.fn(),
+		onPendingPrompts: vi.fn(),
+		onPendingPromptSubmitted: vi.fn(),
 	});
 }
 
 describe("createInteractiveSessionRuntime", () => {
 	beforeEach(() => {
-		vi.clearAllMocks();
-		mockCreateRuntimeHooks.mockReturnValue({
+		createCliCoreMock.mockReset();
+		compactInteractiveMessagesMock.mockReset();
+		createRuntimeHooksMock.mockReset();
+		setActiveCliSessionMock.mockReset();
+		loadInteractiveResumeMessagesMock.mockReset();
+		subscribeToAgentEventsMock.mockReset();
+		subscribeToPendingPromptEventsMock.mockReset();
+		markAbortInProgressMock.mockReset();
+		submitAndExitInTerminalMock.mockReset();
+		createInteractiveExitSummaryMock.mockReset();
+		createRuntimeHooksMock.mockReturnValue({
 			hooks: undefined,
-			shutdown: vi.fn(async () => {}),
+			shutdown: vi.fn().mockResolvedValue(undefined),
 		});
-		mockLoadInteractiveResumeMessages.mockResolvedValue([]);
+		loadInteractiveResumeMessagesMock.mockResolvedValue([]);
+		subscribeToAgentEventsMock.mockReturnValue(() => {});
+		subscribeToPendingPromptEventsMock.mockReturnValue(() => {});
+	});
+
+	it("manual compact updates the active session sidecar without restarting", async () => {
+		const sessionId = "sess-active";
+		const messages = [
+			{ id: "u1", role: "user" as const, content: "hello" },
+			{ id: "a1", role: "assistant" as const, content: "world" },
+		];
+		const compactionState = createSessionCompactionState({
+			sourceMessages: messages,
+			compactedMessages: [
+				{ id: "summary", role: "user" as const, content: "summary" },
+			],
+			updatedAt: "2026-01-01T00:00:00.000Z",
+		});
+		const manager = {
+			start: vi.fn().mockResolvedValue({
+				sessionId,
+				manifest: createManifest(sessionId),
+				manifestPath: "/tmp/session.json",
+				messagesPath: "/tmp/session.messages.json",
+			}),
+			readMessages: vi.fn().mockResolvedValue(messages),
+			updateSessionCompactionState: vi
+				.fn()
+				.mockResolvedValue({ updated: true }),
+			stop: vi.fn().mockResolvedValue(undefined),
+			dispose: vi.fn().mockResolvedValue(undefined),
+			ingestHookEvent: vi.fn().mockResolvedValue(undefined),
+			get: vi.fn(),
+			list: vi.fn(),
+			delete: vi.fn(),
+			send: vi.fn(),
+			getAccumulatedUsage: vi.fn(),
+		};
+		createCliCoreMock.mockResolvedValue(manager);
+		compactInteractiveMessagesMock.mockResolvedValue({
+			compacted: true,
+			canonicalMessages: messages,
+			compactionState,
+		});
+		const { createInteractiveSessionRuntime } = await importRuntime();
+		const runtime = createInteractiveSessionRuntime({
+			config: createConfig(),
+			providerSettingsManager: createProviderSettingsManager(),
+			chatCommandState: createChatCommandState(),
+			requestToolApproval: vi.fn(),
+			resolveToolPolicy: () => ({ autoApprove: true }),
+			askQuestionRef: { current: null },
+			resolveMistakeLimitDecision: undefined,
+			switchToActModeTool: {} as never,
+			onAgentEvent: vi.fn(),
+			onTeamEvent: vi.fn(),
+			onPendingPrompts: vi.fn(),
+			onPendingPromptSubmitted: vi.fn(),
+		});
+
+		await runtime.ensureReady();
+		const result = await runtime.compactCurrentSession();
+
+		expect(result).toEqual({
+			messagesBefore: messages.length,
+			messagesAfter: messages.length,
+			workingContextMessagesAfter: compactionState.messages.length,
+			compacted: true,
+		});
+		expect(manager.start).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1);
+		expect(manager.stop).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
+		expect(manager.readMessages).toHaveBeenCalledWith(sessionId);
+		expect(compactInteractiveMessagesMock).toHaveBeenCalledWith({
+			config: expect.objectContaining({
+				providerId: "anthropic",
+				modelId: "claude-test",
+			}),
+			providerSettingsManager: expect.objectContaining({
+				getProviderSettings: expect.any(Function),
+			}),
+			sessionId,
+			messages,
+			abortSignal: expect.any(AbortSignal),
+		});
+		expect(manager.updateSessionCompactionState).toHaveBeenCalledWith(
+			sessionId,
+			compactionState,
+		);
+		expect(runtime.getActiveSessionId()).toBe(sessionId);
+	});
+
+	it("rejects manual compact while the active session is running", async () => {
+		const sessionId = "sess-running";
+		const messages = [{ role: "user" as const, content: "hello" }];
+		const manager = {
+			start: vi.fn().mockResolvedValue({
+				sessionId,
+				manifest: createManifest(sessionId),
+				manifestPath: "/tmp/session.json",
+				messagesPath: "/tmp/session.messages.json",
+			}),
+			readMessages: vi.fn().mockResolvedValue(messages),
+			updateSessionCompactionState: vi
+				.fn()
+				.mockResolvedValue({ updated: true }),
+			stop: vi.fn().mockResolvedValue(undefined),
+			dispose: vi.fn().mockResolvedValue(undefined),
+			ingestHookEvent: vi.fn().mockResolvedValue(undefined),
+			get: vi.fn().mockResolvedValue({
+				sessionId,
+				status: "running",
+			}),
+			list: vi.fn(),
+			delete: vi.fn(),
+			send: vi.fn(),
+			getAccumulatedUsage: vi.fn(),
+		};
+		createCliCoreMock.mockResolvedValue(manager);
+		const { createInteractiveSessionRuntime } = await importRuntime();
+		const runtime = createInteractiveSessionRuntime({
+			config: createConfig(),
+			providerSettingsManager: createProviderSettingsManager(),
+			chatCommandState: createChatCommandState(),
+			requestToolApproval: vi.fn(),
+			resolveToolPolicy: () => ({ autoApprove: true }),
+			askQuestionRef: { current: null },
+			resolveMistakeLimitDecision: undefined,
+			switchToActModeTool: {} as never,
+			onAgentEvent: vi.fn(),
+			onTeamEvent: vi.fn(),
+			onPendingPrompts: vi.fn(),
+			onPendingPromptSubmitted: vi.fn(),
+		});
+
+		await runtime.ensureReady();
+
+		await expect(runtime.compactCurrentSession()).rejects.toThrow(
+			"Cannot compact while the current turn is running",
+		);
+		expect(manager.readMessages).toHaveBeenCalledWith(sessionId);
+		expect(compactInteractiveMessagesMock).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
+		expect(manager.updateSessionCompactionState).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
+	});
+
+	it("rejects manual compact when compaction is disabled", async () => {
+		const manager = makeManager();
+		const config = createConfig();
+		config.compaction = { enabled: false };
+		const runtime = await makeRuntime(manager, { config });
+
+		await runtime.ensureReady();
+
+		await expect(runtime.compactCurrentSession()).rejects.toThrow(
+			"compaction is off",
+		);
+		expect(compactInteractiveMessagesMock).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
+		expect(manager.updateSessionCompactionState).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
+	});
+
+	it("carries compacted working context across mode-switch restarts", async () => {
+		const firstSessionId = "sess-mode-before";
+		const secondSessionId = "sess-mode-after";
+		const prefixMessage = {
+			id: "u1",
+			role: "user" as const,
+			content: "large original",
+		};
+		const tailMessage = {
+			id: "u2",
+			role: "user" as const,
+			content: "new canonical tail",
+		};
+		const messages = [prefixMessage, tailMessage];
+		const summaryMessage = {
+			id: "summary",
+			role: "user" as const,
+			content: "summary",
+		};
+		const compactionState = createSessionCompactionState({
+			sourceMessages: [prefixMessage],
+			compactedMessages: [summaryMessage],
+			conversationId: firstSessionId,
+			systemPrompt: "compacted system",
+			updatedAt: "2026-01-01T00:00:00.000Z",
+		});
+		const manager = {
+			start: vi
+				.fn()
+				.mockResolvedValueOnce({
+					sessionId: firstSessionId,
+					manifest: createManifest(firstSessionId),
+					manifestPath: "/tmp/session-before.json",
+					messagesPath: "/tmp/session-before.messages.json",
+				})
+				.mockResolvedValueOnce({
+					sessionId: secondSessionId,
+					manifest: createManifest(secondSessionId),
+					manifestPath: "/tmp/session-after.json",
+					messagesPath: "/tmp/session-after.messages.json",
+				}),
+			readMessages: vi.fn().mockResolvedValue(messages),
+			readSessionCompactionState: vi.fn().mockResolvedValue(compactionState),
+			updateSessionCompactionState: vi
+				.fn()
+				.mockResolvedValue({ updated: true }),
+			stop: vi.fn().mockResolvedValue(undefined),
+			dispose: vi.fn().mockResolvedValue(undefined),
+			ingestHookEvent: vi.fn().mockResolvedValue(undefined),
+			get: vi.fn(),
+			list: vi.fn(),
+			delete: vi.fn(),
+			send: vi.fn(),
+			getAccumulatedUsage: vi.fn(),
+		};
+		createCliCoreMock.mockResolvedValue(manager);
+		const { createInteractiveSessionRuntime } = await importRuntime();
+		const runtime = createInteractiveSessionRuntime({
+			config: createConfig(),
+			providerSettingsManager: createProviderSettingsManager(),
+			chatCommandState: createChatCommandState(),
+			requestToolApproval: vi.fn(),
+			resolveToolPolicy: () => ({ autoApprove: true }),
+			askQuestionRef: { current: null },
+			resolveMistakeLimitDecision: undefined,
+			switchToActModeTool: {} as never,
+			onAgentEvent: vi.fn(),
+			onTeamEvent: vi.fn(),
+			onPendingPrompts: vi.fn(),
+			onPendingPromptSubmitted: vi.fn(),
+		});
+
+		await runtime.ensureReady();
+		await runtime.applyMode("plan");
+
+		expect(manager.readMessages).toHaveBeenCalledWith(firstSessionId);
+		expect(manager.readSessionCompactionState).toHaveBeenCalledWith(
+			firstSessionId,
+		);
+		expect(manager.stop).toHaveBeenCalledWith(firstSessionId);
+		const restartInput = manager.start.mock.calls[1]?.[0];
+		expect(restartInput).toMatchObject({
+			initialMessages: messages,
+			initialCompactionState: expect.objectContaining({
+				source_message_count: messages.length,
+				messages: [summaryMessage, tailMessage],
+				system_prompt: "compacted system",
+			}),
+		});
+		expect(restartInput.initialCompactionState).not.toHaveProperty(
+			"conversation_id",
+		);
+		expect(manager.updateSessionCompactionState).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
+		expect(runtime.getActiveSessionId()).toBe(secondSessionId);
 	});
 
 	it("defers creating the replacement session after a new-session reset", async () => {
-		const manager = makeManager();
-		const runtime = makeRuntime(manager);
+		let startCount = 0;
+		const manager = {
+			start: vi.fn().mockImplementation(async () => {
+				startCount += 1;
+				const sessionId = `session-${startCount}`;
+				return {
+					sessionId,
+					manifest: createManifest(sessionId),
+					manifestPath: `/tmp/${sessionId}.json`,
+					messagesPath: `/tmp/${sessionId}.messages.json`,
+				};
+			}),
+			readMessages: vi.fn().mockResolvedValue([]),
+			readSessionCompactionState: vi.fn().mockResolvedValue(undefined),
+			updateSessionCompactionState: vi.fn(),
+			stop: vi.fn().mockResolvedValue(undefined),
+			dispose: vi.fn().mockResolvedValue(undefined),
+			ingestHookEvent: vi.fn().mockResolvedValue(undefined),
+			get: vi.fn(),
+			list: vi.fn(),
+			delete: vi.fn(),
+			send: vi.fn(),
+			getAccumulatedUsage: vi.fn(),
+		};
+		createCliCoreMock.mockResolvedValue(manager);
+		const { createInteractiveSessionRuntime } = await importRuntime();
+		const runtime = createInteractiveSessionRuntime({
+			config: createConfig(),
+			providerSettingsManager: createProviderSettingsManager(),
+			chatCommandState: createChatCommandState(),
+			requestToolApproval: vi.fn(),
+			resolveToolPolicy: () => ({ autoApprove: true }),
+			askQuestionRef: { current: null },
+			resolveMistakeLimitDecision: undefined,
+			switchToActModeTool: {} as never,
+			onAgentEvent: vi.fn(),
+			onTeamEvent: vi.fn(),
+			onPendingPrompts: vi.fn(),
+			onPendingPromptSubmitted: vi.fn(),
+		});
 
 		await runtime.ensureReady();
 		expect(manager.start).toHaveBeenCalledOnce();
@@ -197,7 +542,7 @@ describe("createInteractiveSessionRuntime", () => {
 		expect(manager.stop).toHaveBeenCalledWith("session-1");
 		expect(manager.start).toHaveBeenCalledOnce();
 		expect(runtime.getActiveSessionId()).toBe("");
-		expect(mockSetActiveCliSession).toHaveBeenLastCalledWith(undefined);
+		expect(setActiveCliSessionMock).toHaveBeenLastCalledWith(undefined);
 
 		await runtime.ensureReady();
 
@@ -205,15 +550,150 @@ describe("createInteractiveSessionRuntime", () => {
 		expect(runtime.getActiveSessionId()).toBe("session-2");
 	});
 
-	it("starts fresh after resetting an initially resumed session", async () => {
+	it("holds concurrent ensureReady during a restart instead of booting an empty session", async () => {
 		const manager = makeManager();
-		const runtime = makeRuntime(manager, {
-			resumeSessionId: "resumed-session",
+		const runtime = await makeRuntime(manager);
+
+		await runtime.ensureReady();
+		expect(runtime.getActiveSessionId()).toBe("session-1");
+
+		// Keep the replacement session's start in flight so the restart window
+		// (old session stopped, no active session yet) stays open.
+		const gate = deferred<void>();
+		manager.start.mockImplementationOnce(async () => {
+			await gate.promise;
+			return {
+				sessionId: "session-restarted",
+				manifest: createManifest("session-restarted"),
+				manifestPath: "/tmp/session-restarted.json",
+				messagesPath: "/tmp/session-restarted.messages.json",
+			};
+		});
+
+		const restart = runtime.restartWithCurrentMessages();
+		await vi.waitFor(() => {
+			expect(manager.start).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(2);
+		});
+
+		// A message submitted mid-restart (e.g. right after a plan/act toggle)
+		// calls ensureReady; it must wait for the restart instead of booting a
+		// blank session that races the replacement for the active slot.
+		const ready = runtime.ensureReady();
+		gate.resolve();
+		await Promise.all([restart, ready]);
+
+		expect(manager.start).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(2);
+		expect(runtime.getActiveSessionId()).toBe("session-restarted");
+	});
+
+	it("adds a live interactive approval policy hook to started sessions", async () => {
+		const manager = makeManager();
+		const upstreamBeforeTool = vi.fn(async () => ({
+			input: { text: "updated" },
+		}));
+		createRuntimeHooksMock.mockReturnValueOnce({
+			hooks: {
+				beforeTool: upstreamBeforeTool,
+			},
+			shutdown: vi.fn(async () => {}),
+		});
+		const runtime = await makeRuntime(manager, {
+			resolveToolPolicy: (toolName) => ({
+				autoApprove: toolName === "echo",
+			}),
 		});
 
 		await runtime.ensureReady();
 
-		expect(mockLoadInteractiveResumeMessages).toHaveBeenNthCalledWith(
+		const startInput = manager.start.mock.calls[0]?.[0] as
+			| { config?: Config }
+			| undefined;
+		const beforeTool = startInput?.config?.hooks?.beforeTool;
+		expect(beforeTool).toBeTypeOf("function");
+
+		const result = await beforeTool?.({
+			snapshot: {
+				agentId: "agent-1",
+				conversationId: "conversation-1",
+				status: "running",
+				iteration: 1,
+				messages: [],
+				pendingToolCalls: [],
+				usage: {
+					inputTokens: 0,
+					outputTokens: 0,
+					cacheReadTokens: 0,
+					cacheWriteTokens: 0,
+				},
+			},
+			tool: {
+				name: "echo",
+				description: "",
+				inputSchema: {},
+				execute: async () => "ok",
+			},
+			toolCall: {
+				type: "tool-call",
+				toolCallId: "call-1",
+				toolName: "echo",
+				input: { text: "original" },
+			},
+			input: { text: "original" },
+		});
+
+		expect(upstreamBeforeTool).toHaveBeenCalledOnce();
+		expect(result).toEqual({
+			input: { text: "updated" },
+			policy: { autoApprove: true },
+		});
+	});
+
+	it("starts fresh after resetting an initially resumed session", async () => {
+		let startCount = 0;
+		const manager = {
+			start: vi.fn().mockImplementation(async () => {
+				startCount += 1;
+				const sessionId = `session-${startCount}`;
+				return {
+					sessionId,
+					manifest: createManifest(sessionId),
+					manifestPath: `/tmp/${sessionId}.json`,
+					messagesPath: `/tmp/${sessionId}.messages.json`,
+				};
+			}),
+			readMessages: vi.fn().mockResolvedValue([]),
+			readSessionCompactionState: vi.fn().mockResolvedValue(undefined),
+			updateSessionCompactionState: vi.fn(),
+			stop: vi.fn().mockResolvedValue(undefined),
+			dispose: vi.fn().mockResolvedValue(undefined),
+			ingestHookEvent: vi.fn().mockResolvedValue(undefined),
+			get: vi.fn(),
+			list: vi.fn(),
+			delete: vi.fn(),
+			send: vi.fn(),
+			getAccumulatedUsage: vi.fn(),
+		};
+		createCliCoreMock.mockResolvedValue(manager);
+		const { createInteractiveSessionRuntime } = await importRuntime();
+		const runtime = createInteractiveSessionRuntime({
+			config: createConfig(),
+			providerSettingsManager: createProviderSettingsManager(),
+			resumeSessionId: "resumed-session",
+			chatCommandState: createChatCommandState(),
+			requestToolApproval: vi.fn(),
+			resolveToolPolicy: () => ({ autoApprove: true }),
+			askQuestionRef: { current: null },
+			resolveMistakeLimitDecision: undefined,
+			switchToActModeTool: {} as never,
+			onAgentEvent: vi.fn(),
+			onTeamEvent: vi.fn(),
+			onPendingPrompts: vi.fn(),
+			onPendingPromptSubmitted: vi.fn(),
+		});
+
+		await runtime.ensureReady();
+
+		expect(loadInteractiveResumeMessagesMock).toHaveBeenNthCalledWith(
 			1,
 			manager,
 			"resumed-session",
@@ -221,16 +701,14 @@ describe("createInteractiveSessionRuntime", () => {
 		expect(manager.start).toHaveBeenNthCalledWith(
 			1,
 			expect.objectContaining({
-				config: expect.objectContaining({
-					sessionId: "resumed-session",
-				}),
+				config: expect.objectContaining({ sessionId: "resumed-session" }),
 			}),
 		);
 
 		await runtime.resetForNewSession();
 		await runtime.ensureReady();
 
-		expect(mockLoadInteractiveResumeMessages).toHaveBeenNthCalledWith(
+		expect(loadInteractiveResumeMessagesMock).toHaveBeenNthCalledWith(
 			2,
 			manager,
 			undefined,
@@ -247,8 +725,46 @@ describe("createInteractiveSessionRuntime", () => {
 	});
 
 	it("keeps explicit empty restarts eager for config-driven restarts", async () => {
-		const manager = makeManager();
-		const runtime = makeRuntime(manager);
+		let startCount = 0;
+		const manager = {
+			start: vi.fn().mockImplementation(async () => {
+				startCount += 1;
+				const sessionId = `session-${startCount}`;
+				return {
+					sessionId,
+					manifest: createManifest(sessionId),
+					manifestPath: `/tmp/${sessionId}.json`,
+					messagesPath: `/tmp/${sessionId}.messages.json`,
+				};
+			}),
+			readMessages: vi.fn().mockResolvedValue([]),
+			readSessionCompactionState: vi.fn().mockResolvedValue(undefined),
+			updateSessionCompactionState: vi.fn(),
+			stop: vi.fn().mockResolvedValue(undefined),
+			dispose: vi.fn().mockResolvedValue(undefined),
+			ingestHookEvent: vi.fn().mockResolvedValue(undefined),
+			get: vi.fn(),
+			list: vi.fn(),
+			delete: vi.fn(),
+			send: vi.fn(),
+			getAccumulatedUsage: vi.fn(),
+		};
+		createCliCoreMock.mockResolvedValue(manager);
+		const { createInteractiveSessionRuntime } = await importRuntime();
+		const runtime = createInteractiveSessionRuntime({
+			config: createConfig(),
+			providerSettingsManager: createProviderSettingsManager(),
+			chatCommandState: createChatCommandState(),
+			requestToolApproval: vi.fn(),
+			resolveToolPolicy: () => ({ autoApprove: true }),
+			askQuestionRef: { current: null },
+			resolveMistakeLimitDecision: undefined,
+			switchToActModeTool: {} as never,
+			onAgentEvent: vi.fn(),
+			onTeamEvent: vi.fn(),
+			onPendingPrompts: vi.fn(),
+			onPendingPromptSubmitted: vi.fn(),
+		});
 
 		await runtime.ensureReady();
 		await runtime.restartEmpty();
@@ -270,7 +786,7 @@ describe("createInteractiveSessionRuntime", () => {
 		manager.send
 			.mockRejectedValueOnce(new SessionNotFoundError("session-1"))
 			.mockResolvedValueOnce(makeTurnResult());
-		const runtime = makeRuntime(manager);
+		const runtime = await makeRuntime(manager);
 
 		await runtime.ensureReady();
 		const result = await runtime.sendCurrentTurn({
@@ -298,6 +814,48 @@ describe("createInteractiveSessionRuntime", () => {
 		expect(runtime.getActiveSessionId()).toBe("session-2");
 	});
 
+	it("recovers empty read-driven restarts when the active interactive session disappeared", async () => {
+		const manager = makeManager();
+		manager.readMessages.mockRejectedValueOnce(
+			new SessionNotFoundError("session-1"),
+		);
+		const runtime = await makeRuntime(manager);
+
+		await runtime.ensureReady();
+		await runtime.restartWithCurrentMessages();
+
+		expect(manager.readMessages).toHaveBeenCalledWith("session-1");
+		expect(manager.start).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(2);
+		expect(manager.start).toHaveBeenNthCalledWith(
+			2,
+			expect.objectContaining({
+				initialMessages: [],
+			}),
+		);
+		expect(runtime.getActiveSessionId()).toBe("session-2");
+	});
+
+	it("does not restart with stale messages when another operation changes the active session during a read", async () => {
+		const manager = makeManager();
+		let runtime!: Awaited<ReturnType<typeof makeRuntime>>;
+		manager.readMessages.mockImplementationOnce(async () => {
+			await runtime.restartEmpty();
+			return [
+				{
+					role: "user" as const,
+					content: [{ type: "text" as const, text: "stale" }],
+				},
+			];
+		});
+		runtime = await makeRuntime(manager);
+
+		await runtime.ensureReady();
+		await runtime.restartWithCurrentMessages();
+
+		expect(manager.start).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(2);
+		expect(runtime.getActiveSessionId()).toBe("session-2");
+	});
+
 	it("waits for missing-session recovery before cleanup disposes the manager", async () => {
 		const manager = makeManager();
 		const recoveryRead = deferred<Message[]>();
@@ -307,7 +865,7 @@ describe("createInteractiveSessionRuntime", () => {
 		manager.get.mockResolvedValue(undefined);
 		manager.getAccumulatedUsage.mockResolvedValue(undefined);
 		manager.send.mockRejectedValueOnce(new SessionNotFoundError("session-1"));
-		const runtime = makeRuntime(manager);
+		const runtime = await makeRuntime(manager);
 
 		await runtime.ensureReady();
 		const sendPromise = runtime

apps/cli/src/runtime/interactive/session-runtime.ts

@@ -1,10 +1,14 @@
 import {
 	type AgentEvent,
+	type AgentHooks,
 	type CheckpointEntry,
+	createSessionCompactionState,
 	isSessionNotFoundError,
 	type PendingPromptMutationResult,
 	type ProviderSettingsManager,
+	projectSessionCompactionState,
 	readSessionCheckpointHistory,
+	type SessionCompactionState,
 	SessionSource,
 	type TeamEvent,
 	type ToolApprovalRequest,
@@ -48,6 +52,39 @@ type CurrentTurnResult = Awaited<ReturnType<CliCore["send"]>>;
 type AskQuestionRef = {
 	current: ((question: string, options: string[]) => Promise<string>) | null;
 };
+type CurrentMessagesRead =
+	| { messages: Message[]; status: "read" }
+	| { messages: Message[]; status: "recovered" }
+	| { messages: Message[]; status: "stale" };
+type MissingSessionRecovery = {
+	messages: Message[];
+};
+type ToolPolicyResolver = (
+	toolName: string,
+) => NonNullable<Config["toolPolicies"]>[string];
+
+function withInteractiveApprovalPolicyHook(
+	hooks: AgentHooks | undefined,
+	resolveToolPolicy: ToolPolicyResolver,
+): AgentHooks {
+	return {
+		...hooks,
+		beforeTool: async (ctx) => {
+			const result = await hooks?.beforeTool?.(ctx);
+			if (result?.stop || result?.skip) {
+				return result;
+			}
+			const policy = resolveToolPolicy(ctx.toolCall.toolName);
+			return {
+				...result,
+				policy: {
+					...result?.policy,
+					autoApprove: policy.autoApprove,
+				},
+			};
+		},
+	};
+}
 
 export function createInteractiveSessionRuntime(input: {
 	config: Config;
@@ -58,6 +95,7 @@ export function createInteractiveSessionRuntime(input: {
 	requestToolApproval: (
 		request: ToolApprovalRequest,
 	) => Promise<ToolApprovalResult>;
+	resolveToolPolicy: ToolPolicyResolver;
 	askQuestionRef: AskQuestionRef;
 	resolveMistakeLimitDecision: Config["onConsecutiveMistakeLimitReached"];
 	switchToActModeTool: NonNullable<Config["extraTools"]>[number];
@@ -75,10 +113,13 @@ export function createInteractiveSessionRuntime(input: {
 	let shutdownRequested = false;
 	let activeSessionId = "";
 	let abortRequested = false;
-	let missingSessionRecoveryPromise: Promise<void> | undefined;
+	let missingSessionRecoveryPromise:
+		| Promise<MissingSessionRecovery>
+		| undefined;
 	// A reset can happen while an earlier manager.start() is still in flight.
 	// Bump this before resets and restarts so stale starts cannot become active.
 	let sessionStartGeneration = 0;
+	let manualCompactionAbortController: AbortController | undefined;
 
 	let pendingResumeSessionId = input.resumeSessionId?.trim() || undefined;
 
@@ -152,10 +193,14 @@ export function createInteractiveSessionRuntime(input: {
 		if (!runtimeHooks) {
 			throw new Error("interactive runtime hooks are unavailable");
 		}
+		const hooks = withInteractiveApprovalPolicyHook(
+			runtimeHooks.hooks,
+			input.resolveToolPolicy,
+		);
 		return buildInteractiveSessionConfig({
 			config: input.config,
 			chatCommandState: input.chatCommandState,
-			runtimeHooks,
+			runtimeHooks: { hooks },
 			onTeamEvent: input.onTeamEvent,
 			resolveMistakeLimitDecision: input.resolveMistakeLimitDecision,
 		});
@@ -164,6 +209,7 @@ export function createInteractiveSessionRuntime(input: {
 	const startFreshSession = async (
 		initial: Message[] = [],
 		sessionMetadata?: Record<string, unknown>,
+		initialCompactionState?: SessionCompactionState,
 	): Promise<void> => {
 		const generation = sessionStartGeneration;
 		const manager = await ensureSessionManager();
@@ -173,6 +219,7 @@ export function createInteractiveSessionRuntime(input: {
 			toolPolicies: input.config.toolPolicies,
 			interactive: true,
 			initialMessages: initial,
+			...(initialCompactionState ? { initialCompactionState } : {}),
 			...(sessionMetadata ? { sessionMetadata } : {}),
 			localRuntime: {
 				onTeamRestored: () => {},
@@ -243,14 +290,53 @@ export function createInteractiveSessionRuntime(input: {
 		return await startupPromise;
 	};
 
-	const readCurrentMessages = async (): Promise<Message[]> => {
-		if (!sessionManager || !activeSessionId) {
-			return [];
+	const readCurrentMessages = async (): Promise<CurrentMessagesRead> => {
+		const manager = sessionManager;
+		const sessionId = activeSessionId;
+		if (!manager || !sessionId) {
+			return { messages: [], status: "read" };
+		}
+		try {
+			const messages = (await manager.readMessages(sessionId)) ?? [];
+			return {
+				messages,
+				status: activeSessionId === sessionId ? "read" : "stale",
+			};
+		} catch (error) {
+			if (
+				abortRequested ||
+				shutdownRequested ||
+				!isSessionNotFoundError(error)
+			) {
+				throw error;
+			}
+			const recovery = await recoverMissingActiveSession(error);
+			return { messages: recovery.messages, status: "recovered" };
 		}
-		return (await sessionManager.readMessages(activeSessionId)) ?? [];
 	};
 
-	const recoverMissingActiveSession = async (error: unknown): Promise<void> => {
+	const readCompactionState = async (
+		sessionId: string,
+	): Promise<SessionCompactionState | undefined> => {
+		const manager = sessionManager;
+		if (!manager) {
+			return undefined;
+		}
+		try {
+			return await manager.readSessionCompactionState(sessionId);
+		} catch (error) {
+			input.config.logger?.log?.("Failed to read session compaction state", {
+				sessionId,
+				error,
+				severity: "warn",
+			});
+			return undefined;
+		}
+	};
+
+	const recoverMissingActiveSession = async (
+		error: unknown,
+	): Promise<MissingSessionRecovery> => {
 		if (missingSessionRecoveryPromise) {
 			return await missingSessionRecoveryPromise;
 		}
@@ -258,7 +344,7 @@ export function createInteractiveSessionRuntime(input: {
 			const manager = sessionManager;
 			const missingSessionId = activeSessionId;
 			if (!manager || !missingSessionId || shutdownRequested) {
-				return;
+				return { messages: [] };
 			}
 			const messages = await manager
 				.readMessages(missingSessionId)
@@ -275,12 +361,22 @@ export function createInteractiveSessionRuntime(input: {
 			startupError = undefined;
 			clearActiveSession();
 			await startFreshSession(messages);
+			return { messages };
 		})().finally(() => {
 			missingSessionRecoveryPromise = undefined;
 		});
 		return await missingSessionRecoveryPromise;
 	};
 
+	const readCurrentCompactionState = async (): Promise<
+		SessionCompactionState | undefined
+	> => {
+		if (!activeSessionId) {
+			return undefined;
+		}
+		return await readCompactionState(activeSessionId);
+	};
+
 	const stopCurrentSession = async (): Promise<void> => {
 		const sessionId = activeSessionId;
 		if (sessionManager && sessionId) {
@@ -315,22 +411,69 @@ export function createInteractiveSessionRuntime(input: {
 		});
 	};
 
-	const restartWithMessages = async (
-		messages: Message[],
-		sessionMetadata?: Record<string, unknown>,
-	): Promise<void> => {
-		sessionStartGeneration += 1;
-		pendingResumeSessionId = undefined;
-		startupPromise = undefined;
-		startupError = undefined;
-		await stopCurrentSession();
-		clearActiveSession();
-		await startFreshSession(messages, sessionMetadata);
-	};
+		const restartWithMessages = async (
+			messages: Message[],
+			sessionMetadata?: Record<string, unknown>,
+			initialCompactionState?: SessionCompactionState,
+		): Promise<void> => {
+			sessionStartGeneration += 1;
+			pendingResumeSessionId = undefined;
+			startupError = undefined;
+			// Publish the restart as the in-flight startup. Teardown leaves a window
+			// with no active session, and without this barrier a concurrent
+			// ensureReady() (e.g. a message submitted right after a plan/act toggle)
+			// reads that window as "no session" and boots an empty session that then
+			// races the restarted one for the active slot.
+			const restart = (async () => {
+				await stopCurrentSession();
+				clearActiveSession();
+				await startFreshSession(
+					messages,
+					sessionMetadata,
+					initialCompactionState,
+				);
+			})().catch((error) => {
+				startupError = error;
+				throw error;
+			});
+			startupPromise = restart;
+			try {
+				await restart;
+			} finally {
+				// Restore the pre-restart steady state (startupPromise unset) so a
+				// failed restart stays retryable by the next ensureReady(). A newer
+				// startup that already replaced the barrier is left alone.
+				if (startupPromise === restart) {
+					startupPromise = undefined;
+				}
+			}
+		};
 
 	const restartWithCurrentMessages = async (): Promise<void> => {
-		const messages = await readCurrentMessages();
-		await restartWithMessages(messages);
+		const [{ messages, status }, compactionState] = await Promise.all([
+			readCurrentMessages(),
+			readCurrentCompactionState(),
+		]);
+		if (status !== "read") {
+			// If reading recovered a missing hub session, the current messages are
+			// already in the replacement session. If the read is stale, another async
+			// operation changed the active session while this read was in flight.
+			return;
+		}
+		const projectedMessages = compactionState
+			? projectSessionCompactionState(compactionState, messages)
+			: undefined;
+		await restartWithMessages(
+			messages,
+			undefined,
+			projectedMessages
+				? createSessionCompactionState({
+						sourceMessages: messages,
+						compactedMessages: projectedMessages,
+						systemPrompt: compactionState?.system_prompt,
+					})
+				: undefined,
+		);
 	};
 
 	const restartEmpty = async (): Promise<void> => {
@@ -444,6 +587,10 @@ export function createInteractiveSessionRuntime(input: {
 		if (messages.length === 0) {
 			throw new Error("Cannot fork an empty session.");
 		}
+		const compactionState = await readCompactionState(forkedFromSessionId);
+		const projectedMessages = compactionState
+			? projectSessionCompactionState(compactionState, messages)
+			: undefined;
 		await manager.stop(forkedFromSessionId);
 		const forkMetadata = buildForkSessionMetadata({
 			forkedFromSessionId,
@@ -451,7 +598,17 @@ export function createInteractiveSessionRuntime(input: {
 			sourceSession: sessionRecord,
 			messages,
 		});
-		await startFreshSession(messages, forkMetadata);
+		await startFreshSession(
+			messages,
+			forkMetadata,
+			projectedMessages
+				? createSessionCompactionState({
+						sourceMessages: messages,
+						compactedMessages: projectedMessages,
+						systemPrompt: compactionState?.system_prompt,
+					})
+				: undefined,
+		);
 		return { forkedFromSessionId, newSessionId: activeSessionId };
 	};
 
@@ -473,22 +630,52 @@ export function createInteractiveSessionRuntime(input: {
 	const compactCurrentSession = async (): Promise<{
 		messagesBefore: number;
 		messagesAfter: number;
+		workingContextMessagesAfter?: number;
 		compacted: boolean;
 	}> => {
-		if (!sessionManager) {
+		if (input.config.compaction?.enabled === false) {
+			throw new Error(
+				"Cannot compact because compaction is off for this session.",
+			);
+		}
+		const manager = sessionManager;
+		const sourceSessionId = activeSessionId;
+		if (!manager || !sourceSessionId) {
 			return { messagesBefore: 0, messagesAfter: 0, compacted: false };
 		}
-		const messages = await readCurrentMessages();
+		const { messages, status } = await readCurrentMessages();
+		if (status === "stale" || (status === "recovered" && !activeSessionId)) {
+			return { messagesBefore: 0, messagesAfter: 0, compacted: false };
+		}
+		// If reading messages recovered the session, `messages` are the same messages
+		// used to seed the replacement session, so it is safe to compact the current
+		// active session with them.
 		const messagesBefore = messages.length;
 		if (messagesBefore === 0) {
 			return { messagesBefore: 0, messagesAfter: 0, compacted: false };
 		}
-		const result = await compactInteractiveMessages({
-			config: input.config,
-			providerSettingsManager: input.providerSettingsManager,
-			sessionId: activeSessionId,
-			messages,
-		});
+		const sessionRecord = await manager.get(sourceSessionId);
+		if (sessionRecord?.status === "running") {
+			throw new Error(
+				"Cannot compact while the current turn is running. Wait for it to finish or abort it first.",
+			);
+		}
+		let result: Awaited<ReturnType<typeof compactInteractiveMessages>>;
+		const abortController = new AbortController();
+		manualCompactionAbortController = abortController;
+		try {
+			result = await compactInteractiveMessages({
+				config: input.config,
+				providerSettingsManager: input.providerSettingsManager,
+				sessionId: sourceSessionId,
+				messages,
+				abortSignal: abortController.signal,
+			});
+		} finally {
+			if (manualCompactionAbortController === abortController) {
+				manualCompactionAbortController = undefined;
+			}
+		}
 		if (!result.compacted) {
 			return {
 				messagesBefore,
@@ -496,10 +683,24 @@ export function createInteractiveSessionRuntime(input: {
 				compacted: false,
 			};
 		}
-		await restartWithMessages(result.messages);
+		if (!result.compactionState) {
+			return {
+				messagesBefore,
+				messagesAfter: messagesBefore,
+				compacted: false,
+			};
+		}
+		const updated = await manager.updateSessionCompactionState(
+			sourceSessionId,
+			result.compactionState,
+		);
+		if (!updated.updated) {
+			throw new Error("Compaction could not be saved. Try again.");
+		}
 		return {
 			messagesBefore,
-			messagesAfter: result.messages.length,
+			messagesAfter: result.canonicalMessages.length,
+			workingContextMessagesAfter: result.compactionState?.messages.length,
 			compacted: true,
 		};
 	};
@@ -519,7 +720,10 @@ export function createInteractiveSessionRuntime(input: {
 			return undefined;
 		}
 		const checkpointHistory = readSessionCheckpointHistory(sessionRecord);
-		const messages = await readCurrentMessages();
+		const { messages, status } = await readCurrentMessages();
+		if (status !== "read") {
+			return undefined;
+		}
 		return { messages, checkpointHistory };
 	};
 
@@ -586,6 +790,9 @@ export function createInteractiveSessionRuntime(input: {
 		}
 		abortRequested = true;
 		markAbortInProgress();
+		manualCompactionAbortController?.abort(
+			new Error("Interactive runtime abort requested"),
+		);
 		sessionManager
 			.abort(activeSessionId, new Error("Interactive runtime abort requested"))
 			.catch(() => {});

apps/cli/src/runtime/prompt.ts

@@ -9,6 +9,10 @@ import {
 import { type AgentMode, buildClineSystemPrompt } from "@cline/shared";
 import { isImagePath, loadImageAsDataUrl } from "../utils/image-attachments";
 
+const MODE_TAG_INSTRUCTIONS = `# Plan / Act Modes
+
+User messages arrive wrapped in a <user_input mode="..."> tag. The mode attribute is the interaction mode the user was in when they sent that message: "plan" means plan-mode constraints applied (explore, analyze, and align on a plan -- no edits or state-changing commands), while "act" (or "yolo") means implementation was allowed. If the mode attribute changes between messages, the user switched modes -- the newest message's mode is what governs right now, regardless of what earlier messages allowed. A <mode_notice> block inside a message marks exactly when such a switch happened.`;
+
 const PLAN_MODE_INSTRUCTIONS = `# Plan Mode
 
 You are in Plan mode. Your role is to explore, analyze, and plan -- not to execute.
@@ -20,7 +24,7 @@ You are in Plan mode. Your role is to explore, analyze, and plan -- not to execu
 - Do NOT edit files, write code, run destructive commands, or make any changes
 - Do NOT implement anything -- focus on understanding and alignment first
 
-When the user aligns on a plan and is ready to proceed, use the switch_to_act_mode tool to switch to act mode and begin implementation.`;
+Once the user has reviewed your plan and explicitly approved it in a follow-up message, use the switch_to_act_mode tool to switch to act mode and begin implementation. Calling switch_to_act_mode immediately starts execution, so never call it in the same turn you present a plan and never treat the original task request as approval -- end your turn after presenting the plan and wait for the user's response.`;
 
 export async function resolveSystemPrompt(input: {
 	cwd: string;
@@ -31,10 +35,13 @@ export async function resolveSystemPrompt(input: {
 }): Promise<string> {
 	const metadata = await buildWorkspaceMetadata(input.cwd);
 	let rules = mergeRulesForSystemPrompt(undefined, input.rules);
+	// Both modes get the mode-tag explanation: after a switch, the transcript
+	// still contains messages tagged with the other mode.
+	rules = rules
+		? `${rules}\n\n${MODE_TAG_INSTRUCTIONS}`
+		: MODE_TAG_INSTRUCTIONS;
 	if (input.mode === "plan") {
-		rules = rules
-			? `${rules}\n\n${PLAN_MODE_INSTRUCTIONS}`
-			: PLAN_MODE_INSTRUCTIONS;
+		rules = `${rules}\n\n${PLAN_MODE_INSTRUCTIONS}`;
 	}
 	return buildClineSystemPrompt({
 		ide: "Terminal Shell",

apps/cli/src/runtime/run-agent.test.ts

@@ -27,7 +27,44 @@ const outputMocks = vi.hoisted(() => ({
 	c: { dim: "", reset: "" },
 }));
 
+const sessionEventsMocks = vi.hoisted(() => ({
+	listener: undefined as ((event: unknown) => void) | undefined,
+	subscribeToAgentEvents: vi.fn(
+		(_: unknown, listener: (event: unknown) => void) => {
+			sessionEventsMocks.listener = listener;
+			return () => {};
+		},
+	),
+}));
+
+const CLINE_PASS_SUBSCRIPTION_URL =
+	"https://app.cline.bot/dashboard/subscription?personal=true";
+const CLI_SUBSCRIPTION_URL =
+	"https://app.cline.bot/promo?code=CLI-8OFF&personal=true";
+const SDK_CLINE_PASS_SUBSCRIPTION_MESSAGE = `No access to ClinePass subscription models yet. Subscribe to ClinePass, the low cost open weights model coding plan: ${CLINE_PASS_SUBSCRIPTION_URL}`;
+const CLI_CLINE_PASS_SUBSCRIPTION_MESSAGE = `No access to ClinePass subscription models yet. Subscribe to ClinePass, the low cost open weights model coding plan: ${CLI_SUBSCRIPTION_URL}`;
+const CLINE_ORG_INDIVIDUAL_INFERENCE_SUBSCRIPTION_MESSAGE =
+	"Organization accounts cannot use ClinePass subscriptions. Go to /account -> change account to switch to your personal account for ClinePass";
+
 vi.mock("@cline/core", () => ({
+	getClineOrgIndividualInferenceSubscriptionMessage: () =>
+		CLINE_ORG_INDIVIDUAL_INFERENCE_SUBSCRIPTION_MESSAGE,
+	getClinePassSubscriptionUrl: () => CLINE_PASS_SUBSCRIPTION_URL,
+	isClineNotSubscribedError: (error: unknown) =>
+		error instanceof Error && error.name === "ClineNotSubscribedError",
+	isClineNotSubscribedMessage: (text: string) =>
+		text
+			.toLowerCase()
+			.includes("the user is not subscribed to required model plan"),
+	isClineOrgIndividualInferenceSubscriptionError: (error: unknown) =>
+		error instanceof Error &&
+		error.name === "ClineOrgIndividualInferenceSubscriptionError",
+	isClineOrgIndividualInferenceSubscriptionMessage: (text: string) =>
+		text
+			.toLowerCase()
+			.includes(
+				"organization accounts cannot use individual model inference subscriptions",
+			),
 	prewarmFileIndex: vi.fn(async () => undefined),
 	SessionSource: {
 		CLI: "cli",
@@ -77,7 +114,7 @@ vi.mock("./prompt", () => ({
 }));
 
 vi.mock("./session-events", () => ({
-	subscribeToAgentEvents: vi.fn(() => () => {}),
+	subscribeToAgentEvents: sessionEventsMocks.subscribeToAgentEvents,
 }));
 
 describe("runAgent", () => {
@@ -101,6 +138,9 @@ describe("runAgent", () => {
 		outputMocks.writeln.mockReset();
 		outputMocks.emitJsonLine.mockReset();
 		outputMocks.setActiveCliSession.mockReset();
+		sessionEventsMocks.listener = undefined;
+		sessionEventsMocks.subscribeToAgentEvents.mockClear();
+		vi.unstubAllGlobals();
 	});
 
 	afterEach(() => {
@@ -511,6 +551,39 @@ describe("runAgent", () => {
 		expect(outputMocks.writeErr).toHaveBeenCalledWith("Missing API key");
 	});
 
+	it("renders ClinePass subscription errors with friendly copy when startup throws", async () => {
+		const error = new Error(SDK_CLINE_PASS_SUBSCRIPTION_MESSAGE);
+		error.name = "ClineNotSubscribedError";
+		sessionManagerMocks.start.mockRejectedValue(error);
+
+		const { runAgent } = await import("./run-agent");
+
+		await expect(
+			runAgent("test prompt", {
+				cwd: process.cwd(),
+				enableAgentTeams: false,
+				enableSpawnAgent: false,
+				enableTools: [],
+				execution: { maxConsecutiveMistakes: 3 },
+				logger: undefined,
+				mode: "yolo",
+				modelId: "premium-model",
+				outputMode: "text",
+				providerId: "cline-pass",
+				systemPrompt: "system",
+				thinking: false,
+				toolPolicies: { "*": { autoApprove: true } },
+				verbose: false,
+				workspaceRoot: process.cwd(),
+			} as never),
+		).resolves.toBeUndefined();
+
+		expect(process.exitCode).toBe(1);
+		expect(outputMocks.writeErr).toHaveBeenCalledWith(
+			CLI_CLINE_PASS_SUBSCRIPTION_MESSAGE,
+		);
+	});
+
 	it("emits JSON error lines for non-completed results", async () => {
 		const startedAt = new Date("2026-03-22T00:00:00.000Z");
 		const endedAt = new Date("2026-03-22T00:00:01.000Z");
@@ -576,6 +649,126 @@ describe("runAgent", () => {
 		);
 	});
 
+	it("renders ClinePass subscription errors with friendly copy for failed results", async () => {
+		const startedAt = new Date("2026-03-22T00:00:00.000Z");
+		const endedAt = new Date("2026-03-22T00:00:01.000Z");
+		sessionManagerMocks.start.mockResolvedValue({
+			sessionId: "session-1",
+			manifestPath: "/tmp/manifest.json",
+			messagesPath: "/tmp/messages.json",
+			manifest: { session_id: "session-1" },
+			result: {
+				text: SDK_CLINE_PASS_SUBSCRIPTION_MESSAGE,
+				usage: {
+					inputTokens: 0,
+					outputTokens: 0,
+					cacheReadTokens: 0,
+					cacheWriteTokens: 0,
+					totalCost: 0,
+				},
+				messages: [],
+				toolCalls: [],
+				iterations: 1,
+				finishReason: "error",
+				model: { id: "premium-model", provider: "cline-pass", info: {} },
+				startedAt,
+				endedAt,
+				durationMs: 1000,
+			},
+		});
+		sessionManagerMocks.getAccumulatedUsage.mockResolvedValue(undefined);
+
+		const { runAgent } = await import("./run-agent");
+
+		await expect(
+			runAgent("test prompt", {
+				cwd: process.cwd(),
+				enableAgentTeams: false,
+				enableSpawnAgent: false,
+				enableTools: [],
+				execution: { maxConsecutiveMistakes: 3 },
+				logger: undefined,
+				mode: "yolo",
+				modelId: "premium-model",
+				outputMode: "text",
+				providerId: "cline-pass",
+				systemPrompt: "system",
+				thinking: false,
+				toolPolicies: { "*": { autoApprove: true } },
+				verbose: false,
+				workspaceRoot: process.cwd(),
+			} as never),
+		).resolves.toBeUndefined();
+
+		expect(process.exitCode).toBe(1);
+		expect(outputMocks.writeErr).toHaveBeenCalledWith(
+			CLI_CLINE_PASS_SUBSCRIPTION_MESSAGE,
+		);
+	});
+
+	it("does not duplicate ClinePass subscription errors already displayed by agent events", async () => {
+		const startedAt = new Date("2026-03-22T00:00:00.000Z");
+		const endedAt = new Date("2026-03-22T00:00:01.000Z");
+		sessionManagerMocks.start.mockImplementation(async () => {
+			sessionEventsMocks.listener?.({
+				type: "error",
+				error: new Error(SDK_CLINE_PASS_SUBSCRIPTION_MESSAGE),
+				recoverable: false,
+			});
+
+			return {
+				sessionId: "session-1",
+				manifestPath: "/tmp/manifest.json",
+				messagesPath: "/tmp/messages.json",
+				manifest: { session_id: "session-1" },
+				result: {
+					text: SDK_CLINE_PASS_SUBSCRIPTION_MESSAGE,
+					usage: {
+						inputTokens: 0,
+						outputTokens: 0,
+						cacheReadTokens: 0,
+						cacheWriteTokens: 0,
+						totalCost: 0,
+					},
+					messages: [],
+					toolCalls: [],
+					iterations: 1,
+					finishReason: "error",
+					model: { id: "premium-model", provider: "cline-pass", info: {} },
+					startedAt,
+					endedAt,
+					durationMs: 1000,
+				},
+			};
+		});
+		sessionManagerMocks.getAccumulatedUsage.mockResolvedValue(undefined);
+
+		const { runAgent } = await import("./run-agent");
+
+		await expect(
+			runAgent("test prompt", {
+				cwd: process.cwd(),
+				enableAgentTeams: false,
+				enableSpawnAgent: false,
+				enableTools: [],
+				execution: { maxConsecutiveMistakes: 3 },
+				logger: undefined,
+				mode: "yolo",
+				modelId: "premium-model",
+				outputMode: "text",
+				providerId: "cline-pass",
+				systemPrompt: "system",
+				thinking: false,
+				toolPolicies: { "*": { autoApprove: true } },
+				verbose: false,
+				workspaceRoot: process.cwd(),
+			} as never),
+		).resolves.toBeUndefined();
+
+		expect(process.exitCode).toBe(1);
+		expect(outputMocks.writeErr).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
+	});
+
 	it("surfaces post-run bookkeeping failures after a completed result", async () => {
 		const startedAt = new Date("2026-03-22T00:00:00.000Z");
 		const endedAt = new Date("2026-03-22T00:00:01.000Z");
@@ -837,4 +1030,121 @@ describe("runAgent", () => {
 			expect.stringContaining("est. cost"),
 		);
 	});
+
+	it("zeros Cline free model costs in JSON results and agent events", async () => {
+		const startedAt = new Date("2026-03-22T00:00:00.000Z");
+		const endedAt = new Date("2026-03-22T00:00:01.000Z");
+		vi.stubGlobal(
+			"fetch",
+			vi.fn(async () => {
+				return new Response(
+					JSON.stringify({
+						free: [{ id: "deepseek/deepseek-v4-flash" }],
+					}),
+					{ status: 200, headers: { "content-type": "application/json" } },
+				);
+			}),
+		);
+		sessionManagerMocks.start.mockResolvedValue({
+			sessionId: "session-1",
+			manifestPath: "/tmp/manifest.json",
+			messagesPath: "/tmp/messages.json",
+			manifest: {
+				session_id: "session-1",
+			},
+			result: {
+				text: "completed text",
+				usage: {
+					inputTokens: 1,
+					outputTokens: 1,
+					cacheReadTokens: 0,
+					cacheWriteTokens: 0,
+					totalCost: 0.25,
+				},
+				messages: [],
+				toolCalls: [],
+				iterations: 1,
+				finishReason: "completed",
+				model: {
+					id: "deepseek/deepseek-v4-flash",
+					provider: "cline",
+					info: {},
+				},
+				startedAt,
+				endedAt,
+				durationMs: 1000,
+			},
+		});
+		sessionManagerMocks.getAccumulatedUsage.mockResolvedValue({
+			usage: {
+				inputTokens: 1,
+				outputTokens: 1,
+				cacheReadTokens: 0,
+				cacheWriteTokens: 0,
+				totalCost: 0.25,
+			},
+			aggregateUsage: {
+				inputTokens: 1,
+				outputTokens: 1,
+				cacheReadTokens: 0,
+				cacheWriteTokens: 0,
+				totalCost: 0.25,
+			},
+		});
+
+		const { runAgent } = await import("./run-agent");
+		const { handleEvent } = await import("../utils/events");
+
+		await expect(
+			runAgent("test prompt", {
+				baseUrl: "https://cline.test/api/v1",
+				cwd: process.cwd(),
+				enableAgentTeams: false,
+				enableSpawnAgent: false,
+				enableTools: [],
+				execution: {
+					maxConsecutiveMistakes: 3,
+				},
+				logger: undefined,
+				mode: "yolo",
+				modelId: "deepseek/deepseek-v4-flash",
+				outputMode: "json",
+				providerId: "cline",
+				systemPrompt: "system",
+				thinking: false,
+				toolPolicies: { "*": { autoApprove: true } },
+				verbose: false,
+				workspaceRoot: process.cwd(),
+			} as never),
+		).resolves.toBeUndefined();
+
+		const runResult = outputMocks.emitJsonLine.mock.calls.find(
+			([, payload]) =>
+				(payload as { type?: string } | undefined)?.type === "run_result",
+		)?.[1] as
+			| {
+					usage?: { totalCost?: number };
+					aggregateUsage?: { totalCost?: number };
+			  }
+			| undefined;
+		expect(runResult?.usage?.totalCost).toBe(0);
+		expect(runResult?.aggregateUsage?.totalCost).toBe(0);
+
+		sessionEventsMocks.listener?.({
+			type: "usage",
+			inputTokens: 1,
+			outputTokens: 1,
+			cost: 0.25,
+			totalCost: 0.25,
+		});
+
+		expect(handleEvent).toHaveBeenLastCalledWith(
+			expect.objectContaining({
+				type: "usage",
+				cost: 0,
+				totalCost: 0,
+			}),
+			expect.any(Object),
+		);
+	});
 });

apps/cli/src/runtime/run-agent.ts

@@ -16,7 +16,13 @@ import {
 	requestToolApproval,
 	submitAndExitInTerminal,
 } from "../utils/approval";
+import { formatCliErrorMessage } from "../utils/cline-pass-errors";
 import { handleEvent, handleTeamEvent } from "../utils/events";
+import {
+	shouldZeroClineFreeModelCost,
+	zeroCliAgentEventCost,
+	zeroCliUsageCost,
+} from "../utils/free-model-cost";
 import { createRuntimeHooks } from "../utils/hooks";
 import {
 	c,
@@ -183,8 +189,10 @@ export async function runAgent(
 	let reasoningChunkCount = 0;
 	let redactedReasoningChunkCount = 0;
 	const displayedErrorMessages = new Set<string>();
+	const shouldZeroCost = await shouldZeroClineFreeModelCost(config);
 
-	const onAgentEvent = (event: AgentEvent): void => {
+	const onAgentEvent = (rawEvent: AgentEvent): void => {
+		const event = zeroCliAgentEventCost(rawEvent, shouldZeroCost);
 		if (event.type === "content_start" && event.contentType === "reasoning") {
 			reasoningChunkCount += 1;
 			if (event.redacted) {
@@ -196,7 +204,9 @@ export async function runAgent(
 			(!event.recoverable || config.verbose) &&
 			event.error.message.trim()
 		) {
-			displayedErrorMessages.add(event.error.message.trim());
+			displayedErrorMessages.add(
+				formatCliErrorMessage(event.error.message).trim(),
+			);
 		}
 		handleEvent(event, config);
 	};
@@ -338,8 +348,14 @@ export async function runAgent(
 		const usageSummary = await sessionManager.getAccumulatedUsage(
 			started.sessionId,
 		);
-		const aggregateUsage = usageSummary?.aggregateUsage;
-		const usage = aggregateUsage ?? usageSummary?.usage ?? result.usage;
+		const aggregateUsage = zeroCliUsageCost(
+			usageSummary?.aggregateUsage,
+			shouldZeroCost,
+		);
+		const usage = zeroCliUsageCost(
+			aggregateUsage ?? usageSummary?.usage ?? result.usage,
+			shouldZeroCost,
+		);
 
 		if (config.outputMode === "json") {
 			emitJsonLine("stdout", {
@@ -374,7 +390,7 @@ export async function runAgent(
 		}
 
 		if (result.finishReason !== "completed") {
-			const errorText = result.text.trim();
+			const errorText = formatCliErrorMessage(result.text).trim();
 			if (
 				errorText &&
 				(config.outputMode === "json" || !displayedErrorMessages.has(errorText))
@@ -395,7 +411,7 @@ export async function runAgent(
 		);
 		process.exitCode = 0;
 	} catch (err) {
-		const message = err instanceof Error ? err.message : String(err);
+		const message = formatCliErrorMessage(err);
 		logCliError(config.logger, "CLI task run failed", { error: err });
 		writeErr(message);
 		process.exitCode = 1;

apps/cli/src/runtime/run-interactive.test.ts

@@ -0,0 +1,40 @@
+import { describe, expect, it } from "vitest";
+import { resolveReasoningForModelChange } from "./run-interactive";
+
+describe("resolveReasoningForModelChange", () => {
+	it("persists disabled reasoning only when thinking is explicitly false", () => {
+		expect(
+			resolveReasoningForModelChange(
+				{ thinking: false, reasoningEffort: undefined },
+				{ reasoning: { enabled: true, effort: "high" } },
+			),
+		).toEqual({ enabled: false });
+	});
+
+	it("persists enabled reasoning with the selected effort", () => {
+		expect(
+			resolveReasoningForModelChange(
+				{ thinking: true, reasoningEffort: "low" },
+				{ reasoning: { enabled: false } },
+			),
+		).toEqual({ enabled: true, effort: "low" });
+	});
+
+	it("persists enabled reasoning when thinking is explicitly true without effort", () => {
+		expect(
+			resolveReasoningForModelChange(
+				{ thinking: true, reasoningEffort: undefined },
+				{ reasoning: { enabled: false } },
+			),
+		).toEqual({ enabled: true });
+	});
+
+	it("preserves existing reasoning when thinking is unset", () => {
+		expect(
+			resolveReasoningForModelChange(
+				{ thinking: undefined, reasoningEffort: undefined },
+				{ reasoning: { enabled: true, effort: "medium" } },
+			),
+		).toEqual({ enabled: true, effort: "medium" });
+	});
+});

apps/cli/src/runtime/run-interactive.ts

@@ -4,10 +4,13 @@ import {
 	ProviderSettingsManager,
 	type UserInstructionConfigService,
 } from "@cline/core";
+import { formatModeSwitchNotice } from "@cline/shared";
 import type { CliMigrationNotice } from "../kanban-migration/notice";
 import { logCliError } from "../logging/errors";
 import {
 	loadClineAccountSnapshot,
+	loadIndividualSubscriptionPlans,
+	onProviderChange,
 	switchClineAccount,
 } from "../tui/cline-account";
 import type {
@@ -23,6 +26,11 @@ import { disableOpenTuiGraphicsProbe } from "../tui/opentui-env";
 import type { QueuedPromptItem } from "../tui/types";
 import { type ChatCommandState, chatCommandHost } from "../utils/chat-commands";
 import { applyCliCompactionMode } from "../utils/compaction-mode";
+import {
+	shouldZeroClineFreeModelCost,
+	zeroCliAgentEventCost,
+	zeroCliUsageCost,
+} from "../utils/free-model-cost";
 import {
 	prepareTerminalForPostTuiOutput,
 	writeErr,
@@ -45,12 +53,35 @@ import {
 	type InteractiveExitSummary,
 } from "./interactive/exit-summary";
 import { createMistakeLimitDecisionResolver } from "./interactive/mistakes";
-import { createInteractiveModeSwitchTool } from "./interactive/mode";
+import {
+	type AppliedModeChange,
+	createInteractiveModeSwitchTool,
+	createModeSwitchNoticeTracker,
+	type PendingModeChange,
+	sendTurnWithActModeContinuation,
+} from "./interactive/mode";
 import { assertInteractivePreflight } from "./interactive/preflight";
 import { createInteractiveSessionRuntime } from "./interactive/session-runtime";
 import { buildUserInputMessage } from "./prompt";
 import { getUIEventEmitter } from "./session-events";
 
+type ModelChangeReasoningConfig = {
+	thinking?: boolean;
+	reasoningEffort?: Config["reasoningEffort"];
+};
+
+export function resolveReasoningForModelChange(
+	config: ModelChangeReasoningConfig,
+	existing: Pick<ProviderSettings, "reasoning">,
+): ProviderSettings["reasoning"] {
+	if (config.thinking === false) return { enabled: false };
+	if (config.reasoningEffort) {
+		return { enabled: true, effort: config.reasoningEffort };
+	}
+	if (config.thinking === true) return { enabled: true };
+	return existing.reasoning;
+}
+
 export async function runInteractive(
 	config: Config,
 	userInstructionService?: UserInstructionConfigService,
@@ -120,12 +151,14 @@ export async function runInteractive(
 		autoApproveAllRef,
 		setInteractiveAutoApprove,
 		requestToolApproval,
+		resolveToolPolicy,
 		tuiToolApprover,
 		tuiAskQuestion,
 	} = createInteractiveApprovalController(config);
 
-	const pendingModeChange: { current: "plan" | "act" | null } = {
+	const pendingModeChange: PendingModeChange = {
 		current: null,
+		source: null,
 	};
 	const tuiModeChanged: {
 		current: ((mode: "plan" | "act") => void) | null;
@@ -151,6 +184,7 @@ export async function runInteractive(
 		askQuestionRef: tuiAskQuestion,
 	});
 	const providerSettingsManager = new ProviderSettingsManager();
+	let zeroCurrentTurnCost = false;
 
 	const sessionRuntime = createInteractiveSessionRuntime({
 		config,
@@ -159,11 +193,12 @@ export async function runInteractive(
 		resumeSessionId,
 		chatCommandState,
 		requestToolApproval,
+		resolveToolPolicy,
 		askQuestionRef: tuiAskQuestion,
 		resolveMistakeLimitDecision,
 		switchToActModeTool,
 		onAgentEvent: (event) => {
-			uiEvents.emit("agent", event);
+			uiEvents.emit("agent", zeroCliAgentEventCost(event, zeroCurrentTurnCost));
 		},
 		onTeamEvent: (event) => {
 			uiEvents.emit("team", event);
@@ -177,6 +212,7 @@ export async function runInteractive(
 	});
 	let modeChangePromise: Promise<void> | undefined;
 	let modeChangeTarget: "plan" | "act" | undefined;
+	const modeSwitchNotice = createModeSwitchNoticeTracker();
 
 	const isInteractiveMode = (mode: unknown): mode is "plan" | "act" =>
 		mode === "plan" || mode === "act";
@@ -191,7 +227,11 @@ export async function runInteractive(
 				await modeChangePromise;
 			}
 			await sessionRuntime.ensureReady();
+			const from = config.mode;
 			await sessionRuntime.applyMode(mode);
+			if (isInteractiveMode(from)) {
+				modeSwitchNotice.record(from, mode);
+			}
 		})().finally(() => {
 			if (modeChangePromise === next) {
 				modeChangePromise = undefined;
@@ -362,7 +402,7 @@ export async function runInteractive(
 		? async () => {
 				try {
 					await sessionRuntime.ensureReady();
-					const messages = await sessionRuntime.readCurrentMessages();
+					const { messages } = await sessionRuntime.readCurrentMessages();
 					const usage = await sessionRuntime.getAccumulatedUsage({
 						inputTokens: 0,
 						outputTokens: 0,
@@ -401,6 +441,12 @@ export async function runInteractive(
 				config,
 				clineApiBaseUrl: options?.clineApiBaseUrl,
 			}),
+		loadIndividualSubscriptionPlans: async () =>
+			await loadIndividualSubscriptionPlans({
+				config,
+				clineApiBaseUrl: options?.clineApiBaseUrl,
+				clineProviderSettings: options?.clineProviderSettings,
+			}),
 		switchClineAccount: async (organizationId) =>
 			await switchClineAccount({
 				config,
@@ -427,7 +473,9 @@ export async function runInteractive(
 				uiEvents.off("pending-prompt-submitted", onPendingPromptSubmitted);
 			};
 		},
-		onSubmit: async (input, mode, delivery, attachments) => {
+		onSubmit: async (input, mode, delivery, attachments, onCommandOutput) => {
+			let commandOutput: string | undefined;
+			let zeroTurnCost = false;
 			try {
 				await sessionRuntime.ensureReady();
 				await waitForSubmittedMode(mode);
@@ -446,6 +494,7 @@ export async function runInteractive(
 					setInteractiveAutoApprove,
 					sessionRuntime,
 					stop: () => tuiApp?.destroy(),
+					onCommandOutput,
 				});
 				if (chatCommandResult.handled) {
 					return chatCommandResult.turnResult;
@@ -465,12 +514,16 @@ export async function runInteractive(
 						setInteractiveAutoApprove,
 						sessionRuntime,
 						stop: () => tuiApp?.destroy(),
+						onCommandOutput,
 					});
 					if (chatCommandResult.handled) {
 						return chatCommandResult.turnResult;
 					}
 				}
 				input = chatCommandResult.input;
+				commandOutput = chatCommandResult.commandOutput;
+				zeroTurnCost = await shouldZeroClineFreeModelCost(config);
+				zeroCurrentTurnCost = zeroTurnCost;
 				const {
 					prompt: userInput,
 					userImages,
@@ -480,45 +533,71 @@ export async function runInteractive(
 					...(attachments?.userImages ?? []),
 					...userImages,
 				];
+				// Mark a preceding user-initiated mode switch on this message so
+				// the model sees exactly when the rules changed, instead of only
+				// inferring it from the user_input mode attribute flipping.
+				const switchNotice = modeSwitchNotice.consume();
+				const noticedUserInput = switchNotice
+					? `${formatModeSwitchNotice(switchNotice.from, switchNotice.to)}\n${userInput}`
+					: userInput;
 
-				const applyPendingModeChange = async () => {
+				const applyPendingModeChange = async (): Promise<
+					AppliedModeChange | undefined
+				> => {
 					if (!pendingModeChange.current) return undefined;
-					const newMode = pendingModeChange.current;
+					const applied: AppliedModeChange = {
+						mode: pendingModeChange.current,
+						source: pendingModeChange.source ?? "ui",
+					};
 					pendingModeChange.current = null;
-					await sessionRuntime.applyMode(newMode);
-					tuiModeChanged.current?.(newMode);
-					return newMode;
+					pendingModeChange.source = null;
+					const from = config.mode;
+					await sessionRuntime.applyMode(applied.mode);
+					tuiModeChanged.current?.(applied.mode);
+					// The switch_to_act_mode path announces itself through the
+					// continuation prompt; only UI toggles need a notice.
+					if (applied.source === "ui" && isInteractiveMode(from)) {
+						modeSwitchNotice.record(from, applied.mode);
+					}
+					return applied;
 				};
 
-				const result = await sessionRuntime.sendCurrentTurn({
-					prompt: userInput,
-					mode,
-					userImages:
-						mergedUserImages.length > 0 ? mergedUserImages : undefined,
-					userFiles: userFiles.length > 0 ? userFiles : undefined,
-					delivery,
+				const result = await sendTurnWithActModeContinuation({
+					sendInitialTurn: () =>
+						sessionRuntime.sendCurrentTurn({
+							prompt: noticedUserInput,
+							mode,
+							userImages:
+								mergedUserImages.length > 0 ? mergedUserImages : undefined,
+							userFiles: userFiles.length > 0 ? userFiles : undefined,
+							delivery,
+						}),
+					sendContinuationTurn: (prompt) =>
+						sessionRuntime.sendCurrentTurn({ prompt, mode: "act" }),
+					applyPendingModeChange,
 				});
 
-				await applyPendingModeChange();
-
 				if (!result) {
 					return {
 						usage: { inputTokens: 0, outputTokens: 0 },
 						iterations: 0,
 						finishReason: "queued",
 						queued: delivery === "queue" || delivery === "steer",
+						commandOutput,
 					};
 				}
 				if (result.finishReason !== "completed") {
 					if (result.finishReason === "aborted" || isAbortInProgress()) {
-						const usage = await sessionRuntime.getAccumulatedUsage(
-							result.usage,
+						const usage = zeroCliUsageCost(
+							await sessionRuntime.getAccumulatedUsage(result.usage),
+							zeroTurnCost,
 						);
 						return {
 							usage,
 							currentContextSize: getCurrentContextSize(result.messages),
 							iterations: result.iterations,
 							finishReason: "aborted",
+							commandOutput,
 						};
 					}
 					const errorText = result.text.trim();
@@ -526,12 +605,16 @@ export async function runInteractive(
 						errorText || `Turn finished with ${result.finishReason}`,
 					);
 				}
-				const usage = await sessionRuntime.getAccumulatedUsage(result.usage);
+				const usage = zeroCliUsageCost(
+					await sessionRuntime.getAccumulatedUsage(result.usage),
+					zeroTurnCost,
+				);
 				return {
 					usage,
 					currentContextSize: getCurrentContextSize(result.messages),
 					iterations: result.iterations,
 					finishReason: result.finishReason,
+					commandOutput,
 				};
 			} catch (error) {
 				if (isAbortInProgress()) {
@@ -539,6 +622,7 @@ export async function runInteractive(
 						usage: { inputTokens: 0, outputTokens: 0 },
 						iterations: 0,
 						finishReason: "aborted",
+						commandOutput,
 					};
 				}
 				logCliError(config.logger, "Interactive turn failed", {
@@ -548,6 +632,7 @@ export async function runInteractive(
 				});
 				throw error;
 			} finally {
+				zeroCurrentTurnCost = false;
 				if (!delivery) {
 					isRunning = false;
 					clearAbortInProgress();
@@ -593,6 +678,7 @@ export async function runInteractive(
 			if (!isInteractiveMode(mode)) return;
 			if (isRunning) {
 				pendingModeChange.current = mode;
+				pendingModeChange.source = "ui";
 				sessionRuntime.abortAll();
 				return;
 			}
@@ -603,17 +689,20 @@ export async function runInteractive(
 		},
 		onModelChange: async () => {
 			await sessionRuntime.ensureReady();
+			await onProviderChange({
+				config,
+				providerId: config.providerId,
+			});
 			const existing = providerSettingsManager.getProviderSettings(
 				config.providerId,
 			) ?? {
 				provider: config.providerId,
 			};
+			const reasoning = resolveReasoningForModelChange(config, existing);
 			providerSettingsManager.saveProviderSettings({
 				...existing,
 				model: config.modelId,
-				reasoning: config.reasoningEffort
-					? { enabled: true, effort: config.reasoningEffort }
-					: { enabled: false },
+				...(reasoning === undefined ? {} : { reasoning }),
 			});
 			await sessionRuntime.restartWithCurrentMessages();
 		},
@@ -623,6 +712,16 @@ export async function runInteractive(
 		},
 		onAccountChange: async () => {
 			await sessionRuntime.ensureReady();
+			await loadClineAccountSnapshot({
+				config,
+				clineApiBaseUrl: options?.clineApiBaseUrl,
+			}).catch((error) => {
+				logCliError(
+					config.logger,
+					"Cline account refresh after account change failed",
+					{ error },
+				);
+			});
 			await sessionRuntime.restartWithCurrentMessages();
 		},
 		onResumeSession: async (sessionId: string) => {

apps/cli/src/runtime/tool-policies.test.ts

@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ import { describe, expect, it } from "vitest";
 import {
 	applyInteractiveAutoApproveOverride,
 	cloneToolPolicies,
+	resolveInteractiveAutoApprovePolicy,
 } from "./tool-policies";
 
 describe("tool policy helpers", () => {
@@ -53,9 +54,9 @@ describe("tool policy helpers", () => {
 		});
 	});
 
-	it("restores the baseline policies when toggled back on", () => {
+	it("forces all baseline policies to auto-approve when toggled back on", () => {
 		const baseline = {
-			"*": { autoApprove: true },
+			"*": { autoApprove: false },
 			run_commands: { autoApprove: true, enabled: true },
 			editor: { autoApprove: false, enabled: true },
 		};
@@ -72,6 +73,40 @@ describe("tool policy helpers", () => {
 			enabled: true,
 		});
 
-		expect(target).toEqual(baseline);
+		expect(target).toEqual({
+			"*": { autoApprove: true },
+			run_commands: { autoApprove: true, enabled: true },
+			editor: { autoApprove: true, enabled: true },
+		});
+	});
+
+	it("resolves live per-tool policies from the interactive auto-approve state", () => {
+		const baseline = {
+			"*": { autoApprove: false },
+			read_files: { enabled: true },
+			editor: { autoApprove: false, enabled: true },
+		};
+
+		expect(
+			resolveInteractiveAutoApprovePolicy({
+				toolName: "editor",
+				baselinePolicies: baseline,
+				enabled: true,
+			}),
+		).toEqual({ autoApprove: true, enabled: true });
+		expect(
+			resolveInteractiveAutoApprovePolicy({
+				toolName: "run_commands",
+				baselinePolicies: baseline,
+				enabled: false,
+			}),
+		).toEqual({ autoApprove: false });
+		expect(
+			resolveInteractiveAutoApprovePolicy({
+				toolName: "read_files",
+				baselinePolicies: baseline,
+				enabled: false,
+			}),
+		).toEqual({ autoApprove: true, enabled: true });
 	});
 });

apps/cli/src/runtime/tool-policies.ts

@@ -27,21 +27,51 @@ export function cloneToolPolicies(
 	);
 }
 
+export function resolveInteractiveAutoApprovePolicy(input: {
+	toolName: string;
+	baselinePolicies: Record<string, ToolPolicy>;
+	enabled: boolean;
+}): ToolPolicy {
+	const toolPolicy = input.baselinePolicies[input.toolName] ?? {};
+	const baselinePolicy = {
+		...(input.baselinePolicies["*"] ?? {}),
+		...toolPolicy,
+	};
+	return {
+		...baselinePolicy,
+		autoApprove: input.enabled
+			? true
+			: SAFE_AUTO_APPROVE_TOOLS.has(input.toolName)
+				? (toolPolicy.autoApprove ?? true)
+				: false,
+	};
+}
+
 export function applyInteractiveAutoApproveOverride(input: {
 	targetPolicies: Record<string, ToolPolicy>;
 	baselinePolicies: Record<string, ToolPolicy>;
 	enabled: boolean;
 }): void {
 	const nextPolicies: Record<string, ToolPolicy> = input.enabled
-		? cloneToolPolicies(input.baselinePolicies)
+		? Object.fromEntries(
+				Object.entries(input.baselinePolicies).map(([name, policy]) => [
+					name,
+					{
+						...policy,
+						autoApprove: true,
+					},
+				]),
+			)
 		: Object.fromEntries(
 				Object.entries(input.baselinePolicies).map(([name, policy]) => [
 					name,
 					{
 						...policy,
-						autoApprove: SAFE_AUTO_APPROVE_TOOLS.has(name)
-							? (policy.autoApprove ?? true)
-							: false,
+						autoApprove: resolveInteractiveAutoApprovePolicy({
+							toolName: name,
+							baselinePolicies: input.baselinePolicies,
+							enabled: false,
+						}).autoApprove,
 					},
 				]),
 			);
@@ -53,9 +83,7 @@ export function applyInteractiveAutoApproveOverride(input: {
 	}
 
 	const globalPolicy = clonePolicy(nextPolicies["*"]);
-	globalPolicy.autoApprove = input.enabled
-		? (input.baselinePolicies["*"]?.autoApprove ?? true)
-		: false;
+	globalPolicy.autoApprove = input.enabled;
 	nextPolicies["*"] = globalPolicy;
 
 	for (const key of Object.keys(input.targetPolicies)) {

apps/cli/src/session/export.ts

@@ -1,10 +1,11 @@
 import {
 	type ContentBlock,
+	formatDisplayUserInput,
 	type MessageWithMetadata,
-	normalizeUserInput,
 	type ToolResultContent,
 	type ToolUseContent,
 } from "@cline/shared";
+import { formatStructuredCommand } from "../utils/helpers";
 
 export interface ConversationHistory {
 	version: number;
@@ -680,7 +681,7 @@ function renderContentHTML(
 	toolResultsMap: Map<string, ToolResultContent>,
 ): string {
 	if (typeof content === "string") {
-		const text = isUser ? normalizeUserInput(content) : content;
+		const text = isUser ? formatDisplayUserInput(content) : content;
 		return renderTextHTML(text);
 	}
 
@@ -688,7 +689,7 @@ function renderContentHTML(
 		.map((block) => {
 			switch (block.type) {
 				case "text": {
-					const text = isUser ? normalizeUserInput(block.text) : block.text;
+					const text = isUser ? formatDisplayUserInput(block.text) : block.text;
 					return renderTextHTML(text);
 				}
 				case "tool_use":
@@ -845,15 +846,15 @@ function renderDiffHTML(
 }
 
 function renderCommandsHTML(
-	commands: string[],
+	commands: unknown[],
 	_result?: ToolResultContent,
 ): string {
 	return commands
 		.map(
-			(cmd, i) => `
+			(command, i) => `
     <div class="command-block">
       <div class="command-label">Command ${i + 1}</div>
-      <code>${escapeHtml(cmd)}</code>
+      <code>${escapeHtml(formatStructuredCommand(command))}</code>
     </div>
   `,
 		)

apps/cli/src/session/session.test.ts

@@ -12,6 +12,8 @@ const createCore = vi.fn();
 const getCliTelemetryService = vi.fn(() => undefined);
 const resolveSessionBackend = vi.fn();
 const listSessionHistoryFromBackend = vi.fn();
+const featureFlagsPoll = vi.fn(async () => {});
+const featureFlagsDispose = vi.fn(async () => {});
 
 vi.mock("@cline/core", async () => {
 	const actual =
@@ -49,6 +51,10 @@ describe("createCliCore", () => {
 		listSessionHistoryFromBackend.mockReset();
 		createCore.mockResolvedValue({
 			runtimeAddress: "127.0.0.1:25463",
+			featureFlags: {
+				poll: featureFlagsPoll,
+				dispose: featureFlagsDispose,
+			},
 			start: vi.fn(),
 			send: vi.fn(),
 			getAccumulatedUsage: vi.fn(),
@@ -68,6 +74,8 @@ describe("createCliCore", () => {
 		delete process.env.CLINE_RPC_ADDRESS;
 		delete process.env.CLINE_SESSION_BACKEND_MODE;
 		delete process.env.CLINE_VCR;
+		featureFlagsPoll.mockClear();
+		featureFlagsDispose.mockClear();
 	});
 
 	afterEach(() => {
@@ -108,6 +116,7 @@ describe("createCliCore", () => {
 				backendMode: expect.anything(),
 			}),
 		);
+		expect(featureFlagsPoll).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1);
 	});
 
 	it("forces the local backend when requested by the caller", async () => {

apps/cli/src/session/session.ts

@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ import {
 	createCliMessagesArtifactUploader,
 	prepareCliEnterpriseIntegration,
 } from "../utils/enterprise";
+import { getCliFeatureFlagsService } from "../utils/feature-flags";
 import { resolveWorkspaceRoot } from "../utils/helpers";
 import { getCliTelemetryService } from "../utils/telemetry";
 import type { ConversationHistory } from "./export";
@@ -40,6 +41,11 @@ export async function createCliCore(options?: {
 	const cwd = options?.cwd?.trim() || process.cwd();
 	const workspaceRoot =
 		options?.workspaceRoot?.trim() || resolveWorkspaceRoot(cwd);
+	const telemetry = getCliTelemetryService(options?.logger);
+	const featureFlags = getCliFeatureFlagsService({
+		logger: options?.logger,
+		telemetry,
+	});
 	const core = await ClineCore.create({
 		...(explicitBackendMode ? { backendMode: explicitBackendMode } : {}),
 		...(options?.forceLocalBackend !== true
@@ -53,12 +59,18 @@ export async function createCliCore(options?: {
 				}
 			: {}),
 		capabilities: options?.capabilities,
-		telemetry: getCliTelemetryService(options?.logger),
+		telemetry,
+		featureFlags,
 		logger: options?.logger,
 		toolPolicies: options?.toolPolicies,
 		messagesArtifactUploader: createCliMessagesArtifactUploader(),
 		prepare: prepareCliEnterpriseIntegration,
 	});
+	try {
+		await core.featureFlags.poll();
+	} catch (error) {
+		options?.logger?.error?.("Error polling CLI feature flags", { error });
+	}
 	options?.logger?.log("CLI core runtime routing selected", {
 		backendMode: explicitBackendMode ?? "env-managed",
 		rpcAddress: core.runtimeAddress,

apps/cli/src/tests/flags.test.ts

@@ -3,7 +3,11 @@ import { CLINE_BIN } from "./helpers/constants.js";
 import { clineEnv } from "./helpers/env.js";
 import { expectVisible } from "./helpers/terminal.js";
 
-const HELP_TERMINAL = { columns: 120, rows: 50 };
+// Wide enough that long option descriptions (e.g. --thinking) render on a
+// single line. At narrower widths commander wraps them, splitting phrases
+// like "omitted leaves provider default" across lines so the contiguous
+// getByText assertions below fail.
+const HELP_TERMINAL = { columns: 200, rows: 50 };
 
 // ===========================================================================
 // Root-level flag descriptions
@@ -23,10 +27,11 @@ test.describe("root flag descriptions", () => {
 			"verbose output",
 			"Working directory",
 			"Configuration directory",
-			"Set reasoning effort level",
+			"Set reasoning effort:",
+			"Bare --thinking uses medium",
+			"omitted leaves provider default",
 			"consecutive mistakes",
 			"Output messages as JSON",
-			"ACP",
 			"Check for updates and install if available",
 			"Run the kanban app",
 		]);

apps/cli/src/tests/helpers/env.ts

@@ -124,7 +124,7 @@ export function clineEnv(
 				}),
 		CLINE_SESSION_DATA_DIR: path.join(dataDir, "sessions"),
 		CLINE_TEAM_DATA_DIR: path.join(dataDir, "teams"),
-		CLINE_DISABLE_MIGRATION_NOTICE: "1",
+		CLINE_DISABLE_CLINE_PASS_NOTICE: "1",
 		NO_UPDATE_NOTIFIER: "1",
 		CLINE_NO_AUTO_UPDATE: "1",
 		...extra,

apps/cli/src/tui/cline-account.test.ts

@@ -9,9 +9,17 @@ const coreMocks = vi.hoisted(() => {
 	return {
 		getProviderSettings: vi.fn(),
 		saveProviderSettings: vi.fn(),
+		fetchMe: vi.fn(),
+		fetchBalance: vi.fn(),
+		fetchOrganizationBalance: vi.fn(),
+		fetchAvailableSubscriptionPlans: vi.fn(),
+		fetchCurrentUserPlan: vi.fn(),
 		serviceOptions,
 	};
 });
+const telemetryMocks = vi.hoisted(() => ({
+	identifyTelemetryAccount: vi.fn(),
+}));
 
 vi.mock("@cline/core", async (importOriginal) => {
 	const actual = await importOriginal<typeof import("@cline/core")>();
@@ -24,6 +32,23 @@ vi.mock("@cline/core", async (importOriginal) => {
 			}) {
 				coreMocks.serviceOptions.push(options);
 			}
+			fetchMe() {
+				return coreMocks.fetchMe();
+			}
+			fetchBalance(userId?: string) {
+				return coreMocks.fetchBalance(userId);
+			}
+			fetchOrganizationBalance(organizationId: string) {
+				return coreMocks.fetchOrganizationBalance(organizationId);
+			}
+			fetchAvailableSubscriptionPlans(input?: {
+				type?: "individual" | "teams";
+			}) {
+				return coreMocks.fetchAvailableSubscriptionPlans(input);
+			}
+			fetchCurrentUserPlan() {
+				return coreMocks.fetchCurrentUserPlan();
+			}
 		},
 		ProviderSettingsManager: class {
 			getProviderSettings(providerId: string) {
@@ -36,6 +61,10 @@ vi.mock("@cline/core", async (importOriginal) => {
 	};
 });
 
+vi.mock("../utils/telemetry", () => ({
+	identifyTelemetryAccount: telemetryMocks.identifyTelemetryAccount,
+}));
+
 function makeConfig(overrides: Partial<Config> = {}): Config {
 	return {
 		providerId: "cline",
@@ -78,7 +107,13 @@ describe("createClineAccountService", () => {
 		vi.unstubAllGlobals();
 		coreMocks.getProviderSettings.mockReset();
 		coreMocks.saveProviderSettings.mockReset();
+		coreMocks.fetchMe.mockReset();
+		coreMocks.fetchBalance.mockReset();
+		coreMocks.fetchOrganizationBalance.mockReset();
+		coreMocks.fetchAvailableSubscriptionPlans.mockReset();
+		coreMocks.fetchCurrentUserPlan.mockReset();
 		coreMocks.serviceOptions.length = 0;
+		telemetryMocks.identifyTelemetryAccount.mockReset();
 	});
 
 	afterEach(() => {
@@ -163,3 +198,114 @@ describe("createClineAccountService", () => {
 		);
 	});
 });
+
+describe("loadClineAccountSnapshot", () => {
+	beforeEach(() => {
+		vi.restoreAllMocks();
+		vi.unstubAllGlobals();
+		coreMocks.getProviderSettings.mockReset();
+		coreMocks.saveProviderSettings.mockReset();
+		coreMocks.fetchMe.mockReset();
+		coreMocks.fetchBalance.mockReset();
+		coreMocks.fetchOrganizationBalance.mockReset();
+		coreMocks.fetchAvailableSubscriptionPlans.mockReset();
+		coreMocks.fetchCurrentUserPlan.mockReset();
+		coreMocks.serviceOptions.length = 0;
+		telemetryMocks.identifyTelemetryAccount.mockReset();
+	});
+
+	afterEach(() => {
+		vi.restoreAllMocks();
+		vi.unstubAllGlobals();
+	});
+
+	it("identifies the loaded Cline account for telemetry and feature flags", async () => {
+		coreMocks.getProviderSettings.mockReturnValue({
+			provider: "cline",
+			apiKey: "account-token",
+		});
+		const { loadClineAccountSnapshot } = await import("./cline-account");
+		coreMocks.fetchMe.mockResolvedValue({
+			id: "user-1",
+			email: "user@example.com",
+			displayName: "User One",
+			photoUrl: "",
+			createdAt: "",
+			updatedAt: "",
+			organizations: [
+				{
+					active: true,
+					memberId: "member-1",
+					name: "Acme",
+					organizationId: "org-1",
+					roles: ["member"],
+				},
+			],
+		});
+		coreMocks.fetchBalance.mockResolvedValue({ balance: 10, userId: "user-1" });
+		coreMocks.fetchOrganizationBalance.mockResolvedValue({
+			balance: 20,
+			organizationId: "org-1",
+		});
+
+		await loadClineAccountSnapshot({ config: makeConfig() });
+
+		expect(telemetryMocks.identifyTelemetryAccount).toHaveBeenCalledWith(
+			{
+				id: "user-1",
+				email: "user@example.com",
+				provider: "cline",
+				organizationId: "org-1",
+				organizationName: "Acme",
+				memberId: "member-1",
+			},
+			expect.any(Object),
+		);
+	});
+});
+
+describe("loadIndividualSubscriptionPlans", () => {
+	beforeEach(() => {
+		vi.restoreAllMocks();
+		vi.unstubAllGlobals();
+		coreMocks.getProviderSettings.mockReset();
+		coreMocks.saveProviderSettings.mockReset();
+		coreMocks.fetchMe.mockReset();
+		coreMocks.fetchBalance.mockReset();
+		coreMocks.fetchOrganizationBalance.mockReset();
+		coreMocks.fetchAvailableSubscriptionPlans.mockReset();
+		coreMocks.fetchCurrentUserPlan.mockReset();
+		coreMocks.serviceOptions.length = 0;
+		telemetryMocks.identifyTelemetryAccount.mockReset();
+	});
+
+	afterEach(() => {
+		vi.restoreAllMocks();
+		vi.unstubAllGlobals();
+	});
+
+	it("loads individual subscription plans through the authorized account service", async () => {
+		const plans = [
+			{
+				id: "plan-1",
+				interval: "Monthly",
+				features: { included: ["Major open-weights models"] },
+			},
+		];
+		coreMocks.getProviderSettings.mockReturnValue({
+			provider: "cline",
+			apiKey: "account-token",
+		});
+		coreMocks.fetchAvailableSubscriptionPlans.mockResolvedValue(plans);
+
+		const { loadIndividualSubscriptionPlans } = await import("./cline-account");
+		const result = await loadIndividualSubscriptionPlans({
+			config: makeConfig(),
+		});
+
+		expect(coreMocks.fetchAvailableSubscriptionPlans).toHaveBeenCalledWith({
+			type: "individual",
+		});
+		expect(result).toEqual(plans);
+	});
+});

apps/cli/src/tui/cline-account.ts

@@ -2,6 +2,8 @@ import {
 	type ClineAccountBalance,
 	type ClineAccountOrganization,
 	type ClineAccountOrganizationBalance,
+	type ClineSubscriptionPlan,
+	type UserCurrentPlan,
 	ClineAccountService,
 	type ClineAccountUser,
 	formatProviderOAuthApiKey,
@@ -14,12 +16,15 @@ import {
 } from "@cline/core";
 import { getClineEnvironmentConfig } from "@cline/shared";
 import { formatCreditBalance, normalizeCreditBalance } from "../utils/output";
+import { identifyTelemetryAccount } from "../utils/telemetry";
 import type { Config } from "../utils/types";
 
 export const CLINE_CREDITS_DASHBOARD_URL =
 	"https://app.cline.bot/dashboard/account?tab=credits";
 
-type ClineAccountConfig = Pick<Config, "apiKey" | "providerId">;
+type ClineAccountConfig = Pick<Config, "apiKey" | "logger" | "providerId">;
+
+const CLINE_PASS_PROVIDER_ID = "cline-pass";
 
 export interface ClineAccountSnapshot {
 	user: ClineAccountUser;
@@ -121,8 +126,10 @@ export async function createClineAccountService(input: {
 	config: ClineAccountConfig;
 	clineApiBaseUrl?: string;
 	clineProviderSettings?: ProviderSettings;
+	providerSettingsManager?: ProviderSettingsManager;
 }): Promise<ClineAccountService | undefined> {
-	const manager = new ProviderSettingsManager();
+	const manager =
+		input.providerSettingsManager ?? new ProviderSettingsManager();
 	const settings =
 		manager.getProviderSettings("cline") ?? input.clineProviderSettings;
 	const apiBaseUrl = resolveAccountApiBaseUrl({
@@ -167,6 +174,15 @@ export async function loadClineAccountSnapshot(input: {
 	const displayedBalance = activeOrganization
 		? (organizationBalance?.balance ?? balance.balance)
 		: balance.balance;
+	const accountContext = {
+		id: user.id,
+		email: user.email,
+		provider: "cline",
+		organizationId: activeOrganization?.organizationId,
+		organizationName: activeOrganization?.name,
+		memberId: activeOrganization?.memberId,
+	};
+	identifyTelemetryAccount(accountContext, input.config.logger);
 
 	return {
 		user,
@@ -190,3 +206,81 @@ export async function switchClineAccount(input: {
 	}
 	await service.switchAccount(input.organizationId);
 }
+
+export async function loadIndividualSubscriptionPlans(input: {
+	config: ClineAccountConfig;
+	clineApiBaseUrl?: string;
+	clineProviderSettings?: ProviderSettings;
+}): Promise<ClineSubscriptionPlan[]> {
+	const service = await createClineAccountService(input);
+	if (!service) {
+		throw new Error("No Cline account auth token found");
+	}
+	return service.fetchAvailableSubscriptionPlans({ type: "individual" });
+}
+
+export async function loadCurrentUserPlan(input: {
+	config: ClineAccountConfig;
+	clineApiBaseUrl?: string;
+	clineProviderSettings?: ProviderSettings;
+}): Promise<UserCurrentPlan | undefined> {
+	const service = await createClineAccountService(input);
+	if (!service) {
+		throw new Error("No Cline account auth token found");
+	}
+	return service.fetchCurrentUserPlan();
+}
+
+export async function loadCurrentUserPlanFromProviderSettings(input: {
+	providerSettingsManager: ProviderSettingsManager;
+	clineApiBaseUrl?: string;
+}): Promise<UserCurrentPlan | undefined> {
+	const service = await createClineAccountService({
+		config: { apiKey: "", logger: undefined, providerId: "cline" },
+		clineApiBaseUrl: input.clineApiBaseUrl,
+		providerSettingsManager: input.providerSettingsManager,
+	});
+	if (!service) {
+		throw new Error("No Cline account auth token found");
+	}
+	return service.fetchCurrentUserPlan();
+}
+
+export async function loadIndividualSubscriptionPlansFromProviderSettings(input: {
+	providerSettingsManager: ProviderSettingsManager;
+	clineApiBaseUrl?: string;
+}): Promise<ClineSubscriptionPlan[]> {
+	const service = await createClineAccountService({
+		config: { apiKey: "", logger: undefined, providerId: "cline" },
+		clineApiBaseUrl: input.clineApiBaseUrl,
+		providerSettingsManager: input.providerSettingsManager,
+	});
+	if (!service) {
+		throw new Error("No Cline account auth token found");
+	}
+	return service.fetchAvailableSubscriptionPlans({ type: "individual" });
+}
+
+async function onChangeToClinePass(config: ClineAccountConfig) {
+	try {
+		await switchClineAccount({
+			config: config,
+			organizationId: null,
+		});
+	} catch (error) {
+		config.logger?.debug("Failed to switch ClinePass to personal account", {
+			error,
+		});
+	}
+}
+
+export async function onProviderChange(input: {
+	config: ClineAccountConfig;
+	providerId: string;
+}): Promise<void> {
+	if (input.providerId === CLINE_PASS_PROVIDER_ID) {
+		return onChangeToClinePass(input.config);
+	}
+
+	return;
+}

apps/cli/src/tui/components/chat-entry.tsx

@@ -1,7 +1,15 @@
+import type { ClineSubscriptionPlan } from "@cline/core";
 import { useTerminalDimensions } from "@opentui/react";
 import type React from "react";
-import { useState } from "react";
+import { useEffect, useState } from "react";
 import "opentui-spinner/react";
+import {
+	getClineOrgIndividualInferenceSubscriptionMessage,
+	getCliSubscriptionUrl,
+	getIndividualPlanFeatures,
+	isClineOrgIndividualInferenceSubscriptionErrorMessage,
+	isClinePassSubscriptionError,
+} from "../../utils/cline-pass-errors";
 import {
 	CLINE_CREDITS_DASHBOARD_URL,
 	isClineAccountCreditsErrorMessage,
@@ -9,12 +17,13 @@ import {
 import { useTerminalBackground } from "../hooks/use-terminal-background";
 import {
 	getDefaultForeground,
-	getModeInputBackground,
+	getModeAccent,
+	getUserMessageBackground,
 	palette,
 	type TerminalTheme,
 } from "../palette";
 import type { ChatEntry } from "../types";
-import { getSyntaxStyle } from "../utils/syntax-style";
+import { getSyntaxStyle, type SyntaxAccentMode } from "../utils/syntax-style";
 import { isWarningToolError } from "../utils/tool-errors";
 import {
 	parseApplyPatchInput,
@@ -260,7 +269,8 @@ function ToolCallView(props: {
 	);
 }
 
-function ClineCreditsErrorView(props: { defaultFg?: string }) {
+function ClineCreditsClinePassErrorView(props: { defaultFg?: string }) {
+	const subscriptionUrl = getCliSubscriptionUrl();
 	return (
 		<box flexDirection="row">
 			<text fg="red" content="* " />
@@ -275,16 +285,135 @@ function ClineCreditsErrorView(props: { defaultFg?: string }) {
 				<text
 					fg={props.defaultFg}
 					selectable
-					content="You have run out of Cline credits. Add credits in the dashboard to continue."
+					content={
+						"You have run out of Cline credits. Add credits in the dashboard or purchase and switch to ClinePass to continue."
+					}
 				/>
 				<box flexDirection="row">
-					<text fg="gray">Dashboard: </text>
-					<text fg="cyan" selectable>
+					<text fg="gray">Purchase Credits: </text>
+					<text fg={palette.act} selectable>
 						<a href={CLINE_CREDITS_DASHBOARD_URL}>
 							{CLINE_CREDITS_DASHBOARD_URL}
 						</a>
 					</text>
 				</box>
+				<box flexDirection="row">
+					<text fg="gray">Purchase ClinePass: </text>
+					<text fg={palette.act} selectable>
+						<a href={subscriptionUrl}>{subscriptionUrl}</a>
+					</text>
+				</box>
+				<box flexDirection="row">
+					<text fg="gray">Switch to ClinePass: </text>
+					<text fg="gray">
+						type /settings in CLI and switch provider to ClinePass
+					</text>
+				</box>
+			</box>
+		</box>
+	);
+}
+
+function ClineCreditsErrorView(props: { defaultFg?: string }) {
+	return <ClineCreditsClinePassErrorView defaultFg={props.defaultFg} />;
+}
+
+function ClinePassSubscriptionErrorView(props: {
+	defaultFg?: string;
+	loadIndividualSubscriptionPlans?: () => Promise<ClineSubscriptionPlan[]>;
+	terminalTheme: TerminalTheme;
+}) {
+	const subscriptionUrl = getCliSubscriptionUrl();
+	const [planFeatures, setPlanFeatures] = useState<string[]>([]);
+	const planAccent = getModeAccent("plan", props.terminalTheme);
+
+	useEffect(() => {
+		if (!props.loadIndividualSubscriptionPlans) {
+			return;
+		}
+		let isMounted = true;
+		void props
+			.loadIndividualSubscriptionPlans()
+			.then((plans) => {
+				if (isMounted) {
+					setPlanFeatures(getIndividualPlanFeatures(plans));
+				}
+			})
+			.catch(() => {
+				// Keep the subscription error view usable if plan metadata is unavailable.
+			});
+
+		return () => {
+			isMounted = false;
+		};
+	}, [props.loadIndividualSubscriptionPlans]);
+
+	return (
+		<box flexDirection="row">
+			<text fg={planAccent} content="* " />
+			<box
+				flexDirection="column"
+				border
+				borderStyle="rounded"
+				borderColor={planAccent}
+				paddingX={1}
+			>
+				<text fg={planAccent}>ClinePass subscription required</text>
+				<text
+					fg={props.defaultFg}
+					selectable
+					content="No access to ClinePass subscription models yet. Subscribe to ClinePass, the low cost open weights model coding plan."
+				/>
+				{planFeatures.length > 0 && (
+					<box flexDirection="column" marginTop={1}>
+						<text fg={props.defaultFg}>ClinePass includes:</text>
+						{planFeatures.map((feature) => (
+							<text key={feature} fg={props.defaultFg} selectable>
+								<span fg="green">✓ </span>
+								<span>{feature}</span>
+							</text>
+						))}
+					</box>
+				)}
+				<box flexDirection="row">
+					<text fg="gray">Subscribe: </text>
+					<text fg={palette.act} selectable>
+						<a href={subscriptionUrl}>Open subscription page</a>
+					</text>
+				</box>
+				<box flexDirection="row">
+					<text fg="gray">URL: </text>
+					<text fg={palette.act} selectable>
+						<a href={subscriptionUrl}>{subscriptionUrl}</a>
+					</text>
+				</box>
+			</box>
+		</box>
+	);
+}
+
+function ClineOrgIndividualInferenceSubscriptionErrorView(props: {
+	defaultFg?: string;
+	terminalTheme: TerminalTheme;
+}) {
+	const planAccent = getModeAccent("plan", props.terminalTheme);
+
+	return (
+		<box flexDirection="row">
+			<text fg={planAccent} content="* " />
+			<box
+				flexDirection="column"
+				border
+				borderStyle="rounded"
+				borderColor={planAccent}
+				paddingX={1}
+			>
+				<text fg={planAccent}>Personal ClinePass required</text>
+				<text
+					fg={props.defaultFg}
+					selectable
+					content={getClineOrgIndividualInferenceSubscriptionMessage()}
+				/>
 			</box>
 		</box>
 	);
@@ -293,15 +422,15 @@ function ClineCreditsErrorView(props: { defaultFg?: string }) {
 export function ChatEntryView(props: {
 	entry: ChatEntry;
 	accent?: string;
+	/** Mode the entry was produced in (resolved with the current-mode fallback). */
+	mode?: SyntaxAccentMode;
+	loadIndividualSubscriptionPlans?: () => Promise<ClineSubscriptionPlan[]>;
 	terminalTheme: TerminalTheme;
 }) {
-	const { entry, accent = palette.act, terminalTheme } = props;
+	const { entry, accent = palette.act, mode = "act", terminalTheme } = props;
 	const terminalBg = useTerminalBackground();
 	const defaultFg = getDefaultForeground(terminalBg);
-	const userMsgBg = getModeInputBackground(
-		accent === palette.plan ? "plan" : "act",
-		terminalBg,
-	);
+	const userMsgBg = getUserMessageBackground(terminalBg);
 
 	switch (entry.kind) {
 		case "user":
@@ -312,10 +441,9 @@ export function ChatEntryView(props: {
 					marginX={-1}
 					paddingLeft={1}
 					paddingRight={2}
-					paddingY={1}
 				>
 					<box width={2}>
-						<text fg={accent}>{">"}</text>
+						<text fg={accent}>{"❯"}</text>
 					</box>
 					<text fg={defaultFg} selectable>
 						{entry.text}
@@ -331,10 +459,9 @@ export function ChatEntryView(props: {
 					marginX={-1}
 					paddingLeft={1}
 					paddingRight={2}
-					paddingY={1}
 				>
 					<box width={2}>
-						<text fg={accent}>{">"}</text>
+						<text fg={accent}>{"❯"}</text>
 					</box>
 					{entry.delivery === "steer" && <text fg="yellow">[steer] </text>}
 					{entry.delivery === "queue" && <text fg="gray">[queued] </text>}
@@ -359,7 +486,7 @@ export function ChatEntryView(props: {
 					<box flexGrow={1}>
 						<markdown
 							content={content}
-							syntaxStyle={getSyntaxStyle(terminalTheme)}
+							syntaxStyle={getSyntaxStyle(terminalTheme, mode)}
 							streaming={entry.streaming}
 							fg={defaultFg}
 						/>
@@ -388,6 +515,25 @@ export function ChatEntryView(props: {
 			if (isClineAccountCreditsErrorMessage(entry.text)) {
 				return <ClineCreditsErrorView defaultFg={defaultFg} />;
 			}
+			if (isClineOrgIndividualInferenceSubscriptionErrorMessage(entry.text)) {
+				return (
+					<ClineOrgIndividualInferenceSubscriptionErrorView
+						defaultFg={defaultFg}
+						terminalTheme={terminalTheme}
+					/>
+				);
+			}
+			if (isClinePassSubscriptionError(entry.text)) {
+				return (
+					<ClinePassSubscriptionErrorView
+						defaultFg={defaultFg}
+						loadIndividualSubscriptionPlans={
+							props.loadIndividualSubscriptionPlans
+						}
+						terminalTheme={terminalTheme}
+					/>
+				);
+			}
 			return (
 				<box flexDirection="row">
 					<text fg="red" content="* " />
@@ -416,7 +562,7 @@ export function ChatEntryView(props: {
 			if (entry.elapsed) parts.push(`${entry.elapsed}s`);
 			if (entry.tokens > 0)
 				parts.push(`${entry.tokens.toLocaleString()} tokens`);
-			if (entry.cost > 0) parts.push(`$${entry.cost.toFixed(3)}`);
+			if (entry.cost > 0) parts.push(`$${entry.cost.toFixed(2)}`);
 			if (entry.iterations > 0)
 				parts.push(
 					`${entry.iterations} iteration${entry.iterations !== 1 ? "s" : ""}`,

apps/cli/src/tui/components/chat-message-list.tsx

@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 import "opentui-spinner/react";
-import type { AgentMode } from "@cline/core";
+import type { AgentMode, ClineSubscriptionPlan } from "@cline/core";
 import type { ScrollBoxRenderable } from "@opentui/core";
 import {
 	forwardRef,
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ export interface TranscriptScrollHandle {
 interface ChatMessageListProps {
 	entries: ChatEntry[];
 	isStreaming?: boolean;
+	loadIndividualSubscriptionPlans?: () => Promise<ClineSubscriptionPlan[]>;
 	uiMode?: AgentMode;
 }
 
@@ -95,11 +96,18 @@ export const ChatMessageList = forwardRef<
 			<box flexDirection="column" paddingX={1} paddingY={1} gap={1}>
 				{props.entries.map((entry, i) => {
 					const key = `${i}:${entry.kind}`;
+					// Single source of truth for the entry's mode: the glyph accent
+					// and the markdown accent must never diverge.
+					const entryMode = entry.mode ?? props.uiMode ?? "act";
 					return (
 						<ChatEntryView
 							key={key}
 							entry={entry}
-							accent={accent}
+							accent={getModeAccent(entryMode, terminalTheme)}
+							mode={entryMode === "plan" ? "plan" : "act"}
+							loadIndividualSubscriptionPlans={
+								props.loadIndividualSubscriptionPlans
+							}
 							terminalTheme={terminalTheme}
 						/>
 					);

apps/cli/src/tui/components/dialogs/account-dialog.tsx

@@ -424,7 +424,7 @@ export function AccountDialogContent(
 	if (state.status === "loading") {
 		return (
 			<box flexDirection="column" paddingX={1} gap={1}>
-				<text fg="cyan">Cline Account</text>
+				<text fg={palette.act}>Cline Account</text>
 				<text fg="gray">{state.message}</text>
 				<text fg="gray">Esc to close</text>
 			</box>
@@ -434,7 +434,7 @@ export function AccountDialogContent(
 	if (state.status === "error") {
 		return (
 			<box flexDirection="column" paddingX={1} gap={1}>
-				<text fg="cyan">Cline Account</text>
+				<text fg={palette.act}>Cline Account</text>
 				<text fg="red">{state.message}</text>
 				<text fg="gray">Esc to close</text>
 			</box>
@@ -444,7 +444,7 @@ export function AccountDialogContent(
 	if (state.status === "unauthenticated") {
 		return (
 			<box flexDirection="column" paddingX={1} gap={1}>
-				<text fg="cyan">Cline Account</text>
+				<text fg={palette.act}>Cline Account</text>
 				<text>Sign in or create a Cline account.</text>
 				<text fg="gray">
 					Get access to the latest models with regular free promos and
@@ -473,7 +473,7 @@ export function AccountDialogContent(
 	if (view === "organizations") {
 		return (
 			<box flexDirection="column" paddingX={1}>
-				<text fg="cyan">Change Account</text>
+				<text fg={palette.act}>Change Account</text>
 				<box flexDirection="column" gap={0}>
 					{orgRows.map((row, index) => (
 						<OrganizationRow
@@ -503,7 +503,7 @@ export function AccountDialogContent(
 
 	return (
 		<box flexDirection="column" paddingX={1} gap={1}>
-			<text fg="cyan">Cline Account</text>
+			<text fg={palette.act}>Cline Account</text>
 
 			<box flexDirection="row" gap={2}>
 				<box
@@ -514,7 +514,7 @@ export function AccountDialogContent(
 					border
 					borderColor="gray"
 				>
-					<text fg="cyan">{userInitial(loaded)}</text>
+					<text fg={palette.act}>{userInitial(loaded)}</text>
 				</box>
 				<box flexDirection="column" flexGrow={1}>
 					<text selectable>{displayName}</text>

apps/cli/src/tui/components/dialogs/command-palette.tsx

@@ -191,7 +191,7 @@ export function CommandPaletteContent(
 											{" "}
 										</text>
 										<text
-											fg={isSelected ? palette.textOnSelection : "cyan"}
+											fg={isSelected ? palette.textOnSelection : palette.act}
 											width={shortcutWidth}
 											flexShrink={0}
 										>

apps/cli/src/tui/components/dialogs/config-dialogs.tsx

@@ -90,7 +90,7 @@ export function ExtDetailContent(
 								flexDirection="row"
 								justifyContent="space-between"
 							>
-								<text fg="cyan">
+								<text fg={palette.act}>
 									<strong>{row.name}</strong>
 								</text>
 								<text

apps/cli/src/tui/components/dialogs/help-dialog.tsx

@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 // @jsxImportSource @opentui/react
 import type { ChoiceContext } from "@opentui-ui/dialog";
 import { useDialogKeyboard } from "@opentui-ui/dialog/react";
+import { palette } from "../../palette";
 
 type HelpRow =
 	| { kind: "heading"; id: string; text: string }
@@ -277,7 +278,7 @@ export function HelpDialogContent(props: ChoiceContext<void>) {
 						}
 						return (
 							<box key={row.id} flexDirection="row" paddingX={1}>
-								<text fg="cyan" width={KEY_WIDTH} flexShrink={0}>
+								<text fg={palette.act} width={KEY_WIDTH} flexShrink={0}>
 									{row.key}
 								</text>
 								<text fg="gray">{row.desc}</text>

apps/cli/src/tui/components/dialogs/mcp-manager-dialog.test.ts

@@ -58,7 +58,11 @@ describe("mcp manager dialog helpers", () => {
 	};
 
 	afterEach(async () => {
-		process.env.CLINE_MCP_SETTINGS_PATH = envSnapshot.CLINE_MCP_SETTINGS_PATH;
+		if (envSnapshot.CLINE_MCP_SETTINGS_PATH === undefined) {
+			delete process.env.CLINE_MCP_SETTINGS_PATH;
+		} else {
+			process.env.CLINE_MCP_SETTINGS_PATH = envSnapshot.CLINE_MCP_SETTINGS_PATH;
+		}
 		await Promise.all(
 			tempRoots.map((directory) =>
 				rm(directory, { recursive: true, force: true }),
@@ -107,6 +111,44 @@ describe("mcp manager dialog helpers", () => {
 		).toBeUndefined();
 	});
 
+	it("does not toggle plugin-owned servers", async () => {
+		const tempRoot = await mkdtemp(join(tmpdir(), "cli-mcp-manager-"));
+		tempRoots.push(tempRoot);
+		const settingsPath = join(tempRoot, "cline_mcp_settings.json");
+		await writeFile(
+			settingsPath,
+			`${JSON.stringify(
+				{
+					mcpServers: {
+						docs: {
+							transport: {
+								type: "stdio",
+								command: "node",
+							},
+						},
+					},
+				},
+				null,
+				2,
+			)}\n`,
+		);
+
+		const result = toggleMcpServer({
+			name: "docs",
+			path: settingsPath,
+			enabled: true,
+			pluginName: "repo-docs",
+		});
+
+		expect(result.ok).toBe(false);
+		if (!result.ok) {
+			expect(result.message).toContain('managed by plugin "repo-docs"');
+		}
+		expect((await readSettings(settingsPath)).mcpServers?.docs?.disabled).toBe(
+			undefined,
+		);
+	});
+
 	it("returns a visible error message when toggling fails", async () => {
 		const tempRoot = await mkdtemp(join(tmpdir(), "cli-mcp-manager-"));
 		tempRoots.push(tempRoot);

apps/cli/src/tui/components/dialogs/mcp-manager-dialog.tsx

@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ export interface McpEntry {
 	enabled?: boolean;
 	description?: string;
 	lastError?: string;
+	pluginName?: string;
 }
 
 export type McpServerToggleResult =
@@ -36,6 +37,12 @@ export function getMcpManagerEntryStatus(
 }
 
 export function toggleMcpServer(server: McpEntry): McpServerToggleResult {
+	if (server.pluginName) {
+		return {
+			ok: false,
+			message: `MCP server "${server.name}" is managed by plugin "${server.pluginName}". Disable the plugin to disable this server.`,
+		};
+	}
 	try {
 		const currentlyEnabled = server.enabled !== false;
 		setMcpServerDisabled({
@@ -71,6 +78,7 @@ export function McpManagerContent(
 	const settingsPath = servers[0]?.path ?? resolveDefaultMcpSettingsPath();
 	const itemCount = servers.length;
 	const selectedServer = servers[selected];
+	const hasPluginOwnedServers = servers.some((server) => server.pluginName);
 
 	useDialogKeyboard((key) => {
 		if (key.name === "escape") {
@@ -113,7 +121,7 @@ export function McpManagerContent(
 
 	return (
 		<box flexDirection="column" paddingX={1}>
-			<text fg="cyan">MCP Servers</text>
+			<text fg={palette.act}>MCP Servers</text>
 
 			<text fg="gray" marginTop={1}>
 				Settings file:
@@ -133,7 +141,7 @@ export function McpManagerContent(
 						const enabledIcon =
 							typeof srv.enabled === "boolean" ? (enabled ? "● " : "○ ") : "";
 						const status = getMcpManagerEntryStatus(srv);
-						let rowColor = isSel ? "cyan" : "gray";
+						let rowColor = isSel ? palette.act : "gray";
 						if (enabled && typeof srv.enabled === "boolean") {
 							rowColor = palette.success;
 						}
@@ -150,6 +158,7 @@ export function McpManagerContent(
 									{isSel ? "\u25b8 " : "  "}
 									{enabledIcon}
 									{srv.name}
+									{srv.pluginName ? " *" : ""}
 								</text>
 								{status && (
 									<text fg={srv.lastError ? palette.error : "gray"}>
@@ -184,6 +193,12 @@ export function McpManagerContent(
 				</box>
 			)}
 
+			{hasPluginOwnedServers && (
+				<text fg="gray" marginTop={1}>
+					* managed by plugin; disable the plugin to disable the server.
+				</text>
+			)}
+
 			<text fg="gray" marginTop={1}>
 				<em>{getMcpManagerFooterText(servers.length > 0)}</em>
 			</text>

apps/cli/src/tui/components/dialogs/provider-picker-helpers.ts

@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+import { CLI_PROMO_CODE } from "../../../utils/cline-pass-errors";
+
+const CLINE_PASS_SUBSCRIPTION_PATH = "/dashboard/subscription";
+const DEFAULT_APP_BASE_URL = "https://app.cline.bot";
+
+export function buildClinePassSubscriptionPageUrl(
+	appBaseUrl: string | undefined,
+): string {
+	const url = new URL(
+		CLINE_PASS_SUBSCRIPTION_PATH,
+		appBaseUrl || DEFAULT_APP_BASE_URL,
+	);
+	url.searchParams.set("personal", "true");
+	url.searchParams.set("code", CLI_PROMO_CODE);
+	return url.toString();
+}

apps/cli/src/tui/components/dialogs/provider-picker.test.ts

@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+import { describe, expect, it } from "vitest";
+import { buildClinePassSubscriptionPageUrl } from "./provider-picker-helpers";
+
+describe("buildClinePassSubscriptionPageUrl", () => {
+	it("opens the personal subscription page on production by default", () => {
+		expect(buildClinePassSubscriptionPageUrl(undefined)).toBe(
+			"https://app.cline.bot/dashboard/subscription?personal=true&code=CLI-8OFF",
+		);
+	});
+
+	it("keeps the configured app base URL", () => {
+		expect(
+			buildClinePassSubscriptionPageUrl("https://staging-app.cline.bot"),
+		).toBe(
+			"https://staging-app.cline.bot/dashboard/subscription?personal=true&code=CLI-8OFF",
+		);
+	});
+});

apps/cli/src/tui/components/dialogs/provider-picker.tsx

@@ -2,7 +2,6 @@ import {
 	completeClineDeviceAuth,
 	getProviderConfigFields,
 	isOAuthProvider,
-	listLocalProviders,
 	loginLocalProvider,
 	type ProviderConfigFieldKey,
 	type ProviderConfigFieldRequirement,
@@ -22,6 +21,7 @@ import {
 	checkCodexCliInstalled,
 	isOpenAICodexCliProvider,
 } from "../../../utils/codex-cli";
+import { listLocalProviders } from "../../../utils/provider-catalog";
 import { palette } from "../../palette";
 import {
 	getDefaultAwsRegion,
@@ -37,6 +37,7 @@ import {
 	getSearchableListRowsWindow,
 	type SearchableItem,
 } from "../searchable-list";
+import { buildClinePassSubscriptionPageUrl } from "./provider-picker-helpers";
 
 interface ProviderItem {
 	id: string;
@@ -248,18 +249,33 @@ export function ProviderPickerContent(
 	);
 }
 
-export type ExistingProviderAction = "use_existing" | "reconfigure";
+export type ExistingProviderAction =
+	| "use_existing"
+	| "reconfigure"
+	| "open_subscription_page"
+	| "open_usage_billing";
+
+export interface ExistingProviderOption {
+	value: ExistingProviderAction;
+	label: string;
+	onSelect?: () => Promise<void> | void;
+}
 
 export function UseExistingOrReconfigureContent(
-	props: ChoiceContext<ExistingProviderAction> & {
+	props: ChoiceContext<ExistingProviderOption> & {
 		providerName: string;
+		extraOptions?: ExistingProviderOption[];
 	},
 ) {
-	const { resolve, dismiss, dialogId, providerName } = props;
-	const options: { value: ExistingProviderAction; label: string }[] = [
-		{ value: "use_existing", label: "Use existing configuration" },
-		{ value: "reconfigure", label: "Configure again" },
-	];
+	const { resolve, dismiss, dialogId, providerName, extraOptions } = props;
+	const options: ExistingProviderOption[] = useMemo(
+		() => [
+			{ value: "use_existing", label: "Use existing configuration" },
+			{ value: "reconfigure", label: "Configure again" },
+			...(extraOptions ?? []),
+		],
+		[extraOptions],
+	);
 	const [selected, setSelected] = useState(0);
 
 	useDialogKeyboard((key) => {
@@ -269,7 +285,7 @@ export function UseExistingOrReconfigureContent(
 		}
 		if (key.name === "return" || key.name === "enter") {
 			const opt = options[selected];
-			if (opt) resolve(opt.value);
+			if (opt) resolve(opt);
 			return;
 		}
 		if (key.name === "up" || (key.ctrl && key.name === "p")) {
@@ -314,6 +330,86 @@ export function UseExistingOrReconfigureContent(
 	);
 }
 
+function ClinePassBrowserPageContent(
+	props: ChoiceContext<boolean> & {
+		providerName: string;
+		pageLabel: string;
+		url: string;
+		openedStatus: string;
+	},
+) {
+	const {
+		resolve,
+		dismiss,
+		dialogId,
+		providerName,
+		pageLabel,
+		url,
+		openedStatus,
+	} = props;
+	const [status, setStatus] = useState("Opening browser...");
+
+	useEffect(() => {
+		void open(url, { wait: false })
+			.then(() => {
+				setStatus(openedStatus);
+			})
+			.catch(() => {
+				setStatus("Could not open browser automatically. Open the URL below.");
+			});
+	}, [url, openedStatus]);
+
+	useDialogKeyboard((key) => {
+		if (key.name === "escape") {
+			dismiss();
+			return;
+		}
+		if (key.name === "return" || key.name === "enter") {
+			resolve(true);
+		}
+	}, dialogId);
+
+	return (
+		<box flexDirection="column" paddingX={1} gap={1}>
+			<text fg={palette.act}>
+				<strong>{providerName}</strong>
+			</text>
+
+			<text>{status}</text>
+
+			<text fg="gray">{pageLabel}:</text>
+			<text fg={palette.act} selectable>
+				<a href={url}>{url}</a>
+			</text>
+
+			<text fg="gray">
+				<em>Enter or Esc to go back</em>
+			</text>
+		</box>
+	);
+}
+
+export function ClinePassSubscriptionContent(
+	props: ChoiceContext<boolean> & {
+		providerName: string;
+	},
+) {
+	const subscriptionUrl = useMemo(
+		() =>
+			buildClinePassSubscriptionPageUrl(getClineEnvironmentConfig().appBaseUrl),
+		[],
+	);
+
+	return (
+		<ClinePassBrowserPageContent
+			{...props}
+			pageLabel="Subscription page"
+			url={subscriptionUrl}
+			openedStatus="Opened subscription page in your browser."
+		/>
+	);
+}
+
 const DEFAULT_FIELD_LABELS: Partial<Record<ProviderConfigFieldKey, string>> = {
 	apiKey: "API key",
 	baseUrl: "Base URL",
@@ -500,7 +596,7 @@ export function ProviderConfigInputContent(
 
 	return (
 		<box flexDirection="column" paddingX={1} gap={1}>
-			<text fg="cyan">
+			<text fg={palette.act}>
 				<strong>{providerName}</strong>
 			</text>
 
@@ -593,7 +689,7 @@ export function CodexCliStatusContent(
 
 	return (
 		<box flexDirection="column" paddingX={1} gap={1}>
-			<text fg="cyan">
+			<text fg={palette.act}>
 				<strong>{providerName}</strong>
 			</text>
 
@@ -611,7 +707,7 @@ export function CodexCliStatusContent(
 					<text fg="yellow">Codex CLI was not found</text>
 					<text fg="gray">{status.reason}</text>
 					<text fg="gray">Install Codex CLI from:</text>
-					<text fg="cyan" selectable>
+					<text fg={palette.act} selectable>
 						{CODEX_CLI_INSTALL_URL}
 					</text>
 				</box>
@@ -773,7 +869,7 @@ export function OAuthLoginContent(
 	if (mode === "device") {
 		return (
 			<box flexDirection="column" paddingX={1} gap={1}>
-				<text fg="cyan">
+				<text fg={palette.act}>
 					<strong>{providerName}</strong>
 				</text>
 
@@ -788,7 +884,7 @@ export function OAuthLoginContent(
 							<strong>{deviceUserCode}</strong>
 						</text>
 						<text fg="gray">Visit this URL and enter the code above:</text>
-						<text fg="cyan" selectable>
+						<text fg={palette.act} selectable>
 							<a href={deviceVerifyUrl}>{deviceVerifyUrl}</a>
 						</text>
 					</box>
@@ -805,7 +901,7 @@ export function OAuthLoginContent(
 
 	return (
 		<box flexDirection="column" paddingX={1} gap={1}>
-			<text fg="cyan">
+			<text fg={palette.act}>
 				<strong>{providerName}</strong>
 			</text>
 

apps/cli/src/tui/components/dialogs/skills-picker.tsx

@@ -142,7 +142,7 @@ export function SkillsPickerContent(props: SkillsPickerContentProps) {
 									onMouseDown={() => resolve(SKILLS_MARKETPLACE_ACTION)}
 									height={1}
 								>
-									<text fg={isSelected ? palette.textOnSelection : "cyan"}>
+									<text fg={isSelected ? palette.textOnSelection : palette.act}>
 										{isSelected ? "❯ " : "  "}
 										Browse more skills at {SKILLS_MARKETPLACE_URL}
 									</text>

apps/cli/src/tui/components/dialogs/tool-approval.tsx

@@ -155,7 +155,7 @@ export function ToolApprovalContent(
 		<box flexDirection="column" paddingX={1}>
 			<text fg="yellow">Approve tool call?</text>
 
-			<text fg="cyan" marginTop={1}>
+			<text fg={palette.act} marginTop={1}>
 				<strong>{props.request.toolName}</strong>
 			</text>
 

apps/cli/src/tui/components/input-bar.tsx

@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ export type TextareaHandle = Pick<
 
 export interface InputBarProps {
 	accent: string;
-	inputBackground: string;
+	ruleColor: string;
 	inputForeground: string;
 	inputPlaceholder: string;
 	placeholder: string;
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@ function readTextPaste(event: PasteEvent): string | null {
 export function InputBar(props: InputBarProps) {
 	const {
 		accent,
-		inputBackground,
+		ruleColor,
 		inputForeground,
 		inputPlaceholder,
 		placeholder,
@@ -197,13 +197,13 @@ export function InputBar(props: InputBarProps) {
 		<box
 			flexDirection="row"
 			alignItems="flex-start"
-			backgroundColor={inputBackground}
-			paddingX={2}
-			paddingY={1}
+			border={["top", "bottom"]}
+			borderStyle="single"
+			borderColor={ruleColor}
 			onMouseDown={props.onFocusRequest}
 		>
 			<text fg={accent}>
-				<strong>{">"}</strong>
+				<strong>{"❯"}</strong>
 			</text>
 			<box flexGrow={1} paddingLeft={1}>
 				<textarea

apps/cli/src/tui/components/model-selector/cline-model-picker.tsx

@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ export type ClineModelPickerEntry =
 function tagColor(tag: string): string {
 	if (tag === "FREE") return palette.success;
 	if (tag === "BEST") return "magenta";
-	return "cyan";
+	return palette.act;
 }
 
 function resolveDisplayName(

apps/cli/src/tui/components/model-selector/cline-model-selector.tsx

@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ type ClineModelEntriesState =
 function tagColor(tag: string): string {
 	if (tag === "FREE") return palette.success;
 	if (tag === "BEST") return "magenta";
-	return "cyan";
+	return palette.act;
 }
 
 function resolveDisplayName(
@@ -272,7 +272,7 @@ export function ClineModelSelectorDialogContent(
 	if (state.status === "error") {
 		return (
 			<box flexDirection="column" gap={1}>
-				<text fg="cyan">Choose a model</text>
+				<text fg={palette.act}>Choose a model</text>
 				<ProviderRow providerName={props.currentProviderName} focused={false} />
 				<text fg="red">{state.message}</text>
 				<text fg="gray">R to retry, Esc to go back</text>
@@ -282,7 +282,7 @@ export function ClineModelSelectorDialogContent(
 
 	return (
 		<box flexDirection="column" gap={1}>
-			<text fg="cyan">Choose a model</text>
+			<text fg={palette.act}>Choose a model</text>
 			<ProviderRow providerName={props.currentProviderName} focused={false} />
 			<text fg="gray">{state.message}</text>
 			<text fg="gray">Esc to go back</text>

apps/cli/src/tui/components/model-selector/model-selector.tsx

@@ -134,6 +134,7 @@ export function ModelSelectorContent(
 		currentModel: string;
 		currentProviderName: string;
 		models: ModelOption[];
+		showCustomModelId?: boolean;
 	},
 ) {
 	const {
@@ -143,6 +144,7 @@ export function ModelSelectorContent(
 		currentModel,
 		currentProviderName,
 		models,
+		showCustomModelId = true,
 	} = props;
 	const [search, setSearch] = useState("");
 	const [selected, setSelected] = useState(() => {
@@ -164,7 +166,7 @@ export function ModelSelectorContent(
 		return scored.map((r) => r.model);
 	}, [models, search]);
 
-	const optionCount = filtered.length + 1;
+	const optionCount = filtered.length + (showCustomModelId ? 1 : 0);
 	const safeSelected = Math.min(selected, Math.max(0, optionCount - 1));
 
 	useDialogKeyboard((key) => {
@@ -188,7 +190,7 @@ export function ModelSelectorContent(
 				resolve(model.key);
 				return;
 			}
-			if (safeSelected === filtered.length) {
+			if (showCustomModelId && safeSelected === filtered.length) {
 				setIsCreatingCustomModel(true);
 				setCustomModelId("");
 				setCustomModelError("");
@@ -290,6 +292,7 @@ export function ModelSelectorContent(
 				dimmed={onProvider}
 				currentModel={currentModel}
 				onSelect={resolve}
+				showCustomModelId={showCustomModelId}
 				onCreateCustomModel={() => {
 					setIsCreatingCustomModel(true);
 					setCustomModelId("");
@@ -326,7 +329,8 @@ export function ThinkingLevelContent(
 ) {
 	const { resolve, dismiss, dialogId, modelName, currentLevel } = props;
 	const [selected, setSelected] = useState(() => {
-		const idx = THINKING_LEVELS.findIndex((l) => l.value === currentLevel);
+		const initialLevel = currentLevel === "none" ? "medium" : currentLevel;
+		const idx = THINKING_LEVELS.findIndex((l) => l.value === initialLevel);
 		return idx >= 0 ? idx : 0;
 	});
 
@@ -408,6 +412,7 @@ function ModelList(props: {
 	dimmed?: boolean;
 	currentModel: string;
 	onSelect: (key: string) => void;
+	showCustomModelId: boolean;
 	onCreateCustomModel: () => void;
 }) {
 	const {
@@ -416,11 +421,12 @@ function ModelList(props: {
 		dimmed,
 		currentModel,
 		onSelect,
+		showCustomModelId,
 		onCreateCustomModel,
 	} = props;
 	const rows: ({ type: "model"; model: ModelOption } | { type: "custom" })[] = [
 		...items.map((model) => ({ type: "model" as const, model })),
-		{ type: "custom" as const },
+		...(showCustomModelId ? ([{ type: "custom" as const }] as const) : []),
 	];
 
 	if (rows.length <= MAX_VISIBLE) {

apps/cli/src/tui/components/model-selector/provider-row.tsx

@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ export function ProviderRow({
 			<text fg={focused ? palette.selection : "gray"} flexShrink={0}>
 				{focused ? "❯" : " "}
 			</text>
-			<text fg={focused ? palette.selection : "cyan"} flexShrink={0}>
+			<text fg={focused ? palette.selection : palette.act} flexShrink={0}>
 				Provider:
 			</text>
 			<text fg="white">{providerName}</text>