chore(cli): release v3.0.47

* fix(desktop): order sessions by last activity and unify status dot colors

* feat(desktop): add pagination to session history view

Display sessions in ten-item pages and fetch older history only after reaching the final local page. Add coverage for pagination, session opening, and compact token formatting.

* page numbers

* Support adding a session to favorite list

* apply feedback

* fix

.agents/skills/publish-desktop

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+../../.cline/skills/publish-desktop

.changeset/brave-moons-refuse.md

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+---
+"claude-dev": patch
+---
+
+Remove the non-functional "Use compact prompt" toggle from LM Studio provider settings

.changeset/lazy-pugs-cheer.md

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+---
+"claude-dev": patch
+---
+
+fix: strip trailing slashes from the OpenAI Compatible base URL when fetching the model list, so `/models` is queried correctly and the model dropdown populates

.changeset/lucky-doors-shine.md

@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+"claude-dev": patch
+---
+
+fix: center-align the sign-in verification code box shown after clicking "Sign in to Cline"

.claude/skills/publish-desktop

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+../../.cline/skills/publish-desktop

.cline/skills/publish-desktop/SKILL.md

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+---
+name: publish-desktop
+description: Use when preparing, tagging, and publishing a Cline Code desktop app (apps/examples/desktop-app) release. Guides changelog drafting, version bumps in package.json + tauri.conf.json, desktop-vX.Y.Z tags, and the desktop-publish GitHub workflow that builds, signs, notarizes, and updates the auto-update feed.
+---
+
+# Desktop App Release
+
+Use this skill when the user asks to release the desktop app, publish Cline Code, bump the desktop version, create a `desktop-vX.Y.Z` tag, or trigger the desktop publish workflow.
+
+> Working directory: run every command below from the repository root.
+
+Desktop releases are macOS-only today (signed + notarized DMG for Apple Silicon and Intel) and are built entirely in GitHub Actions — there is no local publish path. Installed apps discover new releases automatically through the Tauri updater, so publishing a release is what ships the update to every existing user.
+
+## Release contract
+
+- Version sources (must match each other and the tag): `apps/examples/desktop-app/package.json` and `apps/examples/desktop-app/src-tauri/tauri.conf.json`. (`src-tauri/Cargo.toml` has its own version but `tauri.conf.json` overrides it; no need to touch it.)
+- Release tag: `desktop-vX.Y.Z`, where `X.Y.Z` matches both version files.
+- Release prep includes approved release notes, the version bumps, and an `apps/examples/desktop-app/CHANGELOG.md` update.
+- Publish path: `.github/workflows/desktop-publish.yml` (workflow_dispatch, requires the tag to exist, point at the checked-out commit, and be reachable from `origin/main`).
+- The workflow creates the `desktop-vX.Y.Z` GitHub release (DMGs + updater artifacts + `latest.json`) and refreshes the rolling `desktop-latest` release, which is the static auto-update feed every installed app polls. Never delete the `desktop-latest` release or tag.
+- The changelog's top `## X.Y.Z` section is extracted verbatim into the GitHub release body, the Slack announcement, and the updater manifest notes.
+- Always ask before pushing commits or tags.
+
+## Workflow
+
+1. Gather context.
+
+```sh
+git status --short --branch
+git fetch origin --tags
+git tag --list 'desktop-v*' --sort=-v:refname | head -10
+node -p "require('./apps/examples/desktop-app/package.json').version"
+node -p "require('./apps/examples/desktop-app/src-tauri/tauri.conf.json').version"
+```
+
+If there is no `desktop-v*` tag yet, this is the first release; use the desktop app's first commit as the baseline and say the baseline is inferred.
+
+2. Collect release commits.
+
+```sh
+git log <last-desktop-tag>..HEAD --oneline --no-merges -- apps/examples/desktop-app sdk/packages .github/workflows/desktop-publish.yml
+```
+
+The sidecar bundles `@cline/core` and friends from the monorepo, so SDK changes ship inside the desktop app too. Fold user-visible SDK changes (providers, models, behavior fixes) into the notes; skip purely internal ones.
+
+3. Draft user-facing release notes.
+
+Flat bullet list, user-facing language. Present the draft and wait for approval before editing files.
+
+4. Decide the version bump.
+
+Ask whether this is patch, minor, major, or an explicit version. Do not guess if the user has not made it clear.
+
+5. Update release files.
+
+- `apps/examples/desktop-app/package.json` → new version
+- `apps/examples/desktop-app/src-tauri/tauri.conf.json` → same version
+- Prepend `## X.Y.Z` (no date) to `apps/examples/desktop-app/CHANGELOG.md` with the approved notes.
+
+6. Verify before committing.
+
+```sh
+bun -F @cline/code typecheck
+bun test apps/examples/desktop-app/scripts/generate-update-manifest.test.ts
+```
+
+The full desktop bundle can only be built on macOS; the workflow's build job is the real verification. For extra local confidence on a Mac checkout, `bun run package:desktop:mac --allow-unsigned-mac` from the app directory.
+
+7. Commit release changes.
+
+```sh
+git add apps/examples/desktop-app/package.json apps/examples/desktop-app/src-tauri/tauri.conf.json apps/examples/desktop-app/CHANGELOG.md
+git commit -m "chore(desktop): release vX.Y.Z"
+```
+
+Ask before pushing the release commit, then before creating and pushing the tag:
+
+```sh
+git push origin HEAD
+git tag -a desktop-vX.Y.Z -m "Desktop vX.Y.Z"
+git push origin refs/tags/desktop-vX.Y.Z
+```
+
+8. Publish.
+
+The release commit must be on `main` and the tag pushed first.
+
+```sh
+gh workflow run desktop-publish.yml -f git_tag=desktop-vX.Y.Z -f confirm_publish=publish
+gh run list --workflow=desktop-publish.yml --limit=1 --json url,status,conclusion,createdAt --jq '.[0]'
+```
+
+The workflow builds both architectures in parallel (aarch64 native, x86_64 cross-compiled), signs with the Developer ID certificate, notarizes with the App Store Connect API key, signs updater artifacts with the Tauri updater key, creates the GitHub release, refreshes `desktop-latest/latest.json`, and posts to Slack. Notarization typically adds 2–10 minutes.
+
+If the workflow fails on missing credentials, see "Repo secrets (one-time setup)" below.
+
+9. Verify the update feed after the run succeeds.
+
+```sh
+curl -sL https://github.com/cline/cline/releases/download/desktop-latest/latest.json | head -30
+```
+
+The `version` field must be the new release and both `darwin-aarch64` and `darwin-x86_64` URLs must point at the new `desktop-vX.Y.Z` assets. Installed apps pick the update up on next launch or within 2 hours.
+
+10. Final response.
+
+Report: version, tag, changelog updated, commit hash, what was pushed, workflow URL, and the feed verification result.
+
+## Repo secrets (one-time setup)
+
+The workflow needs these repository secrets. The Apple ones come from the same
+Apple Developer account used for manual signing (see the app README's "macOS
+signing & notarization" section for how to obtain them):
+
+| Secret | Value |
+| --- | --- |
+| `APPLE_CERTIFICATE` | Base64 of the **Developer ID Application** identity exported from Keychain Access as `.p12` (must include the private key): `base64 -i certificate.p12 \| pbcopy` |
+| `APPLE_CERTIFICATE_PASSWORD` | The password chosen when exporting the `.p12` |
+| `APPLE_SIGNING_IDENTITY` | `Developer ID Application: <Team Name> (<TEAMID>)` — from `security find-identity -v -p codesigning` |
+| `APPLE_API_KEY` | App Store Connect API **Key ID** (notarization) |
+| `APPLE_API_KEY_CONTENT` | Contents of the `AuthKey_<KEYID>.p8` file |
+| `APPLE_API_ISSUER` | App Store Connect **Issuer ID** (UUID from Users and Access → Integrations) |
+| `TAURI_SIGNING_PRIVATE_KEY` | Contents of the Tauri updater private key (`tauri signer generate`). If this key is ever lost, shipped apps can no longer verify updates — guard it. |
+| `TAURI_SIGNING_PRIVATE_KEY_PASSWORD` | Password for that key |
+
+The Slack + telemetry secrets (`SLACK_RELEASE_BOT_TOKEN`, `TELEMETRY_SERVICE_API_KEY`,
+OTEL settings) are shared with the CLI publish workflow and already configured.

.cline/skills/publish-ui/SKILL.md

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+---
+name: publish-ui
+description: Prepare, validate, and publish standalone @cline/ui npm releases. Use when bumping the UI package version, publishing latest or next through ui-publish.yml, checking UI release readiness, or completing the one-time npm trusted-publishing bootstrap.
+---
+
+# Publish UI
+
+Release `@cline/ui` independently from the Cline SDK runtime packages.
+
+## Release contract
+
+- Version source: `sdk/packages/ui/package.json`.
+- Workflow: `.github/workflows/ui-publish.yml`.
+- The package keeps `internal: true` only to stay out of the SDK's shared
+  version/publish scripts. It is still a public npm package because
+  `private: false` and `publishConfig.access: public` control npm publication.
+- `latest` is the production channel. `next` is an opt-in preview channel.
+- Use prerelease versions such as `0.2.0-next.0` for `next`; do not publish a
+  version intended for `latest` under the preview tag because npm versions
+  cannot be republished.
+- There is no UI Git tag, GitHub release, schedule, or Slack announcement.
+- The workflow runs only by manual dispatch. Every release attempt runs the UI
+  quality checks before publishing and requires `confirm_publish=publish` from
+  `main`.
+- The publish job and npm trust relationship use the protected `Publish`
+  environment.
+- Every npm publication needs a new semver version; npm versions are immutable.
+- Always ask before pushing commits, triggering the publish workflow, changing
+  npm trust settings, or running a local publish command.
+
+## Normal release
+
+1. Inspect the branch, current version, npm state, and UI changes.
+
+```sh
+git status --short --branch
+node -p "require('./sdk/packages/ui/package.json').version"
+npm view @cline/ui dist-tags versions --json
+git log --oneline --no-merges -- \
+  sdk/packages/ui apps/examples/desktop-app/webview/components/views/chat \
+  .github/workflows/ui-publish.yml
+```
+
+2. Ask for the npm channel and version together. For `latest`, ask for patch,
+   minor, major, or an explicit version. For `next`, require an explicit
+   prerelease version such as `0.2.0-next.0`. Do not guess. Update only
+   `sdk/packages/ui/package.json` and its workspace version in `bun.lock`. Do
+   not run the SDK version command.
+
+3. Validate the release candidate.
+
+```sh
+bun install --filter @cline/ui --filter @cline/code --frozen-lockfile
+bun -F @cline/ui typecheck
+bun -F @cline/ui test
+bun -F @cline/ui test:package
+bun -F @cline/ui build-storybook
+bun -F @cline/code test:chat-ui
+```
+
+The packed-package test installs the tarball with Bun/React 19 and with
+npm/Node/React 18.
+Inspect `bun pm pack --dry-run` when the exported file set changed.
+
+4. Commit the version bump separately from feature work. Ask before pushing.
+
+```sh
+git add sdk/packages/ui/package.json bun.lock
+git commit -m "chore(ui): release vX.Y.Z"
+git push origin HEAD
+```
+
+5. After the release commit reaches `main`, restate the selected npm tag and ask
+   for explicit publish approval. Then trigger and watch the standalone
+   workflow:
+
+```sh
+run_url=$(gh workflow run ui-publish.yml --ref main \
+  -f npm_tag=latest \
+  -f confirm_publish=publish)
+test -n "$run_url"
+run_id=${run_url##*/}
+gh run watch "$run_id" --exit-status
+```
+
+Use `npm_tag=next` only for a deliberate preview. Do not report success until
+the workflow succeeds and npm shows the exact version under the selected tag.
+
+```sh
+npm view @cline/ui dist-tags versions --json
+```
+
+## One-time npm bootstrap
+
+Use this only while `npm view @cline/ui` returns `E404`. npm requires the
+package to exist before its GitHub trusted publisher can be configured.
+
+1. Merge the package and `ui-publish.yml` to `main`. Start from a clean,
+   reviewed `main` checkout. Verify authentication, account 2FA, and write
+   access to the `@cline` npm organization. The `npm trust` command in step 4
+   requires npm CLI 11.15 or newer; the automated trusted-publishing workflow
+   itself enforces npm 11.5.1 or newer.
+
+```sh
+npm --version
+npm whoami
+npm view @cline/ui version
+```
+
+If npm is older than 11.15, ask before upgrading with
+`npm install -g npm@^11.15.0`.
+
+2. Run the normal release validation in step 3 above. Then build, pack, test,
+   and inspect the exact initial tarball. Record the absolute archive path
+   printed by the final command.
+
+```sh
+bun -F @cline/ui build
+pack_dir=$(mktemp -d)
+(cd sdk/packages/ui && bun pm pack --ignore-scripts --destination "$pack_dir" --quiet)
+tarball=$(find "$pack_dir" -maxdepth 1 -name '*.tgz' -print -quit)
+test -n "$tarball"
+bun sdk/packages/ui/scripts/smoke-package.ts "$tarball"
+tar -tzf "$tarball"
+printf 'Bootstrap archive: %s\n' "$tarball"
+```
+
+3. Ask for explicit approval, then publish the initial version publicly under
+   `latest`:
+
+```sh
+npm publish /absolute/path/from-step-2.tgz --access public --tag latest
+```
+
+4. Ask separately before configuring the standalone workflow as the trusted
+   publisher:
+
+```sh
+npm trust github @cline/ui \
+  --repo cline/cline \
+  --file ui-publish.yml \
+  --env Publish \
+  --allow-publish
+```
+
+5. Verify both package state and trust. Every later release uses the workflow;
+   do not add a long-lived npm token.
+
+```sh
+npm view @cline/ui dist-tags versions --json
+npm trust list @cline/ui
+```
+
+## Final report
+
+Report the version and npm tag, release commit, whether anything was pushed,
+workflow URL or bootstrap result, npm verification, and tests/builds run. If
+the package still returns `E404`, state that bootstrap remains required.

.cline/skills/publish-ui/agents/openai.yaml

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+interface:
+  display_name: "Publish UI"
+  short_description: "Prepare and publish the Cline UI package"
+  default_prompt: "Use $publish-ui to prepare and publish a new @cline/ui npm release."

.clinerules/debug-harness.md

@@ -8,8 +8,9 @@ HTTP-controlled debugger for the VSCode extension at `src/dev/debug-harness/serv
 # 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
+# Launch (skip-build if already built). Run with node, NOT bun — Playwright's
+# Electron launch times out under bun:
+node src/dev/debug-harness/server.ts --skip-build --auto-launch
 
 # In another terminal:
 curl localhost:19229/api -d '{"method":"status"}'

.clinerules/general.md

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 - 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 reading a configuration files that users may edit, use `readFileStrippingUtf8Bom`, `readFileSyncStrippingUtf8Bom`, or `stripUtf8Bom` from `@cline/shared/node`. DON'T strip byte order marks of user files handled by tools/passed to models.
 - 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

.github/workflows/desktop-publish.yml

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+name: desktop-publish
+
+on:
+  workflow_dispatch:
+    inputs:
+      git_tag:
+        description: "Existing release tag to publish, for example desktop-v0.1.0"
+        required: true
+        type: string
+      confirm_publish:
+        description: 'Type "publish" to confirm the desktop release.'
+        required: true
+        type: string
+
+permissions:
+  contents: read
+
+defaults:
+  run:
+    working-directory: .
+
+jobs:
+  validate:
+    name: Validate release tag
+    if: |
+      github.repository == 'cline/cline' &&
+      github.event.inputs.confirm_publish == 'publish' &&
+      !endsWith(github.actor, '[bot]')
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    outputs:
+      version: ${{ steps.version.outputs.version }}
+      tag: ${{ steps.version.outputs.tag }}
+    steps:
+      - name: Checkout code
+        uses: actions/checkout@v4
+        with:
+          ref: ${{ github.event.inputs.git_tag }}
+          fetch-depth: 0
+          fetch-tags: true
+
+      - name: Validate release tag
+        id: version
+        env:
+          TAG: ${{ github.event.inputs.git_tag }}
+        run: |
+          if ! printf "%s\n" "$TAG" | grep -Eq '^desktop-v[0-9]+\.[0-9]+\.[0-9]+(-[0-9A-Za-z.-]+)?$'; then
+            echo "git_tag must look like desktop-vX.Y.Z, got: ${TAG}"
+            exit 1
+          fi
+
+          VERSION="${TAG#desktop-v}"
+          PACKAGE_VERSION=$(node -p "require('./apps/examples/desktop-app/package.json').version")
+          TAURI_VERSION=$(node -p "require('./apps/examples/desktop-app/src-tauri/tauri.conf.json').version")
+
+          if [ "$PACKAGE_VERSION" != "$VERSION" ]; then
+            echo "apps/examples/desktop-app/package.json version ${PACKAGE_VERSION} does not match ${TAG}"
+            exit 1
+          fi
+
+          if [ "$TAURI_VERSION" != "$VERSION" ]; then
+            echo "apps/examples/desktop-app/src-tauri/tauri.conf.json version ${TAURI_VERSION} does not match ${TAG}"
+            exit 1
+          fi
+
+          TAG_COMMIT=$(git rev-parse "${TAG}^{commit}")
+          HEAD_COMMIT=$(git rev-parse HEAD)
+          if [ "$TAG_COMMIT" != "$HEAD_COMMIT" ]; then
+            echo "${TAG} does not point at the checked out commit"
+            exit 1
+          fi
+
+          git fetch origin +main:refs/remotes/origin/main
+          if ! git merge-base --is-ancestor "$HEAD_COMMIT" origin/main; then
+            echo "${TAG} is not reachable from origin/main"
+            exit 1
+          fi
+
+          echo "version=${VERSION}" >> "$GITHUB_OUTPUT"
+          echo "tag=${TAG}" >> "$GITHUB_OUTPUT"
+
+  build:
+    name: Build macOS (${{ matrix.arch }})
+    needs: validate
+    runs-on: macos-latest
+    timeout-minutes: 90
+    strategy:
+      fail-fast: true
+      matrix:
+        include:
+          - target: aarch64-apple-darwin
+            arch: aarch64
+          - target: x86_64-apple-darwin
+            arch: x86_64
+    steps:
+      - name: Checkout code
+        uses: actions/checkout@v4
+        with:
+          ref: ${{ needs.validate.outputs.tag }}
+
+      - name: Setup Bun
+        uses: oven-sh/setup-bun@v2
+        with:
+          bun-version: "1.3.13"
+
+      - name: Setup Rust
+        uses: dtolnay/rust-toolchain@stable
+        with:
+          targets: ${{ matrix.target }}
+
+      - name: Cache Rust build
+        uses: swatinem/rust-cache@v2
+        with:
+          workspaces: apps/examples/desktop-app/src-tauri
+          key: ${{ matrix.target }}
+
+      - name: Install dependencies
+        run: bun install
+        env:
+          GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
+
+      - name: Build SDK packages
+        run: bun run build:sdk
+        env:
+          TELEMETRY_SERVICE_API_KEY: ${{ secrets.TELEMETRY_SERVICE_API_KEY }}
+          ERROR_SERVICE_API_KEY: ${{ secrets.ERROR_SERVICE_API_KEY }}
+          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 }}
+
+      - name: Write App Store Connect API key
+        env:
+          APPLE_API_KEY_CONTENT: ${{ secrets.APPLE_API_KEY_CONTENT }}
+        run: |
+          if [ -z "$APPLE_API_KEY_CONTENT" ]; then
+            echo "APPLE_API_KEY_CONTENT secret is not configured"
+            exit 1
+          fi
+          printf "%s" "$APPLE_API_KEY_CONTENT" > "$RUNNER_TEMP/AuthKey.p8"
+
+      - name: Build, sign, and notarize desktop bundle
+        working-directory: apps/examples/desktop-app
+        run: bunx tauri build --target ${{ matrix.target }} --config src-tauri/tauri.release.conf.json
+        env:
+          # Developer ID signing (Tauri imports the cert into a temp keychain)
+          APPLE_CERTIFICATE: ${{ secrets.APPLE_CERTIFICATE }}
+          APPLE_CERTIFICATE_PASSWORD: ${{ secrets.APPLE_CERTIFICATE_PASSWORD }}
+          APPLE_SIGNING_IDENTITY: ${{ secrets.APPLE_SIGNING_IDENTITY }}
+          # Notarization via App Store Connect API key. Tauri reads the Key ID
+          # from APPLE_API_KEY; APPLE_API_KEY_ID alone silently skips notarization.
+          APPLE_API_KEY: ${{ secrets.APPLE_API_KEY }}
+          APPLE_API_KEY_PATH: ${{ runner.temp }}/AuthKey.p8
+          APPLE_API_ISSUER: ${{ secrets.APPLE_API_ISSUER }}
+          # Updater artifact signing (minisign keypair, independent of Apple)
+          TAURI_SIGNING_PRIVATE_KEY: ${{ secrets.TAURI_SIGNING_PRIVATE_KEY }}
+          TAURI_SIGNING_PRIVATE_KEY_PASSWORD: ${{ secrets.TAURI_SIGNING_PRIVATE_KEY_PASSWORD }}
+
+      - name: Collect artifacts
+        working-directory: apps/examples/desktop-app
+        env:
+          VERSION: ${{ needs.validate.outputs.version }}
+          ARCH: ${{ matrix.arch }}
+          TARGET: ${{ matrix.target }}
+        run: |
+          BUNDLE_DIR="src-tauri/target/${TARGET}/release/bundle"
+          OUT="dist/publish"
+          mkdir -p "$OUT"
+
+          DMG=$(find "$BUNDLE_DIR/dmg" -name '*.dmg' -print -quit)
+          if [ -z "$DMG" ]; then
+            echo "no DMG produced under $BUNDLE_DIR/dmg"
+            exit 1
+          fi
+          cp "$DMG" "$OUT/Cline-Code_${VERSION}_${ARCH}.dmg"
+
+          TARBALL=$(find "$BUNDLE_DIR/macos" -name '*.app.tar.gz' -print -quit)
+          if [ -z "$TARBALL" ] || [ ! -f "${TARBALL}.sig" ]; then
+            echo "updater artifact or signature missing under $BUNDLE_DIR/macos"
+            exit 1
+          fi
+          cp "$TARBALL" "$OUT/Cline-Code_${VERSION}_${ARCH}.app.tar.gz"
+          cp "${TARBALL}.sig" "$OUT/Cline-Code_${VERSION}_${ARCH}.app.tar.gz.sig"
+
+          ls -lh "$OUT"
+
+      - name: Upload artifacts
+        uses: actions/upload-artifact@v4
+        with:
+          name: desktop-${{ matrix.arch }}
+          path: apps/examples/desktop-app/dist/publish/*
+          if-no-files-found: error
+
+  release:
+    name: Create GitHub release
+    needs: [validate, build]
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    permissions:
+      contents: write
+    steps:
+      - name: Checkout code
+        uses: actions/checkout@v4
+        with:
+          ref: ${{ needs.validate.outputs.tag }}
+          fetch-depth: 0
+          fetch-tags: true
+
+      - name: Setup Bun
+        uses: oven-sh/setup-bun@v2
+        with:
+          bun-version: "1.3.13"
+
+      - name: Download artifacts
+        uses: actions/download-artifact@v4
+        with:
+          path: dist/desktop
+          merge-multiple: true
+
+      - name: Get Changelog Entry
+        id: changelog
+        run: |
+          # Grab content between the first "## " header and the next one
+          CONTENT=$(awk '/^## [0-9]/{if(found) exit; found=1; next} found{print}' apps/examples/desktop-app/CHANGELOG.md)
+          echo "content<<EOF" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
+          echo "$CONTENT" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
+          echo "EOF" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
+          printf "%s\n" "$CONTENT" > "$RUNNER_TEMP/release-notes.md"
+
+      - name: Generate updater manifest
+        env:
+          VERSION: ${{ needs.validate.outputs.version }}
+          TAG: ${{ needs.validate.outputs.tag }}
+        run: |
+          bun apps/examples/desktop-app/scripts/generate-update-manifest.ts \
+            --version "$VERSION" \
+            --tag "$TAG" \
+            --dir dist/desktop \
+            --out dist/desktop/latest.json \
+            --repo "$GITHUB_REPOSITORY" \
+            --notes-file "$RUNNER_TEMP/release-notes.md"
+          cat dist/desktop/latest.json
+
+      - name: Get Previous Desktop Tag
+        id: prev_tag
+        env:
+          CURRENT_TAG: ${{ needs.validate.outputs.tag }}
+        run: |
+          PREV_TAG=$(git describe --tags --abbrev=0 --match 'desktop-v*' "$CURRENT_TAG^" 2>/dev/null || echo "")
+          echo "prev_tag=$PREV_TAG" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
+
+      - name: Create GitHub Release
+        uses: softprops/action-gh-release@v1
+        with:
+          tag_name: ${{ needs.validate.outputs.tag }}
+          name: "Desktop v${{ needs.validate.outputs.version }}"
+          # The repo-wide "latest" release stays owned by CLI releases; the
+          # desktop auto-update feed is the rolling desktop-latest release.
+          make_latest: "false"
+          files: dist/desktop/*
+          body: |
+            ${{ steps.changelog.outputs.content }}
+
+            ${{ steps.prev_tag.outputs.prev_tag != '' && format('**Full Changelog**: https://github.com/{0}/compare/{1}...{2}', github.repository, steps.prev_tag.outputs.prev_tag, needs.validate.outputs.tag) || '' }}
+        env:
+          GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
+
+      - name: Update auto-update feed (desktop-latest)
+        env:
+          GH_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
+        run: |
+          if ! gh release view desktop-latest >/dev/null 2>&1; then
+            gh release create desktop-latest \
+              --title "Cline Code desktop (auto-update feed)" \
+              --notes "Rolling release backing the desktop app auto-updater. The latest.json asset points at the newest desktop-vX.Y.Z release. Do not delete." \
+              --latest=false \
+              --target "$(git rev-parse HEAD)"
+          fi
+          gh release upload desktop-latest dist/desktop/latest.json --clobber
+
+      - name: Summary
+        env:
+          VERSION: ${{ needs.validate.outputs.version }}
+          TAG: ${{ needs.validate.outputs.tag }}
+        run: |
+          echo "Published Cline Code desktop v${VERSION}"
+          echo "Release: https://github.com/${GITHUB_REPOSITORY}/releases/tag/${TAG}"
+          echo "Auto-update feed refreshed: https://github.com/${GITHUB_REPOSITORY}/releases/download/desktop-latest/latest.json"
+
+      - name: Post release to Slack
+        uses: slackapi/slack-github-action@v3.0.1
+        with:
+          method: chat.postMessage
+          token: ${{ secrets.SLACK_RELEASE_BOT_TOKEN }}
+          payload: |
+            channel: "C0APVKGGZFC"
+            text: "Cline Code desktop v${{ needs.validate.outputs.version }}"
+            blocks:
+              - type: "section"
+                text:
+                  type: "mrkdwn"
+                  text: "Cline Code desktop v${{ needs.validate.outputs.version }}"
+              - type: "section"
+                text:
+                  type: "mrkdwn"
+                  text: ${{ toJSON(steps.changelog.outputs.content) }}
+              - type: "context"
+                elements:
+                  - type: "mrkdwn"
+                    text: "<https://github.com/${{ github.repository }}/releases/tag/${{ needs.validate.outputs.tag }}|Download DMG> — installed apps auto-update on next launch${{ steps.prev_tag.outputs.prev_tag != '' && format(' | Full Changelog: https://github.com/{0}/compare/{1}...{2}', github.repository, steps.prev_tag.outputs.prev_tag, needs.validate.outputs.tag) || '' }}"

.github/workflows/ext-vscode-ab-package.yml

@@ -0,0 +1,205 @@
+name: ext-vscode-ab-package
+
+# Build (and optionally publish) the combined A/B VSIX: a tiny loader plus two
+# complete extension bundles — `next/` from the SDK-based apps/vscode on main,
+# `legacy/` from the legacy-extension branch. Cohort selection happens at
+# runtime via PostHog flags; see apps/vscode-rollout/README.md for the design
+# and the rollout runbook.
+
+on:
+    workflow_dispatch:
+        inputs:
+            version:
+                description: "Combined VSIX version — must exceed every previously published version (e.g. 4.1.0)"
+                required: true
+                type: string
+            next-ref:
+                description: "Ref to build the next (SDK) bundle from"
+                required: true
+                default: "main"
+                type: string
+            legacy-ref:
+                description: "Ref to build the legacy bundle from"
+                required: true
+                default: "legacy-extension"
+                type: string
+            publish:
+                description: "Publish to the VS Code Marketplace (unchecked: just build the .vsix artifact)"
+                required: true
+                default: false
+                type: boolean
+
+permissions:
+    contents: read
+
+concurrency:
+    group: ext-vscode-ab-package-${{ github.event.inputs.version }}
+    cancel-in-progress: false
+
+jobs:
+    package:
+        name: Build combined (legacy + next) VSIX
+        runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+        environment: publish
+        steps:
+            - name: Checkout next (SDK) source
+              uses: actions/checkout@v4
+              with:
+                  ref: ${{ github.event.inputs.next-ref }}
+                  path: next-src
+                  lfs: true
+
+            - name: Checkout legacy source
+              uses: actions/checkout@v4
+              with:
+                  ref: ${{ github.event.inputs.legacy-ref }}
+                  path: legacy-src
+                  lfs: true
+
+            - uses: oven-sh/setup-bun@v2
+              with:
+                  bun-version: 1.3.14
+
+            - name: Setup Node.js
+              uses: actions/setup-node@v4
+              with:
+                  node-version: 22
+
+            - name: Install next workspace dependencies
+              working-directory: next-src
+              run: bun install
+
+            # @cline/* are local workspace symlinks to source packages; apps/vscode's
+            # `package` script does NOT build them, so without this the esbuild step
+            # fails on a fresh checkout. (The nightly workflow already does this.)
+            - name: Build SDK packages
+              working-directory: next-src
+              run: bun run build:sdk
+
+            # Stamp the combined version into each bundle's package.json AFTER
+            # install and BEFORE its build: the About tab and telemetry
+            # extension_version read the bundle's own manifest, so without this
+            # the VSIX reports three different versions depending on where you
+            # look. (The nightly workflow gets the same alignment via nightlify.mjs.)
+            - name: Align next bundle version
+              working-directory: next-src/apps/vscode-rollout
+              run: node scripts/set-version.mjs --dir "$GITHUB_WORKSPACE/next-src/apps/vscode" --version "${{ github.event.inputs.version }}"
+
+            - name: Build next bundle
+              working-directory: next-src/apps/vscode
+              env:
+                  CLINE_ENVIRONMENT: production
+                  TELEMETRY_SERVICE_API_KEY: ${{ secrets.TELEMETRY_SERVICE_API_KEY }}
+                  ERROR_SERVICE_API_KEY: ${{ secrets.ERROR_SERVICE_API_KEY }}
+                  # Inlined by esbuild: attributes every telemetry event with
+                  # extension_variant and unlocks the bundle's authoritative
+                  # extension.rollout.bundle_activated capture. Rollout builds only.
+                  CLINE_ROLLOUT_VARIANT: next
+                  # Match the stable publish workflow's OpenTelemetry production defaults.
+                  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: ${{ secrets.OTEL_EXPORTER_OTLP_HEADERS }}
+              run: bun run package
+
+            - name: Install legacy dependencies
+              working-directory: legacy-src
+              run: |
+                  npm --prefix apps/vscode install --include=optional
+                  npm --prefix apps/vscode/webview-ui install --include=optional
+
+            - name: Align legacy bundle version
+              working-directory: next-src/apps/vscode-rollout
+              run: node scripts/set-version.mjs --dir "$GITHUB_WORKSPACE/legacy-src/apps/vscode" --version "${{ github.event.inputs.version }}"
+
+            - name: Build legacy bundle
+              working-directory: legacy-src/apps/vscode
+              env:
+                  CLINE_ENVIRONMENT: production
+                  TELEMETRY_SERVICE_API_KEY: ${{ secrets.TELEMETRY_SERVICE_API_KEY }}
+                  ERROR_SERVICE_API_KEY: ${{ secrets.ERROR_SERVICE_API_KEY }}
+                  CLINE_ROLLOUT_VARIANT: legacy
+                  # Match the stable publish workflow's OpenTelemetry production defaults.
+                  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 }}
+              run: npm run package
+
+            - name: Build loader and run rollout tests
+              working-directory: next-src/apps/vscode-rollout
+              env:
+                  TELEMETRY_SERVICE_API_KEY: ${{ secrets.TELEMETRY_SERVICE_API_KEY }}
+              run: |
+                  bun run typecheck
+                  bun run test
+                  bun run build:production
+
+            - name: Stitch combined VSIX staging
+              working-directory: next-src/apps/vscode-rollout
+              run: |
+                  node scripts/stitch.mjs \
+                    --next "$GITHUB_WORKSPACE/next-src/apps/vscode" \
+                    --legacy "$GITHUB_WORKSPACE/legacy-src/apps/vscode" \
+                    --loader dist/extension.js \
+                    --version "${{ github.event.inputs.version }}" \
+                    --out "$GITHUB_WORKSPACE/staging"
+
+            - name: Smoke-test loader against staging
+              working-directory: next-src/apps/vscode-rollout
+              run: node scripts/smoke-loader.mjs "$GITHUB_WORKSPACE/staging"
+
+            # This workflow publishes the STABLE identity. If nightlify ever leaks
+            # into this path the union manifest would ship under the wrong name.
+            # The bundle sub-manifest checks guard the set-version.mjs stamping:
+            # the About tab and telemetry extension_version read those files.
+            - name: Assert stable manifest identity
+              working-directory: staging
+              env:
+                  EXPECTED_VERSION: ${{ github.event.inputs.version }}
+              run: |
+                  node -e '
+                    const assert = require("node:assert");
+                    const expected = process.env.EXPECTED_VERSION;
+                    const pkg = require("./package.json");
+                    assert.equal(pkg.name, "claude-dev", `unexpected name ${pkg.name}`);
+                    assert.equal(pkg.publisher, "saoudrizwan", `unexpected publisher ${pkg.publisher}`);
+                    assert.equal(pkg.version, expected, `unexpected union version ${pkg.version}`);
+                    for (const bundle of ["next", "legacy"]) {
+                      const sub = require(`./${bundle}/package.json`);
+                      assert.equal(sub.version, expected, `unexpected ${bundle} bundle version ${sub.version}`);
+                    }
+                    console.log(`stable identity ok: ${pkg.publisher}.${pkg.name}@${pkg.version} (bundle versions aligned)`);
+                  '
+
+            - name: Package VSIX
+              working-directory: staging
+              run: |
+                  npm install -g @vscode/vsce
+                  # Preserve the narrowly scoped VSCE `sendgrid` scanner exemption used by
+                  # both standalone bundle workflows. No SendGrid credential is intentionally
+                  # supplied here; inspect the reported artifact before widening the exemption.
+                  vsce package --no-dependencies --allow-package-secrets sendgrid --out "claude-dev-${{ github.event.inputs.version }}.vsix"
+
+            - name: Upload VSIX artifact
+              uses: actions/upload-artifact@v4
+              with:
+                  name: claude-dev-${{ github.event.inputs.version }}
+                  path: staging/claude-dev-${{ github.event.inputs.version }}.vsix
+                  if-no-files-found: error
+
+            - name: Publish to Marketplace
+              if: ${{ github.event.inputs.publish == 'true' }}
+              working-directory: staging
+              env:
+                  VSCE_PAT: ${{ secrets.VSCE_PAT }}
+              run: |
+                  if [[ -z "$VSCE_PAT" ]]; then
+                    echo "Error: VSCE_PAT is required to publish."
+                    exit 1
+                  fi
+                  vsce publish --no-dependencies --packagePath "claude-dev-${{ github.event.inputs.version }}.vsix"

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

@@ -1,17 +1,40 @@
 name: ext-vscode-publish-nightly
 
+# Publishes saoudrizwan.cline-nightly as the COMBINED A/B VSIX: the rollout
+# loader plus two complete extension bundles — `next/` from this ref's
+# apps/vscode (SDK-based) and `legacy/` from the legacy-extension branch.
+# Cohort selection happens at runtime via PostHog flags; see
+# apps/vscode-rollout/README.md for the design and rollout runbook.
+#
+# The stable-identity equivalent of this pipeline is ext-vscode-ab-package.yml
+# (manual dispatch, publishes claude-dev). Shared logic lives in
+# apps/vscode-rollout/scripts (nightlify/gen-manifest/stitch/smoke) so both
+# workflows stay thin. The single-bundle nightly path this replaced
+# (apps/vscode/scripts/publish-nightly.mjs) remains for manual feature-branch
+# pre-release publishes.
+
 on:
   schedule:
     # Every day at 4:00 AM PST (12:00 UTC)
     - cron: "0 12 * * *"
   workflow_dispatch:
+    inputs:
+      legacy-ref:
+        description: "Ref to build the legacy bundle from"
+        required: false
+        default: "legacy-extension"
+        type: string
+      dry-run:
+        description: "Build and upload the .vsix artifact without publishing or tagging"
+        required: false
+        default: false
+        type: boolean
 
-run-name: "Publish Nightly from ${{ github.ref_name }} @ ${{ github.sha }}"
+run-name: "Publish Combined Nightly from ${{ github.ref_name }} @ ${{ github.sha }}"
 
-# Prevent concurrent publish runs on the same branch. The nightly publish script
-# generates the extension version from a seconds-resolution timestamp, so parallel
-# runs on the same ref can collide on the same version and cause publish failures
-# or inconsistent tagging. Runs on different branches proceed independently.
+# Prevent concurrent publish runs on the same branch: the version is generated
+# from a seconds-resolution timestamp, so parallel runs on the same ref can
+# collide on the same version and cause publish failures or inconsistent tagging.
 concurrency:
   group: ext-vscode-publish-nightly-${{ github.ref }}
   cancel-in-progress: false
@@ -20,7 +43,7 @@ permissions: {}
 
 jobs:
   test:
-    if: github.repository == 'cline/cline' && (github.ref == 'refs/heads/main' || github.ref == 'refs/heads/dpc/sdk-migration-simpler-login')
+    if: github.repository == 'cline/cline'
     permissions:
       contents: read
       pull-requests: read
@@ -30,60 +53,79 @@ jobs:
     needs: test
     permissions:
       contents: write
-    name: Publish Cline (Nightly) Extension
-    if: github.repository == 'cline/cline' && (github.ref == 'refs/heads/main' || github.ref == 'refs/heads/dpc/sdk-migration-simpler-login')
+    name: Publish Cline (Nightly) Combined Extension
+    # Defense in depth: only protected main may enter the publishing environment.
+    # This `if` is advisory because a dispatched branch runs its own copy of this
+    # file; the enforced gate is the PublishNightly environment's deployment-branch
+    # policy, which must also allow only main.
+    if: github.repository == 'cline/cline' && github.ref == 'refs/heads/main'
     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
 
     steps:
-      - name: Checkout selected branch
+      - name: Checkout next (SDK) source
         uses: actions/checkout@v4
         with:
           ref: ${{ github.sha }}
+          path: next-src
           lfs: true
           persist-credentials: false
 
-      - name: Show build source
-        working-directory: ${{ github.workspace }}
+      - name: Checkout legacy source
+        uses: actions/checkout@v4
+        with:
+          # NOTE: inputs are empty strings on `schedule` events, so the ||
+          # fallback (not the input's declared default) is what the cron uses.
+          ref: ${{ inputs.legacy-ref || 'legacy-extension' }}
+          path: legacy-src
+          lfs: true
+          persist-credentials: false
+
+      - name: Show build sources
+        env:
+          # Routed through env rather than interpolated into the script body so
+          # a crafted dispatch input can't inject shell (hygiene: dispatchers
+          # need write access anyway, but keep the pattern clean).
+          LEGACY_REF: ${{ inputs.legacy-ref || 'legacy-extension' }}
         run: |
-          echo "Building ref: $GITHUB_REF"
-          echo "Building sha: $GITHUB_SHA"
-          git --no-pager log -1 --oneline
+          echo "next:   $(git -C next-src rev-parse HEAD)"
+          echo "legacy: $(git -C legacy-src rev-parse HEAD) ($LEGACY_REF)"
 
       - 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.
+      # Node is required beyond install: the rollout scripts run under node and
+      # publishing shells out to vsce/ovsx. Pinned to Node 22 because newer LTS
+      # (Node 24 / npm 11) can make vsce's dependency detection fail.
       - name: Setup Node.js
         uses: actions/setup-node@v4
         with:
           node-version: 22
 
-      # 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: ${{ github.workspace }}
+      # ONE version for the next bundle, the legacy bundle, and the union
+      # manifest: gen-manifest hard-fails if the bundle identities diverge.
+      # Same scheme as the standalone nightly: <major>.<minor>.<unix-seconds>
+      # from next's base version, so it keeps outranking earlier nightlies.
+      - name: Compute nightly version
+        id: version
+        run: |
+          BASE=$(node -p "require('./next-src/apps/vscode/package.json').version")
+          VERSION="$(echo "$BASE" | cut -d. -f1,2).$(date +%s)"
+          echo "version=$VERSION" >> "$GITHUB_OUTPUT"
+          echo "Combined nightly version: $VERSION (base $BASE)"
+
+      - name: Install next workspace dependencies
+        working-directory: next-src
         run: bun install --frozen-lockfile
 
-      # @cline/* are local workspace symlinks to source packages; build dist/ before
-      # packaging/publishing the extension.
       - name: Build SDK packages
-        working-directory: ${{ github.workspace }}
+        working-directory: next-src
         run: bun run build:sdk
 
       - name: Assert better-sqlite3 native binary present
+        working-directory: next-src/apps/vscode
         run: |
           NODE_FILE="node_modules/better-sqlite3/build/Release/better_sqlite3.node"
           if [ ! -f "$NODE_FILE" ]; then
@@ -93,20 +135,24 @@ jobs:
           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
+      # Rewrite each bundle's package.json to the cline-nightly identity BEFORE
+      # its build (runtime command/config IDs derive from the manifest) and
+      # AFTER dependency install (workspace self-links key off the original
+      # package name).
+      - name: Nightlify next bundle manifest
+        working-directory: next-src/apps/vscode-rollout
+        run: node scripts/nightlify.mjs --dir "$GITHUB_WORKSPACE/next-src/apps/vscode" --version "${{ steps.version.outputs.version }}"
 
-      - name: Publish Nightly Extension
+      - name: Build next bundle
+        working-directory: next-src/apps/vscode
         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 }}
-          CLINE_ENVIRONMENT: production
+          # Inlined by esbuild: attributes every telemetry event with
+          # extension_variant and unlocks the bundle's authoritative
+          # extension.rollout.bundle_activated capture. Rollout builds only.
+          CLINE_ROLLOUT_VARIANT: next
           # OpenTelemetry production defaults (can be overridden at runtime)
           OTEL_TELEMETRY_ENABLED: ${{ secrets.OTEL_TELEMETRY_ENABLED }}
           OTEL_LOGS_EXPORTER: otlp
@@ -114,12 +160,129 @@ jobs:
           OTEL_EXPORTER_OTLP_PROTOCOL: ${{ secrets.OTEL_EXPORTER_OTLP_PROTOCOL }}
           OTEL_EXPORTER_OTLP_ENDPOINT: ${{ secrets.OTEL_EXPORTER_OTLP_ENDPOINT }}
           OTEL_EXPORTER_OTLP_HEADERS: ${{ secrets.OTEL_EXPORTER_OTLP_HEADERS }}
-        # The script itself runs under `node ./scripts/publish-nightly.mjs`; bun run
-        # just launches it. Node + npm (for `npx ovsx`) are provided by setup-node above.
-        run: bun run publish:marketplace:nightly
+        run: bun run package
+
+      - name: Install legacy dependencies
+        working-directory: legacy-src
+        run: |
+          npm --prefix apps/vscode install --include=optional
+          npm --prefix apps/vscode/webview-ui install --include=optional
+
+      - name: Nightlify legacy bundle manifest
+        working-directory: next-src/apps/vscode-rollout
+        run: node scripts/nightlify.mjs --dir "$GITHUB_WORKSPACE/legacy-src/apps/vscode" --version "${{ steps.version.outputs.version }}"
+
+      - name: Build legacy bundle
+        working-directory: legacy-src/apps/vscode
+        env:
+          CLINE_ENVIRONMENT: production
+          TELEMETRY_SERVICE_API_KEY: ${{ secrets.TELEMETRY_SERVICE_API_KEY }}
+          ERROR_SERVICE_API_KEY: ${{ secrets.ERROR_SERVICE_API_KEY }}
+          CLINE_ROLLOUT_VARIANT: legacy
+          # Legacy's esbuild inlines these too (its own publish workflow passes
+          # them) — omitting them here would ship the legacy bundle with the
+          # OTel pipeline dead, unlike what legacy users get today.
+          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 }}
+        run: npm run package
+
+      - name: Build loader and run rollout tests
+        working-directory: next-src/apps/vscode-rollout
+        env:
+          TELEMETRY_SERVICE_API_KEY: ${{ secrets.TELEMETRY_SERVICE_API_KEY }}
+        run: |
+          bun run typecheck
+          bun run test
+          bun run build:production
+
+      - name: Stitch combined VSIX staging
+        working-directory: next-src/apps/vscode-rollout
+        run: |
+          node scripts/stitch.mjs \
+            --next "$GITHUB_WORKSPACE/next-src/apps/vscode" \
+            --legacy "$GITHUB_WORKSPACE/legacy-src/apps/vscode" \
+            --loader dist/extension.js \
+            --version "${{ steps.version.outputs.version }}" \
+            --out "$GITHUB_WORKSPACE/staging"
+
+      - name: Smoke-test loader against staging
+        working-directory: next-src/apps/vscode-rollout
+        run: node scripts/smoke-loader.mjs "$GITHUB_WORKSPACE/staging"
+
+      # The nightly identity must have fully propagated (nightlify -> both
+      # bundle manifests -> union manifest) or we'd publish over the stable
+      # extension ID. The bundle sub-manifest checks guard the version
+      # stamping: the About tab and telemetry extension_version read those.
+      - name: Assert nightly manifest identity
+        working-directory: staging
+        env:
+          EXPECTED_VERSION: ${{ steps.version.outputs.version }}
+        run: |
+          node -e '
+            const assert = require("node:assert");
+            const expected = process.env.EXPECTED_VERSION;
+            const pkg = require("./package.json");
+            assert.equal(pkg.name, "cline-nightly", `unexpected name ${pkg.name}`);
+            assert.equal(pkg.publisher, "saoudrizwan", `unexpected publisher ${pkg.publisher}`);
+            assert.equal(pkg.version, expected, `unexpected union version ${pkg.version}`);
+            for (const bundle of ["next", "legacy"]) {
+              const sub = require(`./${bundle}/package.json`);
+              assert.equal(sub.name, "cline-nightly", `unexpected ${bundle} bundle name ${sub.name}`);
+              assert.equal(sub.version, expected, `unexpected ${bundle} bundle version ${sub.version}`);
+            }
+            console.log(`nightly identity ok: ${pkg.publisher}.${pkg.name}@${pkg.version} (bundle identities aligned)`);
+          '
+
+      - name: Install Publishing Tools
+        run: npm install -g @vscode/vsce ovsx
+
+      - name: Package VSIX
+        working-directory: staging
+        # Preserve the narrowly scoped VSCE `sendgrid` scanner exemption used by
+        # both standalone bundle workflows. No SendGrid credential is intentionally
+        # supplied here; inspect the reported artifact before widening the exemption.
+        run: vsce package --no-dependencies --allow-package-secrets sendgrid --out "cline-nightly-${{ steps.version.outputs.version }}.vsix"
+
+      - name: Upload VSIX artifact
+        uses: actions/upload-artifact@v4
+        with:
+          name: cline-nightly-${{ steps.version.outputs.version }}
+          path: staging/cline-nightly-${{ steps.version.outputs.version }}.vsix
+          if-no-files-found: error
+
+      # The job is main-only; step-level dry-run gating still permits a build-only
+      # rehearsal without publishing or tagging.
+      - name: Publish to VS Code Marketplace and Open VSX
+        if: github.ref == 'refs/heads/main' && inputs.dry-run != true
+        working-directory: staging
+        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."
+            exit 1
+          fi
+          vsce publish --no-dependencies --packagePath "cline-nightly-${{ steps.version.outputs.version }}.vsix"
+          if [[ -n "$OVSX_PAT" ]]; then
+            npx ovsx publish --packagePath "cline-nightly-${{ steps.version.outputs.version }}.vsix" --pat "$OVSX_PAT"
+          else
+            echo "WARNING: OVSX_PAT not set; skipping Open VSX publish."
+          fi
 
       - name: Tag published commit
-        working-directory: ${{ github.workspace }}
+        if: github.ref == 'refs/heads/main' && inputs.dry-run != true
+        # Best-effort bookkeeping: the default GITHUB_TOKEN cannot create a ref
+        # whose commit modifies workflow files (no workflows permission exists
+        # for it), so this step fails whenever HEAD touched .github/workflows.
+        # The publish already succeeded by this point — don't mark the run red;
+        # push the tag manually with user credentials when it matters.
+        continue-on-error: true
+        working-directory: next-src
         env:
           GH_TOKEN: ${{ github.token }}
         run: |
@@ -127,10 +290,11 @@ jobs:
           SHORT_SHA=$(git rev-parse --short=12 HEAD)
           TIMESTAMP=$(date -u +"%Y%m%d%H%M%S")
           TAG="nightly-${SAFE_REF}-${TIMESTAMP}-${SHORT_SHA}"
+          LEGACY_SHA=$(git -C "$GITHUB_WORKSPACE/legacy-src" rev-parse HEAD)
 
           git config user.name "github-actions[bot]"
           git config user.email "github-actions[bot]@users.noreply.github.com"
-          git tag -a "$TAG" -m "Cline Nightly published from ${GITHUB_REF_NAME} at ${GITHUB_SHA}"
+          git tag -a "$TAG" -m "Cline Nightly (combined A/B) published from ${GITHUB_REF_NAME} at ${GITHUB_SHA} (legacy bundle: ${LEGACY_SHA})"
           # Use an explicit HTTPS remote with GH_TOKEN because checkout was run with
           # persist-credentials: false, so actions/checkout did not persist a git credential helper.
           git push "https://x-access-token:${GH_TOKEN}@github.com/${GITHUB_REPOSITORY}.git" "refs/tags/${TAG}"

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

@@ -126,7 +126,7 @@ jobs:
         needs: [detect-changes, quality-checks]
         if: needs.detect-changes.outputs.vscode == 'true'
         env:
-            VSCODE_TEST_VERSION: 1.103.0
+            VSCODE_TEST_VERSION: 1.101.0
         strategy:
             fail-fast: false
             matrix:

.github/workflows/repo-delete-agent-promo-comments.yml

@@ -0,0 +1,60 @@
+# Some coding-agent GitHub Apps advertise themselves by auto-commenting on every
+# new PR ("<Tool> Agent can help with this pull request. Just @<tool> ..."). The
+# app needs pull_requests:write for its real job (pushing branches, opening PRs),
+# and GitHub offers no per-behavior control over an installed App, so the ad
+# cannot be disabled at the source. This deletes those promo comments as they
+# appear. Genuine agent output comments (work results, reviews) don't match the
+# promo pattern and are left alone.
+#
+# No checkout, API-calls-only — comment text is only ever handled as data inside
+# the script, never interpolated into the workflow definition.
+name: repo-delete-agent-promo-comments
+on:
+    issue_comment:
+        types: [created]
+
+jobs:
+    delete:
+        runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+        timeout-minutes: 2
+        # Prefilter so a runner only spins up for bot comments that look like the
+        # ad; the script re-verifies before deleting.
+        if: >-
+            github.event.issue.pull_request &&
+            endsWith(github.event.comment.user.login, '[bot]') &&
+            contains(github.event.comment.body, 'can help with this pull request')
+        # Comment deletion goes through the issues API, but GitHub gates the
+        # endpoint by where the comment lives: issue comments need `issues`,
+        # PR-conversation comments need `pull-requests`. The prefilter restricts
+        # this job to PR comments, so pull-requests is the one that matters;
+        # issues is kept in case the prefilter is ever widened.
+        permissions:
+            issues: write
+            pull-requests: write
+        steps:
+            # Pinned to a commit SHA (not the mutable v7 tag) because this job holds
+            # write permissions and fires on attacker-postable events.
+            - uses: actions/github-script@f28e40c7f34bde8b3046d885e986cb6290c5673b # v7.1.0
+              with:
+                  script: |
+                      const comment = context.payload.comment
+
+                      // Belt and suspenders on top of the job-level prefilter: only
+                      // delete when the author is a real GitHub App bot AND the body
+                      // matches the self-promotion shape ("... can help with this
+                      // pull request. Just @<handle> ..."). A human quoting the ad
+                      // text is not a Bot; a bot posting real work output doesn't
+                      // match the promo shape.
+                      const isBot = comment.user.type === "Bot"
+                      const isPromo = /\bcan help with this pull request\b[\s\S]*@\w/i.test(comment.body || "")
+
+                      if (!isBot || !isPromo) {
+                          core.info("not an agent promo comment, leaving it alone")
+                          return
+                      }
+
+                      await github.rest.issues.deleteComment({
+                          ...context.repo,
+                          comment_id: comment.id,
+                      })
+                      core.info(`deleted promo comment ${comment.id} by ${comment.user.login} on #${context.payload.issue.number}`)

.github/workflows/repo-strip-agent-badges.yml

@@ -0,0 +1,65 @@
+# Cloud coding agents append promotional badge blocks to PR bodies after the
+# agent's final turn, wrapped around <!-- <VENDOR>_AGENT_PR_BODY_BEGIN/END -->
+# marker comments. The agent itself never sees that content, so no repo rule or
+# agent instruction can prevent it. This strips it from the PR description on
+# open/edit, keeping only the agent-authored content between the markers.
+#
+# Uses pull_request_target so the token has write access on PRs from forks. That
+# trigger is only unsafe when a job checks out and executes PR code — this one
+# never checks out the repository, it only calls the REST API.
+name: repo-strip-agent-badges
+on:
+    pull_request_target:
+        types: [opened, edited]
+
+concurrency:
+    group: strip-agent-badges-${{ github.event.pull_request.number }}
+    cancel-in-progress: true
+
+jobs:
+    strip:
+        runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+        if: contains(github.event.pull_request.body, '_AGENT_PR_BODY')
+        permissions:
+            pull-requests: write
+        steps:
+            # Pinned to a commit SHA (not the mutable v7 tag) because this job holds
+            # write permissions under pull_request_target.
+            - uses: actions/github-script@f28e40c7f34bde8b3046d885e986cb6290c5673b # v7.1.0
+              with:
+                  script: |
+                      // Re-fetch instead of trusting the event payload: the body may have
+                      // been edited again between the event firing and this run (agent
+                      // harnesses edit PR bodies post-open), and updating from the stale
+                      // snapshot would clobber the newer content.
+                      const { data: pr } = await github.rest.pulls.get({
+                          ...context.repo,
+                          pull_number: context.payload.pull_request.number,
+                      })
+                      const body = pr.body || ""
+
+                      // The BEGIN/END comments wrap the agent-authored content; everything
+                      // outside them (vendor promo badges, "open in <tool>" links) is
+                      // appended by the harness. Keep only what's between the markers.
+                      // The backreference requires BEGIN and END to name the same vendor.
+                      // No markers -> no match -> body passes through unchanged.
+                      const cleaned = body
+                          .replace(
+                              /^[\s\S]*?<!--\s*([A-Z][A-Z0-9_]*?)_AGENT_PR_BODY_BEGIN\s*-->\r?\n?([\s\S]*?)<!--\s*\1_AGENT_PR_BODY_END\s*-->[\s\S]*$/,
+                              "$2",
+                          )
+                          .trimEnd()
+
+                      // No change means a previous run already cleaned this body. Returning
+                      // without an update is what stops `edited` from retriggering forever.
+                      if (cleaned === body) {
+                          core.info("nothing to strip")
+                          return
+                      }
+
+                      await github.rest.pulls.update({
+                          ...context.repo,
+                          pull_number: pr.number,
+                          body: cleaned,
+                      })
+                      core.info(`stripped ${body.length - cleaned.length} chars from PR #${pr.number}`)

.github/workflows/sdk-publish.yml

@@ -260,6 +260,41 @@ jobs:
             git push origin "refs/tags/${TAG}"
           done
 
+      - name: Get Previous SDK Tag
+        if: steps.check_commits.outputs.skip != 'true' && steps.channel.outputs.channel == 'latest'
+        id: prev_tag
+        env:
+          VERSION: ${{ steps.version.outputs.version }}
+        run: |
+          # The checkout is shallow and tagless, so fetch the release tags explicitly.
+          git fetch origin "+refs/tags/sdk/sdk/v*:refs/tags/sdk/sdk/v*"
+          PREV_TAG=$(git tag -l 'sdk/sdk/v*' | grep -vx "sdk/sdk/v${VERSION}" | sort -V | tail -1 || echo "")
+          echo "prev_tag=$PREV_TAG" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
+
+      - name: Get Changelog Entry
+        if: steps.check_commits.outputs.skip != 'true' && steps.channel.outputs.channel == 'latest'
+        id: changelog
+        run: |
+          # Grab content between the first "## " header and the next one in sdk/CHANGELOG.md
+          CONTENT=$(awk '/^## [0-9]/{if(found) exit; found=1; next} found{print}' sdk/CHANGELOG.md)
+          DELIMITER=$(openssl rand -hex 8)
+          echo "content<<${DELIMITER}" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
+          echo "$CONTENT" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
+          echo "${DELIMITER}" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
+
+      - name: Create GitHub Release
+        if: steps.check_commits.outputs.skip != 'true' && steps.channel.outputs.channel == 'latest'
+        uses: softprops/action-gh-release@v1
+        with:
+          tag_name: sdk/sdk/v${{ steps.version.outputs.version }}
+          name: "SDK v${{ steps.version.outputs.version }}"
+          body: |
+            ${{ steps.changelog.outputs.content }}
+
+            ${{ steps.prev_tag.outputs.prev_tag != '' && format('**Full Changelog**: https://github.com/{0}/compare/{1}...sdk/sdk/v{2}', github.repository, steps.prev_tag.outputs.prev_tag, steps.version.outputs.version) || '' }}
+        env:
+          GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
+
       - name: Summary
         if: steps.check_commits.outputs.skip != 'true'
         env:
@@ -280,3 +315,26 @@ jobs:
             echo "  - sdk/core/v${VERSION}"
             echo "  - sdk/sdk/v${VERSION}"
           fi
+
+      - name: Post release to Slack
+        if: steps.check_commits.outputs.skip != 'true' && steps.channel.outputs.channel == 'latest'
+        uses: slackapi/slack-github-action@v3.0.1
+        with:
+          method: chat.postMessage
+          token: ${{ secrets.SLACK_RELEASE_BOT_TOKEN }}
+          payload: |
+            channel: "C0APVKGGZFC"
+            text: "Cline SDK v${{ steps.version.outputs.version }}"
+            blocks:
+              - type: "section"
+                text:
+                  type: "mrkdwn"
+                  text: "Cline SDK v${{ steps.version.outputs.version }}"
+              - type: "section"
+                text:
+                  type: "mrkdwn"
+                  text: ${{ toJSON(steps.changelog.outputs.content) }}
+              - type: "context"
+                elements:
+                  - type: "mrkdwn"
+                    text: "<https://www.npmjs.com/package/@cline/sdk/v/${{ steps.version.outputs.version }}|View on npm>${{ steps.prev_tag.outputs.prev_tag != '' && format(' | Full Changelog: https://github.com/{0}/compare/{1}...sdk/sdk/v{2}', github.repository, steps.prev_tag.outputs.prev_tag, steps.version.outputs.version) || '' }}"

.github/workflows/ui-publish.yml

@@ -0,0 +1,145 @@
+name: ui-publish
+
+on:
+  workflow_dispatch:
+    inputs:
+      npm_tag:
+        description: "npm distribution tag"
+        required: true
+        type: choice
+        options:
+          - next
+          - latest
+        default: next
+      confirm_publish:
+        description: 'Type "publish" to publish @cline/ui to npm'
+        required: true
+        type: string
+
+permissions:
+  contents: read
+
+concurrency:
+  group: ${{ github.workflow }}-${{ github.ref }}
+  cancel-in-progress: false
+
+jobs:
+  quality:
+    name: UI quality and package checks
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    steps:
+      - name: Checkout code
+        uses: actions/checkout@v4
+        with:
+          persist-credentials: false
+
+      - name: Setup Bun
+        uses: oven-sh/setup-bun@v2
+        with:
+          bun-version: "1.3.13"
+
+      - name: Setup Node.js
+        uses: actions/setup-node@v4
+        with:
+          node-version: "24.x"
+
+      - name: Install dependencies
+        run: bun install --filter @cline/ui --filter @cline/code --frozen-lockfile
+
+      - name: Typecheck UI
+        run: bun -F @cline/ui typecheck
+
+      - name: Test UI
+        run: bun -F @cline/ui test
+
+      - name: Build Storybook
+        run: bun -F @cline/ui build-storybook
+
+      - name: Build UI package
+        run: bun -F @cline/ui build
+
+      - name: Test desktop chat integration
+        run: bun -F @cline/code test:chat-ui
+
+      - name: Pack publish artifact
+        id: pack
+        shell: bash
+        run: |
+          set -euo pipefail
+          pack_dir="$RUNNER_TEMP/ui-npm-pack"
+          mkdir -p "$pack_dir"
+          cd sdk/packages/ui
+          bun pm pack --ignore-scripts --destination "$pack_dir" --quiet
+          archive=$(find "$pack_dir" -maxdepth 1 -name '*.tgz' -print -quit)
+          test -n "$archive"
+          echo "archive=$archive" >> "$GITHUB_OUTPUT"
+
+      - name: Test packed package
+        env:
+          UI_PACKAGE_ARCHIVE: ${{ steps.pack.outputs.archive }}
+        run: bun sdk/packages/ui/scripts/smoke-package.ts "$UI_PACKAGE_ARCHIVE"
+
+      - name: Upload publish artifact
+        uses: actions/upload-artifact@v4
+        with:
+          name: ui-npm-package
+          path: ${{ runner.temp }}/ui-npm-pack/*.tgz
+          if-no-files-found: error
+          retention-days: 7
+
+  publish:
+    name: Publish @cline/ui
+    if: >-
+      github.event_name == 'workflow_dispatch' &&
+      github.repository == 'cline/cline' &&
+      github.ref == 'refs/heads/main' &&
+      inputs.confirm_publish == 'publish' &&
+      !endsWith(github.actor, '[bot]')
+    needs: quality
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    environment: Publish
+    permissions:
+      contents: read
+      id-token: write
+    steps:
+      - name: Setup Node.js
+        uses: actions/setup-node@v4
+        with:
+          node-version: "24.x"
+          registry-url: "https://registry.npmjs.org"
+
+      - name: Download publish artifact
+        uses: actions/download-artifact@v4
+        with:
+          name: ui-npm-package
+          path: ${{ runner.temp }}/ui-npm-pack
+
+      - name: Verify publish tooling
+        shell: bash
+        run: |
+          set -euo pipefail
+          npm_version=$(npm --version)
+          echo "npm ${npm_version}"
+          node -e 'const [major, minor, patch] = process.argv[1].split(".").map(Number); if (major < 11 || (major === 11 && (minor < 5 || (minor === 5 && patch < 1)))) { console.error("npm 11.5.1 or newer is required for trusted publishing"); process.exit(1); }' "$npm_version"
+
+      - name: Publish package
+        shell: bash
+        env:
+          NPM_CONFIG_PROVENANCE: "true"
+          NPM_TAG: ${{ inputs.npm_tag }}
+        run: |
+          set -euo pipefail
+          archive=$(find "$RUNNER_TEMP/ui-npm-pack" -maxdepth 1 -name '*.tgz' -print -quit)
+          if [ -z "$archive" ]; then
+            echo "UI package archive was not downloaded"
+            exit 1
+          fi
+
+          version=$(tar -xOf "$archive" package/package.json | node -e 'let input=""; process.stdin.on("data", chunk => input += chunk); process.stdin.on("end", () => process.stdout.write(JSON.parse(input).version))')
+          if npm view "@cline/ui@${version}" version >/dev/null 2>&1; then
+            echo "@cline/ui@${version} already exists; bump sdk/packages/ui/package.json before publishing"
+            exit 1
+          fi
+
+          npm publish "$archive" --tag "$NPM_TAG" --access public
+          echo "Published @cline/ui@${version} with npm tag '${NPM_TAG}'"

.greptile/config.json

@@ -39,14 +39,6 @@
 				"sdk/packages/core/src/auth/**"
 			],
 			"severity": "high"
-		},
-		{
-			"id": "sdk-telemetry-doc-update",
-			"rule": "Any PR that adds new event constants to CORE_TELEMETRY_EVENTS in packages/core/src/services/telemetry/core-events.ts, adds new capture* helper functions, or changes the payload shape of an existing event must update the Event Catalog section in DOC.md. Flag PRs that modify core-events.ts without a corresponding change to DOC.md.",
-			"scope": [
-				"sdk/packages/core/src/services/telemetry/core-events.ts"
-			],
-			"severity": "medium"
 		}
 	]
 }

.greptile/files.json

@@ -16,13 +16,9 @@
 			"path": "sdk/packages/core/src/services/telemetry/OpenTelemetryProvider.ts",
 			"description": "OpenTelemetry-backed provider that wires logs/metrics/traces exporters. Contains createConfiguredTelemetryService and createConfiguredTelemetryHandle, the canonical factories every host should use."
 		},
-		{
-			"path": "DOC.md",
-			"description": "Public API and event documentation. The Event Catalog and 'Activation funnel' sections must be kept in sync with core-events.ts. Host integration rules (CLI dir ordering, hub daemon metadata forwarding) are documented here."
-		},
 		{
 			"path": "sdk/ARCHITECTURE.md",
-			"description": "Architecture reference. Telemetry design decisions, completion semantics (submit_and_exit anchoring), and hub-daemon telemetry forwarding are documented here. Use as ground truth for design intent."
+			"description": "Architecture reference. Telemetry design decisions and completion semantics (submit_and_exit anchoring) are documented here. Use as ground truth for design intent."
 		},
 		{
 			"path": "sdk/AGENTS.md",

.greptile/rules.md

@@ -36,8 +36,13 @@ event names. It exports:
 
 1. Add the constant to `CORE_TELEMETRY_EVENTS`
 2. Add a typed `capture*()` helper alongside it (with a typed `properties` parameter)
-3. Update the Event Catalog section in `DOC.md`
-4. Add a unit test in `core-events.test.ts` asserting the event is dropped when telemetry is opted out
+3. Add a unit test in `core-events.test.ts` asserting the event flows through the
+   opt-out-respecting `capture` path and never `captureRequired` (opt-out is enforced by
+   `OptedOutTelemetryService`, whose `capture` is a no-op — the test convention is
+   "emits X as a normal opt-out-respecting event"). Events that intentionally bypass
+   opt-out must use `captureRequired` and assert that explicitly.
+
+**All events should be named using snake_case and so should their properties**
 
 ## The Activation Funnel
 
@@ -82,7 +87,7 @@ The CLI accepts `--config <dir>`. The CLI **must** apply `setClineDir(...)` and
 and any other on-disk telemetry state lands under `~/.cline` instead of the user's chosen
 config dir.
 
-The canonical pattern is in `apps/cli/src/main.ts` (PR #357):
+The canonical pattern is in `apps/cli/src/main.ts`:
 
 ```ts
 if (configDir) setClineDir(configDir);
@@ -90,18 +95,18 @@ setHomeDir(homedir());
 captureCliExtensionActivated();   // <-- after dir overrides
 ```
 
-## Hub Daemon Metadata Forwarding
+## Hub Daemon Telemetry
 
-Hosts that spawn a detached `@cline/core/hub/daemon-entry` process must forward telemetry
-metadata into the daemon argv so the daemon can reconstruct an equivalent
-`ITelemetryService`. The expected payload is base64-encoded JSON with snake_case keys:
+The detached hub daemon (`sdk/packages/core/src/hub/daemon/entry.ts`) hosts the
+`LocalRuntimeHost` that emits `task.conversation_turn` and `task.tokens` for every
+hub-backed session, so the daemon must own its own `ITelemetryService`. It builds one via
+`createHubDaemonTelemetry()` (`sdk/packages/core/src/hub/daemon/telemetry.ts`), which
+identifies from the cached cline account (re-resolved periodically, since the daemon often
+starts before login) and flushes on every shutdown path, including startup failure.
 
-```
-{ extension_version, cline_type, platform, platform_version, os_type, os_version, is_remote_workspace }
-```
-
-The reference implementation is `apps/vscode/src/hub-daemon.ts` (PR #357). Without this
-forwarding, hub-backed sessions silently drop their lifecycle telemetry.
+Flag changes that remove this wiring, construct runtime hosts inside the daemon without
+passing its telemetry handle, or add daemon exit paths that skip the flush — hub-backed
+sessions would silently drop their lifecycle telemetry (this exact bug shipped once).
 
 ## Auth Lifecycle Completeness
 
@@ -120,10 +125,10 @@ canonical examples of all four phases.
 
 ## Single Telemetry Service Per Host
 
-On VS Code, the telemetry handle is built **once** in `activate()`
-(`apps/vscode/src/telemetry.ts`) and the same instance is passed into the sidebar, panel
-command, and daemon spawn payload. Do not let individual controllers construct their own
-`ITelemetryService` — that fragments distinct-id state, opt-out tracking, and flush ownership.
+On VS Code, all callers go through the lazy `telemetryService` proxy in
+`apps/vscode/src/services/telemetry/index.ts`, which constructs the service once on first
+use. Do not let individual controllers construct their own `ITelemetryService` — that
+fragments distinct-id state, opt-out tracking, and flush ownership.
 
 The CLI follows the same pattern via the `getCliTelemetryService()` singleton in
 `apps/cli/src/utils/telemetry.ts`, which is memoized by the activation gate in

.vscode/launch.json

@@ -51,7 +51,8 @@
 			"env": {
 				"IS_DEV": "true",
 				"DEV_WORKSPACE_FOLDER": "${workspaceFolder}/apps/vscode",
-				"CLINE_ENVIRONMENT": "staging"
+				"CLINE_ENVIRONMENT": "staging",
+				"CLINE_DIR": "${userHome}/.cline_staging"
 			}
 		},
 		{
@@ -75,7 +76,8 @@
 			"env": {
 				"IS_DEV": "true",
 				"DEV_WORKSPACE_FOLDER": "${workspaceFolder}/apps/vscode",
-				"CLINE_ENVIRONMENT": "local"
+				"CLINE_ENVIRONMENT": "local",
+				"CLINE_DIR": "${userHome}/.cline_local"
 			}
 		},
 		{

.vscode/tasks.json

@@ -68,7 +68,7 @@
 			"command": "bun run build:webview",
 			"group": "build",
 			"problemMatcher": [],
-			"isBackground": true,
+			"isBackground": false,
 			"label": "npm: build:webview",
 			"dependsOn": [
 				"npm: protos"
@@ -89,7 +89,7 @@
 			"command": "bun run build:webview:test",
 			"group": "build",
 			"problemMatcher": [],
-			"isBackground": true,
+			"isBackground": false,
 			"label": "npm: build:webview:test",
 			"dependsOn": [
 				"npm: protos"
@@ -114,16 +114,16 @@
 				{
 					"pattern": [
 						{
-							"regexp": ".",
+							"regexp": "^(?!)((?:.*))$",
+							"kind": "file",
 							"file": 1,
-							"location": 2,
-							"message": 3
+							"message": 1
 						}
 					],
 					"background": {
 						"activeOnStart": true,
-						"beginsPattern": ".",
-						"endsPattern": "."
+						"beginsPattern": "^Building webview for|^\\s*VITE",
+						"endsPattern": "^.*Local:\\s+http://127\\.0\\.0\\.1:[0-9]+/"
 					}
 				}
 			],

AGENTS.md

@@ -0,0 +1,32 @@
+This is the **Cline** monorepo. Toolchain is **Bun 1.3.13** (package manager + task runner) with **Node >=22** as the runtime. Do not use npm/yarn/pnpm.
+
+## Cloud Agent Instructions
+
+### Cline CLI
+- Run from source: `bun run cli` (interactive: `bun run cli -i`; one-shot: append a prompt). This resolves to `apps/cli` and **auto-spawns the `@cline/cline-hub` daemon** — you do not start the hub separately.
+- Inspect local health with `bun run cli doctor`; `bun run cli version` prints the version.
+- An actual agent turn requires an **LLM provider credential**. With no credentials the default `cline` provider fails fast with an `Unauthorized` error and the interactive TUI shows a provider sign-in screen. Configure via `cline auth` or provider env vars (e.g. `ANTHROPIC_API_KEY`, `CLINE_API_KEY`, `OPENROUTER_API_KEY`); see `apps/cli/README.md`.
+
+### Build / Lint / test
+- SDK packages (`@cline/shared|llms|agents|core|sdk`) resolve each other through compiled `dist/` (their `exports` point only at `dist/`, with no `development` source condition). You **must** run `bun run build:sdk` after changing SDK dependencies/source before running the CLI or SDK tests, otherwise imports fail with missing `@cline/*` / missing `dist/` errors. Running processes do **not** hot-reload SDK source changes — rebuild and restart.\
+- Known cloud-env test artifact: `@cline/core` test `src/services/workspace/workspace-manifest.test.ts > readGitWorkspaceState > prefers origin and returns the current branch` fails because cloud VMs configure git `insteadOf` rules that rewrite GitHub remotes to `https://x-access-token:...@github.com/...`. This is an environment artifact, not a code bug.
+- Some `@cline/cli` e2e assertions (`bun -F @cline/cli test:e2e`) may fail on exact tool-listing string formats; treat as pre-existing test drift, not an environment problem.
+
+### GUI display
+- A virtual X display is live at **`DISPLAY=:1`** (the same desktop used for screenshots). GUI apps (VS Code, the Tauri desktop window) launched with `DISPLAY=:1` render there and can be screenshotted — no need to start your own `xvfb`. Prefer starting long-running GUI/dev processes in a `tmux` session (see the tmux guidance) so they survive.
+
+### VS Code extension (`apps/vscode`, package `claude-dev`)
+Toolchain is pre-installed and persisted in the VM: generated gRPC/proto code, the bundled `ripgrep` binaries (`apps/vscode/bin/`), the built webview (`webview-ui/build`), the esbuild bundle (`dist/extension.js`), VS Code itself (`/usr/bin/code`), and the GUI system libraries its tests need.
+- **Codegen prerequisite:** `bun run protos` (from `apps/vscode`) regenerates `src/generated/*` and the webview grpc client. The `dev`, `build:webview`, and `check-types` scripts already run it, so proto changes are picked up by those commands; run it manually only if you edit `.proto` files without a full build.
+- **Build:** `bun run build:webview` (webview UI, ~15s) then `bun esbuild.mjs` (extension bundle). `bun run package` does the full production build.
+- **Run it (dev host):** `DISPLAY=:1 code --no-sandbox --user-data-dir=/tmp/vscode-userdata --extensionDevelopmentPath=/workspace/apps/vscode <some-folder>`, then click the Cline icon in the Activity Bar to open the webview. (`--no-sandbox` is required in this container.)
+- **Test:** `bun run test:unit` (bun-based, ~984 tests, no VS Code host needed). `bun run test:integration` (`@vscode/test-electron`, downloads a VS Code build, runs under the GUI libs) and `bun run test:e2e` (Playwright) exercise a real extension host — heavier, and the GUI libs for them are already installed.
+- One-time deps (already installed, listed here in case they must be recreated): ripgrep via `bun run download-ripgrep`; VS Code test GUI libs per `CONTRIBUTING.md` (`libnss3`, `libatk*`, `libgbm1`, `xvfb`, etc.).
+
+### Desktop app (`apps/examples/desktop-app`, package `@cline/code`)
+A Tauri v2 (Rust) shell + Next.js webview + a Bun "sidecar" backend. Rust and the Tauri Linux system libs are pre-installed and persisted.
+- **Headless (no Rust/window):** run the backend and UI separately — `bun run dev:sidecar` (Bun backend on `127.0.0.1:3126`, serves `ws://.../transport`) and `bun run dev:web` (Next.js UI on `http://localhost:3125`).
+- **Native window:** `bun run dev` (`tauri dev`) — its `beforeDevCommand` builds the sidecar binary and starts `dev:web` (`:3125`), then Rust `main.rs` spawns the sidecar; so free ports `3125`/`3126` first. Launch with `DISPLAY=:1` to see the window. A `libEGL: DRI3 error` warning is benign (software rendering) — the WebKitGTK window still renders.
+- **Rust version caveat:** the crate graph needs Cargo's `edition2024` feature, so **Rust ≥1.85** is required (the VM's base 1.83 fails with "feature `edition2024` is required"). The toolchain here was updated via `rustup default stable` (currently 1.97). First `cargo` build downloads/compiles the full Tauri crate graph (a few minutes); subsequent builds are cached.
+- **System libs (already installed):** `libwebkit2gtk-4.1-dev`, `libgtk-3-dev`, `libayatana-appindicator3-dev`, `librsvg2-dev`, `libxdo-dev`, `libssl-dev`, `build-essential`.
+- **Test/typecheck:** `bun run typecheck`, `bun run test:chat-ui` (Vitest). Both trigger `build:ui` first.

README.md

@@ -226,7 +226,7 @@ Run Cline with zero interaction for scripting and automation. Pipe input, get JS
 
 ```bash
 cline "Run tests and fix any failures"
-git diff origin/main | cline  "Review these changes for issues"
+git diff origin/main | cline "Review these changes for issues"
 cline --json "List all TODO comments" | jq -r 'select(.type == "agent_event" and .event.text) | .event.text'
 ```
 

apps/cli/CHANGELOG.md

@@ -1,5 +1,75 @@
 # Cline CLI Changelog
 
+## 3.0.47
+
+- Free Cline models are now supported end to end: free models show as "(free)", and hitting the free limit renders a dedicated card with the reset time (from SDK v0.0.66)
+- `/settings` general toggles (plan/act mode, tool auto-approve, compaction mode) now persist across restarts
+- Upgraded the TUI stack from opentui 0.1.102 to 0.4.3
+- Fixed a grey panel left behind on screen after closing a dialog (model picker, help, command palette) — a leftover from the opentui upgrade
+- Fixed a React duplicate-key warning when `read_files` listed the same path more than once
+- Aborting a task no longer risks killing the shared hub daemon
+- Connector status delivery failures are no longer fatal to the turn
+- Agentic compaction is now the default context-compaction strategy, with fixes for it silently falling back to basic compaction and for tool-heavy transcripts that could never find a cut point (from SDK v0.0.66)
+- Editor edits preserve a file's existing line endings, fixing failed exact-match edits on CRLF files (from SDK v0.0.66)
+- Broader built-in provider coverage, now generated from models.dev (from SDK v0.0.66)
+- Updated the bundled model catalog (from SDK v0.0.66)
+
+## 3.0.46
+
+- Fixed out-of-credits detection so the CLI reliably recognizes the Cline API's real `insufficient_credits` (402) error and shows the "add credits" card instead of a generic error
+
+## 3.0.45
+
+- Smaller install: the Claude Code and Codex providers are now optional and loaded on demand, cutting `npm i -g cline` from ~640MB to ~285MB (from SDK v0.0.65)
+- Kimi K3 is now available as a ClinePass model (from SDK v0.0.65)
+- Runs now retry once after refreshing expired OAuth credentials (from SDK v0.0.65)
+- Team runs: the spawn tool is no longer exposed to teammates, and errored teammate runs now report as failed instead of completed (from SDK v0.0.65)
+- Hub status output now includes version numbers
+- Updated the bundled model catalog (from SDK v0.0.65)
+
+## 3.0.44
+
+- Improved max output token handling across providers (gateway routing, OpenAI vendor, and reasoning models) (from SDK v0.0.64)
+- Frontmatter and configuration files that start with a UTF-8 byte order mark (e.g. saved by Windows editors) now parse correctly (from SDK v0.0.64)
+
+## 3.0.43
+
+- The CLI now automatically trusts your operating system's certificate store, so it works behind corporate proxies and TLS-inspecting firewalls without manually setting `NODE_EXTRA_CA_CERTS` (fixes "unable to get local issuer certificate" errors, including Windows intermediate CA stores)
+
+## 3.0.42
+
+- Fixed Ollama native API routing so context window and timeout settings work again
+
+## 3.0.41
+
+- Compaction now shows progress status in the TUI
+- Model IDs are now suggested from OpenAI-compatible endpoints when configuring a provider
+- Workspace git info (branch/remote) is now persisted and refreshed across sessions
+- Compaction no longer runs during an active turn
+- Fixed a crash when the terminal title was updated during TUI teardown
+- The API key fallback hint is now highlighted for better visibility
+- Benign git states are no longer reported as workspace initialization errors
+
+## 3.0.40
+
+- Added a manual API key escape hatch for Cline OAuth providers, so you can enter a key by hand from settings
+- Fixed provider config not reloading when switching models
+- Fixed auto-update failing to detect Bun global installs after symlink resolution
+- Fixed unexpected logouts caused by transient network or server errors during token refresh
+- The ClinePass usage-limit error is now surfaced clearly when you hit the limit
+- Session id is now preserved when continuing within the same session
+- Hardened context compaction budget handling
+
+## 3.0.39
+
+- You can now select Cline free models on the ClinePass provider in the model picker
+- Removed the retired ClinePass GLM 5.1 model
+- Fixed OpenAI Codex model metadata under the GPT Subscription provider
+- `str_replace` edits now report accurate diffs
+- Fixed context compaction so canonical session history is preserved
+- The detached hub daemon now emits telemetry, and telemetry identity now includes `user_id`
+- Cline provider requests now send versioned client-identity headers
+
 ## 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

apps/cli/README.md

@@ -257,7 +257,7 @@ Schedules can route results back to chat surfaces with `--delivery-adapter`, `--
 | `--hooks-dir <path>` | Additional hooks directory hint for runtime hook injection |
 | `--acp` | ACP (Agent Client Protocol) mode |
 | `--thinking [none\|low\|medium\|high\|xhigh]` | Model thinking level when supported. Defaults to `medium` when the flag is provided without a level; thinking is off when the flag is omitted. |
-| `--compaction <agentic\|basic\|off>` | Context compaction mode. Defaults to `basic`; use `agentic` for LLM compaction or `off` to disable. |
+| `--compaction <agentic\|basic\|off>` | Context compaction mode. Defaults to `agentic`; use `basic` for local truncation or `off` to disable. |
 | `--retries <count>` | Maximum consecutive mistakes (retries) before halting (default: `3`) |
 | `--json` | Output NDJSON instead of styled text |
 | `--data-dir <path>` | Use isolated local state at `<path>` instead of `~/.cline` (enables sandbox mode automatically) |
@@ -346,9 +346,24 @@ Desktop-integrated approval mode is also supported via env wiring (`CLINE_TOOL_A
 - `CLINE_LOG_LEVEL` - Runtime log level (`trace|debug|info|warn|error|fatal|silent`, default `info`)
 - `CLINE_LOG_PATH` - Runtime log file path (default `<CLINE_DATA_DIR>/logs/cline.log`)
 - `CLINE_LOG_NAME` - Logger name embedded in runtime log records
+- `CLINE_DEBUG` - Set to `1`/`true` to print wrapper diagnostics (e.g. the CA bundle summary)
 
 `--key` takes precedence over environment variables.
 
+## Certificate trust
+
+The CLI automatically trusts your operating system's certificate store, so it
+works behind corporate TLS-inspecting proxies and with self-signed/internal
+endpoints without any setup. On launch the `cline` wrapper harvests the OS trust
+anchors and writes them to `~/.cline/cli-node-extra-ca-certs.pem`, then points
+the runtime's `NODE_EXTRA_CA_CERTS` at that bundle. The file is regenerated when
+it changes and is safe to delete (it is rebuilt on the next run).
+
+If you set `NODE_EXTRA_CA_CERTS` yourself, your certificates are **merged** into
+that bundle alongside the system store rather than replacing it. Run with
+`CLINE_DEBUG=1` to see how many OS and user CAs were loaded and where the bundle
+was written.
+
 ## Contributing
 
 See [DEVELOPMENT.md](./DEVELOPMENT.md) for local development setup, monorepo structure, and TUI architecture. See [DISTRIBUTION.md](./DISTRIBUTION.md) for how the CLI is packaged and distributed.

apps/cli/bin/ca-certs.cjs

@@ -0,0 +1,281 @@
+// Auto-discovery of OS trust anchors for the Cline CLI.
+//
+// Bun does not read the OS trust store, so the 3.x CLI cannot see corporate
+// MITM / self-signed CAs out of the box. This runs in the Node `bin/cline`
+// wrapper (not Bun), reads the full OS store via tls.getCACertificates("system")
+// (Node >= 22, no --use-system-ca flag), and hands the certs to the Bun child
+// via NODE_EXTRA_CA_CERTS, which both runtimes honor. Mirrors the JetBrains
+// plugin's configureCertificates(), sourcing from the OS instead of the IDE.
+//
+// Dependency-free CommonJS with injectable modules so it is unit-testable and
+// ships verbatim in the published wrapper package.
+
+const PEM_MARKER = "-----BEGIN CERTIFICATE-----";
+const CERT_BLOCK =
+	/-----BEGIN CERTIFICATE-----[\s\S]*?-----END CERTIFICATE-----/g;
+
+/**
+ * Returns only the complete certificate blocks from PEM text, or null when
+ * there are none. User files may also hold private keys (combined cert+key
+ * PEMs) or other sections, which must never be copied into the managed
+ * bundle. Files that contain nothing but certificates pass through verbatim
+ * so unchanged bundles keep hash-skipping the rewrite.
+ */
+function sanitizePem(text) {
+	const blocks = text.match(CERT_BLOCK) ?? [];
+	if (blocks.length === 0) {
+		return null;
+	}
+	const rest = text.replace(CERT_BLOCK, "");
+	if (/^\s*$/.test(rest)) {
+		return text;
+	}
+	return `${blocks.join("\n")}\n`;
+}
+
+/**
+ * Returns OS-trusted certificates as PEM strings, or [] when unavailable.
+ * tls.getCACertificates("system") requires Node >= 22.
+ */
+function harvestSystemCerts(tlsModule) {
+	try {
+		const tls = tlsModule || require("node:tls");
+		if (typeof tls.getCACertificates !== "function") {
+			return [];
+		}
+		const certs = tls.getCACertificates("system");
+		if (!Array.isArray(certs)) {
+			return [];
+		}
+		return certs.filter(
+			(cert) => typeof cert === "string" && cert.includes(PEM_MARKER),
+		);
+	} catch {
+		return [];
+	}
+}
+
+/**
+ * Returns the file's certificate blocks as PEM text, or null when missing,
+ * unreadable, or holding no complete certificate block.
+ */
+function readUserBundle(fsModule, userPath) {
+	if (!userPath) {
+		return null;
+	}
+	try {
+		const fs = fsModule || require("node:fs");
+		const stat = fs.statSync(userPath, { throwIfNoEntry: false });
+		if (!stat || !stat.isFile()) {
+			return null;
+		}
+		// Binary DER would not have loaded in the runtime either; require PEM.
+		return sanitizePem(fs.readFileSync(userPath, "utf8"));
+	} catch {
+		return null;
+	}
+}
+
+/**
+ * Reads the user's NODE_EXTRA_CA_CERTS value into PEM strings. Node treats the
+ * value as a single file, but some users set an OS-path-delimited list; the
+ * whole value is tried as one file first, then split.
+ * The managed bundle is excluded so reading it back never re-appends its certs.
+ */
+function readUserCerts(fsModule, pathModule, value, managedPath) {
+	if (!value) {
+		return [];
+	}
+	const fs = fsModule || require("node:fs");
+	const path = pathModule || require("node:path");
+	const candidates = [];
+	const whole = readUserBundle(fs, value);
+	if (whole) {
+		candidates.push({ filePath: value, pem: whole });
+	} else if (value.includes(path.delimiter)) {
+		for (const segment of value.split(path.delimiter)) {
+			const trimmed = segment.trim();
+			if (!trimmed) {
+				continue;
+			}
+			const pem = readUserBundle(fs, trimmed);
+			if (pem) {
+				candidates.push({ filePath: trimmed, pem });
+			}
+		}
+	}
+	const pems = [];
+	for (const candidate of candidates) {
+		const isManaged =
+			managedPath &&
+			path.resolve(candidate.filePath) === path.resolve(managedPath);
+		if (!isManaged) {
+			pems.push(candidate.pem);
+		}
+	}
+	return pems;
+}
+
+/**
+ * Concatenates the user PEMs (if any) and the system certificates into one
+ * bundle. A separating newline is inserted between parts so adjacent END/BEGIN
+ * markers cannot fuse into one invalid line.
+ */
+function buildBundle({ systemCerts, userPems }) {
+	const parts = [...(userPems ?? []), ...systemCerts];
+	return parts
+		.map((part) => (part.endsWith("\n") ? part : `${part}\n`))
+		.join("");
+}
+
+/** Counts individual PEM certificates across the given bundle strings. */
+function countCerts(pems) {
+	let count = 0;
+	for (const pem of pems) {
+		count += pem.split(PEM_MARKER).length - 1;
+	}
+	return count;
+}
+
+function readFileIfExists(fs, filePath) {
+	try {
+		return fs.readFileSync(filePath, "utf8");
+	} catch {
+		return null;
+	}
+}
+
+function resolveClineDir(env, os, path) {
+	return env.CLINE_DIR?.trim() || path.join(os.homedir(), ".cline");
+}
+
+/**
+ * True when the api-unavailable warning should print. Stamped per Node version
+ * in the cline dir so the nudge shows once rather than on every command; a
+ * version change (upgrade that still falls short, or downgrade) re-arms it.
+ * When the stamp cannot be read or written, warn — bookkeeping failures must
+ * never suppress a real diagnostic.
+ */
+function shouldWarnApiUnavailable(env, deps = {}) {
+	const fs = deps.fs || require("node:fs");
+	const os = deps.os || require("node:os");
+	const path = deps.path || require("node:path");
+	const version = deps.nodeVersion || process.versions.node;
+	const dir = resolveClineDir(env, os, path);
+	const stamp = path.join(dir, `.ca-api-warned-${version}`);
+	try {
+		if (fs.existsSync(stamp)) {
+			return false;
+		}
+		fs.mkdirSync(dir, { recursive: true });
+		fs.writeFileSync(stamp, "", { mode: 0o600 });
+		return true;
+	} catch {
+		return true;
+	}
+}
+
+/** Atomically writes [content] to [target]; returns true on success. */
+function writeBundle(fs, dir, target, content) {
+	const tmp = `${target}.${process.pid}.${Date.now()}.tmp`;
+	try {
+		fs.mkdirSync(dir, { recursive: true });
+		// Owner read/write: the bundle holds public CA material, not secrets,
+		// but there is no reason to make it world-writable.
+		fs.writeFileSync(tmp, content, { mode: 0o600 });
+		try {
+			fs.renameSync(tmp, target);
+		} catch {
+			// Windows can reject rename over a file a concurrent child holds open.
+			fs.rmSync(target, { force: true });
+			fs.renameSync(tmp, target);
+		}
+		return true;
+	} catch {
+		// Never leave a partial temp file behind (e.g. ENOSPC mid-write).
+		try {
+			fs.rmSync(tmp, { force: true });
+		} catch {
+			// Ignore: best-effort cleanup.
+		}
+		return false;
+	}
+}
+
+/**
+ * Harvests OS trust anchors, merges them with any user NODE_EXTRA_CA_CERTS, and
+ * points env.NODE_EXTRA_CA_CERTS at a single managed PEM bundle. Mutates `env`
+ * in place. Returns an outcome the caller can log; `action` is one of
+ * "unchanged" | "written" | "write-failed-reused" | "write-failed" |
+ * "no-system-certs" | "api-unavailable".
+ */
+function configureNodeExtraCaCerts(env, deps = {}) {
+	const fs = deps.fs || require("node:fs");
+	const os = deps.os || require("node:os");
+	const path = deps.path || require("node:path");
+	const tls = deps.tls || require("node:tls");
+
+	// tls.getCACertificates("system") needs Node >= 22.15; on older Nodes the
+	// harvest cannot run at all, which the caller should surface to the user.
+	if (typeof tls.getCACertificates !== "function") {
+		return {
+			action: "api-unavailable",
+			path: null,
+			systemCertCount: 0,
+			userCertCount: 0,
+		};
+	}
+
+	const systemCerts = harvestSystemCerts(tls);
+	if (systemCerts.length === 0) {
+		// Nothing to add: leave any user-provided NODE_EXTRA_CA_CERTS untouched
+		// and let the runtime fall back to its bundled CAs.
+		return {
+			action: "no-system-certs",
+			path: null,
+			systemCertCount: 0,
+			userCertCount: 0,
+		};
+	}
+
+	const managedDir = resolveClineDir(env, os, path);
+	const managedPath = path.join(managedDir, "cli-node-extra-ca-certs.pem");
+	const userValue = (env.NODE_EXTRA_CA_CERTS || "").trim() || null;
+	const userPems = readUserCerts(fs, path, userValue, managedPath);
+	const bundle = buildBundle({ systemCerts, userPems });
+	const base = {
+		path: managedPath,
+		systemCertCount: systemCerts.length,
+		userCertCount: countCerts(userPems),
+	};
+
+	// Skip the rewrite when the bundle is already current. Avoids per-launch I/O
+	// and the concurrent-rename race in the steady state.
+	if (readFileIfExists(fs, managedPath) === bundle) {
+		env.NODE_EXTRA_CA_CERTS = managedPath;
+		return { ...base, action: "unchanged" };
+	}
+
+	if (writeBundle(fs, managedDir, managedPath, bundle)) {
+		env.NODE_EXTRA_CA_CERTS = managedPath;
+		return { ...base, action: "written" };
+	}
+
+	// Write failed: fall back to a previously-written bundle if one exists.
+	if (readFileIfExists(fs, managedPath)) {
+		env.NODE_EXTRA_CA_CERTS = managedPath;
+		return { ...base, action: "write-failed-reused" };
+	}
+	return { ...base, path: null, action: "write-failed" };
+}
+
+module.exports = {
+	harvestSystemCerts,
+	sanitizePem,
+	readUserBundle,
+	readUserCerts,
+	buildBundle,
+	countCerts,
+	configureNodeExtraCaCerts,
+	shouldWarnApiUnavailable,
+};

apps/cli/bin/cline

@@ -23,6 +23,48 @@ const childEnv = {
 	CLINE_WRAPPER_PATH: scriptPath,
 };
 
+// Auto-discover OS trust anchors and pass them to the Bun child via
+// NODE_EXTRA_CA_CERTS. The Bun runtime does not read the OS store on its own,
+// so corporate/self-signed CAs would otherwise fail. This wrapper runs on
+// Node, which can read the full store here.
+try {
+	const caCerts = require("./ca-certs.cjs");
+	const outcome = caCerts.configureNodeExtraCaCerts(childEnv);
+	const debug =
+		process.env.CLINE_DEBUG === "1" || process.env.CLINE_DEBUG === "true";
+	// Not debug-gated: on old Nodes the harvest silently doing nothing is
+	// indistinguishable from a broken corporate proxy. Stamped per Node
+	// version so the nudge shows once, not on every command.
+	if (
+		outcome &&
+		outcome.action === "api-unavailable" &&
+		!childEnv.NODE_EXTRA_CA_CERTS &&
+		caCerts.shouldWarnApiUnavailable(childEnv)
+	) {
+		console.warn(
+			`[cline] Node ${process.versions.node} cannot read the OS trust store (needs >= 22.15); ` +
+				"corporate or self-signed CAs may fail TLS. Upgrade Node or set NODE_EXTRA_CA_CERTS.",
+		);
+	}
+	if (debug && outcome) {
+		if (outcome.action === "no-system-certs") {
+			console.warn(
+				"[cline] No OS trust anchors found; relying on the runtime's bundled CAs.",
+			);
+		} else if (outcome.action === "write-failed") {
+			console.warn(
+				"[cline] Could not write the managed CA bundle; relying on the runtime's bundled CAs.",
+			);
+		} else {
+			console.warn(
+				`[cline] Trust: ${outcome.systemCertCount} OS + ${outcome.userCertCount} user CAs (${outcome.action}) -> ${outcome.path}`,
+			);
+		}
+	}
+} catch {
+	// Best effort: fall back to the runtime's default trust on any failure.
+}
+
 function run(target) {
 	const result = childProcess.spawnSync(target, process.argv.slice(2), {
 		stdio: "inherit",

apps/cli/package.json

@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 {
 	"name": "@cline/cli",
 	"displayName": "cline",
-	"version": "3.0.38",
+	"version": "3.0.47",
 	"description": "Autonomous coding agent CLI - capable of creating/editing files, running commands, using the browser, and more",
 	"type": "module",
 	"publishConfig": {
@@ -78,19 +78,19 @@
 		"@cline/cline-hub": "workspace:*",
 		"@gramio/format": "^0.7.0",
 		"@opentui-ui/dialog": "^0.1.2",
-		"@opentui/core": "0.1.102",
-		"@opentui/react": "0.1.102",
+		"@opentui/core": "0.4.3",
+		"@opentui/react": "0.4.3",
 		"chat": "^4.23.0",
 		"commander": "^14.0.3",
 		"fzf": "^0.5.2",
 		"marked": "^15.0.12",
 		"open": "^10.2.0",
-		"opentui-spinner": "^0.0.6",
+		"opentui-spinner": "^0.0.7",
 		"pino": "^10.3.1",
 		"posthog-node": "^5.8.0",
 		"react": "19.2.4",
 		"react-devtools-core": "^7.0.1",
-		"react-reconciler": "0.32.0",
+		"react-reconciler": "0.33.0",
 		"yaml": "^2.8.2",
 		"nanoid": "^5.1.7",
 		"zod": "^4.1.11"

apps/cli/src/acp/acpAgent.ts

@@ -511,6 +511,7 @@ export class AcpAgent implements Agent {
 
 	private async buildConfig(session: SessionState): Promise<Config> {
 		const cwd = session.cwd || process.cwd();
+		const workspaceRoot = resolveWorkspaceRoot(cwd);
 		// Resolve credentials: env vars take precedence, then session provider.
 		const providerId = process.env.CLINE_PROVIDER ?? session.currentProviderId;
 		const apiKey = process.env.CLINE_API_KEY ?? this.authResult?.apiKey ?? "";
@@ -519,6 +520,7 @@ export class AcpAgent implements Agent {
 			providerId,
 			mode: session.currentMode,
 		});
+		const cliBuildInfo = getCliBuildInfo();
 
 		return {
 			providerId,
@@ -537,7 +539,23 @@ export class AcpAgent implements Agent {
 			enableAgentTeams: false,
 			enableTools: true,
 			cwd,
-			workspaceRoot: resolveWorkspaceRoot(cwd),
+			workspaceRoot,
+			extensionContext: {
+				client: {
+					name: "cline-acp",
+					version: cliBuildInfo.version,
+					platform: "cli",
+					platformVersion: cliBuildInfo.version,
+					isMultiRoot: false,
+				},
+				workspace: {
+					rootPath: workspaceRoot,
+					cwd,
+					workspaceName: cwd,
+					ide: "Terminal Shell",
+					platform: process.platform,
+				},
+			},
 		};
 	}
 }

apps/cli/src/bin/ca-certs.test.ts

@@ -0,0 +1,367 @@
+import { mkdtempSync, readFileSync, rmSync, writeFileSync } from "node:fs";
+import { tmpdir } from "node:os";
+import { delimiter, join } from "node:path";
+import { afterEach, beforeEach, describe, expect, it } from "vitest";
+
+// The helper ships as CommonJS in the published wrapper package, so it is
+// loaded via require rather than an ESM import.
+const caCerts = require("../../bin/ca-certs.cjs") as {
+	harvestSystemCerts: (tls?: unknown) => string[];
+	readUserBundle: (fs: unknown, p: string | null) => string | null;
+	readUserCerts: (
+		fs: unknown,
+		path: unknown,
+		value: string | null,
+		managedPath: string | null,
+	) => string[];
+	buildBundle: (input: {
+		systemCerts: string[];
+		userPems?: string[];
+	}) => string;
+	countCerts: (pems: string[]) => number;
+	configureNodeExtraCaCerts: (
+		env: Record<string, string>,
+		deps?: { tls?: unknown; fs?: unknown },
+	) => {
+		action: string;
+		path: string | null;
+		systemCertCount: number;
+		userCertCount: number;
+	};
+	shouldWarnApiUnavailable: (
+		env: Record<string, string>,
+		deps?: { fs?: unknown; nodeVersion?: string },
+	) => boolean;
+};
+
+const fs = require("node:fs");
+const path = require("node:path");
+
+const certSystem =
+	"-----BEGIN CERTIFICATE-----\nSYSTEM\n-----END CERTIFICATE-----\n";
+const certUser = "-----BEGIN CERTIFICATE-----\nUSER\n-----END CERTIFICATE-----";
+
+function fakeTls(certs: unknown) {
+	return { getCACertificates: () => certs };
+}
+
+describe("ca-certs", () => {
+	let dir: string;
+
+	beforeEach(() => {
+		dir = mkdtempSync(join(tmpdir(), "cline-ca-"));
+	});
+
+	afterEach(() => {
+		rmSync(dir, { recursive: true, force: true });
+	});
+
+	describe("harvestSystemCerts", () => {
+		it("returns only PEM strings from the system store", () => {
+			expect(
+				caCerts.harvestSystemCerts(fakeTls([certSystem, "not-a-cert", 42])),
+			).toEqual([certSystem]);
+		});
+
+		it("returns [] when getCACertificates is unavailable", () => {
+			expect(caCerts.harvestSystemCerts({})).toEqual([]);
+		});
+
+		it("returns [] when getCACertificates throws", () => {
+			expect(
+				caCerts.harvestSystemCerts({
+					getCACertificates: () => {
+						throw new Error("nope");
+					},
+				}),
+			).toEqual([]);
+		});
+	});
+
+	describe("readUserBundle", () => {
+		it("returns PEM contents for a PEM file", () => {
+			const p = join(dir, "user.pem");
+			writeFileSync(p, certUser);
+			expect(caCerts.readUserBundle(fs, p)).toBe(certUser);
+		});
+
+		it("returns null for a non-PEM (DER) file", () => {
+			const p = join(dir, "user.der");
+			writeFileSync(p, Buffer.from([0x30, 0x82, 0x01, 0x02]));
+			expect(caCerts.readUserBundle(fs, p)).toBeNull();
+		});
+
+		it("returns null for a missing file and for null path", () => {
+			expect(caCerts.readUserBundle(fs, join(dir, "nope.pem"))).toBeNull();
+			expect(caCerts.readUserBundle(fs, null)).toBeNull();
+		});
+
+		it("strips non-certificate sections such as private keys", () => {
+			// Combined cert+key files (nginx/haproxy style) are common; the key
+			// must never reach the managed bundle.
+			const p = join(dir, "combined.pem");
+			writeFileSync(
+				p,
+				`${certUser}\n-----BEGIN PRIVATE KEY-----\nSECRET\n-----END PRIVATE KEY-----\n`,
+			);
+			const out = caCerts.readUserBundle(fs, p);
+			expect(out).toContain("USER");
+			expect(out).not.toContain("PRIVATE KEY");
+			expect(out).not.toContain("SECRET");
+		});
+
+		it("keeps certificates-only files verbatim", () => {
+			// Byte-identical passthrough keeps the unchanged-skip hash stable.
+			const p = join(dir, "clean.pem");
+			writeFileSync(p, `${certUser}\n${certSystem}`);
+			expect(caCerts.readUserBundle(fs, p)).toBe(`${certUser}\n${certSystem}`);
+		});
+
+		it("returns null for a BEGIN marker without a complete block", () => {
+			const p = join(dir, "truncated.pem");
+			writeFileSync(p, "-----BEGIN CERTIFICATE-----\ntruncated");
+			expect(caCerts.readUserBundle(fs, p)).toBeNull();
+		});
+	});
+
+	describe("readUserCerts", () => {
+		it("reads a single PEM file path", () => {
+			const p = join(dir, "corp.pem");
+			writeFileSync(p, certUser);
+			expect(caCerts.readUserCerts(fs, path, p, null)).toEqual([certUser]);
+		});
+
+		it("splits a legacy OS-path-delimited value and reads each PEM", () => {
+			// Legacy footgun: NODE_EXTRA_CA_CERTS="a.pem;b.pem".
+			const a = join(dir, "a.pem");
+			const b = join(dir, "b.pem");
+			writeFileSync(a, certUser);
+			writeFileSync(b, certSystem);
+			expect(
+				caCerts.readUserCerts(fs, path, [a, b].join(delimiter), null),
+			).toEqual([certUser, certSystem]);
+		});
+
+		it("skips missing segments in a delimited value", () => {
+			const a = join(dir, "a.pem");
+			writeFileSync(a, certUser);
+			const value = [a, join(dir, "missing.pem")].join(delimiter);
+			expect(caCerts.readUserCerts(fs, path, value, null)).toEqual([certUser]);
+		});
+
+		it("excludes the managed bundle from user certs", () => {
+			const managed = join(dir, "cli-node-extra-ca-certs.pem");
+			writeFileSync(managed, certUser);
+			expect(caCerts.readUserCerts(fs, path, managed, managed)).toEqual([]);
+		});
+
+		it("returns [] for empty value", () => {
+			expect(caCerts.readUserCerts(fs, path, null, null)).toEqual([]);
+		});
+	});
+
+	describe("buildBundle", () => {
+		it("merges user PEMs before system certs", () => {
+			expect(
+				caCerts.buildBundle({
+					systemCerts: [certSystem],
+					userPems: [certUser],
+				}),
+			).toBe(`${certUser}\n${certSystem}`);
+		});
+
+		it("inserts a separating newline so END/BEGIN markers do not fuse", () => {
+			// certUser has no trailing newline, so this proves the boundary fix.
+			const merged = caCerts.buildBundle({
+				systemCerts: [certSystem],
+				userPems: [certUser],
+			});
+			expect(merged).not.toContain(
+				"-----END CERTIFICATE----------BEGIN CERTIFICATE-----",
+			);
+		});
+
+		it("handles no user PEMs", () => {
+			expect(caCerts.buildBundle({ systemCerts: [certSystem] })).toBe(
+				certSystem,
+			);
+		});
+	});
+
+	describe("configureNodeExtraCaCerts", () => {
+		it("writes a managed bundle and points the env var at it", () => {
+			const env: Record<string, string> = { CLINE_DIR: dir };
+			const out = caCerts.configureNodeExtraCaCerts(env, {
+				tls: fakeTls([certSystem]),
+			});
+			expect(out.action).toBe("written");
+			expect(out.path).toBe(join(dir, "cli-node-extra-ca-certs.pem"));
+			expect(env.NODE_EXTRA_CA_CERTS).toBe(out.path);
+			expect(readFileSync(out.path as string, "utf8")).toContain("SYSTEM");
+		});
+
+		it("merges a user-supplied NODE_EXTRA_CA_CERTS with system certs", () => {
+			const userPath = join(dir, "corp.pem");
+			writeFileSync(userPath, certUser);
+			const env: Record<string, string> = {
+				CLINE_DIR: dir,
+				NODE_EXTRA_CA_CERTS: userPath,
+			};
+			const out = caCerts.configureNodeExtraCaCerts(env, {
+				tls: fakeTls([certSystem]),
+			});
+			expect(out.userCertCount).toBe(1);
+			const written = readFileSync(env.NODE_EXTRA_CA_CERTS, "utf8");
+			expect(written).toContain("USER");
+			expect(written).toContain("SYSTEM");
+		});
+
+		it("reports unchanged and skips rewrite on the second run", () => {
+			const env: Record<string, string> = { CLINE_DIR: dir };
+			expect(
+				caCerts.configureNodeExtraCaCerts(env, { tls: fakeTls([certSystem]) })
+					.action,
+			).toBe("written");
+			expect(
+				caCerts.configureNodeExtraCaCerts(env, { tls: fakeTls([certSystem]) })
+					.action,
+			).toBe("unchanged");
+		});
+
+		it("does not re-append when the user already points at the managed bundle", () => {
+			const env: Record<string, string> = { CLINE_DIR: dir };
+			const first = caCerts.configureNodeExtraCaCerts(env, {
+				tls: fakeTls([certSystem]),
+			}).path as string;
+			const env2: Record<string, string> = {
+				CLINE_DIR: dir,
+				NODE_EXTRA_CA_CERTS: first,
+			};
+			caCerts.configureNodeExtraCaCerts(env2, { tls: fakeTls([certSystem]) });
+			const written = readFileSync(env2.NODE_EXTRA_CA_CERTS, "utf8");
+			expect(written.match(/SYSTEM/g)?.length).toBe(1);
+		});
+
+		it("no-ops when no system certs are available", () => {
+			const env: Record<string, string> = {
+				CLINE_DIR: dir,
+				NODE_EXTRA_CA_CERTS: "/user/corp.pem",
+			};
+			const out = caCerts.configureNodeExtraCaCerts(env, { tls: fakeTls([]) });
+			expect(out.action).toBe("no-system-certs");
+			expect(out.path).toBeNull();
+			expect(env.NODE_EXTRA_CA_CERTS).toBe("/user/corp.pem");
+		});
+
+		it("reports api-unavailable on Nodes without getCACertificates", () => {
+			const env: Record<string, string> = {
+				CLINE_DIR: dir,
+				NODE_EXTRA_CA_CERTS: "/user/corp.pem",
+			};
+			const out = caCerts.configureNodeExtraCaCerts(env, { tls: {} });
+			expect(out.action).toBe("api-unavailable");
+			expect(out.path).toBeNull();
+			expect(env.NODE_EXTRA_CA_CERTS).toBe("/user/corp.pem");
+		});
+
+		it("reports write-failed when the bundle cannot be written", () => {
+			const realFs = require("node:fs");
+			const failingFs = {
+				...realFs,
+				mkdirSync: () => {
+					throw new Error("EACCES");
+				},
+				writeFileSync: () => {
+					throw new Error("EACCES");
+				},
+			};
+			const env: Record<string, string> = { CLINE_DIR: dir };
+			const out = caCerts.configureNodeExtraCaCerts(env, {
+				tls: fakeTls([certSystem]),
+				fs: failingFs,
+			});
+			expect(out.action).toBe("write-failed");
+			expect(out.path).toBeNull();
+			expect(env.NODE_EXTRA_CA_CERTS).toBeUndefined();
+		});
+
+		it("reuses a stale bundle when the rewrite fails", () => {
+			// First run writes the bundle normally.
+			const env: Record<string, string> = { CLINE_DIR: dir };
+			const managedPath = caCerts.configureNodeExtraCaCerts(env, {
+				tls: fakeTls([certSystem]),
+			}).path as string;
+
+			// Second run: writes fail, but the stale bundle is still readable.
+			const realFs = require("node:fs");
+			const failingFs = {
+				...realFs,
+				mkdirSync: () => {
+					throw new Error("EACCES");
+				},
+				writeFileSync: () => {
+					throw new Error("EACCES");
+				},
+			};
+			const env2: Record<string, string> = { CLINE_DIR: dir };
+			const out = caCerts.configureNodeExtraCaCerts(env2, {
+				// A different system cert forces a rewrite attempt (not "unchanged").
+				tls: fakeTls([certUser]),
+				fs: failingFs,
+			});
+
+			expect(out.action).toBe("write-failed-reused");
+			expect(env2.NODE_EXTRA_CA_CERTS).toBe(managedPath);
+		});
+	});
+
+	describe("countCerts", () => {
+		it("counts individual certificates, not files", () => {
+			// One file holding two certs must report 2, not 1.
+			const twoInOne = `${certUser}\n${certSystem}`;
+			expect(caCerts.countCerts([twoInOne])).toBe(2);
+			expect(caCerts.countCerts([certUser, certSystem])).toBe(2);
+			expect(caCerts.countCerts([])).toBe(0);
+		});
+	});
+
+	describe("shouldWarnApiUnavailable", () => {
+		it("warns once per Node version, then stays quiet", () => {
+			const env = { CLINE_DIR: dir };
+			const deps = { nodeVersion: "22.1.0" };
+			expect(caCerts.shouldWarnApiUnavailable(env, deps)).toBe(true);
+			expect(caCerts.shouldWarnApiUnavailable(env, deps)).toBe(false);
+		});
+
+		it("re-arms when the Node version changes", () => {
+			const env = { CLINE_DIR: dir };
+			expect(
+				caCerts.shouldWarnApiUnavailable(env, { nodeVersion: "22.1.0" }),
+			).toBe(true);
+			expect(
+				caCerts.shouldWarnApiUnavailable(env, { nodeVersion: "22.14.0" }),
+			).toBe(true);
+			expect(
+				caCerts.shouldWarnApiUnavailable(env, { nodeVersion: "22.1.0" }),
+			).toBe(false);
+		});
+
+		it("still warns when the stamp cannot be written", () => {
+			const realFs = require("node:fs");
+			const failingFs = {
+				...realFs,
+				mkdirSync: () => {
+					throw new Error("EACCES");
+				},
+				writeFileSync: () => {
+					throw new Error("EACCES");
+				},
+			};
+			const env = { CLINE_DIR: dir };
+			const deps = { fs: failingFs, nodeVersion: "22.1.0" };
+			// Bookkeeping failure must never suppress the diagnostic.
+			expect(caCerts.shouldWarnApiUnavailable(env, deps)).toBe(true);
+			expect(caCerts.shouldWarnApiUnavailable(env, deps)).toBe(true);
+		});
+	});
+});

apps/cli/src/commands/config.ts

@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import { existsSync, readdirSync, readFileSync } from "node:fs";
+import { existsSync, readdirSync } from "node:fs";
 import { homedir } from "node:os";
 import { basename, extname, join } from "node:path";
 import {
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ import {
 	type SkillConfig,
 	type WorkflowConfig,
 } from "@cline/core";
+import { readFileSyncStrippingUtf8Bom } from "@cline/shared/node";
 import { Command } from "commander";
 import { getToolCatalog } from "../runtime/tools";
 import { loadInteractiveConfigData } from "../tui/interactive-config";
@@ -209,7 +210,7 @@ async function runAgentsConfigCommand(
 					continue;
 				}
 				const filePath = join(directory, entry.name);
-				const raw = readFileSync(filePath, "utf8");
+				const raw = readFileSyncStrippingUtf8Bom(filePath);
 				const frontmatterMatch = raw.match(/^---\r?\n([\s\S]*?)\r?\n---/);
 				const frontmatter = frontmatterMatch?.[1] ?? "";
 				const nameMatch = frontmatter.match(/^\s*name:\s*(.+?)\s*$/m);

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

@@ -0,0 +1,494 @@
+import { afterEach, beforeEach, describe, expect, it, vi } from "vitest";
+import {
+	CLINE_CONNECTOR_DETACHED_CHILD_ENV,
+	CONNECT_ALREADY_RUNNING_EXIT_CODE,
+} from "../connectors/common";
+import type { ConnectIo, ConnectRunContext } from "../connectors/types";
+import {
+	runConnectAdapter,
+	runRestartConnector,
+	runStopAllConnectors,
+	stopAllConnectors,
+} from "./connect";
+
+const mocks = vi.hoisted(() => ({
+	disableConnectorAutostart: vi.fn(),
+	getPersistedConnectorConnection: vi.fn(),
+	getConnector: vi.fn(),
+	listActiveConnectors: vi.fn(),
+	listConnectors: vi.fn((): Array<{ name: string; description: string }> => []),
+	persistConnectorConnection: vi.fn(),
+	removePersistedConnectorConnection: vi.fn(),
+	run: vi.fn(),
+	validate: vi.fn(),
+}));
+
+vi.mock("@cline/core", () => ({
+	disableConnectorAutostart: mocks.disableConnectorAutostart,
+	getPersistedConnectorConnection: mocks.getPersistedConnectorConnection,
+	listActiveConnectors: mocks.listActiveConnectors,
+	persistConnectorConnection: mocks.persistConnectorConnection,
+	removePersistedConnectorConnection: mocks.removePersistedConnectorConnection,
+}));
+
+vi.mock("../connectors/registry", () => ({
+	getConnector: mocks.getConnector,
+	listConnectors: mocks.listConnectors,
+}));
+
+describe("runConnectAdapter", () => {
+	const previousDetachedChild = process.env[CLINE_CONNECTOR_DETACHED_CHILD_ENV];
+	const io: ConnectIo = {
+		writeln: vi.fn(),
+		writeErr: vi.fn(),
+	};
+
+	beforeEach(() => {
+		vi.clearAllMocks();
+		mocks.listConnectors.mockReturnValue([]);
+		mocks.listActiveConnectors.mockReturnValue([]);
+		mocks.run.mockImplementation(
+			async (_args: string[], _io: ConnectIo, context: ConnectRunContext) => {
+				context.setPersistenceInstanceId("cline_bot");
+				return 0;
+			},
+		);
+		mocks.validate.mockResolvedValue(0);
+		mocks.getConnector.mockResolvedValue({
+			name: "telegram",
+			description: "Telegram",
+			run: mocks.run,
+			validate: mocks.validate,
+			showHelp: vi.fn(),
+		});
+	});
+
+	afterEach(() => {
+		if (previousDetachedChild === undefined) {
+			delete process.env[CLINE_CONNECTOR_DETACHED_CHILD_ENV];
+		} else {
+			process.env[CLINE_CONNECTOR_DETACHED_CHILD_ENV] = previousDetachedChild;
+		}
+	});
+
+	it("persists a successful detached connector start", async () => {
+		await expect(
+			runConnectAdapter("telegram", ["-k", "token"], io),
+		).resolves.toBe(0);
+
+		expect(mocks.persistConnectorConnection).toHaveBeenCalledWith(
+			"telegram",
+			"cline_bot",
+			["-k", "token"],
+		);
+		expect(mocks.disableConnectorAutostart).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
+	});
+
+	it("persists a successful env-only connector start", async () => {
+		await expect(runConnectAdapter("telegram", [], io)).resolves.toBe(0);
+
+		expect(mocks.persistConnectorConnection).toHaveBeenCalledWith(
+			"telegram",
+			"cline_bot",
+			[],
+		);
+		expect(mocks.disableConnectorAutostart).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
+	});
+
+	it("persists connector-resolved launch arguments", async () => {
+		mocks.run.mockImplementation(
+			async (_args: string[], _io: ConnectIo, context: ConnectRunContext) => {
+				context.setPersistenceInstanceId("resolved_bot");
+				context.setPersistenceArgs([
+					"--bot-token",
+					"token",
+					"--bot-username",
+					"resolved_bot",
+				]);
+				return 0;
+			},
+		);
+
+		await expect(
+			runConnectAdapter("telegram", ["--bot-token", "token"], io),
+		).resolves.toBe(0);
+
+		expect(mocks.persistConnectorConnection).toHaveBeenCalledWith(
+			"telegram",
+			"resolved_bot",
+			["--bot-token", "token", "--bot-username", "resolved_bot"],
+		);
+	});
+
+	it("does not rewrite persistence when a connector is already running", async () => {
+		mocks.run.mockResolvedValue(CONNECT_ALREADY_RUNNING_EXIT_CODE);
+
+		await expect(
+			runConnectAdapter("telegram", ["-k", "token"], io),
+		).resolves.toBe(0);
+
+		expect(mocks.persistConnectorConnection).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
+		expect(mocks.disableConnectorAutostart).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
+	});
+
+	it.each([
+		"-i",
+		"--interactive",
+	])("disables autostart after a successful %s foreground run exits", async (interactiveFlag) => {
+		await expect(
+			runConnectAdapter("telegram", ["-k", "token", interactiveFlag], io),
+		).resolves.toBe(0);
+
+		expect(mocks.persistConnectorConnection).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
+		expect(mocks.disableConnectorAutostart).toHaveBeenCalledWith(
+			"telegram",
+			"cline_bot",
+		);
+	});
+
+	it("does not change persistence after a failed foreground run", async () => {
+		mocks.run.mockResolvedValue(1);
+
+		await expect(
+			runConnectAdapter("telegram", ["-k", "token", "-i"], io),
+		).resolves.toBe(1);
+
+		expect(mocks.persistConnectorConnection).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
+		expect(mocks.disableConnectorAutostart).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
+	});
+
+	it("does not persist a failed detached launch", async () => {
+		mocks.run.mockResolvedValue(1);
+
+		await expect(
+			runConnectAdapter("telegram", ["-k", "token"], io),
+		).resolves.toBe(1);
+
+		expect(mocks.persistConnectorConnection).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
+		expect(mocks.disableConnectorAutostart).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
+	});
+
+	it("leaves persistence unchanged when an internal detached child exits", async () => {
+		process.env[CLINE_CONNECTOR_DETACHED_CHILD_ENV] = "1";
+
+		await expect(
+			runConnectAdapter("telegram", ["-k", "token", "-i"], io),
+		).resolves.toBe(0);
+
+		expect(mocks.persistConnectorConnection).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
+		expect(mocks.disableConnectorAutostart).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
+	});
+
+	it("does not persist help invocations", async () => {
+		await expect(runConnectAdapter("telegram", ["--help"], io)).resolves.toBe(
+			0,
+		);
+
+		expect(mocks.persistConnectorConnection).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
+		expect(mocks.disableConnectorAutostart).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
+	});
+
+	it("leaves autostart unchanged during shared process cleanup", async () => {
+		const stopAll = vi.fn().mockResolvedValue({
+			stoppedProcesses: 1,
+			failedProcesses: 0,
+			stoppedSessions: 2,
+		});
+		mocks.listConnectors.mockReturnValue([
+			{ name: "telegram", description: "Telegram" },
+		]);
+		mocks.getConnector.mockResolvedValue({
+			name: "telegram",
+			description: "Telegram",
+			run: mocks.run,
+			showHelp: vi.fn(),
+			stopAll,
+		});
+
+		await expect(stopAllConnectors(io)).resolves.toEqual({
+			stoppedProcesses: 1,
+			failedProcesses: 0,
+			stoppedSessions: 2,
+			executed: 1,
+		});
+
+		expect(stopAll).toHaveBeenCalledWith(io);
+		expect(mocks.disableConnectorAutostart).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
+	});
+
+	it("disables autostart for an explicit stop-all command", async () => {
+		const stopAll = vi.fn().mockResolvedValue({
+			stoppedProcesses: 1,
+			failedProcesses: 0,
+			stoppedSessions: 2,
+		});
+		mocks.listConnectors.mockReturnValue([
+			{ name: "telegram", description: "Telegram" },
+		]);
+		mocks.getConnector.mockResolvedValue({
+			name: "telegram",
+			description: "Telegram",
+			run: mocks.run,
+			showHelp: vi.fn(),
+			stopAll,
+		});
+
+		await expect(runStopAllConnectors(io)).resolves.toBe(0);
+
+		expect(stopAll).toHaveBeenCalledWith(io);
+		expect(mocks.disableConnectorAutostart).toHaveBeenCalledWith();
+	});
+
+	it("validates a replacement before stopping the active instance", async () => {
+		const stopInstance = vi.fn().mockResolvedValue({
+			stoppedProcesses: 1,
+			failedProcesses: 0,
+			stoppedSessions: 0,
+		});
+		mocks.validate.mockResolvedValue(1);
+		mocks.listActiveConnectors.mockReturnValue([
+			{
+				id: "telegram:cline_bot",
+				type: "telegram",
+				instanceId: "cline_bot",
+				pid: 123,
+				hubUrl: "ws://127.0.0.1:4317",
+				botUsername: "cline_bot",
+			},
+		]);
+		mocks.getConnector.mockResolvedValue({
+			name: "telegram",
+			description: "Telegram",
+			run: mocks.run,
+			validate: mocks.validate,
+			showHelp: vi.fn(),
+			stopInstance,
+		});
+
+		await expect(
+			runRestartConnector("telegram", ["-k", "bad-token"], io),
+		).resolves.toBe(1);
+
+		expect(mocks.validate).toHaveBeenCalledWith(["-k", "bad-token"], io);
+		expect(stopInstance).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
+		expect(mocks.run).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
+	});
+
+	it("shows restart help without stopping an active instance", async () => {
+		const stopInstance = vi.fn().mockResolvedValue({
+			stoppedProcesses: 1,
+			failedProcesses: 0,
+			stoppedSessions: 0,
+		});
+		mocks.listActiveConnectors.mockReturnValue([
+			{
+				id: "telegram:cline_bot",
+				type: "telegram",
+				instanceId: "cline_bot",
+				pid: 123,
+				hubUrl: "ws://127.0.0.1:4317",
+				botUsername: "cline_bot",
+			},
+		]);
+		mocks.getConnector.mockResolvedValue({
+			name: "telegram",
+			description: "Telegram",
+			run: mocks.run,
+			validate: mocks.validate,
+			showHelp: vi.fn(),
+			stopInstance,
+		});
+
+		await expect(runRestartConnector("telegram", ["--help"], io)).resolves.toBe(
+			0,
+		);
+
+		expect(mocks.run).toHaveBeenCalledWith(["--help"], io, expect.any(Object));
+		expect(mocks.validate).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
+		expect(stopInstance).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
+	});
+
+	it("restores the last successful launch when a replacement fails", async () => {
+		const stopInstance = vi.fn().mockResolvedValue({
+			stoppedProcesses: 1,
+			failedProcesses: 0,
+			stoppedSessions: 0,
+		});
+		mocks.listActiveConnectors.mockReturnValue([
+			{
+				id: "telegram:cline_bot",
+				type: "telegram",
+				instanceId: "cline_bot",
+				pid: 123,
+				hubUrl: "ws://127.0.0.1:4317",
+				botUsername: "cline_bot",
+			},
+		]);
+		mocks.getPersistedConnectorConnection.mockReturnValue({
+			channel: "telegram",
+			instanceId: "cline_bot",
+			connectArgs: ["-k", "new-token"],
+			lastSuccessfulArgs: ["-k", "old-token"],
+			enabled: true,
+			updatedAt: "2026-07-25T00:00:00.000Z",
+			lastConnectedAt: "2026-07-25T00:00:00.000Z",
+		});
+		mocks.run
+			.mockResolvedValueOnce(1)
+			.mockImplementationOnce(
+				async (_args: string[], _io: ConnectIo, context: ConnectRunContext) => {
+					context.setPersistenceInstanceId("cline_bot");
+					return 0;
+				},
+			);
+		mocks.getConnector.mockResolvedValue({
+			name: "telegram",
+			description: "Telegram",
+			run: mocks.run,
+			validate: mocks.validate,
+			showHelp: vi.fn(),
+			stopInstance,
+		});
+
+		await expect(
+			runRestartConnector("telegram", ["-k", "new-token"], io),
+		).resolves.toBe(1);
+
+		expect(stopInstance).toHaveBeenCalledWith("cline_bot", io);
+		expect(mocks.run).toHaveBeenNthCalledWith(
+			1,
+			["-k", "new-token"],
+			io,
+			expect.any(Object),
+		);
+		expect(mocks.run).toHaveBeenNthCalledWith(
+			2,
+			["-k", "old-token"],
+			io,
+			expect.any(Object),
+		);
+		expect(mocks.disableConnectorAutostart).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
+		expect(mocks.persistConnectorConnection).toHaveBeenCalledWith(
+			"telegram",
+			"cline_bot",
+			["-k", "old-token"],
+		);
+	});
+
+	it("restarts an active instance without persisted rollback arguments", async () => {
+		const stopInstance = vi.fn().mockResolvedValue({
+			stoppedProcesses: 1,
+			failedProcesses: 0,
+			stoppedSessions: 0,
+		});
+		mocks.listActiveConnectors.mockReturnValue([
+			{
+				id: "telegram:cline_bot",
+				type: "telegram",
+				instanceId: "cline_bot",
+				pid: 123,
+				hubUrl: "ws://127.0.0.1:4317",
+				botUsername: "cline_bot",
+			},
+		]);
+		mocks.getPersistedConnectorConnection.mockReturnValue(undefined);
+		mocks.getConnector.mockResolvedValue({
+			name: "telegram",
+			description: "Telegram",
+			run: mocks.run,
+			validate: mocks.validate,
+			showHelp: vi.fn(),
+			stopInstance,
+		});
+
+		await expect(
+			runRestartConnector("telegram", ["-k", "new-token"], io),
+		).resolves.toBe(0);
+
+		expect(stopInstance).toHaveBeenCalledWith("cline_bot", io);
+		expect(mocks.run).toHaveBeenCalledWith(
+			["-k", "new-token"],
+			io,
+			expect.any(Object),
+		);
+	});
+
+	it("does not start a replacement when the active process cannot be stopped", async () => {
+		const stopInstance = vi.fn().mockResolvedValue({
+			stoppedProcesses: 0,
+			failedProcesses: 1,
+			stoppedSessions: 0,
+		});
+		mocks.listActiveConnectors.mockReturnValue([
+			{
+				id: "telegram:cline_bot",
+				type: "telegram",
+				instanceId: "cline_bot",
+				pid: 123,
+				hubUrl: "ws://127.0.0.1:4317",
+				botUsername: "cline_bot",
+			},
+		]);
+		mocks.getConnector.mockResolvedValue({
+			name: "telegram",
+			description: "Telegram",
+			run: mocks.run,
+			validate: mocks.validate,
+			showHelp: vi.fn(),
+			stopInstance,
+		});
+
+		await expect(
+			runRestartConnector("telegram", ["-k", "new-token"], io),
+		).resolves.toBe(1);
+
+		expect(stopInstance).toHaveBeenCalledWith("cline_bot", io);
+		expect(mocks.run).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
+	});
+
+	it("does not count an already-running instance as a successful replacement", async () => {
+		const stopInstance = vi.fn().mockResolvedValue({
+			stoppedProcesses: 1,
+			failedProcesses: 0,
+			stoppedSessions: 0,
+		});
+		mocks.listActiveConnectors.mockReturnValue([
+			{
+				id: "telegram:cline_bot",
+				type: "telegram",
+				instanceId: "cline_bot",
+				pid: 123,
+				hubUrl: "ws://127.0.0.1:4317",
+				botUsername: "cline_bot",
+			},
+		]);
+		mocks.getPersistedConnectorConnection.mockReturnValue({
+			channel: "telegram",
+			instanceId: "cline_bot",
+			connectArgs: ["-k", "new-token"],
+			lastSuccessfulArgs: ["-k", "old-token"],
+			enabled: true,
+			updatedAt: "2026-07-25T00:00:00.000Z",
+			lastConnectedAt: "2026-07-25T00:00:00.000Z",
+		});
+		mocks.run.mockResolvedValue(CONNECT_ALREADY_RUNNING_EXIT_CODE);
+		mocks.getConnector.mockResolvedValue({
+			name: "telegram",
+			description: "Telegram",
+			run: mocks.run,
+			validate: mocks.validate,
+			showHelp: vi.fn(),
+			stopInstance,
+		});
+
+		await expect(
+			runRestartConnector("telegram", ["-k", "new-token"], io),
+		).resolves.toBe(1);
+
+		expect(mocks.run).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1);
+		expect(io.writeErr).toHaveBeenCalledWith(
+			"[connect] replacement was not started because telegram instance cline_bot is still running",
+		);
+		expect(mocks.persistConnectorConnection).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
+	});
+});

apps/cli/src/commands/connect.ts

@@ -1,10 +1,29 @@
+import {
+	disableConnectorAutostart,
+	getPersistedConnectorConnection,
+	listActiveConnectors,
+	persistConnectorConnection,
+	removePersistedConnectorConnection,
+} from "@cline/core";
+import {
+	CLINE_CONNECTOR_DETACHED_CHILD_ENV,
+	CONNECT_ALREADY_RUNNING_EXIT_CODE,
+} from "../connectors/common";
 import { getConnector, listConnectors } from "../connectors/registry";
-import type { ConnectIo, ConnectStopResult } from "../connectors/types";
+import type {
+	ConnectIo,
+	ConnectRunContext,
+	ConnectStopResult,
+} from "../connectors/types";
+
+const HELP_FLAGS = new Set(["-h", "--help"]);
+const INTERACTIVE_FLAGS = new Set(["-i", "--interactive"]);
 
 export async function stopAllConnectors(
 	io: ConnectIo,
 ): Promise<ConnectStopResult & { executed: number }> {
 	let stoppedProcesses = 0;
+	let failedProcesses = 0;
 	let stoppedSessions = 0;
 	let executed = 0;
 	for (const entry of listConnectors()) {
@@ -18,42 +37,209 @@ export async function stopAllConnectors(
 		executed += 1;
 		const result = await connector.stopAll(io);
 		stoppedProcesses += result.stoppedProcesses;
+		failedProcesses += result.failedProcesses;
 		stoppedSessions += result.stoppedSessions;
 	}
-	return { stoppedProcesses, stoppedSessions, executed };
+	return { stoppedProcesses, failedProcesses, stoppedSessions, executed };
 }
 
 export async function runStopAllConnectors(io: ConnectIo): Promise<number> {
-	const { stoppedProcesses, stoppedSessions, executed } =
+	const { stoppedProcesses, failedProcesses, stoppedSessions, executed } =
 		await stopAllConnectors(io);
 	if (executed === 0) {
 		io.writeln("[connect] no adapters support stop yet");
 		return 0;
 	}
+	disableConnectorAutostart();
 	io.writeln(
-		`[connect] stopped processes=${stoppedProcesses} sessions=${stoppedSessions}`,
+		`[connect] stopped processes=${stoppedProcesses} failed=${failedProcesses} sessions=${stoppedSessions}`,
 	);
-	return 0;
+	return failedProcesses === 0 ? 0 : 1;
 }
 
 export async function runStopConnector(
 	adapterName: string,
 	io: ConnectIo,
+	options: {
+		autostart: "disable" | "preserve";
+		instanceId?: string;
+	} = {
+		autostart: "disable",
+	},
 ): Promise<number> {
 	const connector = await getConnector(adapterName);
 	if (!connector) {
 		io.writeErr(`unknown connect adapter "${adapterName}"`);
 		return 1;
 	}
-	if (!connector.stopAll) {
+	const stop = options.instanceId
+		? connector.stopInstance
+			? () => connector.stopInstance?.(options.instanceId ?? "", io)
+			: undefined
+		: connector.stopAll
+			? () => connector.stopAll?.(io)
+			: undefined;
+	if (!stop) {
 		io.writeErr(`connect adapter "${adapterName}" does not support stop`);
 		return 1;
 	}
-	const result: ConnectStopResult = await connector.stopAll(io);
+	const result = await stop();
+	if (!result) {
+		io.writeErr(`connect adapter "${adapterName}" does not support stop`);
+		return 1;
+	}
+	if (options.autostart === "disable") {
+		disableConnectorAutostart(connector.name, options.instanceId);
+	}
 	io.writeln(
-		`[connect] ${connector.name} stopped processes=${result.stoppedProcesses} sessions=${result.stoppedSessions}`,
+		`[connect] ${connector.name}${options.instanceId ? ` instance=${options.instanceId}` : ""} stopped processes=${result.stoppedProcesses} failed=${result.failedProcesses} sessions=${result.stoppedSessions}`,
 	);
-	return 0;
+	return result.failedProcesses === 0 ? 0 : 1;
+}
+
+export async function runRestartConnector(
+	adapterName: string,
+	passthroughArgs: string[],
+	io: ConnectIo,
+	requestedInstanceId?: string,
+): Promise<number> {
+	if (passthroughArgs.some((arg) => HELP_FLAGS.has(arg))) {
+		return await runConnectAdapter(adapterName, passthroughArgs, io);
+	}
+	const connector = await getConnector(adapterName);
+	if (!connector) {
+		io.writeErr(`unknown connect adapter "${adapterName}"`);
+		return 1;
+	}
+	const activeInstances = listActiveConnectors().filter(
+		(record) => record.type === adapterName,
+	);
+	if (!requestedInstanceId && activeInstances.length > 1) {
+		io.writeErr(
+			`cannot safely restart ${adapterName}: ${activeInstances.length} instances are active; specify an instance`,
+		);
+		return 1;
+	}
+	const instanceId = requestedInstanceId ?? activeInstances[0]?.instanceId;
+	const targetIsActive =
+		instanceId !== undefined &&
+		activeInstances.some((record) => record.instanceId === instanceId);
+	if (!targetIsActive || !instanceId) {
+		return await runConnectAdapter(adapterName, passthroughArgs, io);
+	}
+
+	const validationExitCode = await connector.validate(passthroughArgs, io);
+	if (validationExitCode !== 0) {
+		return validationExitCode;
+	}
+	const previousConnection = getPersistedConnectorConnection(
+		adapterName,
+		instanceId,
+	);
+	const stopExitCode = await runStopConnector(adapterName, io, {
+		autostart: "preserve",
+		instanceId,
+	});
+	if (stopExitCode !== 0) {
+		return stopExitCode;
+	}
+	const replacement = await runConnectAdapterWithResult(
+		adapterName,
+		passthroughArgs,
+		io,
+	);
+	if (replacement.exitCode === 0) {
+		if (replacement.instanceId && replacement.instanceId !== instanceId) {
+			removePersistedConnectorConnection(adapterName, instanceId);
+		}
+		return 0;
+	}
+	if (replacement.exitCode === CONNECT_ALREADY_RUNNING_EXIT_CODE) {
+		io.writeErr(
+			`[connect] replacement was not started because ${adapterName} instance ${instanceId} is still running`,
+		);
+		return 1;
+	}
+	if (!previousConnection) {
+		io.writeErr(
+			`[connect] replacement failed and ${adapterName} instance ${instanceId} has no successful launch arguments for rollback`,
+		);
+		return replacement.exitCode;
+	}
+
+	io.writeErr(
+		`[connect] replacement failed; restoring ${adapterName} instance ${instanceId}`,
+	);
+	const rollback = await runConnectAdapterWithResult(
+		adapterName,
+		previousConnection.lastSuccessfulArgs,
+		io,
+	);
+	if (rollback.exitCode === 0) {
+		io.writeln(`[connect] restored ${adapterName} instance ${instanceId}`);
+	} else {
+		io.writeErr(
+			`[connect] failed to restore ${adapterName} instance ${instanceId}`,
+		);
+	}
+	return replacement.exitCode;
+}
+
+interface ConnectAdapterResult {
+	exitCode: number;
+	instanceId?: string;
+}
+
+async function runConnectAdapterWithResult(
+	adapterName: string,
+	passthroughArgs: string[],
+	io: ConnectIo,
+): Promise<ConnectAdapterResult> {
+	const connector = await getConnector(adapterName);
+	if (!connector) {
+		io.writeErr(`unknown connect adapter "${adapterName}"`);
+		return { exitCode: 1 };
+	}
+	let persistenceArgs = passthroughArgs;
+	let persistenceInstanceId: string | undefined;
+	const context: ConnectRunContext = {
+		setPersistenceArgs: (args) => {
+			persistenceArgs = [...args];
+		},
+		setPersistenceInstanceId: (instanceId) => {
+			persistenceInstanceId = instanceId;
+		},
+	};
+	const exitCode = await connector.run(passthroughArgs, io, context);
+	if (exitCode === CONNECT_ALREADY_RUNNING_EXIT_CODE) {
+		return { exitCode, instanceId: persistenceInstanceId };
+	}
+	const isHelpInvocation = passthroughArgs.some((arg) => HELP_FLAGS.has(arg));
+	const isInteractiveInvocation = passthroughArgs.some((arg) =>
+		INTERACTIVE_FLAGS.has(arg),
+	);
+	const isDetachedChild =
+		process.env[CLINE_CONNECTOR_DETACHED_CHILD_ENV] === "1";
+	if (
+		exitCode === 0 &&
+		!isHelpInvocation &&
+		!isDetachedChild &&
+		isInteractiveInvocation
+	) {
+		disableConnectorAutostart(connector.name, persistenceInstanceId);
+	} else if (
+		exitCode === 0 &&
+		!isHelpInvocation &&
+		!isDetachedChild &&
+		persistenceInstanceId
+	) {
+		persistConnectorConnection(
+			connector.name,
+			persistenceInstanceId,
+			persistenceArgs,
+		);
+	}
+	return { exitCode, instanceId: persistenceInstanceId };
 }
 
 export async function runConnectAdapter(
@@ -61,12 +247,14 @@ export async function runConnectAdapter(
 	passthroughArgs: string[],
 	io: ConnectIo,
 ): Promise<number> {
-	const connector = await getConnector(adapterName);
-	if (!connector) {
-		io.writeErr(`unknown connect adapter "${adapterName}"`);
-		return 1;
-	}
-	return connector.run(passthroughArgs, io);
+	const result = await runConnectAdapterWithResult(
+		adapterName,
+		passthroughArgs,
+		io,
+	);
+	return result.exitCode === CONNECT_ALREADY_RUNNING_EXIT_CODE
+		? 0
+		: result.exitCode;
 }
 
 export function formatAdapterList(): string {

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

@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ import {
 import os from "node:os";
 import path from "node:path";
 import { afterEach, describe, expect, it, vi } from "vitest";
+import { version as cliVersion } from "../../package.json";
 import { getCliBuildInfo } from "../utils/common";
 
 const {
@@ -21,6 +22,7 @@ const {
 	mockClearHubDiscovery,
 	mockStopLocalHubServerGracefully,
 	mockEnsureFileExists,
+	mockListActiveConnectors,
 	mockStopAllConnectors,
 } = vi.hoisted(() => ({
 	mockSpawnSync: vi.fn(),
@@ -49,8 +51,10 @@ const {
 	mockClearHubDiscovery: vi.fn(),
 	mockStopLocalHubServerGracefully: vi.fn(async () => false),
 	mockEnsureFileExists: vi.fn(),
+	mockListActiveConnectors: vi.fn(() => []),
 	mockStopAllConnectors: vi.fn(async () => ({
 		stoppedProcesses: 0,
+		failedProcesses: 0,
 		stoppedSessions: 0,
 		executed: 0,
 	})),
@@ -69,6 +73,7 @@ vi.mock("@cline/core", () => ({
 	readHubDiscovery: mockReadHubDiscovery,
 	stopLocalHubServerGracefully: mockStopLocalHubServerGracefully,
 	ensureFileExists: mockEnsureFileExists,
+	listActiveConnectors: mockListActiveConnectors,
 }));
 
 vi.mock("../connectors/common", () => ({
@@ -99,6 +104,7 @@ describe("runDoctorCommand", () => {
 		mockStopLocalHubServerGracefully.mockResolvedValue(false);
 		mockStopAllConnectors.mockResolvedValue({
 			stoppedProcesses: 0,
+			failedProcesses: 0,
 			stoppedSessions: 0,
 			executed: 0,
 		});
@@ -174,6 +180,40 @@ describe("runDoctorCommand", () => {
 		);
 	});
 
+	it("reports CLI and running hub Core versions", async () => {
+		const cwd = "/workspace";
+		mockReadHubDiscovery.mockResolvedValue({
+			url: "ws://127.0.0.1:25463/hub",
+			port: 25463,
+			pid: 50174,
+			coreVersion: "0.0.63",
+		});
+		mockProbeHubServer.mockResolvedValue({
+			url: "ws://127.0.0.1:25463/hub",
+			port: 25463,
+			pid: 50174,
+			coreVersion: "0.0.64",
+		});
+		mockSpawnSync.mockReturnValue({ status: 1, stdout: "" });
+
+		const output: string[] = [];
+		const code = await runDoctorCommand(
+			{ cwd, json: true },
+			{
+				writeln: (text) => {
+					output.push(text ?? "");
+				},
+				writeErr: () => {},
+			},
+		);
+
+		expect(code).toBe(0);
+		expect(JSON.parse(output[0] || "")).toMatchObject({
+			cliVersion,
+			coreVersion: "0.0.64",
+		});
+	});
+
 	it("doctor --fix clears wedged hub startup artifacts when no server is actually running", async () => {
 		const cwd = mkdtempSync(path.join(os.tmpdir(), "doctor-hub-fix-"));
 		tempDirs.push(cwd);
@@ -248,6 +288,7 @@ describe("runDoctorCommand", () => {
 		mockSpawnSync.mockReturnValue({ status: 1, stdout: "" });
 		mockStopAllConnectors.mockResolvedValue({
 			stoppedProcesses: 2,
+			failedProcesses: 0,
 			stoppedSessions: 5,
 			executed: 3,
 		});

apps/cli/src/commands/doctor.ts

@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ import { dirname, join } from "node:path";
 import {
 	clearHubDiscovery,
 	ensureFileExists,
+	listActiveConnectors,
 	probeHubServer,
 	readHubDiscovery,
 	resolveClineDataDir,
@@ -11,14 +12,15 @@ import {
 	resolveSharedHubOwnerContext,
 	stopLocalHubServerGracefully,
 } from "@cline/core";
-import { formatUptime, resolveClineBuildEnv } from "@cline/shared";
-import { Command } from "commander";
-import open from "open";
-import { isProcessRunning } from "../connectors/common";
 import {
 	type ActiveConnectorRecord,
-	listActiveConnectors,
-} from "../connectors/status";
+	formatUptime,
+	resolveClineBuildEnv,
+} from "@cline/shared";
+import { Command } from "commander";
+import open from "open";
+import { version as cliVersion } from "../../package.json";
+import { isProcessRunning } from "../connectors/common";
 import { getCliBuildInfo } from "../utils/common";
 import { c, writeln } from "../utils/output";
 import { stopAllConnectors } from "./connect";
@@ -49,6 +51,8 @@ type SpawnedProcessRecord = {
 
 type DoctorStatus = {
 	cwd: string;
+	cliVersion: string;
+	coreVersion?: string;
 	hubUrl?: string;
 	hubHealthy: boolean;
 	hubPid?: number;
@@ -337,6 +341,8 @@ async function collectDoctorStatus(cwd: string): Promise<DoctorStatus> {
 	];
 	return {
 		cwd,
+		cliVersion,
+		coreVersion: health?.coreVersion ?? discovery?.coreVersion,
 		hubUrl: current?.url,
 		hubHealthy: !!health?.url,
 		hubPid: current?.pid,
@@ -419,6 +425,8 @@ export async function runDoctorCommand(
 			io.writeln(JSON.stringify(before));
 			return 0;
 		}
+		writeln(`cli version ${c.dim}${before.cliVersion}${c.reset}`);
+		writeln(`core version ${c.dim}${before.coreVersion ?? "n/a"}${c.reset}`);
 		writeln(`hub url ${c.dim}${before.hubUrl ?? "none"}${c.reset}`);
 		writeln(
 			`hub healthy ${c.dim}${before.hubHealthy ? "yes" : "no"}${before.hubPid ? ` (pid=${before.hubPid})` : ""}${c.reset}`,

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

@@ -34,6 +34,7 @@ vi.mock("@cline/core", () => ({
 	stopLocalHubServerGracefully: mockStopLocalHubServerGracefully,
 }));
 
+import { version as cliVersion } from "../../package.json";
 import { createHubCommand } from "./hub";
 
 const originalBuildEnv = process.env.CLINE_BUILD_ENV;
@@ -63,6 +64,7 @@ describe("createHubCommand", () => {
 			port: 25463,
 			pid: 50174,
 			startedAt: "2026-01-01T00:00:00.000Z",
+			coreVersion: "0.0.62",
 		});
 
 		const output: string[] = [];
@@ -88,6 +90,8 @@ describe("createHubCommand", () => {
 			pid: 50174,
 			startedAt: "2026-01-01T00:00:00.000Z",
 			uptime: "1m 5s",
+			cliVersion,
+			coreVersion: "0.0.62",
 		});
 	});
 

apps/cli/src/commands/hub.ts

@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ import {
 } from "@cline/core";
 import { formatUptime, resolveClineBuildEnv } from "@cline/shared";
 import { Command } from "commander";
+import { version as cliVersion } from "../../package.json";
 
 interface HubCommandIo {
 	writeln: (text?: string) => void;
@@ -134,6 +135,8 @@ export function createHubCommand(
 					pid: health?.pid,
 					startedAt: health?.startedAt,
 					uptime,
+					cliVersion,
+					coreVersion: health?.coreVersion ?? discovery?.coreVersion,
 				}),
 			);
 		}),

apps/cli/src/commands/program.ts

@@ -136,6 +136,7 @@ export function commanderToParsedArgs(program: Command): ParsedArgs {
 		interactive: !!opts.tui,
 		outputMode: opts.json ? "json" : "text",
 		mode: opts.plan ? "plan" : opts.yolo ? "yolo" : opts.zen ? "zen" : "act",
+		modeExplicitlySet: !!(opts.plan || opts.act || opts.yolo || opts.zen),
 		sandbox: !!opts.dataDir,
 		acpMode: !!opts.acp,
 		thinking: false,

apps/cli/src/commands/schedule/common.ts

@@ -148,8 +148,10 @@ export function isJsonPath(path: string): boolean {
 	return path.toLowerCase().endsWith(".json");
 }
 
-export function parseMode(raw: string | undefined): "act" | "plan" | undefined {
-	if (raw === "act" || raw === "plan") {
+export function parseMode(
+	raw: string | undefined,
+): "act" | "plan" | "yolo" | undefined {
+	if (raw === "act" || raw === "plan" || raw === "yolo") {
 		return raw;
 	}
 	return undefined;

apps/cli/src/commands/schedule/handlers.ts

@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+import { CLINE_DEFAULT_MODEL_ID } from "@cline/shared";
 import type { Command } from "commander";
 import { ensureSchedulerHub } from "./client";
 import {
@@ -9,6 +10,7 @@ import {
 	mergeScheduleMetadata,
 	parseJsonObjectFlag,
 	parseList,
+	parseMode,
 	resolveAddress,
 	toPositiveInt,
 } from "./common";
@@ -63,8 +65,8 @@ export function registerScheduleCommands(
 		.option("--disabled", "Create in disabled state")
 		.option("--max-parallel <n>", "Max parallel executions", "1")
 		.option("--metadata-json <json>", "Metadata as JSON object")
-		.option("--mode <act|plan>", "Execution mode")
-		.option("--model <model>", "Model to use", "openai/gpt-5.3-codex")
+		.option("--mode <act|plan|yolo>", "Execution mode", "yolo")
+		.option("--model <model>", "Model to use", CLINE_DEFAULT_MODEL_ID)
 		.option("--provider <id>", "Provider ID", "cline")
 		.option("--system-prompt <text>", "System prompt override")
 		.option("--tags <list>", "Comma-separated tags")
@@ -96,7 +98,7 @@ export function registerScheduleCommands(
 					prompt: opts.prompt,
 					provider: opts.provider,
 					model: opts.model,
-					mode: opts.mode === "plan" ? "plan" : "act",
+					mode: parseMode(opts.mode) ?? "yolo",
 					workspaceRoot: opts.workspace,
 					cwd: opts.cwd,
 					systemPrompt: opts.systemPrompt,

apps/cli/src/commands/schedule/import-export.ts

@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 import { mkdir, readFile, writeFile } from "node:fs/promises";
 import { dirname, isAbsolute, resolve } from "node:path";
+import { CLINE_DEFAULT_MODEL_ID } from "@cline/shared";
 import type { Command } from "commander";
 import { ensureSchedulerHub } from "./client";
 import {
@@ -39,7 +40,7 @@ function resolveImportedModelSelection(parsed: Record<string, unknown>): {
 		modelSelection?.modelId ??
 			parsed.modelId ??
 			parsed.model ??
-			"openai/gpt-5.3-codex",
+			CLINE_DEFAULT_MODEL_ID,
 	).trim();
 	return { provider, model };
 }
@@ -165,7 +166,10 @@ export function registerScheduleImportCommand(
 					prompt: String(parsed.prompt ?? "").trim(),
 					provider,
 					model,
-					mode: parsed.mode === "plan" ? "plan" : "act",
+					mode:
+						parseMode(
+							typeof parsed.mode === "string" ? parsed.mode : undefined,
+						) ?? "yolo",
 					workspaceRoot,
 					cwd: String(parsed.cwd ?? "").trim() || undefined,
 					systemPrompt:
@@ -229,7 +233,7 @@ export function registerScheduleUpdateCommand(
 		.option("--enabled", "Enable the schedule")
 		.option("--max-parallel <n>", "New max parallel executions")
 		.option("--metadata-json <json>", "New metadata as JSON object")
-		.option("--mode <act|plan>", "New execution mode")
+		.option("--mode <act|plan|yolo>", "New execution mode")
 		.option("--model <model>", "New model")
 		.option("--name <name>", "New name")
 		.option("--pause", "Pause the schedule")

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

@@ -101,6 +101,22 @@ describe("getInstallationInfo", () => {
 		});
 	});
 
+	it("detects bun global installs from the resolved install path", () => {
+		// bun symlinks ~/.bun/bin/cline -> ~/.bun/install/global/node_modules/...,
+		// and realpathSync resolves through the symlink before detection runs.
+		const wrapperPath = createTempFile(
+			".bun/install/global/node_modules/cline/bin/cline",
+		);
+		process.env.CLINE_WRAPPER_PATH = wrapperPath;
+		process.argv = ["bun", "/$bunfs/root/cline", "update", "--verbose"];
+
+		expect(getInstallationInfo("1.2.3")).toEqual({
+			packageManager: PackageManager.BUN,
+			packageName: "cline",
+			updateCommand: "bun add -g cline@latest",
+		});
+	});
+
 	it("falls back to unknown when only Bun's virtual compiled path is available", () => {
 		delete process.env.CLINE_WRAPPER_PATH;
 		process.argv = ["bun", "/$bunfs/root/cline", "update", "--verbose"];

apps/cli/src/commands/update.ts

@@ -118,7 +118,12 @@ export function getInstallationInfo(currentVersion: string): InstallationInfo {
 				updateCommand: `yarn global add ${DEFAULT_PACKAGE_NAME}@${tag}`,
 			};
 		}
-		if (scriptPath.includes("/.bun/bin")) {
+		// `bun add -g` symlinks bins into ~/.bun/bin, but realpathSync resolves
+		// them to ~/.bun/install/global/node_modules/..., so match both.
+		if (
+			scriptPath.includes("/.bun/bin") ||
+			scriptPath.includes("/.bun/install/global/")
+		) {
 			return {
 				packageManager: PackageManager.BUN,
 				packageName: DEFAULT_PACKAGE_NAME,

apps/cli/src/connectors/adapters/discord.ts

@@ -59,6 +59,7 @@ import {
 import type {
 	ConnectCommandDefinition,
 	ConnectIo,
+	ConnectRunContext,
 	ConnectStopResult,
 } from "../types";
 import {
@@ -937,9 +938,18 @@ class DiscordConnector extends ConnectorBase<
 		);
 	}
 
-	protected override async runWithOptions(
+	override async stopInstance(
+		instanceId: string,
+		io: ConnectIo,
+	): Promise<ConnectStopResult> {
+		return await this.stopDiscordConnectorInstance(
+			this.resolveConnectorStatePath(instanceId),
+			io,
+		);
+	}
+
+	protected override async validateOptions(
 		options: ConnectDiscordOptions,
-		rawArgs: string[],
 		io: ConnectIo,
 	): Promise<number> {
 		if (!options.applicationId) {
@@ -960,7 +970,16 @@ class DiscordConnector extends ConnectorBase<
 			);
 			return 1;
 		}
+		return 0;
+	}
 
+	protected override async runWithOptions(
+		options: ConnectDiscordOptions,
+		rawArgs: string[],
+		io: ConnectIo,
+		context: ConnectRunContext,
+	): Promise<number> {
+		context.setPersistenceInstanceId(options.applicationId);
 		const statePath = this.resolveConnectorStatePath(options.applicationId);
 		const bindingsPath = this.resolveBindingsPath(options.applicationId);
 		const staleState = this.removeStaleState(
@@ -971,26 +990,24 @@ class DiscordConnector extends ConnectorBase<
 		if (staleState) {
 			clearBindingSessionIds<DiscordThreadState>(bindingsPath);
 		}
-		if (
-			await this.maybeRunInBackground({
-				rawArgs,
-				io,
-				interactive: options.interactive,
-				childEnvVar: "CLINE_DISCORD_CONNECT_CHILD",
-				statePath,
-				readState: (path) => this.readConnectorState(path),
-				isRunning: (state) => isProcessRunning(state.pid),
-				formatAlreadyRunningMessage: (state) =>
-					`[discord] connector already running pid=${state.pid} rpc=${state.rpcAddress} url=${state.baseUrl}`,
-				formatBackgroundStartMessage: (pid) =>
-					`[discord] starting background connector pid=${pid} application=${options.applicationId}`,
-				foregroundHint:
-					"[discord] use `cline connect discord -i ...` to run in the foreground",
-				launchFailureMessage:
-					"failed to launch Discord connector in background",
-			})
-		) {
-			return 0;
+		const backgroundExitCode = await this.maybeRunInBackground({
+			rawArgs,
+			io,
+			interactive: options.interactive,
+			childEnvVar: "CLINE_DISCORD_CONNECT_CHILD",
+			statePath,
+			readState: (path) => this.readConnectorState(path),
+			isRunning: (state) => isProcessRunning(state.pid),
+			formatAlreadyRunningMessage: (state) =>
+				`[discord] connector already running pid=${state.pid} rpc=${state.rpcAddress} url=${state.baseUrl}`,
+			formatBackgroundStartMessage: (pid) =>
+				`[discord] starting background connector pid=${pid} application=${options.applicationId}`,
+			foregroundHint:
+				"[discord] use `cline connect discord -i ...` to run in the foreground",
+			launchFailureMessage: "failed to launch Discord connector in background",
+		});
+		if (backgroundExitCode !== undefined) {
+			return backgroundExitCode;
 		}
 
 		const loggerAdapter = createCliLoggerAdapter({

apps/cli/src/connectors/adapters/gchat.ts

@@ -55,6 +55,7 @@ import {
 import type {
 	ConnectCommandDefinition,
 	ConnectIo,
+	ConnectRunContext,
 	ConnectStopResult,
 } from "../types";
 import {
@@ -409,11 +410,66 @@ class GoogleChatConnector extends ConnectorBase<
 		);
 	}
 
+	override async stopInstance(
+		instanceId: string,
+		io: ConnectIo,
+	): Promise<ConnectStopResult> {
+		return await this.stopGoogleChatConnectorInstance(
+			this.resolveConnectorStatePath(instanceId),
+			io,
+		);
+	}
+
+	private parseCredentials(
+		options: ConnectGoogleChatOptions,
+	):
+		| { client_email: string; private_key: string; project_id?: string }
+		| undefined {
+		if (!options.credentialsJson) {
+			return undefined;
+		}
+		const parsed = JSON.parse(options.credentialsJson) as Record<
+			string,
+			unknown
+		>;
+		if (
+			typeof parsed.client_email !== "string" ||
+			typeof parsed.private_key !== "string"
+		) {
+			throw new Error(
+				"credentials JSON must include string client_email and private_key fields",
+			);
+		}
+		return {
+			client_email: parsed.client_email,
+			private_key: parsed.private_key,
+			project_id:
+				typeof parsed.project_id === "string" ? parsed.project_id : undefined,
+		};
+	}
+
+	protected override async validateOptions(
+		options: ConnectGoogleChatOptions,
+		io: ConnectIo,
+	): Promise<number> {
+		try {
+			this.parseCredentials(options);
+			return 0;
+		} catch (error) {
+			io.writeErr(
+				`invalid GOOGLE_CHAT_CREDENTIALS JSON: ${error instanceof Error ? error.message : String(error)}`,
+			);
+			return 1;
+		}
+	}
+
 	protected override async runWithOptions(
 		options: ConnectGoogleChatOptions,
 		rawArgs: string[],
 		io: ConnectIo,
+		context: ConnectRunContext,
 	): Promise<number> {
+		context.setPersistenceInstanceId(options.userName);
 		const statePath = this.resolveConnectorStatePath(options.userName);
 		const bindingsPath = this.resolveBindingsPath(options.userName);
 		const staleState = this.removeStaleState(
@@ -424,26 +480,25 @@ class GoogleChatConnector extends ConnectorBase<
 		if (staleState) {
 			clearBindingSessionIds<GoogleChatThreadState>(bindingsPath);
 		}
-		if (
-			await this.maybeRunInBackground({
-				rawArgs,
-				io,
-				interactive: options.interactive,
-				childEnvVar: "CLINE_GCHAT_CONNECT_CHILD",
-				statePath,
-				readState: (path) => this.readConnectorState(path),
-				isRunning: (state) => isProcessRunning(state.pid),
-				formatAlreadyRunningMessage: (state) =>
-					`[gchat] connector already running pid=${state.pid} rpc=${state.rpcAddress} url=${state.baseUrl}`,
-				formatBackgroundStartMessage: (pid) =>
-					`[gchat] starting background connector pid=${pid} user=${options.userName}`,
-				foregroundHint:
-					"[gchat] use `cline connect gchat -i ...` to run in the foreground",
-				launchFailureMessage:
-					"failed to launch Google Chat connector in background",
-			})
-		) {
-			return 0;
+		const backgroundExitCode = await this.maybeRunInBackground({
+			rawArgs,
+			io,
+			interactive: options.interactive,
+			childEnvVar: "CLINE_GCHAT_CONNECT_CHILD",
+			statePath,
+			readState: (path) => this.readConnectorState(path),
+			isRunning: (state) => isProcessRunning(state.pid),
+			formatAlreadyRunningMessage: (state) =>
+				`[gchat] connector already running pid=${state.pid} rpc=${state.rpcAddress} url=${state.baseUrl}`,
+			formatBackgroundStartMessage: (pid) =>
+				`[gchat] starting background connector pid=${pid} user=${options.userName}`,
+			foregroundHint:
+				"[gchat] use `cline connect gchat -i ...` to run in the foreground",
+			launchFailureMessage:
+				"failed to launch Google Chat connector in background",
+		});
+		if (backgroundExitCode !== undefined) {
+			return backgroundExitCode;
 		}
 
 		const loggerAdapter = createCliLoggerAdapter({
@@ -452,38 +507,7 @@ class GoogleChatConnector extends ConnectorBase<
 		});
 		const logger = createChatSdkLogger(loggerAdapter);
 		const consoleLogger = new ConsoleLogger("info", "gchat-connect");
-		let parsedCredentials:
-			| { client_email: string; private_key: string; project_id?: string }
-			| undefined;
-		if (options.credentialsJson) {
-			try {
-				const parsed = JSON.parse(options.credentialsJson) as Record<
-					string,
-					unknown
-				>;
-				if (
-					typeof parsed.client_email !== "string" ||
-					typeof parsed.private_key !== "string"
-				) {
-					throw new Error(
-						"credentials JSON must include string client_email and private_key fields",
-					);
-				}
-				parsedCredentials = {
-					client_email: parsed.client_email,
-					private_key: parsed.private_key,
-					project_id:
-						typeof parsed.project_id === "string"
-							? parsed.project_id
-							: undefined,
-				};
-			} catch (error) {
-				io.writeErr(
-					`invalid GOOGLE_CHAT_CREDENTIALS JSON: ${error instanceof Error ? error.message : String(error)}`,
-				);
-				return 1;
-			}
-		}
+		const parsedCredentials = this.parseCredentials(options);
 		const endpointUrl = `${options.baseUrl.replace(/\/$/, "")}/api/webhooks/gchat`;
 		const gchat = createGoogleChatAdapter(
 			parsedCredentials

apps/cli/src/connectors/adapters/linear.ts

@@ -51,6 +51,7 @@ import {
 import type {
 	ConnectCommandDefinition,
 	ConnectIo,
+	ConnectRunContext,
 	ConnectStopResult,
 } from "../types";
 import { getConnectorSystemPrompt } from "./prompts";
@@ -477,11 +478,23 @@ class LinearConnector extends ConnectorBase<
 		);
 	}
 
+	override async stopInstance(
+		instanceId: string,
+		io: ConnectIo,
+	): Promise<ConnectStopResult> {
+		return await this.stopLinearConnectorInstance(
+			this.resolveConnectorStatePath(instanceId),
+			io,
+		);
+	}
+
 	protected override async runWithOptions(
 		options: ConnectLinearOptions,
 		rawArgs: string[],
 		io: ConnectIo,
+		context: ConnectRunContext,
 	): Promise<number> {
+		context.setPersistenceInstanceId(options.userName);
 		const statePath = this.resolveConnectorStatePath(options.userName);
 		const bindingsPath = this.resolveBindingsPath(options.userName);
 		const staleState = this.removeStaleState(
@@ -492,25 +505,24 @@ class LinearConnector extends ConnectorBase<
 		if (staleState) {
 			clearBindingSessionIds<LinearThreadState>(bindingsPath);
 		}
-		if (
-			await this.maybeRunInBackground({
-				rawArgs,
-				io,
-				interactive: options.interactive,
-				childEnvVar: "CLINE_LINEAR_CONNECT_CHILD",
-				statePath,
-				readState: (path) => this.readConnectorState(path),
-				isRunning: (state) => isProcessRunning(state.pid),
-				formatAlreadyRunningMessage: (state) =>
-					`[linear] connector already running pid=${state.pid} rpc=${state.rpcAddress} url=${state.baseUrl}`,
-				formatBackgroundStartMessage: (pid) =>
-					`[linear] starting background connector pid=${pid} user=${options.userName}`,
-				foregroundHint:
-					"[linear] use `cline connect linear -i ...` to run in the foreground",
-				launchFailureMessage: "failed to launch Linear connector in background",
-			})
-		) {
-			return 0;
+		const backgroundExitCode = await this.maybeRunInBackground({
+			rawArgs,
+			io,
+			interactive: options.interactive,
+			childEnvVar: "CLINE_LINEAR_CONNECT_CHILD",
+			statePath,
+			readState: (path) => this.readConnectorState(path),
+			isRunning: (state) => isProcessRunning(state.pid),
+			formatAlreadyRunningMessage: (state) =>
+				`[linear] connector already running pid=${state.pid} rpc=${state.rpcAddress} url=${state.baseUrl}`,
+			formatBackgroundStartMessage: (pid) =>
+				`[linear] starting background connector pid=${pid} user=${options.userName}`,
+			foregroundHint:
+				"[linear] use `cline connect linear -i ...` to run in the foreground",
+			launchFailureMessage: "failed to launch Linear connector in background",
+		});
+		if (backgroundExitCode !== undefined) {
+			return backgroundExitCode;
 		}
 
 		const loggerAdapter = createCliLoggerAdapter({

apps/cli/src/connectors/adapters/slack.ts

@@ -61,6 +61,7 @@ import {
 import type {
 	ConnectCommandDefinition,
 	ConnectIo,
+	ConnectRunContext,
 	ConnectStopResult,
 } from "../types";
 import {
@@ -668,11 +669,23 @@ class SlackConnector extends ConnectorBase<
 		);
 	}
 
+	override async stopInstance(
+		instanceId: string,
+		io: ConnectIo,
+	): Promise<ConnectStopResult> {
+		return await this.stopSlackConnectorInstance(
+			this.resolveConnectorStatePath(instanceId),
+			io,
+		);
+	}
+
 	protected override async runWithOptions(
 		options: ConnectSlackOptions,
 		rawArgs: string[],
 		io: ConnectIo,
+		context: ConnectRunContext,
 	): Promise<number> {
+		context.setPersistenceInstanceId(options.userName);
 		const statePath = this.resolveConnectorStatePath(options.userName);
 		const bindingsPath = this.resolveBindingsPath(options.userName);
 		const stateStorePath = this.resolveStateStorePath(options.userName);
@@ -684,27 +697,26 @@ class SlackConnector extends ConnectorBase<
 		if (staleState) {
 			clearBindingSessionIds<SlackThreadState>(bindingsPath);
 		}
-		if (
-			await this.maybeRunInBackground({
-				rawArgs,
-				io,
-				interactive: options.interactive,
-				childEnvVar: "CLINE_SLACK_CONNECT_CHILD",
-				statePath,
-				readState: (path) => this.readConnectorState(path),
-				isRunning: (state) => isProcessRunning(state.pid),
-				formatAlreadyRunningMessage: (state) =>
-					state.connectionMode === "socket"
-						? `[slack] connector already running pid=${state.pid} rpc=${state.rpcAddress} mode=socket`
-						: `[slack] connector already running pid=${state.pid} rpc=${state.rpcAddress} url=${state.baseUrl}`,
-				formatBackgroundStartMessage: (pid) =>
-					`[slack] starting background connector pid=${pid} user=${options.userName} mode=${options.connectionMode}`,
-				foregroundHint:
-					"[slack] use `cline connect slack -i ...` to run in the foreground",
-				launchFailureMessage: "failed to launch Slack connector in background",
-			})
-		) {
-			return 0;
+		const backgroundExitCode = await this.maybeRunInBackground({
+			rawArgs,
+			io,
+			interactive: options.interactive,
+			childEnvVar: "CLINE_SLACK_CONNECT_CHILD",
+			statePath,
+			readState: (path) => this.readConnectorState(path),
+			isRunning: (state) => isProcessRunning(state.pid),
+			formatAlreadyRunningMessage: (state) =>
+				state.connectionMode === "socket"
+					? `[slack] connector already running pid=${state.pid} rpc=${state.rpcAddress} mode=socket`
+					: `[slack] connector already running pid=${state.pid} rpc=${state.rpcAddress} url=${state.baseUrl}`,
+			formatBackgroundStartMessage: (pid) =>
+				`[slack] starting background connector pid=${pid} user=${options.userName} mode=${options.connectionMode}`,
+			foregroundHint:
+				"[slack] use `cline connect slack -i ...` to run in the foreground",
+			launchFailureMessage: "failed to launch Slack connector in background",
+		});
+		if (backgroundExitCode !== undefined) {
+			return backgroundExitCode;
 		}
 
 		const loggerAdapter = createCliLoggerAdapter({

apps/cli/src/connectors/adapters/telegram.test.ts

@@ -2,9 +2,19 @@ import { mkdirSync, mkdtempSync, rmSync, writeFileSync } from "node:fs";
 import { tmpdir } from "node:os";
 import { join } from "node:path";
 import type { ConnectTelegramOptions } from "@cline/shared";
-import { afterEach, describe, expect, it, vi } from "vitest";
+import { afterEach, beforeEach, describe, expect, it, vi } from "vitest";
+import { CONNECT_ALREADY_RUNNING_EXIT_CODE } from "../common";
 import { __test__, telegramConnector } from "./telegram";
 
+const mocks = vi.hoisted(() => ({
+	spawnDetachedConnector: vi.fn(),
+}));
+
+vi.mock("../common", async (importOriginal) => ({
+	...(await importOriginal<typeof import("../common")>()),
+	spawnDetachedConnector: mocks.spawnDetachedConnector,
+}));
+
 const parseTelegramArgs = (rawArgs: string[]): ConnectTelegramOptions =>
 	(
 		telegramConnector as unknown as {
@@ -15,6 +25,11 @@ const parseTelegramArgs = (rawArgs: string[]): ConnectTelegramOptions =>
 const originalClineDataDir = process.env.CLINE_DATA_DIR;
 const tempDataDirs: string[] = [];
 
+beforeEach(() => {
+	vi.clearAllMocks();
+	mocks.spawnDetachedConnector.mockReturnValue(42);
+});
+
 function useTempClineDataDir(): string {
 	const dataDir = mkdtempSync(join(tmpdir(), "cline-telegram-test-"));
 	tempDataDirs.push(dataDir);
@@ -153,7 +168,7 @@ describe("telegramConnector", () => {
 		expect(options.botUsername).toBe("test_bot");
 	});
 
-	it("does not call getMe when the token-only connector is already running", async () => {
+	it("validates a token before reporting its connector as already running", async () => {
 		const dataDir = useTempClineDataDir();
 		const connectorDir = join(dataDir, "connectors", "telegram");
 		mkdirSync(connectorDir, { recursive: true });
@@ -167,26 +182,87 @@ describe("telegramConnector", () => {
 				startedAt: new Date().toISOString(),
 			}),
 		);
-		const fetchImpl = vi.fn(async () => {
-			throw new Error("unexpected getMe call");
-		});
+		const fetchImpl = vi.fn(async () =>
+			Response.json({
+				ok: true,
+				result: { username: "resolved_bot" },
+			}),
+		);
 		vi.stubGlobal("fetch", fetchImpl);
 		const output: string[] = [];
 		const errors: string[] = [];
 
 		await expect(
-			telegramConnector.run(["--bot-token", "123:test", "--cwd", "/tmp/work"], {
-				writeln: (text = "") => output.push(text),
-				writeErr: (text) => errors.push(text),
-			}),
-		).resolves.toBe(0);
+			telegramConnector.run(
+				["--bot-token", "123:test", "--cwd", "/tmp/work"],
+				{
+					writeln: (text = "") => output.push(text),
+					writeErr: (text) => errors.push(text),
+				},
+				{
+					setPersistenceArgs: vi.fn(),
+					setPersistenceInstanceId: vi.fn(),
+				},
+			),
+		).resolves.toBe(CONNECT_ALREADY_RUNNING_EXIT_CODE);
 
-		expect(fetchImpl).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
+		expect(fetchImpl).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1);
 		expect(errors).toEqual([]);
 		expect(output).toEqual([
 			`[telegram] connector already running pid=${process.pid} rpc=127.0.0.1:54321`,
 		]);
 	});
+
+	it("reports the resolved bot username in persistence args", async () => {
+		const dataDir = useTempClineDataDir();
+		vi.stubGlobal(
+			"fetch",
+			vi.fn(async () => {
+				return new Response(
+					JSON.stringify({
+						ok: true,
+						result: { username: "resolved_bot" },
+					}),
+				);
+			}),
+		);
+		const setPersistenceArgs = vi.fn();
+		const setPersistenceInstanceId = vi.fn();
+		mocks.spawnDetachedConnector.mockImplementation(() => {
+			const connectorDir = join(dataDir, "connectors", "telegram");
+			mkdirSync(connectorDir, { recursive: true });
+			writeFileSync(
+				join(connectorDir, "resolved_bot.json"),
+				JSON.stringify({
+					botUsername: "resolved_bot",
+					pid: process.pid,
+				}),
+			);
+			return process.pid;
+		});
+
+		await expect(
+			telegramConnector.run(
+				["--bot-token", "123:test", "--cwd", "/tmp/work"],
+				{
+					writeln: () => {},
+					writeErr: () => {},
+				},
+				{ setPersistenceArgs, setPersistenceInstanceId },
+			),
+		).resolves.toBe(0);
+
+		expect(setPersistenceArgs).toHaveBeenCalledWith([
+			"--bot-token",
+			"123:test",
+			"--cwd",
+			"/tmp/work",
+			"--bot-username",
+			"resolved_bot",
+		]);
+		expect(setPersistenceInstanceId).toHaveBeenCalledWith("resolved_bot");
+		expect(mocks.spawnDetachedConnector).toHaveBeenCalled();
+	});
 });
 
 describe("telegram bot username resolution", () => {

apps/cli/src/connectors/adapters/telegram.ts

@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ import {
 import { createWorkspaceChatCommandHost } from "../../utils/plugin-chat-commands";
 import { ConnectorBase } from "../base";
 import { createChatSdkLogger, enqueueThreadTurn } from "../chat-runtime";
-import { isProcessRunning } from "../common";
+import { CONNECT_ALREADY_RUNNING_EXIT_CODE, isProcessRunning } from "../common";
 import {
 	type ActiveConnectorTurn,
 	handleConnectorUserTurn,
@@ -51,6 +51,7 @@ import {
 import type {
 	ConnectCommandDefinition,
 	ConnectIo,
+	ConnectRunContext,
 	ConnectStopResult,
 } from "../types";
 import {
@@ -604,10 +605,37 @@ class TelegramConnector extends ConnectorBase<
 		);
 	}
 
+	override async stopInstance(
+		instanceId: string,
+		io: ConnectIo,
+	): Promise<ConnectStopResult> {
+		return await this.stopTelegramConnectorInstance(
+			this.resolveConnectorStatePath(instanceId),
+			io,
+		);
+	}
+
+	protected override async validateOptions(
+		options: ConnectTelegramOptions,
+		io: ConnectIo,
+	): Promise<number> {
+		try {
+			await resolveTelegramBotUsername({
+				...options,
+				botUsername: undefined,
+			});
+			return 0;
+		} catch (error) {
+			io.writeErr(error instanceof Error ? error.message : String(error));
+			return 1;
+		}
+	}
+
 	protected override async runWithOptions(
 		inputOptions: ConnectTelegramOptions,
 		rawArgs: string[],
 		io: ConnectIo,
+		context: ConnectRunContext,
 	): Promise<number> {
 		if (
 			!inputOptions.botUsername &&
@@ -621,7 +649,7 @@ class TelegramConnector extends ConnectorBase<
 				io.writeln(
 					`[telegram] connector already running pid=${runningState.pid} rpc=${runningState.rpcAddress}`,
 				);
-				return 0;
+				return CONNECT_ALREADY_RUNNING_EXIT_CODE;
 			}
 		}
 		let resolvedBotUsername: string;
@@ -638,6 +666,8 @@ class TelegramConnector extends ConnectorBase<
 		const backgroundArgs = inputOptions.botUsername
 			? rawArgs
 			: [...rawArgs, "--bot-username", resolvedBotUsername];
+		context.setPersistenceArgs(backgroundArgs);
+		context.setPersistenceInstanceId(options.botUsername);
 		const statePath = this.resolveConnectorStatePath(options.botUsername);
 		const bindingsPath = this.resolveBindingsPath(options.botUsername);
 		const staleState = this.removeStaleState(
@@ -648,26 +678,24 @@ class TelegramConnector extends ConnectorBase<
 		if (staleState) {
 			clearBindingSessionIds<TelegramThreadState>(bindingsPath);
 		}
-		if (
-			await this.maybeRunInBackground({
-				rawArgs: backgroundArgs,
-				io,
-				interactive: options.interactive,
-				childEnvVar: "CLINE_TELEGRAM_CONNECT_CHILD",
-				statePath,
-				readState: (path) => this.readConnectorState(path),
-				isRunning: (state) => isProcessRunning(state.pid),
-				formatAlreadyRunningMessage: (state) =>
-					`[telegram] connector already running pid=${state.pid} rpc=${state.rpcAddress}`,
-				formatBackgroundStartMessage: (pid) =>
-					`[telegram] starting background connector pid=${pid} bot=@${options.botUsername}`,
-				foregroundHint:
-					"[telegram] use `cline connect telegram -i ...` to run in the foreground",
-				launchFailureMessage:
-					"failed to launch Telegram connector in background",
-			})
-		) {
-			return 0;
+		const backgroundExitCode = await this.maybeRunInBackground({
+			rawArgs: backgroundArgs,
+			io,
+			interactive: options.interactive,
+			childEnvVar: "CLINE_TELEGRAM_CONNECT_CHILD",
+			statePath,
+			readState: (path) => this.readConnectorState(path),
+			isRunning: (state) => isProcessRunning(state.pid),
+			formatAlreadyRunningMessage: (state) =>
+				`[telegram] connector already running pid=${state.pid} rpc=${state.rpcAddress}`,
+			formatBackgroundStartMessage: (pid) =>
+				`[telegram] starting background connector pid=${pid} bot=@${options.botUsername}`,
+			foregroundHint:
+				"[telegram] use `cline connect telegram -i ...` to run in the foreground",
+			launchFailureMessage: "failed to launch Telegram connector in background",
+		});
+		if (backgroundExitCode !== undefined) {
+			return backgroundExitCode;
 		}
 
 		const loggerAdapter = createCliLoggerAdapter({

apps/cli/src/connectors/adapters/whatsapp.ts

@@ -55,6 +55,7 @@ import {
 import type {
 	ConnectCommandDefinition,
 	ConnectIo,
+	ConnectRunContext,
 	ConnectStopResult,
 } from "../types";
 import {
@@ -444,15 +445,27 @@ class WhatsAppConnector extends ConnectorBase<
 		);
 	}
 
+	override async stopInstance(
+		instanceId: string,
+		io: ConnectIo,
+	): Promise<ConnectStopResult> {
+		return await this.stopWhatsAppConnectorInstance(
+			this.resolveConnectorStatePath(instanceId),
+			io,
+		);
+	}
+
 	protected override async runWithOptions(
 		options: ConnectWhatsAppOptions,
 		rawArgs: string[],
 		io: ConnectIo,
+		context: ConnectRunContext,
 	): Promise<number> {
 		const instanceKey = resolveInstanceKey({
 			phoneNumberId: options.phoneNumberId,
 			userName: options.userName,
 		});
+		context.setPersistenceInstanceId(instanceKey);
 		const statePath = this.resolveConnectorStatePath(instanceKey);
 		const bindingsPath = this.resolveBindingsPath(instanceKey);
 		const staleState = this.removeStaleState(
@@ -463,26 +476,24 @@ class WhatsAppConnector extends ConnectorBase<
 		if (staleState) {
 			clearBindingSessionIds<WhatsAppThreadState>(bindingsPath);
 		}
-		if (
-			await this.maybeRunInBackground({
-				rawArgs,
-				io,
-				interactive: options.interactive,
-				childEnvVar: "CLINE_WHATSAPP_CONNECT_CHILD",
-				statePath,
-				readState: (path) => this.readConnectorState(path),
-				isRunning: (state) => isProcessRunning(state.pid),
-				formatAlreadyRunningMessage: (state) =>
-					`[whatsapp] connector already running pid=${state.pid} rpc=${state.rpcAddress} url=${state.baseUrl}`,
-				formatBackgroundStartMessage: (pid) =>
-					`[whatsapp] starting background connector pid=${pid} user=${options.userName}`,
-				foregroundHint:
-					"[whatsapp] use `cline connect whatsapp -i ...` to run in the foreground",
-				launchFailureMessage:
-					"failed to launch WhatsApp connector in background",
-			})
-		) {
-			return 0;
+		const backgroundExitCode = await this.maybeRunInBackground({
+			rawArgs,
+			io,
+			interactive: options.interactive,
+			childEnvVar: "CLINE_WHATSAPP_CONNECT_CHILD",
+			statePath,
+			readState: (path) => this.readConnectorState(path),
+			isRunning: (state) => isProcessRunning(state.pid),
+			formatAlreadyRunningMessage: (state) =>
+				`[whatsapp] connector already running pid=${state.pid} rpc=${state.rpcAddress} url=${state.baseUrl}`,
+			formatBackgroundStartMessage: (pid) =>
+				`[whatsapp] starting background connector pid=${pid} user=${options.userName}`,
+			foregroundHint:
+				"[whatsapp] use `cline connect whatsapp -i ...` to run in the foreground",
+			launchFailureMessage: "failed to launch WhatsApp connector in background",
+		});
+		if (backgroundExitCode !== undefined) {
+			return backgroundExitCode;
 		}
 
 		const loggerAdapter = createCliLoggerAdapter({

apps/cli/src/connectors/base.test.ts

@@ -0,0 +1,208 @@
+import { beforeEach, describe, expect, it, vi } from "vitest";
+import { ConnectorBase } from "./base";
+import { CONNECT_ALREADY_RUNNING_EXIT_CODE } from "./common";
+import type { ConnectIo } from "./types";
+
+const mocks = vi.hoisted(() => ({
+	isProcessRunning: vi.fn(),
+	spawnDetachedConnector: vi.fn(),
+	terminateProcess: vi.fn(),
+}));
+
+vi.mock("./common", async (importOriginal) => ({
+	...(await importOriginal<typeof import("./common")>()),
+	isProcessRunning: mocks.isProcessRunning,
+	spawnDetachedConnector: mocks.spawnDetachedConnector,
+	terminateProcess: mocks.terminateProcess,
+}));
+
+class TestConnector extends ConnectorBase<
+	Record<string, never>,
+	{ pid: number }
+> {
+	constructor() {
+		super("test", "Test connector");
+	}
+
+	protected readOptions(): Record<string, never> {
+		return {};
+	}
+
+	protected async runWithOptions(): Promise<number> {
+		return 0;
+	}
+
+	runBackground(
+		io: ConnectIo,
+		options?: {
+			readState?: () => { pid: number } | undefined;
+			isRunning?: (state: { pid: number }) => boolean;
+			startupTimeoutMs?: number;
+		},
+	): Promise<number | undefined> {
+		return this.maybeRunInBackground({
+			rawArgs: ["--token", "secret"],
+			io,
+			interactive: false,
+			childEnvVar: "CLINE_TEST_CONNECT_CHILD",
+			statePath: "/tmp/test-connector.json",
+			readState: options?.readState ?? (() => undefined),
+			isRunning: options?.isRunning ?? (() => false),
+			formatAlreadyRunningMessage: () => "already running",
+			formatBackgroundStartMessage: (pid) => `started ${pid}`,
+			foregroundHint: "foreground hint",
+			launchFailureMessage: "launch failed",
+			startupTimeoutMs: options?.startupTimeoutMs,
+		});
+	}
+
+	stopProcess(
+		io: ConnectIo,
+		options: {
+			statePath: string;
+			readState: (path: string) => { pid: number } | undefined;
+			stopSessions?: (state: { pid: number }) => Promise<number>;
+			clearBindings?: (state: { pid: number }) => void;
+		},
+	) {
+		return this.stopManagedProcess({
+			io,
+			statePath: options.statePath,
+			readState: options.readState,
+			describeStoppedProcess: (state) => `stopped pid=${state.pid}`,
+			getPid: (state) => state.pid,
+			stopSessions: options.stopSessions ?? (async () => 0),
+			clearBindings: options.clearBindings,
+		});
+	}
+}
+
+describe("ConnectorBase background launch", () => {
+	const io: ConnectIo = {
+		writeln: vi.fn(),
+		writeErr: vi.fn(),
+	};
+
+	beforeEach(() => {
+		vi.clearAllMocks();
+		mocks.isProcessRunning.mockReturnValue(true);
+		mocks.terminateProcess.mockResolvedValue(true);
+	});
+
+	it("returns a failure exit code when the detached process is not created", async () => {
+		mocks.spawnDetachedConnector.mockReturnValue(0);
+
+		await expect(new TestConnector().runBackground(io)).resolves.toBe(1);
+		expect(io.writeErr).toHaveBeenCalledWith("launch failed");
+	});
+
+	it("returns success only after a detached process receives a pid", async () => {
+		mocks.spawnDetachedConnector.mockReturnValue(42);
+		let reads = 0;
+
+		await expect(
+			new TestConnector().runBackground(io, {
+				readState: () => (++reads > 1 ? { pid: 42 } : undefined),
+				isRunning: () => true,
+			}),
+		).resolves.toBe(0);
+		expect(io.writeln).toHaveBeenCalledWith("started 42");
+	});
+
+	it("fails when the detached child exits before becoming ready", async () => {
+		mocks.spawnDetachedConnector.mockReturnValue(42);
+		mocks.isProcessRunning.mockReturnValue(false);
+
+		await expect(new TestConnector().runBackground(io)).resolves.toBe(1);
+
+		expect(io.writeErr).toHaveBeenCalledWith(
+			"launch failed: child exited before becoming ready",
+		);
+	});
+
+	it("terminates a detached child that never becomes ready", async () => {
+		mocks.spawnDetachedConnector.mockReturnValue(42);
+
+		await expect(
+			new TestConnector().runBackground(io, { startupTimeoutMs: 0 }),
+		).resolves.toBe(1);
+
+		expect(mocks.terminateProcess).toHaveBeenCalledWith(42);
+		expect(io.writeErr).toHaveBeenCalledWith(
+			"launch failed: timed out after 0ms",
+		);
+	});
+
+	it("returns a distinct result when a connector is already running", async () => {
+		await expect(
+			new TestConnector().runBackground(io, {
+				readState: () => ({ pid: 99 }),
+				isRunning: () => true,
+			}),
+		).resolves.toBe(CONNECT_ALREADY_RUNNING_EXIT_CODE);
+
+		expect(io.writeln).toHaveBeenCalledWith("already running");
+		expect(mocks.spawnDetachedConnector).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
+	});
+
+	it("keeps state and reports failure when the process survives termination", async () => {
+		const connector = new TestConnector();
+		const removeStateFile = vi.spyOn(
+			connector as unknown as { removeStateFile: (path: string) => void },
+			"removeStateFile",
+		);
+		const stopSessions = vi.fn(async () => 1);
+		const clearBindings = vi.fn();
+		mocks.terminateProcess.mockResolvedValue(false);
+		mocks.isProcessRunning.mockReturnValue(true);
+
+		await expect(
+			connector.stopProcess(io, {
+				statePath: "/tmp/test-connector.json",
+				readState: () => ({ pid: 42 }),
+				stopSessions,
+				clearBindings,
+			}),
+		).resolves.toEqual({
+			stoppedProcesses: 0,
+			failedProcesses: 1,
+			stoppedSessions: 0,
+		});
+
+		expect(removeStateFile).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
+		expect(stopSessions).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
+		expect(clearBindings).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
+		expect(io.writeErr).toHaveBeenCalledWith(
+			"[connect] failed to stop connector process pid=42",
+		);
+	});
+
+	it("cleans stale state after confirming the process is already gone", async () => {
+		const connector = new TestConnector();
+		const removeStateFile = vi.spyOn(
+			connector as unknown as { removeStateFile: (path: string) => void },
+			"removeStateFile",
+		);
+		const stopSessions = vi.fn(async () => 1);
+		const clearBindings = vi.fn();
+		mocks.terminateProcess.mockResolvedValue(false);
+		mocks.isProcessRunning.mockReturnValue(false);
+
+		await expect(
+			connector.stopProcess(io, {
+				statePath: "/tmp/test-connector.json",
+				readState: () => ({ pid: 42 }),
+				stopSessions,
+				clearBindings,
+			}),
+		).resolves.toEqual({
+			stoppedProcesses: 0,
+			failedProcesses: 0,
+			stoppedSessions: 1,
+		});
+
+		expect(removeStateFile).toHaveBeenCalledWith("/tmp/test-connector.json");
+		expect(stopSessions).toHaveBeenCalledWith({ pid: 42 });
+		expect(clearBindings).toHaveBeenCalledWith({ pid: 42 });
+	});
+});

apps/cli/src/connectors/base.ts

@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ import { join } from "node:path";
 import { resolveClineDataDir } from "@cline/core";
 import { Command, CommanderError } from "commander";
 import {
+	CONNECT_ALREADY_RUNNING_EXIT_CODE,
 	isProcessRunning,
 	readJsonFile,
 	removeFile,
@@ -13,15 +14,19 @@ import {
 import type {
 	ConnectCommandDefinition,
 	ConnectIo,
+	ConnectRunContext,
 	ConnectStopResult,
 } from "./types";
 
 const SHOW_HELP_ERROR = "__SHOW_HELP__";
+const CONNECTOR_STARTUP_TIMEOUT_MS = 15_000;
+const CONNECTOR_STARTUP_POLL_MS = 100;
 
 export abstract class ConnectorBase<Options, State>
 	implements ConnectCommandDefinition
 {
 	stopAll?(io: ConnectIo): Promise<ConnectStopResult>;
+	stopInstance?(instanceId: string, io: ConnectIo): Promise<ConnectStopResult>;
 
 	constructor(
 		public readonly name: string,
@@ -41,8 +46,16 @@ export abstract class ConnectorBase<Options, State>
 		options: Options,
 		rawArgs: string[],
 		io: ConnectIo,
+		context: ConnectRunContext,
 	): Promise<number>;
 
+	protected async validateOptions(
+		_options: Options,
+		_io: ConnectIo,
+	): Promise<number> {
+		return 0;
+	}
+
 	showHelp(io: ConnectIo): void {
 		const output = this.createCommand().helpInformation().trimEnd();
 		for (const line of output.split("\n")) {
@@ -50,7 +63,11 @@ export abstract class ConnectorBase<Options, State>
 		}
 	}
 
-	async run(rawArgs: string[], io: ConnectIo): Promise<number> {
+	async run(
+		rawArgs: string[],
+		io: ConnectIo,
+		context: ConnectRunContext,
+	): Promise<number> {
 		let options: Options;
 		try {
 			options = this.parseArgs(rawArgs);
@@ -63,7 +80,27 @@ export abstract class ConnectorBase<Options, State>
 			io.writeErr(message);
 			return 1;
 		}
-		return this.runWithOptions(options, rawArgs, io);
+		const validationExitCode = await this.validateOptions(options, io);
+		if (validationExitCode !== 0) {
+			return validationExitCode;
+		}
+		return this.runWithOptions(options, rawArgs, io, context);
+	}
+
+	async validate(rawArgs: string[], io: ConnectIo): Promise<number> {
+		let options: Options;
+		try {
+			options = this.parseArgs(rawArgs);
+		} catch (error) {
+			const message = error instanceof Error ? error.message : String(error);
+			if (message === SHOW_HELP_ERROR) {
+				this.showHelp(io);
+				return 0;
+			}
+			io.writeErr(message);
+			return 1;
+		}
+		return await this.validateOptions(options, io);
 	}
 
 	protected parseArgs(rawArgs: string[]): Options {
@@ -145,14 +182,15 @@ export abstract class ConnectorBase<Options, State>
 		formatBackgroundStartMessage: (pid: number) => string;
 		foregroundHint: string;
 		launchFailureMessage: string;
-	}): Promise<boolean> {
+		startupTimeoutMs?: number;
+	}): Promise<number | undefined> {
 		if (input.interactive || process.env[input.childEnvVar] === "1") {
-			return false;
+			return undefined;
 		}
 		const runningState = input.readState(input.statePath);
 		if (runningState && input.isRunning(runningState)) {
 			input.io.writeln(input.formatAlreadyRunningMessage(runningState));
-			return true;
+			return CONNECT_ALREADY_RUNNING_EXIT_CODE;
 		}
 		const pid = spawnDetachedConnector(
 			["connect", this.name],
@@ -161,11 +199,32 @@ export abstract class ConnectorBase<Options, State>
 		);
 		if (!pid) {
 			input.io.writeErr(input.launchFailureMessage);
-			return true;
+			return 1;
 		}
 		input.io.writeln(input.formatBackgroundStartMessage(pid));
 		input.io.writeln(input.foregroundHint);
-		return true;
+		const startedAt = Date.now();
+		const timeoutMs = input.startupTimeoutMs ?? CONNECTOR_STARTUP_TIMEOUT_MS;
+		while (Date.now() - startedAt < timeoutMs) {
+			const state = input.readState(input.statePath);
+			if (state && input.isRunning(state)) {
+				return 0;
+			}
+			if (!isProcessRunning(pid)) {
+				input.io.writeErr(
+					`${input.launchFailureMessage}: child exited before becoming ready`,
+				);
+				return 1;
+			}
+			await new Promise((resolve) =>
+				setTimeout(resolve, CONNECTOR_STARTUP_POLL_MS),
+			);
+		}
+		await terminateProcess(pid);
+		input.io.writeErr(
+			`${input.launchFailureMessage}: timed out after ${timeoutMs}ms`,
+		);
+		return 1;
 	}
 
 	protected async stopAllFromStatePaths(
@@ -177,13 +236,15 @@ export abstract class ConnectorBase<Options, State>
 		) => Promise<ConnectStopResult>,
 	): Promise<ConnectStopResult> {
 		let stoppedProcesses = 0;
+		let failedProcesses = 0;
 		let stoppedSessions = 0;
 		for (const statePath of statePaths) {
 			const result = await stopInstance(statePath, io);
 			stoppedProcesses += result.stoppedProcesses;
+			failedProcesses += result.failedProcesses;
 			stoppedSessions += result.stoppedSessions;
 		}
-		return { stoppedProcesses, stoppedSessions };
+		return { stoppedProcesses, failedProcesses, stoppedSessions };
 	}
 
 	protected async stopManagedProcess(input: {
@@ -198,17 +259,31 @@ export abstract class ConnectorBase<Options, State>
 		const state = input.readState(input.statePath);
 		if (!state) {
 			this.removeStateFile(input.statePath);
-			return { stoppedProcesses: 0, stoppedSessions: 0 };
+			return {
+				stoppedProcesses: 0,
+				failedProcesses: 0,
+				stoppedSessions: 0,
+			};
 		}
+		const pid = input.getPid(state);
 		let stoppedProcesses = 0;
-		if (await terminateProcess(input.getPid(state))) {
+		if (await terminateProcess(pid)) {
 			stoppedProcesses = 1;
 			input.io.writeln(input.describeStoppedProcess(state));
+		} else if (isProcessRunning(pid)) {
+			input.io.writeErr(
+				`[connect] failed to stop connector process pid=${pid}`,
+			);
+			return {
+				stoppedProcesses: 0,
+				failedProcesses: 1,
+				stoppedSessions: 0,
+			};
 		}
 		const stoppedSessions = await input.stopSessions(state);
 		input.clearBindings?.(state);
 		this.removeStateFile(input.statePath);
-		return { stoppedProcesses, stoppedSessions };
+		return { stoppedProcesses, failedProcesses: 0, stoppedSessions };
 	}
 
 	protected parseOptionalInteger(

apps/cli/src/connectors/common.test.ts

@@ -83,6 +83,24 @@ describe("spawnDetachedConnector", () => {
 			],
 		});
 	});
+
+	it("marks detached children and removes the hub-daemon-only environment flag", () => {
+		const env = {
+			CLINE_BUILD_ENV: "production",
+			CLINE_RUN_AS_HUB_DAEMON: "1",
+			UNCHANGED: "value",
+		};
+
+		expect(
+			__test__.buildDetachedConnectorEnv("CLINE_TELEGRAM_CONNECT_CHILD", env),
+		).toEqual({
+			CLINE_BUILD_ENV: "production",
+			CLINE_CONNECTOR_DETACHED_CHILD: "1",
+			CLINE_TELEGRAM_CONNECT_CHILD: "1",
+			UNCHANGED: "value",
+		});
+		expect(env.CLINE_RUN_AS_HUB_DAEMON).toBe("1");
+	});
 });
 
 describe("readSessionReplyText", () => {

apps/cli/src/connectors/common.ts

@@ -10,11 +10,24 @@ import {
 import { join } from "node:path";
 import type { HubSessionClient, HubSessionRow } from "@cline/core";
 import { ensureParentDir, resolveClineDataDir } from "@cline/core";
-import { withResolvedClineBuildEnv } from "@cline/shared";
+import {
+	CLINE_RUN_AS_HUB_DAEMON_ENV,
+	withResolvedClineBuildEnv,
+} from "@cline/shared";
 import { createCliLoggerAdapter } from "../logging/adapter";
 import { logSpawnedProcess } from "../logging/process";
 import { resolveCliLaunchSpec } from "../utils/internal-launch";
 
+export const CLINE_CONNECTOR_DETACHED_CHILD_ENV =
+	"CLINE_CONNECTOR_DETACHED_CHILD";
+
+/**
+ * Internal success from a detached connect when an instance is already running.
+ * `runConnectAdapter` maps this to exit 0 without changing persisted autostart
+ * state.
+ */
+export const CONNECT_ALREADY_RUNNING_EXIT_CODE = 75;
+
 export function parseBooleanFlag(rawArgs: string[], flag: string): boolean {
 	return rawArgs.includes(flag);
 }
@@ -123,6 +136,19 @@ function buildDetachedConnectorCommand(
 	};
 }
 
+function buildDetachedConnectorEnv(
+	childEnvKey: string,
+	env: NodeJS.ProcessEnv = process.env,
+): NodeJS.ProcessEnv {
+	const childEnv = {
+		...withResolvedClineBuildEnv(env),
+		[childEnvKey]: "1",
+		[CLINE_CONNECTOR_DETACHED_CHILD_ENV]: "1",
+	};
+	delete childEnv[CLINE_RUN_AS_HUB_DAEMON_ENV];
+	return childEnv;
+}
+
 export function resolveConnectorDebugLogPath(
 	adapterName: string,
 	instanceKey: string,
@@ -190,10 +216,7 @@ export function spawnDetachedConnector(
 				detachedLogFd === undefined
 					? "ignore"
 					: ["ignore", detachedLogFd, detachedLogFd],
-			env: {
-				...withResolvedClineBuildEnv(process.env),
-				[childEnvKey]: "1",
-			},
+			env: buildDetachedConnectorEnv(childEnvKey),
 			// Prevent a console window from appearing on Windows; detached
 			// processes otherwise allocate a new visible console.
 			windowsHide: true,
@@ -245,6 +268,7 @@ export function spawnDetachedConnector(
 export const __test__ = {
 	buildDetachedConnectorArgs,
 	buildDetachedConnectorCommand,
+	buildDetachedConnectorEnv,
 };
 
 export function readJsonFile<T>(path: string, fallback: T): T {

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

@@ -67,6 +67,62 @@ describe("createConnectorRuntimeTurnStream", () => {
 		});
 	});
 
+	it("keeps streaming when tool status delivery fails", async () => {
+		let handlers: StreamHandlers | undefined;
+		const log = vi.fn();
+		const statusError = new Error("message_not_found");
+		const client = {
+			streamEvents: (_request: unknown, callbacks: StreamHandlers) => {
+				handlers = callbacks;
+				return () => {};
+			},
+			sendRuntimeSession: async () => {
+				handlers?.onEvent({
+					eventType: "runtime.chat.tool_call_start",
+					payload: { toolName: "run_commands" },
+				});
+				await new Promise((resolve) => setTimeout(resolve, 0));
+				handlers?.onEvent({
+					eventType: "runtime.chat.text_delta",
+					payload: { text: "Final response" },
+				});
+				return {
+					result: {
+						text: "Final response",
+						finishReason: "stop",
+						iterations: 1,
+					},
+				};
+			},
+		};
+
+		const chunks: string[] = [];
+		for await (const chunk of createConnectorRuntimeTurnStream({
+			client: client as never,
+			sessionId: "session-1",
+			request: { config: {} as never, prompt: "hi" },
+			clientId: "client-1",
+			logger: { core: { log } } as unknown as CliLoggerAdapter,
+			transport: "slack",
+			conversationId: "thread-1",
+			onToolStatus: async () => {
+				throw statusError;
+			},
+		})) {
+			chunks.push(chunk);
+		}
+
+		expect(chunks.join("")).toBe("Final response");
+		expect(log).toHaveBeenCalledWith(
+			"Connector tool status delivery failed",
+			expect.objectContaining({
+				severity: "warn",
+				transport: "slack",
+				error: statusError,
+			}),
+		);
+	});
+
 	it("treats queued runtime turns as non-error completion", async () => {
 		const log = vi.fn();
 		const client = {

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

@@ -169,7 +169,17 @@ export function createConnectorRuntimeTurnStream(input: {
 					return;
 				}
 				lastStatusMessage = message;
-				await input.onToolStatus?.(message);
+				try {
+					await input.onToolStatus?.(message);
+				} catch (error) {
+					input.logger.core.log("Connector tool status delivery failed", {
+						severity: "warn",
+						transport: input.transport,
+						conversationId: input.conversationId,
+						sessionId: input.sessionId,
+						error,
+					});
+				}
 			};
 
 			const stopStreaming = input.client.streamEvents(

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

@@ -125,12 +125,12 @@ describe("buildConnectorStartRequest", () => {
 			io: { writeln: vi.fn(), writeErr: vi.fn() },
 			loggerConfig: { enabled: false, level: "info", destination: "stdout" },
 			systemRules: "Rules",
-			defaultModel: "cline-pass/glm-5.1",
+			defaultModel: "cline-pass/glm-5.2",
 		});
 
 		expect(request.provider).toBe("cline-pass");
 		expect(request.apiKey).toBe("workos:resolved-token");
-		expect(request.model).toBe("cline-pass/glm-5.1");
+		expect(request.model).toBe("cline-pass/glm-5.2");
 	});
 
 	it("uses auth material resolved by provider settings manager", async () => {
@@ -153,11 +153,11 @@ describe("buildConnectorStartRequest", () => {
 			io: { writeln: vi.fn(), writeErr: vi.fn() },
 			loggerConfig: { enabled: false, level: "info", destination: "stdout" },
 			systemRules: "Rules",
-			defaultModel: "cline-pass/glm-5.1",
+			defaultModel: "cline-pass/glm-5.2",
 		});
 
 		expect(request.provider).toBe("cline-pass");
 		expect(request.apiKey).toBe("workos:resolved-token");
-		expect(request.model).toBe("cline-pass/glm-5.1");
+		expect(request.model).toBe("cline-pass/glm-5.2");
 	});
 });

apps/cli/src/connectors/types.ts

@@ -5,13 +5,25 @@ export type ConnectIo = {
 
 export type ConnectStopResult = {
 	stoppedProcesses: number;
+	failedProcesses: number;
 	stoppedSessions: number;
 };
 
+export type ConnectRunContext = {
+	setPersistenceArgs: (args: string[]) => void;
+	setPersistenceInstanceId: (instanceId: string) => void;
+};
+
 export interface ConnectCommandDefinition {
 	name: string;
 	description: string;
-	run(args: string[], io: ConnectIo): Promise<number>;
+	run(
+		args: string[],
+		io: ConnectIo,
+		context: ConnectRunContext,
+	): Promise<number>;
+	validate(args: string[], io: ConnectIo): Promise<number>;
 	showHelp(io: ConnectIo): void;
 	stopAll?(io: ConnectIo): Promise<ConnectStopResult>;
+	stopInstance?(instanceId: string, io: ConnectIo): Promise<ConnectStopResult>;
 }

apps/cli/src/index.ts

@@ -1,13 +1,19 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env bun
 
 import { isMainThread } from "node:worker_threads";
-import { disposeAll, initVcr, isHubDaemonProcess } from "@cline/shared";
+import {
+	disposeAll,
+	initVcr,
+	isHubDaemonProcess,
+	setConnectorCliLaunchSpec,
+} from "@cline/shared";
 import { logCliProcessError } from "./logging/errors";
 import {
 	abortActiveRuntime,
 	cleanupActiveRuntime,
 	isAbortInProgress,
 } from "./runtime/active-runtime";
+import { resolveCliLaunchSpec } from "./utils/internal-launch";
 import { writeErr } from "./utils/output";
 
 // Initialize VCR before any HTTP requests are made.
@@ -16,7 +22,20 @@ initVcr(process.env.CLINE_VCR);
 
 if (!isMainThread) {
 	// Worker imports of the bundled CLI entrypoint should not start the CLI.
+} else if (isHubDaemonProcess()) {
+	// The hub daemon owns its process-level abort handling. Installing the CLI's
+	// fatal rejection handler first would make expected abort rejections exit it.
+	void import("@cline/core/hub/daemon-entry");
 } else {
+	const cliLaunchSpec = resolveCliLaunchSpec({ debugRole: "connector" });
+	if (cliLaunchSpec) {
+		setConnectorCliLaunchSpec({
+			launcher: cliLaunchSpec.launcher,
+			connectArgsPrefix: [...cliLaunchSpec.childArgsPrefix, "connect"],
+			cwd: process.cwd(),
+		});
+	}
+
 	let shuttingDown = false;
 	let handlingFatalProcessError = false;
 	const forwardSignalToRuntime = () => {
@@ -57,11 +76,6 @@ if (!isMainThread) {
 	});
 
 	void (async () => {
-		if (isHubDaemonProcess()) {
-			await import("@cline/core/hub/daemon-entry");
-			return;
-		}
-
 		let exitCode = 0;
 		try {
 			const { runCli } = await import("./main");

apps/cli/src/main.test.ts

@@ -1,4 +1,6 @@
-import { fstatSync } from "node:fs";
+import { fstatSync, mkdtempSync, rmSync, writeFileSync } from "node:fs";
+import { tmpdir } from "node:os";
+import { join } from "node:path";
 import { afterEach, beforeEach, describe, expect, it, vi } from "vitest";
 import type {
 	CliMigrationNotice,
@@ -18,6 +20,7 @@ vi.mock("node:fs", async () => {
 const originalArgv = [...process.argv];
 const originalStdinIsTTY = process.stdin.isTTY;
 const originalStdoutIsTTY = process.stdout.isTTY;
+const originalGlobalSettingsPath = process.env.CLINE_GLOBAL_SETTINGS_PATH;
 const mockState = vi.hoisted(() => ({
 	runAgentImports: 0,
 	runInteractiveImports: 0,
@@ -61,6 +64,13 @@ const kanbanMocks = vi.hoisted(() => ({
 const dashboardMocks = vi.hoisted(() => ({
 	runDashboardCommand: vi.fn(),
 }));
+const connectMocks = vi.hoisted(() => ({
+	formatAdapterList: vi.fn(() => ""),
+	runConnectAdapter: vi.fn(async () => 0),
+	runRestartConnector: vi.fn(async () => 0),
+	runStopAllConnectors: vi.fn(async () => 0),
+	runStopConnector: vi.fn(async () => 0),
+}));
 const migrationNoticeMocks = vi.hoisted(() => ({
 	getClineCliMigrationNotice: vi.fn<
 		(
@@ -158,8 +168,9 @@ vi.mock("./runtime/run-interactive", () => {
 });
 vi.mock("./utils/session", () => sessionMocks);
 vi.mock("./session/session", () => sessionMocks);
-vi.mock("@cline/core", () => {
+vi.mock("@cline/core", async () => {
 	return {
+		...(await vi.importActual("@cline/core")),
 		resolveProviderConfig: llmMocks.resolveProviderConfig,
 		createTeamName: vi.fn(() => "team-test"),
 		createUserInstructionConfigService: vi.fn(() => ({
@@ -197,6 +208,7 @@ vi.mock("./runtime/prompt", () => ({
 }));
 vi.mock("./commands/kanban", () => kanbanMocks);
 vi.mock("./commands/dashboard", () => dashboardMocks);
+vi.mock("./commands/connect", () => connectMocks);
 vi.mock("./kanban-migration/notice", () => migrationNoticeMocks);
 vi.mock("./commands/update", () => updateMocks);
 vi.mock("./commands/history", () => historyMocks);
@@ -207,8 +219,17 @@ vi.mock("./utils/telemetry", () => telemetryMocks);
 vi.mock("./utils/worktree", () => worktreeMocks);
 
 describe("runCli lightweight command dispatch", () => {
+	let globalSettingsRoot: string | undefined;
+
 	beforeEach(() => {
 		process.exitCode = undefined;
+		// Startup now reads persisted general settings; point the resolver at a
+		// fresh temp file so the developer's real settings cannot leak in.
+		globalSettingsRoot = mkdtempSync(join(tmpdir(), "cline-cli-main-test-"));
+		process.env.CLINE_GLOBAL_SETTINGS_PATH = join(
+			globalSettingsRoot,
+			"global-settings.json",
+		);
 		mockState.runAgentImports = 0;
 		mockState.runInteractiveImports = 0;
 		mockState.runAgentCalls = 0;
@@ -272,6 +293,16 @@ describe("runCli lightweight command dispatch", () => {
 		kanbanMocks.launchKanban.mockResolvedValue(0);
 		dashboardMocks.runDashboardCommand.mockReset();
 		dashboardMocks.runDashboardCommand.mockResolvedValue(0);
+		connectMocks.formatAdapterList.mockReset();
+		connectMocks.formatAdapterList.mockReturnValue("");
+		connectMocks.runConnectAdapter.mockReset();
+		connectMocks.runConnectAdapter.mockResolvedValue(0);
+		connectMocks.runRestartConnector.mockReset();
+		connectMocks.runRestartConnector.mockResolvedValue(0);
+		connectMocks.runStopAllConnectors.mockReset();
+		connectMocks.runStopAllConnectors.mockResolvedValue(0);
+		connectMocks.runStopConnector.mockReset();
+		connectMocks.runStopConnector.mockResolvedValue(0);
 		migrationNoticeMocks.getClineCliMigrationNotice.mockReset();
 		migrationNoticeMocks.getClineCliMigrationNotice.mockReturnValue(undefined);
 		migrationNoticeMocks.markClineCliMigrationNoticeShown.mockReset();
@@ -298,6 +329,16 @@ describe("runCli lightweight command dispatch", () => {
 	afterEach(() => {
 		process.exitCode = undefined;
 
+		if (originalGlobalSettingsPath === undefined) {
+			delete process.env.CLINE_GLOBAL_SETTINGS_PATH;
+		} else {
+			process.env.CLINE_GLOBAL_SETTINGS_PATH = originalGlobalSettingsPath;
+		}
+		if (globalSettingsRoot) {
+			rmSync(globalSettingsRoot, { recursive: true, force: true });
+			globalSettingsRoot = undefined;
+		}
+
 		process.argv = [...originalArgv];
 		Object.defineProperty(process.stdin, "isTTY", {
 			value: originalStdinIsTTY,
@@ -332,6 +373,55 @@ describe("runCli lightweight command dispatch", () => {
 		expect(historyListCalls[0]?.[0]).not.toHaveProperty("workspaceRoot");
 		expect(mockState.runAgentImports).toBe(0);
 		expect(mockState.runInteractiveImports).toBe(0);
+	}, 30_000);
+
+	it("routes connector restart arguments through the restart lifecycle", async () => {
+		process.argv = [
+			"bun",
+			"src/index.ts",
+			"connect",
+			"--restart",
+			"telegram",
+			"-k",
+			"token",
+		];
+
+		const { runCli } = await import("./main");
+
+		await expect(runCli()).resolves.toBeUndefined();
+		expect(process.exitCode).toBe(0);
+		expect(connectMocks.runRestartConnector).toHaveBeenCalledWith(
+			"telegram",
+			["-k", "token"],
+			expect.any(Object),
+			undefined,
+		);
+		expect(connectMocks.runConnectAdapter).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
+		expect(connectMocks.runStopConnector).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
+	});
+
+	it("routes a targeted connector restart to one instance", async () => {
+		process.argv = [
+			"bun",
+			"src/index.ts",
+			"connect",
+			"--restart-instance",
+			"cline_bot",
+			"telegram",
+			"-k",
+			"token",
+		];
+
+		const { runCli } = await import("./main");
+
+		await expect(runCli()).resolves.toBeUndefined();
+		expect(process.exitCode).toBe(0);
+		expect(connectMocks.runRestartConnector).toHaveBeenCalledWith(
+			"telegram",
+			["-k", "token"],
+			expect.any(Object),
+			"cline_bot",
+		);
 	});
 
 	it("does not load runtime modules for root update", async () => {
@@ -847,6 +937,172 @@ describe("runCli lightweight command dispatch", () => {
 		);
 	});
 
+	describe("persisted general settings at startup", () => {
+		function writePersistedSettings(settings: Record<string, unknown>) {
+			const path = process.env.CLINE_GLOBAL_SETTINGS_PATH;
+			if (!path) {
+				throw new Error("CLINE_GLOBAL_SETTINGS_PATH is not set");
+			}
+			writeFileSync(path, JSON.stringify(settings));
+		}
+
+		it("restores the persisted plan mode when no mode flag is provided", async () => {
+			writePersistedSettings({ planActMode: "plan" });
+			promptMocks.resolveSystemPrompt.mockClear();
+			process.argv = ["bun", "src/index.ts"];
+
+			const { runCli } = await import("./main");
+
+			await expect(runCli()).resolves.toBeUndefined();
+			expect(runtimeMocks.runInteractive).toHaveBeenCalledWith(
+				expect.objectContaining({ mode: "plan" }),
+				expect.anything(),
+				undefined,
+				expect.any(Object),
+			);
+			expect(promptMocks.resolveSystemPrompt).toHaveBeenCalledWith(
+				expect.objectContaining({ mode: "plan" }),
+			);
+		});
+
+		it("prefers an explicit --act flag over the persisted plan mode", async () => {
+			writePersistedSettings({ planActMode: "plan" });
+			promptMocks.resolveSystemPrompt.mockClear();
+			process.argv = ["bun", "src/index.ts", "--act"];
+
+			const { runCli } = await import("./main");
+
+			await expect(runCli()).resolves.toBeUndefined();
+			expect(runtimeMocks.runInteractive).toHaveBeenCalledWith(
+				expect.objectContaining({ mode: "act" }),
+				expect.anything(),
+				undefined,
+				expect.any(Object),
+			);
+			expect(promptMocks.resolveSystemPrompt).toHaveBeenCalledWith(
+				expect.objectContaining({ mode: "act" }),
+			);
+		});
+
+		it("restores the persisted auto-approve setting as a runtime policy", async () => {
+			writePersistedSettings({ toolAutoApprove: false });
+			process.argv = ["bun", "src/index.ts"];
+
+			const { runCli } = await import("./main");
+
+			await expect(runCli()).resolves.toBeUndefined();
+			expect(runtimeMocks.runInteractive).toHaveBeenCalledWith(
+				expect.objectContaining({
+					defaultToolAutoApprove: true,
+					toolPolicies: {
+						"*": { autoApprove: false },
+					},
+				}),
+				expect.anything(),
+				undefined,
+				expect.any(Object),
+			);
+		});
+
+		it("prefers an explicit --auto-approve flag over the persisted setting", async () => {
+			writePersistedSettings({ toolAutoApprove: false });
+			process.argv = ["bun", "src/index.ts", "--auto-approve", "true"];
+
+			const { runCli } = await import("./main");
+
+			await expect(runCli()).resolves.toBeUndefined();
+			expect(runtimeMocks.runInteractive).toHaveBeenCalledWith(
+				expect.objectContaining({
+					toolPolicies: {
+						"*": { autoApprove: true },
+					},
+				}),
+				expect.anything(),
+				undefined,
+				expect.any(Object),
+			);
+		});
+
+		it("restores disabled compaction across restarts", async () => {
+			writePersistedSettings({
+				compactionEnabled: false,
+				compactionStrategy: "basic",
+			});
+			process.argv = ["bun", "src/index.ts"];
+
+			const { runCli } = await import("./main");
+
+			await expect(runCli()).resolves.toBeUndefined();
+			expect(runtimeMocks.runInteractive).toHaveBeenCalledWith(
+				expect.objectContaining({
+					compaction: { enabled: false },
+				}),
+				expect.anything(),
+				undefined,
+				expect.any(Object),
+			);
+		});
+
+		it("restores the persisted compaction strategy across restarts", async () => {
+			writePersistedSettings({
+				compactionEnabled: true,
+				compactionStrategy: "basic",
+			});
+			process.argv = ["bun", "src/index.ts"];
+
+			const { runCli } = await import("./main");
+
+			await expect(runCli()).resolves.toBeUndefined();
+			expect(runtimeMocks.runInteractive).toHaveBeenCalledWith(
+				expect.objectContaining({
+					compaction: { enabled: true, strategy: "basic" },
+				}),
+				expect.anything(),
+				undefined,
+				expect.any(Object),
+			);
+		});
+
+		it("prefers an explicit --compaction flag over the persisted mode", async () => {
+			writePersistedSettings({ compactionEnabled: false });
+			process.argv = ["bun", "src/index.ts", "--compaction", "agentic"];
+
+			const { runCli } = await import("./main");
+
+			await expect(runCli()).resolves.toBeUndefined();
+			expect(runtimeMocks.runInteractive).toHaveBeenCalledWith(
+				expect.objectContaining({
+					compaction: { enabled: true, strategy: "agentic" },
+				}),
+				expect.anything(),
+				undefined,
+				expect.any(Object),
+			);
+		});
+
+		it("applies persisted settings to single-prompt runs as well", async () => {
+			writePersistedSettings({
+				compactionEnabled: true,
+				compactionStrategy: "basic",
+				planActMode: "plan",
+			});
+			forcePromptModeInput();
+			process.argv = ["bun", "src/index.ts", "say hello"];
+
+			const { runCli } = await import("./main");
+
+			await expect(runCli()).resolves.toBeUndefined();
+			expect(runtimeMocks.runAgent).toHaveBeenCalledWith(
+				"say hello",
+				expect.objectContaining({
+					compaction: { enabled: true, strategy: "basic" },
+					mode: "plan",
+				}),
+				expect.anything(),
+			);
+		});
+	});
+
 	it("forces chat view when resuming a session", async () => {
 		process.argv = ["bun", "src/index.ts", "--id", "sess_123"];
 
@@ -1301,7 +1557,6 @@ describe("runCli lightweight command dispatch", () => {
 			expect.objectContaining({
 				compaction: {
 					enabled: true,
-					strategy: "basic",
 				},
 				thinking: true,
 				reasoningEffort: "medium",
@@ -1388,7 +1643,7 @@ describe("runCli lightweight command dispatch", () => {
 		);
 	});
 
-	it("enables truncation compaction by default for prompt runs", async () => {
+	it("uses Core's agentic compaction default for prompt runs", async () => {
 		mockState.runAgentCalls = 0;
 		runtimeMocks.runAgent.mockClear();
 
@@ -1403,7 +1658,6 @@ describe("runCli lightweight command dispatch", () => {
 			expect.objectContaining({
 				compaction: {
 					enabled: true,
-					strategy: "basic",
 				},
 			}),
 			expect.anything(),

apps/cli/src/main.ts

@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ import {
 	getPreferredKanbanInstaller,
 } from "./commands/update";
 import { CLI_DEFAULT_CHECKPOINT_CONFIG } from "./runtime/defaults";
+import { getCliBuildInfo } from "./utils/common";
 import {
 	buildCliCompactionConfig,
 	CLI_COMPACTION_MODE_EXPECTED_TEXT,
@@ -42,6 +43,11 @@ import {
 	normalizeProviderId,
 } from "./utils/provider-auth";
 import { resolveCliReasoning } from "./utils/reasoning";
+import {
+	resolveStartupCompactionMode,
+	resolveStartupMode,
+	resolveStartupToolAutoApprove,
+} from "./utils/startup-settings";
 import { rewriteTeamPrompt, TEAM_COMMAND_USAGE } from "./utils/team-command";
 import {
 	captureCliExtensionActivated,
@@ -361,6 +367,11 @@ export async function runCli(): Promise<void> {
 		.description("Connect to an external channel")
 		.argument("[channel]", "Channel to connect Cline CLI to")
 		.option("--stop", "Kill all current channel connections")
+		.option("--restart", "Restart a channel connection")
+		.option(
+			"--restart-instance <id>",
+			"Restart one connector instance (used by daemon recovery)",
+		)
 		.allowUnknownOption()
 		.passThroughOptions()
 		.addHelpText(
@@ -371,16 +382,32 @@ export async function runCli(): Promise<void> {
 			const {
 				formatAdapterList,
 				runConnectAdapter,
+				runRestartConnector,
 				runStopAllConnectors,
 				runStopConnector,
 			} = await import("./commands/connect");
 			const opts = connectCmd.opts();
-			if (opts.stop) {
+			if (opts.stop && (opts.restart || opts.restartInstance)) {
+				io.writeErr("connect accepts only one of --stop or --restart");
+				ctx.exitCode = 1;
+			} else if (opts.stop) {
 				if (adapter) {
 					ctx.exitCode = await runStopConnector(adapter, io);
 				} else {
 					ctx.exitCode = await runStopAllConnectors(io);
 				}
+			} else if (opts.restart || opts.restartInstance) {
+				if (!adapter) {
+					io.writeErr("connect --restart requires a channel");
+					ctx.exitCode = 1;
+				} else {
+					ctx.exitCode = await runRestartConnector(
+						adapter,
+						connectCmd.args.slice(1),
+						io,
+						opts.restartInstance,
+					);
+				}
 			} else if (adapter) {
 				// connectCmd.args = [adapter, ...passthroughFlags]. Pass only the
 				// connector-specific flags (everything after the adapter name).
@@ -843,14 +870,6 @@ export async function runCli(): Promise<void> {
 		}
 	}
 	setCurrentOutputMode(args.outputMode);
-	const defaultToolAutoApprove = true;
-	const effectiveToolAutoApprove =
-		args.autoApproveOverride ?? defaultToolAutoApprove;
-	const toolPolicies: Record<string, ToolPolicy> = {
-		"*": {
-			autoApprove: effectiveToolAutoApprove,
-		},
-	};
 
 	if (args.outputMode === "json" && (args.interactive || !args.prompt)) {
 		writeErr(
@@ -927,6 +946,38 @@ export async function runCli(): Promise<void> {
 		runAgent,
 	} = await loadCliRuntimeModules();
 
+	// General settings toggled in the TUI /settings panel persist to the
+	// global settings file; explicit CLI flags take precedence over the
+	// persisted values, which in turn override the built-in defaults.
+	const persistedGlobalSettings = coreServer.readGlobalSettings();
+	const defaultToolAutoApprove = true;
+	const effectiveToolAutoApprove = resolveStartupToolAutoApprove(
+		args,
+		persistedGlobalSettings,
+		defaultToolAutoApprove,
+	);
+	const toolPolicies: Record<string, ToolPolicy> = {
+		"*": {
+			autoApprove: effectiveToolAutoApprove,
+		},
+	};
+	const effectiveMode = resolveStartupMode(args, persistedGlobalSettings);
+	const effectiveCompactionMode = resolveStartupCompactionMode(
+		args,
+		persistedGlobalSettings,
+	);
+
+	// Register the SDK early logger as early as possible — before any
+	// provider settings reads — so the full startup sequence is captured.
+	// These components operate before/outside ClineCore sessions, so the
+	// session-scoped logger can't reach them.
+	const { createCliLoggerAdapter } = await import("./logging/adapter");
+	const loggerAdapter = createCliLoggerAdapter({
+		runtime: "cli",
+		component: "main",
+	});
+	coreServer.setSdkLogger(loggerAdapter.core);
+
 	const userInstructionService = createUserInstructionConfigService({
 		skills: {
 			workspacePath: workspaceRoot,
@@ -970,9 +1021,15 @@ export async function runCli(): Promise<void> {
 		// 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 savedAuth = selectedProviderSettings?.auth;
+			if (savedAuth?.accountId) {
+				identifyTelemetryAccount({
+					id: savedAuth.accountId,
+					provider: "cline",
+					organizationId: savedAuth.organizationId,
+					organizationName: savedAuth.organizationName,
+					memberId: savedAuth.memberId,
+				});
 			}
 		}
 
@@ -1043,6 +1100,7 @@ export async function runCli(): Promise<void> {
 			reasoningEffort: args.reasoningEffort,
 			persistedReasoning: selectedProviderSettings?.reasoning,
 		});
+		const cliBuildInfo = getCliBuildInfo();
 		const { createCliLoggerAdapter } = await import("./logging/adapter");
 		const loggerAdapter = createCliLoggerAdapter({
 			runtime: "cli",
@@ -1067,13 +1125,13 @@ export async function runCli(): Promise<void> {
 				cwd,
 				explicitSystemPrompt: args.systemPrompt,
 				providerId: provider,
-				mode: args.mode ?? "act",
+				mode: effectiveMode,
 			}),
 			execution: {
 				maxConsecutiveMistakes: args.retries ?? 3,
 			},
 			checkpoint: CLI_DEFAULT_CHECKPOINT_CONFIG,
-			compaction: buildCliCompactionConfig(args.compactionMode),
+			compaction: buildCliCompactionConfig(effectiveCompactionMode),
 			timeoutSeconds: args.timeoutSeconds,
 			sandbox: sandboxEnabled,
 			sandboxDataDir,
@@ -1081,7 +1139,7 @@ export async function runCli(): Promise<void> {
 			thinking: resolvedReasoning.thinking,
 			reasoningEffort: resolvedReasoning.reasoningEffort,
 			outputMode: args.outputMode,
-			mode: args.mode,
+			mode: effectiveMode,
 			logger: loggerAdapter.core,
 			loggerConfig: loggerAdapter.runtimeConfig,
 			telemetry: getCliTelemetryService(loggerAdapter.core),
@@ -1093,7 +1151,13 @@ export async function runCli(): Promise<void> {
 			cwd,
 			workspaceRoot,
 			extensionContext: {
-				client: { name: "cline-cli" },
+				client: {
+					name: "cline-cli",
+					version: cliBuildInfo.version,
+					platform: "cli",
+					platformVersion: cliBuildInfo.version,
+					isMultiRoot: false,
+				},
 				workspace: {
 					rootPath: workspaceRoot,
 					cwd,

apps/cli/src/runtime/active-runtime.ts

@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ let activeRuntimeAbort: (() => void) | undefined;
 let activeRuntimeCleanup: (() => void) | undefined;
 let abortGraceTimer: ReturnType<typeof setTimeout> | undefined;
 let abortInProgress = false;
-let savedRejectionListeners: Function[] | undefined;
+let savedRejectionListeners: Array<(...args: unknown[]) => void> | undefined;
 
 export function setActiveRuntimeAbort(abortFn: (() => void) | undefined): void {
 	activeRuntimeAbort = abortFn;
@@ -49,9 +49,9 @@ export function markAbortInProgress(): void {
 	// rejections in the LLM streaming layer that reach every registered
 	// listener (including OpenTUI's error overlay). Swapping the listeners
 	// is the only way to prevent them from surfacing to the user.
-	savedRejectionListeners = process.rawListeners(
-		"unhandledRejection",
-	) as Function[];
+	savedRejectionListeners = process.rawListeners("unhandledRejection") as Array<
+		(...args: unknown[]) => void
+	>;
 	process.removeAllListeners("unhandledRejection");
 	process.on("unhandledRejection", (_reason, promise) => {
 		promise.catch(() => {});
@@ -68,10 +68,7 @@ export function clearAbortInProgress(): void {
 		if (savedRejectionListeners) {
 			process.removeAllListeners("unhandledRejection");
 			for (const listener of savedRejectionListeners) {
-				process.on(
-					"unhandledRejection",
-					listener as (...args: unknown[]) => void,
-				);
+				process.on("unhandledRejection", listener);
 			}
 			savedRejectionListeners = undefined;
 		}

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

@@ -12,6 +12,25 @@ import {
 	resolveCompactionProviderConfig,
 } from "./compaction";
 
+const createHandlerMock = vi.fn();
+
+// Core defaults to the agentic compaction strategy, which summarizes via a
+// real LLM handler. Stub only `createHandlerAsync` so no network call (or API
+// key) is needed; every other `@cline/llms` export stays real because
+// `@cline/core` re-exports them.
+vi.mock("@cline/llms", async (importOriginal) => ({
+	...(await importOriginal<typeof import("@cline/llms")>()),
+	createHandlerAsync: (config: unknown) => createHandlerMock(config),
+}));
+
+async function* streamChunks(
+	chunks: Array<Record<string, unknown>>,
+): AsyncGenerator<Record<string, unknown>> {
+	for (const chunk of chunks) {
+		yield chunk;
+	}
+}
+
 function createConfig(): Config {
 	return {
 		providerId: "anthropic",
@@ -46,6 +65,7 @@ function createProviderSettingsManager(): ProviderSettingsManager {
 }
 
 afterEach(() => {
+	createHandlerMock.mockReset();
 	for (const tempDir of providerSettingsTempDirs.splice(0)) {
 		rmSync(tempDir, { force: true, recursive: true });
 	}
@@ -106,7 +126,7 @@ describe("compactInteractiveMessages", () => {
 		}));
 		const config = createConfig();
 		const compact = vi.fn((context: CoreCompactionContext) => {
-			expect(context.maxInputTokens).toBe(400_000);
+			expect(context.budget.request.maxInputTokens).toBe(400_000);
 			return { messages: [messages[0]] };
 		});
 		config.knownModels = {
@@ -130,7 +150,7 @@ describe("compactInteractiveMessages", () => {
 		expect(result.compactionState?.messages).toEqual([messages[0]]);
 	});
 
-	it("falls back to legacy contextWindow for manual compaction", async () => {
+	it("uses 90 percent of legacy contextWindow for manual compaction", async () => {
 		const longText = "x".repeat(16_000);
 		const messages = Array.from({ length: 10 }, (_, index) => ({
 			role: index % 2 === 0 ? ("user" as const) : ("assistant" as const),
@@ -138,7 +158,7 @@ describe("compactInteractiveMessages", () => {
 		}));
 		const config = createConfig();
 		const compact = vi.fn((context: CoreCompactionContext) => {
-			expect(context.maxInputTokens).toBe(400_000);
+			expect(context.budget.request.maxInputTokens).toBe(360_000);
 			return { messages: [messages[0]] };
 		});
 		config.knownModels = {
@@ -163,6 +183,15 @@ describe("compactInteractiveMessages", () => {
 	});
 
 	it("uses a useful target budget for manual compaction", async () => {
+		const mockSummary = "## Goal\nMocked agentic compaction summary";
+		createHandlerMock.mockReturnValue({
+			createMessage: vi.fn(() =>
+				streamChunks([
+					{ type: "text", id: "summary-1", text: mockSummary },
+					{ type: "done", id: "summary-1", success: true },
+				]),
+			),
+		});
 		const longText = "x".repeat(16_000);
 		const messages = Array.from({ length: 10 }, (_, index) => ({
 			role: index % 2 === 0 ? ("user" as const) : ("assistant" as const),
@@ -189,6 +218,17 @@ describe("compactInteractiveMessages", () => {
 		expect(compactedMessages.length).toBeGreaterThan(1);
 		expect(compactedMessages.length).toBeLessThan(messages.length);
 		expect(compactedTextLength).toBeGreaterThan(1_000);
+
+		// The agentic strategy folds older messages into a summary message
+		// built from the (mocked) summarizer output.
+		expect(createHandlerMock).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1);
+		const [summaryMessage] = compactedMessages;
+		const summaryText = Array.isArray(summaryMessage?.content)
+			? summaryMessage.content
+					.map((block) => ("text" in block ? block.text : ""))
+					.join("\n")
+			: String(summaryMessage?.content ?? "");
+		expect(summaryText).toContain(mockSummary);
 	});
 
 	it("reports compaction when core returns changed messages with the same count", async () => {

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

@@ -61,11 +61,15 @@ export async function compactInteractiveMessages(input: {
 	compactionState?: SessionCompactionState;
 }> {
 	const modelInfo = input.config.knownModels?.[input.config.modelId];
-	const maxInputTokens =
-		input.config.compaction?.maxInputTokens ??
-		modelInfo?.maxInputTokens ??
-		modelInfo?.contextWindow ??
-		FALLBACK_MANUAL_COMPACTION_MAX_INPUT_TOKENS;
+	const compactionModelInfo = modelInfo
+		? {
+				...modelInfo,
+				id: modelInfo.id ?? input.config.modelId,
+			}
+		: {
+				id: input.config.modelId,
+				maxInputTokens: FALLBACK_MANUAL_COMPACTION_MAX_INPUT_TOKENS,
+			};
 	const compact = createContextCompactionPrepareTurn(
 		{
 			providerConfig: resolveCompactionProviderConfig(
@@ -106,11 +110,7 @@ export async function compactInteractiveMessages(input: {
 		model: {
 			id: input.config.modelId,
 			provider: input.config.providerId,
-			info: {
-				...(modelInfo ?? {}),
-				id: modelInfo?.id ?? input.config.modelId,
-				maxInputTokens: maxInputTokens,
-			},
+			info: compactionModelInfo,
 		},
 	});
 	if (!result?.messages) {

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

@@ -107,38 +107,13 @@ export async function sendTurnWithActModeContinuation<
 	};
 }
 
-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;
-		},
-	};
-}
+// The tracker moved to @cline/shared so the VSCode extension can share the
+// exact round-trip-cancelling semantics; re-exported here to keep the CLI's
+// import surface stable.
+export {
+	createModeSwitchNoticeTracker,
+	type ModeSwitchNotice,
+} from "@cline/shared";
 
 export async function applyInteractiveModeConfig(input: {
 	config: Config;

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

@@ -157,6 +157,7 @@ function makeManager() {
 		ingestHookEvent: vi.fn(),
 		subscribe: vi.fn(),
 		updateSessionModel: vi.fn(),
+		updateSessionConnection: vi.fn(async () => {}),
 		pendingPrompts: {
 			update: vi.fn(),
 		},
@@ -814,6 +815,83 @@ describe("createInteractiveSessionRuntime", () => {
 		expect(runtime.getActiveSessionId()).toBe("session-2");
 	});
 
+	it("preserves the session id and applies changed provider config when restarting with the current messages", async () => {
+		const manager = makeManager();
+		const config = {
+			...createConfig(),
+			providerId: "cline",
+			modelId: "anthropic/claude-sonnet-4.6",
+			apiKey: "cline-key",
+		};
+		const messages: Message[] = [
+			{ role: "user", content: [{ type: "text", text: "hello" }] },
+		];
+		manager.readMessages.mockResolvedValue(messages);
+		const runtime = await makeRuntime(manager, { config });
+
+		await runtime.ensureReady();
+		expect(manager.start).toHaveBeenNthCalledWith(
+			1,
+			expect.objectContaining({
+				config: expect.objectContaining({
+					providerId: "cline",
+					modelId: "anthropic/claude-sonnet-4.6",
+					apiKey: "cline-key",
+				}),
+			}),
+		);
+		config.providerId = "openai-compatible";
+		config.modelId = "custom-model";
+		config.apiKey = "new-key";
+		await runtime.restartWithCurrentMessages();
+
+		expect(manager.start).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(2);
+		expect(manager.start).toHaveBeenNthCalledWith(
+			2,
+			expect.objectContaining({
+				config: expect.objectContaining({
+					sessionId: "session-1",
+					providerId: "openai-compatible",
+					modelId: "custom-model",
+					apiKey: "new-key",
+				}),
+				initialMessages: messages,
+			}),
+		);
+	});
+
+	it("updates the active session connection in place without restarting", async () => {
+		const manager = makeManager();
+		const runtime = await makeRuntime(manager);
+
+		await runtime.ensureReady();
+		await runtime.updateCurrentSessionConnection({
+			providerId: "openai",
+			modelId: "codex-test",
+		});
+
+		expect(manager.updateSessionConnection).toHaveBeenCalledWith("session-1", {
+			providerId: "openai",
+			modelId: "codex-test",
+		});
+		expect(manager.start).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1);
+		expect(runtime.getActiveSessionId()).toBe("session-1");
+	});
+
+	it("does not reuse the session id when restarting empty", async () => {
+		const manager = makeManager();
+		const runtime = await makeRuntime(manager);
+
+		await runtime.ensureReady();
+		await runtime.restartEmpty();
+
+		expect(manager.start).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(2);
+		const secondStart = manager.start.mock.calls[1]?.[0] as {
+			config?: { sessionId?: string };
+		};
+		expect(secondStart?.config?.sessionId).toBeUndefined();
+	});
+
 	it("recovers empty read-driven restarts when the active interactive session disappeared", async () => {
 		const manager = makeManager();
 		manager.readMessages.mockRejectedValueOnce(

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

@@ -49,6 +49,9 @@ type RuntimeHooks = ReturnType<typeof createRuntimeHooks>;
 type StartedSession = Awaited<ReturnType<CliCore["start"]>>;
 type CurrentTurnInput = Omit<Parameters<CliCore["send"]>[0], "sessionId">;
 type CurrentTurnResult = Awaited<ReturnType<CliCore["send"]>>;
+export type SessionConnectionUpdate = Parameters<
+	CliCore["updateSessionConnection"]
+>[1];
 type AskQuestionRef = {
 	current: ((question: string, options: string[]) => Promise<string>) | null;
 };
@@ -210,12 +213,18 @@ export function createInteractiveSessionRuntime(input: {
 		initial: Message[] = [],
 		sessionMetadata?: Record<string, unknown>,
 		initialCompactionState?: SessionCompactionState,
+		// Restarting an old session associate with this ID,
+		// For continuing the same conversation, e.g. after a config change.
+		sessionId?: string,
 	): Promise<void> => {
 		const generation = sessionStartGeneration;
 		const manager = await ensureSessionManager();
 		const started = await manager.start({
 			source: SessionSource.CLI,
-			config: buildSessionConfig(),
+			config: {
+				...buildSessionConfig(),
+				...(sessionId ? { sessionId } : {}),
+			},
 			toolPolicies: input.config.toolPolicies,
 			interactive: true,
 			initialMessages: initial,
@@ -411,43 +420,51 @@ export function createInteractiveSessionRuntime(input: {
 		});
 	};
 
-		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 restartWithMessages = async (
+		messages: Message[],
+		sessionMetadata?: Record<string, unknown>,
+		initialCompactionState?: SessionCompactionState,
+		options?: { preserveSessionId?: boolean },
+	): Promise<void> => {
+		// Config-only restarts (model/mode/account changes) continue the same
+		// conversation, so they must keep the session id — otherwise each
+		// restart mints a new session history entry for the same conversation.
+		const reuseSessionId = options?.preserveSessionId
+			? activeSessionId || undefined
+			: undefined;
+		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,
+				reuseSessionId,
+			);
+		})().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, status }, compactionState] = await Promise.all([
@@ -473,9 +490,24 @@ export function createInteractiveSessionRuntime(input: {
 						systemPrompt: compactionState?.system_prompt,
 					})
 				: undefined,
+			{ preserveSessionId: true },
 		);
 	};
 
+	const updateCurrentSessionConnection = async (
+		update: SessionConnectionUpdate,
+	): Promise<void> => {
+		await ensureReady();
+		const manager = sessionManager;
+		const sessionId = activeSessionId;
+		if (!manager || !sessionId) {
+			// No live session to update; the next startup builds its config from
+			// the already-mutated CLI config, so nothing else is needed.
+			return;
+		}
+		await manager.updateSessionConnection(sessionId, update);
+	};
+
 	const restartEmpty = async (): Promise<void> => {
 		await restartWithMessages([]);
 	};
@@ -609,7 +641,22 @@ export function createInteractiveSessionRuntime(input: {
 					})
 				: undefined,
 		);
-		return { forkedFromSessionId, newSessionId: activeSessionId };
+		// Report carried context from what the new session actually accepted:
+		// the host can reject the inherited state (e.g. stale anchor), and the
+		// UI must not claim a carry-over that did not happen.
+		const acceptedState = projectedMessages
+			? await readCompactionState(activeSessionId)
+			: undefined;
+		return {
+			forkedFromSessionId,
+			newSessionId: activeSessionId,
+			carriedWorkingContext: acceptedState
+				? {
+						workingContextMessages: acceptedState.messages.length,
+						canonicalMessages: messages.length,
+					}
+				: undefined,
+		};
 	};
 
 	const resumeSession = async (sessionId: string): Promise<Message[]> => {
@@ -840,6 +887,7 @@ export function createInteractiveSessionRuntime(input: {
 		resetForNewSession,
 		restartWithMessages,
 		restartWithCurrentMessages,
+		updateCurrentSessionConnection,
 		resumeSession,
 		forkCurrentSession,
 		compactCurrentSession,

apps/cli/src/runtime/prompt.ts

@@ -9,23 +9,6 @@ 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.
-
-- Read files, search the codebase, and gather context to understand the problem
-- Ask clarifying questions when requirements are ambiguous
-- Present your plan as a structured outline with clear steps
-- Explain tradeoffs between different approaches when they exist
-- Do NOT edit files, write code, run destructive commands, or make any changes
-- Do NOT implement anything -- focus on understanding and alignment first
-
-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;
 	explicitSystemPrompt?: string;
@@ -34,15 +17,10 @@ export async function resolveSystemPrompt(input: {
 	mode?: AgentMode;
 }): 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 = `${rules}\n\n${PLAN_MODE_INSTRUCTIONS}`;
-	}
+	// Mode-tag and plan-mode instructions are appended by the shared prompt
+	// builder itself (see MODE_TAG_INSTRUCTIONS / PLAN_MODE_INSTRUCTIONS in
+	// @cline/shared), so only the caller-specific rules are merged here.
+	const rules = mergeRulesForSystemPrompt(undefined, input.rules);
 	return buildClineSystemPrompt({
 		ide: "Terminal Shell",
 		workspaceRoot: input.cwd,

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

@@ -43,33 +43,56 @@ 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_PASS_LIMIT_DETAIL_MESSAGE =
+	"You have reached your 5-hour Clinepass limit. The limit resets in 5h, please try again later.";
+const CLI_CLINE_PASS_LIMIT_MESSAGE = [
+	"ClinePass limit reached",
+	CLINE_PASS_LIMIT_DETAIL_MESSAGE,
+	"Switch to Cline usage-based billing and retry with the Cline provider.",
+	"Interactive CLI: open the model selector with /model, choose Cline, then retry.",
+	"Headless CLI: rerun with --provider cline.",
+].join("\n");
 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",
-	},
-}));
+vi.mock(
+	"@cline/core",
+	async (importActual: () => Promise<typeof import("@cline/core")>) => ({
+		...(await importActual()),
+		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",
+				),
+		isClinePassLimitError: (error: unknown) =>
+			error instanceof Error && error.name === "ClinePassLimitError",
+		isClinePassLimitMessage: (text: string) => {
+			const normalized = text.toLowerCase();
+			return (
+				normalized.includes("you have reached your") &&
+				normalized.includes("clinepass limit") &&
+				normalized.includes("please try again later.")
+			);
+		},
+		prewarmFileIndex: vi.fn(async () => undefined),
+		SessionSource: {
+			CLI: "cli",
+		},
+	}),
+);
 
 vi.mock("../utils/approval", () => ({
 	askQuestionInTerminal: vi.fn(),
@@ -769,6 +792,126 @@ describe("runAgent", () => {
 		expect(outputMocks.writeErr).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
 	});
 
+	it("formats ClinePass limit errors with usage-based billing guidance", 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: `Error: ${CLINE_PASS_LIMIT_DETAIL_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_LIMIT_MESSAGE,
+		);
+	});
+
+	it("does not duplicate ClinePass limit 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(`Error: ${CLINE_PASS_LIMIT_DETAIL_MESSAGE}`),
+				recoverable: false,
+			});
+
+			return {
+				sessionId: "session-1",
+				manifestPath: "/tmp/manifest.json",
+				messagesPath: "/tmp/messages.json",
+				manifest: { session_id: "session-1" },
+				result: {
+					text: `Error: ${CLINE_PASS_LIMIT_DETAIL_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");

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

@@ -205,7 +205,9 @@ export async function runAgent(
 			event.error.message.trim()
 		) {
 			displayedErrorMessages.add(
-				formatCliErrorMessage(event.error.message).trim(),
+				formatCliErrorMessage(event.error.message, {
+					modelId: config.modelId,
+				}).trim(),
 			);
 		}
 		handleEvent(event, config);
@@ -390,7 +392,9 @@ export async function runAgent(
 		}
 
 		if (result.finishReason !== "completed") {
-			const errorText = formatCliErrorMessage(result.text).trim();
+			const errorText = formatCliErrorMessage(result.text, {
+				modelId: config.modelId,
+			}).trim();
 			if (
 				errorText &&
 				(config.outputMode === "json" || !displayedErrorMessages.has(errorText))
@@ -411,7 +415,7 @@ export async function runAgent(
 		);
 		process.exitCode = 0;
 	} catch (err) {
-		const message = formatCliErrorMessage(err);
+		const message = formatCliErrorMessage(err, { modelId: config.modelId });
 		logCliError(config.logger, "CLI task run failed", { error: err });
 		writeErr(message);
 		process.exitCode = 1;

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

@@ -1,5 +1,9 @@
-import { describe, expect, it } from "vitest";
-import { resolveReasoningForModelChange } from "./run-interactive";
+import { describe, expect, it, vi } from "vitest";
+import type { Config } from "../utils/types";
+import {
+	applyInteractiveModelChange,
+	resolveReasoningForModelChange,
+} from "./run-interactive";
 
 describe("resolveReasoningForModelChange", () => {
 	it("persists disabled reasoning only when thinking is explicitly false", () => {
@@ -38,3 +42,69 @@ describe("resolveReasoningForModelChange", () => {
 		).toEqual({ enabled: true, effort: "medium" });
 	});
 });
+
+describe("applyInteractiveModelChange", () => {
+	it("restarts with the current transcript so a provider switch reloads its complete configuration", async () => {
+		const config = {
+			providerId: "openai-compatible",
+			modelId: "custom-model",
+			apiKey: "new-key",
+			thinking: undefined,
+			reasoningEffort: undefined,
+		} as Config;
+		const getProviderSettings = vi.fn(() => ({
+			provider: "openai-compatible",
+			apiKey: "new-key",
+			baseUrl: "https://example.com/v1",
+			headers: { "X-Custom-Header": "custom-value" },
+			client: "openai-compatible" as const,
+			protocol: "openai-chat" as const,
+			model: "old-model",
+		}));
+		const saveProviderSettings = vi.fn(() => ({
+			version: 1 as const,
+			providers: {},
+		}));
+		const ensureReady = vi.fn(async () => {});
+		const restartWithCurrentMessages = vi.fn(async () => {});
+		const updateCurrentSessionConnection = vi.fn(async () => {});
+
+		await applyInteractiveModelChange({
+			config,
+			providerSettingsManager: {
+				getProviderSettings,
+				saveProviderSettings,
+			},
+			sessionRuntime: {
+				ensureReady,
+				restartWithCurrentMessages,
+				updateCurrentSessionConnection,
+			},
+		});
+
+		expect(saveProviderSettings).toHaveBeenCalledWith({
+			provider: "openai-compatible",
+			apiKey: "new-key",
+			baseUrl: "https://example.com/v1",
+			headers: { "X-Custom-Header": "custom-value" },
+			client: "openai-compatible",
+			protocol: "openai-chat",
+			model: "custom-model",
+		});
+		expect(ensureReady).toHaveBeenCalledOnce();
+		expect(restartWithCurrentMessages).toHaveBeenCalledOnce();
+		expect(updateCurrentSessionConnection).toHaveBeenCalledWith({
+			providerId: "openai-compatible",
+			modelId: "custom-model",
+		});
+		expect(ensureReady.mock.invocationCallOrder[0]).toBeLessThan(
+			restartWithCurrentMessages.mock.invocationCallOrder[0] ?? 0,
+		);
+		expect(saveProviderSettings.mock.invocationCallOrder[0]).toBeLessThan(
+			restartWithCurrentMessages.mock.invocationCallOrder[0] ?? 0,
+		);
+		expect(restartWithCurrentMessages.mock.invocationCallOrder[0]).toBeLessThan(
+			updateCurrentSessionConnection.mock.invocationCallOrder[0] ?? 0,
+		);
+	});
+});

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

@@ -2,6 +2,9 @@ import {
 	getCurrentContextSize,
 	type ProviderSettings,
 	ProviderSettingsManager,
+	setCompactionModeGlobally,
+	setPlanActModeGlobally,
+	setToolAutoApproveGlobally,
 	type UserInstructionConfigService,
 } from "@cline/core";
 import { formatModeSwitchNotice } from "@cline/shared";
@@ -82,6 +85,51 @@ export function resolveReasoningForModelChange(
 	return existing.reasoning;
 }
 
+export async function applyInteractiveModelChange(input: {
+	config: Config;
+	providerSettingsManager: Pick<
+		ProviderSettingsManager,
+		"getProviderSettings" | "saveProviderSettings"
+	>;
+	sessionRuntime: Pick<
+		ReturnType<typeof createInteractiveSessionRuntime>,
+		| "ensureReady"
+		| "restartWithCurrentMessages"
+		| "updateCurrentSessionConnection"
+	>;
+}): Promise<void> {
+	const { config, providerSettingsManager, sessionRuntime } = input;
+	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 === undefined ? {} : { reasoning }),
+	});
+
+	// Provider changes affect more than the model connection: startup resolves
+	// the endpoint, headers, provider-specific options, tools, and plugins. Rebuild
+	// the runtime with the existing transcript so all of that state changes
+	// together. restartWithCurrentMessages preserves the session ID.
+	await sessionRuntime.restartWithCurrentMessages();
+	// A same-ID restart reuses the existing manifest. Sync its connection label
+	// after the fully configured runtime is live so session history reflects the
+	// provider/model that will handle subsequent turns.
+	await sessionRuntime.updateCurrentSessionConnection({
+		providerId: config.providerId,
+		modelId: config.modelId,
+	});
+}
+
 export async function runInteractive(
 	config: Config,
 	userInstructionService?: UserInstructionConfigService,
@@ -667,15 +715,20 @@ export async function runInteractive(
 		onTurnErrorReported: () => {},
 		onAutoApproveChange: (enabled) => {
 			setInteractiveAutoApprove(enabled);
+			setToolAutoApproveGlobally(enabled);
 			void refreshInteractiveSessionPolicies();
 		},
 		onCompactionModeChange: async (mode) => {
 			await sessionRuntime.ensureReady();
 			applyCliCompactionMode(config, mode);
+			setCompactionModeGlobally(mode);
 			await sessionRuntime.restartWithCurrentMessages();
 		},
 		onModeChange: async (mode) => {
 			if (!isInteractiveMode(mode)) return;
+			// Persist the user's choice immediately, even when the switch is
+			// deferred until the current turn aborts, so it survives restarts.
+			setPlanActModeGlobally(mode);
 			if (isRunning) {
 				pendingModeChange.current = mode;
 				pendingModeChange.source = "ui";
@@ -687,25 +740,12 @@ export async function runInteractive(
 		onNewSession: async () => {
 			await sessionRuntime.resetForNewSession();
 		},
-		onModelChange: async () => {
-			await sessionRuntime.ensureReady();
-			await onProviderChange({
+		onModelChange: () =>
+			applyInteractiveModelChange({
 				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 === undefined ? {} : { reasoning }),
-			});
-			await sessionRuntime.restartWithCurrentMessages();
-		},
+				providerSettingsManager,
+				sessionRuntime,
+			}),
 		onSessionRestart: async () => {
 			await sessionRuntime.ensureReady();
 			await sessionRuntime.restartEmpty();

apps/cli/src/tests/interactive/chat.test.ts

@@ -17,14 +17,19 @@
 //   - Auto-approve all (Shift+Tab)
 // ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
-import { test } from "@microsoft/tui-test";
+import { expect, test } from "@microsoft/tui-test";
+import type { Terminal } from "@microsoft/tui-test/lib/terminal/term";
 import { CLINE_BIN, TERMINAL_WIDE } from "../helpers/constants.js";
 import { clineEnv } from "../helpers/env.js";
 import {
 	toggleAutoApproveAll,
 	waitForChatReady,
 } from "../helpers/page-objects/chat.js";
-import { expectVisible } from "../helpers/terminal.js";
+import {
+	expectNotVisible,
+	expectVisible,
+	typeAndSubmit,
+} from "../helpers/terminal.js";
 
 test.describe("cline (authenticated) - shows chat view", () => {
 	test.use({
@@ -53,3 +58,113 @@ test.describe("Auto-approve all - Shift+Tab toggle", () => {
 		await toggleAutoApproveAll(terminal);
 	});
 });
+
+test.describe("Dialog dismissal - panel is fully removed", () => {
+	test.use({
+		program: { file: CLINE_BIN, args: [] },
+		...TERMINAL_WIDE,
+		env: clineEnv("default"),
+	});
+
+	type Background = {
+		mode: number | undefined;
+		color: number | undefined;
+	};
+	type TerminalSnapshot = ReturnType<Terminal["serialize"]> & {
+		baseY: number;
+	};
+	const backgroundsEqual = (
+		left: Background | undefined,
+		right: Background | undefined,
+	): boolean => left?.mode === right?.mode && left?.color === right?.color;
+	const snapshotTerminal = (terminal: Terminal): TerminalSnapshot => ({
+		...terminal.serialize(),
+		baseY: terminal.getCursor().baseY,
+	});
+
+	const findTextPosition = (
+		terminal: Terminal,
+		text: string,
+	): { x: number; y: number } => {
+		const lines = terminal.getViewableBuffer();
+		for (let y = 0; y < lines.length; y++) {
+			const x = lines[y].join("").indexOf(text);
+			if (x !== -1) {
+				return { x, y };
+			}
+		}
+		throw new Error(`Unable to locate visible text: ${text}`);
+	};
+
+	const getCellBackground = (
+		snapshot: TerminalSnapshot,
+		position: { x: number; y: number },
+	): Background => {
+		const targetRow = snapshot.baseY + position.y;
+		let background: Background = { mode: undefined, color: undefined };
+
+		for (let y = snapshot.baseY; y <= targetRow; y++) {
+			for (let x = 0; x < TERMINAL_WIDE.columns; x++) {
+				const shift = snapshot.shifts.get(`${x},${y}`);
+				if (shift?.bgColorMode !== undefined) {
+					background = { mode: shift.bgColorMode, color: shift.bgColor };
+				}
+				if (x === position.x && y === targetRow) {
+					return background;
+				}
+			}
+		}
+
+		throw new Error(
+			`Cell is outside the visible terminal: ${position.x},${position.y}`,
+		);
+	};
+
+	// @opentui-ui/dialog is built against @opentui/core ^0.1.69, whose
+	// Renderable.remove(id) took an id. Core 0.4.x renamed it to
+	// remove(child) and throws on a non-renderable argument, so the
+	// package's removeDialog() aborted before detaching its panel — the React
+	// portal content unmounted, but the imperative grey box stayed on screen
+	// over the chat. Asserting on the panel's background (not its text) is what
+	// distinguishes a leaked box from a clean teardown.
+	test("closing the help dialog removes its grey panel", async ({
+		terminal,
+	}) => {
+		await waitForChatReady(terminal);
+		const terminalBeforeDialog = snapshotTerminal(terminal);
+		await typeAndSubmit(terminal, "/help");
+		await expectVisible(terminal, "Keyboard Shortcuts");
+		const dialogPosition = findTextPosition(terminal, "Keyboard Shortcuts");
+		const backgroundAtDialogPosition = getCellBackground(
+			terminalBeforeDialog,
+			dialogPosition,
+		);
+		const dialogBackground = getCellBackground(
+			snapshotTerminal(terminal),
+			dialogPosition,
+		);
+		expect(dialogBackground).not.toEqual(backgroundAtDialogPosition);
+
+		terminal.keyEscape();
+		await expectNotVisible(terminal, "Keyboard Shortcuts");
+
+		// The panel unmounts a frame after its content. Poll the title's former
+		// position until the background captured from the visible panel is gone.
+		const deadline = Date.now() + 10_000;
+		let backgroundAfterDialog = getCellBackground(
+			snapshotTerminal(terminal),
+			dialogPosition,
+		);
+		while (
+			!backgroundsEqual(backgroundAfterDialog, backgroundAtDialogPosition) &&
+			Date.now() < deadline
+		) {
+			await new Promise((resolve) => setTimeout(resolve, 100));
+			backgroundAfterDialog = getCellBackground(
+				snapshotTerminal(terminal),
+				dialogPosition,
+			);
+		}
+		expect(backgroundAfterDialog).toEqual(backgroundAtDialogPosition);
+	});
+});

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

@@ -309,3 +309,62 @@ describe("loadIndividualSubscriptionPlans", () => {
 		expect(result).toEqual(plans);
 	});
 });
+
+describe("isClineAccountCreditsErrorMessage", () => {
+	it("matches the raw insufficient_credits JSON payload from the Cline API 402", async () => {
+		const { isClineAccountCreditsErrorMessage } = await import(
+			"./cline-account"
+		);
+		expect(
+			isClineAccountCreditsErrorMessage(
+				'{"code":"insufficient_credits","current_balance":-0.14,"message":"Not enough credits available"}',
+			),
+		).toBe(true);
+	});
+
+	it("matches the insufficient_credits payload wrapped in an error prefix", async () => {
+		const { isClineAccountCreditsErrorMessage } = await import(
+			"./cline-account"
+		);
+		expect(
+			isClineAccountCreditsErrorMessage(
+				'Error: {"code":"insufficient_credits","current_balance":0,"message":"Not enough credits available"}',
+			),
+		).toBe(true);
+	});
+
+	it("matches the plain human-readable Cline API message", async () => {
+		const { isClineAccountCreditsErrorMessage } = await import(
+			"./cline-account"
+		);
+		expect(
+			isClineAccountCreditsErrorMessage("Not enough credits available"),
+		).toBe(true);
+	});
+
+	it("matches the legacy insufficient balance phrasing", async () => {
+		const { isClineAccountCreditsErrorMessage } = await import(
+			"./cline-account"
+		);
+		expect(
+			isClineAccountCreditsErrorMessage(
+				"Insufficient balance. Your Cline credits balance is $0.00.",
+			),
+		).toBe(true);
+	});
+
+	it("does not match unrelated errors", async () => {
+		const { isClineAccountCreditsErrorMessage } = await import(
+			"./cline-account"
+		);
+		expect(isClineAccountCreditsErrorMessage("Payment Required")).toBe(false);
+		expect(
+			isClineAccountCreditsErrorMessage(
+				"Your credit balance is too low to access the Anthropic API.",
+			),
+		).toBe(false);
+		expect(
+			isClineAccountCreditsErrorMessage("insufficient balance on gateway"),
+		).toBe(false);
+	});
+});

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

@@ -51,9 +51,16 @@ export function isClineAccountAuthErrorMessage(message: string): boolean {
 
 export function isClineAccountCreditsErrorMessage(message: string): boolean {
 	const normalized = message.trim().toLowerCase();
+	// The Cline API's 402 response carries `code: "insufficient_credits"` and
+	// the message "Not enough credits available". Depending on how much of the
+	// payload survives error extraction, the CLI may see the raw JSON blob or
+	// just the human-readable message, so match both. The
+	// "insufficient balance" pair is an older backend phrasing kept for safety.
 	return (
-		normalized.includes("insufficient balance") &&
-		normalized.includes("cline credits balance")
+		normalized.includes("insufficient_credits") ||
+		normalized.includes("not enough credits") ||
+		(normalized.includes("insufficient balance") &&
+			normalized.includes("cline credits balance"))
 	);
 }
 
@@ -151,6 +158,38 @@ export async function createClineAccountService(input: {
 	});
 }
 
+/**
+ * Persist the active organization so headless runs and the hub daemon can
+ * attach it to telemetry identity. Personal account clears stale org fields.
+ */
+function persistClineOrganizationContext(
+	activeOrganization: ClineAccountOrganization | null,
+	userId: string,
+): void {
+	try {
+		const manager = new ProviderSettingsManager();
+		const persisted = manager.getProviderSettings("cline");
+		if (!persisted) {
+			return;
+		}
+		manager.saveProviderSettings(
+			{
+				...persisted,
+				auth: {
+					...persisted.auth,
+					accountId: persisted.auth?.accountId ?? userId,
+					organizationId: activeOrganization?.organizationId,
+					organizationName: activeOrganization?.name,
+					memberId: activeOrganization?.memberId,
+				},
+			},
+			{ setLastUsed: false },
+		);
+	} catch {
+		// Best-effort only.
+	}
+}
+
 export async function loadClineAccountSnapshot(input: {
 	config: ClineAccountConfig;
 	clineApiBaseUrl?: string;
@@ -183,6 +222,7 @@ export async function loadClineAccountSnapshot(input: {
 		memberId: activeOrganization?.memberId,
 	};
 	identifyTelemetryAccount(accountContext, input.config.logger);
+	persistClineOrganizationContext(activeOrganization, user.id);
 
 	return {
 		user,

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

@@ -1,13 +1,20 @@
-import type { ClineSubscriptionPlan } from "@cline/core";
+import {
+	type ClineSubscriptionPlan,
+	extractClineFreeModelLimitResetTime,
+} from "@cline/core";
 import { useTerminalDimensions } from "@opentui/react";
 import type React from "react";
 import { useEffect, useState } from "react";
 import "opentui-spinner/react";
 import {
 	getClineOrgIndividualInferenceSubscriptionMessage,
+	getClinePassLimitDetailMessage,
 	getCliSubscriptionUrl,
 	getIndividualPlanFeatures,
+	isClineFreeModelLimitErrorMessage,
+	isClineFreePromotionEndedErrorMessage,
 	isClineOrgIndividualInferenceSubscriptionErrorMessage,
+	isClinePassLimitErrorMessage,
 	isClinePassSubscriptionError,
 } from "../../utils/cline-pass-errors";
 import {
@@ -23,9 +30,11 @@ import {
 	type TerminalTheme,
 } from "../palette";
 import type { ChatEntry } from "../types";
+import { formatCompactionDividerLabel } from "../utils/compaction-status";
 import { getSyntaxStyle, type SyntaxAccentMode } from "../utils/syntax-style";
 import { isWarningToolError } from "../utils/tool-errors";
 import {
+	buildReadFilesKeys,
 	parseApplyPatchInput,
 	parseAskQuestionInput,
 	parseEditorInput,
@@ -126,12 +135,13 @@ function formatToolParams(
 		case "read_files": {
 			const info = parseReadFilesInput(rawInput);
 			if (!info?.files.length) return fallback;
+			const keys = buildReadFilesKeys(info.files);
 			return info.files.map((f, i) => {
 				const sl = f.startLine != null ? String(f.startLine) : "undefined";
 				const el = f.endLine != null ? String(f.endLine) : "undefined";
 				const sep = i > 0 ? "; " : "";
 				return (
-					<span key={f.path}>
+					<span key={keys[i]}>
 						{sep}
 						{shortenPath(f.path)}
 						<span fg="gray">
@@ -419,6 +429,143 @@ function ClineOrgIndividualInferenceSubscriptionErrorView(props: {
 	);
 }
 
+function CompactionDividerRow(props: {
+	entry: Extract<ChatEntry, { kind: "compaction" }>;
+}) {
+	const { entry } = props;
+	const { width: terminalWidth } = useTerminalDimensions();
+	const inProgress = entry.status === "started";
+	const labelColor = inProgress
+		? "cyan"
+		: entry.status === "failed"
+			? "red"
+			: entry.status === "cancelled" || entry.status === "skipped"
+				? "gray"
+				: "cyan";
+	const label = `✻ ${formatCompactionDividerLabel(entry)} ✻`;
+	// Fill the remaining line with a plain rule instead of a flexGrow bordered
+	// box: a single fixed-content text row keeps the renderer's diffing stable.
+	const ruleWidth = Math.max(2, Math.min(40, terminalWidth - label.length - 8));
+	return (
+		<box flexDirection="row">
+			{inProgress ? (
+				<box width={2}>
+					<spinner name="dots" color={labelColor} />
+				</box>
+			) : (
+				<text fg="gray" content="── " />
+			)}
+			<text fg={labelColor} selectable content={label} />
+			<text fg="gray" content={` ${"─".repeat(ruleWidth)}`} />
+		</box>
+	);
+}
+
+function ClinePassLimitErrorView(props: {
+	message: string;
+	defaultFg?: string;
+	terminalTheme: TerminalTheme;
+}) {
+	const detail = getClinePassLimitDetailMessage(props.message) ?? props.message;
+
+	return (
+		<box flexDirection="row">
+			<text fg={palette.act} content="* " />
+			<box
+				flexDirection="column"
+				border
+				borderStyle="rounded"
+				borderColor={palette.act}
+				paddingX={1}
+			>
+				<text fg="red">ClinePass limit reached</text>
+				<text fg={props.defaultFg} selectable content={detail} />
+				<text
+					fg={props.defaultFg}
+					selectable
+					content="Switch to Cline usage-based billing and retry with the Cline provider."
+				/>
+				<box flexDirection="row">
+					<text fg="gray">Headless CLI: </text>
+					<text fg={props.defaultFg} selectable content="rerun with " />
+					<code
+						content="--provider cline"
+						filetype="bash"
+						syntaxStyle={getSyntaxStyle(props.terminalTheme)}
+						selectable
+					/>
+					<text fg={props.defaultFg} selectable content="." />
+				</box>
+			</box>
+		</box>
+	);
+}
+
+function ClineFreeModelLimitErrorView(props: {
+	message: string;
+	defaultFg?: string;
+}) {
+	const resetTime = extractClineFreeModelLimitResetTime(props.message);
+
+	return (
+		<box flexDirection="row">
+			<text fg={palette.act} content="* " />
+			<box
+				flexDirection="column"
+				border
+				borderStyle="rounded"
+				borderColor={palette.act}
+				paddingX={1}
+			>
+				<text fg="red">Daily free model limit reached</text>
+				<text
+					fg={props.defaultFg}
+					selectable
+					content="You've reached today's free usage limit for this model."
+				/>
+				<text
+					fg={props.defaultFg}
+					selectable
+					content={
+						resetTime
+							? `Try again in ${resetTime} or select another model.`
+							: "Try again later or select another model."
+					}
+				/>
+				<text fg="gray">Open the model selector with /model.</text>
+			</box>
+		</box>
+	);
+}
+
+function ClineFreePromotionEndedErrorView(props: { defaultFg?: string }) {
+	return (
+		<box flexDirection="row">
+			<text fg={palette.act} content="* " />
+			<box
+				flexDirection="column"
+				border
+				borderStyle="rounded"
+				borderColor={palette.act}
+				paddingX={1}
+			>
+				<text fg="red">Free model promotion ended</text>
+				<text
+					fg={props.defaultFg}
+					selectable
+					content="The free promotion for this model has ended and it is no longer available."
+				/>
+				<text
+					fg={props.defaultFg}
+					selectable
+					content="Select another model to continue."
+				/>
+				<text fg="gray">Open the model selector with /model.</text>
+			</box>
+		</box>
+	);
+}
+
 export function ChatEntryView(props: {
 	entry: ChatEntry;
 	accent?: string;
@@ -534,6 +681,26 @@ export function ChatEntryView(props: {
 					/>
 				);
 			}
+			if (isClinePassLimitErrorMessage(entry.text)) {
+				return (
+					<ClinePassLimitErrorView
+						message={entry.text}
+						defaultFg={defaultFg}
+						terminalTheme={terminalTheme}
+					/>
+				);
+			}
+			if (isClineFreeModelLimitErrorMessage(entry.text)) {
+				return (
+					<ClineFreeModelLimitErrorView
+						defaultFg={defaultFg}
+						message={entry.text}
+					/>
+				);
+			}
+			if (isClineFreePromotionEndedErrorMessage(entry.text)) {
+				return <ClineFreePromotionEndedErrorView defaultFg={defaultFg} />;
+			}
 			return (
 				<box flexDirection="row">
 					<text fg="red" content="* " />
@@ -557,6 +724,9 @@ export function ChatEntryView(props: {
 				</box>
 			);
 
+		case "compaction":
+			return <CompactionDividerRow entry={entry} />;
+
 		case "done": {
 			const parts: string[] = [];
 			if (entry.elapsed) parts.push(`${entry.elapsed}s`);

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

@@ -1,8 +1,50 @@
+import {
+	getProviderAuthStorageId,
+	type ProviderSettingsManager,
+	saveLocalProviderSettings,
+} from "@cline/core";
 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";
 
+/**
+ * Persist a manually entered API key for an OAuth-capable provider — the
+ * escape hatch for when OAuth login isn't working. Any stored OAuth tokens
+ * are cleared: the auth handler prefers auth.accessToken over apiKey, so a
+ * stale token would otherwise keep winning over the manual key.
+ *
+ * The key is written both to the provider's auth storage entry (cline-pass
+ * stores credentials under "cline") and to the provider's own entry: settings
+ * resolution lets a direct entry shadow the storage entry, and provider
+ * switching copies merged settings (including auth) into direct entries, so
+ * both must be updated for the manual key to reliably take effect.
+ */
+export function saveManualProviderApiKey(
+	manager: ProviderSettingsManager,
+	providerId: string,
+	apiKey: string,
+): void {
+	// Empty strings delete these keys from the stored auth object.
+	const clearedAuth = { accessToken: "", refreshToken: "", apiKey: "" };
+	const storageProviderId = getProviderAuthStorageId(providerId) ?? providerId;
+	saveLocalProviderSettings(manager, {
+		providerId: storageProviderId,
+		apiKey,
+		auth: clearedAuth,
+	});
+	if (
+		providerId !== storageProviderId &&
+		manager.read().providers[providerId]
+	) {
+		saveLocalProviderSettings(manager, {
+			providerId,
+			apiKey,
+			auth: clearedAuth,
+		});
+	}
+}
+
 export function buildClinePassSubscriptionPageUrl(
 	appBaseUrl: string | undefined,
 ): string {

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

@@ -1,5 +1,16 @@
-import { describe, expect, it } from "vitest";
-import { buildClinePassSubscriptionPageUrl } from "./provider-picker-helpers";
+import { mkdtempSync, rmSync } from "node:fs";
+import { tmpdir } from "node:os";
+import { join } from "node:path";
+import { ProviderSettingsManager } from "@cline/core";
+import { afterEach, describe, expect, it } from "vitest";
+import {
+	getPersistedProviderApiKey,
+	isProviderConfigured,
+} from "../../../utils/provider-auth";
+import {
+	buildClinePassSubscriptionPageUrl,
+	saveManualProviderApiKey,
+} from "./provider-picker-helpers";
 
 describe("buildClinePassSubscriptionPageUrl", () => {
 	it("opens the personal subscription page on production by default", () => {
@@ -16,3 +27,99 @@ describe("buildClinePassSubscriptionPageUrl", () => {
 		);
 	});
 });
+
+describe("saveManualProviderApiKey", () => {
+	const tempDirs: string[] = [];
+
+	afterEach(() => {
+		for (const dir of tempDirs.splice(0)) {
+			rmSync(dir, { force: true, recursive: true });
+		}
+	});
+
+	function createManager(): ProviderSettingsManager {
+		const dir = mkdtempSync(join(tmpdir(), "cline-cli-provider-picker-"));
+		tempDirs.push(dir);
+		return new ProviderSettingsManager({
+			filePath: join(dir, "providers.json"),
+		});
+	}
+
+	it("clears stored OAuth tokens so the manual key takes effect", () => {
+		const manager = createManager();
+		manager.saveProviderSettings({
+			provider: "cline",
+			auth: {
+				accessToken: "stale-access-token",
+				refreshToken: "stale-refresh-token",
+				accountId: "acct_123",
+			},
+		});
+
+		saveManualProviderApiKey(manager, "cline", "manual-api-key");
+
+		const settings = manager.getProviderSettings("cline");
+		expect(settings?.apiKey).toBe("manual-api-key");
+		expect(settings?.auth?.accessToken).toBeUndefined();
+		expect(settings?.auth?.refreshToken).toBeUndefined();
+		expect(settings?.auth?.accountId).toBe("acct_123");
+		expect(getPersistedProviderApiKey("cline", settings)).toBe(
+			"manual-api-key",
+		);
+		expect(isProviderConfigured("cline", settings)).toBe(true);
+	});
+
+	it("saves cline-pass keys to the shared cline auth storage entry", () => {
+		const manager = createManager();
+		manager.saveProviderSettings({
+			provider: "cline",
+			auth: {
+				accessToken: "stale-access-token",
+				refreshToken: "stale-refresh-token",
+			},
+		});
+
+		saveManualProviderApiKey(manager, "cline-pass", "manual-api-key");
+
+		// cline-pass inherits auth storage from the "cline" entry, so the key
+		// must land there and the stale tokens must be gone for both providers.
+		const clineSettings = manager.getProviderSettings("cline");
+		expect(clineSettings?.apiKey).toBe("manual-api-key");
+		expect(clineSettings?.auth?.accessToken).toBeUndefined();
+
+		const clinePassSettings = manager.getProviderSettings("cline-pass");
+		expect(getPersistedProviderApiKey("cline-pass", clinePassSettings)).toBe(
+			"manual-api-key",
+		);
+		expect(isProviderConfigured("cline-pass", clinePassSettings)).toBe(true);
+	});
+
+	it("clears stale credentials copied into a direct cline-pass entry", () => {
+		const manager = createManager();
+		manager.saveProviderSettings({
+			provider: "cline",
+			auth: {
+				accessToken: "stale-access-token",
+				refreshToken: "stale-refresh-token",
+			},
+		});
+		// Provider switching copies the merged settings (including auth) into
+		// a direct cline-pass entry, which shadows the shared "cline" entry.
+		manager.saveProviderSettings({
+			provider: "cline-pass",
+			apiKey: "stale-copied-key",
+			auth: {
+				accessToken: "stale-access-token",
+				refreshToken: "stale-refresh-token",
+			},
+		});
+
+		saveManualProviderApiKey(manager, "cline-pass", "manual-api-key");
+
+		const clinePassSettings = manager.getProviderSettings("cline-pass");
+		expect(clinePassSettings?.auth?.accessToken).toBeUndefined();
+		expect(getPersistedProviderApiKey("cline-pass", clinePassSettings)).toBe(
+			"manual-api-key",
+		);
+	});
+});

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

@@ -37,7 +37,10 @@ import {
 	getSearchableListRowsWindow,
 	type SearchableItem,
 } from "../searchable-list";
-import { buildClinePassSubscriptionPageUrl } from "./provider-picker-helpers";
+import {
+	buildClinePassSubscriptionPageUrl,
+	saveManualProviderApiKey,
+} from "./provider-picker-helpers";
 
 interface ProviderItem {
 	id: string;
@@ -724,13 +727,27 @@ export function CodexCliStatusContent(
 	);
 }
 
+/**
+ * Resolves `true` on successful login, `"use_api_key"` when the user opts
+ * into manual API key entry (only offered with `allowApiKeyFallback`).
+ */
+export type OAuthLoginResult = boolean | "use_api_key";
+
 export function OAuthLoginContent(
-	props: ChoiceContext<boolean> & {
+	props: ChoiceContext<OAuthLoginResult> & {
 		providerId: string;
 		providerName: string;
+		allowApiKeyFallback?: boolean;
 	},
 ) {
-	const { resolve, dismiss, dialogId, providerId, providerName } = props;
+	const {
+		resolve,
+		dismiss,
+		dialogId,
+		providerId,
+		providerName,
+		allowApiKeyFallback,
+	} = props;
 	const [mode, setMode] = useState<"browser" | "device">(
 		providerId === "cline" ? "device" : "browser",
 	);
@@ -863,9 +880,19 @@ export function OAuthLoginContent(
 		if (key.name === "escape") {
 			cancelAuthAttempt();
 			dismiss();
+			return;
+		}
+		if (key.name === "k" && allowApiKeyFallback) {
+			cancelAuthAttempt();
+			resolve("use_api_key");
 		}
 	}, dialogId);
 
+	const escapeHint = allowApiKeyFallback
+		? "K to enter an API key instead, Esc to cancel"
+		: "Esc to cancel";
+	const escapeHintColor = allowApiKeyFallback ? "white" : "gray";
+
 	if (mode === "device") {
 		return (
 			<box flexDirection="column" paddingX={1} gap={1}>
@@ -892,8 +919,8 @@ export function OAuthLoginContent(
 
 				{deviceError && <text fg="red">{deviceError}</text>}
 
-				<text fg="gray">
-					<em>Esc to cancel</em>
+				<text fg={escapeHintColor}>
+					<em>{escapeHint}</em>
 				</text>
 			</box>
 		);
@@ -915,8 +942,83 @@ export function OAuthLoginContent(
 
 			{error && <text fg="red">{error}</text>}
 
-			<text fg="gray">
-				<em>Esc to cancel</em>
+			<text fg={escapeHintColor}>
+				<em>{escapeHint}</em>
+			</text>
+		</box>
+	);
+}
+
+/**
+ * Manual API key entry for OAuth-capable providers — the escape hatch for
+ * when OAuth login isn't working. Saving clears any stored OAuth tokens so
+ * the manual key takes effect (see saveManualProviderApiKey).
+ */
+export function OAuthApiKeyInputContent(
+	props: ChoiceContext<boolean> & {
+		providerId: string;
+		providerName: string;
+		providerSettingsManager: ProviderSettingsManager;
+	},
+) {
+	const {
+		resolve,
+		dismiss,
+		dialogId,
+		providerId,
+		providerName,
+		providerSettingsManager,
+	} = props;
+	const [value, setValue] = useState("");
+
+	const submit = () => {
+		const apiKey = value.trim();
+		if (!apiKey) return;
+		saveManualProviderApiKey(providerSettingsManager, providerId, apiKey);
+		resolve(true);
+	};
+
+	useDialogKeyboard((key) => {
+		if (key.name === "escape") {
+			dismiss();
+			return;
+		}
+		if (key.name === "return") {
+			submit();
+		}
+	}, dialogId);
+
+	return (
+		<box flexDirection="column" paddingX={1} gap={1}>
+			<text fg={palette.act}>
+				<strong>{providerName}</strong>
+			</text>
+
+			<text fg="gray">
+				Use an API key from your Cline dashboard instead of OAuth login. This
+				replaces any saved login tokens.
+			</text>
+
+			<box flexDirection="column">
+				<text fg="gray">API key</text>
+				<box
+					border
+					borderStyle="rounded"
+					borderColor={palette.act}
+					paddingX={1}
+				>
+					<input
+						value={value}
+						onInput={setValue}
+						placeholder="Paste your API key"
+						flexGrow={1}
+						focused
+					/>
+				</box>
+			</box>
+
+			<text fg="gray">
+				<em>Enter to save, Esc to go back</em>
 			</text>
 		</box>
 	);

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

@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ import { useDialogKeyboard } from "@opentui-ui/dialog/react";
 import type React from "react";
 import { palette } from "../../palette";
 import {
+	buildReadFilesKeys,
 	parseApplyPatchInput,
 	parseEditorInput,
 	parseReadFilesInput,
@@ -22,13 +23,14 @@ export function formatApprovalParams(
 		case "read_files": {
 			const info = parseReadFilesInput(rawInput);
 			if (!info?.files.length) break;
+			const keys = buildReadFilesKeys(info.files);
 			return info.files.map((f, i) => {
 				const range =
 					f.startLine != null
 						? ` lines ${f.startLine}-${f.endLine ?? "end"}`
 						: "";
 				return (
-					<text key={f.path} fg="gray" selectable>
+					<text key={keys[i]} fg="gray" selectable>
 						{"  "}
 						{shortenPath(f.path, 60)}
 						{range && <span fg="gray">{range}</span>}

apps/cli/src/tui/components/model-selector/cline-model-entries.ts

@@ -0,0 +1,106 @@
+import type {
+	ClineRecommendedModel,
+	ClineRecommendedModelsData,
+} from "@cline/core";
+
+export type ClineModelPickerTier = "recommended" | "subscribed" | "free";
+
+export interface ClineModelPickerItem {
+	kind: "model";
+	model: ClineRecommendedModel;
+	tier: ClineModelPickerTier;
+}
+
+export interface ClineModelPickerBrowse {
+	kind: "browse";
+}
+
+export type ClineModelPickerEntry =
+	| ClineModelPickerItem
+	| ClineModelPickerBrowse;
+
+export const CLINE_MODEL_PICKER_TIER_LABELS: Record<
+	ClineModelPickerTier,
+	string
+> = {
+	recommended: "Recommended",
+	subscribed: "Subscribed",
+	free: "Free",
+};
+
+// Featured entries for the sectioned picker, keyed by provider: cline gets
+// Recommended/Free with a browse-all escape into the full catalog; cline-pass
+// gets Subscribed/Free (see buildClinePassModelEntries for why no browse-all).
+export function buildFeaturedModelEntries(
+	providerId: string,
+	data: ClineRecommendedModelsData,
+): ClineModelPickerEntry[] {
+	return providerId === "cline-pass"
+		? buildClinePassModelEntries(data)
+		: buildClineModelEntries(data);
+}
+
+function buildClineModelEntries(
+	data: ClineRecommendedModelsData,
+): ClineModelPickerEntry[] {
+	const entries: ClineModelPickerEntry[] = [];
+	for (const m of data.recommended) {
+		entries.push({ kind: "model", model: m, tier: "recommended" });
+	}
+	for (const m of data.free) {
+		entries.push({ kind: "model", model: m, tier: "free" });
+	}
+	entries.push({ kind: "browse" });
+	return entries;
+}
+
+// Shown under the Free section header when picking a model for ClinePass
+export const CLINE_PASS_FREE_SECTION_DESCRIPTION =
+	"Try with limited usage, separate from ClinePass quota.";
+
+// ClinePass shows the subscription's models plus the Cline free models — both
+// providers hit the same Cline API, so free models are selectable in place
+// (they ride usage billing at $0 instead of the subscription quota).
+// No "browse all" entry when the clinePass bucket is populated: unlike cline,
+// the ClinePass catalog contains exactly these two buckets, so the sections
+// already list every selectable model. An empty clinePass bucket means the
+// fetch fell back to the bundled list (which has no pass models) — without an
+// escape into the full catalog a subscriber could only pick free models, so
+// browse-all comes back in that degraded mode.
+function buildClinePassModelEntries(
+	data: ClineRecommendedModelsData,
+): ClineModelPickerEntry[] {
+	const entries: ClineModelPickerEntry[] = [];
+	for (const m of data.clinePass) {
+		entries.push({ kind: "model", model: m, tier: "subscribed" });
+	}
+	for (const m of data.free) {
+		entries.push({ kind: "model", model: m, tier: "free" });
+	}
+	if (data.clinePass.length === 0) {
+		entries.push({ kind: "browse" });
+	}
+	return entries;
+}
+
+// The quota explainer only makes sense in the ClinePass picker, which is the
+// only picker that has a "subscribed" section
+export function freeTierDescriptionFor(
+	entries: ClineModelPickerEntry[],
+): string | undefined {
+	const isClinePassPicker = entries.some(
+		(entry) => entry.kind === "model" && entry.tier === "subscribed",
+	);
+	return isClinePassPicker ? CLINE_PASS_FREE_SECTION_DESCRIPTION : undefined;
+}
+
+// OpenRouter marks free variants with "(free)" in names and ":free" in ids to
+// disambiguate them from their paid twins. Inside the sectioned pickers the
+// Free header already says it, so the markers are redundant — but keep them in
+// flat lists (e.g. browse-all), where both variants appear side by side.
+export function stripFreeMarker(displayName: string): string {
+	return displayName
+		.replace(/\s*\(free\)\s*$/i, "")
+		.replace(/:free$/i, "")
+		.trim();
+}

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

@@ -0,0 +1,98 @@
+import { describe, expect, it } from "vitest";
+import {
+	buildFeaturedModelEntries,
+	CLINE_PASS_FREE_SECTION_DESCRIPTION,
+	freeTierDescriptionFor,
+	stripFreeMarker,
+} from "./cline-model-entries";
+
+const model = (id: string) => ({ id, name: id, description: "", tags: [] });
+
+describe("cline model picker entries", () => {
+	it("builds Recommended/Free sections for the cline provider", () => {
+		const entries = buildFeaturedModelEntries("cline", {
+			recommended: [model("anthropic/claude-sonnet-5")],
+			free: [model("deepseek/deepseek-v4-flash")],
+			clinePass: [model("cline-pass/glm-5.1")],
+		});
+
+		expect(entries).toEqual([
+			{
+				kind: "model",
+				model: model("anthropic/claude-sonnet-5"),
+				tier: "recommended",
+			},
+			{
+				kind: "model",
+				model: model("deepseek/deepseek-v4-flash"),
+				tier: "free",
+			},
+			{ kind: "browse" },
+		]);
+	});
+
+	it("builds Subscribed/Free sections for the cline-pass provider", () => {
+		const entries = buildFeaturedModelEntries("cline-pass", {
+			recommended: [model("anthropic/claude-sonnet-5")],
+			free: [model("deepseek/deepseek-v4-flash")],
+			clinePass: [model("cline-pass/glm-5.1"), model("cline-pass/kimi-k2.6")],
+		});
+
+		expect(entries).toEqual([
+			{ kind: "model", model: model("cline-pass/glm-5.1"), tier: "subscribed" },
+			{
+				kind: "model",
+				model: model("cline-pass/kimi-k2.6"),
+				tier: "subscribed",
+			},
+			{
+				kind: "model",
+				model: model("deepseek/deepseek-v4-flash"),
+				tier: "free",
+			},
+		]);
+	});
+
+	it("adds the browse-all escape when the clinePass bucket is empty", () => {
+		// The fetch fell back to the bundled list (no pass models); the sections
+		// alone would leave a subscriber able to pick only free models.
+		const entries = buildFeaturedModelEntries("cline-pass", {
+			recommended: [],
+			free: [model("deepseek/deepseek-v4-flash")],
+			clinePass: [],
+		});
+
+		expect(entries).toEqual([
+			{
+				kind: "model",
+				model: model("deepseek/deepseek-v4-flash"),
+				tier: "free",
+			},
+			{ kind: "browse" },
+		]);
+	});
+
+	it("attaches the quota explainer only to the ClinePass picker's free section", () => {
+		const data = {
+			recommended: [model("anthropic/claude-sonnet-5")],
+			free: [model("deepseek/deepseek-v4-flash")],
+			clinePass: [model("cline-pass/glm-5.1")],
+		};
+
+		expect(
+			freeTierDescriptionFor(buildFeaturedModelEntries("cline-pass", data)),
+		).toBe(CLINE_PASS_FREE_SECTION_DESCRIPTION);
+		expect(
+			freeTierDescriptionFor(buildFeaturedModelEntries("cline", data)),
+		).toBe(undefined);
+	});
+
+	it("strips redundant free markers from display names", () => {
+		expect(stripFreeMarker("Laguna M.1 (free)")).toBe("Laguna M.1");
+		expect(stripFreeMarker("Trinity Large Preview (FREE)")).toBe(
+			"Trinity Large Preview",
+		);
+		expect(stripFreeMarker("laguna-m.1:free")).toBe("laguna-m.1");
+		expect(stripFreeMarker("DeepSeek V4 Flash")).toBe("DeepSeek V4 Flash");
+	});
+});

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

@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 // @jsxImportSource @opentui/react
 
 import {
-	type ClineRecommendedModel,
 	type ClineRecommendedModelsData,
 	fetchClineRecommendedModels,
 } from "@cline/core";
@@ -9,20 +8,23 @@ import type { ReactNode } from "react";
 import { useEffect, useState } from "react";
 import "opentui-spinner/react";
 import { palette } from "../../palette";
+import {
+	CLINE_MODEL_PICKER_TIER_LABELS,
+	type ClineModelPickerEntry,
+	freeTierDescriptionFor,
+	stripFreeMarker,
+} from "./cline-model-entries";
 
-export interface ClineModelPickerItem {
-	kind: "model";
-	model: ClineRecommendedModel;
-	tier: "recommended" | "free";
-}
-
-export interface ClineModelPickerBrowse {
-	kind: "browse";
-}
-
-export type ClineModelPickerEntry =
-	| ClineModelPickerItem
-	| ClineModelPickerBrowse;
+export {
+	buildFeaturedModelEntries,
+	CLINE_MODEL_PICKER_TIER_LABELS,
+	type ClineModelPickerBrowse,
+	type ClineModelPickerEntry,
+	type ClineModelPickerItem,
+	type ClineModelPickerTier,
+	freeTierDescriptionFor,
+	stripFreeMarker,
+} from "./cline-model-entries";
 
 function tagColor(tag: string): string {
 	if (tag === "FREE") return palette.success;
@@ -39,12 +41,13 @@ function resolveDisplayName(
 		for (const key of candidates) {
 			if (!key) continue;
 			const hit = knownModels[key] as { name?: string } | undefined;
-			if (hit?.name) return hit.name;
+			if (hit?.name) return stripFreeMarker(hit.name);
 		}
 	}
-	return modelId.includes("/")
+	const fallback = modelId.includes("/")
 		? (modelId.split("/").pop() ?? modelId)
 		: modelId;
+	return stripFreeMarker(fallback);
 }
 
 export function useClineRecommendedModels() {
@@ -68,20 +71,6 @@ export function useClineRecommendedModels() {
 	return { data, loading };
 }
 
-export function buildClineModelEntries(
-	data: ClineRecommendedModelsData,
-): ClineModelPickerEntry[] {
-	const entries: ClineModelPickerEntry[] = [];
-	for (const m of data.recommended) {
-		entries.push({ kind: "model", model: m, tier: "recommended" });
-	}
-	for (const m of data.free) {
-		entries.push({ kind: "model", model: m, tier: "free" });
-	}
-	entries.push({ kind: "browse" });
-	return entries;
-}
-
 export function ClineModelPicker(props: {
 	entries: ClineModelPickerEntry[];
 	selected: number;
@@ -103,6 +92,7 @@ export function ClineModelPicker(props: {
 	let lastTier: string | null = null;
 	let isFirstHeader = true;
 	const rows: ReactNode[] = [];
+	const freeTierDescription = freeTierDescriptionFor(entries);
 
 	for (let i = 0; i < entries.length; i++) {
 		const entry = entries[i];
@@ -112,14 +102,20 @@ export function ClineModelPicker(props: {
 		if (entry.kind === "model") {
 			if (entry.tier !== lastTier) {
 				lastTier = entry.tier;
-				const label = entry.tier === "recommended" ? "Recommended" : "Free";
+				const label = CLINE_MODEL_PICKER_TIER_LABELS[entry.tier];
 				rows.push(
 					<box
 						key={`tier-${entry.tier}`}
 						paddingX={1}
 						marginTop={isFirstHeader ? 0 : 1}
+						flexDirection="column"
 					>
 						<text fg="gray">{label}</text>
+						{entry.tier === "free" && freeTierDescription && (
+							<text fg="gray">
+								<em>{freeTierDescription}</em>
+							</text>
+						)}
 					</box>,
 				);
 				isFirstHeader = false;

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

@@ -3,7 +3,12 @@ import type { ChoiceContext } from "@opentui-ui/dialog";
 import { useDialogKeyboard } from "@opentui-ui/dialog/react";
 import { useCallback, useEffect, useMemo, useRef, useState } from "react";
 import { palette } from "../../palette";
-import type { ClineModelPickerEntry } from "./cline-model-picker";
+import {
+	CLINE_MODEL_PICKER_TIER_LABELS,
+	type ClineModelPickerEntry,
+	freeTierDescriptionFor,
+	stripFreeMarker,
+} from "./cline-model-picker";
 import { CHANGE_PROVIDER_ACTION } from "./model-selector";
 import { ProviderRow } from "./provider-row";
 
@@ -29,12 +34,13 @@ function resolveDisplayName(
 		for (const key of candidates) {
 			if (!key) continue;
 			const hit = knownModels[key] as { name?: string } | undefined;
-			if (hit?.name) return hit.name;
+			if (hit?.name) return stripFreeMarker(hit.name);
 		}
 	}
-	return modelId.includes("/")
+	const fallback = modelId.includes("/")
 		? (modelId.split("/").pop() ?? modelId)
 		: modelId;
+	return stripFreeMarker(fallback);
 }
 
 export function ClineModelSelectorContent(
@@ -62,11 +68,13 @@ export function ClineModelSelectorContent(
 			key: string;
 			kind: "header" | "model" | "browse";
 			label: string;
+			description?: string;
 			tags: string[];
 			isCurrent: boolean;
 			entryIndex: number;
 		}[] = [];
 		let lastTier: string | null = null;
+		const freeTierDescription = freeTierDescriptionFor(entries);
 		for (let i = 0; i < entries.length; i++) {
 			const entry = entries[i];
 			if (!entry) continue;
@@ -76,7 +84,9 @@ export function ClineModelSelectorContent(
 					rows.push({
 						key: `tier-${entry.tier}`,
 						kind: "header",
-						label: entry.tier === "recommended" ? "Recommended" : "Free",
+						label: CLINE_MODEL_PICKER_TIER_LABELS[entry.tier],
+						description:
+							entry.tier === "free" ? freeTierDescription : undefined,
 						tags: [],
 						isCurrent: false,
 						entryIndex: -1,
@@ -156,8 +166,18 @@ export function ClineModelSelectorContent(
 					if (row.kind === "header") {
 						const isFirst = idx === 0;
 						return (
-							<box key={row.key} paddingX={1} marginTop={isFirst ? 0 : 1}>
+							<box
+								key={row.key}
+								paddingX={1}
+								marginTop={isFirst ? 0 : 1}
+								flexDirection="column"
+							>
 								<text fg="gray">{row.label}</text>
+								{row.description && (
+									<text fg="gray">
+										<em>{row.description}</em>
+									</text>
+								)}
 							</box>
 						);
 					}

apps/cli/src/tui/hooks/local-command-actions.ts

@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ import type { OpenConfigOptions } from "./use-config-panel";
 
 export interface LocalSlashCommandActionInput {
 	name: string;
+	isRunning: boolean;
 	openAccount: () => void;
 	openConfig: (options?: OpenConfigOptions) => void;
 	openMcpManager: () => Promise<boolean>;
@@ -46,7 +47,12 @@ export function runLocalSlashCommandAction(
 		return true;
 	}
 	if (normalized === "compact") {
-		input.runCompact();
+		// Autocomplete can invoke local commands while a turn is running. Keep
+		// /compact handled, but do not let it take ownership of the active turn's
+		// shared running state.
+		if (!input.isRunning) {
+			input.runCompact();
+		}
 		return true;
 	}
 	if (normalized === "fork") {

apps/cli/src/tui/hooks/use-account-dialog.tsx

@@ -7,7 +7,10 @@ import {
 	type AccountDialogAction,
 	AccountDialogContent,
 } from "../components/dialogs/account-dialog";
-import { OAuthLoginContent } from "../components/dialogs/provider-picker";
+import {
+	OAuthLoginContent,
+	type OAuthLoginResult,
+} from "../components/dialogs/provider-picker";
 import type { OpenModelSelectorOptions } from "./use-model-selector";
 
 export function useAccountDialog(opts: {
@@ -60,14 +63,14 @@ export function useAccountDialog(opts: {
 			return;
 		}
 		if (action === "login") {
-			const saved = await dialog.choice<boolean>({
+			const saved = await dialog.choice<OAuthLoginResult>({
 				style: { maxHeight: termHeight - 2 },
 				closeOnEscape: false,
-				content: (ctx: ChoiceContext<boolean>) => (
+				content: (ctx: ChoiceContext<OAuthLoginResult>) => (
 					<OAuthLoginContent {...ctx} providerId="cline" providerName="Cline" />
 				),
 			});
-			if (saved) {
+			if (saved === true) {
 				await onAccountChange?.();
 				await openAccountDialog();
 				return;

apps/cli/src/tui/hooks/use-agent-events.ts

@@ -6,13 +6,14 @@ import type {
 	PendingPromptSubmittedEvent,
 } from "../../runtime/session-events";
 import { formatCliErrorMessage } from "../../utils/cline-pass-errors";
-import { resolveStatusNoticeLabel } from "../../utils/events";
+import { resolveNonCompactionStatusLabel } from "../../utils/events";
 import {
 	formatToolInput,
 	formatToolOutput,
 	truncate,
 } from "../../utils/helpers";
 import type { ChatEntry, InlineStream, TuiProps } from "../types";
+import { parseCompactionNoticeMetadata } from "../utils/compaction-status";
 
 interface AgentEventDeps {
 	appendEntry: (entry: ChatEntry) => void;
@@ -29,9 +30,11 @@ interface AgentEventDeps {
 	}) => void;
 	onTurnErrorReported: TuiProps["onTurnErrorReported"];
 	verbose: boolean;
+	modelId?: string;
 }
 
 export function useAgentEventHandlers(deps: AgentEventDeps) {
+	const openCompactionEntryRef = useRef(false);
 	const {
 		appendEntry,
 		updateLastEntry,
@@ -43,8 +46,50 @@ export function useAgentEventHandlers(deps: AgentEventDeps) {
 		addUsageDelta,
 		onTurnErrorReported,
 		verbose,
+		modelId,
 	} = deps;
 
+	// Compaction dividers that arrived while an assistant message was still
+	// streaming. Appending them immediately would split the message in two, so
+	// they are held until the active content block closes (or the turn ends).
+	const pendingCompactionEntriesRef = useRef<
+		Extract<ChatEntry, { kind: "compaction" }>[]
+	>([]);
+
+	const flushPendingCompactionEntries = useCallback(() => {
+		const pending = pendingCompactionEntriesRef.current;
+		if (pending.length === 0) return;
+		pendingCompactionEntriesRef.current = [];
+		for (const entry of pending) {
+			if (entry.status !== "started" && openCompactionEntryRef.current) {
+				updateEntry((current) =>
+					current.kind === "compaction" && current.status === "started"
+						? { ...current, ...entry }
+						: current,
+				);
+				openCompactionEntryRef.current = false;
+			} else {
+				appendEntry(entry);
+				if (entry.status === "started") {
+					openCompactionEntryRef.current = true;
+				}
+			}
+		}
+	}, [appendEntry, updateEntry]);
+
+	const finalizeDanglingCompactionEntry = useCallback(
+		(status: "failed" | "cancelled") => {
+			if (!openCompactionEntryRef.current) return;
+			openCompactionEntryRef.current = false;
+			updateEntry((entry) =>
+				entry.kind === "compaction" && entry.status === "started"
+					? { ...entry, status }
+					: entry,
+			);
+		},
+		[updateEntry],
+	);
+
 	const closeToolEntry = useCallback(
 		(event: AgentEvent & { type: "content_end" }) => {
 			const error = event.error ?? undefined;
@@ -84,9 +129,11 @@ export function useAgentEventHandlers(deps: AgentEventDeps) {
 					setIsRunning(true);
 					setIsStreaming(true);
 					closeInlineStream();
+					flushPendingCompactionEntries();
 					break;
 				case "iteration_end":
 					closeInlineStream();
+					flushPendingCompactionEntries();
 					break;
 				case "content_start": {
 					setIsStreaming(false);
@@ -165,24 +212,60 @@ export function useAgentEventHandlers(deps: AgentEventDeps) {
 					setIsRunning(false);
 					setIsStreaming(false);
 					closeInlineStream();
+					flushPendingCompactionEntries();
+					finalizeDanglingCompactionEntry("cancelled");
 					break;
 				case "error":
 					setIsRunning(false);
 					setIsStreaming(false);
 					closeInlineStream();
+					flushPendingCompactionEntries();
+					finalizeDanglingCompactionEntry("failed");
 					turnErrorReportedRef.current = true;
 					onTurnErrorReported(true);
 					if (!event.recoverable || verbose) {
 						appendEntry({
 							kind: "error",
-							text: formatCliErrorMessage(event.error),
+							text: formatCliErrorMessage(event.error, { modelId }),
 						});
 					}
 					break;
 				case "notice":
 					if (event.displayRole === "status") {
-						closeInlineStream();
-						const label = resolveStatusNoticeLabel(event);
+						const compaction = parseCompactionNoticeMetadata(event.metadata);
+						if (!compaction) {
+							closeInlineStream();
+						}
+						if (compaction) {
+							if (activeInlineStreamRef.current) {
+								// An assistant message is still streaming; appending now
+								// would split it around the divider. Hold the divider (final
+								// state until the content block closes, then reconcile it
+								// with the same open divider atomically.
+								pendingCompactionEntriesRef.current.push({
+									kind: "compaction",
+									...compaction,
+								});
+								break;
+							}
+							if (compaction.status === "started") {
+								appendEntry({ kind: "compaction", ...compaction });
+								openCompactionEntryRef.current = true;
+							} else if (openCompactionEntryRef.current) {
+								// Finalize the in-progress divider in place, wherever it
+								// sits in the transcript.
+								updateEntry((entry) =>
+									entry.kind === "compaction" && entry.status === "started"
+										? { ...entry, ...compaction }
+										: entry,
+								);
+								openCompactionEntryRef.current = false;
+							} else {
+								appendEntry({ kind: "compaction", ...compaction });
+							}
+							break;
+						}
+						const label = resolveNonCompactionStatusLabel(event);
 						if (label) {
 							appendEntry({ kind: "status", text: label });
 						}
@@ -200,6 +283,7 @@ export function useAgentEventHandlers(deps: AgentEventDeps) {
 		[
 			appendEntry,
 			updateLastEntry,
+			updateEntry,
 			closeInlineStream,
 			activeInlineStreamRef,
 			setIsRunning,
@@ -207,7 +291,10 @@ export function useAgentEventHandlers(deps: AgentEventDeps) {
 			addUsageDelta,
 			onTurnErrorReported,
 			verbose,
+			modelId,
 			closeToolEntry,
+			finalizeDanglingCompactionEntry,
+			flushPendingCompactionEntries,
 		],
 	);
 

apps/cli/src/tui/hooks/use-local-command-actions.test.ts

@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ function makeActions(
 	overrides: Partial<Omit<LocalSlashCommandActionInput, "name">> = {},
 ): Omit<LocalSlashCommandActionInput, "name"> {
 	return {
+		isRunning: false,
 		openAccount: vi.fn(),
 		openConfig: vi.fn(),
 		openMcpManager: vi.fn(async () => false),
@@ -58,6 +59,32 @@ describe("runLocalSlashCommandAction", () => {
 		expect(openConfig).toHaveBeenCalledWith({ initialTab: "plugins" });
 	});
 
+	it("does not start compaction while a turn is running", () => {
+		const runCompact = vi.fn();
+		const actions = makeActions({ isRunning: true, runCompact });
+
+		const handled = runLocalSlashCommandAction({
+			name: "compact",
+			...actions,
+		});
+
+		expect(handled).toBe(true);
+		expect(runCompact).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
+	});
+
+	it("starts compaction while the session is idle", () => {
+		const runCompact = vi.fn();
+		const actions = makeActions({ runCompact });
+
+		const handled = runLocalSlashCommandAction({
+			name: "compact",
+			...actions,
+		});
+
+		expect(handled).toBe(true);
+		expect(runCompact).toHaveBeenCalledOnce();
+	});
+
 	it("waits for clear to reset the runtime session", async () => {
 		let resolveClear: (() => void) | undefined;
 		const clearConversation = vi.fn(

apps/cli/src/tui/hooks/use-local-command-actions.tsx

@@ -9,7 +9,6 @@ import { HelpDialogContent } from "../components/dialogs/help-dialog";
 import { withLoadingDialog } from "../components/dialogs/loading-dialog";
 import { useSession } from "../contexts/session-context";
 import type { AppView, TuiProps } from "../types";
-import { formatCompactionStatus } from "../utils/compaction-status";
 import { hydrateSessionMessages } from "../utils/hydrate-messages";
 import type { LocalSlashCommandInvocation } from "../utils/skill-command-input";
 import { HistoryDialogContent } from "../views/history-view";
@@ -116,21 +115,42 @@ export function useLocalCommandActions(input: {
 	}, [dialog, refocusTextarea, termHeight]);
 
 	const runCompact = useCallback(async () => {
+		session.setIsRunning(true);
 		session.appendEntry({
-			kind: "status",
-			text: "Compacting context...",
+			kind: "compaction",
+			compactionMode: "manual",
+			status: "started",
 		});
 		try {
 			const result = await onCompact();
-			session.updateLastEntry(() => ({
-				kind: "status",
-				text: formatCompactionStatus(result),
-			}));
+			session.updateLastEntry((entry) =>
+				entry.kind === "compaction" && entry.status === "started"
+					? {
+							...entry,
+							status: result.compacted ? "completed" : "skipped",
+							messagesBefore: result.messagesBefore,
+							messagesAfter:
+								result.workingContextMessagesAfter ?? result.messagesAfter,
+						}
+					: entry,
+			);
 		} catch (error) {
-			session.appendEntry({
-				kind: "error",
-				text: `Compaction failed: ${error instanceof Error ? error.message : String(error)}`,
-			});
+			const cancelled =
+				error instanceof Error &&
+				(error.name === "AbortError" || /abort/i.test(error.message));
+			session.updateLastEntry((entry) =>
+				entry.kind === "compaction" && entry.status === "started"
+					? { ...entry, status: cancelled ? "cancelled" : "failed" }
+					: entry,
+			);
+			if (!cancelled) {
+				session.appendEntry({
+					kind: "error",
+					text: `Compaction failed: ${error instanceof Error ? error.message : String(error)}`,
+				});
+			}
+		} finally {
+			session.setIsRunning(false);
 		}
 	}, [onCompact, session]);
 
@@ -159,6 +179,15 @@ export function useLocalCommandActions(input: {
 					kind: "status",
 					text: `Forked into new session ${result.newSessionId}. This is now the active session. Use /history to switch sessions.`,
 				}));
+				if (result.carriedWorkingContext) {
+					session.appendEntry({
+						kind: "compaction",
+						compactionMode: "inherited",
+						status: "completed",
+						messagesBefore: result.carriedWorkingContext.canonicalMessages,
+						messagesAfter: result.carriedWorkingContext.workingContextMessages,
+					});
+				}
 			} else {
 				session.updateLastEntry(() => ({
 					kind: "error",
@@ -181,6 +210,7 @@ export function useLocalCommandActions(input: {
 			}
 			return runLocalSlashCommandAction({
 				name: resolved.name,
+				isRunning: session.isRunning,
 				invocation,
 				openAccount,
 				openConfig,
@@ -209,6 +239,7 @@ export function useLocalCommandActions(input: {
 			openSkills,
 			runCompact,
 			runFork,
+			session.isRunning,
 			slashCommandRegistry,
 		],
 	);

apps/cli/src/tui/hooks/use-model-selector.tsx

@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ import {
 	refreshProviderModelsFromSource,
 	resolveProviderConfig,
 } from "@cline/core";
+import { isClineProvider } from "@cline/shared";
 import type { ChoiceContext } from "@opentui-ui/dialog";
 import type { DialogActions } from "@opentui-ui/dialog/react";
 import { useCallback } from "react";
@@ -21,12 +22,14 @@ import {
 	ClinePassSubscriptionContent,
 	CodexCliStatusContent,
 	type ExistingProviderOption,
+	OAuthApiKeyInputContent,
 	OAuthLoginContent,
+	type OAuthLoginResult,
 	ProviderConfigInputContent,
 	ProviderPickerContent,
 	UseExistingOrReconfigureContent,
 } from "../components/dialogs/provider-picker";
-import { buildClineModelEntries } from "../components/model-selector/cline-model-picker";
+import { buildFeaturedModelEntries } from "../components/model-selector/cline-model-picker";
 import {
 	BROWSE_ALL_ACTION,
 	ClineModelSelectorDialogContent,
@@ -79,6 +82,51 @@ function usesModelIdInput(providerId: string): boolean {
 	return providerId === "openai-compatible";
 }
 
+/**
+ * Ask an OpenAI-compatible endpoint for its model list (`GET <baseUrl>/models`)
+ * using the provider's stored API key and headers, mirroring the extension's
+ * refreshOpenAiModels handler. Returns [] on any failure so callers fall back
+ * to manual model-id entry.
+ */
+async function fetchOpenAiCompatibleModelIds(
+	providerId: string,
+): Promise<string[]> {
+	try {
+		const manager = new ProviderSettingsManager();
+		const config = manager.getProviderConfig(providerId, {
+			includeKnownModels: false,
+		});
+		const baseUrl = config?.baseUrl?.trim().replace(/\/+$/, "");
+		if (!baseUrl || !URL.canParse(baseUrl)) return [];
+
+		const headers: Record<string, string> = { ...(config?.headers ?? {}) };
+		const apiKey = config?.apiKey?.trim();
+		if (
+			apiKey &&
+			!Object.keys(headers).some((h) => h.toLowerCase() === "authorization")
+		) {
+			headers.Authorization = `Bearer ${apiKey}`;
+		}
+
+		const response = await fetch(`${baseUrl}/models`, {
+			headers,
+			signal: AbortSignal.timeout(5_000),
+		});
+		if (!response.ok) return [];
+		const payload = (await response.json()) as { data?: unknown };
+		const list = Array.isArray(payload?.data) ? payload.data : [];
+		const ids = list
+			.map((model) => {
+				const id = (model as { id?: unknown } | null)?.id;
+				return typeof id === "string" ? id.trim() : "";
+			})
+			.filter(Boolean);
+		return [...new Set(ids)];
+	} catch {
+		return [];
+	}
+}
+
 function providerToExistingProviderOptions(input: {
 	providerId: string;
 	providerName: string;
@@ -131,6 +179,23 @@ async function runProviderChange(
 	);
 	const existingSettings = manager.getProviderSettings(newProviderId);
 
+	// Manual API key entry is the escape hatch for when OAuth login isn't
+	// working; only the Cline providers accept a dashboard API key.
+	const supportsManualApiKey = isClineProvider(newProviderId);
+	const openManualApiKeyDialog = async (): Promise<boolean | undefined> =>
+		await dialog.choice<boolean>({
+			style: { maxHeight: termHeight - 2 },
+			closeOnEscape: false,
+			content: (ctx: ChoiceContext<boolean>) => (
+				<OAuthApiKeyInputContent
+					{...ctx}
+					providerId={newProviderId}
+					providerName={displayName}
+					providerSettingsManager={manager}
+				/>
+			),
+		});
+
 	let needsAuth = true;
 	if (isProviderConfigured(newProviderId, existingSettings)) {
 		let option: ExistingProviderOption | undefined;
@@ -165,17 +230,22 @@ async function runProviderChange(
 	if (needsAuth) {
 		let saved: boolean | undefined;
 		if (isOAuthProvider(newProviderId)) {
-			saved = await dialog.choice<boolean>({
+			const loginResult = await dialog.choice<OAuthLoginResult>({
 				style: { maxHeight: termHeight - 2 },
 				closeOnEscape: false,
-				content: (ctx: ChoiceContext<boolean>) => (
+				content: (ctx: ChoiceContext<OAuthLoginResult>) => (
 					<OAuthLoginContent
 						{...ctx}
 						providerId={newProviderId}
 						providerName={displayName}
+						allowApiKeyFallback={supportsManualApiKey}
 					/>
 				),
 			});
+			saved =
+				loginResult === "use_api_key"
+					? await openManualApiKeyDialog()
+					: loginResult;
 		} else if (isOpenAICodexCliProvider(newProviderId)) {
 			saved = await dialog.choice<boolean>({
 				style: { maxHeight: termHeight - 2 },
@@ -275,12 +345,28 @@ export function useModelSelector(opts: {
 				config.knownModels as Record<string, Llms.ModelInfo>,
 			);
 			let providerDisplayName = config.providerId;
+			let endpointModelOptions: ModelOption[] = [];
 
 			const refreshProviderContext = async () => {
 				modelOptions = buildModelOptions(
 					config.knownModels as Record<string, Llms.ModelInfo>,
 				);
 				providerDisplayName = await getProviderDisplayName(config.providerId);
+				// Free-text providers (openai-compatible) can still suggest model
+				// ids when their endpoint answers /models; otherwise they keep the
+				// manual input.
+				endpointModelOptions = usesModelIdInput(config.providerId)
+					? buildModelOptions(
+							Object.fromEntries(
+								(await fetchOpenAiCompatibleModelIds(config.providerId)).map(
+									(id) => [id, { id, name: id }],
+								),
+							),
+						)
+					: [];
+				if (endpointModelOptions.length > 0) {
+					modelOptions = endpointModelOptions;
+				}
 			};
 
 			if (!options?.startWithProviderChange) {
@@ -316,7 +402,10 @@ export function useModelSelector(opts: {
 			let pickingModel = true;
 
 			while (pickingModel) {
-				if (usesModelIdInput(config.providerId)) {
+				if (
+					usesModelIdInput(config.providerId) &&
+					endpointModelOptions.length === 0
+				) {
 					const modelId = await dialog.choice<string>({
 						style: { maxHeight: termHeight - 2 },
 						content: (ctx: ChoiceContext<string>) => (
@@ -341,7 +430,13 @@ export function useModelSelector(opts: {
 					continue;
 				}
 
-				if (config.providerId === "cline") {
+				if (
+					config.providerId === "cline" ||
+					config.providerId === "cline-pass"
+				) {
+					// ClinePass gets the same sectioned picker with Subscribed/Free
+					// sections — free models are selectable while staying on ClinePass
+					const featuredProviderId = config.providerId;
 					const clineResult = await dialog.choice<string>({
 						style: { maxHeight: termHeight - 2 },
 						content: (ctx: ChoiceContext<string>) => (
@@ -351,7 +446,10 @@ export function useModelSelector(opts: {
 								currentProviderName={providerDisplayName}
 								knownModels={config.knownModels as Record<string, unknown>}
 								loadEntries={async () =>
-									buildClineModelEntries(await fetchClineRecommendedModels())
+									buildFeaturedModelEntries(
+										featuredProviderId,
+										await fetchClineRecommendedModels(),
+									)
 								}
 							/>
 						),

apps/cli/src/tui/hooks/use-prompt-input-controller.ts

@@ -38,6 +38,7 @@ export function usePromptInputController(input: {
 	onSubmit: TuiProps["onSubmit"];
 	initialPrompt?: string;
 	providerId: string;
+	modelId?: string;
 	configVerbose: boolean;
 	refreshRepoStatus: () => void;
 	setAppView: (view: AppView) => void;
@@ -50,6 +51,7 @@ export function usePromptInputController(input: {
 		onSubmit,
 		initialPrompt,
 		providerId,
+		modelId,
 		configVerbose,
 		refreshRepoStatus,
 		setAppView,
@@ -377,7 +379,7 @@ export function usePromptInputController(input: {
 				if (!turnErrorReportedRef.current) {
 					session.appendEntry({
 						kind: "error",
-						text: formatCliErrorMessage(error),
+						text: formatCliErrorMessage(error, { modelId }),
 					});
 				}
 			} finally {
@@ -393,6 +395,7 @@ export function usePromptInputController(input: {
 			clearPasteAttachments,
 			configVerbose,
 			inputHistory,
+			modelId,
 			onSubmit,
 			providerId,
 			refreshRepoStatus,

apps/cli/src/tui/hooks/use-terminal-title.test.ts

@@ -0,0 +1,91 @@
+import { beforeEach, describe, expect, it, vi } from "vitest";
+import {
+	type TerminalTitleRenderer,
+	useTerminalTitle,
+} from "./use-terminal-title";
+
+const reactMock = vi.hoisted(() => {
+	const cleanups: Array<() => void> = [];
+	return {
+		cleanups,
+		// Run effect bodies now, but retain their cleanups so each test can move
+		// the renderer across the native destruction boundary before unmount.
+		useEffect: vi.fn((effect: () => undefined | (() => void)) => {
+			const cleanup = effect();
+			if (cleanup) {
+				cleanups.push(cleanup);
+			}
+		}),
+	};
+});
+
+vi.mock("react", () => ({
+	useEffect: reactMock.useEffect,
+}));
+
+function createTitleRenderer() {
+	let destroyed = false;
+	const setTerminalTitle = vi.fn(() => {
+		if (destroyed) {
+			throw new Error("setTerminalTitle called after renderer destruction");
+		}
+	});
+	const renderer: TerminalTitleRenderer = {
+		get isDestroyed() {
+			return destroyed;
+		},
+		setTerminalTitle,
+	};
+
+	return {
+		destroy: () => {
+			destroyed = true;
+		},
+		renderer,
+		setTerminalTitle,
+	};
+}
+
+beforeEach(() => {
+	reactMock.cleanups.length = 0;
+	reactMock.useEffect.mockClear();
+});
+
+describe("useTerminalTitle", () => {
+	it("sets and resets the title while the renderer is active", () => {
+		const titleRenderer = createTitleRenderer();
+
+		useTerminalTitle(titleRenderer.renderer, "Cline");
+		expect(titleRenderer.setTerminalTitle).toHaveBeenNthCalledWith(1, "Cline");
+
+		for (const cleanup of reactMock.cleanups) {
+			cleanup();
+		}
+
+		expect(titleRenderer.setTerminalTitle).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(2);
+		expect(titleRenderer.setTerminalTitle).toHaveBeenNthCalledWith(2, "");
+	});
+
+	it("does not set the title when its effect runs after renderer destruction", () => {
+		const titleRenderer = createTitleRenderer();
+		titleRenderer.destroy();
+
+		useTerminalTitle(titleRenderer.renderer, "Cline");
+
+		expect(titleRenderer.setTerminalTitle).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
+	});
+
+	it("does not reset the title when cleanup runs after renderer destruction", () => {
+		const titleRenderer = createTitleRenderer();
+
+		useTerminalTitle(titleRenderer.renderer, "Cline");
+		expect(titleRenderer.setTerminalTitle).toHaveBeenCalledOnce();
+
+		titleRenderer.destroy();
+		for (const cleanup of reactMock.cleanups) {
+			cleanup();
+		}
+
+		expect(titleRenderer.setTerminalTitle).toHaveBeenCalledOnce();
+	});
+});

apps/cli/src/tui/hooks/use-terminal-title.ts

@@ -0,0 +1,29 @@
+import { useEffect } from "react";
+
+export interface TerminalTitleRenderer {
+	readonly isDestroyed: boolean;
+	setTerminalTitle(title: string): void;
+}
+
+export function useTerminalTitle(
+	renderer: TerminalTitleRenderer,
+	terminalTitle: string,
+): void {
+	// setTerminalTitle writes into memory owned by the native renderer, so it
+	// must never run after destroy. React can flush passive effects after the
+	// renderer's memory has been freed.
+	useEffect(() => {
+		if (renderer.isDestroyed) {
+			return;
+		}
+		renderer.setTerminalTitle(terminalTitle);
+	}, [renderer, terminalTitle]);
+
+	useEffect(() => {
+		return () => {
+			if (!renderer.isDestroyed) {
+				renderer.setTerminalTitle("");
+			}
+		};
+	}, [renderer]);
+}

apps/cli/src/tui/index.test.ts

@@ -8,7 +8,9 @@ const rendererMock = vi.hoisted(() => ({
 		defaultBackground: null,
 		defaultForeground: null,
 	})),
+	isDestroyed: false,
 	on: vi.fn(),
+	setTerminalTitle: vi.fn(),
 }));
 
 const rootMock = vi.hoisted(() => ({
@@ -37,7 +39,9 @@ describe("renderOpenTui", () => {
 
 	beforeEach(() => {
 		destroyHandlers.length = 0;
+		rendererMock.isDestroyed = false;
 		rendererMock.destroy.mockReset();
+		rendererMock.setTerminalTitle.mockReset();
 		rendererMock.on.mockReset();
 		rendererMock.on.mockImplementation((event: string, handler: () => void) => {
 			if (event === "destroy") {
@@ -96,4 +100,37 @@ describe("renderOpenTui", () => {
 		expect(rendererMock.destroy).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1);
 		expect(rootMock.unmount).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1);
 	});
+
+	it("resets the terminal title before destroying the renderer", async () => {
+		const { renderOpenTui } = await import("./index");
+		const tui = await renderOpenTui({} as TuiProps);
+
+		tui.destroy();
+		await Promise.resolve();
+
+		expect(rendererMock.setTerminalTitle).toHaveBeenCalledWith("");
+		expect(rendererMock.destroy).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1);
+		const titleCallOrder =
+			rendererMock.setTerminalTitle.mock.invocationCallOrder[0];
+		const destroyCallOrder = rendererMock.destroy.mock.invocationCallOrder[0];
+		expect(titleCallOrder).toBeLessThan(destroyCallOrder);
+	});
+
+	it("skips the title reset when the renderer is destroyed before the teardown microtask runs", async () => {
+		const { renderOpenTui } = await import("./index");
+		const tui = await renderOpenTui({} as TuiProps);
+
+		tui.destroy();
+		// Simulate OpenTUI's own signal handler destroying the renderer in the
+		// same dispatch (e.g. an idle SIGTERM fires both our handler and
+		// OpenTUI's exitHandler before microtasks drain).
+		rendererMock.isDestroyed = true;
+		for (const handler of destroyHandlers) {
+			handler();
+		}
+
+		await Promise.resolve();
+
+		expect(rendererMock.setTerminalTitle).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
+	});
 });

apps/cli/src/tui/index.tsx

@@ -67,6 +67,14 @@ export async function renderOpenTui(
 		unmountRoot();
 		// Let OpenTUI finish parsing the current stdin batch before teardown.
 		queueMicrotask(() => {
+			// Reset the title while the native renderer is still alive; the
+			// unmount cleanup in root.tsx skips it once the renderer is destroyed.
+			// Re-check here: OpenTUI's own signal handlers can destroy the
+			// renderer between destroy() queuing this microtask and it running
+			// (e.g. an idle SIGTERM dispatches to both our handler and OpenTUI's).
+			if (!renderer.isDestroyed) {
+				renderer.setTerminalTitle("");
+			}
 			renderer.destroy();
 		});
 	};

apps/cli/src/tui/interactive-config.ts

@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ import {
 	type UserInstructionConfigService,
 	type WorkflowConfig,
 } from "@cline/core";
+import { readFileSyncStrippingUtf8Bom } from "@cline/shared/node";
 import { getToolCatalog } from "../runtime/tools";
 import {
 	type InteractiveSlashCommand,
@@ -195,7 +196,7 @@ function loadAgentConfigItems(workspaceRoot: string): InteractiveConfigItem[] {
 					continue;
 				}
 				const filePath = join(directory, entry.name);
-				const raw = readFileSync(filePath, "utf8");
+				const raw = readFileSyncStrippingUtf8Bom(filePath);
 				const frontmatterMatch = raw.match(/^---\r?\n([\s\S]*?)\r?\n---/);
 				const frontmatter = frontmatterMatch?.[1] ?? "";
 				const nameMatch = frontmatter.match(/^\s*name:\s*(.+?)\s*$/m);

apps/cli/src/tui/root.tsx

@@ -53,6 +53,7 @@ import { useRootKeyboard } from "./hooks/use-root-keyboard";
 import { useRuntimeDialogBridge } from "./hooks/use-runtime-dialog-bridge";
 import { useSlashCommands } from "./hooks/use-slash-commands";
 import { TerminalColorsContext } from "./hooks/use-terminal-background";
+import { useTerminalTitle } from "./hooks/use-terminal-title";
 import type { AppView, TuiProps } from "./types";
 import { hydrateSessionMessages } from "./utils/hydrate-messages";
 import { isProviderConfigured } from "./utils/provider-configured";
@@ -472,15 +473,7 @@ function App(props: TuiProps) {
 		};
 	}, [renderer, showToast]);
 
-	useEffect(() => {
-		renderer.setTerminalTitle(terminalTitle);
-	}, [renderer, terminalTitle]);
-
-	useEffect(() => {
-		return () => {
-			renderer.setTerminalTitle("");
-		};
-	}, [renderer]);
+	useTerminalTitle(renderer, terminalTitle);
 
 	useEffect(() => {
 		return () => {
@@ -731,6 +724,7 @@ function App(props: TuiProps) {
 		addUsageDelta: session.addUsageDelta,
 		onTurnErrorReported: props.onTurnErrorReported,
 		verbose: props.config.verbose ?? false,
+		modelId: props.config.modelId,
 	});
 
 	const promptInput = usePromptInputController({
@@ -740,6 +734,7 @@ function App(props: TuiProps) {
 		onSubmit: props.onSubmit,
 		initialPrompt: props.initialPrompt,
 		providerId: props.config.providerId,
+		modelId: props.config.modelId,
 		configVerbose: props.config.verbose ?? false,
 		refreshRepoStatus,
 		setAppView,

apps/cli/src/tui/types.ts

@@ -44,6 +44,15 @@ export type ChatEntry = (
 	  }
 	| { kind: "error"; text: string }
 	| { kind: "status"; text: string }
+	| {
+			kind: "compaction";
+			compactionMode: "auto" | "manual" | "inherited";
+			status: "started" | "completed" | "skipped" | "failed" | "cancelled";
+			tokensBefore?: number;
+			tokensAfter?: number;
+			messagesBefore?: number;
+			messagesAfter?: number;
+	  }
 	| { kind: "team"; text: string }
 	| { kind: "user_submitted"; text: string; delivery?: "queue" | "steer" }
 	| {
@@ -186,7 +195,15 @@ export interface TuiProps {
 	onResumeSession: (sessionId: string) => Promise<ResumedSessionResult>;
 	onCompact: () => Promise<InteractiveCompactionResult>;
 	onFork: () => Promise<
-		{ forkedFromSessionId: string; newSessionId: string } | undefined
+		| {
+				forkedFromSessionId: string;
+				newSessionId: string;
+				carriedWorkingContext?: {
+					workingContextMessages: number;
+					canonicalMessages: number;
+				};
+		  }
+		| undefined
 	>;
 	getCheckpointData: () => Promise<
 		{ messages: Message[]; checkpointHistory: CheckpointEntry[] } | undefined