Merge branch 'main' into feat/minimax-m3-thinking-toggle

.changeset/clear-rate-limit-errors.md

@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+---
+"@kilocode/cli": patch
+"kilo-code": patch
+---
+
+Show a clear, retryable provider rate-limit error instead of raw response JSON in chat.

.changeset/hide-prompt-training-models.md

@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+---
+"kilo-code": patch
+"@kilocode/cli": patch
+---
+
+Add a shared model setting to hide Kilo Gateway models that may train on your prompts across Kilo clients.

.changeset/jetbrains-hide-read-payloads.md

@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+"@kilocode/kilo-jetbrains": patch
+---
+
+Hide generated read-tool payload lines from JetBrains prompt bubbles while keeping attachments and assistant tool output visible.

.changeset/jetbrains-horizontal-attachments.md

@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+"@kilocode/kilo-jetbrains": patch
+---
+
+Show JetBrains prompt attachments in one horizontal scrolling row in session history.

.changeset/jetbrains-paste-attachments.md

@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+"@kilocode/kilo-jetbrains": patch
+---
+
+Support pasting files and images into JetBrains chat prompts as attachments.

.changeset/jetbrains-prompt-attachment-preview.md

@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+"@kilocode/kilo-jetbrains": patch
+---
+
+Show JetBrains prompt attachments inside the prompt bubble with previews and open embedded attachments in editor tabs.

.changeset/jetbrains-prompt-attachments.md

@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+"@kilocode/kilo-jetbrains": patch
+---
+
+Support sending file and image attachments from the JetBrains chat prompt.

.changeset/jetbrains-session-drop-overlay.md

@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+"@kilocode/kilo-jetbrains": patch
+---
+
+Support dropping files anywhere in a JetBrains chat session to add them to the prompt.

.changeset/jetbrains-vfs-frontend-handoff.md

@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+"@kilocode/kilo-jetbrains": patch
+---
+
+Open embedded JetBrains message attachments in frontend-managed Kilo editor tabs with loading and connection retry states.

.changeset/native-plan-architect-parity.md

@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+"@kilocode/cli": patch
+---
+
+Make native Plan mode follow Architect-style planning behavior while preserving Plan mode restrictions and repo-root plan files.

.changeset/notify-background-sessions.md

@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+"kilo-code": minor
+---
+
+Offer opt-in attention sounds when sessions finish, error, or need input across the sidebar, editor tabs, and Agent Manager.

.changeset/render-jetbrains-attachment-cards.md

@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+"@kilocode/kilo-jetbrains": patch
+---
+
+Render file attachments as attachment cards in JetBrains prompts and session history.

.changeset/silent-comet-attachments.md

@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+"@kilocode/kilo-jetbrains": patch
+---
+
+Open embedded transcript attachments in stable Kilo editor tabs.

bun.lock

@@ -302,6 +302,7 @@
         "@kilocode/kilo-i18n": "workspace:*",
         "@kilocode/kilo-indexing": "workspace:*",
         "@kilocode/kilo-ui": "workspace:*",
+        "@kilocode/plugin": "workspace:*",
         "@kilocode/sdk": "workspace:*",
         "@opencode-ai/ui": "workspace:*",
         "@pierre/diffs": "catalog:",

nix/hashes.json

@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
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-    "aarch64-darwin": "sha256-mIC3G1zON6WmKyZT5YaYGc0Wh6v/tQ+aJaZcU7/nyzE=",
-    "x86_64-darwin": "sha256-U6A3ZPFUVUDdgwxCJXX5X0HzR6DiLzIoHViDoQDiMMY="
+    "x86_64-linux": "sha256-jvRriUZ4wVKCs5Lek4b+Ln98WJe3QUZ9xzLX7E6XUG4=",
+    "aarch64-linux": "sha256-tcr6VJXR0H0iCS4LaRPb8tjapNIt8+WVn1jyWWiwUdg=",
+    "aarch64-darwin": "sha256-Rwg8EbHvxNo1mDr2RqPUDAX7QR//pFcnmgXfDbIx4oY=",
+    "x86_64-darwin": "sha256-Wsu1lxKb/gzdi7i0iwok9Uejk9QLEn/K3jaqURjsyT0="
   }
 }

packages/kilo-docs/public/img/screenshot-tests/kilo-vscode/visual-regression/settings/models-accessible-labels-chromium-linux.png

@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
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-size 30244
+oid sha256:bae54b771e2d7da8c8b1dcab42d9d51662ec888ebb618b24af11e597c79df7b7
+size 37836

packages/kilo-docs/public/img/screenshot-tests/kilo-vscode/visual-regression/settings/models-autocomplete-open-chromium-linux.png

@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
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-size 30244
+oid sha256:bae54b771e2d7da8c8b1dcab42d9d51662ec888ebb618b24af11e597c79df7b7
+size 37836

packages/kilo-docs/public/img/screenshot-tests/kilo-vscode/visual-regression/settings/settings-panel-chromium-linux.png

@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
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+oid sha256:57fa5c60dd92a2f4299e58ead8a682c4802de415a496c247af2eba2faf0d63e4
+size 50341

packages/kilo-jetbrains/backend/src/main/kotlin/ai/kilocode/backend/app/KiloBackendChatManager.kt

@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ import ai.kilocode.rpc.dto.ModelSelectionDto
 import ai.kilocode.rpc.dto.PermissionAlwaysRulesDto
 import ai.kilocode.rpc.dto.PermissionReplyDto
 import ai.kilocode.rpc.dto.PermissionRequestDto
+import ai.kilocode.rpc.dto.PartDto
 import ai.kilocode.rpc.dto.PromptDto
 import ai.kilocode.rpc.dto.QuestionReplyDto
 import ai.kilocode.rpc.dto.QuestionRequestDto
@@ -79,6 +80,7 @@ class KiloBackendChatManager(
     private var client: OkHttpClient? = null
     private var base: String? = null
     private var watcher: Job? = null
+    private var normalizer = KiloCliDataParser.ChatEventNormalizer()
 
     fun start(http: OkHttpClient, port: Int, sse: SharedFlow<SseEvent>) {
         client = http
@@ -87,16 +89,18 @@ class KiloBackendChatManager(
         watcher = cs.launch {
             sse.collect { event ->
                 if (event.type in CHAT_EVENTS) {
-                    val parsed = KiloCliDataParser.parseChatEvent(event.type, event.data)
-                    if (parsed != null) {
-                        log.debug { ChatLogSummary.event(parsed) }
-                        if (parsed is ChatEventDto.SessionStatusChanged && parsed.status.type != "busy") {
-                            log.info(
-                                "${ChatLogSummary.sid(parsed.sessionID)} kind=status route=chat-events emit=true " +
-                                    "${ChatLogSummary.status(parsed.status)} bytes=${event.data.length}",
-                            )
+                    val events = normalizer.parse(event.type, event.data)
+                    if (events != null) {
+                        for (parsed in events) {
+                            log.debug { ChatLogSummary.event(parsed) }
+                            if (parsed is ChatEventDto.SessionStatusChanged && parsed.status.type != "busy") {
+                                log.info(
+                                    "${ChatLogSummary.sid(parsed.sessionID)} kind=status route=chat-events emit=true " +
+                                        "${ChatLogSummary.status(parsed.status)} bytes=${event.data.length}",
+                                )
+                            }
+                            _events.emit(parsed)
                         }
-                        _events.emit(parsed)
                     } else {
                         log.warn("SSE parse returned null for type=${event.type} bytes=${event.data.length}")
                     }
@@ -111,6 +115,7 @@ class KiloBackendChatManager(
         watcher = null
         client = null
         base = null
+        normalizer = KiloCliDataParser.ChatEventNormalizer()
         log.info("Chat manager stopped")
     }
 
@@ -251,6 +256,17 @@ class KiloBackendChatManager(
         }
     }
 
+    fun attachmentPart(id: String, dir: String, message: String, part: String, key: String?): PartDto? {
+        return messages(id, dir)
+            .firstOrNull { it.info.id == message }
+            ?.parts
+            ?.firstOrNull {
+                if (it.type != "file") return@firstOrNull false
+                if (!key.isNullOrBlank()) attachmentKey(it.id, it.filename.orEmpty(), it.url.orEmpty()) == key
+                else it.id == part
+            }
+    }
+
     // ------ config update ------
 
     fun updateConfig(dir: String, update: ConfigUpdateDto) {
@@ -370,4 +386,10 @@ class KiloBackendChatManager(
 
     private fun encode(value: String): String =
         java.net.URLEncoder.encode(value, "UTF-8")
+
+    private fun attachmentKey(part: String, name: String, url: String): String {
+        val value = listOf(part, name, url).joinToString("\u0000")
+        val bytes = java.security.MessageDigest.getInstance("SHA-256").digest(value.toByteArray(Charsets.UTF_8))
+        return bytes.take(16).joinToString("") { "%02x".format(it) }
+    }
 }

packages/kilo-jetbrains/backend/src/main/kotlin/ai/kilocode/backend/cli/KiloCliDataParser.kt

@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@ import ai.kilocode.rpc.dto.PermissionReplyDto
 import ai.kilocode.rpc.dto.PermissionRequestDto
 import ai.kilocode.rpc.dto.PartTimeDto
 import ai.kilocode.rpc.dto.PromptDto
+import ai.kilocode.rpc.dto.PromptPartDto
 import ai.kilocode.rpc.dto.QuestionInfoDto
 import ai.kilocode.rpc.dto.QuestionOptionDto
 import ai.kilocode.rpc.dto.QuestionReplyDto
@@ -68,6 +69,8 @@ object KiloCliDataParser {
     private val json = Json { ignoreUnknownKeys = true }
     private val pretty = Json { ignoreUnknownKeys = true; prettyPrint = true }
     private val TYPE_REGEX = Regex(""""type"\s*:\s*"([^"]+)"""")
+    private val READ_TOOL_LINE = Regex("^\\s*Called\\s+the\\s+Read\\s+tool\\s+with\\s+the\\s+following\\s+input:", RegexOption.IGNORE_CASE)
+    private val READ_TOOL_PATH = Regex("\"(?:filePath|path)\"\\s*:")
     private val FIELD_RE = ConcurrentHashMap<String, Regex>()
 
     // ================================================================
@@ -233,6 +236,88 @@ object KiloCliDataParser {
         }
     }
 
+    class ChatEventNormalizer {
+        private val roles = mutableMapOf<String, String>()
+        private val raw = mutableMapOf<Key, String>()
+        private val text = mutableMapOf<Key, String>()
+
+        fun parse(type: String, data: String): List<ChatEventDto>? {
+            val event = parseChatEvent(type, data) ?: return null
+            return when (event) {
+                is ChatEventDto.MessageUpdated -> {
+                    roles[event.info.id] = event.info.role
+                    listOf(event)
+                }
+
+                is ChatEventDto.MessageRemoved -> {
+                    roles.remove(event.messageID)
+                    clear(event.messageID)
+                    listOf(event)
+                }
+
+                is ChatEventDto.PartUpdated -> listOf(update(event))
+
+                is ChatEventDto.PartDelta -> delta(event)
+
+                is ChatEventDto.PartRemoved -> {
+                    val key = Key(event.messageID, event.partID)
+                    raw.remove(key)
+                    text.remove(key)
+                    listOf(event)
+                }
+
+                else -> listOf(event)
+            }
+        }
+
+        private fun update(event: ChatEventDto.PartUpdated): ChatEventDto {
+            val part = event.part
+            val key = Key(part.messageID, part.id)
+            if (roles[part.messageID] != "user" || part.type != "text") {
+                raw.remove(key)
+                text.remove(key)
+                return event
+            }
+
+            val value = part.text.orEmpty()
+            val clean = sanitizeUserPromptText(value)
+            raw[key] = value
+            text[key] = clean
+            return event.copy(part = part.copy(text = clean))
+        }
+
+        private fun delta(event: ChatEventDto.PartDelta): List<ChatEventDto> {
+            if (event.field != "text" || roles[event.messageID] != "user") return listOf(event)
+
+            val key = Key(event.messageID, event.partID)
+            val prev = text[key].orEmpty()
+            val next = raw[key].orEmpty() + event.delta
+            val clean = sanitizeUserPromptText(next)
+            raw[key] = next
+            text[key] = clean
+
+            if (clean == prev) return emptyList()
+            if (clean.startsWith(prev)) return listOf(event.copy(delta = clean.removePrefix(prev)))
+            return listOf(ChatEventDto.PartUpdated(
+                sessionID = event.sessionID,
+                part = PartDto(
+                    id = event.partID,
+                    sessionID = event.sessionID,
+                    messageID = event.messageID,
+                    type = "text",
+                    text = clean,
+                ),
+            ))
+        }
+
+        private fun clear(id: String) {
+            raw.keys.filter { it.messageID == id }.forEach(raw::remove)
+            text.keys.filter { it.messageID == id }.forEach(text::remove)
+        }
+
+        private data class Key(val messageID: String, val partID: String)
+    }
+
     /**
      * Parse an SSE `session.status` event into a (sessionID, [SessionStatusDto]) pair.
      * Returns null if the required fields are missing.
@@ -267,14 +352,36 @@ object KiloCliDataParser {
         return arr.mapNotNull { elem ->
             val obj = elem.jsonObject
             val info = obj["info"]?.jsonObject ?: return@mapNotNull null
+            val msg = parseMessage(info)
             val parts = obj["parts"]?.jsonArray ?: JsonArray(emptyList())
             MessageWithPartsDto(
-                info = parseMessage(info),
-                parts = parts.map { parsePart(it.jsonObject) },
+                info = msg,
+                parts = parts.map { sanitizePart(parsePart(it.jsonObject), msg.role) },
             )
         }
     }
 
+    internal fun sanitizeUserPromptText(text: String): String {
+        val lines = text.lines()
+        if (lines.none(::readPayload)) return text
+
+        val out = mutableListOf<String>()
+        var gap = false
+        for (line in lines) {
+            if (readPayload(line)) {
+                gap = true
+                continue
+            }
+            if (line.isBlank() && out.lastOrNull()?.isBlank() == true && gap) {
+                gap = false
+                continue
+            }
+            out.add(line)
+            if (line.isNotBlank()) gap = false
+        }
+        return out.joinToString("\n")
+    }
+
     fun parseCloudSessions(raw: String): CloudSessionListDto {
         val obj = tryParseObject(raw) ?: return CloudSessionListDto(emptyList())
         val items = obj["cliSessions"]?.jsonArray ?: JsonArray(emptyList())
@@ -377,7 +484,7 @@ object KiloCliDataParser {
      */
     fun buildPromptJson(prompt: PromptDto): String {
         val parts = prompt.parts.joinToString(",") { part ->
-            """{"type":"${part.type}","text":${escape(part.text)}}"""
+            buildPromptPartJson(part)
         }
         val sb = StringBuilder()
         sb.append("""{"parts":[$parts]""")
@@ -406,6 +513,18 @@ object KiloCliDataParser {
         return sb.toString()
     }
 
+    private fun buildPromptPartJson(part: PromptPartDto): String {
+        val fields = mutableListOf("\"type\":${escape(part.type)}")
+        if (part.type == "file") {
+            part.mime?.let { fields += "\"mime\":${escape(it)}" }
+            part.url?.let { fields += "\"url\":${escape(it)}" }
+            part.filename?.let { fields += "\"filename\":${escape(it)}" }
+            return "{${fields.joinToString(",")}}"
+        }
+        fields += "\"text\":${escape(part.text.orEmpty())}"
+        return "{${fields.joinToString(",")}}"
+    }
+
     /**
      * Build the JSON body for `POST /session/{id}/summarize`.
      */
@@ -509,6 +628,9 @@ object KiloCliDataParser {
             messageID = obj.str("messageID") ?: "",
             type = obj.str("type") ?: "unknown",
             text = obj.str("text"),
+            mime = obj.str("mime"),
+            url = obj.str("url"),
+            filename = obj.str("filename"),
             tool = obj.str("tool"),
             callID = obj.str("callID"),
             state = state?.str("status"),
@@ -526,6 +648,16 @@ object KiloCliDataParser {
         )
     }
 
+    private fun sanitizePart(part: PartDto, role: String): PartDto {
+        if (role != "user" || part.type != "text") return part
+        return part.copy(text = part.text?.let(::sanitizeUserPromptText))
+    }
+
+    private fun readPayload(line: String): Boolean {
+        if (!READ_TOOL_LINE.containsMatchIn(line)) return false
+        return READ_TOOL_PATH.containsMatchIn(line)
+    }
+
     internal fun parseTodos(raw: JsonElement?): List<TodoDto> {
         return parseTodosOrNull(raw) ?: emptyList()
     }

packages/kilo-jetbrains/backend/src/main/kotlin/ai/kilocode/backend/rpc/KiloSessionRpcApiImpl.kt

@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ import ai.kilocode.rpc.dto.ModelSelectionDto
 import ai.kilocode.rpc.dto.PermissionAlwaysRulesDto
 import ai.kilocode.rpc.dto.PermissionReplyDto
 import ai.kilocode.rpc.dto.PermissionRequestDto
+import ai.kilocode.rpc.dto.PartDto
 import ai.kilocode.rpc.dto.PromptDto
 import ai.kilocode.rpc.dto.QuestionReplyDto
 import ai.kilocode.rpc.dto.QuestionRequestDto
@@ -118,6 +119,9 @@ class KiloSessionRpcApiImpl : KiloSessionRpcApi {
     override suspend fun messages(id: String, directory: String): List<MessageWithPartsDto> =
         ready { chat.messages(id, directory) }
 
+    override suspend fun attachmentPart(id: String, directory: String, messageId: String, partId: String, attachmentKey: String?): PartDto? =
+        ready { chat.attachmentPart(id, directory, messageId, partId, attachmentKey) }
+
     override suspend fun events(id: String, directory: String): Flow<ChatEventDto> =
         chat.events.filter { event ->
             val sid = when (event) {

packages/kilo-jetbrains/backend/src/test/kotlin/ai/kilocode/backend/cli/ChatDtoSerializationTest.kt

@@ -216,10 +216,30 @@ class ChatDtoSerializationTest {
         assertEquals(2.0, decoded.time?.end)
     }
 
+    @Test
+    fun `PartDto file fields are preserved in round-trip`() {
+        val part = PartDto(
+            id = "p1", sessionID = "s1", messageID = "m1",
+            type = "file", mime = "image/png", url = "file:///tmp/a.png", filename = "a.png",
+        )
+        val encoded = json.encodeToString(PartDto.serializer(), part)
+        assertTrue(encoded.contains(""""mime":"image/png""""))
+        assertTrue(encoded.contains(""""url":"file:///tmp/a.png""""))
+        assertTrue(encoded.contains(""""filename":"a.png""""))
+
+        val decoded = json.decodeFromString(PartDto.serializer(), encoded)
+        assertEquals("image/png", decoded.mime)
+        assertEquals("file:///tmp/a.png", decoded.url)
+        assertEquals("a.png", decoded.filename)
+    }
+
     @Test
     fun `PromptDto variant is preserved in round-trip`() {
         val prompt = PromptDto(
-            parts = listOf(PromptPartDto("text", "hello")),
+            parts = listOf(
+                PromptPartDto("text", "hello"),
+                PromptPartDto(type = "file", mime = "image/png", url = "file:///tmp/a.png", filename = "a.png"),
+            ),
             providerID = "kilo",
             modelID = "gpt-5",
             agent = "code",
@@ -228,7 +248,12 @@ class ChatDtoSerializationTest {
         val encoded = json.encodeToString(PromptDto.serializer(), prompt)
 
         assertTrue(encoded.contains(""""variant":"medium""""))
-        assertEquals("medium", json.decodeFromString(PromptDto.serializer(), encoded).variant)
+        val decoded = json.decodeFromString(PromptDto.serializer(), encoded)
+        assertEquals("medium", decoded.variant)
+        assertEquals("file", decoded.parts[1].type)
+        assertEquals("image/png", decoded.parts[1].mime)
+        assertEquals("file:///tmp/a.png", decoded.parts[1].url)
+        assertEquals("a.png", decoded.parts[1].filename)
     }
 
     // ------ helpers ------

packages/kilo-jetbrains/backend/src/test/kotlin/ai/kilocode/backend/cli/ChatLogSummaryTest.kt

@@ -154,6 +154,26 @@ class ChatLogSummaryTest {
         assertTrue(out.contains("variant=medium"), out)
     }
 
+    @Test
+    fun `prompt dto summary redacts file attachment urls`() {
+        System.setProperty("kilo.dev.log.chat.content", "preview")
+
+        val out = ChatLogSummary.prompt(
+            PromptDto(
+                parts = listOf(
+                    PromptPartDto(type = "text", text = "inspect"),
+                    PromptPartDto(type = "file", mime = "image/png", url = "file:///secret/path.png", filename = "path.png"),
+                )
+            )
+        )
+
+        assertTrue(out.contains("attachments=1"), out)
+        assertTrue(out.contains("media=1"), out)
+        assertTrue(out.contains("attachmentTypes=image/png"), out)
+        assertFalse(out.contains("secret"), out)
+        assertFalse(out.contains("file:///"), out)
+    }
+
     @Test
     fun `message updated summary includes role and model`() {
         val out = ChatLogSummary.event(

packages/kilo-jetbrains/backend/src/test/kotlin/ai/kilocode/backend/cli/KiloCliDataParserTest.kt

@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ import org.junit.jupiter.api.Nested
 import kotlin.test.Test
 import kotlin.test.assertEquals
 import kotlin.test.assertFailsWith
+import kotlin.test.assertFalse
 import kotlin.test.assertNotNull
 import kotlin.test.assertNull
 import kotlin.test.assertTrue
@@ -162,6 +163,107 @@ class KiloCliDataParserTest {
             assertEquals("Hello", result.part.text)
         }
 
+        @Test
+        fun `parseChatEvent - file part preserves metadata`() {
+            val data = globalEvent("""
+                "type": "message.part.updated",
+                "properties": {
+                    "sessionID": "ses_1",
+                    "part": {
+                        "id": "file_1",
+                        "sessionID": "ses_1",
+                        "messageID": "msg_1",
+                        "type": "file",
+                        "mime": "image/png",
+                        "url": "file:///tmp/a.png",
+                        "filename": "a.png"
+                    }
+                }
+            """)
+
+            val result = KiloCliDataParser.parseChatEvent("message.part.updated", data)
+            assertNotNull(result)
+            assertTrue(result is ChatEventDto.PartUpdated)
+            assertEquals("file", result.part.type)
+            assertEquals("image/png", result.part.mime)
+            assertEquals("file:///tmp/a.png", result.part.url)
+            assertEquals("a.png", result.part.filename)
+        }
+
+        @Test
+        fun `ChatEventNormalizer - user part updated sanitizes text`() {
+            val norm = KiloCliDataParser.ChatEventNormalizer()
+            norm.parse("message.updated", messageUpdated("m1", "user"))
+
+            val events = norm.parse("message.part.updated", partUpdated(
+                "m1",
+                "p1",
+                "text",
+                "before\nCalled the Read tool with the following input: {\"filePath\":\"/tmp/a.kt\"}\nafter",
+            ))
+
+            val event = events!!.single() as ChatEventDto.PartUpdated
+            assertEquals("before\nafter", event.part.text)
+        }
+
+        @Test
+        fun `ChatEventNormalizer - assistant part updated preserves text`() {
+            val norm = KiloCliDataParser.ChatEventNormalizer()
+            norm.parse("message.updated", messageUpdated("m1", "assistant"))
+            val payload = "Called the Read tool with the following input: {\"filePath\":\"/tmp/a.kt\"}"
+
+            val events = norm.parse("message.part.updated", partUpdated("m1", "p1", "text", payload))
+
+            val event = events!!.single() as ChatEventDto.PartUpdated
+            assertEquals(payload, event.part.text)
+        }
+
+        @Test
+        fun `ChatEventNormalizer - user text deltas append normally`() {
+            val norm = KiloCliDataParser.ChatEventNormalizer()
+            norm.parse("message.updated", messageUpdated("m1", "user"))
+
+            val first = norm.parse("message.part.delta", partDelta("m1", "p1", "hello"))
+            val second = norm.parse("message.part.delta", partDelta("m1", "p1", " world"))
+
+            assertEquals("hello", (first!!.single() as ChatEventDto.PartDelta).delta)
+            assertEquals(" world", (second!!.single() as ChatEventDto.PartDelta).delta)
+        }
+
+        @Test
+        fun `ChatEventNormalizer - split generated payload delta is suppressed`() {
+            val norm = KiloCliDataParser.ChatEventNormalizer()
+            norm.parse("message.updated", messageUpdated("m1", "user"))
+
+            val first = norm.parse("message.part.delta", partDelta("m1", "p1", "hello\n"))
+            val second = norm.parse(
+                "message.part.delta",
+                partDelta("m1", "p1", "Called the Read tool with the following input: {\"filePath\":\"/tmp/a.kt\"}"),
+            )
+
+            assertEquals("hello\n", (first!!.single() as ChatEventDto.PartDelta).delta)
+            val event = second!!.single() as ChatEventDto.PartUpdated
+            assertEquals("hello", event.part.text)
+            assertFalse(event.part.text!!.contains("Read tool"))
+            assertFalse(event.part.text!!.contains("/tmp/a.kt"))
+        }
+
+        @Test
+        fun `ChatEventNormalizer - partial noisy line is replaced when identified`() {
+            val norm = KiloCliDataParser.ChatEventNormalizer()
+            norm.parse("message.updated", messageUpdated("m1", "user"))
+
+            val first = norm.parse("message.part.delta", partDelta("m1", "p1", "before\nCalled the Read"))
+            val second = norm.parse(
+                "message.part.delta",
+                partDelta("m1", "p1", " tool with the following input: {\"path\":\"/tmp/a.kt\"}\nafter"),
+            )
+
+            assertEquals("before\nCalled the Read", (first!!.single() as ChatEventDto.PartDelta).delta)
+            val event = second!!.single() as ChatEventDto.PartUpdated
+            assertEquals("before\nafter", event.part.text)
+        }
+
         @Test
         fun `parseChatEvent - read tool part preserves input metadata and time`() {
             val data = globalEvent("""
@@ -982,6 +1084,34 @@ class KiloCliDataParserTest {
             assertEquals("Hi there", result[1].parts[0].text)
         }
 
+        @Test
+        fun `parseMessages - sanitizes user text read payloads only`() {
+            val raw = """[
+                {
+                    "info": { "id": "m1", "sessionID": "s1", "role": "user", "time": { "created": 1.0 } },
+                    "parts": [
+                        { "id": "p1", "sessionID": "s1", "messageID": "m1", "type": "text", "text": "before\nCalled the Read tool with the following input: {\"filePath\":\"/tmp/user.kt\"}\nafter" },
+                        { "id": "f1", "sessionID": "s1", "messageID": "m1", "type": "file", "filename": "a.png", "url": "file:///tmp/a.png" },
+                        { "id": "t1", "sessionID": "s1", "messageID": "m1", "type": "tool", "tool": "read", "state": { "input": { "filePath": "/tmp/tool.kt" } } }
+                    ]
+                },
+                {
+                    "info": { "id": "m2", "sessionID": "s1", "role": "assistant", "time": { "created": 2.0 } },
+                    "parts": [{ "id": "p2", "sessionID": "s1", "messageID": "m2", "type": "text", "text": "Called the Read tool with the following input: {\"filePath\":\"/tmp/assistant.kt\"}" }]
+                }
+            ]"""
+
+            val result = KiloCliDataParser.parseMessages(raw)
+
+            assertEquals("before\nafter", result[0].parts[0].text)
+            assertEquals("a.png", result[0].parts[1].filename)
+            assertEquals("/tmp/tool.kt", result[0].parts[2].input["filePath"])
+            assertEquals(
+                "Called the Read tool with the following input: {\"filePath\":\"/tmp/assistant.kt\"}",
+                result[1].parts[0].text,
+            )
+        }
+
         @Test
         fun `parseMessages - message with tool parts`() {
             val raw = """[{
@@ -1370,6 +1500,48 @@ class KiloCliDataParserTest {
             assertTrue(result.contains("""line1\nline2\t\"quoted\""""))
         }
 
+        @Test
+        fun `buildPromptJson - mixed text and file parts`() {
+            val prompt = PromptDto(
+                parts = listOf(
+                    PromptPartDto(type = "text", text = "see this"),
+                    PromptPartDto(type = "file", mime = "image/png", url = "file:///tmp/a.png", filename = "a.png"),
+                )
+            )
+
+            val result = KiloCliDataParser.buildPromptJson(prompt)
+
+            assertEquals(
+                """{"parts":[{"type":"text","text":"see this"},{"type":"file","mime":"image/png","url":"file:///tmp/a.png","filename":"a.png"}]}""",
+                result,
+            )
+        }
+
+        @Test
+        fun `buildPromptJson - file only omits optional filename`() {
+            val prompt = PromptDto(
+                parts = listOf(PromptPartDto(type = "file", mime = "application/pdf", url = "file:///tmp/a.pdf"))
+            )
+
+            val result = KiloCliDataParser.buildPromptJson(prompt)
+
+            assertEquals(
+                """{"parts":[{"type":"file","mime":"application/pdf","url":"file:///tmp/a.pdf"}]}""",
+                result,
+            )
+        }
+
+        @Test
+        fun `buildPromptJson - escapes file metadata`() {
+            val prompt = PromptDto(
+                parts = listOf(PromptPartDto(type = "file", mime = "text/plain", url = "file:///tmp/a%20b.txt", filename = "a \"b\".txt"))
+            )
+
+            val result = KiloCliDataParser.buildPromptJson(prompt)
+
+            assertTrue(result.contains(""""filename":"a \"b\".txt""""), result)
+        }
+
         // ---- buildSummarizeJson ----
 
         @Test
@@ -1716,6 +1888,34 @@ class KiloCliDataParserTest {
         assertNull(result[0].message)
     }
 
+    @Test
+    fun `sanitizeUserPromptText - removes read payload lines`() {
+        val text = "before\nCalled the Read tool with the following input: {\"filePath\":\"/tmp/a.kt\"}\nafter"
+
+        assertEquals("before\nafter", KiloCliDataParser.sanitizeUserPromptText(text))
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    fun `sanitizeUserPromptText - handles read case variants and path key`() {
+        val text = "before\nCalled the READ tool with the following input: {\"path\":\"/tmp/a.kt\"}\nafter"
+
+        assertEquals("before\nafter", KiloCliDataParser.sanitizeUserPromptText(text))
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    fun `sanitizeUserPromptText - preserves ordinary prose without path key`() {
+        val text = "Called the Read tool with the following input: please inspect the file"
+
+        assertEquals(text, KiloCliDataParser.sanitizeUserPromptText(text))
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    fun `sanitizeUserPromptText - collapses only blanks introduced by payload removal`() {
+        val text = "before\n\nCalled the Read tool with the following input: {\"filePath\":\"/tmp/a.kt\"}\n\nafter\n\n\nkeep"
+
+        assertEquals("before\n\nafter\n\n\nkeep", KiloCliDataParser.sanitizeUserPromptText(text))
+    }
+
     // ================================================================
     // Helpers
     // ================================================================
@@ -1723,4 +1923,44 @@ class KiloCliDataParserTest {
     /** Wrap payload content in a GlobalEvent structure. */
     private fun globalEvent(payload: String): String =
         """{"directory":"/tmp","payload":{$payload}}"""
+
+    private fun messageUpdated(id: String, role: String): String = globalEvent("""
+        "type": "message.updated",
+        "properties": {
+            "sessionID": "s1",
+            "info": { "id": "$id", "sessionID": "s1", "role": "$role", "time": { "created": 1.0 } }
+        }
+    """)
+
+    private fun partUpdated(mid: String, pid: String, type: String, text: String): String = globalEvent("""
+        "type": "message.part.updated",
+        "properties": {
+            "sessionID": "s1",
+            "part": { "id": "$pid", "sessionID": "s1", "messageID": "$mid", "type": "$type", "text": ${escape(text)} }
+        }
+    """)
+
+    private fun partDelta(mid: String, pid: String, delta: String): String = globalEvent("""
+        "type": "message.part.delta",
+        "properties": {
+            "sessionID": "s1",
+            "messageID": "$mid",
+            "partID": "$pid",
+            "field": "text",
+            "delta": ${escape(delta)}
+        }
+    """)
+
+    private fun escape(text: String) = buildString {
+        append('"')
+        for (ch in text) {
+            when (ch) {
+                '\\' -> append("\\\\")
+                '"' -> append("\\\"")
+                '\n' -> append("\\n")
+                else -> append(ch)
+            }
+        }
+        append('"')
+    }
 }

packages/kilo-jetbrains/frontend/src/main/kotlin/ai/kilocode/client/app/KiloSessionService.kt

@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ import ai.kilocode.rpc.dto.ModelSelectionDto
 import ai.kilocode.rpc.dto.PermissionAlwaysRulesDto
 import ai.kilocode.rpc.dto.PermissionReplyDto
 import ai.kilocode.rpc.dto.PermissionRequestDto
+import ai.kilocode.rpc.dto.PartDto
 import ai.kilocode.rpc.dto.PromptDto
 import ai.kilocode.rpc.dto.QuestionReplyDto
 import ai.kilocode.rpc.dto.QuestionRequestDto
@@ -185,6 +186,9 @@ class KiloSessionService internal constructor(
         call { messages(id, dir) }
             .also { LOG.debug { "${ChatLogSummary.sid(id)} ${ChatLogSummary.history(it)} ${ChatLogSummary.dir(dir)}" } }
 
+    suspend fun attachmentPart(id: String, dir: String, message: String, part: String, key: String?): PartDto? =
+        call { attachmentPart(id, dir, message, part, key) }
+
     /** Subscribe to streaming chat events for a session. */
     fun events(id: String, dir: String): Flow<ChatEventDto> {
         val api = rpc

packages/kilo-jetbrains/frontend/src/main/kotlin/ai/kilocode/client/app/KiloWorkspaceService.kt

@@ -181,4 +181,5 @@ class KiloWorkspaceService internal constructor(
             done(ok)
         }
     }
+
 }

packages/kilo-jetbrains/frontend/src/main/kotlin/ai/kilocode/client/session/SessionUi.kt

@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ import ai.kilocode.client.migration.KiloMigrationService
 import ai.kilocode.client.migration.MigrationUiController
 import ai.kilocode.client.migration.MigrationUiState
 import ai.kilocode.client.migration.ui.MigrationOverlayPanel
+import ai.kilocode.client.session.model.FileAttachment
 import ai.kilocode.client.session.model.SessionModelEvent
 import ai.kilocode.client.session.model.SessionState
 import ai.kilocode.client.session.scroll.SessionScroll
@@ -19,8 +20,13 @@ import ai.kilocode.client.session.ui.mode.ModePicker
 import ai.kilocode.client.session.ui.model.ModelPicker
 import ai.kilocode.client.session.ui.prompt.PromptPanel
 import ai.kilocode.client.session.ui.account.SessionAccountOverlay
+import ai.kilocode.client.session.ui.SessionDropOverlay
 import ai.kilocode.client.session.ui.SessionRootPanel
 import ai.kilocode.client.session.ui.SessionMessageListPanel
+import ai.kilocode.client.session.ui.attachment.AttachmentEditorKind
+import ai.kilocode.client.session.ui.attachment.attachmentParams
+import ai.kilocode.client.session.ui.attachment.ensureAttachmentEditorKind
+import ai.kilocode.client.session.ui.attachment.isEmbeddedAttachment
 import ai.kilocode.client.session.ui.header.SessionHeaderPanel
 import ai.kilocode.client.session.ui.selection.SessionSelection
 import ai.kilocode.client.session.ui.style.SessionEditorStyle
@@ -35,7 +41,10 @@ import ai.kilocode.client.session.views.question.QuestionView
 import ai.kilocode.client.settings.profile.UserProfileConfigurable
 import ai.kilocode.client.telemetry.Telemetry
 import ai.kilocode.client.ui.layout.Stack
+import ai.kilocode.client.vfs.KiloVfsManager
 import ai.kilocode.log.ChatLogSummary
+import ai.kilocode.rpc.dto.PromptDto
+import ai.kilocode.rpc.dto.PromptPartDto
 import com.intellij.util.ui.JBUI
 import ai.kilocode.log.KiloLog
 import com.intellij.ide.BrowserUtil
@@ -64,8 +73,11 @@ import kotlinx.coroutines.launch
 import kotlinx.coroutines.withContext
 import java.awt.BorderLayout
 import java.awt.event.HierarchyEvent
+import java.net.URI
+import java.nio.file.Path
 import javax.swing.JComponent
 import javax.swing.JPanel
+import javax.swing.Timer
 import javax.swing.UIManager
 
 /**
@@ -89,6 +101,7 @@ class SessionUi(
 
     companion object {
         private val LOG = KiloLog.create(SessionUi::class.java)
+        private const val HIDE_MS = 120
     }
 
     private val project = project
@@ -125,6 +138,13 @@ class SessionUi(
 
     private lateinit var root: SessionRootPanel
     private lateinit var account: SessionAccountOverlay
+    private lateinit var drop: SessionDropOverlay
+    private val hide = Timer(HIDE_MS) {
+        if (disposed || !this::drop.isInitialized) return@Timer
+        drop.setActive(false)
+    }.apply {
+        isRepeats = false
+    }
 
     private lateinit var sessionContent: JPanel
 
@@ -296,6 +316,7 @@ class SessionUi(
             ::openFile,
             ::openUrl,
             selection,
+            ::openAttachment,
             repo = workspace.directory,
             resize = { anchor, fn -> scroll.preserve(anchor, fn) },
         )
@@ -306,11 +327,21 @@ class SessionUi(
 
         prompt = PromptPanel(
             project = project,
-            onSend = { text -> sendPrompt(text) },
+            onSend = { text, files -> sendPrompt(text, files) },
             onAbort = { controller.abort() },
             onEnhance = controller::enhancePrompt,
         )
 
+        drop = SessionDropOverlay()
+        root.addOverlay(drop) { pane, _ ->
+            java.awt.Rectangle(0, 0, pane.width, pane.height)
+        }
+        root.overlay.setComponentZOrder(drop, 0)
+        prompt.onFileDrag = ::syncDrop
+        prompt.installFileDrop(root, "session-root")
+        // The visual overlay returns contains(false) so normal UI remains clickable.
+        // Registering it as a native DnD target makes IntelliJ resolve a null over-component.
+
         sessionContent.add(header, BorderLayout.NORTH)
         sessionContent.add(scroll.component, BorderLayout.CENTER)
         root.content.add(sessionContent, BorderLayout.CENTER)
@@ -320,7 +351,10 @@ class SessionUi(
 
     private fun bindUi() {
         prompt.mode.onSelect = { item -> controller.selectAgent(item.id) }
-        prompt.model.onSelect = { item -> controller.selectModel(item.provider, item.id) }
+        prompt.model.onSelect = { item ->
+            prompt.setAttachmentEnabled(item.attachment)
+            controller.selectModel(item.provider, item.id)
+        }
         prompt.reasoning.onSelect = { item -> controller.selectVariant(item.id) }
         prompt.onReset = { controller.clearModelOverride() }
         prompt.onChange = { scroll.refresh() }
@@ -356,14 +390,16 @@ class SessionUi(
                             it.display,
                             it.provider,
                             it.providerName,
-                            it.recommendedIndex,
-                            it.free,
-                            it.variants,
-                        )
+                             it.recommendedIndex,
+                             it.free,
+                             it.variants,
+                             it.attachment,
+                         )
                     }
                     val selected =
                         m.model?.let { full -> items.firstOrNull { it.key == full }?.key }
                     prompt.model.setItems(items, selected)
+                    prompt.setAttachmentEnabled(items.firstOrNull { it.key == selected }?.attachment ?: true)
                     prompt.reasoning.setItems(m.variants.map { ReasoningPicker.Item(it, variantTitle(it)) }, m.variant)
                     prompt.setResetVisible(m.modelOverride)
                     prompt.setReady(m.isReady())
@@ -432,6 +468,17 @@ class SessionUi(
         }
     }
 
+    @RequiresEdt
+    private fun syncDrop(value: Boolean) {
+        if (disposed) return
+        if (value) {
+            hide.stop()
+            drop.setActive(true)
+            return
+        }
+        hide.restart()
+    }
+
     private fun bindMigration() {
         cs.launch {
             migration.state.collect { state ->
@@ -515,16 +562,20 @@ class SessionUi(
         }
     }
 
-    private fun sendPrompt(text: String) {
-        if (text.isBlank()) return
+    private fun sendPrompt(text: String, files: List<PromptPartDto>) {
+        if (text.isBlank() && files.isEmpty()) return
+        val parts = buildList {
+            text.takeIf { it.isNotBlank() }?.let { add(PromptPartDto(type = "text", text = it)) }
+            addAll(files)
+        }
         LOG.debug {
             val agent = controller.model.agent ?: "none"
             val model = controller.model.model ?: "none"
-            "${ChatLogSummary.prompt(text)} agent=$agent model=$model ready=${controller.ready}"
+            "${ChatLogSummary.prompt(PromptDto(parts = parts))} agent=$agent model=$model ready=${controller.ready}"
         }
         prompt.clear()
         val follow = scroll.atBottom()
-        controller.prompt(text)
+        controller.prompt(text, files)
         scroll.followBottom(follow)
     }
 
@@ -538,6 +589,54 @@ class SessionUi(
         BrowserUtil.browse(url)
     }
 
+    private fun openAttachment(messageId: String, item: FileAttachment) {
+        val url = item.url.takeIf { it.isNotBlank() } ?: run {
+            LOG.info("kind=attachment-open skipped=true reason=blank-url message=$messageId part=${item.id} name=${attachmentName(item)} mime=${item.mime}")
+            return
+        }
+        LOG.info(
+            "kind=attachment-open session=${controller.id ?: "none"} message=$messageId part=${item.id} " +
+                "name=${attachmentName(item)} mime=${item.mime} url=${attachmentUrl(url)} dir=${workspace.directory}"
+        )
+        if (isEmbeddedAttachment(url)) {
+            val id = controller.id ?: run {
+                LOG.info("kind=attachment-open skipped=true reason=missing-session message=$messageId part=${item.id} name=${attachmentName(item)}")
+                return
+            }
+            LOG.info("kind=attachment-open route=kilo-vfs session=$id message=$messageId part=${item.id} name=${attachmentName(item)}")
+            ensureAttachmentEditorKind()
+            project.service<KiloVfsManager>().open(
+                AttachmentEditorKind.ID,
+                attachmentParams(id, messageId, item, attachmentName(item), workspace.directory),
+            )
+            return
+        }
+        val uri = runCatching { URI.create(url) }.getOrNull() ?: run {
+            LOG.info("kind=attachment-open skipped=true reason=invalid-uri message=$messageId part=${item.id} url=${attachmentUrl(url)}")
+            return
+        }
+        if (uri.scheme == "file") {
+            val path = runCatching { Path.of(uri).toString() }.getOrNull() ?: run {
+                LOG.info("kind=attachment-open skipped=true reason=invalid-file-uri message=$messageId part=${item.id} url=${attachmentUrl(url)}")
+                return
+            }
+            LOG.info("kind=attachment-open route=file session=${controller.id ?: "none"} message=$messageId part=${item.id} path=$path")
+            openFile(path)
+            return
+        }
+        LOG.info("kind=attachment-open route=browser session=${controller.id ?: "none"} message=$messageId part=${item.id} url=${attachmentUrl(url)}")
+        openUrl(url)
+    }
+
+    private fun attachmentName(item: FileAttachment) = item.filename?.takeIf { it.isNotBlank() }
+        ?: item.url.substringBefore(',').substringAfterLast('/').takeIf { it.isNotBlank() }
+        ?: "attachment"
+
+    private fun attachmentUrl(url: String): String {
+        val scheme = url.substringBefore(':', missingDelimiterValue = "none")
+        return "scheme=$scheme chars=${url.length} embedded=${isEmbeddedAttachment(url)}"
+    }
+
     private fun onStateChanged(state: SessionState) {
         if (disposed) return
         prompt.setBusy(state.isBusy())
@@ -596,6 +695,7 @@ class SessionUi(
 
     override fun dispose() {
         disposed = true
+        hide.stop()
         modalFocus = null
         empty = null
         if (this::root.isInitialized) root.setModalContent(null)

packages/kilo-jetbrains/frontend/src/main/kotlin/ai/kilocode/client/session/controller/SessionController.kt

@@ -229,13 +229,13 @@ class SessionController(
         }
     }
 
-    fun prompt(text: String) {
+    fun prompt(text: String, files: List<PromptPartDto> = emptyList()) {
         assertEdt()
         val start = sid ?: ref?.key ?: "pending"
         val exists = sid != null
-        val dto = promptDto(text)
-        val props = promptProps()
-        LOG.debug { "${ChatLogSummary.sid(start)} ${ChatLogSummary.prompt(text)} ${ChatLogSummary.dir(directory)}" }
+        val dto = promptDto(text, files)
+        val props = promptProps(files)
+        LOG.debug { "${ChatLogSummary.sid(start)} ${ChatLogSummary.prompt(dto)} ${ChatLogSummary.dir(directory)}" }
         capture("Conversation Send Clicked", sessionProps(sid ?: ref?.key) + mapOf(
             "source" to "user",
             "hasExistingSession" to exists.toString(),
@@ -658,11 +658,12 @@ class SessionController(
                                         info.name,
                                         provider.id,
                                         provider.name,
-                                        info.recommendedIndex,
-                                        info.free,
-                                        info.variants,
-                                        info.limit?.let { ModelLimitItem(it.context, it.input, it.output) },
-                                    )
+                                         info.recommendedIndex,
+                                         info.free,
+                                         info.variants,
+                                         info.limit?.let { ModelLimitItem(it.context, it.input, it.output) },
+                                         info.attachment,
+                                     )
                                 }
                             }
                     } ?: emptyList()
@@ -1237,12 +1238,16 @@ class SessionController(
         }
     }
 
-    private fun promptDto(text: String): PromptDto {
+    private fun promptDto(text: String, files: List<PromptPartDto> = emptyList()): PromptDto {
         val full = model.model
         val sel = full?.let(::parseModel)
         val variant = model.variant?.takeIf { it in model.variants }
+        val parts = buildList {
+            text.takeIf { it.isNotBlank() }?.let { add(PromptPartDto(type = "text", text = it)) }
+            addAll(files)
+        }
         return PromptDto(
-            parts = listOf(PromptPartDto(type = "text", text = text)),
+            parts = parts,
             providerID = sel?.first,
             modelID = sel?.second,
             agent = model.agent,
@@ -1455,7 +1460,7 @@ class SessionController(
         }
     }
 
-    private fun promptProps(): Map<String, String> = buildMap {
+    private fun promptProps(files: List<PromptPartDto> = emptyList()): Map<String, String> = buildMap {
         model.agent?.let { put("agent", it) }
         model.model?.let { key ->
             put("model", key)
@@ -1465,6 +1470,10 @@ class SessionController(
             }
         }
         model.variant?.takeIf { it in model.variants }?.let { put("variant", it) }
+        if (files.isNotEmpty()) {
+            put("attachmentCount", files.size.toString())
+            put("mediaAttachmentCount", files.count { it.mime?.startsWith("image/") == true || it.mime == "application/pdf" }.toString())
+        }
     }
 
     private fun bucket(text: String): String = when (text.length) {

packages/kilo-jetbrains/frontend/src/main/kotlin/ai/kilocode/client/session/model/Message.kt

@@ -66,6 +66,13 @@ class Reasoning(id: String) : Content(id) {
     var done: Boolean = true
 }
 
+/** User-provided file or image attachment. */
+class FileAttachment(id: String) : Content(id) {
+    var mime: String = "application/octet-stream"
+    var url: String = ""
+    var filename: String? = null
+}
+
 /** Tool invocation with lifecycle state. */
 class Tool(id: String, val name: String, var kind: ToolKind) : Content(id) {
     var state: ToolExecState = ToolExecState.PENDING

packages/kilo-jetbrains/frontend/src/main/kotlin/ai/kilocode/client/session/model/PromptAttachment.kt

@@ -0,0 +1,101 @@
+package ai.kilocode.client.session.model
+
+import ai.kilocode.rpc.dto.PromptPartDto
+import java.awt.Image
+import java.awt.image.BufferedImage
+import java.awt.image.MultiResolutionImage
+import java.io.ByteArrayOutputStream
+import java.util.Base64
+import java.util.UUID
+import javax.imageio.ImageIO
+import java.nio.file.Path
+import kotlin.io.path.name
+import kotlin.io.path.readBytes
+
+data class PromptAttachment(
+    val id: String,
+    val name: String,
+    val mime: String,
+    val url: String,
+    val path: Path? = null,
+) {
+    fun part() = PromptPartDto(
+        type = "file",
+        mime = mime,
+        url = path?.let { data(it, mime) } ?: url,
+        filename = name,
+    )
+}
+
+object PromptAttachmentExtractor {
+    private const val MAX_BYTES = 10 * 1024 * 1024
+
+    fun files(files: List<java.io.File>): List<PromptAttachment> = files
+        .filter { it.exists() && it.isFile && it.canRead() && it.length() <= MAX_BYTES }
+        .map { file ->
+            val path = file.toPath()
+            val mime = mime(file)
+            if (!media(mime)) return@map null
+            PromptAttachment(
+                id = path.toAbsolutePath().normalize().toString(),
+                name = path.fileName?.toString() ?: path.name,
+                mime = mime,
+                url = path.toUri().toString(),
+                path = path,
+            )
+        }
+        .filterNotNull()
+
+    fun media(mime: String): Boolean = mime.startsWith("image/") || mime == "text/plain"
+
+    fun image(raw: Any): PromptAttachment? {
+        val image = when (raw) {
+            is MultiResolutionImage -> raw.resolutionVariants.firstOrNull()?.buffered()
+            is BufferedImage -> raw
+            is Image -> raw.buffered()
+            else -> null
+        } ?: return null
+        val out = ByteArrayOutputStream()
+        ImageIO.write(image, "png", out)
+        val id = UUID.randomUUID().toString()
+        val data = Base64.getEncoder().encodeToString(out.toByteArray())
+        return PromptAttachment(
+            id = "clipboard-image:$id",
+            name = "pasted-image-$id.png",
+            mime = "image/png",
+            url = "data:image/png;base64,$data",
+        )
+    }
+
+    private fun mime(file: java.io.File): String {
+        if (file.isDirectory) return "application/x-directory"
+        return when (file.extension.lowercase()) {
+            "png" -> "image/png"
+            "jpg", "jpeg" -> "image/jpeg"
+            "gif" -> "image/gif"
+            "webp" -> "image/webp"
+            "bmp" -> "image/bmp"
+            "svg" -> "image/svg+xml"
+            "pdf" -> "application/pdf"
+            "txt", "md", "kt", "kts", "java", "js", "jsx", "ts", "tsx", "json", "xml", "html", "css", "scss", "yml", "yaml", "toml", "sh", "py", "rb", "go", "rs", "c", "cc", "cpp", "h", "hpp" -> "text/plain"
+            else -> "application/octet-stream"
+        }
+    }
+
+    private fun Image.buffered(): BufferedImage? {
+        if (this is BufferedImage) return this
+        val width = getWidth(null)
+        val height = getHeight(null)
+        if (width <= 0 || height <= 0) return null
+        val image = BufferedImage(width, height, BufferedImage.TYPE_INT_ARGB)
+        val g = image.createGraphics()
+        try {
+            g.drawImage(this, 0, 0, null)
+        } finally {
+            g.dispose()
+        }
+        return image
+    }
+}
+
+private fun data(path: Path, mime: String) = "data:$mime;base64,${Base64.getEncoder().encodeToString(path.readBytes())}"

packages/kilo-jetbrains/frontend/src/main/kotlin/ai/kilocode/client/session/model/SessionModel.kt

@@ -158,6 +158,10 @@ class SessionModel {
         if (dto.type in SILENT_PART_TYPES) return
         val msg = entries[messageId] ?: return
         val existing = msg.parts[dto.id]
+        if (empty(dto)) {
+            if (existing is Text) removeContent(messageId, dto.id)
+            return
+        }
         if (existing != null) {
             updateExisting(messageId, existing, dto)
             return
@@ -243,6 +247,7 @@ class SessionModel {
             val item = Message(msg.info)
             for (part in msg.parts) {
                 if (part.type in SILENT_PART_TYPES) continue
+                if (empty(part)) continue
                 val content = fromDto(part, part.text)
                 item.parts[content.id] = content
             }
@@ -373,6 +378,11 @@ class SessionModel {
                 existing.content.append(text)
                 existing.done = dto.time?.end != null || dto.time == null
             }
+            is FileAttachment -> {
+                existing.mime = dto.mime ?: "application/octet-stream"
+                existing.url = dto.url ?: ""
+                existing.filename = dto.filename
+            }
             is Tool -> {
                 existing.kind = toolKind(dto.tool)
                 existing.state = parseToolState(dto.state)
@@ -398,6 +408,8 @@ class SessionModel {
         updateHeader()
     }
 
+    private fun empty(dto: PartDto) = dto.type == "text" && dto.text?.isNotBlank() != true
+
     private fun fromDto(dto: PartDto, text: CharSequence? = null): Content {
         val content = text ?: dto.text
         return when (dto.type) {
@@ -408,6 +420,11 @@ class SessionModel {
                 if (content != null && content.isNotEmpty()) this.content.append(content)
                 done = dto.time?.end != null || dto.time == null
             }
+            "file" -> FileAttachment(dto.id).apply {
+                mime = dto.mime ?: "application/octet-stream"
+                url = dto.url ?: ""
+                filename = dto.filename
+            }
             "tool" -> Tool(dto.id, dto.tool ?: "unknown", toolKind(dto.tool)).apply {
                 state = parseToolState(dto.state)
                 callId = dto.callID
@@ -568,6 +585,7 @@ data class ModelItem(
     val free: Boolean,
     val variants: List<String>,
     val limit: ModelLimitItem?,
+    val attachment: Boolean = false,
 ) {
     val key: String get() = "$provider/$id"
 }
@@ -602,6 +620,7 @@ private fun parseModelKey(value: String): Pair<String, String>? {
 private fun Content.timelineTitle(): String = when (this) {
     is Text -> "Text"
     is Reasoning -> "Reasoning"
+    is FileAttachment -> filename?.takeIf { it.isNotBlank() } ?: "File"
     is Tool -> fileActionTitle() ?: title?.takeIf { it.isNotBlank() } ?: name
     is Compaction -> "Compaction"
     is StepFinish -> "Step finish"
@@ -635,6 +654,7 @@ private fun tail(path: String): String {
 private fun Content.weight(): Int = when (this) {
     is Text -> content.length / 200 + 1
     is Reasoning -> content.length / 200 + 1
+    is FileAttachment -> 1
     is Tool -> listOf(input.size, output?.length?.div(400) ?: 0, error?.length?.div(200) ?: 0).sum() + 1
     is Compaction -> 2
     is StepFinish -> tokens?.stepWeight() ?: 1
@@ -661,6 +681,7 @@ private fun renderMessage(msg: Message): List<String> {
                 out.add("reasoning#${part.id} done=${part.done}:")
                 out.addAll(renderText(part.content))
             }
+            is FileAttachment -> out.add("file#${part.id} ${part.mime} ${part.filename ?: tail(part.url)}")
             is Tool -> out.add(renderTool(part))
             is Compaction -> out.add("compaction#${part.id}")
             is StepFinish -> out.add("step-finish#${part.id}")

packages/kilo-jetbrains/frontend/src/main/kotlin/ai/kilocode/client/session/ui/SessionDropOverlay.kt

@@ -0,0 +1,91 @@
+package ai.kilocode.client.session.ui
+
+import ai.kilocode.client.plugin.KiloBundle
+import ai.kilocode.client.session.ui.style.SessionUiStyle
+import ai.kilocode.client.ui.RoundedContentPanel
+import ai.kilocode.client.ui.layout.HAlign
+import ai.kilocode.client.ui.layout.Stack
+import ai.kilocode.client.ui.layout.VAlign
+import ai.kilocode.client.ui.layout.align
+import com.intellij.icons.AllIcons
+import com.intellij.ui.components.JBLabel
+import com.intellij.util.IconUtil
+import com.intellij.util.concurrency.annotations.RequiresEdt
+import com.intellij.util.ui.JBFont
+import com.intellij.util.ui.JBUI
+import com.intellij.util.ui.UIUtil
+import com.intellij.util.ui.components.BorderLayoutPanel
+import java.awt.BorderLayout
+import java.awt.Color
+import java.awt.Graphics
+import java.awt.Graphics2D
+
+class SessionDropOverlay : BorderLayoutPanel() {
+    private val title = KiloBundle.message("session.drop.files.title")
+    private val subtitle = KiloBundle.message("session.drop.files.subtitle")
+    private val text = "$title $subtitle"
+    private val card = Card()
+    private var active = false
+
+    init {
+        isOpaque = false
+        accessibleContext?.accessibleName = text
+
+        val primary = JBLabel(title).apply {
+            font = JBFont.h0()
+            foreground = UIUtil.getLabelForeground()
+        }
+        val secondary = JBLabel(subtitle).apply {
+            font = JBFont.h2()
+            foreground = UIUtil.getLabelForeground()
+        }
+        val icon = JBLabel(IconUtil.scale(AllIcons.Actions.Download, null, 3f))
+        val labels = Stack.vertical(JBUI.scale(SessionUiStyle.View.DropOverlay.LABEL_GAP))
+            .next(primary.align(HAlign.CENTER, VAlign.CENTER))
+            .next(secondary.align(HAlign.CENTER, VAlign.CENTER))
+            .gap(JBUI.scale(SessionUiStyle.View.DropOverlay.ICON_GAP))
+            .next(icon.align(HAlign.CENTER, VAlign.CENTER))
+        card.apply {
+            isVisible = false
+            add(labels, BorderLayout.CENTER)
+        }
+        add(card.align(HAlign.CENTER, VAlign.CENTER), BorderLayout.CENTER)
+    }
+
+    @RequiresEdt
+    fun setActive(value: Boolean) {
+        if (active == value) return
+        active = value
+        card.isVisible = value
+        revalidate()
+        repaint()
+    }
+
+    override fun contains(x: Int, y: Int): Boolean = false
+
+    override fun paintComponent(g: Graphics) {
+        if (!active) {
+            super.paintComponent(g)
+            return
+        }
+        val g2 = g.create() as Graphics2D
+        try {
+            g2.color = SessionUiStyle.View.DropOverlay.scrim()
+            g2.fillRect(0, 0, width, height)
+        } finally {
+            g2.dispose()
+        }
+        super.paintComponent(g)
+    }
+
+    private class Card : RoundedContentPanel(
+        JBUI.scale(SessionUiStyle.View.DropOverlay.CARD_VERTICAL_PADDING),
+        JBUI.scale(SessionUiStyle.View.DropOverlay.CARD_HORIZONTAL_PADDING),
+    ) {
+        override fun contentColor(): Color = SessionUiStyle.View.DropOverlay.card()
+
+        override fun outlineColor(): Color? = null
+
+        override fun cornerArc(): Int = JBUI.scale(SessionUiStyle.View.DropOverlay.CARD_ARC)
+    }
+}

packages/kilo-jetbrains/frontend/src/main/kotlin/ai/kilocode/client/session/ui/SessionMessageListPanel.kt

@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ package ai.kilocode.client.session.ui
 import ai.kilocode.client.session.model.SessionModel
 import ai.kilocode.client.session.model.SessionModelEvent
 import ai.kilocode.client.session.model.SessionState
+import ai.kilocode.client.session.model.FileAttachment
 import ai.kilocode.client.session.model.ToolCallRef
 import ai.kilocode.client.session.ui.style.SessionEditorStyle
 import ai.kilocode.client.session.ui.selection.SessionSelection
@@ -53,6 +54,7 @@ class SessionMessageListPanel(
     private val openFile: (String) -> Unit,
     private val openUrl: (String) -> Unit = {},
     private val selection: SessionSelection? = null,
+    private val openAttachment: (String, FileAttachment) -> Unit = { _, item -> ai.kilocode.client.session.views.AttachmentView.openDefault(item, openFile, openUrl) },
     private val repo: String? = null,
     private val resize: ((JComponent, () -> Unit) -> Unit)? = null,
 ) : SessionLayoutPanel(
@@ -182,7 +184,7 @@ class SessionMessageListPanel(
     // ------ private event handlers ------
 
     private fun onTurnAdded(turn: ai.kilocode.client.session.model.Turn) {
-        val tv = TurnView(turn.id, openFile, style, openUrl, selection, resize, repo, ::hover)
+        val tv = TurnView(turn.id, openFile, style, openUrl, selection, openAttachment, resize, repo, ::hover)
         turnViews[turn.id] = tv
         for (msgId in turn.messageIds) {
             val msg = model.message(msgId) ?: continue
@@ -239,7 +241,7 @@ class SessionMessageListPanel(
         removeAll()
 
         for (turn in model.turns()) {
-            val tv = TurnView(turn.id, openFile, style, openUrl, selection, resize, repo, ::hover)
+            val tv = TurnView(turn.id, openFile, style, openUrl, selection, openAttachment, resize, repo, ::hover)
             turnViews[turn.id] = tv
             for (msgId in turn.messageIds) {
                 val msg = model.message(msgId) ?: continue

packages/kilo-jetbrains/frontend/src/main/kotlin/ai/kilocode/client/session/ui/attachment/AttachmentCard.kt

@@ -0,0 +1,299 @@
+package ai.kilocode.client.session.ui.attachment
+
+import ai.kilocode.client.plugin.KiloBundle
+import ai.kilocode.client.session.ui.style.SessionUiStyle
+import ai.kilocode.client.ui.UiStyle
+import ai.kilocode.client.ui.iconButton
+import ai.kilocode.client.ui.layout.HAlign
+import ai.kilocode.client.ui.layout.VAlign
+import ai.kilocode.client.ui.layout.align
+import com.intellij.openapi.application.ApplicationManager
+import com.intellij.openapi.util.IconLoader
+import com.intellij.openapi.util.text.StringUtil
+import com.intellij.xml.util.XmlStringUtil
+import com.intellij.ui.components.JBLabel
+import com.intellij.util.concurrency.annotations.RequiresEdt
+import com.intellij.util.ui.JBUI
+import java.awt.BorderLayout
+import java.awt.Component
+import java.awt.Container
+import java.awt.Cursor
+import java.awt.Dimension
+import java.awt.Graphics
+import java.awt.Graphics2D
+import java.awt.Image
+import java.awt.LayoutManager2
+import java.awt.RenderingHints
+import java.awt.event.MouseAdapter
+import java.awt.event.MouseEvent
+import java.io.ByteArrayInputStream
+import java.net.URI
+import java.net.URLDecoder
+import java.nio.charset.StandardCharsets
+import java.nio.file.Path
+import javax.imageio.ImageIO
+import javax.swing.Icon
+import javax.swing.ImageIcon
+import javax.swing.JButton
+import javax.swing.JComponent
+import javax.swing.JPanel
+import javax.swing.SwingConstants
+import javax.swing.SwingUtilities
+
+data class AttachmentCardItem(
+    val name: String,
+    val mime: String,
+    val url: String,
+    val path: Path? = null,
+)
+
+open class AttachmentCard(
+    private val item: AttachmentCardItem,
+    remove: (() -> Unit)? = null,
+    open: (() -> Unit)? = null,
+) : JPanel(CardLayout()) {
+    private var gen = 0
+    private var loaded = false
+    private val icon = attachmentIcon(item.mime, item.name)
+    private val tip = tooltip(item)
+    private val open = open?.let { callback ->
+        object : MouseAdapter() {
+            override fun mouseClicked(e: MouseEvent) {
+                callback()
+            }
+        }
+    }
+    private val hover = object : MouseAdapter() {
+        override fun mouseEntered(e: MouseEvent) {
+            showAction(true)
+        }
+
+        override fun mouseMoved(e: MouseEvent) {
+            showAction(true)
+        }
+
+        override fun mouseExited(e: MouseEvent) {
+            val point = SwingUtilities.convertPoint(e.component, e.point, this@AttachmentCard)
+            showAction(contains(point))
+        }
+    }
+    private val preview = PreviewPanel(::watch).apply { setIcon(icon) }
+    private val content = JPanel(BorderLayout()).apply {
+        isOpaque = false
+        border = JBUI.Borders.empty(UiStyle.Gap.xs())
+        add(preview, BorderLayout.CENTER)
+    }
+    private val action = remove?.let { callback ->
+        CloseButton().apply {
+            isVisible = false
+            toolTipText = KiloBundle.message("prompt.attachment.remove", item.name)
+            accessibleContext?.accessibleName = toolTipText
+            addActionListener { callback() }
+        }
+    }
+
+    init {
+        isOpaque = false
+        cursor = Cursor.getPredefinedCursor(Cursor.HAND_CURSOR)
+        toolTipText = tip
+        accessibleContext?.accessibleName = KiloBundle.message("prompt.attachment.open", item.name)
+        add(content)
+        if (action != null) {
+            add(action)
+            setComponentZOrder(action, 0)
+        }
+        watch(this)
+    }
+
+    override fun getPreferredSize(): Dimension = JBUI.size(
+        SessionUiStyle.View.Attachment.CARD_WIDTH,
+        SessionUiStyle.View.Attachment.CARD_HEIGHT,
+    )
+
+    override fun getMinimumSize(): Dimension = preferredSize
+
+    override fun getMaximumSize(): Dimension = preferredSize
+
+    override fun addNotify() {
+        super.addNotify()
+        if (loaded) return
+        loaded = true
+        load()
+    }
+
+    override fun paintComponent(g: Graphics) {
+        val g2 = g.create() as Graphics2D
+        try {
+            g2.setRenderingHint(RenderingHints.KEY_ANTIALIASING, RenderingHints.VALUE_ANTIALIAS_ON)
+            val arc = JBUI.scale(SessionUiStyle.View.Attachment.CORNER_ARC)
+            g2.color = SessionUiStyle.View.Surface.bgColor()
+            g2.fillRoundRect(0, 0, width, height, arc, arc)
+            g2.color = SessionUiStyle.View.Outline.color()
+            g2.drawRoundRect(0, 0, width - 1, height - 1, arc, arc)
+        } finally {
+            g2.dispose()
+        }
+        super.paintComponent(g)
+    }
+
+    @RequiresEdt
+    private fun load() {
+        if (!item.mime.startsWith("image/")) return
+        val stamp = ++gen
+        val size = JBUI.size(
+            SessionUiStyle.View.Attachment.CARD_WIDTH - UiStyle.Gap.xs() * 2,
+            SessionUiStyle.View.Attachment.CARD_HEIGHT - UiStyle.Gap.xs() * 2,
+        )
+        ApplicationManager.getApplication().executeOnPooledThread {
+            val image = runCatching {
+                val data = decodeDataImage(item.url)
+                val path = local(item)
+                if (data != null) ImageIO.read(ByteArrayInputStream(data)) else path?.let { ImageIO.read(it.toFile()) }
+            }.getOrNull()
+            val scaled = image?.let { scale(it, size.width, size.height) }
+            if (scaled == null) return@executeOnPooledThread
+            ApplicationManager.getApplication().invokeLater {
+                if (gen != stamp || !isDisplayable) return@invokeLater
+                preview.setIcon(ImageIcon(scaled))
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
+    private fun watch(node: Component) {
+        if (node is JComponent && node !is JButton) node.toolTipText = tip
+        node.removeMouseListener(hover)
+        node.removeMouseMotionListener(hover)
+        node.addMouseListener(hover)
+        node.addMouseMotionListener(hover)
+        open?.let {
+            node.removeMouseListener(it)
+            if (node !is JButton) {
+                node.cursor = Cursor.getPredefinedCursor(Cursor.HAND_CURSOR)
+                node.addMouseListener(it)
+            }
+        }
+        if (node is Container) node.components.forEach(::watch)
+    }
+
+    private fun showAction(value: Boolean) {
+        val button = action ?: return
+        if (button.isVisible == value) return
+        button.isVisible = value
+        revalidate()
+        repaint()
+    }
+
+    private class PreviewPanel(private val watch: (Component) -> Unit) : JPanel(BorderLayout()) {
+        init {
+            isOpaque = false
+        }
+
+        override fun getPreferredSize(): Dimension = JBUI.size(
+            SessionUiStyle.View.Attachment.CARD_WIDTH - UiStyle.Gap.xs() * 2,
+            SessionUiStyle.View.Attachment.CARD_HEIGHT - UiStyle.Gap.xs() * 2,
+        )
+
+        fun setIcon(next: Icon) {
+            val label = JBLabel(next, SwingConstants.CENTER).align(HAlign.CENTER, VAlign.CENTER)
+            removeAll()
+            add(label, BorderLayout.CENTER)
+            watch(label)
+            revalidate()
+            repaint()
+        }
+
+        override fun paintComponent(g: Graphics) {
+            val g2 = g.create() as Graphics2D
+            try {
+                g2.setRenderingHint(RenderingHints.KEY_ANTIALIASING, RenderingHints.VALUE_ANTIALIAS_ON)
+                val arc = JBUI.scale(SessionUiStyle.View.Attachment.CORNER_ARC)
+                g2.color = SessionUiStyle.View.Surface.headerHoverBgColor()
+                g2.fillRoundRect(0, 0, width, height, arc, arc)
+            } finally {
+                g2.dispose()
+            }
+            super.paintComponent(g)
+        }
+    }
+
+    private class CardLayout : LayoutManager2 {
+        override fun addLayoutComponent(comp: Component, constraints: Any?) = Unit
+        override fun addLayoutComponent(name: String?, comp: Component) = Unit
+        override fun removeLayoutComponent(comp: Component) = Unit
+        override fun minimumLayoutSize(parent: Container) = preferredLayoutSize(parent)
+        override fun preferredLayoutSize(parent: Container) = JBUI.size(
+            SessionUiStyle.View.Attachment.CARD_WIDTH,
+            SessionUiStyle.View.Attachment.CARD_HEIGHT,
+        )
+
+        override fun maximumLayoutSize(target: Container) = preferredLayoutSize(target)
+        override fun getLayoutAlignmentX(target: Container) = 0f
+        override fun getLayoutAlignmentY(target: Container) = 0f
+        override fun invalidateLayout(target: Container) = Unit
+
+        override fun layoutContainer(parent: Container) {
+            val size = JBUI.scale(SessionUiStyle.View.Attachment.CLOSE_SIZE)
+            for (i in 0 until parent.componentCount) {
+                val child = parent.getComponent(i)
+                if (child is JButton) {
+                    child.setBounds(parent.width - size - UiStyle.Gap.xs(), UiStyle.Gap.xs(), size, size)
+                    continue
+                }
+                child.setBounds(0, 0, parent.width, parent.height)
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
+    private class CloseButton : JButton() {
+        init {
+            iconButton(this)
+            icon = REMOVE_ICON
+            addMouseListener(object : MouseAdapter() {
+                override fun mouseEntered(e: MouseEvent) {
+                    icon = REMOVE_HOVER_ICON
+                }
+
+                override fun mouseExited(e: MouseEvent) {
+                    icon = REMOVE_ICON
+                }
+            })
+        }
+    }
+
+    companion object {
+        private val REMOVE_ICON: Icon = IconLoader.getIcon("/icons/remove.svg", AttachmentCard::class.java)
+        private val REMOVE_HOVER_ICON: Icon = IconLoader.getIcon("/icons/remove-hover.svg", AttachmentCard::class.java)
+    }
+}
+
+private fun scale(image: Image, width: Int, height: Int): Image {
+    val iw = image.getWidth(null)
+    val ih = image.getHeight(null)
+    if (iw <= 0 || ih <= 0) return image
+    val ratio = minOf(width.toDouble() / iw, height.toDouble() / ih)
+    val w = maxOf(1, (iw * ratio).toInt())
+    val h = maxOf(1, (ih * ratio).toInt())
+    return image.getScaledInstance(w, h, Image.SCALE_SMOOTH)
+}
+
+private fun local(item: AttachmentCardItem): Path? {
+    if (item.path != null) return item.path
+    val uri = runCatching { URI.create(item.url) }.getOrNull() ?: return null
+    if (uri.scheme != "file") return null
+    return runCatching { Path.of(uri) }.getOrNull()
+}
+
+private fun tooltip(item: AttachmentCardItem): String = XmlStringUtil.wrapInHtml(
+    StringUtil.escapeXmlEntities(
+        KiloBundle.message("prompt.attachment.tooltip", item.name, item.mime, location(item)),
+    ).replace("\n", "<br>"),
+)
+
+private fun location(item: AttachmentCardItem): String {
+    if (item.path != null) return item.path.toString()
+    val uri = runCatching { URI.create(item.url) }.getOrNull()
+    if (uri?.scheme == "data") return KiloBundle.message("prompt.attachment.embedded")
+    if (uri?.scheme == "file") return runCatching { Path.of(uri).toString() }
+        .getOrElse { URLDecoder.decode(uri.rawSchemeSpecificPart.removePrefix("//"), StandardCharsets.UTF_8) }
+    return item.url
+}

packages/kilo-jetbrains/frontend/src/main/kotlin/ai/kilocode/client/session/ui/attachment/AttachmentEditorKind.kt

@@ -0,0 +1,312 @@
+package ai.kilocode.client.session.ui.attachment
+
+import ai.kilocode.client.app.KiloAppService
+import ai.kilocode.client.app.KiloSessionService
+import ai.kilocode.client.plugin.KiloBundle
+import ai.kilocode.client.session.model.FileAttachment
+import ai.kilocode.client.ui.UiStyle
+import ai.kilocode.client.ui.layout.Stack
+import ai.kilocode.client.vfs.KiloEditorKind
+import ai.kilocode.client.vfs.KiloEditorKindRegistry
+import ai.kilocode.client.vfs.KiloVirtualFile
+import ai.kilocode.log.KiloLog
+import ai.kilocode.rpc.dto.KiloAppStatusDto
+import com.intellij.openapi.Disposable
+import com.intellij.openapi.components.Service
+import com.intellij.openapi.components.service
+import com.intellij.openapi.project.Project
+import com.intellij.openapi.util.Disposer
+import com.intellij.ui.AnimatedIcon
+import com.intellij.ui.components.ActionLink
+import com.intellij.ui.components.JBLabel
+import com.intellij.ui.components.JBScrollPane
+import com.intellij.ui.components.JBTextArea
+import com.intellij.util.concurrency.annotations.RequiresEdt
+import com.intellij.util.ui.Centerizer
+import com.intellij.util.ui.JBUI
+import java.awt.BorderLayout
+import java.awt.image.BufferedImage
+import java.io.ByteArrayInputStream
+import java.security.MessageDigest
+import javax.imageio.ImageIO
+import javax.swing.Icon
+import javax.swing.ImageIcon
+import javax.swing.JComponent
+import javax.swing.JPanel
+import javax.swing.SwingConstants
+import java.util.concurrent.atomic.AtomicBoolean
+import kotlinx.coroutines.CoroutineScope
+import kotlinx.coroutines.Dispatchers
+import kotlinx.coroutines.cancel
+import kotlinx.coroutines.flow.first
+import kotlinx.coroutines.launch
+import kotlinx.coroutines.withContext
+
+internal object AttachmentEditorKind : KiloEditorKind {
+    const val ID = "attachment"
+
+    override val id: String = ID
+
+    override fun title(params: Map<String, String>): String = ref(params)?.filename ?: KiloBundle.message("session.attachment.title")
+    override fun icon(params: Map<String, String>): Icon? = attachmentIcon(params["mime"].orEmpty(), title(params))
+    override fun presentablePath(params: Map<String, String>): String {
+        val ref = ref(params)
+        return KiloBundle.message("session.attachment.path", ref?.sessionId.orEmpty(), ref?.filename ?: title(params))
+    }
+
+    override fun isValid(params: Map<String, String>): Boolean = ref(params) != null
+
+    @RequiresEdt
+    override fun createContent(project: Project, file: KiloVirtualFile, parent: Disposable): JComponent {
+        val panel = JPanel(BorderLayout()).apply {
+            border = JBUI.Borders.empty(UiStyle.Gap.pad())
+        }
+        panel.add(component(AttachmentData.Connecting), BorderLayout.CENTER)
+        val ref = ref(file.path.params)
+        LOG.info("kind=attachment-editor phase=create-content valid=${ref != null} project=${project.name} hash=${project.locationHash} ref=${ref?.let(::brief) ?: "invalid"}")
+        if (ref == null) {
+            panel.removeAll()
+            panel.add(component(AttachmentData.Missing), BorderLayout.CENTER)
+            return panel
+        }
+        project.service<KiloAttachmentEditorService>().load(ref, parent) { data ->
+            LOG.info("kind=attachment-editor phase=render data=${describe(data)} ref=${brief(ref)}")
+            panel.removeAll()
+            panel.add(component(data), BorderLayout.CENTER)
+            panel.revalidate()
+            panel.repaint()
+        }
+        return panel
+    }
+
+    private fun ref(params: Map<String, String>): AttachmentRef? {
+        val session = params["sessionId"].takeIfPresent() ?: return null
+        val message = params["messageId"].takeIfPresent() ?: return null
+        val part = params["partId"].takeIfPresent() ?: return null
+        val dir = params["directory"].takeIfPresent() ?: return null
+        return AttachmentRef(
+            directory = dir,
+            sessionId = session,
+            messageId = message,
+            partId = part,
+            attachmentKey = params["attachmentKey"].takeIfPresent(),
+            filename = params["filename"].takeIfPresent() ?: part,
+            mime = params["mime"].orEmpty(),
+        )
+    }
+
+    private val LOG = KiloLog.create(AttachmentEditorKind::class.java)
+}
+
+private fun component(data: AttachmentData): JComponent = when (data) {
+    is AttachmentData.Text -> text(data.text)
+    is AttachmentData.Image -> JBScrollPane(JBLabel(ImageIcon(data.image), SwingConstants.CENTER))
+    is AttachmentData.Binary -> metadata(data.name, data.mime, data.size)
+    is AttachmentData.Missing -> center(KiloBundle.message("session.attachment.missing"))
+    is AttachmentData.Error -> center(KiloBundle.message("session.attachment.error", data.message))
+    AttachmentData.Connecting -> connecting()
+    AttachmentData.ConnectionFailed -> failed()
+}
+
+private fun connecting(): JComponent {
+    return Stack.horizontal(gap = UiStyle.Gap.sm()).apply {
+        border = JBUI.Borders.empty(UiStyle.Gap.pad())
+        next(JBLabel(AnimatedIcon.Default()))
+        next(JBLabel(KiloBundle.message("session.connection.connecting")))
+    }.let { Centerizer(it, Centerizer.TYPE.BOTH) }
+}
+
+private fun failed(): JComponent {
+    return Stack.horizontal(gap = UiStyle.Gap.sm()).apply {
+        border = JBUI.Borders.empty(UiStyle.Gap.pad())
+        next(JBLabel(KiloBundle.message("session.connection.error.app")))
+        next(ActionLink(KiloBundle.message("session.connection.retry")) {
+            service<KiloAppService>().retryAsync()
+        })
+    }.let { Centerizer(it, Centerizer.TYPE.BOTH) }
+}
+
+private fun text(value: String): JComponent {
+    val area = JBTextArea(value).apply {
+        isEditable = false
+        lineWrap = false
+        border = JBUI.Borders.empty(UiStyle.Gap.sm())
+    }
+    return JBScrollPane(area)
+}
+
+private fun metadata(name: String, mime: String, size: Int): JComponent {
+    return Stack.vertical(gap = UiStyle.Gap.sm()).apply {
+        border = JBUI.Borders.empty(UiStyle.Gap.pad())
+        next(JBLabel(KiloBundle.message("session.attachment.unsupported", name)))
+        next(JBLabel(KiloBundle.message("session.attachment.mime", mime.ifBlank { "unknown" })))
+        next(JBLabel(KiloBundle.message("session.attachment.size", size)))
+    }
+}
+
+private fun center(value: String): JComponent = Centerizer(JBLabel(value), Centerizer.TYPE.BOTH)
+
+@Service(Service.Level.PROJECT)
+internal class KiloAttachmentEditorService(
+    private val project: Project,
+    private val cs: CoroutineScope,
+) {
+    companion object {
+        private val LOG = KiloLog.create(KiloAttachmentEditorService::class.java)
+    }
+
+    fun load(ref: AttachmentRef, parent: Disposable, done: (AttachmentData) -> Unit) {
+        LOG.info("kind=attachment-load phase=start project=${project.name} hash=${project.locationHash} ref=${brief(ref)}")
+        val disposed = AtomicBoolean(false)
+        val job = cs.launch {
+            val app = service<KiloAppService>()
+            app.connect()
+            while (!disposed.get()) {
+                withContext(Dispatchers.Main) {
+                    if (alive(disposed)) {
+                        LOG.info("kind=attachment-load phase=connecting ref=${brief(ref)}")
+                        done(AttachmentData.Connecting)
+                    }
+                }
+                val state = app.state.first { it.status == KiloAppStatusDto.READY || it.status == KiloAppStatusDto.ERROR }
+                LOG.info("kind=attachment-load phase=app-state status=${state.status} ref=${brief(ref)}")
+                if (state.status == KiloAppStatusDto.ERROR) {
+                    withContext(Dispatchers.Main) {
+                        if (alive(disposed)) {
+                            LOG.info("kind=attachment-load phase=connection-failed ref=${brief(ref)}")
+                            done(AttachmentData.ConnectionFailed)
+                        }
+                    }
+                    app.state.first { it.status != KiloAppStatusDto.ERROR }
+                    continue
+                }
+                val data = runCatching { fetch(ref) }
+                    .getOrElse {
+                        LOG.warn("kind=attachment-load phase=fetch-error ref=${brief(ref)} message=${it.message}", it)
+                        AttachmentData.Error(it.message ?: it::class.java.simpleName)
+                    }
+                withContext(Dispatchers.Main) {
+                    if (alive(disposed)) {
+                        LOG.info("kind=attachment-load phase=done data=${describe(data)} ref=${brief(ref)}")
+                        done(data)
+                    }
+                }
+                return@launch
+            }
+        }
+        Disposer.register(parent) {
+            disposed.set(true)
+            LOG.info("kind=attachment-load phase=dispose ref=${brief(ref)}")
+            job.cancel()
+        }
+    }
+
+    private fun alive(disposed: AtomicBoolean): Boolean = !project.isDisposed && !disposed.get()
+
+    private suspend fun fetch(ref: AttachmentRef): AttachmentData {
+        val item = project.service<KiloSessionService>().attachmentPart(
+            ref.sessionId,
+            ref.directory,
+            ref.messageId,
+            ref.partId,
+            ref.attachmentKey,
+        ) ?: run {
+            LOG.info("kind=attachment-fetch result=missing reason=part-not-found session=${ref.sessionId} message=${ref.messageId} part=${ref.partId} key=${ref.attachmentKey ?: "none"}")
+            return AttachmentData.Missing
+        }
+        val mode = if (ref.attachmentKey.isPresent()) "attachmentKey" else "partId"
+        LOG.info("kind=attachment-fetch phase=matched mode=$mode session=${ref.sessionId} message=${ref.messageId} part=${item.id} name=${item.filename.orEmpty()} mime=${item.mime.orEmpty()} url=${urlInfo(item.url.orEmpty())}")
+        val data = parseDataUrl(item.url.orEmpty()) ?: run {
+            LOG.info("kind=attachment-fetch result=missing reason=parse-data-url session=${ref.sessionId} message=${ref.messageId} part=${item.id} url=${urlInfo(item.url.orEmpty())}")
+            return AttachmentData.Missing
+        }
+        val mime = item.mime?.takeIf { it.isNotBlank() } ?: data.mime
+        val name = item.filename?.takeIf { it.isNotBlank() } ?: ref.filename
+        LOG.info("kind=attachment-fetch phase=parsed session=${ref.sessionId} message=${ref.messageId} part=${item.id} name=$name dtoMime=${item.mime.orEmpty()} dataMime=${data.mime} mime=$mime bytes=${data.bytes.size}")
+        if (textual(mime)) return AttachmentData.Text(data.bytes.toString(Charsets.UTF_8))
+        if (mime.startsWith("image/")) {
+            return withContext(Dispatchers.IO) {
+                val image = ImageIO.read(ByteArrayInputStream(data.bytes)) ?: return@withContext AttachmentData.Binary(name, mime, data.bytes.size)
+                LOG.info("kind=attachment-fetch phase=image session=${ref.sessionId} message=${ref.messageId} part=${item.id} width=${image.width} height=${image.height} bytes=${data.bytes.size}")
+                AttachmentData.Image(image)
+            }
+        }
+        return AttachmentData.Binary(name, mime, data.bytes.size)
+    }
+}
+
+internal data class AttachmentRef(
+    val directory: String,
+    val sessionId: String,
+    val messageId: String,
+    val partId: String,
+    val attachmentKey: String?,
+    val filename: String,
+    val mime: String,
+)
+
+fun ensureAttachmentEditorKind() {
+    service<KiloEditorKindRegistry>().register(AttachmentEditorKind)
+}
+
+internal fun attachmentParams(
+    sessionId: String,
+    messageId: String,
+    item: FileAttachment,
+    filename: String,
+    directory: String,
+): Map<String, String> = linkedMapOf(
+    "directory" to directory,
+    "sessionId" to sessionId,
+    "messageId" to messageId,
+    "partId" to item.id,
+    "attachmentKey" to attachmentKey(item.id, item.filename.orEmpty(), item.url),
+    "filename" to filename,
+    "mime" to item.mime,
+)
+
+internal sealed interface AttachmentData {
+    data class Text(val text: String) : AttachmentData
+    data class Image(val image: BufferedImage) : AttachmentData
+    data class Binary(val name: String, val mime: String, val size: Int) : AttachmentData
+    data object Missing : AttachmentData
+    data class Error(val message: String) : AttachmentData
+    data object Connecting : AttachmentData
+    data object ConnectionFailed : AttachmentData
+}
+
+private fun brief(ref: AttachmentRef): String {
+    return listOf(
+        "sessionId=${ref.sessionId}",
+        "messageId=${ref.messageId}",
+        "partId=${ref.partId}",
+        "attachmentKey=${ref.attachmentKey ?: ""}",
+        "filename=${ref.filename}",
+        "mime=${ref.mime}",
+        "directory=${ref.directory}",
+    ).joinToString(prefix = "{", postfix = "}")
+}
+
+private fun String?.isPresent(): Boolean = !this.isNullOrBlank()
+private fun String?.takeIfPresent(): String? = takeIf { !it.isNullOrBlank() }
+
+private fun describe(data: AttachmentData): String = when (data) {
+    is AttachmentData.Text -> "text chars=${data.text.length}"
+    is AttachmentData.Image -> "image width=${data.image.width} height=${data.image.height}"
+    is AttachmentData.Binary -> "binary name=${data.name} mime=${data.mime} bytes=${data.size}"
+    is AttachmentData.Error -> "error message=${data.message}"
+    AttachmentData.Missing -> "missing"
+    AttachmentData.Connecting -> "connecting"
+    AttachmentData.ConnectionFailed -> "connection-failed"
+}
+
+private fun urlInfo(url: String): String {
+    val scheme = url.substringBefore(':', missingDelimiterValue = "none")
+    return "urlScheme=$scheme urlChars=${url.length} embedded=${isEmbeddedAttachment(url)}"
+}
+
+private fun attachmentKey(part: String, name: String, url: String): String {
+    val value = listOf(part, name, url).joinToString("\u0000")
+    val bytes = MessageDigest.getInstance("SHA-256").digest(value.toByteArray(Charsets.UTF_8))
+    return bytes.take(16).joinToString("") { "%02x".format(it) }
+}

packages/kilo-jetbrains/frontend/src/main/kotlin/ai/kilocode/client/session/ui/attachment/AttachmentOpeners.kt

@@ -0,0 +1,49 @@
+package ai.kilocode.client.session.ui.attachment
+
+import com.intellij.icons.AllIcons
+import com.intellij.openapi.fileTypes.FileTypeManager
+import java.net.URLDecoder
+import java.nio.charset.StandardCharsets
+import java.util.Base64
+import javax.swing.Icon
+
+fun decodeDataImage(url: String): ByteArray? {
+    val data = parseDataUrl(url) ?: return null
+    if (!data.mime.startsWith("image/")) return null
+    return data.bytes
+}
+
+internal data class DataUrl(val mime: String, val bytes: ByteArray)
+
+internal fun parseDataUrl(url: String): DataUrl? {
+    if (!url.startsWith("data:")) return null
+    val comma = url.indexOf(',')
+    if (comma < 0) return null
+    val meta = url.substring(5, comma)
+    val body = url.substring(comma + 1)
+    val parts = meta.split(';').filter { it.isNotBlank() }
+    val mime = parts.firstOrNull()?.takeIf { it.contains('/') } ?: "text/plain"
+    val bytes = if (parts.any { it.equals("base64", ignoreCase = true) }) {
+        runCatching { Base64.getDecoder().decode(body) }.getOrNull() ?: return null
+    } else {
+        URLDecoder.decode(body, StandardCharsets.UTF_8).toByteArray(StandardCharsets.UTF_8)
+    }
+    return DataUrl(mime, bytes)
+}
+
+internal fun textual(mime: String) = mime.startsWith("text/") || mime in setOf(
+    "application/json",
+    "application/javascript",
+    "application/xml",
+    "application/x-yaml",
+)
+
+internal fun attachmentIcon(mime: String, name: String = "attachment"): Icon = when {
+    mime.startsWith("image/") -> AllIcons.FileTypes.Image
+    mime == "application/x-directory" -> AllIcons.Nodes.Folder
+    else -> FileTypeManager.getInstance().getFileTypeByFileName(name).icon ?: AllIcons.FileTypes.Text
+}
+
+fun isEmbeddedAttachment(url: String) = url.startsWith("data:")
+
+fun isLocalAttachment(url: String) = runCatching { java.net.URI.create(url).scheme == "file" }.getOrDefault(false)

packages/kilo-jetbrains/frontend/src/main/kotlin/ai/kilocode/client/session/ui/model/ModelPicker.kt

@@ -57,6 +57,7 @@ class ModelPicker : PickerButton() {
         val recommendedIndex: Double? = null,
         val free: Boolean = false,
         val variants: List<String> = emptyList(),
+        val attachment: Boolean = false,
     ) {
         val key: String get() = "$provider/$id"
 

packages/kilo-jetbrains/frontend/src/main/kotlin/ai/kilocode/client/session/ui/prompt/PromptAttachmentPasteProvider.kt

@@ -0,0 +1,42 @@
+package ai.kilocode.client.session.ui.prompt
+
+import com.intellij.ide.PasteProvider
+import com.intellij.ide.dnd.FileCopyPasteUtil
+import com.intellij.openapi.actionSystem.ActionUpdateThread
+import com.intellij.openapi.actionSystem.CommonDataKeys
+import com.intellij.openapi.actionSystem.DataContext
+import com.intellij.openapi.editor.actions.PasteAction
+import com.intellij.openapi.util.Key
+import java.awt.datatransfer.DataFlavor
+import java.awt.datatransfer.Transferable
+
+internal fun interface PromptAttachmentPasteHandler {
+    fun paste(transferable: Transferable)
+}
+
+internal val PROMPT_ATTACHMENT_PASTE_HANDLER_KEY: Key<PromptAttachmentPasteHandler> =
+    Key.create("ai.kilocode.client.session.ui.prompt.PromptAttachmentPasteHandler")
+
+internal class PromptAttachmentPasteProvider : PasteProvider {
+    override fun getActionUpdateThread(): ActionUpdateThread = ActionUpdateThread.BGT
+
+    override fun isPastePossible(dataContext: DataContext): Boolean = transferable(dataContext) != null
+
+    override fun isPasteEnabled(dataContext: DataContext): Boolean = isPastePossible(dataContext)
+
+    override fun performPaste(dataContext: DataContext) {
+        val editor = dataContext.getData(CommonDataKeys.EDITOR) ?: return
+        val handler = editor.getUserData(PROMPT_ATTACHMENT_PASTE_HANDLER_KEY) ?: return
+        val item = transferable(dataContext) ?: return
+        handler.paste(item)
+    }
+
+    private fun transferable(dataContext: DataContext): Transferable? {
+        val editor = dataContext.getData(CommonDataKeys.EDITOR) ?: return null
+        if (editor.getUserData(PROMPT_ATTACHMENT_PASTE_HANDLER_KEY) == null) return null
+        val item = dataContext.getData(PasteAction.TRANSFERABLE_PROVIDER)?.produce() ?: return null
+        if (FileCopyPasteUtil.isFileListFlavorAvailable(item.transferDataFlavors)) return item
+        if (item.isDataFlavorSupported(DataFlavor.imageFlavor)) return item
+        return null
+    }
+}

packages/kilo-jetbrains/frontend/src/main/kotlin/ai/kilocode/client/session/ui/prompt/PromptAttachmentStrip.kt

@@ -0,0 +1,89 @@
+package ai.kilocode.client.session.ui.prompt
+
+import ai.kilocode.client.plugin.KiloBundle
+import ai.kilocode.client.session.model.PromptAttachment
+import ai.kilocode.client.session.ui.attachment.AttachmentCard
+import ai.kilocode.client.session.ui.attachment.AttachmentCardItem
+import ai.kilocode.client.ui.UiStyle
+import com.intellij.notification.Notification
+import com.intellij.notification.NotificationType
+import com.intellij.openapi.application.ApplicationManager
+import com.intellij.openapi.fileEditor.FileEditorManager
+import com.intellij.openapi.project.Project
+import com.intellij.openapi.vfs.LocalFileSystem
+import com.intellij.util.concurrency.annotations.RequiresEdt
+import com.intellij.util.ui.JBUI
+import java.awt.FlowLayout
+import javax.swing.JPanel
+
+class PromptAttachmentStrip(
+    private val project: Project,
+    private val removed: (PromptAttachment) -> Unit,
+) : JPanel(FlowLayout(FlowLayout.LEFT, UiStyle.Gap.sm(), UiStyle.Gap.sm())) {
+    private val chips = LinkedHashMap<String, PromptAttachmentChip>()
+
+    init {
+        border = JBUI.Borders.emptyBottom(UiStyle.Gap.sm())
+        isVisible = false
+    }
+
+    val count: Int get() = chips.size
+
+    @RequiresEdt
+    fun add(item: PromptAttachment) {
+        if (chips.containsKey(item.id)) return
+        val chip = PromptAttachmentChip(project, item, remove = { removed(item) })
+        chips[item.id] = chip
+        add(chip)
+        sync()
+    }
+
+    @RequiresEdt
+    fun remove(item: PromptAttachment) {
+        val chip = chips.remove(item.id) ?: return
+        remove(chip)
+        sync()
+    }
+
+    @RequiresEdt
+    fun clear() {
+        if (chips.isEmpty()) return
+        chips.clear()
+        removeAll()
+        sync()
+    }
+
+    @RequiresEdt
+    private fun sync() {
+        isVisible = chips.isNotEmpty()
+        revalidate()
+        repaint()
+    }
+}
+
+private class PromptAttachmentChip(
+    project: Project,
+    item: PromptAttachment,
+    remove: () -> Unit,
+) : AttachmentCard(
+    AttachmentCardItem(item.name, item.mime, item.url, item.path),
+    remove = remove,
+    open = { open(project, item) },
+) {
+    companion object {
+        private fun open(project: Project, item: PromptAttachment) {
+            val path = item.path ?: return
+            ApplicationManager.getApplication().executeOnPooledThread {
+                val file = LocalFileSystem.getInstance().refreshAndFindFileByNioFile(path)
+                ApplicationManager.getApplication().invokeLater {
+                    if (project.isDisposed) return@invokeLater
+                    if (file == null) {
+                        Notification("Kilo Code", KiloBundle.message("prompt.attachment.missing", item.name), NotificationType.WARNING).notify(project)
+                        return@invokeLater
+                    }
+                    FileEditorManager.getInstance(project).openFile(file, true)
+                }
+            }
+        }
+    }
+}

packages/kilo-jetbrains/frontend/src/main/kotlin/ai/kilocode/client/session/ui/prompt/PromptPanel.kt

@@ -5,6 +5,8 @@ import ai.kilocode.client.actions.SendPromptAction
 import ai.kilocode.client.actions.StopSessionAction
 import ai.kilocode.client.plugin.KiloBundle
 import ai.kilocode.client.session.ui.ReasoningPicker
+import ai.kilocode.client.session.model.PromptAttachment
+import ai.kilocode.client.session.model.PromptAttachmentExtractor
 import ai.kilocode.client.session.ui.style.SessionEditorStyle
 import ai.kilocode.client.session.ui.style.SessionEditorStyleTarget
 import ai.kilocode.client.session.ui.style.SessionUiStyle
@@ -16,8 +18,12 @@ import ai.kilocode.client.ui.UiStyle
 import ai.kilocode.client.ui.iconButton
 import ai.kilocode.log.ChatLogSummary
 import ai.kilocode.log.KiloLog
+import ai.kilocode.rpc.dto.PromptPartDto
 import com.intellij.icons.AllIcons
 import com.intellij.ide.DataManager
+import com.intellij.ide.dnd.DnDEvent
+import com.intellij.ide.dnd.DnDSupport
+import com.intellij.ide.dnd.FileCopyPasteUtil
 import com.intellij.openapi.actionSystem.ActionManager
 import com.intellij.openapi.actionSystem.ActionPlaces
 import com.intellij.openapi.actionSystem.ActionUiKind
@@ -49,10 +55,13 @@ import java.awt.Cursor
 import java.awt.Graphics
 import java.awt.Graphics2D
 import java.awt.RenderingHints
+import java.awt.datatransfer.DataFlavor
+import java.awt.datatransfer.Transferable
 import java.awt.event.FocusAdapter
 import java.awt.event.FocusEvent
 import java.awt.event.MouseAdapter
 import java.awt.event.MouseEvent
+import java.util.concurrent.Future
 import javax.swing.Box
 import javax.swing.BoxLayout
 import javax.swing.Icon
@@ -66,7 +75,7 @@ import javax.swing.ScrollPaneConstants
  */
 class PromptPanel(
     private val project: Project,
-    private val onSend: (String) -> Unit,
+    private val onSend: (String, List<PromptPartDto>) -> Unit,
     private val onAbort: () -> Unit,
     private val onEnhance: (String, (Result<String>) -> Unit) -> Unit,
 ) : BorderLayoutPanel(), SessionEditorStyleTarget, SendPromptContext {
@@ -88,10 +97,15 @@ class PromptPanel(
     var onReset: () -> Unit = {}
     var onChange: () -> Unit = {}
     var onAutoApproveToggle: (Boolean) -> Unit = {}
+    var onFileDrag: (Boolean) -> Unit = {}
     private var style = SessionEditorStyle.current()
     private val shell = PromptShell()
+    private val attachments = mutableListOf<PromptAttachment>()
+    private val strip = PromptAttachmentStrip(project) { removeAttachment(it) }
     private var bus: MessageBusConnection? = null
     private var autoApprove = false
+    private var attachment = true
+    private var submitting = false
 
     private val editor = PromptEditorTextField(project, this).apply {
         border = JBUI.Borders.empty()
@@ -109,8 +123,11 @@ class PromptPanel(
             ed.scrollPane.viewport.background = style.editorScheme.defaultBackground
             ed.settings.isUseSoftWraps = true
             ed.settings.isAdditionalPageAtBottom = false
+            ed.putUserData(PROMPT_ATTACHMENT_PASTE_HANDLER_KEY, PromptAttachmentPasteHandler { processPaste(it) })
             ed.scrollPane.horizontalScrollBarPolicy =
                 ScrollPaneConstants.HORIZONTAL_SCROLLBAR_NEVER
+            installFileDrop(ed.contentComponent, "editor")
+            installFileDrop(ed.scrollPane, "scroll")
             ed.contentComponent.addFocusListener(object : FocusAdapter() {
                 override fun focusGained(e: FocusEvent) {
                     shell.repaint()
@@ -166,7 +183,7 @@ class PromptPanel(
     private var request = 0L
 
     override val isSendEnabled: Boolean
-        get() = ready && !busy && text().isNotEmpty()
+        get() = ready && !busy && !submitting && (text().isNotEmpty() || attachments.isNotEmpty())
 
     override val isStopEnabled: Boolean
         get() = busy
@@ -191,6 +208,7 @@ class PromptPanel(
                 onChange()
             }
         })
+        shell.add(strip, BorderLayout.NORTH)
         shell.add(editor, BorderLayout.CENTER)
 
         val bar = BorderLayoutPanel().apply {
@@ -213,6 +231,7 @@ class PromptPanel(
         bar.add(button)
         shell.add(bar, BorderLayout.SOUTH)
         add(shell, BorderLayout.CENTER)
+        installFileDrop(shell, "shell")
         syncTooltip()
         syncAutoApprove()
         syncEnhance()
@@ -224,6 +243,11 @@ class PromptPanel(
         if (!value) invalidateEnhancement() else syncEnhance()
     }
 
+    @RequiresEdt
+    fun setAttachmentEnabled(value: Boolean) {
+        attachment = value
+    }
+
     @RequiresEdt
     fun setBusy(value: Boolean) {
         busy = value
@@ -270,6 +294,8 @@ class PromptPanel(
 
     internal fun buttonForTest(): JButton = button
 
+    internal fun attachmentCountForTest(): Int = attachments.size
+
     internal val defaultFocusedComponent: JComponent get() = editor
 
     @RequiresEdt
@@ -285,9 +311,18 @@ class PromptPanel(
     @RequiresEdt
     fun clear() {
         editor.text = ""
+        attachments.clear()
+        strip.clear()
         syncEditorHeight()
     }
 
+    @RequiresEdt
+    fun addAttachmentForTest(item: PromptAttachment) {
+        addAttachment(item)
+    }
+
+    internal fun processPasteForTest(transferable: Transferable): Future<*> = processPaste(transferable)
+
     @RequiresEdt
     fun focus() {
         editor.requestFocusInWindow()
@@ -359,12 +394,134 @@ class PromptPanel(
     private fun submit(src: String) {
         if (!isSendEnabled) return
         val txt = text()
-        LOG.debug { "${ChatLogSummary.prompt(txt)} src=$src busy=$busy" }
-        if (txt.isNotEmpty()) {
-            onSend(txt)
+        val items = attachments.toList()
+        submitting = true
+        ApplicationManager.getApplication().executeOnPooledThread {
+            try {
+                val files = items.map { it.part() }
+                ApplicationManager.getApplication().invokeLater {
+                    submitting = false
+                    if (project.isDisposed) return@invokeLater
+                    LOG.debug { "${ChatLogSummary.prompt(promptDto(txt, files))} src=$src busy=$busy" }
+                    onSend(txt, files)
+                }
+            } catch (e: Exception) {
+                ApplicationManager.getApplication().invokeLater {
+                    submitting = false
+                    if (project.isDisposed) return@invokeLater
+                    LOG.warn("kind=prompt-submit src=$src failed message=${e.message}", e)
+                    notify(KiloBundle.message("prompt.attachment.send.failed", e.message ?: e.javaClass.simpleName))
+                }
+            }
         }
     }
 
+    @RequiresEdt
+    private fun addAttachment(item: PromptAttachment) {
+        if (!attachment && PromptAttachmentExtractor.media(item.mime)) {
+            LOG.debug { "kind=prompt-attachment add name=${item.name} mime=${item.mime} blocked=unsupported-model" }
+            notify(KiloBundle.message("prompt.attachment.unsupported.model"))
+            return
+        }
+        if (attachments.any { it.id == item.id }) {
+            LOG.debug { "kind=prompt-attachment add name=${item.name} mime=${item.mime} blocked=duplicate" }
+            return
+        }
+        attachments += item
+        strip.add(item)
+        LOG.debug { "kind=prompt-attachment add name=${item.name} mime=${item.mime} count=${attachments.size}" }
+        onChange()
+    }
+
+    @RequiresEdt
+    private fun removeAttachment(item: PromptAttachment) {
+        if (!attachments.removeIf { it.id == item.id }) return
+        strip.remove(item)
+        onChange()
+    }
+
+    private fun promptDto(text: String, files: List<PromptPartDto>) = ai.kilocode.rpc.dto.PromptDto(
+        parts = buildList {
+            text.takeIf { it.isNotBlank() }?.let { add(PromptPartDto(type = "text", text = it)) }
+            addAll(files)
+        }
+    )
+
+    internal fun installFileDrop(target: JComponent, area: String) {
+        LOG.debug { "kind=prompt-dnd install area=$area component=${target.javaClass.name}" }
+        DnDSupport.createBuilder(target)
+            .enableAsNativeTarget()
+            .setTargetChecker { event ->
+                if (!FileCopyPasteUtil.isFileListFlavorAvailable(event)) {
+                    onFileDrag(false)
+                    LOG.debug { "kind=prompt-dnd check area=$area accept=false flavor=false" }
+                    return@setTargetChecker true
+                }
+                event.setDropPossible(true)
+                onFileDrag(true)
+                LOG.debug { "kind=prompt-dnd check area=$area accept=true flavor=true" }
+                false
+            }
+            .setCleanUpOnLeaveCallback {
+                onFileDrag(false)
+            }
+            .setDropHandlerWithResult { event ->
+                val start = System.nanoTime()
+                val files = dropFiles(event)
+                val ms = elapsedMs(start)
+                LOG.debug { "kind=prompt-dnd drop area=$area files=${files.size} extractMs=$ms queued=${files.isNotEmpty()}" }
+                onFileDrag(false)
+                if (files.isEmpty()) return@setDropHandlerWithResult false
+                processAttachments("prompt-dnd", area, files, null, ms)
+                true
+            }
+            .install()
+    }
+
+    private fun processPaste(transferable: Transferable): Future<*> {
+        return processAttachments("prompt-paste", "editor", null, transferable, 0)
+    }
+
+    private fun processAttachments(
+        kind: String,
+        area: String,
+        files: List<java.io.File>?,
+        transferable: Transferable?,
+        sourceMs: Long,
+    ): Future<*> {
+        return ApplicationManager.getApplication().executeOnPooledThread {
+            val start = System.nanoTime()
+            try {
+                val list = files ?: transferable?.let { FileCopyPasteUtil.getFileList(it).orEmpty() }.orEmpty()
+                val image = transferable?.takeIf { list.isEmpty() && it.isDataFlavorSupported(DataFlavor.imageFlavor) }
+                    ?.getTransferData(DataFlavor.imageFlavor)
+                    ?.let(PromptAttachmentExtractor::image)
+                val items = PromptAttachmentExtractor.files(list) + listOfNotNull(image)
+                val ms = elapsedMs(start)
+                LOG.debug { "kind=$kind extract area=$area files=${list.size} image=${image != null} attachments=${items.size} extractMs=$ms sourceMs=$sourceMs" }
+                if (items.isEmpty()) return@executeOnPooledThread
+                ApplicationManager.getApplication().invokeLater {
+                    if (project.isDisposed) return@invokeLater
+                    LOG.debug { "kind=$kind attach area=$area files=${list.size} image=${image != null} attachments=${items.size} extractMs=$ms sourceMs=$sourceMs" }
+                    items.forEach(::addAttachment)
+                }
+            } catch (e: Exception) {
+                LOG.warn("kind=$kind extract area=$area failed message=${e.message}", e)
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
+    private fun dropFiles(event: DnDEvent): List<java.io.File> {
+        if (!FileCopyPasteUtil.isFileListFlavorAvailable(event)) return emptyList()
+        return FileCopyPasteUtil.getFileListFromAttachedObject(event.attachedObject).orEmpty()
+    }
+
+    private fun elapsedMs(start: Long) = (System.nanoTime() - start) / 1_000_000
+
+    private fun notify(text: String) {
+        com.intellij.notification.Notification("Kilo Code", text, com.intellij.notification.NotificationType.WARNING).notify(project)
+    }
+
     @RequiresEdt
     private fun bindKeymap() {
         if (bus != null) return

packages/kilo-jetbrains/frontend/src/main/kotlin/ai/kilocode/client/session/ui/style/SessionUiStyle.kt

@@ -77,6 +77,31 @@ object SessionUiStyle {
             const val SHELL_HORIZONTAL_PADDING = 8
         }
 
+        /** Attachment preview card geometry. */
+        object Attachment {
+            const val CARD_WIDTH = 80
+            const val CARD_HEIGHT = 59
+            const val CLOSE_SIZE = 18
+            const val CORNER_ARC = 8
+        }
+
+        /** Full-session file drop overlay geometry and colors. */
+        object DropOverlay {
+            const val CARD_VERTICAL_PADDING = 16
+            const val CARD_HORIZONTAL_PADDING = 20
+            const val CARD_ARC = 12
+            const val LABEL_GAP = 2
+            const val ICON_GAP = 10
+            private const val SCRIM_ALPHA = 210
+
+            fun scrim(): Color = JBColor.lazy {
+                val bg = UiStyle.Colors.bg()
+                Color(bg.red, bg.green, bg.blue, SCRIM_ALPHA)
+            }
+
+            fun card(): Color = UiStyle.Colors.contentBackground()
+        }
+
         /** Reasoning block preview sizing. */
         object Reasoning {
             const val BODY_LINES = 5

packages/kilo-jetbrains/frontend/src/main/kotlin/ai/kilocode/client/session/views/AttachmentView.kt

@@ -0,0 +1,79 @@
+package ai.kilocode.client.session.views
+
+import ai.kilocode.client.session.model.Content
+import ai.kilocode.client.session.model.FileAttachment
+import ai.kilocode.client.session.ui.attachment.AttachmentCard
+import ai.kilocode.client.session.ui.attachment.AttachmentCardItem
+import ai.kilocode.client.session.views.base.PartView
+import ai.kilocode.client.ui.UiStyle
+import com.intellij.util.ui.JBUI
+import java.awt.FlowLayout
+import java.net.URI
+import java.nio.file.Path
+
+class AttachmentView(
+    private var item: FileAttachment,
+    private val openAttachment: (FileAttachment) -> Unit,
+) : PartView() {
+    constructor(
+        item: FileAttachment,
+        openFile: (String) -> Unit,
+        openUrl: (String) -> Unit,
+    ) : this(item, { openDefault(it, openFile, openUrl) })
+
+    override val contentId: String = item.id
+    private var chip = chip(item)
+
+    init {
+        layout = FlowLayout(FlowLayout.LEFT, 0, UiStyle.Gap.xs())
+        border = JBUI.Borders.empty(0, UiStyle.Gap.pad(), UiStyle.Gap.pad(), UiStyle.Gap.pad())
+        add(chip)
+    }
+
+    override fun update(content: Content) {
+        if (content !is FileAttachment) return
+        if (same(content)) {
+            item = content
+            return
+        }
+        item = content
+        remove(chip)
+        chip = chip(content)
+        add(chip)
+        revalidate()
+        repaint()
+    }
+
+    override fun dumpLabel(): String = "AttachmentView#${item.id}:${name(item)}"
+
+    private fun chip(item: FileAttachment) = AttachmentCard(
+        AttachmentCardItem(name(item), item.mime, item.url),
+        open = { openAttachment(item) },
+    )
+
+    private fun same(next: FileAttachment) = item.mime == next.mime && item.url == next.url && item.filename == next.filename
+
+    companion object {
+        fun openDefault(item: FileAttachment, openFile: (String) -> Unit, openUrl: (String) -> Unit) {
+            val url = item.url.takeIf { it.isNotBlank() } ?: return
+            val uri = runCatching { URI.create(url) }.getOrNull() ?: return
+            if (uri.scheme == "file") {
+                val path = runCatching { Path.of(uri).toString() }.getOrNull() ?: return
+                openFile(path)
+                return
+            }
+            openUrl(url)
+        }
+    }
+
+    private fun name(item: FileAttachment) = item.filename?.takeIf { it.isNotBlank() }
+        ?: tail(item.url).takeIf { it.isNotBlank() }
+        ?: "attachment"
+
+    private fun tail(value: String): String {
+        val clean = value.trimEnd('/', '\\')
+        val index = maxOf(clean.lastIndexOf('/'), clean.lastIndexOf('\\'))
+        if (index < 0) return clean
+        return clean.substring(index + 1)
+    }
+}

packages/kilo-jetbrains/frontend/src/main/kotlin/ai/kilocode/client/session/views/MessageView.kt

@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 package ai.kilocode.client.session.views
 
 import ai.kilocode.client.session.model.Content
+import ai.kilocode.client.session.model.FileAttachment
 import ai.kilocode.client.session.model.Message
 import ai.kilocode.client.session.model.Reasoning
 import ai.kilocode.client.session.model.StepFinish
@@ -15,6 +16,7 @@ import ai.kilocode.client.session.views.base.PartView
 import ai.kilocode.client.session.ui.style.SessionUiStyle
 import com.intellij.openapi.Disposable
 import com.intellij.openapi.util.Disposer
+import com.intellij.util.concurrency.annotations.RequiresEdt
 import com.intellij.util.ui.JBUI
 import java.awt.Graphics
 import java.awt.Graphics2D
@@ -38,6 +40,7 @@ class MessageView(
     private var style: SessionEditorStyle = SessionEditorStyle.current(),
     private val openUrl: (String) -> Unit = {},
     private val selection: SessionSelection? = null,
+    private val openAttachment: (String, FileAttachment) -> Unit = { _, item -> AttachmentView.openDefault(item, openFile, openUrl) },
     private val resize: ((JComponent, () -> Unit) -> Unit)? = null,
     private val repo: String? = null,
     private val hover: ((PartView, Boolean) -> Unit)? = null,
@@ -58,6 +61,7 @@ class MessageView(
     // so snapshot updates can append only deltas.
     private val aliases = LinkedHashMap<String, String>()
     private val sources = LinkedHashMap<String, String>()
+    private var attachments: PromptAttachmentView? = null
     private var hidden: ToolCallRef? = null
 
     init {
@@ -112,6 +116,11 @@ class MessageView(
         }
         val existing = parts[content.id]
         if (existing != null) {
+            if (existing is PromptAttachmentView && content is FileAttachment) {
+                existing.upsert(content)
+                refresh()
+                return
+            }
             if (ViewFactory.shouldReplace(existing, content)) {
                 replacePart(content, existing)
                 return
@@ -126,6 +135,10 @@ class MessageView(
     }
 
     private fun addPart(content: Content) {
+        if (content is FileAttachment && role == SessionUiStyle.View.Message.USER_ROLE) {
+            addAttachment(content)
+            return
+        }
         if (content is Reasoning) {
             val previous = parts.values.lastOrNull()
             if (previous is ReasoningView) {
@@ -143,6 +156,19 @@ class MessageView(
         add(view)
     }
 
+    @RequiresEdt
+    private fun addAttachment(content: FileAttachment) {
+        val view = attachments ?: PromptAttachmentView(msg.info.id) { openAttachment(msg.info.id, it) }.also {
+            it.resize = resize
+            it.hover = hover
+            it.applyStyle(style)
+            attachments = it
+            add(it)
+        }
+        view.upsert(content)
+        parts[content.id] = view
+    }
+
     private fun updateAlias(content: Reasoning, id: String) {
         val view = parts[id] as? ReasoningView ?: return
         val prev = sources[content.id].orEmpty()
@@ -184,6 +210,14 @@ class MessageView(
             return
         }
         val view = parts.remove(contentId) ?: return
+        if (view is PromptAttachmentView) {
+            view.remove(contentId)
+            if (!view.isEmpty()) {
+                refresh()
+                return
+            }
+            attachments = null
+        }
         aliases.values.removeAll { it == contentId }
         sources.keys.removeAll { it !in aliases }
         detach(view)
@@ -199,6 +233,7 @@ class MessageView(
      */
     private fun isHidden(content: Content): Boolean {
         if (content !is Tool) return false
+        if (role == SessionUiStyle.View.Message.USER_ROLE && content.name == "read") return true
         if (content.name == "todoread") return true
         if (content.name == "todowrite" && content.state != ToolExecState.COMPLETED) return true
         val ref = hidden ?: return false
@@ -212,7 +247,7 @@ class MessageView(
      * Called only when the hidden ref changes to avoid unnecessary rebuilds.
      */
     private fun rebuildParts() {
-        parts.values.forEach {
+        parts.values.distinct().forEach {
             detach(it)
             remove(it)
             Disposer.dispose(it)
@@ -220,6 +255,7 @@ class MessageView(
         parts.clear()
         aliases.clear()
         sources.clear()
+        attachments = null
         for ((_, content) in msg.parts) {
             if (content is StepFinish) continue
             if (isHidden(content)) continue
@@ -235,9 +271,9 @@ class MessageView(
     }
 
     private fun view(content: Content) = if (msg.info.role == SessionUiStyle.View.Message.USER_ROLE) {
-        ViewFactory.createUser(content, openFile, openUrl, selection, repo)
+        ViewFactory.createUser(content, openFile, openUrl, selection, repo) { openAttachment(msg.info.id, it) }
     } else {
-        ViewFactory.create(content, openFile, openUrl, selection, repo)
+        ViewFactory.create(content, openFile, openUrl, selection, repo) { openAttachment(msg.info.id, it) }
     }
 
     /** Append a streaming delta to the renderer for [contentId]. */

packages/kilo-jetbrains/frontend/src/main/kotlin/ai/kilocode/client/session/views/PromptAttachmentView.kt

@@ -0,0 +1,133 @@
+package ai.kilocode.client.session.views
+
+import ai.kilocode.client.session.model.Content
+import ai.kilocode.client.session.model.FileAttachment
+import ai.kilocode.client.session.ui.attachment.AttachmentCard
+import ai.kilocode.client.session.ui.attachment.AttachmentCardItem
+import ai.kilocode.client.session.ui.style.SessionUiStyle
+import ai.kilocode.client.session.views.base.PartView
+import ai.kilocode.client.ui.UiStyle
+import ai.kilocode.client.ui.layout.Stack
+import com.intellij.ui.components.JBScrollPane
+import com.intellij.util.concurrency.annotations.RequiresEdt
+import com.intellij.util.ui.JBUI
+import java.awt.Dimension
+import javax.swing.ScrollPaneConstants
+
+class PromptAttachmentView(
+    messageId: String,
+    private val openAttachment: (FileAttachment) -> Unit,
+) : PartView() {
+    override val contentId: String = "attachments:$messageId"
+
+    private val items = LinkedHashMap<String, FileAttachment>()
+    private val cards = LinkedHashMap<String, AttachmentCard>()
+    private val row = Stack.horizontal(gap = UiStyle.Gap.sm())
+    private val scroll = JBScrollPane(row).apply {
+        border = null
+        isOpaque = false
+        viewport.isOpaque = false
+        horizontalScrollBarPolicy = ScrollPaneConstants.HORIZONTAL_SCROLLBAR_AS_NEEDED
+        verticalScrollBarPolicy = ScrollPaneConstants.VERTICAL_SCROLLBAR_NEVER
+    }
+
+    init {
+        isOpaque = false
+        border = JBUI.Borders.empty(
+            0,
+            JBUI.scale(SessionUiStyle.View.Prompt.SHELL_HORIZONTAL_PADDING),
+            JBUI.scale(SessionUiStyle.View.Prompt.SHELL_VERTICAL_PADDING),
+            JBUI.scale(SessionUiStyle.View.Prompt.SHELL_HORIZONTAL_PADDING),
+        )
+        add(scroll)
+    }
+
+    fun contains(id: String) = items.containsKey(id)
+
+    fun isEmpty() = items.isEmpty()
+
+    fun ids(): List<String> = items.keys.toList()
+
+    fun scrollPane(): JBScrollPane = scroll
+
+    @RequiresEdt
+    fun upsert(item: FileAttachment) {
+        val old = items[item.id]
+        items[item.id] = item
+        if (old != null && same(old, item)) return
+        val next = card(item)
+        val prev = cards.put(item.id, next)
+        if (prev == null) {
+            row.next(next)
+            refresh()
+            return
+        }
+        val at = row.components.indexOfFirst { it === prev }.takeIf { it >= 0 } ?: return refresh()
+        row.remove(prev)
+        row.add(next, at)
+        refresh()
+    }
+
+    @RequiresEdt
+    fun remove(id: String): Boolean {
+        val item = items.remove(id) ?: return false
+        cards.remove(item.id)?.let { row.remove(it) }
+        refresh()
+        return true
+    }
+
+    override fun update(content: Content) {
+        if (content is FileAttachment) upsert(content)
+    }
+
+    override fun getPreferredSize(): Dimension {
+        val ins = insets
+        val pref = scroll.preferredSize
+        return Dimension(0, pref.height + bar() + ins.top + ins.bottom)
+    }
+
+    override fun getMinimumSize() = preferredSize
+
+    override fun doLayout() {
+        val ins = insets
+        scroll.setBounds(
+            ins.left,
+            ins.top,
+            maxOf(0, width - ins.left - ins.right),
+            maxOf(0, height - ins.top - ins.bottom),
+        )
+    }
+
+    override fun dispose() {
+        row.removeAll()
+        cards.clear()
+        items.clear()
+    }
+
+    override fun dumpLabel(): String = "PromptAttachmentView#$contentId[${items.keys.joinToString(",")}]"
+
+    private fun refresh() {
+        revalidate()
+        repaint()
+    }
+
+    private fun card(item: FileAttachment) = AttachmentCard(
+        AttachmentCardItem(name(item), item.mime, item.url),
+        open = { openAttachment(item) },
+    )
+
+    private fun same(a: FileAttachment, b: FileAttachment) = a.mime == b.mime && a.url == b.url && a.filename == b.filename
+
+    private fun bar() = scroll.horizontalScrollBar.preferredSize.height
+
+    private fun name(item: FileAttachment) = item.filename?.takeIf { it.isNotBlank() }
+        ?: tail(item.url).takeIf { it.isNotBlank() }
+        ?: "attachment"
+
+    private fun tail(value: String): String {
+        val clean = value.trimEnd('/', '\\')
+        val index = maxOf(clean.lastIndexOf('/'), clean.lastIndexOf('\\'))
+        if (index < 0) return clean
+        return clean.substring(index + 1)
+    }
+}

packages/kilo-jetbrains/frontend/src/main/kotlin/ai/kilocode/client/session/views/TurnView.kt

@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 package ai.kilocode.client.session.views
 
+import ai.kilocode.client.session.model.FileAttachment
 import ai.kilocode.client.session.model.Message
 import ai.kilocode.client.session.ui.SessionLayoutPanel
 import ai.kilocode.client.session.ui.style.SessionEditorStyle
@@ -27,6 +28,7 @@ class TurnView(
     private var style: SessionEditorStyle = SessionEditorStyle.current(),
     private val openUrl: (String) -> Unit = {},
     private val selection: SessionSelection? = null,
+    private val openAttachment: (String, FileAttachment) -> Unit = { _, item -> AttachmentView.openDefault(item, openFile, openUrl) },
     private val resize: ((JComponent, () -> Unit) -> Unit)? = null,
     private val repo: String? = null,
     private val hover: ((PartView, Boolean) -> Unit)? = null,
@@ -42,7 +44,7 @@ class TurnView(
 
     /** Add a new [MessageView] for [msg] at the end of this turn. */
     fun addMessage(msg: Message): MessageView {
-        val view = MessageView(msg, openFile, style, openUrl, selection, resize, repo, hover)
+        val view = MessageView(msg, openFile, style, openUrl, selection, openAttachment, resize, repo, hover)
         messages[msg.info.id] = view
         add(view)
         revalidate()

packages/kilo-jetbrains/frontend/src/main/kotlin/ai/kilocode/client/session/views/ViewFactory.kt

@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ import ai.kilocode.client.session.views.tool.ToolView
 import ai.kilocode.client.session.ui.selection.SessionSelection
 import ai.kilocode.client.session.model.Compaction
 import ai.kilocode.client.session.model.Content
+import ai.kilocode.client.session.model.FileAttachment
 import ai.kilocode.client.session.model.Generic
 import ai.kilocode.client.session.model.Reasoning
 import ai.kilocode.client.session.model.StepFinish
@@ -31,21 +32,17 @@ object ViewFactory {
         openFile: (String) -> Unit,
     ): PartView = create(content, openFile, openUrl = {}, selection = null, repo = null)
 
-    fun create(
-        content: Content,
-        openFile: (String) -> Unit,
-        openUrl: (String) -> Unit,
-    ): PartView = create(content, openFile, openUrl, selection = null, repo = null)
-
     fun create(
         content: Content,
         openFile: (String) -> Unit,
         openUrl: (String) -> Unit = {},
         selection: SessionSelection? = null,
         repo: String? = null,
+        openAttachment: (FileAttachment) -> Unit = { AttachmentView.openDefault(it, openFile, openUrl) },
     ): PartView = when (content) {
         is Text -> TextView(content, openUrl = openUrl, selection = selection)
         is Reasoning -> ReasoningView(content, openUrl = openUrl, selection = selection)
+        is FileAttachment -> AttachmentView(content, openAttachment)
         is Tool -> when {
             TodoWriteView.canRender(content) -> TodoWriteView(content)
             PlanExitView.canRender(content) -> PlanExitView(content, openFile, selection)
@@ -65,21 +62,16 @@ object ViewFactory {
         openFile: (String) -> Unit,
     ): PartView = createUser(content, openFile, openUrl = {}, selection = null, repo = null)
 
-    fun createUser(
-        content: Content,
-        openFile: (String) -> Unit,
-        openUrl: (String) -> Unit,
-    ): PartView = createUser(content, openFile, openUrl, selection = null, repo = null)
-
     fun createUser(
         content: Content,
         openFile: (String) -> Unit,
         openUrl: (String) -> Unit = {},
         selection: SessionSelection? = null,
         repo: String? = null,
+        openAttachment: (FileAttachment) -> Unit = { AttachmentView.openDefault(it, openFile, openUrl) },
     ): PartView = when (content) {
         is Text -> PromptView(content, openUrl = openUrl, selection = selection)
-        else -> create(content, openFile, openUrl, selection, repo)
+        else -> create(content, openFile, openUrl, selection, repo, openAttachment)
     }
 
     /**

packages/kilo-jetbrains/frontend/src/main/kotlin/ai/kilocode/client/session/views/tool/ToolSupport.kt

@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ import ai.kilocode.client.ui.layout.HAlign
 import ai.kilocode.client.ui.layout.Stack
 import ai.kilocode.client.ui.layout.VAlign
 import ai.kilocode.client.ui.layout.align
+import ai.kilocode.cli.KiloCliParser
 import ai.kilocode.log.KiloLog
 import com.intellij.openapi.Disposable
 import com.intellij.openapi.editor.EditorFactory
@@ -539,19 +540,11 @@ internal data class Target(
 internal fun target(tool: Tool): Target? {
     val out = output(tool)
     if (out.isBlank()) return null
-    val path = tag(out, "path") ?: return null
-    val type = tag(out, "type") ?: return null
+    val path = KiloCliParser.tag(out, "path") ?: return null
+    val type = KiloCliParser.tag(out, "type") ?: return null
     return Target(path, type.lowercase())
 }
 
-private fun tag(text: String, name: String): String? =
-    Regex("<$name>\\s*([\\s\\S]*?)\\s*</$name>")
-        .find(text)
-        ?.groupValues
-        ?.getOrNull(1)
-        ?.trim()
-        ?.takeIf { it.isNotBlank() }
-
 private fun shellTitle(tool: Tool): String =
     tool.input["description"]?.takeIf { it.isNotBlank() }
         ?: tool.metadata["description"]?.takeIf { it.isNotBlank() }

packages/kilo-jetbrains/frontend/src/main/kotlin/ai/kilocode/client/ui/LayeredOverlayPanel.kt

@@ -108,7 +108,7 @@ open class LayeredOverlayPanel(
 
         override fun contains(x: Int, y: Int): Boolean {
             for (child in components) {
-                if (child.isVisible && child.bounds.contains(x, y)) return true
+                if (child.isVisible && child.bounds.contains(x, y) && child.contains(x - child.x, y - child.y)) return true
             }
             return false
         }

packages/kilo-jetbrains/frontend/src/main/kotlin/ai/kilocode/client/vfs/KiloEditorKind.kt

@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+package ai.kilocode.client.vfs
+
+import com.intellij.openapi.Disposable
+import com.intellij.openapi.project.Project
+import com.intellij.util.concurrency.annotations.RequiresEdt
+import javax.swing.JComponent
+
+interface KiloEditorKind : KiloVirtualFileKind {
+    @RequiresEdt
+    fun createContent(project: Project, file: KiloVirtualFile, parent: Disposable): JComponent
+
+    fun preferredFocus(component: JComponent): JComponent? = null
+}

packages/kilo-jetbrains/frontend/src/main/kotlin/ai/kilocode/client/vfs/KiloEditorKindRegistry.kt

@@ -0,0 +1,22 @@
+package ai.kilocode.client.vfs
+
+import com.intellij.openapi.components.Service
+import com.intellij.openapi.components.service
+import java.util.concurrent.ConcurrentHashMap
+
+@Service(Service.Level.APP)
+class KiloEditorKindRegistry {
+    private val kinds = ConcurrentHashMap<String, KiloEditorKind>()
+
+    fun register(kind: KiloEditorKind) {
+        kinds[kind.id] = kind
+        service<KiloVirtualFileKindRegistry>().register(kind)
+    }
+
+    fun unregister(id: String) {
+        kinds.remove(id)
+        service<KiloVirtualFileKindRegistry>().unregister(id)
+    }
+
+    fun get(id: String): KiloEditorKind? = kinds[id]
+}

packages/kilo-jetbrains/frontend/src/main/kotlin/ai/kilocode/client/vfs/KiloFileEditor.kt

@@ -0,0 +1,28 @@
+package ai.kilocode.client.vfs
+
+import com.intellij.openapi.project.Project
+import com.intellij.openapi.vfs.VirtualFile
+import com.intellij.util.concurrency.annotations.RequiresEdt
+import javax.swing.JComponent
+
+class KiloFileEditor(
+    private val project: Project,
+    private val file: VirtualFile,
+    private val kilo: KiloVirtualFile,
+    private val kind: KiloEditorKind,
+) : KiloFileEditorBase() {
+    private val ui: JComponent by lazy { kind.createContent(project, kilo, this) }
+
+    @RequiresEdt
+    override fun getComponent(): JComponent = ui
+
+    override fun getPreferredFocusedComponent(): JComponent? = kind.preferredFocus(ui)
+    override fun getName(): String = kind.title(kilo.path.params)
+    override fun getFile(): VirtualFile = file
+    override fun isValid(): Boolean = super.isValid() && kilo.isValid
+
+    override fun dispose() {
+        KiloVirtualFileSystem.getInstance().release(kilo.path)
+        super.dispose()
+    }
+}

packages/kilo-jetbrains/frontend/src/main/kotlin/ai/kilocode/client/vfs/KiloFileEditorBase.kt

@@ -0,0 +1,34 @@
+package ai.kilocode.client.vfs
+
+import com.intellij.openapi.fileEditor.FileEditor
+import com.intellij.openapi.fileEditor.FileEditorState
+import com.intellij.openapi.fileEditor.FileEditorStateLevel
+import com.intellij.openapi.util.CheckedDisposable
+import com.intellij.openapi.util.UserDataHolderBase
+import java.beans.PropertyChangeListener
+import java.beans.PropertyChangeSupport
+
+abstract class KiloFileEditorBase : UserDataHolderBase(), FileEditor, CheckedDisposable {
+    private var disposed = false
+    private val support = PropertyChangeSupport(this)
+
+    override fun isDisposed(): Boolean = disposed
+
+    override fun dispose() {
+        disposed = true
+    }
+
+    override fun isValid(): Boolean = !disposed
+
+    override fun addPropertyChangeListener(listener: PropertyChangeListener) {
+        support.addPropertyChangeListener(listener)
+    }
+
+    override fun removePropertyChangeListener(listener: PropertyChangeListener) {
+        support.removePropertyChangeListener(listener)
+    }
+
+    override fun getState(level: FileEditorStateLevel): FileEditorState = FileEditorState.INSTANCE
+    override fun setState(state: FileEditorState) {}
+    override fun isModified(): Boolean = false
+}

packages/kilo-jetbrains/frontend/src/main/kotlin/ai/kilocode/client/vfs/KiloFileEditorProvider.kt

@@ -0,0 +1,46 @@
+package ai.kilocode.client.vfs
+
+import ai.kilocode.client.session.ui.attachment.ensureAttachmentEditorKind
+import com.intellij.openapi.components.service
+import com.intellij.openapi.fileEditor.FileEditor
+import com.intellij.openapi.fileEditor.FileEditorPolicy
+import com.intellij.openapi.fileEditor.FileEditorProvider
+import com.intellij.openapi.project.DumbAware
+import com.intellij.openapi.project.Project
+import com.intellij.openapi.util.Disposer
+import com.intellij.openapi.vfs.VirtualFile
+
+class KiloFileEditorProvider : FileEditorProvider, DumbAware {
+    override fun accept(project: Project, file: VirtualFile): Boolean {
+        ensureAttachmentEditorKind()
+        val path = path(file) ?: return false
+        return service<KiloEditorKindRegistry>().get(path.kind) != null
+    }
+
+    override fun acceptRequiresReadAction(): Boolean = false
+
+    override fun createEditor(project: Project, file: VirtualFile): FileEditor {
+        ensureAttachmentEditorKind()
+        val path = path(file) ?: error("Invalid Kilo virtual file: ${file.path}")
+        val kilo = file as? KiloVirtualFile ?: KiloVirtualFile(path)
+        val kind = service<KiloEditorKindRegistry>().get(kilo.path.kind) ?: error("Unknown Kilo editor kind: ${kilo.path.kind}")
+        return KiloFileEditor(project, file, kilo, kind)
+    }
+
+    override fun disposeEditor(editor: FileEditor) {
+        Disposer.dispose(editor)
+    }
+
+    override fun getEditorTypeId(): String = EDITOR_TYPE_ID
+    override fun getPolicy(): FileEditorPolicy = FileEditorPolicy.HIDE_OTHER_EDITORS
+
+    companion object {
+        const val EDITOR_TYPE_ID = "KiloVfsEditor"
+
+        private fun path(file: VirtualFile): KiloPath? {
+            if (file is KiloVirtualFile) return file.path
+            if (file.fileSystem.protocol != KiloVirtualFileSystem.PROTOCOL && !file.url.startsWith("${KiloVirtualFileSystem.PROTOCOL}://")) return null
+            return KiloVirtualFileSystem.decode(file.path) ?: KiloVirtualFileSystem.decode(file.url)
+        }
+    }
+}

packages/kilo-jetbrains/frontend/src/main/kotlin/ai/kilocode/client/vfs/KiloPath.kt

@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+package ai.kilocode.client.vfs
+
+import kotlinx.serialization.Serializable
+
+@Serializable
+data class KiloPath(
+    val kind: String,
+    val params: Map<String, String> = emptyMap(),
+) {
+    fun canonical(): KiloPath = copy(params = canonicalParams(params))
+}
+
+internal fun canonicalParams(params: Map<String, String>): Map<String, String> {
+    if (params.size < 2) return params
+    return params.toSortedMap()
+}

packages/kilo-jetbrains/frontend/src/main/kotlin/ai/kilocode/client/vfs/KiloVfsManager.kt

@@ -0,0 +1,40 @@
+package ai.kilocode.client.vfs
+
+import com.intellij.openapi.application.ApplicationManager
+import com.intellij.openapi.components.Service
+import com.intellij.openapi.fileEditor.FileEditorManager
+import com.intellij.openapi.fileEditor.FileEditorProvider
+import com.intellij.openapi.project.Project
+import com.intellij.util.concurrency.annotations.RequiresEdt
+
+@Service(Service.Level.PROJECT)
+class KiloVfsManager(private val project: Project) {
+    @RequiresEdt
+    fun open(kind: String, params: Map<String, String> = emptyMap(), focus: Boolean = true): Boolean {
+        val file = file(kind, params) ?: return false
+        if (ApplicationManager.getApplication().isUnitTestMode) {
+            file.putUserData(FileEditorProvider.KEY, KiloFileEditorProvider())
+        }
+        FileEditorManager.getInstance(project).openFile(file, focus)
+        return true
+    }
+
+    @RequiresEdt
+    fun close(kind: String, params: Map<String, String> = emptyMap()) {
+        val file = file(kind, params) ?: return
+        FileEditorManager.getInstance(project).closeFile(file)
+        KiloVirtualFileSystem.getInstance().release(file.path)
+    }
+
+    @RequiresEdt
+    fun updatePresentation(kind: String, params: Map<String, String> = emptyMap()) {
+        val file = file(kind, params) ?: return
+        FileEditorManager.getInstance(project).updateFilePresentation(file)
+    }
+
+    private fun file(kind: String, params: Map<String, String>): KiloVirtualFile? {
+        val path = KiloPath(kind, params)
+        val fs = KiloVirtualFileSystem.getInstance()
+        return fs.refreshAndFindFileByPath(fs.getPath(path)) as? KiloVirtualFile
+    }
+}

packages/kilo-jetbrains/frontend/src/main/kotlin/ai/kilocode/client/vfs/KiloVirtualFile.kt

@@ -0,0 +1,58 @@
+@file:Suppress("LeakingThis")
+
+package ai.kilocode.client.vfs
+
+import com.intellij.openapi.components.service
+import com.intellij.openapi.fileEditor.FileEditorManagerKeys
+import com.intellij.openapi.fileTypes.FileType
+import com.intellij.openapi.fileTypes.FileTypes
+import com.intellij.openapi.vfs.VirtualFile
+import com.intellij.openapi.vfs.VirtualFilePathWrapper
+import com.intellij.openapi.vfs.VirtualFileWithoutContent
+import java.io.InputStream
+import java.io.OutputStream
+
+class KiloVirtualFile(
+    val path: KiloPath,
+) : VirtualFile(),
+    VirtualFileWithoutContent,
+    VirtualFilePathWrapper {
+    init {
+        putUserData(FileEditorManagerKeys.FORBID_TAB_SPLIT, true)
+    }
+
+    override fun getFileSystem(): KiloVirtualFileSystem = KiloVirtualFileSystem.getInstance()
+    override fun getFileType(): FileType = FileTypes.UNKNOWN
+    override fun getPath(): String = fileSystem.getPath(path)
+    override fun getUrl(): String = "${fileSystem.protocol}://$path"
+    override fun getName(): String = kind()?.title(path.params) ?: path.kind
+    override fun getPresentableName(): String = name
+    override fun getPresentablePath(): String = kind()?.presentablePath(path.params) ?: name
+    override fun enforcePresentableName(): Boolean = true
+    override fun isValid(): Boolean = kind()?.isValid(path.params) == true
+    override fun isWritable(): Boolean = false
+    override fun isDirectory(): Boolean = false
+    override fun getParent(): VirtualFile? = null
+    override fun getChildren(): Array<VirtualFile> = emptyArray()
+    override fun getLength(): Long = 0
+    override fun getTimeStamp(): Long = 0
+    override fun getModificationStamp(): Long = 0
+    override fun refresh(asynchronous: Boolean, recursive: Boolean, postRunnable: Runnable?) {
+        postRunnable?.run()
+    }
+
+    override fun contentsToByteArray(): ByteArray = throw UnsupportedOperationException()
+    override fun getInputStream(): InputStream = throw UnsupportedOperationException()
+    override fun getOutputStream(requestor: Any?, newModificationStamp: Long, newTimeStamp: Long): OutputStream =
+        throw UnsupportedOperationException()
+
+    override fun equals(other: Any?): Boolean {
+        if (this === other) return true
+        if (other !is KiloVirtualFile) return false
+        return path == other.path
+    }
+
+    override fun hashCode(): Int = path.hashCode()
+
+    private fun kind(): KiloVirtualFileKind? = service<KiloVirtualFileKindRegistry>().get(path.kind)
+}

packages/kilo-jetbrains/frontend/src/main/kotlin/ai/kilocode/client/vfs/KiloVirtualFileKind.kt

@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+package ai.kilocode.client.vfs
+
+import javax.swing.Icon
+
+interface KiloVirtualFileKind {
+    val id: String
+
+    fun title(params: Map<String, String>): String
+
+    fun icon(params: Map<String, String>): Icon? = null
+
+    fun presentablePath(params: Map<String, String>): String = title(params)
+
+    fun isValid(params: Map<String, String>): Boolean = true
+}

packages/kilo-jetbrains/frontend/src/main/kotlin/ai/kilocode/client/vfs/KiloVirtualFileKindRegistry.kt

@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+package ai.kilocode.client.vfs
+
+import com.intellij.openapi.components.Service
+import java.util.concurrent.ConcurrentHashMap
+
+@Service(Service.Level.APP)
+class KiloVirtualFileKindRegistry {
+    private val kinds = ConcurrentHashMap<String, KiloVirtualFileKind>()
+
+    fun register(kind: KiloVirtualFileKind) {
+        kinds[kind.id] = kind
+    }
+
+    fun unregister(id: String) {
+        kinds.remove(id)
+    }
+
+    fun get(id: String): KiloVirtualFileKind? = kinds[id]
+}

packages/kilo-jetbrains/frontend/src/main/kotlin/ai/kilocode/client/vfs/KiloVirtualFileSystem.kt

@@ -0,0 +1,85 @@
+package ai.kilocode.client.vfs
+
+import com.intellij.openapi.components.service
+import com.intellij.openapi.diagnostic.logger
+import com.intellij.openapi.vfs.NonPhysicalFileSystem
+import com.intellij.openapi.vfs.VirtualFile
+import com.intellij.openapi.vfs.VirtualFileListener
+import com.intellij.openapi.vfs.VirtualFilePathWrapper
+import com.intellij.openapi.vfs.VirtualFileSystem
+import java.net.URLDecoder
+import java.nio.charset.StandardCharsets
+import java.util.concurrent.ConcurrentHashMap
+import kotlinx.serialization.json.Json
+
+class KiloVirtualFileSystem : VirtualFileSystem(), NonPhysicalFileSystem {
+    private val files = ConcurrentHashMap<KiloPath, KiloVirtualFile>()
+
+    fun getPath(path: KiloPath): String = json.encodeToString(KiloPath.serializer(), path.canonical())
+
+    fun findOrCreateFile(path: KiloPath): VirtualFile? {
+        service<KiloVirtualFileKindRegistry>().get(path.kind) ?: return null
+        return files.computeIfAbsent(path.canonical()) { KiloVirtualFile(it) }
+    }
+
+    fun release(path: KiloPath) {
+        files.remove(path.canonical())
+    }
+
+    override fun findFileByPath(path: String): VirtualFile? {
+        val parsed = decode(path) ?: return null
+        return findOrCreateFile(parsed)
+    }
+
+    override fun refreshAndFindFileByPath(path: String): VirtualFile? = findFileByPath(path)
+
+    override fun extractPresentableUrl(path: String): String {
+        return (refreshAndFindFileByPath(path) as? VirtualFilePathWrapper)?.presentablePath ?: path
+    }
+
+    override fun refresh(asynchronous: Boolean) {}
+
+    override fun getProtocol(): String = PROTOCOL
+
+    override fun addVirtualFileListener(listener: VirtualFileListener) {}
+
+    override fun removeVirtualFileListener(listener: VirtualFileListener) {}
+    override fun isReadOnly(): Boolean = true
+    override fun deleteFile(requestor: Any?, file: VirtualFile) = unsupported()
+    override fun moveFile(requestor: Any?, file: VirtualFile, newParent: VirtualFile) = unsupported()
+    override fun renameFile(requestor: Any?, file: VirtualFile, newName: String) = unsupported()
+    override fun createChildFile(requestor: Any?, file: VirtualFile, name: String): VirtualFile = unsupported()
+    override fun createChildDirectory(requestor: Any?, file: VirtualFile, name: String): VirtualFile = unsupported()
+    override fun copyFile(requestor: Any?, file: VirtualFile, newParent: VirtualFile, copyName: String): VirtualFile = unsupported()
+
+    private fun unsupported(): Nothing = throw UnsupportedOperationException("Kilo virtual files are read-only")
+
+    companion object {
+        const val PROTOCOL = "kilo"
+
+        private val json = Json
+        private val log = logger<KiloVirtualFileSystem>()
+        private val local = KiloVirtualFileSystem()
+
+        fun getInstance(): KiloVirtualFileSystem = local
+
+        fun decode(path: String): KiloPath? {
+            return try {
+                val raw = raw(path) ?: return null
+                json.decodeFromString(KiloPath.serializer(), raw).canonical()
+            } catch (err: Exception) {
+                log.warn("Cannot deserialize $path", err)
+                null
+            }
+        }
+
+        private fun raw(path: String): String? {
+            if (path.startsWith("{")) return path
+            if (!path.startsWith("$PROTOCOL://")) return null
+            val raw = path.substringAfter("://")
+            if (raw.startsWith("{")) return raw
+            if (!raw.startsWith("%7B", ignoreCase = true)) return null
+            return URLDecoder.decode(raw, StandardCharsets.UTF_8)
+        }
+    }
+}

packages/kilo-jetbrains/frontend/src/main/resources/icons/remove-hover.svg

@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+<svg width="16" height="16" viewBox="0 0 16 16" fill="none" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg">
+  <circle cx="8" cy="8" r="7" fill="#C84242"/>
+  <path d="M5.5 5.5L10.5 10.5M10.5 5.5L5.5 10.5" stroke="#FFFFFF" stroke-width="1.6" stroke-linecap="round"/>
+</svg>

packages/kilo-jetbrains/frontend/src/main/resources/icons/remove-hover_dark.svg

@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+<svg width="16" height="16" viewBox="0 0 16 16" fill="none" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg">
+  <circle cx="8" cy="8" r="7" fill="#DB5860"/>
+  <path d="M5.5 5.5L10.5 10.5M10.5 5.5L5.5 10.5" stroke="#FFFFFF" stroke-width="1.6" stroke-linecap="round"/>
+</svg>

packages/kilo-jetbrains/frontend/src/main/resources/icons/remove.svg

@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+<svg width="16" height="16" viewBox="0 0 16 16" fill="none" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg">
+  <circle cx="8" cy="8" r="7" fill="#6C707E"/>
+  <path d="M5.5 5.5L10.5 10.5M10.5 5.5L5.5 10.5" stroke="#FFFFFF" stroke-width="1.6" stroke-linecap="round"/>
+</svg>

packages/kilo-jetbrains/frontend/src/main/resources/icons/remove_dark.svg

@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+<svg width="16" height="16" viewBox="0 0 16 16" fill="none" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg">
+  <circle cx="8" cy="8" r="7" fill="#CED0D6"/>
+  <path d="M5.5 5.5L10.5 10.5M10.5 5.5L5.5 10.5" stroke="#1E1F22" stroke-width="1.6" stroke-linecap="round"/>
+</svg>

packages/kilo-jetbrains/frontend/src/main/resources/kilo.jetbrains.frontend.xml

@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@
     <extensions defaultExtensionNs="com.intellij">
         <applicationService serviceImplementation="ai.kilocode.client.migration.KiloMigrationService"/>
         <applicationService serviceImplementation="ai.kilocode.client.autocomplete.KiloAutocompleteSettingsService"/>
+        <customPasteProvider implementation="ai.kilocode.client.session.ui.prompt.PromptAttachmentPasteProvider"/>
 
         <notificationGroup id="Kilo Code"
                            displayType="BALLOON"
@@ -20,6 +21,8 @@
                     icon="/icons/kilo.svg"
                     factoryClass="ai.kilocode.client.KiloToolWindowFactory"/>
 
+        <fileEditorProvider id="KiloVfsEditor" implementation="ai.kilocode.client.vfs.KiloFileEditorProvider"/>
+
         <applicationConfigurable
                 parentId="tools"
                 id="ai.kilocode.jetbrains.settings"

packages/kilo-jetbrains/frontend/src/main/resources/messages/KiloBundle.properties

@@ -20,6 +20,8 @@ feedback.dialog.discord=Join our Discord community
 feedback.dialog.support=Customer Support
 session.scroll.bottom=Scroll to bottom
 session.scroll.question=Scroll to question
+session.drop.files.title=Drop files here
+session.drop.files.subtitle=to add them to the prompt
 session.tab.new=New Session
 session.tab.untitled=Untitled Session
 
@@ -135,6 +137,21 @@ prompt.placeholder.with.newline=Type a message... ({0} for new line)
 prompt.button.send=Send
 prompt.button.stop=Stop
 prompt.button.send.tooltip.stop=To stop, press {0}
+prompt.attachment.remove=Remove {0}
+prompt.attachment.open=Open {0}
+prompt.attachment.tooltip=Name: {0}\nType: {1}\nLocation: {2}
+prompt.attachment.embedded=Embedded content
+prompt.attachment.unsupported.model=The selected model does not support image or PDF attachments.
+prompt.attachment.missing=Attachment no longer exists: {0}
+prompt.attachment.send.failed=Failed to send attachment: {0}
+session.attachment.title=Attachment
+session.attachment.path=Kilo / Attachments / {0} / {1}
+session.attachment.loading=Loading attachment...
+session.attachment.missing=Attachment not found
+session.attachment.unsupported=Cannot preview {0}
+session.attachment.mime=Type: {0}
+session.attachment.size=Size: {0} bytes
+session.attachment.error=Failed to load attachment: {0}
 prompt.action.enhance=Enhance prompt
 prompt.action.enhance.loading=Enhancing prompt...
 prompt.action.enhance.description=The 'Enhance Prompt' button helps improve your prompt by providing additional context, clarification, or rephrasing. Try typing a prompt in here and clicking the button again to see how it works.

packages/kilo-jetbrains/frontend/src/test/kotlin/ai/kilocode/client/session/SessionUiLayoutTest.kt

@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ import ai.kilocode.client.session.model.SessionState
 import ai.kilocode.client.session.ui.ConnectionPanel
 import ai.kilocode.client.session.ui.empty.EmptySessionPanel
 import ai.kilocode.client.session.ui.LoadingPanel
+import ai.kilocode.client.session.ui.SessionDropOverlay
 import ai.kilocode.client.session.ui.prompt.PromptPanel
 import ai.kilocode.client.session.ui.account.SessionAccountOverlay
 import ai.kilocode.client.session.ui.SessionMessageListPanel
@@ -56,6 +57,59 @@ class SessionUiLayoutTest : SessionUiTestBase() {
         assertEquals(listOf(connection, prompt), stack.components.toList())
     }
 
+    fun `test drop overlay is attached under root overlay layer`() {
+        val root = find<SessionRootPanel>(ui)
+        val drop = find<SessionDropOverlay>(ui)
+
+        assertSame(root.overlay, drop.parent)
+        assertTrue(drop.isVisible)
+        assertFalse(drop.contains(1, 1))
+        assertFalse(root.blocker.components.contains(drop))
+    }
+
+    fun `test drop overlay is visual only and not native file drop target`() {
+        val drop = find<SessionDropOverlay>(ui)
+
+        assertNull(drop.dropTarget)
+    }
+
+    fun `test prompt file drag leave does not immediately hide drop overlay`() {
+        val prompt = find<PromptPanel>(ui)
+        val drop = find<SessionDropOverlay>(ui)
+        val card = dropCard(drop)
+
+        layout()
+        prompt.onFileDrag(true)
+        assertFalse(drop.contains(1, 1))
+        assertTrue(card.isVisible)
+
+        prompt.onFileDrag(false)
+        assertFalse(drop.contains(1, 1))
+        assertTrue(card.isVisible)
+
+        prompt.onFileDrag(true)
+        drop.setActive(false)
+    }
+
+    fun `test drop overlay covers full session after layout`() {
+        val root = find<SessionRootPanel>(ui)
+        val drop = find<SessionDropOverlay>(ui)
+
+        layout()
+
+        assertEquals(java.awt.Rectangle(0, 0, root.overlay.width, root.overlay.height), drop.bounds)
+    }
+
+    fun `test drop overlay is above account and scroll overlays`() {
+        val root = find<SessionRootPanel>(ui)
+        val drop = find<SessionDropOverlay>(ui)
+        val account = find<SessionAccountOverlay>(ui)
+        val jump = jumpButton()
+
+        assertTrue(root.overlay.getComponentZOrder(drop) < root.overlay.getComponentZOrder(account))
+        assertTrue(root.overlay.getComponentZOrder(drop) < root.overlay.getComponentZOrder(jump))
+    }
+
     fun `test active views are children of message list panel`() {
         ui = newUi(id = "ses_test")
         settle()
@@ -465,4 +519,11 @@ class SessionUiLayoutTest : SessionUiTestBase() {
         assertEquals(top, overlay.y)
         assertEquals(root.overlay.width - overlay.width - right, overlay.x)
     }
+
+    private fun dropCard(drop: SessionDropOverlay) = drop.components
+        .single()
+        .let { it as javax.swing.JComponent }
+        .components
+        .single()
+        .let { it as javax.swing.JComponent }
 }

packages/kilo-jetbrains/frontend/src/test/kotlin/ai/kilocode/client/session/model/SessionModelTest.kt

@@ -133,6 +133,27 @@ class SessionModelTest : BasePlatformTestCase() {
         assertTrue(events.single() is SessionModelEvent.ContentUpdated)
     }
 
+    fun `test updateContent ignores new empty text content`() {
+        model.addMessage(msg("m1", "user"))
+        events.clear()
+
+        model.updateContent("m1", part("p1", "m1", "text", text = "   "))
+
+        assertNull(model.message("m1")!!.parts["p1"])
+        assertTrue(events.isEmpty())
+    }
+
+    fun `test updateContent removes existing text when it becomes empty`() {
+        model.addMessage(msg("m1", "user"))
+        model.updateContent("m1", part("p1", "m1", "text", text = "visible"))
+        events.clear()
+
+        model.updateContent("m1", part("p1", "m1", "text", text = ""))
+
+        assertNull(model.message("m1")!!.parts["p1"])
+        assertEquals("ContentRemoved m1/p1", events.single().toString())
+    }
+
     fun `test updateContent reasoning creates Reasoning content`() {
         model.addMessage(msg("m1", "assistant"))
 
@@ -153,6 +174,31 @@ class SessionModelTest : BasePlatformTestCase() {
         assertTrue(p.done)
     }
 
+    fun `test updateContent file creates attachment content and updates metadata`() {
+        model.addMessage(msg("m1", "user"))
+        events.clear()
+
+        model.updateContent("m1", filePart("f1", "m1", "image/png", "file:///tmp/a.png", "a.png"))
+
+        val file = model.message("m1")!!.parts["f1"] as FileAttachment
+        assertEquals("image/png", file.mime)
+        assertEquals("file:///tmp/a.png", file.url)
+        assertEquals("a.png", file.filename)
+        assertEquals("ContentAdded m1/f1", events.single().toString())
+
+        model.updateContent("m1", filePart("f1", "m1", "application/pdf", "file:///tmp/b.pdf", "b.pdf"))
+
+        assertSame(file, model.message("m1")!!.parts["f1"])
+        assertEquals("application/pdf", file.mime)
+        assertEquals("file:///tmp/b.pdf", file.url)
+        assertEquals("b.pdf", file.filename)
+        assertTrue(events.any { it.toString() == "ContentUpdated m1/f1" })
+        assertModel("""
+            user#m1
+            file#f1 application/pdf b.pdf
+        """)
+    }
+
     fun `test updateContent tool creates Tool content and tracks state`() {
         model.addMessage(msg("m1", "assistant"))
 
@@ -848,12 +894,18 @@ class SessionModelTest : BasePlatformTestCase() {
         tokens: TokensDto? = null,
         todos: List<TodoDto> = emptyList(),
         todoView: TodoViewDto? = null,
+        mime: String? = null,
+        url: String? = null,
+        filename: String? = null,
     ) = PartDto(
         id = id,
         sessionID = "ses",
         messageID = mid,
         type = type,
         text = text,
+        mime = mime,
+        url = url,
+        filename = filename,
         tool = tool,
         state = state,
         title = title,
@@ -869,6 +921,15 @@ class SessionModelTest : BasePlatformTestCase() {
         tokens = tokens,
     )
 
+    private fun filePart(id: String, mid: String, mime: String, url: String, filename: String) = part(
+        id = id,
+        mid = mid,
+        type = "file",
+        mime = mime,
+        url = url,
+        filename = filename,
+    )
+
     private fun question(id: String) = Question(
         id = id,
         items = listOf(

packages/kilo-jetbrains/frontend/src/test/kotlin/ai/kilocode/client/session/ui/PromptPanelTest.kt

@@ -2,22 +2,49 @@ package ai.kilocode.client.session.ui
 
 import ai.kilocode.client.session.ui.style.SessionEditorStyle
 import ai.kilocode.client.plugin.KiloBundle
+import ai.kilocode.client.session.model.PromptAttachment
+import ai.kilocode.client.session.ui.attachment.AttachmentCard
+import ai.kilocode.client.session.ui.attachment.AttachmentCardItem
+import ai.kilocode.client.session.ui.style.SessionUiStyle
+import ai.kilocode.client.session.ui.prompt.PROMPT_ATTACHMENT_PASTE_HANDLER_KEY
+import ai.kilocode.client.session.ui.prompt.PromptAttachmentPasteHandler
+import ai.kilocode.client.session.ui.prompt.PromptAttachmentPasteProvider
 import ai.kilocode.client.session.ui.prompt.PromptDataKeys
 import ai.kilocode.client.session.ui.prompt.PromptPanel
 import com.intellij.icons.AllIcons
 import com.intellij.notification.Notification
 import com.intellij.notification.Notifications
+import com.intellij.openapi.actionSystem.CommonDataKeys
+import com.intellij.openapi.actionSystem.DataContext
 import com.intellij.openapi.actionSystem.DataSink
 import com.intellij.openapi.actionSystem.UiDataProvider
 import com.intellij.openapi.application.ApplicationManager
+import com.intellij.openapi.editor.Editor
+import com.intellij.openapi.editor.EditorFactory
+import com.intellij.openapi.editor.actions.PasteAction
 import com.intellij.openapi.keymap.KeymapUtil
+import com.intellij.testFramework.PlatformTestUtil
 import com.intellij.testFramework.fixtures.BasePlatformTestCase
 import com.intellij.ui.AnimatedIcon
 import com.intellij.ui.EditorTextField
+import com.intellij.ui.components.JBLabel
+import com.intellij.util.Producer
 import com.intellij.util.ui.EmptyIcon
+import com.intellij.util.ui.JBUI
+import com.intellij.util.ui.UIUtil
 import kotlinx.coroutines.CancellationException
 import java.awt.Container
+import java.awt.datatransfer.DataFlavor
+import java.awt.datatransfer.StringSelection
+import java.awt.datatransfer.Transferable
+import java.awt.event.MouseEvent
+import java.awt.image.BufferedImage
+import java.io.ByteArrayOutputStream
+import java.io.File
+import java.util.Base64
+import javax.imageio.ImageIO
 import javax.swing.JButton
+import javax.swing.ImageIcon
 import javax.swing.SwingUtilities
 
 @Suppress("UnstableApiUsage")
@@ -25,7 +52,7 @@ class PromptPanelTest : BasePlatformTestCase() {
 
     fun `test prompt input uses editor font settings`() {
         val style = SessionEditorStyle.current()
-        val panel = PromptPanel(project, {}, {}, { _, _ -> })
+        val panel = PromptPanel(project = project, onSend = { _, _ -> }, onAbort = {}, onEnhance = { _, _ -> })
         val font = panel.inputFont()
 
         assertEquals(style.editorFamily, font.name)
@@ -34,13 +61,13 @@ class PromptPanelTest : BasePlatformTestCase() {
 
     fun `test prompt input uses editor background`() {
         val style = SessionEditorStyle.current()
-        val panel = PromptPanel(project, {}, {}, { _, _ -> })
+        val panel = PromptPanel(project = project, onSend = { _, _ -> }, onAbort = {}, onEnhance = { _, _ -> })
 
         assertEquals(style.editorScheme.defaultBackground, panel.defaultFocusedComponent.background)
     }
 
     fun `test applyStyle updates prompt input and height`() {
-        val panel = PromptPanel(project, {}, {}, { _, _ -> })
+        val panel = PromptPanel(project = project, onSend = { _, _ -> }, onAbort = {}, onEnhance = { _, _ -> })
         val style = SessionEditorStyle.create(family = "Courier New", size = 26)
 
         panel.applyStyle(style)
@@ -51,7 +78,7 @@ class PromptPanelTest : BasePlatformTestCase() {
     }
 
     fun `test prompt editor grows when lines are added`() {
-        val panel = PromptPanel(project, {}, {}, { _, _ -> })
+        val panel = PromptPanel(project = project, onSend = { _, _ -> }, onAbort = {}, onEnhance = { _, _ -> })
         val editor = panel.defaultFocusedComponent as EditorTextField
         val min = editor.preferredSize.height
 
@@ -61,7 +88,7 @@ class PromptPanelTest : BasePlatformTestCase() {
     }
 
     fun `test prompt editor shrinks when lines are removed`() {
-        val panel = PromptPanel(project, {}, {}, { _, _ -> })
+        val panel = PromptPanel(project = project, onSend = { _, _ -> }, onAbort = {}, onEnhance = { _, _ -> })
         val editor = panel.defaultFocusedComponent as EditorTextField
         val min = editor.preferredSize.height
 
@@ -74,7 +101,7 @@ class PromptPanelTest : BasePlatformTestCase() {
     }
 
     fun `test prompt editor shrinks after clear`() {
-        val panel = PromptPanel(project, {}, {}, { _, _ -> })
+        val panel = PromptPanel(project = project, onSend = { _, _ -> }, onAbort = {}, onEnhance = { _, _ -> })
         val editor = panel.defaultFocusedComponent as EditorTextField
         val min = editor.preferredSize.height
 
@@ -86,8 +113,124 @@ class PromptPanelTest : BasePlatformTestCase() {
         assertEquals(min, editor.preferredSize.height)
     }
 
+    fun `test attachment only prompt can send`() {
+        var sent = false
+        val panel = PromptPanel(project, { text, files ->
+            sent = text.isBlank() && files.single().url == "file:///tmp/a.png"
+        }, {}, { _, _ -> })
+        panel.setReady(true)
+
+        panel.addAttachmentForTest(PromptAttachment("a", "a.png", "image/png", "file:///tmp/a.png"))
+        panel.send()
+        waitForSend { sent }
+
+        assertTrue(sent)
+    }
+
+    fun `test clear removes attachments`() {
+        val panel = PromptPanel(project, { _, _ -> }, {}, { _, _ -> })
+
+        panel.addAttachmentForTest(PromptAttachment("a", "a.txt", "text/plain", "file:///tmp/a.txt"))
+        assertEquals(1, panel.attachmentCountForTest())
+
+        panel.clear()
+
+        assertEquals(0, panel.attachmentCountForTest())
+    }
+
+    fun `test removed attachment can be added again`() {
+        val item = PromptAttachment("a", "a.txt", "text/plain", "file:///tmp/a.txt")
+        val panel = PromptPanel(project, { _, _ -> }, {}, { _, _ -> })
+
+        panel.addAttachmentForTest(item)
+        attachmentRemoveButton(panel, item).doClick()
+        panel.addAttachmentForTest(item)
+
+        assertEquals(1, panel.attachmentCountForTest())
+    }
+
+    fun `test attachment card is compact icon only with tooltip metadata and hover remove`() {
+        val item = PromptAttachment("a", "a.txt", "text/plain", "file:///tmp/a%20b.txt")
+        val panel = PromptPanel(project, { _, _ -> }, {}, { _, _ -> })
+
+        panel.addAttachmentForTest(item)
+
+        val button = attachmentRemoveButton(panel, item)
+        val card = attachmentCard(panel)
+
+        assertFalse(button.isVisible)
+        assertTrue(card.toolTipText.contains("a.txt"))
+        assertTrue(card.toolTipText.contains("text/plain"))
+        assertTrue(card.toolTipText.contains("/tmp/a b.txt"))
+        assertFalse(card.toolTipText.contains("file:///"))
+        assertTrue(card.toolTipText.startsWith("<html>"))
+        assertTrue(card.toolTipText.contains("Name: a.txt<br>Type: text/plain<br>Location: /tmp/a b.txt"))
+        assertFalse(labels(card).any { it.text == "a.txt" || it.text == "text/plain" || it.text == "/tmp/a b.txt" })
+        assertTrue(components(card).filterIsInstance<javax.swing.JComponent>().any { it !== button && it.toolTipText == card.toolTipText })
+        assertEquals(JBUI.scale(SessionUiStyle.View.Attachment.CARD_WIDTH), card.preferredSize.width)
+        assertEquals(JBUI.scale(SessionUiStyle.View.Attachment.CARD_HEIGHT), card.preferredSize.height)
+        assertEquals(0, card.getComponentZOrder(button))
+
+        val label = labels(card).first()
+        label.dispatchEvent(MouseEvent(label, MouseEvent.MOUSE_ENTERED, System.currentTimeMillis(), 0, 1, 1, 0, false))
+
+        assertTrue(button.isVisible)
+        val icon = button.icon
+        button.dispatchEvent(MouseEvent(button, MouseEvent.MOUSE_ENTERED, System.currentTimeMillis(), 0, 1, 1, 0, false))
+        assertNotSame(icon, button.icon)
+        button.dispatchEvent(MouseEvent(button, MouseEvent.MOUSE_EXITED, System.currentTimeMillis(), 0, 1, 1, 0, false))
+        assertSame(icon, button.icon)
+    }
+
+    fun `test attachment tooltip hides embedded binary content`() {
+        val item = PromptAttachment("a", "a.png", "image/png", "data:image/png;base64,aGVsbG8=")
+        val panel = PromptPanel(project, { _, _ -> }, {}, { _, _ -> })
+
+        panel.addAttachmentForTest(item)
+
+        val tip = attachmentCard(panel).toolTipText
+
+        assertTrue(tip.contains("Name: a.png"))
+        assertTrue(tip.contains("Type: image/png"))
+        assertTrue(tip.contains("Location: ${KiloBundle.message("prompt.attachment.embedded")}"))
+        assertFalse(tip.contains("data:image/png"))
+        assertFalse(tip.contains("base64"))
+        assertFalse(tip.contains("aGVsbG8="))
+    }
+
+    fun `test attachment child click opens item`() {
+        var opened = false
+        val card = AttachmentCard(
+            AttachmentCardItem("a.txt", "text/plain", "file:///tmp/a.txt"),
+            open = { opened = true },
+        )
+
+        val label = labels(card).first()
+        label.dispatchEvent(MouseEvent(label, MouseEvent.MOUSE_CLICKED, System.currentTimeMillis(), 0, 1, 1, 1, false))
+
+        assertTrue(opened)
+    }
+
+    fun `test attachment card previews embedded image data`() {
+        val image = BufferedImage(2, 2, BufferedImage.TYPE_INT_ARGB)
+        val out = ByteArrayOutputStream()
+        ImageIO.write(image, "png", out)
+        val card = AttachmentCard(
+            AttachmentCardItem("a.png", "image/png", "data:image/png;base64,${Base64.getEncoder().encodeToString(out.toByteArray())}"),
+        )
+
+        card.addNotify()
+        repeat(20) {
+            UIUtil.dispatchAllInvocationEvents()
+            if (labels(card).any { it.icon is ImageIcon }) return@repeat
+            Thread.sleep(20)
+        }
+
+        assertTrue(labels(card).any { it.icon is ImageIcon })
+    }
+
     fun `test reasoning picker hides when variants are empty`() {
-        val panel = PromptPanel(project, {}, {}, { _, _ -> })
+        val panel = PromptPanel(project = project, onSend = { _, _ -> }, onAbort = {}, onEnhance = { _, _ -> })
 
         panel.reasoning.setItems(emptyList())
 
@@ -95,7 +238,7 @@ class PromptPanelTest : BasePlatformTestCase() {
     }
 
     fun `test reasoning picker shows selected variant`() {
-        val panel = PromptPanel(project, {}, {}, { _, _ -> })
+        val panel = PromptPanel(project = project, onSend = { _, _ -> }, onAbort = {}, onEnhance = { _, _ -> })
 
         panel.reasoning.setItems(listOf(ReasoningPicker.Item("low", "Low"), ReasoningPicker.Item("high", "High")), "high")
 
@@ -119,7 +262,7 @@ class PromptPanelTest : BasePlatformTestCase() {
     }
 
     fun `test reset visibility can be toggled`() {
-        val panel = PromptPanel(project, {}, {}, { _, _ -> })
+        val panel = PromptPanel(project = project, onSend = { _, _ -> }, onAbort = {}, onEnhance = { _, _ -> })
 
         panel.setResetVisible(true)
 
@@ -127,7 +270,7 @@ class PromptPanelTest : BasePlatformTestCase() {
     }
 
     fun `test prompt editor exposes send context`() {
-        val panel = PromptPanel(project, {}, {}, { _, _ -> })
+        val panel = PromptPanel(project = project, onSend = { _, _ -> }, onAbort = {}, onEnhance = { _, _ -> })
         val sink = TestSink()
 
         (panel.defaultFocusedComponent as UiDataProvider).uiDataSnapshot(sink)
@@ -136,7 +279,7 @@ class PromptPanelTest : BasePlatformTestCase() {
     }
 
     fun `test prompt button exposes send context`() {
-        val panel = PromptPanel(project, {}, {}, { _, _ -> })
+        val panel = PromptPanel(project = project, onSend = { _, _ -> }, onAbort = {}, onEnhance = { _, _ -> })
         val sink = TestSink()
 
         (panel.buttonForTest() as UiDataProvider).uiDataSnapshot(sink)
@@ -144,8 +287,106 @@ class PromptPanelTest : BasePlatformTestCase() {
         assertSame(panel, sink.send)
     }
 
+    fun `test prompt paste provider invokes registered handler`() {
+        val editor = createEditor()
+        val item = FileListTransferable(listOf(File.createTempFile("kilo-paste", ".txt")))
+        var seen: Transferable? = null
+        editor.putUserData(PROMPT_ATTACHMENT_PASTE_HANDLER_KEY, PromptAttachmentPasteHandler { seen = it })
+
+        try {
+            PromptAttachmentPasteProvider().performPaste(pasteContext(editor, item))
+
+            assertSame(item, seen)
+        } finally {
+            EditorFactory.getInstance().releaseEditor(editor)
+        }
+    }
+
+    fun `test file list paste adds attachment`() {
+        val panel = PromptPanel(project, { _, _ -> }, {}, { _, _ -> })
+        val file = File.createTempFile("kilo-paste", ".txt")
+        file.writeText("hello")
+
+        PlatformTestUtil.waitForFuture(panel.processPasteForTest(FileListTransferable(listOf(file))))
+        UIUtil.dispatchAllInvocationEvents()
+
+        assertEquals(1, panel.attachmentCountForTest())
+    }
+
+    fun `test frontend file attachment defers data url encoding until send`() {
+        val file = File.createTempFile("kilo-paste", ".txt")
+        file.writeText("hello")
+
+        val item = ai.kilocode.client.session.model.PromptAttachmentExtractor.files(listOf(file)).single()
+
+        assertTrue(item.url.startsWith("file://"))
+        assertTrue(item.part().url.orEmpty().startsWith("data:text/plain;base64,"))
+    }
+
+    fun `test pasted frontend file sends data url payload`() {
+        var sent: ai.kilocode.rpc.dto.PromptPartDto? = null
+        val panel = PromptPanel(project, { _, files -> sent = files.single() }, {}, { _, _ -> })
+        val file = File.createTempFile("kilo-paste", ".txt")
+        file.writeText("hello")
+        panel.setReady(true)
+
+        PlatformTestUtil.waitForFuture(panel.processPasteForTest(FileListTransferable(listOf(file))))
+        UIUtil.dispatchAllInvocationEvents()
+        panel.send()
+        waitForSend { sent != null }
+
+        val item = sent!!
+        assertEquals("text/plain", item.mime)
+        assertTrue(item.url.orEmpty().startsWith("data:text/plain;base64,"))
+        assertFalse(item.url.orEmpty().startsWith("file://"))
+    }
+
+    fun `test raw image paste adds attachment`() {
+        val panel = PromptPanel(project, { _, _ -> }, {}, { _, _ -> })
+        val image = BufferedImage(2, 2, BufferedImage.TYPE_INT_ARGB)
+
+        PlatformTestUtil.waitForFuture(panel.processPasteForTest(ImageTransferable(image)))
+        UIUtil.dispatchAllInvocationEvents()
+
+        assertEquals(1, panel.attachmentCountForTest())
+    }
+
+    fun `test file paste ignores companion image flavor`() {
+        val panel = PromptPanel(project, { _, _ -> }, {}, { _, _ -> })
+        val file = File.createTempFile("kilo-paste", ".png")
+        file.writeBytes(byteArrayOf())
+        val image = BufferedImage(2, 2, BufferedImage.TYPE_INT_ARGB)
+
+        PlatformTestUtil.waitForFuture(panel.processPasteForTest(FileImageTransferable(listOf(file), image)))
+        UIUtil.dispatchAllInvocationEvents()
+
+        assertEquals(1, panel.attachmentCountForTest())
+    }
+
+    fun `test normal text paste is not intercepted`() {
+        val editor = createEditor()
+        val provider = PromptAttachmentPasteProvider()
+        editor.putUserData(PROMPT_ATTACHMENT_PASTE_HANDLER_KEY, PromptAttachmentPasteHandler {})
+
+        try {
+            assertFalse(provider.isPasteEnabled(pasteContext(editor, StringSelection("hello"))))
+        } finally {
+            EditorFactory.getInstance().releaseEditor(editor)
+        }
+    }
+
+    fun `test disabled media model blocks pasted image`() {
+        val panel = PromptPanel(project, { _, _ -> }, {}, { _, _ -> })
+        panel.setAttachmentEnabled(false)
+
+        PlatformTestUtil.waitForFuture(panel.processPasteForTest(ImageTransferable(BufferedImage(2, 2, BufferedImage.TYPE_INT_ARGB))))
+        UIUtil.dispatchAllInvocationEvents()
+
+        assertEquals(0, panel.attachmentCountForTest())
+    }
+
     fun `test prompt button switches between send and stop state`() {
-        val panel = PromptPanel(project, {}, {}, { _, _ -> })
+        val panel = PromptPanel(project = project, onSend = { _, _ -> }, onAbort = {}, onEnhance = { _, _ -> })
 
         assertEquals(KeymapUtil.createTooltipText("Send", "Kilo.SendPrompt"), panel.buttonForTest().toolTipText)
         assertFalse(panel.isStopEnabled)
@@ -157,7 +398,7 @@ class PromptPanelTest : BasePlatformTestCase() {
     }
 
     fun `test auto approve button toggles and updates tooltip`() {
-        val panel = PromptPanel(project, {}, {}, { _, _ -> })
+        val panel = PromptPanel(project = project, onSend = { _, _ -> }, onAbort = {}, onEnhance = { _, _ -> })
         val button = autoApproveButton(panel)
         var seen: Boolean? = null
         panel.onAutoApproveToggle = { seen = it }
@@ -188,7 +429,7 @@ class PromptPanelTest : BasePlatformTestCase() {
     }
 
     fun `test auto approve and enhance buttons sit next to send button`() {
-        val panel = PromptPanel(project, {}, {}, { _, _ -> })
+        val panel = PromptPanel(project = project, onSend = { _, _ -> }, onAbort = {}, onEnhance = { _, _ -> })
         val auto = autoApproveButton(panel)
         val enhance = enhanceButton(panel)
         val send = panel.buttonForTest()
@@ -202,7 +443,7 @@ class PromptPanelTest : BasePlatformTestCase() {
     }
 
     fun `test enhance button follows connection and busy state`() {
-        val panel = PromptPanel(project, {}, {}, { _, _ -> })
+        val panel = PromptPanel(project = project, onSend = { _, _ -> }, onAbort = {}, onEnhance = { _, _ -> })
         val enhance = enhanceButton(panel)
 
         assertFalse(enhance.isEnabled)
@@ -220,7 +461,7 @@ class PromptPanelTest : BasePlatformTestCase() {
     fun `test enhance button rewrites active draft`() {
         var seen: String? = null
         var complete: ((Result<String>) -> Unit)? = null
-        val panel = PromptPanel(project, {}, {}, { text, done ->
+        val panel = PromptPanel(project = project, onSend = { _, _ -> }, onAbort = {}, onEnhance = { text, done ->
             seen = text
             complete = done
         })
@@ -249,7 +490,7 @@ class PromptPanelTest : BasePlatformTestCase() {
 
     fun `test edit while enhancing ignores stale completion`() {
         var complete: ((Result<String>) -> Unit)? = null
-        val panel = PromptPanel(project, {}, {}, { _, done -> complete = done })
+        val panel = PromptPanel(project = project, onSend = { _, _ -> }, onAbort = {}, onEnhance = { _, done -> complete = done })
         val editor = panel.defaultFocusedComponent as EditorTextField
         val enhance = enhanceButton(panel)
         panel.setReady(true)
@@ -273,7 +514,7 @@ class PromptPanelTest : BasePlatformTestCase() {
         ApplicationManager.getApplication().messageBus.connect(testRootDisposable).subscribe(Notifications.TOPIC, listener)
         project.messageBus.connect(testRootDisposable).subscribe(Notifications.TOPIC, listener)
         var complete: ((Result<String>) -> Unit)? = null
-        val panel = PromptPanel(project, {}, {}, { _, done -> complete = done })
+        val panel = PromptPanel(project = project, onSend = { _, _ -> }, onAbort = {}, onEnhance = { _, done -> complete = done })
         val editor = panel.defaultFocusedComponent as EditorTextField
         val enhance = enhanceButton(panel)
         panel.setReady(true)
@@ -290,7 +531,7 @@ class PromptPanelTest : BasePlatformTestCase() {
 
     fun `test empty enhancement inserts explanation without request`() {
         var requests = 0
-        val panel = PromptPanel(project, {}, {}, { _, _ -> requests++ })
+        val panel = PromptPanel(project = project, onSend = { _, _ -> }, onAbort = {}, onEnhance = { _, _ -> requests++ })
         val editor = panel.defaultFocusedComponent as EditorTextField
         panel.setReady(true)
 
@@ -301,7 +542,7 @@ class PromptPanelTest : BasePlatformTestCase() {
     }
 
     fun `test pickers belong to rounded shell`() {
-        val panel = PromptPanel(project, {}, {}, { _, _ -> })
+        val panel = PromptPanel(project = project, onSend = { _, _ -> }, onAbort = {}, onEnhance = { _, _ -> })
         val shell = panel.shellForTest()
 
         assertTrue(SwingUtilities.isDescendingFrom(panel.mode, shell))
@@ -319,6 +560,25 @@ class PromptPanelTest : BasePlatformTestCase() {
         }
     }
 
+    private fun attachmentRemoveButton(panel: PromptPanel, item: PromptAttachment): JButton {
+        val name = KiloBundle.message("prompt.attachment.remove", item.name)
+        return buttons(panel).first { it.accessibleContext.accessibleName == name }
+    }
+
+    private fun attachmentCard(root: java.awt.Component): AttachmentCard {
+        fun visit(node: java.awt.Component): AttachmentCard? {
+            if (node is AttachmentCard) return node
+            if (node is Container) {
+                for (child in node.components) {
+                    val card = visit(child)
+                    if (card != null) return card
+                }
+            }
+            return null
+        }
+        return visit(root)!!
+    }
+
     private fun enhanceButton(panel: PromptPanel): JButton {
         val name = KiloBundle.message("prompt.action.enhance")
         return buttons(panel).first { it.accessibleContext.accessibleName == name }
@@ -334,6 +594,83 @@ class PromptPanelTest : BasePlatformTestCase() {
         return out
     }
 
+    private fun labels(root: java.awt.Component): List<JBLabel> {
+        return components(root).filterIsInstance<JBLabel>()
+    }
+
+    private fun components(root: java.awt.Component): List<java.awt.Component> {
+        val out = mutableListOf<java.awt.Component>()
+        fun visit(node: java.awt.Component) {
+            out.add(node)
+            if (node is Container) node.components.forEach(::visit)
+        }
+        visit(root)
+        return out
+    }
+
+    private fun createEditor(): Editor {
+        val factory = EditorFactory.getInstance()
+        return factory.createEditor(factory.createDocument(""), project)
+    }
+
+    private fun waitForSend(done: () -> Boolean) {
+        repeat(50) {
+            UIUtil.dispatchAllInvocationEvents()
+            if (done()) return
+            Thread.sleep(20)
+        }
+    }
+
+    private fun pasteContext(editor: Editor, item: Transferable) = DataContext { id ->
+        when (id) {
+            CommonDataKeys.EDITOR.name -> editor
+            PasteAction.TRANSFERABLE_PROVIDER.name -> Producer { item }
+            else -> null
+        }
+    }
+
+    private class FileListTransferable(private val files: List<File>) : Transferable {
+        override fun getTransferDataFlavors(): Array<DataFlavor> = arrayOf(DataFlavor.javaFileListFlavor)
+
+        override fun isDataFlavorSupported(flavor: DataFlavor): Boolean = flavor == DataFlavor.javaFileListFlavor
+
+        override fun getTransferData(flavor: DataFlavor): Any {
+            if (!isDataFlavorSupported(flavor)) throw java.awt.datatransfer.UnsupportedFlavorException(flavor)
+            return files
+        }
+    }
+
+    private class ImageTransferable(private val image: BufferedImage) : Transferable {
+        override fun getTransferDataFlavors(): Array<DataFlavor> = arrayOf(DataFlavor.imageFlavor)
+
+        override fun isDataFlavorSupported(flavor: DataFlavor): Boolean = flavor == DataFlavor.imageFlavor
+
+        override fun getTransferData(flavor: DataFlavor): Any {
+            if (!isDataFlavorSupported(flavor)) throw java.awt.datatransfer.UnsupportedFlavorException(flavor)
+            return image
+        }
+    }
+
+    private class FileImageTransferable(
+        private val files: List<File>,
+        private val image: BufferedImage,
+    ) : Transferable {
+        override fun getTransferDataFlavors(): Array<DataFlavor> = arrayOf(
+            DataFlavor.javaFileListFlavor,
+            DataFlavor.imageFlavor,
+        )
+
+        override fun isDataFlavorSupported(flavor: DataFlavor): Boolean {
+            return flavor == DataFlavor.javaFileListFlavor || flavor == DataFlavor.imageFlavor
+        }
+
+        override fun getTransferData(flavor: DataFlavor): Any {
+            if (flavor == DataFlavor.javaFileListFlavor) return files
+            if (flavor == DataFlavor.imageFlavor) return image
+            throw java.awt.datatransfer.UnsupportedFlavorException(flavor)
+        }
+    }
+
     private class TestSink : DataSink {
         var send: Any? = null
 

packages/kilo-jetbrains/frontend/src/test/kotlin/ai/kilocode/client/session/ui/SessionRootPanelTest.kt

@@ -1,7 +1,10 @@
 package ai.kilocode.client.session.ui
 
 import ai.kilocode.client.ui.UiStyle
+import com.intellij.icons.AllIcons
 import com.intellij.testFramework.fixtures.BasePlatformTestCase
+import com.intellij.ui.components.JBLabel
+import com.intellij.util.ui.JBFont
 import com.intellij.util.ui.components.BorderLayoutPanel
 import java.awt.Dimension
 import java.awt.Rectangle
@@ -71,6 +74,63 @@ class SessionRootPanelTest : BasePlatformTestCase() {
         assertTrue(child.laid)
     }
 
+    fun `test drop overlay starts visible but never captures hit tests`() {
+        val drop = SessionDropOverlay().apply {
+            setSize(200, 100)
+        }
+        val card = dropCard(drop)
+
+        assertTrue(drop.isVisible)
+        assertFalse(drop.contains(50, 50))
+        assertFalse(card.isVisible)
+
+        drop.setActive(true)
+        assertFalse(drop.contains(50, 50))
+        assertTrue(card.isVisible)
+
+        drop.setActive(false)
+        assertFalse(drop.contains(50, 50))
+        assertFalse(card.isVisible)
+    }
+
+    fun `test drop overlay can fill root overlay bounds`() {
+        val root = SessionRootPanel().apply {
+            setSize(400, 260)
+        }
+        val drop = SessionDropOverlay()
+
+        root.addOverlay(drop) { pane, _ ->
+            Rectangle(0, 0, pane.width, pane.height)
+        }
+        root.doLayout()
+
+        assertEquals(Rectangle(0, 0, 400, 260), drop.bounds)
+    }
+
+    fun `test drop overlay labels use platform heading fonts`() {
+        val drop = SessionDropOverlay()
+        val labels = dropLabels(drop)
+
+        assertEquals("Drop files here", labels[0].text)
+        assertEquals(JBFont.h0(), labels[0].font)
+        assertEquals("to add them to the prompt", labels[1].text)
+        assertEquals(JBFont.h2(), labels[1].font)
+        assertEquals(AllIcons.Actions.Download.iconWidth * 3, labels[2].icon.iconWidth)
+        assertEquals(AllIcons.Actions.Download.iconHeight * 3, labels[2].icon.iconHeight)
+    }
+
+    fun `test drop overlay is registered in overlay layer not blocker`() {
+        val root = SessionRootPanel()
+        val drop = SessionDropOverlay()
+
+        root.addOverlay(drop) { pane, _ ->
+            Rectangle(0, 0, pane.width, pane.height)
+        }
+
+        assertSame(root.overlay, drop.parent)
+        assertFalse(root.blocker.components.contains(drop))
+    }
+
     fun `test setBlocked makes blocker visible and setBlocked false hides it`() {
         val root = SessionRootPanel().apply { setSize(200, 100) }
         root.doLayout()
@@ -135,4 +195,18 @@ class SessionRootPanelTest : BasePlatformTestCase() {
             super.doLayout()
         }
     }
+
+    private fun dropCard(drop: SessionDropOverlay) = drop.components
+        .single()
+        .let { it as javax.swing.JComponent }
+        .components
+        .single()
+        .let { it as javax.swing.JComponent }
+
+    private fun dropLabels(drop: SessionDropOverlay): List<JBLabel> {
+        val stack = dropCard(drop).components.single() as javax.swing.JComponent
+        return stack.components
+            .map { it as javax.swing.JComponent }
+            .map { it.components.single() as JBLabel }
+    }
 }

packages/kilo-jetbrains/frontend/src/test/kotlin/ai/kilocode/client/session/ui/SessionUiUpdateTest.kt

@@ -2,7 +2,13 @@ package ai.kilocode.client.session.ui
 
 import ai.kilocode.client.session.model.SessionModel
 import ai.kilocode.client.session.model.SessionState
+import ai.kilocode.client.session.ui.attachment.AttachmentCard
+import ai.kilocode.client.session.ui.style.SessionUiStyle
+import ai.kilocode.client.session.views.AttachmentView
+import ai.kilocode.client.session.views.PromptAttachmentView
+import ai.kilocode.client.session.views.tool.ReadToolView
 import ai.kilocode.client.session.views.TextView
+import ai.kilocode.client.plugin.KiloBundle
 import ai.kilocode.rpc.dto.MessageDto
 import ai.kilocode.rpc.dto.MessageTimeDto
 import ai.kilocode.rpc.dto.MessageWithPartsDto
@@ -10,6 +16,11 @@ import ai.kilocode.rpc.dto.PartDto
 import com.intellij.openapi.Disposable
 import com.intellij.openapi.util.Disposer
 import com.intellij.testFramework.fixtures.BasePlatformTestCase
+import com.intellij.util.ui.JBUI
+import java.awt.Container
+import java.awt.event.MouseEvent
+import javax.swing.JButton
+import javax.swing.ScrollPaneConstants
 
 /**
  * Integration test: mutate [SessionModel] directly on the EDT and verify
@@ -154,6 +165,223 @@ class SessionUiUpdateTest : BasePlatformTestCase() {
         assertNull(gv.border)
     }
 
+    fun `test assistant file part renders as attachment view`() {
+        model.upsertMessage(msg("a1", "assistant"))
+        model.updateContent(
+            "a1",
+            PartDto(
+                id = "f1",
+                sessionID = "ses",
+                messageID = "a1",
+                type = "file",
+                mime = "image/png",
+                url = "file:///tmp/a.png",
+                filename = "a.png",
+            ),
+        )
+
+        val view = panel.findMessage("a1")!!.part("f1")
+        assertTrue(view is AttachmentView)
+        assertEquals("AttachmentView#f1:a.png", view!!.dumpLabel())
+        assertNotNull(find(view, AttachmentCard::class.java))
+        assertFalse(buttons(view).any { it.accessibleContext.accessibleName == KiloBundle.message("prompt.attachment.remove", "a.png") })
+    }
+
+    fun `test user file part renders as prompt attachment strip`() {
+        model.upsertMessage(msg("u1", "user"))
+        model.updateContent(
+            "u1",
+            PartDto(
+                id = "f1",
+                sessionID = "ses",
+                messageID = "u1",
+                type = "file",
+                mime = "image/png",
+                url = "file:///tmp/a.png",
+                filename = "a.png",
+            ),
+        )
+
+        val view = panel.findMessage("u1")!!.part("f1")
+        assertTrue(view is PromptAttachmentView)
+        assertEquals("PromptAttachmentView#attachments:u1[f1]", view!!.dumpLabel())
+        assertNotNull(find(view, AttachmentCard::class.java))
+        assertFalse(buttons(view).any { it.accessibleContext.accessibleName == KiloBundle.message("prompt.attachment.remove", "a.png") })
+    }
+
+    fun `test user text and attachments share one prompt container`() {
+        val opened = mutableListOf<String>()
+        val item = SessionMessageListPanel(model, parent, openFile = {}, openAttachment = { _, it -> opened.add(it.url) })
+        model.upsertMessage(msg("u1", "user"))
+        model.updateContent("u1", part("p1", "u1", "text", text = "look at this"))
+        model.updateContent(
+            "u1",
+            PartDto(
+                id = "f1",
+                sessionID = "ses",
+                messageID = "u1",
+                type = "file",
+                mime = "image/png",
+                url = "data:image/png;base64,aGVsbG8=",
+                filename = "a.png",
+            ),
+        )
+        model.updateContent(
+            "u1",
+            PartDto(
+                id = "f2",
+                sessionID = "ses",
+                messageID = "u1",
+                type = "file",
+                mime = "text/plain",
+                url = "data:text/plain;base64,aGVsbG8=",
+                filename = "note.txt",
+            ),
+        )
+
+        val msg = item.findMessage("u1")!!
+        val attachment = msg.part("f1")!!
+        val other = msg.part("f2")!!
+
+        assertSame(msg, attachment.parent)
+        assertSame(attachment, other)
+        assertEquals(listOf("p1", "f1", "f2"), msg.partIds())
+        assertEquals(1, msg.components.filterIsInstance<PromptAttachmentView>().size)
+        assertEquals(2, findAll(attachment, AttachmentCard::class.java).size)
+
+        val cards = findAll(attachment, AttachmentCard::class.java)
+        for (card in cards) {
+            card.dispatchEvent(MouseEvent(card, MouseEvent.MOUSE_CLICKED, System.currentTimeMillis(), 0, 1, 1, 1, false))
+        }
+
+        assertEquals(listOf("data:image/png;base64,aGVsbG8=", "data:text/plain;base64,aGVsbG8="), opened)
+    }
+
+    fun `test empty sanitized user text does not create prompt panel`() {
+        model.upsertMessage(msg("u1", "user"))
+        model.updateContent("u1", part("p1", "u1", "text", text = "read these screenshots"))
+        model.updateContent("u1", part("p2", "u1", "text", text = "   "))
+        model.updateContent(
+            "u1",
+            PartDto(
+                id = "f1",
+                sessionID = "ses",
+                messageID = "u1",
+                type = "file",
+                mime = "image/png",
+                url = "data:image/png;base64,aGVsbG8=",
+                filename = "a.png",
+            ),
+        )
+
+        val msg = panel.findMessage("u1")!!
+
+        assertNull(msg.part("p2"))
+        assertEquals(listOf("p1", "f1"), msg.partIds())
+        assertEquals(1, msg.components.filterIsInstance<TextView>().size)
+        assertEquals(1, msg.components.filterIsInstance<PromptAttachmentView>().size)
+    }
+
+    fun `test prompt text panel is removed when content becomes empty`() {
+        model.upsertMessage(msg("u1", "user"))
+        model.updateContent("u1", part("p1", "u1", "text", text = "visible"))
+
+        assertNotNull(panel.findMessage("u1")!!.part("p1"))
+
+        model.updateContent("u1", part("p1", "u1", "text", text = ""))
+
+        val msg = panel.findMessage("u1")!!
+        assertNull(msg.part("p1"))
+        assertTrue(msg.partIds().isEmpty())
+        assertEquals(0, msg.components.filterIsInstance<TextView>().size)
+    }
+
+    fun `test user attachment strip scrolls horizontally only`() {
+        model.upsertMessage(msg("u1", "user"))
+        for (i in 1..8) {
+            model.updateContent(
+                "u1",
+                PartDto(
+                    id = "f$i",
+                    sessionID = "ses",
+                    messageID = "u1",
+                    type = "file",
+                    mime = "image/png",
+                    url = "file:///tmp/$i.png",
+                    filename = "$i.png",
+                ),
+            )
+        }
+
+        val view = panel.findMessage("u1")!!.part("f1") as PromptAttachmentView
+        val height = view.preferredSize.height
+        val pane = view.scrollPane()
+
+        assertEquals(ScrollPaneConstants.HORIZONTAL_SCROLLBAR_AS_NEEDED, pane.horizontalScrollBarPolicy)
+        assertEquals(ScrollPaneConstants.VERTICAL_SCROLLBAR_NEVER, pane.verticalScrollBarPolicy)
+        assertEquals(0, view.insets.top)
+        assertEquals(JBUI.scale(SessionUiStyle.View.Prompt.SHELL_VERTICAL_PADDING), view.insets.bottom)
+        assertEquals(
+            JBUI.scale(SessionUiStyle.View.Attachment.CARD_HEIGHT) +
+                pane.horizontalScrollBar.preferredSize.height +
+                JBUI.scale(SessionUiStyle.View.Prompt.SHELL_VERTICAL_PADDING),
+            height,
+        )
+
+        model.updateContent(
+            "u1",
+            PartDto(
+                id = "f9",
+                sessionID = "ses",
+                messageID = "u1",
+                type = "file",
+                mime = "image/png",
+                url = "file:///tmp/9.png",
+                filename = "9.png",
+            ),
+        )
+
+        assertEquals(height, view.preferredSize.height)
+        assertEquals((1..9).map { "f$it" }, view.ids())
+    }
+
+    fun `test user read tool payload is hidden but assistant read tool renders`() {
+        model.upsertMessage(msg("u1", "user"))
+        model.upsertMessage(msg("a1", "assistant"))
+        model.updateContent("u1", toolPart("ut1", "u1", "read", "completed"))
+        model.updateContent("a1", toolPart("at1", "a1", "read", "completed"))
+
+        val user = panel.findMessage("u1")!!
+        val assistant = panel.findMessage("a1")!!
+
+        assertTrue(user.partIds().isEmpty())
+        assertNull(user.part("ut1"))
+        assertTrue(assistant.part("at1") is ReadToolView)
+    }
+
+    fun `test transcript attachment click delegates to attachment opener`() {
+        val opened = mutableListOf<Pair<String, String>>()
+        val item = SessionMessageListPanel(model, parent, openFile = {}, openAttachment = { msg, it -> opened.add(msg to it.url) })
+        model.upsertMessage(msg("u1", "user"))
+        model.updateContent(
+            "u1",
+            PartDto(
+                id = "f1",
+                sessionID = "ses",
+                messageID = "u1",
+                type = "file",
+                mime = "text/plain",
+                url = "data:text/plain;base64,aGVsbG8=",
+                filename = "note.txt",
+            ),
+        )
+
+        val card = find(item.findMessage("u1")!!.part("f1")!!, AttachmentCard::class.java)!!
+        card.dispatchEvent(MouseEvent(card, MouseEvent.MOUSE_CLICKED, System.currentTimeMillis(), 0, 1, 1, 1, false))
+
+        assertEquals(listOf("u1" to "data:text/plain;base64,aGVsbG8="), opened)
+    }
+
     // ------ silent part types ------
 
     fun `test step markers are not rendered in panel`() {
@@ -225,4 +453,35 @@ class SessionUiUpdateTest : BasePlatformTestCase() {
     private fun toolPart(id: String, mid: String, tool: String, state: String) = PartDto(
         id = id, sessionID = "ses", messageID = mid, type = "tool", tool = tool, state = state,
     )
+
+    private fun <T : Any> find(root: java.awt.Component, type: Class<T>): T? {
+        if (type.isInstance(root)) return type.cast(root)
+        if (root is Container) {
+            for (child in root.components) {
+                val found = find(child, type)
+                if (found != null) return found
+            }
+        }
+        return null
+    }
+
+    private fun <T : Any> findAll(root: java.awt.Component, type: Class<T>): List<T> {
+        val out = mutableListOf<T>()
+        fun visit(node: java.awt.Component) {
+            if (type.isInstance(node)) out.add(type.cast(node))
+            if (node is Container) node.components.forEach(::visit)
+        }
+        visit(root)
+        return out
+    }
+
+    private fun buttons(root: java.awt.Component): List<JButton> {
+        val out = mutableListOf<JButton>()
+        fun visit(node: java.awt.Component) {
+            if (node is JButton) out.add(node)
+            if (node is Container) node.components.forEach(::visit)
+        }
+        visit(root)
+        return out
+    }
 }

packages/kilo-jetbrains/frontend/src/test/kotlin/ai/kilocode/client/session/ui/attachment/AttachmentEditorKindTest.kt

@@ -0,0 +1,236 @@
+package ai.kilocode.client.session.ui.attachment
+
+import ai.kilocode.client.app.KiloAppService
+import ai.kilocode.client.app.KiloSessionService
+import ai.kilocode.client.session.model.FileAttachment
+import ai.kilocode.client.testing.FakeAppRpcApi
+import ai.kilocode.client.testing.FakeSessionRpcApi
+import ai.kilocode.client.vfs.KiloPath
+import ai.kilocode.client.vfs.KiloVirtualFile
+import ai.kilocode.client.vfs.KiloVirtualFileSystem
+import ai.kilocode.rpc.dto.KiloAppStateDto
+import ai.kilocode.rpc.dto.KiloAppStatusDto
+import ai.kilocode.rpc.dto.MessageDto
+import ai.kilocode.rpc.dto.MessageTimeDto
+import ai.kilocode.rpc.dto.MessageWithPartsDto
+import ai.kilocode.rpc.dto.PartDto
+import com.intellij.openapi.application.ApplicationManager
+import com.intellij.openapi.components.service
+import com.intellij.openapi.util.Disposer
+import com.intellij.openapi.vfs.VirtualFileManager
+import com.intellij.testFramework.fixtures.BasePlatformTestCase
+import com.intellij.testFramework.replaceService
+import com.intellij.util.ui.UIUtil
+import kotlinx.coroutines.CoroutineScope
+import kotlinx.coroutines.SupervisorJob
+import kotlinx.coroutines.cancel
+import kotlinx.coroutines.runBlocking
+
+class AttachmentEditorKindTest : BasePlatformTestCase() {
+    fun testAttachmentParamsUseStableIdentityFields() {
+        val item = FileAttachment("part1").apply {
+            mime = "text/plain"
+            url = "data:text/plain;base64,aGVsbG8="
+            filename = "note.txt"
+        }
+
+        val params = attachmentParams("ses1", "msg1", item, "note.txt", "/repo")
+        val path = KiloPath(AttachmentEditorKind.ID, params).canonical()
+        val json = KiloVirtualFileSystem.getInstance().getPath(path)
+        val decoded = KiloVirtualFileSystem.decode(json)
+
+        assertEquals(path, decoded)
+        assertEquals(AttachmentEditorKind.ID, path.kind)
+        assertEquals("ses1", params["sessionId"])
+        assertEquals("msg1", params["messageId"])
+        assertEquals("part1", params["partId"])
+        assertFalse(params["attachmentKey"].isNullOrBlank())
+        assertEquals("note.txt", params["filename"])
+        assertEquals("text/plain", params["mime"])
+        assertEquals("/repo", params["directory"])
+        assertFalse(json.contains("projectHash", ignoreCase = true))
+        assertFalse(json.contains("launch", ignoreCase = true))
+        assertFalse(json.contains("time", ignoreCase = true))
+        assertFalse(json.contains("random", ignoreCase = true))
+    }
+
+    fun testSameParamsMapToSameVirtualPath() {
+        val params = linkedMapOf(
+            "sessionId" to "ses1",
+            "messageId" to "msg1",
+            "partId" to "part1",
+            "attachmentKey" to "key1",
+            "filename" to "note.txt",
+            "mime" to "text/plain",
+            "directory" to "/repo",
+        )
+
+        val one = KiloVirtualFileSystem.getInstance().getPath(KiloPath(AttachmentEditorKind.ID, params))
+        val two = KiloVirtualFileSystem.getInstance().getPath(KiloPath(AttachmentEditorKind.ID, params.toList().reversed().toMap()))
+
+        assertEquals(one, two)
+        assertFalse(one.contains("/system/kilo/editors"))
+        assertFalse(one.contains("kiloattachment"))
+    }
+
+    fun testDuplicatePartAttachmentsMapToDistinctVirtualFiles() {
+        val first = FileAttachment("part1").apply {
+            mime = "text/plain"
+            url = "data:text/plain;base64,b25l"
+            filename = "note.txt"
+        }
+        val second = FileAttachment("part1").apply {
+            mime = "text/plain"
+            url = "data:text/plain;base64,dHdv"
+            filename = "note.txt"
+        }
+        val one = attachmentParams("ses1", "msg1", first, "note.txt", "/repo")
+        val two = attachmentParams("ses1", "msg1", second, "note.txt", "/repo")
+
+        assertFalse(one == two)
+        assertFalse(one["attachmentKey"] == two["attachmentKey"])
+        assertFalse(KiloPath(AttachmentEditorKind.ID, one) == KiloPath(AttachmentEditorKind.ID, two))
+    }
+
+    fun testVirtualFilesAreExcludedFromEditorHistory() {
+        ensureAttachmentEditorKind()
+        val file = KiloVirtualFile(KiloPath(AttachmentEditorKind.ID, mapOf(
+            "directory" to "/repo",
+            "sessionId" to "ses1",
+            "messageId" to "msg1",
+            "partId" to "part1",
+            "filename" to "note.txt",
+        )))
+
+        assertNull(VirtualFileManager.getInstance().findFileByUrl(file.url))
+    }
+
+    @Suppress("UnstableApiUsage")
+    fun testFetchUsesAttachmentKeyBeforeDuplicatePartId() {
+        val cs = CoroutineScope(SupervisorJob())
+        val app = FakeAppRpcApi()
+        val rpc = FakeSessionRpcApi()
+        app.state.value = KiloAppStateDto(KiloAppStatusDto.READY)
+        val first = PartDto(
+            id = "part1",
+            sessionID = "ses1",
+            messageID = "msg1",
+            type = "file",
+            mime = "text/plain",
+            url = "data:text/plain;base64,b25l",
+            filename = "note.txt",
+        )
+        val second = first.copy(url = "data:text/plain;base64,dHdv")
+        rpc.history.add(MessageWithPartsDto(
+            info = MessageDto(
+                id = "msg1",
+                sessionID = "ses1",
+                role = "user",
+                time = MessageTimeDto(created = 0.0),
+            ),
+            parts = listOf(first, second),
+        ))
+        ApplicationManager.getApplication().replaceService(KiloAppService::class.java, KiloAppService(cs, app), testRootDisposable)
+        project.replaceService(KiloSessionService::class.java, KiloSessionService(project, cs, rpc), testRootDisposable)
+        val item = FileAttachment("part1").apply {
+            mime = "text/plain"
+            url = second.url.orEmpty()
+            filename = "note.txt"
+        }
+        val results = mutableListOf<AttachmentData>()
+        val parent = Disposer.newDisposable()
+
+        try {
+            KiloAttachmentEditorService(project, cs).load(ref("ses1", "msg1", item, "note.txt", "/repo"), parent) {
+                results.add(it)
+            }
+
+            waitFor { results.any { it is AttachmentData.Text } }
+            assertTrue(results.any { it is AttachmentData.Connecting })
+            val data = results.last { it is AttachmentData.Text } as AttachmentData.Text
+            assertEquals("two", data.text)
+            assertEquals(1, rpc.attachmentParts.size)
+            assertEquals("msg1", rpc.attachmentParts.single().messageId)
+            assertEquals(0, rpc.historyCalls)
+        } finally {
+            Disposer.dispose(parent)
+            cs.cancel()
+        }
+    }
+
+    @Suppress("UnstableApiUsage")
+    fun testLoadShowsConnectionFailedUntilRetryBecomesReady() = runBlocking {
+        val cs = CoroutineScope(SupervisorJob())
+        val app = FakeAppRpcApi()
+        val rpc = FakeSessionRpcApi()
+        val part = PartDto(
+            id = "part1",
+            sessionID = "ses1",
+            messageID = "msg1",
+            type = "file",
+            mime = "text/plain",
+            url = "data:text/plain;base64,b2s=",
+            filename = "note.txt",
+        )
+        rpc.history.add(MessageWithPartsDto(
+            info = MessageDto(
+                id = "msg1",
+                sessionID = "ses1",
+                role = "user",
+                time = MessageTimeDto(created = 0.0),
+            ),
+            parts = listOf(part),
+        ))
+        app.state.value = KiloAppStateDto(KiloAppStatusDto.ERROR)
+        ApplicationManager.getApplication().replaceService(KiloAppService::class.java, KiloAppService(cs, app), testRootDisposable)
+        project.replaceService(KiloSessionService::class.java, KiloSessionService(project, cs, rpc), testRootDisposable)
+        val item = FileAttachment("part1").apply {
+            mime = part.mime.orEmpty()
+            url = part.url.orEmpty()
+            filename = part.filename.orEmpty()
+        }
+        val results = mutableListOf<AttachmentData>()
+        val parent = Disposer.newDisposable()
+
+        try {
+            KiloAttachmentEditorService(project, cs).load(ref("ses1", "msg1", item, "note.txt", "/repo"), parent) {
+                results.add(it)
+            }
+
+            waitFor { results.any { it is AttachmentData.ConnectionFailed } }
+            assertTrue(results.any { it is AttachmentData.Connecting })
+            assertTrue(results.any { it is AttachmentData.ConnectionFailed })
+
+            app.state.value = KiloAppStateDto(KiloAppStatusDto.READY)
+
+            waitFor { results.any { it is AttachmentData.Text } }
+            val data = results.last { it is AttachmentData.Text } as AttachmentData.Text
+            assertEquals("ok", data.text)
+        } finally {
+            Disposer.dispose(parent)
+            cs.cancel()
+        }
+    }
+
+    private fun waitFor(done: () -> Boolean) {
+        val until = System.currentTimeMillis() + 5_000
+        while (!done() && System.currentTimeMillis() < until) {
+            UIUtil.dispatchAllInvocationEvents()
+            Thread.sleep(50)
+        }
+        assertTrue(done())
+    }
+
+    private fun ref(session: String, message: String, item: FileAttachment, name: String, dir: String): AttachmentRef {
+        val params = attachmentParams(session, message, item, name, dir)
+        return AttachmentRef(
+            directory = params.getValue("directory"),
+            sessionId = params.getValue("sessionId"),
+            messageId = params.getValue("messageId"),
+            partId = params.getValue("partId"),
+            attachmentKey = params["attachmentKey"],
+            filename = params.getValue("filename"),
+            mime = params.getValue("mime"),
+        )
+    }
+}

packages/kilo-jetbrains/frontend/src/test/kotlin/ai/kilocode/client/session/views/tool/KiloCliParserTest.kt

@@ -0,0 +1,27 @@
+package ai.kilocode.client.session.views.tool
+
+import ai.kilocode.cli.KiloCliParser
+import kotlin.test.Test
+import kotlin.test.assertEquals
+import kotlin.test.assertNull
+
+class KiloCliParserTest {
+    @Test
+    fun `tag extracts trimmed tool xml value`() {
+        val text = """
+            <path>
+              /tmp/example.txt
+            </path>
+            <type>file</type>
+        """.trimIndent()
+
+        assertEquals("/tmp/example.txt", KiloCliParser.tag(text, "path"))
+        assertEquals("file", KiloCliParser.tag(text, "type"))
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    fun `tag returns null for blank or missing value`() {
+        assertNull(KiloCliParser.tag("<path>   </path>", "path"))
+        assertNull(KiloCliParser.tag("<type>file</type>", "path"))
+    }
+}

packages/kilo-jetbrains/frontend/src/test/kotlin/ai/kilocode/client/testing/FakeSessionRpcApi.kt

@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ import ai.kilocode.rpc.dto.ModelSelectionDto
 import ai.kilocode.rpc.dto.PermissionAlwaysRulesDto
 import ai.kilocode.rpc.dto.PermissionReplyDto
 import ai.kilocode.rpc.dto.PermissionRequestDto
+import ai.kilocode.rpc.dto.PartDto
 import ai.kilocode.rpc.dto.PromptDto
 import ai.kilocode.rpc.dto.QuestionReplyDto
 import ai.kilocode.rpc.dto.QuestionRequestDto
@@ -46,6 +47,8 @@ class FakeSessionRpcApi : KiloSessionRpcApi {
     /** Message history returned by [messages]. */
     val history = mutableListOf<MessageWithPartsDto>()
     var historyGate: CompletableDeferred<Unit>? = null
+    var historyCalls = 0
+        private set
 
     /** Recent sessions returned by [recent]. */
     val recent = mutableListOf<SessionDto>()
@@ -82,6 +85,7 @@ class FakeSessionRpcApi : KiloSessionRpcApi {
     var enhanceGate: CompletableDeferred<Unit>? = null
     var enhanceThrows: Exception? = null
     val prompts = mutableListOf<Triple<String, String, PromptDto>>()
+    val attachmentParts = mutableListOf<AttachmentCall>()
     val aborts = mutableListOf<Pair<String, String>>()
     val compacts = mutableListOf<Triple<String, String, ModelSelectionDto>>()
     val configs = mutableListOf<Pair<String, ConfigUpdateDto>>()
@@ -101,6 +105,7 @@ class FakeSessionRpcApi : KiloSessionRpcApi {
         private set
 
     data class CloudCall(val directory: String, val cursor: String?, val limit: Int, val gitUrl: String?)
+    data class AttachmentCall(val id: String, val directory: String, val messageId: String, val partId: String, val attachmentKey: String?)
 
     // --- Implementation ---
 
@@ -202,10 +207,25 @@ class FakeSessionRpcApi : KiloSessionRpcApi {
 
     override suspend fun messages(id: String, directory: String): List<MessageWithPartsDto> {
         assertNotEdt("messages")
+        historyCalls++
         historyGate?.await()
         return history.toList()
     }
 
+    override suspend fun attachmentPart(id: String, directory: String, messageId: String, partId: String, attachmentKey: String?): PartDto? {
+        assertNotEdt("attachmentPart")
+        attachmentParts.add(AttachmentCall(id, directory, messageId, partId, attachmentKey))
+        historyGate?.await()
+        return history
+            .firstOrNull { it.info.id == messageId }
+            ?.parts
+            ?.firstOrNull {
+                if (it.type != "file") return@firstOrNull false
+                if (!attachmentKey.isNullOrBlank()) key(it.id, it.filename.orEmpty(), it.url.orEmpty()) == attachmentKey
+                else it.id == partId
+            }
+    }
+
     override suspend fun events(id: String, directory: String): Flow<ChatEventDto> {
         assertNotEdt("events")
         return eventFlow?.invoke(id, directory) ?: events
@@ -245,4 +265,10 @@ class FakeSessionRpcApi : KiloSessionRpcApi {
         assertNotEdt("pendingQuestions")
         return pendingQuestionList.toList()
     }
+
+    private fun key(part: String, name: String, url: String): String {
+        val value = listOf(part, name, url).joinToString("\u0000")
+        val bytes = java.security.MessageDigest.getInstance("SHA-256").digest(value.toByteArray(Charsets.UTF_8))
+        return bytes.take(16).joinToString("") { "%02x".format(it) }
+    }
 }

packages/kilo-jetbrains/shared/src/main/kotlin/ai/kilocode/cli/KiloCliParser.kt

@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+package ai.kilocode.cli
+
+import java.util.concurrent.ConcurrentHashMap
+
+object KiloCliParser {
+    private val tags = ConcurrentHashMap<String, Regex>()
+
+    fun tag(text: String, name: String): String? =
+        tags.computeIfAbsent(name) {
+            val tag = Regex.escape(it)
+            Regex("<$tag>\\s*([\\s\\S]*?)\\s*</$tag>")
+        }
+            .find(text)
+            ?.groupValues
+            ?.getOrNull(1)
+            ?.trim()
+            ?.takeIf { it.isNotBlank() }
+}

packages/kilo-jetbrains/shared/src/main/kotlin/ai/kilocode/log/ChatLogSummary.kt

@@ -50,14 +50,23 @@ object ChatLogSummary {
 
     fun prompt(prompt: PromptDto): String {
         val out = mutableListOf<String>()
-        val text = prompt.parts.joinToString("\n") { it.text }
+        val text = prompt.parts.mapNotNull { it.text }.joinToString("\n")
+        val files = prompt.parts.filter { it.type == "file" }
         out += "kind=prompt"
         out += "parts=${prompt.parts.size}"
         out += "chars=${text.length}"
+        if (files.isNotEmpty()) out += "attachments=${files.size}"
+        files.count { it.mime?.startsWith("image/") == true || it.mime == "application/pdf" }
+            .takeIf { it > 0 }
+            ?.let { out += "media=$it" }
         prompt.parts.map { it.type }
             .distinct()
             .takeIf { it.isNotEmpty() }
             ?.let { out += "types=${it.joinToString(",")}" }
+        files.mapNotNull { it.mime ?: it.type }
+            .distinct()
+            .takeIf { it.isNotEmpty() }
+            ?.let { out += "attachmentTypes=${it.joinToString(",")}" }
         prompt.agent?.takeIf { it.isNotBlank() }?.let { out += "agent=$it" }
         model(prompt.providerID, prompt.modelID)?.let { out += "model=$it" }
         prompt.variant?.takeIf { it.isNotBlank() }?.let { out += "variant=$it" }

packages/kilo-jetbrains/shared/src/main/kotlin/ai/kilocode/rpc/KiloSessionRpcApi.kt

@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ import ai.kilocode.rpc.dto.ModelSelectionDto
 import ai.kilocode.rpc.dto.PermissionAlwaysRulesDto
 import ai.kilocode.rpc.dto.PermissionReplyDto
 import ai.kilocode.rpc.dto.PermissionRequestDto
+import ai.kilocode.rpc.dto.PartDto
 import ai.kilocode.rpc.dto.PromptDto
 import ai.kilocode.rpc.dto.QuestionReplyDto
 import ai.kilocode.rpc.dto.QuestionRequestDto
@@ -86,6 +87,9 @@ interface KiloSessionRpcApi : RemoteApi<Unit> {
     /** Load message history for a session. */
     suspend fun messages(id: String, directory: String): List<MessageWithPartsDto>
 
+    /** Load one attachment part from a session without returning full history to the frontend. */
+    suspend fun attachmentPart(id: String, directory: String, messageId: String, partId: String, attachmentKey: String?): PartDto?
+
     /** Subscribe to streaming chat events for a specific session. */
     suspend fun events(id: String, directory: String): Flow<ChatEventDto>
 

packages/kilo-jetbrains/shared/src/main/kotlin/ai/kilocode/rpc/dto/ChatDto.kt

@@ -72,6 +72,9 @@ data class PartDto(
     val reason: String? = null,
     val cost: Double? = null,
     val tokens: TokensDto? = null,
+    val mime: String? = null,
+    val url: String? = null,
+    val filename: String? = null,
 )
 
 @Serializable
@@ -96,7 +99,10 @@ data class PromptDto(
 @Serializable
 data class PromptPartDto(
     val type: String,
-    val text: String,
+    val text: String? = null,
+    val mime: String? = null,
+    val url: String? = null,
+    val filename: String? = null,
 )
 
 // --- Streaming Events ---

packages/kilo-vscode/.vscodeignore

@@ -25,3 +25,6 @@ AGENTS.md
 
 # Include bin/ directory for CLI binary (production)
 !bin/**
+
+# Include WAV assets used by extension-host notification playback
+!audio-wav/**